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?Ideal gtwjtytytc la %>w?hj?atp\m 1? VOL. 86 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1921 No. 4:? ?i JOHNSTON LETTER. Potato Growers' Associ?t] Formed. Mary Ann Bu:ie Chapter. Reception to Mrs. Halford. The following news item^ wh comes from the Chamber of Co merce will be of especial interest farmers : It appears that a determined eff to dethrone King Cotton is bei made, in this community. In addition to peaches, aspa rag and tobacco, which have been gTOi successfully here, the present in cations are that there will be a nu ber of cars of Irish pojtatoes shipp shortly. There is to be-a large aci age in sweet potatoes. Faith in the latter crop is sho\ by the organization of a Sweet F tato Growers' Association, with large acreage pledged. Plans ha just been perfected for the buildii of a potato curing house of 15,0? bushels capacity during the suramc the contract for the lumber havii been let and a location on the ra road secured. This enterprise is bac ed by about 40 farmers and busine men. Mr. A. B. Carwile, our energet County Agent, has announced {hat 1 will have four office days each moni at Johnston, being located at the o fice -of Sawyer and Milford, where a farmers are urged to call on hin There are hundreds of ways in whic H|. Mr. Carwile can help you solve yoi problems of the farm and he wi gladly cooperate with you if you wi call oh him. Miss Mary ?uinn of Spartanburj has been for a visit to Mrs. L. C. La ' imer. Several years ago Miss Guin taught music in the high school her< so has many warm friends who coi dially greeted her. At present she an v he? sister are conducting a specia school of music at Spartanburg. Mrs. Bartow Walsh and Billie ar at home from ? visit to Sumter. Mrs. G. D. Walker is spending ? while in North Carolina. Mrs. Carrie Dorn of Meeting Stree is the guest of her niece, Miss Or lena Cartledge. Master Billie Turner celebrated hi third birthday on Saturday after noon, by inviting some of his litth friends to come and spend a whil< with him. It was a very pretty sighi to see the little ones as they enjoyec various games out of doors, and thej romped and played to their hearts content. Later they all marched inte the dining room where they all hac ice cream and cake, and each hac a little box of candies to enjoy. A large cake with three pink tapers decorated the table. Billie's friends all gave him pretty gifts in honor of the occasion. S Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. C.. observed memorial day here in an appropriate manner during the after noon of the day. A speaker had been selected for the day, but his being unable to at tend was not known in time , to make arrangements for another, so only very simple exercises had to be followed out. The daughters met at the Presby terian church nearby the cemetery, and flowers were placed on the fifty nine graves of the veterans. Gar lands of flowers were also placed on the monument to the confederate dead. On last Tuesday evening the play let, "Snow Wnite", was presented here under the auspices of the High School, the proceeds to be used in fitting up the play grounds. Over $100 was cleared. The young people all did well, the play being well suited to them Johnston is beginning to expe rience some of the road situation that Edgefield had during the winter, which was the result of putting in water works. On Main street Friday, there were six cars at one time com pletely stuck in the mud and some sections of the town cannot be reach ed with cars at all. N Mrs. H. W. Crouch entertained with .a large reception at Oral Oaks, on last Monday, in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Janies H. Halford, of Dillon who had just arrived for a first visit since the recent mar riage. The lower floor was ensuite and was lavishly decorated in pink roses ? and sweet peas, and the many pr?t tily gowned ladies and sweet music made it all a very pretty affair. All the rooms were lighted wit' pink lights. .. About seventy five guests cam during the afternoon, these heinj received by Mesdames C. P. Corn Archie Lewis, J. L. Walker, am Walter Sawyer. Punch and sandwiches were serve? in the library by Mrs. J. W. Cox ant Miss Elise Mobley, Miss Antoinetti Denny furnishing music. In the parlor the receiving lim was composed of the hostess" an< honoree, Mrs. Leland Miller, Mrs Julian Bland, Mrs. Lovic Smith," Mrs L. S. Maxwell, Mrs Lester Broad water. The guests were carried to th< dining room by Mrs. O. D. Black and served with pink and white blocl cream and angel-food cake by Mes dames M. W. Crouch, James Tomp kins, J. Howard Pagne, Missies Sut Smith Maud Sawyer, Ella Jacobs and Pearl Witt. The table was lovely with garlands of maline and sweet peas, a silvei basket of sweet peas being the cen terpiece. The affair was one of mucli beauty and pleasure. Mrs. Emma Mace and her sister. Miss Agnes Griffin, of Marion, are guests of their cousin, Mrs. Bessie Bean. Mrs. 0. D. Black and Miss; Zena Payne were joint hostesses for the Apollo music club on Tuesday af ternoon. Besides th^ members the visitors here Were also invited, and the meeting was a very pleasant one, the Subject study being attractive. The meeting was held in the home of the former, Miss Antoinette Den ny leading. The club having offered a prize for the best average in ?music in high school, the committee was_.ajik.e4 to have this on hand, if possible, so that it might be presented at the musical recital during commence ment. Chorus books were distributed, the members having recently purchased these. The program led by Mrs. Joe Cox had as its subject, Music Relating to Flowers, Mrs. J. W. Marsh giving a fine paper and Mrs. W. S. Brooke musical events. Piano selections: Mesdames L. S. Maxwell, Mims Walker, E. B. Dasher, T. R. Hoyt and John Milne, voice: Mrs. C. P. Corn and Miss Frances Turner. After the . programme a tempting salad course, with iced tea was ser ved. A social while was spent, all en joying being with the visitors, all be ing warm friends. The "Microbe of Love" which was presented by the Edgefield Troupe, here on Saturday evening, was heartily enjoyed by all that attended. The parts were each given well, and the town is to be congratulated on possessing so .much talent. The Senior and Junior classes of the High school enjoyed a reception on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. This was a very happy occasion and besides the members of the class es, there were a number of other friends. Mrs. 0. D. Black, as First state vice-president of the U. D. C., has been invited to bring greetings from the South Carolina division of the U. D. C., to the veterans as they gather in their annual re-union, which invitation she . accepted, and will attend. The re-union will be at Camden, May the 18 th. and 19 th. Mrs. Black has been appointed matron of honor at camp McHenry, of this place. Mrs. Alice Cox and James Robert are visiting Mrs. Paul Perry at Peak Mr. Frank Suber has been visitlfcg his niece, Mrs.W. B. Yonce, at Ed gefield. The High school closes with this week, and on Sunday May 22, the commencement sermon will be pre sented at the school auditorium. The graduating exercises will take place on Monday evening. The manual training class has made a numberof attractive articles, and the young gentlemen will have these displayed in the library for the inspection of any who wish to see their work. I The articles are us?ful, and sev County Agent Work to Cover] County. Clemson College has realized that' in order to have County Agent work reach the maximum number of far mers in the various counties that there must be a more definite sched ule and program of work to be don?^ than has ever been maintained. Un der the old custom of a County Agent jumping from place to place as he; is called and looking after demonstra-' tions with only a small per centage of the farmers, the entire mass of farmers is not? only directly bene fitted, but indirectly he is very much benefitttd. In order to correct the mistaken idea that the County Agent only aids a few, Clemson Col lege is working out a plan to organize.! each county into community groups and then direct the agents to work]; through these groups to aid the farr ' mers through community organiza? tions and as a community afnd not as j individuals. In order to put Edgefield county in better shape for community work, County Agent Carwile has made plans to have an office located at Johnston,' as well as Edgefield, so that he may have a headquarters for the work in the lower section of the county. Mr. Carwile says that about eight days j of each month are required for officej work; therefore he has planned to have four office days each month at Johnston and four at Edgefield. Below is given the schedule to be followed:. Edgefield office, in rear of Court. House, next to Cantelou's stablest Island 3rd Saturdays, and 2nd andj 4th Mondays of each month. . ? , Johnston office, with Sawyer and Milford; 1st and 3rd Mondays and 2nd and 4th Saturdays. ? All 5th Saturdays and 5 th Mon? days will be spent either in the Edge-3 ( field office or at field work over the] ' county. - ! ML ?*'-?<W'?.?i,,iXJW?-?.-. Working in cooperation with the.f; farmers' clubs that now exist in the ? county and with those that will be organized in the future, County Agent work should reach throughout the county and be a direct benefit to every farmer in the county. Residence Burned. Saturday morning about five o'clock the residence-Zon Columbia street owned by Mrs. T. G. Talbert of Parksville and occupied by Mr. L. G. Miller and Mr. Charlie Weath ers and their families was burned. There was considerable delay in giving the alarm, owing to the in ability to get telephone connection, consequently the fire company did not reach the burning building in time to save it. The outbuildings on the premises were . saved through their efforts. Neither Mr. Miller nor Mr. Weathers saved any of their furniture or personal effects, their loss being, quite heavy. Mrs. Tal bert carried $1,500 insurance on the building. Just how the fire origi nated is not known. Money From Bonds Received.' Persons who hold claims against the county that were approved and not paid last year can now get their money, as Supervisor A. A. Ed munds is rapidly paying out the funds received from the sale of the bonds issued to pay off all past in debtedness. Better come at once and get your check before it is all paid out. eral have had offers *to sell these, but they were asked to leave these until after commencement. Prof. Stanton Lott has had this class in charge and it has proved very appreciating one to the students. Mrs. W. S. Brooke was taken sud denly ill Sunday, and -early Monday it was found that she would have to undergo an operation for Gall stone. Accompanied by her father, Mr. Fulton, and her physician she was taken to the hospital Her husband, Rev. W. S. Brooke, who was in Chattanooga attending was wired for. Mrs. Huiet Waters received a mes sage last week telling her of the death of her brother, Mr. Osbourne. i . . i i He resided in one of the western states so owing to the distance, Mrs. Waters did not attend the funeral. Her friends deeply sympathize with her sudden sorrow. Miss Florence Mims Visits Ely Lake, Minnesota. Dear Advertiser: ' I.sometimes wonder why so many hikes should be distributed over the middle weit, .and especially in Minne sota; and why one or two might not have been sunk into the red clay soil of lEdgefield county. ;;;|When nature bestows any bless ings, she gives them lavishly, lakes and primeval forests, wonderful eli- j mate and rich mines. The huge blocks of ice preserved ft* the summer and taken from the surface of the lakes could more profitably be used in. South Carolnia than in Minnesota. But Minnesota IBs to read her, history into the fu pr? wondering what great things $ifl have been wrought when it has jfe?n as long settled a state of South Carolina is at the present time. "?j "Yesterday in looking through some hooks in the school library, I came across two pictures of John C. Cal-j boun and one of the cotton wharves at Charleston. Being so far away frpm my native state gives me. a sense of ownership, a sense of state pride, that separation seems only to magnify. . : When I began these more or less poorly connected paragraphs, I in tended to write about a trip to Ely Lake,, but. when my thoughts travel over a thousand miles to the South, they travel like lightning on the home ward journey, bur very slowly creep back to Minnesota, hence my linger ing on the more attractive subject ^ ot/South Carolina. . jEly Lake is a blue body of water, boi?nded by shores of rugged wilder ness. that jut out into the water with overhanging boughs of pine. If we had -lakes in the South, we couldn't Baye white birch trees along their shores and that is half the scene. ?By some strange chance, the. c& j^^^igi^are.^fpr jhj?gs?^?^j^g^j like ouraewes^were: au" At any other time I would not have cared, but that day of all days to be rehabilitating our only means of' transportation over the water, was maddening. We had all had visions of ourselves lying lazily in the boats or striving to propel the oars while we glided over the blue waters in our green co noes, perhaps singing a song to the rhythm of our oar strokes and for aging for wild flowers like vikings along the shores; but having a vivid imagination only made it the worse, so we sat on motionless logs and talk ed. It is odd, how on such occasions, some girls will naturally attend to gathering sticks and building a fire, preparatory to cooking the noon meal and to frying the ham, and setting the coffee pot above the coals, while the rest of us, in fast as matter of fact manner, sit and look on, unheed ing. I don't say, though, that those who fixed the meal did it with a sense of enjoyment, which excused us from the service. The dinner gong was not one of sound, but one of sight, for seeing the tempting food, we immediately gathered around the family board, which was in this case any grassy spot that looked tempting. It is not always that one has a neighborly chipmunk to divide with, so we threw one the crumbs that fell from our table and he was satisfied. But the main thing was the good company, and though Minnesota has the better scenery, it can not rival South Carolina for excellency of companionship. FLORENCE MIMS. Aurora, Minnesota. May ll, 1921. Meeting of Music Club. The Philharmonic Club was .de lightfully entertained Wednesday afternoon, by a recital of the music pupils of-,Miss Margaret May. The meeting was held in the Baraca room of the Baptist church, Miss May be ing hostess. The first number was a duet "Jol ly Darkies" by Frances Louise and Mary Loreen Townsend. Martha Thurmond played "Heart's Ease Waltz". Margaret Lyon played "Red Roses", followed by a duet, " I Be gin", by Pauline and Earnest Quar ks. Another solo, "Dolly's Dream", was played by Caro Louise Cheat ham. ?Effie Allan Lott played "Win ning Jockey" after which Hammie Scurry gave "June Roses". A duet, "Playing Tag was played by Juani ta Hightower and Magdalene Redd. Sara Hughes played "Flower Fairies Waltz" followed by "Wayside Flow ers" by Frances Louise Townsend. Mary Lyon and Addie Sue McClen don p?ayed a duet "Bicycle Waltz". Magdalene Redd played a solo, "The Secret". Ocean Spray" was played by. Mary Loreen Townsend, after which Sarah Hughes and Effie ?Allan Lott played "Flying Doves", which concluded this musical program. Mrs. Tillman gave a few words about the life of Geraldine Farrar and Miss Elizabeth Rainsford sang "Si Mes Ver" one of the numbers on Miss Farrar's program in her re cent concert in Augusta. Miss Mi riam Norris sang "Songs My Mother Taught Me" and "One Fine Day" also numbers sung by Miss Farrar. Mr. Blalock, who was the visitor for the afternoon, presented the prize offered by the club to the pupil making the best records for the year. This v/ent to Mary Loreen Townsend who is talented in the mu sical art. The music club voted Sarah Hughes the best performer for the afternoon, and expressed its appre ciation by a bouquet of sweet peas. At the close of the program de lightful refreshments were served. Evangelist Bridgers' Meeting. Mr. Bridgers with his singer, Ho mer S. Jenkins will arrive Saturday to begin the Evangelistic Campaign in Edgefield. Mr. Bridgers ha? just closed a meeting at Radford Va., and is resting a few days at his home in Gainsv?lle, Ga. Owing to the change in the date of the meeting the tent will not be available until May 23. The tent| engaged is 90 x 110 and will seat] 1200 people. It will probably be the middle of the week before the tent i arrives. In the meantime the ser-l vices will be opened.in the Metho dist church. There will be two ser vices on Sunday the first day of "the meeting. One at ll o'clock and an other at 8 o'clock. It is desired that those who sing in the various church choirs will join the big Chorus ?hoir which Mr. Jenkins will organize upon his arri val. The meeting will continue for two or three weeks. It is sincerely hoped that the meeting at this most opportune time will bring a great blessing to the community. Baptists Busy at Convention. Chattanooga, May 14.-The South ern Baptist convention had a busy day today. The first business to come up at this morning's session of the 66th annual convention was a re port on Bible institute, followed by educational boards. The afternoon and evening ses sions were devoted largely to the con sideration of foreign missions. During the past convention year there were 17,3,595 new Baptists, ac cording to a report to the conven tion by the department of survey. This brings tha total membership of church?s affiliated with the conven tion to 3,199,005. In the report it was shown there are v. ithin the bounds of the conven tion 967 district associations, 27, 444 local churches, 20,420 Sunday schools with 1,966,610 pupils and church property valued at $97,732, 990. The contributions for the p?st year were $20,843,421.30, and for missions, education, and benevo lences, $14,037,611.48, bringing the total to $34,881,032.78. . There are 196,23.6 white Baptists in the South not affiliate'd with the convention, the report shows, while there are 2,765,251 negro Baptists within the territory of the Southern Baptist Convention. Total receipts of $3,658,517.87 for foreign missions during the past year were reported. Dr. L. R. Scarborough ' of Fort Worth was reelected chairman of the conservatism commission of the $75 000,000 campaign, and Frank E. Burkhalter of Nashville secretary and publicity director. FOR SALE: Several good milch cows fresh to pail , half to three fourths Jersey. Apply to T. J. CALLIHAM, 5-ll-2tpd. Modoc, S. C. Trenton School Prepares for . Commencement, An interesting program for the j 1921 commencement of the. Tren ton school has been arranged. Wednesday night, May 25 at 8:30 i o'clock the exercises will begin with an operetta, " Cinderella in . Flower land, by the pupils of the Grammar school department. Thursday night May 26 at 8:30 o'clock there will be a musical re cital by the music department of " . the school. Friday night May 26 at 8:30 o' clock the declamers and reading contests will be held . The following pupils have been selected for these contests. For declamers, Artjhui* ~ '? Duncan, Fred Salter, Charley Day,. Willie Pritchard, Nat Herlong and James Day. For reading, Catherine Marsh, Eva Duncan, Susan Mathis, Ella Huiet, Lois Black, Cornelia Webb, Kathleen Smith, and Marga ret Courtney. Sunday morning, May 29, the baccalaureate sermon will be pre sented by Rev. Luther D. Mitchell of Saluda. Monday morning ,May 30, at li, o'clock the class exercise will be held followed by an address, to the class by Maj. H. Cr Tillman esq. of Greenwood S. C. after, which the medals and diplomas will be award ed. All these exercises willbe held in the school auditorium. The school '" is looking forward to these exer cises with a great deal of interest ' ? and expects every parent and a/ , large number of friends to be pres-, ent at each and every occasion. -r--:- % ' Death of Mrs. Martha E. Branson. Monday morning about 10 o'clock Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Branson died at the home of her grandson, Mr. Wallace F. Holston, where she Iros^spending several' weeks;"on: a: ;-V visit. Mrs. Branson was in her 89thJ year at the time of her death. Be fore her marriage she was Miss - Elizabeth Robertson, having des cended fom one of Edgefield coun ty's oldest families. Her husband died soon after the close of_the Civ il War from the effects of a wound received in the war. She was a mem ber of Antioch church and during her earlier life she was an active force in the church and community, her influence always wholesome and helpful. Besides her only son, Mr. Charles A. Brunson, Mrs. Brunson is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Em- - mie Wash and Mrs. J. C. Morgan, and one brother, Mr. N. D. Robert son of Augusta. The funeral will take place this morning at eleven o'clock at Anti och church, her pastor, Rev. W. R? Barnes officiating. - Announces 12-MiIl Tax Levy.* The tax levy for 1921, as deter mined by Walter Duncan, comptrol ter general, and announced yester day, is ll 1-2 mills. To this is add ed the one-half mill for Citadel, pro-' vided in the Acts of 1920, making a total levy for state purposes of. 12 mills. This is the same as the levy for '. 1920. In determining the levy for the current year the comptroller gen- . eral has found it necessary to fix this, appropriation bill, and gives the fol lowing figures as the basis of his calculation: Total amount appropriated for 1921, $6,534,925.82. Less revenue from sources other, than taxes, 1921 (estimated), $1, 035,000.00. Amount to be raised, ky taxation,. $5,499,925.82. Total taxable property, 1920,. $448,222,786.00 Estimated incrase over 1920, $30, 000,000.00. Total taxable property,' 1921, $478,222,786-00. Levy of ll 1-2 mills. Total $5,499,562.03. As will be seen by these figures, . even the maximum levy will fall short by a few dollars of producing the total amount from other sources and increase in taxable property for the present year will be as large as . the comptroller general has estimat ?ed.-Columbia Record. \.' . .... '. . . ? . ? x!..' ........