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y0L 86 ' EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19,1921 37 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mrs. T. R. Hoyt. Mrs. Bland Entertained Bridge Club. U. D. C. Gave Shower. The'death of Mrs. T. R. Hoyt, -which 'occurred at her home on Sat urday evening about 8:30 o'clock, came as a great shock to almost every one, as she had been sick only a few days. The passing of this true Christian woman, the affectionate mother, the loving wife, the sincere friend and neighbor has caused much sadness. A woman of fine character, high ideals and unfailing faith has passed out of darkness into everlasting light. Mrs. Hoyt was the wife of Mrs. Thomas F. Hoyt, and before her mar riage she was Miss Ruth Williams. Besides the devoted husband, she leaves a little son, Marion, her fath er, and a brother, Mr. Marion Wil liams, and four to whom she has been a true mother, Misses Louise and Laurie Hoyt and Thomas and John nie Hoyt. Mrs. Hoyt was a faithful member of the Methodist church and in the Sunday school was a teacher. She was an ardent worker in the mission ary society and her willingness to serve was beautiful to see. With other organizations that were for the good and betterment of things she was identified. The funeral services were conduct ed on Sunday afternoon in the home by her pastor, Rev. David Kellar, as sisted by Rev. W. S. Brooke. There was a large concourse of friends and relatives to pay this last tribute to one who was loved and honored in the hearts of Jesus. "We'll not say good-bye in Heaven" and ''Asleep in Jesus" were sung. The body was ten derly laid to rest in the Mount of Olives cemetery, beneath a mound of .flowers. .. Mrs. Brooke returned from the Baptist hospital on Saturday evening. Her many friends trust that she will soon be restored to health and strength. There was a meeting on Friday evening to organize a Fire Company, now that the hose and engine are here. Miss Cornelia Webb of Trenton, who is here this winter attending the High School, spent the week-end at her home. Mrs. J. A. Gould and children of Spartanburg are guests of Mrs. J. H. White. Mrs Julian P. Bland was hostess for the bridge club on Thursday af ternoon, this very pleasant occasion being in the home of Mrs. Wallace Turner. There are 12 members, which formed a congenial party and the cordial hostess made every one have a happy time. The score prize was given to Mrs. Cora and Miss Frances Turner received the consolation. Af ter the game a tempting salad course with tea was served. The friends of Mrs. Thomas Stan sell will be pained to know of her death which occurred last Friday at her home in Greenville. She resided here many years, moving to Green ville about 6 years ago. On last Monday afternoon, a call ed meeting was held, the object be ing to effect an organization for the up-keep and improvement of the Johnston High School. Supt. W. C. Compton called the meeting to order and Mr. Heber Bal antine stated the object of the meet ing, telling some of the urgent needs of the school and suggested several methods that would be helpful in a financial way. The organization will be called the Association for the Im provement of the Johnston High School. Mrs. E. R. Mobley was elect ed president; Mrs. B. T. Boatwright, vice president; Miss Zena Payne, sec retary; Mrs. Olin Eidson, treasurer. The basket ball team was organiz ed last week at the High school, Miss Laurie Hoyt being made; manager and Miss Isoline Westmoreland, cap tain. The Woodrow Literary society of the High School held its first meeting on last Friday afternoon. The society meets monthly, and its meetings are held in the auditorium. The society is planning to' have a seri-s of debates, the higher grades to participate in this. It is a rule that anyone failing to perform any regular assigned duty, 10 will be deducted from thei average in English, so in this wa there is always a full, well prepare program. Mrs. John Halford entertained wit a lovely afetrnoon party on Wednes day in honor of Miss Hallie Whit? The rooms were decorated in brigh autumn flowers and tables were ar ranged for rook. Miss White receivei a beautiful cut glass pitcher. After an animated game, all wer invited into the dining room. The ta ble was very attractive in its arrange ments. The centerpiece was a ver; large cake, and on this was a minia ture bride and groom. From the cak( came tiny ribbons, on the end of eacl being a little bouquet which forme< a bright circle around the cake. Eacl guest drew a ribbon and a favor cam< from the cake. Miss White's ribbor drew the bride and groom, and as sh< lifted these up, a long ribbon wai drawn out and on this were manj beautiful handkerchiefs from thos? present. While these were being viewed,. ? variety of sandwiches with punch was served. The occasion was very pleas ant. The Mary Ann Buie chapter, U D. C., gave a kitchen shower for Miss Hallie White on Saturday afternoon, this being held in the home of Mrs. B. T. Boatwright, who was most hos pitable and cordial. The members o? the bridal party were also present. As the guests arrived they were seat ed at tables, each having bowls of red and white flowers, the honoree's ta ble having a large basket of white roses. A delicious two course repast was served. Just as this was conclud ed, Burrell and Mark Boatwright, as expressmen, came in with an express wagon full of everything a house keeper could want in her kitchen. All this came as a surprise to the hon joreee. Everyone then wrote a favo rite recipe, which were made into a pretty booklet and presented" to Miss White. Miss White expressed her appre ciation to the chapter and Mrs. Boat wright for the pleasures of the after noon. Mrs. P. N. Keesee entertained with a beautiful afternoon party on Fri day and at this Miss Hallie White was again the honoree After cordial greetings progressive rook was enjoyed and after the game the honoree was presented with a lovely gift. Miss White was attired in a very becoming costume of old rose Poiret twill and velvet. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. W. Mish served a salad course with tea. Misses Irene, Theresa and Florrie Purvis are guests of Mrs. J. W. Blan ton. The Angeline Bacon chapter, C. of C. met with Miss Estelle Wrght Sat urday afternoon, and officers were elected for the year. President, Miss Marion Turner; vice president, Miss Corine Culbreath; secretary, Miss Mary Walker; treasurer, Miss Cora belle Perry. Several plans were made to carry one the work for the year, and a good program was had. All en joyed a dainty sweet course. Miss Lottie Bean, who is teaching at Batesburg spent the week-end here at her home. Mrs. S. J. Watson was hostess for the New Century club on Tuesday last, and everyone enjoyed the meet ing The entertainment committee re ported that $16 had been made. The other committees all reported be ing active along their special. The club is studying mythology and several papers were had on the sub ject followed by an open discussion. Later pink and white block cream, with Lady Baltimore cake was serv ed. Miss Maizie Kinard gave two mu sical numbers. The friends here of Mr. John Ken ney will regret to know that his death occurred last week in Missis sippi. Mr. Kenny spent his boyhood days here. He was a brother to Mr. C. D. Kenney. Mr. Jesse Ballentine spent the week-end here with his brother, Mr. Heber Ballentine. Dr. and Mrs. John Halford of Dil lon are now residing here, and at present are domiciled in the home of the latter's father, Mr. H. W. Crouch. Dr. Halford is now head clerk in the dry goods store of Mr. Crouch. Miss Ella Jacobs was sick during the past week, but is now able* to re sume her school duties. I On Friday morning about two Gypsy Smith, Jr., is Heard, b; Thousands at Rock Hill' Meeting. Rock Hill, Oct 18.-The meetm conducted by Gypsy Smith continv ing to draw large crowds and grea interest is being manifested. M: Smith speaks with gripping style an never fails to keep the interest of Iii large crowds. rv Sunday was considered one of th hardest days that Mr. Smith has ha since he came here. He preached t the 1,200 girls of Winthrop colleg at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Agar at 4 o'clock in the large tent to mor than 4,000 negroes of the city an community. The negroes attended i a body from the different ?burche) At 8 that night Mr Smith preaehe one of the most forcible sermons t a crowd that filled the large tent, e's timated at at least 5,000: - 1 Printing Without Type, j The successful experiment of pro ducing newspapers and periodicals b; means of photography instead a printing, invoked during the print ers' strike in America and England some months ago, has led at leas three inventors to attempt to fin< means for abolishing permanent^ the metal-type method of publishing says the Londan Observer, in an in teresting article in which it predict the ultimate discarding of papie! mache moulds, type-setting machinei and stereotype plates from th? pub lishing business. Should the inventor succeed, a machine not bigger than i typewriter will replace the linotype and its product will be transferrec direct, or almost direct, to' the papei sheet by photography. Once a simple art, printing is nov one of the most complicated, in volving many different processes anc mechanical devices," says the paper "To print a newspaper ^one^^n^^ contact with paper and the sheet was printed. Today the type is cast ir metal by one machine (a machine that is almost capable of thought) from the metal type a papier machi mould it taken, and from that moule the type is again cast in metal in the form of a plate by another machine, and from that plate the sheet is print ed by a third and very complicated machine-at least, three machines in stead of one and at least four prin cipal operations instead of two. It is not surprising that printing is now a very expensive affair compared to what it used to be. All the im provements of the last century have been aimed at increase in output and speed of production. They have suc ceeded wonderfully, but they have not made printing simpler-or bet ter-mechanically, and generally speaking, they have not reduced, but increased the cost. Printing, in fact, is not very complex and very costly. Can it not be simplified? It is believ ed that it can be done by photogra phy.-Columbia Record. o'clock the home of Charlie Davis, colored, was burned, and this being a large fire spread to the next house, that occupied by Tom Culbreath. Charlie and his family barely escaped one of the children being almost suf focated. For the past 20 years Char lie has been general janitor at the churches and school, and was a very good and reliable person. About two years ago he bought a lot and had built a home. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hart of Ridge Spring spent Sunday here. Miss Grace Witt has gone to Bates burg to clerk in the store of Coorter Brothers. Mrs. Frank Weirse of Charleston, is visiting in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Westmoreland. Mrs. Weirse is just recovering from an at tack of fever, and at this time her mother was with her, and on her re: turn home Mrs. Weirse accompanied her. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lott and Mar ion, of Grenwood, are here for the White-Mitchell marriage. Miss Mary Waters is taking a bus iness course in Augusta, and Miss Louise Hoyt is taking a similar one in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Lott, Jack Neal and Miss Frances Lott spent Sunday at McCormick with Mr. and Mrs. Por ter Dorn. .-' " Miss Florence Mims Makes ' Comparison Between the West and South. ?Dear Advertiser: .-The South has some priceless things that the West does not possess, among them, a certain allegiance to the religion of its fathers. Religion and culture are found at their best in long established com munities and cities. The West is new, The trade mark ! of cattle brands is on it. ?The West is commercial. It shines with the ear marks of recent manu facture! If one listens intently, he may almost hear the echoing battle cry of the last Indian wars. ,It is as though a new civilization were growing within the old, as though the South were Greece, pass ing its lega?- its heirloom of mental and spirituaF'riches, to Rome, the W:est. ^The West is in its infancy forming Ia civilization founded on aggressive ness and progress. The South is aged, now, having I built its foundations on conservatism (and conventionality. I; must confess, that until recently, I have prided myself on being "a free lance," doing what might seem to be without precedent, and having no scruples about being different from other people. "The West has made me change my point of view. The lack of con servatism and conventionality as I see it in the West makes me miss the effects of these qualities, and in duces me to put a price on them be yond the worth of rubies. One appreciates qualities by com parison. "Blessings brighten as they take their flight." The Southern child is taught to ^say "'Yes, Ma'am." The Western fchild.s?ys "Yes, Mom," and there is [n'o^authority for this crude pronun ?? rng&^okeja ior,^the JWes^r^: er does net understand, he says,'not" "What?" but ?How?" Of course, the former is not the proper reply, but it is better than the latter. The West accepts slang and inter sperses it with the accepted English of the East. . The West does not have the person al and racial pride of the South, the kind of personal responsibility] to uphold certain standards that were necessary, because they keep the light of civilization burning, the un written law of elegance. Do not misunderstand me to infer that since I have travelled hurriedly through the West and lived in Okla homa for a short time, that I think my knowledge great enough to per mit me to state facts and have you accept them as authority. Only a very ignorant person would do that. I merely have observed a few things in a comparatively few people, which are a slight index to the Western state of mind, to the undercurrent of its thought. In the South, intangible attributes of family are the password, the key which unlocks the door to social in tercourse. Here, it is the dollar, or the lack of it if there is any aid or barrier which makes or mars a man's companionship I think the Westerner has a cruder voice than has the Easterner (and by east I mean all that territory not west of the Mississippi River), be cause of the rugged, pioneering state of mind and thought which is back of it The voice is very often the re-| flection of one's background. Contin ued meeting of physical hardships, endurance of prairie privations, has blunted the fine, keen edge of the once Eastern nature, and with it the soft flowing tones of the cultured tongue. These are generalities, but at any rate, long established communities practice courtesies, and a settled life is conducive to a nature that express es itself in a smooth voice. In the South a large farm is called a plantation. In the West it is called a ranch. The former has been characterized by a lavish plenty of time and lux ury in many things, even far out in the country. At least that is the idea that non-Southerners entertain about it. The ranch is a cross section Of the wild western life, a place of breezy speed and modern accomplishment. Both ideas are partly right. The main difference is that the Westerner plows on Sunday as he does on Monday. The Southerner does not. He may not, however, in many cases, be guided in the least by religious scruples, but by public opinion and tradition. That is the whole idea in a nutshell. The West has no traditions by which to be guided and its public opinion is not as safe and sanely proper as that of the South. On Sunday afternoon, driving through the country to the "101 Ranch," I saw men driving mules hitched to farm machinery, earning their daily bread on the Sabbath. I did not like.it. I hope I never shall get used to it. In so doing I would lose my ideals. . I have never yet touched exactly upon the subject on which I started to write. FLORENCE MIMS. Tcnkawa, Oklahoma. Oct. 12, 1921. List of Prizes for Edgefield Community Fair to be Held Friday, November 4th. Embroidery. For the best embroidered Pillow Cases-$1.00, given by Mr. John Addison. Card Table Cover-One lb. Lip ton's tea, given by Moore Bros . Table Cloth-two towels, given by I. Mukashy. Handkerchiefs-One gallon Auto Oil, given by Lyon Bros. Baby Cap-box Mary Garden Pow der, given by Collett Drug Co. Baby Dress-one pair Keen Kut ter Scissors, given by Stewart & Ker naghon. Centerpiece-five quarts Auto Oil, given by Hamilton Auto Co. Crochet Yoke-one lb coffee, giv en by C. M. Thomas. - Crochet Centerpiece-Can Auto Polish, given by G. W. Adams. ^ .Cfcnterpiece in, colors-one towel Best piece of hand work of any kind by girl not over 14-$1.00, giv en by Mrs. J. G. Holland. Household. For best Pound Cake-five lbs. sugar given by W. W. Adams & Co. Best Bread-one lb coffee, given by Mr. Robert Parks. Best variety Pickles, Canned Veg etables and Preserves-$1.60, given by Mrs. M. A. Taylor. Blackberry Jelly-25 cents. Apple Jelly-25 cents. Grape Jelly-25 cents. Cucumber Pickle-25 cents. Sour Pickle-25 cents. Sweet Pickle-25 cents. Flowers. For the best exhibit of chrysanthe mums, each a different variety $2.00, given by A. S. Tompkins. Second best in this collection one bottle of Toilet Water given by Mitchell & Cantelou. Finest selection of White Chrysan themums-$2.00 given by Dr. Jas. S. Byrd. Second best in this collection sack of flour by Edgefield Fruit Co. Best collection of pink chrysan themums-one sewing chair given by B. B. Jones. Second best in this collection one umbrella, given by Dorn & Mims. Best collection of yellow chrysan themums-one Auto Inner Tube, by Yonce & Mooney. Second best in this collection half dozen cups and saucers given by Quarles & Timmerman. Best single white Chrysanthemum -ham, given by Reel Bros. Second best in this collection Collar and Cuff set by Smith-Marsh Company. . Best single pink chrysanthemum one sack Skylark Flour given by J. D. Kemp & Co. Best single yellow chrysanthemum -25 lbs. sugar, given by Edgefield Mercantile Co. Second best in this collection pair Silk Hose, given by The Corner Store. Best Single Japanese-$1.00 given by H. A. Smith. Second best in this-one lb. coffee given by L. T. May. Finest two on one stem-Bed Spread given by J. Rubenstein. Second best-Fifty cents, given by R. L. Dunov?nt. Finest collection of Dahlias-one piece of china, given by J. D. Hol stein. Best collection of roses-$1;00 ' CLEORA CULLINGS. Weevil Greatly Damaged Cot ton. Corn Crop Very Good. Brimson School Open ed Monday. We h?ve about finished gathering: the shortest cotton crop ever gather ed in thig section. The boll weevil got from 80 to 90 per cent and we got from 10 to 20 per cent, but the com and potato and hog crops are good. But for this, we would have to hunt another job, or join the army of un employed. If we can live through the transformation period to the new system of farming we will be better off, but this is a question, how will we do it? The Brunson school opened last Monday with Mr. W. L. Mellichamp as teacher. He has rented a part of Miss Eliza Williams' house and moved his family last week. Mrs. Thomasson is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. A. I*. Brunson, Jr. .Mrs. Agnew and Mrs. Hugh Nich olson visited Mr.-Baron Hohnes one day last week. Miss Hattie Brunson spent the week end at home last week from her school at Harmony. Saw mills have taken the place of cotton gins with us. There isn't a. cotton gin running in Moss township, but there are three saw mills rnnning. L. R. Brunson, Jr., & Bros., have sawed three hundred thousand feet of lumber for the Edgefield Lumber. Co., since the first of August. Mr. Frank West started another mill in Mr. Shelley's timber last week. The indications are now that the '. biggest grain crop will be sown around here that has been in teni years. SUBSCRIBER D. A. R. MeetiB D'. B. Holiingsworth^?re" meeting could not be held home on Tuesday afternoon, but wast held at the hospitable home of Mrs P. P. Blalock, Jr. The sunshiny pres ence pf this hostess was missed as she had been called away that mornings on account of the death of her uncle. Mrs. P. P. Blalock, Sr., and Mrs. Wal ker welcomed the guests. After devotional, minutes of last meeting were read, then the treas urer's report was heard. The Book committee reported 2S books given by our chapter and have been sent to Tamassee. A clipping .was read telling about the grave of Francis Marion being" yet unmarked. A motion was made that the chapter go on record as in favor of marking the grave of tins great hero. Mrs. Helen Nicholson was appoint ed to solicit subscribers to the D..?*. R. magazine. The the absence of our Historian, Mrs. Tillman, the program was. in charge of Mrs. Helen Nicholson, the topic being "The Breach With Eng land." Mrs. J. W. Peak read a splen did reproduction of The Strawberry Handkerchief, an interesting book by Amelia E. Barr, written at the time of the breach with England. Our sh sent Historian was. responsible for this treat, having sent the book from Cincinnati for Mrs. Peak to read. Everyone enjoyed The Revolution ary Rising which was well rendered by Maizie Kemp. We were -glad to welcome Mrs Bramlett and her mother, Mrs. Mc Intyre, who are members of the chapter at Clemson. Instad of having the next meeting; on the 15th of November as stated in the year book, it was decided to have it November 22nd, in order tc* hear reports from the State Conven? tion which will be held in Charleston* November 16 and 17. Delicious mint sherbert and cake were served at the conclusion of the program. given by Dr. A. H. C( Finest Boston Fei Towels given by A. Dail Finest Ostrich Plume VejQjL piece of china, given by WAC. Lyn< Finest Asparagus Plumbsa-j^ftn? Lady's Waist, given by Economy1 Store. Finest Maiden Hair Fern-one" pair Silk Hose, given by Reynolds & Padgett,