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VOL. 86 EDGEF?ELD, S. C., EDNESDAY, DECEMBER ?4, 1921 45 JOHNSTON LETTER. Union Service of Churches. Mr. Lewis Married. Red . Cross Seal Sale. Ex citing Fox Chase. . Rev. W. S. Brooke attended the state Bapt?t convention which was held last xqe?k in Greenville. Instead of a regular sermon on Sunday morn ing he gave a very interesting ac count of the convention, dealing with the chief points. A full account of the convention which is published in the Baptist Courier, cari -be obtained for 25 cents. This was the Centen nial Convention, and it was interest ing to note that at the first , conven tion, December 4, 1921, which 'was held iri Columbia, of the thirteen del egates present, two were from Edge field county, Col. Blocker and John Landrum. There will be a union service of the churches Wednesday evening, this to be held in the Baptist church, and at this time, there will" be a spe cial program which will be relative to tubercular work. A sp?cial speaker has been invited for the evening, On Wednesday evening, December 21st at the Baptist church, the Sun beams, under the leadership of Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, will give a Christraas program which promises to.be a beau tiful and impressive exercise. So many letters a?e being found addressed to "Santa, Claus" that the / postmaster tere has very thought fully arranged a special post box at^ the office where these importent let ters may be posted without delay, and reach their dastination in ample time for the requests to be granted, i The announcement of the mamage of Mr. Jefferson Lewis to Miss Stella Buchanan, has been received here by1 ^ relatives and friends.v The happy event took place at the home cf :he bride in San Francisco, Cal, Every arc'wafted to'the young couple. Mr. Lewis has been residing in San Fran cisco for the past year, and his friends hope that it will not be so long before he will visit his home town, bringing his young bride with him. Mrs. Eugene McAlpine and chil dren have returned to Hartsville af ter a visit in the home of Dr. S. G. Mobley. Miss Sallie Carwile accom panied them home. Mrs. A. P. Lewis and Miss Marie "Lewis have returned from a visit to' the home of Dr. Price Timmerman, at Batesburg. Miss Fannie Crumby, who is now residing at Saluda, has come to spend the next few weeks in the home of -Mrs. Jesse Derrick. Mr. and Mrs. Teague. Price of Au gusta are guests in the home of the latter's father, Mr. J. R. Hart.' Mr. David Howard is having his home remodeled and at an early date contemplates opening up a boarding house. The Angeline Bacon Chapter, C. of C., met Saturday7 afternoon with Misses Marion and Grace Turner, there being a good attendance. Mrs. John Wright is the director and Miss Marion Turner is the president. An instructive historical program is al ways carried out which is a most ex cellent way of impressing Confed erate truths on the minds of the young. , Mrs. Turner was asked to tell some thing of the state U. D. C. convention that would be of interest to the chap ter, Mrs. Rhame, the state director, having made a fine - report at the state convention. After the meeting all enjoyed a social hour and hot chocolate, fruit cake and wafers were served. Mrs. James White spent last week at Leesville with her daughter, Mrs. Tom Mitchell. Miss Mary B. Poppenheim, of Charleston, spent the week-end here at- the home of her cousin, Mr. Wil liam Bouknight. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright and Miss Florence Wright went to Green wood Thursday for a short visit in the home of Mr. Cartledge and also to see General Foch. Mrs. Fannie Nickerson has return ed from Columbia where she has been visiting the families of her sons, Messrs, George and Watson Nicker son. Mr. Pilcher of Augusta has been t for a'visit in the home of Mr. W. J Cassells. On last Thursday evening thos that' like a good chase, accornpanie by, the bay cf the hound, had th: pleasure. A large fqx was turne loose and given' One naif an hour' start and then the hounds given th trail. In ,the parlance of the huntei the chase was a fine one, but did nc last over an hour or more. Thos who had the dead fox thoughtlessl brought it on through town and stra dogs, struck the trail and made th town lively with barking. Other dog joined in, so all that did not have th benefit of the chase had the enjoy ment of the sound of one. ?}.3?r. Mark Toney has been for ji visit to Columbia. Miss Clara Sawyer spent the week end, at Batesburg with Mrs. Isaa Edwards. Mrs. Joe Cox entertained'v th Bridge club in a most enjoyable man ner on Thursday afternoon, and six teerc members made merry a ver: congenial party. The highest scor< was made by Miss Frances .Turnei who was presented with a daintilj embroidered ?able set. ? deliciou! salad course was served. Miss Mary Lewis visit?d in th? home of her aunt, Mrs. Willie Tomp kins during the past week'. A booth for 'the sale of the Bec Cross seals" is to be arranged during this w.eek, and the proceeds will be used to aid in the fight - against, tu berculosis. Mrs.? Lillie jtndrews, who has been quite sick, is now able to be up again. ! 'The "Watson-johnson" basketball team had a game Friday afternoon. [The score was 14,to 13 in favor of the' Johnson, team. Both teams are local jComposed of two sections of the town. , Johnston high school team and Ridge Spring high school team had a ^ game -here during the past week. Johnston and Aiken teams, will play at Aiken Friday afternoon of this week. Delightful U. D. C. Meeting. Tt?e Edgefield chapter, U. D. C. was delightfully entertained by Mrs. P. P. Blalock, Sr., on Tuesday after noon, December 13th, at 3 o'clock with the president, Mrs. J. M. Wright in the chair. The principal features of the session . were the reports of the State convention recently held in Batesburg. These were made by Mrs. P. M. Feltham and Mrs. A. A. Wood son, Mrs. Feltham telling of the so cial side of the convention and Mrs. Woodson bringing the message to the chapter of the work to be carried on next year: She stressed the work pf the Historical committee, and men tion was. made of the beautiful cup to be given by Mrs. St. J. Allison Lawton^the retiring State president, to the chapter doing the greatest amount of historical work in the di vision. This chapter made a unani mous determination to work to get this cup for Edgefield. Mrs. Feltham mentioned the prize offered by Mrs. Woodson for the Edgefield chapter to the daughter of the division send ing in the best poem during the year. The chapter bestowed another honor on Mrs. Woodson by calling this prize for her mother-the "Sue M. Abney" prize. Mrs. Woodson made, the suggestion to the chapter that as. they did such beautiful things beautifully, that they do one more beautiful thing and make the three former presidents of the chapter who were charter mem bers, honorary presidents for life. These three women are Mrs. N. G. Evans, Mrs. J. D. Holstein and Mrs. Robt. A. Marsh. This suggestion was put in form of a motion by Mrs. Fel tham and carried. During the historical session, which finished up the year's study of Con federate Heroes, a, paper was read by the historian on John H. Morgan, and a sketch of Morgan's Raid was given. . Mr. Blalock delighted the chapter with an instrumental selection of great beauty. Mrs.. Blalock served a delicious sal ad course^ assisted by Mrs*. P. P. Bla lock, Jr., and Mrs. J. G. Edwards. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. R. C. Padgett in January. , ' / . i. , . Miss Florence.Mims Writ?s|? Famous "Runs" and "Dugr? Outs" of Oklahoma. M Dear Advertiser : , --/a? The most pleasing' mtroducti?rol have ever had was on a day earojm September when President Caldw?l introduced the faculty of the U.niva; sity Preparatory School, calling each state by tue name which each facul ty member represented, and mine??e called "the grand old state pf Soffit Carolina."^; could feel the bloods the Secessionists flowing more rap idly through my veins and anyoie rightly interepreting the pridejaf state in my face would have known from that alone, that I was a Souifi erner. As I have told you before, the lahoma state capitol stands some d tance from the city outskirts corn field and there is nothing so void of sentiment as a cornfield. Oklahoma is like a growing c and its toys are the oil wells. C$ie hears every few days, "AnptHejfjBjl well 'came in' today." To "bringt an oil . well is news that makes f for many conversations. Over-night men become immeni wealthy, and the blue jeans of sc of the unshaved farmers bear curifa?s that would not be insigi cant on Well Street X.-have had the good fortune to over many parts of Oklahoma ! through many towns, but I have' to find'any two that look diffenfit Each is an exact replica .of its rapt county neighbor, filled with bi lows. This I can say, however, the roads connecting .these towns gre vastly better than most I have seen in South Carolina. The roads paved for two miles out of the near est town east, of here, Blackwell. | A new town always has the* evi dently necessary things, modern. lux uries, good school buildings, good roads, rather good shops; .but a thou? tions upon generations to come. Culture does not spread from South Carolina to Oklahoma with anything like the rapidity with which the boll weevil traveled from Texas, eastward. Neither have people given the spread of culture the study that they have given the barring of the boll weevil. .We are ever ready t\> bat tle for the things that will help or hurt us financially and materially. . The west does not seek our finer civilization'because it does not know that it lacks it. In all the American history I have ever heard or read, there is little more interesting to me than this : Six counties in Southern Oklahoma, Lo gan, Oklahoma, Kingfisher, Cleve land, Canadian and Payne counties, which had never been given to the Indians were opened up for settle ment by whites at 12 o'clock the 22nd of April in 1889. Any people who desired made "the run" into these counties. The land was staked off into homesteads, and the first person arriving at any given share, afoot or on horseback, or in wagons, had the sole ownership there of. This race, so to speak, starting at 12 o'clock was known as "the run." The history professor at the Univer sity Preparatory school was telling me the other day how his people had taken part in the famous "run." The most interesting part of my story is yet to come. On arriving at their given farms, some distance from civilization, how do you suppose they lived? Dugouts were made in the ground, like the cave man built in the Stone'Age, and there they lived with a covering over this ground dwelling. Remains of these dug-outs are still to be seen. So instead of cutting down trees and clearing the forests, for there were no forests, these sturdy farmers went to work to till the prairie soil, to raise wheat and cotton and corn, and thus did the early days of Ok lahoma begin. /FLORENCE MIMS. December 8, 1921. Notice. Owing to contemplated changes in our business, we request and urge that all persons having accounts against us will present them for pay ment by December 27. YONCE & MOONEY. Economy Home, an Institution for Orphan Children. There are 482 motherless, home less children seeking admission to the Economy Home, located at King's Creek, S. C. What will bring you more real joy on Christmas morning than the thought that you have assisted in pro viding for them a home where they will be cared for by loving, skilled hands, provided with nourishing food, warm clothes and Christian training? . The ? Economy Home is chartered and licensed by the State of South Carolina. J. N. Nesbit, M. D.,' of Gaff ney, S. C., is president. It is on the southeast side of King's Mountain battleground, two miles- of King's Creek Station on the Southern Rail way on the backbone of a beautiful high ridge, at one of the finest miner al springs in the state, formerly known as Piedmont Springs. We have 50 children and 482 ap plicants. "Please take care of my ba bies" is the dying request of a poor mother contained in a letter which now lies on our desk. The last thought of every dying mother is of her ba bies. Many of them know that there are loving, tender hands' to car? for their children, but oh! the" anguish of those who. have not this consola tion as they, lay on their death beds. Would that we had a thousand tongues that we might tell you in thundreing tones the appeal of these dying mothers: "Save my babies, please." " . - We lay the appeals of these child ren at the door of your conscience. If you can hear their cries and help them they will rise up and call you blessed not only while you liye but after you are gone. The following letter shows that Governor Cooper endorses the! work' of the Economy Home: November 57/1921. To The Executive Board, . Gentlemen: I am glad to state that according to the information I have, your in stitution is/doing good work, and merits enlarged support from the public. The State Board of Public Welfare, after making a thorough examination of Economy Home, in forms me that your superintendent is conducting a worthy institution and conducting it well. I trust thal you will be successful in your efforts to raise money, and thus pay off the debts and also enlarge the service which the Economy Home is now ren dering motherless children. 'Respectfully submitted, (Signed) R. A. COOPER, Governor. Send your contributions to the Economy Home, Campaign Head quarters No. 5 Liberty Bank Annex. Columbia, S. C. Death of Mr. J. O. Seigler. After a period of ill health ex tending over more than a year, Mr. J. 0. Seigler breathed his last at his home Friday morning about five o'clock. During the many weary months of declining health he was a great sufferer but everything that could be done to allay his suffering and make him comfortable was done. He w,as born and reared in the com munity in which he died, being a de scendant of one of Edgefield's oldest families. Mr... Seigler was twice mar ried and the children of his first marriage who survive him are Mrs. S. M. Cheatham,* Mrs. John Talbert and Mrs. Smith"*of near McRea, Ga. Mr. Seigler was in his 73rd year at the time of his death and his friends, both young and old, will miss him in the community .where he has resided so long. The funeral was conducted Friday afternoon at Rehoboth church by Rev. Mr. Kugley, the pastor of the church, and the interment took place in the family square in the Rehoboth cemetery. , Texas Letter. My mind is so often refreshed when I get the dear old Advertiser once a week of the interest I have in the old home state and the home of my childhood and the many rela tives and friends that I still have there, all of which constrains me to attempt to write a script occasional ly for the columns of your paper, which I call the best county paper 1 know of. Since my trip there last \" year I have enjoyed the best of health!, reas onably active, can go upon the house top and do a good day's work, at the age of seventy two last birthday, for which I am due thanks, not only every Thanksgiving day, but every day. This section of the state made reasonably good crops this year. We don't have the boll weevil to contend with here and are very hopeful,'and such a thing > as fertilizing ' is un known. My son farmed on my place and his near by this year, hired one, man and made 18 bales of cotton and a good crop feed of covers. This is no big farming but it will sound good to s?me people. I want it understood that boosting anything is out of my line, but I candidly think this a -good country. One important feature here is we have but few negroes to con tend with and hope we never will, for as I see it they are a curse to any country and ought, to be colonized. I now close with love and good wishes to all the dear ones there to gether with all the readers of your valued paper. E. M. McCRELESS, Colorado, Texas. Route 2, Box 79. Crowned With Deserving Success. Edgefield leads in many ways and in m?ny things. We believe that Edge field is second to no town in the tal ent or special gifts* of many of its people. Whenever an entertainment is to be staged, it matters not what the character, there can always be found local talent to fill every place. Edgefield has many musicians, pos sessing both vocal and instrumental talent, and too, in .thejr g?ftf as ac tors and actresses Edgefield occupies no second place. In the minstrel which, was recently given in the Op ^a^^^cjl^^^^e^^^a^u^a^^iv^ ' idence of this superior talent. Ex pressions from those who attended wer? exceedingly complimentary, de servedly so, too. Their entertainment attracted probably the largest audi ence ever seen in the Opera House. Encouraged by their splendid success here, the young men gave their en tertainment in McCormick last night and were equally as successful there as , in Edgefield. The receipts last night amounted to $167. The young men were charmed with their recep tion by the good people of McCor mick. They were treated to an elab orate supper free and are loud in their praises of the lavish hospitality of the McCormick people. Farmers Curing Potatoes. While in Edgefield several days ago Mr. E. L. Yonce told us that a considerable number of farmers in his section grew sweet potatoes this year and are storing them in the po- ; tato warehouse in Johnston, which was ei-ected by a stock company com posed largely of farmers. Mr. Yonce stated that in car lots sweet potatoes can be sold now at $1.25 per bushel which, after deducting the cost of crates and cost of curing, will leave the growers a good profit. We see no reason why sweet potatoes can not be substituted for cotton as a money crop in South Carolina. The Large Lake Farm. We publish this week a very inter ?sting article descriptive of the large farm of Mr. Henry Lake at Kath wood, near the Savannah river in Ai ken county, written by Mr. N. L. Wil lett. Mr. John M. Mays recently visit ed this ideal farm and told us of some of the interesting details omitted from Mr. Willett's article. Mr. Lake has two other Edgefield young men, Mr. John Hill and Mr. Hammond Car michael, who assist him. You will find Mr. Willett's article in this issue especially interesting. Masonic Officers. At their regular meeting Monday night i the members of Concordia Lodge, A. F. M., elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: W. A. Collett, W. M.; D. J. LaGronu, S. W.; J. S. Byrd, J. W.; W. H. Shep pard, Treas.; J.' O Sheppard, Sec.; J. H. 'Tompkins, SI D.; J. W. Stew art, J. D.; W. E. Ouzts and W. S. Bbykin, Stewards; J. W. Reece, Tiler. RED OAK GROVE. Supervisor's Good Roads. Con? solidation of Schools. Form. Church Pastorates Favored. - Last Sunday reminded us of early spring. Even the flowers responded, with the little birds to the lovely sun shine. Large attendance at Flat Rock Sunday school. Many little chfldreir and young folks, besides the older ones, took advantage of the lovely day. . Had it not been for, our road px pervisor, Mr. Edmonds coming over and improving the roads, we west siders would have had to go in win ter quarters ere this. It is almost like town or city over here now, com pared to the old custom, at this sea son of the winter, and we speak of this from a feeling of appreciation. We hope yet, to see several of Hie small schools consolidate, also the churches come together and form pastorates, thereby .laving preaching: services every. Sunday, all being en couraged by the good roads system, as that is the most disadvantage we see in the way, unless it is the habit we Southern folk haye of hanging to> : the old custom qf things. Let's try a. bigger way of doing things. Life in the country or wherever we are, is just what we make it We should work six days in the week wherever we are and give the Lord, the Sabbath, and if we do that con scientiously He will surely be near us all through the week too. And to? spend Sunday happy and hallow the day, we must live straight all the week, for the Lord does not ( appre ciate or promise to love and protect those Sunday Christians. . We are a great admirer of Dorothy Dix . and read all her articles. She ?ays daily living,makes the character. . We enjoy the letters sent from a distance by our Edgefield -folks, and ?reaM->^aDJ>rfteia^?^MM^^^nu'. . tion in an intellectual way/We are proud of the past record.' The young folks have on a Christ mas pageant for Friday 'afternoon, at Flat Rock before}. Christmas eve. Miss Cornelia Bussey has charge of: the play. Mrs. Mamie Steif el and the Misses Steif el of Steif eltown, S. C., will be among the holiday, visitors and wiiL be the guests of Mrs. J. ?. Bussey and Mrs. T. W. Lamb. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ramsey of Springfield, Ga., were the guests of the latter's sister, Mrs. George Hus sey, last wek.. Miss Mildred Bussey spent last Tuesday with Miss Kathleen Ken rick. ., Mrs. Foster Morgan is visiting her father, Mr. Charlie Parkman this week. Mrs. Jessie Bailey has been on the; sick list but is improving now. Mr. and Mrs Pickens Bai.ey are receiving many hearty congratu.a tions over the arrival of the.r l?tele grand daughters, Misses Bailey and. McDaniel at Modo'c. Best w.shes ta the happy parents. May we think well how w z shall spend our holidays, which are .a ?if: approaching now. Many older heads, remark that they have ?never ... perience like unto the" present ; ditions, so do we not need to sot .d the time thoughtfully? Modoc, S. C. Special Services at the Church. There will be services at tist church Friday and nights, December 16th am 7:30 o'clock. The services v. voted to the presentation a: sion of the doctrine of Stewardsship. Bro. G. C. Ef engaged in this work undei tist Genera^ Board will s; pastor hopes that all our p attend these services and -message our consecratec brings. Everybody cordial to join with us in these sei See William Farnum Greatest Sacrifice" to be s Edgefield Theatre Friday i cember 16.-Adv. ^ ' A beautiful line of Chri New Year cards, Place ci cards. COLLETT DE