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EDGEFIELD; S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1922
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Union Meeting Saturday and
Sunday. "Lee and Jack
son Day Observed at
High School.
The union meeting of the Third
Division, Ridge association, will be
held with the Johnston Baptist church
on Saturday and Sunday and a splen
did program has been arranged for
both days. At the Sunday school hour
Rev. T. J. Watts of Columbia will ad
dress the people, and in the afternoon
Rev. W. M. Whitesides of the Bap-.
. tist hospital will speak, also Dr. W.
. S. Dorsett. Dinner will be served at
the church.
News has come of the marriage of
Mr Marion Williams and Miss Louise
Harn?on of North Augusta, and every
one is interested in this as the groom
is well known here, this being his
home town. Congratulations and
hearty good wishes are extended to
the happy young couple.
Mr. H. W. Dobey has been sick
for nearly ,two weeks, but is now im
proving. His many friends have been
missing him.
Lee's birthday, January 19th was
observed by fitting exercises at the
high school, those ^participating iii
the program being chiefly the C. of
C. There were patriotic choruses, and
several readings and poems
On Saturday, Jackson's birthday,
the Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. C.
entertained the veterans of Camp Mc
Henry, the occasion being held in the
home of Mrs. J. H. White. Many
flags waved about and the veterans,
18 in number, were given a cordial
welcome by Miss Clara Sawyer, chap
ter president. After gathering, the
veterans had a very happy time, for
an hour, recalling old time war inci
dents, amusing and serious happen
ings of this period, then a short pro
gram was had.
?-i . tt^-u^-glad ~yvtt--are here!'-r
* Miss Clara Sawyer.
"Lee, our chieftain"-Mrs. O. D.
Black.
"Stonewall Jackson"-Mrs. Joe
Cox.
Chorus, Dixie.
"A visit to the Soldiers' home in
Columbia,"-Mrs. J. H. White.
Selected reading, Miss Zena Payne
Chorus, "The homespun dress."
After the program all were seat
ed to a tempting hot dinner, of many
enjoyable viands, the second course
being apple, mince and lemon pie,
with coffee. Rev. Mahlon Padgett
acted as spokesman for the '"boys"
as he called them, and expressed
their great pleasure in meeting to
gether and their enjoyment of the
delicious dinner. All the "boys" then
each spoke for themselves with the
rebel yell.
Mrs. J. B. Wright of Montgomery,
Ala., is the guest of Mrs. Eugene
Thrailkill.
Mrs. John Wright is at home from
a three weeks' visit to the family of
Mr. Charlie Wright of Columbia.
Mrs. Wilbourne has returned to
Hartsville after a visit to her sister,
Mrs. W. E. LaGrone.
Mrs. H. C. Strother and Miss
Frances Turner were at home to a
number of their friends on Wednes
day afternoon, the occasion being in
the home of the ?ormer, and in hon
or of Miss Elise Mobley. There were
two calling hours and the guests were
given a happy surprise during that
time.
The guests were welcomed by Mrs.
0. D. Black and Mrs. P. N. Keesee,
and dainty little favors, decorated
in bridal bouquets with "Mobley-Hill,
February 16th" written on them were
given by little Harry Strother. and
Billy Turner. In the receiving line
with the two hostesses and honoree
was Mrs. W. S. Mobley, Mrs. W. A.
Bradfield and Miss Gladys Sawyer,
and the guests were presented to
these by Mn,. James Halford and Ju
lian Bland. As the honoree was greet
ed there were many pleasant ex
clamations and happy thoughts ex
pressed. In the dining room a dainty
salad course with coffee and whipped
cream were served by Mesdames Wal
lace Turner, J. Howard Payne and
Misses Florence Wright and Marie
Lewis. The dining table was arranged
as a bridal scene. A miniature bride
and groom under an archwey, which
was showered with blossoms, stood at
an altar as if ready to plight their
troth. Music was enjoyed during the
time. There was much cordial inter
est centered in this announcement
for the honoree, Miss Mobley is one
of Johnston's best beloved young -wo
men, and the hearts of all filled with
loving good wishes for her, whom
they so admire.
Mrs. Martha P. Falconer, associate
director of social morality of nation
al U. D. C., will arrive in Johnston
Tuesday of this week and will ad
dress the people on Wednesday morn
ing at the Baptist church, and a un
ion service will be held there that
night. Special music is being planned
for by the choirs." i
The Chamber of Commerce has had
a message from W. W. Long, of,
Clemson college, stating that Dr. j
Clarence Poe can be with.them on ?.
February 14th at which time he will
address all interested on the subject
of farming. j
A marriage, in which much interest ^
is centered is that of Mr. Bettis Bouk
night and Miss Mary Swaney which
occurred January 17th at the home
of the bride in Chatta nooga, Tenn. ;
Attending the marriage were Mr. 1
and Mrs .L. L. Miller, Richmond, Va., .
and Mr. William Bouknight. Mr. and
Mrs. Bouknight are at present at j
home in the home of Mr. William .
Bouknight, but will later take up
their abode at the home of the groom,
"Pine House." The bride has visited
here several times and made friends
of all by her charmin g personality
and graciousness, so it is a real pleas
ure to her friends that she has now
come to reside in their midst. The
best of good ?wishes to the happy
pair. >
Mrs. L. L. Miller is, spending a
while here, and on Saturday after- 1
noon entertained in a lovely manner ^
in honor of Mrs. Bettis Bouknight, A
After greetings all were given pro- c
gressive cards and were seated to I
an elaborate repast, and in progress- *
ing all had the pleasure of talking *
with the honoree.
Master Bartow Walsh the third ar- ^
rived daring the past week to-gladden- iE
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bartow 1
Walsh. T
Little Judith Kellar, a blue-eyed '
litle girl has come for a permanent I
stay in the home of Rev. and Mrs. *
David Kellar. *
Mrs. J. Howard Payne entertained 11
the New Century club on Thursday *
afternoon and the members all spent ?
a most pleasant and profitable, after- *
noon. This being Thrift Week, the
members responded to roll call with 1
quotations about-thrift and some in- I
forming articles were read. The com- i
mittees' reports ail showed good work a
and there were several suggestions i
for the new year. A detailed report of I
the recent state health meeting held (
in Columbia was enjoyed. Public 1
health being one of the lines of ac- e
tivities in the federation. An interest- 1
ing program on Mythology was had, c
several papers being read. A social c
while was enjoyed, at which time the i
hostess, assisted by Mesdames Harry ls
Strother and Wallace Turner and lit- t
tie Miss Margaret Helen Payne, serv- 1
ed an elaborate salad course with cof- 1
fee and fruit cake. 1
Mrs. Mary Waters has the sympa- *
thy of all in the death of her sister, *
Miss Anna Huiet, which occurred last *
Thursday in Augusta, in the home of *
her sister, Mrs. Ida Phillips. She was *
not sick but a few moments. After 1
breakfast she complained of feeling s
very uncomfortable and ladi down, ^
and her sister who was with her, 1
stated that the end came suddenly as ?
if she went to sleep. The cause of
her death was heart failure. She of- t
ten visited here, having many warm ?
friends here, and had just a few days c
ago left Johnston for Augusta. The c
interment was made at the family i
burial ground, near Saluda. This i
makes the second bereavement in {
the family within two months, the t
younger sister, Mrs. Davenport, hav- I
ing died the last of November. t
Mrs. M. A. Huiet and Miss Eliza 1
Mims went to Trilby, Fla., last week,
upon news of the illness of the little I
grandson of the former. Later good t
news is that the little one is better, i
Master Burrell Boatwright, the t
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Boatwright t
underwent an operation for appendi- <
citis last week at the Columbia Hos- i
pital. Owing to the fact that the ap- 1
pendix had burst before the opera
tion, it has made his case more se- rf
rious, but we are glad to state that i
his condition is good at present. His 1
(Continued on eighth page.)
"High Finance" Makes ?ther
.Observations.
Editor Edgefield Advertiser:
In our last we promised to saj?,
something about the negro. The ne-!
rroes' social arid political situatiofr
is not his fault, but his misfortune/
The curse put upon him by Noah,, his '
Eather, Gen. 9:25. At this'time H?m?
is well as Japeth and Shem was, ir?,
our opinion, white with hair on his;
?lead. Ham, with a curse upon -him '
?rent down into the southeast coun-'i
try, where the intense heat of the-.
:limate caused nature to make the ne-. C
:essary changes in his physical corns]:
position to-preserve his life. Hence,/!
i? has wool for hair, a thick-skuli,'^
;hin blood, brown or black skin arid*
inpaired intellect. These unfortunate^
people should have the sympathy arid; ]
?elp of the white, people. They are T?'Y
igious, emotional and as a rule riot^;
revengeful; obliging, good natured,.!
inprovident and indolent. He would H
ret on fine with the Southern white'. '
people with rare exceptions. Once in'
i while some buck runs amuck and. i
las to be taken, charge of, and,these-:
:ases would- not occur often he was ]
et alone by the outsider. Now we !
Northern people do not put fool no- :
;ions in the heads of the negro, as I
;he Eastern people. W? will admit. S
;hat we meddle some, possibly more j
;han we should. We get them up here i
md make porters .stokers and ser
rants of them until election years," j
vhen we buy them up and use them, i
"or balance of power at the ballot
>qx. v -
We admit this is wrong, but that *
s not the worst. Every four years -
ve must stir up some fresh mud. This
ve do by sending some sharp guy .
lown your way to tell the colored
>eople about how they are treated- &
hat the Southern white are grinding.!:
hem, giving them no show 'socially, |
lolitically or financially. This guy. |"
mows he is lying but being sharp S
i eolios in and ou? bei'erv you fcr.<\ ,
t. We know that it makes conditions
riuch harder for the negro. Their
eaders believe such rot and begin to
day the fool, which sometimes causes
>ig trouble. In the last few years we
lave not been able to find whites who
vould take the job. Hence we have
lad to drill a few negroes and they
.enerally make a mess of it, especial
y if they are women.
We remember an incident that
?appened in a South Carolina town
lot long ago. Those two negro wo
nen failed to play the ganjp' proper
md got into deep trouble. The send
ng of thees two women must have
>een a suggestion from Cousin Henry
]abot Lodge or Mr. Tinkham. We
lave often thought that the Eastern
!r carried a little too much venom in
lis bosom toward the South. We arc
:onfident that the people of Massa- ?
ihusetts are not ignorant as to their
?esponsibility for the negro. They (
:idnapped the Africans, brought them
o the New England states for slaves
mt, owing to the negroes' thin blood
ie could not stand the climate. They ;
?rought him down south and sold
lim to the cotton growers and when ,
hey saw how the proposition fitted,
heir jealousy boiled over and they .
lowled about the sin of slavery. Even
?rother Henry Ward Beecher had a
nock slave sale in his church and ,
ister Harrier B. Stowe wrote "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" to show what a crime
t was to make cotton with the ne
groes.
We admit that we are in for all
he money we can make out of the .
5outh, but there are somethings we >?
Iraw the line on. We could not en
lorse our president's speech ki Bir
ningham. Such talk does no good and '
s liable to make it hard for the ne
rroes. We are persuaded, however,
hat Mr. Harding had dipped a cog.
ri our opinion the president - failed
o hand out the dope Cousin Henry C?
Ltodge had given him.
Our great President, Warren G.
?arding, has a hard and unsympa
thetic boss in M.r Lodge. They remind
is of a monkey and his trainer. Every
;ime the monkey turns his attention
;o the passing crowd he gets a sharp
:ut with a whip. Every time our pres
dent feels like being free and easy
ie gets a shanp cut from Boss Lodge.
Perhaps, Mr. Editor, we have said
;hings out of school, but as so few of
?.our people read and still fewer
;hink for themselves, we thought it
(Continued on page three.)
Miss Florence Mims Witnesses
Indian Basket Ball Game.
It was my good pleasure on Mon
'day and Friday evenings to witness
^aslcet ball games between the Uni
versity Preparatory School and the
'Chilocco Indian School, played at the
U. P. S. gymnasium.
i In the balcony above me there sat
an old. Indian man dressed . as a white
man with the exception of a huge
?lack hat bound with white, This, and
a brilliant orange tie proclaimed his
?red man's instincts. He sat during the
first part of the game, stolid and star
ing, not relaxing a muscle of his face,
?s though "of monumental bronze,
^unchanged his look." During the mid
dle of the game, his face thawed into
? furrowed smile, and near the end,
when some particularly striking feat
occurred, his face melted into a.
broad laugh and he clapped his hands
in delight. Not once did his eyes wa
'ver ^rom the players, but the game I
had started sometime before he
deigned to show the slightest excite
ment.
: The following evening, he sat in
Exactly the same place, wearing the
large black hat bound with white.
I The Indian boys played magnifi
cently. They reminded me of tigers,
so lithe and graceful were they, and
so sinuous. They raised the ball-as a
tiger might his paw, but the hand was
?lawless, and the stroke registered
not the prints of five fingers on their
opponents, but ever climbing scores
6n the board. Their movements were
like those of a mighty wind, yet
formed aad breathing.
Most of them looked distinctly
oriental to me, but one had a finely
chiselled face, almost Greek in its
shapeliness. The two games were
fights from start to finish. When they
fell, some looked like statues I have
seen-of the dying gladiator, but they
jjprang to their feet again, and glid
ed across the floor with lightning
like rapidity. To me it was wonderful.
^Ih^re are..two kind?, of fip-htdng,
one wher? the'opponent's look' aV-?scfcS
other with mad abandon, moved by
anger. The other is where opponents
are guided by thought and where
rules are back of each pugilistic
movement. That is art.
Among the Indi?ns in the audience
were an Indian father, mother and a
papoose. The papoose's face was" fat
and round, its .eyes were like mid
night, at once black and starry.
For morning, afternoon or evening,
the Indian women bedeck themselves
in shawls or blankets. The shawls and
blankets are both woful and beauti
ful and therefore adaptable.
The other day I saw a tall Indian
man on the street dressed exactly like
a white man, which is somewhat un
usual. But in the side of his hat he
had stuck a peacock feather. I was
so aniused. I thought that even as a
Mason wears his emblem (symbolic
of something that only these worthies
know about), as a nurse wears a red
cross symbolic of, sacrifice, so the
Indian wears the peacock feather,
sign unmistakably of pride. ,
The Indian resembles the oriental
also in his ancestor worship, not by
kneeling at crumbling shrines, for
the warrior's spirit is out bear hunt
ing,, but by adherence to the ancient
mode of dress in a great many in
stances.
I have wondered lately what be
comes of the Indian woman after
death, according to the Indians' re
ligion, for the women do not care for
hunting. How thoughtless is the un
regenerated Indian male, not to pro
vide a heaven for his womankind.
I have been told here that there
are more Indians in the United
States at present than" there were
when 'Columbus landed. Then they
were more or less crowded along the
shores, fighting against their common
enemy, the white man.
Now, they are scattered so that
they seem to be few in number.
FLORENCE MIMS.
Tonkawa, Oklahoma.
January 18, 1922.
Truck and Field Crop Disease
Notes.
Clemson College, Jan. 23.-The
statement was made recently from
Clemson College that wilt of tomatos
and wilt of cotton are separate and
distinct diseases. This statement' is
perfectly accurate. However, it has
led to some misunderstanding in one
or two instnaces, and a brief word of
explanation is therefore due.
The source of the misunderstand
ing lies in the fact that while tomato
wlit and cotton wilt are distinct from
each other, there is a third disehse
which attacks both crops. This is the
well known root-rot disease which
attacks a great many crops and pro
duces symptoms above ground some
what similar to those of wilt. How
ever, if the plants be dug up and the
soil shaken off the roots, the disease
can be Recognized readily by the h'
regular\shaped knots on the roots.
Plants affected with root-knot may
or may not also be affected with wilt,
but the presence of root-knot predis
poses a plant to an attack by wilt.
It follows that trouble with root
knot on tomatoes can be expected
wherever cotton or cowpeas are af
fected with it, even though neither'
wilt disease may be present. This
disease attacks a gi eat variety of
crops. Within the last year it has
been identified in South Carolina on
peach, tomato, beans, lettuce, celery,
tobacco, cow peas, dahlia, :arnation,
and some other plants; and this list
by no means includes all the crops
which is may affect. The knots are
sometimes confused with the nitro
gen-gathering nodules caused by bac
teria on cowpeas and other legumes,
but . thc two cai be distinguished
easily by differences in ^size a\id
shape. The bacterial nodules are
spherical or nearly so in shape and
quite uniform in size for each crop,
while the knots are irregular in both
size and shape.
Root-knot lives ,'n the soil and the.
only practical field method of control
acording to the plant pathologists, is -
starvation of the minute worms
which cause the troubled Highly sus
ceptible crops, like tomotoes, should
not be planted in highly infested soil.
Further particulars concerning this
disease can be obtained from Fra- .
mers"Bulletins 648 and 1187,. which
the Extension Service will be glad tn
mail on..request.. . - I - - V ,'fV
...;^rA...^ _ ? ..
Three Men / He?cl on Aik?a
Charge. ' %' '
Aiken, Jan. 21.-The hearing be
fore Magistrate Raborn of the teio of
men and one woman arrested in Au
gusta last Sunoay morning, charged
with duping . three Aiken banks
through the passage of forged checks,
was concluded this morning. Mrs.
Sam Padgett who his been held with
her husband and Milton Lyles, and
W. C. Westbury, was given her free
dom. Padgett and Westbury however,
were held under bond for appearance ;
before the grand jury on charge of
conspiracy.
Yesterday Lyles was ordered held
,under heavy bond. Mogistrate Ra
b?n this morning fixes bond for Lyiies
at $4,000, this being $1,000 in each
of the cases of alleged forgery, or
"uttering a forged instrument." Pad
gett's bond has been fixed at $1,500
and Westbury's at $1,000. Newberry
county officials also fixed the bond of
Westbury at $4,000 for appearance
before the grand jury of that county
on two charges of forgery.
The preliminary hearing was con
cluded this morning with the testi
mony of Mrs. Walter Duncan, who
was the only witness to appear. Mrs.
Duncan testified that one day last
week, a day or two before the banks .
were fleeced, she ?nw Padgett in
Aiken together with two other men.
The trio, had stopped in front of the
Aiken Standard office and their -con
duct attracted her attention. When
Mrs. Duncan left the stand, Magis- 1
trate Raborn announced that he had
heard sufficient testimony and direct- '
ed the attorneys to proceed with ar
guments as to the amount of bonds
to be'assessed. I
Another Edgefield Young Man
Honored.
Greenville, S. C., Jan, 23.-The
students who will represent Furman
University in inter-collegiate debates i
this spring were chosen last week in ?
a contest in which fifteen men com
peted for the six places on the debat
ing team. The successful contestants
in these try-outs are: C. J. Allen, of
Dillon; E. D. Andrews, Jr., of Green
wood; E. F. Haight, of Greenville; J.
J. Nixon, Jr., of North Augusta;
Howard M. Reaves of Union, and N.
D. Timmerman of Edgefield. Furman
engages the Baptist State University
of Oklahoma in debate, in Grenville,
[March 31, and Mercer University at
ja time to be announced later.
RED OAK GROVE.
Rev. Mir. Seago Preached Sun
day. Week of Prayer Ob
served. Many Visitors
Come and Go.
The pleasant weather^last Sunday
was very much enjoyed and enabled
a goodly attendance at our church
and Sunday school. Rev. Mr. Seago,
preached from Psalm 48:14. His mes
sage was delivered in a plain, prac
tical way and with much emphasis,;
which should be a timely lesson for"
all of us. We have begun the use of
the Graded Sunday, school work,
which is proving quite encouraging
in the work.
There was a very good number or
members in the W. M. Society which
held a short business session after the ;
service last Sunday^
The ladies will observe week c?
prayer by unanimous vote, which,
manifests the -interests the l?dies
have when the work is known. *
Mr. George Bussey, W. M. Agner,
James Rearden and 0. 0. Timmer
man are the appointed delegates to
the union meeting at Rehoboth.
News reacher us last week of the
change in the condition of our for
mer pastor, Rev. G. W. Bussey, which
caused regrets on all sides. Hope
soon to -hear that his eyesight might
be restored.
Mrs. George Bussey had as guests
in her honre recently, Mrs. Giorgia
Reese of Modoc and Mrs. Tiny Jor
dan of Greenwood. . '
Miss Mamie Bussey was accompa
nied home for the week-end by her.-,
friends, Miss Lucile Griffis and. her
brother, Mr. Robert Griffis.
Little Drue Bussey*s health re
mains about the same. It seems sai
for him not to be able to attend"
school, for dn? with his ambition.
Mrs. Mamie Bussey leaves scon forj
ar visit to her sister, Mrs Sallie Dorn,,
in Spartaribarg.,
.?n'..t - -?eX-^? ?. ;.-^....??n;s??v
weilet o Greenwood io see,his b?&J?^
err^Rev." G. W. Bussey.
Miss Kathlene Kenrick had as her
guests last Wednesday, Miss Leila
Gantt and Mr. James Miller from
Wagen er.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dorn were
hosts for a number of their friends- .
one evening 1 last week, when the
evening was spent most delightfully.
Mrs. Luther Dorn and her sweet
little daughter entertained in honor
of Miss Leila Gantt and her cousin,
Mr. James Miller of Wagener last.
Monday.
Miss Lullie Timmerman was a call
er in the home of her aunt, Mrs. T.
W. Lamb last Monday.
Mr. P. D. Thurmond of Laurens,
S. C., is visiting his grandfather, Mr.
Docky Dorn.
The Y. W.. A.'s had a very inter
esting meeting with Miss L. E. Park- *
man last Saturday, and Miss Corne
lia Bussey will be hostess for the
meeting in February, the second Sat-1
urday afternoon, the date being
changed from the third Saturday af
ternoon.
Miss Mamie Bussey is now the lead
er of this work and we feel sure the
work will continue to prosper under
her supervision.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Genie
Thurmond shower congratulations
upon the arrival of their little daugh
ter who has come as a ray of sun
shine in their home.
Little Ernest is also a new comer
to make happy the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Agner.
Prof. Bigham from P*ed Hill at
tended services at Red Oak Grove
last Sunday, also Misses Mattie Stal
naker and Mamie Holmes.
Eubanks-Quarles.
Miss Kate Eubanks and Mr. R.
Otis Quarles were married Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist parsonage
in Edgefield, Rev. G. W.(M. Taylor
officiating. The bridegroom motored ;.'
from North Augusta where he now -V
lives with a number of friends, and
went to the Red Hill section for his
bride, and returned to Edgefield for
the ceremony. Mr. John Holston was
best man. The bride is well known in
the Red Hill section. Mr. Quarles is
well known in Edgefield, having lived
here until a few years past. The hap
py couple returned to'North' Augus- .
ta where they will make their home,