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VOL. 87 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12,1922 JOHNSTON LETTER. Revival Services ai Lutheran Church. Early Gardens Fine. Death of Little Babe. During this week services are be ingheld each night in the Lutheran church, being conducted by the pas tor, Rev. J. D. Kinard. As is the cus tom pf the church, these services are always held previous to Easter. Misses Geraldine and Natalie Karn mer, of Blackville have been guests of Mrs. Calhoun Kammer and Mrs. J. N. Lott. . Mr. J. W. Brown and Dunlap have been to Prosperity for a visit tb rel atives. Mr. H. W. Crouch has been to At lanta on a business trip. Miss Mollie Quattlebaum and little niece have been guests of Mrs. John Sawyer. . ' Miss Mary Thrailkill has gone to Columbia to enter training at the Baptist hospital. It is good to see the fine condition of thc early gardens of some of the farmers who have planted on an ex tensive scale, with the view of sell ing. One farmer has a large field in English peas 'and on some of the vines already are small pods. A far mer is planning for a few acres in beans and another one will devote a large space to tomatoes. The subject for the Baptist prayer meeting on Wednesday evening is the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, and a very interesting program is arrang ed, one feature being a demonstra tion by some of the children. Dr. Kneece of Batesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kneece of Ridge Spring have been visitors in the home of Mr. W. M. Clark. Mrs. Bailey and Miss Frances Bai ley of Greenwood spent the week end here with Miss Edna Bailey. Miss Fannie Pruitt, one of the ,High School teachers, who has been ' sick for several weeks is now much improved and can resume her class room duties. Mrs. Ara Denny Reese of Columbia is the guest of Mrs. T. R. Denny. Miss Dessie Dean' spent the week end at Leesville with friends. Miss Ella Mobley returned on Mon day to Columbia after a visit here with the home folks. Miss Frances Turner will go to Washington, D. C. on Friday to at tend the national D. A. R. Congress, going as a page from South Carolina. In Columbia she will join the State Regent and others who will attend. Mrs. Annie P. Lewis and Miss Marie Lewis have returned from a few weeks' visit to the former's sis ter, Mrs. Will Mobley. in Thomson, Georgia. Mrs. O. S. Wertz is at home from the hospital in Columbia where she went for treatment, and is much im proved. Mr. B. T. Boatwright returned last Wednesday from the Columbia hos pital where he had been for the past month, having had typhoid fever. The friends of Dr. and Mrs. James Halford sympathize with them deep ly in the death of their infant son which occurred Friday. The precious little baby was laid to rest in the Mount of Olives cemetery beneath a mound of flowers. Miss Kathlen Tisdale has returned to McColl after a visit to Miss Mary Waters. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark are now re siding in town. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lewis have been for a visit to friends in Thom son, Ga. Mrs. Teague Price is visiting in the home of her father, Mr. J. R. Hart. Mr. Alexander is improving his home by adding some rooms in the front, which is quite an addition. Miss Blanche Sawyer who has been sick for the past three weeks, is now much improved. Mrs. John Mobley was quite sick during the past week. On Friday afternoon the alarm of fire was sounded, and the fire engine was on. the scene in an almost in creditable time. A crowd rushed to the scene, which appeared to be the rear end of a store burning, but it was only a large trash pile which had been carelessly placed rather close to the stores. / The mission, study class of circle No. 4 had an all day meeting Satur day with Mrs. J. H. White and a re veiw of the study was had. The day was most profitably spent with a re view of the chapters and there were general discussions of the various points. Mrs. J. Howard Payne is the leader of this class and has made a good leader. The Angeline Bacon chapter, C. of C., held a most enjoyable meeting Saturday with Miss Thelma Cul breath, who lives a few miles from town, and the ride out was a very pleasant one. Mrs. John Wright is the leader and Miss Marion Turner the president. / The Mary Ann Buie chapter, U.^D. C., met with Mrs. Bessie Bean and Mrs. Will Hoyt on Thursday. Plans were made for Memorial Day April 26th, at which time, Mr. Rion McKis sick of Greenville will speak. The chapter made a contribution to the memorial being erected by the Robt. E. Lee chapter in Seattle, "Wash. The chapter endorsed the movement of the placing of true and unbiased his tories in the schools, and will write to the State Board of Education. A historical program was carried out after business. Mrs. S. M. Price has returned from a visit to her son, Mr. James Price, of Batesburg. Invitations have been received here by friends to the marriage of Miss Grace Haltiwanger, to Dr. Frampton, of Charleston. Miss Haltiwanger is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Halti wanger of this place, and holds a re sponsible position in thc Charleston Hospital, where she graduated as a nurse several years ago. Messrs V. E. Edwards, J. W. Mc Creight, Mr. P. N. Lott met with the County Board Assessors last Satur day to equalize taxes. Quite a quantity of asparagus seed has been planted and a large acreage will be set next season and the far mers hope to have sufficient to ship a car a day. In east Johnston can be seen the finest clover, crimson and brown, al falfa and vetch, in the county. Mr. A. B. Lott is some trucker, as his sales of lettuce in Augusta last week were quite satisfactory. Callison News. It seems natural to see the far mers tilling the soil again after so much bad weather. . Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Harrison of Grehwood spent last Thursday night very pleasantly in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mayson. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kirby were business visitors in Augusta one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mayson and family and Miss Martha Bell were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Burnett Sunday, and worship ped at Bold Springs in the afternoon. Mrs. J. P. Sullivan and little son J. P. Jr., were the guests of Mrs. T. B. Bell Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mayson and daughters were the guests of the lat ter's sister ?MrS. I. C. Harrison in Greenwood Monday. Mesdames J. L., L. E. and I. C. Reames and Mrs. R. T. Mayson were guests of Mrs. J. J. Mayson recently. Mr. J. P. Sullivan and daughters, Misses Evelyn and Lucille visited in Greenwood Monday. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Callison and little boys, Woodrow and Roy, spent the day with Mrs. G. L. Coleman re cently. We are grad to say that the sick in our comunity are all about- well again. Mr. J. L. Corley made a business trip to Greenwood Wednesday. Mr. Jim Harting of Greenwood is surveying land for Messrs J. P. Sul livan and W. W. Mayson. Mr.'Hollie Williams of near Gilgal was a caller in our community Sun day afternoon. Mrs. E. W. Callison .isited Mrs. W. M. Corley Tuesday afternoon. There will be a short program at Bold "Springs third Sunday morning which we are all looking forward to with much pleasure. Miss Martha Bell was a caller in the home of Mrs. R. T. Mayson Wed nesday afternoon. Easter goods, novelty candy box es, rabbits, chicks, candies, etc. QUARLES & TIMMERMAN, VARIETY STORE. Miss Florence Mims Sees Tone Test in Tonk a wa. Dear Advertiser: On Tuesday evening two artists, Mr. Glen Ellison, the Scotch'bari tone and Miss Alta Hill, pianist, ap* peared in a concert in Tonkawa, giv ing a tone'test with "thc Edison ma chine, -.j. Through one of the furniture stores here, invitations were issued to a very large number . The Metho dist church was filled. I had heard of tone tests before and always believed that the repro duction of the human voice on talk ing machines was very accurate, but never before 'had seen it so demon strated. 5 Mr. Ellison's program cons/feed mostly of Scotch songs, some of which Harry Lauder has made fa mous. One o? Mr. Ellison's records was placed an the machine. He ,tjben sang with his-own voice along with the mechanical reproduction of it, so that he seemed to be singing a du et with himself. From time to. time he would stop, and if you did'not watch the movement of his lips, you could not quite detect w/ether you were being entertained by the ma chine or the present voice of the ar tist. So perfect was the time arie blending of the tones that there ed to be only one production df|bh? | song when there were two. The,' im agination did not erven have -t? be brought into play, for if one >c'uly. closed his eyes, he could believes^hat the mechanical reproduction was the real voice. During one of the numbers'-when Mr. Ellison was singing with the;>ina chine, the lights unexpectedlVi^nt.. out. I thought it made no difference.' to Mr. Ellison that he could -sS^^s;! well in the dark as in the lignt#mat' suddenly the lights came-on, ah^Kr: Ellison had left the platforhi: been listening to the machine ai not know the difference^;''.. That was a very good trick to play and thereby prove to the satisfaction of all, the excellence of the mechani cal reproduction. Miss Hill placed one of her solo records on the machine and then played the composition so much in unison with the record, that someone turned to me and asked if the artist only was playing. The audience was delighted as it well may have been. To the average audience there is something more pleasing about such a demonstration than there is about an ordinary concert. The modern mind likes practical proof and evi dence of supposed facts. To some souls, art is too ethereal. The fact that it can be caught, from the clouds and made, like electricity to go through a material medium" before it reaches them, gives it the contact with reality which makes it more in telligible. It is through the records of Galli curci and Alma Gluck that the great majority of the people have learned to appreciate these artists, and through them, good music. Mr. Ellison was exceedingly gra cious as most great artists are on the stage, and most great people in life. An artist's personal charm and pleas ant manner make half of his effect Immediately on approaching an au dience, he is taken into their good graces, or he is unconsciously reject ed. He is weighed in the balance, and his good points are magnified or his defects over-estimated through the performance by his very attitude. He must assume a joy that he does not feel, pretend a pleasure that he may not experience, and finally, through the evening the smile that is at first on his lips, may finally reach bis heart. These western towns are very pro gressive. Any joys and luxuries which mere money can buy, they have in abundance. The nearby oil wells bring wealth, and with it cultural op portunities continually come into the town. . FLORENCE MIMS. Tonkawa, Oklahoma. April 6, 1922 I hereby announce that I am a can didate for the position on the Board of Public works of the town of Edge field heretofore filled by Mr. L. T. May and solicit the support of the people. J. W. STEWART. What the Parent-Teacher As sociation Is. In view of the fact that many of the parents, teachers and pupils, of the Edgefield High School apparently do not have a full aid complete knowledge of the real purposes and objects of the association, it may be well at this time to call to the atten tion of all those interested in the Edgefield High School two articles of the Constitution, which fully set forth such purposes. Article II provides: "The object of this association shall be to improve conditions of the school life of pupils of the Edgefield High Sohool, by promoting coopera tion between the home and the school and by working constructively for the moral, physical, and intellectual improvement of all students," Article IV provides: "Any person interested in the aims of the Association may become a member. The real intent and purpose of the association, while fully set forth in Article II, may need a little explana tion. It is not the desire nor intent of the association to have the rela tionship which is brought about through its meetings between teach ers and parents to be used i a means of injecting home discipline into the school nor home discipline into the home. Each class of discipline should be, and is, a thing to be administered in its proper place, and it is highly improbable that either the teachers or. the parents would attempt to take advantage of any confidences which might be secured by virtue of their 'coming into contact with each other through the association meetings. >^It can not be denied, however, that the personal equation so established between the parents and the teachers will most - materially help, and in many cases will absolutely effect that full .understanding of each other which should exist between the pupils and the teachers. . The parents do not join and take active part in the activities of the association for the purpose of keep ing tab on their children, but become members with the idea of assisting their children through that close and true comradeship which should al ways exist between parent and child. Likewise, the teachers do lot par ticipate in the activities of the asso ciation for any purpose save that of establishing such personal equation between themselves and the parents as will place them in a position tb un derstand more thoroughly the indi vidual characteristics of their pupils. Since reading the above, don't you want to become a member? We need and want you. The first Thursday afternoon in each month is the time of meeting. Mark it on your calendar so as not to forget it and let us have the larg est attendance yet at our next meet ing, which will be the last before this session closes. Mrs. W. E. LOTT, President. Eureka News. The Eureka B. Y. P. U. gave one of the members, Miss Edyth Harley, a surprise party Friday night. There was a large crowd present beside the members. Different games were play ed and everybody had a nice time. Mrs. George Rhoden spent one day last week with Mrs. G. S. Cartledge. Rev. J. L. Pitman of Warrenville dined with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rut ledge Sunday. Misses Nelle, Marie and Maude Rhoden spent Saturday with Misses Alma and Ethel Clark. \ Miss Ethel Clark, from the Long Branch section, spent a few days last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Darling Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Holley of Ai ken visited Mrs. Holly's mother, Mrs, Lydia^Seigler, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Moyer, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Yonce, Sunday. Mr. an dMrs. SJarn Yonce Sunday. Mr. Jim McGee- and- Miss Ruth Mc Gee spent Sunday with Misses Cleo and Nelle Rhoden. Mr. Leonard Yawn of Beech Island spent the week-end near Eureka. Mr. Harvey Pardue, who has a po sition in Graniteville, is home for a few days. Mrs. Lillie Rhoden and family spent Sunday with Mrs. L. R.McGee. . Mrs. D. 0. Harley, Sr., spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harley. Mr. Friar, who is in the hospital, is still improving and is expecting to come, -home the 'latter part of this week. Miss Cleo Rhoden took tea with Miss Alloe Rutledge Friday night. Miss Dorothy Neal spent last week end with her sister, Mrs. Gaines Rut ledge. Mrs. Fair Lybrand and son, Broad us, spent Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Johnson. \ Mr. and Mrs. Ernie King of Colum bia spent Sunday night with Mrs. King's parents, Mr. and Mrs'. Fred Rutledge. The Eureka school closed Monday, and there will be a play in the Eure ka school house Thursday night. Ad mission fee is only twenty-five cents. Everybody come. Mrs. Eula Strom of Plum Branch visited in the home of Mrs. George Rhoden Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Franklin came through Eureka Sunday going to Ai ken to see Mrs. Franklin's mother, who is ill. Mr. Willie McCarty who has a po sition in Aiken was home last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whitlock spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clauke Cu'mbee in the Mt. Pleasant section-. Flat Rock News. We are having real nice weather, and many farmers ate making good use of it. Theresas been a great deal of gardening done on this side. There was a lerge attendance at Red Oak Grove last Sunday. We re ceived a very interesting sermon from Rev. Mr. Lightfoot. Misses Lou Eva Parkman and Kathlene Kenrick were visitors in the home. of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bush last Thursday. v s Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Timerman, and their attractive little daughter* were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lamb last Sunday. Mrs. Ola Edwards and her little niece, Clara, from Greenwood, are the guests of Mrs. Mellie Dow. Misses Mamie Timmerman and Kathlene Kenrick were the guests of Miss Cornelia Bussey last week-end. Misses Sadie and Fannie Dow and Alice Rearden, were the guests of Misses Maggei and Eva Agner last Tuesday night. Miss Mildred Bussey was the guest of Misses Marie and Maude Hamilton last Wednesday night. Miss Ruth Roberson was the guest of Misses Louise and Elizabeth Bus hey last week-end. Mrs. J. E. Hamilton visited in the home of Mrs. M. Prescott last Mon day. Mrs. W. M. Agner is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Bailey of Edge field. Miss Lou Eva Parkman was the guest of Miss Thelma Dorn last week end. i ; Mrs. Georgia Prescott visited Mrs. J. E. Hamilton last week. Mrs. George Bussey and Miss Maude Hamilton visited Mrs. Lucy Morgan on Monday. Mrs. Milton Bushey of Modoc, was the guest of Mrs. D? C. Bussey last Sunday. Miss Maggie Agner visited her aunt in Modoc last week. Misses Louise and Elizabeth Bus sey were guests of Miss Nita Miller last Saturday. "BLUE EYES." Easter Egg Hunt. Next Monday afternoon an Easter egg hunt will be held on the lawn of Mrs. Kate Butler under the auspices of the Episcopal Guild. An admission fee of 10 cents will be collected at the gate and home-made ice cream will/be served throughout the after noon for 10 cents a cone. A golden egg will be hidden on the lawn and the finder of this egg will be pre sented With a prize. All of ^he chil dren in town are invited. An interest ing program is being arranged. Be sides story telling, many games will ?be provided for the entertainment of the children. Beautiful new line of Voiles, Or gandies, Dotted and Embroidered Swiss, Lawn, etc. ?QUARLES & TIMMERMAN, VARIETY STORE. RED OAK GROVE. Interesting Closing Exercises . of School. Sermon by Dr. Lightfoot on the First Sunday. j_ The closing" exercise of Red Oak Grove school afforded quite a pleas ant evening for the patrons and a goodly number of visitors and friends on last Friday. The entire play re flected much credit to .botn the teach er and pupils. Here is hoping Red Oak Grove school will continue to try and keep in line, grow and pros per. And that its teacher, Mrs. Mag gie Roberson, to whom much praise was applauded, may return next fall, which will mean quite a promotion, for old Red Oak Grove. Following is. the program: Welcome Song, by school. Address-Margie Dorn. . Recitation-May Jordan. , Music. Play-Entertaining Sister's Beau, Music. Recitation, "Verbs"-J. T. Bush. Recitation-Tommie Ruth Sharp ton. Vacation song by school. ' Recitation, "She Never Smiles", Alice Rearden. Recitation, "John Maynard"-Fan nie Bush. Recitation, "Tending Baby"-^Stan ley Dorn. Music. Play "Little Mother"-by Margie Dorn, Elbert Dom and Jewel Willis^. Music. Recitations by Alva Jordan, Ida Lee Sharpton, Elbert Dorn and Jewel Willis. Play, by James and Maggie Willis,. Thelma and Benjamin Dorn and J. T, Bush. Music. Recitations by Maggie Willis, Alva. Jordan and Julia .Bush. Music. Flay; ' "Moth er-Wiri* ;r . ' Recitation, 'Thelma Dorn. Music Tableau, "Rock of Ages." Closing song by school. Mr. W. A. Dow and Miss Ellie: Dorn rendered the music for the evening which every one enjoyed. Times demand that I should not ref iain from mentioning the marked deportment on the part of the entire gathering, the children behind the screen and the audience, both giving undivided attention ; quietude reign ed throughout the evening. Mrs. Clarence Edwards from Greenwood, S. C. was the guest las?, week in the home of her sister, Mrs: Millie Dow. . Mr. and Mrs. Mallie Clegg had as. their guests last week-end, Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Rogers of Callison. \ Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bussey and Mrs* T. W. Lamb were among those, invit ed to dine at Mrs. Dow's in honor of her sister, Mrs. Edwards. The patience with which Mr. Ro berson has borne his long illness is marked, and his many friends will be glad Jo know he has been some bet ter this week. . Mr. and .Mrs. John Self of Plum. Branch, Mr. and Mrs..Henry Bailey of Modoc called to see their grand father, Mr. Roberson last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mims of Au gusta came up to their farm on busi ness last week and attended services conducted by Dr. Lightfoot at Red Oak Grove last first "Sunday. Dr Lightfoot made a good impression on his audience. We trust much good may result from tbe services held on that date, 'and we regretted being sick that we could not be present, be cause we would like to have given our brother a handshape of welcome and cooperation, for sometimes we feel like" the folks, especially our wo men, think the 75 million is growing to be rather a hobby with me. I am frank to admit its interest lies heav ily on my mind. But if our members? .the Baptists will prayerfully submit, themselves, all will be well and the pledges will be duly paid. The crisis through which we are - passirfg, only means a blessing in disguise. Those who live nearest to their Lord, keep ing under the shadow of His protect ing wings, will win, because of the promises left to those who trust Him. So let's think more of our duty to. Him and less of the world, then the cloud that now is dark, will dawn in? to the brightest day.