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VOU87 ; EDGEFIELD, S. C., cWjEDNESDAY, Aug., 23, 1922_ Wo- 29- I JOHNSON LETTER. Ridge Association Soon to Meet. Preached First Sermon. New Su perintendent. Arrived. The Ridge Association meets here Thursday and Friday of this week, with the Baptist Church, and many committees have been appointed to make all arrangements, and from re ports of each, the association prom ises to be a very pleasant one, as far as local arrangements go. The program is a very attractive one, and from this point of view, the meeting will be very profitable, Dr. McGlothlin, of Furman, being one of the speakers. There are about 18 churches in this association, and about 100 del egates are expected. Mr. John Owen Smith, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, of Har mony, preached on Sunday evening at the Methodist Church. This was the first time that he has preached and he promises to be one of the leading ministers. He has fine delivery, and his thoughts were forcefully expressed, and as one looked, into his splendid young face, they could also read, .what this noble young christian would mean for the kingdom of God. Mr. Smith has a wonderful voice and he can sing the gospel, as well as preach it, so he will be a two fold power in the Master's vineyard, for many a soul has been brought to Christ by the power of song. It was a real pleasure to all to hear him at this evening service. Little Miss Irene Lagrone is now convalescing 2?fter an attack of fe ver. Mr. James Cullum has joined his family here, vrho are at the home of, Mrs. Cullum's" mother, Mrs. Annie Harrison. Mrs. J. Howard Payne and Miss, Margaret Helen Payne and Miss Hortense Padgett have been visit ing Mrs. Price Timmerman, at Eu reka The Baptist Sunday school gave $30. toward the establishing of the bed at the State Park Camp. $100. was asked from this community by Miss Mamie Eidson. who is a patient at the camp. There is a great need for more beds, she writes. Mr. M. W. Clark was sick during the past week and his daughter, Mrs. Eugene Kneece, with her fine sons, spent a few days with him. Mrs. Alice Cox has been for a vis it to relatives at Saluda Messrs. John Howard Black and Oscar Black have gone to Anderson, to visit in the home of their Uncle, Mr. J. M. Black. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hart and Walker have gone to Macon, Ga., to j reside, having departed during the past week. Misses Elliot and Conya Hardy have arrived to visit in the home of their father, Mr. J. W. Hardy. They hold government positions in Wash ington, and have been away from home since January, so a warm wel come awaits them. Misses Antionette Denny and Ella Jacobs are expected home nextweek, having been in New York attending a summer school, each taking spe cial courses. Mrs. Jacobs accompan ied them, and has been the guest of relatives during the time. Mr. Frank Suber has gone to Sal uda to visit friends and relatives. Miss Luelle Norris, accompanied by her friends, Miss Troeger and Mr. Troeger, of Columbia, has been for a short visit to the home folks. Mr. Epting, of Newberry, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Thomas Weiderman. Mrs. J. E. Brunson, and her sons, Messrs. William, Sam, and Joe Brun son, of Ninety Six, spent Sunday here in the home of Mrs. Brunson's sister, Mrs. Willie Tompkins. Mrs. Harris Dohrin has returned from a week's stay in New York. Mr. Thomas Stevens has gone to Durham, N. C., having accepted a job there. Mrs. Ethel Hester Cox, of Colum bia, has been spending a while here with relatives. Miss Pearl White, and Eleanor and Ray Ivy have been visiting their Aunt, Mrs. Georgia Turner. Mr. Halford, of Barnwell, has been* for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. James Halford. Miss Annie Holmes Harrison has returned from Columbia. Mr. Alexander, the newly elected Supt. of the High School, has been ?here during the past week, looking into the school work and making arrangements. He and his wife will arrive soon and take up their abode in the school manse, of the campus. School will open on Monday, Sept. 4th. Mrs. Thomas Mitchell of Leesville has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Archie Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Tarrant and little son, of McCormick, are spend ing a few weeks in the home of Mr. Will Wright. Miss Mary Walker is at home from a visit to friends in Newberry. Dr. and Mrs. Olin Sawyer were the recipients of much social atten tion while here on a visit, and two of the most pleasant affairs given them were the afternoon and evening par ty given in their honor by their sis ters, Misses Clara, Maud and Gladys Sawyer. In the afternoon Rook was enjoy ed, there being twelve tables, and the hostesses were assisted in receiving by their sisters, Mrs. Henry Clark, of Aiken, and Mrs. Horace Wright, of Georgetown. Mrs. Sawyer was presented a love ly necklace of beads. Block cream and cake were served. In the evening Bridge was enjoy ed, there being about thirty six cou ples. The occasion was a very happy one, and there was a pleasant inter mingling of warn friends. Dr. Saw yer having resided here until his marriage. Mrs. J. W. Marsh was hostess dur ing the past week at two beautiful afternoon parties, at her attractive summer home "Breezy Heights," the affair being in -honor of-her- sisters;' Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Isom, of Spar enburg, and Mrs. Grady Hazel. There were about 75 friends in vited to meet the honorees, one half of these coming each afternoon. The first afternoon after a lively game of Rook, the honorees were presented with lovely pictures, and the second afternoon, with boxes of correspondence cards. Tempting re freshments were served at both par ties. The affairs were both, ones of great enjoyment. Miss Paula Heaton is at home from a visit to friends and relatives in Springfield, being accompanied home by Miss Louise Felder. Miss Dessie Dean, of Saluda, is the guest of friends. Mrs. Eugene McAlpine, and chil dren, of Hartsville, are visiting in the home of the former's father, Dr. S. G. Mobley. Misses Janie and Inez Rhoden have returned from Macon, Ga., where they visited their grandmoth er, Mrs. Wheeler. Miss Corrie Johnston is visiting her cousin, Miss Evelyn Johnson. Miss Emmie Tompkins is at home from a visit to relatives in Edgefield. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Connerly have been for a short visit to Mn ma Mrs. David Phillips, at Springfield. Dr. Horace Wright, of George town, has joined his wife here, and is visiting his sisters and brothers. Miss Fulton, of Greenwood, is spending a few days here with her sister, Mrs. W. S. Brooke. Miss Fulton is in charge of one of the homes at Connie Maxwell or phanage, having been here for the past two years, and on Wednesday evening at the Baptist prayer meet ing, told something of the hospital, the home life, and other phases that were interesting. Mr. Frank Suber has been visiting at Saluda* Notice To Executive Committee. The County Executive Committee will meet at Edgefield, on Thursday the 31st. of August to tabulate the votes and declare the result of the e lection. J. H. Cantelou, County Chairman. Edgefield, S. C., August 23, 1922. -_~ State Facing Acute >?oMl ;.? Situation. Conditions as regards'v the.;;''coa supply are so acute in South'Caro lina and in the entire country-.tha the useless or unnecessary " use f o: hydro electric power for.heax^p^te trie signs, white ways, street li^t?i' and possibly moving picture vshow: will have to be stopped, Frank. 'W Shealy, chairman of the railroac commisson, said yesterday upQ.?i , hi? return from Washington, .^.-.?v-^ Mr. Shealy was deeply imprcfiec with the acuteness of. the sitjiatioi and he was most emphatic r in hi; statement that unless . the strictes economy was practiced suffering might result. Mr. Shealy has^??eei in Washington for over a week arne there he saw daily the great, emer gency. Hundreds of officials are. crowd ing into the capital in an effo^-t'i get coal. South Carolina is p'ossiblj as well off as any of the states, Mr Shealy found. The situation is :bac all over the country. '"The supply of coal so far as the nation is concerned, is less than ha? ever been known," Mr. Shealy 'de clared. While in Washington he made temporary arrangements witr. the federal fuel administrator, that if maintained, will prevent actual suffering in South Carolina., .With, out the observance of this agree ment there is bound to be suffering. Mr. Shealy said. Even under this arrangement some of the lower class industries will likely be forced to shut down, Chairman Shealy pointed out. . : \ The following statement was-maide by chairman Shealy upon his return: Must Have Cooperation. "Conditions will be rii'uch benefit ted with the thorough cooperation of the public, which even under pres ent arrangements is absolutely. nec essary to prevent inconvenience; and actual suffering, during the--^w????fc months to many of the citizens of this state. It is my opinion at this time that all useless or unnecessary use of hydro electric power now used in heavy electric signs, white ways, unnecessary street lighting, possibly moving picture shows and things of that kind, will necessarily have to be dispensed with. "Along this line the public can give much cooperation to the gover nor and the railroad commission in relieving the condiions above stated. Some of the lower class industries no doubt will have to close down as has already been done in many in stances in the greater portion of the United States. The diversion of the hydro electric power used at this time for what would be termed as non-essentials will greatly aid. How long this state of affairs will exist no one seems to be able to prophesy. Some to Get Coal. "The cotton oil mills, as food pro ducing utilities have the promise, under present conditions, of one third of their normal supply. As to gas plants, ice plants and similar utilities it is hoped to maintain con tinued operation, allowing where possible hydro electric power to be substituted in place of steam. It may become necessary that a portion of these utilities will have to be put on short time where it is possible to do so. "What should be done and what is -expected of the public is not to be stampeded but to cooperate with the governor and the commission and every effort should be used to ob tain other fuel for domestic and other purposes where wood can be used." Rules and regulations governing the distribution of what coal be comes available will be given to the public at the earliest possible time. Mr. Shealy has undertaken to place the facts as they actually exist so that the public may know the serious state of affairs that it is facing now. Mr. Shealy was able to get certain rules adopted by the federal commit tee that were in use by his own com mittee prior to the issuance of regu lations by the federal distributor that will have a tendency to do away with a great amount of red tape, but accurate figures must be furnished to the state distributor or results will not be what they would other wise.-The State. Three Fundamentals in the Volstead Act. The Index Journal wishes to again set forth the three fundamentals, as ifsees them, in the matter of viola tions -of the Volstead act. Whether we like it or not, whether it was made possible in the way it should and other kindred questions aTe now purely academic. Prohibi tion is the law of the land. It is not only organic law but it is statute law. Officers, of the law have no choice, no alternative. Even in counties where the sentiment is overwhelm ingly against the law, if there are any such, the officers of the law have no excuse to refuse to enforce the law. ' Our first fundamental then is: The prohibition law should be rigidly en forced. Officers have a hard job enforcing any law. All of us know that. Town officers have their hands full in looking after the ordinary run of things. County officers, particularly sheriffs, have a great variety of du ties to perform. In this state in the last few years the sheriffs have been kept on the run collecting or trying to collect debts. They have to serve papers. They have to collect back taxes. In every county in the south probably a large per cent of the time of this office is taken up with mat ters of this kind. But violation of the law, any law, comes before debt collecting. Prop erty is "good for taxes" as we say and a delay of a day or a week or a month will not matter much where taxes have gone unpaid for several years. The prohibition law should be en forced and if the job is too big for one man, two men, five men or what not, the officers responsible should come out and tell the people who haye elected them that help is need ed and why. C C^r .second .fundamental is that officers should be more than brave and tactful. They must be above re proach themselves. It is a great thing for any officer when it is said of him that his private life and conduct is above reproach. Our third fundamental is that too many good citizens, good in the sense that they are law abiding in every sense, are buying whiskey. The men who make whiskey make it to sell, not to be poured out. This sort of thing tends to blind the average officer as to his duty. He knows his duty, but when he sees men of standing and of influence as patrons of the bootlegger, it is nat ural for him to be affected thereby. To him it seems that people talk one way for effect but, like Goldberg's cartoon, "It does not mean any thing." Think about these things. Condi tions are not improving and we need to get down to the heart of the sit uation. Rigid enforcement of the prohibi tion law is our first suggestion in this county. Put it above everything else for a while. If more men are needed let the officers say so. Bet ter to pay the salaries of half a doz en worthwhile men than to have a murder every few weeks, to say nothing of the economic waste which the bootlegging business amounts to as things are.-Greenwood Index Journal. Woman's Missionary Union. To be held at Mount Zion, August 31st and September 1st. Devotions-W. M. U. Watchword, Philippians 4:13, Mrs. A. T. Allen. Welcome-Rev. P. B. Lanham, pastor. Response-Mrs. T. J. Briggs, Har dy's W. M. S. Introduction of visitors and new pastors' wives. Roll call of Woman's Mission So cieties, each responding with the best feature of their society this year or since annual meeting. Recognition of Honor Roll socie ties. Report of presidents of divisions: (1) Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, (2) Mrs. Prescott Lyon, (3) Mrs. J. M. Bus sey. Report of Miss Kellah Fair, treas urer. Report of Mrs. J. L. Mims, super intendent. Address-Mrs. Eva Harris, presi dent Western division. News from Jacksonville Conven tion, Mrs. Abner Broadwater. Greetings from Mr. 0. Sheppard, Moderator of Edgefield Association for twenty-five years. Miscellaneous. Appointment of committee on Time and Place. Reso lutions. Adjourn. Y. W. A. Session. 2 p. m. Miss Emmie Lanham presiding. Devotions-Mark 14:18, Mrs. H. H. Smith, Jr., Edgefield. Report of superintendent, Miss Lanham. Recognition of all auxiliaries and R. A. leaders, each telling the best feature of their work since last an nual meeting. Distribution of Honor Roll badges. Message from State Superinten dent of Y. W. A., Mrs. G. E. Davis. Address-The 20th Century Op portunity for the Young Woman's Auxiliary, Miss Flora Barrett, grad uate nurse and student at the Train ing School. Suggestions and Report from chairman Mission Study, Mrs. B. L. Mims. * "The Training School"-Miss Min nie McKie. Address-Rev. A. T. Allen, pastor First Baptist Church of Edgefield. Sunbeam Session. Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman presiding. Devotions. Roll Call of all Sunbeam bands, each responding with a song or recitation. Honor Roll societies recognized. Talk by Miss Flora Barrett. "Why We Know What We Know" -exercise by leader and children. Address-Mrs. W. J. Hatcher. Afternoon Session. Hymn and Prayer. Report on Personal Service, Mrs. W. G. Wells. Report on Hospital, Miss Martha Bell..../ Orphanage, Miss Emmie Broad water. Literature, Mrs. T. J. Briggs. Margaret Fund, Mrs. Luther Brun son. Obituary, Mrs. J. H. Courtney. Election of officers. Reading of Associational Policy. Consecration Service led by Mrs. A. T. Allen, watchword 1923, II Cor. 9:8. Adjourn. Remarkable That It Is An Issue. "There are states in the Union Virginia to a great extent-where law enforcement is accepted as a matter of course. Respect for law should not be an issue, yet it is a fact that state campaigns in South Carolina from time to time are based upon that issue-law and or der.'" The foregoing observations from the Spartanburg Herald are entirely pertinent. No other state of this Re public is considering the question whether or not 400 or 500 convicts shall be pardoned in a year. In any other state the suggestion of it would be set down as preposterous. In South Carolina the practica, ab olition of the courts and the juries is an issue. The matter is serious - otherwise it would be laughable. The people do not require all the candidates to speak plainly. It is not possible for more than 25 or 50 cases to arise in South Carolina in one year where the employment of exec utive clemency would be needed to prevent a miscarriage of justice. So much evury sensible man knows. Were every candidate for governor to pledge himself not to pardon more than 25 convicts nor to commute more than 25 sentences m a year, hundreds of friends and kindred of men whose liberty or life is in dan ger from the law would lose interest in the primary. The object of the appearance of the candidates before the people is to give the ?eojfle opportunity to get out of them what they want to do if elected. The people of South Caro lina seldom heckle the candidates. The State. FOR SALE: My residence on Ad dison street where I now live. Large lot and water and sewerage connec tion on street in front of house. C. M. MELLICHAMP. Legion To Meet At New Orleans* Many American Legion members from this section hope to artend the national convention at New Orleans in October. The following dispatch from New Orleans tells of plans un der way for the entertainment of the visitors : "Meet me on the levee," will be the slogan of thousands of American". Legion members who come to the Legion national convention at New" Orleans next October. For the Le gion convention sessions will be held' on the basin of the Mississippi river A large covered pier-nearly one" thousand feet long and 400 feet wiide -astride the levee and parallel Jto the Father of Waters will be the scene of national convention delib erations. The pier is located in ther downtown district-just two blocks: from Canal street, the main thor oughfare. On the river side the pier floor is* two feet lower than on the opposite side, and the intervening incline ort which row upon row of chairs will be piar"?'1 will afford every person ' a direct view of the speakers' rostrum. New Orleans will be able to seat' 14,000 delegates and visitors in the mammoth structure. One half of the; vast floor space will be devoted to; the convention proper; the other half to telephone and telegraph booths, committee rooms, lunch and rest rooms, ticket-validating offices and. concession booths. The stage wilK seat fifty persons. Immediately hv front of the rostrum will be the press.*, tables, to seat 150 newspaper corres pondents. To minimize the danger of firer Chief Evans of the New Orleans fire department will station a chemical engine at each end of the pier and will scatter scores of fire extinguish ers throughout the ; assembly space.? The flooring is of wood block, set. closely together, so as.to,reduce the danger' from -burning cigarette or cigar stubs. Special fire insurance wil 1 be carried on the ware house during the convention. The interior of the building will be elaborately decorated wich the flags of all allied powers and with Legion emblems and bannerc A touch of New Orleans atmosphere will be brought to the delegates by the placing in convention hall of. palm trees and miniature live oaks^ hung with the moss which flourishes - only in Lousiana. Amplifers and magna vox equip ment will be installed to guard a gains-: any trouble with acoustics. The Legion Committee will spend. $1.0,000 in preparing the pier forr convention use. . Streets leading to convention hali, will be illuminated by thousands of electric bulbs. The convention com mittee estimates there will be space for the parking of 5,000 automobiles at one time, near the buildng. Greenwood Index Journal. McKendree News* The county campaign meeting was held at McKendree church on last Saturday. A large crowd was pres ent. A good number of the candi dates spoke. After the speaking din ner was prepared which consisted of hash, loaf and pickles together with a bountiful supply of pies, cakes, custards, ice cream and lemon ade. Quite a nice little sum was realized after expenses were paid which will go for church expenses. We wish to thank the candidates and good peo-, pie for their generosity. Messrs. Hollie Turner, J. O. Mc Cary and Alton McCary were pleasant visitors in this community Saturday night and Sunday. Miss Augusta Walton spent Sun day night with Miss Mottie Buzzhart. Misses Fannie Mae and Ivey Cor ley of Bradley are spending some time with Miss Mottie Buzhart. Miss Frances Devore of Way Cross spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. F. P. Walker of Pleasant Lane. Quite a number of the McKendree people attended the meeting at Ste vens Creek and enjoyed the preach ing very much. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Devore spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Timmerman. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Turner spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs J. C. Buzhart E. F. Turner.