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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
1
County agents and Clemson College marketing specialists plan cooperative sales of surplus cattle from Georgetown County. If enough head are gathered buyers will come to a station for grading and purchase before loading, reducing consignment risk. Grass fed cattle fetch top prices June 15 to July 15.
The church relies on love and action, not sympathy or talk. Members should support uplift work regardless of preacher, as the church endures beyond any temporary pastor. Get behind the church and push it forward with sensible, consecrated effort.
Mr and Mrs George A Lambert and Mrs George A Monson attended commencement at Union last Tuesday night. Mrs Monson will leave Saturday June 4 for Wofford College to present at the graduation. her brother Barnie Williams will also be there and Mr Monson will join her in Columbia.
The Mothers Club holds a Wednesday afternoon party from 4 to 6 30 for the playground fund at the K of P Hall. Refreshments will be served and a small admission charged. The event replaces the regular Friday meeting and conflicts with that evening’s music program. All women interested in supporting the cause are invited.
Philadelphia May 27. Grover Bergdoll draft evader living in Germany had his property seized by Alien Property Custodian Col. Thomas W. Miller under a Harding administration order. The action also targets his mother Emma Bergdoll and brother Erwin. value of Grover’s estate is about 636 226 dollars.
Methodist Church announces 10 a.m. Bible School and 11 a.m. sermon by the pastor. 8 p.m. features Presiding Elder Rev. Derrick of Kingstree with the third quarterly conference session. Next Sunday discusses Our Town What it Needs. Future Sundays address The Boy in Our Town His Value and Needs and The Girl in Our Town Her Value and Needs. The church appeals for hearts and brains rather than money.
Christian Observer clipping notes Rev A C Bridgeman long known in Andrews and formerly pastor at Indianton. His son Rev Harrod Bridgemann recently completed training in Richmond and is now a missionary in China where he married several months ago.
Cemetery association asks lot owners to send a man or horse and plow next Thursday morning to plant grass this fall. Those who do not assist will miss grassing readiness when the time comes.
Special to The Andrews News notes crops growing well in Warsaw and Morrisville. Five carloads of cattle and one car of potatoes were shipped from Morrisville in a day. The Rhem Brothers lead local farming and mercantile commerce. Piney Forest and J J Browder's cantaloupes and watermelons are standout. Browder grows seeds used for over twenty years. A fine church and school exist with teachers Ethel Russell and Mamie Scott. Trustees Benton Godwin and S R Long plan a larger school this year. Closing exercises featured eighty year old George Taylor and more than fifty program participants. The speaker delivered the closing address. The community is moral, financial, and spiritual.
Kingsburg May 31 large crowd attends dedication of the Baptist Church in Kingsburg with Dr W T Derieux Dr Furman H Martin and Rev W C Blount present. Dr Martin delivers dedicatory sermon on the New Testament Church. deacons ordained with Rev S J Parker pastor of the community church noted. The Seaboard Air Line depot serves as the shipping hub while artesian wells and a growing high school add to local pride.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs G T Ford entertained in honor of her sister Mrs J Reese Ford of Roanoke Virginia Several ladies called and were received by the hostess The room was decorated with pot plants and cat flowers Cream cake and mints were served by Mrs Byrd and Miss Dorothy Grant Mrs Reese Ford formerly lived in Andrews and was warmly welcomed during her visit
The Andrews Graded School pupils under Miss Jeter present a recital at the K of P Hall Friday night. Due to a Masonic Lodge meeting, only parents of participating children may attend. No admission fee.
The Eleventh Grade graduation exercise will be held Monday night at the Select Theatre. The class work has been approved and diplomas issued by the State Superintendent of Education.
Mr. R. R. Lambert and Miss Emma Swails, both of this city, were quietly married in Georgetown on Sunday May 29.
Notice calls for July 5 1921 election to issue bonds to fund a complete water works and sewerage plant in Andrews. Petition from a majority of freeholders seeks bond issues totaling 250 000 dollars with 150 000 for waterworks and 100 000 for sewerage.
New York May 30. A national consultation of American cotton growers and affiliated interests discussed rehabilitating the cotton industry and restoring a prewar basis. Speakers warned of the shortest crop in five years and urged immediate steps to create a market and profitable prices.
The class play scheduled for Saturday night is canceled because several graduating students are ill. No makeup date is announced.
The United States Railroad Labor Board will order an average twelve percent wage cut effective July 2 affecting workers on 104 railroads across 31 labor organizations. Headlines note reductions from five to 18 percent with varied impacts on common labor, clerks, engineers, conductors, and ferry crews, lowering overall wage costs by about 400 million dollars annually.
Jasper County farmers abandon cotton due to boll weevil and low prices. Truck farming expands with watermelons and peppers, while the sweet potato crop becomes the largest yet with a 1000 bushel curing house. Farmers report little debt and homespun living, hoping diversification continues.
Chicago May 31 rail executives voiced disappointment at the Labor Board wage cut. They argue the reduction is insufficient to meet the crisis, noting the 1920 July advance equaled about 800 million annually. they seek a larger cut tied to living costs and general business conditions.
Tomato growers from Edgefield Trenton Williston districts met with Henry S. Johnson to discuss forming a marketing association. A constitution and by laws were reviewed and read. An organizing meeting will be held at Aiken on the 31st to perfect the association.
The text notes that falling prices have lowered consumer demand but have hit producers hardest, especially certain manufacturing lines and agricultural classes, accelerating general malaise. It emphasizes the uneven effect with producers bearing the brunt even as consumers feel less impact.
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