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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
1
The board considered maintenance of highways with a decision postponed to December. Andrews was discussed but the matter was carried over. All bills on file were approved and ordered paid as the session adjourned. Isla V. Philen Clerk.
Johnsonville fell 13 to 3 as lefty Lambert pitched two innings allowing 13 hits and 1 strikeout while Bell pitched four strong innings for Johnsonville. Blakeley started for the locals, with Bell closing, as the home club hit well including Bryant and Shive homers as fans crowded the stands.
Local baseball game ends 3-6 with Hemingway umpire disputed calls. Cooky for the locals homered but was ruled out at home. Lambert and Campbell pitched for Hemingway while Wooten relieved for the locals. Umpire judged balls and strikes, affecting the outcome.
Ex Mayor Levy led a large turnout at the town hall to oppose the 250000 bond for water works and sewerage noting the debt burden. Commissioner S P Harper and Public Works head W H Andrews urged careful spending and securing contracts before a town vote scheduled for July 5.
Charleston opened an eight game series at Georgetown by taking the first and last games. Georgetown won the second 7-4 while Pyatt pitched the opener and lost. McConnell won the second game and also pitched the third, with Waddell taking the loss in a tough battle as the series moved to postponements for Manning’s games.
Andrews defeats Nesmith 14 to 3 with Blakeley pitching a five hit game nine strikeouts none walked. Nesmith pitcher walked five and fanned thirteen while allowing fourteen hits. C Bell hits a circuit drive and F Bell adds a triple. McDona d and Kizer among hitters.
A surprise sixteenth birthday party for Mildred Parsons was held last Monday at Mrs. F F Bell's home. Guests hid as she returned, then joined in games and a cream cake reception, with refreshments and more games until eleven. Attending were numerous Misses and Messrs including Virginia Bellune Martha Parsons Margret Noel Charlie Moore and James Bannister.
Tomatoes will move from South Carolina in car lots this season for the first time. The new crop is grown in Barnwell Aiken Saluda and Edgefield counties with shipments starting in a few weeks. An association is forming to market the product and aim for a superior SC tomato. Grading rules outline U S No 1 and No 2 standards for size shape and freedom from defects.
Entomologists say collecting punctured squares can pay if labor is cheap and done early. At fifty cents per hundred it’s too high. twenty five cents per hundred is sometimes profitable in normal times but costly now. Begin in a week or ten days after bloom, weekly for six weeks, with women and children aiding to minimize costs and push the crop rapidly.
A reflective piece urges steadfast faith in Christ and personal conduct as a living sermon. It contrasts quiet faith with empty rhetoric and recalls a battlefield anecdote about courtesy saving a life, noting that politeness endures beyond violence.
J. M. Irby of South Boston Virginia writes a heartfelt tribute mourning the death of Robert W. Camlin. He recalls Camlin as a man of honor and steadfast integrity who faced adversity with faith and gracious strength. The note expresses deep personal sorrow and lasting remembrance.
An old notice invites men to attend a church class at Priday sighting a local store at 3.40. It urges graduates to study and warns loafers against worldly amusements, suggesting attendance is not guaranteed to please everyone.
Entomologist A F Conradi notes that hot dry early fruiting seasons curb weevils reducing need for dusting, while frequent rains boost populations and raise loss. Rainy midday showers shed squares and bulls, concentrating weevils on remaining fruit. Weather can hinder or help poison application, so timing is adjusted per locality during dusting season.
A church notice invites worship at 4 P M Sunday School and 8 P M preaching. The message emphasizes assembling in God’s house, rejecting politics and scandal in favor of preaching sin, new birth, and right living, welcoming all regardless of wealth.
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