02 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1913
Page
1
The Edgefield Advertiser established 1935 lists J L Mims as editor and notes publication every Wednesday in the Advertiser Building Edgefield South Carolina. It states communications require the writer's name and that Cards of Thanks Obituaries Resolutions and Political Notices appear at advertising rates.
A real aggressive Chamber of Commerce is urged to spark new enterprises in Edgefield. Political cost cited at about $70 000 annually to the State as a barrier to change, while a note on parcel post stamps interchangability and postal law updates. Gettysburg veterans honored, especially seven gray haired women who tended wounded soldiers sixty years ago.
The Supreme Court has filed a decree sustaining lower court findings in T. A. Vaughn of Greenville. Vaughn, who committed a series of crimes over a year ago, was sentenced to the electric chair last October. His lawyers appealed on technical grounds, delaying justice for months, a delay condemned as inexcusable and prone to encourage crime.
County Superintendent W. W. Fuller announces an examination on July 11 to award two Clemson scholarships. The article notes a prior year with only two applicants who failed to reach the 60 percent threshold, prompting no awards, and urges more county youths to apply, expecting at least a score or more applicants.
Citizens may compete for Clemson scholarships they are entitled to. Those without blanks can obtain the forms on the morning of the 11th, and time is not running out.
Edgefield residents call for diversified local industries to keep cash circulating year round. The new commercial organization formed at yesterday's mass meeting aims to mobilize organized effort and quick, concrete steps to create employment for young people and attract local capital and managerial talent for sustainable ventures.
A California uncle left a nephew 5000 with a condition to earn and deposit 1000 before payout. The will aims to teach the value of money, arguing that gifting large sums can harm young men. The author urges fathers to teach responsibility over mere wealth.
Edgefield faces urgent need for fire protection and maintenance of equipment. The town lacks a working chemical engine, previously blamed as a toy but shown to save property. The Chamber of Commerce and town council should coordinate to secure and renew fire fighting capability, utilizing town mule assets for transport to fires.
Timmons and Morgan advertise fresh onion sets and root paint in red and black. First class floor oil priced at 40 cents per gallon, with quality and satisfaction guaranteed. B. Timmons promotes affordable paint options at 50 and 75 cents per gallon, claiming equal quality to higher priced brands.
A community column invites praise for neighbors while inviting a harsh critique from a sharp voiced reader. The piece contrasts friendly notes with a pointed exposes tone, reflecting local sentiment and social dynamics in Spartanburg.
A debate over secession splits opinions as militia members clash with treasury loyalties in Washington, highlighting tensions between national government funds and regional authority. The State notes the possible consequences of financial and political breakaway amid growing secessionist sentiment.
A newspaper item notes the need for an elastic currency to cover daily expenses from butcher and grocer bills to gasoline. The proposal frames money as flexible enough to accommodate rising costs and varied purchases in common daily life.
The Or angeburg Times and Democrat warns that South Carolina militia companies may lose about 85 000 dollars in federal pay next year if federal support does not resume soon, while residents may end up subsidizing militias in other states.
A state’s progress hinges on public commitment to education. Citizens must fund and ensure efficient schools colleges and universities to prevent ignorance and its social costs including crime poverty and mental health burdens.
Col E J Watson cites that South Carolinians spend about thirteen million dollars yearly on canned goods. A census shows the state ships out just over one thousand dollars worth of canned tomatoes annually. The piece questions reliance on imported canned tomatoes and suggests individuals preserve garden harvests for winter and surplus for neighbors in need.
The Yorkville Enquirer notes President Wilson appears to push his agenda with little demand for shared responsibility. Congress can claim credit if outcomes succeed or blame if they fail, but Wilson does not seek to divide responsibility. He asks only party loyalty from Democrats and offers nothing to Republicans.
A playful exchange contrasts a man’s social gifts with frugal living as a captain of finance. The Cincinnati Enquirer humorously notes a salaried man must live within his income while arousing Irish wit in a rural dig.
A minister and his wife praise their well behaved children while Agnes cheekily recalls her father’s threat to “knock our blocks off” if they misbehaved. The exchange captures playful family dynamics and a child’s candid memory in a small domestic scene.
A fragment from Tit Bits recounts a joke about three men an Englishman an Irishman and a Scotsman found guilty of murder and allowed to choose their execution. The Scotsman selects an ash tree the Englishman an oak and Pat asks for a gooseberry bush hoping it will grow. The judge says it is not big enough and Pat smiles I will wait until it grows.
J Russell Wright writes of taking the Battle Flag of the 7th South Carolina Regt to Gettysburg for a reunion. He recalls its baptism at Fredericksburg, sacrifices of color bearers and soldiers, and promises to display it again to honor fallen comrades, with memories of Chickamauga and Fort Sumter shaping his resolve.
The Modoc division union meeting was well attended over two days with good speeches on queries. Ladies’ housekeeping tables offered abundant virands. Next meeting moves to Plum Branch. Peach season brings new young men. peaches are not abundant. The first car shipped Saturday from Rowland and Middleton orchards. Gus Edmunds arrives with his chain gang promising boulevard development. Frank Sharpton, veteran, left for Gettysburg. Miss H H Wright visited from Home Missions work. spoke of large audiences and hospitality, Eugenia Middleton returns from Augusta to Mrs Luke.
In a crowded streetcar an Irishman lost balance and fell across a lady's lap. She spoke sternly asking his identity. His quick reply claimed he thought himself Irish, then added the humorous misnaming Tama Laplander, prompting light amusement rather than offense.
A large mass meeting in the courthouse launched a tentative boosters group for town business leaders. O P Bright was elected president, W A Byrd vice president, W P Calhoun secretary, and W E Lott treasurer. A constitution committee was named and next meeting set for Tuesday afternoon to finalize bylaws and appoint further committees. The group, urged by Johnston Chamber leader Jack A Lott, aims to develop the town’s material interests with active, local leadership.
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