19 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
1
A local editorial urges perseverance and personal responsibility amid economic strain in Edgefield South Carolina. It highlights Shakespearean resolve, urges creditors to negotiate, and notes new loans from the War Finance Corporation to support agriculture. The piece stresses looking ahead, maintaining determination, and leveraging available credit to keep farmers solvent and productive.
Latta Law secretary of the South Carolina committee of the war finance corporation says funds are ready to assist banks with agricultural loans. Advices from Washington indicate the war finance corporation approved 400000 dollars in advances to South Carolina banks for financing and exporting cotton. The committee expects approval and disbursement to banks soon.
A Manufacturers' Record analysis warns of a global cotton shortage unseen since the Civil War era. It projects a seven million bale crop likely, with boll weevil damage and economic shifts pushing the South toward diversified farming. The piece urges farmers, bankers, and merchants to curb cotton emphasis, grow food and feed, and resist credit tied to cotton bets. It argues cotton should be a surplus crop only, with domestic food production secured for stability.
A letter from P C Elmrod criticizes Baptist church influence on law enforcement and court sentences. He argues for church state separation, condemns chain gang penalties, and urges mercy over punishment. He references King’s Mountain Cow Pens Valley Forge and Bunker Hill to frame civic rights and moral duty.
The passage advocates reducing cotton plantings in the South while increasing fertilized acreage and diversifying crops to grow more grain and meat. It calls bankers and merchants to lead an aggressive campaign for intensified cultivation, emphasizing that reliance on cotton alone would harm Southern agriculture and industry.
A letter attributed to P C Elmrod in the Index-Journal is questioned as an imposition and fake. The author questions the sender's identity and knowledge about Baptist church matters within the Abbeville Association context.
G W Gardner of Greenwood South Carolina writes that churches and government never denied Christians the right to petition and that Abbeville Association and clergy support law enforcement. He cites Judge Henry McIver’s courteous handling of resolutions and urges Elmrod to advise whiskey sellers to quit the liquor trade, praising local officers and citizens backing enforcement. September 28.
YONCE & MOONEY advertise a genuine Ford battery for 25 dollars. Edge Field Mercantile Company promotes cut price bargains on buggies wagons harness and more. They offer Ford top re-covering including back curtain for 12 dollars before bad weather arrives.
Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of the late R. E. Cheatham to pay the undersigned and to all who hold claims against the estate to present them properly attested. Mrs. May West Cheatham, Administratrix. October 12, 1921.
Concordia Lodge No. 60 A F M announces its regular communication will be held on the second Monday night each month instead of Friday. Members are urged to observe the change and be present. Edgefield S C August 1 1921.
Notice to all interested parties that J Claude Johnson seeks Final Discharge as General Guardian of Maud Smith Johnson. Hearing set at Edgefield Court House South Carolina on October 28 1921 at 11 o clock a m to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Ford Y M notes payment terms.
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