Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20
CLEORA CULLINGS.
All Farmers Preparing for Big
Food Crop. Loyalty and
Generously Supporting
School.

After the hardest winter since
1856, spring has at last opened up
and the farmers are showing their
farm work trying to put in an un-
usually big provision crop and a
good size cotton crop. Losing the
oat crop is pretty heavy blow, but
most of the farmers in this section
sowed some oats in February and
March and fertilized them and with
favorable seasons from now on a.
good deal of horse feed will be
made, though the grain won't be as
heavy as fall oats it will help out
wonderfully. 1t is the first time we
have ever lost two grain crops in
succession. 1t looks now like the un-
expected is what happens. The
wheat that was sown last fall is
looking promising nearly everyone
has little sown. As far as we are
concerned we are willing to live on
corn bread and let our boys who
are fighting the German savages
have all the wheat if necessary.
Some of our people don't seem to
realize the responsibility upon US in
this war; seem to look upon it as
the other fellows war, and all they
are required to do is to provide for
themselves, but when the boys from
all around US, our neighbors and
kin are leaving every week for the
training camps for what? To be
trained to go in the trenches in
France, and many of them to give
up their lives fighting for freedom
if America as we'll as for the rest
of the world. 1t seems that we who
ore disqualified by age or other
reasons ought to make any sacrifice
that we are called on to do and do
at cheerfully. Mr.. Sherman must
have had this war in mind when he
defined whatit was.
Mr.. w. P. Brunson who has been
seriously sick for the last month is
able to ride out little every day
now and is slowly gaining his
Estrength ,ss5.e
Miss Fannie Lou Cheatham and
Miss Nettie Seigler who are taking
business course in Augusta came
hone Saturday the 9th on a visit to
the homefolks.
Mr. n. D. Robertson who is max
Jig his home in Augusta now spent
a few days last week with his
daughter, Mrs. Pearce Thomas.
Our school funds for the Brun-
son sceool, which is being taught by
Miss Cathcart of Winnsboro, prin-
cipal and Miss Lowrey from Ches-
Ger as assistant, were cut short this
time. SO last week the trustees de-
cided to try and raise some funds
from the patrons to supplement the
county funds and raised over 500
in one evening. Not only all the pa
irons contributed but several of the
young men gave literally. So by a
little help from our county superin-
tendent we will be able to run lit
tie over two months longer than we
could without this, making the term
about I months. We hope this sum-
mer 10 vote one more mill tax and
make our school a rural graded
school and run 8 months.
Measles have been with US for
two months. Mr. Steve Morgan had
seven in bed at once, as they got
better Mr.. w. p. Brunson had six
in bed at one time. They are all
better now. We have missed them
so far.
Some in this section made short
corn crops last year others made
good ones. We who were short are
are buying from those who made
good ones. So think we will be self
supporting. Don't think any will be
shipped in from other parts.
We have fairly good Sunday
school at our school house every
Sunday. Rev. P. B. Lanham preach
es for US 2nd Sunday evening after
preaching at Gilgal in the morning.
Mr.. Warren Reel took Misses
Cathcart and Lowrey to Augusta
Saturday afternoon in his new Over
land car.
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