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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
County Agricultural Agent
Shipping Board Submits
Report. ~

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The ship
ping board made public tonight a
consolidated balance sheet as of
June 80, 1920," giving financial
transactions of the board and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation from
their inception in 1917 to that date.
It showed total liabilities of $3,537,
380,726.94 and asserts of the same
amount, and it was the first complete
financial statement to be issued by
the federal agencies which built the
great government owned merchant
marines.
The board apparently did not un-
dertake to show the total amount
which has been expended and fiscal
officials when asked as to this amount
said it could not be computed with
any degree of accuracy because of
the system of accounting in use in
the early days of the board.
The liabilities given in the "con-
solidated balance sheet" as made
public included appropriations by
congress of $3,213,217,110; "re-
serves" of $735,618,S16 and other
liabilities of more than S1OO, ,O0O, 600,
the whole totalling $4,050,74 ,866.
The total liabilities of $3,537,380,726
represented the difference between
the $4,0OO,O00,0O0 total and the ex-
cess of expenses over revenues, from
operations, sales and the like, which
was placed at S513,336,139.
Revenues from operations, sales
of ships, etc., were given at S1,14S,
928,155 and expenses as $1,662,-
294,294. Revenues from operating
of vessels were $817,271,5 ,541 and ex-
penses of the operations S1,002,396,-
ESQ, the apparent net loss from oper-
alton being $185,125.037.
Vessels sold brought S296,515,344
while the cost the board $339,0S3,
676, making a total loss on these
transactions S42,56S,331.
In it's capital assets the board list
ed the vessels owned at $2,670,612,
755, this sum representing expendi-
lures, construction, purchase and re-
conditioning. The value Of ship yards,
property and equipment, fuel, oil
stations, real estate and buildings,
automobiles, launches and the like
was placed at S158,895,249. Expen-
ditures for construction of all i'm
provements to housing projects and
transportation facilities were given
as S69,604,977. 1t was explained that
all of these figures represented war
costs and not the present value.
Current assets listed in the balance
sheet included accounts receivable of
S293,792,558; general cash and cash
fund, S96,547,951; investments, $780,
917,5S7; notes receivable, $70,248,-
SGT, and materials, supplies, ship
stores and the like, $143,400,297.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15

Card of Thanks, Obituaries, Res
olutions and Political Notices pub
lished at advertising rates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
Prune Your Grapes.

1t is very important that the Nus
cadine varieties of grapes be pruiied
before the holidays. To wait until af-
forwards will be too late, as these va
rieties bleed very badly when pruned
late in the season. The James, Thom-
as and Scuppernong are the most
popular grapes of the Muscadine fam
lily. Bunch grapes should be pruned
at present also, but they can be safe
ly pruned at any time of the winter.
Demonstrations D in any phase of or
chard work will be gladly given. We
expect to make ORCHARD WEEK
worth while for the county. Plan to
attend at least one of the meetings.
A. B. CARWILE,
County Agricultural Agent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
Ode to the Hotel Dinner.

My sympathy goes out to the miser-
cradle sinner,
Who misses the first table at the
big Turkey Dinner;
He waits and waits; first stands, then
sits,
And the louder the turkey smells,
the madder he "gits."
One hour has passed and with big
whoop,
He goes to the door-they're just
passing the soup 5a
"Good Lord, have mercy~ he cries
with a sigh,
crush those people to finish or
I'll die.."
And again, after waiting two hours
longer,
With the odor of turkey growing
stronger and stronger,
He goes to the door and 10, and be-
hold,
They sit there waiting for their
soup to get cold!
He rips and snorts and tears at his
hair,
Jumps up and down in desperate
despair, ~
For hunger is gnawing his vitals into
thread;
His stomach thinks his mouth gone
dead.
Two hours more of this awful wait,
1t seems an age since last he ate;
The turkey most gone-not even a
smell,
He couldn't feel worse if he were
actually in H.!
The door is opened, he looks in to
If he can find man with sympa-
thy;
He sees a gentleman with smile on
his face,
And oh, how he longs for the gen
tleman's place.
The gentleman catches his eye and
good man that he is,
Gives him his seat so he can get
down to "biz;" j
Then came walters in white, from a
bountiful source 80,
And gracefully served him with
the dainty first course.
Then boiled ham, turkey and Gran
berry sauce;
He cried "Three cheers for our
host, Mr.. Vause?' :.
He said with smile, "This surely is
I am fully repaid for the time 1
did wait"
W. S. G. HEATH. q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
Cabbage Plants.

Frost Proof Cabbage Plants
Charleston Wakefield, Succession
Flat Dutch, by express.
Ten thousand at $3.50 per 1000
five thousand at S1.75; one thousand
at $500; by parcel post prepaid
one thousand for $3.50; five hundred
for $1.50; three hundred for $1.00'
one hundred for 35 cents. Full count
and satisfaction guaranteed. Lead.
ing varieties of Potato Plants IN sea,
~ WATSON PLANT co,
Edge6eld, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
Christmas Seals.

/ The money with which you buy
Christmas seals goes to help the
South Carolina Anti-Tuberculosis
Association. Is there any worthier
cause to be found anywhere? When
you go to buy your Christmas pres
ents for those who are strong and
we'll think of those who are feeble
and despairing and buy Christmas
seals as a gift of gratitude
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
FOR SALE,

NO. 1 Ten-room dwelling with tin
roof, almost new, within short wolk
of post Office. Completed with mod
ern conveniences, electric lights, etc.
Has garden, also corn and potato
land at premises. All out buildings.
NO. 2. Twenty-one (21) acre farm
with seven room modern dwelling
with electric lights, and all out guild;
ings. Has plenty of wood, pasture
with water and g acres will make a
bale of cotton to the acre. Conve-
nient to High School. Partly in the
town of Edgefeld.
NO. 2. Twenty-one (2D acre farm
with seven-room, modern dwelling
with electric lights, and all out build
ings. Has plenty of wood, pasture
with water and 18 acres will make a
bale of cotton to the acre. Conve-
nient to High School. Partly in the
'0"A u DOse E. j. NORRIS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15

Published every Wednesday in
The Advertiser Building at $500
per year in advance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
Barber Shop.

1 desire to notify my friends and
the public that / have engaged two
additional BARRIERS and will hereafter
be able to give prompt service. No
waiting to be served in the barber
shop over the store of Messrs. Rey-
nolds G. Padgett.
WALTER MORGAN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15
Letters to Santa Claus.
Edgefeld, S. c.,
December IA, 1920.

Edgefeld, S. c.,
December IA, 1920.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
am little boy five years of age.
I will tell you what want you to
bring me for Christmas. Now, Santa,
/ have been the very best boy I could
be, and l want you to please bring
me little air rifle and four boxes
Of cartridges; a little tool box and
a hand saw and necktie. Candy, or
anges, raisins and chewing gum, also
some apples. =
1 close with best regards.
EARNEST SIzEMORE.
Edgefeld, S. c., Route 8.
Edgefeld, S. Co
December Ia, 1920.
Dear Old Santa: {.
/ am little boy three years of
age. have been a good boy. Please
bring me little wagon with little
mules to it, and some sparklers and a
cap buster. Also bananas, oranges,
and all kinds of good things to eat.
Please don't forget little brother, T.
", bring him a rubber ball to roll.
With best regard,
- LEONARD SIzEMORE.
Edgefeld, S. c., Route 8.
Edgefeld, S. c..
December IA, 1920.
Dear Old Santa Claus
am little girl seven years old. 1
thought I would write and tell you
what l want you to bring me for
Christmas.
Please bring me doll that will
say "papa" and "mama," and doll
carriage, and two dresses for my
doll. want a tea set and a little set
of knives and forks; some candy. ba-
nanas, oranges, raisins and nuts.
close with best regards.
DEALIA MAY sIZEMORE. Z
Edgefeld, S. c., Route 8.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-12-15

No communications will be pub
lished unless accompanied by the
writer's name.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11
King George Opens
British War ShOlu
By United Press.


London, June 9.-King George, ac.
companied by Queen Mary and Prin-
cess Mary today opened the Imperial
War Museum at the Crystal Palace,
incidentally reopening the famous
glass structure at Sydenham after
six years war service. The Crystal
Palace is the original building erect
ed in Hyde Park for the famous fair
of 1851, and transferred to its pres
ent south London home some years
later. Since the outbreak of the war
it has been used as a training depot
for recruits, transport and motor-lorry
depot, and rehabilitation center.
The Imperial War Museum is to
be permanent, but this year it is be.
ing run in conjunction with the Great
Victory Exhibition, combination
which taxes even the capacity of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

the worlds largest exhibition build
ing. Every type Of war engine is
on view, from an automatic pistol
to biggest howitzer, from trench
dagger TO tank, and many secrets
Of Britain's resources in the war are
revealed, in part at least, to the pub
lie for the first time.
There is an imposing display OF
captured German Austrian, Turkish
and Bulgarian trophies. An impor-
tant feature of the Victory exhibition
is that devoted to oil exhibits, max.
ing possible some appreciation OF
the part played by OIL in the long
struggle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11
Dersonal
Il Mention
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Irene Castle in The Amateur
Wife, at the sugg today
Complete change in program at the
Sugg today. Two acts of Loew
vaudeville and "rhe Amateur Wife,
featuring Irene Castle.
His class bill presented at the
Sugg today. Two acts vaudeville
and feature picture, Irene Castle In
The Amateur Wife"
A. j. Bell, the old piano tuner is
here. Phone 424. S.3t
Attention, all travelling men. who
headquarter at Chckasha. There
will be an important meeting held
in Tho parlors of the Early hotel,
Saturday morning, June 18th, at .
O'clock Ed Ringer. sat
Americas loveliest dancer star and
leader Of fashion in q gay romance
Of New York's roaring forties, see
lreno Castle in THE Amateur
Wife at the sugg today
Have yo never seen the Mola and
Horton---the electrical Laundresses,
at Chalfant's? 11-2t
Mrs. j. G. Braly, formerly of this
city. visited friends in Chickasha to,
day.
Have fine business location on
Chickasha Ave. for leasing on 4year (
lease. Phone 40. l1-tf
The romantic tale Of On ugly
Duckling" who was bred in con.
vent but when she hit New York
oh, how she could fly Irene Castle
in "The Amateur Wife" at the Sngg
today.
Mola cnd Horton are doing laundry
work ct Chalfant Hardware today
and tomorrow 11.2t
Mrs jim Bond of this city visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed B
johnson in Norman this week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11
NOUeL Verdict for
"Guilty" Freshman
BY United Press.

by United Press.
Madison, Wis, June 1.-THE wear
ing OF sandwich board bearing a
list of his sins against university
student traditions was the novel pun
ishment recently meted out by the
student senate to a freshman at the
University of Wisconsin here.
The court of fellow students found
him guilty of not wearing a green
cap, of smoking on the campus, OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11
Short Stories
Of the Town
Plan. Long Auto Trip.

Plan Long Auto Trip
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Hallum and son
paul. leave tomorrow for an automo-
bile trip Of about two months. Ihey
will first stop at Albuquerque, N. NJ,
where they will visit Norman Hal
lum. then to Phoenix, Ariz., where
they will spend few days with
Ralph HalIum and wife. From Phoe-
nix they will go to Los Angeles and
from that city to San Francisco to
"sit in at the democratic national
convention. After the Donkey nom
mates his candidate, the Hallum par
ty will go to Sacramento. They ex-
pect to return to Chickasha some
time near the first of September.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

Did you know the Mola washer will
pay you 200 per cent dividend on
your investment every year you use
il? Drop in to Chalfants and see il
work today and tomorrow 11-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

showing dlsrospect to upper classmen
ana Of lettering about University
hall. and decreed that he must at
tend two classes wearing the sand
wich placard
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

Mrs. Edna I. Watkins, court clerk,
underwent an operation at local
hospital yesterday. She was taken
to her home, corner Fourth street
and Colorado avenue, this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11
Current Evants, Kozy today.

Rev. c. p. Alcorn, pastor OF the
Second Baptist church here, left this
afternoon for El Reno where he will
transact business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

Mr. and Mrs. r. p. Estes and lit
tie daughter Pauline of Pocatello,
Idaho, are visiting Mr.. Estes pa.
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Estes, and
other relatives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

What would you think of boiling
your clothes while they are being
washed? See the Mola washer do
this at Chalfant Hardware today and
tomorrow. 11-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11
Big v comedy, Kozy today.

Mrs. w. J. Charville has returned
from Oklahoma City where she was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hoyt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

New potatoes, Powers grocery,
4th and Kansas, ten cents per pound
11-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

Last chapter Lion Man, Kozy to-
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

Tom Hendnck. city councilman,
has returned from business trip to
Coleman and other points In Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

DIXIE LAND MINSTRELS-15 Colored Performers.
ATHLETIC ARENA-Boxers and Wrestlers
HAWAIIAN VILLAGE Supreme Stupendous! Amazing
SAILOR HUGHES, the with a million dollar head
CONGRESS OF WONDERS. BIG ELI WHEEL
MERRY-GO ROUND FOR THE KIDDIES
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

Moon Ridors~it's thriller Kozy
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

These have been uaed picturesque spn
dor They their light plant which the night
ritable blaze of glory
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

A. ]. Bell, the old piano tuner is
here Phone 424. S.3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-11

His class bill presented at the
Sugg today. Two acts vaudeville
and feature picture, Irene Castle In
The Amateur Wife"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14
LOCAL MAN RAISES.
50 CARRIER PIGEONS
|. Wolfson Has Taught Birds
to Fly Since He Was
Is Years Old.
LEARNED IN FRANCE
One Fowl Saw Overseas
Service During Recent
World War.

/. Wolfson, who lives at 8O1 Lo-
Gust street, is a successful raiser OF
carrier pigeons. This is MFR. Wolf
sons avOcation. He has been flying
pigeons since he was Is years old.
His first experience with these birds
was in flying them from Nancy,
France, to Manchester, England.
Mr.. WOlfson came from London to
the United States in 1910 and has con-
tinued to raise and fly birds. He is
flying his pigeons now from Musko-
gee, Okla, to Columbia. In the
spring he will fly them from San An
tonic to Columbia. Recently one
pigeon flew from Parsons, Kas., to
Columbia in five hours. Twenty-four
of them few from Muskogee to Co.
lumbia a few days ago and arrived
the afternoon of the same day they
started. The birds are put in q bas-
ket and sent by express with the
destination from which they>are to be
liberated marked on a tag. The ex-
press company sets them free.
OF the fifty pigeons Mr.. Wolfson
now has, the most interesting one
from point of history is Red King,
battle bird, who did service in France
during the late war. Red King was
bought in Kalamazoo, Mich. by Mr..
WOlfson and sent to Columbia. Here
he was mated, but soon left. Upon
writing to the former owner it was
found that the bird had returned to
Kalamazoo. In five days after he
had left the loft in Columbia he re-
turned.
The former owner has offered Mr..
Wolfson $50 for the return of Red
King. All of the pigeons owned by
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14
Y.M.C.A. N COLUMBIA
THREE DECADES OLD
Founded January IS, 1890 to
Fulfill Religious Needs of
University Men.
IS SOCIAL CENTER
Has Employment Bureau For
Students-Aids Hundreds
Every Year.

The employment bureau of the Y
M.C.A. has been a great aid to stu
dents hunting work this term
There were upward of six hundred
letters sent to students in regard to
possibilities of employment. Adver-
tisements were also run in Columbia
papers by the institution for student
work. A careful canvass was made
of the rooming houses and $50 houses
were listed. No charge was made for
this service.
Thirty years have passed since the
founding of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in Columbia. 1t has
been three decades of evolution and
progress, from no home to $4,000
building, from a nominal membership
to an active membership of more than
a thousand University students.
On January IS, 1890, number of
University men met in the old Union
Literary Hall to talk about the relig-
ious needs of University men. The
result was, through the efforts of DR..
w. H. Marguess, then president of
Westminster College, that an asso-
citation was formed in Columbia.
Early Years We're Hard.
Many of the young men who were
identified with the Y.M.C.A. at that
time have became well-knOwn in re-
cent years. The following were early
no NnW
York City lawyer; DR.. ]. E. Thorn
ton of Columbia; w. r. Gentry,
brother of N. T. Gentry of Columbia;
ID. w. May, who is in government ag-
ricultural work in Porto Rico; G. D.
Edwards, now the dean of the Bible
College of Missouri. DR.. ]. c. Jones,
then professor of Latin, and Walter
Miller, now dean of the Graduate
School, were among the early faculty
members of the organization.
At meeting in March, 1891, to
consider building, fifty-eight men
subscribed $3.50 which was used to
purchase the lot on which the present
building stands. An old stone house
stood on this lot. 1t was known as
the Gentry place. 1t was repaired
and for fifteen years was used as the
associations headquarters.
The campaign for raising money to
erect the present building began at
a dinner held in the old Gordon Hotel
building in the spring of 1904. This
campaign raised funds to the extent
of approximately 100000, and made
possible the erection of the present
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14

building, the corner stone being laid
in 1906.
Now True Community Center.
Perhaps the greatest crisis in the
history of the organization took place
two years later, when it looked as If
the labor of years was to be sacrificed
because the association was not able
to secure the funds to complete the
building. Contractors had filed lien
on the property and threatened to
foreclose A. Ross Hill. who had just
been made president of the Univer-
sity, accompanied by E. W. Stephens.
went to st. Louis and was able to Sc
cure the financial aid of several busi-
ness men with the result that the
money was secured and the building
saved. The building was first opened
for occupancy in September of 1909.
With the opening of the new build
ing. the association became at once a
community institution. The building
became the home of all those student
organizations that had no permanent
home and upward of one hundred of
these organizations met in the build
ing regularly during single year.
John s. Moore was secretary of the
new building from its beginning in
1909 until he left the association in
1917 to go into the army. For the
last two years the building has been
in the hands of the S.A.T.C. The s.
A.T.C. control was not relinquished
until June 10, 1919.
The present staff consists of the
following men: General secretary. ].
X. O'Heeron; business secretary, Earl
R. Gordon; employment secretary,
Fred A. iEldean, and assistant secre-
tary, F. T. Blankinship.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14
TEACHERS GET SIS A MONTH
Some Instructors in Rural Districts
Of County Work Only Half Year.

The salaries of school teachers in
the rural districts of. Boone County
run as low as $35 month, according
to report which George Melcher,
president of the State Teachers As
sociatiOn, sent to the county superin-
tendents of Missouri. The term in
the rural districts is often only six
or seven months. which would make
a yearly salary of $245 or only s4.71
a week.
The salaries which Boone County
pays are not exceptionally low as
compared to those which other coun-
ties pay. Fourteen other counties
pay the same, and some lower. Most
of the counties in the state pay their
rural school teachers about $40 a
month.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14
Convention Students to Meet.

A meeting of the students who at
tended the Student Volunteer Con-
vention at Des MOines, will be held at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Room
100, Academic Hall. Short reports
from the students will be given. Miss
Margaret Baxter will give a harp
solo, and Miss Maurine Mayes will
sing.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14
WRITES ARTICLE FOR MAGAZINE
Former n. q. Faculty Member Ha'
Story In Atlantic Monthly.

0S.D@~s8S <AV8eAeSe
Edward Wilson Parmelee. q former
member Of the University faculty, has
written an article on Boarding School
Inquiry" which appeared in the JAM
uary number of the Atlantic Monthly.
In this article Mr.. Parmelee asks
Are our boarding schools fulfilling
their mission"
I'VE have the right" says Mr.. Par
melee. "to expect great things of our
education institutions and they are
not giving US what they should. They
should provide leaders. but too often
they produce the rah-rah type"
Mr.. Parmelee says that our schools
emphasize individualism and that they
fail to express vital and appealing
religious faith.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14

Democratic Women TO Give Luncheon.
A "get-tOgether" luncheon for all
Democratic women will be served at
IL o'clock next Wednesday in the Vir-
ginia Grill. All Democratic women
here for Farmers Week are invited.
The price will be 81 a plate.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-01-14
Grandmother of Student Dies,

VIdunHOtHtI VI StuucHt DItSs
Frank Hefner, a student in the
School of Engineering of the Univer-
sity received a telegram yesterday
that his grandmother had died sud-
denly Mr. Hefner left for his home
in Bethany to attend the funeral.