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~OFFICIAL PAPERSuci'toPie Of PiTkens CoHntyTHE PICKENS SENTINEL Established 1871-Volume 48 PICKENS, S. C., OCTOBR 24, 1918 Number 25 Clemson-Calhoun Went Over Top Clemson College, October 19. The Clemson-Calhoun community ha, gone decidedly "over the top" in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. Ter thousand dollars was the allotment for the Oconee side and $10,000 for the Pickens side. The committee of the Oconee side consisting of Prof. S. M. Martin, Mr. D. B. Rosecrans, Mr. J. L. Seal, Miss Margaret Morrison, Miss Louise Simpson and Mr. T. F. Dargan has raised $15,000. The committee for the Pickens side consisting of Prof. J. E. Hunter. Prof. W. W. Clugh, Mr. 0. R. Doyle, Mr. S. W. E~vans, Mr. B. F. Robertson and Mr. F. H. Clink scales has also raised practically 50 per cent more than the allotment. Besides these pledges (totaling practically $35, 000) about $9,000 has been pledged by students of the college. Prof. R. E. Lee, head of the archi tectural division of the engineering department, has secured a leave of ab sence and will become a major in the construction div sion of the army to be located for the present in Washington. His work will be architectural and he will be under Colonel F. M. Gunby, a Clemson 'graduate who is now in the construction division of tb army. Mr. E. P. Earle, a m ber of the class of '96, has been secured to take charge of the wood work division of the engineering department, vice-Prof. W. W. Routen, who died of pneumonia last weeK. Mr. Earle has had varied experience in engineering work and is well prepared for his new duties. p Mr. W. W. Bryant, who has been general secretary of the Clemson Y. M. C. A. since the resignation of J. IM. Stoney, has resigned his secretaryship and will leave October 24 for the Ar tillery Officers Training Camp at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ly. Everybody at Clemson College was grieved to hear of the death October 14, in Fredericksburg. Va., of I)r. Patrick I1. Mell, who was president of Clemson College from 1902-1910. Death of Mrs. B. F. Robertson Mrs. B. F. Robertson died at Clem son College Saturday afternoon from pneumonia following influenza. She leaves a husband and three children, Benjamin and Amy Bowen, step-chil dreu, and Hattie Bowen, father and mother, Mr. and .Mrs. M. A. Boggs of Liberty and several brothers and sis ters. The burial was at Liberty Sun day afternoon. Mrs. Robertson was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a devoted Christian worker. More Questionnaires to Be Sent Out Soon. Classification by the local boards of the new registration has been so rapid that questionnaires soon wvill be sent to youths of 18 and men between 37 and 46 years old, it is announced from Wash ington. Notice to Farmers. Under authority of the State Food Administration farmers are required to have Miller's Certificates to presnt to their merchants when buying flour. Please bear this in mind. Sam H. Craig, County Food Admr. Death of Miss Fannie Mitchell. Miss Fannie Mitchell, the youngest daughter of Mr's. Theresa Thomas dliedi at her home Oct. 10th., of Spanish in fluenza. During the ten days of her ill ness she was attended by Dr. Wall, who with loving friends and relatives did all that loving hands could do to save her life. Miss Fannie was born vnd raised it the Six Mile section Pickens county anm lived there all the time urtil about tw< years ago when she accepted a positio: in the Telephone office at Easley. A the time she was taken sick she was t< have been married to Mr. Walker Flem ming af the Piedmont section. Every thing was packed and ready for the wed ding trip. She was survived by he: mother, sever, brothers and sisters, a follows; W. M. Mitchell, Greenville Mrs. W. M. Stone, Mrs. J. A. Gilstra~ Central, Mrs. J. C. Merck, Pickens, F A. andl E. M. Mitchell, Six Mile an< Avery Mitchell in France. Miss Fanni< was buried at Gap Hill cenietary by th< side of her father who preceeded her She wills be greatly missed for to knov her was to love her. The family havy the sympathy of the en tire communit In their loss. Twentieth Ceptury Mother's Club A self-culture club was organized last Fjiday at the home of Mrs. Jas. P. Carey, Jr. Mrs. A. Coleburn, state organizer, gave a splendid talk on the general purposes and plans of the club. She laid special stress upon the impor tance of making it a worth-while club, by means of which the standard- of home life shall be placed upon higher plane, and as the circle of influence shall widen, social conditions will be made better. Mrs. Coleburn is a deeply interesting woman and a woman who feels so keenly the need of giving the women of our country a broader vision of their opportunities and responsibilities. Es pecially is she interested in her own Southland, and is putting forth every effort in her power to bring about bet ter homes and soleial conditions among the people she calls her own. Her gentle manner and her ability to present what you cannot fail to believe lies nearest her heart, are two charac teristics that admirably fit her for the splendid work she is doing. She is certainly the right woman in the right place. All members were made to feel the great need of concerted efforts, if we ever expect to bring our homes and social life up to the standard that has been raised by modern educational leaders. "No man liveth to himself" was never so true as it is today. Our so cial relations are so interdependent, so complicated, that any one should feel it an honor to he permitted to engage in the noble work of lifting humanity to a higher plane. Quite a large number have joined the club. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Jas. P. Carey, Jr.; first vice-president, Mrs. M. C. Smith; second vice-president, Mrs. Earl Lewis; secretary, Mrs. Jas. Gantt; treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Stewart. ~.L PICKENS CHAPTER SF RED CROSS NOTES Rules for Mailing Chrtstmas Parcels Oily one package may he sent to each mani, enclosed in a staidard cartoni furnisihed by the RAI Cross. Cartons will bo distribu ted to Cha lpters by November Isi;. No parcels may be mailed af ter November 15, 1918. I'lhe label issued to ilihe man overseas by the army auw hori Ities and forwarded by him to some relative or friend inl this country will n title the holder to apply to the local Rted Cross or ganization for one carton. Th~le cartons must be p)acked by t he relatives or friends and declivered un wrapped and unla beled to the Red Cross to be weighedl, inspected, wtapped(, Jiabeledi and delivered to the post ofilce. No) package may weigh morec than three pounds. No written messages may bet iinclose~l. The sender must fuIrnmish thet necessary postage from place of mailing to Hloboken, N. J. Each parcel must hear the la bel recei vedi from abroadi w ith the name and1 add ress of the soldier and the inspection label of the American Red Cross. Inspeted( parcels must re. main in the custod.> of the Ret Cross unmt i! deliver-ed by its rep resen)ta atives to( the post office. - In the event of a Christmnas parcel label being lost, no dui r p~licate cana be issuedI This rulk s can not bie ailtered~ by anlyblody D~o you knowv that the editor of newspaper can in his rou nds ask a hun dred persons, '"vhat is the news'?" an, - ninety out of the huntired will :a ''"nothing special."' and yet Ii fty ouit that number k now somnethinmg that if n. 'found in the nex t Inaper~ will atonis them greatly and make the'm maddje 'than hornets. Don't be afraid to le the newspaper man know..t. -GermVan -has oni -ONE C1 -Only one chance of a Hun vic -Only one chance of causing t and lives to prove a vain sacrifice. -Germany's one chance Is that of victory, might lessen her efforti and, through over-confidence, slack --Our government knows that G< of desperation, the wild strength < possesses that brutal cunaing whic an opportunity. She is still a pow4 We In America must see to Is smashed so that never ags Into such agony and sufferin the past four years. Force to must be our only thought, our assured-until the war Is fM -Failure on the part of the r there is yet a gigantic task before disastrously, would open to the Hur --The demands of our army and our gallant Allies are constantly in( war ends. We must, therefore, car ever, dispense with our consumptic vices, and lend the money thus sai government can purchase the labor up. The government has devised for the individual to save in this wa; the purchase of WAR SAVIN South Carolina in the Purchas HEII.LP WIN THE WAR - They pay inter, of 4 per c(n;t pc pounded-c qurt Central Items Central goes "over the top" on the Fourth Liberty Loan $5,000. The lady workers are due a great deal of the credit for putting it over. Central is too proud and too patriotic to do less than go over the top. She has many brave boys in France fighting for lib erty and freedom, and she will stand by them to the last ditch. Farmers' Hank apportioned $26,900; raised $30,500. Bank of Central apportioned $19,400; rlsed $20,200. All reports are not in yet for either bank. Mr. J. D). Christopher and wife, who have been very ill wvith influenza, are improving rapidiy. Mr. Christopher camne here from Anderson where he had been bookkeeper for some time for the Sullivan Hardware Company, lIe will take charge of the bookkeeping at iobbs-llendersoni Company. Mrs. HI. E. Seaborn, who has be~en confined to her room for a few (lays on account of illness, is out again. She has made many friends since coming here because of her very pleasing man ner. -Mr. Ed Young, who has been the efficient and accommodating bookkee per for the Hlobbs-Henderson Company' since their opening business here, is expecting to be called into service v'ery soon. Everybody in Central and sur rounpings will miss Ed if lhe goes, for he is liked by every one who knows :him. Ed' is one of Central's brightest, most hustling young men. But Edl is patriotic and willing to sacrifice any. thing to help win the war. IW. E. Pinson has i'cceptedl a position with H11obbs- Henderson Company here, and will wvelcome his oldl friendIs in to -see hirn. Dlr. E'u gene Pendlleton, paistor of the~ F'lirist Haptist church here, will lev. f f'or France ahout the first of next tmonth, le goes its chaplain. h The News hias .iust reachedl hero- t. .: r Dr. Iliort on of P enhnll ti ,ItI. y y lANCE tory. tie fearful outpouring of our blood America, dazzled by the prospect i on which Allied victory depend; en in her prosecution of the war. )rmany still has the frenzied power >f madness; and that she still 1i never fails to take advantage of -r that menaces all free nations. It that the power of the Hun In shall the world be drawn I as It has undergone during the utmost, force to the limit, sole Impulse, until victory is 1ally over. dividual American to realize that our armies would prolong the war ia their only hope of victory. navy and of the fighting forces of ,reasing and will not end until the y on to the end-inust, more than in of non-essential goods and ser 'ed to our government so that the and material whieh we have given a practical and profitable method v for VICTORY, and that is through GS STAMPS Lags Behind e of W. S. S. - BUY ALL YOU CAN 3st at the rate r anruw, corn. rly. Ilenry Gaines and Dexter Kelley, who 'have been ill with the "flu," are out again Mrs. Margaret Tarrey was hurriedly called to Atlanta last Saturday on ac count of the serious illness of her sis ter, Mrs. May Hatten. Increase in TFaxes of County. TIhe county t ax paying season opened last Tuesday, and Treasurer H inton re ported that the total payments on the first dayI amounted to about. %00, which if taken as a barometer, indlicates that the colle'ctions will be paid in early this yeuar. Mr. Hlinton attributes this to the fact that money is more plentIiful in the coun Iray. lHe anticipa tes fe w dlelinque-n ts this year a comp~aredl with formier yers The taxes in Pickens county this year amount to $200),000)) as comp lared with $1601,0100 last year. This increase is due cieflyI to lhe i ncrease in assessed vablaes of propeorty andl to the advance in taxation of rail road's andl cot ton mills. D~ear Editor: I hope these few lines will find a lodg ing pla(ce ini your good patper also in the hearts of all the people. I want to, in my weak wvay, to express may heart-felt thanks and gratitude to all the good peo ple of P'ickens and elsewhere for their k indIness shown us in our bereavement. May God bless every one. It did our hearts good to know that our dlear boy Charlie left so many good loving friends behind. I also want to thank Hrother Field for his kindness to us. May Glod bless, keep nnd preserve that dlear man, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McNeely. SHEN in need of Printing see what we, can m* do beforea you go elsewher Easley Had 1,000 Cases, 8 Deaths Practically All the New Influ enza Patients Are in Families Where the Disease ias Been Before. The influenza situation in Easley is rapidly improving. Last week more than 1,000 cases were reported in the city. In only about fifteen cases has pneumonia developed, and there have been but eight deaths. While there are a few cases break ing out here and there, they are all in families whpre the disease has been be fore. It is thought that every case will have recovered and the entire epidemic wiped out within two weeks. Churches and schools will be closed for another week in order to avoid any possibility ot a renewal of the epidemic. Pleasant Grove News Cotton picking is the order of the day. We are now having plenty of new molasses, new corn bread and sweet - "taters," and some of them seem to have plenty of booze. ). L. Barker, who has been com plaining most of the summer, has got ten to where he doesn't go around very much, but we hope he will soon be able to again be about his duties. John Medlin, who has been working with the county scrape, came home sick last week. IDr. J1. M. Crenshaw paid the home of G. B. Fortner a vist the 6th of October ahd left a fine boy. Ile also had a very sick child but it is better at this writ iug. Reuben Burgess and Mrs. Mary Jane Fortner were married at this place on October 7th by G. I. Mayfield, N. P., of Marietta R-2. Mrs. Fortner, before her first marriage, was a daughter of William Burgess. Rev. A. M. Simmons, of near Pick ens, preached a very forcible sermon at this place recently. ie told us of some things that are damning the churches today, and said we must re pent and get ourselves right with God before we can ever receive His bless ings that Ile has promised us. The writer bids Brother Simmons Godspeed in the great work he has undertaken and that he may accomplish great good. PA" . S. David Pilgrim Dead David Pilgrim died at. the home of his brother, Jim C. Pilgrim, on Satur (ay night, the 12th of October, and was buried at Six Mile the day follow ing. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. C. B. Atkinson. ie left four brothers, one sister and three half brothers and a host of relatives and1( friends to mourn his decath. D~avid w as 18 years of age and was expecting to be called into service at any time, ie had been left homeless, for nearly a year. His father, Sam P. Pilgrim, died about two years ago, and his muot her has been dead for many years. Tie now has a brother at Camp .lack 50on. Dav idt wats an indultstiou s young man. Ile saved what his father left to him andl alnso had a goodt cotton erop, whl ichi is valued at about $300. D~orcas Ozelle Robertson Our home wats madle 5sad 01n Wednes dlay evening, September 25th, when the dleath angel took our little swee t daugh ter, D)orcas Ozelle, agedl four years and five months She was a bright, cheer ful child and a favorite among the children. Even here in the home the brothers seemed to be plartial to her. When retiring at. night I would help her pray, then she woula ask mec to help her repeat some of God's Wordl. 1Hcr favorite scripture was the 23rd Psalm. She loved her Sunday school and mission meetings, and wvas cer tainly a cheerful little giver. We hated to give her up buit yielded to the will of our heavenly father, who krnows best, for ''le (doeth all things well." I know she is in safe hands, andl it seems that 1 can hardly wait to walk the streets of glory with her'. D~uring her sickness it seemed to mc that she was gone. These words would run through my mind: "A pecios on 'fro us isgo, ce w lev i isstill; A place i \ i avan t in our home Which never can be filled.'' Her Mother. Germans Renew Peace Plea. The German Government has sent out another peace note, an attempt to answer President Wilson's last note. The full text has not been received by the State department at Wash ington. The note received by wireless is believed to be !slight ly gIrbled in the important sen. tences regarding conditions for the evacution of invaded terri tory and for an armistice, but nevertheless it is considered an awkward attempt, to mleet the conditions laid down by Presi dent Wilsoti for the considera tion of an armistice and makes the signif icnt declaration that the government in Berlin is no longer responsible to a single arbitrary influence-the kaiser -but is supported by an over whelming majority of the Ger man people. Here are the Seven Chief Fea tures of the Hun Reply. l-Germany a crept s lrinci pies that; armistice proceedure be left to "military" judgemiienit. 2-Gerima y delies that, the Germtian navy purposely de troyed lifeboats ov pasf'ngers onl tho high seas. 3-Germany protests allega ions of illeral action on Ilnd, saying that, t roops had been in structed to spare privat e proper. ty. 41 -- Germanii y decla'es th at the peace offer cimes Ifroi a Gov ernment, "free from airbitrary and irresponsible inifluene'," In11d is supported by the over* whehn I ling maljorit y of the pwo. ple. 5-The Gernmn"Il Governlmnt has issued orders tr. all subma rinle comlmilanders "preclui(ding the torpedoint of passenger shi)s)," but, thnote stat ed the Govermnient, cold nlot. giaranl1 tee tha1t all tIhe U-boat. coeinnIan ders wold receive the order. G-- 'ermlianly aIsks thait. tihe arimlistice he left to tohe iiilitary leaders on hoth ides, expressing the lope that President Wilson volld ot approve dema nds irre conci lble wi th Gernman honor. 'lThe note says the Ger'mani arm y looters are being pun ished and~ sutggvsts a1 ~onui Ission) of netralPt s to 'probe charI i of~ * Gerei'.in otrage~s oil land ;and bel ie'v(d to be the (desire of: Ger mean peole, no0 0one believes that ani in uediate cessation of hos lilitiles is in sight. D~ear Sir: It gives me pleasure to hand you my check for $1.50 to cover my sublscription) to the Sentinel for another year, in re sp)onse to your card. I am sure the people of P'ick ens county regret to note Gary Hliott's resignation but I knowv they are highly pleased with the new editor. I read with a great dleal of interest your editorial on build ing up the town of Pickens, and I wish you much success in your endeavors along this line. Nothing pleases the people who claim Pickens as their borne more than to point with pride to the "State of Pickens" as being a good town. With sincere good wishey, I remain, Youra Cordially, Chas. E. Robinson, .Jr. GO eenville, S. C. PRINTIN G1