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PICK N8--TH6 OEM
OF THE FOOTHILLS
A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE
VOLUME 51- NUMBER 41 PICKENS, S. C., FEBRUARY 2 1922
Special Train Fro
To Hear- Bi
A movement is on foot to run a
special train from Pickens county to
Spartanburg on Friday, February 10;
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in order to give the people of this
county an opportunity to hear Billy
Sunday preach.
Messrs. T. A. Bowen and O. C.
Keith have been appointed as a coin
A mittee from'the Pickens Baptist Sun
day school to arrange for the speleial
train. Southern Railway authorities
- have informed the committee that if
- 125 persons will make the trip the
railroad will run a special train from
Central to Spartanburg and return,
arriving in Spartanburg in time for
the afternoon service and returning
E ~ after the night service. The train
would leave Central about 1t o'clock
noon. Railroad fare for the round
trip would be about $2.50 each.
One delegation from Pickens county
has already attended the meeting and
all who heard Mr. Sunday are enthu
siastic in their praise of him.
The superintendent of each and
ev9ry Sunday scjhool in the county is
asked to appoint a committee to as
certain the number of people desiring
to make this trip. These committees
will turn over the names of all those
desiring to go to the following named
persons: 0. T. Hinton, Pickens; P. M.
Taylor, Easley; C. E. Bush, Liberty,
C. C. Burroughs, Norris, and H. E.
Seaborn, Central. These names must
be in the hands of the respective com
. mittees by noon Tuesday, February 7.
All denominations are earnestly
urged to participate in this movement.
HOTEL CHANGES MANAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gosnell of Green
ville have leased the Old Hickory Inn
at Pickens -and will take charge of it
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinkle, who have been
conducting the Inn, are moving into
the Holder house just above the
Methodist church, and Mrs. Simmons.
and family, who have been occupying
the Holder house, have moved into
the J. A. Robertson house on Hamp
ton avenue, Mr. Robertson having de
cided to move back to his farm.
The new manager of the Inn is no
stranger in Pickens. For many years
he was an employee of the govern
ment as revenue officer and prohibi
tion enforcement agent and spent
much of his time in Pickens count'y.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Mr. Robert Waldrop, who lives
gbout two miles west of Pickens, was
painfully though not seriously shot
last Friday by Rick Kilgo (colored)
while they were rabbit hunting. The
shooting was purely accidental and no
case was made ..gainst the negro.
Some thirty or more small shot en
tered the back and shoulder of Mr.
-Waldrop and while the hurts are pain
ful he is getting along splendidly.
MARRIAGE.
Married on Jlanuary 29, Mr. J. H. B.
Pace andl Miss Lathie Babb. Mr. Pace
is a son of Mr. Frank Pace and holds
-a good position in the Pickenis Cotton
Mill. Mrs. Pace is a dlaughter of Mr.
Ethel Babb and also has a good posi..
tion in the mill. After the ceremony
the bridal party motored to the home
*of the groom where a wedding repast
awaited them. M. F. Hester, N. P.,
performed the marriage ceremony in
his usual way.
PICKENS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Mr. Wesley Chitty a representative
of the Curtis Publishing Co., visited
the school quite a few days ago and
helped the high school pupils dlecide
' on a plan to make money for athletic
equipment. Tho pupils cleared twen
ty - dollaza. getting subscriptions to
"The Coimtry Gentleman". The two
girls rebetling the highest number 'of
* subscriptilons were Katie and Ivey
Hend~1eksi Fot'their efforts they will
both receiVe a gold pencil.
Miss Willie Mao Benjnman, a mom
her of the eleventh gr'ade, was unable
to attend school Thursday and Friday
on account of sickness.
Missen Nannie Morris and Daisy
Bivens spent last Tuesdlay In Green
ville.
The sale of candy at recess for the
benefit of the school Is proving a
success. -
m Pikkens Co.
Ily Sunday Preach
CENTRAL NEWS ITEMS
Mr. Gassaway Improving-Much
Sickness In Town-Personals.
Mr. J. T. Gassaway, who has been
very sick with pneumonia and who
has had two nurses with him until
recently, is much improved at this
time. No one it allowed to go to see
him yet, but we are glad to say to
his many friends who are anxious
about him that his general condition
is much improved and his chances are
'good now to pull thru.
Mr. R. G. Gaines has been kept
away from his business this week on
account of sickness in his family.
They are all improved at this time
and it is hoped by their many friends
that they will soon be out again.
Others in Central who were on the
sick list last week, that we call to
mind now, were W. V. Clayton, Mrs.
Max Perry, Mrs. Folger and J. P.
Worsham.
Mrs. W. M. Lawrence of Norris
and her little daughter visited Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. Clayton last week.
Arthur Ramseur of the big city of
Greenville was in Central last week.
Mr. L. A. Falls left last week for
Macon, Ga., where his wife has been
with her mother for some time. A
telegram a few days ago announced
the news that there was a son born
unto Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Falls, L. A.
Falls, Jr., I guess. Old daddy had
better go careful in Central when he
gets back.
J. W. Julian was away at Federal
court almost all the week last week.
He is back 'on the job now and any
who need him may call him at home.
WEEVILS LIVE IN ICE!
Yes, But it Doesn't Mean Anything
Clemson College.-Is it true that
the boll weevil has been placed be
tween two blocks of ice and was alive
after all the ice had melted? This is
a question asked 'frequently. of Prof.
A. F. Conradi, entonmologist, and au
thority on boll weevil matters. Prof.
Conradi's answer to a recent inquirer
should be of interest and information
to all, as it throws real light on the
matter.
The Answer
That is very likely true. Another
fad is to bore a hole in a block of ice
in which a boll weevil is then herm
etically sealed for twenty-four hours.
Why should the experimenter be sur
prised that the beetle is still alive?
Melting ice has a temperature of ap
proximately 32 degrees Fahrenheit,
and a boll weevil sealed within or be
tween ice experiences no radiation or
evaporation and is therefore not in
the least affected by weather chan
ges. 1
Partridges, rabbits and other
small gamo frequently seek shelter
under the snow in cold winter wveath
er. Ice floes and snow drifts are<
not infrequently resorted to by man
in the North for temporary shelterI
in cold stormy wveather,
We have successfully kept weevilsI
and other insects in brine chambers
and ice boxes under dry atmospheric
conditions, but. we have ,never sue- I
ceeded in keeping themi for prolong-I
edl periodls in ice boxes unprotected
against moisture. The weevil, like
people, responds much more easily
to radical changes in cool weather
than to uniform conditions that ob
tain in an ice box.1
No Practical Bearing on Weev'll
Control
Putting the weevil in a block of
ice is more than twenty years old.
It wvas dlone in Texas when the weevil
first arrived, and as the weevil mi
gratedl eastward, this practice con
tinued to be one of the fads in newly
infested territory year after year.
The test has no pratical value wvhat
ever, as there is no semblance to
the natural, changeable conditions
that obtain in the open.
AUDITOR AT SIX MILE
Auditor Townes will be at Six Mile
next Monday from 10 to 2 o'clock for
the purpose of taking tax returnes.
CANDY FOR VALENTrINE
Send your "Valentine" inte'e box
of Mrs. Gary HIlott's candy. Phone
orders early to No. 44.
GOVERNED
Protesting a few days ago against
the growth of bureaucracy and the
extension of Federal authority over
the lives of Ameican citizens, Sen
ator Stanley of Kentuckey said:
"Every business man finds an in
spector at his elbow, a Federal 'sleuth
at his heels. Houses are searched,
homes outraged and the public high
ways dappled in the blood of unof
fending citizens by a multitude of
agents and inspectors ignorant of and
indifferent to the law of the land in.
the rights of citizens."
Lest everybody think -that Senator
Stanley, who is a Democrat, has al
lowed his Jeffersonian theories of gov
erment to warp his judgment it is
worth while to turn to the deliberately
eocpressed opinions of Dr. Nicholas
Butler, who is not only a Republiean,
but who .is indentified with the con
servative wing of his party.
In a report to the trustees of Co
lumbia University expressing his ob
jections to the proposed Federal bu
reau for the supervision of education.
Dr. Butler used language no less ve
hement than that employed by the
Senator from Kentucky.
"In the United States we are, in
flat defiance of all our proclamied
principles, building a series of bu
reaucracies that will put to shame the
best efforts of the government of the
Czar of all the Russias when in the
heyday of its glory. We are sur
rounded by agents, special agents, in
spectors and spies, and the people are
called upon to support through their
taxes, in harmful and un-American
activities whole armies of individuals
who should be engaged in productive
industry."
Senator Stanley had described in
TO THE READERS OF THE SEN.
TINEL.
In Mr. C. E. Robinson's "Reply tc
Mr. Nations" article about the Sab
bath, he makes a statement that mnany
people will not see the depth and im
portance of. The salvation of seule
depends on a proper understanding
and acceptance of it.
The point referred to, is- "The
Sabbath, or seventh day represented
the finished creation of God." In other
words, it memorialized the fact that
God created the world in six lays, and
rested on the seventh.
A memorial is given to enable peo
ple to remember, or keep in mind the
vent or fact, that it represents.
A memorial always points back to
nething in the past, as this; seventh
lay Sabbath, (God's rest day) directs
;he mind, back to the creation. .
There were several ceremonial sab
>aths that pointed forward to Christ,
vhich passed away at the cross.
A memorial should continue as long
is the event or object to which it
oints, exists. So long as heaven and
~arth stands, God's memorial will
ast; so in this instance the command
vas given to "remember the Sabbath
lay, to keep it holy". Why remember ?
ecause "in six days the Lord made
1eaven and earth, the sea, and all
hat in them is, wherefore the Lord
)lessed the Sabbath dlay and hallowed
If this memorial, this command had
>cen faithfully observed, constantly
sept through faith, by everybody,
here would be no one saying that it
'equired millions of years to form this
!arth; there would be no'one teaching
hat man evolved from protoplasm,
md that our ancesters wvere apes and
ntonikeys; there could not be an idlola..
er in the world. Why ? because God
;ays in Ezekiel 20:20, "Hallow my
sabbaths; and they shall be a sign
>ctween me~ and you, that ye may
know that I-am the L~ordl your God."
Thus we see, according to God's own1
word, that if we keep His Sabhath
His rest clay, we shall knowv the true
God.
In John, 17:3, Jesus teaches us that
to know God, is "life etornal."
So long as we remember God's Sab
bath clay, and keep it by faith, we
keep) Him in mind, not only as the
Creator of the heaven and the earth,
but as the one. who create us " new
et-ea tures in Chiri st Jesus."
As He rested on, and sanctified, and
hallowed the seventh clay, so, when
we keep the 'seventh clay as God di
rects, we will not, and cannot fail to
he partakers of that sanctification and
rest, which God the Father, through
His Son, Jesus Christ, placed in it
for us..
If all the World should annonce
TO DEATH
this fashion ,the tendency of the 15,
000 bills already introduced in con.
gress:
"Nobody escapes. Ev arything ir
the moral, industrial and commecial
world is to be owned, operated, su.
pervised or censored, from the birth
of a baby to the burial of a corpse,
and the worst is not yet."
The passion for bureaucracy ail
government regulations which began
under Roosevelt has now lost all sense
of restraint, Outside of Bolshevist
Russia the American people are the
most government ridden people in the
world, and every session of Congress,
every session of a State Legislature,
marks an extension of the system.
Among the indictments against
George III in' the Declaration of In
dependence was this: "He has erect
ed a multitude of new offices and
sent hither swarms of officers to ha
rass our people and -at out their
substance." If George III could see
the armies of officers that the Ameri
can people, under their own govern
ment, have allowed to be imposed up
on them, to haress them and eat out
their substance, he would be aston
ished at his own moderation. What
the father refised to endure the sons
submit to as meekly as a flock of
sheep.
The American people are in process
of being governed to death as well
as taxed to death, in order to support
the armies of office-holders who have
undertaken to regulate them from the
cradle to the grave. What makes a
bad matter immeasurably worse, they
seem to have lost all their capacity
for resistance to the ever-widening
rule of bureaucracy.-New Yorl
World.
that Webster's Dictionary was an in
spired book, it would not make it so.
All the world backed by all the
powers of darkness, may proclaim the
Bible an uninspired book, but it wil
not change the fact that it is inspired
If all the world should say thai
- the first day of the week was tht
"Lords day", would that make it so?
"Prove all things." 1 Thess. 5:21.
"To the law and to the testimony:'
Isa. 8:20.
Seeker.
BAPTIST PASTORS' CONFERENCE
There will be an important meeting
of the Blue Ridge Baptist -Pastors'
conference at Central Monday morn
ing, February 6, at 10 o'clock sharp.
The meeting will be addressed by
Dr. W. T. Derieux and Rev. G. C.
Epps of the General Board.
Members of the executive commit
tees of the Pickens, Piedmont, Twelve
Mile River and Beaverdam associa
tions are requested to meet with the
pastors at this conference.
DON'T FEAR BOLL WEEVIL.
Rev. B. P'. Mitchell Will P'reach About
It Sunday.
'rho pastor of Secona church wishes
to announce that he will, on next Sun..
day at 11 a. mn., preach a sermon that
ought to .relieve the farmers of all
fear of the boll weevil. H~e invites
the entire community to the services.
IHe also urges a full attendance of the
members on Saturday p. m. at 3 '
clock, as important business will come
up.
DOlILAR DAY IN AND)ERSON
Anderson, S. C. Feb. 11 (Special)
The generosity of the business men of
Anderson is throwing open the doors
of the theatres of this city to the
crowd expected here Dollar Day
February 9th, is exceeded only by
the extradordinary bargains that will
be offered on that day, which the mer..
chants of this city agree will surpass
the Dollar Day of last July, when the
largest crowd in the history of An
dlerson came here to partake of the
wonderful values offered and extra
policemen andl salespeopli were press-~
ed into service to handle the crowds5.
MARRIAGE
Married, Sunday, January 29, at
home of bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. L. Childiress at Salem, their oldest
'.daughter Miss Pearl Chlldress to Mr.
Andrew Ferguson, of Mountain View
section. Rev. C. R. Abercromble per.
formed the ceremony. Congratula
tions
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE
L. B. Gravley Died At Age of 94
Years.
L. B. Gravely who was probably the
oldest -eitizen of Pickens county pass
ed into the great beyond on the evens
ing of the 25th at the home of his son
C. M. Gravely.
He was born and reared in Pickens
county. His birth place being only a
few miles from where he died. Date
of birth June 25, 1828. He served
two years in the Confederate army
and at the close of the war he received
an honorable discharge. He became
a christian at the age of sixteen
years and lived a consistent christian
life in the Methodist church for 77
years.
He was happily married to Miss
Naomi Winchester, Oct. 22, 1854, with
whom he made the voyage across the
natrimonial sea for 67 years, she
sharing the sorrows and joys, the
adversities and successes with him.
She is now in her 88th year but in
feeble health. There were born to
them eight sons and four daughters.
There are six sons and cne daughter
still living. They are J. L., J. B.,
B. A. and A. M., of Texas; C. M.
W. I. and Mrs. Elizabeth Lollis of
Pickens county.
Besides these there are 46 grand
children, 90 great-grand children, one
great-great-g-randchild and one broth
er, W. W. Gravely of Brevard, N. C.
Bro. L. B. Gravely lived a long, but
beautiful lifo of nearly 94 yearrs.
His loved ones and neighbors are
assured of the fact, that he has gone
to occupy his heavenly mansion in
his Father's house above. His body
was laid away in the Porter's chapel
cemetery on the afternoon of the
27th in the presence of a large circle
of friends and neighbors. The fun
eral services were conducted ley Revs.
D. P. Hudson and J. C. Diggs.
J. L. Gravley of Texas was with
his father during his last sickness.
The other sons who live in Texas
were unable to get hore. Mrs. Louis
1 was also unable to attend the funeral
on account of illness.
MISS LOU McWHORTER.
Miss Lou Ella McWhorter, of Pick
ens county, died Thursday after an
illness of one week. Miss McWhorte.r
made her home with her sister, Mrs.
W. F. Young, near Liberty. Last
week she went to Greenville to visit
her grand neice, Mrs. Henry Hicks,
and while there she was taken sick.
Everything possible was done for her
comfort and relief, but to no avail
and the end came early Thursday
morning.
Miss McWhorter was born June 30,
1858, near Liberty in Pickens county,
and in this community she spent her
whole life. When a girl she united
with Carmel Presbyterian church and
for something like fifty years she was
a faithful and devotedl member of that
church. She wvas a kind and thought
ful neighbor and was a friend indeed
to the sick. No One was more faith
ful andl attentive to the sick in the
community than was Miss Lou Ella,
as she wvas famiiliarly known.
She is survivedl by the followving
brothers and sisters: G. L. and W. B.
McWhor'ter, Mrs. WV. F. Young aind
Mrs. 'T. G. Watkins all of Liberty;
Mrs. ,J. C. Caldwell, of Greeinvood;
andl Mirs. .J. G. McXhorter, of West
ininst er.
The funeral serv ices wee e cndluctedl
by her pastor, Rev. If. A. Knox, at
Carmel church at noon on Friday and
the body was laid to rest in the church
yardI there.
IN MEMORIAM
In mnemory of little Edna Hiles, who
departed this life October 29, 1921,
and~ wenit to live with Jesus and all
loved ones who had gone before. It
seem)s I can almost see the little
b~rown head and black eyes at the
windlow looking at-menes I drive up.
PI'l never see little Edna looking for
me any more on this earth, but I hope
to see her with my own little darling
watching for me when this short life
is over, where no farewell tears are
shod ~and no more kissing goodby.
Hler Grandmnothe.
CORRECT1ION
In the story of the pounding of
Pastor Cox last wveek it was stated
that the Norris church had poundled
him twice in two months. This wvas
not exactly correct. While Mr. Cox
Iwas poundled twvice within two months,
one of the poundings was given by the
Pickens Baptist church.
State Legislature
No New Laws Yet, But Many On The
Way.
Many bills have been introduced and
several of them have passed either the
house or senate, but no statewide
measure of any importance has yet.
passed both houses.
Mr. Leopard has introduced a bill
to prohibit the operation of cotton
and stock exchanges in this state.
The senate has passed and sent to
the house a resolution extending the
time for payment of taxes to June 1
with penalties. The penalties would
be one per cent for January pay
ments, two for February, three for
March, four for April, five for May,
and seven on payments after June 1st.
Taxes would not go into execution un
til Sentember 1.
The bill limiting the working hours
of textile workers to forty-eight a
week has been amended to permit
fifty-five hours a week. It has not
been passed.
A favorable report has been made
on the bill to impose jail sentences
only on violators of the prohibition
law.
A favorable report has been made
on a bill to require the cutting of cot
ton stalk; in October as a means of
killing the boll weevil.
The senate, has passed a revenue
bill placing a tax of two cents a gal
lon on gasoline. Kerosene is not tax
ed
NEWS FROM MICA.
Rev. A. M. Simnic~ns filled his regu
lar appcintment at Mt. Tabor the
fourth Sund.ay.
The ?lica sehcol is progressing nice
ly with Pref. .James R. Martin as
prilmcipal and Miss Lois Cronshaw
assistant. A third room is being - :
ed to the school building by
James llendriis, an Easley contract
or.
Mr. G. 13. Williams has been elect x
ed supCrindcr(lent of the Sunday
school at Mt. Tabor this year.
Mr. and Mrs. James Connelly of
Ambler spen't the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Judge Crenshaw.
Miss Eula Medlin visited her sister
Mrs. W. B. Gilstrap of Liberty last
week.
Mrs. L. S. Edens and daughter
visited the Misses Mattie and Maggie
Williams Sunday.
Mrs. G. B. Williams and brother
Mr. W. O. Chapman made a business
-visit to Greenville recently.
Mr. .1. . Williams has bought an
other horse. Supposo he is getting
ready to n ght the boll weevil.
We hope that those boys who went
rabbit hunting and made so many
tracks getting home are over their
fright by now.
Several from here attended the sale
at Dr. J. M. Crenshaw's.
Lonesome Pat.
JANUARY HONOR ROLL OF MT.
CARUMEi SCHOOL.
Prt'imers; .--Plinkney O'Sheals, Vel
vet t Blankds, Raymnond Crane.
First GrIade.-Margaret Tanner,
Faty L.athem.
Second Grade.-Hlomner Barnette,
Bailey Brown.
T1hird Grade.--Carrie Boggs.
Four th Grade.-Duanie .Mrown.
Fifth Grad.-Gladys Brown.
Sixt GIradle.-Emma Grace Lath
em, Lillian Crane, James Barnett,
Frank Browvn
Seventh Grade.---lorence IHitt.
PICKENS CHIURCH DiRECTORY.
BAPTISTr CHURCH
Rev. F. T. Cox, Pastor.
Sunday School at 1.0 a. m.
Preaching every second and fourth
Sundays at 11 a. mn. and 7 p. mn.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m.
GRAC:E METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. J. C. Diggs, Pastor, Pickens
Sunday School at 10 a. mn.
Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. mn.
and 7:30 p. mn.
Epworth Ldague meeting every
Sunday at 6:30 p. nm.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday
at 7:30 p. mn.
PREiSBYTERIIAN CHURCH!
Rev. H. A. Knox, Pastor, Liberty
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m.
Preaching every first and third
Sundlay morning at 11:15, and every
second and fourth Sunday' night at
7:00..