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A .U PAPER OF.5 A 4AR j PICKENS-THE. GEM TN:: OF THE FOOTHILLS A NEWSPAPER WITrn A CONSCI ENCE. VOAM 5NMP19PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 7 1922SUCIPON.SAAVnf Official Vote li I First Primai Second Primary Will Be Held Tues day, September 12. Below is the official vote for coun ty candidates in P.clkens county as declared, by the County Democratic Executive committee in session last Thursday: -. For Congress Fred 1. Dominick,- -- ....-2288 d P. McCravy-- --...-:....1719 Sam . Sherard.. ....- . 388 For State Senate n E. Craig was elected to the to senate by a majority of 2557. ohn . Craig---- -- - ------. 3464 J.S.~Leopard-- -- -- -- ------- 907 For House of Representatives W. E. Findley was ejected to the house of representatives in the first primary, and J. 0. Williams and J. M. Garrett are in the second race. J. M. Garrett-- --------- --- --1537. W. P. Long---- -- -- -- ------. 388 J. 0. Williams-------- ------1715 A. B. Fortner-- - -------- 1141 J. A. Hinton..--- -- --- --.- 1057 W. E. Findley--- ---------. 2774 For County Supervisor J. T. McKinney was reelected sup ervisor in the first primary. 1 T. McKinney-- -- - 2304 W. E. Stephens-- -------- 1339 Keith E. Allgood-- -------....-452 H M. Phillips-- -- --- ---.---- 310 Fur Ccunty Commissioner No one was elected county comn missioncr in the first race. The second race i between J. A. Fin ley, James J. lerd, G. W. Bowen and Z. N. Mullinax. J. R. J. Anthony -- -- -- ---- 1114 G. W. Bowen__---- ---_-- 1202 W. S. Masters- .--- --386 Z. N. Mullinax-- ---------- 1156 James J. Herd-- -------.....1228 'James A. Smith----------- ... 730 J. A. Finley-------- -- ---- 1674 John F. Lesley--- -------....1040 For Probate Judge N. A. Christoplier and R. A. Hud son will. make second race for pro bate Jud-ge. ^ Elias Day-_ ---_- --------. 799 W. D. Griffin-- .._.--....-482 N. A. Christopher-- -----....1509 R. A. Hudson-----...... -. 1402 Fcr Magistrate tentral--W. L. Dickson 247, J. D. MauldEn 261. Mauldin elected. Easley-J. M. Janchton 755, W. L. Pick(ns 562. Jameson elected. Eastatce--H. F. Wright and L. S. Galloway received 85 votes each and will make another race. DaCuFville-John M. Childress 108, J. -E. Friddle. 45, L. S. Edens 76. Childress and Edens, make., second race. Hurricane-B. H. Duncan 180, J. W. Holliday 241. H-olliday elected. Liberty-TJ. N. Hunter 235, R. H. Crane 294. Crane elected. Pumpkintown--G. W. Keith 45, J. WV. Riddle 11, A. L. Edens 82. Edens elected A. S. Porter at Pickens, P. S. Mc. Collumn at Calhoun and D. C. Aiken yat Catecchee had no opposition. Belowv is official vote for state can didates in Pickens county: For Governor Bleuse-..--.------------.--2382 Cantey-- ---- ------------.32 Coleman.........---...-....-106 Duncan...- ...' .. .. - ... 5 Lanc y-----........ -...- -... -.....-401 Meceod.......- ..---......--- 9 For Lieutenant-Governor i A dams.-..- ..- ...-_-_- ...- .........1255 Jackson---- -------------1570 Owens...-...-.-.- .....-- .......... 736 Por Secretary of State, Dove_.....-.... _..- ..- ...............209 9 Dozier....-..-- ...--....--..-1703 For Attorney-General * Eubanks.----- ._. ..- -........700 W inter_ .... .-.... ..-..-.-.- ..212 4 Wolfe.... .. -...-.-----...-105! Comnptroller-General Duncan......-......--.-----.-..291 Gooding.-----......-....-...-....1234 For St ate Treasurer Carter.--- - ....-....--------....397 F'or Supt, Education Mrs. Drake.....-...---....----..57 1;c-.....-..-- --------..--104 Sony-.- --...---------------- 26 Swear'ingen---- --- ------98 M\rs. Wallac:e---.....------ -... 263 For Adjutan't an:l Inspector Generr Cr aig-_- ...- ...- ......... ..----23 4 *Marshall. ----------- -- 'ickens County ry of ,August 29th For Commissioner of Agriculture Harris.---- ----- -------- ---- 269( Wightman-------- -- ------ 125( The official state vote for gov ernor as reported from Columbia is as follows: Blease---- ---------......77,019 Cantey------- --- ---- ---- ----1,258 Coleman-- ----- -- -------- 3,780 Duncan------ .....- ..- ..... 1,777 Laney---- -- -- -- ---------- 23,045 McLeod---- ---------......65,682 Blease and McLeod'In second race. Jackson was elected lieutenant governor. Dove was reelected secrctary of state. Wolfe was reelected attorney gen oral. Carter had no opposition for state treasurer. Hope and Swearingen in second Tace for superintendent of education. Craig elected adjutant and inspect or general. Harris reelected commissioner of agriculture. Fred H. Dominick was reelectei to congress 'n first primary. The second primary election will be held next Tuesday, September 12. Everybody whose name appears on a club roll may vote, whether they voted in the first primary or not. J. S. Leopard, one of the most prominent and influential members of the last house, was defeated for election to the Senate in Pickens county. W. E. Findley, one of the ablest mathematical scholairs the University of South Ca'rolina ha known and formerly an instructor in mathematics there, has been elected to the House from Pickens county ie is a lawyer and a farmer.-Green. ville Piedmlont. (Political Advertisements) CARDS FROM CANDIDATES To the People of Pickens CountyO ,I want you to know that I sincerely appreciate the fine vote you gave me on August 29 which placed me in the second race for a member of the house of representatives from the best county in the state. I tried to make you a good representative dur ing my first term and I feel that w*ith the experience I gained during that time that I will be able to do more good than when I was a new member. I hereby assure en!', all all of my fellow citzelns )iat I will do every thing within n power to promote legislation- that will tend to reduce the burden of the people by the re duction of taxes, a'n-I I feel much better qualified for such service than I was during my first term. J. 0. Williams. To the Voters of Pickens County: I wish to thank you for the splen dlid vote given me in' the first pi. mary for county commissioner. Thi5 good vote has placed me in the secont] rrimary. If you see fit to elect m< I pledge you my best efforts Yours faithfully, James J. Herd, For County Com. To the Voters of Pickens County: I wish to thank the people for thc flattering vote they gave me - o the lih st primary. I greatly appreciat< it and if the people of Pickens county v-ill give me the- office of probatt judlge I will show my appreciation iri the conduct of that office. I will ap preciate your vote on September 12 - R. A. Hudson. I wish to expres-s my appreciatior to the good people of Pickens coun ty for the splendid vote given me or the 29th (lay of August for the offilc< of Probate Judge. By your vote yet have placed me in the second race and by your vote you can seep me it the Probate Judge's office. I hav< serv'ed you as Probate Judge in filling out the unexpired ferm of Judw 3 Newbery, and if it is your wish tha I have a full term in this office will appreciate your going to the poll Sand fetinag for me~ next Tuesday Sept. 12. Wish to again thank yo for the good v-ot(e that i expect to ge Son Sept. 12. 1 am, 4 Your servant, N. A. Chisvtopher. 1 Candidate for R(( lection to the el 1 ,.c of Pn t . Ei_, -._1 Big Developmen Anderson Men to Build Summer Re sort lin Pickens County. Mr. Albert Farmer, Mr. R. E. Ligon and about eight other gentlemen of Anderson have closed a deal through Mr. W. H. Chastain to purchase about 120 acres of land known as Reedy Cove about 15 miles from here on the main top soil road from this place to Brevard. These gentlemen, it is understood have bought this property .fcr tb purpose of developing it into a sum mer resort. Mr. Chastain.stated that they intented . building a lake and qu'te a number of cottages for sum mer occupants and tourists. It is also thought that Cove creek and the adjoining streams will be stoked with fish, that drive ways will be built around the lake and that a number of small boats will Yfe on hand fo r.ny who like boating. It is said to be an ident 'lace for such development, one of the bes in that part of the mountain seetn, and that no pains or neans will be spared to make it an up tn udate rfc reational place. MRS. L. W. HILL DEAD Mrs. Bettie Hill, wife of Mr. L. W. Hill of Liberty, died at her home Aug' ust 16. She had been in declinjing her.lth obeut ten years, but was forced to her hed only a (lay or two before death and her death was unexpected. Funeral serviecs were conducted at the home by Revs. Mason and Pryor and burial followed in the Liberty cemetery the (lay following death. Mrs. Hill was about 50 years of age and' a member of Fairview Meth odist church. She was converted in childhood and lived a consistent chris tain life until the end. She was i daughter of Mrs. Sarah Gravley of this county. She is survived by a heartbroken husband, one sister, Mrs. . H'1. Watts, and three brothers, W. D. Gravley of Ohio, A. M. Gravley of Liberty and L. D. Gravley of near Pickens. The bereaved ones have the sym iathy of hosts of friends. PASTOR DAVIS MOVES Rev. J. A. Davis has been called as pastor of Woodlside Baptist church, Greenville, and has enteid on his new duties. Brother Davis has been pastcr of the Second Baptist church 6f Liberty and the Cateechee Bap tist church at Norris. lie also preached at two mis.:on stations, Smith's Grove and Rice's Creek. Be fore resigning his work he conducted meetings with all of his churches. At Liberty he received sixty-seven new members, forty-five for baptism. At Catecchee thirty-nine new members were received, twenty-five for bap tism. At Smith's Grove thirteen new members were received, ten for bap tism'andl at Rices Creek six wvere re c!eivedl for baptismn. Brother Davis has also assisted Pastor R. F. Jones, of the First Baptist church of Wesu .in ster, where thirty-nine new mom bers wcere receivedl, andl pastor J. F. Mauld in, at Fant's G rove,' where twventy-one were receivedl. He has had a great year' wvth his churches and we are glad to wvelcome him to Greenville.-Baptist Courier. WINCHESTER REUNION The reunion at Daniel Winchester's that was postponed on account of sickness will be held Saturday, Sept. 16th. All that are connected in any way are cordially invited. MARRIAGE Married, August 31, Mr. J. H. Lol lis of the Porter's chapel section an( Miss Mamie. Duncan of the Pickem Mill village. J. R. Connelly officiated Congratulations are in order. The law suit of Mrs. M. E. C. Mul vs. Easley Lumber Co., et al, whicl wvas recently tried in circuit cor at Pickens and- resulted in verdie for the deofendlant, was appealed t< state supreme court. 'The suiprem, 'curt sent the cas hack for anothe . ial. Martin, Bly'.he, Craig an. Iseith are attor'neys for the plaintifl -while WV. E. FVndley and J. Rober Martin Ireant sthe lumber conm t at Reedy Cove PICKENS ASSOCIATION MEETS SOON. The time for the meeting of the Pickens association was changed at its last regular session, from about the middle of October to the 22nd day, of September, and Vi1 include Sunday. This meeting will be held at Oo lenoy church. The committee on time and place requests that there~ will be no preaching at any of the churches on that Sunday and all the ministers, deacons and laymen are earnestly invited to be present at the associa tion. MARRIAGE AND HAP'TIZlNG AT OOLENOY Oolenoy, Aug. 30.-A marriage of considerable interest because of the number of their fricnds, relatives and acquaintances was that of Mr. B. B. Hendrix, a well known farmer of this section and Miss Sunie Masters. The bri( is a very pleasant and attractive daughtcr of Mrs. Lizzie Masters. The marriage, ceremony was performed by W. E. Edens, Jr., at his residence on Sunday afternoon. The happy ecuple are being congratulated by many friends. One of the largest crowds ever present here attenlded the baptizing here cn last Sunday afternoon when pastor F. S. Childress administered the ordinance to scme 20-odd peo!ple. This was the result of a wonderful eval teeting hcId a short timc ago. \NOLF CuEEl SCHOOL HONOR 1101.11. First Grade.-Siams Hayne, T. J Durham, Boczie Patterson, Ja mc Stephens, Eulistic Patterson, CICom Mann, Ocie Lce Nix. Second Grade.-Jessie Allgood Marie Snider, Larry Stephens, Evic Kay, Helen Lewis. Fourth Grade.-Arthur Grant, .Julian Snider. Adv. Fourth.-Genetha Lewis, Rob ert Durham. Fifth Gradc.-Capcrs Lewis, Flet cher Durham. Th ird Grade.-Walter Thoa. P1reston Brezeale, Artie Mae Nix. Elmina Clemuents. Sixth Gradc.-uth Steheim, 1th1 Jones. Seventh Grade-.--Louise Brve-cal-e Ruth Grant, Edna )urhani, Alberc Lewis. Eighth Grade.-Gcrtude Mann Gertrude Lewis, Clara G.hson. Ninth Grade-Frances Lc~vis. DACUSVILL.E SOCIAL. One of the most enjoyable andl~ at tractive social affairs given in thi community was the lawn party anm informal dance given by Misses Lil. lian, Nannie and Lola Ponder Wed. nesday evening, August 23. Th< pe~rch was lovely wvith its simle decorations of summer flowers anm .Japanese lanterns. In one nook ol the spacious verandla, bright witl gardlen flowers andI potted plants, re. freshing iced beverage was dlispen. sed1 by Misses Thomas and Hlolcombe, Miss Cleo Hlallum of Pickens added to the merriment of the evening by giving a series of humorous' readings. Beautiful music was also an enjoy able feature of the occasion. Among those from other places en joying the hospitaiity of the Misses P'ondler were: Misses Lillie Pruette Abbeville; Fern Ritter, Seymour ndi.; Florence Poe, Birmingham Ala.; Cieo IHllum, Pickens; Floyd Wood, Helen Briscoe, Beulah Vaugh Ethel Hunt, Jo Smith, Verner Smith Mary Robinson and Reaves of Green. ville; Mcssrs Julius Morgan an< Frances Connor, of Taylor; Ear Wood, Harold Cunnineham, Rogei Cunningham and Kay Jones of Green ville; EarI Taylor, of 'Greer, an James Bola McDanil o (f Washington D. C. POS'IJ'ONE TAX PAYMENTS The t ime of payment of state an Scounty Iam ha' been postponedl ur I i! Seput ebe 15. tGreat numbers of our Pieker ; yl e atte'nding the Pat With row meetings at Easlcy this wevek. .. d ormoeemt: unason Pickens Schools ( List of the T( The Pickens High Schnet will 4 gin its next session on September 18 1 at nine o'clock. All who are interes ted in the school are invited to at tend the opening. The teachers for the session 1922 192:1 are: Miss Louise Culpepper, Fort Gaines, Ga., first grade and part of the second grade work; Miss Grace Mathews, Pkckens, part of the sec ond grade, work and the third grade; Miss Lula King, Pavo,' Ga., fourth guade and part of the fifth grade work; Mrs. J. M. M9rris, Pickens, part of the fiftli grade work and the sixth grade; Mrs. Ada Alexander. Pickens, part of the fifth grade werk and tho seventh grade. Teae.hers for the high school are: Miss Rubv Berryman, Royston, Ga., Latin and French; Miss Mary 'Morris, Pickens, English and History; S. C. Boone, Hartsville, Science, Biology, Chemis try, Physics, and Arithmetic; F. W. Simpson, principal, Algebra, Geom etry, an( Modern History. The text hooks for the; several grades are: First 'Grade:-Winston F'rst Reader and Primer Combined; Practical Writing Manual No. 1. Sceond Grade: Winston Second Reader; Arnold's Mastery of Words, Bcok ;. ,Practicitl Writing Manual N o. 2. Third Grade: Rebbins and Row's Work and Play with Language. Th(, Vim-t.on Third Readcr; Arnold's Ma .' - tery of words, Book 1; Smith's Mod ern Priniary Aiithm'ie; PractXcai Writing lanual No 3. Fo, ur th Grade: Tle WVinston Fourth Raider; Arneld's lasteiy of Words, Bet 1i One; Studi's i6' Englisi, look n';mith's 1odrn P1timary Arith eitic; Siith's Human Geography. Uco~k Onec; Ritchie-Caldwell Primer of lygh. ien., PrIatiVal Wr'iting Manua; No. !. Fifth Grade: The Winston Ii!' R1cader; Arnold's Mast1ery of Words, Book 1; Smith's Modern Advan'/.d Arithmetic; Smith's Human Geogra phy, Bock Oic, Part Two; Estil's Beginner's lhistory of Our Country; 1i'rcCeal W'iiting M\anuaI No. 5. Sixth Grade: Ai'nold's Mastery of English Words, Book 2; K inard and Wither's The Engl ish Langua4e, lovk 2; Smnith's M odern A'tvanced . rithmCtic; Sims' Hlistory cf' South !Cr(tina; Smith's Iluian Geograpihv. 2k 2, with South Carollin supple munt; i i -' PiiLe f 8.anXitation andPhsi.ky. Praeliieal WVriting MIanual No. 6. SvInth Grade: Arnobl's Mastery of Wurds, Book 2; Smith's Modern Advanced Arithictic; Thomplion 0,' llisto'y of the United Statts; Slith's Human01 Geograiphy, lookc 2, par't 2. v"ith Carolina Supplement; P'ractical Writing Manual No. 7; Kinard-With eris The English Language', .Book 2. Eighth Grade: Ward Sente nce and Theme and Punctuation Leave's; The' Skech Book; Julius Cvnser; Stone Mills Ariithmetic; WellIs' Algebra for Secondar'y Schools; CaldwvellI and IEikennerry's Elemenits of Gen.'rd: Science, Revisedl; SmithI's E'lemnltar'y Ltijtin. INinthi Grade: Waird's Senten('e an:1 Trhiee; Mikel 's Short St ories fo' I Eng1sh: Courseas; Enoch Ariden; Southern Poe'ts; West's A ncie'nt XWorld; Wev'lls' Al gebra for Secondai'y Schools; Smallwvood, Re'vely and( B~ail cy's fliology for High Schools. Ben r ('tt's Caesar's Gallae War; Be'nnett's No LaIdtin Grammariii; B('nnett's Newv Tenth Grade: Lewis and1 losic's Practical English; West's Modern World; Well's New Plane Geometry; Cook's Practical Chemistry for High School Students; Bennett's Cicero' Orations; Bennett's New Latin Coin Iposition; Chardenal's Complete Course (French); (LiteraturP to be seleIctedl.) Eleventh Grade: Ward's TIheme Building; Wells' New Solid Geomec * try; Black an'd Davis' Practical P'hy ,SIcs, re'vised with Black's Labor'ator'y Mvanual ; Bennett"s Virgil Eneid: Talbot's La Fr'nic'e, Nouvelle ; We'lls' Algebra, Part 2; Stephensons A morni caon llistor'y, and1( Wallac's C ivies 1(Literiatur'e to be select ed.) - f'u iils who were not pr.er1 td n-ed rect buy any books exer p1. in thos ib'ects whieb have hii n chanige'd No pupil shld buy h ook: bei'v he investigat"e to r{ee i he has the book already. Pupils who, have an3 )pen Sept. 18; kachers and Rules of the above named books may write their names ,and. tle 'price they ask and sell to students in the school, providing they do not need the books themselves. Pupils who ent'er the elementary grades from other districts will pay $3.00 per month for 'tuition. Pupils do not have to pay tuition under the present law if they enter the high school. All tuition is payable in advance. Examinat'-ons will-be given in all grades that pupils wish to enter but have not promotion cards. Thqse examiiiations will be held on Sep tember 18. No pupil whose sixth birthday does rot come before Jiinuary 1, 1923, will be enrolled is a pupil in the school for this session. All pupils exp.ecti-ng. to enter the first grade must start at the first of the session so that aditional classes will not have to be made. The first bell will ring at '8:30. All pupils who come to school before that time will wait at the curb until the bell rings and will then go lhitc their respective rooms to study un der the direction of their teacher until 8:50, when the second bell will ring for all th( pupils to gather in the atlditeriu m or f-emin in the r iooms for devotional extrcises. At 9 o'clock le. regulair chus work will I f, it. is raining when pupils arrive t s'h1l befir 8::v . they mnay take Ui- in th' front enridor outsde l1-e frr ha r, *if it dec. om happn ( iut I that tlh e pipii Comesc$ too ea'rly. It will be nor.1*i -':: V fer1 all teach (er to be in t0h0r placevs at N: when the first bell ri lgs. Io direct )1ppil.s w.ho may need asSistancve inl their If a pup'l wilfully or carelessly (efaces, marks, or injures the school biluilding or fixtures he will be liable for the damage andi if he refusesi to make it good may be punished or (lismiss(d from thle school, as the ildividlal case may deserve. No pupil wil leave lth. school grounds w itlhout perm sion from the Irincipatl. from, 8:.10 till he is dis missed b.y his teacher. Any pupil wvho ,-Arures permi iossio to leave theo groulls must attend promptly to th, rdmtter for which he left and return. 'erm-11Usiol l %iii no. he givlen for jr lyto remain at Ie stores or pub lic buildi-1ngs. Pupils are expected], to conduct themselves when they leave the school groundis with the permission of the principal, just a.s they .should at the school. Any pupil who violates this trust or' WwO is tardly in returning will be p~uni'shedl andii will thereafter be kept at schol till the close oif the daily sessionl. Uip n dismissal each pupil must proceedi directly home and must not remain ar'ounid the stores and public b)uildiings. This does not mean that pupils who are kept at school for athletic training or who have music lessens may not remain till such triin g or lesson is over. F. W. Simpson, Principal. SIX MIL~E ENWS A social was given by the B. Y. P. U. of the Six Mile BaptisL church last Friday evening from 8 to 11 p. mn., at the residence of Mr. J. L. Dillar'd. The social was enjoyed by all piresent. After playing a number of games punch wvas served. The Hurricane Towvnship Singing Convention met with the Six Mite Baptist'church last Sunday aftdrnoon. Prof. McD. Weams wvas a visitor to the conventlbn. A new drug afbre will be erected in the town of Si-x Mile in the near future by Dr. Ezell of Central. The new 'top soll road from Six Mile to Cateechee is almost com.. pleted. 'Watch Six Mite Grow.") A NOTH ER ,PICN IC Tfhere will be a. picnic at Table Rock cove next Saturday, September 0. This picnic is primarily for the. club boys and girls of Pickens coun ty, but their parents, sisters, br6th~ erg, sweethearts- and friendsu are n vited to attend and bring along~the rnecessary ingredients to mak ea pie mie a success. A great time is looke& forward to. County Agent BeWr I has charge of arrrngemnt