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Pickens SetiBlo-Jour el Subscripiot firie one Dollar a Y'-ar In Adva!ce. 3U1~SDAY iFEB.16 1911 A MODEL CONSTITUT!1N For County and State Oratoriai and Athletic Associations. By R. C. B:-rs, Superintendent 4f Easiey 3chools. ED. UR vu-I shall be ver> grateful if you will publish th' following constitution. I have submitted it to many of the high school men of the state and they have approved of the plan / most heartily. Therc is no doubt that oratory and athletics should be encouraged in our high schools, for it will arouse school spirit anl7 friendly rivalry as nothing else can. At +he same time they should be controlled and kept on a high plane, and the only 'way to. do this is to regulate them by uniform rules. If othfer. features can be added in son .of the counties it may e done. There is no e&ne for a school not orgahizing or lack of in formation of how to do track work. Write at once to Dr. F. H. jalihoun, Clemson College, S. C., for a recent bulletin he has issued. It is one '.:' the best I ever saw on track detics. Cuts are given showin i. ercnt forms. Membersof t -e.iemson track team will also be willing to go out to the schools accessible for expenses and help a -hool get started off to the work Art. 1. The name of this association shall be the Coasty Athletic and Oratorical Association. Art. 2. * The object ot tuis as sociation shall be to bring the high schools in closer touch, stinul'ate an interest in, purify aund regulate athletics in the highi schools of -county. A~rt. 3. Sec 1.. The officers-of this association shall be a pres ident, vice..presidenit and secre tary and treasurer. See. 2. The executive conr mittee of the association shall consist of theprniasad suprinendntsof the schools of the county. Art. 4. .Sec. 1. The president shall preside at all meetings of the executive committee, and may call a meeting of this corn mnittee at any time he may deem necessary. He shall also pre side at the oratorical contest. The vice-president shall assume the duties of the president in his absenge. Sec. 2. The se ,etary and treasurer shall be one person, and it shall be his duty to keep a record of all :a ?etings . f -executive conu,iatee, an"t all meetings of the asso:'i:, *jus, contests, etc., and to V at least once a year a dete a e port of all money c allect-d expended by the associati' Art: 5. All the high .. of the county shall be a. i.'e to membership in thi-. :..- ci ation. Art. 6. Sec. 1. Tu-. -necu tive commit;.ee shall nold at a one meeting during te vco, and shall have cha: : J ~ all business thiat shaih >me before the association. T wo-thirds of the committee shall- constitute a quoru . See. 2. All officers shall be' elected by this cornmittee to serve for onie year. Unless, in the discretion of the w;nmmitte it seems best. no ii(o 'sN serve in the s:ain :;7 fori for his serviceis f rom anmscoo with which he may matric ulate. Sec 2. To be eligible for' football a student must niatric ulate not later than thirty days after the beginning of. the ses sion. For baseball and track work not later than February 1st. Sec. 3. No student who fails to make the required average for promotion in his school (such average to be on all work in cluding deportment) shall be eligible to enter any contest. Art. 8. Each contestant shall pay a fine of 25 cents, to be for warded to the treasurer at least 15 days before-the meet. Art. 9. An- annual contest shall be held about the 10th of .pril (or at such time as near the middle of April as possible that the executive committee may decide.) The oratorical conteot shall be held either on Friday evening before or on Saturday morning,and the track meet on Saturday afternoon (the exact time to be arranged so as to Fuit the greatest number of schools.) The place shall be selected by the execntive com mittee, to be most convenient to the majority of the schools. Art. 10. "In order that the smaller schools may have a fair show no school wi'l be allowed to enter more than ten men. No schccl will be allowed to enter more than tv. men in each evcnt. A list of all cor . 'ants s1hall be forwarded to thi acre tarv of the association at least : days before the contests, ac companied by a written st ment from the principal superintendent that each is eli ible under the rules and regu lations of Art. 7. Art. 11. 1. 100 yaids dash. 2. 220 yards dash. 3. 440 yards run. 4.' One-half mile run. 5. Hurdle racing, (low hur dles to be used.) 6. Running broad jump. 7. Running high jump. 8. Pole vault. 9. Putting shot (12-pound shot.) 12. Throwing hammer (12 pound hammer.) Art.12 There shall be award ed a ti p)hy cup to the track team oring a plurality of points, and shall be held for one year. The school which holds it for two donsecutive years shall hold it permanently, In case of a tie between two..con it siants a second trial shall be given, and in case it cannot be played off the points shall be divided equally between the contestants, and if possible a medal or prize given to each. 'In case of a tie for the cup the school holding it the previous year shall be declared the win ner, and if neither held it the previous year the names of both schools shall be engiaved upon it and held by the secretary of th' association. The associat~on shall offer medals or ribbons for first and second pri - s. prizes to be pro vided by the .money in the treasury. First prize shall count five points, second three and third Art. 14. The president and secretary shall make all neces sary arrangements for the meet eeecting judges and referee. giving the members of the asso ciation the right to make sug gestions if desired. No prin cipal or member of the faculty of any school in the association shall be eligible to hold any of thes positions. Art. 15. An admission fee of 20 cets for the general public, and 15 cents for students and ladies, shall be charged, which shall be used to) defray the ex pense-s of th'e county meet: the balancwe. f ny, to be divided . i.Each sc>o * a:' ~' e osentativ& , by ' a pr-elm ia c-e Co.st in ea~ Ischool. Sec. 2. Original orations will shall be cver twelve inrnutes. Sec. t). The names of the speakers together with the sub ject shall he forwarded to the secretary of the association at least 15 days before the contest. In case two have the same ora tion (or declamation) the one who sends the last shall be re quested to select another. Sec. 4. The judges shall be nominated by the executive committee and notified by the secretary. Several' alternates shall be selected. Sec. 5. Two medals shall be awarded, the first and second place respectively. Manner of delivery shall count 90 percent., and selection 10. The expenses of the judges shall be paid out of the treasury. An admission fee of 10 cents, 5 cents for stu dents and ladies, shall be charged. Sec. 6. The order of sneakers shall be arranged as early as practicable by the executive committee, and in -case any school cannot send a represent ative.it may have a proxy. Sec. 7. The same rules as to eligibility for the track team shta l apply to the oratorical association. Soutnh C-alnma lihSho Athleitic :nd rra l .so cia tioncl. Art. 1. The name -f this as ciati'in shall bw the .\th-li a nd Oratorical Association f Suth Carolina High Si 's The purpos& sha!! b. t10 -it.lail an inter(st in n " 8 purify athletices, to ecua oratory in the schoolAs and to unite the high schocols of the state more closely, by creating a friendly rivalry amionig th along these iines. 4 1. An annual meet shall be held in Columbia on or as near the 10th of May as possible, the oratorical contest on Friday night and track meet on tur day following. 2. The team that wins out in the county meet shall repre sent that county in the state meet, and the speaker that wins first place in each countyv shall represent that county in the oratorical contest. 3. The preliminaries for both oratorical contest and track meet shall be held on Friday afternoon. 4. . No team can have more th~im eight meu, and can enter only two in each event. One speaker and one alternate shall bchsnfrom each county. 1 5.Teofficers of the associa-I tion shall be a president, vice president and secretary and treasurer. These to be elected by the representatives of each county who are to be elected by the county association. An ex-. ecutive committee of five shall be elected by the assocsation. 6. (Same as Art. 8.) 7. The name of the speaker, the names of the men on the Iteam and the eve -ts they are to enter shall be forwarded to the 'secretary of the association at least 15 days before the contests Iin Columbia. 8 The following articles and sections in the county constitu tion and by-laws above shall Iapply to the state association: Art. 4, Secs. 1 and 2, Art. 6 Secs. 2 and 3; Art. 11, Art. 12, Art. 13, Art. 14. Art. 15, Art. 16, Ses. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. I9. The association shall ar range to publish the constitution and by-laws in the county and daily papers of the state at least once a year. Secret Order Meetings. Masonic-A. F. & A. M. meets Saturday nights on or before the full moon Chaptr-R. A. M. nmeets Fi. day nights on or after the +'uli fld Sundlays. W. C). W.-Meets evr first nn third~ Tuesday nidi~s. City Council mM1.; Tu'-d.:; KILLED AT EASLEY Harve Goolson Killed by Ode Fletcher in Easley Cotton Mill Village Without Provocation Harve Goodson. an 18-year old white boy of Easley, was shot and killed Tuesday night about 10 o'clock by another white boy of his own age, Ode Fletcher in the village of the Cotton Mills. A communication received from Easley stated that Harve Goodson was shot with a pistol and killed by Ode Fletcher about ten o'clock on one of the streets of the Easley Cotton Mill the village. It was stated that killing seems to have been with out provocation. Fletcher made his escape, but is being pursued by officers of the law-. It appeared that several boys were walking on one side of the street when they crossed over to the other side for the purpose of lighting cigarettes from a cigar ette being smoked by a third party. When all came together it is si:ated, Ode Fletcher drew a pistol and wheeled it about his head one shot being fired. Harve Goodson fell to the ground pie ced in the righ t.breast. slight Iv abowve thenipple. The young manf expired within sonie 15 ninutes. T'he attending nhvsi cin stated that the ball ourscd down t war and probably enn red the he:: e. Oe Fletcher fled immedit el(yIara b Iafter the shooting, and from :ast reports had not been captumn. Fletcher. it is oaId used a :32-callibre pistol. and *ed but one shot. Neither one of the young men has ever been married, and both lived in the mill village with ir parents. . .0odson was spoken of in the best of terms. It was stated that he was a worthy young fel low and bore a splendid reputa tion, was quiet, orderly and had never been in any trouble of any kind. He was the youngest of several sons. Fletcher was later arrested and placed in Pickens jail. To Say and To Do-. "Do you wish to go to churchl this evening? Father is going to preach, you know," the minister's fair daughter asked. The young man considered. "Urn! The last time I wyent he rather fell on some of my failings. Do you know what his text will be tonight?" "Yes; 'Love one another.' - He regarded the round pink cheek approvingly. "Suppose," he suggested soft ly, "that we let the old gentle man go preach, while we sit here and practice?" -Lippin cott's. Twelve Inch Guns. A shell from a twelve~ inchi gun makes its flight of nine miles in forty two seconds thoirsands Have Kiney Trouble and byer Suspect it How To Find Out. Fill a bottie or commo: glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a brick dust sedi - __ mient, or settling, sigy or milky uien~;tes an un c:.ahy condi a tion of the kid neys; too fre -- - quent desire to the back are also symptoms that tell you the kidneys and bladder are out of order an edattention. ,what To Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often excpressed, that Dr. Kilmier's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, ulfils almost ev-ery wish in correcting rheumatism, pain ini the back, kidneys, iver, bladderendevery partof the urinary pa:sage. Correct inability to hold water on.-scalding~ pn in passi::g it, er- bad beer, and o-:erccmes that wr~ipaant ne cessity of ) 0ee copelled to g-> often throgh th:e < y, and to get up ma..y tines du-:rg t-- night. The mild and imediite eceet of Swamp=Root is so. realiie-!. c tands the highes~t be Teu -.2 k:- abottic- eC~ ?re :!,i .1 !re DrKlmr & Co. Biwg u ?e -. Y. c.-Lton this paper and me:!iIr :,i::: . D--. Kilmer's Swamp Poot, c::a the seiess, Binghamton, sclE F'~T Don't use less ti;n six hundred po'.nd use less than six Hundred pounds to the takes away more plant. food from the So exhausts th soil. But where you use n more ~ilant food to ths soil than it take your land. Us high- raee fertilizer. troubl o . ho iiwme and distribute lo fertilizer. al it. res1lw in crops are no Use a fertil zar ammoniated with Anpt Blood, Tankage. and tish Scrap are Anir and Nitra e of SRda are Mineral Ammo bl Ammoniate. We use all of these 11 work and exhaust more quickly than ot! As one gives out another comes in. S a fertilzer which feeds and nourishes th ing the working season, during the lay tured and the crop real: to be gathered. less it does this it is not a complete fertil it nor what the call ir. it is not a cempl ish the plant from the time it sprouts t ready to be gathred. We have been in correspondence wi CAllege and with the Agricultural Deper a formula to make fertilizer especia Their combined knowledge and experieE with our 8.4.4 AS WE MAKE 1T, usir we use. We can nake an 8.4.4. gooes ti u a'<e just as much profit on it but you use it. A dollar a ton cuts no figure in t hundred pounds to the acre. A ton wi are saving or trying to save. about thirty really losing several dollars an acre in made in knderson, Abbeville, Greenwoo and Pickens Counties than was made v was a corn contest in Anderson Count and every one of the six men who took corn. We sold Clemson College th-tr them again this Fall. We will be glad ion of our goods. You can trust them a ple who used our fertilizer this year o same goods next year. Theri are no be we are making, and thn-e are n, better c our fertilizer is used. These staiements rzer that stands up better on analysis at ro sell you. It is to vonr interst to buy TILIZ$R GET WET. This will let the a ash in it harden and difiiemt to distribul the ground up. ALNDERSON PHOS Anders J. R VANVDIVE . Pres-dent 1_F'AEH, THORNLEY & Notic to Dobtors and Creditors. A; Persons hiO.!ing e-sUs against the ,state of the late J::ns P. Hughes must pr..znt the s-uiiae tiy proven on or l rq!re the 1st ay or March. 1911. or i.e ( bsrrod pi vnirit: and :li pf. sO1S) indebtel1d to said esat- nrut mi py mt On.-efore fui abve dlat . to the unersigned. E E. Bruce. Mrs. . F Hughes. Adninistrators. lClearar To make Spring stock v sacrifice all wir makk special evcrything mn s value 5oc ches a. 4OC the yard rens shoes,. r All to go in .th ed prices.. W.B. Fi "At the ( IPhor :FOR THA HOT THE DRINK THATI Pickens Bo R. L. Davis PROPRI P .Cc -' s - ckens E5 of fertilizor to the ac -e. Where you cri- it acts as a stiilulaLt to the soil and I than it furnishes to it, and in this way ore than six hundred poundS it furnishes sfrom it and in this way you can build It takes as much, time and work and 6-gr ade fertilizer as. it does high-grade to be compared. ial, Vegetable, and Mineral Ammoniates. 1'al Ammoniates. Sulphate of Ammonia iates. and Cotton Seed Mleal is a Vegeta the fertilizar we make. Some do their ers. that when you use our goods you have plan- from the time it sprouts, all dur ine-by Meason ana until the plant is ma This is a cowolete fertiliz-r. and un iz!r. it does not nattter where you get ?te fertilizer unless it will feed and nour itil the plant matures and the crop Is I the Fertilizer Authorities at Clemson tment of North Carolina and Georgia for ly adapted to the soils in this section. yce rtsult in a fartilizer almost identical g the different kinds of ammoniates that t we can sell a dollar a ton cheaper and would not make the crops with it if you he price of fertilizers. Say you use six 11 cover a little over three acres, and you cents an acre in fertilizer, when you are our crop,. No better corps have been 1, Newberry. Laurens, Greenville, Oconee th our fertilizer this year and last. There in 1909 where six prizes were awarded, priz used our fertilizer in making his fertilizer last Spring. and we are selling if you will write to them for their opm d m will abide hy what they say. Peo 1910aalready saving they want the tter fertiliz-r put in sacks than the goods rops growing in the country than where are backed by results. There is no ferti Cleson Colleie thla-x ours. We want our 1ts. DONT LE T YOUR VE mmnia escap- arid it will make the pot e. Ocr fertilizer makes cotton fruit from PHATE & OIL CO. on,. S. C. D. S. VANDIVER, Manager. C., gelits. Pickens, S. C. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. All persons holdinir claims against the estate of the late N. A. Keith must prs-nt the same duly proven on or befo~re the 1 day of 31;rch 1911, or be debarred payment ana all persons m delaed to said estat6, must make pay men: on . r before the above date, to the undeisrr(d. W. C. Keith, Administrator. ice sa e room for our re are going to Lter goods, and low prices on tock. All good s goods to go 25c at 20C, 15C R 1en anO.IO ~ a iens and boys. ts and ovei-alls. L sale at reduc eeman, d. Stnrd"4 ie 45 TTKEGOF TOM lAHES THE SPOT ttling Works, SProprietor . or that Cakc Goodsc! NIconact