Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E. Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ei I r od A p ril 2 8 , 1 9 0 8 a t e o s t s qu a s * ,ii t r n d a c o r g o s 9 1071--Volune 43 PICKENS, S. C.. DECEMBER 24, 913 nan'. tiUI~fiTlUNtB. ~YASONis' BUS' NOW CONSIDERING COTTO ACROAGE AND FRESHNES OF MEAL. MUST KEEP ACREAGE DOWI SConditions Not Right For Anothe - "Rook Hill Plan."-Want Date c Manufacture Stamped on Ever Sack of Meal. Columbia. John G. Anderson of ' Rock H11 ther. of the "Rock Hill Plan" to eepink. down the atreago of 'cottoi nted throughout the South tw< ye ra ago, fers that with th6 hig1 icd' 4f cotton this year there wil be a tende n *. o lant- too much cot ton again -next yea . He thinks som plan ought to ie, adopted to keej down the acreage. In a letter to Commissioner of Agr culture Watson, who is president c tlhe Southern Cotton Congress, Mr. An derson says: "Don't you think some thing ought :to' be done another yea -to, keep the farmers from plantinj 01) .guclh 9tton? ,:On aecount, of. t, - oo drice,--busineis this fall has b'ee ne; and I' am :fraid the-, farmer est .year Will, plait too. much, whicl K ill bring about a reactlin and har( i'me again; "Of course, conditions are not righ for .another 'Rook Hill Plan,' bu the Southern Cotton Oongress on good business basis with oerganizatioi in every state and through its Ir fluence keep the cotton'producers fron cutting their own throats. I am sa isfied that With a proper orgarizato: that the business men of the Sout wo~ bA glad to join, and pay some "th 'like $1 per annum as dnes. Yo 'ift to. get 10.0,000 members, and tha I mean that you could control thl situation. "Perhaps ';>are not in a posittoi to do this 41rself. If not, why can' you.get sov body to take hold of th matter and put it tlrough? "I hope you will think over thi for it certainly is an Important prol osition." As to Marketing Meal. A suggestion that mamufacturers , meal have the date of the hnanufak ture stamped. on the 'sacks whici came to Commissioner Watson (ron a firm in Augusta, Ga., may be pu into effect, said Mr. Watson recently The Georgia firm in writing to - Mr Watson sAid: "Appreciating what you have don( for the people of Carolina as well ai the manufacturers and merchants I thei line of action as adopted by yoi as to foods, especially meal, we wan to suggest to you another feature tha we think will add very much. to wha you have already dono.aid,that- Is -t. have .the manu acturdre 6f al.mea made'1n Carolina and c -hin nt Carolina to have the' date of mami facture stamped on the sack W< have adopted this polie#', and flld tha It works beantifully. Our trouble hai been that a merchant that might have * meal that has been on hand some timi and being anxious to get rid of It, wil * cut the price oon-it and demoralize th< market. They. should not buy mor4 than they can sell, as it Is the oli meal that causes the trouble especially when it Is made out of green corn. " We would be glad to have', an ex pression, as we are not~ In any was dictative, but it is a suggestion, anc We think It is the right ways and trusi that you will see it that way and cai agree a eldljgiy." 1' 1511 on Cotton Mills, and complete figures on th4 onmills of the state from the sus taken this month ' were an nounced recently by Commissionej IWatson and show that the* estimatej Imade the other day were tapproxi 1mately correct. There are 104 cotter - ills In the state, the capital invest 04 is #83,707,738, an Increase over lasi e ar of $4,998,092. The value of the nnulPFgdtct Is $84,35,152, an in crease oVf, th9 previous season p #1,28S,072.-. Stt Health. Ofrioq ~ orta. In the' report 'ot .tpdmic cerebro spinal meningitis,- Jan a~yne M - ,state health 'bfficerAdaUs atten tioz. to the fact t'hat there. has boeer 0i .epidemnic '-of t~xis diseaps9 in thi state during the past fel though thet'e were 12 c ases reported irpn ~. Lexington county, seven from 9tRich land county and flyve from Cheste) county. There were-49 cases reportec - inglhl anq Dr. H-ayne made It his per sohial busine@vw.," investigdte ever) case, and in a. GJbe of themn ti administer treatment, .~ ~ ~ ell'v~.of Utilos ~6lfrat place ii ~~nato Cl~ub contes b'e av~t~ed second plac ~he'nP~nae ntest,s compel 6 1ia auM la41e from all South ti an Western 3tatos. Needs $2,600,000. Columbia. - Comptroller General Jones recently sent out blanks to the state and county officers for them to send to him thel restimates of the nedd for their departments for next year. Each office reports to the comptroller general the amount of money wanted to run its department N for next year and the comptroller general compiles the estimates and makes up the budget for presentation to the general assembly.. It is estimated that the budget for next year for all state And county offices will reach $2,600,000. Rural Credit Bank. Columbla.-Steps are being taken to form: he first rural credit bahk in the state on the farm system of rural creditO. The bank will be lo cated in Oconee county. Colodel Wat son is assisting tho promoters with all the information about the sys tems of rural credits in use in foreign countries. and especially in Ireland. Rebuild Clyde Line Pier. While the blackened ruins of Clyde Line pier No. 2 at Charleston present a scene of desolation, it will be but a few days until a regiment of toilers will be at work clearing away the 3 debris preparatory to the- raising of another superstructure and the re pairing of what damage was done.to the foundations of the dock. As 'yet the insurance adjusters have not de termined the extent of the damage, and until this is done no closer esti -mate than that which *As given the day of the fire, which was in the neighborhood of '49O00,cii' had. The statement *as made,. hiw'ever, -that the 'contractors ' will not' sufer any. loss the property being fully~pro. tected. Cotton Report For, 0 aro. t According to a pte e . by the 'United Statei clus ui au re. cently 1,160,815 runn4N bales 'of cot. ton have been .ginne4 in South Care a lina prior to December 1, as conpared to 1,041,639 to the same date last year. 2 Talk Over Cotton Machine. John B. Hall, who is demonstrating his machine which purports -to pick t cotton from left-over and half-ripened a bolls, held a conference recently wit a number of Columbia business men' and talked over his invention .from t the point of 'safeguarding the inter ests of -the South. It is thought that Mr. Hall is going to taae steps looking A :to organizing a company to put his inVention on the market. It is at, tracting consideiable attention and promises to revdlution$ze the cotton business if a practical suc'cess. Will Ask for $25,000. . W. W. Moore, adjutant general' said recently that in his annual re port to. the general asembly he would ask. for- a general appropria tion of $25,000 for the maintenance of 'the companies of the National Guard. He will also ask for an appropria tion of $7,600 for improvements at "Camp Wilie Jones," in Lexington county. The improvements will. in clude the grading.of a road from Styx to the camp ,And,..4'e 0lacing 'of the jdfir ,Od in gqq& dondition. The ap-' rof o hA been aboit l2,000. -"Tlp afpgslatige c riniif4ee' Adjided wftlivisitirig tle'..stote dnesatignein stitutionse spetidq day regently in Columbia, inspectiek the pl'ant of th'e University of South Carolina. The p committee consists of B. W. Crouch of Saluda, T. W. Zeigler. of .Orangeburg and C. C. Wyche. of Sparianburg. Mt. Wyche was appointed by Miendel. L. Smith, speaker of the. house, t6 take the place of 0. Quinn of Marion, whose resignation as a' member of the housed of representatives vacateddil place on the committee. ' ''i. Greenville's New ln Greenville. - Greenville W manufacturing industry i" ~mobile factory turning o' year, according to plans of~ 'Auto company, a corporatiu. ior, 'ed recently by the secretary of state. The local concern will take over the 'plant of a Philadelphia concern and 'move it' to Greenville. The corpora. tors of the new company are A. D. Dale, 0. K. Mauldin of Greenville ano C. V. Stahl of Pilladelphia. The plant will employ about 75 men and will be ready for operation Feb. 1. Trho State o~ih Oarollna, Countyf 'ns. By J. g, ?w*v.Prebate Judge: Whereas. J. K$Ing made snit, to me to grant him Letters of Administration of thie Estate and Effects of 3Mrs. Artie M. Linpg. These arec Therefore. to cite and ad .uonir~h aldl and singular the-kmdred and crei-ltors of '2 " said Mrs. Artie M. King deceased, that..they be and appear be fore4 me, in the 0-ourt of Probate, to be h'eld'at P.ickensg, s. C., on the 8th day .of Janxuary 191i4 next. af ter publication 'h iereof, as .10 o'cloeck ini the forenoon, to sh'ow eaus,'if any they have, why the ,saind A1uinistrat ion abhoulId not be granit y ed. Given under my hland anid seal this 22ed i~ 4 no Domini 1913. ii - ~J,.1% Newhery. tj; - ___~~_____ J6ilhe firt - t, in thirty -ydgre there Is a iriA6~ in the -tr&dend~ of. the o6~jnnt postoffiee department. W. 0. W. Dedication On Thursday, the 18th of Do oemier, the members of the Olive Camp W. 0. W. met with bheir families and a few invited 'riends to dedicate their hall near Cross Roads church. The 3xercises were conducted by Rev. D. W. Hiott assisted by Eon. E. P. McCravey and the >fficers of the local camp. Mu ic was furnished by the Cedar Rock string band in their usual irtistic way. After the dediva ion Mr. Hiott told the visitors in a very interesting way some jokes about the groat danger of he Woodman goat. And last Jut not least came the supper which had been prepared by the adles, and which was bountiful and good. It seemed to be en joyed by all. Much fun was Eurnished by the consul com inander when he gave the pass word, "chicken gizzards," and asked everybody to pass it to im. He ate ten, dropped one, ind the fast time we saw him Ie was pulling another out of ,its pocket. 14'.G. Christmas Gift! Gotchyer. 00 IN WE the Pickens Har above, Yes, we are mor< time. W- expect to cont business gets better ever: time he makes a purchas< sale that is made in our si money refunded. COOK We wish to call your Guaranteed Cooking St< Heaters of all kinds. It 'v you buy. FAR1N Oome and le't us flgu: be beat for service for $25.0 high and well filled wheels. to make some special prices the Perfection Plow Stock We can save you nmoney 01 get repairs for the Vulcan ] Plows, Traces, Back B~ande Good Hamies-for 50c. Best regular price $1.00. Check .This is hunting time. Rifles of all kinds from $1.( Builders Supplies of all Gli Our Grocery Stock is Try a sack of our Flour ai * Oranges, apples, nut 18 pounds Franklin 5 pounds best roaste< Big size can Luziann One pound cans 30 cents. Best Sun Dried App Evapor-ated Peaches We wanit to make a ber when you make a dea hand. ANTHONY PICKENS HA Pleasant Grove Ney Well, Mr. Editor as will my last letter for this, year, I first thing I want to say that wish you a merry Christrr and a happy New Year. Farmers ,are about thrbu gathering up and are prepari for Christmas, . Jimmie Philips , of Greenvi is back assisting D. 7.' Barb in his store. Pleasant Grove church b recently purchased a new he er, which was'badly needed heat up.the church. Rev. J. E. Foster filled I regular appointment at t) place last Suhday and was cc ed to be pastor for another ye The Pleasant Grove sch4 will have a Christmas tree Ohristmas day at 10 o'clot We hope that good order w prevail and that everybody w enjoy themselves on that day. Wade and Henry Batson Marietta were in this secti bird hunting last week. Good wishes to The Sentih and its subscribers. A Farmer. s Do PICKE dware & Grocery Co. must sa than thankful to state that o inue these sales as long as th ' year. WHY? First,"Ivelh: of any kind in our store -S re and guarantce everythinj ING S attention to our line of Cooki )ve from us for $ro.oo up to ill pay you to see our line of I IMPLEN 'e with you on Farm Implemner 0. Ask any owner. See our b Remember the Win. J4. Oliy( this time on Turn Plows.. Sa uid Turners. They take 'the ; i your roofing. We sell it-$L ?lows at our' store, or anything ,Best Lone Star. Hames for Leather Ollars. Leather and lines, single lines 14 to 16 feet] See the best Single Barrel Sh 0 up. kind. Locks, knobs, nails, eti ~OCE R always complete with the bei id be convinced of the above. s, raisins, and all kinds of frui ~rar.ulatedl Suga~r for $r.oo :1 and green Coffee for $r.oo e Coffe with China tea cup. at les 0 ocents per pound. 1 2 1-2 cents per pound. leal with you for your chicker I, deal with the three aces, th< , LEXANDJ LRD WARE & ( T. R. ALLEN, Manager -I--I S Masonic Banquet. One of the most pleasant and be wholesome affairs of this year he in! Pickens was the Banquet given by Chapter No. 47 of' the 11 Royal Arch Masons in their hail F Triday night. The inclement Zh weather kept away visitors from ag 1Easleyand Liberty, -but a large number of local Masons, their lie wives and daughters were pres :er ent at.- the festive board and greatly enjoyed the occasion. as The eatables were plentiful and excellently repared,and served to by dainty maidens. After the banquet the visitors dispersed and the following officers were ,is installed for-the ensuing year: 1s R. T .Hallum, H. P.; A M. xr Morris, K.; J.'L. Valley, S ; R. r- R. Roark,'E'1. of H.; T. H. Stew >ol art, P.~S.; B. B. LaBoon, R. A. on C.; B. Lewis, M. 1st V,; J. T. k. Hutchings, M. 2nd V.'; Guy ill McFall, M. 3rd V,; J. T. Richey, 111 Treas.; M. U. Smith, Sec.; P. H. Porter, S. of ri Dr., Olifton-Eye. Ent-, Nose and Throat Spocialist--will be in Contral rn Wednesday, 24th; in. Liberty on Thurs iel dad, 25th: in Pickens on Friday, 26th; and in Easley on Saturdry, 27th. In qu Ire at drug stores in each town for information. Move NS .y that we are proud of the jr Big Sales are on all the .re is a pea in the dis. Our wve a satisfied customer, eycry :ccnd, we stand.behind'every I to be as represented or POVES ng Stoves. You can buy a $28.oo., Also Ranges and Stoves and Ranges before IENTS its, Disc Harrows that can't eavy nine blade stalk cutters, ir Turn Plows. We are going re time and trouble by using :round without riding them. per square aiid up. You can you need on the farm such as 95lc, soils $1.00 everywhero. cloth back Collars tor 85c, engths. ot Guns over sold for $4.50. IES t Flour that money can buy. ts for the holiday trade, d saucer in each can for $r .oo as and eggs. Please remem mn you have a good helping ER, ALLEN R(OCERY :CO0 Noj TWO M 8 aose adtr stj At the hofre of$*. r W. T. Bates, neaf Picke nh Wednesday, 17th inst., at' 1. m., Mr. Furman Looper -led to Hymen's altar Miss-Tecoa -ates and clained her as his brided The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. W. HiotU of Easley. , The attendants were as follows; Mr. Oscar Turner with Miss Ef. fle' Gilstrap, Mr. Olive Bates with Miss Sadie Looper, Mr. Henry Bates with Miss c ovie Looper, Mr.,Frank Kirksey with e 'Miss Margqrpt Bat. , A fter the ceremony d onner was announo., ed and we were treated to a sumptous feast. Later on the same day at 2.30 at the home of "Mr.. Joseph Looper, negi. Mt. Carmel Btaptist church, Prof. Ben G. Field wag N married to Miss Mary Ahna t Looper, by Rev. D. W. Hiott. The attendants were: Maid of l' honor, Miss Lila Looper, sister of the bride; Mr. Anderson Loop- e or with Miss Emma Ferguson, ( Mr. J. Nelson Looper with Miss c Almd Ferguson. After t h e a ceremony a delightful sweet 0 6ourse was served. I These two youing men both fl had the cages buil beforethe 0 birds were caught. May peace, Erosperity and happiness always r e theirs. ti a Mr. W. D. King Dead ir Mr. W. 1). Kiig died at his c home ou Uickensville street in Easley o j Sunday, 21st inst., after a long illness of bright's c disease. His funeral was held Monday morhi'ig hv Rwv. D. W. Hiott at the ho i and the interment took place at the Oats graveyard. Mr. King was a h consistent member of the second T Baptist church at Easloy. . He o leaves a widow and two daugh ters and two sons. His only married child is Mrs. Georgo W. Barr of Eailey. Mr. King wps b 52 years old. His family have f the sympathy of the ent Ire coni munity. t. Miss Vesta Ashmore Entertains. a Miss Vesta Ashnkore enter tained the young people's club b last Thursday evening at her P home on Hampton avenue. A delightful hour was' spoht in S social conversation a f t e r 0 which a contest, was held. Each c4 young lady wore something ( that suggested the name of a tc book. In this contest Mr.Dwight Attaway won the prize. The e guests were next invited into e the dining room where 4 pleas- T ant surprise awaited them. . In B one corner of the room was a F beautiful little Obristmas tree C and on it was a pros 'nt for each C guest. Miss Elinor Knight acted 0o as Santa Claus and distributed the gifts, after which a delicious $ sweet course w as served. Miss Ashmnore is at all times a che~rm luig hostess and this was indeed one of the most enjoyable affairs of the holiday season A Card From Mr. Cate. 1 have sold my entire stoc~o goods to Mr. W. E. Finley. I wish to thank the people for all the business they have given me and bespeak for Mr. Iginiqy your continued patronage, as. I think ho is in position to make you e s en better prices than ,I have. He will add a new line of gro-c ceries and will fill in dry goods, shoes, etc., from time to' time, and I assure you he will treat you right at all times and ap preciate you calling to see him.z P. M. Cate. At a con forence of members e of the 1-h -mns Baptist church a Sunday. Rev. A. W. Lamer of n College Park, Ga., was called ti as pastor for the year' 1914. He ' will likely accept the call and V move here. H o is a good preach- h er and at one time was secret ary of the State Mission Board '9 of this state.t W. E. Finley, an attorney hero, has purchased from P. M. Clate his stock of goods an~d good will and will run a general store -atthe Qld stand.ag 13ing loy-will enlarge the atk "con- - ilderably an21 will add a grocery line. M r. Cate will leave this I week for his-old homue in lor ida. HIs family preceded him there a week. Corn show-Osbor Williams Ist Fflace Osborne Williams, of the Odar Rock section, is this op Champion of the Pickens 'n.zWy'-bois' corn club.- Ho. a 4 bushels of corn on no ice a cost of 51 cents a ushe e 64ves first prizq Homer. Diti , of near Pick us, receives se'o prize of $15. Clareiice Pickf6 near fick ns, rocelves third pte of. $10. S. W. O'Dell was awarded rat prize in the mer-p. club, rize $25. Rex McAllster,-of Centralliad est ten ear exhibit. Prize$10. The Pickens county corn show Vas well attended Saturday and here was much interest. Mr. Barton, of Clemson Col. 3re, lectured and acted as juidge. 'l ber were twenty-nine ten ar exhibits-25 from the boys' lub and four from the mon's lub-,.and some. fine corn was mong the lot. Besicies his ten or exhibit, Ollis Sutherland, of lacustille, . had on exhibition ve ears of corn which grew on ne stalk. There were more exhlibits ari )ports sent in and more luterest ten this year than ever. *fore rid Pickens county is on its ,ay to the top as a corn grow ig county. Get ready now to join the 1914 ub. There were several men in the )unty who had prIze acres of )rn, but who failed to enroll or Liled to comply with the rules tho club, who made large lelds. The largest yield we have 3ard of in thi county was Lade by J. Harvey Chapnian, :thetSix Mile section, and was LO bushels on one acre. at a )st of 16 cents per bushel. Mr. hapman states that he loan eat this and will make an of >rt to do It next year. A. Jack entell, who farms on the same lace with Mr. Chapman, states mat he made 100 bushels on one are at 15 vents a bushel. Mr. enteli says that Mr. Chapman ,as enabled Ir get a larger yield y using bar Mmanure and atting his c. Ac feter. It seems th: ,he men of the lx Mile sectiodf had a club of ieir own, and this is highly )mniondable. Every school trict should have a corn and Imato club. Banks which contributed mon r for the prizes were the Pick is Bank, E[Dasley Loan and rust Co., Farmers & Merchan ts ank of Liberty, Banx of Norris, armiers & M~rch:ts Bank of e'ntral, and the Franklin Guano o. of Liberity gave half a ton ftrtiizer. 100.00 For Making 150 Bush els Cora in 1914 Suir. R. T. Halhimn has re ,ived the following clipping -om the Southern Cultivator. We know of one Pickens aunty b~oy who is going to try take down this $100 and h'o as a good chance of succeed Any body can try. Got in the ame and shiow the gent from issouri.. . Here is the letter: Editor niuthern (Cult~ivator: I wish to ffer again for the year :191.4one rize of $100 to any man in Feorgia or South Carolina who vill produce 150 bushoe of corn n one acre of upland without rigationi, using as much fertili er as desired. I made this proposition for~ the ear 1918N(pize $50.00) and only sceived one letter asking. me to ame and see the corn weighed nd the land measured. I did ot have time to get there and to party would not wait for ie. After It was gathered and 'cighed, he wroto me that he ad failed'to get the 1%ehW .Th~issofferi stands qeen for the 'ear 1914, one prize of $100 to tie first man in Georgia or ,outh Carolina wvho produces be above yield.- I amn to~ see and m~ted and.'com' gather d and iweighed., I snm'still i m M issiu , ' .no6tliee t dgzn bidon'~~ )acob Phinizfl Auguista, Ga Novejnher;6 118. - ~ __ Merry Christuias to You!