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the llh Bbok in Amen ~ ~ Oer WA h p the Best Sen ook in A cnerjea, Will Ee Pubi'seineentinei Soon---Re E THE PIChES SsrTnPc e stablished 1871-- V6lum 47 PICKINS. S. C., FEBlUAltY 28, 1918 * WILL WIN DEMOCRACY'S WAR Amerloa's Greatest Cereal Crop is Now Moving to Market. MAINSTAY IN NATION'S CRISIS. Surplus Wheat of the United States Has Been Sent to Famine Threat. ened Europe. America's great corn crop, exceed ing 3,000,000,000 bushels, will save the world's food situation, officials of the United States food adniinistration be lieve. Corn Is the nution's best food cereal, housewives are beginning to realize. It contalins all the elements needed to kee) the body in a state of health and when used according to the scores of tried reelpes, especilly whet coin bined with an added portion of oil or * fat, will sustain life indefinitely. In dian warriors in colonial (lays lived on parched corn alone for inany days at a time, 4ind at Valley Forge parched corn was at tihnes the sole ration of the Continental soldiers. Owing to transportation difliculties caused by tle war thie corn crop moved ,more slowly to muarket this year than I hever before. Now, however, the cereal is reaching the nillers and consuiners. In the ienntlino the nation's surplus wheat has been sent to Europe. Today there are approximately 30 bushels of eorn for every Amnerlean. This quantity is greater by live hush els thai in former years. Corn hasi.becoine the nation's iain stay in the crisis of war. Just as this vereal saived the fIrst AAmerlean colonists from faimine on nany occaslons, just as it served as a tacle food during tle W4r of the Rev lution mind during the Civil War, King Corn lias again comne to the front in the nation's lat tle with autocracy. Corn IuoIal is tidiig greatly increas ed use in the imaldug of ordinary white bread. litol reds (of housewives and nauy of the hirger lakers are inlaing 20 per cent. orn meal with wheat flour to mnake leavened bread. This kind of a mixture is worked and baked In the same recilpes and with the saine niethods that apply to straight wheat bread. Corn bread-- -using corn meal entire ly- is gailtilig a greater populalrity than ever before. Hlousewrives tre coining to ialize 1hat every pound of wheat saved in Amnerlec ineans a pound of wIheaIt released for. shipmient to tihe nations wit whhic Aierlea is associ ated in tie war. TIlhere 1r ap t secoire of Loin pr-od netsa tha/dly pssess litinI lporltnce for ACorneealI. rii sy 'li for sweet. ennCcg c1r cs 1nd bIuckwheIt eiks mw-. and for use in IIe Itchen istedil it 'grnulat1ed sugar is one of the leadcling produets iale fr'in corn. Corn1 (1li, i-X illent1 Allr fryling and1. for every lhir pIurose illed by sall o's. is appaing~iiic on thce inarike't inc large quanit ille. It coinecs frotn the gerii 0of the corn.i M~AE-IN-ERHlANY LIES UIRCULATED IN CANADA Ca~inada is ailso hav1ing trouble wn iih Miade-in-( eriiany lies enl culat ed to hinder (Ciana1diianc food ccionervationi aic cordling to ani citl~iliaert re11n 'ved frocin the ('aniadcanc fcood con - 'rolle bc-Iy thIe Un ited Rttes5 focod ad-1 Th'le st ores bothiconug Canada are131ci of the Sinie geinra lm charaiter- as thousc the T'nlted Staibos food adinincistra tor rcen-cocc I- eiciiuie ini this counii try, suchl as thIe rid leuloys sailt acnil blumelig fitnci ne fakes aind the relicort -that the govermnment would seize 0 housewives' stocks of home cannced goods.. 'The Ctanadian food controller est I mates that when the peopleO listen to aind pass oni such stories, each omne has the ipower' of (lestruict ion that lies in a ballallion of soldiers. "Stor'ies without even a vestige of foundation have bceeni scattered biroadi ast, said the Caniadlan statinenct. Pj/Nor have they conie to life casualhly. They have statrted simultaneously ini dIfferent partsa of the 'ountrty tand in eachi instance have been calculated to "They tare ini~ioukas, Rutileo, perist ent. Bit by bit they dissipate public trust, the great easential in thme workI oftoo control. * "It lies with every iudividual to for beair fr'om cr1Iitlinm; to refraini fr-om passinig on thei vii tran t and( li hamful story, andci thui s the dmr effectively to co-operalto in wiork which is going to meanil luno thani the majority of people yet realize." Se' TIh e Smlllil fl(1Yh'rju liti il Ben F. Parsons Dead Ben F. Parsons died at his home on Buncombe street in Greenville last Wed nesday night, February 20th, from as phyxiation. About three or four weeks ago Mr. Parsons was overcome by gas while in his bathroom and rendered un conscious. lie remained in a semi-con scious state from that time until his death. Mr. Parsons was a resident of Pickens until he moved to Greenville about two months ago and he was one of our best known citizens. lie moved here from Liberty in 1900 and entered the store of Heath-Bruce-Morrow Co., remaining there until some three years ago, when he entered business for himself. lie was about sixty years old and a member' of the Baptist church and took a great interest in religious affairs. He was thrice married. His last wife, who was Miss Sarah Bramlett of Greenville be fore marriage, and the following chil dren survive him: Mrs. 11. T. Keenan, Liberty; Mrs. A. P. Lawrence, Gaines ville, Ga.; C. R. Parsons, Flowery Branch, Ga.; 1". F. Parsons, Zephy'rs ville, Fla.; Marshall Parsons, Birming ham, Ala.; M iss lIuth and Master Ralph Parsons of Greenville. He is also sur vived by the following named brothers aind sisteis: W. S and .J. E. Parsons, Liberty; Mrs. B. l1urton, Canon, Ga.; Mrs. J. Willis of Picl;ens - Mr. Parsons was a kind and dutiful husband and father and good neighbor and many are thle friends who mouni for him. Funeral services were held in the l'ickens Methedist clumch Friday inWn ing and conducted by 1%ev. A. I-,. I olIler and Rev. D. M. lIamsay of Greenville, Rev. E. T. lludges of Pickens and 1). J. Fanit of Atlanta, and intermtnt took place in the P'icket cvmetery. MR. DAVID HENDRICKS DEAD. Easley Progress. After a long and wearisome ill tess, during most of the time being entirely helpless, Mr. David Hen :ricks, an aged Confederate veteran lied at the home of his son, Mr. J. iucien iendricks, in Easley, on the iight of the 15th instant. Age 83 years, two months and one day. His body was laid to rest in the Hen Iricks family burial ground, ten miles north of the city, on Sunday last. Mr. Hendricks was twice married. Ile is survived by his last wife and four -children by the first marriage, as follows. J. Lucien, Jinar Howard, David, Jr., und Tempie Baswell Hen Iricks. Mr. Hendricks was a native of this county but was residing in Flor ida at the beginning of the Confed erate war. He volunteered in 1861 in the 4th Florida Regiment. His captain was Joe Langford. lie serv ed in Florida in 1861, in 1862 he was with his command in Tennessee aind in 1863 he was at Jackson, Miss. and Memphis, Tenn., where he was severely wounded in the battle of Missionary Ridge. After the war he vame back to Pickens county and resided for a number of years in the ('ross Roads section. lie was a hmrd working, honest man and besides his relatives leaves many friends to mourn his death. llis son, .1. Lucien Hendricks has faithfully nursed him and cared for him for many months. His aged wid ow is now seriously ill at. ir. J1. L. lendricks' home. IN MEMORY OF MRS. HATTIE ABERCROMBIE. On Jainuary 20th the de th angel risited the home of Mr. Bluford Abererombie of Salem and claimed is it's victim hi.s lov'ing wife. The news of her (leath wvill bring sadnmess to all of hem- friends both in Pickens and Oconee. She was a member of lall Creek Blaptist church and a true i'hristian. "o or mny years she had been in declining health. Several doctors treated her, but all that they and m her loved ones could (10 was of no av'ail. Patiently she bore heri suf' fering until the end. ,Just to know her was to love her. She was alwvays engaged in the wvork of her- dlear Master, and we believe she has gone to her home, which her Fathier had priepared for her-, wvhere no pamin nor dread diseases ever enter. Besides a husband, two sons, fath er, three brot her's and one sister, she leaves a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her- death. F"uneral services were conductedl the day following her (death, by her' pastor, Rev. B. C. Atkinson, and her body was laid to rest in Fall Creek cemetery, there to remain until God calls it forth. She has gone to rest, Cr'owned and glorified and blessed She is numbemred wvith the angels WVith the angels bright and fair-, WVe can almost see her heckoning To that glorious home over ther'e. And we hope again to meet her Wh~en the day of life is led, Then in heavenm with joy to greet her Where no farewell tear' is shed. We loved her', yes, we loved her, But ,Jesus loved ber more And lie called her- home to glory There to be forever more. A Friend. Card of Thanks l'dit(or Sentinel : Please publish in thme columns of your valuable paper(' our' thanks to our dear friends, irelatives anid ne ighbors, and al soi to the colored I'ec pile for their uintiing kindness, love aind faith ful ness in thle sick ness and deathI of' our dear husbland~ and( f'ather. Mlav God's riche s! t bhsiings be with each in'e of them. PICKENS UNION MEETING. The union meeting of the Pick ens Association will be .held with Nine Forks Baptist church Saturday and Sunday, the 80th and 81st day of March, 1918. Program Saturday. 10:00 A. M.-Song and devotion al service for 30 minutes, conducted by Rev. J. E. Foster, and this sub jeet will be considered: "How can the spiritual life and -piety .of our church members be deepened? Or ganization. 10:30 A. M.--"The duty of Bap tists in the present world crisis." Opened by Rev. B. 0. Field and J. T. Taylor, 20 minutes each, then general discussion. Afternoon. 1:30 to 2:30.-Prayer, song and consecration services. 2:30 to 4:00.--The new duties of the layman to the church. Opened by Rev. W. E. Nelson and Sam 1. Craig, 20 minutes each, then gener Ial discussion. Sunday. 9:30 A. M.-Devotional service led by J. Connelly, when this subject will be considered. "Stewardship." 9:50 to 10.30.--Song service by the Dacusville. singing convention. 10:30 to 11:15.-Christian Patri otisni. Dr. 0. 0. Fletcher. 11:15 to 11:30.-Song service. 11:30.--After the war-What? Dr. ). M. Rainsay. Afternoon. 1 :30 to 2:00.---Song service. 2:00 to 2.80.-- Woman's work op vied by Rev. 13. G. Field, then genl v ral1 discus,4ion. 2:30 to 3:1 5.---Christian Litera ture. Dr. Z. T. Cody. The remainder of the afternoon will be devoted to sinlgintg. The Dacus'ville township siniging convention is asked to be present both days and take charge of the music. We urge each church in the association to elect delegates and such as will attend this meeting both days. We want to revive interest in all our denominational work especially the union meeting. Therefore we beg that our people lay aside their business interests for one or two days and let us serve the Lord. Executive Committee. Many soldier boys were seen in Pickens last week. We are always glad to have them with us. Over Top By an American Soldie ARTHUR GUY When the Lusitania w. Guy Empey decided tha wait for his country to de he sailed without orders and enlisted as a Canadit He recounts this incid THE TOP" in less thar words. In a few thousal he completes his experien -and after that he is ii the greater part of the e * before he was invalided "Front Line Trenches." "OVER THE TOP" is by one of the America1 went to France, has bec batant and has seen long . trenches. Sergeant Empey tells'a means and feels like: to be wounded seven tim to live for a year and a and rats and shells; to be covered with "cool to get rid of them; to go "over the top" in a to grasp for your gas second's delay mean'i to capture a Prussian; to get tangled up in ba to lie for thirty-six hot For a year and a half, saw more actual hIng gbout the~ w pr. jIls e touch oflhumor o We take pleasure in anno and that it will appear ik IN THIS NEW, S PICKENS CHAPTER RED CROSS NOTES .Mrs.- G. R. Hendricks has just re turned from Easley, where a most enthusiastic class of twenty-seen busy women. completed the course in mueica''diessings. A box of 000 ar icles for use in operating rooms, etc., is the result of their labor. afuclk cedit is due the class, aill of S Arhom made many sacrifices to take .his course. The corps of senool teachers and mothers with numer >us home duties were all only too clad to do something for suffering iumanity and our boys "over there." The Griffin section of our county :ontinues to show its interest in the zreat work, and Mr. Sheriff Bron, :hairman of membership committee, is adding many names daily to his list. A most acceptable gift to the Red Cross rooms at present would be a load of wood. While the women are busy at work a cheerful fire would t be m1ost encouraging. The following letter shows how mucli the work of the ted (Cross is appre'ciated: U. S. S. New Orleans, 13 Cai-e 'ostmaster, New York City. February 1s, 1918. Pe'retary Re'l Cross Chapter, P'ickenis, S. C.: 1 .ly Dear tadam I had s'veral pleasant surprises awaiting me on our arrival in the I "States," but none more pleasant. I than the one from the Pickens Red Cross Chapter. I wish to extend to you, the Chap tei and particularly the ladies who so kindly thought of me., my sincere thanks for the useful articles re eeived. Wishing you great success in the great work you are doing for thei boys and assuring you of our (1 speak for all) appreciation, I am, Very sincerely yours, Arthur R. Allen. Dick Richey, a motor truck driver with the army and stationed at Pe tersburg, Va., visited his mother in Anderson county last week. They also visited relatives in Piekens while Dick was here. ~reatest W'Jar Ever W'ritten vorking a few yards away; "No Man's Land." Land"this American soldier respondent who has written brilling, and lightened by a .ey ar6 True. ghts to thisaremarkable story Real Stuff! THE WADE HAMPTOWt BED. The United Daughters of. the Con federacy have been busily. enaged in war relief work ever since the great conflict began, and as one re sult of their efforts beds are now being established in the American Military Uospital No. I in Fracie. One has already been endowed-.by the general organization and the brass plate over the bed bears this I inscription: "The United Daughters of the Confecteracy-A Tribute of Honor and Devotion to Jefferson D'avis." Various states are endowing these beds at a cost of $600 per year and South Carolina's bed is named in honor of her own favorite son, Wade Hampton. It is hoped that by Easter Day an entire ward--ten beds--will be in operation. Any one who feels he would like to have a part in this great work can send contribution to the, preii (lent of Pickens Chapter, and all U. H D. C. are asked to send in their con tributions at once. DEATH OF MR. TYRE L. NORRIS. Mr. Tyre L. Norris (lied at his home near Liberty on Wednesday, Feb. 13, about 1 o clock P. M., after an illness of one week. He was born in the upper part of Pickens county on January 17, 1846, and wias 72 years of age. He was a son of Thomas and Eliazabeth Mann-Nor ris. He was reared in Anderson county. He married Miss Frances Kelley and to this union were born six children, four of whoi survive him. Mr. Norris was a Confederate sol dier during the last two years of the war. lie was a member of the Liber ty Baptist church and was liked by all who knew him. The funeral took place at Smith. Grove on Thursday at 3 P. M., conducted by Rev. John (C. Bailey and lie was laid to rest by the side of his wife. NEWS ITEM. Powell Fuel Co. has a contract for removal of all stable manure from Camp Jackson including Remount Depot. There are at present a pprox imately ten thousand head of horses and mules at the Camp. The chance to get this manure offers the farm ers 'of the State a chance to buy a very efficient fertilizer at a low price. the e Who Went EMPEY is sunk Arthur t he could not clare war-so for England, mn. ent in "OVER five hulndred Id more words ces in England 1 France -for ighteen month1s home, in the the first story soldiers who ~n a real com service in the Nhat it actually half with mud - :ies" and never t e ( charge;St r delmet when a death; rb-wire with that machine gun i tra wounded and unconscious in until he fell wounded in "No Man's and real warfare than any war cor eriences are gdim, Iyut they are t las the Soldiers Three. And th Imeingh that we have secured serial ri; installments SPA PER It I8 the LOCA LAN PE RSONAEL W. T Griffin invery sick with mumps.. The Sez-tinel has received a letter remXorn, but as we do not know vho wrote it we eannot publish it The political pot is beginning to immer in Pickens county. Look out or big times this summer. Let the cople rule ! Ehwin Earle and- Boone Carey are ble to be on the streets again after eing confined indoors several month., n account of siekness. The preaching hour has been hanged at Cedar Rock from 11:04." L. M., on the first Sunday to 2:30 . M., of the same day. Marvin Hutchins, formerly'of Pickens. lut who for some time has been emn iloyed by an electrical company inl Mil vaukee, has accepted a position with he Auto Repair Co. of Liberty. A branch of the Red Cross will be or :anized at Mount. Carmel church next ,unday, March 3, just after preaching ervice. Everybody in the community. oth ladies and gentlemen. urged to be resent. 'T'he first issue of The Eagle, the sonthly piper published by pupils of he Pickens high school, was issued this veek -and is a highly creditable paper nd very interesting. Every home in ickens- should have a copy. San B. Craig. county fld adiniiu rator, statew that the people of the ounty generally sire reporting to him he amount of floor they have on hand n very sat isfactoly manner. Ie wants those who have made no report to please report this weelk. - Rev. IT. H. Williams, who has been pastor of the First. Haptist church at Easley for several years, has accepted the peAtorate of the First and Second Baptist churehea at Liberty anl wili move to Liberty. - He is a splendid preacher and-good nan. Major Welbcmn, son of M r. and Mrs. .1. M. Welhorn of near Pickens, Is on a month's visit to bio parents. le is an electrkal eagineer and now at Nogales. Ari-ona: On his way here lie stopped, sit Ca.mp .lackson, Columbia, to see h.ie brothers, W. Frank- and Charlie Wel born, who are in, the army. Ila) Hlio I, who t~ught the Montval. schoo) the past two iearr, left last week for Columbia to join the army. Ial is about the best min Preacher liiott has., (much better than his brother Gary who rama The Sentinel) find we lope he will ainhe as goed a no'dier of his count ry as his <ktddy is a sold'er of the Cross. W . ('. Iall arrivi d in 1'icLi s - atu -- (say froi Wilmint? ton, N. C.. ti joiin his wiie at ile home iof-o .1. I 0. 'Iloipson. lie was accoipaied by 1 Mr. IJeuiat, also of thfiat city, makinig t IL- trip by nuttomuh-i', routering had wea1ter and riugh ronds. 'Jr. IHall will prha bly N eate in r ;,-ville inmd enmgtt(age in) I adies lhutld be much intet< '.til ill l%il'vrs imnrt of (he l'iches Ili 1ig w. this w I-iek. a <li'h.ratil Ilauty f 4(rialiu.t w:!l Ibe at't1his poj uilar drutg Ii ';cire of theuir i ''mpjh-.ion amth gener if healthf ad th. ii is IA' clmrge for the tat ion fto vsit fthe stoe. tand the bea'~ut v -Ie'i:hi.t wihl al at. h< inn- only by aI' '" ker t he Topl. '' fth ~e b w~hih Thle is '1 i m-ost. pr.p:ular In ok~ in thisn uiuntry tridat. If wa s wr'itten byv an Amer ien'n n1. Ii wvas in theIn r.i:al i'ghtiing in h''.urope. at m a tirue a tiount ofC what1 hi. sayw alit wen t lthre. If will ipoe~i ofi miith Ii t rsft tl n. )iyeriatly thooe wi ho have wa s, brol ter , sweefthearts or frie'nds in Ihe army'. Ih-' sure' to read it all, bein~in iig ith(I t he firsf chapter, which w'ill he' publ Iishe'd soon, probal y next liiley* Su1therland, a respiectedl colored 'itizeni, died att hist home in the edge~i of' 1h'Yt. ns oh Sund.y atfternoon, h'-'ira rv '.ithI, :after: an ;ihness of' several mtonths (ohtore(d ('hurcihes' inif ti sein . A t t hi' time he wvas takent s~iek lie wats aIso em.i ployed by the Pieken s I ail rbail Co. ft workt' airoundlf ithdpit h re atnd catrry thie mail f'rorin the de'pot to postoficeh'. lHe wats i8 years5 of aigt andi is surv'i ved by his econd wife aund oin ihibil. f'une~ral sterv ice w e b:e!d att Serenn'i~ Monday afternoon. The:' foloin rej. sidetIs oif New Yo irk (Citv. v-oounteeirs in the In i ted Stat es ervic an3 st- t$.Mine at Cami))p Wadls wort-fh, visited at th iIiatwat ha hotel flast Snaturdary andi Sunday: I ieu tenant lUandlolph IHigeliiw, Capi~t. ( )liver [Pfaff, Tra. n-om', Serigt . Geio lI. I)celateo, 'a pt. (Cha -. 1). libringitrt. These gen Ile men are memberhes of the 10Gtth Itegi. amen?. hand, formerly the nioted 23d N. Y. I tegiment1 f which has becen consoli daited in the I100ith. They birough t soime of their instruments along and discoursed delightf f'ul mnusiic at. the IIiiawatfha end assisted in the (hir at the Methodist c'hurtch oni Sunday t'o thI gr-eat pieatsiir to say t hey or' i It h'rs from (lie cam o)I lii always weliomeo vi. tors. before"om