The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, March 21, 1918, Image 1
Oolenoy News Letter
L,. Vernon Jones, for the past two
years the efficient book-keeper for the
firm of Conby-Templeton, of Greenville,
paid his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Jones, a short visit the latter part of
the weak. It was onp of those to-be
remembered visits that is felt in so
many homes now-when that boy is
leaving for his country's service. Young
Jones left Greenville early Saturday
morning, with eight others, for San
Antonio, Texas, where he enters the
aviation section of the army as a stetn
ographer. He is a young man of ster
ling qualities of mind and character,
who has met with striking success in
all of his undertakings.
Miss Pearl Sutherland of the G. W.
C., Miss Cleo Ilendrix, of Central High
School and Prue liendrix of Furman
University, of Greenville, spent the
week-end with lornefolks.
Mrs. .1 M. Crenshaw and daughter,
Mrs. Smith, visited the former's moth
er, Mrs. ('ox, near Traveler's Rest, the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. Jesse Morris, who is teaching
the Mica school spent Saturday with
her mother, Mrs. W. F. I lendricks.
Dr. and M rs. I,. F. Crenshaw, of
Greenville, was here with relatives for
the week-end5.
Mr. aind Mrs. .oQSoph) I . Looper, of
Dacusville, visited the latter's grand
parents, Mr. and li's. A. K. Edens
Friday.
The prei! nary of she oratorical con
test of the Granumar school will he held
on next Frihiav afternoon.
Jas. A. lien rix has joined the '"Ford
drivers.
On next Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, Flag Day will be observed by
the school here. The noted Dr. 1). M.
Ramsey, President of the G. W. C.. of
Greenville, will deliver an address.
Supt. F. V. Clayton has also promised
to be here. The public is cordially in
vited to be present.
John A. Higgins, Dead
After an illness of brief duration,
John A. Higgins one of Easley's oldest
and best citiv.ens, (lied at his home there
Wednesday afternoon, March 13th, at
2.45 o'clock. Although he had reached
a ripe old age he was able to be on the
streets only a month ago. lie was
taken suddenly ill and has been in a
very critical condition during the entire
illness.
Mr. Bliggins was born near Easley,
on June 30, 1i1, anudjhas resided there
since. During theL war between the
states, he saw active service for the
period of the war and was a mn--mber of
Orr Rifles. He took an acti v " part, in
suppression of disorders after the war,
and was active in the campai n ."f 176.
lIe was a member of the First Itaptist
church and served as a deacon Ir many
years. Until recently he has engaged
in agriculture.
lHe is survived b~y his wife, three
daughters Mesdames .J. M. JIameson, of
Greenville; Elner' Folger, of Fallis, and
Larry ID. Snead, of Washington; six
sons, TI. H. , ( . K. and Byron of Easley;
James F., of Washington; V. ii., of
Knoxville, and Ii. 8. ii iggins, of Couap
Sevier. 'The lune'r al was held Friday
afternoan.
SEVEN REASONS FOR
SAVINGS.
There are seven good reasons
why the government has issued
War SavIngs Stamps:
1. Save for your country's
sake, because it Iu now spending
millions a day, and must find
most of the money out of sav
ings.
I2. Save for your own sake,
besause work and wages are
plentiful and, while prices are
high now, a dollar will buy more
after the war.
3. Save because, when you
*spend, you make other people
work for you, and the work of
everyone Is needed now to win
. the war.
4. Save because, by saving, you
make things cheaper for every.
one, especially for those who are
poorer thant you.
5. Save because, by going
without you rolieve tho strain
on ships, docks, and raIlways,
and make transport cheaper and
quicker.
0. Save because, by saving.
you set an example that makes
it easier for the next man to
,save. A saving nation is an
earning nation.
';. Siave beca uue every' t imoa
youi .save yo0u help I wVice, fir st
,whon 'you don't spend, and again
whan van un toth natin.
OFFICIAL PAPER Subscription Price
Of Pickens County $1.50 A YEAR
Established 1871-Volume 47 PICKENS. S. C., MARCHI 1, 1918 Number
With Pickens
County Boys
Under the
Flag -
(Under this head The Sentinel ex
pects to publish from time to time in
teresting items and letters from Pick
ens county soldiers. We now have sev
eral letters on hand and would be glad
to have others which will be of interest
to.the public.)
Pickens Boys at Camp Jackson
Dear Gary: Since I wrote you last it
has been my pleasure to meet up with
several Pickens county boys in the army,
and some who are not. Will give you
the names of as many of them as I now
recall. Some of the boys from Pickens
1 have just heard about.
It was reported here that Earl Morris
and iIansel Bivens came down through
the country last Sunday from Pickens.
After circulating around through the
country between here and Pickens they
landed at what they thought was the
place of their destinatiion, Chicora Col
lege. But to their dismay they learned
that it was the state asylum in which
they had strayed. Through the timely
effort of friends they were extricated
and went on their way rejoicing.
Sergeant Frank Welborn of Pickens
was thrown from a motorcycle last
Sunday afternoon on the road to the
camp, when a negro car driver ran an
automobile into the motorcycle, and was
severely bruised about the head and
knees. lie was accompanied by another
Pickens boy, Oliver Boggs, of U. S. C.,
who lifted the car ofi' of him. Frank
was able to be at his work Monday.
lie has been in the service a little more
than six months.
Private Charley Welborne made a trip
to Pickens recently which he says he
greatly enjoyed. lie brought back some
eats from home which his mother fixed
up for him and I know were greatly en
joyed, Pickens county cake, butter,
parched peanuts, apples, etc. And he
divided with all the boys. We will let
him off to go home every week.
Corporal Paul McClanhan of Liberty,
yisited his home folks recently. He is
new in line ter another promotion.
Captain Wm. A. Folger and Liuet.
Alex Robinson of Easley, are among
the commissioned officers here from
Piekens. Capt. Lloyd Grandy has sailed,
1 undorstand, and I have been unable to
find Capt. Andrew Bramlett.
A young fellow by the name of Mc
Junkin, called "J," is over in the de
pot brigade. Ben Moore, of the Martin
school section, who came down here in
September saw me the other day and
asked me if he hadn't "saw mein Pick
ens," and I told him I reckon he had if
he had saw me. Said he thought I was
the fellow that "loafed" around The
Sentinel oflice. but I told him that was
you. He was mistaken, he saw me
somewhere else. Mo~ore has not been
home since he has been here, through
some misunderstanding with the oflicers.
Think he will get oil soon.
This is all the Piekens men here that
I think of. right now but will write you
again. Yours.
la W. hliott,
Trans. W. Co. No. 1 Camp
March 13. .Jackson,
C. V. Fowles Dead
News has been received ini Pickens
of tho death of C. V. ("Uncle %eke")
'F~wles, which sadl event occurred at
phis home int Rutherfordton county, N.
) C., last week, and was caused from
pellagta, Mr. Fowles for several
years was a resident of 'Pickens, comi
ing here in 190.1 to conduet a con test oni
this paper, and continuing wvithi the
Sentinel for some time afterward, leav -
ing here in 19d8 to embark in the news
paper business at Forest City, N. C.
Mir. Fowles was a native of New
York state, being raised near Ithaca.
lie engaged in various vocations and
linally landed in the Piedmotnt south on
account of his health. lie always had
a penchant for newspaper work and
was a pretty good dialect writer, and
his oharacter writings on Trho Sentinel
created1 favorable comiment ationg
many of our subscribers, and the
weekly letters signed "Uncle Zeke"
were eagerly read, and a letter hern
from "Caroline" when lie was attend
irig the chicken show was quite enjoy
able.
After going to North Carolina lie
tmarriedl a Miss..------.-.----.of
Cliffside, and of this uniion two chil
dten were born.
Even wvith outr intimate associationt
with him, these few tmeagre facets tare
ptracticallly the extet of our' ktnowledge
o.f his life.
We liked himn. Ilie seemedct to make
friends with all those wvith whlom lie
camue in contact, andl we, with his other
friendi~s and acqiuaintances, are grievedl
at his death.
FACE the FACTS
LET us face the facts. The war situation is critical.
Unless the Allies fight as they never yet have
flu ght, defeat threatens. Hungry men cannot fight
at their best; nor hungry nations. France, England,
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat Savings--They must have wheat. It is the
best food to fight on. It is the easiest to ship. We
alone can spare it to-them. By saving just a little
less than a quarter of what we ate last year-w\ve can
support those who are fighting our battles. And we
can do it without stinting ourselves. We have only
to substitute another food just as good.
The Corn of Plenty-Corn is that food. There's a
surplus of it. Providence has been generous in the
hour of our need. It has given us corn in such bounty
as was never known before. Tons of corn. Train
loads of corn. Five hundred million bushels over and
above our regular needs. All we have to do is to
learn to appreciate it. Was ever patriotic duty made
so easy? And so clear? '
America's Own Food-Corn! It is the true American
food. The Indians, hardiest of races, lived on it.
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered a
continent. For a great section of our country it
has blong ecn the staff of life. how well the South
fought on it, history tells.. Now it can help America
win a world war.
Learn Something-Corn! It isn't one food. It's a
dozen. It's a cereal. It's a vegetable. It's a bread.
It's a dessert. It's nutritious; more food value in it,
dollar for dollar, than meat or eggs or most other
vegetables. It's good to eat; how good you don't
know until you've had corn-bread properly cooked.
Best of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic.
Corn's Infinite Variety-How much do you know about
corn? About how good it is? About the many
delicious ways of cooking it? And what you miss
by not knowing more about it? Here are a few
of its uses:
There are at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make good dishes for dinner, supper, lunch or break
fast. Here aro some suggestions:
HOT BREADS DESSERTS
Boston brown bread. Corn-meal molasses cake.
Hoecake. Apple corn bread.
Muffins. Dumplings.
Biscuits. Gingerbread.
Griddle cakes. Fruit gems.
Waffles.
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes. Corn-meal fish balls.
Meat and corn-meal dumplings.
Italian polenta. Tamales.
The recipes are in Farmers' Bulletin 565, "Corn
Meal as a Food and Ways of Using It," free from the
Department of Agriculture.
A NEW WAR SONG.
Sing a song of Thrift Stamps
Pocket full of dough,
Lend it to your country
And help the War-fund grow.
When nve years are over,
The ii. S. government
Will give you back your capital
lsnritched by four per :ent!
"T HA I DAY I S gaa
AnatOpportunity ForrghSouthl Carllinn
Men, Women Cand Childrto to De
aCtarlestonyav.it.-tiebruarye iseep.
WHoN ONtEwr aUnd MILLION the isad hrb eeai h u
war AMo EproCne CITZEShortnd s~'l'swihaen
w AlbedCT toA Oe. extentIli rm nt nv popryyl
whatthemillion offI(iAmericans atyn liot. t
home do toward ar backinggstheasarmy.
ThEBRUARth judgment ofMpOnentltolongatmI: *'s
government ofldcialsswhTlvisitediChar
en Womten midde ofChden oD.o i inti monthfrtef
ons ftrae Their stIifian utte,-- o il'svig scIite~
ances made Sdurings thkeeitire'.waforas
wenet Amrica onasft he ot itica ofythe ~ llliM ste 'on n
we ido not prn ohe Amreane so!- lY5 inWoa.rne 'ii
willrbe eided toe annot arrent iy i(aoiasiiii ot ai n
what that weillarns the Aneiane t ngsSitiitnx ek O
niine do tiowrd ong unde myion t smti'oiiptit edi ot
Airicas traJ ien t o fat l~'iinii-it ~ lie ' al 4tu c sO
gisn eray' oom!"iu hoVstd(lar i rngna'r(e'nan' a
bTon ibte thde oundre onth millon:
Onohofntaenmont significantwatten,
aliesadedurngtheentre at'wa wTH c UNTE STAESen FOODlit
nial y prmientGemanofici asaalgt ADINeTAION AinSe
"Wedo ot eartheAmi'iaiiaol many.l~ This bthe delintabjy
jjerrr li'caso he caimit ariv of th iv foor waroavn p soec
I np; ha. w fer s te itcligntwh ichiso bing proprthned ditmenth
ft h ii .'tiili f oe hndrti ill on th,. atthr oghC which i lio ns bu
A iieri~ts r md o fath. n iihi Ame rica tar o expet;e toaving
hi n! i ii iliois ct s iii, ttteay se:l00000 i tcnd ac o tho 20,.
is Ceil any'sdoomure; an threb rel)leasem i the o
HastningtheDoomequipj theay ad ny proe. a
Ti) ia~lt' thehunred of illon e fown retaltaent: nt
aa Aa'company of savacs baon.eieryncon
Central Items
Etnly Falls spi the week-end wit
Mr. and Mrs. Back Ramsey.
Mrs. James II. Ramseur spent sev
cral days in Atlanta last week.
Misses Jennie Morgan and Lucik
! Norris spent the week-end in Spartar,
burg with Miss Jessie Morgan, who is
a student at Converse College.
Mrs. 13. O. Hopkins visited relatives
in Pickens last week.
Miss Lela Pinson spent the week-end
in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansiter, of Lihert.
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bowen the
week-end.
' he J anies L. Orr chapter of the U.
1I). C. met with Misses Gieta and lBes
sie( Ginies Friday afternoon, March
U.th. The meeting was called to order
by the presiden" t. Alrs. '1. MI. Morris.
\\'hn the tresiurt r's report was called
or lr'. C IWi0owen reported $74.79 in
s the ticnSury. It was voted to use parr
Iof tli- gum in helping to install electric
bt - in tI.e cliol 0l ditoriumn. The
builti.g is be ing wir l now. ihis work
t poj)tied by\ tI .siup rintendent,
tin ahrs and u cf ticr eblhol. Sug
k(: bona \\ r iivn b dir t i' t c nt mnetm
herts of ti'o chapter for cetlebrating
emo11(rial they. \\'hon the businiess
5(e5sion wa' ,ver aln tere. ting pro'1
rmn881 was 1( enh-r(ed. Iuh tiro t n~umbehr
was a chaurmingly uritten llr on the
fli of the dashing cavalry loamher (en.
. 1. I. Stuart. A n intirest ing .i1le
tion, "Triluto t- 1.1 and- Craint.'' was
r ad by M is, -arl Seal rn. The clos
ing number was a uet . War l.ul
labcy, ' lv yI i-ses (unte and1 .laicon.
with piano accompul animn(.it by Miss
Lucile Norris.
Pickens 'Tp. SinginglConvention
'The l'ickens 'l'ownship Singing ('on
vention will neet, with ''abor church
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
All singers are invited to coic and
bring song btoks.
Viu IAu 1 . Sc.
SHOULD TREAT SWEET POTATO
Disinfect by immersing In a Solu
tion of Corrosive
Sublimate.
Some of the most destructive potato
diseases a-a carried from the field
into storage in the fall, where those
diseases not only live but thrive dur
lug the winter, producing serious
losses. If seed potatoos for bedding
are not cnrefully selected and bedded
in disease free soil these diseases are
c-arriou bar'. o the 1iel1 Ol the roots
or the slips or sprouts.
In the spring carefully select n
diem size potatoes, that show no signs
of rots. and disinfect by immersing
from fi v to ten minutes in a solution
of toi-osi ve sublimate prepared by
dlissoilvi ng onei unce ofr thie cr-ystals~
ini eight gallons of water-. Thei atbove
solution shuld hie prepa red only in
.,a woicident coantaiiner. wh'lh-l shoiiuld bei
t. I hor-olgh ly c leanedi alter bing used,
- as ci-rrosi vi sulimcae Ici a dieadily
t poison, andci shoul 1(bie used onliy withi
s thie greateust care.- Seed, a ftor bieling
.j d is inifectedi, shoul be rinsed ini pur-'
i af water nnil died or bu-ble-d at onice.
e Probably thei lu-st contineru-i for thce
y' above solutioun is a bcarre'l, andl inough
1- r the sochiltioni shiould bce put ini it. '
a ('Over Ithe q ianity oi vf pot atoes to be
o ti-reate r-achi ime. Oneii soliutionj
di shiOiulihi not ihe uised inure iihan threi-e ori
e four t iimes as it loses ius sitrenigh andiii
d1 effeci ivene ss u pinii lepea ted usie.
.\s lcotaito disenisis crteni livi- ove
't winter ini thu soil, it is esseintial thin:
0' only fresh soil shonbii behi used in pur'
a pa rinug the hIed s. \\oicis i-arth , fr-c
g fr-onm undecayed liaves andl tylg.
'- mak es an ex i-ptiontal ly gooid bedd ing~
r soil. Sandc is ocft en used andii is just
as goodi pcrovided ciit is cean and fr-ee
Sfromi thei potato disease organisms.
In case you have a permnnent bed.
never- bced your- poitaloes in the 1i
soil. Diisinfeict the framework hiv
sjcrayintg withl a siclutilon pcreparedi bcy
-ading one- pint of focrmailin ticoI thit
gallonis icf wat er. In c-ase you have cii
hand some w :inter struength im ie-suli
phu r soltiion it i-nn hce used.- wit i
even) betti-r results; anil somec ui e ii
whitec-wash to gooid nih-ant age.
Sele-t, fccr your pcotatc pcat(-h a field
that has not had potatces3 on it, for at
least three years, and you may expcect
to hiarv~est. a crop free fromii dis-s.
It has Ib-iaien ;i bsr ved for yearvs thcat
the 501ns of smia!! fia-i,- delop'
ilaniaginig abhilit '. 1cc Fro ihir iarliesit
years they ai-e -:.ell]id tc dii things
andi~ to auiet.2! :1 f'. it l.a from thui
managers- of c i-. -- rious~ fnteri e 0
of our cimun', :yao hcon dra.-n..
PPCKENS CHAPTERI
. .RED CR086 NOTES
A splendid supply ofgpajamas. sheets
and other articles has been shipped to
Division Headquarters by the Pickens
County Chapter,fA. R. C. The local
unit was most generously assisted iin
thisfgood work by the branches at Eas
icy, Crosswel, Cateechee, and the col
ored auxilliary at Pickens.
A letter of thanks and appreciation
has been received by the Pickens Chap
ter from .luck Sutherland for a sweater
sent him. Jack is at the Base Hospital
Fort Oglethorpe and is well pleased
with his work.
An enthusiastic 'unit has been organ
ized in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel
church to be known as the Mt. Carmel
Branch of the Pickens County Chapter.
The following otlicers have charge of
their activities: W. A. Looper, chair.
man; Mrs. A. V. Tanner. Vice-Chair
man; Mrs. Leigh 1 lunt, Secretary; Miss
Alma Lathem, Treasurer.
The Chapter cordially welcomes this
new branch, which represents a won
derful section of Pickens county.
It is greatly regretted that work has
had to be susppended in the Surgical
lressings, as it is impossible to obtain
gauze and muslin at present. A call
has come from Atlanta for 61() large
cot ton pads to be made by this chapter
during March, but the factories can not
supply suflicient. material fotr the Army
and lIed Cross work.
James V. Griftin
.Ja mes V. Griffin of Liberty, died
eaily Sunday morning, March 10th, after
an illness of a few weeks. Only last
week he passed his seventy-first birth
day. Ie was originally from Green
vhi county~but'has made his home at
1ierty for several years, and made
many friends who mourn his deat'.
Before moving to this county he was
married to Miss Mary McGee and had
he iived only a month longer they could
have celebrated their fiftietn anniver
sary.
Mr. Griflin was the father of lifteen
children, seven of whom preceded hJm
to the grave. Those left with their
mother are: V. K Griflin, Lamed,
Kas.; V. U. Griffin, Tombean, Tex.;
M1. I.. Griftin, l\aelock, Neb. ; H. A.
Griflin, Lula, Ga.; It. M. Griflin, .ib
i-rty; Mirs. Mlargie Cook and Mrs. Ollie '
Gaines, Norris; and Mrs. Belle Bailey.
Cateechee.
Mr Grillin was a member df the
home depart mnent of the Baptist Sunday
school.
'The funeral was held Monday after
noon Iroim his late residence, conducted
by lev. If. K. Williams, and interment
inade in Westview cemetery.
A Wonderful Physician
lKli tor Sentinel:
I am requested by numbers of peop)!@
to give my experience in being healed
(it enneer. Some peopile do not believe
hat -cac- can hu curecd. I tried the
radium trea tmeint withou t success and
dec-ided to go to ?)r. I,'. A.- Williams, of
Wilimson S. C., a specialist gradu
atedi in I .ondon, E4nglandl. I soon found
hat I ir. WVilliama~ is master of his pro
fe-sioni and knows how to treat cancer
an ml al chr-onie soi-es. HeI is well pre
pared and it is nrpr-ising to see the
nu nm-e of people being aillicted with
such dliseas(e.% I was convinced that D~r. /
WVilliamns dlelights in giving relief to
-irinhtjg humanity. I found him to be
a high- toned gentlema-n in the full sense
iil thle termi.
i am comletely c-ured. 'I saw a man4
who hadl becen herdted some years ago
by. IDr. W illiamsn and the healing is
compjle'te. I write tshis that anyone,
suffer-ing wvith suchi diseases may know
where they c-ani be healed.
* !., espectfully, A
.1. M. STEWART.
lie WhiolDelivefs the Goods is
FIntied t4)(Greatest Honor
A\ prelarait ion that gives results, de
live-rs the goods, restores your health,
deis(rves your consideration, and is
what you want. IL-Rlhumno cures rheu
mantisnm anmd gout. Trhat's why those
who sutfer- f romn rheumatism want Il
RheumoiiH. You should get a bottle when
you feel- t hat lir-st pain.
* - R tinmo is a re..juvinating, el iminant,
laxat ive. Itis uo-e insures success. Don't
L~tn .t .a-Rggiw >o oflerj you'som e
thmgielse. You kno the rem on.
l'rice S1.0').
I or sahi- byv l'ekenms.Drug Ce. , l'ickens,
S.C. Ce.n ti-al Driug Co., Central, S. C.,
-'or wriat- Chapman-Alexander Labora