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O FCIAL, PAPER , " Of Pickens County STHE PICKENS SENTINEL YEAR' Eabihd1871-Volume 47 PICKENS, S. (3., APRIL 4, 1918 Number 48 The Candidates Will Soon Be Among Us Politics seems to be a little slow opening u) in Pickens county this year and it may be a good sign. No candi date has so far publicly announced his candidacy for any county office and we do not hear much talk about it. From present indications the race for supervisor will furnish most inter est in this county, as several good men are considering making the race for this important oflice. When asked if he would offer for re-election, Super visor Craig stated that he did not wish to make a definite statement just now. Ex-Supervisor E. Frank Looper has definitely decided to make the race after much solicitation of friends. Rural Policeman J. T. McKinney states that it is now his intention to make the race, and John T. Hlutchings, a well known mechanic, will otter leis services to the county. We understand that Commissioner Lawrence has about de cided to make the race also. Messrs. Wash Bowen and Edd Stephens have also been spoken of as likely candi dates, but we do not know their inten tions. However, it looks now like there is going to be a lively race for supervisor. We have heard E. P. McCravey prominently spoken of in connectior with the race for state senate, but he states that he has not definitely decidec whether he will enter or not. P. A, Bowen and Joel H. Miller have abu been mentioned in this connection. The following offices in 'ickemn county must be filled by election thih year: Supervisor, two commissioners probate judge, coroner, senate an< house of representatives. Since the above was put in type Mr Howen says he is not considering run ning for senate. Notice to Farmers Who Have Applied for Soda The government has allotted Picken county our share of soda. We will b governed in the distribution of it b amount of money deposited in the loci banks and not by original applications The soda is here and money must b deposited in the banks not later that April 6. T. A. BOWEN, County Agent. BF o { South Carol The Charlesi n of Agriculture Sonly the food it n It is the jud Sthis year that f n cultivated and 2 The world i mt value of cotton There is a v :.- food acreage ir The Govern *a urging the cott a hoping that th4 < aI a The Charles y It feels that it d1 them to do the 9 Don't plant n1 Birthday Celebration One of the most enjoyable and memo rable occasions was the sixty-fourth birthday of N. I). Parsons, which event was celebrated on the 29th ult. A concourse of about 125 of his most intimate friends and relatives gath ered at his beautiful home near Pick-i ens, each family carrying a basket of dinner. For six months or more Mr. Parsons has been sorely afflicted, suffering un told agonies with his head and eyes, losing that, the greatest of all God's good gifts to man, the blessing of sight. How beautiful the world is to us who can see! How little do we ap preeiate its glories and thank our Maker for giving us this great bless ing! Yet, when we see one of our dear friends who has been bereft of this mercy, our hearts are filled with sadness and sympathy. Mr. Parsons does not suffer very much now, but the world is all dark to him, and we tried to cheer him by our words and love. The morning was spent in the singing of some sweet songs, after which Rev. J. E. Foster preached the host sermon of his life, his subject being ''The Resurrection." This was followed by 'talks from other friends. All these were very touching. It seems that all the speak ers believed that we are living in the last days, and all urged us to live very near to Jesus. There was hardly a dry eye in this gathering, and every one felt the need of living on higher ground. Dinner was served from the edges of the spacious ;iiazza in the lovely sun shine. Part of the fragments were gathered and carried to some poor peo 1ple near by. fhen we had some more imore fine pinging led by that sweet singer, Prof'. BIolding. Capt. Taylor - made another short but beautiful speech, and, with tears, we bade each other goodbye. May God, who doeth all things well, give back to Bro. Parsons his sight; but if he cannot see again on this earth, we know that when he crosses I over he can behold the ''City of Light.' t i Noiv is a mighty good time to sub . scribe for TutE SENTINEL. You can't e keep up with county affairs unless you read your county paper. It is wortl more than $1.50 a year, but that's all it will cost yon. na must feed itself ;on Cotton Exchange Houston and Mr. H needs for itself, bu gment of the cotton ood acreage should be gathered under pres 1eeds cotton, of cou will be. Without fo< ridespread impressio order to plant ever rnent, not only throi ;on growers not to d a cotton growers wil LT ton Cotton Exchang is only necessary to ~ir full duty in aiding iore cotton and less fo( an be: "FOOD ANI) muninnunuuu Pickens Coloi ed Sol dier Dies in France Major Terrell, colored, had the honor of being the first Pickens county soldier to die in France His father, Green Terrell, who lives on Mr. J. M. Wel born's place above Hagood's mill, re ceived a message last Wednesday stat ing that his son Major had died March 18 "Somewhere in France" of pnen monia. Major left Pickens the 6th of last October "with fifty-four other negro soldiers for Camp Jackson and was soon thereafter sent to France. lie was about thirty years old and well known around Pickens. Tho he died a natural death, nevertheless he died in the ser vice of his country, which is a most honorable death, and it will go down in the history of Pickens county that the first soldier she gave in this great war was the negro Major Terrell. Real Estate Market More Active The real estate market in and around Pickens shows signs of "looking up." One of the largest real estate deals made here in some time was put thru last week by Frank E. Alexander when he s(ld( the old Ellis farm hvond Twelve Mile river, containinig 252 acres, to Mr. Robert Stewart for $17,000. We understand that Mr. Stewart intends to cut the tract into small farms and sell it that way. Mr. Alexander has also secured an option on the '1'. ). larris farm on the edge of town andi the Main street prop erty of Mr. Harris and says he intends selling this valuable property at an early date. Other real estate deals may be expected in the near future. Connelly-Edens On last Sunday afternoon Mr. Henry Edens of the Oolenoy section was hap pily married to Miss Susan Connelly, daughter of J. R. Connelly of the Grif fin section. After the ceremony, whiel i was performed by Rev. II. G. Field at the home of the bride's parents, a de ligthful wedding feast was served, This is a most popular couple and many friends are offering congratulations. They will make their home in Oolenoy. this year. So must , along with the oth over, the Food Ad b food for our boys in men of the South 't secured first and that ent labor conditions rse-but it needs f< )d there can be no vict n that the South, le y available acre this igh Secretary Hous o this. The leading 1lheed the appeal of MOR E e believes that this call the attention oI g America to win ti' d. Plant more food a FFED)STUFFS FULL A i&avdestoin Schools to Organize Corn and Pig Clubs To encourage the raising of more and better hogs in the county; to create within each boy and girl a desire to help his country, and promote that spirit of thrift and economy, it is believed that one of the best ways to accomplish this end is thru the Corn club and Pig club work; therefore, we wish to appeal to every boy and girl in this county, thru the schools, to undertake this great work. As an inducement, a prize of $10.00 will be given to the school that will or ganize the best corn club and pig cluI by April 15th, 1918. There will also be a prize of $10.0( given to the school that makes the best and most final reports biy I)ecembei 24th, 1914. The two boys in the county that mak< the highest average in the corn clul work, will be given a scholarship to th< short term course at Clemson Colleg next summer. Any boy and girl who can not enrol with the school club, may become member of the clubs by sending thei names to ''. A. Bowen, Countv Agent or F. V. Clayton, Superintendent Education. Your hearty co-operation in this wor will he greatly appreciated. liy goin into this work you will be giving aid 1 your government and will be doing yor patriotic duty. Approved by F. V. CLAYToN, T. A. liowENN, Supt of Education. ('ounty Agen Taxes Go Into Execution About 24) per cent more tax exec1 tions were issued in P'ickens county th year than usual, according to the trea urer's books. Following is number ai and amount of executions by townshil: No. Executions. Amour Easley Township 181 $ 462. Liberty 97 258. Central 249 1116. hurricane " 29 134. Pickens "2 220 Dacusville. " 40 218 Pumpkintown 19 121 Eastatoe " 27 101, tTotal 704 $2633, PS, every other South er Cotton Exchang ministrator, in apt France and for Ame hat the interests 01 then such acreage >~od more. Witho1 ory. d on by 30-cent cot Syear in cotton. ton, b)ut through l\ Cotton Exchanges the Government a is tecourse of pal the planters to e nid less cotton. 1ND RUNNING OVEl Ctton IE MIrs. C. H. Carpenter Dead I Mrs. Jessie hunt Carpenter, wife of ex-Senator C. H. Carpenter, died sud denly at her home in the Georges Creek section of Pickens county last Thursday morning. Besides her husband she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. C. C. 1 Cely of Anderson county, Mrs. C. V. Garrison, Misses Miriam and Lucile Carpenter of Greenville, Miss Osra Carpenter of this county, and two sons, R. B. Carpenter of Greenville and John Carpenter of Easley. The funeral services were conducted from Berea church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. i Death of An Infant )ied of pneumonia on March 12, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. lHovev Sargent. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. V. C. Seahorn, and the little body laid to rest in Prater's ''Creek cemetery. I little William her was only spared to his parents for a short time of 22 months. To give this darling one up w \Vas sad, but God knows best. Its life f was too pure for this world and lie r called it home to yonder shining shore where death cannot enter but all is ' ! pure light. A place is vacant in our home' which never can he tilled. k l Safe in the arms of .1esus, g i Safe on ii is gentle breast There by liis loved o'er-shadoiWeI. s Sweetly its soul shall rest. N I'. Notice-Teachers' Examination The next teachers' examinat ion will ye held at I'ickens court. house, l"rilay. May 3, 1918. I would like to urge that all the 1- teachers in the county look after their is certilicates and see that they do not - expire. If they will expire soon it d might he well for you to prepare to s: stand the examination in May. It. On account, of there being such a 17 shortage of labor, I would like to urge 87 that those who are thinking of teach 48 ing sometime in the future to be sur 02 and stand this examination. It migh 26 become a patriotic duty to help out. i 4r the school work. 70 52 F. V. CLAYTON. 65 -- You can get The Sentinel 8 month 60 for $1.00. xxxtl rz FIRI ern State. es of the South, join ealing to the South rica' s Allies in the G E the' South and of tF should be planted in it victory no man ci tton, is on the verge Jr. Hoover and Secr< of the south have g t Washington and STUFF ;riotism and of soun< 10 important a ques Track Meet and Ora- . torical Contests in Apr. A meeting of principals of schools of the Pickens County Oratorical and Ath etic Association was held in Easley onr MIarch 23d. The following officers were leeted: G. W. Coggins, president; B. 3. Givens, treasurer, and L. E. Kirby, rice-president. it was decided to have the girls' contest in Easley the 10th of April, the boys' contest in Pickens the 12th, and the track meet at Clemson the 13th of April. The following places were drawn for the girls' contest: 1, Roanoke; 2, Reunion; 3, Central; 4, Da eusville; 5, Norris; 6, Six Mile; 7, Cal houn; 8, Easley; 9, Pickens; 10, Liber ty. The following places were drawn for the boys' contest. 1, Pickens; 2, Norris; 3, Central; '1, Reunion; 5, Eas ley: 6, )acusville: i, Liberty; 8, Six Mile; 9, Calhoun; 10, loanoke. It is hoped that all ten schools will enter. They are asked to fill out and return at once to the secretary the blanks which will 'c mailed out in a few days. The medals for the girls' and boy's oratorical contests will be given by Mr. W. M. Ilagood and The Pickens Senti nel, respectively. 13. C. GIVENS, Secretary and Treasurer. Dropped Dead in Greenville treenville News, March 29i. Robert Smith, aged 62, a prominent citizen of Pickens county, dropped dead on West Washington street, near the _Cunningham apartments, yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Mr. Smith, with a party of young ladies who had , come to Greenville to see the parade. and hear the speakers yesterday, was on his way to the Southern railway pas senger station anl,' owing to the fact that he had but a few minutes before his train was due. was hurrying toward the depot. heart failure was the cause of death. When the stricken man fel. to the sidewalk he died instantly. I Mr. Smith hail been making his home with a cousin, IL1 F. Fuller, in the Georges Creek section of Pickens county. lie is surVived by his aged mother, Mrs. Nancy Smith, and one sister, Mrs. John VheAlistcr, See The Sentinel for P'rintinyt S T !. 3 with Secretary to produce not a r'eat War. te nation require n cotton as can be 9 mn say what the a of sacrificing its stary McAdoo, is 8 one on record as n ii I bsies sns.n tiO l O~k fr