The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, April 04, 1918, Image 1
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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.
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{ 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
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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.
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ealing to the South
rica' s Allies in the G
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should be planted in
it victory no man ci
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;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,
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