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,OFFICIAL PAPER 1SbciioPre ' Of Pickens County j. HE PICKENS SENTINEL$== Established 1871--Volume 48 PICKENS, S. C., AUGUST 1918 38 More White Men Called to the Army List of w ite men who are to appear at the offic of the local board on August 6th, at 3 p. m., for military -service and leave for Camp Wadsworth on the morning of 7th, 1918: William R. Powell, Pickens.. Perry Lee Lafoy, Liberty. Robert Henry Maw, Central. Noah Clayton Merck, Pickens R-2. Delis Boren, Cateechee. Harry R. Higgins, Easley. John Bruce Kilby, Liberty. Stanley Morgan, Pickens. McKinley Perry, Central R-4. Frank Foster, Marietta. Seaborn Henry Billingsley, Liberty. Furmap Benton Robinson, Norris. Henry Baxter Cisson, Pickens R-6. Geo. Eliot Williams, Easley. Verner Lee Jones, Easley. George Earle Pitts, Easley, Glen wooi Mill. James F. Smith, Easley R-5. McDuffie:Gantt, Pickens. Constant Nichols, Easley R-2. Alvin Hovey Rolland, Cateechee. Ben Terrell Robinson, Easley R-5. Willie Clarence Richey, Easley R-3. Geo. P. Hoffman, Clemson College. Barto Hendricks, Marietta, R-2. Geo. Edwin Prince, Clemson College. Jesse Allen Ellison, Easley. Doctor Doyle Looper, Pickens. Julius Ranson Hudson, Pickens. Roy Nealy, Pickens. James Riley Hall, Fortner. Joseph Edward Gaillard, Liberty R.2. Lonnie Aiken, Pickens. George R. Grant, Pickens R-3. Courtny M. Durham, Pickens R-1. Thomas Rackly, Liberty. . John Mark Williams, Easley R-2. Otis Cleveland Patterson, Liberty. John Henry Parrott, Central R-2 Central Local and Personal News Items Tom R. Zachery of Cashier's, N. C., visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brock last week. Alexander Harris, an old slavery dar key, whp lives between Central and Calhoun, was in town last Saturday. He says he is 75 years old and that he has 17 children. He also stated that he hauled the first load of soldiers who fought in the Confederate army, from Old Pickens to Sandy Springs to the old drill ground, his mode of conveyance was an old-time wagon drawn by four mules. Miss Helen Shirley, who is taking a business course at Greenville, is snend ing the week-end with her mother, Mrs. L. '. Shirley. F. B. Morgan and T. A. Robinson motored to Greenville last Wednesday. The new post oflice building here will be ready for Postmaster C. G. Row land to move into in a few days. The third quarterly meeting of the Methodist church for Central charge was held last Saturday evening. Rev. Leonard, the presiding elder, presided at the conference and also preached an excellent sermon Sunday morning. On next Sunday morning, August 11, ai nnion meeting of the churches in town will begin under a large tent just oppo site the high school buildinig. A Bap tist evangelist, who has the reputation being a great revivalist, has been se cured for the leader. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these ser vices. Services will be held daily at 11 a. m. and 8 p. mn. The soldier visitors in Central the week-end were Homer Long and Alvin .' Hopkins of Camp Jackson and Edgar Martin of Camp Gordon. J. S.'K(nox, F'ayetteville, Ark., re * cently visited Mr. and Mrs B. J. ,John ston. This is the time for revival services in this section. 1 am expecting a lot of chickens to go into the ministry. Blease and The Newspapers * Anderson Mail. Mr. Blease has been going over the state telling the people who hear him that the newspapors opposing him have been misrepresenting him and abusing him. We do not see all the newspapers of the state, but those which come to this 6 office have not been abusing Mr, Blesse. If there has been any misrepresenta tion at all it has been by the newspa pers which have been supperting him. They haye published his speeches, and so far as our observation goes the comn. ugents of those newspapersCi~ 04Olng please have been baised upon the re p)orts of his speeches as p intred in news I'mpecrs frie'ndly to hihn Ther has' been i > r:,::.. :met~r abu~.r. Important Meeting Co. Ex. Committee The County Democratic Executive committee met at Pickens, S. C., Aug. 3d, 1918, N. A, Christopher chariman and W. C. Smith acting as secretary, the following members being present: W. C. Smith, W. T. O'Dell, B. J. John ston, P. .P. McDaniel, W. E. Hill, W. R. McKinney, J. O. Hughey, J. W. Wood, C. A. Julien, G. N. Garrett, W. R. Dalton, M. J. Boggs, F. F. Williams, R. L. Boggs, J. E. Friddle, W. M. Ba ker, A. C. Sutherland, M. W. Hester and Ed D. Chastain. First on program was the assessment of candidates which was fixed as follows: State Senate, $25.00; Legislature, $20.00; Supervisor, $25.00: County Commission er, $15.00; Probate Judge, $15.00; Coro ner,, $5.00. Magistrates, for Easley, Liberty and Pickens townships, $7.50, each; Dacusville, Pumpkintown, Easta toe and Hurricane townships, $2.50, each; for the towns of Central and Cal hound, $5.00, each, and Cateechee $2.50. Schedule for campaign meetings were fixed as follows: Easley, Saturday, August 10, 2 p. im. Liberty, Tuesday, August 13, 11 a. in. Central, Thursday, August 15, 11 a. in. Six Mile, Saturday, August 17, 11 a. m. Dacusville, Tuesday, August 20, 11 a. m. Pumpkintown, Wednesday, August 21. 11 a. i. Antioch, Thursday, August 22, 11 a. in. Pickens, Saturday, August 24, 11 a. m. The first primary election will be held on the fourth Tuesday, August 27, 1918. Time for filing pledges and paying as sessments close Friday, August 9th, at 12 o'clock, meridian. e Respectfully submitted: N A. CHRiS'OPrR, \V. C. Surii, County Chairman. Secretary. August :td 1918. Red Cross Thanks the Papers for Help To the Publishers of America: On behalf of the American Red Cross may we express our deep appreciation and indebtedness for the splendid co operation and practical support, in both the editorial and news columns, which you have given to every effort of the War Council, and especially to the Sec ond War Fund Campaign? Our subscriptions went over the top by more than seventy per cent, and this splendid achievement is due in no small part to the advertising and news editorial help of the newspapers, maga zines, farm press and trade -papers throughout the entire United States. Your co-operation was invaluable. We want you to know that you a.xe en titled to feel a sense of the keei.est satisfaction for the patriotic service you have rendered and the help you have given. You will be interested to know that the total amount reported as having been subscribed up to July 1st was $170,036, 394. Very truly yours, American Red Cross War Council' T1his is campaign year and you will want your county pap)er. D~on't let your subscription expire. of Mr. Blease this year, and if there has been misrepresentation it is by his own newspapers. MICKIE SAYS HELP 4 err 'IVWs weR sACK oIFSN tiAB SEFOEI rHE~ NE.T GWV WO% WAT io i AoS PoIA-roes, en ANYTM N' Et,% oH %e ' suascarr\oH %s eOr ' -ro *ft OEANS -V fw.'THE State Board of Charitie Make Report 4 Following is a report of the State Board of Charities and Corrections on condition of the Pickens county jail: Sheriff R. R. Roark, jailer. Visited July 12, 1918, by Assistant secretary Broyles, with the sheriff's son, the sheriff being away from home. Pres ent in jail, one white man and two ne gro women. The average daily popula tion in this jail for the past two and a half years has been approximately 7. There have been no changes made in the plant, management. or equipment of the Pickens jail since our third in spection, The sheriff was using the large room on the first floor for two ne gro women and had the white male in the cell block upstairs. The beds in the jail are in bad shape, most of the mattresses being torn and worn out, and all of them infested with bugs. The white man was sleeping on a pallet. and when asked why he did not use the wall bunks, he replied that the bugs were too bad on them. The condition of the beds cannot be materially bettered until new ones are provided,and we therefore recommend that the Supervisor and Commissioners discard all the old mattresses now in use, and substitute cotton pads, fitting these with canvas slip covers which can be taken off and washed frequently, and which will more than double the wear of the pads. We further recom mend that the commissioners have the jail screened thruout, both windows and doors; that the interior walls be white washed and the steel work painted, the latter being needed especially to stop the rusting of the bars in the cell block; and finally, that medical service be pro vided for by paying the county physi cian for-- and requiring him to- make a Score Card Report on 1. Jail Plant: Permanent Features: 1. Location ---------------- : 2. Separation of Prisoners' Quarte 3. Prisoners' Quarters: (1) Fire Hazard-..... (2) Ventilation. (3) Facilities for Classification (4) Sanitary facilities . (5) Cell facilities and type.. -- (Total score under Section I) 11. Sheriff's Management: Methods al 1. Jailer's General Duties. 2. Records of Prisoners . 3. Prisoners' Quarters: Conditions 4. Classification of Prisoners. 5. Personal Hygeine of Prisoners 6. Prisoners' Food and Feeding. 7. Discipline and Occupation of Pri ('Total score under Section II). IIl. County Commissioners and the Jai 1. Jail's Equipment and Repair 2. Medical Service for Prisoners . 3. Financial Management (Total score under Section 11I) Complete score on this Jail. July 12th, 1918. Rules in Regard To Buying Sugar Pickens, S. C., August 5, 1918. r4o Local Food Representatives of Pickens County: G;entlemen: The food administration has ordered that all retail merchants keep an accurate account of all sugar sold1 to their customers, and they are further required to make a carbon copy showing the amount of sugar sold, to whom sold, and the date of the selling andl at the end of each week mail the carbon copy to Sam B. Craig at Pick ens to be checked and filed in Columbia. The rule is the same as heretofore, two pounda to town customers and five pounds to customers living in the coun try. No family can .buy during one month more than twvo p~ounds for each member of the family. If there are three members of the family they are ent-itled to six pounds of sugar each FINE FARM I have 104 1-4 aeres of go of Martin gi'aded sehool;4 dwelling house; four-room te extra fine .pasture. Public Known as S. A. C. Martin ol Will take $60 per acre. '] This is a bargain. If int Si Mile section see me. J. A. RCO' s and Corrections )n Pickens County Jail physical examination of each new pris oner within 18 hours of commitment, to vaccinate against smallpox when indi cated, and to make weekly inspection of the prisoners' food and quarters, all this in addition to serving special cases on call as at present. We recommend that the sheriff take immediate steps to rid the jail of vermin in the cell block. Destroy all the mattresses that are torn, and disinfect the others. Remove everything from the cell block, and thoroly disinfect the entire place, pay ing especial attention to all cracks in which the vermin might hide. Watch the jail carefully for vermin, and im mediately take similar steps to get rid of it whenever it appears in the future. It is cruel to confine people in a build ing that is infested with bugs, especial ly when the law assumes that every prisoner is innocent until proven guilty. Have the floors scoured and the steel work mopped off with a damp rag week ly; have all blankets in use washed at least monthly, and wash those used by each prisoner as he leaves, giving each new inmate clean blankets for his bed. Require each new prisoner to bathe thoroly when admitted to the jail, and see that this requirement is carried out. Add the age, sex, and race to the jail book, and keep it posted right up to date always, instead of waiting until the end of the-month to post it up. Fi nally, give the prisoners three meals daily, including in their diet fresh meat or fish at least twice.weekly and giving them some syrup - for supper now and then. State Board of Charities and Corrections, Albert S. Johnstone, Secretary. Pickens County .Jail: SCOItEs 'ossi- Ac ble tua -- --- -- 15 1. rs from Jailers' Residence 10 1( --- ---- --------------.. -- 45 : 7---------------------70 41 ------------------------ 100 31 100 Ti ---------------"----------- 10 711 -- 60 24 ------------- 14) 2.10 d Results . . . - - 50 :12 -------------3) 24 70 40 - 80 80 80 52 - - . - (KO !i2 65r 49 soners . -25 25 _ -- - - - - - -- --1(111 :10 2 110 66~; -- 80 8 .. ........- 10 0 --- 200 74 1000 616 AuI EW S. JOHNSONE, Secretary. month, but have to buy in lots of two and five pounds aa stated above. Please see the merchants in your town and community and if these rules are not carried out to the letter adlvise me so that I can report the matter to the food adlministrator at Columbia. I would thank you very kindly to give this your very prompt attention. Yours very truly, Sam B. Craig, Voodl Administrator for Pickens Co. Congressional Cam paign Meeting Wed. Fred 11. Dominick and Wyatt Aiken, candlidartes for congress, will address the voters of Pickens at the court house Wednesday morning, August 7, at 11 o'clock. Trhey will also speak at Eas ley at 8:30 p. mn. on same date. Read the Special Notice column. FOR SALE )d level land within half mile 10 acres cleared; nine-room' riant house; two good barns; road runs through place. i home place. 'erms to suit purchaser. erested1 in farm lands in the R, SIX MILEJ Managers of Elec tion Appointed Sat. Following is the list of managers of the various precincts appointed by the county executive committee Satur day: Antioch-E C Bowie, It M Lusk, A T Winchester. Alice Mill-Roy IR Smith, J S King, W E Hill. Cateechee-J F Williams, Joel It Griffin, C D Gaillard. Central-T T Arnold, J S Hall, E 13 Stephens. Calhoun-N M Boggs, C R Lawrence, W B Cochran. Cross Plains- (At M W Hester's store) Frank Hester, G W Holcombe, W M Howard. Crosswell-J 0 Hughey, W C Kay, M L Loggins. I)acusville--J J Ponder, S B Looper, 'P L Jones. Easley-t G Sheck, J B Jameson, S L Robinson. Easley Mill No. 1-J M Jones, F E Farr, K Z Whitmire. Easley Mill No. 2-F F Williams, G B Byrd, It C Robinson. Flat Rock-W F Young, 11 G Fow ler, M J Boggs. Glenwood-C B Hagood, J J Sims, R L Boggs. Holly Springs-Ed Stewart, W R Price, E I) Chastain. Isaqueena-R Ramseur, John James. C J Tarrant. Julian's Store -W 1) Freeman, W C Capps, C A Julin. Kings-T S Ramsey, F C Stewart, J M lunnicutt. Liberty---W S Parsons, J .1 Gantt, John 'I' Boggs. Looper's Gin --E L Jones, It M Hill, J M Chastain. Mile Creek J L Murphee, J E Nix W G Roper. Norris E C McWhorter, J A Whiten Ernest 11 Mullinix. Pickens-it E Bruce, P 1lenley Por ter, W I Freeman. Pickens Mill--Il E: Jones, John Wes ley Julian, W J Bridgman. Peters Creek--J E Singleton, , Edens, J E Friddle. Pumpkintown-Robert Jones, J I Roper, J Butler Chastain. Praters-E H Watson, F B Mur phree, G C Bolding. Pleasant Grove -J F Rigdon, W I Hendricks, J I Burgess. Shady Orove- - John W Thomas, S A Bryant, Taylor Jones. Six Mile--.J A Roper, D E Garrett, W It Mann. Respect fully submitted, N. A. Christopher, Co. Chairman W. C. Smith, Secretary. August :3, 191. Notice to Old Soldiers Notice to the Surviving Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Picken County: You are requested to meet at your places of election in your township or the first Saturday in August, 1918, and elect by ballot one that is not drawing a state pension to represent your town ship at Pickens court house on the tiral Monday in September, 1918, to elect r County Pension Hoard for the following year: 13. C. JOHNSON, Chairman Pension Board of Pickem County. THIS IS THE FIRE FAN Here we~ have ai Fire Fan, Hie al wvays he*ats thme Fire C'ompany to th fIres with' hIs lit tie ('hemicalm Extfi j'"lthher ft 1 ha:s the 19:mze (out by 111 - ' ' -their Ilose U~ncollei - wi l 1ig P Auditor Townes Says Assessment Too High The following letter was written by Auditor Townes to the State Tax Com mission before he received the notice to appear before the governor, and it makes very interesting reading: Pickens, S. C, July 26, 1918. South Carolina Tax Commission, Columbia, S. C. Sirs: Will say in answer to yours of the 10th inst. that I have added the 10 per cent to the mules and horses in' this county; also that I am going to add the 117 per cent to the value of land in this county because I am forced to or suffer removal from office, although 1 know beyond a doubt that it is out of proportion to adjoining counties,. for the following reasons: First-That we have something like' 125,000 acres of waste land in the county that is absolutely worthless. Second-That there is more difference in the assessed value of Greenville at $9.50 and Pickens at $8.22 and Ander son at $12-at least there ought to be. Pickens ought to be something like $5.00 or $5.50 to bo in line with them. 1 have talked with different parties from these counties and they all say there is more difference. These parties are in position to be good judges of the relative value of the land in the differ ent counties. Third--That we have something like 5,000 acres that will sell for $100 per acre; we have something like 1,500 or 2,000 acres that will sell for $150 per acre; then we have something like 30,000 or 40,000 acres that will sell for from $50 to $95 per acre; then we have something like 50.000 or 60,000 acres that will sell for Irom $30 to $50 per ace; then we have several thousand acres that will sell for from $15 to $30; then we have just thousands of acres. that will sell for only $2 to $15 per acre. Therefore I am honest in my belief that the actual average selling value of lands in this county would not go over $15 per acre, and I don't be lieve it would go very much over $12. There are plenty of others in this county who will tell you the same thing. Fofbrth-The increase is absolutely useless, as the mills the legislature fixed (9x) would raise enough mon ey for state taxes. The Icounty would have plenty also. The people of Pickens county are willing to pay thoir pro rata share of taxes, but they are not willing to pay more than their part. They think this raise is unjust and I am only doing my duty in trying to get it adjusted in a satisfactory man ner as they are expecting me to fight it out for them. There will he just lots of people in the county that will light me because they think I am the cause of this raise. You could put on more mills easier than you could raise their property. Fifth-What are you going to do with the :3 mills constitution school and the .special school tax? When you try to vote off the special levy you are going to get things in a mess sure enough get things startedl that it will take years to overcome. Ruin lots of schools. Sixth-You haven't shown by facts and figures why Pickens county should be assessed at $8.22. I sent the county chairman the notice the next day after receiving it. I guess he overslept his rights. A fter reading these facts if you still thn heln ought to b~e assessed at $82 ltm know and I will put it on. I am leaving it to you. Respectfully, H. A. TOWNES, Auditor Pickens County. Easley Notes Easley Progress, IMrs. Elbert Perry of the George's Creek section is reported as having had a slight stroke of paralysis the latter part of last weelk. At this time she is gebjing along very well. Mr. William F. Ariail of the Enon section, left the city on No. 29 last Fri day morning bound for Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he goes to be treated fer rheumatism. Mr. Arial has been suffering with this disease for several months and he and his friends hope that he wil come home soon a oured man. IDuring an electric storm last Satur Sday afternoon Eghtning struck the st&~ ple of the Metheo' t church at Easley cotton 'mills, sp ing it from pinna - ele to base. During the same after e noon, a cow helonging to Wmn. Sanuders, who 'residleS near t he city. w'as st ruck *:ru1?'k and killed at the same time.