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Manager J .EIC LY1 ecoud Ulss 4..4 ADVANCE 8 s past, the I he world, it c ate some of I ikful for. E odrow Wil- t in Pickens. se the boys haven't any ady. have i roof heads. don't have we want to. ickens county ry war work is nearly two paign. 'e than.... 'simmons are 'possums fat and Claud ies g has the number of all the s dens. re thankful for the hope that Duncan will be living two nce so he can run for governor. re thankful that the day is past 1e Kaiser can rave about "my Sentinel ate e biggest subscrips.. in the county, made up of ... eople on earth. are thankful that Woodrow Wil is the health and strength to take rip to Europe where he will be the greatest reception that has 3een accorded the biggest man in brd.. is the time that every citizen take a deep interest in the wel f the town. If you sincerely be that conditions need changing, be afraid to start something. couditions are such now that the best effort that is in every citizen d assert itself to the end that the 's--your town --advan'cement is and safe. The fellow who kicks is the one that does his town a real ce. There is a difference between uch andl a goot i healthy kick. a' prosperity of a town is not .led by the wealth of its inhabi ,but by the uniformity with * . they pull together when any im .nt undertaking is to 1)e accom * 3d. A man with a thousand dol at his conmmand and a love for in his heart can do more for milding up and improving of it the man of considerable means snaps his fingers at home progress. clever abithor says that there are O kindis of meni in the world-- '"the a, the wvont's and thle cant's.'' The effect everythaing and tihe last fail verything. "I will" builds the en rises; "I won't" don't believe in )riments andl nonsens3; while "I t" grows weeds for wheat and monly ends his days in the poor Ie. n exchange says that the New York 'di of education has recognized, as schlool boards hlave recognized, ; the expenses of public school tea :'s are constantly goIng up just as expenlses of (lay laborers, clerks, fessional men or offce holders. Tile rd of superintendents of New York recommned to thle board of edu ion thlat tile pay of the lowest sala I teachers in the p~ublic elementary ools be raised from $720 to $800 per ar for the first three years, and that -her pay be given to other groups of chlers. The boai'd wvill adopt the ommendationi. boards of education are slowly be mning to realize that if beefsteak fts more for a coal miner it also costs > re for a teacher. They are recog ;ing slowly that a school teacher, :arpenter or a mechanic pays more Sflour than he did several. years ago. ey have conme to the conclusion, that 'thea and bacon and hats and shoes d gloves and practically everything es in the category costs more than it I a few years ago-and that It costs .ore for a school teacher as for the irk or factory worker. (t mnore school inspectors end mem es of boards of education rsalize soon it a public school teacher should get least as much money as a street rker, -we will almost be tempted to ovve that the school, boards are nposed of men and women with egrey matter..* " '~1~'~'Iool teacher cannot live Don't forget that victory must beI aid for, and that our war expenses do iot cease when actual fighting ceases. (eep your war savings pledge and buy nore W. S. S. Do you know that there are more eople who "sponge" on a newspaper han there are people who "sponge" on heir relatives? When a man comes nto the world he receives a free "ad" and when he dies his bad debts are )verlooked by the charitable editor. Al during his life he asks and receives 'avors from the newspapers. If they peak well of him the flatteries notice, a received in silence. If his acts are, riticized, he talks of a damage suit. I le desires favorable mention and he esires it often. In faCt, some men ave an idea that a newspaper is run xpressly for the purpose of keeping hem before the public, and that too vithout money and without price Don't stop buying War Savings stamnps until you have purenas'ed all rou can. Don't be a quitter-buy your luota. Is It One On You Too? Thurt(e of uo pu ol istris i M04 01MO 1 m s11 for pos Wifl MtU Uie kpuo. ipnoaju n0tie utoobe spub J1u[JOP 01 IUD; U3 .1UAM ll,OM MON -Moit Jo put seek ttsu1 o4 f I MogrUs ano pu entine loq fl 1nfl 'Mouj1 of lou lqgfl0 as 2Iultfljou1o s,1J UPrUOM IsOIIJOM Iugfl buiq}Auu 819.1041 3I More About U. W. W._Campaigns Three of the school districts in I Ly failed to enter their - )ns for the United W a in time to be pub last week's issue of the Progress and Sentinel. Praters, $81.211. Monval, $25.00. Eastatoe, $30. 41. To these chairmen and sub scriers we extend our congatu - lations and we thank you for your hearty co-operation. We also learned too late for ublication that the Clemson Calhoun school uesered Wis hnction and a plam. on the honor roll of the one hundred er cent schools. And those whose names wore not given i the list o "Victory Boys and Gais''narMartienYbnlue, Gene Eugen Aleydr Riamerd erH allaanr, Ja m. layEu Newn, Jr.e, Eugineo Crter, Ernes-Lose Roisond Lynn Frnes Ci, Nomany Thornle, DarydLann, Steart ane Austin, NDaisy Bhiys. to JA.gnwe Alhander eachand Newtron, for, Qheinoa sportr F'ncs cmpailynly MrtMude St.warthews, County Chairman. YourdlNever Kn This Coffee Is I . W*th You've g< ~~ tryLui Luzlan tight, full get In ari has been acquaint Luzianne a paxca other cofi * will refu ftscan t Mr. Christopher Explains. Mr. N: A. Christopher, chairman to :he county exebutive committee, has )een censured- a good deal because of he fact that several managers in the ecent primary had failed to get their noney for services rendered. Mr. )hristopher regrets very much that he as no money with which to pay these laims, and we produce herewith corrc pondence he has had with the secretary f the state executive committee in egard to the shortage and he states hat there is no funds with which to >ay these claims. Mr. Christopher has served as chairman of the county exec itive committee without pay and he lon't feel that he should be expected to ay these claims out of his own pocket, is he has not received one cent for his ervices. We produce the correspon lence below. ion. Ashley C. Tobias jr., Sec'y State Democratic Ex- Committee Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: I am in need of $80.00 to lefray election expenses for the third primary election. The funds I had on land are exhausted and quite a number )f the managers have not been paid. Will there be any chance for the state to supplement,this amount? Yours very tru;y, N. A. Christopher, Co. Ch'm; N. A Christopher, Chairman, Democratic Committee, Pickens, S. C. Dear Sir: I have your letter of No vember 19th wherein you state that you are in need of $80.00 to defray the expenses of the third primary. I regret exceedingly to rota that this condition obtains in your county, but the state committee set aside only the sum of $1500.00, which was divided among the forty-five counties accor ding to the number of booths which forced to erect for the Australian bal lot. This being true there are no addi tional funds to be paid out by the state committee in assisting the county com mittee. Notice of Meeting A special meeting of the stockhold ers of the Pickens Railroad Company will be held at the office of this com pany in Pickens, S. C., on Monday, December 16, 1918, at 11 o'clock, stan dard time, for the following purposes, viz.: To authorize, approve and ratify (1) the execution and delivery of a con tract or contracts between this com pany and the United States or its rep resentatives relating to the possession, use, and control of the railroad and its appurtenances, of this company, and to the operation of such properties, and to any other matter connected with or growing out of the relationship between said company and the director general of railroads, or arising out of the Fed eral Control Act; and (2) any action of the board of directors of this company mi respect thereto; to authorize the said board (a) to alter, amend or add tO such contract, (b) and to take all such other and further action as the said board shall deem necessary in the prem ises; and generally to consider and act upon any and all questions and matters incidental to the purposes aforesaid or growing out of Federal control of properties of this company. For the purposes of the meeting, the books for the transfer of stock wvil be closed at 12 o'clock in., on Friday, De cember, 13, 1918, and will be reopened at 12 o'clock nm., Tuesday, December 17, 1918. By order of the board of directors. J. McD. BRUCE, Secretary. Notice To Debtors and Creditors All persons having claIms~ against the estate of the late J. R. Kirksey must present the same, duly proven, on or before the 2nd day of January, 1919, or be debarred payment; and all persons indebted to said estate must make pay ment on or before the above date to the undersigned. Silas Kirksey, 33 Administrator. ow How Good Jntil You~ry It WDS cannot adequately describe fine flavor of Luzianne Coffee. it to taste It yourself. Won't you nne next time? me is packed In sanitary, air -measure tins-Impurities can't d the flavor can't leak out. It ma'de very easy for you to get ed. You take no chances. If doesn't taste better than any ee you ever tried, your grocer ad your money, So, buy that. oday. voffe~f Clothins For Thanksgi Severe Winter Don't forget last wir may be as severe as last. The war is over, but goods any cheaper-in f; some time to come, caus is still using, such a grey We anticipated our v Clothing, Overcoats, Rai very little higher than li Suits for men from i from $3 to $12.50; overc from $3 to $10; rain cc biggest line of extra pE and many diffirent coloi See us for your cloth and remember the quali FOLGEI A Clothing, Shoes, Sole Agents for Walk-O' New Home Sewing Mach 4 No better lines made in Ar At Bolt's I We are no Goods, includini and we cordial] new styles and Millin< We especial Millinery Depar te most compi our milliners w~ not you may be styles correct ai FEdwin I "ThegS We pay from $2.00e t435.00 per set ving, for Christime We Are Very dI ter, but prepare now for tl it will be several years bef< ict. all reliable information p ad from the fact that the g it amount of wool. rants and are glad to say the in Coats, and extra Pants fo st season. 10 to $35; suits for boys ( oats for men from $12.50 to ats for boys and men from nts for boys and men in Pi s. ing needs, for we can undou ty is there, for we handle n< Yours truly, ,THORNL1 Hats and Gent's Furnishing ver and Godman Shoes, Carhart ines, Chase City and Summers nerica. Therefore there are no 1 ts and Millin )epartment Store, v showing our en ? Ladies' Suits, Coa y invite you to cc get our prices. ery anm ly invite you to v tment. You will fi ete in this section < ill be glad to showv ready to buy. Y id our prices reason I. Bolt & I tore That's Alway EASLEY, S. C. HjIIS OFFICE ~/is the place to have matter at on no$ ercoats is, and for the. ikely to Have: le coming, winter, which re you will see woollen oints to hi her prices for :overnment hai used, and t we have a full stock of r men and boys at prices age 3 years to 18 years) $30; overcoats for boys $2.50 to $10, and the ckens county at all prices btedly do you some good, thing but the best. EY & O0. Goods a Specialty Overalls, Iron King Stoves, Buggies, Mitchell Wagons. )etter lines sold. ry penig Easley, S. C. tire line of Fall ts and Millinery, me in and see the I SuitsI isit our Suit and nd it to be one of >f the State, and you, whether or ou will find our able. ompany 's Busy" McSwain & Craig Practice in 9 d eral Courta , aGreenv&'& a~' 4'.m.., 20