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'Pickens- The Gem. of the Foothills" I ats rwn VOL. 50, NUMBER 49 i ICKEuS, n d in ____RH1191 . ICKENS LOCAL AND PERSONAL e ants report an un business Saturday. Mrs. Stella Hopkins, of Greer, was a week-end visitor to relatives here. Sydney Bruce, of Seneca, was in town Sunday. Messrs. J. P. Carey, Jr., and R. E. Bruce were in Anderson Tuesday on business. Misses Louise and Annie Gravley were shoppers in Greenville Satur day. Robert Alexande r, of Georgia Uni versity. visited his father, F. E. Alex ander, last week. Mrs. J. 1.. 0. Thompson, of Forest City, N. C., spent last week-end in Pickens. - Mr. Jule Durham, of Georgia, is visiting relatives in this county. le is a brother of the late L. R. Dur l tm. WI' iJ. Smith, of Pickens, and W. ). Sittoi,. of Easley, spent the first of this week in North Carolina on business. lMJr. and Mrs.-H. A. Nealey had as their guests Sunday Mir. and irs. E. H1. Field, of Senieca, and Mir. and %Irs. 0. It. Cothran, of Greenville. M1ssrs. A. S. Iorti, Hertran Por ter and liis (race Porter were call ed to Rosman \\ednesday on account of the (iath o .\olr. \ill .leinkins. 1 if 1i ly 'I hiorniley, of (i(der sunvill . eIujoyed a visit with her par ents, \l r. and Mrs. 1,. G. Thornley, the past week-end. " C. Loyd McCrary, registered op tometrist, will be at Benson & Co. stre Friday for the purpose of exam ining eyes and fitting plasses. Miss Mary Alexander, of Washing ton, and Claudie Alexander, of Greenwood, spent the Easter holidays with their mother, Mrs. Laura Alex ander. 1). and Mrs. .1. 1.. Valley, Ar. and M!r-. Sam Craig, i\liss Ella Lewis and Mr. Ball motored to the mountains ionday and spent a very pleasant Mr. and Mrs. .J. W. Alexander mo to:( to North Carolina last week. i .,y made a pleasant visit to Hen e(trsonville, Asheville, Brevard and C mton. The canary which Dr. Cureton has had at the Pickens Drug Store for the past two weeks to be given to the' person who received the ticket bear ing the lucky number, was presented to Dr. Woodruff Saturday night. The bird was given to Miss Mildred Cox. The Fort Prince George Chapter D. A. R. wvill meet on Friday after noon, April 1, at the home of Mr. A. S L. Johnson in Liberty. Gen. Francis Marion and Rebecca Mottoe will be* the subjects of studIy. Let every member be present. USE DAVIS P You can Paint y( less than half what i Let us figure with you Paints, Linseed.Qi KEOWEE P1 .E. LEW Phone 24. The closing exercises of the Leil liardt school will be held on Thur: day, April 7, beginning at 8 o'cloclk Music will be furnished by the Ita good concert band of Glenwood. Miss Kathleen Harris returned ti her home in Baltimore last we: k afte a very pleasant visit of severa months to her grandparents, Mr. an( Mrs. H. B. Hendricks. Benson & Co. have acquired ti 'exclusive agency for Styleplus cloth. ing in Pickens. This is a nationally known and guaranteed brand 01 men's and boys' clothing ani is sole only at high class stores. Miss Edna Earle, of Ii iit:svi.le was at home a few day> la-t week ei route to Winthrop (olh-::( to atten( a meeting of the ins.n diemionstra tors of the state wilt, it hesing Iil( there this week. I'r. . P.:I Ca . .1r., and littl' daughter. Katherint. returtned froni Atlanta Ve deshiy. They were ac conlpanied by h:-r- mother, 1rs. J. 1, Robinson, wh-Io i ha.. been visiting foi some time in that city. 31iss .\larii Iliot , of Easley, wa: in town for a while F'riday. She wa: accompanied by i liss Mary Tolar, o1 Anderson College, who was the gues of :l iss H iott in Easley during th< Eastcr holidays. Mr. Malahon Ilall, a recruit in ihr naval forces stationed at Norfork Va., is registered at the Old llickor.N Inn this week. Mr v. H1all must likt the quiet life in this towin as he spe nl his Ia t furlough in December here. ''h( oiliia vote for Probate Judg as taiulited by the coumissioners il clhetio t I ic kens last 'Ih 11 sday is as follows: (lwistopher, 313; Cox 290; )ay, 303; Iludson, 187; Porter 1.1 .\Ni. N. A. Christopher, wh< was elected will assume the duties o the office as soon as his cmmission i received and bond arranged, whiel will probably be next week. A beautiful Easter service wa held at Grace church on Sunda: morning. The church was exquisite in its Easter dress of pure whit( flowers, with masses of ferns and be gonias; the music was except.ionialllb good, and the congregation enioye< a 1plendid talk by a young divinit. student. from Wolford College, ir Gleaton. NOTICE. The Central Drug Company, of Central, S. C., takes great pleasur< in announcing to the people of Cen tral, Cateechee and Norris and it: surroundings that they have secures G. T. Hudson to locate here in Cen tral. We can fully recommend hin from a melical college of Virginia We will appreciate the support tha' our friends and customers wvill givi him. * Central Drug Company, .P. L. Ezell, Prop. You get the best at this drug stor< when your prescriptions are left witi us. You can feel safe and sure then wvill be filled by a graduate and Ii censed druggist. Another shipment of spring Coa Suits, Sport Coats and dresses to ar rive this week, showing the season' best styles. Folger & Hendricks. 1 'U UP URE PAINT. >ur house for half or Scost you last year. I [ and Turpentine. [ARMACY. IS Prop. Pces .C PICKENS' BRIGHT OUTLOOK. Waterworks and Sewerage System t( be Installed. With recovery from the busines: depression which is expected soon and resumption of "business at I usual," the outlook for the growth 0 Pickens in a material way is th< brightest in the town's history. With new good roads radiating ir every direction from town, with th< new highway across the mountain: into North Carolina opening pll new trade territory, with a god system of waterworks and sewerage, and th< probability of the Southern Powe om)an~y r inning anI electrit line ti I'p!n'Us and f'ur1 nishing t wenty-foul hour eurrent, it is io wonder tih people of the town are facing the future with optimism~ atnd f eliny It"4oD1 over the pr spe'cts before it. 1; 1i; now\1, perrl.apnr, Pickens' citi. inlle m r inlterested inl the ini taillationr ref \Vwater works amid sew. erae 'sstemia than .any other u1' )li - ork, and a majority of the peopl seem to think that work on the in - stalla'.ion of these systems should be piln at lnce'. It will be 'eluemlbere( that in October, 1919, the Picken: Vot . is Voted unanimously in favor of the town issuing $35,000 worth f0 bonds for a waterworks system am $20,100o for a sewerage system. 'Th honds were sold shortly after th election amd the money has been it local banks sinc: that time. Interesi an the money has ('(umtulflLlated tiiti the town now has in hand ahoul $0.000 'with which to put in the sys temts. (wing to the hiph price of nateria ani labor a yea' :o. it was Ihoughi adh i.:ahle not to attempt the work 0 )utting in water work.s and sewe iragt at that time with th amount O 1oney in hand, and time has j usti lied the judgment. :lost (t the citizens new think i is time to bee-in the' worwk an.1 tha the money now in hand will put th icolvelliences over th' greater portie i of town and not only add to th healthfulness of the place but mak it at more attractive place in man ways. Indications are thjt immediatel; after the approaching municipal elct tion definit:e steps will be taken to - ward installing the systems which will' mean ' renewed activity and th< beginning of the greatest growth it the histol-y of Pickens. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED. ITORS. All persons holding claims agains1 the "estate of the late W. M. Strick land must present the same, dulb proven, on or before the 1st (lay o: May, 1921, or be debarred payment I and all persons indebted to said es. tate must make payment on or be. fore the above (late to the under. signed. Mrs. Corrie Strickland, Administratrix, 4t Central, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED, ITORS. All persons holding claims againsi the estate of the late Elisha Alexan der' must present the same, dula proven, on or before the 15th (lay o: April, 1921, or be debarred payment -1a(1 nll persons indebted to saidl es. tate must make payment on or he fore the above date to R. A. Alexander, Administrator. 4t49 R. F. D., Central, S. C COTTON SEED GRADING. I will grade cotton seed Wednes, (lay and Thursday, April 6 and,, 7, al Folger & Hendricks' store at Pick ens. Will grade at ten cents a bushe through. Will also gradle at sam< place Wednesday, April 13. Thi: wvill be last (lay I wvill gradl~e thi: season. 2t ' E. E. Lusk. HEMSTITCHING and picoting at. tachment works -on any sewving ma chine, easily adjusted. Price $2.50 with full instructions. Gem Neev'lty Co., Box 1031, Corpus Christi, 'Texas, IWe have' oin hand 50 tons itrate of soda, I 8 1-4 per ('enlt amme'ia, in ev'en we ight bags; 50 tons 7 per cent c'ottoni se'ed meal ;, 50 tons 16 tier cent acidI; 25 tomns loose hulls. .For casl only or in exchange for good sound c'otton st'ed. Prices right. J. D, 110o(der & Soin, Pickens. 51 The Walirop renion will beheid this year on April 17? at the home of W. D. Waldrop. near the rock querry. IWCREASED TELEPHONE RATES CAUSE COMPLAINT. Telephone subscribers at Easley and Pickens ar- considerably wrought up over the increase in telephone rates to be put into effect April 1 and many are threatening to have their telphones taken out. Regular telephone rates will be advanced about twenty per cent for purely local service and there will be no t Easley and Cr !eiville service from Pickens or Pickens and (;rei- ille service from Easley, as heretofore. Each call from Pickens to lEasley or 1 from Easley to Pickens will cost ten cents -and from IPickens to ( reenv 1 will cost twenty-live cents in :phii tion to the reg'ulai phone rem. \ Pickens and Iasley are " elosely idenltilh-dl atnd muc1 h hn'im. i insacted o\-er the i Ilepjni there is c(otbt~ir:l11eb 4omiplaint tiotl th~e r( 2LilI :etl ' t I4PI \ 4e the( I\ We towns beii; 1iiScont4nuedl aitl -m tra t:a of tn ents f'or each call being adhded. We have .jtst ie:rioll that prac - ticat!Iy every telephone sub:scriber in -EasiIey has agreetl to discontinue I telelhione's April 1. WILLIAM AUGMAN JENKINS. Williiat Aug man .1enkins was born .Jain. 1871, at Sandy Flat, Greenville county, and departed this life March I 22nd, 1921, at his home in Rosnan, N. C. Ilis death is a source of sad iness not only to his family hut to his miany friends tihrotuhoutt this c~ount y. About lilt teen yemrs agiro he was ntmrriedi to .\li> .\lar S .-a nmt:t o f .\nderson co utyi v. aml to this unie beinge urvivedr by'; r h I) wif<- -u i -ie l4ic I -ti iV('(l I ) Ilia \vite :1 14 chlil ren, he leav". e bhind hi- father Somtie tn) bac. his ii mother :un4 twe iste ' } reded him to the tr-v . t Ihey were b huriel ;i I'aort. lati t })el. a f\ il ilh t Irth 1 I 1 k4I-. ;fIi.. I . .1 enkin was laid to Ir( t i side 1("1th(e. e About two years after his 1ar~riage e to 1liss Spearnin, he purchased a l farm near Rosiani, N. (., at which place he Ived aad )eared his family Suntil he was sumlioned into th l great - beyond. - When a v'e'y young mtan he tinited 1. with the Methodist church at Porter's Chappel and remained a mtember uin I til his death. It can he well said of hit that h-2 was a lvv\ottel tat her and husband. a citixeli whose example we aill can utford to follov, an( a'conse erated christiain. Ilie was brought to the home of his brother-in-law, .\1t. A. S. Porte-, of Pickens, and Was buried the fol lowing day, March 26th by the Masons of Pickens. The religious services were conducted by Rev. C. R. Abercrombie, one of his old school mates. C.R.A. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, I County of Pickens. In Court of Commnon Pleas. Sullivan Hardware Company, Plain tiffs, vs Joe Cranec, dlefendatnt. Int pursuance to a dlecretal Order miadle in the above stated case by his HIIonior Judlge Geo. E. Prince, dlated IMarch 2, 1921, I will sell to the higrhest bidder, sales (lay in April, 1921, the same beinig April 4th, 1921, (luring the legal hours for stales at Pickeiis, court house, South Caro lina, the following dlescribedh pr'op etty, to wit; Onie nine horse powecr stationary Hetrcules kerosenae engine with 20x8 F. Pulley; one fourteen inch new Williams corn mill, 3 by 8 inch pul1 ley, and 35 feet andl six inch carb)ont belting. Terms cash. Should purchaser fail to comply wvith the terms of ra! in reasonable time the same will be~ re sold att the risk and expense of the! former purchaser. The above described property can be seen at Joe Cratie's at Nortris, S. C. I 0. 5. Stewart, Clerk of Court of Common leas. March 15th, 1921. td NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED.. ITORS. All persons holding (claimis against t;he estate of the late N. l'. Strick latid must present the same, duly proven, on or before the 1st day of May, 1921, or he debarred payment; andi~ all per'sons Iindl'bled to said es tate must mia~e patymient on 0or b) fore the above (late to the undeIr signed. Mrs. Corrie Strickln, ORATORICAL AND ATHLETIC CONTESTS. Schools Will Hold Contests April tIl 8 and 9. at The Pickens County Athletic and A D ratorical Association will hold it 7, annual contests Friday and Saturday, t\ April 8 and 9, the boys and girls ora b ;orical contests taking place at Nor- t -is Friday at 8:00 p. In. The traek I11 neet will be held at Clemson Col- I, ( de Saturday morning, begintaning at t. l0:00 o'clock. Please note the fol- h owing: To be eligible a school must send ( it to E. 11. Ilallnai, secretary, L.ib- n raty. S. C., the entrane fee of $5.0( t .t1 ihI names of all entries on or T10'esdhiy. Ay pril 5, h 0 Ir lts and rigulations will be I :! those of the Stat A th-1) Iritorical .\s oeiat ion. Iil I ay send to the track ' - '- r than live men and '!tni two\"l inl e"ach eve(nt. a: ' aIi aol girl may e-ntei the 11 [1r I ;.. con oests. -'ah I-haai nall have at least one e)resentati\'"e In both athletic and, oratoriical c- n: - t. To Im' eliiblet a puplil must be a athn fide high -a hoo student, taking at I 'ast foaur subI jectsa mo anaiaking a ' passing grade in at lea-t three such 1 subjects. The order 'f' events in the track t lleet will h': -100II yard dash. ltunninig high jupll). hlalf mile rtn. g l)isu-an. t 2211 yard dalashI. P'ole vanilt. 1.1"4 yard low hurdle. sl t in browl .iumpj.I Untt yard run11.I Shot p~ut.t .. 1B. llallmmui, S. CENTIRAL ITEMS. Ar. .1. WV. .lulian has been up pointed rural polite for Pickens' county by (ov. It. A. Cooper. Last \'elk aIr. .J11lian received hi ( l mission as rural police for P ickens county. Mr. 1 Julian has had expert -+ ene(e ras an) oIlicer' for abou11t seven y'l'e ais and eve he has been chief of police for Central foar more than two years and has made nt 1 excellent officer of' the latw. Ve are sorry to lose Air. Iuliho as chief' police, but. we do not believe anly othe r manl in Pickens Louty woulh have had as near the b u naiinimaus endorsement as a'r. Jul- *, in has for r'ural police inl this .see Lian Of t t' county where he will do the most of his work, for he has made t many frilnds since he came to Cenl- f Lral. Ile has lost no time since he A received his commission for he has f itlready sent up several cases. Mr. t Julian says he will appreciate the co- -h operation of the people in helping him enforce the law. A telephone C eall or' a letter prioperly signed wvill , 'et him. Hie says if you need him f, not to hesitate to call on him, (lay k ar night. C Capt. .J. H1. Rowland wvho has been y Lonfinedl to his bed'for some time is y. Dut. again. His many friends rejoice x with him. )i'. .J. D). Beariden, who has been I oui the sick list for several days, is f able to be up again, wvhich is a (Ie light to all qf his friendcst h Alr's. H. E. Seaborn, wvho has been in Gr'eenville for several weeks, came home last Fridlay, she andI her' little F"OUND---Auto) licenis No. C-4841 Ip iear Pickens. For infIor'mation ap. p -at Sen tineal office,. Fresh 'shipment l iylers candies~ t just in. If you want the best in' h :and(ie's we have it. Pickens Drug C ie Do not forget, our regular Satur lay candy sale. Buy your candlies at bout half price. Pickens Drug Co. We carry 38 dliffer'ent kindls of faco )owdeir. Come in and look them aver andl if we (10 not cai-ry youi' kind ye wvill gliadly get it for you. Pick-s msa Driug Company. - A highly irnportant rneeting of the patrons f the Pickens school' k will be held in the court al 'iouse. next Tuesday night, beginning at 8:30 ~iclock. Every patr6n i' aarnestly urged to be" resent. c LIBERTY LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. J. C. Hunter was hostess to le Keowee chapter United Daugh r., of the Confederacy on Friday -ternoon. The vice president, Mrs. L. Johnson, presided. Poems by iml'o(I and Paul Hamilton Hayne, \o South Carolina poets, were read v Mesdames W. M. Long and Bessie Smith. An interesting paper, istorie Interest of Charleston, was cad by ' rs. J. F. Bannister. Ice ream anl cake was served by the ostesus at the close of the progran. \liss Marie Smith, student at ueeun' ('ollege, was with her lother, Mis. Iluesie (;. Smith, for he P;as:ter hobways . liss' 1i ub at J.oohniu :.\ttaway ad a' t heir 2(-1". t on Stania1v, Rtalph Ira.:(, I I \\'olordI Coulh e-e, 1';dd (, 1('un 1':1 Al s Martaae1"(t .101hn Llt : tL ena .\t taway, (If Gl'ee - ilh1t. ii i "' \'elma I illespie, of (G. \V. (., n~l ('attte ine .ll~ahlox, of (;reenville, pt'L .h I wac e. ek-0n(1 at the hore of 1t. a nd +irs. I-'rank Gi l(;lespi('. .Ar. anl htrs. Ea rl'e Ale wine and so I t ;il shinghters, of Taylors, vis dI \lr . .\I(ewme's parents, ,Mr. and I's. John l'. Smith, Sunday. ,l iss 1:thel 11ush, studentt a Hessie it (ollege, 1"orsyth, Ga., spent the aster holi(ays at home. Mr. and Mrs. RZ. W. Mason and lit e daughter, Sara I, visited their arents, Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Mason. i l r. and 1rs. R. H. Chandler and children and lr. and irs. Eu iI I'l 1(1(1, of Pelzer, spent Sunday i ih Mrs. Dlora lRobilnson. EIiz.abe th ani Tom Love, of Gas inia. N. ('., were week-end visitors t the hmne( .l' their aunt, airs. .l. N. tltlun. \i-s Iaurai IlIum st.udent. at jttent' I oll-tee, was at home for he E-a ter holidays. M r.. I 'ran 11 'aim r, o f (reenville, .:w te at'rae tl ( vu of M1rs. J.'.. In Ith aftermon of the beautiful I'atrtt'r Sunday, March 27th, 1921, loim HIarvey lHorrotughs passed away after an illness of several months. lie logILed to stay with his wife and hihren, han ving undergone two oper di( ns, bti . when he saw that he could lot stay lie was submissive to God's gill and hore his sull'ering without a iiurmlur, heing able to greet his loved 11' s anid friends with a smile even the hast. lie was the son of the late James 1. an(1 Martht Ilorroughs and was ornt'l anid reared inl the I'raters Creek ?ction o1 this county, being forty ve years old when he passed away. e is the seventh of fifteen children be buried with their parents in-the imily cemetery near the old home. bout three years ago he moved his rugily to Liberty, and during this me they have made many friends ere. He was at member of the Praters reek( Baptist church. Besides his 'ife wvho was Miss Zora Smith, and :ur small11 children, he leaves the fol.. 'wing brothers and sisters: Frank, laude and Ralph; Mrs. Sam Boggs, irs. T. R. O'Dell, Mrs. Norman oggs, Mrs. Fred Eskew and Mrs. mt). Holt. A fter a short funeral Irvice at the home by Rev. E. W. lason the biody wats carried to the tinily cemetery atnd laid away by le sidle of his little son who preceded im) someW few years. DEATH OF MR. FERGUSON. A fter a life of seventy-four years, ractically all of which was spent in ickens county, Mr. V. A. Ferguson ied at his home in Central on Tues ay, 1March 22. is body was laid > rest by the side0 of the grave of is first wvife at Bethlehem church emetery, the (lay following his oath, aifter fulner'al services conduct dI by Rev. C. Rt. Abercrombie in the resence'( of a large concurse of sor owing friends. Mr. Ferguson was twice married. [is first wife, wvho was a Miss Ellis, f thuis county, died many years ago. [is se(ond( wife, who was a Miss agsdaile, of this county, and the llowinig childr~en sur'vive him : Mrs. en I [older, of Pick(ens; Mrs. Tonm reeman, of nlea)r Pickenls; Mrs. C. .LIewis, of Pra ters; Charlie, of 05ar Ickens, and( Frank, of this aun ty. Mr. Ferguson was 0110 of the best 'Jown 1)10n of the county and a l'endid( citi'zen of jovial disposition. e will bo gre'atly missed. Dr'. J1. L. Valley is anlnounlced by iends as a candidate for Commis oner of Public Works for the Towvn Pickens in the approaching muni.. pa lcin