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1 1, *+++* +++picekens County's Pickens-astest Growing of the Foothills" Nwpe VOL. 50, NUMBER 50 PICKENS, S. C., APRIL 7, 1921. SUSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR ~W9~y4Wtmv ', PICKENS LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Nelle 1Fr~eman is vistting relatives in Chester. aMlr. and Mirs. T1..J. Mal~uldin arie vis iting friends in Aiken this week. Mrs. G. R. IIendricks is on an ex tended visit to relative; in Asheville, N. C. Miss A(die Finley, of Piedmont, spent the week-end with relative., here. Mi.s Maggie Ferguson is visiting at the home of iMlr. N. A. Chris topher. Mrs. Will White of Andemosn, i: visit'ng her mother. \Mr-. N. E, 4, Thornley. The llev. L o I). Gillespie, of \Srs il to\wnt a few days ?:r!, Week. r. \... and d1.a1-u mhter, AI iss Inam, a . visLiting M l rs. M eda Groce in Spartaiburg county. ii rs. \lartha Jones, of M arietta, is 4 visiting h r sister-in-law, Mis. Annie Lewis, of Praters Creek section. Miss Bessie Boggs, one of out teachers in the high school here spent last week-end with her aunt Mrs. Addie L. Boggs. Mrs. Clarence King of Easley wa + here last week to be with her mother Mrs. J. T. Taylor, who has been very ill, but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Roper, of Greenville, visited at the home of their daughter, Mrs. E. H. Craig, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferguson, of Honea Path and Miss Emma Herd spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Herd. The Pleasant Grove school building was destroyed by fire Tuesday of last week. The fire originated from a de. 4 fective stove flue. Mrs. Charlie Brooks, of Anderson, Is here In order to be with her father, Mr. J. M. Gillespie, who has been -seriously ill for the past ten days. Wyatt Jennings, traveling' sales. man, with headquarters in Columbia, spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jennings, in Pickens. The Pickens Chapter U. D. C. will meet with ra. 0. T. Hinton Friday !;afternoon at 4 'clock. Members are l e~quested to bring their contribu 00s~ for needy Confederate veterans. ~ ~Ietgek', ie if the' State W. C. i. ,... Sirs will meet with the W. C. T. U's. of Pickens at the Methodist church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Everybody 'is in vited. The Pickens Hardware and Gro Scery Store was broken into Monday night and the cash drawer robbed of about $4. Entrance was gained through the back door, but there is~ no clue to the guilty party or parties. W. R. Cantrell was called to Transylvania county last week on ac. eount of the serious illness of Mrs, *M. E. Cantnell, widow of the late J, McD. Cantrell. The good lady is now in a Brevard hospital and not mudl hope is felt for her recovery. * Debating teams of thi University .of South Carolina and University of Newv York will meet in contest in New York City Friday. The South Carolina team is composed of W. C. Mann and Joseph Horowitz. Mr. SMann is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. M ~ann. of Six Mlda. OOLENOY NEWS LETTER. School Closes This Wc-k--- OJ' Newsy Local Items. Oolenoy, A pril 5.--- T'( - hoo! he'r closes a ;.-u ( u":: U month'; t.rmi on Frblay of thi. Irdynight, th, , 8th inst1. T('. maOl boys of the 1in;.her am1e -' present the play(\, "A Nobl,." ( . a The prinm ry an-d intermed('liniek --rlh . will give songs, drills, etc. .\i '. :v local talent will also be a euauIn, of tle entertainment. The school has reached anl enroll mlent of over 12,5 pup.i I. . teae hers are ('illployed. 'h are as follows: Professors W. A. Rlich bourg, G. MI. Keith, 1x.l Dessie Few and E. Dewey lI aile. I'aithful an1.d e'flicient work. have h"ee((. soug-ht in all lines of the scho! w":-k. .Aliss Mlary \lnriin i, pemling soe' tim!e wvith relat hs:iiI in (;reen v ille. Mis J(ssit l;. IN who t each s (o 1 e } . t' ( {1e.. t . ;(r .^'(b - .Al i n t A n 1." t(O.W llim i t hr e day l s4t wee~k. "Mr. llallumi gave an instruct ive and enjioyable talk while the other two mentioned organized a corn and pig 'cluib. The club started with nine members and it is likely that others will join. Prof. S. Ml. iauknight, of the Easley High School, and head of the Easley Chamber of Commerce de lighted the pupils and ia an ilbr of patrons of the Ambler school on last Friday with an address. Schools having an opportunity to Jiear him are very fortunate. Be sides being brim full of interest in his line of work, which is tehching agriculture and animal husbandry, advocating pure bred hogs, cows, etc., he has a heart full of interest in the country's most priceless pro duet-her girls and her boys. The many friends of Mrs. Rich ard Edens who has been seri6usly ill for some time, will be glad to know that she is improving. Mrs. A. B. Fortner, of the Pleas ant Grove section, who has been crit cTe mchnymahan friendMs.rh thatoshisa heprovimpoemn. h Mas. on the admrtin of the foraher ically ill for the past two months, is also improving. She suffered an at aond compiterio Thecase hashoun citeda mhing.path and frids 'are rejoing spet herndayronight.i Se isa ande ityi spse Nihols was trin nrm of rehnvrille Misd ichls has. ora theadiain of Llbery his fSithful aneffiietookshvrecetl found adddn theralea neari Libaryu Mndaeey mornin is saidm t come trandro ithem.poe h a trw Theried mooswng t.Pebtr wl e Several Picens boosbytea crectl beening metin to e Publc Tuesay night, April 12th, at eight o'clock. Everybody will be wvelcome. Work' was begun Monday on the new residence of Mr. Ernest Alexan der on Ann street. When complet ed It will be a modern and conven ient residence of six rooms. Con tractor . E'. Yongue wvill complete it in as short time as posilel.. As an aftermath of th: recent in crease ine telephone rates, fourteen telephone subscribers in Pickens have ordleredl their plhon-e 6ervice (discon tinued- It is said that more than a hundred phones at Easley will be taken out and solue.will ,also be takaen out natLbt.. N PICK'ENS TAKE NN 'I I !H 'IIt I vl ; ' ' t l n i l: This 1 1. n.tn n 1ty : 1 it : t! " hol ped tha't i 1hey Will :-: by their clubs throu<.':hout11 the y ur, am ht' r'emly' to . :ltlvance('( :!nother 1 imoi rtl":11u step next .Oolenomr :(", Club. t ('h:rley i . .r -n it; ('aIr - I,ynch, ecretary .1:S le T. C. 4 reb eer, 1"()1 (r ( iI t . ('i c 'is d'lr er', - . . \\ l6 ini :, \\ -;. \\i]iam s na E~od. :. <'. Abarm l \lil. w eoI F . ' Sloa . ie I ,ame. *ln t . 1 \ II I% i v'\ f Nathaniel \raveley. v T1. . A. lowei, County Agent. LIBERTY LOCAL NEWS. Liberty, April 4.--Mrs. A. L. John Soil, Mrs. W. C. O'Dell and Mrs. J f. Bannister clntertaine the For Prince George chapter D. A. R. or FridCay afternoon last at the hon .1 Mrs. Johnson. This chapter is comn p~osedI of ladies of Pickens, Easley and Liberty, being a county chapter The subject for the afternoon wa: p Itebecca Mott and Gen. Franci: - Marion, and Mrs. T. J. Mauldin, re 1gnt, gave an interesting talk or - these characters. A paper on Gen Marion was read by Mrs. Wayn< Mauldin and, Mrs. Alexander read y poem cftitled Marion's Mill. Afte - the program and during an infornma reception a salad course with coffe - was served. Miss Grace Long, student at G. W -C., was at home for the week-end. T. N. Hunter, Mrs. Dora Robinsor and Sarah Robinson visited at th< home of C. E. Robinson in Picken: Sunday. Mrs. R. L. Welborn, Misses Soph Nelle and Miriam Welborn, Mrs. Z L. Chamnblin, Mrs. W. C. O'Dell, Mist Carrie Hutchins, Mrs. E. F. Cantrell IMrs. D. H. Kennemur and Claudji t Kennemur attended the quarteri3 meeting of the W. M. U. at Refugi cBaptist church Saturday. - Miss Kennedy, of Winthrop Col lege, Rock Hill, S. C., was the week end guest of Miss Lillian Williams. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hunter, of thi Mile Creek section, spent the week end with Mrs. Mary Hunter and Mr and Mrs. J. E. Smith. The circles of the Woman's Mis sionary Society of the First Baptis church met Monday afternoon. No 1 met with Miss Carrie Hutchins; No 2 met with Mrs. E. F. Cantrell. Mrs. J. R. Black and Mrs. Ernest Porter eitertained Circle No. 3 and Mrs. Stella Griffin Circle No. 4. All had a large number present and carried out interesting programs. Mr. T. M. Elliott, of near Pickens, tells us that it has been reported that he is the author of the poem .entitled "An Ode to the Girl," recently print edI in this paper, and he fears the report is damaging his reputation as a public singer and song writer. We take pleasure in correcLting the re. p~ort, and cannot undlerstandI( why any one couild lay the authorship of the poem) to Mr. Elliott, who de~votes his poeitic talent entirely to writing ver.+ es for religious songs. We are sure that ho never saw "An Ode~ to the Girl' before It was printed, and sc OY1' CLUB WORK I COUN i.~T cossClub work inl Pickerun coutntl mf~, to be ta1kI:n' on n4.w" I:fe an4 9 9. inl vis itin-r' .,'veral:1 of thi .iools in the coun ty ,thelr witl '. IT llalVtm, county sulpTlintelIcI 1' education, and 13. 0. WVilliamis, :t, .irtant State L.oys (lub agent Co ouith Carolina, we )I1et wit.h un usuri ulC(s. The boys gave their mtos a reful att mt ion and practically al he boy.; in the schools 'within til igec eligible to nen bei'ship joiner )f cour::e' these boys have not .'otter he ctes(on :t' of their p)ar.hnts as yet )ut it i.* be iop (e that 1m) parnth vill ohjv-- to hii 01 solisting' in Lh ,ork, w hh! mean.- so lluch to I, ife on th - farm :td to ithe devl; ient of :a fir:.t ciass. inttellie en -: w.henl tho ho reahes ma tio ty. It w\:t-, )tol 1I;i hle to \ isit all, of e. -i m' l1j(J.ty, of the e.:hImbi, ! .'t 1"' en:( ta tive" s.-hools, in ilii Ih 00 h. e - :' II . w\o) or ti - da (t:(':" to \ \hite \\ :111 -'ails, or (o e thert cOnven('i t- :1o itttractive( pho(.e. Thhey w-,0I enn"1 their "'riatioro" with them an d" wi have a good time, the like of whit has never hee:i known by countI boys of Pickens county. Som1 . their parents will go along and enjo the occasion "as boys with the boys ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MAYOR. C. L. Cureton is hereby announc d as a candidate for the office o Jayor of Pickens in the approachin municipal election of April 12, 1921 E. Frank Looper is hereby an iounced as a candidate for mayor o Pickens, subject to the rules and re ulations of the municipal electio )f April 12, 1921. Dr. J. L. Valley is announced b3 riends as a candidate for Commis oner of Public Works for the tows )f Pickens in the approaching muni ipal election. M. C. Smith is announced b; friends as a candidate for Commis ;ioner of Public Works for the tows f Pickens in the approaching muni ipal election. APRIL 17 BAPTIST DAY. On Wednesday, March 16th, at th equest of Dr. Burds, representative i nearly all churches in the Picken 4ssociation met in conference at th Pickens Baptist church. Also ther lvere present four visiting pastor nd at said conference'It was agree o observe the third Sunday in Apri as Baptist day; to have service a 3,even o'clock at each and ever: nhurch in the Pickens Associatioii 4 committee was appointed to ar ange a speaker- for each churci ~hat clay. The following speaker iave been arranged: Pickens-Dr. W. J. Langston. Secona-W. M. Walker. Griflin-F.. T. Cox. Cross Roads--T. E. Seago. Oolenoy--B. P. Mitchell. Nine Forks-E. M. Bolding. Peters Creek-W. D.. Hammett. Pleasant Grove-A. M. Simmons. Cedar Rock--J. F.. Moore. Pickens Mill-T. A. Drake. Mt. Tabor-C. R. Abercrombie. An automobile occupied by Messrs ;ouie Crow and John Mathis turn d over in the- road near Mountaii riewv church Wednesday morning vhen the steering apparatus refusei o work. Both men wvere bruisedl uJ ~onsiderably, though not seriousl iurt. Beginning A pril 15 and lastinj ntil September 15, the stores o Pickenls wvill close at 6:30 over: vein g except Saturdays.' Mrs. Martha Ann Johnson, colored wife of Elbert .Johnson, of Pickems lied Tuesday and was buried in tho ~olored cemetery at Secona church Vednesday afternoon. PICKENS SCHOOl. NOTES. 'ihe student. of the il ityh S'choo !ri(' i hus3 .ti over \ the iiros )ec(ts of \omIIing the tilm Ip-. the countv conitest to be held :1 Clemson ('lie ae this cominii Sat'.ir da y. 'l'lt team is in good shay'' pe'rfect" physical condition , youl mlir'.h -iay id(-season trim. Theyv have n1. 14 'll nimaking any especially hrilliani recrtil"bIs, but have been givini g atten !n to -ecuring anl all-round, weI biboiced'e~ teaml. I . tril iv afternoon much ex Iih:-owlt ('Xiste(l aiong tle gramn ili lr (m' " sI delits on account of al t1ack iet - hetween the fifth' and si:sth ! rr . . The fit'th grade win ill- the .C-re of 42 to 80. :Hiss Suairh eith and AIr. Ilorace Gravley have been chosen to repre sent. the lii jh School in the county expre o 11 (r (arical contests to be bel at Nolrr fti. coming Friday even Cin l: 1:1 8:n ..m TE'.'LVI:. h'ILL. NEWS. I'.,rl, ioa - Ii: (' lr a1 as' :l(I n 11' i : '" a)l : 1. - 48.:1 4I lli, lot) - te. I'' 4 r i.ll au spe _ ~ ~ *.l t* llt n iI. t" 1 1:)1I ithe vee-k-e i with their siSte .r, :\ r , -or t, 1'orte'r. One of the farmewrs ill this sect ioi says every tiin he looks at his ol mule he will plant more corn thi year. Little Mertie Hudson spent th week with her sister, Airs. Waite - Porter. Papa's Dishwasher. - ALONG PICKENS ROUTE THREE Married, March 26, 1921, neat Rosman, N. C., by Mr. Edd Whitmire, N. P., Mr. Robert Cleveland Stewart to Miss Dallice Whitmire. Mr. Stew art is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stewart, of Pickens, and is a prosper ous farmer aida brave soldier of the 30th division, while his bride is ia daughter of Mrs. Flim Whitmire, of - Transylvania, N. C. The happy couple have a host of friends who wish for them a happy life together. Rev. C. R. Abercrombie tilled his regular appointment at Holly Springs Sunday afternoon. A Sunday school was organized and is under Mr. Jew el as superintendent. We hope that much god will be done. Rev. C. R. Anderson preached a godly sermon at the chaingang camps Sunday evening. A large crowd at.. tended. Brown Eyes. DEATH OF MR. PERRY DURHAM. The friends of Mr. Durham were shocked to learn of his death Sunday night, the 12th. H-e dlied at his home near Tarrepin Crossing. Mr. Dur .ham had an operation on his head two w.eeks before he diedl and seem ed t- be improving the first week and wasi brought home from Greenville. Hie leaves a wife (who was Miss Ada Go~udlock) and two children, a lit tIe ten-year-old girl and a little boy. H iis father is Mr. James 'Durham, of near Six Mile. H-e only had one brother and one sister, Mr. J. W. M. Durham, of near Six Mile, and Mrs. Lula Cochran, at Mountain View, lHe was buried at Fair Viewv church on Monday at 2:00 o'clock. We know he has gone to a wvorld where there is no night there. About two hours before his death he called his lovedl ones to his bed sidle and toJld each one wvhat he wan ted them to do. He told his little blind daughter to go on to school until she finished. He then said,' "I am going to live with Jesus." Oh, how w.e shall miss you as on through life wve roam, but we shall be mlor'e anxious for that home, know ing that you are there. .. O. M. Tlhe Hurricane Township Singing Convention will meet with the Nor ris Baptist church the 2nd Sunday in April at 2 o'cldek. All other con ventions ain eaneiallyo invited. ALONG UBER'TY m ar i1, ! ;11n1 l('aitl, : No l ic i;1 , 1 !'; - . issue , I see we. have Itir er. liiott wviLh usi a::g-1in. 1- rl.at 1:1 ! t Ie rial v'ie'."'poinit (d1oa't me(:I1: I() : " 11. editor Cons -piu ' ut 1i "ity I d s't see how we, the reoadlrs an111 The Sentinel ! tself', ean do w'.ithlout Ik co)-operation. whet it c(omi1es to p'i'lishing a piper. In ll e.-lInl:stion theire is alsvara a missing link w\h mvevr his name fails to appear as head of the best reading paper in) the cot: t.. Now for : fewv items. Rev. \Ir. NelI -on illed his regular ap pointlelnt. Saturday and Sun day at Golden Creek Iaptist church. Quite a lar''e crowd was present to hear Iis (loqt lit ermltoll. 1lr. \W II a. l!l aid two sons, of .ni1 r. 1n, molir.'d tor the home of air. ( 1. (11 at I'leasant Iill last lr.. 'I l1r :1l children were the Si1:v ;u1st of :.!r . Ilvie Roper. 11li l ;.na i r h1:01 as: her 11,n1sts Sutn y .'.! ~ (.h:+:ll. Nations a nd 111r.. Jicenic, ol ' 1 'i !:. s n :pen,; rLi-. It t1 l.u:.:hter1, 11rs. -\ a . i 1!.1 ,: 1 I v , M: ( S h hren" attended ( :1 1 chle reni, a y ..1 . 1:' the with the Sottit11 !:1 . a t~ 8 1 1 e~ls. t i r. ma( MIrI. C. 11. illingsley went 1o l'alsantt H1ill h:-t Sunday to at tImI the tuneraI of their little nephew, ('ha-k ,;ell. Friends and relatives sympathize s with Mr. and iMJrs. G. B. Bell in the loss and delith of their little grand son, Clark Bell, who (lied at the An r (lerson hospital last Sunday morning after undergoing a serious operation for appendicitlus. The bright little fellow, age live years, was only sick about a week, and when he was only three weeks old his mother died, leav ing him under the care and guardian ship of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Bell. Mr. Watson, of Liberty, spent Sunday with his two little boys, Ralph and Harry. Mrs. Reynolds is visiting relatives in and around this section. Mrs. Henry Newton is still con fined to her room. Her friends wish for her a speedy recovery. The misses Owens and their brother spent Friday evening with Mrs. Roper. Mr. Charlie Warren, wife and two children visited his parents in Oco nee county recently. Mr. Warren has charge of the Liberty Power plant, situated on Twelve Mile river and known as the Hunter's Mill, a distance of four miles from the town of Liberty. Quite a crowd of townspeople come over every spring and summer for picnics and parties. We are looking for their ainnual visit this season. Mr. Paul Clayton and J. N. Jones, electricians of the power plant at Central, wvere up last week, working on the company's line. Mrs. Smith is very sick at this writing. All fools day was carried out last Friday morning at the Norris Graded School. All the teachers and pupils ran away from school and hiked about two miles. Professor Marvin Lawrence is in charge with the fol lowing teachers: Mrs. Marvin Law rence, Misses Loraine Godfrey and Minnie Sheriff. Mrs. G;race Clardy continues seri ously ill at the home of her mother. Please remember Sunday school every Sundlay morning at 10 a. m. Everybody come and let's revive Golden Creek Baptist Sundaiy school. Come along, all you correspond ents. Let's hellp to make1( The Pick ens Sen tineI the "newsy" paper of the county. Wonder what htas become of Susie? Guess she is teaching in the school room. Pink Lady. Norman Holder has moved his road crew from the Pickens-North Caro lina highway to Easley, where he is doing some road~ work for that town. lie will be at Easley several weeks, The chaingang is the only force now at work on the road. o Nprth Caro lina.