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STA 'EMENT FROM -JNO. F. LE LEY. The follow ing t'tnb'ment fro C' Moity 'County Conlnis:,iO1er .1ino. 11' L1es is pu bli3ahed by request: Wk , Mr. Editor: If you will give me pac:e I \'i n ~~state some fact~scocri m lit.ia'l life that, ( w ud I fr p)eoplle aof . ken:- - hil- . d 1' also to k0now. No aiuit you ilLv pled d -id u) l t \w : writte' t hill t ', ith bot h- , (~ )'d o' e ukk .11 (1a !I .o .Ill . '. so ho, t'll) i' 1':;a1lL ' V ,Ct ' .I( i' b)ro:..e. Now a :: a l . 1 .\ thl - l i'ld lt'y rec'oini elta th t Ily c'na0 1 1ml:ient ! a)t e away a rop: me <, tha t)l v roo e irc u' . l .n t Count of gro ( mWila't 1 o \ ' omejn:a duty. 1 1 - i u e . i. 1 a 1 ; . . n glI c' I)a ' :113 ns !1 '.a. Lan I, 1( :". r andl tl dion't t.hlink it en:n b;; onr1 (' . any 1,:, that I have gros.ly w1 i. -d lly o~il'iilt 'uti.'.-. <i taour:' ("'' to, past. va,'"aI llo -l t I \ t'as illI:a.l( t' travel oer th. out ry a 1n i wou Mla' W! Idi to~ hi ; a o untIa o jk e.... tmand da th lti' mIdy d oer- '111 wife. 'or :ev tral lonths Iforl e her' dentl Ii she was unable1i to drlaw\ a bucket. of w\atert or .'ven drIess or ti idtrs.4 the chihicre n, ;o I t'ilt mly lira t. w to stay with her aind dIo :ill I esuid11 for her, the one( w.ho had( for-a1sl.nO all others for lme. Now I ain ..m to leave it to the thinking pr"t'lel l> decide ileLtl ' I h:n- ( a ca.le (IIy duty by tending to at sick wife or tending to Iy ollicia:l dutui.. I wish Io say ri.a here that ; have no cOn.. trol over lte coouity'. lacIhilllery. The superv'isor I(ils Ie thait. since the presentment of the granad ,jury that !he (11an not 1ut a scrape in my terri l.ory uill(s ; it he entirely under his conitriol. I also wish to say that I wrote our replr) eltattive.S while they were in Columbia, asking them to in I roducRe al bill providing that each con missioner have his own territory, em ploy his own hands and work his own roads, and if I did not prose worths of being a county commissioner a the close of the year I would resigi and pay back my salary to th1 county. I made the same statemen to the g'rand jury on the 28th day o February, the day before they aske that I be removed from olice. 1 als make the same statement to the pul lie and people of Pickens county i they will see that I get a square dle and 1 dlon't have the roadls wvorkedi twvelve months from now I wvill rt *'ign and pay back my salary to th counity if the gr'anld jurly (dont lhav mec removed before thIen. If' there had been21 nobody but P'iel ens ~t conty pea)ople tht~l had read thi I would( haveC 1 nt hin g to( say ini relI aIs most,1 all of' the peo'Lple inl thI (county know me aidd know that, have had no~ chance t (d0 very muchi the way of' roadl and1 bridlge work, bu &Iur papers go to dlifferenlt coun tic and dlifferenit states andl I don't kno' what people that don't know mte wvi think. I guess they wvill think the I am the sorriest man in the count) .as 1 have neover known any other ma atreatedI the wvay I have been. Tb Greenville Piedmont tried to make big booger out of it. I wish to stat right here that there is not a ma * ~ in the county that has ever rep~orte a piece of' bad road or a bad bridg but what I have toldl him to fix it o get some one0 else and1( 1 wVould pa them for it. Now I have not got a wvord( to sa: againist our grandIL jury. TVhey ar aill good men. I doubt whether' w~ c'ould get a btetter set of nmen in thl county' than they'~ are or' not, hut (In thintk they have donea me ani ini . justice and1( also to) the eeunty. If' was to find ai treOe blowni across th road I doubt wvhethear I could go anly onle to cut it outt ork not. 'Th people think that I have na authot aity to have anything (lone. Nowi they had recomamended that an1 inve:a tigation be made andl se2 why I ha not donte any mior'e, I think the wvould have struck tihe keynote. No if I am not doing my dluty,'it's fro -ignorance andl not f'rom intention. am readly to bea. tried before til acourts or anywvh ere people wvant try mue. I have dlone exactly wht my counsel told me to (10. So, thanking the people of Pie ens5 county for past favors and desi ing a continuance of the' 3ame, I a yours to serve. John F. Lesley. J i'Easley, S. C., 1U. 5. NOTICE-BOX SUPPER. The Zion Epwvorth League will gi a box supper at the, Zion sehc building Friday night, April 15th, f the benefit of the church. All ghi invited to .bring boxes, Boys,a yodtity by a pockpt full of chang S. BODY OF VAUGHN WILL B. BROUGHT TO S. C. m Sheriff Will '3ring Body Bock to, b y Turned Over to Relatives .if 'TIwee Ace Any. 1' (~ 0.-. - o e n 1 .:(.' red! WVilliana1 y al"' 'll ( " lex ileis to bri:0 t1.1 h ri I I ,e hld All.io It !.t'! ''1'l) t l( I 111 (:o t suicide ft'tn n. '1 Ithe other o lnici hldl l.t Co. * Iii andit wa, \I mi , med neces(' then for t hem to hg'. RURAL SCHOOLS OF' ANDERSON HOLD TRACK MEET. 'rhe rural schools of the northeast er ' section of Andersonl county hel their fist annu1a an I track I eet a T i a r .- n -T *nL t y s o oI ~ rl ridtl a y .\1il . Grcat o rivalry was show hit'ween.I all schools represented alk Ier olterlm t loyle school waf win. ner 1 airst plae 'wit itotl of 41 points. Lebanon came second wit HOL. TrendTwenty sMEd roints, Airy Springs 1 5 andl Pierce Tw u. realser. of lhebnonts woi the i ( yard dash wcith Foster, 0 Three-anid-'Twventy as a close seody Clark, of McEnoyle. easily outclass Sed his oponents i the pole vault Keasler, of Lebanon, . came seconm Shirley, of McEhnoyle was winner o inthe hroad ump, lrby, of Piercetowv comling s(econd. Evatt, of McE1 motyhle, was the winner* of 880 yar un, with Wallace, of Lebanon, a scond man. The hurdle race wao wone by Link, of a alloyle send of Ale moye, being only t-5 of eel bpehi n e ole vnuyh Shled , difliclty in winnjng the 44 trd u. br ora ju an, I.y of Three-dr weomnty weond Eova , larl<I of Alhooyle, and Rakini, of th moy. hel, . was re the winers of th hianh .imh Walrame, and Foste, ho of Thrnde-an.T.e-y, were the wi ners in the 220) yard dash. M1eE1 myle was awarte-l first place in th v In the girl's contest, Mliss MAlil I terF, of Lebarton, wvon first place an tAl iss rippfl, of Airy Springs, Wvon se ' ond( place in the 50' yard dlash. I the pole vault Misses Martin an e.I Richardson, both of Lebanon, wo Iiurst an tu5cond~ laces!( respLct ivel) e is mtof Allmoyle, won fire Iplace in the broad jump, while Mik Williams, of [Lebanon, eupltur'ed set 01ond. In the 1 00 yard (lash Misse r'Tripp and . Wilson. both of Air Springs, wvon first and second place: Al iss Smith, of MelI toyle, and bi Wiaceon, of Airy Spri' tiedi for firs a lc nthe high juln. o and each wai -3 aw'arded four p)oints. The flag rac was won by the Three-and-Twent I eami an th1 le tecam fr'om~ Lebano - came( in second. eSNOW FALL REPORTED IN VIlF CINIA CITlES. iist ol, Va.-T1enn., A. pril 1 0. Snw sleet and r'ain fell in ltrist< 'nd neIar'by sections today. Reporl fr om everal towvns near here sai that the mountain tops were covere with, a layer of snowv early this morr mny At 10 o'clock tonight'a heavy sndow was falling here. Richmond, Va., April 1 0.-Sno tell hecre for' an hour or more Lb nfte'rnoon but - melted ati fast as rfell. Troday's snowy established mnew rec ord locally for the lateness e snow-storms. Cumberland, Md., A pril 10.-ev-i; inches of snow is rep~ortedl at Rowle burg, WV. Va., a 'few miles wvest< Oakland, with temperature of 2 Snowv has been flying in this setic 01all' day. - 's Cook stoves from $2 up, &t Barr Bros., EaA ley. E STATEMENT. Statement of the ownership,' man' agn emmt, circulation, etc., require(' by the Act of Congress of August 24 t i 9 '?. of The Pickens Sentinel,;, pub lishe( weeky at P;ekens, .. C., foi r~1'o South Carolina, un 111 i' of Pickln ., S. rell. c me, a )i:. ) ub)lic itl and h, t . a'id cur.y afo . 'sai., ill: l!)peaved (u t! Hn, t who, be(."n duly ;worn1 l10-1rdi.1 to c: omu: <r( er; .') ~ Gar H tt, I. .I C .~ Th a th o ris. a . te: ..t o n ms of itnid'ual r tor . '('f a c rlp i o( n ilv e i Car''- IliI n:"m mi the names and addresses a sto"ckholdlers owning or holding 1 Ie cent of the total amount of Stuoek. ) T. J. Mauldlin, Pickens, S. C.; A. .1. H'oggs, Pickens, S. C.; I. M. Maul din, Columbia, S. C.; dH. Craig, Pickens, S. C.; J1. McD. Bruce, Pick S. C.; W. D. Spearman, Easley, S. C.; G. R. Hendricks, Pickens, S. C'.; D). W. Hiott, Jr., Easle2y, S. C.' ;3. That the known bondholders, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, ol other securities are: (if there' are none, so state.) None. Gary Hiott. Sworn to and subscribed bef4ore me this 1st day o.;d .\pril, 1921. H. W. H iott, Notary Public. FOR SALE-Fine Chrysanthemum plants, now ready. Very best varie ties-White, Pink, Yellow and Red. $1.00 per doz. Mrs. . R. Roark. :31 FOR SALE--Sonee nice youn milk cows, for cash or god papers, of would exchange for one or two yea) old calves. E. C. Bowie, Nimmons S. C. 3tI s - F-- E A. SAYS: s 'A fe'w small farms wvell imiproved or'I saile cheapi. See mue before yor Frank E. Alexandet C uts the earth to suit your taste JAY M. ABBOTT Funeral Director and - Embalmer Phone No. 5 LIBERTY, S. C. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMEN'I AND DISCHARCE.. Notice is hereby given that I wil .make ap~plication to N. A. Christo t pher, Esqi., Judge of Probate foi sPickens county, in the state of Souti Carolina, on Tuesday the 28th day o: 'A pril, 1 921, at ,11 o'cock, in the fore y noon, or as soon thereafter as sait ,application can be heard, for leave t< smake final settlement of the persona t -tate of t* rs. Corrie Shepherd, (IC s(ceasedI, and( obtain discharge as ad e inistreator of said estate.. y td C. E. Bush. J. R. Martin J. H-. Earli 'aenil, S. C. Pickens, S. C -MARTIN & EARLE Attorneys-at-Law., P'ractice~ In All Courts. P'ickens 0ffice in Court House. Greenville Office 'opposite Postofiece .lPhone 404. F. E. A. AYS: The storm has struck us hard an is still on, but we still have our beau tiful country left wvith all of its ad vvantages. Now .let everybody mak everything at home on the farm tha tis 'fitted for all kinds of vegetation aLot me ask you not to give you farm away for it is bound to corn back. We cannot live without it products. Bly the way of at~vice, want to 'eI you t'agodtime to buy. - FRANK E. ELEXANDER The Man Who Cuts the Earth to Sul Your Te ste. I can handle a few more orders fo: Betting eggs from my 265 to 800 egj strain White Leghorns. They aver aged 14 eggs- for January, as I 1onths Qld pullets. -A, P. Hainmondi Cer .r --- fft Ii cof i HE heaviest item in the cost of painting is the labor. Certain-teed lessens this cost because the high quality ma terials in it are so thoroughly ground and mixed that it spreads easier and has greater hiding power. Certain-teed also covers more surface per gallon. It requtires fewer coats to properly pro 'eet. -It retains its color and ,eauty for a longer period of time. Am of these advantages are PICKENS LU Pickens, AxT VARNISH ROOFING LINOLEUM Some timely suggestions from ou 9of seasonable merchandise. TH-E PRETTIEST HATS ~x : In town come~. from Henson's. If for tailoredl or sport wear, or to c ~ ~ plete the flufiest of summer tunmes, the hat you want is here. 9 DRESSES I / K Which are perfect in dlesigg finish--in all wvanted materi shades arnd combinations. Our line of Spring~ Suits is. - *1j \ complete and you are sure to f the suit you need. We.,will be g ~'lV to show you. 9 ~You Can Not do Better Than to STYLEPLUS CLOTHES For Men and Boys. Fits better, looks better and Slonger than any clothes you can I the money. 9 SPRING FOOTWEAR. - . The time is at hand when you mu sider' the change of your high cut si the comfortable Oxford of 1921. SELBY OXFORDS For Ladies and Girls. FLORSHIEM OXFORDS, Mn and Boys. We have left nothig undone to patron this season. .T. L BENSQN & ain-teed ces the Cost e Painter's Time due to the high quality of Certain-teed. Its name means, "Certainty of Quality-Guar. anteed Satisfaction." It is manufactured by a concern that has long been known as the makers of high quality products. Let us help you make your Spring painting satisfactory and economical by s'upplying this highest quality paint. Certain-teed led in price re.. ductions. We are now selling this paint at prewar prices. MBER CO. s. C. . OIL CLOTH & RELATED PRODUCTS till -t e RePine'dTm erainted ---am eas >uyCfrnyofuaiyGa. mnuacurever buye a leased th00.iso Pihkenalit