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Pkkens-" The Gem Pkkes..TheGemTIItZIIi-'E~ I~1 YI'~t't~I Fastest Growing of the Foothills" VOL. 51, NUMBER 2 PICKENS, S. C., MAY 5, 1921. SUrCRPTPT TO PICKENS LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. J. J. Lewis is visiting her sis-, ter 'in Richland. Miss Emma Herd, of Greenville, was at home a few days last week. Mrs. Sam B. Craig has as her guests Mrs. W. H. Berry and little son, Billy, of Richland. .4 Dr. F. L. Webb, a well known phy sician, has located at Cateechee to! practice his profession. Miss Grace McDaniel is at home after having visited relatives in Greenville. Capt. J. R. Lathem, of the Dacus-! ville section, spent one (lay last week with his friend, Judge Christopher. Eugene Younge, of Charlotte, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Younge. Miss Maude LaBoon, of Easley, wa'-the guest of Miss Bla'hch La Bodn the past week-end. Misses Bertha Cantrell and Floy Herd were shoppers in Greenville 'Thursday. Mr. Marion Lesesne, of Columbia, visited his mother, Mrs. Hortense Lesesne, last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Baker and daughter, of Easley route 6, were in town a short time yesterday. Messrs. I. M. Mauldin, of Colum bia, and Frank Mauldin, of Green vile were in town for a while Sat urday. Revs. D. P. Hudson and 0. L. Clay ton attended the M. E. Vistrict Con ference at Conestee last week and reported a successful meeting. Edwin Earle has many friends who will regret to know that he is very seriously ill in the Strawberry Hill Sanitarium at Asheville, N. C. Mrs. Kate Lewis, of Greenville, and Miss Grace Hutchings, of Easley, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hutchings. Mr. Frank E. Alexander, who has been ill for several months, is in A'"heville, N. C., for medical treat ment. R. L. Davis has opened a grocery store in the same building with his l'sitling plant. See his ad in another 'Jiss Elcain Keith and her friend, 2. iss Rogers, of Clemson College, ':nit the week-end at the WV. C. F tith home near~ towni. Mrs. Lena -Cox, wvho has b'een Mr. Stewart's assistant in the clerk's of.. fice for several years, resigned May 1st. This vacancy will be filled by Miss Margaret Aiken. Mrs. J. C. Sanders, of Charlotte, N. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. George D. Cureton, this wveek. Mr. :and Mr . .J. C. Squires, of Con estee, were week-end visitors to rela tives here. Miss Jessie Craig, of' Greenville, has many relatives and friends in town who will be pleaked to learn that she is rapidly convalescing after having undergone an operation for appendicitis last week. The third quarterly meeting of the Baptist W. M. U. of Pickenis Asso ciation will be held at Nine Forks next Sunday afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock. It is earnestly requested that every organization in the asso ciation send delegates. A pleasant evening was spent at the home of Rev, and Mrs. F. T1. Cox last TJhursday' when the deacons of the Baptist church and the wvives and a few other friends gathered as a surprise to Dr. and( Mr's. 1. S. Wall, who are moving to Centr'al. Dr. Wall is a decacon of the church. Mrs.L Wall is superintendent~ of Cradle Roll dIepartment of the Sunday school, secretary of Woman's Missionary So Sciety and chairman of Mission Study< souT for Pickens Association and both will * ing be greatly missed. using what t Fishing seems to be the greatest sport of this season. Among those who spent a pleasant day at the Eas tatoe falls Wednesday were Misses Jessie Lee Jennings,. Addie and Ellen Findley, Messrs. Jordan Reece, Clar ence Porter and Milidge Grifflin. Dr. Wall and family moved from Pickens to Central Monday where 'Dr. Wall has located at the Carolina Pharmacy. They moved here about a year ago and since that time they have made many friends. Both Dr. and Mrs. Wall will be greatly missed in Pickens, especially in the Baptist church, where they took such an act ive part. 'T'heir many friends wish them the greatest success in their new home. Rev. J. C. Diggs arrived in Pick ens last week and has assumed his new duties as pastor of the Grace M. E. church here. lie preached two sermons Sunday and made a most, favorable impression upon his audi-! ence. Mr. Diggs comes here from. Starke, Fla. He was accompanied by his wife and three children and they are occupying the parsonage. We join with others in extending to them a hearty welcome. D. A. R. AT LIBERTY. The April meeting of the Fort Prince George Chapter was a delight fully instructive one, held at the hos pitable home of Mrs. A. L. Johnson in Liberty, with Mrs. J. F. Banister and Mrs. Wade C. O'Dell as joint hostesses. The cordial reciprocity of feeling which has always existed between the ladies of Liberty and Pickens has been decidedly promoted by the or ganization of this patriotic society, for they have united in an effort to preserve the history of Pickens county in its earlier days, and to form a chapter of which any com munity would' be proud. After a short business session, the study of the life and times of Gen. Francis Marion was entered upon. No more picturesque character has ever adorned the pages of any his tory than that of the "Swamp Fox," and Mrs. Wayne Mauldin, in an ex cellently prepared paper, gave a vivid account of the life of this partisan hero. Mrs. Laura Alexander read Glimore Simms' "Swamp Fox" in a most effective manner. Mrs. T. J. Mauldin read a most delightful ac count of the times of the Revolution taken from Mrs. Ravenel's book Charleston, the place and the people. The study of the bravery and courage of the women of the Revo lution is dwelt upon at each meet iing, and the sacrifices andl heroism of Rebecca Motte was the subject' for; animated liscussion. Ti'he social hour which concludes these meetings again bore evidence of the delightful hospitality of the hostesses. DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CON VENTION. Each of Pickeuns county's four dlis tricts are expecting to hold a conl v'ention in May and( at as early a date as is most conv'enient to them. So far two districts have already set time andl place. Central district, Sunday, Mad y 8th, afternoon at Cateechee. Pickens district Sunday, May 15th, 3:00 to 5:00 p. mn., Se cona church. IPICKENS COUNTY TEXTILE LEAGUE. In a slow game, Alice Mills (de feated Easley Cotton Mills Saturday, 14 to 4. Kilby, for Alice, pitchedl good ball at all times, the Easley Mill batters getting only four clean hits. Duncan for Easley Mill also pitched a goodl game but received poor sup Liberty won over Glenwood on the former's dIiamondl Saturday by a score of 6 to 5, Liberty making 4 runs in the last half of the ninth in mniug. Net \ Ia~turd(lay's schedule: I .iberty at Glenw~ood. .1a; ley at~ A lice. Standin~g of the Clubs. \Von Lost P. C. Alice - '' C 1 0001 Liberty. ... -...2 0 1000 Glenwod . 0 2 000 Easley . - .. . 0 2 000 CRENSHAW REUNION. There will hc a birthday reunion m Sunday, May 1 5th, at the home of Mrs. W. J. Crenshaw. The relatives andl frinds are invited. COMMENCEMENT AT S. M. B. A The tenth session of the Six Mils Baptist Academy came to a close las Friday morning when the class exer cises were held and a class of nine members received diplomas. Thy literary address was delivered b; Rev. D. W. Hiott, of Easley, and the diplomas were presented by Rev. Ful ton S. Childress, principal of the in stitution. In his introductory re marks Mr. Hiott paid a very hig] tribute to Rev. W. M. Walker ti whom he said more praise was dui than to any other one man for the establishment of Six Mile Academy. Rev. Dean Crain, a mountaji school product, and one of the lead ing Baptist ministers of the state preached the baccalaureate sermoi Wednesday evening. The declama tion contest was held in the audi torium Thursday night. The past session was said to hav been the best of any previous yeas More than 200 students have bees enrolled, among them more than 7 boarding students. Nine ministerv students were in the academy th past session. The school has ha only an eight months session in th past but it has been proposed t make it nine months for next sessior Eight teachers have been electe for the next session as follows: I S. Childress, principal; Miss Viol Trogdon, Mathematics, Science Mis Maude McDaniel, Latin; Miss Anni Pearl Shirley, English and Expre: sion; Miss Flora Mae Hood, History Prof. B. R. Childress, Intermediat Dept.; Miss Ollie Mae Durham, Pri mnary Dept.; Mrs. S. L. Griffin, Pri mary Dept. The music teacher ha not yet been selected. The main building which wa burned in 1919 has been replaced b ai modern two-story brick buildin containing seven class rooms, a stud hall and principal's office on the fir. floor and a large auditorium and tw class rooms on the second floor. A though this building is not quite fli ished, the closing exercises were he] in it and the people seem to be plea ed with the progress that the scho is making. The next session w open August 31, 1921. CENTRAL DISTRICT SUNDA SCHOOL CONVENTION. Our next district interdenomin tional Sunday school convention w be held at the Baptist church at C; teechee May 8th from 3 to 4 p. r All of the following Sunday schoo are asked to elect delegates to th convention: Central Methodist, Cer tri Presbyterian, Central First an Second Baptists, [First and Secon We:,leyan, Mt. Tabor Baptist, Lav rence ('hap.l. Methodist, Cateechc Ibaptist. (amp Creek, Baptist, Noi ris Daptist, Norris Methodist. lb memin.r that all the superintendent arse on the program. Ou tsid(e of thl db-trict sp~eakers, we have secur~e Prof. W. S. Morrison, of Clemso Co llege. Our county presidlent, M1 W. A.. MAlathews, will also be with u! Come ando let us make this a gren con ven tio'n. E. L. Henderson, District President. BABER SHOP PRICES REDUCED Porter's barber shop and Reece' barber shop, at Pckens, announce re ductions in price of all barber worl4 effective immediately. Shaves ar now 15c; hair cuts, 35c, and othe work in proportion. 2 RHODE ISLAND - LECTE] Eggs, setting fr per 15. Ordinary at $2. A few pullets fo Best str'aini of R< MRS. J. D). YOUNG, . PICKENS SOLDIER'S BODY COM ING HOME. Mr. Fred N. Jones, of Pickens, ha received a telegram announcing tha the body of his son, Ernest C. Jones is expected to arrive in New Yorl about May 7 and will be forwarder to Pickens. Ernest Jones was the first Picken county boy to arrive in France witl the American army in the Worb War and lost his life in battle. The body will be buried in Secom cemetery. Notice of funeral service will be given later. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the stock holders of the Pickens Buildin and Loan Association will be held of Tuesday, May 17th, 1921, at 6 o'cloel p. m. in the court house. Please be present in person or rep resented by proxy. 2t Frank McFall, Sec. PREACHING SERVICES. On the second Sunday in May will preach at Mt. Tabor at 10 a. nI and at Ambler school house at 3:0 p. m. These services are to tak place of those missed in Februar. Everybody take notice. Rnv. A. M. Simmons. e MARRIAGE. ' Married in the probate judge's of fGee May 3rd, at 4:00 o'clock, Mr. W G. Tanner to Miss Ossie Lesley, bot of Easley. The ceremony was pet formed by Judge of Probate N. A Christopher in the presence o friends. PREACHING AT ANTIOCH. It is announced that Dr. J. V Langston, of Greenville, will preac at Antioch Baptist church Saturde d afternoon at 3:00 o'clock and Su day morning at 11:00. The Lord " Supper will also be observed at tl Sunday srevice. E. H. Watson, a well known plai er, of Liberty route 3, was at t county seat on business one day l1 week. Mr. Watson is one of the f< farmers who raise cotton entirely a surplus crop. During the twel II years he has been married he stat , that he has bought only $1.50 wor - of meat and has sold many dolla worth. le also raises wheat enour to make his own bread each year. I- _______ LEWIS REUNION. (1i The first Lewis reunion will ' ne:t Sunday, the 8th. at the o1 I clt .1ake Lewsis home pla('e eigl miles west of Pickens. Let ever ef b~ody comec and bin ug wvel Il fled ha k ets and1( have a goodl time. The (I folks wvant all that have the () br ing thieiri books and1( sing some to if they wish. W. L. .CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS AR] MILD AND GENTLE IN EFFECT. - The laxative effect of Chambeu ,lain's Tablets is so mild and gentl 3 that you can hardly realize thati lhas been produced by a medicine. Adv. REDS FROM SE D PENS. om choice pens at $5 r' sale, Pickens, S. C. IT TAKFSc PILF.S OF LUMBER to ;u pply the dhemande we have for it. Besides, we alwayvs keep enough in .4ock to allow~ of thoroug~h season ing. What this imans any builder or carpen'uter can tell you. Such experts alwvays buy their lumber liere. Don't you think it wou1ld he wise for you to (10 likewise? H. W. HIAMILTON Easlay, . . TEXTILE WORKERS MAY STRIKE. Workers in Four States Hold Meet. s ings This Week. A general strike of tLxt:le nai k workers, involving approximately :i 150,000 employes of textile plants in . Tennessee, North Carolina and South s Carolina, Georgia and elsewher2, may 1 be called, tying up the textile indus I try in the southeast, provided mill owners insist on making effective wvage redluctions of from 25 to 75 per. cent, it has been announced by olie ials of the Textile workers union of America. Representatives of the union are now in the different states discussing the situation with the workers. It is .stated that they are willing to accept a cut in wages of 22 1-2 per cent, but no more. About 3,000 workers are now out on strikes in Knoxville, Tenn., and - Columbus, Ga. CAPT. ELIAS DAY BADLY IN. JURED. Easley Progress. Capt. Elias )ay was carried to the Greenville City Hospital Monday morning in a critical condition as the result of injuries received Friday night when he was run into by a I bicycle ridden by lHolbert Pickens, sixteen-year-old son of Mr. W. L. Pickens. The accident occurred about 8 o'clock Friday night on the side walk just in front of the home of W. D. Spearman. Mr. Day was going to his home and Holbert Pickens was riding toward town. Both were on the sidewalk. Mr. Day was evident ly tripped and his head struck the pavement with force, breaking his nose and badly bruising his head. His left arm was also broken. Medi cal aid was summoned and he was carried to his home in an unconscious condition. Since that time he has " shown little improvement and was y carried to the Greenville hospital 's- Monday morning. Mr. Day is a con federate veteran nd is 76 years old, and is one of the best known men in this county. t- At this time Mr. Day's oldest son, he Dr. R. B. Day, is critically ill in the hst Chick Springs hospital and little hope w is entertained for his recovery. !w, Mrs. Day has just returned from as the Greenville hospital where she es underwent a serious operation. i The many friends of this family will regret to learn of their misfor si tunes and wish for each member a (speedy return to health. ALONG ROUTE ONE, DACUS. VILLE. The hail and late Frost have de d troyei most of the fruit in this set it tine). A large crowd atU endedl the Daeus vlie' towns'ohipm sininoimg 4(,on(m1 ion wich me'ot at Ninie I'orks chu~mrchl Sun dlay afIternoon1. R Iev. W. M . W~alker is conducting am se.ries of meetings at Peters Creek church this week. A numbller from this section at tended the county sin~gink- convention at Mt. Carmel church the fourth Sun day. Matthew Looper, of Greenville, *visited his brother, Sum pter L ooper, Saturday night. -h ek Miss Ada Looper spentthwek end with relatives in this commu~nity. B Mr. and Mrs. John Hfunt and dagher Miss Pearl, of Greenville. visited at W. E. Hunt's Sunday. Misses Ena Holder and Mary Shin ner were the guests of the M~isses Robinson Sunday. I Miss Maggie Looper spent the ~week-end wvith Miss Lydia Lcoper. 1 Misses Flora and1( Mae Simmons spent the week-end with Misses Lil.. li an and Jessie Hunt, > Miss Sophie Hunt visited Miss El izabeth Rtobi nson~ Saturday. Mr. and Birs. R. J1. Foster and Miss lBeulah spent a few (lays in Easley Ilast week. Mr*. ando Mr's. G rover F'reeman andi ( clildrn'vm 5lent Sundioay at J1. A. Loop.. Ervine Dacus: scent the wveel. -(id~ atis ho e i t~ vsielMis Th'le new mayoir and city council of Pickens was sworn in last week. G. G. Christopher', Ing., was elected city clerk and 11. A. Nealy re..elected chief I of police. C The pension money for Confeder- e ate veterans can be had by applying I to the probatc judge. Trhe receiver of the pension is required to sign for the money, or have authorized agent to do so. 'c ALONG LIBERIY ROUTE THREE Rev. Mir. Nelson filled his regular l)pointment at Golden Creek Bap :ist church Sunday morning at 11 a. n. The communion services were ilso held. Several townspeople were n attendance. Mr. Marion Roper, of Clemson, vas the gudst of his son, C. H. Roper, last Wednesday. Misses Green and Rackley, of Cen tral, were the Sunday guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Cless Whit mire. Mr. and Mrs. P. Kay, Mrs. James Rodgers and children, of Liberty, were the Sunday visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kay. Mr. Rochester,, of Salem, was' a business visitor in this section last Friday. Among the business visitors to the county seat in Pickens last Tuesday were Charlie H. Roper, C. H. Bil lingsly and C. W. Warren. Mr. Thomas Edens is recuperating from a serious illness of several weeks duration. Recently, while out plowing, Mr. Edens sustained a broken rib, and has been unable to work for sonic time. J. E. Parsons, T. O'Dell and C. H. Billingsly are on a motor trip to Baxley, Ga. Mr. Travis, of Spartanburg, vis ited friends in this section last week. Pink Lady. Mrs. Belle Davis, of Inman, visited her sister, Mrs. J. H. Clayton, re cently. Mrs. S. E. Newton, of Pickens, spent last week with relatives and friends on Liberty route 3. Miss Lois Clayton spent last week end with Miss Godfrey at Norris. Master Jay Clayton has been on the sick list for the past few days. Mrs. Nora Burgess and two chil dren, Iona and Clyde, spent' last week-end with home folks on Pickens route 1. Miss Gertrude Wilson, Mr. Law rence Gillard and sister spent Sunday with Miss Ophelia Newton. W. C. Clayton and family attend ed the funeral of Miss Catherine Martin at Sharon last Saturday. Miss Martin was near ninety years of age. Mrs. Dora Hagood, of Easley, was a recent visitor at the home of Mrs. J. 11. Clayton. Mrs. Josie McQueen is visiting among friends on Liberty route 3. Mrs. W. C. Clayton and little son, Jay, spent last Saturday in Pickens. A mong the visitors at the lovely home of MissC. N. Clayton and Mrs. L. E. Robinson last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. l"rbe Whitmire and sisters Mliss's Myrtle and Artie Smith and Alrs. Annie Chamblin. REDUCED FARE. A specialI reduaced r'ailIroad rate of one and a half fare for the round trip has been granted to the South Ciarolitna Stait( Sundy(I Schlool Com. veniition which meets at. Winthrop College, Rock Hill, .June 8-9-10, and all prospective dlelegates ar~e urged to avail themselvse of it. The redIuced rate is given on the certificate plan11, contingent upon at least 350 attending this convention and taking certificatecs. It is neces sary to get certificates when buying ti(cket, paying full fare for the ticket going to the convention and getting the half fare rate upon presenting certificate for return trip. FURMAN MEMORIAL. Furman U~niversity at, Greenville is to have a statue in honor of the Fur man men who served in the World War. More than 5001 men wecre in the servic~e and live fell, making the supremelti sac'rifice. for~ country and freedomni. The statlute is ton be a haandsomg brounz( IifeX-siz,'e figure of an Ameican douagh-boy, dressedI inj Hrvie uniformi, carriyinig a rifle wvith Iixle baione in his left hanad amnd a mo111 in hi, right. The statue will :a ni on a. p1d. taI of So'ut h Caro I'na granlit( more~ (hana five feet high. 'tIilb loc faUat(ed in the trianigle be ween I ha Idahr arad the main bulid.. a.Work i' beig rus hedl iad it is ped that the statun cenn be unveil if at th Iapproaiaching. commiienice nant. The ceremonies will he in hiargre oif the college and local Le ions and will be~ an important anid npIressive feature of the commence Do'n't forgot the county tax books. lose May 16.