Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. t - V , * * I 4. ; , .i y * ' { ; { -' r 1. , n A . 1 " . I eO 'I 6MarksI "N Mars oec Ch .Cub Rolls" - "et sScd rm lieay PICKENS-THE GEM THE OFFICIA OF THE FPOTHILLS PICKENS, S. C., AUGUST 25, 1921. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 P 4 1CkOllS Loca1 Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Porter an flounce the birth of a son, Aug. 1?th. Mr. dnd Mrs. Wi J. Clayton, of Gainesville, Ga., are visiting at the home of Dr. F. S. Porter of Pickens. Misses Grace and Wilora Mathews visited relatives in Greenville last week. Mrs. Charlie Brooks, of Greenville county, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. ' ilespie, in Pickens. Miss Pati Major, of Charleston, is visiting - her mother, Mrs. Emma Major. Miss Neoma Diggs, ef Jacksonville, Fla., is visiting her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Diggs. Dr. and Mrs. 'Reese Allgood, of Fayetteville, N .C., spent last week with their parents near here. Mrs. Hagood Bruce is at home after visiting relatives at Elberton, Ga., for some time. Miss Neta Hames is at home after visiting relatives at Gainesville, Ga., for ten days. Mrs. I. Cox and Miss Frances Cox are at home after several week's visit to relatives in Washington. Miss Bernice Cannon, of West miinster, was the attractive guest of Miss Nellie Freeman Sunday and Monday. Miss Helen Stokes and Misses Elizabeth and Gertrude Gillespie, of Spartanburg. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J' M. Gillespie. Mesars. . Willie and Homer Tomp- a son, of Charlotte, spent the past a week-end with their mother, Mrs. J. L. 0. Thompson. F Messrs. Lloyd Grandy, Luke Earle a and Charlie Curtis made a trip by auto last week to Asheville,. Knox ville and Maryville, Tenn. They re- t port a fine trip. The many friends here of Mrs. - Sallie Sutherland were pleased to see a her in town this week. She is mak- t ing her home now with Mr. and Mrs. .i Bob Craig near Salem. t Mrs. J. C. Squires, of Connestee, t is visiting her sister, Miss Martha Cureton. The fri ?ads of Mrs. Squires will he glad to know that she is rapidly convalescing after several weceks illness. A party consisting of Misses Ella C Lewvis, Florence Stewat and Bowen Parsons, Oscar Keith, with Mrs. J ~ J. Lewis as chaperone, were camr era at Chuley last week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Porter arnd two ~ sons, of Gainesville, Ga., are guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. 3. Porter this week. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Laboon had as I their guests Sunday Misses -Thelmai Roberts, fo Greenville, Julia Tanner, 1 of Greer, and Mirs. A. W. Tanner, of Dacusville.' Messrs. Brabbam and Tonm Crooks, of Newvberry werp visitors at the home of Mr. Z. H. Claytgn, of Lib erty, Monday-.night. Mrs. Arthur Cromer, of Spartan-. burg, Mrs. Arthur Scott, of Ridge Springs, Miss Bellba Crooks, of New berry, and Mrs. Vesta McD. Parks, of Tulsa, Okla., are visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clayton at Liberty. Married at residence of probate judge' Sunday evening, Aug. 21st, Miss 4Aipnie M. Chastain to Mr. Genrke C. Edens. N. A. Christopher offciatin. Married by N. A. Christopher in probate office, Aug 20, Miss Josie Holcombe to Mr, Larry Stansell. Don't forget the seventh annual Bible Conference will commence Sunday, the 11th, at 11:00 a. m. Put it into your program and don't miss a single meeting. All are invited to attend the clos ing exercises of the adult work at the .D. A. R. school Monday even ing, 4ug. 29, at 8:00 o'clock. An extract from "Sand" will be given 4 'the students. There will also be an address by some speakers. The many friends of Miss .'ulit Legare, Dr. and Mrs. Carrington and little son, George Legard, are. de lighted to have them in Pickens igain. They have rented . cottah n Hampton avenue and will apend i few weeks visiting with friends. Mr. John Watson, of near Pick ats, and daughter, Mrs. Janes 'le, iteht, and Mrs. Frank Smith .0 !hildren visited his brothers, Marion mnd Jack Watson at Fountain Inn set week. The brothers were born mnd reared near Glassy Mountain. Mrs. D. R. Blakely, who has been 'isiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. . S. Porter, returned this .week to tanley Field, Va., where her hus and, Capt. Blakely, is stationed. he was accompanied by her sister, fiss Edna. The young ladies of the Metho ist church entertained at the home f Miss Manell Smith Friday even ig. The young people enjoyed the ontests, games and having their for unes"told. Punch was served dur ng the evening. Eight dollars was ealized, which was placed in the hurch treasury. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ernest, of Valhalla and mother, Mirs. Ernest, f the D. A. R. school, Tamassee, and incle James Ernest, of New York, isited at the home of James Cle ients last Sunday night and left londay morning for Asheville, N. ., where they will spend a few dayo. [rs. Ernest says : great number of ickens people have visited the D. R. school this year. On last Friday evening at the Bap st church the ~young ladies of the aptist church, assisted by Misses [artin and Wlfford, young ladies 'ho expect to be foreign mission ries, gave a pageant apd addresses it were worth going miles to. see nd hear. It is to be.regretted that ire people were not presen1t on his occasion for it was indeed a reat. Mr. J. L. O. Thompson, who con ucted the Forest City (N. C.) Cou- 1 ier for the paist eighteen months, as so1ld that paper to a Mr. Hu1t, f .Florida. Mr. Thompson's family as returnedl to Pickens and are oc upying their house here, wvhile lhe is Pinding up his affairs in Forest City. 1mr. Thompson is looking over sev.. ral propositions and will probably e-enter the newspaper game as soon s he finds a paper that suits him. Mrs. J. W. Earle and daughters, lisses Hattie and Edna Earle, wvere iostesses on Friday afternoon, Aug. 2, when they entertained the memi ers of the U. D). C. and D. A. Rt. iea number of ladies Were >resent and' an unusually pleasant ufternooni was spent. This beaut' mlu country home wvas never more ttractive than on this occasion. Upon arriving the guests were serf ed refreshiig punch by Miss Hattie Earle. Tfhe pun1ch bowl was attract ively bankedl with grapes, grape t'olinge and sunflowers. After an interesting andl profitable program. the hostesses assisted by their sister, Mrs. Reese Allgood, of Fayetteville, N. C., served delicious ice cream and cake. Hemstitching and picoting attach ment, works on any sewing machine, easlyu adjusted. Price $2.50 with full Instructions. Oriental Novelty CoCorpus Cieti, Texas Hon. F. E. Alexander announce that he will soon begin the erection of a dancing pavilion and skatine ( rink at the Old Hickory Inn. The netw strticture will be located in the yard on the west side of the hotel and -will be amply large to serve its 11 purpose. It is proposed to install a I refreshment stand and pool tables e under the pavilion and make the l. place modern in every respect. Mr. p Alexander has under contemplation a several other improvements for the g town, but is not yet ready to make I public announcement of them. c a Jesse Morris was kind enough to n take The Sentinel editor out to his t farm about a mile from town one day ] recently and show us some fine corn t and cotton. Mr. L. L. Gibson is I lending the place, is building up the a 1anid aind certainly has a fine crop. lie also has a "fiie. watermelon and h anteloupe , pkL. and as ye editor o brought a sample of both products w away with hiir.,he, can testify that b hler Mfaor isy ( that could be de- n sired. 'Mr. Gibson is attending one a of the adult iools and is making p Sine'z ix es. 'iidently he sub- c scribed for The Sentinel and it is ti our earnest hope that the paper may h be of ;ome benefit to him in his en deavor to advance. S TAMASSEE SCHOOL. Sunday afternoon services were fi held as usual at the D. A. R. school. si Mr. Langston, the Baptist minister, sl of Walhalla, was in charge. b In addition to the usual class room ti work the girls have been studying s hygiene through the making of o health posters. They have studied a balanced diet, adenoids, health a riles, troublesome insects, with first ,o aid, etc., in this way and have made t posters that are both attractive and a beneficial. d Next week Miss Bailey, of the N Home Demonstration Department, tU Is expected and will teach rag rug Ii making and the making of organdie o Flowers. Mrs. J. T. McLees, of In greenwood, is expected also and will f each the girls to make sweaters. cc The will act as house matron during he last week. R Friday night the State Board of 1-ealth will have a representative at the school and will give a free pie- w Lure show. This is being advertis- F ed extensively and the whole com-- a nunity is invited to attend. Monday night, August 29th, the . school will close with an extract from "Sand". and an Address. The state 4uperintendent of education is invit- t mid to give this and it is hoped thaf d be can come. The girls have in- I vited friends and relatives to come early and bring a basket supper so that they can attend. . The neigh- t bor'ng communities are invited to do Lhe same. DAUGHTERS MEET. Thei joint meeting of the Picken( Chapter U. D. C. and the Fort Prince . George Chapter D. A. R. att the beautiful suburban home of Mr. am tlrs. James W. Earle on August 1:. was a most enjoyable occasion. The a only business of general interest w vKni', t he dliscussion of both these p~atriotie organizations~ to offer a hi prize to the "lay-by" schools in comn- a pliance with the rules laid dIown by those w~ho have these schools in charge. .The literary program proved most iteresting. Miss Nellie Grandy had prepared and readl a most graphic ac count of the life of Father Ryan, 4 and Mr~s. Gary Hiott charmingly fl rendleredl one of his poems, "Better P Than Gold." Mrs. Robt. Kirksey gave a (elight ful sketch of her anestor, Col. Wmn Washington, of Revolutionary' fame. > and exhibited some exquisite chin: from his 01(1 plantationi home on th Santec. Miss Frances Bruce dIren a mnost fascinating pen plictureet Ehza Lucas Pinckney, wvho bears ti distinction of having been the fir woman in industry in South Car - hina. A large number was p~rCea and enjoyed the gracious hospitali of the charming hostesses, Mis. ja Hattie and Edna Earle and MA Reese Allgood. HINKLES AT HOTEL. )Id Hickory Inn at Pickens Under New Management. Mr. and Mrs. l)over Hinkle anl lisses Lula and Florida Hinkle hav< 3ased the Old llickory Inn at Pick ns and will take charge of this popu. ir hostelry September 1. These eople are well known and well likes nd ,will no doubt add to the already ood reputation of the Old Hickory nn. A few years ago the Hinkle: onducted Whitewater Inn (Brown's) t Jocassee and it was under their tanagement of that summer resori at it enjoyed its widest popularity, he people generally-are pleased that ie management of the Old Hickory an will fall under such capable man. gement. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Freeman, who ave beenin charge of the Old Hick ry Inn, have moved to Greenville, here they will conduct a high class oarding house. Under the Freemar anagement the local hotel gained wide and enviable reputation, ickens people regret to see this ex. 3llent family leave here and wish rem every success in their new 3me. AYS ANDERSON CROPS ARE POOR. Mr. W. H. Lark, who returned a .w days ago from the White Plain. ,ction of Anderson county where he >ent a week with relatives, brings ack the news -that crops in that see. on are in very poor condition an( iys it will be necessary for some f the people there to have outside ssistance to supply their wants to nother year. . Practically no cottoi r corn agill be tade in - a large ilec ion of country between Greenvill nd Williainston on account of rought which began in May, state, [r. Lark. Mr. Lark also states thal ie most prominent citizens of Wi!. amston made a talk to the people i the streets of that town one day st week and it was decided to ask ir government aid, so bad was the indition of things. EV. E. M. RAMSAY TO LEAVE. Rev. E. M. Ramsay and family ill move from Pickens this week to entress, Va., where he has accept I a call as pastor of a church. Mr. amsay moved to Pickens about a iar ago and since that time haslbeen igaged in evangelistic work. His ife has been a splendid worker in Pickens Baptist church and Sun ty school and they have made any friends here who regret to see em go away. Mir. Ramsay has ,just recently re rued from Virginia, where he as sted in a mleeting n jai his birtn.. :ce at Schuyler. l'orty-eit-ht adli An4 were made to the church dur this meeting, ie also conduct.. a meeting at Vesuvius, where he ~ld his first pastorat'' in 1 907 an l herei be has since conductedl six re val meetings. At this last meet there were thirty-one baptisanw. r. Ramsay also recently assistedl stor .J. E. Foster in a revival at riendship during wvhich fi fteeni cc added to the church. Mr. Ramsay wvill take charge of s work the fourth Sunday ina this onth. OPEN COTTON BOLL. .1. W. Harper, who lives about four Ies west of Pickens, reports an Win boll 'August 19. This is the rst open boll we have heard of near ichions this season. Mr. Ilarper so states that his cotton drop is ne. OTICE TO DEBTORS* AND CREDITORS. .' Al\l persons holding claims aginst we e.state of the late .J. T,.ide(I msit present the same, dluly py9yen, n or before the 10th (lay otpt 921I. or be debarred paymente;.and 11 persons indebted to sait( estate lust make payment on or before the bove date to J. M. Wade.. J. M. Wade, Administratpr. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Stait3 of South Carolina, .County of Pickens., Whereas, a petition has been filed with the trustees of the Hagood School district No. 38, in said county and state, signed by more than one third of the resident freeholders of the age of twenty-one years of said school district as appears by the cer tificates of the County Auditor of said aounty attached to said petition, praying that the trustees of said school district order an election to determine whether or not bonds in the sum of Thirty-five Hundred dol lars shall be issued by the said school district for the purpose of school im provement; And it further appearing by the certificate of the county auditor of said county that the proposed bond issue of Thirty-five Hundred Dollars does not exceed four per cent of the assessed valuation of property for taxation in said district including outstanding bonds. It is, therefore ordered by the board of trustees of Hagood School District. No. 38 that an election be held in the said school district on the 3rd day of Sept., 1921, on the ques tion whether such bonds shall be is. sued or not, said bonds to be issued in denominations of One Hundred. Dollars each to run for a period of twenty years from the date of issue and bearing six per cent interest payable annually. At such election only qualified voters residing in this school district shall be allowed to vote. The polls shall open at 8:00 o'clock a. m. and close at 4 o'clock p. m. e the ballots to be voted must have 1 written or printed on the3m the - words, "ior' Bonds" or "Against Bonds." 'The following .named are hereby appointed managers to hold saidl election: L. L. Inalbinet, E. A. Cooper, R. H. Baker. By order of the Board of Trustees of Hagood School District No. 38. J. A. Parsons, J. F. Reece, F. B. Watson, Board of Trustees of Hagood School District No. 38. 2t-19 NOTICE OF ELECTION. Office of County Supt. of Education of Pickens County. Whereas a petition from the free holders and electors of Clemson-Cal houn school district No. 8-32, has been filed with the County Board of Education of Pickens county, askini said board permission to hold an elc tien is said school district. to (etcr mine .'whether or not seven mrills e'tra levy shall be levied in said schoo)l district for school pros It appearing to the Conity lBoardl oIf Ed(ucaition that the petition mee't s the reqluirements of the law, there fore, it is orderedl that the truiste.es ofI the abhove named school dli $tr*ict :lo hold an election September( 3, 1 921, fo the ab~ove stated pu rpose. Theli trusteeQs are to be man agers and shall conduet the (les tion as all general elections are conducted, and mn accordlance with Section 1 208 of the school law. _By ordler of the County Boardl of Education for Pickens county. F. V. Clayton, 2t-1 9 Sec. anid Chairman. IF'OR SA\ LE-BJurlap Cotton Pick ing Sheets, size 72x80 inches hem Imedl, and made of new eight ounce burlap, price 32c delivered parcel post. Senad check or money order, sheets shipped on receipt of order. Will ship any quantity from one sheet up. The T. Q. Anderson Bag ging & Tie Co., Manufacturers, An derson, S. C. 2t-19-pd FOR SALE-20 shares oIf Pickens IBuilding andl Loan stock. I need the money and will sell for what I have mnvested, giving you the interest on same from the beginning to date. Apply Sentinel office. - 2t-20 Best cheviots mrade for workf shirts, boys rompers, etc., for 18C, at Bennett Mercantile Co. j AUTO ACCIDENT Five Pickens People Injure'e When Car Turns Over. A serious automobile accident oc curred on the Saluda dam road a few miles this side of the bridge Monday afternoon in which several Pickens people were seriously injured. As a result fo the accident Mrs. Stella Hopkins and Miss Patti Porter are in a Greenville hospital and Miss Ma linda Porter and Messrs. Frank and Charles Porter are suffering from severe bruises and cuts. Miss Ma linda Porter, the other occupant of the car, was thrown through the top and miraculously escaped with few bruises. The accident happened on a curve just below the intersection of the cross country road that connects the Saluda dam road and the Easle.y btidge road. The car was a new Studebaker Six and was being driven by Mrs. Hopkins when it ran into an embankment and turned over two dr three tines, according to accounts. The car was badly damaged. Mrs. Hopkins probably suffered the most severe injuries. One of her hands was almost severed at the wrist and her lower limbs were seri ously cut and bruised, besides minor hurts. Miss Patti Porter was cut about the forehead and rendered un conscious for several hours. Others of the party are able to be. out, though, with the exception of Miss Malinda Porter, are considerably bruised up. Meseta. Frank and Charles Por ter are sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Porter, of Gainesville, Ga., who are visiting..in Pickens; the others are all children of Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Porter, of Pickens. (Later.) Miss Patti Porter and Mrs. Hopkins were brought home from the hospital Wednesday afternoon in an improved condition. BIRTHDAY DINNER. There will be a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Day Sunday, August 28. Everybody is invited, especially the old people. I his being Mrs. Day's fiftieth birth day we want to show her all the kindness and respect we can. The afternoon will be spent in singing, and also Rev. A. M. Sim. mons will preach at 3:00 o'clock. . XXX ANDERSON TO BUILD ROAD TO PICKENS COUNTY LINE. According to the Anderson papers the Anderson county highway con imission has approtriated $10,000 for topsoiling1 and1 grading the highway leudingr from A. W. Spearmai's to the licken county line via Dr. W. A.Tripp)'s, this road being known a . he Spearnniti- R binson0 rOad. A conitriact hia been let to complleto the roatd p~rogram~ in Anderson coun ty for $2,800 per muile. HISON L.OLLIS. In memory of our~ dear brothecr, Hlison Lollis, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Lollis, of Six Mile section, who. was dIrowned in Jones mill pond Wednesday, August 10, about 11:00 o'clock. Hison wvas irn company wvith his friend Elmer Smith when drowned. Elmer answeredl the calls for help, but was unable to recu his fr'iend. Hison leaves mother, father and the following brothers and .isters to mourn his death : J1. T. Lollis, of McColl; W. HI. Lollis, of the Moun tain View section; McKinley Lollis, of Six Mile, and Mrs. Ruth Curtis, of Six Mile, who joinied the~ chuech and gave herself to God the night before his (death. The body was laid t~o rest at Pleasant Hill chlurch after funeral services cond~ucted b~y the pas5tor, Rev. Mr. Crawford. May God's richest ble:ssings rest upon the home. L.E. L. Good overalls, not the e'heap made kind, $1.15. Good wor~k shirts 75c. Bennett Mercantile Co.