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PICKFNS--THE GAM 1KW THE OFFICIAL OF THE FOOTHILLSP OF PiCENS - 5COUNTY YOL. 51, NUMBER 19 . PICKENS, S. C., SEPTEMBER 1, 1921. SUBSCRIPTO $15PEYAI Pickesls Local al Porsolla Be sure and read the notice tc school trustees regarding hunting licenses in this issue. Mr. David Lynn, of Washington D. C., is vaiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. I. Cox. Miss Mildred Jonas, of Easley, spent last week-end with Miss Essie Stewar.t Miss Beryl Jameson, of Easley, visited Miss Mary Helen Nealy last week. Mrs. J. N. Hallum and children left Thursday for Montreat, N. C., where they will spend the winter. Martin Young, of Kings Business College, Charlotte, N. C., spent Sun day in Pickens. Mrs. Paul Boggs and little son, of Calhoun, are visiting relatives here this week. Miss Edna Earle, of Bennettsville, has returned after sveral days -visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Earle. The Dacusville singing convention will meet next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 b'clock at Cross Roads Balitst church. Everybody invited. Mrs. T. L. Bivens and children have returned , to Pickens after spending the summer at their sum mer home at Lake Junaluska. Mrs. A. B. Looper and little son, of Charle3ton, S. C., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wel born. Miss Edna Ramey and her sister, Mrs. Ruth Nesbitt, of Norcross, Ga., are visiting at the home of Mr. J. T. Taylor. i\lrs. Sophronia Major and daugh ter, Mary Major, of Piedmont, are the guests of Mrs. A. S. Porter and other -relatives here this week. Hurricane township singing con vehition will meet with Mile Creek church next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. and Mrs. George D. Cureton and children motored to Belmont, N. C., last week and spent a few days with Mrs. Cureton's parents. If you know a news item of any kind or an item that would d' Pick ens and Pickens county any good, let The Sentinel know about i'. Joe Frank Fre'eman wecnt to At lanta Truesdlay whler he wvill vi.;it relatives for a few (lays, .en ro1.ta to * Lexington, Ky., where he wll en;cr the University of K~entucky. Revival services will begin at"e coaBaptist church Friday night, Sept. 2, and wvill conve'ne through Sunday andl bai-tizing fkundaiy at' 10:30 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Diggs has returned home after assisting Rev. D. P. Hud son in a revival meeting at Bethel Sand Rev. A. F. Jackson at Gap Hill1. Good meetiungs are reportedl at both churches. Pickens seems to be on :the verge of the greatest growth the town has ever had and all of our citizens are very optirnistic. The Sentinel con fldently expects tq have the pleas ure or announcing many substantial improvements before this year closes. -As the people of Pickens notice T"4 th'e old Afihmore home, which has re cently had a fresh application o'' white paint, their minds are turned back to past years when this was a social center for the young people of Pickens. Miss NJaomi Diggs, daughter of Rev, and Mrs. J. C. Diggs, of Pick ens, will leave next Monday for Char eston, W. Va., to acept a place as aiMstant to th~e pastor of the PIt t Methodist church there. Misi has beeu teaching school i da& ~ t seain. . On Friday evening, September 9 there will be a free entertainment a Bethlehem school house. If you want to hear good speeches, song and dialogues ""be sure and come Some good music will be furnishe< on the old time fiddles and banjoes After the exercises we are going t< have several cake-walks. Ice crean will be sold. Remember the time Friday evening, Sept. 9, 7:30 o'clock Many improvements have recent ly been made on Florence street Mr. J. M. Gillespie has just had hi: louse painted and some 'other im provements made. 'Mr. R. L. Hen derson has been making considerable improvements on his home. Dr. J L. Valley is having another story and several new rooms added to his house. Dr. Valley and family are occupying the Gillespie house whilP their house is being remodeled. Regular preaching services will b< held at the Pickens Baptist church next Sunday nitrht at 8:00 o'clock Pastor Cox. who has bee'n away a month, will preach. The Baptist church here granted iMIr. Cox a va cation during th month of Augus1 and' he spent it assisting brother pas. tors in revival meetings. He con ducted a meeting at Antioch where thre were 23 additions to the church .::t Nine Forks where there were bere were 23 additions to the church; .: ven additions, and Norris, twenty seven additions, making a total of :dxty new members added to these churches, besides a great revival among the older members. Tuesday night; August 23, at the beautiful colonial home of Prof. and Mrs. Richai'd Hallum, the ladies '' the Baptist church entertained in tormally in honor of Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Ramsey, who l.aft last Friday to make their home in Virginia. During the evening Mrs. Ramsey de lightfully rendered several vocal and instrumental solos and Mr. Ramsey brought forth peals of laughter witi his reading, "Samantha." Miss Cle< Hallum gave several readings whic were enjoyed by all. Refreshing punch and wafers were servd, and before departing Mrs. Ramsey was presented a. beautiful cameo pin, gi'en by the children of the Baptist church who will never forget the good imlptussions and thoughts made by her wln their leader and teach cr, and a lozeni perfectlv lovely salad forks given by the ladies. Prof. Hal ium present ed these gift-.: w'it a very appropriate speech. W. C. MANN TO LOCATE IN PICKENS. W. Clarence Mann, Esq., one of the most prominent of Pickens coun ty's young men, has decide(I to lo cate in Pickens for the purpose of pradticing law. lie expects to open his office within a few days. Mr. Mann, who is a native of Pickens county, was reared at Six Mile and received his primary edui cation at the Six M~ile Baptist Acade mii.'. In 1913 he won a scholarship t>) the Univerjdty of South Carolina a nd received his A. B. and M. A. Cour' year':, an a::com-plishmnent tsel dem21 attained. Hie was principr.l of the Union high school in 1910-20, r'etarn'inig to the University in 1920 and gr'aduating from the law depart mein there in 1921. While at the University of South Carolina Mr'. Mann mnade a recordl that has not been surp~assed at that institution since its founding. He wvon the Gon zales medal, the highest honor for oratory nlt the university; he alsc wvon the John T. Roddy medal, the hgihest honor for debating. Be sidles winning these and various other medals, Mr. Mann won debates fron1 the University of Florida and Teni nessee, but dlid not stop at this. H< invadled the Nouth as the represen. tative of the University of South Carolina and won from debators o1 the University of N~e York by un animous dlecision of the judges. Thc Newv York debaters were picked fron a studlent body of fifteen thousand, ils string of debalting and oratori cal victories while at the universits numbered eighteen in a r'ow, and b3 virtue of these accomplishments h( was elected as the best debater it the university. Ini the first primar3 election of .1 18 Mr. Mann wat elected a miember of the legislatur4 from Pickens county and his recor< there Is well kniown to our people. We welcomie him to Pickens an< predict that h* Will become a lega lieht of uch rtfllIaeo NEW LAW FIRM. S. B. Craig Associated With Keith, Martin & Blythe. The law firm of McSwain & Craig which for several years has been one of the most prominent in this section has been dissolved, the reason being that Mr. McSwain who was elected to congress in the last election finds that his duties as congressman will take up, practically all of his time. Mr. S. B. Craig, the other member of the firm will hareafter have as sociated with him in the practice of law Messrs. B. F. Martin and E. M. Blythe, of Greenville, and Oscar C. Keith, oi Pickens. This will be one of the strongest law firms in the state. Mr. Craig, who is a native of Pick ens county,,is well known of ail our people and needs no introduction. lie graduated from the law depart ment of the University of South Carolina in 1914 and since that time has been located at Pickens where he has been unusually successful in the practio, of his profession. The diligence and success with which he looks after the interests of his cli ents brings him increased business each year. Mr. Keith is a young man who .radluated from the law department of the University of South Carolina this year. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Keith, of near Pickens, and a young man of much more than ordinary poise and promise. For tour years before the world war he served in Uncle Sam's navy and dur ing the war he was also a member of the navy. Messrs. Martin and Blythe are Greenville lawyers of well known reputation and will continue their ;Greenville office in connection with the Pickens oilice. Mr. Martin is a native of Pickens county. He at tended Gordon Military school in Atlanta, Furman University and the University of Virginia, graduating from the latter institution in 1895 and being admitted to the bar in 1898. He practiced in Anderson eleven years and for the past twelve years has been practicing in Green vilie. Major Blythe is a native of Green ville county and graduated from t.h Citadel in 1981. He was an instruc tor at Clemson College for three years, and n1 1901 graduated in law at the Univvrsity of Michigan. He was colonel of the First South Caro lin reginltet for al number of year. amli comm.uanded that regiment on the Texas border. lie was major in the national mliitary service during the last. year of the world war. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Shady Grove church has a membership of 10 memberd,, many t of whom are not ill sympatiy with the church and its work. Therefore, as active members of the church, (Ie siring to make Shady Grove a model ehu rch, do resolve to set apart the thirid Sunday in September' to revise the church roll. Every member is requested to be Erinig dinner. p)repared to spend the day. Rev. H1. F. Wright, Moderator. James Winchester, Church Clerk. .NORRIS NEWS. We are very sorry to hear that' Mr~s. Bell Bolding is ill at thi-s wvrit-I ing andl hope for a speedy recovery. Miss Ellen Tate visited Miss Enal Rice Sunday. Miss Texie Cook and Miss Bertie Mae Howe visited Miss Annie Mad (dox one day last week. Miss Cecil Young visited Miss Liz-j zie and Annie Bell Entre kin recently.' We are sorry that Mr. Will John-I son's folks have moved from Norris to Easley. Miss Bertic Mae Howe visited Miss Lydia Clary Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gilstrap had a big birthday dinner last Sunday. Papa's Pet. FOR SALE--Selgian bares.I hav.e a resonable price on them. Write for price. Goodman Rabbitry, Calhoun, S. C. 15-pd WANTED--TO trade a dry cow or (beef cabtle, for a fresh milk cow, IjAnn Gravley, Rouzte 4. Libarty, . C.t TRI-COUNTY ADULT COMMENCEMENT The tri-county adult commeice ment held at Clemson College, last Saturday, August 27th, was the greatest success of any that has ever been held. One of the greatest things accomplished was the entire adult student body going on record as favoring a strict compulsory edu cational law, enfoyced by an attend ance officer. Their views on the question was that everybody's busi.. ness was nobody's bpsinss. There fore an attendance officer was abso lutely essential for the satisfa'ctory enforcement of the law. The spelling match between An derson county and Pickens county was a fifty-fifty affair. Anderson, who was the challenger, won the first match, while Pickens came back in the second and did herself proud. Mirs. E. R. Waldrop, of the Wolf Creek school, was the winner for Pickens county, while Mr. Loskosky, of Anderson county, won in the first. Mrs. Jim Hall, of the Ambler school of Pickens county won first place in the beginners readers con test. A1rs. Hdll is 40 years old, has been to school only 25 days in her life, and is the mother of 15 chil dren. Mr. Sutherland, of the Pleasant Hill school, won third place in the one minute speaking contest. Mr. Patterson, of Oconee, won first place with Anderson a close second. Th- Pleasant lill school won the Mtate flag offered by Clemson on the largest attendance present. Pickens county made a good show ing in all the contests and many be lieved that she won all the first plac L's except the one minute speaking contest. However the judges saw different and Pickens <j unty is con t-nt with splitting fifty-fifty. The preliminary contest for the Pickens county schools was held Fri day evening at the court house, Most of the schools of the ecunty were present and took part in the program. One year's subscription to the Les lie Magazine was given by the D. A. R's. of Pickens to the best begin ning reader. This was won by Mrs. Jim IHall of the Ambler school. The )est advanced reader was Mrs. E. R. Waldirop of the Wolf Creek school. \1r-. Hall and \Irs. Waldrop repre ented P'ickenis connty at C'lemoson. I'iie pri::e's for the t.wo spelling n ~ wacs were given by Mr. Mary Iiott and were won by Mir. \'est?r Ioliday of the Pleasant Hill school n the beginners seetian; Mirs. Norah hones of the Wolf Creak school won irst place in the alva'nced section. Another contest that was quite in eresting was the writing contest for )eginners. Mr. Bluford Dbwitt 3lackston ofWolf Creek was the win icir of this contest and was awarded beautiful fountain pen. A mbler' school, taught by Mirs. L. .. Morgian, had th l arigest enroll nent for the snmmer session while W~olf Cr'eek had the largest average i tendance. These schliools wer'e ~ward(edl a United St ates flag, on' eing given by the WV. C. T. U's of ~ickens and the other by the firm >f T. L. Blivens& Company. The best one minute speech was nade by Mr. Sutherland, of Pleasant lill. The Keowvee D~rug Stoi'e gave i'azor for this contest. The summer campaign against il iteracy has come to a close hut let is not stop the work. Pickens 'ouinty, wvith a percentage less than 'lev'en, now leads the state. Let very one who can help to keep her her'e. If your wvork bi'ings you into ointact with men or women who ('an iot write their names, make it your biusiness to see that they are taught. Begin -now to plan foir an adult school in yo'ur district for next year. The teachers and trustees have done splendid work this summer and are to be commended. GRACE METHODIST CHURCH. Sunday school 10 a. mn. 11. E. Jones, Supt. Preaching 11 a. mi. and 8 :00 p. m. EIpworth League W'ednesday 8:30 p.mn. Prayer meeting Thursday 8:00 p. in. If you are not worshipping else where come and worship with us. A welcome awalita you. J. C. Digga Pasto COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CON VENTION.' The Pickens county Sunday School Association .will hold its annual con vention at Cateeche.e Baptist church September 10-11. Some of the pro minent speakers at this convention are to be Prof. Wim. S. Morrison, of Clemson College; Mr. Furman Nor ris, of Greenville; Mr. Leon C. Pal imvr, of Spartanburg, and others. The convention convenes Satur day afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock, Sep tember 10th, and closes Sunday afternoon at 4:15, Sept. 11. Dinner will be served on the grounds Sun day. It is especially desired that every Sunday school in the county shall send representatives to this conven. tion, for the success of the meeting depends to a great extent on a good representation from all parts of the county. "UNCLE OSCAR'S" WIFE DEAD. The readers of the Pickens Senti nel who enjoyed the quaint, homely humor of "Uncle Oscar's letters" will sympathize with him in the loss of his wife who died at their home near Camden on the 18th inst., leaving her husband, Mr. A. H. Ar nold, and eight children, the young est a baby eight months of age, whom she assigned to the care of her sister, Mrs. C. W. Boggs, of Cal houn, this county. TO THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF PICKENS COUNTY. Dear Sirs: Heretofore the sale of hunting license has put very lit tle money in the school funds of Pickens county. Last year Green ville county received $2,770.20, while Pickens county received $307.35. If all who hunted had bought license you see our schools would have been greatly benetitted. Therefore I am taking the liberty to ask you as the trustees of Piekens county to assist me in enforcing the game laws and the purchasing of hunting license in your district. I will check up all agents selling license for me and will furnish each trustee a list of all who has bought license up until Novec-uh r 1. 1921. I will furnish the sheriYl. rural po licemen and other oIlicers a list. Y. u can readily see who has not pur chased license. I trust to' have your hearty co. operation in .this matter, ant, it will greatly benefit our growing schools. I express in advance my thanks for all the assistance you can give me. Yours very truly, L. B. O'Dell, Game Warden. Phone No. 5, Easley, S. C. THE ALEXANDEP. ANNUAL RE. UNiON. TIhe Alexa:uc:': r'.il.o:1 .'ll con renie Sepltembe-: 1 7, 1 92 I, nt the A lex:ander' e'Cm :- neCar~ Littio a. mn. )evoinalI cond-ictedJ by the 'bairimaon, 1 1:00 n. mn. F'err.ion by Rev. WV. C. Nab;ora, 12 :00 m. An.. I'ualI addre..3 by I Ion. J1. RI. Ea~rlo, and( to brI.: weall filled basket.. D. D. Ale.xander, P. E. Alexander, D). T. Alexander, Committee. rstate in Pickens county which is .avimg the tax patyers of the county over $5,000 anntually. H~e thinks the real estate assessmen~t in Pickena county should be further reduced to' make it equal withother counties of the state. Right now Mr. Alexander -more interestedl in the tax situa tion than anything else which he ex pects to come before the general as sembly at the ap~proaching session, and he intends to' lend his influence to the .mide of tax reduction and the very strictest economy, for the time being anyway. This is about all Mr. Alexander would tell of his activities in the sen ate, but we learn from inquiry among others that he Is eea Cay w among state senators and that his specialty seems to be the killing - '..jess bills. He gets nore augha /-it of .the senate body han any other member and has 'lit. ire~ly laughed-. more than one bill - if of the. caled SENATOR FRANK ALEXANDER DEAD Senator Frank E. Alexander, of Pickens, was found dead in his bed at Whitewater Inn, in the Jocassee valley of Oconee county, last Friday morning about 11:45 o'clock, where he had gone the day before to rest for several days. The body was taken to Seneca and prepared for burial and brought to Pickens where the funeral and burial was held Sat urday, the funeral being conducted by Rev. H. A. Knox, of Liberty, as sisted by Rev. F. T. Cox and Rev. J. C. Diggs, of Pickens. The fol lowing friends of the late senator acted as pallbearers: Messrs. C. L. Cureton, B. Lewis, W. E. Findley, 0. T. Iinton, Jubal O. Williams and .J. R. Robertson. One of the hitg est concourses of friends that ever attended a funeral in Pickens was present to pay the last sad rites. 'rhe deceased is survived by his wife and three children as follows: Rich ard, of Anderson; Robert, of the University of Georgia, and Edward, of Pickens. Senator Alexander was one of the best-liked, biggest-hearted and most public spirited citizen of Pickens county and the entire county was shocked beyond expression when the sudd m and unexpected news of his death became known. le had been n very .bad health for nearly a year and do)ctors had pronounced that he was suffering from the sleeping sickness diseIase, but for -evaral weeks before his death it was thought his condition was improving and his many friends had strong hopes of his ultimate recovery. But God in IIis all wise wisdom knows best. The following sketch of Senator Alexander's life was recently pub lished: Frank E. Alexander was born near Saluda river, in Dacusville township, Pickens county, February 20, 1869, his ,parents being Richard Henry and Salle McKenzie Alexander, among the best people this county has pro dtueed. He was reared on the farm and attended the common schools of h section. When nineteen years of age he went to Piedlmtont to clerk in the general m nechanrdise store of his grand(f ather. I'. E. 1ec enzie. le -tared at Piedmont twelve y :ars and i 89-1 was m:rriei to M1iss Sallie I)nald, of 1)ue \\'es, dal ug-er of Mary Richey and Dr. John F. )on. ald. Fron 1ied mont Ir. Alexander .ent to Anderson 1:s salesman for the Poples Furniture Co., and in a short time became a member ot that fitm, remaining a member until after he moved to Pickens in 1917. He also became interested in the real es tate business while in Anderson, first wit h the AndersoI Real Estate and investmentf Co. and later with Ren.. (edyv & A lexand(er'. Mr'. Alexanrii lost his firs: wife by death in 1910. In .June, 1917. lie "as married to Miss A da Cra .r', dauagh ter oif Nancy Al lgood ar Wm. t Craig of Pickens county. Sen ator' Alecxander e has thIree sonr, all by his first wife. One son was in the 30th dlivision,, U. S. A., and saw considlerale fighting in F''rnce dti rig the World War. lie r'eceived a bullet woundl anrd was gass d udur rig the breakinrg of the Ii indenbu rg line, and is now in a govern menit hospital near Asheville. lHe rec'eiv ed medtils for bravery fromi both the' United States anrd Grneat llrita in. Another son was in the navy (luring the wvar. Mr. A lexanrder has a long line of dlist iaguishedl ancestors. 11 is father wa a captain in the Confederate army and liany people now living r'emlember himt as one of the best citizens this counity has prodlucedl. Another ancestor was Col. Elias Alexander, of' Mecklenburg, Nor'th Carolina, a signer of the Mecklen burg Declaration of Independence, andl famous (luring Revolutionary times as a soldier anrd wit. F'rank E. Alexander inhei'ited many of the fine qualities of noble ancestors. 'Mr. Alexander was elected to the State Senate fronm Pick rns county, in 1918, the first time he ever held public office. When pressedi to tell something of his work in the Sen ate he modestly insisted that it would be better to wait until he had servedi out his entire term. He admitted, however, that he was proud of his work in obtaining a reassessment by the state tax commisian of theal4