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PICKENi-7TkE mTHE OFFICIAL OFETilIEO7iTPAP.ER OF PICKENS .OF THE FOdTH~tL3' * COUNTY A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE VOLUME 51-NUMBER- 26 PICKENS, S. C., OCTOBERl, 20, 191 WESLEYAN METHODIST COL Only Wesleyan School In South lb At CentaI. A Greenville N'ews .staff corres pondent, who recently visited Pick eris county, wrote the following ar ticle about the' Wesleyan Mi-thodist College: at Central-* for' his paper:. The &ly institution in the south maintained by -the membdrs 'of that denomination is the Wesleyan Meth dist College, located but a short dis tance from Central, and which has an enrollment of -115 students. The local college, which is one of the four in the nation maintained by the Wesleyan Methodist church draws its students all the way from Virginia t Alabama. A large 'number are from South Carolina, although North Carolina, Virginia and other states are close seconds. The institution is coeducttional. Prof. L. B. Smith, a graduate of Wofford and a native of Spartanburg, is at the head of the Wesleyan Metho dist College. He has. been connected with the school for nine years, having been president for the last seven, years.' -The faculty consists of ten insetrugto&s The college owns 80 acres of land, virtually all of which are utilized in the campus or as sites'for the college bulidings. The administration build. ing is located on a gently sloping hill and is the center of the college colony being flanked by the dormitories and homes of the professors. Since its establishment in 1906 the college has enjoyed a steady growth having received the undivided support of members of the ilenomination throughout the nation. Much aid is received from the Wesleyan Methodist Educational Society of Syracuse, N.' Y., which owns and operates the local college. Three years after its estab lishent the school was chartered un der the laws of South Carolina. The majority of students are here' for religious. reasons, Prof. Smith! stated. Every student, it is said, is either a member of the denomination or else is favorable to the creed. Recently a revival was held at the college, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Williams. At the close of the revival every student of the institution made' a profession of their faith in Christ. Many of those here are ministerial, ftudents and are pursuing courses in the theological department. Others are preparing for work in the foreign mission fields. The school now has one graduate in the foreign mission fields while another is to leave for this work on January 1. Th dream of the Wesleyan Metho dist denomination, Prof. Smith said, was to make of the local college a, great institution and one that will compare with others throughout the south. Because of the small number of Wesleyans in the Southern stats, the work has grown steadily rather than by leaps and l-oun:ls. Hwev-.' a college course, theological course, high sichool and primary work are all available for students matriculating The cost to students is probably the lowest of any institution in the state, Prof. Smth said. The total co(st per') year' for eac'h studlent, in eluding board andl other expenses, is only $100. In .,accordlance with the dIoctrine of the (denomination, no inter-collegiate athletic games a'e permitted. Games and sports are encourged between the various classes but studen~its of the school are not allowed to indulge inl contests wvith other schools. PICK EN S BAPITISTi A MSO'i ATliON To Be Held At Secona Chlurch Oct-1 uher 26th and 27th. Comnilttee toIteport. . oreign Missions, J. A. Robinsoni. Home Missions, W. M. Baker. State Missions, R. T. Hallums. Or'phange, .J. A. JTones. -lPublie Moral, -.J. M. Hayes. Aged Minister's, G. (. Blallar'd. -Sunda:, Schools, WV. HT. Stewart. Christ ian Educat ion, W1. -J.- Robin.. State of 'Rteligioni, S. G. D~oor. Obituaries WV. 11. Willidams. Tl.e Tax books opened on the 15th. sevej'al paid, the firt one b'ina Uincl Van llison of Ea'ley. Mr. Hincen, counity Tr'easurer says that Mr. Elli son has been the first ane for years to pay his taxes. ENJOYABLE AFFAIR A most enjoyable affair was given by Mrs. J. E. Boggs and Mrs. G. R. Hendricks when they were joint hos. tesses-last Tuesday afternoon at the home of the former and entertained in honor of Mrs. Van Clayton, a re cent bride. The attractive new bun galow of Mrs. Boggs was artistically decorated, green and white being the color scheme, together with sugges tions of the approaching Hallowe'en seasbn. The 'guests arrived before the honoree and were given hand painted cards upon whieh they were to write their best receipe for "man. aging a husband." These were later read by Mrs. Clayton and produced much comment and laughter. On the wall at the entrance of a nar row pathway made by green a:nd white crepe paler tied to chairs was a schedule of trips. and all unmarried ladies pi-esent were asked to write opposite the nian'e of a. month when they would begin the 'matriimonial journey. Mrs. Chiyton then began the journey down the pathway and tile first sign she encountered was, "Jt's a long, rocky road to. matri niony." She indeed found many orig inal signs and more than an armful of "rock" before she reached the end Cf the way. Upon opening thc-e "rocks" they were found to be 'iice and useful gifts from friends. Mrs Clayton was then given examination blanks and asked to stand an exan ination for entering matrimony. E'eh guests present asked a question re lating to the way she would do whO-j marriel alnd her answers, later read by Mrs. Boggs, were so good and ori ginal that it was unanimously voted that she be iven a first. grade eer tificate. The hostess, assisted by Miss Thelma Lewis, Bernice Carey, Mary Morris and Mrs. John C. Carey, served delicious fruit salad, san(d wiehes antd coffee. Mrs. Clayton was then given a market basket tied with green and white crepe paper and bearing the sign, "may your purse nlways be heavy and your heanr light," and asked to g marketing, This' she did by drawing from thi basket pieces of money (small card boards) upon which were direction where to find the right articles These proved to be jars of canne< fruits, jams and preserves. SINGING CONVENTION. The Central tonnship singing con vention will meet at Fairview church three miles north of Norris on next Sunday October 23, 1921. H. S. RaIpey, Pres. Charlie McLain, See. .BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. Oolenoy Oct. 17-The well known and'hospitable home of Hon. and Mrs. Matthew Hendrix w-as the scene of a happy gathering on Tuesday, the 4th inst. About 100 pleople participated in the festival occasion. This num ber included many close friends, near cousins and distant cousins, sisters and nephews, 0one gr-eat-great grami daughter-, a host of grandl childrenr and all of the living children of this State. This was the surprise. cele bration of tihe 79th birthday of Mr. H endlrix. The (lay was an ideal Autum day. The hills antd mountains had that dlis tinctive beauty pecular to tihe season. Tile beautiful old1 countr-y home where a large family has been rearedl, all of whom hlave taken their- place inl other places. remains with little chage in a ppeatranlce. A new yar-d rence, Sima lar to thle old onel about whlic-h the chlildlren of this home played, hast been addedl from time to time. The occasional additionl of a coat of whlite pinilt has kept the original app~iear anee of the dwelling. Neither has the interior ol the hos grown okW fashlioned, or miisuised for twoV( grniid dauwghters Miss Mary and Daisy Mar' t in, children of a be'lov'ed danughter, te late Mrvs. l'Illmmal Hendtrix Ma~ttin, make. thecir homelit here. Iflnce, tilt spir it of you)1th so~ long prevaIlenlt, still remaIlins~ in this home. A teat uret of the hatppy ga ther ing wats thle boutiatiful picnic dinner- whlich was enjioyed act thet no0on hour. Nothl ing to be desiredl was left o~ff. Rev. W. C. Seah<a.n a pastor- of man~v yea rs, coud uctIed ai devotion~ serv'ie' inl the after'noon. "Perhapa I migxht have enjoyed it a little better hlad I been able to h'avi seen the people" saidl Mr. Hiendrix "but it has been a great day for tic nnywa, he ,.n-i..... SCHOOL TEACHERS MEETING. At The Easley High School Building November 5th. There will be a meeting of the teachers of Pickens county held at the Easley High School Bulding Nov ember 5th, at 10:30 A. M. The pur pose of this meeting is to perfect.an organization for the benefit of the teachers of the county. A reading course will be discussed with numer ous other questions pertaining to the work of the teacher. Every teacher is urgently request ed to be present, for we believe this meeting will be of great benifit to all. If a reading course is inaugura ted it will be of great help to teach era in getting their certificates re iewed as well as helping seeure higher grade of certificate. The State Supervisor of Rural schools Mr. D. L. Lewis will be pre sent ind give valuable assistanse. Let every teacher in the county, whether he or she be teahing at the present time or not, feel it their duty to attend this meeting. Those teach ers who refuse to attend unless pro videntially hindered will not be given the same consideration as those who do attend. So please bear in this in iniid and come for your own as well as your schools good. F. V. Clayton. Supt. of Education. The Plesant Grove School building as well as the Town Creek school building has been completed and re ceived. They are now ready for oe cupancy, andi are credits to the old buldings they supplant. Other dis tricts anticipating building shouln see these buildings and go and do likewise. The Teachers examination was held Oct. 7th, and 8th., with about seven ty (70) standing. Previously there has been a larger number presenting themselves for certificates, and the fact that only 70 stood the examina tion this time leaves the impression that there might be a teacher short age in the county. The State Superintendant of Ed ucation forwarded to Pickens last week the State Aid for the Night l school work done during the past summer. Last year this money was n t received till November 11. Supt. of Education F. V. Clayton. has moved his offiee into the one pre viously occupied by the Sheriff. A door has been cut into an adjoining office thus giving two rooms for his work. This move was made necess ary by the increased work of the .compulsory attendance law being placed on the county Su perintendent. Those having business with the su perintendent of education will please -bear this in mind. County Agent T. A. Bowen may also be found occupy ing one of these oflices. D~r. O'Brien of Columbia is in Pick.. ens county mnak ing a mental Hygeine Survey of at least 5'00 school children of the county. This is a great step1 tow~ardI progress as it will some time in the future he of great assistance to the school workers in solving many dIifficulIt school problems. There will be preaching at the Pickens Baptist church next Sunday~ moringI1 at 11 A. M. There w.i!l he business of importance to transart acs it will be the last Sunday befmc the meeting of the As atun. 'The night service have W~ !deci ' se as long as the Rev iv4~ *.' e~ ion tinue. Dr. Burts wvill be asked to preach at the Pickens Baptist church on the first night of the Association which is Wdneday,night of next wveek. Either lHe 0or oneC of th(e bret hern will preach tfor us that night. We wvish to (call special at tent ion to the advertisement of' the Green wood Business Cocllegec. Gr.ieiinwood, S. C., in this issue of our11 pape)(r. TIh is Ischool is having a moest remarkable Mr. WV. S. I 'eteorson, president of thew schoiol. The college guarantees pos itions to its gradua tes and 1' res~ide'nt. Peterson states that he has more re qluests for' office help than he c'an possibly supply. Write him for' cat alogue. .---. NOTiICE. A due bill ive by me to B. C. Robinson. October 14, 1921. is null and void I will, not pay it. J. R. PROGRAM OF UNION MEETING. To Be Held at Peters Creek Fifth Saturday and Sunday Following is the program of the union imeeting of the Pickens Bap tist association to be held with the Peters Creek church the fifth Sat urday and Sunday in October. All churches asked to send delegates. SATURDAY 10 a. m.-Devotional by Rev. J. E. Foster. 10:15-Enrolhlment of delegates and organization. 10:30-The importance of Cooper ation in Civic and Religious Better ment. Discussion led by Dr. W. M. Ponder. 11:30-1-low to secure our propor tion of the :0,000 tithers. By C. E. Robinson. 12::0-Dinner. 1:30-Devotional by J. A. Robin son. 1:45-The best way to get our people to take and read our religious papers. By C. R. Abercrombie. 2:45-What are some of the evi dences (if denominational progress? Led by J. R. Connelly. &30-Miscellaneous and adjourn ment. SUNDAY 10 a. m.-Devotional by B. P. Ml itchell. 10:15-What place should the Sun day school have in the life of the church and comnmnity ? By W. C. Mann. 11:15-Missionary sermoni by Rev. H. F. Wright. Dinner. 1::0-Service of song. 1:45--"Every olle wins one" one of our objectives for the year 1922. By V. E. Fin<'ley. 2:45-Miscellaneous business anld adjiourn11mnt. Committee. THE PICKENS BAPIST ASSOCIA TlON. The .Pickens Baptist Ass.ciation w11 Ieet with Seconia lHapti-At church Wednesday- rnd Thursday, Oct. 20th and 27th, and the following program has been arranged by the committee on order of business. Fii st Day-Denominational Day. (Devoted" mainly to general interest, of denomniination) 10:00 Devotional Service. Enrollment of Delegates and Sermon. 11:00 Missions, State , Home and Foreign. 12:00 Report on 75 Million Cam paign and Conservation Work, inelud ing St wardshi) and Church Efficien cy. 1:00 Adjourn for Dinner. 2:00 Service of Song. 2:10 Elucation, Including M inister ial Education, Education Commission aid Institutions. :8:10 Benevolences, Orphange Hlos Ilital and~ Aged Miniisters. 41:00 Evangelism, "Every One Win One," Campaign. A dljourilnment. SecondI Day-A ssociaitional D~ay. (Devoted miainly to aj ssocia(t ional in terel'st.) 10:00 D~evotional. 10:15 Sunday School, H. V. P. U., and Colportage. 11:15 Woman's Work. 11:43 Religious itAeraItur1e4. 12 :15 Report olf E x eor - cem. miittee. 12:45-1 :00 M iscellneous andl Ad .JOurnllment for din ner. 2:00 Service of Song. 2:10 Digest of Chumrch I '. Vr Sta.t.e of Religion ini ('C1 hurhs. : :10 Pubic. Morl' s and14 law ! 1n men'lt. :':45 Laymen's Work. 41:15 Election of of'ficerls, \t sull-. aneIlous and Adjourlinment. Tlhere wvill he an1 all day'' 11 mtingi a1t Six M ilei churchFel SaturdIiay (O)t . 22, 'bi;3 Schoo~ml 'ouvenit ion in thle Twelve Mlih- River Assoc'iiti..31 a ll churhes are4 reuse to 011nd delegates. dur1in lg t he day. I .(I. *\verIybody:. '.omei and1( bring well filled basket s, and1( let us have aQ1 great meetinl . We areU x pecting Dr1. Thomas J1. Watts anmd other'I speakers with uRs. WN. M. Walker. 1(- 'o Cmmlttee. Mr. and Mlrs. J1. M. Gillespie spent Thrusday with their1 daughter' Mr's. R. B. Dyers near Enasle. MRS. H. A. JOHNSON DEAD. News was recived last Friday o the death of Mrs. 11. A. Johnson o Perry Oklahoma, Mrs. Johnson wh was 50 years of age, was before he marriage Miss Amanda Harris, dau ghter of J. R. Harris of Pickens. He: first husband was Mr. Freeman of th, latter place. Mrs. Johnson has v wide family connection throughcu this section. A few days prior to her death he two sons, Earnest Freeman and B. L Freeman, the latter aezompa'nied b; his wife, left for a visit to their moth er. In addition to these sons, anoth er son Dick Freeman and one daugh terl, Essie, she is survived by the fol lowing sisters. Mrs. W. T. Griflir Mrs. Forresit Keith and Miss Lil Harris of Greenville and Mrs. Jame Hendrhicks of Earley. STATEM ENr Of the Ownership, Managemeni Etc., Required by the Act of Con gress of August 24, 1912, of Th Piekens Sentinel, published weekl, at Pickens, S. C.. for October 1 11121. State of South Carolina, County of Pickens. Before me, a notary public in an for the State aforesaid, personall appeared Gary Hiott, who, havin; been duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the busi ness manager of The Picken Sunti nel and that the following is, I, th, best of his kinowledge and belicf, tre statement of the olv uershit Imana1gemenlt, etc., of the f t-a publication for the date shown in th tibove caption, required by the At of August 24, 1912, embodied in set lotin 41, Postal latws and Reguh tions, printed ol tithe reverse of thi forii, to wit: 1. That the namities nItld itdresso of the p1uld isher. edittr 'Nagi t editor, and busine's mnaittnger are: Publisher, Editor, Business Mam ger: Gary Hiott, Pickens, S. C. 2. That the owners are: The Pickens Sentinel Co., 1. 1 Mauldin, Columbia, S. C.; T. .j. Mau din, J. McD. Bruce. Gary Hiott, R. Hendricks, A. .J. Roggs, E. Craig, Pickens, S. C. :. That- the known hondholde mlortgagees, and other. securlity h)of ers owning orl holding 1 per cent more of total amount of bonds, 11101 gages, or other securities are: No 4. That the two paragraphs nvo ahove, giving the namems of tihe owy ers, stockholders, and security hol crs. if any. contain not only the 1I: of stockholders and security holi as othey a)ppear uponl ftiett lt hooks the company, but also, in t'1 where the stoe.kholder oi securit holder aplpe'arls upon the hooks c the company as trustee orl inl an other. fiduciary relation, the( 11nme < of the person or corporation ft whom such trutstee' is act intg, is gis en; also that the said .two par'i gra'3tphs contain statement~s embrat intg affianit's full knowledge antd b)< I ief as to the Ocicumstantces andti tco dlit ions~ under wvhich stock hohlers ant security holders wvho do ntot apt 11 upon the bhooks of the complany II t'rustees, hold stock an id seP1uri ties i it eapac ity other than that~ of a hnn fitle oiwner'; and1( this affiant hats n reason to believe that any ot her pea stil, assoc'iation, atssociaiiin, 01r cti poriatlion htas any int erest d irec(t (I indir'ec't ill the said stock, biondls, u ot her secui ities thani as sot statedt hb himli. Swornt toi andt subiscribedt befori met thIiis 8iith dy of Oct ober, ,l1921. l'rantk Me.l'll . N. P'. Myl comitt ssion ex:pir'es ait pleasur' of te Governor. Sher'itY Roatrk ande ( hief Nt'aly at res;teod I inocoln Ct(olumbuis P itt s' Sun dayi1, til TI. I.l I ivens' plance beivee It. is -a iIhi t tw"hent IPitt 5 drew~ th n it'n Smijth the latter l-ft. bom iulst li ke he( hmtt good( sese Pij was ari ra ignedl bef1ore M'dan' itra 'ie .\londlay andti st'tenied o pia ainte of' $150 or 'serve fire' m1o0 h ott the c'haintgang. I Te paid te fimt Pitts is not what is kntown as a g'oo negr'o. lHe served a senttanlce sevi'' years1 algo for kill iing hiis brIother. The "get to-gothter"~ meetinig hel in the Methodist church last wec was greatly entioyed by a gor sized (crowd. Delightful coffee, cal, and anndwichns wern semmved CENTRAL NEWS LETTER r Local and Personat Items From A Good Town Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Seaborn and little H. E. Jr., motored to Turnnel House Mt. above Walhalla last Sun day. They carried a well Plied bas ket and. spent the day. Rev. A. E. Driggers, pastor of the Methodist church at Clemson, filled presiding elder, Holler's appointment here last Sunday. He preached a soul-stirring sermon and showed pre - siding elder abilty. Rev. Mr. Anderson filled his reg - ular appointment at the First Bap a tist church here last Sunday. George Marrett spent the week end with his parents, and no one but George knows who else he was with during his absense here. An event of nouch interest to Cen tral wits the reception given Mr. and - Mrs. F. Van Clayton last Friday e evening by Mr. Clayton's parents, Dr. and Alis. L. G. Clayton. The Vollowiiy were presenlt: Mr. and Mrs. A. 1I. Morris, Misses Mary and Nannit morris of Pickens; Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ramseur. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Graves Duckett, Mr. MI rs. I. T. Seatbor'n, Mr. and M rs. L. A. Falls, Dr. and Irs. J. ). Bear (1e11, Air. atid MIrs .1. W. Wallace, Mrs. W. I). Correll, Prof. and Mrs. Earle Barrelt, 1Ir. and Mrs. E. L. Ilender son, irs. W. V. Clayton, Mrs. Iuth Duckett. Helen and Wats Clayton, MI isses Hettie Guines, Amianda Pat terson Je'ssi. AIorgan, Frank Clayton. 13ill (;aineils, Rt. G. Gaines Jr., L. H. Iwling lir. vall. The hotise was dom ted with golden-rod, purple .sagt an11d ferns. A delicious salad Vourse aild hot (.hocolatte was served. MIusic was rendered by sister. of tihe "r1oomi1, MIisses Cleone and Angie Lee Glayton, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton have Ia host of friends here who wish them nlmh success and happiness il life. ir. W. L. Gassaway, of Greenville, was here last Monday looking after business interest. Ir. Gasraway has done so much for our town inl a pub He way until we are always glad to See him herew, for we feel we have a warm big hearted frield atmong us. There was a fire at the Iasaqueena mill last Friday night, it caught inl the slasher room, it wits Soon) extin guislhed, doing Very little damage. W. T. Earle, spent Sunday inGreen . ville with his mother, who has under gone an operation, but who will soon be able to return to her home here, to tihe delight, of her many friends. Irs. J. ). Warnock and family speit lIst Sunday with Hon. and Mr'S. 13 .1. .Jiohnlson. . Work is eoing forward on the new I-ethodist church here and it is ho led tihat it. will soon be finished suflicien tly to worship in. Mr. E. I. Stone is remodeling his htome by adding double wndows anid more doors. and14 beaver-boarding. If yout want to subscribe for the Sentinel, here, se'e E. L. Henderson. | Il - NIr. Earul Merek of Greenville spent . t he wOE.k enid wvit h his brother Mr. r K- P. MIerek. ,. NIr. and1 NIris. .J ohn Newton of the .lesantiiHlillrtsectioni spen2t Saturday ni ght1 anld Sun tda y w'ith the latter's paren'Its .\A! r. and NIrs. E. Kelly. NIru. MeIlhanl Winchester, of near Pikn visi t'd his brother Mr. Edd WinchIester' recently. Mr. and Mrs. Mar'tin Mitchell were the guests of the lattter's parents Mr. andlt Mrps. F. Kelly. Mr. 'and Mrs. W. M. Volrath and f amily visted MIri. Volwrath's dlaugh ters4 in l'asley last Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Home'r 1(elly of Oco nee' vistedc att the honme (of Mr. Kay Kelly re'cently. Mr. Lawturence 1\elly of the Pleas ant1 i ll sectio 101was Meen D~ear Hunt m111 nearl Kt'owee iver(' last Sunday. Mrs. Edd Wincth'eter wans th0 guest of Mrs C. S. Skelton last Sunday af Mr. .J. B. liendricks wats seen 'rid m ~g mn a niew huggy last Sunday, look Iout girls. Mr.. and Mrs. David Garrett were the gtuest of Mr. and Mr's. W. M. VoIathSaturday night.' k School Girl. e lMiss Bonnie Henderson is vistig relatives in Greenville.