The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, October 27, 1921, Image 1
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PICKEj$--THCE.M THEeOFFICIAL
OF THE FOOTHILLS
A NEWSPAPER WITHi A CONSCIENCE
VOLUMl~E 01 -NUMBER~ 27
PICKENS, s. C., OCTOBEP, 27, 121
1SUBSCRIPTION, $1.0 A YEAR
83.7 PER CENT OF
COTTON ,GINNED
Washingto', Oct. 25.-A larger
rercenta-ge of the coutntry's cotton
crop has been ginned to .October 18
this year than had been ginned in any
previous year to that date in the his
tory -of cotton growing, the census
bureau's ginning reported issued to
day indicat4d.
A total of Q,477,397 bales had been
turned out by ginneries, which is 83.7
per cent of the entire crop as estinm
ted by the Depart*ment of Agriculture
in its forecast. of October 3. The pre
vious heaviest ginning to OctobeT 118
was in 1910 when 64.3 per cent of
the crop had been gintred. In issuing
its ginning report the census bureau
-Included a paragraph givimng the dep
nrtment of agriculturet 'latest, fore-I
,cast of the crop, whidh was 6,537,000
bales. Deduction of the number of
bales ginned to October 18 from the
estimated crop 'leaves 1,059,603 bales
remaining to be ginned.
) Cotton of this year's growth gin-!
ned prior to October 18 amounted to
5,477,397 bales -exclusive of linters,
compared with -5;754,582 bales last
year and 4,929,104 bales in 1919 to'
that date, the census bureau announ
eed today. 9
Round bales included numbered 99,
371, compared with 140,099 last year;
American-Egyptian included number
ed 7,498 -bales compared with 14,312
last year rand sea-island inqluded
.humbeyed :1,204 bales, compared with
3:14 last .year.
The ginning report included a par
agraph stating:
"The Department of Agriculture on
October 3, 1921, estimated that the!
condition of the cotton crop on Sept
ember:25 -was 42.2 per cent of a nor
rnal the lowest condition ever re
ported, whieh forecasts a total pro
Iuctiii of about 6,537,060 bales of
.5600 pound gross. Reports indicate'
that a large proportion of the crop)
has .been ginied."
Ginni'ngs by states follows:
Alamatba 426,152; Arizona, 8,637;
Arkansas, 449.484; California, 4,012;.
Flordia, 8,127; Georgia637,129; Mis
ouri, 40,3:3:I; North Carolina 444,964;'
Oklahoma, :147,146; South Carolina,'
40.4-,2611; Tennessee 158,660; Texas,
1.740,766; Virginia 7,505; Louisiana,
4 195,15; Mississippi, 215,007. All
other sites :1,079.
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MERRICK GE''S NEW YORK JOB.
Mr. R. Q. Merrick, who for many I
years .was in the government revenue %
servive -with headquarters in Green- C
ville and who recently has been in
the prohibition service, has beena
made.chief of the prohibition raiding c
forces in.New York..and has taken up, i
H is new duties. Mr. Merrick is a t
native of Oconee county and is well '
known in Pickens county where he I
spent much time in .the discharge of I
spn m1uc'h time ini the dlischar'ge of I
his dluties5. '
F'ARM HOME IIURNED.
The home of Gar'dner' Freeman, a
wvell knownt and prospecrous citizen of!e
the Glassy Mountain sectionl, was
'omle)ltely destroyed by tire one day
this week. The fine originated while
-the family was in the field picking
cotton. Practically nothing was say
ecd. Among the effects destr'oyed
wvere several bar'rels of ho'ey a'nd
.sever'al thoumnnd .ean1s of fru it, v'eg
etatbles, etc. The winters suplly of
shoes, c oats, vweater's, .etc., had only
rec(ently been pur'e.based and these'
also wer'e deCstr'oyed.
M1 is Cora Gilstrap and Ni'. R oy
.Bryi ant both of the Mountn Grove
settlemuent. were married at the' r'e
Jience of the Oliiatinlg minister, Rev.
Sir. Ma'tin on October 9. The brido
is a daughter' of Mr. and1( Mrts. B. R.
(Gil strapi. Imnimediat ely r fter the itnar~
~h' ringe'. ceremjonly the bridal parity wn'
to the ho~me. of the grom'sft par1ents
wher'e a we(ddig l'east was prlepard
l'y ickens fans attended the
F urma n.('lemson football game in
Mr. gnd Mi's. G. E. Holly. of At
Slanta, tare visiting relatives in .Pick-'
ens. They are accompanied by their
friends, Mr, and Mrs. Meek, also of 1
'a nt
CENTRAL NEWS LE'TER
Local and Personal Items From A
(ood Town
L. H. Bowling notored to Spar.
tanburg last ,Fuesday. lie stopped
i Greenville a short time on busi
ness.
J. W. Julian, rural policeman, has
been very sick for the Past few days,
but before this appears in print he
will be on the job again.
Mr.' Ira Chapman has been made
chief of police here.
Postmaster C. G. Rowland has just
returned from Washington, D. C.,
where he attended the postmasters'
oonvention. Tho Mr. Rowland was
gohe only a few days he was missed
very much. It's a good thing for
one to hold down the job so well
that' thcy are missed when they are
gone.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. P. W. Smith and Mrs. Morris
Dean, of Greer, were week-end vis
itors here last week.
Lawyers G. G. Christopher and 0.
Keith of Pickens were here last
%londay on legal business.
Prof. and Mrs. G. E. Welborn mo
tored to Mr. Welborn's father's last
Bunday afternoon.
Mr. H. G. Powers at .the Cemtral
-oller, mill has done the farmers of
:his section a great favor in ordering
seed wheat and letting the farmers
iave it at cost. lie has sold his first
ot and has wired fotr more. If you
.vant to fight the boll weevil by sow
ng grain you had better see Mr.
Powers at once and put in your order.
Rev. W. S. Goodivin motored to
Anderson last Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Dr. Huston is very ill at this
*vriting with fever. Her many
riends hope she will soon recover.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gassaway spent
few hours last Sunday with Mr. and
drs. Ralph Ramsuer.
Rev. 'Mr. Davis preached an 'excel
ent sermon last Sunday at his regu
atr appointment at the Presbyterian
-hurch.
Miss Emily Falls went to Colum
>ia last week on business.
SAM M. OX DEAD.
Sam M. Cox, a well known citizen
if the Daeusville section, died at his
tome last Wednesday morning, Oe
ober 19. after a short illness. Funer
LI services were 'held -at the home
Chursday and were c.onducted by Rev.
). W. Hiott, aftser whieh the :body
vas laid to rest in the Cross Roads
emetery.
Mr. Cox was narried to Miss Lou
varilla Hendricks, second daughter
f Mrs. Bettie Hendricks -of the Gri
in section, and she peeded him to
he grave about eighteen inonths.
7en children survive as follows:
'lora, George, Sam, Inez, Viv'ian,
tula, Onie, Jim Frank, Helen and
loke. The deceased is also sur'
'ved by his aged father and mother,
Jr. and Mrs. George CZox, of the
)aeusville section. and three sisters:
4r's. John Williams, Mt's. R. M. Hill
lid Mrs. WV. M. Freeman, all of this
ounty. Mr. Cox was about 42 years
Id at the time of his death.
tlCKP'OCKETS (;ET MONEY.
Pickpockets were busy in Green
'ille last F'riday while the circus was
here and they obtained much montey
rom1 many victims. The following
tenm about an Easley mant is taken
rom Sat urday's G'reenv~'ille News:
Airthur L.. Fortune, of Easley, miss
d his pocketbook immediately after
le and his wife hoarded the train for
roe last night. Hie claims he had
ipproximan~tely $105 ini currene('iy, in
iddit ion to a numitber' of valuable pa
iers. inIcludling. his dlischar'ge from
he armiy. Fortunte says he had his
ikel book when he purichaised hjis
>f the opintion that sometonle saw him
otinjg his mioney ini the stattiont
ad relieved hinm of the hill fold.
A wedding' ofI mtuch initerest took
ilaUCe oit Siumiay. Oct. 1)th att the
mmne of Mr's. W. I.. Mullinax wheni
liss Emma Y'ates hiecame the bidelt
>f Mr. Marshall West.
Thel ('eremony was performed (dy
Iev. RI. C. Kendriek ini the pres.4'ec
if a few relatives and friienids.
This young couple hats the hest
rishes of their friends iad comm1untt
FURMAN-CLEMSON
Pete Goes and Write
Dear Pedro: Well f seen it. No
I dont mean I seen it exactly I mean
I was there. The peple what was
runnin the bizness end of the game
didnt know I was coming and they
didnt save me no seat and as a consy
quince I paid em 1$ and they let me
stand up close enuf so I cood find
out how the game come out es soon as
it were over and shure enuf purty
soon after the peple begin to leave
I found out the score was the hurri
can 0 and the tigers ditto just like
some people what we know. While
I didnt get to see much' of the game.
Pedro on acet of havin to stand be
hind so many peple I dont think the
(ines in the granstan had any large
thing on me as from all reports they
didnt see much of one ether. I ast
some folks what was hollerin for the
tigers how they like it and they said
not much & I ast some of the ones
what was hollerin for the hurrican
hew they like it and they said not
much and so as one of them bat
tIes 4f the century I guess it was
about as usual. The fellows what
was puttin ip the old *ack for the
game must a liked it tho as there was
frly nigh onto six (six) thousand
boobs like me and you there and
the five (five) thousand that got to
set down had to pay 2$ apece an] I I
guess if I had ast the biz nirg how he
liked it he wood not a said not much.
You know I always like a little ex
citement for my money Pedro so
when I coodnt see the game I just
made a noise like Sh--< 1 H ,m ns
antd sluthed around some. I wanted
to find out why they called the Clem
son .players the tigers and it was
easy its pie after I done a little high
class sluthiii. Its because they look
like Elyfants and act like latis but I
never did find out why they called
the Furman players the hurricans
you know Pedro I seen a football
game olet before and I coodi a told,
you all about this one in de tail if I
ceod just a seen it all. The kind I
like is where they is a reglar Olympic
affair what includes wraslin, boxin,
.jumlpin) , rullill aid so on etc &c and
'where the umn pire blows his whissel
ever few minits and says time
--it wile they :tote the casulty off the
field and one band plays a fun
eral march while the other one
plays turkey in the straw. Btt the
HORN SNA>KE IN GREENVILLE.
The Greenville papers report that
a snake having a horn on its tail
more t'han :two inches long has been
caught alive in the upper setion of
Greenville county :and is now on ex
hibition ih the city of Greenville.
The snake is described -as being about
eiphteen inches long .and having a
body which -appearse to be tough and
boney- like.
The Pickei
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-FOOTBALL GAME
i to Pedro About It
kind a thrill you got outa this battle
of the century was the kind you get
when the Elyfants march by in the
circus parade at I pm when they said
they was comin at 11. They had
sevral good bands which I dont know
how the peple wood a got along with
out them and the Clemson school boys
was on one side and the Furman boys
on the ether side and down in front
of the boys on each side was three or
four boys all dolled up in wnite close
and. they called em cheer leaders and
ever time these white close babies
had attack of the saint vitus dance
the boys on their side would turn
loose their voices which was tuned
up high and yell like commanshe in
dians but only the most educated stu
dents can belong to the reglar rooters
as all they yells is in French, yiddish
& latin. If onle side had a made a
tuehdown Pedro it wood a been six
(six) points for them and then if
they had a kicked the ball in the
place they wanted to it wood a been
one (one) more point but they didnt
nether side do this an( thats the
reason it was a tie. I dont know why
they have a tuchdown count six (six)
po;ints but if I was the tigers and the
hurrican I woodnt. play with Auburn
and Ga teck less they had a umpire
what just counted em one (one) point
each. When I left that other game
I saw I coodnt help but repeat that
nobul poem by old Bill Shakspere
what he wrote just after he seen a
game when the mighty Stratford ey
elone met the roaring Lonlon lions
aid he warbled
"Lives of football players remind us
We can make things come to pass
And departing leave behind us
Half our faces in the grass."
But all I cood think of as I lefi
this game was that wile I had tq
stan1d in that crowd on one foot sev
ral other good size peple was stanldil
oni it too and gee whiz howI my cori
did hurt.
Yours till the tigers claw aid th<
hurrican blows.
Pete
P. S.-A Easley preacher said them
Furman hurricans may be Baptists
but they looked like holy roolers to
him.
Pete
Jessie, the' year-old baby of M.
and Mrs. Bright Gilstrap, died several
weeks ago and the little body was
buried at Mountain Grove church
after funeral services condue-ted by
Rev. D. P. Hudson. Death was caus
ed by the bite of some poisonous in
sect which bit the little girl on the
neck Friday and caused its death the
Monday morning following..
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will acce.pt advertisin undeo 41r the
alation in the county).
I) AI.IKIE.
'DlIN(; O1 l'l('KI.NS <'Ol'NTIY
A\11l'.X PARON AGEI*lI' IT ( 'l I V IS
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[S WORTHY GETI YOUR NEIGI-j
"THE KEOWEE TRAIL"
Pickens People Will Take Part in
Mam'moth Pageant
The patriotic organizations of Pick
ens, the D. A. R. and U. D. C. have
been given a most interesting part in
the pageant, "The Keowee Trail," to
be given in Greenville on November
11, for they will portray the home
coming of J6hn 0. Calhoun on his
return from congress. The historic
mansion at Fort Hill is to be pictured
and the friends and neighbors of the
distinguished citizen of Pickens. dis
trict will be there to bid him welcome.
Much valuable history will be told
in this pageant and some of the his
iory of our own county will be told.
It is suggested and hoped that the
trustees will close all the schools of
Piekens county for that day and allow
the teachers and pupils an opportun
ity to study the history of their coun
ty which will be taught in such an at
tractive wiay. The fact that the day
set for the pageant is Armistice Day,
November 11, is another reason why
the day should be observed as a holi
day.
ELL-ISON -CRISTOPHER
Easley.-Beautiful in its simplicity
was the wedding of Miss Lucia Marie
Ellison to Mr. McAdam (Mack)
Christopher, of Anderson, which was
solemnized at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mits. M. M. Ellison.
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The home was a picture of love
liness in its decorations of chrysall
themums and ferns. The guests
were Iet at the door by Aliss Ellen
Findley, of Pickens, and ushered in
1) the plailor, where the cerleoly
was performed.
At the stroke of five Mrs. W. L.
MNoi reheatd took lir place at t l
iallo aind- after several selection
the weddiig march from Mteldels
sohn was lealrl. l"irst came ti
hridegroom wvith lis 1eest man, M
Gignilliatt Christopher, ii brothel
Next clmpe 11iss Victola Moorehead
only atteldant of the bride, dresse<
inl a blue tricotine dh-ess with acres
sories to match, carrying a huge houi.
(uet of yellow chrysauthemiums. Thei
the bride, ui nu sually lovely in her
suit of blie with brown lccessories,
carrying ibridle's bouquet of yellow
chrysanthemumns and ferns. entered
oil the arm of her father, who gave
her to the groom.
Rev. W. A. Christopher, of Dun
ann, S. C. a brother of the bride
grlomlpelrformed the impressive ring
ceremoly, assisted by Rev. ). W.
Hiott. during-C which, "I love you
truly." was rendered softly oni the
pianlo by MIrs. W. I.. Moorehead.
Immediately after the cereillny
the guests were ushered into the din
ing room where a d'licio(us ice
course with minits was serv(l by
Misses Sara Findley, of Pickens; \'i
ola Smith and M~ Iildred M organ, of
IEasley, carrying out the color scheme
of yellow and white.
The bride is the oldest datughlt er oft
Mr. and Mr s. M. M. Illison, oif Eats
Iey, and is a young lady of unus-il
plersoenalIity and her friends aire , nm
ber'ed by the score. The brcid eg rooim
is thle youngest soni of .1 uuge and
Mr cs. N. A. C hristopher, of il:enes.
Immediately after thet reem ao'ny
the b'lridle andt groomi le'ft for' an ex ~
tendedtl blridlal tourl . A fttr Novembi ler
I t hey will bie at hiomet to t he'ir mnyn
friends in Andel(rson whe're Mr . C hris
top her is mUa nageri of. th lT' . I.. lHeu
sen and Co. store.
Thle (lut-olf-ftown viuest s were NIr.
an md NIrs. KIC .. I"i ndley, ( oaf CreI
Tenn.; NIr. and Mr s. W. S. Williamis,
G;astoiniae. N. . ; NI iss "Hit' ' ourite
nay, of' Atlanita ; Miss A ln Hyrd, of
G ;a Ieny; .\lr. anud NI rs. TI. I .. Henson.
of Siminpsonv il- Mr~ I. an .\(lr is. J1oh~n
Christophe'r, of' Cnit ral; Mr. Willie
Mcilan iel, of Andiobersoni; NI r. C. R.
Porterm, oif Clcm son ( ollege ; NIrI. and~
NIrs. .1. N. F'inley:., elf Greer ; MIr. and
NIrs. .1. 1.. F inaley , of I .ihert.y ; Nir.
:ind NMr. Wt. A. F'inley, and Nitrs. and
Mr's. Wi. A. IEllisonl, oif l'~'iiinent
.Iuuee and NMrs. N. A. (Chr'istopher.
Mlr. ancd NMrs. R. C. lFloydl, .\lisses IEl
('hristpejher', Messrs. 'ieen- Itinlt'y andlI
.1 lodo Rtee'. all o f I' Li'ii-'.
The Woma ns' NIissionlary society
of the Pi'kens Haptist associjation
will hold a me'eting at Peters Creek
church the fifth Sunday afternoon
nt. 2 n'lhmck.
SHORT ITEMS OF
LOCAL INTEREST
2 for 2 expires 10-31.
Mrs. J. P. Carey, Jr., visited in
Atlanta, Ga., last week.
Grs. G. C. Grogan has returned, to
her home in Elberton, Ga., after a
Visit to her daughter, Mrs. Hagood
Bruce, in Pickens.
It will be good news to the Inany
friends of Mrs. B. Lewis to know that
her conditions e.ontinues to improve
under treatment she is reeiveing in
Atlanta.
If you know of an item of public
iterest--death, marriage, birth, visi
ting, ete.--The Sentinel will appre
eiate it. if you will let us know about
it.
Mrs. .1. C. Diggs returned last week
from a visit to her brother ih Mis
souri. Her mother accompanied her
to Alisse'i and will spend sometime
in that state.
Mis. Olga Goodwin, of Petersburg,
Va., and Alrs. Ilubert McKagan, of
Greenwood, have been at the bedside
of their mother, Mrs. If. A. Richey,
who has been very sick in Pickens.
Rev. P. S. Crawford. a Baptist
plreacher Who several ago supplied
severil Pickens co1unty churches, died
at his hom. in ('harlotte. N. C., ahout
two weeks igo. lie was 67 years old.
l rs. .James '. C'arey, .1 r.. and Mrs.
Frank il'll ' were elected as dele
gates t41 relresnlt tihe Pickens chapter
U. D. C. at the state meeting" whih
will be held at Batesburg it aI early
date.
''lhe Twelve Nlile 'loil will bhegi n
its hmet term Nivovmher 11 and the
compulsory schlool aittendianlce law
will boe inl 5ll'et beginningt Open1ing
hay. Ah is. Olive A dams will bei pr-in
ilmi a11141 Miss L.ouise Gravley will be
assistant.
W irWe glad !o report (hat Mrs. II.
-%. Riey is imp)ving aftr( an at
1141 of pieu llmeinia at the h4o1m1e of her
(igiter', Ms. .1. . I.aoon. II er
4or(litic ws was very sriots for a
time an11d i trained nurs l-5'Was con
stantly at her bedside.
See one of' the best Illoving pictures
ever made and at the same time help
at gool cause by attenlding the Alex
mider Theatre Friday night, October
28th. The picture is "Daddy I,oig
Legs" with Mary Pickford in the stel
lar role, and the proeeeds will go to
the Piekens school.
An opportntity to receive an ed
uen tioni at small cost, is offered by the
1). A. R. in their school at Tamassee.
Mrs. TI. .1. Mauldini, regent of Fort
Prine. Ge(or'ge ('lhap(ter will be glad
to give any infor'mation in~ regard to
t his scho~ol, and she a ppreciates the
imiuiries thait hav'e already been
iiiade.
bolught the~ .\ile Creek farmn (on Keo
wVee river' fr'om R. G. Gaines of Cen
tral and wvill move to it in a fewv
weeks. A coincidlince is that Mr.
Craig's grea'5t-gr'andlfather bought this
same farm when he came out of the
Revolut ionar'y army more than a
.\l rs. .1. TI. Talyh~ Io'(f Pickens12 under
wenti a(~ seious (operation) in a Green
ville hospit al latst Satturdaty. L atest
repor(Ilts from her' bedside' are that she
is dloing wondlerfully wen'I. consider..
ing her condition. Ihosts (If friends
throughoutI the 14oun ty are'4 trtusting
that this mo (st e'xcel lent hly may yet
have' her2 heal2thI restolredl.
The)2 bodyl~ ofI Mrs. Anmodalel~ Frnieman
Okht2.. and( buiedi4( in t he Pi 'kl<'225 iem~
iter'2y last. Irblay afIter2'h funera ser
vie IConducted1 (1 '4 at thie Ha ptiast chulrc'h
hv\ iter,. S. TI. 71al a'ws (of ( 'etral and .
Rev. D). W. Iliott of Itsley. Mr's.
Johnson died at her' Oklahoma home
from he art tailur f '(ol lowing a siege
of1 typhluid fever. ler husband is
ialso at riken with fever and wvas un
able14 to, ac(comlpanfy the bodAy her'e.
F"or m'any years she livedl in Pickens.
and)4 has a large family 'onlnectIon and
mtany friends in this county. She
was the dlaughter' of J. R. Harris and
is survived by the following children:
l'rnest, Richard. '10ssie and l1ynn