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lBeginning In The Sentinel Next Week, "RAMSEOY MILHOLLAND," by Booth Tarkington tkItKENS-THE - F THE OOHHECOFFICIALN OF THE FOOTHILLS17ERO.CKN A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE VOLUME 51-NUMBER 45 PICKENS, S. C., MARCH 2 1922. SUBSCRIPTION Pickens Water at tem Completedo The waterworks and sewerage sys tem for the town of Pickens has been completed and the water was 'turned on Saturday. Many business houses - and residences are already connected with the systems and are now enjoy ing the conveniences, while others are -A being connected as fast as plumbers can do the work. Pickens now enjoys as good water works plant as any town its size in the state. The total cost of the piant was $57,500 and it is larger and more ccmplete than the o1e first contiracted for at this price, due to the fact that some of the material used was- pur chased much c.heaper than it was thought possible when the contract was let. It appears that the plant was in stalled at just the right time to get a maximnm amount of labor and ma terial for the money expendeu. Two years ago the plant Pickens now has would have cost over $80,000 and to day it would cost about $62,000. Pickens now has an adequate supply of the purest of water for drinking, fighting fire and other purposes. The tank or "standpipe," which is located just behind the Keowee Phar macy holds 75,000 gallons of water, and the concrete reservoir holds 34,000 gallons, which gives a total of 109,000 gallons of filtered water on hand at all times. The big reser voir or settling basin holds about 1,000,000 gallons of water. The filters and pumping station are of the most modern type, and the filters and pumping machinery are housed in a substantial brick struc ture. The engine is gosoline driven, 15-horsepower and the very latest model. Two hundred gallons of wa ter a minute can be pumped from the station into the tank up town. The water goes from the station to the tank in an 8-inch pipe, and the main streets of the town are supplied with 6-inch pipes, while the short side streets are served by 1 1-4 inch pipes. It is stated that every houso in Pickens can be served by the water plant and have fire protection and all except one can connect with the sew er system. It is doubtful if another town within the state has been able to serve its inhabitants so well at the first installation of, the water works system. The Pickens plant was installed by the J. B. McCrary Construction Co. of Atlanta, under the personal sup ervision of Mr. G. E. Medford, who has made m'any friends here by his -conscientous work and gentlemanly bearing. W9.rk was first begun on the plant last suliflifer. Representing the town of Pickens (during negotiations and installation of the plait was the public works commission composed of John C. E.. rey, chairman; Frank McFall, Dr. J. L. Valley And 0. G. Citritopher, clerk. These public ipirited citizeng hay given much time and thought to the Work and deserve the thanks of all citizens for past performance and cooperation in future work. *The wvater rate at first will be $2.00 a month minumum for privilege of using 4,000 gallons of water and 25e for each additional 1000 gallons. Bills may be settled at either of the local banks and must be paid by 5th of each month. No collector wvill be used. As soon as the number of users of water becomes large enough to justify it a reduction in the water rate wil Mr. laude L. Hester has been elect ed superintendent of the water' plant. Mayor Cureton and the, town coun cil, have purchased suitable andl ade quate firefighting equipment and a volunteer fire company will be organ-~ ized. As soon as this company is organized and drilled the fire mnaur ance rates in Plckenis will 'be lowered. The money to install the water works anid sewerage system was de rived from a bond issue wvhich was voted unafnitously. Pickens-Gemn of the Footbills--is forging to the front. RlEST RIOOM FOR LADIES The rest room recently installed by Folger, Hendricks & Co. In the sec ond story of tiheir store building ir Pickens is complete and ready foi use. All ladies of Pickens andl sur roundling community are Invited t< make use of the rest room and its fac;Iles whenever they like. Tphe rest room is attractivels furnished with chairs, rugs, mirrors pictures, etc., and is equipped witl lavatory and water closet, all of whicl are placed at the disposal of th< ladies. A cradle is also supplied foi ladlies with babies. Folger, Hendricks & Co. have speni several hundred dollars in fixing uj this room for the free use and con venience of the ladies. It is a thins which has been long needed in Pick. ens and this progressive firm is t< be congratulated ic<: their public. spirited policy. Ladies may shoui their appreciation of the room bh iasing it. id Sewer Sys -Water Turned On PICKENS COUNTY FIELD DAY. Schools Will Hold Field Day In Pickens April 8. For the first time in the history of the schools of Pickens county a Coun. ty Field Day will be held at Pickens, on April 8th. Much interest is being shown in this undertaking, and the day bids fair to be a great success. From the standpoint of a crowd, it will be a greater day than June 3rd. Every school in the county will be rep. resented, with practically every school child and parent present. It has been planned that the day will begin with a grand parade through town by the different schools. Each school will be easily recognized by its banners, pennants, song and yells. At noon dinner will be spread.. on the court house square. Ever'y body is urged to bring a well filled basket. The forenoon will be devoted to literary contests, and in the afternoon to athletic contests. The following is a program: FORENOON PROGRAM. Class A Schools. (High Schools) 1. Spelling contest for first seven grades. 2. Grammer contest for last four grades. 3. Arithmetic contest for all grades. Two contestants allowed from each school in each contest. Class B Schcols. (4-5-6 Teacher Schools.) 1. Spelling contest for all grades. 2. Grammar contest for all grades. 3. Arithmetic contest for all grades. Two contestants allowed from each school in each contest, ClaEs C Schools. (1-2-3 Teacher Schools.) 1. Spelling contest for all grades. 2. Reading contest for first four grades. 3. Arithmetic contest for all grades. Two contestants allowed from each school in each contest. AFTERNOON PROGRAM Class A Schools. (High Schools) 1. 100-yard dash. 2. 120-yard low hurdle dash. Two contestants from each school in each event. Class B Schools. (4-5-6 Teacher Schools.) 1. Sack race for boys. 2. Sack race for girls. Two contestants allowed from each school in each event. Class C Schools. (1-2-3 Teacher Schools.) 1. Potato race for first four grades. 2. Wheelbarrow race for all grades. Two contestants allowed from each school in each event. First place winners will receive a beautiful -gold medal to be given by the business men of the town of Pick eig Also five (5) points for their school. edd6d place winner will receive a red ribbon; also three (3) points for their school. Third place winner will receive a white ribbon; also one (1) point for their school. Grand Prize for Class A Schools Encyclopedia. Grand Prize for Class 13 School Supplementary Readers. Grand Prize for Class C Schools Set of Wall Maps and Globe. Detailed infomation is being mailed out to e,ach teacher in the county. MRIS. NANNIE GIBSON On February 11 the spirit of Mrs. Nannie Nelson Gibson of Westminster burst the prison bars of death and winged its way to mansions of rest there to live with Jesus and loved ones gone before. Mrs. (gibson was a daughter of the late Rev. T. F. Nelson of Pickens county. She was 38 years of age and had been sick a long time. She was given all phy sical aid that could be summoned, but none was sufficient to stay the hand of death. Mrs. Gibson was a faithful christian and always cheerful. As we go dlown the journey of life think not of her as dead but..standing on the other side of the river waiting for us to come. She leaves a husband and four children, three brothers and threec sisters and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her departure. Live with hope of meeting this good woman who we know by her life is not dead but sleeping. You are not forgotten, Nannie, nor wvill you ever be0 as long as life and1( memory last.' V. I. N. FRtOM GAP~ I~LL Preaching day at Gap Hill has been changed from third Sunday to fourth Sunday. pMiss Grace Bruckey gave a singing at her home Sunday afternoon and it was enjoyed by all present. Misses Ida Stone and Bessie Steph ens spent Sunday with Miss Floye Ferguson. ,Mr. E. A. Dillard visited relat'iv'es in Greenville last week. Lnnmn Kids. FOR STATE TREASURER 0. T. Hinton of Pickens May Make the Race. Pickens county will likely furnish a candidate this year for state treas urer. Mr. Olar T. Hinton, at present treasurer of Pickens county, is se riously considering making the race for state treasurer. In fact, since it became known that he is consider ing making the race he has received so much encouragement and promises of support that he has almost defi nitely decided to toss his hat into the ring. Should Mr. Hinton run for state treasurer he would undoubtedly make a strong race. Prominent men of this section who ought to know say he could be elected. He has been offered the strongest kind of support from several sections. So far no candidate has announced for state treasurer. Treasurer Car ter, who has held the office some twelve or fourteen years, will likely retire this year to private life, of his own choice or otherwise, and will probably be succeeded by some man from the Piedmont section of the state. Mr. Hinton would make an ideal state treasurer. He is thoroughly capable and a christian gentleman of the highest type. It has been a long time since a Pickens county man offered for a state office and should Mr. Hinton decide to make the race Pickens coun ty would stand more than an even chance of furnishing the next state treasurer. CLEMSON GETS MEET Piedmont Oratorical and Athletic Contests le Held in April. Departing from the usual custom in two ways it was decided Satur day at an executive committee meet ing of the Piedmont Athletic and Oratorical Association held in the Greenville High School building, to hold the annual track meet and ora torical contest at Clemson College in stead of at Furman, where it has been the custom to hold these contests in the past and to stage a girl's reading contest which in all probability will be held in Greenville. The invitation from Clemson was presented by Prof. J. C. Littlejohn and on behalf of the institution he assured the committeemen that the meet would be handled in an efficient manner. April 15 was set as a tenative date for the tract meet while the night of April 14 was chosen for the oratori cal contest. , It was decided to frame a new con stitution for the association and the Following committee was appointed to act in this capacity. Prof. J. V. McElveen, of Easley; Prof. J. F. Love, of Westminster and Prof. L. N. Foy, of Liberty. State rules will govern the selec tion of the declamations and read ings vnd t ime limits qf the oratorical contest. Min high schools weib repr~senE ed in the meeting by the following men: Greenville, Prof. W. F. War ren; Honea Path, Prof. L. L. Wright; Easley, Prof. J. V. McElveen; Cal houn-Clemson, Miss Morrison; West minster, Prof. J. F. Love; Central, Prof. G. E. Welborn; Seneca, Prof. J B. Dominick; Gaffney, Prof. W. G. Taylor; Liberty, Prof. L. N. Foy and Laurens by Mr. Foy. The Sentinel regrets that the Pick ens high school was not represented at the meeting in Greenville. When the Pickens school did belong to the association she always stood well in both the oratorical and athletic con tests and the school received much benefit from it. It will be remem bered that the first time Pickens en tered the state track meet she brought home the championship. What's the matter with Pickens now? GETS BIG CONTRACT The Pickens Cabinet Works is one of the busiest plants in the country those (lays. The plant does a lot of work for people outside of Pickens and last week ip was awarded the contract for all the mill work in the new automobile building of the Pen ny-Busick Co. at Greenville. This means that all doors, window fram ing, moulding, trimmings, etc., for the building will be manufactured in Pickens. This new automobile build ing is saidl to be one of the finest in the South and the contract secured by the local concern is of considerable size. It Was secured in competition with many other concerns. MARIAGE Mr. Samuel Hopkins and Miss Sallie Manly were married February 20; M. F. IHester, N. P., performing the ceremony at hi.i residenice in Pickens. Mr. Hopkins is foreman on Mr. Ross O'Dell's farm and the bride is a daug'hter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Manly of near Easley. PREACHING PRATERS CREEK. Floyd Looper, a student of Six Mile Baptist academy, will preach at Praternq Creek school house next Sun ('laT n'tetsrd. 'Evervhody invlted.. CENTRAL NEWS ITEMS. Central Also Wants The New Rail road-Locals and Personals. Misses Betty Gaines and Helen Clayton spent the week end at Clin ton with Mr. and Mrs. Pringle Cope. and. .They report a high time. Miss Hawk, the beauty specialist, has left for her home after spending i week at the Carolina Drug Co., seautifying the ladies. Miss Hawk iad an excellent business while here. She is traveling for the United Drug Co. of Boston. The Carolina Drug Co wishes to thank the people for 'heir excellent patronage. There was a singing convention at the First Baptist church here last Pgunday afternoon. They report a lime time and some good singing. Rev. J. W. Guy of Lexington will begin a meeting on Tuesday night of this week instead of last Sunday might as was reported in this paper lan:t week. Don't fail to hear this nan if you enjoy zood preaching. Rev. Eugene Pendleton filled his pulpit at the First Baptist church here last Sunday. lie preached a Airring sermon, and all of the peo pe of Central are always glad to see Dr. Pendleton. Rev. W. S. Goodwin filled his pul pit at the Methodist church here last Sunday after having been shut in for ;everal weeks. L. H. Bolding, H. E. Seaborn, Jul us Martin and W. E. Hyde are attend, ing court this week. They are some >f the Gentlemen of the Jury. Mr. D. Reese has been very ill for several days, tho he is improving now, ror which his many friends are glad. Mr. J. G. Powers, one of the oldest itizens of this community, is attend ing court this week. Mr. Powers is 't witness in the Walter James case. Hon. B. J. Johnston, one of Cen tral's most substantial citizerns, is very ill at this writing. Mr. John ston has many friends in Pickens county who will be glad to see him get out again. We notice in the article on the new railroad for Pickens county that one important item was left out. They said that the new road would either go to Pickens,- Calhoun or Walhalla, and we wondered why they did not say Central. Central has the advan tage of them all as for that, but we would not fight very stout against Pickens. But if it don't go to Pick cns our hat is in the ring. The company would have a ridge all the way on which to construct the road. They would go thru some of the best part of Pickens county. We say come down by Six Mile, and we have no doubt but that much of the lumber would be unloaded there, for should they get a railroad they would go to building like a city. The company could not tap the Southern railroad at a more ideal place than Central, for the Southern has several acres of land here that could be leased for a long time, no doubt, and it would be an ideal place to build a big lum ber shed. So we say to the company, "Don't do anything for sure until you see us at Central." Central Reporter. TO THE WORK Card From President of County Sun day School Convention. To the Superintendents, county offi-. eers, and all lovers of Sunday school, we take this method of appea1ng tc you. It is now time to begin to plan our district conventions so we can have all four of them before the State convention. We arc aware of the fact that it will take somec work to have a good convention, but it takes work to have anything worth while. It took wvork to put over the big campaign of the Billy Sunday meet ing at Spartanburg, but they put it over and today Spartanburg is a bet.. ter town, not only Spartanburg, but the whole Piedmont section. Pickens county Sunday schools are what we make them. We believe with a long, strong pull from every one that we can close the year with much improv. ed Sunday schools. Tfher~e are some things essential to the success of the work. First, we want to enlist the aid of all the sup erintenden ts. Begin now to talk your district convention. We want all of the Sunday school teachers to come to our aid in this spring's program. Second; We want the pareints of Pickens county to pray, plan and work for the success of the Sunday school work in the county; it may mean all to your boy or girl. Third, we want to enlist all the young, red blodded people wVe can. Young man,. young lady, there is no better start you can make than t9 begin1 work in the Sun (lay school. We want suggestions from any Sundasy school lovers of Pickens coun ty, as to the great need of the Sun (lay schools of the county. We want you to express yourself as to the things that you think need to be dliscussed. in the convention. In this way we wvill be able to give you first aidl.. Write me within the next few days, and I will file your suggestions, and pass them on to your district to aid them in making up their program. Don't wait; do it now. We hope to get letters from all over the county. Yours for better Sunday schools, 10 L. Henderson, Co. President. Central, S. C. Court In Session All Week--MI PLAYGROUND AT JOCASSEE Mr. Brown Plans Big Development for Joscassee Valley. A dispatch from Walhalla says: For a number of months, W. M. Brown, one of the most progressive and enterprising business men of Oconee County, and former Mayor of Walhalla, has- been working upon ex tensive plans for the development of a summer play-ground and recreation center on his vast holdings in Jocassee Valley, about twenty miles above Wal halla, and to-day gave out the iollow ing interesting facts in reference to his prpject: Mr. -Brown believes that in this section was once the hunting ground of the Red Men and that it should be the play ground of his pale face sue cessors, and that it would be if ample provisions were made for -it. There fore, he is planning the development and equipment of a colony of summer emps for boys and girls, to be known as the Jocassee Camps for boys and girls. The plans call for the develop ment of four distinct camps, one for Junior girls, one for Junior boys and the other for Senior boys. The nu W2? pf thgEs Yampy wij . . ft old Whitewater Inn, which is being thoroughly overhauled and repaired and equipped with an up to date water, lights and sewerage system. In this building will be located the central kitchen and large assembly halls, and accomodations for about one hundred and fifty girls. The camp for Junior boys will be located nearby and dieted from the central kitchen. The camp for Sen ior boys will be located some distance away, aqld will have its own equip nient, consisting of large dinning and assenbly halls, permanent wooder barracks and a commodious athletic field. Accomodations will be completet this year for at least two hundret boys and girls. The camps will b< opened June 1st to October 1st., an< it is expected that during this tim several hundred young people wil have come and played and c.limbed swam, fished, dreamed and loved, ane gone back to their more civilized an( convientional mode of life, strongel and better equipped for the battles o: life. Mr. Brown has associated with himi in the undertaking a group of mer and women who are experts in this line of work and who are thoroughly capable of conducting it to the most successful end. The ideal of the most successful type of summer camp is not simply for pleasure and recreation, not simply a long drawn out picnic, but a thoroughly organized and sys tematic. effort to capitalize the play instinct, the love of nature, and the call of the wild, and turn them into good accounts in developing both character and physique. The plan also provides for the ac commodation of the parents of the boys and girls and other persons who may wish to visit Jocassee (luring the summer, in a commodious Lodge or Hostess House, which will be provided and q9nftucted under competent man agenient. It is Mr. Brown's ambition to fur nish the equipment and facilities for making this north-western corner of Oconee the natural play-ground, the actual play ground of the state, and anyone wvho has ever been to .Jocassee will confess that no more idenl loca tion could he found. At the point where the Toxawvay anid Whitewvater unite to form the crystal waters of the Kcowece wvhere the mountains rear their heads towards the sky, as if it were beckoning the people of the whole state to come hither andl~ play with them, what more ideal loca tion would be necessary ? Mr. Browvn is not a man thiat'turns hack from or fails in any task that he has begun, and the people of Oco.. nee are looking forward to the Jo cassee Camp for Boys and Girls be ing a reality June 1st., and that chil.. dren foam all points within the state, and other states, too, wvill take advan tage of this opportunity to visit the natural playground that Nature and man has providled for them. TWELVE MILE NOTFES (Intended for last week) Health is not'very good aroundl here just now. The farmers ar'e readly to begin plowing again, but we arc having too much rain for it. We are going to try to get ahead of the boll weevil. Miss Lizzie Parsons visite'd Miss Ollie Ward one night last week. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Porter visited. Mr. end Mrs. Forest Porter Saturday a'id 8'.nday. Mr. and Mrs. George Grant visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hudson Saturday night and Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hudson visit. edl their grandparents at Six Mile last week. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hudson have returned to their home in Greenville after visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hudson. Blue Bird. If you know a news item, tell 'Ih Sentinel about it. and Will Last my In Attendance The February 'tern of court for Pickens county convened Monday morning with Judge Gary presiding. Solicitor Smoak was on hand and be. ing assisted by Mr. Guy Gullick, a young lawyer of Greenville. An un usually large number of indictments were turned over to the grand jury. The court room lost no time in get. ting to work, as indications ale that it will be in session the entire week. Large crowds dre attending court. The first case tried was The State vs. Joe Davis and Henry Martin, white, who were captured near Eas ley with an automobile load of whis ly. The defendants failed to appear for trial and they were convicted in their absence and given a sealed sen. tence. John (Crip) Hughes, white, was charged with breaking into the Eas ley school building and stealing some carpenter tools. He was found guilty of stealing and sentenced to serve one year. Jess Ilaynes, an 18-year-old white boy of Liberty, plead guilty of viola. ting the prohibition law and was given a sentence of six months and $300; upon payment of $100 and serving three months balance of sentence sus. pended during good behavior. Homer Ferguson, a neged of the Mt. Carmel section, plead guilty of violating the prohibition law. It was his first ofiense and lie was sentenced to serve live months; upon payment: of $50 and serving 30 (lays balance, of sentence suspended during good behavior. The Anderson county negroes. chargcd with running over and killing a child in the Easley mill village were not tried, ats onle of the defendants has small pox. Case continued to next court. Jess Keith and Grover Terrell, col I ored, were arrainged Tuesday charged I with assault and hattery with intent ! to kill. Keith plead guilty and was I sentenced to serve eighteen months on. the gang. Terrell was acquitted. The I case g-rew out. of a fight at a (lance two or three miles above Pickens I about a month ago at which time I Bub Hiagood., colored, was consider, ably carved up with a razor. The caso against Ross Powell, young white man charged with kill ing his wife, is scheduled to begin Wedneqday. Criminal court will convene thru out this week and it is expected that civil court will last thru out next we"!. AMBLER NEWS Mr. T. A. Bowen, county farm dem onstration agent, accompained by Mr. B. 0. Williams, visited Ambler school last Thursday. They gave a very in. teresting talk on agriculture. We believe they will be successful in organizing a central club at this place. It being remembered that one of the club boys from this place won a short course scholarship to Clemson. Mrs. ). M. Carey, principal of Ambler, spent last week end in Green.. ville. Mrs. James W. Hendlricks and daughter Lakie spent one day last week at the home of Mr. Richard H ayes. The students of Ambler school gave a very interesting program on last Frlidlay ini honor of Washington's birthday, wvhich was on Wednesday. Tlhe exercises were postp~oned until Friday on account of sickness. The colors, red, white aIndI.blue were car.. ried out very besmti fully. Mrs. Janie Welborn, one of the teachers at Ambler, spent last week. end at the home of her father near Oolenoy. Mr. A. C. Smith, who has been very sick, is improving to the delight of his many friends. MT. CARtMEL. DOTS. - On account of the continued wet weather farm, work is practically at; a stand still., The 01(1 farmers have the "blues" so bad they dlon't soeyn to know what to try to (d0 any way. Everything seems~ to want him to take all the chanices on making a crop. All kinds of biusiness seems to have got afraid of the old "Clodhopper" who has al ways fed the world, but if he fails where will we be? Rev. B. G. Field of Greenville met his regular appointment Saturday afternoon andl Sunday at Mt. Carmel, preaehing able sermons to large con.. gregations. lie also preaches on the second Sunday at 3 o'clock. The pub lic is cordIially Invitedl to these servi. ces. The many friends of uncle Joe Looper will regret to know that he is very ill at present, but hope for him a speedy recovery. W. W. lathem, who accomtpainedl the renmaines of his brother Robt. from El Palso, Texas., to this place, returned1 to his home in Denver, Col., last week. This large family have the deepest sympathy of many friends in this first death In the immediate family.