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101 PICKENS-THE GEM OF ,THE FOOTHILLS' PAPER A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCI ENCE VOLUME 51-NUMBER 51 .. PICKENS. S. C., APRIL 13 1922. COUNTY PIELD DAY SUCCESS Nearly 3000 School Children Take Part-List of Winners A crowd variously estimated at from 7,000 to 10,000 people attended the first annual field day of the Pickens county schools held in Pick ens last Saturday. While this large sattendance was impi'essive and pleas ing, the interest, enthusiasm and showing of the various schools was even more gratifying., It was a great day.* The feature of the day was the parade of children and teachers of schools of the e.ounty. Forty-one 4 schools of the county were represell ted and there were 2,729 children in line. The parade cannot be described. It was gkeat. It was magnificent. As the thousands of parents, broth crs, sisters and strangers who throng - d each side of the street watched the parade the finest emotions known to humans surged within them as the fine and splendid children passed iin review before them. Here were futulb citizens in .whose hands the destiny of our country Nyill soon rest, It' impressed one with the enormous responsibility resting upon parents and teachers in training the mind andi molding the character of chil dren. The parade was headed by an auto mobile carrying State Superintendent of Education Swearengin, County Superintendent of Education Clayton and Mr. C. E. Robinson and Prof. J. V. MeElveen, members of the county board of education. Also in the para'de at different places were the Pickens Mill band and the Easley Mill band. The excellent music ren dercd by these bands throughout the clay added greatly to the success of the clay. Both are splendid bands. At the conclusion of the parade educational coiitests were held in the Pickens high school building. The athletic contests were held in Main street, being the concluding fea ture of the day. Dinner was served on the court house grounds, and nearly 8,000 persons were present te partake of the sumptuous repast served from the abundance of a pros. )crous county. J. E. Swearingen, state superinten dent of education, made the only ad drcss of the day, this occurring im n liately' after the dinner period. Mr. Swearingen, who was introduced by F. V. Clayton, county suprinten dent of education, as "the next gov vrncr of South Carolina," was round. ly applauded, the cheering continuing for several minutes after the speaker took the stand. Mr. Swearingen, who spoke briefly, made an earnest plea that there be no retrenchment of the educational progress in the Palmetto State. He pointed out that education of the youth of the a'ndl wvas among the most vital matters before the nationi tcdlay, and that, poss5ibly above all othern, edlucat ion should receive thc careful thought of every citizen iit the land. The speaker' concluded by compli. im nting Mr. Clayton and others foi the maifi~cent fair. The P'ickens high school wvon first place in the pairadel in regard tc marching andc t heI Picens Mill gra dled school mai~de. th holest personal Pa lppearance. F'ollowing is (the~result of the di C ferent contests: Class A Schools-l~iheryv higl se.hcol, 22.,points; Central high school 10 1-2'points; Pickens high school 8 points; Easley high school, 4I 1-2 Class Bi Sch'ools-Norris G;raded school, 10 points; Easley Mill gra. dedl school, 7 points; Zion gradec sehcol, 7 p)oints; OolenIoy gradcl: scho,ol, 3 p)oints; M\aynarid grade' school, 2 points. Class l 'Schocls-Norris gradet school, 14i Points; lieth leh'm gra 1t< school, I) points; Flat 1ack --i-adl' sehiccl, 9 points; WVolfI C-:ec' ;tr'' l< sel'.ol, .5 ploints; H olly Springs gra d1e( seaiol, 3 poinits. PaIlestin r de(d school, 3 pr it s; Pickens \lii -graded school, I l)Cint; Alice M ii graded :-chool, 1 po int Indiv idi'al Winnere~ in Class A SchiooL:. Liberty Hiigh School,--Mary Moor, first in spelling, Mary Moore first i1 arithmetic, Margie Smith first 1 grammar, Jack Blum first in 10t yardc dash, Lillie Bush thir'd in gram mar, John Knox third in arithmetic IW. M. U. MEETING AT LIBERTY Important Baptist Ladies Meeting at Liberty April 15. The Institute the northwestern division of the Baptist W. M. U. will be held at Liberty, Saturday, April 15, 1922, beinning at 10:30 k. im. This division includes the following associations: Beaverdam, Greenville, North Greenville, Pickens, Piedmont, Saluda, Twelve Mile River. Miss Emma Leachman of the Home Mission Board, 'Miss Ada Bell from China, Mrs. J. 1). Chapman, president of S. C. W. M.U., and Dr. C E Burts, secretary and treasurer. of general board, will be among the speakers. Be suro and see that representa tives from your W. M. S. and lead era of your Junior organizations are there. Please send names -of dele gates to Mrs. D. H-. KenntImur, Liberty, S. C. Mrs. F. T.. Cox, Supt. of Pickens Association. MAY RUN FOR LEGISLATURE A prominent citizen of near Eas ley informs The Sentinel that con siderable pressuire is being brought to bear upon Mr. J. Bird Looper of the Mount Carmel section to run for the state legislature this year. Mr. Looper is one of our best citizens and most successful farmers and if h%. should decide to make the race would be among the leaders. Central High School-Frank Clay ton first in 120 low hurdles, Nellie Henderson second in spelling, Gil reath Rowland third in spelling, Frank Clayton tied for third in 100 yard (lash. Pickens High School-Virginia Lewis second in arithmetic, Clyde Adams second in the 104-yard da.ih, Geo. Yongue tied - for sceond ii, the 120 lov hurdles, William Allgend tied for third in the 120 !ow huardles. Easley High School-Edua Hunt seond in grammar, Pack Cox tied for second in the 120 low hurdles. Individual Winners in Class 11 Schools. , Ncrris-Henry Watson first in grammar, Wayman McWhorter first in sack race for boys, Ollic Porter first in sack race for girls, Addie Johnson second in spelling, Henry Watson third in arithmetic. Gates-Velma Smith first in spell ing, Agatha Smith first in arithmetic. Easley Mill-Horace Hendricks second in the saek race for boys, Bessie Porter second in the sabk race for girls, Natile Townsend third in sack race for girls. Zion-Alleen Ellison second in arithmetic, Pricilla Findley third in grammar. Oolenoy-Alma Edens second in grammnar. Maynardl-Mary Folger third in spelling, Giracon Banks third in~sack race for boys. Individual Winners ini Class C Schools. Reanoke-Ressie Gantt first in arithmetic, Ressie Gantt third in spelling, Jackson Gilstrap first in potato race, .Jackson Cilstrap second in wvheel barrowv race. in w"hccI barrow~ i-ace, Esehol Brmown second( in amithmnet ic, L.. D). McWhor2i ter~ third in potaito race. Bcthlehemi--A nnie H ieks first in spellinig, -T homias Dav idson second( iln lpUtato 11ace, Ernest Holden third ini wheel har-row race. WVol f Creek-WAallace Thomas first in reading. Palestine-L.ois Roper second in spe'lling. Hlolly Springs-Rohert Hlovey Can rol ll 11on in read ing.. A lice M il-Carniis Boweni third in readIing. P ickens' MIill --Ida Pace third in Gold medl s. .donte~~i(d by business I nmiu n 1f Picken s, were awarded indi. - viduail winnlers of events. "O )f e-un se I am much gratified at I h gria 81snecess wh ic-h at tend~ed our I libst anunuaml field (day,"' said Super iitedent (Chyton Monday: ''but wve are' tgojin to have an even'1 greater on( necxt y. We are already lay Sing pilains fo r the 11ield day next year, all the schools aire going to cooperate, 1and with the < xper'ience gained ini our first :ttempt Pickens county is - oino; to showv the rest of the state -w aaer id d~vl(ay is" FARMERS SIGNING UP 200,000 Bales Signed In State-1000 In Pickens County So far about 1000 bales of cotton have been signed up in Pickens coun ty for the cooperative cotton market ing plan. In the entire state about 200,000 bales h'ave been signed up. The fact thpt the cooperative market ing system is already in operation in Texas and Oklahoma and that men bers of it are getting $10 to $15 a bale more for their cotton than their neighbcrs who sell individually is pretty good proof of what the system ,can (10. Next week an intensive campaign will be carried en in Pickens county for signers. Messis. Carpenter an(d Bowen of this county will be assisted by County Agent J. Frank Williams of Sumter county. Sumter county has already signcl more than its quota of bales and an unusual feature of this campaign there is the fact that one day every merchant in the city of Sumter save one closed their stores, got into their automobiles and went out among the farmers and helped to explain the plan and get signers. By the way,3 Mr. Williams is a native of Pickens county. DISTRICTl S. S. CONVENTION. A district Sunday school conven tion for christians of all denomina tions will be heldi at Salem church, four miles northwest of Pickens; on Easter Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:45 o'clock. An interesting program has been arranged and all churches are urged to' send as many dclegates as possi ble. A large banner will be awarded the Sunday school sending the lar gest number of delegates. Everybody welcome at this meet ing. J ~ 1 TI Equipped wvith ] and Lighting~y -able rirns, extra skid tires all ar< Sedan at $645 motor car valul( -anl enclose~d convenience an< onably promt if desired. Ht. P. Sia Pici A'TIORIIZED 1 QUEEN CONTEST CLOSES Miss Nannie Morris of Pickens to Represent Pickens County Careful canvas of the votes re ceived by Pickens- county candidates for Quecn of Palmafesta showed Miss Nannie Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Morris of Pickens, to be the winner by a large majority. Miss Morris received 30,010 votes. Miss Jonnie Attaway of Liberty was second. Congratulations for Miss Morris are in order, for it is no small honor to be selected as the one repre'Menta tive from all of Pickel4 county to the great Palmafesta spring festival, commanding statewide interest. The best wishes of The Sentinel go with Miss Morris in her comllpetition with tht candidates from all other coun tics of the state, and it is our hope that she may be the one chosen Qucen of all the others. CLUB MEETINGS Mr. B. 0. Williams, assistant state agent in club work, will assist Coun ty Agent Bowen during the next few days and April meetings will be held as follows: Mlaynaird, Thursday, April 13, 10:30 a. I. Zion, Thursday, April 1:3, 3:00 p. in. Ambler, Monday, April 17, 10:30 a. Im. Long Branch, April 17, 3:00 p. i. Every club member is expected to be present at these meetings. RECOVERIS FIOM WOUNDS Roy Gilstrap, who was, recently seriously cut in a general mixup and ight up on Cane Creek, has suffi ciently recovered to be able to be out. H. M. Morton, who is charged with doing the cutting and who was cldged in jail, is out oil $500 bond. UNIVERSAL CAR And remember-the low est first cost, the lowest upkeep and the highest resale value of any motor car ever built. HI0 i n aue Electric Starting stemr, demount rim- and non und -the Ford is the greatest ever produced cair of comfort, zi beauty. Reas dielivery. Terms I Iton, Jr.. kens CENTRAL NEWS ITEMS Couple That Put 0,yer April Fool Joke Ge Married. Mr. Vandever of Calhoun and Miss Esrie Kin- of Central were happily united in holy matrinony by Rev. J. W. Guy at the parsonage of the First Baptist church last Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. It will be well remembered by the Central peo pC that this is the couple that put the A;i:iI foul joke over on the, Cen tral p;eople on Saturdialy night the first dity of April. .l1r. and Mr's. Vanadever Icft imdiately for a trip to Washington, IBaltimore and N"V York. Their man,111y friends wish thei much joy and a long, happy life. Mr. J. 11. lhaimseur who has been very ill wit h flu, is much improved and will son be out again. Rev. J. W. Guy, the new minister at the First Baptist church, preached two most excellent sermons last Sun day. If tile two first serimion<4 are it Sample of what he can d0 the First Baptist may well congratulate itself on securing such a man. Mr. 11. E. Seaborn is still very sick ,f' flu. It is hoped by his many frienis that he will mon be ou4 again. -- tCentral high school won the seemnd place at the county field day meet last Saturday. Frank Clayton won first place in running hurdles. Nellie IHenderson and Gilreath Rowland won second 11(and third plat.c in the spelling contest. Central may Well be proud of her school records, crowded as we are for room and short on teachers. We have at wide awake set of trus tees, and they are working hard to put over a larger school program for next year than Central has ever had. Let's work together with them, for a greater school at Central. Mr. J. N. Morgivn has recently purchased a new Franklin car. It sure is a beauty and no doubt Mr. Morgan and his family will spend many pleasant hours motoring. DEATH OF MISS ELLA GRAVELY Mi~;s Ella Gravely, daughter of Mr. and lrs. lRich A. Gravely of the Holly Springs section, diil March 28. Aliss Gravely was eigfhteen years of age and a member of Oolenoy church. Her body was laid to rest in Holly Springs cemetery the inlay following death and the funeral will be preached the' third Sunday in May. MISS SARlAll A. CORBIN Miss Sarah Anne Corbin died at the home ef her sister in the Oolenoy section Wediesday of Iist wcek after an illness of only a few days. For some 30-odd yehrs she and three eot'e maiden sisters have madeul tir home( tolge'ther. D)uring this time they have beeni separtediti onily for a fewv (lays at a time. Their de v'otioni to each other'i was very mark.. edI a nd (exciteci much:1 favorable coim for' .Aliss (orin at t he Mmountain: Grove e(hurchi then da~y followin: hier dr( athi. 1Intermen'it f'ollowed ini f h After eii n lu'1i i n! a in'. :i (G'ls. vlb. s ii hima !hi mou~nInth fllwi an is .:lion fo- r ~appf It(nii r iis .\ilts \' ir i... hir na-n..: Iht i e tf !r jin it vices an: h b tluria tt t h in' 111at it'ro' liss i-uu1Ler walifth. year*shel and a th e ham-e-oIbihtprm 'i e. A 1 -:- in): Ehi)an and nurs./els mad.'.>Z the umusc ihienhat her atin hniuil livby in he yoenovid during hr at .-h waris an mte inay the innlito lia pt ing ahu cl.She di si. ,ive' ba m hiri danl iv c...he Mr. n. N.&t 51. ids,i died itern hoo pln y ittPtit hrc.ehri.sr SHORT ITEMS OF INTERES'T Picked Up Here and Thero-Locals and Otherwise. There will be a Sunday school at Bethlchem church next Sunday after noon at three o'clock. Everybody invited to conic. The play, "a couple of million," whIich was given with such great suetsrs in Liberty last Thursday night, is to be given again in Easley on iext Friday night, April 14, at the scheel auditorium. Since ficld day is over the people are now looking forward to the next big stop-Old Soldiers' Day, June -;rd. The U. D. C. havei already begun imaking arrangements to make this the vcry hest reunion ever held here. Dovn at the Pickens Drug Co. store i-, a stuffed wildcat that looks so much like a l've one that a fellow, approaches it with fear. This is one of' the niy wild eats caught by Ed Chastain and was, stuffed by a New York taxidermist. The three-weeks..old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Garvin McQueen of Liberty route 3, was claimed by death March 16. It was hard to give the sweet child up, but God knows best. Tho heart-broken parents have the sym-. pathy of all. A Friend. Don't forget the entertainment at Jethlehc m school hou se Thursday night, April 13, at eight o'clock. Songs, recitations, dialogues and string band Amsic. Everyone invited. Admission 10 cent.. Proceeds will go to help equip the niew schcol building. While in Pickens lnst Saturday State Superintendeuit of Education Swearingen made no statement in regard to rMnning for governor this year, but .is is generally believed that he will make the race. It is known that he has offers of strong s1pport. There will be an entertainment at Vinea.nold school house Saturday night, April 15. beginning at 8 o' elock. There will be drills, pantom il(s, a play, etc. The public is in vited and an admissionl fee of' 15 and 20 -cents will be charged for benefit of school. President I-arding has nominated Mr. J. Ed Folger to be postmaster at Easley to succeed Mr. A. G. King. Mr. Folger is a son of the late Alonzo M. Folger, so long postmaster at Easley, and has had much experienceo in the postoffice .ork. He is a good man and will make a goodl postmaster. The mainy Pickenis friends of the R1ev. E.X T.' I odges wvill be dlclightedl to knew thIat he has recoveredl from a fong andi rermious ill nessi. I Jo was fomerly p'st or of Grace Methodist chure here iat ad o more U' popular pais to:' or el i::, n ever mnadet his hine in irl:< .. 'l :'. II l ges is no0w pastor of a vih aet ii C'olumbia. 'The s !! tifm -.les of the lKeowee Paon;c:'devuertiwe:! to run for three da: slaa t i lasted only one (lay bsesoau- t h supfly of fish were' all .gsn thI ie m hst day. D)r. I .w is r'egrets 1 t1 he eiu. n1( ot suply~ all the calls f'r th< a ih . Ho, wever' ai ne0w 51 supy of thle mild fish wvas ordered and camec inl Monday. Mend~say, was the first time Pick < ns ha~s evi r bieen visited( by a wo mano' Iaw. ::s r. Al iss M'dahel Charles, ani o atts n.v fr.m Gr enville, was h1w th:n site ''ngaged ini a reference m151l 5.1urt *wiricils spo(ke in the high 5et t tt rm f her legal * abilit'y. In ' Va ihtiule ai distinct impr~iessionl hen-s. WVhife lady lawyers are a nIv :: b: thiis state now it will be t hat w.ay < uly a fewv years. Tfh- lFort PrIince'( George ('hapter. I). A. R. and the Pickens' chapter ' I . ID. s. have each responded' to the (1a11 for' contributions to the "Wood row WVilsonm Foundlation." This Is to be it gr'eat memorial to the greatest living American, and it is a source of gratification to these local patri otic' societies that cach has been en abledl to "do0 its bit" for so wvorthy a ('nnU5