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4*, UN4M s 64 44, PICKENS-THE GEM OF HE FOOTHILLS PAP ++++44+4444COUNT~'A, A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE VOLUME 52-NUM1BER . PICKrNS, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1922. CENTRAL LOCAL NEWS Democratic Club lects Lady Dele gates-Card Frdm' Postmaster. The Central Democratic Club met last Saturday at ten o'clock and re organized and elected officers and del eCates to the county convention. J. H. Ramseur was elected chairman, F. B. Morgan, vice chairman; E. L. Hen derson was elected county executive committeeman. B. E. Allen, T. T. Arnold and Leslie Morgan waselect ed club executive *committee. B. E. Allen, W. L. Dickson and R. G4 Gaines, Jr., was elected enrollment committee. Delegates to the con vcnticn were elected as follows: Ladies-Meslames J. H. Ramseur, J. T. Gassaway, P. L. Ezeli, S. R. Kel ley, B. E. Allen. The men were: T. . Werner, B. J. Johnston, W. T. 'arle, J. H. Hicks and R. G. Gaines, r. Each delegate is to send or ap point one in their place in case they can't go themselves. The following resolution was adopt ed: Whereas, the National and state ocvernment Has deemed it wise to grant to the ladies the power to vote, and, whereas, no ladies attended our club meeting; Therefore be it resol ved by the male members of the club that we urge the ladies to attend our club meetings, our campaign speak ing and vote in the . election this summer, and that a copy of this be published in The Sentinel. E. L. Henderson, Committeeman. Mr. and Mrs. J. 1[. Ramsur motor ed to Asheville last week end. Tom Folger motored to Asheville last week en( to see his mother who is in the hospital thcre. The new jail and town hall is near N ing comllction, and when one is put in it he may say "Farewell vain world, I am going home." L. H-. Bowling made a business trip to Charlotte last week. Mrs. Folger is very much improved to the delight of a host of friends here. Mr. H1. E. Seaborn, i- wife. and little Earle Seaborn Jr.. went to Greclnvillc last Sunday to spend the (lay with Atty. J. H. Price. "The Shifter Club" at Central is thriving Many mcmbers Joihed last wc ck. , Fio. Mc. D. Weims lead the sing ing at the First Baptist church last Sunday night. Pi of. Weims will re turn later in the suninier and teach a ringing school and sing for- a revival m ecting. Mr. and Mrs. Will Rochester of Richmond, Va., spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wor sham and Mrs. Rochester, his mother. Mrs. J. P. Worshan entertained last Monday p. n. in honor of Mrs. Will Rochester of Richmond Va. Mr. A. A. Pearson and family mlctcred te Greenville last Sunday to spend the day with Mr. Pearson's parents. Central walloped Pickens 12 to 5 last Satnirday afternoon on tihe Cen tral ball groundl. The "Fans'' were much in evidencee at the game, Cenl tral is planning for one of the best teams ini tihe league. Mr's. Mary D~udley of Florence is visiting her brother and sister here, Mr's. B. E. Allen and Mr'. F. B. Mor' galn. Mir. and Mrs. B E. Allen andc Mr. and Mirs. F. B. Mor'gan and Mr's. Dud!cy mlotoredl to Gireenville last Sunday to visit Car'l More-an. ds the Post Offire D~epeiment has ysked all poCst eflice employees to c.bsI ye postal imlprovemenlet wee'(k fror' May 1 to 8, I want. to ask any one ,who has aniy suggestionl, eriti ' c(ism, or' commliendation for' thle iml priov'emenot of thle postal service firom this office to kindly hland .samle to i he postmaster or car'riers dur'ing the wecek. Our Motto: Harmony, loyalty, co operiation and1( efficiency. Now if thlis impr'ovement week is g~cceI for thle postal service at lai'g aind 0111 office locally, we holieve tilet sutch1 a week( would be goodl t'm ourl town~ and commI)u nity. In order to get the best out ol this im-:Eovleent wecl we wvill hav< a get together meetinig: at tile schioo house Monday nlight at Eight o'clock 'May 1, 1922. All are aor'dially invitet to attend, both ld and 11( young and w< S will try and hlave you entel'tained b: some1 good talks abouj what you ar< Ixpcted to do, and some goodl music COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVEN.. , TION. County Democratic conventions all over the state will be held Monday, May 1, at the county seats. It is always important that citi zens take interest in these convention, but this year it aippears exceedingly important. Never has the state needed leaders of the right kind more than it needs them this year. It appears that much important business will come before the state c.onvention in Columbia and Pickens county must see that it is represent ed by strong men able to take part in the convention which this caunty 4eserves. DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING A meeting of the Pickens Demo-. crv.tic club was held in the c.ourt house Saturday at 3 o'clcek p. n., April 22nd, for the purpose of organ izing for 'the year -1922-1924. The meeting was callcd to order by W. E. Finley. The fellowing officera were clectcd: W. E. Finley, president; J. E. Boggs, vice president, and G. G. Christopher, secretary. A Committee of Registration was elected consisting of Frank McFall, J. C. Carey and H1. A. Townes. The Executive Committee elected were 0. T. Ilinton, W. T. Bates and J A. H. Townes. C. L. Cureton was elec.ted as coun ty Executive Committeeman. Delcgates to the county convention t0 be held in Pickens of Monday, May 1st, were chosen as follows: W. T. Bates, 'r D. .Bates, G. G. Christopher, 0. T. Hinton, I. T. Hal lum, W. W. Aiken, J. E. Boggs, F. V. Clayton, W. E. Finley, Frank Wel born, C. L. Cureton, James Morgan, John M. Brazeale, R. L. Hames, J. H. Earle, C. E. Robinson, 0. C. Keith, R. A. Bowen, A. S. Porter, J. T. Tay ler, T. A. Bowen, R. E. Lewis, N. A. Christopher, J-. A. H. Townes, J. D. Yongue, Gary Hi'ott, J. M. Stewart and J. C. Jennings. Each delegate Wats given the privil ege of appointing his substitute inl Case he could not attend the conven tion. S. S. CONVENTION On Sunday afternoon, April 10, a (listrict Sunday School Convention for Christians of all denominations was held at Salem Church. On account of the inclement weather a number cf schools were not represented that probably would have been had tile weather been favorable. However, every speaker was piesent an( a very interesting and helpful program was carried out. The address "How to Welcome a Better Teanher," by Prof. W. S. Morrison of Clemson was es pecially enjoyed. For years, Prof. Morrison has been giving a part of -his time to Sunday pehlool wvork, andl he has been heard at numbers of Pickens county conventions, lie grows wvith the wvork. The address by Prof. Ernest Goodwvin, of Central "Howv to build up our Sunday School'' wavs full of helpful suggestions for the betterment of our Sunday Schools. TO THE SUNDAY SCHOOL WVORK FRS OF SOUTH C2AROLIN A The White Hause, Washington, ID. C. "The properly condlucted Sunday school seemfs to me to be ai very~ im pcertant feature of religious wvork, be cause it serves the ycun~g people at a tim wlQ~hen they ar~e most im press icnlel and, particularly, b~ecaluse it afltordsl them opp~ortunity for an inl timate acquaintance with that mionu menlt. of splendid literature, thle Bible. BothI as literature and as inspiration, the Bible has a value wvith whichl no *ith r wvork can be0 com~lpar'ed, and ertry activity that e xpands( and pop.. uhiries the knowledge of it is ox vleed Waneniti (G1 . Harin~iig, 'rt iden of the Uniited States. T0 jert l 'r~ince GeQorge Chlapter D. :\. R. will hol its next meeting a he homce of Mrs. J. F". Banister I, iabhrty \n Tuesday. May 2. An il int sin0- progr'am3 has been ar rangej' andv ai full attendcance is ex 3 1.nd( v.t e w allI be thlere, Respectfully, C. G. Rowland, P. M. At the request of a number of people we are publishing in part the sermon on the Boll Weevil, which was recently delivered at Cross Roads church by the pastor, Rev. D. W. Hiott. A BIBLE RECEIPT TO RID THE CQUNTRY OF THE BOLL WEEVIL. * * * * * * * * * * Text: "If my people whidh * * are called by my name shall * * humble themselves and pray, * * and seek my face, and turn * * from their wieced ways, then " * will I hear from heaven and will * forgive their sins, and heal their * * lands."-2nd Chronicles, 7th * * chapter, 14th verse. * * * * * * * * * * * In the dedication of the temple' at Jerusalem Soloinonl interceded for the people of God, and begged God fer mercy for the people, who might commit sins in the future. By ref erence to the 6th chapter of Second Chronicles, and reading from the 260th through the 30th verses inclus ive, he makes mention of certain things he prayed God to deliver thcm from; always making mention Cf the fact always understood that thc people would repent of their sins and beg forgiveness. So after Solo man's prayer ended God appeared to him in the night time and said, "Solomon, I have heard thy prayer. Now if I shut up heaven, that there be no rain, or if .1 command the lo cust to devour the land or if I send pestilence among the people, then if my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked way, then will 1 hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will lle their land." Many times God's people have for gotten Him and forsaken Him and have gone away after other gods, became proud or self -reliant de. pending upon their own power and resources to carry them along in the world, leaving God almost out of their thought and ways. In Malachi third chapter and seventh verse, God brings a serious charge against the people, saying, "Even from the days of your fathers ye have gone away from my ordinances and have not kept them. Now if you will return unto me and I will return unto you." You have been robbers an(d you want to know why I call you robbers. "Ye have robbed me," saith the Lord, "in tithes and in offerhigs. Now for your sins ye are cursed, this whole nation is cursed." I-ow were they cursed? The devourer was sent upon the land to destroy the crops. God says to the p~eople, bring ye all tihe tithes into the storehouse that there may1 be meat in mine house and prove mle no0w herewith, says the Lord of hosts, if I wvill not open you the win (lows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be rooma enough to receive it, and I will rebuke the detvourer' for your sake and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your v'ine east off fruit before the t ime in the field, saith the lerid of hosts, and all na tions shall call you blessed for y'e shall be a (delightsome land saith the Lord of hosts." The people are now saying, by their acts, "Lord, we he lieve that, hut we want you to bless us5 first. We are nott quite wvilling to trust you. But if you will trust. us first and lbring us the blessing thenm we will bring you the o;ffering.'' There are many of God's church t reasurys empty-no meat in thle hou.se. Anmd tihe minister wh'Io mlinl'ters to them in spiritual things are liv ing from hand to mouth, niot knowing: what will he tile oultcomle or where thle meat and bread shall comlle from, whlenl God has: erinIal t hat they wh'lo prleach the Cospm! sho~ I live of' tihe Gospel. Whenever God's~ peole Vo away from Him, lhe desires that thley shall return. He says, ''Return unto1, mae, oh, backsliding childIren -et urnm, andl I will heal your backs dinl." But sometimes lhe has to) send(1chastise ment upon them to humble them andl bring thenm back to him. T1he awful World Wa. wvas sent upon the people. If God did not send~ it he allowed( it to come. The German army ad, nonaicanny whip (IL SERMON ped England and France. The American soldiers entered the war. Yet with all their power of endur ance and bravery, the German army was still victorious, until that great Christian statesman, Woodrow Wil son, president of the United States, called upcn the nation to observe the (lay of feasting and prayer. They gathered in their churches all over America and prayed that'God would bring the war to an,' end. A signifi cant fact is that after that day the German army never gained anotlier victory. Yet our people were not humbled. They took up the cry, "'We have. whipped the German army." The statement was in eve-: paper that the 27th and 30th divis ions broke the Hin(lenburg line and crushed the German army. But no; using cur boys as his instruments, Ged broke the Hindenburg. line and crushed the German army in answer to the prayers of His people. And yet we were not humbled. God sent the influenza among our people. They (lied by the hundreds and by the thousands. Left homes desolate and thousands of people in tears, be fore the people Would come back to God. Thcn came a period of prosperity such ts the world has never before seen. The man with his home paid for anl his wife and children happy, went crazy for riches. Sold his small home, purchased a larger one, bought more mules, more fertilizer, plowed deep, and the cry was, "We can make cotton rain or no rain." Cotton at .10e per pound, ran our people crazy, and now they have planted more acerage, borrowed money from the banks, invcsted in more land, planted more cotton and inten(led to get rich in a year. We saw millions just ahead of us. And in the midst of our pro.s)crity, lo and behold, God is for gottcn. The boll weevil appeared, the drought appears, and there is scarce ly a half of crop of cotton made and ahlost starvation prices even for that and our whole country is in. an em harrat.sISd condition financially. Will we turn to God and seek forgiveness by rI'penting of our wrongs and tak ing God into our homes and into our life and into our government and nation? Or will we continue to shut Him out and risk the consequences? Let us get down in the dust of hu mility and pray-not simply say prayers, really ask God from the. depths of our hearts for the gorgive ness of our sins and for the blessings that wc need, and the promise that all our needs shall be supplied through riches of grace in Christ Jesus. God doesn't promise to give us outr wants, but our real needs. Let us, seek God's face, God's fav-or, God's presence, God's mercy, God's love, forsaking our wicked wvays. getting back to the old paths, andl wvalk therein and wve shall find rest for our souls, when we humble our selves and prafy andl seek God's face and turn away fr-om all our wicked wvays. Then we hav'e the assurance er God himself and that he wvill for die our sin and heal our land. We must repint of nmany glatrinfli sins. The gambling craz(' among outr pedople, the dlescer'atio jof) th'' holy' Sablhath day. There is doubt les.s nmore montey spent for l)'easure' tidling2. on the SabbathI days of each tmcnth than ther-e is paid into the'. tr'eary of our' Lord ini all the chultrlhes in the same le'ngtht of time. And yet the cry is "'hardl times,'' and motney is so scarce we must begin to econem ize and curtail our1 ex penses and the first cut made is tgenerally maide on c-hurch ex penses--robblinlg God. Ilow to ge~t id (If the dlevou ret'. the b'oll wel'vil: Godl's people must hiarbtle themnselv'es, must pray, be itn e''aest, he' willingi to make' any sac WVIcn weI pray ini aret weMt pra ~hy way for his glotry. We musiIt sc-ek God's facee, G;od's favor, not nman's Cavet-. Sometimcs by seeking the faiver of men we brtitng upon us the frewn~' of' God. Turning awvay from all cut' wicked ways, whatever may be wr'ong in our lives, in our homes, in out- chur'ches, in our state, or na tion, we must forsake the wrong and turn. to God, and his assurance is that lhe wvill fot'givc our sin a heA our land. PRLrhaps the worid has never need ed to come back to God more than ttlay, for surely there never has been imcre wickedness in .the world. Murders, homilcides, su'eides, rob beries, and othcr fearful sins being coinmitted on every hand by the secre and by the hundreds. Among the poor, middle classes and is run ning riot in the highest circles of society. Even in outr government men in high official capacity are de nying the divinity of Christ and com mitting such fearful sins that the wom ld stands aghast at the corrup ticn in high places. We sometimes Wondcr if even the government itself can (ut much longer, for When the wicked rule, the earth mourn, and God said to israel, ' "lkwai e that thou forgct not the Lord thy God in not keeping i His connandments and his judg ments and His statutes, for I havo led thee through great and ter riblo wilderness, wherein were firey s(erpcuts and scorpions and drought. I fed thee with mannn." Now if you say in your heart that my power anl my might have gotten me w alth, when Ged gave you the p.-Wer 'and gavc you the power to in erease that wealth, that you forget I-im and turn away from IHim, that as a nation we may he destroyed as cther naticns before us have been destroyed who have forgotten and turined away from God. Read Deut. 8th chapter. Now inl conclusion. What must we do to get God to forgive our sin and heal our land ? First. Humble ourselves. Second. Pray. Third. Seek God's face. Fourth. Turn away from our wicked wiy';s. Fifth. Turn into the treasury of our Lord one-tenth of all our income. .GIREAT MIECORD FOlt PICKENS. COUNTY The Pickens Iligh School won third place in the Piedmont track iet alt Clemsonm College last. Saturday an I not thc Walhalla school, as waS stated in several stories of the meet. This error wass called to the atten tion of the press by Van Clayton, county superintendent of' educntion for Pickens. It is a matter of pm ide to every resident of the "state of Pickens" that While there werre schools from eight counties in the contest at Clen son Pickenls County captured two thirds of all the points. The total numnber of points registercd was 90 and the'*schools of Pickens county scored (0, or twiCe, ats mnany as did the teams from all' the other seven IEIUNION OF STUDENTS PICK ENS FIlRST SCIOOL A plan is on foot to 1hohl a reuim ton at Pickens some time in May of all Ilivin': putpits who~ attended the first Pickens publ)1ii. school. The first public5 school in IPickenis wats taught in 18@9 h~y Prof. I luph McICainm. Th'Ie ol hcuse wvhere it war Iiught is hnow. Stihaine: just be'hbel' ihe) re ice of Mr . E. 11. Cia i buit wvill be likely; Ib to'rn awayi lhe \Mv. .J. C . Jennii;-: sa4ys lhe he practical; v Iry\livig pupl;; wh 4 aittenedi thie cdl s'hool(an Ohe 4 f'ives thnm a-: fol lows: D)r. John ('o lisle, of Gree nville, Attoinney Adonm Clark Welhorn, oi Gre'( n'.illet; Aliss Ashlie Iloillings wo'trtht (now Mrs. M. F. Ansell), of Greenv ill14; Mr i. John lipr, of Gri emnvilh*; W. Tv. Griffini ofGen vle; l'rank G. M aubl(in, of Greeun vill' Ivy M. Maulblin, of Columbia; I)r. L. G. (hayton, of Central; Dr. I. i'l .rns'aw, .J. M . Welhorn, M. .1. Wilhbru, in Saiv illa Welh~orn JT d. . llain , i. Salli Cae Aloi- V(aMao dn o Mrs. Wl~g>,.. .\F. Ket. .IsorJP. ary Th J. eaubinl Meig~ Hthe t Mautl r'eadl paper in JPickens county is na t uirnlly the h)O5: ndvertising med'4iumf. LIBERTY WINS AGAIN Carries 0(f Honors in Piedmont Meet -Calhoun 2nd-Pickens 3rd. Clemson College, April 22.'-Fea tured by the slashing of four state high school' records and the tying of two others, the'Piedmont Oratori cal and -Athletic. association held its fifteenth annual track meet-on Riggs' Field here this afternoon, Lity high school won flrst place with 21 points. During the afternoon four state high sch3ol records were smashed and two tied. Cdrter New man, of Calhoun-Clemson broke two os t ev. io ian the-880 yards in 2 in mute", 6 3-5 seconds, breaking the tid ''amd of 2 minutes 11 3-5 sec. in the .140 he broke the old record 1 .1-5 hy running this race in 52 8.5 wend. Wiell vaulted 11 feet, four and ota huf inches, breaking the old reem a' ofIt in feet, nine inches, Albre d, of Pickns, put the shot 10 8.1 ineb-e more than the old record of 12 feet one inch. Brown of Gaffney won first in the 10; yard dash and the low hurdles Vnd ti d Cw record in each All ef these records are certified by Dr. E. J. Stewart, Clemson track coach. Distances were measured with a i'teel teve and several watches wer'e usedi tiin, acordillg to amn Icur athletic regulations. The leadint: idividual scorer was Newrann, cf Clemson-Calhoun, who hesitks breaking two records, scored all fifteen points which won seccnd plice for his scllol. Other high scores were: O'Dell, of Liberty, II; Brown, of Gaffney, Blum, of Lib.rty and Allgood, of Pickens, 10 each; ard Unhnicr, of Central, 8. Scores of others schools besides the two leaders were Picke-ns, 13; Galy ney and Central, 10 each; Greenville, 7. Laurens, .1; Woodruif and Greer, 8; Easley, 1; Westminster and Andler son 1-2 each, - Schools failiiv: to score wetre HIon'a Path, Ivat. I'end leton, Hastoe, .litonl and Valhalla. The neet ws con ducted by Dr. F. J. Stewart and mem - bers of the Cleison1 faculty, asAisted by th( Tiger track team. Every event was smoothly and efficiently run an11d the meet was hig'hlIysuce.vss ful. Othcr Evonts Included. 100-yard r'un, Brown, Gaffney,'first, tine, 10 2-5 seconds; Tidwell, Laureas secolld; Barlsdatle, Lau rens, third. Running high jumi, Blumi, Liberty, heigth. 5 feet 8 inches, first; O'Dell, of Lilier(y, second; Meeks, of Ander sonm, and England, of Westin inster, tied thind. 8810 yard run, Newinan, Clemson. (Calhoun, first, time 2 minutes,'6 3-5 seIetnds; Gain(es, Greenville, second 1-8; Bruce, Greenillte, third. Discus, Pa'lmer, Central, first, drs tance, 1.1:8 foict; AlIlgood, Pickenw., secondt; A. damPis, P'ickenis th irdl. '220.-yardt~ dash, Newmnan, Clemson Catlhotun, Iirast, time, 23 3-5 seconds; Swvink<. W\oodru'~ff, secondl; Adamtns, of Pole vau tlt, O'Del1l, Liberty,, first,, he igth !! f1 t -*.1 1-2 inches. Allgood, Pickes. Unh's, SeneenS, tiedl for see ('1ndt1( an thirdo place. . S1)0 leow hnri idlecs, B rown, Glafiney, flis, t ime In 1 - seconds; Miller, G( ist:'.ill. s'econd ; CIarson, Central, third. Ru nni ng broad jumnp. Blumn, 1Liberty fir st, d istante 20 fr et, 2 iin'hes, O'dell Liht( ity, second~t; Finley, Eaisle'y, thirdt. *fW-ymi d run, Newman, Clemson. Calheuon, fi rst, time 52 :1-5 sceonls; Adamns, GreI nville. ia s'ond; Adams of P'ickens third. Shio t .ut, Al'oed , P i ckens, first, dlisftancee 4'2 IE (, Il 3-'I iniches. Piil tral, thind. .( IIC WINS ORIATIOlICAL. prisenoting the Cal h a 1 ho, won thie fifte('n - , i sIa ce. ntest of the H'I ii d Athletic ats t a Ismsai College last .: niht, spuk ing~ onl the sub cit, "The Mani t hey Catn not Forget.'' 'iInd pI SIOIwas w(n biIy H arry IX rin if Gree'cr and third place by l.oti;: Seaiborni of Wal hallIa. Nine I cini schools wer'e( repre~isen'tedl. This is the se: ond tinme in succession the Camlhoun -C~~l5mon school has won this With this issue of The Senthln~ the paper enters its lifty-second year. *