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PICKENS-THE GEM * OF THE FOOTHILLS --PAPER OF PICKEN5 ____ ____ ____COUNTY A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE VOLUME 25-NUMBER 7 PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE8 1922. 1 A YA REUNION WAS BIG SUCCESS. 7,000 People Do Honer to Pickens " County Veterans. A crowd of approximately 7,000 people attended the twentieth annual reunion of Confederate veterans of Pickens county in Pickens last Sat urday, June 3. Forty-five veterans were here. This was probably the most suc ecssful reunibn ever held in the. coun ty. While the crowd was somewhat smaller than for the two years pre ceding, the program was most ex cellent, the spirit of the people was fine and everything passed off smooth ly The exersises begtn with a parade headed by Mayor Cureton and Col. Rion McKissick, speaker of the day, in an automobile, followed by the bandl. Next came automobiles carry ing the veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy, followed by tit National Guard Company .of Easley. Judge T. J. Mauldin presided at the mce'ing in the court house. Rev. D. W. Hiott offered the invocation and Mrs. Gary Hiott extended a cordial welcome to the veterans and others rn behalf of the Pickens Chapter U. D. C., under whose auspices the reun ion was held. Judge Mauldin next intrcduced Mr. Rion McKissick, editor of the Greenville Piedmont, who de livered the principal address of the occassion. Mr. McKissick made one of the best addresses ever heard at a similar oc casion here. It was not one of those oratorical outbursts of meaningless words, but was an address chock full of information, interest and inspira tion. He paid an eloquent tribute to the Confederate chiefthins and pri vates and eited authorities to back him up in his eulogies. He declared that the Southern army fought for a righteous cause and showed that his tory is vindicating the principles ad vccated by the Confederacy. He de nounced the tendency of centraliza tion of government in this country and praised the constitution of the Confederate States of America as the most progressive document of its kind in the world's history. The Sentinel cannot do justice to Mr. McKissick's address here. We hope to publish it in full at an early date. After the address Crosses of Honor were pinned on three ConfedJerate veterans. Miss Cleo Hallums gave a delight ful reading in a most charming man ner. Miss Hallum is a daughter of Prof. and Mrs. R. T. Hallum, a talen ted young lady and a graduate of G. W. C. Mrs. T. J. Mauldin made a short but highly interesting talk to the, veter ans, telling them something of what the saw of interest to them when she recently visited Richmond, once capital of the Confederacy. She told cf South Carolina's room :n the Con federate relic building at Richmond, and asked that those who may have relics of Civil war times give the relics into the keeping of the local Daughters of the Confederacy for the relic room which was recently estab lished in the Pickens court house. The picnic dinner which was served in the court house grove by the local Daughters and friends was all that could be desired and its arrangement was perfect. At this dinner were the veterans, members of the National Guard Company, the Daughters and a few specially invited guests. In the afternoon the National Guard Company gave some exhibition drills which were grcatly enjoye.l by thousand(s of spectators.. All during the (lay excellent and :n s'-ing music was furnished by the Mihl Mill Cone.'rt band cf Greenville This is one of the besit ban-ls that EVer vi'!itedl Piektns. The airnlatnc of Jchnscn& Vn lliam Se . w'a s here and gave semne wonder ful exhibitions iii the air. Many stunts~ werye performed and a large Inbe-r.f visitors took~ ridles in the i:!ane. All togethcr it was one ci the mnott dllightful andI heliifui occassions in the h'story of Pickens. Too much crevdit cannct be given the Pickens~ U. D. C. for this ple' ant and succes. ful dIay.. These lad ith were untiring ini the~ir efforts to make the (lay pleasant for the people generally and especial ly to do honor to the Confederate veterans. and the plaudits of a grate ful people must show the Daughters that their work is appreciated. After the regular program 'n the court house had, been concluded the veterans held a business meeting at which several resolutions were dis cused and adopted. An account of this meeting will be published next week. SHORT TERM OF COURT Court Is still in session Wednesday mcrning, although business has been practicrally completed. Adjournment is likel; sometime Wednesday. About th Irty vir'stors of the prohibition lawv plead gn..y and were g~ven senten ces of varying degrees. All jurors were dismissed Monday afte-noon, but several pleas of guilty were ac V cepted Tuesday. Judge Mauldin pre sided and Solicitor Smoak was on hand. On account of its typesetting machine being broke down The Sen tinel cannot give the complete court proceedings this week, MANY NEW CANDIDATES Prcsent Indications Point to Merry Campaign this Summer. Well, boys, business is beginning to pick up among candidates for public office in Pickens county and it looks like we are going to have a big time this summer. Thewell known politi cal pot which has been' simmering for several weeks shows indications of soon reaching' the boiling point. A glance at the candidates' column in The Sentinel this week will disclose several new entries which will be of considerable interest throughout the county. Hon. Fred H. Dominick is announ ced for reelection to congress. Mr. Dominick has made a good congress man and F; frfnds do not believe he can be defeated this year. Hon. Jubal Williams is asking for reelection to the legislature, and Mag istrate J. M. Garret of Liberty is also a candidate for the legislature. Keith G. Allgood of Easley is a candidate, for supervisor, as is also Henry M. Phillips, a prominent farn er of near Easley. Capt. Elias Day is in the race for probate judge. J. A. Finley asks for reelection as county commisrici I r and James J. herd is also running for this office. Presrective Candidatcs Friends of J. H. Earle, Esq., of Pickens are urging him to enter the race for state senate. A friend of Mr. Earle statctl tc; The Sentinel Tuesday that they had strong hopes of persuading him to make the race. A. John Boggs is also frequently spoken of as a candidate for the sen dte, but we have heard no statements from him in regard to it. E. Foster Keith, ex-auditor, is being nenticned as a candidate for the state house of representatives. Friends of Ex-Supervisor James B. Craig are trying to get him in the race for supervisor. T. A. Bowen, who has been thinking of making the race for supervisor, has announced 'hat he will not make the race. W. D. Griffin, of Easley, had de :ided to make the race for probate judge, but upon the entrance of his ellcwtownsman Capt. Elias Day into the race Mr. Griffin withdrew. There is still some talk of Senator McCravy making the race for con gress. There are probably other prospec tive candidates throughout the county which we have not heard of. HELPED US OUT The Sentinel has been badly handi !ipped this week on account of its typeseting machine being out of !ommissicn all day Tuesday. This makes us a little late in publishing the paper this week. If it had not been for the assistance of Mr. McConnell, linotype machinist of the Greenville News, the machine would be out of commission yet. Af ten working all night on his job at the News Mr. McConnell came right on to Pickens early Wednesday morn ing and within a short time after his arrival here had everything in perfect working order. The Sentinel hereby confers upon Mr. AgcConnell the hon erary and deserved degrees of A. G. and K.-B. L. M., which means accom modating gentleman and king-bee lin otype machinist. BALL GAMES Following are results of games played 'n the Pickens County Texrlc league last Saturday. At Liberty: Liberty 14, Ickens J. A t Easley: Gilenwood 4, Vice 3. .At Central: Central 11 Easley Mill Glenwcod is le-ading the league andI has;n't h s,. a gamc. Pieckens is tail cend(ing the league andl hasen't wvon game'. CIHLDRENS D)AY AT PLEASANT GROVE. Pleasant Grove Sunday school wvill chserve the second Sunday in June as children's clay. An elaborate prog ram will be carried cut by the chil dren, su~pplementedl with some good music. by the choir. Mr. T. 0. Lawvton has promised to be present and make a talk after the recitations are over. That Mr. Law ton is among the biggest public spirit cdl men in the state is too well known to wvarrant comment. After dinner, which will be served on the ground, local and visiti'ng musicians will entertain the audience. Let everybody come and bring wp)l filled baskets. MR. NELSON AT SECONA R1ev. R. W. Nelson will preach pt Sceona chuveh thea fourth Sunday night in June. Mr. Nelson preached in Pickens county many years ago and has many friends here who will be glad to see him again andi hear him preach. His home now is in An derson county. AT CROSS ROADS CHURCH The pastor of Cross Roads church will preach a sermnon on Discipline next Saturday afternoon. All mem bers urged to be present and bring Bibles. COUNTY CAMPAIGN SPEAKINGS Eight Mcetings Arranged By Com mittec-Assess, Candidatts Later The executive committee of the Pickens County Democratic conven tion met Monday and arranged the following schedule of meetings for the county candidates: Easley, Tuesday, August 15. Liberty, Wednesday, August 16. Central, Friday, August 18. Six Mile, Monday, August 21. Antioch, Wednesday, August 23. Pumpkintown, Thursday, August 24 Dacusvflle, Friday, August 25. Pickens, aturday, August 26. The committee also established a new voting precinct at Maplecroft Mill at Liberty, and decided to have two voting places at Pickens, Easley and Liberty in order to take care of the expected increase of voting due to women voting. A committee was appointed to as sess county candidates at a later (late when some idea could be had of how many candidates will offer for elec tion. The more candidates there are the less the assessment will be on each one. JOEL H. MILLER DEAD. Jcel H. Miller, one of the, best known and most prominent citirens of Pickens county, died at his home in the Cedar Rock section early last Friday morning after a brief illnss. M,r. Miller had served P'vhen,s county as a mcmber of the state house of reprcscntatives and always cook an etive interest in phi.'cs and was much inter ved in the vet. terment of farming conditions. The decea:sed was. 65 years of age and is survived by his wife and the following children: William D. Mill er and Grayson Miller of Mobile, Ala., Mrs. A. W. Singleton, Mrs. Ora Maul din and Miss Ada Miller. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Useary of Greeiville and Mrs. Robert Knox of Easley. Funeral services were conducted by Rcv. W. C. Seaborn at Cedar Rock church Saturday. DR. CRENSHAW DEAD. Dr. J. M. Crenshaw, a prominent citizen and physician of Pickens coun ty, died at Liberty last week. His health had been bad for several years and while his death was not unexpcted it cast a pall of gloom in hundreds of home/.'here the faithful physician had ministered. Dr. Crenshaw was born and reared in the Oolenoy section of Pickens county and for years and years was the only physician in that section. He was 65 years old at the time of his death and is survived' by his wife and the following children: Dr. L. F. Crenshaw and Mrs. L. L. Hen drix of Greenville, Mrs. W. C. Smith and Miss Lois Crenshaw of Liberty. Funeral services and burial took place at Cross Roads church Satur day. JOHN H. BALLENTINE DEAD. John Hudson Ballentine died at his home near Central late Saturday afternoon, May 27. Mr. Ballentine had lived beyond the "three score and ten," but his life had been such a useful one that there had been ad ded many years of service. He serv ed thirty years as a deacon in the First Baptist church at Central. He was a good andl conscientious man, a law abiding citizen, wvhose ~influence andl interest were alwvays for the good of the community. The wvife of Mr. Ballentine wvas Miss Lou Russell and she with the following children sur vive: Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Mrs. J. WV. Hopkins and Hcnry Ballentine, of Central; Mrs. H. H. Barr, Easley; Robt H. Ballentine, Birmingham; Claude L.. Ballentine, Columbus, M iss Mrr. A. V. Hooks, Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. Hicrance J. Pope, Atlanta. The funeral services were at Central Mon dlay afternoon. MR. BURDIINE H UNT, OF TEX AS, 1S DEAD. The daily papers recently carried the announcement cf the (loath of Mr. Burdine Hunt, of San Antonio, Texas, which occurred, Saturday a week ago, and the. body wvas laid to rest on Monday, May 22. Mr. Hunt had been confined to the hospital a month on account of an automobile accident, which was the direct cause of his death. Mr. Hunt was b'4n in Pickans county and spent the early part of his life in Greenville and Pickens. He went to Texas the year 1868. Soon after going there he lost his eyesight. He made several visits back to the old home and frequently stopped over in this section with friends and relatives who are griev ed to learn of his death. Mr. Hunt was 75i years 01(1 and was a veteran of the Civil war. He leav es a sister, Mrs. William Price, who lives nine miles above Pickens, and several nieces and nephews in Greenville and Pickens counties. Peace to his memory. RIRTHDAY DINNER There will be a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. J. H. Hudson on Twelve Mile near Hagood mill the second Sunday in .June. Every body invited to come and bring well filled hnakes TRAINING SCHOOL PROGRAM School To Be Held at Easley Th< Week of July 2-7. Tentative program of Methodisi training school to be held at Easley July 2.7. Sunday Morning 11:15-Adidress by Dr. W. H Mills, professor of rural sociology Clemson College. 12:15-'Adjournment' for dinner. Sunday Afternoon 3:30-Classification, Miss Rutl1 Diggs. 3:45-Class period. "The Pupil," by Rev., Leo. D. Gillespie. "Beginners Organization and Ad mminstration," Mrs. L. P. Hanna. ("Teaching Process,") by Rev. J. P. Patton. ("Learning and Teach ing.") 4:35-Music and other forms of Recreation. Led by Marvin Grave ly. 4:50-Adjournment. Sunday Night 7.15-Devotional service, Rev. E. W. Mason. 7.30-Class period. 8:15-Recess. Music and Recrea tion, Rev. W. B. Justus. 8.25-Inspirational Address, "Pol, ity and Policy of Methodism" by Rev. J. C. Diggs. 9.00-Adjournment. Monday Evening 7.30-Devotional service led by Rev. W. E. Taylor. 7.45-Class period. 8.30-Address, Rev. J. M. Stead. man. 9.00-Class period. 9.45-Adjournment. Monday's schedule to be followed for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs Jay with the following to conduct the devotions, respectively: Revs. D. P. Hudson, J. C. Diggs and J. W. Pryor. Friday Evening 7.30-Devotional, Rev. W. i. Jus tus. 7.45-Class period. 8:30-Address, Hetnry Nelsor Snyder. 9.00-Awards; name of those wh< will take examination. 9.45-Adjournment. All lectures delivered by Rev. J M. Steadman to be on "Polity an Policy of 7dethodism;" Drs. Snyde1 and Mills on general subject o Religious Education, but given lat: tude of choice as to special topics. STATEMENT Statement of the Ownership, Man. agelment, Etch Required by the Act of Congress' of August 24 1912, of The Pickens Sentinel, pub. lished weekly at Pickens. S. C. for Anril, 1922. State of South Carolina, County of Pickens. Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Gary Hiott, who, having been duly sworn according to law, desposes and says that he is the manager of The Pickens Senti nel and the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, manage ment. etc., of the aforesaid publica tion for the date shown in the above caption: Publisher, Editor and Manager, Gary Hiott, Pickens, S. C. That the owners are: J. McD. Bruce, G. R. Hendricks, A. J. Boggs, T. J. Mauldin, Gary Hiott, E. H. Craig, all of Pickens, S. C., and I. M. Mauldin. of Columbia, S. C. That the known bondholders, mar t aget s, and other sec-urity holders cwing er holding 1 per cent or morc of total amount of bonds, mortga ges, or other securitice are: None Gary Hiott. Sworn to and subsc-ribed before me this 3lrd (lay of .June, 1922. Frank McFall, N. P. CARD) OF THANKS I dlesire to return my sincere thianks to those people wvho were' so kind ir getting the rolling chair for- me. AIst those who have helped me in othei wvays. I want you to consider this as a personal thanks for (ach of you as it is imposgible for me to see you~ face to face. After being confined te my room for six months you can im agine how glad I am to be out onec more. I value it highly and whal promptedl the act stIll more. May God's richest blessings rest upon eacl1 of you in whatsoever you undertake Carrie Few. McCOLL WON The Six Mile academy and McCol baseball teams played in Florence last Friday for the high school base ball championship of the state and McColl won by the close score ofa to 2. Three thousand people sau the game. Six Mile had won th< championship of upper South Caro lina. The Six Mile boys are to bi congratulatedl upon their fine recor< this year. COMMITTEE ON HOSPITALITY Brethren from a distance wishinj assistance in reaching the Sunda: School convention at Secona churci the thirdl Saturday, will write to A A. Moon, B. F. Freemanor D. A. All g-ood at Pirkenm. PICKENS WOMAN'S RECORD Has 3 Living Scrs Who Served In Conftlerate Army. In the daily papers throughout the state last week appealed ar ticles mentioning the fact that Mrs. Olivia Posser, 94 years old, of Or angeburg, was a visitor in Darling.. ton during the recent Confedcrate veterans' rounicl,' and in the & - ticle appearcd this paragraph: "Orangeburg holds an honer of the only Ccnfcderate veteran's mo.her in Scuth Carolina in the persen of Mrs. Pocser." Everyone will congratulate Orange burg upon having this distinguished lady as a citizen within its borders and ne one would attempt to dim the glory attached hereto. However, in order to keep history and the record straight it is neces sary te correct a part of the story. Mrs. Alzata Foster, now living in the Peters Creek scetion of Pickens county, is the mother of three living Confederae v't: 1 ans, probably the world's record. Mrs. Fcster was re cently given efficial 1 ecognition by the Dauglha;crs of Confederacy and presented with a gold bar cf honor. Her sons who served in the Cen federate army and who are now liv ing are Rev. J. E. F( str, who scrv d in Co. B, 37th Virg'nia calvary; R. B. A. Fester cf this county and C. M. Foster of Wesninstei who served in Co. D, 1st S. C'. state troops. Mrs. Ferter is 98 years of a rc and L'osses wonderful faculty of senses and mind. All honor to be.4 A CURIOSITY IN COCKLE BURS Mr. Henry Pike in a letter to The Sentinel says: A short time ago you publisher an item in the county paper about the fertile soil of Crow Creek. Now I have found something in this community which is a real curiosity to me and all others who have seen it. On the 30th day of May while plowing on the farm of Mr. D. H. Alexander, which is the farm where I live, I found a cockle bur plant with eleven full grown cocele burs cn it. The plant grew up this spring and is about fifteen inches high. Every farmer knows that cockle burs do not mature until late in the 1 fall just before frost. The burs or this plant were just like the one: found in the fall of the year. Ii anyone else has ever seen grown cockle burs in May I would like to hear from them. SINGING AT SIX MILE There will be an all day singing at Six Mile Baptist church on the third Sunday in June. We are expecting some visiting singers and we hope to have a great dav in song service. Everybody is cordially invited to come And bring along your song books and dinner baskets. AND THEY WERE, TOO Greenville News, June 3. The "state of Pickens" is preparing to outdo itself today on the cccasion of Jeff Davis' birthday. A wireless last night from GH, the wireless broadcasting station of The Pickens Sentinel, declared that every house hold between Eastotae and Easley wvould be represented in the celebra tior The Democratic club heoks wvhich arc~ Vtupp(sed to he (peen Jlune (I for cnrollme nt of voters hlave not y(et. ar rive.I Mtsrs. L.. C. TPhernley and Ernest .4 lexandler Ig a..med in., !'X'gr: ecurit in Ande, sen this wve X in th' capacity of jurors. Dr. Gzlymi, the. leading ysih sr''e'. alist of Andlerson, will be here atenin P(xt wee 'k. Read his ad in rnot her column. MIss Ruth Digcrs ,atte ndedl com mlencemednt att Wecsl vani (Xlle .Al a cen. Ga. !ast wveek. Mliss lDiggs gradluat'.d from this .'nstituition twn years ago. There wvas a ge neral "geood time" ini our city last Saturdlay. Friends greeting friends wh had not been met in many a long dlay and of course everybody is happy when our third of June comes. Messrs. W. A. Miller of River Bank, Cal., Henry Miller, wife and child of Oklahoma and Rhett Miller of Toccoa, Ga., are at the bedside of their moth er, Mrs. Irvin Miller, whose condition is still critical. Mr. Sheriff H. Brown says he has found the following remedy highly satisfactory for getting rid of worms on cabbage: Take one part of com mon table; salt and two parts of air jslaked lime and dust it on cabbage The remedy is effective and harmless. Rev. J. E. Foster was 'n the city .Monday locking hale and hearty. He S s the eldest of the three sons of Mrs IAlzara Foster who served in the Con. 1federate wvar and ax" stWi happy tc . have their mother living with then - on the old homestead in the north eastern part o~f the cnnnty. CCCPERATIVE FARMERS MEET At Ckcmson ,Coilege Last Wleek Di'.trict Candidates Chosen Cle mscn College, May 30.-Dele t.atcs from the four counties of distir ict No. 2, Greenville, Ander scn, Ficke:s, and Oconee met here today to ncminate two candidates from this <:strict for district dir cetc: . she S. C. Cooperative As seeiaticn. L. L. Rice, Anderson, was el:'ted chairman; J. P. Poole, 'Gi eenville, vice-chairman; T. A. Bowcn, lickcns, secretary; J. T. Long, Anderson, J. P. Stribling, Oconce, W. P. Conyers, Greenville, C. H. Carpenter, Pickens, executive ce mmi ticmen, with L. L. Rice as ev:< tary of thc executive committee. J Wade Drake. Andersdn, and J. P. Richardson, Greenville, were se leetcd a,, candidates for district dir cetor tG be voted upon by the as .4cciatiit nmbers of the d strie.t. A rer: lution was passed to have the ir.snsl and business records of th. t.wa candidates published in the p:apers of the district to enable the mt mbt rs to vote more intelli Len' ly fc r a diregtcr, and a commit tey eiosisd- r of James M. Richard Grn, Gru nville, J. R. C. Griffin, An 5de sn. and A. B. Bryan, Clemson (Clkc was arptinted for the pur pose. A rc s.chnlicn the ; ur;ose of which is to insture the exclusion of poli ti;es frr.ml the" :1! crgniztio~n wats adopt (A. w : h t bOe su;ge ;ien that the state organi:aticn incorporate. this !:rovisicn in its by-laws. Before adjourn1n( n, the meeting was adds essed by W. W. Leng, dir cetor of the Extension Service, who urgt:1 thc n(-ed f,r a much larger membership as a mans of r.mtroll ing a largcr li t cpertica of the cot e.C. gi cwn in the state. Ckmsci Colik e wias selected as the m( -Ling place for the regular .oings cf the district organiza The filewing dclegates were rre' nt- (rc-nville county: J. P. Poole. J. P. Richardson, R. F. Wat son, M. D. Mcere, W. P. Conyers, Dr. W. F. Eubank, James M. Rich ardson, Jno. G. Greer. Anderson county: J. Wade Drake, D. A. Geer, L. L. Rice, J. H. And erson, .L R. C. Giifin, B. B. Bleack cy, John T. Long, L. M. Mahaffey, B. J. Smith, W. A. Watson. Pickens county: C. H. Carpenter, H. M. Phillips, O. D. Epps, T. A. 3o'we n. Ocoree county: J. P. Stribling, J. H. Brown, S. L. Brown. Pref. F. W. Simpson, newly elected super nende nt of the Pickens schools, was here Tuesday. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and a genial fellow. Prof. Simpson says that it will be several weeks be-. fcre ht can move to Pickens from Taylois, where he has been for three years. Graduation exercises of the Pick ens high school were held in the Gr a'-e chur'Ji here Monday night. Rev. J. L. Vass of Greenville deliver ed an address to the graduating class and it was much enjoyed by a large audic'ce. The Sentinel was promised an account of the exercises for pub lication, along with the names of the graduatcs, but did not get it. The mi mbers of Headquarters Comn ranv 118th Infantry, S. C. National Guierd, wish to express their thanks for the. ecrdial treatment and bount :ful <hnn' r giv'en themi by the United Daughters of the Confedkracy end the (it her I.eoUle tf Pickens, June 3i. And th appr eciat( d the honor of acting an :m < uet for the. C~bfedhyate Special Sub scription Offer F"romi now until June 30 we will accep)t subscriptionls to The Pickens hentinel at $1 00 a year. This offer will not be extended be yond June 30 and will .be the lasc special subscription offer made by The Sentinel this year. Every one who knlows anything aibout the publishing business knows to print The Sentinel, and we are making the offer simply in an effort to put the paper into every home in this section. The more subscribers a paper has the better opportunity it has of dloing good for its county. In accordance with our custom of making no offer to new subscribers that we cannot make to our old ones, this offer is open to both old and new subscribers alike. If you wvant the paper don't wait until July 1 and then ask us to sendl it to you at the reduced price, for this year will positively not be ex tended. Better subscribe today be fore you forget It. THlE PICKENR SENTINEL, Picen.