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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
2
A South Carolina rural page column notes ongoing progress in the European war, jokes about editors and editors names, mentions of cotton prices sending tenants to factories, and a Santa Claus forecast for delivery on schedule, with light social commentary throughout.
The State quotes Professor Stein calling Hearst a man of iron and suggests he misidentifies the metal. The column questions South Carolina’s economic prospects, joking that hogs would take more than their share if allowed to profit, reflecting a satirical take on local politics and agriculture.
The piece laments public release of millionaire tax records and praises the privacy of wealth, criticizing the practice as an uncouth disclosure.
The writer notes Roosevelt’s tale of fishes and insects along the River of Doubt, suggesting the journey resembled a crossing of the River Styx. It contrasts public weariness with faith that Roosevelt would endure the ordeal in time.
Congress faces a nationwide prohibition amendment as debate and a vote loom. Members must take a firm stand with no room for evasion or compromise.
The article notes the University of South Carolina football team dropping matches with the University of Carolina and Georgia from next season. It references a local millinery businessman in Greenville and mentions envelopes and returns to a store, with fragmented remarks about New Year wishes and unrelated matters.
The Honorable B A Morgan of Greenville enters the race for Congress, described as a man of broad mind and integrity. His South Carolina House leadership, Pickens county roots, and law practice are cited as foundations for his candidacy and strong district support is expressed. The Sentinel endorses a decisive election victory.
A newspaper quip notes that the crowd of men set to play Santa Claus on Christmas Eve would wear only cotton whiskers to support the movement, showing playful support rather than a serious critique.
The Anderson Mail notes reports from across the United States predict an unusually large number of American tourists next season. It cites a widespread ledger of jobless men as a sign of this expected travel surge.
A columnist notes the sharp drop in help wanted columns across daily papers while labor demand remains varied. They ask why critics claim the European war has no impact on the current hard times and point to shifting job markets and employer caution.
Circulation in Greenville claimed Great Britain seized the Panama Canal from the United States last week. The note clarifies such talk is unfounded as England already bears heavy responsibilities with its existing holdings and is not pursuing new acquisitions.
The Ander son Intelligencer accuses Brother Smoak of framing Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, for a Santa Claus story. Readers are left to ponder the long running literary controversy surrounding the infamous tale.
Pickens County adds Gazette at Liberty and Pickens County Messenger at Central as new entrants. The county had four papers a year ago but only two circulated most of this year. The author commends anyone bold enough to start a new paper in the current market.
Residents of Easley and Pickens urge the telephone company to install another wire linking the towns. The existing line serves daily traffic between Pickens and Liberty and is continuously in use. Nine of ten times a Pickens subscriber requests Easley, the line is busy.
The South Carolina general assembly will convene in regular session at Columbia on Tuesday January 12 1915. The inauguration of Governor elect R I Manning and Lieutenant Governor elect A J Bethea set for January 19. Key issues include reform of tax assessment policy compulsory education and marketing facilities for farmers with prohibitionists pushing a statewide referendum for next September.
A nostalgic Christmas poem describes a household scene on Christmas Eve. Saint Nicholas arrives via sleigh and eight reindeer, fills stockings, and wishes readers a merry Christmas and a good night. The recognizable verse emphasizes holiday imagery and joyful wishes.
William Bowen known as Bill Bowen colored citizen of Pickens died December 12 1914 at his home. Family and friends gathered at his bedside and visitors including Hon Thomas J Mauldin and his wife B C Robinson Calvin Jennings attended. He was described as honest useful in private and public life and his memory was honored by the community and the Ladies Aid Society.
The county auditor announces 1915 tax return season opens January 1 and closes February 21, with a March 1 extension and a 50 percent penalty after that date. Locations and dates for filing are listed from Calhoun to Pickens, ending with the auditor's Pickens office.
Clerk of Court A J Boggs announces a sheriff sale of a 234 acre tract on the South Saluda River in Pickens County. The property, part of the Alexander place, is offered January 1915 with half cash and remainder on credit for 12 months, secured by bond and mortgage, with buyers paying all papers and recording fees.
An Anderson Intelligencer item outlines a proposed law that would allow execution for various offenses tied to book agents, spring poets, speed records, road hogs, amateur hunters, and even those who reject a paper after two years. The draft mandates public burial facedown in quicklime to stop infection.
Wanted to sell or trade by Christmas a 160 acre farm in a scenic Northwest Georgia valley two miles of railroad seven miles from court and a town of 7000. The land is mostly level with good soil, a fair house large barn R F D and a main road through it. Asking price is 7500 with 2500 cash required and ten year note for the balance.
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