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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
4
The Pickens column notes numerous births, visits, and local events. Families welcomed newborn girls in January and December, with neighbors and friends visiting homes in Easley, Greenwood, Seneca, and Pickens. Business and civic mentions include Dr. Cathcart appointment and Massingale parole details.
Craig Brothers Co. ad and social items note C. F. Smith of Liberty route 3 in town Tuesday and Miss Nettie Porter of Greenville visiting Pickens. Entries announce weddings by J B Newbery and local gossip plus a tax schedule preview by Auditor Christopher. Illicit distillery seizures and hog harvest reports also appear alongside reader notices and reminders to read The Sentinel.
The Baraca and Philathea banquets at the Masonic hall last Tuesday night were among the most largely attended and successful ever hosted in Pickens. The two classes are active and generous, with expectations to surpass prior efforts in attendance and liberality this year.
Prof. H C Smith of Greer spent a week with Prof. Lawrence Bowen near Pickens. Bowen heads Landrum High School mathematics and studied with Smith at Furman, where they were roommates and graduated in the class of 713.
The Sentinel reports last week’s correspondents were left out due to Christmas shutdown and old letters cannot be published. A new professional card appears for McSwain & Craig, a Pickens law firm led by J. J. McSwain of Greenville and Sam B. Craig of Pickens, promising careful handling of business.
Prof. Fred McCrary of Richmond Virginia met his old high school roommate Sam B. Craig in Pickens last week. McCrary, a Transylvania County North Carolina native, attended North Greenville High School with Craig about ten years ago and later Clemson College, graduating two years ago.
Potash remains essential for American crops with war-time shipping constraints easing. Manufacturers back larger Potash content up to 5 to 10 percent as they meet farmer demand for better yields and disease resistance. Higher fertilizer costs partly reflect Potash and transport, but substitutes are unavailable. Adv by H.4 Huston.
Hastings and Company offer a free yearly seed catalogue mailed postage paid to readers who request it. The Southern seed house describes five free flower seed varieties and a prize offer for Corn Club boys, plus information on corn, cotton, and general seeds suited to Southern planting. Prices and locations include their 3,200 acre farm, Atlanta, Georgia.
National Farmers' Union essay argues that 1 514 000 women work in agriculture mostly in the south and compares their bondage to slavery. It condemns industrial greed, calls for fair pay and mediation for workers, and warns of women being pushed from the bread line while men profit. The piece stresses the plight of farm women and urges Congress to address their hardship.
With a ten million membership the organization backs the issue and presses for speedy adjudication on the fate of The Woman in the Field as its organized forces move to docket civilization.
A committee led by Frank Trumbull representing 35 major railroads urged President Wilson to support rail credits and broader government or private action. They cited rising costs, tighter credit, and regulatory burdens as driving a crisis in transportation finances, urging cooperation and new revenue sources.
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