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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
1
The Sentinel reports P. P. McDaniel elected chief of police in Easley. Plus notes on school honor rolls, Clemson students visiting, a Keowee Pharmacy coupon, and various local social and civic items from Pickens and nearby towns.
Mrs Sarah Caroline Porter the wife of Joab Porter died January 4 1922 at her son Jas W Porters home near Six Mile aged 73 she was buried at Shiloh Methodist near Piedmont beside her husband. She left four children and nineteen grandchildren and was a member of the Methodist church noted for kindness to the sick and strong faith. Her funeral was led by Rev Smith of Piedmont.
On January 3, 1922, S Jewell died at age 74 after four days of pneumonia. A deacon of Flat Rock Baptist Church, he leaves a wife, five children, 45 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral and burial followed at Flat Rock Cemetery. Granddaughter notes the family gratitude and mourns the loss.
A reflection on global unrest and selfishness as the root cause. The piece cites biblical commandments as the proposed cure, urging readers to adopt reverence for God and love of neighbor as guiding principles. The tone frames moral reform as the path to social harmony.
A 1921 accounting summary lists salaries for county officials led by Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, and others, plus costs for roads, bridges, poor farm operations, law, court, public buildings, printing, and miscellaneous items. Totals show substantial spending across departments including education, demonstrations, and registrar functions, with the overall figure indicated in the low thousands.
On December 24, 1921, James Durham died of pneumonia at 64. He was a devoted husband and father, twice married to Sarah Crenshaw and then Dora McAlister. Surviving children include Mack Durham, Lula Gochran, and Perry. one child is deceased. The notice asks loved ones to remember to be ready and to commend him to God.
Mrs. Cecil Hester Frazier, formerly Miss Cecil Hester of Easley, died at her Gaylord Kansas home. Eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R A Hester, she taught in western schools and served in Washington during the war. Survived by husband Frank Frazier two sons her parents eight brothers and sisters and many friends mourn her death.
Messers B G Nealey and A G Gantt report finding one to three boll weevils in cockle burr plant roots at their farms near the Ambler place and Pickens. The pests appeared dead but revived when covered with dry hay, while several cotton stalk roots contained no bugs.
Mr James O Connelly and Miss Nina Porter were married at the Pickens Baptist pastorium on December 21 by Rev F T Cox. Both hail from prominent Griffin families and The Sentinel joins friends in extending congratulations.
Mr and Mrs William Thomas Griffin announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Rebekah to Mr Samuel Edwin Sanders on Wednesday January 11 1922 in Greenville South Carolina. The couple will reside after January 15 Raleigh North Carolina. The ring ceremony was performed by Dr Geo W Quick pastor of the First Baptist church at Greenville.
The Central Township singing convention meets the Second Baptist church at the Central cotton mill on Sunday January 22 at 2 PM. All lovers of music are invited to attend and hoped to make the first convention of the year a great success. Yours in song and praise GC L. McLean
The Old Folks Singing convention will be held at Camp Creek Church near Six Mile on the fifth Sunday after noon starting at 1 30. The Christian Harmony song book will be used.
An advertisement promises a free $16.00 dictionary for schools with no cost to recipients. The notice urges readers to see the paper for details and enrollment.
L W Nations asks if changing times and laws at Christ birth had divine authority and requests scriptural proof. He questions Sunday sacredness and tithing, and seeks guidance on following traditions versus commandments, while anticipating Jesus’s soon return.
A historic argument urges that the Sabbath was set apart at creation as Saturday and not Sunday, citing church history and commentary. It claims Constantine's 321 AD edict began Sunday observance and criticizes Protestant compliance, contrasting ceremonial and weekly Sabbaths.
H J McGee of Anderson visited Central last Friday to meet old friends. Rev and Mrs Goodwin have been ill and are hoped to recover soon. R G Gaines adds a large veranda to his home as completion nears. Rev and Mrs Correll moved into a new East Main bungalow. Bootleggers hid a ten gallon keg near town but J W Julian recovered it and the others were Georgia bound. J T Gassaway served on a Greenville Federal Court jury. E L Henderson and Postmaster Rowland traveled to Greenville on non federal business. Mrs L G Clayton travels to Torcon Georgia to visit daughter Mrs W J M Tabor. Burglars took goods from Burroughs store in Norris. G G Christopher attended to business here and represented the defendant before Esq Dickson.
State Senator J. J. Marion of Chester was elected by the legislature as associate justice of the state supreme court. On the deciding ballot the vote was Marion 88, Bonham 72, McGinnis and Williams proposed a bill to retire all judges after ten years of service and at age 70 on two thirds pay. Work in the general assembly is under way and the Sentinel will report key actions.
On January 10 neighbors and family gathered at Mrs. J M Arnold to mark her 61st birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J G Simmons Mr and Mrs W J D Crane and others from Pickens county plus eleven grandchildren and Miss Bula Arnold the only daughter at home. The gathering ended with reflections on meeting again in heaven.
The passage contrasts ancient sacrifices with faith, stating blood offerings did not atone for sin but symbolized future divine provision. It argues the Sabbath of the fourth commandment is part of the immutable moral law, not a ceremonial shadow.
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