Pickens County Men Enter Army After Patriotic Ceremony
Eighty five Pickens county youths left for Camp Jackson on Monday to join the army. The group received comfort kits from county ladies before departure. A large patriotic meeting at the courthouse honored them with Col. R. T. Jaynes as speaker and Confederate veteran Mr. R. A. Bowen praised. A Maine lieutenant accompanied the group to Camp Jackson as the North and South were symbolically reconciled. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Elijah Edens of Oolenoy with funeral services conducted by Rev. B. G. Pfeild.
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Pickens County
Camp Jackson
Sentinel
Court House
R. T. Jaynes
Walhalla
Mr. Taylor
Valhalla
Col. Jaynes
R. A. Bowen
Bowen
Messrs. Jaynes and Bowen
South Carolina
Lieut. Nogan
Maine
North
Garcienee
Waller Mann
Amon
Lloyd Powell
Pickens Mill Bay
W. C. Mann
Union
FL Wright
Olin Fintey
Mya
Iuowwrence Curtis
Atre
W. I. Curtis
Death of Mrs. Mary E. Reid at Six Mile home
Mrs. Mary E. Reid widow of Clayton N. Reid died at her Kay family home near Six Mile Tuesday night June 1st after years of ill health. Born January 9 1833 in Anderson County she was 85. She survived by three stepchildren and earlier husband’s children. Funeral Wednesday at 5 pm at Fairview Methodist Church with Rev. John C. Bailey. Burial beside her husband.
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C.G. Lewis
Praters’ Church
Iis
Praters
C. R. Abercrombie
R. M. Bolding
Clayton Gillespie Lewis
Pickens County
R.S. Lewis
Baptist Church
Annie Ferguson
W. A. Ferguson
Ltaters’ Church
George A
Arthur Lewis
Lincoln County
May
Gertrude
Burley
Carlisle
Ernest Lewis
John Quincy Maw
Nort
Central
John II, Maw
England
Charleston
Twelve Mile River
Eliza Ann Adams
Mary I. Reid
Clayton N. Reid
D. L. Kay
Six Mile
David Robinson
Anderson County
Mr. Reid
Kay
Carmel Presbyterian Church
J. J. Kennedy
Fairview Methodist Church
John C. Bailey
War Savings Stamps push urged in South Carolina appeal
The War Savings Committee calls on South Carolina residents to end stigma and support victory by buying War Savings and Thrift Stamps. It emphasizes timely, generous investments and personal effort to aid soldiers, citing campaign totals through April 30 from Treasury Department reports.
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South Carolina
Union
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Pickens Short Course Seeks Community Hosts July 9 11
Eight yearling club girls housed in Easley Pickens Liberty or Central towns for three days will receive a $15 supply stipend to fund a concise program on food production conservation and preparation led by county and state agents including Miss Edith P Parrott Miss Gladys H Smith and others If no town offers hosting a one day series will occur with meetings in Pickens Coloney Liberty and Central on July 8 9 10 and 11 respectively.
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Easley
Pickens
Liberty
Central
Pickens County
Edith P. Parrott
Gladys H. Smith
Dora D. Walker
Christine South
Laura Bailey
Ruth FE. Berry
Oconee
Margie
Turner
Fairfield
Coloney
M. Elizabeth Mauldin
Sugar purchase limits set for canning in Pickens County
Sam B. Craig, food Administrator for Pickens County, restricts sugar sales to individuals to preserve fruits and vegetables. Purchases may not exceed five pounds to rural residents or two pounds to urban residents, with permits and certificates required for larger canning orders, and sales capped at twenty-five pounds per family.
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Sam B. Craig
Pickens County
Local notes from Central Mercantile and churches
Town visitors report good rains and strong farm condition as farmers in town Saturday smile over needed weather. Rev Eugene Pendleton and Rev J C Bailey preach at local churches. Local youths depart for Pickens and Camp Jackson while Sherif Roark visits for business. Sunday stores restrict commerce to necessities. Sunday school remains active.
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T. A. Robinson
Central Mercantile Co
Eugene Pendleton
First Baptist Church
Dr. Pendleton
Garvin
Paul Clayton
Alma Hopkins
Pickens
Camp Jackson
France
Kaiser
J. C. Bailey
Presbyterian Church
Sherif Roark
Land Assessment Jump in Pickens County 117 Percent
The South Carolina Tax Commission orders Pickens County land raised from 3.78 to 8.22 per acre, about 117 percent, plus horse values from 46 to 50.60 and mules from 48 to 52.80 per head. Taxpayers may appeal to the Board of Review. state commission bears responsibility.
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South Carolina
Pickens County
Tax Commission
County Board of Equalization
South Carolina Tax Commission
A.W. Jones
Jas. A. Robinson
Must Register If Unincorporated Everything
Office of Clerk of Court O S Stewart announces registration for all county residents with interests in mercantile and industrial ventures not chartered by state law. Registration due by July 1 with fines or imprisonment for noncompliance. includes mill villages and rural businesses such as pool rooms barber shops and blacksmiths. Crops look fine after rain. local residents and clergy noted in weekly notices. community events and visits mentioned.
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O. S. Stewart
Moonshiners Captured in Local Moonshine Bust
Officers B. B. LaBoon and J. Thomas McKinney apprehend Wim Aiken and sons Perry and Bennie after a high speed chase that ended with their car colliding into a blockading police vehicle. Father suffered facial injuries. eight gallons of whiskey seized. Local community hails the arrest as a major success.
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R. N. McCollum
Easley
B. B. LaBoon
J. Thomas McKinney
Wim Aiken
BB. I. Hendrix
Camp Jackson
Sam
Claude Ihester
Pickens
W. J. Hendrix
Pickens County Women Attend State Short Course at Winthrop
Lathem Mildred Randt Pearla Hester Lizzie Wy iame Olive Gillespie Grace Loftis Mildred McWhorter Vera Chapman Annie Maddox Viela Williams Sybil Clark attended the state short course at Winthrop College for Home Demonstration and Canning clubs. Elizabeth Mauldin, Pickens home demonstration agent, was chosen as an instructor.
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Lathem
Mildred Randt
Pearla Hester
Lizzie Wy Iame
Olive Gillespie
Grace Loftis
Mildred McWhorter
Vera Chapman
Annie Maddox
Viela Williams
Sybil Clark
Pickens County
Winthrop College
Elizabeth Mauldin
Mt Carmel Red Cross to Host Measuring Party and Ice Cream Supper
The Mt. Carmel Red Cross will hold a Measuring Party and ice cream supper at the Mt. Carmel school house next Saturday night June 29. Public invitation extended by In P McCravey, chairman Pickens Local Board.
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In. P. McCravey
Pickens
Mt. Carmel
Democrats Must Enroll in South Carolina Primary
The article urges South Carolina Democrats to enroll their names in their voting precinct books to qualify for the approaching primary. Books are open through July 30, and voters must attend to this detail to be eligible to vote.
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South Carolina
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W. S. Stamps
C. G. Lewis
BAY W. S. Stamps
Quincy Maw
W. S
Mrs
Elijah Edens
Oolenoy
B. G. Pield
Qovlenoy
Jesus
Mary E. Reid
Mary Lee Petit
John Tinsley
H. K. Williams
J. D. Mauldin
Callie Beck
Issaqueena Mill Village
James Pierce
Chattanoopa
Payman Crumpton
A. Easter Crumpton
Lonie Bates
the War Savings Committee
Nebraska
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Michigan
Mississippi
Alabama
Firat
Bay W. S
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P. K. Kilgo
Greenville
Saskia Salome Boggs
Sergt
Chester K. Parker
Kilgo
Boggs
Hal. ‘Tl. Boggs
Calhoun
Western Union ‘Telesgraph Company
McRae
Camp Sevier
Quartermaster's Corps
Riverside Military Academy
Gainesville
J.P
Massey Progress
Nannie Cely Garrison
Henry W. Garrison
Mastey
Good Central Town
Bay W
Stamps
J. S. Reese
Clearwater
Ila
M. Hendrix
Prof. Reese
Chicago
Mary Roper
Hagood
Lizzie Stephens
Joe Stansell
Red Cross
Wm. Robinson
Imarle Keith
Wickeng
Winthrop
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