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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
4
The Sentinel prints a collage of light verse and social reflections from a wartime era. It mentions missionary misdirections, a Rotary president elect, a New York physician on digestion, and a government draft register in Pickens county with about half the names published this week.
The Greensboro Herald-Journal notes the happiest man on earth lives in a neighboring county with six fiddles, ten children, five hounds, a deaf mother in law, and a moonshine still beyond government reach. Rev. D W Hiatt of Easley marries about six couples weekly, commenting on how grooms pay pastors relative to brides' worth.
The writer asks about Gary Hiatt and whether The Pickens Sentinel was suspended for the summer and notes not having seen a copy since returning home.
Greenville News notes country cousins start getting letters from city kin as Pickens Sentinel jokes about their spouses awaiting news of relations.
The Sentinel notes eight weddings in its latest issue among the town and county's prominent families, all occurring within a week.
The paper highlights active merchants in Pickens through current ads. Readers are urged to trade with those who advertise, signaling trusted local businesses and community presence.
Notice is hereby given that books of subscription to the capital stock of the Pickens Oil & Fertilizer Co. will be opened at the Pickens Bank on June 20, 1947, T. L. Bivens, J. H. Bruce, Corporators.
The examination for Winthrop College scholarships and new student admissions will be at the County Court House on Saturday July 6 at 9 AM. Applicants must be at least sixteen. Scholarships valued at $100 and free tuition. apply to President D B Johnson for blanks by July 1. The next session opens September 19, 1917 in Rock Hill South Carolina.
Jeffersonian editor Gary Hiatt of Pickens says the paper will attend the State Press meeting in Beaufort if arrangements can be made. A fish dinner is to be served, and he notes that fish do not swim in buttermilk.
Gary Hiatt guides The Pickens Sentinel from setup to press, handling type by hand, printing, mailing, and distributing the next issue. He also does job printing and book binding promised a month ago and sweeps the office to welcome visitors. His column is the standout feature.
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