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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
5
Voters in Pickens and Reunion school districts will meet at their polling places on Saturday May 18 to elect two trustees for each district. This second election follows a tie in the first vote and will be conducted under the same rules as the first election by the County Board of Education.
A petition from free holders and electors of Pleasant Hill School District No. 24 asks for a May 24 1918 election to decide on a 3 mill levy for school purposes. Trustees will conduct the vote at the district schoolhouse under section 1742 of the school law. By order County Board of Education Clayton secretary and chairman.
Mrs Rebecca Smith died at 6 a m on Wednesday May 1 near Salem after three years of declining health. She was 80, born February 14 1888 in Pickens County, widow of W N Smith, mother of thirteen children, with seventy-one grandchildren and thirty one great grandchildren. She was a devout Methodist and beloved by many. funeral held at Keowee Baptist church with Rev B F Murphree.
Miss Ila Roper and relatives visited in the Rice's Creek community. Families including Ellenburgs Waldrops and Gantts spent time with kin in Six Mile Greenville and Greenville area last week. Mentions of new buggy purchase and a Chevrolet inquiry appear among miscellaneous social updates.
Craig-Rush Furniture Co in Greenville DC advertises uniform pricing for all customers with a single listed price policy. The notice emphasizes equality in pricing regardless of buyer status.
Sybil Clark earned a Winthrop College scholarship for a short course while Addie Southerland won a trip to the State Fair in Columbia. A Winthrop scholarship was awarded to another member previously. Rev. St M Bolding preached there. Local visitors and a large crowd attended. Dreaming of road improvements, residents discuss bringing top soil to Pumpkintown.
A newspaper ad promotes Craig-Rush Furniture Co. as The One-Price Cash Store where customers can see what they buy and purchase exactly what they want. The message emphasizes fixed prices.
Dear editor counsels readers to ignore neighbors gossip and scrutiny. James Wade of Kasley South Carolina urges individuals to live by their own choices and stop worrying about what others think or observe.
Advert explains L Rheuma as a proven cure for rheumatism with a money guarantee. It urges buying a bottle for $1 and lists Pickens Drug Co and Central Drug Co in South Carolina as sellers and Chapman Alexander Laboratories in Greenville. Out of town orders ship promptly after receipt.
Columbia report explains how the sweet potato can greatly aid food supply. George P. Hoffman of Clemson College provides guidance at the request of the South Carolina Food Administration.
The article outlines sweet potato farming in SC detailing soil preferences, rotation, and deep soil preparation. It covers fertilizers including barnyard and commercial options, plant timing from May to July, bed preparation, row spacing, and vine cutting versus set plants. It notes leading varieties Nancy Hall Porto Rico Triumph and cites 1917 1918 acre returns data from Richland County.
The second Sunday in May is designated as Mothers Day and will be observed across Liberty churches with services. The note urges gratitude to mothers and highlights a Christian mother as the devil's worst enemy, urging those with living mothers to honor them in the evening of their lives.
Veterans widows and descendants urged to apply for the Cross of Honor on June 3 at the Pickens Chapter U D C. The notice directs applicants to contact the chapter president promptly for eligibility details and processing.
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A Greenville advertisement states we buy in large quantities and sell for cash, offering lower prices. It emphasizes cash sales and bulk purchasing by Craig-Rush Furniture Co.
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