Visit of State Supervisor Highlights Pickens County Schools
The state supervisor of rural schools spent four days in Pickens County, touring Six Mile academy Norris Calhoun Dacusville Mauldin Wesleyan College and Pickens High School. He and the county superintendent discussed consolidating Garvin and King's districts and noted many small one teacher schools remain versus growing rural graded schools.
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Pickens County
Six Mile Academy
Six Mile
Norris
Tabor
Calhoun
Nortis
Dacusville
State Supervisor of
Rural Graded School
Mauldin School
Maulding School
Prater
Reunion
Roanoke
Wesleyan College
Central
Pickens High School
Garvin
King’s
Exempted Veterans and Rural School Plans Face Local Debate
Sixty plus veterans from Pickens county were exempted by local and district boards. The piece discusses a proposed consolidated school near Pleasant Hill church and state aid for erection and maintenance. Croswell and Dayton districts consider forming a joint elementary and high school program leveraging district wealth and state aid for efficient public schooling in the county. Lucio Gunter, state supervisor of rural schools, praised the county’s new superintendent and teachers for their support and plans.
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Pleasant Hill Church
Croswell
Dayton
South Carolina
Pickens County
Picker’s County
Notable Names in Local Obituary Ledger
Obituary list presents numerous individuals including Clarence Ellison Emmett Earle Galbreath and Robert Hamilton among many others. The roster includes James Stephens descendants Silas Pinson Edens Self and John Rollins plus a wide array of local residents with varied middle initials and surnames.
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William Franklin Mullinax
George Washington McAdams John Patrick McCoy
Tom McCoy
Henry Hudson Newton Ernest Nix Jamies Henry Price Mack Sevante Dental
Joe Turner John William Wallace Cleveland Whitfield
Jesse Marcus Bolding
Walter Cannon James Estus Crawford Steve Frank Day
John Duncan William Alexander Edens
Ernest McClellan
Ellenburg
Charlie Nordie Foster
William Guess William Oscar Hawkins
Joe Hendricks Charles Hubert Knox Claude Moore Hampton Patterson
Ed Pitts Domer Reeys John David Rigwins
Marion Thomas Roper David Edgar Self Arthur Wyatt Stephens
James Madison Stephens
John Wesley Patterson
Silas Pinson James Howard Ramseur
Gilford Lee Reid Walter Guy Roper
Edgar Eugene Wilson
John Brooks Alexander Thomas Brown
Samuel Ellenburg
McSwain Attaway Elrod Robert Lee Evans T C Lewis Hawkins
John Hascol Medlock
Walter Dickson Nalley Clyde Lee Ragsdale Thomas Robinson John William Rollins
Pickens Mill School Honor Roll by Grade List
Honor roll students across grades are named: First Grade: Itelen Porter Lizzie Gantt Lois Hughes Theo Pace Frank Holder Forrest Powell Honor Ramsey Lee Pace J P Holland Jr Ansel Ellison J C Gantt Allan Gantt Charlie Rogers Lois Stewart Paul Medlin Obie Medlin Bertie Medlin Elvin Blackwell Gordon Powell. Second Grade: Frank Gilland Beckie Powell Fay Adams Gladys Lafoy Leona Holcomb Myrtle McKinna Morris Dodgins Ancel Swayinghome Ivy Pace George Rogers Lizzie Brown Viola Brown. Fourth Grade: Doyle Dodgins Paul McKinna Payton Powell Aaron Gilstrap Mae Brazeale Bernice Rogers Oscar Adams George McCall Gertrude Barrett Fifth Grade: Ruth Clark Cleone Jewell Berry Green Jesse Pace Harold Adams Sixth Grade: Kathleen Adams Winnie Clark Ethel Adams.
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Itelen Porter
Lizzie Gantt
Lois Hughes
Theo Pace
Frank Holder
Forrest Powell
Honor Ramsey
Lee Pace
J. P. Holland, Jr
Ansel Ellison
J. C. Gantt
Allan Gantt
Charlie Rogers
Lois Stewart
Paul Medlin
Obie Medlin
Bertie Medlin
Elvin Blackwell
Gordon Powell
Frank Gilland
Beckie Powell
Fay Adams
Gladys Lafoy
Leona Holcomb
Myrtle McKinna
Morris Dodgins
Ancel Swayinghome
Ivy Pace
George Rogers
Lizzie Brown
Viola Brown
Doyle Dodgins
Paul McKinna
Payton Powell
Aaron Gilstrap
Mae Brazeale
Bernice Rogers
Oscar Adams
George McCall
Gertrude Barrett
Ruth Clark
Cleone Jewell
Berry Green
Jesse Pace
Harold Adams
Kathleen Adams
Winnie Clark
Ethel Adams
T D Harris Announces Closing Out Sale
T D Harris states he is leaving the mercantile business and will publish a big advertisement next week detailing a complete stock clearance including T D Harris Sr. merchandise at or below cost. Read the ad for full details.
Public Auction of Haynes Farm Goods and Corn
I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at a public auction at the Haynes old homestead on Friday November 23 1917 starting at ten o clock. The sale includes rent corn and fodder from the farm of the late Annie M Haynes and parts of household foods and farming tools. 29 W I Haynes Admr
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Haynes Old
Annie M. Haynes
W. I. Haynes
Admr
Notable names listed for historical roster notes
The fragment lists individuals including Will Henry Rowe John Rosemond Arthur Sloan Waddy Thomas Stewart Charles Danna Walker John Reuben Burgess David Carlton Cash Truman Childress Ray Dolphes Collins Salar Ray Crooks Marion Edwin Summey Oscar Baker Stewart Terrell Sweet Thomas EF Durham.
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Will Henry Rowe
John Rosemond
Arthur Sloan Waddy Thomas Stewart Charles Danna Walker
Oscar Baker Stewart Terrell Sweet Thomas EF Durham
Pickens School News Highlights Activities and Visits
Mr and Mrs R T Hallam and family visited Norris Sunday. Eva Freeman attended Clemson College Sunday. The basketball team held a meeting dividing into two sections to work against each other. Mrs Inez Morris shopped in Greenville last Saturday. Miss Maoy Herde and Bernice Carey were in Easley Sunday. The Literary Society added seventh grade and Mrs Crump as members. The athletic team had a preliminary game last Friday.
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R. T. Hallam
Norris
Eva Freeman
Clemson College
Inez Morris
Greenville
Maoy Herde
Bernice Carey
Easley
Literary Society
Crump
Little Girl Bessie Mae Riggins Dies at Two
On October 29 the Death Angel came to Liberty Route 3 to claim Bessie Mae Riggins aged two. The funeral was at Six Mile with services by Rev. C. R. Abercrombie. The family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Riggins, mourns a brief life.
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Jerry Riggins
Liberty
Route 3
Bessie Mae
Six Mile
Rev. C. R. Abercrombie
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Birthday Dinner for Mrs. Pilgrim in War-Time
On October 26 Mrs. W. P. Pilgrim celebrated her 57th birthday at home with children, friends, and relatives. A noon feast featured many dishes, and the gathering included music from the organ. The group bade farewell in the afternoon, wishing many more birthdays.
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W. P. Pilgrim
Pilgrim
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Pickns Schools
Dillard Walker
Oscar S. Gallaway
Charles Benson Atkinson Furman
Eugene Collins Harper
Sids Collins Leonard Jay Dunn
Waddie
Ernest Ellenburg
Lucio Gunter
Pickens Mill School
T. D. Harris
Amoskeag Ginghams
Edwin L.bolt & CO
Pickens School News
Boys Clothing
Nagle Thistle
Ocean Light
Coats
Ranee
Express
Bolt’s
Edwin L. Bolt & Company
Easley, South Carolina
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