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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
5
A new Burroughs Adding Subtracting Model has been installed at the Keowee Bank. The machine posts figures to ledgers, prints dates, and computes new balances automatically with speed and error-free accuracy. It warns on overdrafts with an OD signal and can be used for deposits, statements, and posting to ledgers.
J. W. Grant and family visited Mr. and Mrs. E. Porter last Sunday. Walter Grant and wife visited her parents Sunday. W. M. Hudson and daughter spent Wednesday with Mrs. Graviey. Mrs. S. M. Hudson visited her son in Greenville last week.
A candidate thanks Pickens County voters for the election showing, expresses no hard feelings toward the opponent, and recalls enjoying the campaign, including a dinner at the Pickens Inn with Mr. F. K. Alexander. The speaker says the race is over but continues to run in spirit.
Pickens County Township Singing convention will meet at Mount Tabor church nine miles north of Easley on September 21 and 22. Prominent attendees include Professors Weams of Rome Georgia and Seaborn of Asheville North Carolina along with Grisham and wife Wigington and others. Delegates urged from every church and Sunday school. special collection planned to cover expenses. All invited with baskets encouraged. R M Bolding president S C Chapman secretary treasurer.
Public notice in Pickens County announces a reference to determine heirs and interested parties for Malinda Archer and her real estate of about 76 acres in Easley Township. The court will hear testimony October 7, 1918, at 11 a.m. to establish interests, liens, or claims and bar those not appearing.
The Food Administration urges households to substitute pork and pork products for beef to aid army and allies. Hoovers telegram to South Carolina officials sets caps: one and a quarter pounds of clear beef per person weekly, two beef meals for hotels and restaurants, roast beef to one meal weekly, and beef steak limited to two meals weekly.
Silo construction is urged to conserve feeds for cattle and to support Allied warfare. the article explains silos as vital for preserving meat supplies and outlines how silos size should reflect herd numbers. A follow up piece highlights women's leadership in food conservation and production, urging gardens, poultry, canning, and buying local to bolster national wartime food supply.
The article urges households to use perishable produce now and can the rest. It promotes canning vegetables and fruits in season to secure next winter food supplies and suggests obtaining sugar certificates from grocers for canning needs. It also encourages supporting war gardens to ease transportation strain.
State of South Carolina County of Pickens. M. Smith, cashier, swears the financial items include overdrafts, furniture and fixtures, due from banks and hawkers currency gold, silver and minor coin, checks and cash. Sworn and subscribed before me this day of September, with notary and directors named in the record.
All persons holding claims against the estate of James L. Landreth, deceased, must present them proven on or before September 25, 1918, or be debarred payment. All indebted to the estate must pay by that date to Mrs. Mary J. Landreth Administratrix. The Sentinel subscription offer noted.
Pickens County Board of Registration lists locations and dates in September to register qualified residents who did not register in July or August 1918. The schedule covers Calhoun Issaqueena Mills Cateechee Norris Liberty Easley Mills 1 and 2 Glenwood Wasley Alice Mill Six Mile Antioch Pumpkintown Dacusville with Elias Day as Clerk.
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