The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-05
NimmOns News Notes

This is the first time that the writer has had
the pleasure of being "foreign correspondent"
for The Pckens Sentinel But if space permits
ard nothing prevents otherwise. you may from
time to time hear from this quarter Of the con-
ttnent though nothing ever happens Of much
note In this section Still, we are part of the
Great Plan, and as such we like to be heard
from occasionally.
Laying by the crop seems to be the order of
the day among all the farmers and of course
we are all farmers here with few exceptions
School has been open here for two weeks
with Miss Edna Earle as teacher. There is only
Il small school at present. There 10 much hope
for a prosperous summers work among the pll.
pills under such an excellent teacher.
The Antioch school opened July 70 with Miss
Kendrick of Jonesvlle in charge. They have n
very nice school and an able teacher for the
summer season Of eight weeks
Mckinneys Chapel school opened July IL
with Miss Glazener in charge. All the nopu
tain schools here seem to have beeu very for
tunate i'll securing efficient teachers.
Just q minute, folks: Have you ever visited
mountain school: If not, do SO whenever
possible and see the conditions under which
the mountain boys and girls secure their edu :
cation: sec how eager the brght-eyed boys and
girls are to get on in their books: to learn some
thing about this world beyond the mountains.
It does one good to see SO many eagerly seeking
after better cducation: mauy of these boys
and girls have parents that can neither read or
write: can't you see why tl.ey are so eager for
knowledge: You proba bly, do not know 1t, but
we haye some of the finest boys and girls up
here that can be found in the county anywhere
The world has not yet come in to mar the
| beauty of nature.
The religious element Of the communit! is
| very good, but by no means what it should ben
| We have preaching only once mouth In the
| mountain churches, and OF course that is not
as much as we need We have Sunday school
| at one church in the morning and at another
every Sunday in the evening. This is the great
| need of the people here and the one thing that
| can bring them closer together. The Sunday
! school is II great means of drawing people closer
| to God in the church. We need more ca. .oper-
alton: without II we cannot stand There is
| today II grand work TO be done In getting the
mountain people to entertain II broader view of
whet the religion of Christ Jesus really stands
| for and for what purpose unity I'm the church is
| meant.
| The writer greatly appreciates the fact that
| this summer there has been no visit from the
| officers In search of moonshiners The noun,
tain people probably have found out that it
doesn't pay to furnish the town and lower
| country folks with ''mountain dew" for 1t
| doesn't
| We see quite few campers pass by these
days, out for good time up here in the garden
spot of the PemOns, and also few au automobiles
| pass going over TO Browns hotel in Jocassee
valley. These people all enjoy the stay in the
| mountains at such fine place as Brown 8; but
| much of the beauty of the scenery is marred by
the rOughness of the road. You lower country
| folks should demand better access TO the
mountains. Get after the proper ones until we
get road fit for such county this to talk Of
The health record of this sectiou is excellent
| at present.
we are ali enjoying some real hot days and
some real cool uighls. with such glorious sun.
light and such beautiful moonlight all the
world should rejoice and be glad. BUGS.