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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Another Mil for oranoeburo.

Orangeburg. Orangeburg Is to
nave another ginnery and oil mill. The
Buckeye comrany has deciLed to erect
IN Orangeburg such plant. The
growth of Orangeburg city is drawing
attention as never before. This seod
company has had its agent here buy.
ing seed for years. but as this county
Is about the best cotton county in the
state and as Orangeburg Is a thriving
city, with unexcelled railroad facili.
ties, this company Will build a nIant
mere without delay. Orangeburg is
'apidly adding to her industries.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS

Darlington Is planning for big cele.
bration July 4th
The contract for the new Pryor hos.
pital at Chester has been let.
Governor Manning was very busy
last week delivering commencement
addresses.
The Furman Fitting School closed
Its final session when nine young,
men received diplomas. The school
will be discontinued
j. Choice Evans, assistant treasurer
and secretary Of the Clifton Manufac
turing Company. has been elected
president and treasurer of the corr.
pany, succeeding the late Albert II.
Twitchell.
M. G. Mason, "a years old, an em-
ploy Of saw mill near Inman, Spar.
tanburg county. was fatally injured by
being thrown against the saw while
trying to remove a piece Of timber
that had become fastened in the log
carrier.
One Of the first things to be under.
taken by the Southern Carolina assc.
NAe|AShb iOt'cHliS Ol5dHtZcO 10 com.
prise and cover the counties of Beau
fort, Colleton. Hampton and Jasper
OF which w. w. Smoak OF Walterboro
Is president, is the staging Of q gian'
four county agricultural and live stock
fair In the fall.
Every school district in Marion
county now has special school tax
nging from to Is mills.
Plans are maturing to carry from
this state large delegation OF adver.
tislng and business men to attend the
18th annual convention OF the Associ.
ated Advertising Clubs OF the World
to be held In Philadelphia, June 25 to
80.
A. II. Twitchell, president of Clifton
and Glendale mills. died at his resi-.
dence IN Spartanburg recently. Mr.
Twitchell had been III for about ten
days. following a stroke Of paralysis.
tle was rs years OF age
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
VIII Mark Highways.

Commissioner Watson has returned
from Eutaw Springs. where he deliver.
ed an address at large meeting held
under the auspices Of the Rural Let
ter Carriers Association Of Orange.
burg county.
The day was celebrated as memorial
day on the anniversary Of the bat.
tie at Eutaw Springs during the Revo,
lut1onary war. At Holly Hill, on thr
old State road between Columbia and
Charleston. Mr.. Watson placed a sign
to show the direction and the distance
Of the historic spot. On the sign is
also painting in oil Of the uniform
worn by the Continental soldiers at
at that battle.
On his return to Columbia in the
sioner Watson placed his markers of
blue and white for the state road.
Throughout its course the road will be
so marked. The other main highways
Of the state will be similarly marked
as opportunity offers, the color scheme
varying with each important road.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Board consIders Vital Questions.

Tho state board Of charities and cor.
rections held Its semi-annual meeting
in Columbia. DR.. George B. Cromer
Of Newberry was unanimously ro.
elected chairman by tho board. Be.
sides the chairman, the other members
OF the board are: r. Hayne King OF
Charleston, l.. -. Carrigan of Society
Hill. d. d. Wallace OF Spartanbure
and DR.. y. T. Cody OF Greenville.
The board Of charities and correc.
tions is working along many lines to
better social conditions in South Car.
olina. Under It's direction a census Of
the feeble-m.nded white people of the
state ls now being made. In making
this investigation Of the problem of
the feebleminded some pitiful condi.
tions surrounding this unprotected
and deficient class have been found
The board Is studying conditions In
the public penal. charitable and cor.
recitonal institutions carefully and
lseeel',ng to cooperate with officials in
charge Of them to bring about needed
5reSorms. & 4
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Rapidly Rebuilding oranoeburo.

Lexington. - Work OF rebuildin,
burned Lexington goes steadily for.
ward with rapidity unequalled in the
history OF burned districts anywhere.
1t Is fact that at this time, just two
months since the town was completed,
wiped out IN tho business section.
there are some Is or moro business
houses In course Of construction, every
one OF them OF brick construction and
many OF them almost ready for occu.
p4ncy. 1t is a condition which makes
every one feel proud.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Investigate GreenvlIle Road wor,e.

Greenville-The Greenville highway
commission met ard decided to make
full investigation Of the efficiency or
road work now being done In Green.
vile county. This decision grew cut
or adverse criticism, recently made by
w. A. Grassland, senior highway en-.
gineer In the employ Of the United
States department of good roads The
engineers report has created the most
interesting political situation in this
county In many months. The com
mission will ask that the federal de.
partment make full study and adj
wise with it.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Schools share In State Fund.

Schools share In State Fund. M
At the tirst meeting of the sta&e
board of education after the opening
Of the scholastic year 1915-16 it was
seen that the high school appropria-
ton would fall not far from $4,000
short Of meeting the applications for
state aid. The board sent notice
to every state-aided high school noti.
flying It that it would probably be able
to get no high school money beyond
What is known as the initial appropri.
ation--that Is. limit of $500 for any
high school with two or moro teach.
ors and a limit Of $500 for a high
school with fewer than two teachers.
At the May meeting Of the state board
OF education 1t was found that few
hundred dollars was l,ft unapportion.
cd and the board directed that this
small residue be distributed as
equitably as possible among the most
deserving schools.
The final apportionments have been
made and sent out to the county treas.
urers. First, all high schools with one
full high school teacher. as much as
half the time Of second high school
teacher,
The following schools were given
this additional money on account OF
their relatively large high school en-.
rollment for tho teaching force: Up.
worth, Floyds and Crocketville.
An additional $50 was given to each
Of those schools In order to bring up
their initial appropriation to $500:
Denmark. Barnwell, Johnston, Blacks.
burg and Lancaster.
The following schools were given an
additional $25 each for high school
enrolment OF over 20 pupils from out.
side the local district: Chesterfield,
Winnsboro. Greer, Mullins, Prosperity.
Seneca, Holly Hill, Central, Pickens,
Johnston and York. These schools
were entitled to additional money un-
der this provision. but were not given
the extra appropriations for the rea.
son stated after each: Relton, Ander.
son county had already received the
$4,000 limit; Lexington, the school had
already received other consideration.
The following schools were given an
additional $15 for a high school ell.
rollment Of over 15 pupils from out
side the district: Manning, Dillon, st.
George. Kershaw, Chaplin, Clio, Little
Mountain. These schools we're given
no further aid under this provision for
the reason stated afte reach: Lancas-
ter, school had already received 500
additional
Chesterfield was given an addi-
tional $25 for lengthening the school
year two weeks. Pageland was given
$50 additional for lengthening the
school year one month.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Commission for Now RaIlvav.

The secretary Of state has issned a
commission to the Carolina RAND
Transit Company with minimum cap.
dtal OF $4,000 and maximum CAM.
Aal OF $3,5000oO. The main points
touched by the road will be Spartan.
burg, Union. Woodruff, Enoree, Lau-
rens and Clinton. The road will pass
through Laurens, Spartanburg and
Union counties The road will be IS
miles In length and electricity will be
used ss the motive power, The new.
road Will pass through one OF the
Ftchest ssctions ,.of the state W
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Berkeley Election Declared illegal.

berkeley ELECTION Declared illegal.
After an extended hearing the state
board OF canyassers rendered decision
sustaining the action of the Berkeley
county canvassers in declaring illega,
the recent election on the question
OF annexing a portion OF Berkeley
county to Charleston county. The
Berkeley board held that sufficient
number Of illegal votes had been cast
to change the result.
The advocates Of annexation were
represented by Huger Sinkler and J.
N. Nathans. The Berkeley board was
represented by w. G. Wolfe and T.. j.
DeInis.
The territory proposed to be an
nexed to Charleston county contains
about 131 square miles.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Enrolment Books Are Open.

The new books Of enrolment OF
the Democratic voters OF South Caro-.
lima were opened for registration for
the coming state primaries the first
Tuesday IN June and will remain open
until the last Tuesday in July. The
first state primary will be held Au-
gust 29
All costs In connection with the
printing and distribution Of the books
will be paid by the state Democratic
executive committee, which will also
send out duplicate enrolment books
later in the summer for the purpose
of transcribing the names Of all per
sons enrolled.
The rules adopted at the recent
state convention prescribe that "there
shall be a new enrolment Of all voters
in each election year." Notices OF
the opening of the books are to be
sent out by the county chairman, who,
aided by the respective county execu-
tive committee. will stlpulate the
boundaries Of the club districts in his
county. The books generally will be
in the possession Of the secretaries OF
each Of the clubs.
Each applicant for enrolment must
write his full name, giving also his
age, occupation and postoffice address,
or II in city, his street address. Pro.
vision is made for those who can not
sign their names. The qualifications
OF voter in the primaries are: He
shall be 81 years Of age and white
Democrat; he must have resided in
the state two years, and in the county
elk months and In the club district 60
days prior to the first primary fol-
lowing his offer to enroll. Exemp.
tions ore made II the applicant Is
minister or public school teacher.
Ruling Requires Sworn Testimony.
Taxpayers under the Harrison mar.
cotic law, when making application for
reregistration and for special tax
stamp for the new fiscal year begin.
ming July l, must accompany their ap.
pitcation with q sworn inventory OF all
narcotic drugs and preparations in
fheir possession on the day on which
application Is made.
This is the interesting announce.
ment made by u. G. Heyard, collec.
tor of internal revenue for the district
OF South Carolina, as the result OF re-.
cent rulings issued by the comm,s.
sloner OF internal revenue
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Bright Prospects for Wjnthron

Rock Hill.-The indications are that
the Winthrop summer school have
this coming session tho largest enroll
ment In its history A great number
OF applications come in daily
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
New Enterprlsee Authorlzed.

NeW EHteFpTI8eE AUthOrIZed.
The secretary Of state has issued a
commission to the Columbia Grair
Provision Company with capital Of
$4,000. The petitioners are: r. RI.
Cooner and Fl. M. Williams. The com
pany will do o general grain and pro
vision business.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
Race and Sex Segregation.


Governor Manning has addressed
letter to the supervisors in all the
counties OF the state calling their at.
tention to the law which provides for
the segregation Of races and sexes on
the county chaingangs. The letter
follows:
Section 104, volume Q, criminal
code Of 1912, provides for the segre-
cation OF races and sexes on the ccun,
ty chaingangs. I am informed that In
some of the counties Of the state white
prisoners and negroes are being work.
ed together in violation Of this law.
i am confident that where this Is true,
1t Is Because of an oversight or
thorough ignorance Of this particular
law, and I am writing you this letter
to call to your attention in order that
III these conditions exist in your coun.
ty, you may take steps to correct
same. am sure that you would not
Intentionally violate any law and par
tlcularly any law that relates to the
separation OF the races and sexes"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-08
!. M. RRETT, OF BEAUFORT,
CHAIRMAN NEWLY CREATED
BODY.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
oo'ngs and Happenings That r.ark
the Progress Of South Carolina Peo.
pie, Gathered Around the state
Capitol.

Gov. Manning has annuu., j. The
appointment Of the poard OF review
FOR the South Carolina tax commits.
sion as provided by an act OF the
last general assembly.
The members Of the board are: B..
y. Mcleod of Charleston wholesale
merchant and president Of the Char
leston chamber Of commerce; D. A.
Geer of Bolton, farmer and merchant;
l.. l.. Wagnon Of Union, merchant;
d. M. Croxton of Lancaster, banker;
L. w. Berry Of Latta. farmer: j. D.
Shuler of Parler, Orangeburg county,
farmer; J. M. Rhett Of Beaufort, mer.
chant.
Mr.. Rhett was designated as chair
man Of the board for term of four
years. Each Congressional district is
represented OH the board as provided
by the act The board has the power
to review all assessments by the tax
commission.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02
TWIN FALLS WOMAN
HONORED IN EAST
Ladies Home Journal Pays Tribute to
Memory Of Mrs. McCOllum, the Pho
neer Helper.

The contrast between the old Twin
Falls of the sage brush period and the
modern city which has taken it's place
has attracted the attention of the
world and writer's in the best maya
zines everywhere are calling atten-
ton to the transformation as some
thing marvellous, and the fame of the
woman who cheered the pioneers goes
with that of the town. In it's current
issue, under the heading 1.-THE Woman
Who Saved Town." the Ladies Home
Journal says editorially:
Out in Idaho there is now the rap
idly growing city of Twin Falls But
eleven years ago it was a rolling sea
of purple sage, dotted by the tents
and shacks of some thirty pioneers.
The streets were lanes cut through the
giant sage. Not a tree was in sight
The sun beat down with tropical
fierceness. Everywhere was dust near
ly foot deep. Winds scorched by the
desert-heat beat day and night almost
increasingly. All the discomforts and
hardships merged into a wave of
inconsistencies that swelled as it rolled
along. The men who, in their efforts
to conquer the wilderness, had left
loved ones in a far-off civilization all
but succumbed to it. 1t grew until it
threatened to be as demoralizing to
the life Of the embryo city as a band
of murderous redskins. There came a
time when the situation became acute,
and depopulation stared the so-called
town in its dusty little face. But there
was one woman who saw" Its a
home these men need" she told her
husband 1T will save them and save
the town; and, as ours is going to be
the only real home within miles, we
must throw it open to them"
She did so. Before the plastering
was dry she held a housewarming. And
every week the men gathered there
and enjoyed good music, entertain
ment, good things to eat and the spirit
of real home Recently this woman
passed away, and the sorrow that her
going brought to many was more gen
uine to the Homeless Twenty" that
organized themselves under that name
that first night than to any others
They have erected to their foster
mother" an enduring monument OF
granite and bronze, but it is in the
larger and deeper sense that the town
itself is her more enduring monument
To few women perhaps is given the
opportunity so conspicuously to serve
the needs of a community with the
richness of their home life as did Mrs
| McCollum, of Twin Falls. But to al
is possible this greater vision and idea
of home as community factor; anC
where vision is, opportunity knocks IL
various guises. To few, perhaps, will
he given the Monument hut we al
can have working ideal of a citizen
ship that carries with it it's own re
ward.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02
COPY OF MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
TWIN FALLS CANAL COMPANY

March 14th, 1916-Board met in
regular session. Members present:
Marker, Seaver and Taylor The min
utes were read and approved.
Moved by Barker, second Taylor,
that it is hereby permitted that the
bridge on main canal on state highway
be moved to north and south section
line between sections 20 and 80, in
township ten south, range nineteen
E. B. NJ Carried unanimously.
Moved by Taylor, second Barker, that
water be transferred as follows: "a
shares from SWA NEA, Hills, and
Sc shares from NJ NEA, 2O-9-14, to
NEA SWA and NWA SEA, 9-9-15;
and, 60 shares from NWA SWA,
SWA NWA 26-9-14, to SWA NE14
and Ell NEA seq, 29-11-1S; and, 20
shares to NEA SWA, 4-10-18. Car
ried unanimously.
Moved by Barker, second Taylor,
that water stock be transferred from
SEE NEh, 32-9-17, to SWA SW.,
4-10-1S. Carried unanimously.
Whereupon, the board of county
commissioners met with the board for
the purpose of discussing the matter
of bridges across the high line canal
where enlarged
Whereupon, representatives of the
North Side Canal company met with
this board and considered the i'm
provements necessary to be made at
the Miner dam, as outlined in the re-
port of Engineer Wiley.
Whereupon, recess was taken till
tomorrow at 500 o'clock
March 18th, 1916-Board met pursu-
ant to recess. Members present as
yesterday.
Whereupon the board recessed to
make an examination of the seepage
conditions in the upper Rock creek
district. After said inspection, there
being no further business, the meet
ing adjourned. (Signed)
F. d. BROWN, President
w. o. TAYLOR, Secretary
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02
=
TALKS ON THRIFT
DESIGNATING A NOTE.

1t so happens in business that all
payments cannot be made in cash, for
most of the business is done on credit
in one form or another Small pur-
chases and many of the daily expendi-
lures are cash transactions; but bust
ness as a whole moves on credit, the
form depending upon the customs
characteristic of that peculiar bust
ness. The most common form Of
credit is the book account, where
goods are sold and charged" to the
purchaser. When you go into the
grocer's and tell him to charge it,"
you are opening a credit with him in
the form of a book account. This is
common to all retailing transactions.
But in the larger dealings, the credit
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02

is in the form of a promissory note,
which is merely written promise to
pay a certain sum, in money to
designated person, firm or corpora
ton, at a stipulated time. Hundreds
of thousands of these notes are made
every day. They are given, merchant
to merchant. in payment of debts re-
sulting from the sale of goods, and
while they settle the debt must them
selves be paid in money, in order that
the obligation may be finally disL
charged. for a promise never liqui-
dates a debt.
If these promises could be treated
as money and passed from hand to
hand, they might answer very we'll,
but they are of non-uniform denomi-
nation, their goodness is a matter not
commonly known, and even though
the maker might be "as good as the
government" few know it and few
would take the risk
And if the holder could wait until
maturity, he would get cash from the
promiser. But he does not want to
wait that long-he wants to turn his
evidence of debt into money at once;
for with money-real money-he can
get better terms, and for certain pur-
poses, such as paying laborers, he
must use cash. There must, therefore,
be some medium through which he
can turn this promise into money be-
fore it is due-for a price-and that
medium is the bank. The process OF
doing this is called discounting, which
in other words means buying the pa
per. A simple illustration will ex-
plain.
Suppose A sells B bill of goods on
three months credit does not want
to wait while B sells the goods and
gets the money to pay him, and there
] fore offers to take BIS note for the
/ amount. But the note is not money
and if A would use the money, he
must find someone who will give him
money for it. He might find someone
who, for the hope of gain, would ad-
vance the money; but the logical place
to get this done is the bank, for the
bank always has money. 1t knows
men and their ability to keep theiI
promises. and can judge the quality Of
the risk. A therefore offers the note
to his banker, who says in substance,
81 think B is good for this amount
If you will indorse-promise to pa!
if he does not-I will buy that pape
evidence of debt from you" Let u
say it is for $100, due in three months
The banker knows that at the end G
: three months he will get the 500
and so gives A $9S.5O for it, the SIS
being interest on the money for tina
time at per cent. Ordinarily tn
banker would not give A the cash, blu
credit his account, with the privileg
of checking against it, which is vir
tually the same thing.
Now, what is the result? A sold hi
/, goods and got his money at once.
had three months to sell the goods t
} get the money to pay the note whel
the banker presented it at maturity
could use the $3.50 to buy more good
to sell to G, and the bank has mad
profit of $3.50 for taking the risl
That is what banks are for-to TAX
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02
CATTLE SUPPLY SHORT
MORE SHEEP ARE SOLD
Very Few Hogs Going Into Portland
Prices Steady ALI Along the
Line.

The supply of cattle has been any
thing but liberal since Monday, says
the Portland Live Stock Reporter Of
Thursday. Fat cattle in the short re-
ceipts have been few. The cow re-
ceipts which drew the bulk of the sup
plies got in on a fairly steady market.
The market, while showing no parti-
cular change, is in quite bit better
shape than for some ten days past
There has been a dearth of steers
since Monday. The few sales report
ed are tail-ends from Mondays mar
ket, that were weighed late. No
change is indicated in the steer divi-
sion from Mondays fairly good mar
ket.
No change in the situation developed
yesterday in the wool district. Trad
ing was of a moderate character and
generally for small lots of wool, al
though manufacturers, as has been
. true all along of late, were ready to
dicker on good lots of wool, even of
large proportions, if they were able to
find them. Good wool still finds a
ready market, especially on the higher
and lower ends of the market Three
eighths grades, especially in cross
breds, seem to have been comparative
ly quiet but otherwise good wool and
even average quality fleece has been
readily absorbed at full recent prices.
This week has shown the lightest
run of hogs for months. Despite very
good prices with a nominal top OF
$40 for the best the supply has been
anything but adequate. The supply
was from valley points almost entire
ly, and was of fairly good quality
Telegraphic reports have shown a
rather spotted market in the east all
week.
Sheep buyers took on little hope
this week in the sheep house. More
lambs and sheep of all kinds have
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02
EXCITING RUNAWAY THURSDAY.

While Mrs. A. S. Gibbs and Miss Jes-
ter were driving home from this city
Thursday afternoon, their horse be-
came frightened about a mile west of
town and ran away. He charged into
a telegraph pole, throwing Mrs. Gibbs
out and bruising her somewhat, and
then, tearing the harness loose, ran
off into an adjoining field When his
alarm subsidized he returned to the wo-
men. Mrs. Gibbs injuries were not
serious and Miss Jester escaped unin-
jured. The buggy was badly broken.