The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
YOUNG FARMERS
GUESTS OF HONOR
LEADERS HONOR PRIZE WINNERS
OF THE AGRICULTURAL
CLUBS.
HIGH H0NoRs WON BY GIRLS

Sound Advice is Given Young Farmers
BY Won EnseIken and
Others.
Columbia.-At dinner given I'm Co.
lnmDla four boys and one little gir,
were paid unusual honors and descrih.
eu as the disciples of agriculture.
Ihey were the winners of the big
agricultural prizes. Agricultural lead.
ers, educators. bankers and business
men praised the young people and told
them that the man with the hoe will
play Just as important part in the
war with Germany as the man with a
gun. "
The Rural Boy and Girl the States
pest Asset" was the subject OF an
e@celleht address by Senator Alan
tombstone, chairman OF the board OF
trustees OF Clemson college.
President Riggs spoke of the mart
that agriculture will play in war
ana praised President Wilson. He
said: IF war be ours it will be the
suhilme sacrifice OF a great nation.
administered by the strong resolute
hands OF that high priest of inter.
national liberty. Woodrow Wilson"
i Commissioner Watson. Conpraas
man A. II. Lever and Niels Christen.
seh' chairman OF hte finance commit,
zee OF the senate. were unable to at.
Iehu and sent letters OF regret an
the event OF war it will be as neces.
sary to send crops to Europe as to
send fighting ships and men. so that
the boy with the hoe will be on the
nrlng line just as much as the boy
with gum" said Senator Christensen
in his letter of regret.
Ernest Brooks OF Prosperity in
NewDerry county. first prize winner
IN the boys corn clubs. was presented
with the Lever medal by j. f.. Swear.
lngen, state superintendent of educa.
tlon. He was also presented with a
check for $50 from the II. G.. Hastings
oeed company OF Atlanta by A. ].
bethea. lieutenant governor. In re.
sponse he made one OF the best and
most eloquent speeches of the even.
ing
| Enoch S. Pepper OF l;asley. second
prize winner in the corn clubs. was
presented with a gold watch from
! the w. II. NIixson Seed company Of
charleston by w. H. Mixson. head OF
the firm
ihe winner Of the third place in the
corn clubs was Neal r. Hodges Of
manning in Clarendon county. He
was presented with check for sah
from the Fl. S. Hastings Seed company
or Atlanta by w. B. Dove. secretary Of
state.
A gold watch was presented by A.
r. Langley to Vernon Huskey of Gaff.
ney In Cherokee county as the first
prize In the pig club contest Tho
present was donated by the Carolina
! Ike insurance company OF Columbia.
MISS Margaret Montez Henderson
winner OF the second prize in the mig
club contest. will receive 500 de.
posit from the Palmetto Nationa,
bank OF Columbia The presentation
speech was made by r. RI. McMaster
insurance commissioners. Miss Katie
beh Hagan, who won third prize In
tho pig club contest. was presented
with gold broach. givcn by Sylvan
Bros. OF Columbia. The presentation
f; speech was made by DIR. d. b. John.
son, president OF Winthrop college.
! F.. J. II. von Engelken. president
OF the Columbia farm loan bank. was
the guest Of the agricultural workers
and gave some sound advice. He
made plea for 100 per cent farmers.
F! We need these boys to pay the loans
/ of their daddies," said Mr. Won En.
| gelken.
| l.. l.. Baker, state director of the
boys agricultural club work, who ar
ranged the banquet. thanked the
banks and other business concerns for
their support Of the club work.
! 1t was announced that Miss Nellie
Lee Caldwell OF Spartanburg county,
winner OF first place in the poultry
club contest, would receive medal
donated by The Progressive Farmer
Tho medal will be sent to Miss Cald.
well by Miss Edith l.. Parrott, direa
tor OF the home demonstration work
who attended the dinner. Miss Par.
rott said that Miss Caldwell was ono
OF 5000 members Of the poultry clubs,
and one Of 5000 members of the home
demonstration clubs
w. M. Riggs president OF Clemson
college, acted as toastmaster.
Fire Destroys island Hotel.
Charleston.--Fire OF ali unknown
origin totally DESTROYED thn Lola oa