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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Heavy Rains Do Much Damage.

The recent heavy rains have
done much damage in Green
vile. Crops, manufacturing
plants, Piedmont Il Northern.
and Greenville & Western Rail.
ways.
Recdy river, raging torrent,
from it headwaters a few miles
above GreenvilIe, washed down
thousands of bushels Of corn.
inundated houses, carried away
a wareroom and the back end
the Nuckasee Underwear plant.
flooded a small auxiliary yarn
plant OF the Camperdown Mill,
undermined tracks and trestles.
washed down aspur.track of one
OF the Greenville railways and
flooded the first floor of the
American Machine and Mfg. co.
Thousands OF dollars worth Of
cloth and manufactured goods
were damaged, besides a great
deal Of lumber and other mater
ial washed away: The loss in
and around Greenville is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900 or $500 600.
The damage in the lower part
or Pickens county was consider
able. Practically all the bridges
on Eighteen creek were washed
away and other damage done
along this creek as well as along
the other streams Of the county.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Who Will Join the 500 Club?

We are organizing The $1OO
Club" in the great new War
Work Driye beginning Nov. IL,
and continuing one week. Every
man and woman who will give
one hundred dollars or more can
become member. A roll of
honor containing the names Of
members will be placed in the
post-office in each town. The
same will be printed in each
paper in the county. Parents
and friends Of our soldiers
will you not join this club? This
message comes from Our
Boys"
We at the front are doing
our best, We are willing to give
our all. We want to save moth
ing for ourselves if only by Civ
ing we can bring peace to the
world. . We at home cannot
fieht with our lives-but we can
give generously Of our money to
the Z. M. @. "A. and the other
organizations which are caring
for our soldiers and giving them
comfort, cheer and bit of home
life over there"
Gertrude II. Matthews,
G. 70. Robinson,
County Chairman.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Death of Miss Ruby Martin.

The sad news of the death Of Miss
Ruby Martin of Pendteton S. c.. was
received in Pickens few days ago and
caused the hearts of those who knew
her to be much greved. Miss Martin
died of pneumonia following an attack
of influenza. She was an excellent
young woman of many admirable tIaits
OF character, and was graduate nurse
OF the City Hospital of Nashville. Tenn.
After her graduation, she did private
nursing for awhile, then for the past
two or three years, she has been engag
ed as nurse in quite number of homes
IN Anderson, Oconee and Pickcns coun-
ties and made warm friends by her vo
cation as well as her amable disposition.
During the epidemic of influenza Miss
Martin was attending family at Glenn
son college, when she became i'll and
went to the home of her mother Mrs
Felix B. Martin on outskirts of Pendle-
ton. She was ill only few DAYS and
died on Thursday morning at 6 o'clock
Oct. 24th. and was buried at the Bap-
tist church cemetery the afternoon Of
the same day at Pendleton.
Miss Martin was a niece of Mrs.
Marion w. Newton of Pickens and of
Mr.. Monroe l.. Martin of Central. She
! leaves widowed mother, three brothers
and two sisters and and host of rela-
tlves and friends who are made sad on
account of her death.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
The C0I0red People

The colored people will have
an interest in the work also, for
they have boys over there who
must be cared for. TO carry
forward the work among them
| have appointed j. w. John
son, of Easley, chairman, and
he will select his workers in the
several townships and have
Ithnm ready to get busy when
the tuition is touched on the
J llth Of November.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Are You Interested
In Good Beef Cattle?

| NNS ~SAAS"AhS AOSSCA 4IOIll tilS bureau
of Animal Industry of Clemson College
in regard to cheap high-grade beef
cattle is here reproduced. If any OF
our readers are interested in this type
OF cattle they are now given a chance
to secure them at reasonable prices:
To County Agents:
In view of the fact that cattle from
the drouth stricken areas of Texas are
continuing to be marketed in large
numbers and at moderate prices, this
may be the opportune time for your
farmers to get start of good beef
cattle at the cheapest price at which
they can be obtained, at any rate. in
the near future.
A considerable number of our farm
ers have already made purchases of
this Texas cattle and are pleased with
them.
MIR. c. F. Walker, agent in animal
husbandry, P. 0. Box 1000, Ft. Worth,
Texas, has been designated by the
Bureau of Animal Industry to assist
the farmers in the south and southeast
who want to make purchases.
Recent reports from Mr.. Walker
state that good Shorthorn, Angus and
Hereford heifers and young COWS
weighing from $50 to $50 pounds can be
had for 6 1-2 to z cents per pound, f. O.
b. Fort Worth, Texas.
The freight rates from Ft. Worth to
South Carolina points are little less
than 81 per 100 pounds, making car
of 10000 pounds cost approximately
5000 as freight.
7 If your county contemplates the pur-
chase of several cars of these cattle,
the best plan seems to be to have all
parties desiring cattle pool the money
In one bank and select man, with his
expenses paid, to represent the parties
wanting cattle, to go and help make
the selections.
A representative of this division will
be available to go this week. You have
several days to get. the matter before
your farmers and make arrangements
to 60 This will be the only trip that a
representative of this division could
make, and we hope that you can ar
range to have an order by that time if
you contemplate getting any Of this
cattle into your county.
Yours very truly.
V. w. Lewis,
Leader Animal Husbandman Extension.
Approved: w. w. Long, Director.
Parties interested in this matter
should confer with Clemson College or
L. A. Bowen, County Agent, Pickens,
S. c..
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Men Who Leave
For Camp Nov. 5

List of men inducted on November S.
to Camp Wadsworth, Spar
S. c..
John B. Gordon Cothran, Liberty R-2.
Walter Lesley Gibson, Easley.
Marshall Parsons. Ensley, Ala.
William Harrison McGaha, Easley.
John Hard Blackwell, Seneca.
William S. Chapman, Pickens R-4.
Frank Holleman, Calhoun RI.
James A. Porter, Pickens R-3.
Robert Paul Land, Central.
Eugene Otis Wilson, Central.
William Elzie Durham, Central R-4.
Luther Franklin Mcqueen, Liberty
R-3.
Lonnie Strickland, Central.
James Emery Bishop, Easley R-2.
Oliver Clinton Ellison, Easley R.2
Joseph Harlem Medlin, Dacusvile.
Jim Crowder, Easley.
Adger Mauldin, Central.
Ernest McGaha, Easley.
Luther Gunter, Easley.
Norman Smith, Cateechee.
Martin Luther Kelley, Central
William Homer Watkins, Liberty.
Minor Gilstrap, Easley RI.
William Eskew Spearman, Liberty
2-2
Ernest William Waldrop, Liberty R-4.
James Hal Lesley, Easley RS.
Edward Burns Young, Central.
Samuel B. Dobson, Central RI.
W. A. Hendricks, Pjckens R-2.
Mathew M. Looper, Dacusville RI.
Roy Alexander Findley, Central R-4
Henry Joe Stephens, Central.
William Coke Grant, Central R-2.
Willis Henry Clayton, Central.
Lee Summerall, Liberty R-3.
Ernest II. Mullinix, Central.
Ben rillman Patterson, Pickens RS
James Bruce Stewart, Central R-4.
Robert f. Farley, Easley R-6
Holbert Edens, Easlcy.
William H. Kelley, Central R-3.
John Addrin Watkins. Liberty.
Lee Hudson, Easley.R-5.
a. Foster Crumpton, .Pickens.
Frank Nalley, Easley R-2.
Hovey Pack, Central R-3.
Ossie G. Holder, Pickens R-4.
Stephen Robert Keith, Pickens r d.
Warren Asberry Palmer, Calhoun.
Forest w. Chandler, Pickens R-4.
Thomas Richard Powell, Pickens.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31

In the recent drive for the 4th.
Liberty Loan the Woman's
Committee Of Easley township
sold $l79,000 Easley's quota
was $l58,900 and the whole
amount sold was 1892, $50.
Gertrude H. Matthews,
Chairman Easley Township.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
LIBERTY LOAN COM.
MlTTEE.
Mrs. J. P. Carey, Jr., Chairman.
Mrs. b. T. Day, Publicity Chmn.

l want to thank all township
chairman and their co-workers
for the splendid worl in the 4th.
Liberty Loan Drive. AS usual
the Plckens county women
worked hard and made a splen
did final report.
Many thanks again and deep
est appreciation, and with best
wishes,
Very sincerely yours,
Katherine r. Carey,
(Mrs. j. P. Carey. Jr.)
Chairman Womans Liberty
Loan Committee.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
and dneighbors who have been so kind
and thoughtful of us during the sickless
OF our little girl, Myrtle. 1t is impos-
sible for us to ever repay them for their
Kindness, also to DR.. Porter who has
been SO faithful.
w. a. White and Wife.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
William League Died
in Easley Wednesday.

William League for ten and half
years overseer Of the weave room of
Glenwood cotton mill, died in Easley
Oct. 23rd. He was az years old and was
very popular and most efficient. He
died from complication of influenza,
although he did not have pneumonia.
The interment was held at West View.
lie is survived by his widow, eight
children, three brothers, Robert of
Greeville, Mack of Piedmont, James OF
Easley, and several sisters.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Notice of Sale

On the 18th day Of November, 1918,
at P; M, at Rigdon's store, near
Alice Mill, Easley, s., c.. by a written
agreemene assS m aa Of the heirs will sell for
tasn Ga an me store furniture belonging
70 70 tne late a. H. Pace, containing
lamps, refrRera1ors and other thinus
20 ~. PACE.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
PickenS Man DiStln-
guishes Himself in
Great Battle.
Private Childress Captured Hun
Machine Gun and Four of
Grew and Turns Gun
On Enemy.

How South Carolina man, Private
Melvin Childress, of Pickens, distin-
guished himself in the battle Of st.
Mihiel is told by Geo. H. Seldes, of the
Edward Marshall Syndicate, says the
Charleston News and Courier. The in
cident is related in the course of q stir
ring story by Mr.. Seldes of the part
which the American "Iron Cavalry" or
tanks played in this important engage
ment. He writes;
Capt. Compton's battalion had just as
thrilling three day battle. The COM
manding officer himself captured the
town of Beney with his platoon of six
tanks and six eight inch German guns
near the town The capture of Pannes
by tanks was one of the hardest fights
they had. When Lieut.. Morris Knowles
of Oakland, CAL, and Corp. Howard e.
Carmody, of Kansas City Mo-, rode into
the village, Corp. Carmody, in the lead.
saw an old French woman beckoning
him. She was pointing excitedly at the
door of her house. Carmody quit his
tank and revolver in hand entered the
house and went down stairs to the eel
lar There was loud shout "Kamerad"
and when he came back he had thirty
Germans with him. Lieut.. Knowles got
twenty in the town.
And in every instance in which a tank
ran out of gasoline or was stalled for
any other reason, the officers and men
got out, took their machine guns with
them and joined the first wave of at
tacking American infantry, but more
often the tanks uffored shelter for our
dough boys against machine gun bullets
and eventually the tank would put the
machine guns out Of action, prevent
losses among our ranks. and open the
way for another speedy drive onward.
Every tank had it's lasson men out
side, men who walk or ran along with
it and were the first to look after it if
it got into trouble All these men are
volunteers. At times when the tanks
got ahead Of the infantry and the Ger
man fire became concentrated on them
the position of the liasson men was ex-
tremely dangerous and they deserve
special mention.
The example of Corp. Taylor of Buff
falo, N. Y was very heroic. When the
engine got out Of order, he went for
ward under intense machine gun fire
and re paired it. Prvt. Melvin Childress
of Pickens, S. c. liasson man, saw
his tank go out of action in q she'll hole.
He crawled around it and around Ger
man machine gun, capturing the gun
and four of the crew, whom he turned
over to some French infantry. He knew
how to handle the captured Maxim how
ever, 80 he turned it to face the enemy
and fred. He then carried the gun
futher in the advance and fired again.
Our battalion history conaains many
such brave Incidents.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31

All the money you lend Uncle Sam
when you bay w. S. S. is spent on
things for our soldiers. M
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
United War Work
Campaign to Begin

| W ~A w WIN
Campaign to Begin
A campaign for army work
by the 7. M. @. A., Y. w. c..
A., knights of Columbus, Jew
ish Welfare Board, War Camp
Community Service, American
Library Association and the
Salvation Army will belaunched
all oyer the United States be-
ginning Monday, November IL,
and ending Monday, November
l8. This is all in the interest
and benefit of the boys in ser.
vice, and the people Of America
are asked to raise two hundred
and fifty million dollars.
Pickens county has 665 boys
now in service, and before an
other year ends will have as
many more. We are asked to
raise SIG, 900, and must do it.
The Plan
| have appointed in each
township q chairman who will
organize his forces and see to it
That every man, woman and
child has an opportunity and
does contribute to this work.
The township chairmen are as
follows:
Easley-E. l.. Bolt.
Liberty-W. O.. O'Dell.
Central-Ralph Ramseur.
Hurricane Rev. B. r. Muir
phree.
Piclxens- -Bev. b. G.. Field.
Dacusville-Jos l.. Looper.
Pumpkintown y. A. Hen
bricks
I1lobelCoC y f. IN. NlCeCC.
These township chairmen will
appoint suitable committees.
preferably committee in each
school district, who will make a
personal canvas Of everyone.
Boys and Girls Victory Cluh
We want at least 665 boys
and girls (and more if we can
get ~them) who will join the
Boys and Girls Victory Club.
10 be a member of this, club
any boy or girl between the
ages of five and up to eighteen
years Of age can join by signing
a card promising to work and
earn not less than $500 and
give it to this cause. This Sc. 90
can be paid in installments a
month a part, and when paid
in full each will receive a hand.
some certificate which can be
framed or hung in the window
showing his or her service to
win the war. This certificate
will be equivalent to that of an
honorable discharge to soldier
boy and should be kept and
highly priced by the holder and
handed down to his or her pos
terity. But certainly we want
and must have one boy or girl
in this county to represent each
boy over there" and now in
the service, and that means GIGS
The Women
The campaign among the
women for this work is in
charge of Mrs. Gertrude Mat.
thews of Easley. She has, OF
will have, her workers through
out the county to work among
the women and girls. They
will cooperate with the men
and boys and I have no doubt
with their help we will 20 "ovel
| the top -
The C0I0red People
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
Notice to School Trustees

Please send in the poll list from ysul
school district at once, if you have not
already done so.
II. a. Townes, Auditor.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31

Melvin Childress is of son of Mr.. and
a month or two ago it was reported that
Melvin had been killed in action. but we
are proud it was not so. If it had been
we are confident the Germans, that he
got mixed up with, thought he was the
livest corpse they had ever tackled by
the time he got through manipulating
that machine gun.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31

Remember the Day
November 1lth to 18th, and
everybody get busy to raise
$4,000.
9. p. Robinson,
County Chairman.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31

Leader Animal Husbandman Extension.
Approved: w. w. Long, Director.
Parties interested in this matter
should confer with Clemson College or
/. a, Bowen, County Agent, Pickens,
S. G.,
The sun., 1918-09-07
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.

Boston. par; Chicago par: 81. Louis. go
~. discount bid san Francisco par: Mon
treM SIas7h premium Cincinnati. par Min
neapolis, Toe. premium.
SILVER PRICES.
Bar silver in New York. s1.oit, un'
changed; In London. ED. unchanged:
Mexican dollars. 7Sc., unchanged.
The sun., 1918-09-07
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
why Say IL AEains

The criticism In brokerage Offices
which followed Gates w. McGarragh's
statement last week on restricting spec
ulation' was strong. but that which fol-
lowed the statement issued by Benjamin
governor OF the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. was severe. Brokers
wanted to know why 1t was necessary
to repeat 80 many times n warning is
sued by the Federal Reserve Board weeks
ago. The action by the Stock Exchange
in asking for details relative to the loans
carried by their members came at an
inopportune time, according to brokers,
for many Hebrew traders had left the
brokerage houses and offices for the holi-
day to-day, and at, a time when brokers
in an EFFORT to cooperate with the bankers
to restrict speculation would not advise
purchases even on the decline by GUS
toners. The announcement was also
unexpected and came like a bolt out Of
a clear sky. In some banking quarters
the heavy selling was attributed to bro
kerage Offices that believed their state
ments of loans might show their loan
item to be too large in comparison with
their capital resources. One governor
Of the Stock Exchange said the action
had been taken not because Of disturbed
conditions but in order to prevent ex-
pansion in the security business that
might be based on present conditions or
In anticipation Of favorable news. This
explanation would have been considered
favorable had II been Incorporated In
the announcement, but in the absence OF
any reasons for the action holders of Sc
curities became alarmed and disposed
of stocks.
The sun., 1918-09-07
New Haven Has Admirers.

Another railroad issue to show sur
prising strength in the face of the SELL
ing movement in practically all other
Parts OF the list was New Haven. which
closed the day with a net gain of one
half point. J. S. Bache & Co. were
credited with being the chief buyers OF
the stock. Simultaneous with the
strength of this issue 1t was reported
In the financial district that Director
General McAdoo was about 10 take
trip over the New England lines. II
was also said that the New Haven would
fare we'll under the new contract it is
to make with the Government, but this
of course was accepted as mere supposi-
ton. One careful Judge of values pointed
sat that this stock is also a non-divi-
dend payer and might be receiving at
tentons from wealthy tax dodgers.
The sun., 1918-09-07
How Steel Acted.

When the loan announcement first
was being printed over one of the Wall
Street news tickers Steel common was
changing hands at 114h. AS more Of
the statement was read its interpreta-
ton was found in a steady decline Of
one point In Steel, to 113h. For more
than fifteen minutes II looked as II the
would be the low figure, especially when
1t rallied one-quarter Of a point. But at
this level the news began to spread
throughout the Street and found refiec-
ton in gradual but steady deprecia-
ton In the quotation until 1t touched
110h in the last half hour Of the ses-
sion. At the bottom orders that were
later said by brokers to represent the
best kind OF buying came into the mar
ket and caused rally OF one point.
When Steel broke through III Fred
Edey & Co. were declared TO have
distributed orders for thousands of
shares, the execution of which was in
no small measure responsible for the
rally In the last fifteen minutes Of the
session. When Steel was selling at tn
low quotation its price was within one
eighth Of being down six points from
the high early this week Of 116 and
many traders bought on the theory that
1t was due for rally.
The sun., 1918-09-07
AS TO STOCK SALES.
Government VIII Not Approve Any
During Liberty Loan Drive.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The Govern
ments capital issues committee an
nounces 1t will not approve the sale OF
any securities during the fourth liberty
Loan campaign. between September rs
and October 10, except refunding Issues
to take care of maturities within that
period. Companies with unissued por-
tons OF approved securities were asked
to withhold them from the market until
after the fourth loan is subscribed.
The committee also announced that II
had postponed approval of the American
Tobacco Company's application for is
suance OF s25.OoO0O0 serial notes until
after the loan period.
The sun., 1918-09-07
Pennsylvania Financing.

Much has been heard In the financial
district recently that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company contemplated doing
some new financing In the near future.
but Samuel Rea, president OF the Penn
sylvania, put this rumor to rest yes
terday when he told THE Sun that his
road has all the funds 1t needs. having
received loan OF s2o,0o0,o0o from the
Government at per cent. This will
be a surprise to Wall Street, for this Is
the first time II has been stated that the
Pennsylvania had obtained relief from
the Government. 1t would not. there
fore. be surprising II II is learned that
other roads have received similar aid
from the Government
The sun., 1918-09-07
Bringing In the Sleeves.

Tobacco Products was one OF the spe-
cialties that at one time during the gen.
eral break suffered quite heavily, the
low price being four and fve-eighths
points under the high quotation for the
day The break developed the fact that
there were plenty OF stop loss orders in
the issue and as the price began de-
clining these were encountered with the
result that the downward movement In
the issue was accelerated. The sharp
drop furnished the admirers of the stock
an opportunity to get some shares at
what they considered cheap prices and
this buying caused a quick rebound OF
more than two points from the low for
the session.
The sun., 1918-09-07
Quotations Unchange d.

Steel and ordnance, chemical and old
metals quotations continued unchanged
yesterday.
The sun., 1918-09-07
st. Paul's Strength a Surprise.

Strength and activity Of St. Paul COM
mon In the face OF a general decline
caused considerable comment. One
house was attributed with having a buy
ing order for IL. 900 shares Of the stock.
OF which 1t was said to have obtained
$4,000. or more than one-half of the
total turnover in that issue. Yester-
days buying forced the quotation to a
new high level for this year Of 81, which
compares with low Of 37L this year
and of IS last year. Improvement in this
issue naturally gave rise to reports that
the contract to be negotiated with the
Government would enable the payment of
back dividends on the preferred stock
and perhaps permit the resumption of
payments on the common. This. how
ever. was regarded as an extreme de-
ducIon. but the buying Of the common
was nevertheless impressive. Whether
or not st. Paul common Is one Of the
non dividend paying stocks In which
wealthy men are placing their surplus
funds in order TO evade the heavy sur
taxes proposed by the present tax bill
could not be learned.
The sun., 1918-09-07
All Depends on Point of View.

Now that the bankers are trying to
regulate the market for securities sup
pose they will take hold of speculation
in cotton?" queried a newspaper man Of
a prominent banker. well. there is
this much to say on that score" replied
the banker. Everybody agrees that 1t
takes considerable money to finance the
cotton crop. but when anybody talks
about financing the security market the
answer is. TO hell with the stock mar
ket'"
The sun., 1918-09-07
To Close Re9istration Day.

The board Of governors OF the New
York Stock Exchange, after special
meeting held yesterday, announced that
the exchange would remain closed all
day next Thursday. which is the regis
tration day for the men OF the
ages OF Is to IS. who are to be en-
rolled for military service under the
man power bill. Similar action was
taken by the New York Cotton Ex-
change, Boston Stock and Curb and the
Chicago Stock Exchange.