The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
of Catechee Town

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This section was visited by a heavy
wind and rainstorm on last Thursday
evening, the 9th inst, which washed
the and pretty badly In places.
Early planted cotton is up to a good
stand and as a general thing is looking
well. Most of the corn in this section
has been and will be planted late.
Small graz is looking fairly we'll.
The prospects for a fruit crop is
good, which is something unusual, to
have two good fruit crops together, as
last year was a good fruit year. 1t
certainly is u blessed thing in trying
times like now. People have begun to
"feel it," and war has not been going
on but a short time, but what will it be
in three or four years from now if the
war continues? 1t behooves everybody
to economize, deny themselves of pleas
ures and ~luxuries to a certain extent,
take advantage of everything they can
save that is growing and is made, and
by so doing they are not only helping
themselves but are helping to win the
greatest war the world has aver known.
Our destiny is now at stake, and a man
or woman who would not try to save
their household effects if their home
al on fire. provided it lay in his or
her power to do 80, deserves no help or
sympathy at the hands of their neigh
bors.
Whom thIC Ornnf ofrI1nnIn 10 nunrs
some will say I'VE gained the victory"
when on their part it will be a ease of
Betsy and the bear" If the writer
knew this evening that Germany would
be the conqueror in this great struggle
we had rather be laid in some cemetery
with each member of our little family
beside u than to see that day. If it
comes to that and we are not either
murdered by the brutcs or our homes
broken up and our happiness destroyed
we will see our children have to asso-
ciate and marry among the lowest down
class of people on Gods green earth.
A man that would be a Stacker in a
time like this would be too cowardly to
HeiSS Ills ioiiu dSdillSt a ilCBlO IaploI
though it be his wife or daughter.
While the writer is unable to shoulder
a gun and go to France, if Uncle Sam
has any place either in the United
States or across the water that he can
use us to help in any way to gain this
victory, we are ready to leave u wife
and little children and go. We had
rather die and save their honor and
virtue than to live and see it destroyed.
When we think Of the way the british
tiends are treating women and children
Of all reports be true) our pulse get
above normal and our blood rises to a
feverish heat.
We have been requested to announce
that there will be memorial service at
Golden Creek church on the 4th Sunday
in May. The late Rev. T. f. Nelson
has preached the memorial sermon al
this church On the 4th Sunday in May
Tor the past three years, and as he has
passed the silent river and is now en-.
by special request his son, Rev. r. w.
Nelson, will preach the memorial ser.
mon this TIM at II a.. m. All lovers
and leaders Of music as we'll as the pub.
lie at large are cordially invited &c
come and bring we'll filled baskets, as
the rest Of the day will be spent ir
praising God with song service. Very
likely there will be a talk or two in the
afternoon by some brother.