Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-12
1t Will pay you to see what
Brown has to offer you in automo-

Brown has to offer you in automo-
bile tires and accessories..-Adv.
ID. e. Nicholson, of the Salem
section, spent yesterday in Walhalla,
having stopped over on his way back
from Anderson, to which place he
had gone with his daughter, Miss
Mollie, who will spend five weeks
there in attendance on the summer
school for teachers
Ono of the finest addresses ever
heard in Walhalla was that OF Hon.
f.. NJ. Rucker, delivered at the Court
House last Saturday in the interest
OF the War Savings Stamp Campaign.
Mr. Rucker Is an able speaker and
deep thinker. His presentation of the
| War Savings and Thrift Stamp fea-
ture of the governments war finances
was most admirable.
Mrs. #. l.. Smith and children
| left last week for Greer, where they
will be with relatives for some time.
| Their many friends regretted to see
them leave Walhalla, but wish them
great success wherever they may cast
their lot. Mrs. Smith and children
Will later join Rev. T. l.. Smith, who
Is at the present engaged in army
ministerial work at an aviation camp
at Tampa, Fla.
Save hay while the sun shines.
Buy your moving machine of w. NJ.
Brown & Son.-Adv. 26.
Lieut.. Bruce Fl. Stribling. Of the
army, was in Walhalla for O. short
while yesterday meeting with friends.
He is off from Camp Lee. Virginia, on
a ten-day furlough visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Stribling, of
Richland. We were glad to meet
him again. Somehow 1t does one
good to shake hands with "our boys.
in khaki, and we know that there are
none who will wear the uniform with
more worthiness than Oconee's sons.
We extend our best wishes to our
young friend, Lieut.. Stribling, and to
each and every one who has gone out
from our midst to serve our country
In the great cause Of freedom and
democracy.
The farmers Of the Milestone,
Double Springs and Long Creek sec
tions Of Oconee have fine prospects
OF good rye crop this year, accord
ing to statements made and sample
submitted by our good friend, l. w.
Henry Mr.. Henry brought a dozen
or more stalks Of rye to The Courier
Office and left them with us to show
to the people who visit us. These
stalks measure from 71a to 8A feet
in height, and the heads are we'll
filled with grain. These stalks, how
ever. are not claimed by Mr.. Henry
to be an average Of the general crons.
nor OF his own. He picked some of
the best. Of course, just to show what
that section of Oconee will do II
II
ever, that the rye prospect in that
territory Is one of the best in his rec
ollection.
Very interesting and appropriate
services were held at the Walhalla
Baptist church last Sunday morning,
the occasion being the presentation
of the service flag to the church.
Special music was rendered by the
choir. Addresses were made by w.
NJ. Brown on the subject, "The Spirit
OF Our Boys" and ]. w. Shelor, esq,
on the subject, "Our Duty to Our
Boys There are nine names ap-
pearing on the Baptist "honor roll"
and nine stars appear on the service
nag as representing these young men.
The names of the boys who have
gone from the Walhalla Baptist
church to serve our country are:
Lloyd Brown, Marvin Burley, Boyce
Burley, William Cooley, ]. Lee Davis,
Edwin Hill, Fnrman Hill, Tillman
McLees, Douglas Seaborn. Rev. Mr.. |
Langston made very appropriate re-
marks for the occasion i'm addition
to the addresses made by Messrs, |
Brown and Shelor.
We have a large supply of stand
ard Sisal binders twine in stock for
your grain harvest. w. NJ. Brown G. |
Son, Walhalla.-Adv. 26.
j. r. Earle, Esq, came near
having very serious accident in
Walhalla last Friday evening He
was driving Ford car and had
turned into Ann street from Main,
going down-hill. 1t so happened that |
the evening Blue Ridge train was
coming into the station just at that
time, and Mr.. Earle failed 10 hear
the warning whistle given by the en-
gineer. Just as the train was about |
to pass the crossing Mr.. Earle no.
ticed its approach, but not in time
FOR him to stop the car or turn 1t in |
another direction. Mr.. Earle reach
ed the crossing just as the coach did
and the steps Of the car dragged the
car around. (The railroad authori-
ties contend that Mr.. Earle's car
struck the side OF the coach IL feet
back from the end.) Mr.. Earle was
somewhat shaken up and the auto
mobile Injured In several respects
but beyond this there was no injury
to anyone. Parties inside the train
saw the accident was going to hap
pen, and some Of these were worse
frightened than was Mr.. Earle. His
friends will join with us in congratu-