The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY IL.
liTERARTES TAUGHT TO
READ AN DWRiTE.
COOK RECEIVES A FORTUNE
Ice Plant at Camp Wadsworth About
Completed-Wiil End Famine
In Spartanbura.
Camp jackson.

| lhlrteen hundred and forty-seyen
men at Camp Jackson stood up. for.
sWore allegiance to the flags under
! "hlch they were born and swore to
uphold the Stars and Stripes and de-
fend the constitution of the United
States.
The War Camp Community Service
gave another one Of their delightful
entertainments at Y. M. C. A. 1876.
Corp. A. Borchew of the Depot Bri-
gade is one Of the Camp Jackson ar
lists, and is an artist of considerable
note. He has just finished painting
an Oil portrait of General Pershing,
which is fine piece of work and now
hangs in the Jewish headquarters at
Camp Jackson.
According TO an order lust issued
by the war department, the 1900 or
more Jewish soldiers in Camp Jack.
son Will be given holidays OH the Jew
fsh New Year from noon September 6
to the morning Of September 8. and
that furloughs will be granted to them
for the Day Of Atonement from noon
September ID to the morning of Sen.
tcmber II.
Captain Horner and Captain Crorie
ol the Depot Brigade, have assigned
l30 lllterates to Secretary L. r. Long
! or "Y' 135. for instruction In the
Engllsh language. Mr.. Long teaches
these men in reading, writing and sim.
pie arithmetic every day
Camp Sewer.
Officers for the new Twentieth Di-
vision at Camp Sewer, continue to al
rive daily, and the organization Of
the division is proceeding apace. but
as yet there has been no hint of the
! major general who is to command IT,
nor of the territory from which the
troops are TO be drawn.
| The conservation farm at this camp
upon which about 100 enlisted men
are daily employed. is beginning to
! produce it's harvest in the way of a
| great quantity Of vegetables and SINH
| lar truck.
Capt. j. G. Driver. athletic officer at
camp SEWER. has recently been ad-
vised of the shipment Of a large auan-
tity of athletic and sporting equipment
| for the use of the men OF the new
twentieth Division now being organ
lied at this camp.
H. NJ Miles. cook at the patients'
kitchen at the base hospital here was
surprised several days ago to receive
notification that a distant relative
had died and bequeathed him $500
In spite OF this large smile from Dame
Fortune, Miles is pursuing the even
tenor of his way, and says it has not
To nJto I,
recr, even if he could.
Camp Wadsworth.
The new ice plant at Camp Wads-
worth which has been under construc.
tlon for the past several weeks, is now
practically completed and will begin
operation at once. This will material.
ly relieve the Ice famine which has
been staring Spartanbug in the face
for the past several days.
Private Elmer G. Hinchy auxiliary
remount depot 307 was convicted by
court martial of embezzlement Of two
postoffice money orders for $50 and
$lS, and given sentence of one
years Imprisonment and the forfeit
uer OF one-third of his pay for like
period. Brig. Gen. Guy G.. Carleton,
commanding the povisional depot for
corps and army troops, has reduced
the sentence to six months
Wagner D. Haas. supply company,
b3rd pioneer infantry. has been con-
victed by court martial at Camp
Wadsworth and given sentence Of
two years Imprisonment on charge
of forgery and attempting to pass two
fraudulent checks. Brig Gen. Garlic.
ton has reduced the sentence to six
months.