The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-05
Pcnitentiary May Make Shirts.

i' AopiSScuLiIlS INC Stcrlng COM
pahy, OF Chicago, visited the peniten.
tIary recently with view to seeing
what could be done toward establish.
ing shirt or garment factory at the
prison In addition to the chair fac.
tory.
The governor is not entirely salts.
ned with the work of the chair factory
ana believes some additional effort
would be fruitful. He will likely rec.
ommend to the legislature the estab.
lshment of a shirt factory or some
garment plant to augment the pres.
eht ellort. Governor Harvey believes
good deal of effort is lost and that a
shirt factory would be paying prop.
| osition :
MI, Taradash has an excellent prop
osition, his company furnishing every.
thing but tho labor, which the peniten-
tlary would provide. This plan is
working successfully in other states,
the governor was told.
with shirt or garment factory
many prisoners who are now unable
to do work could be placed in gain.
full employment. Prisoners on the
county chaingang who are incapaci-
tated, could be brought to the prison.
and put to work at the machines.
In connection with the visit and the
inspection, the governor said he was
against the present plan of having
long term criminals on the county
chain gangs and favored plan where
by all persons serving moro than two
or three years should be put in the
penitentiary. On the county chain
gang favoritism is likely to be prac-
ticed and escape Is easy OH number
of the chain gangs
Prisoners working in the proposed
new factory could be taught trade
and when they have served their time
would be able to go out into the
world with q gainful occupation.
The governor also believes prison.
ers should receive pay for part Of
their labor and this kept by the prison
officials for them SO that when they
serve their time they will have funds
to make new start in life. In case
the defendant has family dependent
upon him, the chief magistrate be.
lieyes part Of his labor should be
given 60 the family
State Fair Plans Five Days Racing.
The horse races at the state fair
this year will occupy five days on the
program instead Of three as hereto
fore. Excellent cards are being work.
cd up for each day.
One Of the features of the events
will be the Columbia derby to be held
OH Wednesday, October &c, carrying
purse Of $500.
On the opening day, Monday, Octo-
Der %, Mrs Vanderbilt, who will be
mere to open the fair, will be the guest
or honor and her party and Mrs. Will
son G. Harvey, state chairman of the
woman's building committee and her
party will occupy special boxes.
There will be twenty boxes for sale
In the grand stand which is now be.
ing built. There will be seats for
5000 In the grand stand
ID. d. Witcover will have superyis.
ion OF the races this year. Entries
or information may be addressed to
Mr. Witcover, Box 393, Columbia.
On Saturday professional automo-
bile races will be held and it is plan.
ned to bring some renowned drivers
here.
The horse races vii be held under
the conditions and rules of the Union
Trotting association.
The new half-mlc track is being
finished up in good style and condi-
.tions for the participants and specta-
tors this year will be much better
than heretofore
Following is the program with purse
for horse races:
Monday, October %:
2:22 trot (closeO, $500; one-half
mile running race, $50; one mile run.
ming race, 5000.
Tuesday, October "a: =
2:20 pace (closed, $50; 2i4 trot,
$500; one-half mile running race,
500 ;seyenth-eighth mile running
race, $3.50.
Wednesday, October 25
2:14 pace, $500; 2:25 trot or pace
South Carolina owned, $500; one and
one-eigj.th mile running - Columbia
derby, $500
Thursday, October 26:
2:17 trot, $500; 2:17 pace, $500, one.
half mile running race, $50; seven.
eighth mile running race, 5000.
Not Many Have Sent in Applications.
or the 179 high schools which re.
ceived state aid for the session Of
1922 only rs, or about 40 per cent,
haye filed application in the high
school inspectors office for state aid
In the session of 1929 In all, only
83 applications for aid in 1929 have
been filed by high schools, ten Of
thasa heinp from, now hinL snl,aal.