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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23
PICKENS HIGHEST TOWN IN
STATE, U. S. REPORT SHOWS
Has Elevation Of 1,162 Feet, With
Easlcy ard Landium Coming
Second and Third.

With an elevation 1,162 feet above
sea level, Pickens is the highest town
or city in the State of South Carolina.
| according to figures and information
obtained by The Sentinel from the
Geological Survey of the u. S. Gov
crnment.
Another Pickens county city, Eas-
Icy, is second in height above sea
level with an elevation of 1000 fe.t,
only sevcntytwo feet lower than
Pickcns. Landrum, in SpaTtanburg
county, is third with an elevation Of
1,052 feet.
The figures for number Of up
state towns and cities follows: LIB
crty, 1,006 feet; Walhalla, 985 feet;
Grccnvillc, $40 feet; Westminster,
953 feet; Seneca, 945 feet; Central,
J23 fcv,; Spartanburg, 875 feet;
Campobcllo, S54 feet
The letter from the Geological
Survey of the Department of cthe
! Interior says in explanation of the
above figures; "Ot course it will be
understood that in lilly country
tn re may be range Of several hun
drcd feet n elevation for different
parts of {; town. The above cleva-
tions are in fc1t above sea level Of
definite points, usually railroad sta
tions, in the places named"
With the construction of a topsoil
highway through Pickens county,
opening up a shorter and more direct
route to Brevard and western North
Carolina, it is generally predicted
that much travel from the lower part
of the state will come over this high
way instead of other routes. 1t is
also believed that many Of those per-
sens will be dcsirous of seeing the
points cf interest in their own state
and it was to place this information
within reach Of Interested persons
that the altitude of various towns and
cities Of the state was secured
The highest point in South Caro-
lima, Mount Pinnacle, 3,54S feet is
also IN p;cko,s co,,,,v mi. ,,,,
tain i. k,cr, loc.l,, m "p,L, Ko,,,
and bv otbo,. ,s "S,e.,r,.,. ,,o,n
tain" by reason of its close proximity
to S,ss,rr,. u,n T,hIo po.1, 80,
other cf ,hc h,phcs, nc,ks IN rho PAL
motto STAFF is also IN pickons county
end stems toward Il. dcvclonmont C IL
summer resort arn olro,dv u,dor
way.
picEcns is ideally located for = sum.
u, T. resort or tbr HIGHEST r,nk and
could easily and rapidlv bc dcvcloncd
as such if tic pcopIc would interest
thcms, lvcs n tho nroposjtion The
climate is well nigh perfect and con-
ducivc Of good Ecaltb. Tho drainape
is cxccllcn,. the water is uncxcelltd
anywhere and Inc newly installed
watcrwc,ks and scycroun svstom
max, tic sanitary situation satisfac-
,orv. There IS absolutely no reason
now why there should aver be case
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23
RIDDLE FLOYD

A wedding of interest was solemn,
izcd Monday Nov. 20tn, at $3.50 o.
clock at the pastorium Of the First
Baptist church CT this ely, when Rev
r. r.. Cox united in marriage Mss
Margaret M. Eiddc and Mr.. Charles
B. Floyd, both Of Grccnvllc.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23
A SHORT SKETCH OF THE PICK
EMS CHAPTER u. d. c.

Early in the year 1903 the patriotic
Ecart of Emily Ambler Gilreath con
ceived the idea that P:ckens should
Fave chapter Of United Daughters
CT the Confcderacy. She called for
those interested to meet at her home
in Pickcns to talk it over. A few
met and the chapter was organized
With seventeen members namely,
Mesdames Nancy Cox Robinson,
Catherine Lydia Cureton. Emily Am
bier Gilreath, Misses Bessie Lee and
Maude Estelle Ashmore, Marie, Alice
and Lucia Augusta Fclger, Mesdames
Jessie Latimer Dendy, Mary Jane
Ashmore Harris, Sarah Bytherwood
Johnson, Vesta McFall, Amands.
Freeman Misses Olga aud Sadie
Richey and Essic Earl. The fellow
ing officers were elected. Mrs. Vesta
Pres; Mrs. e. A. Gilrcath, V. p;
Miss Marie Folger, Rec. Sec; Mrs.
G. e. Robinson, Cor. Sec; Mrs. w.
II. Johnson, Treas. The historians
were Mrs. Dcndy and Miss Essic
F,s.r'e.
These women decided to celebrate
June Bird, the birthday of jefferson
Davis, as "Old Soldiers Day" so
they worked hard to make it q
great day, and succeeded beyond
their highest expectations. One hun
drcd and ten old soldiers were there
and the largest asscmblage of people
ever seen in Pickens. The Liberty
Land furnished the music, Col James
A. Hoyt and Gen. M. L. Bonham made
tatrotic addresses. 1t was d great
day and the Daughters have never
failed to observe June 3rd.
In October of the same year they
gave reception in the home of II.
A. Richey who lived where A. j.
Boggs now lives. Mss Lucia Folger
was the delegate to the state con-
vention in Camden and she reported
% members. In the spring of 1904
the chapter gave play, "The Old
Maids return from Klondike." This
was a grand success.
In 1906, Mrs. T. J. Mauldin was
elected president and has continued
as such for all these past years. From
year to year the work has gone for
ward until the 3rd of June is a mile
stone for all. The funds for expenses
have been raised by various means.
plays, Christmas sales, ice cream
salcd, Martha Washington parties,
receptions, serving dinners for other
organizations, lectures, have all been
used. We have had good cclcbra-
ton each June 3rd. inviting distin-
guished speaker, band and other at
fractions.
The men Of Pickcns were ,san,.c Is
in their support. In 1921 sc had a
Year Book printed. This proved su j,
q helpful Improvement the idea was
repeated in 1922, and will doubtless
remain part on the annual program.
Much of tie good done by the chap
ter is attributable to Mrs. I. j.
Mauldin whose untir,n. efforts in the
way Of community upift and in the
creation of patriotism and American
ism have been unequalcd. During
the world war, this Chapter did it's
quota Of Red Corss and other relief
work. 1t took part in pageant.
"The Keowee Trail" The relic room
las been established in the court
house and they are trying IN many
ways to teach true Confederate his
tory to the young.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

For the next few months Pickcns
will be an active cross tie market
The farmer arc about through Their
work and are beginning to haul tics.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

The League of Women voters and
the Parent Teachers, or Schoom I'm
provemenr Association will meet at
the school house on Wednesday be-
fore Thanksgiving at half-past one
o'clock. Immediately following this
meeting, Prof. Simpson will have
some Thanksgiving exercices by his
school and everybody is invited to
attend.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23
Mrs. Clements and son from At
lanta have been spending the past
week with Mrs. G. L. Hendricks.

Mrs. Annie Stewart of Pickens
route 2 is spending this week with
her sister-i -in-law, Mrs. w. r. Lynch,
near Seneca.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23
Locals and Personals
Miss Carrie Porter of Piedmont IS
visiting Miss Eva Holder.

Mrs. Clements and son from At
lanta have been spending the past
week with Mrs G. L. Hendricks.
Mrs. Annie Stewart of Pickens
route is spending this week with
her sister inlaw, Mrs. w. r. Lynch,
near Seneca.
The Chapman reunion will be held
next Saturday at Mr. Early Chap
mans at the w. w. Aiken old place
above Pickens.
The Standard Oil Company is
building Distributing Tank near the
depot. 1t will be a great convenience
and quite an addition to our town.
Miss Pearlc Jones of Oolenoy, left
Sunday afternoon for Cedar Rock
where she will continue her school
work.
Hagood and Midway schools will
begin their winter terms Monday,
November 27, with the same teach
ers as last term.
Mrs. MI. Cauley, Miss Nora, and
her grandson, Ingal Barron, have
moved to their new home on the East
side of the Pickens mill. z
Miss Azalie Wofford, state organ
izer for the w. M. U. is working in
this community this week. She will
meet with the women at Secona and
the Pickens mill churches.
Mrs. T. j. Mauldin, who is presi-
dent cf the Pickens chapter and also
state treasurer Of the U. D. c., is in
Birmingham attending the annual
convention Of this organization.
Read the advertisement in this is
sue calling attention to the public
sale on December of the furniture
and other hotel furnishings of the
Old Hickory Inn.
Rev. L. D. Gillespie of Spartanburg
end Mrs. Charlie Brooks of Greenville
county visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Gillespie, in P:ckcns last
week.
Supt. and Mrs. f. V. Clayton lost
their baby William Alfred, Oh last
Wednesday mcrning, the 18th. The
lutte body was buried at the Pickcns
cemetery, Rev. II. A. Knox conduct
ing the funeral services. The sor-
rowing parents have the sympathy CT
tlcir many friends.
An extra copy of 'Thc Black Bor-
der" the rev book by Mr.. A. e.
Gonzales, has been sent The Sen
tincl by mistake. This book would
make a splendid Christmas present
Should any one desire it they may
get it by calling this week. The
price is $500.
Rev. j. C. Diggs and family left
Pickens en- last Monday for his new
field at Spartanburg. They had been
in Pickens for two years and had
greatly endcarcd themselves to the
people and It was scarce of grief
to give them up Wherever there
was trouble or SORROW Mir. and Mrs.
Diggs could be found lending a help
ing hand and giving a comforting
word.
Married at the residence of the
officiating officer, NJ. F. Hester, N.
P, November 18, Mr.. Claude Porter
and Miss Sophia Connolly, both OF
Pickens county. The groom is a son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Porter and
the bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Connolly. After the
ceremony the bridal party repaired
to the home. of Mr.. w. r. Massingalc
where wedding repast was waiting
them.
we are now erecting our saw mill
end will be ready to furnish lumber
Ia In 1,iJIN hxY
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

The Chapman reunion will be held
next Saturday at Mr. Early Chap
mans at the w. w. Aiken old place
above Pickens.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Mrs. A. f.. Dav:s returned to her
home last Sunday after a delightful
visit to Georgia
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Mrs. Murphrec Brown Of Greer
was a visitor at the home of her
nephew Mr.. Hovcy Nicely last Sun
day She is Sd years old, but you
would never think it because she IS
so young in both mind and body.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

The Standard Oil Company is
building Distributing Tank near the
depot. 1t will be great convenience
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

We are now erecting our saw mill
end will be ready to furnish lumber
to the public by November Is. Let
Is know your wants. We solicit your
orders. Would like to make arrange
ments immeditely with somebody to
haul poplar logs for us. Can also
furnish sap or heart shingles in any
quantity at market price. Robt.
Stewart & w. Ed. Stephens, Pickcns.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Read the advertisement in this is
sue calling attention to the public
and other hotel furnishings of the
Old Hickory Inn.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Mrs. NJ ]. Cauley, Miss Nora, and
her grandson, Ingal Barron, have
moved to their new home on the East
side of the Pickens mill. =
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Hagood and Midway schools will
begin their winter terms Monday,
November 27, with the same teach
ers as last term.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Mrs. T. j. Mauldin, who is presi-
dent cf the Pickens chapter and also
state treasurer Of the U. D. c., is in
Birmingham attending the annual
convention of this organization.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Rev. L. D. Gillespie of Spartanburg
end Mrs. Charlie Brooks of Greenville
county visited their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Gillespie, in P:ckcns last
week.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Supt. and Mrs. f. V. Clayton lost
their baby William Alfred Oh last
Wednesday morning, the 18th. The
little body was buried at the pickcns
cemetery, Rev. H. A. Knox conduct
ing the funeral services. The sor-
rowing parents have the sympathy CT
tAcir many friends.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-23

Miss Pearlc Jones of Oolenoy, left
Sunday afternoon for Cedar Rock
where she will continue her school
work.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10


Left-Looks like a re-
vised version of "Ring
Around Rosie" with
Willie in the title role,
and the juniors at the
Kohut School for Boys
at Harrison, N. Y, are
enjoying every minute
Of their playtime.
90 j j.:
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

A happy pyramid of girls
All looking pleasant" for
this group photograph at
the Isadore Boarding
School, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

Not even a rainy, gray
day can dampen the 'ex-
uberant spirits of the
baseball team of Tome
School, Port Deposit,
Md, when practice is
scheduled in preparation
for an important game.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Port Washington High Wins
Cup in Big School Meet

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
FARMINGpAI.E, n. Y. May 13.-The
Nassau and Suffolk county interscho-
lastic track and field meet this after
noon under the auspices of the New
York State Institute of Applied Agri-
culture brought out n large crowd.
There were twenty-five high schools
entered. comprising over 400 contestants.
The cup was won by Port Washington
High School. with a total of 16 points,
Is Of which were comprised by Storey.
who won the 100 yard dash. the 220
yard dash and the running broad jump.
Brown of Patchogue also ran well. being
second in the 220 yard dasr, third In the
100 yard dash and also running in the
winning relay team. Patchogue was a
close second with a total Of Is points.
and third place was taken BY Riverhead
High School, with a score OF IL Ia
points.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Princeton Varsity Beats
Harvard's Tennis Team

Special Dispatch 70 TUE Nrw YcrK HEaADp.
PRINCETON. May 13.--F'lashing some
OF the most brilliant tennis seen on tho
university courts this spring. Prince
toms varsity tennis team defeated Har-
ward this afternoon by score of TO 2.
The feature OF the play was the con :
test between Howard, the Orange ana
Black champion. and Duane. captain of
the Crimson. Howard permitted Duane
to run away with the first set 60, but
then frightened UP and defeated his op-
poncnt in the last two sets by scores Of
7--5 and Cd.
Pfeffman, star OF the Crimson, had n
mer national junior champion. but Tay-
Tor was unable TO control his place
ments In the last set. and lost the match
by a score Of 7--5, &c, and 2-6.
In the feature match OF the doubles,
Duane and Pfeffman OF Harvard easily
showed their superiority TO their oppon-
ents. Howard and Taylor. winning
straight sets. The summaries:
sING1Es-rIoward Of Princeton defeated
Duane, captain OF Harvard. CO. I--a,
6-4 pfeffman OF Harvard won from Tay-
lor Of Princeton, 0--7, 6-f, e.; shipwasy,
captain OF Princeton, won from Guild of
Harvard. O.. G-2: Dickinson of Princeton
won from Bradley OF Harvard, Ga, SO.
bach Hfsc PTnseSn 20 HasysTd & fre% lsy k"'n n
Princeton won from Key Of Harvard, ca.
0--1
DouBLEs-pusne and Pfeffmsn defeated
Howard and Taylor. G-4. o.; shipwasy
ham and Holmes. Cd, e--3; Keitenbach
and Csrter, Princeton. defeated Guild and
Key, Harvard, OF, CO, 8-4.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Scholastic Stars

On a par with the best all around
athletes In Poly Prep history Is Alfred
II. Bell, who will be graduated from the
Dyker Heights institution In June, and
tho will enter the freshman class at
Williams College in the fall.
Bell has received his varsity letter
no less than ten times. for four years of
baseball, three years of football. two
ye RS OF track and one year Of basket
ball. He has received all-scholastic
ranking In football as fullback for two
years and In baseball as a pitcher for
two more. He Is due TO top the school,
boy hurlers again this year.
In 1920. his sophomore year. AL was
awarded the Princeton Cup. given an
nualjv to the student who exhibited. the
most ability In sports and who most
benefited Poly athletics. The next year
he was awarded the Yale Cup for the
same reason for students in the junior
class. Other awards received by Bell
include two gold footballs and two gold
baseballs. all priced trophies.
Bells favorite sport Is baseball and
Stanley McGahie, track mentor, bemoans
the fact that the youth cares little for
the cinder path. He believes that Bell
has Il In him 10 do a 40 seconds quarter,
that he Is a better 440 yard runner than
Al Turner. Poly's best in years. Bell
has not entirely neglected track. He
was anchor OF the Blue and Gray quar-
tet---king. Thayer. Turner, Bell--which
annexed the Class II prep schools relay
title of America at the Penn carnival In
1921, and has often been a member of
winning relays since.
Jack Coombs, veteran major league
pitcher, now coaching at Williams, Is
authority for the statement that Al is
q budding diamond star, and Jack has
seen the Poly lad trim the Williams
freshmen twice.
In 1918 Al made the freshman track
team and the varsity football team.
In 1919 he was varsity pitcher. basket
ball and football player. In 1920 he
dropped basketball In favor of track.
pitched for the nine and shifted from.
halfbaclS to fullback on the eleven. Last
year as captain Of the nine he led
them to nineteen victories In twenty
games, against some OF the strongest
teams In Greater New York and out OF
town ran on the relay team, and shone
at fullbach.
This year at baseball he has not lost
a game in dozen starts. has pitched
alright ball. including a one-hit shut
out contest.
One feat In baseball IN 1890 included
a no-run onc-hit victory over CONNER
cial borough r. s. A. l.. champions. Q
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Luis Angel Firpo Is
a Very Primitive Man

fight in imitation Of the modern boxers
. Fir ally In the fifth he used the modern
right uppercut with such instructive
effectiveness that it seemed that Ebbets
Field was to be the scene of tragedy.
He Must BE Taught.
What Firpo's future will be depends
upon how he is handled. He is not yet
ready to go against even a moderately
good heavyweight. but he suggests
much power. He Is an Embarrassed
pugitstic Niagara. There is in that
right hand drive enough to drop Demp-
sey with blow. There Is suggested
in the way he moves enough speed to
make a splendid boxer. There is in that
huge frame of his the stamina to stand
up under punishment lie is potentially
a match for Jack Dempsey. But he has
SO much to learn.
Physically Firpo looms up like re-
mCte ancestor of our celebrated statue,
Civic Virtue. He Is a much rougher
guy than our rough guy when he let's
his beard grow and smears a little blood
on his hairy chest.
But the eyes are q bit mild for a
fighters eyes and the expression in re-
pose Is a bit too intelligent. He Is an
earnest person and once the bell rings
he concentrates on his work, which IL to
drop the man I'm front of him as soon as
possible. but all that he knows about
boxing at present he must have learned
from sparring with the plesiosaurus.
Perhaps Jimmy De Forrest. who has
him in hand, can teach him. Perhaps
he cannot. The South American with
all his power may not have the ring
fighters refiexes or the ring fighters
temperament.
But put club or stone axe In his
right hand. a bearskin around his
waist and turn him loose. Man, oh man.
what a job he would make for the local
constabulary Or turn him loose in the
forecastle against a mutinous crew with
a marlinspike In his fist. There would
be results.
In the semi-nnal Dave Rosenberg
fought a rather tedious bout with Bob
McAleer. Rosenberg won the decision.
but did not put up anything like the i'm
pressive fght he used to make.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Continued from First Page.

stool. but he sagged forward and his
head dropped on his shoulders.
Firpo came over from his corner He
had stepped swiftly back into it as he
delivered the blow. They poured water
on Herman's head and chafed his hands.
but he did not respond to treatment for
over a quarter OF an hour. 1t was due
partly to the blow which landed flush
on the jaw and partly to the concussion
at the base Of the skull as his head hit
the floor.
In the second round Herman was down
twice for the count Of eight, both times
from glancing blows to the chin. None
of the blows struck by Firpo landed
squarely or he would not have been able
to pull himself up again. If Firpo can
hit the toughest of them all sQuarely
he can knock them down just as surely
as Dempsey brought down the huge bulk
of Jess willard at Toledo.
FIGHTS Like Caveman.
In the FIRST round Firpo was fighting
like a caveman with wild swings and a
sort OF quiet and ponderous ferocity
He caught Herman. whirled him around
and brought his fist down where the
spine joins the skull. Herman pitched
forward and almost fell on his face
Firpo was after him and caught him
again. Once more he banged down his
huge right fist at the base of the spine.
Herman was dizzy from the concus-
sion of these blows. He was grinning a
bewildered sort Of grin and running
away, turning now and then to lab
feebly and ineffectively at Firpo, who
floundered ponderously after him. whirl-
ing him around and banging away at
the spine. One of the light blows of
Herman's landed on Firpo's mouth and
the blood came. The little stream Of
crimson smeared across the muddy
beared face and Firpo looked wilder
than ever.
After the second round. in which he
had brought his victim down twice only
to see him bob UP again like another
Joe Grimm. Firpo seemed to be an
noyed. He dropped the primordial
tactics and abandoned the primitive
blow to the spine He was trying to
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
The Gentle Suzanne.

when prize fighters issuing
mug nd I can m family"
conservative
this: antagonist fellow
he a right While will
expect Kid Caulhower
fellow him greatly"
polite what
championship Mile you
be %sur fortune l to beat her.
the
genter is a misnomer?