Quilting  Bee

Begins Meeting Again

The Prater's Creek Quilting Bee began meeting again this month at their new location on Terrapin Crossing Road.

It's the first meeting of the quilting bee since the ladies got drunk and burned down the Widow Jenkins place. They had held their meetings at her house for thirty-seven years. Alcohol is now prohibited at the meetings.

"Maybe we'll finally finish a quilt" remarked long time member Bessie Brannon.

Wedding Announcements

Ruby Sue Rogers and Enos Clyde Rogers were married Saturday up there at Prater's Creek Baptist Church.

The bride, daughter of Virgi and Shirleen Rogers, completed third grade at Six Mile Elementary, and now attends Kathy's Beautician School in Central, S.C.

The groom, son of Clyde and Buelah Rogers, almost got his GED, and is now employed by Mengele Textiles as a doffer and soon hopes to move up to fixer.

Their cousin, Bonnie Jean Rogers, was maid of honor. Another cousin, Rudy "Roy" Rogers was best man. The couple's niece Ilene Rogers, who was given a special two-day furlough from the Pickens County Home for Wayward Girls, was the flower girl.

After a honeymoon trip to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, the couple will reside at Pinkies Trailer Court, if their loan comes through.

Slim's Dog Missing

Slim Grayson reported his dog "Blue" missing. Blue was last seen 3 days ago chasing a rabbit across Shiloh Road. Mr. Grayson has had the dog 12 years. "He's about blind and walks with a limp" said Mr. Grayson. "If anybody sees '01 Blue, please bring him home". If seen please contact Mr. Grayson at 555-6437 or contact The Prater's Creek Gazette at 555 7438.

Added Mr. Grayson, "I ain't been this sad and lonely since the missus passed on."

Prater's Creek Arrests

Dr. Ignatius J. Trundell

Moonshining

Uncle Carl

Operating a liquor still

Homer

Transporting illegal homebrew across County lines

Clovis

Riding with homer

Dalvin

Public drunkenness

Mudslide

Possession of homemade liquor

Third Time On Tracks Not A Charm For Local Man

Lester "Coot" Hayes was found dead on the Southern Railroad tracks, a mile and a half from Brewsters farm, apparently killed by the 11pm. Southern Crescent that travels through Prater's Creek.

Coot has had a history of drinking moonshine and fallin' asleep on the tracks. In 1979, he lost his right leg to the Silver Streak and in 1989, he lost his left leg in another drunken train track accident.

Pickens county Sheriff David Stone said, "Those tracks were like a magnet for 01' Coot, every time he got a little shine in him. We've pulled him off of those tracks more times than I care to remember."