pickens county newspaper. having gotten to know a lot of virginia, hes in was quite firm with me, he said mr. miller, you owe it to the people of pickens county. there was no ambivalence to the statement. provide them with a portrait so that we can hang it in the clerk's office. i had never met this gentleman. i said, i appreciate your suggestion and see what i can do. someone told me they went to pickens county for fireworks earlier this week, but it is not really a destination unless you are a clemson grad. in any event, the situation wasn't unless you are for a clemson grad. call from mr. alexander, he said there is only thing i would like to do. one more portrait. the reason this ties and is because this portrait is now hanging at hopewell. his son, andrew pickens junior, was then governor of south carolina. the portrait hangs in this building, which is in the process of restoration. but if you go to clemson, it is on the ground and i encourage you to go by and see that this is no little country estate where you have a white columns out front and a lot of magnolias in the room, so to speak