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- : / J ' THE FORT MILL TIMES Thursdays?Democratic. W. R. Bradford. Editor and Publisher. * ' The Tlmee invuex contributions on live liujsvii, qui uo?h noi agree tu puoimn more than 200 words on any subject. The right is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those Interested. Telephone, Igcai and long distance. No. 112. > Entered at the postoltlce at Fort Mill, 8. C., as mail matter of the second clans THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922. By and large the people oi South Carolina are in bad shape financially and the promise of better times in the immediate future is one of those things all like to hear about but which few are reallv so credulous as to ox pect. Since the financial depression and the boll weevil struck the State about two years ago, to jointly make hard times for thousands of our people, we have been told so oftexr by the daily press th&t conditions were again becoming normal that all faith in such stories has been lost. Except for the recent advance in the price of cotton, which helped only a few farmers and others fortunate enough to have on hand a part of last year's crop, nothing has occurred in recent months to ease the strain practically everybody has been under. Whethei there is any merit or not in tin claim that the Congress of the Uuited States is doing what i' v can to cut down appropriations one hears no criticism of the body on that score. More than u'i any time in recent years, a1 least, the people are demanding economy in the conduct of the public business. They want their governments, both State and national, run on a scale which will call for the expenditure of lea.money and thereby relieve the tuX burden as much as possible. In South Carolina an odd situation exists in this connection. A great majority of the people an convinced that the State government is costing too-much, that ii. recent years many useless offices have been created and that much money-could be saved if these offices were abolished and others run more economically. But let . the suggest ion come from a rt, sponsible source that the cost ol running the State goveruineni [should be cut down and a section of the daily press immediately throws up its hands and undertakes to belittle the suggestion by asking, "Would you destroyWinthrop college, would you turn th^boya at the university out ii.to the street, would you close the doors of the Citudel and the medioal college, would you take from the iqinutes of the Slatt hospital the food and clothing and treatment thff n?ed, wouht you cripple the public schools?' The motive-'behind the question ppj is so apparent, and the same old question has been repeated so often, that it really is not worth talcing seriously ; but it befuddleis , / the brains of some us it is meant to do and they are thereby led to believe that an army of icono;tv. Otasts Who would tear down ev erything is about to be turned fifii^^fcoee on the State. Nobody wilb sense to know that he II jf ejikg cutting his mouth il he eats "with hie knife wants to cripple any institution worth Snd the colleges and" HHStfiddie schools are most assuredly j?4a?L das*. But there are in1^ !^'^----.'^. ? -. .. x ^ toMpsumarf: them upon the State should be ] repealed. There must have been so much as a hundred thousand ' dollars appropriated at the last session of the Legislature for the , upkeep of these useless append- j aires of the State iroveriiini?iit. I "But," we are told by the propo- j nfents of and apologists for high ' taxation and the squandering of the public funds, 44suppose -the hundred thousand were cut off, (hat would mean a saving of only one-fifth mill." That's what -it would mean; but the frugal man does not refuse to add to his savings account five dollars because lie hasn't so much as ten dollars to add to it, nor does the average man refuse to eat his breakfast because there isn't placed before him every mornihg sirloin steax or ham and eggs. If the Legislature does not see where it can save the .taxpayers of the State one million dollars, is that any reason why one hundred thousand dollars that is being used to produce nothing should not be saved? When word comes from Washington that Democratic senators are trying to save the people from the injustice, of the tariff the Republicans are trying to pass, everybody in this section looks with favor upon their efforts, but when the daily press of South Carolina, or a section of i*, tries to justify extravagance in the expenditures of the State r<ivuriintnnt 1 lunui .will lin limn V I VI * I IIIV' 11 I i IH I V ?? III IIIWII^ to say that the daily paper probably knows more about the needs or the State government than anybody else and it would be well to follow its advice. As a matter of fact, the daily paper has .10 superior knowledge of the -subject, but lots of people think .t has. Here is a bit of choice cam-, paign thunder that the Democrats ire apt to use to good advantage 111 the congressional elections uext full. It is from a speech delivered in the house of representatives last fall by Congressman \Vood of Indiana, who has just been made chairman of the Ke! publican congressional campaign committee: "1 know the very serious condition that is prevailing throughout the laud. 1 am only .<neHkiii?r the truth when 1 sav that the people of this country employed in every vocation and a. every character of business are giving this Congress hell. They ..re doing it because we have done .'.othing to stimulate business, t hey are doing it because we iiuve done nothing to give employment to the unemployed. . hey are doing it because we . eve done nothing to benefit the armor and stimulate the price of he farmer's products." This is he deliberate utterance of the .nan who has been given the task of reelecting the very Congress whose shortcomings he so pointedly described.. Possibly it doesn't make much diference, but a good many people frequently find themselves wondering why it is so seldom convenient for Senator E. D. Smith to attend the sessions of ?he United States senate. . . ' XV We see by the papers that a young man named Rufus Grant i:..i a. i e a il n ! ly uujuiuiu general 01 nouui tarolina and "that he lauded in the Orangeburg poliee court a few .lays ago on the charge of drunk and disorderly. At the time we .bought it inconsiderate of the Orangeburg authorities not to allow the adjutant general to get as drunk as a ford and as disorderly as a striking dock worker if he saw fit without even thinking of making out a case against him. The plight of the adjutant general was really distressing to tifc,, but we were greatly relieved when he assured the public in a communication to one of the daily papers thai he was neither drunk > THE FOBT MILL The Republican leaders in Congress are still rubbing their eyes following the awful jolt they got in the North Dakota primaries. Senator McCumber's defeat for renomination was' the plaiuest and most emphatic repudiation of the Harding administration th?? (M)lllltrv llMSi vot wivau inli J is emphasized by the fact that MeCumber had served 34 years in Congress and had risen to the chairmanship of the giwat committee on finance, where he was the spokesman of the reactionary Harding administration. Many of the great newspapers'of the country had anticipated the result of the North Dakota primary. however, tor they realized that the people have lost confidence in the Harding administration and are disgusted with the do-nothing Congress. Announcement is made 111 co > luinbiu that Governor Harvey has appointed ex-Governor Cooper as the South Carolina member of a committee of Southern men residing in Washington to oppose the passage of the Dyer antilynching bill, now before the United States senate. Governor Cooper wasn't born yesterday and he is apt to think twice before he becomes mixed up in a political contest in opposition to the attitude of those to whom he is indebted for the federal appointment he is holding. The loss of independence is one of the penalties One must pay for accepting political favors at the hands of those with whose policies he is not in sympathy. Shower for Miss McMurray. Among the parties recently given tor Miss lather MeMuray, who is to be married Monday aiternoou to Edward J. Aliern of Greensboro, N. C., was a shower by Miss Lana Parks last i hursciay alleriioou, ui tier home oil Clebourne street. As Miss Kuth Aleaeham played the wedding march from Lohengrin, Jittie Margaret Niias and Ee -8. Parks, dr., entered the parlor dressed as a bride and bridegroom. The "bride" presented her shower* bouquet to Miss McAlurray, while the "bridegroom" handed her a hey wrapped in a note which read as follows "There's a big suit.ease to match this key; If you want what's in it just follow me." The guests then followed the "bridal" party into the dining room and there found a suit case tied with ribbons and bearii^g old shoes and "just married"!placards. After the - bride-elect had opened the suit case and inspected the numerous gifts, angel cake and mints were served by Misses Louise and Bculah Parks. Souvenirs of the occasion were tiny pink umbrellas und pink bags of rice. As the guests were leaving the bride-elect was showered with rice. . . New Goods at New Low prices coming in every week at Massey's. Beautiful Silks, Voiles and Organdiek at half price. f LOTS TOR SALE?Three) lots in Whiteville Park, Port Mill, clieap; cash or terms to reliable party, or will consider a trade. Write to J. L. Patterson, Box 43, Mount Holly, N. C. 11 -? m ^ i ^ > ^ ii ^ n n ? n > il [ FORT MILL, S. C. GENERAL INFORMATION. CITY GOVERNMENT. A. C. LYTLE Mayor C. S. LINK Clerk i A. L. OTT Police Judge i N. M. McMANUS.Chief of Police DEPARTURE OP TRAINS. ' ' No. 81 Southbound 7:66 a. m. ' ' I No. 4 Northbound 8:H0 a. m. No. 118 Southbound..11:21 a. yi. I No. 114 Northbound.. 11:55 a. m. No. 5 Southbound 5:88 p. m. ? No. 32 Northbound 6:38 p. m. < ? j MAILS CLOSE. < For train No. 81 7i0a?. , 1 For train No. . 82 6:10 p. m. 1 For train No. {5 5:10 p. m. t- For train No. 4..., 8:10 a. n. Note?No mail is dispatched en 4 trains Sunday afternoons. ~ J J POSTOFFICE HOURS. \ Daily 7:45 a. m. to 40 p. n. f Sunday - 7:45 to 9 JO a. m. ft 3. W. PARKS, Postmaster. I nsfcii '> , ' ,;V 'a'/; + \ V (8. 0.) TUBS \ I TOWN OF FORT MILL Receipts and Disbursements for i Three Months Ending June 30. 1922. RECEIPTS. (Cemetery account .. . .$ 17.00 I r'ines .. . 368.50 License tax 545H.11 Prepaid property tax .. 128.22 Property tax *('21 levy) 242.86 Sanitary tax ( 21 levy). 6.00 Street tax 1,164.00 Street dept. (gravel sold) 73.00 State firemen's fund .. 82.80 Suspense acct. repaid . . 58.20 Interest earned 145.11 $2,538.80 DISBURSEMENTS. Appropriation, July 4..$ 46.80 Bills receivable 35.00 Bills payable 3,040.30 Care of prisoners 19.45 Cemetery department .. 143.20 Fines returned .. 35.00 Fire department ! 55.00 Health department .... 114.80 Interest .. .'. 581.92 Legul services * 12.50 Lighting department .. 490.12 Office exp. and supplies. 94.25 ! /Innurt 1*1 nti t mi qq I m v??vv V4V|/U& iiuv 111 u%/ X.UV Parks and wells 2.00 Public printing 31.25 Public works comsn .. : 6.00 Salaries 334.50 Sanitary dept 243.48 Street tax refunded.... 9.00 Street dept 802.44 Town hall repairs 4.50 $6,492.84 Excess of disbursements over receipts $3,954.04 Cash on hand April 1... $3,588.92. Note discounted 500.00 Cas^i in office, April 1. . 256.57 Total $4,345.49 Balance $ 391.45 1 C. S. LINK, Clerk and Treasurer. Attest?B. 1). Culp, G. W. MeKenzie, J. W. Gnnn, Finance Committee. The straight and narrow road may not abound with beautiful scenery, but it is paved with something better than good inJ tent ions. In other days we were taught that half a loaf was better than no loaf at alb but now the idea seems to be that a strike is better than a steady job. i' THE QU Is governed to a g from which it is many people com< Everything we sel merit. Long exp taught us how to j - ers get the benefi why they remain i Fort Mill . / . . 1 ANNO To The Bu We are equipped and any kind of I and cordially invit C ff V Will J I. X CUlllil Lime, Plaster, Cei and we can manul Rock Hill - "x PbonaSlS ^ ^ THE UMVE ?v | j | Economics ? Do you realize th iFord One-Ton at $430 is not wonderful tru< offered but the r means of solvir and delivery pre you are a farm< manufacturer? Let us give you Heath M FORT MI ALITY OF reat extent by the qi made. That is on< i here for their flour 1 in foodstuffs is of t erience in the groc judge and how to bi it. And that, we i customers of ours ft r? - - cooperative E. S. 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