Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 14, 1922, Image 1
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Established 189L
SPOTLESS WILLEMSTAD. |
Picturesque Dutch Town in Caribbean
Sea.
A !
A strike in Curacao, in the |
* West Indies, won first page men- j
tion for that quaint Dutch colo- j
ry of the Caribbean a few days j
ago even in the midst of our own I
industrial troubles, it was news
because the cool, stable government
of this little island, set down
in the midst of the turbulent
Latin republics, has made it a
synonym for peaceful efficiency.
The island and Willemstad. its
capital, "The Spotless Town" ol
the Caribbean, are described in a
recent bulletin of the National
CJcoprapliie society.
"The traditions and customs
and language of Spain arc written
large over the entire mainland
border of the Caribbean,
the famous and infamous Spanish
Main," says the bulletin.
"Hut a bare 40 miles off the coast
lies a true fragment of old Holland.
When your ship noses into
the narrow channel that leads
into Willcmstad's harbor you
must pinch yourself and keep
your attention centered on the
desert background rather than
on the architecture, lest you thiiiK
you are skirting the coast of the
Zuydcr Zee. For more than three
centuries the Hollanders have
maintained this spot surrounded
on all sides by strong alien influences.
and to all outward appear
aitce it is st ill as I hitch as
when its first families were
nianted bv the obi Dutch West
India company.
"Curacao is sonic 40 miles long
ami to 7 miles wide and practically
a desert. If its value were
determined hv its products it
would never be of much worth.
I$ut location, the possession of
what has repeatedly been called
the best harbor in the Caribbean
and ownership by a nation of
traders have made Curacao the
Hong Kong of the West.
"One phase of life in Curacao,
which is less marked now that
government is becoming more
stable in the Latin American republics,
has to 1 ' it political
fugitives. The town is the haven
and heaven of ex-dictators. It
used to be a poor day in Curacao
when one could not find bis half
dozen or so generals or doctors
who had been on the wrong side
o^ a revolution and were there
W lining MM MMlin II 111^ HI Mil II
up.'
14 Willemstad. with its 20.001)
inhabitants. is situated on the
shores of Curacao's most valuable
possession?its landlocked,
clover leaf shaped harbor, so
deep that ocean liners can anchor
close to shore. Some of the-streets
are wide, but many are narrow,
* tortuous lanes, and from all rise
a welter of gable ends and dormers
that proclaim this unmistakably
a Dutch town. The
houses are pink, yellow, green
and red, with red tile roofs, and
from a distance look like toy
ll AIIOAO unt <1 ? ? mi H.tliidn n umi v*
.iiuiiPtM nn it in nurirw <uiu,%?
440nc thiu?? the traveler in
search of 'atmosphere' resents:
there are many llolluiulers but
few of them have retained the
baggy trousers and wooden shoes
of the homeland. About half the
inhabit ants are negroes or mulattoes.
Dutch is the official language.
English is generally spoken,
and the negroes speak a lingo
which is a mixture of those
two tongues and French. Spanish,
Portuguese,, Indian, and He*
brew as well.
440btaining fresh water is a serious
problem in Curacao. Water
M? aI. _ 0 .
iruui uic iew rams is caugiii 111
cisterns, but those who are able
import their drinking water along
with their meat frotn the South
.American mainland, and ice is
brought from the United States.
The dryness of the climate is a
,blessing to the island, though lit
tie less valuable than its harbbr.
Damp Puerto Cabello, a few miles ;
away on the mainland, is one of 1
the unhealthiest places washed
by the Caribbean, while desert
Curacao is one of the healthiest.
Neither malaria nor the dreaded
'Yellow Jack,' the twin scourges
of the tropics, has ever been able
Phe f
McLEOD WINS RAC
Thos. (J. McLeod of Risho
was nominal?*?1 for governor
second Democratic primary
than 100 small precinct* sen
were to he heard from Wedi
Lend had_a lead of lo.ODT (
stood: McLeod 98.d9U. Rlcas
The vote yet to he reportc
rial difference, as fewer tha
he eouuted.
J. 11. Hope of Union defc
incunibent. for the oflice of
cation. In a total reported
ceived 104.old and Swearin
ind 1.015.
WRITES OF FORT MILL.
Jclm M. Banks Gives Impressions
of "Old Home Town:"
Editor Fort Mill Times:
Before returning to my home I
in Columbia 1 would like- to express
my gratification at onee
again having been able to visit
the town whieh 1 hold near am. j
dear to my heart. It was in For*
Mill that 1 was born and alt hough
I have not actually lived here. 1
have visited "the old hometown"
enough to feel that it is my home.
The memories of Fort Mill have
been handed down to me by my
father and mother, both of whom
have now gone to the grea- beyond.
It is but natural that, hav- .
ing heard them speak so fond'y
of this town, where, they often |
declared, they spent.-some of the I
best years of their lives, that j
1 lieir' son should cherish lor the
town 11 lovo and gratitude that
will never fade away as lout; .is j
there is a spark of lifo in liis ,
veins.
I am glad to see that Kort Mil!
is fighting onward and upward
in this time of depression which
lias laid its hand on the whole
State. I have heard and read of
the gallantry of the Kort Mill
men in the Civil war, in the
troublous days that followed anil
of the magnificent record set up
by those men, some of whom did
rot return alive, in the great
World war. 1 can see in the f w j
days that 1 have been here that
this same never-say-die spirit still
manifests itself here. 1 am glad |
to learn of the steps now under
way for permanent street and
road improvements, which I am
told are to he started in the very
rear future.
1 am also glad to see the prominent
part the young men, especially
the World war veterans,
are playing in the civic, coininer.??.?!
<?iOi?a i I 4 11 ??,, | .i ??. 1 mil I iriiVllC !1P.
11(11, <1^1 IV (III III <11 illM I I HlplUlin uv
tivities of tin* town. I am further
proud of the way these
young men are bring trouted by
the citizens of the town.
Fort Mill has a glorious and
historic past of whieh she should
he proud, a present that is creditable
to the town, and her inhabitants.
and 1 am sure that the
future holds bright prospects.
There is only one regret that i
have in visiting Fort Mill and
that is the time when 1 must
leave. Hut distance cannot lessen
the love and pride 1 hold for
the town. "Absence makes the
heart grow fonder."
John M. Hanks.
An old Democrat said the oilier
day that hard times and Herding
times mean about the same
thir\g.
to get a foothold there.
"In spite of its annual loss in
administering Curacao, Holland
holds on to it, largely because
she cannot let it go. The United
States has never shown any desire
to purchase the island, ami
the Monroe doctrine probably
would not sanction its transfer to
any other power.
"Curacao is governed by an
official sent over by the queen of
Holland, assisted by appointed
councilors. Holland frankly is
not interested in ultra democracy
and though the negroes of the island
were freed in 1861 they do
not vote."
I
ORT ]
FOET MILL, S. C., THU
E FOR GOVERNOR
pville. Let* county. Tuesday
of South Carolina ill ?Inover
Cole Ij. Mease. Fewer
iMere:I throughout tin- Staie
lesday morning. when Mc>ver
Hlease. The vote then
e 83.203.
d will not make any mate- 0
m 10.000 votes remained to
ated .John K. Svvearinjfen.
State superinleiulent ot edit
vote of 178.1)71. Hope re?< 11
711,528. Hope's lead beThomasson,
Brown, Houston.
W. 1). Thomusson lor treasurer,
Hugh (}, Brown for supervisor
ami .1. L. Houston for judge of
probate were nominated in the
Deinoeratie primary by the voters
of York eounty Tuesday, following
contests in each race especially
spirited since the first
primary on August 1*9. when other
candidates for the ?Hires were
eliminated. The vote in the three
races follows:
For Treasurer?\V. I). Thomas-son
2.701. Mrs. Lneia Kwart
Quinn 2,482.
For Supervisor?T!\os. \V. Boyd
2.191, Hugh (i. Brown 2.007.
For Judge of Probate?J. L.
Houston 2,042, O. P. Smith 2.580.
Fort Mill's Vote.
Twenty-five more voters east
their ballots in the State ami
county primary Tuesday than
went to the polls on the same
mission two weeks ago, the vote
in the first primary being 208
ami in the second primary 292.
Much quiet interest was noticeable
throughout the day in the result
of the election ami the workers
for various candidates were
tll't 1VP 111 t ItOll* off/ode t-v t
?v .. . x ... HIV I< \ liui IU gn wit t
us large vote as possible.
Next to tlie race for the governorship,
interest in the choiee
of a county treasurer seemed to
claim peculiar attention among
the Fort Mill voters^ although the
eonests for county supervisor anil
judge of probate were given
mueii eonsiderat ion.
As in the first primary on August
21), Cole L. Mease got the
big end of the local vote for governor,
his vote here being 2nl)
to 12") for Thos. (J. McLeod. John
F. Swearingen, running for reelection
for State superintendent
of education against J. 11. Hope
of I'liion. fell down badly in Fort
[.Mill, securing only 87 votes to
his opponent s 21)0.
In the races for county ofliees.
the vote was: Treasurer. Mrs. Lucia
Kwart Quinn 217, Walter 1).
Thomasson 162 ; supervisor, Ilugh
i! .. i T i 'Hi u' i? i
vi. i?ii< hii i it, i iiuk. >? . i?in u
'J08; judge of probate, ?). L. llous.
ton 197, CJ. 1*. Smith 18f>.
Won't Confirm Tolbert?
Ill a statement given to the
press in Spartanburg Friday,
Senator N. B. Dial expressed tinopinion
that the senate would
never confirm the nomination of
.Joe \Y. Tolbert is United States
marshal for the western district
of South Carolina, adding that
the investigation of Tolbert's record
disclosed ? that it was even
worse than his enemies supposed
It is the duty. Dial said, of the
people to keep unworthy people
out of office and as a senator he
proposes to see to it that a man
who is confirmed for a federal
office in South Carolina is r mail
of good character.
Egg Eating Snakes.
The catchig by W. Frank Nisbet
of Jaeksonham of a large
chicken snake a few days ago did
not bring the desired results, so
we are informed by a neighbor of
Mr Nisbet. savs the Lancaster
News. The Nisbet family are still
short on eggs, caused, it is presumed,
by the presence of a mate
to the snake captured u few days
ago. Mr. Nisbet has his trap set
again and we expect to hear favorable
results within the next
few days. ^ ?
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RfiDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1922.
ST. JOHN'S METHODIST EI
Tlu> cornerstone of this hand
ho If id Sunday morning. Septeni
during tin* summer of 191*1 and
edifices in the upper part of Kout
building is the arrangement ford
FARRIS TRIAL DELAYED.
William C. V'arris, whos" ra ?
page at Clover last Wednesday
cost four lives, will not he iti d
until the term of criminal court \
for York county convenes in !
November. His defense will then
he insanity, it is said. These de- i
velopments came in court at York
Monday afternoon when the case !
was reached shortly after f? '
o'clock, following the fiuding b\
I he grand jury of true hills in i
ecch of three indictments for!
murder, with a fourth indictment
for the same charge pending.
When the ease was called.
Thos. h\ McDow, counsel for the i
tit fondant, made a motion for a
continuance until the November j
ttrin of court on the ground that
h ; hud not had time to prepare
the case for trial, coupled with j
the allegation that the state of!
public sentiment against his client
just now, only a few days after
the killing, was prejudicial to
a fair and impartial consideration
of the case by a jury.
Judge flames K. IVurifoy. presiding
judge, before granting the
motion for a continuance, said lie
was an earnest advocate of speedy j
tiials for all cases and thought
the irrcatest crit icism of tlie courts
was bused on alleged delays, bat
it! the light of the facts advanced
by the defendant's counsel he
thought there was merit in the
motion for a continuance.
With the Karris case continued,
no other criminal matters were
left for consideration at the September
term of court and all the
jurors were discharged Monday
evening.
Road to Be Improved.
Col. T. I>. Sprat t. chairman of
the Kort Mill township bond commission,
yesterday stated that the
commission will invite bids (hiring
the next week for the grading
and surfacing with top soil
of the Steel Creek road from the
limits of the town to the North
Carolina line, at a point where
the York county road connects
with the Mecklenburg road leading
to Charlotte and the Steel
bridge which York and Mecklenburg
counties are erecting over
the Catawba river, two miles upstream
from Wright's ferry. The
stretch of road to be improved is
about five miles in length and
the successful bidder will be required
to begin work on it at
once, it is stated. The road will
be widened throughout its entire
length and such grading as is I
necessary to make it a modern
hi?rli\vav will he done.
Covers Entire Cotton Belt.
The boll weevil has now infested
practically the entire cotton
growing area in the United States
Jai.d has shown that it can live in
'the extreme northern portions of
the belt. The damage that the
l insect caused iu 1911 was only
11.28 per cent of the normal crop,
(but bv 1921 it had grown to 31
per cent, and it increased more!
than 10 per cent last year. Should
it continue to gain at that rate it
. would be only a few years before
there would be no American cot-1
ton.
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Time
'ISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH
suim* new Fort Mill ciiiuvli will
iIn*i" 17. Til.' building was creeled
is on.- of ilic most modern church
h Carolina. A feat u re of the
epartmental Sunday school work.
Baptist Body Meets.
The York Baptist association,
composed of messengers from the
IS churches of the (lenomination
in York county an.I having a
membership of -.700. con\cne.l in
its 44th annual sessoin at I'iint
Hill Baptist church Wc.ln.'s.la v
morning at 10 o'clock, .lames K.
Boy.I of Fort Mill township is
moderator id' the association; \Y.
A. McAfee of York, vice mo.lera
tor; .1. I). Smith of York. lv. ! .
I>.. secretary, and 17. B. Johnston
of Kock Hill, treasurer. The association
will he in session two
days and will hear reports on religious
literature, stewardship,
missions, education, temperance
and public morals, benevolences,
i \Y. M. I ', work. Sunday school
J work, B. Y. 1'. U. and eolportage.
| laymen's work and the seventyifive
million campaign.
Hi's hies addrCKses l>y local
[speakers, it is expected that tin*
(following speakers from a disjtaiii'i'
will he present to discuss
the particular work which they
I represent in the State: Dr. J. S.
Dill, The Baptist Courier. (IroonI
villi*; Dr. \V. T. Dcricux. inisIsions:
Dr. C. 10. Burls, the sev?nty-l'ive
million campaign; Dr.
|T. .1. Watts. Sunday schools; Dr.
\Y. M. Whiteside. Baptist hospital;
Dr. ('. A. .lottos, educat ion ;
Dr. 10. M. l.ic'h.tfoot. temperance;
Dr. \V. .1. .McBlothlin. Furniatt
university; the Kev. (i. C. lOpps,
stewardship. and Dr. A. T. .lami
son, Connie Maxwell orphanage.
Loses Life in Fire.
Luther Urown, 11) year old negro
boy, lost his lift- at f> o'clock
Tuesday mornin<r in a fin* whieli
destroyed a two story tenant
house on the farm of II. Sutton.
two miles from towix. Tinhoy
was spending the night with
his uncle, Lon (iaddy, ami was
sleeping on the second floor.
When the fire .was discovered by
Mr. Sutton the roof was obout to
fall in and it was with difficult\
that he succeeded in arousing
(iaddy and his family in time for
them to escape. It is thought that
the llrown boy was overcome by
smoke and in an effort to get to
the stairway tell to the floor unconscious.
No explanation of the
cause of the fire could lie given
by the negroes. Tin- house was
built of logs and had la-en in use
many years.
Mrs. T. H. Wilson Dead.
Mrs. Blanche Wilson, wife of T.
II. Wilson, well known farmer of
the Bold Hill community, died at
her home early Friday morning,
following aif illness which extended.
over several months. She was
-0 years old and was the daughter
of Frank ('nip of Bineville, \.
(' Following funeral services at
the home, the burial was at Flint
Hill Baptist church late Friday
afternoon.
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Winthrop to Open Wednesday.
The regular fall session of
Winthrop college will open on
Wednesday, September 20, and all
new students are expected to report
on Friday, September 15,
for registration.
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s.
-v $1.50 Per Year.
TALKS OF POSTOFFICE.
Maj. Jones Discusses Story Given
Out by J. C. McElhaney.
"1 set' you luivo mo indicted in
jliu- Yorkvillo Kmpiirer for sell'
inj: poslnliieex. ' said Maj. .Joliu
! ' Joins. eoilootor of internal
la venue. as Views and Interviews
'stepped into the major's oftice iu
i'utuinbia last Wednesday niorninji'.
sa \ s tjie VorUville Kmpiirer.
I "Yes," ivpliitl \ lews and lli,
i? rvlew n. " i low s that
"I ivlVr 1 o ilio article from the
I l-'ort Mill Times?." went on the
major. This story ol McKiiumey
jot fori Mill having paid mo $f>U.
"There is sonu;hni?r to tha..
li<* paid me the $.~>0 oil rijrlit. hut
1 have wondered whether l'arks
has made ?*ood 11? him. Seems to
me lie should have done it. hut i
don't know.
*' Sellinjr oflicesThat *s t he way
I they put it. hut I don't feel that
I way ahout it. No. 1 have not
thought of it like that, and if I
have anything to eoneeal 1 don't
I know what it is."
Ma.j. Jones pulled out ii drawer
,of his desk, in which lliere was a
i 1 i?i'jr?* quantity of hills. $5s. $l()s
jaiul perluips larjrer denomiiiat
ions.
"There are several hundred
{dollars there." he said, "a.id this
iiu iiioramluni tells where it eame
j from and also what is being done
with it.
"Somebody has got hp pay tin*
]ox pcnscs of county and State conj
vi nt ions and you don't expect
nif to do it. do you? You Deinoierats.
who are thoroughly organized.
have your own way about
i'. Why. 1 was reading not long
ago w In-iv vour State executive
committee and your county couijinittees
wore levying assessments
op candidates from a few dollars
up to several hundred dollars, aeJeordiug
to the importance and income
of the oflice. 1 do not see
'arything wrong w ith that. Somebody
has to pay. and it seems reasonable
enough that the man who
'gets the benefit should pav the
I hill."
| Bridge Ready in Three Months.
The York-Meckleuburg steel
i bridge which w ill span the i'u!
taw ha river at the old "Ituster''
Boyd ferry, l.'l miles northwest
of l"'ort Mill, will be completed
I 111 : I n i' i 11 I 1
, i iii 1*1" iiniiiins, aeeoriiing
to W. W. Miller, county engineer.
The suhstruel lire lias been finished
and work is now progressing
on tin- supers!niriurr. Considerable
delay was occasioned in
sinking tlu' concrcle piers on avfount
id' ijuifksand enrouutfrfil
in tin- riviT bed.
Tlif new bridge will cost about
$100,000. one-third of wliirli is to
be paid by York county and tinre
inainiiig two-thirds by .Mecklenburg
county, which agreed to
pay the major part of the cost of
the structure because of the benefits
which are expected to accrue
to Charlotte us a result of
opening up trade territory in
York troin the bridging of the
river. The bridge will also make
accessible a route between York
and Charlotte that will shorten
the distance between the two
towns from 45 miles to d() miles.
Four Terms for Auditor Love.
The reelection of Itroadus AI.
Love in the primary two weeks
ago makes the fourth successive
time .this popular official has succeeded
himself without opposition
and constitutes a record in York
county polities of recent years.
Mr. Love was first elected in
1U10 and was reelected in 1912,
1914, 1918 and 1922, the term
having been lengthened from two
to four years in 1914.
The tsiei itiiit i,/? <>"" ""
. Mm 11kj */in; U(1? UJI*
posed Mr. Love in four succes*
[sive elections, not even tltis year,
'when there was a general scrajuble
for office, carries its own
eompliinent of the high regard in
which the voters of the county
hold his services.
No more games of baseball are
expected to be played on the local
diamond this season. The Times is
informed by a member of the
Fort Mill club.
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