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Well-Known Colored Man Fames. Bill Smith is dead. This announcement will not attract attention outside of Dillon county; but there are hundreds of men in the county who will pause and reflect us their eyes fall upon these words. Bill was a unique character. He wus probably one of the besk known colored men in the county. Every ntan who ever lived in Dillon and every fanner who ever sold ? ' bcle of cotton on the Dillon marketj knew Bill. No one ever called him "Snttth:" it was Bill?just plain. Bill. Bill's lite was so closely woven into the history of the town that he was a part of Dillon. He wag one of its landmarks and Dillon will never he quite the jtauie now that Bill is ptne. Bill hart lived and labored with white men all his life and he knew the white man's wavs like a school boy knows his A. 1). C's. He loved to listen to his white friends as they discussed the various problems of the. day, and for hours he has' sat at a respectful distance as croups of men argued polities, religion or other matters, taking in every word that was said without so much as presuming to let it be known that lie was an interested listener. And then again he knew when to say the right word at the right moment, and when he knew that what was being said was not meant for him to hear he would fade away like the mist before the morning sun. Bill believed in himself and the ambition of his life was to make his white friends believe in him. If hc happened to do what was not right be stoutly maintained his innocence, and one of his familiar arguments was "De best white men of dis community knows me and dey knows I'se honest."Bill came to Dillon before the railroad "ran." when the only business establishments were a turpentine still operated by the Moore brothers ana small general merchandise store. He was one of its pioneers. He bought a lot and built a housP and became a citizen. He took great pride in his town, and if there were times in which, through evil influences, he infringed on the town's laws or fell by the wayside he paid the penalty uncomplainingly and continued to remain one of the town's most steadfast and faithful supporters. He had his faults but his virtures were many.] He was as loyal to those hp served as he was to the town in which he llvj? I Stop? Lot Kg W e the people of Th B want to thank the peo] HP Ion and the surroundini patronage; and we are street where you can Ta l -1 r? 1 n on ior me rvevoiving Oi| la place where you can a first class style \ K "deliver the floods 1 BE When in need of any ! SU? in and see us. We do la, | THE PEOPLE'S I CARC t MILLING ( % We sh to am ? ly the first our le ? T .iL^rT.L 1UC1 i.y X UUdUCU V1 X sons holding cott< ceipts issued hy ^ ton are requested t cancellation hy th; arranged with the new cottoi 4V cotton parties wish to store i per month. There will he r V cotton from the tohacco w jr warehouse. Any parties not jt July the first will please m charge of it if they do not w We urge all parties expe< ffor storage to prepare and fe tatoes should he set and gro\ are to he mature hy *he frost X R?c? plants before it rains tc \ V We huy Fulghum Seed C fer hring us a sample and we Buy from your merchant ^ lina Milling Company and n industry. We especially asl 1*0 equal to the hest and will I CAROLINA # | Ai THE DILLON ed. There was a time in Dillon's early history when at the risk of his ownj life he saved a brave officer's life i and th* Honor of the town. The cir- i cumstauces which cannot, for obvious reasons, be told in these columns are still fresh in the minds of many of , the older inhabitants. At u ripc. old ( uge he has crossed over to that shore where many of his white friends he 5 served sa faithfully in the days gone by stand ready to greet him. His skin war black but he lived his life ' as best be could. Although an hum- ! ble citizen, he leaves his impress on his romiuunity, and there will be many among both white and black 1 who will not soon forget him. Somehow Dillon will not seem just the same without Bill tind there are many ' who will miss that cheerful greeting, "Howdy, boss." as he touched his hat with a respectful bow. A mute but eloquent tribute to his memory was the large gathering at ' his funeral SSnnflnw ofio'-""" ? W^VIIIUUI1, cilUUim whom were many of the white friends ' Ik had served so faithfully in the ' heyday of his life. Peace to his ashes. ! ?o , Freak legislation. t ( Chester News. Fr.eak legislation or freak propos : als for legislation are not to be taken too seriously. Yet often they il- ' lustratc tendencies and we think this ' is true in the case of the bill introduced in the Florida senate far the , limitation of lawyers' Incomes to $3.- , 000 a year. This may be one of those speci- | mens of humor which sometimes en- l liven the tedium of legislative labor, i but even as satire it suggests an ob- < servable change in the American < spirit. The element of envy has ( grown in our popular psychology. Earlier American life was not envious. It was too vigorous and hopeful foi envy. If a man excelled In any , direction, and perhaps especially if he excelled in business or finance, wc were proud of it. We believed in our own country as a land of opportunity and in ourselves as a nation of freemen, each capable of taking care of himself and asking no favors. We bragged a good deal and we fought furious battles in politics. But there was very little envy of another's good fortune or greater wealth. >k, UsIenTI i People s Barber Shop jHC lh n-f fin/* Tnu n nf Dil_ RS [? country for their past Hh now located on M am Bj easily find us. Look ? ?n, it will sliow you the m get barber work done in fis Ve bave "men who can Kg tbe way you want it. Kg kind of barber work call Ejjt Les and children s work. E&i BARBERSHOP | mrriTniifmiKiTTMra )LINA % ZOMPANY |j *i i Xj iounce that on Ju ase expires on tlie ' /areliouse.Allper3n warehouse reAt. D. V. Hamil- g o present tliem for ( ]! it date. We have ? n warehouse to take over any [ ] it a rate of fifty cents a hale O io charge for transferring the arehouse to the new cotton y wishing to store c?tton after ake sale of the cotton or take ish to store as ahove. v :tmg to plant sweet potatoes rtilize the land at once. Po- <J> vmg hy July the first if they date. If possible secure Porto ) set your entire crop. V lata. If you have any to of- f : will name a cash price. V ? products made hy the Caro- V n that way patronize a local f c that you try our flour. It please you. IILLING CO. i sj. s. c. .> C H? ?' i.iir.tiirf lifcta Ai i< ,<ir> ofc ? ' 4* .lT HERALD, BUlLON, SOUTH CARO It is unpleasant to admit that that spirit has ^weakened. For a generation and more .there has been a perBlste^t stream of .criticism, some of it quite justified, but more of it unfounded, distorted, superficial and shortsighted. There is a great deal of imported sentiment, prejudgment and embittered morale. There has been a great deal of pointing out the hole and ignoring .the doughnut by professional criticism and professional pessimism. .NOTICE OF ELECTION.' State of South Carolina, County of Dillon. Whereas, a petition signed by more Ilian one-third of the qualified electors and ? like proportion of the res iuem iretrnuiuerg ui iuu ape 01 twenty-one years of Uarllee School District No. 3. of the county and state Aforesaid asking that an election be granted in the said district on the question of decreasing the levy for :oniuion school purposes by four (4) mills has been presented to the County Board of Education; now by the authority vested in us under section 1741, Civil Code, 1912, said ?lection is hereby ordered held on Tuesday, August, 2nd, at the Harllee School building. The trustees shall act as managers af said Election and only such eleclors as return real or personal propJrty for taxation and who exhibit :heir tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elecions shall be allowed to vote. Each elector who favors the proposed decrease in levy shall cast a pallot with the words "For decrease" written or printed thereon, and each dector opposed to said decrease shall :ast a ballot with the words "Against lecrease" written or printed thereon. H. M. Moody, Hoyt Watson, Mrs. Cora Hargrove, Members of the County 7 21 2t. Board of Education. Notice of Sale. Notice is herebv given that the uni 1THE U. S. uscb Here is the U Tread, with a lc lished standard among motorists an eye to value, to price. While less than the othei U. S. Fabric line, has earned a rep quality and depen omv which is no by any tire in its ) % United Sta are Good u. s. usco U. S. CHAN U. S. NOBB U. S. ROYA U.S.RED&G1 > Ui Uni \ o. 4? 2? // LENA, THURSDAY. MORNING, 1U1 k 'dersigned Sheriff of Dillon county ( will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on Monday, August first, 1921, in front of the court house door in Dillon, S. C. between the legal house of sale, one Buick Automobile, roadster, ?abe being the automobile seized by the officers of Dillon county from one P. B. Walker and confiscated by and to the ccunty of Dillon under and by virtue of the laws of the State of South Carolina. C. S. BETHEA, 7 21 2t. Sheriff of Dillon County. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Statc of South Carolina, County of Dillon. Whereas, there have been presented to us petitions signd by more than one third of the qualified voters and a like proportion of resident 1 ' " THE MONEY YOU DO DOUBLE M( Don't build or repair < job of it with genuine Insist on "Tide Water" Cypres* ? you csn identify it by this mark. the wood that defies dec saves your money. " He who i Write us for list of FREE 1 and no substitutes" from y SOUTHERN CYP1 YOUR LOCAL DEALER WILL SI i ~ jjJhe i n likes i 1 thank US pEo,fLE?s' ' M:S A cretly envic young fellow ^ 'iillSJ tearing up the stopped his car t / Now they are ;? criticise such ab A mark of the gr tread sciousness abc r. s. usco their service, t ?ng-estabof service their value. who have fiS well as __ # selling for This same respe 'The usco tire is the reason \ SIbie eci" square tire dealer \ it exceeded rvlHc on/1 o*i/lo "lo class. jvj onds", "cut prices' out squarely with 1 quality service o He is getting bigger, and also b ?8STIrGS ter, tire business thi Tires he ever had before TREAD *s deling no !at- f- * * I TRF.AO W1U1 IIJS own KiJ Y TREAD L CORD REY TUBES lited S ted States ^ Hogers Motors Co. The Floyd Co., Fit F. Itogers, Fork, i O. J. lioc, Hamer, J. C. Covington & Hayes brothers, I a hmlth Grocery Co., "! ^ ^ * . ^ \ * LY 31, lMt freeholders of dlhe .age of twenty-one 1 years of Manning school district No. 1 IS. asking that an election be granted 1 , in said district ona the question of is- 1 (suing bonds in an* amount not to ex- < ceed Four Thousand (4,000.00)* Dol- ] lars for the purpose of supplementing n previous issue of an equal amount with which to build and equip a school house suitable to the needs of ' the school district. Now by authority vested in us under Section 1743 Civil Code 1912 the election petitioned for is hereby ordered held at the Manning School House Tuesday, August 2nd. T. 13. Herring, B. M. Prince, and H. G. Jackson, shall act as managers; and only thosc who present their tax receipts and registration certificates! as required Jn general elections will' be allowed to vote. Those who favor' N'T HAVE TO SPEND ON RE PA )NEY'S-WORTH 1 over and over again. Make a "< CYPRESS rHE WOOD ETERNAL* ay, lasts practically forever, averts V 0 AC* VmWAaA l>...1 J n 1 lOV/O V/J pi COS UU11U9 I PLANS for farm buildings?but in the meant our local lumber dealer ? no matter for what ] KESS MANUFACTURERS ftrnlmm Iluilding, JacksoiiTille, Fla. UPPLY YOU. IF HE HASN'T ENOUGH CYPR standard nothing 1 > prove its xi to be se- of people. Tl >us of the izen- The 1 ^ fhOir tmis W11U UclIIlC? v,cn street and for nothing. .vith a jerk. tomer not t i inclined to To the mar use of tires. learned the st owing con- 2ce he *s entit >ut tires? ' Go to the d heir work, and make him Here is a r set for a good with one of t] vhy the four- Branches?a las passed up fresh, live U. b lots", "sec- The U. S. T '?and come built for currt the standard overproductio f U. S. Tires. stock. No 1< a ha I I If ( if m | j "Harm /> a man in ctoam touch wtth on? of tha 92 U. S. Factory Brancbaa" ? tates H ^ Rubber Coi TUllon, S. C. [>j\l l??Io, 8. C. ?. C. 8. U. Co., Jndson, 8. C. iko V:ew? 8. C. , Latin, 8. C. ^ L ^ 1 ,KE R 55* the proposed bond issue will cast a ballot with the words "For Bonds" written or printed thereon, and those who are opposed to the Issue will* cast a ballot with the words "Against Bonds" written or printed thereon. D. H. Hyatt, J. H. Coleman, .Archie Wilkerson, 7 21 2t. Trustees. ^ LOST?On the Bethea road about ? JL two and half miles from Dillon one 34x4 Ajux Cord Auto tire. Finder return to the B. & B. Auto Sales Co. and receive ten dollars reward. 7 21 2tp. FURNISHED ItOOMS FOR RENT ? At old Dillon Hotel. For information See J. R. Hatch, Dillon Market.?7 21 tf. g . i ?i? ?????????? IRS IS ALL PROFIT." IN LUMBER ' one-time" everlasting Inaiat on "Tide Water*' CyprtM ? you cen identify it by thia mark. |Ml??fcllNOW further repair bills and but once." :ime insist on " CYPRESS purpose you buy. Address ?* ASSOCIATION 245 ESS LET US KNOW AT ONCE. <55 I tire I better I service tie substantial cit- . j man who knows l't get som'ething The steady cushe bargain hunter. * * 1 who has not ye? andard tire servled to we say? ealer in U. S. Tires l shdw you. nan in close touch x he 92 U.S. Factory constant supply of j S. Tires. ire you buy is a tire int demands. No n. No piling up of )ss of mileage by inging around on e dealer's racks. j Every way you J Dk at it, a par qualy tire at a net "ice. *s " res npany P \ \ i ' . 4 , ? ' - ' iHfl