Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 05, 1914, Image 2
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Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112.
Entered at the oostoffice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as
mall matter of the second class.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1914.
White Teachers in Negro Schools.
When a matter of general interest
comes up on which The
Times thinks it wise to comment,
one of the things it never considers
is the attitude of other
papers on the subject. This is
no "me too" paper. If the stand
other papers take upon mattes
in which the public is concerned
is in line with our convictions,
all right and good; if not. that is
the business of the other papers
and is a matter of no great moment
in this office. Now, however,
the time seems opportune
to observe that- in practically
every important matter of Statewide
interest there is a class of
South Carolina country papers
which await the opinion of certain
daily papers and as soon as
the opinion becomes available
fall in behind the dailies like a
ftock of sheep in the wake of
the bellwether and follow whither
they leadeth. Just now there is
before the State Senate the bill
which passed th? House a few
dgys ago prohibiting white persons
from teaching in negro
schools in this State, and we
notice with some interest that
more than one of our weekly
contemporaries, evidently getting
their inspiration from daily
sources, are up in arms against
the proposed law. In this office
quite the contrary view of the
bill is taken. We hope the
bill will pass the Senate and receive
the approval of the Governor
within a few days. All
the newspaper comment we have
seen claiming that the passage
of the bill vyill be a step baffle ward
and tend to drive negroes
from the Commonwealth because
of the1 allegation that it will be
persecution, certainly is not
meant to be taken seriously by
the intelligent readers of these
papers. If it is, the writers do
r-'-. no't know the public with which
^ they are dealing. If Charleston
wishes to disgrace herself in the
eyes of Southern sentiment and
sense by employing white women
to teach the negro children of;
that community, it is high time'
the balance of the State were
giving her some instruction in
the way not to promote social J
equality. So far as this section
of South Carolina is concerned
and we have no reason to believe
that conditions are materially
different in most com-!
munities in the State?no man
could go on the stump and be
' elected to office on a platform in
opposition to the bill. The bill
is a good one and ought to be
passed without any fuss or
feathers, noise or nonsense. And
if it is not passed ?t this session
' of the Legislature, similar bills
are apt to come up at recurring
sessions of that body until the
I statute books finally contain
. some such law. We hope the
York County Senator will give
the bill the benefit of his voice
and vote. 1
"Vote the Bonds, Fort MilU"
The Fort Mill Times, in its
last issue, urges every citizen
of the town to attend the mass- ,
meeting next Monday night j
which will consider the matter ]
issue of bonds for waterI
ftks for the town, but in an
|^^^Bbrial article it only stresses
importance for fire protection, j
Lancaster News. The i
|^H| of chief importance,
is the health of the i
v. The of Fort i
not consider the matcents
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presume they
^B^^^^^HHhiking water from t
wells, which are the chief source
of typoid fever and other diseasep.
It was quite a while before
Lancaster got in a complete
-system. of waterworks, but our
people have been drinking., pure,
good water for several years
and there have been comparatively
few cases of fever since
our waterworks system was installed.
It has also reduced the
risk of fire, but the chief consideration
is the health of the
community. The voters of Fort
Mill wnnlrl rln well wliilo tliow
have the question up not to stop
with bonds for water, but to issue
enough bonds to install a
sewerage system as well. Lancaster,
last fall, voted an additional
issue of bonds to the
amount of $70,000 for sewerage,
street improvement and extension
of the water mains. You
are right, contemporary, in lining
yourself up on the side of progress
for your town. The bond
issue for water means a great
deal to the future welfare of
Fort Mill. We hope the town
will take this important step
forward.
Another Court Houie Comment.
Commenting on the editorial
which appeared in The Times last
week with reference to the action
of the corr missioners for the new
county court house, the Yorkviile
Enquirer has the following
in its Saturday issue, to which
we do not care to reply further
than to say that neither The
Enquirer nor any of those who
have opposed the commission has
shown that fhp tnvnnvprc r?f tho
county will lose "$16,000 and
probably as much as $20,000" by
designating the site of the old
building as that of the new
building:
"The Times reviews the whole
matter with assurance and complacency
that seems to leave no
doubt pi its belief that it thoroughly
understands the whole
thing. We think very materially
from the view expressed above
in most particulars. Of course,
that real estate values have been
a consideration, we do not question.
Any reasonable man
should know that; but it is hardly.
fair to suggest that one side
is more selfish than the other in
that particular. If personal, interests
have been defeated, personal
interests have won. % But
we do not think that the people
who have been trying to prevent
the location of the new
building on the old site have
been actuated by personal interests.
We think they have been
trying to save the old building
to the county, and at the same
time save to the taxpayers not
less than $16,000 and probably
as much as $20,000. To our view
the proposition is so clear that it
admits of no question. In its
statement that there will be no
further legislation, we fear that
The Times is correct; but nevertheless
we still believe that a
very great mistake is being made
by the board of commissioners."
Columbia Again in S. A. L.
Lovers of baseball throughout
the State will be pleased to learn
that Columbia has arranged to
reenter the South Atlantic league
this year after having forfeited
her franchise as a member of the
league last year. For ten years
prior to the first of last year Columbia
supported a team in the
South Atlantic without the satisfaction
of ending the season with
a creditable number of games
won oaeent in 1011 t lw.
g ?? iiv.li UIU
team came within a few points
of winning the pennant. One
year without the national game
seems to have been enough for
the Capital City, however, and
with a new park in prospect and
the club for the first time owned
by a small number of individuals,
it is hoped that a good team will be
gotten together and that the end
of the season will find the South
Carolina capital well up with the
leaders. Along with Columbia,
Augusta reenters the league,
which w ill this year be composed
of eight cities?Columbia, Augnsta,
Charleston, Savannah, Columbus,
Macon, Jacksonville and
Albany.
We trust that the York delegation
in the General Assembly,
and particularly the member
from Fori Mill, will sit promptly
jpon the proposition of the York/ille
Board of Trade to have the*'
Legislature levy a one mill tax
ipon the property of the county
;o work the road from Yorkville
o the Cherokee line. The people ^
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of Fort Mill township have for
several years paid the two mill
special road tax under the Stewart
road law without complaint,
notwithstanding the fact that it
will probably be ten years be
fore, they will receive any benefit
from the building of the north
and south road. The road frem :
Yorkville to the Cherokee line is
perhaps as little used by the
' public as any road in the county,
; and to levy one mill upon the
! taxpayers, especially those of
Eastern York, for the working
of this road, would be gravely
unjust, to say th? least.
CATAWBA LODGE NO. 56.
ANCIENT FREE MASONS, i
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(Continued from Page 1.)
Fulwood; in the minutes of
December 2nd, 1871, we find the
following resolution ordered
spread upon the minute book:
"Whereas: It hath pleased the
all-wise Governor of the Universe,
in His inscrutible providence
and righteous judgment to
inflict upon us as a people, and
especially as a community, severe
punishments, by subjecting us to
the tyranny and oppression of
our malignant enemies and,
"Whereas; We deem it right
and proper that in justice to ourselves
and our sorely afflicted
State, we should leave upon
record some expression of our
feelings which the deplorable
condition of our country has inspired,
therefore, be it resolved: [
"First, That in our present
situation we mourn both a private
and public calamity; pubiic
in as much as President
Grant's tyrannical proclamation
has driven off as exiles our best
and noblest citizens; private in
as much as we Masonic brethren j
deeply feel the loss of those
bound to us not only by the
sacred ties of friendship and
relatives, out also hy those strong
cords of the Masonic brotherhood,
"Second; That our present administration
of government if
truthfully recorded in the his- ,
toric pages will be stigmasized
as the foulest, most oppressive
and savage tyrants that ever
swayed the sceptre, surpassing
in daring wickedness and hellish
design the reign of the bloody
Nero; that the suspension of the
'Writ of Habeas Corpus' among
a peaceable and inoffensive peoble
isrevolting to civilization and I
the Christianized world; the un-!
warranted arrests of innocent j
persons and their confinement,
in gloomy prison walls and filthy '
dungeons.
"Third; That we will not des- i
pair of all hope; that God is just;
that the day of stern retribution
will come and that we deeply
sympathize with our unfortunate
brethren and all others, and renew
our pledges to pursue all
just and lawful means for their
recovery.
"Fourth; That a copy of these
resolutions be deposited among
the archives of our fraternity
for posterity as a memento of
the year of our Lord 1871, and
in the year of light 5870 and of
our fidelity to the cause of
truth and our country.
"G. YV. Gillespie,
S. E. White.
W. C. Young1,
W. H. Stewart,
J. E. Massey,
Committee."
In the minutes of January 20th
1874, we find the petition of |
J. W. Ardrey for the degrees
of the order. The petition was
reported on favorably and he i
was elected to lake the tl gives.
That Catawba Lodge No. 56
made no mistake in accepting
Brother Ardrey is evidenced by
the fact that since his initiation
in 1874 he has served the lodge
as Master for 22 years; he has
also served as Deputy Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge for
the Sixth district of South
j Carolina. Capt. Ardrey's service
and devotion to iU.> M
fraternity is well known; in fact
I he and the late Maj. A. H.
i White, of Rock Hill, have done
more to promote the cause of
Masonry than any men in the
upper part of the State.
The only other man v.ho can
even approach the record of
Capt. Ardrey is Brother C. S.
Link who, though he has been
I among us a comparatively short
I time, has served as master seven
I years.
The oldest living member who
has resided continuously in Fort
Mill is "Uncle" Tom Faulkner,
now in his 80th year, and present
with us tonight. He was initiated
in 18f>0 and has been a faithful
I member through all these years.
The following is a list of the
| masters who have served this
| lodge: Isaac Spencer, John M.
White, B. Frank Powell, James
iThornwell Hotchkiss, I)r. S. A.
Kell, W. H. Stewart, W. J.
Ardrey, John M. Spratt, Samuel
E. White, I)r. J. E. Massey,
Walter E. Spratt, James H.
Thornwell, L. A. Harris, C. S.
Link, J. Lee Spratt, W. P. Crayton.
During the war the lodge met
very regularly owing largely to
the efforts of Brother Frank'
ILL TIMES, FORT JOLfcrSOfa
Powell. The master. Col. John
M. White, was in the field, but
Brother Powell, being on detail
duty, was able to return to Fort
Mill and preside at the meetings
from time to time. It was owing
to the belief that General Sherman
would pass this way and
that he had issued an order for
the protection of property owned
by-Masons, that a great number
of applications were received for
the degrees about this time.
Capt. T. B. Spratt and First
l.ieut. S. W. Parks, of the local
military organization, returned
Friday morning from Columbia,
after attending the annual meeting
of the National Guard association.
The meeting was
largely attended and interesting
throughout. Among the most
important business transacted
was the adoption of resolutions
asking for an appropriation of
$25,000 for maintaining the
militia and expressing a desire
for a change in the constitution
removing the adjutant general
from the primary election, and
instead have the governor appoint
the officer upon the recommendation
of the association.
M Regular communicat
ion of Catawba
SV Lodge No. 5(5. Thursday
night 7:30. Work
/vWyA in the First and Third
Degrees.
W. B. M each am, Jr.,
Sec'y.
INITIAL STATIONERY
The last thing in writing
paper. The initial is diestamped
in gold on correspondence
size cards. Neat,
attractive and stylish, and
saves writing much. We
are selling at 25 cents per
box the price of blank
stationery. We are already
short on some initials and
may not have any more at
this price.
Ardrey's
Drug Store.
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YOU
One to ten dollars per day
while you are sick injured or
Unable to work.
It costs nothing to ask us about
an accident and health policy,
and you will be surprised at the
low cost.
No Dues- No AssessmentsCall
Today.
BAILES & LINK,
Fort Mill, - - S. C.
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We will issue two chances at tVx
SPECIAL No. 2?With ever;
our Paint department we will i
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SPECIAL No. I? Everyone
worth of Nyal's Family Remcd
Article's this month will receive
a Globe- free (as long as the
eight chances at these prizes.
Contest closes positively
1914?Just one moi
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Wednesday's Program.
"Tale of a Ticker," (American), A
good dramatic Comedy. 1
"A Man and a Woman," (Reliance),
A Unique Drama of Two Castaways, c
and an exceptionally good picture.
"Two Kids," a highly laughable I 1
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those dreadful pains.
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Thursday's Program.
"The Claim Jumper," ("Kay Bee), A
jicture well worth seeing. , .
"I'itch That Defiles," (Majestic), A
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"The Clothes Line Quarrel," (Than- I
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generally a symptom of
some other disorder. There I
are five distinct kinds of
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