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THURSDAY. NO.V. 1. 1917.
The War Tlx.
The new government war tax
becomes effective today, November
1. Taxes which have
been levied on hundreds of commodities
to obtain war revenue
went into effect October 4. The
additional ta"xes effective November
1 are placed on freight
and express shipments, railroad
tickets, telephone and telegraph
messages and insurance of all
kinds.
Increased postage rates, due
to the war tax, go into effect at
12:01a.m. Friday. The "postal
authorities are cautioning the
public^to remember the increase
in rates in' order to avoid
delay in - the first-class mail and
to prevent the office from
Kninnr omomnor] itiifVi i rvt r\t?Ar\niil?
u^ui^ onniiiMVU vrii.it 1111 |^i upci
stamped letters. The officials
state th^t the new rates will not
affect what is known as "drop
letters," that fs first class matter
delivered from the office or
by rural carriers out of the
office. The new tax places an
additional tax of 1 cent on each
half ounce of first class mail
t making the postage on the ordinary
letter three cents.
Patrons of the ever popular
movie will also be called on to
help bear the war. burden. A
tax of one cent on each child's
ticket and two cents on each
adult ticket where the price is
20 cents or less will be added to
the regular admission prtee. In
some places the theatres have
announced they would reduce
their prices so the admission
with the tax inchided would remain
the same, but this appears
to be the exception rather than
the rule.
D. C. Heyward, collector of
internal revenue for this district,
issued the following statement,
in part, Saturday in regard to
the new taxes:
The rate of lax on all commodities
transported by freight
' shall be 3 per cent, of the
amount paid for such transportation.
This applies to
transportation by either rail or
water or by any form of
mechanical power when in competition
with carriers by rail or
water, consigned from one point
in the United States to another.
A tax of one cent for each
20 cents or fraction thereof shall
be paid to any person, corpora
mm, parLiiersnip or association
engaged "in the bnsiness of
transporting parcels or packages
by express over regular routes
between fixed terminals, for the
transportation of anv package,
parcel or shipment by express
from one poipt in the United
States to another.
A tax shall be paid equivalent
to 8 per cent, of the amount paid
for the transportation of persons
by rail or water or by any
form of mechanical motor power
on a regular established line
when in competition wit h carriers
by rail or water, from one point
in the United States to another,
or to any point in Canada or
Mexico, where the ticket therefor
is sold or issued in the
United States not including
commutation or season tickets
J* A. I 1 i I- "'V
ior inps less man ?5U miles or
for transportation the fare for
which does not exceed 35 cents.
A tax shall be paid equivalent to
10 per cent, of the amount paid
for seats, berths and stateroou.a
in parlor cars, sleeping cars or
on vessels.
A tax of five cents shall be
paid upon each telegraph, telephone
or radio dispatch, messages
or conversation, which
originates within the United
bu?tes and for the transmission
of which a chiugc of 15 cents or
more is imposed.
Germany lost 6,000.000 men in
three years of war, according to
the declaration made in the
reichstag by the independent:
Socialist Ledbour. j 1
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Bevies."
I In a, plain, straight-forward
manner, General Bailey, commander-in-chief
at the Camp
Jackson cantonment, has notified
the people of Colombia that
the responsibility of providing
suitable and proper recreation
on Sunday for the tremendous
aggregation of troops, through
the winter, rests with them, in
return for the immense pecuniary
benefit the town derives from
their close proximity.
Sunday, General Bailey states,
| is their one day of relief from
, the arduous duties of drill, hard
' work and strict discipline of
| camp life. As Columbia has no
attractive city park, with the j
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uiuiiioijr amusements aiiHcneu,
no museums or art galleries, no
music hall, no handsome centrally
located public library and read!
ipg rooms, no recreation resort,
like West End at New Orleans,
and Coney Island at New-York,
and those pleasureable places
which most cities have, with
! their endless variety of harmless
amusements. * there remains
nothing but the moving pictures
to offer, as a simple and pleasant
recreation to the 40,000 men of
Camp Jackson, when they flock
into tov.n on Sunday, to try to
find some way of getting through
their one day of leisure in the
I week. v
Nor would the moving pictures
be open during the hours
j of church services. Good,
wholesome amusements are essential
for everybody, from
childhood all through life. It is
a necessity to take the mind
away from stern realities and
absorptions; for men and women
of all classes; also for children
and youths, to relieve them from
the strain of the class-room and
I college. "All work and no play"
impairs the elasticity of mind.
It injures both temper, and
! intellectual perception.
HcLendon at Home.
The Yorkville Enquirer of
Friday published the following
communication from a citizen
of Bennettsville, where the Rev.
Baxter F. McLendon recently
closed a five weeks' revival
meeting:
"I am enclosing resolutions
which were enthusiastically
adopted by five thousand people
who heard Evangelist B. F.
McLendon preach his closing
sermon this evening. The
evangelist has been here five
weeks, preaching twice daily, to
record-breaking congregations.
Several hundred people have
publicly accepted Jesus Christ as
, their Savior, and scores upon
scores have joined the church, i
All opposition and barriers have i
I been broken down and eliminated.
Rev. McLendon is the
biggest, most popular and greatest
beloved ^ man in Marlboro
county.
"This meeting has been more
largely attended and far-reaching
in its effect, than any re-!
ligious meeting ever held in this j
section of the State. Two or
three preachers and four or five |
of the "brethern" have stood
"'afar off," and no doubt are
"lonesome," but they certainly!
have the sincere pity of everyone.
This is McLendon's home,
and the people of Bennettsville
and Marlboro county presented
him with a very handsome purse,
one of the largest ever received
: by him, besides paying the incidental
expenses of the meeting,
which amounted to $600. The
ladies also offered strong reso'
lutions, which were unanimously
adopted. McLendon was given
ia free will offering of about
two thousand dollars."
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AM OPniMA MPP
j Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermrn, the Town Council of
theTown of Fort Mill, S.C.,
by Authority of Same:
Section I That a levy of ten mills
on each and every dollar of real and
personal property not exempt from
taxation, held, owned, or liable for
taxation within the town of Fort
Mill, S. C., on the first day of January
1918 he. and the same is hereby
made for the following pur|K>ses:
Ordinary Purposes ...3 n ills
Int. Waterworks Bonds-2} "
Sinking Fund 1J
Street Improvements- 3J "
See. 2. That said taxes shall become
due and payable at the office of the
City Treasurer on the first day of
November 1917. Taxes may be paid
ujj 10 unn inciuuin^ uie lotn day ot <
November 1917. Thereafter and up to I
the 1st day of January 1918, a (tenuity
of 15 per cent, will attach to said i
taxes not paid by November 15th 1917. .
Sec. 3. After the first day of Janu- '
ary 1917, executions will issue ug:iinst
all delinquents for the amount of
taxes, penalty, and costs in accordance 1
with the laws of the State of South (
Carolina and the municipal ordinances, i
Done and ratified in council in regular ! '
session assembled in Fort Mill, S. C., 1 f
this 16th day of October. 1917. ?
. B. E. PATTERSON,
Attest: Mayor. 11
W. A. ROACH, Clerk. 1
jgwapmpers far sale at Bm j j
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Cleai Up the Scheeb.
Every good housekeeper realizes
that "Cleanliness is next to
godliness" and that there are
seasons when the premises and
the whole house from garret to
cellar must receive special attention
in addition to that given
daily. In other words, there are
clean-up seasons in our homes.
Our towns and villages frequently
have clean-up campaigns, and
this movement has extended to
the schools of our State.
Friday, November 2, is CleanUp-Day
in the schools of South!
Carolina. A score card will be
sent to each school in this county j
as soon as the names of the
teachers can be secured. Each
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ttuvnci jo asftcu iu graue ner
school after the day has been observed
and then to keep the card
hanging in the school room and
to strive to hold the school to the
highest possible standard.
The following points are those
on which the school is to be
graded:
1. Twenty points allowed for
clean yards; no bushes, stumps,
weeds, or trash; no ashpile; no
loose paper, or lunch thrown
down; trash barrel or box on the
ground; outhouses clean, un-;
marked, and in good repair, with j
box of lime in them; two or more
trees and as many shrubs plant-1
ed on the grounds.
2. Ten points allowed on water
supply. Good spring well-kept
or pump affording pure water,
water cooler and individual cups
thoroughly cleansed; no water on
the floor; sink near water cooler.
3. Twenty points allowed on
floors, walls and ceilings. Floors
scrubbed monthly or properly
r\\ 1 orl flnnrc u?nl 1 J .- ? a.
v>ivu I IIVUI u ivtll UUM
down used when sweeping and
no paper on the floors; walls well
cleaned or tinted a good shade,
ceiling a lighter hue; no old calendars
or gaudy colored pictures
on the walls.
4. Sixteen points given a well- '
kept stove. Regularly polished:
zinc under stove; stove jacketed;
attractive wood box or coal scuttle;
nothing on floor around the
stove.
5. Ten points allowed on wellkept
desks.
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t>. len points allowed on wellkept
blackboards, neatly framed
with moulding and having chalk
rack and clean erasers.
A glance at the above points (
will enable a school to plan for
Clean-Up-Day. It is urged that
that this day be observed in every
school in York county. If
the school has not opened 'the
patrons can easily meet and see
that conditions are made ready
lor the opening. If the school
is planning to apply for one of
the prizes offered by the State
School improvement association,
it is necessary that Clean-UpDav
be observed.
Leila A. Russell,
When a Man Dies
The most worthless asset to
be found i(fchis estate is his
Kood intentrons.
You INTEND to take life
insurance, or MORE life insurance
some day.
Tak'P a nnlini; TOO A V J., tl?
,/v/nvj 1 V7J 'jl X" III tilt"
Union Central life,
Of Cincinnati, and create at
once a valuable estate by the j
payment of only two or three i
per cent on its value. j
If yon are under 30 years of j
age, five cents a day will ;
pay for $1,000 of life insur- i
ance?the price of a cigar or j
cold drink. Think of it! !
C. S. Link, aV.m !
FORT MILL. S. C. j
Our Business <
is to furnish you with Lumber of j \
the best quality at the lowest!^
prices. If you arc thinking of ?
building a new house or repair- j
ing your old one \j
You Can Do Better |
here than elsewhere, as many of i ?
>ur pleased customers will testi-; i
fy. We are as anxious that you i
ihould get good stock as you! J
ire to buy it. for we want our ' 4
eputation and your house to 14
vear equally well. |
Port Mill Lumber Company, j
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1 and arranged for the screen fr
I same name. Time on the sere
S The Mightiest Picture of World <
3 Has Yet Conceived or Realized,
j Wake up Your Patriotism. It's
(The 42 Centimetre Guns are in
Before the Foreign Forces, who
ington. But, Wait, America is
saved by our Boys in Khaki, in 1
going to lick Bill Kaiser when w
It's the Biggest thing Yet Atte
REMEMBER TUllffC|
its today i nvirsf
I One Day Only Open
Ill You Can Have a ?
||1 Checking Account ||i
The reason more people in Fort Mill do not have a
1*5* checking account at the Savings Bank is because they sajB
do not understand about it.
When we say "you can have a checking account" yep?
???* with all the conveniences, benefits and safeties attached
thereto, don't you think it worth while to FIND OUT fcfiB
MiEi ABOUT IT if you do not understand? ?cg?
A checking account means that
. ?You always have correct change. ?@*3
8^ ?You always have a receipt.
?You always know to a cent where your $35? ^
money has been spent.
^ 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings. |||| J
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11 I OF
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by Thomas Dixon,
om Mr. Dixon's book of the
jen is two hours. - - - \
Conflict that the Brain of Man
It will Open Your Eyes and |
real war brought to our doors. |
Action! New York City falls I
March Triumphantly on Wash- 1
Aroused, and the Nation is I
the same manner that we are |
e get over the water to France. 1
mpted Here in War Pictures |
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2 p. m. - 15c and 25c.
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Toilet Paper. f
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We have received another case of good quality Toilet *
Paper, which we are selling at 5c roll. Will be glad to till *
your order for any amount. Also, all weights of axes, with
and without handles, 25-lb. and 50-lb. Lard Cans, Lanterns, %
and lots of other useful articles in our hardware line. ^
In groceries we have. Macaroni, Cheese, Seeded Raisins,
6 different brands of Coffees, Teas, Canned Meats, and a
general line of fancy groceries. Give us a trial order and +
see what nice goods you get. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Special Saturday.
10-lb. Bucket Snowdrift Lard $2.20 t
12 bare Octagon Soap .75
3-lb. Can Caraja Coffee, ground.. 85 %
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Samuel A. Lee. I
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We Take a Delight I
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In pleasing the particular house- |
keeper. For a general stock of |
groceries of tested merit we believe ^
that our store cannot be out-classed. |
Our prices are always at the bottom 4
and we are prepared to serve the 2
public with the best of everything in
our line.
Phone us your wants. We are al- f
ways "on tne job." *
Parks Grocery Co., |
Phone 110 $
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