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*$6m ' ; i (MdurnoN turn: Om T?r .nil Six Months M ThaTlmaolnaltnoeoatrtbatlonaoiilhraauhiaet* bttltMiotwrM to pnbllab more than tOO words a any aabjoet. Thn right la raseresd to adit (trr communication aabmlttad for publication. ,1 . 1 On epeltestkm to tbo pabllahcr. tdwtbim nit* in mad* known to thooo Intonated. Telephone, local and lonir distance. No.lit. Snterod at the DoetoAce at Fort Mill. 8. C.. aa awl! matter of the second class. THURSDAY. JUNE. 6. 1918. . Lend?Not Give. In asking people to invest in war savings and war thrift stamps, the government is not asking them to contribute money. It is merely asking for the use of money, and is willing to pay liberally for it The government simply wishes to employ your money and pay you for its services just as it would employ vou and pay you for your services. You will get your money back with interest?compound interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. The stamps mature in ffve years, but you can cash them any time you wish before the date of maturity and still get interest?at three per cent. If you need the services of your money before five years, the savings stamps handed to the postmaster wiil be the letter of resignation, and you'll get your money back with additional payment for the time the government has used it. T liowi ic rtn T-orl tono nn A ?IV? V iu liv I vu vupvy ??v bother, no uncertainty, no worry. It is the simplest, safest, and most satisfactory investment you can make. The French at Verdun. At Verdun the French won i priory that will live as long as the human race. But it was not merely the undying: courage and heroism that won the day. In these days courage must be armed, heroism must be euuipped. or they will fall before brute strength. What the French did was to rush arms, ammunition and necessary supplies of all kinds to Verdun. A long, continuous, rushing procession of motor trucks rushed to the endangered point, and the French soldiers were thus supplied and equipped?and the day was saved. France reso lately stood the shock. Just as France was in vital need of the necessary supplies at Verdun, so does our country need war supplies for our army ahd navy. If we do not get them the war will be prolonged the cost of thousands of lives ahd billions of dollars. The government must not only have money to purchase these supplies, but must be able to get tjhe necessary material, labor and machinery. When the public purchases unnecessary luxuries, | it competes with the government, hinders the government in conducting the war. Not only is {tioney wasted that the govern- j ment could well use, but labor and material needed in the war diverted, merely because a i thoughtless public spends dimes, quarters and dollars for unnecessary luxuries. ' Had France been a thriftless nation. Vordun would never have been saved and France would Have gone down to defeat. ' By investing in the war thrift and savings stamps, the government is given the use of money, fcbor and material; while the purchaser has not only done a patriotic act, but has made an tWVAfiftmAnf tkaf uit Ulivvuviiaviiv v i a c* v niu pOJT 111 III >rell. IB?.' ~ j L. R. Williams, who nas served most acceptably as probate judge tor a number of years, has announced that he will not seek re: flection, and as a result three : candidates are alrendy in the field, with the prospects excelfor others. Those who have so far come out are J. L. Houston. X ML WilHford and J. R. Hade. j York C?u*ty News Natters. I " " ' 1 (x orkville Enquirer.) Hamilton Carhartt has given five ambulances costing 92,400 each to the Red Cross and one of them goes in to the credit of the Rock Hill chapter. Mr. { im/IU MA*. w?? ? ? ? aivu i&iaii vi tuc kind who knows how to make proper use of his money. Mr. J. Albert Riddle of the 461st squadron of Uncle Sam's flying ' squadron, stationed at Kelly Field, South San Antonio, Texas, has written to a Yorkville friend about a Red Cross celebration at the aviation camp on last Saturday, when the aviators entertained 50,000 people with many hair-raising stunts in the air. "By all means I will beat the York county campaign meeting," writes Former Governor Blease to the editor of the Enquirer, II * T * It ? 1 ? . ? ? ana 1 snau tnanK you to let tne fact be known." Because of the tax of one percent collected on all premiums in the town during 1917, Yorkville gets $116.21 from the fire insurance companies. Fort Mill gets $56.80 and Rock Hill gets $448,95. York county's part of additional license fees for the semi-annual period ended December 31, 1918, is $1,630.39. The officers and employes of the Cannon mill contributed a total of $948.80 to the Red Cross fund. Of this amount $290 came from the officers in subscriptions to headquarters and to different canvassers. The operatives contributed $546.30 under a plan where practically all of them each gave the proceeds of one /^ntr'o onr) i r\ f rv uaj a r* \j in, ouu ill auuiliuil iu this they subscribed $115.50 through their two Sunday schooi s. York county friends of Capt. James W. Campbell of Clover, who until a few weeks ago was in charge of the hospital corps of l,.8ih Infantry at Camp Sevier, Greenville, will be interested to learn that he did not accompany his organization overseas. but is still at Camp Sevier v\here he is attached to the hospital corps of the Casual Batta.ion. Capt. Campbell was unable to pass the * physical cAaiiiiiiaiiuii icquncu ui uniccif for overseas duty. Mayor's Proclamation. To the Citizens of Fort Mill. Greeting: Whereas, President Wilson has appealed to the nation to enlist during June in the army ol savers at home who will support the army of soldiers abroad; Whereas, the Governor oi South Carolina has officially designated that period of time commencing Friday, June 14, and culminating June 28, as War Savings Weeks in this State, and has called upon the men and women of South Carolina tc respond to the War Savings campaign which is to be conducted so that by the close of Friday, June 28, there shall be no mar or woni?n in this State who ha* not signed a pledge to economize this year and to invest as much ; as possible of the ensuing savings ; in War Savings Stamps; Therefore, now, I, B. E. Pat! fors/m Muvnr r\t H/1 ill Jr wvtwviif tuujvi VI 1 VI t 111 III, UV. hereby call upon the patriotic men and women of our town tc respond faithfully to the appeals made by our President and Governor and to sign the Wai Savings pledge cheerfully and willingly, with a feeling oi gratitude that in this way we at home can do our share toward hastening the victorious conclusion of the war for humar freedom in which our countr> has entered. B. E. Patterson. Too Much Assessment. The State tax commissior wants to assess the lands ol York county lor taxation at tht rate of $7.95 an acre as againsi the $5.42 an acre at which it I was assessed by the owners ol the land in their returns. 1 his was the effect of a notic< [that Auditor Love received frorr jthe Slate Tax commission lasi weeK, ana unwilling 10 take tn< responsibility of such a raise 01 his own account, Mr. Lovecallec for a meeting of the counts board of equalization, which w& held in his office Monday morn ing. After going over the whoh situation, the county board de cided that York county land is already assessed at about as high a valuation as it ought t< be assessed at, and appointed i committee to act with othei county committees in a vigorous protest to the State tax com mission. The committee consists o: J. T. Crawford, W. W. Miller and S. H. Eppa, Sr.?Enquirer. Rttardiag Nitrate Shipaeit. s Demonstrator McKeown is in \ receipt of a letter from the bu- t reau of markets, Washington. i relative to shipment of nitrates 1 to this country. Of late many farmers have inquired as to 1 when they could secure nitrate j and in view of this fact Mr. Mc- t Keown has requested that it , be made known the government is doing its best to get the ship- < ments hero as speedily as possi- i ble. j The distribution of nitrate by ' the county nitrate distributors i has necessarily been made under \ very great difficulties. The allotment of nitrate to different j sections of the counties and the delivt ries to farmers of parts of i their requirements from the al- < lotments made to counties from time to time has been no small task. The work was patriotical ly undertaken, and so far as we : know, has been efficiently hand- 4 led, the letter states. Five vessels have already dis- . charged their cargo, one of 1* 1 1 wmcn aiscnargeu at unarieston. Another ship is now discharging | at Charleston and still another vessel is expected soon. This will give South Carolina farmers ] three shiploads of nitrates and i appriximately 45 per cent of the \ the amount applied for. No oth- j, er vessels are engaged in carry- l ing nitrates, but efforts are being J made to secure other ships for securing a sufficient amount to l supply the demands of the farm- 1 ers. North and South Carolina ] and Georgia applied for more nitrates than all the other States j combined. In view of these facts, Demonstrator McKeown states the nitrate will be distributed as speed ily as possible and that all .the; farmers should realize that every ( effort is being made to get the 1 nitrate here as early as poosible. Boys' Wo; king Reserve. j The Rev. VV. S. Goodwin is organizing a contingent of the United States Rnys' Working Reserve and will include in connection with the organization another along the same lines hut permitting boys under the age of 16 years to enroll for light , work on the farms. Mr. Good[ win appeared before the pupils i of the graded school Tuesday morning during the hour for chapel exercises and outlined the plans of the organization. me boys joined very readily and heartily in the movement and enrollment will begin at once. C. S. Link has been appointed enrolling officer and all the boys of Fort Mill who will not be occupied this summer are urged to go to the office of Bailes & Link ' and enroll their names for this J service. Federal certificates will be issued to those 16 years of 5 age and over and local certificates I will bo issued to those under 16 ( years of age. The farmers who are in need | of additional labor in times of stress are ri quested to comi municate with the Rev. \V. S. i Goodwin who will arrange to ! send the hoys of the reserve to 1 their aid. ' It is hoped that auto' mobile owners in the town will __^l i A ? ? 1 . _ r i voiumeer 10 carry mese iorces (i to and from the farms when | . needed: > ? -? ?s Resolution by Fort Kill People. [ We, the people of Fort Mill, I believing sincerely in the right eousness of the cause for which our country is fighting, and feel[ ing a just pride in those of our ! friends and loved ones, who! i having heard their country's! ' call, either in the camp or in the field are engaged in the struggle for world treedom, would have them know of our joy and pride in them and their service to 1 humanity, of our abiding love for ' and interest in them, and of our i constant prayer in pubhc and in l pri?ate lor the Welfare of tneir I souls, the safety of their lives f and the success of the cause for which they are offering the i supreme sacrifice. To the end that we may, as 1 far as passible, match their 1 sacrifices with our own service - we are lending our aid: b> full i sympathy wnn the government 1 in its principles and aims; by f i praying continually that wisdom. j j grace and strength may be given .: unto those in authority, and that i we ourselves and all the people ^1 may have a proper sense of de5 pendoiice and humility before " God; by the production and con5 servation of lcod ar.d the prac3! tice of economy in every possible j way; by buying liberty bonds, i donating cheerf ully and liberally r to l he Y. M. C. A. and Red Cross 3 work, and readily responding to every appeal for aid in ar.y way that it may be rendered. Thus r we would make known to them 1 that we are with them with our j love, our prayers, our labor, our , j money and our lives ir. the great; ? ruggle now going on between it-mocracy. and autocracy, be* :ween light and darkness, be:ween righteousness and unrighteousness, between God and the devil. < mreo uimuu pnijrcr meciiiigs held on Thursday, May 39. in response to the call of our Presiient, in which thiB paper was endorsed, are but an earnest expression of the prayers that are continually ascending from eur heart and home altars daily, uid from those of our churches at every service, for the physical and spiritual welfare of our men and for His blessing on the cause they represent. For these we shall continue to work, to give, to pray and to make sacrifices till victory shall come and justice and righteousness shall prevail over the earth as the waters cover the sea. Endorsed by Fort Mill people. Send a copy of this paper to /our loved one in camp or at the front. Boys, when you receive this, show it to your comrades from Fort Mill. NOTICE. Dpening of Bo^ks of Enrollment of the Democratic Party. Notice is hereby given that the Books of Enrollment for the approachng Democratic Primary Election will ie open for the various precincts in fork County at the following places, the books to be in charge of the folowing Committees of Enrollment, and to remain open from Tuesday, June 3, jntil Thursday, July 23d: Bethany, McGill Bros.'s sttre?W. B. McGill, J. A. Ratterree, E. W. Pursley. Bethel, Barnett Bros.'s store?J. M. Barnett, J. M. Ford, A. C. Barnett. Blairsville, J. N. Russell's residence I M Pnouoll C T t Rainey. Bullock's Creek. Good's store?R. L. Vinson. Sec.; J. D. Good, L. L. DowHe. Clover, Jackson Bros.' store?F. H. Jackson, Sec.; J. Meek Smith, L. G. Lock hart. Cohtes's Tavern, R. W. Patton's store?R. W. Patton, Sec.; G. A. Gettys, W. B. Simpson. Ebenezer?John F. Williams. Filbert, Land's store ?E. L. Wood's, W.- L. Pursl. y, W. E. Land. Fort Mill, Hutchinson's Pharmacy ? J. M. Hutchinson, Sec.; W. A. Roach, E. S. Parks. Hopewell, J. W. Smarr's residenceE. R. Jones, J. W. Sniarr, J. D.Smith. Forest Hill, Ferguson's store~rS?S. Glenn, Sec.; R. E. L. FergusorUljjk"\Y, Martin. Hickory Grove, Mitchell Bros. ? I). J. Mitchell, Sec.-; "J. W. Leech, S. C. Wilkerson. Lesslie, Lesslie's Store?T. F. Less lie. Sec.; W. H. liill. W. L. Boyd. McConnellsville, Harshaw & Co.'i Store ?C. D. Porcher, Sec.; J. O, Monro .1 It Pfinrnrl Newport, .Jackson's store?M. Swin ney, Sec.; T. W. Jackson, J. S. H. Harris. New Zion. New Zion SchoolhouseG. R. McCarter, Miius Carroll, Wil Bilker. Ot?den, Strait & Hollis' Store?C. E. Strait, Sec.; W. II. Dunlap, J. S. Simpson. Rock Hill No. 1, Deihl Moore Co.'i Shoe Store- T. A. Moore, Sec.; M. G, Bryant, H. E. Ruff. Rock Hill No. 2, Phillips Drug Co. J. B. Creij^hton, Sec.; J. L. Phillips, Jno. R. Williams. Smyrna, J. H. Quinn's Store?W. W. Castles, Sec.; W. L. Whiteside, J HI. Quinn. Tirzuh, Smith's Store F. E. Smith, Sec.; W. S. Gordon, J. M. Compbell. York No. 1, Sheriff's Office?D. T, Quinn, Sec.; J. E. Stroup, E. M. Dick son. York No. 2, Johnson's Store?I. W Johnson, Sec.; A. Y. Cartwright, J. A, Shcrer. Sharon, G. W. Whitesides & Co.'i Store?J. H. Saye, Sec,; V. K. l'lexico, G. W. Whitesides. ( lul> District Rock Hill No. 1 in eludes that portion of the city south o] East Main street, and east of South ern Railway Company's line, Columbit Division, and also that portion west o1 Southern Railway, Columbia Division and Club District No. 2, includes th< r< mainder of the city with adjacenl country*' Ciub District York No. 1, includes that portion of the city west of th< Chester road, Main street and the Lin coin road, with adjacent country Club District York No. 2, includes th< remainder of the city, with adjacen' country. All voters residing in those Club dis tricts must enroll in their respectiv< clubs. In all other cases the voters must enroll in the club nearest his place of residence, calculated by th< nearest practicable route. J. A. MARION, County Chairman. AN ORDINANCE To Prevent Breach of the Peac* Within the Incorporate Lim its of the town of Fort Mill, S C., and to Provide fenaltiei for the Violation Thereof. Be it Ordained hy the Mayor ani Ai.dkrmrn, the Town Council oi thbTownof Fort Mill, s. c., Authority of Same: Section 1. Any person who shall, bj act, word of the mouth, writing or pub lication, express, signify or mamfcs! favor, approbation, approval, es|K>usal, or endorsement of any country wit! which the United States is at war, oi who shall, when the* United States it at war, by act, word of mouth, writing or publication, manifest opposition oi disloyalty to the United States oi overtly manifest pleasure, satisfuctior or < lation upon, or express hope for the success of the enemies of thi I'nitcd States, or shull interfere in anj manner with the sale of the securities of the United States Government, shal be guilty of disorderly conduct and shal he fined not more than $100.00 and bi imprisoned not more than 30 days o both. Section 2. Whoever shall aid, abet induct, command, counsel or proeuri the violation of the above ordinance shall be deemed a principal, and upoi conviction, punishable as such. Section 2. All ordinances or parts o ordinances inconsistent herewith art hereby repealed. Done and ratified in Council thii 4th day of June, 1918. B. K. PATTERSON, Attest: Mayor. W. A. ROACH* Clerk* i> ' ' ^f'"-' . HEI Dougla Fairbai In the Five A Drai "Reggie h Also the la: "The Grip (7 Reels ' Open at 4 p. Prices. THE i Every Bushel Saved Now Will Supply a Soldier With Bread Until Next Harvest Columbia.?One bushel oiy?heat care tor lltff-%fead needjglfcone ; '' man from now Until the nejct haMgpt. wheat that la saved In thiaRantry by the substitution of cornmdal and other cereals will supply an Amerloan , or a British or a French or a Belgian or an Italian soldier with bread until the present crisis in the wheat sltua tion has passed. Wheat must now be considered, not In terms of dollars and cents, says the I Food Administration, but only In it* relation to human life. Before the next wheat crop is available there remalne more than two months in which America ia required * to feed her own people and to continue exporta of flour to the fighting front and to feed the people of the allied countries. The Food Administration asks every person in South Carolina who can do so to abstain from the uae of wheat flour in any form until the next harvest. 1 SWEET POTATOE8 AS ARMY RATION Blp Market Opened to Farmers ef ' South Carolina ae Sweet Potatoes Will Be Bought by Camp Quartermasters. f i Columbia.?The Conservation and 1 ' Production division of the Food Administration at Columbia has been advised by the Acting Quartermaster t General of the Army at Washington that sweet potatoes are now a aubstii tute component of the Army ration. - and can be used in place of white potatoes. Last fall a considerable ' Quantity of sweet potatoes were pur[ chased by the Camp Quartermaster, especially for South camps, and the - purchase of sweet potatoes will very i likely be made on a larger scale this i year. * This opens up a new and ready market for sweet potatoes. It is suggested. in the letter received by the Food Administration, that growers of sweet potatoes in South Carolina com- I munlcate direct with the Camp Quar- ! termaater of the camps located in this and nearby States and offec sweet * potatoes at the lowest price per hun- 1 * dredwelght. Sweet potatoes sold for Army raI tion must be sacked and delivered at camps in car load lots, and prices named should be only for potatoes in > such quantities and delivered, freight '* prepaid. r Notice. The Charlotte Brick Company, at t, Grattan, S. C., is being dismantled. I ( [ have for sale at bargain prices, second-band brick, lumber, kindling wood, r pipe, rails, boilers, engines, etc. Write II or call on Mr. I. Mitchell. R. No. 4. r Fo^t Mill. s? p ;Wheat ] Our Flour Mill in Rock Hill is i in operation six days in a week f and we will be glad to do grinding for the farmers and others of Fort Mill township. Firstclass equipment and experienced 1 millers guarantees you satisfacf tory results. e Highest cash prices for Corn, shelled or on cob. s Catawba Miffing Company, i. Bock Hill. S. C. ?E TO-Di t s\ jbHBj : MA JEST , jGood Gr ^ For a general stot of tested merit w + our store cannot be Our prices are alwa and we are prepar $ public with the best our line. Phone us your wan ways "on the job." 1 Parks Oro< Phone . A- A.f *- * A ?. .^ ^ '4 Meet Your At Our Fot Best Drinks, E and "coolest pk HUTCHINSON'S Agents for Noi FOR SALE. Corn, Peas, Baled Hay, also Hay in stacks. One large fresh Cow, or I will trade corn and peas and hay for yearlings or dry cattle. C. B. KIMBRELL. Route 15, Kendricks X Roads, Pineville. N. C. Registered ^Hereford bull service. Political Announcement. To the Democratic Voters of the Fifth District. I respectfully ask to be renominated and reelected to Congress from this District, and agree to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. I will not be able to spend much time in the District this summer, because of the great amount of important legislation growing out of the war, but will attend meetings in my district whenever possible. It is absolutely essential for congressmen to be at their pasta at this time. W. F STEVENSON, j \ \ I H * Oceries. t _____ i :k of groceries 4 e believe that 4 out-classed. 4 ys at the bottom , ed to serve the | of everything in its. We are ul i eery Co., t 116 Friends intain. iest Service, 1 ( ice in town" | i PHARMACY 1 -ris' Candy. '