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THE FOBT " Ull THII K', ?J -T? B. W.MUDVOIO IMvitihwM* I ^ KsLl UV V? em&m MaoaimoH mm: Tur 9UB Ih UontlM ...... L M f h? Tinas I nrttasoontrlbatkns on Itaasabjset? Mt doss notttm to publish moro thontOO word* os sny subjoet. Tho Hcht Is rssorvsd to sdlt rmrr com rnunlaotion jubaittod for publication. Oa app'leatlon to ths publtobsr. advsrtismc rdfto aro aada known to tboos Intorsotad. Tslsohons.loealand lonsdlotahea. No. 112. Intasri at tbo oootoOco at Fort Mill. S. C..as alail aitter ~f *!* seond class. THURSDAY. JULY. 18. 1918. John L. McLaurin announces his withdrawal from the race for governor, giving as his reason that the people seem to be iriterested in other things than in the things which he was advoOftting. Mr. McLaurin has acted wisely in dropping out In fact, he made a foolish move, in oar opinion, when he he came out for the place and we have yet to believe that he had a ghost of a chance of winning. There are several merchants in Fort Mill who argue that advertising doesn't pay and these flame fellows will each day display quantities of their stocks dn the street, ostensibly to let people know they have the wares displayed. The secret of the game, however, is the town of Fort Mill charges nothing for Street advertising space, while the newspaper sells its space to the merchant at a legitimate me. Put 'Em to Work. Here is an editorial item from the Newberry Herald & News Which can well be applied to any Community in the country: "Somehow we can't help but 'feel that it is not exactly the 'right thing for able bodied men And boys to be riding around in Itiig automobiles just for the [pleasure of it, when their labor is so much needed just at this time. And our boys are over fn/tin/v ofnmitu oirortr bUVIC iOVlll^ VWVt Illi-J vvvt J Minute of their lives and endtaring hardships that we know absolutely nothing of. Talk about patriotism and interning people for the period of the war If, seems to us that the class here mentioned are the ones who should be dealt with. There is nothing personal in this remark, but it does get our goat just a little when we see these able bodied men and boys either idling or riding around just for t?e pleasure of the thing, and ihen think of our boys over there enduring what they are in Suffering and privation for these fallows along with the rest of us, atyd there is such demand at this tjpie for labor, and such a cry to - conserve for the war. If the government is going to take hold Of things it seems to us here is a ?ood place to begin. Let the able bodied men and boys get out and do a map's work if they can't fight." v L Sunday Joy Riding. ; Whether people in general - realize it or not, the large increase in the number of autoihobiles has greatly intensified the demand for more strict Sunday enforcement. )! There has as yet been little or i)A> open effort made to limit the Sfanday use of private cars, and yet those who own or control them can go where they will on $unda>, and many do go. Indeed, complaint is made by ihinistero and churches that on pleasant Sundays the car reduces very considerably the size df their congregations, and incidentally the amount of their collections. But so far as we Know, the only effort thus far put forth to counteract the tendency on the part of many to upend all day Sunday in joy nding rather than a oart of it in ^tending church, has been in the form of more or less fervent Xppealp to automobile owners to fife least confine their Sunday pae&qre trips to hours not de- j v;oted to public worship. "L But while there has been as yet no effort to outlaw Sunday itosnbile riding, the consequent depletion of the average , Sunday congregation has resulted in an agitation and an effort to effect greater restriction of Sunday outings in other respects. . ^ An increasingly larfe number of people? who cannot afford to own -and'operate private can, patronize the Sunday street cars, interurbans and steam railway lines; and the end is not yet. A.. who has no car of his own. sees B and his family headed for the country on a fine Sunday morning just before church time. A's family are nearly ready to start to church, but a new thought has entered A's mind, and he says to his wife: "There goes B, my foreman, and his family in their car, bound for a day in the country. We Jiave no car, but why not go out by trolley car to some near-by resort instead of going to church? Ybu know you and the children seldom see the country, and reallV I myself feel the need of the change." And the wife says: "Well, John, 1 dislike to miss the church service, and to have the children away from | Sunday school, but if you and they really want to get out of town for a few hours, I do not object. It does seem a little hard to be shut np here in the city week after week." And so the whole family take such a quiet outing as they can ! by aid of public conveyances, and the minister, noting their absence from church, and the deacoi, feeling the collection plate just a little lighter than usual, both resolve to renew the somewhat quiescent agitation for a moie rigid Sunday law, one that will stop Sunday excursions and as far as possible keep the people in the city on that day. Tne real object, however, of Sunday laws is not to secure to the workingman their day of rest, but to force unon them such a day. a day so barren of all other omployments and enjoyments, as to cause them to seek relief from ennui by attending church. Enroll Today. Voters who expect to participate in the primary elections this summer have only until July 23 in which to qualify therefor by placing their names on the club rolls. Qualifications for membership in a Democratic club are: The applicant shall have attained the age of 21 years before the next general election. He shall have been a resident of the State two years and of the county in which he expects to vote six months prior to the succeeding general election, and of the precinct 60 days prior to the first primary. The name of the voter must be placed in person on the club roll. The name should be written out in1 full, with the age, occupation aad address. Enrollment two years ago does not count. Fort Mill men should go to Hutchinson's drug store today and put their names on the club roll. Class One Hen Getting Scarce. It is not yet known just how many men the Eastern York district will be called on to furnish of the 300,000 men in August, but it is going to take some searching and revising of the I plijUOPO trv rrr\? tU/% ?* I iv tnc men CilllfU, HCI cording to a statement of Chairman Spencer, of the local board, to the Rock Hill Herald. Atr present there are around 100 men in Class 1, and calls have been issued for 128 in July. This just about cleans up the Class 1 men, including some reclassified, and probably a few of the men registering on June 5th, i who have not yet been examined. I They will be called for physical examination during the week, aim ii< m expected around 75 will be added to Class 1 from the 135 registered. Quite a number of ! those registering on June 5 are already in the service and it is doubted if there are more than a hundred left. "I reckon we will get up the required number, some way." said Chairman Spencer, "but it is going to take figuring to do it." There are seventeen white men who left this (Monday) morning for Camp Wadsworth, the names < having been given last week. 1 Tomorrow thirty-nine negroes, ' whose names also were given 1 last week, will be formally in- 1 ducted into the service, and will < leave Thursday for Camp Jack- < sou. 1 | Yerk C?aity Newt Natters. I lorkville Enquirer.") Nearly four hundred proprietonof bu^RCMiPS havp rooriatAMu) with the dark of the court, flhd still they come. 4 . -A And still the prospect for a corn crop is not much better than it was. Most crops of "old corn" are described as needing rain, and in some cases it is feared that rain will not how be of much benefit. W, F. Strait, of Rock Hill, and S. P. White, of Yorkville, were, among those who were admitted to the practice of medicine and surgery at the meeting of the meeting of the State board of examiners last month. At the same time. Misses Beulah L. Gardner, of Yorkville, and Sarah j S. Hicklen, of Edgmoor, were | entered as registered nurses. In its final presentment submitted to the court on Monday, the grand jury recommended the working of a road leading from Forest Hill to the main YorkvilleRock Hill road, which road, according to representations to the grand jury, had not been worked in two years. Also, the grand jury recommended investigations of complaints as to the operation of Roddey's ferry. Instructions have been sent by Provost Marshal General CrowHfr tn nil lru?ol r\?-off ?? ? ?... .?M.i uiuit uuaius urdtring the cessation of the privil* ge heretofore granted registered men of selecting the arm of the service in which they desire to enlist when volunteering. It was learned officially, however, that no action has been taken to prohibit voluntary enlistment in the navy of class 1 men. Mr. T. B. Thackston, of the State warehouse commissioner's office, is in York county organizing a cotton marketing association to provide for the sale of cottor with especial reference to grade and staple. McConnellsviile was organized with J. T. Crawford as president and W. E. Ashe as secretary. Sharon was organized with John L. Rainey as president and John R. Blair as secretary. Hickory Grove was organiztd with J. K. Allison president and D. J. Mitchell secretary. Yorkville was organized with R. M. Bratton president and J. C. Wiiborn secretary. The Enquirer has a card from A. C. Lytle, of Fort Mill, now with the 118th Infantry, in France. The contents of the card are included in a printed form from which the writer strikes out all that he does not want to say. Mr. Lytle has struck out all but: "I am quite well. Letter follows at first on portunity." Sentences which he struck out were as follows: "I have been admitted to the hospital, and am getting on well, and hope soon to be discharged." "I am being sent down to the base." "I have received your letter, parcel, telegram, dated ." "I have received no letter 'rom you lately, or for a long time." Demand for Two-Cent Piece. Coinage of a two-cent copper coin is being discussed in congress at present with the prospect there may be some action in that direction if the approval of the treasury department can be obtained. Numerous bills on the subject have been introduced, all of them practically of the same import. The demand for a two-cent coin comes from all over the country. Advances in the lowerpriced articles of various sorts have made necessary the adoption of odd cent pieces in innumerable cases. Things that were formerly 10 cents now cost 12; things that cost 15 cents now sell for 18, etc. Few articles priced at less than 50 cents have not been advanced an odd cent or two. The various war taxes ; u,...i? 1 i nave aiso cuust'u nuroauction ot the odd-cent prices on cigars, cigarettes, motion picture tickets ar.d so on. Even the low-priced legitimate theatres have to put on the odd-cent charge for ad- ! mission. The result has been that there has been an unprecedented de- | mand for pennies. The mints have been working overtime to meet the demand, but even at that they have been able to supply only a part of the orders re-1 ceived. ; The two-cent piece is being urged as a convenience and an economy. William Finley, an expressman whose run was on trains No. 113 and 114 between Charlotte and Coiumbia.- was nrrsstoH partment of justice officials at Rock Hill Thursday, the charge against him being a violation of the Reed amendment to the prohibition law, which makes it a violation for a railroad employe to aid in the illegal transportation of whiskey. Finley imm iiately gave bond for hiaappearUftee in court. win Birth Registratira Necessary. The only way of keeping an official record of a person's birth is by birth registration. It is probably , the moat important record jn a person's lift; because it is phoof of his or bar legitimacy, is Mb or'her descent, bis or her right to inherit property belonging to the family, and his or her age for schooling, voting and motwinff T > mill 1." ' ?' AV Will IlUt UC lUIlft before a birth certificate is required for almost every kind of occupation. And it really is not safe to travel in any country without the legal authority of one's citizenship, which is supplied by a birth certificate. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For House of Represent*tiros. I ask the Democrats of York county to re-elect me to the House of Representatives. W. R. BRADFORD. For Probate Judge. Friends of J. R. HAILE, recognizing his fitness for the position, respectfully announce him as a candidate for the important office of Probate Judge of York County, subject to the rules governing the Democratic Primary Election. Mr. Haile is a practical business man with years of experience as bookkeeper and office man and, if elected, he will make good. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate for York county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. -J. L. HOUSTON. For County Commiuioner. I wish to thank mv friends fnr fho support given me in my campaign two years ago and to again announce my candidacy for the office of County i Commissioner. On account of scarcity I of labor, etc., I may not be able to make a canvass of, the entire county, but, if elected, promise to give the duties of the-office my best efforts and attention. HENRY R. MERRITT. For Township Supervisor. 1 hereby announce myself as a can- ] didate for the position of Supervisor of /art Mill Township, subjec* * '* rules governing the Democratic Pri-1 mary Election. c J. L. KIMBRELL. 1 * i 1 hereby announce myself as a can- [ di'late for re-election as Supervisor of c Fort Mill township, subject to the j rules governing the Democratic Primary election. F. H. WILSON. For Magistrate. The Times is authorised to announce Mr. E. S. Parks as a candidate for reelection to the office of Magistrate of Kurt Mill township, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary election. For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate of Indian Land township (Lancaster county), subject to the rules of the Democratic party. C. COOK. The Cash Just received this week 01 Fresh Eggs and Butter, Veg< selling in a hurry at lowest j It is our intention to carry as well as the best of Fresh times. Get a Dressed Ch breakfast Sunday. Market Phone 146 The Cash hfa 1 ANNOUNC We have bought the H business of ttye Jones $ will continue the bus & stand on Confederate 1 Our garage will be u aS a. ?* mm -mm t * - Iagemem 01 mr. w. j. : sonally supervise all way of repairs. Mr. i incchaimc and guaranl first-clMs and satisfat If your car needs re bring it around and le won't rob you on char I Steele Mi COAL! you to place you order winter's supply of Coa lowed four car loads f much will you need? i Oscar T IS H See h "The Ma 1 AU A typical Hart big i A tense story of t gle between rij Hart's AdviceLove Youi But Shoot Op< I THE ,ONG FARM MORTGAGE LOANS. interest: SPECIAL RATE 6 per :ent, depending on conditions as to imount and credit period and annual nstallments offered, and as to borower's urgency in having loan closed. }RDINARY RATE 7 per cent on a juick 5 to 10-year loan not under $300. * or particulars apply to <5. E. SPENCER, Attorney. ICE We are prepared to furnish you with Ice in any quantity you may desire. Tell us your wants over Phone No. 15. Gulp's 6rocery. 1 Market. ur first lot of Chickens, etables, Etc., that we are trices for CASH, a supply of these tKings, Meats, Fish, Etc. at all icken Saturday for your Residence Phone 64. A . Frtd E. Taylor, II Proprietor. 1EMENT! garage and supply Motor Company and iness at its present street. nder the direct manSteele, who will pervvork done in the Steele is an expert tees his work to be :tory in every way. n;i i i*? nr 111>va- narlc w m ii ^ ?? jpMI t us fix it up. We ges. otor Co. The United States Government urges NOW for your next 1. I have been alor my trade. How Say NOW! Culp. r ????????^ f iam S. \ The Western King IERE TO-C I lb Western in Five I ;he eternal strug- H ?ht and wrong. H ;v r*r r Neighbor, * ^ Straight. . )ik in 4 p. m. ? lOcand MAJESTK tGood Gi I t : + For a general st ; of tested merit our store cannot b< Our prices are alw and we are prepi public with the be* our line. Phone us your wa j ways "on the job." _____ I t t Parks Grc t Phone * r Meet Youi At Our Fo Best Drinks, and "coolest p] 1 HUTCHINSON'! Agents for Nc 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. j C. B. KIMBRELL. i Route 15, Kendricks X Roads, i Pineville. N. C. < Registered Hereford bull ser- < vice. r t p?i:>:?i a whmvss niinuuncemeni. ?? g 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 poets at this time. W. F. STEVENSON. . lart, PAT. ~ 4 20c ^ Coolest Spot in Town. roceries.: ? ? ock of ?. series '4 we believe that e out-classed. ; ays at the bottom ired to Hi" " >t of everything in t *+ nits. We are a I eery Co., | 5 110 t r Friends I untain. Best Service, i lace in town" ] 5 PHARMACY I >rris' Candy. Wheat Our Flour Mill in Rook Ilill is n operation six days in a week ind we will be glad to do grinding for the farmers and others & >f Fort Mill township. First:lass equipment and experienced niller3 guarantees you satn facory results. Highest cash prices for Corn, ihelled or on cob. Catawba Milling Company, Rock Hill, S. C. dr. a. i_. onr~r, DENTIST Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. (Dr. Spratt's office) Belle Building, Fort Mill, S. C.