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j^^Lft*?? t>fttnaatrlbaH?B?o?Hf whmte
WlHaflL> not ?CTM to pablbh nwr* than *00 word*
TCESTior <??iMt. ? rimtki k F?ssrr?a ta **
G^r, * 1 l-aHng. _,ilj.11rt-i_1 fn, ,,lli,. jtiMi
WsMiwima?? fUDmirt#d for piwiettton.
BvlSsJg <Hi WtHMHon to tho oebllshor, odrortieine
BpJl- HtWW* mad* known to thooeintorootod.
Mr|P- Toloobono.iqcol ond long dUtonco. No. tit.
Bgf|~ Sntcrod ?t tbo OootoAeo ot Port Mill. 8. C.. aa
fC MllWttKof tho oooond clou.
W'- ^ THURSDAY. DEC. 5, 1918.
| ( Betttr Riral Schools.
long as the city schools are
c. better than the country schools,
If | good fathers and mothers in our
^ | rural Idistricts will have a
|?v genuine reason for desiring to
9K get away from the country and
I flto live in town. If they did not
& . desire that their children should
HF have the best educational ad
H vantages obtainable, they would
In . not be good fathers and mothers.
B I Until we can create such conEra
ditions as will put within the
I | reach of every country child as
I good a school aa is within the
I reach of any city child, we must
, expect that many of the best
people from the country will dejr
aire to move to town and that
they will actually move to town
as soon as they are financially
able to do so.
Thus we will drain out of the
country districts many of the
very best country people. What
is said of schools will apply
equally well to churches, public
libraries, play and recreation
grounds, and all the other
civilizing agencies.?Dr. T. N.
Carver, Harvard College.
Farmers Holding Cotton.
York county farmers are showing
no disposition to market
th#ir cotton at the prevailing
price, which thev consider far
below its actual worth. Prac\
tically all the warehouses have
j been filled to overflowing, while
/ thousands of bales have been
/ stored in outhouses on farms.
The general opinion among those
holding cotton is that the staple
will sell for 35'cents before the
next crop is planted, and there
is a strong determination among
the holders not to part with
their cotton until this figure has
been reached.
The cotton crop throughout
York county has turned out
much better than was expected
the yield being considerably
more than last year. Farmers
of all kinds?land owners, renters
and croppers?are enjoying
a period of unusual prosperity,
there probably being more
money in circulation among them
than ever before.
mmkprnt-Winthrop
Makes Announcement.
"The Tithes has received for
publication from Winthrop Col:
lege the following announce-country
is better or~~~^|apized
ana uni'oed- ncvi .than
ever before. We have had
striking jle8sons of the value of
cooperation which will be one
of the mkin compensations of .h
Wat' if properly utilized.
The Wheels of industry must
begin In turn again the affairs
of peace are to claim our atShall
we complete the
organization of our country or
community so as to secure the
greatest -efficiency in time of
peace?
'"The Community Council" is
a common sense way of organizing
to get ail the forces of
a community back of a program
for progress; a common purpose
eliminates prejudice, indifference,
cross purposes and misunderstandings.
The plan offers
to ail organizations a chance to
co-operate in a realization of a
program which has been worked
El out and approved by the people
of the community.
Winthrop College is making
arrangements for a meeting to
be. held at the college some time
iif January of representatives of
the various organizations of the
egimty to consider "The Community
Council" plan for York
v .In the list of assignments made
at the Upper South Carolina
mfcrence of the M. B. church
held in Chester last w^ek, the
Rev. W. S. Goodwin who has
bn?n pastor of the Fort Mill
jtbufch for the past two years,
wfil go to Central. The Rev.
- .* *** ?*??.. Jig!
The civil service ie to fill a va- |
5*7?D4?beeSl^lEr2rra? j
John W. Miller, who has been m
Mrrvinff ftlA mail /??? Vn?lrmlfo I
R. D. No. 6 since the establishment
of the route, some 18 <
years ago, has sent in his resignation
to take effect January 1.
A nepro named Phil Kennedy
was railroaded through the court
in short order last Monday. He
had stolen cotton on Saturday,
was detected on Sunday and arrested
on Monday morning. On
being brought into court before
the discharge of the grand jury
a true hill was returned forthwith,
and on a plea of guilty he
was sentenced to six months on
the chaingang.
The clerks of the York county
exemption board received an order
on Friday from the provost
marshal's office announcing that
all questionnaires of draftees between
The ages of 18 and 36 must
be returned by December 8, and
that none should he accepted by
the board after that date.
Frank Moore, one of the men
wanted for the murder of T. R.
Penninger at Sharon on Monday.
September 30, last, is under
arrest^ at Raleigh, N. C.r and
Sheriff Qumn is to go after him
today.
The final report of the recent
war work drive in South Carolina
shows that .$33,000 was
asked of York county and the
amount subscribed was $48,700.
There is still a good deal of
collecting to be done, however.
Messrs. J. A. C. Love and
, J. B. Barron of the county board
of registration, were on duty
at their office in the courthouse
yesterday. They issued about
half a dozen certificates. The
total number of certificates issued
up to date is 2.726.
Conference Adjourns.
The fourth annual session of
1 the Upper South Carolina confer'
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, which convened
in Chester on Wednesday of last
week, adjourned Sunday night,
after the reading of the assignn
1- U /\ Ivin L m/\<4
iiicnia cue uiouup nau picpaicu
for next year. Following are the
assignments for the Rock Hill
district:
Presiding elder, J. R. T. Major;
Blacksburg, T. B. Tray wick;
' Blacksiock, W. B. Justus; Ch '
ter, ?Baldwin mill, L. W. Sheftly;
Betnel, C. C. Herbert; Chester
circuit, S. B. White; Clover,
' H. A. Whitten; East Lancaster,
J. A. Bledsoe; Fort Lawn, W. A.
Duckworth; Fort Mill, W. R.
Boukiiight; Great Falls, J. B.
Kilgwre; Hickory Grove circuit,
Elzie Myers; M. G. Latham, supernumerary;
Lancaster, J. H.
ThacKer; Lancaster circuit, T. F.
Gibson; North Rock Hill circuit,
J. R. Copeiand; Richburg, E. Z.James;
Rock Hill ? Manchester
and Highland Park, to be supplied
by H. E. Griffin; St. Johns,
L. P. McGee; West Main street,
J&r V/. Wilkes; Rock Hill circuit,
R. L. Holyrod; Van Wyck,
J. W. Bailey; Winnsboro, H. W.
Hardy; Yorkville, J E. Mahaffey;
conference secretary, education,
J. R. T. Major.
The Community Council.
Arrangements are being made
for "The Community Council"*
meeting to be held at Winthrop
> College on January 11, 1919.
The aim is to offer a plan for
the cooperation of all the organizations
of York county in
formulating and carrying out a
common program for the welfare
and progress of the county.
The purpose is to select a few
needed improvements and to
bring them to a state of realiza|
tion.
All who are interested in
progress are invited to attend
, this meeting. Any inquiries or
suggestions relative to this sub,
ject, if addressed to the Extension
Secretary, will receive
prompt attention.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of Port
Mill real estate have been recorded
in the office of the county
'auditor since the list was pub1
lished last in The Times:
.1 Leroy Springs, Exer. Estate
of Sam'l E; White, to R L. Bennett,
1 lot; consideration, $125. ~
{ Lerov Springs, Exer. Estate
of Sam'l E. White, to J. M. Gamble,
3 lots; consideration $400. j
T. S. Kirkpatrick to Walter)
Waahington to^Mr. and Mrs. J.
Bailes/reported^kijiedLin action,
reported death of Sei-geant Baflss
came about the middle of October
in a letter written by1, a Fort
Mill soldier to relatives in this
City. A few dava later a tatter.
was received from another so'J
dter saying that Sergeant Bailee
had been wounded in "action.
The conflcting stories carried by
the two letters caused the father
of the young man to take the
matter up with the war department
through Congressman W.
P. Stevenson, and the congressman
has forwarded to Mr. Baik a
here the department's reply to
his inquiry, which reads:
"Washington, D. C.,
"Nov. 27, 1818.
4<Hon. W. F. Stevenson,
"House of Representatives,
"My Dear Sir.
"Referring to your recent inauiry.
a cable received in this ofce
from abroad states that Private
(Sergeant) James E. Bailes.
Company G. 118th Infantry, was
reported severely wounded in action
Oct 'l> r 8. 1913.
"This office has no further ininformation
regarding Private
(Sergt.) Bailes. "Respectfully,
"P. C. Harrris,
"Adj't Gen'l."
Mr. and Mrs. Bailes have not
received any news direct from
Sergeant Bailes, but the above
communication seems to establish,
beyond doubt, that their
son wan not killed in action, as
was nrst reported.
The 30th to Remain Abroad.
A special dispatch from Washington
Sunday to the Columbia
State says that Gen. Peyton C.
March, chief of staff, has corrected
an erroneous press story
from abroad that the Thirtieth
Division, made up of troops from
South Carolina, North Carolina
and Tennessee, was on the way
to the United States. This report
came to this country several
days ago and was generally
credited as being correct. General
March stated Saturday
morning that this division, with
the Twenty-seventh, has been
returned to ^General Pershing's
command and has not been assigned
for transportation home.
In spite of this statement it is
believed in Washington that the
Thirtieth will be at home inside
of the next 30 or 60 days.
NO ONI SUFFERED HERE,
The marvel of our voluntary tax}uvln*
naw
? ? ! ??" ? ,?? ??"."? ?W
sults," la that so on* *v*r actually
suffered any hardship from It; that
w* all ar* batter In heal to and spirit
and better satisfied with ourselves because
of our friendly self-denial.
Food control In America held the
price of breedstuffs steady, prevented
vicious speculation and extortion and
preserved tranquillity at home.
In no other aatlea Is there so willing
s sense ef voluntary self-sacrifice as
In America?that was shew! in the
abstinence from wheat
Find more wheat H earns; more
pork. It cam*; save sugar, It was done.
So Americans answered the challenge
ef Gorman starvation.
Good will rules the new world as
fear governed the eld world. Through
sharing food America helps sisks the
whole world kin.
Food control made sufficiency from
shortage, kept the rein on food price*
gave the nation's full stiangth starels*.
Starvation by Germany challenged
all the world; food conaerratlee la
America answered the challenge
Food conservation In America has
been the triumph of Individual devotion
to the national cause
| SER
| By a resolution of the ?
| Union
A #
| Life Insu
* All limitations with resp
| relief servioe are withdr
* and containing war claus
* be inserted in policies ist
* tra premiums as have b<
t funded.
| SERVICE U tile watch
? TRA!l and this, with Si
| SAFETY to the policy he
* hi-premiums, makes eve
i FlED policyholder.
[ LOW BATES
| C. S. LINK,
if
*' ' f
MBgggi 1 I I I .
i.*- JLL
HEAT PRCfilCERS
Dffl FULL DUTY
AflkMJikAII Uajba
increase m miisi ican noyi w
HeM to Meet WOrid Fat
Shortage. %
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.
dovmmut Juotlflod to IMwiulaMoo
of Pork Production lovoofdM .
Inoroaoo Ovor Pro.
i War fcxporto j
_____ 11
Through Increased prefect!en '
coDHervetlon we will be able this ywf
to export seven times our pro-war
average export* of pork products,
With the heavy demands added In caring
for the millions who hare beea
fr*ed from Qeiinaa etpreasloB, the
Department of Agriculture and the
food Administration are Justified today
In our every action of etlmulatlea
of tog production. la the coming year ,
thu greatest world shortage will he In
fats, and pork will help to save this
situation*. The efficacy of the policy
of stimulated production has built op
In this country supplies which will suable
us to supply a_very large part of
the fat deficiency of the world. la
beef there must be a shortage la flurope,
due largely to limited refrigerator
ship capacity. All freeaer ships
available, however, will be filled by
America, Argentine and Australia.
The contribution made hy the producers
of this country to the war program
aa applying particularly to animal
food products la Illustrated by the
following:
Reports complied by the U. 8. Department
af Agriculture Indicate an
Increase In cattle of 10,238,000 head
and 12.441,000 boss. These figures
were compiled to January 1 last.
In this period there was a decrease
la sheep of 810,000 head. The Indications
are that this decrease will show
an increase, according to recent reports
Since January 1 unofficial Informs
uvu. luuivam ui luuretve LU uogl OX
not 1?m than 8 per cent, and not
more than IB per cent, aa compared
with one year ago. with an Increase In
the average weight.
Following the request of the U. S?
Food Administration for an Increase
In hog production for marketing In the
fall of 1818 and the spring of 1819 the
Increase may yield not less than 1,000,000,000
pounds more of pork products
than were available last year. Without
this increase the shipping program
arranged by Mr. Hoover regarding animal
food products would have been
Impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 80t
1817, amounted to 803,178,000 pounds,
while for the corresponding months of
1918 the dressed hog products totaled
1,277,588,000, an Increase of over 87^000,000
pounds for the quarter.
During the same period for 1917 the
records of Inspected slaughter of
dressed beef showed 1,283,000,000
pounds as against 1,454,000,000 pounds
for the three month period ending
September 1, this year.
Our <S^ Gospel
r ?at Immm *
crvo less
waste nothing
America's Pledge of Food
Goto Heart to the Allies
la Their Darkest Hour
Whatever Is necessary America will
send. That was America's pledge te
the Interallied food council. And bofcauss
the American food army had
Eli herto made good they took heart
nd went forward.
Farm enterprise and much eeft core
increased pork supplies, food censer*
| vat Ion Increased exports?total ship*
| menu doubled.
| FAITH JUSTIFIED
| BY EVENTS.
O
1 do not believe that drastle
force need be applied to main
| tain economic distribution and S
' aana use of supplies by the
O great majority of American poo
pie, and I have learned a deep
; and abiding faith In the IntelU
gence of the average Americas
business man, whose aid we as
tlclpate and depend on to rem#
dy the evils developed by the
war.?Herbert Hoover, August
> 10, 101T.
VICE i
xecutive Committee of the i
Central j
ranee Co., I
ect to military, naval or I
awn from policies issued
ies. No war clauses will t
med hereafter. Such ex- <>
:en collected will be re- %
* >
i >
word of the UNION CEN- f
IVING in premiums and +
Jder in the investment of %
ry policyholder a SATIS- |
LOW NET COST t
District Agent. |
? WSS^SslilH > l
KEPT PLEDGE
TO SEND BREAD
B & ??
Amtrioan Nation Maintained AtBed
Loaf Through SelfOenial
at Homo Tablo.
- \
AVERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
V With
Military D?n??nd? Upon Oooan
hipping Rellevsd, World lo Able
to Return to Normal Whlto
Whoat Broad.
Sinco tho advent of the latest whoat
crop the only. limitation upon American
exports to Europe has been the
shortage of shipping. Between July 1
and October 10 we shipped 05,080.305
bushels. If this rate should continue
until the end of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 287,600,000 bushels of wheat and
flour In terms of wheat.
Tho result of Increased production
and conservation efforts in the United
8tates has been that with the cessation
of hostilities we are able to return
to a normal wheat diet Supplies
that have accumulated In Australia,
Argentine and other hitherto Inaccessible
markets may be tapped by ships
released from transport service, and
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There Is wheat enough available
to have a white loaf at the common
table.
But last year the tale was different
Only by the greatest possible aavlng
and sacrifice were we able to keep a
steady streaiA of wheat and flour moving
across the sea. We found ourselves
at the beginning of the harvest
/mi wim an unusuuuy snort crop.
Even the most optimistic statisticians
figured that we had a.bare surplus of
20,000,000 bushels. And yet Europe
was facing the probability of a bread
famine?and in Europe bread Is by far
| the most Important article In the diet
U of this surplus had left the
country early In the fall. By the first
1 of the year we had managed to ship a
little more than 50,000,000 bushels by
practicing the utmost economy at
home?by wheatless days, wheatless
' meals, heavy substitution of other
cereals and by sacrifice at almost
every meal throughout the country,
i In January the late Lord Rhondda,
then British Food Controller, cabled
that only If we sent an additional 75,000,000
bushels before July 1 could he
take the responsibility of assuring his
people that they would be fed.
I The response of the American people
was 85,000,000 bushels safely dellvered
overseas between January 1 and
July 1. Out of a harvest which gave
as only 20,000,000 bushels surplus we
actually shipped 141,000.000 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could be
I maintained, and already the American
' people are demonstrating that, with
an awakened war conscience, last
year's figures will be bettered.
+
I + Our exports since la country +
I + entered the war have Justified a +
+ statement made by the Food Ad- +
+ ministration shortly after Its con- +
+ eeptlon, outlining the principles +
+ and policies that would govern +
the solution of this country's +
f rood problems. +
"The whole foundation of de- +
+ mocracy," declared the Food Ad- +
+ ministration, "lies In the Indl- +
+ vldual Initiative of Its peopl* +
+ and their willingness to serve the +
+ Interests of the nation with com- +
+ plete self efTacement In the time +
?#? ef emergency. Democracy can +
+ yield to discipline, and we can +
+ solve this food problem for onr +
+ own people and for the Allies In +
+ this way. Tc^iave done so will +
+ have been a greater service than +
ear Immediate objective, for we +
have demonstrated the rightful- +
ness of ear faith and our ability +
to defend ourselves without be- +
lag Prussianized." +
+
Sending to Europe 141,000.000 bushels
of wheat from a surplus of apparently
nothing was the outstanding exploit
of the American food army In the
critical year of the war.
aitBATKST OPPORTUNITY
WOMEN EVER HAD.
It was glveo te the women of this
country to perform the greatest service
In the winning of the war vouchsafed
to any women In the history of
the wars of the world?to feed the
warriors and the war sufferers. By
the arts ofpeace, the practice of slm
i?o, nuiuo/ furun me womannood OI
whole nation served humanity In Its
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.
4
FIRST CALL TO FOOD ARMY. 4
4
This co-operation and service 4
1 ask of all in fall confidence 4
that America will render more 4
for tag and freedom than king 4
ridden people surrender at com- 4
pulsion.?Herbert Hoover, Ao- 4
gust 10, 101T. 4
4
A year ago voluntary food control
was a daring adventure In democracy;
during the year an established prool
ed democratic efficiency.
W
I Only 1!
I' * Are left in which to m
Christmas. We are h
way we can, so don't
wants to us at No. 8.
? Also, there are lots o
I Goods line which
Christinas Gifts, and ir
I Come to See us and I
Service and Satisfactio
I THE CAS1
S. A. Lee Manag
Subscriptic
The
Effective October 1 st.
rates of The State will be
Daily and Sunday, per y<
Daily only, per year
Sunday only, per year
Semi-weekly, per year
Short term subscriptioi
invariably in advance.
Until October first ren
one year in advance wil
rate, $8.00 per year.
Subscribe to The Sta
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Address,
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B. C. FEB
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Are about to be here again, but
keep on saving your nickels by
buying from the
Gash and Garry Store.
Your patronage is appreciated
and satisfaction is guaranteed.
Phone No. 61.
0. A. Lee's Cash Grocery.
We Buy
Old False Teeth.
We pay from $2.00 to $36.00 per set
(broken or not). We also pay actual
value for Diamonds, old Gold, Silver
and Bridge-work. Send at once by parcel
post and receive cash by return mail!
MA7fD'Q mn ru cocri At tv
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to men and women. An intentionally
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instruction. Four year courses lead to
the Bachelor's Degree. The Pre-Medical
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charge of U. S. army officer. Address,
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President, Charleston, S. C.
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TRESPASS NOTICE.
AH persons are hereby warred not to
hunt, fish, cut timber, or trespass in
any manner upon the lands of the undersigned.
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/
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9 Days I
ake preparations for J:
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t fail to phone your
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ct us help. ?
n is our aim. H
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m
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i as follows:
ear $9.00
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ewals for not more than
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te now, and have a real
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haps you have tried many
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Paid for Pork. |
TAX NOTICIi? 1918.
Office of the County Treasurer of York
County.
York, S. C. Sept. 17, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that the Tax
Books for York county will be opened
on Tuesday, the 15th day of October,
1918, and remain open until the 31st
day of December, 1918, for the collec
tion of State, county, school and local
fi v/?n f/v- At 1 * ""
v?A?o, iui liif iiacm year HUH, without
penalty; after which day a One per
cent penalty will he added to all payments
made in the month of January,
1919, and Two per cent penalty for ull
payments made in the month of February,
1919, and Seven per cent penalty
will be added to all payments mude
from the 1st day of March, 1919, to
the 15th day of March, 1919, and ufter
this date all unpaid taxes will go intd
executions and all unpaid Single Foils
will be turned over to the several Magistrates
for prosecution in accordance
with law.
It is my desire to attend different
parts of the county for the convenience
of taxpayers as heretofore; but owing
to the exacting nature of my duties as
a member of Local Exemption Board
No. 2, I am required at all times to be
within call of the oflice of the Hoard
and must remain at the county seat.
All of the Banks of the county will
offer their accommodations and facilities
to Taxpayers who may desire to
make use of the same, and I shall take
pleasure in giving prompt attention to
all correspondence on the subjt-ct.
All Taxpayers appearing at my office
will receive prompt attention.
Note?The Tax Books will be made
up by Townships, ami parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer ot York County.
DR. A. L.. OTT,
Of NTIST
Office hours, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
(Dr. Spratt's office)
Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C. [