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THURSDAY. DEC. 12, 1918.
Safeguarding Liberty Bonds.
A method of restricting fraudlent
or highly speculative 3tock
promoting schemes involving the
trading of these securities for
liberty bonds has been devised
by the Treasury and may be put
into effect soon to protect the
millions of liberty bond owners
against loss. The Treasury's
plan would be a regulation by
which promoters would find
their businesses subject to close
scrutiny by the government.
Those whose business was found
suspicious or actually fraudulent
might be barred from accepting
liberty bonds in payment for
their securities through the
government's refusal to grant
them operating licenses.
The authority for this plan is
given in the provision in the
fourth libertv loan act em
powering the President to "investigate
and regulate by means
of licenses or otherwise" transactions
in liberty bonds or
certificates of indebtedness for
two yeais after the proclamation
of peace.
Numerous organizations, it is
reported to the Treasury, have
been formed to float stocks for
oil or mining development and
other propositions, and many of
them have circulated alluring
advertising pamphlets offering
to accept liberty bonds in payment
for shares of their stock,
which, it is claimed, will pay a
higher rate of interest.
Renews Leave Without Pay.
War-time restrictions upon postoffice
employes, whereby leave
without pay had been denied,
will be lifted after January 1, it
has been announced by Postr
master General Burleson. Employes
have been unrestricted
in their regular sick leaves and
leave with pay, but during the
war they were not permitted to
absent themselves from their
places even without pay for any
time beyond that regularly alI
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iowea wun compensation.
With the release of many
former employes, however, the
department expects to get back
upon a normal working basis by
the first of the year.
Verdicts in York Court.
Several damage suits in which
considerable interest was manifested,
were tried at York the
last week in the court of common
pleas.
C. A. Ferrell secured a verdict
against the Southern Railway
company in the sum of $600.
Mary Campbell was awarded a
verdict of $248.05 against the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
A verdict in the sum of $79.37
was returned in the case of E.
W. Kimbrell Co., of Fort Mill,
against J. D. O'Connell.
Ezra Huffstickler optained a
verdict of $3,000 against the
Manchester Cotton mill, of Rock
Hill. .
The case of J. T. Spargs vs.
the Seaboard Air Line railroad
resulted in a non-suit.
A Rock Hill Marriafe.
A rkftittvr linmo wrwIHincr u/aa
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that of Miss Louise Flowers, of
this city, and Lieut. T. Brice
Dickson, of York, at the residence
of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. O. Flowers, Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Just before the ceremony Miss
Frances May Milling sang, "Calm
as the Night," accompanied by
Miss Mary Jenkins on the piano.
Then, as Mrs. T. B. Spratt began
the wedding march, the officiating
minister, the Rev. F. W.
Gregg, of the First Presbyterian
church, took his place at the improvised
altar. ?The Record.
Mrs. Dickson is a niece of Mrs.
Alice Harris, of Fort Mill, and
has visiud here frequently.
Murray Merritt and sister.
Miss Lucy Merrilt, of Rock Hill,
were visitors Sunday in the
home of theis grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bowman Merritt, in
this city. J
Graded School Honor Roll.
By Supt W. H. WuA
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This year the first honor roll
consists of the names of these
pupils who have had good deportment.
good lessons and good
attendance. The second those
who have been absent or tardy
>nly a few times and who have
-easonable excuses.
Grade 10.
First Honor?Fair Lee. Blanch
Moser. Second Honor?Hattie
Belk.
Grade 9.
First Honor?Annie Parks,
Marian Parks, Arthur Young.
Second Honor?William Crook.
Grade 8.
First Honor?Martha Dyches,
Grace Gorwlwin FIWoKofli Millo
Jeannette Smith. Second Honor?Virginia
Barber, Anna Wolfe.
Grade 7.
First Honor?Lawrence Armstrong,
Katharine Massey, Stephen
Parks. Earle Steele. Second
Honor?Elizabeth Ardrey.
Grade 6.
Lillie Bailes, Louise Barber,
Ellen Crane, Kate McLaughlin,
Fioride Nims, Edith Parks,
Louise Patterson, Helen Cook,
Hampton Dyches, D. C. Patterson.
Grade 5.
First Honor?Willie Bradford,
Hattie Parks, Henry Link, Cora
Massey. Virginia McCorkle,
Elliott Bennett, Nannie Robinson,
Franklin Armstrong. Second
Honor?Eva McKenzie, Mildred
Lee, James Wagstaff. Inez
Wolfe.
Grade 4.
First Honor ?Frances Bradford,
Mary Culp, Henry Crane,
Lena Wright, George Ross Garrison,
Elliott Gordon, Louis
McKibben, Faulkner Parks,
, Owen Patterson, Lloyd Whipple.
, Second Honor?Margaret Crayton,
Annie Mae Wright, Gumie
Robertson, Omie Hood.
Grade 3.
First Honor?Melvin Carter,
| Finley Lee, Gregory Dyches,
Ezell Wagstaff, Mary Garrison,
Ethel Epi>8, Nora Huskey, Mary
, Barber, Bleeker Bailee, James
; Merritt, Margaret Bailes. Second
Honor?John Bennett, Leo
Potts, James Fulp.
Grrde 2. (Advanced)
First Honor?Odell Merritte,
Second Honor?Elmer Lowry,
Pry or Moore, Frank Lytle.
Grade 2.
Pansy Gamble, Allie Bradford,
Cornelia Thompson, Josephine
McCork le, Emma Bailes, Willie
' Honeycmt, Garland Dyches,
Harry Harkey, Albert Taylor,
| Kenyon Young, Brevard Crowd!
er.
Grade 1. (Advanced)
First Honor?Roy Burrage.
' Carl Gordon, Hazel McKibben,
James White, Ruth Bailes,
Floritne Epps, Emma Lee Gordon.
Virgie Gordon, Ethel
Wright. Second Honor?Charlie
Carter, Edna Broom.
Grade 1.
First Honor?Howard Patterson,
Clement Potts, Robert
Wolfe, Elliott Wilson, William
Harkey, Pearl Honeycutt, Brady
Wilson. Josephine Hood,' Elizabeth
Wright, Elizabeth Parks,
Tillie Mills, Ziza Mills, Eva Dell
Dyches. Second Honor?Bre
vard Cousart, John Ardrey,
Sylvester McCollum, John Richard
Fulp, Sarah Barber, Olive
Harris, Katherine Barber.
Speedy Trial for Johnson.
From the Yorkville Enquirer
of Tuesday it is learned that a
special term of the court of
general sessions has been ordered
to be held in Yorkville on
December 30, for the purpose
of trying the negro, Sam Johnson,
in jail charged with attempted
criminal aseault, alleged
to have been committed
in Fort Mill recently.
The order for the special term
was made bv Governor Manning
on petition of various citizens of
Fort Mill township, who feei
that the best thing to do with
thre case is to dispose of it under
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uuv. ^iwcco vi ia*v ul me earnest
possible moment.
A special venire of petit jurors
will be drawn next Tuesday to
sit on the case and the grand
jury will be recalled to act upon
the indictment to he handed out
by the solicitor.
Xmas Tree in Gold Hill.
The committee in charge cordially
invites the public to attend
a Christmas tree to be held at
Gold Hill school house the evening
of Friday, December 20.
Besides the regular exercises by
the pupils, the teachers have secused
a well known and popular
speaker, as well as special music
for the occasion. Parties desirous
of placing presents on the
tree are requested to send them
to the committe before noon of
Friday, the 20th. i
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Ttrk Canty Newt Hatters.
k orkville Enquirer.)
The total amount of fines collected
by the magistrates of York
county for the year beginning
November 1, 1917, and ending
October 31,1918, was $2,675.68.
Frank Moore, one of the men
wanted for the murder of T. R.
Penninger, is now in the county
jail where he will likely remain
until the spring term of the
court of general sessions. Moore
was arrested in Raleigh, N. C., j
and brought back early Thursday .
morning by Sheriff Quinn.
There has probably never before
been so much cotton in the i
hands of tho formal a/ Vn.u 1
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county at this season of the year
as there is now. The warehouses
are full and there is cotton
stacked up at nearly every farmhouse,
some of it insured and
some of it not.
Tax collections are proceeding
about as slowly as usual. Only
a small amount of money was
collected during October, and recently
the daily receipts have
been running from $500 to $1000,
very seldom going over tne last
named amount. The heavy work
is expected during the latter
part of the month.
There was no business out of
the usual routine at the regular
monthly meeting of the board of
county commissioners last Wednesday.
All of the members of
the board were present, but there
was little to do outside of auditing
accounts.
The purchase of war stamps
has slackened ud verv materially
even among many who were
pledged to buy given amounts.
During the week ending November
23. York county bought only
$2,965 worth of stamps?just
five cents worth per capita. According
to the report for the
same week end, York stood sixth
in the list of counties with total
purchases of $514,566, or $7.95
per capita.
R. T. Whitesides, who lives in
King's Mountain township, near
Bethany, was quite painfully
hurt last Tuesday by the accidental
discharge of a gun in the
hands of one of his hunting companions.
The charge took effect
in a glancing lick on the right
side, a f ew shots striking his arm
and others penetrating the right
breast. The attending physician
was unable to ascertain Wednesday
whether any of the pellets
had penetrated the cavity, but
was of the opinion that otherwise
there would be no serious harm.
State News in Brief.
Fire early Saturday evening
destroyed the plant of the Sparburg
Herald and Spartanburg
Journal, Hie outfit being completely
destroyed. The building
which was owned by Giles L.
Wil?on, was also a total loss.
The plant and building were in
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surea lor aoont two-thirds of
their value.
State officials met Friday and
decided to ask the Legistature
for an increase of salaries. Most
of the State officers receive a
salary of only $1,900, which it is
claimed is totally inadequate for
the expenses of city life, especially
when it is remembered
that a campaign has to be conducted
every two years, entailing
considerable expense.
"Station Content."
Contentment! How we all long
for ii! Into the pathless wastes
of the borderlands and over the
seas, into great cities and high
ambitions we all plunge in search
of that elusive, will-o'-the-wisp,
never-attained thing called "contentment."
In "Station Content"
we have the longing and
hunger of a young married couple
for contentment and happiness.
Out into the wide world the wife
finally drifts, seeking escape
from a stormy, isolated and lonely
home. A new love enters her
life. Wealth and the world lie in
the hollow of her hand if she
will but stretch out her hand to
take them in. Dishonor is the
price. But fate bringe her to
the telegraph key her husband
has taught her so well to use.
She saves him and "Special No.
14" from a terrible wreck. And
in the arms of her husband finds
that contentment she had sought
in the thunder of the big cities.
Beautiful Gloria Swanson is the
heroine in this play that is show- [
ing today at The Majestic.
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DR. A. l_. OTT, j
DENTIST
Office hours, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
(Dr. Spratt's office)
Belle Building, Fort Mill, S. C.
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"He Who Serves Best"
?Let him serve you. Perhaps
you have tried many
others?now try me and
P|4Q\p then select the one who
? serves you best.
29 Good Service?Good Groceries?and
Reasonasle Prices,
plus a sincere appreciation
of your trade is what
you get here.
Best
Pat Flour $6.00 per 100 lbs.
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I Highest prices paid for Pork
B. C. FERGUSON.
Highest Prices Paid for Pork.
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WjXbaskets^4/v/
Hutchinson's Pharmacy,
Exclusive Fort Mill Agents.
MULES! MULES !|
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v^ume to see me at narris Livery stable
in Fort Mill if you want a mule or two for
your next crop. I have about twenty-five
of as nice animals as you will find and I
know 1 can please you. Also a few Nice
Horses.
Prices Right and everything guaranteed.
Burton H. Massey,
The Rock Hill Livestock Man.
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| SERVICE |
By a resolution of the Executive Committee of the
I Union Central *
t t
t Life Insurance Co.,
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All limitations with respect to military, naval or *
t relief service are withdrawn from policies issued f
f and containing war clauses. No war clauses will
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uc luociieu in policies issued Hereafter. Such ex- 7
t tra premiums as have been collected will be re- ?
* funded. *
4 SERVICE is the watchword of the UNION CEN- |
^ TRAL and this, with SAVING in premiums and ^
^ SAFETY to the policy holder in the investment of 4
4 his premiums, makes every policyholder a SATIS- 4
4 1IED policyholder. 1
* LOW RATES LOW NET COST }
| C. S. LINK, District Agent.
I Christmas is Almost Here. I
I As usual, we are on the job with the biggest I
line of Toys, Dolls and everything that goes with I
Christmas, that wc ever had. Everything that' I
- makes the kids happy, and also lots of ggod use
ful gifts for the grown people. ?
I Don't forgot we will have a big stock of Candies, S
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I r runs, iNuts, Kaisins, and can load Santa Claus H
up to tl\e top.
Call No. 8. 1
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S. A. Lee Managers T. F. Lytle. S
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Subscription Rates of
The State
Effective October 1st, 1918, the subscription
rates of The State will be as follows:
Daily and Sunday, per year $9.00
Daily only, per year 7.00
Sunday only, per year 2.00
Semi-weekly, per year 1 50
Short term subscriptions at same rate. Payable
invariably in advance.
Until October firstTYenewals for not more than
one year in advance will be accepted at the old
rate, $8.00 per year.
Sul. cribe to The State now, and have a real
newspaper, covering local, State and general news,
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Address,
The State Company,
Columbia, S. C.
Low Meat Prices
vs.
High Cattle Prices
If the farmer cannot get enough for if
his live stock, he raises less, and the |j;
packer gets less raw material. j 1 j
I If (he consumer has to pay too much ( ;
fbr his meat, he eats less of it, and the jjj
packer finds his market decreased. j j
The packer wants the producer to I
get enough to make live-stock raising
profitable, and he wants the price of meat
o low that everyone will eat it.
But all he can do, and what he would ! >!
have to do in any case to stay in business,
is to keep down the cost of processing
the farmer's stock into meat so
that the consumer pays for the meat and
by-products only a little more than the
farmer gets for his animals.
For example, last year Swift & Company
paid for its cattle about 90 per cent of
what it got for meat and by-products
(such as hides* tallow, oils, etc.)
If cattle from the farm were turned
miraculously into meat in the hands of
retailers (without going through the expense
of dressing, shipping and marketing),
the farmer would get only about
ll/s cents per pound more for his cattle,
Ill or consumers would pay only about 2%
| cents per pound less for their beef!
Out of this cent or two per pound,
Swift St Company pays for the operation
of extensive plants, pays freight on meats,
operates refrigerator cars, maintains
branch hor ?s, and in most cases, delivers
to r filers all over the United
States. T; * profit amounts to only a
fraction c' cent, and a part of this
profit gr build more plants, to give
better t , and to increase the company's
i iness to the country. '
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