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THUI&DAY. JAN. 9, 1919.
Every successful farmer exercises
srreat care in planning his
crops far in advance of the planting
season. Last year's experience
with both cotton and cotton
seed should prove a valuable lesson
to Southern farmers and it
should prove a determining factor
in the campaign to reduce
the cotton acreage this year.
The price of two cotton crops
depends on the acreage planted
to cotton this spring. It is a
well known fact that 10,000,000
bples of will bring as much
money as 12,000.000 bales, and
it is, therefore, a bit puzzling
why the farmer does not reduce
his cotton acreage 20 per cept.
thus saving labor and fertilizer
and enabling him to realize more
money from other crops.
The great war, which has cost
billions in treasure and millions
of lives on the altar of sacrifice;
has given our own Statue of
Liberty a rebaptism, democracy
a new birth, the world a magaanimous
ideal, and a free people
a tremendous task to promulgate
and perpetuate the benign
benefits of public institutions.
that liberty, justice and
truth may prevail in all nations
and among all people.
Should such a thing as equal
suffrage be established in South
Carolina, we dare say that not
one in ten votes would be cast by
women. Our wives and mothers
are far more concerned in the
care of their homes and in rearing
their children to useful cittzenship.
Though man may fail in his
effort to make this world "safe
for democracy," we should not
forget that God has promised ultimately
to make democracy safe
for the universe, for to all eter
nitv hia nnhiprta aiili Km biipK
because of their own free choice.
Someone remarked the other
day that Columbus discovered
America in 1492 and that William
der Kaiser discovered it in 1918.
Will Urge Tax Reform.
Reform of the State tax system
will be one of the chief propositions
advanced by Robert A.
Cooper, when he assumes the
duties of governor on January
21st.
It is understood that Governor
Cooper will recommend to the
General Assembly the passage
of a law providing an executive
budget, somewhat similar to the
law now in force in the State
of Virginia. Frequently during
the campaign last summer Mr.
Coope/ advocated making the
county the unit or a tax district.
Under this plan, which presumes
the adoption of the budget idea,
the total amount of the State
budget would be apportioned
among the counties according to
taxable wealth, the wealth of
the several counties -to be ascertained
by a tax survey of each
county.
/ tteai tstate Translers.
The following transfers of Fort
Mill real estate have been recorded
recently in the office of
the clerk of court:
Mrs. Lizzie B. Withers et al.,
to J. B. Elliott, 1 lot, consideration,
$1,500.
B. D. Springs to Mrs. D. A.
Pearson 1 lot, consideration $45.
C.* S. Kimbrell to Mrs. Lou
Patterson, 40 acres, consideration,
$3,000.
Mrs. Lizzie B. Withers et al.,
to J. J. Bailes. 100 acres, consideration,
$1,500.
Rock Hill Realty company to
J. A. and Ella Good, 481 acres,
consideration, $500.
W. B. Meacham to D. N. Gaston*
1 acre, consideration, $450.
JMOld newspapers for sals at The
CAPT. PARKS TALKS OF !
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE.
CapL Samuel W. Parks of
Company 6, One Hundred and
Eighteenth Infantry, Thirtieth
Division, returned to his home
in Fort Mill on a SO dav furlough
January- 1. He was severely
wounded on the morning of
October 8, shortly after his
division went into the notable
action between St. Quentin and
Cambrai when the Hindenburg
line was first broken. He had
advanced probably three-quarters
of a mile and was in sight
of Brancourt, the objective,
when a bursting shell caused a
fracture of the ankle and a bad
wound in his right foot. The
same shell caused the death of
Walter Leazer, a Fort Mill boy
who was near him. Captain
Parks was carried by German
prisoners on a stretcher to a
first aid station, which was about
three miles to the rear, and
afterward received treatment in
a hospital in Abbeville before
being sent to a base hospital in
London, where he was confined
to his bed until December L
On that day he was permitted
to wear his shoes and put his
foot on the floor. He left London
December 8 and arrived in
New York December 18, where
he remained until December 27,
1 _. a ? - - * T* 1
wnen ne was sent to tne Dase
hospital in Atlanta.
Cap :ain Parks has seeit considera
jle service of various kinds
since be left the shores of the
United States last May. On
board .he transport which carried
him to the French port was
Hurry Lauder, the Scoth entertainer,
who gave several entertainments
for the benefit of the
soldiers aboard the transport.
There were several months of
service in the trenches in Belgium
and Northern France and
his di\ ision was gradually moved
south ward where they were
more or less in action for some
time before the day of the big
battle when he was wounded.
Captain Parks is proud of the
record made by the men of his
company and has copies of the
commendation received from a
number of high military officials,
beginning with Field Marshal
Haig. His company was especially
commended for its
proficiency in bayonet practice,
though General Campbell, the
,o:? u:_.
iuo(jci:kiiiK uiuter, toiu nidi inai
he would not have much use for
the bayonet since the Boche
would not stand long enough for
them to get in any efficient
work. The hearty response of
his men to the call is best shown
in the casealty lists. This was
unusually heavy on the morning
of October 8, but as Captain
Parks was wounded so early in
the action, he has only the reports
and commendations of his
superiors as knowledge that his
men performed their duty at the
last as at the beginning. As
one report puts it, "It was they
who, after fighting their way up
to their jumping off place, in the
face ol almost frantic resistance
by the Germans, broke the
Hindenburg line near Bellicourt
and afterward, undaunted and
unexhausted by the heavy fighting.
carried the battle many
miles further toward Germany."
Captain Parks has been a member
of the Fort Mill Light
Infantry since 1900. He was
elected second lieutenant in 1900
and afterward became first
lieutenant, which office he filled
until June 8, 1915, when he was
appointed captain. He served
in the Mexican border campaign
of 1910 from which he returned
to his home and took up civilian
woi k for four months until
called to the colors again on
April 12, 1917. His company
served as bridge guards until
July 13 when they were sent to
Camp Jackson for training and
on September 25 to Camp Sevier
for intensive training for overseas
service.
He^s an expert rifle shot and
was on one occasion a member
of the South Carolina team in
the national shoot at Jacksonville,
Fla. On five occasions he
was a member of the State team.
His team has been the winner of
several trophies, which he still
h?.his with justifiable pride.
Captain Parks still finds the
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A Jewel Special Attrac
and Pleas
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Mr. J. E. Whitesides of Filbert
R. F. D. No. 1, brought to
The ^Enquirer office on Christmas
day. two cotton blooms that
were plucked from his field the
day before Christmas.
Joseph M. Taylor, of Old Point,
special agent of the census
department, reports that there
was ginned in York county prior
to December 13, 1618, 33,399
bales of cotton, as compared
with 24,908 bales to the same
date in 1917.
Judge Memminger has dismissed
the case of Sturgis vs.
the city of Rock Hill, and the
cases of several other plaintiffs
against the same defendant, all
of a similar nature, involving
claims for damages on account
of alleged contamination of
drinking water from sewerage,
etc. The judge is unable to see
from the evidence that the
plaintiffs have really suffered
the damage and discomfort they
claim to have suffered, and he i
thinks there is no just ground
for the various complaints.
William Johnson, 11 years old.
son of G. B. Johnson, Rock Hill
manager of the Life Insurance
company of Virginia, was accidentally
killed on the outskirts
of Rock Hill, on Thursday afternoon
of last week by Lloyd
Phillips. Jr., son of Lloyd Phillips,
well known druggist. The
lad, in company with Phillips,
and several other boys of the |
same age, was hunting. In
some way the gun of the Phillips
boy was discharged, the load
taking effect in yonng Johnson's
stomach. He died shortly afterward
in the Penned infi-irary.
Private Callie A. Smith, Com
pany u, netn lniantry, son ol
David H. Smith, of Rock Hill,
has been cited by Gen. Pershing
for bravery in action. The
citation reads as follows: Private
Callie A. Smith, Company
G, One Hundred and Eighteenth
Infantry. (A. S. No. 131,113,38G).
"For extraorbinary heroism
in action near Mont Bredain.
France, October 8, 1918. When
his company was held up by
heavy machine Run lire, Private
Smith voluntarily accompanied
an officer and assisted him in
Hanking a machine gun post and
driving out the gunners with
grenade and pistol."
Mysterious Killing Near Pineville.
Mason Grier, who lived with
his mother, Mrs. Mattie Grier,
was found dead on his mother's
farm near Pineville last Thursday
with a bullet hole in his
head, and there is yet no satisfactory
information as to how
the young man may have come
to his death. At the coroner's
inquest, held Friday, it develop!
d that during the morning
Mr. Grier had left the house, alter
telling his mother of his intention
to put off the place un
known hunters who were shooting
there without permission.
On the failure of her son to return
within a reasonable time,
Mrs. Grier sent a negro man in
fiiiUroK At him ci r*A * h/v J 1
U??4VM V4 Willi UliU IIIC lUUliU HIS
body in a sort of hollow not a
great distance from the house.
There was nothing before the
coroner's jury that seemed to
point suspicion in the direetioi
of any particular individual, but
several theories have been advanced
as to how the young mai
may have come to his death.
One suggestion is that he ma>
have been shot with more or less
deliberation, probably by one ?i
the hunters who were shooting
on the plantation without permission.
Several individuals who
were regarded with possible suspicion,
were regarded with possible
suspicion, were able to satsaiisfastorily
account for their
whereabouts.
Young Grier was 23 years of
age and unmarried.
use of a stick necessary while
walking, but is able to get around
readily. Except for his crippled
foot he appears to be in fine
physical condition and has suffer*
d from no illness during his
service except that produced by
the sea on his trip across the
Atlantic.
D TO-DAY?!
the Sea,"
leautiful, with
rers and Jack MulhalL
jtion in Six Magnificent
ling Parts.
Ho Advance in Prices.
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"He Who Serves Best" \
?Let him serye you. Perhaps
you have tried many i
others?now try me and
PHONE then Nselect the one who 1 I
serves you best,
j 20 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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Inignest prices paid tor fork l
B. C. FERGUSON. I'
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American business is con- M
ducted by true Americans of ffl
vision, open-minded men who H
believe in their country and strive H
to meet their country's needs. H
The men in the packing industry S&
are no exception to the rule. H
The business of Swift & SB
Company has grown as the na- H
lion has progressed. Its affairs R
have been conducted honorably, Kg
efficiently, and economically, re- H
ducing the margin between the H
cost of live stock and the selling H
price of dressed meat, until today H
the profit is only a fraction of a Hj
oeot a pound?too small to have H
any noticeable iffact en pricee. Ml
The pecking industry ie a big, g
1 vital loauauy ana of the most IB
important in the oountrj. Do |?
you understand it? BB
Swift ft Company presents H
facts in tha advertisements that 9|
appear in this paper. They are H
addressed ta every open-minded H
parson in the oountrj. HH|
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IA Bigger Business I
I In 1919 than ever before, is our aim for this A
year, and to do this, we realize that we must 13
sell the very best merchandise at the lowest I
possible prices, and this we are prepared to ffl
p do. We have big line of Notions, Shoes. ^
S Work Shirts. Tlnrlprumap ????i - ~
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I line of all kinds of Hardware and Groceries.
We appreciate your orders, whether they be |8
large or small. Phone 8. H
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Subscription Rates of
The State
Effective October 1st, 1918, the subscription
ratea of The State will be as follows:
Ti Olll.' Q n H ?
_uuuuBjf) ptii' 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 first renewals for not more than
one year in advance will be accepted at the old
rate, $8.00 per year.
Subscribe to The State now, and have a real
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Address,
The State Company,
Columbia, S. C.
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MULES! MULES!
Come to see me at Harris* 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 1
know I can please you. Also a few Nice
Horses.
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* axv^9 ixigiii ana everytning guaranteed.
Burton H. Massey,
The Rock Hill Livestock Man.
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jj Buy a Home |
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J; I havs for safe several desirable homes
o in Fort Mill which I can sell at attractive +
prices and on terms to suit the purchaser. +
? Rents are advancing rapidly and those
J J who are paying rent do not know the day or
o hour when they will be required to move or f
pay more rent. *
\ I Take advantage of the present opportun- ?
o ity and buy before all the desirable offerings
; * are taken up by your wiser neighbors.
C. S. LINK, Jroker. I
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