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~" * ' C' THE FORT MILL TIMX8 P**aocT?ttc - P?blhh*d Tfc*ra?AT?. B. *t. BRADFORD . . ?dttor?nd Pnwhl* aiMournoM KATBS: Ot>? Tear OJI )ll Months ?M fh? rimes nriwseontrlbutlons sn Ilreeuejeete bitiiosinotscm to publish more than *00 weeds 01 any subject. The risht is reserved to edit fsfr communication submitted for publication. On application to tho publisher. edvertfsmc rates are mado known to those interested, feleobone. local and lone distance. No. IIS. Entered at the postofltee at Ibrt Mill. 8. C.. as mall matter of the second class. THURSDAY. JAN. 28, 1919. Thirtieth to Camp Greene? P. H. McGowan, The State's Washington correspondent, wired that paper Friday the following concerning the demobilization of the Thirtieth Division: "Two important features in connection with the early return of the men of the Thirtieth Division to their homes became known here today. It will probably be announced at the conference of General March with Washington newspaper men tomorrow just when these men will return and other information regarding their demobilization IIlclUc pUUilC. "Another matter which became clear here today was that the war department may, in order not to offend the citizens of Columbia and Greenville, who are asking that the troops be demobilized at Camp Jackson and Camp Sevier, respectively, order that the Palmetto State soldiers go from Charleston to Camp Greene, Charlotte, for demobilization.* Information is that the secretary of war is in something of a dilemma as to whether to order the South Carolinians to Columbia or to Greenville after they have reached the United States and landed at Charleston, and he feels that inasmuch as the people of both these cities have been good friends of the department during the war, it might be best to send the men somewhere else." Work of the U-Boat Chasers. The participation of Lieut. Wildon A. Ott, of Ridgeway, in the destruction of the Austrian naval base at Durazzo, on October 2 of last year, is something in which all South Carolinians / on hil//i txeidn 1'l.n 1 i t f ) V.Cl^l lttl\u pi 1UC. 1 lie little submarine chaser which Lieut. OU was on helped to sink one of the two submarines which were destroyed during this engagemt nt, and thus contributed to the making of one of the most interesting chapters in the naval history of the war. The victory won at Durazzo sent a thrili through Italy and undoubtedly did much to hasten Austrian collapse. There wiil be no more thrilling story connected with the war upon the sea than that which recounts the adventures of the hundreds of little U-boat chasers which were Sent out from the ports of America to neip drive the German submarines from the ocean. It. is stated from Washington that forty percent, of the German submarines whose destruction has been officially credited to our navy were sunk by the submarine chasers. But that is the least part of the achievement. What the world will dwell on is the way in winch tnese 110-loot wooden craft were manned by officers and sailors, many of whom had never been to sea before, yet who went forth adventurously to seek out the enemy. There was a good deal of jesting about the submarine enasers when they first began to be built. The jesting long since turned to admiration. When the armistice was signed there were over 400 of the little boats in operation. The New York World does not exaggerate when it says that their record constitutes "an epic in naval history." ?News and Courier. No Quarantine. The reports which are currenl in the daily press regarding the influenza situation in Fort Mill are senu what exaggerated and are erroneous as to a quarantine which has closed the schools and churches. Such a quarantine has not been established. At a meeting of the local board of health and the board of school trustees a few days ago it was decided not to close the schools at this time. Other institutions # '\ 'v " ; have as yet been unaffected. There are upwards of fifty cases in the town and some cases in . the surrounding country, but so J far the infection seems to be of < a mild form and there are few serious cases. Those school ( children in whose homes there * are cases of influenza and who 1 cave peen exposed an forbidden to attend school but this com- 1 prises about the limit of the 1 restrictions. < ? ? i Bank Had Prosperous Year. At a meeting: the last week of the stockholders of the First Na- ! tional Bank of Fort Mill, the fol- , lowing board of directors were , elected: W. B. Ardrey, T. B. ' Spratt, J. Lee Spratt, Osmond i Barber, L. A. Harris, John J. Bailes, S. W. Parks, J. B. Mills and H. N. Patterson. At the ' directors' meeting held immedi- 1 diately at the conclusion of the stockholders' meeting, W. B. Aidrey was elected chairman of the board of directors. Thomas B. | Spratt was elected president, J. j Lee Spratt vice-president and j cashier, Osmond Barber vice- j president, and MV. A. Roach as- < sistant cashier. < This institution, organized in < 1911 by its new president, Thes. ( B. Spratt, has enjoyed uniform success since its beginning and has just concluded its most successful year. After paying the ( usual 4 per cent semi-annual dividend, a comfortable sum was i added to the undivided profits, i The institution's resources are aDoui c>u per cent greater tnan a year ago and it begins the new 1 year with exceptionally bright 1 prospects. ! The bank's officers have shown 1 a patriotic devotion to duty in ' the matter of handling the Lib1 erty bond issues, being one of 1 the 10 per cent, of the banks in the State which handled the quo1 ta allotted on a basis of resourc1 es. They also have liberally fi1 nanced subscribers to the various 1 issues of government securities. Was Buried Here. The remains of J. Rufus Stew, art were brought to Fort Mill | Siturday morning from Columbia and interred in New Unity ; cemetery. Mr. Stewart's death occurred Friday-morning at 6 o'clock, following an illness ol about 4 years. Mr. Stewart was born at Fort Mill November 15, 1869, his pa i rents having been Jas. H. Stew( art and his wife, Eugenia Johnston, of North Carolina. He re, ceived his education at the Fort . Mill Academy and early took up | the business of steward and caterer. He had filled with merit , a number of exacting positions | in some of the largest hotels in the country when his health beiron t\ foil Ho moo i? ^ I vu li v vv ao a mull UJ wide reading and exact informa' tion as well as a very charitable , and generous man, and had a great many friends among the , traveling public. The funeral service was cor1 pucted Friday by the Rev. A. W. , Blackwood, pastor of the de; ceased. Mr. Stewart, it is said, had prayed to be spared to see the end of the war, and though ; in a very feeble condition took part, in the peace celebration on November 11. When his death occurred Friday morning, his uncle, W. H. Stewart, of Raeford, N. C., and his nephew, H. H. Beard, now in the army, were with hint, and they, with Mrs. Beard, attended the burial here Saturday. Mr. Stewart had not been a resident of Fort Mill for manv years, but is well remembered by some of the older citizens of the town. RUPTURE EXPERT HERE. Seely, Famous in This Specialty, ' Called to Chester. (| F. II. Seeley of Chicago and , Philadelphia, the noted truss .! expert, will personally be at the '; Carolina Inn and will remain in Chester Friday only, January 1 31st. Mr. Seeley says: "The ! Spermatic Shield will not only '! retain any case of rupture per! fectly. but contracts theospening I in 10 days on the average case. I This instrument received the only award in England and in Spain producing results without surgery. injections. medical ! treatment or prescriptions. Mr. ; Seeley has documents from the !! United States Government, . I Washington, D. C.. for inspec[ tion. All charity cases without , charge, or if any interej-t'd call, he will be glad to show same J without charge or fit them if ' desired. Business demands prevent stopping at any other place 1 in this section. 1 i P. S. ? Every statement in this i notice has been verified before i the Federal and State Courts. ? t F. ?L Seeley. v "Three Meeated Meiw May. Lovers of Western drama are promised a treat today at the ifajestic Theatre, when the play. Three Mounted Men," is put m the screen. Harry Carey, ;h? second Douglas Fairbanks, slays the lead. 'Three Mounted Men" is a sixreel Universal Special attraction, [t is a remarkable, powerful story if thp lnwlpao Woaf* ? ? ? ? ?v v??| a owl jr vi romance and action; a story with "bite" and thrill in it. Filled with feats of daring horsemanship and gun-play; of reckless, bold adventure; stirring raids and escapades, with the leading roles played by the best known Western stars now before the theatre-going public. Tomorrow the well known Western actor, Roy Stewart, will be seen in a five-reel Triangle production, "Marked Cards." York 01 the Committees. York county has fared unusually well on the committees of the house this year, having several important chairmanships, including those of the ways and means commerce and raanufatures, accounts and engrossed bills. The committee assignments of the different members is as follows: Representative W. R. Bradford ?Chairman Ways and Means. Representative Hart?Member of Judiciary, Rules. Representative Nunn ? Chairman of Accounts, chairman of Commerce and Manufactures, chairman of Engrossed Bills. Representative Fursley?Member of Agriculture, Legislative Library, Offices and Officers. SAVE 1*000,400 BUSHELS OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY WAS LOST IN THRESHING Farmers, Urged by Food Administration, Provide Seven ftxtra Loavoo of Broad for Bvory American. By adopting cleaner threshing methoda and by literally combing harvest Soldo to gather grain formerly wasted, threshermen and farmers of the United States this year saved fally i a, ooo.ooo hush els ?f wheat, estimated as equivalent te about seven one-pound leaves at bread for every person In the country. This result, accompanied by corresponding savings of barley, onta, rye and ether grains. Is shewn by reports from 38 grain states te the U. S. Food Administration. Other states, although uet prepared te furs Ufa definite flgures ef aoaservatiea in the grain fields, report greatly reduced harvest losses. This rural food saving achievement, accomplished la scarcely sis saoath.V time, was la direct response to requests by the Food Administration, which asked farmers and threahermen te reduce harvest losses from about SU per cent.?the estimated average la normal times?fee the lowest possible minimum. Country grela threshing committees carried Into every grata growing community the official recommendations for accomplishing the results desired. Ia numerous Instances drivers of racks with lasky bottoms were seat from the fields to repair their equip* nest and frequently bad order threshing machines were stopped until tka cause of waste was removed. Bat la ^iiuyvi 11 on iv urv niuiuu VI pWODJI engaged In gathering the nation's grain crop, ease* of compulsion voir* com* pa rati rely rare. The Food Administration freely attributes the snoceas ef the grain threshing campaign te patriotic service hy farmer*, threshermen and their crew*. Incidentally grain growers ef the United State* ar* many nam Ions ef dollar* "te packet" as a result sf the gain save*. p? ?f>sy??pw TAX NOTICE-19IS. Office ef 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 collection of State, county, school and local taxes, for the fiscal year 1918, without penalty; after which day a One per cent penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 1919, and Two per cent penalty for all payments made in the month of February, 1919, and Seven per cent penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1st day of March, 1919, to the 15th day of March, 1919, and after thia date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. It is rnv desire to attend different parts of the eounty for the convenience of taxpayers as heretofore; but owing to the exacting nature of my dutips a.* a member of I,ocal Exemption Board Mr, 9 I J _n ' . ..... , council at an Limes IO l)t within call of the office of the Board 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 (riving prompt attention to all correspondence on the subject. All Taxpayers appearing at my office will receive prompt attention. Note?The Tax Books will bo made up by Townships, and 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. Meet Your Friends At the Dewdrop Inn. # "f**/"Hf* " ? /K * V "He Who Serves Best" ?Let him serve you. Pers haps you have tried many others?now try me and PHONE then select the one who I / serves you best. 29 Good Service?Good Groceries?and Reasonasle Prices, plus a sincere appreciation of your trade is What you sret here. I I he Cash Store, g S. A. Lee and T. F. Lytle, Managers. ^ || Swift & Company's I j[ 1918 Earnings J I How They Affected You I During the twelve months I ended Nov. 2, 1918 (its fiscal | year), Swift & Company trans- | g acted the largest volume of busi- m ness on the smallest margin of | profit in its history. Profits of the meat business?under ^ regulations of the United States Foo? (jO Administration ? were limited to a maximum of 9 per oent on capital 4 employed but not to exceed ZH cents per dollar of sales. Swift & Company in the regulated departments earned 7.57 per oent on B capital employed and 2.04 oants per dollar of sales, out of which had to be I paid interest on borrowed money and || jj taxes. Here is how these earnings a t < 0 affect you. j|| Live-Stock Raiser? 1 Swift ft Company killed 14,948,0M j] head of livestock, which weighra ? alt re, 4,971,590,000 pounds. rii Swift ft Company made a profit of j! only a fraction of a oent per pound H lhreweight. i| !| Consumer? f | Tha Bales of our meat departments | |j ware 4,012,579,000 pounds on which || our earnings ware less than H cent | 11 par pound. |j fj The per capita consumotion of meat v till Ijl in the United States is given as 170 Hj ? pounds. If a consumer purchased only I y||: Swift & Company's products he would , jl R| contribute only about 78 cents a year, 1 II > or 1H cents a week as profit to the L | | Swift & Company, U.S.A. Ij Subscribe to The Times, $1.25 Per Year. % " >. V-' o * ' . v ? r Best Pat Flour $6.00 per 100 lbs. Highest prices paid for Pork B. C. FERGUSON. Highest Price* Paid for Pork. mmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmamm mammmmm I From Mill to Millions | J Carhartt Overalls ! 1 For Men, Youths and Boys. B w Big shipment received this week in all sizes. Buy the ? best and save the difference, something you know isgood. ? I Some very attractive prices on many articles which A would mean a big saving. Come see what we have for I you: Nothing too small to be appreciated. | Watch for our circulars this week. 8s i I rrn ^ ~ ft 1 ANNOUNCEMENT! HMHHHIHHHIB This is to notify the people of Fort Mill and the surrounding country that I have opened up a nice, fresh stock of Heavy and Fancy IVtl In the Meacham Building, Main Street, and invite the public to call to see me. It will be the policy of this store to fill all orders promptly with the best articles to be had at reasonable prices, and 1 promise one and all a fair deal at all times. JOE M. BRACKETT. Subscription Rates of TllP Slafp j Effective October 1st, 1918, the subscription j rates ef The State will be as follows: Daily and Sunday, per year $9.00 Daily only, per year. 7.00 I Sunday only, per year 2.00 I Semi-weekly, per year 1.50 | Short term subscriptions at same rate. Payable | invariably in advance. Until October first renewals for not more than ne year- in advance will be accepted at the old rate, $8.00 per year, j Subscribe to The State now, and have a real j newbpaper, covering local, State and general news, 3 come to VOllV V>r>mo ao O ^oil,T ?J-J* J uv*uv MB u uanjr V lOllUX . Address, The State Company, Columbia, S. C. 4 .4-4 .,4v4->4-;4.* II Buy a Home | * y <> " ; I have for sale several desirable homes in Fort Mill which I can sell at attractive 4 o prices and on terms to suit the purchaser. + o Eonts are advancing rapidiy and those < who are nnvino- rent rlr? net b-n attt tV>? A j j D uvv auwn lillC UUJf U1 T o hour when they will be required to move or t 0 pay more rent. | Take advantage of the present opportun- ? 1 ity and buy before all the desirable offerings + are taken up by your wiser neighbors. | t II " ' C. S. LINK, Broker. : t , A Young Man's Buggy That Everybody Likes Young men like this buggy hickory wheels, hickory for its style, its striking lines shafts, excellent construction and colors. throughout. Other folks like it because it's Let us show you this buggy, comfortable, strong, lasting. It deserves your inspection. Sheldon axles, Sarven patent Come in any time. (Dealer's Name and Address) P x M:ll f l- n run rim Lumoer to. NOTICE ?I have rene\ I all Fort Mill subscriptions on my ,:.<t for the DR. A. L_. O"! T , Yorkville Enquirer for J19. Those ntist not wanting the paper w'.l please noti- utN I ii?i fy me at once. W. U. CROOK. Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. I - ' - (Dr. Spratt's office) kinc'8 NEW LIFE PILLS Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. 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