Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 23, 1919, Image 2
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THE FORT MILL TIMX8
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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
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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. <
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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* ?
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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*.
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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.
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"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.
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Best Pat Flour $6.00 per 100 lbs.
Highest prices paid for Pork
B. C. FERGUSON.
Highest Price* Paid for Pork.
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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
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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*
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Address,
The State Company,
Columbia, S. C.
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II Buy a Home |
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; 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.
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' C. S. LINK, Broker.
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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.
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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)
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The Pills Th_ . Do Cure.
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