Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 13, 1919, Image 3
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ITEMS OF I.0CAL INTEREST.
Lieut William Ardrey spent
several days of the week visitins:
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Ardrey.
Miss Emma Kennedy, of
Ridge way, is the guest of Miss
Georgia Ott.
Lieutenant A. R. Butzgier, of
Attleboro, Mass., was the guest
the last week of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo/ge Fish.
Mrs. A. Theo Neely and little
daughter Carolyn, have returned1
from an extended visit to relatives
in Charleston.
Mr. N. Gaillard Walker, a
prominent architect of Rock Hill,
visited friends in Fort Mill during
the past week.
The Rev. J. B. Black, of
Elizabeth City, N. C., will conduct
services next Sunday morning
and evening in the Fort Mill
Presbyterian church.
Mrs. George Fish was called
to the bedside of her daughter,
Miss Dorothy Fish, in Paw tucket.
R. I., last week. Miss Fish
is suffering from a severe attack
of influenza.
The Rev. Wm. P. McCorkle,
of Martinsville, Va., was the
guest for the week end of Dr.
and Mrs. J. B. Elliott and filled
the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church at the morning service.
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Very little talk of "flu" is
heard on the streets of Fort Mill
nowadays and apparently the
disease has about disappeared
from Lhe town.
The Rock Hill board of health,
which has had the picture shows
of that city closed for about
, three weeks, met. Monday morning
and ordered the shows to
reopen.
Announcement is made that
Cureton's ferry, on Catawba river
six miles south of Fort Mill,
is again in operation and travelers
wishing to cross the river at
that point can be accommodated.
D. O. Potts, of Pleasant Vallav
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statwj^r that bin son, Capt. Gto.
^ W. Potts, of the Three Hundred
and Seventy-first Infantry. Ninety-third
division, had arrived in
New York with his regiment.
He will be stationed temporarily
at Camp Upton.
Lieut. Elliott Springs, who is
accredited with bringing down
several German planes while on
dutv with the American forces
in France, has arrived at his
home in Lancaster to spend a
few days with his father, Col.
Leroy Springs.
The monthly meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association was
held in tne school auditorium
k Thursday afternoon when an
interesting program was carried
out. Miss Minnie Lee Garrison,
county home demonstrator, was
present and added much to the
interest of the meeting by an
address.
The war department last Wednesday
made an announcement <
which is of great interest to the <
relatives and friends of the men
of the Thirtieth Division. The
division, it was stated, was ,
given priority on January 23.
U/htph mDilltC fit of tirn??n
?* * ?V?* Hivunu iiiui> uiuv/io vvci c
issued giving the division precedence
over other organizations
for return to the United States.
A new establishment for Fort
Mill is the Electric Shoe shop, i
being opened by R. D. Nunn in
the old postoffice building on
Confederate street. Mr. Nunn
is installing the latest electrically
driven machinery for the manufacture
and repairing of shoes i
and when once ready for business
will doubtless enjoy a
liberal patronage.
Two Fort Mill soldiers, Sergt.
Joe Belk and Sergt. Charlie
Bennett, both of whom were i
severely wounded in the fighting i
in France early in October, are i
l spending a few days at their
[ homes in Fort Mill. Both young i
I men have about recovered from i
R their wounds, Sergeant Belk
wk having received his discharge
A from the service. Walter Howie, .
Ka a member of the Fort Mill com- i
pany, who was also wounded in ;
RAOctober, arrived a few days ago i
CHraato visit his family in the Provi.J^ence
section of Mecklenburg i
HHfiCorpl. Oscar Gamble, another
^N9R?he Fort Mill tfoys who was ]
SH^verely wounded in France last ,
I Mbifair*1"1"'' d ^ere Tuesday
Camp Lee. Virgigia, {
^^H^H^Hhas been a hospital
^^SMHmthing the States some '
weeks ago. Corporal Gamble
was a piember of the famous (
Thirtieth Division which suffered (
I such heavy casualties in the
I October offensive.
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Mrs. Pretto.Otey. of Columbia,
was the week end guest of Miss
Bess Spratt. i
Lieut. James C. Dozier, a
member of the Fort Mill company,
has been awarded the con- '
gressional medal of honor, the 1
most coveted decoration (riven to i
soldiers by the American govern- '
ment and which is granted only ;
for conspicuous heroism beyond
the line of duty. Lieutenant Dozier's
home is in Rock Hill, but
shortly after the United States '
entered the war he was assigned
to Captain Parks' company, with 1
which he served until he was se- j1
verely wounded and thereby un- j <
fitted for further military duty. 1
The low price of cotton has 1 (
virtually stopped the sale of the
staple in York county. The 5
farmers seem determinnd not to 1
part with their cotton at anything
like the present price, even I
though they may have to hold it (
indefinitely. There is some talk j <
of reducing the acreage of this \
year's crop, though as yet no ,
concerted movement has been i
taken in this direction. Should i
the price continue around 25
cents until planting time, how- '
ever, there may be considerable
voluntary curtailment in order '
that more acreage may be devoted
to other crops.
The February meeting of i
Kanawha chapter, Daughters of 1
the American Revolution, was i
held the last week with Mrs. i
Elizabeth M. Belk as hostess
and the program was most interesting.
A paper read by Mrs.
Thos. B. Spratt on the work of
the surgeons and physicians
during the war was listened to
with great interest. A lively
discussion was entered into as to
ways and means for entertaining
the returning soldiers of the
Fort Mill Light Infantry which
may reach home about March 1.
The Catawba Bridge.
That a new bridge is to be
erected across Catawba river between
York and Mecklenburg
counties seem a settled fact.
During the last few days the
York members of the Legisla
ture have been considering the i
matter and have agreed upon a c
hill providing for the erection of c
said bridge between Wright's r
and Boyd's ferries, at the near- I
est practicable site to Wright's s
ferry. The cost of the bridge is I
to fall two-thirds on Mecklen- t
burg county and one-third on t
York county. The matter of lo- t
eating the structure, within the
limits specified, is to be left with \
the York and Mecklenburg authorities.
As originally drawn 1
the bill provided that the loca- s
tion should be selected through r
the joint agreement of the State s
highway commissions of North s
and South Carolina. Upon more i
deliberate consideration, howev- i
er, the York delegation has de- ?
cided that the more proper way
would be to allow the county au- '
thprities to select the site.
Upheld Board of Health.
Judge Ernest Moore has handed
down a decision in the matter
of the picture shows of Rock Hill 1
against the board of health in I
favor of the board of health and I
sustaining its position that it had ?
a right to close picture shows or c
anything else of the kind that 1
was considered detrimental to s
the community.
Monday morrtiner the board of 2
health held a meeting and after *
canvassing conditions and find- 1
ing the influenza situation so *
much better they decided to J
raise the quarantine for the c
present on the picture shows and 1
places of amusement, but to
continue quarantine for nil 8
homes where influenza cases *
were located.
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Memorial For the Soldiers.
A movement was begun here s
the last week by Kanawha i
chapter, I>. A. R., to com- r
memorate the activity of the
young men of Fort Mill town- t
ship in the world war. At the1 I
monthly meeting the chapter g
pledged the sum of $100 for the g
purpose of erecting a monument, v
It is the purpose of this society t
Lo encourage the organization of t
a memorial association among c
the people of the township who c
will receive subscriptions for a t
monument which will be erected ' I
in Confederate Park. There are j
already four monuments in this j
park, which is located on the
north side of the Southern Rail-; 1
way. One of these was erected I
to the Confederate soldiers, one 1
to the Women of the Confeder-1 j
acy, one to the faithful slaves J i
and the other to the Catawba I
Indians. There is room in the i
center of the park for another c
monument and it is fitting that
this space should be filled with I
such a monument as is proposed <
by the Daughters of the Ameri- I
can Revolution. It is improbable 1
that there is another town in !
the United States of the size of ,
Port Mill which can make such [
a showing in the matter of t
sacrifice in men and means and
devotion to the cause of liberty.
The Fort Mill Light Infantry c
a National Guard organization,
which became a pan of the Old
Hickory Division, was recruited J
here as was also the supply l
company which became a part ^
of the One Hundred and Eigh- t
teenth Infantry. Since the entry ?
of the United States into the war , e
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the promotion of Fort Mill men ! *
to commissions in their own and a
other units has been numerous ! ^
2nd a list showing promotions ' t
from lieutenant colonel down 11
would probably be much longer ; y
than could be shown by any ?;
other town of the size in the
country. It is appropriate that P
the meeting at which this move- t
uent was begun was held at the ?
P
lome of Mrs. Hattie Mack, who v
wears a service pin bearing II a
stars, indicating that she has 0
that number of sons and grand- i1
sons in the service.
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t lie i lupuacu nuau li?i.
The special good roads comnittee
appointed by the house u
;o consider good roads legislation ?
ind to present a program look- o
ng to the construction of a 0
permanent highway system in
,he State has agreed upon a ~
urogram and reports the same
.o the house. Two bills carry- ^
ng out this program have been
ntroduced by the committee. 5
The first bill provides for an ?
election on the question of issuing n
)onds in the sum of $25,000,000 "
o be refunded by a special tax a
in automohiles. This election ?
-vould be held in the fall of 1920 j
md two-thirds of the qualified t
dectors of the State would have v
0 ratify the bond issue.
The second bill provides the t
nachinery for the construction t
if a State highway system, re- ,,
fardless of the method of finan- li
:ing it, whether it be by bond ^
ssue, or by automobile license or
1 two-mill levy or by assessment
if abutting property. The sec- md
bill is so drawn that the ^
nachinery provided by it can ?
ie used in either of the above 1
icherpes of financing the system. I
tchanges the act creating the I 1
state highway commission so as \
o make it consist of ten mem- i
)ers instead of seven as at pres- i
>nt and gives them enlarged <
lowers. 4
The bill provides that the State <
lighway commission shall con- ^
itruct a permanent system of :
oads connecting the county
seats. These roads shall be >
selected by the commission after .
lublic hearings huve been held .
n the various counties of the ,
State. 4
One interesting feature of the \
neasure is that provision is <
nade that work must start in i
ivery county of the State at the <
same time. j
Companies Could Use Funds. j
The lower house of the Legis- '<
ature Friday sent to the upper ,j
branch a bill by Representative ?
Bradford, of York, allowing the
Jouth Carolina National Guard
sompanies to use as they may deermine
any funds in their possession
appropriated by the State.
The present law provides that
iny unexpended balances of State
unds held by the companies at
he end of the fiscal year be reurned
to the State treasury.
This was not done by a number
if the companies which were ai I
hat time in France and Belgium t
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mgagea on tne Western front I
ind there was no one left to at- I
end to the matter. i
The bill was introduced at the 1
nstance of officers of the 118th
nfantry (F'irst South Carolina)
vhich suffered severely in the
smashing of the Hindenburg line
n conjunction with other reginents
of the Thirtieth division.
One company of this regiment,
he Fort Mill Light Infantry, the
lome company of Mr. Bradford, ?
iustained heavy casualties in asiaulting
the German positions,
vishes to use $500 belonging to
he State as a nucleus of a fund
o be raised with which to
jrect a monument to the mem>ry
of its members who gave up _
heir lives on the battlefields of |
Europe. j a
Would tax Cold Drinks. , j
H. H. Evans, representative J
from Newberry, introduced a ?
3il 1 in the house Monday night 2
x> place a tax of 50 cents on |
?ach gallon of extract, com
round, mixture or ingredient, i J
wrought into the State and used 1
n the manufacture of soft j
Irinks. J
M r. Evans would also place a j
.ax of three cents on each bottle 1
of these drinks brought into the 2
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State. All revenue thua derived
would go into the permanent
road building fund. Failure
xi comply with the provisions of
the law within three days would
>e punishable by forfeiture of
ill goods.
" TAX NOTICE-191S.
>ffic? of tho County Treasurer of York
County.
York, S. C. Sept. 17, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that the Tax
looks for York county will be opened
in TflpflHftv thu 1 RfVi Hon r\t
918, and remain open until the 31st
lay of December, 1918, for the collccion
of State, county, school and local
axes, for the fiscal year 1918, without
lenalty; after which day a One per
ent penalty will be added to all payr.ersts
made in the month of January,
919, and Two per cent penalty for all
tayments made in the month of Februiry,
1919, and Seven per cent penalty
rill be added to all payments n ade
rom the 1st day of March, 1919, to
he 15th day of March, 1919, and a ''er
his date all unpaid taxes will go jito
xecutions and all unpaid Single I oils
rill be turned over to the several ^ ugstrates
for prosecution in accord.-nee
rith law.
It is my desire to attend different
tarts of tne county for the convenii t ee
>f taxpayers as heretofore; but owing
0 the exacting nature of my duties as
1 member of Local Exemption Beard
Jo. 2, I am required at all times to be
rithin call of the office of the Board
,nd must remain at the county seat.
All of the Banks of the county will
ffer their accommodations and faculties
to Taxpayers who may desirt to
nake use of the same, and 1 shall take
ileasure in giving prompt attention to
11 correspondence on the subject.
All Taxpayers appearing at my office
rill receive prompt attention.
Note?The Tax Books will be made
ip by Townships, and parties writing
bout Taxes will always expedite maters^
if they will mention the Township
r Townships in which thrir property
r properties are located.
HARRY E. NHIL,
Treasurer ot York County.
tNNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 7919
lotice of Opening of Booka of Auditor
for Liating Returna for Taxation.
Auditor's Office, Dec. 2, 1918.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
itatute oh the subject, notice is hereiy
given that my books will be open in
ny office fn Vork Courthouse, on Wedesday,
January 1st, 1919, for the purose
of listing for taxation all Personal
nd Real Property held in York County
n January 1, 1919, and will be kept
pen until the 20th day of February,
919, and for the convenience of the
axpayers of the county 1 will beat the
laces enumerated below on the dates
amed:
At York, from Friday, January 31.
o February 20, 1919.
All males between the ages of tweny-one
and sixty years, are liable to a
oil tax of $1.00, and all persons so
able are especially requested to give
he numbers of their respective school
istricts in makaig their returns.
BRODUS M. LOVE,
Auditor York County.
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<> Mr. C. S. Link, Agent,
<. Union Central Life Insurance Co.. 4
J; Fort Mill, S. C. 1
\; Dear Sir:?
i Deg to thank you for your company's check for *
sir $1 02.86 handed me today in payment of policy for $1,000 ?
\<> taken November 30th, 1018, by my son. Hanks Jones,
<. who died on January 10th, 1919. This policy had been in
<; effect only 40 days; but the claim was promptly paid, in- 4
eluding interest from the date of his death to the time of ^
payment.
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We desire the public patronage and J ,
are doing all we can in the way of service,
quality and fail prices to merit the
same. You will always find good fresh \
groceries at this store. We are pleas- I
<> ing our most particular customers and
\\ weuld he pleased to add your name to
our list.
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;; here. We trust that the New Year may have many bless- I
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