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THE FORT KILL TIMES OMMmtk - PablhiMlTkantett. H. B. W. MUpFOKP . - WIXIMI hwrtrtu oNonmoi JUW: Om T?r lit 91* Month* ? ; , thm Timer tartteaawitrlhntlona on UftitkMet bat doee not acre* to paUUi oor? than 900 word o i My tutlti. Tho rltrbt to raooread to nit >?w eomaranlpaMon eobmltted lor oablluatlte / 7 f On application to tho pobllahor. adratMni r %tea are made known to thooeInterested, reieohone.local and Ion* dlotaneo. No. til. Rntereri at the poetofllce at Part MUI. 8. C.. n mall matter of tho aoeond elaaa. THURSDAY. MAY 15. 1919. omee??o??o??B????? Will Fiiht Soda Tax. Hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country arc signing the petition to congress for the repeal of the soda water, soft drink and ice cream tax. Since the Soda Fountain Associ inn ltroD fnrmn/i in Maur Vnrlf o Vi\/il vv no ivt nivu tai v t* a va n ? few days ago for the express purpose of fighting this tax, it has received promise of co-operation from many organizations throughout she United States and it has been decidedly active, sending out broadcast several million petition blanks and-expjpnatory literature to soda fountain proprietors. Local associations in various cities have beer or are being formed to affiliate with the Soda Fountain Association of New York. Under the new regulations, e glass of plain milk (which is essentially a food, in liquid form) is not taxable, but if an egg (which is also food), is mixed with it, the concoction is taxable. Just why this should be is one of the questions the public would like answered. Cold malted milk is taxed, but if heated by steam or otherwise, the tax need not be paid. Why should the addition of heat eliminate taxation in this case? Plain grape juice can be sold at the fountain without a tax, but if the purchaser wishes it diluted with water or carbonic, a tax ipuet be paid, because it becomes according to the law, a "mixed drink." These are but a few examples of the new regulation. The tax in ten nor rent nf tho nrino of the beverage and the law requires the purchaser, not the dealer, to pay it. Thus the matter of accounting becomes a most intricate one for the dealer, for daily returns of sales must be made, listing separately the number of 5, 10, 15, 20-cent and more costly drinks sold. Where the law discriminates unfairly, in the opinion of the association, is that while the buyer must pay a tax on ice cream and soft drinks at a soda fountain, he or she may order the same thing in a restaurant or hotel and not be obliged to pay a tax. Thus the child of ^ the poorer districts who buys a one-cent lemonade or ice cream from a stand, must pay a onecent tax to the government-a tax of 100 per cent! The child of a family of means can walk into a hotel or restaurant aad have a lemonade served (of possibly better quality) and pay no tax. If people were asked to pay in a hotel the same rate of tax on a beverage that the child of the tenements is required to pay at a cheap soda water stand, there would be no end of protest. Fort Hill Defeats Anderson Team. The first game of baseball to ho played on the new Fort Mill diamond this season was witnessed by a large crowd Saturday afternoon, when the local team went up against the crack team of the Anderson Motor company of Rock Hill, both of the teams being members of the recently formed Catawba league. Owing to the recent heavy rains, the ground was rather heavy, but the teams put up a snappy ton-inning game, which resulted in a score of 5 to 4 in favor of Fort Mill. The pitching of Price for the locals was the feature of the game. The game was umpired by Capt. S. W. Parks. L. B. Crouch is manager of the Fort Mitt team, with R. E. McKibben, assistant manager. A captain is appointed each each Saturday to handle the men. The line- up at present is as follows: G. N. Price, pitcher; W. L. Ferguson, .catcher; B. M. Bradford, shortstop; James Archy, first hase; Andral Ferguson, second base; C. E. Kennett, 3rd hase; A. R. Ferguson, left field; D. Kimbrell. center field; Boyd Hunter, right field. York Ceaaty H?ws Mitten. 11 orkrilta Enauirer.) The Associate Reformed Synod has taken step* tookimr to the ; establishment ?f :nn orphanage ! within the easttrh bounds of the ! church's territory. Rfev. i. B. . u *. 01 ??. -m- tm ' ! quuw, vi oiiwu, is cnunmn ^ of the committee in charge.' , 1'he Columbia War Camp Coin- i munity service has furnished fol- i lowing list of York county sol- i { diere discharged up to May 7: < . Lonnie Snipe. Thomas Carothers, > Keger Young, Major Barron, Cot lumbu8 Grey, William Starnes, * James Coleman. 1 The $60,000 worth of (York) bonds recently voted for paving \ purposes are to be sold to the . highest bidder, the council reserving the right to reject all . bids and to sell at a higher figure at private sale. A negro boy named Johnson, > aged about seven years, was i killed at the Jefferson street < schoel last Tuesday as the result of a fall from a tree. The boy's i - skull was crushed and his neck i was broken. He lived but a i short time after the fall. By a substantial majority the voters of Kings Mountain town- 1 ship Saturday expressed their approval of the proposed issue | of $60,000 worth of bonds for road ' improvement. Kings Mountain is the first township in York county to vote bonds for road building. ! Messrs. W. F. and James Boyd, . Wm. Cranford and ? ? Robinson, of upper Fort Mill township, i appeared before the board of . county commissioners Wednes day in tire interest of a bridge ; across Steele creek. The comi missioners assured the commit. tee that upon the approval of i Supervisor Kimbrell. and the : erection of the abutments, they . would build the bridge. With music, eloquence and flowers York Sunday paid its 1 annual tribute to the memory of of the Confederate dead. Fitting and impressive exercises were held in the court house auditorium, . following which the) graves of the soldiers who sleep J in York cemetery were strewn with flowers by loving hands. ?- - _ ... - ?i-? < To Debtors end Creditors. All persons indebted to the estate of A. O. Anderson, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned at once, and all persons having claims against said estate, are advised to present the same, duly authenticated, within the time prescribed by law. The First National Bank, Administrator. j Fertilizing Gi DOES 1 J. N. Ha Soil Improvement Comm: Skip applications of fertilizers to fho growing crops as a supplement to a first application made at seeding time is quite widely practiced In the South. The writer recently obtained from county agents the names of leading farmers of North and South Carolina who make a bale or more of cotton per .acre. Theae farmers were addressed a letter and asked, among other things, to tell how they fertilized their cotton. In these answers a h?rge proportion report that they make side applications of fertilizer. A few of these reports that are typical of the rest are given herewith; Mr. ino. C. Fletcher, McColl, a. G. Kind of soli: "Ldght loam with clay ; BtlhsOll." Fertilizer used and method of applying: "Use about 1,400 lhs. per acre; half Applied Just before planting, and the other half about June 15th." Mr. 8. O. Mann, Enfield, N. C. Kind of soil; "Sandy loam and heavy loam to gray stiff soil." Fertilizer used and method of apnlvlnv "From fiOA to 1 OOo IV??? of an 8-3-8. At ttire of planting gee from 400 to 800 lbs., about June let when cotton Is chopped out make another application of 400 lbs ~ Mr. ? rod H. Young, Tlmmonsvitle, A. C. Kind of soil: "Sandy loam with I clay subsoil." ' Fertilizer used and method of applying; "900 to 1.000 lb?. of fertilizer used. April let apply COO lbs. of fertilizer. ridging op same and planting about ten days later. Fertilizer ap- 1 piled in three applications; 600 lbs. before planting; about May Let. another application of 600 lbs.; And still another application of 200 to 260 lbs. June let. Mr. B. F. Shelton, 6peed, N. G. Kind of soil: "Norfolk hwm, or ! dark gray soil." Fertiliser used and method of ap| plying; "800 lbs of a 9-6 2 used per sore (during normal times an 8-4-4). Half of fertilizer applied In drill at time of planting; the other half when cotton Is 8 to 8 inches hlgb " Mr. A. Q. CUrkioiv Wateree, 8. G. Kind o< soil: "Roston loam." | - Fertilizer used and method of apI ptying; "1.600 Iba. of % fertilizer an | styalng 10% phoaphoilc add. 8% nitrogen, and no potash. Apply two , thirds of fertilizer at time of prepar' ing the land and one-third In May or June." Ma & P. Winourne, Como, N. C. Kind of soil; Light loam." fMdllwir used and method of ap?-mm *^?0 nor of a id-6-U <? " ' Netkedlfti to Opea Campaign. Commencing . next Sunday, May 18, and continuing for eight days, May 18^26, inclusive, the Methodist Episcopal Church Sopth w&l conduct a great campaign for 185,000.000. known as the missionary centenary move- ' merit This anniversary movement marks the hundreth year llnno tKo ? ? ?v mv luuuuiiik ujl me 1 church's missionary society and signalizes the most important step forward in the conduct of . church affairs in the history of the denomination. The amount to be raised has been assigned to the various conferences and districts in quotas worked out according to their size of membership and financial ability. - On next Sunday in every church throughout the denomination, brief talks on the object and purposes of the campaign will be delivered by selected "minute men" speakers. These speakers have been | organized among the most fluent and prominent laymen of the church, and they are giving largely of their time throughout the entire campaign for the I success of the big undertaking. Every pastor will devote the greater part of his sermon on thatiday to the campaign, and will point out how it is the i greatest and most progressive forward step ever taken by the church. n _ 1 n . ? Ren LSiaie iransters. The foilowing transfers-of real estate in Fort Mill and the township have been recorded recently in the office of the county auditor: J. M. Gamble to Osmond Barber, 1 lot, consideration, $1,000. T. S. Kirkpatrick to W. H. Crook, 3 acres, consideration, $76.00. Fort Mill Cotton Warehouse company to J. ,J. Bailes. 1 lot, consideration, $2,250. Leroy Springs, Executor, Est. Sam'l E. White, and Elliott W. Springs to J. M. Gamble, 3 lots, consideration. $350. Leroy Springs, Executor. Est. Sam'l E. White and Elliott W. Springs to B. W. Bradford, 1 lot, consideration, $200. Fort Mill Presbyterian church to Beulah H. Culp, 1 lot, consideration $1,600. Meet Your Friends At the Dewdrop Inn. The Times is $1.26 per year, strictly in ndvance owing Crops T PAY? 1 rper, ittec, Atlanta, Georgia. (during normal times 700 lbts? of an 8-4-4). Apply fertilizer and stable manure In (trill before planting: Apply one-third of fertilizer as a atelr application when plants are about knee high." Mr. H. A. Monroe, Cameron, **. (X Kind of soli: "Gravelly sandy loam with clay subsoil." Fertilizer used and method of applying: "600 to 800 lbs. of fertilize* per aero used. Part applied at time J of preparing the land, and 200 to *700 ! lbs. applied as side dressing before | blooms appear.'* Mr. F. H. Waller, Kingston, N. Q, Ktnd of soli: 'Gray sandy sotL" Fertilizer uaed and method of ap- ! plying: "800 lbs. per acre o4 a I0--V8. ' Apply fertilize* In drill about ten days : prior to planting. Side dross out* oc j two times about June 20 and July la,** Mr. W. F. Peterson, Clinton, & C* Kind of soil: "Dark gray.'' Fertilizer used and method oi ap- i plying: "400 lbs. when rows axe | tutu on ; auu tr>s as side appUc.vtlon , at second plowing after chopptng, and <150 lbs an another side application 1 when plants are knee liigh." Side Applications to Cotton. At the time the cotton plant is tn full bloom ample plant food most be available or eise a largo percentage j of the squares will shod. While there are other factors that cause shedding, : for example, a lack of a proper amount of molsttiro; still, it haa been proven that even with the tnoet favorable moisture conditions, a lack of plant food Is the potent cause of this trouble. Under boll weevil condition^ tJW I fertiliser us*d In side applications should contain a high percentage of phosphoric acid and a rather low per* centime of nitrogen. This fcrtUIxer has the effect of forcing the young bolls to quick growth and early nuw lurlty. Side Applications to Corn. While It usually i>ays to make larger Hide application of fertilfaer fob cotton than for corn, still, many of Ihe best farmers In the .Southeast idvocate liberal side applications for :orn. The period of the growth of conk to 1 much shorter than that of cotton, eon tequrntly. there must be preaeOS to the soli large supptles of available j >lant food at the crttlcal period at Its growth. which is from the tfmff Rb ; rafcft high to teaselling time. Majestic Tomorrow (Friday) "Rag's," Paramount Comedy-Drama in Five Parts, Featuring Mary Pickford, ^ * The world's Most Famous Star. About That Prescrption. In the matter of Prescriptions, our department is in charge of Dr. Wm. H. Martin, A Graduate Pharmacist, and we ask for your patronage on the ground of' Prompt Service, a complete line of Pure, Fresh i Drugs, and Accuracy in Compounding, at reasonable prices. Send us your prescriptions. Phone 16. Lytle Drug Comp'y, | Successor to Ardrey's Drug Store. f L. - i I Kill the Fly I | With Daisy Fly Killers 15c if] Fly Swatters, 5c and 10c \\ 1 iT?i.. m r ly lrups, 10c ^ Tanglefoot Fly Paper. 5 double sheets, 10c -j Cotton Hoes, I And other Field and Garden Tools which you need now. ^ Phone us what you need in any line, Dry Goods, ' Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Feedstuifs, Etc. All orders ' filled and delivered promptly. * ] Telephone No. 8. The Cash Store, I S. A. Lee and T. F. Lytic, Manager*. | Matchless Bargains 1 We have $40,000.00 worth of New and Up-todate Merchandise, consisting ot Fancy and Heavy Groceries, Hardware. Dry Goods, Notions Shoes, Hats, Etc., that will be sold regardless of cost. This is No Fake Sale We are going to change our business, so we will sell the entire stock At a Great Sacrifice. The Sale is now in full swing and continuesj until Every Dollar's Worth is sold. Don't miss this rare opportunity to secure Great Bargains. The J. B. Mills Company, UiW 1H Vifcf MI Mil I I Your Family Servant i That is what we are and what we strive to be. ^ Your table is the shrine upon which we offer our- j SC1VS8. I We are dealers in "better than ordinary" grocer- fe ies. Our shelves are stocked with the best in the market of standard Roods. Let us take the responsibility of what you put on the table to tempt the appetites of your family. Groceries are the life of any individual. Let us supply your nourishment in a way that will be cheapest to your purse and most satisfactory to your pallette. * FRESH MEATS, FISH and ICE. B. C. FERGUSON. j Highest Prices Paid for Pork. |* I ; !ii^^M { Fort Mill Candy Kitchen |1 t _, _ . ' . ''13 1 The Only Place In Town to Get I S| e *" '&1W1 I p_.^^Aw ' **> _ - - aMa s rure ice v*ream and i fl * * if ^ KWBm Home-made Candies. | -Fruits, Cigars, Cigarettes, Ice Cold Fountain Drinks* Sundaes, Wiley's Box Candies. f I Our Fountain is the most sanitary in town. Special ? I <; Ice Cream Parlor for Ladies and Children. 1 8 ; Try us once and you will call again. ? H 1 Ft. Mill Candy Kitchen I 1 Call Phone No. 143. ^ j| I A Day's Business. ' jj \ % We had rather a busy day Monday and when we !! ^ ? closed up at 2 o'clock found that we had < \ ^ I Cashed 417 Checks, j[. . j t Aggregating $10,394.19 | and had during the day received I Deposits of $13,415.19 I | From 127 Depositors. ? + The National Bank Law requires us to post all these U'. r checks and deposits and balance all our other books */> ^ each day before we begin another day's business and it j % keeps our adding and posting machines busy and causes 1 ? our force to keep late hours some nights. J' All of us are feeling mighty good, though, over the ? 1 way this bank keeps right on getting bigger and busier 5 and STRONGER all the time. < ? ! The First National Ranlr t ? ? v. m iw?MWUW? A/MIUlt 4 | RESOURCES MORE THAN $350,000.00 | >> . '*+< . Subscription Rates of The State ^ Effective October 1st, 1918, the subscription J rates of The State will be as follows: X Daily and Sunday, per year |9.00 Daily only, per year. 7.00 J 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 morb than one year in advance will be accepted at the old rate, $8.00 per year. ! Subscribe to The State now, and have a r?hl newspaper, covering local, State and general news, come to your home as a daily visitor. Address, The State Company, Columbia, S. C. 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. 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