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L - fl ?px- ^ THE FOET MILL TIMS8 nwiwlli- PiMMndTfciwdiw. B. W. BRADFORD - . UHttud PnoiMk ouanrnoN Katbs: One Totr . 11.* tlx Months ............ .* i no i i m"* i nriien r onirrotiwona on iitiiudjku but d?M notfurr** to publishmoratluuiBOO wonb 01 any subject. The right la raaai tad to adit 'tr? co-nmunlcmtlon submitted for publication. On application to tho publisher. tdnrtUi* r itoa arc mada known to those Interested. ? r?loohone.localand lonndlataneo. No.IIS. Entered at tho nostoAce at Fort Mill. 8. C.. oa mall mutter of tho aaeond elaaa. THURSDAY. JUNE 6. 1919. Oar National Debt. Our national debt is now something like twenty billion dollars. That amounts to $200 for every man, woman and child in this country?a staggering debt, indeed. But when compared with the debts of other nations, it is a small affair. It amounts to less than 8 per cent, of our total wealth. France owes a thousand dollars for every inhabitant of the country. Great Britain owes seven hundred dollars per inhabitant. Few of the Rations involved in the war owe less than five hundred dollars per canita. So it will be seen that oyr two hundred dollars ought not to worry us. The interest upon our national debt, which will have to be paid annually, amounts to something like eight hundred million dollars. a tremendous sum for us to have to provide annually when, until the war, we needed only about a billion dollars a year to run the whole government. But it should be remembered that this eight hundred million dollars paid out as interest Js paid to the same people who owe the debt. In other words, we raise eight hundred million dollars from the people and hand it back to the people and call it interest.. The payment of the interest on the national debt does not impoverish the people of this country a single penny. It amounts simply to transferring it from one pocket to another, with occasional in stances of the two pockets not belonging to the sarr.e .fellow. It is going to be a long time until any of the national debts are paid. When a bond issue of billions comes due, it will be reduced slightly as time goes by, but fifty years from now, or a hundred, the people will still be paying interest on the debt incurred to make the world a fit place for them to live. ? Ex. Rock Hill Will Pave Streets. Committees representing the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Rock Hill appeared before city council nt a special meeting of that body Friday night and presented oral petitions for permanent civic improvements, including street paving and extension of water and sewer lines. The meeting was attended by a representative number of Kock Hill business men. all of whom heartily favored the improvements suggested. After enthusiastic discussions setting forth the value such action would be in increasing the growth of Rock Hill, a resolution was introduced and unanimously carried asking city council to call an election on the question of issuing bonds in the sum of $500,000. of whie.h $450 - 000 will bo expended for street paving and $50,000- for laying additional water and sewer pipes. Tne members of city conncil agreed to call the election and books for registration will be opened shortly. If the election -'is carried the' paving will probably be started during the latter part of the summer. Gilbert H. White, consulting engineer, has been retained by the city to supervise the work. He estimates that the proposed bond issue of $450,000 for street paving will provide sufficient funds for placing asphalt paving on ' ten miles of the city's streets. ? The King's Mountain township road commission, consisting of Messrs. W. T. Beamguard, M. R. . Falls and J. D. Smith, met in Yorkfille a few day a ago and 'V,-l rX' ' ' ' / nr. Tn.ir-Tggggggaagy Ytrk Cmty Newt Hatters. e t Xorkvilie Enquirer.) The Belk Brae., have entered j into an arrangement with Mr. . John T. Roddey of Rock Hill. ; under which arrangement Mr. Roddey is to erect a $25,000 store room in which they are to establish the 25th unit in their chain of stores. The Peoples Bank and Trust company, of York, has under very serious consideration the idea of building warehouse accommodations sufficient to take care of 4,000 bales of cotton. TViP MarWnrpll.Harfr of Yorkville. on Monday made application for an amendment to its charter allowing an increase in capital stock from $10,000 to $15,000 and a change of name to the Hart Grocery company. Mr. R. Theodore Ashe has recovered the Emerson buggy that was stolen from his home on the Shieder place, two and a half miles south of Yorkville and the thief, a negro by the name of Bob Hope, was committed to jail Monday in default df $300 bail. There are some remarkably fine fields of wheat scattered about over the county this year. There is one on the Winthrop college farm, another on the Cherry farm and also an equally good one on the farm of Mr. W. L. Williams on the southeastern outskirts of Yorkville. The wheat most generally appears to be above the average. The commutation road tax is due and payable on or before July 1. It has been published in the papers that soldiers in the military service are exempt. The , acts, however, are not yet available. and the exact terms of the exemption cannot be stated. Treasurer Neil has sent for a certified copy of the law, and expects to have the same within a a few days. The State highway commission has been notified by the Federal bureau of roads that 79 of the 296 motor trucks which arc to be turned over to the commission are ready for shipment. The State highway commission has instructed the bureau of public roads to have two 2-ton Nash Quadruple Drive trucks shipped from Indianapolis to York. The trucks will be turned over to the road authorities of York county for use in maintaining or constructing roads built in whole or in part with federal aid. Double the/u phonograph with phire Ball and % RECC Millions of people have their records are quid out by steel needles, and no ure. You will double the fun-pow if you fit it with a Pathe Saj ; Records that last almost fore V1 11 - ino needles to change. INo ! singers' throats. No frictioi Ball is rounded to three-thoi music flows off, isn't scratch* Get all the hits while they ai jazz from Broadway?first ar cry Pathe record is guarant times. Call in for d YOUNG 6 |>Mm i u O Path - reprodi H [I ^ tone ar J i lent mc I PLA VS The "F^httut Thirtieth." As time goes on and more of the facts regarding the splendid performance of the "Fighting Thirtieth" in France come tc u ?-j? ? -? i?B"v, me (jiuuuer we are 01 "Old Hickory." According tc the war department, the Thirtieth, among the thirty divisionf of the American Expeditionary Force which actually went intc action, stands eleventh in the number of casualties and thirteenth in point of ground gained against the enemy. The Carolina and Tennessee boys advanced the line 211-2 kilometers, a remarkable record considering that their division was on the offensive for only about three weeks. That the gain was not easy is shown by the standing of the division in the casualty list, where its losses are revealed as heavier than those of other combat divisions much longer in the active front lines. The Thirtieth was hurled at the strongest point of the Hindenburg line, and, smashing through this, had to make its heavy gains against stubborn resistance by the enemy in the rear defenses. As compared with the Twentyseventh division, which operated with the Thirtieth, both being with the British army, while the casualties in the Twenty-seventh were slightly heavier?11,218 ol the New Yorkers, as against 11, 081 "among the Carolinians anc Tennesseeans?the ground thai was gained by the Twenty-sev enth compared very unfavorably with the gains made by "Ok Hickory." It advanced only 11 kilometers, according to wai department statements, agains the 211-1 kilometers wrestec from the enemy by the Thirtieth and stands twenty-second ii point of ground gained, agains the standing of the Thirtieth a: thirteenth. The official statement made by the war department bears ou the claims already made for th< Thirtieth that it was the "Oh Hickory," with the aid of th< Twenty-seventh that smashe< the Hindenburg line, rather thai that the New York troops wen supported in this achievement by the guardsmen from the Caro Unas and Tennessee. ?Columbi; Record. Sanitary Tax Due. Semi-annual sanitary tax is due am miuabbt voitlw.nt r-j ..?.v *Ttviivuv |n Iiuitjr liuuu^ Lit month of April. C. S. LINK. City Treanuror. m-power of your i the Pathe Sap~)RDS 3 been disappointed because dy scratched up and worn longer give the same pleasrer of your talking machine >phire Ball and play Pathe ver. Costs very little. scratching. No frogs in the n, because Pathe Sapphire jsandths of an inch. The ?d off. re hits on Pathe. The latest id best and remember?eveed to play one thousand emonstration. r WOLFE. e perfect tone control; Pathe icer, Sapphire ball; Universal m; rich metal trimming; si>tor - - - - - - $100 ALL RECORDS f 1 --"^T I? I LADIES: Come In and see our new and I well-selected stock of I DrjfGoods, Notions, Etc. | We have greatly enlarged this stcck recently G 1 and cordially invite you to call and look it over. I ( Everything nice and new and prices consistent with I i the quality. | Bundle Sheeting, j We have the exclusive sale of the Sheeting manu- g i factured by the Fort Mill Mfg. company. It* is put n up in bundles and retails at $1.25 per bundle. See | ! this if you want the kind that satisfies. * JOE M. BRACKETT. j | Thp CauKI * ? _.v -wmwm. itiui ^ - ^ $ We are still in the Market Business with a 4 . most seleot line of Fresh Meats, Chickens, Butl | ter, Eggs and other Country Produce. J. ; J Call on us for all kinds Sweet and Sour PicklcB, { | Dill Pickles, Etc. We have the best and the 4 I 4 price will please you. 4 i I The Cash Market, } t ? F. E. TAYLOR, Prop. Phone 1<16. .4 C A JY D Y I Fresh shipment of j j Nunnally's Candies j I Received by Express each week. ? S i Give us your orders for CUT FLOWERS. We are agents for Scholtz, the Florist, * I ft ~ I and The Flower Shop. | ILytle Drug Comp'y, I Successor to Ardrcy's Drug Store. | I L. J 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 ouraelvss. tjg We are dealers in "better than ordinary" grocerics. Our shelves arc stocked with the best in the market of standard goods. Let us take the responsibility of what, you put on the table to tempt the appetites of your family. Groceries are the life of anv individual ;* Let us supply your nourishment in a way that will ^ he cheapest to your purse and most satisfactory to y your pallette. | FRESH MEATS, FISH and ICE. ' J B. C. FERGUSON. I I Highest Prices Paid for Pork. MatnhlPCQ Rarrraine IVIU1UIIIUUU UUI gUIIBU We have $40,000.00 worth of Ne^ and Up-todate Merchandise, consisting ot Fancy and II i'ir n1\--- * - * ???u T j VJ1WWI1W3, limunill V. i * IN UOOU!), I^OXIOIIS Shoes, llats, 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. I \ The Sale is now in full swing and continues until Every Dollar's Worth is sold. * Don't miss this rare opportunity to secure j Great Bargains. I The J. B. Mills Company. B j Fori Mill Candy Kitchen | 1 I Thfe Only Place In Town to Get" 1 Pure Ice Cream and i: f 1 | Home-made Candies. 1 | Fruits, Cigars, Cigarettes, i | Ice Cold Fountain Drinks, J | Sundaes, Wiley's Box Candies. 1 i Our Fountain is the most sanitary in town. Special |> * Ice Cream Parlor for Ladies and Children. ? 1 ? Try us once and you will call again. ? & X __ i I Ft. Mill Candy Kitchen \ \ Call Phone No. 143. ? I t I Don't Sacrifice? I YOUR BONDS, AND DON'T RUN THE RISK OF | I LOSING THEM OR HAVING THEM STOLEN. | Liberty and Victory Bonds are the best investment in the world (we loan money on them at six per cent) and we ? ^ urge everyone to keep them. <g> But don't keep them at home. Bring your bonds to us ? and let us take care of them and collect the interest for you. T v We issue a certificate of deposit for bonds just as we do ? for money, the certificates bearing the same rate of interest ? + as the bonds do. ? 4 tlf- 1?* - ; we crecm you witn the interest the day it falls due, with out you having- to remember the different interest dates of | 4 the several issues, and taking the trouble to clip the cou- *> j pons and bring them to the bank to be cashed. * \ If you must sell bonds ?we will always pay the full mar j + ket prices. S | The First National Bank, | t RESOURCES MORE THAN $350,000.00 | I 11 ' Tlie Mission of 1 I Swift & Company I * Swift & Company has become t one of the large businesses of the ! world through continuing to ' || meet the growing needs of a pi nation and a world. bj Society has a right to ask Ijj how the increasing responsibil- v ities and opportunities for usefulness which go with such ij growth are being used by the a men who direct its affairs?and Jl| the men have the right to answer: . | To promote the production of live j stock and perishables and in- i! * crease the food supply; | To reach more people with more jj and better meat; ', }! To make a fair competitive profit, i in order to reimburse the pffl 25,000 shareholders for the use ||| Iui weir capnai, ana 10 proviae jtffj for the future development of |;j|jj the business; |'|tB To reduce to a minimum the costs ;jtl of preparing and distributing 5:;|jj meat and to divide the benefits :f| of efficiency with producer and || consumer; To live and let live, winning l|&g greater business only through greater usefulness, with injury fcfjii to nothing but incompetency, y|jj| inefficiency and waste; to deal ||jjjj justly, fairly, and frankly with ||n i all mankind. .jSj These are the purposes and pM mrtHuPfi nf tho mon whft rlimrt , HiS Lthe policies and practices of Swift & Company. * pig Swift & Company, U.S. A. m // > ^gie3 to<mn^0\\ EUTT?a11I JJ5StK^Im82'8 NEW LIFE PILLS Faoiiij m?ijc?% I The PIII?Th.t Do Cure.