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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 $1.25 per bundle. See |
! this if you want the kind that satisfies. *
JOE M. BRACKETT. j
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$ 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.
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I Fresh shipment of j
j Nunnally's Candies j
I Received by Express each week.
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Give us your orders for CUT FLOWERS.
We are agents for Scholtz, the Florist,
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~ I and The Flower Shop. |
ILytle Drug Comp'y, I
Successor to Ardrcy's Drug Store. | I
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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.
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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
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We have $40,000.00 worth of Ne^ and Up-todate
Merchandise, consisting ot Fancy and
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???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.
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The Sale is now in full swing and continues
until Every Dollar's Worth is sold.
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Don't miss this rare opportunity to secure
j Great Bargains.
I The J. B. Mills Company.
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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. ? &
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I Ft. Mill Candy Kitchen \
\ Call Phone No. 143. ?
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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.
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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. ?
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; 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
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