Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 22, 1920, Image 2
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THE FORT MILL TIMES
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THURSDAY. JUNK 24. 1920.
North Carolina will have a number
of reasons for being thankful when
Morrison succeeds Itickett as governor.
tine of the things Governor
Hickctt lias done recently which is
hard to excuse was the needless ordering
of a machine gun company
from Durham to Graham to "protect"
three negroes accused of assaulting
a white woman from the fury of a
"mob," which "mob" is said never to
have existed. and the consequent
death of a citizen at the hands of
the militiamen. Apparently. Itickett
loves the limelight. In grandstand
fashion he ordered the machine gun
company to Graham with instructions
that they shoot to kill if nn attempt
were made to harm the negroes. No
attempt was made to harm the negroes,
but there was collected a party
of four or five men and hoys near the
Jail where the negroes were imprisoned
and "suspecting" that they
meant to try to get possession of the
negroes, the militiamen tired into
the party, killing one of the number.
Itickett thereby becomes partlf-m.a
ni-lmlnl. ?
.... ....... <u int' ueain or an innocent
man.
The march of the boll' weevil to
wnrd York county is steady and uninterrupted
and unless something in
? the nature of a miracle happens the
pest will have established itself her?
before the end of Itecen!
newspaper reports tell of much dam
age being done the cotton crop in
l.cxington and Itichland counties and
within the last week the weevil habeen
found in great numbers in Ker
si.aw county. Itetween York and
Richland counties lie ^ Chester ami
Pairllcld counties,. *a?f4 -otjly on
c*unty, I.ancnstcr, is bettveen tin
border of York and Kershnw. Noth
ing, apparently, can lie done to sta.\
the progress of this most destructivi
enemy of t he farmers of this section
lint it is worth while perhaps to remind
them that some crop or other
revenue producing agency must lu
found to supplant a considerable par.
of the cotton crop unless the prop
perity now being enjoyed is to be fore
gone. In the lower section of tin
State, where the weevil lirst nppearei
about two years ago, the acreage pu
to cotton-has been materially reduced
and much of the land is devoted ti
peanut growing. Hut expert farn
demonstrators are authority for tin
statement that in the red lands of
v?rk county peanuts cannot lie growi
prolitnMy for comnierelnl purposes. I'
the statement he true, it would seen
that the farmers of Yorl; count*
must turn their attention to othei
crops, t ihviously with the limited
acreage now timler pasture, eatth
raising cannot he undertaken wit I
any assurance of prolit for the lirs
year or two, for the land suitable foi
pasturaRe must lirst lie seeded ti
Krass. The advent of the boll weovi
in York county may prove a hlessinR.
hut it would seem wise to take time
1 the forelock and prepare for the
^ coining of the pest.
All over the country newspapers are
eryiiiR aloud iiRainst the reckless
automobile drivinR which daily is
elaimiuR its toll of human life and
makitiR hundreds of cripples. The
major part of the accidents involving
fatalities occur in the cities am)
towns, hut the loss of life due to
speeuinR is becoming more and more
freipient on the country roads. Motor
cycle oUlcers charged with the prose,
cation of speed law violators doubtless
do much io lessen the onngerlus
'iractice, hut in spite of their diligence
and In some places the certainty
of arrest and subsequent conviction
of the accused, the evil apparent
Iv grows from day to day. one of the
tilings that is hard to understand, if
indeed a plausible explanation can he
offered lor It. Is that men who otherwise
are excellent citizens, and attest
their s?ood citizenship hy scrupulously
observing every other law of the land,
once they arc seated at the whcol_
of their automobiles and opportunity
Is offered for fast driving lay aside
all thought of law anl recklessly
endanger the lives of men, women
and children to a decree that is inexcusable.
Fortunately this class is not
large. Most automobile drivers appreciate
their obligation to society nnd
operate their cars nt a rate of speed
within the law. Tint there is a large
ami growing class of irresponsible
automobile drivers who have little
thought for law observance or the
danger to which they subject their fellowman
when it comes to satiating
their desire for fast driving. This
class of reckless men ami boys should
be dealt with severely by the authorities.
If one of their number Is convicted
of \ioluting the speed laws the
t.ne should be such that it will teach
the offender that he cannot disregard
he rights of the public without suffering
materially for it. Also tnere
should be in every community a responsible
ofllcer whose duty it is to see
that the public is safeguarded against
the dangers we are attempting to
point out. If there be ortlcers who
I'or one reason or another are reluctant
to bring to book those who violate
the laws designed to protect the
"ublie against the Improper use of
motor vehicles, these oUlcers should
be relieved of the annoyance of dodgng
the work they are paid to do.
I,.\XI? OF DO OH OIK.
Xmericn's "Creed" No linger a
Ijiugliing Matter to ( ermnits.
The following article is by a German
In a German newspaper. It is n
German after-tlic-war measurement |
of the American and la of particular
interest because of its contrast with
popular German comments on our
countrymen before and during the
great war. and because of the fact
that the not particularly lovable characteristics
that the writer finds in us
<ccm to bear a strong faintly resemblance
to characteristics which the
German has always professed to admire
in himself. Ilerr Ki win UosenParlc's
sincerity must dc taken for
.rrnntod. Ills article appears in the
Fankfurter Zcitnng, Frankfort, Germany.
"Americans are free."
"Every American is the architect of
his own fortune." '
"America Is the greatest, fairest,
best land in the world?the' land of
largest opportunity."
"The greatest blessing granteil to
mar. is to lie an American."
"America is God's country."
If ilie success of this American
creed, with its "postoresque" aggressiveness
and self assertion, had not
been so obvious and indisputable in
achieving real results, we might be
tempted to recall the old saying that
the loudest shouters get the most attention.
For the Americans have always
advertised this American creed
in their own country and elsewhere
with unexampled insistence and
voeiforousncss. They have always
sung the same anthem. They have
advertised their unbounded resources,
their unexampled opportunities.
We all recall the naive
boasting of our American friends,
but we 110 longer smile at It as we
did formerly.
"I'm an American and I'm damned
glad of it. It's the llnest country in
Hip world, in my country ino prrsi<1<
nl has not a particle more rights
than a hark driver. We have got
inpro money than all Europe put together.
We raise more hogs and hotter
hogs than all the rest of the
world besides. If we once start
lighting we'll smash all you people
oxer there. Our morals are higher
tlinn those of other tuitions. i impiety
Is real piety. Our veracity la
simon pute veracity. < Mir honor is
the most sensitive of honors. t utr
daughters are the most beautiful and
virtuous, our xvlvos are the fairest,
our men are the salt of the earth;
for we are Americans and we are
damned proud of it. This is CSod'a
country."
Doesn't that sound comical. None
thA less, these alleged truths contain
sufficient basis of substantia! fact to
make a working program. They
hax'e been dinned into the ears of
the people every day and hour. < irators
proclaim them from public platforms.
Clergymen preach tliem from
the pulpit. Newspapers headline
them; schools teach them; they are
the accepted beliefs of the best gorlety;
they ere the ever fvedt theme
of statesmen. America's pride in -tself
is a loax'on which hinds its div#>fur>
nl?niMil<i lo??et)ier It has hoOn
fi |?roat KUCCeSS.
l'ralse has always boon tho host inoontlvo
to labor. Nations, llko indlviilnals,
timl |>raiso. ovon self-praise,
heartening. rriclo. vanity, n power(ill
self-consciousness. devotion to
success, have thus boon molded into
the American character and have
become part of the people's soul.
There stands the American nation?
a UviiiK fact! The beam of liKht which
Hashes out across the western continent.
from the Statue of Liberty does
indeed hind the people into one.
"I am an American. 1 am proud
of it. America is God's country."
Nothing succeeds like success. The
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canism and of his God's country, on
every fitting and unfitting occasion,
is not a man to be laughed at for
that reason. His uutionul faith, which
bus the good qualities of the faith
v.'hlch moves mountains, is only to be
admired: for it is an honest faith.
Nothing is more false than to
speak of the United States as the
land of dollnrs and its people as dollar
chasers. They made a god of
doing things. Gold was only a pleas.
unt incident. Doing things was what
rcully counted. It was as if its new
dwellers breathed In with the very
air of the land where the}* lived the
two watchwords of faith which
America demands of every citizen,
self-confidence and service.
A man must have faith in himself,
and he must be of use in the world.
Americans regard these as the first
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Collpjtc I.amis?1,560 acres.
Value CoHcrc Plant?$2,000,01
Teachers, <> Ulcers, Assistants?
Enrollment 11) I?. ID2U?1014.
Ten Decree (durses in: \Krl(
Architecture, Chemistry. (1
l.nuiiicerlnu. Civil l-'.ngh
I'.li-ctrioal Engineering. Alee
Encinecriiic. Industrial 1m 11
tieneral StHeme, Textile liuli
Short Courses in Acriculturi
Textiles.
Sl'MMKlt NCIIOOl.
June 14-July 24.
Aci'lcnlt nraI Teachers.
6 weeks course?June 14-J
4 weeks course?June 28-J
Cotton Orading Course.
Itcgins Juno 11 and contlni
uliout four works.
College Make-up Courses,
ronrsos for ItenioMil I'.iitranc
dltlons.
Juno 14-July 24.
<'Iiii? Hoys" Conines.
July i:i-July 2 2.
SIXOXIl HOMF. COMIX
Inly :?<?. Ill ami August 1
All graduates anil ex-studei
urged to attend this gather!
"Tigers" at the old I*nlr! Yi
he quartered in Harraeks, so
sheets, towels, etc.. as you dh
you were a cadet.
We can aeeommodnte only 1
Harraeks and will reserve sp
order of the applications roeei'
For Full Inform!
IX) NOT DEf.AY, YOU M
S, FORT MILL, S. O.
moral commandment*. Out of this
conception of Individual duty hus
evolved national pride and a sentiment
of national unity. The American
nation was born the moment that
the American ideal of manhood took
definite shape.
"I'm an American. and I'm
damned proud of It." These challenging.
anceremontous words?
Americans have shouted them a million
times into the ears of their Kuropeun
friends?constitute the key to
the American character. If I wish
to understand, to judge, to comprehend
the Americans, 1 must keep these
words constantly before my mind. I
must realize how powerful and direct
their meaning is. I must consider
them with respect. Their defiant assurance
is itself an exultant nflirma- I
tion of their truth.
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ness has taught us
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latronage is solicd.
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Carolina's College of A{
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Value of a Coll
to.00.
120.
There was novor a time
ult ure.
lemical was so highly prized and
leering,
ha ii leal High wages lor antra In*
nation, a young man to discount i
ucation. But such an ed
> and
work of four years, viewed
of time and money, is e
to an estate of more than
u,y What estate com para hie
uly '24.
of average means hope to
nes for What {young man can a
in the same time at any o
Education tits one for
ire limited only hy his
Eventually for the untrain
cry of ignorant and undiri
I.
ats are Clemson Col lege brings
nK young man in South Carol
9U will
nihilities of a technical ed
i bring
1 when lege a hoy from the hum
olina can prepare himself
.000 in
ace in service of his State and nn
veil. W.
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merely as an investment
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houses at
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within the reach of every
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ilicat ion.
era ('outml.
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('nhimliia, S. f.
l''.\|M'rinii'iit Station.
Florence, S.
'lain 1*1 \|H*rlmi*nt Station,
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I l*S AXI> EXAMINATIONS
>lloge maintains 170 fourilarships
in the AKricMillural
ilc <'oiirsos, anil f>- in the
r Agricultural Course i* 0
Juno I.) Kaoli scholar*
,-orth *100.00 ami froo unship
and ontranoo examinahold
at tho county court
0 a. in., July '.Mli. Writo
uforniation In regard to the
1 ps open to your rounty
ion. and the laws governing
iril.
who are not seeking to
seliolarships are advised to
iniinat Ions on July '.Mli,
an wait until they conic to
go in the fall. Credit will
for examinations passed at I
y seat. I
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