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? ElUbli.hed 1891. FOBT MILL, 8. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 36, 1930 ?i ik it-.. 1
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LITTLE NEWS STORIES.
Short Items of Current Interest From
Various Sourit*.
Mrs. Margaret Mason, who was
thought to be the oldest woman In
the South, vdled at her home two
miles from Oreer, in her 107th year.
The surviving relatives Include children,
grand-children, great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren.
Justice John J. Crutehflold 7C, who
for 32 years had presided over tho
police court of Richmond, Vs., died
Sunday afternoon. Justice Crutchfield
was one of the best known po
nee court nenas in mo united
States. He was horn In Richmond
September 20, 1844, and was educated
In the public schools there.
His court was known throughout the
country as "Justice John's court,"
and was a regular stopping plnce for
tourists. His flow of ready wit and
remarkable Insight Into liunmn nature
brought him Into national
prominence and many magazine
stories and stage impersonations
built nround the "fine John."
Murder stalked through the streets
of Dublin, Ireland. Sunday and at
nightfall the reports, which have
later been confirmed, indicated that
27 persons hail been killed and upwards
of 100 more or less seriously
Injured. The day's disorders, which
added an appnlling chapter to the
tragedy that has been enacted in
Ireland for the past several months,
hegan with the apparently deliberate
shooting of 14 men. who. for the
most part. were military oftlcers.
During the afternoon Irish constabu|k
lar.v. or "Dtack and Tans." raided
A Croke park, where n football game
Kf was in orogress. and in the melee
which resulted at least ten persons
were killed
V Nearly a thousand persons were
nrrested In ChlcaRO Sunday In the
Y blKKest roundup of criminals In that
1 city In many years. The drive was
started at mldnlRht Saturday nlpht by
Charles Fltssmorfts. new chief of police,
ns the second step In his announced
campalRti to rid ChioaRo of
criminals and followed a recent biR
shakeup of the whole force In which
nearly every member was transferred
to a new station. Dozens of squads
of detectives and policemen spread
over the city early Sundnv and all
day Ion* patrol wnRons rolled up to
police stations with loads of nlloRod
criminals. Nearly every saloon was
visited hy the officers nnd scores of
poolrooms nnd nlleRcd disorderly flats
were rnlded.
. Conirressmcrt from the North and
r ~ West are worried over a reported drive
v for "blue laws" to be made by
'Pouthern Congressmen. says "Ruck"
Bryant, wrltlc to the Charlotte Ob server
from Washington. The board
-of temperance, prohibition nod nubile
morals 'of the Methodist Fnlscopal
church. Rlshon Wllllnm P. McDowell
president, declared Its views on
this suhlect to be; "The first daV of
the week, as a. day of rest and worship.
when physical toll ceo?es and
mornl nnd rellerlous nowcrs are cultivated.
Is a pec'oosarv force In lJoepInv
the Ideals of American life wholesome
nnd eompolHntr. We cannot afford.
either ac Christians or Americans.
to bpve this dav made cheap
nnd contemotitd^ through unneees?
a rv toll, commercialization or by
the profanation of shows nnd sports.
The Methhdlst Fnlseonnl ehurcb
stands for one day In the seven as a
dov divinely Riven for the blphest
.rnds, soelnl. economic moral nnd reunions
and demnnds that It be
guarded by sane, enforcabte laws
which will m-a?orve the rights of all
p^rn and Infringe on the liberties of
none." ,
MEET TllIS EVENIN'fi.
IxH*nl MdmhiIp liOtlgo lo llonr Important
Matter DIscuseWI.
The membership of Catawba lodge.
Nn. RS. A. F. M., Is looking forward
with much Interest to to the meeting
of the lodge this evening, nt which
nn address Is to be delivered by ft.
J White, past master of Itoek Hill
lodge, on the alms and principles of
he Masonic Service Association of
-the United States. The oddress will
V>e delivered at the rennest of the
prnnd master of the grand lodge of
South Carolina and the master of
Catawba lodge. F. F'. Ardrey. urges
nil local masons to be present nt the
k . oommunlcatlon this evening and hear
presented a snblect which may prove
n be One of the trrenteof mnr nH
?? vaned in behnlf of Masonry.
Tiio Itrccnl Klcctlon.
This paper, suys The Presbyterian
Standard. has carefully refrained
from taking any part in the recent
national cainputgn. We have steadfastly
tried to render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesar's, and to
Clod the things that are Ood's. We
ITnve Caesar one vote as a private
citizen, we expressed our views, and
In a quiet way did what we could to
uphold the policies of Mr. Wilson.
As a paper of the church, however.
we abstained from any political
deliverances, though our hope was
for the success of the only party
that has ever been a friend to the
South.
The election is now over and the
Democratic party hns been overwhelmingly
buried for the time be'
|ng. It will do no good to explain
why, nor to Indulge In complaints
about the spirit of sectionalism that
wns aroused to turn the North and
' West against the South.
The I-ord rules In the affairs of
men and His plans are always wiser
than ours. The South hns a great
country and we ha>'e a great people.
I-et ua now turn from political affairs
to Increasing our production and
possibly prove to the masses In the
"North and West that we are as loyal
mm any people.
TOM EW,PP^
Supplies Kecelvod by Fort Mill Company
of National Guard.
Officers and a number of the men
of the Tom Hall Guards were busy
at the armory Monday checking up
and Issuing to tho members of the
company the equipment which had
ji st been received from the arsenal
depot In Atlanta. The company Is now
fully equipped for service with the
exception of rifles and shoes, which
are expected within the next few
days. Eight automatic BrownlnK
rifles, portable machine guns. were
among the equipment just received by
the company.
The equipment Includes full uniforms,
including overcoats, for 100
men. Under an order of the captain,
Frederick Nims, Jr., the men are to
be held to strict account for the care
of the uniforms, which nre not to be
worn except when the company meets
to drill or Is otherwise in-.the service.
Wednesday evening for the first
time the company appenred on .the
streets of* Fort Mill in uniform and
made what many considered a handsome
appearance.
<;i{.\l>FI> SCTIOOIi NOTES.
Exorcises Su-|kmu1o<I for 1 Valance of
Week?Football Team Ijoscs.
The graded school is today. ThanksCivinc
HllV lutvlmr hnll?lnv no noitnlt
and will not tcopen until Mondtiy
morning. The superintendent, R. IT.
Stribling. and n number of the teachers
expert to attend the meeting or
be State Teachers' Association in
Spartanburg the latter part of the
week.
The "Rnntnm" football tenm "eatrte
back" Tuesday a'ternoon and fought
the Wlnthroo Training school to a 7
1 score if they did lose agnin. The
feature of the game was the 10-yard
run for a touchdown by Mike Link,
the team's plucky quarterback. Although
'he team has lost three games
it is planning for greater things next
fall. Rasket ball will hold the attention
of the boys for the next few
months.
Hcll-Kmltti Marriage.
Miss Reatrice Rell and Callie A.
Smith, popular young Fort Mill people,
were married at 6 o'clock Sunday
Afternoon at the parsonage of
St. John's Methodist church by the
Itev. W. It. Rauknight, pastor. Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lived in
Fort Mill for a number of years and
have many friends in the community
who learned of their marriage with
interest and good wishes.
Mr. Smith is a veteran of the
World war, in which he served as a
sergeant in the Fort Mill company,
118th regiment, 30th division.'" For
conspicuous gallantry outside the line
of duty he was awarded the distinguished
service cross. He and Lieut.
Pozier. also of the Fort Mill compaiv,
initiated an exploit against the
Hermans after the Hlndenburg line
had been broken by the 30th division,
and Lieut. Pozier, as the leader of
He party, was awarded, the congres
slonal modal of honor.
Mis* A?la White Married.
Friends of Miss Ada White will
leu in with interest of her marriage
in far-away Juneau. Alaska on October
30 to John Malcolm Sharpies, a
leading merchant of that city. Mrs.
Sharpies is? a daughter of the late
A. S. White and Mrs. White and has
a number of brothers and sisters
in Fort Mill township. She has lived
in Alaska altogether about three
years, but in a letter to her sister,
Miss Zoo White, received a few days
ago, she said that she and Mr. Sharpies
looked forward with much pleas,
ure to a trip to South Carolina within
the next year or two.
The Rev. J. W. 11. Dyches will till
liis appointments at the Fort Mill and
l'leasant Valley Baptist churches Sunday
next. I >r. Dyches, as a meinbeT
of the presbytery selected for the
purpose, will assist In the ordinatiofi
of a young minister of the gospel at
Stough Memorial church. Pinevllle,
N. C., this morning.
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DELEGATION TO MEET.
York Members of Legislature Mold
Session In Rock Hill.
Following the suggestion of Senator
John K Hart, Representative W.
R. Bradford of the York county legislative
delegation Is today calling a
meeting of the delegation to be held
ot the Rock Hill chamber of commerce
at 11 o'clock a. m.. Friday,
December 3, to hear recommendations
that the citizens of the eastern
n/>tlnn nf tho noun \r AonAololtu
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wish to make affecting the county
government and also to take up the
matter of the employment next year
of the county demonstration agent
and the county home demonstration
agent. Senator Mart writes that he
will he unable to attend the meeting
on account of the numerous cases in
the York county court in which he is
enkaged as counsel. Prior to the
opening of the session of the Legls- .
lature In January, the regular annual
meeting of the delegation will be held
nt the court house in York.
The statement was made yesterday
that a number of Fort Mill citizens
will attend the delegation meeting In
Mock Hill to urge that the county
provide funds to improve the two
miles of public highway between
Fort Mill and the Catawba river Tt
also is exported that representatives
n* the Tom Hall Guards. Fort Mill
military organlatlon. will attend the
meeting to ask that the delegation
Include In the county supply hill for
next year an Item of several hun-.
dred dollars to assist the company In
equipping Us armory.
PROPOSES PISTOL LAW.
Fort Mill Man Would I*rovlde Uronw
for Carriers of Firearm.
"With crime rampant throughout
the country and the law-abiding cltlens
at the mercy of highwaymen,
footpads and other desperate characters.
it seems to me that the Legislature
at the session to begin next
January should afford the people
the means of protecting themselves
as far as It Is possible for them to do
so against the many criminals now
abroad . in the land." a day or two
ago said a Fort Mill business man to
The Times. "In North Carolina they
have a law, I am Informed, under
which any reputable cltlxon who believes
that his life Is in danger may
secure a permit to carry a revolver
for self-protection. We need such a
law In South Carolina. Things have
reached the point , where no man
knows whether his life is safe In this
State. Frequently business men and
others find It necessary to carrjf large
sums of money through the country
from one town to another In South
Carolina and those men arc helpless
to protect themselves against. highwaymen.
Others using the town
streets and country roads, especially
of night, on legitimate business are
>t the mercy of these lawless characters.
If we had a law In South Car
"Una permitting man of good repute
to secure a license from some county
official to carry a revolver or other
flrenrm with which to defend himself
If the occasion arose, there
would be much less crime of a vlo'eut
nature in the State, in my opln on."
the Fort Mill citizen concluded.
SLAY EACH OTHER.
tirnndfathcr nnd CJrnndson Fire Fatal
iShotM in Cherokee County.
T. P. Sarratt and Ttevls Dawson
killed eneh other in Cherokee counr
tv Sunday. Dawson was Sarratt's
grandson and wns 3tl years old, the
older man being 67. ?
It is said that Dawson met his father
Sunday morning and told him
thnt he was going- to kill his grandfather.
doing to tho house he sat
flown nnd talked quietly with the
old man. showing him a copy of the
divorce which he had recently obtained
from his wife in North Carolina.
Dawson suggested that they
wnlk out In the open, according to
he statement of Mrs. Sarratt. and
thnt her husband reached to the
mantel and took down his revolver,
which wns In a scabbard, and that
Dawson saw him do this.
Then. Mrs. Sarratt continued, she
heard her husband snv "If v?.. a/%
I will"?and the shooting commenced.
Dawson emptied his pistol and
Sarratt shot twice. Only one hall
took effect in Sarratt, he being shot
through the right breast. Both men
died immediately after being ahot.
neither speaking.
Dnwson's father lives within a few
miles of Gaffney and the Sarratt
home Is eight miles from the court,
house.
Death of Mrs. James Arrlier.
Mrs. Pearl Archer, wife of James
Archer, died suddenly of heart disease
at her home in the upper mill
village of the Fort Mill Manufacturing
company a few days ago. Mrs.
Archer had been ill for several days,
but her condition was not regarded
as serious. She is survived by her
husband and three small children,
the youngest of whom is only a few
weeks old. The interment was in the
town cemetery.
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Rclalr Storp Burned.
The store building and stock of
goods owned by James R. Pierce in
the Jtelair community. Lancaster
county, about seven miles from Fort
JVIllI, were totally destroyed by flre
Monday night. The Are was discovered
by a neighbor who went to the
home of Mr. Pierce and awoke him,
hut too late to save any of the property.
The store room and stock were
partially covered by Insurance.
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So far as The Times is Informed, no
Thanksgiving services are to be held
In any of the Fort Mill churches today.
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TWO CHEROKEE LADS KILLED.
Roy Hen demon, 16 Years Old, Accused
of Murder of Little Boys.
Prank and Floyd Klrby. aged 6 and
8 years, respectively, whose mutilated
bodies were found Saturday afternoon
in,Blue Branch creek, six miles from
Oaffney, met death at the hands
of Roy Henderson. 16. according to
the verdict of the coroner's Jury at
the Inquest, completed in Gaffney
Sunday. Henderson, who was arrested
Saturday night, denies the ktlltng
of the little boys, who had gone hunting
with him. After parting with the
boys, he told officers, he was fired
upon by a negro.
When asked how his gun, which
was found in two pieces near . the
scene of the killing, was broken, he
Is said to have claimed that when the
negro fired at him he fell, breaking
the mm as he went to the ground.
Henderson was captured by the
sheriff and deputies of Cherokee
county at Butler. In that county, and
Is now In Jail. He had gone to the
home of a farmer at Butler and. having
secured lodging, was preparing to
retire for the night when the officers
made the arrest.
According to the story given the
a. lji 11 k, snow mat up to November
15. the date for payment without pen4'ty.
the collections were approximately
$5,000, leaving only a few
hundred dollars to be collected with
penalty. '
It was generally expected that the
a.^sessment this year would be considerably
more than in 1919, but as &
mater of fact the increase for the
year amounts to only about $25,000.
The Increased levy of five mills produces
an Income of about $2,125 on
the whole assessment. The treasurer
states that as a general thing taxes
have been cheerfully paid, many of
the taxpayers acknowledging that
with everything else abnormally high,
taxes could hardly he expected to remain
nt the old level.
Clcorgv W. Davis Dead.
Mrs. T. R. flarrlson of Fort Mill a
few days ago received the distressing
news of the death of her father, Geo.
W. Davis, at his home In the Mint
Mill section of Mecklenburg county.
Mr. Davis wan a leading citizen of
the Mint Hill community. He was
horn In 1846 and except for a few
years he spent In Plneville some years
ago with his family had lived practically
his entire life in the Mint Hill
section. Mr. Davis was an elder of
Philadelphia Presbyterian church for
many years and was also a irtemher of
high standing in the Masonic order.
Pcsides Mrs. Harrison. Mr. Davis la
survived hy the following children:
Mrs. S. L. Hoover of Pinovtlle, Mrs.
W P. Ashcraft of Mint Hill. Mrs. J.
P. Zelgler of Wlnston-Ralem. N. C..
and W. K. Davis of Detroit. Mich.
Another son. Perry Davis, died at his
home in Fayettevllle. N. O., during
the Influenza epidemic two years ago.
The Baraca class of the Fort Mill
Baptist Sunday school, 8. L. Meacham.
teacher, will give an oyster and
turkey supper to Its members In the
Baraca room of the church this evening.
officers. Henderson enticed Frnnk and
Floyd Klrby away from their home
Saturday afternoon to go hunting with
him. When near the creek In which
the hodlea of the hoys were found. It
la alleged he shot the smaller hoy.
blowing off the right hand and top of
the head, then caught the older boy
and heat him with hla gun until he
was dead, after which ho took the
bodies and threw them Into a deep
hole of water.
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GEN, LFFTR FARKWFTX.
Adilrrss of Confederate Commander to
Arwmy of Northern Virginia.
Tn comollnnee with the request of
a subscriber. The Times prints herewith
the farewell address of Gen.
Robert K. T-ee to the Army of Northern
Virginia:
"Headqunrters of the Army of
Northern Virginia, April 10, 1865.?
"After four years of arduous
service. marked by unsurpassed
courage and fortitude, the Army of
Northern Virginia has been compelled
to yield to overwhelming numbcrr
and resources. I Nnced not tell the
survivors of so many hard fought battles
wljo have remained steadfast to
the last that I have consented to this
result from no distrust of them. hut.
feeling that valor and devotion could
accomplish nothing that could compensate
for the loss thnt would have
attended the continuation of the content.
T have determined to avoid the
useless sacrifice of those whose past
services have endeared them to their
countrymen.
"By the terms of the agreement
cheers nnd men can return to their
homes and remain there untll? exchanged.
You will tnke with you the
satisfaction that proceeds from the
consciousness of duty faithfully performed:
nnd I earnestly pray that a
merciful C?nd will extend to you His
hlosslng and protection.
"With an Increasing ndmlratlon of
your constancy and devotion to your
country, and a grateful remembrance
of your kind and generous consideration
of myself, I hid you an affectionate
farewell.
"R. E. I-ee, General."
PAYING TAXES PROMPTLY.
Fort Mill People Avoid Penalty?
Town's Income Increased.
The annual assessment of property
for taxation within the corporate limits
of Fort Mill for the year 1920
amounts to approximately $375,000.
With the levy of 15 mills for all purposes
made hy town council the Income
should be $5,625, the greatest
amount ever assessed by the town.
The books of the town treasurer, C.
GENERATION OF WONDERS.
Men Thirty-three Years Oltl Have
Seen More Ttian Their Share.
Nations celebrate their centennials
and men their birthdays. There remains
one anniversary which could
best be celebrated right now, says
the New York Mall. It is the end of
a generation, and the celebrants
would be all men born 33 years ago.
They have seen more than their
share.
Some of the marvels of tho generation
had their beginnings before,
but In effect these things have happened
in the last 33 years: The cities
have passed from horse cars to en
?>le cars. and from cable cars
to electric traction and In various
Instances from surface to underground
transportation. The motor
car has superceded the horse nnS
has made two miles In less than a
minute; the passenger capacity of
American motor cars Is greater than
that of American railroad trains.
Airplanes have mounted about 30,000
feet In the air; alrplanse and air
feet in the air; airplanes and nlrships
have crossed the Atlantic; perhaps
50,000 airplanes were used in
the world war; mall passenger and
express air service have been established.
Submarine war vessels came
irear driving surface fighting ships
from certain sections of the sea.
By the wireless telegraph and telephone
men can communicate across
the sea. By the talking machine they
can hear In their own homes the
voices of great singers, the music of
bands and orchestras. In its motion
note men and womtn enacting the
situations of picture drama. Electricity
has succeeded gas in the
home. The bathtub and open plumbing
have succeeded the Saturday
night wash tub on the kitchen floor.
Upon the farm have come the tractor.
the telephone, the electric milker.
Science, which dowered (he generation
with these things, gave U also
the infinite curse of poison gas warfare.
but did much to square the
bill by developing the X-ray, by the
discovery and utilization of radium,
hy Identifying the vermin carriers
of malaria, tvohold veliovi- ?*
bubonic plngue. nnd by almost wiping
yellow fever from the earth.
Man. as the socalled social animal
has "struck twelve" In this generation,
killing or disabling 40.000,000 of his
brothers in the World war, and burning
up 00 per cent of the accumulated
wealth of the ages. Every autocracy
has been consumed in the conflagration,
about 50.000,000 heretofore
submerged Europeans have gov.
erntnents of their own; American
women have the vote; 180,000',000
Russian are Inmatbs of a political
madhouse with keepers rathe^ tbnn
rulers.
A tangled record to appraise, with
the scientists showing up rather better
than the men anointed to rule.
One of the good gifts of the generation
to the man of 33 is the fact that
he is still a young man. which was
not the case with his father at the
same age; nnd presumably, therefore,
he will be able to profit from his
own variegated experience.
YORK MAX ENDS OWN I.IFE.
PhlHp W. t.ovo Slmnts Self to Donth
With PIstoL
Philip Williams I.ove, former chief
of police of York for about 25 years,
who was known by many people in all
sections of the county, killed himself
at his home in York Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock by shooting himself in
the head with a pistol. Mental depression
from 111 health Is thought to
have been responsible for the deed.
Mr. Rove had returned from Sunday
school nt the First Presbyterian
church nnd was alone In the house at
the time of the tragedy, except for
the presence of a negro cook In the
kitchen.
Mr. I.ove was 55 years of age and
was a native of the Bethesdn sectlo"
of the county. He bad been a resident
of York about 35 years, going
here as deputy sheriff to f'apt. E. A.
Orawford. After serving as deputy
sheriff for eight yen.s Mr. T/ove was
elected chief of police of York nnd
held the office until two years ngo,
when he resigned on account of fnil'ne
health. Since emitting the police
force, Mr. I.ove had devoted his time
to looking nfter his farTTh>uonr York.
BFF.F PRICKS OO DOWN.
Port Mill Meat Markets Rcs|>oii(| to
Petition for Reduction.
In response to a numerously slgneit
petition by employees of the Fort
Mill cotton mills and others asking
that the price of meats he reduced.
R. C. Ferguson and A. O. Jont?, proprietors
of local meat markets, last
Friday morning made the fol.. wing
joint statement in reply to the request
of the petitioners: "The undersigned
are pleased to inform the
signers of the petition presented at
our meat markets a few days ngo
requesting that we reduce the price
erf meats, that we are now in position
to comply with the request as
follows: Choice steak, old price 10
cents, new price 30 cents; ot*her
steaks, old price 35 cents, new price
25 ceqts; stew heef, old price 30
cents, new price 20 cents."
Miss Focy Klmbrrll Rend.
Miss Focy Klmhrell, daughter of
the lute I^eroy Klmhreil, died at her
home In Fort Mill at an early hour
last Friday morning, following an illness
of several months. She was 28
years of age and had heen a member
of the Methodist church for a number
of years. Miss Klmhrell Is survived
by one brother. Walter Klmhrell. and
two sisters. Mrs. Mason Moore and
Miss Llsette Klmhrell. The funeral
sci vices were conducted by the Rev.
W R. Rnuknight Friday afternoon
and the lntermen\ was In the town
cemetery.
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"FIRST CliASS FIG1ITIN* MEN." 1
Texas Rangers, at Home in (lie Satltlk\
An? Fspcrt Marluimm.
The Texas Rangers are tflo most
picturesque set of legalized lighting
men in this country. When it comes
to putting to n test real lighting qualities,,
the Hangers, only 4-0 in number,
are equal to almost any emergency
that may arise. They are picked
men, and must lie expert marksmen
and itt home in the saddle.
When a vacancy occurs in a company
the captain selects I lie mnn tr? .ill
It.
"I can look Into a man's eyes and
toll whether ho has not the rinht kiml
of stuff in hint to make a good Manner,"
several years ano said Cnpt. W. ?"
J. ("Mill") McDonald, who was In the
service many years. "I never make a
mistake la picking my men."
Most of tMe Manners formerly were
cowboys. When .a man leaves the
Manner service he usually either goes
back to the ranch or takes a position
at peace ollleer in some county or
city.
An idea prevails In sonte quarters
that the Manners are a reckless, rowdy
set of men. Quite the contrary is
true, accordion to I.indsay Carter, a
writer, who has clteil instances of the
moral character of the men. Cnpt.
John It. Munhes is a nrcat Sunday
school worker, and several J'ears ano
Capt. McDonald shot and killed four
Mexicans who were tlrini upon him
from ambush in a remote locality of
the lower Mio Orande border. The
next Sunday the captain was hack In
Brownsville and occupied a front seat
in one of the churches at morninn
and eventnn services.
The Manners have been prominent
in Texas history ever since Sam Hons
mn ami nis compatriots soroilod from
Mexico ami set up a republic of their
own. The United States government
orRnnlaed 17 companies of Kansrers
during the War of IS12. and they
were made a part of the reprnlar
army, hclmr mustered out ofter Andrew
Jackson's victory at New * >rleans
eniled hostilities. When the
Black Ilawk war hroke out in
the IlahRers were called into heimx
again. The rangers later became the
First cavalry of the regular army. In
the troubles with Mexico they assisted
the nrnty and acted as scouts.
The Hangers have made many enemies
In some localities of Texas where
by force of el renin stances they have
had to conduct their operations. M,,"v
attempts have been made through the
i.ogisiature :m<l in otlior way io
abolish the organization, but the
RatiRfrs have been liold as an Ind'sPMimldf
adtunct to t.bo State mlllt'n.
The Texas linnRor, who has horn labeled
n "first class flghtln" man." has
the powers of a military ami peace
odicer combined.
win in n.vrri.K with wini>.
Oklahoma Farmers Know I low to
Check Sand Blowing.
"Flow in the world do yon make
this sandy soil stay in one place long
enough to raise a crop?"
The fpiest ion was asked a western
Oklahoma farmer reeently by a newspaper
man. Even as the words were
spoken, one of those broadsides of < ?klahomn
winds rasped through eane
fields, tore at the waving Holds of corn
and scooped up the loose sand in open
fields. The sand was rifted In small
eiidics through the air. It swished
ami swirled across the fields.
"Knsy! Why. I never saw a field so
sandy I coiddn't control it and mnke
it produce pood crops."
The farmer who spoke was \V. S.
Kelly of Ttcckham county, who lives
seven miles north of Kll< City. <>kla
"My system is never to let the sand
start blowing. of course t am not
saying T ran prevent this strong wind
from gouging out parts of the sandy
soil here and there over my farm, hut
T do contend I ran check sand blowing
to a great degree.
"T always trv to leave my fields as
rough as possible after harvest. The
la'ger the clods the less chance tin*
wind has of scooping tin sand.. T
leave sfnhhle. erah grass and fodder
In the fields. The roots hold the
ground In ihnpe and the erah grass,
especially, aids in maintaining moisture.
Everything is left on the open
llelds that might possibly serve .as a
barricade against the winds."
"If the stubble and grass fail to
tioi.t tt.? ' *
nii.i" i .11111 111 <i cioiim:>
hopin to rise from my firlds, I no in
with :i lister nnii throw up ridfos to
eatrb tlio drifting Foil," Mr. Kelly
added.
"ftlnhhto from snwoil onln will ,isun'.ly
ltolil tlio soil rep.trdloss of "lrnv
snndv it '? However. till Until e.inno*
I. < wwrrl fo cnno."
Several farmers in Wnri'ltn mnntv.
Okln.. plow (hoi1- fields when I 'to soil
is wot. r?t that wnv clods are forntoil
v hioh ilffv lltr stronjf, fnitrltir winds.
Tltoy no Into tlio ' Pot Is with tli*1r
plows just os soon nftor rains as lh.?
horsos ran stand tin. Tltoy snv it dues
not Injuro tho soil, as tho olods <lis.
npnoar soon nftor rainfall.
Nearly all row orops pro listed in
an east anil west direction In tUoso
sortlons, at right nnelos to tlio prevailing
north an i south vinds
fill 111 Itrenil Prices.
Announcrmonl wns ninilo Saturday
by the Hock Hill bakery that there
wns to bo a 50 nor cent cut in the
price of broad, effective Monday. A
10 rent loaf of 14 ounces, a 15 cent
loaf of 20 ounces and a 25 cent loaf
of .52 ounces was to be put on the
market. it also was announced. Here. '
tofore the cheapest loaf of the,bakery
has been 15 cents ami the 25
cent loaf has been much smaller than
It now is.
Most of the baker's bread sold In
Fort Mill comes from the Korks'HIlt
bakery and the new schedule of prices
for its product already has been
put into effect by the local dealers.