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' * f - wm THE FORTMILLTIMES Democratic?Published Thursdays. W. R. Bradford. Editor and Publisher. ' The Times invites contributions on live subjects but does not agree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. The right is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. ' On application to the publishers, advertising rates are made known to those interested. / TolnnKann \nnn 1 n nrl Inntr ^IstlinfP No. 112. Entered at the postofflco at Fort Mill, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY, DEC. 30. 1920. . The newspapers of the country and that section of the public which refuses to take seriously the work _ of the Lord's Dny Alliance in its efforts to promote Sabbath observance In line with the teachings of Iloly Writ are apt to wake up some fine morning to ldarn that they have deceived . themselves by believing that the country did not indorse the work of this organization, which is endeavoring to have written into the laws of the land the principle to which every great church In America is committed, namely, that one day in se!vcn belongs to Almighty God. and that this day should lie celebrated in the spirit of genuine rdst and not as the pagnn Sabbath of continental Europe. "The Sabbath must bo kept sacred or lost forever," says the ltev. H. L. Bowl-by, general secretary of the alV liancc. "if commercialism is allow ed to encroach upon it here and thore it will soon become entirely commercial and it will not even be a holiday. Keeping 10.000 traction employees busy in order to give the masses an outing is not God's way of observing the Sabbath. It iiMammon's way of securing its annihilation. Wo are accused sometimes of trying to take the sun out of Sunday." continued Mr. Howl by. "Thai is exactly what the Sabbath desecrators are doing, and we are trying to bring it back. We don't want to compel anybody to worship in our way or to worship in any way. if ho does not want to. But we insist that every American is entitled to a Sabbath; not merely to 24 hours off. but to ope day out of seven which is obviously different from other days, to a day which Is dedicated to the I.ord, to a day in which he will not have to fight his way against a current of commercialism in order to worship at all. but a day in which lie may normally expect to be lifted out of himself into real communion with his Creator. That would be a day of rcnl recreation. America <li?l have such a Sabbath once. our alliance In simply fighting for Its restoration." As a rule wortls of commendation for the efforts of editors to make their newspapers interesting nn<l Informing are seldom forthcoming, however hard the man who is responsible for the contents of the paper may try to make It acceptable to his readers. Once in a while, however, there is an exception to the rule, as for Instance Iti the case of an exctaige which drifted into this olllce n few dnys before Christmas enrrying a card in which a friend of the paper thanked tho editor for the work ho had "done during the year In furnishing the community with a live, progressive newspaper that has stood always for law and order ami such other things as promote the public welfare." concluding with a word wishing the editor a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Seemingly by a sort of common eonsent tho best tho leverage editor Is able to put Into his editorial and news columns goes into the public hopper, passes between the millstones nnd comes out so intermixed with tho genernl mass of grist that no one notes it, not at least to tho extent of i to hear the editorial. "Fine and exactly to the point." cam o the general response when the editor had concluded the I'euding. " You are nil friends q? mine," then saf.d the editor, "and I shall presume upon your friendship by saying tliat for two reasons 1 do not thank you for the compliment you have just paid me? you are not disinterested critics for ono thing and for another the article is as weak as the courage of a kitten and is barely worth printingHut I have written 'stuff some of the big metropolitan papers tnought well enough of to reproduce in their columns, and although 1 see and converse with each of you nearly every day and have reason to believe that all of you read the articles I yefer to, not one of you ever condescended to mention them to me, perhaps because you had no personal interest in the matters discussed in them." In The Times last week was printed a schedule of the license fees owners of tnotor vehicles will have to pay for the privilege of operating their cars in South Carolina next year. Many doubtless will complain that the foes arc too high and with this view The Times finds Itself in accord. Put high or low. , the people are responsibly for the- law in which the license fees arc sot. For weeks prior to the meeting of the General Assembly last winter there was an insistent demand throughout tin? State that good roads legislation be written into the statutes, many apparently seeming to think that if such a nteasttcj wete passed good roads would come overnight. - Few of those most insistent upon such legislation stopped to think that it took money to build ?ood to: ds nr.<l that they would have to I e paid for. In casting about for souices of revenue with which to make a start toward Imihling better roads the General Assembly hit upon the automobile ami kindred vehicles as a source of revenue. The fees were made higher . than certain members thought they should have been, hut their protest was laughed | out of court. "Most automobilb u? n|i|>it-uimiun 10 me c<uxnr. Which recalls an incident that happened in a South Carolina newspaper otlico some years aj?o. The editor, held In high esteeom by his eonfre rocs as a sound thinker -who could put his thouRhts into print in unuHtmlly attraetlvo form, rerclved n delegation of threo or four of his personal friends whb had called to diseuss with him a> mntter of some public Interest. After tho object of the islt was stated, tho editor informed tho party that he had Just written an editorial on tho subject in which they were interestod and thut with tholr permission he would road It aloud. All, of course, wantedI I wners," they were told, "are well to io and an they get more service out the public r-nds than any 'other :luss of citizens, let's make them pay v good price for it." So tho good ? : <l? measure was pnss-xd with tic motor vehicle license section as a part of It. Whether the measure wiH proye a panacea for the bad roads of the Stale remains to he seen. Perhaps the highway commission has not yet had sufficient time to prove its worth. In any event, however, it is worth noting that the body has n pretty good opinion of itself, judging from the increased appropriations it is asking to carry on its work. THANKS 0 For your patronage during the past year. We hope to see you in our store often this year, and assure you that you are always welcome. CULP BROS. 'I * . PHONE 15 i mm 7 . v '* \ * - TORT MILL TDH8, Patronage l \ "< We wish to thai patronage you ha 1 Q90 on/] I / U11U liupc IU 1 \ v Hutchinson's New Year's We take this opporti many friends and custc al patronage during 19i hope that we shall be The Candy H. CARRQS, P I We Are To the patrons of I business they have t the year 1920 and ; continuance of theii t ing 1921. j JONES Df THIS STORI That the Ne\ bring to each friends Peace, I and Happines | B. C. FER< JOB PR I AT THE TIMES OFFJ Old Newspapers for Sa Times Office. i \ . 4 . 4 fort mm, 8. 0. " ~ I ippreciated % ZZZI * lk you for the ve given, us in nerit it in 1921 Pharmacy I Greeting. jnity to thank our >mers for their liber20, and express the as fortunate in 1921. Kitchen roprietor. Grateful I his store for the | given us during I hope to merit a | 1 : patronage dur- I IUG CO. E HOPES v Year will of its many , Prosperity 3S. 3USON. | NTING [CE - - PHONE 112 ile at the Fort Mill ' v,, Him?Hi WMIlMJMMBHWy <.ml t-? . - ' A * ' '"T"11 $ ' ' ' I ' :' y f iMraS Don't Worry 4 The world knows little cares less. The world successes. Stop worrying over thi helped, and do things] t Few people care a cor failure, and few if any, v You may sit and magnif mourn and go mad ov< but men will only smile t and say of you; He's n< Self-pity,'sympathy-solid wailing will only let you Brace up, brush up, thinl get up. Think down, tool and you will stay down. Paint your face with a sir cess and then work for i Yours for a happy and pi YOUNG & ALWAYS BUSY?BUT N Best W For 1? 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