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THEFMTMILLllMES f? Demo#irntlo--t?oi?llahed Thursdays. ,r The limes Invites contributions on live subjects but does not scree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. The right Is reserved to edit every communication submitted tor publication. / On .application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those Interested. Telophone, local and long distance. No. 112. Entered at the postofllce at Fort Mill, 8. C., as mall matter of second class. THURSDAY. JAN. 27. 1920. At tho 1919 session of tho General Assembly an act was passed creating the budget commission, composed of tho governor, the chairman of the financo committee of the senate and tho chairman of the ways and means committee of the house. The duty of tho budget commission Is to prepare estimates of the amounts It thinks necessary to run the State government during the next succeeding fiscal year and to submit these estimates, along, with Its recommendations, to the General Assembly during the first week or ten days of the legislative session. The law provides that tho representatives of the General Assembly on the commission shall Join the governor In his reports. During the two years the commission has bocn In existence neither the chulrmun of the finance committee nor the chairman of the ways and means committee signed the report of tho commission. Neither wus Invited by the governor to do so. Both committees were represented at the iviv gearings or rne commission, nui when tho tlmo came to submit the report to tho General Assembly, the governor sent it In as his Individual report. Tho same thins . happened with respect to the commission's report !for 1920, with this exception? neither committee chairman had uny part In preparing the report, neither huving attended the commission hearings, and neither therefore Joining the governor in any of the recommendations In the report. It ought to be known throughout South Carolina that Govotiw Cooper alone Is responsible far the^ recent recommendations of the budget commission, be they good or bad. tf his recommendations are wise, ho Is entitled to a monopoly^ of tho credit for fhcirt;* ff -{lrey^'gre 1 unwise and call for An '- expenditure of public fund* tho> Statg.tils hot In position to make, by the same reasoning he is the dnly one should be censured foi them. Meanwhile, however, "It Id n matter for wonder that the governor should overlook the provisions of the budget commission law requiring that the reports of the commission bo tho ' work of the three members constituting the commission and not those of htmsolf alone. If President-elect Harding appointed all t,lio men who are recommended for his cabinet It would tuke a good slzod hall to hold them. They might have to hold meetings out of doors; The old time politician's idea wun iu utiu i 11 u cuuiiiei upyuuumi'inn to flatter the pride of States and sections, and to take care of rivals who might make trouble If omitted. But the country In these times demands that government be run more like a business concern. Many presidents have been clever In naming candidates that would please the politicians. Hut frequently they lacked business ability. One of the biggest probloins Harding will have to meet during his administration is up right now. It is to get as heads of the departments men with though practical insight and constructive genius to solve the difficulties of this reconstruction porlod and give the pcoplo relief from the troubles of which they complain. v Thcro's many a slip 'twlxt the cup and tho lip, and the North Carolina newspnpers which seem to think that a 50 million dollar bond Issue for good roads In that State is a certainty, judging from the way they are playing up tho proposition, may wake up soon to learn that they have had tho wrong connection. The new Kovorrior, Morrison, Is udvocatlng a BV.Mtem <if hnrd-?iirf?oo ronrii for tho . Stato and proposes to build them from the gigantic,bond issue. Naturally, some of the newspapers across the lino have fallen all over themt solves in their hurry to Indorse the Igdvernor's proposition, as certain South Cnrollna newspapers do when the governor of this State launches a H>lan to put more taxation upon the people.- Good roads are about the ^ ost essential thing for any State ^Hpct to good schools, but Is possl^HL'or a State to bayo plans Unit uro |Bl ambitious or the time Inoppor^Be to push them through, and tf.is j^Bears to be the case with MorrlHb good roads program for North HHjMtaa. Would it not be well for HflftNorth Carolina Legislature to HMk a little deeper than the surthi? proposition before agree^EWWeaddle such an enormous debt pPI*H|ttelr State? For instance, It , mlfht be la the interest of the people I of thet State to make tome inquiries as to who will buy the bonds and at what price; also, whether then is the certainty that the money would , be wisely expended and whether- the S# millions would be enough to give all sections "of the State the same Irtnd of roads and the proportion of them which a fair distribution of the money would call for. | BOLL WEEVIL ABOUT DUE. j (JVritten for The Times.) In 1892 the cotton boll weevil entered the United States at Brownsville, Texas. From the date of its entry It has been cotton's worst Insect enemy by taking a heavy toll from the crop each year. Advancing eastward at an nv >: a.;e rate of 50 miles a year, sometimes more and sometimes less, the weevil had icached the southwestern edge of South Carolina in 1917. It is now present in Lancaster county and may be in York county next spring. Several months ago a government expert visited this section looking tor the weevil, but was unsuccessful in his search. This does not mean that there are no weevils here for he may have overlooked them or they may have come hero later. This much is true?the weevil was duo to hit Fort Mill this past fall (1920); if it didn't we are indeed lucky. Notice that I have said "lucky," for that is what we should count ourselves. If it fails to be seen this summer, by dnmago In our fields, then It Is most certain to be seen the year following. In the summer of 1922. Don't bo a "Doubting Thomas" about the boll weevil reaching you. Others have made the same mistake, so let's profit by their experience. We must begin to educate ourselves for farming under boll weevil conditions, otherwise when the weevil does appear here he will get tho bigger part of our cotton crop. Some say It is too cold hero for the weevil, while there are others that believe some net of Providence will save us. nei us race com iucis or scienunc truths that \ve do know about the weevil. All who have studied the weevil find that It multiplies very much faster In wet, rainy seasons than during dry seasons. This Is easily understood when we consider the fact that the dense foliage (in rainy seasons) protects the immature weevils in the fallen squnres on the ground from the heat of the sun, which normally kills large numbers of the Immature forms. Experts also find that weevils are susceptible to very cold weather, but there has never yet been known a a Inter severe enough to kill all the weevils. Therefore it is evident that C<?ld weather will check hut not destroy the weevil. Nature has also aided the farmer by placing here other Insects which eat or parasitize lie weevils. Now let us consider briefly how we may light the weevil. There are two methods: one is by using tho now dust poison and tho other way is by cultural methods in farming. The former method is still in the experimental stage, so it is best to use the latter method until we know more about tho new poison. 1. Get an early variety of cotton suited to boll weevil sections. One of the best varieties for this section 's the "Cleveland Hig Boll." 2. Plant your cotton just as early as you can. .1. fertilize well. 4. Cultivate often. 5. Outlier your crop early. 6. Plow under or burn your stalks before the date for the tirstr heavy frost. 7. Keep your terraces clean by burning them off. Cotton is still being grown with profit in the boll weevil section where they use the methods described in this article. t You must expect the weevil to have his share of your cotton crop just like a tenant. How much he gets will depend on the season nnd whether you farm right or not. R. M. S. TO NAME ROAD BODIES. County Delegation to Select Men for Within a week the office of township BupervlBor for York county will huve been ubollshcd and the duties horctoforo performed by that otflciul will be assumed by a board of township commissioners, three for each township in the county, in compliance with the act passed at tlio 18580 session of the General Assembly. The act takes effect on February 1, 1920, ' and among other things provides that the commissioners shall be appointed by tho governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation and that they shall hold office for two years, laist Thursday at a meeting of tho York delegation in Columbia the list of commissioners was practicully agreed Upon and will be sent to tho governor for approval during tho present week. The plan adopted by the delegation in selecting .the commissioners wus to allow the representative to choose the personnel of tho commission for his own township and for tho delegation to agree upon the members for the other townships. The men to compose the Fort Mill township had not boen definitely selected yesterday, but It may be stated thnt one will be from the lower section of tho township, another from the Gold Mill section and the third from the town itself. According to the act creating the townshtp commissioners they nre to have tho powers now vested in the township supervisors and shall assume the duties heretofore exorcised by the township supervisors. They arc to elect from their number a clerk and a chairman, who shall sign and countersign all vouchers issued from their office. The clerk and chairman shall each receive 175 per year for their services and the other member of the board $50 per year. ine commissioners nrc authorised as they may deem It necessary to employ a competent road engineer as road superintendent whose duty shall be to superintend the construction, repairing and maintenance of the public roads and highways of the township and perform such other duties as the commissioners may deem to be for the best interest of the roads and highways. lie shall be paid a resonabie salary for his services. It shall be the duty of the commissioners to keep the roads improved or constructed by them In repair, and for this purpose they shall use the funds arising from the tax levies and the commutation road tax. They njfhy divide the roads to be lm . '. ' - .J.' wovt proved or repaired Into oecttona of ? not Iom than one-half mile or not ' more than two miles for the purpose ! of letting the same out for. construe- < tlon or Improvement by contract to | the lowest responsible bidder. Prior < to the letting of such contract ton ' days' notice shall be given In at least , four public places In the township < "n which the section or sections of J (he road aro to be let. of the time < and place of the letting of the said < contract, (he commissioners reserv- ] Ing the rl'fht in said notice to reject < anv or nil bids. Tnc. township commissioners are ] 'mpowpred to condemn land, eoll, < trees or other material adjolnl::g or ] near to the road, for the purpose of < relocating, widening. Improving and repairing public roads, case the ' right of way. surface, soil, trees or < other material cannot be Been re 1 by J donation or agreement. The com- < mlssloners shall keep a book, open < for public Inspection at all reasona- ] Die times, setting rortn all contracts made by It for the repairing and maintenance of public roads. WILLIAM H. WIN OLE DEAD. Well Known Port Mill Township tit Iron Passes Away. William H. Windle died at his home five miles north of Fort Mill Inst Friday evening, following a period of declining health of two years or 1nore, due to nn organic trouble from which he had been a great suf- ' fcrer for the last year. The funeral ? "^rvio.q wee conducted at the home Saturday afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of Flint Hill Baptist church, of which Mr. Windle had been a member for several years, and the interment was In Flint Hill churchyard. Mr. Windle was born In Lancaster county on June 12. 1865, and was therefore In his 66th year. Most of his life had been spent In Fort Mill township, to which he came with his father as a young man. He was well known throughout the county ay. a prosperous farmer and well-todo citizen. Some years ago he took an active interest In politics and was considered one of the Blease lead era In York county who wielded a great deal of Influence In that faction of the Democratic party. He was for two years a member of the State h'storlcal commission, to which he was appointed by Governor Blease. Mr. Windlp was twice married, his first wife being Miss Dora Blankensh'n. who died about six years ago. Of this union Mr. Windle Is butvIve l by seven sons and two daughters, as follows: W. F. Windle, Knox Windle. Hyder Windle, Henry Wlnd'e O'mrley Windle, Gary Windle nnd Brleo Windle, Mrs. Charlton Smith nnd Mrs. Joseph Smith. Following the death of his first wife Mr. Windle was married to Mrs. Grace lllpp. by whom, with one little son, two years old. *he Is also survived. John Windle of Yonkers, N. V u?hq n hrothor nf Mr Wlnrllft. Mr1. 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