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. ' I S 'V * 4 i THE FORT MILL TIMES Democratic?Published Thursdays. , . Wm* H. Bradford* Editor aid PublUker. 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 tor publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112. Entered at the postofflce at Fort Mill, 8. C., as mall matter of the second class. * THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921. Some years ago the late Senator B. R. Tillman said that there was more poverty and ignorance in New York city than in all the States of the South combined. The senator did not perhaps mean to be understood as saying that there were a greater number of people in New York who could not read and write than were to be found in the South, but. ignorance does not alone comprehend one's inability to read and write. There are other forms of ignoranee and it was these that the senator doubtless had in mind in his observation. On the score of poverty the indictment was correct then as it is today. And to prove the assertion one needs but to turn to the current number of The Literacy Digest and there see a pie.'ure of a tenement home in New York showing the mother at work over a table with nine children about her. Four of the older children apparently are helping the mother in the "home work," while the other five are playing about the room neglected. The picture, we are told, is a reproduction of conditions in thousands of homes in New York which are described as "the 110 man's land of the industrial world." Therein work is done by the mother and children on various articles for men, women and children, such as slippers, shirts, neckwear, vests, wai.-.tsj, tasoolu 1 1\ .? 4 m ?>Aila pwio, ui iiiiuiai uu>vi;int iuiia, vrun, powder puffs, infants' petticoats, children's dresses, boys' jackets, knitted caps, toy watches. These articles, when completed by the mother and children, are returned to the factory whence the material was secured and in due time find their way into the hands of the consumer, who perhaps never sus pects that the articles were finished at the expense of physical and mental health of children, "whose little fingers and little minds are forced jjt tasks which tire eyes and backs and fingers and deaden hearts and minds." I'o poverty is due such conditions. The mother, perhaps having a vagabond husband or being a widow, is forced to take in "home work" at distressingly low remuneration to maintain herself and little ones, who, of necessity, are called upon to help in the tasks. Meanwhile mental, moral and physical neglect. is the portion of these children. Nowhere in the South will one find such conditions of poverty as are to he found in these homes of the North. Fort Mill boasts two strong banks which have always shown a disposition to accommodate their customers, and that the people are not upappreciative of the service of these banks is shown by the fact that they are now patronized by practically every substantial citizen of the community. In selecting his banking connections the thoughtful citizen considers the strength of the institution and its willingness to accommodate him should he call upon it for a loan. There never has been any question as to the strength of the Fort Mill banks and that they have helped hundreds of their customers over rough places or ' - % II \ V ^ have advanced them money with whieh to finance their business is a known fact. This being the case and F6rt Mill being the logical banking place of the people of the lower section of Mecklenburg county, N. C., who wish to place tbeir business with banks that are run as banks should be run, it is little wonder that the list of customers of the local banks from across the line in North Carolina shows a steady increase. With good roads from the Steel Creek and Pineville sections of Mecklenburg county to Fort Mill practically the year round, not only the banking business of the town is being increased by citizens of those communities, but much other business also is coming here us a natural concomitant. Will Hays, postmaster general in the Harding cabinet, may make a good official, but if his ability to conduct the postal service depended upon his looks he would fall down on the job. It is possible, however, that he was wearing a false face when the pictures recently printed of him in the I limi'onnnn... I - uuu magazines were made. Spokesmen for the railroads of the country say that the companies are about bankrupt and it is suggested that the government may be called upon to take over their control. All of which is en-, couraging. If the people must continue to bear the burdens of inefficient railroud management the sooner the federal government comes to their relief the better for the country. No one denies that the railroads have been hit by the financial depression, but so have all other public enterprises for that matter. Let the railroads begin to treut the people with a greater degree of consideration and much of the nationwide spirit of antagonism thut has been manifested toward them recently will disappear. This is a .day of retrenchment and an effort to return to normal conditions, yet we see the railroud companies instead of helping in the undertakim* nut. ling upon the public the further burden of increased passenger rates, after having already put into effect freight tariffs that are entirely too high. Presently the companies will awake to the fact that they have a serious competitor in the motor vehicle and for short hauls of both passengers and freight they must compete with this new method of transportation. Why, for instance, should the Fort Mill merchant or other busines man pay the Southern railway $5 to haul a package of freight from Charlotte to Fort Mill that can be brought here by motor truck from that city for $4? And again why should the citizen of this town who has business in ltock Hill patronize the passenger trains of the Southern when he can go down there in his motor ear in as short time and return at his pleasure for less than the cost of rail transportation? It would seem that the railroad companies would take into account the fact that, they must meet present-day conditions and give the people the relief to which they are entitled. Otherwise business for them will continue to iro from bad to wnr?n It is a fair assumption thut the public demands such salacious reading matter as the reports the daily papers recently carried on the trial of the Varner case at Greensboro, N. C., and the reports ihe same papers are now carrying of. the trial of the Hamon case at Ardmore, Okla., otherwise the press would not feature such filth. The newspapers, like the merchants, are in business to supply the wants of their customers. The damage done by such nauseous news is not in the effect it may have upon grown people, but because it pollutes the minds of the youth of both sexes with incidents of the seamy side of life that it were better for them to know nothing about. 7 V ' A ' ' : -x ' TORT MILL TIMEI rrrsr VEIOUR FINISH LYTLE DRUG CO., NEW ST NEW We beg to announ6e to ou generally that we will opt week a First on East Hall Street. We i stock everything found i and we respectfully solicil Features of our business Prompt Delivery Service, week for the Specials we i Urn fW. BR .a__ o_ ore GOOD TH1 Orocorir?, Market, Country Prwluee. Phone Fourteen. Executors' Sale of Personal Property of the Late W. H. Windle. Notice is hereby given that we will sell at the residence of the late \V. II. Windle on Friday, March 25fh, 1921, beginning at 10:30 o'clock A. M., all of the per sonal property of the late W. IJ. Windle, consisting of various articles of household furniture, agricultural implements, cotton seed, corn, wheat, rye, lumber, together with four mules and two sows, shoats and ull other personal property of said deceased not heretofore disposed of. Terms of sale CASII. No property to be removed until paid for. J S. BRICE and GRACIE L. WINDLE,. Executors for the Estate of W, II. Windle. Deceased. "RafcSnap Kills 48 Rate" WtOwtrrfaWiifcui, h?ijlmii H? mti : "After nelnff one lerrc peckeira. we counted 48 deed inte." RAT-SNAP killo 'era. di lee tip the cereeee. end leevee o ?ell. Cete end doce won't toach it. Oieiiee In con venire eUeeekee: no mixing with other food. Get e peckege todey. Three eiaee: Ke for kitchen or colter: 65c for chicken hoaee or corn crib; $1.26 for berne end outbuildinge. Tour money beck if RAT-&N AP doeen't do the work. L.YTL.E DRUG CO. THE CASH STORE. A ^ - I I, FORT MILL, S. 0. ffcenew your walls a year from now ( owf/i so.ip, water, and a rag? K\ HERE is bcautv that time trcuts I A kindly! I , \ Devoc Vclour Finished Walls aro ' I really washable; can be kept sani- ! tary and fresh for years! Devoc Vclour Finish ir riade ?r 2 nany artistic colors th "ccf iho ft light, keeping the ryoin tkerlCl, I some like and restful, it can be R iscd over wall paper, burlap or kl slastcr. "DbVOH PRODUCTS nret.roe tested and / proves,-backed by Ifi6 years* D| cncc of the oldest paioi moiuhcltii .11^ D concern in die U.S. Fouimed I "SI. -m, U ^ Sold by tkcDncc .I cr.t Fort Mill, S. C. ^ O ^ IW: "" GOODS r friends and the public in the latter part of this s Grocery shall endeavor to keep in II an up-to-date grocery t your patronage, will be Low Prices and Watch The Times next shall offer. ADFORD j J )3>TIEI1S INGS TO EAT I ? Shoe Repairing Men's Shoes Half-soled . . $1.00 Women's Shoes Half soled . .75 Men's Shoes, Soles Sewed . 1.25 Women 's Shoes, Soles Sewed 1.00 My business is run on a Cash Basis and all work must be paid for when delivered. Jobs left 30 days will be sold for charges. J. P. Biiiue MAJESTIC THEATRE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, William Duncan and ' EDITH JOHNSON The world's most popular serial couple, in "Fighting Fate." This is Duncan's latest serial Remember the date. - -7*' * -V : r: \ ; . , v *44 ? 44444?? ? SPECIAL . ONSPRIN JI We have an almost complete I Men's High Grade Slippers ii ? will sell them to you this seasc I cheaper than last season. \V< ; price list and then come to s? | in the good "Star Brand" line. . pleased as you always have b< All $12.00 Oxfords All $11.00 Oxfords J J All $10.00 Oxfords ? All $9.50 Oxfords | All $9.00 Oxfords Y All $8.50 Oxfords All $8.00 Oxfonls All $7.25 Oxfords All $6.50 Oxfords *; All $6.00 Oxfords Every pair of Children's Slipj ?> portion to price. It will be a 'let us have the opportunity to '' new Slippers. THE CAS | S. A. LEE and T. See Our Sho Friday ant For Grocery Offered Tt B. C. FEB STARNESI Get the pep in that Aut ing your Repair Work do Electric Starters, Gener The Best of Serv STARNES /! A. R. Starnes, Gen'l. Mgr. CALL on CULPBROS. ror your Groceries, Coal, Ice, Gas ol ine.l Kerosene and Motor Oils. CULP BROS. PHONE 15 Why Mr. tf. Windsor (R. I.) Put Up with Rata for Yaars "Year* ago I got tome rat poison, which nearly killed our fine watch dog. We put up with rata untti a (dead told me about Rat-Snnp. It surely kill* rats, though house pets won't touch it." Rata dry up and leave ao smell. Prices, 35c. 65c. SI .25. Soli and guaranteed uy LYTt?E RDUO CO. a THE CASH STORE. ?\ % PRICES G SHOES < * line of Ladies', Children's and *1 1 Blaeks. Tans and White and ?? >n at from $1.00 to $4.00 pair i invite yon to look over our \\ e what we have to offer you We are sure you will be ?? i>en. *I $8.00 :: $7.50 :; $6.50 .. ..$6.50 o . $5.90 $5.75 ;; $5.50 $4.90 :: $4.50 :: . . - $4.00 >ers red need in the same pro- '1 big saving to you if you will ? furnish you this year with X 4 HSTORE F. LYTLE, Mgrs. ;> > { M & + >+ ! < ++< +< iv Windows I Saturday Biggest Specials us Season lGUSON MOTOR CO. omobile of yours by hav ne at Starnes Motor Co ators, Magnetos Repaired ice Guaranteed. VIOTOR CO. ?W. J. Steele, Machinist. | Tired | S"I was weak and run-down," Wif relates Mrs. Eula Burnett, of B Dalton, Ga. "I was thin and 0 Just felt tired, all the thne. B V I didn't rest well. I wasn't H yk ever hungry. I knew, by B this, I needed s tonic, and B W as there Is none better than? H ICARDUlf | The Woman's Tonic | Sg . . . I began using Cardul," rJ continues Mrs. Burnett. V "After mj flret bottle, I slept U 1 bettor and ate better, t took U m four bottles. Now I'm well, A 8| feel Just fine, eat and sleep, K V my skin Is clear and I hare J gained and sure feel that M BR Cardul Is tfie beet tonic ever V made." Thousands of other women Art _ have found Cardul Just as R ? Mrs. Burnett did. It should R H help you. dj At all druggists. notice <?f eost stock certificate. Notice is hereby given that Oertillcnte No. 10!> for two (2) shares of Stock of the Fort Mill Cooperative Association issued to the undersigned on October 27. 1019. lias been lost or destroyed, and the undersigned, owner of said stock, will apply to said corporation on the 20th day of March, 1021, for the issue of a new certiorate to him to take the place of that which has been so lost or destroyed. M. J. ADCOCK. February 0, 1921. J) ?tM24 \d