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Established 1891.
SEE WEEVIL AT WORST.
+ Fort Mill Farmers Visit Lower C
Section of State.
A party composed of about GO
farmers of the Fort Mill commu- 1
"hity and business men of the ; 1
w,. .... . I
iowii ten r ort 31IU eariy 1uestiay ;
morning on a trip to the lowcountry
to investigate first hand |
the ravages of the boll weevil in
that section. The trip was under j
the auspices of the First Nation- .
al bank, whose president. Col. T. j
B. Spratt. took personal direction |
of arrangements for the aecom
modation of the members. '
The party reached Columbia at I
noon Tuesday and after getting :
dinner in the capital city proceed- '
ed on the way to several of the
low-country counties where the ^
cotton pest has wiped out all i
prospects of a crop this year.
Wednesday night a number of j
members of the party returned lo ,
Fort Mill and brought back with
them the message of the low- ,
country, that, in the infected ,
areu, cotton is good forage for ,
boll weevils hut is out of the |
question as a money crop. I
"We saw immense fields of lis
pretty vouoii us one ever iookcu
at from 1 li*? roadside." this morn- j
ing said a member of the party, ,
"but upon examination it was |
found that tlie stalks bad been |
stripped of bolls and that in .
many instances not so much as a ,
bale would be gathered from 1"> ,
aeres. Another thing we learned (
is this?that if York county is |
not to he caught in the same fix ,
next year the low-country is in t
this year, it will he necessary for (
our farmers to take the advice of (
that section and depend upon <
other crops to a large extent for (
their prosperity." I
PLEASANT VALLEY NEWS.
Interesting Items From Progressive
Community.
Mrs. J. Z. Bailcs and her little
* daughter. Lillie. spent last week
with relatives in Gold Hill.
W. B. Patterson spent the past
week in Charleston.
Mrs. L. K. Therrell and her little
son have returned to their
hitliln ItKPii nflitt* viwit itwr mlfitii'ttw
iii Ureenville.
Misses Mai'thu .Julia Bryant
and Eudora Blakeney of the
Providence section spent the past
week-end with Miss Mary Batles.
Mrs. R. L. Kirven ami Iter little
son. Robert, have returned to
their home at St. Charles, after
an extended visit to Mrs. Kir
ven's parents. Mr. and Mrs. I).
O. Potts.
Mr. and Mrs. liartwell Sturgis
and family of Rock Hill visited
recently Mrs. Sturgis' parents.
Mr. and Mrs. .John Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Wood and
their children of Newnan, (iahave
returned to their home af- j
ter spending some time with Mrs. j
Wood's parents. Mr. and Mrs. .J, i
P. Harris.
A number of farmers of this j
section tliis week visited the boll <
weeyil section in the lower part !
of the State with tlie hirst National
bank party. Tlie trip
proved botli interesting and in- j
structive. "Spinner.''
Lieut. Lytle Transferred.
By a recent order of the adjutant
general's department. Columbia,
First Lieut. Arthur C.
Lytle of the Tom Hall Hoards.
Company K. First regiment. S. C.
.N.'U., is Iranstcrrcd to I hird battaliou
headquarters, Rock Mill.
The transfer of Lieut. Lytle
creates a vaeaney in the local
company which is to he filled by
election next Monday evening.
Lieut. Lytle has been one of the
mainstays of the local company
and it was with regret that the
company a day or two ago learned
of his transfer.
Plans promoted by Maj. .J. C.
I Dozier of the Third battalion, reW
cently appointed by (Jovernor
Cooper, and Lieut. Lytle are now
under way for the formatiou of a
battalion headquarters company
in Rock Hill and Port Mill. The
company is to be composed of 40
men, 20 from Rock Hill and 20
from Fort Mill, and will be commanded
by Lieut. Lytle.
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PAY FOR MILITIAMEN.
Jheckfor Nearly $3,000 Received
by Tom Hall Guards.
A piece of news that was hearilv
welcomed bv the members of
he Tom Hall Guards, Company
< First regiment. S. C. N. G.,
I'wesdav evening at the regular
veekly drill was the announcenent
by one ?>f the officers that a
heck luul been received from the
'inanee department. Fourth corps
ilea. Fort McPherson. Atlanta,
'or the company's service for the
period from .1 unwary I to June
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ii. i ii?' cucck was ior < .bu.
b'ort tin* six moiit lis * service servants
were paid $4">, corporals
Wi. first class privates $ !"> and
privates $M().
I'ndor the law passed l?v Conrress
two years ago providing for
the maintenance of the National
[ tiard. militiamen arc paid fot
11tending drills at the same rate
per day allowed enlisted men in
the regular army. Oflicers of the
National (inard receive a fixed
ailarv, except when they are or
lered out for service, and then
heir compensation is the same a>
that of oflicers of equal rank i>
he regular establishment.
Both the oflicers and men ol
he Tom Hall Hoards take great
interest in the organization ami
ti e company is now considered
tiv regimental oflicers one of tin
est in the State. A few night?
igo the regular semi-annual in
action of the company's proper
ly was held and it was found
lo he in good condition and thai
radically nothing of value wit
nissiiiL'. The comnanv now ha>
unlet* way plans for the erection
>f ji flub house on the rifle rang<
!wo miles west of tpwn near tie
i'atawba river and is pushing ji
'nmpnign for funds for that pur
pose.
Four Church. Buildings.
The recent resignation of- th?
pastor of the Fort Mill l*rosl>\
lerian ehureh, originally knowi
,.s I'nity ehureh. recalled to om
id' the oldejr members of the eon
gregjition that the ehureh build
!i!g now in use is the fourth lie
congregation has had since tie
ehureh was organized about 14<
years ago. '1 lie first buildim
was a log structure two mile,
east of town on what is iiov
known as the Spencer place. Tie
building was in an immense bod;
of woods and in going to ehurel
ei. Sundays it was the practice o
many adult male members t<
carry their rifles with them.
The original ehureh buildin;
was used for a few years jtnd tliei
the congregation put up auolhe
building which was located nea
the entrance to oltl I'nity conic
lory, half a mile east of the pros
cut city cemetery. This huildin;
was in turn 'displaced when j
large frame house of worship wa
huilt hy the eougregat ion jibou
1S40 alongside the Lailejiste
read, now Tom llall street, in th
eastern end of town. The huild
ing wais in a beautiful grovi am
there the congregation worshipe.
uitil 1SS1. That year the hriel
sliueture which has since heel
used hy the congregation wji
coiiudet ed and the frame huild
ing on tlio same street was alum
tloned. Among the present mem
bership of the church there ar
kmi< 1 to be the descendants of n
more than two or three of tli
original members,
"Times" Building Delayed.
Delay in tlio work on the m*\
building on Confederate stive
into which The Times expect ei
to move Septeinher 1 has disar
ranged the paper's plans ami i
now seems likely that the hllihl
iii?r will not he reaily for oeeii
paiiey In-fore the 15th of Scptem
her. The building is a two-stor,
si met nre of hriek const met io
ami it is thought will he bette
adapted to newspaper uses tlia
the building now'occupied b
The Times. The paper's linotvp
and press will be on the grouu
floor, with a business otlice opei
ing on the street. On the secon
floor will be the composing rooi
and job department, with des
space for the editor. The new?
pepar forms will he moved froi
one floor to the other on a sma
elevator built specially for th
purpose.
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FOET MILL, S. C., THUR8I
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of Interest Found
in the Yorkville Enquirer.
There are quite a number
automobiles out of commission in
! this county by reason of the failure
of their owners to pay the license
for 19lil.
Charged with the larceny of
, sheets and oilier articles from
| Wiuthrop college. George Fow!
ler, white, was arrested at Kan!
uapolis, N. I'.. and has been re*
I turned to Koek Hill for trial. It
is alleged that Fowler while employed
as a workman on one of
the buildings at the college took
advantage of the opportunity _Lp
steal about $60 worth of sheets.
. etc., from the college laundry. He
I attempted to ship the goods home.
it is said, but the box was inter*
. ccpted and officers have since
i been on bis trail.
J. Robert Parrish. well known
I | citizen of Glover, arrived at bis
three score years and ten anil a
i ] year over before lie had the op;
portuiiitv to see the mighty
i ocean, a chance that came to him
only last week. In company with
f Ins sou. Policeman W. Meek Parrisli
of Gastouia. who is enjoying
1 his vacation, the venerable Clo1
ver man went to Wrightsville
Reach. N. <'.. last week especially
? for the purpose of seeing the
briny deep. That the sight was
. ;i most nitcrest mg on*' to tli?* eldI
j ? < Mr. I'nrrish goes without saying.
Hdigiotis enthusiasts ami peo'
pie of Hock Hill generally are
1 beginning |0 show some iuter?st
in th?' approaching "Gypsy"
Smith evangelistic campaign
1 which is 10 lie held in Hock Hill
for three weeks, beginning the
first week in October. "Gypsy"
Smith, one of the greatest evan#
gelisls in the world, comes to
Hock Hill nmler tin auspices of
( 1 lie Federation of Men's Bible
, Classes of Hock Hill. The meet
itigs will be held in a large tent
capable of accoilllliodatlug sever,
al thousand persons and religious
, leaders in Koek Hill feel ipiite
j ecufideiit that it will be well fillr
e*l at each and every service by
people of Hock Hill ami the surrounding
community. While the
, matter has not been settled tile
tent of the famous evangelist
( will very likely be pitched on a
f lot the property of St. John's
) Methodist Church.
Speaking of the subject of
j marketing corn, the other day.
, J{ v. .1. I.. Gates said that there
,. ought not to he any great dif,.
ficiiltv about the matter. He is
. ?11 its* familiar with conditions
_ and usages out in west Tennessee.
r w her* corn is (lie principal agri,
cultural staple, and the Imsis of
s il.c entire rural eeouomy of that
, country, "(nit there, you know
corn is the principal agricultural
I ... ...in... 11
ti rmcrs. however. do not sill a
1 great deal of it. They use it rathI
or to raise horses, mules, cattle.
l; Ik <rs. chickens. etc., ami generally
? g? t their money out of it in the
s shape of domestic animals. There
_ rc of course a good many people
who market their corn direct, not
i_ jln ?iny: the capital or facilities to
jf nvcrt it into a more finished
t) 1 product. The corn dealer does
t, ; i.t necessarily have to make a
ji'tavy outlay in order to estabi
I. h a11<I conduct his business.
1 I uall\ lie has a long dry
V ; urehouse, furnished inside with
I r?ugh she* ting. and provided
l with liius for grading ami storing
his corn. The corn comes to into
t ic the shuck, shucked, shelled.
I- etc.. but most of it in the sliueli.
i II.* buys tin* corn at price* based
i- on quality and condition and puts
> (lit* commodity in marketable
n shape according to rules."
" Many Join Ohurob.
y Whiit was described us one of
?* the most remarkable religious
d services ever seen in Chester was
' held upon the lawn of fFie hirst
d Ibiptist church Sunday evening
ii when 127 new members, who had
k united with that denomination
*- since April, when the pastorate
ii of the church was assumed by
H the Rev. Robl. U. Lee, Ph, O.,
e were given a special welcoming
i service.
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)AY, IEPTEMBER 1, 1921.
NEW HEAD FOE OFFICE. ,
Capt. 8. W. Parks Succeeds J. 0.
McElhaney as Postmaster.
Beginning today Fort Mill is
experiencing the novelty of having
her third postmuster within ?
the laat six weeks. On July 16,
W. B. Ardrey, acting postmaster,
who succeeded B. H. Massey on
Julv 1. 1920. UiNilf whv for .1 P
McElhaney and now Mr. McElhaney
steps aside tor Capt. S. W.
Parks. who was notified a few
days ago that he had been appointed
to fill the position temporarily.
Whether Capt. Parks
will be given the permanent appointment,
if indeed he desires it.
the future will disclose. Meanwhile,
however, he is postmaster,
without having sought the office.
On August 16, after having
served as acting postmaster exactly
one month, Mr. McElhaney
forwarded his resignation to
Washington with the request
that he be relieved of the duties
.of the office as soon as possible.
Following the custom the department
expects postmasters who resign
to observe in recommending
a suitable person for acting postmaster
as their immediate sucn
ssor. Mr. McElhaney sent in the
name of ('apt. Parks.
('apt. Parks is a well known
citixen of the community whose
appointment to the postmastership
probably meets with approval
more nearly unanimous than
unv other the denartment could
have made. He is a veteran of
the World war who was severely
womuled in action ami has since
been unable to engage in any
regular employment.
It is understood that I). G.
Culp. who lias been assistant
postmaster for many years, will
continue to fill the place under
t'npt. Parks as he did under Postman!
era MuKse.y. Ardrey aud MeKHianev.
NO TAX ixpWTlONi,
Fx jjervige Men Now on Footing
With Other Citizen*,
i Investigation of the Iuwm of the
: S;ale pased during the last few
years exempting ex-service men
from taxation, about which' The
Times has recently received a
number of inquiries, discloses the
feet that these acts have expired
by limitation. At the 1918 session
of the Legislature an act was
passed providing that all citizeus
of South Carolina then in the military
or naval service of the
I'nited States were exempt fiom
payment of the commutation-road
tax or street tax during their
term of service as well as for the
year 1917 and "each aud ever*
year hereafter." ,
But the aet of 1918 appears to
have been repealed by a joint
resolution of the Legislature ap
proved by the governor on March
11, 1919, which authorized the
county treasurers of the vurious
counties of the State to rebate
the poll tax and road tax and required
all cities and towns of the
State to rebate the street tax for
-World war veterans until January,
1920.
It would therefore seein that
all tax exemptions by the State
of South Carolina for in mi who
served in the World war ended
in 19V9. Hut there is sr;ll in
force an act of the Legislature
providing free tuition at State
colleges for persons who were in
the military service of the country
during the World war.
Pineville Loses Pennant.
nneviiie saw her last chance
to win the pennant in the Mecklenburg
County league slip
through her fingers yesterday afternoon
when her team, playing
on the home grounds, went down
before Cornelius, 6 to I. Both
teams played splendid ball, but
the masterly pitching of liengeveld.
former Southern league
star, proved too much for the
boys who represent the town just
across the State line. Before the
season ends Saturday 1'ineville
has a doubleheader to play with
Dixie in Charlotte. By winning
b< th games she will finish in second
place, but should she lose
cither game while Dixie is winning,
third place will be the best
position she can hope for.
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Time
FORM CONVENTION.
York Association B. Y. P. U.
Meets in Fort Mill Church.
The B. Y. P. U. of the York
Baptist association met in the
Fort Mill Baptist church last
Sunday afternoon for the purpose
of organizing an auxiliary
convention. The meeting was
called to order by J. Anderson
Bass of the First church union.
Rock Hill. A soni? service was
then conducted by .1. L. Buggoit
of Columbia. State secretary, and
devotional exercises were led by
C D. Williams of West Knd
church. Rock Hill.
Miss Rather Meuchain of the
Fort Mill union made the welcome
address, to which Miss Florence
Thompson of the First
church, Rock Hill, made the response.
following which special
music was rendered by Misses
Marion Purks, Beatrice Parks
and Martha Dyches of the Fort
Mill union.
?IV L, Baggott then delivered
an address on the organization of
a B. V. P. U. convention, after
which Miss Klizabcth Mills of <
the Fort Mill union gave an ac- '
count of the assembly hold in
(Jreenville last June. A solo by (
J. 1j. Baggott was much enjoyed
by all.
The constitution of the convention
was read and adopted and a
copy given to each officer of the
association. A poem. "Death of
Union at Possum Trot." was read
by Miss Lvdia Jones of the First
church. Rock Hill.
three-bagger.
Baokcapping the Ladies.
There is scarcely h day passing
mow that u report is not started
that will likely injure some one
within the limits of our town,
says the t'heraw Chronicle. The
day after our young people have
enjoyed a dance the air is lurid
with reports of the misbehavior
o" the part of the young ladies
taking part and when you try to
get the truth it's the same old
story of "somebody told me."
Possibly our young people are
partly responsible for being
talked about by trying to keep
step with the trend of the times,
but that's no excuse for any man
or wotuan repeating things told
them which will injure irreparably
the reputation of some young
lady. _
The association was split into
two divisions, the Eastern and
Western, and J. Anderson Bass
of Rock Hill was elected pfetih
dent. Miss Willie K. Bather of
fort Mill was elected Vice president
of the Eastern division. The
vice president of the Western division
iB to he elected later, t\
P. Williams, of Rock Hill was
elected secretary ami treasurer
for both divisions and S. A. Lee
of Fort Mill, to whom The Times
is indebted for this report of the
meeting, was elected reporter for
the Eastern division. The reporter
for the Western division is yet
to he elected.
Miss Florence Thoniason of
the First church. Rock Hill, was
elected junior leader of the association.
After a song the meeting was
dismissed with prayer by Mr.
Baggott to meet the last Sunday
in September at the First church
in Rock Hill at 2:90 p. in.
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Joins Columbia Team.
Bouglas Nims, baseball player,
left Fort Mill Tuesday morning
for Spartanburg to join the t'oliimbia
team of the South Atlau
tie league, by which he is to be J
given a tryout as an outfielder.
Douglas has been a member of j
the b'ort Mill team during the
present season and his work in
left field and at bat lias been pronounced
about as good as is ever
seen in this section in amateur
baseball. He is expected to appear
in the Columbia lineup during
the week and his friends are
anticipating good reports of hi*
playing. One thing they are figuring
on to help hun in the professional
ranks is the power he
puts behind his blows at bat.
Hits for extra bases appear easy
for Douglas, Only last Saturday,
playing in Kock Hill, he put
three men across with a timely
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ODD BANK BOBBERY.
Fort Mill Man Tells of Mysterious
Case He Heard Tried.
"One of the most remarkable
cases 1 ever heard of came under
my observation some years ago
in a small Southern city in which
1 was making mv home for ?
months." a day or two ago said
a Fort Mill man to The Times.
"In that community then, as iu
most communities now. there was
a great deal ot' lawlessness. Kob.hery
of. the homes of citizens and
business Rouses occurred every
night or two, and finally the
town's principal bank, the City
bank, was robbed of practically
all the funds it had on deposit,
several thousand dollars. Nat lira
ly the citizens were worked up
to a high state of excitement and
there were threats of summary
punishment for the guilty parties.
"The bank robbery occurred
at 11 o'clock one Friday night,
the 23d day of December, shortly
after the arrival of the passenger
train from the north. I recall the
date distinctly because of an m
nuuiil WHICH IIIUTWUIM CUIIIC Hilt
i? connection with the case. The
robbers must have used an unusual
amount of explosives to
crack the safe or they failed to
take the usual precaution to
deaden the report, for it was
heard by many for several blocks
in each direction. The city police
responded to the alarm at once,
but were unable to find any
trace of the robbers. The sheriff's
office also immediately went
to work on the case and an hour
or two later one of his deputies
brought to the county jail a boy,
unknown in the community and
scarcely 20 ychrs old. lie was severely
wounded and unconscious
and had been arrested as a suspect.
The officer said he had shot
the hoy who was running away
and had refused to submit to or
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"The boy was immediately taken
to the eity hospital ami tor
several days it was not known
whether he would live or die. finally
he begun to regain his
strength and then -lie was taken
hack to the jail. The hoy said
In had had nothing to do with
any hank robbery; hut the otYi
eers flouted his elaiiu of innoeense.
so e.ertnin were they that
they had made an important arrest.
The faet remained, howlever.
thut the hov did not have
in his possession when he was arrested
the least tiling to eonneet
him with the robbery. But eireuiustujioes
were against him.
lie had come into the community,
us lie had admitted, on the very
night the hank was robbed, and
had been shot by an oflicer while
fleeing from arrest, furthermore
a snsoieions e i i-imi mvt 11 ni>i>
was that tit* had refused absolutely
to talk about himself ? to
1 give his name, the name of any
;ot his people or to tell where his
home was. When the hoy was urI
rested tlie only writing of any
Uiii? 1 found on his person was a
small memorandum hook, giving
the daily expenditures lie said he
had recently made while away
troui home.
"finally, some weeks later, tin*
east* against the hoy cuiue to trial.
J'1 he presiding judge was an
old man, well past 70. greatly
loved by all the people of his eircuil,
ami especially by the people
nit Ins home community, where lie
was now holding court, for several
months lit* had been in feeble
health anil some surprise was e.\
pressed that he should undertake
ito preside over the court. Generally
it was felt that it would lie
11ht last court he would ever hold.
; Iii answer to the usual questions,
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i?.? |'i inuiiri NIIU III* \\ UN IIUI
| guilty, t lint In* hud no lawyer to
represent him and that so far as
j ho knew there was no one lie
could have culled us u witness in
his hchulf.
"The State made out what everybody
considered a strong case
against the lioy and tin consensus
of opinion was that lie would
be convicted. When the boy
took the stand in his own behuif
he said he knew nothing about
the bank robbery, that he had not
been shot by an officer, but that he
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