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I^prpp , ; %... The Fort Mill Titles. -4 ' . . ?v.v __ .? "vgsUbliihed 1891. FORT MILL, S. 0., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1931. " " iinnp.ryM. PAIR PROSPECTS GOOD. *4 Promise Next Week of Best York 1 County Event Yet Held. The 1921 York County fair, to be held in Kock Hill Wednesday. 1 Thursday and Friday, November 9, 10 and 11, promises to be t Inbest agricultural and industrial exposition of the county's resour- ! ces yet .held, with a larger and . ikiii i" > <ii it-ii cuiirci mil in CSIIIOIIS. Nine or ton home demons!ration ami community club booths, h showing the handiwork and products of us many different sections of the county, will vie with each other in trying to win one of the three prizes amounting to $150, in addition to which all non-winning booths will he given substantial sums. It is expected that the work of the club girls, under the direction of Miss .luun-x it a Neely, Koine demonstration agent. win surpass anything tliev have heretofore undertaken at the fair. There will lie on exhibition a large number of thoroughbred horses, cattle, swim*, other livestock and poultry. In addition to the county exhibits, club hoys of Lancaster county are planning to put on display several truckloads of purebred swine and per- > haps other exhibits. The Blue Buckle, Aragon. Arcade, Wymojo. Helen and Lookin ore cotton mills are among the1 industrial plants which will have intcrsting exhibits of their prod- | nets, in addition to which tliev also will put on display interest iug exhibits of the handiwork ot the men. women and children of their villages. j, There will he a varied assort-' incut of field crops, the best tlu^ "county affords. The fiO-eur corn exhibit is attracting considerable1 attention among the farmers; $40 in cash prues is being offered for the best display of products of one farm. For several years York ^ county has had the champion corn grower among the club hoys of the State and they arc preparing to keep up their reputation along this line. Friday will be "Armistice and Education day" at the fair and the various American legion posts of the county are cooperating with tin* fair association to make the occasion momentous. Several thousand ex-service men.*the members of patriotic organizations. oroiuinent citizens and school children arc expected to take part in the parade through the streets of ltoek Hill on that day. There will lie a sham battlebetween the Prank Roach (Inards of Rock Hill and the Tom Hall (inards of Fort Mill at noon. A complimentary dinner to the ('onfederate and World wai* veterans will he a feature of the day's exercises. The horse races each day of the fair promise to be the best ever seen in ibis section and plenty of excitement is perhaps in store for football entJnisisats Wednesday when the teams of Winthrop Traininjr school and York hij;h school meet at the fair grounds. An amusement company, with 1f> shows, said to be one of the best on the road, has been eiipaped for the fair. A eonijrejjat ional inciting has been called by the session of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church to he held at the conclusion of the morning service next Sunday. It is stated that the principal pur pose of the meeting is to consider extending a eall to a minister to fill .the vneanev create^ some months ago hv the resignation of the Rev. .). B. Black. The statement was made Mondax l?y an officer of the church that the committee recently appointed to make recommendations to the congregation looking to the calling of a pastor would submit the name of ^ the Rf?v. Mr. Visor of laiurel Hill. N. C. Thieves a few nights ago hroke into the storeroom of the Heath Motor company in Fort Mill and stole $200 worth of automobile tires. No arrests have heen made in connection with the tlicit of the tires. 1 \ TURNS FROM COTTON. Southwest Georgia Most Prosperous Section of State. Writing to The Times a few Jays ago from Albany. Ga.. A. V. \V illiamsou, traveling salesman of ! Fort Mill, who was recently in Mjulhwest Georgia ami there oh-| set*veil forming conditions as af-j leeted by the boll weevil, said. ) "The farmers hereabouts have almost quit raising cotton, and it is1 the most prosperous section of j the State. Some farmers told me I 1.1 ? I , ?? vmimi in* * i imriv i w vur | ion. It is a brant if 111 picture to see the cattle and hogs on the farms down here and the leftover crop of peanuts and velvet beans for the stock and for market. With his letter t<> The Times Mr. Williamson incloses a dispateh from Moultrie, tin., to an Atlanta paper in which it is stated that "since the rains Colquitt countyTariuers have started work plowing in cotton stalks as part of their plans to combat the ravages of tin* boll weevil next year. 'I lie county demonstration agent ! started a campaign several weeks ago with a view of getting as many farmers as possible to destroy their staiks, citing government figures to show the advan 11. . ....... 1.1 ?\.ii.~ 1. .. I ' 11 I I I ?l 1 ? ? I M I I I | MMIlfW Willi ?? | step in this connection. lit* ?11*- i c laVcd that jrovermnent tests have I shown that when 11.000 hull weevils were forced lo winter qnar- 1 lers on October 1. only *J7 ofthcin (less than 1 per cent) lived through the winter. Of d.OOO forced into winter quarters on October I IS survived: wh<*n 9,.000 had their feed taken from them on Noveinher 1, 291 lived through the winter. "A lar?re tmniher of Colquitt county farmers have hecn destroying their cotton stalks early in tin fall and many of them have asserted that it is the best known method of fijrhlinjr the toll weevil. "In late September. 191!), .1. A. Williams, one of the l?i?;jr,-si planters in Colquitt county had his stalks plowed in and last year lie made a bale of cotton to the acre. No weevils made their appear siiift* in I?is fields until tin- pest began its Into summer flight." Itidorses Anti-Carnival Law. "I consider tlm law passed by the York delegation at tin* session 0 t lie i it nera I Assembly last year preventtug carnivals and traveling lent shows setting up for business in this eounty one of the lust pieces of legislation that has been placed in our statutes in a long time.** a day or two ago said Col. T. U. SpratI of fort Mill in speaking of the law. "So far as fort Mill is eoneerned." eoutinuetl t'ol. Spratt. "we do not need any tent shows of any kind, and while I hope that the unpleasant duly of seeing that the law is enforced here will not fall to me, I have made up my mind that if no one else does it. I will swear out a warrant for the first man who undertakes to violate the law in t l.is community." PLEASANT^VALLEY NEWS. Mrs. .hums Hall, her daughter and her soil. Harold Hall, of I lies. l<r visited relatives in this community last Kriday. Miss Helen Heath returned to 1 . .. i ... ma11.....i v i < o.., I ? I lll'IIM <11 .11 IMIllMU. ?! * ? * i:r<i;i\. after visit injr relatives in t his community. I. '/. Mailes ami Senator S. K. I!aties atlemleil tin* State fair in t'olumhia last Wednesday ami Thursday. Miss Mary Mailes <?!" Winthrop eollejrc spelt 1 the Week-end with her-parents. Mr. ami Mrs. .1. '/. Italics. A social affair enjoyed by all present was a Hallowe'en parlv riven at the school house last h'ridav evcninir. The school rooms i .. . i li I. Wilt' IH'MHilllM V. 11 II 111 ill' K lit i N. witches and jack-o'lanterns. ?rivii;?r i' spooky and weird appearance. A number of appropriate recitations aixl dialogues were tri\ en by tlx- pupils and apple hohhing and other contests were indulged in. '"Spinner." Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Link of Laurens visited relatives in Fort Mill during the past week-end. NEWS OF YORK COUNTY. Current Items of Interest From the Yorkville Enquirer. The books for the collection of State jiiuI county taxes will not be open until November 15. That is because the auditor has been compelled to wait for those adjustments by the State tax commission. The treasurer, however, is issuing tags and receipts for dog taxes now. The dog tax is separate and distinct from other taxes, and payment pf the dog 4 : : 1 i t * ia.\. in eviueiiccti i?v a separate receipt. .Josephus Daniels. secretary of I the navy during the Wilson ad- , ministration and now editor of the iialeigh News and Observer, the most influential North t'arolina daily newspaper, has accepted an invitation to deliver and address before the student body of Winthrop college on November 11. Armistice day. The college is! arranging an Armistice day celc-I brat ion. with former Secretary Daniels as the principal attraction. that will take up practically | the entire day. W. I*j. (Jettys of Tir/.ah and several of his sons_were in Yorkville Tuesday morning bringing with j them in a box a strange sea bird j which a colored woman found in | j Mr. (Jettys* field Monday after- | D. A. R. Hold Meeting. Tlii* November meeting of Knnjiv 11n chapter. I). A. K.. of Fort Mill. Mrs. Kenneth Nimsregent. was heltl at the home of Mrs. T. I'. Spratt last Tuesday afternoon with l'J of the nieiuhers present (itiests of the ehapter at the meeting were Mrs. II. Holt Ardrev and Miss Fmtna Anderson. Following the business session an entertaining program was carried out. A new program corn- i mittce. composed of Mrs. .1. I?. j Spratt and Miss Susie White, was , appointed to serve during the | mnn'hs of December and-lanttary. 1 The hostess, assisted by Flinor ! Spratt. served a salad course dur- 1 inir the social hour which foljow- 1 ed the regular program. The next meeting of the chap- j ter will he held the first Tuesday in December at the home of Mrs ' .1. I.. Spratt and Mrs. F* M. Mack secretary and treasurer, requests that all members hear the date in mind, as no further announcement will be made of the meeting. i noon. iin> mm. winch was speck- 1 Id gray in color, with a long bill ; and web feet, was identified as a species of gull. and the theory is that it had been blown inland from the coast during the recent storm. The gull appeared to he | quite vicious, striking repeatedly! at persons who came in close proximity to it. "Well. I have attended my last Slate fair." said a well known j York county man who attended j the fair in Columbia last week. ) "There's mighty little satisfaction in going to a State fair. Hotels and hoarding houses are always crowded; it looks to me like Columbia merchants put up the price of everything during fair week and there is such a jumble and confusion that it isn't worth while goings ?nd I think I am r done. Referring again to the condition of .1. S. IJrice. Ivsq., in order that his many friends may understand the situation as correctly av possible, thy ease is put like this: Mr. Rrice is much beter. lie is free of fever mid is >is clear of I 111 iiii 1 as ever. llo out of his! lied into a chair without help for I the first time last Sunday, lie is J going to have to learn to walk ' again, lie is glad to talk to his I friends when they call and will even talk business matters when they do not require reference to hooks or the making of calculations. I hit it should not he Understood that he should he subjected to a great deal of effort yet. As to what he can and can- j not do. Mrs. Itrice is a faithful guardian and excellent judge and will see to it that visitors do not tax him heyotnl his capacity. It should also he reineinhered that 1 the little hoy. Adolphus. who is convalescing from an attack of scarlet fever, is still quarantined in an adjoining room. GRADED SCHOOL NEWS. Pupils Give Program for Parent Teacher Club. The October meeting of the Parent-Teacher club was held . in the school auditorium Thursday afternoon. Miss Zeliua Phil- I lips* section of the third grade i gave an interesting program, 1 which was followed by a short business session. The meeting \i*no %% ?%!! 1 ' ' *' ' Thousand During Decade. The population of York county increased about It.000 from 1910 to 1920, according to the last census figures. The negro population of the county decreased 1,045 during the decade,giving the white population an increase of 4.000 during the period between the last two censuses. There were 50.5:10 people in York county on January 1, 1920, as compared with 47.41 8 in 1910. Of this number there were 26.150 native whites. 1:1,682 white males and 12.968 white females. 24.220 negroes, 11.740 males and 12,490 females. In 1910 there were 22,265 native whites and 25.275 negroes. The population was 52 per cents negro in 1910 and 47.9 per cent negro in 1920. As to illiteracy, the census report shows that there were 26.795 persons over 10 years of age and <>.562. or 17.8 per cent, were illiterate. In 1910 this percentage was 27.2 per cent. Of the 19.200 whites in this class 1.120. or 5.0 per cent, were illiterate. Between the ag?-s of 16 and 20 years. 8()C. or 14.7 per cent, of the 5.488 were unable to read or write. Of the 2.521 adult illiterate males, 2.021 were negrrtes. and of the 2.667 illiterate females. 2.222 were negroes. The report shows that ther" were 9.985 families in the county. riving slightly more than five to tin* family. There were a total of ?>.4l27 dwellings listed in the county, or less than a home for each family. I). K. I jee of Chester was in Fori Mill this morning. doe M. Wheeler, special agent for the census bureau, reports York county ginnings of cotton up to October 18 at 21,740 bales against 9.790 bales up to the sain" date last year. .. i.o in n aut-iuu'd UV UOII1 pu* < rents anil teachers. The Rev. Robert 11. Vizer of Laurel Hill, N. C? conducted chapel exercises for the school Monday morning. He read and explained the 13th chapter of Corinthians, making his tulk so interesting that even the little | folk understood anil enjoyed it. ] During his short stay in Cort Mill Mr. Vizer made a number of warm friends. , The first quarterly examinations of the session were begun ' this morning. The standard of ' the schop! has been raised this j ........ 7-. ....... :? ' ;vu., i?/ uvn? uriiij; till- |I1INMII^ mark. To get on tin* distinguished honor roll pitpils must have an average of 95 to 100. As a reward for good work in school this year, the local Daughters of the American Revolution have offered a gold medal to he given at the end of the year to ilie pupil in the high school who makes the highest average in scholarship. The football game between Fort Mill and Wmthrop Training school which was seeduled for Friday, November 4. has been postponed until November 18. i The game will he played in Rock | Hill and as there is considerable rivalry between the schools it is being looked forward to with interest. Fort Mill will play Lancaster on November 10 in Fort Mill. Miss Hoffman, head of hom<& economics in South Carolina, visited the school Wednesday. The second year section of th_' home economics class entertained ' in honor of the high school pupils and high school teachers Monday evening. The entertainment was J in the form of a Hallowe'en par- j ty. All came masked, several wearing striking costumes. The ' evening was pleasantly spent | playing Hallowe'en pranks. GAIN FOR YORK CONTY. Census Gives Increase of Threa I TO OPEN NEW COUNTRY. Big Things in Store for South, western United States. "Tile n?w Mexican harbor at Rocky point. 011 St. George s bay, which, dispatches state, soon is r?? be developed, will open to passenger traffic and commercial development a rich portion of southwestern United States, as well as u part of the North American L'outinent on the Gulf of Ualifor m a uromi open sneeT ol water on the eastern side of the gulf, 200 miles north of tinny inns, n town o; 23,000 inhabitants, on (Siiaymus bay, one of the most beautiful haibors in the world. Roe.ky I point lies on its northern edge not far from the month of the Sonoita river. Front its shores back into the country there are vast areas of sand dunes, or los j incdanos. as the natives eall them. In faet, this term is applied to the whole upper part of the gulf eastvof the Colorado. The mere name recalls sensations of hurtling heat, trackless wastes, parch- ] I'd throats, rattlesnakes and other reptiles. Though stories of the fabulous deposits of gold ami silver existing in this barren region are rife in the neighboring country. little is actually known of , what wealth it contains, as most of the prospectors who have ventured into its lonely reaches have never returned to tell their stories. ' The whole of this upper north, western part of the Mexican State of Sonora is included in what is locally known as I'apagucira, the home of the I'apago Indians?a broad region which slopes toward the Oulf of California and northward to the Gila river, and Is much the same that the tt'ihe held at the time of the coming of the Spaniards. The natives are strong and healthy, possess force of character, and are industrious and of an even temper. They Iiiivp iilmnst cftiiiiili'ti?l\r i ; ? ' | the white man s garments ami arc fast acuiring his customs ami modes of I i v in jr. "On tlie southern edge of the Bay of St. (ieorge. a salt deposit, usually measuring about 325 feet in diameter but sometimes entirely covered by the sea. which is a favorite with the Papagoes. When they need salt, the customary method is to ride to the foothills of Ohujubabi. perform a certain ceremonial rite peculiar to the gathering of salt, ami then walk the 50 miles to the salina in about a day and a half. There is no water to be had between the two alacea. The Pincate salt deposit, uia that is little known and explored," savs a bulletin of the National Geographic society. "The Bay of St. George marks the northern limit of deep water in the Gulf of California, and when its new harbor is connected by a short spur of iruck with the railroad already in existence, there will be an all-water outlet through the Panama canal to eastern United States for the mines of Arizona. Once, just utter the Civil war. the people of' the Arizona mines had all their I supplies brought them from California by water, the ships steaming down the California coast up the gulf and the Colorado river to Yuma, and now it seems that thj old method of handling their products will come into vogue ugain. "The Gulf of California, of which Americans hear so seldom, ranks among the largest of the world. If it were stretchced out1 iiiiand over our country from New York harbor it would swal low up u broad at re toll of country from :U) to loll miles wide i back as far as Detroit and itsl busy factories. It was shown on the early maps of North America a" the Sea of t'ortez. since this bold corsair explored it first. Its depth varies from 000 to 6,000 feet, its eoast line on both sides is irregular, and in it are many islands. Angel de la tiuarda and Tiburon being the largest. .The latter island points its rocky crest 7,000 feet above the level of the sea and is inhabited by a fierce ; and warlike tribe of Indians, the Seria, who. its is claimed, have cannihulist ic instincts. "The Hay of St. (Seorge itself :M ~ u i - SHOW HOUSE IMPROVED. Majestic Theatre Building Made More Attractive. With the completion within the next day or two of extensive improvements which have been under way for the last two weeks a the Majestic theater, Fort Mill will have one of the most atiractive moving picture lioiuss 01 any town of like size in tins section of the country, 'lhe interior of the building has been remodeled. one of the most iiimnrt.i?n ges being the rearrangement of the screen, \vhic|i will hereafter be located in the front nt the. buihling instead of in the rear. The floor has been surtieieiitlv inclined to enable patrons to see equally well from any sent in the building ami a large fan has been placed upon the roof which wilt provide a constant circulation of fresh air throughout the building. a*? i -- the efficiency of an automobile al a saving of from 20 to 20 percent in pis. In his complaint tin* former senator claimed that lie had been grossly deceived and asked for damages in the amount of $150,000. C. E. Spencer Critically 111. ('. K. Spencer, well known member of the York bar, yesterday was reported crilicajly ill from a stroke of apoplexy lie suffered while at he breakfast 'table in Columbia Tuesday morning. Monday Mr. Spencer went to Columbia from York to appear in the supreme court to argue a ease Tuesday. about 50 miles farther north of the gulf shore, however, has always furnished the majjorj portion of the salt supply of the Papagos Indians. "La Paz, the capital of the southern district of Lower California and Santa Rosalia. the shipping point for milli??iis of dollars worth of copper each year ?both lying on the western coast of the gulf?probably will profit by the development of the new harbor." \ i hi?* urn. i?v iin* way. was torinerly used as tjle propyl iff at' an airplane ami local mechanics who have examined its construction said it is one of the most carefully and substantially built pieces of machinery they bad ever seen. Notable among the improvements which have been made at the theater since it was closed a few days ago is the installation of two new Do Luxe motiogrnph moving picture machines of tlic latest model, which will insure an uninterrupted show at all times and will prevent the delays common to many theatres where only one machine is used. The auditorium of the Majestic is now l'-o feet long. It. \Y. Bradford, owner of the theater, is making every effort, he said yesterday, to have the building in readiness for the regular afternoon show Saturday. To Fly Over North Pole. If his schedule works out. lv F. Nuulty will be at the north pole November 14. He is now in Washington perfect ing plans tor the first airplane dash to the far northern point. He experts to travel from Point Harrow, Alaska, to the pole in two days. From the pole lie will run down the other side of the world, visit Kurope and jump iiack across the Atlantic, checking up his 12,00(1 mile journey as he returns to his starting point in Washington. Four men will make up the party and Nuulty says the first day out of Port Harrow he experts to make ti()() miles, flying at 50 miles an hour. Verdict for McLaurin. In a recent suit in the federal court in Charlotte, John L. MeLuiirin, former United States sen ator from South Carolina, was awardeil a verdict for $f>li,000 against the Automatic Steam Carburetor company of Chicago. Mr. McliUtirin had bought the rights for certain southeastern States from the company under the representation that its automatic v1 1*21 III (HI I'lllll'plltr W axil 111 I 11 I* Pl?il Sl?