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THE FORT MILL TIMES ! Thursday*?Democratic. W. R. Bradford. Editor and Publisher. v The Times invite* contributions on live subjects, but iloes not agree to publish more than 200 word* on any subject. The light is reserved to eillt every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those Interested. Telephone, loeai and long distance. No. 11*. Entered at the postottioe nt Fort Mill, 8- C., as mall matter of the second class THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1922. The Times hears that Hon. iV I:. McLaurin of McColl, Marlboro county, will be a candidate . for the house of representatives in the Democratic primary this year, and The Times hopes that he will be elected. For several years prior to the session of the % Legislature which began in 11)21 Mr. McLaurin represented Marlboro county in the house. It is neither, fulsome praise nor flattery to say that he measured up to the'high standards which the people huve*a right to expect ol the men they send to Columbia to make laws for them. Always reliable, always attentive to his duties and always considerate ot others, there was 110 more popular member of the house during ' ^ the years he occupied a seat in that body than Mr. McLaurin. Two years ago he foiled of reelec tion by a few votes, due to the fact that he was ill and could not make the campuign. Since then the people of Marlboro doubtless have waked up to the i'uet that they made a mistake in not reelecting him. This year thev will Iiiivm l!w> itniinrlimitv to ^ ..... -.-.v V..W wrrw.?M...w^ ? rectify the mistake and it will be not only to their own interest for them to do so," but to the interest of the whole State. There is widespread complaint of extravagance and unnecessary expenditures in the conduct of the State government, and much of the complaint is justified. There is a way to end this extravagance. That way lies in the election to the Legislature of men who will not fall under the influence of the appropriation lobbyists, who are on the job from the day the session begins until it ends urging the expenditure of money for one purpose ami another, regard .less of what it means to the people when tax paying time comes round. Mr. McLaurin is acquainted with the legitimate needs of the State, as was illustrated when he and another member of the hoqse at the 1920 session of the Legislature cut from the appropriation bill fhr that year nearly $700,000, and he may be depended upon to promote the sort of economy the people are demanding. The American Red Cross figures that Americans have given 250 million dolars to relieve war distress in Europe. Cynics, with acid temperaments, will say that this is little more than $2.50 for each of us. However, it is equivalent to half a million men donating the entire fruits of their labor for a whole year. It would be a cold day in August before Europe would do as much for this country. The gates that will eventually open for all of us opened a few duys ago for William Rockefeit ier, one bf America's richest men. .Rockefeller counted his millions by the score, yet when he passed ' away he could not take so much as a dime of it with him. It is doubtful whether he got as much |: real pleasure out of life as the cornfield negro who is working for a dollar a day and who, with his cheery disposition and simple wants, does not worry over what the morrow will bring forth. He , . ; v r - u\s nothing for the thief to rob trim of and when he lies down at night he does not roll and toss ibout on his bed for hours thinking of a way to do the public out of more money. Not that the negro is always honest. There are many dishonest negroes; but usually their dishonesty takes the form of pilfering small articles, and it is doubtful if everything ever stolen by every negro born in the South in the last hundred years approximated in value the big thefts of half a dozen or more millionaires of this country who j spent all their lives evolving schemes to take from the public j sums to which they were not entitled. Not in the newspapers we have seen has there been much1 said in praise of the life of Wil- j liain Rockefeller, llis days seem [ 10 have been spent in piling up ( <.*n immense fortune, while he de- j voted little or no thought to ameliorating the sorrow and suffering ji his fellow man. With his for.une he might have done a lot of <rimil in tliiw wiii'lil A ti'u- nuirv *? I hence not many will recall that .such a man a: William Uockefel j ii?r ever lived. Whereas il' he uud built orphanages and rescue j acmes'for the hundreds of thous-j jiuls of fatherless and motherless, utile boys and girls in the coun.ry his name would have "resounded down the corridors of .ime" as a benefactor of man dnd. Thomas (J. McLeod, eamlidale .or governor, is not fully informal on the tax situation in South arolina. Mr. McLeod was quoted as saying in his speech~ at darnwell Monday that the "tax problem was largely local and vas determined by the county's lelegation" in. the General Ascmbly. This is one way of keep.ng in the background inexcusaole expenditures of public funds jy" the Legislature* and at the tame time misstating a fact relalve to the county delegations be .ug responsible for the local tax-1 it ion placed upon the people, in ! .he main, the people themselves j .et the amount, usually ut special elections held for the purpose, of iheir local tuxation anil do not \ consult their legislative delegations about the matter, because, js nearly every body knows, the relegations have nothing to do with it. So far as York county >s concerned (and the situation in .las county doubtless is similar to that in most other counties of .he State), the legislative delegation does not undertake to say what the levy for local purposes shall be in" the townships and school districts of the county, airther than to fix the levy or general county purposes, which means for the support of the chaingang, for the salaries of the county . officials, for the upkeep of certain roads and the bridges, and for other legitimate expenses which must be met if the county government is to continue to function. In York county this year the hwy for county purposes, such as we have described, is six mills on the dollar?the lowest levy for general county purposes of any couhty in the State of the rank of York county. New Goods at New Low Prices coming in every week at Massey's. Beautiful Silks, Voiles and Organdies at half price. ..J1IIUJ -X.l-.JM. ... I ! Young, Wol I Funeral Dli :-v Emba MOTOR EC < > ' I % Day Phones 144 and I FORT MILL, ' 4. * t * " THE FOET MILL WAITING ON COUNTS*. Negro in Penitentiary Under ueath Sentence /our Years. , Orangeburg county has a negro prisoner .in the peiii o^mary in t'olumbia supposedly under death | sentence, but the count v. the so- I licit or, i he courts aim everybody e?se except the penitentiar/iwltD cials seetu to have "lost* mCraetgro, saysjthe Columbia iitatt^. In iact, lie is a negro without a court, so tar as lie kitou*. ffe*. The negro, David Allen llranhuui, was sent to tlie penitentiary in bepiember, 1918, to be eletttrocuted, but a supposed appeal stayed the electrocution 'uiid nothing has been heard of it fince then, liie prisoner has been in the penitentiary lor nearly four years ami hasn't murmured, desiring to live as long as possible and not worrying about court delays. , Prison ofticiuls said a day or two ago that the negro was in the ma in cell blinding with nothing to do but count his fingers. However, he appears ,to likerthis truck better than urging his sup posed appeal. '1 he ollicials think something should be done i one \.ay or the other, as the prisoner is "dead weight" on thc.r hui.ds and the board and lodging bill is running up considerably lor Orangeburg county. l'rison oftiuiuls have addressed letters to Orangeburg county about the ijegro, but uobodv there knows anything e.houi. the case, or if they do they succeed in "passing the buck." The solicitor, it is understood, says he has no records in the case. The negro is literally "lost" so' far as the county is concerned. Attempted criminal assault is the charge against the negro, ty people toward polities is decidedly apathetic, just now, crops and the hull weevil being, the onty subjects of engrossing, interest. I Mr. Harding says "the world is beginning to find itself." And what a fix it has found itself in. Don't worry. At least 90 per cent of the things you worry about never happen, and over 50 per cent couldn't happen. CLEMSON COLLEGE Scholarship Examinations for i" "York County. v i Examinations to fill 2 vacant four| year scholarships and one vacant oneyear scholarship will be held at the I County Seat on Friday, July 14th begin! ning at 9 a. m. under the supervision of | tbe County Superintendent of Education. < ? 1. Four-year scholarship. Open to students desiring to pursue Agriculture ... VI 1TAUIC UIIHI'ICOI H1|J? I Subjects for examination: English, including grammel-, literature, composition ami rhetoric; Algeriba, including I quadratic equations; American and European History; and practical AgriI culture. ? Age reguirement, 16 years or over at the time of entrance. I Winners of scholarships must be prepaired to meet also the requirements for admission of the Association of Colleges of South Carolina. ( The examinations may be taken for entrance credits by those not applying for a scholarship. . Tbc value of each scholarship is $100 per session and free tuition of $40. Membership in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (R. O. T. C.) during the last two years in college. 2. One-year short course scholarships. Open to students 18 years of I age or over desiring to pursue the OneYear Course in Agriculture. Common school education sufficient. I 3. No previous application to the college necessary to stand scholarship Plfftmlno#i/vno For cat&lo^ur, application blaakr, and other information write to. The Registrar, Olemson College, S. C. CARD OF THANKS. We take this means of expressing our heartfelt appreciation to our many friends and relatives for their many acts of kindness during the illness and death of our husband, father and brother, J. T. Darnall. and also for the many beautiful floral tributes. Mrs. Mattie Darnall & Children. | Brothers & Sisters. - wem _ -hjl ii i i i i i i fe & Parks 1 < rectors and : ilmers IUIPMENT i| 34; Night Phone 84' | SOUTH CAROLINA | (8.0.) TIMES CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our grati?. 1_ ?j ? kuuc iv vur inniuit uiiu iieigubora for their many acts of courtesy and kindness and their ex* pressions of sympathy during the long illness and at the death of our dear wife and mother. J. T. Young and Sons. CARD OF tllanks. We wish to thank each and every one who was so kind to us during the recent illness ami death of our beloved daughter ami sister. May each one be ' richly blessed. D. A. Lee and Family. r , . "CARD of thanks. We wish to assure our friends and neighbors that their many acts of of kindness ami words of sympathy at the recent death of our husband and father, Julius P. Crowder, are deeply appreciated. Mrs. J. 1'. Crowder. & Children. MEETING POSTPONED. The regular July communication of Catawba Lodge No. 56. A. F. M., has been postponed on account of revival services to be held during the next week at the Methodist church. B>' order of ! "the Worshipful Master. C. S. LINK. Secretary. K it ^ i? ^ II % ^ ii ^ n ~*i ?i ^ | FORT MILL, S. C. | GENERAL INFORMATION. CITY GOVERNMENT. \ i A. C. LYTLE Mayor C. S. LINK Clerk i A. L. OTT Police Judge i N. M. McM ANUS Chief of Police DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. ' ' No. 31 Southbound 7:65 a. m. ' ' J No. 4 Northbound..._.8::>0 a. m. i No. 113 South bound.. 11:21 a. m. I No. 114 Northbound.. 11:56 a. m. i No. 5 Southbound 6:33 p. m. ' No. 32 Northbound 6:38 p. m. ' i1 MAILS CLOSE. i1 For train No. 31 7:30 a. m. I 1 For train No. 142 6:10 p. m. j1 For train No. 6 6:10 p. m. i For train No. 4 ...8:10 a. m. I Note?No mail is dispatched on trains Sunday afternoons. 1 POSTOFFICE HOURS. i i Daily 7:46 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. Snndav 7:46 to 9:30 a. m. I S. W. PARKS, Postmaster. THE QIL / Is governed to a gi from which it is many people come Everything we sell . merit. JLong exp< taught us how to j ers get the benefi why they remain < Fort Mill I ANNO To The Bu We are equipped I and any kind of E and cordially invito \A/ A i?Binnr f* v win j a i aiiinij Lime, Plaster, Cen and we can manuf Rock Hill Phone 61S 4. Ford < ^ THE W 1 H costs in M " H half with l/V^/ V, I the Ford son iL? R I on every acre 1 ^ I wf^c I rf(q I Multiply I I * the work of R your farm ?? m four to six H times? 19 with the TP II Fordson I ? I H I Cut your hoars * * I in the field I over half? I with I the Fordson | J I Give yourself It take | andsyi?engine | you with tractoi I to sel I ingly 1 r That s confidence built on p tion. There are 170,0( in use?wherever Pow done Fordson is showi If you are not using a Fo The working ability of t plant is cutting farming c every kind of work doi or from the belt. Ask us for all the details Heath Me FORT MILL \LITY OF reat extent by the qu made. That is one ! here for their flour. 1 in foodstuffs is of tl srience in the groce udge and how to bu; t. And that, we it customers of ours fr< Cooperative 1. S. PARKS, Manager. 'UNC E]\ ilding Public of male* niiirlc rlplivf bidding material rig ; your inquiries. Flooring, Ceiling, ! lent, Moldings, Latl acture anything in IV Lumber C Oakland Avenue' ' N : " - / " / ' , ' i sorv IIVERSAL TRACTOR 1(L- AO 1 his Value as Never ^ XBeen uplicated s something besides sering to furnish a like the Fordson I at this astonishow price. something is owner ermanent satisfac)0 Fordson tractors er Farming is being ng superior service. rdson now, start right, his remarkable power osts in half in almost ne, at the draw bar ?call, write or phone. tor Co. ; S. C. 3 BREAD ality of the flour reason why so le same order of ry business has y. Our customlight remark, is ?m year to year. i Store dENT Fort Mill ;ries of Lumber ht at vnur rfnnr Siding, Shingles, le, Doors, Sash, v . lillwork. ompany ROCK HILL, S. C. ?' 1>