THE FORT MILL TIMES !
Thursday*?Democratic.
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1. Four-year scholarship. Open to
students desiring to pursue Agriculture
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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.
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rectors and :
ilmers
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CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our grati?.
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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.
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"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.
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| 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.
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plant is cutting farming c
every kind of work doi
or from the belt.
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made. That is one
! here for their flour.
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srience in the groce
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customers of ours fr<
Cooperative
1. S. PARKS, Manager.
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male* niiirlc rlplivf
bidding material rig
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lent, Moldings, Latl
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price.
something is owner
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Fordson tractors
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rdson now, start right,
his remarkable power
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ne, at the draw bar
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reason why so
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remark, is
?m year to year.
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Siding, Shingles,
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lillwork.
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