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Nobody's Business POLITICS ARE WARMING UP IN FLAT HOCK poll It Irks are at fever heat In Hut rWk ho will have two candy-dates for Ahorrlff and ubout 3 each for evt.,y other local publlck offls. hon. holsum.moore Buys ho will Ho low till the senior us aennate Job U open, ho do not hlnk that tho proaseut encumbranco., will be hard to boat at tho polea, an votes wont bo had on tho same basis as tho last time. mr slim chaiieeT Jr.. Is thinking of running for the Job of county treesuuru. but as ho can t rile a verry plain hand, he is t?-feared to announce hlsHolf at tho prossonl. his wife says ho don't have to know how to road and rite now a days' to hold a political Job: the govverment furnishes help to do all the work except tho pollltlcklng ansoforth. now would be a good time to got the Job of being govvernor, but mr. art square says he do not have to run this year In our state: ho got It for 4 years the lust time a race was In effect, mr. torn head wants to bo game warden of our county, ho has a keen nose and a sharp eye and can look a man In the eye and tell whether not he Is lying about how mauny birds he has shot or how manuy fish he has ketched. he will announce verry soon. the woods will he full of legglslator candy-dates this year, the pressent set has stayed in session so long verry few of tho voters will know them when they come home, they all claim that they have done no harm down there, and will run on that platform, they will let tho voters decide how to raise the biggest part of the tnonney tlint they have appropriated and have nut gut as.yet. buck-passing is verry popular here of late in pollIticks most of the taxpayers say that the majority of the southern states don't need aunything to run their stales except a highway commission, they run It unnyhow, as it is. yores truiie, mike lark, rfd cony spoudout UP AND DOWN THE TOWN IN FLAT ROCK inr eddltor. pleso correct a state-, in.-tit made in this column last week' that hon holsuin tnoore had bought j the house ami lot at the corner of main and wostslde streets Vie thought J hi* had bought It hlsself Tor a few | days, but the govverment refused to lend hint enough to pay for It lti lull, hpsaId 1 hey insulted him when they offered him only XO per cent, he will live on where he is with his wlfo at her mother's home. miss Jennie veeve smith, our affluent hi-IioII principle, left flat rock in a bus for a summer seholl last frlday amidst a heavy Mow of tears and the waving of a sad farewell, nearly all of the nien-oflks In town was on hand to see her depart allso '.1 wlmniea and some children, she will be badly missed enduring the summer. I she will studdv tissieal culture while awa> and will possibly insert i: into in*r tie nit v n<*\! fall. I dr li it! > be j* I ut'fii is liggering on on-* ... . ,;i _ 1,; . d. .14 s'oat". since tie j lit i ; i :.;v . an L iauti lr> soap and '-!' > an-} ra !: ?s and a eating sate., O ; - e I e 1 , 1, > will i. I I ; I . I - )'i. :. - t . I , , , . -hi f, , : .Old oak. he i ihng J . , ; Higher ? ?' ? lie ? .til ill-'..I 1 .1 . \ ll M'e fie 111 4S a lid : u: u ij . , , |l. : I ! S : h I - sv k in dlllgs . a an- 1 milk. for el" p.u klk.,., , ...lit. i J" h bai - "I soap. 1 .a.'.- t package- ?f wishing povvI j ferd mto r tahe-. and door ai.i's. arl lor ..tc.t !> > !!"' hand'." < ?r:i :r.a 1 at pi * s-eiit . :i.r slim chance, the third, returned back from the c c c. camp he was :i; : 1. , 1 i!i?wn i)11:i' count of 2 flat ft'i imperrYv t < hi>: no-a suremeuts. 2 f :.u.-r< j i i i - - i i?u I'rmn ri.uht hand? :;;i- his triKgor finger. and a liuh: ;-?ui h of - vma. In- wanted rs? j::;. ;;> and o across but his lnf niri'-s w?*rt.' agonist him he says In will slay at home and (laht fifth ,ind -i\ columns. he Is verrv loyal to hi* iMuntrv and his. fa.mi.lny Hiu ?h?y r mid of done without him verry well, yores trulie, mike lark, rfd corry spondout Deaths Among Hens Mean Lower Profits Poultry flock mortality, which borloualy affects income and profit, can often bo reduced 50 per cent If proper control measures are practiced, says County Agent W. C. M^arley. Cull* ure never profitable aud the cull pullets should bo taken from the growing stock at once to avoid death later or poHHlblo spreading of Infection from some disease. lleavy 'infestations of worms aud coccldosia woakon birds and Inflict high mortality during thlh first laylug year, aud fowl paralysis Is also causing more and more concern In adult mortality, according to the agent. One of the best methods to avoid these causes of any age have ranged for at least two years. An overheated laying house may also causo birds to die In tho house. When the temperature goog abov^ 90 degrees, cross ventilation Is necessat In tho house. House temeperaturc may also bo lowered iby temporarily Insulating tho roof with straw to a depth of about six Inches. It la necessary to place sevoral boards on tho straw to hold It In place. TWO TYPES OF IN8ECT8 ATTACK FLOWERS, 8HRUBS If Insects are attacking your flowers and shrubs, look at their mouths for a key to tho method by which they can t>o controlled, says J. O. Kowell, Extension entomologist of N. C. State College. "There are, generally speaking, two major groups of Insect enemies of flowers and shrubs from the standpoint of control," he declared. "The first group are those with chewing mouth parts, and these aro controlled, for the most part, by the use of stomach poisons. The second group Includes those Insects with sucking mouth parts, and thoso aro best controlled through the use or contact Insecticides and fumlgants." Howell said that the "chewing insects" Includes grasshoppers, lea' chafers, and caterplllers. Their Injury usually consists of biting out portions of the leaves or stems, producing a ragged appearance or complete defoliation. Insects with sucking-mouth parts generally are very small and, therefore, difficult to Identify. They include plant lice, scale Insects, and leaf hoppers. They suck the juice from the plants, causing discoloration and stunting of the affected stems or leaves. Arsenate of lead Is recommended by Howell as a stomach poison for the "chewing Insects," and a contact Insecticide of nicotine for the other group. "Certain sucking Insects, like the scale Insects, have a waxy coating over their bodies and makes it very difficult to reach a vital spot with chemicals. Oil emulsions work best on these Insects." tho entomologist ad vised. He suggests a combination stomach poison and contact spray if there Is any doubt about the kind of Insect being attacked. This is prepared by adding 1-2 ounce of soap and 1 teaspoonful of 10 percent nicotine sulphate to each gallon of arsenate of lead solution, which Is made up by mixing three teaspootifuls of arsenate of Ie;nl powder to one gallon of water. About T^.noit.noo in >tor cars have 1'. .-n pro<lucv?l in tho I nited States nim moo Japan's Girls Replace Men In Industry \ " Women Fill Factory, Farm Jol>8 an Army Claims Manpower. Prepared by Nutlonal Geographic Society, Witching ton, D, C.?WWU Service. When a Japanese soldier leaves his native soil to fight an "undeclared" war what happens to the job he left behind him? For Just us important as a battle against some Chinese war lord is the battle on the nation's labor front. Japan, struggling for national self-sufficiency, is finding the answer to thie problem by filling vacant Jobs with its native girls and Women. In the large cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, are many western-type factories. Some of these are thoroughly up to date?cement buildings, large windows, running water find modern toilets, clinics, and lunchrooms. In a toothpaste factory in Tokyo, the majority of jobs are filled by girls?330 girls and only 70 men. The girl workers fill tubes, paste on labels, and pack the cartons, on labels and pack the cartons. They rm' mt ifi-nnM .u No. 2. MANUFACTURE. Because the army needs men factories of every type have been forced to replace male workers with young girls. Here is a Japanese maid bringing in tvood to be made into charcoal. Other industries in tvhich these girls find employment include the manufacture of shoes, clothing, glass, pottery, toothpaste and a host of others. stand at long tables from 7 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. Forty minutes for lunch and two rest periods of ten minutes each are their only chances to sit down. The manager who shows you" around points proudly to the rooms where the employees change from street to work clothes, and to the laundry with running water where the uniforms are washed. Outnumber Men 4 to 1. In a stocking and rubber shoe factory near Osaka again the majority of workers are women and girls? 4,000 girls to 1,000 men. Some work at sewing machines, others pack the finished product. The girls wear white cloths over their hair, but no masks to protect their lungs. To questions as to age, hours of work, and living conditions, the pro1 /Vo. 4. AFTER HOURS. Western idea* have made inroads into the workaday life of the Japanese girls but with these new ideas df icork has also come a trend toward new recreational activity. These tu o Japanese girls are walking out on the court for a game of tennis. The one on the left even wears shorts like many an aspirant for court honors among American tromen plovers. prietor answers that the pirls live in the reifrhhorhood ar.d have lunch in the faciei v. Or.e of J- I.r ;r : ; dustries I us the prcpnr.r.tf ul the mw silk < k< :r> ct th:cnc to ' c sent to Ljrope ?...u Air.c.vn Th:.i vork is , v...e attires ; v.- h ; : > i with 1 i.o ti.e oi..ov?r.cr, ih.e job ltscli No. 1. BUSINESS. The commercial field in Japan ha* claimed many young girls as stenographers and clerks. Some of these girls are educated in the United States and have adopted American office technique. However, the stenographer pictured here is using a typewriter with an oriental keyboard. This keyboard has 2,200 symbols and as a result is much slower than the western type machine. seems most trying, since each girl has to watch constantly the silk feeding onto 20 spindles. To do this, she must stand all day, and her hands are continually in and out of basins of hot water, pulling the silk strands from the cocoons and directing them over the tiny wheels to the spindle above. The workers of the silk filature are on a contract basis and live In one part of the factory called the dormitory. To any section suffering from famine managers of factories go and make contracts with the families of girls. The family receives a sum of cash to help them carry on until the next good harvest, and the girl paya for it by serving three or four years in the filature. After her contract is fulfilled, she goes home and is married to a young man whom her family has chosen. By far the greater number of Japan's factories are small workshops manned perhaps by two or three workers, or at most by 10 to 25. Some of these are family concerns, in which the women and girls of the family help. Others are neighborhood enterprises, to which the local girls and women flock. Tokyo Glass Factory. In any street may be heard the soft whir of looms or the clang No. 3. FARMING. One of Japans chief needs at the present time is food for its soldiers on China's tear fronts. Noiv, as at no other time in history, Japanese women have turned to the fields \ to provide this food. Pictured here \ are young girls picking weeds from a field of rice. ing and banging of heavy machinery. A few of these illustrate how vast numbers of Japan's women are employed. In a glass factory in Tokyo, housed in fragile wooden buildings^ women sort, wash, and pack the glassware. Floors are simply wellpacked earth, and the window openings small. The furnaces make the heat insufferable even on a cool day. Tokyo also has a concern which makes metal fixtures, heads for electric-light bulbs, tops for candy bottles and vanity cases?heavy machine work. Machinery is placed so close together that you fear to pass through a room lest you be caught by some part of your clothing. Women and girls with rounded shoulders squat before machines crudely made by the concern itself, fashioning the covers and bulb ends. Some of the girls are barely 14 or 15; some are middle-aged or old women. One woman with bad eyesight bends and squints over her work. As you ascend the scale of employment, the Japanese woman is not missing. Telephone girls, typists, or copyists throng the business offices. The telephone girls are, on the whole, older than the clerks. Many of them are married. The typists are higher school students, ranging in age from 18 to 20. Some use the native instrument; others, who know English, are trained to use the modern machine. The oriental typewriter has a board containing more than 2,200 symbols, including some 2.000 Chinese ideographic characters, two kana, or syllabary systems of 51 symbols each, the English alphabet (both small and capital letters), and the Arab.c numerals. Island Possessions of Vital Concern to US c> Washington, Juno 22?-Islands of vital concern to the Independent America's have put Europe's war problem on the doorstop of the new world. Many au almoat-forgotton remnant of the great western empires of old sits In a spot vital to the defense of the north and south continents against Invasion. j (Scattered along the Atlantic shore from Greenland down to the "roaring forties" ou the underside of the world these tokens of Europe's discovery aud settlement of the Western Hemisphere yet may plague the peace of the Americas. For the United States under the Monroe doctrine, has spoken out agalnat the handling of property In the Western -Hemisphere to new landlords abroad. The European possessions in the Western Hemisphere are, in general, the romantic, exoti^ areas of the Americas?lands first sighted by Columbus or by Bilk the Hed, coves where pirates hid their loot and rum-runners in another day cached their wares; transplanted bits of "old world" life still lived In "old world" ways. Not all of them could be callod assets to the mother countries. But a colony may cost money and still be valued ? as a naval base or as a Bource of raw goods. Europe's greatest stake In America, of course, is Canada. "Breadbasket of the empire," she has been the world's leading exporter of wheat during the last 20 years. Trappers and miners of her north country have added to her wealth. But the United States shares with Great Britain a vital concern in the sprawling dominion whose border stretches the length of this country's unfortified northern boundary. Paramount to the security of the United States from invasion, Canada holds mines and factories on whose continued success American investments depend. Off Canada's coast stand Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, centers, with British Ia.brador, of a great fishing zone. There, too, is tiny Miquelon, whose wooden-shod inhabitants talk the language of their mother France. Cod and salmon shipped from the quiet villages of these lands feed people in remote regions. Far to the north are Greenland and Iceland. Eric the Red found Greenland 500 years before Columbus sailed west; but even in recent years as few as 400 Danes have ruled her population of 16.000. The rest are Eskimos. , Refrigerated by the Artie currents Greenland yearly shipped to Denmark $1,500,000 worth of rubber for oil, skins, salt and canned fish, eiderdown and feathers; and bought in return $600,000 of foodstufTs, tobacco, arms, lumber and hardware. Although Germany has taken control of Denmark, Greenland has not been invaded. Iceland is an independent nations, although she recognizes the same sovereign as the Danes. For years, she has had neither army nor navy. Iceland has found in health-conscious America's demand for codllver oil her fourth best customer. The two nations have drawn closer together cently, with dispatch of an American consul to the land of glaciers and volcanoes and the loan of $1,000,000 for Icelanders to buy rye, wheat, stock feed and gasoline in America. To the south, the varicolored chain of Europe's American gems, starts at an ocean point parallel with Charleston, S. C. Bermuda makes a big business of the tourist trade. There is a perfume factory, and the natives (export some potatoes, onions and Easter lilies. Only 20 of Bermuda's 360 islands ! uro lnnaoitod. But these British islands have strategic importance as a "stopping stone" for trans-Atlantic aviation. Bimini's 600-odd people, living less than 50 miles from Miami, fish and sponge under British rule. Bimini is in the Bahamas Archipelago, described as "a British colony composed of some 2.500 fertile islands, rocks and coral keys" off Florida and Cuba. The capital at Nassau is poujar with American tourists; tomatoes and sponges are the chief exports. The American navy captured Nassau in 1776 but relinquished It as of no value to the United States. Shielded from the ocean by Cuba lies "the Isle of Fountains"?Jamaica. Biggest British island in the Carrlbean Sea. Jamaica gets most of its revenue from bananas, but is best known to Americans for Its ginger and its rum. British Honduras, only, foreign holding on the mainland of Central America, lives ofT the trade in bananas, cacao and chicle (for chewing gum.) Just one mile north of America's Virgin Islands is Britain's Thatch island. first of another string of foreign holdings which close off the southern entry to the Carribbean, and complete Europe's West Indies. To a certain extent, these Islands are colonial "problem children" for England and France. t LANCASTER COUNTY LOSES QOOO J A pall ot deep gloom ^ M wu cast over Lancaster thfcS with the news that Ira B. jJ had passed away at'eleveg^JH his residence. Mr. J?ue# W,B Lancaster's most beloved cltbj log a devoted husband, and his family, a slucere friend ofl less people In the two CarolhB grieve his untimely deeth.^B Mr. Jones was one of a dun] ed family, son of the late q3 tlce Ira B. Jones and KebeccJ Jones. He was boru 1q LaJ December 3, 18113 and llvedjJ his life, with the except^* years at Clemson College asdjB slty .of South Carolina whan* oelved his education. At qM he was a member of SAB frat^B ! On December 15, 1915 he | rled to Miss Minnie Craig tJ Camden who survives him following Children, MUa M*rj| Jones, Miss tSusan Jones anil Jones, III. Other survivors ? his family are two twin sUtaS W. W., Boykln of Charlotte ?J W. H. Henry of Yazoo, Mr. Jones was owuor of tlM caster Insurance Agency aadl ance adjuster In both NoJ South Carolina. From 1927 ton was editor of the Lancaster N?9 I He was a member of the A.I { Church, a member ot the Blnil Insurance Association and tfcl caster Cotillion Club. ? Lai News. When Royal Air Force aerofl are mowed the grass la saved M version into oattle feed. The Oarib Indians Coltfmbnl living there have disappeij their place Is a transplanted 2 of American Negroes, Eutl and Europeans. The Negro* J A British oommission reptJ cently that $3,500,000 should^ In the West Indies during 9 20 years for social service. 9 Aside from their strategic 9 to the Panama Canal and tlwfl can mainlands, the Islands hjrtl omic importance. DoratnlciiB are shipped all over the woritl Vincent's sea island cotton 9 best in the British empire." <9 sends nutmegs, mace and coooifl United States. Others glvetkffl sugar, rum, molasses. From?|fl lake of pitch,- Trinidad--*! ships 85,000 tons of asphalt Tdfl also sells coconuts, copra, c?9 sugar. But Trinidad, like her bors along the Venezuela coui,H become an oil center, Tttiriiil of the humming birds," ttietyw 000 worth of petroleum pfl which sailed ont of her nevlMfl harbor In 1939 was added veilfll To the hoilo-dry, rain-hunpfM islands of Curacao and Arubi,(m life. Before Dutch Shell ereeMfl refineries on' Curacoa, t ho 1*1)9 known principally as the hoifl liqueur made from bitUrfl oranges. Aruba's 2,000 Negroes sol! hats, aloes and Oivi Divi (fcfl ning.) before Standard Oilfl along. ! Crude oil Is brought by taifl short distance from Venetueli? land to these islands, and thefl rofined for export. fl A German man-of-war put ifl racao in.1903 and there was ti? the Germans dreamed of island a base for controlling d? Indies. Nothing came of It j East of Venezuela on the ifl of South America lie the Qui**? to be confused with Africa'*? -British, Dutch and French, AH i? righ and the plant-growth K? ?but filuropean man has to push back the jungle. -HJ Along the coast, they rai**? and rice. The British and D|? from their Island mountain? monds, gold and bauxite (al?"? the mineral wealth is reputM? though largely undeveloped. fl ing rapids and cataracts-up t)? rivers of British Guinana fl**? ise of plentiful water-power- 1 French Guiana is a prlso* V with the fabled hell-hole of V island. Off the sub-Artlc tip of S?? erica?whipped by the c?pgt*j winds of the "roaring forti**J tain's Falkland islands whaling trade with an empire? bor. South Georgia. Coarrt ? which alone will grow on ?*? lands, graze more than 600:Owl The British have a naval ?and there in 1914 a Germrt? ron under famed Admiral Spee met defeat by Britl*&? war. The Germans wanted tin One forlorn *'urope*?jcl? stands off the Central Am***? Pacific side. It is ton, a narrow rim of coral "J an island-specked lake. posits (fertiliser) have clean, and today It is But the lake?mtdwaf Diego and t?e Panama Of^j shelter seaplanes. , Clean Up Property All parties owning* vacant lots that ; have become overgrown with weeds and i brush are hereby notified to have same cleaned up at once. By order of the City Board of Health. Donald Morrison, HEALTH OFFICER.