Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 29, 1922, Page Page Three, Image 3
TO NAME TOWN FATHERS.
Voters of Sharon Prepare to Elec
Town Officers Next Week.
NOBODY WANTS TO BE TBE MAYOi
Postmaster Plexico Comes Into P06
session of Rare Old Violin?Streeti
So Muddy That Chickens Find H
Difficult to Cross?Number of Casei
of Illness In the Community?Many
Young and Old Come Home for th<
Christmas Holidays.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
Sharon, December 29.?Men and women
voters of Sharon are to elect a
mayor and four councilmen on January
" * * 4*? * Jnvo tho nnrn.
i>. ana tor mo p??i nw u.ij o t..v
ing election has been one of the principal
topics of cor versation in town.
"While there are no announced candidates
for tho office of mayor, it is expected
that by election time one or
more will turn up. Asked the other
day if he would be a candidate for reelection,
Mayor D. A. Whisonant said:
"1 did not seek the office two years ago
and I am not seeking a second term.
Tho people elected me without my
seeking the place." Among those who
have been suggested as suitable men
for the office of mayor are Messr^ Sam
B. Pratt and W. R. McKellar. It is
understood, however, that neither is an
announced candidate. There are those
in Sharon who wculd like to see Mr. R.
M. Sherer rc-elected mayor. "Uncle
Bob," as Mr. Sherer is popularly
known, served as mayor or intendant,
for two terms and there are those who
think that he made the best mayor the
town ever had. Then there are those
who would like to see ex-Mayor W. G.
Hayes stage a come-back. The mayor
of Sharon draws the princely salary of
$50 a year and as one, Sharon citizen
put it recently: "By taking the job he
subjects himself to two million dollars'
worth of cussin' per annum." The
present members of the town council
are: Messrs. W. R. McKellar, Charlie
Gourley, Charles Bankhead, J. A.
Whitesides. W. Blanton Hope is clerk
of the council.
Church Building Started.
Preliminary work on the new brick
church building to be erected by the
congregation of Sharon A. R. P. church
has been begun. Much of the excavation
w6rk for the foundation has been
completed and a quantity of lumber
and other building materials have been
laid upon the grounds. Now that winter
weather has set in in earnest, it is
not likely that much more construction
work will be done until next spring.
Roads In Bad Shape.
Unusually rough weather the first
three days of last week had the effect
of transforming the principal streets
and sidewalks of Sharon into one vast
quagmire and mud-puddle and did
much toward impressing the people
with the importance of trying to do
something toward improving conditions.
"We ought to be ashamed ot
ourselves," declared Mr. S. B. Pratt,
one of the leading business men of
Sharon, while discussing the condition
of the streets. "Here we make bids to
people living in the surrounding country
to come and. trade with us. Then
when they do come if the weather is a
little rough it is impossible for them
to get across the streets without sticking
in the mud. It is time we were doing
something about it."
The sidewalks and streets were a
sight. Women and children attempting
to cross the streets often sunk
down in mud up to the shoe mouth.
Automobiles and Fords stuck up and
stalled frequently right in the business
sections. This correspondent observed
a half grown chicken trying to' cross
the street between the First National
bank and J. L. Whitesides's store last
Thursday. The mud was so deep and
sbft that the chicken actually couldn't
make It without flapping its undeveloped
wings to assist its feet.
Christmas Tree for Children.
Members of the Sunday Fchool of
Sharon Methodist church were entertained
at Christmas tree exercises held
in the church last Friday evening. The
majority of the members of the Funday
school, of which Mr. M. M. Jones
is superintendent, were present for the
occasion and there were numerous
presents for young and old. Messrs.
Kirby Banlchead and Otis Latham assumed
the role of Santa Claus and they
niavnrt the wirt to the entire satisfac
tion of the lar.ee number of little folks
and larger ones as well, who were
present to receive their gifts from the
beautifully decorated Christmas tree,
With Mrs. Geo. A. Plexieo at the piano,
an entertaining series of songs were
rendered by a junior chorus and the
entire occasion was one fraught with
interest and enjoyment for those taking
part.
Prizes Violin Highly.
Mr. K. L. Plexieo, postmaster at Sha*
ron, has recently come into possession
of a violin 210 years old that he naturally
prizes very highly. The violin is
somewhat in need of repair and it is
Mr. Plexico's intention to send it to a
violin manufacturer for repair as soor
as he can get in touch with some trustworthy
concern.
Using Parcel Post System.
According to W. T. Sims, one of th<
two letter carriers out of the Sharor
office, farmers and farm women ar<
constantly taking advantage of th<
ixireel post service to a greater degree.
On the two routes out of Sharor
there live a large number, of farjnQh
who ship butter weekly to customer;
in many towns and cities around. They
not only ship butter but other farn
produce and more are coming to 0n<
that the parcel post way is not only
the cheapest but the most satisfactory
way of delivering their produce. Sonn
of the farmers and farm women ar<
shipping butter into the eastern am
northern states where it commands s
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much better price than it does in local
markets.
With tho Sick.
Mr. Thomas Hartness and his daughter,
Miss Eliza Hartness, have been
quite sick at their home in Sharon for
the past several weeks. Miss Hart-_>
ncss has had influenza, while Mr. Hart- !
ness recently suffered a hemorrhage of;
the stomach. Mr. Hartness is probably i
the oldest resident of Sharon, being in
his 79th year. His friends will be glad j
to know that he is improving.
Mrs. J. D. Latham is critically ill at
her home in Bullock's Creek township, j
Mr. John Dowdle of Bullock's Creek
township is very ill and little hope is
entertained for his recovery.
Personal Mention.
Among the young people of Sharon
ind vicinity who aro at the homes o1'
their respective parents for the Christmas
holidays, are the following:
Misses Virginia Pratt, Nannie May
Plexico, Josie Saye, Hazel Hope, Eu
nice Cain, Alliene snannon, Agues
Kirkpatrick, Winthrop college; Paul
Whisonant and Lee Piexico, Presbyterian
college, Clinton; Flay Plexico,
Clemson; Willie Sherer, Hugh Sherer,
Erskine. college, Due West; Tom Dowdie,
Wofford, Spartanburg; James
Bankhend, Blue Ridge, N. C.
Hugh E. Robinson, Y. M. C. A. sec- !
retary at Ciemson college, is spending
the holidays with his parents near Sharon.
David Byers of Dillon; Mr. and Mrs.
Brown Crosby, Raleigh, N. C.; Mrs. S.;
C. Hollifield, Bamberg, and Miss Mar- 1
garet Valley and Mr. Roy Byers of EIloree,
S. C., visited the family of Mr.
John A. Byors in Sharon during the
holidays.
James Penninger of Bamberg, visited
tho family of his mother, Mrs. T. R.
Penninger, in Sharon this week.
Boyd Plexico of Charlotte, and Saye
Plexico of Chester, visited their parI
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Plexico, in
I Sharon this week.
Mrs. O. M. Spurlin and little son, O.
i M., Jr., visited relatives in Yass, N. C.,
, this week.
Miss Ida Gilfillan of Sharon, visited
relatives in the Hickory Grove section
this week.
Miss Addie Ashe of Sharon, spent the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Ashe, in the Bullock's Creek
section.
John Rainey Saye of Rock Hill, spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Saye, in Sharon.
Dr. C. O. Burruss of Sharon, visited
! relatives in Fredericksburg, Va.( this
week.
Miss Isabel Arrowood, who Is teaching
school in Virginia, is spending the
holidays with her sister, Mrs. Geo. A.
! I'lexico, in snaron.
i Hope Hicham, who is a student at:
i the South Carolina Medical college, j
i Charleston, is spending the Christmas
i holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
i J. H. Bigham in Sharon.
Haskell Sherer of Charlotte, spent
Christmas with the family of his mother
near Sharon,
i Mrs. Fannie Sloop and Mr. James
i Youngblood of Croat Falls, spent
; Christmas with the family of Mr. W. 1\
i| Youngblood in Sharon.
| Mr. Arch Steele and family and Mr.
i j Gill White and family, fur several years
5 j past residents of Bullock's Creek
s township, have moved to Great Falls,
I where they will make their home in fui'
ture.
1 Ray Feemstcr of Gastonin, spent the
f \ Christmas holidays with relatives in
/ this section.
BI J. Arthur Whitosides, who is engaged
e;in road construction work in Sumter
J j county, spent Christmas with his fami
I ily in Sharon.
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Misses Edna Lowrance and Frances
Piexico, who are teaching school in
Georgetown county, arc spe?ding| the
Christmas holidays with their respective
parents in Sharon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bycrs of
Blacksburg, visited friends and relatives
here this week.
Mrs. E. B. Hunter of Sharon, visited
the family of her mother, Mrs. A. A.
Barron, in Rock Hill this week.
Miss Belle Kennedy of Yorkville, visited
the families of Messrs. C. L. and
P. B. Kennedy and other relatives in
Sharon during the holidays.
Dr. Luther Blair of Gastonia, spent
Christmas with relatives in Bullock's
Creek township.
STANDARDIZE PUNISHMENT
Judges Should Agree Uoon Uniform
Sentences for Whisky Offenders.
A conference of all Judges of this
state to decide upon uniform sentences
to be imposed, was advocated
Monday in his charge to the grand
jury in county court by Judge C. C.
Featherstone, of Greenwood. Judge
Featherstone declared that there is
loo much variance in sentences imposed
by different judges for the same
offenses and the cause of law enforcement
would be greatly benefited
by more uniformity in the imposition
of sentences.
An instance was cited by Judge
Featherstone of one sentence of three
months for nignway roooery unu.
another sentence of 18 mon|hs for
highway robbery, imnosed by a different
judge, whore the circumstances
were almost the same. "There can be
no iron clad rule as to the extent of
punishment," the judge said, "but that
every case must stand on its own
merits. He asserted however that the
judges of the state ought to agree on
general policies of punishment, so as
to remove the variance in sentences
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Federal mint in Denver, Col., by
running fight in which many sh
struck and seriously wour ded. 1
a Federal Reserve truck in fron!
jjaared loaded with armed men
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being imposed under practically
j the same circumstances.
Judge Featherstone in his charge
discussed the problem of enforcement
of the prohibition law and declared
that greater judgment is required in
imposing sentences on this class of offenders
than any other. "Justice
ought to be tempered with mercy," he
sa*d, explaining that the reform of
criminals ought to be one of the primary
aims of the law. Too harsh
sentences, furthermore, would decrease
the chances of convictions in liquor
cases and defeat the very aims of the
law, he continued. >
A system of imposing a chaingang
| sentence and then suspending part of *
it during good behavior on payment
| of a fine has been adopted by Judge
j Featherstone. '13y this system," Judge
I Featherstone said, "the remainder of
I the sentence is held over the offenders
j and in case they violate the law, it
becomes operative. Surely such a
plan is worth while, if it prevents making
a hardened criminal out of an ofj
fonder and prevents him from violat'
ing the law again. The time is com!
ing when this element of reform will
be held more and more in the minds |
! of the courts and no punishment will
be inflicted solely for the sake of
punishment, hut for the sake of rej
form."
' ?A special residence tax for for- !
eigners has been flxed by the Thurin|
gian goveunment according to reports I
| from Weimar, Germany. Americans I
will have to pay from $2 to $50, ac
cording to the length of their stay.
Residence of more than three days will
' cost from $2 to $4; for a month from
$1 to $10; for more than six months,
from $30 to $50. Other foreigners are
to be taxed in proportion.
? A Ford agpnoy has not yet become
a political center.
OM DENVER MINT.
rs in currency was stolen from the
a gang of masked robbers. In a
ots were fired, a bank guard was
The money was being loaded on to
t of the mint when two autos ap- f
i, 'Their escape was sensational.
I FIRE AT HICKORY GROVE.
J. N. McDiil, Oldest Resident, Passes
Following Brief Illness With Pneumonia?
Funeral Largely Attended.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
Hickory Grove, December -9.?Explosion
of an oil stovo here early Saturday
morning', caused a Are that destroyed
the barbershop in the mair
business block of the town, conducted
by C. S. Wilklris. There were two barber
chairs in the shop and one of them
was practically destroyed by the flames
while the other was only damaged.
The barber managed to save most ol
his tools. Ratehford & Company, dealers
in general merchandise, had a
quantity of goods stored in the rear ol
the shop and these were moved to
safety, although some little damage
resulted in the process of moving.
Big Quantity of Beer Taken.
About 700 gallons of still beer were
japturcd by prohibition officers last
Saturday in a raid oir premises about
three miles south of Hickory Grove. A
large distillery, complete except for the
'worm" was taken by the officers. The
sntire outfit was destroyed. Constable
McKnlght and Policeman Dick Lanier
made the raid.
Nobody was home when Constables
McKnight, Coy Jones and Policeman
Less White of Sharon, made a raid on
he Meeks place near Sharon on ChristK1LLED
IN MINT ROBBERY.
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Cliarles T. Linton, Federal Reserve
Bank guard, at Denver, Col.,
was killed by ba. dits who held up
a bank automobile i:i frc.ijt of the
United States Mint at Denver and
made off with $200,000. Linton
was ki" d in an effort to drive off
the bandits, who made good their
escape.
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or at any time aft
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C. L. COBB, President
J. H. B. JENKINS, J
Active Vice Pre
C. W. McGEE, Casi
SAFETY FIRS'
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i mas d;iy. Two carbide cans which hid
' been used, it is said, in the manufac- !
J tun of home-brow, and other para-1
. ! phernaHa used in making moonshine, |
i wore taken in charge by the officers.
J. N. McDiil Dead.
J. N. McDiil, oldest citizen of H'.ck'
ory Grove, and one of the pioneer set- '
tiers of this section, died at his home ^
l in Hickory Grove, December 24. follow- i
i ing a brief illness with pneumonia. He i
was in the 79th ?year of his age, having !
been born in October, 1844. His body i
was buried in the cemetery at Hickory
Grove A. R. P. church on Christmas
I afternoon, following funeral services
conducted by Rev. B. G. Pressiy, assisted
by Revs. Fred T. McGill and J. W.
, Lewis. One of the largest crowds ever
attendant upon a funeral in Hickory
k Grove, was present to pay a last tribute
of respect to the memory of Mr.
McDiil.
The deceased was a native of Chester
!
county. He served throughout the
War Between the States as a member
of the 17th South Carolina Volunteers \
and after the war engaged in the general
mercantile business in Hickory
Grove. For more than forty years he
' was engaged in that business, retiring
a number of years ago because of advanclng
years. Mr. McDill is survived
by his widow to whom he had been
married more than fifty years. Four j
children also survive as follows: Mrs.
John K. Allison, Hickory Grove: Mrs. i
Loon T. Prcssley, McCormick, S. C.;
T. P. McDill, Greenville; N. M. McDill,
Chester. Mr. McDill was an elder
in Hickory Grove A. R. P. church.
SYSTEM OF 8TATE ROADS
Bio Convention States Movement in
That Direction.
Movement for a state-wide bond i?8Uo
sufficient for the construction of a
slate system of highways was set on
foot at a meeting in Columbia Monday,
when tbo bond issue plan was linan- j
imoUsly < ndorsed and a. committee ap- |
! pointed to study tho situation, make
up estimates, and submit a detailed !
I plan to the general assembly together!
with a proposed bill,
j The meeting which met in the state '
house in response to a call issued a 1
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ti w days ago by Governor Harvey, ,
: was attended by about HOD citizens, I
; representing virtually every section of
: tli' state and nil evidencing: an intense
interest in the matter of svatenfatj;
cully improving and developing South i
! Carolina's highways.
Committee Named,
j Tiie discussion resulted in the nam- j
1 ing of a committe composed of seven i
! members, one from each congressional ]
district, as follows: W. W. Smoak.
Walterboro, first district; Captain. W.
D. Black, Willlston, second district; '
i Senator R. P. McCravey, IMckens. j
third district; 11. IT. Peace. Creenvillc.
i fourth district; Col. T. R Sjnatt, Fort
Mill, fifth district; Col. r>. A. Splvey. I
j Conway, sixth district, Claude Sapp, ;
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ST PERIOD begins in our
y 1st. Deposits made in this
y f#th, will draw interest fron
r YEAR RIGHT by starting a
tematically during tlio year.
STAMPS of the 1918 Series ;
I. Wo will CAM! uj i regis tore
er Jamia ry 1st.
niAS SAVIN (iSOLDR ism
lied paying out nearly $7,000
arge majority of these old m
i of the joy of ha\ ing a R >11
esides you will not. have to \>
ng money is coining from.
>ER have inter est. payments ;
lit the first of each year, and
;s Club to enable them to meel
Jo a small amount weekly ena
with ease when due.
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J. M. STROUI
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liier WM. S. M<
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Columbia, seventh district. The committee
will meet in the near future at
the call of A. B. Langley, who was
elected chairman. Its function will be
(o go into the highway situation in
South Carolina as thoroughly as possible,
secure full data as to costs of
road construction, and map out a suggested
plan of highway improvement,
indicating the cost of the proposed improvement
as nearly as possible. This
tentative program is to be made the
basis for a bill to be submitted to the
general assembly at its coming session,
carrying a proposal for a bond
issue "of sufficient amount to build a
state system of roads."
To Hold Local Meeting.
Various sums were suggested as to
the amount of the proposed bond is
sue, but the determination of the sura
was left to the committee. In the
meantime district good road conferences
will be held, in accordance with
the suggestion of D. A. Splvey.
The proposed bond issue, it was
the sense of the body, is to carry a
provision for a sinking fund to retire
the bonds serially and it was suggested
that the total cost of the issue, including
interest and sinking fund
could be met out of the gasoline and
automobile taxes. The resolution
which placed the conference on record
as endorsing the bond issue was offered
by Raven I. McDavid. member
of the general assembly from Greenville.
Harvey's Views.
In calling the conference to order.
Governor Wilson G. Harvey declared
that South Carolina was in danger of
falling behind other states in the matter
of road development nnd said that
Ms one purpose In summoning the
conference was to get an idea of what
the people of the state desired In the
matter of highways. Ho said that
S'lm'- definite agiyemcnt* should be
reached, if if were possible to ascertain
what measure would meet with
the approval of the taX-payer.
Chairman lvingley 'suggested that
adequate mileage and proper construction
were two important factors to he
considered in the. adoption of any plan
of development and that it was essential
that the question of providing
funds for maintenance be not overlooked.
? The "Christ of the Andes" is a
statue of the Sa\ ior, cast in the bronze
from the cannon of opposing Argentines
and Chileans, standing nearly
13.000 feet above the level of the sea
::t Oambre I'nts, on the mountain
frontier between Argentine Republic
and Chili. It was placed there In
March, 1901, as a symbol of the perpetual
peace which was then sworn
to by the opj>o.slng nations. An inscription
on its base reads, "Sooner
shall these mountains crumble to dust
than shall the people of Argentine and
Chili break the peace which they have
pledged themselves at the feet of
Christ the Redeemer."
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