Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 08, 1921, Page Page Two, Image 2

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GARNERED WITH SCISSORS News From Within, and Without the County, * CONDENSED FOR QOId. READING ? \ ' Some Items of Fact, S^me of Comment and-All-Helping to Give an :.Idea of What?Ourf Neighbors Are Sayihg and i is. . ' '' ? i ~' Doing. _jJ-. . Rock Hill Herald, Feb. 4: An analysis or \\;aier taken from the ,bi? m'iin nn .lohrison street, shows 'it is ' a-.iill eontatninated, although water Uiken from Main street is pronounced an?l fpr this reason, Dr. J. _ Ri MflWr /recommends that t"hose using writer on' the Johnson street line continue to -boil water used for domestic: purposes. It is believed that the v . trouble- i.s confined to this particular s;Hhe and frequent flushing under high : presiurji will be made in an effort to ?!<*?? tho line of the bacteria.~......Last 'waning Dr. Howard Rondthaler, former district governor of Rotary, pi ;* " was thfe' guest of honor at a luncheon by life local Rotary club. The affair was greatly enjoyed by the local memlairs and tfie talk of the guest of hon. ; _ of was listened to with great interest.,....,:'. President D. B. Johnson has returned from Columbia" where he went: to appear before the house ways :niil moans* committee to present the needs of Winthrop college. The com" ( - tulttye heard Dr. Johnson .Wednesday * " night, and while, of course, nothing ,'i '/ 'lof:aitr was. assured, President John ; sun was assured mat u was ?wi r. -the intention of the committee to in :niy way cripple the work of the inS siitution. T.he committee also indicated that it would recommend a sum * ( fit" money" for the completion of the . new dormitory, in order that 150 additional students might be accommodated at the next session. ... Fort Mil! Times, Feb. 3: Saturday vvening -about 8 o'clock on White street near the Southern railway depot-several shots were fired by Police Officer V. .D. Potts at a Ford automo. i'Ho in -which Hugh Wisher, owner of Die car.-Callie A. ("Whacker") Smith and James Archer, all Fort Mill citizens, were returning to Fort Mill from Charlotte. One of the bullets entered * the rear end of the car near the tail liglit."" The men were suspected of having- whiskey in the car in violav tion of the prohibition laws, it was staled, arid refused to stop'when ordered to " do so by the officer. They proceeded up White street beyond the town limits, according to the report \ ctirri'iit" on the streets Saturday night. ).>;i vi'turned to town within a few m initios and all were then arrested a nVl 'i he' < :< r searched. Less than a half- THiint ?>r liquor was found in the parly. l?iit two of the men. Wisher and Srhfth. were held until Sunday morn, tug and wore then released on boud. .'.fundny ! ho case against the men was vt (iio.i'- i.y each paying the town a flruI'nlCcs- the general assembly tuVprnprialoy before the end of the present session, about three weeks a way.: approximately ?170,000 to care for- :H?-> .toth-iency due numerous school 1/siriots t ivmncrhout the state as a res'ulr '.f not of 1920 guaranteeing an tnotor Public school teachers, the prevent ^v.;.m of the Fort Mill grad< 'I ,v? l;uo| r.rfibrbly will come to a close ilniiiu !in- month of April, yesterday s:.i.i fin o.i (he trustees of the school. The not provided a substantial iw-reasv r.ii- (lie public school teachers \vh"-e .Ii:-sttook steps to meet the r<i .jitii > Kieiit.-: of the act, and the Fort .M!ii ...mvIiumI district came* within the provisions >.f the act. The increased -ulc.n'i-s [?.?' the Fort Mill teachers c.id not t;ih' effect until the beginning of t session the first of last Sepi?r.ibi What is considered ih" "t.i.Csrnnding hard luck story of the season .(>; this section is wrapped up in i'>.. i-snerience of a Fort Mill man ho >"ii:e months ago bought a sec )?-..i !i i nd Ford car for which he paid "JOft. After keeping the car for sevi':ViV months and finding meanwhile Unit repairs on it had eaten up nearly -f l'.t'l more, the owner told his sons, two ' . *_t A tKov pniilfl auuui. grvivu, 111,11 unj w ? . > have the car to do with as they pleasi*. i e<l provided they did'not ask him to .- V ' si ond another, cent on it. The boys tried ' ? ; to'.r^n the car for a few days and then they too became, disgusted with it. '} Fearing of a farmer in the communit" jU i who had a milk cow he wished to dispose of," the boys asked him if he would trade the cow for the Foid. The farmer said he would if given 30 bucks "to boot." The trade was made p.f the farmer had stipulated with the e veption that he "threw in" a dog. The boys took the cow hpmo and the following day she died. Later they ." ">ld the dog for $.r> .."If the people ?,< of F.ort Mill want to put this town on fob.map of the United States good and strong they are in position to do so -l bv reviving seriously the por posit ion advanced some years ago for the i ^oivnship to secede from Foutn CarohSa and join'North Carolina," Tuesday' said a Fort Mill citizen to The 'l imes. "If the proposition were advanced in earnest Fort Mill would a*an find herself occupying first page 1" all the daily papers of the country. It would he necessary, to determine i.o issue, to hold statewide elections! :? both South Carolina and North Oar"liua and if the result were favorable the congress of the United. Slates . ; ' i'i finally pass an act agreeing to the -< > ession. For my part," continued !' * citizen, "I'm hot saying wherhcr 1 it-ink the proposition a wise one. but if it should come to an election during my lifetime, I'll dig up my regis!ration vrtiflcates and be at the polls when voting time comes." Chester Reporter, Feb. 3: Mr. J. \V. ' Carroll's lunch stand at the Southern depot was robbed last night, the tliicf or thieves securing a small amount of cakes and other edibles. Several hoboes were arrested this morning to connect them with the robbery A great shock to the entire community was the death of Mrs. C. M Pryor, widow of the late Dr. S. W." Pryor, which occurred at her residence on Saluda street Tuesday evening at about eleven 'o'clock.' Until stricken with apoplexy at' nine o'clock Mrs. Pryor had: apparently been as well as usual," and'when stricken was engaged in' reading.1' Mrs.' Prvor was: a'daugtiter of the late Capf. and Mrs. R. W. Tinslov rvP TTninn find Wri H flft.v-three years-of ag6 ..Chester feels proud of the selection'"of Hon. J. Buford Atkinson, of' Spartanburg to bk speaker of the South- Carolina house of- representatives, as Mr. Atkinson is a Chester boy, and' lived here until a year or two after he was admitted to the bar. Old* friends and neighbors are acquainted with his genuine worth, and know that lie will wear worthily the great honor that has been conferred upon him....' Chester suffered a genuine loss yesterday afternoon when Luther Bell, the well known colored mason and plasterer, died.' In addition to being an export workman, the deceased was a slendid citizen, absolutely upright in all of his transactions,'and one whose influence was exerted at all times for the right. Funeral services are to be conducted this afternoon at three o'clock at Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion church, of which the deceased was an active member....; Invitations have been received here to the -wedding of Miss Lois Sample, formerly of Chester,' and James M. Barksdale, of Laurens, February 17, in Pompano, Florida. Cleveland Star (Shelby) Feb 4: Mr. ???.??. __ 1 - ' 3 TUT4~~ Al William ' ivi.cv.urry unu jujos uiucj Champion were happily married Sunday, January 30. at the Baptist parsonage by Rev. J. M. Kester. Both are prom'inent young people of South Shelby, the bride being the attractive daughter of Mr. J. D. Champion in South Shelby. They have the best wishes of a host of friends Two caravans of wagons hauled out the steel for' the Lutz bridge across the river four miles north of .Shelby. The bridge will be 256 feet long,'weigh 85,000 pounds and will be four feet above the high water mark. Three bridges have been washed' away at this site since the July flood, five years ago. Representative Peyton McSwain introduced yesterday in the house of representative the'following bill which has for its purpose the repeal of the 25 cent3 a bale tax on cotton which has been collected for two or throe years under the state cotton warehouse system and, provides for the return of this money to the, counties jn which it was .collected for the purpose of erecting a county cotton warehouse or in the furtherance and assistance of the marketing of cotton At the regular monthly meeting of the aldermen Tuesday night, Dr. R. C. Ellis resigned as city physician, having been elected county physician at a salary of $50 per month. Dr. E. W. Gibbs was elected city physician in his place, the position carrying no salary with it. Gastonia Gazette, Feb. 4: At the regular meeting of the board of di rectors of the Chamber of Commerce, Thursday afternoon the standing committees for 1021 were appointed. Meetings of all these committees will be held next week. On recommendation of the executive secretary it was decided that a civic calendar be prepared and kept available in the office of the secreatry in order that conflicting dates might be avoided. All organizations in the city, social, religious, civic and otherwise, are requested to notify the chamber of dates of meetings and gatherings, so that they might be posted. It was announced by Secretary A'llen that work on the new quarters was proceeding rapidly and that they would soon be ready for occupancy. The following were present: President A. G. Myers, Vice Presidents S. A. Robinson and J. O. White, Treasurer S. N. Boyce, and Directors Chas. Ford, W. E. Hayes, A. J. Kirby, Hugh A. Qticry and E. G. McLurd "I am not a politician nor the son of a politician." said Mr. E. G. McLurd, secretary and treasurer of the Gastonin, Mutual Building and Loan association, discussing the recently published facts and figures regarding county salaries, increases and the like. "And I a?n a Democrat as long as i urn uc unv consistently," he added significantly. "But," he continued, "J am opposed to the extravagant use that is being made of the tax-payer's money in this county. The farmers of this countyarc strictly up against it and they \v:.ll not stand for an increase in taxes and the high salaries that are being paid or contemplated. Furthermore, I think that the sheriff of the county ought to do what, his office stands for?lawenforcement. He ought to serve in the county as the chief of police does for the city. The business of collecting taxes ought to be divorcc-d from his office, and a tax collector for the entire county be appointed to serve on a salary. The people ought to know what public officials are being paid. When you pay them fees; or commissions, you never know The annual stockholders meeting of the Priscilla Spinning company was held ! at the Ilex Spinning company's com- j munity house yesterday afternoon at j 3 o'clock. A large number of stock- ; holders were present and were well J pleased with the report of the presi- I dent and treasurer, Mr. J. M. Mayes. \ Mr. Mayes told the stockholders that j the corporation had benefitted to quite \ an extent in the recent decline in ] values, and that the mill was 1o be j I built much cheaper than was at first j anticipated. The construction work is being . pushed, .to,, completion by the Watson Engineering Company, of Gieveland, O. The stockholders in a body made an, .inspection of this construction and,.wcre favorably impress- 1 ed. The following men were'elected i to serve as directors for the ensuing i year: J. H. ^MaVes, J. Leo Robinson, : George A. Gray, Wade S. Euicc, W. G. Hamner and C. D. ,6ray. At the meeting of'rthe directors Immediately after the stockholders meeting, the * following officers were elected: Mr. J. Hi Mayes/ president and treasurer: D.-Gray, vice-president,, 'and w. G'/ Hanincr secretary and assistant treasurer _.?Hy the terms of a deal consummated Thursday Messrs, J. "M. and Joe I. Holland have become owners of the Gastonia Storage Battery- Company's business located at 210" North Falls streeN They purchased the business fromthd Carolina Storage Battery company, of Charlotte, and assumed cHarge yesterday. Mr. Joe Holland will;.be" actively in charge of the business, dividing his time betwceYi Gastonia and< Hickory. HESTER'S COTTON FIGURES Movement for January this Year Loss Than Last. The monthly ihovement of cotton to the close of January, compared with last year, shows a decrease for the month-of ,435,000 bales, a decrease compared with the year before' last of 274,000, >and with 1915, a decrease of 117,000 bales, .a'ccording to a report for the last six'months announced by : V Henry (1. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans Cotton exchange, Friday night. The total for January was 1,-' 1 IS,412, against 1,583,473 last year. The amount of the crop brought' into sight for the six months frojn August to January inclusive is 1,964,000 compared with 915,000 under last year. The movement since August 1 shows receipts at all United States ports of 4.083.4S2 against 4,S96.G1S last yearly overland across the Mississippi Ohio' and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 533,349 against 1,062,S94 last year, and Southern mill takings, exclusive of consumption at Southern outports, 1,759,000 against 2,740,971 last year. j Interior stoclcs in excess of those held at the <5iose of the commercial year were 723^93 against 324,634 last year. The^make the total movement of the cotjoiji/crop brought into sight for the sfx''/moptfis ending close of January .7,^75.024, epmpared with 9,043.120 la^t_ 'y.<?aiv Northern\spihners made average weekly taking: for . the season 31,098, against 7Qt999 last year. Foreign exports for the six months of the season have been 2,981,281 a decrease .uiKlWit-vLast year of S53.1S3, while stocks "At* the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior centers at the close of January were 2.SC3,377 compaxed,.-with 2,447,272 last year. Including' stocks'.left over at ports and intcrio'rVtowns from the last crop and the nufnbor of bales of the current crop liixSught into sight during the six months. I be supply has been 8,540.431 against 10,972,079 last year. In addition to, the monthly figures. Secretary Hester issued a statement for the weekly movement for the seven days ending February 3, inclusive, showing total brought into sight this year of 249,711 against 310,106 for the sovsn dnvs ending" this date last ve:tt\ FOR DISABLED VETERANS Robinson's Bill Would Give Aid to Those in Noed. Senator Robinson, Arkansas, has offered an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill to provide approximately $30,000,000 for hospitals for sick and disabled soldiers. The amendment provided that $15,000,000 become available immediately, the rest to be available for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1921. Both sums arc to remain available until expended. ? ij Always F | MONEY IN THE B j READY ? ALWA ' * . The Wise Depositor kc <[ ing steadily, but at the | isfaetion of knowing tl ! able instantly in case ol ( A SUBSTANTIAL B I; INVALUABLE IN 1 | PRESENT 11 Take advantage i facilities for rem est type of linanc S LOAN AND SA | YORK, WE TAKE OFF OUR Hi This last day of the ye for past favors and extcn mankind for a year of ha and assure you of our reac you need our services in a THE REXALL fJTTV PIT^ STORE VJ.J.A J. Xi.1 CLOVER, - iiwiwwtwmiiivw'iwwiinH^wrww ... -- V ... an: : ui KILLED BY A TRUCK. (Continued From Page One.) has*left liock Hill for another part of the world to start life anew. Mr. Major had many friendls and his strange ind mysterious disappearance is a subject for daily comment here. Of Personal Interest. TVf?. T * Vftrrl r?f f^nvni* Wft? nmnnp* the visitors in Rock Rill last Saturday. Mr. Raymond Carroll arid little son of York.'11. .p. D. 3 *\vcrevamong the visitors here last Saturday. H. F. Bookout or the "Belhcsda section was a visitor. in, Rock Hill last Saturdaj*.. ' v' Former 'Supervisor Thos. \V. Boyd. Lesslio tvas'in Rock Hill Saturday. /'Messrs. W. S. and Oricr Lesslic of Lesslie were Rock Hill visitors last Saturday. ' GIRLS BAN BOY SMOKERS Boys Come Back by Trying to Reform Girls. Dan Cupid is finding Kis bows and, arrows, arc thus far quite useless against the hearts of the girls of the West Side Christian Church of this city who have formed a club not to keep company with boys who smoke cigarettes or use tobacco in any form, relates a' Matfoon. 111., dispatch. The club is continuing to grow, according to its sponsor, Edward McKee, superintendent of the Sunday School of that^hurch, and though a marked decrease in the number of "matches" is noted, according to Mr. McKce, quite a few local boys have given up bad habits.- ' ' . * . ? Dan Cupid's second and hardest blow ?the blow that sent him reeling dizzily? cufnie when 'a number of boy stu-? dents at'the Mattoon 'high school retaliated by forming an opposing organization to try to make out of the girls of today "the kind of .girls our mothers were." It was at a meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society a week ago that Mr. McKee urged the girls to sign,pledges not to keep company with boys who "used the weed." Twenty-five pledges were signed lmmuuiaiwy ?nu i.0 the past .week the club grew In leaps arcd bounds. The Christian Endeavor Society girls now hope to induce every girl in. town'to join their ranks. "Do you want to stand around while some b'oy is smoking a cigarette.. or THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH Oir-THIS DANK has been made possible by a broad general knowledge of business.and personal conditions in this'community and <" the tangible SERVICE that it has always been our policy to render. On the basis of Confidence, Courtesy and Real Personal Service We invite YOUR account. ; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHARON, S. C. J. H. SAYE, J. S. HARTNESS, President. Cashier i MONEY TO LEND AN Real Estate', City and Country, on ^ easy terms. W. "W. LEWIS, Attorney. First National Bank Building, l ft tf York. S. C. ieady? ANK IS ALWAYS J .YS AVAILABLE | jcps his account grow- ! | same time has the sat- * 11 luit it is always avail- ;i need ! ANK ACCOUNT IS j TIMES LIKE THE j of out' complete | lerhig the high- .1 ial service | VINfiS RANK 1 . v 111 UU ** AAA* A* K - s. c. I iMdM^^amttaAta^iaiLiUAU^aLaiLtit t ^T? | ar to thank our patrons | d our best wishes to all | ppincss and prosperity, j lincss to serve you when j ny capacity. ' \ IRMACY J-%~ i m m uu .u*wiw w ? J walk up the street with him as'hej dangles the silly thing in his teeth or do you. want to smell the nasty smoke?" they argued. The answer, ,they say, is usually "no" and a new signer of the pledge is obtained. It was then that the boys decided something must be .done. They missed seeing their sweethearts and a number of .the male students at the local high schbol formed, a club, the members signing pledges as follows": "I do solemnly afflrip that I will not court a girl who persists in: ''Wearing knce-lcngth' skirts. "Wen rintr low "edt waists below the point where mother wore them when she was a girl. ' \ < "Wearing silk stockings.'; "Using paint or -rouge. 5-v "Attending danccStminusher corset. "Pulling out her-eyebrow^ Jor Wearing' her hair In such a style so as to hida her ears." ' ' ~ Mr. McKee looks upon the boys' organization as "merely a bluff club to frighten the girls out of their'stand against tobacco.1' "It would be a good thing, though," he added, "if something like that could be done. We need more girls today like our mothers." In the meantime, both sides are holding firm, according to ;members, and "much good'is being done," according to Mr. McKee. "This is not a temporary movement on the part of the girls," said Mr. McKee. "They are Jn earnest." "So are we," retaliated the boys. FRENCH COAL PRICES Government Fixes New Maximum of ' . . $9 a Ton. '"The French government, has fixed a new maximum price of $9 per ton ,for all 'American coal, free on board at French Atlantic ports, says a Paris dispatch of Friday. This is the lowest level American coal has reached since it began declining iast October, wnen tfie figure was ?32 per ton. Representatives of the coal dealers THEScf 4 - 1. J S torn ach- Kidneys-Heari-Li vet Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the world's standard remedy ' for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles? CPffiE The National Remedy > of /-Holland- lor centuries and endorsed 6y Queen Wilhelmina.. At all druggists, three sizes. Look for the name Gold Medal oa erery box and accent no imitation t i '4 I With ' ONE Ml j Backed up by Stron I centers this Bank is | needs of its Patrons I New Depositoi j ' FINAN I Every day new pair I who find a connectii f> C. L. COBB, President I J. H. B. JENKINS, |> Active Vice President I SAFE . of France, who arc meeting' in Paris in a national convention declared today that the government action was in effect an embargo on American coal, because no American Company could afford to sell at the new price, which alter the payment of freight would, net more than $4 a toil., The French dealers, it was stated, approved the fixing of the new price as a temporary measure. The chief purpose of .the present meeting of the dealers, however, is to protest against the arbitrary action of the, government ;in i fixing ;?fTC purbliasp #h'd sale pricebfor .the coal in- France.-,. The dealers appear unanimous in demanding completefreedom ^ of . action in. the fcoalbusiness, v. y M, - ?Columbia! "February G: The attitude of the legislature towards the attendance or * truant" officer for rcnforcenieht of the compulsory school attendance law, has attracted considerable interest. It seems that the truant officer is doomed'in many counties if/not all. The senate has passed a bill to abolish the truant officer, position and devolve his duties cn the boards of schbol trustees. 1 The house passed to'seoond reading a simiI TAKE 1 If any of our custom< tiable valuables,, sueli as ings Stamps stored in S; we suggest that you turi will-give you a receipt, fo: our money sgfe, which is I - BURGLAR PROOE! I CONTAINED THE COVERED B& 'life I But Bonds stored in our I as the vault is only lire p: I' ting bonds in the vault. I Please give this youi I is not responsible for loss I our receipt, for same. BANK OF I M. L. SMITH, President. | FRANK McELWEE, SALL I Safety -?. , . / : Satisf \ Total Resources Exc [LUON D( g Financial Connections prepared to finance the i I. ? ' rs are constantly finding A * nrnrv mut/" UAL 51KU1MI ons come in and join th( jn with this Bank worth / ? . J. M. STROUP, Vice- President J. T. CRAWFORD, Vice President t ? SUCCESSFUL-? j..,4t Jrj-'y -?.44'? ' -V- 5v? 1 lar bill, applicable to Berkley, Fair- ' field, McCormick, Anderson, Marion, Spai-taiiBtfrg, Kershaw, Greenville. J LnndaslfcK Georgetown, Orangeburg. J Aiken,'Chester, tieaufort, Saluda, I Chesterfield,' Lee, Cherokee, Florerfce, 1 BarjnwcU, Dillon, Horry and Jasper 1 counties. it was stated when tbis"bill ' passed in the'housc that a substitute, would probably bp offered on third. reading: making it state-wide. However, tliis.Wasn't been done as yet,' the House 'preferring to wait for the senate bill, and to take whatever action it will en that measujro.; Officials of the state education depnrtm"ent'state that/the pass^ge-of this will violate the ccmpi^s<#ry;jattendance law, rerhoving;>thc, Agency fori./'its enforcement. The iOcah't convention of county superintendents oi!'?education "in ? 1 ' - - - - ' - a. iUb, (Joiumma adopted resolutions iu tma , f'fllect. ?Met;jpaIri opposition to the "in-uant^officeEfjseems to: lie" in the allegations that lie; hasn!.t enough work to do fh'at the^school; boards can do this work. On 'the other-hand, oppon- cnts of the pending legislation state thaf 'the trustees will ' not,, have' the ; . time or the inclination to. enforce the- , attendance" lipw, ' as the- truant officers^ are supposed to enforce dt :?Canadaris buying airplanes from ^SngLand ' fpriflre patrol and survey work. An attempt wili also be made to use them-i?, the seal industry;--' ' sTOirlGE I srs or friends haye nego- I Liberty' Bonds and Say- I ifetyv Boxes in; oui yault, ; I 1 tbem ovej to-us ^and we I r sajpe,. ajjg place tbem in | I Airrii^RyTHING | BEm IS BULLY I mRAN(?E^ , > I yai4i,^|not ins^ed ^nd I roof we <?o not advise put- < fc vo J ! I ' B '< i ?'. > '< 1 attention. I as this Bank . J * i of bonds.unless you have | v-- .v tO'V | [, * " ' ' : ' ? 1 CLOVER 1 * ' < > ? JA$> A. PAGE; Cashier <>. ' IE SIFFORbrA*st;-Cashiers | ?r,;r?>*? - "? action- c, .; Service ; . -S-Vl-fZ --wr. r-< V ><; ^ TH :eeding ' I 3llARS in the large money ? reasonable legitimate 1 the way to this I ;HObD | I ; hundreds of others I while. I fust Co. , C. W. McGEE,. Cashier f WM. S. MOORE, 1 Asst. Cashier i ? ? -? SECURE I