Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-24
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News Happenings In NelghbOrlnl
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee. Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
Lancaster News, Sept. 21: While
the majority Of the motion pictures
shown on the screens in Lancaster are
not Objectionable, many Of them hav-
ing a decided educational value, others
have been Of such a character as
should be prohibited. By what au-
thority the National Board Of Cen
sorship" has its existence, or who con-
stitute that board, we have never been
able to ascertain, but we do know
that many pictures which claim to
bear the stamp Of their approval, are
not the sort Of pictures which tend to
elevate those who see them. We do
not belong to that class which would
condemn all morality or problem"
plays, for we know their value and
have seen the thoughtful, earnest at
tention that hundreds Of people have
given them. We consider the photo
play, "The Hypocrites." against which
such storm Of protest was raised in
Columbia last week, strong appeal
for clean, right living and plea for
truth and sincerity in all the relations
Of life. Nor would we condemn those
simpler plays which though often
trite and inconsequential, are never
theless harmless and clean. And
while we personally do not care for
many Of those in humorous vein, we
would not condemn any who find
amusement in the pictures In which
the appeal to mirth is legitimate and
free from vulgarity. In other words,
we are not asking for high brow"
presentations nor criticising the pub
lie taste but are rather urging local
censorship which will protect our
people from the gross, the immoral or
even the indelicate. Thoughtful citi-
zens elsewhere have found a local
board Of censors a great safeguard in
securing clean pictures. Lancasterians
may not be frequently offended by i'm
proper pictures and probably we have
had no more such presented here than
have other towns, but our contention
Is that certain Objectionable features
have occasionally been seen here in
the past. And what protection have
little children and what warrant have
parents that there will not be a recur-
renee Of pictures which are suggestive
Of things which children, as well as
adults, can we'll afford not to see? We
are not censuring the management Of
either Of the local theatres but are
merely suggesting the advisability Of
a local board Of censorship for their
own protection as we'll as for the good
Mrs. Ola P. Calling was heard at her
best in an organ recital, given at the
First Baptist church. Mrs Calling
made happy and beautiful selections
and she was ably assisted by PROF. R
M. McDermid, and her accomplished
daughter, Miss Mary Alice Gat.ing.
800. Mr.. Joseph Maree, son OF Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Maree Of Pageland,
and Miss Nora Blackmon, daughter
Of the late ]. T. A. Blackmon, Of the
Flat Creek section, this county, were
married Sunday, September 10. No
tary Public w. F. Estridge perform
ing the ceremony.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. Fl: Mrs. Will
Shehan died at her home in this city
Saturday, after a long illness. She is
survived by her husband and one
child, boy. She was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison Hill. The
funeral and interment took place
Saturday at Corinth church. .......
Josie Leoni May Champion, the ten
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Champion, died on Tuesday Of
last week after several weeks ILL
ness. The body was buried at Double
Springs. N. c., Wednesday. Miss
Mary Emory Of Gaffney r. F. D. 1,
and Mr.. Rufus J. Dill Of Gaffney, were
married Thursday, the ceremony being
performed by Probate Judge w. D.
Kirby. Rev. w. E. Crocker, &C
companied by his wife and family, left
Gaffney yesterday morning for At
lanta, the first lap Of their journey to
Chinkiang, China, where Mr.. Crocker
represents the Broad River Baptist as
sociation as a missiona'v. FrJm At
lanta they will go to San Francisco,
stopping for two or three days at Kan
sas City, Kansas. Mr.. Crocker and
family will sail from the Gate City
on October on the steamer "Chiyo
Maru," for Hong Kong. They will
reach Chinkiang some two or three
weeks after leaving San Francisco
Mr.. Crocker and family. after spend
ing ten years in China, returned to
Gaffney just few days more than a
year ago. for their first vacation since
taking up the work. During the past
year Mr.. Crocker preached many
missionary sermons in Cherokee and
surrounding counties. continuing his
active missionary work while at homo.
Gastonia Gazette, Sept. q: Mr. and
Mrs. I. A. Campbell returned Sunday
from Kings Creek, S. c., where they
visited Mrs. VIM. Caldwell Mrs.
Campbelrs sister, Mrs. Jessie Hig-
gins, of Baltimore. who Is now visit
ing at Kings Creek, will arrive some
time this week to visit them here.
Mr.. Higgins will join her next Sat-