Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-05
FEDERAL ROAD FUND.

There Is no Federal ala Tor the
road from Piedmont Springs to Beth
any, or for the road to Piedmont
Springs by Sharon and Hickory Grove.
and neither for the Kings Mountain
road in the direction Of the North Caro-
lima line, or 80 far as that is concerned,
for any other York county road ex-
cept such as State Highway Engineer
Pennell chooses to favor on his own
think that they have some understand
ing Of the needs and the justice Of the
situation.
That Is about the sum and sub
stance Of the impression that was
gathered By delegation from Kings
Mountain, Broad River and Bullock's
Creek townships, that went down to
Columbia last Friday to see Mr.. Per-
nell with regard to the matter.
Among those constituting the dele
cation were Supervisor Thos. w. Boyd,
Representatives John r. Hart and E.
w. Pursley, Messrs. j. D. Smith and
M. R. Falls Of the Kings Mountain
Township Highway commission; Mr..
jeff D. Whitesides, road supervisor Of
Broad River township, and DR.. ]. II.
Saye Oh SHARON.
Messrs. Smith and Falls were there
to see what could be done about get
ting help on the road from Piedmont
Springs to Bethany, and from the
York township line by way Of Bethany
to the North Carolina line. DR.. Saye
and Mr.. Whitesides were there to see
whether the granting Of aid for the
east and west road in Kings Mountain
township would preclude such aid for
road by way of Sharon and Hickory
Grove, and especially they were con-
cerned about the chances Of getting
Federal cooperation in the building OF
a road across the western part Of the
county, with the help OF money to be
raised by Broad River and Bullock's
Creek townships.
Members of the delegation report
that they learned from Engineer Pen
nell that the total apportionment of
Federal funds for York county under
the present appropriation was 1884,
900. OF this sum, about $4,000 has
already been apportioned to what is
known as the Cherry road from Rock
Hill to the Catawba river bridge, and
the road from Catawba Junction to
Rock Hill, and $4,000 Is virtually
promised for the road from Rock Hill
to the Chester county line.
Mr.. Pennell stated emphatically that
he would give nothing on the Pied
mont Springs road to Bethany, or the
Kings Mountain road to the North
Carolina line, and he would not make
even a tentative promise as to what
he would do toward an east and west
road through Sharon and Hickory
Grove, even though Broad River and
Bullock's Creek townships should vote
bond issues in furtherance Of such
fight.
The only thing the delegation could
get out of the engineer was that ne
would approve an apportionment OF
$4,000 or such amount for the north
and south road from Filbert through
Glover to the North Carolina line.
the law, it is the duty Of the county
board Of commissioners to build and
repair the north and south road from
Filbert to the North Carolina line,
and asked Mr.. Pennell If, in that event,
he would not be willing to approve ap-
portionment Of the Federal funds to
other roads in the township-more es-
pecially the Kings Mountain road to
the North Carolina line; but the en-
gineer stated very emphatically that he
would not give such approval.
According to members of the dele
cation, Mr.. Pennell insisted that the
nearest route from Yorkville to Ashe-
Vile by way Of Chimney Rock, was
by way of Gaffney instead Of Kings
Mountain, a statement which all the
members of the delegation knew WIS
incorrect by some ten or fifteen miles;
but their testimony seemed to make no
impression upon Mr.. Pennell.