Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-11-11
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items OF General Interest Clipped
From the Yorkville ENQUIRER

ASSAAo Ok oSAkCEo4 AhUSNCoS
From the Yorkville Enquirer
The census bureau Monday an
nounced that the cotton Of the 1920
crop ginned to November 1 iaggre-
gated 7.471.352 bales against $685.
054 bales to the same date last year
Charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. Jess Furr and
Ben Hunter white men Of Rock HILL
were committed to the county Jail In
Yorkville Monday. It Is alleged that
the two men tried to sell some ne
groes In Rock Hill q quantity of wa
ter. claiming that II was liquor.
The civil service commission las
advised Congressman Stevenson that
the Sharon postoffice has been ad-
vanced to the presidential grade. the
change having been made on October
l, and 1t will be necessary to hold
another examination for the selection
of n postmaster. who will be appoint
ed by the president.
York county has purchased from
w. L. Williams and ]. Frank McEl-
wee. guardian Of Ada d. McElwee, a
minor. the building In the rear OF the
county court house known as Law
Range" according to announcement
made Monday by w. L. Williams.
The purchase price was $3.50. with
| the understanding that the present
| owners OF the property tear IL down.
Under the terms OF the contract they
| may retain the material. Negotia
tions for the purchase OF Law
Range" have been under way for
some time past.
i've dehorned about 80 head of
cattle this week." said Saturday Mr..
]. A. Whitesides of Sharon in talking
| about cattle to Views and Interviews.
We use for the purpose of cutting off
the horns Of cattle a specially made
instrument called a dehorner. With
| 1t one can do a much neater and
quicker job than with a saw. The
use OF the saw in cutting off horns Is
n very slow and cruel process. With
the dehorner. however. the horns are
shipped off quickly and 1t is all over.
Where one handles cattle In large
numbers" Mr.. Whitesides went on to
say, ut is almost necessary to cut off
the horns. There are always sure to
be one or more real mean cows in a
bunch OF cattle and these are hooking
the others and causing them to fight,
with the result that we sometimes
suffer losses. But with the horns off
there Is an end to fighting"
| York county borrowed $4,000 at
the monthly meeting of the county
commissioners held last Wednesday.
the Ihoney to be used for meeting the
ordinary expenses OF the county dur
ing the next two months. The money
| was borrowed for a period of two
months from the Peoples National
bank OF Rock Hill. the interest rate
being per cent. Only two bids for
| the loan were submitted to the com
| misioners, the other bid coming from
the Citizens bank OF Rock Hill, which
offered the money at per cent also.
| Supervisor Boyd said Wednesday
| evening that the bid OF the Peoples
| bank. although the same rate as the
| Citizens bank bid. was accepted be-
( cause OF the fact that the successful
bidder gave assurance that 1t would
loan the money necessary for paying
Yor! county's part OF the expense OF
! erecting a bridge over Catawba river
above Wright's ferry. which bridge Is
to nc built Jointly by York county
and Mccklenburg county.
| school week" will be observed
over the county December to IL.
Federal Commissioner Claxon has re-
| Quested the governors and chief
school officers of the States to take
such action as may be necessary to
cause the people to use this week in
| such way as will most effectively dis
seminate Information in regard to
the conditions and needs OF the
| schools. Chambers OF commerce.
boards Of trade. women's clubs. Ro-
tary clubs. labor unions. farmers or
ganizations and patriotic and civic
societies are requested to devote one
meeting to n discussion Of the needs
OF education in their States The
ministers also are asked to devote
one of their church services on Sun
day. December S. for emphasizing the
importance OF education. Friday af.
ternoon and evening OF school week
has been designated as the date on
which community meetings in the in
terest OF education should be held In
all school houses. both in the city and
country, for the purpose Of discuss
ing the needs of the schools, the
means Of meeting these needs and
remedying conditions.