Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-13

attendance upon the exercises. w.
Banks Dove of Columbia, secretary Of
state was the orator of the occasion.
Upheaval Predicted.
The textile workers of the south
have just about concluded that they
may as we'll starve outside as inside
the mills, Mrs. Sarah A. Conboy, rep
resentative of the United Textile
Workers Of America declared in New
York Monday at a luncheon at the
National Civic Federation. Y beliNe
you will hear something very strong
from there and very soon," she said.
Memorial Day At Ebenezer.
Robert. Lide,, Esq, of Oranseburg
was the orator. at memorial day SER
vices held at EbeneZer last Tuesday.
Mr. Lide also spoke at memorial day
exercises held in Rock Hill. The: ex-
ercises at both places were arranged
by Daughters of the Cenfederacy, the
S. D. Barron Chapter being in charge
at Bbenezer and the Ann White: chap
ter at Rock Hill.
People to Elect Mayor.
. Hereafter the mayor Of Rock Hill is
to be elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie instead of by the city councilmen
Fifty votes were cast in an election
held in Rock Hill Tuesday on the
charter amendment increasing the
number of councilmen from three tc
five and providing for the election oi
the mayor by the people. Thirty
eight voted for the change and l.
fed from voting because of non pay
ment of taxes.
Love Buys Brison Mill.
w. r. Love, of Gastonia, on Tuesday
bought the plant Of the Brison Manu-
featuring company near Shelby To-
5000. This property was formerl!
known as the Buffalo mills. Sold by.
receiver few years ago, it was bough
by C. G. Blanton> and associates o
Shelby for $4,000 They put in neV
machinery and during the boom of las
year they sold it tor. Hope Brison ant
associates of, Gastonia for 100000
The slump followed close on the heels
of the sale and few months ago. IN
property again went into the hands
a receiver. Mr.. Loves, purchase wa
at the receivers sale. i,
Heavy Downpour Of Hail. i, .
A downpour Of rain that fell over
large part of the central portion OF tn
county between 6 and Z o'clock Wed
nesday morning, was accompanied o.
a. deluge Of railstones that covered Tn
| ground over part Of its path. From
such information as has been obtalne
the hail was heaviest over belt eX
tending from the south of the HoWell
Ferry road, about two miles west Q
Yorkville northward to and across IN
Kine's Mountain road. The hailsfone
are said to have been as large as par
fridge eggs; but because there wa
very little cotton up in the territory O
which it fell there was very little dam
age on that account Oats prooapi
suffered a little; but not extensively
Federal Aid For Fort Mill. .
Fort Mill Times: At a meeting OF tn
state highway commission in Coluln
bia. Tuesday, action on the appllcatlo
of the board of county commissioner
of York county for an additlonal Slu'
000 federal aid for the public ROADS Q
Fort Mill township was deferred: "A
the regular meeting Of the highWa
commission early in April $1O.00O wa
set aside for use on the roads OF For
Mill township, but with the prospectlV
issue of $4,000 in township road pono
the county board hoped to be able Z
secure $4,000 for the township IN
Stead of the original $4,000. The ap
nI;cation has not been denied and 1t i
cot spc~sible that the. highway com
l.nifssi6n will be; aple to- tresPoHo !o e'i
request OF the county ooaro.