Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-14
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of Interest Found
in the Yorkville Enquirer.

| monday, II was stated. work Is
being resumed with a reduction of
wages of employees, made neces.
sary, it is said, because of the gen.
eral business depression.
Although there appears to be no
satisfactory explanation of the
reason, quite number of bust
ness people of this section are
willing to testify that they OBJ
serve more freedom in the circu-
lation of money since the first of
April than during the first l2
days following the first of March.
DR.. j. B. Johnson. president of
the York county branch of the
american Cotton association, said
Monday that he was not yet sure
whether he wold be able to attend
the convention of the world cotton
conference in Liverpool, England.
pr. johnson has been appointed n
delegate from the American Cot
ton association.
Advocates of bond issue in the
town of Glover for the construc-
ton of a sewer system have aban-
doned their petition to the town
council asking for an election ON
the question. 1t developed that
the advocates of the proposition
originally had 'majority of the
white freeholders on the petition
asking for an election. Later sew.
eral names were withdrawn. Sig
natures of negro freeholders were
not solicited. Due to the fact that
so much, opposition to the PROPOSE
tion developed il was decided best
to drop the issue.
The Rock-Hill Yorkvillc road
is in fine shape again, with the
exception of numerous bunny
places. However. according to
motorists one has no trouble in
making the distance i'm three
quarters of an hour. Road forces
III Ebenezer township have been
busy sanding the road and filing
ur the low places during the last
few days and there is little cont
plant to make about it.
Mrs. G. II. OLcary of Yorkvillc
treasurer of the Kings Mountain
chapter, ID. A. r.. has recently
made trip to the battle-ground
for the purpose Of inspecting the
conditions there. She found the
situation about as recently re-.
ported In the Yorkville ENQUIRER
and her chapter has the work Of
repairs under way. The lodge has
been restored except the missing
benches will not be replaced. b.
cause they will only be carried
away again. Arrangements have
been made to repair the broken
railing around the new monument
but the lock will not be replaced.
because past experience has al
ready demonstrated the useless
ness of such replacement.
Noting the published statement
that oO per cent of the automo-
pie license tax collected i'm York
county amounted to $l4, ,53S. so
and that the apportionmcnt was
beng distributed, the Yorkvillc
enquirer sent a representative TO
the office of the county treasurer
TO learn whether the amount had
been received. 1t developed that
the money is not being divided
that way. Instead all the money
that is being sent to Columbia on
account of automobile licenses is
being kept there and paid out to
The county treasurcrs by warrants
on the State treasurer as eXpcnd-
ed. The county treasurer deposits
the warrant in a local bank. gets
the money and pays tie bill, If
this is the law, the law ought TO
be repealed, and if il is not the
law, 1t is very high handed pro-
ceedmg. Why should not. such
portion of this money as belongs
to York county be sent to the
county treasurer to be deposited
IN York county banks where it
can be used by the people until it
is used on the roads? Why should
the Columbia banks have the use
OF York cOunty's money! 1t is
bad enough to have our roads
worked from Columbia without
the local people having any say :
but when it comes to the point
where the county authorities are