Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-11

.pf Broad 3I}iyernis sWaging: iwar agaiast:
vagrantS in this community. :tW0rk
or movc.P is the magistrates. slogan.
Paul Johnson, Is, mfio was brought
before the magistrate this week on q
charge Of vagrancy was convicted and
sentenced to thirty days on the chain
gang. -"
Busy With Income Tax Returns.
York county lawyers and public ac--
countaRts have been busy the; past
several days in making out income tax
returns for corporations, partnerships
and individuals. The rush will con-
tinue until March Is, the final day for
filing Of returns without penalty. A
lawyer yesterday expressed. the wish
that he had to deal with Individual in
come tax returns only. The. corpor-
alton returns, ! said he, require too
much work and. trouble generally. I
could. make good money handling: in
diyiidual, returns only. ~. 'y-S:.5s:;
Congregation Saves Money. :ts;.i.si: ~ -:
The congregation of the First Pres.
byterian churot of Glover estimates
that it has saved $4,000 Or more by
not. proceeding with the, construction
of the new: church edifice early in 1920.
L
that time was from s60,000 to $4,000.
day estimated the cost Of the build
ing now in process Of construction to
be from s35SO00-to $4,000. .-.'+.s-'
To Repair Chester Road.
1t was stated at the regular monthly
meeting. of the county board Of COM
missioners in York :ille, Wednesday.
that Stewart G. Jones; contractors of
Rock Hill may begin work Of repair
ing the Yorkville- Chester road next
week. Work has been delayed it is
said, because the authorities have had
some difficulty in contracting with
people living along the road. for the
necessary top soil. 1t may be that the
work. Of reSurfacing may begin At the
chesteT<end of the line
Sunday School Conference. >..
More than $50 ministers, Sunday
School superintendent, teachers and
delegat tes OF Methodist Sunday schools
of the Rock Hill district attended the
district Sunday SSchuol conference
held in st. Johns Methodist Episcopal
church, Rock Hill, yesterday J.: e.
Hardin Of Rock Hill, presided over: the
| convention which was opened with de-
votionaI exercises conducted by Ley.
w. r. 'Bouknight, Of Fort Mill. A num-
ber of talks were heard during. the
day. Officers to serve during the::en-
suing year were elected as fellows:
President, JAS: c.. Hardin. ..Rock Hill !;
| Vice President. w. Williams, Clo-
| yer: Secretary Treasurer; Jas.sttS.Al !.
Barrett Glover: Teacher Training
| Superintendent, Miss Ludie Jordan
| y1o ,,I, RI
superintendent, d. S. Hollis, .Richburg:
Missions Department, superintendent
Mrs. H. 3. Branch, Chester; Elemen:
tary Superintendent Mrs. J. w. Spake
Rock Hill; Senior intermediate de-
partment NJ. w. Roddey. Fort Lawn.
stovewood and Flowing High, ~
| Fort Mill, Times, Thursday:,Jt'C Con:
siderable complaint has been iridulget
in recently by. Fort Mill householders
over the price they have been forced
to pa5 for stovewood. In most. towns
in this section. it is claimed, the: price
Of stovewood has gone down in the last
few weeks along with the price Of nu-
merous other commodities, but in Fort
Mill the complaint is that from s8'tc
s12 per cord is still being charged fol
stovewood cut into stove lengths. A:
a consequence many families are doing
| their cookir with oil. which, however
at 25 cents per gallon Is a little cheaper
than wood. at sl2 per cord. Seventy
| five cents per hour is the price, many
| Fort Mill people have paid during the
last week. to have their vegetable gar.
| dens plowed. Some are. asking why
| this charge with labor, plentiful ats 81
per day, the. price ! of livestock ). down
almost to the pre-war basis and corr
on which to feed horses and mules al
81 per bushel. ,.....s.... r..