Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-15
news OF HICKORY GROVE
Community IS in the Throes Of a
a Big School Row.
The TRUSTEES have ALL RESIGNED
Two Residences are Being Construct
ed-SeveraI Cases of Typhoid Fever
In the Community-Other News and
Notes of Western York County
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{By a Staff Corresnondent.)

Notes OF Western YORK County
Town.
(By Staff Corresnondent.)
Hickory Grovet, July 14-Citizens
of Hickory Grove are all torn up over
the latest school row. School rows
of small dimensions are nothing new
for. Hickory Grove; but the present
one is of pretty good size. Just what
| it Is all about there seems to be differ
ence of opinion. 1t Is evident though,
that pretty nearly everybody Is in
| terested and that pretty nearly every
body here is taking 4 stand. The En-
quirer's correspondent asked half
dozen people about it Wednesday and
everybody asked was willing to tell all
about it to the best of their knowledge
and belief. The stories told were diff
ferent. Some spoke with feeling.
Others didn't This is a fact: Some
folks are so mad at some other folks
about it that they will badly speak.
Oh, it is regular row!
Some say that the trouble has been
brewing for more than year. Some
say that the citizens appointed or
recommended for appointment trus-
tees to run the school and now the
citizens are not willing to let the trus-
tees handle the job for which they
were considered the best qualified cit
liens Of the community. Some say
that the whole trouble hinges around
| Prof. FL u. Nabors. who was superin-
tendent Of the school last year. All
say that he is good teacher, but some
think that ne is not much OF q discip-
linarian. Some wanted him back an
other year and others didn't.
The trustees-that is the trustees
that were, did not re-elect him. In
tead they elected as superintendent
Prof A. Lake Brooks, q Wofford man
who taught in the eastern section OF
York county last year. They also
elected three assistant teachers.
Then later some citizens circulated
a.. petition asking the reelection of
Prof Nabors and testifying as to his
qualifications. The claim is that this
petition is signed by q majority of the
patrons Of the school. Co..
Then the trustees J. I. Plexico, j.
Mason McGill and C. w. Kirby up and
resigned. Result: There are now no
trustees.
There you are. Brooks has a con-
tract for next year as superintendent.
It is plain there are lots Of folks who
don't want him. Yet he has n con-
tract and the opinion Of near-lawyers
here is that he can hold them to it if
he wants to.
The row goes on. In offices and
stores and on the streets people keep
on talking about it. Around the fire.
sides they talk about the school.
AS to what is going to be the sulti-
mate result nobody appears to know.
Typhoid Fever.
There are several cases Of typhoid
fever in the town and community Mr.
J. j. Hood Is just recovering from a
case of typhoid. Mrs. Will Montgom-
cry has been quite i'll with typhoid and
son of Sam Childers is also recuper-
atng from the malady. There are
other cases in the community, 1t is
understood.
title Sale of Cotton.
Practically no cotton IS being sold
on the Hickory Grove market just
now There is still a go)d bit Of cot
ton in the community hut nobody is
giving any evidence of great anxiety
to turn it loose. There are still some
800 bales or more iii the Hickory
Grove warehouse and indications are
that most of it is going to stay there
for some time.
Residences Going UP.
Two residences are in course Of
construction in Hickory Grove just
now. Mrs. T. NJ. Whsonant is build
ing a bungalow here and Mr. j. B.
Martin is building a home here.
Meeting Closed
4 series of services held at Hickory
| Grove A. R. p. church came to a close
Sunday evening. The preaching was
done by Rev. j. NJ. BiSham of Hunt
ersvile, n. c., who made q good i'm
preston upon his several congrega-
tons both as minister and as O man.
In addition to his regular preaching
services Rev. Bigham made several
talks to the young people while he
was here and these were received with
great interest.
Lad Had Narrow Escape.
David Leech aged 9, son of Mr.. Sam
Ieech of Hickory Grove who had a
narrow escape from death several
! weeks ago when he was run over by
q bakers truck in Charlotte is getting
along nicely. The young boy who was
in Charlotte with relatives, was pass
ing Il street at an alley when q bakers
truck came out of the passage without
warming. striking him in the back and
side and knocking him down. Suit
will he brought against the baking
company unless they do tile right
| to Cot Il,