Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-07
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What Our Nelahbors Are Saying and
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Fort Mill Times, June 2: Discussing
q. few days ago: farm conditions in IN this
section, D. G., Kimbrell. we'll known
Fort. Mill township. citizen. recalled
that. 1S45 was one of the dryest years
ever. known in South Carolina, accord
inE to q statement often made, to him
BY the, late A., S,yW.hite e-who told Mr.
Kimbrell>that so: little rain fell during
the summer Of that year that nearly
all. the springs and wells in the Fort
Min community dried up and that 1t
was. with great difficulty the people
we're able to get water for their own
consumption. and for their stock ana
cattle. One, spring which continued to
how freely, during the drought, now
eyer. was on the place now owned ny
Mr., Kimbrell mile and half ssouth
of town and people from miles arouno
came to this; spring and got water ana
hauled. it .home........-...Mr. and MRS. A
a. Jones are in Clinton this week at
tending the commencement exercises
Of the Presbyterian College OF South
carolina. of, whose graduating class
Ir Joness. son, Alfred Jones' IS a
Inember......---.The Pineville. Loan ana
Savings. bank, Pineville, n. C., ouse
aasaross the state line; from Fort. MN
township. apparently sFih bad shape
The banks doors, are closed ana d
state bank examiner, who has been ap7
p;o,nted, receiver of the institution Dy
Judge. Harding Of the North Caroilna
superior; court, sitting in Charlotte IS
husv, checking up the accounts or the
institution. Yestel day. the word was
current In Plneville that a shortage OIL
several thousand, dollars had been dis--
covered by the bank examiner VINO IS
aaia. vet: to have several days WORK
ahead Of him before the actual conol-
Ion: of the banks:;,mtll lhesome known,
Two wears ago c: S. Oakley Of Ridge
ylay. Va, came, to Pineville and was
cashier of the bank. About TWO weeks
ako the directors Of the bank, m all Pine
villa business men, suspecting that the
finances, of, the, institution, had become
sntlinewbat. tangled, told Oakley that MS
RESIGNATION, would be accepted; Ihen
Oakley. turned the keys of the bank
fiVer: to the president. w. NJ. MORROW
and got out. He remained in PineNille
,fStil last Friday evening. when ne, lei I
ostensibIy to go to. Ridgeway' va, 10
tSls a rich relative to help him out n
nlancsally, saying he..woald return 10
fineville within a day or two II "as
'ssttd stated Nothing hascsinee' been heard
from him by any officer of the bank
80 % far as The Times yesterday was
ab,e to learn After moving to Pine-
Vile, Oakley is. said TO have lost littie
time beginning to bore with a Dig au
pur One Of the first things he alo
after establishing himself in the town
was to build, the best home the place
boasts, Then as a side line he entered
the lumber business to which ne oe-
voted so much time, however accord
;ne to an official Of the. bank tha'
freouently he neglected to strike
dai,y balance Of the banks transac'
lions, sometimes failing to attend &c
this phase Of the business, considered
imnortaht by most bankers, for three
or four days in succession7 Later he
began boring with5a still bigger augui
when he took the contract for the erec'
ton Of several residences in Charlotte
These contracts are said Ito have pan
ned ort little pay dirt, for; him and less
it:>:is feared, for the, stockholders ana
deuositors of the bank. The FineVii'.
loan and Savings bank was chartered
under the laws -"of North Carolna
about 12 years ago sand has capita
stock of 5,ooo----:-The closing eNet
cises of the Fort" Mill graded schoo
we're held last Friday evening in the
nresence of an audience which filleo
the big auditorium. Certificates were
given the pupilsH,snisaing the lotf
grade by J. B. Mills, chairman of the
board of trustees. and, and diplomas were err
90 rded the :s'if5tdte iErs5duates of the 11tf
grade by Col. T. B. Spratt, secretary
of the board. The.address of the even
ine was made by. VIII. Ward OF Greer
former supefintsndeht Of the school
Among the honors announced by Bruce
II stribling, superintendent was
n,rize of SIS to Miss Frances Hoasianc
Of the sixth grade for the best origiha
short story. The. IS gold piece annu'
aily awarded by kanawha chapter y
1 R., to the high school pupil making
the best general. average for the yea'
was won by Miss Mamie Lee Phillips
who also has the distinction OF peiht
the. youngest pupil in the high schocl
Eight pupils Of the school were award
ed certificates for perfect attendahc.
racords, message was reccisec
,St,1 ,,actarday from CIanney