Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-13
ROCK HILL news BUDGET
indications Are That There VIII be
Only Two Candidates for Mayor.
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Hundreds of Fruit Trees Will be Set
out--other News and Notes Of the
Metropolis of York County.
(By staff Correspondent.)
Rock Hill, Dec. 10--Now t.nt DIR. j
B.. johnson has announced his candi-
6acy for mayor in the January election
against DIR. David Lyle in all, proba-
bility the lists for that office will close.
Ralph Armstrong the present mayor
can't offer for reelection without
rcsigning and going into the lists anew
again for the reason that he was elect
ed mayor by the present board Of three
councilmen. Armstrong isn't going to
do it. The race between Johnson and
Lyle will likely be = spirited one.
Both men have lots of friends. 1t is
understood that Lyle's friends nave
been busy for him for quite awhile and
he has been putting in some good Iicxs
himself. He has wide acquaintance
and is popular with his friends. Now
the johnson forces have begun to get
busy and they are not going to let the
grass grow under their feet between
now and election day.
Woman for Council.
There was talk on the streets today
that a we'll known woman Of Flock
Hill might enter the race for a place
on the council. This lady who is
well known civil leader would make It
hot for Mr.. Anybody If she decided to
enter the lists, 1t is said and If she
takes a notion to run she will do just
that. But there is nothing definite
about it. Registration for the ap-
preaching election is picking up and
General interest In the mayors rae, Is
picking up.
Distributing Fruit Trees.
Secretary Fewell of'the Chamber OF
Commerce and assistants have been
busy within the past several days de-
livering the several Thousand fruit
trees that were sold to farmers Of the
city and community during the fruit
tree campaign conducted by the cham
her and Miss Juanita Nicely, wor1an's
home demonstration agent some weeks
ago. About $1,000 worth of fruit trees
were sold during the campaign and
the job of distributing them among
the several hundred purchasers with
out making mistakes is now up to The
prom of ers of the CnInDciCn.
Win for Chester.
In the presence of crowd of pco-
pie estimated at 1000 Chester high
school defeated Gaffney High school
at foot ball here Friday afternoon by
score of 2S to G. The game was
played here to decide the high school
foot ball championship Of the Upper
section Of the state. Chester will play
Charleston high school. the champions
Of the lower section of the state for the
state championship in Columbian next
week. The game here today was ct
tended by many foot ball enthusiasts
from Rock Hill and ether sections Of
the state ana by hundreds Of Chester
fcas while q large crowd came over
from Gaftney. The Gaffney boys were
simply outclasscd and never had
chance to win.
Big Liquor Capture.
Gilbert Goodman and d. II. Hami!-
tor, white men claiming Concord y.
C., as their home were arrested in
larn at Boyd Hill, suburb west Of
town Thursday night by Constable
Frank Allen and other officers and
about twenty gallons Of moonshtne Ii
quor said to be their property was
captured along with q new Ford III
which It is alleged the men were trau-
cling. The two men Will DC held for
! tIial in both tho state anA Federal
court.
| Education Association Organized.
AT a meeting of interested cduca-
tors held in the Chamber Of Com
mercc hall here Friday morning the
Eastern York Citizens Education as
sociation was organized with the cleo
ton Of J. c. Cauthen as president and
! O. X. Williams as secretary. Five
delegates TO the meeting OF the state
association TO be held in January were
elected as follows: Mr.. Sharpe OF Less
! lie, DR.. u. b. Johnson, Prof. John +.
Thomasson, Prof. r. c. Burts, j. n.
Barber. The principal talk of the Or
gG.nization meeting was that of Super
intendcnt of Education John K. Carroll
who spoke Of the great need for such
IN organization which would assist IN
providing more teachers for the
schools Of the state ard assist in re-
liCving q teacher shortage that is now
greater than ever known before He
declared that were it his job to employ
the teachers in York County he would
be willing to contract with Winthrop
| College for her entire output Of teach
crS for the next five years. Winthrop
college, he said, s.houlG have capa-
city OF 5000 instead of fourth that
number and steps should be taken I'M
mcdiately TO increase the facilities
whereby the enrolment could be
brought TO at least $500. There are
I cCoreS Of WAYS in which az education