Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-25
The news OF ROCK HILL
Cotton Storage Charges TO Farmers
Have Been Reduced.
FRANK ROACH GUARDS INSPECTED
City Will Be Rid Of Rats-WeIi Known
Woman Dies Suddenly-Other News
and Notes of Metropolis of York

rates in Rock Hill are coming down
! As q matter OF fact, they have already
come down. At q meeting Of farmers
held in the Chamber of Commerce hall
here last Saturday afternoon, the mat
ter was taken up for discussion. 1t was
made plain that the warehouscmen are
charging the same rate for storage on
cotton now that they charged when
cotton was selling for 40 cents a pound.
\ committee was appointed to see the
warchousemen. The committee did,
with the result that one Of tine
warehouse companies Immediately an
80 cents per bale per month. The 9TH
ers will fall into line. 1t is estimated
that there are in the neighborhood of
$1,000 bales Of cotton in storage here.
Company Passes Inspection.
Company I, the Frank Roach Guards
of Rock Hill, passed n good inspection
at. the armory Monday night when
lined up before Major Rlstinc Of North
Carolina who is making the Federal in
spection In South Carolina. There
were 81 mon present for inspection in
addition to the officers. There arc 90
enlisted men on the company roll. a
supper was served by tile business wo-
mans circle of the First Presbyterian
church, following the inspection Short
| IL |, q in,. piCti n &,
Major Glenn of Columbia. Col T. T..
Spratt Of Fort MIL, T. A. Moore, John
G. I,arnwcll, j. RI. Fain, O. X. Williams,
John G. BarnwclI, Major Lindsay Nc
Fadden and Rev. w. E. McCord. Capt.
James C. Dozier presided.
May Go to Liverpool.
President ]. B. Johnson Of the York
county branch Of the American Cotton
association. is undecided whether or
not TO attend tho Worlds Cotton Con-
ference in Liverpool. Juno 1928. He
recently received hio commission from
President j. S. Wannamaker Of the
American Cotton association, as del
cgate to the conference.
To Rid the Town Of Rats.
While the, famous Pied. Piper or
Hamlin is not coming to do il. cam
Daign is being inauguratcd here to rid
the city Of rats Such Il campaign is
needed badly. according TO those in
position TO know because the rat pop
ulation is great and the damage that
they co totals big sum in the course
Of Il year.
Death of Former Rock Hillian.
Information was received in Rock
Hill, Monday Of the death in Atlanta,
CIV, OF Jamcs y. Giles. who until about
fifteen years ago was 4 resident OF
.so"k Hill. The deceased is survived
,y his widow and four children.
Expecting Good Baseball Team.
Rock Hill iii expects to put out a
good baseball team this spring and al
ready there arc about thirty candidates
out for TN nine places on the team
tn be filled 1t is announced that
Luke Rivers. well known semi-rro
has hccn engaged rs coach. Luke
can DO depended upon to bring out all
that is in the boys and lie is going to
do Just that. y heavy schedule Of
games will lie arranged by the busin
ess manager Of the team.
Mrs. George Anderson Dead.
Mrs. George b. Anderson. GS. 4 well
known and highly esteemed lady OF
Rock Hill, died Wednesday, morning
about 1l.30 on Il train Ell route from
Charlotte. She was coming 10 her
home in Rock Hill from Gulfport
Miss where accompanied hy her
| daughter she had hccn spending the
winter. The deceased has been Il res
| ident Of Rock Hill about % years.
coming here about the time Winthrop
College was established. She was n
native nf Spartauburg county. the
daughter Of the late Capt. David An
dcrson Of Smrtanburg county. She
is survived by her husband. Geo. b..
Anderson, q son n. l.. Anderson OF
Birmingham, Ala, and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. w. a. Douglas and Misses
Helen and Emma Anderson Of Rock
:Iill. lntcrmcnt was in LaGrelwood
cemetery here this afternoon.
Winthrop Not Treated Fairly.
Dr.. d. Il. Johnson president Of Min
| thrOr College. who was the principal
speaker ut the joint luncheon Of The
kiwunis and Rotary Clubs here Tues
day declared that Winthrop did not
receive fair deal at the hands Of the
recent South Carolina general assem-
bly,. The general assembly he charged
failed To provide funds for the college
that arc absolutely essential 10 its
| welfare and progress.
Although Winthrnp's property is
valued at $$".,255.G COO according tu figures
presented by the college president. the
entire investment Of the state since
The college WAS established has been
only sGS! H.. The balance Of the sum
has hccn secured from other sources.
lie appealed 10 the EiwanianS and
| it0tarianS ana 10 friends Of education
generally to rally to the support ut
Winthrop.