Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04
news ABOUT SHARON
Bogus Red Cross Representative
Tries to Round up The Negroes.
CALLS FOR UNITED STATES CHECKS
Sharon Man Buys McConnelIsville
Telephone Exehange-Palmsr Hope
is the New PoIiceman-Other News
and Notes of the Metropolis of
Western York.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)

ana NohSs VI tHe "ShoP0Hs "
Western York.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Sharon, Nov. 3.-Little negro, kind
of lemon co!ored, kind Of crippled and
with the air and manner Of one of
those Washington "niggahs," dropped
into Sharon this week.
"Ah is er representative Of President
| Harding an de United States govern
ment TO de purpose Of gittin' de col
ored populashun Of Sharon interested
in de American Red Cross an fomentin'
er organizashun oh you," he told sew
eral leading colored lights of the COM
munity.
DE idca," he elaborated, lis for yo'
culud citizens to pay me er dollar or
mo- eff you is able TO er membership
in de Red Cross which is er part Of de
gubernment oh dis great country OBJ
ours. Leadin' niggahs all ovah de
country is associatin' derselves wild de
Red Cross De mo- yo' all pays NAH
self de mo- yo' all is held in regard by
de gubernment."
He handed this line to quite num-
Der of colored folks Throughout the
town and community and he collected
quite a few dollars and more from
those colored brethren who desired to
be regarded a little higher than a
dollars worth by the government.
He dropped into local bank Tues
day and wanted to know II they had
any United States checks on hand.
The cashier gave him the once over
and told him, "oh yes, plenty of them"
Then the self-confessed Red Cross
worker stated that he was working
among the negroes for the govern
ment and that he would probably open
an account within day or two.
The cashier explained to him that
new accounts are always welcomed at
his bank and the negro with visions If,
his head of uttering all sorts Of checks
perhaps, saunteyed out.
Negroes began to drop in and tell
the bank people about the Red Cross
negro and the invitations they were
receiving to become vital forces in the
government through joining. "'--'-'' - '7'-
The bank president saw the stranger
up town yesterday morning and in
vited him in for chat. After a few
minutes conversation he was conVinc-
ed that the Red Cross agent among the
negroes wasn't the real article. Fur
thermore, he was dubious Of a negro
who asked for United states checks.
"Nigger," he said, Il am going TO
give YOU one hour to shake the dust OF
this town from under your shoes.
Sixty minutes from now If you are to
be found in this section it is the jail
for you"
The lemon colored, crippled negro
walked out with a detected air.
as you going off soon?" he inquired
of Sam Gill, co!ored citizen of Sha-
ron, whom he met.
after a while, 1 is, niggah," Sam is
reported to have replied. But you
better not wait on me. Dat white man
he done say you had better done nab
been gone in sixty minutes
The Red Cross negro was last seen
hoofing it in the direction of Turkey
creek at a pace remarkable for
crippled man.
Plexico Buys Exchange.
J. NJ. Plexico, manager of the
Farmers Telephone Company OF Sha-
ron, has purchased the McConneils-
Vile telephone exchange and expects
to take over it's management within
few days. Mr. Plexico who has been
in charge of the Sharon exchange Tor
about twelve years, will continue IN
charge here as well as have direction
of his new purchase which will be IN
direct charge of an assistant 10 Dc
| named later. There are about sixty
suhscribcrs 10 the McConnellsvi lie eX-
| change.
Hope Elected Chief.
/ Palmer Hope has been elected chlel
! of police at Sharon, to succeed sep
Huey who resigned to take position
as night policeman in Yorkville. The
new chief has already entered upon
his duties here. He is an eX-servlce
| man who has been making his nome
near Sharon for some time past.
To Celebrate Armistice Day.
]. w. Shealy, superintendent OF the
Sharon school is outlining plans tor
exercises to be held in the school au-
ditorium on the evening of November
II. in celebration of Armistice Day.
Prof. Shealy said yesterday that school
children would have part in the
nrogramme and that the principal fea-
ture would be an address by well
known out -of-town speaker.
| Another Creditor Benefited.
We'll known Sharon merchant was
trying to persuade a number OF his
debtors to observe Pay-Up week re-
Gently. He sent out quite number
of statements, not using printed forms;
but merely signing his name instead
Among those who were recipients "a
the statements was a Bullock's Creek
township negro who owed him $l4.5l.
mi. ...o,obont pa0lantad IN sign his