Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-18


Woman's Exchange, conducted py
Mrs. b. c. Barnes and Mrs. Arthur
Moore. located on Oakland avenue be-
yond Winthrop college, was DESTROYED
Dy fire last evening at Z o'clock. The /
building was only recently erected and
was a total loss. All the furnishings |
we're burned. 1t is understood the m
surance will only partially cover the |
loss sustained. The origin OF the |
fire is not known, but it is supposed |
to have started from the stove. 1t IS
probable the exchange will reopen.
Must Make New Contract.
Now that the state highway depart
ment has recommended Federal aid In
the sum of $4,000 for the West road
from Smyrna toward the county seat,
it will be necessary to make new
road contract, n member of the road
commission stated "Wednesday. The
work has been completed to the cor
porate limits of the town of Hickory
Grove and money available is about
exhausted. Just when the new fcon-
tract is made depends upon when the.
Federal authorities get busy.
To Take Over Blue Buckle.
The Industrial Cotton, Mills corlpa-
nv was chartered at Richmond, va,
Wednesday with the authority to issue
a. maximum Of 10000 shares of pre-
ferred stock at 500 share and $4,000
shares of common stock Of no specified
par value. Alexander Long OF ROCK
Hill, 3. c., was elected as president,
and L. b. Cauthen or Rock HILL as sec
retary. The declared purpose OF the
company Is to take over and operate
the Blue Buckle cotton mills at Rock
Hill formerly q subsidiary company OF
the Jobbers' Overall company OF
Iiynchburg, Va, which failed last year.
The new concern is authorized under
cotton co S%ii 1 jxtiles lie of Of all all kinds.
Taken to Knoxville.
Officer J. R. futon of Knoxville,
Tenn, was in Yorkville today for the
purpose of carrying J. A. Bennett
alias J. a. Beavers back to Knoxville,
where he is to stand trial on the
charge Of theft Of an automoplle'
Bennett or Beavers, it will be recalled,
was sentenced to serve sixty Gays on
the county chaingang by Magistrate
Quinn of Glover following his beating
of q billboard for Nhis wife and himself
at n well known Glover hotel. After
he got in trouble at Glover the sister
of his wife came to Yorkville from her
home in Virginia and carried Mrs.
Bennett or Beavers back home, The
man is also believed to be deserter
from the United States army
Abernethy Gives Bond.
Neil Abernethy, white was arrested
near Hickory, n. c., this week py
sheriff Quinn and other Officers ana
gave bond in the sum of 5000 for MS
appearance at the court of general ses-
sions next week to answer "a charge OF
violation of the prohibition laws.
Aberrethy with a man named wilson
had for some months been operating
a sawmill as a blindtiger and dlstll-
lery as a business in Fort Mill town
ship. according to the sheriff. Tnelr
nlace was raided several weeks ago
and q keg containing more than oo
gallons of liquor was captured In tne
ward. The two men escaped and VIII
son is still at large. Abernethy toid
the sheriff after depositing' S2OO cash
bond that ne would hardly appear Tor
trial although he claimed that the
liouor belonged to the other man.
Fort Mill Juniors.
The Fort Mill council of the Junior
Order on Tuesday night held an en-
thusiastic meeting, when the degrees
were conferred ard an oyster supper
topped the activities of the evening.
There was large NUMBER ol lhe
members present and several merhpeIs
of the order at Rock Hill were over "
assist in the eXemplif1catlop. OIL the
work. After the initiation, tne mem
-
Fort Mill military company, the rom
IJau Guards. and a plenteous supply
oT ovster stew was provided. DIR. j.
w "a. Dyches was POSTMASTER anu
thare were, brief talks by NUMBER
nresent, following which DR.. Dyches
made a splendid address, in wh1ch ne
urged that the members make them
selves thoroughly familiar with the
principles of the order and then suiNe
TO- live in accordance with the teach-
ings of 'Juniorism.
War Finance Money.
Rock Hill Herald: c. l.. Cobo re-
turned this morning from Coluilota
where. last night he attended meet
ing of the South CAROLINA Agency OIL
the War Finance Corporation, at
which meeting loans of around sSoo'-
0OO by the war finance board were ap-
proved. while tentative appropriations
for around 100000 more were received
and will be passed upon at the neNt
meeting of the committee. In all the
south Carolina agency has approved
loans of more than, S2,000,OOO' since II
was organized only a few weeks ago
The war finance board has an unlirnlt-
ed amount of money to be used in as
sisthg in the orderly marketing OIL
farm products, including hyestocN'
hut in South Carolina most OF the pro-
Guct is cotton. No loans are MADE Gl-
rect TO farmers. but through oanNs
onnlvine funds to aid them IN caring
for the legitimate needs of the tarn-
ers of their respective communities
Mr.. Cobb stated this morning the ihulr
cations were that large NUMBER OF
ranks would take advantage or the
loans offered through the war hnance
hoard. not only on account or the rate
Of interest. but because of the length
of the loan. The loans are tor SIN
months. and in some cases LOT -
months but with a higher interest
rate for the longer period. The COM
rnittee is anticipating a heavy deinana I
for funds between now and the nrst
of the wear. All loans in this state are
handled by the South Carolina agency,
urbicb masses on the applications ana