Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-06
Friday; May 6, 1921 ::
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with flowers and shrubs.
- Columbia, May 4: A shortage of
S153,249.7O in the accounts of W. T. c.
Bates, Jr., an assistant cashier Of the
Liberty National bank of South caro-
lima, was made public in a statement
issued by the directors of the institu-
tion who at the same time announced
| that the amount had been made good
by the directors. the relatives Of Mr..
Bates and by Mr.. Bates himself. A.
S. Manning, president Of the bank SAID
that existence Of the shortage became
days ago wh;:n Mr.. Bates went to Ju-
lien C. Rogers, the cashier, and told
him of the matter. The matter Is be-
ing handled by o. x. LaRouque, nat
ional bank examiner Mr.. Bates has
been in the employ of the Liberty
National bank of South Carolina for.
several years He told, officials Of the
bank. they say, that the shortage eX-
tended over period of a number or
months. -,
"A campaign to form a pool. of
100000 bales of cotton a year for five
years in South Carolina to be sold
through the South Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative. Association was
determined upon: at; a meeting OF the
organization committee of the asso-
of the association were named with the
exception of the president. Full de-
tails of the plan will be made known
at the semi-annual meeting of the.
| South Carolina division Of the Amer1-
can Cotton Association, which, will be
held in Craven hail., later. The South
Carolina Cotton Growers Coopera-
tive Association will be a non-profit
cooperative association organized un-
der a law passed at the recent session
of the general assembly and its pur-
pose will be to promote, foster and en-
courage the business Of marketing cot
ton comparatively; to reduce specu-
lation; to stabilize the cotton mark
cts: to handle comparatively and COL
lactively the problems Of cotton grow
ers and to otherwise safeguard the in
terests of the growers. The contract
to be signed by, the. growers will not
become effective until signatures OF
cotton growers covering at least 400,-
600 bales of cotton. have been secured
to the agreement, which covers per-
iod of five years. iiA -
Gaffney May Awhile no official.
action lifting Gaffney's Sunday "blue
laws" has been taken by-the city
council, last Sunday some OF the Gaff-
ney drug stores operated their soda
fountains during certain hours CT the
day and it is understood that the plan
is to continuethe practice unless the Of
ficials see fit: to take some steps to put
q stop to Sunday selling of,soft drinks,
etc. Prior to two years ago, 1t was
the custom Of such. establishments
to operate during hours not in con-
fIict with the church services, but at
that time, a severe and stringent en-
forcement Of the Sunday law was de-
termined upon by the city officials, as
a result of which, it has been impossi-
BILE to make purchases in stores here
on Sunday and even; the sale. of gas
oline on Sunday. has been prohibited
except in the%cases of tourists and 1t
. was necessary for this class to secure
permit for such sale from the, ,chleI
of police before the commodity could
1t is now understood that the may.
be secured. It is now. understood tnat
the mayor and members of city coun-
ell plan to offer no opposition to a pro-
posed ordinance which will permit the
soft drink stores to operate during
stated hours on Sunday.
; Chief JUSTICE Eugene B. Gary on
Tuesday signed an order directing Col.
A. X. Sanders, superintendent Of the
; state penitentiary. to bring Edmund
D. Bighaan before the supreme court
at 10 o'clock next Monday morning
under habeas corpus proceeding, 10
show cause why Bigham. should not
be released from the prison. Attorney
A. L. King appeared before the court
and presented a petition for the order,
alleging that his client, Edmund D.
Bigham, is illegally held at the peni-
!; tentiary and Illegally restrained from
enjoying his personal liberties. Inc
petition is based on the grounds tnat
the court at Florence was illegally
carried over beyond the term by Judge
Mcmminger and that the sentence OF
guilty" against Bigham was render
ed contrary to law. Attorney kng
further presents that:.Bigham has had
no legal trial and should be released
from the penitentiary! The petition
alleges that the law says the court at
Florence should be held beginning the
second Monday and that court at
Georgetown shall open the third Mon
day in March. Judge Memmlnger err
red in continuing the. court from sat
uH av night until the next Monday it
i is claimed by the attorneys for Big,
7 ham. The argument will be heard
next Monday morning at 10. o'clock:
The effect Of the order by the chiet
Justice is to give Bigham two chances
at a new trial rather than the one ne.
now has before the supreme court. IN
case. case the court. holds that Judge Mem
minzer erred in continuing the lower
court Bichan will automatically get
another trial, If the. court finds that
Judge Menlminger was within the law
in continuing the court Bigham will
still have his appeal to be acted upon.
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