Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16
CASTOR County webber Cotton Club,

zation of the county, at an enthusiastic
meeting held Saturday instructed the
county agent to place an order for
some 5o9..or 700 bushels of Webber
long staple cotton seed, strain 4s-4'
representing the earliest and best OF
DR.. Coker's long staple cotton from ms
farm ait Hartsville, S. c. From small
nucleus organized here three weeks ago
the group of CASTOR county farmers
who wish to propagate the growth ot
better Grade of cotton in CASTOR coun-
ty has grown to a membership ol
seventy five. 1t is expected that the
number will easily be increased to loo.
orders for more than 500 bushels OF
seed are already on file. This VIII
probably be increased to whole car
load of 1000 bushels, as it is expected
that many more will join the club as
its advantages are pointed out and as
the contagion spread among tine.
farmers Of the county and adjoining
sections. President j. F. Jackson
presided at Saturdays meeting ana
outlined the previous actions of the Or
ganization. He cited numerous IN
stances of the success attained in the
growing of long staple cotton by many
CASTOR county men.....-.....Messrs. A. Il.
Winget, e. j. Rankin and DR.. ID. T.
Mcconnell returned last night from
Hilton Head, S. c., where they nave
spent the past week or two on deer
hunt. Other Gastonans there are ex-
pected to return today or tomorrow.
AS the result Of an automobile accl-
dent which occurred Saturday after-
noon about o'clock on the Dowd road
onposite the Elizabeth Mill, Charlotte,
Mrs. Fred A. Cathey, of Gastonia' Is IN
a serious condition at st. Peters hospl-
tai, Charlotte suffering from a frac-
ture of the. skull above the right eye
and many painful and serious bruises
about her head and body; Miss Lena
Lineberger is in the same hospital SUI
ferine from a fractured jaw and pu-
MARQUIS cuts and flesh wounds and MISS
Mona Gather Is in the CASTOR SAM;
tarium here suffering from shock ana
a few minor bruises. Dick Cathey' the
voune son of Mrs. Cathey also sustain-
ed bruises but is able to be back az
school today. Miss Gather expect 10
be able to leave the hospital TO-DAY OF
tomorrow. Reports from Charlotte TO-
day are to the effect that Mrs. Catney
rested we'll last night and that the
opinion OF her physicians is that her
chances for recovery are bright. MISS
Iineberger is suffering very much put
her wounds are not considered of
fatal nature. The accident occurred
when a car, the occupants or which
are unknown, crashed into the WHY'S
Knight Mrs. Cathey was driving, from
behind, smashing in the rear part OF
the car and causing it to leave >tne
paved highway and land against
telephone pole. The occupants OF Inc
car did not stop to see what damage
they had done but hurried on ana
there is no clue as to who the party
or narttes are. Whether this outrage
ons action on the part of the driver
Of the other car was due to the 1act
that he was drunk or that he became
frightened and kept straight ahead is
not known. The Cathey car was al
most completely wrecked. So FAR as
can be learned there was no eye VII
ness to the accident, though seVerai
nart,es arrived on the scene just Il
moment or two after it happened. Mr.
catbey was notified within a few min
utes after the accident and hurried 10
Charlotte. Mrs. Cathey and party had
been on shopping trip to Chariot'e'
having left here before noon, and
were starting back when the acciden'
occurred.
Cleveland Star, Shelby Dec. Is:
County Supt. ]. Y. Irwin has just COM
n,led his reports from the schools OF
the county and finds 10,547 white ana
colored children enrolled In the schoois
OF CleVe.anu. 1Iis 10 oH =
SAP ever last year.........--.The contracts
were let in Raleigh Friday for the
Shelby to Cleveland Springs hard sur
face road and for the two concrete
bridges. The road contract was let by
the State Highway Commission to the
southern Paving Company of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for s54.S14, Distance is
nearly two miles. Mr.. Zeb Weathers
Of Shelby who has had considerable
experience in concrete work in CleVe-
land county and in Oklahoma where ne
lived for a number Of years was the
successful bidder for the two concrete
bridges on the road, the sum being
s1e O35 TO-. Word has reached Shelby
or the death Of Mrs. j.. Calvin PlonK'
wife of Col. ]. c. Plonk, which oc-
Cured at Hickory Saturday morning
Col. and Mrs. Plonk formerly lived al
Cherokee Falls, S. c., where ne was
head Of the Cherokee cotton mill. On
MANY occasions they visited Shelby
and have many friends here Mrs
Plonk being a native of this section.
Mrs Plonk has been in i'll health 1or
the past six months and for some time