Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-20
news OF ROCK HILL
Striking Textile Workers Claim ThatI
They Gained q Victory.
CITY CITY PREPARES FOR CLEANUP SQUAD

| SOttC8S SfS'e i
and Many Freshmen Came Ia last
Week-Mueh Cotton is Sold and
Lots of Debts are Paid-other News
and Notes Of the Metropolis.
(By staf Correspondent.) - =
Rock Hill, Sept. 17.-That they won
a complete victory by reason OF the
fact that under the termc Of the agree
ment by which they returned 70 work
the company agreed to recognize their
union, was the statement made today
to this correspondent by operatives OF
the Highland, Park Manufecturins
company here who have recently re
turned to work after being out on
strike for many weeks. The company.
it was stated, agreed that the operar
tiyes go back to work at tho same
wage scale effective when they walked
out and the company further agrees 70
deal with the employees collectively and
not as individuals, the main idea In
textile unions, according to the ipfor-
mant. Little has been said about the
\ terms Of the settlement In the public
press, the informant went on to say,
and there has been an inclination on
the part Of both the manufacturer and
the textile workers to. put on the "seft
pedal" Nevertheless the striktng
textile workers got what they wanted
recognition Of the textile union, ana
this was the basis Of the settlement
The informant went on to say that
everything is going smoothly now and
that the management had promised
that whenever conditions justified II
there would be ar increase in wares
and with cotton on the up-grade IND
the price Of cotton goods climbing up
ward in all. probability there would
soon be an increase in wages. - ;s'Ff
l. ~ Winthrop Opens This Week. ~
Winthrop College opens next Wed
nesday. SOME 500 freshmen and cqRr
ditional students from all sections cf
South Carolina, srrived here this week
and are busy getting uniforms and
books and everything preparatory 20
settling down to a hard winters work
Numbers of college girlies were on the
streets and in the stores today and tBe
bunch Of fellows who we're standing
around the drug stores this morning
admitted that 1t was good to see thfn
back in town again The dress makers
and cutters in Rock Hill stores were
busy making changes in uniforms etc.
all day today. One young freshie from
Greenville dropped in to one OF the
leading dress making establishments
this morning to have her dress cut
| down to the latest short length IN
Winthrop style. Even the dressmaker
had to laugh at the measurements
which showed ,3Sl inches around the
hips with a length of 81 inches. well.
miss" smiled the dressmaker, her arms
akimbo, i've often heard the ex-s
| nression broader than she Is long, and
you're it." And the little freshie arcn-
ed her penciled eye brows and shifsed
her chewing gum and replied, "sfylsst
you know !.
Government Cleanup Squad.
Miss Kate Hutchinson, chairman OF
the Rock Hill Chapter American RED
Cross is making arrangements for the
coming to Rock Hill, October 1922 OF
the Government Cleanup Squad VINO
will take up the claims Of ex-service
men against the government. ina
statement today Miss Hutchison gave
out the following information that Is
of interest to ex-service men: the
Cleanup Squad will be in Rock Hiu
October 1929 and all exTservice men
Of York county who have claims
against the government are requested
to meet the squad at the Red Cross
Office in the Chamber Of Commerce
hall on Trade street. Claims to %
considered are: Compensation, vocal
tional training, insurance and disa-
bilities requiring hospital treatment.
The government will not furnish
transportation to the ex-service men
from their homes to Squad head
quarters. ! II they find a man has
genuine claim, the government viii
1
provide for his board and lodging
while the squad is attending to his
claim and will pay transportation
home" ~
Much Cotton Sold.
Quite a quantity of cotton OF the
now crop was sold on the Rock Hill
market today and according to buyers
and others who keep up with cotton
sales, this has been an unusually acs
tive week on the local market. A
banker stated to the correspondent
this afternoon that during the nforn-;
ing he paid out over $4,000 on cotton
checks. Quite a bit was spent In the
stores, but the greater part Of that $fo,-
900 went to pay old debts. During the
past few weeks there has been little.
buying of dry goods. Merchants say
that it has simply been too hot for
people to buy and they are not expect
ing any great pick up in business for
week or ten days.
| Personal Mention.
Miss Rose Hunter Of Yorkviiles II