Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-12
ROCK HILL news BUDGET
New Parking Ordinance May Solve
Hard Problem is Hoped.
CITY WORKING FOR FREIGHT DEPOT

I
Magistrate Had a Very Busy Day of
lt-Man Charged With Theft Of
Minister'S Automobile-Other News
| and Notes of the Metropolis of York
County.
(By Staff Correspondcnt.)
Rock Hill, April D.-Rock Hills new
parking ordinance which became ef-
fectivc this week, it is hoped will solve
tho situation 50 far as main street is
concerned. All cars must be parked
in the middle of the street under the
terms Of the new ordinance instead Of
along the curbs as heretofore. The
crowd in the city today was not as
large as that attendant the average
Saturday because OF the fact that so
many farmers did not feel like quitting
their farm work for n half day off.
! There were scores of cars jaIncd along
the street however, and. all the motor
lists got in and got out with their ml-
chimes without accident so far rs could
be learned.
WlnG CauScC iTOuDie.
1t was q bold, bosterous old wind
Blowing in the city today and it caused
various women and girls on the streets
n world of embarrassment and trouble.
There were many flashes of pretty silk
hu.:e already quite Visible becauSo o.
the latest style in skirt lengths and
more pronounced because Of the gusts
Of wind
4 lady, fat and apparently about
forty, walked down street this after
noon at an angie OF about fOrty-tivt
degrees in her effort to combat tho
rude wind. II WIS 4 pretty hat tha
she wore. all trimmed with roses and
other flowers and everything. One o.:
those wide picture hats that one has to
s:oop under and look under to sec
who is there. II was evidently not
pinned on securely because rs the lady
passed in front OF the store Of the Rock
Hill Drug Company u heavy gust o:
wind came and the hat went sailing
down 10 The square and over on tht
right side 0f the street. The fellow
who was driving a nivvcr around thu
cornar just at that moment uldn1
stop in time To avoid it, After tho
flivvcr passed over there wasn't enough
trimming left Of the hat TO go on E
new. model. -. -. 9. g '.-..-'..
Carp Weighed 81 1-2 Pounds.
Joan Ear;s. farmer nf Fishing Creek
holds the record for the largest carr
caught in this section this season. Mr.
Faris wils in town this week exhibiting
Il carp that he caught in net which
he hal placed in Fishing Creek. Tho
big fish weighed 81 - pounds.
For New Depot.
Rock Hill. citizens arc in high hopes
Of n1tuinil & II now freight depot here
The need is very great all who arc
familiar with the situation agree ant
the present freight depot alread!
grcat'y conSc&.cd is daily becoming
mare 81. The general superintendent
uf the Southern has agreed 10 como u
Rock Hill next week to confer wife
Rock Hill citizens in regard to ths
matter. Railroad Commissioner Frank
w. sshCaly has also promised to give
al the assistance in his power. 1t il
believed that IL new freight depot her'
in the near future is almost L fact.
Distributing SEED.
g m M
garden seed, sent here by Congressman
man w +. Stevenson are being distr.-
butod through the Rock Hill Chamber
of Commerce. Scores of people OF
both the city and the surrounding COM
munity have been calling for the seed;
and The secretary uf the chamber has
been kept busy giving them out.
To Observe Memorial Day.
All The clerks in Rock Hill arc to be
given Il half holiday on May 10, II
observance uf Confederate Memoria
! Day. The merchants agreed 10 give
the clerks this holiday at Il recent
mccting aud in all probability it will DC
a permanent annual half holiday with
! the store workers.
Rat Weighed Pound.
AL the Eats in Rock Hill were no
, killed during the recent rat cXtcrlnlna-
ton campaign held in the city. A
great black regular wharf rat WAS
killed un the .;t;ir; leading 10 the Of
flee of Magistrate J. +. Wingatc this
aclvrnonn... The Hnim;ls body was
fully eight inches lnnG and ut the suS-
Erslina uf The Enquirer's corresponds
lcnt, the judge carried the body into Il
nearby grocery store where ii w;ts
weighed. 1t tipped the scales at exact
! IS one pound.
| .r'hat would make pretty good
! Vicnna," commented the clerk in the
gruccry who assisted i'll the weigh
! ing.
j. Coli PopuI:;r Sunday Sport.
Rock lIill people are hccoming more
interested in gulf daily and almost any
/ Tine ur day II large number Ut players
can he found on the links ut the coun-
Try club jlISl cast "f the city. Numbers
I of them have begun playing on sun
day, and in fact the links arc about rs
lively on Sunday afternoons aS they