Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-25

state, 1t has railroad all It's own anC
Is not entirely devoid of communica.
i ton with the outside world. Grea
Falls's "Shoo-Fly" is a branch Of the
Seaboard Air Line running between
here and Catawba Junction where con-
nection is made for anywhere. The
shop fly" has it's passenger and mai
and freight service, heading in and
| backing out twice daily. Like the
famous due West Railroad" it ad-
heres strictly to a six day week
schedule and there must be some un-
usual reason if the train runs on the
Sabbath day. OF course there are
many here who would like much to
have a Sunday morning newspaper
but If they do get one, it must be
brought in by automobile from the
nearest large town. Most folks
though, are content to wait until Mon
day when the "Shoo-fly" starts chug-
ging, again. In addition to the rail-
road there is a jitney line running to
Chester. Many residents Of the town
own automobiles and therefore there is
no trouble getting in and out. Com
ment on the transportation facilities,
however, and the average citizen of
Great Falls is likely to tell you that
the town is such a good place to live
in nobody wants to leave anyhow.
Fine Movio Theatre.
Among the many other features of
which Great Falls has right to boast
is q beautiful moving picture theatre,
unauestionably one of the best to be
seen in any town in the two Carolinas.
Only the best pictures are shown and
the house Is crowded six days a week
at each performance. The theatre is
equipped with comfortable opera
chairs and q large pipe organ and Is
one that would be a credit to any town
ten times its size.
The owners of Great Falls ard those
who live here as well, take a lively in
terest in the school. There are two
large school buildings, one for the. pri-
nary and grammar school grades and
the other is the high school building
both built on the most modern school
plans and equipped with everything
needed in the model school. There Is
q dormitory or teacherage for the
teachers employed in the schools the
teacherage being located in the main
part of town, the building being one OF
the best of it's kind in the state.
Great Falls has a large. postofhce,
one bank, a drug store and good no.
tel-the Dearborn. The hotel, by the
way is named in honor Of old Fort
Dearborn, the remains Of which may
be seen on an island in the river near
t,e dam. Old Fort Dearborn Is OF
much historical interest in that 1t
came within one vote of being selected
as the site Of the United States Mill
tary academy, established at west
Point, N. Y, in the early part or the
last century. Fort Dearborn, a pile OF
mortar and rocks, slowly crumbllng
away, is always shown to visitors IN
the CITY. The island Is rough and
rugged and the resident Of Great Fails
who tells you the story of how near IL
came to being selected as the cite for
the national military academy will add
that he doesn't know where they fg-
ured on having the drill and parade
ground. And the visitor wonders also.
The Duke Road.
Visitors to Great Falls are sometimes
carried to Rocky Creek power plant
the power station of the company
which is located some three miles
from Great Falls. The road leading
there, which is Of sand-clay construc-
ton. is known as the Duke Road II
was built by the Southern Power COM
pany for the benefit of employees VINO
necessarily have TO visit the severai
nIants of the company located miles
apart. The road goes from Great Fails
TO Wateree in Kershaw county, dis
tance Of some twenty nine miles. All
of the land along the rOad-sides be-
tween Great Falls and the Wateree
plant is the property Of the Southern
Power company. They have imported
scores of good farmers into that Sec
ton and these with the encouragement
of the owners are building up and
greatly improving what prior to the
coming of the company into this Sec
ton was practically a wilderness coun-
trv inhabited mostly by creatures OF
the wild. This Duke Road is a mod
q, fo, road builders and the traveller
from Chester to Camden or from Cam
den IN Chester who knows Of it always
goes by the Duke road. Great care is
taken to keep it in good repair at all
times. 1t is said that along the road
are some several miles of fence. The
fence is said to have been built at the
instance of James b. Duke, who caus-
ed it to be built, not especially because
he needed a fence, but for the reason
that he wanted to provide employment
for his farmers in off seasons.
"Flop Eye.'
lust at the edge of the town OF
Great Falls is the village known as
Flop Eye"
Flop Eye" is entirely independent OF
| C,ro,, L,aIlc olthOuph il is said that the