Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-03
SHARON POLICE JOB
settIemyre Tells Why He Failed to Go
to Work.
To rrIo INJ;4or

to Work.
To The Editor Of The Yorkville En-
quirer,
In Tuesdays edition of your paper
there appeared an item from your
Sharon correspondent which. gave an
impression that I wish to correct, in
justice to myself and in order that the
public may understand the situation
and my position. / was an applicant
for the position of policeman for the
town Of Sharon and because Of my
recommendations and qualifications
was elected to this position, over
seventy-eight other applicants. 1 re-
ported for work on last Wednesday
Oct. 25th. and while my relations with
the town officials were very pleasant
during the short time that was there,
and I have only the kindest feelings
for them, I did not go to work, as
stated by your correspondent, because
Of the conditions, which were as fol-
lows. The town clerk was unable to
find the keys to the lookup or the
policeman's badge, although he made a
diligent search. Evidently the keys
had been loaned to some one for his
baby to cut it's teeth on and the tin
badge had rusted away through disuse
and exposure to the dampness. The
town officials were most kind how
ever in equipping me with a pair of
ancient handouts or irons which had
probably done valuable service during
slavery time and which any museum
would be glad to pay fancy price for.
Thus equipped and fortified, they ex-
pected me to sally forth to cope with
the forces of lawlessness and bandits
of Sharon and suburbs, to be traffic
cop, health officer, street foreman,
town detective, and besides being vice
officer and Chief of Police, on special
occasions to furnish escorts of honor
to distinguished visitors. All this for
the sum of SIS per month, to board
myself and family and furnish my own
clothes.
After looking over the situation and
examining the handouts, which were
to be my uniform, billy, nightstick,
badge, commission, and with which I
was also expected to hold criminals
until the trial, as the lock up was out
Of commission, thanked the hosprable
Mayor and Town Council for the honor
they had done me in rendering me the
office, with its high honors and emolu-
ments, expressed by appreciation of
the kindness shown me, respectfully
declined the position and caught the
night train to find myself place to
sleep. ! did not go to work, because
what the Town of Sharon needs is a
combination Of William J. Burns, John
j. Pershing, George W. Goethals, Car
rie Nation, Billy Sunday and Herbert
Hoover. If the Town Fathers sue
ceed in employing these parties whom
1 recommend, they will find the Town
Fathers or authorities delightful people
LOT Wnom 10 work and will find no
better people in the world than the
people Of Sharon. I have only the
kindest feelings for them all but want
my friends to understand why I did
not take the position offefed me. Please
publish this as reply to your Sharon
correspondent, who innocently misun-
derstood my position and the situation.
Respectfully,
w. A. Settlemyre,
Box, 32, Kings Mountain, N. C.
Almost Chief of Police, Chief of De-
tectives, Street Foreman and force,
Sanitary Officer, Health Officer Chief
Of the Vice Squad, Traffic Cop, etc.,
etc, oft hetown of Sharon, S. C.