Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07
news OF HICKORY GROVE
Potato Growers Association: VIII
Plant at Least 100 Acres.
MANY AFTER RURAL CARRIER JOB
Two New Residences Being Built
& Holy Rollers to Build Church
Other News and Notes from Town
Near Broad River.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)

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Hickory Grove, April 6-Officials of
the Hickory Grove Sweet Potato
Growers Association are quite conh-
dent that association members will
have at least 100 acres devoted to
sweet potatoes this year and there is
strong probability; that the potato
acreage of association. members will be
near 200. Plans are now being work
ed out for the building of storage
house during the summer, sufficient to
store not only all the sweet potatoes
grown by association members but
ample to take care Of the needs OF
the farmers generally. Hickory Grove
farmers raised hundreds Of bushels OF
sweet potatoes last year and some Of
them still have potatoes for sale at
prices ranging from 81 to- S1.25 per
bushel.
Farmers Sign Contracts.
Numbers of farmers Of Hickory
Grove have recently signed contracts
to, market this years cotton crop
through the South Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative Marketing Asso-
citation and the indications are that
many others will sign shortly. W. B.
Wilkerson, we'll known young farmer,
living near here has been commission
ed to canvass Western York county in
the interests of the association and he
is meeting with signal success. We'll
informed persons around Hickory
Grove are Of the opinion that the cot
ton acreage of this section is going to
be considerably curtailcd this year as
compared with last for a number OF
reasons. While it is hardly likely that
majority Of the farmers will go into
the cooperative marketing scheme,
still there will be a lot Of them.
Smyrna School Closes.
Smyrna school closed its six months
session last Friday. 1t was the origi-
nal intention to operate the school
seven months but the district was
without sufficient funds to do this and
hence the close at the end Of six
months. A number of children who
have been attending school at Smyrna
have been attending the Hickory Grove
school since their own school closed
and they will probably continue until
the end of the term which comes in
May. Smyrna school during the term
lust closed was in charge of J. H. Hood
with Misses Irma Hood and Susie
Whitesides as assistant teachers.
Residences Being Built.
Two residences are in course of con-
struction here just now. Mr.. 7. w.
Wilkerson is building commodious
house and Mr. W. s.. Wilkerson is
erecting bungalow here.
Many Want Job.
It was learned today that there are
no less than twenty applicants for the
position of rural letter carrier here
which place was made vacant by the
recent death Of ]. w. Leech. John
Leech is serving the route temporarily
as carrier. The civil service depart
ment has ordered an examination to be
held next month for the purpose of
selecting one for the place. The job
pays about $1,95O a year, it is said.
Elliott Made Talks.
Fl. L. Elliott, n prominent layman of
the A. r. p. church Of Columbia, de-
livered lectures in Smyrna A. r. =.
church Sunday morning and at Hickory
Grove Sunday night. Mr.. Elliott spoke
on the subject of Stewardship" at
both churches and was heard by large
congregations. &C.,. ...... .-...- -