Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-03

Popular Young Couple Marry-school
Improvement Association is Re-or-
aanized-Patrons Hear Prof. Taylor
Cotton Crop Hardly Half of Last
Years Yield-Other News Notes of
West York.
(By staff Correspondent
Hickory Grove, October 2.-High
hopes of receiving all the advantages
of electric power, the power to be
supplied from the Southern Power
Station at Ninety mine islands in the
near future are entertained by Hickory
Grove people who are very much in
terested in the proposition. 1t has
been recently estimated that power
line can be extended 10 Hickory Grove
from a point where the power line
touches about six miles west Of here
for cost of 1000 or less. And it is
practically certain that Hickory Grove
will get the service either through a
stock company organized here for the
purpose of selling electric power or
else through bond issue Of the NUM-
cipality. 1t is stated that there are
those here who favor each plan. There
are some who argue that a privately
owned corporation of the kind would
prove a great thing for the stock
holders. Others argue that it would
be right and proper for the town to
issue bonds for the purpose and that
such a proposal would meet with little
or no opposition. The town tax levy is
now only three mills. Practically
every home in town, it is argued,
would take the electric current and the
local ginnery and other enterprises
would be mighty glad to have it.
Then again some leading citizens of
Hickory Grove have for years enter
tanned the idea that this town should
have a cotton mill and it is fully
realized that cotton mill can never
be until electric power to run it is at
hand. A number Of Sharon business
people have informed Hickory Grove
people that in the event the Hickory
Grove people build a power line con-
Meeting this town with Ninety mine is
lands that il is practically assured
that Sharon would provide for an ex-
tension on to that place. A contractor
who wants the job of building the line
has been here making calculations and
there is more interest in the PROPOSE
tion right now looking 10 practical
results than there has ever been ac-
cording to statements Of local people.
School Patrons Hear Taylor.
Patrons and friends Of Hickory
Grove school heard an interesting and
instructive address on school improve
ment from Prof. w. C. Taylor of the
Gaffney schools last Thursday night.
Prof. Taylor was heard with close at
tention and his was an address calcu-
lated to inspire and promote interest
in the school, At q recent meeting OF
patrons and friends of the school the
Hickory Grove School Improvement
association was re-orga .nized with the
election of the following officials.
President, Mrs. ]. w. Lewis; vice
president, r. T. Bridges; secretary,
Miss Lucille Leslie; treasurer, ]. H.
Hood. The membership of the asso-
citation at present totals IA; and the
association has plans for many i'm
provements in the school during the
year.
Enrolment Increased.
Enrolment in the ten grades of
Hickory Grove High school shows an
increase over the enrolment OF last
year, 100 pupils being on the rolls so
far this year. The school opened on
September IS, in charge Of Superin-
tendend A. Lake Brooks assisted by
the following teachers: ]. II. Hood,
Misses Pearl Boozer, Neva Hemphill
and Lucille Leslie.
Popular Couple Marry.
A marriage of two popular young
people of Hickory Grove which came
as rather a surprise to their many
friends was that of Mr.. Sam Wilker
son and Miss Irma Hood. The young
couple were married in Gaffney on
Thursday evening, the ceremony hav-
ing been performed by Rev. w. A.
Hafner, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Gaffney. Mr.. Wilkerson is
the son of Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson Of
Hickory Grove and is engaged in busi-
ness here. His bride is the daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Hood and is
young woman of winsome personality
who has been engaged in teaching for
several years. Immediately after the
wedding ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Will
kerson left for a wedding trip to
points in western North Carolina.
Mrs. lutitia Chlders Dead.
Mrs Lutitia Childers died Friday at
the home Of her son-in-law Brown
Dover here aged 80 years. Interment
was in the cemetery at Unity on Sat-
urday following funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. b. G.. Pressly. Mrs.
Childers is survived by three children,
Mrs Brown Dover and Messrs. Sam
and Jim Chlders.