Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-20
FARMER BUYS WEEVILS
John S. Rainey Purchased 600 Last
Week at One Cent Each
new SOURCE OF MONEY FOR WORKERS


locks Creek Township Talk Of Road
Bond Issue-Business Houses Had q
Good Day Saturday.
(By Staff Correspondent)
Sharon, June 19.-John 5. Rainey,
we'll known farmer and business man
of Sharon, paid Sc for 600 boil weevils
last week and he proposes to continue
to offer to pay his hands cent eaeh
for weevils picked out of his fields
for some time to come. Those who
took the job of picking weevils at a
cent each last week diGnt get such.
bad bargain after all becausei they
were not hard to find. However, Mr..
Rainey figures that it is well worth
one cent each to him for weeyls now.
Realizing that they cannot hatch ana
multiply until the squares come lon
the cotton plants he calculates that
by Offering a penny each for weevils
either male or female at this stage OF
the game, he is guarding against the
coming of thousands and possibly
millions of weevils on his cotton later
on. 1t is quite likely that otherifarm
ers of the Sharon community Will fol-
low Mr.. Rainey's lead In putting a
price on boil weevils and 1t is quite
likely that small boys and girls Will
be able to make quite a tidy bit OF
money in the next few days picking
boil weevils.
John D. PIexico Dead. r'n5-
John Dixon Plexico, 23, well known
and highly esteemed young man OF
Sharon died in the Fennell Infrmary,
Rock Hill Friday afternoon following
long period of i'll health. Diabetes
and other complications caused his
death. The body of the deceased was
buried in the cemetery. at WoodlaWn
church here, Saturday morning, fol-
lowing funeral services conducted py
his pastor, Rev. Carl McCully assisted
by Rev. F. B. Hunter. Mr.. Plexico
was a son of the late Robert Plexico
and he had lived practically all or his
| life here. Until about year ago he
was in the employ of a Hickory Grove
wholesale firm when Ill health forced
him to cease active employment. NE
ia survived by one sister, Mrs. Ethel
jenkins of Charlotte, n. c., and the
following brothers: Il. L.; ]. c.; Geo.
A.; A. B. and Lee Plexico, all OF
Sharon.
Bond Agitation.
| Several prominent Bullock's Creek
township citizens observing the I'M
proved condition of the roads over In
the ncighboring township of Broad
river made possible through road
bond issue voted in that township
some time ago have begun an agita-
ton in Bullock's Creek having as its
object bond issue for the improve
ment of roads in that township. That
there is great need for improved
roads in Bullock's Creek township,
there is no question. In fact, Bull
locks Creek people generally agree
that the need is as great If not great
er in Bullocllys Greek than any other
township in York county. Bullock's
Creek people have also begun 70 geal- 2
ize that the only way they win ever
get good roads is through road bond
issue and it is understood that there
are scores of citizens in the township
who are ready and willing for 1t any
time. It is reported here that petit
tions calling for an election on the
question of issuing road bonds will be.
placed in circulation in the near fu-
ture.
Good Day for Merchants.
Last Saturday was the best day for
business that Sharon merchants have
had in some time, according to num-
Der of them who were interviewed to-
day. There was much more money
in circulation than has been the usual
rule for several months past and
! things generally were on the hum. A
good deal of cotton was sold at 20
cents and above.
The Prolific Boil WeeWi. = Have
| boon +binl,inp over since Mr. William