Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-05-11
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items Of General Intsrsst Pound
in the Yorkville EnQuirsr.

Items Of General Intsrest Pound
in the Yorkvills Enquirer.
There were 1875 bales Of cotton
sold on the local market last week
according to r. E. Mcclure, pub
lie weigher. Mr.. Mcclure weigh.
ed 20 bales of cotton Monday.
The Lockmore cotton mill be-
gan work Monday morning ON o
full time basis of operations. 1t is
understood that the mill has or
ders to insure at least three
months work for operatives.
Travellers in the country are
struck with the large number of
untouched acres they see. 1t is
mainly on account of the contin-
ued rains. But it has been a long
time since there has been such a
backward showing in this county
az late as May 8.
Considerable Improvement is
noticed III the streets and side
walks Of Glover recently, the
town council having spent a con-
siderable sum in street improve
ment. The town council also has
appropriated an amount to be
used in cleaning up rubbish in
the town, the work of cleaning
up to be in charge of the Glover
School Improvement association.
Seed peanuts ordered some time
ago by V. Q. Hambright, secre-
tary of the Glover Peanut. Grow
crs association, have arrived and
have been placed in the hands of
members Of the association. There
will be at least 100 acres planted
in peanuts in the Clover section
this spring and it is the intention
Of the members of the association
to give the peanut a thorough
trial.
"I've got little farm of some
4O-odd acres just outside of Rock
Hill that l think III devote to
truck this year." remarked ID. l..
Moss of Rock Hill the other
morning. Il have recently set
out an acre in sweet potato
plants. l have in mind putting
about an acre or SO in cabbage
and propose to grow SOME other
truck crops. Rock Hill is 4 good
market for truck and I believe
that it will. pay much better than
cotton"
York county high schools re.
ceived State aid, in the sum Of
$9,054 for the school year Just
coming to close. The State de-
partment of education last Sat.
urday paid out $29O,OOO to the
ITS State aided high schools in
the 46 counties. The law pro.
vides for the lowest salary among
the high school teaching corps up
to 500 a month fer the first
years service, $lO5s for the Sec
ond years service, $40 for the
third years service, provided the
same teacher is employed for
three consecutive years. Schools
employing third shigh school
teacher may be allowed $3.50 ad.
ditional and schools employing
four high school teachers may be
allowed $500 additional. -. ~.
York county will get no reduc.
tion in assessed valuation of farm
lands for 1922, according to
letter relative to the matter that
Auditor Broadus, M. Love has
just received from w. o. Query,
chairman of the State tax coin.
mission. 1T. Crawford, McCon-
nellsville, chairman Of the county
board Of equalization, wrote the
chairman OF the State tax CON-
mission on April Z that owing to
1.-THE general depressed condition
of the county at this time we feel
that we would be entitled to a
reduction and earnestly request
that you grant same" Chairman
Query has written the auditor ::
1.-The commission has finished its
work in, equalizing assessed val.
ues OF farm lands for the various
counties for 1922. The average
value per acre for your county,
without buildings, is $H.95.''
: Citizens Of Gold Hill school
district. i'm F0rf Mil tnyyuoh;p