Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- The Greenville county legislative
delegation held a meeting on Tuesday
and agreed to the appropriation of
$4,000 for the immediate relief of
sufferers from q haiStorm that de-
vastated part of Greenville county
last week. OF the appropriation $4,000
is to be divided among the hailstorm
sufferers and $4,000 is to be used 10
help build a road through the devast I.
ated section.
- Greenvi!le, August 8: At called
meeting of the Baptist general board
here today, it was decided by the body
to raise S1,000,000 by December 3, in
addition to the subscription made
three years ago of $7,6OO0OO. This de-
cision was made in view of the $4,000
additions TO the Baptist churches Of
the state since that time. DR.. c. +.
Burts of Columbia, general secretary
of the s75,00O,000 campaign, stated at
the meeting today that practically one
half of the appOrticnment of S5,50O,O 600
TO be raised in the state at the outset
of the drive had been raised. \ bright
outlook was reported by majority of
the members of the board present who
represent practically all of the asso-
Citations in the Baptist organizations of
the state.
- Washington, August s: On receipt
of q telegram from DR.. w. w. Long, OF
Clemson College, Senator +. D. Smith
today asked Secretary Wallace of the
| Department of Agriculture, to allOt to
the regions of Abbeville, Anderson
Laurens, Greenville and Greenwood
counties, which were recently devaS-
tatcd by hail, such supplies as might
| be available of vegetable garden seed
and Sudan and Otha grass seed. II
was explained that there had been
such utter destruction of the crops in
the portions of these counties visited
by the hail storm of last week that
the people were impoverished and
unable TO purchase seed themselves
! Secretary Wallace said drafts on the
departments stock OF seeds Tor relief
of sections flooded by the Mississippi
river had exhausted the department.
surplus and that nothing could bt
done except by congressional 'apprO-
priation. Senator Smith will try t
have joint resolution passed whcr
the house recOnvcnes August 10.
Grecnville, August 8. Two conflict
ing stories of the shooting scrapc il
which William Howard, 40, OF CLASSY
Mountain township and Tom -
|
were killed, and in which Allandel
Suddeth was seriously and probably
fatally wounded and Dallas Scruggs
aged 10, received flesh wound, Tues
day afternoon some 25 miles north %
here, were told today by officers whC
investigated the affair, and Earlit
Harrison, II year-Old youth, an eye
witness, who is in the county jail
Harrison in statement to ncwSpap"i
men cJntradictcd the story said 10 have
been told 10 Sheriff Carlos y. RCctui
last night by Suddcth, and in whicl
Suddeth claims that Howard openct
fire on him. Harrison said that sud
deth fired the first shot. Howard IN
said, opened fire on Suddeth after tn
latter had fired at him. Harrison de
claYcd that as soon as the TWO mcl
opened fire on each other. he ran ant
did not see Scruggs shoot. "WilliaE
Howard and | were walking up th
road to meet Suddeth, who was to pa,
Howard some money" said Harrison
AS we came up 10 where Sudictn an
ScruGgs were sitting on the side q
tho road, we noticed q Cunny sac
near SuddCth, and Howard, Ill Jokin