Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-28
NEWS ABOUT CLOVER
Members Of the Order OF Shiflefs
Are Being Solicited. Z.
DERANGED NAN ALL NIGHT m xagbs

High School Has Game at Home For
Friday and Saturday = Part 'of
Equipment for Oil Distributing sta
tion Arrives Other News and
Notes Of Metropolis Of Northern
York County. -
(By q STAFF Correspondentl gSf
Clover, April 27-"Haye you Joined
the ShiftersT' ." ~
That is a question number Of the
young folks are asldng each other In
Clover and the understanding Is that
quite a number hereabputs have
Joined the newest fraternity which
sprang from nobody knows where. 1t
Is understood that the "Shifters" or
ganized in Rock Hill a few weeks ago
and recently the movement has started
in Glover, a number of persons here
wearing the little badge of the frater-.
nifty on their persons. Just how many
members the society has In Clover is
r-->t~ known; but inquiry discloses the
fact,..at there are a good many. Fol-
lowing Is said to be the oath that
members of. the Shutters take:
Text Of the Oath.
Brother Or sister, -; The. main,
object of the Royal Order Of shiftsrsi
is to promote good Fellowship. This
costs you nothing. st's ~ ~;
"Raise your right hand and sAy
I do after repeat the following
-'~"T do solemnly promise never to-
divulge the secrets to ydny one not
a member, or hand sign, grip or pass-
word Of the order. "a go
~ also swear and promise that for
the next "a hours win obey the Or {
der of any member of the Shutters.
II promise that / viii secure Jag
many brothers and sisters as possible
who will be beneficial to the order, res
gardless Of sex, race or previous ser-l
yitude, and to do unto them az i am
about to do unto YOU" .f "a, &
While those who arc said to belong
to the "Shifters" at Clover regard the
society as just a fad and joke; Z It siss
causing more thoughtful people D
great deal of concern and It Is said
that in the northern part. Of the couh--
try 1t has bad name. There has bebli
more or less discussion of n here; ana
some people aks. tnote oe issa wotflsd
about its eKstf s. I, 5
Eunatis Taksn. 81
| A white man who said his naIas
was Thomas and that his family iiYed
at the Loray Cotton Mill In Gastohia
was captured by Magistrate Emmett
Love and other officers near allison Z
Creek Bridge between Glover and FIJI
bert "Wednesday. morning. The man
is said. to be suffering from q de-
ranged mind and when the officers
cene upon him Wednesday, he begeed
pitifully that he be. not killed, Ac-s
cording to Magistrate Love, Thomas
seemed to be obsessed with the Idea
that mob was after him with
the intention Of lynching him. Ha
told the magistrate that he got awaN
from the mob in Gastonia Tuesday
afternoon and came to Clover on the
Carolina & North Western train.
Fearing to remain in Glover; he walk-'
ed out to Henrys Knob and found q
resting place between two logs where
he slept until the chickshs began
growing for daylight Wednesday,
morning. Then he started toward
Ycrkyille Hearing OF the stranger
the officers began search for him and
found him near Allison Greek, bridgeSS
Thomas was brought to the town
Jail where he was held until his
brother and other relatives at the
Loray mill were communicated With
They came for him about noon We'd
nesday and carried him back to Gas-
tcnia. At the time he was returned
to his home he was apparently In nor~s
nal mind in every way with the ex-
ceptlon that he persisted in his story
that a mob at the boray were seek
Ing his life. II is understood that the
man suffered O broken. arm some
months ago and has been unable to
work. Having a wife and four chils
dren dependent upon him for sup /
port 1t is believed that his disability
has so preyed upon his mind as 70
cause him to become insane.
Road Getting Rough.
Motorists travelling between, Glover
and Filbert are complaining considers
ably because of the rough condition
Of the public road. Large holes have
begun to appear and the road Is said
to need dragging very badly. :,
Two Games This Week. sk.
Glover High school Is scheduled u
play Lancaster High on the local lok
Friday afternoon and the understands
ing is that Great Falls is to come to-
Glover for a game Saturday afternoon.
So far Glover High has not lost SIM
gle game this season and the strong
est rival encountered was Yorkuiist
High which battled the champions OF,
the .Catawba High School Association
to a 90 IL inning game at the county
seat several weeks ago. q
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