Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-13

Johnson Elected Mayor.
Dr. ]. L. Johnson of Rock Hill was
elected mayor of that city yesterday
defeating DIR. David Lyle 243 to 191.
j. f. Parker and j. Webb White were
elected councilmen, Parker getting 247
votes and White 2S1 votes. Defeated
candidates for councilmeE were w. G..
Stevens who received 20S votes and
Rev. S. p. Chapman who received III.
w. Fl. Hardin, ]. E. Gettys and ]. c.
Cauthen were elected school trustees
without opposition. A total Of 443
votes were cast in the election for
mayor. Many voters were disfran-
chised through failure to pay their
taxes by January J. More than 100
women voted.
Fort Mill Farm Loan. 4.'
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Fort Mill National
Farm Loan association was held Tues
day afternoon and. after routine bus
mess, elected @ board Of directors for
the coming year, composed OF s. f.
Bales, J. J. Bales, w. IL. Crook, w.
II. Jones, u. o. Potts. c. S. Armstrong
and S. II. Sutton. Following this
meeting tho board Of directors elected
S. E. Bales, president; w. H. Crook,
vice president and C. S. Link, secre-
! tary-treasurer. The territory covered
by this association comprises Fort
Mill township in York county. and In
| dian Land township in Lancaster
county, and the annual report shows
| that there are now 80 members who
have borrowed under the federal farm
loan act the sum of $4,000, and have
pending IL applications for about $685.
! 900. The association has suffered no
4 l...,. h. A H..
and no reports OF delinquency in morti-
Zation payments are reported.
Deaf and Dumb Man Shot.
The physical infirmity Of OIin
Snipes, deaf and dumb young man Of
| Lancaster, caused him 10 get shot
Monday evening by b. NJ. Branham,
who lives on Wilson street, Rock Hill.
J Snipes recently came TO Rock Hill
| from Lancaster for a visit 10 his un-
Gle. Mr.. Rowell, who lives on Wilson
street. The young man went uptown
| Monday night and upon his return
| entered the home of Mr.. Brsnham by
mistake. He was entirely unknown
I by Branham and when told to stop
and not enter the house he of course
could not hear the command. Instead
i he continued bis walk into one of the
rooms when Branham fired on him.
the bullet striking him in the neck.
He was taken to the Fennell Inflrm-
ary, where medical attention was CIV
en-, and where IL was stated that the
wound while painful, was not serious.
Mr.. Branham naturally greatly regret
ted shooting Snipes when he learned
the facts about the young man.
Aid for Negro Schools.
i j. B. FELTON, OF Columbia, state agent
for negro schools, has written Super
! intendent OF Education John Il. Car
roll stating that he has been promised
through the Jeanes Fund somei money
TO aid in equipping some OF the negro
rural schools. This equipment will
consist of q teachers desk and chair
and limited amount Of blackboard,
the total amount TO be given TO each
colored school being $50 from the fund.
However, the colored school districts
OF the county must give half Of the
\ $40, that might be spent in each school
for additional equipment. There are
| further conditions. Tho colored school
building receiving this aid must be In
fair shape, that is. II must be n build
ing that does not leak and must be
| locked az night SO that the furniture
viii not be abused when the school Is
not in session. 'If you could raise
one half Of this amount locally, we
| could secure the other half from the
Jcanes fund.-" writes Mr.. FELTON,. 1T
might be that the people could raise
$40 and the county give $40 and we
] could give 500"