Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
Tuesday, June 27, 1922.

tratc John II. POag of EbeneZer town.
ship in default of bond. Hunter ia
charged with violation Of the prohi-
Dition law. lie has figured in the court
IF general sessions and in tine record
.r's court of Rock Hill quite often.
First Cotton Bloom.
The first York county cotton bloom
of the season was received this MORN
ing from Eliza Sanders of Sharon No.
>. it having been plucked from the field
yesterday morning.
MCGOWAN to Preside.
Frank McGowan, Esq, of the
Laurens bar, has been appointed by
Governor Harvey TO preside over the
July term of the court of general ses-
sions and common pleas for York
county. The court convenes July 10,
and the understanding is that it will
continue in session two weeks.
Rock Hill Mil; Merger.
Richmond, Va, June "a: Merger of
the Industrial Cotton Mills company,
Inc, and Blue Buckle Cotton Mills,
Inc, under the name Of the Industrial
Cotton Mills Co., Inc, with principal
offices at Richmond, was authorized
today by the Virginia state corporation
commission. The factories of the COM
pany will be operated at Rock Hill, s.
c. The incorporators were listed as
Alexander Long, Of Rock Hill, presi-
dent; /. B. Cauthen of Rock Hill, Sec
retary. The maximum capital stock is
to consist of $5O5O,0 900 Of first preferred
and So, 400, 900 of preferred. There are
to be $4,000 shares of common stock
without par value. Plans for the mer-
ger were ratified at a meeting Of stock
holders held here today.
Attended S. S. Association.
Rev. r. C. Wilson, pastor Of Olivet
church. McConnellsville was among
the York county people in attendance
on the meeting of the South Caroline
Sunday school convention i'm Column
bia last week. DIR. ID. B. Johnson OF
Winthrop college, was reelected
president Of the associatio-. before it
adjourned Thursday. Horace Il. 3o-
mar Of SpartanbTg and w. r.. Will
lis Of Cottagevillc were also reelected
first and second vice president, re-
spectiyely. j. r. Fain of Rock Hill was
reelected recording secretary and the
Rev. w. IL. X Pendleton of Spartan
burg was reelected chairman OF the
executive committee. The other COM
mittee members elected were as FOL-
lows: Educational committees: Or.
Robert =. Pell, chairman; Or. w. }.
McGlothlin and Dr.. ID. w. Daniel,
vice chairmen; DR.. ]. Y. Walmsley.
secretary. Evangelism: DIR. Watson
y. Duncan, secretary. Rural depart
ment committee: DIR. Wilson Gee,
chairman; Dr. w. W. Loig ana MISS
Christine South, vice chairmcn. Mem
I,
mar: alternate, r. r. Castor. General
Superintendent Leon c. Palmer was
reelected.
Forqed Check on White Man.
Charlie Wright is in the county jail
charged with forging n cncck on {. II.
| Smith of York Nc. 4, in the amount OF
| s25. Wright has confessed his part
of the affair and the officers now seek
Mitchell Wade, colored, who is said TO
have been the master mind behind
the forgery According to Wright,
Mitchell Wade suggested tc him that
it would be an easy matter for ne ana
Wright to relieve Mr.. Smith of S25.
So thew met at "Do Welp church
somewhere west of Yorkville and
there Wright wrote out a check on
the Loan & Savings Bank OF York
willie and signed Mr. Smiths name to
| il. He said that Wade promised him
SO for writing the check which Wade
was to get cashed. Wade then took
the check to the York Drug Store ac-
companied 1t with n note requesting
the drug store people to cash it, the
note presumably signed by Mr.. Smith.
The forgery was discovered last Sat
urday and Wright was arrested and
told his story. 1t is expected that
Wade will be apprehended shortly.
Pay Day for Policy Holders.
Sunday was pay day for policy
holders of the Union Corporation, an
| insurance association for negroes
which is said TO have some thirty odd
subsidiary societies in York and Cher
okee counties. Last Sunday was pay
| day for beneficiaries of the associa-
ton. pay day being held at the colored
church at Wilkinsville, Cherokee coun-
! ty. About $2,700 was paid out to rel
atives and other beneticiaries OF de-
ceased brethren according to Magis-
| trate Fred c.. Black who went over to
| represent John Shannon. a beneficiary.
| Ii seems that Shannon who is MEM
her of one OF the subsidiary branches
! having its headquarters out about
Sutton Springs had been paying the
premiums regularly on insurance
| taken out on his wife. She died re-
Gently and Shannon came forth with
a claim for $265. This was held up
because it was held that Shannon was
rot legally married to the deceased.
Shannon argued that he was legally
married and that furthermore he and
| his wife had been living in perfect
peace and harmony for seven years
or more. The matter had been up in
| the meetings OF the Union corporation
at Sutton's Springs and was later
carried to a sort of grand council or
supreme court which meets OCCASION
ally ut various places where the cor
poration has societies. The grand
council met at Wilkinsville and john
and the magistrate were on hand.
| After hearing the testimony the
grand council decided that John should
have the money and it will be forth
coming in n few days. According to
Magistrate Black there were a num-
| hcr of cases to come before the grand
! council or whatever 1t is called on
Sunday and it WaS a real big dig in
connection with the affairs of the I'm
| ion Corporation. Money coming to
various beneficiaries was put in paper
sacks and the magistrate saw more
money stuffed in paper sacks than he
! had ever seen put up that way before.