Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-16

more complicated. IL IS quite pos
! sible that the primary plan can b.
| inaugurated yet before the election
but whether it is inagurated within
| that time or not, there should be IL
| further delay about this matter, be
cause as important as 1t is to get ;
| good mayor, even that is not so i'm
! pOrtant as the prestige and satisfac
| ton that go with the fact that who
ever is mayor has the backing of
majority Of the voters of the com
munity. AS things stand now, it is
very light matter to criticise the act
of the mayor, as his standing is yer.
much that of any other individual
! but nominate him in a primary witt
a majority party behind him, and tn
majority party takes blame as wei
as credit for his acts.
LOCAL LAcoNIcS
Bowling Green Closes.
Bowling Green school finished tn
work Of the school year last Friday
The teachers during the year wer
Misses Atkinson and Williams an
Mrs John S. Jones.
Pay for Adult Teachers.
County Treasurer Harry L. Neil ha
received a check for si16 from tn
state department OF education to pa
the salaries Of teachers who taugh
adult schools in the county last year
The money is long past due IN
| teachers.
Preached Baccalaureate Sermon.
Rev. J. *. Lewis, pastor of Noun
Vernon Methodist church at Hlckor!
Grove, preached the baccalaureat'
sermon to the members of the a'adu'
ating class of Hickory Grove Hlgf
school Sunday morning. large con
gregation heard the sermon.
Vote on School Bonds Today.
Voters of Rock Hill school district
vote today on the question of issuing
$3.50. 900 additional school bonds. The
money in the event the bond issue
carries will be spent in relieving the
badly Congestcd condition of the pub
lie schools.
Weathers Accepts Call.
Rev. }. w. Weathers Of Ninety Six
8. G. has accepted the call for the pas
torate of Bullock's Creek and Mount
Pleasant churches recently extended
him by those two congregations. Rev
Mr. Wcathers expects to take up the
duties of his new pastorate June l.
Want School Taxes Reduced.
Citizens of Gold Hill school district
in Fort Mill township, twcnty-seven in
number have filed a petition with the
county board of education asking thai
an election be called in the school dis
trict on the question Of reducing the
special levy from fifteen to eight mills.
Many OF the citizens are of the opin-
ion that they are paying too much
taxes for school purposes.
Rev. corbett Installed.
Installation services for Rev. II. D.
COrbett as pastor of Bowling Green
and Beth Shiloh Presbyterian church
cs, were held Sunday. Rev. Corbett
recently moved TO Bowling Green from
St. Matthews, :. c., to accept the pas
toratc of the two churches. Services
OF installation were held at Bowling
Green Sunday morning and at BETH
Shiloh Sunday afternoon. There was
a large congregation present Tor Dotli
services.
May Establish New Precincts.
Two new voting precincts will very
likely be established by the York
County Democratic Executive Com
mittce before the primary election is
held. \ number of voters of the
Ramah section are anxious that Il
voting precinct be established at or
near A. NJ. McGilPs store while voters
OF the Cannon Mill village are anN-
ious to have a precinct established
there. Petitions asking for establish
mcnt of the voting precincts at these
places will likely be presented to the
executive committee at its next meet
ing.
Shriners to Rock Hill.
Rock Hill is prepared to entertain
from 800, to 1000 Shriners on the oC:
casion Of the Spring Ceremonial of
Hejaz Temple in that city Thursday.
Reports are that hundreds of Shriners
from all sections of the state have
made preparations to attend the ccrC-
monial and a big time is in store for
ALL President Warren G.. Harding
who is a Shriner has been invited to
come 20 Rock Hill for the occasion:
but there is little probability that
Noble Harding will he present.
Jack King Good Press Agent.
Greenwood Index Journal, Sunday;
That he was robbed of two valuable
diamonds and gold watch, immc-
iiatcly after rehearsal yesterday
lftcrnoon, is the claim made by Jack
King, proprietor Of a tent show on
Magnolia street. Mr.. King reported
Ill.
sariOnS are being made. Mr.. King
says he had taken off the rings and
watch and left them on the stage
ftsS the rehearsal. Returning a short
ime later, the jeweiry was missing.
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