Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-17
ROCK HILL news BUDGET
Mayor.Elect Johnson Proposes to En-.
force Law Against Sunday Selling.
he WILL WORK FOR 4 MORAL TOWN
Defea. Of Old Politician Surprise of
Observation-Disclosures Veteran Dies
of 6urns-Peepie Anxieus for Billy
Sunday to eome-Aothsr News and
Notes Of the County Metropolis.
BY a STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Notes Of the County Metropolis.
~ BY STAFF Correspondent.
Rock Hill, Jan. 14.--In a. couple OF
weeks or maybe little longer 1t is
going to be as hard q matter to get a
dope" or any other ordinary article
on Sunday as it is to get drink of
liquor during a week day. And while
Rock Hill liquor heads can get drink
of liquor during week days and maybe
on Sunday too. 1t isn't the easiest
thing imaginable to do. The mayor
elect, Dr. ]. B. Johnson is going to en-
force Sunday closing--at least he is
going to try TO do it. Folks who
know him say that he usually does
what he sets out to do. In an inter-
view with the correspondent of The
Yorkvlle Enquirer this morning he
outlined some Of the changes he hopes
to make in the city.
One of the first problems he pro-
poses to tackle will very likely be the
Sunday closing proposition. There's
no reason why drug store should re-
main open on Sunday any more than
grocery store should for the sale of
soft drinks, cignrs, cigarettes, etc." he
said. "The grocery stores don't sell
things on Sunday in Rock Hill and the
other stores should be made to cut 1t
out. I think that Sunday hours should
be fixed for the sale OF gasoline and |
think that there should be more Sab
Mayor elect Johnson let 1t be known
that there were other vices going on
in Rock Hill that should be checked
He referred especially to the number
of immoral women dropping in and
out of the city and he intimated that
the police department would be direct
ed to keep n more careful check on
them.
The present police officers will in all
probability be elected, the mayor
elect indicated this morning, and so
will other elective officers Of the city.
One Election Surprise.
Now that the municipal election Is
over the local political prognosticators
admit that it gave them one great sur
prise. That was in the defeat Of w. G.
Stevens for councilman. Stevens
has been on the council and has been
prominent in local politics for years,
and the 'dopesters" had 1t that he
would be elected along with Webb
White. Now the talk is that 1t was
the vote of the women that defeated
him. What the opposition OF the wo-
men voters 10 him was there is diff
ference of opinion. Any way. it Is said
they went after him pretty hard and
left him among the "also rams"
It was a rather peculiar old cleo
ton for Rock Hill. Usually there Is a
lot Of talk of sacheting around in plain
view. But this year the sacheting was
done on the quiet.
Died Of Burns.
Clark Starnes, Confederate veteran
who was burned in some mysterious
manner Thursday, while patient at
local hospital, died of his injuries Fri
day and was buried in Laurelwood
cemetery here today, funeral services
being conducted by Rev. Alexander
Martin. The deceased was a native Of
Mecklenburg county and was born in
1912, being in his S0th year at the
time Of his death. He served in a
cavalry company from Meclenburg
during the War Between the States
and was captured by the Federals
during the Pennsylvania campaign.
He spent eighteen months in the Fed
eral penitentiary in Albany, n. Y.
Upon his release from prison at the
end of the war he returned to Meek
lenburg and soon afterwards moved
to Rock Hill, where he lived until his
death. He is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs. John G.. Kee and
Mrs. Louis Hayes, Rock Hill: Mrs. W.
]. Williams. Lesslie; J. Frank Starnes.
Gastenia: Mack D. Starnes, Edgmoor;
Morrow Starnes, Oakeebee, Fla; Wade
Starnes, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Want Billy Sunday.
Rock Hill people would like very
much to have Rev. Billy Sunday come
over one day while he is conducting
his meeting in Spartanburg and speak
to the folks. They are already trying
to get him to do 1t and it is possible
that big delegation will go to Spart-
anburg to invite him over. Mr.. Sum
day has never been in Rock Hill, but
his choir leader, Homer Rodeheaver
has spent much time at Winthrop Col
! lege on various occasions and knows
many people in the city. Rock Hill
representatives are just now trying to
get Rodeheaver to tell Mr.. Sunday
what a good town Rock Hill is and
how the people would like to hear
him. If he comes he will preach in
the large auditorium at Winthrop
college.
Not Interested in Politics.
mo, I'm not much interested III
politics and have been paying little at
tention to the present session Of the
general assembly" said Mr.. Z. Gettys
Num-. former representative in the