Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-14
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Items Of General Interest Found IN
the Yorkyille Enquirer.

Items Of General Interest Found IN
the York; ille Enquirer.
Most OF the rural schools of the
county will continue their work, right
up until friday afternoon before
Christmas. which comes on the fol.
lowing Monday, 1t was stated at the
office or the superintendent of .educa-
ticn. Most OF the rural schools will
suspend ten days for the Christmas
holidays.
Judge 'Peurifoy has been receiving
stream Of letters from all over the
State since the recent announcement
Of his proposed retirement from the
office Of the superintendent of educa-
colleagues on the bench, from promi-
ncnt lawyers in every section and
from laymen-alf expressing deep
and sincerS regret at his determine
| tiqp in the matter. Some even go SO
far as to beg him to reconsider, II
possible; Notwithstanding the reason
he has assigned for the step he has
taken. ~
This has been the quietest meet
ing of the county commissioners we
have had since i have been super
visor" was the reply Of Supervisor
Hugh Brown when asked Wednesday
afternoon about. the proceedings of
the county commissioners who held
their regular monthly meeting that
day. 1--WE have had many claims
presented US today as usual, but we
have paid none of them for the rea-
son We have had no money with
which to pay. The truth is, the
county is out Of money. The tax
books. you know, usually open on
October 15, but this year they have
opened December l. Last years
funds are exhausted and this years
revenue has SO far been coming in
rather slowly. We have no author
ity now to borrow any money and
there Is nothing for those who have
claims against the county but to wait
until We get he money" -
| York county will lose hundreds
and probably thousands of dollars
uncollected taxes this year by reason
or the fact that the tax books were
not open until December l, whereas
hey are ordinarily opened on October
L." commented county official yes
terday. For instance, there are
many negroes who would have paid
what taxes they owed by this time.
Now they are broke and furthermore
scores and scores of them are leaving
The county and going elsewhere in
search Of work. The same applied
to white people who would have paid :;
but who between now, and January 1,
will pull up stakes aid leave. Their
taxes will go unpaid because they
have left nothing to levy on. / know
of many negroes. particularly, who
inquired at the banks over the county
before November 1, about paying their
taxes. When they were told the books
would not open until December /,
they worried no longer, And now
they are gone"
l. P. Boyd, superintendent of the
York county almshouse, when asked a
few day ago about conditions out his
way, said ""Wes are getting along
lutte nicely at the home. The county
home has recently been plastered and
otherwise improved inside and is
now In the best condition it has ever
been In. You remember, that since
the county home was built several
years ago We have been having much
trouble because of the faulty plaster
ing, but Supervisor Brown recently
had 1t done over and 1t is now all
right. We have 20 inmates IN the
home at present. There are 9 whites
and IA negroes, We made three bales
OF cotton on about three and one-halr
acres this fall. haven't measured
the corn yield, but we made enough
to do and some over. We have about
20 bushels of sweet potatoes, pretty
,fsood turnip patch, q number of hogs
end other produce. Folks were good
to the inmates of the county home at
Thanksgiving and. / have no doubt
that they will be remembered at
Christmas as they generally are"
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