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Published: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 / Updated: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 06:35 PM

This Week in History

By By By Chip Heemsoth

1993

• Five members of the Fort Mill School Board – Richard Carter, Trudie Heemsoth, Bob Jones, “Bo” Palmer and Anne Suite – received hands-on training on new computers at Fort Mill Elementary School.

• A probable settlement of the long-standing Catawba Indian Land claim brought relief as well as misgivings to those affected in Fort Mill Township.

• Polly Adkins of Fort Mill and Ceil Runde of Tega Cay were in the cast of “Prelude to a Kiss” staged at the newly renovated Main Street Theatre in Rock Hill.

1973

• Fort Mill Toastmaster’s Club 1370 installed Bill Hood as president and Oren Sullivan as vice-president.

• The architectural firm of Bracket and Associates of Charlotte was chosen for the proposed elementary school complex.

• The little covered stand, similar to the bandstand in Confederate Park, a fixture in Unity Cemetery for many years fell victim to the ravages of time.

• Indian Land’s basketball teams split a doubleheader with Bethune. The Warriors were victorious 99-55. The Warriorettes lost 36-45.

1953

• There was a strong possibility that Indian Land High School would be consolidated with Fort Mill High School beginning with the 1953-54 school term.

• The Fort Mill Telephone Company reached another significant milestone when its 1,000th telephone was installed.

1933

• Police Chief J. M. Gamble was confident that he had broken up a band of youthful robbers when he arrested a trio of 15-year-old boys caught unlawfully entering Culp Brothers Grocery.

• Mills’ Self Service Store sold O.K. Soap, six large bars for 25 cents; a 12 oz. can of brains for 10 cents and cigarettes, 20s for 15 cents.

1913

• Fort Mill people joined with the people of Rock Hill, Lancaster and Chester in a movement to have another daily train each way between Columbia and Charlotte.

• Representative J.R. Haile came up from Columbia to spend five days at his home in this city.

Compiled by Chip Heemsoth, a lifelong resident of Fort Mill.