Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19
Director General McAdoo OF

rate increase OF % cents for rural phones
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Director General McAdoo OF the
railroads has promised that fertilizer
shipments OF South Carolina will hc
taken care of if possible.
The price Of The Enquirer AT this
ollie" now is $a.25 n year. in advance.
Tn" paper will hc sent months for
<l.l5 and three months for 60 cents.
There is noticeable spread of the
bitter weed" over Il large portion OF
the Santur section Of Catawba town
ship 10 the very great annoyanc" OF
milk producers in that locality.
The total number Of subscribers Ia
rhr Enquirer returned 10y clulmakcrs
for tn. wear 1918 is a.6Sa. against L.
GGO returned last year. The total cir
{ ulation at this time last year, mclud-
ing all names on the list. was 2.269.
and this Year il is 3.O.5. which we
think is easily the largest bona fdc
circulation of any paper OF TN" country
weekly class. In South Carolina. II not
in the entire south.
The Federal government wants the
public To know that all druggists and
photograph galleries must b" licensed
hv the clerk of the court. as must also
Ill individuals who desire to purchase
in more than ounce quantities any
substance that may hc converted into
n destructive explosive. Druggists and
photo.raphcrS who fail to take ont
Surh "a license are subject to heavy
pcnalticS. and individuals who desire
to purchase chemicals that may DE
converted into explosives arc not sup
posed to be able to make such purchas-
rs without having first obtained
license from tn" clerk or the court.
The potato house idea is a good one.
like that one in Rock Hill at other
central points In the county. \ po-
f0I0 house that viii take care OF s.
900 bushels OF potatoes can be built
for something like $1,000. and II ought
to pay for itself In y year. There Is
no mistake In such an investment, or
very little risk To say tho least OF II.
Potato houses have been successful
everywhere and there is no reason why
they should not bc successful here. IL
here were potato houses at Glover.
sharon. Fort Mil. Hickory Grove and
Yorkvillr, there would br trcmcn-
ouS increase in the quantity OF po-
tatocs that would hc raised.
MIR. Elias Falls who lives In the
I;amah section OF Kings Mountain
township. and who has been previous
Is mentioned rs probably the most
experienced apple grower In the coun-
". has given The Enquirer addition
NJ proof Of what he can do in the way
of keeping home raised apples sound
through the winter. \ common COM
rlaint against York county apples Is
that they arc not good keepers. that
We cannot raise apples that will be
fit for Use after Christmas. and
there are but few apples that will keep
good until Christmas. Mr.. Falls has
several varieties Of apples that are
very fine for eating and he has time
and again demonstrated his ability to
keep them not only until Christmas.
hut until the trees bloom again. Last
Saturday he brought us some speci-
mems of his fruit trees that have been
kept till the blooming OF the trees and
they prove all OF his claims as to
keeping qualities. The apples were
carefully wrapped up In ordinary
newspaper late last fall. and although
some OF them are considerably shriv-
clcd. they are generally quite sound
and of excellent taste and flavor.
According to recent rulings Of those
in authority the Rcd Cross may not
l." used as the sponsor for any money
making entertainment unless all the
proceeds OF such entertainment go to
the Red Cross. That IL, no part of
the proceeds may he used for pay
ing for advertising or other expenses.
This ruling became necessary from
the fact that various irresponsible
and dishonest individuals in different
parts of the country have been using
the prestige and needs of the Red
' luSS III ioi Pii'"'N
gain. There have been money making
In some of the large cities
for instance. that have brought In
vast gross sums, which. after the de-
duction Of expenses" have netted ri
small amounts for the bcne-
fciares for which they were ostensi-
hly intended. In most OF these cases.
of course. the advertising" was n
small part Of the expense. that having
been obtained through representations
as to the nature Of the cause. The eX-
pense accounts would be padded. how
ever TO show alleged payments that
were not bona fidc. The ruling OF the
in regard to this matter Is
Il very proper one. and the effect is
calculated to be wholesome rather
than otherwise.