Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-04

There has been very considerable
slump in the price Of hides within
the past few weeks. the wholesalers
are now paying about Is cents a
pound, compared with 90 cents at this
time last year.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
next issue of The Enquirer will please
take notice now that 1t is because
their names have not been returned
for 1918. Those who desire the con-
tinuance Of their subscriptions should
look after the matter at once.
Tho Enquirer has a copy OF the
Palestine (Texas) Herald announcing
the recent opening Of the Carolina"
store by the Bratton Candy store at
Palestine. DR.. Clarence Bratton. son
of Mr.. y. b. Bratton Of Yorkville, is
the principal owner Of the company.
Savannah, Charleston and Jackson
willie have been designated us the
ports at which shipments Of nitrate
will be received from Chill. People
who want to buy that nitrate must
get busy. There will be no surplus,
and there will be very few profits
charged against 1t after 1t reaches the
United States.
" the York delegation in the gen.
eral assembly would confer a special
benefit on York county, II should pro-
vide an adequate system Of cotton
marketing at least to the extent Of
requiring that there be no original
selling Of cotton except a. public plat
forms presided over by public weigh
ers.
The war savings stamp Is the most
attractive security that has ever
been offered by the government. In
addition to paying per cent COM
pounded quarterly, 1t may In case OF
need be cashed on ten days notifn
,af coursf rsfzsurchasers of stamps q 3
not to be encouraged to casn tnen
before maturity; but still II the
holders Of the stamps need the mon
ey they will be able to get the same.
Mr.. ]. ], ]. Robinson. formerly Of
the Howell's Ferry neighborhood,
now of the Beth-shiloh section, says
that according to his recollection the
severest freeze he has ever known on
Broad river was in December and
January 18S5-s6. There came a ter
rible cold snap right after Christ
mas that lasted into January-about
10 days or two weeks. The river
froze from bank to bank and an east
wind came along and made the ice
thicker and thicker. People walked
across the river freely. The river has
been full Of drift Ice many another
time In Mr. Robinson's recollection;
but 1t has never frozen entirely across
at any other time.
Mr.. r. A. Brown, who lives near
Howell's Ferry In Broad River town
ship. and who has been living there
for 80 years, says that the river has
been frozen over twice within that
period-frozen over thick enough to
bear the weight Of a man all the
way across. He did not try to cross
on the Ice; but he knew o. others
doing so. He is quite positive that
the river was frozen over In 1889,
along L. February: but he does not
remember the other year. There
was lots Of ice In the river some
three weeks ago and again this week;
but the ice did not form all the way
across. According to Mr.. Brown that
was because of the rise and fall Of
the stream with the operation Of the
power plants above.
Tho thrift savings stamps are a
most attractive form Of small invest
ment, and lots Of York county peo-
pie are buying them. Their attrac-
ton consists in the 1 per cent inter-
est compounded quarterly. and abili-
ty to cash them after 10 days notice
in case Of need. The stamps are be-
ing sold by all the banks. all the post
offices. all the letter carriers and all
the rural carriers Every purchase of
q stamp not only serves as a profit
able investment for the purchaser;
but 1t helps to feed. clothe and arm
a soldier. There are few people 80
poor as to be able to buy one Of these
stamps. and there are none so rich as
to be able TO ignore them. The idea
OF the stamp Is to give everybody an
opportunity to help and everybody
should help.
information was rsesivsd here .
few days ago to the effect that the
food administration had abrogated all
contracts between nour mills and
and had authorised an
increase Of 80 cents q barrel on the
price Of flour. The order also pro-
vides that hereafter there win be
only two grades Of flour, first and
second patent and that the superia-
tive white viii be cut opt It ID pro-
vided that mill feed and the like be
reduced SO ton In order to sn-
the feeding Of hogs and cat
tho. This order with reference to
-four h calculated TO make some peo-
pie panicky; but there b no need for
Of the kind. The admins
tration knows that there IL plenty or
foodstufis IN the country. and propos-
ca to Zee that they are put within.
reach Df all the people. with an little
profit ID poaSiblp. No gresdy hoard
Ins ia'to. be allowed and people who
think to prsvids for sheuiss3fes|
whether ANYBODY elss gets snyshln9|
Or not are advfsed to 10 slous 90 thsy]
may come to srfsf. This vim certstn-
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