Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-22

The brio9c over iHiSN''s' 'S'"'""
Gaffney and Union was completed last
Tuesday. and is now in use. The bridge
WAS constructed by the same contrac-
tors who are putting up the bridge over
Broad river between York and Chcro-
kec.
A bushel of clean cane seed should
weigh fifty pounds according to nigh
authority; but many seeds are sold
i'm q half cleaned state in which they
weigh as little as forty pounds. "But
if you do not get fifty pounds" says
this authority. you are not getting a
bushcl."
The sale Of thrift stamps Is nothing
like what it should he, and 1t Is moth
ing like what il could be IL deter
mined drive should be made. South
Carolina has not yet gotten up to
more than one-iifth of the daily sales
she should he making to reach her
quota.
Thirty-five cents a pound was paid
for several bales OF cotton in kock
Hill the other day but not great dfa'
was offered al that price. Most OF the
farmers who have cotton in the vici-
nity. figure that they should have q
share Of the long profits that the mills
are making.
All clocks are to he turned forward
one hour on the last Sunday IN
March. The president has signed Il
bill passed by congress to that effect
and il is the law. The bill is called
the. daylight saving bill. 1t contem-
plates starting things an hour earlier
i'm the day and getting off an hour
earlier ut night. 1t is not so much
matter OF saving daylight as 1t is o.
saving artificial illumination. /
Who will build Il potato house? y
anybody, let us know. we Will tell tF
farmers about 1t. We will get the kti
tato house builder IN touch witnthe
farmers and the farmers in touch with
the potato house builder. That VIII
mean that II somebody will build
potato house. the farmers VIII agree
to fill il. and pay 20 cents bushel
rent. or some other pric" to be agreed
tlpon. Let's have. potato houses.
Parties of four minute speakers have
been talking at the various schooi-
houses over the county during the past
few weeks. AS Il rule each party mas
consisted of three speakers. generally
including "A lady. and they have divid-
ed up the work so AZ TO cover Food
conservation, Patriotism and House
hold economy. The attendance has
been good. and the people
have been showing deep and intelli-
gent interest in the situation.
They were in the sheriff's office
talking about the new artillery range
over against Kings mountain, and the
question was how far 1t was from the
point where the guns were to be To-
Gated over to Kings Mountain. Deputy
Sheriff Quinn said 1t was between five
and six miles. why, man, you do not
know what you are talking about.
Around the road 1t Is at least eight
miles," But" replied Deputy Sheriff
Quinn, they told me when / was up
there that they were not going to
shoot around the road, but straight
across"
In addressing letters to soldiers
abroad, it Is desirable to give full
name just as is used on question
naircs. preceded by exact military
title. such as private" corporal y
sergeant" lieutenant" etc, followed
by official designation Of command
such as Company a. l2lst Artillery
following up with american Expedi-
tionary forces" There IL no need to
put France or England or any other
foreign country on the address. In
fact, this is prohibited. american
Eypeditionary forces" is all that Is
necessary, following the full name and
The address should be
written in ink. DO not use a pencil.
And unless YOU are sure that YOU can
write plainly, very plainly, much
plainer that most people can write. it
will be well to get somebody 10 write
the address for you.
The Democratic clubs are to be re-
organized on the last Saturday In
April. The reorganization will con-
sist of the election Of executive Of
f,cers and the election of delegates to
the county convention. Each club Is
entitled to send TO the county con-
vention one delegate for each 25 votes
or majority fraction Of 25 votes cast
in the first primary OF 1915. The
county convention will elect a new
county chairman, another executive
committeeman and nine delegates to
the state convention to be held in CO.
lumbia. The county convention is due
to be called to order by the chairman
of the county executive committee and
begins organization with the election
of temporary chairman. Then
comes the election Of permanent
chairman and the county chairman.
The present county chairman is B. ].
White of Rock Hill. now in the army.
and the secretary Is Dr. ]. II. Saye Of
Sharon. The county executive COM
mittee is composed as follows: Bethel.
II. l. Johnson: Bethany. ]. A. Rat
terree: Blairsville. H. ]. Sherer: Clo-
yer, a. j. Quinn; Coates's Tavern. d.
z. Leslie: EbeneZer. J. F. Williams:
Fort Mill. c. p. Blankenship: Hickory
Grove. w. F. McGill: McConnellsvIlle.
p. NJ. Burris: Newport. ]. B. Swim
ME: Ogden. W. $. Percival: Rock Hill.
No. /. W. B. Byers: Rock Hill No. 2.
W. B. Wilson. Jr.: Sharon, DR.. ]. n.
saye: Tirzah. ]. M Campbell; Yort-