Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-21

"a installing new automatic telephones
IN the homes and Offices Of its custom
ars and IL is expected that the new
system will be in operation In about
ten days
| twenty eight thousand four hund-
r.d dollars is not $4,000. The balance
NJ the sum asked for must be raised
and II is up 10 every individual citi-
In 10 help. Those who have pur-
chased war savings stamps must not
Irnrsider that their duty is ended so
Hon. as they can get somebody else
Ito subscribe.
There was fairly good sized au-
di,nrc in the courthouse last Monday
ni.,ht TO hear Rev. II. K. Murchisou,
travelling secretary OF the state coun-
I'll OF defense. explain the Office and
nurpose OF that organization. Its
Iduties. he said. were mostly SUPER
ytsing. TO think for the public and Ia
/ help put into force and effect what :
lever action or policy that might seem
10 conserve the war resources OF the
state and also to keep 4 lookout for
signs OF disloyalty. scdition. etc. He
said that the council is purely patri-
otic and non partisan.
There was highly interesting and
L
Street Baptist church last Wednesday
might in the interest of the War Saw
inrs Stamp campaign. The church was
well filled with people from the sur
rounding mills and from the town
fproper. Rev. j. l.. Oates presided
I Major f. W. Pressly of Camp SEWER
was the principal speaker and he made
an excellent talk. There were also
| talks by Mrs. r. NJ. Bratton and Miss
Leslie D. Witherspoon. Thos. F. Nc
| Dow. Esq. acted us salesman and the
audience pledged itself to the purchase
of stamps in the sum Of $2.675.
The general municipal election
will be held July Q. Only those
who have registration certificates vii
lie allowed to vote. The registration
hooks will be closed July 3. Up Il
date only SO citizens have been regis
ltcred. They are as follows: q. J..
Sanders. J. Il. Pegram. h. +. Smith
IW. x. Rogers. Geo. W. =. Hart, NJ
white, J. W. Johnson. G.. II. O'Lcar!
lD. VI. Murray, p. c.. Il. W. Lowry. j.
\. Tate, X. =. Mcconnell. W. NJ. Nc
IConncll, II. T. Williams. J. F.. Stroup
ID. NJ Stroup. w. ID. GriSt. Geo. W
lWilliams. j. G.. Sassi. X. r. Allison. r
lC. O'Farrcll. Arthur r. Hart. J. r.
lowry, j. O. Allison. J. \. Richard
Ison. J. c. Conner. J. Frank Moore. -
H.. Shicdcr, i. W. Love, }. NJ. Brian
lW. \. Stoll. ID. T. Quinn. =. l.. steele
ii. q. Wray, Harry McCaw. q. T.. vii
Ikins. John W. Miller. +. r. Quinn. ID
IT. Woods. John r. Carroll. J. =. san.
Idifrr. Nathan Fcinsicin. J. l.. Houston
X. r. Bcamguard. G. y. 1oncy. J. NJ
ferguson, J. &. Grey. y. e.. Quinn
IW.Ilacc !. ", Quinn, \, NJ, Barnett
lW. l.. Williams.
- This town is so largely i'm debt thai
the revenues are hardly more than
enough to pay the interest. The tan
levy Is limited by the constitution tC
ten mills on the dollar and there is III
more TO be had from that source
There can he no improvement Of any
kind without more money. The town
cannot be maintained even in its pres
cnt physical condition without more
money. The only lawful means ol
raising additional revenue Is through
license taxes on gross income or cap.
it;u invested. The present license ta2
schedule does not even pretend TO ID,
on that basis. 1t rests heaviest on tn,
| people of small incomes and lightes'
on the people of larger income. Jus
ticc, reason, common sense and ever!
other worthy consideration demands
that every individual pay taxes in pro-
portion to his ability to pay. II tho
license schedule should be made tC
bear as heavily on the more prosper
Gus citizens us on the less prospcrou:
citizens. there would soon be money
sufficient tn help the town out of debt
and make needed improvements.