Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27


Both cotton and corn have deterior-
ated tremendously within the past two
wo,ks. The deterioration amounts TO
hardly less than 80 per cent.
Henry 3. James of Yorkville, says
he still has the bale Of 1914 cotton
tbat he bought for 10 cents when the
market was under cents. He men
toned the matter incidentally a few
days ago.
The food administration is advising
all retail dealers to at once get TO
work securing their supplies OF salt
for next winter. II Is explained that
the outlook for shortage Is about the
same as II was at the same time last
year. Salt refiners and packers need
lots of coal in their business. and
there is no certainty of getting n suf-
ticicnt quantity.
"Where did you get all these pco-
ple?" asked the reporter OF Conduc-
tor Smith Of the Southern last sun
day night. referring to the great crowd
of passengers on his train. Il cant
explain IT," replied the conductor. 1T
has been that way at every station all
the way down from Marion. They
have been getting on and off in crowds
and the train has been full all the
while.
Or. w. w. Fennell has about finish
cd Il handsome bungalow that he has
been building on his farm at Lando
for some time past. The busy doctor
has had an idea that he should have
a place TO which he can retire for rest
and seclusion when tired, and the
bungalow is the outcome Of that idea.
That he Is perfectly sincere in his
idea there is absolutely no question:
but to people who know the doctor.
his disposition, and the demands upon
his knowledge and skill, the idea Of
rest Is amusing rather than otherwise.
II is the purpose of The Enquirer to
collect and tabulate the returns from
today's election, state and county.
x5thtnS the county as usual. and also
7tS our purpose to- bulletin those re-
turns as rapidly as received for the
benefit OF the public. We shall not
attempt, however, to issue an extra
edition, as we have been doing. for the
reason that such effort would not bc
approved by the war Industries board.
The full returns from the county cleo
tion, as well as all available informa-
tion from the state election will be
published Friday.
Now il is your hat that Is to add its
bit to winning the war. Heretofore ev-
cry individual man and woman could
have his or her hat Just any shape. size
and color that taste demanded but
1919 styles are to be restricted to nine
shades and twelve shapes. BY order Of
the war industries board felt hats are
put under restrictions to save wool and
manufacturers Of spring hats must
govern themselves accordingly. The
board requests that hat Innings be
abolished and cords, buttons, eyelets
and other additional ornaments to hat
exteriors are prohibited.
Save them. The government needs
them. And saving them might actual
ly protect your son or brother from
the Hun gas attacks in France. The
government wants all the plum and
peach seeds. hickorynut and walnut
shells 1t can get for making carbon for
gas masks. The gas defense division
Of the United States army says that
800 tons Of nut shells are being used
each day and the demand is growing.
Next to cocoanut shells, the supply Of
which has already been taken over by
the government, fruit pits Of various
kinds are best. Schools. stores, libra
ries and banks are to be requested to
act as gathering stations and the Red
Cross chapters are to be given final
instructions as to bagging and ship
ping.
School children will not be especially
worried about q recent order Of the
war Industries board. and possibly
some parents may be actually pleased
with 1t. The order relates to the pro-
duction Of school and college text
books, the publishing Of which is or
dered reduced to so per cent or less Of
normal during the period Of the war.
The object Of the order is to conserve
the paper supply and to save transpor-
tation space. The use Of certain kinds
of paper is prohibited entirely and the
schools and colleges and boards Of ed
ucation are requested to make no
changes of textbooks now In use except
where the books are very clearly un-
suited to the needs Of the schools.
Ruving new books for the children
each year is a constant irritant to
many parents and under the order Of
the war industries board there will be
fewer books to select from and the
children will have fewer books to car
nv. Revision Of old books to meet the
present conditions will not be consider
ed as new books and will be allowed
70 the revision Is justiflable.