Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-05
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ceeded in eliminating siXty-nine grade
crossings in South Carolina in con-
nection with our survey work." said
young man who has been employed III
survey work on the North road through
Glover during the past two weeks by
the state highway commission. 1t is
the policy of the state highway com
mission in making survey of roads
over the state which are to receive
Federal aid to make as few changes
in the present roads as possible except
where it is necessary to do away with
grade crossings. 1t is the policy OF the
highway commission to cut out every
grade crossing possible"
Watch Out for Whoopins Cough.
Children especially and those grown
ups who haven't had it had better
watch out for whooping cough. There
are O number of cases in the county at
present and there is a probability that
it is going to spread. There are n
number of cases in this vicinity said
a Glover physician the other day, and
while it has not reached the epidemic
stage as yet, still there is strong
probability that it will"
Woodmen Object.
"Woodmen of the World are object
ing to the new rates as passed by the
last sovereign convention in Chicago
said a York county member OF the
fraternity yesterday. 'The howl IS
coming from Woodmen all over the
country and 1 notice from perusuai
of the official organ of the organlza-
tion that many camps are calling pro-
test meetings in regard to- the matter
These, rates are unjust and unfair TO
all the members and especially the old
members"
Will Get Long Holiday.
Students at Winthrop college over at
Rock Hill, are to get an unusually
lengthy Christmas holiday this year
and naturally the aforesaid students
are tickled to death over the prospect
Writing TO a friend in Yorkvllle'
Young woman who is student at VIM
throp remarked: Let me tell you the
grand news. Our Christmas holidays
begin December 20 and we come back
January 5. Now isn't that too grand!
Debe' is spreading eh?%
The Compulsory Attendance Law.
"If YOU ever get to the place where
YOU can afford the space" remarked
prominent Glover citizen Wednesday,
81 would appreciate it and | am sure
that everybody else would if you would
rcpublish the compulsory school at
tendance law. OF course, l know tha'
The Enquirer has printed it one time
and that people should have studied II
carefully then. In addition TO that the
county attendance officers have eX-
plained it time and again and so has
the county superintendent of educa-
ton; but nevertheless there are scores
of people who are constantly raising
some point about it."
Wants Them All to Sell.
"Now that it is clear that druggists
NAV sell patent medicines containing
large percentage of alcohol, provided
they require the purchaser to sign
certificate stating that it is for medlcl-
nal purposes, | hope that every cross
roads store in the county Will peGih
the sale of the stuff" said Sheriff FRED
Ouinn the other day. "lf tic stuff is
IN no sold for beverage purposes the
genoral stores have Just as much right
to sell il as the drug stores and if they
all begin Its sale it will not be long
bcfore the public will insist upon the
general assembly making a law against
patent medicines so drastic that it will
give the officers assurance that their
efforts to stop the sale of intOXiCantS
in the form of liquor substitutes will
be upbeld."
Old Lady Likes Cigarettes.
"you know that it used to be quite
common and still is more or less so for
old ladies TO smoke pipes" said a York
county man who was telling several
acuuaintances in Yorkvillc about 1t the
other dav; but did you ever hear of
an old lady in this section smoking