Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-22
LIQUOR In YORK.

Efforts Of York county officers to put
a stop to illicit moonshing during
the past two weeks have not met with
much success and their inability to To-
cate distilleries is taken to mean that
while operations Of the moonshiners
have not ceased entirely, there has at
least been a temporary lull in the bus
mess. Not a single seizure has been
reported in the county In the last two
weeks and officers have only been able
to run upon places where liquor has
Tbeen made.
According to officers, there has been
a 1ull in the moonshining business In
the Kings Mountain BATTLE-GROUND
country for several weeks until here of
late when word has come to them that
several notorious moonshiners have
made q run or two ind are making
preparations to go into business on
more or less extensive scale.
The situation in Broad River town.
ship is quieter than 1t has been In some
time, although the officers are pretty
certain that there are several plants
doing business over there. However,
the fact is being kept pretty quiet
ouieter than usual. and evidences OF
moonshine are not as visible In that
section now as they were six weeks or
two months ago. It Is the bellef tnat
If any quantity of liquor Is now being
manufactured in Broad River, 1t Is be-
ing taken out OF the county FOR sale
presumably tc Union, and Cherokee
counties.
Over In the eastern section OF the
county very little moonshining is being
carried on, say the officers. In fact
that section never did bear reputa-
ton for the making of much joy-juice:
Officers have information that seVeral
little "coffee-pot" distilleries are being
operated in the vicinity Of Rock Hill;
but it is almost impossible to catch the
operators, because the distilleries are
so small and handy that they can De
moved from one house to another al
most upon a moments notice. These
small affairs are being operated al
most exclusively by negroes who make
only a small amount Of corn liquor AT
a time and who are using the utmost
caution and care in their illegal pus-
mess, quite in contrast to some OF the
bolder distillers over in the western
side.
discussing the situation yesterday,
an OIIlCSr Stlu lAdI eiiS AoS
number Of people in various sectlons
of the county, most Of them negroes.
have been raided in the past couple Oh
weeks and in several instances quantl-
ties of mash or beer" had been found.
The raiding officers were conhdent
that the preparation was being mace
ready for conversion into squirrel
LIQUOR" The residents claimed that IL
was hog feed, however and that II had
been mixed for that purpose ana tnere-
fore the officers were poWerless 10 IN
terfere. r,.,,
The home Of q negro in Bullock's
Creek township was visited recentiy.
There a quantity Of corn mash was
found. It included quantity OF mo
lasses. The negro claimed 1t was hos
feed which he had prepared. Asked
to explain the presence OF the moiasses
Increin, he explained that the molasses
had become sour and that Furthermore
some of 1t had flies in 1t, and ne cal
culated it would be just as well 10 IN
clude it in the hog feed. The ot1lcers'
crestfallen, had to let it go at that.
The home of q negro woman nVlns
near Rock Hill was recently ralded. A
quantity Of mash just about ripe LOT
liquor making was found and the OIL
ficers wanted to know about 1t.
Use jest gittin ready to make llttle
vinegar" she explained to the oHlcsIs'
my ole nanny, she uster MAKE
vinegar out o. corn mash an is HHlE
ter make some accordin' to her pre-
scripshun.'