Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-07


There is some talk in Kings Noun
tain township Of making an effort to
issue road bonds under the authority
of the act passed at the recent session
Of the general assembly.
There is quite a lot Of moonshining
going on in the northwestern part of
the county. Twenty dollars gallon
for whisky is quite temptation to
those who know how to make moon
shine.
It is announced from Washington
that the Thirtieth division Is booked to
sail from France next Monday, March
no. No information has as yet been
given out as to where the division will
land.
Congress having failed to take any
action with regard to the daylight saw
ing law, all official and public service
clocks will be advanced one hour on
the last Sunday in March, until the
last Sunday in October. At IL o'clock,
Saturday night, March 20, the hands Of
the clocks will be advanced to l a. m
Mr.. r. A. Jackson Of Newport, men
toned the circumstances the other day
that since the death of Mr.. jeff Lump
kin, Mr.. Reece Roach is the only Con-
federate veteran left in Ebenezer
church. Mr.. Roach is over 80 years OF
age and is still hale and hearty. He is
able to plow or do any other work and
he does not mind work any more than
he did forty years ago.
The bill as published in the last is
sue of The Enquirer providing for the
repair and maintenance Of the public
roads of York county, was according to
copy furnished by Senator Beamguard.
Senator Beamguard has since inform
ed us that by some kind Of an over
sight he got hold Of an early draft OF
the bill, and that the copy furnished
was very different from the bill as
passed. He has promised to furnish
correct copy of the bill as the same
is now law.
Parents and other nearest relatives
of soldiers in France are receiving
cards from those soldiers giving post
office address and stating their physi-
cal condition, whether we'll or sick, etc.
These cards are the result Of general
order to all the troops. 1t appears
that among the soldiers are many who
have never written home. Relatives In
America become alarmed and go to the
war department or to the congressman
to find out about these soldiers. TO
relieve the uncertainty and doubt con-
nected with this whole situation every
man in the army, whether he writes
home or not, has been compelled to
I'LL out and sign prepared card, and
these cards are now being received by
parents and other near relatives.
The ue-up of oil, lintless cotton seed'
ETC., Is much more serious than most
people realize. OF course every farm
er who has on hand large or small
quantity of seed that he wants to sell
and cannot sell, feels more or less OF
pinch: but his condition is not nearly
so unfortunate as that Of the seed
dealer who has bought large quaint
ties of seed at government prices, and
who is now unable to dispose OF the
seed at any price. There is a local
dealer in Chester, who has on hand
about $4,000 worth Of seed that ne
cannot sell, and there Is another IN the
eastern part Of York county who mas
$4,000 worth, and several in the west
ern part of the county who have from
s2,5O0 to $4,000 worth Of seed each
The food administration is in the posi-
ton of telling buyers to go on and puy
and the crushers to go on and crusn'
but since the crushers have their oil
tanks full up and are unable to sell
thew are not inclined to take over the
stocks of the seed dealers, and with
the seed dealers already loaded 10 the
handle they are about at the end OF
their rows. It is an uncomfortable Sit
nation all around and just how 1t is 60
ing to come out Is not clear; but rath-
ar than otherwise there is reason TO-
hone that the deadlock will soon De
broken in the direction Of general re-
vival of trade.