Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-18

OF the $2OO,O 900 appropriated by the
recent general assembly for the sup
port Of rural graded schools, YORK
county is to get $4,000, on basis OF
an apportionment that disposes Of
s1Ss,100.
Reports from Charlotte, Columbia,
Gastonia, Spartanburg and other towns
indicate increased activity Of dental
thieves. These thieves gain admittance
to dental offices either by breaking
locks or slipping in during the absence
of those in charge and taking what
they want, their first preference being
gold leaf and opiates. Drs. D. E. Nc
Connell and R. P. Falls Of Gastonia,
are among recent victims Of thieves Of
this kind.
Release of 10000 tons Of nitrate of
soda by the war department to
the department of agriculture for
use as fertilizer, has just been an
nounced. The chemical was purchased
for making high explosive shells. The
bureau of markets announced that an
effort would be made to distribute
100, 900 tons this month from Is cities,
where the nitrate is stored, many urg-
ent orders having been received be-
cause Of the mild weather. Savannah
and Wilmington were said to report
daily shipments Of more than 1000
tons from each place.
Various corporations that were rest
ing more or less easily under the i'm
preston that their tax returns would
not have to be made until shortly be-
fore the end of their respective fiscal
years, were somewhat fustered last
week by the receipt of notices that
tentative returns must be made at
once, and that one-fourth Of the
amount estimated to be payable must
be paid in by March Is. The fiscal
year of most corporations ends June
80. OF course the executive officers of
tie various corporations got busy at
once; but it was not with any especial
ly favorable impression of such unus-
ual and apparently unreasonable ac-
ton on the part Of the authorities.
Rev. Baxter McLendon, the we'll
known evangelist, closed great meet
ing at Washington, N. c., last week
and went from there to Mount Holly.
People joined the churches by the
hundred, and it is generally conceded
that the town has been stirred as 1t
was never stirred before. The Wash
ington Daily News, which carried full
reports of the meetings from day to
day, gave an unusually full report Of
the remarkable and stirring scenes at
the close and summed up the results in
the following editorial: Evangelist
Baxter McLendon preached the final
sermon of his great revival here last
night to an immense gathering Of peo-
pie. Mr.. McLendon came here five
weeks ago and during his stay in
Washington he gave the city the great
est religious awakening which 1t has
had In it's history. He preached to us
straight from the shoulder. He didn't
mince his words and he didn't hesitate
to call q spade a spade. He didn't
preach the kind of sermons that he
thought his congregations might want
to hear, but he preached the kind that
he thought would do them the most
good. Has Mack done Washington
any good? Ask the thousands who
have been out to hear him. Ask the
church or who made a renewal Of their
vows to God. Ask the mothers, faith
ers brothers and sisters who had loved
ones make the confession Of faith.
Mack has made us all think. He has
showed us all where we have fallen
down in our duty to God and to the
church. He has brought our people in
closer and more intimate touch with
one another. No man can even begin
to estimate the amount Of good he has
done. It cannot be estimated in dol
lars and cents for the saving of
one soul alone is worth all the
money that there is in Washington.
Some time ago Washington had
a "pay-your- bills" campaign. Mack's
sermons beat that campaign all to|
Mack's stay in Washington was worth
thousands of dollars. He hammered
the booze business and the other evils
of life. He pointed out the tempta-
tions that stood in the path Of every
man and woman. He urged a greater
devotion to the churches. In short, he
pleaded for everything that would tend
to make Washington a better town and
the people Of Washington q better peo-
ple. He hasn't been afraid to step on
any mans toes IF he felt that the
community would be bettered thereby.
At the same time he didn't deal in any
personalities. If Mack said single
word against any individual or class Of
individuals in Washington it was said
because they richly deserved 1t. But
never, during his entire stay in Wash
ington, did he criticise a single person
by name. There's not a soul in WASH
ington who can conscientiously say al
word against Mack or the work he has
done in Washington. He has bene-
flied the entire community and he has
hurt no one. All of us have learned to
love and admire him. Washington
stands solidly behind him and If Mack
ever gets into another town and they
want to find out something about him,
all he's got to do is to refer them to
Washington and what Washington will
saw about him will be a-plenty. He's
ali right and we're sorry to see him
leave here. However, we hope that
he'll be back here again at some fu-
ture date and he'll always find warm
welcome in our midst"