Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23
Tuesday, December %, 1919.

contract agreements or anything Of the
kind.
i Just before the beginning of the
Sunday morning service in the Asso-
ciate Reformed church Rev. J. L. Oates,
the pastor made announcement of a
banquet that the church officers pro-
pose to give to the men and boys Of
the congregation on Tuesday Decem-
Der 80, at 7.30 p. m. The banquet is to
be served in the Sunday school rooms
by the Ladies Aid society of the
church. There are to be talks on vari-
Gus subjects selected by committee
appointed for the purpose, and by duly
assigned speakers. ]. S. Brice, Esq, has
been chosen as toastmaster.
- Memebers of Yorkville Lodge No.
146, |. o. o. +. were hosts to more
| than fifty of their friends and brothers
at an oyster supper served in frater-
nal hail at the Cannon Mill Saturday
evening. The menu which. consisted OF
oysters, sandwiches and pickles was
prepared by number of young ladies'
sisters and friends of the Odd Eel
lows. The supper was held at the
suggestion of T. ID. MullnaX, a promi-
nent and enthusiastic member of the
fraternity The lodge at present has
membership of more than forty and
is growing rapidly. The understand
! Is that several new members are to
| be initiated at the next meeting. The
fraternity meets every Wednesday
night.
- Chester and other towns throughout
the state are preparing to wage war or
the mosquito pests within their limits
and to that end are raising sums OF
from $4,000 upward. There are ne
mosquitoes about Yorkville now; but
mosquitoes were plentiful last summer
and fall. They will be plentiful again
next summer and fall. AS to whether
the mosquitoes about here are of the
malaria spreading kind, the accurate
scientific information Is not available
but that these mosquitoes have Ions
sharp bills through which they squirt
a most tormenting kind Of poison, there
Is no question. 1t is quite probable
that many of these mosquitoes carry
the germs of malaria about with them
1t Is certain that many people have
malaria around here and 1t is also GER
tain that malaria either directly or in
directly kills many people. The care
with which 1t is necessary to watch
babies and younger children general!
lment is more or less familiar to every
body, especially mothers. There is NJ
need to laugh it off. The thing is seri
Ious. 1t means unnecessary sickness
pills, quinine, suffering and death
much of which is avoidable, at les
actual money cost than Is involved II
the consequences of neglect. That Il
not theory. 1t is fact Did not tn
United States government clean III
Santiago, Havana, the Panama cana
zone and other most deadly diseas
centers in the whole world and maxi
them all comfortably habitable TO
everybody? The expense involved
millions, but considering the results !
was cheap at the price. The cleaning
up of this town Is really small mat
ter. A few thousand dollars will d'
il. The main thing Is thorough sur
vey by men who are competent AM
efficient, and who will tell the peopl
who have breeding places for mosqui
toes what to do. There are som
streams and stagnant ponds to cleans
which will require the cooperative Ell
forts of the community. 1t is hardl,
probable that the town government a
such is in q position to help a grea
deal financially, or that 1t will be Il
q position to help financially. 1t cal
and will assist in other ways. TE
main thing is some money. 1t viii
probably require $4,000 to do the jo
thoroughly; or $4,000 might do it. A
!. any rate $4,000 will go long way
The ends to be attained easily war
rant an expenditure Of $4,000 or more
and the raising Of the money by privat
subscription. On a basis Of $4,000 o
more, the Yorkville Enquirer will glad
ly subscribe 500. Who will give $500
$4OO, 5000, 5000, 500, $50 or SIS.