Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-10
WITHIN THE TOWN
treet taxes are now due.

Arizona or New Mexico.
WITHIN THE TOWN
Street taxes are now due.
1T is expected that the paving work
will be gotten well under way this
week.
There has been very little cotton
moving since the recent sharp decline
in price.
Plans for the big Fourth of July
celebration are still being developed.
and some interesting announcements
are promised soon.
The drinking fountain has not vet
been put in proper shape. It Is pitia-
ble to see people try to get water and
fail.
If you have not paid your commu-
tation street tax you had better do so
quickly. The penalty begins to attach
after July Is.
Mr.. ]. r. Cannon has purchased
DR.. Cartwright's portion Of the T. B.
McClain farm on the western outskirts
Of town. Mr. Cannon now owns 1t all.
Men who are exempt from commu-
tation taxes should nevertheless secure
receipts from the treasur- :, as the e1-
hibition Of receipts showing all taxes
paid Is a prerequisite to voting.
The fire department was called out
yesterday by an alarm from the home
OF Mrs. 0. E. Grist, occasioned by the
flaring up of an oil stove. The fire was
extinsuished with but little damage.
What was one Of the most severe
windstorms that has been experienced
here for years swept the town from
northwest to southeast during about a
quarter Of an hour following 8 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The wind was pre-
ceded by high up, thick clouds, loaded
with dust and trash; but evidently car
rytng little water. The higher ele-
ments seemed filed with leaves, dust
and pieces Of paper. The wind came
in angry gusts that slipped into steady
gales, some OF these gales continuing
for several minutes at time and
seemingly growing stronger and
stronger; green branches were torn
from trees, garden truck was twisted,
torn and In many cases corn was laid
fat. The streets were Uttered with
dead branches and green leaves that
were whipped from the trees Electric
light and telephone wires were more
or less tangled; but there was no con-
siderable damage. There was not a
great deal Of rain.
The nation wide drive which COM
menced yesterday and which continues
during the balance of the week to
swell the associate membership roll Of
the Boy Scouts Of America, finds con-
ditions locally in rather unfortunate
shape. Scout Troop No. /, which was
in flourishing condition for five years
up to January /, appears to be In q
condition for the moment,
at least. The troop Is without an off,
cial head. It came about like this.
Rev. ]. l. Oates, who had been serving
most efficiently and acceptably, found
last fall that he would be unable to
continue to give to the position the
attention its duties demanded, and aft
er giving the boys dueHnotice. sent in
his resignation through proper chan
nels. Prof. Glenn, who has been elect
was agreed upon as successor to Mr..
Oates, and at the earnest solicitation Of
the boys Mr.. Oates agreed to serve as
Mr.. Glenn's assistant. The papers were
duly prepared along this line and Mr..
Oates said yesterday that he presumed
they had been sent in; but up to this
time he has not received any acknowl-
edgment or commission. II have sew
eral checks" said Rev. Mr.. Oates yes
terday, from parties who wish thus to
continue their associate membership
and help the work along; but BEING
without any authority to handle the
to hold 1t or forward 1t, know
of nothing else to do but to send 1t
back to the people who sent 1t to me-"
People who have been In more or less
o1D hn
ization have been impressed with the
splendid work 1t has done and the in
fluence 1t has exerted, and information
Of the situe ton as outlined will merely
be sufficient to bring such steps as will
put the local troop In good standing
again at the earliest possible moment.
There was fairly good attendance
at the meeting held in the courthouse
last Friday night for the purpose Of
considering the question Of adequate
school facilities. The trustees had no
especial plan to propose. The condt-
tions in general, are like this. The
present school building Is inadequate
for the accommodation Of the present
It can hardly be said that
the accommodations are good as far as
they go. The basement floors Of the
building are not sanitary. There Is
need for about 20 per cent more room
than is now available-perhaps 80 per
cent more room. Building plans pre-
pared a few years ago called for an ex-
ties that were contemplated then Will
call for something like $125,000. This
will include the erection Of q high
school building, necessary repairs. and
additions to the present building and
fairly adequate provision for the negro
schools. These figures are approx
mate, not final. There was some dis
cussion Of the question of enlarging the
area of the school district, by going out
from q mile to q mile and a half, as
far as possible in fact, without en-
upon any other district. The
idea is to increase the area Of the pres
ent district so as to increase its fnan-
cial strength and to afford facilities to
people living beyond the limits; but
who can get better facilities in the dis
trict. This will be done by petition.
No final action was taken but there
seemed to be feeling that the people
Of the school district would stand for
whatever the trustees might deem nee
assary, and the meeting adjourned
With the understanding that the trus-
tees would meet with the county board
Of education this afternoon, and as
soon as possible thereafter institute
such proceedings as may be necessary
% provide badly needed school facili-
les.
There is general realization Of the
'act that there is need for better school
facilities in Yorkville school district,
70. II. It would not be fair to say
hat there is very considerable enthu-
,iasm or the subject. Take the con-
census of the sentiment Of the town
Ind there Is some doubt as to whether
t measures up to p-oper appreciation
If the situation. There are people who
eem to have feeling that with all the
money that has been spent for school
purposes in the past, they should have
rest from further expenditures in the
uture. There are people who more or
ess triumphantly advance the argu-
nent that having educated their own
children as far as the primary and
Ugh schools are concerned, they are
10 longer interested in the question.
But there Is only one answer to any Of
kese suggestions, and that answer II
hat the standard Of the community
annot possibly be advanced beyond
he standard Of the schools. The
tandard Of the schools may be ad.
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