Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Mayor Zeb v. Davidson OF Chester,
has announced his candidacy for a
third term as mayor.
A Chester committee that person.
ally counted all the houses of the town
found that there are more houses on
the lots than there are on the tax
books.
A larze amount of cotton, approx
imately 400 bales, was destroyed by
fire at Sumter last Saturday. The
loss was in the neighborhood Of half q
million dollars, with insurance about
one hundred thousand dollars less
than that amount. The insurance was
in outside companies. The origin OF
the fire Is unknown.
Columbia special of March 20 to the
News and Courier: A meeting OF chair
men for the counties for the victory
loan drive was held at the offices OF
Edwin w. Robertson, Friday at noon
to discuss plans for the drive. Mr..
Robertson Is chairman OF the cam.
paign In the states OF this federal
reserve district and has just returned
from headquarters at Richmond and
from New York. Charles H. Barron,
state chairman, stated the object of
the meeting and asked Mr.. Robertson
to give some information as to the
progress Of the campaign In general.
Mr.. Robertson gave some interesting
technical information about the bonds
and stated some of the inducements
to workers, such as the offering OF 3d.
600 German helmets captured by the
Americans. Several thousand OF these
will be sent to this section and South
Carolina will get her quota Medals
of honor will be given to the Leaders
in the drives. One of the most inter-
esting pieces of information that he
gave was in regard to the great battle
film that is to be sent out. Mr.. Rob
ertson spoke with great pride or the
work that South Carolina had done
in the former campaigns and declared
that the state will go over her allot-
ment in this drive. In Richmond he
found that the heads of four OF the de-
partments in the drive are South Car
olinians, among them Albert Sidney
Johnstone, so we'll known in the state.
Mr.. Barron made q feeling address to
the chairmen and said that there is
every reason why this drive should
have sentimental appeal. The SOL
diers have given up employment, Of
fered their lives. have endured many
hardships, the like Of which we have
never heard, and now it Is up to Amer
lea to pay for what they have achiev-
ed. They must not be called upon to
pay a part of 1t. II the loan Is not put
over, that is what 1t will mean. For
the boys will come home and build up
new business and have to be taxed on
that business to pay for the war unless
the people who did not go will put 1t
over. AS to the great film which Mr..
Robertson mentioned, 1t will have as
many thrills as the Birth Of a Nation
picture which was exhibited to such
great crowds Of people few years
ago. 1t is 1000 feet, and requires an
hour and ten minutes. This state will
probably get three copies, to be ex-
hibited free Of charge. Three pho
tographers lost their lives In taking
this great picture, which shows every
phase of army life from the draft,
through the training camp. crossing
the pond and then the bitter. bloody
fighting in France. This state will
also get three large tanks and several
smaller ones, and Camp Jackson has
been placed at the disposal Of the COM
mittee in charge Of the drive In this
state Hunter A. Gibbes made some
explanations about the speakers bu-
reau and Mrs. Munsell urged the clos
est cooperation between the commit
tees of men and Of women. Among
the chairmen present were three over
seas men: Col. w. w. Lewis. Capt.
John j. McSwain and Capt. ]. Lyles
Glenn, Jr., Of Chester.