Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-27

year to the school trustees. The re-
port shows that during the last ses-
sion the total school enrolment in
Rock Hill, was 1885, a total gain
Of 1S5 over the former session.
Several colored school teachers OF
| York county will likely attend the sum-
mer session Of the state negro college
at Orangeburg, which will open July 2,
and run through the month OF July.
An appeal has been made to the color
| cd teachers OF the county to attend the
school for their own benefit. 1t Is un-
lderstood q strong faculty Is to be In
charge Of the school and work OF real
value to colored teachers will be done.
James Robinson, who served over
seas with Company G, Of the 11Sth in
fantry, 30th division has number OF
Interesting souvenirs Of the late war;
Of which he Is very proud. One OF the
most interesting Of these Is German
officers whistle and compass which he
Itook from a captured officer. The
whistle and compass are in good work.
ing order and are quite curiosity
which Mr.. Robinson carries around In
| his pocket. The ex-soldier does not
say whether or not he captured the
officer from whom the instrument was
taken.
While walking down the streets Of
Yorkville the other day. Here and
There overheard q remark to the ef-
feet that the people are turning loose
their property to avoid paying the paw
| ing tax The remark was not especial
| ly impressive; but Here and There
| wondered like this: IF A Is selling his
IL 80 fIn yty,cr 70 "
what on earth is B buying that prop
erty for? Surely B understands as well
as does A that the property stands for
the tax and when he steps into AS
shoes he will have to pay. And II b
hasn't got as much sense as A, then
why not?"
"The crop prospects In our section
are pretty good" said Mr.. ]. K. AL
| lison Of Hickory Grove who was among
the visitors in Yorxville Tuesday.
"Old corn is suffering somewhat from
| the ravages Of worms and 1t has had
hardly enough rain; but on the whole
both cotton and corn are looking pret-
| ty we'll. We are having no trouble
getting all the labor we need but 1T
comes rather high this year. The great
| from the military service who were
residents Of this section are returning
to their respective homes and back to
| their old work This applies to both
white and colored. On the whole
everything is moving along quite nice
ly."
York county boys, members Of the
Eighty first division, who have recent
| ly returned home after months Of SER
vice overseas, say that they Jared quite
we'll 80 far as general living condi-
tions were concerned and that they
have no complaint to make. There
was plenty to eat and they themselves
marvel that The army subsistence de-
partment was able to look after them
so well. There Is an erroneous i'm
preston that the famous Wildcat d.
vision saw no actual service on the
| front line trenches. They were right
up at the battlefront from the middle
of September until the signing of the
armistice, and therefore the division
had plenty Of action. Scores Of York
county men served in various units
Of the S1st.
"Our law and order campaign in
Broad River township has already
done good work." said Magistrate r.
l. A. Smith the other day, land 1t Is
going to do a great deal more. There
were some unkindly remarks to the
effect that the people would get togeth-
| er, resolute and Jet 1t go at that; but
ere are q number Of distillers who
1 do not look at 1t that way. They have
reason to know differently because Of
evidence that has been collected against
them, and there are others who have
become more cautious than they were.
The fact of the business Is that we
have some white men who claim re-
spectability who are backing some OF
the distillers, and these are the ones
we are after more particularly. But
we are going to stop them or know
the reason why. Watch and see II we
don't"
Good news to lovers Of soda water
| and ice cream cones in these parts Is
the announcement coming from wash
ington to the effect that there Is
strong probability that the revenue
tax on these articles may be soon nle.
ed. Five new bills and two resolutions
have been introduced in congress
since May 19, relative to the repeal OF
the soda water and Ice cream cone
| tax. In view of this fact, 1t Is rumored
in Washington that in all probability
this tax, which has met with so much
public opposition, will be removed and
| il Is now merely question OF how
long before this takes place. Local
dispensers of these articles say that as
| yet they see no reduction In the
amount being sold-that tax or no tax
folks are going to have these cooling
beverages when the thermometer
stands at 80 and better in the shade.
The much talked Of high cost OF
living is soon TO receive a jolt IN al
| least one particular for beginning July
| /. there will be a reduction In postage
rates. according to Postmaster M. T..
| Nichols of Yorkville. In accordance
with O law passed by congress. first
class postage will on that date be re-
duced from cents to 2 cents an ounce
or fraction thereof. This means that
only cents will be required to mail
the average letter after that date.
Letters in the town or to any Of the
r. F. D. routes leading out Of the town
| in which they are mailed Will be
cent instead of cents which Is now
the price. Postal cards will be cent
instead Of cents after July l. During
| the month Of July the Yorkv1lle post
office will exchange all stamped papers
| for the convenience Of those who may
have a large supply on hand. This
will be exchanged from cent denom-
ination to cents papers at the rate OF
dollar for dollar. Three cents stamps
will be exchanged but those stamps
which are now out and are used for
| letter postage before July z may be
used for parcel post, but under no cir
cumstances will Scent stamps be ex-
changed.
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