Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-16

blooming loafer and some who are not
loafers have been passing comments
on the job-saying that it ought to
be done this way instead Of that way
that the job would never be finished
and a lpt of other rot. I've been won
dering why some of these long headed
ones haven't gone into the engineering
and street paving business long ago.
Seems like 1t would be heap better
paying job than shooting hot air about
the way the other fellow does It."
Going to the Re.Union.
1t is evident that quite a large num-
ber Of York county young mon who
served in various units of the Thirtieth
Division are going to Greenyille, Sep
tember 20 and 80, to attend the re-
union of Old Hickory. Greenville Is
expecting fully 10000 soldiers to at
tend the e-union and Is making ar
rangements accordingly. Soldiers may
wear their uniforms or they may come
In "cits." any, old way inst so they
come. Among those who expect to go
is Bob Dunlap OF York No. 8. who
served with the 11sth Infantry of the
Thirtieth in the supply company. He
will hardly>wear uniform though.
because, he says, since he returned
home and began to get plenty Of
everything good to eat and using his
own pleasure as to whether he should
work hard or take things easy he has
grown SO stout that the uniform coat
won't button. He tried, 1t the other
day and the Reunion is too close at
hand to begin doping on fat reducers.
To lpvsds virsjnia.
Mr.. J.. M. Ramsey, manager Of the
Kirkpatrick Belk Company Of York.
vile, attended meeting of managers
of the chain of Belk stores which was
held in Charlotte, last "wednesday. The
Charlotte Observer, gives the, following
account of the meeting. Fornatior-of
five links In the already long chain Of
Beik stores In the Carolinas was an
nounced last night following a meet
ing here of 30Imanagers Of Belk stores
in North and, South Carolina For the
first time, said W. L. Wallis, of the
Charlotte store, who made the an
nouncement, Virginia will be invaded
by the Belk chain, for one of the FIVE
new stores to be established within
the next month or two is to be located
in Danville. 1t was limited. however,
that this is only a start, and that
other stores will be opened In Virginia
cities as fast as the necessary arrange
ments can be made. Other cities to
secure, branches of this we'll known de-
partment store are Rock. Hill, S:sCs,
Burlington and .Lincolnton; N. c. ana
Greer, s. c. A store viii be-opened at
Spartanburzy g. e. today. while an
establishment threw open its doors at
Laurinburg this week. The meeting
yesterday was one Of those called every
three months at some point having a
Belk store, at wliioh branch managers
and other officials discuss trade and
business conditions for from three to
six months ahead. The attendance
was the largest yet and most sue
cessful and highly profitable meeting
was the result. ]. w. Kirkpatrick,
manager of the .Greenville store. was
named chairman, and presided. with ].
C. Williams, of the Wilmington store,
acting as secretary. An animated dis
cussion of the trade was entered into,
ideas were exchanged, opinions offered
and suggestions and CRITICISMS freely
made. The success of the Belk chain,
officials said, can be attributed largely
to just such meetings as the one yes
terday.