Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-03
Views and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More OF
Less Interest.
PICKED Up BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS

Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You. Know and
Some You DON'T know-condensed
Fer Quick Reading.
Prominent business man Of Glover
attached this bit Of doggerel to busi
ness letter to Yorkville lawyer the
other day:
"A funny old bird is the pelican;
His bill can hold more than his bell
can;
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for week.
I don't see how in the helican."
The Glover Road.
mo doubt but what the Yorkvillc-
Glover road is in dandy good shape
just now" said a Yorkville man this
morning. Il drove a Ford up there
Friday afternoon to witness the ball
game between Glover and the Ameri-
can Legion. Coming back drove from
Clover to Yorkville in IS minutes. Not
bad for driver who has no desire to
kill himself ch?"
Pee Dee Crops.
"Crops in the Pee Dee country have
been fairly drowned out on account of
excessive rains during the past several
weeks" said Wednesday Charles y.
Smith, publisher Of the Darlington
Record who is spending several days
in Yorkville and vicinity. There has
been heavy rainfall in all OF the Pee
Dee counties for the past several
weeks with the result that the crops
have suffered a very severe set back
especially cotton. The prospect does
not look very bright just now.
Baseball Talk.
Mootz is second baseman on the COL
orcd baseball team of Yorkvil!c. Incl
dentally it might be said that he IS
good baseball player too. Mootz was
first batter up in a game with
colored team from Athens, Ca, last
Tuesday. This is the line of talk Mootz
handed the pitcher of the opposing
team:
"Niggah, yo' all put her right over
the base. Not on the sides OBJ dc base
right ovah You bring the ball oVah
to me an I'll carry it back in you di-
recshun wild de bat"
The pitcher did and Mootz carried it
back for two bases.
Optimists and Pessimists.
SAYS Harold Seton i'm the Gateway:
In this old world Of ours Of course
All sorts of folks we meet;
And some use tact and some Use force
Some scold and some entreat.
Some SHED a sympathetic teaE'
While others rudely mock;
The great majority, rear
Just knock,
And knock.
And knock!
But there are some who rcali|e
That Will can master Fate.
That Truth is bound to conquer !lcS'
And love to conquer hate:
They know the ancient adage we'll
That chicks come home To rnoSt,
And so on pleasant thoughts they dwcii
And boost,
And boost,
And boost.
Uniform Memorial Day.
said a citizen Of Iorkvillc inns
morning: I'D like TO sec the !cEisia-
ture of South Carolina take steps 10
change Confederate Memorial baF
from May 10 to May 30, in order |"
conform with American Legion NC
mortal Day. AS it is now VIC nav" NV"
memorial days TO como in MhH-''"h-
fedcratc Memorial Day ON May l" I'LL"
then American Legion Memorial DAY
ON Nav 30. If tho Legislature VIII
make May 80 state memorial da! l"f
all deceased soldiers it would i'cilcv"
lot Of confusion and in my opinion DC
more suitable generally. l believe
the different posts of the American
Legion would take the matter ur-Wi'h
their respective representatives INC
change would be made by the next
general assembly
Women and Women's Ways.
Lady stopped her aut" "n ihr. c"rn
in front of Il drug store in York c"ui'-
ty town the other day.
Il want a saucer of ice cream ana |
want Two kinds, vanilla and peach
half of each" said she tu the Sml!ih%
ynunr soda icrkcr who came to hcr.
Gosh" said the soda jcrkrr as nc
came into the store. don't That hc'''
yrrY Who ever heard of nnNh"d%
wanting two kinds of ice cream in "
LITTLE saucer? think women sure arc
funny
Son" said bald headed man VINO
v.s standing at tho fountain drinking
= lemonade, when YOU get tn he mar
,icd like me and when y"u get To he
G5 like me. you'll think they are II
dorned. sight funnier than you THINK
for now"
Mistaken for Moonshlners.
"prnIirjtiGn officers mistuuk we ru-
.,i Ic,,cr carriers for IA bunch "l
,nnonshincrs over at Fort MIL hst
Nnndav." said Mr.. j. o. Allison car
,ier IN York No. ., in telling about inc
animal meeting of letter carriers.
eva b,d dinner at - spring near