Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-28
ESTABLISHED 1855
Views and interviews
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest. /"
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-Condensed
Eor Ouiek Readinu

TOR &uICh nSdSiHS.
Mighty hard to get laborers fol
public works right now" said a vel
known Glover contractor the other
morning. The other day or to be eX-
act last Monday, offered a negro $3.50
a day to work for me on building job
but.he wouldn't take the place. He said
something about having some cotton
to pick. That's it, All the laborers
are in the cotton feds and there is lit
tie chance of finding labor abundant
until after the crop is all gathered.
Be KeerfuI.
Said one this morning: Before any
body starts anything they should lool;
over this list of peaceful communities
to be found in the United States:
slaughter, Texas.
Gore, Oklahoma.
Battle, Louisiana.
War, West Virginia.
Blood, Kentucky.
Scrap, Texas"
u the Strike Should Come.
IF the railroad unions should strike
on October 81, which they say they are
going to do, and which they are not go
ing to do, it would surprise you to
know the number of people right here
in this little town Of Yorkville who
would volunteer to assist in keeping
Lot hp
women and children starve," said one
this morning. Il was just going over
in my mind the number of men who
have had engineering experience and
other experience that would fit them
for. railway service and the number is
larger than you may think. This sec
tion Of the country would no doubt
furnish it's full quota in the event of
such crisis" -
Thad McMaekin Located.
THAT story in The Yorkville Enqui-
rer last Tuesday located Thad Nc
Mackin and his mother is the gladdest
woman youtcan imagine" said Superin-
L. Il
yesterday morning. About II o'clock
Wednesday lady who lives in the
Kings Mountain battle-ground section
telephoned the county home that she
had Just read about Thad and that she
wanted his mother to know he was at
her house and working for her.
Il Immediately informed Thads
mother and Of course she was over
joyed to hear from her boy. lie hasn't
been to see her yet and | don't know
that he Is coming soon; but anyway
she knows where he is now and Of
course she is greatly relieved
Coming Into York County.
Lots Of negroes, and quite a few
white people from the lower sections of
the state where tho boil wccvil de-
Stroyed the cotton crop this year, are
coming into York county and other
counties upstate now in search Of
work" remarked an observant citizen
this morning. You see what little
crop they made down there has long
since been ginned and sold and after
settlement was made there were lots
OF folks left with nothing TO 20 on. So
they are beginning to come upstate
locking for work in the cotton fie 'ds
ana on public jobs and the like. hay"
heard OF quite. few negroes FROM
down that way who have found work
in York county and Som2 of these have
written for others to come"
Father Ratchford.
Passing Of Father Ratchford Oldest
active minister Of the Presbyterian
church in America, who died at his
home near WaXhaw, y. c.. Wednesday
morning, removes a man of God who
did much for the upbuildinE of this
section of North and South Carolina,~
said one this morning who knew him
well. Il heard him preach at TSullock' s
Creek church last May, | think it was
and he tod his congregation that day
that it was the last sermon he would
preach to them. After the service |
talked to him and he remarked to me
that he was getting mighty feeble and
he felt that it was just matter of n
few months until he would be called
to his heavenly home. He was pos
Scssed Of an unusually strong body and
il is said that he had great walking
powers, on more than ore occasion
walking from BullocEs Creek to Beer
sheba church to preach. Rev. -Ratch-
poorly paid minister. He tod me him
self one time that in not single year
of his 81 years Of work as 4 minister