Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-13
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For Quick Reading.
Went down to Camden the other
day on official business" said Deputy
Sheriff Tom Quinn. 81 was struc"
by the fact that the cotton fields along
the road between Kershaw and Cam
den look very poor and bare of fruit
in fact they look nothing like as healthy
as York county. / was unable to
i learn how much damage the boil
weevil has done in that section this
year, but it was quite evident that its
ravages are being felt"
Just Three Years Ago.
Just think" said lady yesterday,
"only three years ago:
York county folks were whooping
up the Fourth Liberty Loan.
collecting clothing for the impov-
erished Belgians was popular past
time.
Conserving gasoline on Sunday was
looked upon as a patriotic duty.
Coffee without sugar had gotten
to be almost habit.
contributions of household linens
TO the Red Cross for hospitals in
France were of an every day occur
renee.
Men and boys, women and children
everywhere were admonished to save
-peach stones, ETC., to make gas masks
Daylight saving was in force.
And the whole country was going
through an epidemic, of Spanish in
fluenZa."
To Get the Once Over.
That lots of ex-soldiers from ever?
section of York county are going to
Rock Hill on October IT, where they
will be given an examination, is the
information gathered from talks with
lots of them. For instance, said one
Saturday: $50 far as | know there Is
nothing wrong with me and ! don't
know that the government owes me
anything; but still the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance which is assisted by
gion makes the offer and | am going
TO be in Rock Hill on october II II
get that examination because l don't
know but what I might break down
in the next few years" Information
is that there are numbers of men SUI
fering with flat feet since they left the
service and there are many others
who have lung trouble from gas or
exposure which has developed since
the war closed.
Still Opposed to Bonus.
I'm still opposed to the payment Of
a cash bonus to all eX-service mon.
said Congressman Fred Dominick OF
the Third South Carolina district to
whom Views and Interviews talked
the other day. II am in favor the
congressman went on to say, "of any
legislation that will help the fellow
who is physically disabled or partially
so; but am convinced that this coun-
try is in no condition financially to pay
the cash to every man who served. 1t
beer paid and paid more than they
were entitled and it is true that the
railroads have probably been given
more than they were entitled to. But
two wrongs do not make right and
because the government has paid these
claims and thrown itself into desper-
ate financial situation ! am not in
favor of going ahead now and MAX
ing matters worse. No. sir, | am not
in favor of a cash bonus for all who
served"
Wants the Cash.
Overheard some remarks from a
York county ginner the other day, and
from what he said. there will be no
credit work at his ginnery if ne has
any Say-sO about II.
Did almost all my work last season
on credit, and have not got my pay
yet" he said when the ginning sea-
son commenced in this county cotton
was on the toboggan down from 40
cents. 1t had reached the % cents sta
ton. People did not understand 1t, and
thought cotton was simply doing a fool
stunt without know ing why. They felt
sure that when it came TO its senses
again it would go back TO 40 cents,
where It. belonged. ! kind Of felt that
way too, and when folks asked me TO
= wait on them for the ginning because
they did not want to sell now, agreed
Very few people paid ne. / soon had
several thousand dC.la"s scattered over
the country and it is scattered ever the
co6ntry yet l expect to get come of 1t;
but how much 90 not know. But one
thing is certain, and that is that unless
people pay me fer ginning this ycal
- there will be no ginning"
Airdale Pups.
Mr.. j. B. Scott ard his sons, MessrS
Rodney and John X. Scott of IorH
No. have receltly come into posses
sion of two very fine Airdale pups oi
which they are very proud and whict
they expect to train. Mr. j. B. Scot
is one of the best known local auth
critics on the Airdalc, and he is wei