Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-28

have been flying for number of years
now and have never had an accident
I am going to spend part of my day
in Yorkville July 4, showing folks ST
how safe it is Lieut.. Shealy who is
25 years old is a native Of Little
Mountain, Newbcrry county, S. c.
Champion Watermelon Raiser.
If he does not run into more bad
luck than, he has already had, Clerk OF
the Court NIcMackin is going to have
waterrnelons for his friends within a
month or such a matter-Watermelo
and cantaloupes.
1t comes about this way. Jeff Hud-
son, near neighbor, well acquainted
with the reputation Mr.. McMackin has
long enjoyed as the champion water
melon grower of the Bethany neigh
borhood, got him into it.
Jeff used a little policy. He was not
only aware of Macks ability to raise
watermelons, but also knew that this
was something that Mack dearly loves
to do. So one day early in the spring
Jeff says to Mack:
II have got some mighty good melon
land, and if I knew how to cultivate
melons like you I would have lots
of them this summer"
Mack became interested at once. He
thought little bit and then proposed
well, III get the seed and the fer
tilizer and if you will furnish the land
and do the planting I'll do the hoeing:" "
This was just what Jeff wanted, and
he snapped up the proposition on the
instant. So Mack got the seed and
Jeff prepared the land.
Like everybody else, or about every
body, they have had TO plant several
times in order to get a stand, and they
have vines Of different ages, some OF
them with a good hold on the ground
and some just coming up.
Altogether they have about $50 hlEs
of watermelons and cantaloupes, and
some two or three evenings each week
Mack gets in among the vines with his
hoe.
"If you expect to get anywhere with
watermelons," says Mr.. McMackin.
you've got to hoe them pretty soon
after each rain until they get start.
otherwise the bugs will eat them up.
Also. Of course. you've got to hoe them
ut frequent intervals in dry weather.
Political Developments in Prospect.
Had brief talk u few days ago
with Hon. j. e. Beamguard, who rep
resented York county for number OF
years in the general assembly, the last
eight years in the senate, and who did
his work well.
1t was Senator Bcamguard; ft' 1T be-
WIN gave the county the
law under which the townships are
able to bond themselves for the pur-
pose Of improving the public highways
What about pulitics?' I asked.
"Have not been thinking about poll
tics" replied Mr.. Beamguard Il am
trying TO make living.
"But what do you think the people
are thinking?'
THE people are not saying anything
now and there is no way of telling
what they are thinking: but l have an
idea that if they get the right kind OF
leadership, they are going to say some
thing next year"
What do you mean by the right
kind of lcadership?' | asked.
lust this" replied Mr. Beamguard.
During the distractions of war and
The mushroom prosperity that grew out
of war financing and the like, the at
ten,ion Of the people was diverted
from the conduct Of government, and
all kinds Of idealists, theorists ana
others were able to establish numerous
new schemes that would never have
been tolerated under ordinary condi-
tions. All these schemes have helped
to increase taxes, while the practical
benefits have been very doubtful. so
Ionr as prices were high and money
plentiful, the people did not mind; but
now they are feeling the pinch, ana
they are going to feel it more and
more. or course you know that we
really have not squared up yet. the
so-called rcadjustment is not entirely
COMPLETE. We have only postponed the
evil day, and the pressure this fall Will
he more severe than it has been yet.
The people are going to feel the weight
of their burdens more and more ana
they are going to demand relief.
What is going to happen do not
know" concluded Mr.. Beamguard, "but
under the leadership of strong, de-
termined man of capacity in whum the
ucople can have confidence as a candl-
date for governor. and like material Tor
thc legislature IT, back him up. you vii!
likely sec such another brushing away
OF fungus growthS on government us
rnu have not seen in Il good many
years
- There were 2,n90.l32 more males
than females in the United StaleS III
1920 making the ratio 1Oi TO loU as
compared with l0G to every hundred