Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-18
Makes Them Stand Back,

Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn usually
the York county Jail and he does so un-
assisted. There were twenty four pris-
oncrs in the Jail Tuesday, and q friend
asked the deputy r he wasn't a little
skittish in doing the feeding alone. lest
the prisoners make a rush on him at
the meal hour in an attempt to escape.
II don't think there is much danger
of that" the deputy sheriff returned;
make the prisoners stand back some
distance from the door when I go to
open it for the purpose Of feeding
them"
Soldiers Help Business.
"If it were not for the soldiers at
Camp Jackson" said travelling sales
man of Columbia the other day, Co
lumbia business houses would be suf-
fcring more than they are now. Be-
cause of the decline in the prices of
farm products and the general financial
stringency, business at the state capi-
tai has been hit pretty hard the same
as other sections of the state and Of
the south. F'ut that's where Camp
jackson helps The monthly pay roll
Of the camp is now about Sl,0O0,CO9 and
the most Of those fellows blow the
money. Dealers in second hand auto
mobiles have been getting pretty
good slice of that million by selling
the soldiers second hand automobiles
on the installmcnt plan. Others have
been getting their share of it too. There
is no question Of the fact that Camp
jackson is a. very valuable. and very
welcome adjunct to the city of Column
bia. just at this time
Farmer and cropper.
Made a trip TO Riddlcvillc, with AL
bert Riddle Tuesday afternoon. MI.
Riddle was going up there to help his
brothers Il. S. and IT. Howard get
started their Fordsons which had been
standing up unused since last fall, ana
Views and interviews went along for
the pleasure of the trip. Stopped at r.
T.. Riddles Il few minutes to say
"howdy," and incidentally run upon
some facts that furnish Il typical cun-
nrmutiun of the truth Of the editorial
comment i'm The Yorkvillc Enquirer OF
Tuesday concerning the relations be-
tween farmer owner and farmcr-rcnteI
and laborcr
Over in Il field near by, Il young
negro MIN was breaking up corn land
with Il two horse p!ow. Observing the
work and the workman, Nh Albert
Riddle inquired of his father:
whats Tom doing with his auto
mobile now?"
Nothing" replied the father. ut is
just standing in the garage. lie DID
not have the money TO set Il license
tag. and h has no gas"
The Tom referred to was Tom
Stanton. tweuty -four. who, it was cX-
plained. had been Burn aad raised on
tn" place and had never been of 1t
more than i few weeks at IL time.
Both the Riddles seemed amused
about the automobile and Views ana
Interviews wanted to know the joke.
This is the story as told l'y Mr.. X. i.
Rdulc:
tom had been saving up his money
until he had about Il thousand dollars
when he took Il notion that he wanted
AN automobiles ! advised him against
the purchase, telling him that he had
better keep his money in the bank; but
nothing else would do him. so of
course did not insist any further. he.
huught his car and had Il good tlne
with it until his money ran out ana
then he had TO run the car in.
Along about the latter part OIL
December. called Toms attention l"
the fact that he would have t" get il
new license tag. for 1921. He had no
money and I knew it. He replied:
""Thcy can't. bother me il let my
car stay in the house, can they
81 told him they couldn't and then l
went on to tease him Il little with the
question as to whether nc WAS S"frE
now that he had not left his money
in the bank and. done without IN auto
mDbilc.
".Rather have my automobile thah
all the money there is h" declared. nc
don't talk much but that is just What
he meant.
Not long ago | observed that rom
WAS almost burefnutcd. and suggested
that he should have some shoes.
"tiut no money he replied, an"
will do without shoes, but WheA
told him what this spring weather
might do tn him in the WY "i pheu-
muuia ON account OF his bare i"et. he
WAS glad enough to accept my "il"f 70
pr, him a pair Of shoes which ! dld.
Clothes and Girls and Boys.
.Speakin" of girls and boys ana
clothes and SrVlrs and Turh"iuwS ana
one thing and annthcr,' $artl q fatnnIi