Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-18
WITHIN THE TOWN

WITHIN THE TOWN
The annual Red Cross roll call
is now in progress.
Practically no cotton has been sold
on the Yorkville market this week. X.
f. Mcclure, public weigher, said yes
terday that he had not weighed more
than ten bales during the week.
Practically all painting work of the
rev city hall building will be com
pleted next week, 1t was announced py
the contractor yesterday. The next
big job is to install the seats.
Numbers of local sportsmen have
been out in the fields surrounding the
towns several afternoons recently In
quest OF doves. They have not met
with a great deal of luck and 1t IS said
that doves are pretty scarce.
Pupils OF the Yorkville Graded
school are to have holiday next Thurs
day and Friday on account Of annual
Thanksgiving day, which comes next
Thursday. The school children will go
to school six days this week in order
to make up for the holiday which they
are TO get next Friday.
The Red Cross stands ever ready to
look into cases ofEwant and distress.
II uses the money it receives for this
purpose, and it tries not to waste any
thing on undeserving cases. II de-
pends for it's means on the member
ship fees of people who desire TO help,
Those membership fees should be PAID
over to canvassers or should be sent
direct to Mrs. w. d. Glenn, in YORK
vile. '.s ..
Miss Lois Gregg Secor, teacher OF
expression at Limestone college, Gaff-
ney. who is tosgiye an entertainment
in the courthouse here this evening
under the auspices of Mech Stewart
Post of the American Legion, is one
of the best known dramatic readers In
the country and a treat Is promised TO
all who come out to hear her. MISS
Secor's professional education was re-
ceived mostly under the late Leland
Powers, the greatest lmpersonatol
America has ever known. She Is a
graduate OF the Leland Powers SchooI
| of the Spoken Word in Boston. Fol
six years prior TO her acceptance oi
the position of teacher of expression
at Limestone she was engaged in plat
form work over the country. Members
of theAAmerican Legion consider them
| selves fortunate to get Miss Secor &c
come here for an entertainment ano
il is hoped that she will be greeted D5
large audience.
II. A. Harris of Fort Mill, who has
been trading in Yorkville as the Casr
| Store, having purchased the STOCK ol
the bankrupt Farmers Hardware com
pany, some time ago, closed his doors
| this week and moved that part OF the
stock that was not sold to MS For!
| Mill store. Mr.. Harris did a gooe
kbusiness during the several weeks ne
offered the stock to the local pupLlI
ard there was not great deal u
move. w. L. Jamison Is making ar
rangements to install his electric pf n
cry in the building vacated ,thls We
by Mr.. Harris. He expects to inst d.
an up-to-date baking plant and tt
give the public first class service. II
was his Intention to also move tht
Hotel Shandon restaurant into the
building in which the bakery is to Dt
| located, but he has decided not TO &c
this.
- Plans for the entertainment Of al
white cy-service men of this section
a feed" TO be given l1der the auspice:
of Mech Stewart Post of the Amer
,con Legion were perfected at th'
regular monthly meeting OF the pos
held in the American Legion Clut
rooms last evening. 1t was decided u
have the feed" which will be serVet
| soldier style on Tuesday evening, NOV
| ,.mber 20. The following committee
has beens appointed to work with th'
officers in arranging details for th'
feed" which is to be a feature OF tn'
! nost's campaign for new mSmpers
! William II. Bcnfield, II. II. Barron, )
! Albert Riddlei 3. r. Robinson, III. X
| Mackoreu. An members of the pos
are being asked to contribute 81 cact
toward the expense of the supper
which is to be served in the American
Legion hall. The post commarder wa.
instructed to arrange programme io'
the occasion and in accordance VIII
those instructions has invited MOTIFS y
Lumpkin of Columbia, state com
, mander of the American Legion 70 D'
present and deliver an address. The
committee in charge of arrangemehti
proposcs TO serve sandwiches anc
cakes and soft drinks and fruits
Smokes will also be furnished. Ever!
member of the post was urged 10 III
vite one or more eN-Servlce men WnC
arc not members Of the Legion to bt
present for the occasion and II is eHI
pected that there VIII be no less 'iiau
300 men on hand. At the meeting as'
night a substantial COLLECTION was
taken for the benefit of an cN-soidlei
of York county who is now patient
in the United States Public Service
Hospital at Greenville, and who is
without funds. Although this soldier
is not member of the local post the
members felt<that it was their duty
to give him a lift. At last nights
meeting each member present was
nresented by the post commander with
printed list of the post membership
and all were urged to use these lists as
a guide in their endeavors to get eX-
service men who are not now members
into the legion. 1t was stated that an
effort would be made to build the
membership up to $50 by January 10.
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