Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-24
ESTABLISHED 1855
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
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The Boil Weevil Picture.
81 feel very well paid for trouble In
getting that boil weevil picture here, ="
said ]. H B. Jenkins, Jr., active vice
president Of the Peoples Bank and
Trust company Tuesday. 1T did not
cost us great deal except a little ad-
vertising and printing. Mr.. Wray was
very generous about the use Of his
theatre and picture machine, making
no charge; and of course we had to
provide special tickets to prevent un-
due and dangerous crowding. But the
show was well worth while, in the
opinion Of a number Of farmers and
others who were kind enough to tell
us so. 1t gave them almost the same
information they would have got by a
trip into the regions infested by the
boil weevil and at no expense. 1t can
hardly be said that the picture told
anybody what not to do; but it showed
them very clearly what to expect
Local Registration.
J.F. Faulkner, city supervisor Of reg
tration is about as accommodating a
man as is to be found anywhere; but
he can't do just anything that anybody
wants him to do. For instance he can
not give a man or a woman a NUM-
cipal registration certificate unless they
accompany their application with the
proper papers.
IN spite Of all the telling and all the
advertising that is being done on the
subject" said Supervisor Faulkner to
Views and Interviews, people just will
come in and ask for registration cer-
tificate with their papers at home. They
tell me that they have their papers
their county certificate and their tax
receipts and I have no reason to doubt
them; but the law says / must see
these papers and l must. Yes, know
it is considerable trouble to come
qualified to register. Very few people
can carry their papers in their pockets.
The average man who keeps registra-
tion certificate has some particular
place for it. He does not have -occas-
ion. to look at it, except on rare oc-
casions. He thinks he has plenty Of
time to register and he puts it off. II
the thing. happens to bob up in his
mind when he Is around here, his
papers are somewhere else. Ny advice
to everybody is to let them deliberate
ly make up their mind that this is a
matter to be attended to, then let them
get their papers and come down here
and get their certificates. I am gen.
orally right on the spot to attend to the
matter"
He's an Old Timer.
Had a pleasant talk with A. H. Mer-
ritt of Fort Mill township, last Tues
day. Mr.. Merritt was over here on no
special business-just came along with
Mr.. S. H. Eppes, but he took the oppor-
tunity to call on The Yorkville Enqui-
rer, at which office he is always wei
come visitor. Why, he has been sub
scriber to The Yorkville Enquirer since
away before any of those now connect
ed with the paper were born. Mr.. Mer-
ritt has one arm, having lost the other
in Virginia at the battle Of Dranesville,
on the goth of December, 1861.
Mr.. Merritt is now IS years of age.
He was one Of the youngest members
of Company B, 9Th South Carolina reg
iment, and so far as he knows only
eight of his old comrades are still liv-
ing, he making the ninth. The others
are Bowman Merritt, his brother, aged
80; Will Armstrong, aged IS; J. M.
Armstrong, aged about rs; w. o. Col
lier, James Spratt and Frank Barron.
During his visit Mr.. Merritt talked
Interestingly on various subjects, and
among other things about the changes
of the time. Things are not like they
used to be-" he said. when was
young we all lived the simple life, es-
pecially in the country. We took plen-
ty of exercise, mostly in hard work;
played some, raised our own food, and
our women made our clothes out of
cloth that they made themselves. l
never knew what it was to have a
ready-made suit until donned the uni
form they gave me when 1 went into
the army. a.
Too Much Pork.
Talking to a man a few days ago who
had some wisdom to offer in connection
with the eating Of fresh pork.
NO more fresh pork for mine," ne
said. Fond of it! Why 1 would rather
have fresh pork than any kind of meat
you can eat. 1t is better than partridge,
especially good sausage, and l have
eaten n site of it in my time. No, /
have not turned against it; but | have
just found out that 1 cannot eat fresh
pork and keep my health. l have been
mighty dull about it. Up to some ten
or twelve years ago had not noticed
that it hurt me to eat anything | want
ed have not been convinced that 1t
hurt until the last year or two. 1t was
this way. Beginning back about ten
or twelve years ago, l began having a
bad cold every fall and winter, and
sometimes it lasted till spring. The
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