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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
ANIMAL CLUB CONTEST.

The Yorkville Enquirer's annual club
contest came to a close last Saturday
with total of 2,363 names returned,
against 2,23S returned last year, an in
crease of 125 names returned in clubs
this year over last year.
The total number Of names on the
mailing list at this time is 1852.
The first premium Of 500 cash, goes
to J. H. Bigham of Sharon, for lou
names.
The second premium Of SIS cash goes
to J. Stanhope Love of Yorkville, for
1877 names.
The third premium of $50 cash, goes
to J. d. Whitesides of Hickory Grove,
No. 2, for 1T names.
The fourth highest club, for Whlch
the maker will receive commissions in
stead of fixed lump cash offer, was
that of Mrs. w. d. Morrison of York
ville-95 names.
AS usual the club makers have done
careful, intelligent and effective WORK
for The Yorkville Enquirer, which work
it Is not necessary to say, has the high
est appreciation Of the publishers.
And of course, it is understood by all,
that The Yorkville Enquirer STANDS
ready to conform to its part CT the ar
rangement at the convenience or the
clubmakers.
Many premiums have already been
delivered, and numerous cash commls-
sions have been paid, and all the other
clubs will be taken care Of as promptly
as our friends the clubmakers advise
us of their pleasure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Since the last publication Of the re-
cord in The Yorkville Enquirer, rea
estate transfers have been indexed in
the office Of the county auditor as fol-
lows:
. Bethel-T. F. Kendrick to r. c. Ken
drick, 162 1-2 acres; $1,117
Bethesda-R. R. Hafner to M. Il
Samuels, "a $40 acres; $500 and other
considerations.
Broad River-Addie ]. Miller to j
Ernest Scoggins, So 1-3 acres; $4,000.
w. II. Hartness to Mary Eliza Hart
ness, lot; 81 and other considerations
j. j. Scoggins to j. L. Scoggins'
1873 IL acres; $4,000.
A. ]. Hensley to DIR. c. c. Leech,
lot; $3.50.
w. ]. Moorhead to C. C. Leech. 1 lot;
DR.. C. C. Leech to Mrs. Reola Leech'
l lot; $3.50.
Laura d. Allison ct al, to Reola N.
Leech, / lot; $50.
BuIlock's Creek-J. T. keesler to the
Planters Bank, 54 acres; 5000.
C. f. Wilson to w. ]. Blair, &c IL
acres; S1,700.
Catawba-C. w. +. Spencer to High
land Park Mfg. Co., lot; $1,000:
Jones Motor Co. to Highland PARK
Mfg. CO., lot; $1,000.
Leona M. O'Dell to Margaret b: VIII
liams, l lot; SIS and other considera-
tions.
Catawba Real Estate Co. to Bessie e.
Horne, ! lot, $500.
Hattie !. White ct al to ID. Z. Johh-
stone, l lot, $500.
Ebenezer-Catawba Real Estate co.
to Hazie Cash, lot; $3.50.
Kings Mountain--Mrs. S. ID. Becht
Ter to NJ. w. White, Al acres; 81 ana
other considerations. =,
o. w. McCarter to =. Is. Falis' ~
acres; S1,049.S3. 49,,
York-Blanche Lindsay and others
to town of York, l lot; 500 and other
considerations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
MILLER STARTS AGAIN.

Miller school in district No. As,
three miles west of Yorkville, resumed
work again this morning after thrice
being disrupted since December H.
last by incendary fires. Maybe the
fourth school house will have been
DESTROYED by the fire bug ere this Is
sue of The Yorkville Enquirer is dis
tributed over York county tomorrow
or Thursday.
Charles Dellnger, public spirited
citizen of Miller district rendered the
trustees the use of n tenant house on
his premises soon after the third
building used for school purposes was
destroyed by fire early Friday morn
ing and the trustees accepted the ten
der We've got to have a school down
here if it is possible" Mr.. Dellinger
told the trustees. Here's house to
use until we can erect another school
building. If the bug burns 1t it'll have
to burn" +. L. Moore Of the Logan
Lumber yard notified Chairman Brice
of the Board of Trustees that his
firm would donate the lumber to make
desks and benches and these have
been made, the work being donated
by the employees of the lumber yard.
So the plucky little school is study
ing 'readin' and writin' and arithmetic
and other branches of learning again
today. Word had gotten out that
school would be resumed in MIR. Del
linger's house and most of the little
boys and little girls were back at
school this morning.
whether
the building will be in smoke when
they start to school tomorrow.
1t was stated at the office of the SUI
perintendent of education this morn
ing that a representative of the State
Sinking Fund commission would like
ly he sent into the district to investi-
gate soon.
There is still no clue to the identity
of the fire bug. Every citizen in the
school district, it is said is quietly in
vestigation on his own account. There !
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
THE MARRIAGE RECORD.

Since the last publication of the
record in The Yorkville Enquirer, the
following marriage licenses have been
issued by the judge of probate to the
following:
Feb 13-Jack Fewell and Mamie
Wilson, colored, Bethel township.
Feb. 13-Sump Robinson and Ella
Dye, colored, Sharon No. 2.
Feb. ia. Banks Ferguson and
Matte Lee Cooper, Charlotte, n. c.
Feb 18-Herbert e. Martin. Blacks
burg, and Bleeka Adams, Rock Hill.
Feb 1S-Charlie Allen and Gertrude
Gallman, Rock Hill.
Feb. 18-George II. Evans, Belmont
N. c., and Ella /Trull, Mount Holly
N. c.
Feb. 1S-Herbert Hanna and Cora
Stone, Lowell, n. G.
Feb. 20-Rufus McGill and Essie Gill
colored, Kings Mountain township.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Thos. Kirkland, Of Camden, is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Mr.. r. j. Herndon, of Yorkville, is
spending sometime in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs r. e. Love, of Glover,
were visitors in Yorkville yesterday.
Miss Maude Stroup, of Yorkville,
has returned to her home after visit
in Charlotte, N. c.
Dr. r. H. Glenn, of Yorkville, is
visiting Mr.. arI Mrs. T. L. Glenn, in
Raleigh, N. c.
DR.. w. A. Hood returned to his home
Sunday after ten days visit to his
son, Jean Hood, in Charleston.
w. d. Glenn, of the University of
North Carolina, Chapel HILL spent the
weekend at his home in Yorkville.
DR.. James d. Mcdowell. has been
quite sick at his home in Yorkville, for
several days past.
| Miss Eunice Mcconnell of Yorkville,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. L. Grier,
in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Miss Annie Potts Heath, of Win
throp College, spent the weekend in
YOrkville with Miss Evelyn Shieder.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Williams, and
NJ. Brice Bankhead of McConnells-
vile, attended the Sunday meeting in
Spartanburg Sunday.
Mr.. ]. Ernest Stroup, of Yorkville
went to Charlotte this morning with
his son, Master James Ernest Stroup
Jr., for treatment. The young boy has
been suffering with an ear affection
| for some time.
DR.. w. w. Fennell has been seriously
| i'll at his home in Rock Hill, for some
days with Influenza. Information yes
| terday was to the effect that he was
more comfortable. His many friends
over the county and elsewhere are very
much concerned because of his illness.
Rev. w. S. Patterson and little son
and Miss Florence Patterson Of Lam
caster, visited the family of Mr.. ]. M
Stroup, in Yorkville, last week.
Mr.. A. w. Love. Of Kings Creek;
Messrs. J. X. Allison, Leon NJ. Allison
R. L. A. Smith ]. r. Cobb, aud Mes
DANES J. w. Leech, J. s. Leech and 5
w. Leech Of Hickory Grove attended
the Sunday meeting in Spartanburg
last Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
TO GROW POTATOES

Hickory Grove farmers are going IN
for the growing of sweet potatoes this
year and the outlook is now that there
will be $50 acres or more in Hickory
Grove and community planted in po-
tatoes this year. The Hickory Grove
Sweet Potato Growers Association has
recently been organized and the mem
bership is growing. w. B. Wilkerson
is president of the association ana
Grover w. Brown is secretary and
treasurer. Secretary Brown said yes
terday morning that so far about
twenty-five farmers had announced
their intention to affiliate with the as
sociation. They represent about 100
acres which will be planted in po-
tatoes and he is rather of the opinion
that the total acreage will be far in
excess of that figure.
II for one" said Mr.. Brown, "am
convinced that there is as much il not
more money in sweet potatoes at 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

It was a wonderful piece of work
that the clubmakers for The Yorkville
Enquirer accomplished for this paper
last week-work that evidenced loyal
ty, faithfulness and zeal of which we
are more than proud and Of which any
be proud. When February IS was fix
ed as the day Of final settlement there
was no way, of course OF knowing what
miserable weather would prevail, the
week preceding and what a trying time
Of it the clubmakers would have round
ing up and collecting from those club
members who had postponed payment
until the last hour. For many of the
get to town even on Friday or Satur-
day. The roads were too bad. But
these conditions were not allowed to
interfere to any considerable extent
with final settlements. In spite Of the
weather many clubmakers came to
town in person, as did also many in
dividual subscribers; but most of the
returns came by mail in the form OF
post office money orders, registered
packages, and checks, the checks
largely predominating. There were
more than five hundred of these checks.
They were drawn on practically every
bank in the county and some on banks
in other counties. 1t was not until yes
terday that the clerical force of the
business office could get it all straight
on account of the unprecedented rush;
but barring Il few probable errors, we
think the account is now about cor
rect. 1t has been a splendid piece Of
work on the part cf clubmakers and as
we have previously remarked, we are
quite proud of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Mcconnell's-Dollar Day. Thursday,
February %.
York .rniture Co.-The Great Out
doors.
York Hardware Co.-Bright sunshine.
Switzerland Wakefield Co., Charlotte
Lost nerve force.
j. NJ. Stroup-New Spring Styles in
Mems Stetson hats.
Garrison -Faris Seed Co., Rock Hill
For sale.
]. H. Carroll-Goodrich tires, Goodrich
tubes.
York Supply Co,-Want to buy corn,
cane seed and peas.
The Star Theatre, ]. Q. Wray, Mana
ger-"Sentimental Tommy" today.
d. NJ. Parrot, Clover-Trade at Clo-
Ver'S Leading Dry Goods store.
J. Clyde Plexico, Sharon-'Tenshun ex-
service men.
]. r. Cannon-Used agricultural ma
chinery, cheap and on easy terms.
Loan and Savings Bank-The' officers
and Employees Of this Institution.
reduction on tires.
Johnson's Paint Shop, Rock Hlll-Au-
tomobile tops Of the latest design.
Nathan Feinstein-Closing out line Oh
mems hats at half pl Ice.
First National Bank of Sharon-EX,
soldiers of Sharon and vicinity Will
organize Post No. SO.
Liberty Service Stations Cents.
The Millinery Shop-Ladies!
A. NJ. Grist, w. M-Special Communl-
cation next Friday night of Philan-
thropic Lodge No. 80, A. f. M.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

A dispatch of Friday said that Ar
lington Cotton Mills at Lawrence,
Mass, employing $500 operatives, had
closed for week on account of lack
of orders" In view Of the commonly
conceded fact that there is not nearly
enough cotton in sight to keep the
spindles running until the next crop,
this ought to be tip to the farmers
not to plant any more cotton until the
mills begin to receive orders. 1t is quite
possible, however, that the Arlington
plant closed in obedience to orders"
for IL the Arlington plant had orders,
and not cotton, its efforts to get cotton
would put up prices. O..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

a buS uShel than there is in cotton at the
prevailing price and because of the
presence Of the boil weevil there Is no
question of the fact that the farmers
are going to have to turn their attsn-
tion to some other crop.
Our association proposes to en-
courage the building Of individual
sweet potato houses and we also pro-
pose to build a storage house for tn
community, although we have not yet
completed our plans along that line"
Hickory Grove farmers went in for
potatoes pretty heavy last year. Mr..
w. 3. Wilkerson made something like
500 bushels and he has already sold
part of his crop at a pretty good
figure.
Most of the farmers there have lern-
ed how to save the potatoes, and ac-
cOrding to Mr.. Brown, hardly more
than two per cent. of last years crop
was lost through rot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

The money powers of this country
manipulated by the international in
vestment bankers decreed that the
farmers should be made to bear the
brunt of the war costs, Benjamin G.
March, managing director of the
Farmers National Council, told men,
bers of that body in session in Chica-
go, Saturday. During the past three
years." he said, farmers have lost
$4,000, 100000 through the deflation in
prices which they received for their
farm crops and through the foreclos-
ing of mortgages and high freight
rates. The international investment
bankers Debated prices in order that
the loans which these big financial in
terests made to the government out of
their scandalous war profits might be
doubled in value through shrinking
the dollar tone half of its value when
they loaned it to the government. The
profiteers of America jointly obtained
$250,000 net profit for every American
boy who lost his life during the world
war;"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
MERE MENTION

Judson D. Albright has been nomin-
ated as Postmaster of Charlotte, N. c.
The Georgia Supreme court has
decided that the counties of the state
connot legally pay their pro rata pro-
portion of the salaries Of the demon
stration agents in the state.---....Joseph
NJ. Schwab, brother Of Charles M.
Schwab, and one Of the original
members of the Carnegie Steele COM
pany, died in New York Friday aged
So George L. ("Tex.'D Rick
ard, president of the Madison Square
Garden sporting club of New York,
has been indicted for criminal as
sault on two girls under fifteen years
Of age, and has secured his release on
$4,000 bond. Following his indict-
ment his associates in the manage
ment of the club removed him, and
elected John Ringing the circus own
er in his Stead.............The Standard Oil
company has definitely suspended work
at it's Tampico, Mexico, refineries and
discharged more than 1000 employees
keeping only the bumpers at work..
A dispatch of Friday from Ogdensburg,
New YORK, gave the temperature At
Rainbow lakes in the Adirondacks at
45 degrees below Zero....-...The French
committee having charge Of the Olym-
pic games for 1924, has rejected base
ball as an official sport.-..........lt is re-
ported that more than 100000 China
men are facing starvation because Of
floods that destroyed large portion Of
the rice crop in the province Of Kiang-
su...The low thermometer record
for the year in New York was made
few days ago at 4 degrees above Zero
As the result of careful inspec-
tions growing out of the recent Knick-
erbocker theatre disaster, seven Wash
ington theatres have been condemned
as unsafe and accordingly closed.---.....----
The German Bakers association has
petitioned the food ministry for the
admission of American flour, which
sells IN Berlin for 1880 marks barrel
against 1,400 marks per barrel for Ger
man flour of the same quality.........Ed-
die O'Brien has been arrested in Los
Angeles, California, charged with par
ticipation in the $1,000,000 postoffice
robbery in Toledo, Ohio, on February
II, 1921.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

Since there is very considerable diff
ference in respectable opinion through
out this county as to the wisdom Of
maintaining the farm and home dem
onstration agencies in cooperation with
the government, it might be we'll for
the York delegation to provide for a
referendum on the subject. The prin-
cipal argument with some people in fa-
vor of the annual county appropria-
tions in this connection is that for ev-
cry dollar appropriated by the county,
the Federal government pays such ad-
ditional sum as w. w. Long, in charge
of the extension department for Glenn
son college, sees proper to allow. The
oretically the justification of the appro-
priation is the practical value Of the
instruction that the farmers, their
wives and daughters get through these
agencies. There are thoughtful farm
ers who hold that these agencies are Of
but little practical value, and that the
appropriations really amount to waste.
Members Of the legislature usually en-
counter as much opposition among the
people as they do approval, and they
are in doubt as to whether the appro-
priation is the right thing or not. 1t
seems to us that it should be for the
people to say. and the place to give
them a say is in the general election.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

addressed letter to each member Of
congress protesting against it. Taxes
are already exceedingly high" the let
ter said, "and sales tax would only
mean further burden upon the average
individual, and when we stop to con-
slider that the average income Of each
man, woman and child in this country
whose income is below the income tax
level is only 1888 a year, the American
Farm Bureau federation believes 1t
would be a rank injustice to raise fur
ther revenue for the soldiers bonus by
this method. 1t would take away from
these people any prospect Of accumu-
lating and competence, no matter how
small. and would blight the battering
of their condition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21

are all kinds of rumors afloat in the
district relative to the incendiarisms
but there is little or no evidence as
yet pointing to the guilt of anybody.
There has been rumor going the
rounds that the school buildings have
been burned by some of the older boys
Of the district who did not want to
attend school, said Chairman Brice of
the board of trustees in Miller district
yesterday. "As a member Of the board
of trustees I am prepared to say that
Is q lie. I don't believe there is a boy
in the school who would burn the
building. There has been no trouble
in the school at all and while have
no idea as to who burned the three
buildings l am confident that 1t hasn't
been the work of any school child"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
A MESSAGE to the Wise.

"Where l came from makes no diff
ference; but what L came for shall be
known of all men.
Il am a reforner-the great re-
former
AL great reforrners are villified and
abused at the beginning Of their work.
1t has been so always and it will al
ways be so. Why not? Men are so
constituted that they think theysa
doing the best for their own interest.
If in all the world there is one thing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21


Certainly the graves of the dead
should be marked with suitable stones.
No one can be really comfortable so
long as this duty remains in a state or
neglect.
Why not buiIG potato house at the
county home? AS it is Superintendent
Boyd is able to feed his boarders with
potatoes during a good part of the year
and he says that IL he had a potato
house, he could raise and save enough
potatoes to go a long ways In helping
to feed the chain gang also.
There are few men Of his years IN
York county who are more generally
loved and esteemed than was Andrew j..
Quinn. He was kind, he was generous,
he was just. There were none VINO
would go further out Of their way 10
accommodate their fellows without
hope Of any reward other than the
satisfaction of doing good deed. HIS
friends dearly loved to tease him; but
none could provoke his even temper.
He was a man of physical courage and
of moral courage. His word was his
bond, and what he said as truth was
always so accepted. His friends were
legion, and his death is an occasion Tor
widespread mourning.
YorkviIIe bankers report very con-
siderable liquidation Of debts since
January /. A situation that looked
very gloomy during the latter part OF
the year has been growing perceptiply
brighter. There has not as yet been a
great deal Of demand for new loans
Farmers are hesitating about extensive
operations in cotton planting. In fact
very few of them are inclined to plant
more than five or. six acres to the plow
even where they have the means. The
bankers are not inclined to make loans
without security other than cotton ana
the supply people are showing a like
disposition. There is still large quan-
tity of cotton in the hands of the pro-
probably than there has
ever been at this season of the year.
and except where the cotton is pledged
there is very little disposition to let
it go.
The death of Perry Ferguson has re-
moved an old and honored landmark
who has outlived the generation that
knew him best and fingered into new
by which he is honored be-
cause of traditions Of the past. For
full generation Mr.. Ferguson conducted
a general merchandise store and
operated a farm about the base OF
Nanny,s Mountain, and during that
time Ferguson's store was one Oh the
best known gathering places in all that
section. There are many now living
who remember the generous hospitality
that was dispensed at Mr.. Fergusons
home nearby, even from early MANHOOD
on until sons and daughters became
men and women and had homes OF
their own. And a delightful family II
was. Mr.. Ferguson was always looked
upon as q leader in his community ana
neighbors were frequently willing to
abide by such settlement as he saw
to make of differences that
were submitted to him, for he was
recognized by all as a wise, just ana
upright man. He has been relieved
from active business for many years
but in his passing he still had the love-
respect and esteem that he had won
In his long years Of useful right doing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
Che 4JorkrilIe Gnquirer.
Entered at the Postoffice at York, as
Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1922.

So far as The Yorkville Enquirer is
concerned, we do not care to see res
toration of the "pre-war basis" If the
war did not put the world forward at
least little bit, it will yet have to be
fought out"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
MORE THAN FORTY YEARS.

SO far the following responses nave
been received in compliance with the
request for information about subscrib-
ers who have been taking The York
vile Enquirer for more than forty
years:
T. e. Harper, York No. 8, 67 years.
S. II. Epps, Sr., Fort Mill, 55 years.
NJ. S. Carroll Filbert No. l, 80 years.
]. B. Wood, Clover, SO years.
A. H. Merritt, Fort Mill, 81 years.
r. A. Patrick, White Oak, So years.
II. j. Sherer, Sharon No. 2, 81 years.
J. NJ. Brian, Yorkville, A years.
S. l.. Pursley, Clover No. 4, AZ years.
l.. r. Roddey, Catawba, Al years.
G. r. Wallace, York No. 2: Al years,
w. J. Gordon, York No. 6, so years.