Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
news ABOUT Clover
Juniors Have Big Time at a Ban.
quet Of Local Council.
MAYOR CAMPBELL TALKS OF HAVANA
Town to Bore It's Own Ms.!s-Entire
Community Sad Over Death Of Mr..
Quinn-others News and Notes of
Metropolis of Northern York County.


Glover, February 20.-Members of
Glover Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics had real good
time at the annual banquet Of the
council served in the opera house here
Thursday evening. The banquet which
was served by the ladies Of the Meth
odist church, consisted Of chicken,
oysters and other good things to eat
and there was not only plenty Of it but
much to spare. Following the banquet
a number of short talks were made by
various members Of the order and in
vited guests. Jas. A. Barrett, presid-
ed as toastmaster and short talks were
made by Rev. J. G. Huggin, Rev. w. p.
Grier, Prof. w. s. Reid, ex-senator j.
e. Beamguard, ex-senator Arthur M.
Dixon of Gastonia and Rev. L. W.
Blackwelder Of Union.
Glover Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics is one Of the
strongest councils of the fraternity in
South Carolina and continues to grow,
few members being dropped because
Of non-payment of dues or for any
other reason.
Town to Bore Wells.
The town of Glover is going into the
we'll boring business for itself. The
town gets its water supply from q Sc
ries Of deep wells. Some time ago the
need for additional wells became ap-
parent and contract was made with
a well boring expert to bore them. He
bored and bored, but never did strike
water in quantity sufficient to supply
the needs of the town. The thing be-
came so expensive that the town de-
cided 1t would be much cheaper to
buy its own equipment and do its own
boring. Chief Of Police John A. Jack
son will supervise well boring opera
tions.
Something About Havana.
Havana, Cuba, that is the new part
of the city that was laid out by Gener-
al Leonard Wood, is one of the most
beautiful cities have ever visited"
said Mayor I. ]. Campbell of Glover
who talked of the Cuban city the
other afternoon. Mayor Campbell
has recently returned from visit to
Havana where he went in company
with DR.. ]. w. Campbell and Mr.. Fos-
ter Clinton of Gastonia and R A.
Barnett of Rock Hill.
ITS really no place for an Ameri-
can to live, though" the mayor went
on to say. "Spaniards have all bus
mess tied up and nobody speaks Eng
lish with the exception Of a very few
Cubans who are constantly tugging at
you to get you to allow them to act
as your interpreters and who charge
you like blazes for the service.
There are only two industries in
Havana. One is booze selling and the
other Is horse racing. Racing people
from all over the world come there
and Of course the fact that any kind
Of whisky and beer can be purchased
over the bar attracts hundreds Of
thousands of people. There are
number Of big tourists hotels in the
city and they are making fortunes.
Room rates go from 81 day to 500
and Of course even higher. Spaniards
control the hotels. .
Every thing Is sky high except the
liquor and the beer. Any kind of
/ American cigarettes cost go cents a
package. OF course the Coban tobac-
cos ar" somewhat cheaper. '
"Hot?" ,-'-
"Well, / should say So Sit in the shade
| If you want to and the sweat will
literally pour off YOU. Our party
didn't sleep under cover during the
ten days we were in Cuba.
I'm the old section of the city," the
mayor went on to narrate, "the side
walks are so narrow that they are
measured in inches and not feet. The
streets are only a few feet wide and
yet the street cars manage to find
room in the middle. Stand on a
sidewalk corner at the time street
car is passing that particular corner
and you'll be brushed off by the car
if you are not very careful"
The mayor and his party visited the
country around Havana. Tobacco,
fruits and sugar cane are the princi-
pal crops and the Cubans are lazy and
slothful farmers. Havana, he says,
couldn't exist if it wasn't for the race
track gamblers and the hootch sellers.
ANY talk of Cuba going dry soon?"
he was asked
mo-" was the reply "Cuba Is about
the nearest oasis to the States; the
people down there are getting rich
selling the stuff to thirsty Americans
and there's no indication Of prohibi-
tion coming soon."
After Baseball Honors.
Glover High School is going after
the state baseball championship this
year according to Prof r. s. Cochrane
of the faculty who stopped to talk
baseball. In Johnny Walker, Glover
has one of the best high school pitch
ers in the state the professor went on
to say and among the student body
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