Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
ESTABLISHED 1876!
Views and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't kno~-condsnssd
For Quick Reading,

M. L. Carroll, well known merchant
of Yorkville, tells this one.
A geography teacher in the Yorkville
Graded school the other day asked: "Is
there any one in the class who can tell
me the shape of the world?"
There was no response for a moment
and then one little pupil chirped: II
don't know ma'am: but my papa says
1t Is in darn bad shape"
Books for Library.
"As the result of our campaign for
the Clover High school library last
week we have 500 more volumes than
we had BEFORE" said Prof. w. S. Reid,
superintendent of the Glover High
school, Sunday Included among the
books are two fine encyclopedias con-
tributed by two organizations Of Clo-
yer. The people of this town respond
ed most literally to our plea for books
for the school and the result is that the
Glover school has one of the best school
libraries in this section"
May Cut Wages.
Report around Gastonia is that the
mills are going to make another big
cut in the wages of their employees"
said prominent Gastonia business
man to whom Views and Interviews
was talking the other day. Just how
much truth there is in the report am
not prepared to say; but 1t wouldn't be
surprising. And incidentally there may
be trouble in Gastonia If the wage cut
comes because the textile workers say
that they are even now at the place
where they can hardly make ends
meet"
Saves His Potatoes.
Mr.. A. w. Love of Kings Creek, says
that he has found out within the last
year or two that it is easy to save
sweet potatoes. He got his idea from
Mr.. w. c. Wilburn, also Of Kings
Creek, after the latter had demonstrat-
ed his success at the saving game. Il
raised about sixty bushels Of Nancy
Hall and Porto Rico potatoes last
year." said Mr.. Love. land stored them
in a walled-up cellar in dry pine need
les and haven't yet found potato that
was either. rotten orSeven specked. The
pine needles absorbed the moisture
from the potatoes and they saved in
perfect shape. / have sold about forty
bushels and still have plenty for eating
and seed, but none for sale."
Which and the Other.
Have known one Of them for long
time, or was It the other?
Was talking to Fred Hambright at
Glover last Sunday for quite while.
The subject was one in which both
were interested, and the conversation
was quite entertaining to Views and
Interviews.
After a while we separated.
Later Mr.. Hambright came to where
1 was again, and Mr.. ]. M. Stroup in
troduced me.
"Oh, yes, know Mr.. Hambright," 1
said, II have just been talking with
him."
THAT was Fred you were talking
to-" said Mr.. Stroup. This is Beatty
twin brother, you know"
And of course we all had laush-a
laugh that is frequently enjoyed by
Fred and Beatty, who look so much
alike as to confuse everybody, but their
70 f,;onda
High Cost Of Style.
A shoe salesman over at Rock Hill
was talking about business the other
day. We've been offering some great
bargains in ladies' high top Shoes" he
said, because we realized that we had
to sell them for a song in order to get
rid of them. Women, you know, are
not and haven't been wearing high
topped shoes this winter. They are out
of style. The women have elected low
quarters and while they'll pay any old
price for low quarters there's nothing
doing with the uppers.
Here" he said, as he picked up
pair of gray shoes of fine quality, out
Of lot, 'is a pair of women's shoes
that actually cost us $3.50 We are Of
fering them as you see for SL29. They
are not going fast at that. Nothing
wrong with them as you will notice ex-
cept they are high shoes. Style" sigh
ed the salesman, certainly rules the
women in their purchases and If you
get caught with lot OF shoes that are
of style you are out Of luck"
Taxes.
1t is amusing to listen to the walls
of South .Carolinians relative to what
they call high taxes" remarked R. S.
Dickson, we'll known stock and bond
dealer of Gastonia to whom Views and
Interviews was talking the other day
why you people don't pay any taxes
in comparison with the people of Gas
tonia for instance. Here in Gastonia
If l mistake not the tax levy Is a frac-
tion over 80 mills. That includes al
state and county and city taxes fol-
those owning property in the city OF
course. Our property is valued ut its
real value while YOU people in n lot
of cases don't pay one tenth the rea
value of your property. Hardly any