Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-28
READY FOR EN-
Filbert Folk Are All Set for the Big
Political POH-W0W.
GATHERING TO Be NEXT WEDNESDAY

Congressman Stevenson Has Picked
the Shadiest Place to Eat Fried
Chicken - Unusually Large Stand
Being Built for Speakers-Poltieal
Interest Is Unusually Keen This
Year and Folks Anxious to Hear
Something Besides Boil Weevil
Talk for Day.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Filbert, July 2S.-"We're ready for
'em and the more folks that come the
better We'll be pleased" was the reply
Of a prominent Fflbert citizen this
morning when he was asked if all was
set for the big F'ilbert picnic which is
to be held Wednesday, August 2, in
Pursleys grove, instead of at York
vile, the regular meeting place fixed
by the state Democratic executive
committee for that day.
And all Is set for the picnic so far as
the grounds are concerned. The little
grove of tall pines by the side of Lee
Pursley's house, where the speaking Is
to be held, is as clear Of underbrush
as a hounds tooth and there's not the
slightest danger of snakes, although
if anybody should happen to be bitten
there would doubtless be plenty OF
Shine around with which to dose the
fortunate or unfortunate one, as the
victim might think. w. l.. Pursley, j.
A. Carroll, j. Q. Hall, w. E. Land, w.
N. Biggers, and E. l.. Wood, who are q
sort of committee looking afer ar
rangements, propose to- build a plat
form 16x24 feet in the middle of the
grove between now and Monday night
and they calculate that will furnish
plenty of floor space for speakers,
newspaper reporters and other folks
who want to be close up. An effort
will be made to have the Tirzah band
present to furnish the "um- TIA ia"
stuff between speeches.
The word has been passed TO the
housewives to come with we'll filled
baskets. The chicken crop has been
unusually good this year and there are
plenty of hams hanging in York coun-
ty smokehouses, as we'll as an abund-
ance of other picnic fare.
Sure of Good Dinner.
There is no necessity to speculate
over the proposition OF whether or not
there will be plenty to eat for every
body. There always has been and al
ways will be. Congressman William
f. Stevenson of the Fifth South Caro-
lima, who has been down in the "dees-
trict" for a few days shaking hands
with the folks, on his way to Glover
Wednesday afternoon stopped at Fill
bert to speak to the folks and inquire
about the picnic. Although on the
other side of the political fence Sea
board Bill" as the Filbert folks call
the congressman, is about as popular
with them as is Cole Blease. 81 notice
the grove has been cleared out some
what since the last picnic" Congress
man Stevenson told some Of the boys
hanging around the store, 'and I just
came up to look for the shadiest spot
to eat dinner on picnic day." He was
assured that he could have the shadi-
est spot around and that there would
be plenty of dinner for him.
Certain of Big Crowd.
Filbert folks believe that the picnic
next Wednesday is going to draw the
largest crowd that Hilbert has enter
tained at n picnic in years. Numbers
of people in North and South Caro-
lima counties for hundred miles
around, have written to friends and
acquaintance here that they are sure
ly coming to Filbert this year. Sam
Smith, who is mayor of Filbert, is de-
termined that good order is maintain
ed and Mayor Smith is going to have
enough constables to do it. Most of
the police officers in the county from
the high sheriff down, will be at Fill
bert anyhow on their own account and
there is no question about maintain
ing order. The biggest trouble will be
relative TO automobile traffic, since
hundreds of automobiles will be park
ed about all over the village.
Keen For 1t.
1--WE are especially keen for the pic
mic Wednesday and we want the day
to hurry around" explained a Filbert
citizen this morning. There has been
so much talk about the boil weevil
and all that sort Of thing that we are
just naturally sick of it and want a
change Of conversation for a spell.
IT'S been a good while now since Colcy
has been up this way and there's lot
of us who will be powerful glad to see
him after such n long spell. And then
there are lots Of folks who want to
hear Bill Stevenson ball out the Re
publican party again and tell US what
the Democrats are doing.
'"Then there are some of us who
want to see that fellow Duncan. We
notice that the daily press of the state
is giving a powerful lot Of space about
what he has to say in this campaign,
especially if he says anything against
! Coley. He must have growed con-
siderably in influence and power since