Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
YORK, s. c., FRIDAY. DECEMBER g. 1922

other afternoon: 1--WE are getting along
quite nicely at the home" was his
reply "The county home has recent
ly been replaStered and otherwise i'm
proved inside and is now in the best
condition it has ever. been in. YOU
remember that since the county home
was built several years ago we have
been having much trouble because OF
the faulty plastering; but Supervisor
), Brown recently had it done over and
it is now all right. We have twenty
five inmates in the home at present,
Superintendent Boyd went on to say
There are nine white and fourteen
negroes. We made three bales Of cot
ton on about three and one-half acres
this fall. 1 haven't measured the corn
yield but we made enough to do and
some over. We have about 200 bu-
shells of sweet potatoes, a pretty good
turnip patch, a number of hogs and
other produce. Folks were good to the
inmates of the county home at
Thanksgiving and have no doubt that
they will be remembered at Christmas
as they generally are"
County a Big Loser.
york county will lose hundreds and
probably thousands Of dollars in un-
collected taxes this year by reason Of
the fact that the tax books were not
open until December l, whereas they
are ordinarily opened on October IL"
commented a county official ycster-
day. For instance, there are many
negroes who had money up to Novem-
Der l, and who would have paid what
taxes they owed by that time. Now
they are broke and Furthermore scores
county and going elsewhere in search
of work. The same applied to white
people who would have paid; but who
between now and January l, will pull
up stakes and leave. Their taxes will
go unpaid because they have left moth
| ing to levy on. I know of many ne
groes, particularly, who inquired at the
banks over the county before Novem-
Der l, about paying their taxes. When
| they were told the books would not
open until December l, they worried
no longer. And now they are gone"
Shop Early.
"The postoffice department" said
Postmistress NJ. E. Nichols of York
vile, "has sent out the following
apropos of the Christmas season, urg-
ing everybody to buy it now and mail
it early"
Ten more Christmas shopping days
"Oh that's lots of time
I'll wait until tomorrow"
Then there were nine.
Nine more Christmas shopping days
TOO bad it is so late,
Had planned to shop a bit today"
Then there were eight.
Eight more Christmas shopping days
81 ought to but, good heaven!
My head aches, so I'll stay at home"
Then there were seven.
Seven more Christmas shopping days
To-day I'm in a fix
A lot of company due to come"
Then there were six.
Six more Christmas shopping days
Downtown was a hive!
looked around and then came home"
Then there were five.
Five more Christmas shopping days
Looks like it will pour;
I'll wait until the weather clears"
Then there were four.
Four more Christmas shopping days
I'D go now but, dear me!
Too late to draw some funds from
bank"
Then there were three.
Three more Christmas shopping days
"Oh, well, my needs are few;
I'll buy them all tomorrow"
Then there were two.
Two more Christmas shopping days
And | have not begun
Well really, I've no time today"
! Then there was one.
One more Christmas shopping day
"I'll make it on the run"
But when she went to buy her gifts
| Believe me, there were none.
DoUGHBoYS AS SANTAS
! Chipping in Millions of Marks for
German Riddles.
The American doughboys at Coblenz
in the Rhineland are making up a