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. / ( f r VOLUME XXXVI. CITY CHAMBER INTERCEDES Gets Better Service From Conway to Myrtle Beach Each Day CONWAY PEOPLE MAY SPEND DAY Returning to Homes in Conway in Cool of Evening? T*nst. Snrvion Ever A marked improvement in its passenger train service from Conway to Myrtle Beach throughout the summer was inaugurated by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company on June 80th. This change makes it possible for residents of this community to leave Conway early in the morning, spend the day at Myrtle Beach and return in the afternoon. On June 7th the Conway Chamber of Commerce took up with Mr. .1. T. Mishoe, Agent, the question of an improvement in the passenger service to the Beach, outlining a schedule which was believed would bo entirely satisfactory. Mr. Mishoe immediate-! jy presented the matter to the proper j officials of the system and was notified that the change would go into effect on June 30th. The schedule for the local train is now us follows; Leave Conway 7:1") A. M. Arrive Myrtle Beach 7:15 A. M. Leave Myrtle Beach 8:00 A. M. Arrive Conway A. M. f 4 .Of? I) TV f ijv.ivt v '/rn\ii\ ? ,ou i . m. Arrive Myrtle Beach 5:15 V. M. Leave Myrtle Beach 5:30 P. M. Arrive Conway 6:05 P. M. ' The schedule for the train from Chadbourn will remain as it now is. The above schedule, in connection with the round trip fare of sixty-five cents from Conway to Myrtle Beach, makes it possible for a considerable larger number of people to enjoy the so'' breezes and ocean bathing, and it \ is believed that the patronage of the Beach will show a marked increase this summer. The resort is growing in popularity very rapidly, and the improved passenger service is doubtless a recognition of that fact. GASQUEOLIVER f WED IN GEORGIA A soc-ta' event of much interest to a wide circu^ friends and relatives here, and iit South Carolina, the home of the bride an J groom, was the marriage of Miss Margaret Oliver to Mr. I Archie Maxton Gatf(iue, which was J solemnized in the presence of a large, number of friends at the home of the bride's sister, Mr. and Mr*>, C. A.I Rheuark at Cusseta, Ga., at 2 o'clock , "Wednesday, June 29th. Presiding Elder Peacock performed the cermony which was very impressive. Palms and I potted plants formed a back ground for this scene of beauty. The bride entered upon the arm of the groom, carrying an arm bouquet of brides' v/\co? aV\nurnv rwl U'1 til 1 I 1 1 IO< (\f tliol valley. The bride was radiantjy Jovely in her going-away suit of dark flWue with gray accessories. The old adage was carried out by 'the bride wearing something old, : something new, something borrowed and something blue. On her string of pearls, a gift from the groom, was an old and unique watch fob of much value, worn by her grandfather. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held. Then tho bridal party motored to Columbus, Ga., leaving at ' 3:30 o'clock for Atlanta and other points. They will be at home to ! their friends after Julv Gth at Marion, k s. c. , The bride received a lot of lovely presents of silver and cut glass. o HORRY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY HAS MEETING The Horry County Medical Society ' mot in Conway last Monday with a full attendance. On account of sever: al of its members wishing to participate in the festivities of the Fourth at different places, only a short meeting was held. Outside of active matters, the only important business taken up for discussion was the present alleged high cost to the physician of doing business, especially in the matter of buying medicines for personal dispensing and of filling prescriptions for his patients. Un motion it was # decided to have a special meeting of a the Society called, to be held in Conway Tuesday, July 12, 1921 at 11 o'clock at the Town Hall and to invite all the physicians, dentists and druggists of the county to be present, and at which the matter of alleged excessive cost of medicine will be taken up, thoroughly and frankly discussed, and if true, a remedy for the situation secured. o SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH. i Subject for consideration next SunI day night at Baptist Church will be: j "Duties of Brothers and Sisters." 8:J5 P. M. Public cordially invited. % (The SIGN CONTRACT ' FOR R ADCLIFFE After Negotiating Some With . Representative of the Red-" path Organization It appears that there are two Chatauqua organizations bidding for1* Southern territory and holding three days of entertainment, at least once every year. One is known as the Redpath and the other as the Rad- 1 clilfe. Conway has never engaged the Redpath Chautaqua hut has had the RadclilTe for a number of years. The RadclifTc closed an entertainment here in April and about that time the representative of the Redpath Chautaqua solicited tlie Chamber of Commerce to sign up with them, or rather a number of citizens to the number of . fifteen or more as usual in making j such contracts. The Chamber of Com , merce kept both under consideration (, for some time and took good time to 1 decide whether tliey would relinquish the old organization and take on the < new or make a new contract with , mo Kaucuiie i iiautauqua. Recently tho Chamber of Commerce j decided to tic up again with the Uad- . clilfe Chautau(|ua and many members '/ have signed the contract for the ap- j peuruncc of tho Chautauqua here at the nc>:t regular time which will be ^ fully advertised later. j At Walterboro, S. C., they had sign- \ ed up for a Uedpath entertainment N before the Radeliffe got there. They , saw both at Walterboro and decided | to make a contract with the Ilad- ( ClifTe. At St. George, S. C., a permanent Chautauqua Association has , been formed to bring the RadclilVe ' Chautauqua to that town each year. ( The town of Gilbert has only 150 pop- ' ulation and was in bad financial ( straits losing .$325.00 the last time \ on the RadclilVe Chautauqua, but they ( have nevertheless signed up for the j (Chautauqua next time. j At Winnsboro a request has been , sent to Mr. Hadcliffe asking him to j be certain that the RadclilVe plays , that town every year, agreeing to sign up for five years. The Town of Fairfax has renewed its contract. There j is but one town in the States of South /'I 1 VTJ* w .. Carolina, iNorcn Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Dele ware and Pennsylvania ( that has failed to renew their contract with the RadcliU'e Chautauqua. o DEATH FOLLOWS LONG BATHING --- " b ^ Arthur Macklin, a fifteen year old inmate of the reformatory, at Florence, S. C., died suddenly there last week and his remains were brought here for interment, arriving last Sunday night. I He had gone bathing at the < swimming pool used by the institu- . 1 ion, and it is thought he stayed in i the wate;' too long following a heavy j meal that ho had just eaten. He j developed severe pain in the head and flied in a few hours. . Ho had been at the reformatory j something more than a year. At the time of his death he was working j in the printing plant and had made | arrangements to take a vacation of- ( fercd him by the superintendent of \ tho institution. The body was in- j terror! at Lakeside cemetery on IWon- ? day evening at 5 o'clock, funeral \ services conducted by the Hev. M. W. . Gordon, of the Conway Baptist , Church. The deceased was a son of the ] late Luther Macklin, who died here j several yars ago leaving a number ( of children and also his widow, who , still survives him. j o { 1 PRE-NUPTIAL AFFAIR FOR MARGARET OLIVER i Among the number of pre-nuptial I afTairs tendered Miss Margaret Oliver, 1 bride-elect, whose marriage was sol- i emnized at Cusetta, Ga., the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs C. A. Kheu- 1 ark, Wednesday afternoon, was a poised laneous shower given by Miss Emily Van Home at her lovely home ! at Ochillee on Monday evening. Attending this shower were about 50 guests and the affair was beautiful in every detail. Quite a number of dainty and use- | ful gifts were presented to the lovely i bride-elect. As hostess Miss Van , Home is not to be excelled, and the , guests thoroughly enjoyed the oc- ; casion. ? h CHAMBER HAS INQUIRY. Tho following let tor has boon received by tho Secretary of tho Cham- , her of Commerce from Mr. M. Mor- ; ton Edmunds, of R. F. D. No. 2, Brook 1 neal, Va.: "I have customers for water power sites, and would like to have from owners or their ropresentaive engineers reports of water powers and such properties as go with them, tfivintf drainage, rainfall, estimated run-oft, height of head, cost of development, land submerged, height and lonrrth Wf dam, price, commission, and possible market." . port CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, rwo WARDS IN LIQUOR CASE Brothers of Jack Ward Taken last Week on Similar Charge STILLING SELLING AND TRANSPORTING Parties May Demand a Preliminary Hearing- Before Big Court Matthew Ward and Sam Ward, both sons of Kbbie Ward, of Warn pee, weiv trrested by rural policeman I). Frank lellamy, near that place last Wedneslay and brought to the county seat 'harmed with violatinir t.ho nrohihli-irm r? !" W,,,,,,v,w" aws. Both defendants made bond upon heir arrival in Conway and were reeased. They will likely demand a pre iminary hearing; on their case, hut it s possible that they will waive this ind give bond finally to the court of Jeneral Sessions which meets in the all of this year. The defendants are brothers of Jack kVard who, as detailed in last week's ssue of the Herald, was arrested iere the first of last week upon a warrant sworn out by V. I). Johnson, >f the rural police, and wbo was reeased, after remaining in jail for several hours in default of bail. It appears that several charges are esting- against Matthew and Sam. They include stilling, selling and transporting: the prohibited stuff. There is talk to the effect that some >f these parties had become very bold n their operations, often delivering: the liquor under the very noses of policemen and peace officers; and yet for a long time without ever being caught until now. The evidence of their violations run back in the alleged proof against them as Mav 7th, 1921. For some time it has been said that there was a still in almost every hunch of bushes over in the seashore swamps between Warn pee and the ocean sands. This last catch of the rural police would appear to break into this arrangement to more or less extent. It may be that the Fall term of the court of General Sessions will be crowded with a number of these illicit liquor cases. GERMANFERTILIZER COMING Two shipping board steamers, the Schuykill Bridge and the Auditor, >oth of them consigned to Hasler and Company, steamship agents, have mailed from Hamburg, Germany with a cargo of 1,000 tons each of potash to 1)0 discharged at Charleston. The former vessel is expected to irrive Tuesday or Wednesday, and .he latter about July 12 or 14. During the World War and since ts termination few cargoes have. )een handled into this port from Germany, but the shipment here of he potash, which is coming on these ;wo vessels is somewhat of a resumption of the extensive ferilizer ,rade carried on between this port ind the German port for a long .vhile [previous to the war, it is said ST.. T"\ II I-?_..l - " ' iyjli'? it. n. naiK?:r, manager ot tne bcal office of Hasler and Company, s expecting other ships with similar cargoes from time to time, although \o announcement can he made at thiiime as to the names of the vessels ind when they are .'expected to arrive. Another vessel, the Eastern Sword, ilso consigned to Hasler and Company, Ss expected to arrive in port ;o load a cargo of coal for a transitlantic destination. o FARMER INJURED BY SHARECROPPER Serious Condition of A. H. PrinceMake Friends Fear For II im. A. H. Prince a well-to-do farmei who lives on R. F. D. No. 3, Allsbrook, S. C., was stabbed and seriousy hurt with a knife on the night of July 4th by W. Clem Ray, a tenant :>n the injured man's farm in the Zoan section of Horry County. Prince is in a serious condition and his friends are very fearful that lie will not recover from the wound. It is stated that Ray went up to (he tobacco barn where Prince was at the time, and hard words passed, Ein<l they got into a fight resulting i.i o?i\; Lubi/ui^ ui i niiue. nurui ponceman Kinj? was at the place within a short time after the cutting but Rav had d isappeared. It is stated tha'? the row came Ubout as a result of Prince trying to get Ray to leave the barn and it is said that the two were not on good terms. ? New supply of Kernelffrit just received by Conway Publishitipf Company. ?A d ve rt i sem en t. tm iSX*Y 7. 1921. MYRTLE BEACH HAS GAY TIME Season Has Opened With Many Pleasures Including the Fourth NEW PROPERTY OPENED TO SALE Crowds take Advantage of Fine Surf Bathing?Dances Attract Spectators Crowds visited Myrtle Beach during the Foutli, and by the Fourth sve refer to the period extending over Sunday from Saturday before. At IMvrtle Beach the management of the Myrtle Beach Hotel furnished accommodations for great numbers, and did it remarkably wefl, cuju-idering the crowds that had to be handled and the vast amount of supplies that it took to supply the needs. Tht hotel was full to nvcvflowimv fiml many had to be turned away as no available room was left. On July 1st the opening dance of the season took place. This was attended by large crowds not to engage ! in the dance, but to listen to the nui sic furnished by the orchestra recently secured for the season, and to see the dancers. A grain on Saturday night the pavillion was crowded and still again on the night of tlie glorious Fourth there was a good attendance at the pavillion which is under the management of Mr. Charles W. Adams. The bathing feature was a great attraction for nearly all of those who visited the seaside, and there was no lack of bathers during Saturday, Sunday and Monday. One of the largest crowds ever en.ioying the surf at this place was certainly recorded for this 4th of July. On Monday the Atlantic Coast Line iM) n un nv/?iii?c?iAn C ????** V 1 - lull nil .1 I W 111 AVIUM U) Myrtle Beach. It took half a dozen coaches to hold the excursionists. This excursion train arrived at Myrtle Beach about 8:30 on Monday morning; and left the beach in the late afternoon on the return to Aynor. On Monday John T. Shelly had an auction sale of lots lying just below the Myrtle Beach Hotel property, A tracF had been subdivided into about 20tf lots and these were offered for .sale at auction. The lots brought from $50.00 up to $250.00 according to the location in reference to the strand, those in front next to the ocean bringing the most. Preparations were made some time ago to promote this sale and it is understood that efforts will be continued to improve the property and increase the sales of lots. Myrtle Beach had many distinguished visitors during the last few days. They came from far distant parts of the country. 1> CONWAY MEN ATTEND MEETING Col. I). A. Spivey and Mr. I. T. Scoggin attended a meeting of the South Carolina Tobacco Association at Florence on last Friday. Among the questions discussed was that of opening the Tobacco sales for this season. Mr. Spivey made a strong plea advocating opening not later than the 12th of July. This he doomeu necessary lor several reasons. By that date probably C>0 per cent of the weed in this county would be cured and ready for market; the farmers had not the facilities for housing and holding it, the warehouses would be#eongostod from the first, the buyers would not be able to take care of it when rushed in on the market, transportation would be another problem, as well as furnishing hogsheads. Furthermore, the farmers were in need of funds as early as possible. It occured to him that it was to the advantage of all concerned to have an rarly opening. 'in,? n * i i uu iseiiunifni, was strong, nowevor, in the upper counties to have a late opening, not earlier than the 2r>th. This view is likewise shared by the Tobacco Companies, upon whom we are dependent to purchase the crop. Their preference of course has to be considered. The probability is that a compromise will be effected whereby the markets will open on the 10th. Definte announcement will be made within the next few days. Special price on Job Tobacco at i $3.00 caddie. Cooper-Smith Co.? Advertisement. o , S. S. CONTEST. The Sunday School Contest will convene with ML Pisgah Baptist Church the third Sunday in July at ten o'clock. We hope all will be present at that time. W. A. Spivey, Supt. Willie Hux, Sec. GROWERS MEET IN FLORENCE Market to he Opened as Soon as Buyers Can Be Induced to Come to Section Florence.?The opening of the tobacco markets as early *us buyers can be induced to come onto tin floor was urged in the meeting of tlie executive committee of the Sout Carolina Tobacco association here Fri day. A committee of three was appointed to present this matter U the South Carolina warehousemen. In a wive to T. M. Carrington, president of the United States tobacco association, which is now in session in Washington, t\e date oi opening tHo markets this year was set forth unite fully as follows: "We wi h to request y< ur consideration for opening the Sou', i. Carolina markets as early as possible when buyers representing' ail compan:es will he present. We furthev wish to call you)' attention t?> tinfact that the tobacco crop in lower counties is more forward and the curing1 is further advanced than for some years, ten days earlier than last year, and also the urgent nee:' of farmers for funds." Co. D. A. Spivey of Conway, reported that his section needs a mai ket not later than .luly 12 or 14. Th" sentiment was strong* for a late openirg, possibly as late as July -<>. As a compromise July 19 is considered the probable date, many memof the committee stated subsequently. JUDGE V AlIGHT DENIES PETITION l.wl...~ I \r 1 . imii'.r \ augnt last Saturday board a pot.it ion made by Alva Anderson to bavo Mrs. .Mary A. Lewis removed as guardian for her ?-ix minor children, upon allegations that sbe is incompetant to handle their ostatos, ( which consists of their shares as heirs'| at law of the late W. R. Lewis. After the hearing of evidence to the effect that the National Surety Company is on the bond of Mrs. Lewis, and that there is a condition which will require all chocks of Mrs. Lewis to be countersigned by the Horry County Trust Company, the agent of the surety company, before any funds can be paid out. the court refused to remove Mrs. Lewis as guardian. DAY CURRENT FOR ALL TIME In an interview with Mossors Paid and McQueen Quattlebauni of the Quattlebaum Light and Ice Company this week, they stated that it was the intention of their company to furnish day current for all time, during the winter as well as summer months, and that they wore planning to have a .demonstration of electric ranges, washing machines, and other electrical supplies for the home in the near future, the purpose of which will be to show the many advantages of using electricity in the home, and at a small cost. BRUSH DAMS HOLD SOIL FROM WASHING AWAY One of the big problems that extension workers are giving their attention to this year is saving soil, according to extension specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. In many sections of the Pm.O..?l ?.wl CH..1 uvMiuii dim ?i r^U'l II I'VI'I V effort is being made by extension workers to prevent washing and erosion of soil by building dams or placing brush heaps in gullies. A representative of the department who returned recently from southwestern Nebraska gives the following as an example of what is being done there: In April, 1020, a county agent assisted in building 10 small brush dams in n large ditch on a farm where large amounts of fertile soil were being washed away. By March of this year the ditch was filled witn soil. Following this demonstration many farmers in the neighborhood, who had boon watching the outcome of the soil-saving work, built brush dams in washouts on their farms. The representative reports that in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Indiana the extension workers are holding soil-service meetings and demonstrations, and farmers are being taught to make use of soilservice. o STATE-WIDE C1TIZBNS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION A call has been issued by the Spartanburir Chamhpr r?f C. nni I for a meeting in that city on July 15th for the purpose of organizing a Statewide Citizens Educational Association. The purpose of the association will be to do whatever is possible to improve the educational status of South Carolina. It is believed that public spirited citizens from all sections of the State vrill attend this meeting. ^ % " NO. 12 FURMAN SHELLEY GETS AWAY While Officers are Slipping up at His Whiskey Still , WAS BOLD SELLER OF MONKEY RUM Still Taken and Confiscated? Consisting of Ordinary C-asoline Drum Furman Shelley, of Socnstco township, is now in the toils of the law under charges of stilling intoxicating liquors. V. P. Johnson, 0110 of the rural policemen, an*1 several ( thers pressed in for service wit h him, on July 2nd, lay in wait in the voods near Myrtle Reach, and watched Furman Shelley as he made the t utfit ready and ran off about two quarts of monkey rum. The officers then tried to slip up on him and catch him in the act, but he was too swift for them and made pood his escape into hays of that neighborhood. At last accounts te had not been caught. The officers captured the outfit of course, consisting of gasoline drum numbered several barrels, uckets. kegs, one axe. For some time it appears that Shelley has been quite bold in his operations as a maker of hootch. .f put up a bet on the day his still! was taken that he would sell five gallons around Myrtle Beach before , nbrht, or words to that effect. His still WMS 1 M l.tMi it minnniv could nvike that much. The person with whom ho nut vjo the hot know at tho time that officers were on his trail. SMALLEST CROP IN 25 YEARS Washington ? Cotton production this year promises to he the smallest crop of the last quarter of a century, according to the forecast hy the Department of Agriculture, placing it at 8,433.000 hales, or nearly five million hales smaller than last year's crop and nearly eight million bales below the record crop of 1014. This year's acreage is 28.4 per cent smaller thaa last year's. The acreage this year is the smallest since 1 *>00 and never before, according to the Department of Agriculture, has there been so great a change from one year to another in acreage as there has been from last year to this year. The condition of the growing crop has not in twenty years been so low on June 25 as it was this year. All sections of the cotton holt has been affected. It is due, according to government experts to an adversely late xirot onvinii* M iwl 4 --v '' 1 11 .. ? ?. |>i i 11 ^ , >11111 i w uif llll'M' I1C11 O I OO I I weevils in largo numbers. Owing to the unfavorable conditions* of April and May and to other discouraging factors, shortage of fertilizer, and unsatisfactory price, abandonment of planted cotton acreage has been greater than usual east of the Mississippi river, ranging from 5 per cent in North Carolina and Miss issippi to as high as 10 per cent in Georgia. West of the Mississippi agandonment has been slight. The abandonment was taken with consideration, the crop reporting board announced, i?i its preliminary estimate of acreage. Hip; Cut in Fertiliser. The. amount of commercial fertilizer used per acre on cotton this year, according to the reports representing the bureau of crop estimates, is about f>6 per cent of the average amount used annually in the four years, 101720, Virgina reporting 86; North Carolina SO; South Carolina 05; Georgia 73; Florida 7T>; Alabama 72; Mississippi T>0; Louisiana 32; Texas 17; Arkansas 61; Tenessee 61. The returns of sales of fertilizer license tags, compared with last year, show to May 31 for North Carolina about 65 per cent and to the close of June in South Carolina 50 per cent, Alabama 45 per cent, Mississippi 10 and Texas Siionifi I I'utni'no v.... i v. vii i in? tu i/iiv" <iv;i itur ture Department indicated only al>out 55 per cent as much as last year in North Carolin, 50 per cent in South Carolina, 42 per cent in Mississippi, compared with the usual only 49 per cent in Georgia and 33 per cent in Florida. Thus, said the bureau's statement, all indications point to a reduction in absolute quantity of fertilizer purchased much greater than the unprecedented reduction in acreage of cotton, and this is confirmed by the figures quoted showing lessened use per acre. This lack is reflected in the relatively low condition of cotton, which is almost ten points below the average condition at this date. The quality is generally reported as lower than in previous years. 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