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'f VOLUME XXX vn ~ . BIG NEW MILL * SOON OPERATES Huntley - Richardson Lumber Company Now Goina Ahead jf MAKES BIG INVESTMENT Weekly Payroll of About Two Thousand Dollars Soon Starts Information has been gathered for publication in The Horry Herald, concerning the new enterprise now being undertaken by the Huntley-Richardson Lumber Co., recently incorporated to engage in the timber and lirmber business at Bucksport, the hon\e of Mr. D. V. Richardson. The work on the buildings for the plant has already begun. Big changes are bein:? rvide in the old buildings formerly u-cl in the making of the famous heart cypress shingles produced in large quantities up to about five years ago by the Richardson Cypress Lumber & Shingle Co., of which Mr. Richardson was an officer and general manager of the business. The cypress timber supply gave out about five years ago and the shingle business as Bucksport was discontinued; but the buildings used in connec tion with that work were preserved J and with the big alterations now beJf ing made .ind the extensive additions that will soon he erected and finished, these buildings will he a part of the equipment and plant of the new cornpan v. The Huntlev-Richardson Lumber Co., will have from seventy-five to one hundred thousand dollars invested in the new nlant. counting only the machinery that has been contracted for , jMri| and the o>*rier already received by the iJr manufacturers. This machinery is expected to arrive bv the tim&'the buildin^ me completed and the plant will he in full operation within about the nevt four months. rp^i- new enterprise does not depe J on cypress or pine for its supply. The purpose is to make boards out of Tm' hardwoods for sale to furniture manufacturers in Eastern North Carolina. The gum and poplar logs will be cut into boards of standard widths and lengths and after being air dried will he shinned in lar?e quantities to the factovies in North Carolina. Upon its arrival, in its rough and air dried state, it will l>e run through the V;1ns at the furniture factories, then through pHners nrd other wood-working machinery and used in the making of furniture. The company has more value invested in timber tracts than it will have in t*ie machinery plant. There aJs a total of from fifteen thousand to **fcwenty thousand acres in the Pee Dee ^Itf.nd W/iccamaw river swamps and upland swamps from which the supplies for the mill win be drawn, me urn- j her to he manufactured is mostly gum though there is a quantity of poplar and ash that will doubtless be used along with the other. The main dependence is the large forest of Tune- j lo gum growing on these l?rge areas. ^ Most of it will come from the swamps j of the Great Pfe Dee. Gum lumber has increased in value ] greatly during the last several years | since furniture makers have learned ] the best processes of reducing it to a dry state which does not prevent of any further shrinkage. After it has ( been thoroughly dried out and made < re.odv for the cabinet makers, it takes , a high finish and makes one of the best imitations for mahogany ever dis- 1 covered in any country. The taking 1 of the logs is more expensive than ^ the taking of either pine or cypress. The gum log will not float, but have to be floated in by barges to prevent * the sinking of the logs. Mr. Huntley, whose name appears , in the corporate name of the company, lives in Winston-Salem, N. C., where he is one of the leading business men and Horry County is glad number him among those who have ifljcided to invest their funds In South ?!irolina industrv. i Mr. D. V. Richardson, whose name j also makes a p^rt of the cornorate { name, has been identified with impor- ^ tant industries in this county for ,a i lonrr number of years. His father es- ^ tablished the timber and lumber busi- \ ness at Bucksport years ago, and at j his death, his son took up the work ' and carried it forward with unusual 1 su^cesf. The formation of this new enter- ^ prise to turn value out of a class of j timber which heretofore was regarded as of very little intrinsic value, is a f county and will amount to a big thing 1 for the people in dollars and cents. ? It wil1 have a weekly payroll of about c two thousand dollars and will "rive em- f ploy** "nt fo many people. Even at c th^ p:e<ent time there is a crew of j hands at work, and there are jobs for a number of millwrights and foremen 9?} which will be let through the next sev- ( ^?*ral months. t The mill is located at the site of the Richardson Cypress Lumber & 1 Shingle Co. It is located on the wes- } tern bank of the Waccamaw river at < the outer edge of the wharves and 1 abuttments built there years ago to t TOV take care of the large quantities of i | shingles t^at were shipped from th** ; a point. Nearby are the big farms of c O. V. Richardson and his palatial 11 gig FURNEY WARD FOR STILLING Still Found in Branch Where Run For Several Years V. D. Johnson of the rural police force raided the still of Furney Ward in Conway township last Saturday and tore up the equipment, bringing it in to the town with him. This still is said to have been in operation for more than a year, .possibly two or three j years, and during1 *hat time Ward has been suspected of dealing: in the prohibited goods, but the place where the monkey rum was being made could not be found. About a year ago Ward was indicted for adultery. He was in the house of a neighbor one night when the place was raided and several gallons of beer were taken out of the house. He was never tried under the charge of adultery so far as could be learned from the officers last week. There may be a charge pending against him on that account. Recently the still where Ward made his whiskey was discovered. The officers were out in that community recently and set the trap which resulted in the discovery of the still nidden in a branch. The still was located about three fourths of a mile from the saw mill of J. J. Sanders. The still was made from a gasoline tank and this was used in connection with a copper worm that Ward picked up somewhere. There was a cap for the tank made in an ingenius way by cutting off the top of one of the fire buckets used by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. This had been made to fit over the tank and close connection made. Last Saturday Ward had not been captured by the officers said that they were after him and would place him under arrest soon. He had been out of place when the raid was made. NEGRO LEAVES GANG FOR JAIL As He Winds Up Time on Marion Gang Comes to Horry Jail Aleck Bellamy was lodced tn the county tail here Vist week to await trial at the June term of the court of General Sessions, on a charge of breaking and entering the store of M. A. Gaus-e & Co., at Homewood, in the year of 1021. and taking a lot of goods out with him. At the time that Bellamy committed this crime he was serving a term on the Horry County chain gang for stealing. He slipped away from the gang when it was working on one of the public roads in that community and broke in the Gause store and he thought doubtless that this slip on his part would be overlooked. After serving his time on the Horry gang he escaped and was found guiltv of transporting whiskey in Marion Countv and sentenced to one year early in 1922. In the meantime, the charge against him here for breaking the store of Gause was worked up against him and ne was located on the Marion County f?ang. A few hours before his year was out over there, J. O. Chestnut, constable under Magistrate W. H. Chestnut, w.as at the Marion gang camps waiting for Bellamy. He appears to be quite an old offender against the laws and the violation of the law has become a habit vith him. While serving sentence for sne crime he committed another 5cifually as bad as that for which he ?vas being punished. o 1 KIH 1UK WINS IN AUTO CASE J. T. Proctor, Jr., lost a cow by the neans of an accident when the aninal w.as struck by a car belonging to Sarah W. and Henry Wilson which vas being driven at the time by a iegro by the name of Washington, vho was working: for the Wilsons. The legroes would not pay for the cow and the plaintiffs attached the machine by proceedings in the court of Magistrate W. H. Chestnut. In the magistrate court the plaintiff -von the case and obtained a verdict Jor the sum of $65, as the value of he cow that was killed. The defenlant appealed to the circuit court and ;he appeal was heard by Judge Town end. The court took the case under consideration while here at the recent :erm of the court, and has just filed its i i 1 ? 1 i Ail.1 lecision atnrming tne judgment 01 xne nagistrate's court. o Lumber grows in value as it be:omea scarce in many sections of Hor y County. lome, as well as the store which he ia8 conducted for many years and >tiier buildings of great value. Mr. Elichardson owns in addition to other ;racts of land, one of the finest game ^reserves in the entire country. Tbis jame preserve is the talk of the entire country. There is nothing to beat it mywhere in this section of the South. iSMi CONWAY. S. 0., THURSDAY^ j **************************** 1 ROBBERS O! | There are robbers of mor * there are robbers of time. * Robbers of your money i * and made to pay the penalty 5 eiety. Organized governmei * punishment of the robbers, * may rob you of all the time % no way that you can bring th $ Although the needless taki * another has not yet been ma * ulation yet it is a crime aarain * ing to rob another of the pri\ X in ways that will be of profil * Among those who rob you * the 'woman who will persist * their gossip about things in 1 * or telling you of their compk J which is also a matter of no % ing about the worldly crosse : physical ills that they have t< * you have a plenty of all sue $ think about. J Robbers of time are plenti LARRY HYMAN < LOVED HIS JOB Beginning in The Woods He I Worked Out The , Farms HAD ENERGY AND SKILL ( Young Farmers May Find Les- I sons in His Life Story / Larry B. Hyman, one of the most industrious and home-loving farmers k that Horrv County ever had passed ? away last week; and when he died h there closed a life history which had s in it many things of higher quality a than they appeared to be and which v might be emulated by those who are c coming after him. He was not at a v VOW nflvn mPaH nrro ?nr1 liic fl - " - ^ ? V t * ???>-? HiW 1 WV IIV activities appeared to promise many ' more years of usefulness, work and o labor, had not the dread disease of s pneumonia struck him down. v Larry B. Hyman was a sample of F that kind of man who builds himself f and his establishment in the world c upon the foundation of helping: him- r self and gaining ground by putting c forth and at the same time conserving a to the best of his ability the energies v> and faculties with which a man is endowed by nature. h He started at the very bottom of the w ladder. Standing in this world is only a measured by comparison. Judging g from the humble start that he had to b make when he began to hew out his v fortune in the woods he reached a p height that is not often attained \.y those who have to battle their way ^ against odds. r He bought a tract of land years ago c] when he .and his wife were young to- ji gether. He Ijuilt an humble home ii among the pines and began to clear w up the oak ridges. He was later s among the lirst to plant and raise to- ci bacco for the market and he soon a learned how to produce a fine grade ci of this product from land that ethers w would have said was practically tl worthless for farming purposes. In r< the course of time, by hard work and o untiring efforts put forth for improve- w ment, his fields widened out and lengthened; later his fields multiplied q so that at the time of his death he S( was the owner of a number of farms ^ all of which had been brought to high j, production. q His life was remarkable because it 1T was full of energy. He was remark- r< able because he persisted in sticking a at the same thing. When other farm- t( ers sold out because they had a bad Si crop year, or because they were tired nf fVio ViovrJ xtrrtvlr T o?<i>ir 1 ont _ < v/ 1 l/?iv |K?& U VV \J A TKf A.JCA 11^ i iUUII V|/V |?| on. If he was tired his actions did not prove it; if he was discouraged he g did not spend his time in complaining, c< hut went on at work. ^ From the very beginning of his oi career he was handicapped by the lack of the usual amount of schooling. C( Scarcely able to read and write, he yet found some time to improve his ^ knowledge of these in so far as he q needed them in the keeping of farm accounts. While his mind had not u been trained in the ways of books, c, nature study was his common habit when he was not actually employed 0| by the labor of his hands. He was U1 not learned in books and yet he was re educated in many ways wherein col- C( lege graduates are lacking. He knew m the value of his time and he knew the value and proper use of the pow- . ers which had been given him. He I continued un rage Seven.) ib< The purpose of a newspaper is to pr that it has for existence. If carried out, tl and for which it is supported by the peoj munity, good, bad and indifferent, and wi if you happen to see something printed appear, or if you see something printed rather had not appeared. The newspape and you cannot blame it. B f*i ^ . . 'J.. 1 1,1 MAY 3, 1923 7 OUR TIME | O * ley or other property, and * ire hailed before the court * for their crime against so- 5 it has never considered the * of time. Men and women * that you have and there is * lem to account for it. * ing of the valuable time of $ de the subject of legal reg- * ist courtesy and good breed- * rilege of employing his time % to him. % of your time is the man or * in holding you to listen at * which you have no interest, * lint against their neighbors % interest fo you, or in tell- | s they have to bear or the * ? I _11 J_1 X ' * \j onuure; winie an uie Lime * th things of your own to * ful. I GASTON PAGE A NEW TRIAL n Contest With J. F. Hardwick Over a Corn Crop SOT VERDICT DF $125.00 Decision of Supreme Court Was Filed Here Last Week The case of J. F. Hardwick, plainifT, against Gaston W. Page was tried lit in the court of Common Pleas iere two or three years ago and reulted in a verdict for Hardwick gainst Page for the sum of ,$125, the alue of a lot of corn which Hardwick laimed was his share'of the crop, and /hich he claimed was taken by Page nd he did not get it. The,'"suit arose, as you may guess, >ver the division of a crop under a harecropping agreement that Hardwick and Page had for that year, lardwick planted corn, tobacco and a ew other things. He claimed in his omplaint that when the crop got ipe the landlord went ahead and pull d it down and took it in and did not llow him, Hardwick, to have his part diich was one-half. Page answered the complaint and e set up allegations to the effect that rhen the crop had been needing work nd attention that Hardwick did not ive it these things and that he had roken his contract to work and cultiate and gather this crop that he had lanted on his place. It was an interesting trial as all rials of this kind are, where the ights of the land-owner and shareropper come in for consideration. The jries seem to favor the share-cropper i all such cases. All they seem to -ant in order to find a verdict for the hare-croppers is a good strong exuse. It is not the purpose of this rticle, however, to make any critiism of the trial of the case of HardFick against Page, hut only to give ne results of the legal course it has :> far run and to inform the readers f the paper that it is not yet done ith, not by any means. Page appealed to the Supreme ourt and the appeal was argued ime time ago. Now the decision of le "tribunal of last resort" was filed ist week, in which the Supreme ourt finds that the court below comlitted error in charging the jury in elation to the rights of the landlord bout the alleged failure of Hardwick ) carry out his contract to work and uccor that crop. The decision says lat certain things relating to the ights of the land-owner ought to have een given to the jury; and on this round the judgment of the lower luvt is reversed and the case is sent ick to the Court of Common Pleas f Horry County to he tried again. Page gets a new trial. As this luse has remained on the docket ever Ince it was first tried, awaiting the ecision of the appeal to the Supreme ourt, it stands toward the head cf le list of cases now waiting to come p. It appears, therefore, that this ise will he in line to be called and ied the second time at the next term F the Court of Common Pleas which, nder the new act of the Legislature i jcently passed .and published in these >lumns, will convene on the first [onday in July. The Supreme Court goes at length ito the merits of the case in its (lesion. The opinion takes up a nunisr of typewritten papres. As soon as int the news. This is the only excuse lie purpose for which it was intended )le, it will give the news of the comthout fear or favor. Remember this about yourself that you hate to see about your community that ybu ir is justified if it has told the truth I raid. FIRE DESTROYS BARN AND AUTO No Cause Is Assigned for Starting of The Fire The spectacular burning of the barns of Hon. E. J. Sherwood last Wednesday about dark, drew a large crowd of people to the scene. Located immediately in the rear of 1 ^ I -'J ' ' ,nt; nanuKuuie rusiuence, it is l'emai'K.able that the home was saved from all damage. Before the arrival of the fire company men were stationed on the roof of the dwelling and it was not ignited. The barn and the Buick car which was housed therein were a total loss. The car had been recently overhauled and repainted. It was worth more than the barn. So far the cause of the fire is unknown. The flames had gathered great headway within the structure when the fire was discovered and the alarm rung in. The building was as dry as powder. Built of wood many years ago, the seasoned timbers of the framework caught the flames into a red spiral which lighted up that section of the town and created much alarm as to the safety of other buildings nearby. The usual precautions were taken to prevent the spread of the fire to other outbuildings on the place and to several other residences located on the avenue running in the rear of the Sherwood property. The fire company responded at once when the fire whistle was blown. Crowds began to gather from every direction as that quarter of the Heavens grew red from the flames. The nearest water hydrant to the barn is located on the street about two or three blocks from the location of the barn and across the railroad tracks from it. The fire engine was quickly in place at the hydrant, but it took time to string out the hose across lots, then across the railroad trestle, and on over a ravine into the back yard of the barn. The building was practically burned up when the stream of water from the hose began plf.ying on it. Very little wind was blowing at the time of the fire. This fact favored the safety of the other structures nearby. It is said that some supplies stored in the barn were also lost in the fire, but the value of these was not stated. The Buick car was worth a thousand dollars or more. The barn could be replaced for four or five hundred dollars. Just before the arrival of the fire engine at the place one or two explosions were heard fyom the burning1 barn. These are supposed to have resulted from the bursting of the gasoline tank of the autqmobile. The fire may have been caused by a spauk from a passing train. The barn was located not far from the tracks and on the opposite side from where a chicken house of McCracken's was burned recently. LATEST FISH STORY TOLD With the opening of spring there comes the inevitable fish story. There \v,rus one due for this present season and it has come forth. The story concerns John Holt and Clem Proctor. They both tell it and both vouch for its truth. They were together when it occured. Fish were biting better than they have usually bitten and other fishermen are going to want to know how this was. You cannot doubt the word of either of these expert wielders of the rod, and you must do like the fish did?bite. The two were fishing along the fine grounds of the Waccamaw, near Peach Tree Ferry. John was throwing af- . ter mormouth or any other old kind . that would try his bait. He had a . bite and he hooked the quarry. Just before he landed the fish it broke the line just above the knot where it is tied into the eye of the fishhook. He was sorry to lose this fine fish and had no idea he would ever have another chance at it. Coming on back the same way and still throwing out his line he got another vigorous nibble and again he hooked his prey. This time he was entirely successful and landed the big mormouth in the boat high and diy, and he found to his surprise his lost fishhook hanging in the upper lip of the fish with the piece of line. This is an occurence that is unusual in the experience of fishermen. a copy ot tne decision can oe naci The Herald will publish the entire < opinion for the information of the reading public. Gaston W. Page is a successful ; planter of Gallivants Ferry. He has < much valuable cleared lands which he lets out each year to farmers on i shares. He is a prominent citizen of < the Avnor and Gallivants Ferry < neighborhoods. Hardwick is some re- ; lation of the late J. W. Hardwick, the iob printer, who worked for years on The Horry Herald, and later establish- < ed a job office at Ay nor, or near that j ph"e. Jim was a witness in the trial i of the case in the circuit court. i 1 fA , KB JrKsf??\ NO. 2 REVIVAL NOW ABOUT CLOSING Meetings Conducted Three Weeks by Rev. Raymond Browning LARGE CONGREGATIONS Stores in Conway. Closed Each Day During Meeting Hours The revival meetings at the Conway Methodist church under the Rev. Raymond Browning, of Hendersonville, N. C., are now going through the third and last week of the campaign against sin and Satan. The attendance picked up from the beginning of the services week before last. The attendance was not so large during the first half of the week. The sermons of the evangelist began to tell and crowds flocked to hear him. It was announced last week that the meetings would run through three weeks in all. The meetings have drawn their congregations from all denominations in the town. The stores of Conway were closed each day during the hour of the morning services. This aided in swelling the congregations at the morning services. The evangelist is a fearless fighter against sin. Fluent and rapid in his delivery, he lias delivered many sermons during these services which were remarkable for their timeliness and religious force. He has not hesitated to attack the devil in his strongholds of the gaming table and the dancing hall. He has called a spade a spade and has hewn to the line regardless of the personal feelings of those his illustrations might reach. The church has been filled to overflowing with those who wanted to hear him and the influence of the meetings has been great among the people. This week the Radcliffe Chautauqua has been held. The preacher said that the chautauqua would not interfere with the services at the church; that the chautauqua is educational and uplifting and that services would be timed to co-operate with the holding of the chautauqua. The program at the Pastime Thea tre was suspended during* the weeks that the meeting1 has been running* with exception of Friday and Saturday nights when special serial pictures were scheduled to be run. This also aided in swelling1 the crowds attending the services. Members of the church have exerted themselves to make the meeting's a great success. Many additions to the church will be the result. The entire congregation has regretted the absence of Dr. J. C. Atkinson, the pastor. He was taken ill with acute appendicitis just before the meetings were scheduled to begin. It was necessary to take him to Florence to the hospital for an operation. It was impossible for him to recover from the effects of the operation in time to take any part in the meetings here. He has now left the hospital and is spending some time, while recovering-, with his daughters in Georgia. No one regretted more than he did the misfortune which prevented his being with the congregation during this revival. SPRING EXAMS FOR TEACHERS The Spring Examination for Teachers will he held at the County Court House Friday and Saturday. May 4, and 5, respectfully. Anyone desiring to teach in the public schools of South Carolina, and who is not already legally qualified, should and nre urged to take this examination. The examination will cover twelve subjects, and will require two days to complete it. It will be impossible for an applicant to attend iust one clay and obtain a certificate. The High School Examination will not be given at this time. This examination will cover Primary, first, second and third grades and General Elementary, first, second and third grades. Applicants are required to furnish the necessary stationery, pencils, etc. The examination will bee:in promptly at nine o'clock. E. C. ALLEN, County Supt. of Education. senatoiTsmIth to give talks Senator E. D. Smith will deliver one of his famous talks to the farmers of Horry County at Loris, Friday, May 4th, At eleven o'clock A. M., and also at Aynor at 3:30 P. M. on same day. He will deliver a message of vital interest to every farmer that is worth ;ominjar miles to hear. Don't miss this ? i i n x *^1- 3 m opportunity to near senator oinitn ir you want to be a better posted farmer. o Moore Thompson, formerly cashier of the Bank of Little Riverl now lives at Crewe, Va., where he is holding a responsible position with one of the leading companies.