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Dillon, 8. C., May 5, 1981.
Some Investigators are primed to
throw brickg at the brick maaerb
An optimistic business iu in i<* ono
who f.oee out after business aui gets
It
Everybody appear ^ to he in favor
of Improvements if the otlier fellow
pays for them.
The more money the lailioadi get
lrom the government Ihi move th?:y
think they need.
The way not to get good government
is not to be interested in It between
elections.
The business man who advertises
~*'onoe" and then quits is in no position
to judge returns.
If real help is needed in settling
ihn German reparations question why
n.?t call on the statesmen ?n the barter
thops?
The immigration hill annoam nir?_
ly to go through congress and be
made a law on the theory that the
melting pot is all right in theory but
not when it melts the pot.
Our neighbor. Marion, is experimenting
with the "curb market" and
so Tar the experiments have been so
satisfactory that Marion is encouraged
to adopt the "curb market" as a
permanent institution. We have always
been an advocate of the "curb
market" for the smaller towns and
^cities. Years ago we advocated a
""curb market" for Dillon, but tbe
suggestion did not seem to meet with
.general approval. There was 110 opposition
to the movement to establish
a "curb market" but nobody
Beemcd to enthuse over tbe idea and
the movement wdnt the way that most
movements go when they are not
l>&cked by public approval. If the
market house in the big city is a convenient
place for seller and buyer to
meet why does not the "curb mar
ket" offer the same convenience to
seller and buyer in the smaller
towns and cities? The seller would
l>e saved the trouble and expense of
peddling his produce from door to
door and the housewife would know
where to go to make her purchases.
The market could open and close at
certain hours and the seller of produce
could get back home in time to
do a good day's work. The plan provides
a quick market for produce and
encourages the production of those
commodities for which we are sendirg
away every month thousands of
dollars to distant parts of the nation.
It is much easier to produce than
to sell, and the placing of commodl
ties into the hands ot the consumer
ia a matter that requires brains and
energy. Who can blame the farmei
lor refusing to produce when ho finds
ii so difficult to sell?
The Yorkville Enquirer says there
was much surprise in the Yorkville
court room the other.day when, at
the close of the arguments in a civil
case, one of the jurors asked the
trial judge to tell him which was the
plaintiff and which was the defendant
in the case. "Local attorneys as
well as visiting attorneys," adds
The Enquirer, "said that never before
in all their experience had they
heard such a question asked." It is
quite reasonable that a lawyer should
express surprise when such a question
is asked, but there is nothing
surprising about it to the averags
layman. The layman does not understand
legal parlance; he Is not versed
In the rill <-a nf cnnrl on<l
? - ? - -w ?? vwmi v, uiiu uuirro lie
I* -what is known as an "expert" juror,
court phrases and court proceedings
are as so much Greek to him. Ho
is a school boy in the court room,
Juries are made up of men whose
Jives run in ehaasrts entirely different
from those of Judges, lawyers and
court attaches. As a rule their vocations
do not require them to study
the meaning of legal words and
phrases, and it is no reflection on the
intelligence of the men who serve a?
jurors to say that not one half of
them could givte anything like a clear
analysis of the testimony at the conclusion
of a case. We have seen
Judges who did not understand a case
after the testimony bad been taken
and the arguments were made. On
one occasion a leading lawyer of
eastern South Carolina sat as special
judge In a case involving many fine
legal points. At the close of the case
tie wrote his decision and then went
home and after studying over the
case reversed himself. The supreme
_ court reversed him and practically
pretty<ua*ained his first decree. What then
f Miss be expected of the layman when
rogresslve c* M juror on a case involving
THE DILLON
much testimony of a conflicting na
tore? We do not believe the rule
of court should be modified but the;
should be simplified. Instead o
"plaintiff" and "defendant" why no
designate the principals in a case b
their names as "Mr. Smith or Mi
Brown?" Or follow the title of th
cose and refer to them as "Mi
Smith, the plaintiff' and "Mr. Browi
thc defendant." If that had been th
.rule the Yorkville juror would hav
hod a clearer understanding of th
case at the conclusion of the testi
rnony and arguments.
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1HE STOKY OF A.
"CREDIT" FARM El
This is the story of a prosperou
I mrmer wno uvea not over 10 mile
I from Dillon. The story came to Th
Herald man through a big merchan
who heard it from the farmer am
it 8 veracity cannot be questioned. I
describes a condition which exists to
day in many sections of Dillon count;
and in thousands of communitie
throughout the cotton belt.
"How did I set on my feet?" ask
?ed the farmer in reply to a questloi
from the merchant. "You remembe
when I sfearted. I rented a one-hors'
farm on Mr. Blank's place. It wa
fairly good land and the rent wa
reasonable enough. I had no capita
and my worldly assets represented i
few pieces of cheap furniture whirl
I bought on th'e installment plan,
went to the credit merchant. Credl
merchants were plentiful in thosi
days. "You are a hard-worker," sail
the merchant, "and I will take i
chance on you. Your line ?' credi
this year will be $350.00, including
fertilizers, and you will have to pu
15 acres in cotton."
' "I gave the lien for $350 ani
planted the 15 acres in cotton,
worked like a beaver. On fair days
ploughed and on wet days I cleanei
ditch banks and hauled vile sniellinj
guano from town. I remember lati
one cold rainy evening as I came ii
from town with a load of guano
saw my little boy and girl, scaroel:
more than tots, way down in the fielt
cutting splinters from a huge light
wood stump. As I unloaded tha
guano with the cold rain pelting mi
on the back of the neck I looked uj
occasionally and saw that little bo:
and girl trudging, homeward wit!
heavy loads of wood. At night I ate i
trugai meal or white sides and cori
bread, washed down with black cof
foe, and by 8 o'clock I was in bed. :
arose early in the mornings ant
waded through dew and grass doini
the chores around the place and bj
sun-up I was in the field. I ploughec
all through the hot blistering sum
mer, and the only rest I got was whei
the crop was laid by and I got a fev
day's fishing down by the banks o
a sickly looking stream. I did no
have money enough to get five mile!
away from home and I was too tirec
nnd exhausted from the work of lay
ing by my crop to waik. When fal
came I took my wife and childrer
and went out and gaihered that 1:
acres of cotton. I went to town anr
got enough money to have it ginnet
and as fast as it was ginned 1
hauled it out to the merchant. Whei
the last bale had been ginned and de
livened I asked the merchant for i
settlement. He had my bill drawn of
with pretty red lines at the botton
and when I asked him to let me hav<
the balance in cash he looked up it
surprise and said: "Why, man, yoi
have no balance. The balance is o:
the other side of the ledger. You havi
come out $40 in debt!" I questional
his statement, but h0 went over i
with me carefully and when we go
through I was convinced that he hai
given me a square deal and sur
enough I was in debt to him to th
amount of $40. He said he was sorry
but I was not the only one. Very fe^
of his customers had been abl'e to pa
out that year, but I could give anotli
er lien right now on next year's croj
including the old balance in the nei
1 i pn o n rl m \r nrifo A ?'v*-1
..w.., ?..% in/ nav auu (.iiimini uuni
pet what few things they could mar
1 age along on during the winter,
gave him the new lien and the ne>
day I brought my wife out to tow
( and she bought a few cheap article
amounting to probably $20.00 and w
went back home. I went to worl
" however, with renewed determins
i tion. I hauled guano for the next cro
> thiough freezing rains and contlr
. ued to watch my little children s
, they struggled alone under the henv
1 work of the farm. The sun was Jui
as hot that summer and the food jui
as scarce. When the crop was harves
ed I took in the last bale and sake
the merchant how we stood th!
time. He had another sheet read
with pretty red lines and when
looked at it my eyes almost bulge
out of their sockets. Instead of havln
a balance to my credit I was in del
. to the merchant something ovc
r $100.00. My feelings are better lma|
' ined than described. But what was
1to do? Jobs were scarce and the
?, again I was not a skilled workmai
i If I got a Job somewhere it woul
i have to be as a common laborer. Th
! merchant was a kind man and h
patted ino on the shoulder and sale
'Oh, well, John don't get discoura*
ed; try it another year. Make anothe
! lien, including the old indebtedness i
the new lien, and bring your wife ou
and buy your winter needs.' I thank
led him, but told him 'No, I will stud
this thing over for a day or two.'
went home that night and talked i
over with my wife. We eat un till
late hour and I made a vow ther
and then that with the help of Goi
I would come from under this thin;
which was making aVavea of mysel
and my wife and children. I wen
hack to town the next day and asket
the merchant how much he though
I could get along with the next year
When he told me I said 'All right
Just make the paper for half tha
HERALD, DILLON, BOOTH CAROLE
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i- Amount.' His reply was 'You can't live'
s on it.' I told hiih I would look out j
for that. Well, to make a long story J
I short I managed somehow to live'
(that year and when I went to make '
* jmy settlement I had about $75 to my
y I credit. The next year I rented a few
. |niore acres, hired a little more extra
e' help, lived ha?d and at the end of the
, Iyear. I had a nice little cash balance
'' to my credit. Th^ next year I did not
11 give any lien, reduced my cotton
e acreage to suit myself, increased my
e grain crops, raised a few hogs for
e local market, and at the end of the .
year I had about $2,000 in cash and j
enough corn in the crib to run my
place through the next year, with a;
little to spare. Well, that was the beginning.
That cash balance increased
ft from year to year; I purchased a
laiuait i#rm, ana in & year or two pur?
chased another farm and before Ions ?,
s the future began to look bright and
e rosy. I sent that boy and girl off to
t school and educated them. I continue
i to farm in my own way. Increasing .
t or decreasing my acreage as I see fit, j
and It has been a good many years
y since I have had to touch the pen for
s any man." "Well, good-day; I must
be going," remarked the farmer as
- he clambered into a high-powered 11
car and dashed off down the road. 1
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e Services at The Methodist Church
s
s Main street Methodist Church, Dr.
1 Watson B. Duncan, Pastor,
a. Sunday School at 10 A. M., Mr.
* W. H. Muller, Superintendent.
I Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M.
t by the Pastor.
e Morning Subject: "Motherhood
1 And Christian Education." A raes- ^
i sage for Mother's Day.
t Evening Subject: "The Bread of
? Life."
t Junior Epworth League at 3:30 P.
M., Miss Mildred Sellers, Superin1
tendent.
I Intermediat e Epworth League at
I j 7 P. M. t
1 ] Prayer Service on W ednesday at
5 5P. M.
s Public cordially invited to all ser1
vices.
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Death Defying Hero.
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New York, May 1?Heroes* arc
* still being born under stress of cira
,
| v iuiiniaiit'^8.
1J Patrolman Benjamin Nachmann ap- f
prared before Magistrate Bernard J. <
1 Dcuras in a prohibition case today
1 and testified that he had drunk sev1
eral hundred samples of hootch in
" his work of rounding up those who
j sought to continue "wet?"
"I congratulate you on your brav- cry
and bold dtefiance of death," said a
' the magistrate.
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1 Card of Thanks.
[ We feel deeply grateful to the
t many good people of Dillon who were
3 so thoughtful and kind during our
j reoent bereavement and our prayer rj
is that God's richest blessings be the
I reward of each and everyone of them.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Saleeby.
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1 In an effort to reform hardened 1
1 drunkards the police of McKee's
I Rocks, Pennsylvania, have imported I
i six Mexican pine and bull-headed
. snakes. The reptiles are six feet in
i length and dangerous locking, but "
f actually harmless. When a "drunk" *
! is brought in he is given a berth
a with the snakes. Thus scared, he
i earns his rplpnsc r>v nrnn.u.,,~ ~
r.vw.on.5 l"
j reform.
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e To produce the body of a murder- ,
ijed man in court as evidence, a Canatjdian
Northwest Mounted Police offict.er
"mushed" by dog team four hun3
dred miles south to the nearest juse
tice's court on the Slave River pros'ducing
the body at the trial of the
\ murderer who was captured deep in
v the northwest wilderness.
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I- FINAL DISCHAJUjSE NOTICE.
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K i Notice is hereby given that Lloyd
d ,Thompson, administrator of the es'-jtate
of Ellis Thompson, deoeased has
I \ made application unto mc for final
,discharge as administrator, and that
Ujj?oiiuay, juno 6th at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon has been appointed for the
e hfaring of the said petition,
t.l All persons holding claims against
t-jthe said estate are requested to file
P 'them with the administrator on or
t- 'ibefor^ 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
is Juno the 6th or this notice will be
y plead in bar of their recovery,
st, JOE CABELL DAVIS.
>t. Judge of Probate,
t- 5 5 4t. Dillon County.
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Is CREDITOR'S NOTICE.
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11 Having qualified as executor of
d the estate of Jasper Hayes, deceased,
g notice is hereby given that all per>t
sons holding claims against the es;r
tate are hereby notified to present
f- sam6 duly authenticated with the
I time provided by law or this notice
n will be plead in bar of their recovery,
i. All persons indebted to the said
d est?te are hereby notified to make
e immediate payment to the undersigne
executor.
1.1 L. F. Johnson,
[ 4 28 3t. Executor.
n Master's Sales.
it
There were two sales by^he master
y at the court house last Monday. The,
I first was in the case ol Max Fass'
It against Annie Hayes. This sale was!
a for the foreclosure of a mortgage on (
e two lots in the colored section known
d as "the Bottom." The lots were bid
g In by Joe P. Lane, attorney, for
f $2000.00. The other sale was a foret
closure prooeeding by T. W. Berry
d against W. C. Parham. The property
t sold was the two-story store building
formerly occupied by Mr. Parham at
:, L&tt*, which was bid In by J. . B.
t LeOette for $5,900.00.
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f A, THURSDAY, MORNING, MAY B,
wanTcolumn
Mil. FARMER?Use n numbered order
book for writing your orders
to merchants. It leaves you a permanent
record and it is easy to
n r> lr tin irmi
merchant. A safe and economical
way of handling your farm affairs.
They can be carried in the vest |
pocket. The cost is small. For sale
at The Herald Office.?5 5.
LOST ? Sunday Evening Between
Buckswamp church and Julius WBailey's
home, a black broadcloth
ladies coat with velvet top- Liberal
reward for return to J. W.
Bailey, Lake View, S. Cv? R. F. D.
No. 3<?4 14 tf.
r Y PE WRITE K RIBBONS ? Stafford's
superfine ribbons for Smith
and Underwood typewriters. Herald
Publishing Co.?3 24
VOTICE?I AM AGENT FOR THE
Florence Steam Laundry and will
receive and deliver all laundries as
promptly as possible. Palace Market.
flK. FARMER?Use n numbered order
book for writing your orders
to merchants. It leaves you a permanent
record and it Is easy to
check up your account with the
merchant. A safe and economical
way of handling your farm affairs.
They can be carried in the vest
yuv-ivei. x up cost is smau. r or saie
ai The Herald Office.? 5 5.
VANTED?Everybody to know that
I now have a full line of machinery
and that I am in a better position
to give quick service than I have
ever been. All work guaranteed.
Electric Shoe Shop over Dillon
Hotel, W. R. Summerall, Prop.?
1 20 tf.
"HOP AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES
titles to real estate, mortgages real
estate, bills of sale, planters contracts,
r^i liens, claim and delivery
papers for sale at The Herald
office.?3 24.
VANTED ?COUNTRY PEOPLE TO
TRY OUR 75c. MKAI S. PALMETTO
CAFE, NEXT TO HERALD
OFFICE?.tf.
ROP AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES
titles to real estate, mortgages real
estate, bills of sale, planters contracts,
rent liens, claim and delivery
papers for sale at The Herald
office.?3 24.
lONUMENTS?We are builders and
erectors of high grade monuments.
All work of the best material and
fully guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
See us before placing your
order. Lumberton Marble Works,
J. H. Floyd, Prop., Lumberton, N.
C.?2 24 52t.
1.1 rr,?Hil'UK K1BBOXS? Stafford's
superfine ribbons for Smith
and Underwood typewriters. Herald
Publishing Co.?3 24
70R SALE?lOO Bushels of Golden
Dent Seed Corn, $2 per bushel in
car. Free from weevils. Best corn
for late planting. H. C. Stanton,
Dillon, S. C., R. 3?4 7 tf
"BOP AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES
titles to real estate, mortgages real
estate, bills of sale, planters contracts,
rent liens, claim and delivery
papers for sale at The Herald
office.?3 24.
IV ANTED ? To save you money on ,
your next winter's coal. Coal is I
bound to go higher in price and |
will be hard to get. With the rail- '
>uou smite 'n prospect, it may be I
impossible to get it later at ai)y
price. We handle the very best
grades of Domestic Coal. No slate,
and deliver 2000 pounds to the ton.
Place your order with us today.
Phones 14, 38 or 145. W. E. Caldwell
& Son 4 21 tf.
WANTED? A live agent for good
Laundry, good commission. Write
Sanitary Steam Laundry, J. CBrittingham,
Mgr., Hamlet, N. C.
?4 28 4t
ROOM FOR RENT OVER THE DILlon
Pharmacy, next to the Bank of
Dillon. Apply to Morris Fass. 5 5 tf
MR. FARMER?Use a numbered order
book for writing your orders
to merchants. It leaves you a permanent
record and it is easy to
check up your account with the
merchant. A safe and economical
way of handling your farm affairs.
They can be carried in the vest
pocket. Tho cost Is small. For sale
at The Herald Office.?-6 5.
FOR SALE?Brady Oasollne Filling
pump, Including tank and oil fixtures
complete. Bargain for quick
buyer. J. Earle Bethea.?5 5 2tp.
TYPEWRITER RIBBONS ? Stafford's
superfine ribbons for Smith
and Underwood typewriters. Herald
Publishing Co.?3 24
FINAL DISCHARGE NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Ha(tie L. Bethea as administratrix
with will annexed of the estate of L.
K. Bethea, deceased, has made application
unto me for final discharge as
administrator, and that Thursday,
May 19th at 10 o'clock In the forenoon
has beon appointed for the hearing
of the said petition.
All persons holding claims against
the said estate are requested to file
them with the administratrix on or
before 10 o'clock In the forenoon of
May the 10th or this notice will be
plead In bar cf their recovery.
JOE CABELL DAVIS.
Judge of Probate, I
4 28 4t. Dillon County.I
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KNOWS AUTO GENERATORS |
See Him At Moore yt Garage
TIP-TOP BREAD
You all remember the good old times
when TIP-TOP bread was sold in town.
You can get this same good, soft, fresh
bread again at the Dillon Market. We
get this bread fresh every morning
except Sundays. Phone orders promptly
delivered. j
J. R. HATCH, Prop.
rj "THIS 19 A STUDEBAKEk YEA,"
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^^SPECIAL-SIX j
' I SHE Studebaker SPECIAL-SIX is distin- I
IA guished as a high-quality five-passenger car a Y
st a remarkably low price ? a car of notably fine B
appearance, finish, upholstery and equipment. ; i
It gives plenty of room for the whole family,
: al comfort, and exceptionally easy-riding fea- jj
tures for a car of such moderate wheelbase, gj
h-^ht weight and economical operation.
Its thoroughbred appearance, its clean-cut,
aristocratic lines, its comfort-giving cushions and
easy springs ? these are further advantages that
make it known as "the ideal family car."
See this car?take a demonstration ride?
and we'll rest our case with you.
All Stadmbahmr Cart arm moalmmod with I
Cord Tirmm?another Stadmbahmr prmomdmmt j j
$1750 I
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