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<r f VOL XXVII llSifll. Are Needed in the County ai Affaire ^ r. VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS 2 B( Ul Made in the Report of Ilal L. Back at ^ a the Recent Meeting of the Board.? ej The Books That Should be Us^d,-- o Trial Balance and Monthly Statement s oi Provided For. g( To A. C. Murrell, D. V. Kiohardson It and W. C Hooks, b County Commissioners for Hor- 1< rv County. 1 Gentlemen: a At >our request 1 make some few p suggestions relative to the accounts * and records of your office. Your board being the body cor- 1 porate of the county, charged with d the management and control of all 1< of its property|and|tinancial interests u should by all means have the best h system obtainable for keeping up * with the County's affairs. In order t to carry out the proyisions of the * statute, I think you will find it t necessary to enlarge the system now g in use in your i til je. 8 You will tind that every pro- c greasive business concern is con- C stantly striving for better methods e of accounting, it meant economy to n that business, and besidoe it gives fa the owners and stockholders de- a tailed and full information as to bow si their money and property is to bs used. Your board is ihe representative of the perple of the county in I the management of its business affairs, they have placed in your hands S certain funds to be expended, and ii they are entitled to have from you f( from time to time, a state- a ment as to how you are expending B those funds. E ^ I therefore submit for your consideration some suggestions which, n if put into elTect will I think, aid you in effecting a saving for the county, and give you a satisfactory record for your office. DOUBLB ENTRY LEDQHB Th is should be the general ledger for the office and carry an account for every fund passing through your hands, such as Heads and Bridges, ? Chain Gang, Poor, Publio Buildings e etc. You can then have right be- ? fore you what is being spent for the different purposes and keep within ^ the amounts appropriated, 1 SALARIES, a An account should be kept with every officer of the county who is paid a salary. At present all ialaries are charged to one account, n ii rl a ciia nuhn i oflph r> fH >or> Kaa a. been paid tbo claims have to be Checked or the file book checked. t magistrates. 8 Ad account should be kept with eaoh magistrate of the county, showing ihe cost of maintaining his p court and the receipts from the same. court expenses. A n accouut suouiu ue sept of the b cost to the county of the courts, h Th.s can be very easily done. P other accounts. t It is not necessary for me to enuro a erur. - further tue different accounts ^ to j k * v/u .uia linger, tuoy wul <1 readily occur to you. o trial balance monthly statement a A irial balance should bo taaen c every month to test the correctness of the work; and when ever your board meets, this balance which is ri practically a statment. could b<, a laid before you showing just what 0 had been expended for dilTerent 11 purposes and tbe amount of funds ^ still on hand. You could then keep 0 up with your work with some degree 81 of satisfaction and not have to depend on the Treasurer's bo^g to show what your office is doing. You will find many advun*ftl/fl8 u from this ledger. I1 necessary bo ks. t< I would suggest that y0U bUy " just an ordinary ledger, 8Uch as generally used by ^^chants. I think the present Fll? ?jok in your ^ oflice can be used as a Journal, MINUTE BOOk, , I understand that the olaims have 0 not, heretofore, been listed on your b minute book, and that some times y claims have been withdrawn from f the oflice after being approved 1 j refer you to section 992 Vol. I. Cod? ^ 1912., which in substance provides, c t that all claims shall be listed on the t {j* minutes, and that no claim shall be c withdrawn from the custody of the t board except to be used as evidence . in some judicial proceeding. , PUBLIC PRINTINQ BOOK8 AND STATIONERY This Is one matter which I especially call to your attention. Upon investigation 1 think vou will Hnd jv that the present method of furnish- s Ing supplies for the different offices ' is entirely too ex pet. sire. I under- ! stand that now any magistrate is I allowed to come to a printer and buyf say, a dozen warrants and have < the bill eome to you. Sfou oould ; ? hr 1 i the cannon-cook case eard Before Magistral* W II Chestnut on Last Friday. A preliminary bexriufc took place i the court last Friday morning be >re Magistrate W. H. Chestnut in in nii6 of! the Stato vs. AreLi ook aud Andrew Lee, charged by i?* prosecutor J. M. Cannon with a assault and battery upon his per)n of a hitfh and aggravated nature nd with intent to kill. Tn a premlnary investigation the defend nt is noi allowed to put up witnessi. Tbe prosecutor himself was the nly fitness of any importance worn in the case aud the substance f what he ?aid was that he had )me word3 with W. A. Cook, the ither pf Archie Cook, on Sunday efore the fight took place tiio fol :>wing week. That on the noxl 'uesday he, the prosecutor, went tc place where Memory Todd was utting up a telephone line, ant rhen ho got there found the twc efendants at work with him 'hat b0 had nothing against the twc efend^nti, but when he started tc save Cook called to him and came p to him with a telephone insu itor id his hand and saying that he rould Kill him, he struck him ovoi he head with the insulator. Thai hey clinched and the prosecutoi urned Cook on tbe bottom and wa? ettiug out a knife to defend him elf, when Cook called Lee win ame up with an axe and crderet annon not to out the other's throat '.c. At the end of the hearing the lagistfnto bound Cook over to the igher court, and dismissed the case s to Lee. Both sides were repre antor) bv aUortiovs of this bar. u u iivn* ? ?r - / ? - * Conway Methodist Church, Services for Sunday May 18jb: unday School at 9 45 a. m. Preach ag at 11 a, m., Subject: Laborers >r the Harvest. Epworth League t4ptn. Pre acbirg at 8p. ra. by tav. R. Herbert Jones, Presiding llder. Prayer-meeting on Wedhesday ight. A cofdial welcome to ail services, Albert 0. Befcts, Pastor. Second Quarterly Conference To-morrow (Friday) night at t 'clock the 2nd Quarterly Coufei nee of the Conway Methodist Churct rill be held in the Methodist Church tev. K. Herbert Jones of Manor rill bar on hand and preside. Al he official members of the Churcl re expected to be on hand. Presbyterian Church-Conway. Sunday, May 18th: Preaching b; he pastor at 11 a. m and Bp m . A special service at 4 p. nf, whei he pastor will baptize infants pre en ted by their parents. Sunday School at 4,30 p. in. Prayer-meoting Wednesday at ! i. m, A. S Doak, Pastor. uv tbehQ in quanlties at perhap alf the price that you are nov laying by the dczen. I just men inn this to show vou how suuulie re now bought. Where possibk he supplies should be b )ughfc it lani&ies and the work done by ontract, and you will be supprisec t thd money you cau save thi ounty. road books and road hands I think a systematic list of the oad bands should bo made out aiu new book opened for the purpose; f keeping this record. Through be reports of the Overseers and the 'reasdrer sufficient informatloc an be obtained for a reasonably akisfactory record in your office. ooncou-i n The plan outlined above is prac ical and not burdened with a lot oi nnec0?8ary red tapo; neither wil b ont^il any groat deal of work, bu o be Of any value to you the worl last be done promptly and kep Ight up to date. It will not b< *pen?ive because you already hav< lost of the book4. Any practice ouble entry bookkeeper should bi ,ble to do the work. Some migh tfck why this troubla of keeping ac ounkiJ in detail, my answer woulc ie that it gives the people of thi ounty full information about pub ic affairs which they ought to have t will ba healthy for the county, lid ndt care to burden you with to< Duch detail, so my suggestions hav x*en fenaral, but should you desir n? to do so. I will be dad at am ime come before your board an 10 re fully into the matter lereitf mentioned. Reapeotfully Submitted H. L. Buck. Mr ?ad Mrs S G Godfrey of Cheravi ipent the first of this week in Co ray, visiting relatives of the lattei Saras Hi tarsi, Otkar linedlis Wao't Cor The wor*t ?**ea, no matter of how long standing ire by the wonderful, old reliable Ui Porter'* Antleeptlc Healing Oil. It relieve paia **d Heal* at the mim time. ?c, 60c, $L0( mm CONWAY, S. C., THUR! lilifli' Gathered By the Herald Man in a Week I ? . CAGHT IN THE PASSING Stray Bits of Local aad Personal News ---Some of Those Mentioned You i Know?Others You May Not Know ?Happenings Around the Town ( W H Rabon called at the Herald cilice while in town last Saturday. A M Hardee,of tho Loris section > was here Wednesday on business. 1 T J Vaught of Nixonville was in ) Conway lase Saturday on business. j The weather turned to much cool : } er the lirst of this week. I W A Smith ot Socastee was in Conway last Tuesday. Hiram Long was among the sue t cessful farmers visiting Conway last . f Tuesday. VN L Bryan spont one day last i , week in the Little River section of 1 of this Couuty. 1 M D Blackburn and son of Tabor, [ N. C., were emong those visiting i [ Conway the lirst of this week. O F Booth was in Conway one 1 . 1- TT_ _ ? - 1 uajr mst wi'CH, tlU IS UDH Ol *06 most successful farmers of bis community, , James P, Smith, one of our re- ' { spected citizens of the Jordanville j section, spent last Saturday in Con- ' , way on business. ' The new express office near the ' residence of J. M. McKeithan is < rapidly nearing oompletion and is < about ready for occupancy. L D Suggs, one of the leading bus i iness men and farmers, of the Loris section, visited Conway on business one day last week. Attorney Thornton of Darlington speut last Thursday in Conway on * legal business at the office of the p Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. ! i ' Read the leading article appearing i in this issue concerning the office I of the county supervisor. You will 1 i understand more about what is need 1 cd in the county affairs, William Page of Galivants Ferry visited Conway last week, remaining here for some hours during the day. ( y His friends are always glad to see i his smiling face. WK Brown, one of the leading farmers of Galivants Ferry Township, spent last Wednesday in Con^ way on legal business. The lamented Daniel J. Crowley, who died last week at his home in ( rpnrir/'linwn harl manw ffionflo Kara _ .. iMMaa J I ( ll/UUO (IV> I i> 3 and in the county, who were pained v to hear of his death. When in need of a legal blank of s any kind come to the Herald oflice 5 and make your wants known. We 1 carry a full line of these necessary J articles and will be pleased to supply J your wants at aoy time. Now that the season of the strawberry and the irish potato has ari rived in our midst, there is no rea1 son why you should not come along a and bring us that dollar that you i owe us on your subscription. We 3 hove waited patiently, but patience i ceases to be a virtue after a while. 7 So come in and pay up. The irish potato crop, which for a long time looked so promising, acf cording to recent reports made to 1 this oflice, has been cut off about t one half by means of the extremely t dry weather. It appears that a few t neighborhoods had a raio when s others did not, and in those sections b where the shower fell, the crop is 1 very much better than at other 0 places. The rain which came last t Friday was a little too late to do any i? good to the crops in the Myrtle 1 Beach section of the county. Ac 9 cording to information received last i- Saturday the digging wag to com. monce on the Myrtle Beach farms I on last Monday morning. 5 e The carnival shows arriving in Q Conway on Monday before last for * one week apparently did a good business every night last week. There ,8 were two shows connected with it, aside from the usual small stands and exhibitions usually going with such organizations, but these seemed to enjoy a pretty good patronage every night in the week. The Merry-Go-Round especially was busy, II not only at night but during the enp# tire afternoons. There were not so * many things going on as usual, not exactly gambling, but the nearest r, approach to it possible without vio lating the technical spirit of the n law. 3DAY, May 15th, 191 FOR PASSING VARIOUS CHECKS I'he E L Moore Matter Comes up Again. E. L Moore, who was taken from the jail here last week and carried to Georgetown, by special oflieor It. T, Harmon, was lodged in the Georgetown jail upon his arrival there, as he could not make bond for his appearance at court under the various charges lodged against him in the court of Magistrate J. M. Butler. It appears that Moore has drawn other worthless checks since his ar rest under charges growing out of worthless checks passed by him in his Central Hotel deal. In relation to the (irst chargo against him, he made bond in Conway, and left here for Chadbourr. Unnaining in Chad bourn for a few days, he went to Florence where he drew a check on the 1st National Bank of Conway for $75 00 and induced a merchant to giyo him the cash for it. After re maining in Florence a day or two he went back toChadbourn, and finally went to Jacksonville, N C., where ho was arrested this last time. The various checks given by him lately and which wore worthless, are as follows: Phoenix Furniture Co., $20.00; Ed Joseph, $75 00; T. W. Barfield, $0.00; Mills of the Santee PI..U n nr*. 1 .i~ - muu v^iuu vyuiup, I u.uu, umi me Florence merchants' check. $75 00, At last accounts he was waling in the Georgetown county jail for his trial in that county in June. Masons to Lay Corner Stone Notice is hereby given that Con way Lodge No. 05 A, F, M. will, ander special dispensation, lay the Corner Stone of the new Episcopal ZJhurch now being erected in Con way on Wednesday June 4th, at 2 a'clock in the afternoon. All members of the order are cor dially invited to be present. All ailicers and members of Conway Lodge No. 65 A. F. M. are request 3d to meet at the Masonic Hall at 1.30 p. in. W. L. Bryan, W. M. Chas. Dusenbury, Secty. Ilomewood Tidings Farmers seems to be iu good heart, Although the weathor is unusually dry, and I fear the stand of crops will be very broken. I am sure if the farmers would unite into Drainage Leagues as the town and some of the country people are doing, and put in a thorough draining system, with the help of Stale and National Aids, our crops would not sufTer so much from drouths and drowned outs, as prevails under present circumstances. I am sure glad to know that tha Socasteo Drainage League is still alive, and will be established, and will start the work of reclaiming in Horry, which will be the instigation of draining the vast areas of tho so called swamp i ,1 ? ? lauu, uuw in uur uuuiity, turning Ihem into fertile fields. Thus greatly promoting our agricultural possibilities. Nearly two years ago I started to establish a drainage league in Deg Bluff and Galivants Ferry, but it was defeated by the hands of careless and in different people, which every right thinking man must say was to our hurt. For no one. individual can successfully drain his farm without the corporative help of his neigh bois. Iam also very interested in road building, and am in favor of doing it by the Bond Issue. But, however, if each land owner would bear one half the expense of ditching and rounding up the roads where it crosses their land, and the county would do the other one half. It would be a paying proposition for the land owners and greatly benefit the country roads. Space forbids a thorough discussion of the waste of time and means by working poorly drained fields and roads, and will 8top by making a few remarks as to the improvemen t of farm situ tion conditions and rural 1 fe i 1 ge eral by co operative organizations along all lines of business ana especially that of agricultural drain age. Respectfully Yours, C F. S. K. of II. Lodge Established On last Saturday, C. P. Qaattle baum wont to Wiggins, S. 0., in the lower narb of Colleton Cnnntv. anr r ? J J ?? assisted Mp. J. H. Roberts, Suprem< Deputy, in instituting a new Lodgi of Knights of Honor, with twenty one members present and a numbei of others who were elected to taki the degrees at a subsequent inee log. The new Lodge is named Cheehaw for the river on which Wiggins ii situate. The prospects are fine foi building up a strong lodge there o good material in the near future, w< are informed. WANTED. ?At once three thou sand chickens, either grown or fried Cash Grocery Co , opposite old To baeco Ware Louse. Adv. V f 'Will, 13. irrii Will Convene May 26th, 1 1 vtll I juage Wilson Presiding GASES FROM LAST GOUHT J | Quite a Number of Cases Standing Over From Last Court Will Come up, Many Cases of Minor Importance Will be Called,?State vs. M. V. Gerald Will Attract Some Attention,--State vs. Hardee Will be Tried. Tho court of General Sessions will convene bore on Monday, May 2(>-h, 191R, Judge Wilson, presiding. Already on the docket continued over from the last term appears tho following eases which will likely coino up for trial at this term: The State vs Jessie Dawsey, for obstructing road, Tho State vs E. L. Moore, Dispon sary law, Tho State vs J O. Milligan, assault and battery. Tho State vs Arch Fiardee, assault and battery with intent to kill. The State vs O E. Todd, bastardy. The State vs G. Lewis, ot. al.. malicious mischief. The State vs N . 13. Smart, et. al., homestead law. The State vs L W Brown, assault and battery. The State vs Earl Davis, assault and battery. The Stat) vs L. V. Todd, appeal. In addition to the above there are several cases not on the docket which will come up for hearing, with the possibility of course that they may bo continued. Among these will be: The State vs M. V. Gerald, assault. The State vs Edwards, assault and battery. The State vs Blackburn, assault and battery. There are many other cases of miuor importance that will come up for trial, Athletic Club. E. Haggei, the proprietor of tho moving picture show, is now at work in the interest of an athletic club which ho proposes to form, and which he will run without profit and the members will have to pay only actual expenses. He will teach all of the forms of athletic exercise, such as wrestling, boxing and calesthenics. We were mistaken in stating that E. Haggei is a Syrian. He is an Arabian. For Burns, Bruises and Sores. The quickest and surest cure for burns, bruises, boils, soros, inflammation and all skin diseases is Buck Ion's Arnica Salve. In four days it cured E. II. Haflin, of Iredell, Tex , of a sore on his ankle which pained him so he could hardly walk. Should be in every house. Only 25c. Recommended bv Norton Druf Co ? Adv. W. O. W. Picnic Pi no wood Camp VV. O W., No. 522 of Stalvey, S. C. and Courtney Camp, No 457 of Georgetown, S. C., will ^ive a picnic at Peachtree Land in^ on tho Waccamaw river, Jane (ith. All Woodmen and the public are cordially invited to come with full baskets. Benj. P. Watts, Clerk. Camp No. 522. WniMMWBWWiWBMBMWMIl1 IIIBH ? ! I H Mi^llLUMiJ ; j W RO1 BAK PO r 9 \ 1 Economizes Eggs; make! r appetizing a 3 I The only Bald from Royal Gra] i > sV;,* .*>.! t... l~\ No. 6 I THE SEASON AT MYRTLE REACH 1 V, ill no Doubt Have Train Schedules 1 aiul Excursions as Hefore, 8 The Mullins Eutc rpriso in its is suo iif last week, has the following % to say in relation to the season at I Myrtle Heath and concerning the I running of the trains to that place over the Atlantic Coast Line; and " .r. . w 4 1*4 1 t a icuer uaurcssed to Editor Piatt, by the officials of the railroad I company: | Mr. #). fiOe I Matt, Mullins, S. C. S Dear Sir: Referring furihar to your riM nt letter. I am just in re- I I opfpt of adyise from our Tran.-por..a)u Department thai it is expect- I od to operate <>n the Myrtle Beach I Branch, during the coming season, service practically on the samesched ules as last year, except wo will provide train to run between Conway and A?nor, connecting with Nos. I 197 and 98. It Is expected that the I same Sunday service will also bo I Operated as for the last two or three I seasons. Yours very truly, T. C. White, General Passenger Agent. The amusement department this year will be in charge of Vivian F. l'latt, who made quite a reputation there last year for the up-to date manner in which he conducted affairs. Viviau has added a number of now features for the entertainment of the guests this season. New bath suits, the latest cold drinks and ices. The pavilion tloor hast been taken up and a new one put down and the premises generally overhauled. Guests to Myrtlo Beach this year ! will find plenty of amusements for their entertainment, and a bill of fare second to none Marshal Nanco will see to it that his tables are supplied with the best, and good comfortable rooms nw5\it. ;dl Gentlemen of the Jury. P M D McCormick, S L Burroughs, J T Shelley, S J Ayers, W H Bell, W Hamp Graham, Samuel Strickland, J W Sa9sor, S B Small, Hill Kin*?, W Luther Bellamy, C S Soles, II M Myler, ? oJoe C Baruhill, Ed W Page .7 E Nixon. , v 7 J liamp Edge, Gary Smith, T A Pinner, L M Ludlara, S C Beverly, T H Burgess, Q C Lewis, Henry Thompkins, H B Baker, G B Cartrette, J B Singleton, S M Graham, E M Booth, [ Ii L Kichardson, jr.. L S Suggs, J F Harper, Parker tiabon, Waterman Graham, B F Singl ton, F S Powell. ??-W?w? Your attention i? called to t io lar^e new advertisement of J. T. Shelly appearing in this paper. He I recently purchased the interest of his partner Mr. Jordan in the firm business at Ay nor, S. C , and the business is now being run by Mr. Shelly as sole owner. ITAL ING WDER e/y Puro Butter, Flour, s the food more ind wholesome V * , j ng Powder made pe Cream ol Tartar. I