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tit1 I I f V (<.( iLi. .... t.k ?????? .? ! JO ) '??itwni i? ? ? REPLY TO wmim ON SRA0!N8 TOBACCO I J. PL Kinn Writhe ! nl tor ! i\ I ? - .y 1*1 HV/VJ 1?W L'CI '.V | J. W. Ragsdale on Subject I THE BiLL TO REGULATE I Points Out Passages in Recent r Article of N. A. McMillan Which He Says are Mis Leading. K Dear Sir:? m As you no doubt aro aware there has been (or will bo at an early date) a bill introduced in the State Legislate ture to force or compel the farmers of Iflf South Carolina to grade and tie up i| their tobacco before they can sell the same. Being a warehouseman of the State J for the past twelve years I am fully acquainted with the tobacco situation lA both from the standpoint of the farm|^or and the buyer, and knowing what i9l do along this line, 1 feel it my duty H in justice to tiio tobacco growers of JH' South Carolina, to request that this n bill be held up until the masses of the M tobacco growers can be heard from, as !ain posiuve mat tne larger propor[)ii of the tobacco growers arc againsuch a movement, especially when le true facts are put before them. The communication from Mr. N. A. cMillan, appearing in The Knterpri of the J4th inst. is in a large measV misleading. No doubt Mr. McMiln is honest in his assertions, but evently he has based his conclusions 'om information obtained from a nail number of the tobacco growers id a very few warehousemen. 1 feel mt Mr. McMillan should not push u's bill until he* has heard from the lajority of the tobat co growers. Helow I will give you a few of the iislcading points in Mr. McMillan's immunication: First.?"To amend the law regulang warehouse charges so they will e re<luced to the North Carolina :-ale." This word "reduce" used i:i lis connection leaves the impression dth the farmer that he would sell 's tobacco for less warehouse charge? vhich is not true. After his tobacco > graded into several piles and sold s on the North Carolina basis of barges, the charges will be more pei housand pounds instead of less than hey are today in South Carolina. Second.? In the comparison of prico if ! ti t'n I'mr fnn M ? \f .> 1 1 In m f r " it/ ? ' V A ? i ? ; 4 i i IV^I ill I lU v .'M I Ulll I HR'noto tho prices on one p: idicular ^Rnarket. He should have qouted the ^H:v( rage prices for the <ntire State: f North and South Carolina. and noi out the Wilson market from the ^ hundred or more markets in North ^ Carolina. Wilson is located in the ^Rmart of an exceptional tobacco tor^Ritory?a territory that grows the finH|-st cigarette and smoking tobacccc |Rmi<i the finest wrappers in the world, IHpnd lias long been noted for this type ^R/l tobacco. In a general average the ^HMd Palmetto State's average is right ^Hhp with any tobacco producing State ^Rfho actual loss in weight and cost in ^Hrrading and tieing is over two dollars hundred pounds, which claim al^HT.ost every farmer will agree is true. ^HKll tobacco sections have their own ^Hfr-uc value and eastern Carolina stand ^H|rst and has for many years. The ^^ vdnston-Salem market, the leading ^^Kiarket in the State of North Carolina ^Rrnd the biggest manufacturing point the world for tobacco, is now av^H|"*aging less for its tobacco than the ^Httatc of South Carolina averaged for past season. And about all the re-drying plants South Carolina are equipped for ^^Rtindling South Carolina tobacco in ic leaves and it would cost a hunH ped thousand dollars or more to ^Rakc this change, and very likely ^^tjmld not bo done in time to take care the coming crop, which would be great drawback to the situation. ^^Bvcry tobacco growers n the State of ^^Huth Carolina is well aware that ^Htfien the middle of September comes ^Hpjat most of the buyers leave for the ^^K>rth Carolina, Virginia and other ^^Eirkcts. Then the bulk of their toBHcco would be left at the mercy of am aware that a large per cent of i. Ifc tooacco growers wouui not pianc pacco at all if they had to go to Is extra trouble and expense and I It sure this proposed legislation |uld be a great drawback to the I mors of your State. T trust you It look into this matter and oblige. Yours very truly, J. D. KING. 1. S. T?utler, one of the business n of the Lorls section, spent a few l|rs hero last Monday. (The *'HOKK\ seek"recognition for BLUE COTTON GROWERS Norfolk Cotton Exchange Recently IViacle Effort NORFOLK NEWS CLIPPING I We Publish Clipping as Well as | Letter of Cotton Commission Merchants Sent to Mr. D. W. Hard wick The following clipping taken from a Norfolk newspaper of recent date will explain itself: With a veiw toward securing adequate recognition for the cotton growers of North and South Carolina members of the Norfolk Cotton Exchange held a meeting yesterday morning and appointed a committee to visit J. C. Brand of the agricultural bureau in Washington and request the bureau to accept supplementary types for blue cotton. i As matters str.nd now the standard j i/.ed types of lowc r grade cotton that I will be sent out February IS by the ; agricultural bureau recognize only the gray color, which is grwn extent ivcly in Alabama, Georgia and other ; States farther South. Blue cotton which is grown extensively in North and South Carolina has no recognition in the government types and shippers from these States who send their goods to New York will have to estahilish a type of their own beforfc the goods will be accepted. This will work considerably to the disadvantage of the Carolina growers, and it is this disadvantage that the local exchange i is seeking to correct. The committee appointed to wait I upon Mr. Brand are J. S. Jenkins, chairman; George Hogan and S. W. Harris. They will go to Washington Monday, see Mr. Brand at 1 1 oYlocic and endeavor to get him to accept sup plementary types for blue cotton. Under date of Jan. 2~>fh, Messrs. S. W. Harris & Co., large cotton factors of Norfolk, Va., wivno to Mr. Dan W. Hard vick, I.oris, S. 0., as follows: Gentlemen:?We enclose herewith a clipping from the Norrolk Virginiaian-Bilot which explains itself. See ^ if you cannot have this published in your local paper as it concerns the interest of the Carolina farmers. As you know, the U. S. Government has adopted standard types of the different grades of cotton which will be ' ' adopted by the Cotton exchanges in 1 ho South; now as a matter of fact the grades bolow Middling do not represent the character of cotton grown in the Carolinas, as the types contain only white cotton, no hi no or bluish cotton at all making it absolutely impossible to deliver on any sales a very large portion of the crop of the Carolinas, a hardship which the Norfolk Exchange recognizes should not exist, nor do we believe that it was so intended; therefore, the Norfolk Cotton Exchange being fully alive to the interest of the Carolina farmers held a meeting and discussed the matter at length, and appointed a committee of three (our Mr. Harris being one of said Committee) to go to Washington and lay before the Bureau the impor tancc of supplying supplementary types protectng the blue and bluish cotton which constitute a large percentage of the crop of North and South Carolina, otherwise said cotton at all times would bo a drug on the market. We have every reason to belive that after the Committee has gone fully into the matter with them, the Bureau will see the justice of the demand and will make up supplementary types to protect the blue and bluish cc' tons. Meeting of Creditors. The meeting of creditors of the Rev. Sam T. Creech was held in Marion last week and was attended by several of the creditors in person and attorneys who represented the others. The usual preliminary steps in such matters were taken by Mr. A. F. Woods, the referee in bankruptcy, and CI : /V TAT _ - f si one mi o. s\. ix'wis 01 v^onway was elected as trustee of the estate. Sheriff Lewis already had the st jck in charge under an execution issued on a judgment against Mr. Creech. 1*0 will still handle the property but under a different right. The bankrupt generously withdrew all claims to homestead in the personal property and made other concessions which will benefit the creditors of his estate. Mr. Creech now resides at Dunct.vi in Spartanburg county, where he is ir charge of a Methodist church, and ha.'s discontinued the mercantile business. ito*? COUNTY AND HKK PKQfM.K. Fit! CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, i mmWnW FOR PETTY THIEVERY Various Lots of Cured Baco!1Missing from Warehouse AUTHORITIES ARE PUZZLED Thomas Newton and Thomas Bellamy Placed in the Lockup Last Saturday Night. Last Saturday two negro boys, Thomas Newton and Thomas Bellamy were arrested by Chief L. R. Ambrose under charges of stealing brought, against them before I ho Mayor of Conway. The chief of police had been working on this matter for some time. During the past several months Mr. Ri YV. Lane had been missing small lots of bacon from the warehouse of Burroughs & Collins Co., near the Waccamaw Line Wharves. Where the meat went was a puzzle. The losses were reported to the authorities. Among the circumstances leading to the arrest of the defendants was the fact that meat had been sold out on the hill and it appeared that this had been going on systematically for some time. The two defendants were employed at times about the warebouse to load and unload shipments of goods. The authorities were making a thorough investigation last Saturday and it was said that other arrests might follow. WAS WELL PATRONIZED. .Vaudeville Show of William Todd Was Enjoyed by Many. The William Todd show spent last week in Conway and remained over for several days of this week, and gave performances each night under a large tent, on one of the vacant lots next door to Horry Hardware Company. This was about the third or fourth time this show had been in Con way. Todd runs a clean show, free from the usual annoyances. The reputation gained when here before helped in getting the proprietor good crowds almost every night. Just as before, one of the features of the show is the monkey trained to loop the loop. Todd is the inventor of this device which is used for this performing monkey. The staging is of wood and resembles very much the apparatus used by men in making the "loop the loop" with a bicycle. Of course the one used for the monkey is not near so large. Anyway it is an interesting part of the program to see the monkey come riding into the arena on the back of a dog. The mon key is hauled up to the top of the steep incline and while the band plays he makes the plunge. The performing dogs are among the attractions of this show. The vaudeville acts were all good. OBITTARY. On Jan. 12th death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Boyd and took from them their little girl. Cclie. She was sick only a week. All possible was done by the doctors to stay the hand of death, but the Lord knew best. It was hard to part with this bright child. She was only five years old. The remains were laid to rest at the Royals cemetery, the funeral ser vices conducted by the Rev. R. B. Chestnut. Sleep, Celia, sleep and take thy rest, And be forever blessed, Till the judgment day and then Await and watch for me at the beautiful gate. Her loving cousin, F. P. Causee. CONVENTION NOTICE. On the 12th, 13th and 14th, of February a Missionary Convention for the Laymen of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina will be held at Trinity Church, Columbia, S. C. Bishop A. B. Lloyd and John W. Wood, President and Secretary respectively of General Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the highest authorities on Mission work in the church will have important parts on the programme. Right Rev. W. A. Guerry, Bishop of the Diocese, Rev. Robt. W. Patton, Secretary of the Province of Scwanee, J. Nelson Frierson, P. D. Pinney, Southern Secretary of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and Walter Hazard, will all join in making the Convention an interesting one. The roads over the county were rendered in worse fix than ever by the rains of last week, so that it was almost impossible to pass with an automobile. MM 1 w EST. LAST, NOW AND FOKKVKK." FEBRUARY 4, 1915. SOLICiTOR DISPUTE BEFORE HIGH COURT ! Between Hon. L. B. S'ngleton' and Mr. Louie M. Gasque RECENTLY COMMISSIONED1 Dispute Brought About by the Death of Mr. Wells and the Appointment to His Unexpired Term. It was stated in the last issue of this paper that Governor Manning had issued a commission to Mr. Lonic M. Gasque of Marion as solicitor of the 12th Judicial Circuit. Further information about the matter we did not I have at that time. Since then this paper has learned that the case to decide the right to the olhce between Hon. L. B. Singleton and Mr. Gasque was brought before the Supreme Court in Columbia the middle of last week, and was argued by the attorneys on both sides, Hon. R. B. Scar-, boruogh of Conway representing Mr. Singleton. The opinion was expressed by several who heard the arguments that Mr. Singleton would hold the office during the full unexpired term of the late Walter 11. Wells, but the court reserved the decision on the question, and it was stated that the decision of the court would be publish I ?.i i..i? ! I'll IclIv 1 . The circumstances out of which this controversy arose are well known. Mr. 1 . Ik Singleton was appointed by Gov. Cole li. Blease to fill out the unexpired term of four years at the death of Mr. Waiter 11. Wells, who had just been reelected for a full term when he died. There is still two years of this Wells term to be filled. In the mean time the primaries and general election of 1914 came along. There was a littl? inconsistency in the various acts of the legislature (as there often is) in regard to filling the unexpired term, hence Mr. Gasque of Marion county ran first in the primary and then in the general election and was e'ected by the voters as he was the only candidate out for the office. Of course the legal status of the two claimants 1 u the office had to be sett'ed and this was none by bringing it be for" the supreme court on proper proceedings started for that purpose. ! ALL HIS COTTON CLEAR PROFIT McDermott of Horry Talks of New Farming Practice in Pec Dee. An independent farmer is J. McDermott of Horry county. Mr. McDerr.ioit resigned a county office to go to the State senate and resigned another office subsequently to give bis time to his business. While in the city Wednesday he was asked about farming operations in his county, and replied that the people have been putting in grain and ar? looking to live stock. "I have been keeping house 27 years/' he said, "and have never bought meat or lard." "I am operating one eight-horse ' farm, in addition to some rented places, and 1 made enough foodstuffs last year to run my place, and the cotton that 1 have is paid for and is mine. It is clear profit. I never use any fertilizer that I cannot pay for in the spring of the year. Come over to Horry county in May and see the strawberry crop. "Of course we do not talk about the years when wc make no money, and sometimes they do come, but I recall one year that I had a negro share cropper to sell $500 worth of strawberries off one acre. My rent for that acre that year was, net, about $140."?The State. Aynor a Growing City. Aynor is rapidly coming to the front as a town of Horry County when you consider the many now enterprises that are forming there and all of which apparently are doing well and conducting a growing business. There are two tobacco warehouses and many new buildings during the year 1914, dwellings as well as business places. There was one good bank already doing a large business, and now another one has been organized. Only last week it was announced that a brand new drug company was organiod to begin business there the early part of February. Take it all in all, Aynor is among the growing places of tiie day. _ ' Several Indians who were perform-' ers in the Wild West show here with the Rogers Carnival last December were left behind without funds when ; the Carnival left. They secured work ; on the farms and are said to b< good j workers. ' txM. BIRTHS AND DEATHS MUST SE REGISTERED Sinco Last September There is New Law OUR LOCAL REGISTRARS Each Birth and Death in Either the Town or County Must be Registered. Since last September the new law requiring the legistration of all births and deaths in the county, has been of force. It has probably not been observed so much until this time, for the reason that registrars, or persons who are requirer by the act to be appointed for the purpose of keeping the records, were not appointed as soon as uiey snouui nave oecn. hi order that tho people may understand the nature of this law, we deem it best to publish it in full. It reads as follows: An Act to Provide for the Registration of all Births and Deaths in the State of South Carolina. Section 1. Bureau of Vital Statistics.?Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the State Board of Health ! shall establish a Bureau of Vital Statistics and provide an adequate sysi torn for the registration of births and ( deaths, by formulating, promulgating and enforcing rules and regulations , prescribing the method and form of I making such registaration. Sec. 2. State Registrar of Vital | Statistics.?That the Secretary of the ! State Board of Health shall be the State Registrar of Vital Statistics and it shall be his duty to carry intc effect the rules, regulations and orders of the State Board of Health The Board shall provide suitable apartments, properly equipped will firep'k oof 'vaults and filing oases, foi the permanent preservation of all official records. See. 2. Registration Districts.? That for the purposes of the Act tin State Registrar shall divide the State into registration districts, defining designating the boundaries thereo and appointing local registrars ii each district. See. 4. Local Registrars?Compen sation.?That each local registrai shall be paid the sum of twenty-live cents for each birth certificate prop erly and completely made out and registered with him, correctly recordee and promptly returned by him to the State Registrar, as required by the rules and regulations. Ami in case no births or deaths were rcgisteree during any month, the local registrai shall ho entitled to be paid the sum o twenty-five cents for each report te that effect, but only if promptly made in accordance with the rules and regu lations. All amounts payable to the registrar under the provisions of thi: ?oolinn shnll ho n:dd hv 1 ho Tro.'isiiro of the county in which the registry tion district is located, upon ccrtifica tion by the Slate Registrar. And lh< State Registrar shall annually certify to the Treasurers of the several conn ties the number of births and death: properly registered, with the name: of the local registrar and the amouu due each at the rates fixed herein. Sec. 5. State Registrar to Furnisi Copy of Record?Compensation.? That the State Registrar shall, upoi request, furnish any applicant a cer tified copy of the record of any birtl or death registered under the provis ions of this Act, for the making am certification of which he shall be en titled to a fee of fift \r cents to be pun by the applicant, and any such cop> of the record of a birth or death, whei properly certified by the State Regis trar to be a true copy thereof, shal be prima facie evidence in all Court* and places of the facts therein stated For any search of the files and record* when no certified copy is made, the State Registrar shall be entitled to i fee of fifty cents for each hour 01 fractional part of an hour of time o1 search, to be paid by the applicant And the State Registrar shall keep t true and correct account of all fees by him received under these provisions, and turn the same over to the State Treasurer each month. Sec. 6. Penalty for Violation ol Laws.?That any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any rule regulation or order of the State Hoarc of Health relative to recording, reporting or filing information for the liureau of Vital Statistics, or whe shall willfully' neglect or refuse t( oorform any necessary or reasonable :h'.t'os imposed upon (hem by said or d'-'rs, or who shall furnish false infernation for the purpe e or making incot reel records for said Ihnvau, shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; No. 43. MUCH WAS DONE DURING LAST WEEK On Important Matters in the General Assembly PROHIBITION REFERENDUM Webb Law Passed Without Dif ficulty.?Now Considering 1 n ? * T71J A v^ujiiuuisui\y JiiUUCclllOIl. The Legislature is grinding away at the various hills introduced. Last week, the third since the beginning of the present general assembly, was signalized by the passage of the prohibition referendum bill ant', the bill placing stringent restrictions around the shipment of liquor into the State under the authority of the Webb law. It was believed that the prohibition bills wotdd prrv'pitntc long debates, but the Webi) hoc hill went through the house practically without opposition and not more than five hours were spent in discussing the prohibition referendum bill. Having disposed of the prohibition question, the house has before it this week the vital matter of compulsory i education. There is not the slightest doubt about the passage of some form of compulsory education law by 1 the house. The only point in contest > is whether the members will agree to 5 j send to the senate a Statewide measure or one containing the local option feature. The Hawkins bill, a I Statewide measure, and the Harper 1 hill, a local ontion measure, have hnth ' boon made special orders for debate ? on Wednesday. The house will have > to choose between them. The Ilaw kins bill was the first choice of edu caters and legislators who held a con' ference on compulsory education in 1 Columbia in January. The house during the second week of the session has wasted very little time. It has shown a remarkable - proneness for meeting at night, as ? well as in the morning, an exception5 al happening in previous general as? semblies so early in the session. The (1 radon State land commission 1 bill and the administration State tax commission bili are two important measures which will probably be con>', sidered by the house next week. Tobacco Flues. 1 All farmers who desire a new set ?! of tobacco flues for the coming tobac J co season will please place their or \ <iers at once witn J. L. Dozicr at J?he 1 Conway Iron Works. He wants to i* know about how many will be needed I', to supply t lie demand this year, so he 3' can order enough iron to make them. 3 ?adv. e and upon conviction thereof, shall he s lined not less than five dollars nor r more than one hundred dollars, or be - imprisoned in the county jail not ex ccedfng thirty days, or suffer both line 3 and inprisonment, in the discretion of / the Court. Sec. Other Acts and Systems s Abolished.?That all laws and parts s of laws in conflict with the provisions t of this Act are hereby repealed and no system for the registration of 3 births and deaths shall be continued - or maintained in any of the several 3 municipalities of this State other than - the one provided for and established 3 by this Act. Following are the registrars for 1 Conway and Horry County, to whom - each birth and each death must be rel ported and registered, or the persons y neglecting to do so will be liable to i the penalties mentioned in the above law: 1 Incorporated Towns: 8 Conway?A. E. Goldfinch, Conway* S. C. 3 Townships: 3 Ilayboro.?J. W. Gerrald, Rayboro, I s. c. f Bucks.?S. P. Bourne, R. R. No. 2. f Conway, S. C. Conway.?J. L. Dozier, Conway, S C i Dog Bluflf?C. V. Johnson, R. F. D. Galivants Ferry, S. C. Dogwood Neck?W. H. McNeill, Myrtle Beach, S. C. Galivants Ferry,?C. M. Huggins, P Galivants Ferry, S. C. Green Sea?S. D. Bryant, Green , Sea. S. C. 1 kittle River?R. G. Sloan, Little River, S. C. Simpsons Creek,?J. A. Bryant, Lo) ris, S. C. > Socastee? K. A. Stalvey, Myrtle ' Beach, S. C. At this writing this paper has not been able to secure the name of the registrar for Floy 's township. His I a:; .ie v. ill he published as soon as wo > icarn who he is.