The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 24, 1916, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX.
* FERTILIZER MEN
ARE CHEERING UP
Prospects Are for Fairly SatQnornn
In
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4 Spite of War
PLANTS RUNNING
AT LIVELY CLIP
^ The Lack of Poatsh Hasn't
Stumped Manufacturers.
Ij/J Season Late.
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According to present indications, it
t A v:is stated today, the prospects for
t.Vi f-v^iiizor business this year tire decidedly
l-vtter than last year, though not
up to t-ormal times, by any means. A
heavier tonnage than last year will be
reached. Though the movement this
year is late it is much in advance of
lint of last year . By March 1 a good
movement of fertilizer is expected.
y Manufacturing Acid.
All the plants are ronorted runnino
on full time. Many of them are devoting
part of their resources to the
manufacture of sulphuric acid. This is
shipped to the industrial plants in the
North. A mistaken idea has arisen
it was pointed out, that this acid is
going to munition plants. Though
some of it is very likely used in the
^ manufacture of ammunition, most oi
the product goes to the plants that
have other uses for the product besides
that of munition manufacturing
A new plant was recently opener
near Charleston which is devoting
practically all of its time to the manu
fucture of this valuable by-product.
^ Potash Very Scarce.
# The scarcity of potash has been am
will be a source of worry to the man
ufacturers of commercial ferti'izer?
as long as the present conflict lasts
The price of the product has jumpec
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ate as to possess a supply at the be
ginning of the war are credited witl
having gained the fabulous wealth o
i JSitibad the Sailor upon disposing o
i're commodity,
. 'Substitutes.
Experiment fttbtiOKU in Worth aih
South Carolina and Georgia httvi
been trying to find a substitute fo
potash in the preparation of fertiliz
Icrs. They have found by the use o
1 .vger quantities of phosphoric aci<
'practically the same resuits can b
I --atfured.
9 Men who farm in clay soils have
been advised to use fertilizers tha
contain no potash whatever, thus sa^
ing them from the expense of buying
fertilizer containing this valuable in
j 'gredient.
A ^ Reports have it that on 6om6 of tlu
se's?/ idlnnds arotind Charleston farm
ers hav6 fdhnd a desirable substitute
for potash fertiliser In the thick blue
black marsh mud that adorns t.ho hnv
tiers of the creeks, cuts and sounds it
this section of the country. It con
tains certain saline ingredients tha
partly perform the function of potasl
k fertilizer.
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UP LAST WEE)
Important measures were consider
i ed la$t week in the Leegislature as i
* was near closing time and every min
. ute had to be used.
The Padgett bill making railroad
liable to; injuries to employes wa
adopted' by ;the house and ordere
ratified.
The house refused to agree to til
; sr.natc amendments to the geners
appropriation bill.
The Torrens land system of regis
tration measure, modified by amenc
ments, was ordered ratified.
The senate, by a vote of 24 to 1
refused to- pdopt a-resolution intr<
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tiutcu uy ociuium seiner luruHitiin
dancing in the lobbies. The youn
women of the engrossing dcpartmer
occupied the gallery and heard tfc
debate on the measure.
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SENATE CLOSES
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Upper House Works With Dispatch
at End of
the Session
I>y 1 o'clock last Saturday night,
the senate calendar had been cleared,
the work of the upper house being
conducted with dispatch as the hour
for dissolution approached. The first
action of the body in the morning was
to lay effectively the ghost of the
bill proposing a flat 2 cent rate or
t a dreads. Debate on the bill was
postponed until 10:50 o'clock Monday
morning, which killed the proposed
legislation for the current session.
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several otner measures of State
wide interest were passed. One of
these was to require a weekly pay
day for textile plants. Failure to
comply with the regulations shall bo
| deemed a misdemeanor and after 48
I hours of notice shall bo subjected to a
fine not to exceed $100. Another
1 measure approved was the bill to collect
a license fee of $100 from itinerant
horse traders and fovtuno tollers.
Violation will be deemed a misder
eanor and will subject the offenders
to a fine not to exceed $100. The bill
proposing the introduction of agricultural
subjects into the public school
' curriculum also passed the senate and
1 was ordered enrolled for ratification. I
? This cf rries with it an appropriation
' of $5,000 to be distributed among
1 public schools which comply with
! provisions of the act. The money is
u\ai!able when as many as three con'
solidated schools in any county ap'
propriate as much as $750 to pay for
teaching agricultural subjects. The
' scheme is to have one teacher of agri
culture for three schools, the districts
' providing $750 and the State contributing
a similar amount.
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' BRIGHT-BELLAMY !
i EJECTMENT CASE
H. N. Sessions, contsable under W.,
H. Chestnut, Esqr., Magistrate at
Conway, went to Wampco the latter j
'part of last week with a warrant of
ejectment issued in the proceedings'
recently brought in that court by'
..:Bryan Bellamy against Mr .and Mrs.'
I Sam Bright; and under the terms of
.the warrant the defendants were
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ejected from a small piece of land,
^ which the plaintiff alleges was eonj
vejed to Mrs. Bright for as long as
g'shp should remain single and in case |
|of death or marriage the land should
go to Bryan Bellamy, her brother,1
j! and his heirs forever. The defendants
^camc into court with a later deed
r which they procured to be executed
by the original grantor and showed
I this as a color of claim to the place
jand the court then required them to
Renter into a bond to pay the cost ofj
" ^establishing the plaintiff's right, the
R bond to be approved by the magis"
jtrate. After waiting about a month
" on the defendants the constable exe1
cuted the warrant, as no sufficient
" bond had been filed by them as the
t statute requires. The land in dispute
1 is near Wampee postoffice and is a |
part of the tract originally owned by'
the late Fletcher Bellamy.
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Evergreen Graded School. j
The Evergreen Graded School will
f. close Feb. 29th, with an afternoon
% 'picnic. We are planning to have an
interesting program for the afternoon.
There will be three very intert
esting talks on phases of education by
~ Mr. S. H. Brown, Col. D. A. Spivey,
and Hon. H. L. Buck. Also, there will
8 be several recitations given by the fol
s lowing students: Misses Drucile'
d Haigler, Fancy Oliver, Lena King,
Laura Youngblood, Myra Burroughs
e and Mr. Leon Youngblood. i
d The exercises will begin at 2
o'clock sharp. Please come on time
i- in order that you will not miss any
I- number of the program.
Ice cream and cake will be served
I, immediately after the exercises. The
>- public is cordially invited,
g ?Teadhers.
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it George J. Holliday Wfts iti Conway
ie on business last week coming over in
Ian automobile.
DRRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE,
CONWAY, S. O., THURSDAY
WHEN A FELLOW
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NAVAL TRAINNG |
FOR CIVILIANS
Army Plan To Be Used at
Sea It Is
Said.
Washington.?Secretary Daniels
and his advisers decided today to inaugurate
a system of civilian naval
training similar in general outline to
that on which military training
camps have been established at Platts
burg. Ft. Olethorpe and 'elsewhere.
It is planned to take battleships
to take th presenting themselves
for training for a month's cruise, beginning
about August 15.
The vessels to be utilized as training
ships will take on their student
prrsonnel probably at Charleston,
Norfolk, New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and Portland. It is estimated
that the six battleships will make pos
sible the training of 2,500 men.
The plan, drafted by Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, proposes that the
cost to the men shall be sufficiently
low to enable those in moderate cir.
cumstances to join. %The only compulsory
requirement is that such volunteer
declare his intention of giving
his services to the navy in case of
war.
The battleships used will be the
predreadnoughts Kearsarge and Kentucky
and others yet to be designated
Under the plan the vessels will rendezvous
probably at Narragansett
bay and eruise eastward on return to
their home ports about September (?
or 7.
One week after the cruise is completed
will be devoted to work in conjunction
with the naval district defense
organization, composed of motoiboat
owners, yachtmen, wireless
operators and engineers. In all a four
or five weeks' training will be given.
The object of the plan is to establish
a nava Ire serve of vivilians exclusive
of former enlisted men. Each
applicant first will be examined and
some rudimentary knowledge of sea
manship, machinery, radio, electricity
or navigation will be required.
| Each man will receive at the end of
the cruiae a certificate showing exactly
what he has clone.
| The expense per man is not expected
to exceed '$o0 which will pay
for his food and clothing.
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Miss Bessie Clark and Stokes King
went to Latta last Friday night
where they took part in the debating
'contest on the question of preparedness
for war. The Conway speakers
were on the affirmative of the proposition
and won out against the speakers
from the Latta school.
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FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FORKVBR.
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NEEDS A FRIEND.
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BYRNES QUESTIONS
COAST FORT PLANS
Wants to Knovv Why Southern
> Shores Are Not Included in
Defense Proposals.
Washington, Feb. 19.?Representative
Byrnes today had up with the
chief of the coast artillery the plans
of the war department as to Fort
Fremont near Beaufort where guns
are now placed with no men to man
thorn. He stated that while he is informed
that the officer in charge of
that division recommended making'
Fort Fremont the left flank of the
defenses of SiiVfliWAh the board in
Washington does not recommend the
improvement of any of the defense
along the South Atlantic coast. Some
officials in the department entertain
the idea that no enemy would attack
along the Southern coast preferring
to attack the North Atlantic coast
where there is located much wealth
and poulation, and their idea is to
plan for the defense of Southern
ports only by movable guns that can
be transported from place to place.
Mr. Byrnes takes the position that
defense is a national and not a local
issue and if the board believes improvement
of Southern defenses not
essential he only wants their reasons
for this belief, and why it is essential
to improve only the forts along the
North Atlantic coast. The chief of
staff has not yet informed him of
the contents of the report of the local
officials.
LANSING ACCEPTED
J LUSITANIA AGREEMENT
Washington.?Secretary Lansing
today accepted the Lusitania agreement
as acceptable to the United
States in so far as it relates to that
case but asked Count von Bernstorff
for assurances that Germany will not
carry its policy of sinking merchant
ships without warning to liners even
| ir they carry defensive armament.
The question of what constitues defensive
armament is to be determined
later in a way not yet agreed upon.
It is suggested that the United States
may propose that guns mounted on
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vne siern 01 snips and capable of being
swung from 15 to '10 degrees in
either direction might come within
that class.
It was stated authoritatively that
Germany, bocayse^pf its unusual position
cannot and will not accept the
1 suggestion of the United States as it
now stands that liners carrying arms
shall be immune from attack under
previous assurances.
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WHOLE WEEK OF
S. SCHOOL INSTITUTE
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Horry County Secures Services'
of Noted S. S. IVIan
as Leader.
The Sunday Schools of Horry Counj
ty arc very fortunate in securing the
services of the Rev. \V. C. Owen of
Spartanburg, field secretary of tho:
Sunday School board of the S. C. Con-1
forencc, for a whole week of Sundayl
School institutes to be held at various i
churches in this county within reach
of all.
Institutes will be hold at I he following
places on the dates given:
February 25?Friday at Ay nor.
February 20?Saturday at Rohobc
th church.
February 27?Sunday at Conway
and at Poplar in the P. M. (Conway
circuit).
February 28?Rest.
February 29?Rucksville, Union.
March 1?Socastce.
March 2?Little River.
March 2?Loris.
March 4?Floyds.
| Mr. Owen is especially anxious to
nave every leacner, irrespective ot
denomination, be present one or more
days during this campaign.
Everybody come. Bring your dinner
baskets and your unsolved problems.
Let's have a day of real inspiration
and helpfulness.
MAGISTRATE COURT
GASES SENT UP
The magistrate court at Conway,
W. H. Chestnut Esqr., has been very
busy during the past months in the
hearing of cases brought in that
court but which were beyond the jurisdiction
and had to be bound over for
trial in the court of General Sessions
which convenes next Monday morning.
The large amount of business
transacted by the magistrate court
at Conway would seem to show that
it will soon be time, if it is not now,
that Horry County will bo in need of
A county court udder the provisions of
an act of the Legislature passed a
year or two ago providing for county
courts. Following is a list of the
persons bound over and sent up to the
higher court by Magistrate W. H.
Chestnut and which will come up for
trial at the ensuing term of the General
Sessions.
W. P. Floyd, Disposing of Property
Under Lien.
Daniel Sharon, Violating Game
Law.
Hattie Woodbury, Receiving Liquor
Under False Pretext.
Willie Thompson, Failing to Support
Wife and Minor Children.
Laurence Martin, for Forgery.
Bunyan Altman, Trading Property
! Under Lien.
Benjamain Roberts, Using Stock
Without Consent of Owner.
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i .it-Ksic nougc and /au>e mill kin, As'
sault and Battery with Intent to Kill.
Plowden Beaty, Assault and Battery
with Intent to Kill.
Irvin Richardson and Joll Richardson,
Larceny of Live Stock.
Jett Nobles, Trading Property Under
Lien.
j J. W. Todd, Assault and Battery
I with Intent to Kill.
- F. S. Powell, and C. F. Powell, Disposing
of Property Under Lien.
L. H. Bryant, Disposing of Property
Under Lien.
Jessie Johnson, otherwise called
Thornton Johnson, Larceny of Live
Stock.
STOCK OF SCHERR
' MOVED TO STORAGE
Last week L. R. Ambrose, the trustee
in bankruptcy of S. L. Schorr
found it necessary to move the stock
of merchandise from the W. R. Lewis
store on Main Street to one of the vacant
stores next door to the bottling
works of W. R. Lewis. This was for
the purpose of stopping the running
; of rent against the goods, and by rea!
sou of the delay in carrying through
' the proposed settlement with Schorr's
1 creditors.
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NO. 45.
LIVE STOCK ASSO'N.
ELECTED OFFICERS
In Each Township of the County
And These Arc Township
Presidents
INTERESTING FROGRAM
FOR THE NEXT MEETING
Will be Held in Demonstration
Office Here on
March 6 th.
At the last meeting of the Horry
Live Stock Improvement Association
which was hold Fob. 7, the following
township officers were elected:
Green Sea?Ben Watson.
Simpson Creek?J. W. Carter.
Floyds?C. F. DuBosc.
| Dog Bluff?J. M. Lewis.
Galivants Ferry?Geo. Price.
Socastee?B. H. Stalvey.
Dogwood Neck?J. V. Watson.
Bayboro?A. Bell.
Little River?Dr. R. G. Sloan.
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I vuuway?trl. M. 1.00.
Bucks?W. I). Williams.
The above officers are township
presidents and are thereby Vice-Presidents
of the County Organization.
The following program will be carried
out at the next meeting which
will be held in the Farm Demonstration
Office March 6, at 1 P. M.
Rape.
Paper?W. J. Louper, Discussion?
H H. Lee.
Feeding and Calving.
Paper?Dr. C. Hedley, Discussion?
F. G. Holliday.
Velvet Bean Culture.
Paper?E. S. Cultra, Discussion?
Oliver Floyd.
GOVERNOR SIGNS FINAL
MEASURES
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Without vetoing a single item, Gov.
Manning sent his message of approval
of the appropriation bill and the
omnibus county supply bill to the gen
eral assembly. Two minutes later the
1 i> 1 (> legislature became history, from
its convening at noon January 11 to
its adjournment.
The governor's farewell message
was:
"Permit me to thank your honorable
body for the courtesy and consideration
extended to the executive department
and to me personally during
vour session. Tho frion#iok;?^
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brought about through personal association
in a patriotic service to our
honored State will linger with me
long after you have adjourned and returned
to your homes and loved ones.
"I respectfully inform your honorable
body that I have signed the appropriation
bill and the school and
county supply bill and have no further
communication or mesage.
"May Clod's blessings rest upon you
and yours always, is my earnest
prayer."
Following the reading of the message
and the adjournment immediately
thereafter, members of the house
and senate extended hearty handshakes
to their departing coworkers
in the legislative halls. It was in
pledge of the many words of farewell
and good wishes that had been
spoken at odd intervals during the
nine and one-half hour session of Saturday
night.
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BANKS IN AMERICA
National Funds to Extent of $75,000,000
Transferred to New York.
New York.?The government of
Greece has been transferring millions
oT dollars of its funds from London
to New York within a few months,
according to New York bankers who
estimate that $75,000,000 of Greek
funds are now on deposit in a large
number of banks here.
This action is regarded by bankers
as a precautionary move in case of a
break with the entente allies. The
movement became noticeable soon after
the recent Teutonic invasion of
Serbia and was augmented when the
entente allies occupied Saloniki.