The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 21, 1916, Image 1
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' VOLUME XXXI.
' DILLON 0FRGS13
I ARE U^DER CHARGES
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* Grand Jury Finds Many Irregui
larities and Make Report
to Court
| TREASURER RESIGNS
| SHERIFF REPRIMANDED
<1 Bench Warrant Issued for Ar-!
rest of C. G. Bruce, j
4 Auditor.
Dillon, Sept. H>.?The report of the
| .grand jury, which has been examining
tho affairs at the Dillon county
offices, made today, involved the issuing
of a bench warrant for C. (l.j
\ Biuce, county auditor, on charges of;
misappropriating county funds; the
i resignation of William 0. Melnnes,;
1 county treasurer, and tli2 recommen-j
\> elation that a competent man be ap-j
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pointed to succeed mm, aim a rcpri-1
f mand for the sheriff and the county
attorney.
The grand jury completed its reJ
pert and it was read by the solicitor
late this afternoon in the court room
, before a large number of people who
were eager to hear it.
Except for a small number of cleri.
cal errors with no intentional wrong/
doing the clerk of court's office was.
' found to be all right. Some sugges-'
tions were made as to the method of
j keeping record of receipts of his ofIfice.
The Judge of probate's office
was found to be all right and this
I officer was commended for the man.
/ ner in which his records were kept.
'The supervisor's and county commis
8ioners' books were found to be all
right except for the sale of merchandise
sold by themselves to the county,
which practice was condemned,
though it was felt from the investigation
that the county had lost no
money by the transaction. The superintendent
of education's office was
found to be all right except the
method in handling entries of funds
t and disbursements to the trustees and
superintendents of the Latta, Dillon
and Pages Mill school. The auditors
i found that he allowed overdrafts of
I different school districts at the close
, of the scholastic years to be covered
by trustees and individuals and that
they were carried till the beginning
of the succeeding terms at which time
i the trustees and individuals were re-(
( imbursed. The county, however, hasi
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uui iv/oi/ any iiivncy uy aucn practice,'
I though it was advised against in the
future.
The sheriff's office had been short,
I but the sheriff made good all but
I $1,405.97, which he claimed he was
not rseponsible for. He was repri-l
i manded for his negligence and asked
1 to keep better records and to collect!
, the delinquent taxes and to keep up
with the receipts and to make his
entries properly.
The county treasurer's office was
not gone into very deeply, though it
v/as found that he had not used any
of the county's funds himself. He
having resigned, the governor was
urged to appoint some one to succeed
him whose efficiency would not be
questioned.
The county attorney, it was found,
i had not paid his taxes for 1912 and
, 1913, and part of the taxes of the
Hugh Price estate of 1913, he being a
trustee of the estate. The report
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' states tnat me county attorney did
' wrong in so doing by inducing a coun
ty officer to violate the law by not
issuing an execution on him for them.
The county attorney, however, explained
his course on the ground of
' the depression and said that he was
not able to pay the taxes. He by his
I explanation fought to exonerate the
county officer, jof all blame.
A bench warrant was issued late
this evening as a result of the findings
in the county auditor's oflice. This
was done upon the recommendation of
the grand jury. It was found that
C. G. Bruce, the auditor, had misappropriated
to his own use the amount
of $1,407).97 and the further sum ot
'$3,163,81.
"HON
iOSiTONiSW
RARDLY GATHERED
i Picking anc! Ginning Favored
With Favorable Weather
Past Week.
Washington, Sept. 18.?Cotton opened
rapidly and the work of picking
and ginning progressed under generally
favorable weather conditions last
week, according to the weather bureau
crop bulletin. The boll weevil is
active in parts of Mississippi, Texas
and Tennessee, according to this report,
which says:
"There was some improvement in
the crop in Oklahoma, where it is
putting on new growth and again
i blooming freely in some localities. In
North Carolina the prospect is varinhlp
with tho
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some sections but no improvement, or
slight deterioration, in others. On the
coastal plain in South Carolina the]
young cop is bloom nig and fruiting
well. The plants are still shedding in
Georgia, and the top crop is reported
to be poor. Cotton deteriorated slight
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11> 4.1 oMimr nwii.t ii ): met it .M.UIbama
on account of insufficient moisture.
"In Mississippi deterioration from
weevil continued and the crop is short
c xcept in a few northwest counties.
In parts of Texas the weevil is destroying
new sections as fast as form
ed and the outlook for the top crop is
poor. The condition of the crop is
fair to good in most parts of Arkansas,
and is generally good in Tennessee,
although the top crop is making
but little growth in that State. Weevil
are reported this week in Henderson
county, Tennessee.
"Early cotton is mostly harvested
in some ileitis in Florida, and the late
is opening rapidly, and the work of
picking and ginning is progressing
rapidly in all southern parts of the
area and portions."
Threshing Progresses.
In spite of rains in many sections
during the past week, the crop bulletin
says, harvesting and threshing of
grain progressed rapidly and plowing
for fall sowing is beginning in the
plain States and eastward.
Tobacco harvest is progressing under
favorable conditions in Southern
and Eastern tobacco Staets; in southern
Virginia the crop is practically |
all cut and cured and in Kentucky'
about two-thirds has been harvested.
Rain in Wisconsin and Ohio improved
late planted tobacco. j
Weather during the week was fav-j
orable for ripeninc corn in tho
tral and Northwestern States, and the
crop is maturing rapidly. Late potatoes
benefitted by showers in Northern
sections, although the bad effects
o" unfavorable summer temperatures
are showing in the harvesting; good
progress was made in haying over
most of the country and forage crops
are generally improving.
Peaches and apples, the bulletin
says, are showing the effects of lack
of rain in many of the Central States.1
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OF INTEREST TO THE FARMERS.
Mr. W. Percy Hardwicke has secured
the agency of the Elba Manufacturing
Co., of Charlotte, North
Carolina, large dealers in Cotton Seed
and Cotton Seed Meal. The company
has the very best rating. They are
making arrangements to have new
Meal on hand so if you want to take
your meal home with you the same
day you handle your cotton at the
Clin you can do so. We think this is
an excellent arrangement as it saves
time and during the bad winter
weather which makes bad roads you
have this much of your hauling done.
In another column you will find the
market price of country produce furnished
by Mr. W. Percy Hardwicke,
who is making a specialty of handling
Mus class of goods and we think our
market is as good as any from the
quotations as you will note.
The master's office was found to be
all right and his books properly kept.
Sent to the Governor.
W. Mclnnes yesterday tendored his
.resignation as treasurer of Diilor.
jounty. The resignation was f -warded
to Gov. Manning- at Washington.
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:RY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, I
CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY,
BUSINESS FIRM
MAKES STORE DEAL
The firm of W. H. Chestnut & Co.,
recently closed a deal with the heirs
of the late Mr. 1>. R. King for the
purchase of one of the nice brick
stores on 3rd Avenue; and they will
move in and cocupy this store at an
early date, or at least as soon as
several improvements can be placed
in and completed.
The store purchased is the one occupied
by S. C. Richardson & Co., and
is next door to tho stoiv, tVinf nruv
occupied by the business of W. 1?.
Chestnut & Co.
The modern soda "fountain and
other modern store fixtures will bo
moved into the now quarters it is
thought before the end of the present
year.
The price of the store shows the
greatly increased values in real estate
taking place in Conway during the
past several years.
2o-centcotton i
farmer's goal
Commenting on a statement of B.
W. Dabbs, former president of the
State Farmers' Union, criticising the
juu.c presidents of the union for their
alleged action at a recent convention
when they were reported to have advised
farmers to "hold cotton for 12
cents," H. T. Morrison, of McClellanville,
president of the South Carolina
State Farmers' Union, made the following
statement last week:
"I have seen the letter of Mr.
| Dabbs and wish to reply to it in order
that the many members of the farmers
union in this State may understand
clearly that Mr. Dabbs' letter
was founded upon an erroneous impression.
"Newspapers in New Orleans, when
the Association of State Presidents of
the Farmers' Union was in convention
recently, published a report to the effect
that the associations had adopted
resolutions advising farmers to hold
cotton for 12 cents. However, although
I was at the meeting in New
Orleans I left before this report appeared
in the newspapers and thus
knew nothing of it until I read Mr.
Dabb's criticisms this morning. In
as much as the report was not only
untrue but was absurd and incredible
op its face, I can only believe that it
v/as circulated by New Orleans bears
in the hope of depressing the market
for a day or two until the official denial
was made.
I "What happened at New Orleans
was that, in an executive session, the
association of State presidents advise
the farmers of the South not to sell
their cotton for a penny less than 12
cents and urged them to hold for 20
cents. Moreover, the association recommended
meetings in every State to
brganize holding movements among
the farmers and I have set as the
date and place for this meeting in
South Carolina Columbia, on September
28, at 2 p. m. Not only members
of the union but all farmers are invited
to attend this meeting.
"Little rrcdonro aliAiilrl
wovruiu nave UCT; U
given to the report emanating from
New Orleans. On a day when middling
cotton was selling at 15 cents a
pound in the city where the convention
met wouldn't it have been absurd
for us to go on record as urging
farmers to 'hold for 12 cents'?"
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
Reported by W. Percy Hardwicke.
COTTON
Good Middling 15 l-4c
Middling 15c
PEANUTS
Peanuts, per ton $40.00
POTATOES
Sweet Potatoes, per bu.# <65c
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A most satisfactory lawn can be
made in the piedmont section where
the soil is clayey, by using a mixture
of Kentucky blue grass and white
clover. Sow the seed in the early
fall, preparing the ground thoroughly
and giving a heavy application o!
vail rotted stable manure.
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"II! ST, LAST. NOW AND FO It EVER.'
SEPTEMBER 21, 1916.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
CONCERNING SCHOOLS
To the Trustees:
When you have employed your
teacher please call at the office or
write me your teacher's name, address
and salary per month, also,
grade of certificate, if you have employed
one who does not live in the
county.
All schools having a special tax
and not operating under the rural
graded or high school act come under
the term extension act. Trustees
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schools, are urged to make the above
report as soon as possible.
My plan has been to get Horry's
claims in early so that they would be
among the first to bo paid. Please
do not let us wait for your report.
The books show that more money
was spent last year for educational
purposes than in any previous year,
the reports of the teachers show that
more and better work was done. May
we try and make the year 191(1-17
the banner year of all previous years.
Remember that your school will he
as good as the teacher, trustees and
patrons try to make it and as poor as
you mav allow it to become.
Co-operation among teachers, trus
tees and patrons means a succsesful
school.
All district trustees who think of
voting on a special tax or increasing
the tax already voted should do so
before Oct. 10th, 191(>.
?S. H. BROWN.
FRENCH WITHSTAND
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The French have paused in their
advance tiorth of Peronne, where the/
have driven a total distance of six
| miles into the German lines since
July 1 when the Somme offensive began,
and now are withstanding a
series of German attacks. Assaults
were delivered on the new French positions
both north and south of the
Somme, but were fruitless.
The Macedonian campaign of the
entente forces apparently is not benig
pressed on the right of the Saloniki
position, the British who advanced,
across the Struma being reported to
have withdrawn to the west bank.
The Serbians, however, are conttin
uing their pressure against the Bulgarians
along the western end of the
line. The French war office report
announces that the engagement near
Lake Ostrovo is turning in favor of
the allies and that Bulgarian trenches
and a height northwest of Lake Ostrovo
have been captured by Serbians.
Latest reports on both sides on
he campaign in the Rumanian province
of Dobrudja show the opposing
forces in contact along virtually the
entire front. Apparently a general
engagement is impending.
Dispatches through Italy say an offensive
campaign in the Balkans has
been mapped out at the conference of
the central powers now in progress
at Cierman headquarters, Germany's
contribution to the force being fixed
at 200,000 and Austria's at 100,000
men.
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ADDITIONAL MARINES.
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Washington, D. C., Sept. 20.?The |
United States Marine Corps recently 1
opened recruiting stations in forty j
small cities. From coast to coast.
This action was taken to meet the <
demands made necessary by the re- i
cruitment of f>,000 additional enlist
e?i Marines just authorized.
Recruiting activities of those "sol- :
diers of the sea" were formerly con- i
fined to large cities?this new procedure
opens the door to virgin recruit- s
ing fields. This organization has al- ;
fields. This organization has always I
strength and Marine Corps officials <
are confident of filling their increas- i
ed ranks in one year. s
The following additional Marines <
have been authorized, making their ]
present total strength 15,000: 28 ser- 1
grants major, 117 quartermaster ser- '
geants, 107 first sergeants, 107 gun- 1
nory sergeants, 500 sergeants, 835
cornorals, 50 drummers, 50 trumpeters
and 3,235 privates.
raid.
FEOPLE'S VICTORY
SAYS GOV. MANNING
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Appeals for Abatement of
Strife and Urges Unity
of Effort. i
Governor Manning* has issued the
following address to the people on the
result of the election:
To the People of South Carolina:
Our victory is a victory for the
constitution and for law and order.
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At such a time a sense of profound
gratitude to Almighty God fills our
hearts. The principles that were at
stake in this election stirred our people
to their foundation. Without consideration
of personal preference, the
law abiding men and women of South
Carolina rallied to the cause, in the
face of a lead which was trcmenduous,
and fought for the principles
they knew were right and the homes
they love. The result is victory of
the people in support of the constitution
and in the enforcement of law.
It once more proves that when the
people of South Carolina are brought
face to face with a crisis which they
see and understand and which involves
the fundamentals of our liberty,
they choose the right course and
stand true to South Carolina.
We must now see that bitterness
and strife are allayed and as citizens
of one State and as brethren in a com
mon cause, we must unite in the great
work of upbuilding South Carolina
and in making higher and better the
character of her citizenship. To this
work I pledged myself in the campaign
of 1914. 1 have given this work
my best efforts during my administration.
I made the fight this summer
for reelection for the principles
for which I had fought and in which
I believe. These principles and that
work have been indorsed by the peori
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pic ul ouuiii vitruuriii unci i again
consecrate myself with all the energy
that I possess to carry them forward.
To my friends, to the men and women
all over South Carolina I extend
my proufound gratitude and thanks.
Without regard to personal preference
or the sacrifices involved and
with an eye single to the interest of
South Carolina, believing that the
cause for which I fought was their
cause, they have performed a splenddid
work and one which will be remembered
throughout the history of
South Carolina. I wish to say to
each of them how deeply I appreciate
their work and their words of cheer
and congratulations and to assure
them that with such men and women
working for the good of South Carolina,
her future is safe.
To those honest and conscientous
citizens who, not realizing the importance
of the principles for which I
stand, did not favor my re-election, 1
appeal for a clearer understanding,
and ask their sympathetic support of
m> administration for the ensuing
two years.
Richard I. Manning.
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MULLET SCARCE AND HIGH
Other Fish Also Fail to Meet Demands
of the Market.
(Charlseton Evening Post.)
A demand throughout the cotton
belt that is exceeding a curtailed supply
is causing a general advance in
the price of fish on the local as well
us other Southern coast markets.
Mullet which are being shipped by loL-al
dealers in large quantities have
advanced 2"> per cent in price in the
last two or three weeks. The advance
for other species of fish has not been
so marked here, but the general tendency
of the market is upward.
The chief cause of hiorher r>rW?
*ea food is its scarcity. Mullet as well
[is other fish arc not running to form
by any means off this coast, because
af the frequent spells of rough and
stormy weather recently. Fish men
see no immediate prospects for a de?line
in the market, although with a
peroid of good weather lasting any
length of time, the supply of fish
would begin to equal the demand and
a decrease in price would result.
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Andrew Brown was here on business
one day last week.
NO. 22
OFFICIAL COUNTING
MAKES NO CHANGES
As Shown by the Unofficial
Tabulation of the Primary
Last Week
SOME FIGURES WRONG
BUT RESULTS THE SAME
No Material Changes in Vote
For Governor and R. R.
Commissioner.
The Democratic Executive Committee
met at the court house on
Thursday of last week to tabulate
the votes cast in the recent primary
election for State and County offices
in the second race for various offices.
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i .n. (Miiuai uuutiauun Ol i nose votes
appears in another eolumn, and while
it was found necessary to change
somo of the figures as sent in from a
few of the precincts, yet those
changes were not enough to make
any difference in the final results.
So that the ofVicial count published
elsewhere in this issue of the paper,
shows that Messrs. W. L. Mihoe and
Waterman M. Booth are nominated
for the House of Representatives
from this county; that W. L. Bellamy
has been nominated for County
Treasurer; that N. C. Adams has
been renominated for County Auditor;
and that L. Whiteford Cooper
will be the next County Coroner. The
official count made no material change
in the votes for Governor in this
county, nor was there any materia)
change in the votes given for Railroad
commissioner.
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A. M. LEE SAYS
REPORT WAS FALSE
Mr. A. M. Lee who is among the
best of our citizens was in Conway
one day last week about the time that
interest was s0 high in the Governor's
race. He stated that the report
recently circulated in Mullins by
some of the Bleasites to the effect
that he, Mr. Lee, was now favoring
Cole 1.. Blea.se was entirely false
and that he would be glad for it to
bo published to that effect. He was
in Mullins after the first primary
and talked with several about the
election, but certainly gave them no
excuse to misrepresent him in this
matter. That he has always stood
for the better order of things is well
known to all of his friends on this
| side of the Bee Dee.
HICKS-SMART.
On Sunday, September 17, 1916,
Miss Fannie Hueks of the Dongola
section was happily married to Mr.
B. Frank Smart of Charleston, S. C.,
at the home of the bride.
Miss Fannie is an accomplished
daughter of Mrs. F. A. Hucks and
was one of Dongola's most popular
young ladies.
Mr. Smart is a I.ocomotive Engineer
and is congratulated upon winning
the heart and hand of such a
lovely girl.
The attendants were Mr. Sam
Hucks with Miss Carrie Cook. Mr.
Archie Smart with Miss Ida Howell,
the bride and maids were tastefully
dressed in white.
There was only a few of the relatives
and most intimate friends present
to witness the ceremony which
was performed by Magistrate N. B.
Smart. ,
Mr and Mrs Smart left immediately
after the ceremony for thier home in
Charleston, S. C., carrying with them
the best wishes of a large circle of
friends and relatives who wish for
them a long and happy life crowned
with many blessings.
?ONE PRESENT.