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HIGHWAY MEASURE 1 FOR UPPER HOUSE Christensen Has Introduced Bond Issue Bill For Good Roads. Senator Niels Christensen of Beaufort has introduced in the senate a bill providing f\fcr an election on the question of issuing- $25,000,000 worth of bonds foi the purpose of providing .a fund for the construction of a system of hard surfaced roads over the State, A companion bill has already been introduced in the house. The text of the bill, which Senator Christensen introduced, follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Sw.nth (ruliivi. suhirrt to the an picval of the debt hereinafter created by two-thirds of the qualified electors of this State voting at a general State election, that for the purpose of providing funds for the construction of State highways with a hard and durable surface by the Slate highway commssion of the State of South Carolina be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to . prepare a sufficiency of coupon j bonds of uniform design and appeal - j ance, as will provide for a total issue ai face value of $25,000,000 of such bonds; said bonds to be of denominations of $500 or $1,000 and to boa* interest from the date of their issue until the date of their maturity at tlie rate of 4 1-2 per cent, per an mini, payable semi-annually, and after said date on the .... day oi and in each year at the State treasury in the city of Columbia, or at agencies of the Suite in the cities of which places of payment shall ho expressed on the face of the bonds; and said bonds shall have coupons attached thereto for the interest, which shall become due on said bends as hereinabove provided. "Sec. 2. Tlvit said bonds shall ms ture serially as follows: $1,000,00' on the first day of of each of the years, 192G, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1980. "$1,200,000 on the first day of * of each of the years 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935. "$1,300,000 on the first day of of each of the years ot 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940. "And $1,500,000 on the first day oi of each of the years 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945. "Sec. 3. That said coupon bonds shall be signed by the governor of the State, countersigned by the comp troller general, and have the great seal of the State affixed thereto by the secretary of state, which signing and sealing shall be made and done at the time of their issue and not before; the coupons shall bear the signature of the State treasurer, his name being lithographed or en graved thereon. "Sec. 4. The secretary of state is hereby required to keep at all time-: a correct registry of all the bonda sealed by him, under the provisions of this act. And the governor is, in like manner, hereby required to keep a similar registry of all the bonds signed by him; each registry to be accessible to the public at all times^ "Sec. 5. That all coupons of said bonds, and the principal of said bonds, when the same shall become due, shall be receivable in payment rf all taxes, which shall become payable to the State during the year ir which said coupons or the principa of said bonds shall become payable except for the tax levied for the sup port of public schools and the fac that the said principal and coupon are so receivable shall be expresses on the face of said bonds and cou pons, respectively; and this pledg is hereby declared to be a contrac between the State of South iCaro lina and every holder of said/bond.' which pledge shall be expressed oi the face of the said bonds. "Sec. 6. The said sinking fun commission are hereby authorize and instructed to sell the bonds her n rtKAiri/i/t/i C/, *? I mi.AU .. i .. -- ?. 1 piuvnn-^1 ivi in ftui.ii amounts an at such times ax they should be <li reeled so to do by the State highwa commission at the highest 7>riee ol teinable, not lcrn.s than par or fac value and accrued interest; and th proceeds thereof shall be deposite vith the State highway commissioi approved by the State highway or ginccr, and authorized for paymer by the chairman of said commissio or any other number thereof wli may be designated by said commii pion for that purpose, and a eorre< registry of such bonds when sol b< kept hy the sinking fund commii ticn, and also an accurate account < * IN LOVING MEMORY Of little Rosa Lee Dozier, who was born April 22nd, 1917, and died Nov. 10, 1918, at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jordan, near Conway. This sweet child was the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dozier, formerly of Conway. Her mother and one littlp brother, T. B. Dozier, proceeded her to the grave. Rosa Lee was a good baby and to know her was to love her. She leaves beside her father, two little brothers, Jeff and Edgar Dozier, and two sisters, Lurlene and Betty Dozier, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn their loss, but our loss is her eternal gain. In Lakeside cemetery cold in death our darling lies; but her spirit is with the angels in the home beyond the skies. Her Loving Aunt, ?Mrs. Gertrude Hardee. o HONOR ROLL Of Evergreen Graded School, February 1919. First Grade?Sal lie Mae Procter, Avis Burroughs, Joanna Tucker, Lee Tucker, Roba Edwards, Offie Cooper, Bessie Cooper, Lawrence Woodlo, Marvin Woodle, Nollic Edwards, Bernice Lynn, Albert Creel, Herbert Dew, Harmon Edwards. Third Grade?Frank Price. Fifth Grade?Sadie Causey. Sixth Grade?Myiia Burroughs, Junior Eason, Clinton Ring. Seventh Grade?Alma Tucker, Ed na Tucker, Louise Eason, Willie Choi ry, Carey Cherry. Alma Brown, Edna Parker, Fannie Burroughs, Teachers. he proceeds of said bonds turne :>ver by the Commission to the Stat' treasurer. "Sec. 7. That for the purpose o' lefraying the expenses and carry in< rat the provisions of this act, th< ! sum of ... if so much be neces ary, is hereby appropriated to b taken from the license foes colloctc by the State highway commission. "Sec. 8. That said bonds shall b< free from all State, county .and mu nicipal taxes whatsoever. "Sec. 9. That the sinking fund commission are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to perform each and every act necessary to carry out the provisions of this act not herein pocifically authorized, and which is not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. "Sec. 10. That the principal and 'ntercsst of the bonds provided for n this act shah be payable in gold i t the present rate of weigth and fineness per dollar. "Sec. 11. That for the purpose ot paying the interest on said bonds nd retiring the same at maturity an annual license tax not exceeding ;>1 per horse power for automobile and motorcycles and $2 per hors power for motor trucks; said hors ! nower to be determined by the ra ting cstablshcd by tho Associatioof Licensed Automobile Manufacturers .and known as the stundar' horse power formula of the Society of Automobile Engineers; $10 fo every trailer for attachment to : motor vehicle, and an annual license of $50 for each and every make of motor vehicle sold by any dealer of same shall be levied by the genera) assembly: Provided, however, that so much thereof as may be needed for the maintenance of roads and bridges constructed and for the operation of the State highway de1 partment shall be first deducted I therefrom; and it shall also levy : annual tax as may be necessary tc : pay such annual interest in the extent that the revenue derived from the ? license tax upon automobiles shall be 1 insufficient for that purpose; and ; the fact that the principal and cou pons of said bonds are receivable for t taxes as hereinabove provided; ami s that the payment of the principal rI and interest of said bonds are to be - secured by a levy of said motor vee hide license and other tax is hereby t declared a contract between th? i- State of South Carolina and any 5. holder of said bonds, which pledf?r n shall be expressed on the face of sai( bonds. d "Sec. 12. That the State highwaj d commission is hereby authorized am e empowered to draw and expend tin <1 funds which may be realized froir i- the sale of the aforesaid bonds foi y the purpose of laying out, gradim )- and constructing with a hard am e durable surface such highways o e the State as may be incorporated h d the State highway system, and tin l, j construction of bridges constituting i-| a part thereof and for no other pur it i pose whatsoever. n "Sec. 111. That at the first genera io State election, ensuing after th< passage of this act, there shall b< t ; ubmittcd to the qualified elector: Id of this State the question as to th< s- creation of the debt hereinbefor >1 authorized .and directed. % CUT AND HOLD SLOGAN. "All farmers have to do is st.and pat, hold their cotton, cut acreage 3) per cent., cut fertilizers and the fight will be won." This is the statement made by B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture, when asked his view of the cotton situation. He said: "The cotton mills .are running very short of cotton. They have not enough to supply their demands for more than .15 days. If the farmers I will just hold to their cotton, cut in i acreage anil fertilizers and depend | on the merchants and banks to help, it will save the South millions of dollars. The merchants and banks are doing all possible to keep cotton off the market. It means not only a good price for the cotton now beingheld, but it is an insurance of good prices for the next crop to be grown." 0" Calmly referring to "next war," Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood made a strong appeal before a joint session of the Kansas legislation for a system of universal training for national defense. He outlined what he tc rmed "the idea of the great leader who has gone?and of others" and frequently quoted sayings of the late; Ti. 1 li i. iifuuuR' nousuvi'ii. o NOTICE TO CREDITORS. District Court of the United States Eastern District of South Carolina Tn the matter of L. W. COOPER, , Bankrupt. Horry County. To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: Take notice that on the 3rd day of January 1019, the above named Bank rr.pt filed his petition in said Court ;raying a discharge on bankruptcy, nd that a hearing was thereupon rdored and will be had upon said Ktition on the loth day of February 010, before said Court, at Charles I on, in said District, at 11 o'clock i:i he forenoon, at which time and place 11 known creditors aitd other perens in interest may appear and I how cause, if any they have, why ] he prayer of said petition should not | >e granted. RICHARD W. HUTSON, Clerk. It?1 15jl9?adv o Citation Notice. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. By J. S. VAUGHT, ESQUIRE. FKUHATE JLDUE. WHEREAS A. G. Strickland made uit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Immanuel Strickland. THESE ?ARE THEREFORE to :ite and admonish all and singular Tie kindred and creditors of the aid Immanuel Strickland, deceased, \ut they he and appear, before me, :n the Court of Probate, to be hel l at Conway, S. C., on 15th day of February 1919 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not Vie granted. GIVEN under my Hand, this ,*30th day of January Anno Domini, 1919. Published on the 6th and 13th days of February, 1919, in the Horry Herald. J. S. Vaught, Probate Judge. o COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Not Served.) Court of Common Pleas. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. Florence Bethea, Plaintiff, vs. J. A. Lane, Quccnie J. Bethea, Lottie J. Bethea, and G. A. Manning, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONEL 1 and required to answeT the complain' I in this action, which has been filed ii I the office of the Clerk of the Cour ! of Common Pleas, for the said Coun ty, and to serve a copy of your ans ' wer to the said complaint on the sul * scriber at his office at Conway, S ? < t Si A 1 _ ' U., within twenty days aner tne ser s vice hereof; exclusive of the day o 1 such service; and if you fail to ans wer the complaint within the tim< ? aforesaid, the plaintiff in this actioi 1 will apply to the Court for the i*e ' lief demanded in the complaint, i Dated January 20th, A. D. 1919. r H. H. WOODWARD, y Plaintiff's Attorney. 1 To. G. A. Manning, Absent Defend f ant: i Take Notice that the Complaint i 5 the foregoing stated action and th X Summons of which the foregoing is - copy were filed in the office of th Clerk of the Court of Common Plea i ,in and for Horry County, at Conwaj 5 S. C., on the 28th day of January, .v e D. 1919. b W. L. BRYAN, (L. S.) C. C. C. P. ? H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. price: / > 1 1 p*11 f " : s J} if $ ' The policy the lowest poss is too well kno^ . present conditi Ford cars: ? H CONWA IN LOVING MEMORY. Of my darling husband, Mr. New-' bt rry Hardee, who died at our home I in Conway, Nov. 2nd 191S. Ho was sick only a few days with an attack of influenza which developed immediately into pneumonia. The end I c.ime rapidly. He leaves, beside his wife, a Father and Mjother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hardee of Toddville, S. C., and two sisters, Mrs. Marion Dusenbury and M iss Alice Hardee, also of Toddville, and one Brother, Mr. Earnest Hardee, who is in the overseas service, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. But we mourn not as those who have no hope for he truly was a good husband and neighbor and was becoming ir GOOD Full Cat A I FOR SALE TO I OTHER PEOPI I EITHER CAS , I PURCHASERS 1 ABOUT TO Bl Can be c mals. I can ! and on terms member there i CJ r LNNOVNC r of the Ford Motor Company to s lible price, consistent with deper wn to require comment. Therefo ons, there can be no change in runabout $500 touring car 525 coupe 650 sedan 775 TRUCK CHASSIS .. .. 550 These Prices F. 0. B. Detroit. 7l. buc Y, SOUTH Ofi I >. . I ?? I I I. . I - l? I more and more like Jesus. Conway community will miss him but we must bow in humble submis-?sion to the one who docth all things well. He was a M,as tor Mason; member of Conway Lodge No. On A. F. M. Was holding a position with tin- j Conway Lumber Co., at the time of 1 his death. He was born Sept. lHth, 1890 and united with the Methodist Church in early life. His body was Laid to rest in the Union Church Cemetery near Toddville with the Masonic honors to await the resur- j recti on mora. Dearest Newberry, thou hast left us, And our loss we deeply feel; But 'tis God who hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. FARM A ioad Farr iT AYNOl i THE FARMERS OF THIS SEC LE WHO WANT GOOD MULES u no tranc Tn chit tuc t II V/ II I linUL. I \J OU I I IIIL. I 1. GET YOUR PICK FROM TH JY, WAIT AND LOOK THESE 0) SUCCESSFUL FARMING arried on only with the right kir supply you with the best the ma that will be convenient and a ! was a whole carload in the lot. GE i. HOL AYNOR, S. C 9 1 ' < ?? c H ENENT I I M I k I ell its caret for 'H ;i r >*239 tdable quality, $1 re, because of the prices on j jj : i ~ "J K kROLINA -?Jan. 30?3l ? I Wo loved you, yes 've loved you. Hut Jesus loved you more; And ho has sweetly called you, 1 To yonder shining shore. The Golden Gates were open, 9 A gentle voice .said come; And with fair wells unspoken, * .. You calmly entered home. Sleep on darling, And take thy rest; God called you home, He thought it best. You are gone but not forgotten. Never will your memory fade; Sweetest thoughts will ever linger, * 'Round the grave whore you a 1*0 laid. v ?His Loving Wife, Mrs. Gertrude Harden ^ , IDLES n Mules I R TION, OR TO i, AND FOR ASTEOF THE I IE BUNCH, IF i i /ER FIRST. id of work anirket can afford greeable. Re' > ri) I i ,!. 4 I in a if LIUflT i 'm