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'1 *4 t V * ^ j I I* * v | * * / " ' % ' * y.' r ^IrSi -' '> -? * v I 1 " '" V> - '' v ' fir * , VOLUME XXXIV. i FARMERS OF HORRY NEED AN OltTMILl tPlying Them on Equal Foot| mg With Farmers of Other I Qounties W mmm+mrnmmm* [St'H. BROWN GIVES FACTS ABOUT MILL * * ' ??. Says we Should Combine to * Bring ^l^s Convenience ^ to County. , * i i To the Farmers of Horry: At a meeting of the farmers called to consider the advisability of buifding an Oil Mill at Conway VV'llO.rP U/O IMiil vai)/1 nn/l urnfm* yvwx/ ?f > 1 T V? U1IM TTUVVt I freight, I was asked to appoint three , men in each school district to can<0 vass their territory and ascertain the sentiment of their people along this liiie and report at our next meeting. # , The importance or need of an Oil Mill needs no comment now. 'Farmers who live near the Oil Mills could take their cotton to the gin last fall and get meal, hulls, or jcash for their seed, the farmers in , f Hoyry County who did not have those advantages have their seed /stored now and at this late date have net realized any thing for them. Some farmers arc using their seed a substitute for guano. To do this means almost a total loss to you of * the oil, linters and hulls and at the 4 present prices, when you have used two tons of seed, you have lost more than enough to buy a share in the nVAr?r\en/l Oil M i 11 |/l vjivnvu VH Aw A llll I suspect that there are three or four thousand planters in Horry County who grow one or more bales of cotton and who need the mill and really should be interested. We should have several hundred men in Conway next Saturday, April 26th, At 1:30 P. M., old time. If you are a fanner, come next Saturday and hear the reports of the Committee on the cost of building, machinery, location, and' help thresh out the best and work progressive plans for the establishment of an Oil Mil} in Horry County. We should all join our forces and try to provide ourselves with an Oil Mill, a .convenience or advantage we ha^ needed many years. w t - Very respectfully, f ?S. H. Brown. PROMINENT FARMER RECEIVES INJURY John B. James, a Well-known and wealthy farmer of Dog Bluff Township, came, to town last "Tuesday ?f morning with a bad looking wound jp. the side of his face, a little to the |Neft and sojnewhat above the eye, ai)d other brpises about his person , inflicted, as he stated, by Tim Johnson a short * time before. It appears th^ thm;e y/cre some words between tt^* parties out ' in the country WK about some Vepairs that had been HP>made to a dipping vat; and Mr. ^BiJrmes was struck on the side of the ^^ThcaU with a post hole digger and also struck by Johnson in other places. BP James first called and saw a phy1B srcjAn where his wounds were dress ftd, and "ft stated that he then took out a WonMt in the Magistrate's Court. Legal blanks, Herald office. ' . ?;? M.TLLS SlfUT DOWN. 3^; lumber mills in Georgetown shutdown some time ago, partly on account of -shortage of labor, and partly on account of the high wagfs tney had v to pay to what hands thtey had. Things appear to bb somewhat out of adjustment'in this country as to many lines of endeavor. The lumbiV plant at Allen 'was sftut down recently for a while. i ? ? 4 4 * ' . t t 1 r' 't 'A * . * ^ J * " I'vi ' J. - .- >V .Uki o*?:J5r# .wfTT Si^ ?M?'^Lwi V . ' ;V . * % I SEPHUS DUNCAN GETS BULLET IN THIGH When he Resists Efforts of Sheriff's Posse to Take Him With Warrant. fSephus Duncan resisted arrest last Tuesday, when Sheriff J. A. Lewis went with a posse to arrest him where he was working around a skidding machine at the camps of Conway Lumber Company. His threats and resistance caused one of the posse to fire his pjstol at him, and4 the ball took effect in the thigh, causing a painful but not a dangerous wound. i The negro on last Sunday, while passing along the public road with his wife, met the young son of Mrs. Anna Jordan, a boy about sixteen years of age. It is said that this boy happened to pass between > the negro man and the negro woman as he went by along the public road, and on account of this the negro knocked the boy down and beat him severely. A warrant was sworn out before Magistrate Chestnut j on Monday morning, and the Sheriff called in assistance to take the negro,, as a consequence of threats to the effect that he would not be arrested. congtrags'dale will address pe0pl| |Hon. J. W. Ragsdale writes that he will be in Conway on Mp'il ,28th fa deliver an address-fa'the* people in the interest of * the Fi/th ! Liberty Loan. * '. f*> . v * He can make a very interesting address on this subject ^ccSrdirig to reports about his speeches^ contained in other papers. J A recent issue of . thV; ^riwrcnce Times had the follbta^rig ttf say. about a speech delivered by Mr, Ragsdale in the McColl section of this State: "Congressman J. W. Ragsdale made a most enthusiastic speech at Odom's Hall, on Democracy. Our congressman has beOn'loyal to the president since war was declared; doing all in his power %\o co-operate, and sowing seeds of loyalty'amongst his constituents. I-Ie paid a fine tribute to the League of Natipns. His speech gave much fdeaslire and satisfaction to his audience." p| i n? ? on r nr nun nun t SALE ur IVfln DUILI SHIPPING IS BEGUN > mmmmmmrnmmm Washington*.?Sale of the war-built merchant fleet was begun by' the shipping board with the transfer,of fifteen wooden steamships to Naciroma Steamship Company, of New York, at a price of $650,000 for each vessel. This is an average of $145 per deadweight ton. , 'v (This fleet is to be operated by the Brooks Steamship Company, of Nesy Y'ork, in the transatlantic trade. Five of the fifteen will be operate^! out of New York, five out of. Havana and fvie out of New Orleans. k Deliveries will be-completed within a short time. Cargoes for all fifteen vessels have been booked in advance ^tnd as V repult.thb purchasers haVc opened negotiations for the purchase4 of fifteen move vessels of the same, typ'c , and for immediate delivery." V/fhey j also propose to take over a xhird fleet of the same size in the future^ Jt is understood .that the purchasers obtained* insurance rangipg fitom 1 1-2 to 3 1-2 per cent, which shi^p fiiiK vApt'i irt ?mu iiiuicuwu un- | dorwriters now regarded '* this type of vessel as a good risk, 'fhe original insurance rate ranged from 5 to 7 per cent,, , ^ f All of tjio 4,700-ton ships s#ld wfcre bviilt in the Vards of the National Shipbuilding *'^mpany, of (jrange, Texas, The Missels ' bf 4,000 ons each wer4 bunt lit tljp Suppfe and Batlin yardfr at Portland, Oregou. ' ? % 5 ' f- * ? f) # . ? ? * *' V, ' . . ,1 ? ; '">*! S.'c. LEST WE \ " ' 4 v jgpP~~ 1 Wf j? '^.v ** v 4 - >? \ THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES. V H ; OUR DPI NEWSflFXHOOTtNG I FROM GALIVANTS Further particulars have come* to Conway concerning tl\e> ,sho6ting of Bessie Skipper by Mrs* >>#altoii B. .*? ' Dossier in $alivants Ferry Township last week. ; The whole load of shpt took effect but not Seriously as the '? ? f* shots were extracted by a physician at Aynov apd the injured party has I practical ly^rcccvered.- . ? Both of* those fa in i lies are tenant I people on the fattn of Mr. H. Kem- c ipci Cooke near Galivants Ferry, i This is one of*? the largest farms in i Horry County is noted for its t large production of" cotton, 'tobacco \ and food crops, and humbers 'of c hands are employed *>n" the .place. ;lt i appears that a lumber of tobacco r plants were being transplanted from c beds, all of which Were located near f the house that was occupied by ,the \ Dozier family. For lYidre thAn, a 1 week, or at least for several days, 1 there seems to have been bad feeling on the part of the Dozier family I against Bessie Skipper, 'who had ( been passing along the path on thjs i placp in?orfler to pet to the tobacco j beds. There had been some prej vious difficulty when the Dozier wo- i ] man flung a flaming piece of wood e j at Bessie. Skipper and this grazed f her chin as it went by )ier head. Qn \ ! the day of the shooting, it is' said,' n that the Dozier wortipn, without any i warning, having taken a gun out in a the field with her, ghpt Bessie Skipper in the buck. ' It appears that there was an effort made vto cqrry f the. difficulty further'by the Dozier N family but this wag,prevented. \ ' ji All the' parties are engaged in \ fanning and if the matter is placed 4 in CoUi*t at this'time it may inter- | |fere with the', production of crops. | The pozier famfly came into this I flrnnt-V fvnrn Pftimfir ? v, *--v" -??? "*? ' . - - ' ' . ; " ? ' ' < ? - 0 WOMAN'S VICTORY PARADE. .* *: t 4 , The Hop*V' County Woman's Lib- : prty Loan Committee wishes to have > a parade on our Rally Day, Monday, t April 28th. Every woman In ?on- ( way and as many, out of towrt as ( t>josaible meet us in a, Whjtadreds on i [ corner of Col. D. A. Spiycys'jLaWn at 1 ' 10:30, AT M. '' \ r '7 ; *,Your for the Victory* Lqan, < j { * ;* -rJpelTle D.JPreejnfcn, ;<?haivmhn WMmenV ^iber(y Loan l I -^CotomittoeMsr HTbi;r.y County. ' 1 V' ? jjp.- * . - ** *? * <\ V * " > r ' . .? * ? ' . 7 . ' A;"./' ' V '? 1 . 1 ? r A ? 1 T f , .""V . -' y " ' V'-' ^ . > > "K'- " * A|^tL 24, .?919: ' FORGET f tejffift " \$k y SHOULD WE NOT LEND 1 -LARS! ! I m MAIL ROUTE 3 FOR BETTER SERVICE i ] A new mail route is now contemdated running from MurrelPs Inlet , \y Burgess and Soeastee to Conway, wenty four miles and back, six imes a week. Sealed proposals for carrying this nail will be received at the office of he Fourth Assistant Postmaster General until &Iay 14th, 1919, the bid o cover the carrying of this mail rom -June 1st, 1919 to June 30th, 920, including the depositing and collecting of mail along the route nescribed. Motor vehicle is t# k be ised whpn road and weather c>tidi:,j ions permit# The mail on this route vould leave Murrell's Inlet dally, except Sunday, at eight o'clock A, M. md arrive here by twelve** 'o'clock loon; and would leave Conway, daily, !\cept Sunday, on receipt of mail i , _ X. ? . H f T"l> 1# ^ 1 . _ I lym i.r?in nuu at 1:10 v. jlvi. ana ar- j ive at Murrell's Inlet in four1 hoyrs. I'hc Bond required with each bid ,\vUl >e $1,700.00. Proper blanks can be secured from * \>itmaster 'Power W. Bethea" at, Conway, together with any needed ' nstructions ag to where these pro- ? >osals mysf, be sent. ? \ ,It is"hoped thiit.ihe bids will be 1 easonable ?o that;,the route will be i stablished rarids^uick mail . facilities i urnished to people who hav^ been 1 vithout "this for a number of^/ears. i rhe mail now * going there has a 1 ound about "journey to make* and is ] i.long Jtime in arriving! ' o ,? * News reached McCormick of the 1 inding of the body of a ndw bo>T\ J rhite infant near Stephen's Creek ibout two and onO-half miles from 1 5him,Branch in McCormick County. . 0? j > rhpr AhiiArnT rncc iiunticm SUNDAY AFTERNOON v. I *. . ?r< 1 Ori 'Slundnv nfteronon.. Anril 27th. ? >! \ i free concert will be'given in Con- < vay by a -Marine Band, brought here 1 )y Mr. Lynch. This will be an i >pportunity for the people of the < 'ounty to hbjh'somc gootf music, ami < t is probable tha\ Mr. Lynch .pnd ] Dr. Sykes will malcb short addresses.^ A nicetilig will also be hold in Son way op. Mtnday, Apri 1 28th, at LI o'clock/at: which good music will , oi*'furnished, and (food speeches will!; bp made. . ' ,1 Mmim t. . 1 r B' * . J* ? ? ? . * 1 \ - 1 ^ * % * * V N ? % ? * ? .* < y v y ? ? -s'* jAry,' > r > ;" ? . ? "' *V? : k ' ML u t* V i. ' # 'EOPLE GATHER FOR WOODMEN EXERCISES Inveiling of Marble Monument % to Memory of Lawson L. Chestnut. More than one thousand people athored last Sunday afternobn, at te Mountain cemetery, about nine lilcs from Conway; to witness the nveiling of the W. O. W. monument i the memory of Lawson L. Chestnt. Tlie cemetery is located on a beauful 'moll on the countryside near \v public road, on the way to Daisy, lore the marble shaft had been laced in position recently draped rom human sight until with suitable evdmonies the bretheren of the deeased met and unveiled it to the yes of those to whom his memory is ear. It was perhaps as large a ;atinning as was ever present at a eremony of this kind. Members of he Camp occupied prominent places w the unveiling ceremonies, and In re were numbers of visiting Woodr?on from other camps. The deceased Sovereign lost his ife while in bathing near Board anding last year. Hq was a young nan of great promise, loved and herisbed by a wide circle of friends tnd relatives. His untimely death ast a gloom upon' that whole section >f the township at the tibie. No nore fitting memorial could possibly )c erected to his memory than the >ne provided by the fellow members ji hid order. He was a faithful mem jer of Camp No. 701 located in nis community. . vTh& .groiyulsrweir full. of., people ,o witness the exercises which .began it about the hour advertised^ Music vas furnished, by the Conway Symphony Band. The eulogy was deliv^_ .1 1 T f Ti n /i r\ i liieu uy rion. a. mixer. TIME REQUIRED TO SIGN TREATY *4 \ . , , y v * .Pafis.?fThc entente delegates to :he peace conference believe Germany fyill require at least on6 week ifter l'feceivihg the peace ? treaty cel'ore it can be digeste<l and an iqAwdft;. prepared and also that the leltfpfatfes' wi|l need about four days [or trayel between Berlin and Vei> iailles . and return. Consequently ihty express the opinion that it )s lardly likely that Cerrtiany's answer ;.'ir be available before May 6. HORRY'S QUOTA OF M kt A ^ ma mm ma A **. a a. TLUAN $1Sf,DUU.Ul) ; : tii m . <Soverpmept Notes dpe in Four iVars, bearing 4 3-4 per cent interThe final 'drive is on, and will condnUQ /or t^hree weeks, Our allotirtjjnt is so much smaller than it was in the Fourth Loan that it should be >ifsy,,fOr Horry County to put it over if we get fthe\ co-operation of all Lhosb- who have helped' in the* oAWlf loaps.' All the banks are receiving subscriptions. So go to your bank and jive it your subscription, and let's finish the job. ' % DEBATE AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM APfclL 25TH * 1 ? , On Friday evening at 8 o'clock here will be a debate in the Audi ;orium or tne high school Between Dillon and Mull ins schools. The tilery will be, Resolved, That * the United States Government should id opt a policy of requiring one year y' military training of all able3odicd men before they reach the ige of 21. This is an interesting question and splendid arguments will be. heard on each side. The pub-, lit) is 'cordially* asked to be present. ' On the same date the Burroughs High School will send a negative team to Mulllns to meet the affirmative teams of Dillon, and, an affirmative to DilloT}v,.to%meet the negative* t<mm ?f Mull ids. ^ v*' \ _ -V ) \ y t ; * * ' *^j^$;.f ' '-^^H .i ;' y, V% ' 5* '^mP^ k ''f ) , *;^>'' ' if? '* '' I ' ^ ^ _ ONE LUMBER PLANT I SOLD BY COMPANY ft t Located Near Murrelts Inlet Where it Has Been Operated Some Time P. R. LACHICOTTE & SONS ARE THE NEW OWNERS Price Paid was a Good One For a Small Plant?Includes Timber Tract. The Ward-Bate Company, one of jt the leading- lumber concerns of thm section of the State, closed a deal recently whereby they sold to P. R. Lachicotte & Sons of Waverly Mills, their plant near Murrell's Inlet which they had operated for the past two years or more. Included in the deal is the large tract of timber known as "Oatland" and "Turkey Hill,'.' purchased by W. J. Singleton some time ago from the Pyatt heirs o/ Georgetown. This mill formerly belonged to J. W. Little & Company from whom the Ward-Br.te Company bought the nlant and tliU w>i11? w t ?v?tv mill f YT14IVM. has been of great service to the people }n the lower part of Waccamaw Neck by reason of producing at their dcors the lumber that was needed in building. " - Thb price of this property waa^ $11,000.00, including . the . timbet* tract. The mill will be operated by the hc*w owners who have already^"*""' taken charge of the property. The other plants of the Ward-BateCompany in this County and at other places are still being operated. o? i Advices from Moscow through Scandinavia are to the effect that Trotzky, War Minister of the BolsheViki Government, has issued a manifesto to the . Allied-American, troops on the Murmansk-Archangel , front', pointing out their "precarious situaUonP- and inviting all the men to srUrpndcr 0n his promise of fair treatment. MINERS TALK OF ; | DRASTIC ACTION Pittsburg.?rJohn L. Lewis, acting: > pies Went of the United Mine Workers of-1 America, who for the past two days has been inspecting mining Conditions ii{ the Pittsburgh district, said in a statement published herethat the miners organization would be .obliged to take "drastic action" unless there is a change of policy on the part of the director general of railroads, . 1 ^ " Mr. Hines' actions indicate that he is df'erihine<f not, to keep his promises relative to 'the letting of railroad coal contract^,^ giving full publicity to such contracts and guar, |(Mtteeing a fair profit to operators. Since I have been iii Pittsburgh, I have learned that he is makng contracts for coal during April. The cus torn- has been td contract for six months sirpplies;" ' This means, said Mr. Lewis, that the director general will arrange to get coal during May for less than he paid in April." AH Contracts at Scale. Wsshinptvri. Every contract for railroad coal is open to inspection by I reoresentatives of miners Ktr ?a? B_ - ?? ? - wj v* mjt vvu" ti actors, railroad administration officials said, commencing on the charge of John?L. Lew^, acting pros *# ioent of the United Mine Workers that Director General Hines was noU giving publicity to these contracts. Furthermore, the officials said^* every contract* specifies that it, it made at the prevailing scale of#wag- ij and consequently cannot be*pscd ; * as an excuse for reducing Vomers' pay. It was stated that railroads for years had made preliminary, # tracts in April an4 that this ytmfe '* practice was no departure from tits , j