The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 24, 1919, Image 1
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, VOLUME XXXIV.
i FARMERS OF HORRY
NEED AN OltTMILl
tPlying Them on Equal Foot|
mg With Farmers of Other
I Qounties
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[St'H. BROWN GIVES
FACTS ABOUT MILL
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Says we Should Combine to
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To the Farmers of Horry:
At a meeting of the farmers called
to consider the advisability of
buifding an Oil Mill at Conway
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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."
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SALE ur IVfln DUILI
SHIPPING IS BEGUN
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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.
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NEWSflFXHOOTtNG I
FROM GALIVANTS
Further particulars have come* to
Conway concerning tl\e> ,sho6ting of
Bessie Skipper by Mrs* >>#altoii B.
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Dossier in $alivants Ferry Township
last week. ; The whole load of shpt
took effect but not Seriously as the
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shots were extracted by a physician
at Aynov apd the injured party has
I practical ly^rcccvered.- .
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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
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WOMAN'S VICTORY PARADE.
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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
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*,Your for the Victory* Lqan, <
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;<?haivmhn WMmenV ^iber(y Loan l
I -^CotomittoeMsr HTbi;r.y County. ' 1
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A|^tL 24, .?919: '
FORGET f
tejffift " \$k
y SHOULD WE NOT LEND 1
-LARS! !
I
m MAIL ROUTE 3
FOR BETTER SERVICE
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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
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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!
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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.
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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Ori 'Slundnv nfteronon.. Anril 27th. ?
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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
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'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^_
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liieu uy rion. a. mixer.
TIME REQUIRED
TO SIGN TREATY
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.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)
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. <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.
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DEBATE AT SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM APfclL 25TH
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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*
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ONE LUMBER PLANT
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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
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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.
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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?
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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