The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 29, 1919, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXIV.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
AT lllll OrAAIA&I
AI mAT dtddlUN
Disposes of Numbers of Cases
Pending in the Criminal
Dockets
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MURDER CASE iS
f*~ TAKEN UP FIRST
Many Farmers Could 111 Afford
to Spare the Time From
'0 Crops.
s The Court of General Sessions convened
last Monday morning; with
Judge S. W. G. Shipp presiding and
Solicitor L. M. Casque representing
the State.
After organizing and charging the
grand jury the docket of cases continued
from last court was called and
the first case tried was the State vs.
A. C. Murrell, charged with killing
L J. Watts. This case -was tried in
1918 and resulted in a mistrial the
jury failing to agree on the case.
Following is the jurymen called to
try the case the second time:
G. B. Shelley, S. M. Graham, L. H.i
Alford, W. F. Mishoe, E. S. Booth,
W. J. Hanna, I). T. Smith, Bert Johnson,
R. J. Beverly, E. T. Lovell, N. J.
Cox, Si*.. Geo. W. Singleton.
Before going into the Murrell case
the following cases were ended by
the solicitor upon payment of the
cost:
The State vs. Mai*vin P. Skipper
and Page Skipper, Disturbing religious
congregation.
The State vs. W. J. Jordan, Hob
Jordan and others, charged with disturbing
a religious congregation.
The State vs. Page Skipper charged
with assault and battery with intent
to kill.
The State vs. John Grainger and
Ernest Grainger charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill.
The State vs. Garfield Grainger,
and others charged with riot.
The State vs. Oscar Watts charged
with assault and battery.
The State vs. Othan Arnette and
Caroline Watts, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill.
The State vs. Steve Dawsey, charged
with seduction was dismissed.
On Tuesday at a late hour the
case of the State vs. Murrel was concluded
and the jury retired to considej^heir
verdict a short time before
the hour of adjournment. After
remaining out for a short time
the jury found him not guilty.
The State vs. Andrew Dimery and
John Dimery was called and defendants
pleaded guilty to violating
the fish law.
The State vs. Pearlie Dimery an 1 j
Robert Hatcher charged with violat-'
ing the fish law was called anil de- j
fendants pleaded guilty to the!
, fcharge.
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An effort to secure a branch fed- J
oral rose I've bank for Columbia is be*
ing made by the Columbia Chamber
of Commroce.
A
BftffN THINKS PLAN
WILL BE REJECTED
Chicago.?International leaders of
prohibition participated in a meeting
here of 5,000 persons, who by a stand
ing vote registered their protest
against removal of, the July 1 ban
-^gainst beer and light wines as recommended
to congress by President
Wilson. The gathering also called
upon Congress to enforce the prohibition
amendment to the constitution
by passing suitable legislation.
William J. Bryan, principal speaker,
projected congress would not
adoijBPrcsident Wilson's recommendation.
When a Republican congress pass^
cd the Wcbb-Konyon bill over the
veto of a Republcian president, it ,is
not likely that the present Republican
congress will accede to a Democratic
president's wish, said Mr.
Bryan.
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KORRY WILL S90N GET
THREE MOTOR TRUCKS
Shipped From Indianapolis
From the War Materials of
Uncle Sam.
Columbia, May 24.?The State
Highway Commission lias been notified
by 'lie Federal Bureau of Roads
that 71) of the 290 motor trucks which
are to be turned over to the Commission
are ready for shinment. The
State Highway Commission has instructed
the Bureau of Public Roads
to have three 2-ton Nash Quadruple
Drive shipped from Indianapolis to
Horry County. The trucks will bo
turned over to the road authorities of
Horry County for use in maintaining
or constructing roads built in
whole or in part with Federal Aid.
Counties which have made no provision
to use Federal Aid in construct
ing roads or bridges cannot under the
Federal law share in the distribution
of trucks from the Federal Bureau
oi Public Roads. These trucks are
part of the sui*plus war equipment
built by Uncle Sam for use in whipping
the Huns. An act of the last
Congress instructed the Secretary of
War to turn over to the Secretary of
Agriculture for distribution to the
State Highway Commissions, through
the Federal Bureau of Public Roads,
all surplus war equipment, including
tincks. It is expected that Souvh
Carolina will get a good deal more
I'oad builflintr nmiinmnnt ;i ?wl unr?r?l ir?u
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he-sides the 29f> ti*ucks which have
been given to it.
MAGISTRATECASES
CONTINUED OVER
%
Between J. N. Barnhill and j.
Gray Floyd Concerning Right
of Way on Floyd's Land.
Last Wednesday was the time set
foi the trial of a trespass ease
bruoght by J. Gray Floyd vs. J. N.
Tiarnhill, the Warrant charging that
N. Bamhill entered upon the land
o!' the prosecutor and pulled up
stakes which he had set to make a
fence, filled up the holes he had made
for the posts, and committed other
trespasses after notice from Floyd
piohibiting the same.
The defendant, J. N. Bamhill,
claims the right to a way across the
lands of J. Gray Floyd, this way having
been used by the late Pharoah
Bamhill,, the father of J. N. Bamhill,
foi a few years before his death, it
is said by permission of Floyd.
Recently Floyd decided to clear up
his land and run a fence around it
when the defendant ordered him not
le do so and various troubles and
annoyances have arisen. Recently
J N. Barnhill has taken out a Warrant
for J. Gray Floyd charging him
with having obstructed the public
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the old road which used to be located
on this land has been abandoned by
the public for ten years or move, and
that the road now contended for is
only useful to the Barnhill family for
their own private purposes.
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New Irish potatoes have been com
ing in very slowly.
LECTURES AND CONCERT
DRAW BIG CROWDS
Perhaps as large crowds as ever
attended anything of the kind in
Cob way, came to the Chautauqua
here last Friday to hear the lectures
by the director and the concerts given
by the Agnes Mathis Co. The
lectures were worth all that the
Chautauqua cost, and the same thing
can be said of the two concerts given
bv the company of four girls composing
the Agnes Mathis Company. The
audiences were very large at both
the- afternoon and night performances.
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CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY,
HORRY COUNTY
CENTENARY FUND
Horry Methodists are subscribing
to the Centenary Fund in a fairly 1
liberal manner and we think final s
reports will show the County over- i
subscribed on its allotment of I
$41,073.00. t
Up to going to press the following
amounts have been reported to I)is- 1
triet Headquarters: (
Allotment. 1
Conway Station $10,897.00 <
Loris Circuit 0,(>.30.00
Waccamaw Circuit 3,910.00 I
Bucksville Circuit , 3,621.00
Ay nor Circuit 6,9.36.00 *
Conway Circuit 6,0.35.00
Floyds Circuit 6,035.00
Little River 3,009.00
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i wiui $9 < ,U/O.U'J
Reported.
Conway Station $14,700.00 '
Loris Circuit 8,015.00 '
Waccamaw Circuit 5,450.00 ^
Bucksville Circuit 4,000.00 1
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Aynor Circuit 3,275.00
Conway Circuit 4,030.00
Floyds Circuit 5,914.00
Little River 1,190.50
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Total.. .: $46,574.50 1
Complete reports are not in from '
Aynor, Little River, Loris, and 1
Floyds, and Conway Circuits. The
Teams in these charges are working :
hard to try to bring each charge
"over the ton." It is wonderful how
this work has gripped the heart of
our people and given them a new
vision of what the Church is attempt
ing to do.
You will note from the above that
Horry County lacks only $498.50 being
out in full on its allotment. Let
us hope that complete reports will
carry the County well over.
The Wacciynaw Circuit, Rev. J. E.
Cook, pastor, was the first charge in
the County to pay out and still
stands at the head of the list on the
percentage raised on allotment. The
pel ccntage being 139. Conway Station
comes second with a total of
134 per cent.
Centenary Church (properly named)
on the Waccamaw Circuit is the
first church to report oversubscribed.
This little' congregation has
more than doubled its allotment.
This Church is located six miles from
Conway on the left hand side of the
Myrtle Bceuch road as you go out
from Conway. Raise your hat to it
the next time you pass.
A. E. Goldfinch, Campaign
Director for Horry County.
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Two battalions of National Guard j
arc to bo organized immediately in j
South Carolina.
STARTSCAMPAIGN
TO TEACH THRIFT:
Washington.?The government is,
be ginning a plan of education to,
teach the people the value of a dollar, j
It is to be a national movement of ;
thrift?to induce all to "lay by" a
little for "a rainy day."
Five departments?treasury, labor,
commerce, agriculture and the interior?have
plans to promote regular
saving, wise buying,. sound investment
and reinvestment.
The whole plan of co-operation and
co-ordination of the various government
departments is centered on the
one obiective?an "mvn.vnnv./m'n.
home campaign."
The lilies already worked out are:
1. Buy now, but buy only what
you need. I
2. Eliminate all useless expenditures.
3. Support essential industries
maintaining steady employment.
4. iThrift should not be confounded
with miserliness.
5. Save for worthwhile purchases.
6* Take advantage of opportunities
as against "a rainy day."
7. Thrift stamps and war savings
stamps offer a practical inducement
to acquiring the power of a financial
reseive.
The departments will interchange
ideas and from time to time will is-j
sue pamphlets for general distribu-,
tion embodying any new "short cuts" ,
on the road to home and fortune.
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MAY 29, 1919.
TROOPS OF THE 81ST
LEAVE FOR THE U. S.
Brest, May 27. ? The American
battleships South Carolina, Minnesota
and Missouri are sailing this
Afternoon with the first troops of
the 81st (the "Wild Cat") Division
to be repatriated.
The troops arc from North Caroina,
South Carolina and Georgia.
Dr board also are the 156th artillery
>rigade and 806th ammunition train
complete.
The three battleships are bound
'or Newport News.
10 PAY ALLOTMENTS
WITHOUT SIGNATURE
Washington.?Payments of past
lue and current allotments to famiies
of s??ldir?r? '.m/l cui'Iavk ..?.l
r- Mint ouuv/l r? ell IVl VIL*pendents
of Civil War veterans will
30 made by the war risk insurance
bureau without waiting for the formal
signing of the urgent deficiency
jili by President Wilson.
(Authority to send the checks forward
"without a moment's delay" |
ivas cabled to Secretary Glass by '
President Wilson after' the president
had been informed that the $45,000,- I
300 deficiency measure had been
passed by congress. The bill is now
on its way to Paris where it will be
signed by the president.
navyaSr policy"
MAY BE CHANGED
Washington. ? Construction of a
fleet^of scouting aircraft of the dirigible
or lighter-than-air type as an
adjunct to the American naval forces
is expected by well informed naval
officers to be recommended to the
general board of the navy in its report
to be submitted within a few
days to Secretary Daniels.
GERMANY WOULD"
REDUCE ARMIES
To Declare Willingness to
Abandon Policy of Militarism.
Berlin.?Information has been received
from an unimpeachable source
that the counter proposals to be
made by Germany to the Peace Conference
will declare in favoi of military
disarmament, saying Germany
is ready to reduce her forces to 350,[)()()
within two months after the con
idusion of peace and by the expiration
of another year to cut the size
of the army down to 200,000 men.
It will be declared that in spite of
internal disorders and the necessity
for defending her frontiers, Germany
thus agrees to disarm ahead
of all other powers. It is pointed out
this gives adequate proof of Germany's
determination to renounce all
militarist and imperilistic tendencisc.
A VIATORS MOVED^
TO PARRIS ISLAND
Washington.?The marine aviation
base now located at Miami, Fla., with
from 800 to 1,000 men, is to be removed
immediately from that place
to Parris Island, S. C. This in forma
tion was made public here by Congressman
Byrnes of South Carolina
after a conference with many department
and marine corps officials,
(1< neral Bennett, commandant of the
corps advising him to this effect.
The change, which will be made immediately,
is in the interest of the
service and it is said will permit the
men being recruited for the service
being handled more expeditionary
than at the present time. It is
stated that the navy men at Miami
will not be moved, but will remain
there.
A. C. MURREL IS ~
j CLEARED BY JURY |
Second Trial of His Case Results
in an Acquittal After
Day and a Half Trial.
The first ease tried at the court
this week was that against A. C.
Murrell for the killing of Levy J.
Watts in December 1917. The case
was called and tried at the September
term 19IS, with an array of
council on both sides, and after i.
trial of about two days, the jury remained
out for a long time and faded
to agree on the case.
This time about the same testi- |
mony was introduced as at the first i
trial. The time taken up was about
the same and the arguments of coun
so1 covered about the same ground.
| The case was given to the jury late
in the afternoon on Tuesday. They
remained in the room about one hour,
probably less time, and came out
with a verdict of not guilty.
The case created a great deal of
interest and the court room was
packed to its full capacity while this
trial was going on.
MANY DRAFTED MEN
SUFFER FROM DISEASE
Medical examination of draftees
in the second million called to the
colors showed that 5.4 per cent, of
the men had a venereal disease.
This per cent, is in reality just a oneflay
average as it does not include
men who may have been cured the
day before or who may have become
infected after admission to the army.
Tn the cities having a population
between ,'10,000 and 40,000 Columbia
had the highest rate of 14.98 per
hundred. In this same class, .Jamestown,
N. Y. had the lowest rate of
any city in the United States, her
per centage being 0.80.
Of the ten cities of 500,000 and
over, New York had the lowest rate,
'2.44 for eacli hundred men. St. Louiswas
highest in this class having 8.58
infected men per hundred. Savannah,
Ga., had the highest rate of all
cities, her percentage being 27.45.
In cities between 40,000 and 50,000
Racine had the lowest rate with 1.15
per cent while Macon, Ga., had the
highest rate, 18.411 per cent.
The treasury department, United
States Public Health Service, division
of venereal diseases, has recent
ly issued a bulletin which gives the
percentage of men in the draft affect
eel with venereal cliseasces.
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It' stands to reason that the beaten
Germans will fight for the best conditions
possible.
U. S. WILL DETAIN
SEIZED VESSELS
Definitely Decided We Will
Keep Ships Taken From
the Germans.
Washington. ? Official advices
reached Washnigton today that a
full understanding had been reached
by the council of four at Paris by
which the United States will keep aM
the German ships seized in American
ports when this country entered
the war. I
President Wilson has informed officials
here that the council of four
at Paris has reached a full under
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ntuiiuuiK uy wnicn tne united States
will retain the 700,000 tons of German
shipping seized in American
ports when this country entered the
war.
Great Britain had proposed that
this tonnage as well as German ships
seized in other countries be placed in
a common pool and allitted on the
basis of tonnage lost through action
>f enemy submarines. The United
I >tates has steadfastly refused to
I accede to this plan.
NO. 6.
NAVAL COURSE IN ""
COLLEGES OF U. S.
Plan for Creating Officers Reserve
Corps Being Worked
Out
'four-year training
j in naval branches
With Few Weeks of Intensive
I Finishing at Annapolis.
Washington?Every university and
college in the country will be given
an opportunity to co-operate with
the navy department in building upa
naval reserve officei corps under
plans now being developed by Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt, details of
which were made public. Mr. Roosevelt
and naval officials for sometime
have been workings out a
scheme whereby college men may
win commissions as ensigns in the
great reserve sea force to be permanently
maintained. A four-years
course in nautical subjects, augminted
by several months of post
giaduate work at the Naval Academy,
will be offered by the government,
if the proposed plan is adopted.
As proposed the plan is to en,.?11
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.w.i iresnmen who desire to
take the course, for a period of four
years. During the first school year
the navy department would recommend
a course for a period of four
years. During the first school year
the navy department would recommend
a course of study along naval
lines in connection with regular college
works, including physical training.
The work would be under the
direct supervision of the college authorities
and commandant of the naval
district. At the end of the fresh
man term, members of the training
corps would go to a naval training
camp for six or eight weeks. During
the second school year an advance
course in navigation, higher mathematics
and astronomy, international
law and naval strategy, would be
studied and at the end of that and
the third school year the embroy officers
would be taken aboard war_1_
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snips iov a cmisc of six or eight
weeks' duration.
Upon graduating1 from college
members of the corps who had completed
thq course satisfactorily
would be sent to the Naval Academy
for two months of post-graduate
work, the government paying all expenses
and a salary. That course
completed, the successful candidate
would be commissioned as ensigns
in the rescive and sent to civil life
under no obligations to the government
except a pledge to servo as officers
in the event of emergency
and to keep in touch with naval developments.
In order to make the course attractive
the tentative plan is to send
the training squadrons abroad each
summer so the students may have an
opportunity to study foreign navies.
During these cruises, the reservists,
who would be taken into the reserve
as seamen second class, would be
given an opportunity to advance
through the various non-commissioned
grades and would be paid accordingly.
FOUR CADETSHIPS ARE
DUE TO SOUTH CAROLINA
Washington. ? There are four
cadetships at the United States military
academy due South Carolina.
Two of these are credited to the 6th
Congressional District, and one each
to the First and Second Districts.
Candidates must submit satisfactory
certificates by June 2f> for entrance
to the academy on July 10. The
law requires that each person appointed
shall be an actual resident
of the state, district or territoiy
from which he proposes to be appointed.
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