The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 07, 1919, Image 1
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' VOLUME XXXIV'
| HIGH COST RELIEF
! NOT YET IN SIGHT
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j Federal Forecast Predicts ConL',
timjation of Present Level
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* ABNORMAL PRICES
! '* NO CURB ON DEMAND
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|j Buyers More Interested in Obij
taining Goods Than
* in Cost.
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i Washington.?No relief from present
high prices is forecast in the fedi(
eral reserve board's monthly review
01' business conditions issued, which
notes that July saw further increasI
es in many lines.
"In general," the review said,
] "there is a disposition to accept pres'f
ent price levels and expect a continuation
of the nrevailinv level for
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I some time to come."
I In lany districts high prices have
not served to check demand but the
; possibility of obtaining goods was
i found to be of greater moment to the
buyer than the price fixed. On the
other hand the board said, the "very
[ great" price increases which have
( taken place in certain lines have j
Imaoe buyers more cautious, care being
taken not to increase unduly
stocks acquired at the present price
level for fear a decline might occur.
Affect on Industry.
Continued high prices, along with
constant growth in trade, both wholesale
and retail and increased activity
in some of the basic industries sustained
confidence in the industries
1 situation and led to expansion in
I man., lines. Almost the only complaints
heard concern shortage of raw
> materials and in a few districts,
labor troubles, although a majority
j of the districts report normal labor
; conditions.
J Instead of a fear of uncmploy
mont. which had been expressed
I< during; the early part of the year,"
\ the board said, "the reports manifest
r? the fear of impending; shortage of |
labor." The exodus of alien workers I
ft was blamed in part.
1 Agricultural Outlook.
The agricultural outlook on the
whole was reported favorable with
K indications that the cotton crop would
! be much shorter than previously inL
dicated^|v Manufacturing continues
[| active, marked advances in prices (
having occurred in cotton goods with
L many mills over sold, export orders
K were said to be large. Raw wool still
I, is in heavy demand anad revival in
|5 building has continued.
I; Financial Situation.
I Turning to the financial situation,
|| the board declared that while specuI
lation continued at an unprecedentedE
ly high level, an investment demand ,
I for stocks has revealed itself, lead
ing to the withdrawal of an unusual
amount of shares from the market.
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H The banking: situation was reported
fiound, credit and collection condiB
tions good and failures small and
H Conditions by districts were de^B
suuffoed as follows:
^B WPw York: "Commercial activity
^B which commonly reaches its climax :n
K May has been continued into the
early summer," and a generally fas'
vorable outlook is noted.
Richmond: The rising tide of ac- ^
tivity continues in all lines and con
f(d^e|Ace in the general stability of
business may be regarded as reestablished.
H Atlanta: "Practically all lines of
^B business increasingly active" altViAiwrli
fViA a rvvi/>i il+ 11 va 1 AiiflnnU An.
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Hi pecially as reyards cotton, is not as
Hh encouray^Uig as a month ago.
AODING FLOOR SPACE.
Burroughs & Collins Company are
I adding more space to their large
mercantile establishment by the erec
tion of a large addition in rear of the
store of Russ Brothers. The materials
were placed for (he work some
time
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POTASH SUPPLY
FOUND IN NORTH
Washington.?There was a rumor
current this morning to the effect
that a potash deposit of unlimited
quantity and cheap production had
been discovered in Pennsylvania and
that the State geologist had testified
to the truthfulness of the statement.
Senator Smith of South Carolina
wired the State geologist immediately
the following:
"Col. Henry C. Demmings, State
Geologist, Harrisburg, Pa."
"Will you wire me the facts as to
the reported discovery of potash
in your State and the probable cost
of production and the amount available?"
Promptly he received the following
reply: "Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 2,
1919, U. S. Senator E, D. Smith,
Washington, D. C. Potash deposits
probably cover fifty square miles in
Potter and Tioga Counties, Pennsiylvania.
Cost of production less than
$10 per ton. Millions of tons available,
possibly billions of tons. (Signed)
Henry C. Dcmming, Consulting
Geologist of Pennsylvania."
If the facts ass nllofrnrl hu Hio Sfolo I
geologist of Pennsylvania be true
then America and the farmers of
America are forever free from the
manipulation of foreign and domestie
producers and the uncertainty of
supply. It is to be hoped that if
these startling facts are ti-ue that
steps will be taken to prevent any
combination from manipulating output
to such an extent as to deny to
the farmers of this country an abundant
and cheap supply of potash.
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SHERWOOD fOR CONGRESS.
.Edwin J. Shterwood, of this county,
is in the race for congress to fill the
place made vacant by the death of
Hon. J. Willard Ragsdale.
For some days there was talk or
more than one candidate in Horry
County for this position; but during j
the past week it was apparent that
Mr. Sherwood would he the only candidate
to stand for the place from
Horry County.
He decided to run for the office, it
i:; said, after a trip into other sections
f\r t'ief l'loi ll'Uni'A \\r\ \t 1 \?
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encouraged to make the race. He
har filled the office of Representative
from Horry County in the State Legislature,
and has served as Warden of
the Town of Conway, and filled several
other positions of honor and trust.
Mr. Sherwood has been practicing law
in this and adjoining counties for the
past several years. A great part of
his time during the war was devoted
to war work in the interest of his
country.
There is an advertisement in this
issue which is called to the attention
of all .Horry people who want Horry
County to take the lead in this race.
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WAS FINED $20.00.
In Magistrate Chestnut's Court on
August 1st, 1919, F. M. Bryant, of
Adrian, S. C., was tried before a jury
and found guilty on two charges of
not dipping his cattle when * notified
to do so by State Cattle Inspector, in
such manner, at stated time, and in
a standard arsenical ( solution, as
such written notice specifies. Magistrate
Chestnut imposed a fine of
$20 or 30 days on public works on
each charge.
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Tobacco requires the closest attention
when time comes to cure it. The |
process of curing it in the barn is
the important consideration if a:
bright quality is to be produced. Experience
is great in doing this properly;
but much can he gained by read
ing bulletins on the subject and by
obtaining information from others.
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EVANS IN THE RACE.
Among the new announcements appearing
in this issue of the paper for j
congress from the Sixth District ap-.
pears the card of Hon. J.J. Evan>?. I
Mr. Evans is at the present time Sen- \
ator from Marlboro County and en- j
joys a deserved popularity among the j
people of that entire section. He has j
represented the pople of Marlboro in!
both branches of the legislature. He
is at the prosent time trustee of Clemson
College, and is a prominent mem- j
bcr of the Benncttsville bar.
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CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY
"COURT OFFICIALS
MAKE LAND SALES
Clerk and Sheriff Have Good
Crowd of Bidders for
Horry Dirt.
A number of land sales took place
at the court house last Monday,
made by the Sheriff and the Clerk of
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UUUI V| UI1VIVI Ul Ut'I n JJI UIlU.'ll ill lilt*
recent term.
IFour town lots belonging to the
estate of the late L. J. Watts were
sold and went off as follows: Lot No.
4 in Baggett's Heights to W. J. John
son for $50.00, lot No. 5 in same location
for $45.00; Lot No. 6 in the
Lewis section to M. 13. Thompson for
$135.00 and lot No. 7 in the same
Ipeation to the same purchaser for
$140.00. ?
Another small lot in the town of
Conway was sold at a low price under
foreclosure of a mortgage held
by one of the banks.
The Patrick Gcrrald lands of about
300 acres in Floyds Township was
sold to three of the heirs for $1,000.
The executors of the late J. C.
Biyant sold a number of tracts be-1
longing to the estate through Jas. A.
Lewis, who acted as agent for the
estate in making the sales. Messrs.
D. F. McGougan, S. I). Bryant, and
Dan W. Hardwick, the executors of
the estate were all present at this
side.
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CYCLOPS MESSAGE FOUND.
The following clipping from an
American Newspaper, was sent to
the sister of Hon. Hal L. Buck by
Mrs. J. R. Tolar, of New York:
"Velasco, Tex., July 12.?Hall
buried in the sands on the shores of
San Luis Pass, near here, a bottle
has been found in which there was a
message supposed to have come from
the missing collier Cyclops. The
message reads: "U. S. S. Cyclops torpedoed
April 7, 1918, latitude 46 degrees
25 minutes; longitude 35 degrees
11 minutes. All on board
when German submarine fired upon
us. Lifeboats going to pieces. No
one left to tell the last."
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PROGRAM OF TIIE BUCK CREEK
UNION.
To Be Held With Hickory Grove
Church, Aug. 28, 29, and 30th,
1919.
Friday.
Introductory Sermon by Rev. T. H.
Patterson.
Why We Have Union ??Rev. P. B.
Ci ?ats
What Light is Spoken of in 1st
John, 1-7 ??J. W. Todd.
10 A. M.?Devotional Exercises.?
Rev. T. M. Tyler. ,
What is Meant by Being Baptized
fo> the Dead? 1st Cor.?15-29? ?
Rev. J. K. Todd.
What is Christian Education??Rev
Ddn Harrelson.
The Duties of Deacons.?Rev. W.
D. Stevens.
Sunday.
Sunday School mass meeting at 10
A M.
Preaching at 11 A. M.
?COMMITTEE.
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FINE WATERMELONS.
S. S. Anderson, who has always
made a success in raising watermelons;
broke his own record this year.
Last week he was in Conway selling
some of the finest melons ever
brought here for sale from any farm.
Those melons weighed from forty to
sixty pounds and sold for prices
ranging from ciirhtv cents to $1.50.
He has about three fourths of an acre
plante(^in melons this year and he
will make a good profit on the crop.
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MONEY IN TOBACCO.
T. T. West, a farmer near Alls- 1
brook, S. C., and J. M. Todd, who!
planted the land for Mr. West, have I
had fine success in making money ,
from a tobacco crop of one acre of
land. Mr. Todd planted for Mr.
West one acrq of tobacco and has
sold from the acre already three
hn ma nr>frtir?<r fhmvi t'O 1 AO TKa
MV.. ??U <kV VVIttQ VIIVHI yux llVV* X 111'
ciop is only about ono-half sold, and
they fully expect to clear the sum of
$h00.00 from this acre of land.
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, AUGUST 7, 1919.
STRICT ENFORCEMENT
OF LIQUOR LAWS
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h. u. jauKson uaus Auention
To Laxity Shown by !
Lawyers.
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If yon were to ask our Solicitor if
he wore a prohibitionist he would say ]
"Yes."
Now. if I know anything there is 1
something wrong with him, as well 1
as the rest of the lawyers. For in- <
stance, let some of the good law- 1
abiding citizens in any section get ;
out at the risk of their lives and
catch a blind tiger, or let the sheriff
get out and spend sleepless nights
getting a man or men and a blind <
tiger still: court comes on and the i
blind tiger hires a lawyer. The law
ycr says: "Now John, I will do ev- 1
erything I can for you but you must
tell me the truth. I would not take
your money and betray you but in
order to make good in your behalf I
will be obliged to have the truth.
Now John, come straight; are you
guilty?"
"Well, Mr. Lawyer, I have sold a
little."
"Now John, that is all right, and
if I can get you off with a small fine,
wouldf you be willing to plead guilty
befoi'6 court. I think if you will 1 1
can keep you out of the chain gang."
"Yes, Mr. Lawyer, I will do just as
you say."
"All right, John, I'll see you tomorrow."
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Court adjourns and Mr. Lawyer
gets Mr. Solictor off somewhere, and
lot us see what happens. In court
tbe next morning as a result of that
private conversation, Mr. Solicitor
gets up and says something like this:
'"May it please your honor, you
have on docket a case of the State
vs. John Smith for violation of the
Prohibition Law. I will nol pros this
on payment of .$50.00."
Now, let us see: There is a law
on the statute books which says:
"Any person guilty of dealing in liquor
in an unlawful way cannot get
out with anything less than a term ;
on the chain gang." Now, where (
does the Solicitor get his authority 1
to change that law? How can they
be lined up as Prohibitionists wh?n
they know well enough that John <
Smith will go home, make, and sell
liquor again? Where does the con- ?
sistency come in?
Now, I want it understood that I <
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hum: nouniig against tno solicitor. ]
I have always supported him and I <
guess all the rest are the same. But >
I do think that when an officer of I
(he law exercises his duty and catches
one of these fellows who are giving
so much trouble in the community,
or when the better citizens of a j
community try so haixl to break it up <
sometimes having to walk up in the f
face of a gun or pistol risking-their j
lives for the sake of good order and ]
the name of a good country, it is a (
shame that they are given so little j
consideration when it comes to the ^
enforcement of the law. 1 am also (
sorry for the fellow who goes on re- j
belling against the law, caring so ,
little for their families. (
I predicted about ten years ago
that in ten years we would have J
National Prohibition, and I am happy
that my guess has come true. I
am sorry, however, that it took
bloody war to bring it. Now, come (
n 1 1 t?/\ /x /vJ aN 'm/vm a ,./\l . ?
wii* ?*n ^ i; ^i;uu du&uim* |
lawyers, blind timers as well; lets get \
together on one common level, up- t
hold and abide by the law, do all w > v
can to make this world a better place
to live in. and prepare for the <
coming of our Lord and Mis Christ so |
that we may have nothing to regret (
in the end. .
?A. D. Jackson. (
Nichols, S. C., August 4, 19H).
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LARGE SALES CONTINUE. 1
Sales of tobacco at the four Conway
warehouses are going on from day to ^
day, the amounts of the leaf being j
large, and the prices of all good j
grades being entirely satisfactory to ]
the farmers. ,
The days of this week appear busy ;
r.ot only at the warehouses but at all i
of the mercantile establishments in j
the town. 1
ARMY OF 510,000
ASKED BY BAKER
Washington, Aug. 4.?Plans for a
permanent peace, time army of 510,000
officers and men and a system of
universal military training were trans
mit-ted to congress today by Secretary
Baker. The plans were embodied in a
bill which represents the policy of the
war department with respect to the
peace time military establishment.
Under the measure all special services
built up during the war would he
maintained as separate branches except
the chemical warfare service,
which would be merged with the engineers'
corps.
Three Months Training Asked.
Three months military training for
youfhs of nineteen would be mad(*
compulsory and promotion of officers
according to seniority would be abolished.
Secretary Baker said the war
had shown this system of promotion
to be defective.
No change in the existing law with
re card to the organization of the national
guard and its relation to the
regular army was suggested. Mr.
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>ar.i 11. was assumed trial tne
national defense act federalizing the
guard would be retained in foree.
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LeGKANI) IS A CANDIDATE.
The announcement of Mr. J. W. LeGrand
of Bennettsvillc, South Carolina,
as a candidate for the place
made vacant by the late Congressman
Ragsdale, appeared in our last week's
issue. Mr. LeGrand worked his way
through school, taking a law course
at Wake Forest College. He is now
forty-four years old and has been
a prominent member of the Bennettsville
Bar for sixteen years. The people
of Marlboro County showed their
confidence in him by electing him to
the Legislature, and he declined reelection.
During the World War he gave a
large part of his time to the Government
as Chairman of the Legal Advisory
Board, and County Chairman
of the Bed Cross, Y. M. C. A. and
United War Work Campaign, all of
which he carried over in his County;
and found time to make speeches in
:>tiier Counties, and gave effective aid
to the Liberty Loan drives.
He married Miss Mary Liles, of
Marlboro County in 1902. They have
Dne daughter.
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APPOINTS GAME WARDENS.
,A. M. Martin of English, Richland
3ountv, and J. L. Bell of Wampee,
Rnrrv Countv. worn vnst.oiihiv nmn
3.1 by Governor Cooper to be game
.vardens in South Carolina.?The
State.
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HAS FINE POTATOES.
H. Rowel 1, who is farming: his
slace just beyond Bear Swamp from
Uonway, has two acres planted in
sweet potatoes this year, one acre
somewhat earlier than the other,
de brought to Conway last week a
quantity of potatoes taken from the
wre that was planted early and they
vere well developed. He has been
>ffered $5.00 per barrel for all of the
jotatoes he has in his crop. Last
rear he sold more than $300.00 worth
>f sweet potatoes.
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EIORRY'S CANDIDATE
STRONG IN DILLON
Hon. E. J. Sherwood, Horry's canlidate
for Congress, has just returned
lome from a hurried tour of the Disrict
and expresses himself as feelingy
gratified at the encouragement of
uipport that he has thus far received
?especially from his old home, Dillon
bounty. H*1 stnt.es that it. is not. likey
that Dillon will put forward a canlidate,
and in that event, his friends
\nd relatives there state that he will
*asily carry a majority of the votes
n the First Primary.
A dispatch to the Columbia State
Tom Dillon on Tuesday, states:
"The announcement of E. J. Sherwood
of Conway is of much interest to
nany Dillon County people. Mr.
Sherwood was born and raised in Dile.n
County and has a wide connect icfti
>f relatives who would support him.
Should this county fail to put out a
I'cry strong man Mr. Sherwood would
i?et the majority vote in Dillon County
as well as can now be ascertained.''
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PRIMARY ELECTION
FOR CONGRESS SEATS
Date is Fixed by Governor For
Holding Special Election
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EVERYTHING READY
FOR LIVELY CAMPAIGN
Campaign Opens on August
12th, Pledges Must be Filed
by Noon Aug. lltli.
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The primary election in the Sixth
and Seventh Congressional Districts
to nominate representatives to fill vacancies
caused by the death of the
late Congressman J. W. Ragsdale and
the resignation of Congressman I/Over
will be held August 26. The cam
pmgn win open August 12, and ail
pledges must be filed and assessments
paid by noon August 11. Should a
second primary be necessary it will
be held September 9.
At the meeting of the State Dem- cratic
executive committee at the
State Capitol the impression prevailed
that the general election would be
ordered by the speaker of the lower
house of congress and a telegram was
directed by Governor Cooper, at the
request of the committee, to Speaker
Gillett suggesting October 7 as a suitable
date for the general election. A
siubcomimittee was appointed to arrange
all details of the special elee'
tion, August 26 being agreed upon by
this'sub-committee as the date of the
primary, contingent upon Speaker
Gillett's action.
Gen. Willie Jones of Columbia, chair
man of the subcommittee, also dispatched
a telegram to Congressman
Stevenson, who is a member of the
State Democratic executive committee,
asking that he urge Speaker Gillet
to designate October 7 as the date
for the general election. Later in the t
afternoon General Jones received the
fallowing telegram from Mr. Stevenson
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j "Under Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph
3, of the constitution of the
United States, election ordered by the
governor of the State. The speaker
has nothing to do with it and declines
to interfere."
Immediately after the telegram
was received, General Jones announced
August 2f> as the date of the primary
as agreed upon by the subcommittee
and August 12 as the opening
date of the campaign. /
The following itinerary was arranged
for the Sixth Distinct: Florence,
August 12; Manning, August 13;
Kingstree, August 14; Georgetown,
August 15; Marion, August 16; Conway,
August 18; Dillon, August 19;
Darlington, August 20.
The assessment was fixed at $2.9
for each candidate. This is in excesa
of the customary fee, as the special
election is always more expensive.
The counties in the Sixth District
are: Darlington, Dillon, Florence,
Georgetown, Marion Horry, Marlboro
and Williamsburg.
John Gary Evans, State chairman
of the committee, sounded a note of
warning. There was cropping out
symptoms of indepentism in the
| State and it was the business of the
members of the committee to keep in
jtouch with the situation and to report
any such conditions to the committee
that the proper action might
bo taken. Thl^ a rHtiml period
in the State. Race riots were rampant
in the country and it was the
duty of the committeemen not to allow
this race trouble to get in to the
' political atmosphere in the State. The
I white race was dominant and would
always remain so.
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Ida Cox, a colored woman, was
lodged in jail here last week charged
I with an assault and battery upon
1 one Nellie Gaddv. The invostio-fttim*
developed that the defendent struck
the prosecutor with a piece of wood,
and the doctor's report was to the
effect that the woman's skull ha-1
been cracked by the blow.
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