The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 25, 1919, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXIV.
COURT PROCEEDINGS ~
SEPTEMBER TERM
Court of General Sessions
transacts Much Business
in Few Days
COURT WEEK CROWD
4 LARGE AS USUAL
Judge Mauldin Visits Conway
for First Time in Judicial
I Career.
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The court of General Sessions convened
here last Monday evening with
the court week crowd in Conway
about as large as usual on such occasions.
The number of cases to be
disposed of was ab*ut as usual, the
magistrates over the county having
been very busy during the vacation
time.
The court met on Monday evening
at about 2 o'clock with Judge Mauldin
of Greenville, presiding. This was
his first trip to Horry County to hold
court.
After the swearing of various witnesses
for the grand jury the court
proceeded to call the docket of cases
laid over from the last term of the
court.
At the request of Clerk of Court
IW I. Iti'tran \i?Virv ?u rn^ftunrinir
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a recent illness at a Columbia hosMr*
pital; J. 0. Norton, Esqr., was sworn
in as deputy clerk, at the present
term.
v After an able charge delivered by
the judge to the grand jury, they retired
to their room to consider a num
be r of tills of indictment given out. j
The court then had the docket of the
Criminal court called consisting of
criminal cases laid over from the last
term of the court.
On the docket, continued from the
last term of the court is the case ol' j
The State vs. A. P. Floyd, for homi- j
tide. On motion of the defendant,1
Jthis case was continued until the next
term owing to the recent sickness of
Hon. R. B. Scarborough who was un- j
able to go ahead with his duties in I
the case at this term. It was stated
that no effort would be made to con- i
tinue the case at the next term so far
as the parties or their attorney then
knew.
The court then took up the case of
The State vs. Collins Bellamy charged
wuth the cutting of I. A. Boll
about f a year ago as he was going
home from church near Bayboro. Will
Elliott, another negro, was tried for
this crime at a former term of the
court and is now serving a sentence.
The State failed to produce sufficient
proof, in the opinion of the court, and
there was directed a verdict for tlie
(defendant. This ended the business
of the court for Monday.
On Tuesday the court started to try
the case of The State vs. W. J. Osborne,
charged with killing a dog.
After the jurymen had been placed in I
the panel, it developed that the defendant
was represented by an at-;
torney who had only been employed
the day before, and the court continuggt
the case until another day
upoirvmotion of the defendant's at^orney.
1 The State vs. Will Jones on several
cases for practicing medicine without
a license came up for trial Tuesday
morhing. This is the mullatto negro
who has been prosecuted by the au- j
thorities on request of the local med- j
Jcal association, and who had an injunction
served on Jones last Spring.
He had .been in jail for more than
three months when court convened.
He was sentenced by the court to 90
days on the public works or pay a
fine of $100.00.
Manuel Owens was cleared of the
chargflrfof maliciously shooting a cow.!
The prosecutor was Mete Stroud of
Floyds township.
The State vs. J. Gray Floyd was '
tried on Tuesday in the absence of
Mr. Floyd, and against the protest of
the defendant's attorney. No testimony
what ever was offered in behalf
of the defendant as he was
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HAMMER LUMBER CO.
LOSES BY FIRE
Fire broke out at the plant of Ham
mer Lumber Company at Little River
last Friday night about ten o'clock.
and (Ipstfovod thn nlnniiwr millu fA.
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gether with the wharves and docks at
the landing; the total loss being in
round numbers about $75,000.00. This
amount includes about one-half million
feet of manufactured lumber that
was on the yards and was totally destroyed
by the flames.
The tug boat used in the lumber
business and a barge loaded with
lumber were moved out into the middle
of the stream and were savod, although,
considerably damaged by the
heat.
Nothing is known as to the cause of
this destructive {fire. The flames
started underneath the planing* mill
building, and no one knows what
caused it.
Reports on Monday stated that the
flames were under control by means
of the fine water system that the
Company had, but there was said to
be danger yet as the flames would
spread by means of a change in the
wind to the large sam mill nearby.
There is some insurance carried in
Philadelphia on the property, but the
amount of this could not be learned.
One thing making the loss more
severe than it would have been is the
loss of the new planing mill machinery,
which had only recently been installed.
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OLD HOUSE DOWN.
L>r. H. 1,. Scarborough, the purchaser
of the oldd Skipper lot on
Laurel Street, has recently torn
down the old dwelling' on the property,
a house which was erected by
Sheriff Abijah Skipper many years
years ago. This demolished building
was in its day one of the finest
houses in the town. It was occupied
by Sheriff Skipper until his death
many years ago and his widow, the
late Mrs. S. C. Skipper occupied the
house as a home until her death at
an advanced age a few years ago. The
house was built out of good materials
hut the plastering was crumbling, the
weather boarding decaying and the
roof was beginning to be full of leaks.
So the old house has served its day
and is now gone and Dr. Scarborough
will erect on the site of the old dwelling
a modern bungalow which he
will occupy with his family as a residence.
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EMPLOYEE DEAD.
One of the Norwegian employees
in the lumber trade, who came here
last spring to work for the Conway
Lumber Company, died at his boarding
house on lower Main Street last
Tuesday night from the effects, it is
said, of lemon extracts, or some similar
drug, which he had been taking
in place of intoxicating liquor. His
name could not be learned in time for
this news article but his nickname
was "Shorty."
Arrangements were made to take
care of the remains, which will be '
buried here, and so far as we can
learn no communication has been had
with any of his relatives wherever
they may be, and his relatives may
not be known here. ; ,
The fruit crop is reported short
this year almost over the entire country.
Grapes appear to be the only
exception in this part of the country.
There is difficulty about getting the
grapes gathered as there appears to
be a shortage of labor for this work
the same as in other things.
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The census which ? is taken every I
ten years by the United States government,
will be taken again during
the month of January, 1920.
absent from the court, perhaps from
sickness or other unavoidable cause.
The jury found a verdict of guilty
' and sentence was postponed until
another day.
E. V. Jarrott, of Floyds township
pleaded guilty to violation of the liquor
laws and was fined in the sum of
$100.00 or a term on the chain gang,
j with the rest of the sentence suspended
upon his good behavior on payment
of the sum of $50,00.
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CONWAY, S. P., THURSDAY,
SHERWOOD CLAIMS
REJECTED ON VOTE
But Lack of Quorum Blocks
Final Action on Contest?
Stoll Victory Apparent.
(News & Courier.)
Columbia, Sept. 23?When the state
Democratic Executive Committee meet!
ing here loday to consider the protests i
filed in connection with the second
primary election for Congress from
the Sixth District, had decided tonight
at 8:30 o'clock by a vote of 11 to
9 to throw out protest made by E. J.
Sherwood, of Conway, against alleged
irregularities and fraudulent votes in
the box at Andrews, Georgetown
County and to canvass the returns
and declare the result, a point of no
quorum was sustained by John Gary
Evans, chairman, and the proceedings
were stopped. If the point had not
been made, P. H. Stoll, of Kingstree,
would have been declared the nominee
by a majority of twenty-five votes.
The secretary, Ashley C. Tobias, Jr.,
was instructed to call the membership
of the committee of forty-four members
to Columbia for the recessed
meeting. I
The principal protest filed today
was that of E. J. Sherwood, who
alleged that fifty-four irregular and
fraudulent votes had been cast at
Andrews forty-five of them for Mr.
Stoll and nine for Mr. Sherwood. He
asked that the club be purged, which
if done, would give him a majority of
eleven votes in the district. The other
Sherwood protest, that of Carvers Bay
precinct, box No. 1, for writing the
names of candidates on illegal ballots
was dismissed by the committee, be
cause the regular ballots, through an
oversight, were not supplied the precint.
Because there had been a recount it
was found that seventy soldier votes
had been counted twice and seventy
o: these votes had been deducted from
Mr. Sherwood's majority, Mr. Stoll
withdrew his protest relative to Horry
County as he claimed his contention
had been met.
Tonight after the motion of the
executive committeeman from Edgefield
County had been carried to dismiss
the Sherwood protest because
there was not enough evidence to show
sufficient fraud to change the result
of the election, and to declare the
results, L. I). Jennings, of Sumter,
attorney for Mr. Sherwood, raised the !
point of no quorum. When it was
pointed out by Mr. Padgett that Mr.
Jennings's point could not be considered
because he was not a member
of the committee, it was renewed by j
G. A. Guignard, executive committeeman
from Lexington County.
Those who have cotton to pick out
and are wise, will get the cotton out ,
while the getting is good.
VOTES WERE RECOUNTED.
There was a recount of the Horry
votes cast in the recent primary for
candidates in the congressional race,
owing to the protest filed by P. H.'
Stoll of Kingstree. According to reports
made after the meeting of the
county executive committee, seventy
votes were found to have been counted
twice. The recount changed the
results in this county from 2530 for
Mr. Sherwood and 72 for Mr. Stoll
to 2460 for Mr. Sherwood and 68 for
Mr. Stoll.
A resolution was passed by the
Horry county executive committee authorizing
the acting chairman to send
in the corrected official returns to con
form t.O the figures ascertained by the
recount.
BAND TO PLAY
FRIDAY EVENING
The Conway Concert Band will render
another program Friday evening,
September 26th, on Col. Spivey's
lawn. The boys have a nice program
for this occasion. It's free. Everybody
is invited to come out.
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W. H. Lawrimore, one of the progressive
farmers of this county, spent
lust Saturday in Conway on business.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 1919.
SAN FRANCISCO
GROWS EXCITED
Woodrow Wilson Cheered for
Many Minutes?Crowds
in Streets.
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San Francisco.?To an uproarous
crowd in tho Civic. Auditorium hero,
President Wilson declared that in his
trip across the continent ho had become
convinced that the treaty issue
would he decided rightly by the people
and "not by any private purpose
of their own." He repeated his declaration
that the league of nations
was not the work of the Versailles
conference but grew out of years of
thought by men who did not devote
any portion of their consideration to
politics. Some of the most constructive
minds of both parties, he asserted,
had been devoted to the project
for a generation.
There was much disorder in the
hall during.the address and the presirent
spoke with apparent difficulty
against a hum of talk in the distant
galleries. Once he stopped to ask for
closer attention, hut the crowd did
not quiet down. When he left his hotel
for, the ayditorium he was cheered
by a crowd which had blocked the
street for more than an hour. On the
way he passed along in a continuous
roar of applause and when he and
Mrs. Wilson entered the auditorium
the crowd stood up and shouted itself
hoarse. When the cheering had
been in progress for more thaA 13
minutes "The Star Spangled Banner"
was played on a pipe organ but it fail
ed to quiet the crowd.
Mayor Rolph at last introduced
Chester Rowell, editor of the
Fresno Republican and Republican
national committeemen in 1916, 'who
presented the president in a single
me pcopie need.
Hand in your offering at the Methodist
church next Sunday, or to A. B.
Goldfinch, Treasurer.
?B. G. Murphy, for Committee.
"V Itvvuvv. ?* nil*. till, VI it l\V|/V w I'
its shouting-.
When Mr. Wilson took the platform
and held up his hand for silence
yells continued for more than five
minutes in the gallery, while some in
in the audience shouted "put them
out" and others hissed. There was still
much noise when he began speaking
and it continued while the address
proceeded.
It was one of the largest halls In
which the president has spoken, seating
12,000. It was packed, many
standing.
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W. A. McSwain, State insurance
commissioner, has recently returned
from Hartford, Conn., where he attended
the national convention of insurance
commissioners.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
In pursuance of an order made by
the County Board of Education for
Horry County on the 22nd day of
September 1919, the undersigned j
Tiustees of District No. 20 will hold j
an election at Mt. Olive School House;
on the 10th day of October, 1919,
upon the question of levying a Spe- |
cial School Tax of 8 mills upon the
taxable property of said District No.
20.
Date September 22nd, 1919.
1). M. Causey,
A. L. Philipps,
J. L. Brown,
BOARD OK TRUSTEES
School District No. 20. j
ORPHANAGE WORK DAY
SEPTEMBER 27TH
Saturday 27th, is the day on which
every Methodist and every friend of
helpless children, will be given an opportunity
to contribute the value of
one day's work, or more, to the support
of the unfortunate little ones at
the Epworth Orphanage.
On account of the "flu" the Orphanage
lost heavily in Work Day offerings
last year.
We feel sure that no exhortation u
necessary for a liberal offering; a
reminder and an opportunity is all
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EXPERIENCED MAN
HAS RESIGNED
Many will regret to know that Mr,
H. P. Little has resigned as Chairman
of the County Hoard of Commissioners,
to take effect in a few days after
the next month comes in. Mr. Little
is a competent man for membership
on the Hoard, and especially as Chair
man of the Hoard, owing to his long
experience in the building business
and his knowledge of materials and
the best way to handle them.
While he has been on the Hoard ei
Commissioners many and lasting improvements
have heen made in mary
of the roads under this jurisdiction,
his advise and close attention to the
affairs of the township Supervisors
resulted in better roads in many
places.
DISTRESSROTTON
WILL BE BOUGHT
Steps are being taken in many
counties of the State looking to the
| formation of cotton financial corporations
to buy up "distress" cotton.
Meetings have already been held in
some of the counties, and in other
counties they have been called, for
the purpose of taking the preliminary
steps looking to the. formation of
these corporations.
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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS.
We had a very pleasant and inspiring
beginning for our new year, quite
a number of old students are back
I with several new ones.
rm til "
i ne nev. v. u. Murpny, or uonway,
preached to the young- folks last Tues
day night, and the Rev. E. L. Westi
bury, Pastor of Aynor Baptist church,
I pl eached Sunday afternoon at the
School. Indications now are that we
will have the largest school in our
history.
Miss Marie McAlheny, of Branchvillc,
Miss Madeline Williams of Luray,
and Miss Lila Compton, of Green
.wood, (music) are the new teachers
this year. -?S. C. Morris.
BRIDGES ARTOISGRACE
i TO CIVILIZED STATE
'Editor Herald:?
Those who have had occasion to
tiavel the public road from Conway
to Nichols, S. C., will doubtless agree
with me? that the bridges on the road,
especially those in Floyds Township
between Floyd's School House and
Steven's Cross Roads, are not only a
disgrace to a civilized community,
but actually dangerous to the travelling
public.
No work has been done on that
road, so far as I am able to judge,
since last Spring. One or two, particularly
the one at the Arnold Strick
j land place, has been put in order.
I Several bridges between Strickland's
Ford and old Bayboro are in bad condition.
Last week I found three that
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Hnu iu7v winy unxuie, om so oroKen
up that I was forced to get out and
| make repairs before I could drive
across in a car.
Somebody is to blame. Whether 'l
be the County Commissioners or the
local overseers, \ do not know, but 1
do know that the condition of the
| road from old Boyboro to Floyd's
j School House is a reflection on our
I County, .and a menace to the travelling
public.
Respectfully,
Robt. B. Scarborough.
Conway, S. C., Sept. 20, 1919
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TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.
The regular Teachers' Examination
will be held in the Burroughs School
building, Saturday, October the 4th,
All teachers whose certificates are
not in force and who have no good
reason for having their certificates
renewed are urged to take this examination.
The law does not allow
! the renewal of third grade certificates.
All people intrusted in schools
should induce every person who
might be able to teach to try this examination.
I fear that many schools
will be unable to secure teachers this
year.
j ? M. J. BUT,LOCK.
[ Co. Supt. of Education.
NO. 23."
HIGH ACID PRICES
ARE NOT JUSTIFIED
Dy Any Shortage, and Government
Notes Absence of Anticipated
Reduction
ACTS TO RELIEVE
SHORTAGE OF CARS
Will Require Manufacturers to
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Base Prices on Actual Cost
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of Production.
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The United States Department of
Agriculture has received numerous
complaints regarding the price of acid
phosphate as compared with the
prices of mixed fertilizers. The price
quoted by manufacturers during the
spring of 1919 to dealers or indi
viduals ordering .'10 tons or more was
$'24 a ton f. o. b. Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and Carteret. The price asked
for the fall trade is $22.gO a ton.
It will be recalled that the department
on June 7 issued a statement to
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to obtain mixed fertilizers in the fall
of 1919 at prices approximately 30
per cent lower than those which prevailed
in the spring1.
This statement was based upon information
that had been obtained
from manufacturers, but it was expressly
stated that the price of acid
phosphate was being further investigated.
Obviously, the price of this
material has not decreased by 30 per \
cent, and the department, in letters to
manufacturers, has expressed the
view that, the vrices quoted above am
too high.
It has also advised all acid phosphate
manufacturers that in the future
it will require them to base the
price of straight acid phosphate, as a
separate commodity, on the actual
cost of the materials of manufacture
and sale, plus a reasonable profit,
and that the cost of manufacturing
mixed goods must not be prorated on.
that portion of the acid phosphate
which is sold as such.
Since the. prices of acid phosphate
were indicated to the department by
the fertilizer manufacturers, the
lwinno t\ f /imi/lo nni/1 1.
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advanced to1 such a point that the dry
mixers, who buy the crude material,
crush, mill, screen, and bag it, complain
that they can not handle it with
a profit at the price they had agreed
to sell it for. Strikes in Florida and
car shortages in both the Florida ami
Tennessee fields have combined to
reduce production and shipments. The
department has laid the situation fully
before the Railroad Ad ministration
and has urged that sufficient* cars be
made available for fertilizer deliveries
in the interest of crop production.
Must Justify Advances.
It has also notified the phosphate
miners and the acid phosphate manufacturers
that the present prices of
rock phosphate, or of acid phosphate,
must not be advanced without submitting
the proposed increases to the
department, aucompanied by specific
data showing any real and unavoidable
increase that may have occurred
in the costs of production. Such increase
in costs, in the opinion of the
department would be the only possible
justification for any advance In
the prices that prevailed in June. The
department holds that a mere shortage
of supply in the existing cireum-I
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justification for increased prices,
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The world is clamoring for raw
cotton says* J. L. McLaurin.
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DEATH OF JOSIAH S. WATTS.
Josiah S. Watts, a well-known resident
of the Tabor section of Horry
County died last Thursday, September
11th. He is survived by two
daughters and his widow. His death
was sudden as he had not been in failing
health except for a very few
days. He was a son of Luke Watts,
one of the oldest residents of that sec
tion of the County.