University of South Carolina Libraries
GRAND JURORS MADE FINAL PRESENTMENT Names of Parties Speciall: Presented Not Published for Obvious Reasons. GRAND JURY REPORT. September Term, 1919. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. To His Honor J. S. Mauldin, Presici iing- Judge: The Grand Jury herewith makes t you a final report for the Septembe term. (1) We have passed on all bill handed to us by the solicitor, an have returned them to the Court wit! our findings. (2) We desire to thank your lion or for calling attention to the duty o magistrates in your charge to th Grand Jury. We have called specia attention to certain phases of ncglec of duty by magistrates in our scvera reports to the Court. We believe tha in consequence of our report improv nient in magisti*ates conduct of of fice in the county is perceptible, an his honor's charge will greatly aid ii continuing this improvement. (3) Our committee on the conduc of County offices, consisting of J. H Watson, J. R. Thompson and J. E Rabon, have made investigation o the appearances and general conduc of the several offices of the County They find and report to us that tb offices of the county are being wel conducted, so far as they have beoi able to ascertain; that the duties o the several officers are increasinj with the extraordinary growth of th< county, during the past four years that there should be a careful read justmont of the compensation of som< of the officers to the increase in th< work. We make the following recom mendation. (a) That the salary of the Sherifl of the County be increased frorr $1,000.00 to $1,200.00; that he be al lowed for an office deputy to keej his office open at all times not less than the sum of $600.00 per annum and that the appropriation for specia! travelling1 expenses and offico expense be continued at the present ap. propriation of $500.00. This recom mendation is made for the reasor that the Sheriff's duties are gre&tl) increasing, and the present Sheriff u performing- his duties well and thor oughly, disregarding largely the personal expense that falls upon him b> reason of the increase in his work. (b) We recommend further that the salary of the Probate Judge ol Horry County be increased frorr $400.00 to $600.00. (4) The Foreman of the Grant Jury was notified to meet the Comptroller General at the office of th< County Auditor on Sept. 10th, for th< purpose of witnessing a settlemen' for county taxes and public collec tions during the fiscal year 1918. Ou foreman was present, but, as tin Comptroller General decided to sigi as a witness no settlement was com pleted. The reason for the Comp troller General's not signing as . witness, appears to be connecte largely with alleged deficiencies o bookkeeping in the county* tax depart meat The form an and the commit ftfl nn rtf Anlltlfv fror their investigation in the tax deparl nient agree that a full account of a the taxes aiut public funds and a coi roct statement of expenditures ( such funds is kept by the count treasurer; that if there be any i: regularity in either the offices of tl Auditor or Treasurer they rela merely to methods of bookkeepinj that methods of bookkeeping as we devised, are strictly and complete under the control of the Comptroll General's office, and that no fault c* be found with the tax department Horry County for default methods bookkeeping unless a complete sy tern is proscribed by the Comptroll General as required by law. (5) We are informed by the Cou ty Superintendent of Education, th he has succeeded in very material reducing the debt upon the Schc District funds of the county, whi debt was reported upon in full to t legislature under a Joint Reso!uti< to that body last year. The accum lation of this debt was cau.-ed 'oy i\ ficient methods of settoment for cou ty taxes for several years previous the beginning of the present term the present Superintendent of Educ tion. A correction of those meth or settlement as resulted in vii*tual clearing up the. old debt, during t past two years. ' U ^ /\i ioKr i n a YY c. utivu pi uyiuunjf, w reports/ called the attention of t Court arul proper county authoiiti to the general neglect of many tow flhip supervisors of properly rcpai I ing county roads and especially of | 'small bridges throughout the county. Wc desire to call special attention to I the very bad repair of many of the small bridges on the very much t?availed roads between Conway and Nich ols, ?specially in Floyds township. This road passes through Bayboro ' ' and Floyds township. We arc inform ed by the clerk of the County Board ot Commissioners that funds are now available for load work,., in Bayboro township amounting to $1,225.33 ami in Floyds township amounting to $5,112.79. These funds are strictly in \ charge of the supervisors of the re: pectivc towhships, Bayboro, A. Bell, and Floyds township, W. C. Hooks. (7) In our May report we called attention of the Court to the investigation of the office of County Super- ^ 0 intendent of Education and its rccr omme.ndation that books of the Superintendent of Education and of the s County Treasurer be brought into con d formity and kept so for the future; h and in that report stated, "It is nec- i essary that future Grand Juries inves . tigate to learn whether these rccomf mendations or other methods, are be0 ing carried out to bring the necessary 1 conformity and agreement." We in^ corporate this statement for the pur{\ pose of further calling the next t Grand Jury's attention to this matter. e (8) We arc informed by the County Superintendent of Education that tj tlie Compulsory School law is being n put into effect in this County, so far in a satisfactory way. Two attondt ance officers were appointed to begin ; their census work on July 1st. The I officer for the eastern district of the f county has about completed his cent sus and is expecting at an early date r to hand in his report. The officer for p the Western section of the County j was seriously delayed in his work by ^ sickness in his family, and was comf polled a few weeks ago to resign on y this account. The new officer in the p western district has been given an as. sistant and his work is progressing satisfactory to the school authorities. j. ^ There are ninety-two school dis3 tricts in the county and the work involved in the duties of attendance of- ^ ficer is great. The attendance fig- ^ f ures for the school year 1918 is ap- g proximately eight thousand, and the ^ area of the county is between ten and j, eleven hundred square miles. Under j these circumstances we find the Com- ^ pulsory Attendance Act is being placed in operation in this county in a j very satisfactory manner. Your hon- ^ or's public reference to this Compul- ? sory Act in your charge to the Grand Q Jury will undoubtedly aid greatly in s the public interest in the proper exc- j cution of the law. ^ Jtespectfully sumbitted, c ?A. W. Barrett, Foreman. g (We are requested to leave out the j, 'Special Presentments' in this report. c t ~Ed.) t r c , Citation Notice. r 1 I t 1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, |c County of Horry. j r 2 By J. S. VAUGHT, ESQUIRE, PRO c 2 BATE JUDGE. i t WHEREAS, Bessie McCaskill made c - suit to me, to grant her Letters of r Administration of the Estate of and f effects of John H. McCaskill. i n THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite < - and admonish all and singular the j - kindred and creditors of the said John < a H. McCaskill, deceased, that they be i d and appear, before me, in the Court i f of Probate, to be held at Conway, S. > C., on 17th day of October 1919 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock 1 r\ in the forenoon. to shew cause, if any t- they have, why the said Administra11 tion .should not be granted, r- GIVEN under my Hand, this 24th , >f day of September Anno Domini, 1919. ,y Published on the 2nd and 9th days r- of October, 1919, in the Horry Herald. ie J. S. VAUGHT, tc ' Probate Judge. e; re How It Was. ly Visitor?Do the revenue officers er bother you much ? in Moonshiner?Yes; especially since of the country went dry; but I've-just of had to put my foot down and tell them s- that 1 couldn't spare them a drop; I'm er just about able to take care of my regular customers.?Judge. n at NOTICE STOCKHOLDERS?HANK ly OF AYNOR. .ol ch Notice is hereby given that a meethe ing of the Stockholders of the Hank on of Aynor will be held at its office at u- Aynor, S. C., on Friday four o'clock lc P. M., October 1010 n- The purpose of said meeting is to to d scuss the advisability of increasing of the Capital Stock of said Bank from a- an authorized Capital of Ten Thousds and to Twenty-Five Thousand ly ($25,000) Dollars. And for such oth h'1 or business as may be legally brought before said meeting, ur (Signed) 1). A. SPIVEY, he Official, Attest: President, es R. N. JOHNSON, n- Cashier, ir- Aynor, S. C., Sept. 2d, 1919.?adv 4t THE HOMY MOULD, 001 DIRECT SELLING AS REMEDY FOR COTTON This is Urged as Another Good Remedy to Get Better Prices WHY NOT GET RID OF THE MIDDLEMAN Let the Farmers Put All the Money They Can in Their Own Pockets. How much difference should there n Al. ??*- ? 1 1 * i/c wuwcvn me price mat a farmer t^ets for his cotton and the price that the mill pays for the same cotton? The North Carolina cotton mills paid about $15,000,000 more for cottion they used last year than the farmers received for it. i Getting- down to a unit basis, the fanner who grew a bale of cotton acked $11.50 of getting what it was vorth to the cotton mill. ,A little of the $11.50 went to the railroad for hauling the cotton to the mill. As most of the cotton consumed by the North Carolina . mills is frown in North Carolina and near-by sections of South Carolina and Georgia, the freight item did not amount ;o a great deal?probably 30 cents a, vundred, or 30 points on the cotton nvolved. The average cost of ex hange on the draft bill was probably >ne-eighth of 1 pei cent. Including )ther necessary costs of selling and lelivery with these items, the total expense would be about $2.50 to $3 a >ale in practically all cases. Profit Disproportionate. The natural conclusion is that the armer is getting less for his cotton han he should have, or that the con;umer of cotton cloth is paying more or it than he should pay?maybe ?cth?while the middlemen are mak A. - & * ' - ' * ng uut ox proportion to tne so ibices hey render. These facts were ascertained by the Jnited States Department of Agriculure, and are embodied in a circular. Suggested improvements in methods ?f selling cotton by farmers." The olution suggested is direct sales, or n any event, less indirect than at >resent. That would probably involve ooperative selling organizations imong cotton growers and direct deal ng by such organizations with the otton mills. Certain difficulties in he way of direct selling are pointed ut and suggestions made as to neans of overcoming them. Suggestions apply, to some extent, to the r.tirc cotton-growing territory, but nore particularly to sections, like >astem North Carolina, where cotton nills are in close proximity to the otton fields. The first suggestion is that farmers grow the kind of cotton the mills teed. It is pointed out that most lo!al cotton mills use only one or two grades and usually only one staple of cotton, and that it is necessary for the farmer or some other agency to furnish what the mill demands. A compress and ample storage and shed space at central points in the main producing areas, it is suggested, would improve conditions. Classing Would Show Real Value. A verv imnortant sinrcpKt.ion is the jt DO establishment of a disinterested class ing service that would serve the interests of both the producer and the consumer. This would enable the farmfer to know the value of his product, and cooperative selling would better enable him to realize that value in dollars and cents. > As to North Carolina, better ginning facilities are needed. The old ginneries are not capable of pressing large or ave rage-<si zed bales to the density usually obtained in other States. As a result,- the average weight of bales in North Carolina is lew and the mills complain about it. Less damaged cotton should be shipped to the mills. Mill owners say that they have neither the inclination nor the facilities for conditioning cotton, and wish to buy only from shippers whose cotton has already been put in the best possible condition. This objection could be met by farmers' ovornniwnHftn-j The final suggestion is that fanners grow better varieties of cotton There, again, the benefits of organi zation arc apparent. Many buyers, knowingly or unknowingly, buy the better staples without paying a prope premium for them. The result is that the farmer is, inclined to step growing the better variety out ol which the buyer makes an abrorona1 profit, but for which the grower receives practically no moijj than foi ar inferior variety. > IWAT, 8. P., OOTOBMt 1, lilt F L i MONEY TC RATE OF INTE COUNTY IN AM LOAN TOO LAR OR HELP YOU " TRACT. PREFI I UPWARDS INC Carolina E j fiFFIP.F w v V ?MB LOCAL COUNSE 1-4 p-tf-9|18 Citation Not'ce. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. By J. S. VAUGHT, ESQUIRE, PRO BATE JUDGE. WHEREAS, M. C. Butler made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and Effects of D. D. Norris. THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said D. D. Norris, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court cf Probate, to be held at Conway, S. C., on October 10, 1919, next, after pub lication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my Hand, this 24th day of September Annd Domini, 1919. Published on the 26th of September and 2nd day of October 1919 in the Horry Herald. J. S. VAUGHT, Probate Judge, ' 1 WILL BE UT MY OTPIOB BV- ' ERY FIRST MONDAY, OCTO- ' EER 6, 1919. A. WOODRUFF, 6. OPT.; Eyesight Specialist, i i 'f i r\j \r./ n v s; (* i 1? ) nr. ?. FENCING OUT THE j SOU WEEVIL PEST! 1 Clemson College.?The dozen coun- < > ties within the boll weevil territory are going to fence out the weevil with < livestock pasture fencing. To lay plans *1 for a campaign for the building of 1 ' more and better fences and thus has-?j ,ton the development of livestock asjl ARS OAN ) LEND FOR TERM OF YEAI tttbl UN hAKMINU LANDS OUNTS OF $1,000 AND UPV GE. WILL LEND ON LAND Y( ro FINANCE PURCHASE OF ER FOR LAND.TO BE 40 PEI ULTIVATION. lond & Mort WRITE OR CALL TO SEE /I. A. WRIGHT, ATTORNEY, IN SPIVEY BUILDING, CONWA L FOR CAROLINA BOND ANC COMPANY 4 We wish to announce thai CLOSE OUT OUR to make room for new WE OFFER THE FOLI 1 Dodge?thoroughly over h 1 Maxwell?nearly new?1! 1 Maxwell?1918 model... 1 Ford Touring 1 Ford Touring 1 Dodge Don't forget us when in nee< Batteries, Bumpers, Tire co\ etc. We carry the most com ories in the county. YOURS FOI MARION MOTO Phone 182 DEALERS IN OVERLAND >ne means of fighting the boll weevil j \ preliminary meeting was held at i Fairfax, Friday, September 12. i The meeting was attended by D. : W Wtkins, Acting Director of Ex- 1 ;<-nsion; F. L. Harkey, Marketing i fc.gent; V. W. Lewis, Extension Animal Husbandman; A. B. Bryan, Ag- . ricultural Editor; H. S. Johnson, A. < McKeown, and C. A. McFadden, District Agents; and county agents Risher, Colleton; Briggs, Bamberg; Boylston, Barnwell; Robertson, Alendale; Kyzer, Aiken, Bruce, Jasper; < Baxter, Beaufort; Schillctter, Dor jhester; Lightsey, Hampton. ,A thorough discussion was had con coming the importance of livestock in Helping farmers turn from all-cotton farming, the necessity of good fencing in permanent livestock industry. and the means of helping farmers aaangss I 1 s no at i niAf I no Ml L.UVV H IN HORRY . fl VAROS. NO f I )U NOW OWN . I ADDITIONAL I * CENT. AND '' I gage Co*. I Y, S. C. I I MORTGAGE ?J I [ we have determined to ' I USED CARS I ones now on the way. LOWING BARGAINS: I auled?new top.$750.00 I 919 model $800.00 I $600.00 I $425.00 I $375.00 I $550.00 I J of Tires, Tubes, Springs, I /ers, Horns, Bulbs, Tools, I iplete line of Auto access- I t SERVICE, I IR COMPANY I MARION, S. C. I - MAXWELL ? DAVIS get good fencing at once aiAl at roasonable cost. Arrangements araibc- flfl ing made to aid farmers in buyVng H fencing material cooperatively in car lota at reduced prices. Local banks and merchants are gladly joining in this work, which will be a public !>en- H ( faction because it will help the farm ers win independence of the boll wee- H vil and thereby bring greater Hj perity to all. H W. R. Matton, of the U. S. Forestry Service, was present and discussed fence nosts. methoda of soting, etc., and gave valuable infor- H mation for use in the fencing campaign. ^ To furnish information a^K>ut fence posts, fences, pastures, grazing crops, etc., bulletins will be issued at once for the campaign by the Experiment H Station and the Extension Service. H