The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 13, 1920, Image 1
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\ VOLUME XXXV.
j OFFICER SESSIONS "
MAKES STATEMENT
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Concerning the Detention of
\ C. E. Lovell in County
Jail Recently
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SAYS COMPLAINTS '
HAD BEEN MADE
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That he Acted as He Deemed
Best for Man Himself and
the Community.
An article appeared ir^ the Herald
last week concerning the confincn
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iiiviiv ui 1h1 v/. Hj. 1 jovi'u 111 iiiu
County Jail, and the article contained
the substance of some statements
made by Mr. Lovell on the
same day that he was taken from
Conway to the State Hospital for
the insane. He stated to a number
of his friends here on that day that
T he had been arrested or taken up by
' Constable H. N. Sessions without a
warrant, or words to that effect.
Mr. Sessions called at the editorial
office of the Herald and wants
a further statement made as coming
from him and explaining the circumstances
under which lie had anything
to do with Mr. LovelTs detention.
Mr. Sessions says that for several
weeks before Mr. Lovell was confin?d
in the Jail that frequent complaints
were made by responsible
white people from the community
Where Mv. Lovell is farming, that he
wa act rg queerly, and that something
should be done about it. He
did not act upon these complaints
until Saturday night two or three
weeks ago when he happened to
Vj-' find Mr. Lovell in Conway at a late
** -v. hour and at an unusual time for him
to be away from his home. That he
called Dr. II. II. Burroughs on the
telephone and stated the facts about
this, and a-.ked the physician's advice
a* to what to do with Mr. Lov
ell. if anything; and that the physician
told him that the best thin#
to do under the circumstances was to
take care of him ufi'til some action
could he taken; that he did not arrest
Lovell in the usual way of making
arrests but simply got with him
and induced him to go with him to
the jail and when he got him there
he left him in the custody of the
jailer; that the next morning he assisted
by summoning Dr. Burroughs,
and Dr. Dusenbury under procedure
of the Probate Court to bold an examination;
that they examined Mr.
Lovell and found him to be in. ane.
j Mr. Sessions says that he did not
> pretend to have any warrant for Mr.
Lovell but owing to the complaint
that the community was making an!
in the exercise of his duty as a
peace officer, and especially in view
of a report that had reached him
that cn the night before Lovell had
been out at a late our on his place
and had shot a hog without any apparent
reason; he acted as he
thought v/as best for both Mr. Lovell
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LAMD CASE Is
IN BRYAN'S HANDS
Mr. W. L. Hryan, Clerk of the
Court, held a trial in the courtroom
last Friday at which ho concluded
the hearing of the case of Holliday |
vs. Gerrald. The plaintiff in the
action was represented by H. H.
Woodward and the defendants by
/ Sherwood &. McMillan. The attorneys
agreed to many of the; facts
alleged in the proceedings so that
the taking of testimony was no;
nect rspary to any great extent. All
of the evidence is now in the hands
of the Referee and the Attorneys
arc to fid written arguments within
ten days.
j If is expected that the case will
be -o 'c-d by obtaining a Decree
frc.n the Judge during the term of
Court commencing May 24th.
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INTERESTING CASE I
BEFORE W. L. BRYAN
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Mr. W. JL. Bryan as Special Mas- (
tor began taking testimony last
Friday in the ca c ol \V. L. Sarvis,
ct al. vs. Geoige J. Ilollidav ct al.,
in which action it is sought to divide
the estate land of the late P.
C. Sarvis of Bayboro Township. Mr.
1\ C. Sarvis died a few years ago
leaving a tract of land which con- j
taincd a little more than three bun- I
died acres, leaving his widow and t
i seven children and one grandchild t
'to inheiil the land. According t ?{i
the testimony so far taken, the !a ~d . t
was left subject to a number of 1
| mortgages, all made to Mr. George t
! J. Hollidav, except one that had
l cen given to J. W.. Holliday and i
j one that was given to Bar rough; (
& Collins Company. Mr. George J-. <
Iiolliday now owns all of the mort- <
' gages and sets these up in his Ans- i
wer. Mrs. Flora J. Holliday is also <
( a party in the case, having puivhas- j
cd, subject to these mortgages the i
one twelfth interest of two of the ]
Sarvis heirs, making her the owner 1
of an undivided one-sixth into;est
in , the estate land. Tolar Sarvis,
one of the sons of P. C. Sarvis,
owns the interest of Mrs. Cornic
Prince, another of the heirs.
Th /? !?*? wnu nnltr ofni? f n/1 loof I
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Friday and it was adjourned at one
o'clock to be taken up again before
Mr. Bryan at ten o'clock June 10th,
1920.
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DELIGHT^ AUDIENCE
The Glee Club, of the Univers'ty'
of South Carolina, came to Conway
last week and gave the performance
at the Pastime Theater to a crowded
house on Thursday night. The
boys composing this club are Johnson,
Belk, Williams, Daniels, McGowan,
Porter, Sullivan and Harper.
The Johnson is our own G. A.
Johnson and is among the best performers
in th? lot. McGowan is a
brother of the Mr. McGowan who is
connected with the Conway T?le- ]
phone Co. i
These boys performed at Mullins j'
on the night before they appeared in 1
Conway.
Misses George and Lena Johnson,
sisters of Mr. G. A Johnson, entertained
the members of the Glee
Club at their home after the show.
Several musical ' elections were rcn- }
/tru'rw! civwl r\ ~ ' '
..v. L i mill l OIVI iMIIHUllliD VV lU'lI tSUi'YC
TO GIVE LUNCHEON.
j The Editor of this paper has re- j
r.eivcd a cordial invitation from Gov.
ernor Cooper to attend a luncheon
at the Jefferscn Hotel on Monday j
May 11th, at two o'clock. The purpose
of the arrangement is ?to give
fist hand information to those who
are invited about the plans of the!
South Carolina Development Board
and particularly its announced cam- (
paign for more members and financial
resources to he made from May ^
24th to June 5th inclusive.
PENSiONSMlf
BY MIDDLE OF MAY;,
D. W. McLaurin, state pension r
commissioner, expects to make dis- t
I tribution of the pension fund am n c r
the several counties about May 12 or
15. Three counties have not yet
filed their pension rolls. _
Mr. McLaurin expects much disWtiKfnpflrin
nim v 1?
"TVI VHC Uirtbl IUUI/IUII uucausc
of the lack of uniformity in
classification. In one county all the
widows of veterans have been put in
class A, leaving B and C out entirely.
In this same county 88 men
have been put in the first clars,
eight in the second and nine in the
third.
Just the opposite prevails in other
instances. In one county no women
have been put in class A, 186 in
class B and 12 in class C. This
county boant has put 15 veterans in
class A, 100 in class B and 28 in
class C.
CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY
SIG COTTON BANK
RECEIVED FAVORABLY
Commissioner Harris Thinks il
Essential to Getting Fair
Price for Cotton.
Commissioner Ilan is is very much
il cased with the comment that ha>
>ccn evoked by his statement tha'
.lie South Carolina Cotton assccia
ion would take steps to organize i
11 i 11 i011 dollar financing coiporatior
.o help local banks in S >uth C.iro
ina to keep distress cotton out o
:hc market in the early months.
"It is net a laige amount t
raise," said Mr. Harris, "when w
consider that it represents about on*
lollar a hale only. Yet, if we do no
itait this financing corporation
there is no telling what the conse
quences may be. Upon the eve of i
presidential election there will b<
untold unrest and excitement, am
money may not be plentiful am
trade may tighten up until afte
November. We must get this or
ganization perfected and have n<
more talk about it."
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AT FLOYDS CHURCi
Sunday School Day will b<? oh
served at Floyds Church next Sun
day, May 16th. The program is a
follows:
Opening instrumental prelude an
march by children.
Song by all: "True Heartec
Whole Hearted."
Recitation. "Welcome" by Mitti
Smith, Willie Burgos:, and Bill
Ganis.
Responsive Reading by Junio
Class.
Song: "Heark, the Voice of Jesu
Cal'ing."
Recitation: "God Needs the Chil
drcn," by Vincent Ford, Cole Gib
son and Zarvis Ford.
Dialogue: "Rain Drops and Sun
beams" by Miss Burgess' class o
small girls.
Motion Song: "All for the Lord,1
by Primaries.
Song: "We Shall See the Kin*
Some Day."
Prayer by the Pastor.
Responsive reading?"Some Facts
p: ? - -
ujjuius, an<i uoscrvations Regard
ing tho Work in tho Sunday School.'
Song: "Hear the Rally Call o:
Jesus," by Mrs. Jones' Class.
Garland Drill by Jun'or Class.
Greeting to Mothers and Babiei
>y the Supt.
Roll Call of Babies.
Welcome to Cradle Rollers b;
Mary Beth DuBose, Mabel Floyd
xnd Lottie Ford.
Baptism of Babies.
Address by the Reverend Burgess
Offering.
Recitation: "The Same Swoei
Story," by Lizzie Ganis.
"The Christian Conquest Flag,'
>y Glaclis Ford and Hazel Price.
Song: "Jesus Shall Reign."
Benediction.
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A MEUICA N LEGION M EETING
A special meeting of th? Conway
3ost of the American Legion is callid
Friday night May 14th. Ad
nembers are urged to be present as
here is important business on do u
ncnt.
J. S. Beverly,
Post Adj.
This week is "Clean Ud ant
which have heben published arid v
cost of paint it may not be p ssil
will not excuse us.from the other
week will need to get ready to pai
that he first goes ahead of the hi
face to be covered. Dirt will not
c.me off in a very short time an
must at least clean up their prem
be in position to apply the paint
painter should not only clean the
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FARM LOAN BANKS
TO REMAIN IDLE
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: Summer of Inactivity Can Not
Be Avoided?No Solution
Found.
1 Washington.?Federal farm Iran!
; officials, in conference here, have
1 found no way to avoid a summer of
- inactivity in loaning' operations. The
t! sessions which were p vac t\: ally con
t eluded brought convincing evi 'en o.
-1 members said, that no fui ther new j
f ( business could be handled until the j
1 support has passed on the validity J
of the farm loan act.
Despite the fact that the 12 land i
5 , banks have borrowed approximately
t $16,000,000 from private banks to
loan to farmers, more than $50,000,
000 in application for loans have aci
cumulated. In going into the open
e j market for funds the banks are los:l
I ing one-half of 1 per cent, interest,
I the government rate being 5 1-2 per
r cent, and the private banks 6 per
- cent. To offset this loss, however,
0 the net income, of the 12 banks has
averaged $240,000 monthly since the
first of the year. The banks a1 so
have assets of $80,000,000, on which
no liens have been placed, and C m
missioner Lobdell said there was no
1 reason for uneasiness as to the system's
financial situation.
Minwnnn rhfrnsfy
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SALE A SUCCESS
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j Clemson College, May R.?The
dairy industry in South Carolina has
c received another boost through the
y Millwood Guernsey Sale held by
Cooper and Elliott, Whacky, S. C.,
r at the Chester County fair grounds \
on Wednesday, May 5. Twenty-one
y Guernsey cows were sold at an average
of $454.00, the highest average j
- ever received at l r ale of dairy |
- cows in this state. j
The top price paid in the sa^ wan
for Alvada Mac of Mara Alva, who
f was purchased by Mr. Paul Harden
of Chester for $G80. In addition to'
the 21 cows a special feature of the'
occasion was the sale of a three-day
? old heifer calf for $135 to Mr. E. L.
Stevenson of Winnsboro, S. C.
The sale was widely advertised
> and attracted buyers from vav ous
- parts of this state and several adjoining
states, but it is gratifying
r to know that 1(5 of the 22 anuria s j
sold were bought by South Carolina
purchasers, many of them from Ches
* ter County. This means that Chester
County and S^u'di Carolina farm
j crs know the valus of good dairy
i cattle and are willing to pay good
! prices for good breeding stock. Ex|
tension Seivice dairy husbandman
J J. P. LaMa tor, who gave assistance
, and advice in connection with t' e
| sale is very much gratified at the j
. outc mc, and says that it is further [
j proof of rapid developrncnt in South
Carolina.
WHEN THE MEN !
HAS BECOME BROODY
When hens become broo 'y, they
j should be "broken up" a- quickly a ? <
possible, for the sooner this is don^
the sooner tl ey will losume laying.
To break a hen of hrooillinoss s'o |1
should bo confined to a small coop i (
| nr sod off the ground, pvefevably 1
i with a slat bottom. (live her phntvj<
of water to drink; shn mnv ?
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1 Paint Up" week for tlio town of Co
in tier the management of the C >nw i y
bl c for all of us to buy paint an ! pair
words contained in the heading. Thos
int. If you will watch the "work of an
u sh with a broom or mop and endc iv
hide if you leave it there. Paint put
id the filth appears as it did before. 1
ises during this period from May 121
brush at some later time. Those wh
ir houses and yards but should follow
raid.
HERALD INVITES
CANDIDATES CARDS
The Herald starts the publication
of candidate's cards this week and
all candidates are invited to announce
in this paper and to Kive the
Editor facts of their nast rorovd
and anything that will give full information
to the people of the
Cv/Unly concerning each and everyone
who publishes a card.
So...a pe. pie think that they know
Jill thai tl cie is to he known about
an> man who comes out f u* office
but .h<.\ are v)f'cu m'staken, a
the 10 are things in the past wh c i
the people may have forgotten,?
things whkh tile person may have
done in the pul lie service o. p riiap.
filled some public position with e.edit
to himself at the time, an ! these
facts shoukl bo published in th - pa.
per th.e fiist week that the card irun,
so that the people may knowall
that i possible about ti e can bdates.
The advertising rate is higher
now than it was, and the rater, for
the cards will be made known upon
application at the office; and the
Herald feels certain that there is no
candidate that will think they are
unieasonable under the ciercamstances
now confronting the publish
er. When you leave the card, leave
anything concerning your past recoid
that you wish to be published.
The Herald will not depend entirely
upon what you say, but reserves the
right to state any other facts that
the Editor happens to know, and
which he thinks will be of value to
the people.
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CHAUTAUQUA DIRECTOR
WILL MAKE ADDRESS
ihe Chautauqua Director this time
is one of the ablest ever placed in
cnarge of the Radcliffe Chautauqua,
Ho is expected to make several lec
tines while the Chautauqua is here
j on May 18th, 19th and 20th. The
subject of his principal lecture will
be entitled "A canary in a coa1
] mine." Everyone in the community
1 is urged to hear him make this
1 speech. He will have something te
say that will be interesting to a*l
those who have the interest of true
Americanism at heart.
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet at the Burroughs Schoo'
Auditorium, Friday afternoon, May
14th.
Program.
Piano Solo?Miss Edna Taylor.
Talk?Mrs. Bullock.
Report from "Play Ground Committee."
Address?Mr. H. L. Buck.
Quartette?Mosdames NoMon, Bur
roughs, Little and Davis.
Round Table Discussion.
Refreshments.
Adjournment.
?E. Spivev,
Sec. of Parent Teacher Ass'n.
or not, as desired. Not much deference
will bo found in the time required
to break her of bloodiness,
whether she is fed or made to fast,
United States Department of Acri
:uKure poultry specialists say.
(Jcually from .'1 to 6 (lavs' confinelent
wil' break her, but some hens
require i(> to 12 days.
ri'.jo broody hen will be recogniz?'i
by her inclination to stay on the
io t at night, the ruffling of her
feathers and her picking at any one
who anproaches her, and by the
ducking noire she makes. The fact
hat her breodiness has boon broken
up can he recognized by the distppcarance
of these symptoms.
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in m-coruance with Iho plans
Civic League. Owing to the high
it our premise;;. This, however,
e who do not want to paint this
y competent painter you will se?
oir> to thorcugl ly clean the s..l'on
over a coating of tiash or din
'herefore, those who cann t paint
h to ICth inclusive, and they will
o can secure the paint and the
the cleaning with a good painting.
NO. 4."
LOCAL COMMITTEE
GIVES INFORMATION
About Greatest Chautauqua
Town Has Ever Had if
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j reopie Cooperate
NAMES OF SPEAKERS
AND ENTERTAINERS
Heai- the Address of the Chautauqua
Director on Interesting
Subject.
I The local Chautauqua committee,
1 the names of whom appeared in our
I last issue, announced last week that
I May 18th, 19th and 20th are the
I .latcs on which the Radcliffe ChauI
tauqua will bo given ,ere.
I Everybody is urged to make arI
rangements to attend as many of the
J sessions as possible. The program
I for each time will be of an unusual
high grade. Quite a number of splen
I lid speakers and entertainers will be
I sent here.
There will be two sessions each
I day. The afternoon session will begin
at the hour of 3:80 and the night
I session at the hour of 8:30. The adI
mission fee is 75 cents for adults
I and 35 cents for children.
I Each lecture mentioned on the
I program will deal with some phase
J of Americanization, and some of the
I very best speakers have been promI
ised. V'
The Director will be in charge of
] I he program and will deliver a
speech on the second day.
J The other lecturers and entertain
ers expected here are:
Dr. W. T. S. Culp, Lecturer, of
Cleveland.
Dr. Wentworth Stuart, Lecturer,
of Massachusetts, ? .
The American Glee Club of Chicago.
composed of four clean cut, good
loohing yoyng men making an excellent
vocal quartette. Also vocal solos.
They have an instrumental com
bination of piano, violin, xylophone
and banjo-mandolin. .
Sam Bellino, the Accordian King,
and Beatrix Barring-ton, entertainer.
Miss Louis Dorrough, Children's
Play Director.
The Skibinsky Concert Company,
an unusually good organization featuring
music and dramatic readings.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
OF THE CHAUTAUQUA
The Educational volno ?
iuiw v/i lih;
Chautauqua course offered this year
will make it to the interest of every
body in all sections of the County
to take in a part or all of the program.
Entertainment in the tent
each afternoon and night, May 18th,
19th ad 20lh. Full particulars are
given as to tickets, etc., in this and
last week's issue of this paper.
?A. E. Goldfinch,
Chairman of Local Committee.
JURYMEN SELECTED
FOR MAY 24TH
List oY Petit Jurors for the May
term of General Sessions Court wo
hr> hnldon Mnmhiv VJmv | T9I1
S. W. G. Shipp, Presiding Judge.
A. C. Floyd, W. W. It belts, H.
C. Royals, 1. Bert Chestnut, VV. W.
Shelley, H. N. Boyd, Wm. J. Jor
dan, J. J. Dix, Wm. C. Martin, P.
J. Elks, S. B. McQueen, Jehu Cauocy,
J. J. Booth, 11. M. Tyler, A.
It. Holmes, Thos. Cannon, A. T.
Martin, N" D. Paul, James P. Cause,
J. T. King-, A. G. Graham, D. M.
Causey, T. Pink Cox, Thos. A. Lee,
B. J. Vereen, L. C. Beat, M. G.
Allen, G. K. Dorman, Bert L. Rheuark,
I?. B. Floyd, F. W. Lancaster,
D. II. Chertnut, J. Wilber Gerrald,
D. Frank Bellamy, L. P. Hardwick,
G. Fletcher Hardee. Sail
W. S. Thompson was in Conway }
ore day last week.