The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 20, 1920, Image 1
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I VOLUME XXXV.
\ BUILDING OF BRICK ,
NEW SALES STABLES
May be Converted Into Large
Addition to the Peoples i
I Warehouse
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j ADJOiMS KINGSTON
HOTEL PROPERTY
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\ And Leaves Passage all tbo
Way Through From 4th
Avenue to Alley.
A. C. Thompson lias commenced the
j erection of a large brick building
I fronting on fourth Avenue, adjoining;
; the Kingston Hotel property. This
building measures back from fourth ?
Avenue all the way to the back end j
of the Peoples Brick Warehouse. Tt ,
will be one story high and provided j
with an alley on the westward side j
of the building, t5o be used for hauling
in the rear of the stores on
l>aurel Street, and will form a part
of a continuous passage through a
lavge door in the side of the warehouse,
all the way through to the
rear end of the Peoples Warehouse,
to the alley which runs East and
"West through the block.
It stated that this new building
will bo used as sales stables, while
the present building which is occupied
by Mr. Thompson in that business,
will be converted into stores;
or later it may be used in connection
. wi$h the Peoples Tobacco Warts,
house, enlarging the building by
almost double. Eastman Vereen is
the contractor in charge of thiswork
and he states that a number o'forick
masons will be at work on the build
I ing in a few days. A portio. of the
bricks are already on the ground
and Mr. Thompson states that he
has purchased 100,000 more which,
i rA be shipped this week. The ma.
sons who are said to be engaged to
f do this work will come from Whitot
villo, North Carolina.
i J. E. NICHOLAS
SELIS MAXWELLS
Att ntion of our readers is called
I to the .space which is now being
' used in this paper by J. E. Nicholas,
j the County Agent for Maxwell automobiles.
For some time Mr. Nieh'
olas has been handling those cars
\ and has sold quite a number of
; them, the lot of new Maxwells that
.ho received shows many improve
ments and these cars continue to
l ^ive satisfaction to the purchasers
' them and seem to bo constantly
fel^J^wing in favor.
1 Mr. Nicholas' place is located on
; the Southward side of third Avenue
, next door to the new building which
\ "will soon be completed and occupied
it>y ie Farm Implement Company.
Mr. icholas not only carries the
cars in stock to soli but ho keeps a
line of parts for tho convenience of
all of his purchasers.
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P ADUUI DULL VVCCflL
I POISONING IN UfilEF
fti Clomson Cc/llegc.?To meet the deV
mand for special informatio on
Wi boll weevil poisoning, Prof. A. F.
In'Conrarii, Enlomelogi 4 f >r the Stat
Wh Crop Pest Commission, has issued,
H|through the Extension Service, InB;:
formation Card No. 7, entitled "Boll
Ws Weevil Poisoning in South Carolina
Mr in 1920." Th" earrl consists of perH|
tjA at a .ie dims and concise answers
Brregarding such matters as the ad }
visibility of poisoning, results to be
Iexpected, territory recommended for
I [poisoning, what poison to uso, how
obtained, machines for application,
kvhen first applied and repeated, etc.
Ivviphasis is laid on the following
{ 1;. That boll weevil poisoning,
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TOBACCO COMPANIES t
TRYING FOR PLACES
It appears that several leariiiig
tobacco compan e ; ale endeavoring cc
to secure pack in.;- h uses for tobac- ct
Co here <Ini*ir** ; vhe approarhivy sea- 1 n:
son. Wo have : (en a letter 'Yorn
the Imperial Tobacco Company from v
its biancli at Richmond, Virginia, I
addressed to Mr. A. C. Thompson : R
asking as to what accommodation;v
Mr. Thomoson couhl offer for a t\>- c<
bacco prizorv tin.-; season, and a:Tiug T
Mr. Thoinpson to describ tin bi'il I- i
inj;- if lie had one and the price that b
we'd Id be charged as '*ont. M . tl
Thompson has not been able to offer x
tl. * Imperial Tobacco C nipany any j si
building, (larrett & Company, large C
lobacco dealers, arc contemplafing |
tile election of a prizery i!" they do f
not succeed in renting a place, ac- 1
cording to reports last week.
CLOSING EXERCISES
HELD AT HORRY;
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The Horry Industrial School closed IV
a most successful year with the si
graduation of its present class of
young ladies and two young men on r
last Friday night. n
The Commencement. Sermon this V
year was preached by the Rev. W. I. n
Herbert, pastor of the Methodist b
church at Marion, and the Literary f]
Address was delivered by the Rfev. v
E. K. Garrison, of Aynor. h
i The graduates are Miss Cecil Wil- u
! son of Conway, S. C., Miss Isla d
Vaught of Hand, S. C., Mr. Donald 1
Stalvey of Socastee, S. C., and Mr. p
George Taylor of Florence County, t
The two young men served in the
World War, the former in the Navy I
\and the latter with the A. K. F. in |
in France. Miss Emma West, of
Myrtle Beach, having finished the
10th grade, was given a H. S. Certificate.
Despite interruption, on account of
influenza, the students made a very i
creditable showing in the final examinations,
ami commencement wa
quite an enjoyable, affair. A Fantastic
drill by a dozen girls was an
i interesting feature, and the fact
that only one half of those attend-j
ing could get in the auditorium a .
suggestive one.
It is hoped that the next Commencement
may be held in the new
brick building being erected at Avnor.
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BUYS STORE BUILDING.
Dr. W. C. Adams has closed a
j deal for the purchase of the Horry
' drug store building. It is the handsome
brick building on the eastward
side of Main Street, wherein Dr. H
Adams has been conducting the s
Horry Drug Store for some time c
past. The second story is fitted ^
with several nice offices. 0
Dr. Adams bought this property ^
from S. P. Hawos. *
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though still in the experimental v
' stage, is likely to become an impor- \
tant factor in weevil control. s
I 2. That it is merely a safeguard a
against ruinous damage and will not a
exterminate the weevil. r
3. That it is recommended for 19.0 a
only in those coast and near cca-1 Y
j counties where the weevil is in its ?
third and fourth year, and on'y on c
land that would produce at least
half a bale in the absence of weev''- p
! damage. c
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4. That calcium-arsenate from a"? <
reliable source, conforming to Gov 1
ernment specifications, in the poison j
to be used. t
5. That the wheel tractor duster \
seeks the most satisfactory dustinp t
machine, though the hand duster i t
i valuable for use on a small scale. i
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?>; mat dusting snoum Dogin wner i
infestation reaches 15 or 20 pc ^
cent, should he repeated three time t
five days apart, with further appli
cations if needed to keep the infes- 1
tation down to 25 percent. <
7. That whoever poisons in Sout' )
Carolina in 1920 must realize that he 1
is experimenting, that mistakes will (
undoubtedly be made, and that un ]
satisfactory results may be secured, i
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CONWAY, S. C.,. THURSDAY
HONEY SENT OUT
TO HIGH SCHOOLS
State aid to 1.'52 high schools in 4(
>unties has boe? sent to the scvera
>unty treasurers. Payment was
lade in the sum of $17f>,000.
Applicati >ns for high school ai
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I IIH'II Willi WJC IllgM SCIIOOI in
vvtor, .J. A. Stoddard, S pt( nib r
SH9. The lull list of schools wai
"(opted l>y tl: - . iat?? h -a'd id' cdu
dion at its n.oeting in December
he calculations for the di burse
icnt (> ' the appropi iatOn hav jus'
eon completed, in accordance witl
lose replication. and with ?Vie late;
vmrb from trust e. , principals, anc
ipt i int' ndents.
on way gets $1,201
IDT FOR TREASURER
IN G0M1N8 ELECTIOF
There appears in this issue of tin
aper the announcement card of Mi
V. \j. Bellamy stating his candidac;
t>r re-election to the office of Trea
rer of Horry County, which office
Ir. Bellamy has filled for the pas
everal years with efficiency.
Mr. Bellamy, as many of ou
eadors know, is a farmer and busi
ess man whose home is located nea
Vampee in the center of one of th
lost rapidly developing sections o
lorry County. By reason of an af
liction which visited Mr. Bellam;
,'hile he was quite a young man h
as never been able to perform man
al work so that his life has bee;
evoted to clerical duties and stud}
'his experience on Mr. Bellamy'
art makes him thoroughly compe
ent for this important office.
'ERHAPS ONE CAUSE
OF HIGHER PRICE!
s Enormous Profits Bein!
Made by the Cotton
Mills
TEMS IN DAILY
PAPERS OF STAT!
Show That One Hundred Pe
Cent Dividends Are BeingPaid
to Common Stock.
There is a dispatch in a recent i.iue
of a daily paper stating that th
tockholders and directors of som
otton mills at Greenville. S. C
icld a meeting recently and declare
l cash dividend of 100 per cent t
he holders of the common stock i
ho company, going on to say th:i
>oth special and regular dividend
vere declared in addition to the 10
>or cent, to be paid to the commo
itockholders. This news item is e>
ictly like a dozen others that hav
tppeared during the last fe?
nonths, and from the best the Hei
ild can learn these dividends hav
>een earned within the past yea
ind it seems to apply to about a
>f the cotton mills in the Country.
When the consumer has to pa
;uch high prices for every yard c
otton that is sold at retail over th
winters of our merchants, the
lardly know what to lay the hie
)rices up to. It may be hard to fin
,he real cause and there arc man
vho believe the prices are high(
ban they should be; but there is or,
-bin# certain, and that is, the cotto
nills have no business earning c
urge a profit as these immense d
ridends would indicate, in all se<
ions of the country.
The price of cotton is high, ar
las been high, nevertheless, the*
cotton mills buy the cotton at the.1
ligh prices and manage to tui
their business, in one year's tim
exactly the same amount that tho?
iHiople put in, doubling the amoui
nvested.
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FARMERS SELLING !
; COTTON RAPIDLY
? Farmers of the state who have
I cotton stored in the state warehouse t
* system have been selling off !hoit*. ^
crop rapidly the last few months. > l
' Approximately one-half the cot*on
in storage 11te first of the year ha- '
? been disposed of since prices have j 1
> been fluctuating a>'< u:ul 10 and l ' "
cents. The stock of GG.GGO hale
January 1 has been r. due: i to abou' ;
- 30,000. j I
L J. C. Rivers, state w; rohoi e om-11
mis si oner, is planning a stroma u
' diivo this summer, a Ing witii the ?
' South Carolina Cotton a ociation I (
and the extension forces of Cl< m on
college, for cotton wand ouces Thi
cairpaign will open .luly lo. Thr^e
big meetings are t-> bo held in dif
ferent sections of the state, these
{to be followed by several meetings
with the farmers in every county. Tt
is hoped in this way to educate the
farmers to the expediency of storing
p their cotton and holding for better
\ price", borrowing on warehouse re^
ceipts while the cotton is in storage,
s The plan contemplates expert gradc
ing and stenciling when being placed i
t in the warehouses and to have buyers
make purchases in large lots dir
rectly from the growers.
In the campaign the erection of
v first class warehouses will be ene
couragetl. Many of those incorporat
f ed in the state system have been !
'- largely of an emergency character, |
y for which a much higher rate of ine
suranee was collected. With the
- gradual erection of more substantial
n warehouses and a more general utilr<
ization, of the warehouse system, the
f growers of cotton will thus be in a
!- position to more nearly control the
price they receive for the staple. A
great saving will be effected by
storing the cotton and thus eliminating
country damage. The stored
cottbn will also be graded by an exy
pert grader and much loss incidental
J to resampling avoided. These added
to the general proposition of holding
emergency cotton for bettor prices,
g while a largo percentage of the value
of the cotton may be borrowed on
the warehouse receipt, makes the i
proposition generally attractive to
the thoughful farmer.
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS]
... Observing' from Superintendent
Swearingen's letter that counties
have 109 school districts that have
not voted school levies, we infer
that the remaining twelve counties
have no such districts.
The honor roll of counties, therefore,
would be the twelve omitted
e from the enumeration and they seem
e to be:
Allendale, Bamberg Chesterfield
G Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Hamp
o ton, Horry, Lee, Kershaw, Marion
n Oconee.
it In these counties is not one school
Is district in which the people are no'.
0 so interested in public education that
n they have not voluntarily imposed
a special tax to assist and accelerate
e it.
kv Of them it is noteworthy that
*- Horry and Chesterfield, in which the
e white population outnumbers the
r, negro, were until compartively roll
cent years regarded as backward in
wealth and perhaps in other rey
spects. Oconee is another county in
>f which the whites are in a great ma
io jority.
y In the white the ratio of whit? il- |
h literacy has heon high Therefore, it i
d is not encouraging that in Clreon - j
y ville 14 districts and in Spartanburg;
>1' yiv luive nncvlrwt n/1 1
10 levies. In Pickens two districts are
n tardy and Pickens has the largos
is proportion of white population of al!
i- the 4C>?and is near the bottom in
z- white literacy.
The number, 1(>9 districts, for the
id whole State is not large, but it
*e seems to indicate that there are lf>9
?e neighborhoods in South Carolina
n that need an awakening in respect
e, of the most important of all sub*e
jocts relating to their prosperity and
it improvement.?The State, May 7,
1920.
HAVE NEW MACHINE
FOR HOEING COTTON
The Lanham Cotton Chopper-Culivalor
is a new invention designed ,
o save fanners much labor and ex-1
jcnse at cotton chopping time. Il i>|
aid that there is no doubt about the
.wrk that this implement will do.
It is pulled by two horses, or mules, I
i" (i <i a i:0'! e r jo I) of" iv,o ?|?ing
iho ? It* I1 an a boo bant' can <!o.
.it a v ? * mold rate of ' a. <* ? n
pa ' o bar. . \ ?-b. and a i!io
lipn :1 ou! ivat w the cotton.
One of the > mn bines w; re ob
fd h.-t week by '?he Cam 1 ple.,:o il
Co- ' V and v. :1 he used donoi
in i .al.ing dt in mirations to show
fai l.ic. s wbat it will do.
MAY BM STORES
OF SOLID CONCRETE
Ilusiness men at Conway arc figuring
upon the cost of erecting store
buildings entirely of concrete. Their
plan is to buy crushed stone and cement
and provide the sand, which is
abundant nearby, and by means of
wooden forms of about the thickness
of the desired wall will pour in the
mixture of concrete and cement and
build the wall in sections; and doubt
less re-inforce the walls with steel
rods. They intend to apply a finish
to the outside as well as the inside
and after making investigation
some of them may decide to put in
several buildings out of this material.
Such buildings are found in
other towns.
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IS TORN DOWN.
The old building in rear of Kingston
Hotel, the property of A. C.
Thompson was torn down recently
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4a1111 win lju repiaceu oy a modern
building.
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G. W. Stevens was in Conway recently
on business and spent some
time visiting business houses here.
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1920 CLOSES SESSION
(Intended for last issue.)
This has been one of the best sessions
we have ever had. The closing
exercises were as follows:
At 10 A. M. Friday, May 7, there
was a match game of basket ball
between the Floyds and Green Sea
schools which resulted in a tie, each
side making 12 points.
Immediately after the game Mr.
Wright, of Conway, gave a very
good lecture to the graduating
class. Then we all took care of the
inner man at a feast prepared by the
good ladies of the community.
Next was a May Pole dance by
thn /?v\\ 1/1 ran a ? .. #???
v?*v viiiiMii/ii v/1 tuv- pi IJ Hill y ^ I ilUl'.S.
At 8:80 o'clock, Friday night, the
school house was full beyond its seat
ing capacity with people waiting for
the contest between the Floyds and
Allen schools.
The first contest was a spelling
match which was won by the Allen
school. The second wax a singing
contest which was won by Floyds
School. The third was a debate, the
subject being: Resolved "That the
Ex-Service Men of the United States
should he paid an additional cash
bonus." The judges were divided,
two for Floyds and one for Allen.
It was very evident that some one
prepared Ihr speech for the Allen
speaker, though she acquitted herself
veil in the way she delivered it.
Tho man who prepared it for her
ought to be ashamed of himself for
two reasons: First, Tt did her but
very little good to memorize a
speech prepared by some one else;
Second, The idea of criticising the
General Assembly for appropriating
money for good cow stalls for Winthrop
College so that the girls might
have milk and butter.
The Floyds speakers had the affirmative
and Allen the n gative.
The Floyds speakers prepared their
own speeches.
1'he trustees unanimously elected
the same teachers for another term.
?Patron.
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NO. 5
STEALS FORD AUTO '
SELLS FOR $400
Duke Watts is The Victim of
Latest Automobile Theft
in Horry County
L. L. 3AKER IS Wl\N
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Arrc tccT in Danville, Va., for
"".Jung Buicl: in Columbia
After Lcaviuj Here.
On May 7th Magi irate Chestnut
issued a search warrant upon the
oath of Mr. C. K. Byrd and sent his
constable to search the premises of
Mr. Duke Watts in this County for
one Ford automobile which Mr. byrd
alleged had been stolen from him at
Hartsville by one L. L. baker on
May 26th. The constable got the
automobile and it was returned to
Mr. Hyrd. The warrant was left in
the hands of the Magistrate for the
arrest of Heker, but in the meantime
baker had gone.
Nothing further was heard of the
J matter until news came from R. H_
ltedfeam, the Chief of Police of
Hartsville, that L. L. baker had
gone to Columbia from Horry County
and in Columbia stole a Ruick
automobile. That some time after
the theft of the Buick the authorities
saw a news items in a Danville
paper concerning the arrest of Baker
for stealing this Buick car and as a
result of the news item the warrant
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i rom mis county will be served or
Baker and he will have to answer '.o
both crimes.
There is no blame that attaches
to Mr. Watts in this matter as he
purchased the Ford in good faith
fully believing that L. L. Baker was
the owner of the machine and he
paid Baker the sum of $400.00 for it.
C. E. Byrd is the Cashier of the
Bank of Darlington.
WHOLESALE PRiCES
HAVE ADVANCED
Figures published in a recent mem
orandum of the Supreme Council of
the Peace Conference show that general
wholesale prices have advanced
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.-.iiivi- i;/i?> approximately as loilows:
United States 120 per cent
Great Britain 170 per cent
France 800 per cent
Italy 300 per cent
Belgium 3<H) per cent
Retail prices undoubtedly have advanced
to an equal or greater extent
in this country according to the
memorandum. In publishing these
figures, the Supreme Council pleads
for increased production, economjr
and saving as remedies for the srtiration,
and as a safeguard against
still higher price levels.
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UNION MEETING PROG RAW.
Followintr is the neoernm of fth*
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union meeting to bo hold at Honey
Camp Church, Green Sea, S. C., on
May 29th at 30th.
Saturday.
The Church and The Community.
Our Great' Denominational ProK'iUii.
Benevolences
Education
M issions
The Best Financial System for Our
Churches?Collections and Disbursements?Paul's
Plan.
How to Fellow Up the 75 Million
Campaign.
Sunday Forenoon,
j Session of the Sunday School.
The Sunday School and Kingdom
' Building?Short Address.
Sermon on Stewardship.
Afternoon.
Baptist Opportunity in the New
Day.
"Carry On" Round Table.