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i / > VOLUME XXXV. GREAT MATTERS I adc nnucBcn h:il uuiliiuu By Report of Secretary of the Conway Chamber of Commerce READ AT MEETING HELD LAST FRIDAY Great Progress is Being' Made in Many Movements of Great Local Interest. The Chamber of Commerce of the Town of Conway, at its meeting held i Friday night, June 4th, heard the following general report from its Secretary, showing the great progress being made in a number of im portant movements here. To the Chamber of Commerce: As Secretary of the C mway Chamber of Commerce I beg leave to transmit herewith report covering:! my activities since the formation of the Chamber. In order to prevent duplication I will not go at length into matters which will lie covered by reports of the various committees but will confine myself to such other activities as are not fully embraced in their reports. d'r 1. Immediately after the formation of the Chamber of Commerce it was brought to the attention of the Secretary that the Baptists of South Carolina planned to locate in Horry County an Academy to fill the educational needs of several counties. It was stated that the plant would likely cost $100,000 as , an initial investment and that there would, of course, be many addition from time to time. Reali7.:ng the value to the com munity of such an institution we inaugurated an effort to secure it for Conway. The committee on location, composed of various ministers, was induced to visit Conway and inspect the several sites which wore offeror! by business men f>r the school. These members were entertainer! by the Chamber of Com merce while here anrl received, we think, a very favorable impression of the Town. [ The matter now stands in the fol rocwing shape: 'Hie Education Commission of the Baptist Church in South Carolina having headquarters in Columbia in cooperation with nep[; resentatives from this section of tne State will make the decision as to I the location of this school. T.wns I " competing for it are Conway, Aynor, [ I*oris, and Wannamaker. Blueprints of the sites offered by Conway have been preparer! anrl notes securing pledges up to approximate!ly $18,000 will be filed with the Com mission at its next meeting. There aro still something like a dozen notes unsigned which should be Kiflmed bv pledgors anrl returned to I the Secretary. k |Wo think our chance of securing V this institution is fully as good as v any other competitor that we have. I 2. Through the generosity of Mr. * S. B. Chapin of Pinchurst, North Carolina, the Chamber of Commerce U was enabled to conduct an Essay fj Contest among the school children of the County on the subject of ? malaria, its cause and pievention. jf{ Mr. Chapin furnished $00.00 as prizes for successful contestants. Wc rf secured from the U. S. Public S. Health Servi e a liberal supply o) ?. literature on malaria and distribft ) uted this freely among school chil dren and teachers of the County j Something like 200 Essays coming A from every section of the County I were submitted in this contest an< I it \v;> uccessful in stimulating con ,d Biddable interest in the subject ol i malaria prevention. / 3. Through cooperation with the State Board of Health the Chambei M of Commerce secured the services oj ft an expert on malaria prevention wh( ft spent several days in this commun ft ity t rrirg the month of April. H< ft! /-has fi'r l with the Chamber of Com % BURROUGHS SCHOOL HAS EXERCISES The Burroughs High School closed the term of 1919-102J on last Fri day evening at the end of the com moncement exercises. The commencement exercies be^an on Monday afternoon of las4 week, when there was a mu icai recital given l?v Miss Inez Rushtoii, in the d< partmcnt of music, tlve exevcises participated in by the pir ils of her class. On Thursday evening, June Hr J. there was a Declamation C n'-\st conducted, the contestants bein Chester King, Kochelle Mishoe, .John Sessions and Jack Hooks, and ti(xercises of the evening were clow I by a play given by the gramm. r grades entitled Midsummer Kv . The students representing characters in th.e play were Vivien Burroughs, Imia Lewis, Henry Lee Buck, Mike Dusenbury, Rembert Lane, Catherine McCoy, Viiginia Casque and Eugenia Andersen. On the closing night, the evening of June 4th, the play entitled "A Kentucky Belle" in three acts was given by the High Sch< ol students. Those taking characters in the p'ay wore as follows: Ruby Lee Moore, Lcona Jones, Blanche Taylor, Derrick Stalvey, Elbert MeWhite, Lucille Sasser, Mortimer Little, Irma Vereen, Minnie Grainger, Elneda Bryan, Rochelle Mishoe, Jack Hooks, Llovd Williams. John Sessions, aid Paul Sasser. There were no graduating exorcises this year because there was no graduating class, the reason for this is to be found in the fact that the Eleventh grade was added this year, and there %will not be any graduat ing class until next year. merce an interesting and extende! report covering his observations here. In the month of July th:s gentleman, Mr. E. L. Philby, accompanied by a representative of the U. S. Public Health seivice, will return to Conway to make a more dc tailed and extended investigation an< at that time will furnish us with an estimate of cost required to m tk the community mosquito free and malaria free. Only five towns ol the State have attempted this work as yet and if we can secure the era ication of this pest we will at the same time secure a very favovrabl comment from the outside world or the enterprise we have displayed. 4. We regret to icport that aft i considerable correspondence with the Carnegie foundation they advise u' that at this time they have suspend cd their program of Library con struction on account of generally un settled conditions. As soon as con ditions have become more stabilizet they will resume the construction o libraries and at that time it will b< possible to secure from them a fav orable action on our request. Meanwhile, it may be called t< the attention of the Chamber of Con merce that the Hut Bible Class o the M. E. Church has installs shelves and partially converted it room into a Library. This move ment gives promise of materializing into a very useful, if somewba small, Public Library. It might b wise for the Chamber of Coinmerc to cooperate with this class whil awaiting action on the part cf th Carnegie foundation. 5. i As stated in the report of th i Executive Committee, the seer t r; has secured a contract from t' > Alkahest Lyceum Bureau by w' e a program of six attractions w 11 b furnished our town beginning in th 1 ' L rwl n/\nf lmiin Ill (i ML II ill vi'iiiui'i dim vwiiviiiuiii - through April. Wo believe that th entertainments will be found of ver high order and hope that when th sale of season tickets comes on ther r I will be a liberal response from th ' membership. This course is cxrer ' sive and members must purchas liberally in order to finance it. F | 6. The Chamber of Commcrc I has secured from the U. S. Puldi Health Service about 1500 bulletin i* on the subject of malaria preventioi f By arrangement with the firm c > Goldfinch Dry Goods Company the* - bulletins will be distributed throng* - out Horry County without cost t ' the Chamber of Commerce. rIh Mo r r. # 1 CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, BRYANT CASE NOT I YETDISPOSED OF Horry County people are doubtless interested in the case brought in then Federal Court against W. Hariey Bryant and son, Gaston Bryant, and Gaston's wife. -\t last accounts the case had not been tried in Charleston. Gaston Bryant did not appear fin Charleston and Harley Bryant | claimed that he had not summoned i his witnesses and was a!k wed to rej turn to the County last week for t' o purpose oj obtaining witnesses and getting Ga ton Bryant to go back with him. It i: reported here that Gaston Bryant in the meantime lofI'd! parts unknown. The Federal Court was in session last vo 1; bet the case was not c died. Tiie Court wili continue in sesj sion this week and next and the case may come up for trial he lore the , Court is /over. WAR LEGISLATION MAY BE REPEALED House Adopts Resolution by' Decided Vote?Three in Opposition ! Washington.?All war laws, ex| ccpt the Lever food control act and . the trading with the enemy act, would be repealed by a resolution ' adopted' by the house, 323 to 3. The (only negative votes were cast by Repiesentative Garrett and Sims of; Tennessee and Welling of Utah, all Democrats. | Approximately <>0 laws, most of them conferring broad discretionary ' | authority on the president, as long I 1 as the technical state of war eontini I ucs, would be removed from the stat ; ' uto books by the resolution. I I With tl.o house action, the repeal % i ; resolution was sent to the senate, where action on it is expected before i the adjournment of congress. House 1 Democrats predicted that President , i Wilson would approve the measure, j ' Representative Connally of Texas as- j I sorting that the president was the j ' first to sugge.t the nulification of : the war acts. The Texas member II added that the Democratic were i! ready to override the veto if neces sary. i The retention of the Lever act was explained by Representative Wa'sh f Republican, in charge of the repeal ! act, as necessary to give the govern ment an effective law for curbing profiteering in necessities, including food and fuel. o REVIVAL SERVICES i AT METHODIST CHURCH f Rev. Luther B. Bridget's, geneial evangelist of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will begin a so' ries of evangelistic services in the 11 Methodist church here on June 27th. fll'U^ 1 ? ? 1 ^ i nu ciiuiviicjs ui v^'.jnway anu vicn' ity and the public in general are invited to attend all of these services. Mr. Bridget's is a fine singer an'* * a forceful speaker. He has rcccntl v concluded a very successful mooting in Florence, S. C. He 'will be at L' Myrtle Beach this week, "at S a tanhurg next week, then come to Conway. Remember the date, June 27, an make your arrangements to he thei e ^ from start to finish. rt ' c will be the first issue of a series < I' monthly bulletins which we hope t ? distribute very generally in this te c ritory. We can secure from the I)c y partmcnt of Agriculture a libeal sir c ply of whatever pamphlets or bullo tins on agricultural topics we wis 0 and by arrangement with local firms 1 and business men we can got ti es distributed at a minimum of cost. 7. We regret to leport that cor ? respondence with the S. A. L. Kaili way has drawn from the Com^ pany a statement that it does not intend for the present at least tf run a line into this territory as hal 10 been reported. The secretary wrote Mr. Bonsil of the Sea Board offering ;o the sei*vices of the Chamber of Comi^ (Continued on page 4.) JUNE 10, 1920. GRAVE INJUSTICE 11 EVIDENTLY DONE I Whereas the People Are Being! i Kept Out of the Use of , Highway \ t RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY CONWAY CHAMBER | < Road Must be Open in Timcj I for Tobacco Planters to Bring Crops to Conway. The following resolution was passed by the Chamber of Commerce at ; its meeting last Friday night, eon-1 corning the long delay in completion | of the bridge across Mrown Swamp. The resolution explains it elf: WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce more than a month ago through a Committee appointed fori that purpose in conference with the Highway Commission and the County Commissioners of Horry County suggested to them the advisability j of constructing a temporary bridge j across Brown Swamp as a means of j relief to the general public from the i inconvenience it had been and still is j suffering from as a result of the pro j longed delay in completing the concrete bridge by the contractors and Whereas, as a result of said conference by said Committee of the Cham ber of Commerce with the Commissioners the contractors asrured said Commissioners that they would have the bridge across Brown Swamp com ' pletcd in sufficient time so that it j could be thoroughly seasoned and; opened for use by the first of Julyj and Whereas the present indicati ns are tliat the bridge itself can hardly be completed by the first of July and we understand should have j three to four weeks in which t> season before it can be used, thereby indicating that it will he at the earliest around the 23th of July before this roadway will be opened, and whereas it is generally under- j stood that the contractors while i short in their supplies of rock have sold to private parties in the town of Conway rock which should have; been used in the construction of this bridge, and Whereas the detour around by Mr. Waller's is now in just such shape that a few , good , rains would make it almost impass- j able on account of the clay, that it is j an injustice to this community, the ; farmers who will bring their tobac-1 co to Conway over this route, and j the citizens of Conway who are do-1 pendent on the development of that! market to allow this matter to stand i in its present condition any longer., The statements herein contained bo -, ing common report but subject to verification by the Commissi ners. j If verified it will be the sense ot this meeting that the expense of e n ,.i x i. ..1 i.i Milieu UK a temporary ui iu^i* siiuujm bo bourne by the contractors, if there is any clause in the contract | which will protect the County to i that extent. NOW, THEREFORE, Re it rcselv-j ed by the Chamber of Commerce of Canway, S. C., that these facts bo called to the attention of the County Commissioners and the Highwiy Commission and that they be asked to use their best elforls to see that a temporary bridge is constructed around Brown Swamp to the intent that there will be no delay in transportation of tobacco when the mar ket opens. SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM The following is the program that will be rendered on Sunday School Day, Juno 13th, at 3:30 o'clock, at. Zoan church: "Welcome"?by Mk?s Alma Stricl: land. Song?"Jesus Loves Me." Recitation?by Group. Recitation?"God Needs the Chil dren," by Master Hoke Elliotte. Sonp?"Drinking In the Sheaves " Recitation?"Jesus, Our Helper." CREEL IN JAIL GN SEDUCTION CHARGE Sam Croel, who has been wanted >y the Horry County authorities for ho past year on a charge of sedueion, was not arrested until last V, . .1- ou.,.ar I : " > . > v n mil nun in IjVW l."i \\ il.i Cil I It* I 0 Chai lost or. as a witness in liquo:gisos. . I 1 v S'.uv/ill located Civoi at the Port Terminal in that c'uy where i, vM,l had been employed. and when Llv s'.erilV relu: n<d from the C u !'?. ! iray h; b ought ( re '1 v. i h 1 itv am', lodged him in lite 11 rry t <<i t .y .1 ail. Ai last am unt - Creel had net been able to make Uond. 'HEARTS of W0RLDM CODING TO CONWAY Pastime Has Secured This Great Love Story For Its Patrons As stated before in this paper, the management of the Pastime Theater will have a feature picture, consist ing of about twice the usual numbei of reels, to appear each month in the year. The next one that is scheduler to appear at the Pastime is "Hearts of the World." by D. W. Giiffith The date for this picture has beer fixed for Tuesday, June 22nd. Our readers may want to knov something about this pictuie befor* it appears on tire screen. The picture is best described b; calling it "The Story of a Frencl Village." The show opens in th< village in time of a peace before th< World War. This part of it show; happy life in a villa#*? of sunn; Fiance before that country wit plunged into the horrors of war. Two American painters have thei home in this village. One of then has a daughter, Marie, while the oth er has a son. There are other char actors in the story and space doe not permit a description of thsei characters. Regarding the theme o the story it is sufficient to say tha the picture has been described a "The Sweetest Love Story ever told. While the story has its settinj after the first part of it, while. th< World War was in progress, yet th< author of it states that it cannot b correctly called a war picture, al though, of course, there are wa scenes in it. After the Germai Army takes possession of the villagi tie hardships endured by the lead in* characters in the picture form a ver; int( resting part of the story. Whi'< the picture has a great histories value and shows actual p'ctures o David Lloyd George, Winston Churcl ill, Gen. Joffre, and oth.er note< cnaraeiers, tno author does not wid the pietuie to be understood as a wa film, but a simple love story ami the picturesque villages of France relating the every day life in th homes along the silver streams, un tier the blossoming trees, along road where legions of Caesar marchei to conquest. I One feature of interest about thi picture is the fact that the scene were laid in France and other point where the film will show the scene that went* photographed, that is, th players in the show were actuall present at the different places in th. ; world where the scenes weio laid. 1 Responsive Reading by Junk i/iass. | Prayer?by Pastor, Rev. Burgess, Song-?"My Mother's Prayer," b , Master Sam Elliotte. j "A Prayer"?Miss Thelma Roll. "Cradle Roll"?Misses Cornel Wt ley, Alma Strickland, Thelma Bell. Recitation?by little Miss Bert Elliotte. "My Faith Looks Up to Thee"M iss Janie Worlcy. Short Talks?by Mr. G. L. Stricl land. Offering. Song?"America." Recitation ? "Christian Conque Flag"?Master Sam Elliotte. i Benediction?by Pastor. NO. 8. GRAINGER CONVICTED SON IS CLEARED Charge of Stilling Liquor Made in FoMoml nictrir>+ vuvi ui wioi: iul Coiii t MARSHALL FOWLER PUT UNDER BOND Jchn Grainger Scutcuccd to 1 Thr (: c M c n 1 li s in II t ry ! County Jail | r John Grainger and Finest Graingor wore both tried in the Federal Court in Charleston last week for violation of the prohibition laws. > John Grainger was conviete 1 and was sentenced to three months confinement and $100.00 fine. He will serve his sentence in the Horry County Jail and is now confined at that place. Ernest Grainger was ' cleared by the jury of the charges ' brought against him. Ernest Gra'.nger is a son of John Grainger. John Grainger was in the Horry County Court week before last as J the prosecutor in two or three crim' J inal cases against Marshall Fowler. i One of these was a charge of assault 1 and battery with intent to kill upon whieh tVir> im-v C. .n>?. l ...X b I un\i j vt I ^ IV/HI HI il II U'T bill but the case was continued. In r% the. same Court the grand jury presented Marshall Fowler for another * crime of a more heinous character growing out of the same transaction and under this Fowler made bond for his appearance at the next term of the Court. v ; prizeTawarded" ! by conway chamber s e f The Chamber of Commerce held its . usual meeting last Friday night, s June 4th, and the prizes were pre sented to the winners of the rccens essay contest on the subject of malaria. The winners were Luther B Clark of Galivants Ferry, first B prize; Miss Elneda Bryan of Con. way, second prize; Miss Lucille SasY ser of Conway, third prize; and Miss T Vera Moore of Conway, fourth prize. MjLVm* 1 H MnirvaUi | ??w . ?.? ??UII \j\ v^ ncii tcvi r | the prizes with a short speech ap^ j propriate to the occasion, ami he deq j livered the prizes to Mr. Clark and j i to Miss Moore as these two winfjners were present. The two other i j winners of prizes were detained on 1 | account of the. exercises at the Burq j roughs High School. By re<iucst the r! essay written by Mr. Clark was lead [1 : to the members of the Chamber. This contest has been su cessful in c ; arousing interest throughout the . County on the important subject of s i the prevention of malaria. 1 col. d.a7spivey MAKES REPORT e ^ At a committee meeting held last P - week < ol. 1). A. Spivey made a report on the progress and purposes of the S. C. Development Board. >i' Considerable interest in the work of this Board was expressed and the Secretary of the Chamber of Com?y j merce was requested to invite officers of the State Organization to come to Conway and explain their >r plans very fully at the public meeting to be called for that purpose, ie The Conway Chamber of Commerce will extend its cooperation in -- the work of the Development Board after this public meeting shall be <- held. At a recent meeting in Florence Mr. F. A. Burroughs was elected chairman of the work in Horry County and Col. 1). A. Spivey was appointed as a member of the Committee of this district.