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# \ j i ?' * \ / % VOLUME XXXV 111 mi mmmm???????? CHAMBER COMMERCE~ WILL TAKE HAND v * Will Provide Means for Taking Care of People in Tobacco Season ^ COMPETENT CATERER WILL BE SECURED Who Will Rent the Grace Hotel I Dining Room ? Citizens [ Furnish Rooms i ? ? 1 If plans now in view by the Con I way Chamber of Commerce work out satisfactorily, Conway will be provided with ample accommodations , during the coming tobacco season. This will make things quite different from what they were in 1919 when the town was over crowded and men had to spend nights on the streets. > At a meeting of the chamber last week a proposition was made to turn over the dining room of Grace [ Hotel, together with a new kitchen, I ftoon to be erected, with the dining tables, chairs, use of lobby, toilet rooms, and artesian water with which the hotel is supplied from its own well. The proposition was accepted and the chamber is now ,advertising for a caterer to take charge of the restaurant business which the chamber proposes shall/'be conducted there for the period of . the tobacco season. There will be little difficulty in securing the set- ' yiccs of a competent man. Dn the other hand the chamber lias taken up the matter of rooms to be furnished by citizens of Conway. }'No definite lepoit can now be made on this feature of the work except j to say that it is expected to resu't i in securing all of the rooms that be / needed for both the tobacco buyers ! and visitors. Some of the rooms are already being placed in readiness as the Herald understands. Since February 1920 the dining ' i*oo)ri at Hotel Gra<;e has been closed to the public. Among the reasons Iwhy it had to be closed was the low price of meals as served to the public as comapred to the high cost of food and which was going still high , er to a constantly increasing level; I the difficulty of controlling labor at the hotel and other reasons not nec? essary to be mentioned here. Since that time the hotel has been operated on the European plan for rooms only and has been full almost every day since January 1920. - * The owner of the property has plans for the erection of a new kitch en and pantry to be located behind the dining room on property that did hot belong to the hotel at the time it was built; and there a cool I tairv nla/v r>nn Ha nrnvidfd and P priiich will enable the hotel to be op- j B grated as two sepperate concerns, B pne of which will be the present pur || poses of rooms and lodging, and the W lother a separate restaurant busiB viess. B As soon as conditions are better a L large addition will be erected adding I ait least as many more rooms as the h hotel now has. It has a sufficient dining room and lobby for all time. P( O. E. James was in Conway from lit the Dog Bluff neighborhood one day fZ last week. ft 5 UHAMUtn UUMMtnot j) TO REMODEL HALL f|J For sowo tiiv.o members of the M cluimbei of commerce have seen the ' need or better rooms for their meetw ings. Voluntary subscriptions have ' been made to a fund for remodeling *i the 'of the second floor of the ) hall and total is now a considerV ^ able amount. The rooms will be K Overhauled and fitted up in splendid style. Work will begin on this at B' an early date. t' i % ?ht MASS MEETING OF j SCHOOL PATRONS V ________ A mass meeting of patrcns of Bur- ( roughs School and tax payers of School District Number Nineteen is called for eight o'clock K.i'av night, June 23th, at the Town Hal! for the purpose of selecting a sc. o i trustee. It has been decided by a majority vote of the present B* ar 1 j <>f Trustees: !l HIRST: That those'who pay th 1' ( taxes to maintain the school and1 ( those whose children are to be tr in i j cd in the school should select th 4 J , members of the Board of Tru t e . ( SECOND: That members selected < as above indicated, shall hold office L for a period of five years. f THIRD: That sometime in Jun>4; ( of every year, the date and place t > j . be advertised by the School Board, ]( there shall be a mass meeting called for the purpose of selecting a mem j ber who shall when formally up- j pointed by the County Board of Ed- j ucation succeed the oldest mem- ^ ber in point of service, on the board c who shall be automatically retired. Now it is desired that just as . many of the taxpayers and patrons, | ladies and gentlemen, as can, come ^ out to this first meeting. There i\ will be one or more addresses on ^ appropriate subjects and a finan- , cial report of receipts and disburse- , ments for the scholastic year 191920. Show your interest in the future progress of your school and the spending of your money by com ing out and casting your vote f the one you would like to have represent you in these matters. The Board of Trustees, School District No. 19, I 6|172t H. W. Ambrose, Secretary. ' 'o W. J. Benson recently went to Myrtle Beach to put in several sewerage systems, one of which is in the new addition at the strand. pastorImoT of a. m, e. church I 1 I c 1 < Shot by Paris Green While ' Giving Out a | * Hymn ! s h " I GREEN IS ARRESTED | INSANITY CLAIMED / Motive for Crime May Develop Later According to Reports : | Prom Oolored Section t t l Rev. J. S. Coe, pastor of the A. \ M. E. Church of Conway, was shot , in the church last Sunday morning at the morning services, by Paris < Green, colored. The preacher was j y giving but the hymn for the ser- i ^ vices when Paris Green entered the | church with a pistol, which he flour ished in his hand, and comanded the preacher to come down out of the pulpit The preacher stepped down ', and was shot twice, inflicting dan- y gerous and painful wounds, but not fatal. So far no cause has j been assigned for this rash act on the part of the defendant Pari* Green. He was arrested and lodged , in jail. He was asked at the jail , why he shot the preacher and his . reply was in substance that the preacher had been asking for money so many times that he had decided to settle with him once and for all. Before, the shooting, he had had a ? j\*a r it??f V\ Uits n^/1 hie ?fit*A U O i ! IWVY VV 11/11 111^ tt II v 441111 II 10 V*Ut 114% -1 left the house bcfove he did. Aft^i* his wife left, he went put some distance from the house talking to him self, according to reports, then returned and got the pistol with which he tried to kill Coe. It is believed that he is insane and was insane at the time of the occurrence, but investigation may develop some motive which might not indicate insanity. S r- * m itovt CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY IEALTH CONFERENCE BY COUNTY NURSE Conference and Exhibit Also at A III I Aynor, wampee, ana \ Loris Children's Health Conference will >o held in the City Hall June 29th, Tom 8:30 A. M. to 7 P. M.? by bounty Nurse and Demonstrator. Exhibits of Baby's winter and sum ner Costume, Baby's Bed, 13 points )h Physical Care of Babi s. Demon -tration of Bay's Bath, Baby's food, md p eparation of milk, l iterature >n Infant Welfare will be distribut?d. Babies up to three years of ige will be weighed, measured and 'xr.ih'ncd by nurse and doctors. Mothers and Babies are especially nvited. The primary purpose of his Conference is Educational. It mints out to the individual parents vays in which they may improve the are of their children. It is a practical demonstration to l community of the value of keeping die well child well by periodic physical examination of babies and foung children. It corresponds to dve medical inspection of school chilIren. This is a conferencek of physicians and mothers to determine the levelopment and present conditions >f children brought by their mothers for examination. It includes a careful physical examination of each .*hild, in which the child is weighed, neasured and compared point by point with the normal child, in crder that the mother may see where s?lv3 is succeeding, where she is failing and how she may secure better results. The examination is not compctive and no score card is used. It is not a contest or a clinic. It is intended neither for the child of exceptional development, nor for the dck child, but rather for the great nass of children who, though apparently well, are yet rarely found fiee from defect. The d'scovery of such lefects at an early stage, when they nay be easily remedied by proper lygiene or medical care is the cMef lim of the Conference. No meiicu! tdvice is given except by family phy ician. This conference and exhibit will ilso be held at Aynor, June 30th, at I P. M.; Warr^pee, July 2nd, 2 P. M.; f.oris, July 6th, 2 P. M. FARMERSTOW SOUTH CAROLINA \ For the purpose of studying cotion production, methods of fighting the boll weevil, how to breed better cotton varieties and how to fertilize for larger yields per acre, a jarty of the leading farmers, bankjrs and other business men from the fl cotton growing counties of Arkan *as are planning- to make a tour of :ertain sections in Georgia. South Carolina and North Carolina during toe first week in August. The party will be organized and directed by the Arkansas profitable farming bureau n cooperation with the soil improveuent committee of Atlanta. Director F. N. Harper of the committee's staff ivill be in charge of the trip through this section. . As planned now, six 16 section Pullman's will leave Little Rock Arkansas, on July 31, and will visit Americus, Ga., on Monday, August 2; Athens, Ga., Tuesday, August 3; Greenville and Spartanburg, Wedneslay, August 4; Darlington and Florence, Thursday, August 5; Ben nettsville, Friday, August 6; anJ Wilson, N. C., Saturday, August 7, Returning, the trip will be mad; through the famous "Land of the Sky" around Ashovi^e to Knoxville Tcnn., and then to Little Rock. The party will be hfeaded by Go * Charles H. Brou&h of Arkansas, anc will be composed of about 192 load inp: farmers, merchants, bankers am 'other business men who are memkort of the leading associations in tha state. According to H. M. Cottrell agriculturist of the bureau. the31 men will all come to learn conditions They will each have a note iv?oV ?.n< 4 ; i > \ ^ j J , 'JUNE 17, 1920 JEREMIAH SMITH ' GIVES HIS VIEW \ Regarding the Free Range and' Will of The Majority of Our People Kditor Horry Herald: At the earnest request of hund reds of my friends I have aim un^ed myself a candidate for th-j State ; Senate. If you can allow me a ! little space in the Herald 1 wish to say to the people o1 the county that 1 regard the people of the county as a political family; and when elected will use my utmost influence to serve them as such, regardless of class or faction. The agricultural, commercial, and mechanical interests must sink or swim together and therefore to get the best results must pull together as a community. The arbitrary enforcement of the stock law upon Horry naturally injects and issue into the campaign. I, as one private citizen, endorse the free range, because I am sure the. stock law will injure a large majority of our citizens. I insist therefore that the law should be changed at the next session of the Legislature. I stand for local selfgovernment, which is the fundamen TA i vm j^iiuvijiic mi i/ciiiucrucy. ou, whenj tl>e people vote on any question,; the decision of the majority should be accepted as a mandate of the people, and their representatives must obey and respect it. So when the verdict is rendered, I will exert all the influence I may have, to make the law conform to the expressed will of the people. In , the campaign I will not hesitate to express myself on any issue in' volved. | ?Jeremiah Smith. Conway, S. C.g June 14, 1920. I will make memoranda of any impor (tant facts discovered. No attempt I will be made to advertise the state ( of Arkansas, nor will any speeches l be made by any of the party with the exception of the governor. It is expected, however, that those men who entertain the party at its various stops will have some one present to tell about agricultural conditions of that particular section. D. C. Welty, agricultural commi-sioner of the Missouri Pacific railroad, has recently visited the soil improvement committee with the j view to making arrangements for the trip. Later he will return, when ( with a member of the committee's staff, visits will be made to the points on the itinerary for the purpose of making definite arrangements as to studying the farms and entertaining the visitors. Chamh#*vs of commerce and local citizens of each point will cooperate to make the trip a success. I This is the fourth tour of its kind made by farmers and business men of Arkansas. The others were made j to the North and West primarily to study live stock and grain production. The Southeast was chosen this time because of similar conditions in fanning prevailing here as in the Southwest. Yields of crops, however, are much larger per acre in this section, and are gradually in creasing each year, due to intelli gent methods of breeding better producing plants and of fertilizing these plants for maxiihum production. On the other hand, the yields in the Southwest have been gradually decreasing each year in spite of virgin land being brought into I cultivation. The visitors will mak* the trip for the purpose of learning 1 why this difference prevails. IllTVU IIOAT M.M *_/ X VI IIV/^1 1 5 Tho Farmers' Fishery Company, ? of Litt'c River, purchased aba last week tj be used in fish in? fo, * the Company during this season, 4 which ha* already begun. It is raid " that the sum paid for the boat was 1 $10,000. This company manufacture* fish * scrap for fertilizer and it is rccalle 1 ( ?| that their boat, loaded with fish, ? was lost last year; excepting tho * machinery, which was later take.' ^ from the wreckage. mill. CONWAY'S PROSPECTS Mnirn liirnr nrnrn iMcvcn titnt dui !tn One of the best things that ha^ happened to Conway in the las' several years is the organization of a live Hoard of Trade. Conway ha < had such an organization under the name of The Conway Chamber of Commerce and the good work that has been done can hardly be expressed in words. C mvay has always had the possibility of becoming a large town, 1 ut of course it could not do it will out putting into eft'eet the necessary plans and working these cut a long ! time ahead. Wo do not mean to say j that it has be ome a large town by ; reason of having the Cham be of Commerce, but we do mean to say, ! that a wonderful growth in the size [ of the town is in prospect, and we i say this by reason of what this body I of - i ? V< wunuicnn men Uil.S <H>I1C UlVCSCiy, and the things that we believe they will do in the future. CECIL SALMON IS DEAD BY DROWNING Accident Shocks Conway Last Saturday Morning at Early Hour GOT BEYOND DEPTH ?T MYRTLE BEACH Efforts Made to Revive Were Without Result After More Than Hour Cecil Salmon, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Salmon, was drowned while bathing in the surf at Myrtle Beach last Saturday morning at an early I hour. He was about seventeen years of age and is survived by his father and mother and one little brother, "W. R. Salmon, Jr. News of the distressing accident came to Conway by means of a tel| ephone message early last Saturday morning. Later the full particu i lars were obtained by people who j went over to the beach and confilined by people coming from the beach to Conway. The young man had recently graduated at the New York Electrical school located in New I York City, and for a short time | after his graduation he filled a po1 sition in that city until his parents ! decided they would have him come ; home. He was a member of the j Conway Concert Band, and was re! garded as having more than the average talent in drawing. This made his untimely death a source of sadness to the entiie community. With a number of other young men he had been spending a vacaj tion at the beach, occupying a tent ; at night and generally coming ever j to Conway in the day time. The | vacation party was about to break up and the tent and other things had been placet! on the train for shipment from the beach on Saturday morning. Young Salmon, in company with several other young men, and perhaps other people, went into the surf for an early plung' before leaving the beach on the train. There is said to have beer an undertow, or perhaps the tide was going out at the time. It is stated that he could not swim, aw got beyond his depth, and two con panions, Hubert Jenkins and Arthu Richardson managed to get him t' , shallow water where they though he would he safe, and they turne< him loose as they were both abou exhausted. In a few minutes hi disappeared again and was gone His body was found on the stran< about one and one-half hours afte he was last seen, and all efforts t bring him back to life failed. Tlv 1 interment took place at Clio on las [ Sunday, a large party going ove from Conway to attend the funem *.'? 1 -f ' " i NO. 9B1D OF CONWAY FOR NEW SCHOOL Must be Submitted in Writing by July 1st to Educational A * i uommissiori ! OTHER PLACES ARE I \ LIKEWISE NOTIFIED Soon After July 1st, Con*mission Will Mn'ie its Final Decision 011 Location. The Conway Chamber of Commerce 1ms beer notified by the educational commission of the Baptist church in South Carolina, that the hid for the Baptist academy must he submitted in writing on or before July 1st. Similar notice has been given to those interested , at Aynor, Loris, and Wannamaker, | all competing for this school. Soon after July 1st the educational commission will call a meeting in Columbia and make its final decision regarding the location of the school. Their choice will be based upon the site offered, as to the general factors making it a desirable place for an institution of this kind, also on the subscriptions offered by the different towns perhaps other considerations. It is required that all pledges shall be in the form of notes. The form of the note has been prepared. There is still outstanding1 about five thousand dollars promised by Con! way people which has not been reduced to the form of notes. The secretary of the chamber is today mailing qut blank n )tes to subscribers who have not yet sent in their notes. It is hoped that by the end of this week every subscriber will have delivered his note for the amount subscribed to the secretary. These notes state on their face that they are void unless the school is brought to Conway. ? HARRISONLAW NOT HIS BUSINESS There has been throughout the State for some time very considerable misapprehension as to the enforcement of the Harrison Narcotic Law on the part of physicians, druggists, and addicts, who wish prescriptions for narcotics in various forms. In many quarters the impression has prevailed that the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue was, to a certain degree., charged with the enforcement of the law. D. C. Heyward, Collector of Internal Revenue, yesterday said that he wished it distinctly understood at in no vdegree was the Collector's office charged with the enforcement of the Harrison Narrofir l.nw n#*r i was the office in a position to give official opinions in writing* or otherwise in regard to the enforcement of this law. He stated that anycne desiring such information should address his; communications to Supervising Federal Prohibition Agent S. R. Brame, Richmond, Va., or to Mr. L. P. Fouche, Chief Narcotic Agent ' for this State, whose headquarters [ are at Columbia. It is required, however, that all persons who handle narcotics or ? r.... |>v i picnvi i ui ouiiic i **? tor with the Collector's office and I pay the special tax .imposed thereon to the Collector cwoh year, seem** registry number and the official order forms for the purchase of the t drug. Beyond this, however, the ( Collector's office is entirely divorced j from any connection with the enforce i ment of the Harrison Narcotic Law. p! exercises. '; Mr. and Mrs. Salmon and family v moved to Conway from Clio a few 0 .years ago since which time Mr. Salp mon has conducted the five and ten * cent store. They have many friends v who sincerely sympathize with them II in the loss of their son.