The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 23, 1920, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXV.
A
Trial Last Monday Resulted in
Conviction of Getty
Stroud
OTHER CASES ARE
PENDING HEARING
Charge of Public Drunkenness
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Lewis Tyler Following
Trouble.
The Town of Loris had a lot of
trouble the last week
D. J. Butler, the Intendent of the
Town, would have disposed of sev-)
eral cases last Monday, if the time >
had been sufficient. However, it
was only the case against Gettie
Stroud that w|is tried, and this resuited
in a verdict of guilty of Section
Thirteen of the Code of Ordinances
making it unlawful to impede
or obstruct the Town Marshall
in the discharge of his duties.
The trouble be^an on Friday, Sep
tember 17th, when Otto Stroud used
profane language in the hullway
of the lively stables occupied
by J. C. Hodges. The Policeman is
F. C. Stroud, a second cousin of Otto
Stroud, Gettie Stroud and Odcll
Stroud.
F. C. Stroud, tlv Marshall, went
^to the stables to arrest Otio
Stroud for disorderly conduct when
the latter resisted and was assisted
by Gettie Stroud. It was alleged !
that Gettie Stroud took the Marsh- I
all's pistol and club, and struck :
him several times in the back. After
separating the Marshall from
his weapon Otto Stroud escaped
out (,f the Town. Gettie Stroud
was a .nested later by the Marshal!
and was tried last Monday and
sentenced to a fine of $(>0.00, or
twenty days on the public works.
On last Saturday, Odell Stroud,
who had not been in the difficulty
up to that time, went to the Intondent
and demanded an immediate
trial for Gettie Stroud. The In
tendeat refused to call the ease until
Monday, when Odell Stroud insisted
an<l told the officer that if
he did not try it that day he
.should neve)- try it. When he
still insisted and disputed with the
officer the policeman arrested Odcll
Stroud. After Stroud had been
placed under arrest, he is said to <
have resisted, and the Marshall
used his club.
Odell Stroud is to he tried on October
7th for disorderly conduct and
for resisting- arrest.
Later on the same day, Lewis
Tylev was arrested by the Town
Marshall on account of public
drun':< ness, and at first he submitted.
He went with the Marshall
to a store nearby to pay $15.00
fine and leave the Town. When he
got in the store he is said to have
cursed and refused to pay the money,
and ran. The Marshall chased
him into the Martin store and Tyler
prevented the Marshall from
entering at first by throwing cocacola
bottles at him. It is alleged
that Tyler was assisted by Martin
to the rear end of the store where J
Tyler gathered a number of *
weights used with a pair of scales
and threatened to kill anyone who
tried to arrests him. Martin ord^
ered the Marshall not to come into
the store. While the Marshall was
trying to gain a rear entrance to I
fVia hinUlinor n,n automobile OCC.U- C
pied by Tyler's father and another ii
party drove up in ifront of the t
store, and Tyler slipped out, and v
was placed in the automobile aa s
the Marshall came around in front. 1
The Marshall drew his pistol and n
ordered the car not to be moved, p
Just after that the father of "Lewis 1<
Tyler arranged to get bail for his h
Hon and this ended the difficulty
for the time.
Lewis Tyler is charged in the p
Court with* disorderly conduct, pub- ti
lie drunkenness and resisting arrest v
He will be tried later. f
Martin, who tried to assist Tyler
as alleged, will be cited for [rial
according to the officers. V
PICNIC AT MT. PISGAH
There is to be a picnic at Mt. e
Pisgah School House on Saturday J5,
September 25th. Everybody especially
invited and urged to bring well
filled baskets. Good order expected n
and cool drinks v-.wil'r/be "msrved.. J1
Come and bring yoUr frietids and
let's have a jolly good day and c6le- e
brate our'Tlnentl harvest - for
past crop season. ? a
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COURT CONVENES ^
The court of General Sessions s<
*<vill cor.vone next Monday morning'
for I? rry County, Judge Geo. E. h
Prince, presiding. c
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TKU5R AND GAUSE,
FINISH HEARING
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mmammamm
Contest Over .Foreclosure of
Mortgage of Small
Farm
ANNIE JANE GAUSE
CLAIMS WAS FRAUD
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Forgery Claims Against J. A.
Gause Said to Hare '
Been Dropped
The hearing before W. L. Bryan,
Special Referee in the ease of S. G.
Tyler against J. A. Gause and others
was concluded last Thursdav in
the Grand Jury room at the Courthouse.
The hearing was held in the
grand jury room at the courthouse
for the reason that the court
room was occupied by the Cunty
Executive Committee who met to
make an official count on the votes
.cast in the second primary. The
case of Tyler- vs. Cause attracted
some unusual interest, one reason
being that J. A. Cause sometime
ago was proseccted for forgery of
the deed under which his mortgage
was mil-do; hut. the lorgcry case was
dropped at the Courthouse according
to testimony, and could not be,
or rather was not, established. j
J. A. Cause did not appear at the
first hearing sometime ago but ho
was present last Thursday and
testified. He produced the original
deed from his mother, Annie Jane
Cause, to himself for the fifteen
acres of land that is in question.
The two witnessess to that deea
were present in Court and proven
the deed to be genuine and a\
having been voluntarilv executed hv 1
the old lady, Annie Jane Gause.
Several \vitnessess were called by
tlie plaintiff and there are testimony
contradicting the testimony
given by Annie Jane Clause and Jul its
Ann Todd to the effect that this
deed was procured by fraud. The
decision of the Referee was deferred
and in the meantime the attor- I
r.eys will file written arguments in
the case.
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CIVIC LEAGUE
TO MEET OCT. 6th.
There will be a meeting of the
Conway Civic League Wedne-d ly
Oct. Gth, that is if the ladies of J
Lhe town want a Civic League. !
With their cooperation I will take
[Treat p'oasure in serving as presilent
until my term is ended nexi
spring.
The League has a wonderful
field for work this winter. For
nstance we may join with th?
Parent-Teachers' Association and
Tiake a real true play ground for
Jonway children, and \vc. may get
with the county commissioners to
jeautify the court house grounds.
But a half dozen women can do
rery little to accomplish what fif,y
women may accomplish.
If you are interested and want a'
2ivic League for Conway show it
>y meeting at the Town Hall at
our o'clock ^Wednesday afternoon,
)ct. 6.
(Signed) Nell A. D. Freeman
Pres. Civic League.
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FINE SCHOOL.
P. B. Loekwood, principal of the .
tehoboth School, twelve miles from i
"onway, spent some time last week I
n Conway. This school has added
he ninth and tenth grades and
nil run frm August, when the
chool commenced, until next April
921. Mr. Lockwood is an old '
lewspaper man, an expert all-round 1
irinter, but who has taught for a
:>ng time at different intervals in
lis life. i
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There was a large crowd of poo- ;
le here last week during the elec-1
ion and also on Tuesday night
diile the returns were coming in
rom the thirty-nine precincts of
lie county.
VOl'LD ABOLISH . .
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
Whereas we are deeply interestd
in the cause of education and
nin/N/l 4-- 1 l
uuicii ia? iciirii OI Lne lOW CCVUCJl- j
ional status of our beloved State. <
1st. That Upper Pee Dee Union j
ow in session, respectfully asks | 1
ur representatives in the legisla- r
ire to do all that lie in their pow- ]
r to abolish the free scholarships ]
s they now exist, and to estalish ]
~16an fund instead. j
12nd. That they shall devote <
ienj?elves especially for all possi- ]
le measures of educational ad- <
ancoment, effecting the public <
:hools of Horry County. ^
3rd. That a copy of these reao- ( <
itions he sent to the County pap-1
rs for publication. '
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OONWAY, S. P., TgPBSDAT
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AT COURT HOUSE
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Conforming to the retyuent of the
American Cotton Association. *nd
in response to the Proclamation of
Gov. Cooper, "Cotton Day" was observed
at the Court House here on
Monday the 20th. Quite a number
of farmers and bsiness men were
present thus showing their interest
in the cause of the South's great
money crop.
Mr. J. D. Montgomery wat
elected temporary chairman and S.
F. Bourne acted as Secretary. The
chair briefly stated the purpose
of the Association, and enumerated
the many advantages to be
derived from Horry's membership
in the organization.
D. A. Spivey urged the importance
of the Horry Farmers
and business men organizing foimutual
benefit, and to affiliate
with the State and National Association.
i It was pointed out that the principle
objects just now to be attained
through this campaign was
three-fold:
1st. The propriety of holding
cotton in case the present pricesj
were below the cost of production.
2nd. To nrovide wnroiinn?o
ities for holding cotton, and enable
the producer to borrow sucicientj
funds to meet his immediate obligations
and
3rd. To wage a campaipn for
curtailment of acreage for next
season, seek to increase acreage of
food crops and diversify in other
money crops.
On a motion a committee was
appointed to investigate the possibility
of arranging with some local
warehousemen whereby plans might
be perfected to take care of the
cotton desired to be held this season.
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By a unanimous vote the meeting
indorsed the aims and purposes
of the American Cotton Association,
and urged all our people to
join the local Association. The
membership f< e is 25 cents per
bale for each bale raised.
It was resoled to have a "Cotton
Picnic" to be held at Homewood
on Friday, the 30th of September:
At which meting able speakers will
be lu.d, including President Wannarnaker
of the National Association, I
Hon. Jos. A. Brown of Chadbourne,
and B. F. McLcod of Charleston.
J. D. Montgomery and D. A. Spl
vey were appointed as a Committee
on securing speakers.
Every person in the County in
any way interested in this movement
are requested to be present
on this occasion.
The following Committee was
appointed to tnke charge of the
Picniv' and exercises:
V. D. Johnson, Chm., S. W. Martin.
V. P. McQueen. B. H. Martin,
D. Watts, H. C. Cannon, W. F.
Hucks, S. E. Bourne, L. P. Roberts,
H. L. B. Jordan, S. H. Brown, W.
J. Hendricks, J. W. Hughes, R. B.
Glasgow, J. H. Hendrick, W. M.
Booth, W. J. Waller. J. A. McDeimott,
T. J. Vaught, D. D. Edge, W.
OFFICIAL RETURNS,
STATE
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PRECINCTS f
Grahamville ...16 20
Withers 6 34
Dogwood ,. .. 6 27
Port Harrelson ]7 .30
Marlow 3 29
Hickory Grove 38 43
Grahams X Roads 16 28
Jordanville 28 74
Galivants Ferrv *7ft 01
Dog Bluff 44 6f
Adrian 32 103
Comvay 217 199
Homewood ..| 12 4S
f'Oris 106 66
Wampee 29 24
Little River 34 10
Hammond 36 20
Jemigans X Roads 22 81
Allsbrook 27 40
hurley 35 31
Daisey 61 34
Floyds f 136 35
Sedar Grove 9 90
urroen sea ... 82 60
\ynor 98 64
?,ool Spring 44 44
Blanche 53 23
White Oak ? 48
Taylorsville 16 41
Bayboro 23 66
knotty Branch 0 43
-lorry 40 48
Sbenezer 18 47
Spcastee.. 21 4.>
[?affi?r j . i. 84 14
SreejlWood i.. .. * 19 10?
3h*m ... igl fi
/anielle .... 48 16
Spring Branch 16 il
TOTALS 1528 1905
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rBBPTEMEK 23, 1920. '
FREE RANGE VOTE
Ts~ v!~ Tv*T%- y'ji.
AT EBENEZER POLL
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Perilaps ' some misunderstandiri?
has berri'caused by means of a mistake
in recording the unofficial vote,
Cast on the stock law at Ebenezer
voting precinct, in the first primary.
The way it appeared in the paper
as we now find out, showed the free
range vote in place of the stock law
vote and vice versa, thus making it
appear that the stock law received
a much larger vote at Ebenezer than
the free range.
The mistake came about by reason
of the fact that the public bulletin
board, which was posted by the Nor
ton Drug Company, had placed the
stock law and free range backwards,
as compared to the way th?y were
placed en the ticket. The Herald had
a tabulation in accordance with the
i arrangement of the ticket and hence
the figures get reversed when tavana
ferred from the board to the Herald
card.
The Herald makes this lengthy
explanation to let the people know j
that there was no intention on it?|
part to misrepresent the votes cast |
on this important question. The peo- I
pie will note that the Herald gavt* j
the correct totals and this proves
that it was only a mistake in stat- j
ing the number of votes. Certain |
people have said that there was a j
I disposition in Conwav favoring the!
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i nwjh iaw and nad used this trick of j
reversing the votes cast at Ebenezer
to favor the stock law as much as;
possible, and this we know to be a
mistake.
W. (). W. PICNIC
There will be a Woodman picnic I
! and Rally at Pauley Camp, No. j
979, located at Pauley Swamp. Sat- j
urday. Oct. 2, 1920. The public is!
invited to come with welJ filled
baskets. Cool drinks will be on
the grounds, and also favored with
several good speakers including
Mr. F. M. Bryant and Mr. E. S. C.
Baker.
Committee: J. C. Miller, J. E.
j Brown, I). M. Martin, J. W. Bev|
erly. Tillman Brown, Clerk.
CASE DISMISSED
The case of assault and batters*
against K. V. Ward in which J. O.
Bell was prosecutor, was heard before
Magistrate Chestnut last
I week and the charge dismissed.
The defendant wa?. held for a s!'m*
ple assault and battery and ?i Jater
date fixed for hearir.tr it.
B. Clardy, W. K. Wost, W. C.
Martin, I. P. Patrick, H. Ci. Johnson.
C. V. Johnson, N. E. Hardwicke,
M. D. Stevens, M. A. Gause,
C. H. Spivey, M. C. Holmes, Kelly
Tcrnp'dns. John T. Shelly, D. X.
Spivcv, H. K. Cook. A. T). Jaekso^.
J. P. Derham, N. B. AHsbrook, H.
C. Ho re.
This Committer insists that ev~
erybody bring baskets and assist
in making it a great day socially
as well as to promote the cause of
cotton and better prices.
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SECOND PRIMARY
HOUSE
REPRESEN- SHERIFF TREAS.
TATIVES
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TllppiCANlil"
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Facts About the Organization.
What it Is Doing and How
It Helps Service Men.
The American Legion is an organization
of American Veterans
of the World War. It is nonpartisan
and non-political. It is a
civilian organization?non-military cr
militaristic. Nearly all of its!
members were civilians before the,
war and are civilians again. It1
makes' no distinction in rank and I
"no detinction in overseas men and J
men who did not go overseas.
It was organized in Paris, Fiance
March 15th to 17th, by officers and
men of the American Expeditionary |
Force at an organization mect'ng. I
The name "American Legion" was
selected. The action of the Paris
meeting was indorsed at a- similar
meeting hold in St. lx>uis, Mo., May
the 8th to 10th, 1919, by troops
who served in America. A constitution
was adopted which conform-1
ed with the principles of the Paris |
resolution. The preamble of this'
constitution reads: ,
"For God and Countrv we associate4
ourselves otgether for the fallow
inir nurnosp* TV? ur*U/^i
- . ^ w . A \/ VI 1'IM'IVI 4411*1
defend the Constitution of the United
States of America; to maintain
law and order; to foster and perpetuate
a 100 per cent Americanism;
to presei*ve the memories and
incidences of our association in thej
Great War; to inculcate a sense of
individual obligation to the commun-1
ity, state and nation; to make right
the master of might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; to
safeguard and transmit to posterity
the principles of justice, freedom
anu dcmocraiy; to consecreate
and sancitify our comradship by j
our devotion to mutual helpfulness."
The American Legion has carried
out this program by Demanding investigation
of the pardon and subsequnt
honorable dishcarge of con
victed conscientious objectors.
Strongly condemning the I. W.
W.'s, Anarchist and International
Socialist.
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n uemuiHieu ot Congress the1
j same pay for men of the National
Guard and National Army as for
men of the regular establishment.
Initiating a campaign to secure
scrvice men their rights and privi- j
logos under the War Risk Insurance
Act.
Demanding that Congress should
deport to their own country those
aliens who refused to join the colors
at the outbreak of the war and
ploadod their citizenship in other
countries to escape the draft.
Undertaking to see the that disabled
solders, sailors and marines
be hi ought in contact with the Rehabilitation
Depaitmcnt of ho Government,
this department helps
them to learn and gain paying occupations.
Demanding that nationalism citizens
convicted under the espionage
act have their citizenship cancelled
and he deported.
Authorized a bureau to help service
men to get their overdue pay
and allotments.
The Wtfcatcmaw Prat of the American
Legion.
The Waccamaw Post of The American
Legion was formed Nov. 20,
1919. All returned service men
were asked to join. It is the endeavor
to obtain every ex-service j
man to become a member of this?- i
THEIR ORGANIZATION, in order 1
to keep awake the spirit of com- j
radeship and brotherhood which '
was the dominating spirit of the j
^rvipp '
The' Waccamaw p~. '~M
i ?norry :
Own?has been instrumental in lo- v
sating lost discharges; lost cloth- <
ng, equipment, etc.; in obtaining j
Vocational Training for our partial
ly disabled men. In getting insur- v
ince and allotments for those who '
lad not received theirs. J
Club room facilities are furnished J
'or the members. The old "Club
loom," in the Conway National J
3ank Building, has been rented,
lore the returned service men will 41
ind comfortable chairs, tables, (.
nagazincs, newspapers, and station L
try.
YOU, World War Veterans, are
equestcd to make this your head- .
(uarters when you are in Conway. .
.<? to the American Ivegion Hall? 1
ake your fnend with you?have a il
omfortable place to discuss your 11
tusiness.
The American Legion has had
he Carolina Glee Club at Conway,
t has had several dances in their n
lall and one at Myrtle Beach. n
The legion is endeavoring t> ob~ ii
ain the names and photograph ; of?
.11 men who were killed in ac tion i C
r lost their lives while in the ser-1 .
ice in order to have a complete |
word for the erection of a suitable li
icmortal. ti
On November the 11th, 1020, the S
xitfon is going to have, in Conway,
picnic ahd pattuie of the fetal fned o
ervffcfe infefi. r
Puritig the winter it Is going tJ t
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HO. 23>
EXilTiVECOMMITm
DECLARES RESULTS .
No Protests Having Developed
in Relation to Second
Primary
FORD AND PRINCE
CHOSEN FOR HOUSE
Smith for Senate, Lev/is for
Sheriff, Barker for
Treasurer
The Horry County Executive
Committee held a meeting at the
Courthouse here last Thursday for
tlu; purpose of making an official
tabulation of the votes cast in the
Second Primary.
! It appears that all of the memI
bers were present and participatcd
in the proceedings. There were
but few changes found necessary In
i the figures as given in the unofficial
count published in this paper
! last week. Some corrections wor*
necessary, but they did not change
I the results, and the committee declared
the following as being truly
, nominated:
Jeremiah Smith for the senat?
I over VV. L. Mishoer
I .J. A. Lewis for sheriff over his
I opponent 11. N. Sessions,
i C. E. Barker for County Treasur
j cr over his opponent the present
j encumbent, W. L. Bellamy.
G. Lloyd Ford and W. A. prince
as members of the House from
Horry County.
There nad been some question in
the minds of many about the race
to: the House in the second Primary.
Only three candidates' names
appeared on the ticket, when the
voters went to the poKes and they
had to Vote for two out of the
three. This came abiut by reason of
the fact that Robert Carter had
been d clared out and Wilson Ixnvrimore
would not agree to go back
| into ti e contest after Carter had
1 been declared out by the Local Com
i mi I.tee.
The rules of the Democratic PrlI
mary require that there shall be
' Iwice as many candidates as the
numbei of candidates to be voted
for, regarding any one office.
There were not sufficient to comply
with this rule and it was not
Known hnf f ?
- v nuini' proiest might
he filed by friends of Mr. W. C.
Hooks concerning this, However,
there \va> no protest entered and
the Committee was, of course, authorized
to declare the two who
received the highest number of
votes as being the choice of the
people.
The official table of the votes
cast appear in another part of
tins paper this week.
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HIS HUNTING LICENSE RETURNED
On last Thursday a young gentleman
from the Loris section in the
course of the culmination Of his
nuptial obligations, whisper***
nervously to Mr. Taylor of the Conway
Hardware Co. to know
whether he dealt in license. "Yes,"
replied Taylor, "take state or County,"
"County," replied the anxious
^room-to-be. The deal was closed,
the price handed over, and the
blushing bride-to-be recognized the'
satisfied smile on the face of her
suitor as he returned emerged and
proceeded to point the nose of hfs
Kord the nearest route to the
3reaches. Now this cranky clergynan
being too much disposed to
scrutinize, veTy violently broke the
?ad news to the happy couple
;hat the form of their license did
\ot conform In all respects to the
.pecific document which in hl?
udgement would constitute the
lccissary prerequisite to a lega*
orm of marriage ceremony. Th?
rtni/low 1-v 1 ? -1 1
..iwuuu uiuMfti anu waited while
he hunting license was returne<!
ind another document of different
limentions was procured, and now
hey are at home to their many
riends.
. vii license dealers are diligent
hii'-v men but Taylor's picture
"'anted at the Fish and Game
)epartment as the first to secceed
t substituting marring" license for
unting license.?Contributed.
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CARD OK THANKS.
1 take this method of expressing
iy thanks for the support given
fie by the vot.or; .oC Hoiry County
11 the first and second primaries.
H. N. SESSIONS*
'onway, S. C. adv
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,av? Glee Clubs from the various
fiafc and female coll ges of the
it&te appear in Conwai
The; Legion will he > rlad to
perqfro with any oomnijnity in arancr'ritt
**fi entertainment of any
haraCief.