The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 21, 1920, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXV.
LUMBER PRICES
GONE TO SMASH
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Some Plants Will Close Down,
Others at Reduced
; Wages
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DEMAND FOR PLANKS
VERY SLACK NOW
Owing to High Cost of Building?-No
Contracts Being
Filled.
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According to reports reaching
Conway the latter part of last week,
the lumber market has gone down to
about nothing. One sawmill man who
had been to New York and returned
to his home in another town said
that all was confusion around the
offices of the lumber brokers in
that city, and he stated that there
was simply no sale for lumber. One
reason for this situation is to be
found in the recently prevailing
high prices, so that investors could
jvt afford to buy lumber to build
nouses, while the housing situation
grew very bad all over the country.
Investors will not be very anxious
about buying lumber again, for they
will not be sure that it will not go
up again before they got through
with their contracts. This lumber
?lhiflfinn will all*< ct this section to
ix considerable degree. It was stated
that at the plant of Conway Lumber
Company notices had been posted
the first of last week, of a reduction
in wages to be paid. At Little
Bfiver the plants of Hammer Lumber
Company may run for awhile at
reduced wages if employees agree
to work that way, or otherwise will
be closed down indefinitely. It was
(thought that other lumber companies
in this county would follow
suit, as there would bo no sense i'<
running at a dead loss from day to
day while sawing up lumber that
cost at high prices and paying for
the labor at high prices.
t It is noped that this situation will
not prevail very long and that the
users of lumber may go back into
building operations and thus increase
the demand for lumber.
H. P. LITTLE OUT
FOR TOWN MAYOR
Tn i1ii< ismip of 1 ho Herald there
appear:; tlie announcement by citizens
of Conway of the candidacy of
Mr. H. P. Little for Mayor of the
Town. Last week there was an announcement
in The Herald showing)
that the entire 'council as a body as |
it is now composed will stand for
re-election^ The candidacy of Mr. I
Little brings about opposition. Mr.
Little is a well-known builder and
contractor and favorably known to
everybody as an expert on good
j .4roads and streets and skilled in the
erection of different kinds of work
requiring engineering knowledge.
He has filled the office of Mayor
once before and gave satisfaction to
his constituents. The citizens who
have nominated him intend to make
j a hard fight to secure his; election.
LORISTITFZENS
1 WANT NEW COUNTY
i Information reached the Herald
office last week of further progress
having been made quite recently in
the movement to establish a new coun
tv out of territory now occupied by
1 Horry. It is stated that the advocates
of the new county have placed
their claims in the hands of Attorney
R. H. Welch of Columbia; that
petitions have been circulated and
the required signatures obtained;
i that plans have been prepared show
ing a long narrow strip of territory
running from the Lake Swamp to
* the Atlantic ocean, thus making a
,' county rather in the shape of a
shoe string; and that Loris is th?
county srat of he proposed newcounty.
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REGISTER FOR TOWN.
The attention of all electors of
the Town of Conway is called to the
opening of the Hooks of Registration
for the approaching Town Election.
Unless a voter is registered
Hinder the regulations of the Town
he will not be able to cast a vote
in the selection of Mayor and Wardens.
The books are open now and
will soon close.
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LORIS CITIZENS
WANT A COUNTY
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(Mulling, S. C., Correspondent to
Wilmington Dispatch.)
While the people of Loris ant!
vicinity are determined to divide
Horry county, making a new county
with Loris the county seat, thy people
of Fioyds township are wondering'
whether or not it would be best
for them to "take stock" in such
an, enterprise or to annex Fioyds I
township to Marion county. The
people of Mullins, of course, are
encouraging the last mentioned
proposition for several reasons. ?The
biggest reason is that both want
the Little Pee Dee river properly
bridged and roads made. Too, it is
nothing but natural to suppose that
the people of Conway will oppose
the formation of "Derham," the supposed
new county, while they would i
not o"ppose the annexation of Fioyds
to Marion.
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HtttJ I.UHU oj I nl LL.
GETS BIG TRICE
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T. A. Harrelson, of Green Sea, S.
C., is one farmer who is not worried
about the low price of cotton.
He has eight or nine bales of long
staple already picked out, and is
still picking. He can sell the long
staple at forty-five cents per pound
now. (lis price is bound to be better
than for the short staple any
time.
This is a matter which should be
studied by all of our farmers near
the coast line of the State.
HONOR ROLL OF
BURROUGHS SCHOOL
First Grade?Miss Watson, teacher.
R. L. Anderson, Robert Chestnut,
James A. Garren, Leila Taylor,
Hanna Ross Smith, Rupert Ward
| Thompson, Francis Elliott, Laura
Janneatte Kuattlcbaurn, Maggie B.
Price, Elenor Winborne.
Advanced First Grade?Miss Carson,
teacher. Edwin Martin, Hoyt
McMillan, William Montgomery
Ward.
Second Grade?Miss Kirby, teachor
I*'", nrrnni'i liiwlr Ar?nif? HpIIp .Tohn
son, Sadie Long;, Bernice Creel,
Ralph Moore, Alexander Quattlebaum,
Robert Holliday, Laura Garren.
Second Grade, Section 2.?Miss
Lewis, teacher.?Lcetha Amnions,
Donald Anderson, Hope Chryst, John
Grant, Rowena Hinson, Myrtle McComic.
.Third Grade, Miss Allen, teacher?
J. B. Chestnut, Herbert Duke, Sydney
Goldfinch, Jack Wilson, Henry
Adams, Edward Cooper.
Fourth Grade, Miss Harllee, teach
er.?Hilly Barrett, Vivien Cox, Almena
Hardwick, Letha Lane, Annie
Wait Scai borough, Adqlyn Sherwood.
Fifth Grade, Miss Dusenbury,
teacher.?Ernest Cannon, Henry Hoi
liday, Gertrude Davis, Julia Dusenbury,
Nina Lundy.
Sixth Grade, Miss Ulmer, teacher.
?Kathleen Andersen, John K. Stalvey,
Huger Marlow,-N. C. Adams.
Seventh Grade, Miss Cox, teacher.
?Marie Nichols, Curtiss Russ, Frank
Pickett, Franklin Burroughs.
High School Department, Miss
Gray, Miss Spivey, Mr. Cox, and Mr.
Alexander, teachers.?
Eighth Grade?lrma Lewis, Ruth
Taylor, Kenneth Cartrette, Sarah
Gordon, Evelyn Snider, Marie Wellons,
Paul Holliday.
Ninth Grade.?Francis Dusenbury,
Bessie Dusenbury, Milred Collins,
Jack Burroughs, Eugenia Andersen,
Ernqstine Little, Genewood Norton.
Tenth Grade.?Clara Pickett, Elise
Ivewis, Anna Bacot, Collins Spivey.
Eleventh Grade?Lucille Sasser,
Jamie Marsh, Elbert McWhite.
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FARMERS RAISE IT.
This county is a great place, for
in it the fanners, as a general
thing, are raisiilg all of the "hog
and hominy" that they need for
their own Uise at home. Time has
been when we could not say such
a thing.
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GAUD OF THANKS.
The wife and children of Mrs.
Thos. A. Pinner wish to express thoir
thanks and appreciations to Dr.
Stalvey and those who so kindly and
faithfully assisted them during the
prolonged illness of their husband
and father. 10|21|lt|pd
HOW ABOUT THIS?
It is said that Conway may obtain
Federal aid in paving two of
he principal streets, and for the reason
that the national highway leading
from Galivants Ferry to George
town will pass through tlii.s town,
We should get busy.
WENT TO COLUMBIA,
s Hon. R. B. Scarborough left here
last week to spend several days in
[ Columbia on business. He is greatly
improved from his recent illness.
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CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY,
TO THE DEMOCRATS . I
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Th* tide ha-. turne<l and there is
every indication of a triumphant
Democracy in November.
The only obstacle to prevent the
election oaf a Democratic senate is
a lack of funds.
Democrats of the state of South
Carolina have contributed about
one-third the amount expected.
The greater part of the funds already
contributcdd in South Carolina
came from the raijk and file
of the party.
Let us appeal to every Democrat
in the State to get busy in the closing
hours.
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BRINGS GIG CROWD
Large Tent Overcrowded at
Performance Monday
Might.
Last Monday, October 18th, wa.s
circus day in Conway. Cole Brothers
show was the attraction. They
were here once before when they
were much larger, though tlicy use
a tent as larjre as ever. l'hev are
| said to have been broken up by the
I vfar.
i Nevertheless, they had one of the
largest crowds, if not indeed the
largest, that ever gathered in this
county to see a circus. The larg?
tent was filled to overflowing. ManjJ
could find seats only on the* |
ground.
It is a one ring circus. They carry
acts' not so very elaborate, but
varied and interesting just the same,
i Their trained animals are among
the best ever seen in any show.
On November 1st there will be
another circus when Sparks show
comes to Conway. Sparks has been
here many times before and always
drew a large patronage. The aggregation
has been increased now
until it is described as a'three ring
circus, and the equal, if not better,
than Ringling Brothers.
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GOING AT AYNOR
In last week's issue of this paper
there appeared a lar.ce advertisement
for the stores of Geor&e J.
i Holliday at Aynor, South Carolina,
announcing* a big sale at reduced
prices on all of the immense stock
carried hv him in the Aynor stores.
This sale began last Friday morning
at i> o'clock and at 10 o'clock
on the opening* day free prizes wer^
given away. This sale is being
conducted under the direction of* the
National Advertising Service, T. L.
Johnson being personally in charge
of it.
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liOX SUPPER. I
There will be a box supper at
Oak Grove School Friday niobt.
October 29, at 8 p. m. The public
is cordiallv invited to attend.
R. A. VERMILLERA..
.10 21 2t Principal.
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FARES
FOR STAfF FAIR
special excursion rates have been
granted for the South Carolina state
fair, October 25-29. The round trip
fares go on sale on Oct. 24 and
are good until 12:35 p. m., October
29, for the state fair.
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ALL RENTED.
It is reported about town that all
of the new stores now being completed
in the town are already
spoken for or leased, ahead of their
completion.
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AT BURROUGHS HOSPITAL.
Mrs. A. B. Glasscock, of Brook
r.vonn Q n ,\. ~ r
VJ1V.VU, ?J. vy., in L-tli\ I l!J^ (t cutirsp 01
treatment at the Burroughs Hospital.
Her husband has, char pre of the
Waccamaw Club at Brook Green.
COTTON "GINNED.
There were 188. bales of Cotton
ginned in Horry County prior to
Sept. 25, 1920, compared with 625
ginned prior to Sept. 25, 1919.
?C. P. Best, Special Agent.
MANAGER OF ST ATI 01ST.
F. E. Peak, who has been with
the Highway department, has been
5 selected as manager of the Peoples
11 Filling Station, the new filling ^and
j.service station now in course of
erection.
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OCTOBER 21, 1920.
BIG PREPARATIONS ji
FOR ROLI. CALL
A. E. Goldfinch is chairman of
the local annual Red Cross roll call
committee. Mr. Goldfinch is exciting
eveiy effort and asking the cooperation
of all the people in making:
the annual roll -call this fail on?
of the most successful of all times.
It will be held this year from November
11 t;> November 25, when
all forward looking Americans w II j
be asked to renew their membership i
to the Red Cross and to secure a.
many new members as possible.
Preparations arc boin^ made in
South Carolina and four other states.
These annual roll calls have become
an institution in American life the
same as the Ited Cross itself.
CONWAY CHAMBER
HANDLING BULLETINS
Very Interesting to Farmers
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on Live MiDjects including
Potatoes.
One feature of the work of the
Conway Chamber 01 .Commerce is to
i>e found ia its distribution of bulletins
and pamphlets on topics oi
timely interest. Through arrangement
with the United States Department
of Agriculture and Clemson
College the Chamber is enabled
to furaf$n carefully prepared treatises
on/matters of interest to farm
ers.
Anoong, the mgr6 recent publica-1
tionsw frith haverbeen issued are the1
"Figliljing the Boll Weevil with
'ajktu 1 r: *jd Fencing."
'*SnT iotTWat erial and Plans for
the Clemson Sweet Potato House."
"Economic Hog Production."
Since the sweet potato crop will
be harvested within the next few
weeks and many farmers will have
a surplus of this crop the pamphlet
on the sweet potato storage house
will be found especially valuable.
There are three separate bulle?1
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Linss outlining piun.s 101 iiounus navin^
capacity of 2,000 bushels, 1,000
bushels and 500 bushels respectively.
These bulletins^ may be secured
without cost on application to the
Conway Chamber of Commerce, and
request for the potato bulletins
should specify the number of bushels
required for the farmer's purpose.
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BAPTIST REVIVAL
BEGINS NEXT SUNDAY
Come to the Baptist churrh a few
days. Dr. Kurman K. Ma?'Ha, Pastor
ol the First Baptist cluucn,
i''lorc nee, S. C., will assist tl:c paster,
Itev. M, W. Cordon, in ?. series
of meeting's, beginning next Sunday.
The purpose of these meeting
is to draw all of God's children
loser together to the Christ, and
by sincere love, tender sympathy,
efficient service, and he'roic sacriiice,
draw those who are out ofChrist
to the Greatest Good. A11
the people of Conway and regions
;ound about are cordially invited to
attend these services and tfet all
tho erood that can be obtained. The
greatest need in Conway is the
genuine okl-fashion Christian religion,
thai will make the people love
each other, look with tender compassion
on faults, and extol virtues,
and heartily cooperate in every good
word and work. Come, let's work
together to this noble end. Services
begin next Sunday, and continue
several days.
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PASTIME THEATER
HAS BIG FEATURE
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The next feature picture that will
be shown at the Pastime Theater
is entitled, "Eyes of the World,''
and is founded upon the novel by
that name written by Harold Bell
Wright. Another novel written by
Mr. Wright, "The Shepherd of the
Hills," has also appeared in moving
pictures and is also a success.
This exceedingly fascinating picture
will be shown at the Pastime
Theatre on October 2(5. Those who
miss this will fail to see one of the
best pictures cv?r shown in Conway.
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FORM ASSOCIATION.
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Alumni and former students of ^
the University of South Carolina j
held an informal meeting at the
Grace Hotel on Monday evening. I
The chief feature of the evening's 1
program was the delightful supper
prepared and served by the ladies
of the Conway Civic League.
The meeting was called at the j
suggestion of Mr. R. W. Wade.Alumni
Secretary of the University
with offices in Columbia. -Mr. Wad
was piescnt and made a very clear
and encouraging statement of the
work of' the Alumni Association.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wade's
talk a local Alumni chapter was (
formed. Fourteen members weiC
enrolled and officers were elected as '
follows. D. M. Hurrough>. Chairman, j
jind John E. Watson, Secretary.
There are in Horry Ci.ur.ty about j
o() Alumni and former students of
the University, it is hoped to have
every one of them in the local
chapter. Secretary Watson plans
immediately to enlarge the enroll
;i;ent so as* to include every Carolina I
:ri!in in T-Iorvv
Fill ST LYCEUM NTMHKR.
The Lyceum course planned under
t ho auspices of the Conway Chamber
of Commerce was opened on j
Wednesday night with a mast u*ful
address by Col. John Temple Graves
on "The New Armagcdd >n."
The large audience which heard
Col. Graves was delighted with his
eloquence and thorough scholarship.
He ranks among the better known
platform lecturers of the country,
and his address on Wednesday gave
ample proof of his 'rare powers as a.
: peaker.
The remaining five numbers on i
I the program of attractions are en- i
j tertainments of unusual merit. They |
include a variety of entertainments,
which will appeal strongly to the
general public.
MUSICAL SPECT AGiE
TO BE PRESENTED
By the American Legion ?
"The Flower Shop" Com
iru) to Conway.
The American Legion, Conway
Tost, has arranged with Mr. Jack
Ward lo present Charles Hillard's
Mammoth Muusical Spectacle here
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28 and
20, at the School Auditorium.
Rehearsals are well under way
and Mr. Ward the director is greatly
pleased with the talented r.ut
which the American Legion has assembled.
News of the cyclonic success of
this attraction in all Carolina cities
has readied Conway and two capacity
houses will undoubtedly result.
The coming to life of "The Flower
Shop" by moans of a dream of-1
i'ers great opportunity for unusual
co: turning and Mr. Milliard, the pro-I
ducer and star, has taken advantage
of it.
A chorus of local beauties attired!
as human baskets of flow* rs, will
prove an artistic novelty, while
I eight rambler rose trellises will
dance in nimble fashion.
A wedding scene with a Idly fori
a bride and eight yellow jonquils,!
bearing jonquil wreaths, as attend-;
ants is sure of applause, while the
grace of dainty maidens peering
through their palm tree branches is
a sensational bit of artistry. i
Sixteen little girls, as daisy'
wreath, will go through many intricate
evolution, and the Sun-flower
and the Wind negro character in the
attired show, will lead eight local
young men, attired as sun flower1
girls, through a song and dance I
number.
"The Flower Shop" is a big city
attraction, expensively equipped and
produced by a master hand. Mr.
Hilliard, who has earned an envicflble
reputation on the professional stage,
botU- as actor and author, will play
the stellar role and his appearance
here will be one of unusual interest.
Prices: General admission, children
50?: Adults $1.00. All reserved
seats $1.50 plus war tax.
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PUTS IN X-RAY.
Dr. H. H. Bwrroutrhs this week
purchased for the Purroujrhs H \spital
a modem .X-Ray equipment,
costing a neat slim of money.
After tins the Burroughs Hospital
will bo prepared to do any
kind of X-Ray work, as the machine
will be installed in the next few
davs.
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OFF FOR REST.
Dr. V. F. Piatt left here last week
to spend a week <>t ten days with
his parents in Mullins. and to rest
and recuperate from bis recent illness
of several days duration.
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' NO. 27.
MTEREST RETURNS
IN NEWTON CASE
Latest Story From Socastee
Brings Matter Back to
Public Mind
EOARDS MOVED
OUT OF FLOOR
Odor Oausccl People to Think
Something' Had Been
Moved in Night.
latere t in the mystery of the
disappearance of Mrs. Mary Newton
in Socastee last year has recently
been revived. This is owintr to the
latest story coming1 from Socastee.
At times since her disappearance
stories; li;ivi? lw>n "i*""4.
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but little credence was given them.
At times in the past people have
thought about this mystery ami
when going- through the neighborhood,
in the woods, or through
tields, have incidentally looked
about in an effort to find some sign
el* Mrs. Newton.
This latest story is to the effect
that recently some people were looking
around an untenanted house in
the community and that the son-inlav.
of Mr. Newton's was among the
number. Inside of the house they
saw where suiv.e boards had evidently
been removed and replaced. Taking
up those boards, it is said, that
j tho earth underneath the house show
ed signs of having been disturbed.
They had no tools with which to
work but attempted to dig into the
soft earth with a shingle or two.
With these crude instruments they
could not succeed and it was getting
dark, when it was suggested
that they wait until the next morning
when they would return with
shovels and dig up the ground.
They returned to the place the
next morning to find that the dirt
had been moved, and noticed a bad
odor about the place, as if a body
had been removed, and no further
steps were taken to investigate.
Whether this will lead to anything
or not these parties are not
prepared to say, and the names of
, the parties were not related to the
representative 01 tlie Herald.
HORRY WOMEN
ABE REGISTERED
The records of 1 lie Hoard of Registration
have been gone over and
they show that 475 Horry women
have been registered upon the rolls
as qualified electors of the county.
Thej-'e will be entitled to vote in the
general election to be hold on Tuesday,
November 2. In some of the
precincts of the County tho.'e were
none whatever registered. A very
few registered at a number of the
precincts and at Conway there is
the largest 'registration of all, the
number at this place being 151).
Following' is a list of the precincts,
showing the number registered
at each, and those at which
no women registered will be found
blank
Eben<?zer 2
Adrian 17
Spring Branch ?
Homewood 6
Grahamville ?
Mario w 4
Withers 4K
Green Sea '5
Hammond 5
Bayboro 4
Little River ?
Jernigan X Roads X
Lori s J
Horry 2
Greenwood 24
Cool Snrinir 12
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I Graham X Koads ?
Blanche *
Vardelle -
Taylorsville
Port Havrolson *'
I Lancaster
Shell ?
I Galivants Kerry
' Gurloy "
Dogwood
Farmer ~~I
San ford '*
I Cedar Grove ?.
Av nor 'j:
Jordanville *1'
Daisy J
Warn pee *:?
Conway 1B?
Floyda ..." ?
Don Bluff *
Knotty Branch w
Total 457