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\ T 0 ) J VOLUME XXXV. FORD TO CONDUCT A MODEL FARM V. k Will Demonstrate Use of Power in Running Work on a Farm 1 WILL BE SHOWN' AT MICHIGAN FAIR More Than a Dozen Fordson Tractors Will be Used in This Demonstration. Henry Ford is setting up a modern farm for the inspection of visitors at the Michigan State Fair. He will endcaver to show how practically all 'of the work of a farm can be done by machinery. His Fordson tractors will supply the power. The "farm" will be set up on a section of the fair grounds, where crops grown during the summer will be roM.dy for harvesting. Model farm j buildings, all lighted and heated by ! electricity developed by Fordson : 0 power, will be erected as a part of | the complete larm equipment. Fordson tractors \\ill show farmers visiting* the fair how ground can be prepared for planting' with the least amount of human effort, lime and money. Planting equipment will be shown in actual operation. A field of wheat will he harvested and threshed. The grain will ho hauled to a small mill on the farm and turned into flour, which in turn will he made into bread in a model bakery. / Slices of fresh bread will be passed out to visitors. In the meantime on anot or section of the "farm" tractors will be busy cultivating corn and others will be cutting and gathering the crop. "Wo want to make our model farm -an educational exhibit to show just what can be done on a farm with a tractor," said one of the Ford tractor experts ,at the Ford plant in . Dearborn, where the big exhibit is being prepared. "It is our idea to carry to the farmer the idea that 'a t tractor is a mobile power unit which | can be moved about where it is need- : ed, and to offer a few suggestions I for the wide variety of uses to which a tractor can do put. By using his ingon iity, ho can find scores of other ways of using the power which he has at hand in his tractor." iw\?re tin.ii a dozen Ford tractors! will e used in the exhibit. The ease with viiich a tractor can he adapted! to nearly every purpo.se on the farm is o:;c ot the big" points to he brought out by Mr. Ford's model farm. cottM boiis issues iip.ild by georgia! Says Plan Saved Farmers ot His County Thousands of Dollars in 1914. ? Savannah, Ga.?A plan by which -each cotton community may solve its own problem and con tribute to the betterment ot tne cotton market generally, has been disclosed here by G. W. Walker, banker and iarmer, 01 Sylvania, Ga. The plan, Mr. Walker told busines. men lie re, was used in 1914 and saved fanners and business men of his county extraordinary losses on the cotton crop. His proposal is to form unincorporated companies, composed of a dozen or more farmers and business men, such companies taking over warenouse receipts ior cotton witn i farmers' notes attached and issue' cotton bonds for a fair price through trustees. The bonds would be issued in small denobminations to run six months at 6 per cent and should be used as local circulating medium and finally | reach fertilizer dealers, supply dealers and banks. ,J When the plan was inaugurated in Sylvania in 1914 bonds were issued against cotton on basis of so von cents a pound when middling was selling there at five c^nts. The Nii'iojini Hank of Savannah handled a block of the bonds, which were paid in full at maturity. The farmers of Screven county were not forced to sell their cotton at five cents, and it was later sold at nino and ten cents. The plan provides for- each company to be an independent unit, naming its own price and governing itf?e)f. Mr. Walker contends that the y ?hc METHODIST PASTORS ASSIGNED TO CHARGES As the Annual Conference Clos es This Week at Georgetown i _ J. C. ATKINSON COMES TO COM WAY S. C. Morris is Assigned to Presidency of Industrial School. Georgetown, Nov. 2i). ? The last days' session of the Methodist conference was a drive to tinish reports, receive the appointments and let the members leave on the noon train. Reports from hoards were, for the most part, submitted for record without reading them. * The statistics reported reveal facts of which some are most encouraging:, while a few reveal the truth that tinfield being cultivated by the Methodic c: v.rcu contains some sections which demand more earnest prayci and a deeper consecration to the tas? The report relative to illiteracy is so appalling that a number of tiic ministers thought it ought not to he published. But it was thought that the condition confronts the entire citizenship of the state and the facis need to be known in order that the people should become aroused to v. determined effort to remove the blot from the escutcheons of both church and state. Of most interest to peonle of thu county are the appointments for Marion District. These follow: vt .. D. A. Phillips, presiding elder: Aynor E. K. Garrison; Brownsville, J. L. Mullins; Busksville, \V. L. Parker; Centenary, R. W. Humphries; Conway, J. C. Atkinson; Conway circuit E. W. Hurst; Clio. P>. G. Murphy; Dil Ion, W. B. Duncan; Dillon and Hamor Mills. J. D. Williams; Floydale. P. K. Crosby; I akeview, S. E. Led I etter; Latta., W. C. Kirkland; S. J. J3et1 ea, supernumerary; Little River. J. E. Carter; Litt!? Rock. E. Z. J imes; Loris, C. S, Folder; IT. 1,. Singleton, supernumerary; Marion, W. I. Herbert; Morion circuit, .1. E. Cook; Mullins, C. P. Watson; Mullins circuit, T. J. White; Nichols, C. W Burp-ess; Waccrroaw, E. P. Scoggms. Business manager Southern Christian Advocate, J. TI. No!and, Little Rock;* president Pain^ College, A. D Belts. Conway; president Horry 7n dustnal school, S. C. Morris, Aynor; president vounjr people's and adult work, W. C. Owen, Dillon. Tho appointments for Florence \y\r v '"o o<* interest in this section, and these follow: Florence District. F. M. Shuler, presiding elder; B^n-1 nettsville, G. T. Harmon; Bennettsville circuit, M. \V. Hook; Brightsville, J. A. Campbell; Bethlehem circuit. W. O. Henderson; Blenheim, S. J Bailey; Cheraw, G. F. Kirhy; Chesterfield, L. E. Peeler; T. B. Owen, supernumerary; Darlington, Trinity, J. H. Graves; Darlington circuit. J. P. Attawa-y; East Chesterfield. C. P. Oho wiling; Florence, Central, L. T. McCoy; junior preacher to he supplied; Hartsville, M. L. Banks' Jefferson, W. V. .Terman; Lamar, C? A. Teasley; Liberty, T. G. Phillips; Marlboro, J. B. Prosser; McColl, L. L. Ben^enbauHi; McColl mission, .T. C. Bunch; Patrick, W. S. Myers, Pageland, J H. Sojourner; Timmonsville and Pjsgah, W. R. Phillips, Timmonsville circuit, A. S. Leslie. HONOR ROLL For the Second Month of Sweet Home School. First Grade?Burroughs Suggs, Alma Vaught,. Advanced First?(Jarne Dutton. Loon Vaugrht. Second Grade?A. Z. Butler, Lena Gause, Beatrice Shannon, Lundy Vaujrht. Wyatt Va'ujrht. Third Grade?Curtie Cox, Georgia Lee, Harry Vaught. Fourth Grade?Eva Butler. 1 Fifth Grade ? Orrie Carter, Ada Milligan, Olive Rhodes, Robert Littles.. Seventh Grade?Elma Butler, Carlisle Butler, I^ena Crter. Ninth Grade?Blanche Cox, Scottie Milligan, Lena Norris. Gertie Suerjrs. GEO. W. JONES. Prln. BEULAH BANISTER, MILDRED OXNER. banks in times of stress put out clearing house certificates to save themselves and there is no reason why fanners should not issue bonds on cotton to ward off disaster. 28orr CONWAY, S. P., THURSDAY, ELECTION FIGHT ON ANNEXATION Also Formation of Mew County Willi the Town of Loris as County Seat 11 '? P A MATTER IS LEFT TO OWES LEAVING # Opponents in Both Sections Wish to Know.Best Way of Fighting Movements. A resident of Floyds Township called at the Herald office last week to inquire as to what might be done to oppose the movement for the formation of a new county with Loris as the county seat. This man is a good citizen of Floyds Township aivl realizes that it would be a mistake for Floyds Township to become a part of Marion County, and he is also opposed to the formation of the new County for the same reason. He was told if the constitutional and statutory laws are complied with regarding the poplation and area, etc., and the preliminai y; steps are takon as provided by the law then there is nothing that can bo done by the electors in the part of the old County that is not concerned as the matter of the formation of the new County or the annexation of a portion to another is left by-law to the people who live within the territory pro posed for the new County, or to be annexed to another County. This gentlemen was very much opposed to both of these movements and he was advised to vote against the proposition when the election comes off as being the only way that he could do his part so far as it lay in his power. There is doubtless others that will regret it if the lines of the old County are changed in any way. As it is left to those in the ter ritory ' who wish to separate, those who are opposed can only do what they can to have the movement lose itself at the election. ameroWasechief BUYERS OF DIAMONDS Imports During the Present \ car Nearly Double the lOitii i-cr i 919. New York.? Imports of diamonds into the United States during the fiscal year 1020, were nearly doubte I those of the previous year and mov. than three limes the i S toial, :>? cording to figures given by the National Bank of Commerce i:i New York. The value of th.3 1020 imports were close to 8'.) millions of (dollars, the bank shows in the December number of its magazine. Commerce Monthly. "The United Slates, is, and has been for ninny years, the chicf con. r .1 i - ' duiiiui ui I'.iainuiius anu pracuca y the entire production of the better class of stones finds its market in this country," says Commerce Monthly. "Formerly, the American demand was altogether for the cut stones, hut in the last two dor-ados a diamond cutting; industry of .considerable importance his been established in New York City. "Imports of uncut diamonds into the United States have greatly increased since the beginning of the war. In the round shapes America^ cut diamonds are considered superior to stones finished in Europe If.nrl iii'O in n 1 ?v? n a f /IaimoiwI ?. .. v. V, MIIIIVUV UIIM VIOUI VlUIIUtilVI by the retail trade in the United States. "The diamond market is at present the most completely controlled of all commodity markets, the system of control having been greati.,* strengthened within the past two years. More than " 90 per cent of the world's present supply of diamonds comes from tne mines of South Africa. These mines, after years of conflict, have been united and their combined output is now marketed by the diamond syndicate of London^. "The value of diamonds has increased almost without a breall since the beginning of control. Foillowing the outbreak of war the South African mines were not operated for a number of months. Later, however, a stimulated demand for diamonds appeared, caused by ! the buying of persons in the United States to whom the war had brought prosperity and by tne cha I IP DECEMBER 2, 1920. COWNAY TO HAVE IMPROVED SERVICE t Express Company Will Take Steps to Handle Shipments . From Here CONWAY CHAMBER SHOWS EXAMPLE Rccent Refusal of Larire Shiu u - 1" mcnt From Veneer lVIfg. Co., Causes Stir. As a result of representations made to the South Carolina Railroad J Commission by* the Conway Cham- . ber of Commerce, the probability is ! that the town will have improved express service on certain classes of commodities, which the express company has recently rejected. Some weelcs ago the Veneer Manufacturing Company offered a sliip'nent of boxes by express to a point in New Jersey, and the express company refused to accept this shipment. The matter was one of considerable importance to the Veneer Manufacturing Company, and W. A. Stilley, general manager of the company, reported the facts to the Conway Chamber of Commerce. The chamber referred the matter to the grievance committee, of which A. W. Barrett is chairman. Mr. Barrett immdiately took the' matter up with the South Carolina j Railroad Commission and the commission promptly called upon the officials of the express company for explanation of the company's altitude. .Replying to the statements made by the superintendent of the express company, the railroad commission under date of November 2(> dispatched the following letter: "Office of the South Carolina Railroad Commission. ? Nov. 2(5. 1020.?Mr. K. C. Barrett, Superintendent American Railway Express Company, Wilmington, N. C. "Dear Sir:?Replying to yours of the 22nd inst., the commission desires to say that every effort should lie made by the American Railway Company to obtain equipment to handle just 'such shipments as that referred to bv Veneer 1*1 fg. Co. of Conway, S. C. The commission's understanding is that the express company is out for business, and if t is not going to be p:-'ep'<red to care for the business, it had better v.'et cat of the way and lot some oiher company come in thut can. care for the business. The commission had a conversation with General Manager Ilecknd ly of your in nany rose :ly in its office at (Vumbia relative to thi shipment. Mr. R :ckr?.v's statement was that the ex>vecompany war,ted the business l ^ 1 j i \ " i / ? * . ? . in:u no r.nv.seiT \v< uici fcive tins special complaint a thorough investigation. Knowing that t,,:> peci',;'? shipnent was to move, and knowing1 the express company as no <1o t!.e Veneer Mfg. Co. ci'jes know it, thev should have notified your agent at I Conway of this shipment, as most assuredly they realize that shipments.' of this kind need additional r ji:'Tr--ont to that usually made available to the express company. Notwithstanding this, the American (Inilway li>:press Co. operates as a common carrier, rules, re^ulation and rates have boon granted to that company for the performance of such service, and if they are not in a position to render service of this kind, they should so state, and let all regulatory bodies be in a position to know how to make rates to handle situations of this kind. The commission requests that you let us know what efforts were made by your agent at Conway, if any, to secure shipment for this specific shipment, and what efforts will be made to take care of shipments of this kind in the future. Yours truly, "Yours truly. "CHAIRMAN." otic conditions in Europe which led I many people to ^xcham;o their iworldly goods for diamonds, a commodity easy to conceal and relrtively free from depreciation. 'VII 111^, . VIIIO Ml I* VI ^ J I I >' prices for certain grades went much above those set by the diamond syn dicate. Since 1919, although the demand for diamonds has been the largest in history, production has been held down, due, it is commonly believed, to the threatened exhaustion of some of the mines. The diamond syndicate has recently announced that in keeping with its jpolicy in the past, production will !be reduced if neeesary to maintain its price levels. # valtl. FLOYDS PETITION " [ HAS PASSED MUSTER Commissioners Met Yesterday and Found Requirements Complied With SURVEYORS SELECTED TO MAKE A SURVEY! Survey Will be Completed Before Christmas Holidays Very Likely. The commissioners appointed on the question of annexing Floyd town- 1 ship to Marion county, met at the of- j fice of M. A. Wright yesterday, December 1st. The commissioners are:! Messrs. W. C. Hooks and B. P. Har-1 relson in favor of the annexation; , and Messrs. D. V. Richardson and J. T. Shalley as opposed to the annexation. j The petitioners, it was found, had j deposited $2,500 with the clerk of the ccturt to cover the expenses incident to the annexation. I The petitioners a* this meetinir did nearly all the preliminary work to I having the survey made of the township. They checked over the petition for annexation and found it signed by 1G4 qualified voters of Floods. They found that there were 3(>f) qualified voters registered at the time of filing the petition, and that the law only required one-third of these to be signed to tlie petition, and as the petition had more than the one-third, the number of signers were sufficient. They also 'found that with Floyds excluded that Horry county would still have exceeding 28,000 population, which is more than the legal minimum; also that the wealth remaining in Horry county after the annexation, if it succeeds, will he more than the legal minimum; and they found that all of the legal requirements had been complied with. The commission employed two surveyors, and these two will select the third, as, required by law. These surveyors will begin work on December 13th, and their job will likely be completed before Christmas. CmiE AMERICAN P7 RED CROSS IN.#? PEACE TIME \ )' Junior Red Cross / nr Yz. iftflS # li V' I: iij I - * L N ! . ' V ,.V|rtV <-v*v vt>\ About 12,000,000 t)o.vs and jrlrls. comnon i>lu Im I f t lw> MVIII IJ IIUI1 Uli; ilWUI tlon of the United States, are memben of the Junior Red Cross, which Is helping the children of Europe, while at the same time it Is doing an Important work here nt home. Kaiitan Chetwulf who wears the engaging smile shown In this picture, Is the son of an In dlan guide and trapper. lie is tht youngest Junior living in the neighbor hood of Juneau, Alaska?and he sends gteetlngs to fellow Juniors of the Unit ed States. WILL SOON KNOW. r Tli Baptist Education Commission met in Columbia the first of this week and considered propositions for the location of five academies in different sections of the state, one of them to be in Horry county. The Herald could* not find out whether or not the location of the U /\VI? L'/?UAAI Kawl 1 rl ?*"i;y rvnvin iuui iici'M UttlUL'Vl, \nvnt~ abty not; hut by next week it is expected that we will be able to publish what the board has decided to do in locating the Horry school at Conway or some of the several other competing points in this county. . > CHAMBER (>r COMMERCE, i The usual monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will take placc Friday evening at 7:30, at the Town Hall. % r NO 337 CONTEST STARTED GN STANLEY LAND Hearing Begun Last Friday Before Clerk of the Court DEED OEFEOTiVE AiMUi rlfch' tiUKPJED Hearing Will be Resumed on December 3Cth at Court House. M. M. Stanley arul others camc up for trial before the clerk of the court last Friday. A. M. Cox purchased a [tract of 110 acres of laud from M. M. Stanley, a .sou of the late J. 0. Stanicy, under a warranty deed in the UMial form, and thought h;x had a good title until he had it investigated by an attorney for the Federal Land Hank. It then came out that the |only deed that M. M. Stanley had j Tor this land was one made-to him fby J. C. Stanley in 1888, so far as ! the records showed. The p'aintiff, A. M. Cox, brought suit to determine the adverse claims i to this tract which he purchased from IM. M. Stanley, making parties in the action all of the heirs at law of J. C. Stanley, of which, of course, M. M. j Stanley is one. * It. is allfged in the complaint that j although the old dr?ed made in 1888 j was defective in th it it only conveyed la life estate to M. M. Stanley, by reason of no habendum clause appearing therein; that about ten years after 1S88 the land was changed attain; that Robert Boyd and his wife, Maggie Boyd, the latter being a sister of M. M. Stanley, went to live in the home with Mr.*and Mrs. .J. C. Stanley, then old and infirm; that M. M. Stanley cc ntinued to share the responsibility of caring for the old folks with Mr. and Mrs. Boyd; * and that ?). C. Slnnlev twn ! new deeds covering the property, one I o " to itohort Boyd and wife for the portion of the lands he owned, now claimed by the Boyd family, and the remainder to M. M. Stanley; that I IVi. !W. Stnniey prepared both of the I row deeds and that they conveyed ihe foe siniple estate; that this new ;dee<l of M. Stanley jvot burned up when his house was destroyed some j years aj.?\>, and had never been recorded. At the hearing last Friday the |i?!nintiff, A. IVI. Cox. introduced testimony tending to prove his intention, /.nd lid not conclude his nhowlin(.v, so the c.i c was continued until 1 Oecenilur l; \ when th.^ he.iriii'jf will he resumed. A majority of the defendants do {not raise any question about the <.-w: "i's'iip of M. M. Stanley under : mom the pk;inti!T claims this land; '< , ! ' "c or more of them employed . : s>i ;.nd are contesting the case, j'fi'oir 'i'.Ie of it has not yet appeared | in t;te hearing, but vill doubtless Icome in ditving the December trial* T''"* ii . iir. ony is too vo-uminous 'and complicated to be pu' iiihed in ! full. liMPBiiwiiribNS ! ARE PROMISED I At a recent meeting1 <>'.* the Chamber of Commerce the question of the congested condition at the post ofi l*ice, due to the inadequate quarters, was discussed and the matter was referred to the grievance committee, of which A. W. Barrett is chairman. Mr. Barrett has taken the matter up with t!<o proper authorities, and if/ider date of November 15 is in receipt of a letter from the acting first assistant postmaster general in which it is stated that an investigation of the local condition will be made and such action taken as the facts warrant. The letter to Mr. Barrett follows: "Washington, Nov. 15, 1920.?Mr. A. W. Barrett, Chairman Grievance Committee, Conway Chamber of Commerce, Conway, S. C. "Dear Sir; ? In answer to your letter of the 5th instant, which Hon. Philip H. Stoll referred to me under date of November 8th, relative to the congested conditions in the postoffice at Conway, * and the consequent need for larger quarters, I have to inform you that the matter will be made the subiect of report* upon the receipt of which this Bureau will take such action as the facts ascertained may warrant. "Kespetfullv, s "J. W. .JOHNSON, i "Acting: First Assistant Postmaster General."