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ft i \ y * V f) J VOLUMEXXXV. INULND WATERWAY TAKES IN CONWAY Other Improvements ?f Great Importance Stressed at Meeting j SUPPER IS SERVED BY CIVIC LEAGUE Speeches by Engineers and 1 Leading Business Men on the Improvements. t , Through the efforts of the Conway ; Chamber of Commerce officials of| the government engineering office at ( Charleston and Georgetown visited ' the town on Thursday, December 9, as part of a trip of examination of the Waccamaw river. Members of the Sarty were Major G. R. Young, Capt. . C. Temple and W. O. Whitescarver, representing the District En- 1 gineering office, under which river development for this section is carried out. The party traveled on the government launch Dawhoo, making the trip from Charleston by way of Georgetown and by the Waccamaw river in a leisurely stylo in order to afford the opportunity for proper examination. In pnmnlimftnt in vicifincr rui jgineers the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday evening tendered an informal dinner in its handsome new hall. The dinner was prepared and served by the Conway Civic League and fully sustained the reputation of . Jf that organization for satisfying* menues and attractive service. Fortytwo members of the Chamber were present. At the conclusion of dinner and after cigars had been passed, the secretary of the Chamber of Com- 1 m Jrce, who acted as toast master for the occasion, presented Mayor L. D. ' Magrath, who extended a very warm greeting to the visitors. Mayor Magrath made a very happy little talk, in which he pointed out the recent growth and development of the towi} ' and its keen interest ip the development of the river, which, he stated, was a matter of vital importance, not 1 merely to the town, but to the entire coastal section of the state. Replying briefly to the welcome extended by the mayor, Major Young, a YVestpointer of impressive height, appearance and manner, thanked the Chamber of Commerce for the welcome extended, and expressed a warm 1 interest in any project looking to the r -J i ? i- _/ x. ? ucvciuiiiiiviu ui river naii.spurcuuoii. Major Young was, of course, noncommittal as to the government's policy in reference to the river, and stated that the purpose of the visit of the engineers was to gather, instead of impart, information. He did indicate, however, that he considered the removal of a rock shoal, some 350 feet in length, one-half mile below Conway, a matter worthy of the government's attention, in view of the fact that its presence in the river made the river available only for crafts drawing nine feet of water, whereas, with the shoal removed, there would be a twelve-foot channel from Conway to Georgetown. The Jda^or pledged th$ attention of his offiee to any data which might be presented, with reference to the development of the river from Conway to Georgetown or from Conway to some point in North Carolina. W. O. Whitescarver, Who is very pleasantly remembered by many Conway citizens as a former resident of j Georgetown, made a brief statement in wnich he showed thorough familiarity with the local situation as a result of several previous visits he has made to this section. Mr. Whitescarver advanced the suggestion that the town should make its request on congress more specific than has been the case heretofore. He stated that a mere general statement that the development of the river was important to this section wou'.d not secure congressional action so quickly as a detailed presentation of the need of the situation, supported by data showing the development, which further improvement in the. river both north and south of the to*'n would accomplish. Capt. Tamplet was p: ysent and ex lenaeu nis maims ior tne welcome accorded the party and expressed his interest in the matter under consideration. Acting on Major Young's sugges- ; tion that he would like to have ex-j pressions from citizens of the town as Only Sccen More Shopping Days Before Christmas Buy Early Avoid the Rush i 1 i * Wkt REFEREE DECIDES ON UNO CASE W. L. Bryan, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, appointed as special referee in the case of Mrs. [Catherine Kirton and others, plain-1 tiffs vs. A. C. Floyd and others, as defendants; rendered his decision on the several contentions raised by! the pleadings in this case, and which has been pending; in the court of common pleas for more hVl ti n ci irAo?? n vikMit u jvui aim a /iittil* The decision finds the shares to which the different parties are entitled in the*- land, also the current money accumulated since the death of the late K: M. Floyd Sr., and fixes the amount of attorney's fees. The days of Wist week were so dark and cloudy that many ^vere looking' for snow or sleet. Rev. B. G. Murphy, former pastor and family left here the latter part of last week for their new home at Clio, S. C., the new work of Mr. Murphy. The new pastor of the Conway church, the Rev. J. C. Atkinson, arrived last week to take charge of the pastorate here. to what was really sought and needed, the toast master called on Col. I). A. Spivey, who made a fine statement of his vision of river development. Col. Spivey spoke enthusiastically of the intra-coastal waterway, which has been largely completed from Now York to Florida. As is well known, one of the few remaining undredged sections of the intra-coastal waterway is from Cape Fear river to Winyah Day by way of Conway. This project some years ago received favorable reports from the army engineers, but congressional action was not taken. y* ? ? ?... ^oi. spivey thought that the development of the Waccanjjaw river as a purely local project would be worthy of the government's attention, but that in view of its relation to the the intra-coastal waterway, the completion of the Cape Fear-Winyah Bay project was imperative. He stressed the thought that this development would have a tremendous commercial importance, and would also be an asset in .the naval defense of the country, if an invasion should be attempted by any foreign power. H. W. Ambrose, secretary and treasurer of the Conway Lumber Co., urged the removal of the shoal of rock just below Conway. Mr. Ambrose stated that at one time his company had under consideration the purchase and use of sea-going craft in shipment of its product, but this had been found impracticable because of the presence of the rock shoal below Conway. With its removal and a twelve-foot channel made available thereby, the company would be in a position to institute the use of seagoing craft. A very clear statement of the importance to the entire section of the twelve-foot channel to Georgetown and a four-foot channel from Conway to Star Bluff, was made by Paul Quattlebaum. He brought out the fact tWkt the town receives the bener:t. - .r i 1 * lit ui ruuucca ireignt races because of the river competition with the) railroad, and that if this completion was made more of an actuality than a threat, still further concessions in the matter of rates might be secured. With a twelve-foot channel < to Georgetown, the town of Conway would be in considerable better position to meet the embargoes which are sometimes imposed by the railroad in times of unusual stress, Mr. Quattlebaum stated. Due to his familiarity with the section of country traversed by the upper river, Mr. Quattlebaum made several significant statements as to the advantages of development of that section of the river. The soil is unusually fertile, he stated; its remoteness from a railroad and its present inability to use the water transportation had necessarily meant that the farmers of the section had curtailed production. With a fourfoot channel to Star Bluff, he predicted that this section of the state would undergo tremendous ?ievelopment, since it would be in a position to sell its products in local markets. This can be accomplished, he thought, by a comparatively small expenditure and' the investment of government funds would toe wisely made. Capt. Donald Dusenbury, who has had a wide experience in dredging, and who was in charge of the work nn i ho nnnni* \?rlion fViof nr/M'lr V. v*|#|#va * ? ? VI TT1IV/II VII 4 V ?WM I\ was being done, supported Mr. Quattlebaum's position that a furtner development of the river in that direction would mean a targe commercial development of the territory. Iiev. J. C. Atkinson, the Methodist minister recently assigned to Conway by the South Carolina conference at its Georgetown session, was introduced and spoke very enthusiastically of the historical lore which is wrapped up in the coastal section of South Carolina. Mr. Atkinson expressed strong interest in the matter under consideration and predicted that the government would be impressed with the necessity of developing this territory by further improvements in the river. t Wimx OONWAY. S P., THUBSDAY, ^jj| 1 TV/IY papa worKs ^an<^', "HTHEY smile to i 1 They nod t< dft And ever M&A, ?.T wears cue 48L *n ^e *anc* O wonderful 1< ^Wu KmirMfc ^ wonderfu \KM?Sk g^Sr *n my co Jg^X I dream < Of the forest ( J^kJJifcx^ TV /!Y mama says i?l ^ the larid 1 $!L *s *h< *#?\ \ Where at ni \ \ That undernea w \n^ The flowers hi.- A\ ^ There sn\ '"V From the They wait for SO, when 1 Kneel for the night's I thinK of the Christmas land, I say a prayer 1 For my papa there In the forest green and gran< And another prayer I whisper 1 While 1 Knmtl nn KanWoW W That tke 'Lord will Keep The flowers^ that sleep In the land of Christmas trees. Copyright ATTRACTION WILL BRIN6BIG CROWD When Oyapela and Company is Presented by Lyceum on December 27th LETTER IS SENT TO SCHOOL TEACHERS Those Who Attend This Show Will Get First Hand Impression of Indian Life. Indications are that when Oyapela and company present their musical attraction at the Pastime Theatre on Monday evening, December 27, the hall will be crowded to its capacity. Public interest in the performance of T?-i * ... uic iiiuiitn rnncess, wno neads this company, and her accomplished as- > sociates on the program, is very keen and several hundred people will take advantage of the opportunity to hear these talented musicians. The performance will begin at 8 o'clock. As a result of a special invitation extended by the Conway Chamber of Commerce, under whose auspices the entertainment is given, it is believed that many teachers and pupils of the county schools will be present to get first hand impressions of Indian life and customs through Princess Oyapela's interpretations. Her presentation of Longfellow's "Wooing of Hiawatha" will doubtless prove very interesting to students of the public schools. The following letter has been mailed to all teachers of the county: "On Monday evening, December 27, ^it S o'clock, there will be a lyceum -?* -1 " * avbi av.i(iv'li Wi llllUSliill lUCl'lt UlHl III" terest to teachers and pupils of the county. *This will be given in the Pastime Theatre at Conway, when Princess Oyapela and Company render their program of songs and readings. Princess Oyapela (which means "Singing Water") is a niece of the Chief of the Creek' Indians and is herself a full-blooded representative of that race. Her program consists in part of a rendition of native Indian songs. Her interpretation of Longfellow's immortal Hiawatha is said to be unusually fascinating. To teachers and pupils, who meet the Indian from day to day on the printed k If ? PECEMBER 16, 1920. tn a lumber comp"^^ ^<^.... of Christmas trees, vrote to me, * - ~-=c. JwwJS^ >u could see *? mas trees as these so cold, !n tfie swamp so damp, edars green and great, > pines so high /?*Sr ' touch the sKy, ilochs slim and straight^ JMhO the moon, they sing to the star* > the passing breeze, y bough unonds now, i of Christmas trees.** and in the north woods far, l, beautiful land I t so white \t night ?reen and grand. * ' that the snow that lies where the great trees groW a spread ttle bed ghit to sleep I go{ th with tight-shut eyes are slumbering? ^ ig ahd warm j.^ winter storm f ^ the ce.ll of spring. ^ ;ame n\ t 'j L^TB ^ j POPULAR STORE ENLARGES FLOOR w ? > w W W Double the Floor Space to Be Occupied by J. M. Marlow, Dry Goods Dealer. Repair work and inside changes were commenced last week in one of the stores of H. L. Buck, immediately next door to the dry goods establishment of J. M. Marlow. This building was occupied until recently by F. E. Stanley & Co., until this firm moved into one of the buildings of A. C. Thompson, on Lauiel street. The repair work at this place takes in the alteration of the partition wall for some distance in the rear and for about the same distance in the front, taking the wall out at those places and making the two stores into one. Both of these buildings will be occupied by the J. M. Marlow Dry Goods esablishment as soon as,these changes and repairs arc fully completed. This will make double the floor space that this firm has had and it will be as much crowded as ever, as the stock has been rapidly increasing and the business of the store constantly increasing. This firm is located in one of the best business sections of the town. o Milton Pitman, the machinist at the Conway Iron Works, while driving to Georgetown last Sunday with his wife, struck the end of a log that was lying in the rut, causing his car to skid suddenly and striking against a stump at the side of the road. The car was wrecked and Mr. and Mrs. Pitman did not get back home until Tuesday evening. o?? The Conway Band serenaded the liowlv elected mnvnr mi?/1 .il/lni???/ v ...WJ w. uiavi (UVUI 1(11 II Tuesday night. Speeches were made in response, and a number of checks wore donated to the band. pages of history, her program will he a welcome opportunity to explore the charming field of Indian custom and tradition. "The admission fee for this entertainment will be 50c for children and 75 cents for adults. "We are calling this attraction to your attention for the reason that we feel sure you will welcome the opportunity to further acquaint yourself with Indian life and that many of the pupils will doubtless be inter-1 ested in learning mom about this in- j teresting race." I 'IB ? , c < ralil, ?? = LOCATION IS OBJECTED TO Mr. J. P. Nixon one of tho indus- I trious farmers living on the roa ; between the new bridge and \\ am pee, is seriously opposed to the change in location of the public road where it passes through his premises. According to Mr. Nixon, the Engineers decided to change the 1 location of the road from where k used to go to higher land of Mr. Nixon's and lie says that this new location will turn surface water \ ? on his land and destroy the value of a small pioce of land that he intended to clear up and cultivate. Mr. Nixon has had up thishrahrdo Mr. Nixon has taken up this matter with the members of the County Lfosrrd, but i.o tai- th y have no. uwu?u on u. ne nas uecn advised tmake out his claim for darnav.c:i arH file vith tb?s County Board a.provided by law. In such cases where land is taken for a public road the remedy provided by law is the filing of a claim with the C u ily Boaid and if the claimant is not satisfied with the decision of the Board as"o the amount, he has the right to apply to the Court of Common Pleas and a jury is summoned and the matter tried like any other case, and the ;!urv finds what rmount the man should have for his land. TEACHERS HAVE GREAT MEETING Thr. Horry County teachers met in i!iu Court Hou^e at 11 o'clock 01 Saturday, December 11th, for the puipo.e oi reorganising* and formulating plans for the present school year. Jn the absence of the Presi lent the meeting was pusided over b.> Sunt. i\1. .J. Liullock. The fiwl nunv her on the program was a discussion ,,r ;ii;?n>..w.vr k, i c ia. v/i iai i wv:i civ. kj i i\ my 1 jl. u O. a" sen bur jf. Ho stressed the appaling ignorance in sections of the stale and the need for definite work to improve the masses. Mrs. M. J. Bullock told of her plans for organizing a clask in Conway and of her willingness to aid in the formation of classes elsewhere in the county. The Association diss used the advisability of having a County Field Day and School Fair in the spring and unanimously decided in favor of it. A committee, consisting of Miss Essie Derham, Prin. Green Sea School, Geo. W. Jones, Principal of Sweet Home, Sunt. B. D. Alexander, of Burroughs School, G. Hart, Principal of Loris, Miss Eunice DuBose, Principal of Floyds, Miss Besrie Jackson. Principal of Aynor, Mrs Frances Cooper, of Socastee, Miss Zuliene Carter of Little River, and Mrs. M. J. Bullock, Principal of the Training School, was appointed by the chair. This committee will formulate plans to be laid before the Association at an early meeting. It is hoped to make a success of this Fair as none has been held in the county for two years owing to the flu and the shortage of teachers. Supt. Bullock explained the Rural Graded Aid, blanks for which have been sent to the teachers. These blanks, properly filled are to be returned to the office of the Suprintendent of Education by Monday, the 13th and forwarded to the State Superintendent in application for aid. A committee was appointed for the purpose of nominating officers for the present year. Upon the report of this committee, the following were elected: President, M. J. Bullock. Vice Presidents. Miss Essie Derham, Mr. W. Hal King. Sppivfflvv Micc T Treasurer, Miss Nell Atkinson. Chairman of the Executive Committee, Mrs. M. J. Bullock. The next meeting of the Association will be hold on the 8th of January. ThH will be a joint meeting with the Trustees' Association. Sunt. Swearingen will he hero and the tonchors and trustees will havo the nloasvp'e of p confcenco ***?th him. Tt is honed that every teacher and trustee in the county will attend the mooting. Mr. W. A. Prince, newly eloctorl momhor or tho Gono'tvl As'emhiv disbursed some of the educational foptuvo'5 n,nt vill com-e un at tho r?oxt meeting of our locri lative body. o OfHIUf Aft PIVO Ol HAnn dUnnAD OA 15 dLUHir ! WILL PROVEBENEFIGIAl Nothing Healthier Than the Condition Now Experienced, He Tells Audience. New York. - - The existing* sluir.p in business is only the natural trans- ( ition of industries returning to a nor-! mnl hnsU from the speedinjr up of production made necessary by the I NO. 35. CONWAY ELECTION DECIDES CONTEST Mayor L. D. Magrath Defeats H. P. Little?Old Adntinistration Reelected CENTER OF INTEREST FOR SEVERAL WEEKS One Lady Was Proposed as Town Warden?Taken Off Later. The center of interest in Conway t'o:* t'ro past seve *al weeks has been t".c annual town election. More than tlie ordinary amount of interest was manifested. It was a contest between the old administration, running* in a body for reelection, and the other candidate for Intendcnt. Mr. II. P. Little, and a few new wardens. Still there were no well cut lines drawn as to involved of very much importance, as the diffei ences seemed to exist over trivial matters that do not vitally concern thr? mimioit-ko.l * ? vi wi iiiiit:in. Among' the voters this time a number of women appeared being some of those recently registered since the passage of the woman suffrage amendment. At first when the ticket was made up for the printer, there appeared the name of a lady voter as a candidate for alderman. This turned out to have been done without <hc consent or approval of the la .v herself, and at her request the name was taken off. The ticket as it stood at last was as follovs: For Mayor: (Vote for one.) L. 1). MAG RATH ? H. P. LITTLE For Aldermen: (Vote for six.) M. G. ANDERSEN D. M. BURROUGHS H. G. CUSHMAN J. L. DOZ1ER W. A. FREEMAN W.* B. KING t S. P. HAWES J. T. Ml SHOE W. H. W1NBORN ' At the bottom of the ticket there appeared several blank lines on which the voters could write the names of any other candidates they chose for wardens. The results of the election was as follows: For Mayor: L. D. Mngrath 197 H. P. Little 154 For Alderman: J. T. Mishoe 301 S. P. Hawes 263 D. M. Burroughs 255 W. H. Winborne 254 W. A. Freeman 234 M. G. Anderson 227 J. L. Dozier 167 W. B. King 15*> H. G. Cushman 157 This was the first election since the advent of woman suffrage, and 130 women voted in this contest. war, declared Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in an address here recently at the annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society. "I want to en nil lwmvl Vn>w? ? o?;*l _ W.. vvv* va ttVA Mr. Schwab, "as saying nothing could, be healthier for American business than the very condition through which we are noW passing. The severer the storm now, the quicker it will be over and the sooner we can emerge into clear weather and shape our course upon the sea of prosperity." Commenting upon the status of unemployed laborers, Mr. Schwab stated that "the great need of the world today is to work hard and save." This, he said, applies to men of means as well as working men. The man who fails to work was characterized as a "slacker who deserves no place among honorable men." ? o Arnold Bell was here from Bayboro last week. o Good letter heads and other job work at the Herald office. ? o Give the* city water a trial. It is artesian water and will do you pood. Do Your Shopping Larly and Avoid Ihe Rash Patronize the merchants who advertise in the Herald, because they are live wires and can give you a laiger selection and better prices.