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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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^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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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. ^
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POPULAR STORE
ENLARGES FLOOR
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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.
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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.
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The Conway Band serenaded the
liowlv elected mnvnr mi?/1 .il/lni???/
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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."
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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.
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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
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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 *
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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
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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."
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Arnold Bell was here from Bayboro
last week.
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Good letter heads and other job
work at the Herald office.
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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.