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y JHr aiorrp OONWAY. s. 0. Catered at the Post Office at Conw \y IL au aecond class mail matt'-r. g " 1 ' " " H. R. WOODWARD Fvory TV*ir*dav Mominp hy Conway Publishing Co. OBANGE SUBSCRIPTION P1NCE: One Copy, One Year $2.00 One Copy, Six Months, 1.00 One Copy, Three Months. . .60 Payable in Ad>ance r TELEPHONE 21. Hake all Checks or Drafts pavabb iln The Horry Herald, or H. H. Woo?lwvmrd, Conway, S. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 1921. Very little tobacco and much loss cotton would seem to be the best rule for the farmers this year. o The harder the task that we undertake the better we feel when it has been finished. o The more a thing costs us in either labor or money, the more we appreciate it. o Every pleasuie that we have is the "rncnH Inlwiv nn H>i> ?? >! body. o The housing1 problem in this country will grow worse and worse as population keeps increasing. o The law suit that is brought for spite usually results in nothing except expense for the one indulging in it. o The holidays are now over for some "time. There is nothing to do except to get down to work and make hay while the sun shines. o It is impossible to get men to act -in the way that is best for himself and his community. The law is the only thing to master such men. I o Some men ..ue nard to gi\'<* attention to even the most important things. Even after you get their attention it is almost impossible to make them understand. o We are influenced more than we would own by the appearance of things. It is human nature to let the eye control our sensibilities to a eneat extent. k 0 The people will get along with low prices much better than they did with high prices. Wc know many who are always borrowing no matter whether prices are high or prices are low. o The boys and girls are back in school. The trouble with many of them may be that they think their troubles are over as soon as they graduate and get the sheepskins; but really their hard times are just then beginning. o Tom Watson, of Georgia, wants to make liberty and victory bonds legal tender, so that they will pass from hand to hand the same as the paper -currency. He will be smart indeed if he can succeed in doing a stunt like that. o ^ There is nothing in the nature of the government that can be made to run smoothly all the time. Even the best laid plans will go wrong. How then can we expect this country to get back to its normal times without some trouble? o One of the greatest things in any business is a full line of business forms to keep its records straight. These forms save time and money, when thev are nronerlv used. Yet there are some firms who expect to make money without them and often find that they cannot. o Even a judge of probate is not safe from death while driving an automobile when the roads are slick from recent rains. This is proved by tin news item appearing in the daily pa pers last week. It teaches a lesson the old one about going slow and pasy. ? ? "sorts excuses are used as reasons for not, ^paying honest debts even in the bell'^of times. Now the nno w r. m/i.( -fvftfWinnt.i v liojir is; flir hard times. Many At in an who is owing an honest debt who is fu 11 > able to pay it will sUtad up and say that he cannot make payment on account of the hard, times'\ind the difficulty of obtaining a loan. o Common sense would dictate thai tobacco can not bring this year the prices that it brought last year. On< plan to bring higher prices is to re duce the acreage of the leaf. Anothei way is for the farmers, planting less than before, to give better attentior to the cultivaion and curing of th< Jeaves and raising a much bettei grade. o The country is safely passing over the crisis that we all knew was <coming from the effects of the worl< -war. There is yet much trouble t. be faced, but ^*o know that tin process lias begun and is partly ovei and so far the old ship of state ha' been guided safely along. As tin new year comes in we certainly hon< f.Kit. the advert of anotVer yr-v wit find us able 10 .-a;. w':iat w > at saying* now. HOLDING TOO LONG Many farmers who have several crop of cotton still unsold, and are ; et t-b!e to finance still another crop | :-nd 1 old it, arc proof sufficient Vat there is money to be had in fa-ivirfv, and that- land is worth rnietking yet. That there are plenty ot such farmers can be found ut by any one who will make an investigation. The farmers who could have sold this stored cotton during the time of thp war at forty cents a pound, it' they had not been too greedy and want to wait for fifty cents, will now be obliged to hold the cotton still, as at the present time it would not bring: half as much as they couUi rlWYO' Jiad for it when the price was high* If the price still remains low when the 1921 crop is produced and leady for sale, they will still have to hold or sell at a sacrifice. Taking everything into consideration we arc convinced that people sometimes go too far with the holding proposition when they are able to do it. They hcjyin to hold the cotton, for instance, and no matter how the price may soar, it, never gets high enough to suit them and the result is that they hold too long. Think of the numbers of farmers who have about thi*ee crops on hand! They could have sold at forty cents and did not do it! Things will turn out that way very often in human experience, but there is nothing to do but. to take the medicine when it is the desire to get too much that brings about the misfortune. The Herald hopes that the fanners of this county who are holding their cotton will be able to fiifance their business with money until their cotton will bring them a fair t ni iw that thev will \J I IVC. I 4 V? V V?>< rot be too anxious to pot more than tlio cotton is worth, and when it is the right time to dispose of tlv cotton. then let it go while the g-oing is good. o The best business men we have in this sta'e have studied the statistics available on the quantity of cotton no won hand in this country, also the amounts reasonably necessary to supply the needs of the world and some to spare; and the concensus of opinion is that the acreage the coming season should be cut to a great extent in order to assure to the | growers a living price for what I they produce. j o The people of the section within the proposed new county have thought hard of the way things have gone about the location of national highways and the spending of the road money. In order to get relief, as they think, they will cut off a new county and thus be able to do as they please. Their remedy is not the best, in our opinion, and they will find this out at great expense to themselves; and after a new county has been formed it will be next to impossible to get it unformed. o * ? * i Wo have always thought thai tne drinking men would get peoved from the use of too much strong drink, and thus cause domestic trouble, but according1 to the record in one divorce case we were reading the ether day, the man got mad because he could not get any liquo,* and became so disagreeable that his wife took him into the divorce court-; at once. o HOT ON THE TRAIL. There was a story going the rounds here the first of the week that an officer had located three quarts of moonshine liquor in a man's place of business; that the officer went in and demanded the whiskey, which was refused, and that lie then broke the desk in which the liquor was kept and tooks it away. No names could be obtained for publication. As this was following the theft of whiskey from the town hall, many believe that it was the same whiskey that had been stolen, but this could not be confirmed. This being the case, it shows that the officers do not mean to be outdone in holding the contraband stuff that they found and seized, and it means that they will not give up their duties until th<jy have repos sessed the liquor and destroyed 11, as the law provides. o About tho biggest thief in the country is the man who you find going about always claiming that he is 1 straight. The workman who is usually worth the least is the one who is i always claiming that he knows it all 1 and that he has no equal. The man who is always goinp; around bragging , about his wife will he found to have I a wife, in fact, who he does not even respect. Usually it is the poorest man in any community who is always ' bracing about what he has. The ? man who is always telling about the ' many things ho has done for his ' neighbors and mankind in general is the man who has actually done the ' least in his whole life for his fellow' man. This teaches a lesson. Those who arc worth something do not need to tell about it. The public knows it aiveady. o ' The enforcement of the law in 5 lar^c cities has been lax. and this is ? the causa of .tho crime wave a" much as anyCYnu: could ho the cause, r in Nov: York City they have wakoc! * up to the fa^t that tho law mus1. 1 ho enforced or the cut-throats and - thug's would tako everything to r themselves and be done with it. They have trained new men for police positions, taken hundreds out ? ??f soft places and put them where * i they w?)l have to he on duty to proI tort the public, and are lequitinp > ri oat or hours ol' the entire force. A? 5 a result the crime wave is rapidly c| fccedi?"?nr in the city. As i- is in ? New Y'**.o it will ho in every J eorror or th" c.untry. Ti e mo c s strict tho laws arc e:-forced, a ul \ tho moie trre * t'.eiv du y i.iv the * c~ t:^ k.\v, the kss will be j,he criiv.es c< um.ittcd. There is no public utility that can be used for the equal benefit of all the people, though designed for that purpose and claimed to be such, j There is no public benefit derived I from the common source of taxation i as to benefit each individual the same. There will be a great difference in the amount of advantage derived by even two neighbors in the same township, but who can help it? There is nothing perfect in this world, and never will be. o We have heard of the farmer who will attend a cotton reduction meeting and agree to reduce his acreage; then <ro home anvl determine, to, pliant! more than ever on the ground, tbatjl as he believes, he will be the only man to fly the track and break -his pledge; all with the view of getting rich himself while all the others arc left cut in the cold. In the Fall he found that others had failed to keep their word and had planted more tlrin ever also, and the lesult to him was as it always has been. o I'aint has two purposes to fulfill in the service of man. It preserves the surface to which it is applied and at the same time makes the object more pleasing to the eye. There should never be any such thing as not being able to paint. Paint always more than pays for itself, and if a man has any buildings at all that are not already rotted down, it will pay him to paint them. GONWAY NEEDS BAPTIST ACADEMY Contest Still on Among the Points Competing for this School BENEFITS ARISING VARIOUS AND MANY Will Advance Cans** nf ^ N/A 4JUUVCV" tion and Bring Increase of Business. The location of the Baptist Academy is not yet determined. The contest is still on among the places offering inducements, to-wit: Conway, Aynor, Wannamaker and Loris; and at last accounts the town of Mullins had decided to put in a bid for this school and we understand that it is now actively competing. As we understand it, the Conway Chamber of Commerce, as well as committees of citizens and others, are soliciting subscriptions for the benefit of the school and each subscription secured will do just that much towards obtaining the school for Conway. It is to be feared that many of our business men and citizens of the town will fail to realize the importance of securing the location of the school here. They may be slow in seeing the benefits that will follow for the community. One great thing is the advantage in education that it will mean. It will place in our midst an instiution of learning which will be the equal of any. The schools here are unduly crowded and everybody knows it. There aro manv I teachers employed, and at high salaries, and still there are not enough teachers to take charge of the large number of students who wish to increase their education. The schools we have could be overcrowded still more if efforts were made to obtain,students. How important it is that we should try to obtain this school where children would want to live and he taught? There are other points beside education, but perhaps not so important. The location of the school here will increase the business of every merchant and professional man, as it will bring here from three to five hundred students and numbers of teachers, and they will all patronize the business houses and professional men of Conway. It will also raise the estimation of Conway in the minds of outside people. The location of the school here may result in bringing industries that we have never had here before. It will certainly bring people and increase the population. In view of those?things and many others that might be mentioned, every man should do all that he can to induce the school to come here. ; PROGRAM LOWER PEE DEE U'1I3N The following is the program for the Lower Pee Dee Union which convenes with Gethsemine Baptist church Friday and Saturday before the fifth Sunday in January: Friday 10 a. m., introductory sermon by Rev. M. \V. Gordon. 11:30, Business of the Union. 12:00 noon, Querry No. 1?What are some of the benefits already derived from the $75,000,000 campaign? By Rev. M. AV. Gordon. 1:00 p. m., lunch served on the PT0111U1?_ 2:00 p. 111., Querry No. 2.?How to tfot our pastors to attend the Unions 1 and Associations. By W. A. Spivey. Query No. 3.?What should be our i attitude towards new converts? By i II. B. Holmes. Saturday 10:00 a. m., Devotional Exercises. 11:00 a. ni., Sermon by Rev. L. F. ; Westberry. 12:00 Noon, Query No. 4.?Layman's part in helping advance the i Kingdom of God. By Rev. L. P. ' Westberry. i Query No. 5.?What I would do if 1 wore a pastor. By Pr. ,1. ?. Puseni bury. I, Sunday 10:00 a. m., Mass Meeting. 11:00 a. Sermon by Rev. J. H. , i; 13 2t W. J. WALLER, Clerk. ffli V. F. PLATT CHANGES CORPORATION j < Successful Business. Concern Now Carries Name of Proprietor. Mr. Vivian F. Piatt recently chang;ed the name of his company from the i Norton Drug Company, as it was originally chartered, to Piatt's Pharmacy. At the head of this business isomd years ago was Dr. J. A. Norton, who succeeded his father, Dr. E. Norton, therein. Several years ago Mr. Piatt graduated in Charleston and came to Conway to take the position ! as manager of the Norton Drug Com| pany. He managed the business so carefully and in such a good business way that it made money for its stockholders and resulted in a great convenience to its customers. In the j course of time Mr. Piatt has been able to buy out the stockholders to a great extent, and owing to this he has ! changed its name. The business now I occupies the handsome building on j Main street, which was erected for the accommodation of the corporation several years ago by Garren & Vcreen. In the last year or two many costly improvements have been made on the inside, among them the purchase of a modern soda fountain and the installation of costly wall cases and mahogany fixtures. THE CIVIC LEACl-E GIVES RECEPTION Last Monday evening, January 10, was one that will long be remembered by many citizens of the town. The Chamber ot Commerce at it^ [last meeting* received an invitation from th-e Conway Civic League to come to an informal reception at the Town Hall Monday night, and bring their wives. They accepted en masse and over a hundred people gathered at this beautiful old historic building for the occasion. TJie following u.\ joyable program, arranged by a special committee of which Mrs. A. W. Barrett acted as chairman, was given : The conversation and laughter was first silenced by a beautiful selection from the Conway Band. . Then the President of the Civic League, Mrs. W. A. Freeman, acting as hostess, gave a graceful welcome which was responded to by Mr. M. A. Wright. Another band selection followed and Mayor Magrath held the attention of all with a short applicable address. jThe high school girls, with their music teacher, Miss Laura Jenkins, at the piano, gave a beautiful song which was followed with a reading by Mrs. E. J. Sherwood, "Ma?se chan." Mrs. Bennie Sessions gave an instrumental solo, and then Dr. J. S. Dusenbury rea<l "Christmas in the Quarters." The program was closed with a Band selection. Delightful sandwiches, contributed by the ladies of the Civic League, and hot coffee were then served, and an hour or two of general, social cor 1 crsation was -enjoyed. This affair not only brought to those | present the pleasure of hearing the i local artists, Mrs. Sherwood and Dr. ! Dusenbury, but the community i was surprised and delighted with the : I'irrKrrrca tlu> KnrwJ li 'J u m'wln an/I 1 were pleased to know that a real so- 1 cial affair, entirely devoid of business cares, can be beneficial as well ' as enjoyable. The refreshments, always a most important item, were arranged and i taken charge of by the entertain- ' ment committee, of which Mrs. H. . W. Ambrose is chairman, assisted by j Mesdames F. A. Burroughs, M. G. Andersen, and W. A. Ficeman. furnTturTstorF in new PLAGE A. M. Sutherland Now Occupies Own Building Near Conway National. The Sutherland Furniture Company is now occupying its own building which was purchased from Mr. J. W. Taylor by Mr. A. M. Sutherland about one year ago. This is the building which was formerly occupied by The Woodward Millinery Store, now doing business in the Herald building. In order to accommodate the large and various stock of furniture and house furnishings carried by the Sutherland Furniture Company, some material alterations have been made I mi t.hn insiflo nf Ihr- hniWlmtr It is; ;i part of the Bank of Horry building which was purchased J>y J. W. Taylor from the Rank of Horry last year. Mr. Taylor sold to Mr. Sutherland to a line opposite the north wall of the staircase which runs up in the center of the structure. The hall was larger than was needed for a staircase, as this passage ran all the way through vhe building and was used for passing to the rear. Now that the building is owned by two differene proprietors most of ths hall has been turned into tne new furniture store and Mr. Sutherland has a larger floor space for the accommodation of his growing business. o MEETING POSTPONED. The Inland Waterway meeting that was scheduled to be held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms, in the city hall Friday, January 14th, has been postponed until Friday, January 21, as a result of the request of the Wilmington delegation, who were among those invited to attend this meeting. The extension will give ! more time to get things lined up, and i the Chamber of Commerce hopes to hav* several representatives here 1 from oI'mm till town to take part in this- meeting. ???? PULL TOGETHER FOR GREAT TOWN One of the most important things for Conway and the county in general is the monthly meetings of the Conway Chamber of Commerce. They meet regularly on the first Monday night in each month of the year. At these meetings they take up always some important new movement that is intended for the advancement and progress of our town, and whateyer make^jfor progress and improvement in Conway will aid and benefit the people of the, country. For tnq reasons above stated we would be glad for the leading citizens of the county to become interOpening An IN THE NEAR New Cc WILL OPEN T< AT CO AT THE COR! STREET and T! The most up-to-dat restaurant ever bef with private dining private parties. Qu/c^ Service "GOOD i MY STOCK Into the building occupi< last year. I am in a posi and sell goods at a close before. I cordially invite my cus let me show them; and my customers to come to | ! Announ We wish to announce i the building next door t CN A 1 I Amr\Qnir o nH n vn n/\iA r 1 v vuipuiijr, auu ait uuvv i Pharmacy, on Main stre We have a nice lin< goods, and will be glad give you bargain prices. a , ii i r. <> m. p ;hi v Visit'our store?we , ii;" "T ' ; 1 i WOODWARD'S IV Conwa % U.I iivvw .a mi wr- 1 estcd in the work of the Chamber of" Commerce and submit their suggestions for improvement from time to time. Such matters as public streets, public wells, street paving and road building, and even side walk improve- . ments and a thousand other things whicjh might be done here in the town for the benefit of our visitors from the country every day, are all important things for all of us, not only in the town,, but in the country. In this world we usually obtain the things that we want and work for. If all of us become interested these things will result. There is no betIter way to accomplish these things than through the Chamber of Commerce. o ' Advocates of the new county ought * I to figure on the cost before voting the new county in. \ nouncement FUTURE THE York ife r i <? V r-i r-N w t ?-v ? v J 1HL PUBLIC NWAY NER OF MAIN HIRD AVENUE e and best equipped ore in this county, room for ladies and i Polite Attention EA TS" \ I OF GOODS *cd by A. C. Thompson tion to give better service r profit than,I ever have \ tomers to call on me and those who have not been see me. urs very truly, IROUGHS I I cement! t that we have moved from o the Conway Hardware ocated next door to Piatt's et. 0 of Millinery and Dress to supply your wants, and ' ! > ' ' t welcome you. ' j V.K' <l! ' r / 1ILLINERY STORE ? iy, S. C. ( . } . _r_. _ > I