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THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1921.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
Strangers risking" Conway will
look first at our churches, school
Jiouses, and court houses, and look
over the local paper. They wish to
know what kind of a people we are.
What are our policies and aspirations?
Are wo a cultivated and
beauty loving people or do we belong1 ,
to the slip-shod hasard-ascvyou please
sort, not caring for anything except
plenty to eat and a few clothes to
wear? They look at the things we
have mentioned and from them they
form a fair idea. You know this is
so.
It may appear that we have a number
of churches and some of rather
large size; that we have a largo school ,
houso and perhaps a number of '
smaller ones and there is found a
great court house, very costly and
set in the midst of a costly piece of
ground. These may all be here and
yet fail to give the impression that
they ought because of the very simple
reason that they are not properly j
and nicely kept. True the inside of \
the buildings may not evon be seen; .
ideally it is the outside that we are j
thinking of?the grounds in which 1
these important institutions are set.
Are the grounds laid out and tended ,
of the beautiful, the nicety of our in- ,
in swell a manner as to show our love ]
most sentiments when such things ,
are the subject of our thoughts ? It
m true that we have here all of the ,
costly building r.nd valuable public
lots that any community of this size j
should wish for, but there has been ,
a woeful neglect of the grounds them- j
selves, where our valuable public prop- \
erty is kept. Wo have been too .
sieves wiip^o. our vaiuaoie public prostingy
or too lazy to attend to this j
detail. Is it a small detail? It isn't j
in the matter of cost perhaps as com- 1
pared to vrhat the building and land (
-itself cost. But it is among the most
important things to be done if we
"would give to the outside world an
impression of what we really are
and hope for.
We have done a great deal, both
individually and through our organ- ,
izations along- this line; but it ap- .
pears that we have not done enough. ^
We are too slow, ,
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WHY NOT ADMIRE. '
Why not admire our own towri^ be
yond any other place on earth : Many
of us were born here, we have lived
our lives here, and all of us are living
here now. Then why should we fail
in any particular to give our home
town the first place in our admiration
of a suitable place to live?
Too often there is shown a disposition
on the part of some to believe
that all of the advantages lie somewhere
else and not at our home. Thos ?
are some advantages anywhere we
may go. There is a disadvantage in
life itself, because it is not a perfect
existence, no matter how much we
work and study to improve it and no
matter where we may go to live. It
is a great mistake to imagine that
all of the good is somewhere e'se and
not at our own doors. Many men and
women have found this out to their
/ sorrow and loss, many and many a
time. Moving about from place to
place and losing valuable time and
wasting their substance, has taken i
up the greater part of the lives of]
some of the people, and they are hunting
fortunes at the foot of the rainbow
yet. They will never find it.
They could have succeeded by slaying
in one place and sticking to some useful
work or calling.
As far as we are concerned we believe
in boosting our home town. It
is the place where we live. In our
dreams it is greater than any city or.
the face of the globe. The largest
city in the United States, no matter
"how high its skyscrapers, no matter
how much business it may do, nor
how many smart men and corporations
arc here; our little town is far
ahead if it; the business done here is
far better than there in our estimation;
the men who live and spend
their time in our service here are far
ahead of any in the world to us. It
is our home town. No place on earth
deserves more honor. There is no
greater pleasure to be found than in
doing every little thing that is possible
for the good and upbuilding: Of
this place and the people who live in
it.
This kind of spirit is what we need
- in every citizen in order to make
t the town grow and become larger in
every respect. Such a spirit will increase
its business, erect for it new
buildings, bring it more population,
give us new and modern improvements
that we did not enjoy before,
;:?ul ju the coi:v;;e of ti: e we will
^xeap the benefits of our labors.
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Some of the rtuff we hear at this
time about high taxes, hare1 time*
generally, and the impossibility of
borrowing any money, appears to be
the result of hysteria, and not the
product of reason and hard thinking.
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Formers are evidently discouraged'
over vhe price of cotton and tobacco.'
This will result this year in cutting
the acreage perhaps one-third. This
in turn will bring high prices for
what they dtf. raise. Things are in
better shape than they would appear.
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The greatest thing to do in the
fight for prohibition is to arouse a
public sentiment against the use of
intoxicants. Make both men and
women realize that it is bad form
to use intoxicants, and then the enforcement
of the law will be an easy
matter. , {
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In this time of low priced cotton
arid predictions of low prices for tobacco,
it is a blessing to know that
we havo plenty of hog and hominy
on hand. Wo know that the great
majority of the farmers of Horry
county have plenty of these.
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We have talked with a number of
farmers of this county about the outlook
for this year as to the usual
money crops of cotton and tobacco.
They all say they will reduce their
acreage greatly, possibly plant no cotton
or tobacco; but they will endeavor
to raise plenty of supplies for home
use. This is a good idea.
Violations of the prohibition law
seems to multiply, while the country
is supposed to be getting hone dry.
The drier the bone the greater the
number of violations of the lav/.
Plans must be wel! laid and big sums
oi money provided or else the enforcement
of the law may become a
farce and in the end more harm than
good may result in the cause of prohibition.
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PLANS ARE LAID
FOR WATERWAY
(Continued from png*? on?)
in government positions and committees
impressed with the actual figures
showing the importance of appropriating
money to carry out the enterprise.
All should ?:et together and
find out what each town has done,
continue to hold meetings and exchange
ideas, and all of the town9
benefitted by this work should cooperate.
Mr. H. P. Shuford, of Georgetown,
*aid that he had been hore about ten
/ears ago in a game of baseball; that
lie was not familiar with the water
route but was willing to lend all of
the co-operation ho could muster in
tho project now under way to obtain
appropriations.
rirtl II A Snivftv ?nid that the
intracoastal waterways could help
solve the drainage problem orer a
large territory, would help the cause
of labor and provide great protection
in time of war. He said that this
section of the country should have
the financial aid from the government
thnt il needs the same as the
people otit west have.
Capt. Daggett asked what statements
had been made in regard to the
amount of commerce handled on the
Waccamaw River and what information
did Congress have along this line.
He said that congressmen should be
informed as to the amount of trade
bandied and that if the amount was
sufficient, and he was sure it was, it
would cause the appropriations to be
made. He suggested that business
houses make statements and have
them sent to congressmen.
Mr. H. E. Honey, of Wilmington,
spoke in regard to the suggestions
made by Mr. Daggett and said that
all commerce handled on the water
routes shou'd be kept on separate
accounts and records kept by every
business house, lie spoke also of the
lack of protection of this section of
the country in time of war. He said
that Germany has always fought and
will fight again, and his idea was
that we should get right and stay
right, and thus be prepared.
Mr. A. J. Trenholm spoke of ship
captains staying outside on account
of the fact that they could not gel
any help except row boats. He said
the people outside of this immediate
section did not know what we had
here. We should let them know, by
all means.
Mr. II. W. Ambrose said that the
people shoull work for this in order
to get even with the Atlantic Coast
Line and thus obtain better service,
and he said that everybody should be
waterway would give an outlet to
northern markets who had always
competed with us and always caused
a car shortage. Inland routes from
here to the north would open lines
that would handle one-half of the
heavy freight sent out. He stated
that his plant produces 100,000 feet
of lumber overy clay, that every three
days' output could load a barge and
send it to market. All lumbermen
should be interested and be able to
tell the Atlantic Coast Line that we
thank them, but have another way.
D. A. Spivcy spoke of the great
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would result by the completion of a
safe inland waterway, over which the
commerce could be taken, instead ol
running the risks of the hign seas.
Mr. jl, L. Oliver, of Georgetown
ComplimQited the Conway Civic
League, and then expressed himself
on the importance of the inland watei
way as a complete unit from Boston
to Key West to the/government of
the United States in viv time. Hi
explained the situation above Conwr.>
and the importance of supplying tc
the people of that section an adequate
means of transportation. He
I :vient'oned the fact that yachts pass!
i?;tf to FVH'::\ from northern w:\ter?
j eou'd. not go out in times of bac
I weather and nficv the completion ol
this inland waterway they would stop
it Conway. This would make Conway
a great tourist point, a^^ it could
furnish an abundance of sport in the
way of hunting and fishing and other
things which would attracts people
from the north. In this way the intend
waterway would bring to ConWay
and Horry county great weight
and an increased business to everybody.
He said that when he was
voung he had heard a congressman
discuss the project and since that
time he had seen results following the
statements that were then made. He
believed that progress would be made
and without delay, owing to "the lessons
taught us by the worldi*Waiy>?trtt:
that, everything* that Can possible*.;be
done along this line wouM beef great1
importance and value in the;?vent of
future wars. He spoke in high terms
of the interest taken in the matter
by Mr. Paul Quattlebaum and commended
the patient research and efforts
that the latter had made in
trying to give publicity to the project.
Ho said, among other things, that owing
to improvements made in the
Waccamaw Uiver, torpedo boats had
been able to come to Conway, but
nothing of this appeared in print except
in the local papers. He stressed
the point that publicity should be
turned on this subject so that the
people in general would be informed
of this work.
Mr. Paul Quattlebaum again took
the f'oor and read some further interesting
information from the engineer's
report, covering the traffic
for the year 1917, and which he explained
did not cover all the commerce
carried over the routes, but.
>*ecording to the report made in June,
1018. the total valoes of the commodities
carried over the Waccamaw
T*ivsr in North Carolina ond South
Carolina was $2,632,006; the number
ot* passengers were 17,157; and tho
tons of freight hauled were 74,617.
Further, that the total appropriations
alonp: the entire river up to
l.ho date of that report was $313,200.
It was thus seen what a small amount
the government had spent on a proposition
which carried commerce to tho
amount 01 a naif million dollars. The
question was, how much could wo
make the commerce amount to in case
e had the inland waterway entirely
completed from Boston to Key West,
as is planned to do.
He also spoke of the resolution
which was introduced and carried as
follows:
"Resolved: l*t. That we express
our endorsement of the scheme for
an intracoastal waterway from Main
to Florida.
"Resolved. 2nd. That we call to
the attention of our congressmen
especially that link between Wilmington
and Georgetown, and urge that
they secure the adoption of same by
congress as a project.
"Resolved: Srd. That they strive
to secure ?n appropriation as early
as possible for the completion of the
work between Conway and Bear Bluff'
as recommended by the Chief of En j
jiaeers August 11th, 1918."
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xuvio were present, at me meeting i
from Georgetown the following gen- j
tlemen: A. J. Trenholm, R. B. Shu- j
ford, L. R. Ambrose, A. M. DuBoin,
R. S. Shingler, H. L. Oliver, B.^T Daggett.
Mr. H. E. Boney, president '
of the Chamber of Commerce of the :
city of Wilmington, represented Wilmington
at the meeting.
The followiup report was published i
in the Wilmington Star in relation to ]
this meeting upon Mr. Boney's return
to his home:
"Strong resolutions in favor of the j
construction of the rest of the inter- \
coastal canal, which would bring the i
project, first, to the Cape Fear river,1
and then to Winyah Bay and George- j
town, S. C., were adopted in Conway,'
S. C., Friday night when delegates i
from Conway, Georgetown and Wil-1
mington met in conference. President !
Herbert E. Boney, of the Chamber of .
Commerce,, represented this city.
"President Boney reports a highly
successful meeting. Strong delegations
were present from several places ]
and the meeting was a most eathusi- ,
astic one. The importance of the gov- i
ernment? continuing the big inland |
waterway project, in order to help de- |
velop the country and increase production,
was vividly pointed out and
plans were laid for doing effective
work on the project.
"President Bonoy told those present
of Wilmington's great and unflagging
interest in the project and of the work
that has already been done. He pledged
further efforts on the part of the
people of Wilmington.
"The Wilmington Chamber o^ Commerce
has made the Inland waterway
one of the cardinal planks in its platform
and intends to keep pushing the
matter until success conies, it was
stated by Secretary James H. Cowan
recently. Secretary Cowan further
said that the project has been endorsed
by the leading organizations
of the north and by the great waterway
associations of the country, as
well as by the Southern Commercial
Congress, and that during the past
week the South Atlantic States Association
strongly endorsed the work.
"The matter of a survey for the
Beaufort-Cape Fear link is now in
the hands of the board of engineers
of the war department."
A STATEMENT.
The following extracts from letter?
from two very prominent physician?
of the state of Virginia who werf
familiar with the mental condition of
? Oakes Massey for the past ten years
' are self-explanatory:
Dr. Shadrack, of Charlottsville
writes: "Oakes Massev is not in[
sane and is harmless." Dr. Maybee
of the Children's Orphan Home, Pioh
; mond, Va., where Oakes was firft
' pent, after his parents died when 1||
> was ton year'* old,1 tp^ether with 1 vtt
other brothers, and to which insti4
tution tho sheriff took him last week
writes: "Dikes seemed to be ver>
' ."lnd to i:et back hovo; the boy i'- not
Ija fit iiu!>,ject for any insane imy!?nn.:
In my article of January i3th ]
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confined my statements to the facts'
as I knew them. Much has not been'
brought to public notice; the records'
are open for inspection to those who |
may be further interested.
The service rendered in this case1
is in line with the work of the local
committee of the l Bdard' of Public
Welfare. '^1 'VftlU . i.'
I wish to thank those gentlemen j
for the splendid advertisement they
have given me and the publicity of
the work which I am trying to do for
tho unfortunates of Horry county. I
hold no malice toward those who are
responsible for the many unkind
things said about me in connection
with this case and the great injustice
done to this innocent young man,
Oakes Mass4y. I have no apologies
fcb make, and as far as I am concerned
the matter is closed. Oakes is out
of jail, in good hands, and I am satisfied.
But, here comes another case more
pitiful than that of Oakes Massey. A
gentleman in the upper part of the
county writes me as follows: "I have
a blind boy, eight years old, and he
has no father or mother, and if you
can do anything to help him I sure
H^ould be glad."
I have this case now under consideration
with the State Board of
Public Welfare of Columbia.
Respectfully,
C. H. SNIDER,
Local Chairman Horry County Board
of Public Welfare.
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
STRAYED?From my place, January
8th, one bio: half-Hessie sow,
black, unmarked, large ears nnrl lonptail;
weight about 250 pounds. Reward
to anyone taking her up, or
notifying me. Frank M. Dew. Con
way, Route 1.?Adv.|t|20j3t)pd
STRAYED?From my farm on Dop;
Bluff road, January 3rd, one rod
Duroc Jersey Boar, about 5 months
old, unmarked. Reward for information
as to whereabouts. S. G. Johnson,
Conway.?Adv.|l|20 3t;pd
STRAYED?To my place, a bullj
yearling, about two years old, un-i
marked. Owner can have same by
paying charges. T. F. Cooper. Tonway,
Route 3, box 58.?Adv.ltjpd
FOR SALE?Two house? and lots,
one 8 room and one 5 room. Con-1
eniently located; electric lights and;
City water. Apply to A. M. Sutherland,
Conway, 3. C?. ^ 9-30 tf^
STRAYED
There has strayed to my plaee
one red and black spotted sow mark
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Owner may secure the same by calling
J. J. Eason and paying charges.
Address J. J. Eason, Conway, S. C.
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PROTECTION OF
BIRDS RESULT
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Migratory Bird Act Has Been
a Big Boon to the
Hunters
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Washingtonj-i?The passage of the
migratory'bitM treaty adt,' it is Estimated
has resulted in a total return,
in actual food values to the hunters
of the United States, of more than
$20,000,000. State officials hav*5 notified
tho Biological Survey of tho
United States Department of Agriculture
that in Minnesota alone
hunters report 2,058,400 ducks killed
in 1919. As each of these birds
may be considered to have a food
value of at least 75 conts the total
return from them in food to this ono
state was about $1,500,COO. If it had
beens possible to sell theSe birds,
they would have brought twice that
amount. Tho irro.Mh vnluo of opnmo
to the country is thus made evident.
That the passage and enforcement
of the law preventing spring shooting
and marketing of migratory game
birds is now producing excoUeDt results
is pointed out by officials of
the Biologica1 Survey. Without such
restrictions they say the game birds
not only would bo greatly reduced in
numbers but in many instances would
be brought near extinction. The Biological
Survey, which is chargort
with the enforcement of the Federal
law and regulations protecting mlgratroy
birds, is receiving reports
from all sections of the country showing
that with the p-otnction now enjoyed
by the bird?, their numbers are
increasing oach year and that they
are retuninjr in spring to numerous
breeding gorunds which they have deserted
for several years.
In addition to the frod value of
the game thus assured by continued
protection, the restrictions on shooting
made by the law tend to nor
petuate hunting as a sport. This has i
a r#"** regional through |
outdoor pursuit in bulidlnj mp tibe
physical health nd strength of the
more than 7,000 000 hunters in the
United States who go out with the
funn erery fall.
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W. J. Singleton and L. E. Singleton,
of Myrtle Reach. S. C., spent a
day here the first of the week.
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"A DUCK HUNT."
On Monday afternoon, January
17,. a party composed of Charles A.
Creech, of Ooldsboro, N. C., W. A.
Stliley, Jr., Paul Little, J. S. Beverly,
Joo McMillan a.id Edward Burroughs, A
boarded the g?s boat "Jeanette," and ^ I
with "Skipper* Joe McMillan at the
holm, glided away from the wharf,
with her bow headed for the duck
grounds of Winyah Bay.
The first day out Paul Little
knocked a bump on the back of his
head, and he used it for a pillow the
rest of the week. *
Beverly got excited when a little
XftUffl) weather was encountered and
.lumped overboard, but was rescued
by Creoch. It is thought that he intended
swimming back to Conway.
Burroughs and Stilley got fat on
the trip. Burroughs lost his gain by
pulling up the anchor. Stilley lost his
cranking the engine.
A big deer tried to make friends
with "Skipper" McMillan. Joe started
to shoot him, but remembered the
deer season was over, and kissed him
instead. The other members of the
party regret very much that Joe believes
in keeping on the good side of
the game warden.
The party left Conway with the
avowed intention of exterminating all
the ducks from Conway to Santee,
but their return was under the cover
of darknoss at 3:00 a. m. Sunday, so
we have only their word for tho number
of ducks brought back.
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OBITUARY.
The death angel visited our heme
last Thursday, January 20, 1021, and J,
took from us our son, George Henry >
Buck. i
He was ill with pneumonia only a
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snort umo ana all that doctors, relatives
and friends could do for himwas
done. Ilis life seemod to be one
of promises, having' entered the Methodist
Conference six years apo, and
was very successful as a minister,
winning* souls for Christ and friends
for himself. At the time of his i!eath
he was on his way 10 hi.; new home
at Dillon, where he had been appointed
to preach this year.
Ho leaves a wife, eiofht children,
father, mother, four sisters, three
brothers, and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn the loss. His body
was laid to rest at Marlow Branch
by the Odd Fellows, the camp to
which ho belonged, in the presence of
a host of relatives and friends.
During George's illness my white
and colored friends wer? very kind ,
to us, and to them I wish to extend
my ?incer? thank*.
?Father.
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