The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 17, 1921, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXV.
ACTIvfriES FOR
. YEAR REPORTED
By Secretary of Chamber of
Commerce at Meeting
Feb. 11th
MANY THINGS ARE
CLAIMING INTEREST
Close Reading by Every Citizen
is Recommended to Understand
Work Undertaken.
February 11, 1021.
To the Conwav CM nmhpr nf r!nm- I
> merce:
I beg leave to sibmit the following:
report covering the activities of the
Chamber of Commerce for the year
?nding with tonight's meeting.
Let me at the outset call attention
to the actual physical growth of the
Chamber itself. Those of us who
were present at the organization
meeting of the Chamber will recall
'that in response to a call issued by
Mayor L. D. Magrath some forty
business men of the town assembled
at the town hall ond perfected a kind
of organization. This was done, perhaps,
with the usual misgiving that
the thing would survive twelve
months. The number of members
with which the Chamber originally
begun has grown month by month until
we began on the new year with a
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growth has not come as a rcsuit of
any spectacular campaign for members,
but has been a steady development
brought about by the consciousness
in the minds of the business men
of the town that their interests are
mutual and that all progress awaits
an orgaized effort.
Perhaps the most significant single
thing which has occurred during the
year has been the renovation and remodeling
of the hall in which we
meet tonight. The idea of making
repairs to this building, so as to make
it suitable for our purpose, originated
with Mr. F. A. Burroughs, and he
took the initiative in raising funds by
* voluntary subscription with which to
produce the pleasing interior of this
room. Other citizens of the town
willingly joined in the movement with
the result that we now have a hall
which will compare favorably with
the assembly room of any Chamber
of Commerce in South Carolina.
Publicity.
It may well be assumed that the
chief function <^f the Chamber of
Commerce is to give desirable publicity
to the attractions and points of
excellence of the town. This has been
a constant endeavor of our own
Chamber.
During the year which ends tonight
we have furnished the local newspapers
and the newspapers of South
Carolina and of Wilmington, North
Caro'ina, well over 1,300 inches of
news type, all articles submitted being
of a character that would draw
favorable attention to the town.
Some weeks prior to the Horry
County Fair we purchased a rubber
stamp calling public attention to the
fair, and offered to stamp the envelopes
of every member of the
Chamber of Commerce, with the idea
of advertising the fair. A large
number responded to this offer and
many thousands of letters passed
through the local postoffice bearing
on their face a public advertisement
of the fair.
We have had the name of our local
organization and the names of its
officers printed on a National directory
of the leading Chambers of
Commerce of the United States, which
is frequently consulted by business
men and the public officials throughout
the country.
We have received and answered
fully letters from quite a number of
firms and individuals making inquiries
as to local business and good
social conditions.
During the year, we have entertained
at 'nfor-^1 dinners a small
company of Baptist ministers who
visited the town in connection with
ii- rvf the Rantist Academy;
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engineer* from the District Engineers
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DEPUTIES TO ASSIST
TAXPAYERS
Those who have to make income
tax returns will be plad of the assistance
furnished by the government.
We are informed that representatives
of the Department of Internal Revenue
wilt be in Conway on March 5th,
6th and 7th for the purpose of assistin#?
all those who apply to them in
filling out their income tax returns.
If your income amounts to a sufficient
sum to show that you might
bo liable to an income tax, you had
better see these representatives when
they come to Conway and they will
help you in determining whether you
should make a return or not. If you
have to make a return they will help I
you fill it out.
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PALMAFESTA A
GAIETY WEEK
Aeroplane Trips for County
Candidates Feature of
Festival Week.
The committee in charge of entertainment
during Palmafesta week in
Columbia, March 28 to April 2, ha?
announced an arrangement with the
Columbia Aircraft Corporation by
i which the young women delegates
from the various counties will have
an opportunity to view Columbia
from the clouds.
The two big Curtiss planes "Oriole"
and "J. M. 4" will be put in
commission and piloted by Lieut. E.
T. Gaines and C. H. S'iebenhousen,
two experienced army aviators.
Daily flights will be made over Columbia
and the surrounding country,
furnishing a real thriller for
the fair delegates who care to
make the figtht.
Forty local daily and weekly
newspapers in South Carolina are
now conducting contests to socure I
the most popular young woman In \
each county. The delegates will go
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vw Y^iMuuiisjit jor tne gaia wecK a<
quests of the capital city and the
Palmafesta Association, all expenses
being paid. During the hip:
week an election will be held In
Columbia by which the Queen of
Palmafesta will be chosen from
amonjj the county delegates.
Moving pictures of the Queen and
all delegates will be taken by one
of the prominent national film services.
While in Columbia the
young ladie? from the various counties
will be chapcroned by State
house officials and their wives. An
endless programme of social gaiety
and entertainment being planned
by Columbia society folk.
Palmafesta week will be crowned
with interesting features, including
the state-wide automobile, truck and
tractor show; the spring style show;
automobile, trades, floral and baby
parades; special musical and theatrii
al attractions, daily band concerts,
fetes, dances and nightly exhibits of
fireworks featuring South Carolina
events in specially designed set
niores. The Packard agency of New
York is furnishing professional mod
els for the fashion show which will]
be staged at the State Fair Grounds.
The Automobile show has been
thrown open to all members of the
South Carolina Automotive Trades
Association and will be one of the
largest ever held in the South.
H. C FOWLER
! IN A STATEMENT
There has been some confusion, it
appears, in the neighborhood of Allsbrook,
concerning the appointment of
postmaster at that place. Rev. H. G.
Fowler states that he was informed
that the postoffice was vacant and
knowing that his information was
correct, he and another had a petition
circulated to be signed asking for the
appointment of John Tyler as postmaster
at Allsbrook. This petittion
was signed and . sent in to the department.
Later Mr. Fowler was informed
that Mr. N. B. Allsbrook had
j been reappointed, and he says that
after that he was perfectly satisfied,
as he had understood that Mr. Allsbrook
would not be reappointed, or
words to that effect.
Owing to rumors in the community
that false statements had been made
about this postmaster Appointment,
Mr. Fowler has sent to the Herald
the following statement for publication:
"Editor Herald:?Recentlv it was
rumored that the postoffice at Allsbrook
was vacant and that another
postmaster would be appointed. As
a consequence of this several names
were suggested and Mr. J. A. Tyler,
of Allsbrook, decided to stand for appointment
to the place. As he was!
not on the list of eligibles it was decided
to circulate petitions on the
four routes leading out from Allsbrook,
and I took one of these and
carried it on route three, telling the
patrons that I had seen that the postoffice
was vacant according to my
understanding, and as a result of my
efforts many of the patrons signed
the petition. Since I carried this petition
around I have been informed
that the carrier on route three had
told the patrons that it was all false.
I therefore take this method of exnlainimr
to the natrons on rnnt/? tV?re>o
and I desire to publish in full a letter'
that was received by Mr. J. D. Sarvis
from C. P. Grand field, and I think
this will show the reasons why I took
the part in this that I did. The letter
above mentioned follows:
" 'Postal Correspondence School,
Washington, D. C., January 3, 1921.
" 'Mr. J. D. Sarvis, Allsbrook, S. C.
" 'My Dear Sir:?We have your
name among the business men of
your town, as one of the most prominent
and influential patrons of tho
postoffice, we arc asking you to do
us this faVor?deliver the enclosure
to the man or woman who wants to
be and in .your opinion ought to be
your next postmaster. The postoffice
department announces a vacancy in
CONWAY, a. 0., THURSDAY,
SENATE KILLS
WAREHOUSE BILL
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Proposing Big License Fee for
Handling Ungraded
Tobacco I
SIMILAR BILLFROM
THE HOUSE
Likely to Be Submitted to The
Sajne Pate When It is
CaUed Up.
By practically a unanimous vote,
the senate last week struck out the
enacting words of the bill by Senators
Baker, Harrelson, Bethea, Beaa
ley and Wideman to provide for a
$5,000 license for all tobacco warehouses
in South Carolina handling
ungraded or united tobacco. The bl#
vote was due largely because tha,
senate by a vote of 20 to 15 passed
amendments allowing the various
county boards of commissioners to
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be paid in Sumter, Bamberg, Dar-1
lington, Georgetown, Dochester and
Horry.
Proponents of the bill admitted
their purpose was to prohibit th'j
selling entirely of ungraded tobacco
and they argued against the amendments
exempting the above counties.
The fight was over the amend
ments and when these were passed,
to allow Georgetown, Sumter, Horry,
Bamberg, Dorchester and Darlington
to do #as they saw fit, proponents
of the measure gave up the fight
and moved to strike out the enacting
words themcselves, which was
done. A house bill of a similar
1 nature was in second reading in the
senate and will likely be called up
early this week.
It is be'ieved that the Hous<*
measure will also be killed when it
comes up for consideration. There
is said to be such a law in some
[other States, and they claim that
it results in getting a better price
for the leaf tobacco, as the warehouses
would reciuire all of the tobacco
to he graded and hand tied
before they would pay the $5000.0&
license fee.
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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
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"Art m I'jivrirNU IIN l()i\WAY |
The County Teachers Association
met last Saturday at 11 o'cvlock.
The main discussion was concern-,
in# the School Fair and Field Day. |
It was decided that it should be he'd j
on the second Saturday in April, and ,
the Friday afternoon and night he-;
fore the above date should be given
over to the oratorical contests.
Reports were made by the members
of the different committees. The
athletic committee has arranged for
the different track meets and suggested
that all pupils who take part
have shoes suitable for the purpose.
The exshibit committee wishes exhibits
in the various subjects to be!
done in the class room under the
supervision of the teacher. The ru'es
concerning these and the various subjects
will be published 1 iter.
There will be contests in the vari-:
ous subiects in the primary, gram- I
mar and high schools.
There will be an oratorical contest1
between the representatives from the!
various grammar schools on Friday
afternoon. The high school cortest
will be held on Frid iv night. There
may be a girl and boy from each
school to take part in each one, for
the contests will be conducted and a
medal given to the boy and girl winning
in each contest. It is suggested
that the high school orations be about
twelve minutes in length.
I All bird houses will be sent in to
Mr. Bullock for exhibition in the
same exhibit.
It is hoped that all students will be
present for the parade, and that each
school will prepare a worthwhile
float.
The details and instructions concerning
the various eyents and exhibits
will be published in belleUin
form and sent to all teachers. Let
us make the Field Day a success.
?Lucy Spivey, Sec.
your office and that the/civil service
commission will hold an examination
to furnish a list of eligibles. Perhaps
you would like the office yourself, in
which event this letter will be of
special interest to you. To have the!
postoffice means an increase of trade!
to the business man.
" 'Tlin nncftyioofn?? a?.?1 U<. > ^ > '
m. ^uxuiuiiiibi i f^cnci ai <nr |
nounced that he will appoint the applicant
making: the best grade at tnej
examination unless there are valid
reasons why such actions should not
he taken.
" 'I had lonpr experience in the postoffice
department and can materially
assist the applicant in the very important
matter of preparing for the
examination.
" 'Trusting that you will do this
favor and that we may at some time
he able to reciprocate, I am,
44 4Your8 very truly,
"4C. P. Grandfield.'"
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FEBRUARY 17, 1921.
THREECLEARED
AS DEFENDANTS
On Several Warrants Sworn
Out by W. H. Lawrimore
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D. S. CREEL HAS
WAIVED PRELIMINARY
Charged With Serious Offense
By Same Prosecutor in
Higher Court.
In the Court of Magistrate W. H. j
Chestnut last week, George Sellers,
S. L. Jordan and H. J. Cooper were
cleared by a jury on charges of hunting
on the lands of W. H. Lawrimore
without a permit; also for disorderly
conduct and carrying concealed
weapons.
W. H. Lawrimore was prosecutor'
in all of the cases and he and his
wife, Mrs. Nellie Lawrimore, were the
principay witnesses for the state. j
Both xides were represented by attorneys
of the Horry bar.
These cases were all tried together
by the same jury, which was composed
of six meti in the community,
with Austin Permenter as the foreman.
The defendants denied hunting on
prosecutor's land and introduced tostimony
tending to shoy that they only
walked across a strip of land of Mr.
Lawrimore's while coming out of the
public road from the land of Mr.
J. A. Calhoun's on whose land tlicv
had hunted squirrels. One of the defendants
denied the use of bad language
on the day charged, but admitted
he had cursed at prosentor
on another day, but not on a public
road as charged in the warrant.
The jury found a verdict of not
guilty on all counts.
On the same day of this trial the
case brought by the same prosecutor
against D. S. Creel for the alleged
poisoning of a mule and a lot of hogs
came up to be investigated. The defendant
waived a preliminary hearing
and gave bond for appearance at the
Court of General Sessions in March.
In the Creel case W. H. Lawrimore
claims he was damaged to the ex
kent of $600.00 by the killing of a
mole and a lot of hogs. He charges
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mi; ueienuani wnn putting out
poison. The defendant, when interviewed.
states that he had nothing1 to
do with Lawrimore's troubles and
that the mule had overeaten on preen
velvet beans and had died, accordingto
the testimony of reliable
witnesses. As to the ho^s, the dofondant
says that hog cholera was
the cause.
The case will come up in the higher
court for trial.
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SILVER TEA AT
M ET HOD 1 ST PA R SO NAG E.
On Friday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock
the ladies of the Methodist Missionary
Society gave a Silver Tea at the
parsonage homo of Dr. J. C. Atkin
son, the new pastor.
The reception hall, parlor and dining
room were thrown ensuite and
made lovely and spring-like with a
profusion of cut flowers and ferns.
From every nook and corner jonquils,
narsissis and japonicas bloomed out
from cut glass and silver baskets,
where they had been artistically arranged.
St. Valentine was commemorated
in the decoration throughout, and
especially in the dining room where
red and white hearts were gracefully
festooned.
Receiving at the front door were
Mrs. F. C. Todd and Mrs. B. T. Flyman;
at the dining room door were
Mrs. J. K. Stalvev and Mrs. D. G.
Spivey and Mrs. C. R. Scarborough.
Mrs. D. A. Spivey, assisted by Mrs.
S. S. Sarvis, poured tea in the dining
room, while Miss Johnnie Atkinson
and Mrs. H. L. Buck served sandwiches,
wafers and mints.
Pinned on the back of each guest
was a heart, upon which was written
the name of an old song or hymn to
be guessed, after someone succeeded
in humming the tune so it could be
recognized. This afforded great
amusement.
Three little girls from the Young
Peoples Missionary Society added
pleasure to the occasion by singing
very sweetly a motion song.
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M to a splendid sum and will be used
for local work.
The committee consisted of Mrs.
D. G. Spivev, Mrs. B. T. Ilyman, Miss
Johnnie Atkinson and Mrs. Sarvis.
TODD^RRESTED
FOR KILLING
* Morgan Todd was arrested last
week following the killing of George
Prince at Red Bluff and was placed
in the county jail. Application for
hail will have to be made before a
circuit judge. The coroner's inquest
proceedings appeared in this paper
last week. <
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CHAMBER FULL
ON COMMITTEES
Working Members Are Given
in Full for Information
of People.
Following is a complete list of the
officers and committees of the Conway
Chamber of Commerce:
Hoyt McMillian, president; M. A.
Wright, secretary; J. A. McDermott,
treasurer.
Executive Committee ? Hoyt McMillan,
chairman; M. A. Wright, J.
\. McDermott, D. M. Burroughs, D.
A. Spivey, W. A. Freeman, H W.
Ambrose and M. G. Andersen.
Publicity Committee?M. A. Wright,
chairman; H. H. Woodward, E. S. C.
'aker, John E. Watson ami C. tt.
Scarborough.
Membership Committee ? V. F.
Piatt, chairman; W. (J. Adams, W.
R. Salmon and L. H. Burroughs.
Public Utilit: .< Committee?A. E.
Goldfinch, chairman; A. C. Thompson,
Cordie Page and Dr. H. II. Burroughs.
Grievance Committee?A. W. Barrett,
chairman; J. W. Little, J. B.
Cox, D. G. Spivey, and J. M. McKeithan.
Roads and Bridges Committee?
W. A. Stilley, chairman; W. C. Pitts,
Charles J. Epps, A. M. Sutherland
and H. P. Little.
Public Health Committee?Dr. H.
H. Burroughs, chairman; Dr. J. K.
Stalvey, Dr. J. S. Dusenbury, J. M.
Marlow and Miss Nina Sasser.
Transportation Committee ? F. A.
Burroughs, chairman; M. R. Smith,
A. T. Collins, J. T. Mishoe, H. W.
?\?->hrose, M. G. Andersen and H. P.
Little.
Civic Improvements Committee?
Paul Quattlebaum, chairman; V. F.
Piatt, Ben Elliott, W. C. Adams and
A. W. Barrett.
Agriculture and Marketing; Committee?W.
A. Freeman, chairman;
J. E. Bryan, W. O. Davis, W. B.
Chestnut and C. Hedlcy.
Committee on Prize House?\V. A.
Freeman, chairman; A. C. Thompson,
D. A. Spivey and F. A. Burroughs.
Fair Committee ? D. A. Spivey,
chairman; W. O. Davis. Dr. C. Hedley,
L. D. Magrath and J. B. Cox.
Committee on Education ? D. M.
Burroughs, chairman; L. D. Magrath
and M. G. Andersen.
Inland Waterway ? Paul Quattlebaum,
chairman; H. P. Little, W. A.
Stilley, H. W. Ambrose, H. G. Cushman,
E. J. Sherwood and Hovt McMillan.
Committee on Collection ? Dr. C.
Hedlev, chairman; A. W. Barrett and
C. H." Snider.
EVERY COUNTY
REPRESENTED
Newspapers in every countv of the
st 'te. with 11 io exception of Richland,
where no contest is being conducted,
and Jasper, which has no county paper,
is carrying on a contest for
young lady representatives to Palmafesta,
to engage in the contest in the
] capital city the week of March 2X to
i April 2 for the honor of being "Queen
j of Palmafesta." The contest ?n .!; s;
per county is being conducted thru
several drug stores in Ridgeland, in
stead of thru a newspaper.
stociTlawIs
now statewide
'Because House of Representatives
' Passes State
Wide Law.
The house of Representatives Monday
night after passing a large
number of local and uncontested
matters launched into a debate on
the statewide stock law bill and it
was well after midnight before final
disposition was made of the measure
and it was ordered to third reading,
Mut the legislative clock pointed to
11.55 o'clock so as to keep the session
within one legislative day.
The "free-rangers" made a determined
fight to defeat the bill and
when this was lost a large number
of amendments were offered. These
would have given the counties now
oxempt from the stock law an extended
time to come within the provisions
of the act. However, the
house adopted a committee amend
ment making the law effective Deccmber
31, 1921, and refused to
adopt any other amendments extend
i 11 p; the time to any particular county.
Representative Puerifoy, of Collefon
was one of the leaders against
the stock law bill. His motion to
striks out the enacting words was lost
by a vote of 55 to 26 and then he
sought to have the question put before
his people but this was also
lost.
The house after killing various
proposed amendments ordered the
bill to a third reading without a
roll call vote.
NO. 44,!
R. C. ANDERSON
IS QUESTIONED
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By Number of His Creditors?
Meeting in Florence
Last Week
MORTGAGE CLAIM
IS CONTESTED
Also Exceptions Raised to His
Claim of Homestead as
Family Head.
The creditors of R. C. Anderson
met in Florence on Wednesday of last
week at what is known under the
rederal Bankruptcy law as the first
creditors' meeting.
The law requires any bankrupt to
be present at this first meeting and
offer himself for examination as to
his property and matters pertaining to
his failure. There were more than a
majority of his creditors in amount
present by attorneys at the meeting.
The first business of the metting
wiui the election of a trustee. The
creditors elected Ed L. Smith, of the
Cooper-Smith Company, as trustee of
the bankrupt. In that capacity he
will have charge, under the law, of the
entire assets of the bankrupt. Perhaps
the most interesting matter
brought out in the course of the examination
were the facts in relation
to a chattel mortgage dated on May
(>th, 1018, from R. C. Anderson to D.
D. Anderson, the latter being the
father of the bankrupt. It was dedeloped
that R. C. Anderson executed
this mortgage covering his stock and
accounts jvist before going into the
United States army; that he remained
away in the service for about
eno year and then returned; that during
his absence D. D. Anderson, the
present claimant under this mortgage,
conducted the business in all respects
as his own except that he ran
it under the name of 11. C. Anderson.
Upon Anderson's return from the
army he took charge of the business
and never had any settlement with
D. I). Anderson; took no inventory
when no left and took none when he
returned, and that there was no accounting
on the part of D. D. Anderson
for what he may have taken out
of the busines in the support of himself
and family while the other man
was away. That before going* into
the army I). I). Anderson clerked in
his store and ho paid him $20.00 per
month, or agreed to pay him that
amount, and also his board. It also
appeared that the language of this
mortgage covered only the stock of
merchandise that R. C. Anderson had
at that time, namely, May <>th, 1918,
and only such books accounts as was
due him at that time, as the mortgage
does not contain t ho usual
clause extending its lion to additions
and adcretions to the stock, not to
accounts made after its date. It also
appeared that before going into
the army R. C. Anderson made title
to his mother, Lillie H. Anderson, for
the lot on \(hich the store stands, and
that this was reconvened to him upon
his return from the army. Besides
this point, another matter of contention
will .be R. C. Anderson's claim
for homestead. He sots down his
*roods at $1,000.00. The claim of D.
D. Anderson is between six and seven
dollars under the mortgage above
mentioned and R. C. Anderson claims
that he should have an exemption of
*500.00 out of the goods or other
property.
The reference was continued until
some future time to be fixed by the
referee when doubtless other proof
will be submitted on these questions.
In the meantime Mr. Ed L. Smith
is qualifying as trustee of the bankrupt.
RAN^^tiliT
TWENTY YEARS
Adlinc Rhodes, the negro womai
whose liquor still was taken by officers
last week, it is said had been engaged
for the la?t twenty years in
making illicit whiskey. This still was
operated in her house and she hauled
the product to Conway in a cart. How
she managed during all that long
time to violate the law and go undetected
is more than it is possible to
explain.
It is said that she had brandies and
wines of different kinds stored at her
place when she was caught by the
detectives.
The lucky Horry county girl who
is voted the most popular in th*$ ccun
ty will tfet railroad fare and hotel
bill in Colombia, naid from the fund
which is beintf raised in Columbia by
those interested in Palmafesta woclr.
While in Columbia she will be chnperoned
by the best people in the city
and will enjoy such a week of pleasure
and information as our pirls seldom
pet. Make a try at it for the
Korl of your choice in this race. The
names of candidates and the vote**
cast for them will be published euch
I week in the Herald.