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I , # VOLUME XXXV SANITATIONAND^ HEALTH STUDY Should Claim More Interest < Than It is Doing at Present Time H. W. AMBROSE ADDRESSES CHAMBER Also Advocates the Solicitation of Rural Membership in Conway's Business Body MM. ? * ? nf n? niiroVntiiiMi* I lit; 111: JJt > l lit i u;tj u I all uiiuuvuiiif, | throughout- the rural sections of the county to the necessity of protection of health was stressed in a recent address before the Chamber of Commerce by Mr. H. W. Ambrose, Secretary ana Treasurer o!k the Conway Lumber Company. Mr. Ambrose pointed out the economic folly of neglecting means of prevention of these diseases against which sciencc has provided means of protection. Mr. Ambrose advanced the thought that the Chamber of Commerce could undertake no enterprise of vaster public benefit than that of informing the people of the county of precautions which should be taken against disease and arousing them to the vital necessity of such action. In this connection, Mr. Ambrose said: . "As you all know, the state has been busv trying to eradicate cat tie ticks and trying to check the ho# [. cholera My friend Dr. Hedley has the tick about eradicted. Our government has been alert to look after the cow and the hog, while our i children have been allowed to go with out proper thought or consideration. You have seen and 1 have seen these poor, sickly, tallow-faced children here and there in the country. What do they need? Hook worm eradication, protection from the mosquitow that spread broadcast the malaria, germs and protection from the flies * that menace them with typhiod fever. These three, mosquitoes, flies, and hook-worms are doing- more to sap the vitality of the young, the middle aged and the old of Horry county than any other one thing. How can Horr.t county or any other district, for that matter, develop its farms before it develops strong bodies for its child hood and young man-hood and woman-hood ? "Can we help them to a realization ot the cur.se to them and theirs, and thus get them to make more sanitary the environment surround-1 ' ing their children? Get them to have the proper remedies applied where remedies are needed and take proper 8 precautions where precautions are needed. "Don't you believe, Mr. President, that if a farmer living eight or more miles out from town could be made . to realize that one visit of a doctor to give a dose of calomel and some quinine to cure a case of malaria will cost enough to screen the average house and that the expense in docII toi,' visits and medicine for one case [ of typhoid fever would clean up and make sanitary the whole premises, 1 paint the dwelling, the barn and f dairy, that the average farmer would ' make the outlay? I do, and just as j the average normal man would re| spond to the call for better protec| tion against these enemies of childhood and yout^h, so would they, when | the matter was properly brought be[i fore them in all of its significance, \ raise the standard of education in J the county and take Horry County R out of its present unenviable position U of being the most illiterate county in K the state, which ranks at the bottom B of the list of states in literacy. Edu cation along the lines mentioned is V the crying need/ of, not only Horry U county, but the country, at large, and, m especially our Southland, py "How can this education be dissemJ jnated? Well, a start might be made m by the Chamber of Commerce, stag!t ing a 'get-together' meeting, to be R| held in Conway some time, say in the [J early spring, to which every fanner in the county would be asked to come V' and bring as many of his family as I would be capable of interest in these and other subjects that might be prem sen ted. Have a big dinner, barbecue U or what not, and get some specialist R on education, good roads, hookworms, RR evils of house flies and mosquitoes, S to deliver lectures during the day, B and while we ia-o recognizing the.a,reT| old law that we arc our brother's \ IJ keeper, and putting that law into practice, we will be building a comm mercial foui.'iati-vi for Conway that m our posterity during the coming gene |j| rations only ?/ill bo able to appraise I nnd rejoice in ojr good works. H " nd last, but not least, put on an IB intensive campaign for rural memberEtf ship t,-|? Conway Chamber of ComD pierce, and at intervals have special PI meetings, at which the membership I'l living in the county would bo urged ? to come; and at these meetings the time could be given to a discussion H and consideration of their problems. Wkt \ 4 ? FREE RANGE DIVIDE BRINGS DISSATISFACTION A free range advocate came to the Herald office yesterday and asked the editor to publish *he f?ct that he will I not rebuild the fences around his fields and that if cattle trespass, he will take steps to put them out of business. We will not publish his name, because spvoral dozen others want this done and it will do no pood. It seems to be the general opinion of those who advocated the fiee range so ardently that a big mistake has been made in am?in<Hn<? the West measure. The larg? majority are bitterly opposed to it. This should be brought to the attention of the State Senator at once, so that he can take steps at once to undo what is proposed while there is time. 500 GIRLS IN QUEEN'S RACE Every county in South Carolina (except Richland, which is not in the contest) in busy selecting it's most attractive and popular young woman to go to Columbus during the weok of March 28 to April 2 as representative to the big Palmetto State Festival, one of the most elaborately planned weeks of pleasure and social* gaiety ever held in the South. The young ladies selected by the various counties will be sent to Columbia as the special honor guests of the Palmafesta Association and the capital city. They will be royally entertained for the entire week and all expenses will be paid. There will be dances, parades, a grand ball at the State House, and many other features arranged in their honor. They will be filmed by one of the big national movie services and their pictures will be thrown on the screen far and wide as an advertisement of the Palmetto State. -While these 45 representative young women are in Columbia, there will be held a general election to determine which will have the supreme honor of-ruling as Queen of Palmafesta. This election promises to be the most interesting and exciting feature of the big week. Richland county and the city of Columbia will i _ - 1? J-i.? i.1 1 ^ ILama nave no candiuaie, trie peopie uieiv casting their ballots for the young women of other sections. The grand prize awarded the Queen will be a complete and elaborate spring outfit, from head to foot. The big feature parade will center around the young ladies now being chosen to represent their resuective counties in the state-wide contest. A flower decorated automobile will be provided for each county in the state, the name of the county being worked out in flowers in the decorative | scheme. Tn those cars will ride the j -15 young women representing the 45 j South Carolina counties. The Palmafesta Association has ; closed a contract with the world: famous Scotch Kilties band of 45 1 nieces. This organization will lead -the automobile parade of county dolegates for Queen, and will furnish two programs of music daily during the big week. National manufacturers and automobile dealers throughout South Carolina are working together with the object of making their auto, truck and tractor show the largest ever put on in the South. Interest in the "better Babies" show is being manifested in every county in the state, and the "Baby Parade" will be one of the most interesting attractions. The committee in charge of the Style Show promises some surprises in the display of gowns and other fashionable spring apparel for women. New York models will be used in display ? ? orwmrv tifanvoKlnc Tlin ] 11 ^ LIU" 1ICVV PJ/I 111^ nuuiuuivoi *.<>v auto show, style show and fireworks display will be staged at the Fair Grounds, where elaborate decorative arrangements costing nearly $10,000 are now being made. More than $25,000 will be spent by the Palmafesta Association in the various features planned for the week. More than $10,000 raised in a little less than one hour at an enthusiastic mass meeting at the Richland county court house gave clear evidence that the people of Columbia are not pessimistic as to the future, and also showed that they are determined to provide for the people of South Carolina a week of fun, entertainment and gaiety such as has not heretofore been enjoyed in this section of the country. Every speech made prior to the re* * - - ' ?~ -...I -vi ! Da o -Cr%a_ ceiving oi suuscripiiviirs iuj. i ttinuuufita rang with optimism and confidence, and when the call for actual subscriptions came, the money was subscribed quickly. The chairman of the finance committee, W. A. Coleman, set as a goal $10,000, and the crowd came across with the amount p.sked for,, and went a little beyond it. $15,000 will be spent in addition to the $10,000 raised by public subscription. Pass around a few sandwiches and cigars, and thus add a social touch that these country members would en joy and appreciate." part OONWAY, S. P., THURSDAY, NO POSTOFFICE IMPOVEMENTS Letter Received From Con- i gressman Stoll is Here Published Some months ago the Chamber of Commerce took up with Congressman \ Stoll and the post office department, j the matter of improvement and en- 1 largement of the post office facilities < at Conway. As a result of this agita- 1 tion the postoffice department has 1 been induced to take action looking to a considerable improvement in the present office. The department did 1 not feel that it should disturb the lease on the building now occupied, ' which has yet several years to run. ' The following letter to Mr. A. W. Barrett, Chairman of the Grievance 1 Committee of the Chamber of Com- ( merce, from Congressman Stoll set forth the position of the post otlice ; department: "Referring to exchange of correspondence relative to the post office at Conway, I beg to advise that after making a careful investigation of the situation, and arranging for the recent changes made in the arrangement of the office, additional lights, etc., the Post Office Department state that they are unwilling to do anything further at this time. They have a lease on this building for sev-t oral years, and they state that it is the Department's policy not to dis turb a lease for post office quarters before the date of its natural termination unless such step is found to be imperative. "If it is found that the present quarters are still inadequate, after changes have been made, 1 believe that we can bring sufficient pressure to bear on the Department to cause them to provide additional space, as 11 understand the present owner of tbe building in which the post office is located has plenty of available space in the building, and that he is anxious to rent it to the post office on the sarfie basis they now pay for space leased., "I shall be glad to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce in securing adequate space for the post office." STOCK LAW IS NORTH OF LINE Tf the amendment made by the Senate to the state-wide stock law HI! is concurred in by the House of Representatives this week, then there wil! l)e a portion of this county under stock law till December .'>1 st, I next, ar.d the remainder will he under the free rant?'e. A description of the lino which will divide the stock law and free ran^re parts, as given direct from Columbia is published on page seven. o ? MT. HERMAN HONOR ROLL. The following1 pupi's are on the honor roll for tfie Mt. Herman School for the past month: Seventh Grade?Dewey James, I?ob Roberts. f Sixth Grade ? Ruth James, Joy Johnson. Fourth Grade?Hupfhey Tompkins, Boyd Tuberville, Archie Brown, Alton Elvis, May Johnson, Troy Tompkins, Olo Squires, Mattie Roberts, Mollie Roberts, Duffie Brown, Hallie James, Dr. James, Burroughs Tompkins, Joe James. N. H. Cannon, teacher. Third Grade ? Ida Owens, Jessie Brooks, Eliza Squires, John Martin, Blonza Roberts. Second Grade?John Johnson, Andrew Brooks, Hattie Lundy, Maud Johnson. First Grade?Bink Squires, Lena Elvis, Sudie Lundy, Addie Brown. S. A. Johnson, teacher. BIGl^ATUREAT THE PASTIME Another smashing melodrama has been secured by the Pastime Theatre and will be here on Tuesday night, March 8th. It is entitled "Terror Island" and will be shown in six reels, every inch of which will bring the scene of a I new thrill, and each new movement a surprise. Recent reviews say that here is a picture that for sheer breathtaking thrill, we believe, has never been equaled before. The producer pulled j underwater stunts that are absolute' ly unbelievable until witnessed on the ! screen. Tie took his life in his hands a hundred times while making "Terror! Talnnri Make it clear to your people that i "Terror Island" is not a serial. It is r. thrilling melodrama in six reels th:>t puts any serial picture in the shade. The action is always at t'?p ] speed, but a throughly logical and earv-to-fpllow story of love and adventure is worked out. jy+r UipiJ fTTW BHPEF *' T~?*: >rT MARCH 3, 1921. REGISTRATION OF AUTOMOBILES South Carolina Registered 82,818 and Collected the Sum of $527,868 Washington.?Official figures compiled by the American Automobile* Association indicate that there were 0,180,310) passenger and lommercial motor vehicles registered in the United States during 1920, of which approximately 8.234,490 were for passenger use and about 915,826 were commercially employed. During the same period 271,230 motorcycles were also registered. The total receipts from registrations amounted to $99,141,097. In two states, namely California and New York, the figures given in cover only the first 11 months of the registration year ending February 28, 1921. The total registrations for the year will therefore exceed 9,300,000 cars and receipts will probably reach $100,000,000. It thus appears that there is now one motor vehicle for about every 11 persons, and that receipts from registration and licenses amount to more than one-fifth of the total annual expenditure for all roads and bridges in the United States. The gain in registrations over 1919 amounts to 2,114,S70, which is the greatest increase over rr>poivlr>#l in - rru:" - --- . ... (l jcai. i 111 ;> expansion is considered remarkable in view of the adverse business conditions during the latter part of the year. Receipts from* registrations and licenses showed a gain of $34,443,842, or 53 per cent over 1910, the greatest increase ever recorded in a single year. The registrations include in a few cases, notably in Maryland and the District of Columbia, duplicate registration, but these do not materially affect the grand total. The race for supremacy between New York and Ohio in the number of motor vehicles is again in New York's favor. The mid-year registrations last summer showed Ohio leading, but during 11 months of the registration year New York scored 083,919 motor vehicles and Ohio ran second with 020,000 for the entire year. Pennsylvania ocupies third place with 570,104 cars; Illinois, fourth, 508,914; Colifornia, fifth, 508,982; Iowa sixth, 437,030; Texas, seventh, 427,01)3; Michigan, eighth, 412,117. As California figures are for 11 months, the chances are that the total for the year will equal or exceed that for Illinois, and possibly of Pennsylvania. ' In receipts from registration, New York leads with $8,817,709. Pennsylvania comes second with $8,090,873; Towa, third, 87.487,830; Ohio, fourth, #0,400.000; Illinois, fifth, 85,780,012; California, sixth, $5,551,205; Michigan. seventh, $5,494,480. North Carolina reports 140,800, of which 127,405 arc passenger cars and 13,155 are commercial cars. There are 1,418 motorcycles registered. The total receipts from license is $1,785,000. South Carolina registered approximately 83,0IS cars for passenger use and 1),200 for commercial use, total of 82,818. There are 90S motorcycles, and total receipts from motor vehicles are $527,868. MOVES STORK TO MAIN STREET. The Gents' Furnishing Company, which has been occupying a small space next door to the Conway postoffice for the past year, is now moving into the brick building on Main street recently vacated by H. M. Russ. The Gents' Fuufiishing Company is owned and controlled by several young men and they have made a success of it, although they could not carry as large a stock as they needed and could not enlarge the business on account of the small floor space they occupied. They have now all the room they need to expand the business, which has been growing ever since it was started. o OUT OF BUSINESS. Mr. II. M. Russ has wound up the affairs of his consignment business here and announced last week that he had gone out of business. The building which was Occupied by him since his brother's death some time ago will now be occupied by other parties. o A TPV W AULilMli KHUDHiS WILL BE TRIED D. G. Hinson, one of the policemen of Conway, has been summoned to go to Florence this week as a witness against an old negro woman named Adline Rhodes, who will he tried there on the charge qf stilling intoxicating liquor. This is the old woman recently caught by prohibition officers her still destroyed and quantities ol black berry cordial, wine and whiskcj confiscated. It was stated that she had been in this business for aboul twenty years and this was the firsl ' time she has been molested by revenue officers. - * JOHN KENDRICK BANGS AT PASTIME THEATRE J No event in recent months has attracted wider interest than the announcement that John Kendrick ^ Bangs, world-famous humorist, will deliver his inimitable lecture on "Salubrities I Have Met," at the Pastime Theatre in Conway, Monday evening* March 14th. This lecture will be i given under the auspices of the Cham ' ber of Commerce. The desire to laugh is very strong within the bosom of all human beings. This desire will be gratified ' in a very liberal way by the lecture of Mr. Bangs. For many years Lis writings and lectures throughout the country have) amused thousands of people. His humorous, subtle, delegate, refined, deft but within the appreciation of any popular audience. In knocking about the world Mi*. Bangs has often been brought in contact with persons of distinction. His lecture on "Salubrities I Have Met" is a collection of amusing reminiscence of these distinguished people in their informal moments. The public is always interested in such intricate matters as whether or not Woodrow Wilson is fond of roasting (ears) and how Abraham Lincoln would have looked in a plush bath robe. It is the personal and intimate side of these characters of nobilities which Mr. Bangs describes. indications are mat tno Pastime] Theatre will be crowded to capacity i when Mr. Bangs' lecture is delivered. senatiTadopts new stock law Refuses to Allow any Arrangements to be Tied On HORRY HAS IT UNDER OLD LAW Unless Still Some New Act Goes Through About Closing of Session It takes some study to understand the status* of the stock law and free range, and in fact there is some doubt about the entire matter until the Legislature finally adjourns and the people can read the exact provisions of the general stock law which is going through the mill at the present j session, and get all the acts together. I Week before last this new genera! i law for the entire state of South I Carolina, after having been fought vigorously by the opposing sides in | the House of Representatives was I nn conrl wi I li/\n< n i* K . - ? J/H.mvvi UIVIIUUL Cl I I Ii-"I Kl r ! I c - * ! IlilVing boon made to it, ii.ui was sent to the Senate to l>o passed upon by that body. Various attempts in the House to tin amendments to it, exempting | cevtain counties, and extending* tlie time in certain counties for a longer period than provided in the act, were all unsuccessful, and his was owing ; to the overwhelming majority of the representatives in favor of the stock law. This act as passed by the House of Representatives contained no exceptions to any county, but it did provide that it should not go into elfoct until December 31, 1021. It was sent to the Senate in that shape. Last week, on Tuesday, in the State Senate, this bill came up for consideration, to be either killed or sent to the third reading. About the first move made against it on that day : was to continue the bill until the next session of the Legislature. This mo, tion was defeated by a vote of 17 to IT), and the act was saved by only a single vote from being put off for i final consideration until next Janui ary. The bill was ably debated by i both sides on Tuesday night of last week, the speeches being the best, it is said, that have been made during the present sesion. The act provides for a statewide stock law and abolishes "free grass" throughout the ? State of South Carolina, while the i provisions above mentioned makes it ; take effect on the last day of next ?i 1 ii- i 1 - -/ : uccciiidci, iinu nit; uurut'u ()l lilt? arguments in favor of it show that . this extension provided for in the act gives sufficient time for free rangers to get ready for the stock law. The test vote came under motion of Senator Dennis, of Berkeley county. After losing the fight the free range supporters attempted to keep the sen' ate from reaching a vote on the final passage of the bill, but all of the motions with that end in view were i defeated by a larger majority than on > the test vote. Senator Dennis mov: ed to exempt Rerkeley county and I this was defeated. ! The question at once arises, that | should this statewide law be passed i by the senate and become the law of , this State, will it make any change i?i the status in Horry County? At ' first thought the impression is gain> ed that this new law would control . the act of 1920. Rut the law that - was passed at the session of 1020, just about one year ago, provided as the law of this state that after Jan NO. 46^ FENCE PROBLEM TOLD IN BRIEF West Bill Sent to House For Confirmation of Amendments r ? IF NOT CONFIRMED THEN TO COMMITTEE Where Differences May be Threshed Out by Time of Adjournment. The status of the stock law and' free range in Horry county can be stated briefly as follows: When the State Senate killed the bill introduced by Senator Smith asking to restore free range in Horry county, Mr. West, a representative from Georgetown county, introduced a bill in the House of Representatives propor'ng to restore the free range conditions in Georgetown until December 3?st next. It appears that in the Home llovry county was included with Georgetown but in the confusion prevailing in the House at that time, or for other cause, Horry county was stricken out P .I ? ? ? 1~ uri i' vnv, vAvvufiun vv nun tne bill went over to the Senate Mr. Smith put Horry back in the West bill and it passed the Senate thus amended by unanimous vote, though Mr. Smith amendment was changed so as to allow Floyds township, a part of Green Sea and a part of Gallivants Ferry to remain under the stock law regulations. The best description the Herald lias been able to obtain of the line running through the county dividing the free range from the stock law part will be found in another article in this week's issue. The description as published in the other article may not be accurate in all respects. This means that about nine-tenths of the county will have free range until December 3lst next, on which date, under the state-wide stock law, approved by Governor Cooper, the whole of South Carolina will go under the stock law and remain so for all time to come. The idea for thus splitting the county into two parts until next December is for the purpose of allowing the people this short time to dispose of the stock they have on hand that they do not wish to keep under the i fence, or in pastures, and to prepare ; for this change. The Herald is informed that there will be no line fence built to separate the two porj tions of the county. The West bill thus amended was sent mack to the House for confirmation early this week. If the House | refuses to concur in the amendment which extends tTie free range in this } county, as above stated, then the act ! will go to what is called a free con| fercnce committee, composed of mem hers from both branches of the As| sembly, and it will be up to that comJ iv.ittee to straighten out the tangle by the time of the adjournment. It may be impossible to publish the final result in this week's issue of the Herald. REVIVAL SERVICES There will be a series of Revival Services at Poplar Methodist Church beginning Thursday, March 3rd. Services in the morning at 11 o'clock, and nights 7:1.5 o'clock. We shall make further announcement as to the duration of the meeting. Evangelist Earle R. Moll, our Horry County Field Worker, is to have charge of these services. The "public is most cordially invited to attend. E. W. HURST, JR., Pastor. uary 1st, 1921, it would be unlawful to allow any cattle or other live stock to run at large beyond the line of the lands of the owners thereof or the land leased, occupied or controlled by the owners, except in the counties of Toonnn r??wl ?v>vj ^ \^V1IVVV/||| (I I 1VI 17 Ut Chester, in which said counties it would not apply unless voted in by a priority in the primary election of 1920, and it provided further that in. the counties of Georgetown and Beau fort that the law would not ?o into effect until the first day of November 1020, and in the Counties of Colleton i and Berkeley on the first day of Jan| uary, 1922. It will be noticed that this Act of last year gave the stock law to Horry County benrinning cn January 1st, 1921, and it has been in elTect ever since that day. In the opinion of the writer the passage of the new law of 1921 above described will not make any difference so far hs Horry County is concerned as Horry County is alreadv under the stock law by reason of the other Act. The new law will be general all over the State in its workings after it has irone into effect in Counting whoro th? t'roe range was voted in last year. Further information will be Kiven in this issue if possible to obtain it from the House or Senate in time for this issue.