The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 14, 1921, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1921.
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The business that is built on sound
financial plans will succeed and
serve the people, while one that is
based entirely on credit will fail.
Cotton will he worth a good price
in the course of time if the farmers
can m a nape to hold it long enough,
and if they will not in the meantime
raise too much for tho supply.
The financial institutions of the
country have done their part in aiding
to bring the business of the
country back to normalcy. They are
yet exercising their best judgment
in the matter.
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Some men cannot succeed in a
business because tliey do not possess j
the essentials of success. One of
tho essentials is an appreciation of.
the- value of advertising.
GOING TOO FAR.
It has been remarked lately that.
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far in the matter of investigation
and examination into the private
business affairs of* both private
individuals and corporations, by
means of the income and other taxes
now being levied under Federal laws.
They probably mean that Congress
has gone too far in passing the laws
under which the regulations are enforced
and thereby both individuals
and corporations are compelled to
'disclose to officers of the goveilament
the most intiment details and
workings of their private business
affairs.
Thero is certainly ground for such
statements. Formerly it was possible
for any kind of business in
this country to be conducted without
airy one prying into its books
Now it makes no difference whether
it is a banking institution or a repair
shop, the officials of the government,
mostly those appointed by
heads of departments, have the right
to demand sworn statements showing
the intimate details of the concern.
Formerly there were no puzzling
reports and tax returns to ho made
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out every ,w<u. ?-\l mv |ji ^hv
in some big concerns, it is necessary
to keep a costly department going,
or at least one experienced man. under
employment nearly all the time,
in order to he able to answer the
thousand and one questions and fill
out the countless reports and statements
that mi'?t be made or else
the business is subject to severe
penalties. As another has recently
remarked, this is a curious state of
affairs in a land which has come out
of the past famed for its principles
of nersonal, Innr and religious
liberty. So long a the income tax
requires the people to make a disclosure
of their incomes and all details
relating to that income, and
fixes a penalty on tho use of efficiency
and thrift by individuals in
this country, we may all know that
wo have left the old time methods
of freedom and liberty. No man
. can afford to u^e hi.-; brains and
industry in building a useful and
profitable business without being
penalized for his pains and without
having to disclose it all t<> persons
who are strangers to him. It has
gone .too far, and (.'onjrrc .< has mad<
a mistake in undertaking to raise
revenue in such a wav. It is wrong
to trv; the results of indi'strv and
thrift on the part of the people. It
plare; .? i?<- viu "? of laziness in
more way than oik\ J-'.>1 < fi alu vof
the inoome ; i-d excess profits are
capita' sto 'k ta ;e. 'n c wrong in a!
their aspe'*:-' iud they are a ureal
Han Heap t t'.-e v. < ;s of the people
r^en again. 1; ['M'fnimeni
through the ef'ovts of the anti
sal eon league, always pulling thei
powerful * * fuen"". t-> that end, an
about to ( >me still further in on the
lioi'.fui'il lilini't\ *11 I rr>ml/ti)i ii)' llw
individual. Thfcy propose now to r'<
into the priv ;te bo;Mr? to >e whn
the family n ay have there in tin
way of tro>.?> r]? inV. It i.- admitte*
that trrmg drink is an evil, becaus<
of the v.ay it iv used by many. It
order to try to stop that evil the;
will endeavor to tfet more stringen
laws passed, so that they mav
through their petit officers, sea vol
the private homes of the best peo
pie of the land and without the rijjrh
to question. The officers?and wh
arc the.y? . Usually they will b
found to belong to a class of man
kind who is unworthy of any kin
of n decent job or work. No gentle
man would want to carry, put sue
duties ar?d would hesitatq about tak
ing .such a position. In tliifc, as i
many other ways, it has now com
to the place where the people mus
rise in their voting might and olec
1 men who will shape the course o
such laws in a more conservativ
and equitable way. Without thi
these laws will become obnoxious t
Bbe masses of the people.
LAND CASE
? LAST TRIED
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Results in Decision by Judge
for Plaintiff 0. J.
Bell
DEFENDANT WILL
MAKE APPEAL1
Flats Introduced Showing Location
of House and
Flojrd Tracts
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The last of the cases to ho tried
last week was that of O. J. Boll vs.
M. R. Thompson. This case was called
on Friday afternoon for trial without
a jury, as only equitable issues were
invitod, and there was no call for
a jury to pass upon tho same. The
taking of the testimony and the arguments
of the attorneys employed on
both sides took up a portion of. Friday
and the whole of Saturday, the
decision of the court not being rendered
until a little after six o'clock j
on Saturday night.
The case concerned the alleged sale '
of property at Warn pee by M. B.J
Thompson to O. J. Bell. It appeared
that Mr. Thompson had moved to [
Conway and had become interested in
business here and had decided that ho.
might sell some of his property
in Little Uiver township, especially
his homo place and the .lake Floyd <
farm at Wampee.
It appeared that negotiations lie-,
t ween the two parties took place sev-'
oral days before the evening of January
21th, 1020, when it was alleged
M. 15. Thompson took from O. J. Boll
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llio sum 01 as u |iai i |<u\mc.u
and gave liini a receipt, which is cop
icd lalor on in this article, and in
which it was stated that tho s 2 0.00
was paid on tho M. I?. Thompson
home place at Wampec, S. C\, which
includes the old store lot, and that
M. I?. Thompson was to retain the use
of the building until Jan:a;'y 1, 11)21.!
M. B. Thompson moved to Wampee
years ago and did r.ot ciaim :?t first,
any land there except one acre pur-;
chased from T. V. Jones, en which ho J
erected what is known a* the eM stoic!
building. Later on he bought another;
piece of the Jones tract, and still
later the entire remainder of the
Jones land, and in that erected his
home, a now store building v.vA about
sixteen oi seventeen other buildings
in the course of time. Years afttrW
d i* ds he purchased from J;ike Floyd
a tract of aoouv fortv acres adjoining
the Jones land, but which did
not extend out to the public road,
a^ the Jones place diu. \z was eslabli
lied that the Jones land was kin wn
as the Floyd place ard i? was held
that the dispute developed between
the parties is to what was intended
1?\ the words "mv home place at
jWampee, South Carolina."
i Several maps were exhibited at the
1 trial, showinjr the location of 1 ho land
j and the location of a nem'nhoihood
road running between the two pieces
i of land. The map aho showed that
the plaintiff, O. J. Hell, own-* iand
j across the public r >ad immediately in
I front of the home place of M. 13.
'Thompson, and there was some testimony
developed as t? Mr. 15oiI wanting
to buy the T)v?n;*.>on place in c rder
to control it and thus be able to
determine who shots! I live immediatei
ly in front of him, whi'e the Flayd
i place lay ifcick of the Floy.I home,
where tenants would not molest him.
The testimon v taken h slate I in brief
j as follows:
O. .1. lioH testified to the receipt
{and all of the details of the trade
|: nd negotiations leading up to it.
I.. A. Permentor, nephew of O. .1.
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i'fil, ilil^U Ul.'U wiiiic mi i runt <>.
the Sut h?yia 51(1 Furniture Co. store
' ?r. Conway ho heard a conversation
j about this deal. Heard SO acres
mentioned. YVifo and ehi'dren cried.
V S. C. Paler. attoniev at law,
(made a trip to Wampeo. Was with
j p ?rties when deed was pa-sad. The
i deed he prepared w.as not u < 1. M
lit. Thompson produced hi^ own Hoed
! lie ha pn'pared I or.'-i d ;.? (he (lee i.
: Investigated lit1 r n the light of the
' receipt in evidence.
P. F. Shelley had a coir ersat ion
. I with M. 15. Tnomn.on. Said he had
.js'dd out. Was with O. .1. I>ell, who
j:>:;id he got a deed f\>r what thr
rece! pt eal 'ed for.
(j VV. I.. Pryan being sworn, said
j M. I?. Thompson lel't a p iper foi
IJ record January 30, lf>20. Last dee*.
I '-'ft tlv.it d y. being the deed fron
M. I?. T1 .om p.-on to Carrie 10
Thompson.
,j 1). '''rank Hellainy test fed that h?
-Mives el Wair.pee. S. C. IJecenM;
r appointed as rural policeman. Tad:e<
"> v.eli M. IV Thompson on Saturday
*! . w>vniii' . lie said when we walker
* out near the trash nile that he wo id*
jjsell out. Asked him what ho won't
t take. S'id he would lake ;,S,')')o.OO
r- Said ho wou'd have a salo the nr >:
I work. Witness valued .1. V. .Jone
iil;i"c jit .vs,iHMM)U, mid .Ja'to i- loy?
i : |) 1 jto*"* at ST),000.00. Said ho had beei
ir Jtold l>y 0. J. IJ II tluil if h^ tcstifie<
11 lor him ho would not lose anythinj
l>v it.
Ii ' \l I.. Itcll, brother of 0. .). Boll
testified: Prior to this trjide ha<
t talkod with M. R. Thompson "boi
o this vinno property. Told him
e would not Vjuy at tho prico of 9M,O0(
-1 Said ho would not soil tho Floyi
d place without soiling all. This wji
- in tho summer of 11)10.
h Defendant's witnesses wore tho
introduced.
n ! !. H. I lard wick testified that h
e made ;i survey of the land m< ntione
;t in the suit.
t W. C. Johnson testified to phott
f graphs used as evidence in the cji*<
e M. H. Thompson, one of the d<
s fendants, \va: then sworn. Tostifio
n that he sold only his home placo :
Wnmpee and not including: the Jak
THE HORRY HERALD, CON\
Floyd place.
K. H. Woods, an employe of the
M. I?. Thompson Company, testified
tis a witness to the deed from M.
H. Thompson to Carrie E. Thompson
for the Jake Floyd place. This was :
in 1010, just before defendant moved
from YVampcc to Conway.
I)r. J. A. Stone was sworn. Prac- i
tices around Warn pee and knows the
place where M. B. Thompson lived
and the place where Jake Floyd formerly
lived.
H. E. Thompson, being: of no relation
to M. B. Thompson, said that
the crops had been kept separate.
A. P. Thompson testified to the
value of the home place as $10,000,
and the Floyd place as $5,000. A
road runs between the two places.
Ed AlcCormick said he ran the tfin
and that the cotton from the two
placcs wore kept separate..
Coy Caussee testified he had been
a tenant on the . Floyd place when
the trade was made, but had arranged
to iret a tobacco patch on
tho home place.
R. W. Wood testified to about the i
same as Coy Caussee.
Allen Skipper was sworn and testified
as to the value of the land
mentioned in this suit, and that the
two places were separate.
R. V. Ward srjd that he was
president of the M. B. Thompson
Company and was a witness to the
deed from M. B. Thompson to C. (
E. Thompson for the Floyd place, j
This deed was made in 1010.
Plaintiff then replied with the fol-|
lowing witnesses: Duke Watts, Murk
Caussee, Abraham Caussee, Sam!
lt* l. o r-?
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Baker.
This closed the testimony, and the
arguments were made late on Saturday
afternoon.
The following is a copy of the
receipt mentioned in the testimony j
in this case:
"January 2. 1920.?Received from
O. J. Hell twenty dollars on my
home place at W'ampco, S. C.. balance
$(>,f)s().()0 to ho paul on dHiverv
of 1it'r- to said property within 10
days from date. This sale includes
the old store lot. I am to retain
and use the buildings until January
1st, 1021. M. B. Thompson."
Late Saturday evening the court
decided the case in favor of the
plaintiff.
The defendant has given notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
; MARKETS i
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Hay.
Improved receipts i canning most
of the markets. Demand fair to .good
only on the better grades of hay.
Ohio and Indiana shippers offering
[timothy in southeastern markets ?2
j lower than week ago.
Feed.
Colder weather fails to stimulate
! activity in leedstuffs.
Grain.
i Market uncertain during the week;
price changes rapidly. Corn steady
J and held within range of lc throughj
out the week.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato market down 15 to 20c at
northern shipping points, closing TO
to SOc per 100 lbs. sacked. Chicago
carlot market down 15c from last
week's close at X5 to l)5c. New York
round whites down 10 to 15c New
j York City at .$1.25 to $1.40 bulk.
F'orida No. 1 Spaulding Rose in
double head barrels down $4.50 to
$4.75 per bl.
Eastern yellow onions slow and
slightly hikher in eastern markets
at 75c to $1.25.
Louisiana Klondike strawberries
slightly worker New York at 10 to
50c per quart.
Live Stock and .Meats.
Hogs and cattle prices at Chicago
made substantial declines the past
week. With the exception of fat
lambs, sheep ar?d prices adjvrnce:!.
Pog prices hrokr? (15 to 75c
per 1 l,M? IDs. I-JCOI tCCl'S ClOWH -)U
| to S'C: feeder cl< ors .">() to 7He;
bv.t.ch'M- cows :\?d heifers 2i"> t:> >0c.
I)''.iry Product*.
Butter prices declined following
'advances co.v'y in woek, hut market;;
i'<?w seem to be s (ndier at
prices practically the same as a
! week aj-i'o. At one tirre during the
week price: were 2 to 'It* hipher than
1 the close on the 11th.
(<>l I on.
1 j Soot cotton prices ;idvanced 13
points dm nj? the week, c'o-inj at
| lO.l'Oc per lb New York May fu'
| lures up ~>7 points at 12.02c.
' < >VKRN\IENT HXAtMINATIONS,
t1
. i The Civil Service Commission announces
that oraminatiors will Ik
? held for Hue following position or
iho dotes mer.tic r.ed
The po- ition of tei o^raphfi*. typ
i<< {>nd tf*noj^r.',p >er-t vpist., on the
I second Tuesday of each month,
i i Kor the pe?*itio? of conipnt ?i !.
I the United Stat's Coast and <ieo
i (U tic Survey to he held April 27-2$
f j and .June K-9.
Persons intfrc t< d in these uiu
! other examinations niil apply to th<
/Secretary Local Civil Service Hoard
j , at th'1 loca* postoffice for detaile(
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I \ FISH STORV.
1 Marion Hedrick, who deals ii
}. snake and fish stoics, and \vh
f usually has .sonrie substantial evi
). donee to hack up his tales, Tuesda;
(I night ran a trout line across King
s ston Lake, and Wednesday morniiij
found a pretty good catch, consist
]\ in^ of three black fish, one of whic
tipped the sculcs at lOVfc lbs. and an
e other at S pounds. The third fis
(1 was not so large as the- others an
was not weighed. Hedrick was a:
>- sisted by Levy Norman in lamiin
d. this catch.
(1 This country grows in wealth onl
it as production is increased along a
;e lines.
ffAY, S. P., APRIL 14, 1921. ,, I
XUCTTONl
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Loris, S. C., on Saturday,
I April 16th, at 10 O'clock A. M.| '
Stop, look and listen at the wonderful things
we have to say:
All of the immense and costly stock of goods
of the Harrelson=Beil Company, in the town of
Loris, S. C., will be put up at auction, in convenient
small lots,the sale beginning at 10 o'clock
on next Saturday morning, April Ibth.
There Are No Reservations
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You buy everything that is put up at the
highest bid placed on it. Competition in the bidding
may be strong. It is natural that it should
be, because these are the best goods that money
can buy, and there is a cool ten thousand dollars
j worth of them. I
Country Merchants, Householders,
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Farmers, Lawyers and Doctors
Now is your chance to .yet the most gDods
you ever got for the very least amount uf money.
I We probably will have sales like this every Saturday
until all has been sold, but remember that
: the best will go first.
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ie on Hand When the Sale Opens
Select what you want to buy, then be ready
when the auctioneer says the word.
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: R. 0. Hanson will Conduct Sale
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i| Remember the date, next Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock.
I HARRELSON & BELL CO. ,
t . S. M. ALLEN, Assignee
J. M. DUSENBURY, Agent of Creditors
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