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\ , VOLUME XXXVI. WIFE APPEARS I CLAIMS ESTATE Father of Third Wife Attempts I to Take Possession of Land GEO. F. Prince i LIVED OWN LIFE ! ??? i Facts Apparently Unknown Un- \ til Following Killing by i Morgan Todd. 1 < Since our recent issue in which '( was detailed the life of George F. j' Prince in relation to his rightful J' heirs at law, who may now claim the small estate that he left, the < people of that section of the country where the Princes lived have expressed interest in the matter, especially since the first and only lawful wife that he ever had arrived in 1 : t.. 1?t 1, 1 .... tin* rtnmii urn i \ ui^v, mm u.t serted her right to the estate. Prince had been married three times, each time under the laws of the State of South Carolina, which does not permit divorce, neither did he ever claim a residence in North Carolina or any other state where divorces are allowed, or a divorce under their laws, as others in higher stations of life than he have done in the past. His first and only lawful wife is Klla Prince, now living under her maiden name of Canady, and living with her are George F. Prince's two lawful children and lawful heirs, Kva Prince, thirteen years old, and Belle Prince, nine years old. Prince's alleged second wife is dead. By that union was one child, now living with its grandparents. The third alleged wife is Miss ltuth Holmes, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1. I j. Holmes, of Red Bluff, South Carolina. It appears that soon after the killing of George F. Prince by Morgan Todd in February, 1921, this I third wife claimed to be the only heir to his estate, as there are no surviving children. I. L. Holmes, clai: ling to act for his daughter, not only claimed a big share of the personal belongings, which he took possession of, but he has' given notice that he claims tin; real estate, and has attempted to oust H. J. Prince, the father of :George F. Prince, who says that not iong before the death of his son, the son rented him the place for this yea> on half and half shares of \ hat he could raise on the land. 1. I.. Holmes also had the bain locked up on the place, with six or seven bushels of i*f\Y I* (ieorge F. Prince owned m-hteen acres of land, composed of t\v?> .mall original tracts, one of \s*! 11 <*h l.o pui chased from his sister, Mr . Prudio Lewis, and the other was conveyed direct to him 'from his I*itlx r, II. J. Prince. On this holding Pvince had cleared less than two aces of J land, and which II. <). Prince rented 1 from him for farming purpo: e.;. The killing of this man in wli.it appears to he one of the darkest) comers of the county, was shocking enough, in all of the details. Wh'le his unlawful social history was not accompanied by any tragedy such as the taking of a life, yet it is shocking to the refined senses of a community just the same, that is if there is any conscience left to fee! the shock. These facts are laid bare not as a matter of news, so much, but for the purpose of showing the people what can be going on, almost at their very doors, the laws being violated every day, anil as in this case, several times over, and nothing done about it, and apparently not generally known until after a man is dead and his estate comes up for settlement in the courts, or in the hands of his administrator. It is time, and has been time, for some time past, that the better 1 ' ?? 1 ~ /. 1> ifrt #1 U i irVi citiss OJ |!uo[Ku wiu> miTc a iii^n ivizard for law and order, to say that such things as these shall exist no longer without bringing those who are guilty to timely justice. According to those who ought to know, even the father of tho deceased man, this was never the fau't of tho first wife, and especially the fault of the two children which should have blessed this man's life, but it was entirely the fault of the other party to the marriage contract. It is said that this first marriage can *? ? ' I>i' 4-Vir? tnylimniur UH pniviM iiM,y vjti.y ",t mv of Mr. W. I , Bcllaimy, who is said to tyavo performed the ceremony. PICNIC AT PUNCH BOWL. Tjiere will bo a picnic at Punch Bowl Saturday, May 7th. Tho public is cordially invited to attend. Gov. Ii. A. Cooper and other promi\ tK.nt. men will be present and deliver addresses. He sure to come, as a good time awaits you. (This notice came in unsigned. Wc oo not vouch for it:- authority.?Ed.) ^ *' * % * ^ CEMETERY HAS MANY VISITORS rlundreds Look at Signs Ap- , pearing on Tombstones at Fair Bluff, N. C. Reports brought here from Fall Bluff, N. C., are to the effect that , hundreds of people, from almost ev- I: sry section of the country, are visit ing the cemetery at that place, in or- , ler to see for themselves the rep re- | mentations of human faces a'legod t' liave appeared on the gravestones. The excitement first bewail who a news article appeared in North O ( [>lina daily papers to the effect tlia* :>n the tombstone of a lady .vno hu<* ( lied there, a well defined face o,' th" :le coaled had appeared av.l hee! found on tho white marble; and thai si face and also a saddle had likewise appeared on the tombstone of young man who had died and bom-buried there. From that time on. i: is: said, thr romnt.rrv has boon visit r'd by hundreds, perhaps thou:ands ir. all, wishing to see the signs themselves, and thus be able to judtft from personal knowledge. It is said that the tracings are not superficial. There is nothing (>n the outside of the marble. The stainwhich form the likeness of a human face is within the surface of the stone. Those who have seen the resemblances say that there is no doubt about the fact that the appearance* are the result of some defect o" stains of some kind within the block of stone itself, yet they do not don; that the resemblance to the huma:face is plain. OBI IGATIONS~ MUST BE MET Else Consequences Will Follow When Creditors Insist. DEBT IS BAD FOR ANYBODY Especially so Now When Men Claim They Cannot Borrow. Those who made debts during the! time of inflation, in the evident hop" of actual belief that times would go on in that w^v forever :vu. t now take1 the conse?|i'.enshould their creditors claim the right to have their due. So long as creditors will keep on waiting, all well and good. interesi will be mounting up, of course, bin things v\ ill be at comparative ease. If creditor, in., i t, then the mortgai on the per o .! real e-tate will \, closed an I there will be n sale. When '.he property fails to bring1 the necessary funds to settle the debt, a judgment will follow for the remaining amount that is due. Debt is a bad thing at any time. The bible says that we should owe no man. This is hardly ever been construed as meaning that it is a sin to make a debt. If this were so we would all be worse sinners than wc are really reputed to be, for nearly all of us do it at some time or other. Debt is an especially bad thing at a time like this when men claim they cannot make other loans to take up JllKl nuift um.st; nicy mil',it? i.i.-si, yi:?i. When things wore high, the higher the price the more some people seemed to want the thinirs. One of the most popular causes of debt was the automobile. Some people actually mortgaged the home and the horse and buggy to obtain a car. As we stated above the only thing to do it to take the consequences. In many cases it would not pay to borrow money to meet the old debt, for then there is only the making of one bad debt to stav off another; unless of course the old debt has been reduced and tbe new debt therefore is smaller. Normalcy is about here f %*r% ? ? r f /\ 4 U a U/\t\nr< n ?\/l ai tu lllv. II\l|iUO ?ll\l ?:> IVII IIV ?M, liefs of many of us. Tt is nol really here provided the people are to bo burdened with bad debts for many more years to come. Roforo the war we were not in debt. Therefore1 it Is not strictly normal for us to be too much in debt now. Laying all this aside our own county is better off than many of the other counties in North and South Carolina . This is borne out by statements made by those who are travelling this territory. They represent houses dealing in fertilizers and various kinds of goods. They all say that Horry county people have paid out the "best of all. This speaks welt for this immediate section. Let us use good judgment and instead of goin^ back we will take many long steps forward during the next year or two. o The Farm Implement Co. has an attractive advertisement in this issue, showing a Pivot Axle Cultivator. They also carry harrows and evory thing to help the farmer in making his crops. Visit their store. CONWAY, S. C.. THURSDAY WARRANT FOR AUTO DRIVER ftllegmg That He Ran Over Val- ' uable Dog and Killed It. Automobile accidents multiply as; ;:ar owners increase. Hob Jordan was j in Conway the latter part of last week hunting a warrant for a colored boy who drives the Ford car , belonging to L. IJ. Singleton. The road passes near the home of Jordan and a valuable dog belonging to him ran out into the road as this car passed. The prosecution claims that the driver turned the car out of tho ruts in order to strike a gain si the dog. Those who watch the cars passing about each day, seem to wonder that there are not mort; accidents than really occur. PI^ANS SURVEY j FARMING AREA Reserve Board Head Will Visit Middle West and Southwest. Washington. ? Governor Harding, of the Federal Reserve Board, has announced that lie may begin next week a personal survey of the farm credit situation in the Middle West and Southwest. The hoard, the governor said, had thought it advisable that he make a tour of the farming area so as to learn at first hand the problems of the country bankers and trade organizations. The real crux of the farmers' problem, in the view of Mr. Harding, is the foreign situation. The farmers, he said, must have a market for their commodities, as they cannot go on indefinitely on credit without selling their crops. He thought the reduction of the rediscount rate by the Bank of England might aid American farmers by making possible a more liberal market for grain land cotton, not only in Great Britain, but in other European countries. Contributing Causes. Inequalities in price readjustment as between tho wholesaler and retailer and the transportation situation were also described by Mr. Harding as contributing causes to the present agricultural situation. Cessation of building also has been felt and it was the governor's view that a resumption of building would I result in a frenoral easing of ex; pensos including high rents, which i would react to the benefit of the farmers. I Federal Reserve Board, Governor Harding said, has no specific plan for relief of thr farmers. He : explained that the Reserve Ban^s jcould not make direct loans to farmers, but could only rediscount the ii * l i * j mans 01 nicmner names Reports to ll>o board, Mr. Harding j continued, indicate that next year's j American cotton crop will be withi" 7". per cent of this year's total, although at the end of the present cotton year on July 1, there will probably be a surplus of X,000,000 bales, or nearly a world's supply under present conditions. In the fact of this situation, he added, bankers naturally are cautions in increasing their loans on farm papers. He expressed the belief, however, that there would be sufficint advances to care for the immediate needs of the farmers in planting their crops. o WELFARE CONFERENCES HELD. During the past month Welfare Conferences have been held in Orange burg and Spartanburg. Problems in juvenile delinquency, health and care of the poor, and jail management ,1 T>/. 4 k nnnrn..A.,/.^ VY I; I i: vil Pl/UoouU 1IUIII vUll I vJl \Jllt-.\0 were >1 iprhly xuccesful, the attendance in Spartanburg being beyond expectations. The jnext conference will probably be held in Sumter or Columbia and an effort will be made to secure an address by Thomas Molt Osborne. pipebMsted CAUSED TROUBLE The town was without lights for a few hours last Friday night, owing to the bursting of a steam pipe on one of the boilers at the light plant. At the Pastime Theatre the manager turned on the current from the plant of the Conway Motor Car Co., and went on with the picture show after delay of a short time. At the power plant it was necessary to get the other boiler finder sfeam before the lights could bo put on again and this took some time but was less than it would have tak, en to repair the damage to the boil , er that was in use at that time. It is impossible to avoid accidents at large plants where machinery h ; carried under high pressure for lonj! periods of time. , MAY 5, 1921. REV. E. B. MOLL MAKES ADDRESS Van Norton, Esq., Will Discuss 1 Some Religious Theme at the Hut Next Sunday. I > . 1,* I I* % a * ivr\. i-jiiri i>. mou, evangelist ior the Conway circuit of the Methodist 1 Church, wa< the speaker before the Hut Class on last Sunday. Mr. Moll 1 tliscus;ed the subject of Christian Education, which was the topic of the lesson for thut day. lie made 1 Ho point that education results in an increase of the p >wer of the individual, ; and that without the force of religion to guide and direct this power, there is a likelihood that it. will be abused. The enrollment of the class was increased by the addition of several new ! members and quite a number of visit- j ors were present. The library fund of the class continues to grow and the probability is j that within the next few weeks the j shelves will be filled with hooks of i various sorts for the instruction and entertainment of the members. Mr. Van Norton, biblical student extraordinary, will discuss some religious themes before the members of the class piext Sunday. \I1 men of the town and county will be welcome to these exercises. PURITANS HAD STYLE TROUBLES They Passed Laws Against Fashions in the Apparel of \A/nmon nnrl Mnn oo \\l ITVSMIVsll C4IIU IVI^II ao VVUI1. I Boston.?Dress reformers of the i present day, who deplore the abbreviated skirt and the peek-a-boo waist may be astounded to learn that even in the good old Puritan times the | I lure of Dame Fashion had a bewitching effect on the young man am! maidens. Researches into the ancient laws of the Massachusetts Ha\ colony have revealed that the fathers had their own troubles with their offspring who recognized a snappy style when they saw it. In 1G3I just four years after the arrival of Governor Winthrop's ships, the apparel question had become so pressing that the law makers tried their hands as fashion moulders. Here is the statute placed on the books in its original wording: "The court, takeing into censiderajtion the greate, suj* M f:i ov;.s and unnecessary expenccs occasi< n< d nv ica* son of some nev.e and immodest fc Ij ions as also the ordinary weareini' of silver, golde, and '-.iHre. lace , girdles, hat bands, etc., hath therefore t illered that no person either man or wo ijv.an sha'l hei-ea' 1 male e.r huy n;> parol!, eithev woolon sill:" or lywn | with any lace on it, silver, gbldo, siM:s or Ihrood, under the penalty of the fofecture of such cloathes. "Provided,? and it is the meaneing I of this court that men and women j shall have liberty to weare out such japparell as tlie\ are now provided I of, except the immoderate greate jsleaves, slashed apparel), immoderate : greate raylos, long wings, etc. "This order to take place a fortnight after the publishing thereof." COTTON EXPORTS ; WILL INCREASE ) 'Only the Depression in Cotton : Manufacturers Seems Left to Delay Movement. i Washington, May 2.?Ani-us W. I McLean returned today from Atlanta [where he and Eugene Meyer, Jr., as i members of the war finance corporation, attended a conference of southjern exporters and bankers in connection with the efforts to assist in the exportation of cotton to foreign covintries. I The meeting was largely attended, 'there being representatives from all I of the cotton states. Mr. McLean 1 states that it was the opinion of 1 those present that substantial results I would come from the meeting. Mr. . McLean and Mr. Meyer explained the financial aid which the war finance icorporation could supply in connec|t;on with the exportation of cotton, nnd this, it seems, was considered ado quate by the bankers and exporters present. , The conference developed the fact that credit is now available both for short time and long time financing of cotton exports. The main trouble seems to be a lack of demand for foreign buyers, due almost entirely to the depressions in the cotton manufacturing industry of the countries involved. A committee of bankers and export era was appointed to continue the efforts to increase cotton exports and to negotiate with the war finance cor poration towards financing the same. ADRIAN STORE i WILL REOPEN i/V. J. Dorsey is Compromising I j With Number of His Creditors. The friends of W. J. Dorsey, a < merchant located at Adrian, JS. C.. I > will be kUi<1 to learn that :i? lias compromised with a number of creditorv vvho held accounts against him, and Lhat he will likely re-oper. the sloro ^ within a few days. j His store was ciosed wi?en ho made tin assignment sometime in K."b-ua); and following" t.iat ! ?< i.>;.al proceedings look place av.?i an ajt'on: to represent cr? ditors . . aop^'iivC d to take charge of his f \ jointly ] n\ ith the As-iupoe. Np;" fc I a compromise vent on ''ov s nue tinu ; and in the r.u anlinie the ? ;?? e an.; , Ap'ent o*" Creditors at the f'iroction of creditors advertised th?x '-.nrohan disc and offered it for s do (Vim d*.v i to day. The store was o; ened on I Saturday, April !2IJrd, and :*oods were ! sold under rue assignment until th' first of this week and at tha' time so | many of the creditors had accepted I the offer o* compromise that it was I decided to discontinue any further : sales until settlement could he com- [ pleted. | GREAT TIME ^ i FRIDAY NIGHT I Election of Trustee of the Bur-: roughs School to Succeed Mr. Ambrose I I MUSIC BY BAND I OTHFR FFATURFS! Addresses Will Be Made Along"' 1 Educational Lines at Meeting. It is not often that a political elcc tion is made the occasion of a social gathering by the community. Elections usually divide the voters rather than draw them together. On Friday night of this week, however, at the j Town Hall there will be a demonstration of the fact that an election can be held without creating any atmos- i phere of antagonism, and that mi election orca* ion may easily include j fcatvres of a social and entcitainiii:? ; nature. j The term of Mr. H. \V. Ambrose as I member <?f the Hoard of Trustees for the Conway School Di Uriel: expire? | at that time and a success'))' to .Mr. I Ambrose will bo elected. Ac the sam ] time there wi'l be a musical program I J by the Conw ay Chamber of Com- J I merer* Hand, and talks of *?n rduca- j ilional natin'e will ais.: !.e made, j This was the the regular night for the mmthly meeting of the Ciiambe. ()i (. o nmcrco; nut onieiais 01 mo i ; Chamber decided that it would bo well (o combine their meeting with a general mass meeting o<* the citizens, for the purpose of electing a trustee and engaging in a discussion of odu cational matters. Officials of the Chamber of Commerce and the Trustee together arranged the program for the meeting. Mr. IT. W. Ambrose will present the financial statement for the Hoard of Trustees. Mr. Paul Quattlebaum ! will outline the plans which the Hoard has in mind for the improvement of the school, Mrs. M. J. Bui- J lock and Mrs. M. (i. Andersen, Chair-j man of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion, will make short addresses of ae educational nature. Sunt. H. D. Alex ander. of the Burroughs School, will also discuss some educational topic. It is expected that a large number of the newly enfranchised women voters will be present to cast their ballot in the election of a trustee. mi.:_ i: .. : 11 i MIS meet.iUK win uu^ui iii 1JA.11?. I o'clock. SOLDIER'S BODY FROM OVERSEAS I The remains of Ivy W. Beverly, [one of our Horry boys who gave his [life for his country, in the world I war across the seas, will arrive in < New York city about May 7th, anil ! from that point will be brought home. The funeral will take place at Union Methodist church soon after the arrival of the remains. Mr. Beverly was killed while in notion on July 19th, 11)18. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Beverly, of Toddville, S. C., and was a brother of Messrs. J. S. and Ferney Beverly of Conway. o LARCENY CHARGES Developments last week show that, at Aynor, S. C., there has been a systematic stealing of goods from stores and warehouses, by members of the colored race living* in a nearby community. Papers were sworn out in the magistrate court. A \>* WO. 3 TOUSS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING iplitting Open one of Weatherboards and Shocking Inmates. SINGULAR RECORD _OF LIGHTNING \ppearir.g to Have Been Attracted to Particular Ploce Before This. IHiiing the thunder storm an?i O'.vy rain Tall oecuring on Wednesday night of last week, April 27, lightning struck the house of Mr. nut I Mrs. R. li. Parker, in Dogwood Neck Township, stunning Mr. and Mrs. Parker, who had gone to bed, and dislocating the telephone w:re, which was evidently to blame to some extent for the occurrence. The injuries to Mr. and Mrs. Parker were not severe, although they were considerably frightened. The bolt of lightning struck the top of a stump across the public road from Mr. Parker's residence, this stump being several feet below the telphone wire that passed immediately over it. Splinters from the stump were cast in every direction, and part of the top of it %\ ,:s broken off. It appear* that ihe current of electricity followed tl.e telephone wire from the stump, through the tops of several c.ik trees, and on to the house, to a point where the ends of the main wire was fastened around a glass insulator. Another wire had been attached on the outside of the insulator, and then connected from that point through the side of the house to the telephone;:then there was an other wire coming out from the side of the house, which went dowa through the porch floor into the ground. The lead wire was broke* through on each side of the insulated part and was hanging dow? when Mr. Parker made an investigation. The bolt of lightning struck one of the weatherboards, splitting it open, driving splinters into the inI side of tiie room.' I There are places that would appear to attract lightning. From j what Mr. Paiker says, lightning has struck near this place many times before. This stump, which is located immediately below the wire, has bee? | struck by lightning twice before this, land the uj knocked off until it lacks I three tr iour feet now of being as i high as it was originally. A pine tree about twenty or thirty step* I inside tlie field and close by teleI nhone wire, was killed by lightning [ a'-o^t a year ago. An oak t:ee near ilie ><>:*k of Mr. Parker's barn was struck in lightning last summer, the b:<!t from the tree to the end of the ! am, tearing it to pieces. It also stiuck an on in a stall by the side <>f the barn and killed the animal. This tree is a long way from the telephone wire, however, and the wire could not have had anything to do with that. The wire leading from the point :il the stump into the porch is uninsulated. It pisses thiough the tops of several oaks, but there is no sign of any damage to the trees. BOARD UEAIIS TAX MATTERS The County Board of Assessors met at the County Courthouse laflt Tuesday with the County Auditor tm hear complaints concerning the a?sessments made by the Township Hoards. There were a number of complainants before the Board from Conway, No. 19. There were several property owners from Flovds, Green Sea a*iH Simpson Creek claiming that the increases about which they had beem notified were unreasonable under the circumstances. There was one complaint heard from Little lwiver Township. Several interesting questions were brought up during the discussions but nothing: definite was decided jusr then as the Board had the County Auditor to take down the substance oi inr complaints as tney wore made and then the Board would consider what action they would take in regard to the equalization of tho valuations. The greater part of the complaints were made by merchants, who allege their stocks had been valued too high. It appeared that in sonn of these cases the assessment had been made upon the sworn retunu? made to the State Tax Commission, by the merchants, and that tho Ieg?l basis of 42 per cent of actual value had been used. In one case Mr. Carter, from Simpson Crock, stated tha* the gasoline corn mill operated by him, which had been raised was being run by him at a loss, that the toll corn took in at this mill actually cost him $1.75 per bushel.