The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 12, 1921, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVI.
TO FILL PLACE
OF TRUSTEE
Mrs. Maude M. Snider Elected
on Board of District
No. 19
uin i mi a i inrn
vvc.LL uuttLirmu
FOR POSITION
\ Result of The Mass Meeting of
Citizens Held Last Friday
Evening.
The first woman in Horry county'
to be elected as K school trustee is!
Mrs. C. H. Snider, of Conway. This
epoch-marking event took place at
a mass meeting of citizens of tliej
town in the town hall Friday evening,
May 6, 1921.
The meeting had been called for
the purpose of a general eonsideiation
of school mutter.-; and the election
of a successor to Mi*. II. W.
Ambrose, whose term expired with
that meeting. After a short program
of music by the Conway Concert
Band, and addresses by Supt.
B. I). Alexander of the Burroughs
High School, and Mrs. M. J. Bullock,
the election of a trustee was
proceeded with. Col. D. A. Spivey
introduced a resolution expressing
the sense of the meeting to be that
a woman 'should be elected to the
vacancy created by the expiration of
Mr. Ambrose's term. After a brief
discussion favorable to the resolution,
it was unanimously passed. Mr.
H. L. Buck then placed in nomination
Mi's. C. II. Snider, and she was
elected by acclamation.
The new trustee is eminently qualified
to fill the place on the board.
At one time she served the county
as a teacher in its public schools and
she has always maintained an active
interest in educational affairs, having
served as president of the Conway
Parent-Teachers Association.
At Friday's meeting Mr. Ambrose
presented the financial statement for
the Board, which was of a very encouraging
nature. Paul Quattlebaum
outlined the Board's plans for the
development of the school, the same
being the addition of a north wing
to the present building, the conver
sjon oi the present auditorium into
class rooms and the construction of
an auditorium of ample capacity on
the first floor and to the rear of the
present building. Mr. Quattlebaum
stated that the Hoard was in communication
with an architect, who would
arrive next week to canvass the situation
with the trustees.' It is estimated
that a bond issue of something
like $30,000 will bo required
for tho improvement plan. Those
who were present at the meeting
o\- pressed themselves optimistically
as to the success of the bond issue.
The talks of Mr. Alexander and
Mrs. Hullock were thought-provoking
and thoroughly enjoyed.
LONG~DISTANCE
NOW RESTORED
Thanks to The Efforts of Manarmr
Pharloc P Qoor_
Vj Is I VIIUI I OvJ II. VIUUI ~
borough.
There comes a tinkling of a bell
from the black box 'on the wall.
"Hello. Who is that?"
"Philadelphia is calling Mr. So
and So at Conway"
For many months now citizens of
Conway have not had the experience
so vividly described in the few linesabove.
Up until a few years ago
Conway had splendid long distance
connection with the outside world.
But the war came on, or the "flu,"
or the low price of cotton, or somet
thing, and this connection was
broken. Seriously the Highway Department,
in constructing its line '
from Conway to Marion, played fast
and loose with the telephone poles '<
along the route, and it seemed for 1
a time as though, in the words of
that good old Methodist hymn, "the .
silver cord was forever broken." '
In the face of many difficulties (
and obstacles, Manager Charles II. J
Scarborough of the Conway Tele- 1
phone Company has made steady and 1
strenuous efforts to reconstruct the '
line from Conway to Marion and to 1
restore long distance telephone con- 1
nection, and it is understood that 1
Manager Scarborough stepped into a >
telephone booth and asked the con- f
tral office sit Marion, "What hath (
God wrought?" It is not known I
what the reply was, but it is pre- 1
sumed that central told Mr. Scar- f
borough, "Wrong number; get off ?
tho line."
All of which means, gentle reader,
that if we want to find out what <
the latest turn in the cotton market '
is, whether your best girl in another 1
town has a (late, or when your >
mother-in-law is coming to see you, U
all you have to do ir. to take the i ^
receiver in the left hand and stand11
close to the mouth piece and ask >
for the information you desire. 's
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PETIT JURORS
FOR MAY TERM
Drawn This Week by Juror
Commissioners of This
County.
The foltowing jurors for the ap
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IJrOilCllllljr LUI MI Ol mu UIUI t ??| ^*.751eral
Sessions were drawn this week. >
The court will convene Monday, May
23, with Hon. S. W. (I. Shipp as the
presiding judge. rJ' 11 o jury list follows
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VV. P. Martin M. Vaught
K/.ekiel D.SingletonA. E. Chestunt
W. A. Benton Haywood McGeo
l>. T. Smith S. Walker Martin
VV. I. Watson A. Williamson
VV. 11. King A. L. Ambrose
Sam S. Stevens John Doyle
H. O. Paul VV. S. Rabon
VV. R. Ganus Rupert McNeill
VV. 10. Heneford Sam .1. Strickland
J. A. Booth I'. It. Skipper
VV. M. Long Poo Hickman
W. F. Hardee Arthur Clardy
G. B. Shelly Pope Watts
Lucian Vereen Kemper C. Gerraldj
L. I). Stevens G. C. Cox
J. M. Boyd D. F. Davis
\V. Jack Dorsey VV. K. Roberts
?VV. L. Bryan, Clerk of Court.
MOONSHINE
AND OFFICERS
Have Mix-up Monday Night in'
Business Section
FORD CAR IS
Trtk'FM MIVinFR I AW
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Five Gallon Keg of Home-made
Brew is Spilled During;
Operations.
Conway had a moonshine mixup
last Monday night, interesting in all
its details. As the results of the efforts
of Chief Smith, Policeman
Hinson, Sheriff J. A. Lewis and
Rural Policemen V. D. Johnson and
D. Frank Bellamy, II. Haskill Todd i
and Ben Vaught were lodged in the!
county jail between one and two!
o'clock laSt Monday night, under j
charges of transporting intoxicating!
liquor, and the Ford touring car,
rather had off from wear, said to be-!
long to the defendant, B. Haskill
Todd, was sieved under the law
which confiscates the vehicle in'
which illicit liquor is being trans-,
ported or moved.
Some months ago Todd was tried,
before the town court on a whiskey,
charge and was cleared by the jury.
It seems that lu* disputed very em-1
phatically the testimony of Iho wit-!
nesses against him at that trial. The!
offi<*pr? worn on the lookout last!
Monday night, while the two defend-j
ants were in the pool room run by
E. T. Lewis on Main street. At a}
late hour the defendants left town!
and went out across the bridge, while!
the officers waited and watched at j
the town hall corner. About 12:00i
o'clock this car, which is now in the
hands of the officers, with the two
defendants in it, passed along Third
avenue, and the policemen followed
it around the corner at the One
Price Shoe Store. The occupants of
the car entered the store of L. H.
Burroughs with two parcels.
Chief Smith and Policeman I). G.
Hinson went to the store and demanded
admittance. Everything was
dark within, and their calls to the
two men brought no answer. The
officers then decided to obtain the
permission of Mr. A. C. Thompson,
the owner of the building, and Mr.
L. H. Burroughsf who has the building
leased, to break down the doors,
rhis consent was obtained, and as
an officer approached the back end
of the building he noticed that it
was open, and just then a gallon
jug of moonshine barely missed hit- |
ting him on its way through the (
loor. It buret into pieces as it hit
i solid brick wall, and the scent oft
noonshine predominated. The police-.,
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iicill II it'U tu viii-ci INI UU^II uif uuui , (
?ut it was shut in his face and had j
:o he forced open. The t\v<j defendants,
who were then taken under
irrest, said they had emptied three .
gallons on the floor, while the fourth
alloa had been thrown out the hack
loor. The men delivered up a coffee
>ot, half full ?r moonshine, and told
;he officers they could find another
gallon ia a Keg out of Which the ;
'our had been taken. They found I
he keg with the liquor in it. Thej
lefendants were placed in jail Mon-n
lay night, and early Tuesday morn- 1
ng were in search of bail. Mr. L. j i
1. Burroughs, the owner of the store \
vhore the men were arrested, was
it home sick at the time, and lien
/aught, one of tho defendants, has \
uien clerking for Mr. Burroughs for v
;ome time, and was running the i
store during Mr. Burroughs' sickness.It
CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY,
LAKESIDE WILL
BE UTILIZED
For Pleasure and Benefit or,
Citizens and Visitors in
Conway
IF LOT OWNERS j
WILL GIVE AID
Mr. C. H. Snider has Already
Constructed the Walk Along
His Frontage.
Sonic works ago the Civic Improvement
Coj'imittcc of the Chamber of
Commerce recommended the opening!
am: construction of a driveway along i
the side of Kingston Lake from Snow'
Mi'! t<> Third avenue. Practically allj
i>V the pr< pert.v owners along tlvs
route expressed themselves as heing
willing to permit the use of their propi
ei ty for su.'h a purpose, if the prcpei*|
restrictions anil safeguard:*, were pro-,
vided. Col. D. A. Spivey was appoint-1
ed a committee of one to interview j
the property owners and secure au-|
thorization for the construction of aj
driveway.
An investigation of the typography!
along the lake front showed that for|
the present, at least, a driveway)
would he impracticable and the plans
were changed to the extent that a
suitable walk would he laid out. While
the matter was still under discussion
Mr. C. II. Snider, who owns a considerable
frontage along the lake
front just south of Snow Mill, did not
wait for any formal request to be
made of him, but rolled up his sleeves,
spat on his hands and actually built
his section of the walk.
This walk is made of planks of'
suitable thickness which rests on pi 1 - j
ings of juniper poles that have been i
driven down into the water. These
planks arc covered over with leaves
to give the rustic effect, which is further
heightened by a hand rail and
rustic trellis work, which serves as a
guard on the lake side of the walk.
Mr. Snidcr's romantic tendency, has
shown itself in the construction of
several rustic seats, placed in inconspicious
positions and at appropriate
distances from each other.
That the town is eager to take advantage
of the opportunity to enjoy
its water front is indicated by the!
fact that each Sunday afternoon!
since this work was completed, doz-l
ens of visitors have been noted along |
lih* new wane, uiic evening: recently I
the younR people nave a delightful:
party on this walk, the glassy waters!
of the lake reflecting the soft glow,
of v.iany Japanese lantern**.
The hope is that the com in it tee in
charge of securing the consent of the
property owners will shortly complete
this part of the work. With for
ma I consent Riven there is no doubt
that this walkway could he completed
from Snow Hill to Third Avenue audi
would hp one of the attractive walks1
of the Town. Members of the Cham-1
her of Coinn '*rce have pledged themselves
as being willing to do the|
work and construction, or have it i
done, if the property owners con-j
sent to allow the public benefit of
the water front in this way.
S. S. EXERCISES j
INTERESTING
The Sunday School Day exercises i
held at the Conway Methodist church
last Sunday were very interesting.
Some of the special features were the
recitations, songs and motion exercises
by the beginners and primary
departments of the school.
The Junior Department pave some j
very choice selections of recitations'
and an exercise entitled "The Sun-J
shine Parcel Post Girls."
The Young People's Department!
gave a pantomime, "Rock of Ages," |
that touched the hearts of the con pre- j
nation and brought forth a new appreciation
of tire saving- message of !
the Cross of Christ.
Special selections of mUsic were
rendered by the choir of the church.
The offering was liberal and will
be forwarded to the Conference SunJay
School Board for extension work
in this conference.
The children, and those who arranged
and took part in the program,
deserve much credit for the interesting
exercises.
AUTO LICENSE I
MUST BE PAII)
The authorities in Horry county,!
ictip.K under authority of the State |
U iir*. svay Department, are looking
ifter the owners of ears who have
iot paid their license. If you have
lot paid the license and have the
'enuircd tap:, you had better let
/ our car stand in the shed until
ou see the proper parties and make
irrangerrents. The car of Jason
Ward at Little River was seized last <
veek and the car was kept locked up
int.il Mr. Ward made pood under
he license requirements.
, MAY 12, 1921.
CRIMINAL COURT
MONDAY, MAY 23
Long List of Laid Over Cases
From Last
Term
ONE OF MURDER
AWAITS TRIAL.'
No 7 jonger Hoar Any Talk of
Holdiiig- Special Term
In Summer.
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The court of jjfonoral session will
corvono for the midyear term on the '
2'ird of this month. Many .caso> wore '
icontinued from the 'ast term. It ap~ '
pears that a number of criminal!
icasoi-- have'developed since t.'ion and
have been bound over to Mo high
| court of this month for trial and (lis-J
[position. |
I At the last term there wa - a talk :
iof holding a special term this Sum-j
I rner, or at furtherest in the Fall for
j oho purpose of catching up with th?^
dockets of the general sessions.
Lately nothing has been said about
thi ; and the regular terms ma\ be
all that will be held. Hy working
(hard and fast the solicitor can likely
: wade through the maze of small
icasos a a ailing him.
There only one murder ca<e so
far to bo tried at the approaching
term, that of The State vs. Neil
Boyd charged with the killing oi
Kohl. Gause some time ago up in
Simpson Creek township.
The following cases appear in the
docket continued over from the
March term of the court:
Slate vs. Fred Bryant, assault and
hattery.
State vs. W. Percy Hardwick, uttering
check.
State vs. W. Fred Jones. larceny.
I State vs. J. J. Nobles, Disponing of
property.
State vs. H. W. Lewis, disposing of
property.
State vs. R. C. Boyd, Truce Barker
and Lizzie Barker, disorderly
house.
State vs. R. C. Boyd and Truce
Barker, adultry.
State vs. Jas. Hill, larceny.
State vs. Neil Boyd, murder.
State vs. Furman Hughes, misce(genation.
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State vs. Charley Jones and G. W.
IHucks, disposing of property.
State vs. N. \V. Roberts, spflnrtinn
State vs. S. T. Permenter, W. E.
Benton, Maggie Jones and Patience
Stevens, slander.
State vs. Will Johnson, Malicious
mischief.
Stato vs. Melom Causey, assault
and battery.
State vs. Cause Todd, assault and
battery.
State vs. J. J. Nobles, littering
check.
State vs. Otto Guyton, obtaining
good*-.
State vs. Mack Smith, assault ami j
battery.
State vs. Bert E. Sarvis, trespass.
State vs. John Wilson, disposing* of
property.
w. m. Meeting
at m. e. church
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the South Carolina
Conference is being held this
week at the Conway Methodist church.
The meeting opened Wednesday afternoon
and will last through Friday
morning. Several prominent speakers
are in attendance, and a very
strong program is being carried out.
Some of the special features of the
Wednesday night meeting were addresses
by Bishop Fin lay, of the Episcopal
Diocese of South Carolina; Mrs.
Luke Johnson, Council Officer; Miss
Lelia Kpps, on "Our Work in Brazil;"
Mrs. Kirkwood, on "Life Service.
Thursday morning will be devoted
to the reports of officers on Social
Service, Supplies, Literature, etc.
Thursday night, aside from the regular
printed program, it is hoped that
Bishop Darlington, of this Episcopal
District of the M. E. Church, South,
will be present and deliver an address.
Devotional Service by Mrs. Luke
Johnson, Unfinished Business and the
regular closing exercises is the program
for Friday morning.
Everything was in readiness for
the meeting. The local Society of the
Methodist Church having had committees
busy for several days making arrangements
to provide entertainments
for the delegation and the hon es of
the denominations of the town have
been thrown oper for the reception of
the visitors in a style true to the
record of Conway for hospitality.
BARBER SHOP OPENS. 1
What is known 'as thr* City Barber
Shop, remained closed for several
weeks, following the resignation of
Rufus M. Dyson from the manage- ]
mcnt of the business some time ago;
opened again last week under a new 1
lessee. |
The shop belongs to S. J. Lewis, ofi;
Aynor. II
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POTATO CURING T]
NEW INDUSTRY
Which Wil! Make Conway One <
of Greatest Potato Shipping
Points.
Some time ago this paper published
an article concerning Well's improved
Sweet Potato Curing and Storage
System of Dallas, Texas. The article
was published with a view of awakening
interest among business men here
so that they might be prepared to
close a ilea! iater with t ie manufac11*lvrs
of this system and establish a
a sweet potato curing plant at Conw.iy,
if not at other points in the
county.
I'or some time the H. ova Id has had
corre>iA>n?K\K.e r< .MOscni-ntive
of this system, and they have finally
an* iced to t'D e to ronuay the !:'.st of
tills week lo pre. ent the details of
i:ir industry to the citizens of Conway.
The Herald understai d- that the c
representatives have also c> mmuiacated
with the Secretary of the Chamber
of dominei'iv and that I no exact
time of the meeting will be announced
to the public by some means after
this papei ha* been published, or possibly
at a late hour before the paper
goes to press, so that the lime and
place may bo mentioned in this issue.
U is very important to look into this
matter, as this county needs all of
the new industries possible, especially
if it is something; that will improve
a money crop for the farmers in place
of cotton, which the boll weevil will
;rrcat!y reduce as to profit. It is
fully believed that with proper encouragement
the farmers of this
county will make Conway rank as
( iio of the largest shipping* points of
sweet potatoes in the whole country.
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MONEY SPENT
When it Comes to County
j Work of Public
' Nature
STATEMENT ISSUED
CONCERNING CLAIMS
Be Careful How you File Your
Claim Against the
County.
The following; statement concerning'
claims against the county for
various kinds of work now being
done for the county in tlie repair of J
roads and building of small bridges,
has been issued from the office of
tho County Hoard:
"There are too many people spending
money for the county. This in
effect is the conclusion that the
County Hoard of Commissioners has
reached after looking over late claims
presented to their board. It speaks
well, of course, for the people to
he thoroughly interested in good
roads and bridges, but it is absolutely
necessary that the Cmmt-.v Rnmvi
of Commissioners itself have charge
ol" all such expenditures..
"The Chairman of the County
Board of Commissioners has announced
that the Commissioners will
pay no claims for labor or material
lor roads and bridges except what
they order themselves in each particular
instance. All work done on'
the roads for which the county is
expected to pay must be done on a
written order of the County Board,
signed by its clerk. This rule will
not be relaxed under any circumstances,
so be careful with your
claims. ,
"Of course, all township supervisors
have control of their own township
funds and can order road work 1
to tKe extent of that fund, but no
further.
"Township supervisors have no authority
to open up new roads or
widen old roads or to build new
bridges under 15 feet long. Their
duty is to repair the roads and
bridges already in use so that they
may serve the public travel, and 1
their duty also includes the repair, i
not only of the roads, but of all
bridges whether under or over 15
feet It is only the building or re- '
building of bridges more than 15 feet
long which must be brought before 1
the County Commissioners. There '
are no repair work on roads and
bridges already in existence which
the township supervisor cannot do. '
These rules of the County Board 1
will go into immediate effect. This
is necessary to protect the county 1
funds to the particular uses that the 1
County Board itself may control." <
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11 AS N VAX PUJMUHK.
S. li. Mann is the name of a new <
iV umber locateil last wivk in Conway, j;
lie rented the shop next door to the I
>arber shop in rear of the Town . I
Hall where he will keep his tools I
tnd supplies. He has had a long ex- 1
perience in the plumbing business. i
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NO. 4.
NEW COMPANY
OPENS STORE
Will Continue Business at The
W. J. Dorsey Store,
Adrian
COMPROMISED
WITH CREDITORS
Bankrupt Estate Sold Out By
Assignee to A. D. Dorsey
and Others.
The Store of \V. J. Dorsey at
Adr an, which was opened tip by the
\ ; iivnee for the benefit of creditors,
'.id not run any longer than Monday
o T last week under the management
of the creditors. Mr. Dorsey made
an assignment to S. M Allen as Asi?nce
in January 1021, and his
'. editors, about thirty in number,
tad several meetings in Conway. A
v a ie' ity of them were represented
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... ^.v..ivwiiirvN mi 011or or
':o v.. promise was made at 2;~> per
cent, which was refused by the cred'vors.
They endeavored to settle
their claims at ">0 per cent by means
of partial payments running over a
period <?f time to fit the financial
condition of Mr. Oorsev. A settlement
was finally made at 40 per
cent all payable in ca^h. When
had accepted this proposition the
majority of the unsecured creditors
store was clesod and on last Thursday
the Assignee and agent of creditors
made a sale of the entire bankrupt
estate to A. D. Horsey and
others, and it is understood that a
mercantile business will be conducted
at the same place under the style of
Horsey and Company.
BIG HOG BEAR
VISITS TOWN
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According to reports circulated
about town last week, the city has
been visited by a large bear, because
his tracks were found in the yard by
Mrs. Oliver, at her suburban residence,
one morning last week.
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i iie n acKs were so unusual that
Mrs. Oliver called in several to look
at them. Among' those who viewed
the tracks was Mr, J. H. Jol'ie and
you could not fool Mr. Jol'ie on a
bear's track. He says it was a bear
and a big one. The opinion is expressed
by some that since the passage
of the stock law, there are no
hogs out for the bears to got to oat,
and that they are forced to forage for
food elsewhere. It is said that boar
tracks have been found in other
places recently.
IMPROVED CARS
NOW BEING USED
As A result of The Efforts of
Utilities Committee of The
Conway Chamber.
Some weeks ago the Conway
Chamber of Commerce instructed its
Public Utilities Committee to take
up with the South Carolina Railroad
Commission the matter of improved
car service on the passenger
trains from Cluidbourn to Conway.
At that time, as those who are familial1
with the passenger coaches used
some weeks ago will attest, the service
/rendered \vas of a very poor
sort. The coaches appeared to be
somewhat dilapidated and the lighting
and sanitary features of the cars
were far from ideal.
This committee, of which Mr. A.
E. Goldfinch is chairman, immediately
took up the matter with the South
Carolina Railroad Commission and
the commission made suitable representation
to the railroad company.
As a result of this action ihe railroad
company has materially im...
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proved uie coaches now in use on
the run from Chadbourn to Conway.
Passengers over this line during the
past few days report that the ,
coaches are in every way satisfactory.
The letter following !uis been
received by the Chamber of Commerce
from the South Carolina Iiailroad
Commission:
"Following up correspondence relative
to pasenger cars on the Chadbourn
and Conway branch of A. C.
L. Uy., beg leave to advise that
Mr. W. H. Newell, General Superintendent
A. C. L. Uy., writes the
Commission as follow-;:
" 4At the time this complaint was
made we were using a small coach
for accommodation of the colored
travel, as regular coach used in this
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i im iiiKi 10 do pui through the shops.
The regular coach has now boon put
an this run and is in ?ood condition,
in dthe other coach, the one used for
the accommodation of the white
travel, also is in tfood condition.'
"The Commission trusts you will
liave no further cause for complaint
in this connection."