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I VOLUME XXXVI. ' SUNDAY LAWS GET ATTENTION Complaint Raised to Selling Cool Drinks and Cream THE LAW IN FULL , AS TO SABBATH Restaurants are Not Prohibited From Running on Sundays and Furnishing Food. i It came out last Sunday that complaint has boon made to rural policeman, I). Frank Bellamy, regarding the sale of ice cream and cool drinks on the strand at Myrtle Beach, on Sundays. The policeman and also constable Owens, of Socastee, wore at Myrtle Beach last Sunday looking; i 11 to the conditions there. They did not take any action as they wished to give all parties a fair show in the matter and (hey wished to consult with others before going further than looking1 the situation over. Some time ago it is stated that a merchant at one of the villages alorr the coast (not at Myrtle Beach) had been running his store wide open every Sunday; and he had worked a big Sunday trade when complaint was made to the authorities and the store was closed under order of the police. Some shopkeepers at different places, it is* said, have complained to the authorities that if selling is to be allowed at Myrtle Beach then tho same thing must be allowed at any place in the county. The subject at Myrtle Beach is the > --r tp I A,.?u:,> Muiiu %ji r<i IIUM anu AI tmr Sasser. They rent this concesssion from the Myrtle Beach Farms Company, so that the company of which Mr. J as. E. Bryan is the manager, has nothing to do with the manner in which the stand is run. It is located at the seaward end of the ."nno>: to the Myrtle Beach Hotel, very near the strand where bathers go in and out. The annex is usually filled with people at this season of the year and the strand draws a good patronprre from them, as well as from those who are going and coming at almost all hours. Many people visit Myrtle Beach and do not register at the hotel for meals, and to all such as these the cool drink stand which has been run down there for the past several years has been like an oasis, especially the ice cream. For some time, however, the Sasser iiros., have neon thinKing ot running a restaurant at their place. As will appear by reference to the statutes Continued on page eight.) LOR IS HASBIG SUNDAY SCHOOL / ? Editor Herald: Perhaps the largest religious social gathering that has ever been in Loris took place last Thursday evening by the Baptist Sunday School. About the middle of April the two adult c'asses, male and female, entered into a contest. The class that made the best average by June 1st was to be served with ice cream by the other class. The mens' class with Mr. W. A. Prince as teacher, entered the contest with only 31 on roll. The female with Mr. J. M. Felder as teacher, entered with 32 on roll. When the contest closed the mens' class had enrolled one hundred, the womens' class had enrolled eighty, and still this class was one ahead in the average attendance. It was decided later to serve the entire school instead of the two classes only. On last Thursday evening at the ringing of the bell the people came from every direction. The commit toes seated them in groups. All of the young people in one group. All of the married folks in another, and all of the children to themselves. A count was taken by groups which showed more than one hundred young people and about, one hundred each of parents and children, which gave a total present of three hundred. An appropriate program had been arranged, consisting of solos, quartetts, and recitations. Much credit is due to those who took part and also to the committee which served the cream. Tt was a real feast and every one seemed to en toy the occasion. The good women furnished plenty of rich j cake while the men furnished 28 gal' Ions of eroom. The meeting was presided over by the pastor, Rev. J. T. Going. The Baptist Sunday School now numbers 285. A cordial welcome is extended to all to be present every Sunday morning at 10:00 A. M. D. D. Harrelson, Supt. o Clean and absorbant paper towels in rolls at the Herald office. Use them once and you will keep them in preference to the linen kind. They are really more sanitary. Just the thing for the office toilet room. ? * ? ? T> ^ ??v CABINETMAKER I WANTS LOCATION Investigates Conway as a Good i Place for Such a Business. W. E. White, of Greenville, S. C? a cabinet maker heard of Conway way as a good place for establishing a business. He wrote to the chamber of commerce about the matter and 1 the chamber has answered his letter i as follows: "June 1<>, 11)21 "Mr. W. E. White, "Greenville, S. C. "Ho-.r Ml- Wlnin. "Your letter of June 11 to Mr. John C. Spivey has been referred to us for attention. We are glad to note that you are interested in Conway as a possible location. "So far, as we are informed, there is at this time no cabinet-maker In Conway. "We are located on the Waccamaw Uiver and have an eight foot channel from here to (Jeorgetovn. Steamboat connection with Georgetown is maintained and several boats constantly ply this river for business and pleasure purposes. There ought to be a very good opening in a boat-making field. "Pine and cypress are available in unlimited quantities and at very reasonable prices. "Some months ago this community made an effort to secure from the Baptist denomination an Academy for this section. At <hat time we prepared a statement setting forth the advantages to the community. We take pleasure in inclosing herein a copy of this statement for your infori mation. I "wo should !)C pleased to have you come to Conway for a personal inspection of its attractions. A visit from you would be more convincing to you than anything we may write. * 'SUNDAY'S CLOUD HAS LIGHTNING ??.? Plays Many Pranks but No Serious Injury Has Been Reported. During the rainstorm of last Sun. clay the lightning played round in Conway with very vivid flashes, and jt is fortunate that no serious damage from this cause resulted. | It struck in the yard of Dr.' H. H. Burroughs, running down the guide wire of a pole. It struck a pine near the residence of Dr. J. A. Norton. It mil nlnnf u Iitrill wirn ;>1 tlm j residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cox land burned out a 1 t globe, filling rtlie room with smoke. I It struck near a colored residence on the hill in Conway, and 'stunned a colored man. i One of its currents or streaks Is I j said to have gone through the house I of Mr. Claude Dusenbury and knock-i ed Mr. Dusenbury down. HOLD REUNION ! FOR DAISY I. Dear Editor:? ' j Please give us a little space in your valuable paper to tell your readers of our Church Reunion held at Macedonia Church on last Saturday. By eleven o'clock the house was filled, an elaborate program had been arranged. The choir sang "Nearer my God to Thee." Prayer led by Mr. W. A. Prince of Loris. Mr. Edge Fowler delivered the address or welcome. Hon W. A. Prince was the speaker of the morning. He* spoke of the different kinds of reunions and closed by referring to that Heavenly Reunion. Mr. Mitchel Chestnut was the next speaker. Dinner was served on the grounds. The afternoon was devoted to speaking, first, Mr. M. M. Stanley and others. Then the business meeting of the Church was held, j This church is under the pas j toral care of Rev. Robt. Carter. W. R. Todd is superintendent of the Sunday School. ?J. B. Daisy, S. C. WILL DEVELOP HORRY COAST There is persistent talk concerning! the development of the coast as a j seaside resort within a mile of Myrtle Reach, and lying- north of that place; where it is said that investors living in Florence will build a hotel and ten cottages, costing from two to four thousand dollars. It appears that they own a tract of seashore land at that place and will sell lots to those who wish to own a seaside place. o W. F. Stackhouse of Marion, S. C., was in Conway on business one day recently. % * 1 * vi 1 v V ^ * . . > H % W?4 |m v 07 * CONWAY, S. O.. THURSDAY, SKIPPERS CLEAR BY JURY VERDICT i ! On Charges of Having Beaten Isadora Johnson in Dog Bluff PROSECUTOR IS CONVICTED HERSELFj Magistrate Court Disposes of Affray Which Caused Excitement Recently The magistrate court at Conway was engaged last Friday in the trial of the cases growing out of the whipping of Isa Johnson by the Sk;j>r>eri fjmillv in RlufT* /? ? i ^ 1.! n two weeks ago. The account as jvilj-! lished then gave the name of the pro:--! ecu tor as Isa Nobles, but it appears that she has been maivled for jxnic time u* Will Johnson and her name appears in the court panels as Isadora Johnson. Thero was a cross ind?".tmenl., holh fo the crime of assau"; and battery of a high and aggravated nature?a serious olFense when it comes up before some of the judges of this State. Isadora Johnson had indicted for this' crime, members of the Skipper family as follows: Laura Skipper, Daniel Skipper, and their children, Bort Skip per and Kufus Skipper, also Hattio Elvis. In turn, Laura Skipper and her associates had indicted Isadora Johnson for the same crime of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. When these cross indictments came up before the magistrate last Friday morning, he investigated a little and found that the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature should be dropped, and the charges on both sides changed into disorderly conduct. Accordingly the papers were amended so far as necessary and both sides went to a jury composed of J. M. Dusenbury, Mr. Davis, A. B. Lundv. W. B. Chostnnt Dow Jones, and Coy McKenzie. They heard a number of witnesses testify, and a part of this was said to be unfit for publication. The terms hurled back and forth among the rabble when this thing occured would not do to repeat in Sunday School according to Norman Sessions who wrote down what of it he could stand. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of disorderly conduct against Isadora Johnson and she was fined by the court the sum of $5.00. The Skippers and Hattie Elvis were found not guilty by the jury. In common parlance the prosecutrix lost her case, and the jury did not see fit to punish those whom she had charged lately with having administered to her a severe beating. JOINT SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC Announcement is made that the three Suuday Schools of the town are to have fa joint picnic on Tuesday, June The place is yet to be decided'upon. Will probably be at HucksviTlQ, Murrells Inlet or Har dee's Ferry. One of the interesting features a*, this gathering will be the "Sawine* of Wood" by Messrs. Galdfinch and Baker, under fhe direction of Mr. Paul Quattlcbaum, Supt of the Presbyterian school which won in tho recent contest for membership. All Sunday school members are requested to prepare their baskets and make arrangements to go on this outing. o GREENWOOD SUNDAY SCHOOL GIVES A "FISH FRY." On Wednesday June 15, the Greenwood Sunday School, near Toddville, gave a fish fry which was a great success. They selected Cat Island on the Pee Dee as the place and we don't believe they could have selected a better one. They came together in the early I part of the day and lots of the youm? ' folks went in bathing while others! prepared the fish and tables to have I the spread. I have never seen aa j many fresh water fish at one tim* before and don't believe that it is possible to prepare them so that they would taste better. Mr. Williams i and his good assistants Mr. Cook and, Mr. Lovell had gone to no little trouble to have everything iust riirht. i Besides the fish there was plenty ofj everything that a person might wish for to eat. The good women had spared no pains in doing their part to make the "Fish Pry" a success. Greenwood has caught the right idea, they are working to build up their Sunday School. The leaders are willing to put something into their Sunday School and we expect to see Greenwood one of the very best Sunday Schools in the county. In fact they are already doing good work and we feel sure that they nnHI not be disappointed and will see every member present at Sunday J School who joined in the grandson* .? ? y - ? ?* : JUNE 23, 1921. SUNDAY BRINGS HEAVY RAINS Crops are Revived and Spirits of People Rise Ac- I cordingly AS COMPARED WITH 1920 HEAVY RAINS One of the Heaviest Rainfalls Enjoyed by This Section in Some Time. ii - rieavy rams loll almost all over the entire County 011 last Sunday relieving a dry period which has resulted In injuring; the crops' to more or "icss extent. In some ne'ghborhoods the tobacco had commenced to dry up at the bottom and 't appeal's that one or two farmer* had been compelled to gather some of it to koep it from being entirely lost. The clry weather had caused a lot of the tobacco to mature too [early, if it can be described that | way. The rains may have the. effect, in some places, of giving the tobacco what is called a second growl'1 and the leaves as they will ripen in other cases will not be as heavy or as large. The rain of last Sunday came a* Conway between 2 o'clock and 3:3;, and it was one of the heaviest w<* have lu\<l here in a time. It measured by the government guage 4.1 > inches. It was one of the heavies' falls for a long time, for the heav. rain of Feb. 12th, 1920, only measured 4.01 inches, and that of Angus; 19th, 1920 was 4.9T> inches, not very much more than this of Sunday. Sunday's rain in one and one-hall hours was 3.22 inches. The average rainfall for a year is 40 inches. The rainfall of last year was 5(5.11 inches. Farmers and others as well carried la look of relief following the raimI l.w.* 0 1 1 o . 1 < ounuaj ill IU OUlHJliy lUgM,. They felt that much damage for the crops had been prevented by these rains. THOSEWHOOWE AYNOIi DRUG CO. I am the duly appointed trustee of the Aynor Pharmacy, now in bank ruptcy in the district court of the United States; and have to collect the ! accounts found due to the concern on , its books. j All persons owing anything to this I concern are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned. J AS. A. LEWIS, Trustee. Advertisement Iti. o CORN MAGGOT GETS POTATOES. A very severe outbreak of the seed | corn maggot, accompanied by a fusarium rot, in seed potatoes is prevalent in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, !extending from North Carolina to the .Eastern Shore of Maryland and practically covering the important .early potato regions in these States, according to reports to the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture. Specialists ! of the Bureau of Plant Industry look upon the situation as a very complicated one, saying that it is evti dent that while part of the decay ! followed the damage done by the : seed corn maggot a good deal of 'the damage is traceable to other initial causes, including especially the I unusual seasonal conditions that pre(vailed during the early part of ; March. | The relative amount of insect 01* funirus ininvv vnvinrl 111 /lit*<*?? ?? .f stances. In some the insect damage predominated, while in others it was absent, and fungi seemed to be j entirely responsible for the decay. Among the secondary factors that , aggravated the conditions were the planting of seed pieces directly on the fertilizer, the fact that seed was sometimes cut and kept in barrels for several days to two week> before planting, and the use of home stored northern seed as compared with cold-stored northern ! seed. Reports from New Jersey say ithat the maggot has appeared in large numbers over the southern third of the State and has done damage to poa and bean seed, to lettuce plants, and in some in'stancen to potatoes. The rapid advance of (he | destruction from North Carolina, | through Virginia and Maryland, is thought to indicate tho possibility of damage in tho early-trucking section of Long Island. o The standard Training School for Sunday School Workers came to a close at Myrtle Beach last Thursday, and the session proved to be very successful. ing that the leaders planned so well. We would be glad to see all the Sunday Schools in the county get busy and give their school something woyth while. irnmm&xsm . *.ntfv. : *' ' f" * f mill. TRAINING SCHOOL CLOSES AT BEACH School was Conducted by South Carolina Methodist Conference Sunday School Board The fourth annual session of the I Standard Training School for Sunday 1 School workers, which has been in session at Myrtle Beach, came to a successful close on June 1Gth. Tfti li-rhoo'. was conducted by the South (Carolina Methodist Conference Sun | day School Board, under the direction of Uov. .J. E. Ford, Field Secretary of the Board. About sixty workers were enrolled , for the classes and thirty-seven cert if i.-atcs were awarcded at the closing session. Courses were given daily as follows: Beginner Methods, Miss Pau line Suddath, Conference Elementary Superintendent; Primary Methods, Miss Annie W. Woody, Elementary Superintendent of the Baltimore Conference: Junior MptlmHc Mvo w tp - ? ???=? " * Cann, special instructor in training1 i schools under the direction of the I General Sunday School Board; , Young People's Methods, Miss Lucy Foreman. Assistant Superintendent of Young People's-Adult Work with the General Sunday School Board; I Pupil Study, Rev. L. D. Gillespie, Field Secretary of the Upper South Carolina Conference Sunday School Board; Bible. Prof. Mason Crum, Di i rector of Religious Education in Columbia Colloge; Organization of the i Sunday School, T^ev. j. Q. Vance, As{sociate Secretary South Carolina Conference Sunday School Bard. Rev. T. G. Herbert, pastor of St. ; Paul's M. 1',. Church, South, Orangeburg, delivered a series of helpful lectures on l.ife Service. Students were gathered from all parts of the Conference, especially the Pee Dee section, and to meet the growing needs of the school, plans are being made which will be preI seated to tho next session of the anInual Conference through the Sunday t School Board to incorporate the j Myrtle Beach Training School. Rev. Mr. Ford and the school as a It* % I wnoip wtsh to extend their hearty Ithanks for courtesies shown, locallv 'during tho Training School, especially jt^ fV?o ronwnv for the Sunday afternoon concert given In connectior with tho assembling of the consolidated Men's Classes of Conway. Those attending the school from Conway wore: Mrs. D. M. Burroughs. jMrs. S. P. Hawes, Mrs. D. G. Spivey, I Mrs. Janie Cox, Miss Bessie Gatlin, Mrs. J. M. Dnsenbury, Miss Johnnie i Atkinson. BEARAPPEARS i ON HIGH ROAD i Last Tuesdav Mrs. Robt. B. ScavI borough and Mrs. "H. L. Scarborough had driven a car out in the country I to the house of Mr. Walker Hughes, and as they were returning near the [house of A. 0. Skipper, they saw a large black bear standing in the midd'e of the public road eating something. They stopped the car. The bear did not seem to be frightened in the least but slowly wended his way inI to the woods. When they drove down to the place where the bear had been he could not be seen. I For some time bear tracks have been found on the edge of town at j different times. o MILK (HECK LOOKS GOOD WHEN COTTON PRICES DROP 1 A farmer in Florence County, 9. C., went to his county agent in July, 1920, and asked him his advice as to selling his herd of cattle, consisting of several registered cows, which he had priced very low considering the value of the animals. The agent tried to persuade him to keep them, I but he replied that he could not be i bothered with cows when cotton wa* I selling for such a price. Realizing ! that it was useless to argue, bur, that under boll-weevil conditions the cotton enthusiast would need the cows, the county agent simply put him off. The would-be seller called several times and urged the matter i upon the agent. In the meantime ; cotton went down, and stayed down. In the fall the owner of the cows called again and said: "Mac, if it l were not for mv cows T don't knnw | v. hat I would do, since cotton has gone down. I'm giving my cows better attention, and selling $400 worth of milk every month. That milk check certainly looks good." The same farmer went to the agent's office once more in January, this year. He said there was a cow he could buy for $260, and he wanted the agent's advice as to whether it would pay him to sell enough cotton to buy the cow. He believed that even if the long staple cotton, which ho could now sell at 20 centi?, were to bring 40 cents next spring, , fftyow would give enough milk to 1 imflca $p the difference. * NO 10 MURREL'S ROAD BAD CONDITION* | Operates Against Murrells In-Inlet as Place to . Visit GOOD ROADS GREAT BUILDERS*?.? Citizens Might Profitablytvy I Spend Private Funds to Better Them There is a section of road whicn ifii ' now operating very much atfainsT.r. * Murrells Inlet, both as a place of > residence in a rented house, whermo the transient visitor may vro for an day, possibly two, to rest or have aM temporary outing. This is tho sp tion of the road leading from Socaic*; ttee bridge to the seashore. One places arc along the way there is not room for* two vehicles to pass each other. Thift is bad. Other places in this roact^a." which used to he about as good as* a* there was in the county, the bunipam are so high and frequent that driving* : is a serious menace to the safety ot the machine and the occupants in itThere is no question but what the i I good people of that section should1*.!' get busy and fix this road themselves if the county is unable to do it*.This condition is operating againstu. them as a community. At Socastce the roads fork, on**o?>' fork going to Myrtle Beach, the oth-?*'l> er to Murrells Inlet. The way froitir i the bridge to Myrtle Beach is noti now in as good shape as it will he a little later, because the earth with* it 'which the road was recently built haah-i* been turned into fine dust by the dr'-v}** j weather; but it is reasonably leveled especially for a newly worked roadp:i>., and the work of making it bett?Bti?" j seems to be going on from day taI day. There is but little trouble withvit* it and in a short time it will 'bo a:r a good as the road from Socastee to* t. Conway, and there is no complaiptain* about that except for a short stretctetc:. ne?r what is known a - t^? Ked HilUlill ' Roads are great builders. TheJHxY* have always been, more or less. The^ne^ , are more so now in the er? of mobiles than they have ever beeitoce: . in the history of the world. | Each section of this country Biusfeuv plan for itself the laying out. andan building of the very best roads* (i. Im i:. this way they can compete with eacrtacr other. In the other way, by neglects of ing the roads, one section which i. more progressive is bound to outstrips ii> J the otner in development. i EXCURSION FAREK TOTHEBEACHI; Citizens of Conway and vicinitymV will be interested in the announce* ment that the Atlantic Coast Lin%rnRailroad Company has put on an ex-, v cursion fare from Conway to Myrtl?*ri? Beach and return for the summerme^| months. This rate went into effectlVc: June 18 and will continue until Au-A i gust 31, 1921. Tickets from Conwayv. :i\ to Myrtle Beach and return, good for t'oa five day stop over at the Beach, am.irn being sold for (55 cents. Tim - IV A U VC7 . I U' ' 'prior to this time has been 56 cents nt. each way, or $1.12 for the round triptri:. This information is contained ifc it the following letter from Mr. J. T- 1 Mishoe, agent at Conway, to theHlirChamber of Commerce: "Referring further to my lett*ettf?of this date, I am just in receipt of* ft* another letter from our General PftsJ' senger Agent, advising that ir>th?tho round trip fare, Conway to MyrtJorr.!f? Beach, S. C., will become effectivehv?? tomorrow, Saturday* June 18th, Tickets on sale daily t hereafter untilnti A^t^ast 31st, 1021. 3fo*ets limited toi to rfive days fnrftfa date of sale^aU tVrttStere being ?>0 cents plus war tux. |fl "TWlJ'like this is a very good ratemtn and hope our patrons will use it. V "We expect to try and maintaianti* our schedu'e and get our trains outsatand in on time." Mv Mf?l "*? iuiaimc n services in securingerthis new rate will be appreciated by-r> the community and all users of th *rhri railroad service to Myrtle Beach. OFFICERS TAKE ' ANOTHER STILL. Officers made a raid in Simpsonku>Creek township last week, on Fridayr <* night, June 18th, and took a whiskey*** still consisting of one gasoline drunrr." No. L-7386, belonging to Standard". Oil Company; together with seven*..' molasses barrels, two kegs, one buck?*? et, one spade, 150 gallons of beer. This still was located near th?**? property of Mr. Will Cox in Sanrl...' Hill Bay. There is no telling who thoKoutfit belonged to as no arrests wer**?:.. made. The place was raided by J. K. Kin|fcvand V. D. Johnson, rural policeman*,, and with them in the work were: B* G. Fowler, L. V. Todd and Jimpae^ev Fowler.