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$ < VOLUME XXXVI. J.C.GAUSE ] SEVERELY CUT With Sharp Knife in Hands of ! Sue Mishoe at Homewood TOOK NO MONEY I FOR CIGARETTES Would Not Sell on Sunday? ,1 Offered to Give Them Away. The quiet of last Sunday was broken by a cutting affray at Home- ] wood, wherein J. C. Cause, at the . hands of Sue Mishoe, receivedx one long gash, about six inches on the , back part of his head the lower end j running dangerously near to the . jugular vein, and which might have \ caused death. He got five other , slashes with the same knife, threy ( long marks and a cross in the re- \ gion of the small of his back, and ( two smaller cuts in the scalp. r^he j knife was evidently very sharp. Relatives brought Cause here as < quickly as possible and called at the j home of Dr. H. H. Burroughs, At the store of the Horry Drug Com- i pany, the physician sewed up ] Cause's wounds. The physician said j that Cause would live and the in- , jured man was taken back home af- j ter having had all of the attention ? that the doctor could give him at the time. : At last accounts' no warrant had ( been sworn out for Mishoe. It is i claimed that he was accompained by 1 hip brother, Will Mishoe. They arc 1 sons of May Mishoe and brothers of B. M. Mishoe, Burt Mishoe and ( Pot Mishoe. The one accused of this cutting is said to be about nineteen J .years of age. The Herald man did not see either j of the Mishoe's but got the account ; of the affair from Gause who told j it to several men who interviewed him while he was here in towj be* ing fixed up by the physician. He said that he was at his toibacco bam on the Homewood road ^ when the Mishoe boys came there and wanted him to go in the sto)e and sell them some cigarettes. He told them that he could not sell them on Sunday. They insisted that j they must have them and gave him a ] twenty-five cent piece; that ne held the money in his hands until he got j ;the cigarettes, then handed the money back to them with the cigar- j ?ttes laying that he could not take | pay for them it being against th^ i law. This is said to have caused < offense and that Sue Mishoe began j stabbing him with the knife, and kepi < on, until it was indeed a wonder that the injuries did not prove fatal. Investigation has failed to show i that the parties had any previous difficulty over this or any other matter. J. C. Clause and the two Mishoe boys are cousins. The affair took place about twelve or one o'clock. Dr. H. H. Burroughs had 1 passed along by Homewood a short time before the difficulty, and he saw no signs of any row. f o FINANCIAL TROUBLES I I '% ... The results of the bad financing < carried out by some firms and indi- ] viduals during the inflated period j are just now showing" themselves in 1 many ways. It was* a time when money was the cheapest thing on < earth. Men did not have to work one third of their time. It was on- ] ly a few who cared whether they ] stuck to a job or not. Bosses were < the underlings, while the laborers ; were the chiefs, and the latter < never hesitated to use their powers. Those who had money did not seem to care for spending it. Those who did not have any of course wanted to borrow some and they found a ready way of getting it. i 'Easy come and easy go was the ] practice. Those who did not have any property of course wanted to own some, and while it was high, i they thought they must buy before it went higher. Often the savings ] of half a lifetime was paid down : * as part settlement for a tract of < land and a mortgage given for the remained, and to-day that remaind- ( er cannot be collected out of the land. Merchants bought more than ever the higher goods went because they all seemed to think that goods , would certainly go higher and they had to buy while they were able, or ( so it appeared. / The effects are now showing out J and will continue to show out for a - Ion;? time to come. Of course this 1 does not annly to everyone. Somrlooked at the matter in a different light and went slow. They took It for granted th.^t as thing's were low before the war, they would come 4 Own after the war. and thev were I rig-ht. But we will all have to help tho hest. that we can to take care ] of the results that are following the yjfct.iVAq some men made during thai time. # I *&?*?* v 1 in ! BOTTLING PLANT GOES FOR SONG Sold at Auction by C. T. Sloan Under Chattel Mortgage OTHER CREDITORS NOT SATISFIED Unsecured Debts Exist to I^arge Amounts?Business Run Down. The plant of the Conway Coca Cola ftottling Company was sold out at mction here last Friday, and went >IV at the low figure of $5,000.00. It vas taken in l>v C. T. KIo.mp. of Mm?? ion, S. C., the former owner and manager of the company, and it appeared ;hat there were no anxious bidders when the property was put up at the :ourt house under the notice of sale that has been posted up at the court house door for several weeks past. C. T. Sloan attended the sale, aciompained by his attorney, W. F. Stackhouse, of the Marion bar. In an interview following the sale the attorney stated that the plant had been run down as well as the business and good will of the company, us it appeared that it had lost out in business all round during the past several months. Tt appears that repairs are needed to Hie machinery con listing of bottles, engines and other equipment, and perhaps the supply i>f bottles, crates, crowns and other supplies are runing low at the date of the sale. Sloan sold out his stock in the concern to S. T. Stalvey, of Marion, about August 1020, and took mortgages on the plant and the lot of land and building to secure a balance of the purchase money of his stock while a second mortgage was given by Stalvey to a bank in Marion for fifteen Ll 1 uiousana aonurs more. The following unsecured debts appear to he held against the concern at this time: Graham Glass Co. $944.35 American Salesbook 57.82 Auto Eelectric Sup. Co. 96.41 Crown Cork and Seal Co. 1,869.50 Liquid Carbonic Co. 55.50 And besides the ones above listed it is said that there are others due to local concerns who criedited the company while in the hands of S. T. Stalvey. Attorneys are considering the taking of action against the company in behalf of the unsecured creditors who take the position that the plant of the company ought not to have been mortgaged to secure the purchase money :>f its own stock. WATERWAY MEET ARRANGED SOON A? Will Not he Held Until After August 16 According to Letter. That Horry County will soon be organized into a unit of the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association is indicated by the following letter to the Chamber of Commerce from W. [?. Barringer, of Florence, State Chairman: "Circumstances of which T have had no control has fixed it so that I have been unable to give attention to organizing Horry County into the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association until now. "It would please me very much to attend a meeting for this purpose in your city any time between now and Thursday 28th, if you would arrange for same, advising me in time so that I could return here by Friday morning. "I must be at home on Friday, so please arrange the meeting so that I can be here at that time. "If not suitable for your people to have this meeting during the week of 25th, before Friday, then we could arrange it for some later date, after August 1th, for I will be out of the city until that time. "There has been no special hurry for this organizing, but its very important that it be done sometime this summer." m_ i-i- _ _ i 11 -/-ii I _ p in uiu auuve iKtier uie ^iminucr 01 Commerce replied as follows: "I have your letter of July 23rd. with reference to organizing Horry County as a unit in the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association. I do not believe that it would be possible for us to have a successful meeting as early as July 28th, since the time is too short to permit a public notice. If you will not have the opportunity to come to Conway for this purpose until August 16th, I suggest that we postpone our meeting until about that date'. We will write you sometime before that time and- agree upon a date." ' Q . "CONWAY, S CT THTCRSDAY, WILL BUILD NEW BUILDING At Burroughs School?Many Improvements Planned to Take Care of Students. One of the best public schools in eastern South Carolina is the ideal which the Board of Trustees of Conway School Disrtict has set out to realize. During1 the past several weeks plans for such a school have been carefully considered and the necessary steps taken to give the citizens of the district the oppor tunity to vote on the proposed improvements. The idea of the construction of a new building and a general imDt'ovement of the present plant originated with the Conway Chamber of Commerce. On February 9th, the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce called a joint meeting of the execu itve committees of the ParentTeacher Association and Civic League. At that meeting the suggestion was fully discussed and it was decided to call a* later meeting of the same group to which the Trusteed and Superintendent of the school were invited. At this Inter meeting it was agreed that CTia present building could not meet the need*of a rapidly growing student body and that a new building was imperative. Supt. B. D. Alexander was requested to prepare a written report showing the exact status of the school and suggesting the necessary additions to its equipment. Mr. Alexander visited several of the leading schools in this section of the State and later submitted a comprehensive report showing clearly that more space for class rooms and larger auditorium must be provided for. The Chamber of Commerce, Civic league and Parent-Teacher association pledged their hearty supr\/\ f /a f Un aao ? f U/\? put V, IU tllU JL I U r> 111 tllUll CI 1WI to to give Conway the kind of schooT building it deserves. With Mr. Alexander's report before them the Trustees called into consultation Mr. C. C. Wilson, of Columbia, one of the foremost architects of South Carolina. Mr. Wilson came to Conway and made a thorough inspection of the plant and submitted sketches for the proposed new building. It is understood that the plans of the Trustees contemplate the conversion of the present auditorium into class rooms and the erection of a modem school building just to the north of the present building, the two being connected by a covered passage way on the lower and upper floors. This building will have an auditorium with iVr, seating capacity of something like one thousand and will also have class rooms on upper and lower floors. The style of architecture will be handsome and imposing. The estimated cost of remodeling the old building, constructing the new, making other improvements and retiring past indebtedness is $?0,000.00. A bond issue is the natural method of providing tne funds to accomplish the contemplated improvements and additions. Petitions for an election on the question of voting* these bonds are beinj; circulated. Supt. Alexander ha* pj.ilriotically and unselfishly contributed his time in attending to the circulation of these petitions. No difficulty is being met with in secur ing signatures and it is believed thai the election will be ordered and the bonds voted. People of the School District are determined that thenschool shall be as good as the besr. and that their boys and girls shall have as fine an educational opportunity as any boys and girls In South Carolina. OIL FOR CURE OF LEPROSY Culture of Chaulmoogra Tree for America Proposed. Washington.-?Introduction in the United States of the Chaulmoogra tree to assure a permanent supply of the oil for the treatment of leprosy is planned as a result of a trip through Siam, Burma and Assam by Prof. J. F. Rock, formerly of the Uni versity of Hawaii. Prof. Rock has just returned to Washington after an extensive ex ploration into the jungles for the Department of Agriculture's branch of foreign seed and plant introduction. He brought back with him several specimens of the "tarakto genos" tree, the seeds of which have been sent to various experiment stations of the department in Florida, Maryland and California for germination. Within eight years, it is believed, enough fruit will, he borne from these plants to initiate a domestic source of supply of chaulmoogra oiJ. With the possible exception of u, v ?w*JULY 88, 1921. " """" GOV. COMMUTES GRAHAM TERM Convicted of Asault and Battery and Tried at Fall Term of Court Information nas been received in Conway of the commutation by Gov. R. A. Cooper of the sentence imp, c?d at the Kail term of the Court of General Sessions on Waterman Graham and his son, Perne I. Graham, who were convicted <>f assault and battery on Quince Graham. .Judge R. W. Mcmmingor, who pr esided, imposed a sentence of six months without the alternative of a fine. The Governor has commute*T the sentence to a fine of $250.00 in each case. This information will l>e received with genuine pleasure by the many fri< ' of the two convicted men. At th^, Me sentence was imposed it was ught by those familiar with criminal courts to he excessive. The prosecutor suffered but little physical injury in the fight in which h<^ participated. Mr. Waterman Graham has spent all of his life in "Horry County and has proven himself to be a hard working, industrious, sober and law abiding citizen. His son, a comparatively young man, has never been a participant in any other disturbance or breach of, the peace and served his country well iji France, 4is is attested to_by his discharge papers and letters from his officers. Many rtf the most prominent citizens of the County wrote to Gov. /-? - cooper urging communt tion of the sentence. The twelve k.rors, who sat on the case, filed with Judge Memminger a petition asking that the alternative of a fine be allowed. Solicitor Gasque also recommeded such a course to the Governor. man named Kerr, an amateur botanist, Prof. Rock is said to be the first white man in the region of Siam where he obtained his specimens. Natives of that country for many years had visited the taraktogenos forests to obtain enough of the oil to meet their domestic needs, but they*made these trips only every three years for fear of the beasts that inhabit the old country. Yniile chaulmoogra oil has been nsed scientifically for only a few years, Prof. Rock says the natives of that part of Asia which he visited have been using the curative properties of the taraktogenos tree for hundreds of years, but in such ? crude *way as to be unable to derive its complete benefits. "In the Buddhist histories that date back 1,000 years there are mentions of this tree," Prof Rock pointed out, adding that "the crude *i-- *? ? - ? wii wi uiu tree NN'cis taKcn internally by the natives and the legends say it was effective." It was not until 1899 that the active principles of the oil from the seeds of the taraktogenos tree were isolated with success. This was done by Dr. Frederick I?. Powers, now connected with the Department of Ac riculture here, after extensive scientific experiments made in England in 185(> had resulted in the discovery that the wrong- tree was being used for extracting chaulmoogr;-. oil. Application of results obtf'ned In Dr. Powers' researches hv Dr. A. 1 j D-^an, president of |i>o University of Hawaii, and o'b^vs has led to . widespread use of the oil in leprosy cases. TR AINS NEEDED FOR WEEK END Chamber Asks Railroad to Reconsider Proposal. With reference to the proposed change in schedule of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway from Conway to Myrtle Beach, the Conway Chamber of Commerce has addressed the following letter to Mr. J. T. Mishoe, local agent of the Railway Company: "At the suggestion of a great many Conway people and in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, I am writing to call your attention to the plan of the Coast Line to take out of service trains to Myrtle Beach on Saturday night and during Sunday. You are as familiar as any one else with the needs of the Beach traffic and I am >uir you will aurree that the proposed change in schedule will work a meat hardship on many people. During the tobacco season, especially, the Saturday niu"ht and Sunday trains will be crowded with passengers. It would seem that the revenue derived would more that; justify the operation of these trains. They are in no sense of the word excursion trains but part of the regular service of the Railroad Company, carrying express and baggage as well as passengers. *'I am sure that the prposed action on the part of the Company would ??^ . IW?Bl ?p???????? TOBACCO GETS I BETTER PRICE Beginning This Week When Better Grades Began to Come In SALES LAST WEEK VERY BAD GRADE Many Believe That Prices Will Continue to Improve as Season Advances. Tliis week opened up with brighter prospects in the tobacco industry. All last wool; the prices ri nged downward each day so that by last Friday when the sales for the Week closed, there was nothing but gloom on the part of planters and warehousemen. Monday brought a change when it was found that the price had advanced from one to about five cents, up to from ten to thirty cents, and it was also plain that the grades of the weed being sold had improved. The first sales were composed mostly of bottom leaves picked off the ground almost. Much of this had been picked green, or partly green. By last Monday it appeared that the better grades were being brought in by the farmers. The higher prices realized for it pulled up the drooping spirits of the many. Advise was given concerning low grades loni*' before the crop was ready for harvest. In the opinion of leading men in the industry everywhere, it was next to useless to gather the low grade leaves at the bottom, unless they had the appearance of maturity and the ability to cure these up in the barn, and by proper handling after that, produce a bricrht urrado. This could not. be done except in about two or three cases out of every ten. Many farmers had harvested a barn full or two of sand lugs, dark and green instead of light and yellow. It was this grade that went on the markets in this' county first and it proved what had been said that the gathering of such grades would not pay the expense of gathering and curing. One farmer brought his product here and received as much as fifteen cents per pound while others \\ere srettinjf as low as two and three cents. He said that he had handled hi* to* bacco carefully, and after takir.fr it from the barn kept it ntored until it colored and when in the right condition he offered it for '-.ale. There is more in such methods than many planters seem to realise. There are so few who try to produce al?s'?lu4cly the best grade. Thev arrt too .slack in their methods of producing the tobacco ready for the warehouse. On Tuesday the sale* continued to be better. Some of he piles brought between forty and fifty cents. C. L. Altman sold one lot for 22 cents and si nut hnr for fortv-one cents. Quite a number got twenty-two cents for their tobacco. So far as we could toll the bettor prices realized so far this week bid fair to keep up throughout this week and it is believed that the prices will get still better. Permanent improvements are what will count in the development of any place. RECENT ARRIVALS AT VA11X HALL, AT INLET Sumter-?Mr. and Mrs. DeChamp^, little Miss Mary and Esther DeChamps and Mises Ellon DeChanips. Conway?Mrs I). A. Spivoy, Miss Allene SpiVey, Collins Spivey, Laura Frances Spivey, Mi and Mrs. A. P. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Dermott, Mr. and Mrs. Rcdfovd Smith and littTe Hannah Jloss Smith, litle Vivian Burroughs, Mrs. J. M. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Collins, Misses Margurite and Nina Collins, Mr. Ligthsev, Columbia, Dr. J. L. Nye, Loris, Marion?Mr. Paul Holliday, David Holliday, Gibson Holliday, Mr. and Mrs. Owen, Mr. Hill and Family. Timmonsville?Mr. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Riles and little daughter. Florence?Dr. C. B. Young and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Norrls and Family, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Thompson, Miss Cleo Knox, Jack* son Miss. Mrs. Slack and two children, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Stradley Jackson, Miss. Conway-r-Messers Zimmerman and Nichols. Scranton?Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Dr. and Mrs. Pate, Toddville?Miss Jesse Dusenbury, Mr. Carl Dusenbury. Columbia?Miss Minnie Knapn. McColl?Mr. Gibson, Mr. Sweet, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Steel Mr. \IcCullouph. Conway?Mr. and Mrs. Pitts, Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Scarborough, Miss Annie Wait Scarborough, Mr. B. R. Mc White. be viewed with extreme dissatisfaction locally. "The Chamber of Commerce will thank you to take this mal>ter up with the Railroad^ Company and see whether or not it is possible to get: them to reconsider their action." \ yo~ ig7 ASSOCIATION SEEKS MEMBERS - >. * Will Further Cause of Good Roads Under State System EVERY COUNTY* I Wll I flRfSA MI7C | vi lunif Efforts to Secure Needed Legislation at Coming Session Next Year | Columbia, S. C.?A campaign for j members for the South Carolina J Good Roads Association, extending? into every county in the state, will bo launched at once, L. 1). Jennings*, of Sumter, president of the association said. An organization will be perfected in every county in the state and an intensive effort made to secure legislation at the next session of the General Assembly looking to the inauguration of a program of roadbuilding on a large scale in this state, he said. "It is the decision of the officers of the association that our first step must be organization," said Mr. Jennings. "We want to enroll in our organization every progressive man and woman in South Carolina who feels that the state should ihave a system of permanent highways. "There are, as we see it, ten very strong reasons why South Carolina should have permanent state highways: "First. Because the present enadequate system of public roads m South Carolina constitutes our greatest economic drain. Good roads are an asset, bad roads are a liability. "Second. Because the success of the agricultural, industrial, economic and social life of our state depends 1 -? * largely upon transportation?railroads and state highways. "Third. The introduction of the automobile and the motor truck ha* rapidly changed the character of travel. State highways are absolutely necessary to meet these chang ed conditions. "Fourth. State highways will mean improved school facilities, more churches, better farms, quicker communication, reuction in cost of transportation and generally improv*ed conditions?moral, social and economical. "Fifth. Because a complete system of state highways will carry light into dark places, build up an i improve the morals of our citizens and induce good people to settle in our midst. Sixth. Because we must look boyond the county line?state construction and maintenance make for broad vision and high ideals. The Piedmont section of the state should be linked with the coastal section and the Pee Dee?we should know each other better. "Seventh. Because highways constructed and maintained by the state mean equal priviliges to all, special priviliges to none, and will lay the foundation for the development of our rural districts, towns, cities ami commercial centers. "Eighth. Because prosperity "x headed our way and it is absolutely necessary that the state provide a fund for Federal aid to be able to i take advantage of the government'^ 'offer of Federal aid. All ether states are making ample preparations alonvc that line. "Ninth. Because more and better roads can be built and properly maintained by the state than through local units. County and townships will never provide a complete system, such as is needed by the state. "Tenth. Because every individual in the state of South Carolina will benefit directly or indirectly from a state system of public roads and, therefore, should contribute toward-i their conversation. "South Carolina must go forward. It cannot go forward without a state system of permanent highways. We believe the people of the state want them. We are going to organize that sentiment." o A. P. Capps, of the contracting firm of Capps & Stanton, of Florence and Myrtle Beach, spent some time in Conway recently on business. The firm is tying up contracts for the erection of many homes at thn seaside rfisnrf I " " o * W. L. COOPER IS MANAGING WAREHOUSE Our issue of last week carried a half page advertisement in display form for the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse at Loris and giving in large type the name of Mr. W. L. Cooper as Manager of the warehouse. In some way a few lines got into the local column of the same issue in which it was said that E. L. Sanderson was the manager of that warehouse. It is hard to tell how this occured, but through some error of course. We wish the public to kno.w that it is ar error and that W. L. Cooper i.i the manager in charge of this new warehouse.