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{ VOLUME XXXVI. BUS LINE STARTS CHEAPER THAIS This New Line is Operated b} Conway is Present necting This Tow A motor bus lino connecting Con-| way and Marion by way of Aynor and Galivants Ferry is assured. All oreliminarv arrantronipnts Iimvo I been completed and the service will he formally inaugurated on Wednesday, September 7th. The Motor Transportation Company of Columbia, successful operators of other bus lines, will on that date begin the operation of a twenty passenger motor bus between these points. Mr. L. N. lingual, President of the Company, came to Conway on last Saturday and held a conference with officials of the Chamber of Commerce at which time it was definitely agreed to begin the service on September 7th. The Chambers of Commerce of Marion and Conway are making plans for the formal opening of this line which will mean so much to both the Communities and to the territory through which the line operates. Preparations are under way for quite a number of Conway people to make the opening trip from Conway t?? Marion with stops en route at Aynor and Galivants Ferry. It is hoped that the Conway Brass band may be induced to accompany the party and fur nish music for community gatherings at Aynor, Galivants Ferry and Marion. Short talks will be made by two or three representatives of 'the Chamber of Commerce and by residents of the Towns visited. The Town Hall at nine o'clock. Passengers will be carried free on the opening /Imp nr?u~ .. 1--- ... i vt?.Y. me icKuiur scneouie on which the bus line will operate will be announced later. For the present the motor transportation company will operate one twenty passenger bus between these points. Orders have been given to the White Motor Truck Company for two handsomely furnished, twenty \ passenger buses with seats facing to i the front, glassed in and with heat provided for the winter months. These buses will be put in service within six weeks. Under present plans of the company, Conway will be the terminus for the line. Two round trips a day will be made, the bus leaving Conway shortly after the morning train and leaving in the afternoon, about the time that the afternoon train leaves. Practically an hour will be saved as co mpared with the railroad s C . 10 ( lule. The fare will he cheaper than the railroad fare. Tho Co:, vav Chrmber /,'' f r* I wrote to the Columbia Chamber of C )mmereo ns to the responsibility ?f the Motor Transportation Company and has received tho following enthusiastic indorsement of tho Company and its president from the Columbia Secretary: "Replying to yours of the 2rd inst,., we beg to advi that tho Motor I ransportation < ompon y, of winch Mr. I.. W Bagnal i.--. President, is now operating several bus lines from Columbia to towns \'\ the st.'ite. When this company openo1 tlioii* firsi line, tho one from Columbia to Saluda, tho Columbia Chamber of Commerce, realizing the advantages to be gained from such a line, and having the utmost confidence in Mr. Bagnal and his management of the line, sponsored the movement and made a "Boosters" trip over the route on the opening flay. We have entire confidence in Mr. Bagnal's ability and integrity and feel certain that any assistance tho Conway people might give him in establishing a line between your good city and Marion would prove an excellent investment for tho whole community." (i SPECIAL SERVICES. Special services will be held at th> Methodist Church beginning the 2nd Sunday in September. The entire membership of the church is expected to aid heartfully from the first service to tho close. Why not? The members of other churches in town and county are cordially invited to attend the meetings and lend whatsoever cooperation possible. Special invitations to all ministers, not only local, but throughout tho county. The public generally urged to a tend the services. J. C. ATKINSON. j manIulled in .-accident Meager details have.been heard of th" death of Frank Johnson, near Yawhannn Ferry, under peculiar circumstances of rrisforttine. as it a** pears. It is sr'd tl'at he was fisrht in x a do.c: in his house usint? a shot orun; that the stock of the ffun broke and as th^ lock hit the flooth ^"n v.-ont cf and ^hnson re-j ce?v?d a v.'^vrd freir which he d;'"' early 'ast Tuesday rrorninf?. IV. T*' Port was bore after a doctor for th^ wounded man and received a telephone message before he left here that the man wu* dead. i (Thr SEPT 7 I RAILROAD FARE i Responsible Management and Terminus of Line Conm and Marion 4 \ EXACT FIGURES ON TOBACCO Total Handled at Conway Durinn SPQSfin Mnrn ? I VJ W VMWI VI IVI 1 If I VI \s than One Million. The Herald has been able to obtain the exact figures of the tobacco handled and soM on the Conway tobacco market during the season of 1921 closing this week. The total sales at all of the Conway warehouses was 2387466 pounds. This was sold at the average price of .$10.42 cents per hundred. The amount sold this year was more than one million pounds less than what was sold last year. highschool" opens twelfth 9 ' Burroughs School Soon Begins Another Term?Corps of Teachers The Burroughs High School will open Monday morning Sept. 12th, at 9 o'clock. In order that regular-work may be entered into without delay, all pupils are urged to be in their respective grades on the opening day. Children who reach their sixth birth clay not later than November 1st, may enter on the opening date. Pupils who come from other schools and who expect to enter the eighth grade or above, will please see mo in my office in the school building on Saturday Sept. 10th, between 2 o'clock and .'J:30 o'clock. I wish also to see those pupils who for any Reason were prevented l'rom taking examinations last year. I make these requests in order that pupils tvay be pro peri y classified and ready Tor immediato work. I may say that ! shall ! e g'ad to assist in securing boardmg places for those boy and girls who come from out of town. The following announcement of teacher.1, for the coming year has urt ?vad?. Hljrh rcl.o'd, Mr. S. 'T. Huntley, principal; Miss Lucy Spivov, M'ss Allie MiddhHo:*'. Seventh grade, Miss Jeness Cox; f'ixth grad , Miss Unice Ul'Viei Wifth fvi"'<!. , Miss Vaude Du~-?n bury; Frurth grade, Miss Mary Har1 lro: Third gvnde, Miss Mavgaro?. I "v is, Miss ! exio Huntley; So.'otv1 grade, I\ I i s s I\ lean or Carson; Fir. t grade, I\i i A'ma Watson, .Mis ni 7. Staivey. 13. D. Alexander, Supt. i). wTmartIn" I ,1'fOT i 1INW A V M.4 X JJL A. V/Vi ^ TV XV Ji D. W. Martin Jr., a young merchant who engaged in the p/nning of a small .sln p in the suburb;-: of Conway for several month';, unci then made an assignment to S. S. Richardson for the benefit of creditors; recently made an offer of compromise at 15 per cent and after most of his creditors had agreed to this failed to raise the money to them off and it is now reported that Martin has left for Georgia or Florida. > The assignment was made several months ago and during all that tim^ the rent has been running against the small handful of goods in the Italy W. Johnson store in the suburbs. At last accounts a majority of his creditors had refused to come in and agree to the assignment for I he reason that their share of the proceed", would not be sufficient to pny f<> the time and expense involved. ANOTHER TRIAL IN TICK CASE Magistrate W. H. Chestnut has notified the attorney for the defense that he has set, "Wednesday, September 7th. for another trial ov Italy W. Johnson, and perhaps sorvr the seven others who are aW prosecuted in the Pee Dee tick eradii.:. CJlcUJII There has ready Seen two mistrials in the Italy W. Johnson affair, and there are manv who h* l-'eve t^at Johnson was entitled ' o acquittal each time. Public opinion seems to he divided in Conwav p-,n those business men the juryman ar^ drawn each time to servf o* f>e cn~f o SCHOOL PITT OFF. Owinp- to an outbreak otf dior'^na in t,>o Socantee comf^",,5tv the health deportment, of which Dr. K. H. Burroughs is the bead here, haa postponed the opening of the school at that place f(fr two weeks. 0 Wwxv OONWAY, S. P., THURSDAY CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSE DELAY About Naming Date for Opening of Horry Industrial School RUSHING WORK BY CONTRACTOR Hopinpf that some Class Rooms and Chanel Will be Ready by October First. Ay nor. S. C.?Because of delays in construction of the new brick dormitory and administration building, the management of the Horry Industrial School has not set a date for the oocning of the fall session as yet. The contractors are rushing the work now, however, and it is hoped that a few class rooms and the chapel mav be ready for occupancy by Oct. 1st. Definite announcement will be made in }\ week or two. Students will, as last year, have boarding places arranged for them in town, or they may find other private homes in which they can obtain board at reasonable rates. There w-11 be quite a fine class to complete the eleventh grade this session. Those desiring to take the Bookkeeping Course should have their books ( rdered for them in advance, so that th"re will he no delay when they begin school. .^uite a number of applications and inquiries have been received, besides the local counties some from North Carolina and even states as far away as Alabama and Kentucky. With the completion of the plant as planned at Aynoi, the Horry Industrial School 1 ids fair to have a large place in the educational life of this section. MRS. PALMER TO VISIT HORRY IN S. S. WORK Mrs. Leon C. Palmer will be in the County from Sundav till Thursday, Sept. 4 to 8th. We have plenned a convention earh day from Sunday through'Wednesday. Mrs. Palmer will be assisted in these conventions by locnl workers. Those who heard her when she spoke at *he Met>~ dist church hero some time ago will he anxious to hear her again. She is ono of the State workers of the South Carolina Sunday School Assn., and she is one of the best they have ever had to send us. She understands Sunday School work thoroughlv and every one that is interested in Sunday School work should hear her at one of these places. A real good programme will be arranged for each place. The conventions will be held at t'.ie following places: Sunday. Sent. !. Good Hope Baptisl r'urvh.. 10:"?0 o'clock. One session Mondav. Sent. 5th. Salem Baptist 10 o'elocV. Tv.^ sesion? with dir.ner served on the-grounds. T-iC'dav. S?pt. 6, 1 0 o'clock. T'nion ^T^t^odist ehurch 'Toddville, S. C.^ Two sessions with dinner on the grounds. Wednesday Sent. 7th. !0 o'clocH'C^'ovy Grove Baptist Church. Two Sections, dinner en the ground. B"* sure and attend rue of these meetings flmv will n. > v. . ~ " ? ? I 'V V I V 1 I I teresting to you if you are ov shouM he a Sundnv school voi^or. W. M. GOLDFINCH, Pres. Horry County S. S. Assn. CENSUS FACTS ON POPULATION Percentage of IMeciroes in Most Counties of South Carolina Has Decreased. Washington, D. C., Aug. 20. 1921. j ?The population of the state of South Carolina, as recently announced by the Bureau of the Census, Depart ment of Commerce, is 4H.fi per cent white and 51.4 par cent Negro. In] 1910 the percentage Negro was I 55.2. The Negro population, which wa*) 835,843 in 1910, increased to 804,719 :n 1920. an increase of 3.5 ncr cent. The white population in the samo It'cnuu niuruiisuil IVOlll DTJ.Hjl tO H1N,53S or 20.5 per cent. Tho white population of the stat? consists almost entirely of a native American born of native American parents, tho totrl native white of native parentage being 790,418 whi'e the foreign element is reovesnted bv G.401 foreign born whites, 7,02^ native whites who had foreign born parents, and 5 694 who had on? parent foreign born, the other be in?: native. The total population .in eludes also 304 Indians, 93 Chinese, and 15 Japanese. In most counties op the state tV? percenta-ge of Negroes has decrea-ei and in 19 of the 40 counties thor was also a decrease ;n the n.u.rr,.hev of Negroes. ?n Easily Carried. Modiste-?"Shall I send this gown to you ?" Miss de Style?"No, T'll put ?t right in my handhajr."?New York Sut). t p SEPTEMBER 1, 1921. MAPLE TRUSTEES BEFORE BOARD 'Charges Preferred by Numer-' ons Patrons of District Number 69 MUST REFUND THE LAWYER'S FEE Petition and ^Return Here Published in Full With Order of Board. There was a hearing before the County Board of Education one day last week on several charges preferred against J. H. Long, N. T. Collins, and J. T. Anderson, as trustees of Maple School District Number W>, and upon the rule to show cause issued by the board. The citizens and patrons of the school who filed these charges against the trustees are named as follows: Pink Jordan, C. W. Hardee, A. L White, C. P. Harris, J. W. Harris, Hamp Edge, George Jolly, George Rheuark, and Dock Lewis. These patrons were represented by S. ('. Dusenhury, Attorney, and the [petition filed by him shows the charges that were made against the trustees as follows, the petition being here copied as to its important parts: The above named petitioners complaining of the above named defendants respectfully show: 1. That the above named petitioners are residents, citizens, and patrons of Maple School District No. of Horry County, South Carolina, and the petitioners are informed and beileve that the above named defendants: N. T. Collins, J. H. Long, and J. T. Anderson are residents, citizens and trustees of Maple School District No. 69 ,of Horry County, State of South Carolina. 2. That the above named petitioners are informed and believe that the above named defendants and trustees of the said Maple School have spent money, which belonged to the said Maple School, for purposes other than School purposes, and contrary to law, and to the great damage of said School. And that the said defendants acting as trustees have spent money which was raised for the betterment of the said Maple School, for attorney fees, all contrary to the wishes of the patrons of Maple School District and contrary to the law. 3. That the petitioners are informOf! mirl lml lAifA 4-K4> 4 K ? *1 1 ** ' utucvr ui<a tin- .s:uu neionoants paid themselves or some of the "> selves considerably more than the market price for lumber to the tyre a; damage of said Maple School. 4. That your petitioners are informed and believe that the above named defendants, as trustees of Maple School District, encouraged disorder and lawlessness at the said !school by employing a teacher who jcarried a pistol or ri^toV or other ideadlv weapons on -he school grounds to the o*reat ?!?","?,,,"e",ent of the school children and 4be groat mort ficatiort and hnmi'iaticn of -he na irons of the school and contrary to law. ">. That vonr pel i4 io^cs are i formed and ho^er deVr ' ants as trustee- r>'' Maple School district have omo'oved teachers for the said school ?fc snWrie^ more thnn i the law a'low? f^v ' aehes of ! gi*ndo ?nd pvofic'on-:y :i:vl for ^i 1'i r such positions Upon the filimr or the f ore to i "<? netition, the board issued a rule to show cause returnable on Aucrust, 2 P. On that- day the trustees made return in writing by their attorney, E. S. 0. Baker, as follows, omitting the unimportant parts: The respondents above named, for Retuvn to tho Hole to show cause anfl nph'tinn nf thr> nluivo immn/1 ? ??< It V. . V-.'V ?'/.? , ^ tltuil\.u {/*. VI ?/|W||ers, by E. S. C. Raker, their attorney, respectfully show: 1. That they deny each and every allegation in the said notition contained and demand strict proof of same, except paragraph 1, thereof, which thev admit. 2. That they specifically denv so I much of notition as al'eges that they iha^e spent th^ school funds contrary to law, thaf they paid themse'ves or some or themselves more than the market price for lumber, that they encouraged disorder and lawlessness at school and that they paid teacher? greater salaries than the law allowed with school funds, and further, they specifically deny all and singular, such parts of the petition as alleges that thev have committed act-* and things in violation of 'aw ovj fr iled to lo things or any thing in s violation of law. | 3. That, in connection with the; allegations set out in the petition, the respondents allege: That they appear before your County Board as rHu.Mrsd bv the Rule to Show Cause a> heretofore issued and served upon them and rlesire to submit to the Board for full and complete review r.ud criticism their pciing and doing.;, as well as their shortcomings and failures, and their entire record as trustes of School District No. 09. oe Horry County, the State of South' Cr.rolfiui; that they have at all times been prompted by a desire to serve in the capacity of trustees for the best interest of said school, and deny that they have kaowirurlv and willingly rattl. M. C. HOLMIiS IS SELECTED For Appointment to Conway Postoftice Under Republican Rule NO APPOINTMENT OF COLORED RACE! Patronage in State Controlled by J. W. Tolbert. Will Organize White Republicans The republican hoss in South Ca o-' lina is J os. \V. Tolbert, and no lohn L. M .'Lnurin. as it was thought lie would be sometime in the past '1 his me::ns thai the fori, r has the right to give out the patronage in this State under the republican party now it> office., or he has the right to appoint lieutenants to work undei him ' 1"or dilferent districts in thi State. It appeal's from information recently coming to light that Horry, Georgetown, Williamsburg and four other counties of South (Carolina have been given to Thomas J. Karnes, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, now located in the city of Georgetown, and that the appointments to the postoffices in those counties will be made by him, and in fact, that he has already decided on several of the important appoint ments. It appears that there were four applicants for the position of postmaster at Comvjiv IV c ? 4*At V? llUIIIIU^) A. T. Collins, Henry T. Benton and Chas. R. Scarborough. One day last week advocates *of two of these applicants visited Georgetown and had a conference with Karnes on the subject. He told them that he had decided to appoint M. C. Holmes ever since Jufy 5th, and that Holmes would very likely succeed to the place in the regular course. He also said that he had already selected Mrs. Robert Dudly Cox, who was Miss Helen Deitz, before her marriage, for the position of postmistress at Hemingway, in Georgetown county. At present the Hemingway postoffice is filled by Mr. Aard appointee after the resignation of the former postmaster. Karnes says that he has this in charge with the distinct understanding that no colored men or women will be appointed to any of the places in this section. These are his instructions from J. W. Tolbert, Republican National Committeeman from this State. The purpose lie says behind the Republicans at this time is to organize a white Re publican party in South Carolina That his plans will be carriel out and organization perfected bv :ilmnl \ovember 1st, 1921. WAREHOUSES" . CLCSE DOWN Th.o warehouses Cor sale of leaf to ha-rco all closed for the season or FrMny of last week The market hadone as well this time as could lv Myonr t'vl in view of the low pre i,,.- on ap Gf the markets of the State. PFATIl OP MRS SHAW Mrs. H. G. Shaw died last Sun day at Myrtle Reach, while a guos* if her daughter. Mrs. C. R. Dusenbury. at tli^ cottage of the latter at Myrtle Beach, S. C., after an illness of several, weeks. She is survived bv her two daughters, Mrs. C. B. Dusenbury, and Mrs. Rebecca Perrin. The remains of Mrs. Shaw were brought through Conway the first of this week on th ? way to the family home in Sumter County where the interment took place. n BOLT, WEEVIT.S. A. P. Johnson says that the boll weevils have put him out of business fltio xrr?n i* c?*\ ^?** "* v.i!.- jv.cu .HI icii ti^s 111?> lmxt* I'onon arroacro is concerned, He has somo of as fine wood as over appeared i*? a cotton field in this eonnty. H\it ho says the cotton is not there for h? onl v has loft about four bolls to the Mil. done anvthinnr contrary to law ov apainst tho host interest of the schoo1 After hearing arguments, and fid' consideration of tho matter, th^ hoard rendered their decision in th^ form of an order as follows: Tn Re: Tho matter of the removal of the Trustees of Maple School District No. GO; Tho decision of this Board is that tho said Trustees wero perhaps in error as to their duty, and improperly paid for the defense of tho teacher: but finding no evidence of bad faith in their condu**!: ieny tho prayer of the petitioners for .heir removal +Yom their positions as Trustees. Since there is a question as to their authority to pay the amount of $2G.OO as attorney fees, We, the Board, recommend that the Trvs:eos replace the said amount to said contingent fund. The attorney for tho petitiono: this hearing presented a brief of i:h* law relating to the powers at?cJ duties of schdol trustees, containing no.?.r!,' twenty closely typewritten pajres, and covering in a masterly manner aJI of the authorities on this subject. ; NO. 2(T TAKESBOND FROM COURT Case of J. J. Todd Against G. A. Wets Ramark| able THE FIFTH SUIT OVER ESTATE Warrant Sworn Out by Constable Against Defendant for Larceny of his Bond There has been no less than five lawsuit.- growing out of the estate of George I'. Prince, who was killed by Morgan Todd nearly one year ago, and tor whose death - Mori Todd is now serving a sentence u>r man-slaugl\cer. The last of the suits was tried before Magistrate B. L. v artcr uii August loth. The suit was b.ought in claim and delivery by J. .1. Todd against (i. A. West, as Administrator of George F. iPrince and against A. L. Todd, who had purchased from West at the sale of the estate a mule on which J. J. Todd claimed a mortgage. When the plaintiff brought the claim and delivery action, Todd gave bond in double the value of the mule and the mule was delivered to him to be held by him awaiting the outcome of the trial. The following named farmers composed the jury who tried this case: J. W. Carter Jr., J. R. Gore, J. R. Herrington. Willie Cox, T. F. Boyd and B. M. Caines. The Administrator set up as his defense, payment in full of the chattel mortgage by Prince before his death, and he produced witnesses who testified that the plaintiff had told them that Prince had paid the mortgage. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants thus giving the possession of the mule to A. L. Todd, who had purchased from the estate. Defendant after the verdict was rendered, stated that he would uppeai, ana mc Magistrate therefore, allowed him to keep the mule until his five days for appealing should expire. It is said th?+ when Todd went to leave the place of trial he picked up the papers, including the bond he had given and the testimony as written down by the Court, and went off with them but the Magistrate's Constable overtook him on the highway and made him give the papers up. On Monday following the trial, in the absence of the Magistrate, J. .J. Todd went to the magistrate's home, and arranged with a small son of Carter's to iet him in the room whore the papers were kept/and this time he took the bond he had given for the mule and left the evidence. A warrant w; > sworn out by the Constable against Todd for larceny for taking the bond. Todd was supposed to have employed attorneys to prepare his grounds of Anp^al. During the five days a special constable, Olin Lewis, went to aivest Todd on the larceny charge. Ho took him before the M lgistrato : n ! he was allowed to return home in ovdev to make the w-iul, tiv c ' t: o 1p l?? remain over-nivhl until the bond had bee.ieomp'eled \fv>r arr'v'ng back at home Tod I app: "ent'y became desperately ill and went to bed and at 1,,p< " "ounts bo was still in that condition. . * meantime the five days for appealing hi.- mule case ran out and no Notice > f Am>oa' was served so that at 'av.t account-; the Constable was mini'' t" Todd'; to take the mule and deliver the mule back to A. L. Todd. Repairs were being made last week in the store formerly occuoied by the Conway .postoffice. This property now belongs to F. C. Todd. It could not be learned who would rent this store when the repairs were finished. HARVESTING CROPS WITH LIVE STOCK Farm labor of*en ,x,ay be saved by using live stock to harvest and market part of the crops, specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture point out. By pasturing forage crops and grain crops much abor can be saved. Hay must be secured for winter feeding and grain for home use and seed, but many progressive farmers turn large .acreages directly into beef, pork and mutton. Pasturing f off the crops also he^s to maintain | the fertility of the -oil without extra labor cr expense. The keeping of farm amma1- fM niches profitable work during thrt w>ter, when other work is less pv^? 'ng. and when they require mos1: ca e. This distributes labor throuffhouf- fchfi Vfiinr mam pwn. !y than otherwise would b% possible. More detailed information concerning this subject is confined in Farmers' Bulletin 100S, Saving Farm Labor by Hnrve.-t'.n-* Crops with f Live Stock, which points o t. largely by pictures of actual farm practices, some of the advantage^ of keeping live stock and of usinp; the hopffl, sheep, and beet* rattle -o help harvest aik1 market f > cops Copies of the bu'.'eti*. m-v '-e ivxt' free by addressing a request to the United States Department of A.|jricultu*? Washington, DC.. 1