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II # > * * ... I S* c_;;i CONWAY, S. C. Kntered at the Post Otlico at Conway, C? as srioiui class mail matter. If. H. WOODWARD, Editor. m IfUbfislu-d Mvory Thursday joining by Comvay Publishiii;; Co. SUBSCRIPTION FKICE: One Copy, One $2.00 One Copy, Siv Months 1.00 One Copy, Three Months 50 I ' ... I'ayaDle in Advance. TELEPHONE 21. ^ Make all Cheeks or Drafts payable to The Horry Herald, or 11. 11. Woodward, Conway, S. C. THURSDAY DEC. 1st, 1921 RKASONS FOR FA 1 LIRE. What is the explanation for the failure of so many shop keepers all over this country, at least tlie ureal number of suits brought against such people by creditors? That there are more of such than normally took place, is proven by a search of the court records, where judgments have multiplied lately. In most of such cases it is found j that the business was run for the last two years on the credit plan, more or less. In cases where sales were made only for cash, or good security, there is no hint of failure so far as investigations went. During the last two years, let us say until some time this year, everybody had a good credit. The shop Keeper Mad the best credit with the wholesaler. The keepers of the shops extended this to their customers, and when accounts became due they could not enforce the collection of them. In r'l cases where the merchant put out too much in proportion to t'ip amount of cash business done, there was a great shortage of money, in his case, and a I great shrinkage in the value of assets as hook accounts in the best of times should not he valued at more than twenty-five per cenl where they have been running on the books for a long time and are badly mixed up. Where the coun-i try or the town retailer, either ,put out too much on time accounts, al - | though secured by crop movt the loss was too much for him to stand, and in cases where ho had no resources outside of his little store, the result is a failure, or at least a judgment. Tn all times there are men who will take all of the credit that another wiP extend them. Just the same way there are men who do not need, or do not want credit. Those who have money ahead to tide them over a hard time, hardlv ever go to the time man for supplies out trade at the stores where goods are sold only for cash. In these facts we think we have found th? reason for the large number of failures and judgments. The trouble extends of course to other classes of men as well as merchants. In some instances "farmers nave prone too far into debt and find themselves unable to pay. The result is a lot of judgments entered up against them already, or it may be that in the eases of some, the suits have been started and will result in judgments finally. The inflation of war times has brought this about more tlvxn anything else. It will bo a number of years before normal times will return for some of the people in this country. o AVhen tiir.es are good there are men who will ask you to endorse their notes so they can cot money to carry out some wild scheme which they represent as b-'iruv the only thing in their lives that will bring them out of thp ruts. When times are hard tho same thing occurs. There is not onr? man in a thousand, who is ever benefitted bv the endorsement of m friend. Rather he is permanently "n'ured. for be is. encouraged in denepd'pg up* >t'ier for ready eash that needed and made to save it no from his own efforts and labor. It is bad for both parties when a n-?te is endorsed. Don't a sic it on the one side, and don't do it. oven it. is jmkcd on the other side. This is tin' host rule to follow and if it is it will slop many a difficulty. There is plenty of business for those who want to do it and mean to do it. Thor-? is none for the man who doos not want it :,,->d th"?vc nevor will bo. Wo all know the class of man w ho i aN ay hard un and wanting to borrow ivonoy, morr money we should have -aid. There is always the man who owes some body and who wants to owe more, Hf11ihorr^ws ')] ho can and pays u,] ax he ran. I!' is the man , that i" , r',\vp.yor h.ard up and forever will he. Children arc allowed too mucl rope :n this town and ev?r> thos' who have nrrownv almost to man' ( and woman's estate fp'1 the. absent of that paternal restraint 'whi^h wavs contributes so much to t < fina' c,im of a man's or woman' charar ter. Tbo formpv who ! > < i'.^l i\K* in rpifiinrr ? '' of th^ "0"M "nd that ho needs cn 'bo <' > , > fc i number so far "Mofl^r "o ? >' norcernod. Tt was l>?d eno"f>b v. bon co' ton conld bo rMbod to have to spend what it brought for corn and food; it is worse now when no cotton car be raised for the weevils. T ?? I mmtm teurw** mm** ? \ f The otily way to control sonic hildreji is to come down on thorn i x\ make them stick to some parti? ;;lar rule on conduct. l^ack of re vraint and absence of rule is what lews the people to come to nothas a nation. The same rule apiios in families. o Luck of appreciation has caused many a misunderstanding. Often 'the appreciation, is there but it 's j "?ot expressed. In this busy life there is but little time left for acclamation and praise. This may be one reason why more of it is not used. o One of the most important things in tin* economic 1 ifo of a city or town !; a live health officer. Hoi ry county ow has a health official who is looking after his duties with great care and promptness. The town of Conwa\ is .also well supplied with official action along this line. "Rome was not built in a day, neither is character or anything else that we know of in this world that bears any resemblance to a structure. Nothing except simple fear, and 'ack of mental and nervous stamina, keep some people from accomplishing anything in even the smallest r.dertakings. o As time goes on lumber will hecomc earce and go higher in price , veople will build more and more with ! 1 ricks and concrete. THK N KWSI'A PKR. f Burlington (N. ,T.) Knternrise. There are some people who take the view that a newspaper is a garbage bucket into which anvtliing may be dumped. Mistake No. 1. There ire some people who think that a newspaper is puhli>hed only to serve their selfish interest and ?hrow the lvrrpoon into the other fellow. Mistake No. 2. Theiv are some people who think that a n?wsoaner should print what is obviously advertising matter without a sinI jrle cent of compensation. Mistake \'n. There are many other sim?'iar mistrkes with regard to the nub lication of a newspaper, but these will answer for the moment. A newspaper is not duty bound i 4 .4 *k.,< it i?? lw in iii cm \ uiiii;; inu.1 il u?h'mi i want to print. There is 110 rule that ro.M'ir^s it, to print something of absolutely no news value iust because j somebody wants it printed, it is not obliged to effusively laud some perj sen whore laudation is no4 earned : nor to lambaste some individu0-' wlieije adverse criticism is not doI served. It is not printed for the 1 purpose of satisfying selfish motive? There is not the remotest reason why it --should give awav its space in somebody who is ru^inng something for monetary benefit. i The mis-io" of a newspaper is to print news of general interest. Ad vertising is not news. Something concerning a sing'e individual is not news. An article skinning some ; private en<Muv or ooponont is not . nows. Numerous other things of a like nature that find their way into newspape offices are not news. It is not hard for a trained newspaper I man to draw 1he distinguishing line. 1 It is not hard for anybody to draw , tho distinguishing line if they v ill ' ston a moment and give the matter logical thought. I True it is that a newspaper gives away much, especially where charity is concerned, but it does not follow that the publisher should adopt charity as an established custom and open the door freely to all copiers. Space is the only thing that a newspaper has to sell and the publisher who gives it away is no wiser than tho merchant who gives away a hat or a suit of clothes to the man who comes into his store and asks for them. o ( olds Cauho Grip nn^i Influenza j LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove t!:' t:nu8e. There ia only ou?i "Bromo Quici*! W. GROVE'S siancture co lx>x. fUV ????? 1 11 WAF Holly with red I leaves. See M Conway Iron Wc I ROUGH ! SCANTLING, FRA: AND ROUG FOR ALL In large or sn ) Our mill is locale place near Klondike aboui midway bctv Bucksport and Doni your orders filled wit J. w. LITTLE 1 P. O. Bud 10-27-4t HE HORRY HERALD, COW w; MACHINERY IS LABOR REDUCER Used as Means of Making Plenty of Firewood From \Trees r fc OUTFIT WILL SERVE SEVERAL Advire on the Better Types of Woodsawinq: Machinery To Buy A day's wovlc with a bir/7. saw or 'nur saw will viold as much firewood ;is could he cut in many hard days' energetic work hv bond. and will effect a saving of labor or coal, or perhaps both, that is well worth considering, especially if there is t imher .available that is fit for fuel and not for 'umher. A great -many farmers already have gasoline engines and wood sawing machines are comparatively inoNpensive. One outfit can do the work for several fafnilies and may be bought in partnership or operated for hire. With power machinery it is possible to reduce much of the expense and make the gathering of the wood supply comparatively easy, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Timber is so valuable for lumbei that comparatively few logs are usee for fuel * nowadays. If it should be advisable to cut large logs for wintei fuel, a drag saw will be found useful Kffective drag saw outfits are expensive. compared with circular saws, a.c the machinery is somewhat more comn'icat3d "P(i should include a carriage for moving up the log for successivc cuts Best Location for Sawing Outfit If possible the wood sawing1 ri.e should he located tit the foot of a slope and the logs hrtu'ed to a pile above it where they can bo rolled into position Portable drngsaw outfits which wil carry the s/iw from cut to cut are als< in the market for large operations. It will probably be found economi cal. however, to save the trunk of th< tree for timber, cutting off the toj and large limbs for fuel. The circu !ar or buzz saw is preferable for'cut ting these into stove wood lengths. 1 will usually be best to cut the wooc into lengths by hand as long as tw< or three men can handle and haul i to a central sawing place. A goo< skidway or small logs should be buil nUinft* 'ojvs and heavy poles uj to the saw. Sledges are usually betto .1 .1 wugon.s. ior hau'ing in winter T^fr0vtQ should bo made to keep th< wood free from grit. For this reasoi hauling in the snow is advantageouThe saw blade should lie of am pi - i mm i I! ! mi ' ll "" " WANTED \ HAND - MADE CYPRESS SHINGLES 7x24 For prices write R. IV. J A YROE George town, S. C. j 02-33-34-35 il ^=.. fTED] jerries and ffreen ikon Pitt man at >rks ii-i7-3t LUMBER ai Ti^i/rrnvr/^ LT lllWVj n if'i i v. Vj 1 i IS IjJT II BOARDS PURPOSES i'C I < ' / nail quantities. d at the 'Will Lewis in Bucks Township, /cen Fort Mane! son, f*ola. Come and get h & COMPANY isville, S. C. ^Y, S. C., DEO. 1st, 1921 size to cut through at one operation j the largest pieces of wood commonly handled. Blades from 24 to 30 inches in diameter are the most popular. It is economy to got a large enough blade. A speed of about 1,200 revolutions for a 30-inch or 1,500 for a 21 inch blade is recommended. A flywheel will help to preserve momentum when the saw is going through the wood. An engine of (> to 8 horfcoji&tfer'"is sufficient for th?\ heaviest wood, a fid ?ne of 4 horsepower will suffice if only small poles and limbs are to be cut. Four Men Handle Job Quickly , The number of men required for most efficient oper.atuffl of a buzz saw varies, but four men make a good r??n\v. Ono man does the actual sawing, one helps hold the logs and poles 1,-?e table and push them forward for the successive cuts, one removes and piles the blocks and a fourth keeps the logs and poles up to the saw. Under average conditions such an outfit should saw about twenty cords of wood into 12 or 1(> inch stove lengths in a ten-hour day. For small wood, three men should lie able to keep the saw busy. If the wood is piled near the saw, one man ordinarily can keep the saw supplied and the sawyer will need no helper. In sawing poles two men can work effectively, and even one man alone is hnt'nr off for having a power saw outfit. i However, under ordinary conditions, I with the limited amount of wood ne| I cessarv to keep one family through . the whiter, a good nlan is for several farmers to club together and buy an outfit which can be moved from one place to another. The original cost I . . Monuments 1 ) T)p:i1p)'c T ? ? , ^ Marble and Granite r \ v anrl Iron Fencing. ' See us or write before buying ami we will send our repre. | sentative to see you. ' i ! Lumberton Marble & < t > Granite Works 1 \ ; I j J. H. FLOYD, Prop. J > LUMBERTON, N. C. j \ r \ 3,24 lyr r i ? n i j L wf i ^ iE Nov j? merchant t K; ^ ^ of groceries Il J/2 o a?e goods t ! ^ . t~U at greatly early remo1 ll do exactly i your servic | we will trad i I A.T.I i 1 JJ 11 / will not bo :i serious factor oil& pai*t-|s nership basis and the cost djbjr cord will 1)0 reduced to ;i pi>itri whqxv the ! outfit will pay for itself in a few years s .it the ouQtidc. The co-operative plan 1 also su.trusts "'wood bees," and the i; exchange of work will save cash labor '' outlay at a season when time is more c' plentiful than money. TWO FOK ONE. ^ As -Ion# as they last the 200 sub- v ~ EAGLE "MIKAD0'V^*|| For Sale at your Dealer ASK FOR THE YELLOW PENC EAGLE Ml EAGLE PENCIL COM! When you get your gaso know that you are getting fi and running over, for the sv and you see il with your o\\ That is not absolutely n your car under our shed to another quick spin; for we n you right and as quickly as Bring your friends with I them also find out how cor > > Main street, next door to th< ? Peoples Fit i 0 MERCHANTSONL [MH?M?Bnraagg:7:am&UBMEStttSXmm iiesale c( / v is the time fo o stock up on the medicines, cannc ^ i riKi we nave reaay reduced prices, o va\ to the new wor as we advertise ar e while in our stor e with you. DOLLINi TO MERCHANTS ONL / criptions to the Southern A.irrieuluii.-t will be given away to the ' "* 4 ,,,/x l?n?irIi?AAl ?-* i i. i i n n/l|P(IIWl'| It ?*L I U I'UllllI ' J/Ilivi ill W ubscriptions to the Herald coming n lifter the advertisement first a-ploared week before last. Those who iad just paid up hcforo that cannot omo in on this, but they can get me of the 200 subscriptions by paynjr for the Herald another year berinninK at the end of the time to vhich they are at present paid up. gpl^^encil No. 174 Made in fivo gradoo :iL WITH THE RED BAND K ADO 'ANY, NEW YORK j line and oils from us you ill measure, shaken clown stem we have tells you so ;n eyes. CUUIlg ecessary when you drive fill up the juice tank for lean to serve you and serOe it is possible to do it. ;heir cars to see us and let ivenient we are placed on i city hall itself. ling Station t Y IES [HE JOT 101 I r the retail h I many lines < I *d and pack- ^ 1 for delivery S I wing to our H I kroom. We I id will be at I e. Call and I / <t i 3 CO. I -4