The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 16, 1922, Image 1
I volUME XXXVI.
I BUCKS TOWNSHIP
I MAKES PETITION
I Presents Lengthy Argument
| Showing Reasons for
I Asking New Road
I TWO OF MEMBERS
T PASSED ON IT
I Citizons (Tin*D^ T""""
wAivi ill UU11U IdtD UVJ W cl?>
not Applied in Bucks
Township
A committee of tax payers and citizens
of Hucks Township, through
their attorneys, Sherwood & McMillan,
last week " submitted to the
county hoard of commissioners and
the Horry County Highway Commission
a most powerful argument and
statement of conditions setting forth
their claims to the location of the
new highway through the central part
of their Township.
This showing was interesting reading
and the Herald desired very much
to publish it in full in its last issue;
hut the copy of the argument used
before two of tin* Commissioners, did
llOt ri'.'ir'.i tlin I """
p - I" Mil.. Wl I M I III VI MM ,
so that it will be published beginning*
this week, and as it is lengthy a portion
of it may bo continued over until
next week.
The citizens of Bucks Township
say that they can establish the fact
that their township failed to get any
part of the I>i>4 bond issue that was
made some years ago and they tell
an interesting incident of checks being
held up on that account, but which
were finally paid. The substance of
their complaint is that now they
could have had some benefit from
tax money if the two boards responsible
in this mattei' had selected
the route by Greenwood Church for
the location of this new road which
will become a part of the National
Highway connecting up Horry County
and Georgetown.
This petition does not appeal' to
have been made before a full meet!
i?ijr of the two boards to whom it was
> addressed. It is said that only two
* members of the Countv Board,
Messrs. 11. I\ Little and C. K. I>uBoi
. were present. These two member
o1' the County Board, it is said
had the right to call in the members
of tii" "oitv County Hijfhw/iy Commi
i(>! t<> sit with them in the consideration
of the matter, but it appears
that after hearing- the argument
i' ;;'! b\ 1*!. .1. Sherwood, K-<i.,
the n.alter was briefly dismissed
without calling' in any other member
of either of these Hoards. The
an i*?n nt by Mr. Sherwood as Attorney
for the committee, follows:
To The Honorable the County Hoard
(,!' Commissionei s and the Horry
Countx Highway Commission:
Gentlemen:
\ ''or iHiltee represent inv the taxpayer
and citizens of IUicks Township.
and near Conway, have re?|uestu
Id briiii?" certain fact and figures
to youi' attention, relative to 111?* laying
"lit an establishment of an improved
highway leading' from C'c nway
to Port Harrelson.
We represent them, not in thf> sense
Io1 criticizing* anything you nviy have
done of of intorrupting your work by
any lotraI action, in the event you see
fit to continuo your prosont course,
hut merely Cor tho purpose of trying
to throw some light on the situation
that possibly may not have occurred
to you or may not have boon considered
hy you.
We want it understood that we are
not interested in the route into the
Town of Conway, hut solely the
course after the road reaches thl'
VVe understand that you have had
under consideration recently two proposed
routes:
First, leaving Conway by way of
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I MEN AND WOMI
j HORRY
* The men and women of th
f
jic ledge as any people in the world
| stone lying in the path of progr
* place for all time unless some for
14 * When it starts to go it will tend
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* with ignorance. An ignorant ma
S* to give them a start. When the
* knowledge, they will keep on g*oin
j! The men and women of this
* to be unable to read are getting ;
* schools now established in every c
I They are now stalled with all t
* i .~ \T/m- tlmf 1 lin\r hiivn lliiw ?
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I In our last issue and in tli
Ij the pupils now attending the scho
I* ()j' {lieso schools the Herald is heii
I* term of the schools. The Herak
II s}vire in the movement to removi
IJ ?ten<linpT of a* few free copies is onl
j to do.
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the "Now Road" via Toddville on to
Klondyke and thenco to Port Harrelson
Kevry by what is commonly
known as the old route.
Second, leaving Conway out one of
the Avenues of the Town, parallel
with the "Race Path" on by Kason's
store to Willow Springs Church, there
bending to the left to Greenwood
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i.nurcn an<i iniin urccnwiiod l liureli I
a direct lino to the West of Cowford i
on to the river,?commonly known as
the Greenwood ttoute.
It seems to have boon generally understood
among the people that the
Board was highly favorable and
rather partial to the Greenwood
route, and on being informed that the
Hoard at its last meeting, had practically
unanimously adopted the "old
route," with the exception of abandoning
the new road out of Conway,
those we represent feel that the
Board's action was premature, in
that the proponents of the respective
routes were not granted a hearing or
rather they felt that the full merits
of the Greenwood route were not
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All we ask is that the Board, if ithas
not already done so fully advise
itself as to the merits of the Greenwood
route, and that its proponents
be given a hearing; for it is our information.
we know not whether true
; or not, that the hotjrd had before it
; only a cursory insp&'tion of the route
from Conway to Greenwood, together
with a prelimiiviry survey with angles
of the road, but no levels or estimates
of cost, and we fear that all the members
of the Board were not aware of
I tho numorously signed petitions of
j the Greenwood poople, granting
' rights-of-way, money, etc. This 1101
tion on the part of the Board has put
j the people of Bucks Township, adja(Continued
on I'age Might)
NOT DELAYED"
BY NEW ACT
Work on Highways in The
Several Stales Goes
Ahead
ROADS MUST MEET
AT STATE LINESj
Washington State Submitted I
Map of First Compete
State System of Roads
Highway construction will not I>o
delayed by tho roouiromont.- <>!' tho
nm\ Federal highway act. Tho Fedj
oral highway system will consist of
roads not exceeding 7 per cent of tho
total in any State, desi^n/ited by the
State and approved l>v the Secretary
of Agriculture. \\r??ik is boinj>' lushed
!>y all the highway departments
on the preparation of maps of th.e
proposed system, but naturally such
an important matter will take some
little time .and consideration. The1
Government authorities will insist
that important through routes nu?>t
at State lines which will i|i?ii "? conform'
between authorities ??l di'ler
out States-. .
In order that work will not l?o delayed
pending* the approval of each
Stale sy.-tem the Secretary of Ami
culture ha.- amended Ihe Uules and
Peculations for federal Aid to permit
the immediate construction of
such roads /is it may reasonably he
anticipated will become part of the
system.
State highway officials are being;
advised that the anticipated route of
which the road to be built is a part
should be as long /is practicable, preferably
entirely across the State. A
map must be submitted showing the
route, other possible routes and connecting
routes. If this is found satiefactory
the project will be approved
for immediate construction.
The State of Washington submitted
on December 27 the first complete
State system, and others are expected
in a short time.
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is countv are as anxious for knowtoday.
Ignorance is exactly like a *
ess. A stone will lie in the same ^
ce is applied to put it on the move. *
to keep on going'. It is the same *
n or woman only needs something: ^
y once get going- in the pursuit of ^
g and will never intend to stop. *
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< county, w no are so unioriunaie as jj.
i start by means of the adult night ^
orner of the county and doing well. *
these people on the wav to knowuj
tart we know they will keep it up. %
lis, appears the names of many of *
ols. At the request of-the teachers *
ig sent free to the students the ^
1 is trying its best to do its full *
e illiteracy from this county. The *
v a small portion of what it wishes $
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CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY,
HORRY MAN HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Was Guest at Lexington Hotei
in Richmond Last
M/nnl/
WRITES SHOWING
HE MADE ESCAPE^.
Now Employed by Union News i
Company Running Into
Richmond, Va.
The Lexington Hotel in^Richmond,
Va., was destroyed by lire last week, i
and in the flames more than a score
of the guests were either killed or
severely injured, out of th? sevyutv
or more guests tha^.were in tlre^Jotel
at the time. The fire oecC?red?it 4
o'clock in the morniiu*'.' I<^vas>it* an
hour when , most of A^ie guest?T were
sound asleep. ^
It so happened tkut a native Horpyito
was among the guests at the \
hotel that night. It was Dick Bry/|j
ton, formerly of Conway, Jjut
having headquarters at Florence jflC
<. .., aiKl now in the 0111 pIovninr JPf*1
Union News Company, ai.I ^running
into Richmond. !ii the lis guests
as published, Dick's Mnmt^Jfafpeurcd
as "II. R. Bui ton", his name being
misread by the reporters ,as it Was
written by Dick himself as "II. H.
Bruton."
Mis relatives here were glad to see
that his name did not appear among
the list of dead or injured, and a few
days ago, relatives here received a
short note from him reading as follows
:
"I just escaped death. Horrible
sight, but I am still living, thank
God. It was snowing so hard you
could not see."
This news was committed to Walter
Bruton, a brother of H. R. Bruton,
and also given to other relatives
of the family in this section.
How it Started.
The Clerk of the hotel made the
following statement of the beginning
of the fire:
"I was at the desk when I saw the
smoke and the fire creeping up the
fire escape from tin* basement," said
U. D. Kiev, clerk of the Lexington
hotel, why was on duty when the
bl.'i/.e broke out. "I grasped the
telephone, but it was out of order.
The men had been working on the
switchboard and the connection was
severed. I was, therefore, delayed
slightly in sending in the alarm. I
told the boy to go upstairs and notify
as many of the guests as had not
been awakened. The smoke and heat
was intense and I d<> not know how
nviny he was able to arouse. When
I got back from turning in the
alarm, the flames were roaring up
the elevator shaft.
AVHIIY FLOYD
PASSES OUT
Aftor Lor.fj and Useful Life
Fine Citizen is no
More
Avery Floyd died at his home near
Nichols on Friday night at 10 o'clock
January 27th at the age of S."> years
and 1 months, lie had been sick
many years. A stroke of oaralysis
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,'ind helpless and most of his lime was
spent in bed hut with good nursing <
and every attention. He has lived to
a ripe old age to which lew can ever
hope to attain.
Many will he grieved to learn of
his death. Me was a friend to every- ;
body. He had friends all over both (
counties and elsewhere. 1
His home was the preacher's home, i
Many have enjoyed his hospitality. I
He was a friend to the poor and ;
needy. None were ever turned away. 1
All will miss him in the community i
where he has lived so long. <
Mr. Floyd was a "Southern gentle- |
ljjan, of the old school." His long j
;nd useful life might well he used as
an example to he followed by the ris- ?
ing generations of the day. His at- <
titude was one of forgetfulness of his
own self interests, and his rrind <
showed through his conduct and
courteous manner that he was every \
man's friend. )
One of the best citizens Horry (
County ever had has passed away to <
a higher and better life. ?
?O I
DIKS IN COLUMBIA x
(The State) (
Marion Reed Cooper of Port Boyal, (
member of the House from Beaufort
county and former secretary of state j
of South Carolina, died at the home f
of his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Clark. 1217 :
Sumter street last week. Mr. Cooper, f
who was 72 years old, bad been ill ,
only about two weeks and for the |
first part of the present session of ]
the General Assembly had occupied .
his usual seat in the House. About N
two weeks ago, however, he became
too ill to attend the meetings, of the (
House, gradually growing weaker as s
the days passed. t
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FEBRUARY 1C, 1922
LESPEDEZA HAY I
NEW FEED CROP!
Farmers Turning About in J
Every Direction in Boll
Weevil Fight
PROVES PROFITARI c
w i i i n LJ V_ l_
IN LOUISIANA
"
a Soil Builder it Ranks With
^ Other Legumes Now
in Use
I
Now that farmers arc turning in j
every direction in their search fori
means of fretting around tho boll wee- j
vil, anything that is published concerning
a new crop for them, is like- 1
ly to be read with great interest. I
There is a crop mat is entirely new)
in this section of the country and it is j
known as Lespedeza. It is described
as one of the Smith's greatest le- !
gumes. i
It has been grown in Louisiaiv as
a feed cro)> for some yeai's and frequent
requests have boon sent to that
j(^ate for information about it.
\ The Co-operative extension work in j
the State of l.oui -iana, throuuh its j
assistant editor, Her.tlev I>. Mackey.
has decided to answer all of these requests
for information by sendinoThe
Heivild a printed description of
this plant and tho way that it should
be planted and harvested. Under-i
stand at the beginning that it is only!
a hay crop of a kind that we are
reading about but from what the
article says it is one of the best there
is to be found.
The article follows:
Lespedo7.a as a Substitute for Cotton.
liCspedCza, one of the Smith's
greatest Inhumes, is tho titlo of an interestinj*
article prepared for the
Lespedeza Seed Growers' Co-operative
jAssn., Inc., by Dr. R. F. Lewis,
Trains, Louisiana. a prominent fanner
who is specializing in the growing
of this profitable crop.
While the name, Lespedeza, was
supposed to have been given this
plant by botanists in 1S00: it was not
until 1880 tlvit it received the attention
its merits warranted, as a commercial
farm nroduct. under the development
of Col. ,7. R McCIehee, of
Laurel Hill. Louisiana, who recognized
its value as a feed for farm animals
and a? a soil builder, and who
sane its praises for ye/irs. Its place
in southern agriculture i< due largely
to Col. McCiohoe, says Dr. Lewis.
Lespedeza is an annual, maturing
its ' eed.in the f ? 11. which shatter
readily and reseed the ground for
the com inn* year. Normally, these
seeds which shatter off at maturiiv
time remain dormant until the
warmth and moisture germinate
them. It is the prartice to plant
from February 15 to May 1.
The stems and branches of the
I espedeza plant are slender and tlu>
leaves small but very numerous. A
food crop will crow to the height of
15 to IS inches, and on fertile soils
.')0 inches is not unknown. It is estimated
that a good -4and of Lespedeza
will represent a ton of hay for each
f> inches of its growth.
This pl.ant will crow on almost any
of the types of ^oil in the rot ton hob.
but of course like most other plants
does best on a more fertile, well
drained soil. It is though* that i<<>
nlant is more suitable to follow rotIon.
as Lesnedeza brinir^ 1he soi'
Iwk 'o its former stale of ferlilitv.
ri'he custom of seeding Lespedeza
with oats has become more or les
fived habit *"?mong the nvo bi0/>,,<
Win. O. Mills, and Armour Fertilizer
Works, a corporation. d??|entlown
weeds and grasses and allows
Hio I,espedeza to make rapid growth.
However, just as good crops can be
produced when the seed is sown
done; but seeding with oats has the
id van4 a pre of t?* i i n t?* the planter two
"Tops from the same vround during
the year, with but one cost ot culti
i")i!oiv Rxnevi^"'''1 indicates that one
wshel of seed (25 lbs.) per arre^ i<
shout the right amount to be plan ed,
ft requires no inoculation, as
ounrh little iackets containing the
, i i> it./. r:^i,i
-poms carrv enougn inm uh- i i<
from which they arc taken to insure
perfect inoculation.
No social soil preparation is necessary,
although it has boon demonstrated
beyond a doubt that soils well
supplied with phosphates will prolure
the greatest growth.
The method of harvesting: the lv?v
.vill depend somewhat on the grade ol
lav desired. In any event, the chief
effort should be directed to the preservation
of the leaves upon the stem
is they constitute a great part of tlir>
'ceding* value. Cutting: is not started
mtil the plants are in full bloom, and
he bay should not be cut while the
lew is on or while wet from rain.
Little need be said in favor of
.espedeza h.ay as ;i feed for all kinds
>f stock after looking' at the followng:
comparative analyses: Timothv
ontains 2.S percent protein, 2S.H
percent carbohydrates and 1.1 percent
'ats. Lespedeza contains 7.fi percent
>rotein, 31.0 percent carbohydrates
ind 1.8 percent fats. As compared
vith other leg-ume bays it has the advantage
of being- free from woody
rrowth. permitting- its entire consumption
and is free from the e\rcme
laxative properties which
I
nv'.Ue some ie.uume hays undesirable
i for work stock.
; When used as a pasture with other
! grasses it helps to make a balanced
ration and should be found in overy
pasture in the South, thinks l>r. hewi-.
A :i soil builder it ranks with1
other legumes.
The Lespedeza Seed Growers' Cooperative
Association, Inc., of Haton
Uouge, Louisiana, has done much in
the way of standardizing; the seed
and seed prices, also in disseminating'
information in connection with the
best known methods of cultivation and
harvesting. According to reports
sent out from the office of the Association,
orders for more than onethird
of the seed pooled have been received.
This was on January 2 8.
1922, at which time the seed market
had hardly opened.
INCOME TAX AUDITORS
Washington, D. C.?The collection
of United States internal revenue
taxes is a big job. The Civil Service
Commission said in a statement
issued that more than 20,000 (iovernment
employees are engaged in this
work, 7,S00 of whom are attached to
i he Income Tax Unit. This latter
figure includes more than ">.()()() auditors
and inspectors of income tax returns
who are employed in Washing-j
ton and in the field.
BEN JUSTICE IS
ITT UNDER BAIL
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Must Appear For Trial Willi
Others on Whiskey
Laws
ONE DEFENDANT
STILL MISSING
Witness Testifies to Hauling*
Molasses for Feeding
to Hogs
The court of Magistrate \V. H.
Chestnut was engaged last Friday in
holding tHo preliminary hearing in
the cases of the State against Benjamin
11. .Justice, and others, charged
with violation of the prohibition laws.
Two of the defendants, Dick
Causey and .Jack Bcssent waived
their preliminary hearing and made
bond for their appearance at the
court of general sessions on the first
Monday in March. Mr. .Justice demanded
a preliminary hearing and it
was granted last Friday.
In the testimony for the State was
that of .Jack Bessent which stated in
substance that he had hauled two
barrels <>f molasses to the barn of
Mr. .Justice, but that this molasses
was to be used for feeding hogs, and
not for making "monkey rum."
Theie is still a third defendant
concerned in this case by the name of
I lnuv.ll u l... .. ~ ?l 1
i / * ?* \ i i i n u\i, II II II III' l# I till" f 11 I M I
defendants (not Justice) was epupht
running; tin* still on November !Hh.
.1 ewe 11 fled as soon as he was .ahle to
hre.uk away from the constable and
made i?ood liis escape into tho wi'ds
of North Carolina hays, and he has
never hcen recaptured.
Tho still which has causod all this
1 rouble was located hy I >. Frank
Hollamv, of the I lorry County rural
police, and while watchinp the place
(Hi Novemher !Mh, he found .Icwell and
Dick Causo\ op'ratinp it. Ho arretted
I hem hut .1 ewell pot a chance
to run and made his escape.
The still was found on land helonpinp
to the de fendant 1?. M. Justice.
and it appears that the defendants
who are chained with operating
it were tenants on his place.
\ a result of the investigation
held last Friday, Mr. .lustice was required
hv the court to make his hond
for trial at the sessions court the
first week in March.
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| LOCATION OF IK)
I BUILDING T
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One of the reasons pi von
* throuph 4th avenue instead of 3rd,
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pood land for huildinp purposes;
j|* avenue and left Conway hy the n<
has heen called, the road would hi
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huildinp could not he done on each
Is this any pood, reason?
* road as it has heen located Iron
throuph and hy the colored reside
rj: is nothing vorv much on each side
ij; the small houses occupied hy coloi
:|: Tilings are hard to regulate
J|j always on the increase up there, ai
tailed to keep order. Now, in vie
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^ to build nice houses a mile out ai
k
4: school through this section every d
ijj hy the rackets and other disorderly
* section almost constantly. The loc
expected to u'o. will cause the town
:j? ward Homewood. This is one ivi
* failed to locate the road through C<
jjj town. This will prove itself to be t
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GOODMtiN ARE
Oi l; DIRECTORS
i E. C. Eops. Brother of Dr.
Epps. Sclor.iori hx/
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Cooper
T. BENTON YOUNG
BRIGHT WILLIAMSON
Men Noted For Knowledge and
Experience Placed on
Board for This State
Governor Cooper, under the authority
given him by the 0011 tiuuion and
1?\ l/.iws of the Tri-Slate Tobacco A .
\t:i i , .ias ao^vintcd I' C. I'pps,
of Kingstree, a State Director "or
South Carolina. He is a brother cf
Dr. C. .J. Epps of Conway and is
prominently connected with leading
business enterprises of Kingstree. Me
has been State Senator from his
county and has taken ,a prominent
part in economic and political affairs
of his section of the State for the
past ten years or more.
Mr. Kpps, together with Messrs.
T. Denton Young:, of Florence, S. C.,
and Dright Williamson, of Darlington,
S. C., constitute the board of
directors for South Carolina. The
two latter were elected by the growers
of this State through their delegates
recently sent to the meeting
for that purpose. T. Benton Young
was a wise selection for the directorate,
as his experience and knowledge
of marketing will p*r>
o v* 1 x'1' ,S
way in helping the situation when tHo
coming crop goes on tho market aiul
prices begin to ho realized. Bright
Williamson is one of the most progressive
citizens of Darlington County.
He is among the successful and
progressive farmers of tho State. He
has always taken an active jvirt in all
things for the uplift and profit of the
farmers of his State. No better selection
for the hoard could have heen
made. All of the three seem to he
exactly tho right men for the right
place and the association will he
pleased with their work the coming
tobacco season.
Recently letter was written to
tho Kentucky Hurley Tobacco Growers
Association asking for a statement
or the workings of their association
and the answer to tho letter
appeals elsewhere in this issue. The
association has not heen in existence
long enough to do much good, as yet
to the growers of Kentucky, hut readers
of the letter will see that fine
progress is heing made, and what is
hoing* done in other states for the
benefit of the growers of the weed
can easily and just as well he done
hero in South Carolina. With the
good men that are hoing selected to
head the association in this State, we
may confidently expect great results
in the time t<? come. We are due
them and will get them. The growers
of this county will stick, we are
sure, and tlte growers <>i the other
counties in this State will stick to
.'invthing 'his kind once they are
induced! join it.
chants m:\Ri\c,
There was a rumor afloat recently
that the Atlantic Coast l ino Railroad
Company contemplated making a
change for the worse in railroad
schedule to and out of Conway l>y
taking off one of the daily passenger
trains. As soon as this wvis learned,
a committee of tin4 chamber of commerce
got busy and wrote to the railroad
commission and received answer
that up to that time no application
had hoon filed with the commission
for any change; and it was promised
that before anv change should bo
made Conway should have a bearing.
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for turning the now highway ^
is that tho road will pass through *
while if it h.ud gone through 3rd *
:nv road, through tho cut off as it ^
:ive |>assod through swamps whore ^
side for half a mile. $
It is no reason at all. The new jg
1 the end of 1th avenue passes jH
"nee section of Conwav, and there *
}jc
of it for a mile out or more except $
ed people. $
in this colored tow n, lawlessness is &
id special policemen have to be do- ^
w of these facts, who would want ^
id send their children to the high *
ay; who would want to he annoyed :j?
conduct that is carried on in that ^
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