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VOLUME XXXVII EDITORS WILL BOOST CONWAY Things Are Getting Quite Ready for Trip of Visitors. LEAGUE TAKES A HAND Roads Will be in First Class Condition for Making the Trip by Automobile All interests in Conway are expected to combine in making it as pleasant as possible for the members of the State Press Association when they pass through Conw.uy next Wednesday. While the Chamber of Commerce took hold of the matter just as it should, it is yet the duty of and the pleasure of each individual to do what he can to make a good impression upon -the visitors while they are nere and at Myrtle Beach. Much credit is due to the ladies of the Civic League for the energetic way in which they went ahead with tlie work of having their clean-up week in advance of the coming of the editors of the state. So far as can lie learned every ci'.izen appealed to in the campaign to co-operate in the general cleaning up has responded with even more than he was asked to do. The way in which this matter has been handled so far shows the great advantage of having a well organized Chamber of Commerce at the command of a town, especially where the membership is as extensive as it is here at Conway. The visit of the members of the press association will be long remembered as one of the most interesting events in the history of the section. The association will be oll'ered the new*church building at Myrtle Beach, recently completed by the Methodist denomination, in which there will be plenty ot room tor Holding men* dusiness meetings. No citizen of the county will fail to appreciate the opportunity that has been offered of advertising Horry county to the rest of the state. Securing this meeting at Myrtle Beach has secured this advantage and its value to us can hardly he estimated at this time. The roads leading from Marion to 9 Myrtle Beach are in the hands of a competent committee and it is promised that they will be in first class condition for the trip of the automobiles that day. The asociation will he entertained in a suitable way at Myrtle Beach after the arrival at that place next Wednesday evening. The details of the program at the beach had not been given out at the time this article was prepared for publication. FORMSHIGHWAY ASSOCIATION Promotes the Establishment ol Hard Road From Chicago, Ills. D. M. BURROUGHS ELECTED Delegates Had Pleasant Trip Through Horry County on Way to Myrtle Beach On last Friday the Stonewall Highway Association was permanently organized at the meeting of delegates held at the Myrtle Beach Hotel. The officers are, president, Dr. E "W. Sikes of Hartsville, S. C.; secretary-treasurer, Charles W. Orton ol Monroe, N. C.; vice president for the state of South Carolina, D. M. Purroughs of Conway; for North Carolina, N. Buckner of Ashville; foi Ohio, W. C. Culkins of Cincinnati; foi Indiana, John B. Reynolds of Indianapolis; for Illinois, C. W. Judd of Chicago. The board of directors will h< formed by some other men to be ap pointed by the president, togethei with the officers above named. Dr. Sikes, the president, is super intendent of Coker College. He comes from Monroe, N. C., and as he live: at Hartsville he is in position to un derstand -the needs of both towns Each of the towns appears to be 01 the route of the ro,ad. The purpose of the organization a: stated in our issues of recent date i: to promote the building of a hare road for automobiles from Chicago III., to Myrtle Beach, connecting hen at Conway with a coastal highway running from Wilmington, N. C., t< i Georgetown and other points south ) The road will take the n/ime of tlv association. I As the Herald understands, tin Stonewall Association has grown ou of the plans of the Calhoun associa tion recently formed in this state t< promote the location of good road and connecting them up from variou sections of this country, all tendinj to develop this part of the South. The board of directors will mee frequently to advance the plans There will he a meeting at Ashvill *0 at an early date, ^ Delegates to the meeting had j | (The BANKERS HOLD' BUSY SESSION i Informal Reception Thursday tvening Attended by Many ' Conway People ! Group Six of the State Bankers' Association held their convention at Myrtle Beach on last Thursday and Friday. The program was carried out in nearly all of its details as published in the recent issue of the Herald. The four banks of Conway: Burroughs Bank & Trust Company, Conway Savings Bank, Peoples National Bank, and the Conway National Bank, grouped together are known as the Conway Clearing House Association. Chairman D. A. Spivey, with the members of the Clearing House Association, arranged a program which turned out to be very entertaining as well as making it much easier to transact the business of the Group Six. The Clearing House Association issued invitations to a number of promi nent people to attend the informal reception g-iven by the association at tlie Myrtle Beach Hotel at N o'clock on Thursday evening. There was a big response to the invitations and there was a number of people attending: from Conway. On Friday morning the meeting: was opened at 10:^0 o'clock with the enrollment of the delegates. After attend:ng to this the meeting was called to order and the address of welcome delivered by F. A. Burroughs, of the Burroughs Bank & Trust Company. Duncan McKenzie, president of the Bank of Timmonsville, made response to the address of welcome, and the annual address of the occasion was delivered by Col. H. A. Spivey of the Peoples National Bank of Conway. On the same day that the banker's convention met, tlie Calhoun Highwav Association met at Myrtle Beach with members of the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association to perfect their organization and get down to work to promote the highway running throwrh this country all the wa\% from Chicago, HI., and connecting up with Myrtle Beach in fhi< county. Inn South Carolina Conference Methodist Sunday School Training School, mot at Myrtle Beach on Friday morning to take up the program which was recently published and which is turning out to he one of the most interesting ever carried out by the school. The school will close on June 10. Myrtle Beach is the permanent home of the training school and the students look forward each year to their week to be spent at the popular resort. The school is one of Ihe best things ever instituted for the purpose of training men and women for good service in the Sunday schools. REV. M'COY AT METHODIST There was a gathering of the members of the Conway Methodist Church last Sunday morning to hear the sermon of ,'the Rev. E. L. McCoy, forI mer pastor of the church, and now the presiding elder of Sumter dis, trict. He filled the pulpit and delivered an eloquent sermon on the text, "We Have Seen the Father and It Sufficeth Us." Mr. McCoy was pastor of the church four years ago and in addition to gain; ing the love of his congregation he made many friends among the mem. hers of the other churches of Conway. He is at present one of the teachF ers in the Myrtle Beach Sunday School ! I I timing 01 IUJHI, lit: i cmi mm m - Myrtle Beach the first of tliis week. ! CRUSH DRINKS : CONTEST IS ON There is an interesting contest on [< just now to see who will win the twenty-seven different prizes for the1 largest collections of crowns from the * three delicious drinks: Orange Crush * Lemon Crush and Lime Crush. These drinks are being bottled in * this territory by the Conway Coca1 Cola Bottling Company, of which Mr, C. T. Sloan is the owner. This con* test has been put on by his company * in order to introduce these fine drink? 1 to still more people who have nol > tried them. But the contest is oper - to everybody and those who collecl ^ the Unrest number of the crowns b\ d the time the contest closes will wii the prizes. e By the installation of new machinery at the plant and the putting ii c of the most expensive sanitary equip t ment, the drinks put up at the Coca ~ Cola Bottlong Company are amonj. a the best in tho country. s Interest will grow daily in the cons test. In another column appears i * Large advertisement giving the list oi the prizes. t 5. pleasant stay at the he/.ich. Conwaj e citizens met them in Marion aiu brought them through the county 1>; i\ private conveyance. Wimx CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY *****************.********* 1 CHARLES AUS1 1 "WORK TF * ^ The down-town terminus c * exactly opposite the entrance to a * down the stairway from the eleva sjc trance he is met by a number of i * and at the same time holding om J the paper with which you are thr? * again or are returned to the news ^ There is as much difference * as there is in those of (business i boys.push to the front and seem 4c body. There is another kind of b * ground, but who still reaches ou * some of the smaller, weaker an< >'i them are some who take no intei receive few papers and sell few. * keeps most persistently in the fc most papers. * The advertiser who keeps * people and asks persistently and ( * will get the most business. The i * get the business tluit is left, and % edge, with his hands in his pocke ^ expect to get "what the boy shot ?Jc * Advertising, reduced to it * people for their trade. That's al wants trade in some particular ii * understands it and runs his busir ^ of asking enough people and askii * when only comparatively few pei ^ vertising effort should be increase decreases. It is easier to sell $10 * than it is to sell that much among ^ to work on, work them hard. * UJtvUWINo WHM TAKING A SWIM Odcil Hardwick Tries to Cross Stream Once Too Many THE CORONER IS NOTIFIED No Inquest Held. Other Boys Too Young to Render Him Any Aid Odell Hardwick, son of Mr. Noah Hardwick of this county came to an untimely death last Wednesday evening about 4 o'clock by drowning" while in bathing. He was seventeen vears of age and is survived by his parents and several brothers. Young Hai*dwick went in bathing with his two young brothers and young I ah! lam. The brothers and young Ludlam finished and went on out from the stream, an old mill race located near Baker's Chapel, between here and Aynor. Odell was trying to find out how many times he could hold out to swim across the place. Ho made two trips across the stream and while attempting this the third time went down and was drowned. The other boys found out about his trouble but were too small to render any help. They gave the alarm, but it was too '.ate for others who arrived at the place to render any aid in saving the young man's life. Coroner L. VV. Cooper was notified last Thursday of the sudden death of young Mr. Hard wick and he made an investigation, finding that the facts causing the young man's death were so plain that it was useless to hold an inquest. The deceased is said to have been a young man of promise and his death is deplored by the entire community where he lived. The nociy was interred at ropiar Methodist Church, of which the family are members, on last Thursday, the Rev. W. L. Parker of the Conway in charge, officiating at the funeral services. The untimely death of this young man was quite a shock to the Poplar . neighborhood. Much sympathy was expressed for the bereaved family. o BALANCED SCHOOL VACATION It is said that the demand for all, the year-round schools is growing. Some parents and educators as well believe> that the schools take too much ! of the pupils' time, and that after the . close of the winter regime the sudden change to a three-months' summer . vacation is unbalancing. Summer schools have been gaining ; in favor in recant years, particularly those of college rank. So far, how{ ever, the summer school for eler.ienL tary or secondary pupils i^ regarded r as mainly useful in affording a chance 1 to catch up on back work or to enable the slow child to hold his own during . the rest of the year. i The city child whose vacation day? . are spent in an apartment house 01 . on the street in front of it, would r probably be better 3IT in school. Hut the development of playgrounds i^ . solving that phase of the problem. l A shorter school day, with move f school days in the year, may please teacher and pupil alike. This month - however, we imagine a few millioi >' school children and many of theii 1 teachers would cast a heavy vote foi vacations as they are. ? Taeomr Ledger. , JUNE 15, 1922 ***************#****#***** ? riN BATES SAID: | [EM HARD" I * * >f a Third avenue elevated road is jp a East River bridge. As one comes ited, or comes out of the bridge en- ^ lewsboys, each one crying- his paper, * t his hand in the hope of receiving ^ :>ugh. These papers are either sold * ?paper offices .is unsold copies. * in the methods of these newsboys # men who advertise. Some of the * to catch the eye of almost every- * oy, who stands a little in the back- sfc t his hand. Out on the edge are ^ d less energetic boys, and beyond * est in the proceedings at all, who * , The boy who asks oftenest and * reground is the boy who gets the ^ * * his business prominently before * ^ften for their trade is the one who ^ nan who is nearly as energetic will * the one who stands around on the ^ ts, may very reasonably and justly * at" % sjc S lnwnst Invniv ic: moi-olv II there is of it. A business man * ne. If it is a good line, and if he ^ less properly, it is only :\ question * lg them often. In the dull season, jjj ople are buying anything, the ad- * d as the number of possible buyers * worth of goods among 1.000 people ^ > 100 people. If there are only 100 * * * X- -x -x- x- * -x- -X X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- * -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- * -X- -X- -X- -X- XSEASIDE SHOWS MARKED GROWTH New Board Walks and Sand Covered With Hard Soil CLUB MAKES A SHOW Number oi' Visitors This Year Promises to Exceed Former \ Years at Myrtle Beach This season, now on, at Myrtle! Beacjji and Murrell's Inlet, promises mora for development and progress for the coast sections than any year in the history of the county. Interest in the seaside grows every year and in ever-increasing proportion. That interest has been increased is proved by the selection of Myrtle Beach this year as a meeting place of so many of the associations who wish to combine business with the pleasure to be found at the seashore. It is not all places on the coast that can be made suitable as resorts. The coast of this county is the best that can be found in this state or North Carolina and from all this territory the seaside should draw an ever-increasing amount of summer visitors and travel. We predict that its success will grow with each passing year. At Myrtle Beach this year the board walks have been completed almost the whole distance of waterfront so far as the cottages of dwellers extend. The new walk is far ahead of the old excuse that existed there until it rotted out or floated away several years ago. The placing of clay over the sand has been carried on to such an extent that in a short time after the clay and sand get properly mixed there will be a good hard road down to the strand and then extending in each direction in front of the cottages. The annex building has been paint ed in time for the season that is now on. It adds greatly to the appearance of the building and will he a pleasure to all those who secure rooms therein this summer. The building of the yacht club and a number of fine cottages by Florence citizens has made Myrtle Beach take on the look of a real town. The place also has the appearance of a modern resort in the way of power lines to furnish electric light to the cottagers and the clubrooms. Nearly all of the houses are equipped with plumbing and a good supply of artesian water and sewerage. The season of 11)22 is just now getting a good start. Visitors there will exceed past years in number. CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIV E Hon. W. A. Prince places his hat in the ring this week by coming out for re-election to tho House of Representatives from Horry county. Mr. Prince has a long record of public service to his credit, having served in the position of superintendent of education among a number of important positions that he has held at the gift of the people of his county. He has made a good record there by popular vote at tho last election. Ho lias stood for economy where possible and a lowering of the tax burden of the pooplo. Ho ox poets to continue to c.arry out his policies if the pooplo see fit to return him to this position. rutd. REV. OWENS IS UNDER CHARGES Warrant Charges Disposal of Property Which he 1 Had Pledged E. L. Owens, a professed preacher and teacher, some time since, affiliated with one of our religious bodies, has come to grief. Owens, it appears, had the ability to make debts. He secured one of these, perhaps more, by giving mortgages on property he owned while he lived in this county in the neighborhood of Aynor, the growing little home town in the heart of the tobacco belt of Horry county. Some time ago things '^ot rather interesting for Mr. Owens at Vynor. J He moved to Westville, S. O., where i repeated demands written to him j brought no results except promises. Finally he went oil' to Florida. When creditors went after the property with which he had secured the debts this property could not be found. Now it is alleged in the papers that he disposed of property under lien. Though it ?v is discovered that he had thus apparently made a big' legal mistake, those who alleged themselves as wronged could not <?ct him because he was away ofT in the ocher state. Warrants were sworn out and placed in the hands o<* SheritV J unes A. Lewis and 'ast week the proper papers were sent to fJovei'nor Harvey askinir for :i reninscil inn in l?r> i^mwl upon the Governor 'of Florida to compel the return of Mr. Owens here to answer for what he is alleged to have done. The requisition was granted by Governor Harvey the latter part of last week and Sheriff James A. Lewis has been appointed as the agent of the state of South Carolina to go to the distant state and bring the defendant here to answer. The sheriff will doubtless leave lie re at an early day to bring back the prisoner. It is alleged in the jvipers ' 1 vit Ownns dwnnxrwl nf i'inv< limvix and liberty bonds held as security on a debt due to one of the stoics of George .J. Hollidav in this; county. The crime is named in the law books ms that of disposing of property under I ien. The papers asking for the arrest of Owens were first submitted to Solicitor L. M. Gasque. He could not hand out an indictment for the reason that the man had not been arrested, and it was under subsequent proceedings, following the recent term of the court here that papers were sent to the Governor and the requisition granted. While Owens lived in the Aynor community he appeared to be a liberal giver to movements in the communi t \* A mon ir the t hi tics flint bo under took to aid was the Horry Industrial School. He made a pledge of money to that institution when this was being asked for the purpose of getting the school located at that place. ADULT SCHOOL HAS EXERCISE The adult school at Conway which is being tauuht by Miss Mary Harlee, opened on Tuesday night with an interesting program. The meeting was called to order by Paul Quattlebaum and the exercises were opened by prayer by the Rev. -J. C. Atkinson. This was followed by a medley of Southern songs by the quartette, Mrs. .J. A. Norton, Mrs. Harry Collins, Mrs. L. H. Burroughs and Mrs. A. I). Jones. The next number was a short talk by S/un Moore, one of the pupils: "What the Adult School Means to Me." This was followed by an address delivered by Hon. E. J. Sherwood and a reading by Mrs. E. J. Sherwood. Song bv the quartette, "Sweet Miss Mary." Then there was an address on citizenship by the Rev. J. C. Atkinson. He spoke of the duty and the privileges of a citizen. He stressed the ~ ii: ?t-.?? ^ it uuucjs e.sjjuiMiiily. riis novice to me adult pupils was exceptionally fine and well taken. lie recalled in an interesting way, citizens of this country who have stood alone in their respective fields for the betterment and well being of' the human race; and he urged that each man try to do his best in his own particular sphere. There are three sessions of the school each d;iy. The night session is held at the school building. The morning and afternoon sessions are held at the homes of some of the pupils. Miss Rarlee is doing this work under the state department of education. The school already has twenty pupils. o M'XiKO (i()i:s (HAZY Austin Vaught, a negro, was taken to the insane asylum the first of the work after being passed upon by physicians under the direction of the prob/ite court. He had become dangerously insane and was threatening his relatives with death when some of them brought him to Conway for examination. Ho lived in the Warn pec section of the county and was brought to t lie .ludge of Probate by 1), F, 1 > o I lamy of the rural police. NO. 9 BUDZAK TO SUE" FOR A DIVORCE Has Long Story of His Unhappiness With French Girl TOOK ALL 0F~HIS MONEY Steals His Deposit Slip Showing Deposit of Money in m - y * rrt'UCll .tsariK Stanley F. Ikulzak, the husband of Violet Budzak, one of the French girls who lived in Conway for a while, writes from Hampton Roads that he is gathering evidence to use in bringing action for divorce. A letter from him to tHe Herald dated last week "has asked for clippings of any items published recently 1 in which his wife may l>e mentioned. I He had been informed that his wife had lived here for some time with her sister, Mrs. Olie Skipper and had left Conway under circumstances recently made public. Budzak is in the naval service and his letter conies from the United States Naval Training Station at Hampton Roads. lie says that Violet left his home without any cause and that with her she took the sum of $800, his money. The only reason, he says, is that he I fold liiM' fn i ?iii* "n'"" ?? ? !? " ^ ? vv/ ?? i I 11 cl uu\ ill Portsmouth, Va. lie says thai ho spent on Violet the sum of 85,2111 in the course of two .ears' time; that he had 1,(500 francs In France, for which she got the le eipt and will collect it no doubt upon her return to France to the hank where Budzak has this on deposit. He says that there had never heen a better husband, for he had given everything she wanted that it v as possible for his means to stand. Me says that it is entirely false that he beat her before she left him i \ Virginia to come to Conway to liw with her sister. It was told here, as coining from her, that she had left Budzak on account of a severe beating and she showed the signs of a la-'!i on her Hack. On the other hand Budzak says 'hat. she has beaten him tip in a severe manner, on one occasion sc \".ul-ing and tearing oil' a part of his nose. He says he can prove this by an officer of the navy. He says that he gave her every cent in the world he earned, but she spent this and did not save a cent of it. ' le wants to get information to send to iiis people ' 11 .. . ^ l.V. i / i: as wen as list' m nis action u*r invoice. Fie has a long story to tell of unhappiness and has only found peace since she left him; that he had tried to live with her for two years since he was married to her in France. In the meantime his wife and the wife of Skipper are said to be working" as waitresses in cafes on the outskirts of Florence. At one time it was reported here that they ha 1 been jailed as vagrants there, but this has not been verified. JOINTMEETING OF COMMITTEES Called For Friday Afternoon at 5:30 at City Hall URGED TO BE PRESENT Full List of Committees Appointed by Chamber on Press Meeting A joint meeting of all members of the various committees is hereby called for Friday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the city hall. Every member is urged to be present. Each chairman will be expected to submit a final report upon the activities of his respective committee. A list of the committee members is submitted herewith. Don't fail to be on hand promptly at the hour indir:i t oi I. Respectfully, D. A. SPIVEY, Chairman. E n t ct tain in en t Co m mitt ee. General arrangements?D. A. Spivev, chairman; T?. D. Magrath, H. H. Woodward, J. E. Bryan, D. M. Burroughs and M. A. Wright, secretary. Transportation?D. M. Burroughs, chairman; II. L. Buck, A. W. Barrett, M. G. Anderson, VV. B. Chestnut and John Coles. Boat Excursion?W. A. Stilley, chairman; D. V. Richardson and J. P. McNeill. Publicity?H. II. Woodward, chairman; B. St. L. Summerlyn and M. A. W right. Souvoniv r P I I-I - ? - VI M\ it I IMM ll| 1 I It* Burroughs and YV. R. Salmon. Finance?1). A. Spive.v, chairman; F. A. Burroughs and W. A. Freeman. Refreshments?E. J. Sherwood, chairman; C. Hedley and G. I. Lewis. Highways?II. P. Little, chairman; W. C. Pitts .and John T. Shelly. Decorations?A. K. Goldfinch, chairman; C. II. Snider, Mrs. W. A F.reeman, Miss Klla Sessions and Miss George Johnson. Music 11. W. Ambrose, chairman; (Continued on Local page.)