The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, July 06, 1922, Image 9
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DILLON KDITOR
TELLS OF HORRY
Goes Back to Origin of His- ;
torical Name of the
County
TWENTY "YEARS PAST
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Myrtle Beach Out of the Way
Place a Few Years Ago.
/ Change is Wrought
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A. B. Jordan, past president *
of the State Press Association, ^
* and now district chairman of *
X the sixth district of that body, ^
sje attended the annual convention *
X at Myrtle Beach recently. Unon ?
It his return to Dillon, where he %
5C is editor and owner of the Dillon *
'I Herald, one of the best weeklies ?
sc iii the whole state, he wrote a *
\\ number of interesting things j
s: about Horry county. As the ft
facts stated by Mr. Jordan are t
,of great interest to the people
j>f this countyy, the article is ?
* printed in full.?Editor. ^
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(Dillon Herald)
Horry county takes its name from
the Horry family of Revolutionary
fame. The name is, we believe, of
French origin and holds its French
pronunciation "O-roe," even until this
day, although attempts have been
made from time to time to anglicize
it. There were several of those Horry
brothers in and around Georgetown
during Revolutionary days and they
must have come of a strong family
because they were leaders of men.
Col. Hugh was a colonel on Marion's
staff and rose to the rank of general/
Ho made life mighty 'inconvfortable
for the British up and down the Santee,
and added no little to the fame
of "Snow Island," where Marion had
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i> manship and material.
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his headquarter^. And there was his
brother, Maj. Peter Horry, one. of Marion's
trusted lieutenants, who later
rose to the rank of Colonel and helped
Lo make revolutionary histoid*. The
Horrys were equally as great in times
of peace as in times of war. Kli.as
was the second president of the old
South Carolina Railroad, the first
steam road in America to be used for
commercial purposes. It was during
his term as president that the railroad
was completed to Hamburg, at that
time a thriving village on the banks
of the Savannah just opposite the
present site of the citv of Augusta,
Ga.
But it is^of Horry and not of the
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i<i111 i\ iui wmcn norry was named |
that we wish to write. Last week
the newspaper men of South Carolina
were the quests of Horry at their annual
meeting at Myrtle Reach. At
Conway they were most cordially received
and delightfully entertained by
the citizens from the town and county.
The welcome began at the historic
town of Marion, where the newspaper
men were met by automobiles
from Horry and carried to the Marion
public library. Here I'Mitor P. W.
Johnson, of the Marion Star, mounted
the library steps .and delivered a brief
but happy address of welcome which
made the visitors feel that it was a
genuine pleasure to the Marion folk
to have the newspaper men as their
guests. The Marion citizens joined
whole-heartedly into the spirit of the
occasion and added to the cordiality
of the welcome with hearty handshakes
which made the visitors feel
at home. Tea and coffee were served
in the library by Mrs. Nellie Kllcrbe,
the gifted and charming librarian.
At the Gallivant's Ferry bridge the
party was met by a group of pretty
girls who swung open improvised
gates beautifully decorated with native
flowers and invited ?the visitors to
enter the "Independent Republic."
On a broad banner over the gateway
were the words, "Welcome to the Independent
Republic of Horry."
The muds from Gallivant's Ferry
to Conway had been recently dragged
and were in such perfect condition
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you flues for less money than <
ure the best flue in Horry county ^
h us at once for future delivery, o
ve perfect satisfaction in work- o
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ORRY HERALD, CONWAY, S. C.
that the ride from the bridge to Con- 1
way wvas one of the features of the <
trip. At Conway groups Gf represen- 1
tative men from town and county met '1
the visitors and gave them a most cor- I
dial welcome. Hon. E. J. Sherwood,
a son of Mr. T. C. Sherwood of Little
Rock, hut long: a resident of Conway,
was chairman of the entertainment
committee, and those of The Herald's
readers who know "Ed" can imagine
better than- words can describe how
delightfully the visitors were entertained.
At 1 o'clock a delightful luncheon
was serve'u at the Chamber of- Commerce
rooms. Every article on the
printed menu, except the coffee, was a
Horry county product. During the
luncheon delightful music was rendered
by a string band. Following
the luncheon short, snappy addresses
were made by citizens of Conway and
members of the press.
At the conclusion of the luncheon
the party divided, some going to the (
beach in automobiles and others going
down the beautiful Waccamaw River .
on the steamer Jennet.te, where they
were met at Singleton's Landing by
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Beach. j
A few years ago Myrtle Beach was i
looked upon as an out-of-the-way
place. It required a whole day to
make the journey by rail and two days ,
to reach the resort by dirt road. Today
it is much nearer. The autonio- ,
bile and good roads have brought the 1
resort to within less than an
hour of Conway and to within less
than three hours of many. Pee Dee
towns and cities. It is in a fair way
to Become the most popular beach resort
between Norfolk and Savannah.
It has a good hotel,and many pretty
and attractive cottages. A syndicate
composed of Pee Dee citizens has just
completed a modern clubhouse known
as the Yacht Club, a beautiful 45room
building three stories high within
a stone's throw of the water's edge.
It has one of the prettiest beaches on
the Atlantic coast, with shoal water
running out so far that inexperienced
bathers are not likely to venture beyond
their depth.
Paralleling the beach is a broad
walk half a mile long which connects
the Yacht Club with the hotel. It is
not quite as wide as the board walk
at Atlantic City, but as a promenade
where one can got the full benefit of
the delightful ocean breezes it answers
the same purpose. The Yacht
Club is under the management of a
former Dillonite, Mr. Jacobs, at one
time local agent for the Seaboard Air
Line. John F. Elliott, a son of E. T.
Elliott, is also connected with the club
in the capacity of clerk.
Horry county had its baptism of
boll weevils last year and very little
cotton is seen between Gallivant's
Ferry and Myrtle Beach. On the
i roadside, however, were seen fields of
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/JULY 6,1922
Deans, Irish potatoes and other food 4
jrops. The acreage in tobacco is
arger than usual But Horry neve?*
ias been a big cotton county, and that
jrobably accounts for the fact that it
s one of tlie most prosperous counties js
n the state. Its bank statements anilyze
well, and even during the recent
lepression the demand for money was
lot very strong. And then too Horry
s not a county of large farmer*. The c
)ulk of the rural population is made t
ip of small farmers who farm to live, 0
md therefore it is not necessary ft r v
hem to borrow in big amounts to h
:arry on their farming operations, j
Between 1!)00 and 11>10 there was a t
tremendous increase in the cotton j
acreage in South Carolina and a cor- ,
responding decrease in the production
Df foodstuffs. But not so in Horry. t
For the decndo nrpppdimr Hnrw *.
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was the only county in the slate that t
showed an increase in corn acreage, f
During the same period Horry not }
> 111 y produce'! one-sixth of the state's c
tobacco crop, but was one of the four
coastal counties?Beauford, Colleton |
>nd Charleston being tlie other three f
?that produced one-fourth /of the f
state's entire potato crop. Until 1 i>00 |
its principal industries were turpen- r
titie and lumber. There was very t
iittle cleared land in the county. When (
its supply of turpentine and timber ,
wts exhausted the county faced a j
crisis. The only source of revenue it <
h.ad left was its lands. These were |
covered with stumps and undergrowth. (
The lands were low and flat and drain- ,
age was a problem. But the Horry- (
ites did not give up. They were pos- j
sessed of that same dauntle ss spirit I
which inspired their pioneer forefathers
to surmount obstacles and con- ,
vert this wilderness into a land of
broad acres and productive fields, and j
went to work with a will. In a short
while cut-over lands were made into
fertile farms and today Horry takes
its place- among the foremost of the (
agricultural counties of the state.
And in this example of thrift and industry
other agricultural sections,
now threatened with the extinction
of their chief sources of revenue on
account of the boll weevil, might find
a lesson. The state is entering upon
an era which is bound to revolutionize
its agricultural industry. It is without
a parallel since the close of the
Civil War ,when the slaves were freed.
Those who depend upon cotton as
their main source of revenue must of
necessity turn to new things. If they
are possessed of the same spirit which
inspired the Horryites twenty years
ago they will succeed. If not, failure
is inevitable.
We could write another column or
two of Horry and its remarkable people,
but our space is limited and we
must bring this article to a close.
They have made brick without straw,
they have surmounted obstacles which
a less courageous people could not
have overcome, they have built railroads
and public roads which serve as
arteries of trade in the carrying of
produce to and from their markets,
they have built beautiful homes,
churches and schools and are a happy,
prosperous and contented people. The
editors enjoyed being with them as
much as they enjoyed having them,
and the next time a vote is taken on
an invitation to go to Horry the result
will be as unanimous as that of
the colored congregation which sent
one of its deacons to the prohibition
commissioner to get some communion
wine. "Go back to the church,'' said
the commissioner, "and find out what
.sort of wine your people want for the
communion service." "De congregahas
done voted on dat sail," was the
rerdy reply, "an' the unanimous decision
wuz, in favor uv gin."
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Drug?ists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT (nils i
to cure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding j
Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you i
can get restful sleep after first application. t?0c.
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| Indigestion |
? Many persons, otherwise IS
0 vigorous and healthy, are Q
Q bothered occasionally with [J
|jg Indigestion. The effects of a ic
n disordered stomach on the
" system are dangerous, and
P prompt treatment of* indlges- US
B3 tlon is important. "The only Q
p| medicine I havo needed has
M been something to aid diges- JJ
U tion and clean the liver," Q
B writes Mr. Fred Asliby, a res
McKinney, Texas, farmer. Jj
Q "My medicine is K?
5 Thedford's S
BLACK-DRAUGHT
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troublo of any kind. I have
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n? uviwi iuuau uu> uim^ mat M
jP| touches tho Rpot, like Black- M
m Draught. I take it in broken SS
W closes after meals. For a long D
n time I tried pills, which grip- VI
Bed and didn't give the good
results. Black-Draught liver H
Q medicine is easy to take, easy Q
m to keep, inexpensive." rn
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druggist today?Ask for and H
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Colds Cause drip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove
Che cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine."
C. W. GROVE'S signature uu box. ')0c.
CO-OP. MARKETS j
BEING ASSURED
everal Strong Markets Within Week
Become Entirely
Co-operative.
The marketing- of their tobacco by
o-operative sales is now assured to
he organized growers of South Carilina
by the campaign of last week,
vhich reached fiftv-tw.o towns of the
>elt within seven days, sweeping millons
of pounds and hundreds of new
nembers into the association. The
ast strong harriers to co-operative
marketing have broken down.
W hile ;>00,000 pounds a day were
ulded to the pool in the last days of
he drive, the stvom>tii
^>>1 \'i uir
ion in the state was doubled by the
'rosh support of business men and
Milkers in a score of towns, whose
MTorts will continue to win signers.
Timmonsville, the second largest to>acco
market in the state, was the
irst to close its doors to the auction
sales, then Aynor and Kingstroe folowed
fast during: the days of the fuious
campaigning:. Other towns will
ro 100 per cont co-operative .*>s hunIreds
of acres surrounding: the bignarkets
begin to grow tobacco for
he farmers' own organization. Thousands
of acres more will bo added to
he great pool before the markets
:>pon, as committees in every 1nr*re
tobacco growing county of South Carolina
push the siunup to the limit in
the few days that remain in which to
sig'n tho present crop.
Growers from Kentucky who made
tho long journe\ from the blue eras.country,
grcvers from tho dark ami
light bolts of Virginia, bringing" their
message of success, have four.d n
ready welcome and a quick response
in action that ireans th?? end of an
p?'a of debt an 1 poverty for m?n and
women who produce the wen th.
With tho new co-operation will come
new i,id0po:Hloi;c-:? n:?w opporun.'lies,
now standards of living: for tho producers
of the millions of dollars of
wealth which now go to other states
and other people, according to last
week's message, which has aroused
the growers, the bankers and tho business
men to co-operate to keep it
home.
From Danville, Va., to limmonsvillo,
S. C., warehouses, tobacco grow
3rs and the balance of power have
been passing into the groat co-operative.
A few men can no longer hope
to block 75.000 organized tobacco
growers with $80,000,000 assured
them, with 200 warehouses ready foi
business, with unsurpassed leadership
chosen from their number, with the
foremost experts of the world's tobacco
trade ready to handle a majority
of the tobacco from three state*
for the association.
A majority of the tobacco farmer*
from the Carol inns and Virginia make
a last call to their fellow growers o
South Carolina who take the risk o
waiting longer.
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HOG AND HOMINY TIME
Hog and hominy as the first ain
of a year's activities on the farms
in t.his section of the state is a greai
big need for an improved citizenshij
and a derricking of our farmers I ron
the tenant and crop lien class to one
of independence and thrift. Thai
there is not alone a gieat marke
for these products for the farmer:
themselves but among the rank ant
Hie of the people generally is clear!)
shown in the report of the State Ag
ricultural Department which indicate,
that a million dollars apiece wa;
spent by the farmers of Nash anEdgecombe
counties within the
twelve months of last year. It i:
ll 1 <) ] * t imft - 1
....... ill.II ?r w 1'ir |)!aiinilll>' T 1 r
to feed ourselves and then and no
until then turning our efforts at nion
ey crops and we sav this irrospectiv<
of how alluring the prices of th<
money crops may be Rocky Moun
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GLORIES OF MYRTLE HK.AC II
Sumter Item.
In no particular has nature ifeor
ponerous in endowing Horry count}
with riches than in the pi ft of Myr
tie Roach, the pnost. safest and mos
extensive heach on the South Atlantic
coast. It stretches in a lonp. sweep
imr. pentle curve from Murrell's Inle
on the south to the North Carolim
line?miles of beautiful hard, broai
beach, unbroken by island or marsl
land; the view of the broad, blu<
Atlantic ocean unobscured in any di
rection. The trees prow almost t(
the water's edpe. and one mav driv#
his car1 from Paris mountain am
CALOMEL USERS
TAKE AWFUL RISK
Very Next Dose of Treacherous Drun
May Start Terrible
Salivation
The next dose of calomel you takf
may salivate vou. It may shock youi
liver or start bone necroisis. Calomel
.? ti
i> uan.m'i ous. n is mercury, <|UICKsilver.
It crashes into sour l>ilo like
dyanniite, cramping and sickening
you. Calomel attacks the hones and
should never be put into your system.
If you feel bilious, headachy, constipated
and all knocked put, just go to
your druggist and net a hottle of
Dodson's Liver T(?no for a few cents
which is a harmless vegetable substitute
for (langerous calomel. Take a
spoonful and if it doesn't start yoiu
liver and straighten you up bettei
and quicker than nasty calomel and
without makinj^you sick, you just g<
kack and get jWur money.
Don't take calomel! It cannot be
trusted any more than a leopard or *
wildcat. Take Dodson's Liver Tone
which straightens you right up anc
mrkes you feel t'ne. N<> salts neves
sary. Give it to the children because
it is perfectly harmless and cannot
salivate.?Adv.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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* County or State Office, $7.50; *
J Magistrate, $3.00; payable in $
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FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce my candidacy
for congress from the sixth district,
subject to the action of the Democratic
Primary.
W. R. BARRINGER.
Florence, S. C., April 12th, 1922.
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i nereoy announce myself a candidate
for Congress from the sixth Congressional
district, subject to the rules
governing the Democratic primary.
Florence, S. C. A. H. GASQUE
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for Congress, subject to the rules
of the Democratic primary.
E. T. HUGHES
To the Democratic voters of the 6th
Congressional district:
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for Congress from the Gth Congressional
district, subject to the rules
of the Democratic partv.
J. F. PATE
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-eleccion to Congress from
the sixth Congressional district subject
to the rules of the Democratic
primary.
PHILIP H. STOLL ^
FOR SOLICITOR
I announce my candidacy for reelection
to the office of solicitor of
the 12th judicial circuit, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
May 23, 10122. L. M. GASQUE.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Solicitor of the 12th Judicial
Circuit subject to the rules of tho
Democratic primarv.
CHAS. \V. MULDROW
I PROHATte JlDGE
The friends of C. Hinson Spivey
hereby announce him as candidate for
the office of Probate Judge of Horry
county, subject to the rules of the
Democratic nrimarv.
I hereby announce myself a candi'
date for re-election to the ofVice of
1 Probate Judj?e of Horry county, subI
ject to the rules of the Democratic
' primary. .J. S. VAUGHT,
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FOR Arm TO H
. I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Auditor of Horry county,
. subject to the rules of the Democratic
; primary. JAMES A. CALHOUN.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Auditor of Horry county, subi
ject to the rules of the Democratic
' primary. \ J. VV. COOK.
FOR HOUSE OF
i REPRESENTATIVES
l I hereby announce myself a candi)
date for re-election to the House of
, Representatives, subject to the rules
> of the Democratic part v.
( pd W. A. PRINCE,
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* FOR MAGISTRATE
I hereby .announce myself a candi^
date for reappointment to the olhce
. of muKi^trate at t'onwav, S. C.
W. H. CHESTNUT.
To the women and men voters of
^ Conway township:
" 1 announce myself a candidate for
( the ol'ice of magistrate.
! 1 thank you for the patronage which
; I shall Met.
Very respect full v,
; ' W. S. McCASKlLL.
m
The nv.my friends of M. L. Gilmore
:min>unce him as candidate for magistrate
at Daisy, Simpson Creek township.
subject to the rules of the Democratic
primary. pel
IOR TRKASl'KKR
, I am a candid/.ue for re-election to
. the office of treasurer of Horry county,
subject to the action of the demo.
cratic primary.
^ ' C. 10. BARKER.
y Nothing is more important than the
printed word. Let us be careful how
. we use it.
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% Both Democratic and Republican
j Representatives in Congress vjlrom
I New Yo A have joined in the investigation
of charges made I>\ the Staten
Island American Legii n that eleven
' world war veterans were buried
"practically in a public dump" in
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park it under the shade of an oak
' j within sight and hearing of tha
'{never silent surf. There is space
along: the shore for thousands of
summer homes of health and pleasure
seekers; even the hundreds of thouI
sands who flock to Atlantic City
| would not overcrowd Myrtle beach's
opulently ample space.
("CHILDREN"]
require yitamine-bearing food I
in abundance to keep them I
growing and in strength.
Scott's Emulsion
I builds up the body and
* j strengthens the bones. Wj*
1 I It contains elements that
| are rich in health-build- ) V
I ing vitamine.
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