The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 19, 1922, Image 1
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MT. OLIVE IS
BEFORE BOARD
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Matter of Selection of Site for
New School Building
PATRONS ARE~ DIFFERING
Heard by County Board of
Education and Decision
Is Reserved
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dispute aniong tne patrons ana
school trustees in Mt. Olive School
District No. 20 was threshed out befor
the county board of education
Last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Numbers of the patrons of this
school attended the hearing, some as
witnesses, others as being interested
in the outcome of the proceedings.
The hearing was help upon the petition
of J. F. Roberts. J. Q. Phillips,
Steven Boyd, Pearlie Jollie, Samuel
Jollie, and James Jollie. The petition
concerned the location of the new
school building which it is proposed
to build with?the funds realized from
the sale of four thousand dollars
worth of bonds of the district recently
voted.
It was alleged in the petition, in
substance, that the trustees had been
in favor of building the new school
house near the site of the present
building which had been found inadequate
in size to take care of the increasing
needs of the children of that
community; that when a petition was
being carried ai'ound for the purpose
of having the election for the bonds
ordered by the board of trustees, the
trustees promised to locate the new
school house at the site of the old
building; that since the bonds have
been sold and the funds had been se
cured, the trustees had refused to con
aider the old site, but would locate the
building in one side of the district,
H making1 it further for the children of
I about two thirds of the people. Up
on the petition an order to show cause
was issued requiring the trustees to
show cause why they should not es
tablish the new school house near
jthe old site of the school, or other
wise near the center of the district, or
words to that effect.
The answer or reurn to the rule as)
filed by the trustees set out the offorts
of the trustees to find a suitable place
H- for the new building, saying that they
had been originally offered three
sitfcs: The Roberts site, the Phillips
H. Kite, and the Causey site, each of
these being named in the answer af
ter the name of the owner of the land
upon which the building might be loH
cated; that the Phillips'site'had been
withdrawn from consideration because
they could not buy it, as alleged by
H the"trustees, and wen* to try to show
that as between the Roberts and Cau
sev sites, the trustees had decided on
the Causey land ,as being the better
place.
On Tuesday, at the appointed hour.
H the board met with the exception of
Mr. Arland J. Baker, who it appears
had not bepji notified of the time.
I After some argument of counsel,
the board present continued the hear
imr until the following day at 10
o'clock.
I On the following day the hour appointed
came and went, and Mr. Baker,
the missing member of the board,
was unable to attend until in the
afternoon of Wednesday, at which
time the hearing proceeded.
|| Attorneys for the trustees filed a
demurrer to the petition and moved
1 to have it dismissed, which would
[i have meant that the trustees would he
allowed to proceed without any inj
structions or orders from the county
: hoard. It took some time to argue
I this out after which the board anI
nounced its decision, by announcement
of T. B. Lewis, Esq., in effect that
after amending the petition in one or
1 two particulars, the hearing should
. proceed, and that they would take the
testimony and decide later which of
thfe sites would be taken for the school
house.
It developed at the hearing, as
shown by the answer of the trustees,
that but two sites are available. One
of these is on the Irnd of J. F. Roberts
about 150 yards t.y the northward of
the present site, located .about 250
yards to the southward of the ?;fesent
building. The testimony of witnesses
was then taken on the matter of the
suitability and advantages of the two
locations aboved mentioned.
/ The patrons sworn:
J. E. Roberts,
S. M. Phillips,
J. Q. Phillips,
Steve Boyd,
James Jollie.
Samuel Jollie,
Henry Causee,
W. P. Lewis.
The trustees had the folio wing named
witnesses:
T). M. Causey,
J. L. Broan,
J. B. Gore,
O. I. Blanton,
R. J. Graham,
Rufus Huggins,
C. L. Williamson,
Will Page,
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iu V. rv^ricn.
This testimony seemed to estab
lish one fact, and that was that evei
the present old school house is not ii
the center of the district; that it is t<
one side of the center, and by plac
ing the house on the Causey land ma;
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SCHOOL ASS'N.
WANTS LIBRARY
Report of Proceedings at Meeting
Held Last
, Week
The School Improvement Association
of the Burroughs High School
met Friday afternoon at four-thirty
at the high school building. There
was a goodly number of patrons and
teachers present. Every one seemed
anxious for the association to got
down to real work at once.
Mrs. M. G. Andersen called the
t>i nnf itifr fn nivlni* on<l tVio Pnirni-n m)
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M. W. Gordon led in a short prayer.
The president then made a few remarks
outlining the work of the association
in the past, stating how the
members of the association had heartily
cooperated in making1 the school
a l>etter school. She expressed a hope
that even a greater work than that of
the past be done in the future.
A suggestion was made that definite
aims should be in view, and that
a beginning toward that end should
be made at his meeting. It was decided
that the association work toward
having a well equipped library
modern in equipment and so arranged
that the books may be well cared for
and at the same time be accessible
*o the pupils at all times of the school
day.
For various reasons, it was decided
that the date of meeting should be
changed. In the future the regular
time of meeting shall be the first
Tuesday afternoon of each month.
Next in order was the election of
the officers for the year, and the following
members were elected to the
following positions:
President: Mrs. M. G. Andersen.
Vice-president: Rev. M. W. Gordon.
Secretary and Treasurer: Miss Virginia
Betts.
Mrs. Andersen has been the efficient
president of the association in the
past, and the members of the assoociation
would not hear to having another
president for the coming year.
There being no further business to
come oetore the association, uie program
for the afternoon was eflfectivelv
rendered.
Mrs. Arthur Goldfinch gave an instrumental
solo. The Reverend Mr.
Lemmon made an address of welcome
to the teachers. Superintendent
Daniel responded. A quartette composed
of Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Collins, and Mrs. Burroughs
was then enjoyed by the association,
Rev. M. VV. Gordon then made a few
well-chosen remarks. Rev. Lemmon
led in prayer, and the association adjourned.
JURYMEN FOR
CIVIL TRIALS
The jury commissioners met at the
court house recently and drew the
members of the petit jury to try the
cases set for trial during the week o1
October 23rd. 1
The Hst follows:
W. O. Cains,
Chess Grainger,
W. Edward Sessions,
W. P. Jenrctte,
M. Martin,
W. M. West,
Jehu Causey,
K. C. Gerrald,
D. S. Hays,
James M. Hard wick,
H. N. Boyd,
W. L. Kdmundson,
H. Grady Cox,
S. E. Williamson,
G. H. Todd,
Garland Outlaw,
J. M. D. Cannon,
Samuel Strickland,
W. H. Gore,
Sam C. Rabon,
U. G. Parker,
C. G. Newton,
J. E. Rhuark,
V. T. Blanton,
W. M. Edwards,
J. W. Crawford,
H. C. Rovals,
W. E. Carter,
W. M. Causey,
Boyd Ford,
1 Willie H. Hucks,
D. D. Edge,
i C. H. Hardwick,
Brooks Thompson,
, W. E. Dusenbury,
M. M. Stevens.
place it still further away from tha
center. It was testiAed *>11 the sld<
of the trustees that about as man
children go to the school from one di
rection as another; but on the othe
side it appeared that the moving: o
the house away from the old "sit
would make it further for one half t
+Miv1a rtf tV?r? children of the difi
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trict, as testified by J. F. Robert.5
There was a lot 'of testimony as t
the land offered at the two sites.
Both sides agree that a school hous
is needed as the old one is entirel
inadequate to take care of the situ*
tion. Superintendent Allen had t
leave jthe hearing M about thrc
o'clock to go to Columbia on urger
- business pertaining to his office. Tli
i hearing then went on before the t\v
i remaining members of the board. A
o ter the return of Mr. Allen from Co
- umbia, the board will confer and rei
y der a decision.
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CONWAY," S 0.7 THURSDAY,
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$ W. Nolley, some forty years ;
J rectly as to the lapse of til
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TWO OF STILLS
ARE INVOLVED
Policeman Says That Still Barrel
Was Cut Up in
March
An article in the Horry Herald last
week contained an error i n regard to
the barrel which figured in the Jack
Vereen and W. A. Martin whiskey
case.
It now appears that the barrel
which is claimed by W. C. Reaves,
1 nAAnn i? 1 1 T"\ 1_
numoer auiMs, was Tounu uy u. r iuhk
Bellamy, the rural policeman, and
was cut up on March 24, 1922. This
barrel is now in the possession of Mr.
Reaves. The barrel with which Jack
Vereen was found on July 3, 1922,
has been turned over to the county
' authorities.
According to the rural policeman
there .are two stills mixed up in this
! matter instead of one as the Herald
reporter thought.
There has been no new development
in this whiskey prosecution, so far as
could be learned, since the meeting' of
the magistrates for a preliminary recently
when it was decided to postpone
the hearing until October 20.
No case of the nature of this, in
. recent, times, has ciVsed more in)
terest/among the people" than this, in
which an old negro is involved and
who claims that he has been caused to
! tako the blame of running a still
' which did not belong to him; that he
\ was loft at the place to chop wood or
do other things which would get the
plant ready for operation as soon as
tho owner should come to t.nke chargo
of the work; and in the mean time,
through and by means of knowledge
of a pending raid had by a white man,
the officers happened to find the negro
at the still and naturally charged
him with being the owner of it.
Several men, all substantial citizens
who have nexer taken any sides in
the matter of a whiskey case, have
become interested in the proceedings.
Some of them have known Jack Vereen
for years and years and say that
he has never been mixed up in any
shady matter before and that they do
not believe that he owned this still.
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WAR VETERANS
HAVE BANQUET
The Spanish War Veterans of Columbia
have organized tt local Camp
?United Spanish War Veterans. They
are desirous of perfecting a state organization,
and at their meeting it
was decided to have a banquet Thursday
evening of Fair Week, October
26th, hours 6:00 to 7:30 P. M., thus
interfering in no way with the attractions
of the day. This, it was
thought, would be the best way to get
a large number present and discuss
methods for securing a state organization,
as Spanish War Veterans from
-ill over the State will be attending
' the Fair on that date.
? This hanquet will not only bring
the veterans together for social purnnena
In if. will 11 fT n V d an On
y portunity to assure veterans, their
widows and orphans, who a re in need
of it, assistance in any shaps or form
that could be rendered by such an ore
ganization. In the short time said
? organization has been at work in Columbia
they have found disabled veterans,
and veterans who have reached
? the age which automatically entitles
them to compensation under federal
0 laws. These, and widows and ory
phans of veterans, are having1 their
l" claims attended to. Failure on the
? part of these veterans, their widows
and orphans, to take advantage of
their rights and privileges has not onie
ly kept them from receiving what
? they are entitled to, but has kept
f- thousands of dollars from this j-ource
1- from getting into circulation in South
i- Carolina, where organization has been
delayed for twenty years. It does not
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OCTOBER 19, 1922.
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BUTLER AGAINST
COX AND WIFE
Will Bring up Trial Over Trespass
on Land in
1918
Among the cases set for trial next
week is that of John M. Butler, and
Eula M. Cox, plaintiffs against W. S.
Cox and others, for various alleged
acts of trespass on lands alleged in
the complaint as the property of the
plaintiffs.
The acts which led to the suit
started, it seems in the year of 1918.
The suit was commenced in the year
of 1919, by the issuing of an order of
injunction prohibiting the trespassing
of Cox on the land in dispute.
The complaint alleges that Cox
Had made threats that he would shoot
Butler Hn case he interferred with him
in his working on the land. John M.
Butler was aged at the time and suffered
a stroke of paralysis while being
worried up and troubled over this
land dispute. Since the beginning cf
the action he has passed away.
His daughter, Mrs. Cox (not related
to the defendant) was entitled to
the land at the death of John M. Butler,
and she is now the only plaintiff
in the case.
Another happening since the beginning
of the action has taken place on
the Cox side of the controversy. Under
a mortgage held by the B:vnk of
Loris, the Cox side of the dispute has
boon sold at the block and the B.'uik
of Loris now has title to thq land. Tt
is said that the land is still occupied
by Cox, he not having vacate^l when
the sale was made under the order of
the court.
A survey of the land lias been made
in readiness for the court.
make any difference what a veteran's
financial condition is, if he is disabled
or has reached the age o f sixty-one
ho is entitled to compensation, even
though his disability may have ocpiiiTPfl
sinrp hp was mustered out of
service.
There will be a charge of $1.50 per
plate for the banquet,and any veteran
wishing to bring his wife or a friend
can do so by paying for an extra
plate.
The committee appointed to arrange
for this banquet is:
Dr. F. M. Durham, Palmetto Building,
Chairman,
Gen. Wilie Jones, Palmetto Buildfng,
Treasurer,
Win. Banks,
J. L. Rainey,
C. M. Wector.
All tickets to banquet must be secured
before October 21st, so that the
Committee may know how many to
prepare for and have ample time to
mail each veteran his admission ticket.
Send check at once to Gen. Wilie
Jones, Palmetto Building.
Get together, boys, and meet at the
Y. W. C. A. Banquet Hall!
traineddocT
recovered
The trained doir that escaped from
the M. L. Clark Show while the cirrus
was in Conwav last week, was
found out in the country about six
miles at a negro's house.
The negro said that this dog followed
him home from the show.
The chief of police took the dog and
shipped it to M. L. Clark at Boykin,
Va.
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Maybury Floyd and S. H. Brownwere
appointed as State and County
Election Cimmissioners by the Governor,
recently. A. E. Goldfinch was also
appointed on this board but had to
decline on account of other pressing
duties. At last accounts it had not
been learned as to who had been appointed
in the place of Mr. Goldfinch.
raid.
BELLTAXESTO 1
BE QUESTIONED
Property Sold Under Chattel i
Mortgage Seized
for Taxes
An interesting tax matter has been "]
brought up in the courts relating to
some of the personal property tl.at <
once belonged to T. J. Bell, of Little *
River township and which appears to
have been sold under a chattel mort
gage from T. J. Bell to Jos. W. Holliday,
several months .ago.
This same property is involved in a
claim and delivery, suit between Jos.
W. Holliday and Conway National
Batik, the action having been brought
by reason of a prior claim that hod
been set up by the bank undo an older
mortgage, but which the plaintiff,
J. W. Holliday, alleges is unenforcible
because of representations made
the property was clear of all claims
at the time he took his mortgage.
When the personal property, consisting
of some mules, was seized under
the claim and delivery writ, some
months ago. it was not expected that
a complication would arise concerning
the taxes on this personal property.
The taxes on the property it appears,
were at that time, even, delinquent.
After the property was seized
the mules were advertised and sold
under the chattel mortgage, the plaintiff.
J. W. Holliday, becoming the
purchaser at the sale.
Still later on *the sheriff of the j
county went to enforce his execution
for the taxes. It would appear that
some time after the giving of the <
chattel mortgage, under which the
nroperty was sold, the property had
been transferred on the tax books
from T. J. Bell to Mrs. M. E. Bell.
The sheriff seized the property and
advertised it for sale. The present
owner of the property, Mr. Jos W. |
Holliday, by his attorney, Mr. Julian ]
Dusenbury, obtaining a temporary re- ]
straining order from the court and |
stopped the sale. This came up for
argument before Judge A. F. Woods <
at the recent crimnal term of the <
court, but there was a question as to
the amendment of some of the pleadings,
and this resulted in postponing
the hearing on the injunction until another
term of the court when the
matter will he heard and decided by
another judge.
On the part of the sheriff, it is alleged
that the law.provides that he
cannot be enjoined in his efforts to
collect taxes. This seemed to be what
took up most of the attention of
hidge Woods when the matter came
up for hearing before him recently.
At that time the sheriff had no attorney
to represent him; but since
'hen the county attorney has been appointed
to represent the interest cf
the county and State.
There is no way to tell just when
there will be a decision of the many
interesting legal questions raised in
this matter.
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PROGRAM
Low or Pee Dee In ion. to be Mold
Wi'h Pleasant Union Bantist
Church Oct. 27, 28, 29, 1922.
Friday
11:00 o'clock?Introductory Sermon
by Rev. R. O. Gerrald.
1 1:4f> o'clock?Gener.nl order o f
business conducted by Moderator.
12:15 o'clock?Query No. 1. What
is the relation of the pastor to the*
Church and the Church to the pastor?
by J. C. Spivey.
12:45 o'clock?Song and prayer for
more interest in the work.
1:00 o'clock?Consecrated service
conducted by Rev. L. F. Westbury.
Saturday
10:00 o'clock?Devotional Service,
conducted by G. M. McCrackin.
10:30 o'clock?Union called to order.
10:45 o'clock?Query No. 2. What
does it mean to deny oneself, as
quoted in Mark 8:34? by C. F. Spivey.
11:15 o'clock?Query No. 3. If a
man conscientiously thinks he is right
will he be condemned? by A. D. Harrelson.
11:45 o'clock?Report of all committees.
12:00 o'clock?Sermon by Rev. J. H.
Causey.
Saturday
10:00 o'clock?Sunday School Mass
Meeting, conducted by C. V. Johnson.
11:00 o'clock?Missionary Sermon
by Rev. A. D. Harrelson.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE
PROGRAM
Horry Union to Convene With Eden
Iiptista Church, October
29-31, 1922.
Brother W. A. Williams to preach
the introductory sermon on Friday,
29th 1922 at 11* o'clock.
Querry, 1st, "What is the real importance
of Prayer," assigned to
Brother T. J. Vaught.
2nd, "What is the right way to conduct
a Sabbath school and is it right
for a person who is not a member of
the church to officiate or act as
teacher, assigned to Brother W. A.'
Williams.
3rd, "What is meant by the first
love as spoken of in Revelations second
and fourth." assigned to Brother
D. D.' Edge.
4th, "Why was the guest cast out
and why was he compelled to come
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DYSON'S CASE
TRIED MONDAY
brings to Mind the Horrible
Burning of Effie
Dyson
TOOK PLACE" IN 1919
Substance of the Allegations of
the Complaint Are
Stated
Amontr tho <nt tr? ???
n the Court of Common Pleas next
veek, is that of Rufus M. Dyson,
jlaintitr, against E. M. Graham, claimng
damages for the death of Mrs.
Gffie Dyson, the wife of the plaintiff,
>n the morning of December 24th,
lOIO, following the explosion of a lot
*f oil that had been purchased for
lomestic use from the store of the defendant.
The complaint states that following
the death of the lady that the plaintiff
was appointed as administrator of
lier estate.
It also says that the defendant had
carelessly lot kerosene and gasoline be
come mixed so that lie could not sell
it for gasoline to cars, hut sold it as
kerosene without giving the plaintiff
any notice of the explosive nature of
the article so sold; that the Dysons,
not knowing the explosive nature of
the oil, attempted to use it for domes
tic purposes about the home and that
in doing so the container exploded and
that the flames caught the clothes of
Mrs. Dyson on fire and she was burned
up and died soon thereafter from
the effects of the experience.
The charges of negligence against
the defendant as shown in the complaint
concern the matter of allowing
the two kinds of oils to become
mixed in his tanks; the selling of the
mixture without giving notice of its
nature, and selling the mixture for
kerosene, well knowing it to be a
mixture of nrasoline and kerosene.
The complaint also alleges that the
deceased died intestate, leaving as her
only heirs, her husband, Rufus M.
Dyson, and one infant child, Edison
Dyson.
It is expected that this case will
fr?Vr> 11 n pnncii^ni'nKln i llio tfv
ing of it. A number of witnesses
Have been subpoenaed to attend the
trial. This case has been fixed on
the roster to be called up for triat
on Monday, October 23rd.
The burning1 to death of Mrs. Dyson
and the serious burns received
by the husband, Rufus M. Dyson,
caused no little excitement and pity
at the time.
DEPUTYDOES
TVT/^rn 4 \T
JNlJl (jhl 1U/Y1\
H. N. Sessions Returns With
Bond for His Appearance
A recent news item in this paper
stated that H. N. Sessions, sheriff's
deputy, l^ft Conwav for Palatka, Fl.a.,
to brintr back J. F. Blackwell, under
a reniusition pranted by the governor
of Florida. Mr. Sessions did not get
off after the defendant as early as
was expected, lie was stopped by a
telegram which offered some sort of
adjustment of the nvxtter pending
here against Blackwell. if it were possible
to do that, and while no adjustment
could be made, yet it took some
time to work this out and get things
in 1 itie again for the deputy to continue
his journey into Florida to
bring back the prisoner.
The deputy lett here ana returned
from Florida last Saturday on the
noon tiviin, and did not bring Blackwell.
It appears that after he got
there negotiations took place between
the parties and it was arranged that
Blackwell should give bond for his
appearance here at the next term of
the court, and he also put up oome
money which perhaps stands also on
his security for his appearance at
court to answer to the charge of disposing
o f property under lien.
With Blackwell, in Florida, the deputy
found A. P. Johnson, Blackwell's
father-in-law. Johnson had employed
an attorney to represent Blackwell.
This attorney told Johnson that he
knew no way under the Florida laws to
stop the execution of the requisition
warrant under the seals of the two
states. Johnson insisted that an fnjunc
tion could be obtained and stated that
if he were in Horry County, South Car
olina, he could get this done. The attorney
said that it so happened that
neither of them were iust then in
South Carolina, but in Honda, whore
things might be different, and if Mr.
Johnson did not care to follow his
advice, he could got new counsel.
After this the bond and also the
cash above mentioned was put up as
stated, this being done in pursuance
of some arrangement made before the
deputy left here with the papers.
in as stated in Matthew 22nd, 11th to
13th," assigned to Brother Fullman.
5th, "What is meant by the two
slaves as spoken of in Zachariah 10th
and 7th," assigned to Brother A. J.
Todd.
S. S. Owens,
D. W. Nance,
E. R. Todd,
Committee. \ ,1 t u