The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 08, 1923, Image 2
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WHISKEY LAWS
DOING LITTLE
According to Report in Welfare
Bulletin Recently
Issued
BENEFITS MAY" BE LATER
Some Suggestions as to Remedies
to be Applied in *
Helping
Almost anybody would say that the
enactment of prohibition laws and the
enforcement thereof as it is now being
done in this State, would decrease
the number of convictions of criminals
in the criminal courts, and decrease
the cases of moral deiinciuencv
* among the boys and girls of South
* Carolina.
This is not the fact according to
the Quarterly Bulletin, issued recently
by the SUite Board of Public Welfare.
After giving tables in the article
which explains the increase that has
been found in the convictions for
crimes in the circuit courts, and also
the increased number of commitments
of boys and girls to the reformatories,
the bulletin says:
f Conviction By Courts
tn the annual report of the Attorney-General
for the year ending Dec
ember 1st, 15*21, we find that year
3.720 persons were brought into the
Circuit Court charged with crime; of
these 513 were discharged, as no bill
was found against them by the grand
juries; 542 were found not guilty, and
2.6<)4 were convicted. Of all the verdicts
returned by the juries, 83 per
cent were "guilty," but in the trials
for homicides only 55 per cent were
convicted. Of significance are the rerepults
of the courts' functioning in
trials for homicide. Three hundred
and twenty-seven persons were
brought into court, charged with this
offense: of thes*> ^ were dismissed, 9
got a mistrial, 132 were acquitted, 94
were found guilty of manslaughter,
and 84 were found guilty of murder.
Of tlie 84 found guilty of murder, 9
have been executed. (September,
1022.)
In contrast to this is the administration
of justice by Great Britain.
Raymond B. Fosdick in "American
Police System," says: "In the whole
of England and Wales for 1916, 85
mrrvders were committed and 59 people
arrested in connection therewith
. were committed for trial. Fifty-three
trials resulted during the year.
Twelve of the accused were found insane
on arraignment and were confined;
sixteen were found guilty but
were adjudged insane and confined;
ten ware acquitted, and fifteen were
sentenced to death."
Conclusions.
Before we can deal adequately with
crime we have to find the causes of
it. These causes are difficult to find,
despite the prevalent impression that
most any one with good intelligence
can diagnose social evils. For instance,
we thought that when we got
prohibition and education that crime
would automatically be reduced to a
very small figure; on the contrary
ciime has increased since tho int.ro
duction of prohibition and the enlargement
of the literacy of our people.
It is our opinion that had the prohibition
law not been enacted and enforced
to that degree that South Carolina
enforces it ,crime would have
l>een much greater than it is now.
Yet we are facing facts, and these
are the facts.
We notice that there are seven
causes of delinquency in South Carolina:
(1) Mental deficiency. The extent
'of this was shown in the preceding
tables.
(2) Bad social backgrounds, which
cannot hut produce poverty and \ice.
(8) The growth of luxuries fascer
than the rise of wages.
(4) The shifting of population
from country to town and from State
to State. A great number of crimes
have been recently committed in
South Carolina by persons from other
States. This is especially true of
young white males.
(5) The general unrest that prevails
throughout the country. In such
times the weak in personality-makeup
or intelligence go to the wall.
(6) The determination of certain
normal men to have their way despite
the demands of society.
(7) The lack of self-dicipline ir
eur State today, y
Remedies.
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crime that we have just given it is
seen that there are twp elements it
them, the person and his environment
Social evils come from maladjustment,
that is, the person and the en
vironment do not fit each other. T1
we desire to rid ourselves of any social
evil, crime included, we have t<
deal with the two elements of the mar
and his surroundings?physical, men
tal and moral.
In handling the offender himself w<
need to individualize the treatmen
rather than to administer only ab
stract justice. The very facts cite<
before, that 40 per cent of the in
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mates of the penitentiary ana q i pe
cent of the inmates of our count;
jails have received previous senten
ces, should challenge deep pondering
If so high a per cent of failures oc
curred in any other department of hu
man life that department would hav
to undergo a reconstruction. Yet w<
persist in the age-long method o
dealing with' offenders, and assur
ourselves that it is the only practica
way. A feebleminded person shoul
go to a training school, an insan
man should go to the State Hospital
he that has such physical defects tha
his character is warped thereby shoul
receive thorough medical attentior
the one' thjat is incurably evil shoul
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GOOD CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY
William J. Sessions died at his
home near Homewood, in this county,
on January 31st, 1923. He was born
on May 6th, 1946, and was therefore
in the seventy-sixth year of his age
when he died. .
The interment took > place at the
family cemetery near Homewood, the
services being conducted by his pastor,
the Rev. W. L. Parker, assisted
by the Rev. J. C. Atkinson, of the
i Conway Methodist church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lila Sessions, two sons, Messrs. R.
G. Sessions, of Knoxville. Tenn., and
Thomas M. Sessions, of R. F. D. No.
2, Conwav, and one daughter, Mrs.
Florence Hardee, of this county.
He spent a long and useful life. Although
he had been in failing health
for some time before his death, yet
he had remained active for one of his
advanced age to a remarkable degree.
It had not been Ion# since he had been
in Conway attending to some matters
of business.
In the year of 1802 Mr. Sessions
enlisted in the Confederate army.* He
was one of the best soldiers of which
the Confederacy boasted, although he
was but sixteen years of age at that
time. He was engaged in a number
of bloody conflicts, among them the
seige of Charleston. He was twice
commended for his bravery and fearlessness,
and he was recommended by
the senior Captain commanding for a
commission as an officer, but the appointment
was refused by the officers
higher up in the army on account of
the age of the soldier. He surrendered
with Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, at
Greensboro, N. C., in 1865, at the close
of the War Between the States.
He was married in the autumn of
1805. In the overthrow of the "Carpet
Bag" rule in the vear 1876. he
took a most prominent part. He was
one of the managers of election when
Hampton was elected governor of the
State of South Carolina.
He was the high sheriff of Horry
County from the year 1890 to the year
1900, and that office never had a more
fearless and brave man to fill it, nor
one that was more devoted to his duties
in such a place. When a writ
was placed in his hands for service
he could be depended on to execute it
venrardless of the ^consequences to himself
and regardless of the pleas that
might be put up by those against
whom the writ was directed. His
whole office record shows that he was
a man who would fulfil his duty to
those who had placed him in that
position. At the same time he enjoyed
the respect and love of many
people. By them he was regarded as
a trusted friend and safe adviser in
time of trouble. No man was ever
turned away from his office without a
friendly shake of the hand and a
kindly word of sympathy or counsel.
He took part in the political affairs
of his county representing this county
in many conventions. He made
many friends during his long and useful
life and no man who has recently
been taken by death is more sincerely
mourned by those who knew him and
had a clear insight into his peerless
attitude towards life and his inmost
character.
Before Mr. Sessions was elected as
sheriff of Horry County, he acted as
deputy sheriff under R. G. Sessions,
for number of years, and before
thnt he had filled the same position
under F. I. Sessions.
After he left the sheriff's office in
1900, he was in charge of government
work on the Pee Dee river, having
secured the appointment to that position
for the years of 1901 and 1902.
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spend the remainder of his days separated
from normal society, but treat,
od humanely and intelligently. As it
is now, an offender is sentenced for
his crime alone, only those circumstances
that may develop in court being
considered in the terms of the
sentence. The peculiar makeup of the
.prisoner's personality or his intelligence,
or his social background?elements
that only a social study of the
offender can determine, are neglected.
. Medicine is more scientific in its prac
tices. The physician finds out exactly
what is the matter with his patient,
and if the patient needs hospitalization
he sends him to he hospital, there
to remain until he is saffe physically.
Not so with the courts, they give
their patients definite terms of con1
t. i- L- _-l J ?
, unmeiii, 10 oe reieasea, wneiner tney
are better or worse, as soon as* their
i time is up.
Another phase of court action is its
amenability to sentimentality and its
lumbering slowness, caused by irrele;
vant technicalities. Oftimes the court
, is a fencing place for attorneys and
. a trysting place for the emotional, ra.
ther than a cool, str/iight-reasoning
. place for the determining of which
f way justice ,?hall take. Only swift
. and sure trials give confidence to the
> public and fear to the offender.
^ Parole
As the up-keep of prisoners is expensive
and as their families suffer
5 and are a burden to the public while
t these prisoitefls are serving senten
ces, it would r^Keve the situation were
i a proper parole system put into prac
tice. If this were 40ne? convicted
r persnos could be released much early
ier than they are now and could be as
sisted to a helpful life in society. Par,
roling without a system that keeps in
. touch with paroled men is of little, if
. any, use. It is only a methed by which
e a seemingly unjust sentence may be
e set aside. In our State paroled mer
f are not closely followed, except ir
e rare instances where the sheriffs ol
,1 their counties keep watch over them
d A proper system of parole would be
e of great financial saving to the State
I, a help to society in relieving it ol
X some of its burdens, and of real servd
ice to the offender himself in assisti,
ing him to make proper adjustments
d with his fellowmen.
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THE HORRY HERALD, OOHM
PEE DEE AGENT
MEETING CLOSES
The two-day meeting of the Pee
Dee county agents and specialists
which met in Florence "Thursday,
closed and most of the men returned
to their homes, either that night or
early next morning. There were
some 35 men in attendance at the
meeting and it was considered a most
successful one.
A number of greatly interesting
and beneficial talks were made by
Clemson college officials, who went to
Florence to meet with the agents. Dr.
W. W. Long, director of extension,
wired at the last moment that he
could not be there, having been called
to Columbia to meet with the agricultural
committee of the legislature
regarding the $25,000 appropriation
for the Pee Dee experiment station.
One of the principal addresses of
the meeting was that by Dr. W. R.
Lewis, state veterinarian and in
charge of the livestock sanitary work
of the state. He spoke very interestingly
on the sanitary laws of other
states, stressing the value of knowing
these laws when shipments of
livestock is to be made beyond the
borders of the state.
At the close of the meeting the following
resolution was unanimously
adopted:
"Be it resolved by the County
Acrents of the Pee Dee District here
assembled, that a vote of thanks he
extended to the First National Bank
of Florence, S. C., in appreciation for
the generous use of the Directors*
Room and other offices, and courtesies
extended during the Agents meeting.
Wednesday and Thursday, January
31st and February 1st.
"A copy of this resolution is ordered
sent to the Hon. J. W. McCown,
President of the First National Bank
md to The Florence Times."
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J HORRY ITEMS J
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"Clean-up Day" was observed with
wonderful success. Floors were
scrubbed, windows cleaned. porch
boxes made, grounds cleared, plots
prepared for planting flowers, besides
numerous things.
Miss V. Langston spent the weekend
in Columbia, attending a convention
of the B. Y. P. U.
M iss W. L. Gray and Superintendent
E. C. Allen met with the teachers
of this community Monday morning
for the purpose of organizing a
night school. A large number were
present and much enthusiasm was
shown. ,
J. G, Floyd, of Floyds, spen$ last
Saturday in this community hufnting
with J. T. Smith.
T. W. Roper, of Florence, spent
last Saturday in Horry.
M sses Kate Woodborrv, Eva Lewis,
and Willie Ann Glasgow attended the
teachers meeting Saturday.
On Friday evening Miss Pauline
Smith entertained a number of friends
informally. Several interesting games
were played after which a unique contest
was held. Miss Kate Woodley
drew the prize for the ladies and Mr.
Hal Lewis for the gentlemen. Delightful
refreshments were served by
the hostess, assisted by Miss Ruth
Harrison. Those present were: Misses
Eva Lewis, Willie A. Glasgow,
Kate Wood ley, Ruth Bowman, Annie
Freed, Margaret Livingston; Messrs.
Hal Lewis, R. A. Bass, Eugene Barnhill,
John Long, Ike Long, Frank
Barnhill.
Mr. Will Davis and Miss Stroud, of
Nichols., were quietly married in Conway
last Wednesday. Miss Stroud is
a young lady of pleasing personality
and is very popular in Horry and
Marion Counties. Mr. Davis is a
young plante# of unusual ability..
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Improve all that you can on your
own things and use other things that
are produced by other minds. This
appears to be a good rule for getting
along. Use the other fellow's ideas
as well as your own. Apply this rule
to the Timesaver Law Blanks produced
at The Horry Herald office. Use
no other unless you can make them
that are better.
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Pay for the paper by leaving the
money at the Bank of Aynor. Place
a dollar and fifty cents on deposit
there for The Herald and the paper
will start coming to you.
Public Sales
We have purchased 122,000 pair
U. S. Army Munson last shoes,
sizes 5Vi to 12 which was the entire
surplus stock of one of the
largest U. S. Government shoe
contractors.
This shoe is guaranteed one hundred
per cent solid leather, color
dark tan, bellows tongue, dirt and
waterproof. The actual value of
this shoe is $6.00. Owing to this
tremendous buy we can offer same
to the public at $2.05.
Spnfl &17A Pmr KAnoliYinn
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on delivery or send monfey order.
1 If shoes are not as represented we
* will cheerfully refund your money
| promptly upon request.
; National Bay State
; Shoe Co. !
296 Broadway,
New York, N. Y.
VAY, 3. Q, rgg 6th. 1823
ADULT SCHOOL !
CAMPAIGN OPEN'
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Every public spirited man and wo- J
man in Horrv Countv last. va?i? arlarfad
in the work of the night school de- .
partment of education in co-operation
with the local school department '
of Horry County. J
The work of removing the cross j
mark from the club rolls of the Democratic
party in this county was pushed
far forward, but of course, it could
not be done to a finish. More work remained
to be done. j
The second night school campaign ^
is being launched in the county this j
week. It will be impossible for this .
campaign to be as vigorously pushed J
as last year, due to the fact that the t
opening of the schools is late and ,
the State Department cannot place
an organizer in the county for the
entire campaign. However, Miss Wil ,
Lou Gray, Supervisor of Adult <
Schools, will spend three weeks in the i
county furthering the work. This
week Miss Gray with Superintendent i
Allen will visit a number of schools i
each day for the purpose of perfecting
organization of the work. Some
time in March, Miss Gray will return .
to the county to visit the schools or- .
ganized and again at the close of the .
campaign.
The night school work in this 1
county last year was excellent and it
is fortunate that the work is to be ,
pushed again. Every public spirited
citizen should immediately co-operate
with the State and county officials to
make this, our second campaign, even
better than the fist.
Supt. E. C. Allen will visi!: the f >*lowing
schools with Miss Gray this (
week. The teachers in each commun- j
itv are urged to have all the people '
of the community present at the
meetings.
Monday.
\1lon Q'3ft A M
Horry : 11:30 A. M.
Homewood 1:30 P. M.
Maple 3:00 P. M.
'hiiAuna v
Eldorado .... 10:00 A. M.
Shell 11:30 A. M.
Hickory Grove 1:30 P. M.
Savannah Bluft 3:00 P. M.
Aynor 7:30 P. M.
Wednesday
Juniper Bay 10:00 A. M.
Cedar Grove 11:30 A. M.
Pauley 1:30 P. M.
Todd vi lie 3:00 P. M.
Brownway 7:30 P. M.
Thursday
Poplar Hill 10:00 A. M.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets). 1
stops the Coujlh and Headache and works off to
' old. E. W. GROVE'S signature on eaeo Kr; "H1|
WALK A BL
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CONWi
BUY NOV
Seven Big
All dresses and skirts
a close out at P"ce*
Sweaters
For men, ladies, missI
L *1 1 ^ I
es ana cnnaren ai ana
below cost.
Shoes
Over 5,000 pairs of
shoes to fit your entire
family at prices lower
A AP lnwpst !/ 1
People, the cold weather
have it at prices lower th
CONWA\
/ Kf^vSpivey Block
Hickory Hill ! 11:30 A. M.
Pine Grove 1:80 P^ M.
jreen Sea 2:4f> P: M;
Friday
[)aisy 10:00 A- M*.
Fowler v.... 11:46 A. M".
ftehoboth 2:30 P.* M.
All teachers of night schools are'
iskcd to meet with Miss Gray in Mr.
\llen\s office on Saturday at 10 o'clock'
for the purpose of discussing in' dte*
.ail the following topic: 44What and
How to Teach Adults."
WHISKEY IN COLUMBIA
It is reported here from Columbia
;hat the members of the Legislature
from Lexington county are abolishng
the law which provided for rural
policemen for the evident reason that
;he people in that county do not seem
;o want these policemen to catch up
with the whiskey stillers. No other
reason is apparent for wanting to
abolish this office, which provides proLection
to the people in the country,
^uite recently officers went over to
Lexington county to look at the largest
still ever captured in South Caroina,
its capacity being 1,500 gallons,
[t was located on the top of a high
"fdge among high oak trees and many
oads were leading to it. It is said
hat very much of the great quanti,v
of white whiskey made in Lexing;on
county is disposed of by rum runners
in the capital city.
As the big still above mentioned
vas captured on Saturday many legislators
took a trip over on Sunday to
?ee the still.
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LOCAL MEETING
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There wilt bo a meeting of the
County Unit of the Tobacco Growers'
Co-operative Association at the court
house in Conway on Wednesday, the
t4th of February, at 10 A. M. Everybody
is invited to come whether they
have signed a contract or not. We
will have a good speaker there to
talk to vou.
W. CHESS HOOKS, Secy.
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Fine box puper at The Herald office.
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70 barrels or less Irish C<
grown, from seed careful
treated as per Govern
$4.80 per barrel. L.
2|8-2t.
OCK AND SAVI
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DING ON
\Y DEPT.
/?AND BUY IT
I Specials t
Our special wool sale last
week proved to be such a
il i J -J?I
success mai we aeciaea 10
run same again this week.
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You will find serge here in
all colors and of all description.
.bfl; "
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is here to stay. You are going
an the lowest.
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ANKRUF
Upper Main Street
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WILL SEND
HERALD FREE
; Dinting- the term of the night
schools The Herald, will be sent free
jfco- ail of the adult pupils* in whose
ihomcs the-paper is not now going, upon
the* names being furnished and full
mailing directions^
1 Ohe- of the excerelses suggested
for each schooF is to have one. of the
pupils write a news letter about the
school' for the paper each week.
, Let this letter be read in the school
as it1, appears in the paper and form
the basis of a good exercise each
week..
HORRT SUPPLY BILL
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The^ Supply Bill for Horry County
was not introduced in the Legislature
in time to appear in this week's issue
of The Herald. As soon as it is ready
and has been introduced, a copy will
be sent to The Herald for publication,
we hope, in our next issue.
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COTTON
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Spot cotton prices .advanced IS
I points during the week. New York
March future contracts unchanged.
Spot cotton closed at 28.02c per
pound; New York Mareh futures at
27.90c.
B. Bj VAUGHT J. T. BOOTH
Free 'Shampoo!
We are giving a free shampoo with
each haircut, except Friday and Sat- |
nrday, beginning next Monday, January
15th. Look up the shop next to |
landy Kitchen.
Come one?Come all?To ,
VAU6HTS BOOTH BARBER SHOP
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This offer lasts HIT February 15th
Sale
sbbler Seed Potatoes, full
ly selected from field and
ment instructions. Price I
D. Suggs, Loris, S. C.
: A DOLLAR | I
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AT THE
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FOR LESS A
his Week |
. Every coat and suit in B
this store now being II
offered at J/? price. II
Underwear H
Of all description for II
your entire family at II
prices cheap enough ||
for everybody. H
r>i _ .1 II
v^iotmng II
For men, young men, II
and boys. All wool
goods; make and fi IS
guaranteed, at prices H
lower than wholesale |l
to need heavy goods. We 11
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