The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 22, 1923, Image 8
DUNCAN DENIED
SCHOOL RIGHTS
(Continued From Page One)
vehicle as a later examination proved.
Since the shooting D. A. Duncan
has had to stop his children from koinjr
to the Grassy Bay school. Other
children in the school imposed on
them, he says, to such an extent that
he had to quit sending them. He tried
to KPnd tllAlYl to tho CIri?An Son QfVinnl
but then the trustees of the Grassy
Bay school precinct objected to this
and he had to stop them altogether.
One of the fights in which his children
became Involved is related as
follows:
Duncan came in sight as Bright
Jolly, a boy sixteen years old, had attacked
his fifteen-year old daughter
with a billet of wood. It appeared
that the Jolly boy had flung the wood
at the girl, then closed in and was
trying to hit her with the billet. Duncan
called for the other children to
aid the prirl and the other Duncan
children turned back. The Jolly boy
dashed back, throwing chunks at the
party, and in this Jolly was assisted
"by his younger brother. The Duncan
children, according to the report made
here, have been attacked by the Hills,
the Stricklands, and the Jollys, double
teaming in some instances to as
many as five and beating the Duncan
children unmercifully. All this has
taken place, it is claimed, since the
letter was written and received asking
Duncan to move away from the
place.
The school is being taught hv Misses
Leila Hardee and Virginia Turner,
of Fair BlufT, N. C. These young ladies
were annealed to for heln in
the matter. They are fine young wo
men and would prevent these things
if they could, but what can thev do ?
They could only advise and admonish
and there their efforts have about
ended, and who con expect them to
do more? It is said that there is need
of enforced dicipline here, if any was
ever needed in any section of Horry
County. These are the reports evidently
coming from reliable sources.
No matter what the claims of the
other side may be, and no matter who
they are, there is no question but
what they violated the law in attempting
to shoot down this man in cold
blood. Such a state of affairs anywhere
and at any time is to be deplored.
It is a shame and a disgrace
upon the fair name of the County.
The writing of the letter has been
reported to the postal authorities and
perhaps the Department of Justice
"will take it up. There is also said to
be some warrants in contemplation,
which will bring parties before the
courts of Horry County to stand trial
under charges of shooting Duncan.
The second term of the night
schools in this county are now under
way. While good people are doing all
they can fo" the people and trying to
raise them in the higher planes of
learning and culture, there are men in
other parts of the territory mean and
low enough to lie in wait by the side
of a church and attempt to take the
life of a man, who, according to all
reports, is industrious and progressive,
and who wants to educate his
children and cannot do it. When wP1
the cross mark be forever removed
from the club rolls? It will be at a
time when mpn fnvrroi fVioir* oillu nJ
ignorant prejudices and devote their
time and talents to work and advancement
instead of planning murders.
They will then have no time to post
threatening1 letters. They will glory
in the success of their neighbors
rather than let malice and envy rule
their condtict.
The men .and women who have in
their hearts the burning desire to do
honor to their Creator, find no time
in this short span of life, to plan the
destruction of their neighbors. The
time for wwk is all too short. May
the time come when such ugly things
as this, and a number of others like
it, recently happening, will never
again be recorded; may the everlasting
light of education, culture and
understanding, and the Christian religion,
forever blot out the evil
thoughts that must possess those who
are trying their best to tear down
instead of to build up.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
'From Specialists' Correspondence
With Farmers
What will prevent smut in corn?
Will it do any Rood to treat seed
com??G. H. Anderson.
There is no satisfactory control
method for smut in corn. Smut is
an air-borne disease, and therefore
seed treatment will do no good for its
control.
I have an apricot tree that for the
past three years has bloomed freely,
hat the fruit drop off without making
any growth.?W. L.
On account of the fact that the apricot
blooms very early in the spring,
fully two or three weeks before the
peach, the flowers or fruits are nearly
always killed by frosts. We have
jp*own apricot trees in our experiment
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urcimruH nere lor a preat many years,
but have never succeeded in maturing
the fruit on account of the frosts in
earlv March.
Please give me a mixture for spraying
Irish potatoes.?W. L. H., Midland
Park.
The only spray material which is
worth very much for spraying potatoes
is Bordeaux mixture of the ordinary
4-4-50 strength. This spray is
for fungous diseases of potatoes
You can combine with it an insecticide
for some of the insects. Bor'
4eaux mixture is an insecticide to. a
sNght extent in that it acts as a repeJJnr.t
for leaf hoppers, and thur, pro
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TOBACCO TAX
IS NOT JUST
(Continued From Page One.)
to ride, but where wiJl the direct benefit
or even the indirect benefit come to
the former from any tax on tobacco ?i
If other States should follow suit and
tax tobacco products, we have no
doubt but that consumption would be
curtailed which would mean curtailed
manufacture, resulting in curtailment
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by much lower prices. We do not see
where the tobacco producer would receive
anything but injury from such
a step.
No other agricultural product in
South Carolina to our knowledge is
taxed, and we see no reason why the
tobacco industry should be hampered,
particularly at a time when it is becoming
such an important money
crop in this State.
In the lower part of South Carolina
cotton production is becoming next to
impossible and just at a time when
we should be looking for protection
instead of our asking the Federal
government to lower our tax, we find
our Legislature proposing to put on a
State tax on tobacco, which would
only encourage the Federal Government
to raise further revenues by
additional tax on tobacco and also invite
every sister State to raise its
revenue by adding a tax on tobacco.
Finally and in conclusion, we would
say that while we fully appreciate the
intricate problem which is before the
General Assembly of South Carolina
in regard to taxes, and fully sympathize
with them in their gigantic
task, we do not feel that the tobacco
industry should take all of this burden.
If this Legislature should see
fit to pass this tax and other States
should follow, which would work out
to the ultimate harm of the tobacco
interests in this State, we are sure
that the tobacco producers of this
section would look back in years to
come upon the 1023 session as a most
unfortunate Legislature for the tobacco
interest that ever convened in the
history of this State.
We can not believe that when the
facts in the case are brought to the
attention of those who have South
Carolina's good at heart that such an
injustice will be wrought upon any
agricultural interest of this good
State.'
I I am only presenting these facts
! 'n accordance with what I consider to
my duty, and if anyone is interested
further and should want any additional
information, it will be the writer's
privilege to furnish same upon
request .
Thanking you for this space, I am,
Yours very truly,
T. B. YOUNG,
S. C. Member, Committer on
Legislation, Tobacco Growers'
Co-operative Association.
Florence, S. C.,
February 15th, 1023.
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IS A SUCCESS
Columbia, Feb. 19.?A veritable
tidal wave of enthusiasm for the cooperative
marketing of cotton is
sweeping over the entire State, following
the announcement that between
two and a half and three million
dollars will be distributed among
the members of the association the
latter part of the month. The prices
which the association is getting for
its cotton have sent a thrill through
the entire membership of the organization
and realizing that even berter
results could be obtained through the
control by the association of a greater
portion of the crop, members of
the organization throughout the State
are setting to work to sign up every
grower not now a member. The enthusiasm
is not confined to the memi
mers of the association alone. During
the week letters have been received
from bankers all ovefr the
State expressing their strongest approval
of the association and the results
it is accomplishing.
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vents much of the damage which they
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Will you kindly advise if it in injurious
to brood sows to allow them
o ran on velvet beans?F. H. G.,
Columbia.
We have conducted one feeding
test in which sows were fed on velvet
beans during the gestation period.
We found that in every case the pigs
were decidedly under weight and
lacking in thrift. Our experience
agrees with the experience of some of
the other stations. While we have
not run enough tests to make a positive
statement that the beans are injurious,
it would certainly seem that
they are. I think you will find that
velvet beans will give you best results
when used for your fattening
stock and carrying over stufT that is
not bred.
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THE HORRY HERALD, OOHW
TAX FRIGHTENS
OUR PROSPECTS
One Instance of School District
in Horry County
SHOWS BAD MANAGEMENT
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Burdens Come Prom Trying to
Excced Capacity. Many
Bond Issues
The burden of taxation in South
Carolina is awful to bear. It will be
much worse unless relief is had in
some way.
The burden ha? been held up lately
as a reason why manufacturing companies
and other enterprises look for
other places to locate and give this
State a wide berth when seeking a
place to do business.
This is, no doubt, every word true.
There has been an effort on the part
of some to smooth over the cold facts
by comparing facts and figures with
North Carolina and Georgia, but the
cold facts remain and the substaance
of the conclusion is that taxation is
higher in South Carolina than it is
today in those other States. There
is not a doubt in the world but what
this fact leads many companies to
take locations in those other States
and South Carolina gets the cold
shoulder every time.
There are instances of this high
taxation right here in Horry County
which brings this matter to mind and
gives the subject quite a local interest
and which has led to the writing of
this article. It is hoped that the people
will read this and use all of the brains
they have in trying to aid our legislators
in affording a remedy.
One instance that we have in mind,
is a company under the name of the
Bufort County Lumber Company.
This company does not mind telling
the world the experience they have
had iw Horry County. They are having
it now. This company who bought
out the plant and some of the holdings
of the Hammer Lumber Company,
at Little River, in the late part
of 1921. Their plant which they
bought from the Hammer Lumber
Company is located over in what
is known as Little River Neck,
one of the most out of
the way places that was ever
created. To get to it one must take
a boat across the wide and tortuous
channel of Little River, or go around
the country to a bridge which spans
the channel where it had dwindled in
width and depth at the Nixon Place,
many miles out of the way. It is j
away down on the almost extreme
point of the neck of land which lies
between Little River and the Atlantic
Ocean.
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i ne most vaiuaoie property in uie
world is not worth much in such a
place. The Bufort County Lumber
Comronv returned this plant at $12,500.00,
about the same figure at which
it had been returned before by the
Hammer Lumber Company. This
amount was more than enough. The
township board of assessors at Little
River raised this valuation on the
plant to $16,000.00, an increase of $3,500.00.
The law provides fpr the mailing
of a notice whenever the boards of
assessors place a substantial increase
on the valuation as returned by the
owners so as to give an opportunity
to be heard; but in this case the officers
did not know the address of the
lumber company and it seems th.at no
notice ever reached the company and
they knew nothing about the increase
until notified about the taxes which
would have been too high even without
this increase.
The taxes of the company for 1922
amount to more than one thousand
dollars, and this is a charge on property
located in a place where property
should not be valued high on account
of its location.
The company has found that it cannot
operate this plant at any profit,
as things are now and have been for
some time past They find themsilves
up against a tax levy of $5.80
on every hundred dollars of valuation
in district Np. 9, which is Little River,
and they have to pay as high as $3.80
out in district No. 88, which lies out
behind Little River.
Now the lumber company has compared
their tax in Dillon County,
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wnere iney also nave some property,
and the levy in Dillon is less than
half of these amounts.
There is not only a general avoiding
of the State of South Carolina,
but that seems that there will soon
be great discrimination against Horry
County in favor of other counties
of the State where it would appear
that the people have managed in a
better way regarding the taxation of
capital and can offer a better place
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We do not cobble them,
r shoes with
rber Shop
for delivery next day.
y one in Marion.
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for men to do business.
The other case arises- here at Conway.
We will not call any names in
Conway. We are not authorized
to do so. This company is complaining
And it has a right to complain.
They are being taxed to death and
part of their trouble comes from the
rules and regulations of the State Tax
Commission. They are talking of
moving their plant to some other
place.
There is not a doubt in the world
but what a part of this trouble proceeds
from the idea of voting bonds
on every excuse in the world to maintain
the schools and to do other things
that the people of the county are unwilling
to go down in their pockets
and pay for now without taxing their
children and their children's children
after them to pay the bonded debts
they are making.
A.s we have said before, we want
to repeat, and we want the words to
sink in: There is such a thing as going
entirely too far in the voting of
Donas wnne tne country is going wua
in the ide.a of investing in tax-free
securitiies. Every man with money
to invest wants to put his money in
these State and County and Township
bonds because he does not have to
pay income tax on them. It is easy
to dispose of such bonds and the reason
not far to find. The way it is
going now it will result in the owners
of property paying all the taxes
while the men who have invested
their money in the tax-free bonds will
go absolutely free of any taxes.
By going too far these communities
will run things away from them that
otherwise would locate there and
make things better for business and
general prosperity. This is about the
way that Little River district is now.
What can be done in self protection
except to stay away from the location
? Men ought to think of these
things when they are acting in an official
capacity and about to vote a
debt on themselves.
A recent article from Columbia
says:
The legislature having acted favorably
upon the matter set forth in his
first message, Governor McLeod has
begun the selecting of the personnel
of the special commission to act upon
the query: "Why is not South Carolina
getting more new industries?"
The Governor in his special message
urged that this question be looked
into.
It is a fact that South Carolina is
being damaged very seriously in the
North and East by reason 6f propaganda
unfavorable to South Carolina.
John Gary Evans in his address to
the Kiwanis Club last Tuesday rapped
very vigorously upon this point.
He thinks as do many other* that
South Carolina has been sinned
against instead of being the transr
Thp Wi
Horn* of Mrs* Wright<
la a year whea many whi
abandoaing their farms, and th
farmers ware lea viae the Sow
laebility to successfally eemha
thU widow raised mere than a
the acre.
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Most Effective?
Hill's Mixture is a boll wm
I have perfected. It contains
calcium arsenate as a poison
mixture, and a third (secret)
ATTRACTS THE WEEVIL.
Full Pro
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Hie cost of Hill's Mixture \
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Georgia or South Carolina poi
-for other states. $3.00 charge
will be refunded when barrel
R. P. BLACKWE
MARION, S. C.
A sent for Marion and lmmodl
tory and the Entire County of I]
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gressor.
The tax commission at this late
hour has got busy and has begun
to make some comparisons showing
the discrepancies in taxes to be in
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i?rui ui ooutn Carolina rather than
North Carolina, the State that is held
up to adulation by the promoters in
certain sections. South Carolina is
coming out on top in this matter, for
every man whom the Governor will
name will go to the bottom of this
question and the verdict may be relied
upon.
If the State is suffering: from too
much taxation in spots and not enough
elsewhere, this commission will recommend
a spreading out of the salve
to cover the whole body politic. If
South Carolina is not over taxing her
industries and 'is not making any
threatening gestures, the commission
will bring that matter prominently to
the fore. This commission which will
organize Wednesday, will get down to
the brass tacks of this situation.
Governor McLeod had hoped to be
able at 6 o'clock this evening to announce
all five of the members of
this commission, but has been able to
get acceptances from only three.
These are: Alan Johnstone, of Newberry,
senator, chair of the board of
trustees of Clemson College; B. E.
Geer, of Greenville, cotton mill owner
and manager and banker, life trustee
of Clemson College; Richard B. Belser,
of Sumter, publicist, for a number
of years member of the legislature
and a man of indefatigable enerShoe
Repai
Health, Ecc
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Half sole sewed $1.15 to $1.25
Nailed $1.00
Goodyear and Neolin rubber
soles $1.25
M. B. KU
13 Main Street. Opposite
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has knc
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to farmers were Sb? was enafc
oosands of Mgro tected her cotfc
th em aoconnt of minimum coat
t the boll weevil, didn't get a pou
bate of cotton to was put 01 ii
without any mm
Cheapest?Least Tro\
nril poison which It can bo put
three element*? inexperienced 1
, only necessary
i, molasses as a , * '
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ingredieat which ma(je>
wash it off.
tection For Yom
is 72c per gallon, Place your 01
prepaid to any jg shown below.
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is returmed. method.
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gy and a statistician of note; John W.
McCoy, of Dillon, member of the ways
and means committee of the house and
Dr. W. M. Rrggs, of Clemson.
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MAKES 'EM MARRY. HAVE NEW
BABY EVERY THIRD YEAR
Constantinople.?The compulsory
marriage bill introduced in, the Turkish
nationalist assembly at Angora,
provides that all men of 25 must mar*
ry and that the families shall have
one child at least every three years,
said a dispatch from Angora today.
It is designed to repopulate Turkey.
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Ten Nights in a Barroom was back
again in Conway last Thursday night,
this time in pictures at the Pastime
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i. neaire.
KILLS RATS
and mice?that's RAT-SNAP, the old
reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in
cakes?no mixing with other food.
Your money back if it fails.
35c size (1 cake) enough for Pantry,
Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size (2*cakes) for Chicken
Hou.se, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by Piatt's
Pharmacy, Conway, S. C.
ring Insures
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jality job and good service
hoe repairing.
ind guarantee good work- /
iship.
m by Parcel Post.
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Indies'
Sewed sole 90c-$l. Fancy work
Nailed 75c
Baby half sole 50c
Rubber Heels 50c
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'Might"
. True Story
22, Mrs. Mittie L. Wright,
:h, Burke County, Ga., raiailes
of cotton on 15 acres of
th the sole assistance of her
1, under most unfavorable
conditions and the worst
ivil year that Burke County
iwn.
led to do this bocaoso oho pro?tiV
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and trouble. The boll weerflt
idof K?r cotton. Hill's Mixtoro
the day-time, by her children
shinery.
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uWe Any Poison!
on tho plant in tho day-time, by
kbor without machinery. It in
to touch tho bud of each plants
days till six applications have
only tho very heaviest rain will
r Cotton.
der with my agemt whose aame
Hill's Mixture is far 'better, far
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