The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 29, 1923, Page Page No. 2, Image 2
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ARRESTS MADE
IN HORRY CASE
Two of the eight men arrested in
Horry County in connection with the
firing of 25 or 35 shots at D. A. Duncan,
who had received letters signed
"K. K. K.," ordering him to leave the
community, have confessed that they
were in a party firing the shots and
have implicated six others, according
to a report made to the Governor yesterday
by his special constable working
on the case.
Duncan was on his way home from
Conway January 27. when he was fired
upon by a number of men as he was
passing the Grassy Bay church, according
to the report to the Governor.
Duncan resides near the church.
The shooting is attributed to the
closing of a road by Duncan that prevented
the children of M. C. Blackwell
from crossing the property of
Duncan, Blackwell circulating: a petition
and obtaining- ,1 number of signatures
in the community characterizingDuncan
as a "nuisance." Tn the report
of the special constable he says that
Duncan opened another road for the
children of Blackwell to use, but that
this apmrently was not satisfactory
to Blackwell and others, who are said
to have disliked Duncan.
Threatening letters received by
Duncan were signed "K. K. K.," but
tv>e constable working on the case
intimates that the Klan was injected
into the case by the eighf men in an
effort to divert suspicion from them.
Arrests Eight Men.
The eight men arrested for the
shooting are Monroe Hill, Albert
Prigden, M. C. Blackwell, Memory
Prigden, Stag Grainger, Lloyd Jolly,
J. H. Hill and Maybury Hill, the last
named having surrendered at Conway.
All have been released on $1,000 bond,
with the exception of one man.
Charges of assault and battery w ith
intent to kill and riot have been placed
against the eiirht men, the Governor's
constable said.
Llovd Jolly and Grainger have confessed
to being parties in the shooting
and they implicated the six ether
men, according to the report. J. W.
Hill and Maybury Hill were brought
into the case after the other six had
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been arrested, this neing a result ot
the confessions of Grainger and Jolly,
the constable reported to the Governor.
J. W. Hill was the man who wrote
the threatening letter to Duncan and
signed it "1C. K. K.," the constable reported,
and was the man who planned
the shooting. Maybury Hill furnished
the guns and shells, the report
says.
In his confession Grainger says,
"It was agreed before we went to the
church that whoever told this, the
o-est would put him out of the way."
Grainger says that 25 or 30 shots were
fired as Duncan passed the church.
"I shot all T could, but I shot in the
air," Lloyd Jolly told the constable,
according to the report to the Governor.
Bloodhounds brought to the scenc
by officers were placed on his tracks
Jelly said, and he followed them alonp
with the officers as fhe dogs trackec
him.
Duncan received the following letter
a short time after he had closer
the little road through his property
according to the Governor's constable
Alleged Klan Letter.
"With nil frnnlrnpss wa hsIc vou tf
open the road you shut up leading
from M. C. BlackwelTs to the public
road for his children's convenience
and treat your nabors with kindness
or you leave the naborhood in i
short are we will get you. K. K. K.'
This letter was written some time
in December, but nothing further was
heard of the threat until January 27
at about 7:30 o'clock at night v.hei
Duncan was fired upon. His buggj
was riddled with shot and his hors<
was hit several times, but Puncai
was not injured, the report said.
Duncan is now out under bond 01
the charge of being a "nuisance," th<
report adds.?The State.
TA(i~TAY ON
FUR SHIPPERS
The new tag tax on the transporta
tion and shipping of furs in Soutl
Carolina, introduced by Senator Smi'i
at the 1923 session of the General As
sembly, and which has become a law
is of interest to the people of th<
coast section of the State.
The passage of such a law seemei
tri meet with the approval of a ma
.ir.rjty of the legislators from the first
Many amendments were talked on t
the original bill as introduced by th
Senator, but all differences wer
smoothed out and it has become a lav
The act, complete, reads as follows:
Section 1. The open season fo
trapping shall be from Thanksgivin
Day to March 1st, of each year.
Section 2. All persons or corpora
tions shipping or transporting fur
or pelts, or skins, shall make applies
tion to the Chief Game Warden, (
his authorized Deputy, for a tag <
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ii!ne: ior use in snipping or iran.vpoi
ing same, which said tag or label sha
be securely attached to the fur, pel
skin or hide so shipped or transpor
ed. Said tags to be of such flesiy
and form as the Chief Game Wardi
may prescribe, and the cost of aa
tags or labels to the person shippir
or transporting said furs, pelts, skii
or hides shall be according V> the f?
lowing schedule: For each tag or 1
be! for shipping or transporting i
Otter hide or skin, one ($1.00) dolla
for each tag or label for shipping
transporting a Red Fox hide or ski
one ($1.00) dollar; for each tag
label for shipping or transporting
Raccoon, Grew Fox or Mink hide
skin, twenty-nve (25) cent3; for ea
tag or label for shipping or transpoi
inpr a Skunk hide or skin, ten (1
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COX-BUTLER
LAND TRIAL
One of the cases set for trial next
week is that of John M. Butler, plaintiff
against W. S. Cox, and others, the
others being the children of Mrs. Cox,
in whose name the title to the disputed
land was claimed, and who has died
since the action was brought several
years ago.
There Is a very small strip of land
in dispute in the case. Going on ten
years ago, possibly longer, this same
dispute came up between John M.
Butler and W. S. Cox, and the matter
was brought up in the magistrate
court in Simpson Creek township, and
the matter was submitted to arbitration
as being a better way of settling
the dispute.
The arbitrators found for Butler,
and the matter stood thus for a long
time. The line between the two tracts
of land was understood to be a fence,
and following the arbitration and
pwavd. line seens to have been
observed by both sides.
Later on, and some time before
tins action was Drought, Lox went
back on the disputed land and cut
down some timber on it. One thing*
leads to another in matters of that
kind, and the result was soon a lawsuit,
which is now set for trial in the
Court of Common Pleas.
Since the suit was brought John M.
Butler has passed away, but the suit
goes on in the name of another who
owned the land after the death of Mr.
Butler. Mrs. Cox has also passed
awav.
There appears to be another event
since the bringing of the suit which
u'ill li n Trn on uffont mi ttio litiofatmn
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In the course of time the Cox plantation
was placed under mortgage and
under this mortgage the land has been
sold and purchased by other parties.
This, too, has happened since the action
was brought.
It is reported now that some time
ago Mr. Cox sold out the rest of his
belongings in the Loris section of the
county and left that community, saying
that he was going to North Carolina
or Florida, and it is said that he
is not living in this State at the present
time.
cents; for each tag or label f*>r shipping
or transporting an Ooos.sum or
Muskrat hide or skin, five (5) cents
each. The penalty for violation of
this Section shall be punishment by 3
fine of not less than one hundred
($100.00) dollars, nor more than five
hundred ($500.00) dollars, or imprisonment
for not less than thirty (30)
days, nor more than six (0) months
for each and every offense.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for
any transportation company, express
company or common carrier or persor
1 to receive for shipment or transport.**
tion any of the skins, furs or pelts
! mentioned in this Act except whei
> there shall be affixed to each packagc
a stamp, tag or label furnished by the
Chief Game Warden or his authorized
i Deputy, certifying that the said tag*
, or labels required to be attached t<
: each article under the provision o
I this Act contained in said packag*
have been properly attached and pai<
. for. Provided, That any Game War
1 den or representative of the <jnie
Game Warden shall have the right t<
open and inspect any package contain
ing furs, pelts or skins shipped o:
} transported under the provision o
r this Act for the purpose of ascertain
? ing whether the tags provided fo:
[ herein have been properly attached t<
J each article as required by this Act
x Any person, firm or corporation vio
? lating the provisions of this Sectioi
; sholi be guilty of misdemeanor, anc
I upon conviction, shall be fined no
less than one hundred ($100.00) dol
\ lars. nor more than five hundre<
r ($500.00) dollars, or imprisonmen
; for not less than thirty (30) days no
more than six (0) months.
Section 4. Whoever shall be con
1 victed of falsely making, forging o
B counterfeiting or causing or procur
ing to be falsely made, forged o
counterfeited, or of wilfully acting o:
assisting in the false making, forg
ing or counterfeiting of any stamp
tag or label provided for in this Act
} shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall b<
fined not less than one hundrei
($100) dollars, nor more than fiv
^ ? / A ^ A/* A A v 1 !1 %
1 hundred ($?uu.uu) aouars, or oe im
1 orisoned for not less than thirty (30
~ days nor more than six (6) month
? for each offense.
e Section 5. Every person, firm o
corporation shipping or transporting
I skins, pelts, furs or hides as provid
" ed for in this Act, shall make a repor
' to the County Game Warden on o
0 before the fifteenth day of each montl
e stating the number of skins, pelt;
e furs or hides that have been shippe
T* or transported during the precedin
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\ ASK MOTHER !
>r S There Qre many, very 5
t- J many, nidtbers who through '
II Lthe years have proved the I
? 1 power of I
1 Scott's Eniutsion
ns | of pure vitamine bearing
1 I cod-liver oil to help nourish
n I aJ& an<* 8lren^^en the
f fifyL poorly-developed
or 1 (Qrffi child. It is aoundant
in, I llnf the vltamines that
01 I lliL are 90 essenNa' to
a I the welfare of
ch i c^^ren an& adults.
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THE HOBBY HERALD, COM
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DEFECTS FOUND
IN BIG BRIDGE
Latimer and Peak Correcting
The Trouble Caused by
Much Water
Latimer & Peake, the contracting
firm that was the successful bidder
for the work of constructing the
bridges along the route of the national
highway from Conway to Port Harrelson,
are having to make a number
of changes and repairs on the new
bridge at the Halfway Creek, near
TnHdville. before the work can be ac-1
cepted by the authorities and the
amount of the bid paid.
Recently this bridge was announced
as being finished. It is understood
that inspections of this woi'k are
made by representatives of the county,
and of the State, and also of the
Federal ,aid. The work must pass
all three before it is accepted and
paid for.
This bridge across the creek has
been used for some time. The woik
was awaiting inspection and in the
meantime the contractors moved their
forces to Bear Swamp and getting
ready for the work at that point.
When the work was inspected it was
found that faulty concrete had been
used In the bottom strata of all the
concrete supports under the bridge.
The work in spots, had the appearance
of honey comb. This is said to
have been caused by the laying of
the batches in too much water which
had floated out the binding qualities
of the cement before it could set. It
w.as said that the work had not been
cleaned up and polished and that this
must also be attended to before the
work would be accepted.
As soon as this report was made to
Messrs. Latimer & Peake, they went
to work with a force of hands to cor
rected these faults. A portion of the
repairs had been made by last Sunday,
but it was not found necessary
to put a stop to traffic over the bridge
while these changes are being made.
One of the costiliest things connected
with the work of correcting
these defects in the work was the
darning out of the water which is
now flowing up the creek. Mounds of
earth were thrown up and a force
pump to keep the water out while
the work was being done. i *
calendar month. The penalty for failure
to make ^uch report shall be a
fine of not less than one hundred
($100.00 dollars, nor more than five
1 hundred ($500.00) dollars for each offense,
or imprisonment for not less
than thirty (30) days nor more than
' six (6) months for each offense.
1 Section 6. All tags or labels placed
" with any Game Warden or other per5
son or persons for sale, and the <pro1
ceeds arising from the sale of all tags
! or labels are to be held in trust, subj
ject to the order of the Chief Game
' Warden. All funds arising from the
3 sale of all tags or labels, shall be paid
J over to the Chief Game Warden at
' such times as he may direct; and, all
; unused tags or labels shall be re*
return to the said Chief Gpme Warden
" upon demand. All Game Wardens or
f other person or persons with whom
y tags or labels are placed for sale shall
" be liable for the loss, misplacemenfc_or
r destruction of all such tags or labels
f while in their care to the full extent
" of the value of same. All Game
v Wardens or other person or persons
3 who shall fail or neglect to remit to
* the Chief Game Warden for all funds
" arising from the sale of tags or la1
bels. or who shall fail or neglect to
1 return to the said Chie fGame Warden
t any unused tags or labels, upon de
mand of the said Chief Game Warden
'I for said funds or unuse dtags or lat
bels, shall be liable to a fine of not
* less than five hundred ($500.00) dollars,
or imprisonment for six (6)
- rvmnfViH. in nrlrlit.inn t.n t.hA full value
r of said tag's or labels placed with
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I Severe I,
[ | Ingestion |
fH "I had venr severe attacks of B]
r |H Indigestion, writes Mr. M. H.
v M Wade, a farmer, of R. P. D. 1, m
II Weir, Miss. M1 would suffer IT
~ for months at a time. All I dared
Tti *** was a little bread and |P
' IH butter. .consequently 1 suffer- II
H ed from weakness. I would try
to eat, then the terrible suffer- P
d 111 In my stomach I I took R
k HI medicines, but did not get any
HI ^uggist reoom- P
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! in meuiunrs n
BlACK-DRAUfim
f and 1 decided to try It, for, at I II
I kfl say, I had tried others for two
or more years without any imfU
provement in my health. I soon ,
kfl found the Black-Draught was ^
acting on my liver ana easing
fU the terrible pain. \\
, k 'in two or three weeks, 1
found I could go back to eating,
fn I only weighed 123. Now I
LB weigh 147?eat anything, I want
to. and by taking Black-Draught
f|| 1 do not suffer.
m Have you tried Thedford's
Black-Draught? If not, do so
[D today* ufe|
OverBmtiHon packages sold,
a year. ATdealers'
WAY, S, ft: M4&- 29, 1923
HASPLAN !
FOR FARMERS ]
There is a letter in this issue from j
Grier C. Benson, of Seattle, Wash., to
the effect that he will be in ConwAy '
this summer to attempt to organize ,
the farmers of Horry, and to launch
an organization that will assist them 1
in the operation of their farms on a ,
profitable scale and further the cause
of agriculture in the eastern part of ,
the Carolines.
He wishes for the support of The
Horry Herald in this campaign that
he will put on.
It has been the policy of this paper
to first try to understand the details
and workings of all plans that are put
forth for the benefit of the farmers
before coming out one way or the
other for any plans.
The Herald has not the least idea
as to what the plans of organization
are and no idea of the lines along
which Mr. Benson will attempt to operate.
As soon as The Herald sees
the plans and understands them, the
paper will be only too glad to help the
movement along, if it appears to be
for the benefit of the farmers of this
countv: if it should fail to t.Vip I
approval of our ideas we will not be
able to support it.
The Herald is writing to Mr. Benson
this week for a detailed description
of his proposed organization and
the purposes that will be in view.
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Conway now has two shoe shops.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under And by virtue of the decree
and judgment of the courtmade by his
Honor W. H. Townsend, Presiding
Judee, in the case of Vircrinia-Caro
lina Chemical Co., a corporation Plaintiff,
vs. J. D. Hooks. J. H. Causey, M.
G. Ward, E. W. Prince, J. W. Gerrald
and Arnold Bell, Trustee of the Bankrupt
Estate of E. W. Prince, Defendants,
and dated the 9th day of March,
A. D. 1923, I, the undersigned W. L.
Bryan, Clerk of Court, as Special
Master, of Horry County, will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder
before the Court House door, at Conwav,
in Horry County, and State of
South Carolina, during legal hours of
sale on salesday in April next, it being
the 2nd day of said month, all and
singular that certain real estate situ
ate in Horry County, and described as
follows, to wit:
All and singular, all that certain
piece, parcel or tract of land containing
sixty-five (65) acres, more or
less, situate, lying and being in Bayboro
township and in the County and
State aforesaid, lying on the South
Side of the Bayboro and Cool Spring
Road and on the West side of the PI aIEas
Have you bo
or suit? If not 3
Conv
and at rock bott
the opportunity 0
Thousands of dollars
but there are thousands r
Igret coming over and givi
in without buying if you
Nothing but dependa
factory and wholesale a
SALE CLOSES
Remember to save the
| $5.00 or more at these i
I
COME.
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i we wisn you
1 would tell your i
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L Remember our Bran<
P Blouses will be on displ
I to get your Easter Suit.
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:ard Road; South from Bayboro Post G
Office, near Bayboro church; and >w
mounded as follows, to wit: On the E
North by the Bayboro and Cool Spring: 4
Road; East by tne said Placard Road; b;
South by the H. W. MTahoe Estate a
lands and West by lands of H. E^ and a
J. H. Alford; commencing on a light- e<
wood 3take corner at the jiinction of d
bhe Bayboro and Cool Spring public H
ropd'; with the said Placard Road; ir
thence .running near Westward along h
the saia Bayboro and Cool Spring si
Road to a stake corner on J. H. Alford's
line? thence running near South t<
along J. H. and H. E. Alford's line ^
to a stake corner on the said Mishoe
Estate line; thenee near filast along
the said Mishoe line to a corner on
the West side of the said' Placard
Road*; thence near North along the j
said road back to the beginning cor- f
ner. The within mentioned' premises
conveyed to me by J. H. Causey by
his dfeed bearing date- or November
SOtHi, 1920.
This mortgage subject to one mort- a
gage which J. W. Gerrald holds on h
said premises for the sum of $3,000.- J
00 given by the said J. H. Causey, f
November 7th, 1918. ?
TERMS of Sale Cash. Purchaser 9
to pay for papers and stamps. u
March 14th. 1923. I
W. L. BRYAN, Clerk of \
Court of Common Pleas for
Horry County as Special *
_ Master. \
ri. H. WOODWARD, J
Plaintiff's Attorney. J
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NOTICE OF SALE ]
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Under and by virtue of the decree J
and judgment of the court made by j
his Honor W. H. Townsend, Presiding j
Judge, in the case of Navassa Guano
Company, A Corporatfon, Plaintiff, vs. i
J. W. Pridgen, Burroughs & Collins
Company, A Corporation, Peoples J
National Bank, A Corporation; A j
Bell and S. M. Allen as individuals .
and as co-partners trading under the '
firm name and style of Bell & Co.,
Defendants, and dated the 9th day of i
March, A. D. 192$, I, the undersigned ,
W. L. Bryan, CTerk of the Court of
Common Pleas, as Special Master of
Horry County, wiTl setl at public auc- 1
tion, to the highest bidder before the
Court House door, at Conway, in Horry
County, and State of South Carolina,
during legal hours of sale, on j
salesday in April next, it being the
2nd day of said month, all and singu- .
lar that certain real estate situate in
Horry County, and described as follows,
to wit:
All and singular, all that certain
piece, parcel or tract of land containing
forty-one and four-fifths (41-4-5)
acres, situated, lying and being ? in
Bayboro township and in the County
and State aforesaid, and being about
thrpp-fmirflis milp past -frnm Rnvhnrn
I Post Office, and being on both sides]
of the public road from Bayboro to'
ter is H
ught that Easter d
pou will find it at?
ray Trading Con
om prices. You will i
if buying your Easter
worth of merchandise have be
nore soins at orices iust like th
w w 1 J
ing us the "once-over." I will
only ask the price of a few thin
ble quality merchandise on sal
ost of today. Come before it's
SATURDAY NIGF
\ Coupon, folks. Its just like fin
mreasonable rock-bottom price:
50c COUPON
COUPON
21ip this out. It's worth 50c in
his Sale on any article in our st
f on nr rr?ArA
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CONWAY TRADING O
NOdflCX) 30S
kind folks who have
leighbors about it anc
l^he Bargain Gun hat
ntil everything is sole
J New Dresses, Capes, Coats
ay Friday and Saturday, so d<
WAY TRADIN<
CONWAY, SOUTH CAROL1I
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urley, and bounded as follovrar> to
it: On the North by lands of J. T.
lliott; East by lands of Burroughs
r Collins Gbi, and J. M. Phipps; South
y lands of Burroughs & Collins Co.;
nd' West by land's of Arnold' Bell
nd J. T. Elliott, same being conveyd
to me" by Doctor Phippe- by hist
eed bearing date of September 27th,
919, and recorded October Bird', 1919,
l Bbok'It-44, page 284? this being my
ome place where I now live and* reide..
TERMS' of Sale Cash. Purchaser
:> pay for papers and stamps..
larch 14th, 192&
W. L., BRYAN, Clerk of
Court of Common Pleas for
Horry County aa Social
Master.
[. H. WOX5DWARD,
MainfciflF? Attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the decree
tnd judgment of the court made by I
is Honor W. H. Townsend, Presiding
udee. in the case of Rnvrminrhu Ront
Trust Co., Plaintiff, vs. W. I. Par:er,
et al., Defendants, and dated the
th day of March, A. D. 1923; I, the
indersigned J. A. Lewis, Sheriff of 1
lorry County, will sell at public aucion,
to the highest bidder before the
}ourt House door, at Conway, in Hor- I
y County, and State of South Caroina,
during legal hours of sale, on
lalesday in April next, it being the
!nd day of said month, all and singuar,
that certain real estate situate in
Town of Conway, Horry County ,and
State aforesaid, being on the North
side* of Race Path, beginning at a corler
on said Race Path and extending
jacft therefrom on the D. G". Spivey
ihe 137% feet to Dr. J. K. Stalvey's
:orner; thence in a Western direc;ion
with Stalvey's line 55% feet to
i corner; thence in a Southern direction
132^ n Mrnpr sold
Race Path; thence the Race Path 62
feet to the beginning corner. Bound3d
on the North by Dr. J. K. Stalvey;
on the East by D. G. Spivey; South
by Race Path and West by J. C.
Spivey.
TERMS of Sale Cash. Purchaser
to pay for papers and stamps.
March 12th, 1923.
J. A. LEWIS, Sheriff Horry y
County.
sherwood & McMillan,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE
A. C. Sumter, Executor of the Will
of A. C. Small, deceased, having this
day made application for a settlement
of said estate and a final discharge,
take notice the 12th day of April,
1923, at my office, Conway, S. C., at
11 o'clock A. M., has been fixed for
the hearing of the same.
J. S. VAUGHT, Judge of Probate.
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ipany I
never again have I
supplies so cheap. I
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guarantee you can't call ||
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e here and at prices below 11
too late. II
IT, MARCH 31 I
ding 50c on purchases of II
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attended this sale I
1 the bargains you I
j not ceased firing I
, Coatsuits, Skirts and I
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