Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i ??? ?., ... | * LOCAL AND **************************: \ W. E. Gere was in Conway on business one day last week. ? * Car fruit jars to arrive. Cooperk. Smith Company. adv. R N. F. Dixon of Cherry Grove was here one day last week. ***** Mi's. M. C. Dusenbury of Toddville spent last Tuesday in town. ***** 1 Horry County is famous for other J|liings beside persimmon beer. ***** John I. Ward of Little Kiver was in C6nway on one day last week. ***** Sheriff James A. Lewis was in Gallivants Ferry last week on business. ***** G. Fred Stalvey of Lake City spent some time in this county on rmsiness last week. ***** The sales of automobiles in this part of the State is rapidly increasing at this time. ***** Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Browning and children speTit last Monday at Mvrtle Beach. ***** J. D. Brown, president of the Horry Industrial School, was in Conway on last -Wednesday. W. G. Harper of Toddville, at4ended A- A. 1 _ ** 41 1 * J ttervicex at mo ^onway Meuiocnsi church last Sunday. a|r * A 4t 4c Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gasque spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Gasque in the country. * * * * yV H. L. Buck and Sam Jones left last Monday for Charlotte. N. C. on a business trip of ^pveral days. V* * M iss Johnnie Atkinson left Wednesday for Charleston where she will deliver an address on Sunday School work. * * * I Mrs. Sallie H. Smith and Miss Belle . A Smith have returned home after p* spending several weeks in Latta and Mullins. * * * * The readers of Horry County jure the most successful of its people. You can depend- on that statement as beinj? the truth; ***** j B. B. Vau^ht recently returned from a stay of several -'.lays with friends and relatives in another countv of this State. ***** Lucian Bryan of Little River was in Conway on last Thursday. While here called on his brother, Clerk of Court, W. L. Bryan. * * 1 * * Misses Sadie Bethea and Mary Henry of Latta, have returned home after Friending- several days with Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Smith. ***** Miss Janet McQueen, the efficient ^stenographer of the Conway Lumber A"o., left for her home in Morvin, N. C. ^ast Monday morning*. ***** < * Knowing is understanding and with understanding you can do the best thing for yourself and others with whom you are associated. ***** The revival services that have been in progress -?t the Conway Methodist church for the past three weeks will come to a close Thursday night. *** ? Mr. and Mrs. J. F .Harper passed through town last Sunday on their way to Poplar church, where Mr. Harrier addressed the Sundav school. * m * * * Conway had many visitors last week coming" here to take in either the Radcliffe Chautauqua, or the protracted meetings going on at the Methodist church. * B. Frank Price, near Mullins, S. C., recently lost his eight room residence by fire. All of his household furnishing? were a total loss also. He had some insurance on the property* ***** On last Friday a party consisting of Mrs. McQueen Quattlebaum, Miss Mary Harlee, Miss Maude Dusenbury, a Miss Spratt and Mrs. Julian Dusenjjjury, left by automobile for Columbia 'where they went to hear Galli Curci, the famous singer. ***** Mrs. Raymond Browning and children, Frank, Nina Ray and Gene, of Hendersonville, N. C., arrived in Conway last Friday and are spending a few days with Mr. Browning who is holding a revival sfervice in the Conwav Methodist church. * * * * Proceedings were recently begun to revive a judgment and renew the execution thereon in the case of the J. C. Bryant Co., against the late J. J. M. Williamson of Green Sea township. The defendant is dead and the summons has been isnued against his heirs at law consisting of his widow and a number of children. # ***** "The Rats Around My Place Were f *Wise," Says John Tuthill. "Tried everything to kill them. Mixed poison with meal, meat, cheese, etc. Wouldn't touch it. Tried RATSNAP, inside of ten days got rid of all rats." You don't have to mix RATSNAP with food. Saves fussing, hot '?' Rrfctk a cake of RAT-SNAP, ) ( lay it where rats scamper. You will a see no wore. Three sizes. 36c. 65o. ^ $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by . Piatt's m* Pharmacy, trieConway, 6. C.?Adv. \ TJ PERSONAL 1 \ 5 ************************** Car fertilizer just unloaded. CooperSmith Company, / ad. * Mr. and Mr?. H. L. Buck spent last Friday in Sumter. ***** S. P. Hawes spent some time in . Florence last week. , , * ? * * * 4 I ,l F. E. Floyd was here o.Qtf#' ss I one day last week. ^ * * * * , . Prof. Power W. Bethea was here re? cently on business. * * A. Bell of Bayboro was in Conway last Monday on business. *** *? Mica ViaIq TnVmoAtv. a/ M q r\l a ufoe ?M<nn ? iviu v villiovir wi ,iuupi^ in Conway one day last week* ? * * * A. L. Hardee was in Conway on business one day last week. * * * * * Miss Tftledsoe left for her home in Edgefield last Monday morning. ***** J. I. Allen, Jr., of Loris spent last Monday in Conway on business. * * * * * Building operations have picked up to some extent during the past month. * * :?? * * W. H. Stone of Little River was in Conway on business one day last week. ***** W. H. Caines w;is among the farmers visiting Conway recently on business. ***** M. N. Jenkins of Tabor, N. C., was in Conway on business one day last week. ***** W .C. Todd of Simpson Creek was in Conway the first of this week on business. ^ ? *?** G. W. Ford, now of Rocky Mount, N. C., was in Conway for several days lately on business. ***** The more cars the more dust in dusty times unless the work of the sprinkler is kept up in proportion. ***** Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Singleton *nd * -l.:i.) _ e t -1 - _ n.'j o n ^wo ciiiunc'ii oi liaKe v^xvy, o. are visiting relatives in town for a few days. The town is extending its water system to new homes .as time w;oes on. The revenue from this source increases as the number of users mu'tiplies. * ? ? * * G. A. Bacot is having a modern bungalow erected on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Beaty Street, which will lend attraction to that section of town. * * * * * By raising corn and feeding it to hogs and catJe. the farmer is able to turn a cheap crop into one that will brine fair .prices at any time on the markets. * * * The Standard Oil Company is a hi# \;ser of newspaper space in keening up its big business. It was newspaper snace an'l printer's ink which built up its large business in the first place. A * I'i dt D. G. Spivey drove to Marion last Thursday, taking- with him the younir son of C. C. Woodle, who was immediately operated on for appendicitis. The boy is recovering very nicely. V * * * ? There is a fine for driving over tho ho-^e lines of the fire denartment when it is laid out for use. Cars have been warned several times about driving over the fire hose. It is now said that the fines will hereafter be imposed for this offense against the town ordinances. ***** Circle No. 6 of the Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. F. A. Burroughs on last Monday afternoon. Miss Johnnie Atkinson, leader. Selections were read by Mrs. J. E. Watson and Mrs. H. G. Cushman. Two hymns, Holy Spirit Faithful Guide and Blest Be the Tie That Binds, r,ere sur.g. Mrs. F. A. Burroughs rendered a beautiful solo, This I'm Trying to Do, accompanied by Mr"?. H. L. Buck. Delightful refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. tf. L. lU.rk o MANY DIVORCE CASES On Tuesday of last week one hundred and fifty divorce cases were tried in Augusta, Ga. This is rather a large amount for one Georgia city to have in one day. o ? COTTON ^ 11 Spot cotton prices declined 188 points during the week. New York May future contracts declined 222 points. Spot Cotton closed at 25.21c per lb. New York May futures at 25.40c. .?o CALLED TO FAIR BLUFF Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Jenkins and family were called to Fair Bluff on Tuesday by the news^of the sudden death of Mr. Rogers, a brother of Mrs. Jen-* kins. The report said he had been shot, but whether accidental or by foul play tould not be learned., o Notice? Confederate Veterans! i __________ The pension fund is now ready for distribution. Flease come at once or send order for your check. J. S. VAUGHT. A. bbb Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It destroys the germs, 5|3|23-20t. 0 [? HORRY HERALD, OONWA1 j, ; g* CHANGES HANDS TWo tracts of land in Little River community has recently been sold to J. W. Brooks by N. F. Dixon. The consideration paid was about seven thou_ sand dollars, and the deal was put through by John I. Ward who actecf as the agent of both parties in the deal. ? i." QUESTIONS NOTE > Some people are denying their, signatures to the endorsement of anote which it is alleged was used by John T. Gore, a crippled man. in obtaining credit from the wholesale film of A. T. Collins Co. This note looked like it was genuine with the endorsement of several names on the back of it, and it appears that credit was Extended on the faith of these. Several of the endorsers now sav that they did not endorse this note and that their signatures are not genuine. VISITS CONWAY Dr. W. E. McCord and his brother, both of Greenwood, arrived in Conway last Thursday night to remain here with friends for several days. Dr. McCord was established in the practice of dentistry for a long number of years until about seven or eight years ago he moved, to Greenwood .He has had r large practice in Greenwood, both town and county, for all this time he has been away. His brother Dr. Robert McCord was established at Greenwood in the same profession at the time that Dr. W. E. McCord moved to that town. They both have many friends in Conway and Horry County. o WHERE TO ATTEND Loris, S. C., May 8, 1923. To the Teachers of Horry County: * As many of you have asked me to advise you where to attend Summer School, I am taking this opportunity to suggest that you go to Clemson for the term. You will find a delightful climate in which to work, comfortable lodging and board at very reasonable terms, and a great variety of subjects J from which to select your course of study. The instructors rank with those to be found in any summer schools and will do everything possible to make your stay at Clemson College -* 1 Ci-LI in?ni j/icaMaia uiiu piuiuauit* I am to teach primary methods at Clemson this summer and I shall be delighted to have you among our students and to help those who care for assistance in planning courses or in any other way that they may wish for aid. Write for bulletin to the Director of Summer School, Clemson College, S. C. With kind regards, I am, Yours very truly. Mrs. M. J. Bullock o NOTHING BUT SLANDER Any man who deliberately makes i false statement to anybody about th< circulation of the Horry Herald w< will hold responsible for a slander. 1' is impossible for him to tell Hie trutl unless he learns the facts at the editorial office of the paper. When h( speaks fromt a mere guess or froir what he has heard he is talking at hi* own risk and it will be besi tha*, we dc not hear of it. Every advertiser and prospective advertiser, actine: in good faith h,u free access to the subscription list upon rcciuest made of the editor anc publisher of this journal. There is n( other information thnt is reliable. Tht truth about the Herald can be learnec by applying at the editorial office o1 the paper. We have the largest, and best circu. lation that is to be had in Horry Coun ty and we chnrenge any man to show tne contrary. We prove what we clainr to any advertiser by allowing him t( count over the list himself. Remember that the Herald list ii the live list and we mean by this the list of the men and women ' who ar< able to pay for the paper and actually pay for it. It would be an insult to saj that any reader of the Horry Herald U a dead beat, for there is not on< among the entire list. o MAPLE NEWS The public is cordially invited to the meeting of the Maple .School Improvement Association (Or we will call i1 the Literary Society, if you say it) tonight (Thursday). It is thought thai Mr. E. C. Allen, Superintendent of Education, and Miss Sarah McMillan o1 Conway will be present to address the large audience w"hich is expected. A debate, Resolved, that Horry Shoulc be Divided, will be one of the most ini -* ,v ? icicnuiiK lectures OI U16 program We also expect one m* more local "citizens to address us, as well as a real interesting program of songs, reading recitations and jokes Will be rendered. Officers for the coming year will be elected at this meetingRev. J. Robert Carter will preach at Maple on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. A large congregation is expected to be present. Several of the young folks of this section attended the entertainment at Allen school last Thursday night. Maple and the Seventh Grade team of the Burroughs High School played an interesting game of baseball on Monday .afternoon. The score was 16 to 15 in favor of Maple. PAY AT LORIS L.eave the sum of $1.50 at the Farmers Bank, Loris, S. C., and the Herald will go to you for one year. We have arranged so that when you pay the money at the bank the cashier wj.ll dc the rest and you are relieved of the trouble of making out and mailing a check. Leave the money at the bank today. + , Tell it to the Horry Herald. r, S, C. MAT 10, 1923 -t-r *B f UNSIGNED LETTI I WARNING X oil V. D. Johnson of the rural pol o Tuesday, May S+h. 1923, ? letter wl J[ No. 2, awl dated March 20th, 1023 0 Committee." ^ Ti e letter appears to be in a w <n>I Thq purpose ot the letter is to J J up the whiskey stills*which the'lgtt 5 in that section of Bucks Townsffip Pauley Swamp, or in the neijrhborh ^ The letter starts out by saying: olution to do something toward th J mentioned. The letter calls a spade + of the stills as "the filthy stuff." T1 J not only being made at these stills X are called and epithets are flung: rij I. Mr* Johnson received this lette without a postmark. It was evidentl; Conway office for the policeman ha get it when it was delivered to him The policeman took the letter I to the members and asked their ad1 .mi letter does not bear the name of 1 ed the policeman to have it publish any attention whatsoever to unsign X the writer of the letter will disDOsi X in that way so that a proper basis c such steps will be taken as are pre a board has instructed the policeman ? letters making complaints like th ^ charges will have to come out in th t/ike their own course in regard to ^ The envelope is addressed to 1) ? name being V. 1). Johnson. This mj J the letter. The letter threatened t< X something was not done within ten . BROWN WAY NEWS The farmers of this section are busy putting out tobacco. The acreage of tobacco is abjput the same as last year, corn is more, cotton less. The farmers, or most of them, have a plenty of to-J bacco plants, but they are rather small. : lMr. Calhoun Martin, who has had J the County's five-ton tractor in charge, has been working the roads in this section and where the people had prepared for the machine, he left the road in good shape. The Brown Way school has just closed its first term in the new building. The school is made up of part of | districts No. 89 and 90. The people , worked harmoniously together and co-( operated with the teachers so that the i j compulsory law did not add one to the I enrollment, thev were all in. Th? i school took a part in the County Field Day by putting: in an exhibit of school work. When the judges had examined the work we noticed that they had j left thirteen blue and twelve red ribbons on different ports of the work. I The school prepared four large health posters asked for by the Civic League of Comv/ay and received as a 1 reward for that a beautiful framed ' picture to hang on the walls of the ? school room. The health of the community is very 1 good now except Mrs. Victoria Cannon is verv ill. J o : WILL NOT SIGN FOR ANOTHER ? The 1>.?dcliffe Ciau'auqua had to go avav thi? timp without any signed 1 contract for a return engagement. The : season of 1923 ended on last Friday. ' The program given this time was ' ab^ve v*u)roach. The chautauoua was better tKnn ever and this cannot be as signed as a reason for not having (he organization come back again. The reason appears to be found in 1 the evident loss of interest on the part } of the people since the ladies of the civic league signed up for another and 3 cAviao nnf % r\ ?v? .. ir ? i tiii u.4 t ILO vi i u'irnriii.') J under the name of the Evening Star 1 Festival. Last year, without any pre1 vious notice that they were going to 1 bring- in a rival >rgani/ation to hold 5 forth at about the same season of the - year, the civic league obt-ni*?f J a guarantee of this new organization in entertaining and the engagement came off this time about four weeks ahead of the dates for the Radcliffe Chau5 tauqua. The town is too small to stand ' two things of this kind coming almost L together. ? The guarantors on the Chautauqua ^ o ... . .. 1 666 quickly relieves Constipation, Biliousness, Headaches, Colds and La5 Grippe. U|3|23-20t. i I Public Sales 9 We have purchased 122,000 pair 1 U. S. Army Munson last shoes, sizes 5Vi to 12 which was the ennmmliin * vrtlr /\ ^ Ann tiic riuipiuft ui unc vi uic largest U. S. Government shoe contractors. 1 This shoe is guaranteed one hun' dred per cent solid leather, color dark tan, bellows tongue, dirt and waterproof. The actual value of I fUici DVI/\A 1 C3 OA f A fUf O i>i 11 n mi ut in ifuivui v/"Hig tu VII If tremendous buy we can offer same ! to the public at $2.95. Send correct size. Pay postman on delivery or send money order. If shoes are not as represented we will cheerfully refund your money I promptly up.on request. , National Bay State Shoe Co. 296 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 2|8-tf. . . ? * CR GIVES I AS TO STILLERS | ice of Horrv County received last lich is headed on Conwav R. F. D. x , end which is signed: "A l adies' X 'Oman's or girl's handwriting. + ask the ?rural policeman to break er claims are quite thickly located 4 between Greenwood church and , ood of those places. , i 1 that the ^omen hatd formed a res e breaking up of 'the stills above T a spade, and refers to the product * ley charge that the monkey rum is but that it is being sold. Names ! ?ht and left. r at the Conway postoffice. It is J 1 y unstamped when it arrived at the * d to pay the sum of two cents to Y 1 >efore the county board and read it j vice as to what, to do about it. As X the writer of it, the board instruct ied that the officers will not pay * ed communications like this, but if 1 b her identity and make complaint T :an be fixed for the proceeding that + >per under the circumstances. The to pay no attention to unsigned * is abou liquor. Those who make e open, or else leave the officers to X these matters. . V. Johnson, which is an error, his ^ ly explain some delay in delivering 2 ) t:\ko some fnrthpr not inn in <*21*0 ^ (lavs from the date of tlie letter. % o> BRIDGE CASE ON MAY 21 ST When the county hoard met last Tuesday a protest against rhe election to decide the location of the new bridge across the Wnccamaw River, as between Star Bluff and Bellamy's Lanling. was brought up by the board after this protest had beon filed and a hearing se1 for Monday, May 21st. The result of the election recently held was not declared but tfome decision will be made by the board on the new date for deciding this matter. The election may be thrown out and a new election ordered, or some other course taken by the board in regard to the matter. The matter is still at sea as explained in a recent article. o ANNUAL MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMENCE i The Conway Chamber of Commerccwll hold its annual tneeting in ih room at the town hall on Friday even ing of this week, at 7 o'clock. At thif meeting officers will be elected for the ensuing year. The annual report ol the secretary will be presented. Beginning promptly at 7 o'clock the Conway Civic League will serve a supper to the members of the Chamber of Commerce, which will be followed by the regular business session. This suppei will be served at the usual rate of 50< per plate. All members of the Chamber ol Commerce are especially urged to be present, since several matters of importance will be discussed. contract this year aided in making th< festival a rnccess and they in turn expected help from the members of th( civic league in carrying over the chau tauqua. The festival came out wivhoui the guarantors having to make up an> part of the pay out of their own pocket, as the Herald is informed; but th< contractors on the chautaucjua con tract, after applying a, balance lef over from former years, have had t( pay about the sum of five or six dol * * * Dr. Clifton?Specialist Eye, EraNose and Throat. At Conway Drug Company. No charges to the poor Glasses fitted, etc., etc.?Adv. tf o uures Malaria, i "hi I Ik anc OOU Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. 5|3j23-20t .'.VAW.V.W.V.W.V.V.'.V.1 f Flour, Rice, Meat, L J Oats, Hay, Hen Feec!, E j Meal, Corn Chops, Co % > Snuff, Cigars, Soap. Lv> W A ' j; goods. ij Cooper-Sm I| WholMsa i Phont jj Conwj V'AW.W.'.W.SWW.V.V "v Page No. S AN HORRY BOY DIES ON VISIT Arthur Douglas Dew, son of Miv and Mrs. A. J. Dew of Bucks town- . ship, passed away following: an attack of pneumonia, last week, while visitini> his uncle. L. S. Dew, near Sursey,, Arkansas. He was about twenty-four years of age and is survived by his father and mother and a number of brothers and .sisters. His father received a telegram from L. S. Dew dated on May 1st, tell? inir the sad news of his son's death and asking for instructions as to thedisposition of his body. 'Die interment , took place near the home of his uncle in Arkansas. The young- man volunteered and entered the service of the United States forces in France. He served honorably in the army and some time ago went 10 Arkansas to see his uncle who had moved away from this State about four years ago. lars each to make up the amount that it took to pay the superintendent of the chautauqua. The contractors on the chautauqua contract from year to year in the past have acted from motives of public interest in getting the entertainments here. If it is shown that the public have lost interest in the scheme and an organization like the civic league refuses to aid in the selling of tickets as they were asked to do, those who were asked to sign and bring the cluiutau^ua back again, doubtless all refused for about the same reason. \ I ; 5 WHAT HAVE YOU J . J TO OFFER HEK? ? r ?? - ? 3" Whon the sweetest .girl - \ ir the woisld says "yes" J what do you intend to J offe>* her besides your- " ' % self? : S ; Have you a cozy little V ' \ home all arranged for " ' 5" her? You know, there's * \ nothing too good for % D 5 her. > 5 ,4 Every dollar invested 5 " with us helps one own "? a home. Series of i\ew ? t ?B stock now being sold to * > 3? build homes and pro- * "U vide savings accounts S J? for investors. ; . Peoples Building and ? % ! Loan Association ?b ufc a. E. goldfinch, ? . % Sec. and Treas. jl ; >m Conway, s. c. I; /.V'.V.V.V/.V.'.VV.W.W.V W.V.V.VV.W.V.V.SViV.V.'.VV jYJPgUS|| ard, Sugar, Coffee, Corn, ? k ieans, Chufas, Cotton Seed s! | rn Meal, Grits, Tobacco, ? : p \X/acKmrr C**" v) ? ui'inug i vy ? x^aov, i i? ? ith Company J le Grocers 5 :No. 16 ? *y, S. C. 1 WVMWAWAVUVAWV.WIV{ * ' | "