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?fjc platnfoerg $)eralb Thursday, April 25, 1918. The Domestic Science club will meet on Friday afternoon at fourthirty o'clock with Mrs. B. W. Simmons. Mrs. Faust will be present. ) All members are urged to attend. 1 A petition of voluntary bankruptcy was filed in the office of the United States district court last week by W. S. Stokes and J. E. Stokes, of Denmark, co-partners as Stokes & Stokes. April 26th has been named by the president as liberty day. On this day all liberty loan committees throughout the country have been asked to redouble their efforts and push the sales all possible. Tnfftrm-atiftn ha? been received in, liilUl UiU^iVU the city of the safe arrival in France of Private James Clyde Padgett. Mr. Padgett came home on a short furlough a few weeks ago. When next heard from he was in France. The annual Rivers Bridge memorial exercises will be held today (Thursday.) Hon. B. S. Henderson, of Aiken, will be the orator of the occasion. Mr. Henderson will speak on some of the issues of the war. Attention is called to the fact that every town which meets or exceeds its apportionment of liberty bonds will be entitled to a liberty flag. It should be the ambition of every town in Bamberg county to fly one of these flags. Congressman James F. Byrnes has requested the county chairman to subscribe through Bamberg county fro $500 of liberty bonds for him. Mr. Byrnes practices what he preaches by buying bonds, as well as by advising others to do so. The many friends of Dr. Ed. Kirkland will learn with much regret that his condition Tuesday was reported as very critical. Dr. Kirkland was stricken with paralysis a short time ago. He rallied a few days ago. but this week suffered a relapse. On Next Monday night, April 2^th, Dr. John A. Brunson, of Sumter will begin a revival meeting at the Ehrhardt Baptist church. The meeting will continue through the first Sunday in May. Services will be held at 4:00 p. m. and 8:30 p. m., official time. The citizens of Blackville subscribed $35,000 during the first six days of the liberty loan campaign. This amount is $4,400 over Blackville's allotment. The Blackville people, it is stated, expect to reach fifty or six- * ty thousand before the campaign is { over. ' Corporal Thomas A. Barrs. of Camp Jackson, and Miss Corrie LeeKinsey, 1 of the Farrell's section, motored to Bamberg Tuesday morning and were united in marriage by Probate Judge J. J. Brabham, Jr., at his office in the court house. Corporal B^rrs's home is also in this county. / * A large knitting mill is being erect- j ed at Blackville by Mr. J. J. rarreu. It is understood that the mill will cost, when furnished, about $75,000, and a high-grade of silk-lisle hose will be manufactured. The mill will give employment to a large number of workmen. It is expected that the mill will be in operation the latter part of the summer. 1 The Herald is in receipt of a letter from the recruiting office in Savannah stating that an honor roll will soon be sent to this county to be posten in the postoffice containing the name of every volunteer in the American army. It is stated that inasmuch as errors may occur in these honor rolls, the people are asked to inform the postmaster of any omissions or other errors so that they may be rectified. Names of both white and colored volunteers will be engrossed on the honor roll. Woman's Liberty Loan Committee. Mrs. B. W. Faust, county chairman Woman's Liberty JLoan Committee has asked the following ladies to serve as local chairmen: Bamberg?Mrs. J. R. Owens. i/cuiiia.'. i\ iuro. xk? *-*. 4jv?o*v*. Kearse?Mrs. H. M. Brabham. ^ Ehrhardt?Mrs. J. M. Dannelly. Olar?Mrs. L. A. Hartzog. These will also constitute the committee of the Woman's Council of DeN fense. > Democratic Club Meetings. Attention is called to the notice in this issue of The Herald of Mr. H. C. Folk, county chairman. Mr. Folk calls upon all presidents of clubs in the county to call their clubs together next Saturday for the purpose of reorganizing, electing officers for the ensuing term and electing delegates to the county convention, which will be held in Bamberg on Monday, Mav 6 th. It is suggested that club officers should read the notice carefully and inform themselves as to what should be done at the club meetings. The number of delegates each club is entitled to is stated in the notice. i \ MBX TO CAMP JACKSON. Six White Men and 21 Colored Leave Within Next. Few Days. The Bamberg county local board has selected -six white men to leave Bainberg on April 26th, and 21 negroes to leave on April 29th, for Camp Jackson to enter the military service of the country. On May 1 the local board will send four white men to Fort Screven, Ga., and on the sixth of May two white men will be sent to Camp Sevier. Men for these two calls have not yet been selected. The following are the six white men to leave on Friday. They will report to the local board on the afternoon of Thursday (today), and will leave on the 8:43 train Friday morning: J. B. Hiers, Bamberg. Tom Moody, Bamberg. Leon McKenzie, Ehrhardt. J. L. Owen, Early Branch, S. C. S. R. Kennedy, Govan. Bennie Folk, Ehrhardt. The following are to report as substitutes: C. O. Kirsch, Bamberg; B. H. Breland, Olar, and C. F. Brown, Olar. Twenty-one of the following colored men will leave Monday morning. They are to report to the local board at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, April 28th: Hosea Roney, Denmark. Albert Pou, Denmark. .Norwood Breiana, uiar. David Kearse, Barnwell. John Wright, Govan. Raymond Donaldson, Denmark. Abraham Simpson. Bamberg. Clarence Hightower, Denmark. Josiah Middleton, Bamberg. Noah Jennings, Augusta, Ga. H. W. Brinson, Branchville No. 2 G. E. Smith, Midway. Louis Mingo, Bamberg. Frisco Johnson, Denmark. Charlie Sumter, Springfield. Arthur Smith, Denmark. Wesley Walker, Branchville 2. S. H. Nimmons, Olar. Bill Barnes, Govan. k Willie Williams, Bamberg. Henry Ransom, Jr., Govan. Will Ford, Olar. J John Bussey, Denmark. i Bunyan N. Williams, Denmark. Henry Reed, Denmark. Lewis Willis, Bamberg. Colored Folks Buy Bonds. Editors The Bamberg Herald: ? We ask space in your columns to state that there was a meeting of the colored council of defense of Bamberg county held at Mt. Carmel M. E. church last Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. Rev. H. H. Matthews, presided. &fter devotion, Prof. J. C. Guilds, ihairman of the council of -defense, seas introduced by the chairman of :he colored council. Prof. Guilds nade an impressive and instructive iddress to the audience, who listenid very attentively and seemed to lave been thoroughly pleased. Prof. Juilds had another engagement, and lad to leave at once. J. A. Nimmons, )ur fellow citizen, and member of the council of defense, made a timely alk. After the roll was called by he secretary, Rev. L. W. Williams, he subscription list was opened and he following persons subscribed to he third liberty loan: Rev. L. W. Williams. $50; Rev. El. H. Matthews, $50; Rev. W. W. ^happelle, $50; H. L. Stewart, $50; L. W. Henderson, $50; N. J. Jones, 550; J. M. Kinard, $50; S. Brunson, 550; W. C. Ford, $50; L. W. Abel, 550; A. B. Kinard, $50; M. L. Lawion, $50; B. W. Wright, $50; Adam Crimes, $50; I. S. Ximmons, $50; Catherine Ximmons, $50; J. A. Ximmons, $50; M. S. Stewart, $50; Albert Toomer, $50: The following persons each took war stamps to the value of $4.15: 2. C. Murray, Aleck Hiers, Belle Murlaugh, Jane L. Sims, Alfred Stewart, [la Stewart. There are others we have not heard from, but their bits will count in the aggregate, and we shall hear from them later. J. A. Ximmons was elected solicitor for the town of Bamberg in the fhirrl lihortu ln^n pamnaifrn We urge every member of the race to do his and her best between now and next Monday for the third liberty loan and every child is asked to get a thrift stamp at least. Pastors, S. S. superintendents and teachers, also day school principals and teachers, are asked to join in this campaign to "go over the top." H. H. MATTHEWS, Chairman, - L. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Colored Council of Defense. Masonic Lodge Meeting. Oman lodge No. 38, A. F. M., will hold their regular communication in their temple at 8 o'clock, Friday, April 26. M. M. degree to be conferred. R. W. G. J. Warden J. Campbell Bissell. of Charleston, will lecture. Supper will be served. All members are urged to be present. Visitors are cordially invited. THOS. DUCKER, W. M. ROBT. BLACK, Sec.?adv. Saw Remarkable Phenomenon. Residents of Bamberg who happened to be watching the northern heavens Tuesday night about 8:15 o'clock j were treated to a rare sight. A large meteor was plainly seen, appearing about 20 degrees above the horizon, and disappearing about ten degrees, apparently, from the horizon. The wonderful part of the sight was that the meteor left in its wake a cloud of white smoke or vapor, which was visible for fifteen or twenty minutes after the disappearance of the meteor itself. The sight was watched with rnnfciriprahlp interpst hv thnsp who happened to see it. Dispatches in the papers Wednesday morning stated that the metor burst in Spartanburg county, about 100 miles from Bamberg. The following Spartanburg dispatch appeared in /yesterday's News and Courier: Spartanburg, April 23.?One of the. most remarkable meteoric phenomina of which local scientists have any record burst over this county this evening at 8:30 o'clock and was witnessed by the soldiers at Camp Wadsworth. Although it was yet daylight, the illumination in the heavens cast shadows of every object. The shadows of electrical wires overhead were suddenly outlined on the pavement, and a red glow filled the heavens. Thoss who looked up saw hanging a little to the southeast in the center of the sky, a floating white cloud, as if a shrapnel shell had burst and the smoke remained stationary. Three minutes after the bright flash there camS the sound of three distinct exolosions. Many said it was a signal sent up from camp, perhaps a star shell they are trying out, and many of the soldiers accepted that explanation. At the office of the signal corps it was said that no such thing had been undertaken, and that the cloud was too light to have been caused by an explosion sent up from the earth. A short while after the explosion reports came from many nearby towns of the same experience, showing that it had been witnessed thirty and forty miles from Spartanburg. Authorities of local colleges say it was a remarkable meteor. Lieut. E. H. Hendei'son. Lieut. E. H. Henderson, from j Camp Jackson, is at home on a fur-! lough of twenty days, he arriving in the city last Saturday. His very many friends are delighted to see him again. Mr. Henderson was among the first batch of drafted men to be -sent to Camp Jackson some months ago, he patriotically declining to make any claim to exemption. Although he went to camp a private soldier it was not long before his ability was recognized and he was admitted to the officers' training camp, where he made gc od and has now been commissioned as a second lieutenant. We who know him well feel that further promotion awaits him before the end of the war. Enters Naval Service. Mr. W. A. Dickinson returned to the city a few days ago from Savannah, where he went to enlist in the naval resrves forces of the nation. Mr. Dickinson successfully passed the physical examination and was accepted as a second class seaman. He left this week for a short visit to relatives, and he expects to be called into service probably next week. Mr. Dickinson is one of Bamberg's fine young men. For several years he has been a salesmah at C. R. Brabham's Sons' store, and there is probably not a young man in the county who has more friends than "Bill" Dickinson. ml ** * /n P Vi i montr 1 lie uesi W IS11CS Ut mo uiau.j quaintances go with him. He will go to Savannah, where he will probably be stationed for the present. That he will make, good in the navy his friends have no doubt. Mr. Dickinson has tried several times to enlist in the navy, but only succeeded in passing the physical examination a few days ago. Xew Advertisements, r Rentz & Felder?W. S. S. Peoples Bank?Your Money. Chero Cola Company?Purity. L. B. Fowler?My Eureka H,ime. J. B. Brickie?Patch Up a Break. Chief Operator, Denmark?Wanted. Enterprise Bank?The Place to Put It. Bamberg Banking Co.?The Family Man. H. C. Folk Co.?Spend, but Spend w lseiy. Planters Fertilizer Co.?Farmers Make More Money. H. C. Folk, County Chairman? Attention, Democrats. Farmers and Merchants Bank? Get Rich Quick Schemes. Bambelrg Auto Co.?Claims Are All Right, but Only Proof Counts. Come to the Carnival given by the Music Club at Court House Wednesday, May 1st at 8:30 p. m. Proceeds will go to Red Cross.?adv. ^ Only the 12-cylinder type of Liberty motor for airplanes is now being built, it having been thought best in view of developments abroad to concentrate on the high-powered engine instead of the eight-cylinder. SOME EXCITEMENT IN CITY. I*. Bessinger Charged With Disturbing School and Fighting. Resulting from an alleged hostile visit to the graded school and a subsequent altercation with the .superintendent of the school, Prof. E. P. Allen, two warrants were sworn out against Mr. D. Bessinger, a prominent citizen of the town, Saturday. After the altercation with Prof. Allen, Mr. Bessinger was arrested by the | town authorities and placed in jail. Monday morning bail was arranged by Mr. Bessinger's attorney, E. A. Brown, Esq., of Barnwell, and he was released from prison. Five hun dred dollars bond was given for his appearance to answer the charges before the magistrate, and $300 for appearance before the mayor. Mr. Bessinger's father signed as bondsman. The affair created quite a bit of excitement throughout the city and was the main topic of conversation for a while. The cause of the trouble is said to have been the punishing of Mr. Bessinger's little boy by one of the lady assistants in the graded school Friday. Mr. Bessinger took the ground that the punishment was too severe, it is said, and went to the school house. His conduct at the school is said to have been very offensive, and his language in the presence of the ladies and children not at all becoming. A warrant sworn out before Magistrate Dickinson charges trespass for this alleged <if fense. Saturday morning Mr. Bessinger is alleged to have called Prof. Allen to the sidewalk in front of his store and there administered a severe blow on Prof. Allen's face. Mr. Allen was taken to a physician and then hurried home. Mr. Allen has been in bad health for some weeks, and had been out of bed only a few days. His friends were quite anxious about him Saturday. Mr. Bessinger is charged in a warrant before the magistrate with assault and battery in connectior with this affair, and he will also have to face, the mayor for this alleged offence against the city laws. , Mr. Brown came over from Barn- j well Monday, and after consultation with the authorities and with Mr. Bessinger, it was arranged to hold the trial on Tuesday, April 30, when the offence against the city will be tried by the mayor, and the trespass case by the magistrate. The case for rfssahlt and battery cannot be tried by the magistrate but will have to go to the circuit court. The feeling of the people of the city against Mr. Bessinger wae quite intense. When he was released from jail Monday he left immediately for his father's farm out in the country, returning to the city Tuesday afternoon. First Aid Class Organized. Under the leadership and instruction of Dr. J. J. Cleckley, a class for the study of the Red Cross course in first aid to the injured was organized in Carlisle hall on April 8. At this time Dr. Cleckley outlined the work; Dr. Robert Black was elected associate instructor, and Miss Lucy Bomar was elected secretary and treasurer of the class. To pay for text books, diplomas and some necessary equipment, it was voted that each member pay $1.25. On Monday, the loth, the class met for work. Dr. Cleckley lectured on shock and gave some instructions in the use of bandages. * The class will continue to meet every Monday and Thursday afternoons until the course is completed. When she passes a satisfactory examination, each member will receive a diploma. The* class is composed of the fol lowing: Mesdames Clarence Black, Robert Black, J. J. Cleckley, John Cooner, H. C. Folk, G. F. Hair, J. C. Guilds, M. T. Johnson, J. C. Lewis, B. W. Simmons, Paul Zeigler; Misses j-jiicy poniar, rveutjcco, x/wniuisvu, Julian Easterling, Natalie Hooton, Jennie Simmons, Naomi Sandifer and Nettie Sandifer. Has Joined the Colors. Mr. James McGowan left Bamberg Tuesday morning for Charleston to enter the service of his country. Mr. McGowan has been trying to get into the service for many months, but met with much discouragement because of physical qualifications. But he kept on trying and recently he was accepted for service in the U. S. naval reserves and was ordered to report for duty in Charleston, where he is to be stationed in the paymaster's office at the navy yard for the present. Where he will ultimately be sent he of course has no idea, but Jim's very many friends at home feel that he will give a good account of himself wherever he is placed and that he will nobly do his part toward exterminating the house of Hohen.All/v.n nnd hronnll TllO hpijt /.unci n, i uul auu ui un^n. ^ ?v ~wishes of all his friends go with him and they wish him the very best of luck. Interdenominational S. S. Convention. At a meeting of the Bamberg county Interdenominational Sundayschool convention held at Ehrhardt Lutheran church, Ehrhardt, on Sunday, April 14th, the following officers were elected: C. F. Rizer, of Olar, president; S. W. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, vice-president; G. J. Herndon, of Ehrhardt, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. E. D. Grant, of Ehrhardt, elementary superintendent; Mrs. H. J. Zeigler, secondary of teen-age superintendent; X. H. Fender, of Brancliville, adult suprintendent. There were four district superintendents elected as follows: For the Bamberg district, D. J. Delk, of Bamhoi'tr for tlio Dpnniflrk district. S. G. Mavfield; for the Olar district, J. L. Proveaux; for the Ehrhardt district, G. B. Kinard. It is our intention to hold a district meeting in each of the four districts of the county sometime during the latter part of July, and then sometime during the month of August# we will hold our county convention. Announcements of these meetings will be published later on in the season. At the meeting held at Ehrhardt the following Sunday-schools of Bamberg county were represented: Ehrhardt Lutheran, Ehrhardt Methodist, Ehrhardt Baptist, Mt. Pleasant Lutheran, St. John's Baptist, Zion Methodist, Pleasant Hill Methodist, Edisto Baptist, Sp#ing Branch Baptist, Kearse Chapel Methodist, Camp Branch Union,-Olar Methodist, Bamberg Methodist and Hunter's Chapel Baptist. , Miss Mil wee Davis, State elementary and rural superintendent of the Soufh Carolina Sunday-school association, delivered two very instructive addresses at the meeting held at Ehrhardt. Mr. W. E. Willis, president of the Colleton county association, was present for the morning service, and gave us a very interest ing talk on "Service, ' wnicn was enjoyed by all present. Mr. R. EL Webb, State general secretary, was Tvith us and gave several very instructive talks on Sunday-school work. It is the purpose of the association to help every Sunday-school in Bamberg county, and we earnestly desire the co-operation of every man, woman and child in the county. G. J. HERXDOX, Secretary and Treasurer. Food Administration Xotes. Food Administrator A. M. Brabham calls attention to the ruling he has received from the food administration to the effect that on and after April 14th bakers are required to increase the amount of wheat substitutes in bread making from 20 to 25 per cent. Attention is also called to the fact that on and after April 20th retail dealers are not allowed to make more than a gross maximum profit on sugar of one cent per pound, and wholesalers are not allowed to make a. greater gross profit than 25 cents per one hundred pounds. These rules are promulgated by the administration in Washington, and violations are punishable by heavy fines. Potatoes ^to Save Wheat. ^ ^ + f/\/\o f rt OOlfA ti'hoo t 1 uc use ul puiaiucs iu oa>C t? mcoi is demanded by the present emergency, because wheat must be conserved , for the use of American forces as well as for the allied armies in Europe. .In some sections communities have pledged themselves to use no wheat at all until next harvest. Wi$h the price of wheat fixed as at present, flour is about 7 cents a pound as compared with potatoes at 2 cents a pound, so we see that it is an economy as well as a war service to use potatoes as a wheat substitute. We can use potatoes with flour in breadmaking because the food substance supplied by them is mostly starch I which is the principal ingredient in cereal grains used for bread. With a little experimenting one-third to one-half of the flour in recipes can be replaced by mashed potatoes, using less liquid on account of the large amount of water the potatoes contain. The following relative to contain ers will be of interest to those who are planning to preserve eggs in water-glass. It is from Prof. F. C. Hare, poultry expert, Clemson college: "Earthenware crocks are the best and about the cheapest containers for storing eggs as these are easily sterilized and can be used indefinitely. Wooden and galvanized-iron are next. best. Wooden candy pails are fre- j quently used. Tin is the least satisfactory material. Eggs preserved in water-glass solution the day they are ; laid will keep perfectly one year, aL ; though it is seldom necessary to keep ! them longer than from six to nine months."?Mrs. B. W. Faust. LETTERS DISMISSORV. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to the probate judge of Bamberg county on Saturday, May 4, 1918, for letters dismissorv as guardian of Mrs. Mamie Griffin. J. P. GRIFFIN, Guardian Mrs. Mamie Griffin. April 3, 1918.?4t "OVER THE TOP." B l Bamberg, Denmark and (War Get ^ Liberty Flags. Bamberg county has gone "Over the Top" in subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan. Let the good work continue. There are numbers | of people who have not yet subscribed, whose names should be added to the "Roll of Honor." Bamberg colintv has made a larger per capita income tax return than any county in the State, according to unofficial estimates. Bamberg county should therefore take the lead in the State in per capita subscriptions to the Liberty Loan. If the members of the *Third Liberty Loan committee, working in conjunction with the banks of I the county, will make a personal ' appeal to every citizen of our county, ^ there is no doubt that the loan will -J be well over-subscribed. There are f many who want an opportunity to l.-A Knr?rlc? on/1 oil tVi .j t ic nnAOCCQfV Larvc; uunuo, auu an tuav ic u\^wouia* j is that the matter be explained to them. As an example of the kind of work that counts, both in dollars and in the number of persons that subscribe for bonds, we are informed that Mr. D. A. Gardner, committeeman at Embree, has reported twelve subscriptions from his* community which were made through him, and doubtless there are others who were induced to subscribe through his efforts. There are a number of instances of just this kind of individu- . al effort which will count as greatly in securing numbers of subscribers to the loan. The following amounts were apportioned and subscribed: Bamberg $ 70,000 $ 95,850 Denmark 50,700 55,650 Olar * 16,400 16,500 Ehrhardt 32,500 24,950 County $169,600 $192,950,../ Every county which as a whole subscribes its apportionment of the m Third Liberty Loan is entitled to a I liberty flag, and each town which subscribes its apportionment is likewise entitled to a liberty flag. The county of Bamberg, and the towns of Bamberg, Denmark and Olar are entitled to liberty flags, and the county chairman has telegraphed to headquarters that we are "over the top, send the flags." The treasury department is hav- . ing a list made of every subscriber to this loan, and when completed,, each county will be supplied with a iist of county subscribers, and it is the request of the treasury department that each list be considered^ "Roll of Honor," and as such be dis- CO played in each school house in the county, and be preserved as a record of those persons who aided the cause of America by giving of their support when it was needed. Every one should have a place on this "Roll of Honor," so that as the years go by no one need have to explain to some boy or girl why their name is not recorded. Liberty Bond Buyers, Chairman J. A. Wyman of the lib- ^ erty loan campaign states that as 4 soon as he has time to compile the various lists of liberty bond purchasers, a complete list will be handed The Herald for publication. Mr. Wyman has been indisposed for several days, but he hopes to be able to have ,the list completed by next week's is- * chip Tn tho m pan time, if vou have not already subscribed for your liberty bonds, see the committee or one the banks at once. FREE THRIFT STAMPS. The Bamberg Herald will give any child, or adult, white or colored, one thrift stamp for every new subscription for one year handed in to us, together with the remittance of $1.50 for same. New subscriptions must be bonafide. Subscriptions merely changed from one name to another are not new ones, and will not be recognized as such. If you are saving thrift stamps, this will be a good way to add stamps to your . book. Ask your friends to subscribe to The Bamberg Herald. SPECIAL NOTICES. ____f* For Sale?House and lot on Car- 1 lisle street. Apply to J. T. O'NEAL, Bamberg, S. C. tf For Sale?Four counter show cas- \ es and one second hand ice box. TOM DUCKER, Bamberg, S. C. 4-25 For Sale?One lot used doors, odd sizes; 4 pairs sash, 2 feet 10 in., by 6 feet 5 in., 4 lights; 2 mantles. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. Wanted?Young ladies as tele- , phone operators. Experience unnecessary. Paid during training. >%. apply to CHIEF OPERATOR, Den-r - iM mark, S. C. * It. ^ For Sale?One unused Gullett 70- \ saw basket feed cotton gin, one press, one cotton seed culler, one 1,500 gallon iron water tank, and one plantation fertilizer mixer. Apply to J. A WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C. tf / u ijj