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?fje Pambcrg^eralb Thursday, Dec. 12,1918. SHORT LOOAL6. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and Ooontj. The friends of Mr. W. H. Chandler, who has been quite ill, will be glad to know that he is recovering. There are a number of cases of Spanish influenza, but so far as we have learned none of them are seriously ill. The Woman's Missionary society^of the Methodist church will meet next Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock . at the church. Mr. Decania Dowling, who has been an influenza sufferer, has sufficiently recovered to be out again, his friends will be glad to know. The many friends of Mr. Curry Counts will learn with regret that he recently suffered a stroke1 of paralysis, and that he is quite ill at his home in the city. Mr. LaVerne Thomas had the misfortune to break his right arm TuesHav when he was cranking his Chev rolet car. His friends hope he will soon be able to be out again. The friends of Master J. D. O'Hern will be interested to know that he took first prize at the Orangeburg fair in the children's art department for a painting of a snow scene. J. D. is now confined to his b?d with in, fluenza. The casualty lists published SunI day contained the names of two Bamj' berg men, Private John L. Bessinger, of R. F. D. 3, Bamberg, and Private Ben T. Carter, of Ehrhardt. Both of these men were reported as being severely wounded. The friends of Clerk of Court A. * L. Kirkland and family, who have been suffering from an attack of influenza, will learn with much pleas. ure that they are improving, and that Mr. Kirkland expects to be in his -office again within the mext few days. 'N^bere has *been another outbreak of Sfcnish influenza at Ehrhardt, and it is Sated that some of those who suffere^irom the disease a few wflftks ago^kfijro contracted it again. It is understood' that the school has again been closed,- and no public meetings are being held. Dr. J. T. Carter, of Bowman, has arrived in Bamberg, and will make this is his home. He has secured tfce offices occupied by the late Dr. J. J. Cleckley over The Herald office, and will practice his profession here. The family of Dr. Carter will arrive next week. Dr. Carter is a well known physician, and the people of Bamberg are to be congratulated that he has decided to practice medicine . \ here. Two thousand, four hundred and fifty American soldiers, members of of the American expeditionary forces, arrived in New York Tuesday, on board the British transport Empress of Britain. Included in the number were 405 wounded soldiers. This contingent were part of the twentyseventh, thirtieth, thirty-third, and thirty-seventh divisions. As there a number of Bamberg boys in the. thirtieth division, there is much local interest in the arrival of this ship. , Two of Bamberg's boys who have been serving in the navy, Messrs. Glenn W. Cope and James McGowan, have been mustered out of service. Mr. McGowan, since his enlistment . in the navy, has been stationed at Charleston, while Mr. Cope has been in active sea service since a few weeks after he enlisted. Mr. Cope has made several trips aoross the Atlantic. He is now spending some \ time at McColl with Mrs. Cope and baby who are visiting relatives there, and will be home in a few days. Mr. McGowan is also expected home in a few days. Death of Mr. J. T. Wilson. Fairfax, Dec. 4.?Mr. J. T. Wilson died at his home here early last night after a long illness. Mr. Wilson was a representative citizen and his cheerful disposition made him popular. He so lived that he had unusual influence as a business man and citizen. He had been a deacon in the Baptist church here for many years and at the time of his death was senior warden of the Masonic lodge of Fairfax. He was always active in charity work and enterprises for the advancement of the town and the public good. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife ana lour sons, f. w. wnson, 01 uiar, Lieut. J. T. Wilson, of Camp Jackson, Valmo Wilson and Jerry Wilson, and four daughters, Mrs. G. A. Sanders, of Fairfax, Mrs. Robert Crawford, of Bonneau and Misses Robbie and Fannie Wilson, of Fairfax; also two brothers, P. D. Wilson, of Fairfax, and O. P. Wilson, of Savannah, and three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Williams, of Fairfax, Mrs. J. Q. Mayer, of Ulmer, and Mrs. J. J. Knopf, of Fairfax. The burial took place at the cemtery here this afternoon. War Savings Stamp ^Sales. The sale of war savings and thrift stamps for the month of November in Bamberg county has been very disappointing. The total sales for the month aggregated only $7,514, ( against sales for October amounting | to $21,023.25, in face value.' The j present total for the county is $135,-'' 102.75 in face value, whereas the allotment for the county is just about double that amount. Unless there is some wonderful purchases during the present month, the county is sure to fall down. This should not be.. The county pledged during June to buy over $250,000.00 worth of stamps, and it is very clear ^that i these pledges are not being fulfilled. It is to be sincerely hoped that those pledging to purchase stamps will fulfill their pledges during the present month, as the sale of the present issue ceases on January l. if by; ) that time the county has not purchas ed its allotment, it will go down in history that the county failed to meet its war savings obligation. Following are the sales for October, as a matter of record, the W. S. St a December 39 January 56 February ...i 81 March 205 April 1,185 May 726 June .... #. 8,113 July .... '. 2,793 August 1,475 September !. ..6,081 October 4,161 November 1,483 Totals 26,398 Airplanes to Visit Bamberg. Those iir Bamberg who have never had the pleasure and excitement of watching an airplane circle around in the clouds will have a chance to satisfy their curiosity this week, according to a telegram received Mon- \ day by Mayor C. W. Rentz from the aviation station at Americus, Ga. This telegram inquired of the mayor i if there was a location in Bamberg suitable for a landing, and informed him that three airplanes would arrive in the city this week. No date for the coming of the human birds was given, however, and the people will have to be on the watchout for the arrival of the planes. Following is the telegram received by Mayor Rentz: "Southfleld, Americus, Ga.j. 1:25 p. m., Dec. 9. The Mayor, Bamberg,* S. C.:?Twelve ninety-seven. Have you square field free of all obstructions five hundred yards on side, hard ground, available for acre plane landing site? Three airplanes will arrive this week. Answer. "WASH, Major Commanding. Mayor Rentz replied that such a! landing site was available at the j baseball park, and it is presumed! that the planes will arrive, as stated, I some time this week. ^ tmfm A Sailor's Appreciation. ! That the work of the Bamberg Red Cross chapter is appreciated by the men in service is attested by the j following letter received by Mrs. J.! H. Cope from a young man serving j in the navy, to whom was sent a j sweater made by the local Red Cross j chapter: I, "United _ States Navy Yard, 1 Charleston, S. C., Supply Department, November 30th, 1918. "Mrs. John H. Cope, Bamberg, S. |, C. My dear Mrs. Cope:?This letter j at the out-set was supposed to con- j vey to you an idea of just how much j I do really appreciate 'the sweater' ] you so graciously sent me by Johnnie Folk, but finding it not within the compass of my ability to invent a!. card of words so connected together j as to amount to direct proof of my entire appreciation, I shall not even j hope to make myself particularly clear in connection with such ar sub-, ject. | j "Consequently, I have concluded , to only ask that you kindly accept i my untold gratitude, at even the idea of your sending it, and listen , while I continue by saying I am very sure that just such efforts on the part , of you 'Red Cross' folks have indeed added so much to the comfort of the 'Sailors and Soldiers' that each of you should be always remembered as j almosfone of us who actually wear j the colors. j "With the very best wishes for you j and yours, and that life will always 1 be the most pleasant at all for you, j I am faithfully yours." ^ nm? p? Big line of overalls. Away below market. Rentz & Felder.?adv. We must keep our army equipped and ready to enforce peace terms. Continue to lend Uncle Sam your j money?buy W. S. S. constantly. ^ i?> ? See our beautiful line of dress j plaids. New and novel. Rentz & Felder.?adv. Big line of underwear; away below market. Rentz & Felder.?adv. same not having been published last month. These figures represent present value of the stamps and not face value:, Bamberg $7,128.30 Denmark 6,719.77 Ehrhardt 3,250.53 Embree 282.07 Lees 214.71 Schofield 140.68 Total $17,736.06 Following are sales by postoffices for the month of November, figures representing present value: Denmark 2,424.95 Bamberg $2,058.96 Ehrhardt 1,095.73 Schofield 230.56 Lees 215.22 Embree 101.28 1 Total $6,357.26 The following are the sales bv months, in totals for the county, since the sale of stamps began. These figures represent the face value of the stamps, and the total represents the sale of war savings and thrift stamps to December 1, 1918: >mps. Thrift Stamps. Face Value. 128 $ 227.00 233 338.25 5.63 _ 545.75 1,053 1,288.25 2,807 6,626.75 2,594 4,278.50 1,476 40,934.00 1,070 14,232.50 618 7,529.50 1,000 . 30,655.00 873 21,023.25 396 ' 7,514.00 12,811 $135,192.75 Death of J. ?J. Brabham, Sr. News was received in the city of the death of Mr. Josiah J. Brabham, Sr., at Savannah on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Erabham had been on a visit to his daughter there, and while in Savannah was taken ill, with this fatal result. The remains were brought to Buford's Bridge Methodist church and interment occurred Monday, the Rev. Achille Sassard, pastor of the deceased, conducting the services. Mr. Brabham was an old and well known resident of the Olar section. He was about 65 years of age, and a citizen of sterling character. The deceased is survived by two sons, Messrs. J. Gordon Brabham and Ralph Brabham, both of the Olar community; and two daughters, one of whom was Mrs. Adams, of Savannah, with whom he was visiting at the time of his death. Mr. Brabham's wife died several years ago. Mr. Brabham's death removes from the community a good citizen, and the news of his death was received with genuine sorrow by many friends and relatives all over the county, whose sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. Local Board Winding Up. With the signing of the armistice between the Teutonic powers and tho allied naHnnc tho fnnnHnn r*f &V VA UUl>iVUW| V**v * ** V* the local boards of the various counties is nearing an end. The Bamberg board is preparing to end its career, and looking to this end is now engaged in the final winding up of its affairs. No further men are to be called up for military service and no further medical examinations are to be conducted. It was the expectation of the board to conclude its business and go out of existence on the 10th instant, but a wire this week from headquarters made it necessary to continue the board's work for some days before the final work can be concluded. The Bamberg local board has teen characterized as one- of the best in the State, and has, on numerous occasion, been highly complimented for the painstaking and effective manner in which it has conducted its work since being organized nearly a year and a half ago. The board as originally organized consisted of Mr. H. C. Folk, chairman; Mr. A. L. Kirkland, clerk of court, and Dr. J. J. Cleckley, medical member. The place of Dr. Cleckley was made vacant by his death several vreeks ago. Special Term of Court. A special term of the court of common pleas has been ordered for this county, to convene oil Monday, December 30. This special term has been called for the purpose of taking the place of the regular term scheduled to be held some weekr ago, which was called off on account of the influenza quarantine. The special term is to last two weeks, and will be presided over by Judge W. H. Townsend. Jurors for the two weeks session will be drawn next wbek. Only civil cases will be tried at this term. See our beautiful line of dress plaids. New and novel. Rentz & Felder.?adv. <?? m Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. m ^ Cotton G innings. The official report of t'.e cotton ginnings in South C.irolin; prior to November 14, 1918, : hows a marked increase over the ginnings to the same date last year, and seem to indicate that the crop of 1918-1919 is considerably more than the crop of 1917-1918. Following are the figures for Bamberg and neighboring counties: 1918 1917 Bamberg 27,796 22,870 Aiken 41,364 33,749 Barnwell 54,658 49,488 Colleton 17,898 15,399 Hampton 19,612 * 18,203 Orangeburg.. 72,702 67,283 As usual, Orangeburg county leads the State in cotton production, with Barnwell county second. The ginnnings for the State are: 1918, 1,102,640; 1917, 923,175. Methodist Assignments. No change was made in the pastorates of the various Methodist churches of this county by the South Carolina conference, with the exception of the change at Olar, where the Rev. C. M. Peeler has been assigned in the place of the Rev. Achille Sassard, who now goes to the Orangeburg circuit. Rev. Mr. Sassard is a young preacher of ability, and during his stay in this county has made scores of friends and admirers, who regret that he leaves the county. Mr. Sassard has been prominently identified with all movements for the betterment of the people and the county, ana is, personally, a gentleman of most pleasing personality. Other assignments in the county are as follows Ramhftrz. Rev. R. H. Jones; Bam berg Mills and Embree, Rev. E. K. Garrison; Denmark, Rev. J. M. Qodgers; Ehrhardt, Rev. C. S. Felder, all of whom were returned for another year. mm Letters to Santa dans. As is the usual custom of The Herald, we will be glad to receive and publish letters to Santa Claus from the children. Letters should be written and forwarded to us in time to reach this office by Monday next, for publication in our 'next week's issue. This will give good old Santa sufficient time to read them all carefully and make preparations to give the little ones, so far as possible, what they want for Christmas. Santa Claus has a large work before him this Christmas. In addition to his millions of children in this country, he haa thousands of orphans to look out for in the warridden districts of Europe. The great war has prevented him from making these unfortunate children visits for the past four years, and it % is hoped that he will be very liberal with them this Christmas. In writing jour letters to Santa, use only one side of the sEfeet of paper, and make them as short as possible. Box Party Big Success. Words are inadequate to express! our extreme appreciation to our| friends for their kindness and gen-| ' ? ? ?j. n_j I erosicy snown us on iasi rimaj i night, in helping make our oyster supper and bofc party a success. The neat sum of $165.00 was realized. We feel that special mention should be made of members of other churches who unhesitatingly rendered their services, also Mr. Talbert Padgett, who so ably auctioned our boxes. To one and all, accept our many thanks. COMMITTEE. 'mm Moore-Lankford. t " Ehrhardtj Dec. 7.?Miss Grace Moore and Mr. Alexander Lankford were married Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage, the Rev. C. S. Felder officiating. It was a quiet marriage, only the immediate family having any knowledge of it. The attendants were: Mrs. E. H. Duncan, of Bamberg and Mrs. J. E. Folk and little daughter, Lurlene, of Ehrhardt. Mrs. Lankford is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Moore, of this city, while Mr. Lankford, formerly of Fort Wayne, Ala., has been located here for the past year. They are at present stopping at Mr. Moore's, where they are receiving congratulations from their numerous friends in this and other counties. A, R. C. Xmas Drive. The A. R. C. chapter will put on its annual "Christmas drive" with the hope of securing every man, woman and child as members of the same. We expect this to be our last drive.* We hope in the future the collection of annual dues will be sufficient to meet our obligations. If we will work as our brave men fought, we will have no trouble in securing the membership we desire. ?Contributed. m m Great values in blankets and comforts. Rentz & Felder.?adv. BAMBERG JAILER PRAISED. j i i Mrs. Edgar I>ickinson Ranks First in ! State, Says Board. The State board of charities and j corrections has finished its section of i the annual report dealing with the j coutity jails, and some interesting % facts and figures are given. The five best jails in the State this year are Greenville, Richland. Florence, Chester and Spartanburg, in the order named. Last year, 1917, Richland was first, anc] its score is higher than it was then, but Greenville's score increased more than Richland's, which put the Mountain City institution ahead. The Florence jail is new, being scored for the first time this year. Upon a basis of 1,000 points as perfect, Greenville scores 821, Richland 817, Florence 813, Chester 777 and Spartanburg 775. The splendid new Newberry jail was not scored, the contractors turning it over to the county only about three weeks ago, but had it been scored it would almost certainly have ranked among the best five, and probably would have led the State in permanent plant. The report says, in part: "The best managed jail in the State, the plant being taken into1 consideration, is the Bamberg jail, which is managed by a woman, Mrs. Edgar Dickinson. The jail itself is miserably out of date, but it is spotlessly clean, and in spite of the fact that the obsolete dieting fee is used in the cotinty, the prisoners are given j three regular meals -daily. The work of this woman should make some of | j our men thoroughly ashamed. of j ! themselves. Closely following Bam- I ' berg in management by sheriff or j I jailer comes Richland. Greenville, I Aiken and Florence, in the order j named, and all under new jailers this i year. The Richland, Greenville and Florence jails are new and are more easily kept clean and in good condition than the older institutions, but aside from this the jailers themselves are good men and alive to the necessity for clean surroundings for prisoners.' "The five poorest jails are Hampton, Laurens, Saluda, Lancaster and Calhoun, in the order named, all of them being very old plants except Calhoun, wnich is comparatively new but is small and poorly designed and is run in a rather haphazard fashion. Laurens county made provision sev' *? i?:u: erai years ago iur uuuuiug a new jail, but the plans were not pushed, j and in the jneantime the prices of I building material went so high that j the money appropriated was insuffi| cient for the work. It is hoped that the county delegation from Laurens will take the matter up and push the plans to completion at the earliest possible moment. "The greatest needs in the jails of the State are more medical supervis? ion, matrons in those jails which have prisoners in them at all times, and which now have no matrons, and the abolition of the dieting fee system of management. This last need is urgent, for the protection of the prisoners and of the sheriffs, too. In the small counties the dieting fee does not pay the salary of the jailer, and the sheriff loses money on the proposition, which no county has a right to expect him to <|o. In the large counties the dieting fee system is more costly than the system of buying the supplies as for .the aimhouses and chaingangs. The most ! progressive counties have begun the | m^ement toward the abolition of the I dieting fee, an(j all other counties i should follow their example. Richland county has used the improved ! plan of management in her jail for several years with excellent results, i both from a social ana a nnanciai point of view. I "In the Richland jail the board reports one especially noteworthy improvement since last year, namely the erection of a fireproof partition between the male and female cells, which makes it impossible for the sexes either to see or hear the other. A new jailer has taken charge also and since the inspection was made during the summer a matron has been added to the jail staff. The windows I of the building on the ground, or j basement, floor, should be barred more securely to enable the jailer to : use prisoners in the laundry and I kitchen more safely than he can now do, and in addition this additional strength would make the building more secure against mob attack. "The improvement in the State as a whole has been steady each year the board has made these inspections and suggestions. Last year the general average for all jails was 640 points out of a possible 1,000, and this year the average is 659.5. The sheriffs and jailers as a whole are sympathetic with the ideas advocated by the board of charities and corrections, and very few of them have shown any disposition to disregard friendly suggestions and help offered them. Of course the inspector in visiting 44 jails?every county has one except . McCormick?picks up many useful things which he can pass oh to others, to help them solve their , T, Red Cross Bazaar This Week. 1*4 The ladies are having a bazaar to secure funds to pay for material alloted them by headquarters for re- k lief work and the benefit of our sol- M diers, who are "over there" and will fl be there for some time to come. We kindly invite the men to take their noon ^nd evening meals with us on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and give their wives a little rest. We will serve all the chickens, turkeys and oysters we are able to secure. * Will have fancy work for Xmas pres- A ents and will try to entertain ypu M with cake walks and minstrels. Also, an address will be given on Friday JB evening at the court hofcse, in behalf of our Xmas drive.?adv. Must Return Questionnaires. The following notice is from the Jflj local ooara: w^m "The president directs that registrants who on September 12, 1918, had attained their 37th birthds^/ an^ who have ^received questionnaires need not fill our such questionnaires but they are to immediately return I such document to their local board. No charge of delinquency will be I | entered against any such registrant for failure heretofore to fill out and return his questionnaire even though the time set for such return is now ^ passed, all charges of delinquency heretofore entered against such registrants of such ages who have failed ; to return their questionnaires within the time limit set therefor will be | cancelled and made of no effect" . Marriages. Married, at the Baptist parsonage, Blackville, on December 6, Mr. Jas. B. Bell to Miss Evelyn Johnson, Rev. , E. C. Watson officiating. _ Married, at the Baptist parsonage,^ A Blackville, on November 24, Mr. Har- ;* m ry Walter Hulton to Miss Mary J. m Odom, Rev. E. C. Watson performing ^ the ceremony. JH Married, at the Baptist parsonage, Blackville, on November 23, Mr. Earlell Black and Miss Mamie Crim, Rev.^^B E. C. Watson performing the cere-^^B mony. . Married, on November 24, at the home of the bridegroom's sister, Mrs. H Lonnie Bankman, at Blackville, Mr. George JL. Hill to miss Maua still, Rev. E. C. Watson officiating. Death of Mr. J. S. Faust. Mr. Jake Stephen Faust died-at his late residence, 417 Fen wick St., Thursday at 2:30 p. m., after an illness pf eight days. The funeral services will be held at he Second Bap-* tist church this afternoon at threeo'clock, Rev. W. C. Ivey officiating. Interment will be in the City cemetery. Surviving are his wife; Mrs. Ada H. Faust; four daughters, Miss-es Olive,, Helen, Harriett and Pearl Faust; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Faust, of Barnesville, S. C., and seven sisters. They are: Mrs. v J. H. Grubbs, of Elko, S. C.; Mrs. A. E. Still, of Blackville, S. C.; Mrs. D. A. Still', of Olar, S. C.; Mrs. H. E. Holly, of Charleston; Mrs. J. H. fl Boyle, of Estill, S. C., *md Mrs.. Wil- jjk liam Baxley and Mrs. Verbstill, of Barnwell, S. C.?'Augusta Chronicle. Big line of\Overalls. Away below market. Rentz & Felder.?adv. problems, and the office of the board aims to be a clearing house for such items of interest and helpfulness to the county officials." All .of these county institution inspections were mado by the assistant j secretary, Frank E. Broyles. - ^ SPECLALNQTICES. For Sale?Cedar shingles. * H. C. ^ FOLK CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn Just Received?Self-rising and plain flour in wood. H. C. FOLK 1 CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Lard and syrup cans,'50 pounds. H. C. FOLK C., Bamberg, S. C. tfn Wanted?To buy a few shares of Enterprise Bank stock. Address BOX X, Bamberg, S. C. 12-31nJ Screens?Now is the time to place your orders for screens if you need any for next summer. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. ' tfn , -j Wanted?To sell a lot in the town of Midway known as the Simpson lot.^ Apply to BRANTLEY & ZEIGLER, , Attorneys, Orangeburg, S. C. 12-5n d Athens Hide Company, of Athens, Ga., are the largest buyers of express shipped green cow hides in South. & Reason is, "They weigh the weight." Mule and horse hides $3.50 each. H. EUGENE FANT, Mgr. 12-17p For Sale?500 bu. Toole's WiltResistant cotton seed. $2.50 per N bushel f. o. b. Bamberg or .Denmark. Two bales per acre. "See H otton on Allen Simmons place, near i Bamberg. M. T. WILLIS, Denmark, j S. C. tfn j Fifty Elcar Automobiles and the Bamberg territory to the dealer who J realizes the situation and can finance 4* 9 automobiles. Specifications?Forty 1 Horse Power Red Seal Continental ] Motor, Borg & Beck Clutch, Strom- I berg earburetor, Hotchkiss Drive, 'J Timken Bearings, Stewart Vaeunm. I Wheelbase 116 in., price $1,375 F. 1 O. B. factory. ELCAR MOTOR I SALES COMPANY, Southern District fl Office, 1502 Candler Building, At- 9 lanta, Ga. 12-5n J 1