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?fjepamtierg3|eralb Thursday, August 5, 1920. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout ; the Town and County. A. P. Garrick is the only candidate announced for the office of cotton I weigher at Cope, in Orangeburg county. Showers have fallen in the county pretty generally since Sunday night. In some places it was quite dry, and the rains are very welcome. Instead of the gold dollar as the standard of value in the United States, it has been suggested that a unit of energy be substituted. The Baptist Woman's Missionary society will hold its monthly meeting next Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 at the church. A full attendance is-earnestly desired. F. K. Graham is completing the erection of a very attractive cottage on the property adjoining J. T. O'Neal's residence. Mr. Graham built the cottage for the purpose of offering it for sale. This card is self-explanatory: "Bamberg Herald. Dear friends: Please send to my address below The Herald until notified otherwise and oblige. I don't like to miss a copy. Mrs. A. J. Brabham, 37 Hiawassee street, Asheville, N. C." Thanks. The brick work of the addition to the Santee Mills has been completed, and the inside work is now being "* ' ~U : ? ?T. , c Koincr in _ I pilSlieG. 6W llid.uiii.iicij io LH/ius stalled as the work progresses. The addition is two stories in height, and about the same size as the main cotton mill building. In the recent award of dairy honors for- the month of June, J. K. ' Mayfield, Denmark's progressive dairyman, won honors for two of his cows. The official tests showed that these two cows produced the required 40 pounds of butter-fat or more during the month. One of P. A. Baxley's cows, at Blackville, also won in this award. J. Felder Hunter, a former Bamberg resident, son of the late Capt. J. B. Hunter, has announced himself a candidate for sheriff of Orangeburg county to succeed Sheriff Dukes, who is also offering for election. There are several otter candidates in the race, in which there will be much interest on account of the entrance of Mr. Hunter. TT ^ IT11 > v 11 o -rrl t on C/VOCC n. Or. nicis, yjj. uuiuaiui, fully^ passed the examination last week before the State Board of Medical Examiners in Columbia, and he now holds a license to practice medicine in this state. Dr. Hiers graduated this summer from the medical college in Charleston. He is a fine young gentleman, who has hundreds of friends throughout this section, all of whom will follow with interest his career..as a physician. "If you don't take my advertisement out of the paper I'll sue you for damages," said J. A. Wyman last week in regard to his offering peas for sale. "1 am continually receiving calls for peas, and I have none for sale. I sold out long ago." The Herald is sorry that Mr. Wyman has been worried in this way. Don't ever put an advertisement in The Herald, unless you expect to have people calling on you. ' If the boll weevils don't eat some of the bolls on my cotton crop, there will be so much I'll never be able to gather it," said a well known farmer in The Herald office the other day, and he added that his crop was as good as any he had made in the last six or seven years. There is alreadyv he said, a good crop of almost grown bolls, if not another boll is produced. The weevils have not damaged his crop, he thinks, to any appreciable degree. Dr. Kivey Pearlstine, of Charleston, who is well known in this county, suffered a severe injury in an explosion on a water boat off the custom house wharf recently. He is now confined to a Charleston hospi.al. where it is announced that he is g. fC'ng on as nicely as could be expected. It is stated that his escape v. as very narrow, and that his back was broken. He is being kept in a plaster cast, in which it is thought V will Virt rtfnr r\Y* of 1 AO of f T\*A lit" W ill 1J<1V C LU Ota/ twi ct l itaoi i, >? v months. In the last issue of The Herald it , was stated that in the decision of the supreme court in the case of Dr. J. W. Wyman against the U. S. railroad administration and the A. C. L., the latter had been released from liability. This pioved to be an incorrect statement, the impression being gained from the published account of the decision. The Coast Line was not released, but the judgment of the lower court was affirmed; and so far as the lay mind is concerned the case stands just as decided in the Bamberg court. COMMISSIONERS IlESIOX. Operation of Light and Power Plant Taken (>ver lly City. As a result of the resignation of the two remaining members of the commission of public works, the operation of the city electric ligh?, power and water plant was taken over by the city council last Friday. The situation in regard to the municipal plant became quite acute before this action was taken, and Thursday night the town was without lights ? ? ? -- O i OA /v'ol A/i lr s aner o.ov u \V. E. Free was the first member of the commissioners of public works to hand in his resignation. This was the first part of July. The other two members, Dr. F. 3. McCrackin and G. O. Simmons, held on until a few days ago, when they followed with their resignations. Mr. Simmons is out of the city at the present time at Glenn Springs on his vacation, but the other members stated their reason for resigning from the board was that un-der the authority granted the commissioners by law, they could see no possible chance of ever putting the plant on a firm footing, and that under the existing law'the city council can better administer the plant than they. The plant has, as a matter of fact, been on the down grade for some years. The commissioners have been hampered by constant changes in their personnel, and still further hampered by frequent changes in superintendents, all to the detriment of the administration of the plant. The commissioners were without legal authority to negotiate any loans, and for the past several months the plant has been getting more and more into debt. Being unable to make short term loans to meet the obligations as they fell due has caused a large loss in the operation of the plant, which it is hoped may now be eliminated by the operation of the plant by the city council. It is stated that the plant is in debt some $5,000 and without credit. LaVerne Thomas has been named by city council as manager of public utilities, and Mr. Thomas states that "he has not yet had time to investigate the affairs of the plant sufficiently to map out the proper course to be pursued. Whe.ner the present plan of operation by council will be continued will be decided later. I>b ing without commissioners it was necessary for the,.council to take ovei the plant on short notice or else the town would have been without lights or water. For some days previous to Friday the plant had been operated by means of hauling slabs from a nearby saw mill. There was a carload of coal on the sidetrack, but there was no money in the commissioners* treasury to get it out. The slabs were burned faster than they could be hauled and the supply was exhausted Thursday night, which accounted for the failure to furnish lights. Immediately on taking over the plant, the city council got in touch with the authorities of Williston and located a generator which could be 'purchased at a bargain, and this generator is now here and will be installed at the cotton mill to furnisn day current while the present generator, which was burned out several months ago, is being repaired. When the generator was burned out, the commissioners were without funds ? to have it repaired, so it is stated. A considerable sum has been paid out in freight demurrage on account of this same lack of funds. The operation of the power plant to furnish lights and power during the day has added to the burden, it is stated, and rather than continue this system, the commissioners decided to q,uit. There appears to have been a lack of cooperation between the council and the commissioners in several respects, chief among which was the furnishing of current for the lighting of the streets. The commissioners say they have received no funds from the city for some months, but were credited with $100 a month as payment on the white way. One of the commissioners stated that Mr. Foster, the former superintendent, had figured that it cost the commissioners about $3,500 a year to furnish current for street lighting at ] 12 1-2 cents per k. w. h. Now that the plant is under the direct operation of the city council, whom, it seems, is the only authority for financing the plant, it is hoped that the plant can be operated with satisfaction to the people of the town, and at the same time with profit, or at least that the plant can ! be put on a self-sustaining basis. There has been some talk of selling the plant, but it is not known whether this can legally be done, and if it could whether a purchaser could be found for the plant in the condition it appears to now be in, or if legal, whether it would be the best thing to do. The Herald has absolutely no in MALARIA WORK INSPECTED, j ! Major Grittitts Says Raining Project ProofOssing Well. v Major T. H. D. GrifTitts, U. S. j public health service, who is on a tour of inspection of malaria control projects in this and other states, made an official visit to Bamberg last Thursday, in company with Captain L. M. Fisher of the U. S. public health service, who is in charge of malaria control activities carried on in cooperation with the state board of health, and the international health board in this state. Dr. Griffitts, when asked whether the work being clone at Bamoerg would rid the town of malaria, had the following to say: "Bamberg, to begin- with, had a serious malaria problem, but one not imposible of solution, as is shown by the work already accomplished and by the fact that no malaria mosquitoes were anywhere to be found in the town." He spoke in terms of the highest praise of the progressiveness of the town of Bamberg in undertaking this work and of the manner in which it is being carried out. "Full prosperity and malaria cannot exist together," said Dr. Griffitts, who has had years of experience with the government both during the war and prior thereto in malaria investigations and control work. He further said that the money spent in this work was the best investment the town had ever made, and that as fast as the effectiveness of the methods employed here became known, people from other sections of the country would be attracted to this fertile spot, and sooner or later progressive manufacturing concerns would avail themselves of the opportunity of locating in a malaria free town. Next to the newspapers, traveling men are perhaps the best advertising medium. Already favorable com~4 fnAvn llOf< VlQQn Vl fl 0 r1/? l'n ill ell L liuiii tiieiii nao lit/uiu xxx other places concerninig the work done at Bamberg. The early, history of the state is full, of incidents in which places were abandoned because of malaria. This procedure is about to be reversed and much country will be reclaimed by employing anti-malaria methods. C. E. Buck, of the .international health board, is in direct charge of the work at Bamberg, and has done valuable work in making the work a success. Dr. Griffitts said the projects now under way in the south form only a beginning for a mammoth campaign of freeing the south of malaria. Only a few communities have been selected up to this time, and the work in these communities is largely in the nature of furnishing models for other communities in order that they may be induced to undertake the work. It is the hope and purpose of the malaria authorities to eventually carry this work into not only every city and town in the south, but into the rural districts. Pleased! With Tobacco. Tobacco as a staple crop is looked upon by a number of Bamberg county farmers as a certainty for the future. This year scores of farmers have ~-c.? x "u _ .c x i:?,a giuwii luuautu iur nie nxst uiuc. With many folks it has been in the nature of an experiment. One of these is J. F. Kearse, Jr., of the Ehrhardt section. Mr. Kearse planted six acres in tobacco this year, and is very much pleased with the outcome of his crop so far. He has already sold about 2,000 pounds of tobacco on the Bamberg market, and he says he thinks he will make aboui 1,0 00 pounds per acre. He has had good luck with his crop so far, and his prices have averaged high. His first sale of a thousand pounds averaged him about 33 cents, while his sale of another thousand pounds Friday averaged him just about 40 cents, an~d he says that he has his best tobacco yet to sell. "It beats cotton all to pieces," is the way Mr. Kearse expresses himself about tobacco. ? i?i Large supply of cotton picking sheets just received. v G. O. Simmons, Bamberg, S. C. ^ <<p> ? Just received, shipment of tobacco sheets. H. C.FOLK CO. terest in this matter other than a sincere desire to see the plant furnish' the proper lighting, water and rimvor fcjpiliHpc ff>r tV)p pifv snfiak JL/W l? V/i i. v* ^ * vv- XT ing for itself, it can say that any plan whereby satisfactory service is rendered will meet with ifs approval, and we believe with the approval of the people. There seems to have been a combination of circumstances working against the interests of the municipal plant. As to where the blame lies, if there is any blame, The Herald knows not. If the city council or the commissioners of public works desire to place the matter before the people of Bamberg, the columns of The Herald are open. COTTON MEETINGS HELD. Marketing, Warehouse Facilities and Cotton Association Discussed. The cotton association has recently completed an educational campaign in the county, holding meetings at Denmark, Bamberg and Ehrhardt, meeting with very gratifying results. The attendance was small but very enthusiastic. The first speaker was H. S. Johnson, district agent, representing the department of agriculture. He had an interesting talk' on the present system of handling cotton, or lack of system, and stated that after a bale of cotton had passed through an average of 14 different parties the estimated loss to the 'farmer was $10 per bale, making a total of $27 0,000 loss to the county last year. The solution that he offered for the problem is the establishing of adequate warehouses, securing an official cotton grader for the county and direct selling to the consumer. The next speaker was Vv. Rivers, state warehouse commissioner. 1-Ie - ~-e u:~ onereo. me services ui ms uiucc the people and told of the advantages of recent acts passed by the legislature, showing how it is possible to put the farm warehouse into the state warehouse system and use cotton as collateral. His insurance is 10 per cent, less than other com-| panies and is able to give pro-rata insurance. The last speaker on the programme was G. L. Toole, of Aiken, who represents the* cotton association and is ' a member of the executive board. He told of the many things that the: organization had done for the farmer! in its short life and the things it is doing at present. He spoke of the! recent act, that the association wasj instrumental in passing, whereby it is unlawful for a warehouse company to remove any cotton from the warehouse belonging to any parties storing cotton therein, without the consent of the owners. Bamberg county was complimented on its large membership, and it is rated at the top among the list of counties that have organized. At Eli. hirdt Mr. Toole ha ad led all three subjects, the other two members of the party having been ' called away, holding the attention of the crowd for more than an hour. None of the Darty has his expenses paid out of the cotton association fund, and this campaign has not cost the cotton association one penny. The following committees were appointed to take up the question of securing a cotton grader, securing ' more warehouse( space and increasing the membership of the organization: Denmark?H. Malcolm Crum, F. V. James, and J. B. Guess, Jr. Bamtyerg?J. W. Stokes, J. A. J. Rice, and C. W. Rentz. Ehrhardt?J. A. Peters, G. B. Clayton, and W. H. Mitchum. The campaign was staged at a very timely season when everybody is thinking of 45 cents cotton and ignoring a slump in the price or the tightening of the banks on lending money and the large yield of cotton that is predicted. Will Move to Charlotte.. The many friends of 'Sir. and Mrs. Decania Dowling will learn writh much regret that they will make Charlotte, N. C.,- their home in the future. Mrs. Dowling and children left this week for a stay of a few weeks in the mountain resorts, after which they will go to their future, home in Charlotte. Mr. Dowling will follow soon. As is known to his friends, Mr. Dowling is associated with his brother, H. S. Dowling, in the automobile business in Charlotte, which is their distributing point. The Dowling brothers have built up a magnificent busines^, and the interests of the business now demand so much of Mr. Dowling's time that he has decided to move to Charlotte. He will, of course, continue to be a frequent visitor to Bamberg, and will retain his farming interests here. H. S. Dowling has resided in Charlotte for several years. To Celebrate Birthday. J. W. Rentz, Sr., of Lodge, will celebrate his 79th birthday on September 8th, and his relatives and friends are planning to have a big celebration in his honor. A picnic dinner will be served at his home in the Lodge section to which all of his acquaintances are invited. Mr. Rentz is one of the oldest and most honored citizens of his community, and it is expected that there will be a large assembly of well wishers to greet him. Mr. Kinard is known throughout this entire section. He is a brother of the late Isaac W. Rentz, of Ehrhardt, who died some months ago. Tobacco twine at Rentz & Felder's. Cotton sheets at Rentz & Felder's. REALTY TRANSFERS. Recorded in Clerk of Court's Office During ^lonth of July. The following real estate trans-1 fers were recorded in the office of A. I Kirkland, clerk of court, during July: ! Geo. S. Smith to E. H. Henderson, strip of land 3x210 feet adjoining residence lot of E. H. Henderson for $.10. J. J. Rowe to Carter, Carter & PCearse, lot on New Bridge street, Bamberg, for $2,000. Mrs. W. R. Copeland to Mrs. A. D. Dempsey and James J. Dempsey, lot and dwelling in Denmark for $3,000. S. W. Copeland to Mrs. J. M. Smith, one-half acre in Ehrhardt for $5,000. W. H. Faust to trustees of Caperni um cemetery, 2 1-10 acres near Denmark -tor $65. Theodocia A. Ott to Carter, Carter & Kearse^ lot adjoining Bamberg Realty Co., Bamberg, for $215. Mrs. Lizzie E. Smith to Mrs. Mary Idella Cox, et al., lot in Denmark for $1 and other considerations. H. C. Rice to J. D. Bzxter, 100% acres adjoining E. C. Riley for $1,500. S. A. Foster to B. F. Folk, Jr., lot on Elmoor heights, Bamberg, for $425. Mrs.'Ruth S. Califf to Mrs. Mabel E. Jordan, lot and building in Denmark for $3,500. St. Claire P. Guess ta-Winchester Graham, lot and building in Denmark for $4,750. Winchester Graham to R. A. Gooisby, lot and building in Denmark for $5,500. Mrs. Ruth S. Califf to John D. Turner, lot and building in Denmark for $4,200. J. Andrew Baxter to Mrs. Vinie A. Hightower, lot in Denihark for $150. Levi Stephens to Robert Brabham, lot near oil mill, Bamberg, for $300. Voorhees school to trustees of Rome Baptist church, 3 lots in Den-> n? & o n o marK iur ^10. ?q?? ^ MAKES GOOD IX X. MEXICO. Former Resident Xow the Owner of Flowing Oil Well. The Bamberg county friends of Chisolm Herndon, who left here about four years ago*for New Mexico, on account of ill health, will be interested to learn of his recent good fortune in his new home. When he was coxifronted by ill health some years ago, his physician advised him to seek the dry climate of New Mexico, and he left here going to Santa Rosa. His health began to improve very soon, and now physicians have pronounced him well again. He is now robust and weighs 170 pounds. While this is the best fortune that he could possibly accumulate, his friends will be glad to know that he is faring well -temporarily. - A year or two after he reached Santa Rosa, he purchased for a small amount six acres of oil lands near that place. The oil lands were undeveloped, and life purchased with the idea that some day they might become valuable. Some months since a development company drilled a well on Mr. Herndon's land, and to his very good fortune a gushing well resulted. He has not advised his friends here how many millions he has already made, and perhaps he has not really made many, but those who keep up with oil producing lands know that any land that produces a flowing oil well is worth big money, even though the flow may not be so large as some other wells. He has not visited Bamberg since he left here four years ago. Mrs. E. J. Fickling. Blackville, Aug. 2.?Mrs. E. J. Fickling, wife of F. G. Fickling, died here Wednesday afternoon and was buried Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She had beeh confined to her bed for six weeks, but had been a sufferer from Bright's disease for more than a year. The Rev. 0. J. Frier, of Denmark, preached the funeral sermorf, assisted by the Rev. W. M. Jones, of Barnwell. Mrs. Fickling was 60 years old and was before her marriage Miss Emma J. Hair. She joined the Baptist church while young and all her life had bedn an active church worker. Besides her husband, she leaves two children, R. B. and C. J. Fickling, both of Blackville. , Mrs. Fickling was a sister of Mrs. D. R. Matheney of this city. Wedding Announcenitns. Dr. J. B. Black announces the eng8i:fmen* of his daughter, Urma, to Paul Whitaker, the wedding to take place in September. ^ Dr. and Mrs. James Dawkins Counor^of Branchville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Agnes Pauline, to William D. Bryant, of Orangeburg, the wedding to take place in the fall. 4 REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN. M All Citizens Urged to Register Any First Monday. 1 The county board of registration, consisting of L. H. Carter, of Ehrhardt, J. D. Felder, of Bamberg, and J. G. Rlioad, were in the city Monday for the purpose of issuing registration certificates to all voters who f applied and who are qualified. The < registration books will be open each first Monday in the month until and including the first Monday in October, after which date the books will be closed. The law requires the ?4 board to close the books thirty days " before the general election. ? It is urged that all citizens who are qualified to vote apply on one of the above named dates for their regis- ~ tration certificates. It is the duty of i all good citizens to vote, and if they do not vote, it is certainly well to be v a equipped with the proper credentials \ in the event of it becoming a necessity. The board members state that any . party who is already registered and who may have lost or'misplaced his certificate, may call and secure a duplicate. * : Candidates Here Saturday. The four candidates for United ^ States senator will address the voters H of Bamberg county at the court house ' R on Saturday, August 7th. The four . 1L aspirants for this ofiice are: George Warren, of Hampton, E. D. Smith, the incumbent, W. P. Pollock, and W. C, Irby. The voters of the county flj are urged by J. F. Carter, county /jf chairman, to attend this meeting 'f* that they may intelligently cast their J f votes in the August primary. w We are proud of the confidence doctors, druggists and the public have in 666 Chill and Fever Tonic. . SPECIAL NOTICES.- ' =^^==== - I Wanted?Live wire to sell Briscoe j autoriiobiies in your territory. J. H. A HAM, distributer, Charlotte, N. C. 19 > " ror Sale?Dry stove wood always on hand. Order by a postal card. LELAND F. SANDIFER, Bamberg. S. C. ^tfn For Sale?Paige speedster, in fine / condition. Reason for selling, owner j prefers roadster. Apply to A. AL- /|j DEXBOW, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Farms For Sale?Choice general farming and tobacco lands. Some in " very high state of cultivation. Apply to J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate. tfn Wanted?Telephone operators between the ages> of 18 and 23. Paid during training. Apply to CHIEF ! OPERATOR, Denmark, S. C. 8-12 For Sale?I have secured the agency for the Acme and Defiance Trucks. If you want a good truck, . \ see me. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, tfn' ^ Wanted?You to know that I am still selling McCojinons Stock-Dip and , Stock-Tonic, also Flavoring extracts t and Medicines. E. F. FREE, Bam- j berg, S. C. tfn \ For Sale?6 room house and lot J on Elm street. Convenient to busi- m ness, churches and schools. Apply to II J. T. O'NEAL, Real Etetate, Bamberg, f I S. C. ? tfn For Sale?One 5-room house and m lot on Weimer street, south; in splen- ^ m did condition, large lot 1 1-4 acres. 1 Will go at a bargain, with terms if m nanflocorr T T1 0'\TTT!AT. T? oa 1 HI u^v^ooul j %j jl . w avvu1 mm wu tate Agent. tfn I A Brand New Bungalow on Calhoun 9 street, west, 6 rooms, including bath, J wired and piped. Convenient to every r, point of interest. Right price and [f terms to quick buyer. J. T. O'NEAL, rf Real Estae Agent. y For Sale?I have on hand several hundred feet of hardwood flooring and ceiling, also several sacks of v plaster and cement, left over from \ ?. my building. Apply at once to A. M. t . DENBOW, Bamberg, S. C. tfn ft For Sale?One 7-room two-story house on Church street, north; six J rooms 16x18; one room 12x16, broad hallway, good water, large lot, all fenced. Price low, terms if necessary. J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Agent, tfn ( Practical Plumbing and Electrical Work.?We are in a position to handle work at Bamberg and neighborhood. Let us figure with you. J We do first-class work only. EDIS- I TO PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC CO., / Phone 85, 81 Russell street, Orangeburg, S. C. , 8-12-p Fire Insurance Agent Wanted?/ <; ^ Responsible party desired to reprej. i ? : i I sent largest mutual nre msuiaucc I f company in the south, with Bamberg ~ county as territory. For particulars M write ABBEVILLE GREENWOOD | MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Greenwood, S. C. ltn Wanted?Men or women to take orders among friends and neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, j full line for men, women and chil- . ' dren. Eliminates darning. Saves , money. Everybody buys. A bo- A nanza for agents. Experience un- At necessary. Write INTERNATIONAL /ym STOCKING MILLS,. Norristown, Pa. S 'W 9-29-p. ' M j For Sale?Ready furnished hotel fronting Main street; 16 bed rooms, M large sun parlor, with other conven- fl iences, making it possible to add two more rooms. All in fine repair, large lot and other outbuildings. 50 yards of depot, and only about a block from tobacco warehouses. A bargain jBjH awraits quick buyer. Come and se* Mmxm it. J. T. O'NFAL, Real Estate fMBfl Agent. ^ tfn