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?jje Pamfcerg Jleralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Altered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. "$2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 30. * No. 9. Thursday, March 3, 1921. j If the police force of Bamberg is j unable to cope with the local situation on Saturday night or any other time, then we say that a force | should be employed who can cope j with it. Such escapades as was wit-! nessed here Saturday night is a dis-j grace to any civilized community. To say that a few persons tanked up on rotten liquor can take charge of a town is serious reflection on the town, and this appears to be exactly what occurred. Indiscriminate shooting and cursing filled the air of Main street, making it unsafe for anyone be on the street. There were ladies who had occasion to pass through Main street, and could not do so until an escort had been secured to make it safe for them. *This thing has happened several times in Bamberg during recent months. It is high time that someone was put in charge of Main street at night with full power and authority to maintain order that the town's decency requires, and who has the fearlessness to enforce it. Beginning with probably no more motive than a harmless escapade, the local condition has been , going from bad to worse, and serious [, consequences are going to result unless a determined effort is made to , restore the town to a peaceable basis. ^ i > ? It is not a popular thing to say, we i suppose, nevertheless, we are of the i rvr\iw>'/xvi 4-"U 4- C 4- *1/%+ rt winA , ucuiucu uymiuii tncti it vvcxo iiul a vvioc < thing to extend the time for payment ; of taxes. If it could be productive of ] any real good, it would have been the 1 right thing to do. How it is to ac- ; complish any real benefit is difficult to 3 understand. Taxes form one depart- 1 ment of human existence that is nec- : essary. We fail utterly to see how < any one is going to be better able to < pay 'taxes in April than at present, < and no end of confusion is going to 3 result. If the time for paying taxes ] had expired January 1st, the taxpay- 1 ers of the entire state would have 1 been decidedly better off than they 1 are now. In our opinion when the t time finally expires it will be general- \ ly conceded that the people would t mJNJi if ft ft .XV Cash i V is not a XX carefullj t t ff ff ft ft ft > basis, ar <? plan yoi ft ft yf XX XX on your 1 XX or notXX be draw: xx JL I?* it Rememt Vy sion of t f? || ' U have been better off than if it had not been extended. The outlook is that the state and county governments will have to borrow money against the payment of taxes during the last days of the period. This will require the payment of interest. This interest must be paid by somebody, andj the government can look to nobody | for the payment but the taxpayers, j The taxpayers could borrow money j now and pay his taxes just as ?asy j as the state or county can borrow! money while waiting for the taxes to! be paid. The taxpayers pays the in-j terest either way, and the confusion arising from lack of funds would be avoided. It is an ill wind that blows nobody j any good. This appears to us as being strikingly true in regard to our: friend the enemy, the cotton boll wee- i vil. That the weevil has been the | cause of much benefit to the people | of Bamberg county can hardly be; doubted. It is generally conceded that with the boll weevil or without the weevil, cotton farmers would not have made any money in this county the past year. The fact that the weevil was here the previous year, with all indications pointing to much more intense infestation the past year, i caused most farmers to plant more' lberally of food crops than perhaps; they had ever planted before in the I history of the county. The result was that enormous crops of corn, potatoes, oats, peanuts, etc., were harvested. Literally speaking, the barns of the county are bulging with these crops. That money is an article that j is a stranger to most folks is also a! conceded fact, but the people could j not possibly be in better circumstanc-1 es to be without money than they are ! this season. The boll weevil has taught the people of the weevil belt! a lesson that bids fair to be the best I asset of the entire belt, that of being J prepared for such contingencies as j )oll weevil, adverse cotton conditions, and so on. The Herald makes it a: point to inquire of farmers visiting the office their general condition in regards to farming, and practically every reply we have had was to the effect that their money is tied up in eotton, and, therefore, they have very little?and not much immediate prospect, seemingly?but that otherwise they are in better condition than ever eefore. There can be no poverty tvith barns full to overflowing. For this condition, it appears to us that ve can give a large measure of thanks :o the boll weevil. We all hope that and Carry business is becom "Pisrdv-Wisely," "Fifty-Fi r studying this proposition, v CA5 id give the citizens of this co i wait on yourself, see goods 25 T< rarchases. On the opening day On the opening day, to the fi a and the holder of this numt ounds ier the date, Saturday, March his appreciation, we are goini LK ************** the boll weevil will disappear, but we all likewise hope that the barns of Bamberg county will never again be lean with something to eat. ^ < > ? DEFLATION" CRISIS OVER. Fairfax Harrison Sees Better Times. We Hope He Is Right. Chester, Feb. 24.?Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway, was a guest of the Chester chamber of commerce today. At a luncheon given in his honor Mr. Harrison said the crisis in the present period of financial depression was reached the last week in Janimrr Sinpp this time there has been a decided change in the 12 states traversed by the Southern railway. He states that conditions are gradually getting better and that things will be normal again by autumn. What he had to say was based on information that comes to him from official sources in both railroad and financial circles. He is optimistic over the future and while he does not predict any such prosperity as the country enjoyed in October, 191!), and April, 1920, he sees better days for all industry not far hence. President Harrison came to Chester at the invitation of the chamber of commerce. lie was very much pleased with the great number of inprovements in Chester since his visit here ten years ago and took a great interest in the prospective development of the community as pointed cut 'o him. WASHINGTON BIBLE TO BE USED. Committee of Masons Prom New York to Furnish Historic Bible. Washington, Feb. 23.?Presidentelect Harding plans on taking the oath of office March 4 to press his lips to the Bible that was used at the first inauguration of George Washingon. In accordance with Mr. Harding's wish, Elliott Woods, superintendent of the capitol, arranged today with the St. John's lodge, No. 1, A. F. M., of New York city, for the use of the Bible. It will be brought to Washington by a committee of Masons. So far as the records show, this will be the fourth occasion on which there has been a departure from the usual custom of having the clerk of the supreme court furnish the Bible used in an inauguration. The Bible is the personal property of the lodge and has been carefully preserved. ATA A ATA ATI A mm mm ing more popular every day fty," "U-Tote-'Em," or a si re have decided to convert 01 >H AN'i mmunity the benefit of price marked down right, make y< D 40 F r, Saturday, March 5th, we nr rst 25 customers purchasing! )ar will receive Granu 5th. We appreciate very mi g to offer the same quality o i Bamberg, So I NO FC J THIS S I OUR STOCK N i bsbb I New Ha New Su I New Dr New Sil New Sh I New (jii New Su Tub Proof and Su We Will Be Gls La Verne Th BAMBE the country over. You can hardly find a tow tore of this kind. 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