The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 02, 1915, Page 8, Image 8

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?ljr Hamburg iirralh . i Thursday, Sept. 2, 1915, : . SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout k*' the Town and County. ?V." Mr. F. C. Ayer has accepted a position as salesman for C. R. Brabham's Sons. The manv friends of Mrs. I. B, } Felder, who is in a hospital at Commerce, Ga., will regret to know that she is still quite sick. * Miss Ella Martin, of Cross Hill, has been elected teacher of the fifth ' grade, in the graded school, to succeed Miss Kate LaFoy, resigned. The many friends of Mr. J. T. O'Neal are glad to see him out on the streets again after a two weeks' illness, during which he was confined to his room. The graded school will open here next Monday, September 6. Prof. Allen returned to the city last week, and is now busy arranging for the C - - opening of the session. There was a touch of winter in the air yesterday. The weather man predicts a few days of cool weather, after which warm weather is again due, with bright, sunny days. s The prevailing price on Monday in amirlrilinp- Oftt.tnn was AUgUIMO ;vi . .. 8 3-4. Practically the same price was paid on a good deal of cotton bought in Bamberg the same day. A prohibition meeting was held at Cope oil Tuesday, concluding the dry campaign of Orangeburg county. The "flying squadron" visited Cope, i;: - and various addresses were made. Prof. J. C. Guilds, head master of v Carlisle school, returned to the city Saturday from an extended trip in the interest of the school. Prof. Guilds is very optimistic, and says the indications are that the school willj have a record attendance this B?> , y?arv 1 Mr. B. W. Hughes, of Cope, was in the city yesterday. He brought in a bale of cotton and sold it to a local buyer for 8 3-4. Mr. Hughes says his crop is very good, bat that there are many fields of cotton in his section that will yield very poor crops. x One of the heaviest rains of the nmmer fell* Friday afternoon. A Tery threatening cloud passed over Bamberg, accompanied by a heavy wind. No damage is reported around |; the city, but it is stated that considerable damage was done a few miles out from the city by the wind and v heavy ram. Frank B. Fishburne, winner of the first place in the Southern checker tournament held recently at; Chick Springe, has returned to Columbia. Second place was won by S. S. Hallman, of Spartanburg, and third honors went to W. L. Feaster, of (Lancaster. South Carolina took off all the honors of the meet.?Columh: < bia State. Contractor B. D. Bolen has been . ' awarded the contract to build a barn for the county, in the rear of the court house grounds. The barn will be large and commodious enough to house the forage, food, implements, etc., of the county. The barn has V.v been needed a long time, and Supervisor McMillan decided that it would be better for the county to build a barn than continue the present system of housing the county's property In outhouses in various places. Mrs. Brooker Entertains. k'.\ ^ ? J-.. A liariicf , v UQ iVJ. u II Uiiv aiiciuuuu, xiu&um, 30th, ,Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker charmingly entertained for Mrs. B. D. Brook er, of Richmond. Three tables of auction were thoroughly- enjoyed. Mrs. G. F. Hair, being, the most lucky, was presented with a box of dainty handkerchiefs. Mrs. Brooker, the guest of honor, received a handsome guest towel. A delicious salad and ice cream course was served. Those enjoying Mrs. Brooker's hospitality were: Mrs. D. D. Dowling, Mrs. F. B. McCrackin, Mrs. Henry Henderson, Mrs. J. W. Price, Mrs. G. F. Hair, Mrs. Jim Owen; Misses Frank? Folk, Lalla Byrd, Mary Livingston, and Blanche Hair. Dr. Watson Resumes Work. . " " ^ TTT-4 n TV nnoiAv JttCV, Jh. yj. Wdl&Uii, JL>. XJ., ya.o lui of Trinity Methodist church, returned to his home in the city Saturday after a stay of a few weeks in the mountains of North Carolina^. He will resume his work as pastor next Sunday, and services will be conducted at the church both morning and evening. The Business Men's Bible class will also resume its meetings next Sunday. The many friends of Dr. Watson will be glad to learn that his vacation has greatly benefited him, and that while he is not very strong yet, he feels greatly improved, and is fast regaining his strength. Dr. Watson was stricken with a severe illness more tnan two montns ago, and has been unable since to conduct any services, or to make any public addresses. . . v . ^ " V- \ J.' ' ' ' ' ? * - &&BSk -' . <% SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY. : Pupils Asked to lie on Hand at 9 O'clock, September 6th. .The session of 1915-1916 of the Bamberg graded school will begin t Monday morning, September 6th, at nine o'clock. All pupils are urged to be present on the opening day with their promotion cards, pencils and tablets, and what books they have on hand, so that they may be ready for work Monday. But the . pupils are not requested to buy new books until they get a list of what books are needed, which list will be given to them Monday. The course of study has not been changed and second hand books can be used. Pupils who have lost their promotion cards during the vacation may obtain duplicates, if they are entitled to them, if they will call at the school building Friday morning between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock. All pupils must have promotion cards in order to be enrolled Monday. New pupils, except those who expect to enter the first grade, will please come to the school building Friday afternoon between three and six o'clock, in order that they may be classified as nearly as possible before Monday. If parents and guardians will see that their children comply with the above request, it will save the school authorities a great deal of confusion on the opening* day. The teachers for the session are: Miss May Zeigler, primary supervisor and teacher of the first grade; Miss Ruth Anderson, second grade; Miss Alma Black, third grade; Miss Alma Davis, fourth grade; Miss Ella Ma> Martin, fifth grade; Mrs. Murdaugh, sixth grade; Miss Mary Moltop, seventh grade. In th? high school department the teachers are Miss Sarah Leslie, Latin and history; Miss Julia Kibler, English and history; Miss Hattie Newsom, mathematics and science, also assistant principal of the high school department; Prof. E. P. Allen, superintendent and teacher of geometry and physics. Miss Urma Black will again have charge of the music department. Those who wish to take music would do well to see Miss Black and arrange for the work. The friends of the school are invited to the opening exercises. An Encouraging Letter. Prof. J. C. Guilds, head ^master of Carlisle school, has received the following letter from Rev. Paul T. Wood, of Mars Bluff, S. C.: "You may expect eight boys and frnm t .fhortv p.harcp to arrive gll IS 11UU1 uii/vA in time for the opening of Carlisle school. Other prospects are still uncertain. "Am planning to accompany our 'delegation' in keeping with promise made to some of the parents. "Two of the eight were at Carlisle last year, and parents as well as neighbors are surprised at the result of a single year in your school. With best wishes for your continued success^ etc." Rev. Mr. Wood is a former Carlisle boy, and has a deep interest in the school, which he believes one of the Jbest in the State. It is interesting to note that one of the "still uncertain" students mentioned has since forwarded an application for entrance at the opening. . Good Local Cotton Market. Thft farmers are finding the Bam berg cotton market a good one. Every season a large quantity of cotton is bought on this market, and the prices paid are always good. The price of cotton in Augusta is shaded only slightly to cover the freight, and the cotton planters will find it decidedly to their advantage to sell their cotton in Bambdrg. There are quite a number of buyers always ready to bid on the staple, and the competition is real, for they all want the cotton. If you have not been selling your cotton in Bamberg, investigate this market and give it a trial before shipping away. You may - - be able to save some money uy uunt^ so. Hail Does Much Damage. Tuesday morning about 11 o'clock a disastrous hail storm visited a large section a few miles from the city. {Crops on the plantations of Capt. W. S. Bamberg and Messrs. J. A. and W. E. Spann were seriously damaged. AIJ the leaves and small bolls on cotton were beaten off the stalks by the hail stones, and other crops suffered. One field of 25 acres of fine hay on Mr. J. A. Spann's place was ruined, but may take on a new growth. Mr. Spann expected to mow the field today. Mr. Spann stated yesterday th^t the damage I done would amount to several thou sand dollars. Mr. F. C. Ayer has accepted a position with C. R. Brabham's Sons, and invites all his friends and acquaintances to call on him there. He will also buy cotton seed and exchange meal for seed.?adv. L-r^Sla-- Ci) -V-V. . .. , New Advertisements. Carolina Gin Co.?Notice. Enterprise Bank?Busy as Bees. ? J. B. Brickie?A Far Sighted Man. Meggett Produce Co.?Grow Cab bage. Peoples Bank?The Time May Come. Richard W. Hutson, Clerk?Notice to Creditors. APT. Rnilwav?$1 7 00 to Wash ington, D. C. G. Frank Bamberg?Does it Sound Reasonable? Farmers & Merchants Bank?How Much Do You Save? Commissioners of State and County Elections?Notice of Election. Spann Mercantile - Co.?New Agency for DeLaval Cream Separators. Wake Up Fiddlers; Get Right. My, here we have let the date for our convention pass, just on account of carelessness. Now, let's all of the members get together once more and have a good time "fiddling," and try to get others to join us and make our convention one of the best in the State. Let everyone, young and old, come with their fiddle. There's nothing to be enjoyed more than music. i Let me tell a little joke on one of our fiddlers. While in a different community, I met up with a young lady that'' he had been paying some special attention to. I began teasing her about him. She said, "Oh, Mr, ," (and called my name,) "I have only seen him once and heard from him twice; so you see we are only friends. I only liked him for his nice music, and he only liked one little song I sang." So you see, boys, girls will like you when you can play. So get a fiddle and join the happy band of fiddlers. It will be nothing to own a sweetheart then, all by your self. Now, can't we get together and enjoy ourselves and make others happy, too? Now, let's hear from some of the other members. "A. tlUlJL.ntt. Election Commissioners Met. On Saturday the commissioners of State and county elections met at the court house for the purpose of arranging for the holding of the prohibition referendum election on September 14th. The board of commissioners is composed of Messrs. Wiley D. Rowell, chairman, I. D. Copeland, and H. C. Crum. The managers of election' were appointed, and arrangements made for the necessary work in connection with the holding of elections. This election will be held under the same i rules as general elections are held. A registration certificate and proof of payment of taxes are required. Mr. Williams in Charleston. Mr. Jones A. Williams, president of the Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Walterboro railroad, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Williams declared that he was well pleased with business done on his road since it began operation several months ago. The new toad is being operated by the Atlantic Coast Line, trains from Walterboro making the round trip to Bamberg, by way of Ehrhardt, daily. Both passenger and freight service is given the public on convenient schedules. Mr. Williams, , who is from Bamberg, called special attention to the service being offer-J 4-V. ^ m.ViK/t Vifo lirtA T"T CI cH 1 d CU yUUUU aiUUg Uio A A AAV AAV iv?- ? that considering the conditions at present the new railroad was doing even better business than he had exi pected. For a number of years trains were-operated from Walterboro to Ehrhardt by the Coast Line, but it was , not until a few years ago that the scheme of building a road from Bamberg to Ehrhardt was put forward and carried out by a number of Drominent business men in that com munity. Mr. Williams was one of the leaders of the movement. . While considerable business has already been secured, the president . predicts even better times when cotton begins to be shipped. A large number of watermelons were recent- ' ly handled by the system. Mr. Williams returned to -Bamberg yesterday, the trip to Charleston be- . ing for business purposes.?Charles- : ton News and Courier. I Woman's Missionary Society. The Woman's Missionary society ; of the Baptist church will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 8, a week earlier than the regular date for the meeting. The date of the meeting was made earlier on account of the close of the conventional year being so near. All the members are earnestly requested to be present and bring their contributions, as this is the final meet ing before the annual report must be sent in, and the society wishes to 1 <? ^ X close tiie year out 01 aeDt. ] Read The Herald, $1.50 year. t ) i To Our Subscribers. The Herald has felt for the past year that it could not afford to stop papers sent to its good friends when those friends told us they could not pay, but wanted the paper to continue. As a result, we have many delinquent subscribers on our lists. We have extended every indulgence to our subscribers that we possibly could, but now that cotton selling time is here, and a good price for the staple is very probable, we must collect these subscriptions. To print the kind of newspaper that the subscribers of The Herald receive every week it takes a lot of money?real cash. We can't pay printers and paper bills with the good intentions of our friends. It takes real money to run a newspaper office, and now that we have managed to extend all the courtesy and accommodation that we could to our subscribers at a tight time, we hope they will reciprocate by sending us checks by the first mails. We are not putting up a "poor mouth"?we don't do that? but when we say we need the money we are merely stating a fact?hard, real fact. Cotton Picking in Full Swing. Cotton picking is now in full swing all over the county. The ginneries of the county have begun operations, and things are busy with the farmers. Cotton began opening ? j unusually early tnis season, ana some farmers have been gathering the staple for the past two weeks. But only this week have the majority of the farmers begun to gather the fleecy staple in earnest. The prospects in this county, as reported by farmers from various sections, is that but about half a crop will be gathered, but everybody feels optimistic because of the steady advance in price: "Not Over Forty Cents." At a meeting of the farmers of Cope and surrounding territory on August 19, J. Herbert Hayden was chairman, and R. K. Henerey, secretary. A committee consisting of the following was appointed to see all the farmers in their respective districts and either obligate them or have them meet on Tuesday after_ -e--1 nr%A 110011 lor a lintLi urgaui^auuu auu agreement: Jno. H. Cope, chairman; E. R. Bollin, J. I. Valentine, J. C. Hayden, J. B. Williams, J. N. Fogle, and Owen Sanford. This meeting was held Tuesday afternoon, August 24, and after reports from the previous committee, the chairman appointed Jno. H. Cope, W. H. Zeigler and H. P. Fulmer as a committee to draw up an agreement suitable to the occasion and whiclf read as follows: "We, the undersigned citizens of the neighborhood of' Cope, S. C., hereby obligate and agree not to pay over forty cents per hundred pounds for cotton picking, and to offer no other inducements in the way of presents, etc. This agreement to hold during the months of August and September, 1915." A meeting on October 1 will .be called to determine whether or not this agreement shall extend through other months. The following committee has been appointed to act as an executive and investigating committee, and shall investigate any nr grievance made by any UV/iAi^/A??*MV W Q member of this organization, with power to act on same: Jno. H. Cope, H. P. Fulmer, J. I. Valentine, J. C. Hayden, J. B. Williams and J. H. Fogle. The following then signed the agreement and the meeting adjourned: H. P. Fulmer, Jno. H. Cope, D. B. Fogle, J. B. Williams, J. D. Croft, John Brunson, Tom Hutto, Dock Myers, J. T. Antley, J. H. Wolfe, J. D. Thomas, D. B. Cope, W. R. Turner, J. H. Valentine, D. K. Sandifer, J. H. Hayden, J. C. Hayden, B. N. Garick, F. E. Cope, J. D. Cleckley, F. H. Pickering, J. W; Fogle, F. B. Sut cliff, W. D. Cope, W. H. Zeigler, W. A. Sutcliff, E. R. Bollin, Marion Wolfe, W. N. Carter, Frank Myers, W. B. Thompson, D. W. Houck, O. V. Fogle, E. E. Ritter, H. N. Antley, J. D. Williams, E. D. Murphy, G. R. Antley, W. E. Thomas, J. H. Thomas, I. F. Kittrell, J. H. Fogle, W. L. Fogle, Irving Houck, D. L. Fogle, A. A. Bates, R. M. Fogle, H. H. Houck, J. [. Valentine, J. E. Etheridge, David Etheridge, J. W. Fogle, M. W. Hughes, W. 0. Tatum, W. M. Hughes, Sawyer Irish, C. L. Fogle, S. C. Whisenhunt, Mrs. Vernon Fogle, Jack Thomas, John Buffkins, Charley Zeigler. The last nine were not present, but authorized the secretary to enroll their names. Friday's Special Feature: Warren Kerrigan in "The Oyster Dredger." Thielen Theatre.?adv. cnrins's water for sale at \J IVUUCVAV .. ? Herndon's Grocery Store and Mack's Drug Store.?adv. Call on Mack's Drug Store or W. ?. Herndon for Glendale Springs vater. 50c for 5-gallon jug.?adv. i THE OUTLOOK. j By the Observer. i Well, people are busy picking cotton now. Remember when you used to pick cotton? I mean when you were a boy. How your papa would give you a task for the weeK. U you picked so-much, you would get a quarter Saturday night. And, how you worked to get your task. Oi maybe you'd get the promise ol something for Christmas that you had been dreaming about for 1c those many months. Oh, yes, we all remember cotton picking time. Everv V, ? ^ 1 Aft *-*11 /\ P U* y-v vv\ n k Ail f I' uuj, 0.1 icdai an ui Liiciu auuut mjage when I was a boy, would always be glad to see it rain, for that meant a whole day of rest, if it rained very hard. I remember that I had the rain down pretty well. I was a pretty good weather prophet. Every morning, if the clouds presented a certain appearance, I was sure that the cotton wagons would have to call around before night to beat the rain. With all of that, though, I was generally glad of cotton picking time. One day when I picked about 250 pounds of cotton, I guess I was about the proudest boy in the county. Somebody seems to be making money out of this big war. The DuPont powder works the other day distributed nearly 59 million dollars to its stockholders. Of course the big dividends come as a result of the war. War munitions are furnished to the warring countries?that is tc the countries that can get them. At present that distinction seems to be going to the British. It seems to be mighty bad that the stuff to kill the people with must come from this country. Still, we fail to see any violation of neutrality, as charged by Germany, because we have 110 doubt the DuPonts would be only too glad to sell to the Germans if they would or could buy. Some time ago I had something tc say about savings accounts. I read the other day in the American Magazine a very interesting little story o 1 how a man got started toward wealth. In changing clothes, he accidentally left a five-dollar bill in his vest pocket. The bill was given ur as lost, but the next fall when he again donned his last-winter's heavy clothes, he found the V. ,^He proposed to his wife that they "blow it in" on a good time while it lasted, but she persuaded him to "salt it down" in a savings bank account, yhich he did. This got the good wife to figuring. She figured that the misplacement of that five dollars did 1? - -! ? not seriousiy nimntrt: wuu men spending monet-, and if that bill did not interfere, why should others now and then? So it was agreed that a small sum each week should be deposited in the account before any other expense was considered. This was done. The couple are now quite wealthy. They had never saved a cent before the lost bill was put into a savings account, and they state themselves that they owe their present prosperity alone,-to the incident. Ther$ was also another interesting savings story. A man worked on a small salary, and saved nothing. A resignation caused a $5,000 a year job to be vacant in the concern which employed him. He was told to go into see the manager about the job. He was asked if he saved any of his money. When he said that he had not saved, he was told that he was out of the question. "If you cannot finance* vnnr own house successfully, lAULUli-W j vrvt.* v ? _ we cannot trust our finances to you," he was told. This opened his eyes, and he instructed the bookkeeper thereafter to withhold half his sal[ ary, which though small, was quite sufficient for his family to live on economically. At the end of the year, he had a good bit saved, and when the job was again open he told the manager how successful he had been with his own money, and was given the job. He continued the saving, however, and now has $32,000 in the bank, and has a much bigger job besides. A s these are actual experiences, it shows that there is more to saving your money than the mere accumulation of it. You are looked upon as a successful financier, and people who know how to handle money are always in Remand. Friday's Special Feature: Warren Kerrigan in "The Oyster Dredger.'' Thielen Theatre.?adv. This live bit of wisdom take?try today a Stone's Wrapped Cake?just like mother used to make. 10c at G. A. Ducker & Brother's.?adv. Griffith-Turner. Miss Janie Griffith, daughter of Mr. J. A. Griffith, of near here, was happily* married to Mr. W. R. Turner, of the Cope section, last week at the home of Mr. K. Antley. Rev. E. A. McDowell, of Fairfax, was the officiating minister. / . I * FODDER PULLING FROWNED ON. Farmers Warned That Tliis Practice Cuts Down Yield of Corn. . ~ When shimmering heat waves . dance on the cornfields of South Car[ olina in August and September fodder pulling time is at hand. The [ United States department of agricul ture in cooperation with Clemson college and demonstration agents r throughout the State has chosen the . season this year as the most effective time to wage a vigorous campaign L against the long established practice , of fodder pulling." W. M. Frarap[ ton, agricultural secretary of the 1 - Charleston Chamber of Commerce, is , nnshina th? camDaian in this coun ( ^ 0 -? __ - -- 5 try with vim, and reports that his ef; forts are meeting with some success. The campaign against fodder pull- A 5 ing is the result of scientific experi. ments which have caused experts to r arrive at the conclusion that the pracL tice occasions a loss of about 20 per ; ent. to the corn crop. L. L. Baker, I supervising agent of the boys' com club work, who is a moving figure in j . the campaign, says: 1 "The results of scientific experii ments conducted during the past ; four years, at the farm of D. R. Coker, at Hartsville, S. C., show conclusively that a loss of from 10 to 24 r per cent, is sustained when fodder is . pulled from the corn. The extent of ^ .! the loss will depend, of course, upon ) the stage at which the fodder is pull; ed. It was further proved that seed s corn taken from a fodder pulled field [ is very much lower in vitality than \ ? the seed corn taken from a field : where the fodder was not pulled. , i Still further experiment shows that ) when seed are planted from which /f, i the fodder was pulled, the previous i year, that the loss has run as high ' as 1*9 per cent, in the results oD-' - tained the second year. I feel that ;! this is sufficient evidence to warrant [ us in advising against the common ; j practice of fodder pulling. I advise all corn club boys not to pull the fodder from their plots, as they will i sustain quite a loss in the yield of [ corn as a result. "I find that some of the boys are ' under the impression that they can [ pull their fodder and take credit for ' -; same in discounting the expenses in s producing their.crop. This is a mis> take, as no boy will be allowed to ) take credit for his fodder in case he ? ^ 1 pulls it. On the other hand, he runs the risk of losing from 10 to 24 per ; cent in the weight of his corn/' Large posters and much literature, ?* ; frowning upon fodder pulling as one , of the ancient practices which must > give way to progressive . farming, > have been mailed the planters of [ Charleston county. Mr. Frampton is confident that if several of the lead\ \ i ing agriculturalists in his district will experiment as suggested in the litera, j ture sent them, it will be a matter ( ' of but two or three years, before fodr der pulling is a thing of the past in t this country.?Charleston Post. ?? Prohibition Meetings. . , To the citizens and voters of Bam , berg county: The committee in charge of the matter of fixing dates / for the several prohibition rallies in / Bamberg county beg to announce / meetings on the following dates and at the several places below mention- . ed: Denmark, September 7, 1915. Colston, September 8, 19*15. Bamberg, September 9, 1915. ; We are requested to announce that on the date for the meeting at Ehr- # , hardt, dinner will be served on the grounds in picnic style, and everybody is invited to come and bring well filled baskets. Speakers will be supplied for each ? of the above meetings. ?adv. W. E. FREE, Secretary. Bamberg, S. C., August 11, 1915. " " j Cause and Effect. I "My wife has planned the menus ahead for a month." "Have you seen 'em?" "Yes; that's why I'm planning a few trips away." ~~ SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Sale?Registered Berkshire pigs. HjH. STOKES, Bamberg, S. C. . . 9-16. For Sale?See L. B. Fowler, agent, > for sash, doors, blinds, moulding / rough and dressed lumber, etc. Bam- \ berg, S. C. ^ For Sale?Pigeons. Colored Homers $1.50 pair; White Homers $2.00 pair. Squabs, 2 for 35c. J. J. CLECKT.EY tf. For Sale?One sorrel mare eight years old. A fine saddler and splen- i did buggy horse. For full particulars apply to J. GARLAND SMOAK, f Bamberg, S. C. 9-2. "MONEY" t The mint makes it and under the terms of the CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY you can secure it at 6 per cent for any legal purpose on approved real estate. Terms easy, tell us your wants and we will co- + operate with you. * "" QAfi-Q VfnnsPT Rldi?? RftlfimOrfl, M(L v 1 4 . V