The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 10, 1917, Page 6, Image 6
w
?f)e pamfrergj^eralb
Thursday, May 10, 1917.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
The regular teachers' examination
was held at the court house last Friday.
Quite a number of teachers,
both white and colored, applied for
certificates.
Magistrate Hightower. of Denmark.
has handed in his resignation
to enlist in the officers reserve corps.
Governor Manning has appointed Mr.
J. C. Turner as his successor.
The regular business meeting of
the Philathea class of the Baptist
Sunday-school will be held next Friday
afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. All
members are urged to be present.
S. G. Mayfield, Esq.. received a
telegram last Thursday stating that
his brother in Dallas, Texas, was seriously
ill. Mr. Mayfield left Thursday
night for his brother's bedside.
Mr. Gilbert Smith, a student of
Carlisle school, was recently operated
on at a Charleston hospital for
appendicitis. His friends will be glad
to know that he is rapidly recuperating.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Missionary society of
the Baptist church will be held at
the church next Wednesday, May 16,
at 4:30 o'clock. All members are
requested to be present.
The last week has been one of
wintry weather. The thermometer
has been down as low as 45 degrees.
This cold is very unfavorable to
crops, but the indications are that
warmer weather will prevail this
week.
The committees appointed toarouse
interest in the planting of
food crops in this county are much
gratified at the sentiment that appears
to prevail. It seems certain
that Bamberg will do her share toward
raising foodstuffs and feedstuffs.
The friends of Miss Meta Bessinger,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
Bessinger, will learn with regret that
she was stricken Monday with appendicitis.
She was carried to a
Charleston hospital Monday and op
erated on at once. She is now doing
nicely.
\
Mrs. R. Morris, an aged and highly
esteemed lady of Olar, died at her
home last Sunday. The remains were
interred at Olar Monday. Mrs. Morris's
husband died about one year
ago. She is survived by several children,
who have the sympathy of the
community.
The Domestic Science club will
meet Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
with Mrs. B. W. Simmons. All members
and others wishing to attend
must notify the hostess before 12
o'clock Friday. A practical fly trap
and an iceless refrigerator will be
demonstrated.
Probate Judge Brabham had issued
seven liquor permits up to Tuesday
morning. This means that authority
has been given for the shipment to
Bamberg county of only seven quarts
of whiskey since the 25th of April,
when the new law went into effect.
Mr. Brabham says he is going to
Vioti' t n tho linp reerardless of the
I*V? vv V4?v >? W -
consequences.
Special services will be held next
week at the Bamberg Presbyterian
church, conducted by Dr. Melton
Clark, of Charleston. There will be
services on Sunday, the 13th, at
eleven in the morning, at 8.30 in the
evening, and each night of the week
up to and including Friday, the 18th.
The public is cordially invited to all
of the services.
New Advertisements.
Herndon's?Our Peaches.
Mrs. R. S. Simmons?For Sale.
E. A. Hooton?Ladies and Girls.
W. P. Herndon?Glendale Springs
Water.
W. M. Brabham?Meeting of Taxpayers.
Peoples Bank?The Man With
Money.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Perhaps
He Won't.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Pay Household
Bills.
Enterprise Bank?Stepping Stones
to Wealth.
Farmers & Merchants Bank?Laid
Off or Discharged.
C. R. Brabham's Sons?Overstocked
on Men's Oxfords.
Planting Velvet Beans.
Now is the time to plant velvet
beans, says County Demonstrator J.
J. Heard. Mr. Heard added that the
farmers are planting heavily of this
bean, and the prospects are that a
large crop will be harvested in Bamberg
county this year.
Velvet beans are distinctly a
"poor-land" crop. Not only does the
bean yield a large quantity per acre,
but it adds much fertility to the land.
Unlike corn and cotton, which take
food from the ground, the velvet
bean takes it food largely from the
air. This plant food is carried
through the plant to the ground. A
distinct improvment in the fertility
of land is noticed after the first crop
of velvet beans.
What bothers many Bamberg county
farmers is the fact that when velvet
beans are planted in corn it
makes the pulling of fodder impossible.
Our farmers are pretty well
wedded to the fodder crop, and they
don't like to part with it. However,
we are assured by people who ought
to know that fodder is worth very
little, and that much more forage
can be had from the velvet bean vines
than trom the fodder. Also the yield
of corn is considerably increased byleaving
the fodder on the stalks.
This bean is also a fine money
crop at present prices. The current
price of velvet beans is $1.50 a
bushel, and if anybody has any for
sale they can find ready purchasers
at this price. On ordinary land from
inn Knohoic nf velvet beans per
0 U CU IVU uuouvu ?- _
acre can be made. It is readily seen
from this that the growing of velvet
beans is going to be a big thing in
this county.
.Mr. Heard says the way to plant
them is to put a hill of beans to every
other hill of corn, in the drill, or put
hills three feet apart between the
rows of corn. Some farmers plant
the beans in fields by themselves,
but it has been found to be much better
in corn. They do not injure the
corn in any way; rather increasing
the yield, even first year.
To Wed in June.
Union, May 5.?Col. and Mrs. T.
C. Duncan have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Louisa
Merriman, to Donald Matheson
Eaves, of Bamberg, the marriage to
be celebrated in the early part of
June. This announcement will prove
of interest throughout the South.
Miss Duncan, who advanced into
quick and permanent social populari1
~ frrmi th A flnl
ty upon Iter gtauuauvu
lege for Women several years ago, is
a lovely girl, and gracious in manner,
holding a legion of friends and
admirers.
Mr. Eaves has been associated
with the business interests of
Bamberg for many years. He is at
present in the internal revenue service,
but still has interests in this
county.
A Valuable (?) Dog.
Mr. W. E. Spann has a very valuable
dog?especially in war times.
That is if the said dog's conduct can
be reconciled with the neighbors.
The dog is really a valuable animal?
a bird dog that Mr. Spann prizes
very highly. The canine is ordinari
lv very peaceable?in tact couia ue
termed a pacifist, for he stays at
home and usually attends strictly to
his own business. But a few days
ago. the dog went quietly to the
house of a neighbor, and soon returned
bringing home a ham. He
then began to consume the ham, but
it was duly rescued before much damage
was done. Of course, Mr. Spann
was muchly embarrassed by the impolite
manners of his dog, but he
wonders after ail if the dog would
not prove valuable in other ways
than hunting birds?if the worst
comes to the worst.
Mothers' I)ay.
Indeed, we all love mothers, be
they young or old, glad or sad, rich
or poor, and it is most fitting that
a special day should be set aside each
year when we honor motherhood.
Next Sunday, May 13th, is the day
chosen for this celebration. The carnation,
because of the fragrance, purity,
strength, and endurance, is the
emblem.
On mothers' day each man, woman
and child is supposed to have in
mind the mother whose iove notning
can change. Wherever it is possible
a visit should be made or a letter
to the mother who is still living;
and the mothers who have been loved
long since, will be remembered tenderly
and hearts will turn to God in
thankfulness for their lives. The
members of Trinity Methodist Sunday-school
extend an invitation to all
mothers to attend the exercises Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
Hoy Scouts will gladly furnish transportation
for any mother in town whe
is unable to walk the distance
(Don't forget to wear a white flower
that day.)?Contributed.
Theda Bara, in Shakespeare's masterpiece,
"Romeo and Juliet," Friday,
May 11th. at Thielen Theatre
Prices 10c and 25c.?adv.
MILITARY REGISTRATION.
I
Outline of Method by Which Conscription
Will l*e l'ut Into Effect.
Every man in Bamberg county
within the ages to be prescribed by
the selective conscription bill now
before congress will be registered
within a few days after the passage
of the bill and the signature of the
president has been attached. The
machinery for the registration is now
being perfected in this county, as
well as all over the United States, so
that promptly upon nit? ijassagc ui
the measure it can be put into effect
immediately.
In Bamberg county the registration
will be in the hands of the county
chairman, the clerk of court and the
probate judge. Mr. H. C. Folk has
been named chairman for Bamberg
county.
The statement below was made
public by the war department a few
days ago. It outlines the method by
which the selective conscription
measure will be put into force. In
this State, however, instead of the
registration being done by the sheriffs,
county clerks and the county
physicians, it will be in the hands of
county chairmen, named by the governor,
the probate judges and the
clerks of court. Below is the statement,
which will be of interest to the
people of the county as bearing on
conscription:
"There was a time in the country's
history when military enumerators,
backed by bayonets, went out
among the people to take a compulsory
service census. Today under
the principle of universal liability to
service the execution of the law is
I put into the hands of the people.
"The approval of the new national
army bill and the president's proclamation
thereunder will be coincident.
All persons within the age
limits prescribed will be required to
present themselves for registration
at the customary voting places in the
voting precincts in which they have
their permanent homes, on a day
which the president will announce.
The probability is that from ten to
15 days will elapse between approval
of the bill and the registration day.
"The governor of each State will
be the chief of registration therein.
The machinery of registration in
each county is to be in charge of the
sheriff, the county clerk and the
county physician, acting ex-officio,
unless a different board shall be announced
by the governor. In cities
containing populations of more than
30,000, the registration will be under
the control of the mayor and selected
boards of registration. In order
that the designated county and
city officials, and the people generally,
can get a clear understanding of
the census methods the following
brief outline is given.
"The sheriffs or other designated
officials, immediately upon receiving
notice from the governor, shall appoint
registrars for each voting preI
Hnef.
"The proportion of registrars shall
be one for each 170 persons to be
registered. Each age to be registered
will comprise anout 1 per cent, of
the population.
"If, for instance, all men between
19 and 25 years of age, inclusive, are
to be registered, the registrar would
have to enroll about 7 per cent, of
the precinct population.
"It is desirable to accept the services
of competent volunteer registrars
to serve without compensation.
All registrars must be sworn.
"The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed instructions covering
every detail of registration will be
in the hands of sheriffs and mayors
on the fifth day after the president's
proclamation.
"The mayor of a city containing
more than 30,000 inhabitants, or the
officials designated by the governor
* it
therein, shall, witn approval ol me
governor, appoint for each ward or
convenient minor subdivision containing
about 30,000 people one
registration board, and shall designate
one officer of each board to perform
duties similar to those imposed
on the sheriff, as heretofore outlined.
If the mayor desires, he may appoint
a central board to coordinate the
work of minor boards.
"On the fifth day after the president
has issued his proclamation,
clerks of counties and cities of over
30,000 must secure a supply of
blanks and copies of the registration
regulations from the sheriff or from
a 1 ? n j f v\ A ciol/
til? niEyor. Auseiliecs miu Luc
will apply to such clerks to have their
> registration cards filled out. In no
case shall such persons be given
registration certificates. They are to
be instructed by the clerk that the
, burden is on them to see to it that
the cards reach the registrars of their
( home precincts by registration day.
"Persons absent from their home
. counties may be registered by mail.
If so absent, a man should go to the
clerk of the county where he may be
- staying, on the sixth day after the
date of the president's proclamation.
. If he is in a city of over 30,000 population,
the city clerk is the official
Go van School Closes.
Govan. May S.?Friday concluded
what is thought to have been the
best year in the history of Govangraded
school. The yearly enrollment
and the average daily attendance
reached the maximum.
On the following Saturday the
school gave a picnic at George's
Creek Baptist church. J. Allien Axson
addressed the pupils and patrons
on "Striving Upward and Onward to
Higher Things in Life." He emphasized
the importance of having a
definite aim in life and the concentration
of all energies in that direction.
.Air. Axson and Miss Annie Fellers
have been reelected and have accept
ed for the next year.
Will Go to Fort Oglethorpe.
A large number of young men
from Bamberg county will leave in
a few days for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.,
to enter the training camp for the
officers' reserve corps. The following
from this city stood the examination
for this service: Messrs. J. G.
Black, J. B. Black, Jr., Sam Rowell,
R. T. Fairey, W. W. Daniel, Jr., G.
D. Ryan, Edwin Bruce. Carl Kirsch,
W. W. Barr, and L. H. Grandy.
Mr. Ryan will enter the
electrical corps, and Mr. Grandy the
civil engineers corps. Mr. Claude
Smoak, who is a student of South
Carolina university, has enlisted in
the navy. Mr. Bruce was a member
of the graduating class of Clemson
college. He, with 53 others, received
graduation certificates last week
to enable them to enlist.
Fairfax Beats Brunsonf
Fairfax, May 3.?A fast and exciting
game of baseball was played
" - J Dwimcnn rnctof
between r ainax duu ?J I UUOVli J vwbv* i
day. The features of the game was
the base running of Groseclose and
the batting of Youmans, Williams,
Burkhalter and Preacher. Fairfax
secured 12 hits to seven for Brunson.
The score was 9 to 8 in favor of
Fairfax. Batteries: Fairfax, Williams
and Burkhalter: Brunson, Dodd
and Folk. Umpire, Preacher.
Killed While Guarding Trestle.
Florence, May 7.?Private Gilland
Hall, of Camden, a member of company
M, of Camden, First South Carolina
regiment, temporarily located
at Florence, was run down by train
No. 85 and instantly killed while on
guard duty at Black river trestle,
near Kingstree, thirty-nine miles
south of this city, early this morning.
Young Hall, it is stated,. was
walking the trestle and attempted to
reach a place of safety by attempting
to swing from a cap of the trestle
when he was struck by the "West
Indies Fast Mail," going south. The
remains were taken this evening to
Camden, his home, for burial. It is
stated that no fault is attached to
the train crew. His comrades were
much grieved as well as all Florence
folk, who were apprised of the tragedy.
Some Strategist.
"Now, Harry," said the mother,
. T .
"take these jugs and go to me
grocer's and get a quart of the best
molasses."
"But why give the boy two jugs?"
asked a neighbor.
"Well, if he has a jug in each hand
he can't be dipping his fingers in the
molasses and eating it up as he comes
home."?Washington Post.
Theda Bara, in Shakespeare's masterpiece,
"Romeo and Juliet," Friday,
.May 11th, at Thielen Theatre.
Prices 10c and 25c.?adv.
_ . A
to whom to apply. The absentee will
be told how to register, but he must
mail his card in time to reach his
precinct by registration day.
"Persons too sick to present themselves
for registration must send a
competent person to the county or
city clerk on the sixth day after the
issuing of the proclamation. The
clerk will give instructions for registration.
"Officials of educational, charitable
and other institutions should apply
for instructions to the county or city
clerk on the sixth day after the date
of the proclamation for instructions
as to a convenient method of registration.
|
' noniton.
The wardens ui jano, ^vuiwu
tiaries and reformatories should apply
to the county or city clerk for instructions
on the sixth day.
"Five days after the date of the
president's proclamation complete
regulations will be in the hands of
all sheriffs and of the officials of
cities of over 30,000 population.
? * i
"The president is au LllUi 1?CU LU
call upon all public officers to assist
in the execution of the law. The
plan is, however, to rely on the people
for the proper execution of the
law. It is expected that patriotic
citizens will offer their services free
as registrars. Such services will be
gratefully acknowledged. Volunteers
for this service should communicate
immediately with the proper
officials."
LIBERTY LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Local Ranks Will Receive Subscriptions
to Mammoth Fund.
Arrangements have been . made
whereby ihe Bamberg Banking company
and -the* Peoples Bank, of Bamberg,
will receive subscriptions to the
initial offering of $2,000,000,000 of
the "Liberty Loan," to carry on the
war between the United States and
Germany, All the details of the
mammoth loan have not yet been
worked out, but it is announced that
subscriptions will be received until
June lotn. ine Donas win De aaieu
July 1st, and will bear 3 1-2 per
cent, interest, payable semi-annually,
January 1st, and July 1st. The bonds
will be ready for delivery July 1st.
Details as to the manner of payment
of subscriptions will be announced
later.
Since the greater bulk of the "Liberty
Loan" will be spent in the United
State for war materials, it is calculated
that the loan will be a stimulus
to business all over the country.
Secretary McAdoo, in a statement,
says:
"The greatest immediate service
the American people can render in
I this war for universal liberty
[ throughout the world is to furnish
the means for its vigorous prosecution.
This bond issue is the first
step. I earnestly bespeak the cooperation
of every citizen throughout
the length and breadth of the
land in this great service of patriotism."
Hicrh sirhonl flasket flail Season.
On Saturday, April 29, the high
school girls played their last game
of basket ball for this season. This
game was played with the Springfield
high school team in Springfield,
and, in spite of playing on a strange;
court, where the baskets were too
high, the Bamberg girls won. The
score was 15 to 3. The girls came
back singing their songs and giving
their yells, their fine spirits not flagging
in the warm weather or during
the tiresome trip.
The girls have played twelve
games this season, only two of
which they have lost?one to Ridgeville
and one to Denmark. The circumstances
under which both?particularly
the latter?were lost, merely
by a few scores, were such that it
is hard to call the games lost. Another
year, no such circumstances
shall occur, and no games
shall be lost, it is hoped. Bamberg
probably has the State championship
this year, though it has not yet
been decided. There would be no
doubt of her prestige, did scores
count.
Those playing this year were:
Mary Williams and Ruby McMillan,
as goal throwers?their splendid
work is wfell known; Margaret
Easterling (captain) and Evelyn
Brabham, as centres; Rebecca Dick|
inson and Thelma Bruce, as guards.
! All have played well, including the
I substitutes, Nannie Faust, Vista
Brabham and Mildred Jones. The
three second teams were diligent in
their practice this year too, and, from
their number, any vacancies in the
first team next year can be filled
ably.
! The team is very grateful to Mr.
Paul Whitaker, of the Carlisle school
; faculty, for his kindness in refereeing
the majority of the games. The following
are the games played:
| Barnwell at Barnwell, Bamberg 19,
i Barnwell 7; Denmark at Bamberg,
Bamberg 16, Denmark 14; Barnwell
at Bamberg, Bamberg 20, Barnwell
11; Ridgeville at Bamberg, Bamberg
22, Ridgeville 26; Ehrhardt at Bam?
- ?.-> -i 3* o.
berg, tfamoerg 06, ciiimarui. UCU"
mark at Denmark, Bamberg 16, Denmark
22; Springfield at Bamberg,
Bamberg 62, Springfield 2; Orangeburg
at Bamberg, Bamberg 23,
Orangeburg 9; Hyatt Park high
school at Columbia, Bamberg 18.
Hyatt Park 6; Branchville at Bamberg,
Bamberg 31, Branchville 4;
Orangeburg at Orangeburg, Bamberg
18, Orangeburg 8; Springfield at
Springfield, Bamberg 15, Springfield
3.
Man and Woman Perish.
Bishopville, May 2.?Fire last
night about midnight destroyed a
small barn on the premises of the
Pioneer hotel and along with it two
grown negroes, a man and a woman,
were burned to death. The man was
porter at the hotel and slept in this
barn. After the fire was put out a
mattress, which was burning, was
pulled aside and this revealed the
bodies of the man and woman. The
woman burned was not the wife of
the man burned with her. The
magistrate's court and police court
records show that bad relations existed
between the man and his wife.
Some assert the building burned was
partially wet with gasoline. The
coroner, sheriff and police are investigating.
but nothing definite is
known yet.
Theda Bara, in Shakespeare's masterpiece,
"Romeo and Juliet," Friday,
May 11th, at Thielen Theatre.
Prices 10c and 25c.?adv.
GREAT BATTLE STILL RAGING..
British Forces Now on Three Sides
of Town.
British Headquarters in France,
.May 7.?The British have pushed
their way well within the town of
Bullecourt. Hand-to-hand fighting
has developed there.
Renewed fighting broke out about
Bullecourt today. The British, who
had been holding positions south and
east of the village, where they had
been violently attacked during the
last four days, moved forward just
before dawn in a general attack upon
the village itself.
There has been patrol fighting in
Bullecourt before this, but today's
attack was of an enveloping nature.
It was met with stubborn resistance,
but steady progress was being made
as this dispatch was written, and
Whaki-clad troops have passed within
the town, which lies absolutely astride
the Hindenburg line, the front
trench and two systems of support
- - - . V 511
trenches all Deing witmn tne vmage
limits.
Prisoners began coming back soon
after the battle started.
English battalions made an attack
today from the south and west of
Bullecourt. The attack was preceded
by the usual violent bombardment.
The moon had shone with
wonderful brilliancy all through the
night and was just setting as thje infantry
climbed out of their shallow
trenches and trudged forward, laden
down with hand grenades.
In its earlier stages the battle was
a combined contest between attacking
forces and the defenders, although
it was later reported that
hand-to-hand fighting had developed.
SALESMAN INSTANTLY KILLED.
- . .
"""""" ,j
B. O. Richardson Loses His Life
When Train and Auto Collide.
Barnwell, iMay 8.?A fatal automobile
accident occurred a few mil^s
from this city about 2 o'clock this
afternoon, when the car of Mr. B. O.
Richardson, of Sumter, was struck
by Southern Railway passenger train ;
No. 30, north-bound, at the inter
*:? -n-p R?j rn woll-Rlnr.lrville
SCC11U11 VSi IUC UU>U? ?
public road and the Southern railway.
According to information received
here, Mr. Richardson, who was
the only occupant of the machine,
was instantly killed and the automobile
was totally demolished. Thetrain
was stopped and Mr. Richardson's
body placed aboard and carried
on to Columbia.
Mr. Richardson was employed as a
travelling salesman by E. M. Dupre
& Co., produce merchants, of Columbia,
and was quite popular with his
customers in this section.
YOUNG GLENN BACK.
Trying for Officers' Camp After Service
in Belgium. ~
Washington, May 7.?J. Lyles
Glenn, Jr.,of Chester, Rhodes scholar,
graduate of Wofford college and Oxford
University, and for eighteen
months associated with H. C. Hoove!*
in the direction of the Belgian Re- t
lief commission, is in Washington
seeking entrance to one of the officers'
reserve training camps. Mr.
Glenn served for two months with
the American ambulance corps in
France, after the American commis- *
sioners withdrew from the Belgian
work. He came to this country on
the first available ship after the state
of war with Germany was declared.
While Mr. Glenn does not believe '<
that Germany will eventually win,
he does feel that the seriousness of
tne tasK 01 ueieauug uci uao uv?.
been realized in the United States,
and in his opinion the English censorship
is largely responsible for this
excessive optimism.
' r
His Wish.
\ i. ' -'-V
Blinks?What is your dearest
wish ?
Jinks?That I knew as much as
my son thinks I do.?Judge.
MEETING OP TAXPAYERS.
" /
A meeting of the taxpayers, voters
of Bamberg School District, No. 14, 4
is hereby called to be held in the
City Hall in the town of Bamberg, S.
C., on Monday, May 28, 1917, at 4 w
o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of
electing one member of the Board of
Trustees, and for the transaction of
any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
W. M. BRABHAM,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
Bamberg, S. C., May 9, 1917.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 28c.
For 25 Words or Less.
For Sale?Dry stove wood; delivered
on short notice. B. F. FREE, Bamberg,
S. C. tf.
Don't stop by saying "Drat the
flies," tell L. B. FOWLER to order
screens for you. tf.
For Sale?Salvia plants, 15c dozen,
or two dozen for 25c. MRS. R. S.
SIMMONS, Bamberg, S. C. It.
For Sale Cheap?One good, tough
work horse?cash or credit. F. K.
GRAHAM, Bamberg, S. C. tf
.. I
. M