The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 31, 1917, Page 8, Image 8
Cfje Pamfoerg peralb
Thursday, May 31, 1917.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
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Dr. E. O. Watson delivered the
address at the graduation exercises
of the St. George high school last
Thursday evening.
At the meeting of taxpayers .Monday
afternoon, .Mr. Thomas Black,
Sr., was elected to succeed himself as
trustee of the Bamberg school district.
The meeting also voted to
continue the same special tax levy.
No other business w?s attended to at
the meeting.
Monroe Carter, a negro, was struck
by the logging train of the Edisto
Lumber company near Embree Monday,
and sustained injuries from
which he died Tuesday. Coroner
Zeigler went to Embree Tuesday afternoon
to investigate the case, but
no inquest was held.
The Charleston District Sundayschool
conference will meet at Ehrhardt
on Thursday and Friday, June
21 and 22. This announcement is
made now so that plans may be made
for the conference. Brother Edwards
will probably make further announcements.?Southern
Christian
Advocate.
Mr. Wilson R. Johns, son of Mr. W.
I. Johns, of Baldock. has won the
unique distinction of being twice
awarded a gold medal in the annual
declamation contest at Wofford college,
the first time in the history of <
that institution that a student has
carried off the honors the second
time.?Barnwell People.
The president of the U. D. C. chapter
requests publication of the following:
Dr. Vance Brabham, health officer
of Orangeburg county, will lecture
on Red Cross work Thursday
afternoon, the 31st inst. at 4:30
o'clock, at the court house. Everybody,
men and ladies, are urged to
be present at the meeting, as it is desired
to organize a Red Cross chap
ter.
The out-of-town teachers in the
graded school have gone to their respective
homes for the summer as follows:
Miss Faith Schuette, Charleston,
W. Va.; Miss Lucy Bomar.
Owensboro, Ky.; Miss Mattie Howell,
Washington, D. C.; Miss Beatty,
Georgetown; Misses Ruth Anderson
and Violet Anderson, Chester; Miss
Ella May Martin, Westminister; Miss
Hattie Newsom, Williston.
Our attention has been called to
an error in the report of the organization
of the Eastern Star chapter
in Bamberg last week, in which it
was stated ten ladies from. Ehrhardt
had joined the chapter. The ten ladies
from Ehrhardt were present to
assist Mrs. Monk in the institution of
the Bamberg chapter, and are members
of the Ehrhardt chapter, which
was instituted about three years ago.
Second Crop Irish Potatoes.
The planting of a second crop of
Irish potatoes is strongly urged this
year as a "war measure." Every Bamberg
county family should plant a
patch. The following bulletin issued
by Clemson college will be of help
to those anticipating planting potatoes
this summer:
"With Irish, or white, potatoes,
selling for four times the price of
last vear at this time, farmers have
little encouragement, other than the
increasing need of this valuable food
crop, in the planting of the second
or fall crop. However, in spite of
the very high prices of seed, they
cannot afford not to plant this crop,
as this would be induCive of even
higher prices. Best returns are obtained
from planting the Lookout
mountain variety, the green mountain,
rural New Yorker, or Burbank 1
may be substituted; however, the
Lookout mountain variety is a better
yielder, and a much better keeper
than its recommended substitutes.
The second crop may also be planted
from tubers of the first crop. Preparatory
to planting, these tubers
should be dried, followed by the
sprouting process; thereby insuring a
much better and more regular stand.
Sprouting is easily done by spreading
the tubers on the ground in a
^v,r. rfori wpwin? to a deuth
VU1U OUC?UV?U f/<MVV vw. ?o ? - of
three to four inches with straw and
watering sufficiently to dampen, not
thoroughly saturating the straw. This
crop should be planted during the last
of June and early July. Cut the
large tubers into four or six pieces,
depending upon the size, and plant
deep, packing the soil over them.
Where soil is well prepared, good results
will be had from stepping on the
piece of tuber, care being taken to
have ground well prepared, and to
use a rubber soled shoe; otherwise,
the tuber may be damaged. Frequent
shallow cultivation permitting
free air circulation, should be
given once each week after planting
until a good stand is obtained."
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CLOSES srCTESSFCL YEAI5.
(haded School ( (Miimenrenient Held
Last Wednesday and Thursday.
\
Last Wednesday and Thursday the
closing exercises of the Bamberg
graded school were neld in the school
auditorium. The exercises began
Wednesday afternoon, when Miss
Crma Black's music class gave a delightful
recital, and Thursday evening
the graduating exercises were
held.
The recital Wednesday afternoon
was attended by a large audience of
interested friends and patrons of the
school. The programme rendered
was well arranged, and carried out ,
with much skill, showing earnest aud
painstaking work on the part of both
teacher and pupil.
The high school exercises were held
Thursday evening, and each class in
the high school participated in the
programme. Each class had its song (
and garland, made up of the class
colors, marching in singing and car 1
rying the garlands, which were hung ^
across the front of the stage.
First came the freshmen with their
garland of green and pink: followed
by the sophomores, with orange and
green, each singing its catchy school f
song and carrying its garland on the ^
shoulders of the members. Then
came the juniors with their garland j
of crimson and green and their snappy
song which revealed to the audience
that they did things which
made school worth while. ^
The second part of the program
was the graduating exercises. After ,
the song by the graduating class and
the salutation by Miss Lerline Herndon,
the class was called to order by
the president, Miss Margaret Easterling.
The roll was called by the secretary,
James Shealey, and the class
poem was read by Miss Dora McMillan;
the class history by Miss Margaret
Easterling; the prophecy by
Miss Eunice Hunter; the will by Miss
Vista Brabham; and the valedictory
by Miss Lucile Hunter. All these i
papers did great credit to both pu- j
pils and teachers. t
At the conclusion of this part of \
the programme the superintendent, h
Mr. Allen, with a few words of ap- ]
preciation and counsel, awarded di- <
plomas to the following: Beuna Vis- ]
ta Brabham, Margaret Hays Easter- <
ling, Florence Lerline Herndon, Eu- i
nice Elizabeth Hunter, Florence Lu- \
cile Hunter, Dora McMillan, James (
Wellington Shealy. and James Gar- <
ris Zeigler. \
The awarding of prizes came next. <
Mr. D. A. Reid, our enterprising and .
publie spirited jeweler and citizen, j
offered at the beginning of the ses- <
sion to give four gold medals for the
best general averages, one to the boy 1
and one to the girl in the high j
school department making the high- j
est averages, and one to the boy and j
one to the girl in the lower grades t
making the highest averages. The j
higlr school medal was won by <
Wilkes Knight and Nannie Faust, ?
with Aegina Knight a very close y
second. In the lower grades Willie j
Mae Allen won the girl's medal and
Robert Back, Jr., the boy's. Tn the j
crraHpo Harriet Wiarains and t
James Grimes were close seconds, j
The averages were as follows: Wilkes j
Knight, 91.3: Nannie Faust, 96.18; (
Aegina Knight, 96.13; Willie Mae ;
Allen, 98.90; Harriet Wigging, 98.35; ,
Robert Black, 94.10; James Grimes, (
94.06. Miss Margaret Easterling (
won the medal given by the United (
Daughters of the Confederacy for the
best paper written on Sherman's t
march and the burning of Columbia, j
Grace Hughes won the medal given j
by Miss Urma Black for the pupil s
who made the most improvement in j
music. Harriet Wiggins won the
medal given by Mrs. tyurdaugh for
the highest average in the sixth
grade. These prizes were delivered
by Dr. E. O. Watson and Mr. R. P. .
Bellinger. ?. The following won the ?
iistinction of being neither absent nor
tardy during the year: Frances Allen,
Mary Ducker. Hortense Sandifer.
Robert Black, Lemuel Wiggins,
Pearle Phillips, Carrie Simmons, Har- *
riet Wiggins. Sallie Richardson, Cald- 1
well Jones, Lily Mae Phiilips, Jur- '
line Sandifer, Nellie Hyatt, rneresa
Fowler, Nannie Faust.
Dr. E. O. Watson.
I went to church today and heard
Dr. Watson. He is a man of most
impressive personality, and truly a 1
wonderful preacher. After the ser
mon he came down out of the pulpit
and shook hands with me. "Your
sermon did me good," said I; "What (
is your name?" "Watson," he replied.
"The greatest preacher I ever heard
was named Watson. Geo. D. Watson."
I said.
South Carolina .Methodism is certainly
blessed in having such men as
Speake. Peeler and Watson. I do
not believe even Georgia has a great- 1
er trio of preachers.?R. O. Smith
in Southern Christian Advocate.
Confidential.
He?Are your affections really and
truly engaged?
She?Oh, not necessarily. But I
am.?Life.
XKGKOES PLHJHiK LOVALTV.
Resolutions Adopted at .Mass .Meeting
Held at Hut'ord's Bridge.
Editors The Bamberg Herald: ?
Please allow me space in your valuable
paper to state our position relative
to the deathly grip between the
Fnited Staes and Germany. First ot'
all. we realize with deep regret that
our honored tlag has been grossly
insulted by a foreign enemy. Hence,
we, the colored citzens of Buford's
Bridge, S. C., in mass meeting assembled.
wish in brief manner to give
an expression of our unswerving loyalty
to our country. We would certainly
feel ourselves to be less than
men should we fail to stand by our
country in any capacity in this war.
The meeting was planned and called
to order by our pastor, -Rev. Win.
David. Rev. W. G. White, the true
ana trusieu leaner, was me spca.vci
if the hour. He spoke wisely on the
relation that the negro sustains to
the war. He laid great stress upon
he gospel of preparedness. We shall
lever forget his timely advice.
The following resolutions were,
unanimously adopted:
"Wlieras, the honor of our coun-1
:ry has been grossly insulted, and its
rery existence threatened by a foreign
foe, and a state of war exists
)etween these countries: and
"Whereas, in every great issue in
xrhich this country has been engaged,
lie negroes have shown their loyalty
;o the flag,
"Resolved, that we declare our loytlty
and pledge our service in any
:apacity. May the angel of power
ind victory hover over our beloved
country in its righteous struggle for
he liberty of world-wide humanity."
Respectfully,
PRESTON KEARSE.
A Colored Farmer.
Trinity Methodist Sunday-School.
On the fourth Sunday of every
nonth the members of the SundayIchooi
enjoy a feast of good things in
;he way of a missionary programme,
prepared by Miss B. L. Black, who i
ias charge of this department of work. I
Last Sunday her programme was!
especially interesting, the subject being
the American Bible. Sundayschool
members took part, and they
rvith their leader, gave many facts of
nterest. This Sunday-school is now
jne of the best in the State. The
success of the school is due to the
faithful and untiring efforts of the
superintendent, the encouragement
ind wise council of the pastor, and
:he cooperation of the teachers and
officers. ;
Mr. Utsey, in a few well chosen1
'
word's expressed his thanks and appreciation
pf the splendid work done
n the past year by the teachers of
:he graded and Carlisle schools, and
he inspiration derived from the regu- j
ar attendance of the student body of
Carlisle school. It was moved and J
seconded that they be given a rising!
rote of thanks. The entire school
irose as one man.
We consider ourselves fortunate
n keeping with us through the sunfner
months Professor Duncan, who
ias for a number of years worked so
aithfully with the Sunday-school
.'hoir. We fee! with his direction and
Uiss Mary Lee Grimes at the piano,
ind the bevy of young ladies who
compose the choir, we will still have
)ne of the most attractive features
)f the Sunday-school.
Prof. Whitaker will also be with
is during the summer months. He
las organized the boy scout movenent.
and by his bright, genial per-1
;onality has won for himself a place |
n every boy's heart.
With .Miss Alma Black in the pri- j
nary department, assisted by her |
competent choir of teachers, will eon:inue
to be one of the best and most j
nteresting parts of the Sundayschool.
We feel sure, although the hot
iveather is coming, we will not go ino
summer quarters, if each and every
3ne will determine to be in his or her
place every Sunday afternoon at five
p'clock.?Contributed.
County Short Course.
The county short course for demonstration
club members will be held at
Bamberg beginning at two o'clock
Thursday morning, June 14th, and
continuing through Friday the loth.
All members of boys', girls', and women's
clubs are urged o attend. The
programme includes lectures on agriculture,
live stock and gardening, also
practical work in cooking, preserving,
canning, and the drying of vegetables
and fruits. The girls will be
entertained by the club women of
Bamberg, and it is hoped that parents
will make an effort to have their
children attend, and take advantage
of the instruction and demonstrations
given. The public is invited to all
exercises.
The many friends of Mr. R. C.
Stokes were glad to see him on the
streets yesterday after a month's illness.
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KKCKl'ITS WANTED.
j Advantages of Enlisting Now Over
Being Conscripted Later.
Editors The Bamberg Herald:-Only
a few more days of voluntary
enlistment for military service are
left. After June 41li no more voluntary
enlistments can be made. Will
you not explain to the young men of
Bamberg county the advantages of
enlisting now over being conscripted?
A young man who enlists now can
select the branch of service he wishes
to join: if he is conscripted, he wiil
be assigned where they wish him to
go. At Denmark, we have a company
of South Carolinians, and we will be
glad to have any young man of this
county who is nauie ior iuuii<u> advice
to come over and see us. It* he
enlists at Denmark with us, he will
be assigned to this company, and his
enlistment will be for the duration
of the war. Lieutenant G. C. Greene,
the recruiting officer, will be glad to
explain or answer any questions.
Thanking you for this kindness I
beg to remain, respectfully yours.
JAMES A SCHWING,
1st Lieut 1st S. C. Inf.
Denmark. May 29.
Little Girl Killed by Fall.
One day last week, the twelveyear-old
daughter of Mr. Jule Carter,
an operative in the Bamberg cotton
mill, sustained fatal injury from falling
out of a tree. The child died
Saturday night, and the remains were
interred Sunday at Southend cemetery.
The little girl was playing, it
is said, in the tree, when she became
unbalanced and fell to the ground,
fracturing the skull. She regained
consciousness for a few minutes, but
lapsed into unconsciousness again,
and death followed Saturday night.
Missionary Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of
the missionary society met at the
Baptist church last Wednesday afternoon.
.Mrs. Harry Murphy conducted
the literary part of the programme,
while Mrs. Jesse Carter, the
president, presided. The subject of
the meeting was the "Home Base."
This was very interesting. Prayer
was greatly stressed as being most
important. As a great army sends its
supplies to the soldiers on the front,
so is it important for us to supply
our army of missionaries with tht
physical necssities, but most important
is diligent prayer and cooperation
in mind with them. Mrs. Murphy is
an expressive reader and brought out
the subject very interestingly to the
hearts of all those present.
The Quarterly meeting of this division,
which is composed of ten j
churches, will meet with our church
the 9th of June. Committees were
arranged and all the details were discussed
in full. It was decided, after
much debating, to serve lunch at the
church.
Our society has seemingly grown
apathetic and for a change and as a
pleasant surprise, a rew of the ladies
prepared refreshments and served
them after the meeting. The afternoon
was very warm, and iced tea
with sandwiches was served.
Being thrown together socially was
greatly enjoyed.^ We need more of
these social gatherings among us,
for we need to be benefitted among
ourselves. Our president is faithfully
trying to impress upon the members
that paying dues and attending
the meetings isn't all that constitutes
a missionary society. She urged
that those present try to bring some
one else to our next meeting and all
try to boost the society. We should
all endeavor to realize that we each
have some duty to perform and not
to wait upon the leaders to do it all.
Everyone went away seemingly encouraged
and we are hoping to continue
enthusiastic concerning the
greatest of all tasks?serving the
Master.?Contributed.
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Peoples Bank?Each Pay Day.
Enterprise Bank?Draw a Check.
Bamberg Banking Co.?The Investment.
Wm. Wrigley Co.?The Flavor
Lasts.
Thielen Theatre?"Peggy of the
Army."
Farmers and Merchants Bank?
The prudent Man.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Ride on
the Prosperity Wave.
A Close Economist.
A frugal Scot, wishing to light up,
asked a number of fellow passengers
for a match. None of them having
one. Sandy said resignedly. "Awell,
I'll have to use yin o' me ain."?Boston
Transcript.
Only Details Lacking.
"Is that airship finished yet?"
queried an advocate of preparedness.
"No-o. not exactly."
"How far along are your preparations?"
"We have the air."?Life.
Prophetic Humor.
In one of his novels. "Our .Mutual
Friend," Charles Dickens indulges in
some of his characteristic humor,
which was unconsciously prophetic.
Readers of his works will remember
that one Silas Flagg. "the man
with a wooden leg." who was a ballad
monger and fruiterer in a small
way, employed by the amiable and illiterate
.Mr. Boffin to read to him of
evenings at a stipulated salary.
Silas Flagg, "the man with the
wooden leg," agreed to drop into poetry
occasionally, and Mr. Boffin provided
him with a great volume,
which, in his ignorance, he misnamed
"The Decline and Fall Off the Rooshan
Rmpire." Of course, he meant
Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire," and Mr. Wiggs, who
had great difficulty in spelling his
way through the pages, took great
pride in the opportunity to correct
his employer.
The humor was prophetic, because
while no one at that time and for
many years since ever imagined a
popular form of government in Russia,
as a matter of fact the rise and
tall of the Russian Empire has been
accomplished and its story has been
told. A despotism that was looked
upon as being indestructable, and the
omnipotence of which no man dared
question, has melted away as if by
magic, and has passed from earth
forever.
This is one more evidence of the
fact that humanity is finding itself1
and learning its rights. Humanity is
also acquiring an access of courage
that emboldens it to assert and proclaim
its rights. The human mind is
being rapidly emancipated, and they
are probably very few who cling to
the absurd idea of a ruler by divine
right. The present conflict that is
raging is destroying many of the
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bonds and shackles of human liberty,
and enlarging the sphere of human
intelligence so that it can understand
and wisely use that liberty. The
present generation is paying an awful
price in blood and treasure, but
it will leave to posterity a heritage
of incalculable value, together with a
heritage of crushing debt.?Memphis
Xews-Scimitar.
Perfect Woman Defined.
. . i
"The perfect woman" has just, been
defined by a conference here of teachers
from girls' schools throughout
England. Here is the result of their
united efforts:
"The perfect woman is 40, is married,
and is the mother of five children.
She is in happy circumstances,
living in a beautiful part of the country
a few miles from a big town. She
is the center of a good home, in which
there is a high standard of cleanliness
and comfort, and where good
taste is everywhere, visible in furniture,
carpets, curtains, wall paper, ornaments,
clothes.
"The ideal woman is sensible and
business-like, and her home is a place
of peace. She is patriotic and interested
in politics, and does all she can
to remove the causes of suffering
among the poor. She is a delightful
V>oo o drift fnr fftPT1 fl
(JUinpaillUll, auu uao a qwv -
ship. She is a religious woman, ana
tries to fulfill her duty toward God
and toward other people.
' "She takes walks, rides bicycles,
climbs, swims, dances, skates, rows,
and play games. She can ride a
horse and drive a motor car. She is
proficient in many branches of practical
learning. She can do anything
and everything about the hou?e. She
has some knowledge of the law, and
knows how to invest money, can use
a typewriter. She is a great reader:
every day she reads some serious
book as well as a newspaper and a
novel. She speaks three languages
besides her own and reads foreign
books. She is fond of gardening and
has learned several crafts?wood carving,
metal carving, bookbinding, embroidery.?Liverpool~
correspondence
Associated Press.
That Zimmerman Note.
Many persons have wondered how
the note directed to the German ambassador
in Mexico by Secretary Zimmerman
of Germany was procured
by this government. The "Current
History" magazine for April, puDlisned
by the New York Times, says:
"The authorities have given no intimation
as to how the Zimmerman
note was procured but an unconfirmed
explanation was given that four
men of the first Indiana infantry ?
a noncommissioned officer and three
privates?doing duty along the Rio
Grande near Llano, Texas, had overhauled
a messenger sent by the German
ambassador Count von Bernstorff,
and found the note on his person.
"It is stated, and not officially denied
that the document was in the
hands of the president when he broke
off relations with Germany by dismissing
the ambassador, but its absolute
authenticity was not established
until a day or two before it was made
public."?Newberry Observer.
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The Legend of Salt Kiver.
The people of the United States
j have always been prone and quick to
catch a happy or unhappy remark or
phrase in politics, and to make the
most of it to the advantage of one or
the disadvantage of another party.
Once, a long time ago. a defeated
office-seeker, in order to "get himself
together," left home as soon as he
became aware of the result at the
polls. A friend, inquiring for him a
little later, was informed by a member
of his family that he had gone
up Salt river. Salt river was and is
a modest little stream that rises in
the hill country of Kentucky, and
after flowing through a more or less
picturesque.district for about a score
of miles, empties into the Ohio. It
was in those days a good fishing creek
and the kind of stream a jaded and
disappointed politician might naturally
fancy. There was not a thing
wrong about his excursion. Yet his
political enemies got hold of the remark
that he had "gone up Salt river,"
and used, it to imply that this
meant the end of his public career.
The saying spread from Kentucky
into other States, and for more thin
half a century it has been used to
express the idea that a politician has
been "driven to the woods" for good.
"He's gone up Salt river" has come to
mean, in fact, that a politician has
"been put out of business," has been
so badly beaten that he cannot "come
back," "has seen his finish."
Pages From a Diary.
"France," writes Gaston Riou, "ia
the friend of every nation that yearns
for freedom." To the Century for
May this brilliant young French
writer contributes some pages from
his diary, written when as a French
private he assisted his fellow captives
to make merry in the German prison
camp.
"More tea, more cigarettes. We
ask for the Russian national anthem.
You know it. Itf seems to me as ?
heavy as a convict's fetters. To re'
J -4.1 4 ..
lieve my ears, i aemana iue maiseillaise.'
Boude sings the couplets,
and we take up the chorus. The
swing of it, the decision, the thrill,
as of a victorious charge, astonish
the Russians. My neighbor, the Pole
weeps.
"You are crying?" I say to him in
English.
" 4 You can't understand,' he makes
answer. That air represents liberty.
You posseess it; you don't know
the value of it. We dream of it.
Don't you know that we are slaves?'
44 This war will free you.'
" 4You think so? We have fought
well enough. My comrades stood
firm when they were being mown
down before Lowicz. Yes, we have
fought fiercely for the czar even while
feeling that this victory would serve
only to make our chains heavier.
Poor Poland! Poor JPpJ&nd.' "
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Mexican Ibniejr.
At Vera Cruz, Mexico, a missionary
who went to his field for the first
time, had his first experience also
with the finances of the country, says
the Christian Herald. He says: "After
being duly inspected by the medical
authorities, we found hotel rooms
and sallied forth in search of supper.
Before entering a restaurant we
changed some money, and I wish you
could have seen the rolls of paper
money we had. We had a good supper,
but paid $21 a plate for it! After
that a fellow traveler took my
four companions and myself to a coffee
house and spent $47.45. As I
sat there I had my shoes blackened,
for which I paid $3. But then we
were using cheap money, so it was not
so bad. I felt rich when I had changed
a good five-dollar bill, with Uncle
Sam's seal on it, for $350 paper
bearing Mr. Carranza's seal. I had
my pockets literally stuffed. This
paper money had little, if anything,
back of it, and consequently was de
teriorating in value. Two weeks later
it was selling 120 for 1, and by A
about the first of December there was
none of it in sight at all, except what ?
the government used in paying its
employees. At present silver and
gold are in circulation, but both are
scarce. When people get hold of it,
they don't like to let it out of their #
hands, for they don't know when it
will come back."
Farmers of South Carolina will
have an opportunity to sell hogs for
higher prices this winter than at any
time for several years. Good porkers
are expected to bring 14 to 15 cents
a nmm/1 nn the best markets this
year.
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