The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 01, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Thursday, November 1^ 1917.
Speaking of the Liberty loan, it
may be remarked that Germany, although
in financially *bad circumstances,
is reported to have recently floated
a bond issue of six and one-half
billion dollars. Americans who think
they are unable to loan the government
money should think of the
German people, after having been
devastated by the demands of war
for three years, subscribing this enor
mous sum to carry on their war. And
it also shows that the German people
still have money, and that they are
far from defeated.
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We do not claim to know anything
about the management of a farm, but
our general observations may be as
good as anybody else's; and our observation
at this time is that it is
not going to to be wise to plant a
heavy cotton crop next year. We do
not base this belief upon any prospect
of a low price, for we believe
the price will be even higher next
year. But the labor question is going
to be a real problem next season.
The first draft will take out
of this county 183 young men, about
'. 150 of them colored men. The majority
of those selected so far have
been farm laborers. The next draft
will probably take as many more.
Even if only half of them are farm
laborers, the taking from the plow
of 150 or 200 men is bound to create
a serious shortage of farm labor.
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more drafts there are likely to be.
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In a two-column article of political
matter written by John K. Aull,
who stands prominent in the ranks
of the "reformers," he makes use
of two striking phrases. In his resume
of the gubernatorial situation
of two and four years ago, after
reciting what he considers the reason
for Mr. Cooper's defeat, he says:
"That is the way they elected Governor
Manning." A little farther on
he ends a sentence with: "when
Manning was elected." So at last
one of the "reformers" concedes that
Governor Manning was actually elected.
This is the first time we have
ever seen in print where a Bleaseite
conceded that Manning was elected
at all. We thought the "reformers"
were all agreed that Blease was
elected two years ago. Blease has
repeatedly said so himself, and now
his former private secretary comes
right along and says that Manning
was elected. What's wrong in the
ranks of the "reformers?" Did Mr.
Aull just make a slip, or did he unthinkingly
state what he knew to be
a fact when he said "Manning was
elected?"
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While the full returns will probably
not be known for a day or two
yet, it is practically certain that the
second Liberty loan was an overwhelming
success. A minimum of
three billions and a maximum of five
billions was asked for. It is evident
that the subscriptions exceeded
by many millions the maximum figure.
Bamberg's part in this was not
what it should have been. The county
was asked for subscriptions for
$240,000, and this allotment was bas
ed, it is stated, on the bank deposits
of the county. While this figure
looked big, it was only large because
of the prosperity of the people ofj
the county. Less than half the
amount alloted to the county was j
subscribed. The probable reason for |
> this is that the greatest portion of1
the county's prosperity is in j
the hands of the farmers. Personal!
work could not be persistently car-j
ried on with the planters, and while
. many of them did subscribe, and sub- j
scribe liberally, there was no great!
enthusiasm among them generally, j
The government has persistently re
fused to use newspaper space |
to bring the loan to the atten-j
tion of the people, and the only space
used in this county was an advertise"""
ment that appeared twice in The
Herald by the Citizens Exchange 1
Bank of Denmark, and a page adver-]
tisement appearing once by the Peoples
Bank and the Bamberg Banking
company. While these advertisements
undoubtedly were effective in
preparing the minds of the people
when solicitors visited them, a campaign
of advertising carried on for
several weeks would have been far
more effective. Such a campaign
should have been launched by the
government several weeks ago. We
do not believe that it is right for
the government to depend on the
banks and other firms to pay for the
government's advertising. The newspapers
certainly cannot carry the ad
vertising tree, Decause tney are already
carrying far more advertising
for the government than they are
financially able to carry. However,
the country is to be congratulated
upon the success of the issue. Germany
is no doubt watching these
loans with keen interest. They show
conclusively that America is in earnest.
The American people, as a
whole, are back of (he government.
Now that the second Liberty loan
campaign has been successfully concluded,
the next thing is the food
conservation campaign, wmch was
launched Monday morning throughout
the country. Bamberg county
is asked to forward 2,000 food conservation
pledge cards, and we see
by the daily newspapers that previous
to Sunday only 91 cards had
been sent in from this county. So
much has been said about food conservation
that it is scarcely necessary
to say more. The only thing we are
afraid of in Bamberg county is that
the majority of people are so prosperous
they are likely not to look
upon t'he thing seriously. When a
nerson is surrounded by so much, he
is likely to think everybody else is
in the same condition. But the very
fact that our farmers and a great
many others are so fortunate is the
very reason they should contribute
more to any cause that promotes the
government in its war with Germany.
Let everybody sign the pledge card,
and adhere to it closely. True, many
of our people now consume less than
the pledge cards require, still it can
do no harm to sign the card, and let
the government know your heart is
right about the matter. And there
are a great many of our people right
here at home who are living fetter
and consuming more food than ever
before in their lives. We hope the
wealthy and "good livers" will set
the example by not only signing the
card, but by carrying it out in earnest.
After all, it does not really
affect the poor people, but the wellto-do.
So there is no real reason
why everybody, rich and poor, should
not sign up.
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Cold Congratulations.
Billy Sunday told a story at a
Brooklyn luncheon about an apathetis
Missourian congregation.
"This bunch's preacher," he said,
"has wrastled among 'em for thirtyseven
years, and never an encouraging
word but one has he got in all
that time.
"He told about it with tears in his
eyes. He said he was on the way
home to dinner when a deacon l)ailed
him. The deacon shook him by the
hand and then actually said:
" 'Ah, parson, that was a beautiful
text you preached from Sunday evenin'.'
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The war department is eagerly
'looking for electricians, telephone
and telegraph specialists, and linemen
who are needed in the Signal Corps.
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mistake. It may lose your Estate a large
sum of money. The loss falls on your Estate.
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He may be put in jail for rascality?he may be
held through his illegal actions?but what if he
hasn't got anything? Then your Estate loses.
That is all there is to it. Name us as your Executor
and your Estate has a Banking Corporation
with $650,000 in resources to make good
any mistake it may ijiake.
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KIRSTIN STUMP PULLERS
Our Demonstrating and Advertising Car showing both KiRSTIN
One-Man and- Horse Power Stump Pullers in actual operation will
be at Conway soon. i
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If you have stump land, and want to see quickest, cheapest and
easiest way to get rid of your stumps, just let the editor of this
paper know about it. \
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Our Mr. Williamson will then call on you and arrange for a
Free Demonstration.
The date and location of this demonstration will then be adver- .
tised in this paper. All interested parties will watch for it. > ' *
This is a fine chance to get some of your stumps pulled FREE,
and at the same time see what can be done with Modern, Up-todate
Shump Pullers. No obligation nor expense on your part.
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NOTICE TO DEALERS:?KIRSTIN Pullers
are in big demand?sell themselves?exclusive
agency to good live d0aler. If interested advise editor
and our Mr. Williamson will call.
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