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W$z pamfcetgHeralb Thursday, January 1C, 1918. shoi:t i.ooals. >? Brief Items o? Intervst Throughout the Town au<l 'County. The Bamberg graded and high school resumed exercises on Monday morning, after having spent two w-eeks of Christmas holidays. Mrs. Jones A. Williams and Mrs. J. A. Wyman will be hostesses to the F. M. Bamberg chapter of the U. D. C. Tuesday, the 15th, at 4 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Williams. The City Market and Grocery has changed ownership. Mr. E. L. Spann, who has been operating this busi~?oc. fiio nnst several months. sold li CCO IV* ??' ? - ?' ? ? r out this week to Mr. Henry Zeigler. Mr. Zeigler has already taken charge of the business. The extreme cold weather has caused much discomfort and inconvenience to the people-of Bamberg, not only on account of the fuel shortage, but also due to the freezing and bursting of nearly all pipes and waterworks. Many cases of la grippe have also resulted. Carlisle school reopened its doors Tuesday morning, the 7th inst, after two weeks of holidays. The opeping after the holidays showed an increased attendance, many new boys matriculating. The school is this year enjoying its most successful session with an enrollment of more than 150 students. Mrs. John H. Cope has been elected chairman of the Women's Council , of Defense in Bamberg and has taken charge of the work with a vim. She succeeds Mrs. J. R. Owens, who had worked faithfully on all matters con cerning the council, out wnose resignation was made necessary on account of her health. Messrs. Willis K. Herndon and George H. Fender, two popular Bamberg boys, who volunteered last summer for the naval reserve forces of the country, have received their orders to report for duty at Charleston, and are getting in readiness to begin their work for Uncle Sam. They will leave Monday morning for their post of duty. In the statement of the incorporation of the H. C. Folk company, in the last issue of The Herald, the de tails were slightly erroneous. The company is capitalized at $16,000, / and the following are the officers of the new concern: H. C. Folk, president anld treasurer; H. N. Folk, vice president and manager; J. W. Folk, secretary. The new company took over the individual business of Mr. H. (j. foik on January isi. We will be supplied with detailed information for publication in our next issue regarding the organization of the civilian relief committee i for Bamberg county, which will be organized as a Red Cross committee. The names of members of this committee and the character of the work which this committee will do, will be announced later. Judging from available information the duties of this committee will be important. A movement is on foot here and throughout the county to have all' the stores and business houses *in , the county, except, of course, the drug stores, barber shops, etc., to close their doors each evening at six o'clock. This plan is being agitated as a national idea througliv out the nation at the instigation of the national fuel administration for the purpose of saving coal vwhich would be used in supplying lights; by the various plants. The move- j meet for Bamberg county is being headed by Mr. J.- A. Wyman, chairman of the fuel administration for this county. Cotton Ginning Report. 1 The following is the official cotton ginning report for Bamberg and surrminflinor rrmntips for cotton einned prior to December 13: 1917 1916 Bamberg 25,486 21,258 Barnwell 54,508 41,103 Colleton 18,096 12,457 Hampton 20,768 16,396 Orangeburg ..77,587 56,122 The totals for the State are: 1917, 1,110,365; 1916, 893,896. Bamberg County Congratulated. Capt. Richard E. Carwile, aid to governor Manning, in charge of registrat'on matters in South Carolina, congratulates Bamberg county upon Vie excellence of the organization of its legal advisory board. Capt. Carwile in a letter to Chairman Wyman states: "I th'nk I am safe in saying that no county is better organiz-. ed than yours." The response to the call for service and sacrifice was not unheeded by our patriotic lawyers and other c!t:zens, who are assisting registrants in the preparation of their questionnaires. MUST CONSERVE FUEIi. To This U:id Stores Are Asked to (lose at Six O'clock. The State fuel administrator, Mr. B. B. Gossett, acting through the chairman of the fuel committee for Bamberg county, Mr. J. A. Wvman, has requested the merchants of the [ county to close their places of business at six o'clock in the evening, ex| cept 011 Saturdays, on which days the closing hour is to be reasonably early. The drug stores, barber shops and restaurants of the county are excepted from the six o'clock closing hour, but are requested to close at a reasonably early hour every evening. The merchants are further requested not to open their places of business at an early hour. This arrangement is expected to continue in force as long as weather conditions necessitate fires for warming purposes in the stores. Every city, and every merchant in fact, in South Carolina, has been requested to follow an arrangement such as above outlined and the daily papers have published statements from numerous cities to the effect that the citizens of their respectve localtes have signified their intention to carry out the suggestions of the State fuel administrator. The object sought by this arrangement is, of course, fuel conservation Murine- pmprppnr.v Mr. Wyman is having circulated in all of the towns of the county requests in writing for the signatures of the merchants and business men generally, and judging from expressions of approval which he has heard, he believes that the request will meet with almost universal favor, not only for the reason that fuel will be saved, but for the further reason that the merchants and their clerks will be saved from such long working hours, and especially will this plan find favor since the business of the day may be attended to before six o'clock. Mr. J. W. Price, of Bamberg, Mr. J. A. Wiggins, of Denmark, Mr. B. E. Hughes, of Ehrhardt, and Mr. C. F. Rizer, of Olar, have been requested to secure the signature of the citizens of their respective towns, and Mr. Wyman says that he feels safe in' announcing that beginning Jan. 10, 1918, the arrangement outlined above will become effective. Mr. 1). M. Co? Ajjent Here. A change effective Monday, January 7th, has occurred in the Southern depot here. Mr. S. C. Hollifield, who has been the Southern's agent here for more than a year past, resigneu mai. pusiuuii tu euier tue employment of the American Telephone & Telegraph company, for which he will work at Denmark. To take his place here the Southern has transferred Mr. D< M. Coe, who has been in a sirailar position at Denmark for quite a while, to Bamberg. Mr. Coe was well liked in Denmark. He has already entered upon his duties here and has moved his family to Bamberg. Mr. Hollifield has gone to his home in North Carolina to spend a few days before returning to Denmark. He came to Bamberg an absolute^ stranger, but by his affable manner and courteous attention to the patrons of the railroad has made numerous friends here who regret that he decided to leave and are glad that he does not go very far. Over Seven Hundred Classified. The members of the local exemp tion board are working diligently these days classifying the various registrants who have? already filled out and returned their questionnaires, which must be mailed within seven days after their receipt by the registrants. As each man is classified a postal card is mailed to him notifying him of the class in which he has been placed by the local board and also stating that he will j be allowed five days in which to apj peal to the district board. To date more than 700 men have been classified. The last questionnaires were mailed out Tuesday, and thus the local board finished that work ahead of time, and probably ahead of any other county board in the State. May Be Inducted into Service. While men registered under the selective-service law are not being accepted at recruiting office for enlistment in the Aviation Section of the S'gnal Corrs, they may be inducted ; voluntarily into service by their local boards if they are physically fit, sufficiently skilled, and not required to fill the current draft quota. They w'll be sent to Camp Kelly, Tex., for d'stribution into trades, training, and formation into squadrons, with rani s and salaries running from $30 a month as private to $S1 a month as master signal electrician, food and quarters provided Dy the Government. Read The Herald $1.50 the year. / KIRK SATURDAY NIGHT. j Storo Occupied by I!. S. Simmons is Damaged by Rlaze. Last Saturday night about half j past six o'clock and while the streets j were still crowded, the alarm of lire j was sounded and for a time it ap-1 peared that the blaze would grow to he a serious one. The fire originated in the one story brick building occupied by Mr. R. S. Simmons with his sewing machine business, the building being located on Railroad | I avenue immediately in the rear of the old Johnson hotel. Mr. Simmons had locked up and gone only a fewminutes before, and it is presumed that the lamp exploded. The fire spread rapidly over the building and in a few minutes the whole structure ? ? i 1 i i r t. was a roaring oiaze aim uuiuiug mai. The fire engine was rather slow in arriving, and for a time it seemed that the hotel building and stores underneath it would be destroyed, and several occupants of the rooms in the hotel moved out their valuables. However, when the truck did get on the scene of action it served its purpose well and the water power was working splendidly, so that the fire was very quickly gotten under control and confined to the one building in which it started. The Greek next door suffered slight damage from breakage, but Mr. Simmons was the heaviest loser of all. The building was practically new and was owned by Mr. N. A. Hunt, of Charleston. His loss was covered by insurance. The entire interior and frame work of the building will have to be rebuilt to be of any service, but j the brick walls remained intact and were damaged very little. Mr. Simmons had very little insurance on the | contents of the building, which are a ! total loss, some few of the machines however, being owned by the Singer j Sewing Machine company. Mr. Sim- j mons's loss will approximate seven ! or eight hundred dollars. The salvage from this one fire will , probably far more than pay for the fire truck and entire waterworks system of the town, for without them a whole block of business buildings would probably have been destroyed. Hints for Registrants. The registrants of the county should bear in mind that the law yers and other public spirited citizens j who are assisting in the^ preparation j of questionnaires are doing this work from patriotic motives, free of charge, and at cost of private business absolutely unattended to and in some cases probably sacrificing work which would have paid handsomely. The chairman of the legal advisory board is informed from his records that with one exception every lawyer in the county eligible for this work has become a member of the board and are assisting registrants. The patriotic efforts of the members of this advisory board should be rightly valued and appreciated by registrants and others interested in registrants, and registrants should try to make the work of the members of the board as light as possible, and to that end are requested to take notice of the following: Any registrant who claims deferred classification on the ground of dependents should bring such dependents over sixteen years of age with him when he asks assistance in preparing his questionnaire. Any registrant who claims deferred classification on the ground of industrial or agricultural occupation snouia d? j accompanied by executive heads or , owners or managers of such enter-1 prises, and in the case of farmers j some near neighbor should also ac-1 company registrants. These classes ! of registrants must secure certain ! affidavits from those specified herein, and much time may be saved by having them accompany registrants who need aid in preparing questionnaires. The legal advisory board is composed of the following named citizens: J. Wesley Cdum, Denmark, S. C.; B. W. Miley, Bamberg, S. C.; J. A. Wyman, chairman, Bamberg, S. C. Associate members of the legal advisory board: At Bamberg?C. E. Black, R. P. Bellinger, B. D. Carter, W. E. Free, S. G. Mayfield, E. P. Allen, W. C. Duncan, W. A. Klauber, Rev. R. H. Jones, Rev. G. P. White, Rev. E. K. Garrison, C. F. Brooks. At Denmark?J. E. Steadman, R. C. Hardwirk, Rev. J. M. Rodgers, Rev. J. D. Huggins. At Ehrhardt?W. D. Bennett, Prof. Herbert Hucks, Rev. C. S. Felder, Rev. D. H. Owings, Rev. P. D. Risinger. At Olar?J. Ham Kirkland, A. W. Brabham, Prof. R. F. Goodwin, Rev. Achille Sascard. At Embree?D. A. Gardner. At Hunter's Chapel?J. G. Rlioad, J. H. Fender. Roland Thompson, a negro, was drowned last Wednesday while trying to cross the frozen river at Blair, S. C. DIED IN FRANCE. * ! Soldier from t!iis Section Died a Victim of TuI?etcnlo.-;is. Mr. C. A. Milhouse, who resides near Bamberg, received a telegram Wednesday advising him of the death of Corporal Henry C. Myrick in France. Corporal Myrick was with the American expeditionary forces under Gen. Pershing "somewhere in France." He formerly was a member of the national guards at Marion. He was raised by Mr. Milhouse, who was his nearest relative. Corporal Myrick died Monday, January 7th, of tuberculosis. This was an admirable young man, and though he was not originally from Bamberg county he was reared in this community, and spent conHmo in this f?itv auiu c x in v aaa ? ? had often visited in Bamberg, and for several weeks some years ago he was employed in the office of The Bamberg Herald. He had been a member of the national guard for a number of years, and it had been about five or six years since he had been here. He is well spoken of by those who knew him, and had a number of friends in Bamberg who deeply deplore his untimely but honorable death. So far as known this is the first member of the American expeditionary forces from this section to to die on the field of honor in France, and although Mr. Myrick passed away from natural causes, he, nevertheless, gave his life just as truly for the cause as if he had died in actual battle. Only One Land Sale Made. Monday was the first monday in the month and the year and was consequently January salesday, but the prosperity of Bamberg county is evidently preventing very much land being sold here under orders of the court, and few people were attracted to town salesday. January salesday in Barnwell sometime sdraws a crowd of fifteen hundred or two thousand visitors, but very little change in the usual Monday crowds was noted here. There was only one sale which was conducted by the probate judge, J. J. Brabham, Jr. It included 95 acres of farm lands and resulted from an order of the court in the case of Nettie Nimmons, et al., against J. E. Kennedy, et al. The tract brought $1,245, and was purchased by Mr. R. C. Jones. Income Tax Officer Coming. In a communication received by The Herald D. C. Heyward, collector of internal revenue, Columbia, announces that a federal income tax officer will he sent into this county on Jan. 14 and will be here until Jan. 19. Information as to where this officer will have his headquarters can be obtained from the postmast.er or any of the bankers. He will be willing to help persons subject to the income tax make out their returns without any cost to them for his services. Returns of income for the year 1917 must be made on forms provided for the purpose before March 1st. Because a good many people do not understand the law, and wont know how to make out their returns, the government is sending in this expert to do it for them. But the duty is on the taxpayer to make himself known to the government. If a person does not make return on or before the first *of March, penalties as provided by law will be incurred. If you are not sure about being subject to the tax you had better see the income tax man while he is here, and make sure. Whether you see the income tax man or not you must make return if subject to the tax. Persons resident in other counties may, if they want to, come and see the income tax man who will be here. Mr. Heyward suggests that everybod start to figuring up at once his income and expenses so as to be ready with the figures when the expert arrives. Expenses, however, do not mean family expenses, money used to pay off the principal of a debt new machinery, buildings, or onvthin? HkA that. Thev mean what you spend in making your money? interest, taxes paid, hired help, amount paid for goods sold, seed, stock bought for feeding, rent (except for your dwelling), etc. Income includes about every dollar you get. Lieut. Ityan in France. The many friends here and elsewhere throughout the State of Lieut. G. D. Ryan, former superintendent of the Bamberg electric light plant, will be interested to learn definitely that he is now with the American expeditionary forces "somewhere in France." There was a report some time ago to that effect, which was in error. However, it is now an established fact that Lieut. Ryan is with the actual fighting forces of the nation on the other side. / * TO ASSIST IN GETTING COAL. County Fuel Administrator Will Help Needy Localities. Consumers of coal for domestic purposes will be assisted in securing a car or cars of such coal by Mr. J. A. Wyman, chairman of the fuel committee for Bamberg county. Any one in the county who deals in coal, supplying the public, if unable to secure their requirements of coal through the ordinary channels, may secure the aid of the chairman of the fuel committee in obtaining a car of coal, if the need for coal for domestic consumption is great. Wood should be used wherever possible, since the use of wood, where obtained near at hand, releases railway fa - * . i -i ciiities ior sucn otner aemanaeu purposes, and also lessens by that much the consumption of coal, now so urgently needed by the government in its great task, and so much desired by those living in less favored climates. We are informed that Mr. Wyman has requested the U. S. fuel administrator for South Carolina, Mr. B. B. Gossett, to authorize him to obtain assistance in the work imposed upon him, by appointing additional members of the fuel committee for Bamberg county. Mr. Wyman hopes to be in position to make some announcement in the next issue of The Herald relative to this matter. Bamberg Baptist Church. Preaching next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor, Geo. P. White. Morning?"Three Days in a Nat-?'r?n'c! T-Tio+nrv " Evening?"Playing the Fori." Sunday-school at 10 a. m.?Dr. Robt. Black superintendent. Public cordially invited to each service. New Advertisements. E. L. Spann?Lost. J. A. Wyman?Lost. Peoples Bank?$63.75. D. Bessinger?For Rent. H. J. Brabham?For Sale. Peoples Bank?Have Money. J. B. Brickie?Down on His Back. Standard Oil Co.?On the Inside. Bamberg Banking Co.?John G. Knox. Bamberg Banking Co.?No Individual. . Standard Oil Co.?Like Mother Sunlight. Enterprise Bank?When Opportunity Beckons. Farmers and Merchants Bank? Saving is a habit. "EVERY1 "Everywoman,"Henry W. Savage's will be viewed at the Academy of M Mrriin? with world wide honors, is i .ricals. It is not, properly speaking, ments of drama?tense situations w not opera, though there are in its t< rious and dignified character, and it cut years no production has been n disregard for cost; and it is not mus l.ant chorus and hosts of pretty gii and represents the very latest word please the most exacting, offer div< is nothing to remind the spectator < seen. There is no other play or pr< It proves a delight for the eye and \ for the ear. It is a feast for the lov-1 er of luxury; beautiful gowns upon! vthe forms of fair women; artistic de- ! signs in costumes and draperies,! sumptuous stage settings evidencing: a wizardry of light and color ef fects, the highest achievement of the specialist. No production within the memory of the present day theatregoer has aroused such interest, has been the cause of so much written and spoken approval. The pages of the magazines have been filled with reviews and critical estimates of the | work, and every theatre in which it has been seen has been filled with eat ger audiences. "Everywoman" is a fascinating entertainment. It has a deep undercurrent of philosophy and conveys a message; but it amuses while it instructs, and it is the most powerful play of purpose of recent years. The idea is whimsical, at times almost facetious. "Everywoman," its central character, whose life story is the moI tivo nf tho nlav ia a mriprptp PYRTTl pie of a beautiful, refined, accomplished woman of this period. She is of our day?one of us?and the yearnings which fill her soul are those of the average young woman of the times. An unsatisfied longing in her heart for love is the mission which sends her from the peace of her own fireside out into the world. Her mirror tells her that she is beautiful and Flattery, a personified dandy, whispers to her of a great King Love who is waiting somewhere to claim her and make her his own. Accompanied by her three handmaidens, Youth, Beauty and Modesty, she sets out upon her pilgrimage. In her quest she visits strange and Goes to Officers* Training Camp. ^ Last week many Bamberg people were giad and proud to learn that .Mr. E. H. Henderson, formerly a prominent attorney of the local bar, but who has been In army service since the first of September at Camp Jackson, had been nominated by the proper military authorities as one A from among the ranks to enter the ^ training camp for officers soon to be- ' gin, which will commission the worthy candidates as second lieutenants. ^ This is quite a tribute to Mr. HendeN son's ability, as only the very bes^fl^J men in the service were selected, and^^H his many friends here are glad that he will be given this opportunity to show his mettle. There is no doubt in the minds of those who know him as to Mr. Henderson winning his ^ commission. Mr. Henderson holds j the honor of being the first man se- * lected from Bamberg county in the national army. Officers Installed. Monday night at the regular convention of the Bamberg lodge, K. of P., the officers elected at the last meeting in December were installed. The lodge is in a splendid condition, and the newly installed officers pledg- . ed themselves to make this the best ^ % year the lodge has ever enjoyed. The officers for the ensuing year are: C. ~ C., M. G. Cooner; V. C., J. C. Guilds; P., W. L. Lovinggood; M. W., E. P. Allen; K. R. S. and M. F., R. M. Hitt; M. E., A. B. Utsey; M. A., E. L. Price, Jr.; I. G., R. C. Stokes; 0. G., L. B. Fowler. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. ' \ i For Sale?1,000 bushels ear corn. jj Applv to C. R. BRABHAM, Bamberg, J s. c* i*jdL0 m For Rent?House and lot on Broad. i street. Apply to D. BESSINGER, Rflrnhpr? S. C1,. 1-17 J Lost?One red steer; missed about /f eight weeks ago; weighs about 600 or 700 pounds. Reward if returned to E. L. SPANN, Bamberg, S. C. It ? . For Sale?Fulghum and Appier seed oats, and Abruzzi rye?as pretty as you ever saw and at sacrifice prices. H. J. BRABHAM, Bamberg, M S. C. _ It M Lost?A gold Masonic emblem, < v? 32nd degree, double eagld*, and \ Knight Templar insignia. Substan- \ tial reward for finder. J. A. WY- . | MAN, Bamberg, S. C. ' It I For Sale?One unused Gullett 70- , I saw basket feed cotton gin, one press, / one cotton seed culler, one 1,500 gallon iron water tank, and one planta-* \ tion fertilizer mixer. Apply to J. A. WYMAN,'Bamberg, S. C. ' tf \ , woman" : y ___ brilliant and mighty spectacle, which ? Lusic, Orangeburg, Friday, Jan. 11th, ^ in absolutely new departure in theatdrama, though it contains the eleith powerful dramatic scenes; it is ixture 26 musical numbers of a se- i is nnt whollv sDectacle. though in re lounted lavishly and with such utter -j ical comedy, though it contains a bril- d rls. It is a commingling of all of these " in amusement. It is designed to s rsion to the most jaded tastes. There )f any other production he has ever jduction to which it can be likened. I ! interesting places; a great city playi house where she is wooed by Passion, an actor; Wealth, a magnate; and Witless, an aristocrat. She plunges ; into the gaieties of the world, burns ^ j life's candles at both ends, and in ; the third act is banqueted at midnight in her luxurious apartment by : the moths and butterflies her beauty 1 has attracted. One after the other her illusions are shattered until in the fourth act j upon Broadway, on New Year's Eve, in the riot and carnival of the mad , holiday, forsaken by Youth, Beauty and Modesty, she wanders alone. 2 ! Back to her own fireside she comes, in the last act, to find King Love awaiting upon her hearth, garbed not as a king as she expected to find '/* him, but as a simple yeoman. For the lover of music there is an orchestra of sympho.nic capabilities. For the admirer of fine acting, Mr. Savage has assembled a cast with Mt fully^a score of names which are well V and favorably known to everyone who follows the annals of the stage. The . j leading male role, Nobody, a strange prophetic figure, is played with fine J discrimination and effect by Percy * Parsons, one of the solid and sub stantial actors of the American stage. The leading female role, Evervwoman, is one of the most exacting an artiste has ever been called upon to , M portray. It requires not only artisA^ Jl tic by physical fitness. Paula Sha?, really beautiful enough to typify the V character, is the interpreter of "Ev- j erywoman." Others in the cast are: s 1 Winifred Baldwin, Marguerite Bat- 1 terson, Berta Donn, Norman Lane, * j.l Townshend Ahern, Frank Kilday. J. Arjj F. McCarthy, Elsa Reed and Frederic * || Hampton. * ' -