The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, January 31, 1918, Page 8, Image 8
Wt)t pamberg ^eralb
Thursday, January 31, 1918
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Tliroughout
the Town and County.
Captain J. A. Willis, of Barnwell,
who has many acquaintances in Bamberg,
has been promoted to major, j
Major Willis is now stationed at
Camp Jackson. i
Lieut. Haddon Johnson, a former
resident of Bamberg, now in the service
of his country at Camp Jackson,
has been promoted to a captaincy, his I
many friends here will be interested
to learn.
The many friends here of Mr. J. F.
Kilgus, who has been seriously ill
for some time, will be glad to know
that he appeared to be slightly improved
Tuesday morning, and trust
that he will soon be able to get out
again.
The death in Barnwell last week
of Senator George H. Bates was
learned with sincere sorrow by many
Bamberg friends. The senator used
to be a frequent visitor to Bamberg
and he was well and most favorably
known here.
The Cotton Oil company here has
now had its operating machinery
closed down entirely for about two
weeks, being altogether out of fuel
and unable to get any of any kind
to run on. The situation is costing
this plant heavily.
Numbers of automobiles can be
/
seen in and around Bamberg now
with the new 1918 number plates on
them. The plates are enameld in j
green with the figures in white. The
time limit/ before the penalty goes on
for not acquiring new licenses is
February 1st.
The condition of the roads and
bridges generally in Bamberg county
have been somewhat improved
lately, but the supervisor is laboring
^ under a great disadvantage in that
the chain gang ranks have been very
much depleted and now only about
half or two-thirds the usual number
are serving in this county.
Miss Mary Livingston, of this city,
has accepted the position as teacher
the Hunter's Chapel school in this
county, made vacant by the resignation
of Mr. Norman H. Fender to
take up the farming interests of his
father, Mr. J. Hansford Fender, who
died there last week. Miss Livingston
will take charge of the school
next Monday, February 4th.
Although not required to do so
under the orders of the fuel administration,
still, in keeping with the
spirit of the order, all of the banks
of Bamberg county have agreed to i
.close their doors and are doing so
on each of the heatless Mondays from
now until March 25th. This is the
I proper spirit and the banks are to
he commended for their patriotism.
'The loyal ideas of the Bamberg coun
ty banks are not being followed oy
the other banks in general throughout
the country.
Enterteained Red Cross Committees.
Mrs. John H. Cope, chairman of
the women's work of the Bamberg
chapter of the Red Cross, entertained
on Thursday afternoon for her
committees. An hour was pleasantly
spent in conversation and making
plans for more efficient work.
Delightful refreshments were served.
Mrs. Cope has appointed Mrs. J.
J. Cleckley supervisor of hospital
- garments and supplies, Mrs. C. A.
Sanders supervisor of dressings, Mrs.
G. P. White supervisor of general
supplies, and Mrs. E. O. Kirsch shipping
agent.
Sixteen circles were formed in the
city for better conducting the Red
Cross work and a lady placed at the
head of each. These ladies are asked
to supervise the Red Cross work
in tneir immemanj viummcs, ncci;
things moving and to give out and
receive all materials, etc.
The sixteen ladies appointed as
chairman of the various circles are
as follows: Mesdames M. E. Ayer,
F. W. Free. Robert Black, D. J.
Delk, S. A. Hand, J. Harry Murphy,
J. Francis Folk, H. N. Folk, W. P.
Jones}. Aaron Rice, A. M. Brabham,
J. W. Barr, J. W. Price, G. Frank
Bamberg, N. P. Smoak and J. C.
Lewis.
Many Rejected Because of Bad Eyes.
PvomJnntiAri r\f tllo rQf>rtrfi? nf 10
iKAaiiniia.Livxi vsi u ^ VL . v,
000 men passed for military service
by local boards and then rejected by
camp surgeons show that nearly 22
per cent, of the final rejections were
caused by defective eyes.
Teeth were responsible for 8.50
per cent; hernia, 7.47 per cent; ear,!
5.94 per cent.; heart disease, 5.87
per cent; tuberculosis, 5.37 per cent.
Attempts to evade military duty!
by deception regarding physical condition
were very few.
Read The Herald, $1.50 a year.
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GASOLINE FAMINE NOW.
New Kind of War Time Scarcity i>
Felt In llaniberg.
Bamberg with the rest of th<
country has gone through the sugar
salt and fuel -shortages and has
braved the inconveniences might}
well, but probably for the first tim<
since automobiles became so populai
this city was last week also caughl
by the gasoline famine. On Friday
Saturday, Sunday, .Monday and Tues
day the famine prevailed, and peo
pie were running around trying t(
hnrrnw a e^ilnn from their neigh
bors, but unfortunately found then
working the same stunts. Numbers
of cars were stranded here and man}
folks from the country sections came
to town Saturday and were unable
to get back to their homes in theii
cars. The other towns in the county
and throughout this section were
all similarly affected, Springfield and
Wagener, about 25 to 40 miles away
being the nearest known places tc
have any for sale. Some few people
from here motored over to these
towns and brought back what they
could get for th'eir own personal
use. Some of them figured that the
expenses of the trip, etc., made the
gasoline cost them about 50 cents
per gallon. For a time it appeared
possible that The Herald might not
get out its usual weekly issue today,
as the linotype machine cannot be
run without gasoline. However on
Saturday night five gallons were obtained
through a friend and this supply
proved sufficient for the time being.
The local situation was slightly relieved
Saturday night by the arrival
in the city to one of the local dealers
of a small shipment. When it became
noised about that some gasoline
had arrived in the city, the dealer
was literally mobbed for service,
and people with every sort of
receptacle fought to get to the gasoline
pump. Within a few minutes
the supply was exhausted, with only
a part of the customers provided.
The local dealers state that carload
shipments had been ordered and
that the exhausted supply here was
not occasioned by any general scarcity
of gas, but simply on account of
delay caused by the congested freight
traffic everywhere. The famine still
prevails, no gasoline yet being in
sight.
Death of Mr. George W. Beard.
Colston, Jan. 28.?Just as the sun
was dying in tlie west on last Wednesday
afternoon, the angel of death
stepped into our midst and took from
us our beloved friend and neighbor,
Mr. George Wilson Beard. He had
been ill for several months and his
death was not a surprise to his relatives
and friends.
rm r.. M i
i lie luiiei ai sciviwcj wcxc ^uuuuvi,ed
by his pastor, Rev. D. H. Owitigs,
at Colston church Friday, the 25th,
in the presence of a large concourse
of friends and relatives.
Mr. Beard was born in October,
1846 at the place where he died seventy-two
years later. He was a veteran
of the civil war and has faithfully
served both State and church
for many years. He was a deacon
of Bethesda Baptist church and long
since was superintendent of the Sunday
school there. By the even tenor
of his way and his godly walk and
conversation, those with whom he
was associated realized there was a
power in the religion he professed.
He is survived by his widow, who
was^before her marriage Miss Lucia
Smoak; three sisters, Mesdames. Sula
All, Sudie Brown and Rebecca
O'Quinn, and the following children:
Duncan Beard, of Savannah; Charlie
Beard, of the Spring Branch section;
Wilson Beard and Mrs. Sudie
Barnes, of this section.
To the bereaved and sorrowing
ones we extend our heartfelt sympathy,
and may the all wise Father
comfort and sustain them in their
hour of trial and sorrow.
Barn and Stables Burned.
Last Saturday afternoon about
12:30 o'clock, the barn and stables
of William Rice, colored, located near
the city, were destroyed by fire. The
loss fell pretty heavy on Rice, the
loss including a horse and buggy and
all the feed he possessed. Rice es'
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iimaiea 111s uauiage ai ttuuuu
The cause of the fire is not known.
Receiving Nitrate Applications.
Mr. J. J. Heard, county demonstrator,
states that he has completely
exhausted his supply of blanks for
making application for government
nitrate of soda. He has written and
wired to the authorities to replenish
the supply, and he hopes to have the
necessary forms within the next da>
or two. Monday next is the last day
on which to make application for
nitrate. Mr. Heard states that he
has already received about 200 applications,
the total amount applied
for being in the neighborhood oi
500 tons. This, doubtless, will be
far in excess of the amount Bamberg
county will be allowed.
THE FOOD REGULATIONS.
; Administrator is Warned Against
Violations in Bamberg.
i The State food administrator has
apopinted Mr. A. M. Brabham, of
; Bamberg as food administrator for
j Bamberg county. While .Mr. Brab>
ham has not yet received his comr
mission, he has been asked to accept
t the position upon the recommendation
of citizens of the county.
Mr. Brabham has received from
. the State administrator a telegram
) warning the merchants of the county
. against violation 01 uie iooa reguiai
tions which were recently promulgat;
ed, and which went into effect last
r Monday. The telegram follows:
> "President's proclamation requir,
ing sale of equal weight of substi.
tutes with wheat flour is the law. It
, is imperative and went into force
> Monday morning. It must be strict[
ly obeyed. Xo exceptions are allowed.
Contracts for flour afford no
, excuse, but aggravate condition. Pro.
hibit merchants from filling such
> contracts unless pound for pound of
substitutes is sold at same time. Distinction
should be clearly drawn be,
tween this proclamation, which
, makes it law, and other rulings which
arex matters of advice."
The proclamation referred to requires
that with every pound of wheat
flour sold, an equal amount of wheat
i substitutes must be sold, such as
corn meal, grits, cereals, etc. The
purpose of the food regulation is to
reduce the consumption of wheat
flour, of which our allies on the other
side are in dire need.
Women's Demonstration Work.
A v,dt forty county agents and
special workers are assembled at
Winthrop college for their annual
course of study in home demonstration
methods. This year special attention
is being paid to the conservation
of foods and the use of wheat
and meat substitutes. A special effort
will be made to increase the
poultry supply throughout the State,
and to intensive gardening in the
towns and cilies.
Experts from the department of
agriculture at Washington and Clemson
college are on the programme,
besides the regular instructors.
Mrs. Faust will return on the first
of February and will begin the organizing
of the women and girls in
the county, and the regular monthly
meetings of the home demonstration
clubs will be resumed.
Cotton Ginnings.
The official report of the cotton
ginned in Bamberg and surounding
counties prior to Jan. 1 follows:
1917 1916
Bamberg ..26,136 21,677
Barnwell .. ..ho,uyy iz,zv6
Colleton 18,653 12,662
Hampton .. ..21,408 16,590
Orangeburg ..79,842 57,152
The total for the State was: 1917,
1,145,946; 1916, 922,152.
Meeting of Pension Board.
The pension board of Bamberg
county is hereby called to meet at
the court house in Bamberg on the
first Monday in February; also on
the first Monday in March. The following
compose the pension board:
J. D. Copeland, J. B. Kearse, J. D.
Rowell, J. D. Felder, J. J. Cleckley.
J. D. COPELAND,
Chairman.
Resigns Bed Cross Work.
Miss Mary Livingston, who has
been so faithful and done such splendid
work as secretary of the Bamberg
Red Cross chapter and county
council of defense, has been forced
tr? rpcipn Hue to the fact that she
will begin teaching the school at
Hunter's Chapey next Monday. Her
resignation was tendered Monday afternoon
and was very much regretted.
The executive committee at
once held a meeting to elect some
one to the vacancy and Mrs. C. E.
Black was selected. Mrs. Black is
< greatly interested in the work and
has entered into it with much ear!
nestness, and the executive commit
tee feels that a wise choice has been
made for the difficult task of replac
ing Miss Livingston.
Kearse Red Cross.
The members of the Kearse
. branch of the Red Cross in this coun.
ty are up and doing. The ladies es.
pecially are giving their time and
work to the cause. Last week a comj
munity store was gotten up and arL
ranged by their branch and was con}
ducted at Ehrhardt with splendid
. success. Mrs. Willie Ritter and the
r other ladies of that section gave their
. best efforts to the affair, and conse?
quently about $88 net was realized
for the Red Cross. The ladies are
I to be congratulated for their loyalty
. and the interest which they are tak?
ing in their Red Cross work and
achievements.
Read The Herald $1.50 the year.
COUiT HOLDS imiKF SESSION*.
But Few Case* Went to Juries.?Several
Plead Guilty.
The January term of the court of
general sessions for this county convened
here Monday morning, this
being the fourth Monday of the
month. The presiding judge was the
Hon. Ernest Moore, of Lancaster,
who was making his first official visit
to Bamberg. Judge Moore presided
with dignity and ability and
made a favorable impression upon
those in atendance upon court. Not
a great many cases were tried, due
mostly to the fact that witnesses
were not obtainable and one side or
the other was not ready, which necessitated
continuances. However,
a good many minor matters were disposed
of and quite a few defendants
pleaded guilty to misdemeanors.
Probably the case on docket having
most interest for the general public
was that of the State against W.
L. McPhail, charged with the death
of H. W. Walker in the town of Midway
in December, 1916, which case
was continued on motion of the prosecution
because an important witness
could not be located. This case was
continued once before, and one mistrial
has been had in it. Other cases
continued at the present term until
next September are as follows: Those
of the State against Marion Brown,
charged with murder; Lucius Jones,
murder: J. H. Fickling, breach of
trust, with fraudulent intent: Char
lie Smith, pointing firearms and carrying
concealed weapons; Samuel and
Henry Atterberry, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons; Wayne Sandifer,
assault and battery with intent to
kill, and Asa Fail, breach of trust
with fraudulent intent. The following
named negroes pleaded guilty
and were sentenced accordingly: Willie
Owens, larceny of bicycle, sentenced
to 14 months at hard labor and
fine of $50; John Green", to housebreaking
and petty larceny, sentenced
to 12 months at hard labor; May
Rice, to assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature, sentenced
to four months at hard labor or a
fine of $100; Lawyer Bunyon, to violation
of the prohibition law, sentenced
to three months at hard labor or
$100 fine; Peter Holman, to assault
and battery of a high and aggravated
nature, sentenced to four months at
hard labor.
The first case tried was the only
murder case heard at this term of
court and resulted in a verdict of not
guilty. This was the case against Furman
Brabham, a negro boy 15 years
old, charged with killing another negro
named McDuffie Loadholt, near
Ehrhardt.
Other cases tried and the results
follow: i
H. B. Brant, a negro, charged with
drawing a check without funds, was
tried in his absence and convicted.
A sealed sentence remains against
him.
Charlie Smith, a young white man,
was found guilty of simple assault
and battery, and sentenced to 30
days at hard labor or a fine of $100.
Willie Barfield, a negro, was found
not guilty of housebreaking and larceny.
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This being about all the business
that could be concluded, court adjourned
Wednesday morning and the
jurors and witnesses allowed to return
to their homes. The next term
of criminal court here will be in September,
while a two weeks' term of
civil court will convene in March.
The grand jury's report was delayed
and up to the time of going to press
had not yet been made.
New Advertisements.
Mrs. J. J. Smoak?Lost.
W. S. Bamberg & Son?For Sale.
Standard Oil Co.?The Family
Lamp.
Bamberg Banking Co.?No Individual.
Bamberg Auto Co.?Economize
Wisely.
Enterprise Bank?The Money
Question.
Peoples Bank?Our Christmas
Banking Club.
J. B. Brickie?We Can Practically
Rebuild a Car.
Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate
Co.?30 Cents Cotton.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Wall
Street Before the Fire of 1S83.
^Farmers and Merchants* Bank?
rr%1 - T> - ? v>" "Dnf + Jncr Mnnov in
ill? .DU5S DtTgClH I jy X UlUll^ . luuv; ...
the Bank.
A fireproof solution for treating
airplane fabrics is a thing which may
be realized in the near future, experiments
in a private plant having
developed a comparatively successful
solution.
Boys' and girls' clubs in northern
and Western States pledged for war
service in gardening, canning, poultry
raising, and other emergency enterprises
have more than 800,000
members.
AlilTKJHT OllYXKSS.
XeiiflTer-Amlei son I >i 11 Passes Serond '
Heading; in House.
Columbia, .Ian. 2."?Without opposition
or a record vote the Neuffer- (
Anderson bill, providing for air- i
tight prohibition, passed second read- 1
ing in the House of Representatives <
tonight. Very little notice was taken i
of the measure, those members who <
oppose prohibition seemingly taking 1
tho riAcitinn that it UTllllH hp hnilP- f
I pUOltiVH A v VM?V? u M **vr - [less
task to make a fight. All indi- 1
cations point to the passage of the t
bill on third reading. t
The bill provides that no intoxi- t
cants can be transported into, or,, i
from one point to another in this t
State. The measure also provides i
for the manufacture of not more ?
than five gallons of wines from s
fruits, berries or grapes for one's im- 3
mediate family or for sacramental J
purposes. Wines or liquors now on ?
hand in a person's home for personal ?
use are not to be affected under the i
terms of the measure. 1
Th penalty clause carries a maxi- <
mum of five hundred dollars fine or c
three months' imprisonment, or both, s
in the discretion of the court. t
President's Food Proclamation. a
Washington, .Tan. 26.?A procla- (
niation:
.Many causes have contributed to
create the necessity for a more in- s
tensive effort on the part of our i
people to save food in order that }
we may supply our associates in p
the war with the sustenance vital- 2
ly necessary to them in these days a
of privation and stress. The re- (
duced productivity of Europe be- t
cause of the large diversion of man p
power to the war, the partial fail- 3
ure of harvests and the elimina- p
tion of the more distance markets
for foodstuffs through the destruc- t
tion of shipping places the bur- c
den of their sustenance very large- c
ly on our shoulders. ' 1
Must Meet Responsibility. c
The food administration has for- f
mulated suggestions which, if fol- c
lowed, will enable us to meet this p
great responsibility without any j
real inconvenience.
In order that we may reduce our
consumption of wheat and wheat
products by 30 per cent.?a reduction
imperatively necessary to pro- 1
vide the supply for overseas? 1
wholesalers, jobbers and retailers
should purchase and resell to their 1
customers only 70 per cent, of the s
amounts used in 1917. All manu- 1
facturers of alimentajry pastes,
buscuits, crackers, pastry jipd r
breakfast cereals should reduce a
their purchases and consumption
of wheat and wheat flour to 70 per s
cent, of their 1917 requirements,
and all bakers of bread and rolls 8
t
to 80 per cent, of their current re- "
o,uirements. Consumers should re- c
duce their purchases of wheat prod- t
ucts for home preparation to at *
most 70 per cent, of those of last *
year, or, when buying breads should
purchase mixed cereal breads from s
the bakers.
To provide sufficient foods r
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers should substi- '
tute potatoes, vegetables, corn, bar- 1
ley, oats, and rice products, and the
mixed cereal bread and other pro- s
ducts of bakers which contain an 1
admixture of other cereals. 1
Two Wheatless Days a Week. :
?
In order that, consumption might J
be restricted to this extent, Mondavs
and Wednesdays should be obs
served as wheatless days each week,
g
and one meal each day should be .
observed as a wheatless meal.
r
In both homes and public eating
places, in order to reduce the consumption
of beef, pork and sheep
' 3 " Timc^oir chrtnlH hp nh
pi UULH.IS, i ucjuu; cuu uttA ^ w
served as meatless day in each
week, one meatless meal should be .
observed in each day; while, in addition,
Saturday in each week
should further be observed as a
day upon which there should be no ?
consumption of pork products. s
A continued economy in the use of f
sugar will be necessary until later in e
the year.
It is imperative that all waste and
unnecessary consumption of all sorts
of foodstuffs should be rigidly
eliminated. t
The maintenance of the health and i
strength of our own people is vitally *
ropocsarv at this time, and there
should be no dangerous restriction of
the food supply; every sort of waste
and the substitution of other com- i
modities of which we have more
abundant supplies for those which :
we need to save, will in no way im- t
pair the strength of our people and I
will enable us to meet one of the
most pressing obligations of the war. s
Will See Suggestions Through. s
I, therefore, in the national in- *
terest, take the liberty of calling 1
upon every loyal American to take
fully to heart the suggestions which j
are being circulated by the food ad- ]
ministration and of begging that they 1
be followed. I am confident the ^
TO PKKSKHVK IiULI>IXGS.
'oison Sprays Found to Do Good
Work.
The use of poison sprays has not
)nlv been found effective in preventng
destruction of plants and fruits,
)ut it is now being tested as a means
)f preserving buildings. The timberng
if Westminster Hall, the famous
>ld structure adjoining the British
louse of parliament, has suffered
greatly from the ravages of a woodvnrm
Xestobium tesselatum. Archi
ect Frank Baines, who states that
lie grub lives only in the oak, finds
hat holes large enough to bury a
nan waist deep have been made in
;he oak trusses of the magnificent V
oof, with its single span of 68 feet,
ind he believes the work of destruction
has been going on 400
'ears. Some of the patching done
LOO years ago have shared the
tttacks made on older portions. As
i last measure of protection a sprayng
mixture has been prepared by
3rof. H. M. Lefrov from ?edar wood
>il, soft soap, paraffin wax and
:ertain powerful chemicals, and the
several applications of this that have
>een made are expected to give relief.
}as masks have had to be worn in
tpplying this powerful insecticide.
?ost of Living Increases 23 Per Cent.
According to the bureaii of labor
tatistics of the Department \of
^abor, in the year from November
L5, 1916, to November 15, 1917,
>rices of food as a whole advanced
!3 per cent. Potatoes is the only
irticle that shows a decline in price.
Dorn meal advanced <S7 per cent;'
aeon. 62 per cent; pork choR?, 48
ter cent; beans, 39 per cent; salmon,
18 per cent; milk, 33 per cent; and
ard, 27 per cent.
Food as a whole was 48 per cent,
tigher on November 15, 1917 than i
in November 15 1913, and 46 per
ent. higher than on November 15,
914. During this four year period
orn meal advanced 127 per cent;
lour, 109 per cent; lard, 104 per
ent; bacon, 77 per cent; sugar, 75
ler cent; and potatoes, 72 per cent.
7o article declined in price.
Manufacture of Shoes in Italy.
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The largest shoe factories in Italy
lave started manufacturing the
lational standard shoes, using
eather supplied by the ministry of
ndustry, commerce, and labor. The
tandard types were established by
he central shoe committee in Rome, 1
>ut every factory is making little
codifications, according to its means
md system of manufacturing.
The Government is organizing
ystems of sale of shoes to the public,
rhey provide for the opening of
tores in the principal Italian cities,
o be engaged exclusively in the sale
>f national shoes and to be conrolled
by the government authorises.
It is likely that buyers will
lave to obtain cards.
The private shoe stores will be
;upplied with an adequate number
>f shoes and will be' granted a
easonable commission.
The Department of Agriculture is
urging poultry raising to increase
the food supply. A bulletin "BackYard
Poultry Keeping" has been is- .
sued and may be secured without cost
Dy application to the division of publications,
Department of Agriculture.
?reat body of our women who have
abored so loyally in co-operation
vith the food administration for the
uccess of food conservation will
itrengthen their efforts and will take
t as a part of their burden in this
>eriod of national service to see that
he above suggestions are observed
hroughout the land.
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House, January 18th,
1918.
CARD OF THAXKST"
We wish to take this method of
ixpressing our sincere appreciation
or the many kindnesses and expresions
of sympathy on the part of our
riends during our recent bereaveaent.
i
MRS. G. W. BEARD and Family. ]
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to take this opportunity J
o thank our many friends for their I
nany kindnesses to us during the 7
llness and loss of our beloved hus- j
land and father. I
MRS J. H. FENDER and Family.- ^
SPECIAL NOTICES. i
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
For Sale?A few good brood sows.
Apply to W. S. BAMBERG & SON,
3ami)erg, S. C. 2-8
Lost?On Wednesday of last week
omewhere in Bamberg a gold brooch
;et with pearls. Liberal reward will
)e paid for return to MRS. J. J. y
5MOAK, Bamberg, S. C. It
For Sale?One unused Gullett 70saw
basket feed cotton gin, one press,
Due cotton seed culler, one 1,500 galion
iron water tank, and one planta^tion
fertilizer mixer. Apply to X.
A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C. It
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