The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 07, 1918, Page 2, Image 2
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ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1801.
Thursday, February 7, 1918.
The Herald's subscribers have
been paying up their subscriptions
handsomely during the past few
weeks. There are quite a number,
however, who have not renewed, and
we shall appreciate an early remittance
from them. It costs a whole I
lot now to issue The Herald, for you !
will notice that while the subscription
price has not been advanced the
standard of the paper has in no way
been lowered. Help us to meet the
high cost of publication by renewI
.. nrnmntlv UDOn
lug V VJU1 OUUOM Ifviuu .
or before expiration.
One hundred and twenty-four new
subscribers have been added to The
Herald's subscription lists within the
past few weeks. This increase came
about without any solicitation by
agents or any others, and without
the offer of any premiums of any
character whatever. There's a reason.
In the meantime, if you are in
the habit of borrowing your neighbor's
paper, just remember that he
does not like to lend it, and come
straight to The Herald office and deposit
a dollar and a half for a year's
subscription; or send it in by mail.
a inmi insurance man informed
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The Herald the other day that the
boys in the training cataps were
not taking out the government insurance
as it was hoped they would.
In, fact, he stated, numbers of civilian
insurance agents had been call'
ed upon by the authorities to go to j
camps and work government insur-j
ance. It strikes us that the parents j
of every soldier boy in the service j
should bring* pressure to bear upon
him to take out this insurance. Under
the plan of the government, insurance
is furnished at and perhaps
even below cost. The policy not only
covers insurance on the life of the
soldier, but provides pensions in case
. ' of disability or sickness. A feature
of the policy that is not generally
t . understood is that at the close of
3X' /
the war the holder has the option
< of exchanging the war policy into any
of the ordinary policies without any
physical examination, and we understand
that the same rate of premium
applies that would have been effec-j
^ >. five at the time the policy was taken j
out. Considering all these features,!
any soldier failing to take out insur- j
ance with the government is acting j
very unwisely. *
On opening our mail Monday morn- |
ing, we found approximately twenty-;
five columns of matter for which free
space was requested. Twenty-two
"' columns of this matter came from
government sources, divided up as
follows: Insurance office at Camp
Jackson, two columns; Federal Reserve
Bank at Richmond, four col%
umns; bureau of crop reports, one
column; department of agriculture,
f eight columns; geological survey,
four columns; national fuel adminis- i
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.tration, three columns. And then j
the national association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis asked
for a column, and an automobile
manufacturer wanted a couple of columns.
If publicatioh were given to
all these matters, there would not
_be a line of local news in this issue
of The Herald; there would not be a j
line of editorial matter; not an item I
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" of personal mention. Mucn or tms
l ' i. ; matter
is of absolutely no interest to:
the people of Bamberg county. Fori
instance the Federal Reserve Bank
, sent us its statement; of what earthly
interest is the statement of a bank in
Richmond to Bamberg? Anyway,
'It is plainly advertising matter and
is so treated. That's a plain waste
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of paper and postage. The automobile
matter was plainly advertising
and no consideration whatever is
given to that. The geological survey
matter is of no interest here, and
considerable paper could be saved if
this office stopped sending it out,
for if any paper ever printed it, we
have not noticed it. Much of the
other matter was interesting and !
doubtless would have been read with
interest if it had been written in one
or two hundred words instead of sev- j
eral columns. The point of this is
to show what demands are now being
made upon newspapers. We receive
a small amount of useful and interesting
matter from governmental !
sources, but at least nine-tenths of :
it is absolutely useless, and thous- J
ands of pounds of papeV could well
be saved by discontinuing sending
it out. *
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A negro who" was commonly known
in Bamberg as "Big Boy" Brabham
and who had lived here for a long
while but left here about a year ago
along with other negroes migrating
to the North, was shot last week in !
Pennsylvania. A telegram received
in this city told of the shooting, but :
gave none of the details. Brabham
was not killed by the shot, or at least, <
was not dead when last heard from. j<
NOT EASY TO ESCAPE
SWEEPING CHANGES MADE IN
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS.
Flat Feet No Longer Barrier to Military.
Service.?Weight Minimum
Reduced to 100 Lbs.
/wt 1 fMio in i
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the physical requirements for men of
the national army, by which thousands
have been or will be rejected
under the first regulations, can now
be accepted for service were announced
today by Provost Marshal General
Crowder.
The modifications indicate the war
department is determined to hold for
service, in their general military or
special service, all men registered excpt
thos whose physical defects can
never be remedied to make them fit
for any kind of service.
Physical defects that can be remedied
and make them fit for service
will be remedied or the men put into
some spcial work, not so glorious as
trench fighting, Gen. Crowder says.
Reject No Feet Cases.
Height and weight requirements
were both lowered and increased. Flat
foot or club and claw foot and several
foot troubles no longer are causes
for rejection, an dlocal boards are or-,
dered to "reject no foot cases." Any
rejection ior mose trouDies must ue
by the medical advisory board. The
chances for rejection for eye and ear
defects were greatly lessened and the
dental requirements were modified.
Hernia and similar troubles, the cause
of many rejections under the first
draft, must be vety serious to win
rejection. Only complete nasal obstruction
will reject, whiich means
that adenoids and enlarged tonsils
are no cause for rejection.
The minimum height for men of the
new army is lowered from 61 to 58
inches by the new regulations, although
all the cases of men between
58 and 60 inches must be referred to
the medical advisory board by the
local physicians.
Practically all the maximum height
restrictions were removed indicating
that Uncle Sam sees no reason why
the giants should not fight. The old
regulations placed the limit at 6 feet
3 inches but the new regulations provide
that men above 6 feet 6 inches
may be accepted if they are well proportioned.
The weight minimum was lowered
from 110 pounds to 100 pounds, although
those whose weight is less
than 100 pounds because of ill health
are to be held for service pending bet
ter health. Only extreme cases of
obesity are to cause rejection. Registrants
in good physical condition but
under the weight requirements for
certain heights are to be accepted.
With the exception of those hopelessly
crippled of foot troubles, such
as hammer toes, bunions, and the various
types of flat feet do not interfere
with the wearing of an ordinary
shoe, ?he registrant is to be accepted.
All doubtful cases go to the medical
advisory board. Spinal troubles must
interfere with weight bearing power
to reject, and the wearing of a plaster
jacket will not of itself disqualify
the registrant.
Those who can hear with one ear
spoken words at a distance of ten feet
will be accepted, only complete deafness
being a ground for rejection by
local physicians. Deafness in one ear
is refrred to the advisory board.
Color blindness no longer will be a
cause for rejection and those whose
eye troubles can be well corrected
with proper glasses will be accepted.
If a man has six good teeth on each
jaw he will be taken. Formerly if
three were missing the man would be
rejected.
Only irreducible cases of hernia
will keep a man out of the service,
under the new regulations. Local physicians
are not allowed to reject abdominal
cases.
Veneral diseases will be rejected
only when they make a man permanently
unfit for service. Other registrants
with these defects will be advised
to accept treatment pending receipt
of orders to report for duty. A
strict and careful examination of the
lungs is ordered, with a view of keep- ^
ing to minimum the number of pneu- i
monia and tuberculosis cases in the
camps. Conditions at camps now indicate
that physicians should be most
careful in this respect, Crowder says.
Extreme cases of chronic alcoholism
will be rejected.
Under the new regulations the power
of the local examining physicians
is greatly restricted. Local boards
can reject or accept for physical qualifications
only when the registrant
comes within certain unconditional
standards. All other cases and those
of doubtful interpretation go to the
medical advisory board, similar to j
the district exemption board.
Physicians do not need to make a'
complete report on any man as was
necessary under the first draft. As
soon as a defect is found which unconditionally
disqualifies a man, the
examination ceases.
Royal
Theatre
Ehrhardt's First-Class
Play House.
Motion Pictures Every
Monday, Wednesday
Thursday and
Friday
H 5 Big Reels Featuring
me liesi nays, tome*
dies, Etc.
Be stxre to see the serial
every Wednesday
evening
"PEARL WHITE IN
THE FATAL
RING."
Amusement For All
Admission 10c and 20c
War Tax Included
The Theatre Will Be
Warm & Comfortable
The Constipation ?vi!
There is no ailment to which the
body is subject that is so far reaching
in its injurious effects as constipation.
It means a congestion cf the Dowels
and usually causes sick headache,
Ijains in th9 back, sour # stomach, salow
complexion, offensive breath or
loss of appetite. When yon suffer
from any of these ills, take a few
i j ? -C r+mm T !I-A? "P/acnilofm*
(J USCS Ol VJ1 CLli^CI ikv&u^wit
You will be surprised how quickly it
restores your normal health. Granger
Liver Regulator contains no calomel
and produces none of its distressing
effects. It has, however, all the corrective
value of calomel, and may bo .,
freely given to children a 9 well as to
adul ts. Granger Liver Regulator i3'
also free from alcohoL A dox of it
lasts long, and a few doses relieve ordinary
cases of biliousness. Granger
Liver Regulator is sold by druggists
| everywhere at 25c a box. Refuse all
| substitutes as there is no other medi!
cine just like Granger Liver Regulator.
I
I NOTICE
I will be at Rizer's
Stables, Olar, S. C., on
the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each
month.
Dr. J. H. LOVE
II Women! II
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I suffering women, from 111
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III I fered with painful...", IH I
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given up hopes of ever fl [9 1
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GARDUI
The Woman's Tonic
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RILEY & COPELAND
Successors to W. P. Riley.
Fire, Life
Accident
INSURANCE
Office in J. 1"). Copeland's Store
BAMBERG, S. C.
The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 30c.
Read The Herald $1.50 the year, i
FERTILIZE NOW
The Cheapest Fertilizer
THE world shortage of farm products means contin.ied high prices for .
everything your land can produce. Plant more acreage this year and
make each acre produce more. , \>
Now is the time to use Manure?the cheapest fertilizer.
The following comparison of the plant food value in commercial fertil*
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lzer ana manure Dears eviaence mac it is to your interest irom a cost
standpoint to use Manure on your land.
A COMPARISON OF THE COSTS OF PLANT FOOD IN
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND MANURE.
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BASIC PRICE PER UNIT
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Acid $1.25
Ammonia $7.00
Potash $6.00
commercial manure from camp
FERTILIZES JACKSON I . ]
Analysis? Analysis?
8-3-0 cost per ton $37.00 Acid, 0.45 at $1.25 $ .56
8-3-3 cost per ton $54.00 Ammonia, 0.68 at $7.00.... 4.76
10-2-0 cost per ton $30.00 Potash, 0.58 at $6.00 3.48
$8.80 . - : !|?
ACTUAL WORTH OF MANURE BASED ON COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZER $8.80
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Furthermore the decaying organic matter in the Manure is
constantly adding available plant food to the soil, is valuable both
from a humus standpoint as well as a land builder. Manure will
show results for three years, and its cost divided through this pe
riod will show a much lower cost per unit of plant food than any
other fertilizer on the market. v
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Car Lots a Specialty
Car Average 33 Tons > |?|
WE ARE daily making shipments of this product into all sections
of the country, and it is being received with entire satisfaction
on accoimt of its excellent quality and condition on arrival at
destination.
It contains no objectionable matter such as trash, dirt, obnoxious
grass seeds, etc.; oat straw is the only bedding used, and the Manure
naturally contains a small quantity, but not sufficient to make it objefctionable.
As a matter of fact it is worth more than its weight, on account
of its high value of potash, which makes it more valuable as a fertilizer.
JT 1 ? n THIS SCHEDULE OF
I The Railroad Commission of | ppptixtrn1 p a ties
South Carolina I V
circuiiAr^S/ss^ ' Will enable you to determine the
Freight Rate Adjustment rate tO your shipping point.
Special Rate on Stable Manure. Applicable x .
between points in South Carolina. Shipment can be made from
Carload minimum 30,000 pounds; per ton, *iv
2,000 pounds. citiier.
Not subject to percentage reduction on ,
joint traffic. ^ CAMp JACKSON
5 miles and under..... $ .55 COLUMBIA, S. C. I
10 miles and over o miles 60
15 miles and over 10 miles 65
20 miles and over 15 miles 70 ?OR?
25 miles and over 20 miles 75 }
30 miles and over 25 miles 80 _ __ ___ . .... u
35 miles and over 30 miles 85 CAMP WADS WORTH
40 miles and over 35 miles 90
50 miles and over 40 miles 95 SPARTANBURG, S. C.
60 miles and over 50 miles 1.00
70 miles and over 60 miles 1.05 W1^TIF1<, TTG TORA V
80 miles and over 70 miles 1.10 WJvllJli UD 1UUAI
90 miles and over 80 miles 1.15
100 miles and over 90 miles 1.20 vfm int.prpstftd in "nronvnt
120 miles and over 100 m-iles i.zt> ?- j ? ? ?- r xr 140
miles and over 120 miles 1.30 delivery. We already have nu1S0
miles aSd over 160 Sfczz: ii'o . merous orders booked for prompt
200 miles and over 180 miles 1.45 shipment, but will llSe Olir best
220 miles and over 200 miles : 1.50 "mfllvP dell VP TV in zip- ^
240 miles and over 220 miles 1.55 enons to nidKe aem ery in ac
260 miles and over 240 miles 1.60 COl'dance With your instructions.
280 miles and over 260 miles 1.65
300 miles and over 280 miles 1.70
KW'raUV conflict. AGENTS WANTED IN UNOCBy
order of the Commission. rlTT*DT1i,'n T'P'P'DTTri'D'V
J. P. DARBY, Secretary. OUJrlJ!?.LJ IHiKltl 1 UK I.
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO
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Powell Fuel Co.
Columbia, South Carolina
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