The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 01, 1918, Page 8, Image 8
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Thursday, August 1, 1918.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Up to Monday afternoon 683 voters
had registered for the general election
in Bamberg county. This is
about half of the voting strength of
the county in the primary elections.
Fine showers fell in practically all
sections of the county last week and,
generally speaking, they were most
welcome. In some sections there had
been no heavy rains for some weeks,
and the crops were beginning to suffer.
Mrs. Julia E. Bliss, sister of Col.
J. R. Owens, died at her home in
Savannah on Monday. Interment occurred
at Savannah Tuesday. Mrs.
Bliss was the relict of the late J.
Sylvester Bliss, who died several
years ago.
The many friends of Mr. F. E.
Floyd, county farm demonstrator,
who has been confined to his home
by illness for two weeks, will be glad
to learn that he is rapidly recovering,
and will be able to be out again in
a few days.
Mr. E. C. Bruce brought to The
Herald office a few days ago the largest
tomato we have seen this year.
It was a fine yellow tomato and tipped
the scales at 21 ounces. The fine
specimen was displayed in the Book
Store window for several days.
The registration books are now
open in the office of Sheriff S. G.
;-> > Ray at the court house. One or more
j members are on hand at this office
continuously for the purpose of
granting registration certificates. If
you have not already done so, pay
, the board a visit at once and get your
r.c' . certificate.
/ Capt. J. D. Felder has been appointed
a member of the board of
registration for Bamberg county, succeeding
Mr. H. C. Folk, who found
that his duties as chairman of the
Local Exemption board consumed so
much of his time that he was unable
to attend ?p the duties of the regis
, tration board.
A great many watermelons are being
shipped from Bamberg this season.
It is stated that within the last
two weeks over 30 cars hare been
loaded here and shipped to the Northern
markets. The farmers are
realizing a good profit on melons this
year, the prices ranging around $150
to $200 per carload.
Mr. J. A. J. Rice Saturday dime
into the local postoffice with checks
for $1,697.08 in payment of war savings
stamps he bought that day. This
makes Mr. Rice, his wife and daughter
the proud possessors of $2,030
worth of this form of government securities.
Mr. Rice says he considers
W. S. S. the best investment in the
world..
The following announcement was
received in the city Saturday: "Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel James Houston announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Pat, to Mr. Francis Marion Bamberg,
on Tuesday, the ninth of July,
one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, Tunica. Mississippi. At
home 'Elmoor,' Bamberg South Carolina.^
In another column of The Herald
today will be found an advertisement
calling for bids to construct
the government highway through
JsamDerg county, ine roaa win run
from New bridge to Buford's bridge,
spanning Bamberg county. This is a
connecting link between Columbia
and Savannah. Bids will be opened
on August loth, at which time the
contract is to be awarded.
The tobacco farmers in this county
this year have realized such excellent
profits from their experimental
patches that arrangements are being
made by a large number of others
to plant tobacco next year, and
those who planted this season are
arranging to increase their plantings
another season. The biggest price
, . on record is being received for the
weed, the price averaging from 35c
to 40c per pound all round so far
for the worst part of the crop.
Mr. W. H. Chandler sustained
painful injuries Saturday night in
an automobile accident while returning
from Ehrhardt. The steering
gear of his machine went wrong, and
the car went into the ditch. Mr.
Chandler was thrown against the
windshield with considerable force.
The breaking glass made several
painful cuts on the neck and head.
Mr. W. M. Sandifer, who was behind
Mr. Chandler, picked him up and
brought him home. The car sustained
slight damage.
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Protected Against Freckles.
New Lady Lodger (at seaside
apartments)?The sun never enters
this room.
General Landlady?That will make
it two-and-six a week more. You
can sit by the window without danger
of getting freckled.?Vogue.
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BIG SALE OF TOBACCO.
Fifteen Thousand Founds of Bam-1
berg Weed Sold Monday.
Great enthusiasm abounds among i
the tobacco farmers of Bamberg <
county. The first big sale of the
Bamberg county product was made :
Monday last at the Mullins market,
when approximately fifteen thousand
pounds of Bamberg tobacco was dis- 1
posed of at very flattering prices.
Tobacco is no longer an experimental i
crop in Bamberg; it is *an assured 1
staple crop.
A number of local planters went i
up to Mullins Monday to be present
at the sale. Previously a solid car- <
load of the weed had been shipped 1
to one of the Mullins warehouses.
These gentlemen returned to the city
Monday night very enthusiastic over :
the excellent sales they had witness- 1
ed.
Several of the local planters had
sold small quantities of tobacco pre- :
viously to this sale, receiving fairly '
good prices for it. The first tobacco, <
is, of course, not so good as the balance,
and the prices were not nearly i
so -good. Mr. J. P. O'Quinn sold the 1
first to be shipped from this county. '
Mr. J. J. Heard shipped about 500 i
pounds to Mullins last week and sold i
for 35 cents all round. <
The following gentlemen were represented
in the sales at Mullins Monday.
The amount per pound received
by each is given:
J. W. Hill...: 43c
C. R. Brabham 39-41c
John H. Cope 43c
H. F. Bamberg 40 2-3c 1
J. J. Smoak 41c <
A. M. Brabham
A. M. Brabham 43 3-4c
H. H. Stokes 38c <
About 14,000 pounds of tobacco
was included in the Bamberg car, 1
and the total proceeds amounted to <
more than $5,600. i
Mr. O. F. Thornton, the local tobacco
expert, is very jubilant over <
the success of his first year's stay in
Bamberg. None of the local planters
had had any previous experience in i
tobacco raising and curing, but with
the assistance of Mr. Thornton, the
crop has been made a decided success .
even the first year. i
Candidates Spoke at Ehrhardt.
I
The county campaign party spoke 1
at Ehrhardt Tuesday to a good crowd. 1
An interesting feature of the meet- 1
ing was a "questionnaire," which re- <
quested each candidate to express his ]
sentiments concerning the war, his 3
preference for United States senator, 1
whether or not he would support a 1
Bleasite for governor, and whether 3
he had contributed to the Red Cross, '
and bought liberty bonds and war 1
savings./stamps. Some of the candi- *
dates answered all the questions,
some answered a part of them, and j
some made no reference at all to ^
the "questionnare."
So far it has been impossible for a
representative of The Herald to visit
any of the county meetings. We hope
to be able to present a full account
of at least several of the remaining (
meetings, and it is our present ex- (
pectations to attend the Olar meet- i
in? fcext Tuesday.
Methodist Missionary Meeting. g
1
It was the good fortune of the a
members of the Methodise Woman's ^
missionary society to be entertained i
last week at the home of our presi- i
dent, Mrs. B. W. Simmons. While ^
quite a few of our regular attendants j
were away on a vacation, it was our ^
privilege to partake of Mrs. Sim- c
mons's hospitality. The president <j
presided over both the devotional c
and literary part of the afternoon's i
programme. For the Bible lesson t
she read a verse on stewardship and c
followed this with a striking article ^
on "The Stewardship of Personality."
Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr., then read
a most instructive article on "Women
in the Field of Missions." How little
we have known of the lives and g
works of our great missionary wo- l
men! It thrills us to hear of what 1
they have done and it behooves us j
to be up and doing our parts well. t
A poem which gripped us was "If t
You Were I and I Were You." This s
was read by Miss Patrick. How true j
it is said that no one else can do the ?
work that was intended for the in- t
dividual to do. j
An article which has caused us to t
think seriously and prayerfully was f
"To Women of Draft Age." This ex- <
cellent appeal was read by Miss Bessie
Lee Black. More and more we women
were urged to look about us ]
and over "the fields white unto har- 1
vest." (
Before leaving this home where ]
we had spent a delighful and most (
profitable time together in sweet,
helpful comradeship, the hostess, assisted
by her sister and Miss Franke 1
Folk, served a salad course with iced (
tea. REC. SECRETARY. ]
Iron and brass molders throughout (
Colorado have secured the eight-hour
day.
Recruiting Officer Here Aug. 17.
About the 17th of this month, Private
(first-class) Charles M. Hall, of
the Columbia Army Recruiting Station,
will visit Bamberg and this vicinity
for the purpose of canvassing
for recruits for the United States
army and any young men here between
the ages 18 to 21 and 31 to 40
who are anxious to do their patriotic
duty in helping to win the war will
be given opportunity to talk with
this recruiter and enlist with the
colors, if they so desire. Private Hall
will visit Denmark first, arriving
there on the 12th of August; from
Denmark he will go to Blackville
on the 14tli and then to Bamberg on
the 16th or 17th.
There are yet many young men in
this section who may volunteer for
service with the military forces of
the nation and the government sends
Private Hall here that these young
men may talk with him, and gain information
relative to the service and
the urgent need of men at the present
time. *
From Bamberg, Private Hall will
go to Columbia and theh to Sumter
on the 22nd of the month; after canvassing
Sumter, he will visit Manning
and Bishopville for the purpose of
talking with the young men of these
communities.
A Word About The Herald.
The war situation in regard to
labor has hit newspapers, perhaps,
harder than most lines of industry,
rhe Herald is having to bear its share
of burden, which it does without
complaint. The working force of The
Herald has been on the decline tor
more than a year. It finally got
iown to the two managers, Bruce and
Hitt, and one assistant, Wheeler.
Now Mr. Wheeler has received an
offer better than we could make him,
and he has gone to Charleston to
work for the Coast Line. Inasmuch
as he can make considerably more
money there than we could afford
to pay him, we don't blame him for
going. Every fellow must look out
for his best interests. This leaves
Bruce and Hitt to hold down the
job. It is a matter of impossibility
to get printers or linotype operators.
We have tried and we know.
However as long as Uncle Sam is
good enough to let us stay at home,
we will be on the job and do the
best we can, like the little Hindoo.
Dur friends can help us out a good
leal by turning in any copy they
may have for us any time before
Monday at noon. We can't promise
to get in psint anything coming in
later than that. Our friends can
also help us out considerably by
banding in to us any items of news
that they happen to be in possession
jf. We will print The Herald and
we will turn out as much job work
as we can, and in the meantime
maybe something will turn up to
better our situation. Anyway, here's
aoping. s
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Red Cross Work at Glenn Springs.
Bamberg's never tiring chairman
>f Red Cross work, Mrs. Jno. H.
3ope, is not idle though away on
ler summer vacation. Last Saturday
evening ,a cake walk and an old;ime
square dance were held in the
spacious ball-room of Glenn Springs]
lotel, for the benefit of Red Cross
vork, Mrs. Cope helping in many
vays to make it a success. Many
nembers of Bamberg chapter and
ler auxiliaries took part in the cakevalk,
among them being' Mr. and
drs. W. P. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Max
IValker, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald West:oat,
Mrs. J. D. Dannelly and chilIren,
Miss Mary Williams, Miss MilIred
Jones, Mr. Jas. Roberts, Mr. G.
5. Kearse and Mr. B. V. Kearse. In
he quadrille which followed the
:ake-walk', Mr. Geo. B. Kearse led
vith Mrs. Max Walker.
W. S. S. Sales Increase.
The sale of war savings and thrift
stamps in Bamberg county is steadiy
increasing. The Jast report of the
iVar Savings committee of this State
-mtc Ramhorc tenth in the State in
otal sales. Charleston county leads
:he State in total sales and also in
>ales for the week. The total sales
n the State for the week ending
July 20 amount to $119,769, and the
:otaal sales since the stamps were
)ut on sale amount to $4,436,605.50
;o the same date. Following are the
igures for Bamberg and neighboring
iounties:
SALES FOR WEEK.
County. Rank. Per Cap. Amt.
iampton 10 .11 $2,058.50
Bamberg 21 .05 1,164.00
)rangeburg ..34 .02 1,231.75
3arnwell .. ..35 .01 491.00
Bolleton .. ..36 .01 370.75
TOTAL SALES TO JULY 20.
County. Rank. Per Cap. Amt.
3amberg 10 3.06 $ 59,600.50
Drangeburg ..12 2.98 167,294.50
3arnwell .. ..30 1.82 62,439.75
Hampton 37 1.43 26,500.00
3olleton .. -44 .39 14,297.00
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Read The Herald; $1.50 a year.
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Another Contingent for Aug. 2.
The Local Board of Bamberg
county has mailed notices to twentyone
colored men to appear before
the board on Thursday, August 1, at
3 o'clock p. m., and they will be entrained
for the army training camp
on the following morning, Friday,
August 2. The board wishes to impress
upon the draftees summoned
that their failure to report at the
time and place designated constitutes
desertion, and as such they are liable
to arrest and trial on that charge.
Following are those summoned:
Ben Washington, James Kinard,
Joe Daniels, Willie Smith,
Frisco Johnson, George McMillan,
Will Ford, Julius Holman,
Ben Thomas, Wilbur Halyard,
Charlie Jennings, Jesse Govan,
Asbury Parker, Linwood Rice,
Ed. Grimes, Hezekiah Irons,
Charles Williams, Joe uavis,
James Sanders, Lige Grant,
William Grayson.
Ten Left Monday.
The following colored draftees
left Monday morning for Camp Wadsworth
:
Solomon Jenkins, William Hartzog,
David Jeter, Hezekiah Smalls,
Vinson Smalls, Mingo Green,
"Willie Felder , Edward Banks,
Julius Odom, Frank Childs.
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Vodka Again Sold.
The Republic of the Ukraine has
revived the spirit trade for the sak?
of the great revenue obtainabk
therefrom and will produce 9,000,000
kegs a year. It will be remembered
that the Czar abolished the
vodka monopoly, which brought ir
huge sums annually to the government.
Private manufacture continued,
nevertheless, and there was
much drinking in both city and country,
a fact which was frequently re^
in fho "Russian Dress. Dur
ICHCU IV AU VUV ^
ing the revolution vodka depots wert
looted in St. Petersburg and elsewhere
and there were veritable orgies
of drunkenness. It would nol
be surprising if what the Germans
refer to as Residue Russia were tc
reestablish the monopoly for the
profit in it. The reaction has startec
in the lost province of the Ukraine
?Montreal Gazette.
There's more patriotism in swinging
a hoe in the war garden than in
waving a golf stick on the green. And
more exercise and food.
CANDIDATES IN BAMBERG.
(Continued from page 1, column 3.)
ance, wliere she now stands. He does
not believe that State rights
should be abolished, but there an
some matters that can better be
handled by the federal government,
and he mentioned the whiskey matter
as one of them. He hopes the
day not far distant when the manufacture
of whiskey will be abolished.
He promised to do all he could to
further agriculture and to solve the
questions connected with that indus
try, favored good roaas, drainage oj
low lands, and wanted to see more
gattle raising. He is in favor of
putting the German prisoners tc
work on building roads and working
on the farms. He had built the
second bonded cotton warehouse in
the State. He favors an extension
of the warehouse system to a national
project. He discussed national
and State issues in a clear-cut and
intelligent manner.
Congressman Byrnes.
Speakers for congress were next
introduced, Mr. Byrnes being the
first to speak. Mr. Byrnes was greeted
with hearty cheers and a great
deal of enthusiasm. He was happy
to again meet with the people of
Bamberg, and after serving eight
years as congressman from this district
he said he can come before
them feeling that he had conscientiously
and faithfully performed his
duty and had been true to the trust
imposed in him. He said that he
had worked for the drainage of the
low lands in this territory. He discussed
the cotton situation, and said
that he had worked to have the government
lend farmers money at six
per cent., a provision to this effect
being inserted in the land bank bill
at his request.
All of his opponents, said Mr.
Byrnes, consume their entire time
in jumping on Byrnes, and as he
was the first speaker he had to anticipate
what they were going to
say and reply to them in advance.
Many voices throughout the crowd
assured Mr. Byrnes he was all right,
we're with you, etc. He said that
Mr. Toole had been wound up a
long time and had been running a
race with "Tanlac" for space in the
newspapers criticising him. Mr.
Toole had asked him why he did not
follow Hilliard in regard to the sale
of coal lands in the West. Hilliard
he described as being disloyal, and
had been read out of the Democratic
party. "That's the reason I did not
follow him; but I did follow Franklin
Lane, secretary of the interior,"
| he said. Only 40 members of the
| house voted with Hilliard on this
; measure.
Regarding Mr. Toole's charge that
he was against investigation of the
high cost of living, Mr. Byrnes said
; he helped to get through a measure
Appropriating $750,000 for this pur:
pose. Some time later the investiga:
ting committee asked for $400,000
more, and he thought they ought to
i spend the first appropriation before
, they asked for more, and he opposed
it.
Mr. Byrnes denied that he had
i ever voted to exempt himself from
i any form of taxation. He had paid
i his income and other taxes and had
, the receipts to show for it, he said.
He said that Mr. Toole had even
fooled Mr. Croft on this matter. Mr.
Croft had written to Lever for the
record against him, and Lever had
replied that there was no such record.
He offered to give the Red
Cross $150 if any man can show he
had ever voted to exempt himself
from any kind of taxes.
Unlike Cole Blease he was not
afraid that the blood of our boys
will be on the head of President
. Wilson or himself. He had voted
for the declaration of war, which
he described as a holy war, and that
he had voted for war against Austria.
His opponents are asking the
people to join hands with the kaiser
and defeat Byrnes, he said.
Regarding his opponents' charge
that he was against the draft law,
Mr. Byrnes again made his position
clear on this matter, and said that
the act he had opposed had been
drafted by Gen. Scott, who had proGerman
tendencies, and who afterward
had been ousted from his job.
This act, he said, provided conscription
for all men between the ages
of 19 and 25, with exemptions only
for those employed in manufacturing
industry. Although agriculture
is essential to winning the war, no
exemptions were allowed on this
ground. The bill also provided pay
for the boys at only $15 per month,
while it increased the pay of brigadier
generals from $6,000 to $9,000
a year. Six of the seven congressmen
from this State, he said, were
opposed to this measure. Senator
Tillman had personally urged him
I to oppose it. He had asked his op.
ponents if they would vote for it, ana
he again asked them. Not one indicated
that he would. The military
. committeie had defeated this meas
l ure, and the Dent bill was then pre[
sented, and this bill became law,
after being amended and perfected,
He had supported and voted for the
Dent bill.
The object at that time, said Coh
gressman Byrnes, was to raise an
5 army of only a half million. The
1 speech his opponents discussed did
5 not refer to the bill that became law
5 but to the Scott bill, providing age
' limits of 19 and 2 5. Congressman
Stevenson and numbers of other
5 prominent Democrats had opposed
the same measure he had opposed.
1 When the draft measure was per1
fected he, with all other loyal Dem!
ocrats, supported it. Only 23 had
opposed the draft measure that pass^
ed, one being from South Carolina.
1 Mr. Byrnes said that-he stands with
the president, and will favor sending
' every dollar and every man to the
front that is necessary to win the
! war. He said that he had originally
favored allowing volunteers, thai
L France was calling for men quickly,
and that inasmuch as it required sev^
eral months to put the draft into efL
feet, a volunteer system would have
provided men for immediate use.
There had been 134 administration
measures in the house, he said, and
i he had supported and voted for 134
. of them. He had worked to have
; Wilson elected, had stumped Northern
States for him, had supported
' him throughout his administration,
: and had been personally thanked by
. the president for upholding his
hands in congress. He had never
voted against his party caucus, he
said.
He charged Mr. Croft with having,
during his service in congress, recommended
for appointment a Republican
as postmaster at Aiken, and he
also read a letter written by Mr.
Croft before the war in which Mr.
; Croft said the people were turning to
Roosevelt because Mr. Wilson copld
not answer a note.
In regard to the charge that he
had been one of the signers to a telegram
to Lloyd-George, in reference
i to the Irish question, Mr. Byrnes
said the telegram urged the settlement
of this question by England in
accordance with the principles as
laid down by President Wilson. "Who
would not urge the settlement of a
question according to Wilson's principles?"
he asked.
Mr. Byrnes said he does not want
the vote of any man who thinks lit
has been disloyal, but "anybody who
says that I am disloyal is an unmitigated
liar and a contemptible coward."
He was given hearty applause
throughout and at the close of his
speech.
G. L. Toole.
Mr. Toole was the next speaker.
He only asked the people for a fair
showing. He devoted practically all
of his speech to a criticism of Congressman
Byrnes, and did not waste
any time in getting down to the sub*
>i ject. Mr. Toole made practically the
1 j same speech as he made at Baldock,
to which The Herald has already given
considerable space. He accused
Mr. Byrnes of being the greatest
twister of words in America, and in- ^
dicated that the country would be
in a bad fix if Byrnes were reelected.
He made his usual charge that Mr.
Byrnes had been opposed to the selective
draft, and that Byrnes had
fooled the people. He put Byrnes
down in the class with La Follette,
et al., and considers that he is doing
a patriotic service in "exposing"
Byrnes's record. As usual, Mr. Toole
had th? "record" with him, but again ^
he failed to read from it. Said Mr.
Byrnes had brought out a few fol
lowers to the meeting to shout for
him; that we can't win the war with
i such men as Byrnes in congress, etc.
Practically all of the charges made
by Mr. Toole were anticipated by Mr.
Byrnes in his speech, and the charges
and answers are incorporated in
the report above of Mr. Byrnes's
speech. Mr. Toole received applause
from a few of the voters.
N. G. Evans. J
Mr. Evans said he entered the race M
t because he had an ambition to rep- I
resent the district in congress. He *
has served in the legislature. That
i there is but one issue now, that of
, the war, and that he was whole.
heartedly in it. He had made many
; speeches for various war objects
. throughout the State.
Mr. Evans also spent a considera
ble portion of his time to making
, charges against Byrnes. These
charges were in substance the same
i as made by Messrs. Toole and Croft.
Mr. Evans said he was proud of
the fact tha t he had helped Bamberg
> to be the first county in the United
i States to go over the top in the war j
i savings drive. He also paid his re- J
spects to the Charleston American, ^
saying it was a disgrace to the State.
He praised the virtues of the selective
draft law, paid a tribute to the 1
soldier boys at the front in France.
Mr. Evans also criticised the gov
ernment for its method of paying
soldiers' allowance money to the negroes,
and in this it was thought by
some he did a very unwise thing. Mr.
Evans received some applause.
T. G. Croft.
Mr. Croft said he was not a stranger
to congress, having served a
short time there. Said nothing can
be said against his record in. coni
gress, and that Mr. Byrnes's criti- I
cisms of him were mere trifles. Re.
garding" the .appointment Of a \"
Republican as postmaster in Aiken,
i he said 373 of thfe citizens
; of Aiken had asked him s to
make the recommendation, and
s that although a Republican, the
/ . >
t postmaster had always voted in the
, Democratic primaries. He does not
remember . endorsing fciim, but may
have done so.
Regarding his criticism of Pres.
ident Wilson, referred to by Mr.
Byrnes, Mr. Croft said that the peo.
pie were a little hot headed at that ?,,
time because Americans were being/
killed on the high seas, and were
kicking about Wilson.
Mr. Croft repeated his charges
against Byrnes made at the Baldock (i
picnic, and accused him of using the
cloak of his office to fool the people,
and that Byrnes .loved his job
better than the interests of the people,
and asserted that the president v
would no tnow consult him on administration
matters. He received
a few hand-claps when he closed his
speech.
Mr. Croft read portions of Mr.
Byrnes's speech in opposition to one
of the original draft measures. Mr.
Byrnes, being the first speaker, had,
of coarse, no opportunity to reply to
any of the charges except those he
anticipated would be made, and he
stated that he would make full reply
at the Aiken meeting today.
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