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(Efje ^amterg ^eralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1801. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 28. , No. 40 Thursday, October 9, 1919 There is always something to be thankful for. Take, for instance, the ukelele. It's gone out of style. The Newberry Observer announced last week that its advertising rate "was being increased from 15c to 20c per inch. The increase evidently did not scare away patronage, for the Observer on the same date issued a v 12-page paper?the first 12-page issue we recall ever having seen, except on special occasion. The president came very near having a complete collapse i^ his endeavor to carry through the peace treaty and the league of nations. That he is improving is a matter of deep satisfaction. It would be nothing short of a calamity to the world to lose r President Wilson, especially at this time, when on his shoulders rests such immense responsibility. By the way, we wonder what became of the matter of building the Columbia-Savannah highway through j v Bamberg? A meeting was held, a soliciting committee was appointed, j "but we have heard nothing of the matter since. Is the city to have or C'" ', **; ' not to hav,e the road through town? It is not going to be any advertise- 1 4 meuf. frvr Rftmhpr? whpn travplprs going over this road strike the city " limits of Bamberg. * 1,1 It is stated from Columbia that ; since January 1 last the State highway commission has approved contracts aggregating eleven hundred ; thousand dollars for permanent road : construction in South Carolina. Ad- ! "ditional contracts pending aggregate ; three-quarters of a million, making a total of nearly two millions being spent on roads at this time. Without a doubt the people of South Carolina have awakened to the necessity of good roads. Hereafter we are con- . fident good roads will have easy sail- i ing in Souih Carolina. j m IM( m i The food conservation people ought 1 to sret. hnsv nut at Ardmnra Okln ^ According to the news dispatches J some perfectly good eggs were wast- ( ed last week on a senator who was 3 - s* trying to make a speech against the league of nations and the peace trea- ( ? ty. At least it is presumed the eggs werr good, as nothing was said to the contrary. This is wanton waste. We have always been taught that nothing but full ripe eggs were ever to be used in preventing . useless speech-making. If this age-old cus; torn has been violated by latter-day fpod wasters, it merits a congressionf al investigation. Eggs are too. scarce to be used in any such fashion. We are still of the belief that the best thing for Bamberg is to have one big bond issue to cover the cost of all needed improvements. There's sewerage, malaria eradication, doing away with filthy and disease breeding ditches, building of sidewalks, 1 drainage, building the highway through town, and doubtless several other things. All of these things ought to be done. And it will take a lot of money. If the town waits for the city treasury to pay for these { nnaAnn-mnnfc if mill Kfi O eTlnTOV f? O V lllipiUVUUl^UlO) 11/ mu UV M OUWH; usa; in July before the work is done. Meanwhile the town is not going to keep step with progress, and that means Bamberg will not do much growing. It would be just about as easy to get a big issue through as a small one. Combine all improvements and do the work at once. We have been asked to -omit all reference to the presence of the cotton boll weevil in Bamberg county. This we cannot agree to do. We consider that it is the office of the real county newspaper to do everything it can for the home people, and to do this first. The Herald has neglected no opportunity to give its readers all \ the available information regarding I the boll weevil, and we shall continue | to do this. We were very careful not} to give the county undesirable advertising before the weevil came. But the weevil is here now. Our energies will be directed, so far as it is in our! power, to assisting the farmers to j combat and overcome the weevil. If; this prevents anybody from selling j a plantation at a big profit, we will j be very sorry, but we consider the j interests of the hundreds of people who have to make their living out of the soil of vast more importance just [ now. Tx ~ - 1 - ? ? -3 U ? ? ^ a * h f o nf II IS CiailiitJU uy sumc iuai uic iau i that the town applied for a malaria survey is doing the town harm; that is, that advertising that the survey is needed is against the interests of the city. Those taking this stand evidently are not aware of the seriousness of what they say. Is Bamberg to continue to have malaria just because it is not to the interest of a few people to tell the government that we do have malaria? They say,v of course, that Bamberg has no more malaria than many other sections. Which is true. In fact Bamberg is much more free of malaria than sections of th? South that do not have the reputation that Bamberg has. What the town is after is to get rid of what malaria there is, and at the same time to get rid of the stigma \ that unquestionaby is on the town, i We want the okeh of the United j States government, and at the same! time we want our health conditions I improved. If it temporarily injures i the town from the outsider's view-1 point, this cannot be helped, that we! can see. It will certainly be emi-1 nently better to free the town of ma- i laria, even if the advertising that is! bound to go with it prevents any out- j sider from ever coming here. And ! this it will not do. The homeseekeri will see that Bamberg is not neglecting to take care of the town's health, that the U. S. government has okehed the malaria condition of the city, and that will be the finest advertising Bamberg has ever had. . DIAMONDS ARE RECOVERED. I 1 Arrest of Young Suspect at Florence, S. C., Reported. Richmond, Oct. 4.?Nearly $2,000 worth of diamonds, rings and mountings, believed to have been stolen from the American Railway Express Company, near Petersburg, and be:ween Richmond and Washington,! aave been recovered, and C. W. Olds, 21 years of age, of Vine, Va., was ar- j *ested last night in Florence, S. C., charged with the thefts, it was anlounced here today by agents of the Washington office of the express comrnmpany. PRODUCTION AT 1 AMPLE PROSPERI MENT FOR OU THE We must increase legiti: production by every From the standpoint of p inquiries for funds increase in Capital and Surpl INTEREST SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ? DENMARK IS BOOMING. New Enterprises Coming and Building is Brisk. Denmark, Oct. 5.?The Denmark Wholesale Grocery Company has opened its office for business in the old S. A. L. freight house, where they do not expect to remain very long as several plans are under way to give them a good building by the first of the year. This new enterprise will be welcomed to Denmark at this time when it is booming the way it is. The Defiance Concrete Products Company is another new firm to be added to Denmark. This is operated by the Defiance Engineering and Con struction Company, both companies being the same. The Defiance Engineering and Construction Company is a new enterprise also in Denmark, having been here about three months aDd in that time has built for Mr. F. J. Turner a handsome new home worth $5,000, and is also building for Mr. J. S. Walker a beautiful home costing in the neighborhood of $10,000. This is the only house in the vicinity being lathed with metal laths, it also has steel porch columns, something that will be a thing of beauty to Denmark. This company is also building for Mr. James B. Guess, Jr., a concrete store, the only one of its kind in this part of the State. Walls, floors, and roof are all of concrete. The Defiance Concrete Products Company has on the market concrete brick, fence posts and blocks. The town is in a good way to prosper with such good times as the world is now enjoying. ; Ralph Goolsbv, of Goolsby & Son, is having a fine brick house built to cost in the neighborhood o f $10,000, which will also beautify the town. Another new building is being built j vr? iTriv*/vVt lvi ;ui . *? iiitncsici ui diiaiu, wuitu, | when completed, will be a great benefit to the city; this building is to cost cost in the neighborhood of $10,000, derstand. The Edisto Public Service Company is installing new machinery to j be able to turn out 100,000 pounds i of ice a day, the management state, j and it *is considering the installa-1 tion of new machinery with which to increase the lighting plant also. Manufacturing plans of all kinds seem to be anxious to locate in Denmark as there are all the large railroads in the South passing through it and instead of moaning about the boll weevil the people are% going to | do other things if they cannot raise cotton. Denmark is a coming place ' in which to locate. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is herby given that the undersigned, as administratrix of the; estate of Aaron Aver, deceased, with will annexed, has filed her final accounting with the Probate Judge for Bamberg County, and will apply to said Probate Judge at his office, Bamberg, S. C., on the 7th day of November, 1919, at eleven o'clock, A. M., of said day, for Letters Dismissory as such administratrix. MRS. SARAH CLAYTON, Administratrix estate of Aaron Ayer, deceased. October 2, 1919 10-29 | = i ii ["HIS TIME MEANS TY AND EMPLOYR LABOR ALL riME. mate business and farm means in our power. atriotism alone we solicit which look to such production. lus $100,000.00 F I PERUSE oui I II If you have the "grit" and ai ness" necessary to win an honor n yourself in the world your Bank I itablv show it. If you are shiftles Uit will be iust as clearlv shown. ' M Look at vours and read what it t cdeposits been made at regular in1 it show steady purpose that refus< aside by petty obstacles? v x / f There is only one way to succ UBank Book will tell you whether ; right road. WE PAY 4 PEE CENT. IN' \ STATEMENT OF J The Peo 9 AS AT THE CLOSE ( D o n I r?nc AJCjC Loans and Discounts q v Investments DCash and Due From Banks .. Liberty Bonds Owned by the Q Victory Bonds Owned by the War Savings Stamps Total , / i / lia: O Capital Stock Surplus and Profits Dividends Unpaid j deposits r Bills Payable...., I Total U I, A. M. Denbow, preside: emnlv swear that the above i ft cording to the books of said b; 7th, 1919. | f Sworn to and subscribed J.I ] Bills Payable September 12th Bank Examiner Bills Payable Today u I People BAMBERG, " r STATEMENT! H I *5 stick-to-it-ive- ?? i ed place for OFFICERS. iook will inev- A. M. DENBOW.V 1 \ ;s or impulsive President. ' GEO. P. HAIR, ' C. W. RENTZ, Vice Presidents. | ;ells you. Have , c w REXXZ; ,JR ) t :ervals? Does Cashier. is to be turned DIRECTORS. GEO. P. HAIR, \lt eed, and your W. S. BAMBERG, C W RENTZ, SR., you are on the j w BARR A. M. DENBOW. || ' ~~? m PERST ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. > . THE CONDITION OF I > I 0.1 1. v 9 0; *)F BUSINESS OCT. 7, 1919. ; M O -^1 n i lATTBrttlO I I )uu rtv/Xio. || m ,..$290,862.02 jj 7,560.11 0 s ..l 30,779.36 H Bank 89,550.00 J| > Bank 41,000.00 0 48.95 . f . .-> * $459,800.44 ^ f BILITIES. J . o J $ 25,000.00 ;. .'..... 22,872.03 '....' .r.. 38.00 411,890.41 I NONE [I ' : $459,800.44 II nt of the above named bank, do sol- II s a true and correct statement, ac- " ank at the close of business October x A. M. DENBOW, President. this 7th day of October, 1919. i1. CARTER, Notary Public, S. C. TOTE. i, as per call of State $130,000.00 NONE * n S Bank! SOUTH CAROLINA. - ^ ??ata * # .: