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W\)t Pamberg peralb Thursday, October 30,1919 SHORT LOCALS. Kief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Apollo Music club will meet with Mrs. E. H. Henderson Thursday afternoon at four o'clock, instead of five o'clock, because of the recent change of time. The Woman's Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet Monday afternoon, November 3, at 4 o'clock, at the residence of *Mrs. M. A. Bamberg. If the present progress is maintained, the paving of Main street will be completed within the next week or so. Fine headway has been made during the Dast week, and about two-thirds of the paving work has been completed. Mr. F. E. Steedly turned over to Mr. George R. Briggs the other day a fine yam potato for the Bamberg county exhibit at the State fair. The tuber tipped the scales at 7 1-2 pounds. We imagine that this yam will show off to advantage at the fair this week Governor Cooper has appointed Mr. A. M. Denbow, of Bamberg, a member of the State board of charities and corrections, to succeed Mr. H. L. Watson, of Greenville, who resigned to accept an appointment as a member of the Greenwood county highway commission. Mr. W. D. Rhoad, who has just returned from a business trip to New York, brings back sad news. He says that the prospects are that clothing will be higher next year than ever before. "If you have a suit of clothes on hand, just bury it until next year, and then you can dig up a gold mine," says Mr. Rhoad. Suits that he says he used to buy for $13 wholesale are now selling for next spring delivery at $47.50 wholesale. Sotiirrinv was the last dav of the war time. All clocks were officially turned back one hour at 2 a. m. Sunday. Now there is but one time again. Although there has been war time for two years, it continued to be confusing up to the last day, as some of the people never observed the new time. As congress has repealed the new time law, the clocks will not be ( changed again, unless another law is 1 passed?and this is not very likely. mm ?i / TWO POTATO CROPS. ! Mr. A. J. Hunter Makes Plenty of Tubers This Year. t Mr. A. J. Hunter is a jam-up good 1 farmer. If everybody does not know 1 this, we have but to relate the following to prove it. Last spring he put in a good patch of Irish potatoes, 1 and harvested a good crop of them. 1 After the Irish potato crop had been "dug," he planted the same land in 1 sweet potatoes, and we can personally 1 give attest to the fact that he has ? made good sweet potatoes, for we have sampled them. They are of the ! yam variety, and the crop has turned 1 out well. This gives two good pota to crops on the same land in one 1 xseason. Mr. Hunter was exhibiting in our office the other day some of the finest > \ sugar cane we have seen this season. He says his cane crop promises to turn out as good as his potatoes. CURRENCY GOES ASTRAY. Denmark Money Escapes Owner. Boll Weevil Meeting Held. c Denmark, Oct. 24.?A rather 1 strange robbery occurred Sunday in 1 Denmark. The express messenger re- i ceived a package of currency from a i southbound train and took the pack- < age to the express office. He return- ) ed a short time later to find that it ' had disappeared. The company has ' a special agent on this case now and < it is thought that the guilty person < will be apprehended within a short : time. ' / A boll weevil meeting was held at 1 the school house Wednesday to de- 1 vise ways and means of dealing with the pest. While little was done other than to get together and set a date for another meeting within a few d^ys, something was accomplished in that farmers who thought that by planting twice as much cotton they would reap the usual amount, were shown that they were wrong when * ? ?? TT-^n ton little pest Will eat iweui; aa ?cu acres of cotton. Denmark is worrying very little over the boll weevil, ? as prices on farm lands have advanced in the last few days and no vacant farms are to be seen In this section.. It is Deligtfully wicked. Lile?I thought you had become rather tired of dancing. Dorothy?I had. But I've been reading what the clergymen have been saying about it, and I bad no idea how delightfully wicked it is.? Judge. COURT IN SESSION. Several Civil Cases Disposed of This Week.?Jury for Next Week. The regular fall session of the court of common pleas convened in Bamberg Monday morning with His Honor, Judge Wilson presiding. Mr. Ernest Allen, of Aiken, was in the stenographer's chair, as Mr. Edgar A. Brown had tendered his resignation. The following' civil cases have been disposed of: Detroit Automatic Scale Co., versus W. B. Carter and the Enterprise Bank. Verdict in favor of the defendant Enterprise Bank. Metropolitan Discount Co., versus J. F. Lancaster. This case resulted in a non-suit. Angus Dublin and Lillie Williams versus Western Union Telegraph Co. Verdict for $200 in favor of Angus Dublin; nothing for Lillie Williams. Tuesday afternoon the case of Mrs. M. S. O'Quinn against T. J. Crider - was started. This case involves a boundary line, and it had not been completed at the time of going to press. It had not been stated up to yesterday whether or not the session of court would continue into next week. The following jurors have been drawn in case court is held next week. G. Frank Bamberg.Tohn J. Hiers. C. R. McMillan. J. W. Wilson. J. E. Carter. J. L. Folk. W. H. Campbell. K. L. Kearse. L. W. Copeland. G. O. Simmons. G. W. Hunter. S. E. Neeley. Bovce W. Bishop. J. J. England. H. I. Chassereau. B. W. Beard. J. E. Zeigler. H. W. Beard. M. J. Black. F. E. Dozier. C E. Bickle. P. E. Aver. E. C. Bruce. R. F. Goodwin. J. F. Hicks. H. E. Delk. G. B. McClendon. R. H. Jolly. E. S. Gillam. r\ E. Xeelev. W. H. Faust. A. M. Brabham. If W. Gibson. W.P.McMillan.Jr. J. B. Varn. F. M. Kinard. BAPTISTS IN SESSION. Barnwell Association Convened With Bamberg Church Yesterday. The annual meeting of the Barntiroii Rantist association convened in the Bamberg Baptist church Wednesday morning, and will be in session through Thursday. The association was to have met with the Colston church, but the place of meeting was changed because of a great deal of sickness in the Colston community. The association was called to order Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. After the morning session, the delegates and visitors were served dinner on the church grounds. An afternoon session and night session were held Wednesday, and the association will hold the final sessions this morning and this afternoon. It is not expected that a night session will be held Thursday, unless it is necessary in order to complete the business of the association. The association Is being attended by Baptists from Barnwell and Bam- 1 berg counties, which comprise this associational division. A number of well known Baptist leaders from this ] and other States are in attendance upon the body. One of the main top- ] ics of disucssion at the meeting has i aeen the Baptist 75 million campaign, i whi^h is to be conducted the latter part of November throughout the South. i TWO CIRCUSES COMING. ' 1 Plenty of Amusement on Hand for 1 1 Bamberg Folks Next Month. l * "It was circus day long years ago," sve used to read in the patent medi- 1 sine advertisement. It has truly been 1 long years ago since a citizen of Bamberg has had the opportunity of see- ' ing?or hearing or feeling?a circus in this berg. But things have chang- 1 ?d. Bamberg is again on the circus map.- Yes, truly, for two aggregations are booked for appearance in ] this city next month. Two whole circuses in one single month! The old man, the middle aged, and just plain men are already beginning to frame excuses to go to the circus. Of course, the children must see the circus! And, naturally, some older i i- i-i.. ii f ' person uas iu lane meui; The circuses are scheduled to show in Bamberg on November 4th and November 19th. It has been about eight years since g circus set foot on Bamberg soil. The long dry spell has been broken in a rush, and last week two shows procured licenses to exhibit here. Will Be Married November 11. The following invitation was received in Bambbrg last week: "The Reverend and Mrs. Joseph Addison Martin request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Ella May, to Mr. Robert Clarence Jones on Tuesday, the eleventh of November, at high noon; Immanuel Baptist church, Westminster, S. C. At home after November the twentieth, Bamberg South Carolina." COTTON REPORT. Ginning Behind Last Year, and Nearly All Ginned Out. Mr. H. J. Bellinger, statistician of the census bureau of the department j of agriculture, has given us the following figures on cotton ginned in Bamberg county to October 18th: 1019 20,108 191 S 22,3">0 These are preliminary figures. Official announcement will be given out later. In this connection, one prominent ginner of the county states that his gin is far more advanced this season than last. Last year at this time not more than half of the crop had been ginned out, whereas at this time, the greater bulk of the season's cotton has been ginned. Based on the pro * ---? 5 r portion OI tne ginning; iur me lwu years, he is of the belief that the county will make from two-thirds to three-fourths the cotton that was ginned last season. INCREASE IN DEPOSITS. Four Banks in County Report Increase of 64.90 Per Cent. i i In a bulletin just issued by the war loan organization, an increase in the bank deposits of Bamberg county is given at 64.99 per cent, on December 31, 1918, over the deposr its on the same date in 1916. Of the eight banks in the county, only four reported, and the increase is based on the reports of these four institutions. The following is the percentage of increase in Bamberg and neighboring counties: Demand Savings Total Den. Dep. Inc. Allendale ....1 "9.50 1 72.22 70.92 Aiken 15.19 40.12 25.88 Bamberg .... 69.05 58.06 64.99 Barnwell .... 29.55 104.5*6 49.58 Colleton ....110.00 185.00 120.40 Hampton.... 41.58 65.49 51.01 Orangeburg 57.84 60.23 59.28 VP IX THE AIR. / Bamberg Bank Cheeks Lost by Fire in Airplane Accident. Things do move. This was evidenced a day or two ago when one of the local banking institutions received three letters informing the hank that checks that had passed through the local concern had been destroyed in an airplane accident. , One of the letters explained that the checks had been lost as a result of , fire when an airplane that was carrying mail between Washington and New York happened to some acci- ( dent. The carrying of mail by airplane has been in the experimental stage for several weeks. Evidently the experiment has not proved so very successful?in this instance anyway. ^ i ? m IT. I). C. Xotes. i The October meeting of the Francis Marion Bamberg chapter U." D. C., ( met with Mrs. Angus Brabham, on Railroad avenue. A very interesting J programme was enjoyed by about two dozen members. This chapter sup- 1 ports four French war orphans, and ( at this meeting letters from them an^ thpir mothers were read, having ^ been translated by Mrs. G. F. Bam- { berg. These letters were exceedingly ^ interesting, they expressed their love for all things American and seemed ' so appreciative of the chapter's interest and check. One little fellow 1 sent his photograph, he is a dear 1 handsome little fellow and we are so 1 glad we could help him. ' Mrs. Glenn Cope, always a charm- 1 injf reader, read "The Horse Artill- 1 sry" from the Veteran. . 1 Mrs. F. B. McCrackin read a paper 1 Dn "The Burning of Atlanta." 1 Mrs. H. N. Folk rendered a vocal 1 selection, accompanied on the piano, J by Mrs. E. H. Henderson. The following ladies were elected as a dele- ! gates to the general convention in ( Tampa: Mrs. J. T. Carter, Mrs. J. J H. Cope and Mrsv. C. J. Field, with J Mrs. M. E. Ayer, Mrs. H. JsT. Folk and Mrs. A. M. Brabham as alter- ' nates. Our president, Mrs. J. C. 1 Lewis, will also go. After the meet ing adjourned Mrs. Brabham served a delightful ice course. * Chapter members, why do you not attend the meetings? It makes one ' heartsick to note the few responses 1 as the roll is called. The meetings ' are very pleasant and very interesting and we are doing good work, and j of course will go right on without you absentees, but we would so like 1 ? " no Vvtt ottonrl to nave you eucuuiagc uo u<.wuU ing the meetings. Just now we are broke. Can you suggest a money making scheme??Contributed. ^ i>> jw John McCracken, white. 60, is under arrest in Greenville, charged with having burned the city hall of West Greenville, several weeks ago. Recently Decided. He?"Phyllis is a decided blonde, isn't she?" Her friend?"Yes, but she only decided last week."?London Blighty. t AN APPEAL TO BAMBERG. Former Citizen Calls on People to Rid the Town of Its Worst Curse. Editor The Herald: Throughout the entire period over which my memory extends there very probably has never been raised an issue of greater importance nor any matter with such unlimited possibilities for the future good of Bamberg as the eradication of malaria, which subject is being discussed so freely now. From a distance I have watched with the keenest interest the progress which the movement has been making and aside from the strong appeal wire1 I am sure it must have made to the thinking people of the community it has stirred me as only an issue thai is extremely close to my heart can and has inspired me with hope for the ultimate success of the movement and with courage to brave the most adverse criticism possible in ordei that I might give expression to a few thoughts of my own on the subject. In this paper only a short while ago Dr. Carter was quoted as having said that fully eighty-five per cent of the entire populat'on of Bamberg suffered from malaria in some form. I very heartily agree with the Doctor, except I believe his statement was rather a conservative one as could easily be determined by a close canvass of the town. Let us suppose for the sake of argument, however, that the case was overstated and that there could only be found an infectea percentage of fifty, or even twentyfive, would that not be sufficiently starring to arouse the soundest sleeper within the confines of the town to action? If it isn't, then that fellow is past redemption and should be either induced or forced to buy a , one-way railroad ticket out of town! Viewed from a purely economical point, malaria is responsible for the greatest waste which the town has . ever suffered from the time the first effort was made to convert the cypress pond, which was the source of supply for the water tank beside one of the oldest railways in the United States, into a thriving little city such i as Bamberg is today. In time past this was unavoidable and excusable, but not today when the progress of < medical science has enabled the national government to lay at the ( feet of Bamberg's citizenship a thor- j oughly tested and approved method for the eradication of that which has i cursed the town since its inception. ; What a precious gift that is, my . friends! And what are you going to , do with it? Treating this as purely a business < proposition, and assuming that any ] criticism which is free from the nag- 1 ging of the faultfinder will be wel- j corned since the critic assumes the < obligation of suggesting a remedV ( for the correction of the fault, I shall \ take the liberty of saying just what ? is in my mind. Reviewing mentally { events of the past twenty years and \ better, a period which has meant j more to Bamberg's development ] probably than all others combined, < i- - ?n-T-i^ I . 3116 must U6 wiinuu* uiiiiu ?iiu ( ?ould not see, and extremely biased < who will not admit, that when opportunity to promote the interests ( 3f the general public were presented ^ we have had more talk than action, j We have always been willing to dissuss these matters, but there was al- ( ways that something lacking which ran best be described by resorting to the vernacular of the modern salesman: he would call it the lack 3f "closing power." None oth^V 1 than a fool would attempt to say l that discussion of any problem or t proposition is not beneficial and the c proper preliminary measure, but like t the salesman who lacks this closing e power referred to above, we may be { able to present the case clearly and with precision up to the point where 1 action is the only other thing to se- i sure and then fail because our weak- 5 aess becomes our master. "But," I bear you say, "now that you have : indulged freely in criticism, what r bave you to suggest that will correct ( this grievous fault?" I say that first 2 vou must forget all selfish interests. ] Get out of your mind the idea that t he money^you are giving to this cause 1 in helping to meet the generous offer " r>f r,iir honovnipnt institutions is giv-I * en for the purchase of a personal privilege. Let the man who has i money realize that he is merely a guardian into -whose care the wealth i he controls is given and make him- ' self worthy of that trust by remembering that it is not the return of 1 fifty or one hundred per cent on his " financial outlay per annum that ] makes his investment worth while 1 but the extent to which his less for- ' tunate brother may be benefited ' thereby. And lastly, I would suggest unity, unity of purpose, of thought, 1 and of action! All can help, from 1 the wealthiest to the humblest citi- f zen, if petty differences are buried 1 beneath the desire to promote a com- < mon good. Whoever is the author of the statement that "Bamberg ' either stands or falls by her decision in this matter" has a true conception CARLISLE MEETS DEFEAT. Charleston High School Cops Honors On Local Gridiron. Charleston high school defeated Carlisle School here Friday afternoon, S to 0. The weather was excessively hot and the local backfield lacked experience. Features of the game for Carlisle were the tackling of West and Causey, the work of Silcox at quarter and the running of J. Sanders. For Charleston the entire team played together as on$ man. End runs by Weeks and Dotterer were the bright lights of the contest. O'Shaughnessy and Holcomb aided the other two i backs in great style, especially in running interference. King and Haymaker, at ends, did especially fine work in cutting down end runs. Wagener and Pinckney in the line showed up well. Charleston's overhead attack was too much for Carlisle, the lone touch down resulting from a forward pass, Weeks to O'Shaughnessy, in the third quarter. Large fumbled the ball in the final period and was thrown behind his own line for a safety. After the first quarter the Charlestonians had the ball in Carlisle's territory most of the time. Carlisle's team had been greatly strengthened since the Carlisle-Porter game by the addition of Silcox and 0. Large. Silcox is a find and his work thus far shows him to be a diamond in the rough. Score by quarters: Charleston 0 0 6 2?8 Carlisle 0 0 0 0?0 Officials: Referee. Cope (V. M. 1.): umpire, Cooner (Carolina); headlinesman, Bamberg (Sewanee); timekeepers, W. Watson and Hughes. Quarters, 12 minutes each. TO RII) BAMBERG OF MOSQUITOES (Continued from page 1, column 6.) : been so greatly increased that the mill would gladly contribute ten ! times its subscription if the work ' were to be done over. However, said , Captain Fisher, "the value of being free of malaria cannot be measured in dollars and cents. There is a vastly more important phase to the matter than mere money.'* The ecoomic value of the work is very great, nevertheless, and to prove this point he told of the campaign at Hattiesberg. Miss., where one of the largest industries of that place located there as a direct result of the eradication campaign. An approximate estimate of the :ost of the eradication work was read. Seventeen thousand dollars will be the approximate cost of cleaning the present drainage system and ppening new drains necessary. The ?ost of maintaining the drainage sys:em is estimated at $2,000 for next season. Other items of expense, such is oil, etc., carries the total to be:ween $23,000 and $24,000. A proposed agreement between the city of Bamberg and the U. S.-public health service was read. In order to go in,o this work, this agreement must be ugned by the proper authorities. By a rising vote every citizen present voted an endorsement of the proposed campaign, and the chairman proceeded to accept pledges for the work. A total of $7,175 was secur- , sd at the meeting. Celebrates Fiftieth Birthday. Cope, Oct. 20.?Mrs. Jno. M. 3rickle entertained a party of her ady friends this afternoon on mis he anniversary of her fiftieth birthiay. She received many useful and jeautiful presents, and the well wishes and hopes for many happy returns, rom all of the guests. Three different flavors bf delightul cream, together with as many varieties of delicious cake were served and much enjoyed. Those present were Mesdames C. \ Muse, E. E. Ritter, W. M. Hughes, T. D. Antley, R. K. Henerey, J. H. Mark, W. Clark, F. H. May, H. N. Antley, and Nora Miller, and Miss Sloise Antley, and the four school eachers, the Misses Durant, Causlev, iVitherspoon and Glaze. )f the importance of this movement. Tobo tbic tbnneht home with you: rvery child born to its citizenship or * wrought from the outside to be reared here in Bamberg must be either i in asset or a liability to the town. * The child healthy in mind and body ^ s rarely possessed of other than ( sound morals, but Jet such a curse as h Tialaria dwarf him physically and f nentally and see how easily warped ? ire his morals?the one an asset, j :he other a liability. No, I .do not make my home in f Bamberg, neither am I financially in- t ;erested there, but it is the land that 1 ?ave me birth and whatever effects j ts future lies very close my heart.- < 1 'Breathes there a man with soul so i dead ] CVho never to himself hath said: i 'This is my own, my native land.' ] W. C. PATRICK. ! $10,000 FOR BAMBERG. * . Rep. Mann Includes This City in Bill to Get Money For Site. The following Washington dispatch will be read with interest by the people of Bamberg: Washington, October 25.?Representative .Mann, of the seventh district, today introduced bills calling upon the war department to donate captured German cannon or field pieces to the cities of Columbia, Sum- -I ter, Orangeburg, Lexington, St. Matthews, and Bishopville. He also introduced three bills each calling for an appropriation of $10,000 to be expended in the purchase of sites for federal buildings at Bamberg, St. Matthews and Bishopville. SPECIAL NOTICES. ~ Trespass Notice?Notice is hereby given that all cows are forbidden to run at large on> my place. W. E. BESSIXGER. ll-6p Lost?Black open end memorandum book, with charges within! Re ward if returned to the CITY MARKET, Bamberg, S. C. Itn Lost.?One 17-jewel Elgin gold watch, size 18, 25-year case, open face. Reward if returned to D. A. PATTERSON, Bamberg, S. C. ltp. For Sale?My house and lot in Bamberg; also residence lot on Railroad avenue, and two lots on Carlisle street. H. J. BRABHAM, Bam- A berg, S. C. tfn Overseer Wanted.?Responsible white man wanted to live on my place and superintend my farm. Married man preferred. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Salesmen Wanted?To solicit orders for lubricating oils, greases and paints. Salary or commission. Address THE LENNOX OIL & PAINT CO., Cleveland, Ohio. ltp If you are thinking of screening your house next spring, now is the time to place your orders, as it will take about two months to get them. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Wanted.?Bids on 500 six-foot lightwood posts; also 2,000 stalks ribbon cane. Both delivered to Bamberg or Ehrhardt. I pay $2.00 cash 1 for peas. F. K. GRAHAM, Ehrhardt, 3. C. tin Trespass Notice.?Notice is hereby ?iven that all parties are forbidden, tnder penalty of-the law to hunt, fish, 3r trespass in any manner on our lands. H. EHRHARDT, J. M. MCKENZIE. ll-13p Lost or Strayed?One solid red lalf hound dog, answers to name of 'Jack." Last seen at Howell's Old Mill. $10.00 reward for return or 'or information. DELK, Bam)erg, S. C. tfn Notice.?All persons are forbidden !rom hunting, trespassing, or letting heir stock trespass on the following lamed land. J. F. HIERS, G. F. HERS, MRS. S. P. FOLK, E. L. HIERS, B. C. HIERS. ll-6p For Sale?One young Jersey milch :ow, with bull calf four months old. First calf. A good milker, perfectly ?entle. A bargain at $125. F. K. jRAHAM, Ehrhardt, S. C. tfn Notice.?Heretofore friends have )een hunting on our premises, but ake notice, hunting of any kind is strictly prohibited and any ^offender 7ill be prosecuted. W. D. BENNETT, HOBT. A. BENNETT. ll-20n Lost.?Notice is given that savngs pass book No. 776, issued by the Bamberg Banking Co. to Mrs. Sallie ?. Sessions has been lost or destroyed. If found, please return to the BAMBERG BANKING CO., Bamberg, 3..C. 11-13-nLost?Notice is hereby given that samDerg ?5anKmg company savings )ass book No. 641 issued to Abram >r Annie Funches has been lost or ? iestroyed. If found, please return o the Bamberg Banking company, Samberg, S. C. ll-6p Wanted.?Several salesmen to landle Western Electric Farm Lightng Plants and pumping equipment n Barnwell and Bamberg counties. Ve have an attractive proposition to nake on either salary or commission . jasis. EDISTO PUBLIC SERVICE , COMPANY, Denmark, S. C. 12-4-p For Sale.?Two 7 O-horsepower loilers, good for 110 pounds pressure >y insurance inspector's record. Used his season. In good condition. Installing larger boilers, and will sell hese two 70-horsepower boilers with itack at low price to move quick. rHE COTTON OIL COMPANY, tfn Wanted.?Men or women to take irders among friends and neighbors .. or the genuine guaranteed hosiery, k :ull line for men, women and childen. Eliminates darning. We pay >0c ah hour spare time or $24 a week or full time. Experience unnecesiary. Write INTERNATIONAL STOCKING MILLS, Norristown, Pa. For Sale.?571 acres valuable arming land; 250 acres under wire hog) fence; 10-horse farm under ultivation; one mile to public school; n sight of church; 8 miles from Jamberg; 5 miles from Branchville. Llso one nine-room two-story dwell- * ng, one acre lot in Branchville. S. barn, stables, garage, tenant ^ touses and other outbuildings on the arm sufficient for all purposes. All if the above for $25,000.00. Cash ir terms. Apply to LOCK DRAWER ', Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Kicklighter Place confining 230 acres; Smoak Place conaining 335 acres; located one-quarter nile apart, on Augusta-Charleston tVi-roQ mi lac frnm \TldwaV. Eight , U Q. U y 1111 V^< 111 HVkl JL* v ?* * ? ? lorse farm open on two places. Excellent tenant "houses, stables and Darns. Land very productive and .veil drained. Fine crops on these Dlaces now, in spite of destructive ains, testify to excellency of these lands. Offered for sale, as other business prevents personal supervision. 7. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C. tfn ill