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?ije pamberg Jieralb! ESTABLISHED AI'HIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S, C. i Entered as second-class matter April j 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. i Volume 30. No. 1. THURSDAY, JAN. 13,1921. I'se Your Head. A woodpecker pecks Out a great many specks Of sawdust When building a hut; He works like a nigger To make the hole bigger. He's sore if His cutter won't cut. He don't bother with plans Of cheap artisans. But there's one thing Can rightly be said; The whole excavation Has this explanation He builds it Bv Using Head. ?Harlem Davis. The city of Bamberg is to be congratulated upon the selection of the new commissioners of public works. The three gentlemen named are business men of undoubted ability, men of big business who have handled their own affairs successfully, and who, it may be confidently expected, will handle the waterworks and pow- i er plant with like success. We do ( not believe that three better men ' could have been found for the important work of rehabilitation of the public utilities of the town. The Herald has not had the opportunity of talking with Representa- j tive Riley recently, but it has had an expression from the other two mem bers of the Bamberg delegation 10 \ the general assembly, Mr. Kearse and j Dr. Black. Both of these gentlemen express themselves as opposed to any increase of appropriations at the present session of the general assembly; in fact, we should judge that they are inclined to the belief that the ; appropriations should be* reduced. ( "While we do not know' Mr. Riley's attitude, we believe we can safely say , that he is also opposed to an increased appropriation bill. m It is gratifying to note that interest has increased in the cotton acreage reduction movement in this county. The meeting at the court house Tuesday was well attended by farmers from nearly every section of the county. A noteworthy fact that was brought out at the meeting was that while in some counties of this state last year from 20 to 30 acres! of cotton were planted per plow, the j average in Bamberg was not more j than eight to ten acres. It is gener- j ally conceded that the farmers of! this county are in far better circum-j stances today than most of the coun-j , ties of South Carolina, it appears,' that the less cotton planted last year j the less money was lost on the crop, j' ^ ? The Herald cannot bring itself to j believe that there exists a necessity I for a woman's dormitory at the Uni- I versity of South Carolina. Tt would, j of course, be very nice to have such j a building, and we sympathize with i the ambition to secure this woman's j building. We trust that one day it will be a reality. Under the present j conditions, however, we cannot see j the wisdom of an appropriation for this purpose. There are institutions in this state for the women that we thnk will answer very well. The state has spent enormous sums of money to provide the women's institutions with the facilities for lighter learning, and while it is true that mapv women doubtless desire the special instruction given at the university, this number is not great. If the instruction at the women's j institutions is inadequate, we sug- j gest raising the standard to meet the i needs of the women. It must be remembered that the people have I groaned under the burden of war j time taxation for several years past, j There has been little demurring on' account of high taxes of the recent j noct hPMtisp n* a rule, the people were able to pay heavy taxes. Now they are not. No one is any longer! making money because of the war, and it is quite enough to pay the regular taxes this year without The ad-| ditional burden of an expense that! is not an absolute and immediate ne-j cessity. The neople of the <date have! gotten along this long without the. v woman's building, and we believe' j that the state can get along, without, serious injury to the cause of higher { education, for some years to cornel without this expenditure. The Her-; aid believes that it is the duty ofj the legislature to not appropriate a I single dollar that is not absolutely! necessary this year. Read The Herald, $2.00 per year, j Don't Wglect Vonr Fruit Trees. i'nder normal conditions the importance of the home orchard is supplementing the family food supply is too great to he estimated. Therefore. with the invasion of the cotton boll weevil, a menace to the south's money crop and a pest to remain with us?and the abnormal prices ol foodstuffs, a few fruit trees should be planted about every home. Fall and winter months are best for orchard work and there is only one thing that pays better than having a sound knowledge of how to care for an orchard; and that is to use it and make yours the best in the county. The mere fact of a high priced fruit tree planted does not insure fruitful returns, anu 11 mey are iiui piupcui cared for, all the owner gets for his labor and money invested* is insects and disappointment. We urge you to begin at once and either plant a few trees or prune, spray and cultivate those you already have and give them a fair chance and not results. The shortage of good trees and vines with the prevailing high prices of fruit should be accepted as an object lesson and the combination ought to encourage the planting of a few fruit trees on every farm and better attention given to the old orchard, fl you have a home orchard or even better a few scattered plantings of fruit trees that are worthy of attention, begin a once to prune, spray, worm and cultivate, otherwise arrange to plant one-fourth acre (approximately 30 trees and vines). At this time trees and vines to plant one-fourth acre, which is enough to supply the average family, will cost between $10.00 and $15.00. You can't afford to neglect yours, as the fruit trees when neglected will gradually decline in vigor and finally die. Tn conjunction with the county agents throughout the state a campaign of winter pruning, spraying and related work is already in progress in the various counties. The horticultural specialists of the extension service, Clemson College, S. C., have arranged and are now carrying out a schedule by which to spend one to three days with each county agent. If you are interested in growing fruit trees either on a large or small scale, and desire information, write, phone Dr ask your county agent for information concerning orchard week and arrange to attend some of the field demonstration in pruning and spraying that will be given over the county during the week that is designated as "orchard week." Get- behind this movement and let's see a good orchard on every farm throughout the county. J. D? BRANDON,. County Agent. Installment Steak. Mr. Jiggs?"Just think, I have a porterhouse steak!" .Mrs. Jiggs?"My word! Where did you get it?" Mr. Jiggs?"From the installment butcher, $1 down and Si a week."? Omaha Herald. ? Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. ^g^V VVt \ K VP- , > -- ,-^ .s?- Ci W V?V ^ 4-J* *" Money hoarded is idle Money deposited in th for Credits of several til Tli nco HrprHtc Vipln t/hi IJL Vi VVIJ.UM VM' Reconstruction plans, tl the Manufacturer and ] Isential Business. Besides being always funds are safer and pat posited with us. ^?CRCES 0V1 Invaded Home, Is Charge. * Probably the most sensational ! ! story was told the jury in court of! :j general sessions shortly before the : noon recess today when Charley Newj man. charged with forgery, took the >1 stand and swore that F. M. Orisseette, I i | editor of the Woodruff News, had in'! vaded the sanctity of Newman's hornet land had stolen his wife's affections. I Mr. Grissette. Newman said, admitted | i j that he loved Mrs. Newman far morel !J than he loved his own wife, who was .; not living at Woodruff at that time. j Newman said Mr. Grissette signified j l his willingness to do anything to i ; | make restitution to the Newman homei ; and it was finally decided that Gris-j .; sette was to contribute to the upkeep j i of the Newman nousenom, wnicn con-1 ;j sisted of .Air. and Mrs. Newman and I i their small son. After that time New-J I man swore that many checks were i ,! given the Newman family by Mr. Gris-j j sette and later on when Newman was; :! out of work Mr. Grissette practically! i " i supported the Newman home, tlie wit-j | ness said. Newman testified Grissette came to! j him one day and told him that the! Grissette account at a Woodruff bank j had been overdrawn and that he . j (Grissette) was in serious trouble be-; ! cause of this state of affairs. The matter was discussed by the two men | at length and it was finally decided j that Newman would leave the state j and allow the authorities to conclude ! hat he had forged the checks he had j j cashed, Newman told the twelve ; jurors. ! Grissette met him in Spartanburg ! and handed him $12.50, he said, and! ! ' i | Newman immediately went to An- J | gusta. While in the Georgia city i Newman testified Grissette sent him! I $10 with which to pay his fyoard. Later Newman went to Gastonia i and a short time later lie was arrest-' led and brought back to Spartanburg! I to face trial on the charge of forging' ! i l Grissette's name to a check for $1.4.1 i Newman was found guilty, however, ! and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary this afternoon.? Spartanburg dispatch to News and Courier Jan. 7. Mr. Grissette was employed on The Herald about a year ago, and will be remembered by many of our citizens. i i m A Slight Mistake. "Do you know what day this is, John, dear?" she asked sweetly at the breakfast table. Wftnnllflpfinnc r?f nrPVlOUSI UiipieaaaiiL icv/Uiiv/vbiuuu r memory lapses flashed through John's mind. He wouldn't be caught this time. "Why, of course, my love! How * could I possibly forget that this isj< our wedding anniversary?" he said < with grave reproof. i "No, it isn't. That is three! i < months ahead," she responded cold-1 ( l Iy. "This is the day on which you promised to take the afternoon off i from the office and beat the rugs.' < Enlisted men in the United States ; army, -who were officers during the!< , war will wear a cuff braid of forest i j- Read The Herald, $2 per year. i and useless. I le Bank becomes the basis 1 nes its own amount I e Government to carry on 1 tie Farmer to grow Food, |! 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