?jje Pamfcerg Jleralb
ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C.
Altered as second-class matter April
1891, under Act of March 3, 1879.
"$2.00 PER YEAR.
Volume 30. * No. 9.
Thursday, March 3, 1921. j
If the police force of Bamberg is j
unable to cope with the local
situation on Saturday night or any
other time, then we say that a force |
should be employed who can cope j
with it. Such escapades as was wit-!
nessed here Saturday night is a dis-j
grace to any civilized community. To
say that a few persons tanked up on
rotten liquor can take charge of a
town is serious reflection on the town,
and this appears to be exactly what
occurred. Indiscriminate shooting
and cursing filled the air of Main
street, making it unsafe for anyone
be on the street. There were ladies
who had occasion to pass through
Main street, and could not do so
until an escort had been secured to
make it safe for them. *This thing
has happened several times in Bamberg
during recent months. It is
high time that someone was put in
charge of Main street at night with
full power and authority to maintain
order that the town's decency requires,
and who has the fearlessness
to enforce it. Beginning with probably
no more motive than a harmless
escapade, the local condition has been ,
going from bad to worse, and serious [,
consequences are going to result unless
a determined effort is made to ,
restore the town to a peaceable basis.
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suppose, nevertheless, we are of the i
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thing to extend the time for payment ;
of taxes. If it could be productive of ]
any real good, it would have been the 1
right thing to do. How it is to ac- ;
complish any real benefit is difficult to 3
understand. Taxes form one depart- 1
ment of human existence that is nec- :
essary. We fail utterly to see how <
any one is going to be better able to <
pay 'taxes in April than at present, <
and no end of confusion is going to 3
result. If the time for paying taxes ]
had expired January 1st, the taxpay- 1
ers of the entire state would have 1
been decidedly better off than they 1
are now. In our opinion when the t
time finally expires it will be general- \
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been extended. The outlook is that
the state and county governments
will have to borrow money against
the payment of taxes during the last
days of the period. This will require
the payment of interest. This interest
must be paid by somebody, andj
the government can look to nobody |
for the payment but the taxpayers, j
The taxpayers could borrow money j
now and pay his taxes just as ?asy j
as the state or county can borrow!
money while waiting for the taxes to!
be paid. The taxpayers pays the in-j
terest either way, and the confusion
arising from lack of funds would be
avoided.
It is an ill wind that blows nobody j
any good. This appears to us as being
strikingly true in regard to our:
friend the enemy, the cotton boll wee- i
vil. That the weevil has been the |
cause of much benefit to the people |
of Bamberg county can hardly be;
doubted. It is generally conceded
that with the boll weevil or without
the weevil, cotton farmers would not
have made any money in this county
the past year. The fact that the weevil
was here the previous year, with
all indications pointing to much more
intense infestation the past year, i
caused most farmers to plant more'
lberally of food crops than perhaps;
they had ever planted before in the I
history of the county. The result
was that enormous crops of corn, potatoes,
oats, peanuts, etc., were harvested.
Literally speaking, the barns
of the county are bulging with these
crops. That money is an article that j
is a stranger to most folks is also a!
conceded fact, but the people could j
not possibly be in better circumstanc-1
es to be without money than they are !
this season. The boll weevil has
taught the people of the weevil belt!
a lesson that bids fair to be the best I
asset of the entire belt, that of being J
prepared for such contingencies as j
)oll weevil, adverse cotton conditions,
and so on. The Herald makes it a:
point to inquire of farmers visiting
the office their general condition in
regards to farming, and practically
every reply we have had was to the
effect that their money is tied up in
eotton, and, therefore, they have very
little?and not much immediate prospect,
seemingly?but that otherwise
they are in better condition than ever
eefore. There can be no poverty
tvith barns full to overflowing. For
this condition, it appears to us that
ve can give a large measure of thanks
:o the boll weevil. We all hope that
and Carry business is becom
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the boll weevil will disappear, but we
all likewise hope that the barns of
Bamberg county will never again be
lean with something to eat.
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DEFLATION" CRISIS OVER.
Fairfax Harrison Sees Better Times.
We Hope He Is Right.
Chester, Feb. 24.?Fairfax Harrison,
president of the Southern railway,
was a guest of the Chester chamber
of commerce today.
At a luncheon given in his honor
Mr. Harrison said the crisis in the
present period of financial depression
was reached the last week in Janimrr
Sinpp this time there has been
a decided change in the 12 states traversed
by the Southern railway. He
states that conditions are gradually
getting better and that things will
be normal again by autumn. What
he had to say was based on information
that comes to him from official
sources in both railroad and financial
circles. He is optimistic over the
future and while he does not predict
any such prosperity as the country
enjoyed in October, 191!), and April,
1920, he sees better days for all industry
not far hence.
President Harrison came to Chester
at the invitation of the chamber
of commerce. lie was very much
pleased with the great number of inprovements
in Chester since his visit
here ten years ago and took a great
interest in the prospective development
of the community as pointed
cut 'o him.
WASHINGTON BIBLE TO BE USED.
Committee of Masons Prom New York
to Furnish Historic Bible.
Washington, Feb. 23.?Presidentelect
Harding plans on taking the
oath of office March 4 to press his lips
to the Bible that was used at the
first inauguration of George Washingon.
In accordance with Mr. Harding's
wish, Elliott Woods, superintendent
of the capitol, arranged today with
the St. John's lodge, No. 1, A. F. M.,
of New York city, for the use of the
Bible. It will be brought to Washington
by a committee of Masons. So
far as the records show, this will be
the fourth occasion on which there
has been a departure from the usual
custom of having the clerk of the
supreme court furnish the Bible used
in an inauguration.
The Bible is the personal property
of the lodge and has been carefully
preserved.
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