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?????i??i? tE%e Pamkrg ^eralb ESTABLISHED AP1UL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. fettered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. ""$2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 30. No. 12. Thursday, March 24,1921. The Yorkville Enquirer of last week contains one of the best editorials we have seen in a long time. It contains just one line: "The deadly grade crossing!" That one , sentence tells a whole lot. One can dilate upon it to any length desired, but one line, with an exclamation after it, tells the story very effectually. ? < > ^ It is generally conceded that the winter just passing has been most propitious for the boll weevil. The winter has been remarkable for the absence of severe weather, and it is said that weevils have been seen flying around at an nines uurmg the cold months when they are supposed to be hibernating. This has caused much alarm among the farmers, though there is no good reason for alarm. The weevils are here and even with a hard winter it is the belief of those who have watched the weevil that the insect would have been broadcast to a greater degree than the county has yet known. It seems almost certain that cotton will not again be Bamberg's principal crop. This county is said to be in a better condition than most of the counties of South Carolina, even though our farmers and business men have suffered tremendous losses in the 1920 crops. Not nearly so much cotton was planted here as usual, so we are informed, wThereas in many counties the biggest crops ever were cultivated. Bamberg is exceedingly fortunate in having for many years past a large proportion of farmers who were not cotton growers in the sense of a money crop. Through good seasons and bad they have consistently avoided cotton, depending on hog raising, truck traising, etc., and it is almost invariably true that this class of farmers now have good ' bank accounts, whereas the cotton farmer is in debt and does not know w.l.n'.n Q+ fVll'e tl'niO W ilex C LKJ LUIU Ci?. lUikj tiuiv, The election for city council is only a little more than a month off, and we have heard of no candidates < ? lor mayor and councilmen. Before any announcements are made, we ; would like to give vent to one . thought, suggested by a member of the present council. We should like to see at least fifteen or twenty 1 candidates for aldermen and four or five. candidates for mayor of this : ;v town. In the past it has been some- 1 what of an effort to get anybody to J consent to take the office, it frequent ly being necessary to hold mass - meetings to nominate a ticket. We are not strong for "tickets." It would be much better to have a large number of candidates to select from. A council elected in this maner would feel more pride in holding the office, and would also feel that they had the backing of the citizens of the town. When tickets are made up and put out, voters frequently cast their ballots for men they would not vote for if there were others to select from. Why is it that citizens of Bamberg do not want to serve on the council? It must not be a lack of interest, for there is plenty of criticriticism is not proper. It is. The criticism s not proper. It is. The people seem to have all kinds of interest in the affairs of town during the two years' following the elec-v tion, but none immediately preceding the election. There ought to be honor much sought after in being selected to participate in the town government, and The Herald trusts .. that thi? year it will not be necessary 'to beg anybody to run for council. ?l ii^i> iT^I The attention of The Herald has been called to the fact that the present graded school building is entirely inadequate to the needs of Bamberg. The town has outgrown its school facilities, a condition that must be remedied. Bamberg cannot afford this conditon of affairs to remain much longer. It has been found long since that ideal educational facilities demand a separate building for the high school, and in the case of Bamberg it would seem likely that it would best serve the interests of the town to locate this building in another part of town than the site of the graded school building. We are informed that the las* j of the bonds of the present scnool j building will be paid within the next j two years. Before the expiration of j this period construction costs will have dropped to normal, or as near! normal as they will be for years toj come, and the present time would i seem to be ideal for putting on foot! a movement for the erection of the j additional facilities'5 demanded by the i town. To build the high school; would necessarily mean the voting of bonds for that purpose, and the; cost "would likely be twenty to j twenty-five thousand dollars. We all, want to see the educational advant- j ages of Bamberg as good as those of any town in the state. It was unfortunate that the growth of the town | was not taken into more considera-1 tion when he present building was! erected, and when the next school building is built care should be taken to see that the school question is! solved for a long time to come. It would be false economy for the sake of a few thousand dollars to erect a j * I building inadequate to meet the needs of Bamberg, taking into consideration the growth the town ought - - -111 I to have. The Heraia wouia ue vei > glad to receive expressions from the citizens of Bamberg on this important question. The Herald directs the attention of its readers to the article in another i place in this paper by G. Moye Dickinson, chairman of the commissioners of public utilities of Bamberg, in which he discusses the petition for : calling an election empowering the commissioners to dispose of the light and power plant to private owners. We trust all of the citizens will carefully read this article and acquaint themselves with the proposition, which is not to sell the plant, but to give the commissioners authority to sell, in the event a profitable and I wTise sale could be made. The com-j missioners have no idea of making j * * i - * _ ii ! such a sale at tnis time, wmcn 111 me \ present condition of the plant, would doubtless be impossible. The Herald thinks there could be nothing ob-j jectionable in calling this election, nor, with the proper safeguards, of giving such authority to the commissioners. We understand from ! Mr. Dickinson that even though the authority be given for such a sale, | it would first have to be ratified by j the people of the city. There are j advantages undfer private ownership that would doubtless inure to the benefit of the electric service of the town, but before such a sale would be made, proper guarantees would be given, and proper bond provided for carrying them out. All of these things, however, would properly some before the people when a proposition tis made or received to dispose of the plant, when the whole matter would be threshed out. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends in Olar, Bamberg and Denmark for their kindness to our mother during her long illness and at the time of her death. We also thank them for the beautiful floral offerings. C. R., A. B. and KITTY HOOTON. SHRHARDT STORES CLOSE 6 P. M. We, the undersigned merchants of Ehrhardt, S. C., agree to close our stores at 6 p. m. beginning April 4th * A - <-? -L 1 A ^ _ I ana enaing August ?zm, except uu Saturdays: S. W. COPELAND, J. M. KIRK LAND, M. LEINWAND, M. A. KINARD, L. M. HIERS & SON, H. KARESH, EHRHARDT MILLINERY & NOVELTY STORE. _ . . . . _ I I ^OPPORTUNITY ca] V?y and lier demands meet. Have you readv mone lished credit that will en; I Even if you are unprej A+ V105+ vnn will lip welee JLI. t M VU t T V w - ry RESOURCES OVE I r*witrrEgglTMEBBZ^agiaaa I 3/W MW ON : skimps Acaxufn g RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. | Whereas, God in His infinite love i and wisdom, has removed from our midst our beloved sister, Mrs. Gussie Cleckley Adams; Therefore, be it resolved, that the Francis Marion Bamberg chapter, U. D. C., 1. Has lost one of its ' beloved charter members; 2. That we extend our sympathy to the relatives; :j. That we cherish her life, beautiful and unselfish as it was, and ever hold it as a worthy example for us to follow; 4. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family, and also to The Bamberg Herald for publication, and a page in our minute book be dedicated to her memory. MRS SALLIE OWENS, I MRS. W. P. JONES, I MRS. A. M. BRABHAM, Committee. I Bargain Column J Special Prices on ||| |jp| Preserves, Jellies and Jams H| |J GUESS & UTSEY p ^ Bamberg, S. 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