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Wyt Pamberg ^eralb' ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 30. No. 4 7. Thursday, Nov. 24,1921. py Farmers and others are urged to make the most of Farmers' Exchange Week from Nov. 29th to Dec. 2nd. If the proper cooperation is given, this week should prove to be of great benefit to the entire county and surg ^ rounding territory. Let ^rery farmer P and others who will send in exhibits and make the Farmers Warehouse i Wtm? a, sight worth seeing next week. Oth er counties are successfully holding ~ * m1-*~ ?1_ ? - 1 J ?\?ATTA f r\ Vft tllQ 1 flairs, l'nas suuuiu piuvc cv tuw| La1 beginning of the Bamberg -county Today is thanksgiving day. The i ^ president of the United States and , 'n:\- the governor of South Carolina have , issued official proclamations calling V on the people to render thanks totf day for the blessings of the year. Al ii ' though the country, and especially V this section of the country, is in a critical financial condition, nevertheless the blessings received ere al: most too numerous to even imagine. J&nnherg county is indeed fortunate ?v., in many respects. While cotton has been a failure, tobacco almost if not \-!'i quite as much of a failure as cotton, > and all other money crops more or less failures, still the county has pro^ dnced more food and feed crops than perhaps ever before in one year. The ./ danger of want of something to eat is entirely absent from this section. Iv The town of Bamoerg nas aiso receivod a blessing of far more benejsfey fit than a .big cotton crop at good prices could have afford'ed?better 8<" health than usual. Although the fel- - summer rains often bring epidemics of all sorts of diseases, the town has been peculiarly free from disease ' i ^ r. ^durin& the past year. These are some fifes, "of the general blessings which this 1 k section has received. I Week before last ttte new road to Orangeburg was literally deluged with automobiles from this city and* county on their way to the Orange1>urg county fair. On Thursday morning alone a steady stream of ? cars poured in that' direction, and v merely the cars on the roadside berepaired were too numerous to count, to say nothing of the hundreds and hundreds passing by; while * , on the fair grounds it resembled a Igj uam uerg mume vuium^ v> ecu, (jp$ many Bamberg faces were to be seen. ^ Every Orangeburg enterprise receives {f a liberal Bamberg patronage. And from appearances fair week there is Absolutely no earthly reason why fe' Bamberg county should not and f would not support admirably a IJV county 'fair, and its absence denotes a lack of civic pride, hustle, public pi apirit and ability to organize. Coi operation,\t earn work and a pull to^ gather insure in advance the success of any endeavor. A county is no PS . greater in spirit and achievement than the towns and communities 4 wfoich constitute it, and their individnal accomplishments go for naught unless a harmonious combination fbr the advancement of all can be perfected. Let's get together and pull for the uplifting and betterment of , our own eounty, than which there is rw> better in the state. Beniamin Franklin's pr.eadhment was never Bfe?? _V more applicable: "United we stand, BpJC' r divided we fall." | House Party. I / Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg expects I to go to Columbia today, where she fill meet a Party of friends, who will return to form a house party at the home of Mr. and Mr?. Bamberg for lllv' the next few days. The party will be | composed or: Air. and Airs. Kutiedge I V E. McGee and Miss lanthe Jennings. Bp-;- of. East Orange, X. J.; Mr. and Airs. IIPk--.. George AI. Collins, of Anderson; Mr. Hp r and .Mrs. H. Frank AIcGee, of Spartanburg, and E. AIcGee. Jr., of the University of South Carolina, Colum ; : 0 A Reform That Ought to Come. wkr:-. All holidays should be on Monday. I Doubtless thousands of workers a would like to eat their Thanksgiving. 3 Hinnpr with thpir naron+a hiit r>ar?nnt y'. do so, as Thanksgiving is on Thurs| day. If all holidays were on Monday all a workers could leave business on Saturday evening .after business closes, i;-' . i and be with their parents Sunday t "" morning, returning home Monday evening, to be ready for work Tuesday morning.?A letter to the New York Herald. $ The water of lake Geneva rises and m >l ? falls irregularly, much like the ocean ? Eat at Chandler's.?adv. I (o^ CUT IX FREIGHT RATES. j Ten Per (Vnt. Reduct ion on All Farm j - - . Products Announccu. I New York, Nov. 16.?The Association of Railway Executives, repre-, senting 201 railroads today decided; to put into effect a 1 0 per cent, freight j rate reduction on all farm products,! "as soon as possible." The reduction, it was announced, would not apply to intrastate rates in New England, but would effect freight entering and leaving these states. ! I Announcing the decision, Thomas DeWitt Cuyler. president of the asso-[ ciation, stated that any reduction in such rates made since September 1, 1920, were to be included in the 10 per cent, reduction and that it would be put into effect without waiting for a reduction in wages. The freight rate cut will apply throughout the j entire south except on traffic moving " ?xt T-i "1 ? ? ,1 Tf wnony wumn liugmau. au expected that the new rate would be* effective within ten days as the rail-1 j roads, it was said, have asked the in-' j tersta^e commerce commission.; through their general counsel, to au- j thorize the change on ten days' no-1 tice. The reduction will cost the railroads about $55,000,000, it was esti-J mated. "The railroads have already reduced freight rates substantially, from the level established by the commission in August, 1920," Mr. Cuyler's statement said. "The reductions already made are estimated as accur-i ateiy as can oe, iu iuvui?c a iuas ui revenue at the rate of froih $175,000,000 to $200,000,000 annually. These reductions on many roads represent a loss greater than any corresponding saving realized from reduction in wages already effected. The railroads are furthermore, awaiting decisions of the labor board! which, it is hoped, will relieve the companies of the expense of many onerous and uneconomical working conditions. ?a;ivno^o oro r>rv+ ir? o finnnrMal I ^condition to make this sacrifice. "Unless there should be some revival in business, the probability of which'is conjectural, the entire immediate loss involved in this proposed reduction in rates will be taken from the net earnings of the railroads." Mr. Cuyler said the railroads were relying on the public for aid in bringing about the necessary reductions in labor and other transportation costs and that they hoped for labor cooperation. He declared the railroads had taken the first step to relieve existing business depression and had given an!1 earnest example of their fixed purpose to reduce rates and to relieve at the earliest practicable moment, so far as reasonably possible, the public's transportation burden. \ The new rates are applicable to car loads of w'heat, corn, oats, other grain, flour and meal, hay, straw and alfalfa, manufactured tobacco, cotton, cotton seed, and products, except cottonseed oil and cottonseed meal; citrus fruits, other fresh fruits, pota. /\no a+Vioi< frooVi roP'otQ hloc IVCOi Utu^i 1A vou ? voi?ww V*? fruits and vegetables, horses and mules, cattle and calves, sheep and goats, hogs, poultry, eggs, butter and cheese and wool. Attended Poharia Wedding. Norman Kirsch left Monday for Pomaria, where he ' acted as best man -Tuesday at the wedding of Hubert Shuler, of Orangeburg, a traveling salesman who makes this territory and frequently comes to Bamberg where he is well known and has numerous friends who will be interested to learn of this important social event. The Next Best Thing. "Willie, where did you get that black eye?" "Johnny Smith hit me." "I hope you remember what yourj Sunday-school teacher said about; heaping coal on the head of your j enemies." "Well, ma, I didn't have any coal, j su i just siucK uis neau iu tne asu-i barrel."?Boston Transcript. m ? > ? In the embryo the appendix vermiformis is notably larger than in the adult. How are the f ; after 8:30 P. M. half rate Ask Long Distance for SOUTHERN BELL T] * t-V rr*T-^T -n/rn A TITT iUNU "i Apollo Music Club. The Apollo Music club held its regular meeting last Thursday afternoon at the (home of Miss Margaret Jen? ? A a ~ ? ?!! aa 11 f Vt a w ir?_ I HingS. Alter Uie run Mil, me miuutes were read and approved; then the business session was entered into. The club was honored by a short talk from Mayor La Verne Thomas in regard to the Farmers' Exchange Week, and some definite arrangements were made as to the part the club will take in helping to make this occasion a great success. Discussion of the bazaar then arose and the different committees were heard from, each reporting much progress. Some lovely articles for the baby booth were exmouea, as well as beautiful fancy work. At the close of the meeting, Miss Jennings assisted by Miss Virgie Folk, served j a delightful salad course and coffee, j Blackville Postmaster. George M. McGruder has been appointed postmaster at Blackville, to succeed B. J. Hammett, who died a few da*s ago. Mr. McGruder's appointment is temporary, and an examination will later be held. l!pon the death of Mr. Hammett, who had served some twenty years, a postoffice inspector visited Blackville and temporarily appointed Mrs. Hammett, wife of the former postmaster, to fill the position until a,reglar appointment could be made. It is stated from Washington that this appointment was overruled, and Mr. McGruder given the appointments \ ^ * 9 m Commercial Hank Closed. Following what is described as an unusual demand for withdrawal of fund^ last Friday, the Commercial Bank of Blackville closed its doors. The state bank examiner's office was notified immediately, and an accountant was sent- to inspect the business of the.bank. It is stated that the business of the bank was found to be in excellent- shape, and that the bank will be reopened for business within a few days. It is stated that the bank is perfectly solvent. An Appeal to the People of the Co. There will be a great time in Bamberg county next week. The citizens >f Bamberg county will have in operation a great agricultural and commercial fair. The colored people of our county have been given next Friday week as their special day. Let us contribute largely to the success of this fair. All schools and all the people of all walks of life bring out your products of all kinds and let us make a good showing. Friday, December second is the date. Foot ball games and horse races will be some of the features. E. D. JENKINS, Local Agent. W SEE! V ^ With this Brilliant Searching Light + Use French -ay-O-Lite Flashers at ho' e, motoring, ' camping, everywhere. Give lasting bright light. Strong ! \ and substantial. All popular sizes and styles?for every pur- r pose. Come in and see them, j ! Herald Book [Store I BAMBERG, S7C7 ! French; L RAY-O-UTES A DRY BATTERIES 1 lr in A 4 1% WM A ^. U1A5 dl liuilic; The man who travels can. always keep in ^ touch with the wife and loved ones at home. 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