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Hi $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1921. Established in 1891. |[|
if First Annual Ban
R Fair Opened
HK ; The Farmers' Exchange Week was
JK- incorrectly named at the start. Itj
pl is the Bamberg County Fair. The
p original idea was a good one, but
Hnoc nnt onvor tVio rli c+ anProru.
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I" body who has visited the Exchange
grounds agree that Bamberg county
has put on as nice a little county
r fair as there is to be seen anywhere j
* in the state. A small beginning, it is
true, nevertheless it is good. It is
?pre than good, it is magnificent, and
ho TCxohftnco PTmin/lo )o li'Troof
I place in Bamberg; in fact the fair is
the livest thing Bamberg has ever put
on in the opinion of many folks.
Tuesday morning the Exchange, or
i fair, was formally opened with a band
j concert by Jenkins* Orphanage band,
\ of Charleston, which is engaged for
I the week. This band is not a strang"
er organization in Bamberg. It has
frequently visited the town, and it is
a most creditable musical outfit. It
is formed mostly of little colored orWhian
bftVR. and thav lrnnw hnw tn srat
I music out of the horns.
At 12:00, Mayor LaVerne Thomas
opened the exercises with a threeminute
welcome talk. It was scheduled
as three minutes, though of
course the honorable mayor finds it
difficult to confine (himself to such a
short period, and if he extended beyond
that limit, no one blames him.
The talk was pointed, and a most
> warm welcome was extended to the
visitors and participants in the fair.
' A* nnnn TVr W W T/Atipr_ Hear) nf
I the extension department of Clemson
college, made an address on a timely
subject, and at 1 o'clock, the big free
Sbarbeeue was served.
Yesterday was "school day,"^ and
a most enjoyable occasion for everybody,
especially the school children.
Hundreds of the "kiddies," accom-j
T?o niorl Vitt .+Vi q i t? foiftttiaro oni4 trno_
IJ^/UiXJLVU U J % VUV&A tvCAVAJLVA O UUU M UO
tees, came to Bamberg yesterday and
joined in the festivities. The school
parade was formed at Rhoad park,
and a long line of them marched
through the streets to the fair
grounds. In the parade, also, there
Were k floats representing various or*
ganizations of the county, inducling
business houses. The parade was
headed by the band.
The address yesterday by N. E.
- Winters, of Olemson college, was one
of the finest ever heard in Bamberg.
If He dealt with the popular subject of
if the cotton boll weevil, a most enyi?
grossing subject just at the present
R time!. The address was heard by hunfeR
dreds of farmers, who resolved to
KL. profit by the information they reeeived.
By A very enjoyable part of the fair
I are the daily moving picture matinees
|rv at juavicioire meaire eacn aueruuuu
, at three o'clock. No admission is
charged, and everybody is most cori
dialiy invited to attend the matinees.
MUCH DAMAGE FROM FIRE.
Augusta Suffers Loss in Business
District.
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 26.?Three of
* this city's finest business structures
V are in ruins, three others were entireZ',
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ly gutted and several more buildings
were badly damaged by the fires
W . which early today threatened several
blocks of the principal business disI
trict. The total damage has been es;
timated at from $1,500,000 to $2,000,0<to,
but local business men and
underwriters think it will not reach
- the former figure.
The structures destroyed were the
Johnson and Harrison buildings and
the Albion Hotel, in the 700 block of
M Broad street, and three buildings in
S the 400 block of Jackson street, two
lv squares from the scene of the original
mL& blaze, were entirely gutted. The GenNHl
esta Hotel is among the buildings
badly damaged. The plant of the Augusta
Chronicle, one of the oldest
BB newspapers in . the United States,
which was in the Harrison building,
is thought to be a total loss.
nnj linfal olorVa WCA hn SV
If UllVO auu UVbCl V1V< uw nv.w |
tonight checking up the list of the;
guests at the Albion and Genesta hotels
and up to a late hour none had
been reported missing. Two firemen
suffered minor injuries.
Couldn't Break the Rule.
I "That cashier is a cool chap."
r "How so?"
f "A thug with a revolver ordered
L him to hand out the bank's cash yesfek
terday, hut he said he couldn't do it
H unless the thug was identified. This
took the fellow so aback, he hesitated
V a moment and was nabbed."?Boston
HkhB^P Transcript. t I
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iberg County
Tuesday Morning
ANNUAL "FAMILY ROW."
! Pni'li'slA VirtAr in ''FYipndlv Piffht"
With Wofford on Thanksgiving.
In their annual family row the
the Carlisle Methodists romped away
with their denominational brethren,
the Wofford "Fighters," in their
turkey day foot ball clash at Rhoad
Park in this city. Utterly routed
from the very jump the eleven from
the Wofford Fitting school of Spartanburg
were hopelessly outclassed
and not once did they appear as serious
contenders for the victory, going
down to a crushing defeat by the
I decisive score of 47 to what the little
hov shot at. nothine. Quite a
spirit of friendly rivalry exists between
these two good prep schools,
and no less than four former Carlisle
students appeared in the Wofford
lineup. The winners scored
seven touchdowns and kicked five of
the consequent igoals. The losers
were not able to negotiate as many
first downs as the winners did touchdowns.
However, the game was stubbornly
contested at times, and was
more interesting to watcn tnan tne
lopsided score would indicate. A
big crowd of out of town people came
together for this holiday feat here,
but the side line support was mostly
in Carlisle's favor.
Quickly after the game opened
Carlisle worked the ball down the
field to Wofford's ten yard line;
Large then hurled a pass to Smith,
the quarter back receiving the ball
across the goal line for the first six
points of the game. From then on
it was only a question of how many
the locals would run up with the
visitors having little chance to register
a point. Captain Gordon in the
line for Carlisle played his usual
steady game, while Ginn, a Wofford
lineman, and former Carlisle boy,
played well and x deserves mention.
Cantey, Carlisle's left end, made a
pretty catch of a forward pass for a
touchdown, and also did some nifty
tackling. Large at full back played
a fine game, and by the way, this boy
can surely execute forward passes
to a queen's taste. In the last few
games Otto has been making some of
the neatest and most accurate passes
ever seen on any gridiron in this section
of the state, whether it be collotro
tonmfl An?A.?Ari or others. And
the most sensational play of the
game thrilled the spectators into an
ovation for Large just before the
close of the final period when standing
on his own 35 yard line he intercepted
a Wofford pass and aided by
perfect interference dashed 65 yards
all the way -down the field for a
touchdown. He not only used his
>h<ands and feet, but also his head,
something refreshing to see in a high
school or prep school game; it was a
truly great run, a brilliant piece of
work that would have done credit
to any college foot ball player. White,
Caffisle's star half back, never played
a better game in his life, and only
real college foot ball material could
have made some of the distance he
gained with the ball. Ke was at all
times a terror to his opponents on
the offense and horror on the defense.
Time after time he plunged
and burnt through the line like a
bullet until he could get to a broken
field where he would keep going for
constant 10, 15, and 20 yard gains.
More than once he pulled four or
five yards with from two to five Wot.
ford players hanging on to him. They
simply couldn't stop this wizard, and
in fact, he couldn't be. held long
enough' for Coach Gault to put shoes
on him; he played bare footed. At
present he is perhaps the most likely
looking all round prospect on Car|
lisle's team. The team was not as
| well handled as it might have been,
poor judgment having been used several
times in selecting plays. Howover,
Quarter Back Smith contributed
! some of the best actual playing that
he has yet done for Carlisle. Long
I forward passes were successfully executed
by Carlisle with startling regularity,
delightfully few being
grounded and none intercepted,
j thanks to the hanay woi*k oi liaise,
i The visitors at no time offered any
j offense of note, seldom having the
oval in Carlisle's territory.
I Officials: Van Metre, Kentucky j
State, referee; Whittaker, Wofford,
| umpire; Herlong, Wofford, headlines!
man. Time of periods, 15 minutes
each.
A trout may ignore a bait a dozen
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times successfully and striKe me
thirteenth time he sees it.
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PULLS STATE'S RECORD DOWN.
High Percentage of Illiteracy Among
Negroes Bad for Standing.
Columbia, Nov. 25.?That South
Carolina's position of next to the bottom
in the column of literacy, as
shown by United States census fig
ures, is due to the colored population,
is shown in a statement issued
today by the state department of
education.
"So much has been spoken and
written about illiteracy in South
Carolina that the people of the
state ought to scrutinize carefully
the findings of the 1920 census in
j this connection," says the statement.
I "In 1910 South Carolina stood next
to the bottom in the percentage of
I illiteracy among the states of the
; union. In 1920 South Carolina still
holds the 47th place among the 48
states.
"This position depends upon the
I percentage of illiteracy among the
native whites and the percentage of
j illiteracy among the negroes. The
1920 census showed in the state
593,709 native whites of native parentage
above ten years of age. Among
these 38,742 are reported as illiterate.
This shows 6.5 per cent, of our
white folks are unable to read and
write simple English. Negroes 10
years of age and over iiv 1920 numbered
618,928. Of the colored population
181,422 were illiterates?
29.3 per cent. These figures readily
prove that the burden of illiteracy
in South Carolina is among the
blacks.
"Twelve states now show a larger
number of native white illiterates
of native parentage. ! Five states
show a larger percentage of illiteracy
among their native whites.
These are New Mexico 11.6 per cent.;
Louisiana 10.5 per cent.; Nortih Carolina
8.2 per cent.; Tennessee 7.3 per
cent.; Kentucky 7 per cent.
""Among our neighbors Alabama
shows native white illiteracy amounting
to 6.3 per cent., Virginia 5.9 per
cent, and Georgia 5.4 per cent.
Mississippi which most closely resembles
South Carolina in the nutter
of population shows 3.6 per cert,
white illiteracy.
Among the negroes six statfes
show a larger number of illiterates
than are found in South Carolina.
This is due mainly to the larger
population in these states. In Louisiana
the percentage of negro illiteracy
is 38.5; in Alabama 31.3; in Mis
sissippi 29.3?the same as in South
Carolina.
"The number of illiterate negroes
in Louisiana, however, is 206,730;
in Alabama, 210,690; and in Mississippi,
206,813, against 181,424 in
South Carolina.
"Georgia sliows 261,115 negro illiterates
who, however, number only
29.1 per cent, of its colored population.
"In the United States there is a
laree erouD of foreign illiterates
These are mainly distributed among
the New England, the Middle Atlantic
and the Central Western states.
Since the foreign population of South
Carolina is almost negligble, these
figures possess little interest for our
citizens or our school folk. It is interesting,
however, to observe that
Massachusetts reports 135,720 forcwtcrn
nrViifo ilHtfVrfltpR Thft reCOrd
shows what the schools are doing
for the white folk of South Carolina."
Ginning Figures.
Following are ginning figures for
counties in this section prior to November
14th:
1921 1920
Aiken 13,232 37,014
Allendale 4,207 11,947
Q 51 C 15 iQd
'?JO,LLl U^7X ^ .. .. .. .. KJ y \J JL \j X V)XI/ A
Barnwell 7,724 26,210
Calhoun 4,844 28,791
Colleton 1,972 5,783
Dorchester 1,535 8,052
Hampton 2,706 6,449
Jasper 681 791
Orangeburg .. ..17,014 69,598
Thanksgiving Service.
Thanksgiving services were held
by the various congregations of town
last Wednesday evening at the Baptist
church. Rev. S. O. Cantey pre
sided. Fervent thanksgiving prayers
were offered by several persons, and
short talks, reviewing many of the
blessings of the past year, were made
by different ones. The meeting was
informal in nature, and was thrown
open to any one who cared to speak
a word of personal or general appreciation
to God for blessings received.
Quite a crowd attended the services.
Saturn shines without twinkling.
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Wofford Alumni
Banquet Thursday
(By Major Wm. R. Watson.)
On thanksgiving night one of the
most eniovable banquets of recent
years was held in the large dining
hall of Carlisle school. The sumptuous
spread was enjoyed by the foot
ball teams of Carlisle school and
Wofford Fitting school together with
the Carlisle seniors and the Wofford
alumni of Bamberg county. The banquet
was served by Mrs. Beach, the
beloved matron of Carlisle, and this
| fact accounts largely for the success
of the banquet. Several out of town
! guests added to the happiness of the
j occasion.
j Promptly at 8 o'clock the famished
j foot ball players entered the dining
j room followed by the other guests,
j Very soon turkey and other tempting
i dishes toad satisfied the inner man
and then the speakers entertained
! the intellectual man.
J Dr. L. A. Hartzog, of Olar, was
toastmaster. He made a few fitting
remarks and then introduced J. Arthur
Wiggins of Denmark. In his
own peculiar style of gripping oratory,
Mr. Wiggins paid glowing tribute
to the time honored institutions
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of vvonora college. 10 me iuui uau
teams his subject of "Victory" was
especially forceful. The speaker's'
j remarks on athletics were very timely
and encouraging.
The main speaker of the evening
was then introduced, Prof. A. Mason
DuPre, of Wofford college. Prof.
DuPre outlined briefly the history of
Wofford's preparatory schools. He
said these were established with aj
three-fold purpose, viz: To allow
the influence of Wofford to reach
boys who would never go to college;
to furnish more thorough preparation
for college; and to give Wof
ford two first class "feeders. rroi. i
D.uPre then voiced a special appeal
to the seniors and athletes to continue
their education under Wofford
influences by entering Wofford when
they should have finished their respective
prep school courses. The
alumni were very attentive to Prof.
DuPre's review of the athletic situation
at Wofford. He said that in
another year Wofford teams would
be heard from, and his optimistic attitude
was supported by tne fact that
the Wofford policy was for clean athletics
and this policy was rapjdly replacing
the practice of commercializing
athletics at the various schools
^nd colleges.
Henry R. Simms, editor of The
Times and Democrat and president of
the district allumni association or
Wofford college, was the next speaker.
His talk was rather humerous
but ihis plea for a closer organization
of Wofford men was earnest and well
taken.
Col. W. C. Duncan, headmaster of
Carlisle, made a few remarks on the
subject, "Greater Carlisle."
Capt. E. L. Wright, coach of the
Wofford Fitting school team, in a
few well chosen words pledged his
support to hi3 alma mater and indicated
his faith in the methods of the
present Wofford coach.
Prof. E. T. Spigner, of Denmark, |
J. Wesley Crum, of the local bar, and
Rev. W. E. Wiggins, of Denmarkr
made short talks. Each voiced his
pleasure in meeting again Wofford
men of former days and each voiced
the hope that every young man 'in j
eacilr of Wofford's preparatory schools
| would take advantage of the oppor-j
tunities offered on the mother cam-1
I
pus. "I
Rev. S. O. Cantey, pastor of the1
local Methodist church, said that
while he was not a Wofford man,
still the influence of Wofford ideals
was very inspiring to him in his work
wherever he vent. j
Lt. Col. Snyder, of the Carlisle fac-|
ulty, made a few remarks and the
cadets were then excused, so that the!
I Rambere Wofford alumni might or-j
j ganize. This organization was effect-1
I ed in a short while. The following \
\ officers were elected: J. Arthur Wig|
gins, president; Dr. L. A. Hartzog,
| vice-president; and J. Carl Kearse, i
j secretary-treasurer. Bamberg coun- j
I ty has about thirty Wofford alumni
and now that an organization has
been perfected it is expected that
j more efficient work will be done for
| Wofford college in this section of the
j state.
! ?Miss Martha Hammond, who has!
| been visiting Miss Maggie Zeigler,
t yesterday received a telegram announcing
the serious illness of her sisI
ter. Miss Hammond left at once for
I her bedside. *
If you want to buy-or sell anything
| use The Herald Want column.
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MAKE FARM SELF-SUPPORTING.
Produce Staple Food and Feed Crops
for Landlord, Tenuants and Stock.
"Under boll weevil conditions it
is considered extremely important
for each, farmer to raise as nearly
all of the staple food and feed crops
as possible to supply all needs of the
landlord, the tenants, and the livestock.
A survey which was made
of South Carolina in 1920 reveals the
fact that this state does not produce
enough syrup to supply the
needs of the rural population of the
state by something like 3,000,000
gallons; that there is a deficit of^
wheat of more than 8,000,000 bushels,
of hay of over 900,000 tons, of
hogs of 229,900; and that we do not
have dairy cattle enough to supply
the needs of tihe rural population by
240,000. It was found also that there
were a number of counties in the
state which did not produce corn
enough to supply the home needs.
"All of these things can be grown
at home muoli more cheaply than
they can be purchased from other
sections, and producing them should
not interfere with the production of
staple cash crops but should round
out a well balanced cropping system.
On any farm on which a good rotation
is followed for tihe purpose of
building up the soil fertility of the
lana ana maintaining a system 01
diversified agriculture, all of these
crops can be grown economically to
good advantage."
So says the extension service of
Clemson college in Extension Bulletin
48, "Farming Under Boll Weevil
Conditions," which has been issued
recently and is free to any citizen who
asks for it. Farmers who are seeking
information and suggestions regarding
safe farming for 1922 should
obtain copies from their county
agents or from the ^Extension Service,
Clemson College, S. C.
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I BLACKVILLE BUREAU !
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Death of Little Girl.
Blackville, November 29.?Mr.
and Mrs. Harry A Rich have the!
deepest sympathy of their many
friends in their sad hour, having lost
by death their lovely little daughter,
Doris, last Thursday night. The little
child wis stricken suddenly with
diphtheria and died in a short while,
being ill only about 24 hours. She
was about three years old, and universally
popular. Funeral and interment
took place in Orangeburg.
Death of M. P. Webb.
M. P. Webb, one of Blackville's
reliable citizens, died suddenly Sunday
morninng early. He had been
in bad health for some time, but never
took his bed, and worked in his
store until late Saturday night. He
was about fifty one years old and a
consistent member of the Baptist
church. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Ella Webb, and several sisters,
Mrs. D. 0. Fanning, of Blackville,
among them. Funeral services and
interment took place at the Blackville
cemetery, Rev. L. H. Miller officiating,
Monday. I
H. M. Taut Transferred.
Friend? of H. M. Tant, of Denmark,
who has been the efficient clerk
at the cash and carry store here for
some time, will be interested to learn
that he has been transferred from
this store to a branch store in Nor
way, and Mr Bruce, owner of the
store, from Denmark, is now managing
the store (here. Mr. Tant's
friends will perhaps be more interest- j
ed to learn that last Sunday at the
residence of C. W. Jones at Norway
he and Miss Ruby Darnell, of Norway,
were happily married, in the
presence of a few friends and rela-j
tives. Mr. Tant made many friends
while here, whose best wishes go
with him and his gride on their matrimonial
journey.
In Albion Hotel Daring Fire.
Bamberg people will be interested
to know that two of our citizens,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Denbow, were
stopping at fcbe Albion Hotel in Au-|
gusta last Friday night when the
igreat conflagration there razed that
hostelry to the ground. The Albion
was completely wiped out, but
all guests were afforded ample
opportunity to escape without
danger and with no loss of
, Dersonal belongings, and both
Mr. and Mrs. Denbow, though in the
thick of the excitement and forced
out at a rather disagreeable hour of
the morning, nevertheless returned
to their home here Saturday evening
none the worse for fcheir thrilling
experience.
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LIQUOR SELLING I
CAN BE CHECKED I
CHURCH MEMBERS CAN PREVENT
VIOLATIONS,
SHOULD QUIT BUYING,
Judge Watkins Delivers Strong ;
Charge to Jury?Ideals Not
Being Taught.
Anderson, Nov. 24.?In Judge H,
H. Watkins' charge to the grand jury
of the federal court he emphasized
that the 22 bills he was handing the
foreman were all for violation of the
prohibition act, and that of the 320
cases ready for trial 90 per cent.
were for violation of the prohibition
The charge which Judge Watkins
m^de to the jury was very strong. He
said that the people are now going
through a period of unrest, of impa- . 3
tience with the law and all restraint.
Such unrest the world has never seen.
"I do not know but that this unrest
among the younger people is reflected
by the fact that our schools
are not properly conducted. Young,
immature girls and boys* in .the roles j
of teachers do not instill the right j
ideals, perhaps, in the minds of their j
pupils. It is like turning over the
government of the family ,to the baby,
to consider the children who are now - &S?|
holding the important positions as
teachers. If there is one thing that a
boy or girl should be taught while in
school or college, it is self restraint*
obedience and respect for law."
Judge Watkins also told the jury- $8
men that "we may not think the law
wise. In general discussion, I find no
man who does not recognize the use,
or rather the abuse of whiskey. It
has grown into one of the greatest
evils the world has ever known. Yet
j now, because some people think the
| national prohibition act an unwise
i law, a restriction of personal liberty,
a restriction of the right to get. dead \im
drunk, abuse the family, commit ;^J|
crime, etc., they are willing to violate
it and see it violated openly. These
same men think buying whiskey Is ?
respeoiaoie, yei conaemn .me oooi- i
I legger for selling it. The buyer of I
liquor is certainly as bad as the sell- er.
I'll tell you I see no cure for the 1
situation until the respectable people |
stop encouraging the sale of liquor. 1
"If I could go into the churcfhes on /
Sunday morning and see every man jJlB
stand with his hand raised and take |
a solemn vow to buy; no more whis- |
key, I would know the prohibition
question would be answered. |
"I am not worried about the boot- ^ g
I lesser, no vruuiu uo an caoj yiwr- :-v
! lem, if it were not for the church
| members and others who buy from
"We seem to have established two
standards, one by which we shall
judge the poor, ignorant man, and
another by which the better class,
educated man shall be judged.
"I would like to see the present let
down in public morals checked. Not ^
only in the violation of laws, but
in the payment of debts. Some of us
think nothing at all of our obligations,
refusing to meet them, even :t4j
though it means bankruptcy and ruin
I for the man we owe. This tendency
is entirely too prevalent." 8
This is only a part of the forceful IS
charge of Judge Watkins, and applies S
not only to the western district, hut H
throughout the world at this time. 9
What She Gave Him. 9
A lawyer was known to be a bit .'>^83
grasping. He had just made out a 9
will for an old lady client who was 9
nnaoinar o ttto tt tjld ri ovt Hi)v fllA nl d
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lady, very near the end, said to hip: H
"About my will?I've added some- B
thing to It. I've given?you?"
"Just one minute, my good friend," H
said the shrewd lawyer, wishing to fi
have witnesses for the remark. So Bj
he hurriedly called the family in, and K
when all were assembled he said to 9
his client: "Now say what you were 9
going to say." 9
"I've?given?you?" and dhe flg
stoDDed. her breath becoming more 9
and more labored. 9
"Yes," urged the lawyer. 9
Then she finished: " a great ? n
deal?of trouble!" 9
The Locality. fl
"Johndear," for that seemed to be S
his name, began the new voter, ad- B
dressing her husband, "how can we B
scatch a candidate intelligently if fl
we do not know where he itches?" a|
"He always itches for office, wher- H
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ever til el l JUL aj u^f icyavu wug n*ov ff&u
and able man. Pw
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