The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 08, 1921, Page 2, Image 2
IWtft i&mfeerg Heralb
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.
B Volume su. :\u. ?.i
Thursday, December 8,1921.
B !Now that the state legislature will
m soon meet in annual session, the
thoughts of the people naturally turn
Kjr to the question of taxes. Taxes are
? Kevincr -oHricviv Hi.euMissftd and still more
gjjy. widely cussed. The people of this
|f,/ . state have groaned under unprecer
dented heavy taxes for the past year
in the face of the most serious finani
> r cial reverses of years past. This condition
must be remedied by the coming
session of the general assembly.
The joint committee of the assembly
; has promised the people a reduction
of several mills if their recommendation
is accepted. But, when the general
assembly convenes the usual
crowd will be there with their various
and sundry budgets and estip
mates running, as usual, into the
?Thoro will ho thrvso who
Immmjuo. xuviw w -
will say that the state institutions
cannot be operated on less than so
and so. But the legislators may as
well make up their minds there will
foave to be a reduction, a great reduction,
in the property levy, the
coming year. There are other ways
of raising taxes, though at seems
that the legislature does not believe
it First of all, there should be a |
I -wiping off of the books of all property
assessments or returns, and have
. the "entire property of the state, real
and personal, returned for taxes at
its exact worth. This will not be half
so difficult as the present attempts to
fix a percentage for taxation (which
lias always been nothing more than
a <tesire to give special privileges)
iand then fix the levy anew. There
is no earthly reason why a merchant
should pay taxes on 42 per cent, of
his stock while another man with
other property returns it according
to his own valuation, which is rarely
>r- more than a tenth of ita real value.
It is unjust and unconstituional, for
' that matter, even though a court may
i never so declare it. But, before anything
is done to readjust taxes, the
present state tax commission should
l>e relieved of office. The tax matter
is in the worst mess it has ever "been,
and the tax commission is charging
:, the state thousands of dollars in salaries
and expenses to get the taxes
into a further mess. There is no
reason on earth why the state tax
commission should: be retained in
HPp - office.
IXlOIt; i?> au lUlCiCSlUlg HCIU mav
appeared in the last issue of the Walterboro
Press and Standard:
"The editor recently talked with a
citizen of that small portion of upiV
per Oolleton last annexed to Bamberg
county. He said: 'The people
;/ of our section are sack and tired of
being in Bamberg county, and.if they
tV could vote on the proposition now,
gfeC i there would be no annexation. We
p* "do not find that we are faring one
... whit better, if indeed, we are doing
I its weu, no *> e uiu wiiuv -in wuiicwu.
We are step-children of Bamberg
r: county. That county can not care
5.' of us as did the real mother."
p % The Herald feels sure it voices the
sentiment of most of the people of
the other sections of. Bamberg county
when we say we are sorry to know
* our new found friends are disap
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pomitJU. uur iuiui manuu tuav
I that portion of Bamberg county has
i been cared for just as well as it
I ihad any real good reason to expect,
I and as for that matter, as well as
B onr r^tVior nnrf-ir?n nf RamhAre1 rniin
I ty, taking all circumstances into consnderation.
The above evidently refers
to road and bridge work in the
recently annexed portion of the county.
We are informed that that
portion of territory contains almost
as much bridge work as all the balance
of the county combined. We
are also informed that the condition
of the river crossings in that section,
when the territory joined Bamberg,
was such as to be almost impassable.
In fact, every now and then, after a
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. had been allowed to grow up in the
roads, would entirely block travel.
We are also informed that all the
roads have been cleared t of brushes
rf the proper distance on both sides,
numbers and numbers of bridges have
been built and repaired, and considerable
work done on the roads. This
I perhaps does not yet place the roads
of that section on an equality with
the rest of this county, for the reason
that it would bankrupt the county
perhaps to do all the work that is
needed at one time. We are further
informed that there is no hope of
Bamberg county ever receiving suf^cient
taxes from this section to pay
for the proper upkeep of the roads
y and bridges it contains. It is stated
on good authority that Colleton county
never did anything at all on either
roads or bridges, and it can be truthfully
said that Bamberg has at least
fi made a start, and we do not think
| there is any reason for the people
f to be "sick and tired of being in Bam
berg county."
We are glad to welcome the people
of this territory into Bamberg. They
are fine people, and we don't have
any idea the man uttering the words
above quoted represents any considerable
portion of the residents of that
section. There was certainly noth
ing selfish in Bamberg taking tnese
good folks in. Bamberg knew that
from a financial standpoint, that section
could never hope to be much of
an asset, but there are other things
than money in the world. We like
to have good folks in our county,
even if it costs us money to have
them. We all felt that we might be
of some small service to these folks,
and that in return they might be of
some service to us. And they may
be sure Bamberg county will take
| just as good care of their section as
it is possible to do under the circumstances.
If Colleton county had
maintained its highways Bamberg
county would certainly have kept the
work up. As it is, the section has no
highways or bridges. Colleton handed
over to Bamberg a few lanes and
paths. But all things will come, and
the newcomers will yet have fine
roads and schools if they stick with
Bamberg long enough. They might
as well give Bamberg a thorough
trial anyway; they tried Colleton long
enough.
Bride-Elect is Honored.
Mrs. W. A. Waters entertained recently
in honor of her sister, Miss
Gertrude Smoak, of Bamberg, whose
marriage to W. H. Thomasson, of
Gastonia, N. C., will be an intersting
9yent of this month. Miss Smoak
has been visiting members of her
sister's family here and the misceleous
shower given for her ?by Mrs.
Waters was by way of farewell.
The home was attractively decorated
with 'greens and cut flowers,
and the pink and white draperies car~
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were played bj the guests and the
first prize, a box of linen handkerchiefs,
awarded to Mrs. J. W. Jordan,
the booby prize, a kewpie, falling
to Mrs. Brownlee. All the guests
drew for the consolation prize, a dainty
hand-embroidered collar, which
was won by Miss Louise Waters.
A basket prettily draped in pink,
in the center of which was seated the
little seven-months-old daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Hunter, dressed as a
kewpie, with many beautiful gifts |
around her, was drawn in by little
Elizabeth Waters, and presented to
the bride-elect.
After the gifts had been opened
and admired, punch and a sweet
course were served.?Charleston
News and Courier. \
BASKET BALL WEDNESDAY.
Bamberg Lassies Win From Orangeburg
by Score 17 to 13.
One of the athletic attractions of
Exchange Week was the basket ball
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at'the local high school between the
girls of the Bamberg high school and
Orangeburg !high. It was really a
great game and probably a better
crowd saw it than had ever before
witnessed a basket ball contest in :
Bamberg. And some very tense, ex- (
citing moments were enjoyed by .
those present. The girls played ihard 1
but in a friendly spirit of rivalry,
and when the referee's whistle sounded
',Taps" over the game in which
Bamberg's girls triumpihed by the
romartahlv rinse spore of 17 to 13.
loud cheers were sent up for both
teams.
The Orangeburg lassies started out f
with a rush, keeping the ball near
Bamberg's goal during almost the
whole of the first half, and clearly
outplaying the girls representing
the local high. When this half ended
the score stood 9 to 5 in favor of
the visitors. However, with the
sound of the whistle the home girls
were off like a flash in the second
half and completely rushed the
Orangeburg girls off their feet. Bamberg's
great playing was not without
victorious results, for far more marked
was their superiority over Orangeburg
in the second half than was
Orangeburg's in the first. And our
firls deserve much credit for their
game come back when in the face of
apparent defeat they brought home
the bacon, piling up 12 points to their
guests 4 in t'he last half. The winners
deserved the victory, led by the
great playing of Mjss Nelle Beard
who constantly stars in every contest
for her team. They all played
well and the Misses Ducker and Miss
Rowley Williams also merit special
mention. The Bamberg higii school
girls are justly proud of their rec
ord of not suffering a defeat on the
'home grounds for the past four
years, and they have only met one or
two losses at all. It's the same old
stuff our boys have always had in
them to make Bamberg's prowess on
many an athletic field; ana our gins
are right with them.
For Kent?One four foom house on
Broad street, with necessary .out
buildings. Apply to J. A| MITCHELL,
Bamberg, S. C. ltp
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FROM MR. SPOTTER i
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Munday, 5th Dec., A. D., 1914,]
Fish Pon township, S. .0.
Mister Edditur Bamburg Heruld?;
Deer sur & friend:?Wei, sur, I bin
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wailin onm tney uttu luc uic at mm->
hardt and also at Bamburg to rite'
yu wone more peece & give yu our|
experiunce ( I mean Cy Bolger & J). J
Sally Ann (thats my wife) sed that!
on account I and Cy wus cuttin up
so tarnacius that she wood not go j
sassyin aroun with us. Wei, I andj,
Cy, we went to the fare at Ehrhardt, j
& we had esy salin with the wind. I
Cy tooke the fust prize for bein the |
nntenict ffvllpr who wuz eved seed i
enywher. He et 98 sail witches an j
39 poark chops, 33 biskits & sed if- j
fen he had a mile and a 1-4 of chit-1
terlins he wud mak a meel ov it.
Then we went to Bamburg commu-1
nity fare. Little Bill Bradham had
tole me all about hit & sed he wuz<
so tarnacius buzy herdin up hawgsj
& cows to have barbycude (all fre)!
that he cud not tel me mutch, but he I
sez, seze, that nobodi had to pa nuth-j
in & they wuz gwinter hav fust and]
2nd prizes fer flotes & I & Cy setj
our harts on takin al prizes on this
flote bizness. We thot that the feller
who cud flote the mostest barbycude
hawg & cow &c, etc., wood be the!
fust prizer.
Wei, we went & we et & et & et
until aJ wuz et & then little Bill Bradham
cum along & tole us that the
flote prizes wuz to be next da & hit
wuz fer sich things as puttin crape
De sheem on ortimobiles mixed in
with crysianthemums & other sorter j
blossums which cumes in the fall. ;
That shore wuz one set hack game*;
to Cy & I! But we shore had wun!
big time ontil a polisemun they cal
Mudey cum mity ny gitten us fer obstructs
ov the strete & hit warnt our
fait. Cy's ole gra mare dont wurk j
tru to traditiun ner ter harnes & she
balked rite on the strete in fronter i
about 35 hundrud ortimobiles and;
thens when Mudey cum up & lowed
he'd put us in the Hoose Gow. Wei,
we argufied with him & give Cy's ole j
mare's pedegres &c, etc., & Mudey \
sed he thot that the ole mare wuz j
rong & I & Cy wuz rite & he had no j
place in the Hoose Gow fer hawses <
& we mite go iffen we'd go immeg- |
lately & we went soonern that. Wei, i
iMlster Editur, that wuz one gran j
time fer Cy & I.
Wee (Sally Ann & I?Sally Ann's
mv wife) ar gwinter rite yu wun ov |
the most nusiest peeces yu ever heerd '
next wk, on the rodes & the bad licker
situashun in this neck ov the |
woods & sho whurin & wheron hits j
the bestest thing that cud happen
when Cole Bleese sed to his frin that
he'd run for guvner next time on my
platform "viz" Hy tackses, bad rodes,
no count supervisurs & bad licker. j
Yours very truly, j
HIGHBALL SPOTTER.
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P. S. . No nuse. Wil see yu sune.
H. S. I
Stcre Your Cotton
The State Warehouse Commissioner,
through the local manager, has
erected a warehouse in Bamberg for
the 5tnra<ro nf /vittnn TTr?r a
nominal monthly storage charge,
your cotton is graded, weighed, stored
and insured, and a South Carolina
State Warehouse receipt is issued
you, negotiable anywhere. The capacity
o fthis warehouse has practically
been spoken for, but a few more
bales can be taken care of, so why!
risk the bad weather which is here;
Christmas fireworks, with their fire
hazards, almost here, and March
winds coming soon; why delay? See
the local manager for particulars.
Stare Warehoose System
G. Moye Dickinson, Local Manager.
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N<?J!CE OF SALE.
Pursuant to an orde? of the Court
of Probate for Painbeu' founts the
undersigned Executors of the Estate
or Charles Ehrhardt, deceased, at 11
o'clock in the morning of December
20ih, 1921, in front of the store of
Charles Ehrhardt & Son, in the
Town of Ehrhardt, S. C., or at such
other places to which the said Executors
may adjourn the sale, will
sell to the highest bidder for cash,
the merchandise, store fixtures,
-mules, cotton, farm implements, and
all other movable personal chattels
of the said estate.
G. B. KINARD,
ALEX. F. HENDERSON,
I Executors of the Estate of Charles
lEhrhardt, Deceased.
Dated Dec. 3, 1921. 12-15n
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