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Home Life Through Nun ACHIEVEMENTS OF MRS. FORI). Her Work for the Un? fortunate. Wife of Automobile Manufacturer So Unpretentious That Visitors Forget That She is One of the Richest Women in the The following article on Henry t Ford's wife and his home is one of a ^ series on "The Truth About Henry Ford," by Sarah T. Bushnell. N one could hope to write an ade> quate review of the development of Henry Ford's life and character without including some account of the wife who has meant so much to him in so many ways from the day he devised the watch with four hands, through all his struggles, disappointments and successes, down to the nuaoant tima nnrinall thPRA vpars ^iy?vu? V?IIIV? *?0 w*. ^ ^ the home life of Mr, and Mrs. Ford, has been ideal. One must know Mrs. Ford intimately to understand fully her part ' in the Ford achievements. She is thoroughly home-loving, capable and charming. So considerate is she, so unpretentious and gracious, that visitors to the Ford home forget that i their hostess is one of the richest women in the world, owning in her own right a one-third interest in the corporation that is reported to pay an annual tax of eighty millions. Mrs. Ford dresses in shades of brown or blue, and mink and sable are her favorite furs. She is small of figure, youthful in appearance, f with chestnut hair and most expres sive eyes. Her voice is low and mu- j sical. We sat one winter afternoon in the sun parlor of her home watching the birds about the weather-worn stump on which each winter day she places fresh grain for her feathered friends. Beyond, the river Rouige wound in and out among tall forest trees, snow covered the ground and the frozen wat ter was a sheet of gray ice. Behind us in the drawing room, which is paneled in French-bleached American walnut and furnished with cozy chairs and heavy velvet draperies of ^ mulberry color, long hickory logs were crackling cheerfully in the carved white marble fireplace. The *-? * - it. ?* I conversation arnteu iu me pan mat woman must take in present day s affairs. How Women Can Help. "There are so many demands for help that it would be unfair to take them lightly or to consider them in , a haphazard, happy-go-lucky fashion," she said softly. "If they are handled carefully and systematically r women can uplift, not pauperize, v those they seek to help. Every village, town, city and state has its problems to solve. It seems to me that every home-loving woman should use her personal influence to cope with all the issues that directly and indirectly touch her home. If she does this," she added with a smile, "she will be compelled to take an active interest in politics. She may have to get out her school books and brush up on community - * ** * > civics ana me scienue ui gutuumcui, for woe be unto her if she fails to understand exactly what she is undertaking. Of course," she added whimsically, "it would be easier and pleasanter to sit at home by the fire and knit, or chat idly over our teacups; but those practices are slipping from us." Volumes of Mail. Mrs. Ford seldom has an idle moi. ment. Large wealth has brought her pleasure and privileges; it has also brought heavy responsibilities. Each day she receives volumes of mail. Her desk overflows with appeals for help; to answer them personally would be an endless task. Her name and assistance are sought by local, state, national and international welfare workers. Person; ally she visits the detention homes; she lunches at the house of correction; she consults with the women's police board officials. Each case she seeks to help is first investigated by > experts through authorized channels. Some of us know of thousands of families she helped while the factories were closed; many of those she visited; to others she sent her agents. She works constantly for the Girls' Protective League and other active organizations. For manyyears she has been treasurer of the Priscilla Inn, a home in Detroit where girls can lead carefully chaperoned lives and enjoy comforts not easily obtained in an overcrowded manufacturing city like Detroit. Three miles beyond the Fords' * Dearborn estate, and half way between Detroit and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, is a square, L7 iry Ford Ideal lerous Struggles red brick home, "Valley Farm." Passers-by in automobiles or on speeding interurbans, gaze at it with frank curiosity. It is understood that Mrs. Ford is deeply interested in social and welfare problems and that this Valley Farm belongs to her. If the inventions and vast wealth of Henry Ford have made him a world figure, they have made the activities of his wife of of interest wherever their name is known. The general public knows little of the work accomplished at Valley Farm; except that it is some sort of rescue work. mho hrmco i<i hravelv facing new conditions. Mt is doing ultra modern work; developed scientifically, by professionally trained workers, for the benefit of posterity. This is pos- j sibly the strongest link in the chain of work of the Dunbar Memorial Woman's Hospital, and the most farreaching of all the great and good achievements of Detroit women. The farm, 13 miles out in the country, has proved a boon to the hospital In Detroit, which is located on the busy, noisy corner of Frederick and St. Antoine. Through Mrs. Ford's courage and thoughtfulness in sponsoring this work, its results will be felt to many generations. It has meant the salvation of thousands, whose successful reclamation has blazed the trail for welfare workers. What has actually been accomplished is .of more importance than any general theorizing. Mrs. Ford has been affectionately called "the erring girl's friend." She says, "Men are willing to help boys and men; it behooves women to help womankind. This is not as easy to do as it sounds. Weakness and impulsiveness have brought trouble and disA. A _ winfim (rinle onH fn thoir fami UCSS L(J uiauj guio uuu vv/ <.uv? lies. It is wonderful what has been done for them by those in charge at Valley Farm. They do it beautifully and sympathetically. They reach the girls when they are friendless, depressed and often bitterly antagonistic to the world. The quiet activities include two months' training in hygiene, household arts and parental duties. The kindly, for-sighted board of trustees and the tireless unselfish trained nurses assist each one to secure work and to establish a clean, wholesome home." Opens Door of Opportunity. Mrs. Ford has opened the door of opportunity for many ambitious people, and has put success within the grasp of others. She is con stantly lending a helping hand to those who need it most. Each day she is confronted with a round of duties, for she is the energetic, capable type of American womanhood which is playing a tremendous part in world affairs today. Her creed is that ''Money should be used to make the world better, not to create envy and breed selfishness." Being a musician, Mrs. Ford has a concert pianp in her family living room; a pipe organ in the walls of her drawing room; in her library, which is lined from floor to ceiling with much-read books, is a Victrola: in her sun parlor an Edison. "Music is refreshing," she says. She organized the Dearborn Garden club, of which she has long hppn nresident. and through her in fluence the members combine welfare work with nature study. This club holds two annual flower shows. Blue Ridge mountain rhododendron, which in June is laden with gorgeous pink blossoms, flanks the Ford doorway and the lovely graystone mansion is very comfortable, very homelike. - Seven thousand acres are in the estate. The land stretches back to the city limits and in the opposite direction toward the tractor plant at River Rouge. The first home built j by Mr. Ford still stands in the1 grounds. It is an attractive, white j frame farm house, with a wide veranda and green roof, and is fur- J nished as it was during their early housekeeping days. Near it is a rustic bungalow, where guests are sometimes entertained. Lilac and Heliotrope. In spring and summer a rush of lilac and heliotrope fragrance surges through the open windows of Mrs. Ford's rooms. These purple flowers are banked around the graystone walls, border the flagstone walk and cluster under the big trees, j The heliotrope trees she propagated are from slips which the mistress of the house raised with infinite care. In autumn they are taken into the, conservatory; the following spring) they are re-set outdoors. This cycle,} ' followed year by year, has produced specimens five feet in height, with trunks four inches in circumference. Some of her other flowers are blue larkspur, yellow-gaillardias, bronze' salpiglessis, blue seabosa, sweet peas, asters, shirley popples, mari-i gold, blue verbena and gourds which she raises to please her grandchildren. The rose garden is. the only bit of formal landscape. She said one day while talking about her flowers: "I cannot buy everything I crave. Like mother I have old fashioned pinks. I haunted florists shops, old homes and cemeteries in search of these tiny, red-flecked, spicily scented plants. It was my dressmaker's sister who, generously, sent the basket of roots to form tlie nucleus of my large beds." Gives Library Site. Two miles from the estate can be seen the twinkling lights of the little village of Dearborn. To it she has given a library site, and has built and given to the Episcopal church a large brick rectory; she is a member nf tho social service committee of her church. Greenfield, where she was born and reared, is five miles from Dearborn. In the summer Mrs. Ford takes a family party for a cruise on their yateh. She has traveled the world over, but, with the exception of a small place at Fort Myers, Florida, which Thomas Edison persuaded them to purchase next to his winter cottage, the Fords have never owned a home outside of Detroit or Wayne county. "We have lived .here always," she says, "and here we love to stay." Persistent sightseers have made it necessary to keep the gates of the estate locked and guarded. All the servants, both inside and outside the mansion, .have held their positions many years. They have an air of courteous consideration and softness of voice which they seemed to I have caught from the owners of the home. The country and the wide outdoors hold for Mrs. Ford more attractions than the social life of any I-city, yet in her home she has enter[ tained inventors, statesmen, capital | ists and titled visitors, jo-nn isurI roughs was a frequent guest. He | enjoyed the birds, flowers and native I trees which are under the care of Longfeather, a southern Indian. In | the library is an autographed set of ; Burroughs's books; in a secluded part of the. ground is a rough bronze statue of him, and on the drawing room table an exquisite miniature of the great naturalist. John Burroughs once sent to Mr. and Mrs. Ford a carload of red sandstone from the Catskill mountains of his beloved native state, New York. These stones were worked into a sort of shelter for the bronze figure and for the bird pool , near it. This spot the Fords call their "Burroughs Nook." Many rare birds including Kirkland's warDier ana oiner unusuai meiuueia of the feathered family, tarry at this quiet retreat, and here Burroughs himself, discovered several northern | birds, including the Bohemian waxwing, which he had long hoped to see, but had never been able to find elsewhere. Since -his death Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Edison have been made members of the executive board of the Burroughs Memorial association. They attended his funeral and went to New York two weeks later to formulate plans for preserving Woodchuck Lodge, Slab Sides (where Burroughs had his study and where he used to write his books), and Riverby, which was a more pretentious home near Poughkeepsie, just outside of the small town of West Park, N. Y. Mrs. Edison and "VTi-o FnrH are tn hp. t.hft onlv tWO women on this executive memorial board. Home for Refugees. At the beginning of the European war Mrs. Ford leased Oughtrington hall, in Chestshire township, England, a short distance from Warwick; where her mother was born. She equipped it as a home for Belgian refugees; one hundred at a time were clothed, fed and sheltered there. As they found friends, relatives or work elsewhere others were secured from the London clearing house. Teachers were employed for the children; a school room was furnished; outdoor tennis courts were covered and heated for a supervised playground. Tailoring and other trades were taught the refugees. Among them was a Catholic priest, and a chapel was equipped in which he said mass and held other services. Wonderful results were accomplished, as is attested by letters and documents from the Lord Mayor and others. After the armistice the furniture and equipment were sold and the proceeds placed with the Mancrester Belgian relief fund to be used by that organization. When Elizabeth, Queen of the Belgians, visited this country, Mrs. Ford was one of the few women on whom she bestowed her medal which is inscribed: "Pro patria Honore et Cartate." Mrs. Ford's most intimate friends are those she knew in girlhood or before the advent of automobiles. Her poise and culture, her innate goodness, make her immensely popular. Her judgment and clear intellect have been of untold value to her gifted husband. Their ideal Harvey Orders 2 Another Arrest Columbia, Aug. 12.?Governor ot' Harvey is making a thorough inves- ^ tigation of those convicts who were El let out on temporary paroles, with de the result that today he wired J. D. f?] f T-/ W. Watts, supervisor of Laurens ga county, to rearrest Charles Fergu- ho son, who was convicted of murder be and sentenced to life imprisonment. ^ Unless clemency is exercised by some g-t other executive, he will spend the Co remainder of his life behind prison Ca walls. Ferguson was paroled on April 20, 1922, by Governor Cooper, until the by county physician of Laurens county be certified that the convict could serve the remainder of ihis sentence. Some days ago Governor Harvey tai inquired of Supervisor Watts con- wi cerning Ferguson and received a letter from the Laurens officer under ^ date of August 7 stating, it is said, us that Ferguson was able to serve only tic only one third of his sentence; that he sleeps in the open at Clinton, pr working part of his time in a bailer room. "The county physician was away but he would merely give an affidavit that Ferguson was not able to continue his sentence," said the governor. of The governor called on the state ty, Ki board of public welfare for a private ^ investigation of Ferguson?a repre- ha resentative of that body going to J. Clinton and Laurens?and "it was lai lie found," said the (governor, "that he has been working in a mill there, a0 drawing $11 per week at very la- le^ borious work; that he is regarded Se there as a bad man and is constantly ' giving trouble of some kind." Only pa recently, stated the executive, he got in* into a fight with another negro, beat- 5a Ho ing him up severely, pistol shots be- ab ing fired. kn According to the report of the 9, state board of public welfare representative, who got information from ^a the most reliable sources and his t>l< data is considered by the governor as to be authentic, the officials in Clin. No ton regard him as a physically strong man and that he is working con- pa sfantly. He did not miss a day from fa< May 10 to Aug. 3. str an No Eludes Arrest. of Laurens, Aug. 14.?Charlie Fer- an guson, the negro life termer whose parole was revoked Saturday by s0] Governor Harvey, .has made his es- Eh cape from the county, according to Ju the sheriff and other officers who have made an effort to apprehend him for the purpose of turning the ? convict back to the county supervis- /I or. He has been missing since last li Thursday, it is said, after an investi- XI gation of the case Saturday night and yesterday. However, the sheriff I said tonigiht that he believed he had Ferguson located in another -city. U> Maple Butternut Ice Cream. E Scald 4 cups milk with 2 scant cups maple syrup, and 3 beaten eggs. Let cool and then add 2 cups cream and In 1 cup butternut meats ground fine and freeze.?Mrs. F. W. Strong, Vermont. Tc home life is a happy demonstration that love does not dwell only in a ru cottage. The following incidents 0^ 113, somewhat indicate her tastes. te] Shortly before the holidays in ci 1920, while she was shopping in o'< New York, the clerk of a Fifth Ave- ^ nue shop asked her to inspect the an Duke of Hamilton's silver service. It thi weiehed 1.700 Dounds. and was sh heavily crested. It had been sold to a young mid-western manufacturer to match his dining room set, also purchased from the Duke's es- II tate. "Would Mrs. Ford care to II place an order for similar service?" She has a vivacious and cordial smile. "I have no ambition to col- ' lect heirlooms of royalty," she replied. "My resources are needed 311 elsewhere." ^ The undaunted clerk produced a short string of pearls, each as large as a hazel nut. "Only a half million dollars," he urged suavely, as bl< he laid them on a black velvet square to accent their creamy sheen nij and luster. ha Mrs. Ford shook her head. "At to home I have the finest jewels in the W{ Dr world," she remarked, as she con- ^ eluded her purchases. "Nothing you have on sale can equal them." q0 The Fords have one son; his home is ten miles east of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe on Lake Sainte Claire, Jk near the point where it joins the H Detroit river. The Henry Ford es- H tate is ten miles west of the city on ^ the Rouge, which also flows into the H Dtroit river. A private telephone ||j wire connects Mr. Ford's study with H his son's; a private wire connects H Mrs. Ford's bedroom with the sleep- ?g ing porch of her grandchildren, [|| Henry II and Edsel, junior, chubby, H golden-haired, blue-eyed cherubs. H Like the Athenian mother, Mrs. Ford says: "These are my jewels." H 6 quickly relieves Colds, Constition, Biliusness, and Headache. Fine Tonic. MASTER'S SALE. Pursuant to a decree of the Court Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun_ , S. C., in the case of Ehrhardt .nking Company, plaintiff, against irhardt -Manufacturing Company, fendant, I will sell at public sale, r cash to the highest bidder, in )nt of the Court House door at im'oerg, S. C., during the legal urs of sale on salesday in Septemr, 1922, being September 4, 1922, e following described premises: iat certain lot or parcel of land, uated in the Town of Ehrhardt, unty of Bamberg, State of South xolina, and bounded on the North Ehrhardt street; East by "VVash?ton street;* South by portion of I No. 3 in block No. 9; and West lots No. 8 and No. 9. Said lot ing the same upon which is located e ginnery and the ice plant of the lrhardt Manufacturing Company, id in addition to the said real este, at the same time and place I II sell upon the same terms the llowing personal property; The gines and the boilers located upon e said described premises, and ed in connection with the opera, m of the said ginnery and ice int. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., obate Judge for Bambeng County, acting as Master. Dated, August 12, 1922. MASTER'S SALE. Pursuant to a decree of the Court Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun_ S. C., in the case of G. Brooks nard and A. F. Henderson, as Exators of the Estate of Charles Ehrrdt, deceased, plaintiffs, against D. Dannelly and Mrs. M. S. Copeid, defendants, I will sell at pubsale, for cash to the highest bidr, in front of the Court House or at Bamberg, S. C., during the jal hours of sale on salesday in ptember, 1922, being September 1922, the following described emises: All that certain piece, reel or lots of land, lying and bel situate in the Town of Ehrhardt, .rnbeng County, State of South rolina, measuring and containing out three acres, more or less, and own as lots No. 4, No. 7, No. 8, No. No. 10, and the Southern half of : No. 3, all in block No. 9 West, so lot No. 12 and the Northern If of lot No. 11, lying between >ck No. 9 and the run of branch, shown by map of the Town of Lrhardt; and bounded as follows: ?rth by Ehrhardt street and lots Ehrhardt Manufacturing Comny; East by lot of Ehrhardt Manu:turing Company, and Washington eet; South by lots of C. R. Mears, d Charles Ehrhardt (being lots >. 5, No. 6, and the Southern half lot No. 11 in block No. 9 West); d on the West by run of the anch, or lands of Mrs. Frances peland. Said lots having been Id to J. D. Dannelly by Charles trhardt. -T .T BRABHAM, JR., dge of Probate for Bamberg County, acting as Master.. Dated, August 12, 1922. I g% Cures Malaria, I llf* Fever, Bilious Fever, JColds, and LaGrlppe. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. uted states district court. :astern district of south CAROLINA. IN BANKRUPTCY. the matter of S. W. Copeland, Bankrupt. ? the Creditors of the said Bankrupt:? Take notice- that the above bankpt has filed his petition for disarge and that a hearing will be d thereon on the 14 day of Sepnber, 1922, before said Court at larleston, in said district, at 11 jlock in the forenoon, at which ne and place all creditors and tier persons interested may appear d show cause if any they have why e prayer of the said petitioner ould not be granted. RICHARD W. HUTSON, 31 Clerk. II REM PEACE There's no peace and little rest for b one who suffers from a bad back, d distressing urinary disorders, imberg people recommend Doan's dney Pills. Ask your neighbor! > guided by their experience. Mrs. Julia Sandlfer, Main St., Bamrg, says: "I had considerable trou3 with my kidneys. My back was >ak and ached from morning until ?ht and I often had to press my nds upon the small of my back ease the pain. My kidneys were >ak and I felt dizzy and nervous. >an's Kidney Pills entirely cured 5." 50c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. carroll ss. CARROLL teaches watches Witckmatir to aui tell Jeweler the truth Bamberg, S.C. A TONIC Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see howit brings color to the cheeks and how j it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simplyIron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grio germs bv its Strengthening. Invigorw ting Effect 60c. To Cure a Cokl la One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablet^ It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cokl. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 20c. 1 J. F. Carter B. D. Carter J. Carl Kearse Carter, Carter & Kearse ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Special attention given to settlement of Estates and Investigation of Land Titles. Loans ne- % gotiated on Real Estate. S. G. MAYFIELD 4 ATTORNEY - AT-IrAW Practice in all courts, State and M Federal. J Office Opposite Southern Depot. BAMBERG, S. C. The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, t,ata. TIVB BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the fnfl name and vxuc for the signature of B. W. GBGVB. 39c. NOTICE CONCERNING PLOWING IN PUBLIC ROOAD6. Pursuant to recommendation of the Bamberg County Grand Jury, the landowners of the county cultivating lands adjacent and adjoining public roads are hereby urgently requested not to plow into or allow their hands to plow into the roads. Landowners are requested to plant two or three rows of crops adjacent to roads parallel with the road, so that there may be proper turning space without the necessity of turning plows in the roads. It is against the law to allow plows to damage the roads* and it is an unnecessary practice. The county spends large sums of money in road building, and the roads belong to the people. I hare no desire to prosecute anybody, but I must insist that this practice be stopped immediately. The farmers and tenants can cooperate in this respect, and there should be no neoes 81 ty to Dring action against anyooay. Full notice is being given before I take such action. W. B. SMOAK, -XM Supervisor. January 31, 1922. fcf I ship, light running requires E 3 little power; simple, easy to I | handle. Are made in several |j E( d are good, substantial || laking machines down B nallest size. Write for B showing Engines, Boil- B all Saw Mill supplies. j| RD IRON WORKS & 5 SUPPLY CO. I ugusta, Georgia jj J. WESLEY CBXJM, JR." 1 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Bamberg, S. C. Offices in Herald Building Practice in State and Federal Courta. Loans negotiated. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have an no> healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rate, there is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given refe- % larly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, improve the digestion, and act as a general Strength- 4 eaing Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child wfll hi fo perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. B. P. BELLINGER . M ATTORXEY-AT-LAW General Practice in All Courts Office Work and Civil Business a Specialty Offices in rear over Hoffman's Store BAMBERG, S. C. Si Funeral Directors and Embalemrs MOTOR HEARSE J. COONEE & SONS BAMBERG, S. C. I PORTABLE ANO STATION AMY Engines AND BOILERS "| Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injee: tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pullers* Belting, Gasoline Engines LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Worte, Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that stock certificate number 217 of Bamberg Rankinc Coirmanv. Bamberg, S. C., has been lost or destroyed, and application will be made to said corporation on the 8th day of Sept., 1922, for a new certificate. J. W. STEWART, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Dora S. Williams. Dated July 27th, 1922. 8-Sln j -