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$2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,1922. Established in 1891. ^ Jj|
Bamberg Coun
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Despite the fact that during the
summer it appeared that it would not
be possible to hold a county fair in
Bamberg this fall, a meeting of committeemen
was held the other day,
and definite arrangements were
made to hold the fair on November
21, 22, 23, and 24, immediately following
the Orangeburg county fair.
This decision to hold the fair came
as the result of being able to secure
the big Farmers warehouse for this
' purpose. It was first announced
that the tobacco season would run
well beyond this peribd, but on account
of the shortness of the tobacco
crop, the marketing period has
ben abbreviated, and practically the
whole warehouse will be at the dis~
posal of the county fair authorities,
the Cooperative Tobacco association
\ reserving only a small space for their
use during these days to take care of
\any late tobacco that might come
in.
It is a matter of joy to not only
the people of Bamberg but of the entire
county that the fair will be held.
It is felt here that the Bamberg county
people have struck a real keynote
in the holding of fairs by making it
free, and this policy will be continued
this year. No admission will be
charged to the fair grounds. On account
of the expense involved, a
small admission fee will probably be
charged to the horse races, the foot
ball games and other special athletic
events, none of which, however, will
be at the fair grounds.
The fair will be greatly enlarged
this yeart It has been definitely ar- ?
> ranged that the huge warehouse, one
of the largest buildings.in the state,
will be converted into attractive
booths for the use of various organizations,
business houses, farmers' exhibits,
etc. This building will provide
scores of exhibit booths, and it
- can be safely predicted that this is
going to be most attractively decorated
building the people of Bamberg
have even seen in this county.
While the fair is designed to be a
week of amusement, there is to be
plenty of instruction also. Speakers
frokn Clemson college will be here to
give demonstration, and make addresses
on timely farm subjects.
> Special attention will, as usual, be,
given to tlie boll wevil, and the farmers
will be given ail of the lasest information
on this most important
subject.
Tuesday is to be school day, and
I ^arrangements will be made to visit
all schools and enroll their cooperation
to make this a tremendously big
day for the kiddies. The opening day
will also be characterized by the big
free barbecue, which was such an enjoyable
affair last year, when two
thousand persons were fed on the
finest of barbecued meats.
Wednesday there is to be a foot
ball game. This ^ame has not been
definitely arranged yet, but an attempt
will be made to have a game
between Carlisle and the A. R. C., of
Augusta, or the Batesburg-Leesville
high, either of which will afford a
fine amiispmcmt. for all lovers of eood I
-foot ball, and that includes most
folks. ~
Thursday the horse races will be
featured. Those who attended the
fair last year remember the fine
races that.were pulled off in great
shape. The races will be better this
year. A competent racing man will be
in charge of this interesting feature,
and the best,horses in this section
will be entered.
Friday will be the colored people's
day. Bamberg has the finest class of
colored population to be found in the
state, people who are loyal to their
home county and who are interested
in her progress. This day will be
turned over to a competent committee
of colored leaders as was the
case last year, only the colored population
have vouchsafed the fact
that they will "whoop 'em up" this
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year as never Deiore. Aiuuug iuc attractions
they are planning for the
day are a school parade?and it will
he remembered tht the while schools
were not in their class on parade last
year?a foot ball game, and. so on.
Lovers of foot ball may recall that
when negroes play foot ball it is an
intensively business proposition with
them, and their games are full of pep
and the greatest activity imaginable.
The livestock exhibits last year
were one of the best features, and
livestock will again be featured. A
temporary building will be erected
to house the livestock, and the fair
authorities are promised the best of
ty Fair to
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Smyrna People Are
Eaten by Flies
Athens, Oct. 15.?Turkey's suggestion
that the Near East peace conference
should be held at Smyrna
should *be rejected once for all by
the Greeks if they have any consideration
for the health of their
delegates in the opinion of American
relief workers, some of whom
in AtVionc with strange skin
ainvuu in ?' ?
.maladies req/uiring medical treatment.
They report sanitary conditions
in Smyrna as unspeakable with
the bodies of horses and other animals
and some of the Smyrna residents
who were killed in the disaster
still in the streets.
Harry Ellsworth Boyd, of Pittsburg,
auditor of the international
committee of the Y. M. C. A. in Turkey,
arrived here yesterday afternoon
after escorting 700 refugees to
Mytelone aboard the United States
Shipping Board steamer Casey. He
is a member of the committee organized
by Rear Admiral Mark L. Basom
and has been working in close cooperation
with A. K. Jennings, of the
Y. M. C. A., in his relief in his efforts.
Mr. Boyd said to the Associated
Press correspondent today:
"The 700 refugees just taken from
Mytelene were the last to be taken
out of Smyrna. Their condition was
terrifying. These people were actually
being devoured alive by flies. No
girls between 15 and 25 were found
in our band of refugees; they had
been taken by the Turks."
May the Home Weekly Thrive!
Editor W. M. Oxner, on relinquishing
to Thomas M. Seawell, after nine
t-oot?o fvio ntv--noteViin onr\ manflj*P?
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ment of the Batesburg-Leesville
News, writes a valedictory, mostly of
local concerns, naturally, but containing
this bit of wisdom which is of
general application:
'For the past nine years The News
has striven to be of community interest.
The' management is of the
firm conviction that the time has
passed for a- weekly paper to give
general news to its readers, as the
dailies are supplying that so much
earlier that the weekly can. This is
not saying than the weekly paper is
to be supplanted by the daily paper.
The former will ever remain an indispensable
factor in town and community
life. The weekly paper and
its editor live close to its readers
and the detailed happenings of a
community can n^ver be chronicled
by the dailies as well as by the
weeklies. The weekly paper is a most
powerful means of boosting community
interests and it will be a long
time if ever before an agency will
be found that will be so powerful
in the development of local community
institutions."
wpn and trulv said? ExDansion
and multiplication of dailies, with
improvement of distribution facilities,
enabling them to reach on publication
day the subscriber in the small
town as well on the rural mail routes,
does net by any means imply the supplanting
of the home weekly or semiweekly.
Rather, the home paper*, released
from the necessity of carrying at considerable
length summaries of the
general news of the state, the nation
and the world, is enabled to fulfill
the special functions peculiarly its
own which the dailies do not and can
not exploit. No weekly or semi-weekly
which is diligent in gathering
local news, responsive to its community
life and editorially indepepdant
and honest need fear the
dailies. Newspapers of these types
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are complementary, not competitive.
?The State.
Many Changes
at Fair Grounds
Visitors to the state fair this year
will be struck the moment they enter
the gates with the changed appearance
of the grounds and the buildings.
There is everywhere manifest an
order and system that it i9 at once
pleasing to the eye and satisfying to
the aesthetic sense.Perhaps
the very first object that
will catch the eye of the visitor who
has "taken in" a dozen state fairs
will be a palmetto tree. A second
glance reveals not one palmetto, but
many of them, bordering the walks
which are smooth and even and all
graveled. The gravel is of a soft
which formerly housed tne poultry
will be used this year for the judging*
of cattle.
The Monster Grandstand.
The high grandstand at the race
tracks is another object that catches
the eye of the visitors. This structure,
with a seating capacity of 5,000
people its spectators will be able to
9ee the races entirely around the new
half mile track, and the free acts,
which will be given or^ a stage within
the track, directly in front of the
stand, will be visible from every seat
in the structure.
Negro Butcher Shot.
Allendale, Oct. 12.?Homer Royal,
negro butcher, who was shot Wednesr
day night by Curtis Reaves, Allendale
merchant, following a disagreement
over some beef, is reported to/be resting
w.ell today and his wound, physicians
now believe will not be fatal.
The bullet passed through the chest.
The shooting, which took place at
Royal's house at about 7:30 o'clock
Wednesday night, grew out of a disagreement
over some beef and Mr.
Reaves informed that the negro had
indulged in insulting remarks went
to the butcher's house. In the ensuing
trouble Mr. Reaves was painfully
though not seriously cut across
the lert siae or ms race auu iue ucgiu
was shot.
No arrests have been made.
Efcinting Stories.
The big game hunter had just returned
from Africa, and was relating
some of his adventures.
"The most astonishing experience I
had," he said, "was when passing
through the brush I turned to find a
lion just about to spring on me. He
sprang, but I fell flat and the beast
passed right over me, and apparentlydisgusted,
bolted into the bush.
"I had a goat tethered near the
spot as bait and returned the next
day in the hope of catching the lion
feeding. What do you think were
my feelings when, as I approached
the spot cautiously, I saw the lion
practicing low jumps?"
Royal Favors for Boys.
London?Sunday games for youths
will be permitted hereafter in the
royal parks.
Shady: "I see they've got pirate
bootleggers now who prey on Canadian
smugglers."
Gaft: "Yes, and I can remember
the time when it was considered
pretty rough to be a plain bootlegger
without trimmings."
exhibits again this fall.
In addition to the fair proper, various
amusements will be provided in
the way of shows to enter everybody
who cares to see them.
Only the outline of the programe
can be stated now. The committees
are hard at work on the matter, and
a definite programme and further announcements
will be made next week.
gray and the well arranged walks,
bordered by the palmetto trees, have
much to do with the altered appearance
of the interior. These walks
radiate from a circle about the center
of the grounds, a circle which is
slightly raised above the surrounding
terrain and which is planted in
flowers. Across this elevated circle,
in scarlet sage appears the word
"Welcome."
Around the building hard plants
and flowers have been planted and
these with the carefully laid out
walks add much to the appearance
of the grounds and to the beauty of
the ensemble. Of course the plants
have only recently been set out, and
the palmettoes are not yet full grown
but the visitor sees at once what
they mean to the grounds and how in
the yeara to come, they will add
charm and beauty to the fair.
Buildings Much Improved.
The improved appearance of the
buildings next attracts attention. All
are painted white. The numerous little
shackg that once stood alongside ,
the steel building have been taken'
down and where they once stood is a
wide graveled walk.
The building off to the right of the
entrance, which was formerly known
as the woman's building, has received
a coat of white paint and now is
equipped to house the poultry show.
It is light and airy inside and makes
an ideal building for the exhibit of
birds of high pedigree. The agricultural
building, now in the hands of
the painters, is ljeing put into first
class shape also and other buildings
are being repaired. The building
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Millions Paid
Out on Cotton
Columbia, Oct. 14.?Advances
totalling $3,442,000 had been paid
out by the South Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative Association up
to Friday night, it was announced by
officials of the association today. It
was believed by officials of the association
that Saturday's deliveries of
cotton would be the heaviest of any
single day yet, thus swelling the advances
to a much greater sum. The
association is making an initial advance
of 12 cents a pound on short
staple and 8 cents on long staple.
This money has gone into every cotton
growing county in the State exppnt
f!hprr>kpe. it. was stated, and
business men report that they are already
beginning to feel the effect of
this general distribution of money.
With an average of considerably over
$100,000 a day being distributed to
members and the deliveries of cotton
mounting higher each day, it is expected
that the effect on business
conditions will soon be felt ,more
greatly. ,
The banks and business men of
the State are giving the association
the fullest cooperation, ^officials
of the organization said today.
The banks are cashing the.drafts of
the members for their advances and
many of them are urging their
farmers customers who have not already
joined to do so at once. Many
of them are also urging their customers
to turn their old cotton over
to the association. This under the
terms of the contract is optional.
During the past week many new
contracts have been received. The
great number came from Orange'burg,
. Fairfield -and Darlington
counties. During the week the contract
of T. W. McClure, one of the
largest farmers in Anderson County
came in and Mr. McClure turned
over some old cotton to the association.
The railroads all report heavy
shipments of cotton for the association.
CIRCUS ELEPHANT \
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
Wilmington, N. C., Oct 13.?
"Topsy", the big circus elephant
who has been through back yards
and swamps, a dye house and one
negro cabin since she escaped here,
early Tuesday morning, is back in
captivity, securely chained to strong
stakes. There she is going to stay'
a while, her trainer said for her
"nerves were on edge."
Topsy, who broke loose after
Monday night's performance when
she was being loaded into her car,
managed to bog up in Greenfield
lake, got away again late Tuesday
night. She was caught again near
Cedar Point, according to word sent
here by three weary circus men.
The big elephant had swum Cape
Fear River and had wandered around
in Cape Fear and Brunswick swamps
where alligators and marshy ground
made it dangerous for her keeper to
follow, but he managed to find her.
He tied her up in a quiet spot. The
keeper sent word he had bought a
lot of peanuts and other elephant
delicacies and would let Topsy rest
for a while before trying to get her
into her car.
There will be no dogs in the neighborhood
when the loading starts, it
was added, for a couple of bewildered
hounds started all^he trouble that
has resulted in the Bagenback-Wallace-circus
having to put up $7,500
bond for the damage done by their
frightened elephant.
The Eureka Dye Works here,
which claims Topsy walked through
its builting, has filed notice of a 5,000
damage suit, and half a dozen or
so individuals want their fences and
lawns paid for.
There are said to be several automobile
owners also who had quite
a time straightening up their machines
after Topsy bumped into
them in her flight. Despite all of
Topsy's wanderings no reports have
come of any person having been hurt.
Song of a Ci?arett.
44 T am not much of a mathematician,"
said a cigarette, "but I can
add to a boy's troubles, suotract
from his pleasures, multiply his
aches and pains, take interest from
his work and discount his chances
for safety anji success. Besides this,
I can divide his thoughts and be a
potent factor for his failures."
Liverpool.?Two hundred cartridges
filled with cocaine were found
in the quarters of a liner's Japanese
stewards.
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Interesting i
Governor of
"I want people to know I am human."
Thomas G. McLeod, the man who
is to be South Carolina's, next governor,
had just finished dictating a
statement for the press on the morning
after his election, writes Edward
A. McDowell in the Greenville Piedmont.
The two newspaper men
who ^ere interviewing him had
folded up their pads and were prenarin?
t.n leave when the Governor
! elect began a little personal chat.He
was in a happy frame of mind,
naturally, and the great, broad smile
he always wears was still there. But
with a look of earnestness on his
face and impressiveness in hi& voice
he told his interviewers he wanted
the people of his state to know he
was a human.
Thomas G. McLeod is human, very
human. He is approachable always,
there is nothing vaunted or
"stuck-up" about him. His hand
is always out-streched for a hearty
handshake, a smile is ever ready for
the man he greets. He is never too
busy to miss speaking to a friend.
He is full of human sympathy; a
man of lovable qualities and disposition.
Pride and braggadocio are
not in his category. In the governor's
office he will b> of and a part
of the people he serves; the'office
will be theirs. He will keep "open
house'' to his friends and on? will
not be "on pins" when he enters the
presence of the governor of South
Carolina.
The writer knows a go<^L deal
about Mr. McLeod, having been one
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with the state campaign party and
having visited/ the governor-elect's
home town of Bishopville, on many
occasions.
A Clean Man.
The picture of Mr. McLeod as a
campaigner will always be a pleasant
recollection. Not a suggestion of
an epithet, not one word that wouhl
not become a Christian gentleman
"fell from his lips throughout the
long, hard weeks of campaigning.
His speeches were free from personalities;
his private expressions were
clean. He impressed all who knew
him closely as a man of purity of
thought and nobleness of action.
But. with his tenderness, Mr. McLeod
is a man of force. He will fight
when fighting is necessary. This
was illustrated during the campaign
at Marion when one of the candidates
for governor made charges of
a "ring." Mr. McLeod came back
with a strong reply in his speech
that day, telling the people that the
only "ring" behind him was a majority
of the good people of the
state. Wh?n some one congratulated
him on his "come-back" several
hours later he said: "Well, if they
t om o "h?j<r nf mush' thAv are
flLlliio. J. am a uvq wi. ? ,
mistaken." 'In the two , weeks of
i campaigning intervening between
the first and second primaries he
again showed his qualities as a
fighter and a strong campaigner.
| Carrying the responsibility of his
j cause heavily upon his shoulders,
he made thirty speeches in the short
space of 72 hours in the Piedmont
section. In his Greenville speech he
told the people he did not like rows,
but that, when they were forced
upon him, he was not affrait to
fight. His reply to certain statements
of the defeated candidate for
governor showed his fighting qualities.
Full of humor, Mr. McLeod is
still a serious-minded man. On the
morning after election at his headquarters
in Columbia he was asked
if he had slept well the night before.
He replied that he had not
slept at all, though he had gone to
bed. "How would you have slept,
governor, if you had been defeated?"
anmonrift asked "I never thought of
being defeated, even from the beginning
of the campaign," he answered.
"I'll tell you the whole
state was resting on my shoulders
and the idea of being defeated never
entered my head." \
Good Story Teller.
Some of Mr. IVkLeod's opponents
often threw off on his joke telling.
The best explanation of this is the
fact that he can tell a joke so well.
Audiences all over the state have
laughed at his fine, clean stories.
He has the ability to tell a story
well and he never fails to get a
laugh, a fact that speaks well for the
human side. Some of hi^ stories are
gathered from his own experiences.
For instance, there is the one he tells
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of the negro who came to him for
advice soon after he had entered the
practice of law. A young lawyer,
he was in need of business as moat
young lawyers are.
"I gave him the advice," Mr. McLeods
tells, "and it was good advice,
If I do say it myself. 'When I
had finished the negro got up to '
go. 'Wait, uncle, there is somethingr , i f,
you forgot,' I told him. 'What's dat
boss?" the negro asked. 'Why, you
forgot to pay me,- uncle, five, dol- .
lars,' I replied. 'What's dat for,
boss?" he asked. 'For the advice I
gave you," I told him. 'Yassah, boss!'
the negro replied, 'but I 'cides not
to tek it.' "
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/ incic wcic in a 11 j uciic l line owi"
ies told on the campaign by the new
governor. They do not look nearly , ^
so well in print as they sound, when,
told by Mr. McLeod, for he has a
knack of telling them that is entertaining
and enjoyable. '
Well-Liked at Home.
Mr. McLeod is highly respected in
his home town, Bishopville, where
he has always been a leader in ev- . ^1
erything for the civic improvement
of his community. He is plain
"Tom" to his fellow townsmen and
to all of his closest associates. By
the way, he never minds being call- ^
ed "Tom," even on short acquaintance.
In fact, he rather likes it..
He is a steward in the Methodist V 5
church at Bishopville and is the
teacher of the Men's Bible class in . fj-j
that church. Often he has filled the
pulpits of Bishopville in the absence v
of pastors. He ia a God fearing man
and his faith is found on the Bible
and all of its teachings. He has a \ :
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Dromer wno is a minister in cue
Methodist church.
Thomas G. McLeod carries less of V ;
vindictiveness for others in his heart
than most mortals. If there was one ?3
sting in him on the morning after ' " . j
the election left by actions or wo^ds
of his opponents those about him
could not detect it. . He holds no
grudge against those who did not
support him or vote for him.
Can't Be Dictated To. . >?||
Mr. MqJ^eod likes advice, but ho
will not be dictated to in managing' Si
the affairs of the state. He is fully
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capable of "paddling his own canoe"
but he will always be ready and willing
to hear those who think they
can tell him a better way. v
Thomas G. McLeod bids fair to
give the state, the best administration
it has had in many years. Certainly
he will enter the office realizing
fully the responsibilities that
are his. He will be the governor ot
all the people. ,
Capt. James R. Hamilton.
Branchville, Oct. 12.?Capt. James
R. Hamilton, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of this com- -{ /M
munity, died at his home on south
Main street, October 5, the funeral '*?
being held the following day. Inter- '%
ment was in the Ott cemetery. -VI
Captain Hamilton was born in
Chester county, but was reared in '
Columbia, his parents moving to Columbia
in 1848. He was actively engaged
in the Confederate war, being
a charter member of the fire engine
company, a member of the Columbia
Artillery company, which was called .
into service January 1, 1861. Mr.
Hamilton was later transferred to
Company A, better known as the
Richmond Volunteer Rifle company, x
under the leadership of Capt. D. B.
Miller. He was a brave soldier. He
was twice wounded, and after the
battle of Gettysburg received a com
mission as first lieutenant and was 3
assigned to duty in the provost department.
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He is survived by his widow, who,
before marriage, was Miss Rachel
Fairey, and by the following daughters:
Mrs. C. F. Smoak and Mrs. T.
1^. McAlhaney.
The funeral services were held at
the Baptist church, of which Captain
Hamilton was a devoted and consistent
member.
Old soldiers of camp Glover in
Orangeburg acted as honorary pallbearers.
The Rev. P. R. Cowherd and
the Rev. Mr. Craven, a former pa?- r \ g
tor, conducted the funeral services.
The floral tributes bespoke the high,
esteem in which Captain Hamilton
was held by the people among whom. ; .
he had lived so long. Services at
the grave were in charge of old soldiers.
Minnesota produces 60 per cent, of
al the iron ore in the United States.
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