The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-06-19
SUNDAY SPORTS
ARE PROHIBITED
Gov. BIease Tells Sheriff 1t
Must Be Stopped.
ORDERS CHIEF
SIEZE LIQUOR
If Any Is Sold or Served
at the Isle of Palms
Hereafter.

Governor Blease has issued orders
to Sheriff Martin to prevent motor
cycle racing at the Isle of Palms on
SUNDAY and also to have indicted
and locked up in your county jail,
his letter goes on to read ANY and
all persons who shall attempt to have
any kind of races or other sports or
amusements, save sacred concerts, on
the Sabbath" Likewise, Gov. Blease
has sent Chief Constable Stothart
orders to notify the Isle of Palms
people Immediately upon receipt OF
this letter, that not drop of vine,
whiskey or beer can be sold or serv-
ed there, and if these orders are vio-
lated YOU are hereby directed to seize
all. the goods and to arrest the people
violating the law, and if you can not
do this, l will get man who can.
The letter to Chief Stothart concludes
with the threat of removing him and
his men from office Immediately,
should he fail to carry out the orders
specified.
Screwing the Lid Down.
This action of the governor eX-
nands the lid now on in Charleston
on Sundays pretty tight so as to COW
or the Isle of Palms, not only on Sun
dav. however, but every day in the
week, as we'll. 1t also reduces the
Sunday amusement feature at the re-
sort. and, for that matter, in the
county generally, to sacred concerts
only. prohibiting, of course, fishing
excursions, baseball games, and so on,
anywhere within the county limits.
Some question is raised as to whether
the Governor will allow surf bathing
at the Isle of Palms and Sullivan
Island on Sunday after this.
No Sunday Sports.
The motorcycle racing held last
Sunday at the Isle Of Palms seems 10
have given the governor particular
concern. and his communication ad-
dressed to Sheriff Martin deals large
" with this element of Sunday amuse-
ments. After stating that he sees
MOTORCYCLE races was held, last Sun
day, he writes:
Il hope that you did not know that
these races were going to be held as
7 see nothing in the said article which
shows any effort on your part to pre-
vent the same.
Il hope that you will Immediately
proceed to indict all who took part IN
said races, or attempted to do so, and
bring them before the proper tribunal
for desecration of the Sabbath Day,
and that you will keep strict look
ont in the future and have indicted
and locked up in your county jail
any and all persons who shall attempt
to have any kind of races or other
sports or amusements, save sacred
concerts, on the Sabbath. There are
some things which possibly we can be
excused for not hearing, if we did
hear; and for not seeing, If we do see,
but there can certainly be no excuse
in the eyes of God or man for allow
ing these things to go on upon the
Sabbath
1t is true that the Sabbath was
made for man and not man TOR the
Sabbath, but the Sabbath was intend
ed as a day of rest and recreation,
and for the worship and service OF
God, and certainly not for the pur-
pose that these people put it to on
yesterday.
Il am mailing copy of this letter
to Chief Constable Stothart, with in
structions that he get busy also, and
| hope that you will all see, in the
future, that people obey the Sabbath,
ard the laws of this State, in the dis
charge of your official duties"
No Liquor Selling.
In his letter to Chief Constable
Stothart, the Governor says:
1T is thought aloud around here
that John P. Grace's idea in closing
I'D everything so tight in Charleston
On Sunday is to drive everybody to
the Isle of Palms, and that ba:
room is to be run open and above
board over there. 1t is also said
that Mr.. Grace is boarding at the
hotel in Charleston with the gentle
man who owne the Isle of Palms busi-
ness. AS to these rumors l DO not
know. However, notify the Isle OF
Palms people Immediately upon re-
ceipt of this letter, that not drop OF