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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
No Nitrate of Soda Yet.

MIR. J. J. Heard. county farm DEM
onstrator, states that within the past
few days he has received a number
of inquiries regarding the distribu-
tion by the government of nitrate OF
soda, and he wishes to say that ne
IS not yet in position to give any def-
mite information regarding the mat
ter. 1t is Mr.. Heard's understanding
that nitrates will be distributed by
the government through the county
agents, and acting upon the inquiries
he has received, he has taken the
matter up with Mr.. w. w. Long,
head of the demonstration work In
this State. As soon as he receives
information concerning the distribu-
ton he will make further announce
ment. This soda is obtained by the
government from South America, and
no announcement has been made Of
ficially yet as to whether or not 1t
has arrived.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Myrick Grieved at kingsree.

Kingstree, Jan. 14.-The an
nouncement of the death in France
Of Corporal H. Carlisle Myrick, mem
ber of the engineers corps, came as
a grievous shock to the young mans
hosts of friends here.
Carlisle, as ne was familiarly
known here, came to Kingstree with
his uncle, G.. A. Milhouse, about eight
years ago. When his uncle left
Kingstree to locate elsewhere, the
young man remained, and, being an
honorable, Industrious lad. he was
given employment by Mr.. w. E. Jen-
kinson, as a clerk in his dry goods
store. Here he remained until call
was issued for volunteers, when he
enlisted and was later sent to the
Mexican border, where he remained
until his comrany was mustered out
of service. He returned here and
took his old position in the Jenkin-
son dry goods store, and remained
there until he was called into the
service of the government again up
on the declaration of war with Ger
many. The young man has a host
Of friends here who read Of his death
in the dispatch from Gen. Pershing' s
headquarters in France.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
IN THROES OF STORM.
Wind and Cold do Much Damage in
and Around Bamberg.

Last Friday the severe winter
weather had moderated considerably
and it was not uncomfortable to be
on the streets without an overcoat.
However, early that night the wind
began to howl and blow at a pretty
good velocity, and from a tempera-
ture of about 60 degrees above zero
at bedtime, there was change Sat-
urday morning at rising time to 10
degrees above, or approximately 40
degrees drop in ten hours. That
was going some, and the ground ev-
erywhere was frozen as hard as a
board and probably the oats and 9TH
er small crops were damaged or kill
ed.
The wind storm during the night
also did considerable damage to prop
erty in and around Bamberg. Electric
light and telephone wires were brok-
en- in many places over town, nu-
merous glasses and sashes were
blown out and quite a number OF
business signs were blown down as
we'll as fences. Probably the most
serious individual damage suffered
was that at the store Of Mr.. j. u.
Copeland, where the glass front to
one entire side of the building was
DESTROYED. There we're also several
sashes blown out of the city hall.
The business signs of Mr.. r. Z.
Stokes, Mack's Barber Shop, the
Masonic and knights of Pythias hall
and others were blown down or brok-
en-. The storm came from the west
and did much damage all along its
path, Bamberg being about on the
edge of the area it travelled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Local Coal Situation Serious.

The fuel situation in Bamberg, as
we'll as throughout the country, has
grown to be very serious, not only
from the standpoint of suffering and
that of individuals, but also from an
industrial viewpoint Friday night
the Cotton Oil Co., of this place, was
forced to shut down all operation on
account of no coal or rather fuel to
supply steam. This not only works
a hardship on the oil mill, but it
may bear heavily on individual far
mers in this community needing fer
tilizers. The officers of the oil mill
have been and are still doing every
thing in their power to relieve their
shortage, trying to get both coal and
wood, but they have suffered unfor-
tunate circumstances, and it can not
be foretold just how long the plant
may have to discontinue operation.
They at least hope to be doing busl-
ness again within the next few days.
The Bamberg Cotton Mills are also
facing just what the oil mill has
come to-, and unless coal, which is
presumed to have been in transit to
the mill for months, arrives in the
next few days, this mill also will be
compelled to close down it's plant.
Conditions have almost become
alarming, but the fuel administration
advises that it is getting the situation
we'll in hand and that it will only be
a matter of few days before the
shortage will be remedied, certainly
as to industrial plants, if not alto
gether
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Stores are Closing Early.

The agreement among the mer-
chants and business men of Bamberg
to open their places at reasonably
late hours in the morning and to
close them at six o'clock each even
ing except Saturdays has gone into
effect and the business houses here
are now closed regularly when the
city bell rings each evening at six
o'clock. They are also opening late
o'clock. They are also oreningetaoi
in accordance with the fuel saving
movement. The object of this is to
conserve fuel in the national short
age, which has 'gripred the country.
The power Plant, which generates
electricity to supply the city's lights,
also closes down entirely now each
night at - o'clock, with the excei:-
tion o. Saturdays, thus saving much
coal there, which would have to be
used if the lights were on all night
as formerly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Three Billions Of Insurance.

Applications for war risk lnsur-
ance by men Of the army and navy
have nearly reached the s3,ooo,ooo,-
900 mark, and continue to come in
at the rate Of about $60,000,000N .
day. The average amount applied
for per man is $3.50, the average
having increased steadily since the
act went into effect, October 6. =
For persons who Joined the colors
before October Is, 1917 1.-The last
day for applying for government In
surance is February -, 1913 In
tensive efforts are being made by
commanding officers to have all their
men take insurance before that date.
The maximum amount which may
be taken out by any man is $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
TREE FELL On HOUSE.
Nancy Bonaparte, Colored, Crushed
to Death in Unusual Manner.

Nancy Bonaparte, negro woman
living on Mr.. D. NJ. Eaves's old Bel
linger place near Lemon Swamp,
about four miles from Bamberg, was
killed in a peculiar way last Friday
night at her home there between
nine and ten o'clock. She was a
woman about so years of age and she
and her husband and several of their
children had congregated in the kit
chen during the severe wind storm
which was raging at that hour. A
large oak tree in the yard was blown
down directly across the kitchen roof
and crashed throught the top of the
house, crushing the woman under
meath the wreckage. Her death was
practically instantaneous, as she was
not alive when the other negroes
present removed her from the debris
a few minutes later. Nancy suffer-
ed broken leg and internal injuries,
the latter being the wounds to prove
fatal. The other members of the
family in the kitchen at the time
were terribly frightened, but none
was seriously injured. One of the
men suffered two pretty bad gashes
on the face. They could not get out
of the house, however, except by
making their way along the limbs of
the tree to the great hole torn in the
roof and climbing out through there.
1t was a narrow escape for several
of them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Oat Crop Killed.

Some Of the farmers report that
the severe weekend cold wave mas
this time finished up the oat crop for
this county, and that consequently
the crop is practically now all kill
ed. This bears heavily, especially
since this is the second time in sue
cessive years that the farmers in this
section have had their oats killed by
the cold. Sunday morning at an ear
ly hour the thermometer in Bamberg
showed a registration of eight de-
grees above zero, or the coolest wea-
ther recorded here this winter, and
equal to the record for years and
years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Income Tax Man Here.

Mr.. L. B. Hammett, deputy collect
or of internal revenue taxes, from the
office of Collector D. G.. Hayward, Co.
lumbia, is in the city to assist the
people the town and community in
making up their income tax returns
and receiving the same. Mr.. Ham
NETT will be at the court house in
Bamberg until the 10Th, inst.
All unmarried men with an income
of $1,000 or more and all married
men with income of $4,000 or more
are required to pay income tax. 1t
will thus be seen that the new law
takes in large number of people,
and it is very important that returns
be made, else heavy penalties will
be added, and it is an established
fact that Uncle Sam comes pretty
near to collecting all taxes due him.
AS the law is not generally and fully
understood, the collectors office is
sending out experts to various parts
of the State to assist the people in
properly making their returns. If
yau are not certain whether you are
liable to pay income tax or not, it
will be wise for you to visit Mr.. Ham
NETT and ascertain that fact. He will
be glad to give you any information,
and assist you in any manner in
making your returns.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Observance of Confederate Days.

Mrs. James R. Owens, Edisto dis
trict historian, asks all local and ru-
raj schools to cooperate with her in
her historical work, and teach the
observance of all Confederate red let
ter days. Lees and Jackson's birth
davs come in this month, Hampton's s
March 18th, jeff Davis's, June 3rd,
Raphael Semmes's in October, and
then Matthew F. Maury has also been
added. If any local or rural schools
will teach their schools to observe
these days, it will be very gratify-
ing to have them do so.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Civilian Relief Committee.

The following have been appoint
ed as members of the civilian relief
committee of the local chapter of the
Red Cross:
J. A. Wyman, chairman, W. A..
Klauter, executive secretary, G. Moye
Dickinson, of Bamberg; Frank V.
James, james B. Guess, Denmark;
Rev. Achille Sassard, w. B. Chitty,
Olar: DR.. J. H. Roberts, DR.. j. F.
Fender, Ehrhardt; n. F. Fender,
Branchvil!e, R. F. D. 2.
The committee viii have some i'm
rort rt in ormation for families OF
enlisted and drafted men, which will
be given through The Herald next
week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Co1Ored Branch of Red Cross.

Editor Bamberg Herald: On last
Tuesday evening | had the privilege
of attending one of the most inter-
esting and encouraging meetings 1t
has been my pleasure to attend in
quite a long while. l had been in
vited to talk to our colored friends
about the great Red Cross work and
to assist them in the organization of
a colored branch. There are num-
ber of negro men from Bamberg
county in our training camps, with
more to follow, and some Of the lead
ing spirits Of that race have been
agitating the organization of a Red
Cross branch for some time, but for
one reason and another the matter
was postponed.
was impressed on Tuesday even
ing with the earnestness of those who
had gathered. Rarely have I spoken
to an audience where I received such
absolutely undivided attention, and
as I tried to tell simply of the great
work that the Red Cross is under
taking 1 could see many signs of
approval and interest. But the most
interesting and encouraging part OF
the programme came after had fin
ished speaking and the work of
forming a temporary organization
and the enrolment of members was
entered into. So far as I can judge
an organization was made that ought
to accomplish splendid things. Mem
bers were called for and they com!
menced hitting the rail'' and plank
ing their dollars down to pay the
membership fee. In just few min
utes thirty-five members were en-
rolled and thirty dollars collected in
cash. 1 was surprised and gratifed.
These people are interested, they want
to do their "bit," and, as one of them
expressed it to me, the main reason
they haven't done more than they
have is lack of information. They
ought to be encouraged in every pos
sible way and, from my experience on
Tuesday evening, l feel sure that they
will respond creditably to any call.
During the evening the announce
ment was made Of an unsolicited con-
tribution of $500 by Lieut.. Com
mander D. Graham Copeland, U. s. N.
The audience gave him a rising vote
of thanks, and appreciation.
All in all the work has started off
very splendidly and we wish for it
much success.
The following were elected tempo
rary officers: Rev. L. w. Williams,
chairman; Rev. w. w. Chappelle,
vice-chairman; Carrie B. Nimmons,
secretary; Lucretia Simms, treasur-
er; Catherine Stevens, chairman work
committee; Rev. H. H. Matthews,
chairman civilian relief committee;
Isabelle Murdaugh, chairman MEN,
bership committee.
J. CALDWELL GUILDS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
TO REFORMERS:

In view of the legislation pending
and the existing condition of affairs
in our State groaning with taxation,
and desiring to be relieved of the
heavy burdens that are being yearly
placed upon us, it has been deemed
wise that all who favor the reduc-
tion of taxation and the proper dis
tribution of the burden of taxation
be called to attend a meeting at the
City Hall, to be held at ten o'clock,
a. M, Saturday, January 19, 1918.
.. You are earnestly invited to at
tend. G. E. .BAMBERG.
Bamberg, S. c., Jan. IA, 1918.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Votes for Prohibition.

The congregation at the Denmark
Baptist church Sunday heard strong
argument in favor of bone dry pro-
hibition, and clear presentation OF
the rights of the legislature to put
this into the laws of the State. This
speech was made by S. G. Mayfield'
ESQ.,, who, by request of the pastor,
took the period of the sermon for his
address. At the close of Mr.. May
fields address the whole congrega-
tion stood, in a vote in favor of the
legislature passing the prohibition
amendment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Hardships of a Soldiers Wife.

The committee on public >informa-
tionn has made public the following
translation of a story appearing in
the October IS, 1917, issue of the
Leipziger Volkszeitung:
"A sample of the fashion after
which bloated landlords treat the
wives of soldiers has been brought
to our attention from Upper Lange-
nau in Silesia. One of the hired
men of DR.. Mueller's agricultural es-
tate has been for long time at the
front. His wife, who had worked
alongside her husband before the war
after the usual custom, remained in
the ranks of the field hands and ac-
cordingly retained her farm cottage.
October 1 this woman got the fol-
lowing letter:
""The undersigned bailiff of the
estate hereby gives you notice as of
this date to the field service for jan
uary /, 1918. On that day you are
to give up your house. The work
which you are doing on the farm
does not compensate the farm for
the loss which accrues to it through
the continued support of your fam
lily. Look out for yourself away from
this farm, your house is needed for
other USE
"The woman communicated the
notice to her husband with these
words: I must tell you my distress,
soon I shall not be able to see the
paper for my tears. What shall l
do? Winter is at the door and the
cottage is full of little children
"Thus the bailiff of the estate of a
bloated landlord turns a family with
eight children out of doors in mid
winter while the man is at the front.
Comment takes care Of ITSELF
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
House Blown Down by Storm.

Mr.. J. J. Smoak was hit rather
heavily in a financial way by the
wind storm Friday night which COM
pleted leveled to the ground nice
little house under construction on
his farm near the old Charleston and
Augusta road, two miles north OF
Bamberg. The erection of the build
ing was we'll under way and would
have been finished within very short
while, but the whole thing is mass
of wreckage now and Mr.. Smoak
probably loses 500 or more.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Opens Bakery Here.

Mr.. Louis G.. Poliakoff has moved
his stock of goods heretofore located
in the store next to the Bamberg
Furniture and Hardware Co., to the
place next door underneath the tel
ephone exchange building, and is
now operating there. Mr.. H. D.
Steedly, formerly of Branchville, has
purchased the building vacated by
Mr.. Poliakoff and is opening up an
up-to-date bakery in the same. Mr..
Steedly has had a number of years
experience in the bakery business
at Branchville.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
BaInberg Baptist Church.

Preaching next Sunday at IL a.
m. and 1880 p. m. by the pastor, Geo.
P. White.
Morning -"Three Days in Ma
tons History
FYening--"Playing the Fool"
Sunday-school at 10 a. m.--Dr.
Robt. Black superintendent.
Public cordially invited to eaca
service.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
New Advertisements. A
B. Utsey-For Sale.

A. B. Utsey-For Sale.
Bamberg Auto Co.-MaxWell.
Peoples Bank-This Little One.
J. B. Brickle-Don't Experiment.
Bamberg Banking Co.-From the
Birth.
Enterprise Bank-Burying Your
Money.
Bamberg Banking Co.-No Indi-
vidual.
Chero Cola Bottling Co.-Fa-
tigued?
Estate of NJ. A. Inabinett-Cita-
tion Notice.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Even if an Accident.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Rev. Mcdowell Goes to Kingstree.

Kingstree, Jan. THE Rev. E..
A. Mcdowell, formerly of Fairfax,
in Barnwell county, recently called
to the pastorate of the Kingstree
Baptist church, arrived here with
his family Saturday and has assum-
ed the duties incumbent upon him,
succeeding the Rev. A. E. Riemer,
resigned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Four Billions War Credits.

War credits extended to foreign
governments since the United States
entered the war total $4,236, ,40O,-
900. Of this Great Britain received
s2,O45, 5,0OO,000; France, $685.
900, 900; Italy, s500,O00,000; Rus
sia, s325,OOO,OO0; Belgium, ST.
100000; Serbia, s4,OO0,O00.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Meeting of Camp jenkins.

There will be meeting of Camp
Jenkins, United Confederate Veter-
ans, at the Court House on Satur-
day, January 18th, Lees birthday.
AS this is the annual meeting of the
camp, all veterans are urgently re-
quested to be present.
G.. w. GARLAND, Adj.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Officers captured at Denmark last
Tuesday about 20 quarts of whiskey
while in transit. The whiskey is in
possession of the sheriff.
Fifty pounds of knitting wool has
been received by the Red Cross chap7
ter. Mrs. John H. Cope will gladly;
give it to any one wishing to knit.
A desk is needed very much in the
Red Cross rooms. If any one has
one to loan it will be appreciated
and save the chapter great deal.
The many friends of Miss Ruth
Shuler, teacher of the Buford Bridge
school, will regret to learn that on
account of illness in her family, she
has been compelled to resign her po-
sition.
Chief of Police w. G.. Kirkland's s
many friends in the city are glad
to see him out again on the streets
after a very severe case of la grippe
which had confined him to his home
for about ten days.
Mr.. o. J. Zeigler, now member
of the officers reserve training corps,
stationed at Chattanooga, Tenn,
writes as follows: 'Mr. Editor: We
are catching it up here now. Snow
on the ground nearly all the time.
Please send me The Herald"
The many friends here of Mr. w.
NJ. Brabham, who has been seriously
i'll in the Johns Hopkins hos
pital, in Baltimore, for the past
few weeks, are delighted to
learn of his rapid improvement and
also that he will probably return
home in the near future.
Mr.. Walter C.. Curry left Monday
morning for Charleston to stand an
examination for entrance into the
aviation naval service. Mr.. Curry
had already passed part of the ex-
animation and should he prove to be
successful in this portion also, will be
accepted and sent to Newport, R. l.,
for training.
Mr.. Ben Pearson. Of this city, is
now employed at the new packing
house in Orangeburg. Mr.. Pearson,
who was in the city Monday, said
the plant would start operations with
in the next few days, and that 1t
would have capacity of some eleven
hundred hogs per day, in addition to
the cattle that would be butchered.
The numerous friends in Bamberg
of Mr.. ]. H. Fender, who was former
ly salesman in the store of Mr.. w.
D. Rhoad here, are sorry to know
that he is seriously i'll with pneumo-
mia at his home near Hunters Chap
ell in this county. Mr.. Fender con-
tracted the dreaded malady Sunday
morning of this week. but so far is
bearing up well under the attack.
Mr.: J. Aldrich Wyman, Bamberg
county chairman of the fuel admins
tration, has returned from Anderson,
where he spent the first of the week
in conference with Mr.. B. B. Gossett,
State chairman of the fuel admins
tration, in an effort to relieve the Sc
rious fuel shortage locally. Mr.. Wy
man feels that his trip will result
in much benefit from Bamberg and
Denmark standpoint.
Quite a few Bamberg boys doing
service in both the army and navy
have paid visits to friends and rela-
tives at home during the past week
and everybody here is happy to see
each one of the boys come back home
when he can. They may rest assured
that the hearts of the folks back
home are with them, and that they
are always glad to see them and well
come them with pride.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17

States and safe pencils at The
Herald Book Store. Save paper by
using slate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Gentlemen Of the Jury.

Court will convene in Bamberg on
January 21, for one week, at which
only criminal cases will be tried. 1t
is stated that there are very few cases
on docket for trial, and it is not like
ly that the session will last through
the week. Judge Ernest Moore, of
Lancaster will preside.
The following new grand jurors
were drawn for the coming year:
J. w. Steedly w. L. Warren
Joe NJ. Carter D. J. Templeton
A. H. Neeley J. R. Peters
R. T. Fielder L. G. Sandlfer
B. w. Smith Angus K. Rentz
F.. L. Price. Jr. J. P. Dannelly
The following are the hold over
grand jurors:
J. H. Cope H. B. Grimes
J. J. Smoak L. w. Abstance
Mop. Eubanks U. G. Hutto
The following are the petit jurors
for this term of the court of general
SessionS.
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Watermans Ideal Fountain Pens at
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.

For Rent-House and lot on Broad
street. Aprly to D. BESSIN GER,
Bamberg, S. c. liz
For Sale Cheap-One cypress ;ncu-
bator, and one cypress brooder, in
good condition. A. B. Utsey, Bam-
berg, S. G.. 1t
For Sale-One unused Gullett TO
saw hasi ct feed cotton gin, one press,
one cotton seed cutler, one 1900 gal
lon iron water tank, and one planta-
tion fertilizer mixer Arrly to j.
A WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C.. tt