The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-29
A, WORD ABOUT THE HERALD.

=, The Herald's subscribers Will
please bear in mind that on OCTOBER
i. next, the subscription price OF Inc
Herald will be advanced to s2.0o
per year. We should have advanced
our subscription rate long ago, but
we have held off just as long as pos
sible. There is not another paper IN
the State of the same standard as
The Bamberg Herald that has not al
ready advanced it's subscription rate.
And we really ought to get more tnan
$500 for the paper, but we will Tx
the subscription at that price for the
present at least.
And there is another matter we
must bring to the attention OF our
readers: 1t it the desire of the gov
ernment that newspapers reduce TO
the minimum the amount OF news
print paper they use. In the case OF
the big dailies, positive instructions
have been issued to decrease their
consumption of news print Is per
cent. While no such strict order has
yet been issued along this line to
county papers, we are requested 10
reduce in every way possible the
amount of news print consumed. The
Herald has never wasted news or any
other kind of paper, but we feel that
any further economies we can make
should be made.
One means of economizing is the
request of the government that all
subscriptions should be paid in ad-
vance. The Herald's subscription has
been practically cash in advance for
some time, but we feel that to carry
out the full wishes of the government
this rule should be adhered to to the
letter. The Herald has cooperated
with the government for the winning
of the war on every occasion that the
help of the newspapers has been ask
ed. We expectto continue to do this.
Now that the government asks US
to put our subscription list on cash
ic advance basis, we, in keeping with
our policy of assisting the govern
ment, must accede to the request. We
will give those of our subscribers who
have lapsed into arrears sufficient
time to renew in advance. After we
consider that sufficient notice of this
new rule has been given, we will cut
of all those not paid up.
The reason for this request on the
part of the government is a plausi-
Bile one. When subscribers are car
ried on credit some of the subscribers
will not pay up. In the case of The
Herald, we are glad to say that not
many of our subscribers are in this
class. Yet, there are few, and it is
to eliminate these few that the gov
ernment is directing it's efforts. BY
eliminating all those who are not
sufficiently interested in newspaper
to pay their subscription, there will
be a considerable saving in news
print, and that is. what the govern
ment, through the War Industries
Board, is after accomplishing; for
news print is getting scarcer every
day, and unless there is great econ
Nomy practieed, there is going to be
paper famine.
{. You know The Herald. You know
what we stand for in the community
and the county. You don't have to
shake BUSH to find out where we
stand on questions and issues that
concern the people. You may not
always agree with us, but we have
opinions and we don't mind express
ing them. If you want to support
the government and fall in line with
government measures during these
trying war times, we know that you
will not hesitate to cooperate with
us in supporting the government in
this matter.
Remember, you can pay for two
years in advance before Oct. l, at the
present rate OF $3.50. After that
date the price will be $500.
TALE NOT CONFIRMED,