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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Thomas Craigs Stays Raymond Bry'
ant Tuesday.

Aiken, Feb. !16.-Tuesday night
Tom H. Craig, a white man, of AK
en-, surrendered himself to Sheriff H.
II. Howard and was placed in jail
charged with the murder Of Ray
mond Bryant, also white man of
Aiken. The shooting occurred at the
home of S. E. Holley, a brother-in-
law Of Craig. At the coroners in
quest the jury presented the verdict
that Bryant came to his death by
gunshot wounds at the hands of Thos.
Craig. Mrs. S. E. Holley, sister OF
Craig, seems to have been the only
eyewitness to the tragedy. She
claims that Bryant, after some
words with her brother, cursed and
was advancing on him with an open
knife. Craig told his sister to get
out of the way and stepped into the
hall, picked up a gun and fired two
shots which killed Bryant instantly.
BRYANT and Craig were related.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
ROBBED AND MURDERED.
Reported Prominent Branchville Citi.
zen Killed Tuesday Night. .

It was reported in Bamberg yes
terday morning that Henry Smoak, a
we'll known citizen of Branchville,
had been robbed and murdered some
time Tuesday night. Very little of
the details of the reported tragedy
could be learned here yesterday, but
trainmen on a passing freight stated
that the body of Mr.. Smoak had been
found near the coal chute in Branch
vile Tuesday night.
It was first supposed, the trainmen
said, that Mr.. Smoak had dropped
dead of natural causes, but when he
was closely examined he was found
to have had his skull crushed in the
back, according to the information
reaching here. It appeared that he
had been dealt terrific blow with
some blunt instrument.
The report also was that his watch
and perhaps other personal effects
had been taken, although it was stated
that $500 bill was found in one of
his pockets, overlooked by the robber
or robbers.
Mr.. Smoak was a man of about
thirty-five years, and was well known
in Bamberg county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
NEGRO WOMEN TO APPEAL.
CoIored Females Protest Against Al
legged Disfranchisement.

Negro women of 20 states, meeting
in Washington at the call of the nat
ional association for the advancement
of colored people today presented to
the national woman's party a request
that it urge congress to Investigate
the alleged disfranchisement of negro
women in the south at the last gen.
eral election.
"Violations Of the intent and pur-
poses of the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment," a statement prepared by the
negro women declared occurred in
the elections of 1920 in the southern
states that it has not been made Sc
cret that wherever white women were
not allowed the ballot, it was counted
worth while to relinguish it in order
that it might be denied colored wo-
men,"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
SAVED IN SENATE.
State Tax Commission Continues its
Autocratic Service,

Columbia, Feb. 17.-By vote OF
80 to IA the senate yesterday post.
poned indefinitely the bill by Senator
Wightman to abolish the South Car
olina tax commission. The action OF
the senate in postponing the bin OF
the Saluda senator is a mild way OF
killing the measure.
The vote came after many hours Of.
hard fighting, which began several
weeks ago and broke out anew Tues
day. Senators Marion, Pearce and
Crosson all spoke for the tax COM
mission and Senators Black and
Wightman for the bill to abolish.
On the motion of Senator Young.
to postpone the measure indefinitely
the following yeas and nays were re-
corded: Yeas, Alexander, Bales, Ba-
ker, Bethea, Butler, Christensen. Caf-
ton, Crosson, Gross, Hart, TIutson,
Johnstone, Johnson, Kennedy, Laney,
Lightsey. Marion: Mason, Massey,
McGhee, Miller. Padgett. Pear@e,
Robinson, Rogers, jeremiah Smith,
H. L. Smith, Jr., Watkins, Williams,
and Young; nays, Baskin, Beasley,
Black, Bonham, Dennis, Duncan,
Goodwin, Hubbard, McColl, Moore,
Wells, Wideman, and
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

Although many ballots have been
taken by the house and senate in
joint session, the balloting so far has
failed to elect an associate justice to
the supreme court to succeed the late
Justice George W. Gage. Hon. j. F.
Carter, of Bamberg, took the lead in
the balloting last Thursday, and has
steadily maintained the lead with
slight gains through the ballOting.
On the first ballot Thursday Mr.. Car
ter received 80 votes, and in the
twelfth ballot Tuesday he received 81
votes. Eighty-one votes are neces-
sary to choice. His nearest opponent
on the first ballot was Gen. NJ. L..
Bonham, of Anderson, who received
27 votes. Gen Bonham increased his
vote to 33 Friday, but fell on Tues
day to %. He has maintained Sec
ond place throughout the balloting.
Senator J. H. Marion, Of Chester, has
held the third place in the balloting
throughout, with 1S votes on the first
ballot and 20 on the last ballot Tues
day.
Ten names were presented to the
joint assembly Thursday for successor
to Justice Gage. These ten were:
J. H. Marion, of Chester; Judge S. w.
G.. Shipp, of Florence; j. F. Carter,
of Bamberg, M. L. Bonham, of Ander-
son; Judge W. H. Townsend, of Co.
lumbia; E. NJ Rucker, Of Columbia;
Judge Thomas S. Sease, of Spartan
burg; Judge Edward McIver, of Che
raw; Judge Ernest Moore, Of Lam
caster; and Judge H. F. Rice, of
Aiken.
The names of Judge Townsend and
Judge Rice were withdrawn Friday
Scattering votes we're given
during the ba1loting to various law
yers as a compliment to them.
The first days balloting resulted
as follows:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Below is given the results of tt
three ballots Tuesday,:

Following is given the personal OF
the twelfth ballot Tuesday morning:
Marion (20): Senators Bales, Bas'
kin, Beasley, Bethea, Butler, Chris
tensen, Clifton, Hart, Robinson and
Young, and Representatives R. o. At
kinson, Barnett, Noise, w. F. Brown,
Buckingham, Carey, Glenn, Mitchell,
Parsley and Wolling.
shipp (15): Senators Baker, Har-
relson, Jeremiah Smith and H. L.
Smith, Jr., and Representatives An
derson, Camlin, Hilliard, Hughes,
Lewis, McCutchen, McElveen, Prince,
searson, West and A. H. Williams.
Carter (37): Senators Black, Dun
can, Gross, Hubbard, Johnson, Ken
nedy, Lightsey, Padgett, Stabler, and
Wightman, and Representative AL
len, Bailey, Binnicker, Bodie, p. A.
Brown, Busbee, Coney, Connor, M.
R. Cooper, Cunningham, Folk, Ger
aid, Horton, Hydrick, Kearse, Keller
Killingsworth, Martin, Merchant, Nc
MILAN, O'Rouke, Riley, Toole, Wade,
Hunter and Whaley.
Bonham (2S): Senators Bonham,
Mason, Moore, Watkins, Wells and
Wideman, and Representative Babb,
Ballard, Beachman, Bramlett, Clink-
scales, R. NJ. Cooper, Jr., Dalton, Dick
son, Gresham, Hall, W. R. Harris,
Hendricks, Leopard, McDavid, Moon,
Moore, Mower, Nance, Putnam, Shep-
pard, Sherard and Willis.
Rucker (12): Senators Hutson and
Pearce, and Representatives Barr,
Bryson, P. A. Cooper, Cox, Curtis,
Ford, Goodwin, Scarborough, Smith,
J. o. Williams.
Sease (14): Senators Crosson, John
stone and Rogers, and Representa-
tives J. B. Atkinson, Amick, Counts,
Foster, Gibson, F. G. Harris, Hen
dirk, Kennedy, Lancaster, Lybrand
and Mabry.
McIver (13): Senators Goodwin,
Laney, McColl and Miller, and Repre-
sentatives Alexander, Pegues, Eller-
bre, Evans, McInnes, Mckay, Sellers,
Wannamaker and Windham.
Moore (5): Senator Massey, and
Representatives Carothers, Faile,
Hannahan, Robinson and Simonhoff.
J. r. Hart, of York, Cd: Repre-
sentative John K. Hamblin.
George S. Mower, of Newberry CD.
Representative Kibbler
James W. Hanahan, of Winnsboro
(1): Senator Ragsdale.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Hard on the Ducks.

A country housewife of good in
tentions but with little culinary
knowledge decided to try her hand
at cake making. The result was
somewhat on the heavy side, and, aft
er offering it to the various members
of the household, she threw it to
the ducks in disgust.
A short time afterward two boys
tapped at her door.
"Say, missus," they shouted, "your
ducks have sunk!' ~.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

ers.
The general impression gained, is
that Bamberg county has an unusual
proportion of one-teacher schools,
and very poor country school build
ings very poorly equipped. Of the
thirteen schools visited, only two,
Hunters Chapel and Govan, we're at
all in accordance with modern school
architecture.
With such country schools, it is
not surprising that many of Bam-
berg's country people are moving to
town to educate their children.
It is easy to criticise. And criti-
cism is destructive unless just, and
unless accompanied with practical
and practicable suggestions as to i'm
proving conditions criticised.
My reason for criticising conditions
found in the country schools Of Bam-
berg is, not an effort to reflect on the
country people for not doing their du-
ty by their children, for I have al
ways found country people thorough
ly responsive to suggestions as to
school improvement when the neces-
sity for such improvement is made
clear to them. My reason for critl-
cising the country schools is because
of my interest in the country chill
dren, who, if educated, will prove
the bulwark of future civilization.
Country children have been taught
to work and to know responsibility.
If we educate such children, their
possibilities are unlimited.
What does Bamberg county need
worst of all? A leader in education.
It is a great mistake for Bamberg
county not to have a county super
intendent, a man of successful teach
ing experience, leader, who can
give his whole time to supervising
the country schools. If the four
high schools in Bamberg county, each
with from ten to twenty teachers,
these being teachers of successful ex-
perience in most cases, need the sup
ervision Of a good principal or sup
erintendent, how about the country
schools, most of them of the one and
two-teacher type, the teachers Oft
times being without any experience?
Such superintendent could see to
it that school houses of the most
modern type were erected, that con-
solidations were made where feasible,
that good teachers were employed,
that these teachers did the best work
of which they were capable, and could
be a safe and sane leader in all mat
ters educational. Of course, such a
system will cost something, but
which is better, to save money at the
expense of the country children, or
spend money to make them the men
and women they should be made? The
unfortunate thing is, that the people
living in town, knowing only the
town schools, think that Bamberg
county is doing just as we'll as other
counties for it's country children.
Such is not the case.
If Bamberg county cannot arrange
for a county superintendent, then
certainly it should have an expert
school supervisor, who will spend
her entire time in the country schools
Bamberg county is fine county,
with good lands and good people.
Let US no longer neglect it's best as
set-its children, especially it's coun-
try children.
D. L. LEWIS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
1t Could Not be Worn.

Everett, aged six, had been left
with neighbor while mama and pa
pa attended an amateur theatrical
show.
When they we're alone together
the neighbor Remarked: "Your mo-
ther certainly looked NICE, She was
certainly dressed up
"Yes'm," Everett responded, "she
had on everything new she got for
Christmas 'cepting her percolater. y
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
$1,000
$1,000
10000

Grant total -. ....S33,24O.00
Item 13. That money derived
from the communication tax shall be
expended on the repair of the roads,
in the county, and for no other pur-
pose, having due regard for the law
now in force requiring the said money
to be used on the roads Of the COM
munity in which it was paid. I
Sec. 4. That in addition to the
levy of seven and one-half
(7a) mills, above provided,
for ordinary county expenses,
there shall be levied and collected
within the county an additional two
CD mills for the purpose of building
and constructing public highways in
conjunction with any federal aid that
might be obtained.
Sec. 5. That hereafter the sheriff
or jailer shall be allowed forty cents
per day for dieting each prisoner, in
stead of thirty cents as allowed
heretofore, which is to be. out of Item
9 of this appropriation.
Sec. 6. That the county supervis-@
or shall act as clerk to the county
board of commissioners, but in the
event of the said board desiring a
clerk then the supervisor shall pay
for the said services out Of the
amount allowed him as salary In Item
g..
Sec. 7. That after the application
of all funds derived from the state
and county special taxes for good
roads, and the ten thousand ($10,-
O00.00) dollars surplus fund appro--
priated by an act known as Act No.
71S of the Acts of 1920, should there
be deficiency with which to supple
ment the amount Of Federal aid in
the county of Bamberg, then the
county board of commissioners Of
Bamberg county is hereby authorized
and empowered to borrow, in the
name of the county, such sum of
money on the best terms possible, as
may. be necessary to acquire the total
amount available from the federal
government which shall be used for
the purpose of supplementing said
federal aid fund.
Sec. 8. This act shall 60 into effect
Immediately upon it's approval by the
governor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
BARNWELL JAIL DELIVERY.
Five Negroes Gain Freedom Through
Back Window.

Much excitement was created in
Barnwell about seven-thirty o'clock
Wednesday evening when it became
known that five of the prisoners, all
negroes, had made their escape from
the county jail.
Jailer Main was at supper on the
first floor of the jail when a negro
janitor who had been upstairs with
the prisoners supper returned and
reported the delivery. This was about
ten minutes after the escape had been
made.
The negroes effected their escape
through window on the second floor
by unscrewing a tap that held bar
in place.
At the time of going to press Wed
nesday night the escaped prisoners
were being pursued by the county Of
fccrs and large number of citizens
with the assistance of the county
bloodhounds, and it is thought that
they will be captured.
Those making their escape were:
Mary O'Neal, of Williston, in jail for
giving bad checks; Sam Jefferson,
of Williston, grand larceny; John
Davis, of Blackville, store breaking
and larceny; John Ashley, of Willis
ton, housebreaking and larceny; and
George Pruett, of Blackville, for
false dealing.-Barnwell Sentinel.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
$500 Per Year in Advance
Report of D. L. Lewis on the
Rural Schools of Banberg Co.

Hon. J. E. Swearingen, Dear Sir:
I give below summary of conditions
as seen in the country schools of Bam-
berg county during a three-days'
visit ending with Friday, Feb. 1s:
On Wednesday I visited Midway,
Hydigger, Embree, Edisto, Hunters
Chapel and Pine Grove, all one
teacher schools except Hunters Chap
ell. 1 found all the one-teacher build
ings constructed without regard to
lighting, ventilation, cloak-rooms,
and general equipment, several Of the
school-rooms having immense rostra
or platforms taking up one-fourth or
one-third of the room. Midway,
with a few changes, such as placing
the lighting on one side and remov-
ing the platform, can easily be con-
verted into a good school-room. The
other one-teacher buildings could
hardly be converted into good class
rooms with respect to lighting, cloak
rooms, etc., as the principles of con-
struction were faulty, and not in ac-
cordance with modern school archl-
lecture. The only remedy would be
new school houses. Hunters Chapel
was found to be a splendid building
and reflects great credit on the COM
munity.
In the one-teacher schools we found
as good teaching being done as we
could expect to find in a one-teacher
school. 1t is high time, however,
that people everywhere begin to rea-
1ize that our children cannot be edu-
Gated in the one and two-teacher
schools. The one-teacher school can
teach only seven grades, and the two
teacher schools can teach only eight
grades.
What is to become of the education
of the country children after they
complete the course of, study in the
one and two-teacher schools? NO
country community should be salts
fed with a school having fewer than
three teachers, and, just as soon as
possible, every country community
should have schools of four teachers.
A good county system of schools will
place every country child in, reach OF
a high school or good consolidated
country school. The country children
deserveNjust as good education as do
the town and city children, and only
by giving them the opportunity to at
tend such schools as those named
above will they get the training they
deserve.
At Hunters Chapel we found three
teachers. Such school can teach
nine grades, and some tenth grade
subjects, and can go far towards CIV
ing the country children adequate
training.
On Thursday Hampton, Clear
Pond, Hayward, st. Johns and Three
Mile schools were visited. All OF
these schools except St. Johns are
one-teacher schools, and the remarks
made above apply to these schools
also. Several of the one-teacher
schools had in attendance only five
or six pupils, indicating either very
scattered population, or very poor at
tendance. We did not have time to
see the compulsory attendance officer
to discuss with him the poor attend
ance in some of the schools.
On Friday Govan and Salem, both
one-teacher schools, were visited.
Govan has a good building, and it
seems that such a community would
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Stork Defes Cold.

Boston.-Zero weather has no ter
rors for the stork. Mrs. Rose Masons
gave birth to daughter in an open
vehicle while on her way to hos
pital in Lynn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
High and Steep.

Gladys: "Madge has high color,
hasn't she?"
Gwen: eyes, the dear girl. That
kind costs ten dollars box
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

A bill to provide for :he levy of
taxes in Bamberg county, for county
and school purposes, for the year
1921, and for expenditure thereof.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the state of South Carolina:
Section /. That a tax of seven
and one-half (7!) mills IS
hereby levied upon all the
taxable property OF the county of
Bamberg, for ordinary county and
school purposes for the fiscal year
commencing January 1st, 1921, for
the amounts and purposes herein
stated respectively.
Sec. 2. That the amounts herein
set out under the various items below
shall be the amount to be expended
for the purposes therein named, and
any unexpended balance at the end
of the fiscal year of any item shall
revert to the general funds of the
county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

Rucker, Sease, Moore and McIve
have withdrawn. The. balloting Wi
be again resumed tomorrow.
r. P. BELLINGER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

Kansas was visited by an army Of
Spaniards in 1541, but was not set
tied by whites until 1906.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

The balloting Friday was as fol-
lows:
4th 5th 9Th 7th 9Th 9th
Marion .. 20 20 21 21 20 20
Ship ....16 II Is 16 IS Is
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

Special to The Herald:
Columbia, Feb. %, p. m.-The
thirteenth ballot for associate justice
this morning gave:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Established in 1891
County Tax Levy Reduced From
Nine to Seuen and One-HaE Mills

Guiding dieting of
prisoners. .... 800.
Item 10. Miscellaneous:
Home demonstration
work 800. .
Farm demonstration
work ---- .... ... 80.
Vital statistics for 1921
Premiums on officers
bonds.--- 49,. .-.. .-.. go.
For erecting shed for
for county trucks. .-..
Item II. Expenses per diem
of sheriff for work in
criminal cases outside
the county, $500 per
day, if so much be
necessary. -.-.
Conveying prisoners to
jail and chaing gang
Item 12. Incidentals..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

Hon. J. Carl Kearse favors The
Herald with copy of the county ap-
preparation bill, which is given below.
1t will be noted that the county levy
has been fixed at seven and one-half
mills, which is a reduction of one and
one-half mills from the levy of last
year.
Appropriations are provided for
continuing the home and farm dem
onstration work; the jailer is allowed
forty cents day for dieting prison.
ers, instead Of thirty cents, and the
other usual appropriation are made
in the bill, which follows in full:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Carter Leads All Opponents in
BaZloting For Associate Juctice

Carter Leads on 18th Ballot.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24

SECTION 8.
Item 1. Chaingang, roads
and bridges 2.OOO. 0
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
AIKEN COUNTY KILLING.

Item g. Jail expenses, in
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22
local McWs Notes

The Bible Study class will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. r. II. Goodpasture.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Paget. who
spen, fair week visiting al the home
Of the latler's parents Mr. and Mrs
D. y Chapman. have moved 10 Twin
Falls. where Mr.. Paget has accept
ed position with the browning
Auto company For the present they
are making their home with Mr.. Pa
gets parents until recently Mr.
Paget has been connected with an
auto firm ia Ogden.
Four eases of typhoid fever have
been reported in the EnOs Schiller
family residing two miles east OF FL
Ter. None OF the patients mere ser
lous. and al least one has already re-
covered. Or. c. O. McGinnis. county
physician traced the cause OF the
disease 10 a contaminated well on
the place.
Big nickel tablets-57 sheets. al
the Modern Drug Shop-ady.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22

Col f. o. Walter IS among those
attending the fair at Blaekfoot this
week
A daughter OF AR and Mrs John
k"ssier OF Maroa. sustained frae-
tared leg Sunday when she accident
~ fell from horse
For your sauer kraut You can buy
cabbage al $3.50 per hundred at the
Filler Meat co-adv
c. W. Skinner is engaged in the
erection Of fine stock barn on the
Perrine eighty east Of Filler. operat-
ed by Harry Musgrave
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22

The following men from this dis
trict have been called 10 serve on
the tall term OF the district court:
n. r Moseley. c. D. Mckinley. II
T. Graves, William Walters, l.. T..
Brown. A. A. Davis, Hezekiah Mar
ply. c. 4. Johnson and Arthur F.
Schoiten.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22

Theodore Tanner returned home
Thursday from Vancouver where he
has been stationed for the past year
in the army. As his enlistment ex-
pired. he has received his discharge
Ted made record for himself a. an
expert msrksman while in the SER
vice. but says he Is glad 10 get out
He has no; YET determined What his
future course will be.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22

Readers 81 The Record are
asked 10 supply this office with
Interesting news items concern
ing themselves or friends Use
the mails the telephone or send
Ia all such matter News 81
this nature should be in this Of
flee BY Wednesday OF each
week Phone Al.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22

A special teachers examination viii
be held at the office of the County
Superintendent OF schools. Twin
Falls. Idaho. Saturday. september
"a. 1871. All persons expecting to
secure a state certificate by endorse
ment must present themselves at
this time
Signed
BRITTOMART WOLFE.
Couhty superintendent
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-22
FROST COMES

slight frost visited this district
Friday night. blightine the less
hardy vegetables.