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Fantastic Music
Dear Editor,
What a fantastic afternoon
of music! The benefit concert
sponsored by the Apollo Music
Club on June 5 to assist gifted
tuba player Norman Davis in
purchasing a much-needed
instrument was a overwhelming
success! As someone said,
"Where can you spend a Sunday
afternoon and hear talented
performers play classical,
country, and jazz like we heard
at this concert." As usual,
Norman Davis, accompanied by
David Whitaker, wowed the
audience. Our very own country
music star David Cooler and his
keyboard player Miles Bryant
also wowed the full house. I
would like to thank all who
came to support Norman and
those who have contributed
financially but could not be
there. And a huge thanks to
David Cooler for volunteering to
participate in the concert to help
a young musician. We are
nearing our goal but are not
quite there yet. If you would
like to make a tax-deductible
contribution, the check should
be made to the Apollo Music
Club and mailed to Chris Ness,
847 Pine St., Bamberg, SC.
Harriet Coker, Bamberg
Attention newspaper thieves
Dear Editor,
I would like to address this
letter of concern to the people
who steal newspapers in the
area.
Some people have the
feeling that buying one
newspaper gives them the right
to take more than one. I know
from first hand those kinds of
people are out there.
As a newspaper carrier, I
have experienced the loss of
papers from my route boxes. No
matter the warning or the
outcome, papers are paid for
upfront by the carrier. Most
paper companies have little to do
with the papers after they print
them. I have to pay for each one
before they’re offered to the
public.
Theft hurts people. It hurts
people’s jobs, causing them to
lose theirs and especially the
carriers small income they
make.
At this time this petty crime
of newspaper theft is costing me
over $350 a month. That
loss represents to me a total loss
of one day’s wages.
This is a crime and carries
very stiff punishment. Jail time
could be one factor plus a fine of
more than $1,000 dollars. This is
a steep price to pay for a stolen
75 cents newspaper.
I have caught one thief and
will be watching out for other
theft activities. No matter whose
newspaper that is stolen, this is
still theft and I will report it.
We are working hard while
you sleep to supply this service
to the public. I ask you to not
take from my family and
household as well as from
others.
Richard Jeffries, Bamberg
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