The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 18, 1910, Page FOUR, Image 4
E. H. AULL, EDITOR.
Lnterea at the Postoffice at Nev
lerry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter.
Friday, February 18, 1910.
VALUE OF ROADS.
Last week The Herald and Nev
-printed an extraet from a letter fro
-several business organizations
Greenville asking the legislative de
egation from that county to mal
the appropriation for' road buildir
in the county $60,000 instead 4
.$43,000. This in addition to the o
dinary fund. In the 1lews giving tl
copy of the letter from which v
capied is a statement from a wel
known business man as follows:
"The roads of this county a3
'not what they should be. PubI
sentiment demands better highway
for good roads mean prosperity i
people in all walks of 'life. Goo
roads not only help the farmer an
the merchant, bat every class of ei
.izens.
"What good does the money thg
is appropriated for this county d
- when it is given in such small sur
that the county supervisoi ea:no
make permanent improvements. A
the case now is, the amount apprc
priated is so small that he is force
to make temporary improvement
which soon wear away. This is
needless waste of money. A large
sum properly used now in puttin
down permaenent improvements wi
last and after they are made Greei
ville will always have good road:
Money that is placed in weakl
wooden bridges is wasted, for with
little rain they are washed a,wa:
They should be replaced with eoi
crete culverts. When this is don
the trouble is remedied. It may coi
a little more money at the .presen
but it *ill pay in the long run."
This is all very true and we wai
to pass it on to the business men
Newberry. Whether public sent
ment in this 'county demands bettE
roads or not we'are not so sure, ft
when public -sentimeit dennand
better roads .better roads will surel
come. We 'hope the day is not fe
distant when public sentiment wi
*demand better -highways. It wi
not only add- to the material proj
perity of the county, but will alh
promote the social, moral and educt
tional uplift of the county, becaus
*good roads mean better schools an
churches and more social interming
ling of the people of the cont:
especially of the rural districts.,
,The sentiment is growing and:
is only a inatter of a very short tim
when it will be strong enough to fore
the doing of something.
Speaking about roads, if we ha
the power of language to make
strong enough to make our count
commissioners see 'it as we do, tha
it would. pay to put the 'chain- gan
on permanent work, we .would soo
do a little something.
There are about thirty convicts 40
' the gang. If we could get thes
started in one place somewhere. an
pat to intelligent .work and kept e
Sit, in one or two years- i,here woui
'be at least a little good road in i
Scounty, but so long as the force:
Srushed all over the county there wi
not be mueh to show for the morn
-spent. The government sent an e:
a .pert here and we have one mile <
good road in the county where the:
was a sand bed, but as soon as th;
was finished the old plan was. adop
ed.
The proper place to start on g
manent roads is the county seat at
keep building out. But we would 1
glad to see a start made at Prospei
ity or Pomaria or Maybinton
Whitmire or Kimnards or Chappe]
or Silver Street-anywhere, b
-there shaouldbe a ourpose and a ph
and intelligent work that is meant
ibe permanent in its nature. TI
supervisor some years ago wasd
rected by statute to start on th
kind of work at Prosperity. The pe
pie of other sections kicked, got not:
ing for themselves, nothing was dom
as directed and the same old wast,
ful plan prevailed.
We aem stil hoping tr get ubi
sentiment to that poht where it is f
realized that it is economy to put
the chain gang on permanent work v
and let it follow a definite plan and
r- have a purpose. It
r
In the last issue of the Laurens c
Advertiser is the statement that Mr.!
t
S. E. Boney has resigned the editor
ship of that paper, to take.ffect the' i
last week in this month, he having I
rs accepted the position of .news editor t
n ovhe Charleston News and Courier. -I
na. Mr. Boney has been editor of the
I- Laurens Advertiser for the past
:e two years, and under his able man' j
g agement the paper has grown to be t
)f a ,sem-i-weekly that has no superior t
e- in the wide- field of journalism. Mr. '
e Boney is a brilliant and capable man
re and will be missed by the Advertis-i
I- er, where he has been so pleasantly I
engaged with splendid assistance in
-e the office. We congratulate the
4 News and Courier.
t
d A number of newspapers are print- C
d ing the statement that the Spartan- I
. burg chamber of commerce has re- 3
organized and has employed -a secre- 0
,t tary at $1,500 a year. This in ap in- 0
o sult to John Wood.-Spartan!burg S
] Journal.
t We hasten- to ,beg pardon of John t
:s Wood. We had no idea he could be
- induced to leave Greenville and by c
th'e fact that he has consented to do u
a so we know the salary is two or three a
r times the figures named., He is a s
g mighty fine felldw and we congratu- t
I late Spatanburg on securing his ser- 0
vices. It shows that the Spartanburg m
chamber of commerce means busi- u
y
a ness and is going to do something. It
r. will have to do something when John
L- Wood takes charge. .Spartan;burg is
a fine town and a Jive chamber of
t commerce such as the united business 0
men of. the town have determined to h
t have will do things.
The Herald and .News would call t
the attention of the Observer to the
fact that the bill passed ,by the' leg
islaure to borrow $11,000 has a split 'u
infinititve in .section 3 when it p;o
vides that the auditor "is hereby
Srequired to annually levy."
*We see that our old friend the t:
Laurensville Herald 'has anade a par- I
tial change in its management. Mr. a
a
Archie Willis, of . Laurens county,
d -has secured an interest in its own
ership and control. ' He is a young n
man of ability and energy and his 1
push and spirit will. be felt in, the
tconduct of the paper. We wish him
e good luck and success. We are t
e pleased, however, to know that Col.
T. B. Crews retains interest in the
editorship and control of the pape4r.
Col. Crews, although no lpnger one '"
of the you.ngest newspaper men in
tthe State, is, nevertheless, sti.ll a
I strong and vigorous - writer.
He is. a remarkable man and -holds
on to the work wonderfully for a *h
veteran of his advanced years, being. h
capable of good work with an intel- JI
' leet that keeps bright -n busines
e and life.
d.
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That was a good,.suggestion in The
y Herald and sews the other day I
Sabout the need of some better cross-s
>uigs. Nice sidewalks are great com- i
eforts but if one has to wade through
iti the mud to get across a street he for- i
gets all about the nice sidewalks. It c
tis sorter like the old saying that .a!<
chain is no stronger than its weak-1
rest lit k. The passing over one nar- i
d row crossing can muddy your feet so I
eas to m,ake the entire journey uncomn
1fortabfe.
SI. wonder what the editor keeps
ls on writing about that ordinance for. ,
it I have heard no complaint. I am t
an sure every one sees the advantages 3
of~ it and I have been looking ,to see
a petition go to council asking that I
tthat coping be .put around as sug- .I
- gested so that the park could be laid
s out, or rather to see council going a
. ahead with it of its own notion as
_ council seems to have a way of doing
thiigs. 'C
e If thecivic assetiation w.oul
write a letter to Wyatt Aiken I am,t
sure he would take pleasure in send-je
ew 111ce roSeS a"d we would soon
ave a beautiful little park of which
7e would all Ae proud.
Then if the old court house could
e made into a reception aind rest
oom for the people of the town and
ountry and a reading room and li
raryrfor the country people and
own people it would do more to
ring trade here than almost any
avestment we could make. Then the
adies from the country who came to
own with children would have a
lace to go to refresh themselves and
a the winter, warm before they
tarted out tp shop. It would not
ost much to fix it' up, and to pay a
anitress. I am going to talX about
his some more. The upstairs could be
sed for-public meetings. It is con
'eniently located for town and coun
ry.
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When that other steel .bridge is
ult and more of our Saluda friends
ome to town there ought to be some
lace for them to go and feel at
ome. A man and -his wife after
riving fifteen or twenty miles to
)wn feel more like trading if they
an drive up to some 'comfortable
lace and refresh and warm. The
ian can go :around some, store or
ffice but what must the woman do
r where must she go? - Where casn
ie go? Think about this, you bus
iess men, -who want to bring trade
) Newberry.
iThere is somebody who writes a
Dlumn in the ,Augusta Chronicle
nder the -head "Talking it Over,"
ad signs "T. D. H.'' I read it
)metimesf almost always when I get
) see the Chronicle. In a recent is
ie of the paper he had two extracts
r cards ,which I am going. to copy
ith this acknowledgement for their
e.
The King's Insurance Co.
' The King's Insurance Comapny.
b is the oldest company in the
forld, having been in successful
peration for thousands of years. It
as never ehanged management. It
; the Ct,ly company insuring against
ipwreek. on the ocean of life or on
de river of death. It is the only
ompany insuring against the Great
'udgment Day fire. It assures a man
or more than he is worth. It's policy
ever expires giving to the faithful
older thereof eternal life.: - Cash
apital 'th.e unsearchable riches of
hrist.' Surplus, 'an inheritance in
rruptible, .undefiled and 'thaet fad
t-h not away.' Cash in Bank, 'gold
ied in tihe fire.' Surplus above all
abilities: will ido exceeding and
bndantly above -all we a-re ajble to
sk or think.' The .presidenc of -this
mpany is Christ the King of
:ings. Persons having sno souls need
ot. apply.'' For terms see John 1:
2.Rev. 22:17.' Isaiah 55:1-3. -
(Signed) IH. L. S. Toomer,
Solicitor.
The above is the card of the wor
1y pastor of e Crawford Avenue
.atist church.
Another card along another line
hich is attracting much attention is
is followig 'which has beed para
razed .by Mr. Shaver:
Life.
A man comes into~ this world with
at his consent and leaves it against
is - will. During his stay on earth
is time is spent in one continuous
yund of Contraries and , Misunder
tandings. In his infaney- he is an
angel;'' in his 'boyhood he is a
devil;'' ~i his manhood he is ev
rything .from a lizard up; in !his
uties he is a "idamn fool; '.' if he
aises a family he is a "chumP;'' if
e raises a cheek he is a"iil)'
nd then the law raises heJa with
in; if he is a poor man, he is is a
oor manager and has no sense; if
e is rich he is dishonest, but is con
idered smart; if he is in politics, he
3 a "grafter and a crook;'' if he is
ot he is an "undesirable &itizen;"
f he goes to church he is a "hypo
rite;'' if he stays away from the
hurch he is a "sinner;'' if he do
Lates to Foreign Missions, "'he does
t for show;'' lif he doesn't O.e is
stingy'' and a ''tight wad;'' if hie
ses stationery from the Ohrouiele
ob Office he is a "winner;'' if he
on't he's a ".lose:;'' when he
omes into the woeld everybody
vants to kiss him; before he goes out
hey want .to kick him; if he dies
oung there was a great future be
ore him; -if he lives 'to a ripe old age
e is in the way--only living to save
uneral expenses.
So life is a funny proposition after
I have no .comment to make ex
ept to commend the insurance comn
any. As to life. I believe in the
octrine 'that it is what we make it
achi individual for himself. 'We can
cheerful. throwing roses and cast
ing sunshine, or we can be cross and
sour and cast thorns and throw the
dark clouds bver the way making 1
ourselves and'every one else. miser- i
able. And after all it is
"Not whatt seems, but What is true;
Not what we dream, but what we do;
These are the things that shine like
gems,
Like stars in fortune diadems.
"Not as we take, but as we give;
!Not as we pray, but as we live;
These are the things that make for
peace, -
Both now and after time shall cease."
.. - * ' ]
Did you -see what the preachers '
over in Atlanta said the average boy!
is made up of I Well, here it is,!]
reid it and in governing your bqy I
if you have one, remember it.
"The average boy- is made up of
fifty per cent. fun; twenty per cent. -
fight; ten per cent. fidget; ten per I
cent. feeling, azid ten per cent. folly," I
declared Rev. H. E.. Traillie, of Car- 3
thage, Mo., in an address at the First
Baptist churoh bere Thursday night.
Another speaker who followed'
Rev. Traillie said:
" believe in .the theater as an
educational factor in the life of ev
ery boy.'!
My observation leads me to the
conclusion that the trouble with the
average boy in the towns like New
berry is that he is too idle and is al
lowed to loaf too much on the I
streets. You know the saying about
the idle brain being the devil's work
shop. It's true as preaching.. When
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rTTJMAN GIRLS JOIN MOTHE.
Transfer of Children Occurred at
dolumbia Yesterday.
jColumbia, Feb. 16.-Two little
,irls were brought heie this morn
ig and turned over to their mother.
Phey were the .children of Mrs. B.
R. Tillman, Jr., who was awarded
'heir custody by the Supreme Court
Festerday. The children were accom
panied by Mrs. 8. S. Tillman, and
were turned over to young Mrs.
'illman's legal representatives, these
)eing Mr. Alva DePass, of Mrs.
rillwan's counsel, and Dr. F. W. P.
Butler, her cousin, at whose home in
:his city she is staying. There were
2o formalities to go through with
)eyond .the actual transfer of custo
ly, and Mr. DePass and Dr. Butler
iastened with the children to Dr.
Butler's home, 'No. 1,310 Senate
treet, where the young mother
Lwaited them with 'the natural ea
erness born of separation from her
abies since November 27 last.
NOTIOR.
Notice isO hereby given that there
vill be no Court next week and that
he Jurors will not be needed.
-John C. Goggans,
Clerk of Cour.
Feb. 17th, 1910.
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