The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 14, 1911, Image 1
VOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 21. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1911. TWICE A WEEK, $1.56 A YEAR.
REENVILECOLUMBIA
HIGHWAY IS LAUNCHED
ENTHUSIASTIC' IEETING HELD
HERE ON F IDAY.
Organization Perfected and Plans
Laid For Concerted Action-Co
operation Pledged.
In accordance with the call issued
by the Newberry chamber of com
merce to consider the advisability of
forming an organization composed of
representatives of the commercial
bodies of the cities and towns be
tween Greenville and Columbia, in
cluding these two places, and from
the rural communities, to build a
road from Greenville to Columbia by
the voluntary co-operation of the
people along the route and the co
operation of the supervisors of the
counties, an enthusiastic meeting of
representatives was held in the rooms
of the chamber of commerce at New
berry on Friday afternoon. The plan
proposed is to employ a civil engineer
and road builder to go over the road
and suggest relocations where neces
sary, and to indicate what is neces
sary to be done, and then to call out
the people who live along the road.
and ask .them to assist in putting the
road in good condition.
The meeting on Friday was presid
ed over by Mr. I. H. Hunt, president
of the chamber of commerce, and at
his request, Mr. E. H. Aull outlined
the purpose for which the meeting
was called.
Representatives Present.
From Laurens-Supervisor J. B.
Humbert, and Mr. A. Lee, editor of
the Lau:ens Advertiser.
From Clinton-C. E. Spencer, W. A.
Neville.
From Kinards-I. M. Smith, R. G.
Smith.
From Prosperity-Dr. G. Y. Hunter,
J. D. Quattlebaum.
From Little Mountain-W. A.
-Counts.
From Chapin-J. S. Wessinger, C.
P. Robinson.
From Spring Hill-Dr. J. W. Ear
gle.
From Lexington-J. Brooks Wing
~ard, B. J. Wingard.
From Columbia-A. McP. Hamby.
A letter was reaa from Mr. W. G.
Sirrine, of Greenville, regretting that
a pressing business engagement pre
'vemted his attendance,.- but pledging
his co-operation in whatever the con
ference decided upon, looking to the
betterment of the roads.'
What Lexington is Doing.
President Hunt cal1ed for expres
'sions from the rep,resentatives, and
Col. J. B. Wingard in response said
that he was prese2nt at the request of
the supervisor of Lexirngton county.
Hie stated that it had been the pur
pose of the Lexington supervisor to
build two main thoroughfares bisect
ing the coun.ty of Lexington. That he
bad already completed one of them
'from the Richland line to Batesburg,
and that his next work would be on
one running across the county in the
'other direction. That recently Lex
ington county had erected one of, the
best steel bridges, possibly spanning
the Saluda river, at a cost of $12.000,
and that the supervisor was now at
work on the road from Lexington
Court House to this oridge at the riv
er, a distance of seven miles, and it
was nis purpose to continue the road
Pto Chapin, a distance of nine miles,
and from Chaun on to the Newberry
line at Little Mouramn. Tha.t the
road from Lexington (Court House to
Columbia has alreadr been built, a
distance of 12 miles. The total dis
tan.ee, via Lexington Court House,
from Chapin to Columbia, is 28 miles.
The distance from Chapin to Colum
bia. via SDring Hill, Is 24 1-2 miles.
31r Wingard said tha.t it was the pur
'pose of the? supervisor - to build this
road through the Fork via Spring
Hill. arnd that he woulti probably get
to work on it during the summer. Ow-1
ina to the roatd bed, it was not pos
sible to do much work on this road in
.the winter.
Alr. Wingard incidentally stated
that he (lid not think that this sec
tion of Lexington county would be
annexed to Richland county. That
there had been so many counties pull
-;n o <mt slices from TLexin<rton, andr1
that these sections had been holding
the big stick over the supervisor to
such an extent in dEmands for work
from the chaingang, threatening if
they did not get this work, they
would leave the county, that the sup
ervisor had been, so to speak, be
tween the devil and the deep blue sea.
He desired, -however, to assure the
meeting, that in any efforts to build
roads, the hearty co-operation of the
Lexington supervisor could be count
ed upon.
Spring Hill Wants Roads.
Dr. J. W. Eargle, from Spring Hill,
said that his section of the county had
been greatly neglected by the county
supervisor. That they had no repre
sentation and no remuneration, noth
ing but taxation.- It had been eight
years since the chaingang had done
any work in the Fork of Lexington
county. The supervisor, he said, had
promised him two years ago to work
this particular roaa but up to this
time nothing had been done, and that
his section was greatly handicapped.
Speaking for himself, however, he
said he would undertake to put the
road running through his plantation
for about a mile in. good condition.
Speaking of the annexation of that
section to Richland. he said that he
had understood that the supervisor
had said that he would not do any
work in that section until the ques
tion was settled as to whether or not
it would be annexed to Richland coun
ty, but that the people of that section
had to continue paying tax to Lexing
ton county.
Chapin Will Co-operate.
Mr. J. S. Wessinger, from Capin; said
that the town of Chapin would co
operate. That the road bed via Spring
Hill was an excellent one upon which
to build a road, and he would be in
favor of both roads, the one via Spring
Hill and the one via Lexington.
Little Mountain in Sympathy.
Mr. W. A. Counts, from Little Moun
tain, stated that he had no authority
to speak for the community, but he
was satisfied that the people in and
around Little Mountain were in hear
ty sympathy with the movement for
good roads and could be counted upon
to give the movement hearty co-oper
ation.
Prosperity to Be Counted On.
Dr. G. Y. Hunter. of Prosperity,
said that his section could always be
counted upon when it comes to the
building of good roads. and he was
willipig to pledge the co-operation of
Prosperity and the community sur
rounding it.
Laurens in Line.
Mr. J. B. Humbert. supervisor of
Laurens county, said that he had
come to find out what the meeting
wanted to do, and how it wanted to
do it. That he was not prepared to
say what the farmers of Laurens
county would do, but that he had
come3 to get in touch with the move
ment, and he believed .that the co
operation of the people of Laurens
could be counted upon.
Laurens Advertiser Pledged.
Mr. A. Lee. editor of the Laurens
Advertiser, said that ne was a young
man, and a new man at Laurens, but
that he was willing to pledge the co
operation of the Advertiser to do
whatever it could to further the
movement for t,he building of this
road. He then told of how the p.2o
pie of Aiken, some time ago, formed
an organization and secured the co
operation of the farmers and in a very
short time built 25 miles of good~
road.
Clinton Will Do Her Share.
Mr. C. E. Spencer', or Clinton, said!
that he came as a representative of'
the business league af Clinton, arni
wanted to find out juist wnat cne meet
Eng proposed to undertake. He felt that
Lhe people of his comniunity were
nterested in good roads and would
be willing to do their share. The ef
ort of the business league of Clinton
was to have all of the roads leading
:o Clinton in good condition.
Mr. W. A. Neville, representative'
f the +own council of Clinton, said
:hat he brought the hearty congratu
ations of the town council, and desir
d to assure the mneeting that town
:ouncil would do all that it could toj
nake the movement a success. Hef
svas satisfied the farmers of Lau rens
ilong the road wouia lend their co
p)erationl.
1{inards All Right.
MTr. R. G. Smith. of Kinards. stated
that the people in his community
were willing to co-operate. That
they were in hearty sympathy with
the good roads movement.
Supervisor Feagle.
Supervisor Feagle, of Newberry,
assured the meeting that he was in
hearty sympathy with any movement
for the betterment of the public roads,
and that he would give his hearty co
operation.
Secretary Hamby.
Mr. A. McP. Hamby, secretary of
the chamber of commerce of Colum
bia, said that he was -not prepared to
make any pledge for Columbia, but
he was satisfied that Columbia would
do as much or more than any other
community along the route in money
or in any other way for the success
of this enterprise. That they were
in hearty sympathy with the move
ment for the betterment of the roads.
Mr. Hamby referred to the com
iug of the National corn show to
South Carolina. and he said that noth
ing would give a good impression to
these !Oestlrn farmers when they
came to South Carolina so well as
good roads. That the success of the
farmer made the success of every
other enterprise, and that their suc
cess depended possibly more upon
good highways than upon any other
one thing.
Mr. Hamby gave some illustrations
of the benefits to be derived by the
farmers from having good highways.
Mr. C. P. Robinson, from Chapin,
said that he was heartily in .favor of
the building of all of the roads, and
that he was wiling to do anything
that he could to further the move
ment.
The Organization.
On motion of Mr. E. H. Aull, the
committee as follows was appointed
to formulate some plan for the or
ganization: A. McP. Hamby. of Co
lumbia; C. P. Robinson. of Chapin;
1G. Y. Hunter, of Prosperity; E. H.
Aull, of Newberry; R. G. Smith, of
Kinards; A. E. Spencer. of Clinton,
and A. Lee, of Laurens.
'IThe commidtee reported verbally
and recommended that this meeting
elect a chairman who shall appoint a
committee of representatives from the
communities along the highway, to be
known as the central committee, sa-id
committee to be called together as
soon as practicable by the chairman
and to formulate plans for systemat
ic work on this road. The resolution
was 'unanimously adopted.
Chairman andI Central Committee.
On motion of Mr. A. McP. Hamby,
Mr. E. H. Aull, bf Newberry, was
elected chairman of this committee.
The chairman has announced the fol
lowing committee: W. G. Sirrine.
Greenville; H. K. Aiken, Laurens; W.
M. McMillan, Clinton; J. A. Domin
ick, Kinards; I. H. Hunt, Newberry;
G. Y. Hunter, Prosperity; W. A.
Counts, Little Mountain.; C. P. Robin
son, Chapin; J. W. Eargle, Spring
Hill; J. Brooks Wingard, Lexington;
A. McP. Hamby, Columbia.
Prof. J. N. Harper.
Prof. J. N. Harper, who was pres
ent, was called upon and made some
very practical remarks alon-g the line
of road building. He spoke of the
county in Kentucity, in which Lex
ington is located, having 1,500 miles
of macadamized roads, some of which.
cost as .much as $2,000 a mile, and
said that a good macadam road was
worth $2,000 to any community.
Good roads increased the value of
farm property, and made rural life
more pleasant. In this State, how
ever, with the material at hand.
where the clay and sand were togeth
er, and all that was necessary was
to take the clay from the hill, and
put it along with the sand, good
roads could be built at a great deal
less cost per mile. and with the use
of the split log drag, they could be~
kept in repair at a minimum of cost.
The main thing in road building was
to have proper drainage.
A Successfuzl Meeting.
The meeting was then ad.iourned
and everybody went away feeling that
it had been a success, and that if
properly followed uv not only the
road from Greenville to Columbia
would he pult in good condition, but
the movement would sti;n'late the
building of other roads.'
The chairnan will call a meeting of
this commtitee in the next few days.
probably in Colu mbiaj~ and will en
(loro i ran1g for -heo mmittee
MR. H. H. EVANS
ANXIOUS FOR TRIAL
CASE MAY BE TURNED OVER TO
SOLICITOR.
City of Columbia Refunds Its Debt.
State Board of Pensions in
Session.
Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, S. C., March 13.-The
city of Columbia has refunded all but
$55,000 of its $850,000 bond issue.
The State pension board, this af
ternoon, began a several days' ses
sion to apportion the $250,000 appro
priated by the last general assembly
in pensions.
Douglas McKay, in a lecture to the
University students, told them that
they have a great opportunity in the
rural districts to counteract the ef
fects of demagogues, who play on the
prejudices of the ignorant for their
personal advancement.
Hub H. Evans is in Columbia today.
It is said that he does not desire a
continuance of his case. It is under
stood that the State is ready for trial,
and the case may be turned over to
Solicitor Cooper. No statement was
given out from the attorney general's
office on the matter. Mr. Evans is on
his return from Florida.
S. H. F.
Skovgaard Coming.
Don't fail to hear the Skovgaard
Concert Part, which will be in Hol
land hall on Thursday evening, March
16. This is a party of high-class
concert. Givers of exceptional mer
it presenting a repertoire worthy the
consideration of the finished musician
and the average listener alike. Fol
lowing are a few clippings which
speak verp highly of Skovgaard and
his party:
La Crosse, Wis., Leader-Press: The
music-loving people of La Crosse had
an opportunity of listening to the best
in music on Monday afternoon and
evening, when Skovgaard, the "Dan
ish Ole Bull," appeared at the La
Crosse theatre. Skovgaard, who is a
master of the viol4in, captured his
audience at once and kept them spell
bound until the finish of the program.
His technique is wonderful, his tone
of limpid sweetness, and hi's way of
bringing out. just what the great com
posers had in *mind is really marvel
ous. Here you forget the instrument
and think only of the message it con
veys. Skovgaard is rightly named.
for never since the days of the Nor
wegian Ole Bull have we heard such
violin playing.
Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Press: Those
who listened to the concert given by
the Skovgaard Concert Party at the1
theatre last night were given a rare
musical treat.
Skovgaard, the Danish violinist, is
one of the few really great violinists,
and handles his grand old Stradivar
ius with wonderful effect.
His technique is fluent and reliable,
his passage work clear and telling,
and his tone marvelously sweet and
soulful.
Skovgaard carries with him an able
pianist and accompanist and a de
lightful singer.
Notra Dame, Ind., St. Mary's
Chimes: The concert given on Feb
rary 11 at St. Mary's by the Skov
gaard company was pronounced by
music lovers the best of the seascu.
To have heard only the Concerto in
G Minor, as rendered by Mr. Skov
gaar'd on his wonderful old violin,
would have been a treat. As he play
d music's spirit was embodied, and
passing her hands over the eyes of
the audience and touching their ears,
the world wais music's own. Techni
lue was there, marvelous technique,
ut there wa more.
3iss McClug gave evidence of pro
ficiency in the difficult art of accomn
panying. and Miss Warner lent the
harm of song i:. a well-trained way.
o go through the country so as to
see the condition of the road at pres
ent, and to be in position to make
uggestions as to what would be nec
eir to not it in proper condition.
PLACES QUESTIO'
BEFORE THE BOARD
Blease Will Take Advice Regarding
Distribution of Dispensary
Fund.
Columbia, March 11.-The State
board of education held a most im
portant meeting today in the office of
the governor. Since this was the first
meeting of the year the board dis
cussed the several educational acts
passed at the recent session of the
general assembly. The governor
stated that he still has under consid
eration the bill regulating the dis
position of the State dispensary fund.
This bill appropriates $100,000 to
the public schools to be apportioned
among the several counties accord
ing to the enrollment of the scholas
tic year 1909-1910, and further pro
vides for the distribution of the bal
ance which might remain next year.
The bill allows the apportionment
and payment of this money to be
made at any time prior to July 1,
1911, and the governor as chairman
of the State board of education sub
mitted the question to the considera
tion of the memberm, stating that he
was in hearty sympathy with every
effort to improve the public schools
and that he desired the best result
to follow the expenditure of this
money. The matter will probably be
decided finally at the April meeting of
the board.
Adoption of Text Books.
The special object of this meeting
was to arrange plans for the adop
tion of text books. The present con
tract expires August 31, and the
board decided that the adoption
should be. taken up at its meeting
June 17. A committee composed of
Mr. J. Lyles Glenn. lr. H. F. Rice
and the State superintendent of edu
cation was appointed to draw up and
submit to the board at its April meet
ing forms for the text book contract
bids by publishers, bonds and the for
mal notice to -be given to all parties
wishing to submit samples for con
sideration.
On motion of Superintendent Thack
ston it was resolved that .no sample
either of a book now on the adopted
list or of a book to be considered for
adoption, shall be submitted to any
member of the board or to -the board
in session after June 1, 1911. The
committee on the course of study will
consider the present list of books'
and outline such a course as can be
best adapted to the public school
needs and presented in a public
school manual to be issued later.
At 4.30 p. m. the board ad.journed
to meet again on April 7.
Teachers' Examinations.
In 1909 the board decided that the
semi-annual teachers'. examination
ghould be held on the first Friday in
May and the first Friday in October
respectively. This policy will be con
tinu,ed and the examination this
spring will occur Friday, May 5.
Agriculture is to be included a'mong
*the subjects and this examination will
be based on two bulletins issued by
the United States department of ag
ritulture, "School lessons on Corn,"
and "School exercises in plant pro
duction." Section 1199, volume 1, of
the civil code provides that the sev
eral county boards of education shall
*be appointed by the State board every
second year at its regular meeting in
April. T?iese appointments will be
made on April 7 and every county
superintendent of education- has been
requeste3d to recorc.nend the names
of the members 19 ohe appointed in
his county. Seven school buildings
were reported as receiving State aid
from the building fund and commit
tees planning to o ect new school
houses should send in their applica
tions without delas.
Ran Into Open Switch.
The through freight on the C., N.
& L. from Laurens to Columbia. due
at Newberry at 8.30, ran into an open
switch at JIalapa on Thursday evening
about 9 o'clock. and two box cars
were overturned, and considerable
damage done to the engine and ten
der, though the engine was not over
turned.
The passenger train going to
Greenville p)assed a freight at Jalapa,
and the passenger niad to take the
siding. The crew of the passenger
r-.n did not nnt the switch in posi
tion, but were told that the freight
would arrange the switch. Instead
of changing the switch. the freight
pulled out, and left the switch open.
When the down freight came along,
of course, the engine .went into the
siding. Fortunately it did not turn
over, but it ploughed in the ground
some 30 or 40 feet, and, of course,
came to a sudden standstill, and the
heavy train coming on it, overtured
two empty box cars.
The freight was in charge of Con
ductor Dyess and Engineer W. W.
Clifton, and carried 28 cars, all of
them empty. Engineer Clifton said he
was running 18 or 20 miles an hour,
and did not intend to stop at Jalapa.
Engineer Clifiton remained with his
engine but his fireman jumped.. No
one was hurt. There were ten or
twelve passengers on board, most of
whom secured a wagon and came'on
to Newberry.
The train was pulhec by engine No.
4, which had only recently -been over
hauled, and was in ine shape. For
tunately not a great deal of damage
was done the engine. The greadst
cost Will be in clearing the wreck
and getting the engine on the track.
Dr. Bruce Retires.
Sanford Herald, March 3.
Dr. Jerome Bruce came to Sanford
in 1894 and for 16 or. 17 years was
actively engaged in the praotice of
medicine, endearing himself in many.
ways to the hearts of our citizens. As
a physician he stood in the front rank
with an experience dating back to
1856, at which time he graduated
from Jefferson Medical college, -Phil
adelpthia. He retires now, moves
away from us, and will be sadly miss
ed by all who knew him. Inclement
weather, nor feeble health, nor old -
age never restrained this noble man
when called to visit a human sufferer,
no matter how poor or obscure, and
many of these live today to -testify
to his professional skill and tender
attention. His sympathy with his pa
tients was one of his chief character
istics, and his kind words and gentl -
touch will long be remembered from
the mansion to the cabin.
It is with profound regret that our
people part from Dr. Bruce as phy-'
sician and friend, and as one of tha -
most cultured, courtly gentlemien whao
ever came into our midst. .
Bearing with him the hfghest es
teem of the commuhity -and asincerea
love of his friends he- returns 'to his.
former home, Newberry, S. C. We *
trust he may lohg live in .th enjoy.
ment of pleasant old memories an4L
associations.
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*SCIN(TILLATIONS.*
* ~By Squibs.--*
Mr. J. E. Gill was surprised Sunday
morning when he went out and found
a 'possum hanging to his mall box.
Wagon Branch cor. Jasper Herald,
10th. Such as that would snrprise
the most experienced possum hunter
on any route in Newberry. ande,this
is a good county for possums.
The Idler, with the assistance of
The Herald and News, or vice versa,
has succeeded in having city council
order that light in Friend street near
the union depot put up at once. It
is in order now for the other sug
gested improvements .to follow.
A promiynent Newberry merchant
says he heard a weather prophet say
ihat this summer would be the wet
test since the flood.
There is much talk in the papers
about aviation stations. It would
seem that up in the air somewhere
would be the place for stations of
that kind.
Dr: C. D. Weeks and Mr. J. M.
Counts must be looking for the early
laying out of The Idler's park as they
both are ir.proving and adding to the
Line looks of their residence premises
ilong what will be the popular drive
way to the park some day.
Miss Myrtle Adair dined with Miss
Tweet O'Shields Sunday.-Pauline'i
2or. Spartanburg Herald, 11th. That's
getting it down fine, some. Beats
Frald and News.