The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 14, 1911, Page FOUR, Image 4
Entered at the Postoffice at New
gerry, S. C., as 2nd class matter.
E. H. AULL, EDITOR.
Friday, April 14, 1911.
The railroad crossings approaching
the union station on every side have
been put in terrible shape by the re
cent rains. These crossings ought to
be given attention by the city, and
some kind of crossings of permanent
nature made. It gives a bad impres
sion of the city to have to wade
through mud and slosh as soon as one
gets off the train.
MRS. DANIEL'S ADDRESS.
We publish in this issue the address
of Mrs. Mary T. Nance Daniel, de
livered before the State Teachers' as
- sociation, at its recent meeting in Co
lumbia. This address will be of in
terest to every citizen of South Caro
lina because it deals with the im
provement of conditions in the rural
districts. We believe the reading of
It will help every person who will de
vote that -nuoh time to it. Besides, it
is well written, and breathes in every
sentence patriotism and the devotion
to duty, which must inspire every
good citizen of this State to renewed
efforts for the uplift of the people in
the rural communities.
Mrs. Daniel well says that no com
munity can establish and maintain a
good school without receiving direct
benefits from it, and by putting forth
efforts for the betterment df school
conditions in the rural districts you
will stop the movement of the people
from the old homesteaa and its asso
ciations to the towns and cities in or
der to educate their children, and if
this is done, there will be no need of
the slogan, "Back to the Farm," be
cause the farmer will not leave the
farm.
Mrs. Daniel and the Rural School
Improvement ,association have been;
the most potent factors in the devel
opment of everything that goed to
make rural life delightful. We have
been preaching this doctrine for many
years and it is gratifying to us to seeI
some results even at this day.
Feeling this interest in this work
is our reason for presenting this most!
excellent paper of Mrs. Daniel to our
readers.
THE FLAGS OF COMIPANY B.
Yesterday was the fiftieth anniver
sary of the departure of Company B,
3rd South Carolina Volunteers, Con
federate States of America, for the
front to do battle for the Southland,
and Mr. W. G. Peterson, who was a
member of that company when it left
that spring morning a half century
ago, and Mrs. James A. Burton, of the
'Drayton Rutherword chapter, Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, went to Co
lumbia yesterday to carry the flags
of Company B and to deposit them in
the 'Confederate relic room in the
State capitol.
These flags are precious relics of
the days of glory and of gloom. No
braver men ever did battle for home
and State than those men who car
ried them through the flash of the~
cannon and the -shriek of shells and'
'on many a field planted them on the
ramparts of everlasting fame. Many
of those men who left Newberry 'that
day fifty years ago saw their loved
ones for the last time upon this earth
that Sunday morning. 'Many of them
sleep in unknown graves on the fields
where they yielded up their lives.
Most of them who were left have
since crossed over the river and
pitched their tents in the camp eter
nal.
It will not be long now until the
flags which waved over the heroes of;
the Southland will be all that will be
left us of these men-these flags and
the undying heri:age which they are
handing dowr and the undying me
mories which will be cherished so
long as pat.riotismf shall live.
The grey ranks are steadily march
ing through the valley of the shadow
to the mountain peaks beyond which,
rear their heads through the clouds
bigh up into th3 white li<rht of the;:
eternal morn.
But the flags will be preserved and
the memories will be the sacred pos
session of our children and our chil
dren's children on down through the
ages.
PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS.
Under this head, the Spartanburg
Herald calls attention to what is be
ing done by cities throughout the
country. "Atlanta," says the Herald,
"is the second city in the South in
point of population. Memphis is
fourth. Atlanta spent last year for the
maintenance and extension of her
system of parks and playgrounds $58,
472. Memphis spent for the same pur
pose $399,450. Commenting on this
situation the Atlanta Journal says:
"There is no timelier lesson for At
lanta to study and none that lies clos
er to the city's prestige or the peo
ple's daily interests-their health and
enjoyment and their children's op
portunities.
"There must come an awakening
in Atlanta on the subject of parks
and playgrounds and public recrea
tion centres. Whoever fancies that
these institutions are so many fur
belows without practical value or ne
cessity, must come out of his cave
and take a look over the country and
realize that the world does move.
"This city cannot hope to hold its
reputation by complacently sitting
back and admiring its census figures.
A reputation remains an asset only
so long as it is treated as a respon
sibility, unless it is lived up to it
will pretty soon be lived down to."
The Spartanburg Herald goes on to
say in regard to a park for Spartan
burg:
"Of course, Spartanburg is not to
be compared with cities of the popu
lation of Atlanta and Memphis, but it
has -even at this time reached a point
in its -growth where we realize that
it would have been well had the city,
years ago, provided for public parks
somewhere within that area that is
now built up and gone forever beyond
the city's reach. In the years to come
we will look back to the present, and
say it would have been the part of
wisdom to have provided for parks
then. It is just a question of how
long shall a matter of so great im
portance be neglected. Spartanburg
is without parks, and each ye3ar finds
the cost of establishing them increas
ing."
We hope these remarks of the At
lanta Journal will be read and pon
dered by the people of Ne'wberry. Now
is the time for Newberry to get busy:
and get her park. As is the case with
Spartanburg, Newberry "is without
parks, and each year finids the cost of
establishing them increasing."
Now, all together for the park for
Newberry.
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*THE IDLER. *
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I read the following don't the other
day: "Don't criticize all the time; ju
dicious criticism is wise and helpful,
but it becomes an intolerable nui
sance when it becomes chronic." I
heard some time ago that there were
people in this good old town of New
berry who were cruel enough to sug
gest that I was a chronic kicker, and
I <suppose they thought-if they didn't
say it-that I was getting to be an
intolerable nuisance. That may be.
I don't know. I do know this: If at
any time my' contributions are not
wanted, all the editor has to do is to
say the word and they will cease. I
don't have to write. I get mighty
little pay for it. I have lived here a
long time without it and I reckon I
could manage to get along the few
remaining years. I had nothing in
money when I came and I have man
aged to hold my own tolerably well.
I do not desire to offend any one, but
I am going to speak the truth as I
see it, because I am not afraid to do
it.
As over against that sort, however,
read the following beautiful and true
lines:
The Story of a Kicker.
(By Holman F. Day.)
There lived two frogs, so I've been
told,
In a quiet wayside pool;
And one of those frogs was a blamed
bright frog
But the other frog was a fool.
Now a farmer man with a big milk
can
Was wont to p)ass that way;
And he used to stop and add a drop
Of the aqua pura, they say.
And it chanced one morn in the early
dawn
When the farmer's sight was dim,{
He scooped those frogs in the water
he dipped
-Which same was a joke on him.
The fool frog sank in the swashing
tank,
As the farmer bumped to town,
But the smart frog flew like a tugboat
screw
And he swore 'he'd not go down.
So he kicked and splashed and he
slammed and thrashed,
And he kept on top through all;
And he churned that milk in first
class shape
In a great big butter ball.
Now when the milk man got to town
And opened the can there lay
The fool frog drowned; but hale and
sound,
The kicker he hopped away.
Moral.
Don't fret your life with needless
strife,
Yet let this teaching stick,
You'll find, old man, in the world's
big can,
It sometimes pay to kick.
-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
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I am not fretting my life with need
less strife, but I am going to churn
the butter. I know it will get on the
other fellow's bread, but I don't care,
and there is where I show my pat
riotism .n id my unselfishness. I have'
lots of iun making the butter and
don't you forget that.
Mr. Idler: I would like for you to
enquire of the chief of police for me
if he has received instructions from
headquarters and passed them on to
his force to enforce the stopping or
dinance, as to certain automobile
drivers and not to see others. If not
why is the ordinance enforced against
some and not as to others. I think it
is a good ordinance but I believe in
the doctrine of "Equal rights to all,
and special privileges to none."
One Interested.
-0
This can't be true, because I am
satisfied Chief Bishop is fearless and
impartial in the discharge of his duty.
But it does seem to me that I read in
one of the papers, a report of city
council, in which the chief wanted
council to tell 'him if the ordinances
were to be enforced, and that some
thing was said .by the mayor about
.the way he was managing one of the
ordinances, but I don't think it was
this one. 'At any rate, 1 believe that
Chief Bishop will enforce this ordi
nance to all alike unless he 'has in- I
structions not to see somne. Let us
know about this, chief. Treat every
body alike. Have a sign 'put up so
that strangers may also be put on Id
guard. I, myself, what little time -I d
spend on the street see some carso
come to a stop, and some do not. Eu- 1
force it or repeal it. It will be too 1
late after some one has been killedp
or crippled. . g
----
I noticed the following in some pa- i
per ,the 'other day but somehow I don't i
think it was one of the Newberry pa- b
pers, though it -may have been:
The following 'has 'been received by
Mrs. , president of the Civic
league, , S. C.:
The board of health of invit
es your organization to join with them
and all health organizations in the 0
celebration of a State-wide "Health
Festival," on April 10, the day to be
known as "Clean-up Day." i
'Trusting the invitation will meet i
with your approval, I remain,
Yours truly,
President Board of Health.a
The league, through its president,
has signified its willingness to co-t
operate with the board of health. On
March 22 the league held its indivi-c
dual clean-up day, which though it
was the first in the State, was a com
plete success. The working plan of'
this body is so systematized that in a t
few hours notice an. efficient commir- t
tee can begin work on every street in
the city. The members are grat'ful
to the city authorities for the splen!-t
did assistance they rendered this or
ganization at the time of it's clean-up
day, and are anxious that the one ofd
the board of health be as great a sat-h
isfaction to the board and benefit to
the 'people at large as the first. C(
te
It would be a good idea if the board
of heal-th of Newberry-I believe we f
have a board of health-would adoptt
this plan. I know we have a Civic'
league because that organization held
a meeting some time ago and passed te
resolutions Pndo'rsing The Idler's park
and promised co-operation. Minc~ you,'
I said promised. Newierry organiza-h
tions are long, on that suit. If the a
Civic association would just get busy.
and go out for two days I am sure c
they could make my park a sue5Ss,
and what a zlorious and Jasting
mlonumen:t it would he to their pat-i
riotic devoh"' ~' est.s of;
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Few ambitio
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If you do not poss
ger in taking the
Newberry
OF NEM
JAMES McINTSHl, Presit
aii community. Will they do it? This
Smy last call.
Iread in -the Sunday State the ad
rss of Mrs. Mary N'ance Daniel, as
eivered before the recent meeting
fthe State teachers in Columbia. It
wort*h reading and preserving in
entirety, but I want to call es
eial attention to its closing para-!
rph. It is beautifully written and
athes an interest and an enthus-""
m and a sympathy that is inspir
. Mrs. Daniel, I understand, has
ee in the work for several years.
ad this:
"The great work we set out to ac
)plish is not yet all done. There
estill many places in our dear old
te that need the quickening touch
sympathetic hearts and willing
ide. There may not be the maxi
ur amount of glamour and notoriety
rthose who spend their days build
.up the .byways and hedges; but,.
,ehow, I think that the sturdy sons
toil who cling to .the old home
ghborhood because they love it,.
l because those brooks sing the
vetest *mgsic to their ears, and
se breezes blow the gentlest to
ir honest brows, have souls that
.f be made to shine as brightly in
ediadem of American citizenship
td lives that can be made as useful
any that walk paved streets. But.
y feel that they have missed some
ig in life; that the world rushes -"
past them, and but-few hands are
cahed out to lift them up and give
m a chance in life. There is ,no
eto bemean these rugged folk and
ythey should move to another and
erent neighborhood: that is their
)e. Carry them the sympathy they
d-let them understand that you
e not to criticize, but to help; en
into the problems they have to
de, and one of these days you will
l more warmth of heart at seeing
se boys climbing up in life's strug- caii write I
than can be measured by a few~ s piration.
ra dollars that you might have got
nelsewhere, with less opportunity
doing good. For I reckon that ta o
real builders of' this broad wo3rldstrycu
e been teachers that have caught ady cie
igher conception of life's meaningthrwol
n can be measured in dollars and pvdsrt
ts.p v d te
. --0-- P. s. I
ow, I call that good citizenship I would lik~
ipreatr+iotism. Anyne who Maids is no
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DAY DREAMS
EVER COME
RUE WITHOUT
tANK AccouNT
ople see the things
ire in their imagina
in them, because they do
omplishing their desires in
nner.
ns today are accom
ed without a
ACCOUNT
ess one, why delay any Ion
first step toward success?
=THE
Savings Bank
BERRY, S. C.
et I J E. NORWOOD, Cashier
J ew Shi pment
Easter H ats~,'
Artistic Beauties
We have' just received a new ship
ment of nobby Easter Hats. They are
the latest creations by the most fash
ionable designers. Each one is an ar
tistic beauty, both in design and trim
mings. You must see them to appre
ciate them and to see them means to
buy them. There are only two more
days till Easter and you should come
in today and see them.
irs. Emma.Hair
zin Street - Newberry, S. C.
ike that must 'have the in-an ifs,tsgethtit oudb
The Idler. anatochrttopaeom ar
it were not for the factthtpse ermitkep utote
d again some of thesemu,a th tonitoport I
try folk move to the town thewls .I
to bring up the average
Ibe nobody to make the Sfiin
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don't like postscripts, but "1~satdafitto ihald
eto know if the Bachelorwh tundotobesliga en
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