The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 28, 1911, Page FOUR, Image 4
Entered at the Postoffice at New
lerry, S. C., as 2nd class matter.
E. H. AULL, EDITOR.
Friday, July 28, 1911.
CO-OPERATION NEEDED.
Mr. Jno. B. Mayes has received a let
ter from Mr. E. R. Preston, who was
the first president of the Greater
-Charlotte club and who remained at
the head of the organization for three
years, and who did a great deal of
work to make possible the Greater
Charlotte. Mr. Preston suggests that
the two best methods of advertising
that e has found is, first, getting con
ventions, church meetings, etc., to
,meet .in your town, and second, the
'writihg of personal letters, enclosing
* brief clear pamphlet which sets
forth the advantages of your town.
Mr. Maye's has been very active in
his efforts to build up Newberry and
to make the chamber of commerce an
important factor in that development,
but unfortunately he has not had the
co-operation and assistance from the
business interests which his efforts
deserved, and we can say from exper
ience that it is very discouraging to
undertake to do anything for the gen
eral benefit of a community when you
can not get the co-operation of the
business interests of that community.
The business men should give more
hearty co-operation.
NATIONAL CORN SHOW.
Mr. Jno. B. Mayes, as president of
the chamber of commerce has recetiv
ed a letter from the secretary of the
chamber of commerce of Columbia,!
stating that he, Mr. Hamby, would be
glad to come to Nelwberry and talk
with the members of the Newberry
chamber of commerce about the im
portance and great good that will re
suit to this State from the holding of
the Nationial Corn exposition in the
city of Col'umbia in 1913.
Mr. Hamby says: "Those who rea
liue the agricultural and industrial
ssiblities of South Caolina will
naeed no urging in this matter, and it
is mainly to those who have not given
It thtought that* I wsh to present the
Sproposition, that they too may become
Smaterially interested in an undertak
ing which will -not only be the best
Sadvertgement possible to the entire
State, but will put It at least two years
Sahead1@every other 'Southern State,
inagd4lgiral development."
We J gp that Mr. Hamby takes it
~ .for granted that this community de
not reai se agricultural and indus
trial possibilitiels to result from the
comin' tion and possibly
She is ~right in that.
We should be wry gd to see Mr.
- w yan4yehope that
e~n '-tdo ao our people
to e pdiseilii ehlie at
It da r hagfoVS th Carolina1
to hve he atioal ornExposition
that any good will come from it, but
it is to be hoped that-tea md
limited.
'e iAndes'ns Mi says tbat in a
recent trip through Georgia, it was
found that all of 'the main roais~ had~
sign-boards posted, giving directions'
and distances, -and it was founded to
,be o great convenience- to the straig-1
er traveling through the country, and
suggests that the Anderson county
commissioners put up similar signs.in
that county.
I ~~Would 'suggest t,o the-Andersoi
Mail~ thet thereAs a fitatr.a.w requix
ing the county supervisors to post all
roads in their counties, but, so fari as
we know, tihe law, like a great many
4ither laws that we have, is "a dead let
ter in every county in South Carolina.
In our own county, the chamber of
commerce last year agreed to pay for
the posting of the road from Newber
-ry to Laurens, and the order was giv
en to one of our automobile shops.
thinking that the automobile man
would probably be more im.eresad
than any other for the making of these
-"I
signs, and we went over the road an<
made the distance from Newberry t<
each cross road, but we have neve:
been able to get a sign made.
As the Mail suggests, it ought to b
done, and particularly now, when s
many people are traveling over .th
public highways.
DISAPPOINTING LACK OF EN
COURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
Mr. A. McP. Hamby, secretary o
the Charleston-Asheville, three-hun
dred mile road, has received an offe
from Prof. M. Good Homes, specia
agent United States office and publi<
roads for the State of South Carolina
stating that he is equipped with the
proper outfit to give an instructiv(
lecture on road building, and main
tenance, to all the county sup.ervisor:
and captains of chaingangs and road
authorities in general. in all eountie:
that wish the matter presented fron
an engineering standpoint.
Prof. Homes offered to go over the
proposed highway between Charlestor
and Asheville and all that he askec
was transportation from each county
over the road in that county.
Newberry has the advantage of hav
ing the road from Spartanburg and
from Greenville, making practically
two roads through the county. Dur
ing the week Prof. Homes offered tc
come and spend two days over this
road, but Mi. Mayes, the president of
the chamber of commerce, could noi
secure an automobile in which to take
Mr. Homes over the road.
There are about one hundred auto
mobiles in Newberry county, and,
while all the automobilists seem tc
desire better roads, they want some
body else to build them, and will not
even lend their influence to the exteni
of furnishing any assistance to those
-who have been endeavoring to secure
this highway through the county.
It is probable that Mr. Hmes could
not have told our road builders any
thing that they did not already know,
still it would have been an evidence
of our interest in the matter to have
offered to take him through the county
and over the road and to have heard
the suggestions he might have' had tc
make.
The Herald and News has taken a
great deal of interest in this proposed
highway, and the editor has attended
two or three meeiings in Columbia at
l:is own expense ui:d time, and hias
gone to the trouble of going over the
road from Kinards to Little Moun
tain and from Newberry to Gordon's
Bridge, and Mr. F. W. Higgins was
kind enough to take his instruments
and to give his time to the making of a
map of these roads. In making the
trip from Kinards to Little Mountain
Mr. F. H. Dominick furnished his car
In order to make the trip to Gordon's
Bridge, the car of Mr. D. R. Lavender
of Gaffney, was secured. Neither Mr
Higgins nor the editor of The Heralt
and News owns a car, and it was
thought if they could give of theil
time and money to aid in the building
of these roads that those who are mort
directly interested from a financia:
standpoint, as well as a pleasure stand
point, might have been willing to off e:
the use of their cars to take Mr
noe over the road through this
county.
In many respects, Newberry is for
tunate in securing this road, becausi
th;e -.rad from Spartanburg and tUn
jon v*a laybiiton could have taker
the old State road at Maybinton, and
saved a distance of sixteen miles. I1
is very discouraging to those of u:
who are really trying~to do something
for the 'buildingup. ofthe community
an& who will receive' n'o direct benefi1
from it, to see those who are directo
interested and who will receive im
mediate and direct benefits never havq
-timetogive. to any, publie work. That
tyonpelitt Sowe e, lhas.been th
history of this community, and atte
It s . too. .late and the opportunity is
gone, then they spends their time ir
talking about what might have been.
Newberry has. had several opportu.
nities to make advanced mtovements
but has never taken advantage o
them, and as a result has not grow2
as it should and as natural advantages
gave it opportunity to grow.
Of course, this main highway wil
not be an exclusive automobile road
hunitN wili h. nu>d larely by automo.
biles in going frum the low country to
the mountains. In fact, we have evi
dence every day of this. There is
scarcely a day that two or three cars
do not pass through here, and in every
case they stop, and those who have
automobile parts, gasoline and oil have
customers in these touring parties,
and yet they are the ones who seem
least inclined to do anything toward
putting roads in condition so as to be
f an inducement for these touring par
. ties to come this way. Why then should
r the rest of us, who are not directly in
terested and who will receive no direct
benefits from it, spend our time and
money in an effort to do something
for the community?
The editor of The Herald and News
Iis willing to admit his disappointment
in the way in which the people of
Newberry have responded to the ef
forts, which, up to this time, have
been successful in placing Newberry
upon this great highway from the
coast to the mountains.
The time for the completion of this
road was fixed for August 17. Of
I course, it was not expected that every
body should wait until that day to be
gir work.
Just what Mr. J. B. Hunter, vice
president for this county, has done,
we are not informed, but presume he
has had the same poor encouragement
to do things that the rest of us have
had. The road through' this county is
in fairly good condition, and with very
little effort could be made really the
best section of the road, and no better
advertisement of the county could be
made for the expenditure it would
take. If the people of the community
are satisfied with conditions, we sup
pose that we should be willing to let
them remain satisfied, but it is a very
sad commentary upon their judgment
and foresight.
For many years The Herald and
News has been' a pioneer in the ad
vocacy of roads, realizing the ixnport
ance of them to the development and
advancement of any .community, but
somehow it has been impossible to'
arouse the people of this community
to the importance of the subject. Oth
er counties and other sections are go-i
ing ahead in this work and it will not
be long until every section of the
State has a network of fine public
highways.
We do not know why it Is, whether
our merchants have niore business
than they 'can do, or wherther they do
not believe in newspaper a.dvertising,
but advertisi,ng in this town has been
less for the last three months tha.n
we have known it in an experience of
twenty-flie years in, the newspaper
businless.
It is not conifined to The Herald and
News, but a glance at the columns of
our cotemporary shows the same con
dition in that shop. It may 'be that
the business men of 'this community
do not care to have a newspaper print
ed in 'the town. Certainly a news
paper, such as the two that are print
'ed here now, can not survive on their
subscription list, and can not long
survive with the amount of advertis
ing that is now being done by the mer
chants of this community. We notice
the exehanges of other towns, such as
Greenwood and Laureris, that the col
'umns of the papers there carry a go
'line of advertising.
We understand from the county sup
ervisor that he will place his chain
gang force on the public road between
Newberry and Prosperity on the first
;of August, which is next Tuesday, and
:that he will keep it on there until the
road is built not only to Prosperity,
but on to the Lexington line at Little
Mountain. This is one of the links 'of
the official highway between Ash'evills
and Charleston, and The Herald and
News is very glad that the supervisor
!'his going to work 'the 'road at this time.
iT.hiss is not only a part of 'this official
highway, but it is probably the most
~generallyr travelsed road in the county.
-We hope that he will relocate it in
several places so as to avoid grade
rcrossings.
The automobile people have sub
scribed a fund of about 8400), which
will be at the disposal of the super
Ivisor to assist in wor'king this roa'
as soon as he begins the: work. It e'a:
h e madea 4 first-Tlas eroad with verv
HittIe cost. comparatively.
The ,road between Newberry and
Kinards has been worked by the sup
ervisor, but 'needs some attention at
this time, which it is hoped will be
given by the people who live along tho
highway.
We admire Mr. Leon M. Green, ex
Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier, for the manly stand he
has taken in letting his position on
the News and Courier go rather than
be arbitrarily dictated to in a personal
matter with which the News and
Courier had nothing to do. We would!
have admired him as much if he had
refused to surrender a newspaper!
position at the dictation of a governor
in order to curry favor with a gover
nor. We have learned to regard Mr.
'Green as one of the brightest young
newspaper men in the Skate. and we
do not believe that the holding of a
position on any governor's military
staff would have caused him to color
his newspaper stories. Had this- been
the case, however, \his paper should
have asked' for his resignation for col
oring his stories, and not because he
held a posirtion on the staff of a gov
ernor.
Many newspaper men have held
positions in the past on. governors'
staffs. Col. August Kohn, the present
htad of the News and Courier bureau
in Columbia, was a member of the
etaffs of both Governor McSweieney
and Governor Heyward. Cols. Wil
liam Banks, of the Columbia State, and
James A. Hoyt, of the Columbia Rec
ord, the latter of whom has in the past
heild positions of high trust both on
the Columbia State and the News and
Courier, were valued members of gov
ernors' staffs. If our memory does not
fail us, Col. Banks was on the staff of
two governors-Governors Heyward 1
and Ansel.
We have a very high regard for Mr..
Latharn, the editor. of, the News and
Couier, but we were consderbly eur
prised when 'he demanded Mr. Green's<
resignation from the News and Oouir
ier or from the s'ta-f of the governor.
We do not see how Mr. Green could
have maintained hig: sl.-respecit and
taken any other stiarnd thani the one
which he chose.
The automobile en~d motorcycle
business seems to be about thes only
prosperous businmess. 1inthe city. Nw
berry was about the last to takie the~
disease, bujt she has it gdod and proper
now.
Pore old Newberry-too poor to pay
frhepublication of an ordinance,
which would probably cost five- dol
lars. Pity shle doesn't economize a
little meine in some other matters.
Re commend ithe activity of the!
board of health in looking aftier sani
tary conditions in the t'own now.
THE INTERURBAN.
The Herald and News has recently;
called aittention to the possibilities of
selcurig .the interurban and also oth-;
er good railroad 'connections. If our
business men or business organizations
have ta,kein any sl)eps tio get in touch
with the .people who have directiona of~
the building of thie roajds .which are
now projected or that may be project-~
ed, we have niot heard of it. .However,
it may' be well continually to sremind
our people of opportunities that seem
to be knocking a.t our doors at this1
time.
It seems that the interurban has of
fered to come to ILaurens, as note the
following from the Laurens Advertis- 1
er:t
"As stated in the news columns of
this issue, Mr. W. S. Lte, a high of
ficial of the intprurban company, has
offered to co'ne to Laurens for the
purpose of' dscussing 'a proposition
for getting the trolley from Greenvillie1
to this place. It is probably unneces
sary for us to stress the importance:
of inviting him here at once but it is
such an important and proper move
that its necessity will bear repeating]
many times."
Clinton is also making a slight noise
from tht local press in the direction of
securing this road from Laurens to
Clinton and is suggesting, as The Her
ald and News has frequently suggest
ed, that it might be pulled on to New
berr and thence, of coure, to Sainda 1
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and Augusta and also to Columbia.
Note the following from the Clinton
Gazette:
"Spartarnbu.rg, strange to say, doesn't
seem to encourage .the interurbam, re
fusing, it appears, to offer the glad 1
1and in the granting of the necessary <
franchise, and so, the projected con
truction of the line connecting -'e
spartan city and the Mountain city ,
is at a dead standstill. Clinton might
ar both of these cities by reaching out 1
ind pulling the road t.is way, and on
.o Newberry. See?"
We would very much like to see
!ewberry wake up to these opportuni- i
;ies and get both. As we have fre..
quently remarked, communities only
get things in this day when they wake
ip and go after them.
Expressions of Sympathy.
(Wateree Messenger, July 25, 1911). 1
The announcement of the death of ,
qrs. Aull, the beloved wife. of .Editor i
E. H. Aull, of Newberry, which occur- i
'ed on the 21st inst., will be received J
with sincere sorrow throughout the C
tate., Mrs. Aull frequently attended '
he annual. gatherings of the State I
Press association and was held in the i
iighest esteem by all of the news
paper workers of the State as well as I
y all who knew her. She was..an ex-'
,ellent lady and did a great deal for c
he happiness and betterment.of those
ith whom she came in confA.ct. To. 3
ur esteemed friend and his grief.
tricken family .we extend our heart
~elt sympathy. . t4
~Orangeburg Times and Democrat,
July 25, 1911).
We tender .our heartfelt sympathy
o Col. E. H. Aull, of the Newberry
leald and News, s he sits in the
leep black shadow of the .greatest
orrow that will ever 'hefall him in
hs life, the death of bis accompish
ed and devoted wife, who passed away
)f last Friday. Mrs. Aull was a most
racious and charming woman, and
er death caused great sorrow to many
1l over South Carolinea, who knew and
oved her for her many noble qual
les. She has .gone to the beautiful
ome above,, but the .influence of hei'
>ure life will, continue ito .uplift- and
elp all who were touched by it while
he lingered with us.
I
affney Ledger, 25th.1
Our deepest sym.pathy goes out to T
dfr. Win. Banks, of the Columbia State, L
md Col. E. H. Aull, of the Newberry
erald and News. The death angel ~
as visited the homes of these news..
aper workers, taking away the yen
rable eand respected mother of the ?
~ormer and the devoted wife of the ~
atter. Mrs. Banks had been ill for a
rear. -Mrs. Aull died from heart fail- ~
ire following an illness from typhoid
~ever. Mrs. Banks was one of the best (
nown women in Columbia and was
egarded for her works of charity. I
drs. Aull was a woman of sweet and I
ender disposition and was loved by I
11l who were fortuante enough to
~now her.
Lbbeville Press and Banner, 26th.
Those of our readers who remember
irs. Alice Aull, as the bride of Col.
. H. Aull, will be sorry to learn of
aer death in Newberry. She was held
n high esteem while in Abbeville. All
f us sy.mpatp.ize with Col. Aull and a
:heir children in their irreparable loss, a
G
nion Progress, 25th-.
Mrs. Alice Kinard Aull, wife of Col.t
. H. Aull, editor of the Newberry
lerald and News, died at her home in
Jewberry Friday morn.ing following
.n illness of typhoid fever. It was a
reat shock to her family, as she seem
d to be getting better.
The funeral services were~ held Sun
ay afternoon and her remains interred t
n Rosemont cemetery. Mrs. Aull was
noble Christian woman and~leaves a
arge number of friends who will miss
ter greatly. She was a graduate of 5
olumbia College and had lived in I
Cewberry all of her life. d
Mrs. Aull is survived by her husband
nd four children. t
Mrs. Aull is most pleasantly remenm- 5
)ered by several people in Union who
vere with her on several trips andr
ersn.pmahv ges out to Col. Aull 9
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tnd her children in their loss.
3amberg Herald, 27th.
The sympathy of a large
riends goes out to Col. E.
ditor of the Nidwberry He
ews, in the death of his wif
>ccurred at their home in Ne
ast Friday morning, after an i
f three weeks wit typhoid f
Irs. Aull was an ideal wife and
r, and her devotion to her hu
and flamily was a beautiful exam
'or years she had attended the
ngs of the State Press
f which Col. Aull was president,
he was exceedinigly popular with
he members and their families. 'Man
LeT'ts will sorrow because of
Leath, and the bereaved husband
anily have the sincere sympathy of
he newspaper fatbernity.
. exiigton Dispaitch, July 27.
The friends of Col. E. H. Aull, of
dewberry, and elspecially those of 'the
ewspaper fraternity, learn with much
egret of the death of. his beloved wife,
rhich occurred at her .home in New
erry last Friday, following a three
reeks' illness of typhoid fever. Mrs
ull was indeed a most estimab
heracter and her friends were legion.
he writer knew her personally--knew
ter in her home where her beautiful'.
nstiniots and noble character were
est displayed. Only those who have
assed through a ,imilar bereavement
an fully appreciate the loss that has
ome to our'good friend.
~anninxg Times, July. 27.
Th e newspaper jnen and wgmnn
rere greatly aaddened on hearing of
he death of Mrs.- E. H. A.ull at her
ame ini Newberry last FiMday.. Mrs.
Lull was a very sweet yr'oma, azn
res beloved 'by the membes of the
d at the aoctonmeetings when
er husband was at the head. of the
(gn&an will never be forgotten.
~he sympathy of all of us go -to the
wreaved flnly, and in her death the
Meter feels a .prsane. loss,
eoula iNer hJ rea~s B. B.
Schedule In effect October 6, 1910
ubiect to change without notice.,
hedules ~Indicated are not guaraD
eed:
A. C.L. *52. 63.
V. Charleston..'... 6.10am 10.O0pma
v. Sumter.. ... ... 9.41am 6.20pm
v. Propeity.. ...12.42pm 3
V. NewJherry. . 41.56pm 8.20
v. Clinton.... .. 1.50pm 2.35
v. Laurens.. ....235pm 2.1
.C;&W. C. -
xr. Greenville. ... 4.00pm 12.20pm
r. Spartanburg .. 4.05pm 12.20pm
r. Abbeville .... 3.55pm 1.02pm
L. Greenwood .. 3.27pm 1.33pm
r. Athens.... .... 6.05pm 10.80am
sr. Atlanta........ 8.45pm 8.00am
A. C. L 54. 56.
v. Columbia.... .. 5.00pm 11.15am
v. Prosperity... .. 6.26pm '9.50ama
v. Newberry.. .... 6-4pm' 9.82m
v. Clinton.... .... 7.85pm 8.4
v. Laurens.. .. .. 7.55pm 8.2
C. &W. c.
r. Greenville.. ... 9'0pm 7.
8. AL
-r Greenwoodl.. . 2.28am 2.38
r. Abbeville.... .. 2.56am 2.08
r. 'Athens.. .... .. 5.04am 11.59pm
r. Atlanta.. ..... 7.5am 9.55po
Nos. 52 and 53 arrive and den
som Union Station, Columbia, dal
nd run through between Charleston
nd Greenville.'
Nos. 54 and 50 arrive and depar
~ervais street, Columbia ';.,
ept Sunday, and run through be.
waen Columbia and Greenville.
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