The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 20, 1920, Page FIVE, Image 5
COUNTY CAMPAIGNERS HAVE
MEETING AT WHITMIRE
"As a rule,
Man's a fool."
Or words to that effect was written
by or said by some one, and yet j
sometimes when we feel for the mo- j
ment we are doing" things that are
foolish they are really moments of
great benefit and profit, and then you
know it takes a little foolishness now
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and then to make real and 2:00a ioik
of us, and for us to appreciate the
really serious things of life. Now I
do not mean to say or to be understood
as saying that there was any
foolishness in the county campaign
meeting at Whitmire, but the foolishness
of it all was not in spending
the night in this good town, instead
of trying to tackle those horrible
roads between Newberry and Whitmire
on a night such as was Tues
day, when the rains had come and
the clouds were lowering and the
thunder was roaring and the lightning
flashing and the roads were
regular creeks and the streams of
course were swollen beyond their
banks, and yet we did and we reached
home in safety and without mishap
of any kind. I
Somehow it seems that for several
years whenever there is a county
campaign meeting at Whitmire it
means that , there -is to be a down
pour of raiifc It Iftay be that it is
to impress upon the members of the
legislature and the prospective members
as well as the citizens generally
who may be; th?re the* very vital importance
of providing some means of
VmilHintr a road between the towns,
and to shew by practical demon- J
stration the mature of the roads between
the ttvo towns. I remember
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four years ago, T think it was, at any
rate at one of the county campaign
meetings, the rains came in torrents
and a large party of the candidates
were held ud at Indian creek and
through the kindness of Mr. John M.
Suber and Mr;. Will Suber they were
taken care of during the night and
transported to Whitmire the next
morning in a wagon, and it Sunday
morning, and had to come home via
Clinton.
The meeting this year was on Tuesday
evening and the rains that have
been falling during the past several
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days had put the roaas m very oau
condition and during the night there
* was almost a flood along the way between
the two towns. I had gone up
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1. Nine-room resid
Street.
2. Eight-room resi(
street.
- 5. 780 acres land, li
ards, plenty of w
6. 100 acres land ir
ing, barn with fc
I running water, p
7. 141 acres land
good grade of h
9. 218 acres land, 1
; \ three tenant houi
l\ 10. Nine-room reside
Pope Street.
111. Three-room hous
street.
j; 3 2. 233 acres land,
I Kinards, one thi
I 160 acres in timt
1 18. 143 acres land, k
| about four miles
residence and pl<
19. Half acre of lar
Street.
20. 118 acres of 1
| | River church.
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with Mr. Pierce Banks in his Essex,
and along with him was Mr. J. D.
Wheeler. On the return trip we j
brought Mr. Sam Mills and Mr. Waltor
Bodie, who had been playing ball i
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j at Whitmire witn me team num |
I Chapin. We left Whitmire with ^ome J
misgiving as to how we would find j
the roads, but with the chains and a j
good car we felt we could make the j
trip if the creeks had not swollen be- j
yond the depth to which a car could
made. The roads were muddy and
I the hills heavy, but we came along
I all right until we reached the home
i of Mr. Charles S. Suber at JVing s
1 creek. As we drove up toward the
j creek we saw Claude Schumpert and
[Tom Teague ahead signing us down.
Claude Schumpert was half undressed
evidencing that he had been wading
aground in the creek as if he had
been seining for fish. We were informed
that we could not cross the
creek, and that there were atj the
time tnree cars in ine six-earn ucm^u
th two bridges at this place unable
to move, as the water had stilled the
engines. Trailing us there were two
cars, Mr. Geddes Coats and Mr. Neal
W. Workman and the other car from
Little Mountain with J. B. Derrick,
W. A. Counts, J. H. Wise and W. B.
Shealy. We turned around and came
the road via Beth Eden. I
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r As best I could learn the three
cars in the middle of the stream
were Tom Teague, Mr. John
Henry Chappell, Tom Teague, Jr.,
Coroner F. M. Lindsey and Hon Hub
H. Evans, in one; Hon. George
Si. Mower, Hon. J. William Folk,
Treasurer Claude C. Schumpert,
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jsmcs aim uvivntb *??
-non in one; in the other
was Sheriff Blease with Mayor E. S.
Blease and Mr. B. B. Leitzsey. Just
imagine if you can Hon. Hub Evans
.sitting in a car with his immaculate
white pantaloons, and the Hon.
George S. Mower with a stainless
>uit of palm beach, and the Hon. J.
William Folk all sitting in cars in
";he middle of a stream with the
water. running along the running
board and the stream rising and it
i o of m'orVif nnfl the cars as
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dead as Hector. Now if ttiey had
just had the senator in another car
in the middle of the stream and all of
them had been given a good ducking
they, might'have been impressed with
the need of a good road between
these two towns, and would have
been in a mood that would have persuaded
them % do something to re-1
lieve the situation, that is if there is
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mmmmmmmmmmrnmammmmumamtmaamBmmmmmmmammmmottmmmaBt
ence with all conveniences or
lence with all conveniences o
I miles from Newberry, 2 miles fx
'ood and saw timber on this p.la<
i No. 6 To.vnship, one three-roor
>ur stables and shed, small pasti
lenty of timber.
on the Piedmont Highway,
ind.
:hree miles from city, five-room
ses, running water and well.
mce with about three &cres of
e with 3-4 acre of land, near Jc
13 miles from Newberry, 4 mil
I n a _
ee-room dwelling, au acres 111
>er.
nown as the W. H. Shannon Gar
west of Kinards on public road, i
snty of out buildings.
id with four-room house on
and in Township No. 6, nes
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anything they could do. And then
there was the mayor of Newberry and
the sheriff and the secretary of the
executive committee all sitting, not
standing on the bridge at midnignt,
but sitting out in the middle of the
stream and not one able to swin. It
might have been a terrible thing if
all of them had been washed down
the creek and had landed into the
muddy waters of the Broad.
JUUt X UIIUC1AU111U Lil?. I Willi lliv. c*o
sistance of Mr. C. S. Suber and some
negroes and a few mules the cars
were hauled out of the stream before
the waters had risen to the
point where it was possible to wash
them on down stream. And I doubt
if a one in the party could swim. I
understand that all of them reached
home in the wee small hours of the
morning' around three o'clock, and I
hope all safe and sound, though at
this writing I have not seen any of
tVipm. Yet T am satisfied that all of
them enjoyed the trip and are glad
of the experience. They ar^- probably
like some of the soldirs who
went overseas, wouldn't take a million
dollars for the experience but
wouldn't care to undertake it again
for two million dollars. It makes an
epoch in their lives as candidates for
office and an event to which to refer
in the days to come and to recount
with pleasure to the children and the
grandchildren as the shades of evening
gather around them.
The road around by Beth Eclen
was not altogether a path of pleasantness
and peace, for the rains had
been particularly heavy around this
way, and the road bed is narrow and
the water had made a regular branch
of it all the way along, and in many
places big ditches had been washed
out and the streams were still flowing
through the road as we traveled.
In fact we caught the only rain we
had to fall on us along this way, and
it was around 12 o'clock midnights
The rains fell very heavy as we came
along by Mr. Felker's and the Sligh
place and Mr. Chandler's and the
road was a running creek. The hill
near Mr. Ben Caldwell's was one
deep or two deep ditches, and may
be more than two. Along here we
ran afoul of Mr. 0. W. Bundrick and
Mr. John Buzhardt stuck hard and
Tast in one of these ditches, and they
were ready to abandon the car and
rest for the night. But we could not
get by, and besides we are always
ready and willing to help a brother
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i Glenn 21. 97 acres
miles fror
n Main 22. 103 acres
20 acres i
om Kin- 25- Four-roor
,e lights anc
n dwell- 34- 413 acres
are with bfarn wlt}
streams.
miles froi
Extra 35. 86 acres :
River roa
cottage, with stab]
n r>
<30. ruui-iuuij
land ?n 37. 141 acre:
miles fror
)hnstone 38. Five-roorr
[es from ^9. '6 acres 1
pasture, 40. 252 acres
Kinards, (
y Place, 4^ 101 acres
splendid Kinards, (
Dravton 42. 300 acres
Well timl
ir Bush 43.* 76 acres 1
outbuildir
k wr
m
f
Friday, j
:ll mack :
Whirlwind I
1 m
I Five Rollicking R<
nrwr
| i/vn m.
in distress, so the occupants of our
three cars just got out and lifted the
car out of the ditch and pushed it up
the hill. And the running from there
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vvaa an n^iiu anu xvau uiiu
we came along fine and reached Newberry
just as the town clock sounded
the hour of one.
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The campaign meeting at Whitmire
was held in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium,
and was presided over by Mr.
W. R. Watson, and the speaking began
at 7:30. I believe that all the
candidates were there and they all
j addressed the voters and told them
I why they.should be elected or why
! thpv wanted the lob. Most likely all
the voters had about made up their
minds as to how they were going to
vote, but it is great sport and a great
game to talk to the people and make
them promises, and then it is really
wonderful how friendly some people
can become wheji< they are candidates.
In fact it as well for every
1 one to be a Candidate at some time
I during his natural, life. He just can
find more time to ?et about over the
county and meet;t>he people at such
time than if he were not a candidate.
And it helps to educate and
broaden all of us[ to mingle ih a
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land on the Newberry-Chap]
n Newberry, adjoining lands of A
land, one five-roo mdwelling, ba
in pasture, living stream, spring
ti cottage on Eleanor Street, lai
1 city water. This is a bargain.
lorirl cdupn.mnrfl rpsiHprip.e. five
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i stables, 25 acres pasture, fiv
Convenient to churches and schc
n Newberry.
land in Township No. 6, on the
,d, two dwellings with four roc
les, 5 or 6 acres in pasture, well z
a cottage corner Calhoun and Li
3 land, nine miles west of N
n Silverstreet, on public road.
1 cottage on Nance Street, conve
and, 2 miles from city, on Piedn
i land, 12 miles from Newberry
)n the Piedmont Highway.
i land. 13 miles from Newberry
)n the Piedmont Highway.
. land, 3 miles from Kinards, two
)ered. At $10 per acre.
and, near Mr. M. T. Oxner's, sixlgs.
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SENNETT'S
reature Comedy j
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eeis or r un aim jl i uhv
miss it
friendly sort of way with the people.
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There was a fine ball game in the
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afternoon between Chapin and
Glenn-Lowry and both teams played
a good game. Glenn-Lowry has an
excellent team, but Chapin held them
a good hand and in this game the
score stood 1 to 0 in favor of Chapin.
It was a fast game. Luther pitched
for Chapin and most of the Chapin
if wo/Jq r\f Vinwa won nnH I
luaiii id niau^ um v/i. itvmv luvn^ m**v* i
in fact we believe that it was said
that six on the team were Shealy
brothers th? sons of Mr. Noah Shealy
who lives on the Newberry side Just
a few miles from Chapin. But both
teams played fine ball. This is a
fine ball ground. And the people
are proud of it, and I noticed that
the stores closed just at 5 o'clock in
order that all hands might go to the
game.
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The town of Whitmire is not yet
fVi-TrtnorVi -with fVio instflllinP" * of t'he .
water and sewage plant and as a re- j
suit of this work the streets at present
are in bad shape, but as soon as
this work is finished I am sure that
the streets will be worked and made
good. That is the town of Whitmire
*
pells road, 10 46. 350
Ir. Foster Senn. from
rn with stables, 47. Six-r
and well. Very
ge lot, electric ?0.
Stree
tenant houses, ^' ^ew
e wells, three . 52. 400 ;
ols, about seven mont
with
Newberry-Bush
>ms each, barn 53. 135 i
ind streams. room
ndsay Streets. '
r room
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ewuerry, uuec ber.
niently located. Pom<
55. 150 f
lont Highway. hous<
, 2 miles from 56. 60 a<
on th
, 2 miles from ^ a(
room
58. 116 j
i tenant houses. Broa
tenar
room dwelling, 59. One
hall ;
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Monday, ,
Henry B. \
and an all st<
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A splendid
From the story by H
Buried Treasure, L<
Thrilling Ad
and the people up that side do things.
They do them and they do them right
while they are at it.
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The attendance at the campaign
meeting was very good at the beginning,
but by the close a good
many had left, out of no disrespect
to the speakers, but these people get
up early to go to their work in the
mill and they retire early. But there
was prood attention and the neople
were interested in hearing what the
candidates had to say, and -seem to
be almost unanimous in favor of the
success of the vote for the issue of
bonds at the election next Tuesday.
By invitation Mayor E. S. Blease of
Newberry opened the meeting with a
speech explaining and urging the peo
pie to vote for the bonds and the
receptio ngiven Mr. Blease was evidence
that they were in favor of the
bonds and would so vote at the right
time. The people up this side are
very much in favor of roads, and are
willing to demonstrate their interest
by being willing to put up the price
to get the roads. That is the only
wav hflvp roads, to raise <the
money to pay for them and the safest
and best- plan and most equitable
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acres land known as the Sims
Whitmire. Ify'ght price.
oom dw-elling with all conveniem
close in.
t-room residence corner Cald\
its.
brick garage on Main Street.
acres land, 3 miles from town, f
; Highway, four four-room tena
eAch settlement. This is a goo
y a bargain.
teres land, known as the Montgor
t tenant house.
acres land, known as the Dicke:
. residence, one four-room tenan
ar>rps in motivation. 50 acres in
This is on the Broad River Hi|
iria, 2 miles from Strothers, 16 n
icres land, known as the Werts ]
e and barn.
zves land, known as the Lane P
is olace.
ires land, known as the Myra-Ea
tenant house with out buildings
acres land, known as the Cravei
d River Highway, one four-roor
it house and barn.
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four-room cottage on i\ance on
and electric lights. Very convei
s^s
Fire and Auton
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arold MacGratK
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venture.
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plan is to issue bonds for the raising
of the money. . E. H. A;. ^
RECOGNITION. ^
Vy I1BH Ulti S CaiCa anu ?vua *u?
ended,
All its burdens rolled away
Shall I enter life eternal,
See the light of endless day. .
When I step into the lifeboat, ^
And the boatman takes his oar
Will my loved ones bid me welcome
When I reach the mystic shore.
Will my parents know I'm coming *
To that happy heavenly land,
Will they fell my spirit's presence,
Shall I see a beckoning hand?
Will my children come <to meet me |
WhenvI climb the golden stair.
Shall I feel their arms around me, .r
Will .they call me mother there?
And the one who has, just left me,
The child nearest to my heart, v %
Will she say, "We're safe in Heaven,
Now we never more shali part." : ?
j. ?Anna Pearsall.
$ Democracy means an unbroken
solid South. /
Place about-4 miles I
?es on College Street. 1
veil and Johnstone ^
ronting on the Pied- I, '
,nt houses and barn |
d grade of land and 8
nery Place, one four- ?|;
rt Home Place, 14 . I
t house, barn, about I
pasture, plenty tim- * ?
*hway, 8 miles from 0
liles from Newberry. J |
Place; one four-room 5 |
Plpnfv timber $ n
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rgle Place, one fouri
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n-Hill Place on the
n and one one-room
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eet with bath room,
liently located.
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