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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948 Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow! (Written 53 Years Ago) Long before that insignia of progress, the locomotive whis tle, had reverberated over the hills and through the glens of Newberry county, the medical qualities of the waters of wha.t is now Spearman’s Mineral Springs were known to the peo ple who dwelt in that locality, indeed it is well authenticated that as early as 1798 a citizen of Charleston who was tem porarily sojourning in New berry partook of the waters of this spring and reported the beneficial effects to friends in Charleston, and quantities of the water were carried to that city. While the superior quali ties of the water have been well known to the people of today it was not until last year that any intelligent effort was made to present their merits to the public and place them on the market. In 1899 Messrs Z. F. Wright and M. L. Spearman purchased the springs and about 20 acres of the surround ing property. The secured the testimonials of the leading phy sicians of this section to the superior medicinal properties of the water. Among those who so testified were Drs. Mayer, McIntosh, Ellisor and Young, with these and other endorse ments they offered the water on the market and while no special effort has been made to push their sale it is constant ly increasing and as their v'orth becomes better known they will doubtless find a sale eoual to any of the springs waters now sold. The Spearman Mineral Spring is located about 8 miles North of Newberry and one and one- half miles west of Jalapa sta tion on the CN&L railroad. The place is a veritable natur al bower of beauty. It is a glen where the shadows seem to be clothed with whispering of peace—rest so irresistibly soft and sweet as to make the tired nerves forget to ache and the brain to worry. Hills sur round it on all sides like bul warks constructed by nature to keep out all disturbing elements and leave this place to peace and rest. Clear brooks run down the hill side and as they hurry over the rocks they give forth a sweet cadence which seems as if it was a benedic tion from the Creator to tired men, who had found this ely- sium where the birds contin ually warble in the groves and those who seek its confines seem to have another sun and other stars. The running brook, soft sighing of the trees and the songs of the sweet- throated songsters make a sym phony of an animate and in animate nature. Thus has na ture favored this spot. It but remains for man to improve the advantages. This has been al ready commenced by the pre sent proprietors. A handsome pavilion has been erected and roads laid out. It is the inten tion of the owners to erect a fine hotel in the grove of prim itive oaks, pines and poplars, and cottages for those who de sire more seclusion than afford ed by a hotel. The place pos sesses all advantages of loca tion, being within one mile of railroad, easy of access by good public highways, and with the contemplated improvements will | doubtless become a popular re- I sort for tlmse who desire to rest or drink of the health giv ing and health saving waters of Spearman’s spring. On July 21, 1899 Governor | McSweeny and other State • of ficials of South Carolina visit ed Spearman’s spring and like all others who have been to this favorite spot were con vinced that Newberry county had within her confines a . loca tion which possessed natural advantages for a great summer and winter resort not surpassed 1 by any of the famous springs ' of North Carolina and Virginia. This ancient writer has me all agog! Where is Spearman’s spring? How I would like to take thjs sin-sogged old carcass of mine out there and lap up a quantity of that “symphony” of the quick and the dead! And would this weary old scribbler enjoy some of that “benediction from the Creator to tired men.” . . , “The running brook.. , soft signing of the trees . . , songs of sweet-throated songs ters.” My! My! I can just see that scribe of the long ago out there in the cathedral quietness of the for est primeveal cooking up those moving adjetives. But without doubt long ere this those state ly poplars—those majestic pines have become plywood and pa per bags—the springs poluted and this Eden a thing only to be rememberer! by older New- ■ berrians. A tie with days that were good and unhurried. Man in his greedy quest has left but little as nature fixed it in the morning of the world. Now running brooks means a dam and power; a sweet-sing er a target for the pump gun. The old order passeth, verily! But it has not been improved upon.- In place of the man who could go into the quiet woods and sing about nature, we have the superman who sees glory .in wars and rumors of wars. Man has not im proved upon the old. He has only become smarter in the ways of cussedness.—Ed. SEASE HEADS WINTHROP MUSIC CLUB Miss Belvin Sease of Little Mountain has been named pres ident of the W'inthrop Music Club for 1948-49. Mliss Janice Bellinger of Charleston was made vice-president. BLDG. SUPPLIES — Rock lathe, ceiling tile 16 x 32. Bldg. Board. Asbestos Siding and Shingles, Asphalt shingles No. 210 any color. Fir panel doors glass doors. We deliver truck load lots. Get our prices before you buy. Phone 14-J. M. W. Crouch & Son, Johnston, S. C. 22-3tc LOST — Setter Dog—White black head and ears, white streak down middle of face. No collar. Name “Bo”. Re ward. Notify Floyd Dennis. 1229 Kinard St. Phone 559-J or Murray Sheppard, Silver- street. S. C. Itc FOR SALE — One Maytag washing machine, one large wardrobe with glass front. J. B. Harman. Prosperity, S. C. Itc UIeiis Friday /and Saturday CHARLES STARRETT As ‘The Durango Kid” in “The Lone Hand Texan” with SMILEY BURNETTE Added—First Chapter .of ... SUPERMAN and COLOR CARTOON MONDAY 8c TUESDAY See the boldest bandits in history ride again! RETURN OF THE BAD MEN Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys and “Gabby” , Hayes Added—RATHE NEWS 3:00, 4:45, 6:30 & 8:15 DRIVE' IN Theatre FRIDAY Arturo DeCardova. Dorothy Patrick NEW ORLEANS CARTOON; Lady Said No NEWS SATURDAY William Gargan, Wallace Ford ISLE OF DESTINY CARTOON: Quite Please WEDNESDAY 8c THURSDAY CAMPUS HONEYMOON Lyn and Lee Wilde, Adele Mara and Richard’ Crane Added—CRIME LABORATORY 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, & 9:00 Morning Show 9:30 Saturday Admission 12c—35c every day OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY BUCK JONES 0 in "Crimson Trail” Added—TEX GRANGER and COMEDY Admission 9c—25c all day Late Show 10:15 Saturday Nile RETURN OF THE BAD MEN LATE SHOW SATURDAY Starts at 10:30 MONDAY AND TUESDAY Hedy Lamar, George Sanders STRANGE WOMAN CARTOON WEDNESDAY Gary Cooper, Irene Dunne LADY IN A JAM Cartoon: Mother Hubba Hubbard THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Robert W'alker, June Allyson SAILOR TAKES A WIFE CARTOON Veri-Thin Dexter $ More for your money in every way. / Convaniant Tarms Hamilton’s JEWELERS 1012 Main St. * * * Lay It Away Today For Christmas Giving- (Continued from page one) NEGROES ROB perished before firemen could get to the scene. Our leaders here haven't done anything about it, and my cri tics over the nation have not sought to improve the housing situation for the masses in their respective cities. Because of the deplorable and shocking acute housing sit uation the morality rate among Negroes is higher than among other groups. Because of the lack of bathing facilities and proper training in the care ol the body, the Negro is Ynore susceptible to diseases than others. Take for instance venereal disease. My critics would not dare to deny more Negroes are ‘victims of this dreaded disease that whites. But what is being done about it? The Negro lead ers are not doing one thing about it. They won’t even give proper and adequate support to the few Negro Hospitals we have. The white people of this nation are carrying the burden of this health program for Ne groes. What have my crifics done about the conduct of ignorant Negroes in public? Any decent Negro who walks down any street in any city in this nation where "Negroes hang out is ac costed and insulted. Decent Negro women in Newark wouldn’t dare to walk through some of the city’s streets for fear of being attack ed by some of the hoodlums who hang on the comers. My critics and advocates of civil rights legislation would like ttr force the white people of t|iis nation to accept these street corners destroyers of Negro womanhood with outstretched arms. I know of instances in which respectable women of nny race have been knocked down and kicked because they spurned the advances of street corner hoodlums. Just walk through any street where. Negroes hang out and listen to the filthy and vulgar language emanating from the lips of the youths and men of our group. * Go into any public place! where this element assembles and observe the conduct, listen to the vulgarity. Our would be leaders—my critics, have not initiated a program of educa tion in public conduct to im- orove this situation. Go into any Negro communi ty and look at the number of. teen-age Negro girls who are pregnant, and not married. The parents in many instances are victims of exploitations by'the leaders of the race, and can’t help themselves. No, heaping abuse upon me for my frankness, is .not the answer. When you criticize me you merely force me to expose the shortcomings more. I still maintain that our fight should be carried on from with in our race. We are our worst enemy. Let’s get our house in order so that we will be in a position to accept and appre ciate that which we seek. —Telegram, Newark, N.J RITZ THEATRE THURSDAY 8i FRIDAY Dana Andrews, Jean Peters Dean Stockwell, Anne Revere, Cesar Romero * DEEP WATERS Musical Short: Gypsy Holiday. FOX NEWS Civic League To Meet With Mrfe. Carlton The Civic League will meet Tuesday afternoon, October 26, at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Vernon Carlton on Nance street with Mrs. Johnny Werts, Mrs. Frank Slight, Mrs. Leland Wil son, Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam and Mrs. P. B. Ezell associate hos tesses. As this is plant exchange time again, everyone is asked to send or bring a plant which has been properly labeled. Reports for the equipping of the new Community Hall will be heard and discussed at this meeting, and each member is urged to be presnt as this is to be a very importan meeting. AIR FORCE WILL RELY WHOLLY ON VOLUNTEERS The Newberry Station of the US Army and the US Air Force Recruiting Service will intensi fy its Volutary Enlistment Pro gram for the US Air Force in line with an Air Force deci sion to rely on volunteer^ to meet its new authorized strength, M^-Sgt. Charles J. Smithers, Station . Commander, said today. “The Air Force is a volun teer Service today, and it will continue to be in the forseeable future,” M-Sgt Smithrs declar ed. “Only the best type of American youth—mentally, mo rally, and physically—can ser vice and fly the planes that are blazing new trails to peace and security. For such men, the Air Force offers exception al careers with high pay, .in teresting work, and chances for advancement and security that ar e seldom equalled. Sgt. Smithers explained that men who volunteer for the Air Force for three or more years will have the opportuni ty to bcome specialists in com munications, jet propulsion, , mechanics, and dozens pf other thrilling and valuable jobs. “An airman who qualifies for a technical grade in one of these specialties,” Sgt. Smithers said “can earn the equivalent of $4000 to $5OOP a year in net civilian pay.” PANEFUL CRIME! Sherlock, the famed detective arrived on the scene of the qrime. “Heavens!” he said “this is more serious than I figured. This window is broken on both sides.” Youngsters like ’em! Parents like ’em! Bobbies are made of soft, foot- easy Durene* for cool comfort. Bobbies wash well and their fine construction and long last- . ing qualities make them real budget items. Bobbies are na tionally advertised in Made moiselle and. Seventeen. ATTEND S. C. AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION The following automobile dealers who attended the South Carolina Automobile Associa tion which was held at the Sheraton Bon Air Hotel in Au gusta, Ga., Saturday through Mbnday were: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Todd, J. W. Smith and Jimmy Lipscomb of Newberry and P. B. Mitchell of Whit mire. SATURDAY Johnnv Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan. John Sheffield, Virginia Grey, Paul Kelly Tarzan’s New York Adventure Short: Rockets of the Future MONDAY 8t TUESDAY Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lan caster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corev SORRY. WRONG NUMBER Cartoon: Up-Standing Sitter M.G.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY Edgar Buchanan, Anne Lee, Robert Shayne, Gary Gray BEST MAN WINS Latest Issue of . . . THE MARCH OF TIME Martin Block’s MJusical Merry- Go-Round with Les Brown & Virginia O’Brien Carpenter’s From Oct. 27 through Nov. 8 th GIANT RING CONTEST ^ The vauable prizes which will be given away in this contest can be seen on display in our store. For further information and blanks to use in this contest, come by Fennells Jewelry Store Thanks, Everyone! The officers and members of Legion Post 24 wish to take this means to thank everyone who in any way contributed to the great success of the 1948 Newberry County Fair. The list of those who helped is too long to print here, but we are not unmindful of the part played by even the most humble. The Fair was afgreat success both from a financial standpoint and, yve believe, from an educational stand point. It was a success too, in that it broiight our people together for a session of fellowship. Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212 O0000000<x>0<x>00<><>00000000000<>>0000000000000000000t THIS MAN IS SCARCE And We Need Two The most scarce virtue in manpower today is the ability of men to work without supervision. We <j have an exceptionally well paying opportunity for 1 two married men, under 45, with car, for outside sales work by mfr. (selling nearly as much as all other companies combined) who don’t need watch ing. All forty-two men in S. C. are making more ’ money than in previous jobs or businesses. U you believe you can do what other men are doing (after bfeing taught) write, giving details,, to Electrolux State Office, 1921 Blossom St., Columbia, S. C. for interview next week. a Queen Bee ! The- Queen Bee lives seven to eight years, but the workers live only one season. The Queen eats Royal jelly, which has 17 times the food value of ordinary jelly. , You receive the same courteous treatment when you visit us for a loan. PURCELLS Your Protection Our Business * Phone 197 Legion Post 24 They Gave Old John A Raise ’ Yes sir, the miners raised John’s salary from $25,000 to $50,000 a year. John hasn’t yet demand ed that 10c a ton te added to the price of coal to take care of the raise but if you think that you will not have to pay the bill eventually, you’re just not doing much straight thinking. • NOW, WE’VE GOT SOME COAL, the price of which doesn’t include Anything for John’s recent raise. Want some? Well, just phone 155 and you’ll be taken care of rapidly and courteously. Coal prices are high—too high. So is most every thing else. But as for COAL we give you advice out of long experience. THE PRICE WON’T BE LOWER. It might easily be more. At this time the weather is good. We can slip into your place and leave a few tons without your hardly knowing we’ve been there. So MUCH better than delivering" in bad weather when we’d almost have to cut ruts in your yard in the mud. , We’re listening for your ring. It’s 155. Farmers Ice and Fuel