The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-16
THE IDLER.
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"Duties never conflict l sup
pose that is true. Sometimes though
they do seem to lead in opposite direc-
tions, but of course they don't. If
every one would do his duty honestly,
fearlessly, and conscientidG1sly this
would be a pretty good old world,
/ and there would not be so many ap-
parent conflicts.
The Ledger office is getting oat
swell little four-page "booster" for
Gaffney. The board Of trade is fur
nishing the sinews.-Gafney Ledger.
Newberry has a chamber of COM
merce, but the policy is, so far as I
have been able 10 learn, not to
"boost.' Our body prefers to do
things without letting the public know
much about it. BY the way, do you
know who is secretary Of the Newber-
ry chamber Of commerce now? I did
not see where he was present at re-
cent meeting of the secretaries. We
have nice rooms for our chamber O.;
commerce. An assembly room; read
ing room, and a pool and billiard room
where the members can enjoy them
selves but the body does not believe In
exploiting or letting the newspapers
know what is being done.
The Idler has been thinking a good
deal about that proposition to vote
bonds for new school buildings. There
is no doubt that more buildings are
needed. Over 400 children in one lit
tie building is cruelty to animals. It
is pity the legislature put that levy
for maintenance in with the PROPOSE
tion for additional buildings but then
we need more money to pay the
teachers and no investment pays the
individual, or the community so hand
somely as money spent for education.
And while we are at it, we just as
well do the thing right. The right
thing is to put up another building
for the lower grades and then high
school building separate from the 9th
er two. If that is done more money
will be needed for maintenance. Moth
ing so advertises a town as fine
schools. Nothing so helps a town as
good schools.
Voting the school bonds still gives
the city the opportunity to extend the
sewerage and to build streets. We
must not forget this. Every citizen
is entitled to have the privilege Of
sewerage.
Alderman Green sent word to the
Idler that it had occurred to him
that there ought to be bridge in COL
lege street over Scott creek and he
had tried to get it. I thought AID
erman Green got everything he tried
real hard to get. Try again, Mr.. AID
erman Green. If at first you don't
succeed-you know the rest. That
bridge must come.
"The only fellows, outside Of mil
ionaires, that marry rich women
these days are chaufeurs. This is a
hint to youn men who are hunting
for a short cut to wealth.
What's the matter with the dukes,
and the barons and the noblemen OF
the old world. But the chaufeurs
have had their innings recently.
"Governor-elect Brown has decided
the city Of Marietta five acres of
ground for public park. Put down
another merit mark for Little Joe."
VIII not somebody in Newberry let
us give them merit mark. There is
beautiful plot of ground in original
lorest at the corner of Johnstone and
Glenn streets that could be turned IN
to an ideal park. have no sugges-
ton to make but feel satisfied if it
were decided to the city for "a public
park the city would set down merit
mark to the donor.
A dispatch from Washington de-
scribes the meeting Of President Taft
and Vice-President Sherman on tue
reviewing stand just after taking the
oath of office as follows:
"'Put her there, Jim,' command
ed President Taft, and the good right
hands of the chief executive and
Vice-President Of the nation met IN
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