The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-22

every denomination and afiGation a
new home? The subscriptions agge-
grated $S6,367 for a new building for
the use of the youth Of this conmu-
nifty and strangers within her gates.
To help uplift and save from evil
ways should be a matter Of deepest
interest to every woman and man
in our State. Give young men place
to spend their evenings and meet
socially Christian people Of charac-
ter and influence, where example and
interest in their welfare Will help
them to lay the foundation that Will
be a cornerstone to a higher and no
bier citizenship It is the need of
an influence such as this that fills
the pool rooms and leads to lives of
sin, and at last the reckless find their
names on the criminal calendar.
Newberry should arouse herself to
provide a home for her youth. Let
her show a community Of strength in
this noble endeavor and all take stock
in a grand association for the max
Ing of men. The old court house
can not be put to a better use than a
home for the Y. NJ. c.. A. Little effort
and little money Will make it suitable
for such a purpose and friends in the
country will lend them aid for the
refuge of their boys.
Columbia has been visited by a
heavy electrical and rain storm,
which is a blessing to the farmer and
the merchants, as the dust for a
week or more was just awful on stock
and patience.
TIE city is in a garment Of green
beautiful lawns and flowers and the
grand old trees are a delight and a
Joy forever, to strangers and citizens
alike.
The wide pavements are being
curbed and fine drive-ways are alive
with vehicles and the automobiles
crowded with young and old enjoying
'joy rides" over the cemented streets
make a gay panorama Of color and
style, in the greater Columbia.
Mr.. A. c, Jones some time ago had
some articles in the Newberry papers,
which T read with a great deal Of
interest, advocating turning the old
court house over to an association
for the purpose of a Y. NJ. C. A.
building, and my recollection is-my
mind isn't as good as it used to be-
that our delegation in the last legislo
ture put through a bill to submit to
the dear people the question Of turn
ing over the old building for this ptr-
pose, provided $4,000 was raised to
put it in shape.
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For a long time I wanted to see
the old building kept on the square
and put to some use, and urged that
somewhere in it rest rooms should be
provided for ladies who come to town
shopping, putting the building to
some public use Of that KIND.
# it could be used for Y. NJ c. A.
building, that would certainly be a
good move. But I have become some
What discouraged, and I doubt if
anything Will ever be done with the
old building in the way Of improving
it and putting it to some public use,
and T believe the best thing would
be, under the circumstances, just to
tear it down. And then put a park
where il stood, and let the park ex-
tend up to the old central rock. You
see, can t get rid Of the park idea.
Mr.. Editor, I see you have beeR
writing along the line of getting up
subscriptions for Y. NJ. c. A. for
Newbery. That would be a fine
thing, and I hope the people Of New
berry will take hold Of it. Of course
you will have the knockers to con-
tend with. The little knockers with
the little hammers are Like he poor
they are with us always. Unlike the
poor, though, they could move away
But they won't. I suppose all towns
have them. I hope not.
Did you notice how nicely ths
crossings over Caldwell street a
Johnstone and Boundary streets came
in last Sunday morning after ths
rain The people, going to tht
churches could cross the street
without losing all the religion they
had before they got to church, and
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