The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-18
THE IDLER.


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| ! am great believer in an auto
mobile and if / had the money to
spare I would buy me a touring car
/ and hire me chauffer and take my
friends driving every afternoon. And
j | would be interested in good roads,
, too. and l would organize myself into
good roads association and l
would be like that fellow Bill Arp
wrote about some fifty years ago, it
would take a mighty big field IN
which could disband, but as I don't
own an automobile I will have to try
to disband myself in my little back
yard.
But what | was trying to say IS
even an automobile owner ought to
be and is a good citizen and should
obey the laws Of his State, county
and town, and he should toot his
horn when approaching street cross
ing and should observe the speed or
! dinance. If it is a bad ordinance
make so much noise that the people
who have nerves and who do not like
the hustle and noise Of a live town
will demand its repeal. These are
mighty narrow streets in Newberry,
you know, and I suppose any automo-
bile owner would regret to hurt any
one or to be the cause Of any one
getting hurt.
What the automobile people who
want to ride for pleasure ought to
! do is to get together and build some
roads out of town. They could do
| it. Seems to me I heard about six
months ago something along the line
of main highway between Green
Vile and Columbia, but if anything
has been done in Newberry to put it
in shape I have not heard Of it. You
| automobile owners get busy on this
road and put it in shape through
Newberry county at least. One mile
is finished. Extend this mile to
Prosperity, and then to Little Noun
| cAin, and from Newberry to Kinards.
| I believe all the people who live
along the road would help you and
this part could be put in excellent
condition with little labor and cost
and then you would have thirty miles
Of good all the year road.
I see that Mr.. John Kinard threw
little bouquet at The Idler and
then wound up by saying he had it
treed. That's all right, Mr.. Kin
ard. I thank you and appreciate your
pleasant words and hope to merit
your good will, for whit I don't
want to borrow any money just now,
as have a sufficient to last ME for
! one day, yet I don't. know how it
may be tomorrow. Ny life is simple
and my wants are few but I like to
have the good will Of the bankers
and cotton mill men and everybody,
on down to the oandlestick maker.
Mr.. Kinard,, T see, spoke Of the
long connection of John Wicker with
The Herald and News and the edi-
tor then mentioned Hosea Barger.
Then there is Billy Hunter, why he's
no kid himself and has been off and
on with The Herald and News, it
seems to me, for a mighty long time.
But I suppose they were talking
about continuous service. imagine
if one who needs help can get a COM
petent and faithful helper it is bet
ter not to change so often.
|! Now, Mr.. Kinard, won't you at
tend that meeting Mr.. Zack Wright
is going to call to get that park move
ment started. I mean The Idler's
park. If you love The Idler as you
profess and appreciate its humble
efforts for the good Of this commu-
nifty go and get your banker friends
together and the real estate men and
get a move on you. All We need is
an organization with few deter
mined men and women behind the
movement and the thing is done. A
leader-an unselfsh leader-one who
has civic pride-one who has an in