The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-03
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I read Mr.. A. G. Jones' letter about
that Y. NJ. G. A. building and the
use of the old court house Well, We
need Y. NJ. G. A. building and the
old court house is too good building
to be torn down, but it is going to be
! hard to get our people together on
the proposition to accept it, because,
! unfortunately, we will not get tOgeth-
! er on any proposition, it matters not
how good a thing it may be. Why,
I heard some one say that this build
ing ought tob sold and the proceeds
applied to the debt for the new court
house. Of course, any thinking man,
who does not want to fool the people,
knows it would cost all it would bring
to tear it down and there would be
nothing left to apply on the debt, but
lAel yOu al e. IL IL n04O IUA ASo w FSA
to the Y. NJ. G. A. and $4,000 were
spent in improving it we would have
a beautiful and useful place. 1t
would be useful place for the coun-
try people as we'll as the town people,
but the temptation to receive few
dollars from it's sale I am afraid
would be stronger argument with a
great many Of our people than all
the uplifting influences Of Y. M. c..
A. I hope I am mistaken but it is
just as well to face the facts.
The chamber of commerce, I see.
is to hold meeting and have an ad-
dress from Mr.. Wood. do hope every
member will go out and that Mr..
Wood may be able to stir them up
like they tell me he has stirred Spar
tanburg. When I was younger I use
to take great interest in these things
myself, bGt now that I have grown
old all I can do is to encourage the
boys.
wonder if I could get Mr.. Wood
to say a word about my park when he
comes. If he gets things pretty hot
it might do some good. I hope I may
get to see him while he is in town.
TO The tdler: am requested by
one Of the gentlemen whose name
you have been calling in several Of
your articles to ask you not to call
his name in the manner you have.
He is one of the live men of the
community, Editor.
WE'LL. I am glad he is alive and
well. I ain so fully convinced that it
he would he could head a movement
and build that park that I am disap-
pointed that he does not do it, and
thought maybe he was In dreamland.
Any man who could be great bene-
factor to his own and succeeding gen.
erations and does not grasp the op-
portunity must be-well, I will de-
sist. 1t would be so easy.
So far as I am personally concern
ed one big spreading oak and a three
legged stool is a good park for me,
but was thinking of the children
and the women and the young folks
and the town-the general welfare,
clause, you know. But if the people
are satisfied it is all right with me.
Selfshness is the bane of this
age. Selfshness, you know what
that word means. I would like to get
good definition Of this word before
this community and whenever I am
afraid that I cannot make clear the
meaning of any word I like to con-
suit old man Webster-the one that
wrote a dictionary. Let's see what
he says. Listen: "Exclusive regard
to ones own interest or happiness:
that supreme self-love or self-prefer-
ence which leads a person to direct
his PURPOSES to the advancement OF
his own interest, power, or happi-
ness, without regarding those of 9TH
ers.'' Do you grasp what it means?
If you do not, the sooner you do the
happier you will be. No one who ID