The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-05

ming some of the prize money. The
second prize was $50, which was more
| than enough to pay the expenses. Had
they failed to win-and the only rea-
son they would have failed would
| have been on account of Inadequate
equipment which the town ought to
furnish them-it would come out Of
their own treasury. ,.,:;,a.-
The first prize was 500, the second
$50, and the third $40. Anderson be-
fore the races announced that what
ever time was made by her teams,
they were not in the races for the
money and that the money would be
divided among the visiting teams. In
fact, Anderson did everything as
things ought to be done.
In this connection it may be stated
that the pair Of horses for fire service
| which the town was going to buy
have never arrived. The horses which
are now being used are too light for
the wagon and for fire service. The
council has made several efforts to
secure new horses, and these efforts
have been fruitless. In the meantime,
the towns fire protection has remain
ed the same-inadequate.
A new pair of horses for fire SER
| vice, a tournament horse that can
make the time, and four men for fire
headquarters, two for day and two for
night, have been urged for some time,
and the need Of them is constantly
seen. The Southeastern Tariff as
sociation places Newberry below the
second class on insurance rates, and
among the reasons assigned are that
there are no men constantly at fire
headquarters and other lack of facili-
ties for the fire department.
In a recent report of this associa-
tion attention was called to these mat
ters and the recommendation is made
that the department be partly paid
and that it be in charge Of chief,
preferably fully paid, with some paid
officers under him and the remainder
volunteers.
Another matter which the report
called special attention to is the need
for larger mains than the four-inch
mains which were being used at the
time the report was made. The re port
recommends the taking up of these
mains and the laying of at least six
inch mains in order to bring Newberry
into the second class. Notwithstand-
ing these facts Fire Chief Henry B.
Wells says that all the pipes now be-
ing laid under the recent bond issue
are only four inches. It would seem
that when the association which regu-
lates insurance rates advises the TAX
ing up of the four inch mains then in
use, it would be a useless expenditure
of money to lay more mains of this
size.
Another. matter which the associa-
tion called attention to in this report
is proper building laws and the re-
| port in effect recommends the ap-
pointment of somebody who would
have in charge the matter of prevent
ing the erecting of frame buildings
within the fire limits.
These matters have been called to
the attention of the people of New
berry on 4 good many occasions
through the newspapers, but nothing
has been done. 1t will be too late to
carry these measures into effect after
fire has done the damage which they
are intended to prevent.
These are suggestions which it is
| thought will be pertinent in connec-
tion with the story of what the New
berry firemen did at Anderson.
Chief H. B. Wells has been urging
them for good many years.
The Newberry iremen are enthus-
iastic on account of the treatment
they received at the hands of Ander-
son and of the Anderson fremen. No
town could have given them more
royal reception and entertainment and
the Newberry people appreciate it.
In addition to the fremen Messrs.
Robt. Norris, ". o. Miller, ". A.
Wherry, J. Y. Jones, D. B. Chandler,
J. Guy Daniels, N. F. Hardeman, J.
G. Carroll and Mr.. Thos. E. Jackson,
an old Newberry boy who took part in
tournament % years ago, attended.
Mr.. Robert Norris carried Chief