Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-03-06
rhvONS TilN RURAL POLICE.
Writer from DakWay Section Feels
Need Oi Extra Protection.

Oakway. Fob. 2l.---iIditor kcOwcc
Courier: | notice in this week S COu
ricr another farmer writing with ref
crcncc TO the rural police. | wish
ihrs" farmers would sign their
names and give their addresses.
some Of us would like to know where
ihcy live. one reason is that we
would like to tive in Il community
where there Is no need OF Il police
man.
Now. Mr.. Editor. this Oakway sec
ton IS counted the garden spot Of
'Oconcc county. by some of us. Never
AhclcSS We need good, sober rural
policeman. 1t has not been many
nights since some one fired a pistol
at Don Gains house; not very long
since a young man came down the
public road CurSinE and hOllering;
he was drunk. This happened in
front OF Jim Carroll's. his wife hear
ing II. It has been but Il few days
since was Mt the little town Of Oak
way and saw young man, bare
headed, going up the road hollering
and curSing everybody. Some time
ago there was a show at Oakway and
big fuss. Drunken men broke up
the show. was at picnic not
long ago and saw fight by two men,
hoth drunk and using all the profanc
language tEcy could think OF. and
saw several pistols drawn. This took
place where there was crowd OF
ladics and children.
| saw also, not long ago, i'm front
Df store at Oakway a drunk man
shoot large pistol when there were
about tiity people aronnd--two OF
thom Oh the grand jury at that time.
We have four churches in this com
munily, and it is very often the case
that fight lakcS place ON the church
grounds, or a lap robe or whip is
stolen or buggy cut up. II there
rs dance anywhere and it is known n
week in advance, half the younw men
are drunk
Now, don't lay all this to the
young men OF this section. They come
from four to eight miles around
want to say word right here to the
parents Of Il boy that brings home Il
raw aide buggy whip that he took
out Of some ones buggy while thcy
wcr" in the church listening to a
good sermon: Just take the whip
and wear ii out on the boy: then 20
ana pay the owner for the whip. This
might save the boy from a lfc~sen-
Srncc in the pen or a seat in the cleo
sriC chair.
believe that by having Il good
rural policeman Il lot OF this cOuld
ne stoned. am willing to try It.
IN" little extra taxes won't amOunt
q ANYTHING compared with the good
ihat the right man would do. or
course he Cor thcy) would have to
nav" the cooperation OF the DcOplc
VINO want law and order.
think MIR. Harris and Mr.. Cary
and Senator Earle have the good of
the people at heart. | believe they
hnow what is best for the country
They have all seen just what | have
mentioned, and they know that wc
need protection.
NOW, as this is election wear
want those farmers who don't think
W" need rural police to 90 to some
OF the picnics and campaign meet
ingS and take their wives nd
daughters and let them hear wha, Is
gong on. or get out ON some main
pubic road some day when there IS
Il show in some OF the towns and SEQ
the people pass as they 80 homo. Let
your wife and daughters and that
good son Of yours hear wat is going
on 1t would almost male the devil
blush TO hear some OF the young men.
and Older ones. too. curse.
| say, give us the protection that
The cities have. We need it. If two
policemen arc not enough. give us
four or more.
Yours for better order in the coun-
Try, and especially around our
Hhnrch"s, W. II. Cole.