The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
A Few Words as to How 1t is.

enough " " eN1S' ~
trihDtable to the absence on press
day-busy day-of the combination
man" of the Office, the editor-worker.
It is bad enough to have him one alb
sent at such time, but whsn it hap
pens at the same time that another
very much missed man is away it is
doubly bad-bad enough to change
the shortcomings to the longgoings
for the rest. 1t is indeed "douoly
bad" and if the paper escapes being
BADLY dubbed" before they get back
it will be two or three wonders. 1t
happens at the same time that the
editor is away at the seashore to
swap newspaper talk for the murmur-
ing wAisperings of the ocean in an
swering the question of what are
the wild waves saying" at the very
time, we repeat, it happens that
another busy man is absent from the
Office, the same being in Abbevllle at
the iremens' tournament doing his
successful part in capturing the big
prizes for Newberry; which is good
for him, good for the company, good
for Newberry, but tough on the ones
he left behind. 1t would not be so
bad if the Office had it's old reliable,
faithful standby to fall back on,
in the person of Jno. K. A.-Nold
,JohnKa'-the best and most perfect
"allround" newspaper man that the
all mighty ruler of the universe ever
let draw the sweet breath Of life. For,
beyond the shadow of doubt, he is
the swiftest and most competent that
ever handled copy. 1t was born IN
hin-he inherits it. There are eX-
pert type-writers, and nothing else.
There are expert stenographers and
nothing else. There are expert
writers, and nothing else. Sometimes
there are good stenographers and
-tyne writer's VINO can't spell correct
" or use good English. Not so with
the writer, stenographer and type
writer under discussion. H can reel
off on his typewriting machine great
rolls of copy from his perfect steno-
graphic notes in a remarkably, an
Incredibly limited space OF time, and
when the manuscript is placed BE-
fore you it is perfect it its entirety
except perhaps for an occasional un-
dotted "i' or uncrossed "t.
But all this has nothing to do with
what the reporter started out to say.
1t is a depression, but pleasant one.
It is said in the absence of the per-
son discussed and without his knowl-
edge. What we started out to say is
that the reporter wishes to take ad-
vantage of the absence of Editor Aull
to pay him little tribute; want to
say it behind his back, to soy it when
he is not expecting It, when he has
not the least idea it is going to be
said. or even that it is being thought
of. 1t is just a tribute from one man
10 another whom he knows, and who
deserves what is said good of him.
of a man who is misjudged by many
and misunderstood by many and
whose motives are sadly misconstrued
in many instances. The reporter has
an irresistible impulse to fly to- the
side of Col. Aull, who can defend him
self and Is not dependent on this
feeble defense. But when a man
knows another and knows how un-
Justly he is treated, it makes him
feel like rising up and saying some
thing. The reporter has worked for
a long time with Col. Aull and he
knows that the Southern School News
uttered a great truth recently when
it said that "The Newberry county
schools have made steady progress
under the strong supervision of Col.
E. H. Aull. Unusual progress has
been made in building school houses
and equipping them and in refurnish-
ing old houses. 1t is doubtful that
any superintendent in South Carroll
na has accomplished more in such a
short time. Superintendent Aull is
a man of affairs, and has had wide
experience in public life. He edits
one of the best papers in the State"
etc. This being so undeniable true,
and the people acting as they did in
the face of it, makes it so strange that
it is unaccountable and even puz-
zling. How such a superintendent