The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-10-14
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM
STATES CAPITAL CITY
AN EXPRESSION AS TO "kNOCK
ING" AND "kICkING.'
Newberry College on the GridirOn-
Penitentiary Director Dies-Mili-
Tia Inspection.
Special to The Herald and News.


a gentleman who was here today,
"tnat your Newberry people are al
ways knocking? l noticed II the Co.
lumbia Record the other afternoon a
well-deserved tribute to Mrs. Mary b.
Evans and her efforts in the establish
ment and maintenance of the ladies'
rest room in Newberry But, 10 and
behold even in that article there was
parentherical knock, and a
knock" at something entirely for
eign to the subject. the handsome
new court house was incidentally re-
ferred to, and in parenthese there was
some reference to the opinion of some
that it is a temple of injustice" l
have known Newberry county long
time, and certainly Newberry juries
will compare in uprightness and in
telligence and courage and integrity
with the juries of any county in Amer
ca
The aforesaid gentleman said moth
ing that could hurt the feelings OF
any one, and his name doesn't mat
ter.
Continuing, he said:
81 noticed some time ago that one
of the Newberry newspapers wanted
the lobby of the new post office kept
open at night-a matter for the con-
venience of travelling men, and lots
of other people, too. Even the lobby
of the old postoflce stayed open at
night, and it wouldn't have cost any
money or effort to keep the lobby OF
the new postofice open. Whether it is
still locked every night at 9 o'clock, l
don't know. But some paper in anoth
er town commented on the plea of the
Newberry paper to have the lobby
kept open at night, and then the 9TH
er Newberry paper came back with
the assertion, in effect, that while
some people in Newberry might want
the lobby kept open, others didn't.
"And so it goes, though there isn't
any better town than Newberry.
''There are lots of other matters
similar in kind to this little matter,
and many of them are much bigger
matters All I want to say is, that
kind of spirit-the spirit of constant
knocking and criticism-doesnt strike
me as the kind of spirit that builds up
a town.
''Mrs. Evans has done a fine work
in her ladies rest room, and I was glad
to see the hearty public commenda-
ton of ner efforts.
Goodbye to you and good luck 10
Newberry," he concluded, "and re-
if you quote me on this you
will be classed as 'knocker."
Newberry On the GridirOn.
One of the attractions which is be-
ing extensively advertised in connec-
ion with the coming Sta e fair is the
football game on Wednesday of Fair
week between Newberry college and
the Presbyterian college of Clinton.
The large Newberry colony here is
looking to Newberry college to carry
off the honors in this contest, which
will no doubt be largely attended.
1t is recalled that while this is the
first year Newberry college will have
played intercollegiate football to
any extent, yet Newberry college had
a football team back in 1901 which
took trip over to Augusta and Edge
field and played a couple Of games. It
was not a bad team, either, though
there was no regular Coaching and
little encouragement. Fair Pifer
coached some, without compensation,
anu SOulS dlulSllCS Sl!Cu dS w lSG
and Charlie Elmore and others were
on the firing line. John Aull was the
Upon the return Of the
team to Newberry, the board of trus-
tees or the faculty, or the president
some of the powers that were, anyway
shut down on football, though on
it's trip the team had been very, very
good-and there hasn't been any in
ter-collegiate football for Newberry
since, up until this year.
Whether one believes in football
Or not, every loyal alumnus and ex-
student wants to see Newberry vic
torious in whatever she undertakes,
and they are expecting the scarlet and
the gray to float in triumph in Colum-
oia during Fair week.
Vacancy by Death in Penitentiary