The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
NEWBERRY AND GREENWOOD.

I1eralO ana news, reVlVeS a ne2r-1OKe
about Greenwood in the days Of the
dispensary at Abberille in connection
with the editorial in The Index last
week that Greenwood could secure 3
revenue of probably $1,000 a year taz
on whiskey shipments, il such tax is
legal. This near-ioke, like the moth
er-in-law joke is as old as the hills
It was told on prohibition towns in
Maine fifty years ago. See old period
ieals OF the period. Go back further
If you like.
Comparing Greenwood with New
berry the Colonel is probably correct
as to the number OF packages. Silver
Street could probably say the same
thing about itself as compared with
Newiberry or Greenwood could say the
same thing about itself as compared
with Columbia. There is some differ
ence in the size of the towns and the
amount Of business. See freight re-
ceipts, bank deposits and other things
to show the volume Of business. Com
ing right down to bras tacks, The In
dex is willing any day in the week to
compare Greenwood with Newberry in
the matter of whiskey shipments or
any other form of misbehavior. We
are not playing the Pharisee but there
are certain forms O: immortality that
cannot be hid.
The Newberry Herald and News
did not comment on the fact that three
weeks ago Greenwood's mayor had a
brace Of detectives here to hunt down
blind tigers and these men after two
weeks work reported that they could
not gnd any violators and said that
it was one of the most law abiding
places in the State. In view OF this
fact, is it not permitted US to advise
The Herald and News not to concern
itself too much with the beam Of
whiskey shipments in Greenwood's
eye?
incidentally the figures on whiskey
here were secured from the
express company's agent. It would
not have required much energy for
The Herald and News to have secured
the figures for Newberry in the same
way. 1t would have been more in
than his personal opinion
Greenwood Index.
The good brother of The Index
takes the matter too much to heart.
We made no comparison Of the law
abiding or misbehavior Of the good
people Of Greenwood with Newberry,
but we would not object in the least
to the comparison or fear the results.
None of US is good, no not one. We
think whole lot OF the people Of
Greenwood, and we admire the spirit
of its citizens and have frequently
referred to their enterprise and the
good community spirit which actuates
them, as an example to others worthy
of imitation and emulation.
But, to come down to hard tacks,
don't you think, honest now, that 500
gallons of whiskey week is pretty
good supply for town that has had
prohibition for half century? Even
if it is so much larger than Newberry.
AS to the shipments at Newberry,
our opinion was based on q state
ment from the express office, though
we did not request the exact figures.
If there is no illicit sale in Green
wood then the good law abiding cit
liens must be consuming pretty
good share, and the point we were
trying to make is that such a guam
tity would scarcely argue in favor of
the prevailing opinion that there was,
after all, such a strong prohibition
sentiment even in a prohibition COM
munity. or rather, if the sentiment
was against the sale of whiskey there
could scarce'y be a very strong senti-
ment against shipping it.~in for per-
sonal use. 1t does not indicate
spirit of lawlessness to order the stuff
legally, and we made no intimation