The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-01
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postoffice by the route we came as
I stated above is even "A miles, SO
YOU see there is very little difference
in the roads. And by the way, there
is one more suggestion that | want
to make before I quit the Columbia
road, and it is that Supervisor Sam
ple please do something right away
on the road from Prosperity to New
berry. Why even the new road that
he cut out so as to avoid road cross
ings is nailed and barred up at either
end and the people have to go around
by the old road. They say it is I'M
possible to travel the new road. Ger
tainly the supervisor could find time
enough to put this much Travelled
road in at least passable condition,
and I mean by that in such condition
that we could drive over it. Please
do this right away, Mr. Supervisor.
We made the trip in two hours
and fifty minutes, and that included
stops of at least i5 minutes, ard it
was good riding even over the bad
road due to a good driver at the
wheel and good car.
~
1t was some change to get out of
this big car and hook up Ill, but
this is what I did, because had
promised to be at Mt. Bethel-Gar-
many at Z o'clock, and as soon as
could get some Of the dust out of my
eyes I hooked up and loaded the two
American boys and their mother and
off to MT. Bethel -Garmany we went
to keep an appointment to encour-
age the organization Of lay by
schools. We did not have very large
| crowd but we enjoyed being with
them and talking over the Importance
of reducing the illiteracy in the white
population in Newberry county. DIR.
w. C.. Brown and Miss Ola Brown
also made talks to the folks and af-
ter that was over we all enjoyed the
picnic which was spread in the beau
iful yard at this school. On our way
back we stopped>with our friends Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Leitzsey and Mrs.
Leitzsey anticipating our stopping
and our coming and knowing our
weakness, had a table spread with
some of that fine country ham for
which she is famous, and so we ate
some more, and the wonder is-well,
the good eats that the people of this
county know how to fix up so we'll
never make any one feel i'll from in
duluging.
| This Mt. Bethel-Garmany COM
munity is,s fine section of the county
and the people are alive to the best
interest of the community, and the
good school they have erected in
their midst is evidence of their pro.
gressive spirit. They have painted
the building and it helps greatly
Now they need to install some light
| ing system, because that is very I'M
portant to any country school, be,
| cause so often you desire to and
| should use the school building for va
rious kinds of meetings and it is sc
| nice to have good lights that are not
dangerous and inconvenient as are
the old kerosene lamp.
The drive against adult illiteracy
which is being made under the direc-
ton and supervision of Miss Sadie
Goggans and Miss Ola Brown in this
county should have the hearty CO.
operation of all our people, and es-
pecially should those whom it is in
tended primarily to help welcome the
opportunity gladly and attend every
session Of the school. But it will
help the entire community. Even
the meeting that was held at the
school house on Tuesday afternoon
did good. It got the people together
and they talked pleasantly with one
another and they came to know each
other better and good will flow from
this little gathering even if there
should be no class organized in this
district.
E. II. A.
A Mans Job.