The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-16
came across an old copy of the paper
containing an article signed as above.
We regret that we do not recall The


We regret that we do not recall. The
ra11e of Il LOCKER On because 'Ae
would like to know his name. if
the~e is any one who may chance to
read this article and recognizes the
ar;:ale nc would be glad to have :i.m
tell Us his name, not for publication.
We will be pardoned for publish
ing this article again. 1t was flrst
printed in the issue of August l.,
,19l1. AS we are again to vote on
bonds for streets and other improve
ments in the town it may interest
some one. We have never before
even reached the voting stage IN the
matter for roads in the county. That
will be reached this summer.
The reader will observe that 1t has
been nearly nine years since this
article was printed, and that the edl-
tor of The Herald and News con-
tinues to write about roads and road
building and the supreme Importance
of something being done. And that
we are still hammering away on I'M
provements in the town. These Will
come this time, as we are satisfied
that the people are going to vote the
bonds for the purpose. The editor
doesn't care SO much about the
monument after he is gone, but he
would like to see the roads built now
while he is here.
Better roads and better schools,
these things we have preached for
many years, and we are pleased that
a gracious providence has permitted
US to see many Of these good things
! come to pass:
And this reminds US to say that the
people have not yet taken any action
! on the report and recommendations
made by a committee appointed a
good while ago to look into the mat
ter of improving our schools in the
city. Something had better be cone
and done before the close OF the
present term and that is not near as
long as it has been, because if some
provision is not made for raising
money the possibility is that the
Newberry schools will be snort Ct
teachers at the opening of the next
session. All these schools around US
are looking to the future and making
provision for the money to rim the
schools, and Newberry had better
wake up on this very vital question
and be doing something.
Prosperity we understand is going
to vote on levying 8 more mills so
that the school in that town may be
properly manned with teachers and
have sufficient money to pay. them
and to raise the salaries OF all OF
them. All the country schools are
making arrangements to pay the
teachers more than Newberry teach
ers are being paid, and Newberry IS
doing nothing and has no money to
raise salaries. Wake up. Then we
need the additional room recommend
ed by the committee.
It is interesting to lock over these
old papers such as this issue OF
August /, 1911. It contains an ac-
count of the organization of the Far
mers Bank of Silverstreet with pic
lures of Mr.. Henry 0. Long and Mr..
b. NJ. Havird and Attorney E. S.
Blease
1t is also noted that Frank Devore
had raised enough money in New
berry TO improve the Newberry-
Prosperity road. Pity there is not
some now to go out and do likewise.
The road is even worse than it was
then.
There is also in this issue an ac-
count of the death of Mrs. Dorothy
Nance and of Mr. Thomas Hayne
Chalmers and of Mr.. George Alva
Hope.
1t is also interesting to look over
the advertisements and note the many
changes that have taken place in the
business firms in nine years since
then.
The first cottor boil had been sent
in by Mr.. w. S. schultz from No. 6.
Jim Henderson. offered to give
land for The Idler's Park out on
Bush river if it could not be secured
in Newberry. And this reminds US
to say that a good citizen remarked
the other day that it would be good
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