The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-16
SURE NEWBERRY is THE PLACE

SURE NEWBERRY is THE PLACE
BY H. G. Alewine, Newberry, S. c.
Mr.. Editor: Kindly allow me a
little space in Your valuable paper,
which | believe the readers will en-
ioice in reading. The subject is an
answer to that piece CT poetry which
I had the pleasure OF reading in your
Tuesday edition:
"NEWBERRY is THE PLACE"
Sure, the man that wrote it knew
what he was talking about when he
wrote it.
For Listen! The board of health
is sure on the job. Hogs parading up
and down the streets, roofing up
everything that they happen to come
in contact with, even to the side walk.
But stop. Isn't it against the law
of Newberry to let live stock out and
destroy property, and other things.
If so, why not enforce the law.
But let's come to some pure health
Some few weeks ago, (sa.- two), a
kind citizen, or gentleman as he
wishes to be called, was riding along
in fine auto and his burden was too
heavy for the engine, so he threw
over board a big dead cat in the road
in front of dwelling house. Can
you beat it," Say, what do you think
of that? Yes, it happened on
Drayton street, near the Farmers Oil
mill. That was two (2) weeks ago
and that dead cat never came to life
and walked off. So it is still at the
same place that it was thrown out.
Strange things happen that the health
officers never see. thought autos
we're made for humans to ride in and
not for dead cat ambulance, but
that's what that man was using his
machine for. So you bet your life
we don't have to use powder and
cologne but just stick your head out
of the door and an! what sweet per-
fume. Funny the trash wagon never
comes around. The wagon must be
broke down or the driver dead.
But today we as Newberrjans re-
joice because we have a new mayor
at the head of the town. (Not as
we criticize the former mayor, Mr..
Wright.) We believe our new mayor
Hon. Eugene S. Blease, will help US
out in our little troubles. We also
have a new health Office, Mr.. T. S.
Matthews. We believe Mr.. Matthews
will find that dead cat if he never
finds anythings else and we hope he
viii. With Mr.. E. S. Blease at the
head and Mr.. Matthews at the horns,
we are satisfied that they will not
allow a dead cat or living hog to re-
main or run on the streets of New
berry.
Now gentle readers, or otherwise,
whichever the case may be. The next
is the most important Of all, and the
one that each man should consider
most.
Each and every Saturday the
streets of Newberry are packed and
iammed with negroes, it is almost
impossible for white lady to walk
up Main street without being pushed
off. And if that isn't disgrace to
Newberry there is not town IN
South Carolina that bears mark OF
disgrace. Yes, disgrace.
How many men Of this town want
his wife pushed and knocked about
on the streets and perhaps knocked
of, by trying to get up and down the
street, because negro meets his
\42nd cousin and wants to stop i'll the
middle of the street and talk about
Cousin Ann and Bro. Bill and etc. If
there is such a man in NeWberry ne
doesn't deserve wife and she should
be taken away from him and he
should be run out of town. What
do YOU say?
'But, Mr.. Writer" I seem to hear
some Of the officials say, the mer-
chants kick about r,"ning them off
the streets, it runs away the trade"
Which do yea care most for your
trade or your wife? Answer me. So
let them kick. Any man that wants
the negro to block the streets in front
OF his store SO that his wife, daugh-
ter or his neighbor's wife or daug
ter can not pass.
Only a few days ago I saw an old
lady, perhaps 65 years old, walking
in the road because the streets were
blocked. Perhaps it was some mer-
chants mother. If not it was some
ones mother. Would you like to see
your mother walking in the road to
give negro the street?
What are the police fer? What
are they paid for? l understand they
a raise. If so raise the
streets and clean off the black clouds
shat have darkened New5erry many
Song years.
I believe our Honorable Mayor E.
s. Bleasa and our health officer are
scing to do all they can to help out
in the way ! have suggested. Clean
the streets so that white and colored
NAV walk in peace. Mr.. Chief, see
that this is done and l assure you a
better town. Don't forget the dead
cat.
Yours for PROSPEROUS Newberry.