The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-07-27

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we have the worst road in the state
between Newberry and Whitm;Ge.
The pay roll AZ Nhicnlire is son3e-
thing Ike $4,000 per week, besides
the trade that should come from the
people along the way. Of course
there are good stores at Wh!sm!re
and some Of the best in the state and
we are not meaning to detract from
them. nor is it our purpose to take
from them any trade, but they know
and we know that there are people
who will 60 elsewhere to trade just
| like a good many people go from
Newberry to Columbia when they,
NAV be, could do as we'll in Newber-
rv. and this is the least of the rea-
sons why we should have this road
fbuilt. We want to make these peo-
ple feel that they are part Of us and
that we will do what we can to make
the towns nearer to each other and
the feeling between the two more
| coneenial. This is their county seat
and it should be made easy for them
To come here, and then we would ike
for it to be made easy for us to go
to see them.
On Friday we had the pleasure OF
driving over to this town with Mr..
Will r. Brown. The road is fearful.
Many places entirely too narrow and
the condition in many places such
that it is almost unsafe to pass over.
The road shoula be surveyed and IN
some places possibly relocated and
certainly widened. At some OF the
creeks it will be necessary to make
fills and the bridges need repair.
The bridge at Duncan's creek IS
standing lust as it was several weeks
aeo. We understood Supervisor
Sample to say that he could not get
the steel portion and he as.go1ng to
hrild of wood, but as yet nothing has
been done. And the old road IS al
most beyond travel and the bridge
has the appearance of being danger
ous for heavy load to pass over.
Now the Whitmire people are anx-
ions to remain in the old county ana
are willing to cooperate in the Dullo-
ino of this road and we mean by that
the road above and below so as TO
make circuit or belt. Both roaas
should be built and maintained %
will paw all of the communities con-
c,erned Something must be done.
We are expecting the chamber OF
commerce to take this as one OF the
first jobs it undertakes.
On the return trip Mr.; Brown de-
r;rod TO see Mr.. T. J. Abrams and
this gave us an opportunity to take
. look at the fine old coto1;a' man
sion formerly the home of the Epps
family now owned and focdupied oy
Mr. Abrams. This is the birthplace
of our friend Epps Brown now the
nresident of the great Southern Ben
T4lephone company. It is fine old
,1ace with large colonial columns
and vide halls and even as hot as'lt
was on Friday there was gooo
breeze floating through this old nall'
and the hand frescoeing IN 1hls
house is something you don't see
these days and the winding staircase
all the way to the garret. It IS a
fine old country place though MIS-
Abrams said, and it is true rhese
houses were not arranged in the
building for the present day. but
rather for the good old days BEFORE:
the war when the servant problem
was NJ problem at all, and to keep
one of them in these days is big
lob for any woman. But we love them
for the memories which they arouse
and the history they suggest Of the
time when it was worth while to
I've
| It also reminded US that1his would
he > fine opportunity to call cur
|friend Epps Browns attention - the
fact that as the head of the great
company whose destinies he is direct
ing that it would be a mighty me
Thing for him to arrange telephone
Ene from Whitmire to Newberry so
that we may talk to the good people
up this side and along the way with
out going around by long distance,
and then be BILE to get only the peo-
ule who live in the town of Waitmlra