The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-10-01
TO SPARTANBURG.

State Superintendent of Education }.
=. Swearingen on Tuesday to meet
with other county superintendents to
discuss matters pertaining to = the
management of the schools, and to
have Mr.. Swearingen to give lnstruc-
tions as to policies of the state de-
partment, and mainly, as take It, to
invite the hearty cooperation OF the
departments connected with the
school work in the state. went. l
planned to go via the Southern 10
Aston and thence to Spartanours'
When / reached the station at New
berry ready to take the 1880 tram
the information was given that there
had been a wreck of freight en-
pine at the oil mill, and that the
track would not be cleared IN time
to make the connection at Aston
Bad "luck" No. /.
S. / found Mr.. VIII Arial there bound
for Spartanburg also. suggested
that we get Mr.. W. P. Bodie to drive
as through the country, and that
would put up little more than the
railroad fare if Mr. Ariail would put
mp the balance. So the trade was
struck and at 2 O'Clock we were on
the way in Mr.. Bodies Chevrolet.
We decided that we would go by
Clinton and Laurens and Enoree.
And we made our schedule to reach
Spartanburg by 6 o'clock, the dis
tance being about 10 miles. We
were running on schedule at Clinton
and at Laurens and at Enoree. When
we got about six miles beyond Enoree
down went tire Bad '1luck" No. 2.
AS q new tire was on the rear the
change was soon made and we lest
only Is minutes. When we had driven
gonlya few miles and just as we were
reaching Tiger river at Nesblt's
bridge down went the same tire, and
we had no inner tube to make the
repair. Bad sluck'' No. 8. Just as
hope was about departing and the
shadows of the approaching darkness
were appearing, a good Samaritan
in The person of Mr.. j. j. Nesolt
drove up in his big car, and said ne
would take Mr.. Bodie back about a
mile to Mr.. CARROTS and he thought
he could secure tube. Mr.. Garrett
had lust sold the last one he had, but
he took an old one out of a casing
and let us have that, and after hav-
ing lost about an hour of valuable
time we were again in the road and
reached Spartanburg about 7:sc, an
hour and half behind schedule, but
ia time for the meeting which was
scheduled for 8 o'clock.
The road this way is very good
with the exception of few miles just
out from Newberry and from Clinton
to Laurens. These two sections are
fierce. Laurens is planning to build
from Clinton to Laurens. The road
from Kinards to Clinton is very fire,
wide and smooth, but just like all
surface roads will not last long with
the present traffic. 1t is already
showing signs of giving way. 1t is
wide and pretty and has been relo-
Gated in many places. From Laurens
to Enoree the road is about like it
has been for many years. On the
sSpartanburg side it is good from
Nesbit's bridge to Spartanburg
though very much worn just like all
surface roads that have no attention
after the building. We struck the
paved road for three miles out Of
Spartanburg, and that is really the
only kind of road that will stand the
traffic. But'I imagine it is too costly
to think about at this time.
The section Of country from
Enoree to Spartanburg is fine farm
ing section and there are many nice
country homes, and they are in sight
Of one another, and the crops are
good and the fields white with cotton,
and very few persons were seen in
the fields gathering the staple. Mr..
Nesbit, the gentleman who helped US
out, has a fine country place and is
a large and successful farmer and
was very kind and insisted on my
spending the night with him.
Mr.. Swearingen evidently did not
call the superintendents to Spartan
burg for a pleasure trip or for sight