The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-25
JUSTICE DEMANDS 1T

years pleaded with the county officials
to give more attention to the build
ing of roads to Chappells and to
Whitmire. In fact we have not only
not permitted any opportunity to pass
to call attention to the justice of it,
but we have frequently made the op-
portunity or have done it without any
opportunity except the bare justice
Of the proposition. These two places
are important trade centers of the
county and we have felt at times
that our officials and even the people
of the town of Newberry were rather
Indifferent to the Importance of
bringing these two important centers
in closer touch with the county and
to the matter of making the people
feel that we felt they were part and
parcel of US.
We have often spoken of the fact
that even Union county had built a
fine road from Union town right up to
the river at Whitmire and that
Greenwood was in the act of building
a fine road right down to the river
bridge just above Chappells and it
did have the appearance that these
two counties were more interested
in these two important trade centers
in Newberry county than Newberry
herself was. In fact we must admit
that we have neglected the opportun-
ity of more closely identifying these
towns with the other portions Of the
county and having the good roads in
other directions it was but natural
that the people would begin to travel
in the direction which the good roads
led.
AS a result of this condition there
is talk of these two communities sew
ering their connection with Newberry
and going over to these other coun-
ties. So far as we are concerned we
would greatly regret to lose these
fine communities. They have been
a part of good old Newberry for
more than a hundred years and we
want to see them remain a part of
US for all the years to come. And
we understand that the county au-
thorities are already planning to
build the roads which will bring these
communities closer to Newberry and
we desire to see the actual work of
construction begin at once and we
believe that it will. And the roads
should be built not because there is
some rumor of these towns going to
other counties but rather because
they should have this consideration
and that will be the spirit in which
the work will be done. The sooner
it is started the better for all of US.
We can not for moment entertain
the thought that Chappells and Whit
mire shall ever be in any other coun-
ty than good old Newberry. These
are historic places and the history is
part of the history of Newberry
county.
When the new chamber of COM
merce was first organized several
months ago the editor of this paper
was one of a committee appointed to
suggest certain things that should
first have the attention of the cham
ber, and the first one suggested by US
was road to Whitmire that could be
called road, and a road to ChappellS
that could be dignifed by the name of
road. The suggestion was adopted
in way, but that was all. We sug-
gested a committee to be appointed
from Newberry, and if we could not
get anything done by the county Of
fcials that we see what could be done
by the two communities with the helo
of Newberry town and along the
ways, and we went so far as to go
to Whitmire and have a conference
with Mr.. Child to have his assurance
of cooperation in the work, and we
reported to that committee and to
the secretary and president of the
chamber of commerce what Mr..
Child said, which was that his COM
munity would match whatever New
berry and along the way would do.
And the Chappells people gave the
same assurance.
To do things of this character
would be worth while things for the
attention of chamber of commerce,
but to wet nurse individuals and
concerns and to blow hot air all the
time will never build roads or help
O community We should oct down tc