The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-24
HIs THOUGHTS TURN TO
HIS NEWBERRY HOME
Aeser Visit So Impressed With Caa
Home Town That He Writes
About It


About 1t
To the Editor:
May l be permitted to encroach
upon your space to the extent OF put
ting in as few words as possible the
wonderful transformation that has
been made in Newberry since my VS.
it lust a year ago? When at home
Christmas my time was so limited that
II did not have the opportunity OF
visiting or calling upon many OF my
friends, but to those did see l eX-
pressed my surprise at the noticeable
improvements over the Newberry OF
even a year ago. II is almost lncon-
ce;vable to think that the matter OF
we'll paved streets and a white way
could transform thriving village IN
TO 2 small city of the first class almost
over night. And yet that is just what
paved streets and well lighted busl-
ness district has done for your city.
1T has been my pleasure to visit New
berry for thirty years or more, ana
the change which was so apparent
this past Christmas made me feel
proud that in way it is now my real
home. True, spend all of my time
elsewhere, but whenever anyone asks
me where my home IS. / say, New
berry. S. c." We all must have
real home somewhere, and | am not
At all ashamed to declare Newberfy
mine
The writer goes around over the
country to a considerable extent in
the course of year or so, and since
last Christmas has had headquarters
in Knoxville. Tennessee, Boston,
Mass, Des Moines, Iowa, and Pitts
bhrg, Pennsylvania. Constantly trav-
cling as ! Go, believe that l am IN
position to pass discriminating and
iunpreiudiced judgment on the aspect
of Newberry as it appears IN It's pres
ent role of an up to date, progressive
city Of the first class even if on a
small scale. The time will come when
your city will take its place along with
the best in the state. You may not
notice it nor your citizens, but you
will find that the spirit Of progressive
ness and push and spirit will perme-
ate the atmosphere of your commun-
itv in such way as that each and
every one of your good citizens will
be imbucd with the one idea of con-
tinuing the good work of making New
berry an even better place in which
to live, play and work. And when
the citizens generally really and truly
catch the spirit Of the times, and al
work to one end, nothing can hoio
!your community and surrounding ter
ritory back.
You have everything around you to
make real city. Diversified farming
would do much to hasten the day
when your back country for miles
around will grow into prolific feed
| er to your growing municipality. One
. crop sections sooner or later spell dis
! aster, rot only to those working
, the crops, but to the communities
roundabout as we'll The South Is
: slowly, but surely, learning this les.
son. And while you have been Won
derfully blessed by nature and are
| endowed naturally as few cities are
, in this respect, permit ne to say right
row that it is men and not nlateria.
resources that build cities-men anc
women and the spirit back Of them
Through your chamber of com,
merce, your Rotary club, kiwaniS
, CLUB and other civic organizations
both mems and women's, the commun-
, iity will come to enviSage 4 greater
. .Newbe"ry. And there can never De a
greater Newberry except through .
greater c'tizenship-a citizenship that
lis aroused over the possibilities of the
community and who, once aroused,
cheerfully and Willingly put their
shoulders, Individually and collective
Tx, to the wheel Of progress and give
it determined, consistent shove in
the direction Of commercial and civic