The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-06
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
KEEP OUR SKIRTS CLEAN


We are informed that the city Jail housed IA
people over the weekend. Of this IA there were
only two ncarcerated for theft, but IL for drunk
enness
What does this mean? Is Rock Hill on the to-
boggan as far decency is concerned? Does II
indicate that the repeal of the prohibition amend
ment in the nation has had tendency to let down
the bars as far as public opinion of the drunk IS
involved? Are we headed back to the days when
a lady could not go down the streets of the city
without being accosted by disgusting drunk?
Rock Hill has long had the reputation of being
a splendid and clean city. 1t takes long time to
establish regulations 1t takes precious little time
and mighty few unfavorable instances to destroy
regulations of cities as we'll as of individuals.
Below we reprint an editorial from city in the
west, city of about $4,000 population. This edi-
toral is not published today with the thought il
mind that conditions in Rock Hill can be compared
with those of the western town.
But ii is printed rs warning. 1t is the opinion
of The Herald that the nation is approaching a
''new day in moral and social phases as well rs
a NEW deaP' in economics. And that "new day
bids fair to be one not overly attractive from the
standpoint of good citizenship. Let Rock Hill not
be pulled into the cesspoo of indecency Let there
be a program established that will give warning
to street DRINKS" that they will be punished as
severely as the law allows. Sober people, decent
people, respectable people; have right to the
streets of the city. DRINKS have a right to expect
that they will be quickly relegated to place be-
hind the bars. Police have a duty IN this respect
and the duty calls for impartial treatment of street
DRINKS, regardless of position in life.
no obi nj talxar
other city, follows:
There are too many dirty, filthy dives in the
city selling beer under legal licenses says city
commissioner.
Every decent, sef-respecting citizen having at
heart the welfare of his community will say amen
to this statement of fact.
"Our city today is honeycombed with more low
and rotten licensed "beer gardens" than in its
palmiest days.
"There are joints which make the old-time sa-
loon look like a well-conducted ice cream parlor.
"There are joints which cater to boys and girls
and in which there are things happening which are
a disgrace to the community.
There are joints which breed crime and in
which there is no attempt to maintain the ordinary
decences of social intercourse.
"And they are licensed to do business.
IL is time TO put stop TO TINS sort OF thing
and officials will find the public sqaarely with
them in their effort to do this.
"When the people voted to do away with proh-
bition, they did because they wanted to do away
with the speakeasy and the bootlegger.
''They wanted to do away with disrespect of the
law.
"They didn't vote for the lowest dives in the
history of the country and they didn't vote to let
the lowest lot of divekeepers thrive here, either.
'The old bull PEN of generation more ago
has not only come back in the guise of an inn
or a garden but it is so much worse in every
aspect we wonder what our people are thinking
about.
"The murder of a father by his liquor-crazed
son is only incident which tends to further IL
lustrate what may expect if this sort OF thing
continues Rock Hill Is. c. Herald.