Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, April 01, 1914, Image 4
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WORK OF CIVIC SECRETARY
iWew Town Official Has Become an Im
portant Factor in Ameri
can Ufe.
I There ls a new official in American
?dty life-the civic eecretary. He rep
?resente the link between education
?and life In the big cities. For a num
jber of years American educators have
ibsen striving to bridge the chasm that
[seemed to exist between educational
^influences and the every day lives of
?the people. By means of evening
acnools, libraries, extension lectures
land more recently civic, social and
^recreational centers much has been
Idone. lt has remained to combine
.these connecting educational forces
"under one active officer, and this has
fieen accomplished by the new position
k>t civic secretary.
The civic secretary at Duluth, Minn..
|is appointed by the board of public
?welfare of that city. He has charge of
Jail the local social center work. Plans
. ito secure the same sort of officer are
(reported to be under way in several
lotber cities of the middle weBt. The
(Official may not always be called the
."civic secretary," but his functions are
{generally the same. He organizes edu
jcational extension work; gives intelli
{gent and sympathetic aid to play and
[recreation; stimulates discussion of
; pa bile problems; in short, he consoli
dates and directs the civic agencies of
?ihe community for the benefit of all
'the citizens.
In Superior, Wis., a "city exposition"
fia planned by the civic secretary, who
Js here called "director of the civic
?.center department." In this city ex
'position not only local industries but
'the educational and municipal institu
tions will have an opportunity to ex
hibit their methods and results. The
.exposition idea ie only a single item
in a large program mapped out by the
director. There will be various social
and recreational activities, lecture
courses, civic and ward improvement
.clubs, and a clipping bureau will be
?established to co'lect information on
isocial, civic and municipal matters.
BEQUESTS ALL COULD ENJOY
'Money Left for Public Parks Would
j Keep Donor's Memory Ever in
Remembrance.
He hath left you all his walks,
JHIB private arbors, and new planted or
chards,
^*^bKnd to^yoir'helrs for eveTrcommon%?eas
ures,
^Tt> walk abroad and recreate yourselves.
-Julius Caesar. .
Why do not more persons wishing
'to benefit the people after their de
liaise leave, for park purposes, their
Iprlvate gardens to the dear public?
*Wnat more ejective way to insure
?remembrance after one is gone could
;be dev ed? Those who provide in
'their wills for silly shafts of Btone,
?etc., do the public no lasting benefit,
nor do they perpetuate a memory of
the donor, for they leave nothing
worthy of remembrance or that proves
.either a boon or a benefit to their fel
'low-man. Parks, either large or small,
lare imperishable monuments to tho
* ifellow-being who, in his wisdom,
.craved remembrance from his kind.
Misuse of Vines.
The mission of the vine, in its rela
tion to dwelling houses, is to soften
;the harsh, monotonous lines of arch
itecture, to extend its beautiful tracery
'partially over the sides of the building
'so that sprays of stem and foliage
have their beauty accentuated by a
suitable .background. Its misuse con
slsts of allowing it to grow in thick
.'ened mass, obscuring all lines of arch
Itectural beauty, shutting out light
and air, thus conducive to unhealthfu
atmosphere, funeral aspect and a gen
jeral air of depression suggestive ol
'tomb-like darkness and silence. Vines
fare glorious in their proper use, bul
?become nuisances by abuse.
Basic Idea of City Planning.
The basic topic of city planning ii
ithe clear recognition of the fact tba
no one can accept responsibility roi
-any smallest element in the comple:
unit that we call a city without par
ticlpating also in the joint, undivide<
,end complete responsibility for the fu
ture excellence or inferiority of th<
city as a whole, says Frederick Lav
.Olmsted, in the American City.
Thia Joint responsibility is one whicl
;C&nnot be shifted, even though ou
?knowledge and powers be inad?quat
to the task of meeting it completely.
San Diego to Have Civic Center.
San Diego, Cal., is to have a civil
.center and the Business Men's am
.Civic association are determined ti
make it a model of Its kind. The idei
.of locating it so that the courthous
?will be on the north, the park In th'
center and the city hall on the south
.with the enlarged San Diego hotel 01
-tfhe west and the chamber of corr
merce on the east of the park, ha
aroused tue admiration and enthus!
?asm of eSs.
Excess Condemnation.
Without tne principle of excess coi
Kiemnation American cities must eitne
,be planned from the very beginninf
ter else city planning on any effectiv
;scale must be abandoned, for the co?
jls prohibitive.
APPROVE 'SAFETY FIRST' IDEA
Railroad Employes Enthusiastically
Respond to the Request for a
Greater Degree of Care.
A student of railway economics
says the greatest problem the rail
road has to solve in its efforts to con
serve human life is to find ways to
protect those who will not protect
themselves.
One serious feature of this problem
wss the carelessness of railroad em
ployes, but conditions are vastly bet
ter than they were a few years ago.
In order to make their employes
more careful, the larger companies
have inaugurated a aystem of "sur
prise tests." These are conducted
among all classes of employes.
Such tests are given at unexpected
times and under unusual conditions,
so that they reveal to just what ex
tent rules are broken and risks taken.
A record of tests made last year by
che Pennsylvania lines is an excellent
indication of the hearty support that
employes are giving this great "safe
ty first" movement.
And the purpose of such tests is to
insure the safety both of employes
and the public at large. Railroad of
ficials realize that if the two classes
are to be properly protected, every
employe who has anything to do with
shop practice, with maintenance of
way, or with the operation of trains
must refrain from "taking chances"
of any kind.
Employes, the Pennsylvania finds,
are gladly co-operating to this end.
Agreeable results have marked every
stage of the safety campaign, to such
?rn extent that the number of cases
* f carelessness or negligence reported
is' less than one per cent, af the total
number of tests made.
JACKRABBIT STOPS A TRAIN
Little Animal's Body Was Hurled
Against the Air Hose, Setting
the Brakes.
How a jackrabbit stopped the crack
Great Northern express train is re
lated by H. H. Dean of Hfllyard.
Washington, the engineer who stood
at the throttle when the incident oc
curred. Here is the engineer's own
version of the affair:
"We were coming through Naylor
when the accident occurred," declared
Mr. Dean. "We were bowling along
about 50 miles an hour, pulling our
full complement of coaches, when I
saw a jackrabbit coming toward us
full speed in the middle of the track.
The animal evidently was confused by
the brilliant glare from the electric
headlight and made no effort to get
out of the way. Just before we struck
him he stopped and crouched down,
and after the engine pilot passed
over him the airbrakes began tc
work and the train came to a sudden
^topf the air register, showing^, the
brakes set on the emergency.
"The fireman and I got out to in
vestigate, and found that the air-hose
had been uncoupled between the en
gine and tender. There were blood
stains and pi?ces of fur on the coup
ling, and it was evident that the bodj
of the rabbit had been thrown againsi
the hose with sufficient force to brea!
the connections."
CROSSING SIGNAL
This invention is particularly d:
rected to mechanism adapted to b
actuated by a train approaching th
crossing, the control being effected b
means of a suitable electric circu?
The principal object is to provide
crossing signal adapted to be actuate
?'hen a train approaches the crossin
in order to give "warning to those i
the vicinity of the crossing, the coi
struction contemplating a signal cha
acterized by an oscillating arm.-Sc
entitle American.
Aroused English Admiration.
For the first time on record netv
bulletins taken by wireless were r
cently displayed on a moving trail
when passengers on an American ral
road were astonished to see the la
est foreign and home dispatch*
spread before their eyes as they wei
being whirled along at 60 miles 8
hour. The Scranton Times sent 2E
words from the wireless station to ti
moving train, the messages dealii
with internal and external affairs,
few days previously the same railwi
company successfully experiment*
with the transmission by wireless <
running orders to a train staff.-Lo
don Mail.
Rabbit Stops a Train.
Traffic at Fraserburgh (Englani
railroad station was held up for
minutes by a rabbit. When Signalnn
Morrison pulled the lever to lower tl
signal for an oncomiug train tl
switch failed to act. Investigation w
made, and the rabbit was discovered
the detector box. It had been trapp
when thc- lever was pulled, and one 1
was firmly fixed between the govei
lug points.
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Prompt Powerful Permanent
Its beneficia.' ef- Stubborn cases Good results are
fects are usually yield to P. P. P. lasting-it cu rec
felt very quickly when other med i- you to stay cured
cines aro useless
P. P. P.
Makes rich, red, pure blood-cleanses the entire
system-clears the brain - strengthens digestion and nerves.
A positive specific for Blood Poison and skin diseases.
Drives out Rheumatism and Stops the Pain; ends Malaria;
is a wonderful tonic and body-builder. Thousands endorse it.
F. V. LIPPMAN CO. SAVANNAH, GA.
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I J. C. LEE, President F. E. Gibson, See. and^Treas.
I FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS,
If you are going to [build, remodel or repair,
we invite youi|inquiries,
COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY.
We manufacture and deal in doors, sash, blrnd?
stairs, interior trim, store fronts and fixtures,
pews, pulpits, etc., rough and dressed lumber,
lath, pine and cypress shingles, flooring, ceiling
and siding.
Distributing agents for Flintkote roofing
Estimates cheerfully and carefully roane.
Woodard Lumber Co.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Corner Roberts and Dugas Streets,
Our Motto: SSE
Wu EX IN AUGUSTA MAKE
The J. Willie levy Co.,
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SUITS, DRESSES, WAISTS ETC. THE MOST Ur
TO-DATE IN THE SOUTH.
Ci KT YOUR PACKAGES TOGETHER HERE.
WAITING ROOMS FOR THE LADIES.
There's A Ray Of Hope
and a deal of consequent comfort
for the widow and orphan when
the departed father has had the
forethought and wisdom to have
his life insured. His loved ones
are provided for in such case, but
what of the widow and children
of the improvident? Think of
this, men, before it is too late.
In life and health is the only time
you can insure.
E. J. Norris,
Edgefield, South Carolina.
* METAL SHINGLES
Are Stormproof
They interlock and overlap in such a way that the hardest driv
ing rain or sifting snow cannot possibly get under them.
Besides this-they last indefinitely, and never need repairs.
Another point-They're very reasonable in first cost. You can
learn all about them from
Stewart & Kernaghan
Edgefield, South Carolina.
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Don't Read
If not interested. But you are obliged to be interested where mon
ey is to be saved in the purchase of necessities of life both for your
self and livestock. We are now in our warehonse, corner of Fenwick
and Cumming streets, two blocks from the Union Passenger Station
where we have the most modern warehouse in Augusta with floor
space of 24,800 equa.e feet and it is literally packed with Groceries
and feeds from cellar to roof. Our stock must be seen to be appre
ciated. Oar expenses are at least $450.00 a month less since discon
tinuing onr store at 863 Broad street, and as goods are unloaded
from cars to warehense, we are in a position to name very close
prices. If you really want the worth of your money see or write us
ARRINGTON BROS. & CO,
Augusta, Ga.
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CopyrieM 1909, br C. E. Zinmcrm?n Co.-No. 10
No matter what your walk
in life, or what your station
may be, you have an opportu
nity to be the possessor of a
bank account, and it only re
mains for you to realize the
importance of this one thing,
to render you independent.
OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pres. ; B. E. Nicholson? Vioe
pres.; E. J. Miras, Cashier; J. H. Allen, assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, J. Wm. Thurmond, Thos. H.
Rainsford, .>c... Rainsford B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C.
C. Fuller, J. H. Allen
Wholesale and Retail
ROOFING MATERIALS
Tin plate, galvanised eorrugatad iron shingles, rubber roofing,
etc. Galvanized iron eornice and sheet metal work, skylights, etc.
Stoves, ranges, mantels, tiling, grates, paints, oils, varnishes, etc.
1009 Broad St., AUGUSTA, GA.
A. E. PADGETT, President W. H. HARLING, Cashier
THOS. H. RAINSFORD. WM. A. BYRD,
Vice President. Asst. Cashier.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS PROFITS $118,000.00
THE FARMERS BANK
OF EDGEFIELD, S. C.
State and County Depository
Desires to thank its patrons and the public for the liberal patronage it
has enjoyed during the past year.
Twenty-three years of close personal relations with our patrons with
the satisfactory service we have given our many depositors establishes the
basis upon which we solicit new accounts.
Our combined capital and surplus profits our conservative methods,
and our long successful experience enables us to offer the best service.
We are alwi y 3 in position to extend to our customers such accommodations
as their business, their balances and their credit justifies.
We Invite New Accounts for the Yeer 1914.
Leading Jewelry Store
When in Augusta come in and iuspect our
large stock of Cut Glass, China, Sil verware,
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Etc.
We bny from the leading n.anufacturers and
importers.
Your repair work solicited.
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A. J. Renkl,
706 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.