Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FI LEAVE MANNING SATURDAY 9:00 A. A ARRIVE CHARLESTON 1:45 P. M. BATHING BOATING MUSIC, DANCING Best Resort Hotel Sea Foods direct water to hotel ki -**. - - DIXIE ENGRAV)NG CO, SAVANNAH / * A few days rest and Isle of Palms with its < ~ ocean breezes is a real te yo vu up soa oenable hot summer months in t ~de~on Icution of your labors. W . ITANLONMg8r. iNflUTthe WY SOLID THIROUGHI TRAINS Between Florence. S. C. and Roanoke Va., viath Atlantic Coast Line. Florence and Wadesboro, Winston-Salem Southbound Rail way,Wadesboro and Winston-Salem. Norfolk and Western Rail-BeassuhGosavnvrbenolinMnigt way, Wmnston-Salem and Roanoke. sc xrml o rcs nyafwdy DAILY SCHEDULES. NORTH BOUND SOUTH BOUND 10.50 A.. M. Lv. Falgon S. C. Ar. 7.0 P. M.rG an B rg is 10.20 A. M. Lv. Dalion, S. C. Ar. 7.0 P. M. J 10.05 A, M. Lv. Hartsville, S. C. Ar. 7.15 P. M. 11.00 A. M. Lv. Society Hill, S. C. Ar. 7.15 P. M. OrSaehsaknwttepulc ItsaSlnoa 11.30 A. M. Lv. Cheraw, S. C. Ar. 5.53 P. M.shm Tegrastbgisfotebanc -12.35 P. M. Ar. Wadesboro, N. C. Lv. 5.00 P. M.ofteieA'lbenouGrd 4.00 P. M. .Ar. Winston-Salem, N. C. Lv. 1.'.5 P. M. Dr God an Reyt 8.45 P. M. Ar. Roanoke, Va. Lv. 9.00 A. M.weiGrnt.Cm Close connections are made at Florence, in both directions,prcsae with trains carrying Pullman Cars to and from the North, Southbenct East and West. For rates of fare, and detailed schedules to any desired des tination by this new and attractive route. apply to .- H. D. CLARK, D.HRC M N Ticket Agent of the A. C. L. The StandarORaiGroaddoBrhrgSiuth S con 41 fiect e from tchen A &i mic a d wlul 0.0 you to finish the he vigorous prose "Of All The Saws be ever saw saw, he never saw a saw saw like that saw saws," and that is because he did not go to a - - reliable Hardware store to buy it. There are differences in saws as there are in every other article of hard ware and- the only way to be certain of the best I qualities is to come here to buy. We have a large variety of dependable Hardware at right I PLO IDIN ~prices. CO P Y I [THE GITY TEXAS TOWNS IN SANITARY CONTEST.. More Than a Hundred -Municipalities Compete For Cleanliness Prizes. A two years' competition in cleanli ness by nearly 100 towns In Texas has just come to a close. Bonham was the winner in Class A, which Included towns of 5,000 Ind not more than 12, 50, polau.tion. Gonzales won first place in Cl.ss i. which included towns, of .500 and not more than 5,000 popu lation. McGregor won in Class C, which included towns of 1,250 and not more thant 2,500. When the contest was first -thought of Texas was recovering from 'an ep! denic of meningitis, which. cost the state hundreds of lives and threw the citizens into a condition bordering on panic. Officials of cities and towns Photo by American Press Associaion. all over the state were cleanin up recognizing that clanl~nesS was one e of the greatest obstacles to 'the dis ease. During this panic there was hardly - aPtown thatdidn caryoncleefcanup - Ocapaigns. Back yards and alleys were cleaned of their rubbish, -and houses and places of business were thoroughly renovated. But when the epidemuic subsided the~ towns were. re lapsing into the ways of the past. - Then Colonel Holland of Dallas cne forth with a plnn for a "cleanest town contest." lHe offered $1,000 to the town or city which would prove itself, the cleanest I 'the state by the ..ad Yf the year. All oer Texas cities joined n the contest.-e Dr. P1. M. -Gerrick of Dallas was chosen as inspector. He. considered the conditions of the streets, pirks and alleys, water supply and drainage,'col lection and disoa of garbage, vant lots. appeardnee of homes, ventilation and care of public conveniences, espe caly schools. presence of fles and mosquitoes, handling and exposure of all kinds of food] products and other matters affecting health. ie At the end of the first campaigti it was found that Gainesville and Brown wood were tied 'for first place, among cities aibove 4.000 inhabitants and that Memphis and Gonzales were tied for first plsce among cities of smanne pop ulation. Bonham ehtered the second contest. It had just put dowvn several mIles 'of street paving, old brick and oard sidewalks had been torn up, and new concrete sIdewalks had talgen their place. The city had a new charter. under which it increased its tax rates and at once issued $150,000 in bonds. By co-operation of the city counci - with the county commissioners a land scpe gardener was empW'yed, and the courthouse yard was parked. The board of trade took the leidership in the cleanup calmpaign and brought to its assistance the boy scouts. women's. clubs. representatives from the negro settlements an:d the city council. Texas ais a whole has beetr much beneted by the e campaigns~. Many sanitary ordin~ aces have bee'n passed. and seve-ral tozwns have pult in sewer Just See How It Works. Try being as polite to those with whom you. are intimately associated as to casual acquaintances. You will be surprised to see how well it workas -The Watchman. untain and hore offers exceedingly attrac bhington, Baltimore, Rich Seashore resorts. 1914 is the date fixed by its Annual Mountain and is looked forward to by e most appropriate Lime acially on account of the fares, and the splendid sions, whiebh have proven Atlantic Coast Line will danning at the following ..........' . $10 90 ......... .... $12 90 ...... .... .... 850 .............-.S 850 . htsville and Carolina . ............ 6 00 -es to numerous mountain h and South Carolina. mited returning to reach y train up to. but not later ugust 30th, 1914. - tickets and any further by calling on H. 'D. CLARK, Coast Line, Manning, S. C. T. C. WHITE, Geni. Pass. Agent. A HOPEFUL MOVEMENT. To me city planning is the *most hopeful of all municipal . movements - first, because it means a visualization of the city as a possible agency of great good to mankind. Heretofore 4. . we hare looked upon it as an * evil, as a behemoth. Now we . are beginning to realize that it contains great possibilities of good; that poverty can be mini mized; that the houses people live In can be controlled; that the city of tomorrow need not be + what the city of today is-a men ace to our civilization. - Over a hundred cities In this country have alrcady undertaken ' ambitious town planning proj ects. Each week adds new cities to the list. Experts are being . employed; the architect, the landscape artist and the engineer . are being called in for the solu tion of these problems. Amer . lea awoke to this problem later * than did Germany, France or - England, but with our unbound ed resources, with our fertile + Imaginations, '1 believe that in another generation the American . city will outstrip even the cities of -Germany in its municipal achievements. For It must be remembered that the American city is on a democratic basis. . It Is acquiring freedom to act * under home rule legislation, and whatever the failures of democ racy may have been in the past. . I have faith to believe in the evidence already before us that democracy wilV solve the 'prob lems which now confront it more effectively than have even the most advanced nations of the old world.-Dr. F. C. Howe. ENTERPRISING FRIENDLINESS, How Decatur Citizens Won the Hearts of incoming Locomotive Workers. When an industry moves from one community to another the change mitns -for many of Its employees de serting homes dearly paid for, taking children out of school. breaking of church and lodge affiliations. It was for this reason that Decatur. Ill., through its chamber of commerce, determined to do everything in its power to make the locomotive shop men employed by the Wabash railroad like their new place of residence when the road moved its machinery from the old shops in Springfield to the new plant in Decatur. one of the largest of its kind In the world." When they learned that they were to be transferred to Decatur the shop men sent a comniiittee to that city to investigae. The report was unfavor uble. The shopmen were informed that vacant houses were few, that rents were high and board excessive. - It was then-that the Decatur chei her of commerce Interested Itself. An investigation of almost every boarding house in the city disproved the report that board was excessive. A meeting of builders was called, and, though no definite promises were secured as- to how many houses they would erect, the chamber satisfied itself that enough would be provided by the following spring. Through Its secretary, John M. Byrne, the chamber compiled a list of board ing houses, secured 'the names of the shopmen who were coming and -en couraged real estate men to write them with a view to finding out their needs. sOn the morning the advance guard of the newcomers, some bringing thefpr wives and children, were due to arrive the chamber of commerce officials, ac companied by thirty citizens, each with his automobile, met the train, escorted the shopmen to the waiting machines and took them on a ten mile ride over the principal streets and through the park: At the end of the ride any lingering feiling of prejudice.and hostility had been removed and, shopmen shook hands with their hosts. The news traveled back to Springfield, with the result that shopmen who had been planning to go elsewhere decided to remain with the Wabash and make Decatur their home. It required little effort for a city to show itself human as well as enterpris ing.-Survey. CASTOR IA For InfantW and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Alwaysear Signature of , f0LEY31I0ErDTAR Cures Ooldsu Prevents Pnaeumnua Annual Mo Seas. The Atlantic Coast Lin< tive round trip rates to Was mnond and the Mountain and *Wednesday. August 12, the Atlantic Coast Line for Seashore Excursion. which hundreds of its patrons as ti for a summer vacation. esp season of the year, the lov service given on these excur so popular in the past. On the date named, the sell round trip tickets from low fares; To Washington, D. C.... To Baltimore, Md. ..... To Richmond, Va. ..... To Norfolk, Va........... Wilmingtoni, N. C. (for Wrig Beaches.) .. .... .... .. And correspondingbyV low fai and seashore resorts in Non The tickets will be li original starting point on an. than midnight of Sunday. A Schedules. reservations, information may be obtained Ticket Agent of the Atlantic W. J. CR AIG. Pass. Traffic Mgr. Wil minert