Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M* I THE FLOREN'CE DAILY TIMES FRIIV^AFTERNOON, MARCH 23, "-li 1 --1 MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fifteen Year Term Loan, with three per cent of Principal Amount and Interest at Six and a Half Per Cent payable aeml-annually. Loans made on basis of Fifty Per Cent of appraised valuation. See us for further information. FLORENCE TITLE, TRUST AND INVESTMENT COMPANY 27 WEST EVANS STREET FLORENCE, S. C. A. C. L. TO ENLARGE ROCKY MOUNT SHOPS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR FOUR HUNDRED ADDITIONAL SKILLED WORKMEN through equitable taxation encourage the growing of timber. Boys’ clubs in forestry were first started in this state and a six weeks’ summer school i Is maintained in cooperation with j the State University, where members jof the State Forestry Department and J others are given forestry training, j Mr. Alexander’s work has done much J to put Louisiana in the front rank of progressive states in the matter of conservation. BUILDING IS NOW on the up-gra:: ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF THE DIXIE FEED STORE « t Dollars in hay, grain, dairy and horse feeds. A full line of chicken feeds and i . i . v ■ ’ Sugarine Dairy and Horse Feed DIXIE FEED STORE C. A. MOODY, Proprietor i i 17 N. IRBY STREET .■V Tips on Hats For Spring! $5.00 Everything that's good in Headwear is offered by this Store for your review this spring. In our pleasing sto’ck you’ll find new color tones, new texture treatments and new trimming embellishments. And at $5 you’ll find as interesting a selection as you’ve seen in recent years. Others, $3 to $7.50. MAXWELL-EFIRD CO. J. R. WEBSTER, Manager Rocky Mount, March 19.—Exten-i sive addit'ons upon the part of the; Atlantic Coast Line railroad on their) present holdings tit South Rocky | Mount were announced here today with, the .acceptance of fifteen acres of land tendered by the city for a coach shop lor this company. The program includes the building of shops coaling in excess of. half a myiion dollars, employing four him dred additional skilled workmen with a yearly pay roll of three-q inters o a million dollars. j The shops will provide a unit for ■ car construction and repair for th< \ first division of the company iden j t’cal with that of the second divis J ion located at Waycross, it was stat ! ed. Discussing the announcement of the Crust Lines’ plans for Rocky Mount, the Wilmington Star says: Wilmington might possibly ho con Mimed by the AVantic Coast Line railroad as a point for the repa r o' passenger coaches in spite of the nounced that c coach shop to cost a half million dollars, employing 400 . mer, would be erected in South I Rocky Mount in the near future. | Tills is not given out officially 'm j local headquarters of the Coast Line, I but was stated by an official of the j railroad who was spoken to regarding ; the matter 'tist n!ght. Lyman De-; lano, executive vice president of the i Coast Line, through whose oTice al,' such matters pass, was not in • the' city last night ami a statement from 1 him could not be seemed. Prior to the almost complete de struction of one of the local passen ger coach repair shops by (ire a few weeks ago, quite u few coaches were brought b<’ie for repairs .and over hauling. To date no steps have been I taken by the railroad company to re | on in tuo local shops, and when the i announcement was made it was the j general belief among the Wilmington mtlroad employes that the loee,’ coach til™ v mitri im entirely discontinued. The Rocky Mount shop is to be an extensive one i ud work on a large scale will be done there, hut it seems <n be «bn omnion in the local gen eral offleesAthat shops will be mam i pined wo mine * on. but likely no! on a big scale. Quite a few exper i . .. .ai.icis ana painters w',T be main fined work, it is here to thought. carry on this FRIEND OF SOUTHERN FORESTRY DIES Washington, March 2.1.—M. L. 1 Alexander, Coissioner of Conserva- ition for Louisiana, died at New Or leans on March 19. The cause of forestry in the South loses a staunch friend in his death. In six years Louisiana has advanced under his ad- i ministration to a leading place among states practicing forestry. It now lias a state-wide fire protective system, operated in cooperation with the Fed eral Government, and laws that n i KOMBeb "al Den ^non e Business Off, ^notie Us; ! 1 a urn- . ir u’11- j ij., , -«* Chats With Gas Company -If-’ We ire now prepar ing to install at our Gas Works a new' Turbo-Blower. This will be used to heat the fires in the generators. This blower will make 3,400 revolutions per minute. There is no other like it in the state. It is of a type jusf approved by the U. S. Navy and the first one to be deliv ered south of Wash ington. Improvements like this host money, but this Company is de termined to give good service. * r Florence Gas & Fuel Company CHANGES IN LOCATION TAKINC PLACE IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE BUSINESS SECTION With the approach of spring ma> new buildings are going up and number or changes will be mad<J timong tne business firms o the cit some already have taken place. Anion the cl tinges that have already been made is the oneniUT of the “Hat Box" i on West Evans street. Harrlson-Bult- man Company in the old Nettles Shoe Store stand; Millers Cash Market, 'which opened today, and numerous) (ither place? in all,sections of the busi- J dess district." Interest 'centers in the complet on ! of the new Lucan and Brunson store, building on West Evans street. As j soon ns complete 1. one of the piacec will be occupied by the Mi n’s Shop, one by the Palmetto Power and Light Company. The occupant of the third place has not yet been announced. Building material concerns in the city state mat tneir business is grow- ’ ing and that indications are tnat ini Drovcments in Florence will continue* i to be on the up-grade tor maiiv months i to come. i FLORENCE’S POPULAR THEATRE—THE ^ OPERA HOUSE “WHERE THE CROWDS GO” SHOWING TODAY ONLY AN ALL STAR CAST IN “ONE NIGHT IN PARIS” “Love is the tie that binds,san^ the poet. “But,” said Frenchman just before he was hung for killing hit wife, ,l riage is the ticthat chokes.’’ Marriage is a dream, but wait you wake up. Also a good comedy. Shows .start—3, 4.49, 6.20. * and 9.40 * • ' • regular A^viK^lfelys COMING TOMORROW ONLY JACK HOXIE IN “HILLS OF HATE” • ; : c. g-i —■ ^ u # * •»j ARE YOU 1MD DDU, LANGUID? D OES your head ache, are you tired when you get up, is it hard to arouse enough ambition to do even the smallest tasks? . .Thht’s a sign of sluggish, impure blood. That s a warning toget a bottle of Gude’s Pepto-Mangan and purify your blood and build up new strength andenergy. ForoverSOyearsGude’s has been the favorite tonic and blood enneher of many thousands of people. 1 Your druggist has it, in both liquid and | tablet form. GucIg’s PeptO'Aiangan Tonic and Blood Enricher The Very Best • «r,-v i \ Storage Battery for Fords, Chevro- * * t , • lets, Overlands and all other small cars is the Philco Rubber Cased Dia mond Grid. Costing a little more, per haps, but giving service that cannot be measured in mere Dollars aiid Cents. » Won’t you let us show you this Bat tery and explain its advantages? * W. V. PARROTT “Better Batteries” ■v* 29 South Dargan Street Phone 215 in a bucket a handy handle no rough edges A cover that goes back on * ■>> still absolutely airtight but now > i j I * 11'. • r '( ‘ ' M. v* ■ c/t- < i ' Oi\ , . <, ■> ) as easy to open as winding the clock Q i . • * * .v .. \f i . .v... -. I ' r • * - - #>vlt few. V*.r - ^ H 4 ..,i. -Sfi.r-rr-'i - .r:-..-»snr—m—r;" -r— ■-- r . r - < ..