Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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flomelown YOUR TOWN. Real towns are not madq by men afraid Lest some one else pets ahead; When everyone works and nobody shirks You can raise a town from the dead. tt while you make your personal stake Tour neighbor makes one, too, Tour town will be what you want it to be, It isn’t your town—it’k you! , If you want to live in the kind of a town Like the kind of a town you like, . You needn’t slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You will only find what you «left behind. For there’s nothing that’s really new. It’s a knock at yourself when you knock your town, It isn’t your town, it’s you! —Helen Perkins, in New York Sun. CONSTRUCT POOL IN GARDEN r firth- i All the Time and Trouble x That It Entail*. - —" j - A very Interesting and attractive garden pool can be made with a little bard work and at a small expense, and where the garden is sufflcle'ntly large the pool adds wonderfully to the artistic make up. In an amateur's garden recently the owner was caught in the act of put ting on the finishing touches of the pool and its decorations. The garden was in the rear of the house and the pool was in the left, hand corner at the rear Not in the extreme rear corner, as hack of it was a bed of Iris arranged in semi circular form in front, bordering a gravel walk. Back of this was a bed of peonies and the corner was to bo filled later with salvia, backed with cannas. The gardener had dug the pool him self. It was about ten feet in diam eter and two feet six inches deep. In the bottom stones bad been laid and the bottom and aide covered with ce ment. A rockery was made of a lot of large stones encountered in digging, with a few brenght in from a neigh boring field to complete the work. The rockery was not in the center, but to one side at the rear of the pool. An Iron pipe led off to the gutter in the rear for an overflow. The bottom was covered with odd stones that had been selected for the purpose on various motor trips in the country and gave a natural appear ance to the pool. A few handfuls of frogs’ spawn had been gathered and placed in the pool, ferns and rushes had been planted and water lilies were to be set out later, after which a few gold fish will be added. «, There is no fountain or Inlet to the pool; the water is supplied by the lawn hose. This idea can be followed by gar deners, who find that the pool and bog garden not only adds to the beau ty and interest of the garden, but it Is a source of considerable pleasure as well. BANKS ORDERING HAND GRENADES Over 175,000 Children In Fifth District Will Be Routing Enemy, Waste,- During Summer Months. IMPORTANT FACTOR OF CITY NotMnt Really of Greater Moment Than the Question of Proper Transportation. A city Is a big business Institution. Not merely in the business it under takes of its own, but rather in the part It plays in the business of the whole community. - y Take the comfort of its citizens, for, instance. During the war the lumber men found they had relatively little labor trouble In camps in which it was possible for families to live a normal, wholesome life. Schools, churches, medical attendance, amusements—all entered into the labor problem. What was true in the camps is true in every city. The comforts available for people help to determine the busi ness possibilities of the city. Another important business factor; is that of the traffic system. In addi- j tlon to street railway transportation, j there must be adequate traffiewnys to handle business.* It must be possible for people to get quickly and easily from one part of the city to ^another and it must be possible to deliver goods readily. Would a large automobile plant be able to turn out its enormous produc tion of cars daily if it were cluttered up, if its passageways were relatlrely as narrow and congested as those of Kansas City?—Kansas City Star. Richmond, Va.—According to the latest available figures over five hun dred banks In the Fifth Federal Re- serm District have ordered supplies of hand grenade penny-savings banks that are to be used by the children for summer savings. The total number of hand grenades that have been or- dered exceeds 175,000. The plan of the hand grenade bank" originated in the Treasury Depart ment, and the banks are being dis tributed in this district by the War Loan Organisation here. Every school child under the agfc of seventeen years may, by applying at the local bank, re- eelge one of these hand grenade penny-hanks as a loan for the Y*ca- tlou period, if, during the summer, enough money is saved to purchase one or more War Savings Stamps the bank becomes the property of the child. The hanks are made out of real hand grenades that were to have been used against the Huns. With percussion cap and high explosive removed, and slot* cut to receive and take out coins, they are now doing service against the enemy, waste, as banks for sav- School officials all over the district AGENTS CARRYING. MESSAGE OF THRIFT Harold Braddock, Director of Savings Division Writes Letter of Ap preciation to Each pf Eigh teen Hundred Workers. thosiastic about the plan. as # pUn8 for the ereatioQ of savings facil- they feel that it will not only keep alive but strengthen the thrift ideals (ha! already have been Implanted In tha minds of the children. J. H. Binford, assistant superinten dent of public schools here, has en dorsed the scheme, in a recent letter expressing the hope that all the banks in the district Would co-operate by get ting supplies of the hand grenades, as the school children are enthusiastic about securing them. First-hand information and sugges tions as to how to obtain increased efficiency and prosperity may now be obtained by women on the farm, In any part of the country, from the home demonstration agents of the depart-, ment of agriculture. Entering into the national savings movement with U Best that characterizes all their work, sofne eighteen hundred of these home demonstration agents have been carry ing the message of thrift into the farm houses all over the United States. In appreciation of their voluntarily undertaken work, Director Braddock has written a letter. to. pgch worker, of commendation, which reads in pari: "Thrift is primarily the people’s con cern. If thrift is to become a perma nent national asset, the people’s agen cies and organizations must definitely assume their share of responsibility for Inculcating - thrift - by" including it in their program for action. Schools, churches, business ahd labor organiza tions, fraternal societies and women’s organisations, as well as agricultural workers and agencies, are already un dertaking this work and are in close co-operation with the treasury de partment." According to Mr. Braddock’s letter. Advertisements OBJECT IS TO MAKE ~ PEOPLE PROSPEROUS Rawer*meet Much Interested In Series of War Savings Societies That Are Rapidly Being Organized. A Word for the Wild Bird. A suburban or city home may be very attractive to people, but not at tractive to the birds. Remember, they are not looking for beauty parlors. The thrifty little songster Is in con stant danger from the cat. It is claimed that In the state of New York there are five cats ter"every farm. It is no wonder the cry Is coming from the various states all over the Union that plant* trees, and vegetables are be ing taken, whole crops of them, by pests, when the family ca£»—persist ent bird killers—are kept and en couraged. Give the wild birds a chance by assuring them protection and an attractlva nesting place. Note how they repay you. A free orchestra, with your fruits, flowers and garden (brown In.—Thrift Magazine. Government official* at Washing- ton are watching with no little inter est the growth of n series of societies springing up all over the United. States. Thay have already attained a membership that reaches well up into the millions. Treasury department officials are particularly Interested In this move- meat, and it is fostared by that de partment. As soon as a society is formed the naaies of the president, secretary and each individual mem ber are placed In the dfeasmry depart ment archives. / These societies are War Savings Societies, and. the motive of each so ciety la Thrift. The government, in favoring these organisatlgaa, has not only In viaw the replenishing of the United States treasury through the •ale sd Thrift and War Sayings Stamps, but the Mg Idea la to cause each Individual member to learn the value to himself of being thrifty. The government id mot seeking to divoit capital from legitimate com- mersial enterprises. It does not want ta tin up vast sums. It la tha person whs has never saved systematically that it la the most amrleus to roach. This parson cam put aside the small amounts that he has boon accustomed to spend, and this, drawing four per oaat aompouad Interest wfll ts an ta- credibly short time grow into a large enough sum to make the first pay ment on a home, or to provide a sum with which one may make a perma nent Investment ~ EASY TO SAVT ~ By the same token that the best way to have anything Is do It yourself, the best way to get ahead in the world is save regularly and invest wisely. Your children may be buying Thrift Stamps but the nickels oral dimes and quarters they are able to save won’t buy a new automobile or a homo or a cultivator. The money to do that will not be saved unless you save it It’s easy enough to save if you do it the W. S. 8. way. Quarters planted in Thrift Stamps grow into War Sav ings Stamps and the Interest makes them grow like rain does a summer flower. Save for that happy opportu nity. If you’re not ia a War Savings iSociety—get In one. Be with the crowd. "Nothing Is final!" said Napoleon after the’battle of Jena. Ia days sf prosperity insure against smergencioe. Buy financial safety with War ities in the home are outlined as fol lows: "1. Habit of saving first some part of Income for future needs and of spending wisely for present needs. “2. Home betterment fund, to se cure, for example, running water in the house. ——1 "3. Savings plan for every boy and girl. "4. Savings fund in government se curities for every family. “5. Keeping of accounts to pro- 1 mote wise spending and to Increase savings. “6. Safe investment of savings (Nos. 2, 3, 4) in government securi ties nntil money is needed; War Sav* inga Stamps as a desirable inv»st> ment” Did You Ever Say: "IF I HAD THE MONEY f Then consider REGULAR RAVING—be mod erate about 1*—it gives you the power of SELECTIVE BUYING, which saves you still more mosey, be sides getting you Just what you want and prevlits funds tor SECURE INVESTMENTS, which pdo up money without help from you while you’re get- ; ting some more. It’s SURE and it’s EASY. Is i anything bettor Ihsu that? Start NOW with WAR SAVXNQ# STAMPS. They / Read them as an investment. Read them because they save you money. « *» Read them because they introduce you to . y * ■ r ... ———-—■— — :—— v v / • ' , , - ' the newest styles—the latest comforts for the Home—the best of the world’s invention. Read them as a matter of education. Read them to keep abreast of progress. Read them—REGULARLY! in -A