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PAGE SIX THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, IflJOTOffr, S. C. \ THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1»2S HEAVY RAINS CAUSE DAMAGE South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia Hit Hard By Continued Rainfall. Several Live* Lost. Atlanta, Jan. 18—Several lives have been lost and a large property dam age incurred as the result of swollen streams in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, caused by heavy rains of the past ten days. Engineer C. L. Dunham and Yar^- master T. B. Foster were killed and several persons injured today, when a Southern Railway passenger train plunged through a trestle, weakened by the flood waters of Mulberry creek fourteen miles from Selma, Ala. A Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis passenger train struck a slide six miles from Cartersville, Ga.j while en route from Nashville to Atlanta. Engineer V. F. Hetzell was killed and Fireman J. M. Cooper injured. None of the passengers were reported in jured. Reports from Albany, Ga., were to the effect that Wilt Tift, 21, and Asa Tift, 25, sbns of a former mayor of the city were believed to have lost jfeeir. ri^TT - They - WnT t<T the river l55t night in an attempt to keep a boat from being lost in the flood and since have been missing. Approximately forty homes were under water at West Point tonight, Mayor Phil Lanier stated.* The Chattahoochee* river, on. which the town borders, had reached a stage of twenyt-five feet and still was ris ing. “West Point is about half submerg ed in water,” the mayor said, “but we do not expect there will be serious damage.” When a dam burst at a mill near Fort Valley, Ga., this afternoon, seventy feet of a fill at Mossy Creek on the Central of Georgia Railroad washed away. The northbound Dixie Flyer stopped just before it reached the washout. At Dublin, Fort Valley, and other Georgia cities, railroad officials re ported train service was being de moralized as a result of the heavy rains. Two wrecks have occurred near Dublin within the past several days, resulting in several injuries. Heavy damage to the crops in the section of the state surrounding Dublin was re ported. Predictions that the Chattahoochee river would reach forty-five feet at Columbus were made by officials there tonight At Girard, Ala., the river has risen into two streets and several negro houses have been aban doned. South of Columbus, where the banks are low, the water has spread over many acres of farm lands. At Macon, Ga., the Ocmulgee reach ed a stage of 25.S feet, equalling the highest previous record, and still was rising at 9 o'clock tonight A levee below the city gave way. A circus in winter quarters at the Mfccon Cen tral City Park began moving to high er levels owing, to. danger from flood water. The Savannah river at -Augusta reached a depth of 32 feet 9 inches at 8 o’clock tonight and still was ris ing at the rate of two inches an hour. North Augusta highways were cover ed with water and traffic suspended, but the city proper was believed safe from the flood. The lowlands opposite the city, on the South Carolina side, have been invaded by the water, but little dam age was reported. Many Other low lands and highways ii^ South Caro lina were flooded as a result of the heavy rains, the Congaree, Saluda, Wateree and the Savannah rivers all being at high stages and still advanc ing.,. No serious damage in the state has ROAD PROGRAM IS OUTLINED Highway Department Submits 15- Year Pay-As-You-Go Program Covering Entire State. Columbia, Jan. 17.—While approxi mately fifteen years will be required to complete the state highway sys tem provided for in the “pay-as-you- go" act, a connected system of im proved roads will be established dur ing this and next Tear, according Ao the annual report of the State High way Department made public here. The two-year program of road con struction has been worked out with the idea of paving first those sec tions of roads where traffic is great est, with the needs of each county in view, it was added in the report. County needs, however, have been subordinated^ the main purpose of securing a connected highway sys tern. That the state highway system of hard-surfaced and top-soil roads should be completed by 1940 under the highway act of 1924, was shown in the report. During the fifteen years interven Selma was partly under water, with the Alabama river continuing to rise. All motor traffic between the city and Montgomery has been stopped. The steady rise of the Coosa river caused prison officials to order most of the convicts stationed at Farm No. 4, lo cated on the stream, transferred to Kilby prison, at Montgomery. - - — W" estimated income or the^epaffnrent for construction and maintenance would be $132,600,000 of which $68,- 300,000 would be derived from the motor vehicle license tax, $58,000,000 from the gasoline tax, and $16,000,000 from federal aid. Estimated expenditures from funds raised under the act would be as fol- ows: NEGRO PENSION All negroes who were enrolled last year will be enrolled for 1925, if they report at the office of Probate Judge on or before the 12th day of February. If you delay you will be left off. J. P. CALDWELL, Chairman. BILLY SUNDAY MEETING The regular Sunday meeting of tha Billy Sunday club will be held at two o’clock in the Thornwell Memorial church, and a cordial invitation is ex tended to visitors to be present. The program will be in charge of J. O. Barnett and Ed Stevens. ROOMS FOR RENT—Three or four rooms for rent. Use of garage free. Mrs. J. E. Ross, 105 W. Main St. Itp FOR SALE—Two 50-egg incubators, in good condition, with instructions for running same. A. E. Spencer. 2tp ro m dC m L <36 Here is a cross-word puzzle which will give word chasers a merry round before it is finally solved. It is a perfect puzzle with words interlock ing throughout the puzzle and enough long words to break the monotony of the short three-letter words or two- letter abreviations, so common in many puzzles. No doubt you will sppnd many a thinking hour over this puzzle,, but don’t delay its final solu tion too long, because next week, with another dandy puzzle, we will publish the correct answer to this one. Horizontal -—^.■■Onr-Ttf‘thg"ApbSia^S7* , "^~' 5. A large country of Asia. 9. A sort of cabbage. 10. One of the lake states. * 11. To dispatch. ; 13. To shock with terror. 15. Large city of number 10. 17. To annex. 18. To have existence. 20. A cutting instrument. 21. Used to fasten shoes. 23. To be borne on something. * v 25. A sage of the East. 27. A boy’s name. 28. To point. 30. A name given to Germans ing war. 31. Negative. 32. In this or that manner. 3 33. Dominus Noster (abbr). 34. In mythology the daughter of Ina- chus and Ismene. 36. A cardinal point of compass (ab), 37. Joined together. 38. Loaded. 39. A word expressing equality. 40. Initials of a late president. 41. One who edits (abbr). 43. In music, second syllable of scale, 44. Printers’ measurement. 46. Past of lead. 48. Large city of Asia-Minor. 61. Present tense of verb “to be." . 52. A date on Roman calendar. 54. Epoches. 55. Table land. « 66. One of monkey family. 58. Initials of inventor of cotton gin 59. To spoil polish on furniture. 60. To sign up for service. ‘ 63. Of'“lion*’ den" fame. 65. A fleet animal. 66. One of the HawaiianJaftf&dft, 67. Auction. 69. dur.- Vertkal • 1. A native of Japan. 2. Of the camel tHbe. 3. A general of the Civil War. 4. What the sun is sometimes' called. 5. A small bed. 6. The religion, of Mohammed. 7. One of “Polly’s pals." 8. Used to connect words and sen tences. , . - 9. A kind of clay. 12.A game. 14. A September holiday (abbr). 16. A bone. 18. An inhabitant of the air. 19. Man’s first residence. 22. Awakened. 23. One of the smallest states (abbr). 24. Initials of founder of Cornell Uni versity. 26. Men skilled in use o| guns. 28. Openings. 29. A jeweled head-dress. 32. To rest. 35. A song. 39. A winged footed animal, 41. A court of itinerant judges. 42. To pull. 45. A not very septus sickness. 47. A trader. 49. No one else. 50. A province of Canada (abbr). 51. Of the air. 53. A part of churches. 55. Home of ministers. 67. Initials of Lincoln’s Sec. of War. 59*. Child’s name for mother. 61. A term used to indicate married woman’s maiden name. 62. Child. 63. An unexploded shell. 64. A measurement. For operation of the department, $3,925,000. Maintenance, $23,700,000". Betterment, $1,700,000. Bridges, $6,500,000. Earth construction, $9,000,000. Reimbursement, $4,800,000. Hard surfaced road construction, $82,775,000. During last year there was con structed a total, of 488.41 miles of roads. Of* this total the counties con structed, independent of aid from the department, 125.64 miles. The larger part pt the mileage is of top-soil and sand-clay, but the progress in paving is said to have been normal, amount ing to 40.85 miles. At the close of \he year the entire highway system laid out embraced 4,740 miles, of which 226.246 miles were paved, and 2,817.019 miles grav el and sand-clay; 24,577 miles graded; 1,672.158 miles unimproved; 3,461.4 miles under maintenance; 233.3 miles under construction; 34.7 miles in pro cess of paving, and 198.6 miles of roads of miscellaneous types. Surveys have been made for a total of 690.13 miles of roads and twenty bridge projects, as compared with 337.36 miles of road and 25 bridge projects in 1923. (Answer to last week^puzzle) . 4 \ ■vt* . :i '*<r W Construction work has been done, for the most part, with federal aid participating. The total amount of federal aid claimed from the govern ment during the year just ended was $1,189,633.39, as compared with $1,- 173,642.91 for 1923. Roads under maintenance at the end of the year aggregated 3,481.4 miles, as compared to 2,735.34 miles at the close of the previous year. The average for paved roads has been $301.32 and the average for unpaved roads $374.33. Among recommendations made by the commission were that the laws governing the use of lights on vehi cles be amended so as to require horse drawn vehicles to be equipped with, lights. Another recommendation was that a law be enacted toi forbid the erection of buildings within a reasonable dis tance of highways. The accident re ports of the department are said to show that a number of fatalities oc curred as a result of obstructions to the view of motor vehicle operators. Establishment of a definite policy with regard to the operation of toll bridges on state highways was the third recommendation. The expenditures of the department during 1924 have been as follows: For operation, $360,481.12, of which $209,253.90 was provided in the state r appropriation. $122,440.47 was con- tributed by counties and $28,786.75 was provided from road and bridge funds. ■■ifNlM For road construction, $2,648,399.01. For bridge construction, $1,326,- 748.27. For maintenance, betterment and equipment, $1,353,421.84. Total expenditures, $5,689,051.24. The funds expended except for operation have been supplied. By federal government, $1,189,- 633.39. By motor vehicle licenses, $700,- 767.00. By counties, $2,785,514.89. By gasoline tax fund, $592,664.84. War materials distributed by the United States Department of Agricul ture were used during the , year, but ss the quantity of available materials =5 decreased materially. . ^ | Accident reports of the department, as continued during the year, showed <== that there were 922 accidents during =» 1924, resulting in the deaths of 104 == persons, serious injury to 205, and S5 minor injury to 186. ~ ^ Practically all of the principal high- ss ways were marked sufficiently to di- s— rect traffic with a fair degree of com- Eal pleteness, it was said. FOR RENT—Incubator space. Let me hatch your chicks the “Buckeye Way.’’’ $5.00 per tray of 160 eggs. Ferris 265-300 egg strain eggs for set ting, $1.26 per 16; $6.00 per hundred. T. Rex. Young, Clinton, S. C. 2-5-3tp We wish to announce to our customers and the public in general that we have purchased the Gro cery and Hardware stock of J. A. Bailey, Merchant, and have consolidated our former business with the newly purchased store, the business to be conducted in the future at the stand>on North Broadway for a number of years occupied by Mr. Bailey. With the consolidation of the two stores, we how on the city, offering to the public a complete line of Fancy and Heavy Groceries, Hardware, and Farm Implements. ^ In our enlarged location we will be better equip ped to serve you than in the past and it will be our aim to please you with eVery transaction we make. We solicit your business on this basis, promising at all times Reliable Goods, Reasonable Prices and Courte ous Service. In our new home we cordially invite you. to visit us, inspect our stock, get our prices. Your business will be appreciated. Milam Grocery J. Ferrell Milam “FORMER GROCERY STAND OF J. A. BAILEY" llllllll Rooms That Grow Rooms in your home grow just as individuals grow, and constantly require additional furnishings and change as they develop. What once seemed a good arrangement may now- seem to be lacking something. Perhaps the magic touch can be Supplied by an extra chair—a comfortable rocker—an odd table or any of the many pieces to be found on our floors. WISELY CHOSEN FURNITURE IS THE TREAS URED POSSESSION OF A LIFETIME We handle reputable makes, and stand back of every piece we sell.—Your purchase of furniture here will be a real in vestment We are showing a complete and attractive line in every department—Values that you won’t be able to duplicate M. £ E. H. & Co \ • •( i i >« ♦♦ i *, m i jr South Carolina roiHIMIIIHIIIIIMIIIMMlHllUIIM^