The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 20, 1929, Image 8
WILL DOUBLE OUTPUT
Kendall Company Will Put on Nlffat
Bhirt at Edgefield.
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Edgefield, Au^. 81. ? Beginning
September 2, the Addison division of
the Keodajl Manufacturing company,
wll^put on a night shift of worker*,
doubling the weekly output of the
mill, which at present is approximately
440,000 yards of surgical
gauze. This means that the present
number of employees, 122, will be
doubled, thus bringing into the villuge
many now families.
Looking tb this expansion in its
output, several months ago plana
were put ori foot to enlarge the village
itself, and as u result it present*
today the appearance of pn yptodute
town with 40 new brick houses, built
with all modern conveniences, added
to the fifty or more frame dwellings,
whiojv'.are themselves attractively
painted homvSi. *urrounded by beautiful
trees and' flowers. Of the 40 new
houses, six have six rooms, 20 have
fivo rooms, and 28 have four rooms.
They have been built along newly opened
streets, or extensions of old
streets, most of them upon the sloping
hills tiiat Alfftroumi the pillage,
and terraces leading from the yards
to the streets have been sown in grass
seed to enhance further the nutural
beauty of the place in a few months.
No pains have been spared to make
these homes ideal in every respect.
There arc twelve different plans used
in the buildings, though all are built
of brick on the outside with cement
finish. Within they have been completely
equipped with electrical appliances,
including wall sockets in the
living and dining rooms, and the
kitchens are wired for electric stoves.
Convenient built in furnishings include
book cases in the living rooms,
closets in the bed rooms, and kitchen
cabinets and shelving, hot water
tanks, laundry equipment, u^d modern
hath room fu/n ishings. All the
houses are completely screened with
copper screens.
The Townsend Lumber company of
Anderson had the contract for building
the houses. The grading and laying
off of the streets is in charge of
the Carolina Contracting company of
Columbia, and work is still in progress
on tho streets, many of which
will be paved before the work is completed.
The driveways leading from
each of the houses to the streets will
likewise be paved, as will the sidewalks.
Already many of the new workers
have been employed and each day
homes are being assigned to them.
When a reporter entered the office of
the mill recently some half dozen
prospective employees were receiving
final instructions from the manager,
T. A. Hightower, and his assistant,
George Smith. Typewriters were
clicking away in one of the roeoms
and everybody was busy. One was
impressed with the atmosphere of the
place. Electric fans provided a cooling
breeze, arid the officials were
pleasant and * friendly. "Courteous
Efficiency" seemed to be their motto.
Mr, Hightower explained that the
mill manufactures only surgical gauze
of standard and stabilized quality,
made from cotton purchased from local
planters for tho greater part. In
this connection he stated that tho
Kendall company has adopted the policy
of selling high grade seed to the
farmers and a paying a premium
above the market price for the required
grade of cotton. The cotton,
after being manufactured into gauze,
is shipped to the Kendall company of
Walpole, Mass., for bleaching and
sterilizing, after which it is made
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into roll* of bandages, ready for hospital*
and the trade. He mentioned j
the fact that the Kendall company ;
has 'purchased the plant of Bauer and
Black of Chicago, 111., manufacturers
of surgical supplies, cosmetics, etc.
The Kendall Mills, Inc., is one of
the largest manufacturers of hospital
supplies and similar cotton products
in the United States, and included in
the group are the Thrift mill of
Charlotte, N, C., the Oakland and the
Mollohon mills of Newberry, the Whtereo
mill of Camden, and lite bleach*
cries at Walpole, Mass., snd Slatersville,
K. 1., in addition to the Bauer
and Black company of Chicago, H, P.
Kendall is president of the company
and H. K. Hallett is southtuo manuger.
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In the Addison division at Edgefield
the weekly payroll is $2,200, and !
when the night shift begins work in
September, this will be increased to
approximately $5,000 weekly, since
the rate for night work is 10 p+r
cent higher than for the day work.
There are 800 looms and 18,336 spindles,
and when the night work begins
i the mill will be operated partially by
electricity and partially by steam.
The apparatus for supplying electric
power was recently installed by the
South Carolina Power company, which
also re-electrifled the old village and
electrified the new portion of the village.
The streets are illuminated by
20 street lights, constructed by the
mill authorities. The population of
the village at present* is 255, which
will bo ubout doubled within the next
ten days.
With the proposed increase in output
of the mill, the company officials
have foreseen a need for better storage
facilities, and hence there is in
process of construction a new warehouse
adjoining the mill proper and
connected with it by a cement platform
which also extends the entire
length of the warehouse. The building
is of brick and cement, wi^h two
stories. In a large upstairs room
100 by 50 feet, the waste material
is stored and dumped into an elevator
which takes it to the room below
for baling and shipping. This
latter room is 40 by 50 feet, and an
adjoining open room is 40 by 100
feet. Harrison and Wright of Char
lotte are the contractors for building
the warehouse and supplying the
electrical fixtures.
Spur tracks of both the Southern
railway and the Georgia and Florida
railroad come within a few feet of
the warehouse, thus facilitating the
shipping of goods froon the mill.
T. A. Hightower, manager of the
mill, has been a resident of Edgefield
for almost sixteen years, and to
him is. due the credit for the progress
made by the mill during these years.
While^he has taken an active interest
in the town of Edgefield proper?
having served several terms as councilman,
and being now a deacon in
the First Baptist church and president
of the Lions club, as well as being
associated with several fraternal
orders?he feels that his real place
is with the people of the Addison village,
where his heart is. He is superintendent
of the village Sunday
Rchool, and it is his ideal to load his
people to a higher plane of living,
and in this he has succeeded to a remarkable
degree. For it would be
hard to find a higher type of people
in any mill village than those of the
Addison village at Edgefield.
Associated with Mr. Hightower in
an official capacity are George Smith
who came to Edgefield two months
ago from Charlotte as assistant to
Mr. Hightower: R. K. Walker, office
manager, who has served efficientlj
as such for several years, coming t<
Edgefield from Darien, Ga.; R. M
Scurry, chief engineer and maste:
mechanic, who is a native of Edge
field county; Miss Angekle Penn, for
merly of Greenwood, who is stenog
rapher and assistant book-keeper
and Miss Ellen Putnam, community
, nurse, formerly of Spartanburg coun
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The mill pays in annu?l~taxes t
Edgefield county, approximately $11,
1 500.
Accidents rn South Carolina dur
* ing the past year were responslbl
s for approximately one-fifth as man
f deaths as occurred in any battle 0
' the War Between the States. Onl
heart disease, cancer, nephritis, ret
piratory diseases and tuberculosi
8 cause greater mortality than do acc
rC dents. Deaths from accidents for a
il causes were 560 white and 536 co
ored, a total of 1.095, of which 21
were urban and 820 rural. Thei
d were more accidental deaths from at
k- tomobiles than any other one thinj
" There were 83 urban and 168 rurs
a total of 261, of which 166 wei
- white and 95 colored. The age grow
n from 30 to 44 suffered more than ar
>. other age group.
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Officers of the Salvation Arn
preach in 67 languages and serve
83 countries.
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Majestic Program
WITH A LARGE SUCTION FAN IN
OPERATION
THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN
Friday. September 20.
Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Leonard,
Lee Moran and Cissy Fitzgerald irt
"LADIES OF THE NIGHT CLUB.'
A tale of Broadway that's not in the
guide books. Of the legs that ache
and the h?varts that break. Also .1
Mermaid Comedy "Parlor Peats"
Saturday, September 21
Ken Maynard, the greatest of th?
Western Stars in "THE LAWLESS
LEGION." You'll like it because
you can't help it. Also a Barne;
Google Comedy "Slide Sparky Slide'
Monday and Tuesday,
September 2,1 and 24.
Claud Gilling^vater with Dolore
Costello and many other Warner Bro
thers stars, in "THE GLAD RAi
DOLI>." ..Also Metro Internationf
News.
Wednesday, September 25
Creighton Hale with Thelma Tod
in "SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SA
TAN." A most unusual story told i
a most unusdhl way. Also Pathe Rt
view.
Thursday, September 26.
Conrad Nagel with Lois Wilson i
"KID. GLOVW8." You've never a]
predated Conrad Nagel until you\
s^en him in "Kid Gloves." Also M<
tro International News.
COMING 8OON: Talking Pictun
Bach Week. _
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There Is a Reason
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Why over 50 per cent, of all cars sold in 1
South, Carolina during July and 51 per cent. I
of all cars sold in South Carolina during I
August were __ I
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We list below the State and County registrations: J
July State Registration
FORD All other Makes
|1691 1631
July Registrations Kershaw County
55 cent, of all cars were Fords
FORD All other Makes
34 , 28
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August State Registration
FORD . ' All other Makes
1696 1633
August Registrations Kershaw County
56 per cent, of all cars were Fords I
FORD All other Makes/
29 23 I
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We do not know what the national registrations are for these 1
months. However we will quote below an article from Automobile
Topics, dated September 14th. (This is an automobile weekly I
paper published in New York City) :
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"Ford Motor Company domestic SALES for AuIgust
were 165,847 cars and trucks, WHICH TOPS ALL
PREVIOUS AUGUST RECORDS. For July
and August the total was 336,523 cars and trucks." ~
We are giving you these figures and percentages so that you
may see what the Nation, South Carolina and Kershaw County I
think of the FORD car. T
If you have never ridden in one of these cars, you can not J
imagine the comfort and pleasure it gives you in riding. Jj
Come to our Show Room and let us give you a ride
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