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Bids Received On 43 Projects Approximate ly 150 bids were submitted y?<Ht<>i <tay morning by contractors on 43 South Carolina road and bridge projects to cost approximately $2,700,000. The opening was ono of tin* largest, bold in tlx; highway department in several years. Many of the projects were from the program outlined by the state legislature at 11h 1036 session. TTrgnway engineers said It involved the largest number of projects ot any single letting in the dc partment's history. Federal funds will be used on 38 of the projects wholly or in part and proceeds from the sale of $ 1,500,600 of state highway bonds will defray in part the state's expenditures. Ju the meanwhile K. II, lioyle of Sumter, chairman of the state coptractors' licensing hoard croate<J under a 1930 law, announced tlp^ "practically till" bidders had compiled with a provision of the act that contractors bidding on projects ufter July 25 must have licenses. The announcement apparently dispelled a fear that the law might affect the letting. The low bidder on each of the projects was announced as follows: Greenwood county, the pHving with plain concrete pavement, and curb and gutter and sidewalk'work oti 808 mile in the town of Greenwood on Hampton and Greenwood streets, Routes 7 and 25, C. Y, Thompson Construction "company. Greenwood, $73,315. Lexington county, the widening with plain concrete and curb and gutter and sidewalk work on .764 miles of route No. 1 in New ilrooklund from the town limits of New Hrooklaml to the intersection of lit. 215, J. W. Ilarnwell, Jr., Columbia, $46,081. Sumter county, the widening and resurfacing with sheet asphalt of 13.4 miles- of Route 15 from Cane Creek mill to the Clarendon county line and from Wliite's mill pond to the Lee county line. F Thompson, Char lotte, N. ('., $236,1138. liorchester county, the bituminous surfacing or 5.016 miles of Route 64 from Ashley liver to Route 61 in Summerville, r |j Tyler. Louisville, Ky.. $18,070. Anderson-Pickens, the bituminous surfacing of 11.1 miles of Route 14 from a point near Three and Twenty creek to the city limits of Liberty and a loop road adjacent to lloggs store; also widening oT a 100 foot reinforced concrete bridge over Three and Twenty creek, S. S. Newell and company, Greenville, $137,837. Allendale county, the. bituminous surfacing of 5.2 miles of Route 38 from the north town limits of Sycamore to the bridge over Rig Salkahatchic river, R. 11. Tyler company, Louisville, Ky., $18,578. Aiken county, the bituminous surfacing of 27.402 miles oT Route 215 ? from the junction of Route 78 near Aiken to North Edlsto river. L. M. Gray. Gainesville, Fin., $167,320. I3n rn well-Orangeburg, the bituminous surfacing of 10.08 miles of Route SO and alternate Route 3 from Williston through Springfield to the Intersection of Route' 3 northeast of Springfield. Coastal Construction company.. Florence. $117,581. Marion, the bituminous surfacing o! 12.603 miles ot Route 175 from the Potato I!e<! Ferry road to the Interseel ion with Cnited States. Route 501 iie.tr Marion, lluhbartl Const notion company. Marion, $04,074. Spartanburg, the bituminous surfacing >1 14 557 miles of Route 101 from the end ot the present sulfating east el Lreer tp Cnited States Route 521 at Woodruff. William F. Rowe. Jr. Augusta. Ca.. $96.595. Newberry, tin bit ominous surfacing "f II ' miles ot Route 22 from tile '' J " the bituminous surfacing at tin N.-wh. rr> . oimiv farm to Rroad river. M ,1(1 lougabl Con-1 no 1 ion companx . Atlanta. Ha $133.7 43 Laiuasttr \ m k tin- bituminous surfacing of I 61! utiles of Rout. 211 tn in I I nit. tl States Rout. 521 to Fort Mill. R. R I \Jcr company. $55.3m?. Horry, the luttimiiious surfacing of s25 m?b-s Ot Rom,, ft from Leris oward Nixon's cross-roads, c. (J. Full r, } Li 1 n w .11. $ luS.'Jes K.rshaw. tin- bituminous surfacing - ' 11.1 miles of Route 241 from the <'it> limits of Kershaw to a point in th. present road about 4 miles south ast of Little Lynches river and from about seven miles northwest of HeHiune to the intersection with Honte 1 in Ret hunt'. William J. Howe, Jr., Augusta. Ga.. $142,774. ( hester-York, the bituminous surfacing of 12.911 miles of Route 901 from the intersection on Route 9 byway of L&ndo and Edgeniore to t'nlied States Route 21 south of Rock Kill with a spur leading to l^ando. Hardaway Constructing company. Columbus. Ga.. $90,570. Marlboro-Dilllon, the bituminous surfacing of 19.169 miles of Route 38 from Cottinghain creek, near Blenheim, to Latqa, Hubbard Construction company, $168,934. Union, the bituminous surfacing of 3.9 miles of Route 9 from the inter^~ A--, % 11 ^?i? section with Route 92 Ht Kelly to th^ intersection with Route 11 one mile cunt of .JoncHvlllc, K, I). Hlonn, Greeni vlli?-. $!8,183. Colleton, the bituminous surfacing of 18 0 in How of Route 21 from Bells Cross RouiI.h to the Intersection of Route 17 north of Yomussee, C. O. Fuller, Ruin well/ $201,841. Oconee, the bituminous surfacing of I 1 miles of Route 181 rrom a point about 2.5 miles south of Ueneca to the Junction of Route 18, Oogory and Poole, Virginia. Va,, $86,402. (-Hlheun, the bRmiritmtt* surftteing of 14.70 miles of Route 21 from the Intersection of Routes 2 and 26 south of ,St. Matthews to the Orungoburg county line, Epsy Raving and Construction company, Bavguiiitli, Ou., $126,224, . Dorchester-Iieykeley, the bituminous surfacing of 6.9 miles of route 64 from United Blatctl Route 78 at Sum. morvllle to the beginning of the present bituminous surfacing north of ('urne's Cross Roads, It. H. Taylor company, $24,631. Abbeville, the bituminous surfacing of 2.16 miles of route 82 from u point in the present road at Brown lee church to a point about one-half mile south of Latimer station, R. B. Taylor company, $9,159. I,aureus; the bituminous surfuclnK of 4.9 miles of Route 39 from the Newberry county line to Cross mil, RT UT Taylor company, $17,157. Darlington, the bituminous surface ing of 2.865 miles of Route 763^Xrom about 11 miles southwest of/Burlington through Lamar, HoyR- Road and Bridge .company, Sumter, $39,260. Williamsburg, the earth surfacing uf 2.0 miles of Route 171 from about 9 mile northwest of Suiters to the Intersection of Route 521 at Bryun's Cross Roads, W. L. Florence Construction company, Powder Springs, (5a.. $34,957. Greenville, the earth grading of 1.7 tulles of Route 29 from a point near Brushy creek to a point near the Southern railway at the Greenville Nursery, E. W. Grannls. Fayettevllle, N. ('.. $68,035. Abbeville, the earth surfacing of .491 mile approaches to a bridge over the Seaboard Air Lino railway west of Abbeville, near Mars Hill, on a country road, C. Y. Thotnason, Greenwood, $6,764. Kdgetleld.McCorinick Green wood, the earth type surfacing of 7.3 miles of a county road and Route-67 from the Intersection with Route 43 to a point near Callison, Boyle Road and Bridge company, $72,293. Horry, the earth sQrfacing of .452 mile of Route 90 and United States Route 501, the approaches to the Atlantic ('oast Line ratlroud bridge at Red Hill, near Conway, and the earth grading of 1.6 miles on United States Route 501, a relocation between Conway and Red Hill, S. W. GrnnniH, $65,696. Dorchester, the earth surfacing of 4.5 miles of Route 54 from the Ashley river to Summervillet J. F. Clockley, Cope, $32,790. Union, the earth surfacing of 1.14 miles of Route 7, a relocation from the Intersection with Route 215 at Carlisle toward Whitmlre, Concrete Construction and Supply company, Columbia, $31,292. Barnwell, the earth surfacing of 2.7 miles of a section of a county road between the Southern railway on Main street in Barnwell and a point near Toby creek, toward Denmark, H. M. Taylor, Rtdgelnnd, $29,895. Edgefield, the earth surfacing of 2.7 miles of a section of a county road between the Southern railway on Main street in Barnwell and a point near Toby creek, toward Denmark, 11. M Taylor. Ridgeland. $29,895. Edgefield, the earth surfacing of I.n?i miles of a county road from a point near its intersection with Route 1 near Johnston toward Eureka. S S Newell and company, Greenville. $11N68. Oconee, the construction of a 300toot reinforced concrete" bridge on Routt 1S1 ov?-r Coneross creek, near St net.i. .1 \Y. Barnwell, Jr., Columbia. $11,853. Orangeburg county, the construction of a 76-foot combination bridge over Goodland creek, northeast of Springfield on alternate Route 3. Palmer Construction company, Florence. $6,184 Kershaw, the construction of a 250foot reinforced concrete and structural steel bridge over Little Lynches river, between Kershaw and Bethune, j Palmer Constrm t Ion company, $15.815. Calhoun, tin- construction of a 101foot combination bridge over Flea Bite cm k. about 1 5 miles southeast of Cameron, on Route 31, Concrete Construction company, Spartanburg, $7,455. Chester, the construction of a 350foot reinforced concrete bridge over Fishing creek, between the intersection with Route 9 And Rock Hill on Route 901, WannRmaker and Wells, Orangeburg. $44,945. Colleton county, the construction of a 126-foot combination bridge over Black creek and a 76-foot combination bridge over Sandy Ron creek between Bells Cross Roads and the intersec: jfft lion of Route 17 north of Yemassee, Palmer Construction company. $12,532. Abbeville, the construction of a 125foot combination bridge over the Seaboard Air bine railway near Abbeville, on a county road, C. Y. Thomason, Greenwood, $9,013. Horry, the construction of a 137foot reinforced concrete structjHfljd steel and treated timber ^rTflge over the Atlantic Coast bine railroad, near Red Hill on Route 90, C. Y. Thomason, $11,146. Greenville, the construction of two 183-foot reinforced concrete bridgeB over the Piedmont & Northern railroad and two 242-foot reinforced concrete bridges over the Southern railway, between Greenville and Taylors at the Greenville nursery. M. J. Carroll, Ocala, Fla., $118,630. Darlington, the construction of a 101-foot combination bridge over Newman Swamp and a 226-foot combination bridge over 8 par row swamp, between Darlington and Lamar, on; Route 763, Palmer Construction earn-, pay. NEUTRALIZING GAS KILLS WAR VAPORS .. New Chemical Given France by German Exile. Maria.?A now neutralizing vapor which destroys I he effectiveness of curtain recently developed German poison liases capable of penotratlng uny gits tnask Ik reported to have been discovered. Thla elfy'i population Is breulhlug cwi*l<hu?il4y- easier upon learning the good news, write* Kdwnrd Taylor In tin* Chicago Tribune, 'Ihe vapor Im scattered In the air and it combats and neutralizes the poison gas Immediately, Neither the chemical formula of the vnpor nor the names of the gases It Is Intended to he. used against were rdvenled. The discoverer I* a savant of a big (Jciiimii university ,,f I'ollsh origin who was driven out of Germany by the regime of Itelchsfuehrer Hitler. He has been working quietly In a Paris suburb and recently communicated bis discovery to the French war ministry, declaring be offered It free to the French people In gratitude for the hospitality France showed bin). May Take Place of Masks. It Is hoped bis further Investigations may reveal defense vapors against other gases. Some cooipetent scientists declare that the continued . development of- neuiraHy.litg-gnaes may thrust aside the use of gas musks, none of which would he usable against all gases, and the most efficient of which would he utterly useless against certain of the new German gases fine (ft the latter Is said to use an arsenic base pnd to penetrate even glycerin and nickel. 1*0ris earnestly hopes the n^w antigas method ran tie placed on such a cheap, practicable basis that general distribution will tie possible, since there is neither anything like an ude- j quale supnly of gas masks In the Paris area not the possibility of the manufacture of a sufficient supply In time to do any good Find Defective Work. As a result of the flood of gas masks of private manufacture and of nondescript types, many of them defective, the government some time ago forbade the stile of tiny but government Inspected masks. In the meantime designating only 17 centers where tliev may he purchased. The supply was utterly Inadequate and It was declared that even if the war ministry inspection staff worked night and day the production of Inspected masks would he negligible. Curiously, some of the masks passed Ivy Inspection were made in Germany. Some quarters suggested that the government. whether intentionally or not, Is applying tjv^ philosophy of the vartlme general. Mnxlme Weygand. regarding civilians. It Is: "In case of and nlr attack the best thing for them to do Is get out of the city." AMERICANA A United States Senator branding the District of Columbia's police court building "a shame to the coutitry." A marriage, ceremony being performed while each of the contracting parties is encased In a huge cake of ice. A rejected suitor kidnaping the girl In the case at midnight in true savage style. New York City's police commissioner asking the right to arrest jaywalkers for their "protection." A cabinet member being forced to ride up and down in a hotel service elevator in order to hold an uninterrupted conference with an assistant. A Washington man with a police record of 33 arrests on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to murder going free on the last without) a trial. A boy of 12 being sentenced to 30 days in a Southern chain gang. A preacher operating a gasoline station as a sideline to get his church out of debt. The State Department using more foreign than American clerks in its Foreig^i Service.?Pathfinder'. Rlrds have the highest body nvpevatures of any creature. MORE TOURI8T8 8EEINQ EUROPE IN OWN AUT08 Washington. The American Automobile association announces that motor vacationing abroad is running more than 60 per cent above last year end is three times greater than the 1933 volume. The statement was based on a report made by K. <1. Sparrow, foreign representative of the national motoring body. Sparrow, whose headquarters are in Paris, said that predictions uuide early in the year-of a. record breaking foreign travel season are being more than fulfilled and that maintenance of present levela for the rest of 1936 would establish a new high record in the number of Americans shipping their cars across the ocean for foreign touring. "Never before," he said, "have European governments offered bo many facilities in inducements to tourists, particularly those traveling in their own cars." The dead body of A. J. Harlow, well known yachtsman, was found on the estate of Mrs. Keld Fenwick, the former Dorothy Duren of New Haven, Conn., at Brlghtllngsea, England. He had been shot, A devil fish of an estimated weight of 6,000 pounds, was brought to the docks at Sarasota, Fla., after battling 13 fishermen in two boats for 16 hours in the Qulf 'of Mexico. Col. Krnest Udet, famed German war time ace, escaped death Monday, by a narrow margin, when the wings of a plane he was testing in Germany, collapsed in midair, and he had to make use of his parachute. Forest fires in the Little Rockies range of Montana, which took three lives and destroyed much timber and other property, is believed to have been tbe work of fire bugs. Alvin Karpls, notorious outlaw, is now in the prison at Leavenworth, Kan., beginning his lifetime sentence for the kidnaping of "William Hamm. \\ ytlju .H?UHUWWP?WWPH^? ' ' 1 " Seven persona were killed when a B. & 0. freight train was derailed at Clay City, 111. Two of the dead were railroad workers, the others were transients. Wiley H. Pickens of Llncolnton, N. C., is the new commander of the North Carolina American Legion, having been elected to that post by the convention at Aaheville. The General Motors corporation has closed its automobile plant at Barcelona, Spain, indefinitely, due to the Rebellion in Spain. 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