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OCTOUOI M. IMS.
NEEDS FOR RED CROSS
SERVICE ON INCREASE,
SAYS CHAIRMAN PAYNE
Ford Dijgs Two Mile Tunnel for
' A Billion Gallons of Water a Day
Disaster Relief and Service to
War Veterans Make Heavy De
mands—First fid on jjjighyyays
New Plan.
Demands upon the public services
that the American Red Cross is or
ganized to give are increasingly heavy,
and will continue to be so in the fu
ture, John Barton Payne, chairman,
has announced.
The two major services of the so
ciety—service to war veterans and
their dependents, and relief in disas
ters—show each year a greater num
ber of persons helped by the Red
Cross.
Pension legislation passed recently
for World War Veterans, and increased
allotments v to all Spanish-American *
War Veterans, have given to Chapters
and the national society many thou
sands of additional cases to handle,
Judge Payne said.
In the past year help was given in
108 disasters. Ninety of these were in
the United States, twelve in foreign
possessions and six were in foreign
countries.
Health activities of the Red Cross
also are being extended, espe$ally
in the rural communities where all
health authorities agree the greatest
need exists. Red Cross, with 794
nurses In its employ, is the greatest
employer of public health nurses in
rural areas in the United States.
In its campaign against accidental
deaths, begun twenty years ago with
its life saving and first aid programs,
the Red Cross now has adopted an ad
ditional program—that of combating
the huge toll of life from automobile
accidents on the highways.
Expenditures of the Red Cross in the
past year were 94.254.796.34. of which
11,208.151.09 was spent in disaster*
relief, the chairman pointed out
"The Red Cross depends upon the
public for its support, through their
memberships enrolled once* each year
in the period from Armistice Day to
Thanksgiving Day." Judge Payne said.
"We do not receive any support from
(he Government, or through other tax
ation. although as the President of the
Ujrtted States Is president of the so
ciety. and one-third of Its governing
members are representatives of JD. S.
Departments. It ranks as a semi-gov
ernmental agency.
"By joining as a member. In the
local Red Cross Chapter, once each
year, during the annual Roll Call,
every cltlsen will have a part In car
rying on this great humanitarian
task."
•a t EARLY a billion gallons of water
|\1 a tiny—more than is used by
1 e the cities of Detroit, Philadel
phia. Cincinnati and Washington com
bined—will be the capacity of a huge
tunnel now nearing completion at the
Rouge Plant of the Ford Motor Com
pany, Dearborn. Michigan*
The tunnel will replace the present
water intake system which supplies
'the Ford plants with 500.000,000 gal
lons a day. At the same time the com-
. pany Is remodeling its power house to
greatly' increase the power output.
Both improvements, costing several
million dollars, are being made to en
large the production facilities of the
Ford plant. t
Sixty Feet Under Ground
In constructing the waterway, the
largest of its^kind ever undertaken by
a single business concern, the engi
neers are burrowing sixty feet under
ground* for a distance of two and a fifth
miles. They have gone under main
highways, railroads, street car tracks,
bridges, a cemetery and a creek.
One of the most difficult tasks was
that of tunneling under Baby Creek at
a point which is crossed by a railroad
bridge and where also a large sewer
is under construction by the city of
Detroit. The piles that provide the
foundation for the bridge and those
driven by the company constructing
the sewer formed a network on each
side of the creek. It was the task of
the Ford engineers to burrow under
the creek, sewer and bridge, going
between the piles without striking or
weakening them.
Boring of the tunnel is accomplished
by means of a shield—a large steel
cylinder fourteen feet Iqng and twenty-
FINDS NEW DATA ON
THE FOURTH GOSPEL
The head of one of the sections of the Ford tunnel showing the machinery used
to burrow through the ground. In the foreground is one of the concrete block*
used to line the tunnel which hae an Inside diameter of fifteen feet.
one feet in outside diameter with a
solid steel shell or skin two and a
fourth inches thick. vThis shield has a
bulkhead which is made fast near the
front end. There are foyqp openings
through which the mud streams, like
toothpaste from a tube, as the shield
is shoved forward by twenty powerful
hydraulic jacks.
When the shield has been pushed
forward sufficiently concrete blocks
two and a half feet wide and five feet
long, each weighing 3,420 pounds, are
placed to form a ring around the cir
cumference of the tunnel. One of them
acts as a keystone so that the lining
of concrete, which is eighteen inches
thick, withstands the pressure of the
earth. After this steel forms are set
up and filled with concrete to form a
solid inner lining which is also eight
een inches thick.
The present intake system of the
Ford plant has a capacity of 500,000.000
gallons a day. The new tunnel will be
able to carry 913,600,000 gallons.
Motor Injuries Treated
By Red Cross First Aid
In line with its work for the preser
vation of life and prevention of acci
dental death, the American Red Cross
has adopted a new program of emer
gency first aid stations on the high
ways of the nation, where victims of
automobile Injuries will be helped.
In the last year 31,000 persons were
killed as the result of automobile acci
dents and more than 1,000,000 were
injured. As its contributiou to the
nation wide safety campaigns of other
organizations, the Red Cross will aid
through the emergency stations. A
number already are in operation by
Chapters on such important traffic ar
teries as the Westchester County,
N. Y., park system, the Valley Forge
and Gettysburg highways in Pennsyl
vania find the White Horse Pike in
New’ Jersey, connecting with Atlantic
City.
Saving Mothers and Babies
Is Important Red Cross Task
Saving mothers’ lives and better ba
bies were important features during
the past year of the Public Health
Nursing Service of the American Red
Cross. About four-fifths of the 794
nurses in the Red Cross work made
more than 100,000 prenatal and mater
nal visits, in addition to assisting
doctors in the examination of 1,309^409
school children.
Statistics reveal that the lives of
two out of three American women who
die in maternity cases could be saved
if they received proper medical and
nursing care. As more than 15,000
women die in- the United States each
year from various diseases of the ma
ternal state, this means that more
than 10,000 of these deaths are pre
ventable.
Englishman Says John the
Younger Wrote It •
London. England.—Evidence that
the fourth gonpel was not written by
John the apostle, but by one of hi*
disciples,' John the younger, has been
brought forward by Dr. A. Mingano,
keeper of oriental manuscripts at the
John Rylandv library, Manchester, and
has (Shewed a controversy among New
Teatsment scholars which has been
going on for more than 3U0 years.
Doctor Mingans says the statements
which (tear out his contention are con
tained in a Syriac manuscript which
Is relatively modem. Iielng dated Sat
urday, September 23, of the year
2000 of the Greeks (A. D. 1740), hut
It Is a faithful copy of a much older
original which may be ascribed to
about A. D. 750.
Doctor Mingana. who discusses the
manuscript In a recent Issue of The
Library Bulletin, says he arr)ves at
this conclusion from the nature and
character of the .Vassoretlc signs that
the copyist ^reproduces In his tran
scription. The manuscript contains
the Pesliita New Testament of the
East Syrian or Nestorian church.
Challenges Place of Writing.
The manuscript also challenges the
tradition that the fourth gospel was
written at Ephesus or Patmos, the
island of the apostle’s banishment, on
the eve of ids return to Ephesus. In
view of its statements, lie says, the
possibility of its having been written
Foreman of New Mexico
Jury Was Magnanimous
The defendant was charged wdth
murder In the first degree. He had
been tried and convicted by a Jury of
12 men.
As provided under the laws of the
state of New Mexico, the Jury was
polled. Of the dozen citizens compos
ing that august body only one had a
knowledge of the English language.
He had been elected foreman.
To the question, "la this your In
dividual verdict?*' the foreman's re
ply was an emphatic “Yea, alr. M The
•leven others, upon being asked the
same question, answered “SI, senor.**
Immediately after the last “Si, senor**
had been recorded the foreman arose
and addressed the judge. “In the in
terests of harmony.** said the fore
man, "and to make this verdict unani
mous, I desire to change my vote from
•Yes, sir* to *81. senor.* **
mouth, but for a year and tiiree-quar-
. __ w . ... _ — ters they had no evidence that either
nt Bithynia bus to he considered. At - *Tood or drink passed her lips. By for
Comfort Kits Sent 40,000
Service Men by Red Cross
Gay patterned cretonne bags, or
comfort kits, containing articles use
ful tnd ampsing, tre sent by the Red
Cross to 40.000 soldiers, sailors and
Marines, on foreign service, as Christ
ass remembrances.
The little gift bagt are donated and
packed by women la Red Crow Chap
ters all aver (he cooatry. They are
rhed hy
the
* the O R
the beginning of it the following
words occur:
“The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Je
sus Christ according to the preaching
of John the younger.’’'
And ut the end of the gospel itself
appears the colophon:
“Here ends the writing of the Holy
Gospel according to the preaching of
John, who spoke In Greek in Bithy-
nia.”
Doctor Mingana adds that, to ids
knowledge, the above statements do
not appear in any other Syriac manu
script of the Gospels preserved in the
British museum, in Cambridge, in the
Vatican, in I’aris. or among tlmSF of
his own collection which have so far
been catalogued. He feels confident
that it will be worth while further
investigating them, as they appear to
represent a relic of an ancient tradi
tion.
Expert Know* of Theory.
The appendices discovered in his
manuscript are, however, unknown
elsewhere, lie says. According to
Jacob Leveen, assistant keeper of
oriental mai^scripts in the Britisli
museum, he has known for some time
of Doctor Mingana’g theory although
he has not yet studied the mnmiscrlpt.
“From photographs which I have
seen of the pages in question,” mys
leveen, “it U Hear that the manu
script Is la an Eighteenth century
hand, and I am not qnlte sure ns to
whnt Doctor Mingana la referring In
aarrlblag K to an early or!gloat-of the
Eighth real ary. In the
whhrh I have aoea the
aad thie may have
Ceetaaait « a «ti
Woman’* Long Fast
When Madame Hanaux a short time
ago completed Tier hunger strike of 28
days In a French prison, Scotland
came forward with the assertion that
the feat was hy no means a record,
and that It had been exceeded several
times In Scotland. It cited a case In
1772 which became known as “Pen
nant’s Fasting Woman of Ross-shfre,**
from the fact that Pennant described
It in his ‘Tour of Scotland.’’ Kath
arine McLeod, aged thirty-five, was
attacked with a fever, which occa
sioned partial blindness, and almost
total inability to take food. Her par
ents sometimes put a little into her
cibly opening her mouth and depress
ing her tongue, they tried to compel
the passage of food, but a suffocating
constriction led them to desist.
United State* Mail*
The Post Office department says
that mail is dropped in the box. picked
up by the collector, and placed on the
facing table in the post office. It is
then picked up with all the stamps
arranged according to the size of the
envelope and run through the cancel
ing machine. The mail is then taken
to a primary distribution case and
there assorted into various boxes; then
taken to a state case where it is dis
tributed according to offices in the
state and tied out in bundles accord
ing to train schedules. When it
reaches the office to which it is ad
dressed it is distributed by clerks to
routes in the city by numbers, each
number representing a city carrier.
The city carrier on his next trip de
livers the mail to the street address
of the party addressed.
Origin of Some Names of
Garments Now Common
“Coat” comes from the word that
formerly meant a frock as well, the
same word being found In the Italian
“cotta,” a short surplice worn by the
clergy. “Frock” is from a Latin word
meaning a shaggy cloak. “Skirt” comes
from the same word as “shirt.”
“Trousers” is from the French “trous-
ser,” to tuck or fasten up. “Boot” Is
connected with the Italian “botta,” a
hollow skin. “Sock” comes from “soc-
cus.” a kind of shoe originally worn
by Roman comic actors, and “stocking”
is from a Teutonic word, “stock,” the
stump of a tree—hence, a covering for
the “stumps,” or legs! “Jacket” is
from “Jaque,” a coat of mail. “Jer-
aeys” were made from yarn spun In
Jersey. “Robe” Is from a Latin word,
“rauba,” meaning “spoil” or “plunder”
—fine clothes being once a treasured
Item of military “loot ” “Beret” la de
rive^ from “biretta” the black cap
worn by clergymen and French law
yers. “Calico” came from Calicut, In
India. “Serge” Is from the Latin “ser-
ica,” silks, so called because they were
made by the Seres, or Inhabitants of
China. “Muslin” is said to get its
name from Mosul, Turkey, where it
was first made. “Marocain” traces its
origin to Maroc—French for Morocco.
“Tweed” was originally “tw’eel,” but
its association with the river Tweed
led to its being given (really mistak-
Ingly) its present name.
“Police ForcS” Keeping
Insect Peats in Check-
For a good many years now science
has been fighting insect armies, and,
curiously enough, amongst Its most po
tent weapons are insects themselves.
It has been found that (here is hardly
an insect which is not preyed upon
by some oilier. Nature has, in fact,
evolved a kind of insect police force,
w’liich keeps marauders from becom
ing too numerous. The greenfly, w’hlch
does so much damage to roses, has
a powerful foe in the larva of the
ladybird, while ichnumon flies serve
to keep the devastations of caterpil
lars within hounds.
But tliis police force is not always
adequate, aud science is engaged in
the production of flying squads. When
ever a plague of obnoxious insects Is
noticed in any part of the empire, oth
ers which are known to prey upon the
pests are bred in large numbers at an
insect zoo in a Hertfordshire village
and are sent out to do battle.
Policeman insects have already been
sent to Australia, New Zealand, Can
ada, India, Africa, and the West In
dies, and every year the flying squad
of the scientists is waging more and
more relentless war upon insect rob
bers and pirates In all parts of the
world.—London Tit-BUs.
Pharaoh'* Cursa in Garaga
Centuries before Socrates drank the
hemlock men knew that anyone shut
In a smalt room with a brazier of
burning charcoal would bt taken ont
dead. Even savage* knew, a* (hey
know now, that because of some ter
rible poison—the oldest known to man-
kind—life fires are to bo built only
at tba month* of rates aad sot la tbe
aateaillited depth*. We
etae (bo poteaa la bo
Mi mmmm to k
Named Capo Hora
Hoorn 1* a very famous place In
Holland, for the old port sent out
some of tbe most Adventurous rovers
that the world has ever seen. Wil
liam Scbouten ws« one of these root
less folk who took tlif Dutch flag all
over tbe globe. Ho was the first am ri
ser to eon ad tbe tip of Sooth America,
Iasi rod of gottlag tato tba Pariir by
way of ibo oirails of Itagcliaa.
Ho made ttds ad«eau
bo chew so *4 the
SPECIAL EXCURSION
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WASHINGTON, D. C
Friday, Oct 31,1930 -
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Round trip fares: »
BARNWELL $15.50
BLACKVILLE 15.00 -
SURINGFIELD 14.75 x
Fares from intermediate points on same low basis. Tickets sold for
all trains,'except Crescent Limited,*Friday,,.October 17th. Ticket* good
returning: all regular trains, except Crescent Limited, to reach original
starting point by midnight, Wednesday, November 5th, 1930. For Pullman
reservations and other informationsee—
Ticket Agents, . _ ^
Southern Railway System
TREASURER’S TAX NOTICE
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The County Treasurer’s office will be open from October 15th, 1980,
to March 15th, 1931, for collecting 1930 taxes, which include real and
personal property, poll , and roaii tax.
All taxes due and payable between September 15th and December Slat,
1930, will be collected without penalty. All taxeg not paid as stated will
be subject to penalties as provided by law:
January 1st, 1931, one per cent, will be added.
February 1st, 1931, two per cent, will be added.
March 1st to 15th seven per cent, will be added.
Executions will be placed in the hands of the Sheriff tor collection af
ter March 1st, 1981. ■*,
^Yhen writing for amount of taxes, be gure and give school district if
property is in more than one school district.
All personal checks given for taxes will be subject to collection.
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No. 24—Ashleigh
6 1
13
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8 1
4
12
42
No. 23—Barbary Branch *
5
13
4
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3
4
30
60
No. 45—Barnwell -—
5
13
4
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3
4
29
59
No. 4—Big Fork
*5
13
4
, i
3
4
18
No. 19—Blackville
5
13
4
i
3
4
25
55
No. 85—Cedar Grove
5
13
4
i
3
4
28
58
No. 50—Diamond ......
5
13
4
i
3
4
14
44
No. 20—Double Pond ...
5
13
4
i
3
4
19
49
No. 12—Dunbarton
5
13
4
i
3
4
27
67
No. 21—Edisto
5
13
4
i
3
4
39
No. 28—Elko
5
13
4
i
3
4
30
60
No. 53—Ellen ton ...
5
13
4
i
3
4
11
41
No. 11—Four Mile
5
13
4
i
3
4
14
44
No. 39—Friendship
5
13
4
i
3
4
14
44
No. 16—Green’s ....
5
13
4
i
3
4
20
50
No. 10—Healing Springs.
5
13
4
i
3
4
20
50
No. 23—Hercules
5
13
4
1
3
4
27
57
No. 9—HUda
5
13
4
i
3
4
35
65
No. 52—Joyce Branch
5
13
4
i
3
4
26
56
No. 34—Kline
5
13
4 '
i
3
4
18
48
No. 32—Lee’s ..........
5
13
4
.. i
3
4
10
40
No. 8—Long Branch
5
13
4
i
3
4
17
47
No. 54—Meyer’s Mill
5
13
4
i
3
4
26
56
No. 42—Morris
5
13
4
i
3
4
12
42
No. 14—ML Calvary
5
13
4
i
3
4
28
58
No. 25—New Forest
5
13
4
i
3
4
28
58
No. 38—Oak Grove
5
13
4
i
3
4
19
49
No. 43—Old/Columbia ..
5
13
4
i
3
4
26
56
No. 13—Pleasant Hill
5
! 13
4
i
3
4
15
45
No. 7.—Red Oak
5
13
4
i
3
4
16
46
No. 15—Reedy Branch .
5
13
4
i
3
4
21
51
No. 2—Seven Pines
5
. 13
4
i
3
4
12 .
42
No. 40—Tinker’s Creek .
5
13
4
i
3
4
17
47
No. 26—Upper Richland _
5
13
I 4
i
3
4
26
56
No. 29—Williston
5
I 13
| 4
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3
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The commutation road tax of $3.00 must be paid by all male citizens
between the ages of 21 and 55 years. All male citizens between^ the agas
of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax of $1.00.
Dog Taxes for 1930 will be paid at the same time other taxes are paid.
It is the duty of each school trustee in each school district to see
that this tax is collected or aid the Magistrate in the enforcement of
the/provisions of this Act.
Checks will not be accepted for taxes under any circumstances ex
cept at the risk of the taxpayer.—(The County Treasurer reserves the
right to hold all receipts paid by check until said checks have beep paid.)
Tax receipts will be released only upon legal tender, postoffice money
orders, or certified checks.
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