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r ' ■ '• ' r ' ' ■•• " ' : ' ' ' ' - ■ 7 • i ‘i •■* • »> •* I — -7^ ;.■• f /•'" -■'■ ■■■•" T- Mi ■ ».■■,> i '■ ■'••■■■. •>•* I1...1J. M /" " " far THE ItFFlCIAJj NEWSPAPER OF BAUNWELL COUNTY 'Wa Edition ConMlidatod Jan* 1, 1926. : Columbia Section -X_ VOLUME LV. ^Ju»t Like a Member of the Family” BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931 NUMBER “COLUMBIA HOSPITALITY DAYS” SEPTEMBER 14-15 ALL ROADS IN STATE WILL LEAD TO CAPITAL CITY. Each of the Two Gala Days Is Ex pected to Draw at Least 25,000 Out-of-Tciwn People. Progresave Citizen. r. h All roads in the State will truly lead to Columbia oti Monday and Tuesday, September 14 and 15, if the invitation Extended by Columbians to their sis ter communities of the State ac cepted as it is hoped. On these dates Columbia will stage her “Columbia Hospitality Days,” which are ex pected to draw some 25,000 people to th e city as visitors on each of the gala days. It is stated that unusual offerings are to be made to the guests of the city at that time and that attraction* never befpre.put on will be the lot of those who-we in the city. A commit tee of Columbia men have already Wen working cn the program for some time, and although the details of the plan are not yet ready for an nouncing. tt - In believed that within ample time prior to the dates of Ca- luntbia Hospitality Days, full an-, noun^ment of the program will be made in pres* of Columbia and sur rounding communities. What CenMis Figures Show. According to the census figures of 1930, it is stated that ovef a million people live within 100 miles of Colum bia. and it is Ground Broken Soon for Large Hospital »•- • - — $1,500,000 Plant to Be Built at Co lumbia for Disabled Veterans of World War. *» A Sacred Shrine CHARLES D. GORDON President, Chamber of Commerce Columbia, S. C. " 1 1 1 ■ ■ ■ .i ■ i ■ ■ Points of Interest in and Near Columbia LAKE MURRAY HYDRO-ELEC- TTRIC DEVELOPMENT:—Ten miles ^ northwest of city, off Greenville believed that at least! highway. $20,000,000 project ■ com- <» 25,000 of these will make it conven ient to be in their capital city on Sep tember 14 and 15. Recently, it wa* announced in the papers of Columbia that at least 60 prr cent, of the population of the city were persons born outside of that city and that if each of these were to in vite a relative or fiiend to come to Columbia during 06lumbia Hospitali ty Days the streets of the city would be filled to overflowing. The residents of the capital city were asked by the Columbia chambe r of commerce to urge their out-of-town friends to pay that long-promised visit .to them dur ing September 14 and 15. It is be lieved that at least 5,000 people will come to enjoy the hospitality of the city through this inclination alone. To Dispense With Dollar Days. Prominent men -of Columbia have approved of the idea of dispensing with the usual Dollar Days held in the capital city during the fall, and in place of them hold Columbia Hospital ity Days. At this time, it i s stated, will make a determined anti sincere effort to show her friends in neighboring .communities her appre ciation of the great part the-e fellow South Carallpians have played in building up their capital city. With so much of the proposed high way system of the State already com pleted, and with Columbia occupying a central point—a hub—of the net work of haid-surfaced roads, thous ands and thousands of South Caro- ['flinians can reach their capital with but an hour or two of driving. This, connected with the usual plans that the capital city is to put on, is countel on to bring th e record-making crowds into Columbia on September 14 and 15 fo r Columbia Hospitality Days. Each* and every South Carolinian, as well a s friends from neighboring States, is invited to enjoy the hospi tality of the city by the Congai^e on these dates. Columbia is asking that everyone within reach of her reserve the dates of September 14 and 15 for a visit to Columbia, where Carolinians will see and be seen on those dates in unprecedented numbers. t- * * ♦ 1 •» BRIEF FACTS OF COLUMBIA. The average temperature of Col umbia is 63.5 the entire year. Columbia has an abundant supply of pure water, unlirnited both for drinking ahd industrial purposes. Columbia was one of the few cities in the drought belt of 1925 that did not have to limit the water consump tion in the city, for any purposes. r i Columbia is nationally known ' for ifs wide, beautiful streets and ave nues. Th e width cf Columbia’s streets i 3 fiom 100 to 150 feet. , Columbia is the only cify in the Southeast that has two direct lines of railways to each 0 * 'the six South Atlantic seaports. great There are 75 churches in Columbia, embracing every denomination. pleted in fall cf 1930. Here is the large*! earthen dam in the world built for power purposes. Initial output 200,000 H. P. WOODROW WILSON’S BOYHOOD HOME: —1705 Hampton Street.— House designed by the mother of Woodrow Wilson, having been built by hi s father who taught theology at the Presbyterian Seminary here. Owned by the State of South Carolina and open to thw public. STATE CAPITOL OF SOUTH CAROLINA:—A stately building be gun in 1854. Work was held up dur? ing the Civil War and it wa< not until 1903 that it was entirely com pleted. It* bears scai^of cannonad ing of Sherman’s troops during the Civil War.^. In the grounds are num erous monuments to heroes of variou fl wais. There is a Confederate relic room located in the building. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH:—1300 block of Hampton St. First Secession. Convention m?t here in 1860. The outcome wa s the withdrawal of South Carolina from the Federal Union shortly before the War. RUINS OF MILLWOOD:—Five miles from Columbia, on Sumter high way. Ruins of Ante-bellum mansion burned during Civil War, home of General Wade Hampton. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH: —1100 block Sumter Street. Copied after Yorkminster Abbey (on smaller scale). Graveyard holds remains of four generals, and the poet Henry Timrod. HOME VISITED BY LaFAYETTE: 1409 Gervais Street. THE OLD STATE DISPENSARY BUILDING:—West ftervais Street. During Civil War housed Bureau of Printing and Engraving of Confed erate States government. • THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: — 1300 Marion Street. Graveyard holds remains of the fathe r and mother of Woodrow Wilson; also r-emains of Anne Pamela Cunning ham, originator of movement to le- store Mount Vernon. UNIVERSITt OF SOUTH CARO LINA:—Entrance 900 block. Sumter Street. Thud oldest State University in U. S. Has oldest separate lege libiary building in U. S. STATE HOSPITAL:—Entranc Elmwood Ave., at Bull St. First State Hospital in U. S’!; opened in 1827, One building in group designed by the celebrated architect, Robert Mill*, who designed some of the gov ernment buildings in Washington. CHICORA COLLEGE BUILDING: —1600^ block of Blanding Street. Formerly the home of the .Preston family. Saved from flames- by, a nun * during the Civil War. GOVERNOR’S MANSION:—West Richland Street. ♦ % — Columbia’s City Library. • / The Colombia Public Library has about 28,000 volumes with circulation, cataloguing, reference and children’s department £ach under a head. The library operates a county circulating libarary truck which goes out on a regular schedule and route supplying the more remote homes. Then the Accprding to latest information from the central offices in Washing ton, D. C., the new Veterans’ Hospital to .be located in Columbia will soon have the ground broken tof its $1, 500,000 plant. It is stated that plans will b e ready some time in October, with the "contract let in November, and actual work to start some time before the first of the year. W. R. Metz, chief mechanical en gineer of the Veteran^ Bureau, while in Columbia a few weeks ago, stated that it was quite likely that the hos pital w’ould have nearer 500 beds than the 300 as originally announced. Al though the appropriation is expected to cover only the original plans, Mr. Metz stated that the bureau usually got whatever additional money it re quested fiom jCongress in order to bette r care for the veteran s of the war. The whole plant, when completed, .will have some 15 building*, accord ing to plans received at the Columbia chamber of commerce recently. The main building, 275 feet by 150 feet, will face the Gainer’s Ferry road, ^ To its right will bt a recrea tional building. A nurse*’ home will be to the k left cf the main building. Other buildings, such as garage, laun dry, steam plant and storehouse, will b«f to th e rear of the three which will form the center group. The building for negro patients will be approxi mately 300 feet to the rear of the nurse*’ home. Apart from the main plant will be constructed one single and four duplex dwellings and also an office building. The dwellings will be used by physicians. The site as chosen by the officials of the Veterans’ Bureau is cn the paved road to Sumter, some four miles from the center of the city. It i| easily accessible to eveiy point of the State with not mere than five hours drive required from even the most remote sections of the out-lying counties. The average distance from Columbia to any county seat in the State is 81.8 miles, according to the highway- depaitment’ a figures. It is believed that, taking the other government plants of the country as an example, when completed, the vet erans’ hospital in Columbia will be one of the show places of the State. Other governmental institutions of like kind that have been built for a sufficient number of years have been made into beautiful areas, with expeit iandfeaping adding much to the beau ty of the scene. City Produce Market ~ Attracts Attention •» ' r, ‘7. Is One of the Show Places in Colum bia.—Occupies Five Censeeu- tive Blocks., * CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. Erected on the State Capital Ground, in Columbia by Women of the Confederacy. COLUMBIA’S INVITATION IS NOT IDLE STATEMENT (By Thad E. Horton. Publicity Manager. Chamber of Commerce, Colnaibia.) Columbia', Buildings. COLUMBIA ha 8 within its limit* the State Capitol and the State Office Building with the many departments of State government; the Federa Land Bank; the Intermediate Credit not through the effort* of Columbians The oft-expres-ed invitation, “Come to see us,” is net an Idle state ment when it comes from Columbia. "Your Capital City,” for the populace of the city by the Ccngaiee realizes that only through the services and love and cooperation of the other com- rtiunities of the State has she be-m able to ftrge ahead to h?r present po sition among the leading cities cf the South. It has been estimated that 60 per cent, of th? prerent pcpulation of 72,- 000 in the metropolitan a;ea :,f Colum bia were born in communitie* other than Columbia. Hence, it is apparent that hundreds of cities ard town, of the nation, aud if Scuth Carolina par- Ucularly. hove contributed in a g:eat part to the up-buikiing of the city. The man-power and the woman-p'*we r that has brought the capital city steadily ah*.ad, even in the present time when oth:r cities are experienc ing a dcpiession, has been recruited from the cthc,- parts of the nation. Thus, Columbia is keenly aware that Bank; the offices of the. Collector of Internal Revenue; the Joint Stock Land Bank; the Farmers Seed Loan Bank; the U. S. Veteran-’ Burean;'U. S. Geographical Suivey, District of South Carolina; and many other Fed eral departments. These State and national offices draw thousands of visitor, to COLUMBIA annually. alone ha, she passed through .the pe riod of infancy, but she realizes that through the woik and help of the my riads of siste r communities over the State, over the South and over the na tion has she become what she now is, the mo.*t favorably considered city in this section of the country. “Corffe te see us” canies more meaning than just the mere friendly 0 invitation to, share with Columbian* the many good things that make this city pleasantly different. “Come to cee us” has long been the parting re quest cf those who Journey forth on a trip, be it long or short. And Colum bia -feels that she i a now starting— in fact, she believes that she is now well on her way—on a trip that is dtftlnej to carry her to the forefront among the cities cf the nation. So, the sin cere tequest of “Come to see us” car ries with it the invitation of going along with the capital city on that journey “into the promised land” on which trip Columbia desires the com panionship cf all those of her friends who have done so much to make the journey possible. Located at the geographical center of the State, easily accessible by trein highway and bus, as well as by air, Columbia has grown into a thriv ing commun.ty, not by a stroke of some magic wand, but by a steady and hardy pieces*. “■Jt has been recognized by many commercial concerns as the logical point from which to serve Scuth Carolina, and Columbia Is now rapidly becoming the distribution cen ter for those concerns serving the two Carelinas, Georgia and Florida. These institution* bring many resident, to live in Columbia, and to all these new comers, averaging a family a day for the past few months, Columbia ex Stately Building Bears Honorable Scars. e on sites that are ideally located. UVer 1,100 acres of land at Camp Jackson have been set aside by Congress for u?e as sites for industrial, agricul tural or educational activities. New community centers. Books are provided schopls, mill vil lages, community centers, etc.,, for a period of two weeks and then renew ed. There are sixteen school deposit% industries with capital of not, lesw ih Richland County maintained by than $100,01$ .are offered free taxes. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel the Columbia Public Library. Re cently the library instituted an or phanage circulating library service. STATE CAPITOL OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 7 - - A stately building begun in 1854. Work was held up during the .War Between the States and it wa, not until 1903 that it was entirely completed., It bear? scar, of cannonading of Sherman’s troops during that con flict. Ih'tfce grwnds ar« numerous-monur.ien s ta heroes of various wars. There is a Confederate relic room located in iha bfiiiding. . -■>, • <■ On e the show-places of Columbia which never fails to attract attention is the city curb-market, where hun dred, of farmers and produce 1 mer chants display their foodstuffs for purchase by the citizens of Columbia and neighboring communities. The market occupies some five con secutive blocks of Assembly Street, starting at Washington Street and continuing on down past the western side of the State capital building* At all hours of the day, trucks and other vehicles may be ftfund lined against the curb, awaiting selling hours, or awaiting the army of house-keepers who, like the little pig of the nursery rhyme, “go to market” almost daily. 1 The sellers on th e curb market are segregated into groups, each group having a particular location. Those selling in each group must secure their respective locations as beat they can, and it is not unusual to see the farmers coming into the city dring the midnight hourSrJn order to secura for themselves an advantageou, loca tion at the opening of the selling hours at noon the next day. The first group is that of the farm ers who sell the produce which they raise themselves. Each farme r must secure from the county agent of his county a letter stating that such ia the case. Those who com# in this class ification are allowed to sell on the market witboqt the paying of any li cense fee. _ The second group is that of the re fail hucksters, who pay $25 on each vehicle which they sperate.' # The third groi*> ia made up of wholesale hucksters and produc^ mer chants who pay on a graduated scale, with the minimum being $200. Anyone who wishes to count them will find, upon an ordinary night, more than 300 vehicles lined againet the curbing along the five ©r more blocks of the market. One survey made by the Columbia chamber of commerce, in connection with the Richland Comi ty agent’s office, showed some U out- of-State cars on the market, with one of these bearing an Illinois license. It is a common sight to see these “for eign" cars, laden with foodstuffs bought on the market, setting out for their home cities during some late hour of the night. Th e enclosed market, s part of the city market system, has 28 stalls hi it, which are rented by a number of merchants of the city. The open-air curb market hours are from twelve noon 1^9 a. m. of the next day. However, the hours from 5 to 9 p. m. have proved to be the ones during which the largest crowds at tend the market, and Friday and Mon day nights seem to be those on which more potential buyers are present. After 9 a. m. Saturday, no more selling is allowed on the market until 12:01 s. m. Monday. In the city market proper, within the enclosed building, the hours art from 7 a. m. until 7 p. m. on waak- days, and on Saturday from 7 a. m. until 9 p. m. On July 31, in the survey made by the chamber of commerce, a count showed that there wer e on the market the following quantities of foodstuffs: Watermelons, 15 tpicks; peaches, 11 truck*; cantaloupes, 8 trucks; cab bage, 4 trucks; tomatoes and grape fruit, 1 truck. There were also 247 mixed cars of corn, beans, "peas, to matoes, cantaloupes, applea, gispes. figs, peppeis, okra, peaches, water melons, cabbage, squash, potatoes, cu cumbers, eggs, poultry, onions and plums. There were 5L mixed trucks and 13 foreign cars. An estimate of~the poundage repre sented by rthese foodstuffs showed that an average of some 9 pounds per person fo r the city of Columbia was available on the market, as over 630,- 000 pounds, or 315 tons of fruits, veg etables and other food items were on the curb market at that time. Columbia is located in the heart of a yellow pine and hardwood section. Experiments"*K#fe have shoWh that cut over landp adjacent to Columbia are ideally suited for slash pine und ha rdwoed. ' tends a most cordial welcome. Be the visito r one destined to stay a few hours or one to stay “forever,” Co lumbia offer, its unstinted hospitality to one and to all. It. i, to her friends, everywhere that Columbia sends greetings and wishes, but to the people of and to the adjacent communitie*, particularly reiterates the matter of slightly more than so that tboae treasured between those of Barnwell munity Ind tboae in Col now bocome ever clpaert