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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931 IHE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE SEfm 4 T ? T X I Columbia:— !; | . ... • . _ * o Welcomes the tourist as the State’s guest to the land of beauty, hospitality and pros perity- r «v ~**%***r*<Y <*>'^« *«i<-^c5®SU-.. Always Welcome t T T m t ? T y r f T T T J T t The South Carolina of Today FEW STATES have equalled the development of Soutl^ Carolina during the past few years, and the future is full of promye for this vigorous, progressive State. Her success rests upon firm social,.natural and economic investors/ . Her natural resources are enormous, her people are thrifty, ambitious and careful. The visitor will see a country bouyant with the enthusiasm of youth and will recognize the fact tJ^at great possibilities of economic development exist within her borders. * A Baron and Wilson Hotel r All European Columbia, S. C. .t- R. T. ROSEMOND, Mgr. -rt- First “Skyscraper” in the State NATIONAL LOAN AND EXCHANGE BANK BUILDING Tht First “Skysctaper" to be Ei-erted in South Carolina. This build ing is located yn Main Street in Columbia. Columbia’s Optomistic Attitude Founded on Natural Advantages The optimistic attitude of the peo ple of Colombia is founded on the fact that Columbia has many natural ad vantages which tend to promote its steady growth, and that these natural advantages are being taken care of, cultivated and nurtured, _so that the city and the State wil derive the full est benefit from such beneficence. Columbia is located but three miles from the (»xact geographical center of the Sta£e, it hqg an equable winter climate that will attract tourists, it now has an abundance of electrical power, adequate and improving trans portation facilities, plenty of labor, both skilled and unskilled, no labor troubles, and a populace that believes in the future of thei r city. Perhaps, if the true order of the contributing factors to the certain bright outlook that the city has were to be taken in thei r order of import ance, it would be.that the attitude of the citizenry might come first. For upon the faith of those who carry the burden 3 does th e success of an enter prise depend.. The faith of the citi zens of Columbia in their State and in their city has already been proved by their putting ove,r a 'successful movement for., Columbia Forward program over the next three years. A sum of over $150,000 was raised just a few weeks ago, much to the surprise of other, large citie s jn the South that were going through a pe riod of re-adjustfnent or of depres sion. Some one has said that wher ever there is a depression, there must also be high points. Columbia has been that high point in the Southeast during the past few months. Colum bians ^re quick to realize that it has been with the help of others that such a growth has been possible. The Center of Government. concerns producing a variety of ar ticles. Cotton goods, cotton seed oil, brick, common and faced, pharmaceu tical specialties, bakery products, hardwoods, ice cream, lumber, mat tresses. monuments and stone, medi cines, paint, absorbent cotton auto ac cessories and tops, awnings, books and bookbinding, batteries, beverages, blue prints, peanut butter, beans, brooms, bairel staves, boxes, baskets and cabinets, cigars, caskets, con crete pipe, coffee, crushed stone, con fections, eye glasses, fountain syrups, furniture, fertilizers,shingles, illumin ating gas, golf sticks, leather goods, ice, engiaving and lithographing, spices, furniture polish, rubber stamps, saws, sausages, tiles, tooth paste, veneer arid jars, are some of the products made ia Columbia. - Distribution Center. riirnenl at the , — - nvirons the State office building, the Iniversity of South Carolina and the tate Hospital for the Insane. These av e a total of some 1,200 empldyees hoke annual payroll amount!! to lore than a million dollars. v Columbia also has a diversified liet f industries, with its mote than 200 Being one^Jf the largest inland cot ton concentration points in the United States, with yearly receipts averaging more than 350,000* bales, COLUMBIA is a base for law materials in the textile industry*. Besides being the headquarters for distribution of products through the Southeast. COLUMBIA has a whole sale business that extends its opera tions not only over the entire State of South Carolina, but into bordering States as well. A numbe r of the lar gest manufacturers and wholesale houses in the country have COLUM BIA as their distribution center for drugs, groceries, produce, confection ary, bakery products, road machinery, tobacco, mill and plumbing supplies, hardware, electric supplies, contrac tors supplies, office supplies, wajer meters,, playground equipment, agri cultural implements, dry goods, opti cal supplies, paper supplier, school almost, that is known and demanded in modern merchandising. COLUMBIA is the distribution point for a number of automobile manufacturers, tire manufacturers, and adding machine concerns. Several packing houses also have their dis tribution branches here. WOMEN ARE BEST DRIVERS OF CARS I 1 I m 1 H 1 1 111 111 H-1--M H-l-i* Improper Driving Response ble for Two-Thyrd» of AH Deaths. That women are, better nutomohUe drivers than- men. h* the deduction made by Williniu I.. Chenery, edit<v of rollier’s Weekly, from si rili ng analysis of motor accident *recnrdx from forty states. After mating every allowance for the larger num bers of men drivers ami the greater mileage covered by them. Mr. t’henery concludes that women dri\erx were re- s|Minsihle for proportionately fewer deaths and liijuriesjn the totals than men. Reckless Driving Increased. As a whole. American motorists whre guilty of more reckless driving in 1U30 than ever before in history. Auto accidents killed .'f.'.riisi people and Injured iMlOhnn more. The cnx- nalties among children under five years of age were L'.liOd killed and 45.000 Injuns]. The World war did not take a greater toll of American lives In battle. • * / Improper driving and nothing else was responsible foy 'more than two- thirds of all the deaths and injuries. Speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and failure to grant right of way, all evidences of lmpro|>er driv ing, accounted for 08 !s*r cent of the accidents. More than 90,000 accidents resulted from motorists driving off the road way. The biggest single cause of ac cidents. however, was the improper attempt to take the right of way from some other traveler—In a harsh word, hoggish ness. . * . Pedestrians Careless. Not only is reckless driving the greatest cause of motor accidents hut also Is the carelessness of pedestrians the chief cxplanTitlon of the accidents which befall them. laist year more lima 7,000 pedestrians were killed in auto mobile accidents for which pedestrians were themselves responsible. The greater' number of these, however, were rtilldren and,old people, the two classes least aide to care for them selves. The hour of the day and the day of the week of the accidents also tell significant stories. Afternoon Is the danger time. Between 4 and 9 p. m. octur 38 per ccnf of the accidents wlijch result in death. Drivers are tired and hurried during thosp hours. Week-end driving Is most‘Hazardous. Sunday is the worst day and Saturday next. The safest "days to drive are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. “The encouraging aspect of. the ♦year’s appalling ^ record/ says Mr. Chenery, “lies in the fact that reck lessness was its principal cause' If earelessless and over confidence kill % and Injure so many, carefulness and cobs!deration can prevent sud» losses. The majority of accidents occurred on straight and dry roads in broad day light with experienced and mfeture drivers at the wheel. In an over whelming majority the machine func tioned properly; the man was at fault. .He took unjustifiable chances. Young men were the worst offenders. The enthusiasm of youth can make a mo tor car a dangerous weapon,” Make It your business to re- ... port highway obstructions 1B5I I interfere wjth safe driving, ad- • • vises the mttional safety coun- ,, ClL There are tnuuy such haz- ■ • T ards at highway Intersections, !! • • near certain railway grade ] | J crossings, and on highway •> curves. There are a great many had «■ corners h1*> ^rhere Report Road Hazard* W to Save Other Fellow «• He. T ci. I .. off because of shruhliery, trees, *• small buildings, steep hunks, || • » hillhourdH, etc. They continue ■' | \ to be bad corners Just bts-ause .. •• no one takes the trouble to re- * ’ | \ |H»rt the conditions. You may get by them without ] | any difficulty, but tl»** •m-\t *• *■ driver may not he so fortunate. !! Ik> imt wait until aftnr an a* ” dent happens. How often w* .. .. hear some driver say. after a )) tragedy has occurred. “That was •• a had spot there. I had noticed || it for a long lime.” •• There Is nearly always a II cleanup of such places when .. once an accident occurs. Tht II isbiit is. do not wait until the j* horse Is stolen before locking || • • the burn. Report‘»uch condl- •• || lions when you first notice them. Adjustable Curtain Rods Protect Load on Trucks Truck drivers who frequently ban* *tlle loads that project Iwyond the sides of the 4nick will find an adjust- aide crosspiece on tlu* front helpful in gauging clearance. Such a gauge can he made from a pair of sliding curtain rods, arranged securely to the Sliding Curtain Rods on Front of Truck' Form an Adjustabit-Width Gauge to Protect the Load. CABANISS’ CORRECT APPAREL for WOMEN COLUMBIA, S. C. Announces First Showing of Season’s Newest Modes Coats * Dresses CATERING TO THOSE WHO WANT INDIVIDUALITY. Non-Removable License . Tag Adopted in Georgia A new type of license tag, designed to prevent interchange of plates by thieves, has been adopted ln„ Georgia. It is so arranged that when oncp at tached to an automobile. It cannot be w" wiiui w uwiu urn 1 i mm the tag and so. making It unfit for further use. Besides making It diffh cult for robbers, who frequently carry several sets of tags with them, the new tag also will prevent automobile owners from using the same set^ ot tags for one or more cars or trucks. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel „ lamp brackets or fenders. Before starting with a load, the driver sets the rods to represent the width of the load so that lie lias a constant re minder of it before him and can reud- Uy see if he has enough space in al leys and" other restricted places.— Popular Mechanics Magazine. AUTOMOBILE FACTS ---?^> Recently compiled statistics-indicate that women comprise 24.3 i>er cent of « ail automobile drivers.. * * i A good many -drivers are like the worm that turns—they never give any indication of theiisintention. Another puzzling thing is why the speed cop, after winning a jolly race, always seems so mad about it. • • • Some foresee the time in this coun try when the more decayed type of used car will be sold by the acre.' Cost of Roads Is Reduced by Spring Repairs.—Headline. And cost of springs Is reduced by road repairs. The net tangible assets of the auto- at the end of 1929 totaled 050. ' . „ Keep windshield and all lamp lenses clean. This enlihpoes the pleasure of motoring and diminishes chances of accidents. , • ' ’ ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. T od&y, more than ever, Columbia u fastly forging ahead •, • • VISIT US More than a Welcome awaits you J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, Inc. X / p . • . I iUMB COLUMBIA, S. C. - - ... ^ .... 1632-36 Main St