The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, September 10, 1931, Image 7
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931
IHE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Welcomes the tourist as the
State’s guest to the land of
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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.
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A Baron and Wilson Hotel r
All European
Columbia, S. C.
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R. T. ROSEMOND, Mgr.
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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
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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 «•
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.. 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
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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
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Recently compiled statistics-indicate
that women comprise 24.3 i>er cent of
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ail automobile drivers..
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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.
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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.
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COLUMBIA, S. C.
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