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Thursday, May 17, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carolina. Page Number Two Greenwood County To Do Considerable Paving By 1930 The following paragraphs are part of an article taken from the Green wood' Index-Journal of Sunday’s is sue announcing the . huge road build ing program that county expects to have completed within the next two to three years: at all times. Insure both with this agency of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. A Hartford policy vides sufficient money to keep you going, to rebuild and re place after loss by fire. Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 McCormick, S. C. Paving And Surface Treating On Practically Every State Highway In That County Is Aim Have you enough money to keep going ? If your business property should burn will it cause you financial ruin—or are you fully insured? Remember Hard surfaced or surface treat- fire is a relentless foe. It ed highways for practically every; wa j ts f 0r a chance to destroy, mile of State Highway in Green- , wood County by the year 1930 is the Your buildings and stock are program adopted by the County Del- WO rth protecting against loss egation and the County Highway Commission at a joint meeting held last Tuesday afternoon. All members of the delegation were present at the meeting held at the offices of the County; High way Commission. Chairman John .. 3 . T B. Sloan, of the Highway Commie- 18 sound protection. It pro- sion, presided over the joint meet ing. Not only was this ambitious, pro gram mapped out but was decided to push the work and to start some of it at once. The paving program already an nounced is already well under w r ay, one sedtion having been completed., while two other projects, from Greenwood to Hodges and from Hodges to Ware Shoals, are be ing hard surfaced as rapidly as the weather will permit. The remainder of the hard surface project, that from Greenwood to the B. B. Rhodes place down the Dixie Highway, will be let under a contract advertised for May 29th. Additional New Work. In addition to the above it was decided to surface treat this year the highway from DeVore’s Store by Epworth to the Saluda County line, known as Route 55 and to surface treat the balance of Route 7 known as Calhoun Highway and part of the Black Bear Trail from Greenwood to the Cothran Memorial bridge. These two projects will be started as soon as it is possible to let the contarcts. The contracts will be let by the State Highway Department as these are State Highway projects. Next Yearb Program In 1929 the program calls for sur face treating the State highway from Greenwood to McCormick as far as the McQormick County lin'vi, the highway from Hodges up Southern Railway to the Abbeville County line to meet the surface treated highway which Abbeville County has agreed to build from the Anderson County line through Donalds on to meet Greenwood at a point just above Shoals Junction. Also the program calls for surface treating the Dixie Highway and Black Beab Trail from the B. B. Rhodes place where the paving is to stop on through Kirk- sey to the Edgefield County line, and surface treating the highway from Ninety-Six to meet the paving from Saluda County which is to end at or near Friendship Church, and also three miles of surface treated road from Ninety-Six on the highway to Epworth. A mile of paved road from Ninety-Six on the highway to Saluda has already been arranged for. How It Will Be Financed The interesting part of the pro gram is the financing of this big program. Under the reimbursement agree ment accepted by the State High way Department Greenwood County has authorizd a million dollar bond issue, payment of which is guaran teed and arranged for by the State Highway Department. The other State highways in Greenwood County down on the pro gram to have some changes in loca tion or alignment and also will have to be regraded in places to make them suitable for putting down hard surface paving in case the State Highway Department should at some future date decide to make them hard surface roads. These highways are from Greenwood to McCormick County line through Verdery, Brad ley and Troy; the highway from Hodges through Shcals Junction to the Abbeville County line below Donalds and the Saluda highway from Ninety-Six to Friendship Church where it will strike seven- tenths of a mile of hard surface pav ing from the Saluda County line and also intersect with the surface treat ed highway from DeVore’s Store by Epworth to Saluda. The other State Highway to be surface treated next will be from the B. B Rhodes ^>lacc through Kirksoy to the Edge- field County line and there will have to b^e some changes in alignment on this road. It is not believed that those will be very extensive or ex pensive. Fortunately the bridge over Cuffytown Creek between the Rhodes place and Kirksey will not have to be abandoned. It will be used on the 'unlace treated highway. Total Mileage The mileage of the highways to be treated with surface treatment similar to that between Abbeville and Greenwood is fifty and one half miles as follows: Route 55 DeVore’s Store by Epworth to Friendship Church, and Calhoun Highway to Cothran Memorial bridge a total of eighteen miles. This is to be com pleted in 1928. Other mileage in cludes: From Greenwood through Verdery, Bradley and Troy to Mc Cormick County line, seventeen miles; from Hodges to Abbeville County line through Shoals Junction, seven miles; from Rhodes place through Kirksey to Edgefield Coun ty line eight miles; from Ninety-Six to Friendship Church ten miles. This makes a total of fifty and one half miles to be surface treated by 1930. ♦ It will mean practically every mile of State highways in Greenwood County will be either paved or sur face treated by that time. The only picee of State highway not included in the program is the State high way from Ninety-Six toward New berry. Newberry County has given no intimation as to what she pro poses to do and as there will have to be a new bridge over Saluda Riv er between the two counties it was not considered advisable at this time to undertake any permanent work on this highway. Its perman ent location will have to be settled first. Cooper and Brooks have the.con tract for building a top soil high way from the McCormick County line east of Troy through the town cf Troy to the McCormick County line on the west of Troy, a distance cf ore and a half miles. It is hoped that McCormick County will line up with the two ends of this highway. From the west end on the county line to the McCormick-Abbeville highway on Long Cane highway on Long Cane is a distance of about six miles and this w r ould mean a great deal to the people in that section in pro viding a highway coming through Troy when making trips in this di rection. Work To Start Soon As previously announced the State Highway Department is to let the contract for paving the Dixie Highway to the Rhodes place on May 29th. Twenty days are allow ed the successful contractor to ar- ra"ge his bond. And usually twenty days are allowed him to start work. If the contractor has no special work on hand he usually starts as soon as his bond is accepted. If he has an other job pushing him he may ask for a slight extension of time and it is usually granted, if not more than ten days. This means that the paving on this highway should be under way by July the first. U. D. C. Met ' Last Thursday (Too Late Fir Last Week.) The Anne Carter Chapter, U. D. C., held its May meeting Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs. H. N. Coleman. Mesdames. J. S. Strom and W*. M. Strom were assisting hostesses. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. J. S. Strom, and opened with the reading of the ritual, followed with the Lord’s pray er in concert. After the April minutes, read by the secretary, Mrs. T. W. Morgan, had been approved, the roll call was answered with the name of a South ern poem. The principle business for the af ternoon was the appointing of com mittees and perfecting plans for Memorial Day exercise and also fin al arrangement for the dinner to be served the Confederate Veterans and their wives on Memorial Day. Reports were given by the dele gates to Clinton. After chapter business was dis posed of, Mrs. S. P. Clemons read an instructive paper on “Trans-At lantic Slave Trade.” Mrs. J. F. Mattison read a very appropriate poem entitled, “The Jacket of Gray,” after which an historicial quiz on Antebelliiim political questions and 1st year of war period was conduct ed by Mrs. J. E. Bradley. The pro gram was concluded by all singing Juanita. During the social hour the host esses served chicken salad with ice tea. JX* WHITE TOWN NEWS (Too Late Fir Last Week.) Gee, how it is raini.ig in tips part of the country. It seems to be real disheartening to the farmers in this section. There is very little cotton up, but some very pretty gardens. Mr. and Mrs. George Shrine and family spent the d ay Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Ollie White and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gable and chil dren spent the day very pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Holliday and family Sunday. Miss Ruby Dorn spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. W. M. McKinney. She reports a nice time. Little Marie Dom was the pleas ant guest of two little friends, France and Amminee W’hite, Satur day nighfc and Sunday. Mrs. M. M. Dorn ha/ returned to this section to stay for some time with her son and family, Mr. Walter Dorn, after spending a few weeks in Augusta among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Reynolds and son, Mr. Albert Reynolds, spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mc Kinney Sunday. Mr. Walter Dorn and daughter, Miss Louise Dorn, also Mr. M. M. Dorn were visitors in Modoc awhile Saturday night. Misses Louise and Ruby Dorn call ed to see Mrs. J. A. Gable awhile one afternoon last week. Mr. and Mi*s. Dewey White have a very fine baby son. X “The Cat’s Pajamas” The Cat’s Pajamas! Hailed by critics as “the ideal Betty Bronson picture,” Paramount’s “The Cat’s Pajamas,” which comes to the Dixie Theatre Monday and Tuesday night might also be called “ideal Ricardo Cortez picture.” Never has this popular young ac tor appeared to better advantage than in this film, which he is co- starred with 'Miss Bronson. It is a delightful tale of love, hur ’• and adventure which was especi writ ten for the screen by Ernes Yajda. “The Cat’s Pajamas,” Y-vn the time its intriguing title is F own on the screen, until the laY flicker showing Miss Bronson’s delightful cat fading into the distance with a brood of kittens, is as gc • ’ enter tainment as anything shown here in recent months. It has all t’.ie ele ments movie-goer s like—V/e, ro mance, adventure, jthrills, magnifi cent and picturesque setting'., pathos, and—the wonderful element of “dreams come true.” The supporting cast includes that grand old man, Theodore Roberts, and the charming lily tff France, Arlette AtlciCimai. AeliMiaii is the director. :xx Peaches, pears or cherries combine well with cream cheese for a salad. S. C. WEEKL Y INDUSTRIAL REVIEW You Caul Pass A Lot Of Rjt ten Laws And Make A Good Government, Any More Than You Can Mix A Lot Of Rotten Eggs And Make A Good Omelette Columbia—Entire South Carolina highway system \will be paved with in next few years. Ridgeland—Coastal Highway freir Great Swamp bridge to Savannah distance of 31 miles, opened to traf fic. Tir.dal—Farmers in this vicinity complete planting of cotton crop. Columbia—South Carolina Pre~f Association meefng will be helc sometime in first part of July. Columbia—Bids opened recently for highway and bridge constructior projects in state. Columbia—South Carolina will in crease hardsurfaced highway mile age by 527.3 during 1928. Florence—144 acre tract east of here will be purchased for establish ment of airdc-me. Union—Hardsurfacing of highway from point near here through Jones- villc to Spartanburg line will start immediately. Greenville—Williams Motor Com pany, Greenville, capitalization of $15,000 chartered. Andrews—Chamber of Commerce organized here recently. Georgetown—Seaboard Air Line Railway will build covered freight platform here. Georgetown—Cash and Carry Store will open branch in building formerly occupied by Steele-Moses. Sumter—iSumter Handle Factory, Inc, granted charter. Evergreen—Farmers in this vicin ity busy planting crops. . Walterboro—<South Carolina Power Company takes over local electric property and leases water system. Sumter—Eleventh carload of hogs shipped frdm Sumter County this year went forward on recent day. Camden—First co-operative ship ment of hogs from Lancaster County for this year was made recently. Bamberg—Heavy asparagus ship ments going from here daily. Ridgeland—Plans making for clean-up and beautification of town. Ridgeland—Contract awarded for construction of two new school build ings here. Belton—Great Northern Utilities Company granted franchise to sup ply this town with gas. Horry—Large acreage in this vic inity planted to Irish potatoes. Myrtle Beach—Construction of now 30-room hotel here in progress. Shell—Farmers in this vicinity preparing for tobacco setting. Kingstree—Three carloads of dem onstration fed hogs were shipped from here on recent day. Regrading of Pickens-Liberty highway progressing rapidly. Pickens—Pickens County Fair will be held here October 10-12. New and modem jail building will be constructed for Pickens County. Camden—Street paving program here ended. Gaffney—Purchase of site planned for establishment of playground here. Gaffney—Deposits of limestone near here may be developed. Hartsville—New 7,500,000-candle- power aviation beacon is lighted here. * X The Logical Medium Live merchants advertise because they want the people to know about the goods they have for sale, es pecially when bargains are offered. People read the advertisements be cause they want to know what they can buy to best advantage, and this can be determined only by knowing what the merchants have to offer. The local paper is the logical medium between buyer and seller. It is the means whereby the merchant talks to his customers. He can’t call on them individually, so he speaks to them collectively. The one should use it and the oth er should read it. 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Call or see G. P. or G. H. McCain or J. B. Smith G. P M C CAIN Undertaker, McCormick, S. C. PHONE NO. 77. 1 Look After Your Subscription Now George Drive Is Planned In Number States Friends Will Seek Support Of Uninstructed Delegations WASHINGTON, May 12.—A cam paign taf swing uninstructed dele gates to the Houston convention to the support of Senator George of Georgia, who has the support of his state’s delegation for the Democratic presidential nomination was mapped out today by Georgia members of the House of Representatives. At a conference, they decided to bring George’s qualifications force fully to the attention of convention delegates, but td confine their re ports in this respect chiefly to south ern states. As a part of their plan to arouse sentiment for their fel low Georgian, they intend to enter into correspondence with various del egates who will go into the conven tion uninstructed. Representative Bell, one of those who attended the conference, said it was not proposed to conduct a campaign in opposition to anyone, but rather one in George’s behalf, No effort, he said, would be made to gain strength for the senator in North Carolina, where representa tive Hull, of Tennessee, who already has an instructed delegation of 24 from his heme state, is standing as a candidate. Among the states where it was in dicated activity would be noticeable in Senator George’s behalf are Ala bama, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas and Kentucky. Although there was on definite evidence that the move had as one of its purposes a check on the Smith presidential boom, there have been indications that some of the New York governor’s political foes were planning a foray against him with a view to building up a block of del egates sufficient in size to head off his nomination. From the Reed camp today came the statement by 1 Ed S. Villmoare, the Missouri sena tor’s preconvention campaign treas urer, that more than enough conven tion votes were in sight to “stop” Smith. “The campaign is far from being aver,” said Villmoare “and t' e real Democrats of this country wi 1 hesi tate a long time before they take the issue for which Senate;• James A. Reed has made and has carried to the people away from him and place it in the hands of : omeone else.” Villmoare said that it would be found at Houston that 511 of the 1,100 delegates would want someone besides Smith nominated, “and re member,” he added, “it takes 734 votes to be nominated.” Speaks Encouragingly Of Crop Prospects J. Clifton Rivers Says Late Spring Is Usually Followed By Good Season And Bountiful Harvest COLUMBIA, May 13.—Observing in effect that every cloud has its silver lining and that a bad begin ning often has a good ending, J. Clifton Rivers state warehouse com missioner, yesterday addressed a message of encouragement to the farmers of South Carolina. “I have noticed,” said Mr. Rivers,- “from the talk lately that our far mers are very much discouraged over the crop situation, and I wish as a practical farmer to sound an optimistic note and maybe thereby offer encouragement.” “I have never in my life,” he con tinued, “seen a backward late spring when the cold and wet prevented an early start that we did not end up with a bountiful yield and a good season for cultivation and harvest.” Mr. Rivers declared that on the other hand a favorable spring with flowery prospects for a good crop year usually ended in disappoint ment, and that he was “not at all discouraged” with what now appear ed to be a discouraging start. The warehouse commissioner urged that every step possible be taken to hasten the crop when the weather finally allowed farming activities to get full under way. Affirming that farmers can push up their cotton crop at least two weeks by early and hbei'al use of nitrate’ of soda as a side or top dressing, he advised ex tensive use of this fertilizer. “This material is relatively cheap this year,” he pointed out, adding: “I wish also to urge those whd have not arranged i«*r their supp*y of this necessary’ rrater'a 1 to do so at once as it will be More e:.' p ntial that it be used this year than usual and while I hope there is a sufficient amount I am not at all certain that such will be the case. It has been a mooted question as to which are the higher producers, grade or purebred dairy cows. High production of milk and butterfat is of course important only if it re " suits in a high income over the cost of the feed. Records obtained by the U. S. Department of Agriculture On over 100,000 purebred and grade dairy cows in all parts of the United States indicate that, although the cost of feed per cow was greater for purebreds than for grades, the for mer returned a higher income oven the cost of feed. The average re turn for purebred cows over the cost of feed was $97.79, while the aver age for grade cows was only $89.13,