McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, March 13, 1930, Image 8
Thursday, March 13, 1930
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Statistical Story
Of U. S. Highways
Is Told In Booklet
EXHAUSTIVE STUDY OF HIGH
WAY FACTS BASED ON GOV
ERNMENT FIGURES MADE
IN PUBLICATION BY
HIGHWAY EDUCATION
BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10.—
A statistical story of the growth of
highway systems in the United
States and in the world is recited
in Highways Handbook, recent
illustrated publication by the
Highway Education Board.
“The building of the modern
highway system, “says Thos. H.
MacDonald, chairman of the Bo
ard, in a brief introduction, “has
no counterpart in the public works
of any nation.
“The construction of the Pana
ma Canal was a task of large
magnitude; its completion a great
national achievement; yet large as
. it was the contribution of the Fed
eral Government alone to the con
struction of highways far out-
measures it, and the part of the
Federal Government in the pro
gram of . road improvement has
been relatively small. The greater
part of the work has been done by
the States and their sub-divisions.
“The story of this great con
structive work wants no elabora
tion. The bare figures of miles
built and money invested are im
pressive beyond need of added em
phasis; and it is such an unem
broidered story that is told by the
facts and figures presented in this
booklet.”
Data and information used in
the booklet are from government
tabulations, the Board says, the
United States Bureau of Public
Roads and the automotive divi
sion of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce being the
principal sources of supply. The
37 pages of the handbook, the
first comprehensive grouping of
highway statistics into one volume,
are divided into ten chapters, each
treating of a separate phase of
the subject.
One chapter is devoted to a gen
eral summary, an itemization of
Interesting features in connection
with the subject. What is the
longest paved road in the world;
what state has the largest highway
mileage; what is the shortest road
and the most narrow street; what
is the proportion of United States
highways to the rest of the world?
These and a hundred other pert
inent questions are answered in
the section in “milestones.”
For the student, the book is a
treasure trove. Tables giving to
tal road mileage, road income, and
expenditure, and other related
data, by years, by types, by states
and by counties appear frequently
in the booklet. The total road
expenditure for 1928, for instance,
was $1,423,870,270, which is brok
en up into various sub-divisions
covering construction, mainten
ance, administration, purchase of
equipment and bond interest.
Of the total 1928 highway in
come of $1,566,946,170, 20 per cent
was derived from motor vehicle
fees, 18 per cent from gasoline
taxes, five per cent from Federal
Aid, 17 per cent from bonds, 27
per cent from general taxes, and
13 per cent from miscellaneous
funds. General taxes fall two per
cent short of covering the cost of
maintenance alone.
In the table cn total mileage and
total mileage surfaced, it is dis
closed that of the 3,016,281 miles
of rural roads in the United States,
69 per cent is under the supervis
ion of local authorities, or those
other tha*i state and Federal of
ficials.
Average automobile receipts for
highway improvement have in
creased steadily from year to year,
the booklet shows, despite or per
haps because of the growing num
ber of automobiles. In 1919, with
a registration of 7,566,446 vehicles,
the average receipts per car were
$8.68. while ten years later, with a
registration in excess of twenty-
four million automotive vehicles,
the average income per car was
$25.63.
A chapter on Federal Aid opera
tions, falls second in the booklet,
while separate chapters are allot
ted to the state highway systems,
and to county and local activities.
World highway mileages afford a
vivid comparison of the growth of
automotive transportation in the
United States, statistics for 137
M,iss Maude
Dowtin’s Chickens
Win High Place
In the February report of the
State 4-H Egg Laying Contest,
gotten out by Miss Juanita Neely,
State Poultry Specialist, it is noted
that Miss Maude Dowtin of Troy,
won third place in the High Pen
Record. Miss Dowtin is a senior
in the McCormick High School.
She is president of the tenth and
eleventh grade 4-H Club of McCor
mick and has a fine record in 4-H
Club work. Up until this year she
has done all of her club work in
Greenwood County and has
brought many 4-H honors to that
county. Now, that there is Home
Demonstration Work in McCor
mick County, she is sharing her
club activities with the 4-H Club
girls here. She is deeply interest
ed in the work and feels that she
has derived much benefit from her
4-H Club training.
Following is Miss Neely’s report
for the whole state.
The egg race between the Bar
red Rock, Rhode Island Red, and
Leghorn hens in the 4-H Egg Lay
ing Contest during February prov
ed to be very close, as shown by
the trap-nest records for the
month. Due to the ideal weather
during the 28 days egg production
was 244 eggs better than in the
preceding month.
High pen for February was Bar
red Rock pen No. 2 owned by W. T.
Baggett, St. Stephens, S. C. These
five hens laid a total of 97 eggs,
an average of 19.2 eggs per bird.
Second pen honors was a tie
between two pens, each with a rec
ord of 89 eggs for the month:
Barred Rock pen No. 3 owned by
Janie Wheeler, New Zion, S. C.
White Leghorn pen No. 20, own
ed by Elizabeth Keels, Paxville, S.
C.
Third high pen was Rhode Is
land Red pen No. 6, owned by
Maude Dowtin, Troy, S. C., whose
hens laid 87 eggs.
Fourth pen honor is worthy of
mention. Two pens tied with pro
duction of 35 eggs each:
Barred Rock pen No. 14 owned
by John Spivey, Salters Depot, S.
C.
White Leghorn pen No. 17, own
ed by Ethel Lee, Alcolu, S. C.
Many individual hens did their
best to surpass all other monthly
records in February which is our
shortest month.
High hen is Barred Rock' Hen
No. 2-2 with 25 eggs to her credit
during the 28 days. This hen is
owned by W. T. Baggett, St.
Stephens. This same club boy al
so is the proud owner of the sec
ond high hen for the month, Bar
red Rock hen No. 2-1 with 24 eggs
to her credit.
Third high hen is Rhode Island
Red hen No. 6-3, with a record of
23 eggs in the month. Maude
Dowtin, Troy, S. C., owns this hen.
Fourth place is a tie between
three hens with 22 eggs to the
credit of each:
Rhode Island Red hen No. 3-4,
owned by Grace Tisdale, Paxville.
Barred Rock hen No. 13-4, own
ed by Faye Harrington, New Zion.
Barred Rock hen No. 14-5, owned
by Lula Keese, Westminster.
High pens to date are as follows:
First place—White Leghorn pen
No. 20—375 eggs—Elizabeth Keels.
Second place—Rhode Island Red
pen No. 12—304 eggs—Polly Rob
bins.
Third place—White Leghorn
pen No. 17—302 eggs—Ethel Lee.
Unintentional Suicide
Many people axe slowly poisoning
themselves just as surely as if they
drank iodine every morning for break
fast. They are daily absorbing the
toxins, or poisons, created by accumu
lated waste matter in their constipated
digestive systems. Sooner or later
disease will conquer their weakened
bodies.
If you have dizzy spells, headaches,
coated tongue, bad breath, insonmia,
no appetite, bilious attacks or pains in
the back and limbs, you are probably
suffering from self poisoning caused by
constipation. The surest and pleasantest
relief for this condition is Herbine, the
vegetable cathartic which acts in the
natural way. Get a bottle today from
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^Are You Hurt?”
“Well,” said the man
who had just been
knocked down by a
truck, “it ain’t done
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it will not do you any
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that you are protected by
one of our accident insur
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Insurance Agency
PHONE 66
McCormick
Death Claims
M. H. Langley
Some people enjoy throwing
money to the birds, but it is us
ually the buzzards who get the
benefit of it.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHARGE
On the 38th day of March, 1930,
at 10:00 o’clock a. m., I will make
a final settlement in the Judge of
Probate’s office in McCormick and
ask for a discharge as adminis
tratrix of the estate of W. W. Sisk,
deceased. All persons holding
claims should present them prop
erly attested before that date, or
be forever debarred.
MRS. LILLIE B. SISK,
Administratrix of the Estate of | some time.
W. W. S:sk. deceased.
McCcrmick, S. C.,
February 15, 1930.-4t.
Gndex-Journal, March 6.)
M. H. Langley, well-known citi
zen of Greenwood, died at the
Greenwood Hospital this morning
at 8 o’clock after a long illness.
Mr. Langley was 72 years of age
and spent his entire life in Green
wood and Greenwood county. He
has a large number of friends and
relatives who are deeply grieved
over his death.
Mr: Langley is survived by the
following children: Mrs. W. A.
Satterfield, of Greenville; Mrs. J.
H. Bolton, of Lando; the Rev. J. A.
Langley, of Chesterfield; and W.
Clarence Langley, of Greenwood;
sisters and brothers, Mrs. J. M.
Matthews, of Epworth; Mrs. W. G.
Edwards, Mrs. Ivy Edwards, Mrs.
Bess Edwards and J. Foster Lang
ley, of Troy; Mrs. Carrie Bartley,
of Edgefield, and Maxie Langley,
of Cleora.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at 3:30 Friday afternoon at Bold
Sprng Baptist church by his pas
tor, Dr. Charles F. Sims, with the
following grandsons serving as
pall-bearers: Howard Langley,
Ralph Satterfield, Clyde Satter
field, Raymond Satterfield, Harold
Satterfield, Horace Bolton, Grady
Bolton and Curtis Bolton.
X
J. P. Nixon Dies
From A Stroke
(Index-Journal, March 6.)
J. P. Nixon, brother of D. M. and
W. H. Nixon, of the Connie Max
well Orphanage, died at his home
in Columbia today from a stroke of
paralysis suffered yesterday morn
ing.
The funeral services will be con
ducted at Edgefield tomorrow
morning at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Nixon was 59 years of age.
He was in Y. M. C. A. work at St.
Augustine, Fla., for a number of
years before removing to Columbia
where he had made his home for
PERMANENTLY CURED
A1 Falfa—Well, we cured our city
friends of cornin’ out every week-end
and livin’ off us, when we wanted to
go away for a little change ourselves.
Timothy Hay—Is that so, Al?
Uow’d ye manage it?
Al—Instead of feedin’ ’em on fried
chicken end such like delicacies, we
gave ’em canned goods from the store,
the same’s they was used to—Van
couver Province.
A New Start
“People are finding fault with your
grammar I”
“Maybe we’ll have to start this po
litical game all over again,” said Sen
ator Sorghum, “leaving put the con
ference and the caucus and starting
with a spelling school.”—Washington
Star.
LOVE AFFAIRS MIXED
“Jack's mixed up in two love affairs
at the same time.”
“Well, he’ll find that the course of
two loves never runs smooth.”
Modern Caution
Strive hard and be honest.
Put in a full day,
Hut don’t ’til you’re sure
It will show in your pay.
An Altruist
Desk Sergeant—If the car wasn’t
worth anything, why are you so anx
ious to have the thidf who stole it
caught?
The Victim—Because I feel that
anybody crazy enough to steal that
old pile of junk is too dangerous to
be running loose.
Radio Activities
Caller—I see you have two wireless
sets. Your husband must be very en
thusiastic.
Hostess—Yes, it’s his enthusiasm
that is the trouble. We’ve been forced
to have two sets—one for the family to
listen In on, so that he may have the
other to tinker with.
Running True to Form
• Debs—He’s got a wonderful collec
tion of old curios. It’s worth while to
see them.
Gebs—Yes, I know it is. I met his
wife at the dance the other night and
I think she must be about the oldest
curio he has.
HE’D GET THE CHANCE
He—I’d meet the mo|t terrible dan
ger, sweetheart, to make you mine!
She—You’ll have a chance to when
you meet mother, dear.
"Just a Song at Twilight”
Every dog must have Its day.
And every cat its night;
Even though when changing shifts
They meet and start a light.
The Richest Gain
“Pm not in business for my health.”
the hard-faced man snapped out.
“Indeed,” said his pleasant-featured
competitor. “You couldn’t be In it foi
anything better worth having. • If you
don’t get health out of it, your other
rewards are of mighty little value.”
No Slot Machine
Mummie—Isn’t It a lovely money
box Grannie has given you to put
pennies in?
Bobby (after careful examination)—
But where do the packets of chocolate
come out?—Humorist
As Guaranteed
Mr. Henry Carr—You guaranteed
that the engine of this used car would
develop 00 horse power. Look it over.
The Dealer—The 60 horse-power is
all there, only they appear to be pull
ing in opposite directions.
use by the American Association of
State Highway Officials.
He is survived by his widow and
one son, J. P. Nixon, Jr.; three sis
ters, Mrs. Mamie N. Bussey of
Edgefield county; Mrs. Olive N.
Bunch, of North Augusta: Mrs. W.
C. Miller, of Miami, Fla., and three
brothers, J. J. Nixon of North Au-
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when the trafiic cop signals to stop
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go abend,” replied his dad.
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ing that this year is going to be a |
good one, is that very few state '
legislatures will be in session.
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