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Thursday, July 31, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, South Cmrotmm. Pa?#* ^3Vi?nf>pr Tm II ill .ts* ^Nineteen Tkirty a Good Year for A'lalting deeded jPuklic Imprcvements MOt>ERN PAVEMENTS • SliVTIsRAOE* SYSTEMS SEWAGE DJSPOSAI PLANTS BRIDGES • SIDEWALKS • SCHOOL BUILDINGS I ABOR and materials are plentiful. Ex- J perienced contracting organizations are ready with equipment and skilled men to compete for business. Seldom before have conditions been so favorable, for the town that needs improvements. Take advantage of these conditions! PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Hurt Building ATLANTA, GA. c>f National Organization- to Improve and Extend the Uses oj Concrete High Level Of Rail road Performance PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE (A. C. L. Ry., Bulletin) The railroads are now trans porting freight 32 per cent faster, Presbyterian College Wins First Honors CLINTON, July 29.—Official word received Saturday announces Pres byterian College of Clinton, South on the average, than ten years! Carolina as 1930 winner of the ago. Moreover, if the rate of fuelProficiency Trophy awarded an- consumption in freight service ten dually to the college or university years ago had continued all standing highest in professional through 1929, the carriers would knowledge, rifle marksmanship, have required approximately 23,- co-operation in athletics, and dis- 000,000 more tons of coal’ than cipline at the Fourth Corps. Area were actually required to haul the T - c - Camp, Fort McClellan, record traffic of last year. Com- Alabama. petition among the railroads was Fourteen colleges and universi- never more intense than at the ties from the Carolinas, Georgia, present. Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and These facts were brought out by Mississippi, as well as Cornell Uni- Mr. R. H. Aishton, President, versity and the University of 111- American Railway Association, in taois were represented at the camp, an address to the Mechanical Div- isicn of the Association. “Competition as to rates, of course, is impossible, for those are fixed by governmental authority,” he continued, “but there are in numerable other fields in which competition is unlimited. Among them is the matter of both freight and passenger service, efficiency and economy in operation, the at tainment of greater utilization of and South Carolina may justly be proud of the showing one of her colleges has made . The University of Florida, winner of the trophy in 1929 has passed the cup on to the Presbyterian College where it will occupy a prominent position among the cherished trophies of the college, to be fought for again in 1931. As in troubles, - honors seldom come singly and the sons of P. C. equipment, improvement in term- i seem to have made a harvest of BETTER MEATS AT MODERATE PRICES Read over the following list and come to our place for choice meats at low prices: Chuck feoeak, per pound 20c Front Round Steak, per pound 25c Loin and Hind Round Steak, per pound 30c Pork Chops, per pound 25 and 30c Stew Meat, per pound 15c Mixed Sausage, per pound 20c Pork Sausage, per pound 30c * Have installed a Jim Vaughn meat cutter and can cut your meats evenly so they will cook good all v the way through. CITY MEAT MARKKET Phone No. dl J. L. REYNOLDS, Prop. Augusta Street McCormick, S. C. \ Don’t wait longer—don’t say you will start to morrow or next month or next year—now is the time. There is always some excuse for delay if you want one. It is easy to excuse yourself for the in difference of not saving, hut put all of these ex cuses aside and start in now. Later you will be glad, for you will be able to take advantage of any opportunity that may come your way. WE INVITE YOUR ACCOUNT We extend a hearty welcome to you to open your account here and take advantage of the splendid facilities that we offer. You will find the utmost here in service, protection, and kindly interest. No matter how small you start—be sure you start i now. 11 i m & m IKE PEOPLES BUNK McCormick, S. G i inal facilities, safety of both em ployes and the public, and in scores of other ways. For the most part, it is friendly rivalry and compe tition, but it all comes from an eagerness on the part of the rail ways to furnish the greatest and most dependable transportation service possible and a knowledge that waste in industry is something that is inexcusable and indefensi ble. “There is also a greater realiza tion among railroad managements that we are living in a new era, that the old order of things has service are what the public now desires. “The high level of transportation performance recorded in recent years has been mainly due to the fact that the railways have con sistently maintained since 1923 a capital improvement program by which they have been able to pro vide new trackage, new and better equipment and other improved facilities that otherwise would have been impossible. “While the railroads under the restrictions of the Transportation Act cannot share in the prosperity of the country to the full limit, yet they are vitally interested in main taining a prosperous condition of industry in this country. “By maintaining the large cap ital program which they have set up, the railroads have not only been a big factor in stimulating industry in this* country, but they also have aided business in general by providing a transportation ser vice which for dependability and promptness has never before been equalled. “This has been done in the face of the discouraging fact that their net earnings for the country as a whole in the first four months of 1930, due to .the decline in traffic, were only at an annual rate of re turn of 3.56 per cent on their prop erty investment, while their net earnings have averaged annually only 4.82 per cent for the past five years.” “The general index of railway operating efficiency in 1929, stand*? at the highest point $o far on rec ord. * * * ■ “The railroads have been mak ing for some time a steady increase in the average speed in which freight trains are being moved, the average for April 1930 having been 13.8 miles per hour which is the highest average that has ever been attained in any one month. The average speed which includes de lays between terminals now being- attained is approximately 32 per cent greater than 10 years ago.” Pink Boil- worm Stopped Several pink bollworms stowed away in a small package of cot tonseed sent by mail from India met a timely death recently when cups and medals at the 1930 R. O. T. C. camp, winning first place in the south toward the “Warrior of the Pacific” rifle marksmanship trophy, and handsome loving cups for first place in the track and field meet, relay races, and indi vidual high score, while one of the Presbyterians has been select ed to represent this section of the south at the National • Rifle Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio. The Blue Stockings repeated their 1930 S. I. A. A. performance in the R. O. T. C. track meet at Fort McClellan and brought home gold medals for first place in the 100 yard dash, pole vault, 220 yard dash, high jump, and one mile relay race, while silver and bronze medals for secohd and third place were taken by the Presbyterian College in many of the other events. X A New Record Of Service the package was examined by a United States plant quarantine in- stages is somewhat too laxative. During 1929, according to a new and exhaustive survey, the rail roads provided the American peo ple with the best transportation service in their history. Freight loadings averaged 1,- 014,000 cars weekly, and this tre mendous volume was handled ex peditiously and cheaply with practically no car shortages. Train speeds were greater; cars carried a higher average of revenue freight delays were fewer. Business bene fited to the extent of millions of dollars, due to the elimination of losses resulting from heavy inven tories, reduction in storage and handling costs and related factors. Service of this character, obvi ously, was not the result of a for tunate accident. Between 1920 and 1929, inclusive, the lines spoilt $7,- 500,000,000 for equipment, additions and improvements . to property. Last year expenditures were $103,- 000.000 above the yearly average. The managements of our Ameri can railroads have given every ef fort'to improve standards of serv ice and reduce both operating costs and costs to the shipper. They have never deviated from their program of unceasing progress. They have accepted the duty of providing the public with the best and most economical transporta tion service the world offers. And ihey have succeeded. Fair profits are necessary to per manent railroad progress. The peo ple and industry are real sufferers from any* conditions which des troy railroad earnings and prevent progress. X Practically all farm animals show a preference for alfalfa hay cut in the early stages of growth, but this does not mean that such hay is always the best for feeding. Some animals, especially horses and mules, do much better on hay cut when the alfalfa is in full bloom, as hay cut in the early spector at Atlanta, Ga. The in spector immediately ordered the contraband package burned, thus preventing a potential invasion by this pest. The pink bollworm is a destructive pest of cotton, 3#gard- ed by entomologists as at least in the same class with the boll weevil. X It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, however, a lot of the inventions prove moth- J'ertefcs.^ ' V-‘- •* * Hogs and poultry, however, can not handle such coarse material, and unless the alfalfa is cut while still young there is considerable wast age in feeding. It ^qufy^also be borne in mind tlfat^cutting alfal fa while the plants are young re duces both the yield and the length of life of the stand, and the grow er must take this into considera tion in comparing the money value of hay cut young and at a more ,mature stage of growth. v FIRST AID NEEDS You should always keep a complete supply of needed first aid requisites in summer for they may be most essen tial at a moment’s notice. The outdoor life of summer for both children and grown ups makes the possibility of accidents greater than at any other time. * WE HAVE EVERY NEEDED ITEM Here you will find a full line of first aid supplies, such as—Bandages, Medicated Cotton, Iodine, Unguentine, Ad hesive Tape, Healing Powder, etc. Secure the needed articles and keep them in a handy place. STROMS’ DRUG STORE. ' Main Street : McCormick, S. C. THE HEAVY DUTY TIRE SENSATION OF THE YEAR r AC 375-B Everybody’s talking about tbe low price at which this STUN NING new GOODYEAR 6-PLY HEAVY DUTY ALL-WEATHER SELLS. Have you seen it? Now is the time. GULF SERVICE J. T. FAULKNER, Prop. PHONE 40 McCORMICK, S. C. CANNING SUPPLIES We have in stock a good supply of Tin Cans, Fruit jars. Tops, Rubbers, etc. » Also Magnesium Arsenate— spray or dust—to kill out bean beetles. WHITE HARDWARE CO. MAIN STREET McCORMICK. S. C. Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when you »have occasion to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there Is no additional charge for service out of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. u