Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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§P 7 ; fe^t-'^ 1 ' ' : RjY" m** •/.-w •s** Thursday, August 28, 1930 S. C. WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW The following record of indus trial activity lists items showing Investment ‘ of capital, employ ment of labor and business activ ities and opportunities. Informa tion from which the paragraph.' are prepared is from local papers usually of towns mentioned, and may be considered generally cor rect. Mullins — South Carolina Bel and Border Market opened here. Allendale — Bids received for surface-treating Highway No. 2S from this city through Barnwell and Aiken counties to Savannah River. Chesterfield — Local post office made postal savings depository. State Forestry Commission has directed planting of approximately 3,500,000 trees in this state during the past two years. Grading of highway progressing rapidly between Manning and Kingstree and between Kingstree and Andrews, preparatory to pav ing. Kingstree — C. H. Shive estab lished plumbing shop in this city. Newberry — C, N. & L. Railroad Company will erect $35,000 bridge at Union depot where C. N. & L. trestle now stands. Greer — Washington Baptist Church, located within four miles of this city, improved. Calhoun Falls — C. A. Dickson established miniature golf course here. Camden — C. J. Shannon, Jr., re modeling store room recently oc cupied by firm of Springs & Shan non. Columbia — Bids opened on about 100 miles of highway pav ing, to cost approximately $5,250,- 000. V Lake City tobacco market opened for season. Pageland — Carlot shipments of melons started from this town. Lake City — S. B. W. Courtney’s Grocery Company quarters im proved. Hartsville — Tobacco Market op ened for season. Newberry — Lominack’s Hard ware Company quarters extensively remodeled. Ridgeland — There are more than 1,000 hogs in Jasper County fed out for fall market. Lake City — De Forest Talkie equipment installed in New The atre. Greenville — Peaches shipped to northern markets from this place. St. George — Local post office designated as postal savings de pository. Walterboro—D. C. L. Hiers start ed construction of two business buildings on lot adjacent to New Era Theatre. Construction work on Union- Whitmire Highway will get under way at once. Newberry — Newberry County Dairymen’s Association sponsored county dairy tour of Newberry County. Sumter —^ Store • occupied by Gallagher & Foxworth, clothing firm, being remodeled and renov ated. Darlington — Tobacco growers meeting recently held at court house under auspices of newly or ganized Tobacco Association. Columbia — Phillis Wheatley Branch of Columbia Public Library opened to public in Y. W. C. A. building. Lake City — Richardson & Co., capitalized at $5,000, granted char ter of incorporation to sell real estate. Anderson — Gentry & Company, capitalized at $2,000, granted char ter of incorporation to manufac ture tents and awnings. Sumter — Building permits ij- sued here during month of July, 1930, totaled $63,168, as compared with $3,400 in June, 1930 and $20.- 985 in July, 1929, according to Building Inspector J. D. Chandler. S. C. Tobacco Co-operative Asso ciation established two tobacco re ceiving stations in Marion County, one in Marion, the other at Nich ols. Work preliminary to paving on Route No. 40 between Santee bridge ‘ and Mt. Pleasant progressing rap idly. Mt. Pleasant — Charleston ferry service inaugurated recently. Charleston — Recreation park built especially for use of colored citizens of this town and vicinity jqpened. ■ ' S 1 MeCORMWK MESSENGER, ^tcCORMICK; South cw.m Page Number Two mm, & * m M- m tiizsem&w. m $ <&> ’at m owmei Chesterfield LILDER, YES—-BUT SOMETHING MORE. Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying flavor. BETTER TASTE—that’s the answer; and that’s what smokers get in Chesterfield in full est measure—the flavor and aroma of mellow tobaccos, exactly blended and cross-blended. Better taste, and milder too! •«V m (§)l»30,Uocarfi liras Tobacco Co. N7 UG6ETT& MYERS T08ACC0 CO. Women’s Organiza tions To Participate In The Washington Bicentennial Programs Prepared by the United States Commission for the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Wash ington Plans of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington :n 1932 provide for the active par ticipation of women’s organizations throughout the country. Under the direction of Mrs. John Dickin son Sherman, a member of the Commission, this feature of the Celebration is progressing with a sharp impetus. Complete programs depicting the bfe. character and achievements of George Washing- L on have been prepared for use during 1931 and 1932. Papers on the forty subjects listed in the programs are informative, educa tional and interesting. The use of the programs by women’s or ganizations is counted upon to arouse the proper sense of grati tude to the founder of the Repub- Me. that.the memory of George vVashington and a true impression of his inspiration and service may ' live forever in the hearts and minds of the people. , Regarding the participation of women in the Celebration. Mrs. ‘ Sherman says: “George Washington was known 1 in his day as the ‘Defender of the i Mothers’ and ‘The Protector of the Daughters.’ It is fitting, there fore, that the women of our coun- try take a major part in the com ing national celebration. Their part will be a crusade for higher ideals of citizenship and to create a keen v appreciation of George Washington in the hearts and minds of the American people. Their participation in this feature of the program of women's activ ities will be a fine, patriotic serv ice, of distinct worth to their coun try as well as to all persons within the scope of their influence.” The programs appear in namnli- let form with a list of authorities for reference for each program. The range of subjects covers the life story of George Washington as indicated in the following titles. They are: “George Washington and His Family Relationships,” “Homes of George Washington,” “George Washington’s Youth and Man hood,” “George Washington the Man of Sentiment,” “George Wash ington the Man of Action,” “The Social Life of George Washington,” ,“The Mother of George Washing ton,” “George Washington the Soldier,” “George Washington the President,” “George Washington the Builder of the Nation,” ‘Seorgo .Washington the Leader of Men.” ! “George Washington the Christ ian.” Mrs. Sherman states that th • programs are now being delivered to all local units of national organ izations'of women and that al ? communications relative to them should be addressed to the George Washington Bicentennial Commis sion, Washington Building, Wash ington, D. C. X A dog with the most fleas won a prize in a dog show, which seems all wrong. The prize should have gone to the fleas. Penny Wise— Pound Foolish (A. C. L. Ry., Bulletin.) Motor trucks operating over im proved highways constructed at public expense are naturally re lieved of the necessity of building and maintaining roadways of their own. As compared with the rail roads they pay only nominal taxes. They are consequently able, in most cases, to make rates that are somewhat lower than the rates charged by the railroads. As a consequence the aggregate amount of freight that moves by motor truck is very large. While motor trucks offer certain advantages, thoughtful people are coming to realize that they are not by any means the heaven-sent ; blessing that some enthusiasts think them. Several papers in Florida that have bene observing the effect of motor transport on economic conditions in the cities and towns they serve have come to the conclusion that truck trans port actually reduces the purchas ing power of such communities without making any commensurate return. This is due to the fact that traf fic diverted from the railroads to’ the truck lines has so seriously re duced the total amount of business handled by the railroads at many stations that the railroads have been compelled, in the interest of economical and efficient opera tion. to reduce the number of em- , ployees at such places, or even to • close their stations. Since the average pay of a rail road employee is $1,743 per year, every railroad employee lost to a community through traffic divert ed to the truck lines means the loss of this amount to the mer chants and other business inter ests.. As the truck lines <io-not em ploy local forces they do not add anything to the purchasing power of the communities they serve. At one point in Florida the rail road found that the loss of busi ness to the truck lines was so sev ere that it was not warranted in keeping its station open. This would have left the community without telegraph service and the merchants would also have lost the trade of the railroad agent. It was found that if all the freight moving to and from the commun ity was shipped by rail there would be enough to justify the retention of the agent. The shippers of the community consequently decided that beyond question it was to their interest to use rail service. As a result the business of the rail road at that place has returned to something like a normal figure. At many other points, however, numbers of rail employees have been thrown out of work by a de crease in traffic caused, in part at least, by the fact that the busi ness houses followed the “penny .wise, pound foolish” policy of ship ping by truck instead of by rail. There is also the serious question of the ability of the railroads to continue to pay large sums in tax es, that support schools and pay other expenses of government, iv the earning capacity of their prop erty is destroyed or lowered by competition by truck lines. Every merchant should realh that the movement of rail traffi * gives work to considerable number.-, of rail employees who receive good wages and who spend their money |in the towns where they live, while bus and truck lines leave no money in the communities they serve. Every pound of freight and ev ery passenger that the railroads lose to bus and truck lines reduces by that much the ability of the roads to employ a normal number of workers and helps to cut down the purchasing power of every community along their rails. Eyes examin ed. Spectacles, Eye Glasses, and Artificial iCyes fitted without Drugs, Drops or Danger. DR. HENRY J. GODIN j Optometrist! 956 Broad Street Augusta, Ga. | For stockmen in the Southwest, silage made from grain sorghums is good insurance against drought in summer. These crops make good silage which will keep for several years without deterioration. When cut at the proper time—when the seeds are in the stiff-dough stage —grain-sorghum silage has a feed ing value about equal to that of corn silage. Usually some supple mentary feed rich in protein is de sirable, especially for breeding cat tle. For growing and fattening cattle and sheep, and for high- producing cows, it should be fed with a liberal ration of concen trates. txt Young pullets are very sensitive and need regular treatment and careful handling. Free range on clean soil and plenty of green feed and shade are essential to good growth. Avoid disturbing pullets or moving them to new quarters in the growing season.