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Thursday, September 18, 1930 McCOTZMWK MESSENGER. McCORMTCR, SouiM Cmnlha. Page Number Hint 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 paragraphs are prepared is from local papers, usually of towns mentioned, and may be considered generally cor rect. Greenville — Air mail line open ed here. Myrtle Beach — Ocean-Forest Hotel will be improved. Greer — Nine-hole golf course completed at Greer mill. • Columbia — State Highway Com mission plans construction of 10 bridge projects to cost about $225,000. Greer — New Collins-Bailes Store to be occupied. Greenville — GreenviUe County Fair will be held September 14. Greer — L. J. Holtzclaw purchas ed interest in Dixie Shoe Shop re cently. Beaufort — Bridge will be built over Whale branch on Route 28 in Beaufort County. Conway — Existing bridge in Cowford Swamp on Route No. 40 in Horry County, will be raised. Route No. 30 under construction from Canady to Walterboro. State Route No. 20 under con struction from point four miles from Abbeville to Donalds. Chesterfield — Reinforced bridge will be built over Fishing Creek, Route No. 9, in Chester County. State Route No. 24 under con struction from Batesburg to Fair-* view cross roads. Greenwood — Reinforced bridges will be built on Route No. 23 over Cuffytown Creek and branch near Kirksey in Greenwood County. Paving of Honea Path-Donalds and Greenwood County line pro ject, starfeKl Abbeville — Calhcfun Falls road to be opened to traffic. Green Sea—Bridges will be con* structed on Route No. 40 near here in Horry County. Kingstree — Automatic dial telephone system may be Installed here by S. C. Continental Tele phone Cp. Conway — Plans under way for layout work in Horry County sec tion of intra-coastal waterway between Waccamaw River and Little River, which will cost about $54)00,000. Lancaster — Bridge will be built over Bear Creek on Route No. 26 In Lancaster County. Sumter — About 50,000 pounds of tobacco delivered to new re ceiving station of South Carolina Tobacco Growers* Co-operative As sociation. Newberry — Cornell Young Co., of Macon, Ga., received contract for filling in C. N. & L. trestle over Scott's Creek. Abbeville's first miniature golf course opened by O. A. Knell. Bennettsville — Bids received lor construction of bridge over White’s Creek on Route No. 1 in Marlboro County. Lexington — Sweetwater Fishing Club building clubhouse and resi dence for keeper at their pond on branch of Congaree Creek in Sun ny South neighborhood. Walterboro y— Quality Depart ment Store opens in building for merly occupied by F. C. Bennett. Newberry — Bids received for construction of bridge over Indian Creek, Route No. 176 in Newberry County. Chesterfield — Existing bridge over Sandy River, Route No. 7 in Chester County, will be raised. Beaufort ~ Espy Paving Co., of Savannah, Ga., received contract by State Highway Department for paving of Bladen St., as part of Coastal Highway running through town. Bamberg — H-W Grocery Co., formally opened in Hoffman build ing. Easley — J. Ed Folger opened grocery store on Main St. Bamberg — J. P* Campbell b# 1 Aiken constructs miniature golf course. Section of road from Bamberg to Edisto River on Route No. 33, ; rebuilt. !!giiMffffrfrf!i^|rrrrrrrmp Industry Prosper*—So Prosper The People' FOR YOUR SAKE AS WELL AS OURS |^VER A YEAR AGO we pointed out some of the grave economic dangers facing the cotton manu- factoring industry of South Carolina. 1 The problems then are menacing now. The dangers inevit able then are actual now. The lapse of time has proven that the apprehension of a year ago was not without foundation. The world has produced more cotton goods than it has consumed and much has been produced at a low labor cost against which South Carolina mills cannot compete, even with improved machinery and modern methods. The result: an inevitable drop in the price of cotton goods to a point far below the cost of manufacture in South Carolina. "t ' . For Instance Price Cents Per Pound PRICE-WIDE PRINT CLOTHS AUGUST 19, 1929 .40 1-8 WIDE e PRINT CLOTHS AUGUST 19. 1930 .25 2-5 Shrinkage in Price of Cloth .14 3-4 SPOT MIDDLING COTTON AUGUST 19, 1929 .18 3-4 SPOT MIDDLING COTTON AUGUST 19, 1930 .11 1-4 Shrinkage in Price of Cotton .07 1-2 Thus it will be seen that the price of cloth has shrunk approximately twice as much as the price pf cotton during the same period. Possibly the bottom of cloth prices has not yet been reached. Certainly there is little hope of re lief yet in sight. It has now become not a question of profit but actually a question of existence. No mill can con tinue to operate at a heavy loss month after month and survive. As a result of such dire circumstances and in order to take some constructive measure toward an improvement of the situation, many of the mills have been forced to a rather drastic and much to be regretted, though necessary, policy of part time operation. It is not a step which the mills themselves desire. They were all built to run, not to shut down. Part time operation disrupts production and makes profitable operation practically impossible. However, it is apparently, the only measure in sight that can 1 now or later improve the situation by reducing the supply of goods and leading to a more steady employment. Thus the widespread effort at curtailment is undertaken that the mills may actually avoid disaster; not only that their operatives may eventually have remunerative employment, but that they may have work at all,_for their very jobs are at stake. To give employment to the usual number of people would be a different problem, but with the enormous over supply of families that have flocked to the mills it is a gigantic problem and the cotton mills of South Carolina are staggering under the task, for they do feel a sense of deep responsibility for their employees. In their vigorous efforts to solve mill problems they deeply appreciate the co-operative effort and ■Q * kindly spirit of helpfulness already manifested by the employees and by the public at large. Such un ity of purpose cannot but succeed in time. v CtrrroN ManuScturers’ Association South Carolina FORD BATTERIES $7.95 WHITTLE BATTERY SERVICE * 622 BROAD PHONE 1166 AUGUSTA, GA. 6 6 6 Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, checks a Cold the First day, and checks Malaria in three days. 666 also in Tablets Never discuss a child’s eating habits with others in his presence. Many fruits other than apples can be made into good vinegar. The United States Department of Ag riculture has a bulletin on the sub ject. University Of S. C. “Inside” Information Football Team Tak ing On Shape COLUMBIA, Sept. 15.—^As the University of South Carolina foot ball team gathers speed in its pre- season practice and takes on the shape of the best team that Caro lina has had in years the season ticket sale continues at an unabat ed pace. The demand for season tickets is heavy. There are three reasons. First, Carolina is going to have a good team this year. Second, by securing a season ticket to all home games of the Gamecoks, which includes games with Ersk- ine, Louisiana State University, Clemson, Sewanee and N. C. State, one is able to get a ticket to the Clemson game. It is impossible to get a ticket game until two weeks before the contest unless a season ticket is purchased. And the third reason is that all loyal alumni want to see every game that the Birds play at home. | Grape juice can be used for a By purchasing a season ticket j fruit gelatin, either pure or diluted the buyer is able to secure a good I to taste. To make a quart of gela- seat for the entire season. Season tin, soak one envelope of gelatin in Oily cloths used in polishing floors and woodwork are a serious fire risk and should either be des troyed immediately after use dfr kept in a tightly covered fireproof container. Little Talk On Thrift (By S. W. Straus, President Ameri can Society for Thrift.) THRIFT HABITS SHOULD BE VIEWED AS NECESSARY TO SUCCESS AND PROGRESS Do The Plans Look Good? Then talk with us today about the insurance you will need. Crisp cookies are wholesome the school lunch box. If you have not a receipe, send for Farmers’ Bulletin 1450-F “Home Baking.” You will also find in it good re cipes for doughnuts, for biscuits, muffins, popovers, and various kinds of cake, as well as directions Carolina i for making y east bread * We might suggest changes in in the plans that will help reduce the fire hazards and give you the benefit of the lowest pos sible rate for your insurance. “It doesn’t pay to worry about the future. The things we dread seldom happen. It’s better to take life as it comes and not Durden ourselves with thoughts about the years ahead ” There are many whose creed of life is something like this and it leads them along a very treacher ous and dangerous pathway. It doesn’t p^y to worry, perhaps, from the standpoint of conjuring up •m- aginary woes or misfortunes. But there is a great difference between worrying about the future and fac ing life’s possibilities in a sensible manner. The Japanese have a proverb which says: “Success and happi ness are the beautiful flowers that^ spring from the plain brown bulbs of thrift and savings.” The point of this talk on thrift is to pointy out the difference between planting the honest bulbs of thrift and neg lecting entirely to make provision for the future. / • Too many of us are apt to think of thrift only in terms of plain, brown, unattractive bulbs, without thought of the beautiful flowers that come from them. And the sequence of thrift and personal ad vancement is just as true as the sequence of bulb and lily. To maintain that one can* go through life with absolute disre gard for the fundamentals of right ful living and prudent habits, and still continue to thrive is as false a doctrine as would be the sug gestion that the flowers could live and grow without the bulb: There are varying standards of thrift, according to individual cir cumstances and conditions. But living beyond one's means, squand ering one’s time, energies and health, and thinking only of pres ent moments without plan or prep aration for the later years, are practices that cannot fail to bring unhappiness in the end. Unless the flowers of your suc cess and happiness are rooted in the plain brown bulbs of thrift, the day of their passing is sure to come. tickets allow the holder to select one seat for every game at Melton half a cup of cold juice for a few minutes. Put one cupful of juice field. Tickets are being sold for 0 n the fire with half of a cup of Bamberg—Hunter’s Chapel road beblg rebuilt under supervision of' County Supervisor R> L. Kearsf. , iStonsteetchtefi iJSfced chew Is not haU so bad as continu- wlth surface : treatment. ins to eat when you can't swallow. Biting off * more than you can seats beginning at the 50-yard line and extending outward. The price for the five tickets is $11.55. - rX Brass is used to make 35.000 dif ferent articles for household use. In any case, you want ade quate insurance for your prop erty, and the time to inquire about it is now. Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 McCormick sugar and when boiling dissolve the softened gelatin in it. Add the rest of'thettuart .of grape juice, one tablespoon of lemon Juice, and “Softening” is worse when it at- strain into a mold. Serve with plain tacks tHe &aekboite than, when the or whipped cream when set. brain is affected. “What per centage of my income should I pay for rent?” This let ter recently came to the writer from a reader of this department and it suggests an interesting prob lem. Of course, the question of what part of one’s income should be bud- : geted for rent, food, clothing, rec* reation, charity, education, travel, savings and other items depends on the circumstances of the individ ual. Many economists have stated that 20 per cent of the family in come is about what should be paid for rent. In many cases, however, it is necessary to pay more than this while with others the 20 per cent estimate is much too high. It is not possible to fix an arbitrary schedule that would suit all cases. The practice of real thrift in volves judgment, initiative and en terprise as well as economy. We with the thought ever in mind that should study our own problems thrift does not mean just saving money but that it means to thrive in every sense of the word. To be truly thrifty is to be progressive —to keep step with the marching feet of modern life. Those who expect to succeed in thrift should first of all map out some definite plan. Your income should be budgeted so that you will always be living within your means and saving a little money. We of ten hear the expression that- such and such a person is “property poor.” Others burden themselves with too much insurance while others do not have enough of that splendid form of investment. The American Society for Thrift will be glad to mail to any of the readers of this column a free copy of its household budget and if re quested will offer helpful sugges tions or information to those who are endeavoring to plan a well- balanced thrift program for them selves. Letters may simply be ad dressed to the Society at 9 East 46th St., New York City. There are, no doubt, many who are- seriously desirous of cultivat ing habits of thrift but there are obstacles which Mem to be in thn way and qatt* often a Word of sw*~ sestion will nrove very helpful.