McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, September 18, 1930, Image 3
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.
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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.
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' . 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
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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
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South Carolina
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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.
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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.