McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, November 06, 1930, Image 2
^Thursday, November 6, 1930
McCORMIGK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carottnm.
Page Number Two
McCORMICK MESSENGER New Industrial
Cities Of South C.
Show Rapid Growth
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOrtb j. McCracken,
Editor and Owner
Encouraging Progress
(A. C. L. Ry., Bulletin.)
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Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of
the second class.
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WOMEN AND FINANCE
Women now hold the financial
power in this country, if a report
made by the national committee
for the education of women in fi
nance is to be credited.
: That women spend 85 per cent
of the $72,000,000,000 of America’s
annual payroll and indirectly in
fluence the disposal of another 10
per cent as the report asserts, will
not be questioned by mere man,
who knows women’s spending abil
ity. But his complacency will re
ceive something of a shock when
lie reads that 85 per cent of all
savings accounts in the country are
in women’s names and that women
have become extensive investors.
He may even pause to consider
just how much education women
need in either getting or spending
the money when he encounters fig
ures in the report which show that
women are getting the bulk of the
profit for the tobacco he is con
suming. About 40 per cent of all
the owners of the common stock
of the Tobacco Company
are women. The preferred stock is
divide;} between 4,636 women and
3,717 men. A list is given of indus
trial and railroad stocks amounting
to $1,333,333,333 owned by women.
The financial education of the
fair sex has simply moved up in
to the higher grade. She has long
<since learned the primary lesson of
how to get it. She has got her
credits on the subject of how to
spend it. The course she is now
taking will teach her how to invest
it. When she graduates mere
man will use pockets to keep his
hands warm and need no more
pockets than a woman has now.
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THE MODERN SPIRIT
Men—alone or working together
Jn business—are constantly trying
to beat each other to the goal of
the greatest success.
It is human nature to endeavor
to outstrip others. The spirit of
competition is inborn. It starts
young men at the very outset of
their business careers and keeps
them striving for first place in
their field until life’s course is run.
Think, plan and work to provide
the best service and in turn receive
the fullest rewards from whatever
you are doing. Carry your colors
bravely and with intelligence.
Don’t handicap • yourself and fall
behind in the race for the covoted
position by failing to read the ad
vertisements.
Recognize the importance of ad
vertisements—the big part thev
have in life and the influence thev
exert in business.
Remember, before making a
purchase, that they always should
be consulted. They point the jr ' r
to economy—both in time an*
money. They offer suggestions that
will save minutes and dollars. Pro
fit by them.
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Final population figures for
South Carolina have just been is
sued by the Bureau of the Census
in bulletin form. The total pop
ulation for the State on April 1,
1930, was 1,737,395. This represents
an increase of 53,671, or 3.2 per
cent over the population of the
State in 1920. This is the smallest
increase that the State has shown
ooth in numbers and in rate, since
the decade 1860 to 1870.
At the first census of the Unit
ed States, taken in 1790, South
Carolina had a population pf 249,-
073, and ranked as the seventh
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in number of inhabitants. Its
population growth has never been
rapid, as compared with many of
the states in the Union, but at
every census there has been some
increase in the number of inhabi
tants, and the percentage of in
crease at the censuses of 1800 and
1880 was greater than that for the
United States as a whole. The to
tal land area of the State is 30,495
square miles, and the average
number of inhabitants per square
mile was 57.0 in 1930, as compared
with 55.2 in 1920.
There are 46 counties in South
Carolina,/of which 22 increased in
population between 1920 and 1930,
while 24 show decreases. Green
ville County now ranks as the
first county in the State in point
of population and also the first in
population density, and in the past
decade it has the further distinc
tion of ranking first in per centage
of increase. The second county in
number of inhabitants and also in
density and percentage of increase
is Spartanburg. Charleston Coun
ty ranks third in number of in
habitants, but its population in
1930 shows a decrease as compared
with that of 1920. Horry County
ranks as third in rate of increase,
while Richland County is third in
number of persons to the square
mile. ,
There are 9 cities in South Caro
lina which had a population of
10,000 or more in 1930. Charleston,
the largest city, had a population
of 62,265, which represents a de
crease of, 5,692, or 8.4 per cent
since 1920. Columbia, the capital
is the second city in the State*
with 50,211 inhabitants, represent
ing an increase of 12,687i or 33.8
per cent. Greepville is the third
city in the State, with 29,154 inhab
itants, and Spartanburg, the
fourth, with 28,723 inhabitants.
The remaining cities in this class,
in the order of their population,
are Florence, Anderson, Sumter,
Rock Hijh and Greenwood. The
three last-named cities first at
tained a population of 10,000 be
tween 1920 and 1930. The suburb
an area surrounding many of these
cities has grown faster than the
area within the city limits. Green
ville township, in which the city of
Greenville is located, has a popula- ^ w ^
tion of 64,997, which is more than«' aiKi * the effort h ^ s ^
Treatment of scalds and bum*'
by tannic acid has proved so suc
cessful that a first-aid unit is be
ing put on the market in Great
Britain.
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The jungle fowl ancestor of all
domestic fowls, ranges from the
equatorial jungles of Sumatra to
the southern slopes of the Hima
layas.
double the population of the city
alone. Spartanburg township has
a population of 47,408, which is
nearly twice the population of
Spartanburg city which it includes.
The list of incorporated places
in South Carolina includes in all
265 cities and towns. Of these
places, three were incorporated be
tween 1920 and 1930. The largest
of these three new towns is Red
River, in York County, with a pop
ulation of 685. The smallest incor
porated town in South Carolina is
Mallory, in Dillon County, with 31
inhabitants.
A copy of the first series popula
tion bulletin for South Carolina,
giving the number of inhabitants
in each county, township, school
district, city, and town, may be ob
tained by writing to the Bureau of
the Census, Washington, D. C.'
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If you have a 1-year-old aspara
gus bed of a variety that is sus
ceptible to rust, cut and destroy
the tops this fall, says the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. This
will largely reduce danger of in-
Apparently the intensive cam
paign by the railroads to prevent
accidents at grade crossings is
bearing fruit. According to the
American Railway Association few
er accidents of this sort occurred in
the first six months of 1930 than
in any corresponding period since
1925. The news is particularly en
couraging in view of the fact that
there are now about 33 per cent
more automobiles in use than there
were five years ago.
But while encouraging, as com
pared with other periods of recent
years, the report is ghastly enough
and shows that in the first half of
1930 there was a total of 2,355
grade crossing accidents in which
962 people were killed and 2,685
were injured.
To those who are most familiar
with grade crossings the striking
fact is that practically every one of
the 2,355 accidents could have been
prevented had the drivers of the
automobiles taken the simple pre
caution of stopping and making
sure that no train was coming be
fore crossing the railroad tracks.
The reduction in the number of
accidents is causing the railroads
to increase their efforts to educate
motorists to cross crossings cau
tiously. In addition to the safety
crossing campaign the railroads
are doing everything in their pow
er to increase the safety at high
way grade crossings.
In 1929 they spent $28,445,680 to
protect human life at such places.
Of that amount $25,113,338 was
spent for the separation of grades.
“In addition,” the American Rail
way Association reports, “$2,742,401
was spent for the purchase and
installation'of mechanical and oth
er devices to warn motorists of ap
proaching trains and for gate
signs and other things to bring
about increased safety at grade
crossings.”
The safety experts of the rail
roads point out, however, that the
prevention of accidents at grade
crossings must, in the last analysis,
rest with the drivers of automo
biles. New crossings are created
faster than those now in existence*
can be replaced by over or under
passes. Warning bells and lights
are commonly disregarded by care
less drivers, and gates are fre
quently struck and broken by mo
torists who drive so carelessly as
to be unaware they are approach
ing a crossing or so fast that they
are unable to stop when they see
one.
It is this type of driver that is
responsible for the overwhelming
proportion of the accidents that
occur. Careful drivers are rarely
involved in grade crossing acci
dents and then only because of
their failure to realize the danger
of crossing railroad tracks.
The campaign of the railroads
has been directed at all motorists
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Do you think that all
Cottonseed Meals are alike?
# There’s more than one good brand of cotton
seed meal, of course. But there’s as much
difference between Buckeye Bolted Cotton
seed Meal and ordinary meal as there is be
tween a Packard and a Ford.
For example, Buckeye meal is bolted—that
is, sifted through screens to make it uni
form and to get rid of lint, dirt and all other
impurities.
Buckeye Bolted Cottonseed Meal is made
from the best grade of cottonseed we can
buy. It’s packed in brand-new, extra-heavy
bags which contain a full 100 pounds of
meal with a full protein content. And every
bag is of the same high quality.
You’ll know Buckeye Bolted by its famous
red and blue striped bag. It’s good both for
your stock and your pocketbook.
FREE—a 24-page booklet on scientific, profit
able stock feeding with cottonseed meal. You
may have a copy by writing to
THE BUCKEYE COTTON OIL COMPANY
Walton Bldg. Atlanta, Ga.
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SOLD BY THESE LEADING DEALERS
M. G. & J. J. DORN
McCORMICK, S. C.
them understand both the dangers
that exist, and the ease with whi§h
these hazards can be avoided.
Millions of posters have been dis
tributed, and every other known
method of bringing the matter to
the attention of motorists have
been used. While all of these have
combined to make the effort a
success the publication of cartoons,
safety talks and other items by the
newspapers has probably been one
of the most valuable aids that the
safety forces of the railroads have
been given. A continuation of con
certed effort will, it is hoped, help
to make a further decided decrease
in the grade crossing accidents
that occur.
IXt —
Winter wheat, rye, and barley
make excellent late fall and early
spring pasture and conserve the
winter supply of concentrates and
roughage, says the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. A 10-iyear
experiment at the department’s
experiment farm at Beltsville, Md..
showed that an acre of fall-sown
wheat or barley will furnish good
grazing for 10 mature sheep for 27
.Professor Stoddard
Coming To Teachers’
Meeting Saturday
Dear fellow Teacher:
Professor J. A. Stoddard, Director
of Summer School and Professor of
Secondary Education at the Uni
versity of South Carolina will be
with us and address us at our next
county teachers’ meeting, Satur
day, November 8, at 10:30 a. m. in
the McCormick high school build
ing. The entire general program
and the departmental programs
are attractive and interesting.
I have just read an article en
titled, “Make. Way for Greater
Teachers.” That means teachers
now in service who are studying
and growing in their profession. I
know you think enough of your
profession to lend your presence,
thought and voice to the making
of an association representative of
the teachers of our county. I
know that means the best in the
state.
Professionally yours,
* W. E. LAKE, JR.,
President of McCormick County
Teachers’ Association.
EVERY BITE IS ENJOYABLE
We carry only the choicest meats in every line. You’ll
enjoy any cut that you get here.
We don’t believe in giving you a good piece of meat one
time and a poor one next. Our business is built on quality
and satisfaction so we handle only the best in every line
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of meats. You can depend on us for choice cuts every time.
PRICES ARE THE LOWEST
Don’t be afraid of having to pay exorbitant prices either,
for we charge no more for our good meat than you are ac-
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customed to paying elsewhere.
Our shop is clean and sanitary and in every way we try
to offer you a superior service.
T. HOWARD SMITH’S
MEAT MARKET
McCORMICK, S. C.
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fection from this destructive dis- days, and an acre of rye for 18
ease. Rust-resistant strains of as- i days. An advantage of the rye ic
paragus are sold by most'growers that it is less likely to winterkill,
and seedsmen under the names in the southern parts of the Corn
Washington Stock, Martha Wash-1 Belt and the Cotton Belt, locally
ington, and Mary Washington. Al- j adapted varieties of rye make
though these strains are resistant much more pasturage than north-
to rust, it should be understood , em-grown rye. In the Gulf States
that they are not immune to the winter oats may be preferable to
disease. These strains are not oiily rye as a pasture crop. In many
resistant to rust but are also equal localities fall wheat or rye is graz-
or superior to the best varieties ed during favorable winter weath-
in earliness, vigor of growth, and er and in early spring and then
i size and quality of shoots. ! allowed to mature a grain crop.
Carolina Team Has
Sveral Engagements
COLUMBIA, Nov. 5.—Two big
problems loom on the horizon for
the University of South Carolina
Gamecocks now that The Citadel
Bull Dogs have been deposed and
put in, dry dock until next season,
as far as Carolina is concerned.
Furman University will be met in
Greenville next Saturday while oA
the following week end the Uni
versity of the South, Sewanee, will
come to Columbia to help the
Gamecocks welcome ‘old grads’
back for Homecoming day which
will be observed November 15.
Barney Early, secretary of the
alumni association, is planning an
entertaining program for the
alumni members and a large
throng is expected for the game
and the various meetings which
the association will hold.
There were no injuries in The
Citadel game and Coach Billy La
val hopes to keep his men in shape
for Sewanee despite the real strug
gle which is expected to take place
with Furman’s Purple Hurricane.
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Cooked cucumbers may be a nov
elty in your family. Pare and
quarter them, and prepare as you
would steamed squash. Serve with
melted butter or a sauce If desired.
WE CAN SERVE YOU BEST
This drug store, in keeping with the standards of modern
drug stores, is a store of utmost service. You will find that
fifty per cent of your needs can be obtained here. “Try
the drug stofe first’’ is a most fitting slogan Sov our olore.
We are ready to serve you in happiness or sorrow, sickness
or death. We are -the guardians of your health and the
standby of your household.
EXPERT PRESCRIPTIONISTS
When there is sickness or ill health we Stand ready to
furnish you with the needed supplies and especially ex
pertly compounded prescriptions.
We use only the freshest and purest drugs and fill your
prescriptions with painstaking care and accuracy.
STROMS’ DRUG STORE
McCormick, S. C.
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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.
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