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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMTCK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 17, 1938 UcCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Me- vOormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. EUBSCR1PTION RATES: One Year $1.00 fltx Mfonths .75 Three Mont'is.50 Our World of Inventions September Fatalities On State Highways Show 43 Per Cent Decrease Columbia, Ncv. 7.—A 43 per cent decrease in traffic deaths on State highways is noted for the month of September, sixteen persons be ing killed during the month as compared with 28 in August. The September decrease in Cotton Exports To Chile Increase September Shipments Show Con siderable Gain Over Same Month Year Ago. Exports of American cotton to Chile amounted to 1481 bales in September, which is nearly twice the amount exported in August and considerably larger than the amount exported to Chile a year ago. previous year. fatalities is more marked by the ( This continues the trend in fact that 204 accidents occurred cmie toward an increasingly large in the month, as well as in August, consumption of American cotton. r he monthly motor vehicle acci- For the year j u i y 31, 1933, dent summary released today by chile p Urc hased 11,510 bales of he State Highway Department American cotton valued at $1,025,- The historv of America has been j through Wilbur S. Smith, Traffic qqq as compared with 5,202 bales the the history of inventions. This Engineer, shows that seven more 1 | n the corresponding period of the nation was launched just as the ' n -i ur y accidents were recorded in steam engine had been invented. September, with only 44 serious That was the beginning of the Age in juries reported in contrast to of Power, and of what economists 51 in August. refer to as the Industrial Revolu- Thirty-eight per cent of the tion. : fatalities w r ere pedestrians. Of the In an enormous new country, fix pedestrians who met their the small population along the ( 'eath on State highways during Atlantic Coast had to find means September, two were walking in to conquer the wilderness and de- the roadway with traffic, and one velop the vast wealth of the land. ’ v as Playing in the roadway. None No new nation ever grew so rapid- ! c * t* 16 s l x was intoxicated. 3y from poverty to riches, and it Thirteen accidents were report- was the inventiveness and prac- j f d as involving pedestrians, the tteal ingenuity of Americans S£Lme number as for August, which enabled our pioneers to do ° nl y three tyP 68 of mishaps the job. resulted in fatalities, pedestrian The cotton gin, the steamboat, accidents accounting for six, the railroad, the telegraph, the crashes between vehicles for five, telephone, the electric light, the and non-collision accidents five Civil Service Examinations Announced automobile, the airplane and the radio are only a few of the inven tions of which their application to human needs has made America the greatest and wealthiest nation in the world. Hardly a year has passed in our national history without witnessing the introduc tion of some radically new inven tion of which the ultimate effect was to make living easier and to provide more jobs for everybody. To imagine a world without typewriters, sewing # machines, movies, harvesters, typesetting machines and a hundred other things which we now regard as commonplaces of everyday life "would be difficult indeed. •Rie process of invention is still going on. Within half a dozen years new inventions as revolu tionary as any of earlier days have been developed and put to human use. ( Those who know about such matters tell us that there' are literally thousands of new inven tions, already patented, in the hands of industry ready to be developed and marketed as soon as the owners of capital feel safe in embarking upon new ventures. Thousands of technically-trained men and women are working in great industrial laboratories on still more inventions to make life easier and richer for everybody. It is foolish to oppose the march of invention merely because some one makes a lot of money out of It. The man or institution who finds a way to simplify living, to make it more comfortable or beautiful is entitled to the great est reward that society is able to give him. One accident involved a colli sion with a bicycle, one a train, two motorcycles, and nine colli sions with animal-drawn vehicles. None of these was fatal, but seventeen injuries were sustained. Eighteen per cent of the drivers involved in fatal accidents were classified as “had been drinking.” Males far outnumbered females in injuries incurred during the month. Of the total of 181 per sons injured, 128 were men and 53 women. Of the injuries, 44 were classed “serious”, 137 “slight”. The twilight hours of 6 P. M. to 8 P. M. continued to show the largest percentage of accidents, accounting for 18 per cent of the total. Highways in the open country with level, straight roads were the scene of 73 to 85 per cent of all the accidents. A distinct decrease is shown by the September death toll of 18 for '938 as compared with that of 24 for the same fhonth in 1937. The most marked decrease in .fatalities by type of accident is in those re sulting from collision between two vehicles, which fell from 12 in 1937 to five in 1938. The death toll for State high ways for the first nine months of 1938 is 214. The total number of accidents reported is 1601, of which 195 were fatal. The totals for the same period last year are 210 deaths, 1156 accidents, of which 189 were fatal. All Kinds Of Welding. John Thomas McGrath, McCormick, S. C. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations for the positions named below. Autogiro Pilot, $3,200 a year, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Department of Agri culture, Bloomfield, N. J. Appli cants must possess a valid certifi cate of competency for pilot f autogiro), either transport or private, and must have had at least 100 solo flying hours with autogiro aircraft. They must also hold a valid aircraft and engine mechanic certificate of competen cy or have had two years of ex perience on aircraft and engine maintenance and repair. Appli cants must not have passed their forty-eighth birthday. Senior Biological Aid (Injurious Mammal Control), $2,000 a year. Bureau of Biological' Survey, De partment of Agriculture. Except for partial substitution of college study, applicants must have had certain practical field experience with an authorized organization in the control of injurious mam mals, or in the scientific prepara tion of poisonous bait materials. They must not have passed their fifty-third birthday. The closing dates for both these examinations are December 12, if applications are received from States east of Colorado, and De cember 15, if received from Colo rado and States westward. Junior Medical Officer (Rota ting Interneship), $2,000 a year, Junior Medical Officer (Psychia tric Resident), $2,000 a year, St. Elizabeths Hospital, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. For the Rotating Interneship po sition, applicants must be fourth- year students in a grade A medi cal school; for the position of Psychiatric Resident, they must have completed 4 years of study in a grade A medical school sub sequent to December 31, 1935, and must have the degree of either B. M. or M. D. Applications will be accepted from persons now Home Sweet Home TURN THAT DARN THING- OFF? IT'S BLAW, BLAM ALL TUE TIME, jumbled jazt and adnoid crooners] 'TILL I'M ABOUT CRAY-V /! Dont You like DOROTHY L-AMOUR? I TUink SHE'S Just dee-vine.} NERTS / POP / DONT BE THAT WAY • tHARUE MCCARTHY'S GOT IT Chevrolet Takes Big Strides Ahead for 1939 J New Aero-stream styled bodies combine with major mechanical improvements to provide new beauty t safety comfort and operating ease, in the 1939 Chevrolets, presented October 22, and featured at the big auto shows this month. The new models are offered on two chassis, the Master De Luxe and the Master 85, both of which are powered with Chevrolet’s famous six-cylinder valve-in-head engine. * A new vacuum gear shift mechanism with steering column control, optional on all models at small extra cost, does 80 per cent of the work of shifting gears. The Master De Luxe series features a new riding system, in which a brand new Chevrolet Knee-Action mechanism is scientifically co-ordinated with new ride stabilizer and double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers to furnish a smooth, soft ride. Upper left: operation are two .. , , . . 4 . , , - - - 0 the handbrake on all models is re-located under the cowl, front comoartment floor is cleared in cars with vacuum gear shift. serving an accredited rotating in terneship subject to its successful completion. Applicants must not have passed their fortieth birth day. The closing dates for this examination are December 13, if applications are received from States east of Colorado, and De cember 16, if received from Colo rado and States westward. Full information may be ob tained from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office or customhouse in any city which has a post office of the first or second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. X Prices For Pecans Assured To Growers HERE are the r.ew 1939 Ford V-8 cars. Above, the deluxe Fordor eedan, below the Ford V-8 Tudor sedan. The two cars are individually styled. The deluxe car has wholly mew streamlines, a deep hood un broken by louvres, a low radiator grille In bright metal and wide spaced headlamps. The Ford V-8 has a full grille and unobtrusive louvres at the rear of the hoodsldes. The deluxe cars are powered with the 85 horsepower engine, the Ford V-8 with the 85 or 60 horsepower engina Both cars have hydraulic brakes. Bodies are all-steel. The deluxe cars are available In five body types, th« Ford V-8 in three, with color option. Columbia, Nov. 12.—The oppor tunity for growers to sell their pecans at assured prices during the entire season is the object of I the Pecan Stabilization Associa tion, says Geo. E. Prince, chief of the Clemson College Extension Service Division of Markets, call ing attention to some of the de tails of the program and urging South Carolina growers to take advantage of this opportunity. The agreement between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Pecan Stabilization Association provides for the purchase by the Association of up to four million pounds of improved varieties of pecans for export and for diver- ! sicn to by-products. By thus tak ing these pecans out of the chan nels of domestic trade for the fall i season, higher prices may be ob tained for pecans on the domestic 1 markets. Receiving stations have been established in all centers of heavy production and government in spectors are available to inspect all lots offered for sale and to classify each for quality and size. The receiving warehouse for South Carolina is at Florence, and M. L. Cullum has arrived to serve as in spector. Prices at which the Association will buy pecans are as follows: U. S. No. 1— Extra large and up 12.3 cents per lb. Large, 10.8 cents per lb. Medium, 8.8 cents per lb. U. S. No. 2— Extra large and up 10.3 cents per lb. Large, 8.8 cents per lb. Medium, 7.8 cents per lb. Ungraded or orchard-run pecans will also be purchased and the I schedule of prices will soon be an nounced. The Association is ade- ! quately financed through the Commodity Credit Corporation, and all purchases will be for cash at the time of purchase. Mr. Prince reminds that on ac count of these assured prices it I will not be necessary for growers to accept the first offer made for their pecans, and he urges further ! that they make sure when they ^ do sell their pecans that they re ceive at least the above named prices. I