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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.
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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
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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.
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