University of South Carolina Libraries
I \ • / Page Six THE CLTNTOff CHRONICLE t L - \ THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1949 Babson r s Letter BY ROGER \V. BABSON Chicago, 111., May 13. —During tW war, because many of our best Am erican workers were called into ac-, tive duty, the least efficient work ers among us were able to find and hold jobs. Many companies suffered actual losses, running as high as 50 per cent, on the “output per man hour” during the years between 1940 and 1944. The first ranks of the pre sent unemployed are largely made up of those oindividuais. The second group of unemployed begin to reflect the leveling off ot production, sche dules; supply has now caught up with demand in many businesses. Also, high prices and the election results in Movember have retarded purchasing. Losses caused by the storms this winter along with ship ment difficulties have also resulted ia more unemployment. We see this for instance in tex tiles, rubber products, radios and phonographs, motor vehicles, shoes, hardware and furniture. I expect to see unemployment increase sev eral million more as we move into 1950. I^abor-Management This, therefore, is a vital time for both employers and employees to take inventory of their relationship to each other. As business becomes more difficult and competition more challenging it is very important that all friction be avoided. How can an| employee best keep his job? Where should he look for another job should he fail to keep his present one!’ How can the employer meet the challenge of dropping prices and still heighten the quality and the ap peal of his product? These questions can be answered only by increased employee-employer co-operation. Suppose a union contract says that a company may take a month \o de- i cide about keeping a new employee. After the end of that trial period a drop comes in that man’s efficiency. Repeat this on a large scale bnd business is injured. The men who-de mand the union contract must keep not only the letter, but also the spir it of the contract. It is such integrity and moral honesty which inspires a company to keep every employee it possibly can. Improve Employee Efficiency Reports of layoffs and curtail ments in some industries already have resulted in improved work in other industries. A fear qf the future, however, forms an unhealthy incen tive for the worker, in the sense that worry and anxiety tear down morale. Some of the ideal ways which have been found to improve efficiency are mentioned below; (1) Better equipment and tools. (2) Worker training programs with a definite aim in mind. (3) Compa ny-paid ^accident and sickness bene fits. (4) Careful selection of new’ employees. Wise employers, with an eye of reliability, will be extra care ful during 1949 in hiring new work ers. (5) Adoption of “incentive sy stems”, bonuses, etc. (6) Showing employees how their future is di- icctly success. Opportunities Real Americans have too much pride to live very long on the money earned and paid in taxes by their hard working neighbors. The cons cientious unemployed will be looking for new businesses. There are too many people in law and other over- crow'ded professions, but more nur ses are needed, more dentists and more veterinarians. With a greatly increased U. S. birthrate, plus the fact that Americans are living long er, businesses which cater to the very young and the elderly should grow’. Anything to do with layettes, diapers, kindergartens, baby-sitting should be profitable! The older pop ulation is very susceptible to trav el agencies, beauty parlors, adult ed ucation courses. Good salesmen, ac countants, bookkeepers and typists continue in demand. And of course, we all know’ the need for good teach ers. I have mentioned here possibilities for jobs in fields which are uncrow’d- ed., Almost all of them you may no tice,from the veterarian field td the teaching offers the worker a chance not only to seeve himself, but to greatly serve others. In a survey made years ago our people were ask-; ed, “What, in your life, has given you ^he greatest happiness? By far the majority of answers came back “My work”. Would most Americans give the same answer today? WADE HAMPTON Leader In Peace and War Weekend Specials I :: :: y :: y CHOPS. ROUND. SIRUMN VEAL STEAK, lb . . 75c TENDERIZED PICNIC HAM, lb 44c SHOULDER PORK ROAST, lb ... 39c CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS, lb . *.. 69c ( HI C K BEEF ROAST, lb. ... 45c MORRELL BREAKFAST BACON, lb. . ... 49c COUNTRY STYLE PORK SAUSAGE, lb 50c BACON SQUARES, lb .. 29c By David Koonce, in The Charleston News and Courier Wade Hampton was from a long | line of Southern aristocrats. He w’as' the son of one of the wealthiest plant ers in all the South, and the grandson > of Wade Hampton, who was a cap tain in the Revolutionary war and a brigadier general in the War of 1812, in the Lake Champlain campaign. He was born March 28, 1818, at Columbia. He graduted from South Carolina college in 1836 and was) trained for a career in law. He de voted most of his time, however, not to the practice of law, but to state politics and the operation of his im mense plantations. Hampton w’as not entirely sympa thetic to the rather extreme philoso phy of state sovereignty as were many of his political friends. Never theless, 'he directed all his efforts in behalf of the South when war came. He organized *Hampton , 's Le gion,” a group of volunteers, and led them to victory in the first battle of Bull Run. He served under J. E. B. Stuart un til the latter’s death, then directed his troops against Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley. Jn this campaign he distinguished Himself and was given the command of Lee’s entire cavalry corps. In 1865 he joined Gen eral Johnston in the Carolinas. After the war, Hampton urged the South to accept defeat and direct all her efforts toward repairing the damage done by four years of war. He was a man of coal and calculated action, even in the face of violent opposition. He was a practical man during times noted for unthinking appeals to passion. He nobly defend ed the South's post-war position by offering the most effective answer to the Carl Schurz report which charg ed the South with continueti disloy alty and bad faith. He was chosen governor of South Carolina in 1876 after a heated elec tion in which two sets of returns were m^de, one claiming a Repub lican-carpetbagger victory, the other announcing Hampton and the Demo crats as victorious. Shortly alter Hampton took office, tHe carpetbag government in the state collapsed completely, and the white man took over complete control of the state government for the first time in al most 12 years. Hampton served in the U. S. senate from 1879 to 1891, and was United States commissioner of Pacific Rail ways from 1893 until 1897. He died on April 11, 1902. The Country Market Clemson First, P. C. Second In State Track Meet Telephone No. 98 IRBY’S MEAT MARKET Quality Meats — Economy Priced SIRLOIN AND T-BONE STEAK, lb 55c ROUND STEAK, lb ... 65c MORRELL PRIDE (4-6 Lbs) PICNIC HAMS lb. 40c MORRELL PRIDE BREAKFAST BACON, lb. . ... 55c FRESH PORK SHOULDER, lb ... 35c PURE LARD lb. 15c HOME DRESSED FRYERS, lb Your Business Appreciated IRBY FERGUSON, Prop. Clemson’s Tigers won the 22nd an nual state college track meet here Saturday with 584 points, which didn’t surprise anyone. But the favored Clemson team felt , the hot breath of a hard-driving Presbyterian college squad on their 1 heels all the way. The Blue Stockings emerged with six first places to Clemson’s 34 | and a total of 454 points. Other learn scores were South Car olina 214, Furman 16, Wofford 12, and The Citadel 124. Presbyterian also boasted the brightest individual star of the meet in Ken McCutcheon. He copped first in the 100-yard dash with the com paratively slow time of 10.3 seconds, first in the 220-yard dash at 22.7 seconds, and earned another IV* points as leadoff man in the one- mile relay. McCutcheon gave the Blue Stock- (ing relay team a lead of several yards that held until the final quar ter lap. Then Furman’s Ben Thoma son pulled up uhcomfortably close to George Fleming, of Presbyterian, and gave the Hornets a well-earned second place. No records fell in the finals. In four 1 events Friday’s qualifying rounds produced better times or distances. Clemson’s Jim Whitmire turned in a 10.1 seconds 100-yard dash in the trial rtfund, but dropped back to a tie for third with Walter Gooch, of Presbyterian, in the finals. McCutcheon bettered his 22.7 sec ond finals time in the 220-yard dash Friday by one-tenth of a second. Jack Doffert, of Clemson, skimmed over the 220-yard low hurdles Fri day in 25.7, fell in the finals and saw Wofford’s Woodham take hon ors with a 26.4 seconds mark. South Carolina’s Charles McGill had a 22 feet 64 inch mark in the brfiad jump to reach the finals, and won with a leap of only 21 feet 104 inches. , Cliff Brown, of Presbyterian, ha$ r the needed kick in the last few yards of the two-mile run, coming in well ahead of Robert Rayle, of Clemson, with a winning time of 10 minutes 27.7 seconds. • • _ Call 74 FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. oppifld Bis sa\/in(j$ Our shelves and displays are filled with better values than you’ve seen for ages! Many, many more besides these listed. And they all mean whopping big savings ... in YOUR pocket. SHOP HERE FOR VALUE 8 LAY'S CLOVERLEAF SMOKED 4 to 6 Lb. Sizes PICNICS 37c § WHITE HOUSE | APPLE SAUCE, 2 No. 303 cans . 27c a DIXIE-HOME I SALAD DRESSING, 16 oz. jar . 28c NABISCO NEW THIN * PREMIUM CRACKERS, lb. ... 25c CHUM SALMON tall can 45c 8 LIBBY’S | FRUIT COCKTAIL, No. 303 can 23c « V '• ii DIXIE-HOME I PEANUT BUTTER, 12-oz. jar . 31c 1 8 8 “QUALITY TENDER’ BEEF” V. S. GOOD GRADE STANDING 7-INCII CUT RIB ROAST, lb 59c PORTERHOUSE STEAKS, lb 85c CHUCK , ROAST, lb 49c “QUALITY TENDER” VEAL SHORT CUT RIB CHOPS, lb 75c SHOULDER CHOPS, lb 49c SHOULDER ROAST, lb 47c Thick FAT BACK Lb. 15c LONG ISLAND TABLE DRESSED DUCKS Lb. 59c SEA FOOD FILLET OF - WHITING lb 19c FILLET OF HADDOCK, lb: 35c LARGE ROE MULLET, lb 29c GREEN SHRIMP, lb 59c FILLET OF CODFISH, lb 29c FRESH LAKE CROAKERS, 2 lbs. 25c DAIRY PHILADELPHIA 3 OZ. PKG. CREAM CHEESE, 17c SUNLIGHT 2 LB. BOX American CHEESE 75c SUNLIGHT 4 PRINTS—LB. Creamery BUTTER 65c SHARP JUNE LB. N. Y. State CHEESE 69c SCHREIBER 2 LB. BOX CHEESE FOOD 69c SURE GOOD 4 LB. PRINTS Colored Margarine, lb. 31c PINT BOTTLE WESSON OIL ... 32c MEADORS Peanut Butter, lb. 39c WAXTEX 125 FT. ROLL WAX PAPER . . . 21c QUART BOTTLE _ _ CLOROX 18c 20 MULE TEAM BORAX, 10 oz. .. 13c i-Best’ Produce! 3 LB. CAN SNOWDRIFT .... 93c OLD DUTCH 2 CANS CLEANSER 23c FRESH GREEN CROWDER PEAS, 2 lbs. ... 27c FANCY YOUNG CROOKNECK SQUASH, 2 lbs 13c CRISP CALIFORNIA Iceberg LETTUCE, 2 heads . 23c TEXAS NEW CROP YELLOW ONIONS, 2 lbs.... 19c WASHINGTON STATE APPLES, 3 lbs. 29c FANCY SPRING SPINACH, 2 lbs 27c CAROUNA TENDER GREEN BEANS, 2 lbs 21c CAROUNA NEW U. S. NO. 1 WHITE POTATOES, 5 lbs. . 27c QUICK To SERVE Van Camp's NO. 300 CAN l BAMA STRAWBERRY PRESERVES, lb. tumbler 35c LIBBY’S NO. 1 FLAT CAN PINEAPPLE, can 16c DEL MQNTE Bartlett PEARS No. 303 can . 31c: TORSCH CUT GREEN BEANS 2 No. 2 cans : 35c 2 for 25c Always Shop At DIXIE-HOME FOR SAVINGS