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-N east PAOr TWO TNI CAMDEM CHRONICLE. CAM6EN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. APRIL Babson Writes On Logoff Soldier PostwarEmplopient Is Heard On Air Write, pr^^^TMerd-nduin, From War Front EntMpruM. Cpl. Horace Rabon of Lugoff, spoke OTer the radio last night from Naples, A itiA Italy, to relatiYes at home. He was ^bson Parl^ Maes, AprUli—Mwyijnjpj^^g^ by Eric Serareld. CBS letters coim to me from men the his* talk was car- serrice and from their famUles asking ^y the Columbia Broadcasting as to what lines of business should' offw the op- Cpl. Rabon said: “I would like to portunmes after .be,,,,. ^ mother and dad and all the war. wson- ^be family and friends. I am doing Hi-.*! ^ found out Friday that Nurse ” Sim Kelley from Ridgeway, is here Esso Woriters Win*' Get Jobs ]^rk When War Is Concluded S. C. Dhrision of Stondard Oil Has 66 Employees In the f group, eludes which In- eyerythlng , „ _ on her ship, Tm going oTer to see her from the snaall ^be farm? I rup- taller wno po»e dad’s working pretty hard with over his store Md ^jj the boys gone. I hope to get back employs only his family to the great distributing con cerns such as Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. It is Impossible for anyone to make a profit on in^ nation, but good merchandisers should suffer least from in Ration as their stocks of goods are constantly becom- IHE more valasbte. lEercbandteers egn usually pass along taxes and quickly adjust themselves to changing con ditions. How To Select An Employer It takes a little capital and pati- -ence to operate a r^sdl store for one’s self. Furthermore, it takes time and patience to'work up to a good execu tive position in a chain store organi zation or even in a department store. Hence, most men wind up by getting connected with some special industry or manufacturing concern. The Ques tion' is as to which Industry has the greater opportunities and which pays the largest salaries and highest wages. Following will be found a list of the leading American industries. These industries, I have grouped and, ha factr arranged in an order ac cording to their rates of return on their total investment, before Interest and Income taxes. My theory is that ,die best opportunities lie with the companies that are making the most profits. (These are those Included in Group 4, which showed prewar earnings are from 16 to 26 per cent) I have divided these 72 Industries Into four groups of employers as follows: Group No. l.—Low profits. - The firet group dnrtudes 8 indus- trtea. During the last prewar year these earned only from S to 6 per cent on their capital investment. These 8 follow: Railroad equipment, fertiliser prod nets, timber and lumber products, coke oven products, cane sugar, silk products, textile and sewing mac bin- ew, steel and rolling mill works. Group No. 2.—Small proflts. The second group contains 28 in dustries. The last prewar year for these Industries showed a proRt on the investment (before Interest and income taxes) of 8 per cent in the case of clay products up to 10 per cent in the case of knit goods. The entire list of Group 2 follows: Clay products, agriculture machin cry and tractors, petroleum producing and refining, cotton textiles, bolt, nut, rivet and screw products, paper and pulp, matches, textiles dyeing and fin ishing, hat and cap. steel castings, copper, tanned, curried and finished leather, heating and cooking appara tus, cement, flour milling, malleable iron castings, furniture, plumbers sup plies, bread and bakery products, book and magazine publishing, beet sugar, rayon and allied products, heavy ma chinery, saw, file and • hand tools. for the hunting season, so count me in. Tell Bam Ray’s folks that he’s doing fine." Cpl. Rabon Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. B.-’T. R«bon,.who reside near Rabon’s Cross Roads in Lugoff. Weather As Bad As Nan Bulfets Says Kershaw Man Pf c, John V. Failo Cmn*t Docide Which U WOTM. OPA Slant (hi B Gasoline Ration The Columbia pistrict (Rflce of Trice Administration stated today that the following is the OPA slant on re ports that the B gasoline ration will be incressM in thirty days: 1. Any increase will depend on the effects of recent changes made in the gasoline rationing program. 2. It will be at least 80 days before we can even begin to tell how much thbse anticipated savings will add up to. 3. If there is gasoline at that time, OPA will ration it out in keeping with a basic part of its gasoline rationing policy. 4. That policy provides among other things that we ration out all the gasoline there is. However, no increase in the B ration will be made unless there is enough gasoline to spare. With 66 former Mnployes now in the service, 33 per cent of Its work ers, the South Carolina division of the Standard Oil company- of New Jersey now has a larger percentage of employees in the service than any other division, according to J. H. Gressette, field supervisor., Elachk of these men, when they left to enter the armed forces, were given a silver idmitlflcatlon bracelet and subscription to the Reader's 'Digest They were put on the mailing list of the Standard Oil’s moi^thly news bul letin and the president of the ‘com pany, R. W. Gallagher, sent each a letter promising him that bis job or one of equal would be waiting for him on bis return. fn the South Carolina dlTlil0B,"Tir7 Gressette pointed out, the percentage of officers among former employees is higher than in other divisions. 'The Standard Oil company of New Jersey set up a three-fold policy after Pearl Harbor which went into nfdct December 8, 1941. This policy pro vides two months’ salary in a lump sum to help employes setRe their fi nances at the time they enter service, helps provide a steady Income for their dependents at home through "difference pay’’ up to'one-half ebm- pany pay and protects their Jobs and their employee status while they are on mllitaJT leave. Various other bene fits are also continued and on their return to work the soldiers, saUors and marines will receive company service credit for the time they were in the armed services. "The office boy who went away to war and became a major isn’t going to be an office boy again when he c home," Preoidedt Gallagher sa: Finding good Jobs which offer ad- Wbst we want is some system of vancement to returning employees government by which we will be re- who have grown In experience imbused for faulty Judgment. Judgment as a result af serving the fighting forces will be one of Amert- woolen and worsted goods, refrlgera- can industry’s post-war nroblems." tor and air conditioning nnitr, lead nji ' ’ and zinc, gypsum, asbestos products who and roof coatings, flrearms and ammn- men with ability to lead other men nltion, utility industry, biscuits and »it is the company’s Intention to try crackers, engine turbines, water to pi^ce such men in positions sor- wheels and windmills, business ma- responding which this development,’’ chines and typewriters, distilled llqn- he said, ors, tin cans and tinware, eleetrloal ' machinery and apparatus, men's, ri T youths’ and ~~l>ovr- bjOjoiewLeanL Teimaiit Hailes n inuusiry s postwar nroniems.' ww w ww^/u Mr. GalTagher stated that those bo;^ | in nAAArn Wlin ho left as youngsters wHI return as AnCWaU fvllill Crew of HusGers dredging, excavating and road build-... ww ing, com producU. S|r|l|a In Krilillll Group No. 4.—Good proflts. LJAILIO flil IPriUtlTI ’The fourth group contains 18 In- _ ———— dustrles which were the moi^proflt- South Carolina boys are gain- able of all during the few months be- unique skills In connection with fore the War. They earn^ from 15 work m members of the head- to 26 per cent on the capital invested. <iu**'icr8 unit of a large U. 8. Army The radio and phonograph group •oimunltlon depot in Great Britain showed a profit of 16 per cent, and •'f® Staff Sergeant Charlts H this profit increased in the following DeLoache, 30, of Camden, and Cpl. order up to the Including drug and I^^W Rlsh, 22, ,of Gohimbia. medicine group, which showed 25 per Chief clerk in the stock and records cent. (I might add that there were of the depot. Sgt. DeLoachi also two other industrlee not Included 5**. become a “code’’ exiiert. Hun. in the above—the aircraft industry, o*"*®* of codes are used in keeping which showed a profit of 35 per cent •‘ooords of ammunition passing thru and the soft drink Industry, whlcli^^^ *!®**^V ^ showed a profit of 45 per cent.) ’ Cpl. Rtah, an investigator for the Radios and phonographs, glass and claims department of the depot, has glassware, men’s and boys’ cotton, jjooome^^ expert at driving on the leather and mlsc. garments, automo- “^'"ong" side of the road. He speeds bile parts and aocesaorles, wool car- ® Rood part of his time wheeing a iMth-r, boot. «hd .hoe., paint nnd U;:!!.*”!,™'';- “JaSlnt moloJ'SUrin ....KW accesHorlc 8 and ppeclBlon tools, can- ned fruits and vegetables, perfume depots many trucks are and cosmetics, motor vehicles and ac- ctssorles, cigarette and tobaco prod- ucts. general preparations, soap, cot tonseed products and cqoking f.its, food specialties, shipbuilding, confec tionery, malt and beverage brewing, drugs and medicines. * Study the Management Too many young men and women take the first Job which comes along. This especially be true after tWfe Tu.avoid being a lulliug-vtono. "It’a a tossup which la worse In Italy—^the weather or Naxl bnUeta,^ ssya He. John V. Faile of Kershaw, 28-year-old j Infantryman Just back from the Caaeino front Returning under the army's new rotation furlough plan, Faile divides bis experiences into two parts—nar row escapes in battle and fighting to keep warm and dry. As a front-line mortar gunner with the 34tb Infantry division, first In Tunisia and later In Italy, he waa never wounded but had so many close shaves he can’t tmuember them all. “Worst one,” he says, "waa just after we’d set up the mortara near Mount Pontano in Italy and fired one good round. "That 'broukht in retam one of the fMteat Qerman artQlery baxragee I’ve ever seen. We hardly bad time to ddek. The three of ua with our mortar bad spread out behind the rocks, about 16 feet apart "I was in the middle when the bar rage began. When it waa over I got up. The other two were dead.” InfautiTman Falls told of advanc ing toward a bill jnst beyond the Volturno River where preliminary reconnaissance bad spotted a single Naxi machine gun. "Bat when we got there, the kme gun turned out to be 26 of 'em.” he said. “None of ns ever thought we could do all we had to do in Italy. A lot of 08 thought we'd drawn our last breath a thoneand tlsea, hut we didn’t and here we are.” He remembers Italy as a cold, wet place where our Infantry often had to sleep—when they could—on ground covered with a thin layer of Ice, and many times lay night after night in mud and water. Faile to vtoltlng hla mother and slater on their farm on Route 3, near Kershaw. Co. E, State Guard Cm Use 50 Men Says Capt. Oybum Never in the history of the state has South Carolina been without its own fighting force, and never haa Kershaw County failed to have a unit as part of the State forcsi However, such a situation to now threatened. Co. S of the State Guard ha* trained hundreds of mmi only to lose them to the armed services, and the draft has lately drained the company of so many men that the roster to so small now that It may have to be disbanded. This would be a disgraceful and humi liating experience for Camden and Kershaw County when It to well- known that scores of men are eligible and qualified by age and physical fit ness for this service, although they have not been called by the Federal government Both the Federal and State govern- NOTICE TO DEBTORS CREDITORS AH parttoe indebted to the of J. C. Paulkenberry are here tified to make payment to the signed, and all parties, if any. l. claims against tho aaid estate present them likewise, duly within the time prescribed by W. C. FanlkeaheTTy 8-6p AdmlnlstraW Camden. S. C., April S. 1944. ~ LEGAL NOTT^ Notice Is hereby given that Stockholders and Blroetora of DepartmMit Store of Camden, Carolina. Incorporated, will - hotT meeting In Charlotte, North CJa ’ in the office of Ita^ President. Belk} on the 2l8t day of April" for the purpose of making appU( to tho Secretary of State for hic. of its Capital Stock to $49,600 te' W. a B. ulmpMa: 1-4C Soer^, menta are keenly interested in main- ^ taining the State Guard at full (NOTICE TO DEBTORS Camden Man Is Superintendent Of the Hustlers. strentgfa at this time. 1944 to con sidered to be the most important year in the history of the state guards. First, because demands of foreign bat tle fronts for the regular army will drain the American camps of Federal soldiers, second, because there to more danger of Internal disorders, which can very likriy be beyond the control of civil authorities. Americans should be willing to' in list in this patriotic organization, give a few hours a week for training so that In case'of need, you will be pre pared to fight for your home and your dear ones, and for the homes and families of those who are fighting on foreign soil for your country and your home. Just as Selective Service has 'been forced by critical need to dtoregairi family status and occupational defer- meats, so must the State Gaurds call on you to Join, as you have been selected as one who to qualified, and capable of Joining ua at this time when our need to so real nnd urgent. (toll at the armory, any Tuesday night for interview. Co. E to In poet- tion to furnish a number of men with both OD woolen and khaki uni forms, and shortly our rtflea and bayonets will be returned to replace the ahQtgBna we have been uahog for more than a year. Co. E now haa an enroUmeot of 62. Captain S. C. Clyburn states he can use fifty more men. Dnliet today. Postal Receipts Make Big J11119 CREDITORS All parties Indebted to the Of Ettthemea T.^elbdirire here) tified to make payment to the signed, and all‘parties. If any, claims against the said estate present them likewise, duly att within the time prescribed by Theodore Beleoe, ‘ 2-4c Adminietrtte Camden, 8. C., March 17th. 1A4 * NOTICE TO DEBTORS CREDITORS -Thr Walnwrlght "Liberator,” pnb- _ , , , ^ ^ . 44siw><i-tHt-XhA J. A .Tnnns OftpiftnirtiftTi The postal receipts at the Cainden company. Inc., for the building ^ All parties Indebted to the < Mattie S. Spann are hereby to make paymeht to the under and all parties, if any. having against the said estate will ; them likewise, duly attested, the time preecribed by law. A. P. DuBose, Admlnistratot (tomden, S, C,, March 18, 19H HNAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that month from this date, on April' 1944, 1 will make to the Probate (k2l of Kershaw County my We»l ra * Artmintotrator of4toe estate of _ S. Trotter, deceased, and on the l_ date I will apply to the said Oosni a final discharge as said Ad tor. 01lT«r A. Rtok 1-40 Camden, 8. C., Mareh 18, 19(1 lA/ _ X - I. W- ndicn \our varnish, rubber pnxlucts. knit goods. Group No. 3.—Fair profits. The third group contains 18 indus- trlos starling with sliver and plated ware, earning 10 per cent bn the In vested capital, and running up to com products, earning 15 por cent on the investment, during the last prewar year, before deducting Interest nnd Income taxes. This is a very good list, and includes some of the most "Batiriactory industries for the long -putt nlthntigh I don’t advise anybody into dIstillcMl liquor. It will be noted that this Group 3 includes refrigera tor equipment, gypsum and asbestos products, business machines and cloth ing, all of 'which are growing and profitable industries. ' Silver and plated ware, pump, pump ing and air compressora, hardware^ Both men entered the army at Fort Jackson in Nov. 1942. Sgt. DeLoache's mother, Mrs. 'W. R. I^Loache, and his wife, Margaret, live lit Camden. Cpl. Rlsh is the son of Mrs. David Rlsh of Swansea. Boy Eagle Notes Can Vitamins Restore IMortoGRAYIMIR? iSSl’Kaivci*-' DdCALB PHARMACV-.. ''vtrr To. a void being a lulliug-stono, I»- 4he^ aH Squadrons will it is wise to take a little time In se- meet Friday night at 7:30 at the lecting the industry which you are Scout. Hut under the leadership of wllljng to master and especially the Mr. \V. E. Barr and Mr. Walter concern with which you wish to stay Szelest. In order to avoid conflict In for life. TTie money which the in- the use of the Scout Hut and to ca- dustry is making to not the only con- operate with the Boy Scouts we are cern. Ixtok up the character of the combining ail three squadrons into men for whom you are considering one large squadron. ^ working. Do they attend some church? We wish tb'Ahnounce"'tSe roaigna- Are they Interested in civic affairs? tloh of .Mr. M. B. Moody as Squadron Have they a reputation for fair deal- commander of 103 squadron. We want Ing and good treatment of their era- to take this opportunity to thank Mr. ploytes? Moody for hla efforts tu our behalf. But in seleetlng^ an Industry. con='^ AVe adso wrtoh'Tn'atnreUhgeTEaO^ sider also your own qualifications, clocing of Southern Aviation school Are you mechnical or not? Do you get will in no way affect the Boy Eagle on well with other people? Are you brganixation. slow but accurate; or are you rapid ■■■ but a little' careless? Are you good at ELSIE VIRGINIA HOUGH figures? Do you prefer to work in an COMMISSIONED ENSIGN office or pound the pavement and I Miss Elsie Virginia Hough, of 4217 rfbg door bells at selling? What about Blossom St., Columbia, waa commia- your character? The industry should sioned Ensign, USNR. April 4, having be chosen which fits into your temp- completed training at the Naval Re- erament. Don’t necessarily select an serve Midshipmen’s school at North- industry* from Group 3 or 4. None of.ampton. Mass. She to the daughter these may be suited to your training, of Mrm. F. R. Hall of the* Sandy Grove 4>hy8ique or .temperament. I section of Kershaw County. ships for freedom, carries an interest ing account of assembling wtwk that waa done by a crew of men under the direction of Superintendent L. L. Ten nant of Deck Asaembllea. Superintendent Tennant, who to from Camden, has been in the employ of the Jones Oonstructlon company at Walnwrlght Yard, Panama City, Fla., for some little time. According to the “Liberator,’* Ten nant has a crew of five men who have ent the time for assembling a second- deck sequence in half. An article in the "Liberator” which tells of this record-breaking feat, shows a picture of the members of the crew and also superintendent Tennant. Tennant’s crew, according to the article, is wlll- intr to challenge any other same-size crew at any time, anywhere. Supt. Tennant also breaks into the "Liberator” with a poem entitled “To War—'Then Peace.” RIPON W. LaROACHE GRADUATES IN PENNSYLVANIA The Medical Field Service school, Carlisle Barraclre, Pa., graduated an other large class of officers of the Medical department recently, who now are qnalified for field duty with 'troops.; Among those was First LL Ripon W. LaRoche, of Camden, who received his M.D. - degree from the University of South Carolina. March 31, 1944, amounted to $12,- 666.64. This to an increase over’the same quarter a year ago of $2,349.12 or 22 per cent In January, this 7®Ar, the receipts were $3,492.40 as against $3,435.93 for January, 1948. February, 1944, show ed a heavy Increase over February, 1948. This year the figure was $4,- 470.01 while a year ago it was $3,- 047.26. March of this year also show ed an increase of $4,604.13 aa against $3,734.24 in March 1943. Don’t Horde Ration Tokens The Columbia District Office OPA urges housewtvee not to accumulate ration tokens. As Information, no re tailer to required to accept more than nine tokens at any one delivery. OPA urges consumers to use the ration tokens they now have on hand before cashing any other ration stamps. Nine tokens at any time is sufficient for making any purchase. Retailers are reminded that red and blue tokens cannot be Included In the envelopes with red and blue stamps when taken to the bank fpr deposiL Personal interest plays some part in our decision—usually about 99 per cent. SERVES .•i: i: dsnSSM^S fflVORfy OViR A -- i f/'v/ Y f A R S Let your own Uftc ht the {udge 5e b ' (j G E ^ .'X i. ' L - ' t POP KOLA Sold fai Batter Starto la •ad VitkOKf It 1/4 »*E>\/C * V • w* • ’ V. J 3 ^ HdpThcoa C3eaiua thefeM of Harmful Bod^r Wwte Toot kldMyi an m awtsmtUrfrowthal Mdaayasoanrins laqtet Mt a«t w Hmtmn fat—il ■MTS thati if aadar th« ans—a faaitetHaMww ' Mxi«tr aad low of pop oa4 Uilte OtW olfM of kidaop or biUMa^ ordor oro ootoothnw baniiaq, oaatr « too frowMt arlootl«. 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