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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.
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