The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 14, 1944, Image 7
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lalf-Year Review
^ Trade Forecast
BabMM Says War
W.
■^lume hM be«l nstoUtoed at
S * W«h level since Pewrl Harbor
K* r T** V—I #/w soma to raaliia
^ It a hard far
Ml II— *1
nlnoaa and [Mr. Jcmes On Job I News FVmn Cassatt
that than can ha
any alowlna np.
Howavar, the pact
clx montha wtU
neasad tha bafla>
■tnx of tha and ol
our currant war
boom, ito wa ato
ter too third onart-'
ar tha trend
continna d o w lu time eamlnga.
mar aaam odd, for me to
dacllne In the Tolume of basin
at tha same Uma to expact a rlM ln| A
saevltr >prices, but tha relief which |ii0 l%c81 n^SlUCCr
InTeetmw are eapwienclns over tha
war's progress together with the con i»
Btructira maUvr of Dewar, Bricker'^
and other RapobUcans la being re
flected In the stock market
In spite of controls, wagpe hare
rlaen A little more daring the past
six months. Union leaders havei t_ w.. *• j .v
worked hard for par Increases and ^
wlU continue to do so In order to 22^hi?^eJ£leS^SS^
bold their own lobs. Howerer, the Sd
herdar of tha mdnstrlal worker 1b||- Parking areas the past week. It
rapidlr passing i
are
thousands
Poliow Officer Pamom
stmtee SkOl With Paint
and Brash.
not remiss to mention that this
wurtr -i-"***Lck S
{to p lii. -
m»r are oouna 1 noUge offh^r,With the Camden polloa
WHft 'Drain tola to feel toa economic effects thereof.
111 hare
point on business
__ Itself to quite dlf-
Mt conditions—with a gradual re-
laptlon of more normal actlritles.
pBiing the past six months stock
arfcet sTersges of SO Industries and
I rails bare risen from 8f.04 in Jan.
I 92.69 in June. This is a rise of
T per cent. All things oonsidered,
a market has acted wall during tha
nt half of the r«ur. Our taxes 'em
Jf.i gains and the doable taxation
I cwporate dividends contlnoa to
I distinct drawbacks. London In-
ntors have no capital gains tax to
•tend with. Hence, the prices of
igllsh stocks are out-pacing U. S.
lenilties.
I bare been bullish <m stocks daring
w past six months and I now con
ns so. 1110 coming third quarter
I ispeciallT apt to show a rise in
in of the Presldentisl it
fOR
lo ftoiwibcil
Discovsf iti
iwirRoV
CARDUI
And for that reason
enter businees on his own account I
When demobUlsatkm comes, sbldlera ^ ‘
nnd sailors may be In better thiancinl
shape than are tha wage workers who
remained home. IQ /v ww _ a
Retail trade hM steadily gone ahead f OF0Su^
during toe first six months of tha]/^ mj. ,
year. Wartime wages have bean the IJOIIllllltteP r OmiPfl
deciding factor in spite of tha aearilty>^^““““"'*'^ ^ UUHCU
of goods, price controls and luxury. vi- t ^
taxes, Merchants have done a won-1 ^ I'^cher,
darful Job In keeping their shelves
stocked to the extent that they have.I”?*A.Fwsts, has been elect-
More goods wm become available ss ®*, •
wa enter the third quarter, but both South
tha volume of retail bustneas and thail*^ The committee is compoead of
valua of goods sold may decline to ft??®***^**t\® ^®taators from various
somewhat lower levels. I am not s^ncles aa wall as
sura about this Industry. Its purpose U to pro-
With ratafl tr^e at aa sll-tlma^J® * i®“®® ^®'' matters pa^
peak, but with a general drop expect-1 development
ad In employment, wlto« higher coats - ^® ^^’''•■ts and woodlands of
•Sh
Weatherstrif^uf;
InsnlatioD
CgUdiig
.Featarinc
Protex lifetime
Metal Strips
For estimate call or write
M. R. SINGLETON
Sumter, S. C.
Rural 4511 — P.Q. BoM M8
Many of tha latter win loae their Jobe wT jnn..
between now and the end of the war.
They wfll find It hard to get new
ones. I aatlcipate that the average ^ i
demobilised service man wIU not only Lq. .trairht
find his old Job waiting but If^ AiLi tUf
(Toe Lata For Uat Weak)
W. B. Stevenson of Cheater, spent
tha week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
McOuht and was accompanied home
by Mrs. Stevenson and daughter. Miss
Marion, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wells of Bishop-
villa, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. I*. Cooper.-
Miss Alma Reynolds, who spent
several weeks In Savannah, Oa.. with
her slater, Mrs. J. A. Smith, returned
to her home bare last week.
Mre. Baron McOougfaan and two
sons, Heyward and Jobnnle, of Holly
Rill, spent the we^-end with their
mother, Mrs. Emmie Marshall They
were accompanied here by Joe Marsh
all. who had spent some time In Holly
Rni.
- Mrs. a J. Cooper left Monday for
Southern Pines after viaiting her
brother-in-law, J, L. Cooper, and
ikmily.
Mrs. Arthur Rosier spent Tueeday
Vasco lyfiUer Is
Post Commander;
Lilly A^'atant
Vasco T. Miller Is the new" Com
mander of toe Jqmes LeRoy Belk Post
No. 17, American Legion, bis elec
tion taking place at the annual Post
meethig last week.
N. L. Lilly was elected adjutant,
Q. A. WUlUord of Kershaw, is First
Vice Commander; J. T. Hay of Cam
den, Second Vice Commander; Marion
wniiama of Camden, Finance Officer;
M. M. Reasonover, Camden, Service
Otfleer, and Rev. li D. McAm, pastor
of Beithesds Presbyterian church,
Camden, Is Chaplain.
Local F.BJ. Seeks
German Prisoners
Uhdersheriff J. H. McLeod is on
the alert for three German prisoners
Melon Prices Are
Fixed By the 0JP.A.
Lttcious Csuutcloiipat Will
Sold On the Poond
Merit,
B«
The action of toe Office of Price
Administration "in establishing mexl-
mum prices for all melons, with the
exceptlod of water melons, will be of
much Interest to Camden housewiree
for under the new regulationSr can*
teloupes, honeydew; honeyball, Pei^
elan, Casaba and Cranshaw melons
must be sold on the poond wri^t
basis.
Season average prices, which are
considerable lower than a year ago,
will be' per pound:
Csnteloupe, f.lc; Hoheyban, S.ler
Honeydew, 11.1c; Persian, It.lo)
Caaa^ 9.8c; Cranshaw, 11.^.
Any other melons, except water
melons are 9.8 cents per pound. These
with her sister, Mrs. Vernon Robin- of war who escaped from a prison new pricea became effective Tueeday
,camp at Dublin. Oa., July 4. Under-
Mrs. Raley of Blshopvllle, is spend-. sheriff McLeod is working with the
some time with her daughter,
Mrs. 8. L. McLaughlin.
Mrs. R. B. Elliott, Jr., is visiting
relatives'in Newberry.
F.B.L Savannah office In toe effort
to locate toe escaped Nasi prisoners.
llie description of toe men are as
follows: Jos^h Damler, age 80, 611”.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Morpbree and 168 weight, bine eyes, blond hair, rud-
two children, Lawrence and Alice, are dy complexion; George Fries, 80.
vIsRtng their perente near Greenville.; S'S”, 188, blue ^^es, blonde, ruddy
John Mark (Fatty) Stokes of Sum-' complexion, and Will! Pape, SO, 6*8”
ter. visited his mother, Mrs. Viola’IKO pounds, blue eyes, blonde hair,
Stokes, and friends here the 4th of ruddy oomidexion.
July. I Anyone having Information about
OUn Watkins left last weak tor toe toese men are asked to contact Un-
and lower profit nu^^dns and with sjj?® If 1» . hopdd to develop
generally more cautions spending ten-ly'®^.)^** organisation a better un-
dency. a reaction In toe retail field °f4 7"*®“ pro
fs possible. Despite this, I continue *’*'??■ “r ^r*!®*- , - •
bullish on well-selected merchandfs- l membw - of t^ Forestry
tag stocks. I particularly like toe ^ i J- **1®“-
chata stores which can easily sdaptlfj^.^jl,*^®^' ^®”^“ ooUege, sem
themselves to almost aU changes.
Daring the tint six mouths of «: J*®*®
year oommodUy prioee held up.
expect them to hold at around carrent
levels for the time being. Buyeritfy, wnwfVsUuu ssi rfce,
dunM continue to keep moderately J
protected. Price controta have h®lP* MtaS’
ed aU. Food requirements will con-|**^ *
^ue heavy, but we shaU have tl»® 5S2?
largest crops In our history. Hence,|”®®l ^ ^ Sl.,*^** Md Paper corn-
food supplies wm remain ample, tait|g[^
loot I jCTOlABOTB XjIXO3iD0P COOA*
Both bard and soft goods wm con-'l*®^'
ttaue SMtfee until we can revert to
production for civilian requlrementa. I
Retail prices after the war may aver
age 16 per cent or more above xuw-j
war prices. Oertataly, when new au
tomobiles sre available, they wffl be
priced hi^er toan pre-war levels.
Buflding costs wm also bs up thar^.
We are now definitely In the transl-
Uon period tfom war to peace. HitlerJ
wm probably collapse sometime be
tween November 7, 1944 and Mardi 7,
1946. The eomtag six mmiths wm|
bring more adjustments In bnstes
and In living than we have witnessed I
for some time. Tet these headaches
are the necessary prelude to peaee|
time activities. Despite them, I a
sure we shall all breath more easily in I
the near-term future than we have ta|
toe reeeat peat
Iceland spar, a transparent element I
which has the property of poUrtitagf
light. Is mined in New Mexico.
The Pima tribe of Arisons has toe I
largsst proportion of pure blood— I
97.9 par cent—of any American I&-{
dlans.
armed forces. Re Is a son of Mr.
end Mrs. Amos Watkins.
CpL Leslie Watkins, who Is sta
tioned In toe Raiwalian Islands and
has been in a hospital for some ttme^
la out again. HU friends h«w ere
hoping he U entirely well
Mr. Amos Watkins U fanyrovlng
sstUfaetorily from toe tnjnry be had
e few weeks ago In Dorlda.
Miss Willie Mas SaUott U st. horns
after a ten day stay ta the Camden
hospltsL
Mr. sad Mrs.' Cscll Bowers of
Sumter, spent toe week-end with their
mother, Mrs, Stevs Bowers, and fami
ly.
Misses Dally and Eby Jackson of
Cstaden, and Mrs. dau^ Jadnon of
dersberift McLeod at ones.
KIR9HAW LMM A. F. Ml
MaiMh. At • P. M.
J. a
J. m. ROMl
■MiPMAN, W. M.
Charleston, visHed friends here last
Friday.
Wallace Horton of Greet FalU,
spent toe week-end, with reUtlves
here.
Clereace Hough of Rook Hill, vUit-
ed bU sister,- Mrs. Bid Tarborongb, and
family Sunday.
J. M. Vaughn and son, Jamea, of
Rock Hill, are spending several days
with their parents, Mr; sml Mrs. R.
M. Vaughn. ' ’
WHY SUFFER FROM
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ARTHRITIS?
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Too i«t gutalnDd jOwdynttM
by using DMC PR10^PT1ON
No. (9. A fuU boms trsntmant Is
gusrantMd to toow fssnlU. Ussrs
of tolsamsxtag nsw sasdlctos art
unsttattng to thdr pnist of Hi
sCtldeney. DMC No. W U sold In
thU vletalty Iqp
DeKALB PHAMIACY
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July 11.
Peaches were first introduced into
England from Persia ta 16(8.
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There H* SiMrtMF
of TelepiMie Eqiipaeat m War Freits
,ToQt (Mt toag of talgphoiiA oiblgA, wirg, gwitchbogfdi,
ttiepboog ingtnongnts ud hundreds of other tjpee of
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if. I
Mm hjr gnr gfittieg hi titofc gdeeiicie tfanoafh &iropo.
Mbit am loUowinf to meet the growiaf
demandi of the war freotA agt ool^ in Borope bat the
SOWW’S
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u ,« wiirvooe
be pe MtidgC ite *e iMa
IgggifPiATft
needrf®
TREES?
It doM H yee cut md sell
yqur form PULPWOOD
If you taw ddlftf bBli gfovifig'f» ysur
fann woddkft treet, you would loae no
time in collecting tbe^ Well, thereat caih
in thoae treet even if you can^ tee it The
calk comet when they are cut into pulp-
wood*
Now it the time to cash in on tiiote idle
woodlands. Wartime prices are high, and
the armed services need the many mili-
taiy items made of pulpwood.
There will be many days this summer .
when weather or crop conditkxia will
beep 3^ out of the fiirids. Those are tile
days when 3^ can turn your eKtra time
and 3roiir excess trees into cash-cash that
win buy naw farm equdpmefit stock, war
bonds or help pay off the mortgage or
8ee 3rcmr County Agent or Pofesber or
our wood buyer today for iofbrmaHonoii
whattrsestocut
WEST yiRGINIA PULP A PAPER CO.
CHAtllSTON, SOOTH CAtOitWA
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