Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m Conservative resting Jvstified? iors W. Bdbw Saya Ixm- Naed Mm Vki nL, Aug. 4.- A real oonserretlve. tetlier He vote4 ,^»istit''Republlcsa ticket, etuck to borne, ran hli tarn, ienrei M botfd of kii local bank, went to ckurck. regvlar* ly and kung on to hli moaey. Upon hie death then was foand ta hla eetate a partlcvlar* ly ohoiee aelaetkm o( atocka, boaia. TMl CAMQgli CHWOmCLK. CAM—W, lOUTH OAHOUWA. FWlAV. AUQWtT 4» 1H4 PME TNfin Kertiiaw Gaards E^ijay^ Stay: At Myri^ Beach, S. C. 1944 Enrjiihpmept of the State MOHia Waa Big Succeaa. Owing to the lack of space ini The Chronicle last week, it was necessary to eliminate mach interesting data relatire to the home guard encamp ment held at Myrtle Bea^ the ceding week and which was attends by some 10 officers and men of Co. B, lat Reg., South Carolina State Guard. The Camden company returned on the Saturday of the we^^n^ bronied Doling'bis Utsdme'f'^ grinning orer the .success that had attended -the encampment." The boys from Kershaw county performed in an outstanding manhor at the camp and receired serred his prlnel* pal and maixikadaed a generous tBooma. irrstism in inreating was wgr- I during his time. Now, how- the picture has changed. It* will MBirelr take far different In- leot qualifies tlona to ermi main- let alone Increase, capital and le. It current large fortunes were mlated before the years of in- flce and income taxes and, of B, before the decade or morO Bvemment regulatory practices. ;ularly in recent times, Inres- tare bad to contend with rising rising living costs and lower St rates. Many Investors have )ped a defeatist attitude with :t to their position. There are nly as many Investment oppor- Bs, but investors may have to overboard many of their former m to take advantage of them. • I years ago an investor with conservatively divided betwemi Tjments, corporate bonds, prefer- tocks and common stocks could on a return of 4.75 per cent this a raarried man wWi no de- — nts would pay abont .81'per cent " “arpi. les leaving a net return of US ent Today these same aecuritlea showing an Increase In value 8 per cent would yield 4.41 per taxes would amount to 2.28 per leaving a net yield of only 1J.5 ent. It is obvious that investors forget certain orthodox meth- much commendation from the commanding offioera. Approximately 3,000 officers and en listed men were in attendance, com- mai^ed by Brigadier Oeneiral James C. Dosier, the Adjutant General of South Carolina, and Brigadier General T. E. Sally of Orangeburg. Brigade Commander of the State Guard, as sisted by a capable staff. School buses, trucks and automobiles came from every section of the SUte. Sixty- four companies were represented. The Regimental Commanding Officers at tending the encsihipment were: Col. Wilson Carlisle White of Chester, First Regiment; Colonel George I* Taylor, of Georgetown, Third Regi ment; Colonel Alfred M. Marshall, of Bstm, Fourth Regiment The First Separate Battalion, commanded by Lt. Colonel T. M. Jordan of Myrtle Beach, was bivouaced in the State Park area where the Columbia State Guard Band and the Rock Hill State Guard bands were also quartered. It is thought that the ancient art of glass making originated In Syria Wedti; News Letttt From Liberty Hill Serricea wars held at the churdi Sunday as usual, conducted by Rev. J. T. Bendy and W. E. Cunningham. J. B. Cnreton of Camden, waa present and assisted in the communion serv ice. Mrs. J. G. Richards has as guepta for the week, her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Todd, and granddaughter, Miaa Jane Todd of Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Herjot Blahopville, were visiting relatives and attended church hefe Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J.'B. Cnreton of Cam den, were vialtors here and attended church Sunday. Mrs. Geo. B. Cunningham, who has been spending some time with rela- tlvei to. Kftntnrjry, has returned- house. Capt. N. S. Richards attended a meeting of the Kershaw County Dem-, ooratic EhceeuUve committee in Cam den on Thursday. Mrs. A. M. MacLauchlln and daugh. tera. dt Chester, were Sunday guests of relatives here and attended services at the Presbyterian church. < (Too Late For Laet Week) The Primary election on Tuesday waa a very quiet affair, a light vote was cast, owing to the fact that a number of those enrolled were absent Mr. and S. L. Perry of Miami Beach. Pla., are spending a while with his brother, Mr. L. A. Perry, and sla ter, Mrs. F. B. Floyd. Miss CalUe Jones left on Monday to spend a few days with her sister and brother.ln-law. Dr. and Mra. T. G. Hall, of West Minster. Mrs. J. L. Blvans of New Port. Ark., and Miss Kittle Wells of Greenville, are guests in the home of Mrs. L. P. Thompson. . _ Mr. W."E. Cunningham, Sr., and son, W. E., Jr., <rf Camp Stewart, Oa., spent several days last we^ visiting Velatlves and points of interest in the tnountaln section of the two Caro- llnas. They visited Col. and Mrs. W. A. Floyd at Seaxers Head, and Bre vard, Asheville and Montreat where News Ftom Cassatt securities wUl rise substantUlly and bis brother, R. B. Cunningham and others will decline regardless of family of Allendale, are staying at ®vket trends. {their aummer home. From a tax standpoint, many invea longer vlalt with . - , Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bankhead and tors would be better off by avoiding baby of Chester, came on Sunday to Income securities In favor of capital visit Mrs. J. o. Richards. Mr. Bank if A por-l^_Xttomed Jmma hut Ji^ diversification Got of^every ^rtfollb should be setTbead stayed for a longei liorvatlve investors have lonr “special situ-1 her mother. accustomed to making a choice q#'w oat*tand-j (^pL N. S. Richards had with hiza jlue chip" securlUes and then J?* reorganlaa- at his dinner Uble Sunday, four beai^ K tight For the successful man-l**?*^ roJlroad bonds. However, every Ing the name of Norman, he as N. S. «t of the? pStfollJ^S? •• Sr., hi. w,n. N. S. RtehaM.; ided upon correctly forecastingi*”* *• al market trends. The trend of Sponcer. N. C., and et averages aUU plays a part inatances large N. S. Rlcharda. 4th, son of Congress This community waa shocked and saddened Sunday ftemoon when news waa received that W. T. Davis of Co lumbia, had passed away. Tom Davis waa known by eveiT com munity. kavtv been postmaster here tor a number of years and was . a iherchant tor many years, having lived hero all <rf hia life until a few yenn ago when he moved to Colambin. Mra. Whiteford Langley returned to %mr home hero recently from a few weeks stay In Newbern, N. C. Mra. Laura McCreary of Columbia, ts visiting her brothw, C. L. McCaa- kin. and family this week. Mrs. P. R. Hall gave a stork riiowsr last Friday afternoon tor Mrs. Evelyn: Hall Swygert. The honor guest re ceived many nice gifts. Mrs. Hall feryed deUcLoua ififreahmanto Mrs. A. L. Reaves of Blabopville, visited here last Wednesday. Miss Donaola McLaughlin of Lan- caater, is spending her vacation with her parents here this -week. Alma and Aliro Reynolds are visit ing their sisters In Ash wood. Miss Marie Vaughn of Columbia, ■peat two weeks with her paronts, Mr. and Mra. R. M. Vaart>n, return ing to Columbia Sunday. . W. A. Young and family who have been making their home In Great Falla, moved back to this community last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Teal attended a meeting at Oak Ridge Baptist church last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. SUielby Trueedale of Westvllle, Tom Bruce and daughter, Mias Ana Bruce, of Greer, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Rosier Saturday. - J. R.-'Young and daughter. Mra. Al ton Hasty and children of Camden, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Young Sunday. Mrs. Therrel, accompanied by her daughter and family of Lancaster, were visitors of the former’s danghter. Mrs. Vernon Robinson, Sunday. Revival services will begin at the Baptist church hero Sunday and the public is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bowers of Ssm- ter, spent the week-end kero with their mother, Mrs. Steve Bowers. Miss Jackie Granger of Lancaster, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Granger. General McNair, Well Known Here, Killed In France «» Fraquant Confar* At Public RuUtioau Durmf Maaauwcra. Genera)- Leslie J. McNair, who waa a frequent visitor in Camden daring the First Army maneuven here early in the war and who made hla last viait to this community when on home leave after being wounded In the Tunisian campaign was killed In kc- tion in Normandy. Kertiiaw Coiuity Public A^istance Shows Big Raise • r . r*" Kershaw County’s average hxonthlY asrarda tor all types of public assiat- anoe Incroaaed 73.60 per cent during the fiscal year ended June 80. from |A76 to 115.11. It Is announced by the county director of public welfare. Mrs. Alma B, Salmond. The increases in June 1144 orer Juno 1941 were as follows: Old age assistance, from 18.21 to 114.70. Aid to dependent children, from $10.10 to $23.11. Aid to the needy blind, toom $8.44 to $11.41 The total amount paid out In the county as public assistance during >n in piormanay. jTOuut.j •• General McNair was one of the out-l^n djlburaed an anding generals of the war and had i*®Bow*‘ mining security values. The moat rUnt consideration in portfolio igement should be the minute rantinued study of relative values \g individual securities and - -- » r example, aa a group, most k ud many preferred stocks are today, but there b no indica- I o( inmediate rising money rates iadicate any change in the near rt. Common atocka In relation to ter are about "average" to price ie return from fixed income se re la still attractive. Thus, It M to keep normally diversified b^ bonds, preferred and common I. Yet, we all know that In In- lal Instances certain of capital gains. The investor should be continually j on the watch tor outstanding attrac tive situations which will be better | than average market performers. Cer tain preferreds- witlK large divldendl arrears are well set for gains. In Milton C. Smith, former manager every group, little known companies of the Kirkwood hotel here, and aW aa contrasted with "popular"’ com- manager of the Weatbury hotel In panles may turn out the beat Com-{New York, la now a major to the man J. P. Richards, of Lancaster. Men In Service (Too Late For Last Week) Mrs. M. C. West gi^ a-IevelT birtto day party for her two children, Nancy and Henry, last Wednesday. Mra. Sam Selxler and two children, Frances and Sylvia, who have been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. R. West. Jr„ returned to Oedumbia last week. Ralph Catoe of the UB.N., spent several days with hla parents, Mr. and Mra. L. H. Catoe. Jimmie Nates of Columbia, visited Arthur Hodge last week. Nathaniel Anderson of the Navy, is on a visit to hla parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tiewia Aadoreen. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brannon and son, Jimmie, of Rock Hill, spent a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brannon. Mrs. R. K. Young, who was a pa- ■tandtog generals oi me wsr sna nao i been referred to by General Marshall! aa beteg the brains of the American Army.-* General McNair waa stationed at Monroe, N, C., during the First Army maneuvers in this area and waa a frequent visitor at the First Army Public Relations headquarters, located In the Kirkwood hotel. He conducted many conferences with the officers of the army here, outlining battle tech- xdqne. His contact with Camden people, members of the press attached to th^ First Army as war correspondents antT offloero of the army, waa fkatored by much pleasantness. All Judged hhn to be a man whose whole being waa focused upon training the troops for the hard tongh warfare that waa ahead of them. Shortly after the Fint Army ma neuvers had been concluded General McNair became commander-ltf-chlef of all the ground forcea of the United Statas, heading up the tratntng pro gram with mllliona of troopa under hla orders. General McNair not only impre88e4 the proas' representative group, of which this writer waa one, aa not only being intensely aggressive bat be al ways moved with the same energy that appeared to be part of hla vibrant pero(»iality. On his last visit to Camden, ha ■topped at the Southern AviatloB post in company with a large group of military leaden, having dinner at the poet mesa hall. Old age aasiatance, $65,959.12. Aid to dependent children, $11.460A4. Aid to the needy blind, $1,979.40. General. relief, $6,846.34. The State provided one-half of each of the first three types of assistance, matched by federal funds under the Social Security Act General rellaf waa paid from county funds matched from State appropriatlona. WIUys bulftb fhm CNpviNRmv gupwriMk irUgM Tiwler KRRtMAW LOOQB NO. A P. Hi Flnt Tmmtaj «C AttP.M. J. O. MOmiAN, A mOSA panlea wito no outstanding debt,{United States army and Is stationeduient in the Camden hospital, Ts at whose capitalisation oonalata solely of »t New Caledonia in the Soutii Pa-j: a relatively amall number of common eifie where he baa charge of a hottf ■hares, are particularly good. Invea-{for officers, tors ahonld pay leas attention to ae- corlty rmtinga and more attention to| Sgt. James D. Pate, Camden, routs tndentnre terms In the caae^of bonds i, this week completed a four-weeks -and to iaaue provlsiona with roapect {course in apeclallted training at the to the rights of common and preferred MlUUry Police Training Cen. Avn N For Better Results Hi Cooking » TRY OUR PRODUCTS ■tockhoMari.- Barksdale Field, La., aiul returned ts hla home atotion at Berry Field, Naah- vllle, Tenn. Prirato First Ctaau CiareQM .. Cklder, holder of Purple Heart and Combat Infahtryman'i Badge, husband of Mra. Alma L. Calder, route 3, Cam den, and ton of James K Calder, route 1. Effingham, is a reconnalaaance acout with a company of armored infgtatry. part of the. 1st Armored DL vislou whirti has been a mainstay in ' e apearheadjof Fifth Army’s push Into northern 'Italy. homk now. 'Fvt Ralph Young la on a fnrlbngb lere before going to Fort Benntog, Qe<wgia. Mra. J. L. Cooper drove to Pine Bluff, N. C., Wedaeaday for her daughter, Mra. J. W. Buchan, and aon, Johnny, Mr. and Mra. F. W. Horton received a. massage from the war department Toaaday that their .son, nrt Milton Horton, was serkma^ wonndeA_tlL JiO? tSto to Iteaibe; Toly $, Mr. and Mra. G. B. Staniaa sad daughter. MIsa Ruth Staraea, 9t Port MIU, spent the weak-ead wltk Mr. mad Mra. F. M. Horton and family. Starnes remained for a longer rlatt with MIm Gladys Horton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Teal received a notice that their son, Sgt. J. R. TeaL had been wonnded. Sgt. Teal la sta tioned in France and is a radlomaa. You’ll make tasty dishes tastier when yon nu&e tiiem with our extra rich dairy products. OffE PINT EACH DAY for VICTOHYt TW b«ft wtOik lof^everylWiK teute. U to 30. Gunnery Sergeant Carl E. KeUy. age 84, who has been fighting the Japs at OnadalcaaaL-G^ Gioueeetar and other points in that theater of war for the past two years, is back at hla home In Blaney and will enjoy a SO day furlough with hla parents. Mr. and BCrs. Charlie KeUy of that place. Kelly la one of tour broth, era who are in the Marinea. These tttothen are Pfc. Alvin Kelly, Pfc. MeYvla K^y, Pn. Edward Kelly. Captain John M. Chapin of the 8 th Air Force conunand, who haa been stationed in Ehigland tor the past 27 months is a gueat at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zemp, Fair atreMri, on a 20 day leave. Captain Chapin, who is a graduate of the Southern Aviation schooL is the hnaband of' Mary Zemp Chapin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zemp. He la a graduate of the Tonkera, N. Y., High achool and atr tended Bowdln coUege. Slone hla arrival in the Bnropean leaHT of operations. Staff fljgt Okww W. Mims of Camden, has keen ,jWkiiaA the Good Onadaot medal sig* alfying completion of one year’s oon* tinuoos service. SgL Mims is now serving with a Mustang Fighter group e» alnaft amerer. He is the s<m oi Mr. H. O. Hlnu. Wateree MUl, ttiis city. PYt Howard B. Rahon. route 1, box 2, Logoff, has been gradnated from ibe aerlcal school of He Army Servw Jbe forces Trotiitoi center at Camp Graah RL Heyward Bracey. Jr., oon at DinteP, iwnke l, Weetville^ recenOy baaoi avnried the Good MWa) tof ixmtHkly behar. ^ eMIoiener and ftteRgy at BoMai neld, Oa. He is a gradnate of tho teoninlhg Honm, and ■'ittanded tha State CoUege at Orangilpnra!. He tea Hlir'tfHei tektltouH tM oerrieeb M^lam, gtephmi and JtAVF- Uqhid forhielwtal 1034 Cam^ Dairies Pkone MS For Your MUkmun mmm mmm CnShdnMk & C* SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES for RENT After consid^able delay we have succeed ed in purchasing an additional supply of Safe Deposit Boxes and have had them installed in t- our vault ready for use. The rental charge is not high and those having bonds, securities and other valuable papers desiring a safe place to store them, the convenience is very great. .. liO&frcial Bank of .Tt MKMm OF mnuip tiMHVK MTIM ^ MKMOm OF FtOBfIAI. OKFOOIT INitfMIM COI^RATIOIf \ 7 ''ii V * MCSfck*'.J ift; St:.rcjii