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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy end Reliable (Chnmtrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Vohinte XLII Clinton, S*G, Thursday, July 16, 1942 Number 29 Clinton's First Test Blackout Friday Night Between 9 and 11 PARKS SOUND URGENT DEMAND FOR SECOND FRONT Moscow Admits Situ* otion Is Grave, But Say Many Nazis Kilted. Moscow, July 15.—A crushing Ger man drive imperilled nearly 60C miles of Russia’s front early today, but the Soviets said the Red army still was fighting savagely in the Voronezh sector, where one forma tion alone killed and wounder more than 35,000 ftazi* in ten days. The Soviets acknowledged their troops were taking hammer blows both at Voronezh and Boguchar to the south in the Don valley. At the latter point the Russians again re treated to new positions after being almost trapped in a Nazi encircle- ROBERT E. JONES INSTRUCTIONS FOR CITIZENS ARE ANNOUNCED BY CIVILIAN COUNCIL . i 11 / City and Goldvilla Included for Surprise Test In 11 Counties. Violations of Rules Will Be Regarded As Misdemeanor. Defense Corps Urges Public To Cooperate Fully* Rev. J?’ LeGrande Mayer, com-i 1. When the general alarm is mander of the local Civilian Defense i sounded, immediately extinguish all corps, announced yesterday that all!lights in residences, business houses plans are being completed for Clin-[and manufacturing plants, also elec- ton’s first test blackout Friday night trie signs. GROUPS TO DIRECT TEST BLACKOUT between 9 and 11 o’clock and issued instructions for individuals to follow. 2. Where it is impossible to ex tinguish all lights, blackout every Commander Mayer. and o t h e r I light that would be visible from out- UHKfTY. notmmt E. JONES suffered at Voronezh, the Germans were said to have lost 157 1 tanks, 341 anti-tank and field guns and machine guns, and hundreds of supply wag ons: The midnight communique did not disclose any significant changes in the fighting which extended to the Rzhev area northwest of Moscow. But there also was no attempt to minimize die gravity of the situation. Instead, Soviet commentators em phasized the peril and called upon the Allies to open a second front in the west. “The battles on the Eastern front are the battles for New York and London,” one Moscow radio announ cer said. Multiple threats were fast develop ing to highly important industrial, strategical and psychological objec tives from the rim of the north Cau- casion area to the Moscow front it self. Headlines flung atop the mastheads of the newspapers told the Red army that “Serious danger threatens your country,” and pleaded for ever- stronger blows to stop “the on-rush- ing enemy.” Organs of both Communist party and army—Pravda and Red Star— KILLED BY SHOE BURST IN HAWAII Lieut. Robert Erwin Jbnes, son of Mrs. Byrd Davis Jones of this city, js the first known Clinton casualty m the war on foreign soil. Mrs. Jones received the following message late last Friday night from the War department: “Deeply regret to inform you of information received of death - of your son. First Lieut. Robert ■ Erwin Jones, U. S. army, who was killed as the result of pre mature shell burst in Hawaii July 9th. Not due to enemy com bat. Letters follow.” Up to yesterday Mrs. Jones had re-, ceived no additional information from the War department. Np de tails are available as to how the ac cident happened. a class-mate of Robert’s, who was stationed with him at Hawaii. She also received a container of lovely members of the defense corps are appealing to the people to give their hearty cooperation. The same cooperative’* spirit is be ing asked by Commander D. J. Buch anan, who will direct the Goldville blackout. Any violation of the blackout rules will be regarded* as a misdemeanor, but officials do not anticipate any lack of cooperation from the public. Arrests will be made, however, for obvious and intentional violations of the rules. The complete blackout, which will be put into effect in Clinton and Goldville,. will come between the hours of 9 and 11 o’clock and will last for thirty minutes as a part of the general blackout of the Colum bia area which affects 11 counties. This will be the first blackout in the city, while Goldville held its first several weeks ago. The full cooper ation of the entire community is ur gently requested. Authorities of the local* council are anxious, they stated yesterday, to determine the effective ness of the organization which has been in training for some time. Citizens are requested to observe the following simple precautions to facilitate tha work of the Civilian Defense officers and the various de partments: side the building, drawing shades and making use of any other effective means. 3. Citizens on streets are cautioned to take shelter as quickly as possible. Only civilian defense workers who are property identified will be per mitted on the streets. 4. All traffic except through traf fic will pull to the curb at once and remain there with lights extinguish ed for the duration of the blackout. 5. Citizens will refrain from using the telephone system during the blackout. The various departments of the corps will be ready for any even tuality. Auxiliary firemen and police men will be in readiness for call. Air raid wardens and auxiliary police men will patrol all streets to enforce blackout regulations. First aid sta tions and their attendants will be on duty. The messenger service will be ready to function. Defense workers will not report to their posts until they are summoned by duly author ized officials. A heavy responsibility rests upon the citizenship as well as Civilian Defense workers to make this test blackout effective, officers state. The wholehearted cooperation of every home, every business house, and ev ery individual is mandatory. Friday night’s test blackout in the city between the hours of 9 and-11, will be in charge of the following civilian defense groups: Staff. Control Center J. L. Mayer, commander. H. L. Eichelberger, vice-com mander. Lewis H. Bagwell, chief police. Raymond Pitts, chief fire depart ment. Dr. F. K. Shealy, chid medical corps. R. E. Sadler, chief air raid warden. F. M. Boland, controller. H. D. Payne, telephone man. R. W. Boland, H. J. Eargle, mes senger service. B. R. Austin, utilities. ALLIES MAKING NEW SUPERIOR . WEAPONS NOW Commons Told Latest Tanks and Planes To Provide Edge Needed To,Win Over Axis. London, July 14.—A new type of American-British tank and a new British fighter plane—both described as equal to or better than any Axis machine—will give the Allies the su periority essential for victory, a gov ernment spokesman told the house of Wm. Brooks Owens, plotting of- commons today during debate on ficer. production. Auxiliary Police | Capt. Oliver Lyttleton, production Dr. B. H. Henry, E. R. Knox, R. G. minister, and Col. J. J. Llewellin, Murphy, Frank Simpson, H. E. Stur geon, S. W. Sumerel, J. V. Edwards, D. D. Copeland, Eric Barnes, Ralph minister of air production, opened for the government a two-day debate on t^ie empire’s production, a prob- Blakely, John D. Word, J. T. Lokey, 1 lem which commons had regarded as James Dunaway, Cleo Wallenxine, Ben Campbell, L. S. Henderson, J. H. Barbery, L. C. Heaton, John Heds- peth, Will Purdue, E. J. Campbell, WilUam Cannon, Bud Trammell, Berry Trammell, Ralph Spires, Jess secondary to the grave shipping situ ation set for secret debate in the near future. Llewellin said that a new British fighter plane is in production which is “nearly every height better than Ellison, Hugh Ray, P. B. Adair, Sloan and in any height as good as the two Norris, L. A. Hall, Hampton Gregory,! latest German fighters.’ Branch Rationing Revival And Homecoming firtuittay morning Mrs. Jones *i*i>fr Skoriv CfV« Chwl«ll w4Boar<L OpOAOd H*rt ceived a message of sympathy and 7 m r - ^ confirmation from Lieut. Dm Byrd, SuBd , y July 19 ^ will be revival services at Shady Grove Presbyterian church, near Goldville, conducted by Rev. C. J.ithe people of this section of the J. N. Bigham, F. M. Boland, M. B. Hipp. Air BaM Wardens Ward 1: Julian Coleman, senior warden; deputies, Don Copeland, P. W. Copeland, I. B. Copeland, J. D. Jeanes. Ward 2: Joe Davidson, senior war den; deputies, P. B. Adair, S. A. Pitts, A. B Davidson. Ward 2: Platt Prather, senior war den; deputy, Alec Blakely. Ward 3: G. W. Hollingsworth, se nior warden; deputies. White Bul lock, G. A. Burton. The government also has in pro duction a new torpedo plane for the fleet air arm and rapidly is convert ing some bombers into transport planes similar' to those already in use, the air production minister said. Answering critics who complained that British imperial forces had been sent into action against the Germans with inferior tanks. Lyttleton aaid that Britain now was making and would continue to make the right tanka. “Tanks actually coming out of production lines now have the Ward 3: J. H. Hunter, senior war-,essary firepower for today’s battles," den. . he said, “and new types designed and Ward 4: R. C. Adair, senior war-^ made by this country and the Unit- den; deputies, I. M. Adair, C. W. *d States give us real assurance of Anderson, E. M. Timmerman. i that superiority which is required for Ward 5. W. A. Buchanan, senior, victory.” warden; deputies. Bud Owens, Albert As regards new types of explosives A branch office of the Laurens! Spoon, Rev. A. M. Herndon. and new means of waging war, Lyt- county war price and rationing board | Ward 5: C. E. Elledge, senior war- tleton said: has been opened in Clinton to serve,den; deputies, Willie Moore, R. C.I “There are many things in which urgently sounded the “Second Front” flowers sent by the officers of her, |£ a tthews of Newberry. Services will' county. The office is located on South note. Said Red Star: “The Germans *ons company. {continue through Friday, July.24th,!Broad street in the same building want to defeat us before our allies | Lieut. Jones was born on May 13, p re aching each evening at 7:30. j used by the Red Cross chapter, and can land on the continent.’ 1920, and was only five months old A daily vacation Bible school will Swift military developments in the,when his father passed away. Q . .. _ . . .. Don valley, on the Don vaUey steppes, graduated from the local high school ^ ® and at Voronezh heigfitened the dan-j and Presbyterian coUege in the cImm ger to Stalingrad, the Volga commu- of 1941. As a member of the reserve' ^ or ? ecomin f,, Program with special nications system and the east Cau casus, from which Russia gets more than 80 per cent of her oil. The Germans were throwing in vast numbers of tanks, planes and motorized uits of infantry over the broad southern sector, being partly held up only in the Voronezh district of the upper Don. Even there, a break-through made the situation Very grave. It appeared possible that the Rus sians may be preferring retreat across the Don to making a stand before the river as they did so val iantly at Voronezh. It was obvious in these critical hours that it was better to lose land and to inflict great losses on the at tackers than to stand before superior numbers and'run the risk of losing great numbers. This fighting carried a double-bar reled threat: The Germans could try to go south to Rostov, which is on the west Caucasus “corner” some 125 miles away, or they could continue eastward toward Stalingrad—or tyrth. The newest danger was on the corps he was inunediately ordered into service with the rank of second lieutenant and stationed at Fort Jackson, Columbia, for sever el months. In December past he left for foreign service and had been as signed since then.at Honolulu as an officer of the 34th Infantry. About three months ago he was promoted from the rank of second to first lieu tenant. The last letter Mrs. Jones received from Robert was on July 8th ‘and was written on the 3rd. He enclosed a citation of commendation he had received from his commanding offi cer and requested his mother that she treat it confidentially since he did not wish to appear boasting or seeking any publicity. Lieut. Jones was a member of the First Presbyterian church, a young man of high ideals, clean habits, and exemplary character. He was an un usually popular young tnan and by his courteous manner and pleasant personality, made many friends among both old and young, who were shocked and saddened by the news features will be presented. Dinner will be served on the grounds. All former members or any interested friends are cordially invited to be present, and bring lunch. Shady Grove church was organized in 1857, and is five miles from Gold ville, on the Whitmire road. Rev. C. F. Allen of Goldville, is pastor of the church. is in charge of Mrs. J. Will Dillard of this city. Mrs. Dillard will receive applica tions for all commodities handled by the rationing board. Office hours have been announced Monday, Tues- day and Thursday, 8:30 to 4:30; Wed-i C 1111011 *". Powell, Clifton Cooper, Chris Moore, we arf a great deal ahead of the James Peace. , world.’’ Ward 6: C. L. Braswell, senior war- ! He said that production of raw deb; deputies, C. E. Dunaway, Wal- 1 mater iais, merchant shipping and ter Gregory, Robert Neal, Fred naval units now was in the forefront Graves, Will Hampton, Rob Yarbor-! 0 * Britain’s war effort. ough. Ward 6: Pierre Burdettf, senior warden; deputies, Hubert Todd, W. H. Roberts, Roy Holtzclaw v Ed Mc- nesday and Friday, 8:30 to 1:00. front southwest of Rzhev, which lies:Ws tragic death, and who unite in 135 miles northwest of Moscow. Here! extending sympathy to the family, the Russians admitted the German* 1 10 addition to his mother, he is were engaged in what they hoped survived by four sitters, Mrs. L. S. would be zn outflanking offensive. This failed, the Russians said, but they added they had lost 12,000 Red troops dead, wounded or missing, qnd also 90 tanks. The Germans (who (Continued cm page eight) 3 Motorists' Rules During Air Raid And Blackout 1. Pull over to the curb. 3; Park the car. 3. Turn off all the light*. , 4. Get out of the car. f. Take shelter in the best avail able place—indoors if poeaible. If you’re on a bus remember that the bus must stop when the warning soupds. Get out of the bus and take shelter. If unable to shelter yourself in doors, sit down; if bombs start drop ping near you, lie down- Cover your ears with your hands. Protect the beck of your head. If you meet a warden; go where he tells you to go, promptly and cheer fully. Caution: Don’t le*ve your car in , the middle of the street Don’t dou ble-park. Don’t run—walk. . Keep cooL Keep your heed. McMillian and Miss Bessie Jones of this city, Mrs. Marion Hiers of Bal timore, Md., and Miss Martha Phil lips, now enroute from Trinidad, where she holds a government posi- tien, to visit her metywr* v v Wen High CttaUea On June 22nd, LleUt Jones and Lieut. Adams of the 34th Infantry, were highly commended by their de- oartroent commander for their ex- eeUeot work. The letter enclosing the Jones received a citation which Mtt. day before the of his death. Headquarters Hawaiian Department Office of the Department Commander Fort Shafter, T. H. 32 £une 1942 J To: Commanding Officer, 34th Infan try, Schofield Barracks, T. H. It is desired to commend First Lieutenants Robert E. Jones swrf Ai- fned H Adams snd the mem* bers of the Commando Groups they Md, for their excellent work in the recent .department field exercise. Theee two officers and the personnel of their groups actively displayed die type of energy and initiative so as- Their work added (Continued on page eight) J 4i’. ■ 4,- ’ jjfj • V : .. ■ LIONS CLUB NOT TO STAGE ANNUAL HORSE SHOW The Lions club at its meeting last Friday evening voted not to hold the annual Laurens county horse show this year. * ’She action was taken in view of war conditions affecting tires and gasoline. Attendance, it was stated, would be seriously cut due to these conditions. A committee had already been named to stage the show and pre liminary work was under way when the decision to dispense with the event this year was reached. McFodden's Army Order Revoked Dr. Dossey H. McFadden of Gold ville, received orders Friday cancel ling previous instructions to report Saturday for army duty at Camp Edwards, Mass. While no explanation was given, it is supposed he was de ferred due to the fact that he is the only practicing physician in the Jo anna community with a population of 2,500 people. Firs* AM Attendants FOUR NEW BUKDINGS FOR IRAININO SCHOOL Red Cross Wool Ready For Knitters ers, Ned Hall, Fred Pitts, Ekwyn Contracts amounting to 573,829 Sturgeon. Chns Adair, J/, -— were awarded last week in Columbia I Funeral Home; stretcher by the board of regents for the con-! ^ earer s, John W. Finney, Jr., Dewey struction of four buildings at the!J 7 * mme ***„Wat Henderson, Wm. A. Lyttleton said that in the field ar tillery branch, Britain had no reason to be frightened concerning the rela tive merits of its own equipment compared with that of the Germans. He said that the British aeronau- Dr. F. K. Shealy, chief of medical t* 0 ®! industry led the world in re emergency. adapting itself to changing condi- Lesh infirmary: Lucile Hays, Doro- tions of air fighting, and that the lead thy Williams, Mary Frances Tucker, lhad b®* 0 maintained from the start Margaret Sharp. iof the war. Hays hospital: Hospital staff. ! Hie said production had reached Bailey Memorial church and Cal- 1 P°int at which the flow of labor vary Baptist church: to be provided. ; into industries could not be stimulat- College infirmary: Mrs. Archie much more, so that the country Clark, Mrs. Bob Hamer, Mrs. John fou®* rely on greater productivity W. Little, Mrs. Hugh Holman, Mrs. L«ila Johnson, Mrs. A. H. Cummings. Florida Street school: Mrs. Lonnie McMillian, Mrs. Heath Copeland, Mrs. J. H. Sanford, Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Mrs. Raymond Pitts, Mrs. P. B. Adair, Mrs. Tom Sease. Bell Street school (colored): Ma mie Burnside, Frances Suber, Juanita Davis, Mary Kate Hill. Ambulance D. E. Tribble Co.; stretcher bear- State Training school near here. In cluded in the group will be a dormi tory/a physical therapy building, a service building for the infirm and a tuberculosis pavilion. The contract was let to the Henry B. McKoy com pany of Greenville. Work is expected The Clinton chapter of the Ameri ran Rad Cross has a large consign ment of wool to be made into sweat-1 k> begin immediately, ers, helmets, wristlets and aocks for! At the letting total the men in the service. All knitter* interested in making these garments are asked to please call at the Red Cross room* on Tuesdays or Thurs days between the hours of li and 11 for necessary wool and directions. Those In charge Would greatly ap preciate it if all completed garments could be turned In ai aible. , . J- Bonus Sugor Ration . Gin, Now Ba Bought ♦ Holders of war ration books may now obtain the OPA-decreed bonus of two pounds of sugar for stamp No. 7, ration officials reminded yes terday. The seventh stamp wlU be good for the bonus through August 33. Stamp No. 5 in the books Is goad salve ao- for the regular two pounds of fitter on your per stmnp through July 33 and after id mate- that until August S3 stamp No. • is good for a like amount contracts amounting to $432,829 were awarded, four biddings at State hospital'and four at State Park costing $339,009. The Training school here and the Cummings. •Walker Funeral Home; stretcher bearers, James Sanders, Jacob Hol land, Robert Thompson, James Ken nedy, Josh Savage. Mrs. Adair Resigns As Club Secretory Mrs. Clifton Adair has resigned as office secretary of the Chamber of _ Commerce to accept a secretarial po T State hospital are operated under the ,ition Hallmark Shirt corn- control of the aame board of regents, j*®* ot cit7 ' ® nd entered upon with Christie Benet of Columbia, as: h * r J n t? r yesterday. She suc- c ha inn an. coeds Mrs. Dillard Boland, resigned. , . Hr*. Adair has been employed by the Chamber of Commerce for the pwt twtfPytars. during which time she has rendered valuable services to the board of directors and organiza tion. Her successor has not been named by the directors. HAVE YOU 'ENROLLED? If you haVe not enrolled to vote In the Democratic primary next month, only 10 days are left after today. The books will be closed after July 38. Enrollment * is the only re quirement for voting. No regis tration certificates or tax re ceipts are required. ’ You must enroll with the sec retary of (ha dub prectnet In which you reside. from its existing resources. COUNTY LEASES ROAD EQUIPMENT FOR AIRFIELD Four pieces of the county’s road grading equipment have been turned over to contractors why are building the army’s airfield in Greenwood county, it was stated yesterday by R. L. Teague, supervisor. The equip ment was delivered last Thursday and Friday and is already at work, he said. Action to lease the equipment for government purposes, he said, was taken at a joint meeting of the dele gation and board of county commis sioners held earlier in the week. The government, he said, could have taken the equipment anyway and the indications are that we will be called on for more. Under the plan, said Mr. Teague, the county will receive approximate ly $2,000 per month from the leaae. In addition, he said, the machinery is to be given necessary repairs Kid returned to the county in good con dition. In the equipment were two RJXT. tractors, one LeTouroeau 8-yard and one elevating grader. Army Colls 59 White Men For August County Boptists Lindler Elect r • CUnton draft board No. 50 has re ceived a call for 59 white men on August 8th for army induction at Fort Jackson. Columbia. At the of fice yesterday it was stated that die __ _ - _ ~ ~ ■ Z. |h* 5 n <>t yet been made Up. . Thes Rev. T. M. Lindler of Poplar! The board has also received an ad- Springs was elected president of the ditional call for 3fi-Negroes on Aug ust 26, the list to be announced later. Of 20 Negroes sent to Fort Jack- son recently, 10 were accepted and Sunday school convention of the Lau rens Baptist association at the annus! meeting held‘last Friday. He succeeds the Rev. W. N. Long of this city, who sent Tuesday by the local 'board to asked to be relieved of the post after Camp teSng. ColiunSJs gI for •everal years of service. army induction. • • « • • ’ •*-«*»4 ,<• v- " .> ... >***..• ■-iurftRr : Ji , f * Jk • '