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J '■ i Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Thursday, December 10,1942 AROUND THE TOWN Incidents, Unusual and Ordinary, Gathered On Our Rounds' ANN BLAKELY, associate editor, and a feature writer for “The Senti nel,” ranked third in the interview section oY the Story-of-the-Month contest with her recent feature ar ticle on Hugh Holman, writer of de tective stories and instructor in Eng lish at Presbyterian college. The con test is sponsored by The State, news? paper of Columbia, and Winthrop college. <•' The Sentinel also was recently awarded a $2.50 honorarium by the Beta club Journal, organ of a nation al high school scholarship and ser vice organization with central oreices in Spartanburg. From a selection li?t of 22 high school entries from yari» ops states, the paper was selected and judged by its appearance and con tent as one of the two best printed high school papers submitted for re view. AMELIA PAYNE is editor of the paper. Friends of WILLlXM (BILL) BOYD, will be interested to learn of his advancement to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Boyd, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. W. Boyd, of near here, is -stationed at an army flying school, Roswell, New Mexico The following item appearing „ in The Charlotte Observer will be of . interest to relatives and friends here: ENSIGN PAUL LEAGUE, who left | an Observer reporter’s beat last April to join the navy, was back in the, office last night -after having had aj hand in the American offensive in Africa. (Ensign League visited his parent.-. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League here, during. the first leave he has had since being assigned to duty af- | ter completing his officer training at the midshipman’s school at North western university, Chicago). The • young naval officer Was nbi urd one of the American trans- pi.its that .landed troops on the West cou.; of Africa and was under enemy! tire in the early .stages of the inva-; sion. He - was not at liberty, however,! to discuss in any detail the highly’, eventful'time during-which the- great American convoy converged on Af rica or the landing operations that followed. ,ber of other men, was avyarded the Purple Heart decoration, the presen- tatjoii being made on his 28th birth day. Lt. -McCracken is a nephew of Mrs. G. W. Hollingsworth of this ci<y ; .f Friends here of J. D. McKEE, of the ° army, stationed at Gulfport, Miss., will learn with interest of his promotion to the rank of corporal. Cpl. McKee is the son of Mrs. Alma MdKee of this city. A new high in letters are the re corded messages sent MRS. J. C. PACE by MR. PACE, who is in training at Fort Riley, Kansas. She has > received a number of the USO Mtordings and was thrilled to hear her husband’s voice. Mrs. Pace play ed them on an electric phonograph, which automatically stops before it gets to the edge, and has not been able to hear the end of. any of the letters. PIERRE RAMAGE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ramage, who reside in the Holly Grove section near here, has been in the army two weeks and says he likes it fine so far, and the “eats are. swell.” At present he is stationed at Fort Jackson.. Promotion from second to first lieutenant before reaching his 20th birthday and appointment as a com pany commander a few days later, in the infantry—that’s the military rec ord of 1ST IkT. CHARLES B. Mac- DONALD, of Little Rock, command ing officer of Company “C,” 390th Infantry, 98th Infantry Division, at Camp Breckenridge, Ky v Lt, MacDonald, the son of Mr, and I terday of an invitation to his gradu- tion and commissioning as a mem ber of the 1942-F class, army air forces, officer candidate school, at Miami, Fla. The young aviator re ceived his commission as a second lieutenant, air. corps, army of the United States. Lieut. King’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. King, were in Miami for the exercises. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. King and Miss Adams are in receipt of another in vitation of which they are equally proud, to the commencement exer cises of their grandson and nephew, HARRY R. PHILLIPS, JR., of Spar tanburg. Mr. Phillips is a member of; the senior class of Rensselaer Poly technic Institute in Troy, N. Y.,! where he has made an outstanding; record. Harry will receive his diplo-i ma on the evening of December 23. i He is a son of Mr. and Mfs. Harry | R. Phillips, his mother before mar- i riage being Miss Mary King off thisj city. Christmas Gifts for Him Christmas Gift buying for the men folks on your list, is usually a problem. We give you herewith just a few suggestions from our large assortment of gifts .. . all carefully selected from a standpoint of good taste as well as good "value. You will like the friendly, Christmas atmosphere of our store . .. the courteous ser vice and, above all, you can rest assured that the merchandise you select will be appre ciated by the recipient. / In a letter to his parents, HENRYf M. YOUNG, JR., who has recently | landed in North Africa tells of see ing JOE C. McDANIEL also of this city. His unit was moving into a building in a city on the North Afri can coast and among the first people he saw was Joe. Also in Joe’s outfit, but stationed in a nearby town, is HERMAN NEIGHBORS, and BILL GLENN, local boys. The following article appearing in a Madison, Wisconsin, army paper will be of interest to friends and rel atives here: Squadron Leader William B. Wade went to the officers candidate school, Miami Beach. Jla., last week the ]. / ARROW SHIRTS In your favorite collar style. The fabrics have been pre tested and sanforized to insure durability and a lasting fit . . . an ideal gift. $2.25 and $2.50 HANDKERCHIEFS SCARFS A colorful assortment of styles correct for day or evening wear. $2.00 JACKETS Ideal gifts for men . . . you should see our assortment. $2.95 to $16.50 PAJAMAS A large assortment of mascu line sleepwear instyles, colors and patterns that are sure to please. $2.00 to $5.00 Mrs. K. L. MacDonald of Little. Rock, Dillon county, received his commis sion through ROTC upon graduation from Presbyterian college in June. While, at PC, he was director of pub licity and editor of The Blue Stock ing, “All - American — Pacemaker”,, student newspaper. Many acquaintances- here will be interested to know EDWIN W.* -STEWART, formerly stationed at Fort Hancock, N. J., is attending the officers' candidate school of engineer ing at Fort Bel voir, Va. Candidate. Stewart is the son of Mrs. Lila C. Stewart of this city. - • ’ 1st LT. EDWARD D. McCRACK- EN. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Mc Cracken of Newberry, was among the first casualties, of the campaign in North Africa and among the first patients to arrive at Moore’s Army General hospital at Swannanoa, N. C. Lt. McCracken, along with a num- Little JANE SEYMOUR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seymour, newcomers to the -city residing on Cleveland street, has been all excited over the visit of Santa Claus to Clin ton since his coming was announced in The Chronicle two weeks ago. Jane, unfortunately, has been sick for several days past and was unable to come uptown along with the other children to see the distinguished vis itor. This was a great disappointment to her, as it would have been to any other little girl. Santa, the big, kind, thoughtful man that he is, learned in some way of Janie’s sickness and in ability to be on hand to see him. And so before he left the city he rode by her home where he talked with her, expressed his regret -that she was sick, and told her he would be sure to come back to see her on Santa Claus night with his big bag. Little Jane is all -thrilled and filled with expectancy. What little girl wouldn’t be? , Mr. and ^Irs. B. L. King-and Miss Emma Adams, grandparents and aunt of WILLIAM G. KING, JR., of this city, were the proud recipients yes- THE BROADWAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. December 14 and 15 MONDAY AND TUESDAY, December 14 and 15 "Are Husbands Necessary?' PAUl KILL' GORDON > j*( S BILL SHIRLEY •MAP CLARKE R REPUBLIC PICTURE LATEST NEWS. 10c and 30c Feature begins 2rl5, 4:15, 7:15, 9:15. 10 A. M. Show MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, December 16 and 17 at r\tt n i « With RAY MIDLAND, BETTY FIELD, PATRICIA MORRISON, EU GENE PALLETTE, LIEF ERICK SON, PHIL TERRY and CECIL KELLAWAY. Something new in laughter! Gay and Giddy Goings-on in . . . your next-door neighbor’s bourse? Could be!! happiest -soldier in the American' army. The men of the 628th had given him a beautiful traveling bag as a memento of their pride' in his| achievement and their affection for their commanding student leader. A private walked into the office of Capt. Charles C. McNutt, squadron i commander, the day before, saluted, and placed a jar of small coins on his desk. “Sir,” said the private, “the! 628th wishes your permission to buy | something-for Bill Wade. He’s a good guy and we want him to know it.” There being something’ in the rules about buying gjfts for enlisted men, the captain went to Colonel Rogers, for.a ruling. The colonel listened to the captain’s explanation of the un usual circumstances and then gave his permission. That night, when-the; squadron returned from school, the men formed in front of the room, and the captain made the .presenta tion in behalf of the men. Bill’s eyes were moist and his voice busky as he thanked them. They, cheered him lustily and asked that, he issue one last command. He did.' It was: “You call the squadron to atten-, tion; command!” Good luck, Bill. You’ll make a fine officer. U. S. CASUALTIES IN ALL SERVICES GIVEN AS 58,307 8,192 Dead and More Than 42,000 Missing, Most Being Prisoners. Washington, Dec. 7.—The first year of war cost the United States armed forces 58,307 casualties, the office of war information reported today. This'total, complete, to today, in-1 eludes dead, wounded, missing, in-j' terned in neutral countries, and pris-; oners. The casualties number those of the army, navy, marine corps, coast ’ | guard, merchant marine and the Are always.necessary. In white or a variety of colorful pat terns. 35c and 50c JEWELRY A popular gift. Our assortment is modern. 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