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Poge Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. LT. MYERS SENT TO DANVILLE, Vt. Lt. Byron M. Myers, adjutant to Captain Carl M. Turner, command ing officer of the 39th army air force training detachment at Pesbyterian 1 MILLION GERMAN CASUALTIES THIS SUMMER, REDS SAY Thursday, August 26,1943 THE NATIONAL SCENE As Washington Sees It Special To The Chronicle. Washington, Aug 24—The easing of j i the ban on automobile driving in the i JAPS ABANDON KISKA IN ALEUTIANS Two Weeks of Bombing Force Nips To Flee Under Blanket of Fog. Washington, ^.ugust 21.—American London, August 22.—The Gilrma'ns East and the tightening of restrictions j , j * t'. have lost 1,000,000 men killed and in the Midwest are so minor that they college, has been transferred to Dan- wounc j e( j j n ^e third summer of'cannot possibly materially alter‘driv-^ yille Va to be in charge of a ® ,m *'! fighting in Russia, a special Soviet; ing habits of either group. Yet disr! vvasnm n Aueusi y, —American lar detachment. Lt. Myers success i ; announced last night. This cussion of the new regulations hasi d Canad j an ’f^ rces « tood undisnuted has not yet been assigned, Captain is a third of their estimated effec- been headline news for the past mMte?s of Sska tSh^l^e o^ Turner stated yeste.day. tiveness a , ong the f soo-mile Russian as well as radio commentators have am5itious j a p anese invasion North • Lt u M - ve u rs c ^ e to Clinton early in front . month. Many newspaper puohshers; America j a bombed and bombard . March when the cadet unit was nr- 0n the basis of previous Russian made gasohhe their biggest Washing- ed failure ganized at the college and has m^ade abnounceme nts this brought the loss-, ton storV on several occasions. •( .. No Japanese were found » , With many friends who i egret he has been es o{ Germany and h er Allies to As a/resut of the undue attention j those words the navy told today of ,ent esle\^en^ Mrs. Myers and/son. „ 400(000 men kin ed> WO unded and which /is given to each slight re- iSe i Z ure on August 15 of the once. captured since Adolf Hitler first tfision /of gasoline rationing, gasoline strong enemy air and submarine base! plunged to the east on June 22, 1941.. assumes a political significance all i n the Aleutian islands. > A special Soviet communique i ou t off proportion to what is being! x wo weeks of the heaviest bomb-1 marking the second anniversary of d° ne abput it. The administrators, i ngs ye t carried out against the! the war last June 22 said that 6,- of the gpsoline program appear tOjj apanese pre ceded the landings, the! „ _ D , / L ,, 400.000 German and satellite troops be playing this angle for all it is; navy disclosed in lifting th® silence j Stewart O. Brown of near Gold- ^ been kUled or made prisoner, worth. Before making an announce-. that has cloaked North Pacific ac-j vdle. has recently completed a con- turni Rugsia; into a graveyard for ment, they carrjr on a biuld-up cam-i tions for three weeks. It was ex- servation plan for his farm with the Germa y 1 hop £s of w’orld empire. Pa*g n which is worthy of Barnum; pected this silence was prompted assistance of the Laurens County Soil an d Bailey’s best press agentry. Each ■ Conservation district, according to Even as these staggering losses, ^ v, oe 0 finnor in tv.o Minister W. L. MacKenzie King of Canada hailed the occupation in a joint statement at Quebec where Al lied leaden are plotting new troubles for the Axis. They said: “The present occupation of Kiska frees the last vestige of North Amercian territory of Japanese froc- es.” , The absence of opposition to the big naval bombardment was one of the indications of the beginning of the end for the Japanse on Kiska. Doubtless this shelling was a major part in the relentless pounding that ultimately forced the enemy decis ion to give up the island. Ken. left Sunday with Lt. Myeijs. Brown Completes Conservation Plan SAT, “I SAW IT IN THE CHRON ICLE.” THANK YOU. Nazi Prisoners Learn Truth About Fuehrer New Yorkr. August 21.—German war prisoners in United States camps are readinlg the truth about the Nazi party, Hitler, and the democracies for the first time in a German-lang- age newspaper, Rudolf Katz, editor of the publication, disclosed today. The paper, the Neue Volks-Zeitung, a 60-year-old weekly published in New York was approved as prison camp literature by the war depart ment this month, and over 1,000 issues have been distributed weekly to about 30 camps, Katz said. The newspaper, he added, was not cen sored for the prisoners. by a belief the Japanese radio equipment had been smashed and the navy wished to supply Tokyo m „ — . ^ 1 executive who has a finger in the B J. O’Dell, assistant farm conser- were announce , e i ‘. gasoline pie comments for the press vationist. - • said that |^ ore an ’ . ! on what he thinks may be done, i w ith no news. The plan calls for terracing with a f h aZ R ^ OSt rm e dre ^ V ^Vnooselighter Ar 8 uments are developed to keep thej i n 14 days—August 1 to ^heavy 1 soil improvement rotation for all ‘ public in doubt. Unofficial reports • and i ight bombers, dive bombers, 1 and on the arm. t also provides ^0^'^ G ^ made “confidentmlly” to the press | f i ghte r planes, cannon carrying for the establishment of 9 acres of at stubborn German forces near and fina i ly) weeks a f te r the adminis-i ^ me sericea. 3 acres of kudzu and 18 Bryansk anjLSpas Demensk. acres of improved pasture. Mr. Brown asked the district to GRADE m TIRES / WE HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY OF GRADE III 6.00x16 TIRES. CAROLINA SERVICE STATION East Caroline Ave. Clinton, S. C. t v™** hm.i , . ! planes roared down on Kiska 106 In annojiwne the heavy German I trators have decided what win be | times. They dumped tons and tons tho Rutlianc JiH 1 done a dramatic announcement is 0 f bombs on the enemy positions, knocking out gun emplacements, tear-' on his farm. A survey was made:Kursk area petered out July 1 2 when drive _ net wa i k _ to the nearest poll- and the pond site staked out. Mr.)the Soviet army struck back, ing p i ace i n November. ' Brown is now working on the build- roore than 300,000 officers and As tbe dra fti ng 0 f fathers ap- up or setting afire buildings and sup plies. Naval surface units were equally busy. On 15 occasions they steamed the choppy waters of Kiska mg of the pond. He knows that an killed up to last Friday. Figuring proacheSt it becomes increasingly DUS3 acre of good fish pond will provide the wounded at the normal ratio ot,^^ that ^ war leaders are more h,m with from 200 to 400 pounds of ; two and interested in getting fathers into war; and se nt their'big shells shrieking hsh per year and that fish are good the dead^the ■ pr^oj, w«rk i o«to. the island. Once heavy naval i lion man loss I getting them into uniform The army . units—certainly cruisers, possibly j i Prisoners numbered 25,-00. said the and nav i- 1 ’ a y' s '!. qu0 1 tas o' n> a "-|battleships_stood off shore and pour-, ! communique recorded by the Soviet; , „ h , ey , h h ° l ?„ , ° ^ ed 2.300 shells into the Japanse po- I° re end tbe year, but their SI t, ons- They were unopposed m0mt0r ^ ^ President Roosevelt and Prime -and real food, said Mr. O’Dell. Crews Purchase Home In City fore the end of the year, but theft* ^ s jti 0 ns. .. , * 4 u q quotas are based on the expectation These casua y igur s that p roduc tj on g0 al$ will be achieved J. Crews have "tost impress.ve yet announced by _ Moscow for any comparable per Od ful| ^ a „ “ ^ (o m the "Y^^n-Gorman conthct. nea y j y jj miUj on m ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs. Richard R. Letsch, a native of Greene, Iowa, has joined our staff of-operators.. Mrs. Letsch formerly managed the Waves Beauty Shop at the Waves Training School, Cedar Falls, Iowa. - DELL’S BEAUTY SHOP Telephone 20 Mr. and Mrs. W purchased the two-story residence on South Broad street occupied, by the ‘ I * u,c nearly 11 million men. If production P. H. Hobson family The purchase Moscow said they were mfl.cted m o( ^ p , anes and guns doesn ., was made from the Citizens Federal ess an se.tn nee s t, keep pace, the drafting of men prob- Savinss and Loan association of this gruelling campaly that r«uHed would have t0 be stow ^ up in Russian recapture of Orel, Belgo- , r rod, Karachev and’other stronghblds 15 . ^ . ... ^ city. Mr. and Mrs. Crews expect to ogr ! uu ’ i '‘ ai , a '' , .T v ““ v ‘ It is still hoped here that pro- eupy their new home in the near, leading to the now threatened pi ze duction goals wdl be reached by future. . baa VT ° B ?' an , sk h an ±^ h 1 a ^, r i IO r„ the end of the year and that the : ’ . _ , _ , , armed forces, will be built up a*. — mans staggered under material losses . j u . * j u , ; , , i ,• planned, but to do. both requ’-es a a a ime \\ tn icii on e , c reshuffling of manpower. Obvious- tones are be.ng bombed to rubble by old V r (ather f are not as well Amencan and Bmtsh airmen based for duties the fie , d as in ‘ l . , , ,, *. „ , „ t, . they are for production work. There-, The Soviet bulletm satd he Red / it , s b ^ ieved that , he dra[t o[ army since July 5 had captured ST5 Iath ,,, b influence, tanks, 1,247 guns, 3,429 machine- neressarv war iobs 1 guns, and 4,230 trucks. In addition, irT; , X , tak ^ ecessar y war jobs. 6 ’ ’ Axig To hasten this action, the War Man-; RABBITS FOR SALE FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT 6 Red New Zealand Bucks, pedigreed, 3 Vi months old, S3.00 each. 2 Commercial White Does, 8 months old, $3.00 each. 2 pr. White New Zealands. ped igreed. 2 months old, S3.00 pair. 3 pr. Brown and White, 2 months old. $1.50 pair. Brewer Dixon, Jr. PHONE 133 the Russians destroyed 4,600 ....... . . , . , _ , i c « i, i onn power commission has extended its planes, 6,400 tanks, 3,800 guns and ,. . , , , . . .. M on nnn I ’i,,. b 3t, of non-deferrable occupations more than 20,000 trucks in vicious , , m ade nublic a list of 149 battles flaming on a 500-mile front. a d . na f„ raade P ublic a OI The fighting on the Russian front i cr,t ‘ cal jeeupauons.. Fathers who has been called by .he Germans “the “ serve 0 , n ,‘ he h , ome battle of attrition, ’ and they claimed ,™ nt „ tha " try t0 support the,r 1 fam ' Fridav in a DNB disnatrh broadcast llleS 0n ' l0W army pay Can almost . , i , . insure that choice by shifting to one* by Berlin that the Russians had lost .. ... . . , J & 1,250,000 men, 12.000 tanks and 500; of JJ e cnt, " al Jobs - . c When congress reconvenes in Sep tember, consideration will again be given to a measure to draft men up to 65 for necessary war produc tion jobs, but it is unlikely that such cannon. On all fronts Saturday 120 Ger man tanks were .wrecked and 86 planes downed, it said. W# «W# «’• «W« «W* *W#*W**W#%V*W# !mT<#v<»♦* ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦< CASINO THEATRE ‘ THE BROADWAY II MONDAY AND TUESDAY. August 30 and 31 THE POWERS GIRL SAY, “I SAW IT IN THE CHRON- a bil1 will go through unless condi- I ICLE.” THANK YOU. tions become much worse than they are now. Such a measure will be bit- j terly opposed by labor groups who will object to forced labor for com- j panies which continue to operate for j profit. Therefore, labor, as well as many other groups of citizens, would i never agree to such a plan unless the i government first took over the war i production industries. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, August 30 and 31 n With GEORGE MURPHY, CAR- j OLE LANDIS. ANNE SHIRLEY, BENNY GOODMAN and His Or- ; chestra and Introducing the singing; star of Jack Benny’s Radio Program I —DENNIS DAY . . . AND The Pow-: ers long-stemmed American Beau- 1 ties, with ALAN MOWBRAY. — plus — LATEST BATTLEFRONT NEWS. Selected Shorts 10c and 30c 10 A M Show MONDAY. ’ Feature begins 2:24|4:24, 7:24, 9:24. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, September 1 and 2 "3 HEARTS FOR JULIA" WPB Finds Three Chief Causes Of Delay In Output Schedules Washington, August 21.—The War (Production Board (WPB) now comes , forth with a report from 600 manu-' I facturers—whose war output has 1 news from the world s ;^ t n h ^” d nc s d chedule - t0 B ^ TT , LEF ^. 0 ^ TS ’ 9 . 4n 4.4n 1 7 C 4n & q 2 4n C i The three main causes the y gave leatuie begins 2.4 ,4.40,1.40,9.4 There were lack of manpower, mate- [ rials shortage and design changes.' [The survey, lust NOTICE! To Casino and Broadway Patrons Beginning Sept. 1st, reduced prices on Wednes day and Thursday will be discontinued at both theatres. Our Monday-Tuesday and Friday-Saturday prices of 10c and 30c at Casino, and 10c and 25c at Broadway will prevail every day. plus SELECTED SHORTS. COMEDY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, September i and 2 n I ESCAPED FROM THE GESTAPO' \H With MELVYN DOUGLAS, ANN SOTHERN, and LEE BOWMAN. Feature begins 2:00,4:36,7:12,9:46. "JOURNEY INTO FEAR" With JOSEPH COTTON, DO LORES DEL RIO and ORSON WELLS. Feature begins 3:28, 6:04, 8:40. i CARTOON. 10c and 30c 10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, September 3 and 4 'JITTERBUGS' With DEAN JAGGER, JOHN CARRADINE and MARY BRIAN. Feature begins 2:18,4:50,7:20,9:51. "THE AVENGING RIDER" With TIM HOLT, CLIFF WARDS and ANN SUMMERS. Feature begins 3:37, 6:09, 8:40. plus “THE VALLEY OF VANISHING MEN,” Chapter 3. 10c and 25c made by WPB’s 13 regional offices (among manufacturers from coast to coast. “Complacency over good war news as a reason for the production lag appears when mentioned at all, far down on the list of reasons. But ever since output started to fall behind schedule in the spring, i a certain few government officials have repeatedly charged “complac- ED- j ency” as a top factor. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, September 3 and 4 "SANTA FE SCOUTS" Czech Consul Sees 3-Front Invasion, Quick End of Reich Portland, Ore., August 21.—Bohus Benes, Czecho-Slovakian consul at Darrin* Tha i iurF«;oTYT'rFirp«! > San Francisco * h^evei that a three- Starnng The 3 MESQUITEERS pronged invasion of Europe is com- n i •/# BOB STEELE, TOM TYLER and JIMMY DODD with LOIS COLLIER, KERMIT MAYNARD, TOM LON- Starring STAN LAUREL and DON and JOHN JAMES. OLIVER HAiRDY with VIVIAN BLAIN, BOB BAILEY, DOUGLAS Fast Moving, Hard Riding, Trig ger-quick Action Saga of the Modern FOWLEY LEE PATRICK and ROB- West . . . Those racket-busting Mes- ERT EMMETT KEANE. They’ve got quiteers riding on the side of law Zing . . . they’ve got Swing ... and and order . . . wiht fast horses and you’ve got a Treat in store for you faster triggers!! when you see “Jitterbugs.” * plus The MARCH OF TIME presents I vs \ i The BLACK DRAG ON, Chapter 11. “INVASION.” LATEST BATTLEFRONT NEWS. Selected Shorts. 10c and 30c i Feature Begins: Friday: 2:42, 4:42, 7:42, 9:42. Comdey. SELECTED SHORTS. fOc and 25c Friday: 2:55, 4:45, 7:55, 9:45. Feature Begins: Sat’day: 2:25, 4:15, 6:05, 7:55, 9:45. 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. Saturday: •2:00, 3:54, 5:48,7:42,9:42 ing, and that it will knock out Ger many quickly. Benes, a nephew of Eduard Benes,' former president of Czechosiavakia, and head of the Czech government! in exile, declared in an interview, “I know positively that the great of fensive is being prepared and that it will not be on just one front but three fronts.” He added: “I consider the war in Europe virtually finished.” His guess on the war’s end: by late spring of next year. SPECIAL OFFER American Home, 42 months IMS. See me or phone’Tea Bap—. JAMES W. CALDWELL Agent HOUSE WANTED! WANTED TO RENT JN CLINTON or LAURENS ■ • / A modern house for permanent occupancy. Must have 5 rooms, but prefer 6 or 7, to include 2 or 3 bedrooms. 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