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THE CLINTON CHRONICbE, CLINTON. S C.
Thursday, March 22, 1945
NEWS OF . . .
MEN IN THE SERVICE
battle for Anguar island in the Pa-
laus last fall have won for TECH
NICAL SGT. JAMES E. FURR a
personal letter of commendation
from Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller,
commander of the 81st Wildcat In-
MALCOLM HOWIE DAWKINS, farftry Division.* “You volunteered
seaman second class, son of Mr. and f 0 r a patrol needed for the elimi- CPL. ROBERT HOLLIDAY has
Mrs. S. D. Dawkins, has been trans- nation of strong Jap fortifications in recently returned to the States from
fcrred from Bainbridge, Md , to the northwest sector of Ar\guar Is-; service overseas. Cpl. Holliday par-i
Shoemaker, Calif. ( land," Gen. Mueller wrote. "The j ticipated in the invasions of NoYthi
. ' patrol’s progress was slow because of, Africa, Sicily and Italy. After 21'
LT WATTS W. DAVIS, son of Mr. darkness, heavy rainfall, rough' terridays a t home he will report to!
ano Mi.'. Jack H. Davis, Sr., has been rain, and the heavy load of explos- Miami, Fla., for rest and reassign-1
transferred from F^rt Benning. Ga., ives carried by each* man. Under menf. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
in Camp Maxey, Texas. a protective rolling barage of mor- j. r. Holliday, who live near here
* fire the patrol
service in February of 1941. He was
sent overseas in August of 1942 and
was with the first invasion troops
that lanBed in North Africa. He also
tion at Blackville, it was stated by Gambrell, agriculture teacher, Gray J material to use* and may be bought
County Agent C. B. Cannon. Court-Owings; and W. E. Sims, ag- at any country store. One pound of
The order was made possible riculture teacher at Hickory Tavern,
through the^cooperation of James R.! Sweet potatoes should be bedded
borax mixed with five gallons of
water will treat .eight bushels of po
tatoes. The potatoes should soak for
istration supervisor; L. E. Reeder, j month. All seed potatoes should be, ten minutes in the solution and bed-
agriculture teacher, Clinton; S. C.| treated before bedding Borax is good , ded while wet. '*
participated in the invasions of Sicily i White, counfy Farm Security admin- j the middle or latter part of this
and Italy , — ~ ■ - ■
tar
advanced and
PFC. DAVID A. GLENN who has ^ eac ^ lts ! PFC - CLYDE D. WEHUNT is aj
been stationed at Camp Maxey, Tex- ‘ V A H , H ; jf ’i p koipa rifleman with the 339th “Polar Bear”
as. with an infantry unit, has been •'1 and ‘ w OUn ded another ! •eftiment which is helping shatter the
transferred, following a short visit P . succeede d i n 1 placing the vitals of . the Gothic line. These:
with his family here. 'necessary amount of demolition' troops have taken Italian peaks as
charges As a result of this action! hi * h as 3 ’ 400 feet east of Futa Pass ’ I
JOHN B. WILLARO. carpenters fortifications f which had ! p fc. Wehunt’s wife and parents, Mr
mate, second class, of the Navy. »s check y ed t f he adva nce’of our infan-j and Mrs ‘ D * B * Wehunt - live here ‘ |
spending a leave with his father, areat were neutralizied.”! ^
John T. Wfllard who lives near here, F urr j s ^he son of Mr. and Mrs.t^^ 1 *
after fourteen months of service 00^°^; Furr " of "this cRy. He is pl|-f73 LiQUOf StOFCS
a destroyer escort in the Pacific area. toon i eader a r jfi e company of the 1 . ,
Seaman Willard and his crew gist division which successfully in-; f lACpfl rAf Vinl^linilC
at least 8 Jap subs to their credit. vaded southern islands of the i ^**”*^^ I wl * IvlHlIvIO
He will report to Charleston on Apnl p a i au group, 500 miles east of the
1st for reassignment.
Philippines last September.
BOBBY DEAN DAILEY, son of
M ind Mis. J B. Dailey, and WY
MAN SHEALY, JR., son of Petty Of-
licci and Mrs
h.i vt completed their . boot training
at Bainbridge. Md.. and have been
BO-i
Columbia, March 20. — The state
tax commission ordered 73 retail
liquor stores throughout the state at
sundown tonight either to suspend
operations or to close for five years
allegedly exceeding statute-
allowed price ceilings on liquor.
„ . . The closings and suspensions came
1942, with the first inrvasion troops. on {he heels of hearings for more
Friends of SGT. JEFF D.
LAND. JR., will be interested to
Wyman Shealy. Sr., learn of his recent promotion to that
grade from corporal. Sgt. Boland
landed in North Africa in November,
promuled to seamen second clasi^^^^l .
T1 y are 'pending several days at He is now stationed in Italy with - t ^ an dea i ers conducted by the
heme before reporting for reassign- an aiibome engineeiing battalion, ‘commission during the past few*
men:, ! 1 weeks and came after a recent as-
SGT. MARTIN MILAM is serving : sertion by Governor Ransome J. Wil-
with Gen. George S. Patton's Third liams that the state’s annual $50,-
army in Germany. '000.000 liquor business was making
~ "excessive” profits.
pft* RIT I CUMMINGS is visit- 1 Stores \#hose $250 annual licenses
ing Ser M^ Alexander A. I were revoked will forfeit $2,000
Cummiitgs, enroute to Fort Benning, bonds and will see the state auction
Ga.. where he will take a weapons 1 ?? bquor on their shelves, Chairman-
course. Pfc. Cummings is attending ^ a ll cr G. Queiy of the^commission
CFL.
JOE
DI
XON. who left
for
OW!
serv
ice
recently,
has
ar-
iivt.i in
Fran
re
according
to letters
received
here
by
Mrs. Dixi
an and
his
nt-.
Cpl
Dixon returned
to
Yhi .'tat
es* la.
>t
summer
after
t wo
vt,.,:- of
e.ver:
'ea
s service.
Friends of JAMES R. HITT, son T _ • it ♦
, , ,, ,, ,, r ,u;. LaFayette college in Easton, Pa.,
of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hitt, of this . . fir » • * * j *
... / , b .. . „ where is a pre-West Point student.
city, will be interested to know he ^
has been transferred from Ingle- i
wood, Calif., to Fort Belvoir, Va., 1
where he is attending officers candi
date school in engineering.
irrre.
LT. TUCKER IRVIN has returned
said as he and the governor j an
nounced the surprise closings from
I the executive: mansion. Proceeds of
the sales of stocks in closed stores
His outstanding services in
IF . . .
you want to sell to get the
most monev for vour car—
IF . . .
you want to buy to get the
most car for your money—
See
Giles
Chevrolet Co.
Sales — Service
Phone 26
to Camp Pickett. Va., where he is a w 'l| to the store owners,
patient in a hospital, after visiting Query said that each of the stores.
Mrs. Irvin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ; w ? s ^ onta< ; ted i ust at closing time,
.. . R. B. Hellarm. Lt. Irvin has recent- ^’bich under state law is at sun- ;
, ly been returned to the States for down, and notified that its license
rest and treatment after having been ^ iad been revoked or suspended.
in active service in the European He commented, in announcing to-
theatre of war. Lt. Irvin served on n ^ht s action, ort the rapid increase
the fighting fronts in France, Bel- in retai1 bquor stores during the past
gium, Holland and Germany, par- t ^’° ^ rom a bout 450 to morei
iticipating in the Dday landing and ^an 600.
the attacks on St. Lo and Brest. He ! Q uer y sa ‘d H stores had had their |
1 was accompanied by his wife; the licenses revoked and were ordered j
former Miss Helen Anne Hellams. ! ?l° se d- These dealers are prohibited
_____ by state law from re-engaging in the
PFC. WILLIAM W. (BILLY)! re ^ a d liquor business for at least five
JOHNSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. y ears -
C. Johnson, arrived home Friday for * n Edition, 13 stores had their;
1 a 21day visit with his parents before bouses SU;5 P e nded for 15 days, seven
reporting to Miami, Fla., for rest and b’ 1 3° days, 16 for 60 days, four for j
‘reassignment. Pfc. Johnson, a vet-i p days and 16 for the balance of the,
eran member of the 178th Field Ar-!, ^ a , y ear > w bich is approximately
tillery, left here with the NationaE ^0 days.
i Guard unit when it was called into
Lonnie T. Fellows, Clinton retail
dealer, was listed in the group whose
liaense was suspended for 15 days.
JOHN C. CALHOUN
J
March 23 and 24
BING CROSBY
with SONNY TUFTS
TWO BETTY HUTTONS
in Poramount'sGola Song and
Gol Sh O w that accentuates
"Ac cent-tchu-ate the Positive” *
W£tl£COM£ * ,
a rw£ wres
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March 23 and 24
Alaska
Feature Begins:
Friday: 2:15, 4:09, 7:15, 9:09.
Saturday: 2:00, 3:54. 5 48'. 7:42, 9:36.
NEWS.
John Caldw’ell Calhoun, born in
Abbeville district, March 18, 1782.
I was taught by his brother-in-law,
1 Dr. Moses Waddell, so that he might
Drama of the Far Northwest''— enter Yale, from which he graduated j
arson, robbery, murder, and leavened with distinction in 1804. After study-|
by songs, dances and the best known ing law he began to practice in Ab- j
soliloquies of William Shakespeare, beville. Two sessions in the state leg-
With KENT TAYLOR, MARGARET islature preceded his election to con- !
LINDSAY and JOHN CARRADINE. gress in 1811. With his first speech as |
Feature Begins: a member of the committee on for-
Friday: 2:00, 4:52, 7:44, 10:36. eign relations he became a congres-
Saturday: 1:30, 4:22, 7:14, 10:06. |sional leader; later, as chairman of
1 the committee, in 1812, he presented a
I report recommending war with Eng
land. He favored a nation-wide sys-
Western action, thrills, gun-slingin’,' tern of public roads and canals, in-
Call Of the Prairie
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
March 26 and 27
MARIA MONTEZ ^
SUSANNA FOSTER i
IACK OAKIE
TURHAN BEY
„ , suspense and excitement. With WIL- fluenced the passage of a bill estab-
’ c 3 1 LIAM BOYD (as Hopalong Cassidv). : lishing a national bank, and support-!
JIMMY ELLISON and GEORGE ed the revenue tariff of 1816. As sec-!
(GABBY) HAYES.
Feature Begins:
Friday: 3:16, 6:08, 9:00.
Saturday: 2:46, 5:38, 8:30.
Manhunt On Mystery
Island, Chap. 1
Thrill Packed and Mysterious.
10 . A. M. Show SATURDAY.
9c and 30c
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
March 26 and 27
Minstrel Man
LOUISE ALLBRinON
FRANK McHUGH ANN BLYTH
DONALD COOK LEO CARRILLO
ANDY DEVINE EVELYN ANKEKS
ROSEMARY De CAMP RICHAKO LANE
ond DONALD O’CONNOR PEGGY RYAN
Feature begins 2:33, 4:41, 7:33, 9:41.
NEWS and SELECTED SHORTS.
9c and 35c
10 A. M. Show MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
March 28 and 29
Murder, My Sweet
i retary of war under* Monroe he re-
i stored order and system to his de-
'jpartment, reorganized the military
| academy at West Point, and placed
our military affairs on an efficient
basis. In 1824 he became vice presi
dent, reelected in 1828. When the
; ‘tariff of abominations” was enacted,
j 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. Calhoun attacked it in “The Exposi-”
tion.” In 1832 South Carolina nulli
fied federal tariff laws, and Calhoun
resigned his office, entered the U. S.
senate and remained until 1843, de
fending the cause of Southern rights.
Retiring to his home at Fort Hill, he
wrote his “Disquisition on Govern- •
This picture is tops in entertain- men f ’ and “Discourse on the Con-
i ment. Heart-stirring with plenty of stitution.” From 1844 to 1845 he was
1 music and fun. Featuring BENNY secretary of state under Tyler, aid-
| FIELDS, GLADYS GEORGE, ALAN : in effecting the anexation of Tex-
DINEHART and ROSCO KARNS. j as - In 1 846 he returned to the sen-
Feature begins 2:51, 4:51, 7:51, 9:51. | ate an d continued to plead for jus-
| • NEWS an.d SHORTS — “Dear Old toward the South in a vain ef-
Switzerland*’ and “The Immortal, f°ri to avert disunion. Calhoun died
Blacksmith.” 9c and 30c ^ arc b 31, 1850 and was buried in
, Charleston.
To Teach Mission Class
At Baptist Church
Exciting moments crammed with
thrills and chills. Involving murder!
and the theft of a priceless jade
necklace. With DICK POWELL.
CLAIRE TREVOR. ANNE SHIRLEY
and OTTO KRUGER.
Feature begins 2:00, 3:50, 5:40, 7:30
and 9:20.
Also “1 -A DOGS.” 9c—35c
10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
March 28 and 29
Faces In the Fog
JANE WITHERS is the daughter,! Miss Clara Lane, Baptist mission
PAUL KELLY is her father, and study chairman for South Carolina,
ERIC SINCLAIR is her boy friend, will teach a mission study class at
Supporting them is JOHN LITEL, the First Baptist church on Friday,
LEE PATRICK, DOROTHY PETER- beginning at 10:30 a.m. Those who
S<j)N and ROGER CLARK. I attend the class are expected to bring
Feature begins 2:00, 4:44, 7:28 and lunch..
! 10:12. Again at 7 p.m.. Miss Lane will
teach a class for those unable to at
tend the morning study.
Return Of the Rangers
u
Western thrills, action and sus- rq C nrm « rc ClrAor 15Q
pense in this exciting picture of the , ' rurifiers V/iUer I
great outdoors. Featuring ,D A V E Bushels Sw€Gt Potatoes
(TEX) O’BRIEN and JIM I^EWILL.
’ Feature begin%3:ll, 5:55 and 8:39.
Desert JHqwk, Chap. 13
9c and 30c
Fifty-nine farmers throughout the
county pooled an order for seed sweet
potatoes consisting o£ 139 bushels.
The potatoes were delivered March
16 from the Edisto experiment sta-
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