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V • t 1 • > \ *1 ‘ * THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, * Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIV rS Clinton, S. C.\Thursday, April 27, 1944 Number 17 Crimea Becomes Nazi Dunkirk CRIMEA LOCAL BETA CLUB COLLECTING BOOKS FOR WAR PRISONERS JOANNA EMPLOYEES GET $86,000 BONUS REPORTED MISSING The Crimea again occupies the historical spotlight as Red forces push the Nazis into a pocket at Sevastopol. This close-up reveals how German and Romanian armies were trapped (1) when Reds reached Dzhankoi needed. Standard works in English The collection of books for prison-| j 0 anna Textile "Mills company I ers of war, being sponsored locally ; of Goldville, distributed an $86.0001 by the Beta club of the high school,: bonus during the past week to its: is making good progress. As the drive employees for the fiscal year ending goes ii\to its third week many P^P^ 6 * March 31. The announcement wasi have made donations and others have i made by W. A. Moorhead, resident ^ contacted members of the club and manager. In making the announce- j asked that their books be included m ent Mr*'Moorhead said: “It is the i in. the collection. Posters have been pQjjpy 0 f\) Ur company to shar^ its* prepared and,exhibited at the schools p ro fit s annually with its employees.’"- and other collection points. ! Approximately I>0M employees,!. ! Many inquiries have been receive^ men and women, were included in i ! as to the kinds of bocjks,jjfi#ded. ^ distribution^ ! While the list is general/*the World 1 . * . c . . , . • . Mr. Moo^iead has been engaged in i Student Service fund states that ■ , , V . ^ , .... . . . „ .the manufacturing business in Gold- I practically no subjectsi are omitted ... *'• , . . ., ... i i i: .. J „ ville 37 years and is held in the: i from the curriculum of the prison . . ... , * . . „ .. .. . K highest esteem by me people of the~- carnps. owever, e mos P ( >pu Joanna community The "Joanna con-1 ! ? ludles * re . U “ KmK *‘- : cern Is owned by W. H. Resnery and | Since it is evident that few tech- | associates of the Western Shade Cloth 1 nical books will be available locally, j CO m P any, Chicago, 111. j except from the college faculty and ; other professional men. it is also ' ARRFVM I F I AYMAKl 'pointed dut that college and prepara-j » 1 UM1 IViMM tory textbooks in current use are HEADS PRESBYTERY HITLER REPORTED INSPECTING 'Will' BEFORE INVASION Air Attacks Warn * Fuehrer D-Day Near. 2300^Airmen Lost In Eleven Days. and (2) cut communications link. Meanwhile amphibious forces took over Kerch (3) and moved rapidly toward Feodosiya and Simferopol. Nazis made desperate attempt to evacuate by boat as Russians moved swiftly to check this means of escape.' TO LET CONTRACT FOR LOCKER PLANTS TURNER TO ADDRESS THORNWELL SENIORS literature (Shakespeare, Milton,, j N Nicke i s of Abbeville, was! Dickens, Thackery, Meredith, Hardy,, e j ec j ef j moderator of South Carolina Galsworthy, and Maugham) w*!! be; p res ^y^ er y at spr i n g meeting held, welcomed. Standard detective stories,, j as » we< > k a t Little River-Dominick ( i such as those by Doyle. Agatha! ,.hurch .near here. ■Christie, and similar writers will fillj The Rev Hubert Wardlaw, pastor 1 ! a real need for lighter reading. Lang- , of the Presbyterian church at Whit- ! ! uage books are of course urgently ‘ m ire and the retiring moderator, | | needed. -preached the opening sermon. | Among books that^ cannof be sent i John E. Osman, a member of thej to prisoners are the following: News- | Presbyterian college faculty and . . . , . .. I parsers and magazines; any book hav-; graduate of Union Theological semi- Announcement is made that a con- The acting president ot ThomwelU' ^ sl g„i(icance; advanced nary at Richmond, Va . was Srdained tract will be let on May 9 for two orphanage announced yesterday that 1 6 . 6 J i refrigerating locker plans in this city i the Rev. William Redd Turner will and Laurens. The Clinton plant will | deliver the address before the gradu- be built on Hampton avenue between i ating class on Tuesday evening, June H. J. Pitts stables and the Wright 13. Mr. Turner is pastor of the First ( technical books published since 1938; land licensed to the gospel ministry books criticising existing ,,military.! as a teacher. F. J. Harmon, member political, economic and social institu- of the host church residence on the corner of Hampton and Woodrow street. tions, or identified with anti-Nazi ac- 1 from Columbia Theological seminary who will i eologibal s will graduate Mrs. Marion Hamm of Goldville. has been notified by the war de partment that her son, STAFF SERGEANT MORTON YV. HAMM, has been reported missing in action since April 9 over the Denmark area. Sgt. Hamm was serving as a waist gunner on a B-17 with the 8th Air Force and was on his 25th mission when reported missing. He entered the service two years ago and has been in England since last September. He graduated from the army air forces technical com mand school for airplane mechan ics at Gulfport Field. Miss. He is a brother of Mrs. Dan Martin of this city. London. April 25 .; Adolf Hitler was reported giving his “Atlantic wall" defenses an eleventh-hour in spection tonight in preparation for the Allied invasion, and his sub- fuehrer in Denmark moved swiftly to crush rising sabotage which might provide the Allies with a crumbling breach, in these defon c-* Werner Best. Hitlei’s special dep uty in Denmark, threatened a whole- I sale execution, of irrtpnsoned sabo- i teurs unless underground activities i are curbed. He -added that the Ger mans i would “attack swiftly and sternly" and show no mercy toward 'saboteurs and others acting, against German interests. He indicated they DEMOCRATIC CLUBS xu. xwxx. TT * "LTii tivities; histories that discuss Euro-: next month, was ordained ^..minister Presby erian c^urc^ ’^ n pcan or world history since 1914. j of the gospel. He will soon assume NAME DELEGATES k Among this group of unacceptable j his first pastorate of a group of! ranks as one would be summarily shot ‘This warning came just one day after the virtual isolation of Den mark in another move to get the Nazi house in order for the invasion Com munication and travel between Den mark and Sweden were ended, and the restive little nation was in effect under a blockade. Selected aides accompanied Hitler on his inspection of the “Atlantic wall." according to a report received here through a reliable connection with the continental underground, including Admiral Karl Doenitz, su preme commander of the German navy, Gen Guenther Koi*ten, chief, The project, sponsored by thej isters of his ^" or ^^ tlon - , books, some will not be passed by churches in this county, Rocky! The Clinton City Democratic club of ^atf of the German .ur force, and Chamber of Commerce will supply . ^ j rosram j American censors for securtiy rea-: Springs, Owings and Todd Memorial, met Saturday afternoon with only a l>"fessor T.inn, inventor of the modem methods of refrigeration to «».; others will be' undeliverable at Laurens. ; three members present, to elect oRi- anti-aircraft towers which feature. take care of vegetables and meats grown for home consumption for res idents of this part of the county. The local plant, it is stated, will be financed through two bank loans and a $9,000 revolving fund loaned by the county, according to Section because of enemy censorship It is suggested that anyone who for the year. To the closing exercises 1 June 11-13 the public is cordially invited. ' has a book to donate which might present, The 40 churches of the presbytery! cers anc j delegates to the county con- the *anti-invasion defenses, which embraces Abbeville, Green- vention to held at the courthouse 1 The German strength ready to bat- wood, McCormick. Laurens and New*- 16-A inserted in this year’s supply bill. The plant and equipment will cost between $28,000 and $30,000 and is expected to be ready for use by October. PRECINCT CLUBS DIVIDED ON FOURTH TERM main collection points. Anyone un able to contact a member of the club may leave their book donations at Columbia, April 24.—Oflficial South; either of these places. Carolina Democratic- expressions of be eliminated, can put a slip in it berry counties, were well represent bearing the name of the owner. ed. Reports were presented by the At present, the high school building committee chairmen covering the and the Clinton Public library are work for the year ending April first Arrangements were made to hold the young people’s conference in June at the orphanage “Riverside” cottages on Enoree river under the direction Each plant will have 477 lockers, opinion on a fourth term for Hresi-; wi^tqdy SALE BY to be rented at the rate of $10 a year! dent Roosevelt, white supremacy and 1 for the locker type and $12.50 for reorganization of party rules to sup- the drawer type. The board of direc- plant repealed state laws were scat- tors expects to pay the loans in altered and few, as most of the 1,535; P-T ASSOCIATION A “victory sale,” sponsored by the period of years from the revenue re-! precinet*club meetings of last Satur- Parent-Teacher association, is an ceived from the rentals. GERMANS SPECULATE INVASION TO COME BEFORE MAY 1 , day left such matters to their county i nounced for May 5-6 and state conventions. [ Officers and members of this re- Resolutions opposing and support- ,London, April 25. — German and ing a fourth term were adopted by a few clubs at their biennial reorgani zation meetings to elect officers and county convention delegates. The party’s traditional doctrine of white Spanish sources speculated today on the possibility that “D” day for the supremacy was reaffirmed by other clubs, and one or two commended last week’s special legislative session Allied invasion of western Europe for removing primary laws from state cently organized association are ask ing the support of the general pub lic in their undertaking. Contribu tions of shoes, clothing, furniture, tie the Allied invasion is estimated .I at between 54 and 50 divisions, with change since a recent sw.ift in Laurens on May 1. J. W. Milam was re-elected presi , j. . dent and Jack H. Davis, Sr., execu-! . ■ , _ , live committeeman; L. B. Dillard. fron A" HlUer secretary and chairman of committee on registration. Delegates elected to the county convention are: R. D. Lynn, Jack H of Rev. D. E. Boozer of Laurens, and Gavis, Sr., J. W. Milam, John D. J Rev. C. F. Allen of Newberry The fall meeting of presbytery will be held with the Ninety-Six church in October; Lt. Shaw Casualty In New Caledonia Laurens. April 24.—Lieut. F. Merle ShaW, of the army air crops, died April 20 in New Caledonia, accord apparently wanted to see the rein forced defenses for himself, since Marshal Erwin Rommel, in charge of them, had just completed his own personal tour. The secret of the Hitler tour reach- Davis, W. W Harris, E. M. Young, here soon after a Berlin announce- B. L. K'ng-R S. Owens Lawrence ment that H it le r amt Bemto Musso- F " D ^ L „ S McM.ll.anRD. Ran- Ilm had met Sunday and Monday at Lt"' S' " e T SS * it Ferg T US ° n a "secret” meeting place and re- Marshall W. Brown, F. D. Jones. afrirme(< |r thtljr jomt ajms 2 u’L W l )ud p’ There wa;i a swelling flood of in- Kohier, L. E. Bishop, W. H Simp- vasion talk from Berllrf and Pani son, B. H. Boyd, C. W. Anderson. | commentators YVL P. Japobs, P. B. Actair. _ | flen Goldville Names Officers For once, judging by Berlin'-s presY At a meeting of the Goldville and radio repots to neutral coun- Democratic club held at Joanna club tries. Propaganda Minister Paul Jo- arui from neutral Swe- costume jewlery, in fact anything! in 8 to information received here to- house Saturday afternoon the follow- seph Goebbels has been caught prac- would come some time between to night and May 1, while Moscow and Berlin reports hinted strongly that the Anglo-American assault might be statutes. that is usable, are wanted. It is hop- ^ a y from his mother, Mrs. Bessie D. ed there will be ^ liberal response 1 Shaw, now a resident of Spartanburg, on the part of the community. All; sa id that other details were lack- proceeds from the “victory sale” will' * n £ He was the grandson of the late be used in carrying on the work ofjGol. John D. M. Shaw, prominent in the association. Those who will make!^ 161 reform movement of the 1890s. County conventions meeting May 11 donations are asked to call Mrs. K.IHis father. Thos. M. Shaw, died when were expected to be more expressive, Mills, phone 321-R. It is also stated on these matters through resolutions coordinated with a full-scale Russian and instruction of delegates to the offensive in the east. I state convention here May 17, both Adding to the increasingly tense county and state meetings were ex feeling of anticipation was the dis Closure that United States glider pi- pected to adopt rules to direct what nominees for county, state and fed- lots were practicing daily at a troop; eral^ offices would be selected by pri- carrier command base in England for mary elections, as state laws on nom their vangiAard role when “H” hour [ inee lists were repealed, arrives in the west. | * A Madrid dispatch quoted the Red Cross Drive newspaper Arriba, official organ of that members will make a canvass. The place where the sale will be held will be announced next week. Committee Named To Recommend Pastor A congregational meeting of the .f ncwspcipci niiiva, uiuiicu uigcui I A ■ . • L J General Francisco Franco’s Falange' ADOUt riniShed party as fordcasting the landing be- j —^ , • tween 10 p.m. tonight and 8 a.m.l It was reported^yesterday that to- April 30, with the comment that “all tal contributions from the Clinton Allied landing up to now have been area in the War Fund drive of the made during the phase of the new 1 ^nerican Red Cross now amount to j $10,416.37. moon. The campaign is First Presbyterian church was held Sunday morning following the regu lar services with Dr. James B. Car- pneter of Mobile, Ala., as moderator. The meeting was called to hear a recommendation from the session that a special committee be elected to recommend a pastor Jor the church as a successor to Dr. J. K. Roberts, bemg j res ig n ed. The following committee he was a youth. Before entering the service he was a rising young busi ness man of this city. A brother, Lieut. J. D. M. Shaw, is in the chem ical service somewhere in the Pacific. ing officers and delegates to the ticallyy speechless. All the Berlin county convention were elected: John propaganda office could say 'was in M. Ross, president; W. E. Byars, vice- dispatches which in .summary were president; Rolfe Clark, • secretary- like this; treasurer; John M. Ross, executive "We know the attack is coming committeeman. from all sides and all shores of Eu- Enrollment committee: R. H. Me- ■ rope at once under the cover of Gee, James L. Browning, Luther J.j thousands and thousands of planes Brock. , 1 and with millions of soldiers, but we Delegates to the county convention: are ready and confititmt.” George Blakely, D. J. Buchanan, W.{ W. Niver, Jr., W. E. Bragg, William A. Moorhead, John -M. Ross, W. E. Two New Candidates Out For Alderman Two new candidates announce for alderman in today’s paper in the ap proaching municipal election to be held on the second Tuesday in June instead of the fourth. In ward five Joe Terry throws his hat in ; the ring. In ward six Roy Trammell announces his candidacy. Messrs. Terry and Trammell are em- WORK-OR-BE-DRAFTED Byars, Lester Hair, Cecil Montjoy, Dll I 11 KlTPHni If* E H Roy Boyce. Belton Cooper, Marion D,l “ l “ Boyce, C. E. Boland, James T. Addi- 1 * son. William Gdstley, P. L Darnell, , Washington, April 24 A work-or- Joe Johnson, R. H. McGee, Floyd; be ' drafted dl11 giving. selective ser- Pitts, L. J. |3rock, J. J. Hawkins,, Vlce P° wer P ut in f° uniform 4-Fs ployees of the Clinton Cotton Mills township at Renno elected ^the fol- Harry Price. W. J. Dees, Andy Gos- ur draft-deferred men who refuse to nell, Floyd Wicker, Joe L Delany work m ^ential J"bs was introduced W. K. Waits, A. D. Barrdh, Rafe the . senate today by Senators Boyce, Preston White, Johnnie Sea- Hiewster, Republican* of Maine, and wright, B. C. Flow, P. B. Mitchell. Hailey. Democrat, of North Carolina. I The bill also would order imme diate induction for any worker who leaves an essential job without per- The Renno Club Flecks Democratic club of Jacks Reports from Stockholm quoted a I completed this week and those who; was^namedV R. ETFerguson.^T/'isaac 1 and have been residents of .this ’city I lowing ofTlcers and delegates W E " m Under its terms the nat German military, spokesman in Berlin as predicting the invasion before the end of the month, noting that “dur ing the, last 10 days of Aprli, the channel tides will be at their high est and therefore most favorable for an attack.” 1 .. Suggesting the possibility of a co ordinated east-west offensive, corre spondents reported from Moscow that “with millions of Allied troops poised in the west and the Allied air offen sive on the crescendo, German inva sion jitters over the prospects of a coordinated attack, as promised at Teheran, ha\e reached a point where the commancjers on such sectors as Stanisla\yow are pouring in men and machines in an effort to reduce the two and Ihree-way pressure.” German concern over the immi nence of heavy battles in the west was reflec^d in a German DNB agency broadcast quoting Adolf Hit ler’s newspaper, Voelkischer Beo- bachter, as saying that “should an invasion be attempted this spring or summer, and should possibly at the same time Soviet divisions start anew their attacks, then the forces would meet armed as never before in history, and battles would rage of a fury never known before in his tory.” desire to contribute are asked to do; Copeland Harry Nettles. Dr. M. W.! for a number of years. so at the local Red Cross headquar t£Ts or see^ Treasurer Hubert Boyd. I Brown, Mrs. John W. Little and M|rs. ional selec- rationing board BULLETIN (OPA) T *TO«Mpenionnei..pf .ho comm..,,*,Conference To Meet was announced, Represents the elders, At Hopewell Church 1 deacons, Sunday school, college, wo man’s auxiliary and young people. (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). PROCESSED FOODS — Blue A8 through" K8 (book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for ijise with tokens. Good indefinitely. MEATS and FATS: Red A8 through V8 (book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good in definitely. 1 . SUGAR: Sugar stamps 30 and 31 Seniors To Present Variety Show The second quarterly conference " " ' j for the Kinards Methodist charge 1 ° ° s - ! will be held at Hopewell church iSunday morning at 11 o’clock. Ftev. l E.*" R. Masqn will preach and pre- ! side over the conference. Reports on, the progress of the charge will be i BtU. prehtot; J. D. Copeland, vice- <ive M w0uM h , vu Ju . fT.' ST 1 •» 11 "') 1 to an, .teferret or r.- J retary-treasuref V , t! U K , fj*' "" I 1 ; Delegates: W E. Bell. Tan M Ray. , l' , ; b , h Y '' d t r U I. Dixon, Gillette Stmpson Alter- oi" 0.,^ T h ' K ’ ary duty, depending upon his con- ion. The house military affairs commit tee proposed last week that 4-Fs whj spurn, essential employment b«k i* 1 * ducted into the army as non-com batants to serve- f as Chairman May. nates: Mrs. A. I. Dixon, Lee Willard, dd ‘ Rossf"M. Lynn Promoted To Major Furnishing a full evening of enter-! the progress of the charge will be; -- ♦—-- Democrat, ; of Kentycky, put if as tainment, the seniors of Clinton high made by committees and officers of.j Friends here of Ross M Lynn will “domestics' around the army's and school will produce a variety show Epworth, Hopewell, and Sharon learn with interest of his promotion navy's camps and hospitals.” The tionally known as the Senior Follies. The show cohsists of fast-moving (book 4) good for five pounds in-i s ^*^ s an( f ^^ ackou ^ s » son 8s and dances, definitely. Sugar stamp 40 good for i an{ ^ * s climaxed by a minstrel act. or at Florida Street school Friday night,! churches. Election of delegates to the to the rank of major. He is a son of committee contended, however, the May 5. Several former senior classes i Greenwood district conference will Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Lynn of Umatilla, system could be adopted under the have givey similar programs, tradi- 1 take place at the conference, the pas- Fla., former residents of this city, .j present law v a.. « -- tor, Rev. S. B. White, states. ; Major Lynn is now on diAy—in-the Senators Brewster and Bailey pro- — ^ ■ | New Guinea area. Before entering vided in today's bill that registrant* Tnwlnr Prnmnfro/^Tn tbe was a member of the between the ages of 18 and 45 who I OyiUr ■ronHH"® lO faculty of the* Darlington School for 'eft essential farm or industrial work Mrs. B. F. Wingard is spending several days at Camp Davis, N. C., with Capt. Wingard, who is stationed there. five pounds of canning sugar until February 28, 1945. SHOES: Stamp 18 (book 1) ex pires April 30. Airplane stamp 1 (book 3) valid indefinitely. Another shoe stamp, as yet to be designated, will become valid May 1. GASOLINE: 9-A coupons expire May 8. Good for 3 gallons. FUEL OIL: Coupons 4 and 5, good until August 31. Tire inspection: Regular tire in spections are not now required. Re tain tire inspection record for use in renewing supplemental gasoline ra tions. A small admission fee will be charged and the proceeds used for the class fund for the school annual. DeShields Appointed Labor Assistant Rank of Captain I Boys at Rome, Ga. Of interest to friends in the city is Copt p err j n Djes T. Roy DeShields of Lanford, has been appointed farm labor assistant to the counfy agent, according tp C. B. Cannon, county .'agent. Mr. DeShields takes the place of Ross who Mr. Cannon piece of work. said J did a good the promotion of Aiken Taylor to the rank of captain. This was a battle- Of Wounds In Battle field promotion Capt. Taylor attained shortly after the battle of Cassino. News has been received here that He is stationed in Italy with an in-! Cap't. Robert M. Perrin, who was fantry division. j wounded in action in the European Capt. Taylor is the son of Mrs., theatre Of war on March 8, died April George W. Taylor of this oity. , 2'm a hospital in Italy. - without permission would be called up by their boards for immediate induction into the armed forces. Brevsjster and Bailey recommended that the director of selective service appoint an inter-agency committee to draw up a list of activities to be classified as essential' war»production and services. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Arrington and Templeton, who served last year and family of Greenville, spent Sunday with Mrs. Arrington’s mother, Mrs. R. F. Blakely. TO SPEAK SUNDAY Capt. Perrin, who has served over-4 Rev. Bob Hodges, pastor of the seas for a year and a half, was a First Presbyterian .church at Union, graduate of Presbyterian college.and will be the guest speaker Sunday ‘the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Perrin of Union. morning' at the ‘First Presbyterian church of this city.