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1 THE CHRONICLE; Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable i U- If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News ^— —■. ■ • Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 17, 1945 Number 20 End of World's Greatest War D. C. HEUSTESS IS LAID TO REST PotNTS X FC)R SOLDIERS 7th War Bond Drive (Published from The New York , Times by The Chronicle for informa- Well Known Citizen and,tion of its readers with relatives in Popular Public Official Succumbs to Brief Illness. ' ,service in Europe or the Pacific). I American soldiers in all parts of ithe world and their families at home last week were computing demobili- tion points. How many of them a Daniel Clarence “Dickey” Heusf soldier has will largely determine tess, 53. one of the city’s most wef-; how soon he can expect to get out of: liked citizens, died at his home/on ; the army. The plan is one that was Cavlert avenue Saturday morning 1 approved by the soldiers themselves Seaboard Installinq after a brief illness. in a survey conducted by the war * i • Li. C‘ l Mr. Heu-stess attended a Kiwanisi d eP ar ' ment J 1 wm P crmlt tde m<!n VOlOr Light iignolS club meeting Thursday evening haJe^n MonrOC To Atlonta Hotel Clinton. At the conclusion of J* as the longest and who .have seen _ the most action to get out of the ser Begins Tuesday, May 29 _ »» L Clinton-Goldville Area Has Quota of $400,000. Effort Will Be Made To Reach Goal In Shott i Canvass. County Quota Is $1,009,000. Col. Gen. Gastaf Jodi, German chief of staff, with back to camera, center, is shown signing the document under which all remaining force/ of the German armies were bound to lay down Uaeir arms in uncondi tional surrender. The scene is supreme headquarters of the Allied forces, Rheims, France. Across the table from Jodi are (left to right) Lt. Gen. Sir Morgan, Gen. Francois Seves, Admiral Bummough, and Lt. Gen. W. B. Smith, chief of staff to General Eisenhower;, Lt. Ivan Sherstaeff, Gen. Ivan Susloparoff, Gen. C. A. Spaatz, Marshal J. M Ross, Gen. H. R. Bull, and Lt. Col. Ivan Zenkovitch. , the meeting he left for his home in the car of a friend and neighbor. Upon arriving at home he was strick en and his condition quickly became serious. He remained in a coma vice first. The Seventh War Loan 'drive in the Clinton-Goldville area will, get under way on Tuesday, May, 29, when workers begin solicitation in an effort to sell $400,000 in bonds. Thq, local drive is under the chair- Mrs. Hugh B. Workman To Head Farm Women For Coming Year At the recent spring meeting of the Laurens County Council of Farm Women held with the Youngs and Grays home demonstration clubs in the upper part of the county, Mrs. Hugh Bonds Workman, of the Wads worth club, was elected president for the new year. Mrs. Workman has been an active leader in demonstra tion work for several years. 7Rural Health” was the theme of the meeting, which was addressed by several speakers. Interesting reports on the work and activities of the or ganization for year were presented. Departmental chairmen made re ports on the activities of the clubs since last April and each added re marks on post-war planning as fol lows: Agriculture, Mrs. H. M. Cook, Durbin club; Exterior Beautification and Housing, Mrs. E. H. Reeves, Eden; Citizenship, Mrs. W. T. Hall, Youngs; Education, Mrs. L. L. Young, Wadsworth; Legislation, Mrs. J. Gray Harris, Youngs; Music and Recre ation, Mrs. W. R. Brown, Long Branch; Religion and Welfare, Mrs Beulah Patterson, Lanford; Consum er Education, Finance, Health and LB I Law Enforcement Meet In Laurens May 22 The city of Laurens will play host on May 22 to law enforcement offi cers in this area who .will attend a conference to be held by the Federal Bureau orf Identiftcation with the co operation of Chief of Police J. L. Prince, the Laurens fire department and the city council" Edward Scheidt, special agent in In the interest of speeding up tra,f- . f, c f or patrons and employes, the manship ot L. h Bishop. !«' K L. Asold.ergetsonepmnt Mr every Seob „ a] . d Alr Line rall is n „ w Plaxico he;,<1s the solicitatmn can- !!: v : c ' s ‘ n “'engaged in a major project that c„v- mtf.ee September 16, 1940, thfe day the draft. ers installation of automatic color Committees are being set up for through Friday and until about 9' act v '' as signed, one point for eac h; light signals along its line from Mon- 1 the canvass and will be announced o’clock Saturday morning when the, month overseas; five points for each; roe N c to Atlant a. This signalling in The Chronicle next week An m- ■ major decoration he has received, in-! a pp ara tus has recent i y p een placed tensive drive will be made to reach end came. His death was a great shock to his family and wide circle of friends here and elsewhere. Funeral services were conducted i eluding battle stars; twelve points for each child up to a limit of three chil- in service between Monroe and the quota in as short time as pos- 1 Chester, a distance of 45 miles. Work i sible. ,^ ren ' his total adds up to eighty-; is progressing rapidly over the re-j The county’s total quota is $1,009,- Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock from'Jve w ‘ u be on ® ° f tbe firs t ^ ^ maining 225 miles. Completion of the I 000, of which a substantial part is the residence. The Rev. J. H. Kohler, | brought home and discharged. It it entire j ob is expected in the late | for the sale of E. Bonds. Dwight F. pastor of Broad Street Methodist ! is less than eighty-five but near that church, of which Mr. Heustess was a t figure he can still expect an early member and former officer, conduct-’“r 0 * 6386 - Th e system is the same for ed the rites. He was assisted by Dr J. C. Roper o>f York, intimate friend of the family. A large gathering of friends assembled both at the home WACs, save that forty-four demobi lization points are sufficient. Officers summer. Total cost will approximate Patterson, well known Laurens one and a half million dollars, qffi- banker, is again county chairman cials state. . ^ The railroad has constructed its and leader of the current campaign. The ovefall quota for the state is own pole line along the 270 mile: $53,000,000, an increase of $4,000,000 also compute their scores by the i en gth 0 f trackage. The poles are I over the objective in the Sixth drive. point system, but for them military and grave to pay a last tribute. Manyj nee< ^ s be a determining factor. beautiful flowers banked upon his grave attested the warm esteem in which he was held. Pallbearers were: Hugh Holman, spaced 200 feet apdrt and carry the In the total of $53,000,000 a goal of circuits that furnish power to the $25,000,000 is sought in E bond pur- signal units. 75,000 rail joints are in 1 chases. process of being electrically bonded. Although the war in Europe is or wired, so as to provide signalling' over, bond officials point to the fact hypothetical case, in this way: Pri-1 control. The primary batteries that that the conflict with Japan is still going on, and at tremendous cost. ‘‘The costs of the war with Japan are enormous, due in part to the ex- The point system applies to veterans of the Pacific as well as Europe. The plan will work, to describe a W. Roy Pitts, J. F. Jacobs, P. S. Bai- vate John Jones has been in the supply current needed to operate the ley, Jeff D. Boland, and Rowland G. Army for three years (36 points); system are housed in stout concrete charge of the Charlotte FBI office,!Hill of Union. {has been overseas for a year and a; boxes alongide the track. The visual has announced that the conference; Mr. Heustess was bom near Clio;half (18 points), and has one child, signal itself compries a series of col- will be highlighted by a colorful ex-j in Marlboro county on May 3, 1892 ; (12 points). In addition he has re-; ored lights—green, red and yellow— hibition of trick shooting put on by; He was a son of the late J. B. and; ceived the Purple Heart (5 points) and not semaphore arms Special Awent Daniel A. Hruska, I Maggie Hubbard Heustess, well firearms expert and instructor at the FBI academy in Quantico, Va. J. Ed gar Hoover, director of the FBI, has made arrangements for Agent Hrus ka to demonstrate the use of various weapons and put on a fancy shoot ing show which should be reminis cent of the days of Annie Oakley. Other interesting features will also have a part on the program. The conference will convene at the armory at 2:00 pjn. Following the group will be conducted on a tour of known families of that county. Com pleting his grammar and high school and has fought in the battles of Nor- i in addition to its other advantages, mandy, Northern France, the Ar- j the layout under construction also dennes and Germany (total 20 provides greatly improved interlock- education, he entered the University | points). Thus he has amassed a totalling crossing arrangements with some of South Carolina, from which he'of 91 points and is eligible for im- 1 of the other rail lines that intersect graduated in the class of 1912. He'mediate discharge. He will be re-1 the Seaboard from Monroe to At- taught in the schools of Santuc and: turned to the United States as soon lanta. Springfield before coming to Clinton ! as shipping or air transport is avail- | ^ in 1914 as a member >of the high able and will be sent to one of t wen " i JYU55 Inez Roy * school faculty. He resigned his school work in 1918 to become cashier of the First National bank of this city, a position he held until 1925. In Sep- indoors portion of the program, the Hembeiy 1 §28, Mr. Heustess was elect- tht Laurens Glass Works through ar rangements made with officials of ed city clerk and treasurer and held the position until his death. By his courteous and affable manner with that company and then proceed to the public he was popular with all an out-of-doors site for the firearms! classes of people and rendered the Publicity, absent, but reports read; exhibition. After this a barbecue will city a high standard of service as an by Mrs. F. E. Bobo. | be served to those present through, honest, honorable public servant. Gold pins were awarded two mem-{the courtesy of the Laurens fire de- Mr. Heustess took ‘an interest in {Tompkins, director of the special Finney Ray of this community. ty-two reception centers. There, he, will be reprocessed and, if he is not; Passes At Hartsville a man whose particular war skill is I - so essential that he cannot be spared, ^ Miss Inez Ray, 57, died suddenly bers for 12 years of home demon-' partment. stration work, seals for eight years of I All law enforcement officers in this he will be transferred to a separa- ; May 7 at the home of her sister, Mrs. tion center. Forty-eight hours later | w . P . Horton, in Hartsville. Funeral he will be a civilian again. If he is services and interment took place in a man essential to the army he will j Hartsville. be retained in service only so long Miss Ray was a sister of Mrs. Ross as it takes to train a replacement for { d. Young of Laurens, formerly of jhim. Such cases, the demobilization this city. She was born in Clinton, a statement by Maj. Gen. William F..daughter of the late G. R. and Janie I them. We haven't been released. As Tomokins. director of the soecial irinnov nf r^mmunitv ' President Truman said, the war is tended distances we must transport our men and material, and the gov ernment will need every dollar the people can put into war bonds,” Christie Benet, state bond chairman, said this week. “The end of the war in Europe has stirred the souls of all of us and sent us to our knees in paryers of thanks. But we cannot forget that our men are facing still another climax with another enemy. “Many will merely change battle fields. Their sacrifices go on, our ob ligation to support them is as strong and as vital as ever, and the cost of the war> goes on. Every man, woman and child must buy bonds in the Seventh War Loan campaign to the limit of their abilities. “The cruel Jap is yet to be sub dued. That will cost lives and entail sacrifice and suffering by our fighting forces. We at home must support work were awarded to nine mem- i vicinity have been invited to attend. ■ rie<1 interests of the community. By public affairs and was always willing planning division of the war depart- Besides the two sisters, Mrs. Hor-,only half won. Buy bonds!” to do his part in promoting the va-jment general staff, said “will repre- ton and Mrs. Young, she is survived 1 The county bonds organization bers and diplomas for four years of! work were awarded to 11 members. • D c Gold pins were awarded to Mrs. Beu-. v-lOSIIig rrogram rOT lah ,. m “T., °l th L L f,' 0rd o club Joanna School and Mrs. O. M. Knight qf the Brew-, m erton club; seals were awarded to! ... ■mi u 1 n* n • j The Joanna school at Goldvule will Mrs. H. M. Cook, Mrs. Roy Davis and 1 h ld closine exercises on Tuesday Mrs. J. E. Hunt of the Durbin club,, ^ in clo ^ n a g 22 at 8^’clock Mrs. Conway Gray, Mrs. Ernest: A program will be rendered by the ! Heustess of Winnsboro - J - B - Heus - Reeves and Mrs R. Glenn Woods of; musi P d f rt^t featuring the glee | te / s U7 of Bennettsville^ R. F. Heustess 4V, “ “ 1,,K H 1 of Winston-Salem, N. C., Mrs. C. A. Hubbard of Clio, Mrs. Lillie Stanton of Dillon, Mrs. Annie H. Hamer and his high ideals, admirable qualities and the splendid example he had set ‘his community he endeared himself to many who will join with the fam ily in mourning his untimely death. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth Thomas Heustess; three brothers and four sisters, J. A. the Eden club. Miss R*erta Bryson c]ub ^" ihSi «» Winston-Salem. N. C„ Mrs. C. A. and Mrs. Lawrence Cook of the Ow- chorus A , (ter Ule m e usical programi certificates will be delivered to those who are completing the ninth grade. The address of the evening will be, delivered by Rev. W. N. Long, pastor {To IsSUG CaiHlifia of the First Baptist churcl) of this * city. ings club, and Mrs. Hugh Bonds Wokrman of the Wadsworth club; diplomas were awarded to Mrs. Ben C. Workman and Mrs. V. E. Shealy of the Wadsworth club, Mrs. E. F. Anderson, Mrs. W. R. Anderson and Mrs. Kenneth Haselden of the Mus- grove club, Mrs. E. A. Curry of the Lanford club, Miss Venie Blakely, Mrs. B. A. Goodwin, Mrs. J. G. Roy, Miss Lidie Sloan and Mrs. Virginia Griffin of the Oak Grove club. , ... An invitation from the Hickory ™ e p Men-of-the-Church of the Tavern club was accepted to hold the f' rst Presbyterian church will hold Mrs. R. F. McNab of Charleston. Lt. Owens To Address Presbyterian Group fall meeting of the council as itsj guests. Bush River School To Close May 20 [their monthly dinner-meeting this evening at 8 o’clock at the church. The guest speaker will be Lt. Tench Owens, now spending a 30-day leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Owens. Lt. Owens received a Sugar On Need Basis Sugar for home canning purposes will be issued on the basis of current needs and local board quotas, not to exceed a maximum of 15 pounds per person, according to the local War Price and Rationing board. This action was made necessary, it is explained, so that persons planning to do home canning later on may be assured of an adequate supply. In view of the necessary cut by Chaplain McSween Carries On Tradition Of Family; Awarded Legion of Merit In Italy The closing exercises leg injury in Italy several months ago 1450,000 pounds in the allotment of River school will begin Sunday, May 20, with the baccalaureate sermon by Dr. R. B. Burgess, president Junior college, Spartanburg. The graduating exercises wjll take place Tuesday evening, the 22nd, with Dr. S. J. Derrick of Newberry college as the speaker. '• The following are members of the graduating class: Azilep Baker, Mary Frances Bishop, Colleen Buzhardt, Doris Epting, Cornelia Mills, Dollie Mae Senn, Narvice Shealy, Margery Smith, Vermelle Wise, Ellis Craven, Jr., Fred Derrick, J. C. McLeod, Ted Wallace and Thomas Workman. Margery Smith is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Smith and a niece of Mrs. R. C. Adair oj this city. Sullivan Appointed On Tax Commission -—♦ James H. Sullivan, member of the Laurens county delegation in the lower house, during the closing ses sions of the legislature was appointed as a member of the state tax com mission. The commission was increased from three to five, members in view of the extra duties placed on it by the new liquor legislation. The sal ary of the job is $6,000 annually and the term is for six years. . R , and is now a convalescent patient, .at | sugar for home canning this year, oi Busn McGuire General hospital, Rich-|OPA has been requested to take mond, Va. Miss May Dicus Accepts Position In South Africa Miss May Dicus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dicus of this city, left Monday for Washington where she will report to the military intel ligence service for several weeks ori entation course. After completing the steps ifor rationing the allotment fairly among consumers. BULLETIN (ORA) RATIONING BOARD sent true military necessity, not mill- by three brothers, Willie B. Ray of plans one of the most active cam- tary convenience.” (Hartville, G. I. Ray of Cheraw, and i paigns so far, with great emphasis on Credit for Battles | Craig Ray of Baltimore, Md.; and the sale of E bonds, the type bought In computing his points the soldier | several nieces and nephews. | by the people at large, overseas knows exactly how many! battle stars he is entitled to, but wives and parents at home may not be able to compute his total so easily. Battle stars are awarded for active | duty in each of thirty battle zones; while combat was going on. The bat- i ties have been defined by the war de-I With the Fifth Army, Italy.—The[stant source of inspiration and cheer partment. Eleven of them are in the role of chaplain in the army is be- to the men of the-battalion. Europe-Africa theatre of operations; coming a tradition in the McSween “While the men of th<e battalion and nineteen in the Pacific. In addi- family. occupied their Arizio foxholes, move- tion, battle stars have been awarded] Like his father before him. Captain ! ment by daylight was impossible, and by field commanders for especially [ Allen C. McSween, of the 135th Regi-: rnovern ®' n l by night was extremely important engagements such as the ment, 34th “Red Bull” Imfantry di- hazardous because of enemy fire, battle of Cassino or the 1943 air raid v i s i on> i s serving the spiritual needs However, some sort of cheer and mo on the Ploesti oil field in Rumania. j 0 f soldiers overseas. And his work ra ' e building activities were essen- The selection of 85 and 44 as the on the Fifth Army front in Italy has d Ihe men were to be kept from so-called "critical scores” \9hich will been so exceptionally meritorious [ growing depressed and despondent, entitle a soldiar or a WAC to dis-I that he has been awarded the Legion Chaplain McSween, realizing this, charge is onl^temporary. In about; of Merit. (conducted a courageous program of Six weeks, wlttm the adjusted service His father Dr John McSween ' ni *Jbtly visits to the front line posi- rating cards in from all theatres,;^ overseas in World* War I with ^ h T » -ndividuals in lonely fox- the war department will x the criti- 1 the 30th Division, and it was this, holes h f brought words of encour- cal score at a figure that will permit same division that Captain McSween a *f. me / U a " d wh * rev * r ‘t was pos- the desired number of discharges and joined m the United States when he ** b 1 l . e t0 collect a , group . men - ht : J ] held prayer meetings which proved to be bfficacious antidotes for the some of the still maintain army at the; was commissioned. * , strength needed for the wsr ng^iinst _ __ De erliciicious iintidott the War Food administration of j a _ an The'actual figure is expected ^ r ‘ ^ c ^ ween ’ Captain McSween, gloomy forgotten feeling s al- Japan, ine actual figure is expected and tbe i at t e r S brother, Captain Wil- Japan to be less than the arbitrary 85 for ana l ° e iauers uromer, ^apunr. men hud a tendency t o acquire from soldiers and 44 for WACs. Men who; li am . McSw ) ! er l; ,^ lth 45the endless days of living in foxholes, served in both the African and Eu-; .. F P. From observutions made during h,i ropean theatres will not be sent to the y ’ trips. Chaplain McSween decided Pacific even if their point scores are a ^ )a P ' ; that what the men needed badly wai too low to Qualify them for dis-' Captain IVIcSween, who has been ^ place where they could come to charge. General Eisenhower has or- the ^ rd Battalion of the 135th j clean up, write letters, ,read, and if dered such men Held in the Euro— Infantry since that unit pulled baclc they so desired, to attend religious pean Army oi Occupation if they f rom the Cassino front, attended j services. With this in mind, Chaplain . . - , L-v r, nr* 1 I A-v r* r* , ■ r V, ** S* V, T • » ♦ V, X T _ O . . ~ A a a . 1 4 J l_ 1 1 1 cannot be discharged. Presbyterian college, where his fath-1 McSween selected a large building .ki. aUa. er was president. He spent one year I behind the lines and despite the hm- -mv oYrwx'ts tn at the United States Military acad-uted material on hand developed it emy at West Point and then returned into a rest center to accommodate 50 (Compiled to date tor information of The Chronicle’s readers) |army expects to reduce its present oi ine wnrumcie s icaucis;. 1 ctr*»noth nf H «mn non « qkh nnn *“ ““v. . lilwu u lvi.cc* ^ unujiuuuudic jv PROCESSED FOODS: BLUE f < ?’2nnn to Presbyterian college where he was men every 24 hours. A day spent at — - —-1 STAMPS H2, J2, K2, L2. M2 now f y ^ dl no ^‘ graduated. Later, he received his Chaplain McSween’s rest center be- course she will fly to Pretoria, Union , valid, expire June 2; N2, P2, Q2, R2, '° De 1 P 1 11 D B.D. degree at Union Theological came a tramendous of South Africa, where she will be S2 now valid, expire June 30; T2, U2, wha have seen overseas service morale builder attached to the U. S. embassy in,the office of the war department. LONG ADDRESSES MOUNTVILLE GRADUATES Rev, Walter N. Long, pastor of the 28 ner cent will he father Re seminar y at Richmond, Va. His first and an excellent tonic for strained V2, W2, X2 now valid, expire July, .V L?. pastorate was at Forest City, N. C., nerves. W;Y2,Z2, Al. Bl. Clnowvalid, ex- and he went [r„m there into the, •Unfortunately, the enemy beeame dSl^-wm Se d ^dtkeharged. ? n 7J“ » >*utenant tn^e .auspw.ou* of the acf.v.ty around D *n .Keace .wax Axw.^iaxa ' iChaplain McSween s buildi pire August 31. MEATS AND FATS: RE All these men are expected to be building and First Baptist church ot this city, de- J2 now valid, expire June 30; K2, L2,i livered the baccalaureate sermon M2, N2, P2 now valid, expire July STAMPS Y5, Z5, A2, B2, C2, D2 now back''i"n Wi s’country*''wiYh’m twelve A ft f r a ‘ tendin S the ^ chaplain’s destroyed it by artillery fire. Unper- valid, expire June 2; E2, F2, G2, H2, m()n ,h s ^ school at Boston, Mas};., he was as- turbed, Chaplain McSween acquired — ’ signed to the 454th AAA Battalion volunteers arid constructed Some 25 and sailed overseas to Oran, North dugouts. Then he equipped them Sunday evening before the gradual-j 31; Q2, R2, S2, T2, U2 now valid, ex- {TO GRAD1 ATE AT Africa, landing there on May 23, with games, books, and other rev re- ing class of the Mountville high‘pire August 31. RANDOLPH-MACON ^ ; 1943. He was assigned to the 135th ational facilities and >n a..few days he qilGAR- stamn 35 now zood for ’ [Infantry in February, 1JM4. had completed another rest center to five pounds, expires June 2; stamp 36 Miss Mary Lee Philips, of Spartan- M The story of his activity in Italy which all the men in the battali n Ortw valiH AXYnirpc 31 , burg, is a member of the senior class is outlined in the citation for the Le- were looking forward to visit. ’ ... 8 „ ,‘at Randolph-Macon Womans college, gion of Merit: • | “When the drive to crack the hos- SHOES: Airplane stamps I, 2 and : Lynchburg, Va., where commence- "Chaplain McSween joined the 3rd tile ring around the American forces 3 now valid. New shoe stamp be-^ men ^ exerc j ses w jH be held May 28. Battalion shortly before the 135th at Anzio commenced on May 23. comes valid August 1. I Miss Phillips is the daughter of Mr. Infantry embarked for the Anzio, Chaplain McSween remained .it the school. Saturday's Games In County League Games in the Laurens County baseball league scheduled for Satur day are as follows: Clinton at Lydia. Hickory Tavern at Watta. FUEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 valid for 10 gallons each. GASOLINE: A-lb coupons valid through June 21. \ \ 1 and Miis. H. R. Phillips. Mrs. Phillips beachhead, and from, the dajf the 3rd battalion aid station working long before marriage was Miss.Mary King Battalion landed on the embattled of this city, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. B. L. King. ? ^ beachhead until the liberation of Rome, Chaplain McSween was a con- tiresome hours ministering to the physical and spiritual needs of the (Continued on page two)