The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 21, 1944, Image 2
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Tlnirsdoy, June 21, 1945
NEWS OF .
MEN IN
Attorney General
FIRST SGT. EDGAR B. NORTON ;
of Clinton, was among the 500 South!
Carolinian's of the 86th Infantry di- !
vision troops which landed at Camp i
Kilmer,' N. J., on Sunday from Eu
rope. *• ; '' |
T-5 JOSEPH DIXQN, of 1his r cityf, j
arrived at platen Island, New York. !
Monday on the transport James G.!
Blaine w^h 366 other veterans eli-'!
-pible for "discharge under the army’s;
85-point merit system, and disem
barked for transfer to Camp Kilmer, •
N. J. The Blaine arrived ./from Le |
Havre, France. . j
Dixon is expected home in the next |
lew days. He has served overseas 20 j
months as an artilleryman with tite
66th Division. He received the Silver/
Star and five battle stars , for the |
North' African, Sicily and Southern!
France invasions.
Word has been received by Mr.!
and Mrs. S. A. Pitts from their son.;
STERLING, that he has arrived;
safelv overseas in the South Pacific ,
Thomas Campbell Clark, 45, of
Texas, former assistant attorney
general in charge of the crim
inal division of the department of
justice, who has been named by
President Truman to succeed Fran
cis Biddle as attorney general.
: 'REDEPLOYMENT' IS
i LATEST m PROBLEM
O
Troop Shift To Pacific
To Tax Capacity of
Transport Lines.
:
Literally rolling up their sleeves
and hitching , up their belts, both the |
army and transportation- companies j
of the U. S. harve undertaken the i
l
huge task of shifting men and ma
terial from Europe to the Pacfiicii
■ - ■ . . |
I through this country in the least
time possible for bringing the full j
i'f;!!,,:. . ■ ■ - Y.f.w, .
jweight of American arms to bear
• against the Japs. , T
I Known as “redeployment,’* the |
program calls for the return of some j
3,100,000 troops and hundreds of I
I ttou&andsT/of tons of material within j
| raftie%nont,hl of ViE day, with 845,000 ;
i fnen a ^ftg tfiapsferred during the i
i first three months; 1,185,000 during |
| the next three, and 807,000 during
They’re Going Home
Pvt Herman Nabors,
Former German Prisoner;
On Visit To Mother
1942, he had been confined in a Ger
man prison camp until his liberation
[a few weeks ago and return to the
U. S. army. He was attached to an
; infantry outfit when captured by the
i Germans.
Pvt. Herman Nabors, who until re-1
+
cently was a prisoner of the German, SARDIS CHURCH SERVICES |,
government arrived Tuesday'for a! The wor - shj service5 at Sard , s !
leave w.th h.s mother Wy Methodist church. Renno, will be
Nabors, until August 15 He landed, d fourth Sun _
in New York recently and from there d a i ternoons at 4 O . clocki Rev . j.
went to Kilmer, N. J., and on to;
Fort Bragg, N. C.
j.H.! Kohler states.
Pvt. Nabors has been in the ser- i LOOSE LEAF BINDERS for business
vice four years, three years of the! checks. Economical, handy and
time overseas. Since February 17,1 easy to use. Chronicle Pub. Co.
~i : ! : ; r
CASINO THEATRE
Part of the contingent of dough
boys who arrived from Europe at
Camp Kilmer, whence they will
leave for home on furlough, and
then to the Pacific to finish the
Japs.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
June 22 and 23
£,INT!L£
A AW Jr
JAMES
and is getting along fine.
here and r,ela-
CRAIG • REED • MAIN L
tan M-G-M ncruReJT'^JS^™
Feature Begins:
the last three. ;.. , ..
Because of 'the tremendous nature | lieve passenger congestion * felt
of the project,. and the need for for the last tew y ears -
maintaining ordinary shipments for' Simultaneous with the transfer of
SGT JAMES C PACE, former tives in Greenwood. ' occupation forces ; in Europe and ad* i ^ 4:2 Q t 7:33f g . 2 6
Clinton resident, is a pitching ace fw . C pl, Taylor kas been in the ' army t ^aUrlads the 1 ”
rc’V : tou » r ’ y e . arSi !he past 32. themselves confronted . . .. .
1 V K . ■ e ! l> \\ ■ , . .. . *r » ’ hlonths he has been on overseas duty m ost complex traffic situations ’ the U. S. At V-E day, American arm-
‘ i " a, < ! ‘ >L ''* 1 c v, 1 'pTm T Gen. Hodges IsW Army head-; i n th e i r long-, history. Already they j ibs'had more than 5,500,000 tons of
'cr'e-mt oY'^he^xist miUtun’ police' c,uart ^ rs- ! ■< j-haVe put'out a call for thousands of j supplies on the continent, including
THE BROADWAY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
June 22 and 23
NEWS.
9c and 35c
Jackson.
Mrs. Taylor and small son have additional employees such as clerks, 1 700,000 tons of ammunition and more
.been making their home here while stenographers, brakemen, condlic- 1 than 1,000,000 separate items, rang-j
^ Lt. Taylor has been in the servic 6 - 1 tors, engineers, firemen, switchmen,; ing from locomotives to watch repair
Word has been received b> Mi. and Before marriage she was Miss Lilliani blacksmiths, carpenters, mchinists, 1 tools. j
Mr.'. Charlton D. Benjamin that then Burns Browning of this city. freight handlers, crossing watchmen Germany’s surrender • saw U. S.
son. PVT. C D. BENJAMIN. JR., has ——— | and regular track gangmen.
arrived in the States from overseas. CORP. FRED SHELTON, who hasj During the peak of withdrawal
duty and will receive an honorable [jee^ on a visit here, has been trans-.i from Europe, approximately' 500,000
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
June 25 and 26
discharge during the next few days | ferred t0 Fort Ord, Capf:
under the point system. Pvt. Benja
min has been attached to the 577th
Replacement company and was
among the first group of Clinton boys
entering the service. ■ —
PVT. ISAAC D. STONE, of this!
city, has been cited by the 349th;
FINALE
STAGED ALONG
OKINAWA TIP
i men will be shifted to the U. S., it
; is estimated/without * about 56,000
i carried by air and the rest by water.
; American troopships not required in
| the Pacific along with British trans-
| ports and more than 400 reconverted
:_cargo vessels thus will will .move the
brunt of the men.
Germany’s
forces with 3,000,000 small arms,
11,000 medium and light artillery
pieces, 350,000 automatic weapons
and mortars, 62,000 combat vehicles
and 371,000 other motorized units. , .
Despite all of the careful prepara- | With GREGORY PECK, THOM-
tion for redeployment, the movement,AS MITCHELL, VINCENT PRICE,
will tax the facilities pf the American | ROSA STRADNER, and RODDY
It’s a heart-warming biography of
an heroic priest—heroic in his devo
tion and self-sacrifice to the humble
and oppressed. It’s new—it’s differ-
Guam, June 20.— The 10th armyii The capture of usable enemy ship-
Krautkiller regiment of the backed the last 2.000 or more Japa- ping will help to speed up the with-
Army’s 88th “Blue Devil division - > - • ■ - - -
nese into tiny, isolated pockets onj drawal by as much as 60,000 during
and awarded the Combat Infantry- the sout ^ ern t i p 0 f Okinawa today, j the second three month period arid
mans badge for actual participation^ al v i c t 0 fy was at hand. . ! 117,000 during the last quarter, it is
Scores of the trapped enemy leaped
in combat against the enemy in Italy.
Standards for the badge are high. ,
The decoration is awarded to the to their deaths trom the southern
infantry soldier who has proved his ;cil h s - Others were surrendering in
fighting ability in combat. ! such; numbers that no <. ceura e coun
Pvt. Stone is attached to the Fifth j could be kept. Even more were being
Army. His wife, Mrs. Made C. Stone, ; s ^ a * n * n their caves and foxholes
is making her home here during his, “We’ve got them on the run
absence. said Lt. Col. John G. Johnson,
— Champaign, III, commander of
railroad industry.
For one thing, fewer rail lines ser
vice the West coast than the heavily
industrialized East, and it is estimat
ed that monthly traffic to the area
will\ rise from the present 148,000
cars \>173^000. Further, when war
shipping"'vraJ reach its peak in late
summer and\ early fall, the carriers
estimated, with time needed to re
convert the vessels for troop service; will have /f 0 d i ve rt thousands of
impeding their immediate utilization, j height cars to move the wheat har-
Once the hundreds of thousands; vest And, finally, substantial sup-
of G. Ts start pouring into American; plies stin wi ii have to be hauled to
ports, and substantial quantities of E as t coast ports for delivery to occu-
McDOWELL.
Feature begins 2:00, 4:32, 7:04, 9:36.
NEWS. 9c and 35c
10 A. M. Show MONDAY.
Western thrills with action for
those who like it. With SUNSET
CARSON and LINDA STIRLING. ^
Feature Begins:
Friday: 2:24, 4:52. 7:20, 9:48.
Saturday: 1:30, 3:58, 6:26, 8:54.
Boston Blackie Booked
On Suspicion
Mystery, thrills and action that
will give you the creeos. With CHES
TER MORRIS and LYNN MERRICK.
Feature Begins:
Friday: 3:21, 5:49, 8:17.
Saturday: 2:27, 4:55, 7:23, 9:51.
Manhunt On Mystery
Island, Chap. 14
9c and 30q
10 A. M. Show SATURDAY.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
June 25 and 26
now,” I ma ^ er '^ are Iece i ve h. the railroads ; pa jj on forces in Europe.
of
the
PFC. WILLIAM W. (BILL) JOHN- : ’22nd marine regiment. “We’re going
SON. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad like a bat out of hell and we intend
Johnson, Sr., was honorably dik-jto keep them on the run.”
charged from the army last Wednes-! The 81-day-old campaign reached
day at Fort Bragg, N. C., under the ! the mop-up stage yesterday with a
point system and has returned to his marine break-through to the south
home here. ' j coast on a wide front. Marines and
Johnson, who had a total of 105, doughboys then knifed out in all di-
points, entered the army with a Na- rections, carving up the enemy sur-
tional Guard unit’in February, 1941. vivors into helpless groups of only
He has spent 32 months on overseas 10 to 100 soldiers each,
duty in North Africa, Italy and Sici- . Admiral Chester W. Nimitz an-
ly. He was a member of a medical nounced in a communique that the
unit attached to the 178th Field Ar- enemy’s last defenses were collapsing
tillery. and resistance steadily was weaken-
' ing.
DOROTHY LUCILE CLARK, spe-
eialist, first class, of the WAVES, has
reported for duty in the Hawaiian’
Islands. Miss Clark is the daughter,,;
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Clark, of this
city. She was graduated from Win-1
throp college. Rock Hill, with a de
gree in physical education and was:
teaching at the time of her enlist--
men: in June, 1943. She was station- !
ed in Washington, D. C., when she
received orders for overseas duty.
will be pressed to handle the load. , i a
Under the army’s program, troops a " my f dec ] are + d
landing in this country will be sent; tdat every effort would be made to
to disposition centers .close to the|^ ear Pacific-bound shipments
embarkation ports. There, they willij! 1 ™ 11 ^ ^ est c °6st ports, East an
be broken up into units hailing from I ports are expected to ac-
the 1 same regions and then dispatched f on ^ rnodate , a £ y . ov e r h°ws and a so
to persbnnel reception stations, where
they will be furloughed after being
paid and issued required clothing.
After completing their furlough, they
will then ;return to the reception sta
tion -fpr reassignment.
In detailing the movement of these
troops, the military-civilian railroad
load vessels being transferred from
the Atlantic to the Orient through
the Panama canal.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
June 27 and 28
Main St: After Dark
What is today’s girl gangster like?
I wouldn’t answer it, if I were you.
With EDWARD ARNOLD, HUME
CRONYN, SELENEA ROYLE and
DAN DURYEA.
, Feature begins 2:00, 4:16, 6:82, 8:48.
Eady Was A Lady
It’s breezy, it’s teasy, it’s easy on
the eyes and light on the brain and
Cognizant of the magnitude of the, With ANN MILLER joe
task before it, the army was well!„ rTTTTA ,, ’
prepared for redeployment, having BESSER, WILLIAM WRIGHT and
drawn up plans a searly as last Oc
tober to avaieT the cluttering of East
urgency committee figured that each coast ports with freight cars and
soldier would make an average of
four train trips during redeployment,
with the total adding up to 10,000,000
for all men. In view of this huge
movenhent and the ordinary military
supplies after V-E day.
Under the army’s • plan, European
commanders were asked to designate
whether supplies they requested
would b needed aftei V-E day.or not.j
JEFF DONNELL
Feature begins 2:56, 5:12, 7:28, 9:44.
CARTOON, “SHE SICK SAILOR.”
9c and 35c
10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY.
LEON ERROL has some fun with
the cuties. Music, dancing arid com
edy. Other good players are RICH
ARD LANE, MICHAEL ST. ANGEL,
and ELAINE RILEY.
Feature begins 2:42, 4:55, 7:42, 9:55.
COMEDY, “The Jury Goes Round
’n’ Round.” NEWS. 9c and 30c
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
June 27 and 28
The
Their hearts embrace as excitement
storms across the screen. And you’ll
thrill to the sensational duel on
horseback. With WILLARD, PARK
ER, AN,IT A LOUISE, JANIS CAR
TER and JOHN LODER.
Feature begins 2:51, 5:06, 7:12, 9:18,
Latest “THIS IS AMERICA,”
“HONORABLE DISCHARGE.”
Black Arrow, Chap. 11
9c and 30c
traffic, the public again, has been ( If not, they could quickly be shifted |
| cautioned to travel sparingly to re-1 to other points after V-E day. |
Test your knowledge of your
Government’s War Bond Financ
ing program. The' answers to
these questions, given at the end,
should be kmnvn by every
American. How good are you?
1. 85.million Americans have pur
chased Series E War Bonds.
2. 84% of all the money ever in-
KEEP COOL AND ENJOY GOOD PICTURES
S-SGT. JAMES M. MEADORS,
son of Mrs. Jessie Meadors of this
city, ha
charge from the service at Camp; stroyed. it is just the same as if the
Gordon. i owner had lost the money he in-
Sgt. Meadors has been in the army; vested
vested in E Bonds is still invested
. , . , j 1 . 113 /in them,
received an honorable dis- ! 3. if a Bond is lost, stolen or de-
4. E Bonds may be cashed at any|
qualified bank for their full cost any
time after 60 days from date of issue.!
5. The U. S. Government’s prom
ise to redeem War Bonds any time
after 60 days from date of issue is
just as strong as its promise to !
PVT. HOYT L. BURROUGHS/ stand back of a dollar bill,
who has been at Thayer hospital in! 6. You have to hold a Bond the
Nashville, Tenn., is visiting his par- full ten years tq get any interest.
six years, overseas 34 months. He
has received the Good Conduct rib
bon. American Defense ribbon, seven
battle stars, and the European Thea
ter of Operations ribbon.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Burroughs,
of Route 2, Clinton. Pvt. Burroughs
has just returned from overseas. He
was wounded in Germany and for
two months was a patient in an Eng- 1
lish hospital.
LIEUT. PAUL LEAGUE, of the
navy, spent a few days this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
League. Lieut. League left Tuesday
for Chicago, 111., where he is a naval
instructor at Northwestern univer
sity. Lat^r he expects to return to a
ship assignment.
LT. COL. THOMAS T. "TAYLOR
arrived this week for a leave of ab
sence until July 8 which he is spend-
Highest
CASH PRICE
For Your
USED CAR
—0-
COOPER
MOTOR CO.
West Main Street
7. The lowest-priced War Bond
costs $25.
.8. War Bonds are better than cash.
9. Two persons cannot own a War!
Bond jointly.
10. The only reason we should bur
War Bonds is to help pay for fobd.
ammunition, etc., for the' armed
forces.
ANSWERS / O
1. True.
2. True.
3. False. War Bonds are regis
tered in the names of their owners,
and lost Bonds can be replaced.
4. True.
5. True. Compare wording on a
Bond and a bill.
6. False. Your Bond increases in*
value after one year. See the values
on the back of the Bond. But you
get a greater increase in value the
longer you hold a Bond, up to
at the end of 10 years for every
you paid.
7. False. A $25 Bond costs $18.75,
8. True. They can be replaced if
lost, they increase in value and they
can be converted into cash in case
of need.
9. False. War Bonds can be owned
by two people as co-owners or as
owner and beneficially/
10. False. Your sayings invested in
War Bonds will also'help to stabilize
prices now and to provide for your
own security in the future.
JAMUP and HONEY
/
Present Original WSM
GRAND OLE OPRY
STARS IN PERSON:
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LIQUID' ULAN' FAST*
UNCLE DAVE MACON
His Last Tour
V;
CURLY FOX
National Champion Old-time Fiddler
TEXAS RUBY
The Original Cow-girl Yodler
THE FOX HUNTERS
GABRIEL TUCKER JAMUP and HONEY
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Mammoth Tent Theatre
Behind Sinclair Station on, W. Pitts Street Seats (or 3,000
SHOW STARTS AT DARK
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NO CONCERT ) ,
THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH.
Children 35c (plus tax)