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i'-v ; '"M ) 7- v .7 »• " / 1 ' .1 ‘7 THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable , , I -H • • ^ Shr (Eltntnn (Mmmtrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE t You Don't Get the News Volume XLIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 3, 1944 Number 31 AMERICAN ARMORED FORCES SMASH INTO BRITTANY PENINSULA U. S. Units Advance 13 Miles Below Avranches. Tanks Penetrate Far. Supreme Headquarters, Allied Ex- JOHN A. FRANKS DIES AT LAURENS Laurens, July 29.—Funeral services for John Adrian Franks, 83, retired merchant of this city, were held at 6 ( o’clock Sunday afternoon from the home on Jones street, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. H. Kyzar, and i the Rev. Jodie Martin. Interment fol- J lowed in the family plot in the Lau- ! rens cemetery. Mr. Franks died at 10:30 Saturday j morning at the family home after an .... _ . « A ~ ; 'illness of eight months. He was the petitionary Force. Aug. 2,-Amencan ; son of ^ , a *. w H and Sara Barks .j armor smashed into Brittany at four dale Franks, members of prominent 1 points Tuesday, plunging 10, to 113 Laurens county families. For 42 years! miles beyond captured Avranches in was in the mercantile business in two directions, and sweating infan-! Laurens and also served a term as trymen cut their way through disin- mayor. He was an active deacon of tegrating German resistance over a the Fi j St Baptist church for many wide front, bagging a one-day total years and was later elected a life-, of 7,812 prisoners. r 'long deacon. He was married to Miss] In the hottest, most humid weather Sally Henderson, who died 13 years since D-day the American forces on, ago. the western sector of the French bat-1 Surviving- are one son, Clyde T. 1 Army-Textile Rally At Armory Saturday Free Entertainment T\) Consist of Band Concert, Soldier Show, Talks By Veterans and Two Movies. Program Begins At 7:30. tlefront battered the enemy into a re treat which correspondents said had “lost all order.” Franks, Laurens; three daughters, Mrs. E. O. Anderson, Miss Alleene and Miss Martha Franks, all of Lau- College Graduating Program Sunday At First Presbyterian One American tank column pene- r ens; one half-brother, Dr. C. W. trated Brittany to the town of Pon- l-* owne y Georgia; two step-sisters, torsan, 13 miles southwest of Avran-i M rs - W\/L Box, Spartanburg, and ches, and doughboy patrols rounding M rs - Like Watkins, Laurens,, and up disheartened, resigned Germans in i thre? grandchildren. clusters. * While the armor drove down thq. coast beyond Avranches, American infantry came into its own with a powerful inland smash into the streets of Villedieu-Les-Poeles and Tessy-Sur-Vire, and along the whole inland side of the Yank break through German forces crumbled. As the great offensive rolled into Thirteen graduating seniors at Pres t its ninth, day, a supreme headquar-. pyt er j an college will have baccalau-' ters communique said armored spear- rea ^ e exercises on Sunday, August 6, heads captured two dams in an areaj a ^ F j rs t Presbyterian church,! ten miles southeast of Avranches w here they will hear an address by! The Clinton Chamber of Commerce at the request of the war department, is cooperating with the War Produc tion board and the Fourth Service Command, in presenting to the public of this’community the first of a series of rallies intended to stimulate the textile industry in connection with the war effort. •The rally will be held open-air at the local armory beginning at 7:30 Saturday evening, August 5. On the program will be the 216th Army band of Camp Gordon, Ga., ! several returned heroes from combat! areas including Pvt. Harry McGovern, who has been awarded the Purple Heart, and Capt. James L. Trebilcock, assistant post signal officer of Camp Gordon. ■ j Two interesting movies, “Cotton At War,” and “Prelude To War.” will be shown. The soldier show will con sist of music, acts, etc. The picture, “Cotton At War,” is an interesting one and should prove so to the public in general and par ticularly to war workers employed in textile plants here and at Goldville in the manufacture of cotton into war materials. The army personnel, who will have entire charge of the program, togeth er with the band, will arrive about 6 o’clock and will be luncheon guests of the Chamber of Commerce. After the luncheon the personnel and band will march to the armory where the program will start at .7:30. Master of ceremonies for the occa sion will be an army officer, who will make a short talk explaining the pro gram. Several performers will be pre sented. The remainder of the program will be as follows: Presentation of returned heroes. First combat veteran tells his story. Second combat veteran tells his story.. . Talk by W. P. Jacobs. Introduction of WPB officers and others. Film, “Cotton At War.” Film, “Prelude To War.” Announcements. National Anthem by band. The public in general is cordially invited by President Tom Addison of the sponsoring organization to attend the free program, which will be in teresting Jrom start to finish. across'the Selune river, boundary of last natural harried before Brittany. A front dispatch said the advance was so swift the Germans had no chance to blow up the installations. The Americans also smashed across the river four and miles southeast of Avranches, taking Pontaubault and Ducey. Ten miles east of Avranches the' the pastor, Rev. William Redd Turner., Mr. Turner has recently been called to the First Presbyterian church, and the baccalaureate sermon wilUbe his i second address before his new con- j , gregation. He was formerly pastor one-half and six, pi rs t Presbyterian church of 1 Florence. The college ends its mid-summer j quarter of work under its accelerated i doughboys strengthened their hold ; p rograrn this we ek, to resume its in-1 along the See river, capturing Brecey, tensive sche dule with the late-sum-! a road junction. | mer q Uar ter which begins on Aug- Dispatches from the front said thej ust g Those participating in the gradu- Germans probably would try to halt the drive before the Americans surge completely out of the Cotentin pe ninsula and into the interior of France, where Field Marshal Guen ther von Kluge would be unable to establish a line. Even if he did establish a line tem porarily by throwing in new divisions rushed from other parts of France, he never again would be able to stale- ation ceremonies this week-end will, be: Receiving the bachelor of arts de gree: Betty Wallace Hunter, magna cum laude, Clinton . Mary Cornelia Loftis, Clinton. Oneida Chloe McClure, Clinton. Marjorie Ann Miller, Clinton. Martha Louise Stribling, Laurens. Virginia Carolyn Sumerel, Clinton. ] William Harold Turnloy, cum laude,! magna cum mate the Allies as they did in the first 50 days of the invasion, corre-1 \v ax haw N. C spondents said. ! Shirley Mae Wells, Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley has 1 Jaude, Mt. HoHy, N. C. caught up with his timetable and is: Hilda Elizabeth Woodside, Clinton, swinging along now far better than, Receiving the bachelor of science was expected ten days ago, having de g ree: Margaret Ellis Adams, cum accomplished the three primary ob- j ] aude Cross Hill jectives assigned him-securing of! Courtney Elaine Allen, Newberry. 1 the beachhead, capture of Cherbourg Martha Norris Stanton, Clinton. i and the breakthrough out of the Nor-1 Oscar Ray Stribling, cum laude, mandy hedgerows and into open Laurens country for swift, mobile warfare. I . ^ first The roster of Nazi prisoners for the i i •• i st eight days of the offensive MCOICOI OTOlip mounted to 18,587 by official count up Hold Moot HgTG to midnight last njght, and it ^vas.dis closed that seven "whole .divisions have been lacerated to a po/nt where it will be' impossible for the Germans to reconstruct them. / The monthly meeting of the Lau- Urgcnt Appeal Made Here For Waste Paper E. W. Miller, field representative of rens County Medical society was held last Tuesday evening at the Clinton Tea Room. Dr. G. E. MqDaniel of the state board of health, was the guest speaker, and discussed the polio situ- j 1 ation in the state, stating there ‘are: j only a few cases. Dr. F. K. Shealy, of this city, is ! president of the society and Dr v J. L. Fennell, of Waterloo, secretary. PAYNE ANNOUNCES LIONS COMMITTEES H. D. Payne, who recently assumed the presidency of the Lions club, has anounced corpmittees to serve for the ensuing year, the first named in each instance being the chairman: Attendance: G. L. Simpson, W. B. Owens, D. O. Rhame. Program: J. K. Cauthen, B. O. Whitten, W. R. Pitts. Finance: W. C. Neely, R. G. Wat son, B. Hubert Boyd. Publicity: Harry C. Layton, Duncan Felder, J. B. Hart. Lions Education: Tom Addison, B. R. Austin, T. J. Copeland. Constitution and By-Laws: R. S. Owens, I. M. Adair, R. S. Truluck. Sight Conservation: H. L. Eichel- berger, Duncan Felder^ J. A. Gallo way. Boys and Girls Work: J. J. Corn wall, Roy Gasque, James Addison. Safety: R. J. Pitts, J. W\ Finney, E. M. Timmerman. I Entertainment: P. S Bailey, S. Y. Adair, John T. Young.. Public Health: J. F. Jacobs, D. O. Rhame, L. W T . Bullock. Civic Improvement: W. M. Walker. C. W. Cooper, C. W. Anderson. Citizenship and Patriotism: John Addison, L. W. Cooper, William Bell. Convention: R. C. Adair, Ryan Lawson, W. B. Owens. At the meeting of the club Friday evening at Hotel Clinton, a group of the Teen-Age Canteen members en tertained the gathering. Included was an orchestra composed of Ferd Ja cobs at the piano, Marian Pitts and Kay Mills, trumpets, Alan Suddeth and James Austin Chandler, saxo phones, and John Coker, drums, gave several selections. A jitterbug exhibition was given by Hafold Gard ner and Betty Jeah Waits of Gold ville, apd MurpheV Timmerman and Alberta^Baldwin. ! < OFFICIAL RETURNS FOR STATE PRIMARY Columbia, July 31.—A total ballot of 250,792 out of 400,800 eligible vot ers in the July 25 U. S. senatorial primary was reporfed today by Jeff B. Bates, party secretary. Bates said tho figure would not be official until declared so by the exec utive committee which will meet here Wednesday at the conclusion of the second state Democratic convention. He reported these totals from county votes turned in by party chairmen: Attorney General John M. Daniel, 1,572; Dr. Carl B. Epps, of Sumter,! 6,861; Gov. Olin D. Johnston, who was nominated, 138,440; Augustus S. Merrimon, of Sumter, 2,858; and Sen ator E. D. Smith, incumbent, 88,045. , These votes w’ere reported—for. the Thircr Congressional district, the only one contested: State Labor Commis sioner R. L. Gamble. 14,484; Repre sentative Butler B. Hare, incumbent, 26.320; apd Leon L. Rice, of Ander son. 6.692; and for the two contested solicitorships, 7th circuit, J. Allen Lambright, of Spartanburg, 12,787, and Solicitor Sam R. Watt. 18.705; 11th circuit. McKendree Barr, of LeesvfHe, 3,748, and Solicitor Jeff Griffith, of Saluda. 10,908. NO POLIO CASE IN THE CITY Contrary to rumors. The Chronicle was told yesterday by attending phy sicians that there is no case of polio in the city. The suspicion arose during the week when a young woman of the ' community became ill and was quar- antined until a consultation was held j by physicians and members of the 1 state board of health who were called in. It is stated now that it is not in fantile paralysis and the patient was reported yesterday as rapidly recov- ! ering. The quarantine will remain in force for a two-week period. goldvilleIoy ^ IN COMBAT ZONE 7 ON RADIO HOOKUP A Goldville youth. Seaman 1st class James W. Sample, made the Spot light Band’s program in a nation wide hookup last Friday evening when he was presented from a com bat zone area. The Spotlight Band's program is a radio program with a national hookup, sponsored by the Coca-Cola company. Seaman 1st Class Sample is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Sample of Gold ville. Sample, who is a bow gunner on a LST (landing ship, tank), related his dramatic experiences while aboard his ship, when seven direct hits were made on his craft. The boat was beached and as the ship's guns were 1 still in working order, Sample re- | fused temporarily to leave the ship and stayed with his guns. The skip per’s log says of the 21-year-old sea man that he was the last man to leave the ship, an act of extreme courage, and with total disregard of his safety. The craft, which had been beached, was saved, and sailed from the beach on the next tide. Sample’s story, which was brought in by short wave and re-broadcast,' was dramatically presented. In a clear voice he related his experiences to his vast radio audience. Seaman Sample has brought honor to himself and to his family, and through his appear ance on the Coca-Cola program gave his home town favorable advertising. Vesper Services At The Orphanage Special open air vesper services are being held each Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock on the orphanage campus for the group of children and work ers who are not away on vacation. The services for the past two Sun days have been conducted by the Rev. Walter" N: Long, pastor of the First Baptist church, and Rev. J. H Kohler, pastor of Broad Street Methodist church. the War Production Board, associated BUYS ADDISON HOME with the Greenville headquarters of i Mrs. Collette G. Coleman has pur- the bureau, visited Clinton the past chased the J. T. Addison reaUJ^nce on week to encourage local efforts in sal- Ferguson street now occupied by Mr. vaging waste paper. * ; and M rs John Coleman. Mr. Miller, calling on local agen- i ^ cies interested in the collection of paper! stated that the rieedL is soi RATIONING BOARD critical that salvage efforts will be 1 continued at' least six months aftef the war. All paper collected in this state isfi manufactured into casings for shipment of artillery shells by a South Carolina plant. It is stated that BULLETIN (OPA) Union Service For - Presbyterian Pastor The city churches will unite in a welcome service Sunday evening at 8 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church in honor of its new pastor. Rev. William Redd Turner, with the public cordially invited. The service jias been arranged by the Ministerial association, with the pastors of the city churches taking part. Special Services At Leesville Church * Revival services will begin at Lees ville Methodist church. South. Sun day. August 6. At the close of the meeting August 13. the regular home-# coming day will, be observed. The public is invited to attend both the revival services and homecoming event. Rev. J. M. Mason, the pastor, will be assisted by Rev. D. C. Greg ory of this efty. ' -1 Contract Let For Locker Plant Here — A contract has been let for the building of a locker-freezing plant at a cost of approximately $33,000. Work will begin early next.week, it was stated yesterday, with the con tract to be completed by November 15. Reamer Industries, of Columbia, was the successful bidder. The plant will be erected on Hamp ton avenue on a lot purchased from Mrs. V. Copeland Craig of Charlotte. It has a frontage of 183 feet and was selected by the committee as a de sirable site for the building, which will be 44 by 70 feet. The locker system will contain 472 lockers to be rented for cold storage purposes. Second Primary In Alderman's Race A special primary was held Tues day to elect an alderman from ward two to succeed Pet B Adair, recently resigned to become street overseer. Neither of the candidates received, a majority of-the votes cast, which will necessitate a second primary on next Tuesday. August 8, between P., Dillard Adair and V. Parks Adair, i The vote sy>od. P Dillard Adair 52. V. Parks Affair 51, John-R. -Holland 38. Leisel L. Copeland 28. RESIGNS PASTORATE Rev. A T. Usher, pastor of the Rush River Baptist church for the pa<t three years, has resigned^to ac cept a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Summerville. He will begin his ministry in the new field September 1. JAP RESISTANCE ON TINIAN ENDS; GUAM CLEANUP ON , Marines Complete 9-Day Fight for Airfield. Nips' Death Toll Heavy. U. S. Pacific Headquarters. Pearl Harbor, Aug. 1.—Fast moving ma rines, winding up a nine-day oper ation, have erased all organized Japa nese opposition in Tinian and an in tense bombing of an estimated 10,000 Nipponese on Guam is paving the way for complete conquest of that island. These developments m the pro gressive American sweep over the South Marianas were reported tonight by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in two communiques. The same Second and Fourth ma rine divisions which helped in the bloody investment of Saipan wound up Monday. July 31, the drive they began July 23 on the fine air base island of Tinian. On Guam, as Yank conquerors of the south half straightened their lines with advances of a half to three miles, carrier planes spread death among enemy concentrations in ‘ the north p^rt, increasing a Nipponese toll which already exceeds 6,000. More than 2.500 others have been killed on Tmian An additional 2.000 are being cut to pieces in the cave and beach area of Marpo Point on south Tinian by marines who earlier aided in the slaughter of more than 21,000 Nipponese on Saipan. The leatherneck sweep down Tin ian’s 12-mile length, aided by a de structive setret weapon, overran two airfields the Japanese built. On Guam, northbound Yanks oc cupied four small towns while straightening out their line which ex tends from a mile north of the cap tured city of Agana on the west coast of PaPgo bay on the east. The fierce bombing and rocket at tack plainly indicates the tacticians are doing their utmost by air and sea to prevent as much bloodshed as pos sible among the American troops when they drive into the rugged northern area. Nimitz issued three communiques today on the Marianas. The first one reported the marines had'driven the enemy into an area on Tinian of about 1 4 square miles. The marines had. in effect, created a beachhead in reverse by driving to Tinian's southeastern shores F.nemy remnants caught there in the cliffs and caves had no boats for escape, no place to go if they could get away. Enemy dead exceeded 2.500 includ ing 300 killed in several .-mall-scale countercharges. MASONIC GROUPS ORGANIZED HERE At a special meeting here last Tuesday of the 1 William 1 Plumer Ja cobs chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and of Musgrove* council of Royal and Select masters, attended by John S. Taylor, of Greenville, grand h.gh priest of the Grand Royal Arch chap ter of South Carolina, and Paul Fow ler of Spartanburg, illustrious grand master of the grand council of R. and S. M ., art enthusiastic g [roup of n ep- resen tative Masons reo: ganiz ed b th the c hapter and council 7 and elec ted and installed officers foi • both i bod Capitular and cryptic bt >d i e> w ere first organized here in 1919 Ab ’ J w* * 1930 work was disconti nued in b' oth bod ie s. Under the direct Lion o if a : ew activt e leaders here, plan s we: e -et on foot to reorganize, and the meet Tue-v lay night was a tangi ble and succe ssful s«juel to pre'.: mina : y pr y * a rafit -n along this line (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A8 the need for waste paper stocks is so through Z8 (book 4) now valid at urgent that this same plant goes as jq points each, for use with tokens, far abroad as Boston, Mass., to pick G ood indefinitely. B5 through F5 u^ paper in its own trucks. All types va ij d August 1 and good indefinitely. 1 of paper are usable. ] MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 A plan for increasing the collec- through Z8, and A5 through C5 (book tion of paper locally was advanced 4) now valid at 10 points each for by Mr. Miller. According to this plan, use w jth tokens. Good indefinitely. Boy Scouts will collect paper from; S0GAR . Sugar sl 30 , 31 and ! house to house m well organised cam- \ k ^ ^ h . pa,gns. and will sell their collections. stamp 40 good for t0 , l0C 7 Sec pounds canning sugar •until Febt sale by Scouts wilt go into the een- ruary 28 I945 Apply to local boards ARMY BAND OF CAMP GORDON, GA ,.PLAYS HERE SATURDAY eral troop treasury. Voluntal^y 'depbsiting by individuals is also encouraged. Large boxes are available for this purpose at the local salvage station, located opposite The Chronicle office. '■ Mr, Miller, in computing the amounts of paper already shipped from Clinton, said that the local agen- for supplemental rations. SHOES:- Airplane stamps 1 and 2 (Book 3) valid indefinitely. FUEL OIL: Renewal applications for next season’s fuel oil rations were mailed out June J. As soon as cou pons are received, fuel oil tanks should be filled. Period 4 and 5 cou- cy has done more than any other in pons for current 1 season good until Laurens county in getting paper back September 30. Period 1 coupons for into reconversion channels for war next year now valid, uses. It ranks about mid-way in the GASOLINE A-10 coupons now val- over-all state picture, proportionately id for 3 gallons, expire August 1 8. higher than many larger counties. A-11 coupons become, valid August 9. The 216th Army Band of Camp Gordon, Ga., will give a concert here Saturday evening at 7:30 at the arm ory in connection with the Atmy Textile rally. i After the grand high priest and the grand master were entertained at a dinner at Hotel Clinton, the meet.ag via- held at the Masonic hall. In ..j- d it ion to the state heads of the two Masonic bodies, other guests and h:gh ranking officers included. Hugh N I. ayne of Spartanburg, g: and scrioe. K. Harmond Ethridge, deputy grand master, of Saluda. C M. Dcnnan. fi.gh priest of Cyprus chapter. Greenville; and C. J. Peterson, master of Alpha council of Greenville The following officers were elected for Wm. P. Jacobs Chapter No. 54. and- -duly-installed* 'by'The 'gr.lfter 'h'.'gtt'' priest who presided E R Knox. H P ; M B. Hipp, king;- K E. Miller, scribe; J J Ckirk. C. o: H : J. K Johnson. P S . G E Tam o- • n, H A. C . J* G Simp' >11," yi j;vl V : R p. Chapman. M 2nd V ; W Tt”" Simpson, M 1st Y.; E M Rolahd. treas.; Y P Adair. -«c : J l" C non. sentinel. The chapter was L v w th the II! G M • cil * presiding, the i elected and installed Musgrove Council NY Select ‘Master? M. B. Hipp. I M . J. K Johns, n. D. M.; -R p. Chapman, P C o: work; F' M Boland, trea- , Y. P Adair, re corder; F. E. Miller, C G , J G. Simpson. C. C ; J. J. Clark, steward; J. C. Cannon, sentinel. -J icn c.osed. : ihe g and co oliowng w as off eers 40 Koval , .< n~ . nd a n- ere ind