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The foecessfnl eamitalfn ia Africa
‘flaccd General SfarBcmard t. Moot^
gOBcrj aa an ontatandinf Allied
aonunander. He was early placed
In command to General
In the Enropean tera-
etratefy.
Camden Private
And Companions
Capture A Town
Prrrnte Edward Hinaon and
Group Taken Orer Village
of Eagekahn
Pfc. Eklward Hinson of this city,
was oDo of nine men-from Company
1 of the Srd Battalion, 417tb Regiment
'Of the 7€Ui Infantry Divlalon, who
virtually waged a email war of their
own at Bngehahn, Germany, where
they captured 2S4 German soldiers. In
cluding two lieutenant colonels, one
major, six lieutenants and 62 non
commissioned officers in four days.
And It was Sergeant Ralph Wil
liams, the squad leader who proclaim*
ed himself^bqrgomester of Bngehahn
and Issu^ decrees to * The civilian
population through the medium of an
old-time town crier.
Prom the communications sorie of
the 76th Infantry comes the following
epic story of the exploits pf the^ Cam
den soldier and-«hls eight companions.
Company I was the leading com.
pany of the battalion, clearing out
strong pockets of resistance left be
hind by General Patton’s smashing
tank drive to the East. The battalion
quickly overcame enemy resistance
at Bhigenbahn, taking 41 prisoners in
the operation and then , pushed on,
leaving nine‘men to guard the pris
oners and search the town.
As the last elements of the bat
talion disappeared over the horison.
snipers went into action against the
handful of men. Sgt Williams left
two men to guard the prisoners, and
began combing the area. Pour hours
later they had rounded up 100 enemy
trope, all armed. -
When darkness closed . down, a
major prohlem confronted this little
band of courageous infantrymen. In
addition to guarding the prisoners
they had to organise security patrols
and hold the town.
Other elements of the 76th Division
were expected to move up through
Engenhahn within a few hours after
the battalion had left, and take over
the prisoners. But none came that
day or that night—or for the*'next
htree days and nights:
Sgtr Williams utilized an abandoned
bomb shelter as a PW eaclosure.
Food, was scarce, and had to be
scraped up wherever It could be
found. Sleep was out of the question
fo»’ tlie i ifantrymen.
Thrco men* were left to guard the
prisoners, and the others-^ organized
security patrbis. Obstrving enemy ac
tion on a nearby hill, Sgt. Williams
led his squad through dense woods
and surrounded a German Lt. Col.
and 35 of his men. The enemy group
was taken without the loss of a single
Yank.
Sgt. Williams, '‘questioned" the Lt.
Col. at the PW' enclosure, and al
though the former could not speak
any German he learned through ges-
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As lovasioii of Normandy Coast Started
War Prime Minister
Alaste has ao closed
une/ishiag and ani^ers
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Hot Weather
QUICK CURES FOR
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MYERS’ GARAGL
E. 1>eKAlb St PhoMg'47
Wtostoo Chorehill, as war prime
mlnlstor, developed ab aaprepAred
British people Into an eflecflTe atat
asAehtne.
State Theatre
KOtSHAW, S. C
Midway Jr. Fanners
Try 0)m Experiment
FRIDAY, MAY 11
•between two WOMEtr
Van Johnson and Gloria de BsTsa
Photo shows the tovaska Ute ttae eH the Normandy- eoast After dm |maehhead was estohlithed H was
the Job ef the invasion Aeei to beep the armies snpidled with men and af^Hment Insert shows the endless line
from toe beaeh, to snpply advaaetaf AlUed treeps. Invsston Aect to hash^Mnd. D-day, Jons ft'lfM, marked
toe bcrinniaf ef the tnal ehapter ^ Nadlsm.
STATE OP SOUTH CAROUNA
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS
SION. COLUMBIA 8. C.
April 27. 1946
NOTICE
IN RE: DOCKET NO. S667—The sp.
plication of Jim Bolton, Columbia
South Carolina, for a Claaa E Certifi
cate of Public Convenience and Ne-
oeasity to render motor freight senr.
Ice over Irregular routea as follows:
Limited to the transportation of
general commodltiea of nnusoal
weight and sine, as exempted by the
1938 Truck Act. and like general
freight, which Is not specified as
axempt under the said Act. and as
tures that another Lt. Col. and his
staff were still in the adjacent bills.
Taking five men, Sgt. Williams sUrt-
ed back up the hill, whefe he seised s
German private who could speak Eng
lish. the private informed- the squSd
leader that he had been sent by bis
Col., who wished to surrender to an
American officer.
Sgt. Williams sent word back that
the Cot nuist surrender to him-r-and
within a short time the officer, still
proud and arregant. marched down
with 81 ’’super-men" trsillng behind
him. By this time the first PW pen
was full, and another bad to be oh-
talned.
Printing Plant To
Go To Spartanburg
The George B. Stuart, Inc., print
ing plant which has been operating in
Camden for the past several months,
is being moved to Spartanburg, where
it will be consolidated with the Spar
tan Printing company, recently ac
quired by Mr. Stuart.
The Stuart families will continue,
however, to make their home In Cam
den, Messrs. George- Stuart, 8r„ and
George. Jr., commoting back and forth
between their home and place of
buslneaa
permission will be granted by the
State Highway Department for the
transportation of the same (See 1928
Truck Act, No. 845 of the Acts of
1938, Article 3 (e) and Article 4,
Section 2): Between points and places
in the State of South Carolina.
A public hearing -in the above en
titled matter will be held In the
Commission’s Offices In the Wade
Hampton State Office building, Co
lumbia. 8. C., at 11 a. m., Tuesday,
May 29, 1946, for the purpose of de
termining the requirements of public
convenience and necessity in the
premises.
W. W. Goodman. Director,
Motor Transport Division. 8c
Mrs. Oscar Smyrl
Continues As War
Emergency Assistant
Those who wish help and advice
with their canning problems will be
glad to learn that Mrs. Oscar Sn^l
will still be serving the county as
War Ehnergency Assistant during t!be
month of May. Mrs. Smyrl has been
assisting the Home Agent, Miss
Margaret Fewell, by giving individual
aid to both rural and city people In
production and conservation of fooda
She has helped a large number of
farm and city people with the can
ning of beef, pork and chicken. Also
with the preparation of fmits and
vegetables for the Freezer Locker
plant. If you are not familiary with
the use of your pressure cooker or
sealer and would like for Mrs. Smyrl
to come and help you with them, or
any of your canning problems, she
would be glad to do ao.
Valuable bulletins may also be ob
tained at her office in the Agricul
ture building on raising iwultry snd
turkeys, care of milk. Victory gardens; ■
and canning or freexing of meat, fruits
and v^etables. This Is a valuable
service that is available -to you and
we hope you will not hesitate to call
on Mra. Smyrl If you need her help
For years prior to 1944 the farmers
of the Midway community have ex
perienced poor com crops because of
the lack of rain.
J. H. Murphrte, Ag-. teacher at Mid
way school, managed to secure suffi
cient hybrid com for each member
of the Future Farmers of America
group to plant at least one acre.
It Is pointed out that the advant
age of this com la that Its roots
penetrate deeper Into the earth than
does the roots of ordinary com, thns
Insuring more moisture. For that
reason the com can better sarvive a
drought
The F. F. A. group feels that theJ
exEsrhuent now -being carried out
wil be a sBocess and that another
yuar will flad the commwilty going
soMd lor toe hybrid corn.
SATURDAY, MAY 12
"CYCLONE PRAIRIE
RANGERS**
Charles Starrett and Dub Ts^
SAT^ May 12, 10:30 p. m,
*A SONG FOR MISS JUUF
Shirley Ross and Barton Hepton
MON-TUES-, MAY 14.11
*XK>1NG MY WAY**
Bing Croaby and Rise StevuM
WEDNESDAY, MAY ll
*«MOONUGHTAND
CACTUS**
Andrew Sisters and Leo CsrlUo
aqd advice. She can be reached over
Pbeae No. ItS inttoe office of the
Coanty HeaM Aasat
THURSDAY, MAY 17
**MURDER MY SWEET*
Dick Powell and Anne Shtrief
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