The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 8

THE I NDEX-JOURNAL; GREENWOOD, S. 1 MONDAY, AUG. IMS Efr.FTf THEY PLANNED INVASION OP KISKA Greenwood Property Loss By MALM HIPP New County Fair Premium Books Distributed By Sec, Henderson DIES SUDDtfJLY Fire During First BMonths Of Year Is Placed Beef Cattle, etc. The entire premium list wi'l be run hrThe Index-Journal beginning about Sept. The James Strates Railroad Shows, hJsgest ever to show In Greenwood, wilt be on the Midway when the fair is held October 18 to 23.

-V Five. 12; Ward 81s. 15; and out of 1 i V. mm' -J B. Henderson, secretary of the Greenwood County Fair, announced today that the highly attractive new 1943 premium book has 'just been completed by the Job Department of The Index-Journal and is now ready- for distribution.

Hundreds of these books will be placed in homes In every part of Greenwood county beginning Immediately. Mr. Henderson says that more money la being offered In all de. partments pertaining to the ra's-Ing of food this year than ever before In the history of the fair. Sev-oral new departments have been added.

Including Victory Cardens, gsgsg 7 i. fev; ''r I 4 "1 in a Here are the military and naval officers who planned the Invaslm of Kiska. They're shown at. North Pacific Fleet Headquarters at an Aleutian portf Left to right seated around table) MaJ. Gen.

J. C. Murchle, Canadian Army; Commodore I E. oehres, commanding Fleet Air Wing Four; MaJ. Oen Holland K.

Smith, commanding U. S. M. C. amphibious corps; Bng.

Oen. James BametK not shown); Lt. Gen. John De Witt, commanding general, of Fourth Army; Rear Frances Rockwell; Vice Adm. Thomas Kinkaid; commander of TJ; 8.

North Pacific llee and commander-in-chief of Kiska invasion; MaJ. Oen. Chart Corlett; Lt. Oen. Simon BoUvar Buckner.

Mkj. Oen. Butler; MaJ. Oen. George Randolph pearkes, commanding Canadian forces; and (standing In rear) Col.

O. B. Ersklne; Comdrv Robert L. Dennlson; Capt. O.

Colclough; CoL Carl T. Jones; Brig. Oen. E. D.

Post and Brig. Oen. L. Ready. Board 41 Fills August Colored Draft Call with Group of Men Sent to Fort Jackson Today Tim gaesMwerlt year part as dlMappelntBients for them when yea let as aslnt job In preparing the packages yea send le beys la service.

We knew what they Itke te get fraat. the folks back kerne, and we shew a wide variety ef the right gifts la eae special display I hat makes the rlgat selertloas eaxy. And here's a tlp4 hrWains gifts for ever, seas delivery sbealil be bonnet aad mailed la September te assure delivery by the Holidays. SPECIALS TUES. WED.

Local Selective Service Board No. 41. serving Greenwood county uutslde the city proper, this morning filled Its August call for colored men with a group sent to Fort Jackson for final examinations preparatory to entering the armed service. The men on the August call were listed as follows; Transferred to -V Greenwood: Floyd Carrel, Newark, N. J.

and Raymond Belcher, Newberry; Transferred from Greenwood Macey Garner. Bronx. Reuben Bud Wldeman, Chicago; and Adolphus New York Others: R. B. Williams, Greenwood; Willie (Sonny) Tolbert, Bradley; George Roberson, Ware Shoals; Enos Anderson, Ware Shoals; Curfew -Butler, Philadelphia; Viger Logan.

Ninety Six; Braiil Rice, Ware Shoals Edd Cbappel. Ninety Six; Tom Williams, Calllson; and Robert Lee Pullln, MqCormlik; Alio Willis Edwards, Green i iimuu i ii.i-i.iii. -l. mmmmma-mim gf 100 I er G'r; 25e ACCiiAimi iaiir.iEr.iirs TABLETS HEAT POWDER use flc' 4 Cakes 1 Ponnd SWEETHEART JOXIIISOirS SOAP WAX. aac 59 Two Greenwood County Mothers Are Presented Six Star Honor Emblems ROLES REVERSED 7 Morris.

Kas. Things got' a bit mixed at the 4-H club fair. An ll-yenr-old boy. Bruce Dim-mitt, was named grand clmmplan cook, and "a 12-year-old girt," Patri cia Soden, was named grand champion hog raiser, J0e tMth Pewder ef1) Prophylactic ZT0 Fall Plat Milk ys MACNESIA liQr Veedy's Headache Powder 4 ac He Slse EX-LAX Sie Laxative Hitchcock's 7ie She HEMO 59c it; ire fncnlil llll.fls CEICil STIXIREI ir IIMIOI FIIIS asm 1 Point SUNDRITE Cleanser use CARNATION MILIC-Lge. 3 27c l-'i Ft Itoll i Wax Paper H9c Or Exp.

ICcdalc Qcll Film Developed aad Printed 25 I 1 14 4 Department Responds to 93 Alarms During Period. Most of Loss Covered By Insurance Property loss by firs In Oreenwood for the half year ending June 30 totaled $11,522.09, of which was covered by Insurance according to a fire department re port released Greenwood firemen responded to 93 calls during the first six months of this year, of which were with in the city limits and 10 were out side, Plre hose laid totaled T.400 lrtK UU1 Af 111. Inch, and 9,400 feet of booster hose. Ladders raised totaled 691 feet. Nineteen special calls wen made during the period, including one to place flag on Its pole, while firemen also responded to requests to burn off lots.

.) Property at risk during the Ares was valued at a total of 12,467,100 while the value of Insurance at risk wss placed at tl.41S.610. heaviest loss by fire during the six-month period occurred on January 31 when the Jay dwelling on Bailey Circle sustained damage figured at $3,100. The month of February saw the largest number of fire department alarms, totaling 23, and the month of May recorded the smallest number, totaling 9. The number of fires by city wards were listed as follows: Ward One, 15; Ward Two, IT; Ward Three, 13; Ward Pour, 11; Ward Germany Hit Anew By RAP Continued From Pag One field at Beaumont le Roger In occupied France. Escorting Spitfires snd the bombers knocked down nine enemy fighters.

One bomber and eight Allied fighters were listed as missing. During Sunday British Intruders attacked enemy shipping, airfields, transport and communications. Big, Kew Blows Hinted The week-end lull In heavy bombing attacks a period In wnu-n mere waa notnmg to indicate the weather over the continent waa keeping the RAF at home, suggested that new and bigger air blows might ue In preparation. The possibility that some new targets, deeper In Europe, might have been placed on the bomb list was seen In the fact that the BBC warned Slovak workers to get out of factories working for the Nails or risk being bombed. Stockholm dispatches to London morning newspapers said the Germans were looking for the RAF to begin attacking Berlin In earnest on Aug.

15, the dark nlwtift Im A Tha Miuin will be hardly visible during the following five, or six nights. WOMEN CLEAN UP Fifty British women actresses, artists, fashion writers and house-wives employed by rthe Ministry of Works have swept II English counties clear of scrap. In their last drive the women pulled In tons of scrap enough for 400 tanks. LOANS for-, "Back-to-School" IJEED3 Don't let lack of money delay you in buying books, clothes, and otherwise preparing your children for going "back to school." We invite you to drop in now and discuss your needs with G. Mobley Williams at IIztt.2 Finir.tc Co.

Iii.nr S0lft-4I9 Waller Ave. Well-known Citizen Is Found Dead At Home In County Malcolm IX Hipp was found dead in a chair at hla home near the city yesterday morning. He was la his usual health and It Is presumed he succumbed to a heart T' Tor the past 2 1-1 years he bad been living alone on the County Home road about four miles from town and was engaged In Hipp wss 48 years of sge and a native of Newberry county. His parents were, the late J. D.

HIPP and Mrs. Louisa Boyd Hipp both prominent families of Newberry county. Mr. Hipp was a Spanish Am erican veteran and. had many friends who will be griev ed to.

learn of his death. He is survived by one brother, George B. Hipp, Murfreesboro, and several nieces and nephews, among whom are. Mrs. M.

H. Cashlon. Miss Bessie Hipp, Mrs. Robert Culbreath, J. R.

Payne, Andrew Hipp. Francis Hipp of this city and J. F. Hipp of Ninety Six, and Mrs. E.

E. Glenn of Petser. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at I o'clock from the Ellis Funeral Home with the, Rev. E. E.

Glenn officiating. Interment will follow In East Cambridge street cemetery. The following friends have been askedto serve as active pall bearers: Frank Norman, Henry Norman, Sam Frank Norman, Robert Culbreath and Doc Hlntott. Ellis Funeral Home. tl Conducted At Blyth Funeral Home Sunday At Six O'clock Funeral services for Walter Q.

Hill, highly esteemed cltisen of the city, were held from Blyth Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at with the, Rev. Muller R. Wingard and the Rev. Walter L. ICoker officiating.

Interment followed In Edgewood cemetery. Mr. HJ1I died suddenly late Satur day afternoon. t-y The following friends served ss active R. Justus Collins.

Tillman Plnson, Grady' Walton, Norman 81igh. G. Walker, Sam Kern, Claude Sllgh and D. J. Sullivan, 11 The honorary escort was com.

nosed of J. Tsylor Goodwyn, B. Herman, R. C. Lomlnick.

C. Klbler, 0. Counts, F. C. Sllgh.

C. Beaudrot, W. A. J. D.

Dorn and Dr. H. Blake. Mr. Hill was (9 years of age, having been born July- 187, a son of the late John Travis' Hill and Mrs.

Martha Smith Hill, two life-long residents of Laurens county. lv: For over 25 years he had resided In Greenwood and by his friendly nature and his many fine Christian qualities be had formed a wide circle of friends to whom bis sudden passing has brought the deepest sorrow. He was a ralthful member of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran church of this city snd was keenly Interested Sn all phases of church work. He will be greatly missed In his home, church and community. In addition to' his wife, who, was the former Miss Lule Black, of Lexington, two brothers survive: Miller Hill and Pope Hill, both of Columbia: also a number of nieces and nephews, the fog at night "after the Japanese began their evacuation of 'and added that "we be lieve we sank some' of their ships, but this cannot be confirmed." This, was the first Indlcstlon that the Japanese may have been attacked In their flight a flight which marked the first time they had abandoned the Samurai warrior code and failed to stand their ground to the death.

I' i r.ii!:.'g Co, An-ltrm, S. C. FUNERALSERV1GE city. 10. The places in which fires occurred, together with number credited to each, were listed on the six-month report as follows: Dwellings, 29; mercantile establishments, 10; false alarms, barns.

automobiles, grass fires. 28; platform, and motorcycle, Grass fires, with 28 alarms, led the list of known causes of fire the first half of this year and sparks from chimney, with 14 alarms, occupied second place. There were eight fires from causes at yet unknown. Other causes of fire, together with the number of alarms turned In for each cause, were listed si follows: Careless smoking, lightning, oil stoves and chimneys burn ing out, 3 each; trash bumbig and stove pipes, 2 each; and gas stove left on, electric lights left on, flood ed oil heater, fire- from boiler and welding gas tank, one each. Two of i the fire departments quarterly city wide Inspection! hare already been made this year, the report stated.

In addition to IS volunteer Bremen, the department's personnel was named as C. B. Beaudrot, chief; 8. B. Stevenson, assistant chief; 8.

H. Camp, captain; and W. M. Collins and Paul Moseley, two regular firemen. An estimated 53365 gallons of water waa used In squelching firei found In response to, 93 calls, composed of 3S general alarms, 43 still alarms, five false alarms, and 10 out of city calls.

LASTHITES FOH WALTER HILTON Services Are Conducted At Due West Cemeter Yesterday Afternoon Funeral services for Walter R. Hilton, prominent cltisen of Abbeville, were held from the graveside in the A. R. P. church cemetery in Due West Sunday after noon at o'clock, conducted by hfs pastor, the Rev.

Ernest Arn old, and Dr. Jamie Pressly. The following friends, served as active pallbearers: Or, Shlverly, Dr. Plaxlco, Ralph Kills, Roy Fer guson, O. Ashley, S.

A. Davis, Jr. Claude Graves and Fur man McOee. The death of Mr. Hilton occur red at the Greenwood Hospital Saturday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock, following a long Illness.

He was born and reared In the Ninety Six section of the county, a son of the late James 0, Hilton, of Ninety Six, and Mrs. Annie Adams, of old Edgefield county, and. was 60 years of age on the first of January. Mr. Hilton made bis home in Abbeville for over 30 years, prior to locating in Due West nix years ago.

He was associated with the Life: Insurance Company of Virginia until he was forced to retire two years ago because of tailing health. In early childhood he united with the Baptist church and was a devoted member of the Due West Baptist church at the time of bis death and a regular attendant as long as his health permitted. Surviving are his wife, who before marriage was Miss Minnie Fuller, of McCormlck and four daughters: Mrs. Abner Stockman, Greenwood; Mrs. A.

W. Mashburn. Atlanta: Mrs. John Allen Wilson, Wsre Shoals, and Miss Helen Hilton, Charlotte, also three brothers, Wallace Hilton, Columbia; James O. Hilton, New and Col.

Roy C. Hilton, and one sister, Mrs. Gladys Hilton Mitchell, of Greensboro, N. C. Blytb's Service.

NO KIDNAPPING HERE Hollywood wv- Ella, a white goat being used in a film based on rationing, has two tiny kids, pets Of the lot. Each night, their owner, Lionel Comport, hauls Ella and the kids home. Instead of sheltering them at the lot, explaining: "Too many people have learned how to barbecue young goats." Ease Headaches Sootlio llervos The quick-acting Ingredients in the "BC Headache Powder formula work extra-fast to ease headaches and sooth nerves up- Set bv minnr Da Ins. Ort "Rr in handy 10c or 25c sizes. Useotiiy as directed.

Consult a physician when pains perotst. Vf'l Iff 1 tttuA Teleplioto wood; Orsbsn Profit. Ninety 8lx; John Frank Belcher, Ninety Six; John Wldeman, Troy; Eddie Lee Lomax, Hodges; Johnnie Hollo-way, South Greenwood; Tommte Llggon. Ninety Six; Ward-law, Ninety Six; Paul Rel. Placksburg; and James Alvln Robinson, Ware Shoals; Also Wade Jones, Greenwood 0.

C. Campbell, Ninety Six; James Foster Ugon. Hodges; 'Oble King, Ninety Six; Curtis Bernard White, Spartanburg; Johnny Robert Weaver, Bradley; Thomas Anderson, Hodges; Willie James Terry, Greenwood; Joel Henry Chiles, Jacksonville, N. and Ernest Wright, Verdery; Also4 Benjamin Franklin Harts, Ninety Six; George Thomas, Ninety Six; Howard Williams, Hodges; Johnnie Thomas, Ware Shoals; Eddie' Phillips, Ninety SIX: Miller Moten, Hodges; John Wide-man, Bradley; and Jonathan, Hodges. vice are Capt.

T. E. Dorn, Jr, George Dorn, flight Instructor, W. J. Bryan Dorn, technical school of Army Air Fores, Jackson G.

Dorn of infantry Ensign IS. Charlie Dora, navigator In Air Corps, and Watson L. Dorn, Navy Training Unit, University of South Carolina. Mrs. Wests six sona are: Sgt.

Charles A. United States Marine Corps, Sgt John P. West, Hq. and Ser. Company, Sgt.

Daniel H. West. Battery 4th FA Corpo ral Ansel B. West, U. S.

Army. Carl West. Sea 2-C. Hart West, 8ea Z-C, Of these six West boys, Agt, Charles A. West was commended for extraordinary heroism by his commanding officer as the result of destroying 25 Japanese pillboxes in the Guadalcanal fighting.

Five-star Emblems of Honor have been presented to: Mrs, J. W. Drum-mond, Ninety Six. and Mrs. I A.

Martin. Greenwood. Those who have already received four-star emblems are: Mrs. R. W.

Co xx, Mrs. B. E. Cothran. Mrs.

Broodus 8. Davis, Mrs. W. D. De- Loache.

Mrs. B. O. Frtdy. Mrs.

J. B. Edmunds and Mrs. Ethel pro use, all of Oreenwood. and Mrs.

Alma V. Jamison, of Ninety Six. Kiska Clears Allied North Road To Japan Continued From page One lief the Japanese completed their withdrawal on' Aug. 8. escaping in submarines or barges, and added that he thought lt doubtful many ever reached land.

Ftoetng Japs Likely Hit The American task force landing on Kiska Aug. 15 found that the enemy bad fled and took undisputed possession of the heavily-fortified Aleutian air and naval base. Admiral Kinkaid said U. 8. surface craft shelled "objects" In I INitilirt EAT and FUNERALS joiix notroxsE retmocb Columbia.

Aug. 23 John Hoi. rombe Seymour, 51, Brandon Acres, Columbia, died Thursday at CMS m. at the Veterans' hos pital after an Illness of several hours. Having come here four years ago.

Mr. Seymour was an employe of the hospital. He was originally of Greenville. He was deacon of Greenlawn Baptist church, here in Columbia. w.i;;:.

:5 He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Leona Neal Seymour; two daughters. Miss Gaywinard Sey mour and Miss Odetta Seymour; hla father, W. T. Seymour, of Greenwood seven sisters, Mrs.

W. SJohnson, Mrs. O. C. Bryant, Mrs.

w. E. Barnes, all of Greenwood; Mrs. G. H.

Cheney, of Ninety Six; Mrs. W. F. Johnson, of Van Wyck; Mrs. R.

M. Womeck, of Laurens: Miss Aslee of Columbia; two brothers, Lester Seymour, of Laurens, and the Rev. J. A. Seymour, of Albemarle.

There are also a number of nieces and nephews surviving. Funeral services were conduct ed from the Greenlawn Baptist church Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by the Rev. James G. Jen ulngs wHh Interment following In Greenlawn Park. Russians Get 3,280 Pounds Clothes In Greenwood Canvass Forty-four cases of clothing, weighing 3.280 pounds, collected In the "Clothes for Russians' campaign conducted here last week.

was shipped last Friday to our Soviet allies, according to an an nouncement from George F. Free, commander of the Greenwood Post, American Legion, sponsors of the local drive. "Oreenwood citizens responded magnificently," Mr. Free declared. "and most of the clothes contri buted were In excellent condition." The Greenwood Post.

American Lesion, wishes to thank all those who helped make the canvass, under the supervision the Russian War Relief, a success. We especially thank The Index-Journal and the radio station for the manner In which they publicised the drive and Oie Boy Scouts' and the American Legion Auxiliary for the manner In which they assisted with the collection, sorting, and packaging of the clothes," Free's statement concluded. Mr. Area Residents To Teach At Calhoun Falls A number of residents of this area will teach in the Calhoun Falls schools this year to an announcement from J. B.

Gentry, Jr, superintendent, who said that the school will open for the new session on September 3.. Area residents who will serve the Calhoun Falls schools, together with their grades or courses, were listed as Mrs. Helen R- Cook. Greenwood, second grade; Mist 8usan Joiys. Greenwood, third grade; and In high school Mrs.

Nsn H. Barmore, Donalds, English and social sturUes; Mrs. Louise B. Williams, Greenwood, English and librarian; and Miss Minnie Jackson, Abbeville, mathematics snd science. Dr.

M. J. Boggs, district heatr offlcer, will conduct a pre-school clinic at the Town Hall In Calhoun Falls on Thursday, August 28, and all pupils entering school for the first time and any others who should be vaccinated were requested to attend. TOPS YC-3 EAia Knwwrtlf H. I r- nf with rait rn tlrwaluit ouiy 100 KL Joseph ASPIRIN Or Shanpoe MAR-OIL ti 'HeaseheM AMMONIA Oc 0 lli Teale 9Cc 40 A 40 Watt Light Dulbs $tM Slse-Xlles NERVINE UZ)Q nun at in mnmmmmmmJ ferrect sappert frequently takes the danger eat ef Working while raptured.

Con. salt yoar doctor then reme te SMITH'S for perfect fitting af the trass he reront. mends. Oar fitter kas the knowledge necessary te atake- the adjustment that aare PROTIXTIOV with-ant endue presNare SAFFETT without dUcom. foit.

Sa "iradget" esa give yea this welcome relief, lt rexalts only from the reewm-mendatloas ef a iihyslchin oLIIfolly carried eat by an xperlrared traxs niter. Two Greenwood mothers who have six song each In the service of their country were presented six- star Emblems of Honor by State Senator Calhoun A. Mays as persons! representative of Governor Olin D. Johnston yesterday. The mothers given this high hon or were Mrs.

T. E. Dora and Mrs. Leila C. West.

The award to Mrs. Dora wss made at the meeting of the TEL elass of the First Baptist church with Mr. Darn, father, and Miss Grace Dorn. sister of the service men attending. Brief remarks ex pressing appreciation of the honor were made by Mr.

and Mrs. Dorn. The award to Mrs. West was made in the afternoon at her some at 1604 South Main Street, Sena tor. Mays was accompanied by George F.

Free, commander of Oreenwood Post No. 20 of the Am- rlcan Legion. Mrs. cyrus carter, prewaen me Auxuiary or the Legion, Mrs. Frank Liner, member of the War Activities Committee of the Legion, and Midshipman Mar shall T.

Mays who la on leave for a visit with his parents. Senator and Mrs. Maya, from the U. a Naval Academy at Annapolis. Mrs.

Dora's six sons in the ser Pvt. Grover Cox, Injured, Returned From War Zones Pvt. Orover Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.

E. Cex of 710 Reynolds street and a former employe of Orendel Mill, who was injured near Oran In May of this year, has been returned from foreign service and Is now In New York, according to let tree received from him last week by relatives here. Pvt. indicated that he expected to be moved near Oreenwood within the near future. Since sustaining back and feet Injuries, the exact causes of which his family has not yet learned, he has been In six different hospitals, he said, on his way from Oran back to this country.

He 'described his return crossing of the Atlantic as Uneventful, adding that "the ocean Is as safe now as a bathtub." His letters praised the treatment he had received at the hands of the Army medical corps and the Rc1 Cross. Although glad to be back ou his native soli, he said he regretted leaving hla friends and brother, Paul, also serving In the North African and Mediterranean theatres, on the other side. Corn is now being used to make fibrous glass cloth used for bomber brake linings. About .15,000 men now constitute the personnel the U. S.

merchant marine,.