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^^■•3-^'-’’-7^;>BHy .^ry ■ > ■ •s7^1'?J^|f*^’5,“'i - r ■■/ If THE CHRONICLE l^triyes To Be a Clean Kewspapor, Compile,, Newsy, and RdUable. i '- If Yoa Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get the News % % VOLUME XL CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 11,1940 NUMBER 15 sVt ■ JS'-- '3-. ■ k- ■■ iS. - I ':p V i GERMANS TAKE TWO COUNTRIES Norway and Denmark Seized By Hitler’s Amy Which Moves Swiftly By Air, Land and Sea. AU Military Bases Fall. ' BERLIN, April 9. —Adolf Hitler*,* 'mighty German army streamed to day with speed and precision into Denmark and Norway by land, by sea Jind by air, seized.the venerable} capitals of Gope^agen and Odo,! brought aBout a'hew. Nazi-headed! government In Norway and extended! the wartime “protection” of thej Third Reldi to two kingdoms, 3,750,-j 000 Danes and nearly 3,000,000 Nor- ‘ wegians. Pouncing on assembled B'ritish and French men-o’-war west of Bergen, Norway, German warplanes were re ported by the German high command to have dropped heavy bombs “sev eral times” on two battleships and two heavy cruisers, dealing out “heavy damage.' Kiwanis Speaker Dl. 8. t. OODOES The Clinton Kiwanis club will have as its gueiinjfgjl^this evening. Dr. At the end of the day, the Genmfp >8. C. Hodges^ QteAwsnod. coihmand said all important militi^ bases in Norway were in German hands; that Norwegian coastal forti- ficsdkm, seized by shock troops, na val units and planes, were ready to repel any Allied attaints to land and that powerful atr force units; were ready in Norway for any sort of ac tion. ^ Those points in Norway listed 'as strongly occupied by German troops were Oslo, Narvick, the ore port, Bergen, Stavenger, Tondheim and Kristiansund. Resistance at Oslo and Kristiansund was “broken,” the com mand stated tersely. New and heavy German forces are on the march, at swift tempo, with out interference from the enemy, it was added. Pr. Hodges, who is one of the most successful business men and beloved citizens of Greenwood, is'a gifted and entertaining speaker, and a'promi nent layaian in the Presbyterian church. He has addressed the local club before and his coming this eve ning is being looked forward to with unusual interest by the membership and other invited guests. — The- Chronicle ■ In New Dress X^u' have no doubt already noticed that THE CHRONICLE appears today in a brand new ty^ face. This latest improve ment by Mergenthaler Linotype company, gives the paper a bright, new appearance and is quite easy on the eye for read ing. We hope you will like the change. THE CHRONICLE is con stantly striving to improve its service to its reader3„ and. ad vertisers. BERLIN—Genrfan army seized the capitals of Deiunark and Norway, re- Danish troops did not resist at all. ^ important Nor- Under protest, the Danish king and government submitted to the Inva sion and told their people it was their duty to ^ffer no resistance whatso ever. Norwegian coastal batteries offered original battle to four German war ships in Oslo, fjord and the United States minister, Mrs. J. Borden Har- riman, reported to Washington ^t the Norwegian government had ad- viaad her it was “at war *»*«»»»» ” Qanai nied Nofway had declared war. Through the inoming Oslo’s anti aircraft guns roared and several Ger-! FDR WiU Invoke Noitrality Act Ovor New Areas Washington, April 9.—^Nazi Ger many’s li^tning strokes in Scandi- navia brmight President Roosevelt hurrying back to the capital from Hyde Pvk tonight, perhaps to invoke the neutrality act anew to extend the dinger area frmn 'which American ships are barred. At a press conference aboard his train, the chief executive said he might issue shortly a proclamation applying the neutrality act to Nor- ws^ and Derunark. This would put exports to those countries on a “cash and carry” basis, ^uld bar loans to them, and would invoke other re strictions. Gravely, the president said* the eventualities of the last . 48 hours would 'undoubtedly cause a great many more Amerioans to think about the potentialities of the war, and he expressed the view that that would be a good thing. While a number of senators called ^ecutive Vetoes' Deportation Bill Roosevelt Calls Parts of Starnes Act Too Severe. Favors Some Others Included In Measure. Washington, April 8. — President i , Roosevelt vetoed today a bill to { i broaden the list of offerings for i which aliens are deportable, inform-; ing congress that it was in part su- | perfluous and in part unjust. Sponsored by Representative j Starnes, Democrat, of Alabama, the' measure called for mandatory de- j portation of aliens illegally sellii^r 'narcotics, aliens ^o admit engaging 1 ling espionage or sabotage, and those] I committed to institutions as habitualj users of narcotics. i The president said in a message to [ the house 'that he had no objection, to the first provision, but noted that] existing statutes permit deportation of aliens violating federal law. As to the espionage and sabotage features, the president said that he was “in full accord” with the view thlit the government should deal “firmly and effectively” with, such offenses. He went on to say that Sec- re^ry Perkins has ample authority to deport such persons, adding: “Further legislation on this sub ject appears to be unnecessary and superfluous.” Of the third feature of the bill, the president said: “While severe treatment should, properly be meted out to purveyors of narcotics, enlightened consider- DR. L; E. BISHOP , The April meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday eve- CLUB HEARS OF FOOD STAMPS Thomas H. Daniel, of Welfare . Department, Explain.s New Plan For Distributing Surplus . Commodities .tt Chamber of I Commerce Meet. The Chamber of Commerce at its i April meeting Tuesday night, had a.i [its guest speaker Thomas H. Daniel, director of the State Department of . Public Welfare, who had been invit- |ed to speak on the aims and operat- (ing plan of the federal- food -stamp- plan now being given a U;ial in 70 counties throughout the nation as a means of disposing of surplus farm products. Hr. Daniel, wno wa.s introduced by Dr. L. E. Bishop of this city, a member of the county welfare board, prefaced his remarks by pointing out that the stamp plan was not a relief plan but a plan to,dispose of surplus farm conunoditie& The plan is used in a number of marketing areas, in- oluding Greenville and Columbia in this state. Trie Federal Suiplus Commodities corporation was organized as an ation of the entire subject inescapab ly leads to the conclusion that this ^ Adair principle does not necessarily apply Treasurer, C. F. Winn, to the unfortunate addicts of drugs,! Additional directors: C ning at Hotel Clinton, at which timeiairency of the department of agricul- officers for the new year were unan imously elected and will assume their duties at the May meeting. The new leaders for the year are: President, Dr. L. E. Bishop. Vice-President, W. H. Simpson. Secretary, J. Roy Casque. Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Clifton ture to stabilize agricultural prices by removing from the market the surplus products. It was not primari ly intended as a relief organization, it was brought out, but the surplus commodities were distributed to the relief people and persons on the WPA. “nLey were distributed through ! 14 warehouses in the state, i The plan,* in brief, as explained by C. Giles,(Mr. Daniel, works like this: who do not participate in poddlingjDr. D. O. Rhame. Jr., D. C. Heustess,! With the stamp plan, the products them to others. Addiction to narcot-jA. L. Shepard. W. E. Monts. 1 aFe still distributed to the same type ics is to be regarded as a lamentable The meeting Tuesday evening was of people, but through a different disease, rather than as a crime. ! given oyer to an addrees.s by Thomas plan. Under the stamp plan, people “It does not seem clear why aliens N. Danied of the state welfare de- are receiving direct relief wiH who acquire this weakness should be'par^nient on the aims and operating receive blue stamps. Those who are singled out for deportation. The rig-|Pl^ the federal food stamp plan, j working on the WP.\ may buy or- wegian military bases; high com- „ „ _ mand says. Nazi air force dealt out calm in^thejor and harshness^of the proposal is|^ ‘^**^*^ were Mjrs. Ma- ange stamps, and they will receive “heavy losses” to British and French *“ “* ’’ '* - t.., t racing in North sea, reports say; Prime Minister Chamberlain teUa man and Norwegian plines were re-|f®P«»o“ that powerful units of Brit- ported shot dovna; two German ships'^ Beat are at sea; pledges full sup- purtcu wiw* uuwu, vwu wcriimn «ui» ^ Norway were reported sunk at the north Nor way ore port of Narvick. But by 4 p.> m. Oslo had surren dered and green-clad German troops after a 35-mlle m.irch from Moss, on! the coast, were ib the capital’s Greets and in possession of government buildings. Germah officials replaced file Norwei^an poliCe chief, who re signed. Withdrawals from Oslo were stopped, although there was a faint indication of further Norwegian re sistance in thb* Stockholm report that Norwegian soldiers had fonhed a de fense lihe Oslo and Hamar. The German high command said the army of the Reich had a^umed “armed protectiwi” of Denmark and I At the spring meeting of the Wom- Norway to anticipate occupation of'an’s Auxiliary of the Presbytery of BELGRADE.—Dread of spreading waa grips neutral nations of south eastern Europe; reports say Germans demanding right to police Danube and that Allies are preparing to strike in Black sea area. ROME—Authoritative Italians ex press belief .Germany scored major tactical victory over'Aili«t*say=44a}y will remain non-belligerent. face of the spread of the war, and to maintain their resolution to stay out, it became increasingly clear that the repercussions in this country Vfould be swift. The spread of the war to Norway and Demnark was considered a blow to American bualneas, although some experts believe’Engliuid pni^t now tium to the United States for some of fleet units off Norway, two battle ships and two heavy cruisens report ed hit by bombs. STCX^KHOLM. — Norwegian capi tal of Oslo surrenders to German army and air force; government flem to Hamar, denies it has resigned; new Nazi-led government announces I 1-». purchases *- **" ^ enhanced by making no distinction hel Little, director of the Laurens' with their orange stamps, blue between aliens who acquire the habit!county department of public welfare, stamps to 50 per cent of the value after their arrival in this country and|*^- Donnan, Mathew McDaniel and,of the orange stamps. L. E. Bishop, member* of the board, ! With , the blue stamps J. LeRoy Bums, Dwight Patterson,, bought anything which is G. Miller McCuen, members of the thc^ who had it previously; between aliens who are cured of the habit or between those who have been treated in instituUons at some time in the! Laurens Business league, and M. H past and those who max he commit-! f^^^ish, REA engineer, ted to institutions h^renter.” navia’s in the United Church Group To Hold Meet Hare States had been increasing rapidly. In the first two months of this year they totaled about $30,000,000 against about $17,000,000 in the correspond ing months of last year. ' Clinton - Paroits Study Scouting Thirty-five persons attended the opening session^of^ parents’-traininR course in Cub Scouting held at- Flor ida Street school auditrium Friday evening under the direction of Scout Executive O. B. Gorman of Green ville. The second of the required three meetings is to be held at the same place this evening at 7:30, with Cubbing Chairman J. A. Piper, of the Blue Ridge council, in charge. Killed In Wreck Cqqft those two countries hy British and French troops and to ward off an at tack upon the Reich from the north. Using armored trains, ferries and warships, the German troops moved into Demnaric with the first streams of dawn while infantrymen, seamen and air squadrons invaded Norway’s coast#—a vast, carefully-planned op-1 the presbytery South Carolina held last week in Newberry with the Aveleigh Presby terian churdi as host, Mrs. H. W. Kiser of Laurens, was re-elected for a second year as president, and other officers named, 'hie meeting was at tended by 160 registered representa tives from the churches comprising eratMn which burst 'upon the world less than $4 hours after it bad heard about the swift sowing of three mine fields in -Norwegian waters by Brit ish warships. These mines were-intended to trap and halt German ore ships from Scandinavia. Their planting provided Germany with an opportunity to an swer—thunderously—today. (But it appeared that German troop ships were moving north even while the British mile fields were being sown. One such diip, the Rio de Ja neiro, was torpedo^ off the south coast of Norway Monday by a British submarine, with 390 men lost. In par- ham^ today, Prime Minister Cham berlain, commenting on ^ r^^orted landing of German troops today at Traadhelm, Norway, said that ci^ was 700 miles from the nearest Ger man port, Cuxbav«i, ukl said the fohws must have started before the British tnine-sowing early Monday). Whilsjhe German troops marched today, (fwmany MM mine fields of her owh off the Norwngtah a^d Dan- idi wW coasts iifli'lMiM jRm to probet hsffoiMrtiwiii (SaB Bwe* didi n/.vy leest coast IbMilaon 'ibeft sl|tifjliimously Tiwt result of today’s over- Oermah Mvaskm was dds: rtmliM^^lodfsd by the Al- Win lor the rest of the war, lord i , 1% AjMctly over 80,008J)00 Qermens; ' sway dirough his ooei^Mtioii t Mli luhninintrstiin over 14,008,000 bis will via_ Butm 'imn Neurath, his ftkhs- 7,000,000 Czechs; ifiM imtd over 9,000,000 Sk>- irantee to Norway and German arms shall eh- suke fbr hell#, norttiem kingdoma “iBiBnunity tHMk intemati«ud car- An invitation was extended and accepted by the body, to hold the meebkig\iiext year with the First Presbyterian churdi of this city. NAM^ ON FAKM BOARD C. B, Cannon, county agent, has announced the appt^tment of G. C. Roper, of Hickory Tavehi,'as a mem ber of the Laurens county farm council. He fills the yacai^ caused by the recent death of E.‘''A- Adams, of Cross HUl. Mr; Roper, a council alternate and chairman of the Sullivan township comihunity committee under the AAA aM-uy^ wlU be succeeded by James D. Wakbon as a membef of the qommittee. SCHOOL BAND TO PLAT The Clinton school band, under the direction of Paul K. Harmon, will give a musical program at the Long Branch schoql Friday, April 12, at 7:30. Other musicians will also ren der numbers, it was stated. The public is invited to attend, and a small admission fee will be charged. ATTEND COLLEGE MEET Dr. W. P. Jacobs and Dean M. W. Brown of the college, are in Atlanta attending the meeting of the South ern Association of Colleges and Sec ondary Sdiools. OPERATING AT CHESTER Dr. S. C. Hays, of Hays hospital, has been operating for several weeks past at the Chester hospital due to the prolonged illness tif the surgeon In charfe at the sanitarium. ( Hf/I n WHOWORIU WHERE? cdAMiHLSii a cooi^ 6ABA6B CIMII9LIR J. E.B«rf!ON J. W. KHmoN fixty-fiva fievlMMlir ra- Tatel .. $6» ..Ui h IN CUNTQN can be included on the food list which is then con sidered as surplus on a national scale. The department of agriculture de cides the commodities which ^re on the surplus list and publishes them J, , »a4 interval*. With the orange stamps Mmlrmw Tiar/v ^ purchased which is ivlCUkCo a yw%M ibJttld>|not normally consumed on the prem- ' ises. Thus, ice cream or sandwiches could not be purchased with the or ange stamps. The stamps are handled just as money, the merchant receiving them and giving full payment in return, and then either depo.siting them in I Clerk of Court Vic R. Fleming Laurens, April 8.—Four Laurens made two land sales on April sales- negroes were injured, one fatally,}day in front of the court house as Monday when * their car collided | follows: , > head-on with a truck near the city 1 Federal Land Bank of Columbia vs limits on the Laurens-GrecnvilleIr j. WiKson, et al, 169.75 acres,, highway. The injured were taken toji^nown as the Martin place in Lau-'^® bank, giving them to the whole- a local hospital where Lidie Taylor|rens township, to R. E. Babb, attor ‘ ' 'saler,/or retuminj them to the place ney, $1,562.00. i from which they were bought. Citizens Federal Savings and Loan' , participate in the plan association, Clinton, vs Maria Young, . established here would be: Mar3r-T;"'^ones,-et al, ^me acre, in; 1- , Works projects administraCTon Hunter township, to R. W. Wade, at- subsistence laborers, tomey, $1,000. I ^ clients. A special sale conducted for the Those waiting assignment but probate judge of Anderson county. certified for relief. ^ i was in the case of W. F. Adkins-, ad-i Tci put the plan into operation, the Inquest Is Postponed ' Iministrator de bonis non of estate of sponsoring community, whether city An inquest into the deaths of the i j Seawright and estate of Eula * county, must provide an initial two Laurens Negroes, Lidie Taylor q Seawright, Sa’lie Irby, et al, in evolving fund of from $3,000 to and Daniel Cannon, was postponed 102.18 acres were sold to Rob- #50,000, according to conditions, to died. David Cannon remains in a critical condition. Claud Evans and Willie Hill were also injured. "Driver 'of ihe truckr * Glenn-'-M. Reaves of Kingsport, Tenn., received minor bruises. He placed himself in custody of Sheriff C. W, Weir pend ing investigation. Tuesday. Both died at -the Laurens hospital from injuries- in the truck crash. The condition of Claud Evans, also car- ert C. Wasson and two tracts of 531 finance the project and must provide 18-100 and 89 acres, respectively, ^*^ establishment for carrying on the were sold to James H. Thomason.; stanips and hire two peo- Records in the sale were carried to IP*® to operate it. Other labor would in the wreck, was reported to be se-(be supplied by the WPA. rious and consequently the'' inquest I <j-j,is wia the first land sale con- i **^®^^*®* further stated that there was delayed. Willie HiU, fourth ducted since salesday in January. | about 700 applications pend- ♦ ing before the'authorities from com- A A A A. Imunities wanting the plan. The pros- ixiyiTldlLS pects of Clinlon-Laurens getting the plan in operation in the near future are dim. the speaker said. member of the group, has been dis missed from the hospital. Chamber Issues Folder On City Now $255,258.48 Travel Picture* To Be Shown Here County Agent C. B. Cannon stated u yesterday that 2,431 farmers’ AAA Officers of the ^^ber of Com-1 application have been paid consist- , merce have recently i^ued a leaflet 4,074 checks amounting to | on “Clinton,” presenting facts and $255,258.48. Each check, he stated, j figures .about the city calci^ted to.2y^j.gggd $105.00. with an average' On Tuesday evening Aoril 16 at 8 oJM^LiSo^^^'rSi^toldS^whkh^^Sl^ ***’ to I o'clock, at the First Baptist church, • hundred additional checks are!Rev. W. W. Long, of Blacksburg, will being distributed through the organi-,yet to be received, according to theishow a series of motion picture* zation, gives an interesting condensed office, picture ol the town which is describ ed as “Large enough for opportunity, Not too large for neiidtboriiness.” ECLIPSE WONT BE REPEATED FOR 54 YEARS • TO MAKE INSPECTION The Presbyterian college R.O.T.C. unit will be inspected by army offi cers on Tuesday, April 16. Hie annular or* ring phase of the ecUpae, which obscures 93 per cent of the sun’s diameter, entered the United States at Big Bend, Tex., at 4:40 p. m., (EST) and Rped' 3JKM) mites eastward ^across 4he souttism part of the country in sUgthlj more lliaa half an hour. IMrsooa living in a path, 190 mites wide, *av the full annular phasq if weathar pArteitted. The rent of the natloh anff Canada saw cmlj a par tial aelipaa. Aiteonameri- in Texaa set up io- strumanti to study ragra 'ffirovm out from the edge of the sun, the eclipse effect up radio reception and other sciimtlfic factors. Results of th'elr observations may. not Be known for many months. An expcrlinmtal TTkilted States annT, bomber went so high into the siUtemtoaphcre aftw eeh^ pietuzes that its motors teft a wake of frozen ei^ust in ttie dcy. Th# temperature drq;>ped to 34 de-1 grees below zero in the plane’s cab-j in, where a window ha^ been left op en to accommodate the nation’s big-* gest aarial camera. | Jacksonville, Fia.. AprU 8.—The! moon turned the sun into a flaming golden band of light Sunday after noon widi a apaetacular fhew that won’t ba r^;mRad in the' Uni^ States for 94 years. In a rare alignment of heavenly bodies, the moon came directly bsH tween tbs earbi and the sun. The moon was farther away from the earth than usual and the sun ckweri than usual with the result that only the Inside qf the aim’s face was blocked out * The effect, seen through smoked glass, over - exposed photopraphic film and mecial filters—was that of a big black polka dot with a shining orange Hm around it. It was the first ecUpae of such widespread visl- biUty in the United States since 1865. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A UFE- So Frt Tkis Ycrt Tlwre Hag BatR 4 ^ATAUTY AimMKWILB ACCIDENTS^ Ir LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strive To Make 1940 a Safe Year On tke Hifkways. which were taken while he was on an extended tour of Europe. Africa and Asia last summer? Mr. Long traveled with Dr. J. Mc Kee Adams, professor of Biblical In troduction at the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, Louisville, Ky., and made technicolor pictures of m- teresti^ scenes in Europe. Egypt and Palestine. M^. Long showed a series of lan tern slides at the 'church here last I fall, which was well received by all who saw them. He ccanes now with his motion pictures of the tour, a se ries that brings out the native cus toms and native reaction to'Westero associations. The public is cordially invited to see the pictures. Mr. Long is a twin brother of Rev. W. N. Long, pastor of the First Bap tist church. TAYLOR RANKS THIRD I George Aiken Taylor, son of Mrs. George W. Taylor, of this city, won third place in tbe.^tate oratorical contest held at Fuiman university last Thursd^ evening with nine col-« leges participating. First place went to William Hanckel of the College of Charteqtoo, and second to Tom S. McCutcheon of the Univeraity of Bbuth Carolina. '.V.' iTi—t. .i'.n