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: / ■ ■- f: PAGE TWO ' THE ijUNTON ^RONICLE, CLINTON. 8. C. THURSDAY, MAY 23. IHO mmmmmmmammmmmmmtmmmrndmmmmm m Laurens Shows Population Gain Of About 25% WAR BULLETIN BOARD NAZI ViaORY VERY IMMINENT Allies. With Backs To English j stand to keep the Reichswehr from Channel, Endeavor To Stem the Channel. ^ , r n ..u. I Farther east, the French were re*( Onnishing Germans. Popula*.pQf^ holding out at Cambrai,! BERLIN—Germans declare great ^ - 'drive has reached Abbeville, 12 miles The population of Laurens, from English channel; threaten in- shown by the 1940 cei^us, is 6,^8, y^giQ^ of En^and: claim million Al- according to fibres ^ter- soldiers frapped; proclaim Allies; Begins To Evacuate the!behind the Germim 'advanced iines^j T nSnrf ^.tric^cens^ su-’ desperation.” | „ , , The French called the situation! of ^P^’^tanburg. PARIS—Civilians start leaving! ** -»* j“extremely grave” but said that with pain nf annroximatelv **®*'‘® ®tter official announcement f o-Hin Mav 22 The German their troops holding Cambrai east for 1930, or a gam of approximately Germans have taken Amiens i - Arras, and the British battling 25 ^ Reynaud admitting situa-r^t Parte has the Germans in other sectors, the tion dark biause of ‘‘incrediblei*^K‘°" aihoh i* was bearing the brun^ of the battle. W«»K»agWttat3TinnniMIIWHiMt«aKK»IBrtim«»nt«»tyrff«e8antaW8mnMWn The troops of , Lord Gort British * field commander, were" installed in g H. D. HENRY 1898-1940 F. M. BOLAND the coastal section fighting with rifles and machine-guns against German planes and tanks in a last R D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED ,Telephone 121 GAME association MEETS The Laurens, County Fish and Game association met Tuesday eve others far off—meaning Ameri cas—to aid Allies before “it is too ‘cial German circles early today. Reims is 80/miles east and slight-. Allied command was confident it i could “re-establish” its lines. calls 1 ly north of Paris. ning at their lodge five miles south French romrn^nd, — recion would mark oI the city. A stew was served the,‘“‘': bespeaks confidence m Wey-.Uiis r^aTew”bot?'DR- WHHTEN COMMENDS ■UKnBEMinmps^ large group present. gand, Petain. CASINO THEATRE MONDAY and Tl'ESDAY, Mav 27 and 28 tom of the/^pocket” formed by thn., ^ WPA WOMANS DIVISION tyAcuTMQTON Roosevelt savs! German armies in the| » v rrvruhom oMonfc r.rtn=Httito a urnrw»Frcnch Uncs. It would bc itn advance' in a letter printed in The Chron- ? ITr 25 milcs southwcst of Rcthel' icle last wcck from Dr. B. O. Whit- liw m’litY fiom rea^imentlo*' miles southekst of Laon the'ten, superintendent of the State ^ of U S - savs American people will' German | Training school of this city, in which teaL® m 0"” m that sector. ! he commended the work of the worn-, death toR of refugees machine gunn ed on roads in France Reims is a communications cen-|an’s division of the WPA, principally, ter and the Germans said they ex-1 the sewing room, he expressed a de-, May 27 ^ LONDON^Britain musters defense! Pected that the French would launchj that ^ple of the community^ “The Grapes of Wrath ,"against invasion; 2,000,000 men in a counter-offensive against the Ger- visit toe room, and gam a wi^r' _ J.. .1 :_-4 xT__: mans in this regiott. [knowledge of its usefulness. The By JOHN STEINBECK training ready to rush' against Nazi With HENRY FONDA. JANE attack; expeditionary force determin- DARWELL. JOHN CARRADINE, ed to die where they stand on conti- CHARLEY GRAPEWIN. DORRIS nent rather than let Germans reach BOWDON. Honestly novel of our j north sea ports; Duff Cooper says fearlessly — the greatest Allied armies undefeated. time comes to the ROME—Italians await call to arms colonial expansion. Recommends Close Spacing Of Cotton The gates to the south and west of Paris . . . (here two words cen screen! , . . a moving picture of sen-'as war preparations continue: Mus-Abbeville, became gen sitive understanding and rare power!, solini talks with German expert onj®*'^*y Known. •‘Paramount News.” lO A. M. Show—MONDAY. 10c and 25c WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, May 29 and 30 “The Courageous Dr. Christian” i knowledge I work is under the supervision of' Paris, May 21.—Many civilians left I Mrs. R. Lee Hunter. j the French capital tonight by train! Dr. Whitten stated: “We do not be-, apd automobile as toe official an-1 Heve such visits would enable people nouncement of* the German capture j to see a lot of fancy sewing and pat-, of Amiens and Arras, and Nazi pene- terns or styles that might be calcu lated to attract attention. But,” Dr., Whitten continued, “we do believe' toe visits would give information that should enable citizens to gaini if Auto Lo2uis! I ^ We will loan you money on your dar or refinance your car for yott. Our terms and rates are standard. TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH Phone 119 Sales and Service Clinton, S. C. 4 * sored) . . . with slowly-moving lines j a fairly good opinion as to what the of automobiles The Lyon, Austerlitz and Mont- ; paranessei stations, feeding the Southern and western sections of ; That close spacing of cotton in- j France, were packed with refugees creases yield is proven by farmers 1 waiting for trams. W.,h JeIn hSrSHOLT. DORO- ' c"* B'c'’an!i ! non, county agent, [Minted out in dis-inon^kl numtar of passengers with cussing cotton thinning. He cited’P®®P^ standing i»-toe aisles and demonstrations by J. G. Roy, Laur- children siting pn their and TOM NEAL “Calling Philo Vance With JOHN STEPHENSON and ens. Oak Grove community; H. O. MARGOT STEVENSON. , Abercrombie, Ware Shoals, Mt. Beth- NEW SERIAL! — “THE GREEN'el community; Tom F. Hill, Laurens, HORNET.” with GORDON JONES' Big Poplar community; and Ford and ANN NAGEL. 9:30 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY. sewing rooms are doing and whether such service justifies their t-x'stence and continuation.” Dr. Whitten further stated that toe woman’s division had been of much service to the Training School in! making and repairing garments used by the inmates of the school. M ► lOc and 15c mothers* laps. Parte itself was a strange, mixed j picture of emptiness and normal j gaiety. (Miller, colored, Laurens, Mt. Zionl Sections such as the great Champs j community. TTie cotton was spaced ] Flysses, running from the Place de one two and three stalks each 12 Concorde in the heart of the city. inches; two stalks each six to eight inches and also unthinned. The one stalk each 12 inches produced 395 bo!!'-' and C2 .stalks; two stalks each 12 inches produced 369 bolls and FRIDAY and SATURDAY. May 31 and June 1 “Road To Singapore” With BING CROSBY. DOROTHY 92 stalks; three stalks each 12 inch- LAMOUR.. BOB HOPE, CHARLES es produced 400 bolls and 167 stalks; COBURN, JUDITH BARRETT. | two stalks each six to eight inche' Look what's cookin' ... a tropical j produced 475 bolls and 198 stalks, whirlwind of laughter and lilting'the unthinned, J75 bolls and rhythm is on the way . . . with ra-l stalks) per 40 feet checks, die s favorite funsters, Bing and Bob, i Another thing Cannon pointed out were almost] deserted Along the boulevardes, however, sidewalk cafes were full of people sipping coffee or champagne in the shadowy light of black-out windows. Orchestras played gay music in the brightly lighted interiors. It was almost impossible to find taxis. Bus service was suspended (37 words cen sored.) Red Cross nurses and doctors were! battling for the love of Dorothy be-[that farmers should be prepared to in attendance on every train help- the~ boll weevil early with'ing mothers care for their children neath those palpitating palms. •Selected Shorts. “News." 10c and 25c NOTE:—We have changed play date of the Serial from Friday-Saturday to Wedne.sday - Thursday believing thf^ will meet with the approval of our week-end patrons. fight , Ithe I-I-l sweet poison mixture. Re-! Many of these children had been [gardless of the cold weather the past | standing in the trains since night- winter there is no doubt but suffi- fall and were faced with an all-night cieiU number of boll weevils are ride to the south of France, left to do considerable damage. HCi ^ pointed out that approximately 33,- Threatens To Isolate England 000 gallons of molasses were u.sed Paris, May 21.—The Allies, with in sweet poison in the county last their backs to the English Channel, year. “The only thing to do is to 1 tonight fought against a new Ger- be prepared at all times.” Cannon I man advance which spread a path of remarked. [fme across northern France and threatened to isolate England, i The French high command’s night communique admitted the Germans drove their advance guard to roniens and Arras on the edge of the coastak plain leading to the Elnglish channel. A war ministry spokesman added that German motorcycle troops had pushed on to penetrate the outskirts of the Abbeville region. The city of Abbeville is on the Somme estuary, 12 miles from the Channel’s open waters, and about 25 miles west of Arras and Amiens. [Saturday. Mr. Giles states prices' thun- gun the only law known-and any .^^^^ reduced, to sacrifice levels.! as that heard during toe man that dies m bed is a sissy! ^3^^ World War, rattled teacups and Broadway Theatre MONDAY and TUESDAY, ’ May 27 and 28 “Bullet Code” With GEORGE O’BRIEN, VIR GINIA VALE. HOWARD HICKMAN, SLIM WHITAKER, and WALTER MILLER. * lot of used cars. Extending over a A rip-roanng story of the wildest- perio<r."'today. Friday and] We.st you ve seen yet—where th6 six- o..*. i D. E. Tribble Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS EMBALMERS Licensed Embalmers. Complete* Modern ESqnfpment Day Phone 94 » Night Phone* 24. 2.'>3 or 255 Clinton, S. C. GIVE HIM SOMETHING TO WEAR FOR GRADUATION! LINEFOLD A PERFECT SHIRT! ■ Longer wearing collar ., looks better . . is more comfortable . . perfect fit . . easier to iron. 3 buttonhole. X-Act-Fit fea ture !! $1.65 Values “Special” Thursday, Friday, Saturday $1.35 3 for $4.00 JAMES mm PHON5 64-R CLINTON, S. C. f GET A "aost-ur OF THE Giles Announces Used Car Sale Giles Chevrolet company, in a page 'advertisement in today’s paper, an nounces a special sale of used cars. The event, '“Wholsaling Used Cars,” as C. C. Giles, proprietor, terms it, is a concentrated effort to clear their ”Carl Hoffman and His Orchestra ’ ^^3^^ Color cartoon, Screwball Foot-! windows acros-s the Channel in toe ball." Your Town.” “Movietone New.';.” 10 A M. Show-TUESDAY. 10c and 20c ' British East Coast towns of Great ^ 1 • ' O L 1 ' Yarmouth and Gorleston. Oldtimers v..QOiCing OCnOOl ~ > recalled the artillery fire heard on * windy days during the World War. . The British expeditionary force BIGGEST "VALUE PACKAGE" INTOWN Mwiy; Ikw Car taymt Ym Oodga Deahr Has Ifc* "Hatlast” MaaaySavlag Haws ia Yaarsl WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY, May 29 and 30 “Shoudown” Continues Today The cooking school sponsored by; I Maxwell Bros, and Kinard, furniture' _ 'merchants,’ and local dealers for, With WILLIAM BOYdV RUSSELL iWestinghouse elMtric appliances, wilL HAYDEN, BRITT WOOD and JANE Ithis afternoon for the s^-] ri AYTON session. Scheduled Jor, 11 m o’clock, the demonkration will' ‘Saints Double Trouble ' last for two hours. With GEORGE SANDERS, HEL-1 The session yesterday was well ENE WHITNEY and BELA LUGOSI, i attended and the demonstrations and Cartoon, “It Must Be Love.” -hefpful suggestions given by Miss 9 30 A. M. Show-r-THURSDAY. Camille Beauchamp, who is conduct- 3 Brilliofit stars. lOc and 15c FRIDAY and SATURDAY, M^y 31 and June 1 “Hot Steel” With RICHARD ARLEN, ANDY! Pa^X the range, which is being used DEVINE, ANN NAGEL and PEGGY for all cooking done at the two-day ing the school, were well received. Free prizes will feature today’s session, as was the case yesterday, j A number of the well known West-, inghouse electrical appliances are be ing used and demonstrated, princi- MORAN. Death comes stalking when mil lions are at stake—and “Hot Steel” becomes hot bullets when one manj ‘home makers parties.’ REVIVAL AT LYDIA Revival services will begin Sunday starts after a gang who murder for J at the Lydia Baptist church and con- profit! tinue through the week, beginning Comedy, “South of the Boudoir”)at 7:30 each evening. Rev. Marion with Charlie Chase Mooibead, pastor <rf toe church, will “ZORRO’S FIGHTING LEGION” conduct the services No. 3. Cartoon, “The Hare and toe Hound.” “New Oddities.” 10c and 20c BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING HEATING SERVICE Telephone 9268 WE ABE HUNTING TBOUBLE EASLEY CLASS HEARS JACOBS-^ Dr. W. P.'Jacobs, president of lH«s- byterian college, delivered the bac calaureate address to toe gradtiating class of Easley high school Sunday morning in the school auditorium. YOUR HOmE! JAMES W. CALDWELL CaU 276 * NEW YORK ‘ WORLD'S FAIR Sc€i*s 4.8 mS HAYS $28.50 And Up Frem CUNTON Mid-Carelina League Saturday's rasuKs: Joanna, f, Clinton 4. Lydia f, MoUolioif 2. Laurens If, Newberry f. ' Games next Saturday: Joanna at l^rdJa at MoBohen. « Newberry at Laurena. wan UHMMAiHPSr ea ***“ ■ tbsaswi Unsri Von win C«18' Sm an tha gaal tUags Mga ghas yaa far alaastlla prka af tha asulbr eus! N rw-car BUYRRd, It won't be loog now! Witft Spring apreodiig the urge to ba oat on the open rood, yooH eooti be ceoapering* motorcar values. WeO, all your Dodgt dmlar oeka ie that yoa 00m- pare the big IMO Lnovy liner, point by point, with the others. Compare He Jbewity, its aiae and roomi- naaa, na nnenorf ano gorgBoaa appomtmenta. And lefa not forget Economy. yeare Dodge has ahoRjfi been hunoua for gm and Ot eavingi^ longer Ufo and higher twie in vidoe.* Doayou realise how little this big 1940 Dodge reRDy ooets? ICe priced so does to the smaller ova that you’ll hardly notice the diflerOnce ea yoo pay 1 And whaf■ ngere, your proasotev may very ttbely make the foB down-pay ment, balehce an eapy tarmet M NiRu ehlNeaussNi IS TUB NMI MSB TONOn V 1 MOTOR CO. mm aiOM It. ~ oianoii X c, if • ^4 V ■ 'V