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' THE ijUNTON ^RONICLE, CLINTON. 8. C.
THURSDAY, MAY 23. IHO
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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