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VOLUME XL
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940
NUMBER 26
GERMANY WINS
WAR IN FRANCE
Fighting Ceases As France
Signs Armistice Terms of Hit
ler and Mussolini. Attack On
Britain Is Next Task of Axis
Powers.
Red Cross Fund
Reachs $851.29
The drive for funds for Red Cross
relief work in Europe continues and
Chairman J. B. Townsend, of the
local chapter, yesterday announced
that a total of $851.29 h€is been col
lected. Qf this amount the city of
Clinton contributed $434.32, Gold-
- ‘ jville $310.97, and Lydia Mill $106.
France will be held under German-1 No report has been received from
Italian control without any definite! Clinton Mill, it was stated.
peace'terms—despite the armistice—j ^
until Germany has settled her score I
with Great Britain, the German j ® I
news agency Dienst Aus Deutschland j NaIUCC]
annoiJhced.
“The actual peace negotiations ’ _
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English conflict is concluded,’
agency reported.
The newly-signed armistice terms,
it said, were entirely apart from the
future peace negotiations.
A total of some 5,000,000 French
German and Italian soldiers quiet-
}y obeyed the “cease firing!” or
der Tuesday. I
Pert of the French fleet still re
mained at the Egyptian port, Brit
ain’s main naval bailin’the Mediter
ranean.
' Coincidentally, Prime Minister
Churchill told the house of commons
in London that France’s Premier
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain vio
lated the “most solemn assurances”
to pritain that the French fleet
would never fall into German hands.
“It is clear that French war ves
sels under this armistice pass into
German or Italian control fully arm
ed.”
Churchill did not mention the
whereabouts of the French fleet.
Students of the 1940 Young Peo
ple's conference of the Presbyterian
Synod of South Carolina, held an
nually at Presbyterian coHege, early
this week elected officers to serve
the Synod’s Young People’s league
for the coming year.
Miss Bernice E. Stroup of Sea-
brook, was elected as president of
the organization. Miss Enid Wag-
gett, of -St. Charles, is viGe-pi:esv>:
dent; Miss Laura Fleming, of Laur
ens, is secretary, and Billy Blake, of
Darlington, is treausrer.
Miss Carolyn McSween of Chester,
will serve as chairman of the High
way of Life Enrichment; Miss Jac
queline Hills of Orangeburg, is chair
man of the Highway Beyond the
Seas; Donald Hagan, of Abbeville,
is chairman of the Highway Into the
Homeland; La whence Jowers, of Co
lumbia, will serve as chainnan of the
Highway of Enlistment and Training; !
be chairman of the Highway of i
Hollingsworth Smith, of Easley, will
however, and yiscount Caldecote, Teamine* James Crook of Soartan-I
Dominions scretary, told the house !
of lords that Britain would makerj*^|’7f
every effort to retain French naval Stewardship, and Miss Ruth And-
help.
Churchill declared that “We hope
to rescue France from the ruins
of bondage into which she has been
cast.”
The cessation of hostilities ton the
western front and in the maritime
Alps came while the rest of Europe
slept.’'
■There were few outbursts of joy
—none of the whooping shouts of
fraternization that marked the end
of hostitities in the World war on
Nov. 11, 1918.
/nie combined Nazi-Fascist on
slaught against France halted at
1:35 a. m. Tuesday.
Berlin reported that the conquer
ors’ demands comprised 24 para
graphs and that they were “hard,
but not humiliating” for France.
According to best available fig
ures, France originally had 2,780,-
000 soldiers engaged in the conflict.
Germany sent' some 2,000,000, men
into France and Italy about 750,-
000. Casualty figures were still un
available, but were expected to be
high.
The “cease firing” orders that came
as scheduled, six hours after France
yielded to Italy, created dramas of
differing sorts among the conquerors
and the conquered.
France in sorrow ordained this
a day of national mourning.
In Germany, there was nqisy ex-
uitation. - - '
The Reichsfuehrer was extolled as
having brought to a grateful Ger
many her most glorious victory.
Hitler himself. In a brief procla-
erson, of Greenville, will be chair
man of the Highway of Comradeship.
New editor of the official news-,
paper of the Synod’s Yeung People’s
League, “The Kirksonian,” is Miss
Flora McDonald, of Dillon.
Presidents of the eight presbyter
ies of the synod recently elected at
the spring rallies of each pfesbytery
are: Bethel presbytery. Miss Attie
Camp, of York: Charleston, Hunter
Fairies, of Charleston; Congaree,
George Ropp, of Columbia; Enoree,
Tom Gower, -erf Greenville; Pee Dee,
Miss Mary McQueen, of Mullins;
Piedmont, Miss Johnnie Mary Prince,
of Easley; Harmony, Bradley Jen
kins, of St. Charles; and South Caro
lina, Miss Ann Holloway, of Green
wood.
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Bennie Blakely
For Supervisor
Bennie B. Blakely, well known
young farmer of the Etoiley commun
ity, between Clinton and Laurens,
announced this week his candidacy
for coimty supervisor. *
Mr. Blakely is 36 years of age and
is’engaged in farming with his fath
er, B. B. Blakely, since attending
Presbyterian college in 1922-1923.
Mr. Blakely said that his expe
rience in road building with some
of the best tbad contractors iri the
state qualifies him to oversee the
road work of the county.
If elected, he promised to give the
office his undivided attention and
states that he will treat all sections
mation, declared: ,
“In humility we thank Gor for county aMke
His blessing.”
He ordered that the bells of the
greater Reich be nmg for seven
days and that the national flag be
displayed for 10 days^to mark the
triumphal end of the war with
France which began Sept. 3 but
JOANNA CLUB
GO TO new YORK
TO
) Nl
Approximately 60 members of the
Woman’s club of Joanna Cotton
Mills, Goldville, will leave Tuesday
which broke in all its fury only 46 j for a trip to New York and the fair,
days ago. )They will return Saturday after a
Italy, Germany’s partner in war i three-day stay in the metropolis,
for only two weeks was more sub-1 Headquarters for the group in New
dued ni her celebration. ^ York wilj be Hotel Victoria.
Far from the scene of Freno^l ca-; ■
tastrophe other nations flexed their fylyisp jjg WINNER
dued in her celebration. ,
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_ VOTERS URGED TO ENaduL .
'Officials of the executive conunit-
tee of the City Democratic club yes
terday stated that voters were en
rolling slowly. The books tor en
rollment are. at L. B. Dillard’s store
and will be open through July 23.
It is necessary foi* all persons dissir-
ing to vote in the August prhnaries
to enroll dvtrhiug diis period, j$s new
books are being used.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
W. C. ~ Monts, supeffMendent of
city schools, was in Columbia Ftiday
and Saturday where he attnidad •
sdmoLadndnistnitDrs conference and
took part in a panel diacuasion on
OF SCHOLARSHIP
Bill Crisp, of Mountville, formerly
a resident of Clinton, has been
awarded a scholarship at the Y. M.
C. A. graduate sdiool sumxner quar
ter being held at Blue Ridge, N. C.
The sdiolarship, made possible
through a gift of the Southern Dai^
ries, fffovidea for Mr. Crisp to spend
12 weeks this sunuher at BlueJU^e
I iri fee
in stiidy, rest and ^recreation
mountains.
Mr. Oiisp is the son of W. E. Crisp,
Sr., Of Mtoodtville, and is a student
at eraser Theologfebl seminary,
Chester, 5a. ‘ ^
TRI^SCRERf ^
’Clainginf Trmds In School Admin- News fnsMr Laurgna yesterday stat
istrRion and Echication.”
IN ACTOMpBlLE ACCIDENT
Lee Selfe, 25,' injured In an auto-
moWte awident near Lydia MiB Sun-
dajr night, is a patient in the Laurens I and his condition Is extremely se-
hospitsl. Igr. Selfg, who lives at An- rlous
ed that Gonity Tirtasurer -Dr Boy
Simpson was “a very sick man.” He
has been a patient at the county
hospiU^ since efely in the month. He
it in ah oyygen tent, it was slated,
derson, was said to have been thrown
from the automobile when it struck
a tree. Other occupants of the car
were not injured, it was stated.
Joe DoiliKm who holds a position
is Columbia, is qiendlng a week’s
^scatioii with his mofeer, Mrs. J. H.
Ckmnon.
ATTENDS MEETING
Dr. Folder fenith of Clinton and
cinnati where he attended the Ameri-
Ldurens, will return today from Cin-
can Optometric association and In
ternational Board of Optometry as a
delegate from the South Carolina
Association of Optometrists.
Recently Elected City Officials
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HUGH C. RAY
Aidemtan Ward One
PET B. ADAIR
Alderman Ward Two
J. y. JACOBS
Aldetinxn Ward TiMlee
F. M. BOLA.\D
Alderman Ward Four
TBEODORB QUEEN
AManaan Ward Five
/llWvMIV wwWmW oK
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Election Protest
Does Not Develop
HOOVER HITS
THE NEW DEAL
I A meeting of the executive com-
mitttee of the Clinton City Demo
cratic club, scheduled to be held last*
Thursday night to hear a protest
[ on the second primary election the
previous - Tuesday, was cancelled'
when the protest was withdrawn, itj
was stated by J. J. Cornwall, sec- i
retary of the club.
The notice of protest, lodged with,
club officials by John H. Cranford,'
defeated candidate for alderman in
Delegates At Republican Con
vention Roar Approval When
Former President Calls For
Change In National Adminis
tration. Sober Preparation for
Defense Is Urged.
S. C. FOR DEWEY
Philadelphia, June 2b.
South'
ward five, wa.s withdrawn Thursday ^^•*^*‘^^ ** delegates to the Repvibft-
1 afternoon. The basis for the prole, t
can national convention decided to-
t was not announced. ca.'.t JO votes fur Thomas E.
! Theodore Queen was the successful on the first presidential
i candidate in ward five, being nomi- _ ■
nated over Mr. Cranford by a vote
of 246 to 231. i
TOIBERT CHUNKED OUT
j Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pa..
June 25.—“Tiele.ss” Joe Tolbert of
i Ninety-Six, who ruled the Republi-
^ - jlcan party in South Carolina w'ith
IxCStCnCd hand the last 52 years, was d<
Flying School
throned early today when the nation-
.... al convention cr^entials committee
ClaM Room and Flight Instruc-jconfirmed the seating of the George
tion To« Be Conducted From | Norwood faction of Greenville.
Now Until September 1. | ^
Convention - Hall, Philadelphia,
The quota of 30 students allotted
the Barksdale field airport in the
June 25.—Herbert Hoover demand
ed the abolishment of the New Deal
Civilian Pilot Training summer!and a scrupulous avoidance of war
school program, which began last! ^o^‘8ht before an excited Republi-
week and will end by September Lj^^an national convention which shout-
had been filled, it has been learned, back its approval and burst fin-
jfrom L. P. Speth, flight instructor.;ally into the noisiest demonstration
Hiers Furtick, another instructors^
‘ recently brought here to assisf in the
government-financed program, re-
OutbursLs of applau.se brief and
occasional, yet of a roaring lustiness.
turned during the week from Lock ■ P'^*^<^^^*ated a very section of the ad-
' Haven, Pa., with one of the two ^ress. But the last sentence, which
!training planes assigned to the locali'^'as also a question, brought the
field j climax. Referring to the party bat-
Night cla..scs are being c.mduct- 'I'"
ed at Presbyterian college. Speth '
said, and flight instruction during "Republicans, are you prepared to
the day. i ^his fight””
: Enrollees wore named as follows;’ '
‘James Booth. Joe Clements, Harold
iCobb, Ledn Crump. I.loyd R. Foster, ^ drowned out the response*.
Robert C. McLees. Walker Nixon, demon.strat.on was in the making.
Fred Oxley. Phillip Rogers, Eugene (Continued on page six)
! B. Sloan, John M. Sturgeon, Charles: ~ ^ “
T. Trammell and Samuel L. Castle-i NJr* 1-1 a
berry, all of Clinton; Paul Culbert- /ALilUfl Iiere
son, Woodruff; John Hipp, Herbert
L. Little and James' R. Crook, all of
; Spartanburg: Marion Moore, Rock
Hill; John C. Neel, Newberry; John
On Store Closing
Up to the time of going to press
I^ilgo, George F. Little, Frank O’- .last night. The Qmxucfe re-
fBfeen, Henry'Oo<!n-ey Parri*B, D4rv4diceived no information ’ on whether
Roper, Joe F. Smith, Wm. Watt Vin-(the local stores would remain ope*
cent, John H. Washington and Cald- i next Wednesday afternoon. Thurs-
well W. Wier, Jr., of Laurens. day, July 4, of course, will be ob-
♦ 1 served as a holiday. Local m^an-
Q. ■ J J J D houses have been closing each
OtOClCl&irCt IxUHS Wednesday afternoon for several
o • ’ weeks.
——t* OF dliPd*VlSCNrf~"^^ expected that action wull be-
^ * i taken one way or the other during
T D 7he coming week on whether stores
Lander B. Stoddard, county com- i
here will remain open or close as
missioner for the past four years, .. * ,.7 j r 1 ^
. . u- < 1 usual next Wednesday, July 3.
today enters his formal announce- ^
l^far'rcandrda‘te';or'c;,untysu-SrZ’T'i?* '’'n
, j, i that Laurens stores will not close
I Mr! Stoddard said that he had been|T.^-ji!!!lL.holiday next
urged very strongly by friends 'all I
} over the county to make the race
Wednesday.
j and said that he feels that his ex-
' perience for the past four years
•qualifies him to fill the job effi-j
' cjently. He is running on his record,
! he stated.
t -If elected, he said, hb-^expects to
j continue his policy of being fair and
Power Announces
For Commissioner
.Herman-- Bo wee-- wellknow*
farmer of the Barksdale-Narnie sec-
^ loyal to all sections of the county announced^ this we^ his candi
in carrying on the road work, and
for county commissioner of
will continue to cooperate with oth
er county officials and government
i agencies. He promises to be on the
Laurens county.
Mr. Power served two terms as
county commissioner from 1932 to
job from “Monday morning until from the commission-
Saturday night.” office in 1936.
, Mr. Stoddard said that he appre-| ,
j ciates the confidence of the people ■ first ballot and led
I who elected'him county commission-1 ticket again in his second race
er for two terms and asks thenkj’*’ ^ f>eld of seven. He recalled
for their continued support. I • that he did not miss a
I ^ ^ board meeting in'four years.
* 1*1? /^ II He said that he appreciated the
ArCnl^ n ^OOK In ; support and cooperation given him
' by the people of the“county in the
Commissioner Racek®''^ y**'**'
! give the county a fair and impartial
I ^ ' i administration, treating all section.-*
1 Archie F Oxik of Owings an-; the county alike.
, nounced that he is a candidate forj ^
county commissioner of Laurenst.^p i>iDU'c no kt''vu'v‘
i county. Mr. Cook is 36 years of ‘ AKKb 10 I RAC Tit L
I age and lives near Owings where. MEDICINE AT CROSS HILL
I he wa.s born and reared. He is a;
I farmer and is also engaged in hand-|
ling seed and fertilizer.
Dr. Richard H. Parks, formerly
He is anh’* Warren, Pe., has located for gen-
active memberjjif Friendship Baptist practice in Cross Hill,
church of tha Owings community.! is a graduate of the
if elect
He promises iF elected to this office,, PennsylviUiia Medical
to serve Laurens county honestly and I and served a two-year in-
fairly. temship at the Pennsylvartia stale
hospital.
THREE COUNTY 4-H
NMnlnafed In primaries held Jane 11 and t8». Ufe xbofe fiiecessful
ondtdates will be formally elected xt ihe dendrat eleetien In August
and wiR take ofTIce SepMnher 1. Mxjfxr Butler waa newinuted fer his
fourth consecutive term. Aldermen Adulf. Ikeottu. Beluad and Hods-
peth are hold-over members of couneil, while Ruy and Queen are new
Photos Coprtesy The Greenville Piedmont.
members.
IN CROSS HILL I - KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
Miss Eve Wells, Milton and Mi-! lYhe Kiwanis club will meet thU
riam Be^ll of Washington. D. C.. ar-!e>^wd Hotel Clinton at 7:30.,
rived the pavt week to spend the’. ■ • —
summer with their father and grand-' KUcn Jacobs and Garrard Johnson
father, J. C. Welh, :n Cross Hill, i sprat the week-end in Charleston.
Dr. Parks Mrs. Parks and tbeir
BOYS WIN PRIZES'
Three Laurens county 4-H club
members won cash prizes in the
sixth annual 4-H farm and home
accounting contest for the. 1939-40
farm year conducted by the state
extension service, it has been an
nounced. Laurens county winners,
with the amount of their prizes,
were announced as Silas Knight,
Gray Court, $3.00; J. P, Keilett,
Gray Court, $1.50; and Carroll
ThompSonj Mouutville, $L50.
DR. M. H. MOORHEAD AT
GOLDVILLE FOR MONTH
UONS OITTING FRIDAY
The Lions club will have an out
door meeting Friday evenirrg at 7:30
at the Laurens Coupty Fish and
Game association lodge, near here.
A chicken stew wdll be served, and
members will have their «vives and
friends as guests.
Durinjg the absence of Dr W. T.
Martin, who is away on vacation, hi*
practice at Goldville is being cared
for by Dr. William H. Moorhead,
who is spending month with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mtx>r-
head.
IN MONTREAT
Dr. and Mrs. L. Ross Lynn left
Tuesday for Montreal to attend the
Presbyterian orpnanage conference
which began there yesterday and
will continue through July' 2. Dr.
Lynn will return to the city early
next week. Mrs. Lynn will romaia
in Jdontreat fur the svanmer.
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