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By John N. Holder.
FRANCE'S ARMY CAPITULATES.
PROSTRATE COUNTRY AWAITS TERMS
Bordeaux—France, badly beaten
and near the end of her rich re
sources, Sunday asked Adolf Hitler
for peace.
Saddened 84-year-old Marshall
Henri Petain, hero of the Battle of
Verdun in the World War, broke the
news to his countrymen in a broad
cast.
“It is necessary to try to end the
fighting,” he said.
“I made contact with the adver
sary last night, asking him as sol
dier to soldier to seek with me the
means to stop the fight.”
France, in the deadliest of peril
of her very life as a nation, chose
84-year-old Marshall Henri Pilippe
Petain as premier Saturday night.
The Paql Reynaud government
was gone, fallen in the face of the
awesome decision, which must soon
he made, whether Trance can longer
resist on her own soil the pell-mell
legions of Nazi Germany.
Paris, the beloved capital, f had
fallen. The great industrial cities
of the north were in the hands of
the Nazi invaders. The swastika
flew over Versailles and the Eiffel
Tower.
The Maginot line, France’s half
billion dollar hope of security, was
gone; and the German army, over
2,000,000 strong, with armored cars
and tanks and airplanes was sweep
ing southward, bent on complete
victory.
Petain, whose defense of Verdun
24 years ago gave France her watch
word: “They shall not pass!” had
taken over the government from
Paul Reynaud Saturday night after
a day of cabinet disussions on what
help the United States might offer.
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New York, June 17.—A special
German High Command announce
ment late Monday said “the Fortress
of Metz capitulated this afternoon.”
Metz, a German city during the
World War, lies near the north ex
tremity of the Maginot Line.
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Rome, June 17. —Premier Musso
lini left blacked-out Rome Monday
night on a dimly-lighted train to
confer with Adolf Hitler at Munich
Tuesday on the joint peace terms
they will be put before France.
Secrecy surrounded the departure
of the private train and few saw the
premier leave.
Before taking the train, Mussolini
had a long conference with Marshal
Pietro Badoglio, chief of the general
staff of Italian armed forces.
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Berlin, June 17. —France, ham
mered to her knees by the German
army, appealed for peace Monday
and Adolf Hitler immediately called
a meeting with Premier Mussolini
of Italy to formulate the terms.
The conference between the
Axis powers, which will have an im
portant bearing on the war against
Great Britain, was announced fol
lowing a radio broadcast by France’s
84-year-old premier-soldier, offering
to lay down arms.
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Peace Terms Not Made Public
German air raiders dropped high
explosives and incendiary bombs at
three points along the Thames estu
ary gateway to Londony near an east
coast town and a Norfolk town Tues
day night as air raid alarms kept up
a continuous din along the east
central coast.
Watchers in East Anglia, which in
cludes Essex and Norfolk counties,
let out a roar of cheers when they
saw a German bomber plummet to
earth and crash in the flaming cli
max of a brightly search-lighted
sky-fight with a British fighter.
Another German bomber crashed
on the Norfolk coast in spectacular
aerial fighting.
Bombs dropped near an east coast
village injured one man seriously
and demolished an empty house and
damaged several others.
Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler and Be
nito Mussolini came to a quick de
cision on the peace terms warbrokn
but unconquered France must ac
cept but kept to themselves for the
moment their demanding price.
A tip-off that it might not be the
“honorable peace” the French de
manded was seen in the order from
Premier-Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain to his battered troops to fight
on against the Nazi invaders.
It was explained in Munich, scene
of the historic meeting of the axis
chieftains, that the world probably
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THE FALL OF PARIS
Paris has fallen!
In these three words is encom
passed more than the announcement
of the capture of a city; they mean
that into the hands of an enemy
whose every thought and act are re
pugnant to the standards of decency
has fallen the capital of a great re
public and symbolize as nothing else
could do the graveness of the danger
that threatens those principles on
which mankind has builded tedious
ly through the ages to insure to the
inhabitants of the earth lives of
peace, freedom and an unmolested
devotion to God.
Paris has fallen!
Beyond this lies what? Even to
day as the news goes around the
world that this great city is in the
hands of the invader comes the in
formation that other cities have fal
len, that the great line on which
France largely depended to hold
back the forces, of invasion which
would dominate the world with hate
fulness is under terrific attack. And
the world, breathless in prayer,
awaits the outcome. Right, found
ed on Heaven-given principles, must
prevail over might as embodied in
the Godless hordes which swarm
over fair lands. The hour is dai k
but with God’s help not hopeless.
With the symbol of all she holds
dear in the hands of her enemy
France still keeps her courage and
determination, and her ally from
across the channel hastens more aid
to her.
Paris has fallen!
What does it mean to this coun
try? A quickening of the realiz
ation that here in this great nation
reposes the highest hope that civiliz-,
ation shall not perish from the earth.
Other battles have been lost, other
cities have gone under, but some
thing stirs in the soul with the
realization that those forces which
despise the principles on which we
have builded this happy country are
sweeping aside the foundations on
which integrity rests across the
water and are coming nearer, dang
erously nearer, to the place where
the whole earth must tremble at tho
"enormity of the prospect of the
ruthless crushing of the liberties and
rights of mankind. The President
of the United States has raised his
voice and might, the people join in
the determination that if this coun
try’s resources can save civilization
by being sent to the Allies, deliver
ed they shall be and as fast as possi
ble.
Paris has fallen!
And on the birthdate of the
American flag. Greater is the signi
ficance of the day. Sorrow for the
troubles of those who think as we do
and a renewed faith in the ever
lasting structure on which our em
blem is based beat in our hearts
as we lament:
Paris has fallen!
—Savannah Press.
MISS ANGLIN BECOMES
THE BRIDE OF MR.
ROBERT FITZPATRICK
Center, Ga.—Miss Vallie May
Anglin and Mr. Robert Fitzpatrick
were married May 25, at the home
of Judge C. L. Brooks, who ofi’iciat
ed.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jewell Anglin, and was
reared in Wadley, Ga. She grad
uated from the high school there
and came with her parents to live in
Center one year ago.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fitzpatrick of Center and
holds a responsible position with the
Webb-Crawford Company, Athens.
The young couple have been
elaborately 5 entertained, and honor
ed at a family dinner at the home
of the bride’s parents.
The W. M. S. of Center gave a
miscellaneous shower for the pop
ular couple at the home of Mrs.
George O’Kelly, and the Epworth
League honored them with a shower
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Fitzpatrick. They have left foi
Athens to take up their residents ar
685 College avenue.
would be left waiting for details of
their decision until France accepts
or rejects.
Hitler and Mussolini left Munich
immediately for undisclosed desti
nations, presumably their war head
quarters.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
WOMAN S CLUB ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
The nominating committee pre
sented to the Woman’s Club the fol
lowing names for the officers for the
year 1940-41 and they were unani
mously elected.
President, Mrs. J. D. Escoe.
Ist Vice-Pres., Mrs. Carl H. Legg.
2nd Vice-Pres. Mrs. H. E. Ader
hold.
Rec.-Seet’y., Mrs. J. L. Anderson.
Treas., Mrs. H. I. Mobley.
Auditor, Mrs. L. J. Lyle.
The club met Monday afternoon,
June 10, at the home of Mrs. R. J.
Kelly, with Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. M. L.
Mobley, Mrs. Claud Catlett, Mrs. J.
N. Holder, Mrs. Billy Wall and Mrs.
H. L. Bentley hostesses.
The meeting opened with the
reading of the Litany by Mrs. J. D.
Escoe.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted, after which
the president, Mrs. M. M. Bryan,
called 1 - reports of work done in
different departments in the last
years.
Mrs. J. E. Randolph, treasurer, re
ported $358.36 deposited in the
club treasury from September 1938
to June 1940, and $346.42 of this
amount paid out, leaving a balance
of $11.94.
Miss Joyce Storey, second Vice-
President, reported programs plan
ned for each monthly meeting.
Mrs. Ca:l Legg, Garden Division
Chairman, reported flower shows
held in the spring and fall and prizes
offered at Christmas time for the
most beautifully decorated exter
ior of homes; also, that proper
planting methods were discussed at
some of the meetings.
Mrs. J. D. Escoe, Chairman of
Library Service, reported reviews of
the newest books given at each
monthly meeting.
Mrs. J. N. Holder, Publicity
Chairman, stated that records of
each meeting were printed in the
local paper and on .the club page of
the Atlanta Constitution.
Mrs. Guy Strickland, Chairman
Safety, reported that she had dis
tributed literature on Safety to
school children and that discussions
of every safety measure were held
at each club meeting and at all
times her department has endeavor
ed to keep the club safety conscious.
After adjournment the hostesses
served delicious refreshments.
Those present were: Mesdames M.
L. Mobley, J. E. Randolph, A. S.
Johnson, A. M. Hardy, J. N. Holder,
Bill Spratlin, Byrd Martin, Stanley
Kesler, H. W. Davis, E. N. Garri
son, Guy Strickland, L. J. Lyle, Ef
fie Flanigan, Carl Legg, M. M. Bry
an, C. D. Cox, J. D. Escoe, H. I.
Mobley, George Appleby, A. B.
Elizer, R. J. Kelly, Y. D. Maddo::,
Caud Catlett, Billy Wall, J. A. Wills,
Ernest Moore, Misses Joyce Storey,
Sara Wills.
JACKSON COUNTY INSURED
WORKERS RECEIVE $2,047.22
Asa result of their unemploy
ment, insured workers in Jackson
County under the State Unemploy
ment Compensation Law, received
$2,047.72 in benefits during the
month of May. Number of pay
ments was reported at 328.
Payments for 'the entire istate
established anew high record with
the disbursement of $428,995.25, of
which apprbximately $418,000 was
paid to workers in Georgia and
about $20,000 to workers in other
states who previously established
wage credits in the state.
Represented by 71,167 checks, the
payments exceeded by over $75,000
the previous high of $763,347.93
established in August of 1939.
Increase in May payments was at
tributed largely to .seasonal 'shut
downs and layoffs in the textile in
dustry occasioned by an accumula
tion of inventories.
RED CROSS DRIVE AT DRY POND
The public is invited to an Ama
teur Hour program at Dry Pond
School auditorium, Saturday night,
June 22, at 8.30. There will also
be a cake walk, cold drinks and ice
cream for sale.
The proceeds will be applied to
the Oconee-Dry Pond Red Cross
quota.
Help those who are suffering today
by aiding the Red Cross.
The average value of dairy cows
in Georgia is $35 per head. This
compares with only $25 per animal
in 1932.
Rotary Anns Guests on
June 25
Jefferson Rotary will meet at the
Harrison Hotel Tuesday evening,
June 25th at 8:30, instead of the
regular noon hour for its assemblage.
At this meeting, the Rotary Anns
will be entertained. This will be
the last meeting of the club for this
Rotary year. At its first meeting in
July, the new officers and board of
directors will be inducted into of
fice.
The speaker Tuesday of this week
was R. J. Kelly, superintendent of
Jackson Electric Membership Cor
poration, who told of the wonderful
progress of rural electrification dur
ing the past four years. Those pres
ent were highly interested in what
he had to say about the splendid
achievements of the local corpor
ation, which has just recently moved
into its beautiful new office build
ing. M. L. Mobley, office manager
of the same corporation, spoke brief
ly of the benefits of rural electrifi
cation.
Visitors at Tuesday’s luncheon
were Lamartine G. Hardman of
Commerce, A. S. Johnson M. L. Mob
ley, Mrs. H. I. Mobley, J. R. Staple
ton of Atlanta, C. M. Scudder of
Athens.
John C. Turner, the president,
presided over the club and present
ed birthday cakes to J. E. Randolph,
H. T. Mobley and A. A. Frost.
A birthday cake was there for T.
T. Benton, who was prevented from
accepting because of illness.
Thirteen members were absent.
MISS FRANCES TURPEN
BETROTHED TO JOHN
RALPH ELLINGTON
Gainesville, Ga.—Mrs. Frank Ells
worth Turpen of Gainesville an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Frances Emma, to John
Ralph Ellington of Jefferson, the
marriage to be an event of July.
Miss Turpen is the elder daugh
ter of Mrs. Turpen, for sixteen
years dietitian at Brenau college,
and the late Frank Ellsworth Tur
pen. Her only sister is Miss Viola
Turpen of Gainesville. The bride
elect is a grand-daughter of the
late William Ellsworth and Mary
Elizabeth Hunter Turpen of Green
ville, Ohio, on her {•ternal side, and
of Mrs. Emma Lou Porter Simpson
of Birmingham, Ala., and the late
Mr. Simpson on her maternal side,
her mother being the former Miss
Roberta Lou Simpson.
The bride-elect is i graduate of
Brenau Academy and the speech de
partment of Brenau college, where
she took an active part in campas
life, being president of her class
during both her junior and senior
years, and a member of Executive
Council. She is a member of Alpha
Delta Pi, national social sofority; of
the Cushman club and Zeta Phi Lta,
national honorary speech fraternity;
and of Tau Sigma, national dance
fraternity. For the past year she
has been teaching in Jefferson.
The bridegroom-elect is the son
of Sarah Ida Mobley Ellington and
the late Joseph Brown Ellington.
On his paternal side he is descended
from James Brown and Mary John
Ellington, both of Newton county.
He is a grandson of the late John
David and Nancy Ann Coleman
Mobley of Walton county on his
maternal side. Both the Mobleys
and the Ellingtons came to Georgia
from North Carolina.
Dr. Ellington is a graduate of the
high school at Oxford and of
Crowe’s School of Pharmacy in At
lanta. At present he is pharmacist
and part owner of the Moore & El
lington drug store in Jefferson.
The wedding will take place in
the presence of the families and a
few close friends at 4:30 o’clock
Wednesday, July 10, in the Brenau
Reception Parlors. Dr. Walt Hol
comb, pastor of the Calvary Metho
dist church in Atlanta, will perform
the ceremony.
NOTICE, SINGERS
The Jackson County Choir meets
with Holly Springs church on June
30 in an all-day session. All quar
tettes, trios and duets have a spec
ial invitation.
Bring your latest books and spend
the day in song with us.
Remember lunch for the noon
hour.
Bill Langford, Pres.
Mrs. Dorsey Suggs, Sec.
Thursday, June 20, 1940.
PROMINENT JACKSON COUNTY CITIZEN
PASSES AT HOSPITAL SATURDAY MORNING
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Finland Will Pay Debt Installment
Despite War Loss
Washington.—Battle scarred lit
tle Finland Thursday advised the
United States that she would pay
her $159,398 semi-annual war debt
installment as usual and thus pre
serve a perfect record of payments.
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Hamilton Named Baptist Leader
Baltimore.—The Rev. Dr. William
Wistar Hamilton, president of the
Baptist Institute in New Orleans
since 1928, was elected president
Thursday of the Southern Baptist
convention, succeeding Dr. L. R.
Scat borough of Fort Worth.
A Baltimore layman, Francis A.
Davis, was named vice president.
Dr. Hamilton was born in Chris
tian county, Kentucky, Dec. 9,
1868, and was ordained in 1893.
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England May Send Refugee Children
To United States
London. —The house of commons
was told Thursday night that a plan
is being worked out to send children
from British war zones to the United
States and British dominions.
A “generous invitation has been
received from abroad,” Miss Flor
ence Ilorsburgfc, parliamentary sec
retary of the ministry of health,
said. “Within a few -days some
scheme will be made known in re
sponse” to these invitations, she
added.
The new plan will provide for all,
regardless of economic status, she
said in answer to criticism “that if
children are sent to the United Sta
tes it would be only those whose par
ents could afford it.”
Callaway Elected Head of University
Rcgenta
Cason Callaway, 46-year-old for
farmer, was erected chairman of the
board of regents of the University
System of Georgia.
He succeeds Marion Smith, At
lanta attorney, who resigned recent
ly after reported conflict of opinion
with Governor E. D. Rivers.
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Roberts Announces Campaign Head
For Coming Race
Atlanta. —Gubernatorial candidate
Columbus Roberts announced Satur
day that Gordon S. Chapman of
Sandersville would manage his cam
paign.
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Don’t Stop Liner, U. S. Warns World
Washington.—The United States
notified belligernt governments Sat
urday that she expects “no interrupt
ion or molestation by air, naval or
military forces” of the American
steamship Washington homeward
bound from Europe with American
war refugees.
The Washington sailed from Gal
way, Ireland, for New York Satur
day morning with 2,442 persons
aboard —1,872 passengers and 570
crew members.
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Georgia Asked For $142,000 Red
Cross Aid
Red Cross has asked Georgians to
raise $142,000 as their share of the
ten-million-dollar disaster relief
fund, Washington headquarters has
announced. Of the sum, S3OO has
been set as Jackson county’s quota.
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Girl Is Buried In Sawdust Pile
Richland. —Evelyn Harden, 12,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Harden was in critical condition here
Sunday night after being buried un
der four feet of sawdust about 11
a. m.
She and two small brothers were
playing at the pile when the crust'
caved in. The brothers dug her out
after Thomas, 8, drove a stick in
to give air. The cave-in was at
tributed to a fire that had previous
ly burned a hole in the 20-foot pile.
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Car Loaded With Young People
Collides With Train
LaGrangct—Six young people
Comprising an automobile) party
from Alabama were killed Sunday
night when their car apparently
truck a train at a crossing.
Corporal J. W. White of the Geor
gia state patrol gave the names of
the victims as: Don Pritchard Davis,
18; Robert J. Owen, 19; Addie Mao
Wallace, 19, all of Shawmut, Ala.;
Genelle Robinson, age unknown, La-
Vol. 66. No. 2.
In the early hours of Saturday
morning, death came to J. A.
Johnson at the Crnwford W. Long
Hospital in Atlanta.
The health of Mr. Johnson ha 4
been impaired for more than a year
About two weeks prior to his death
he submitted to surgical treatment
at the Atlanta hospital and the op
eration seemed to be a success hat
complications ensued and his Condi
tion became serious and little hopes
were entertained for his recovery.
Surrounded by his devoted family,
and a host of friends who visited the
hospital daily, everything known !•
medical science was tested, but with
no results. His physicians were
puzzler?, and following his death, a a
autopsy was held which showed that
death was caused by an infection of
the heart—a condition that was not
indicated by the X-Ray.
Mr. Johnson was in his sixty-first
year. He was a native of Jacksoa
county, born near where he resided
at the time of his death, the son of
the late Thomas S. and Elizabeth
Thompson Johnson. He was cdu< at
ed at Martin Institute, and early ia
young manhood chose the pursuit of
agriculture as his vocation, purchas
ing the farm where he lived at the
time of his death. In this he waa
eminently successful, owning one of
the largest and most productive
farms in the county. He also oper
ated a large gin and owned a fioe
herd of Angus cattle. He produced
on the farm everything needed for
his home supplies and for his sat
tle. In 1986 he was chosen “Mautur
Farmer” of Georgia, an award
worthily bestowed.
In 1905 he was married to Mira
Carlton Elder, a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Elder.
This marriage united two of Jacksoa
county’s oldest and most prominent
families. The young couple estab
lished a home that has been n rtod
for its generous hospitality and gra
cious welcome to persons of every
walk in life.
Mr. Johnson was a man of quiet,
unostentatious character. He did
not aspire to public offices, but
sought to do his bit for the uplift
of humanity in services rendered lo
those in need. He was not a mem
ber of the church, but was a leader
and a generous contributor in all
church activities and in the educa
tional progress of his community.
He was devoted to his family nod
was generous to supply their wiahoa.
His two sons were interested with
him in his farming and cattle rais
ing operations and were the re
cipients of his wise advice .rad
superior judgment.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Galilee Christian
church, Rev. W. C. Foster, assisted
by Rev. A. B. Elizer officiating. The
pall bearers were J. L. McMullan,
T. M. Henderson, George Thompson,
Ernest Brock, H. W. Davis, W. IL
Hayes, C. A. Foster, J. A. O’Dillon.
Honorary pall bearers were George
W. Waddell, Sam Finch, I. W.
Ethridge, J. C. Turner, L. L. Da via.
One of the largest crowds ever
seen at a funeral attended the ob
sequies and every face indicated
sadness and grief that one so neces
sary in the community should have
to answer the last summons.
Surviving the deceased are his
widow; four children, Mrs. Harris
Thurmond of Clarke county, Mrs.
James Jarrell of Commerce, Joseph
and Jimmie Johnson; two brothers,
R. S. and A. S. Johnson; four sis
ters, Mrs. C. D. Duke and Mrs. VV.
C. Smith of Jefferson, Mrs. Victor
Llewallyn of Lakeland, Fla.,, Mrs.
John Ballenger of Seneca, S. C.; six
grandchildren, Mary, Jane, Ann and
George Thurmond, James Jarrell,
Jr., Joseph Augustus Johnson.
nette, Ala.; one person unidentified
The car, he added, apparently
ran into the side of the locomotive
of an Atlanta, Birmingham and
Coast train.
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Two Georgians Lose Lives In
Jackson Lake
Jackson, Ga.—Two men, both na
tives of Monticello, Ga., were drown
ed in Jackson lake early Saturday
morning while a third man, who waa
visiting his family there, was res
cued when the 18-foot boat in which
they were cruising on the lak®
caught fire and sank.
The dead are: Thomas Lee Pound*
and L. 0. Burney.