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By John N. Holder.
FRANCE MAKES
FINAL SURRENDER
France made a final surrender to
victorious Germany Saturday night,
signing in the Forest of Compiegne
a peace based upon the broad dic
tate laid down by Adolf Hitler.
It was an armistice still condition
ed, however, on a second capitula
tion—to Italy—and the envoys of
beaten France Sunday night signed
an armistice with Italy.
Hostilities ceased at 1:35 a. m.
Tuesday, (6:35 p. m. EST Monday).
In the same old railway car in the
Comgiegne Forest where the Kais
er’s delegation bowed in defeat to
Marshal Ferdinand Foch on Nov.
11, 1918, two ranking generals at
6:50 p. m. (11:50 a. m. EST) put
pens to the French surrender of
1940.
This French surrender at an old
and bitterly remembered scene of
German defeat—the railway car in
the forest—was signed by Col. Gen.
Wilhelnyi Keitel for Germany and
by General Charles Huntziger for
France.
Three aims of the German armis
tice terms were announced:
1. To prevent continuance of the
war in France —apparently demili
tarization of the French.
2. To obtain full guarantees
“necessary for continuance of the
war against Great Britain.” This
indicates French industries, materi
als and wealth will be taken over by
Germany to fight England.
3. To produce “pre-conditions for
anew European peace.”
France will be stripped of her de
fenses and her coastline and reduced
to a land-locked third of her former
territory as the reported price of
armistice with Germany and Italy.
Adolf Hitler’s terms, as published
by the British government, compel
the French to surrender more than
half their country to German occu
pation; to give up arms, munitions,
fleet and planes to the Nazis; to de
mobolize all armed forces execept
those needed to maintain order;
and to bear the cost of the German
occupation and Nazi administration
of the occupied territories.
HARDMAN —-tYIE MARRIAGE
TOOK PLACE OCTOBER 21, 1939
Rochester, Minn., June 25.—En
listing unusual interest is the an
nouncement made today by Mrs.
Lamartine Griffin Hardman, of Com
merce, Ga., of the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Sue Colquitt Hard
man, to Eh-. Joseph McKinney Ivie,
of Leaksville, N. C., which was
solemnized on October 21, 1939.
Mrs. Ivie is the second daughter
of Mrs. Hardman and the late Gov
ernor Hardman. She is a graduate
of the North Avenue Presbyterian
school in Atlanta, Randolph-Macon
Woman’s College and the John Hop
kins School of Medicine. After serv
ing an internship at Baltimore City
and Johns Hopkins hospitals, she has
joined Dr. Ivie at the Mayo clinic,
where she is a fellow in medicine.
Dr. Ivie is the son of Mrs. Allan
Denny Ivie and the late Mr. Ivie, of
Leaksville, N. C. He is a graduate
of Duke University, from which he
received his B. S. and M. D. degrees.
Dr. Ivie interned at Baltimore City
hospital and for the past year has
been a fellow in radiology at the
Mayo clinic. Dr. and Mrs. Ivie are
residing at the College apartment
in Rochester, Minn.
DEATH OF MRS. CARRIE SWANN
Mrs. Carrie Freeman Swann, age
61, passed away at her home near
Arcade Saturday night, June 22.
She was the daughter of the late
Earlie Freeman and Mrs. Cynthia
Strickland Freeman.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Cynthia Freeman; her husband,
Charlie Swann, and two sons, Earlie
and Joe Swann. She also leaves two
brothers, Foster Freeman of Cruise,
N. C., and Nattie Freeman, Atlanta
and one sister, Miss Alice Freeman,
and nephew, Hubert Freeman of
Winterville.
Her body was interred at Galilee
cemetery, Sunday afternoon, where
a number of friends and relatives
gathered to pay the last tribute of
respect to this loved one.
Rev. Rigdon conducted the funer
al services.
Discovered on .Avery Island, in
1791, is a salt mine said to be the
oldest in the United States. The
salt deposit is estimated to contain
1900 acres in area and has pillars
of salt 60 feet high.
The Jackson Herald
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Rotary Closes Year With
Dinner For Rotary Anns
The 1939-40 administration of
Jefferson Rotary closed the fiscal
year Tuesday with a lovely dinner
party at the Harrison Hotel, the
honor guests being the Rotary Anns.
Other guests were Dr. E. L. Hill and
Mr. Rowland, Athens, Misses May
beth Storey and Frances Nunn,
guests of the club; Mrs. Gene Floyd,
Chipley, guest of R. B. Maxwell;
Mrs. Ora Smith, guest of W. 11.
Smith; Miss Bobbie Lee Smith,
Gainesville, guest of Dr. J. T. Stov
all; Mrs. Marshall Melvin, guest of
Col. J. C. Turner; Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Long, guests of H. I. Mobley,
Miss Frances Turpen, guest of Ralph
Ellington. Six Rotarians and their
Anns were absent.
The dining room tables were cen
tered with large bowls of beautiful
summer flowers. Hand-painted
cards, showing the “Rotary Wheel”
and the motto “He Profits Most Who
Serves Best”, the artistic work of
Misses Carolyn Lord and Betty
Dozier and Britt Elrod, marked each
place at the tables. A most delici
ous course dinner was served.
A program, featuring songs, two
violin solos by Miss Frances Nunn,
with Miss Maybeth Storey at the
piano, welcome to Rotary Anns by
H. J. W. Kizer, response by Mrs. J.
N. Holder, and a most interesting
talk by Dr. E. L. Hill, was present
ed. Dr. Hill spoke of The Glory of
America, which he said was not
found in its achievements, but in its
men and women. He spoke of the
tragic situation throughout the
world and the menacing turmoil that
threatens the United States. “This
is no time” said he, “for criticism.
We must stand as one behind our
leader.”
President John C. Turner, the re
tiring president, presided and thank
ed the Rotarians for their co-oper
ation; the incoming leader, H. W.
Davis, spoke briefly.
Two interesting features of the
evening’s program was the cutting
of the beautifully embossed birth
ady cake, denoting the clubs second
birthday, by Miss Maybeth Storey
and the presentation of a lovely gift
to Rotarian Ralph Ellington and his
bride-elect Miss Frances Turpen.
Atlanta’s Population Shows
11 Per Cent Increase
Atlanta’s official 1940 population
is 303,538, according to preliminary
figures released Saturday by Colonel
Fonville McWhorter, census nirector.
This reflects a growth of 11 per
rent over the 1930 population count
of 270,366.
The 1940 census includes all resi
dents living within the city limits of
Atlanta proper and excludes those
outside in the heavily populated
greater Atlanta area, whose popu
lation will be announced after furth
er compilations in Washington.
Estimates are that the latter figure
will total more than 430,000. \
The announcement Saturday was
believed firmly to establish Atlanta’s
position among the five largest cities
in the entire South. ___
Fears Set To Rest
It also set to rest recent fears in
many quarters that the city might
not reach the 300,000 class because
of the large flow of citizens to resi
dences in the north side outside the
city limits.
Census officials, however, said
they found a healthy growth in
“steady gaines” in all sections of the
city. Frequently, they said, it was
discovered where residents had left
for outlying sections, large apart
ment houses had been built to more
than make up the differencse.
At the same time, it was indicated
by officials that the population of
the entire State of Georgia, which
has not yet been officially announc
ed, would soar well above the 3,000,-
000 mark. Georgia’s 1930 popu
lation was 2,908,506, ranking the
state fourteenth in the entire na
tion.
The trend, they say, has been
definitely away from the farms to
cities of 5,000 or more, the smaller
towns reflecting a “drying up” pro
cess.”
Readers of the Gainesville News
enjoyed a column last week by Rev.
L. Wilkie Collins, pastor of the
Methodist church of that city. He
was “Guest Columnist” for Editor
Hardy, who was vacationing in New
York,
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
G. O. P. MOVES
TO ‘CLEAN UP’
PARTY IN SOUTH
Philadelphia. Republicans have
taken a major step to “build up”
their party in the south.
The party national committee vot
ed unanimously for a rule which
would deny delegate representation
in future national conventions to
any congressional district which fail
ed to poll 1,000 votes in a national
or state electrion prior to the con
vention.
Although applicable to the whole
country, party leaders said it was
aimed primarily at the “deep south,”
where for years the Republicans
have polled hardly enough votes to
make a campaign worth while.
The change in the rule, if approv
ed by the convention opening Mon
day, would make southern leaders
“go to work” and also would dis
courage ecorts to “buy up” dele
gates, leaders added.
Former Senator Hastings, com
mitteeman for Delaware, who offer
ed the rule change, told reporters it
would take away approximately 75
delegates from the south unless
“real” efforts were made to get out
the vote.
Present rules permit each district
to have one delegate regardless of
the vote it polls, and one additional
delegates if it runs up to 10,000
votes in a national, congressional oi
state election.
Thousands of British
Children Will Be Sent
To Safer Lands
London.—Great Britain has cre
ated a “reception board” to handle
migration of British children to ov
erseas haven, including the United
States.
Announcing the organization in
the house of commons Wednesday
Clement R. Attlee, lord privy seal,
said that removal of part of Brit
ain’s child population was a “matter
of the utmost urgency.”
Will Be Welcomed
The board prosposes to send as
many of’’ England’s -6,000,000 schoOl
age youngsters as parents will part
with and as many as available ships
can carry and overseas reception
areas would be prepared to take.
Sponsors say that the dominions
are hoping the older children will
find anew life from Which they will
not return. They admit that, to such
extent, it might be considered a step
toward shifting the British empire’s
center of gravity away from men
aced England.
Already Canada is asking for
10,000, Australia for 5,000, New
Zealand for 2,500, South Africa for
“several thousand.”
U. S. Want* Children
United States requests have come
from various unnamed associations.
No estimate of the number wanted
is available and details of the plan,
so far as the United States is con
cerned, are incomplete.
Premature estimates in the British
press say 200,000 children could be
moved. Informed persons say it is
not anticipated that any such num
ber could be transferred quickly, in
view of the war’s demand on ships.
Only children under 16 are elig
ible. If they belong to grant-aided
schools their transportation will be
free. Otherwise parents must pay
about S6O to Canada or SBO to
Australia. Once the children are in
reception areas their parents would
contribute on the basis of ability to
pay, or pay six shillings (about
$1.25) weekly per child with no
questions asked about ability.
Selection Careful
The phrase “balanced migration”
is used because it is planned to se
lect the children carefully—all must
pass physical examinations —and
place them with due consideration
to standards of living, type of schools
and climate of reception areas and
so on. Each area would get a cross
section of British citizenship.
Clothes will be provided. Chil
dren will be accompanied by staffs
but not by any parents —with the
possible exception of mothers who
are soldiers’ widows. Migrants will
go to individual families.
Informed quarters said it was
hardly likely British ships used for
the transportation of children could
be specially marked or lighted, be
cause of their other war uses, but
they will be carefully guarded.
Long lines of parents sought in
formation as to the possibility of
sending their children to Canada.
RIVERS CANCELS
CHAIRMAN MILLER’S
SALARY INCREASE
Atlanta.—Denying he voluntarily
boosted Highway Chairman W. L.
Miller’s salary $l5O a month, Gover
nor E. D. Rivers canceled the in
crease and left the pay at $450.
After learning that the Governor
had approved the increase, Miller
said such action was taken by the
Governor “of his own accord, as I
have not requested it of anyone.”
Taking issue with this assertion,
Rivers disclosed an executive order
dated June 20 in which he told High,
way Commissioners Herman 11.
Watson and Lawson L. Patten he
was approving the increase at their
request.
This is the second time the Gov
ernor has slashed the chairman’s
salary from S6OO to $450. He first
did it in April, 1939, in assuming
personal control of Highway De
partment finances after declaring a
state of “fiscal emergency.”
Miller and his secretary, Mrs. W.
D. Murray, have drawn no pay since
the chairman’s reinstatement April
20 following unanimous Supreme
Court sanction to his right to the
office. This decision climaxed four
months’ litigation following Rivers’
ouster of the chairman last Decem
ber 2.
Last Saturday Miller disclosed
that he had not been paid since re
instatement and added: “The dic
tator powers of this state think I
will quit and go home, but I won’t.”
President of Ninth District
Issue First Message Today
(By Mrs. H. J. Reynolds, Norcross)
Greetings to the members of the
federated clubs of the ninth district.
In this my first message to you in
the beginning of our season of club
work, I want to say to you that I
am very conscious of the honor you
have bestowed on me by selecting
me as your president. It is with
thanks that I have accepted this
hopor and responsibility and I
pledge 4o you my thoughts and ef
forts to carry forward this most im
portant work.
I am sure I will have the united
support of the members of this dis
trict for we have learned that by
acting together we can direct pro
gress, and that it is with united
forces that we can hope to solve our
mutual problems and rise to higher
and better accomplishments.
We have been hearing so much in
this, the federated women’s golden
anniversary year, of the needs, the
ambitions, the courage and the
achievements of the past 50 years,
that we should go farward with the
same strength and wisdom to
achievements which will make future
generations proud of our part in
the history of our work.
As our district officers and chair
men make plans for their work, I
hope they will soon pass them on to
the local club officers and chairmen
and ask that they report at intervals
during the year the progress they
are making. I want to ask the
presidents of my clubs to read care
fully the Sunday’s club page in The
Atlanta Constitution and take the
information to their members in
order that they be kept posted as to
what is being done over the state.
Read the yearbook of Georgia
Federation of Women’s Clubs soon
to be issued. This annual contains
much valuable information and
should be used as a text book and
made available to all members.
Some of our objectives are, One
Dollar per member for Tallulah Falls
school. That each club stress Stu
dent Aid by having one progam dur
ing the year and by sending a con
tribution each year. We want
"Community Service” as one of our
dominant projects and I am offer
ing a prize of $5 to the club doing
the most outstanding work in this
division. Mrs. John 0. Braselton,
of Braselton, is your chairman of
this division of Public Welfare.
I hope that each officer and chair
man will feel that her club work is
the most important, and use well her
opportunity for service. At this
time when our hearts and minds arc
so disturbed with the horrible war
conditions, may we feel more keenly
our responsibility as citizens of our
great nation, and put forth every
effort to right the wrongs around us,
and may we pray for greater
strength physically, mentally and
spiritually to meet the challenge of
today and rise to our wisest ambi
tions.
Thursday, June 27, 1940.
Winder and Barrow County
Accomplish Great Things
Congratulations to Barrow coun
ty on its co-operation with the 1
Works Progress Administration of,
the government, the Post Roads and !
Highway department of the State
in achieving accomplishments that
appear to surpass in proportion any
other county in the state.
The Winder News says: Did you
know that if the present program of
our Board of County Commissioners
is carried out within the next fifteen
months Barrow county will have ap
proximately eighty-five miles of
paved roads—or nearly three and
one-half times as many miles of
pavement as we had three years ago?
Through the cooperation of the
Post Roads Department and labor
furnished by the WPA, 12 miles of
the Thompson’s Mill Road and 8
miles on the Cooks School Road have
been widened, graded and paving
will be completed within the next
three weeks.
In addition to the above this de
partment has approved for imme
diate paving 4 miles on the Patrick’s
Mill Road and about 3*4 miles on
the Auburn Road. The work on these
two roads is scheduled to start im
mediately.
Through the cooperation of the
State Highway department, the
County and the WPA, grading and
paving of 7 miles on the Reeves Mill
Road and 7 miles on the Monroe
road have been almost completed.
A contract will be let within the next
few days to finish paving these roads.
In addition they have approved the
grading and paving of 11 miles of
the Winder-Danielsville (Appleby
Pool) road, upon which work is
scheduled to start this summer.
According to our county commis
ioners, all of the above work should
be completed within the next fifteen
months. Upon its completion it will
give this county ten main paved
highways leading to Winder. What
did it cost?
This answer is this . . . When all
the work that is scheduled for the
next 15 months has been completed,
Barrow county will have built ap
proximately one million
worth of roads during this period.
The cost to this county has been very
little more than it would have cost
us to keep up the roads we already
had during this period.
In addition to the roads in the
county about 4 miles of city streets
have been paved; ten miles of city
sidewalks. An up-to-date air port
was built and a modern school build
ing for the colored children of the
community.
At the present time a $15,000.00
school building is being built at
Bethlehem through the cooperation
of the WPA.
In our city a modern school build
ing and auditorium is being com
pleted at a cost of approximately
$75,000.00. This project was spon
sored through the WPA by the
Board of Education and our city of
ficials.
During the past four years the
WPA has averaged giving employ
ment to between 175 and 400 per
sons per week. This payroll has
amounted to between $75,000 and
SIOO,OOO per year. Every dollar of
this money has gone to citizen in
Barrow county who have been
certified for this work by our local
Welfare office. Most of this money
has been spent right here in Winder
and Barrow county by Barrow coun
ty citizens.
CONGRESS TAKES
RECESS FOR 1 WEEK
Washington.—Congress quit Sat
urday night for a one-week recess
after sending the White House a
billion-dollar tax bill and over $4,-
000,000,000 of appropriations legis
lation.
A scattering of “noes” came from
the Republican side when the House
adopted the resolution which closed
a 10-hour day for the legislators,
recessed Congress until July 1.
Acting swiftly on one item after
another, the Senate and House sent
to President Roosevelt a score of
bills during the day, including a
$1,768,913,908 emergency defense
measure and the annual appropri
ations for relief, the Labor Depart
ment and the Federal Security
Agency.
In addition to the direct appro
priations, Congress also granted au
thority for various government
agencies to enter into contracts to-
Vol. 66. No. 3.
Democrats Plan For
Convention
Washington.—James A. Farley,
Democratic national chairman, a
nounced Friday that Senator War
ner (Democrat, New York) wJI
head the resolutions committee
which will draft the party’s 1940
platform at the Chicago convention,
meeting July 15.
Senator Alben W. Barkley of
Kentucky was chosen Thursday lor
the role of permanent chairman of
the Democratic National Convention,
while Speaker William B. Bankhead
of Alabama was selected to deliver
the keynote address.
Both men, endorsed in advance by
President Roosevelt and National
Chairman James A. Farley, were ap
proved unanimously by the cun
mittee on arrangements for the
nominating conclave opening here
on July 15.
The selection of Bankhead as
temporary chairman and keynoter
was final, while the committee's
recommendation that Barkley wold
the gavel must be submitted to the
delegates for approval when they
(begin their deliberations neat
month.
The arrangements committed
named subcommittees to complete
preparations, including:
Program: Lawrence Wood Rob
ert, Jr., Washington, D. C., secretary
of the national committee, cluur
man; Calvin W. Rawlings, Utah;
Edward A. Carroll, Washington;
Mrs. Lyon Childress, Tennessee.
MISS SHANKLE AND MR.
WRIGHT WED IN COMMERCE
Commerce, Ga., June 22.—The
marriage of Miss Harriet Shankle
and J. Keeee Wright was solemnised
June 16 by Rev. F. E. Crutcher.
Groomsmen were Seaborn Shaa
kle, Willard Shankle, Reese Dunsoa,
Jesse Porter, Bill Booth and Hoke
Gurley. - .
Miss Clare Shankle was her sis
ter’s maid of honor. She wore or
chid net posed over orchid taffeta,
and a poke bonnet of orchid net.
She carried a bouquet of pink glad
ioli and snapdragons.
The bridesmaids, Misses Dorothy
Verner, Dorothy Montgomery, Re
becca Shankle, Mildred Trawiek*.
Frances Martin, of Dawson ,and
Mrs. L. W. Cook, of Reynolds, wore
dresses and bonnets similar to those
of the maid of honor in the pastel
shades and carried bouquets of con
trasting gladioli.
The junior bridesmaid, Mise Anne
Wardlaw, of Frostproof, Fla., wore
aqua net and bonnet and carried a
shower bouquet of sweet peas. The
flower girls were Martha Wright
and Sarah Harriet Shankle.
The bride entered with her father,.
L. P. Shankle, and was met at the
altar by the groom and his brother,
Donald P. Wright, who was best
man. She wore the wedding gowa
of her cousin, Mrs. Snowden Hall,
of Danville, Va., made of ivory
satin. Her fingertip veil of iilnsioa
was-trimmed with orange blossoiaa,
and she carried a bouquet of white
gladioli and valley lilies.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held at the home of the
bride’s parents, after which Mr. and
Mrs. Wright left for a motor trip
to the Tennessee mountains. They
will reside in Sparta, Georgia.
NIX QUALIFIES TO
OPEN CAMPAIGN IN
WAYCROSS JULY 2ND
Atlanta.—Abit Nix, self-styled
"conservative liberal” candidate for
governor of Georgia, qualified Sat
urday under Democratic regulations
and announced an opening aped-h
date two days ahead of three op
ponents.
He selected Waycross and July 2
for his campaign keynoter and said
next week he would announce a
manager and opening of headquart
ers here. On Juy 4 the other three
qualified candidates, Hugh Howell,
Columbus Roberts and Eugene Tal
madge will deliver opening speech
es.
taling almost another $1,000,000,-*
000.
The purpose of this high-speed
action was two-fold: To allow u
interlude for the Republican nation
al convention beginning Monday mt
Philadelphia and to get vital appro
priation measures enacted into Inw
well before the new fiscal year starts
on July 1. j-