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UNITED STATES DEFENSE
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SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOLUME XXVI.
Judge Issues Order Restraining
H. 0. Cummings’ Taking Commissioners
Seat Left By Mr. Fred Childree, Deceased
At a hearing- before Judge C. W.
Worrill held at Cuthbert last Satur
day, a restraining order was contin
ued preventing Mr. H. 0. Cummings
from serving as county commissioner.
The restraining order was not made
permanent.
The case was the outcome of nam
ing a successoor to Mr. Fred Childree,
deceased, a member of the commis
sion, from the Steam Mill district.
The board voted two for the election
of Mr. Cummings, while two voted
against, this including the chairman,
L. R. Robinson. Two members of the
board contended that the Chairman
did not have a- right to vote and upon
this grounds held that Mr. Cummings
was duly elected and a commission
was issued by the Governor, it is said.
Mr. Robinson, chairman of the
board, and others, sought a tempo
rary restraining order to prevent Mr.
Cummings from serving. Judge Wor
rill granted the temporary order, and
at the hearing Saturday, after hear
ing all evidence, continued the in
junction.
Mr. Cummings still has the right to
appeal, though it could not be learn
ed Thursday if an appeal had been or
would be made.
Rain Gage Is
Installed Here
A U. S. Weather Bureau rain gage
lias been installed in the vacant lot
next to the Olive Theatre where daily
records of the rainfall here will be
made by Ellison Dunn.
Reports *rc rrvkly to tbr
Atlanta office and to the Agricultural
Marketing Service in Athens.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
A vacancy having occured in the of
fice of Justice of the Peace for the
1046 District G. M. Seminole county,
Georgia, this to notify all concerned
that an election will be held at the
courthouse in Donalsonville, Georgia
on Tuesday, April 14, 1942 to fill such
vacancy. This March 23, 1942.
G. B. GARWOOD, Ordinary,
Seminole County Georgia.
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Men 45 To 65
Must Register
On April 27
WASHINGTON,—Men of 45 to 65
must register on April 27 for non
combatan service, possible work in
war factories, under the „ Selective
Service law.
President Roosevelt set the date
yesterday.- After the registration of
this group, which numbers about 15,-
000,000, only those of 18 and 19 years
will remain unregistered.-
The President won’t have to reg
ister, though at 60 he’s within the age
limits.
Reason: He’s commander in chief
of the armed forces.
Two Are Killed
In Auto-Train
Blakely Crash
BLAKELY, Ga., Mar. 23.—Two
well-known Blakely young men lost
their lives here Sunday night when
the car in which they were riding
crashed into a mixed freight and pas
senger train as it was parked across
the Cuthbert street crossing about
9:45 o’clock. The dead are:
Vernon L. (Bo) Collins, 34, local
automobile dealer, and William J.
(Buddy) Howell, 25, former deputy
sheriff of Early county.
i Mr. Collins died almost immediate
ly and Mr. Howell died early Monday
morning in a Dothan (Ala.) hospital
where he had been rushed. Jack Ho
well, 3-year-old son of Mr. Howell,
also riding in the car, escaped with
only minor inpuries.
The train which was struck was the
eastbound mixed train of the Central
of Georgia Railroad. The train had
; just pulled in and a flat car obstruct
' ed the street, observers said.
Funeral arrangements for the two
j had not been completed early Monday
morning.
' Mr. Collins is survived by his wife,
| Mrs. Annetta Hightower Collins, and
i two children, Anne and Nick; his par
ents of Hartford, Ala., and a brother
of New York,
Mr. Howell’s survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Mayme Maddox Howell, and son,
Jack Howell; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sid Howell, and two brothers,
Alex Howell of the U. S. Navy sta
tioned on the west coast, and Wilton
Howell of Blakely.
Lions Present
Mr. Bill Brigham
Wrist Watch
W. E. (Bill) Brigham, who leaves
Thursday to answer a call to the U.
S. Army, was presented with a hand
some wrist watch by the club Tuesday
at the regular luncheon in apprecia
tion of his work as a member of the
club.
Mr. Brigham, who resigend as coun
ty agent to accept the call to service;
holds a commission as lieutenant in
the U. S. Army air corps.
Revival Meetings
Being Held By
Methodists Here
' I
A Scries of revival meetings are be
ing held at the Methodist church this
week, the Rev. C. L. Nease, pastor,
' announces.
The pastor is leading the singing
and doing the preaching, and services
are being held only at night,
Rev. Nease extends a cordial invi
tation to everyone to attend the ser
vices which will continue through this
week and next, closing Easter Sunday.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
Five Persons
Injured In Wreck
Monday Night
In a collison of an auto and a pick
up truck Monday night on the paved
highway near Hagan’s Still crossing,
five people were injuried.
A Mrs. Ward from near Bainbridge
received a broken leg and crushed
knee, while her husband was cut and
bruised considerable. In the pick-up
truck were Mrs. Wallace Robinson,
James Aligood and Everette Ausley,
of Iron City, who were enroute to
Donalsonville to the show. Mrs. Rob
inson received head injuries which
were more serious than was first in
dicated, a concussion probably result
ing, Aligood received cuts and bruises
and a chest injury which is not ex
pected to prove serious. Ausley was
badly shaken up but not seriously
hurt.
Local state patrolmen investigated
the wreck which demolished both
cars. No explanation has been given
as to the cause of the accident.
Mrs. Jenny Sharpton, of Pelham, i
visiting relatives hera this week.
» WEEK OF W4R
FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS
President Roosevelt proclaimed
April 6 as Army Day and asked the
Nation to observe it by resolving firm
ly “to spare no effort which may con
tribute to the speedy creation of the
arms and supplies indispensable to
mir citizens’ army.” Pc said, “We are
engaged in our greatest war, a war
that will leave none of our lives whol
ly untouched. We shall win this war
as we have won every war we have
fought.”
War Secretary Stimson announced
the army will train 100,000 men and
women for civilian jobs as overhaul
and repair mechanics, inspectors at
government arsenals, etc. Men must
be outside the age requirements for
Selective Service. Applications may
be made at any Civil Service Com
mission local office. The House passed
and sent to the Senate a bill to create
a Volunteer Army Auxiliary Corps of
women between 21 and 45.
Ground forces Commander Mc-
Nair reported the Army will expand
its present nine Corps areas to eleven
to facilitate handling of 32 new
streamlined Infantry Divisions of 15,
300 men each. Commander McNair
said a site “West of the Colorado
River” has been selected for large
scale troop training in modern desert
warfare. The Army Institute was es
tablished at Madison, Wis., to provide
correspondence study in more than 65
academic courses for enlisted men
with at leat four months active ser
vice.
Selective Service
Selective Service Director Hershey,
tightening 11-A deferments, directed
SS local boards to put aside consider
ations of “mere convenience and com
fort” in determining the deferment of
persons necessary to the “national
health, safety or interest.” The local
boards began distribution of four page
occupational questionnaires to obtain
for the U. S. Employment Service and
other agencies full information on the
vocational background of men who re
gistered February 16. Later the ques
tionnaires will be sent the earlier SS
registrants.
The President sei April 27 as the
S 3 regisration day for all men 44 to
64 inclusive. Director Hershey said
as the war progresses, draft defer
ments will depend more on whether a
man’s civil operation is essential to
the war cfort than on his deendents.
Rationing
The Office of Price Administration
announced individual or family con- 1
sumers will register for sugar ration- i
ing May 4, 5. 6 and 7 at public tie-,
mentary schools. Commercial users .
will register April 28 and 29 at High
Schools. AU sugar sales in the country
will be halted at midnight April 27 for i
approximately 10 days. One member'
DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1942.
Shot Gun Squad
Will Be Added
To Home Guard
In accordance with authority con
tained in an order from Major Oren
Warren, adjutant. Georgia State
Guard, Captain C. W. Beardsley of
Unit 125 is issuing a call for volun
teers for the formation of a section of
troops to be armed with shot guns.
These troops will be an integral part
of the Unit and the training will be
the same as for the rifle section. Re
gular attendance at drills will be re
quired on each Monday night and en
listments will be in the regular man
ner. All Class 111 men or men of the
new registration who will be in Class
111 and who are physically fit and who
realize the need 107 preparation for
emergencies that may arise are ask
to see either Captain Beardsley or
Lt. B. E. Sullivan at once. The shot
gun section of the Unit will be com
posed of 25 men who will furnish
their own arms. State Guard troops
are now under the supervision and in
spection of regular army officers, and
Unit 125 ranks with the best in the
State.
of a family can register the entire
household. Each person will receive
a war ration book of 28 stamps,
rationing system gasoline will replace
within six weeks the present 20 per
cent limitation on deliveries in 17
Easte-r. States, Washington, Oregon
and the District of Columbia. The
War Production Board said new type
writers produced during the remaind
er of 1942 will go to the Army, Navy
and other government agencies. The
OPA will ration to civilian users
stocks of new machines now held by
dealers,
Production and Conversion
War Production Chairman Nelson,
in a radio broadcast, said airplane
productoin has increased more than
50 percent since Pearl Harbor. “But
this is no reason for false complacen
cy. We are nowhere near our goals.”
Commerce Secretary Jones reported
the Defense Plant Corporation had
made commitments as of March 7 fox’
construction of more than 700 plants.
He said the Government is spending
$600,000,000 for construction of
synthetic rubber plants.
Shipping
Navy Secretary Knox said of more
than 1,000 ships which have cleared
New York for southern ports and have
observed navy orders to travel in
speciaUy designated north south lan
es, only five have been sunk. He said
the Coast Guard force protecting
Harbor installations is being increas
ed from 35,000 to 60,000, and a large
number of patrol vessels are being
added for the entire Atlantic Coast
line, The Maritime Commission said
its liberty ship production program,
now on schedule, calls for putting 1,-
488 new freighters In war service by
the end of 1943.
Air
The President asked Congress for
more than $8 billion to expand the
Army Air forces by purchase of 148,-
000 planes in 1942 and 1943. The Civil
Aeronautics Administration said its
standardization center in Houston,
Texas, soon will graduate a class of
pilots every ten days for the Army
Ferrying Command. The Office of Ed
ucation and the CAA announced plans
for a nationwide aviation education
program in elementary and high
schools.
Army Broadcasts from Fighting
Fronts
The W’ar Department said a series
of “Army Hour” broadcasts every
Sunday beginning April 5, 3:30 to
4:30 p. m. EWT, over the NBC net
work will link men ni the armed ser
vices fighting abroad with American
firesides in this country. TIW W**
grams will attempt to promote upik-r--
stapdjng of military and morale pro-
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Annual Seminole County Livestock
And Fat Cattle Show To Be Held
Today At Seminole Stock Yards
Grand Ole Opry
Stars On Parade
Here Tuesday
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Yes sir, they’re coming this way.
WSM’s Grand Ole Opry Stars are on
Parade and will appear in person un
der their big tent.
Make your plans now to come and
bring the family with you, there is
something in the show for every mem
ber of the family. There is plenty of
fun for everyone. This is the second
time in the whole 16 years that the
Grund Ole Opry has been on the air
that they have conducted a summer
tour. This year, in answer to the many
letters that we have received asking
for the stars to come to different
cities, we are answering these re
quests with a personal appearance
tour of WSMT headlines . . . Bill Mon
roe, singer of “Mule Skinner Blues”
and his Blue Grass Boys, with Cousin
Wilber, Clyde Moody and Fiddling
Art Wooten, favorites as screen,
Radio and Recordings, Also those two
black-faced purveyors of mirth and
harmony, Jamup and Honey, stars of
Radio, Minstrels and stage; there’s
Uncle Dave Macon, the Dixie Dew
drops, star of Radio, Screen and pop
ular recordings. Also Tommy Thomp
son, The Singing Range Rider. Yes
sir, it’s a big show with the genuine
stars of WSM’s famous Grand Ole
Opry. They are all Opry Stars, there
isn’t a substitution in the whole lot.
There is a lot of show waiting for
you when the Grand Ole Opry ap
pears under their big tent right hei-e
in Donalsonville, Show starts at 9
o’clock, Come early and stay late.
Heavy Rains
Bring Rivers
To Flood Stage
Heavy rains falling over the state
have brought the Chattahoochee and
Flint rivers out of their banks this
week, the muddy streams spreading
out through all the sloughs and flood
ing the low lands.
The rivers were reported as begin
ning to fall Wednesday and no damage
to roads or cattle along the river
was reported.
President Says
He Intends
To Register Too
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20—
President Roosevelt is going to
register, along with other Amer
icans 45 to 64 years old, inclu
sive, on April 27.
Even though he ia commander
in chief of the armed forces and
technically not required to reg
ister, he told a press conference
he intended to do so anyway.
At 60, he is well within the age
llaiitw.
Dr. Charles Cowart of the Grady
Hospital in Atlanta, is the guest of
his mother, Mrs. L. J. Cowart.
I MAKE EVERY PAY DAY
BOND DAY
JOIN THE PAY* ROLL SAVINGS PLAN
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
The annual Seminole County Live
stock Show and fat cattle sale will
be held today, Friday at the Seminole
Stock Yards beginning at 10:00 A. M.
(war time). E. C. Davis, vocational
agriculture teacher, will be in charge
jof the show.
■ Mr. Davis states that approximately
1 75 fat cattle and 300 hogs will be
shown and sold in the auction sale
following the show. Exhibits will al
so be made by 4-H club members and
F. F. A. boys. Prizes amounting to
approximately $350.00 will be distri
buted to winners of different entries
in the show.
The show’ this year will be quite
different from those of former years
in that all exhibits of cattle and hogs
will be locally grown. In previous
years many steers were shipped in
from Texas to be fattened for the
show. Also new in the show this year
will be a prize offered to farmers for
the best pen of three steers.
An auctioneer has not as yet been
named but buyers from the following
packers will attend: Swift and Co.,
Moultrie; Cudahy Packing Co., Al
bany; Wilson Packing Co.; Georgia
Packing Co., Thomasville; Dothan
Packing Co., Dothan.
Among the prominent visitors to at
tend the show will be Dr. W. S. Rice,
Beef cattle specialist of the Extension
Dept., who will be head of judging;
W. H. Hosch, Agricultural Represen
tative of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company; C. G. Garner,
Marketing specialist of the Extension
Dept.; G. I. Martin, District Super
visor of Vocational Agriculture; Dean
Smith, U. S. Marketing News Service,
Thomasville; and V. W. Lewis, Agri
cultural Agent, A. C. L. Railroad.
Mr. Davis states that all entries in
the show must be on hand and prop
erty groomed by 9:00. The sale will
begin at 3:00.
DANCE!
Announcing a series of community
dances every other Tuesday night be
ginning Tuesday April 6, 9:30 p. m.
Donalsonville Community House.
Adults scrip 55c Students 25c. All
ladies admitted free.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hatcher
visited friends in Macon Sunday.
OLIVE
THEATRE
Saturday Only
The Three Mesquiteers, In
“WEST OF CEMORRON”
Monday and Tuesday
Maureen O’Sullivan and Johnny
Wessmuller, In
TARZAN’S SECRET TREASURE
Wednesday Only
Baby Sandy and The Merry
Macs, In
“MELODY LANE”
Thursday and Friday
Rosalind Russell and Walter
Pidgeon, In
“DESIGN FOR SCANDAL”
Midget Theatre
Saturday Only
Humphery Bogart and Mary
Astor, In
“MALTESE FALCON"
NUMBER 9.