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OVER THE TOP Vußy FOR VICTORY UNITED states war BONDS-STAMPS SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXVI. Boys 18-19 Will Register Through Out Nation June 30 President Roosevelt has summoned about 3,000,000 of America’s young men to register on June 30 and com plete the survey of manpower avail able for fighting or making the wea pons of combat. The final batch of registrants un der the Selective Service Act will be youths of 18 and 19, plus those who have become 20 years old since the first year. Four previous registrations took care of men from 20 through 64 years of age—nearly 40,000,000 of them. Those 18 and 19 years old cannot be drafted for military service under existing law but some of them might be mobilized along with older men for service in war plants. The Bureau of Research and Statistics of the Fed eral Security Agency estimated that of April 1, there were 2,483,000 in that age bracket, while probably 500,000 who have turned 20 also will register on June 30th. The Army and Navy have been urg ing voluntary enlistments of youths from 18 .to 19, and those who have joined the armed forces will not have to register. State Guard Unit 125 Guards Bridge At Bainbridge The local unit No. 125 of the Geor gia State Guard has recently been placed in charge of guarding the Bain bridge raib'oad bridge over the flint C<pt. £ W. of the unit, stated this week. The unit has been guarding the Chattahoochee riv er bridge since soon after war was de clared. First Lieutnant B. E. Sullivan has been placed in command of both posts of duty. State Guard ranking officers have been high in their praise of the local unit on many occasions for their ef ficiency and attention to duty. Mrs. J. O. Adams, of West Palm Beach, Fla., spent last week-end as the guest of Mrs. L. J. Cowart. Miss Sadie Miller, of Valdosta, spent last week-end here. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES For Rent Fire Proof Burglar Proof $1.20 Per Year Including Federal Tax Rent one of our safety deposit boxes for safe keeping of valuable papers, Jewelry, Insurance Policies, Wills, Deeds, etc. Let Us Show Them To You. COMMERCIAL STATE BANK {/ t 5 -000 I . maximum I Sr CT7/ INSURANCE g j] FOREAW V vlf? depositor JJ? // Bntialantttttlh Nma OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA Do You Know Any Os These Men; Notify Board L. C. Hay, clerk of the local draft board, announced this week that quite a few oecueatimil questionaires sent to registrants have been •< turned as the registrants could not be found at the address given. Failure-to keep in touch with the local board and to always leave proper address is a serious offense and all registrants should be careful to report any change of address imme diately. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any of the registrants listed below are urged to notify the local board or to inform the registrants to get in touch with the board immediately. The list is as follows: William Alday, Filmoro Robert Butler Col., Clarence Bush, Emmie Brannon Col., John Richard Chislum Col., Robert Deese, Clauce Bell Don alson Col.. William Douglas Elijah Col.. Dewey Freeman, Floyd Jackson Golden, Eugene Hunter Col., Henry Turner Hunter Col., Benjamin James Hamilton Col., Johnnie Hopson Col., Alvin Lee Jones Col., Jesse James Col., Clifford J. Johnson Col., Johnnie Nathaniel Levens Col., Isiah Martin Col.', Henry Lee McMullen, Butler Murkison, Howard Mitchell Col. George Patterson Col., Willie Perry, Davis Porter Col.. Ellis Phillips C 01.,; Joe Wallace Rogers Col., Rufus Ros- i coe Ross, Rufus Rodgers Col., James I Lawrence Rogers, Willie Oscar Shel ley, James Thomas Col., Lige Turner, Jr., Col., Reliphard Thomas Col., Davis Watson Wiliams Col., Delmus Willie Zorn, Sell Willie Oliver Col., Hendry William Johnson Col., Willie Randall Bryant Col., John Henry Nelson Coi. SACRED HARP SING Announcement is made that a sa cred harp sing is to be held at the courthouse here next Sunday, June 14th beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. war time. The public is invited to attend and bring a well filled basket as dinner will be served on the grounds at noon. PLANT SOMETHING IN GARDEN EVERY WEEK, SAYS AGENT County Agent W. C. Rushing ad vised Seminole county farmers this week to plant something in the garden every week in summer. If this is practiced, he said, there will be something fresh out of the garden every day throughout the sum mer. Also, the agent urged families to be prepared to eat something that came from the garden, whether fresh, canned, stored, or dried, every day during the winter. Mr. Rushing suggested that fami lies let the cow, hog, or hen eat all the surpluses possible from the gar jden as a means of supplementary as- I sistance to the food supply and vic ! tory program. The county Extension worker called attention to insects, asserting that “even insects know the value of fresh vegetables in the diet”. He said if 'the garden is valued more than the insects—then kill the insects. DANCE! There will be a script dance at the Donalsonville Club House on next Tuesday night, June 16. A large fan has been acquired which will add to the comfort. Script 55c, Students 25c, Ladies Free —Time 9:30. Ik %3fg THIS. TIG BANK'S UNSAFE/ Invest qour in United States WARM BONDSAND STAMPS! C7. S. Treasury Department DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1942. UNJUST CRITICISM The local draft board, of which the writer is chairman, is being subject to criticism, no more than other boards in other towns, but as chairman of the board I am appealing to those thoughtless critics who are forming their opinions without hav ing any facts in their possession concerning the cases of the individuals, to at least get the facts before they start this un just and unfair verbal barrage. In the first place the job is a thankless one, not a single board member receives pay in any manner. I, personally, have recently tendered my resignation as a member of the board only to have state headquarters place the matter squarely before me as a patriotic duty that I should perform, and I withdrew my resignation in the face of the request that I continue to serve. • There are many angles to many cases, in fact almost every case has some pertinent facts that are placed before the board of which the public has no knowledge. Some registrants have physical defects which have to be corrected before they can be inducted. The board is not permitted to divulge this information to the public, but criticism is leveled at the board by uninformed individuals. The board has been criticized about certain reg istrants who live here hut who are registered with boards in other towns and this board has no jurisdiction over them what ever. In one particular case a registrant aplied for a commission in the navy in February of this year and the local board has been instructed on three diferent occasions to continue his deferment until his application was finally acted upon. This order came from state headquarters and this board cannot over-ride that order. In another case a registrant was given a deferment at the request of an entire board of directors of a local corporation to assist in a defense project. This deferment was deemed neces sary and two of the three members of the draft board approved the deferment. This registrant has never requested a deferment personally, all requests having come from his board of directors. And too, should he have gone into service without any defer ment being granted, his high order number would have placed him in line for induction less than sixty days ago. I, personaly, have been criticized for keeping one of my em ployees out of the army. This is most unfair also. This particular registrant had a very high order number and when time came for his induction he enlisted in the navy and was returned home to await his call. Two months have pursed and he has not as yet been ewiled, yet his-enlistment the matter out of my as well as the board members hands. The Seminole Board has tried to be fair, as well as lenient. There are many heartaches and headaches for both the regis trants and the board in this business and many decisions have have to be made that are hard to make. Criticism of registrants in many instances is heard by the registrant himself. Maybe he has been a good citizen and loves his home and community. If the criticism is unjust, and in most cases it is, the unjust state ments may change the entire life of some worthy young man. As a member of the board, and I am sure that the others have acted in the same manner, I have rendered decisions in each case according to the dictates of my conscience, WITHOUT FAVOR, and I shall continue to do so regardless of any criti cism that is made by thoughtless, narow-minded individuals who know nothing of selective service regulations and the facts sur rounding certain cases. We have a duty to perform and we are trying to do it fairly. We have no desire to send any man, but when each individual’s time comes we have no alternative but to send him. ELLISON DUNN. 1 WEEK OF WAR FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS Pacific Fleet Commander Nimitz re ported two and possibly three Jap anese aircraft carriers and a destroy er were sunk, and three battleships, six cruisers and three transports were damaged in the Battle of Midway Is land. All planes on the wo carriers definitely known to be sunk were Jost, Admiral Nimitz said. One U, S. car rier was hit and some planes were lost, but casualties among the U. 8. personnel were light, he said. Admiral King, Commander in Chief of the U. S. Fleet, said the enemy fleet has ap parently withdrawn from the Mid way area but battle maneuvers are continuing in the Hawaii-Duch Har bor area. The Navy said the first Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor on June 3 resulted in few casualties and no serious damage, appearing to have been made “primarily to test our de fenses." The Japanese planes which flew over the harbor six hours after the initial attack were “engaged sole ly in reconnaissance," the Navy said, Gen, MacArthur reported within six days allied naval and air forces sank seven and possibly eight sub marines, two heavily loaded armed ' supply ships and an armed transport, land also badly damaged a 7.009 ton vessel. Allied losses in the Southwest Pacific were two cargo vessels. In' air raids over Rabaul, Lae, Salamaua, Atamboea, Tulagi, Koepang and Dili, and Burma, 12 enemy planes were de stroyed, one enemy tanker sunk and . runways, airdrome installations and | parked planes damaged- Three allied planes were lost, The Navy said al-1 lied merchant ships losses totaled 21 i during the week, including nine U. S.! ships, U. S. production of planes has reached the level of “nearly 5,000 a month”, and by next year we will have reached the President’s goal of 10,000 a month, the Senate Appro-j priations Committee announced. Army Air Forces Commander Arnold con gratulated the Vega Aircraft Corpor ation at Burbank, Calif., on being six ■ months ahead of schedule on produc- ■ tion. WPB Chairman Nelson, after a i tour of the automotive industry in De troit, said the American industry: could “more than double present pro duction by 1941.” He also said the Government synthetic rubber pro gram would be able to take care of “all war production and essential civ ilian needs” by 1944. Despite the fact almost twice as many arms are ■ (Turn To No. One On Back Page) Fire Destroys Country Home Os Mrs. Ed Spooner Struck by lightning, the 40-year old, substantially built farm home of Mrs. Ed Spooner, located on a large plantation about two miles northeast of here, was destroyed by fire Friday. A downpour of rain occurred about 7 o’clock accompanied by lightning. At about 8 o’clock, Mrs. Spooner re ported, she heard a terrific crash, which seemed to come from the break fast room of the house. She investi gated, but found nothing wrong, and returned to her reading. Again she got up and looked, but still everything seemed to be all right. But, unable to get rid of a feeling that something was amiss, she returned a third time to the breakfast room, and when she opened the door, found the entire room ablaze. She expressed the belief that the oil in a stove had somehow become ignited and flared up suddenly. Mrs. Spooner was alone at the time, her son Rudolph and his wife, who live with her, being out, and she was helpless to battle the blaze. Friends soon arrived to help, and the Donal sonville fire department went to the scene, but the fire had gained too much headway to be brought under control, and the house was destroyed. Mrs. Spooner stated that the loss was partially covered by insurance. | Scrap Rubber Drive Is Now Underway Harold Ickes, as oil coordinator, has i requested the Major oil companies to conduct a two weeks drive, starting i today, for scrap rubber through their i dealer outlets, using premises as re- I ceiving depots and paying the public one cent a pound for scrap rubber to j be sold by the oil companies in car- ■ load lots to the government under ' buying plan accepted by reconstruc- ■ tion finance corporation, it was an inounced this week by County Agent j W. C. Rushing. Thomas H. Hall 111, executive sec l retary of Georgia salvage committee, said “at the present rate of scrap rubber collection, it is estimated that jwe will be about 200,000 tons short of our annual need. This Must Not j Happen." In order to make tip for the shrink -1 ing supply of scrap tires and tubes, the war production board urges every one to cooperate in collecting any thing which contains rubber such as old tires, tubes household rubber goods, rubber toys, rubber boots and shoes, rubber heels and soles, garden hose, floor mats or old wrecked cars. Mr. L. R- Robinson will buy all scrap rubber brought in at the Semi ' nole Stock Yards, W, C. RUSHING, Chairman, Seminole County Salvage Committee. CORRECTION In the announcement of the opening ■of the local canning plan in last I weeks issue the fee charged was stat- I ed as 9 l-2c per can. It should have l read the small fee of one-half cent per i can. I Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robinson, of i | Columbus, Georgia visited relatives j here this week-end. They had as their I ! guests Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Synesael, of Rochester, N. Y. Bsli you, Too, CAN SINK V-BOATS »BUN » ■ Unitd States War Savinqs Bonds ufaftpl U. 5. TrraxMFv Department >lo* OF INCOME IS OUR QUOTA IN WAR BONDS SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Arnall Set-Up Headquarters At Ansley Hotel Attorney General Ellis Arnall, who set a precendent last fall by announc ing his candidacy for governor al most ten months before the primary date, set another this week in opening campaign headquarters before any other candidates have even “gotten down to business’ ’before the middle of July. Arnall, who set up his per manent headquarters this week at 308 Ansley Hotel in Atlanta, explained that the generous state-wide reaction to his recent radio talks had made it imperative to provide a campaign “center” at once. “Friends and supporters have been flocking to my office in the Capitol from all over the state,” he said. “I had to fix up a place to see them and talk to them. And I want every Geor gian who is interested in honest, de cent and Democratic state government to know that he or she has a cordial invitation to visit my campaign head quarters. “I am relying on loyal friends con tributing their services at headquart ers. I cannot aford to pay political workers,” Arnall stated. Arnall is scheduled to go on the air again Saturday night at 10:15 o’clock over radio station WSB with another address explaining vital planks of his platform. His last radio talk dealt primarily with the dictatorship which the pre sent governor exercises over the tax payers’ money. Arnall promised to re store he right of appropriation of Georgia’s money to the General As sembly. PREACHING SERVICE SUNDAY AT BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. D. W. Flynn, pastor of the First Baptist Church at MacClenny, Fla., will fill the pulpit of he local Baptist Church next Sunday morning. Due to a previous engagement he will not be available Sunday evening. The membership of the church, as well as visitors, are urged to attend the service beginning at 12 o’clock war time. Rev. J. A. Timmerman, of Elba, Ala., will fill the pulpit on Sunday morning and Evening, June 21st. Friends of Mrs. Esther Spooner re gret to learn hat she is ill and is in Moody’s Hospital, Dothan. OLIVE THEATRE Saturday Only Dick Foran - Leo Carrillo, In “ROAD AGENT” Monday and Tuesday Ginger Rogers, As “ROXIE HART” Wednesday Only Robert Preston - Martha O’Driscoll In “PACIFIC BLACKOUT" Thursday and Friday Marlene Dietrich - Fred Mac- Murray, In “THE LADY IS WILLING" Midget Theatre Saturday Only Judy Canova, In “SLEEPYTIME GAL” NUMBER 20.