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SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
VO ONE XXVI.
14 White Men Will
Answer Call Soon
SEPTEMBER CALL IS FOR 21 MEN
FROM SEMINOLE
COUNTY.
14 white men have been ordered to
report for induction into the army
at an early date„L. C. Hay, Clerk of
the Board, announced this week.
The list includes Horace Thursby,
Jase Clemons Haris, Harvey Douglas
Roberts, Eddie Carl Chance, Andrew
Ray McLeod, Billy Moody, Custer
Hugh Clayton, Madison Jacob Ham
mack, Jr., Madison Odom, John Hey
wood Canington, Morris Lavelle John
son, Edgar Whilpple Hand, Edward
Lewis Turnage and C. Lamar Hatch
er.
It was also indicated that the many
married men would be called begin
ning next month, the local board hav
ing received the largest call on record
at the local office for September, 21
white men being the month’s quota
from this county. Reports are to the
effect that the local board has receiv
ed instructions that calls to farmers
instructions that farmers would no
longer be exempt from military ser
vice.
B. T. Castellow To
Be Here Saturday
Hon. B. T. Castellow, of Cuthbert,
former Solicitor of the Pataula Cir
cuit and a former U. S. Congressman,
will address the voters of Seminole
and adjoining counties here Saturday
afternoon at 5 o’clock in the interest
of the re-election of Governor Eugene
Talmadge
Mr. Castellow is one of the most
forceful speakers in Georgia, has
traveled extensively over the world,
and his -speech will be a real
io hear. - j
Everyone is urged to hear him at
5 o’clock, (wartime) Saturday after
noon.
ON VACATION
Rev. C. L. Nease, pastor of the local
Methodist Church, left this week for
Savannah where he will join his wife
for a short vacation.
His wife has been in Savannah at
the bed side of her mother who is
ill.
Mrs. M. P. Stein spent Wednesday
with relatives in Colquitt.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNT Y OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
Welfare Dept. Gives
Report Os Activities
ANNUAL REPORT IS MADE BY
DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC
INFORMATION.
The fifth year of activities of the
Seminole County Welfare Department
ended on June 30, 1942. There have
been few changes made in the general
procedure of administering Social Se
curity benefits to the people of the
county since the last report was given.
During the past year we have func
tioned with a four member board.
Members now serving are Mrs. J. L.
Dickenson, Chairman, Mrs. Mosden
Strickland, Mrs. B. B. Clarke and Mrs.
M. G. Clarke. Rev. E. B. Brooks was
called into service and no other ap
pointment was made by the County
Commissioners.
Blonnie M. Bivings, director and
Lizbeth O’Neal have remained on the
local staff during the year.
On July 1, 1941, 120 applications
for old age assistance were pending.
During the year 53 new applications
were received making a total of 173.
132 applications have been approved,
or denied as ineligible, leaving 42 old
age applications pending on June 30,
1942. 146 approved old age cases
were brought forward from the pre
ceding year. 100 new cases, 1 re
opened case and 7 transferred cases
have been added to our rolls. During
the year 8 cases have been closed by
transfer to other countries and 16
closed for other reasons, such as
death and other causes. At close of
year on June 30, 1942, there were 230
active old age cases.
One blind application was brought
forward from last year and one ap
plication has been received during the
year. Both applications have been
approved for awards. An examina
tion fee of $5 each was paid by the
County Commissioners, The State
Public Welfare ref unci'
ed the county 95 per cent of this fee,
There are no pending blind applies
tions.
At the beginning of the year 22 ap
plications representing 62 children
were brought forward. During the
year 4 applications with 13 children
were received. 8 applications with 24
children have been approved and 2
applications with 9 children have been
disposed of for other reasons. 16 ap
plications with 42 children are pend
ing investigation. 11 approved cases
representing 29 children were brought
forward from previous year. At the
close of year on June 30, 1942, there
were 17 active aid to dependent
children cases. These cases represent
49 children. One child has been add'
ed to the approved casses during the
year besides the 48 children that have
been approved.
The total amount of public assis
tance coming into the county during
the past year for the three types of
assistance was $21,195.50. The coun
ty’s 5 per cent participation in these
awards was $1,058.63.
Administrative expenses for the
year, including director and stenog
rapher’s salaries, travel expense for
board members and director, was in
the amount of $1,941.80. Reimburse'
ment by State Department was sl,-
573,20. The cost to the county for
administrative expenses was $368.60,
$94.76 was spent during the year
I for supplies, stamps, telephone,etc.
$287.50 was spent for general relief,
i This was contributed by the county,
I This has been used to the best pos
| sible advantage.
Requisition for necessary money
, for carrying on the work of the wel-
I fare department is approved by the
board and submitted to the county
commissioners and on the first Tues
day in each month a warrant cover
ing the budget is given the Welfare
Department.
During the year 85 new certifica
tions for commodities have been made. ■
From July 1941 to May 1942 com--
modifies estimated at $11,370.08 have
been distributed in the county. The I
cost to the county to bring these com- ■
modities to our people has amounted
to $137.55. Our schools have partici-1
pated in the uncooked foods, no hot j
lunch project has been in operation.
Four applications for WPA employ
ment were received. Three have been
certified and one denied as ineligible
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DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1942.
A WEEK OF .WAR
FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS
Admiral William D. Leahy, the Pre
sident’s Chief of Staff in radio broad
cast August 9 marking the first ani
versary of the Atlantic charter, said
this war will probably be long. It will
be the toughest, hardest, most merci
less war we have ever fought. It calls
for the United power of every Ameri
can, in uniform and out of uniform, on
the firing line and on the production
line. I have no doubt of America’s de
cision.
President Roosevelt, in a message
read on the broadcost, said “great
progress” has been made in the bat
tle of production, but “in terms of
what will be required to defeat our
enemies we have only just begun to
get into our stride.’’ Elmer Davis, Di
rector of the Office of War Informa
tion, said America’s conversion job has
largely been completed; the ampkasis
now must be transferred from finished
goods to the raw materials from which
they are made. “We will get them—by
full use of existing facilities, and by
tapping, or marginal, or abandoned
sources of supply. We will develop
new processes, eliminate waste, and
work for full salvage by every citi
zen,” Mr. Davis said.
Vice Chairman Batt of the War
Production Board, on the same radio
program, said the public must see to
it that all waste and scrap metal is
collected and “sent to the mills—
quickly. There is plenty of iron and
steel scrap. . . . That must get back to
the furnaces if the steel needed for
the war is to be produced. You and I
can help by keeping our eyes open.”
In a general review of the war situ
ation, the Office of War Information
said June production of military plan
es fell slightly behind schedule, de
spite that fact that the U. S. made
mope planes than any other Country
in the world. The same was true of
tanks, of most types of artillery, and
of naval vessels, the OWI said, Be
cause of enemy submarine activity,
the Office said, it probably will be well
into 1943 before we equal merchant
shipping as of December 7, 1941,
The WPB announced inauguration
of a nationwide inventory of used
construction machinery to be made
through WPB field offices in an ef
fort to place an estimated 500,000
pieces of vitally needed construction
equipment into use, A complete inven
tory of available equipment will be
kept up to date at the Regional Of
fices for the Information of War
Agencies and private contractors en
gaged in war work.
THE WAR FRONT
The Navy announced “United States
naval and other forces have attacked
enemy installations in the Southeast
part of the Solomon Islands in force
and the attacks are continuing.” Later
the Navy said “considerable enemy
resistance has been encountered and
it is still too early to announce re
sults or to estimate either our own or
enemy losses." Gen, M ac A r thuf's
headquarters jn Australia reported
August 10 that allied planes from
Australia were maintaining a 24-hour
a-day offensive over the entire inva
sion zone in support of the attack q
gainst the Solomon Islands. The Navy
also reported U. S. Naval forces “bom
barded enemy ships and shore estab
lishments at Risks” in the Aleutians
simultaneously with the beginning of
the attack on the Solomon Islands,
Maj. Gen, Clark, Commanding Gen
eral of U, S. ground forces in Britain,
said the U. S, Army is sending “picked j
combat divisions” to Britain and “the |
sooner a second front could be opened j
the better.”
He said “obviously we are not here
to sit on the defensive.” The Pacific
Coast from the Canadian to the Mexi
can borders, was ordered dimmed out
beginning August 20 and for the du
ration by Western Defense Command- j
er DeWitt as a precaution against ■
enemy attack at Sea and on the Shore.
The Navy announced the torpedoing of
14 additional United Nations vessels.;
Sabotage And Subversive Activities
The White House announced six of
the eight Nazi Saboteurs landed in
this Country by submarine were ex
ecuted in the District of Columbia
jail August 8. The sentences of the:
other two were commuted by the Pre-1
sident to life and to 30 years im
prisonment, “because of their assis
tance to the Government of the United
States in the apprehension and con
viction of the others.” The first
ground Air Suport Command in New
York City announced the discovery
by Army fliers of ingeniously contriv
ed markers, aimed directly at Eastern
airfields and airplane factories. The
markers, invisible from the ground,
were eradicated and the danger to the
war bases averted, the announcement
said. “Proper action” was taken a
‘ gainst the persons who built the
markers.
Transportation
The WPB approved the proposal of
Henry J. Kaiser, shipbuilder, to con
struct 500 70-ton cargo-carying planes
patterned after the flying boat “Mars”
built for the Navy. The program is
contingent, however, “upon our being
able to do it without interfering with
the present combat program,” WPB
Chairman Nelson said. Army Air For
ces Commander Arnold said at present
21 percent of all army Air Forces
multi-engined plane production is be
ing devoted to transport planes, and
the program calls for this proportion
to be raised to 30 percent in 1943.
The Office of Defense Transporta
tion said approximately 4,000,000
| school children who ride daily in 93,-
000 school buses will be affected by
DDT’s order to reorganize all school
bus services. The plan calls for stag
gered bus schedules and denies spec
ial bus service for students who have
less than two miles to walk to and
from school (with certain exceptions)
and where areas are serviced by public
carrier routes.
Rationing
President Roosevelt set up a three
man committee, headed by Bernard M.
Baruch, to study the entire synthetic
rubber program. The President said
the Committee’s finding will “form a
basis for future action not only with
respect to synthetic rubber, but also
such matters as nationwide gas ra
tioning and motor transportation.”
The OPA said it is planning a uni
versal ration book to be put into the
hands of every Amreican, as part of
its machinery to handle rationing of,
many commodities which do not re- j
quire rationing at present. The Office
said traveling salesmen will not be |
permitted more than a B ration book
in addition to their A books,
Farm Labor Supply
Agriculture Secretary Wickard an
nounced the Farm Security Adminis
j tration and the U. S. Employment Ser
vice will recruit additional workers for
farmers in areas where there are sea
sonal shortage of labor. The workers
will be recruited only after the farm
er and the Employment Service have
been unable to obtain workers locally.
The workers must be pajd the prevail
ing wage, to be determined by the
Farm Security Administration, but in
no case less than 30 cents an hour,
If the workers come from a distance,
farmers must pay transportation costs
up to 20 miles and the F9A will pay
for additional -mileage, The workers
must be properly housed and work
I guaranteed for at least three-fourths
! of the time are in the area.
The OWI reported an arrangement
has been concluded between the U. S.
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Two Candidates In
Steam Mill Contest
Two candidates had pualifled for
county commissioner from the Steam
Mill district in the primary to be held
September 9th, it was announced by
E. P. Stapleton, county attorney.
The candidates entering were H. O.
Cummings and M. A. Parker, Mr.
Stapleton said.
The time limit for candidates to en
ter the race expires at noon Saturday, j
August 15th. The election will be;
held on the same date as the state
primary, September 9th and the win
ner will be appointed by the County
Commissioners to succeed the late
Fred Childree.
Married Men To Be
Called To Army
SUPPLY OF AVAILABLE SINGLE
MEN IS VIRTUALLY
DEPLETED.
Induction of married men into the
Army will be “general” in Georgia
within the next 60 days, according to
Lieut-Colonel James H. Skelton, head
of the man power division of State
Selective headquarters, who reported
Saturday “we have practically ex
hausted supplies of single men.”
Although reports from Washington
recently have announced various
classes of deferment for married reg
istrants, the local draft boards are
given quotas to fill and the men must
go regardless. Payments to depen
dents of service-men are not sched
uled to start until November Ist.
The status of married men in the
state at large is quite serious. Only
very few single men remain to fill
the ever increasing calls for men.
“We have practically exhausted
supplies of single men in the state,”
Colonel Skelton said, “and induction
of married men will be general with
in 60 days.”
Local boards have been instructed
to call married men and men with de
pendents after lists of single men are
depleted, he added.
Recent classifications from drafting
registrants are arranged in the fol
lowing order:
I—Single men without dependents.
2—Single men with dependents but
not contributing directly to the war
effort. 3—Single men with depen
dents and contributing directly to the
war efort. 4—Married men not liv
ing with their wives s—-Married men
living with their wives but not con
tributing to the war effort. 6- Mar
ried men not contributing to the war
effort and living with wife and chil
dren, and 7 —Married men living with
wife and childran and ecntribyting to
the war effort.
Should men with dependents be
drafted before November 1, the de
pendency payments and allotments
will accumulate until that date and
then be released in one sum.
Regular induction in 1-B regis
trants—men with slight physical
handicaps—began this week in Geor
gia and “substantial” numbers are
being accepted for service, Colonel
Skelton said.
Livestock Business
Bought By Holman
A deal occasioning considerable in
terest here was that in which R. M„
(Bob) Holman has purchased the in
terest of his father, Marvin Holman,
in their livestock business here. The
deal was closed this week and the new
owner is now in charge of the busi
ness,
“Bob”, as he is familiarly known to
hundreds of friends, moved to Donal
sonville in 1929, opening for business
at the old I. B. Jones stand. Later
he used a barn just to the rear of the
H, B, Jenkins residence, using his
auto for an office, and starting out
with only 8 mules, a wagon and a
load of corn.
Several years later a large barn
and office was constructed across
from the Donalsonville Grain and Ele
vator Company to take care of the
expanding business.
With the sale of business to him he
becomes absolute owner.
Mr. J. E. Johnson, who has been
associated with him for the past sev
eral years and a most valued asset
to the suucess of the business, will
continue his associations with the
firm.
Mr. Holman states that he will con
tinue to handle the same quality live
stock, and that the policies of the
firm will remain as in the past.
SEVENTY-FIVE BALES GINNED
Approximately 75 bales of new
crop cotton had been ginned in the
county up to Thursday noon, reports
given The News indicated.
Wet weather has caused the crop
to open slowly, and the grade is said
to be poorer than usual.
Spanish peanuts are being dug and
stacked at a rapid rate over the COUP
yt this week.
tlO* OF INCOME
IS OUR QUOTA
M WAR BONDS
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
Additional Bus Is
Added To Service
NEW BUS FROM ALBANY TO MA
RIANNA IMPROVES
SERVICE.
H. C. Cherry, local manager of the
bus depot here, informed The News
this week that effective Tuesday a new
bus would be operated on the Albany-
Marianna route, giving this route two
buses per day each way.
The additional bus on this route
arrives here at 1:50 p. m. and con
nects with buses at Marianna for
Panama City and Pensacola. It is pos
sible with the new service to leave
Donalsonville at 1:50 p. m. and ar
rive at Panama City at 4:55 p. m.
North bound the new bus leaves
Donalsonville for Albany at 5:32 p.
m. and connects with other buses for
Atlanta.
The double daily service on this line
will fill a much needed demand for
transportation. Passenger travel from
western points through Marianna had
in the past been routed by Tallahas
see to Thomasville and thence to Al
bany, the new schedule saving travel
of more than 100 miles for many.
Ten buses now make stops in Don
alsonville, which includes three daily
to Dothan, three to Bainbridge, two
to Albany and two to Marianna.
Roberts Defeats
Cordell In Primary
In one of the most spirited elec
tions ever held in the county, B. Wil
son Roberts defeated F. W. Cordell
in the Democratic Primary for Coun
ty Commissioner from the Iron City
District on Tuesday.
The final count was a majority of
60 votes for Roberts, the vote being
151 for Roberts and 89 for Cordell.
' Approximately all available voters
in the district cast ballots as the to
tal registration is said to be around
270 and the number cast was 241, one
ballot being thrown out due to im
proper marking.
Roberts, probably the youngest
man ever elected to the office of coun
ty commissioner in the county, will
take office in January succeeding E.
J. Greene, recent commissioner, who
did not offer for re-election. Roberts
is a farmer and timber operator and
is quite popular in the district.
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