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OVER THE TOP «FOR VICTORY with UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXVI. Arnall, Russell, Cox Winners In Primary Unit Vote For Arnall Stands at 233 to 91 For Governor Talmadge With Returns Incomplete. SEMINOLE GIVES NICE MAJORI TIES TO WINNERS IN MOST RACES. After trailing his opponent in early returns from Wednesday’s Guberna torial primary, Attorney General Ellis Arnall developed strength as county site and city returns came in and, ac cording to radio reports Thursday, had established a commanding lead to as sure his nomination for governor. Incomplete and unofficial returns credited Arnall with canying 91 counties and 233 unit votes, while tiovernor Talmadge carried 42 coun ties for a total unit vote of 91. In popular votes Arnall was credited with IGO,OOO to Governor Talmadge’s 130,000. The returns are not yet com plete but are said to be sufficiently reliable to assure Attorney General Arnall the nomination, only 20G unit votes being necessary to elect. One county tied in popular vote, the two unit votes being divided between the two candidates. In the race for U. S. Senator, Rich ard •£>. Russell, incumbent, command ed such a wide lead over his opponent W. D. Upshaw, that Senator Russell is assured the nomination. Late re ports indicated that Upshaw had not carried a county. Congressman E. E. Cox, opposed for re-election by J. H. Smithwick, of Moultrie, was reported leading by a majority of more than 2 to 1. One county was carried by Smithwick, it is said, this being his home county of Colquitt. Seminole county gave Attorney 'General Ellis Arnall an overwhelming majority, the final tabulation in Semi nole showing 758 votes for Arnall and 333 votes for Governor Talmadge. Mr. Arnall carried four of the five precincts in the county, all by sub stantial majorities. Senator Russell was also given an ■even greater majority in Seminole, rolling up a total of 867 votes to 118 Buy War Bonds REGULARLY A Check Is A Valid Receipt In these days when there is so much to do, every short cut which reduces detail work in the process es of business should be taken. Paying youi - bills by checks sav es lots of work. No receipt is re quired, because your canceled check at the bank is a valid receipt. Payment by check establish an infallible record by which errors may be traced and rectified. For many reasons you should have a checking account, and this Bank is a good place to put it. COMMERCIAL STATE BANK H MAXIMUM , n 2# Wy INSURANCE ; e ! i I S iKC FOR EACH 5 J t S DEPOSITOR W/ i * y/ Bnttalantttttlb Nraa OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNT Y OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA for his opponent, W. D. Upshaw. Reprsentative John L. Drake was nominated for the General Assembly without opposition. All executive committeemen were ! re-elected in Seminole, one district, Rock Pond, naming E. A. Trawick to fill the vacancy on the board there. J. E. Johnson, of the Donalsonville district, G. L. Earnest, of Spring I Creek district, W. C. Atkinson, of I Steam Mill and J. M. Cross, of Iron City, were those members of the com mittee re-elected. The Seminole County vote sor 1 all officials having opposition, was as fol lows: For U. S. Senator: Richard B. Russell 867 Will D. Upshaw 118 For Governor: Ellis Arnall 758 Eugene Talmadge 333 For Comptroller-General: E. B. Dykes 403 Homer C. Parker 575 For Attorney General: Randall Evans, Jr. 395 T. Grady Head —» 617 For Prison and Parole Commission: I Mary D. Goudelock 346 Vivian L. Stanley 635 For Associate Justice Supreme Court: J Samuel C. Atkinson 534 J. M. Bartow Bloodworth 439 For Congressman: E. E. Cox 791 IJ. H. Smithwick 201 Huge Crop Seen In Cotton Forecast CROP ESTIMATE IS PLACED AT 14,028,000 BALES FOR YEAR 1942. WASHINGTON, Sept. B—The agri , culture department today forecast this year’s cotton crop at 14,028,000 bales, iof 500 pounds gross weight, based on the con dition of the crop September 1, which was 79 percent of a normal, Indications a month ago were for a crop of 13,744,000 bales last year and I the ten-year (1931-1940)) production averaged 13,109,000 bales. The condition of the crop on Sep tember 1 compared with 65 per cent of a normal a year ago, and a ten | year September 1 average condition of 63. The indicated yield of line cotton is i 289.3 pounds to the acre, compared with 266.7 pounds indicated a month i ago, 231.9 pounds produced last year, and a ten year average yield of 215.00 pounds. Tha department placed the acre age for harvest )hjs year, after de • termining the abandonment sjpee July II was 3.0 per cent, at 23,283,000 aerps,. The acreage in cultivation July 1 was 23,544,000. Harvested acreage last year was 22,238,000 and in 1940 it was 23,861,000. The census bureau reported that cotton of this vear’s growth ginned to September 1 totaled 737,886 run ning bales, counting round as half .bales and excluding linters, compared with 505,720 bales a year ago, and 605,764 bales two years ago. Sergeant's VYiß.iam and Glenn A. ■ Martin of the U. 8. Army Air Corps i were visitors of their parents Mr, ami Mrs. G. A. Martin of Iron City this week. BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blackburn a 7 1-2 pound son, Thurs day, September 3rd. He has been giv en the name Albert Wayne. DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 11TH, 1942. WINNER I K M I: : . Ji . v J® »I|L. : jo| s ATTY. GEN. ELLIS ARNALL School Hours Are Fixed By Board NO SATURDAY SESSIONS TO BE HELD FOR PRESENT, SAYS SUPT. MALCOM. The Seminole County Schools, with the exception of several Negro insti tution, will open their doors for the 1942**43 term next Monday morning at 9:45 o’clock, Supt, N. P. Malcom stated this week. The hours adopted for opening and closing the schools was announced as beginning daily at 9:45 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. The lunch or noon recess will be from Ip. m. to 2 p. in. All hours are war time, he stated. Pupils will not be required t~ attend school on Saturdays fur the' present: Mr, Malcom states, and no plans for Saturday sessions have as yet been discussed, he states, A shortage of teachers still exists in the schools. Mr. Malcom states. One teacher in the Iron City and Donal sonville schools are yet to be secured, and the F. D. R. school is in need of four additional teachers. Mr. Mal com states that he is making every effort to secure the necessary teach ers by the opening of school next week, but he points out that there is an acute shortage of teachers all over the state, In discussing the shortage of teach ers, Mr, Malcom handed The News copies of resolutions passed by the lo cal board at its session last week, in which it is revealed that the low pay offered teachers is the reason for such an acute shortage. Defense projects and commercial employment are tak ing many teachers away from the schools as a result of more attractive salaries. The Board of Education, in reso lutions published elsewhere in this is sue of The News, urge state apd fed eral authorities to make provisions to increase salaries of teachers that the schools may function with capable personnel. Higher salaries must he provided, they state, if accredited in structors are to be secured. Salaries ■ now being paid are no more than the ■ teachers received several years ago, it is said. MATINEE HOURS CHANGED AT OLIVE THEATRE. Matinees at the Olive Theatre wdl begin at 4:15 p. m. on Monday, Wed nesday and Friday beginning next week, it is announced. The change was made necessary in order to cooperate with the local school hours, the schools dismissing in the afternoon at 4 o’clock. The public should bear in mind the change of hours. HEAVY RAIN FELL HERE ON WEDNESDAY. Donalsonville and a good portion of Seminole county experienced one of the hardest rainfalls of the year on Wednesday, more than two inches of rajn falling in less than two hours I in the afternoon. Thg o Pi c i a ! pain gage showed 2.33 jnphes, Only one time this year has the precipitation exceeded this total in a twenty-four hour period, this being in June, when 2.52 inches was regis tered. I LOSER I i_ / 1 Sr ' < v GOV. EUGENE TALMADGE Cotton Crop To Be Short In Seminole PEANUTS ARE MOVING SLOWLY THOUGH EXCESS MARKET IS NOT YET OPEN. Indications this week were to the effect that Seminole county would har vest its smallest crop of cotton this year since 1923, according to esti mates by local cotton ginners. The low yield is predicted in the face of the government report on Tuesday forecasting a crop of 14,028,- 000 bales for the nation. Up to Thursday noon ginnings in the county had not passed 1200 bales and with ginnings slowing down— many having already ginned their en *ire crop— rudiratwns are that the to tal will not exceed 1800 bales, less than the low year of 1939. Excessive rainfall during the ma turing season in July was the main cause of the drop in the yield, pnd further rains since the cotton began opening has caused it to rot in the bolls which were only partially open. The grade is poor in practically all instances, local buyers, state. The price for middling cotton was around 18 cents Wednesday, but the grades offered received top prices of ‘l7 1-2 cents, while some graded lower and the price was as low as 17 cent, it is ' said, The prjee sagged Tuesday following the government report, which wa* larger than the general trade expect ed, though cotton seed held firm at around S4O to 47.50 per ton, depending on the quality. Most cotton seed sold here are damaged and the average price received is around S4O per ton. Peanuts are moving slowly to mar ket, quota peanuts being the only ones salable at the present time. The GF A purchase of excess peanuts will not begin until about two weeks, it is said, it requiring sqmptipie ygt for tho association to complete the set-up of its program, BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOLD AN “HONOR SERVICE" SUNDAY Next Sunday at 12:00 noon the Don alsonville Baptist Church will take its preaching hour in the Dedication and Honor Services for their soldier boys now in the armed service of the U. S. army and navy and other field of the government fighting forces. Patriotic songs will be sung by the the well-organized choir of that church. The Christian, the U. S. flag, the service flag, together with the Bible will be honored in proper form, by the salute and pledging of (hy-.self unto them, Soldiers in uniform will escort the flags, both U. S. and service flag. An honor sermon will be delivered by Pas tor Timmerman together with the hanging of the service Flag on the permanent wall of the church as a permanent fixture of the church in years to come. All parents of the boys in service are urged to attend the service and be recognized as parents of opr brave fighting-for-frecdqqi, men. It is great honor to be the parents of such men as today ape righting for Freedom of speech, freedom of reli gion and freedom of conscience. Come Everybody To This Most Out standing Service. 12:00 noon Sunday September 13. » WEEK OF WAR FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS President Roosevelt asked Congress I to enact by October 1 Legislation un i der which he would be “specifically j authorized to stabilize the cost of living, including the price of all farm commodities.” In a special message to the legislators, the President said “inaction on youi’ part by that date will leave me with an inescapable re sponsibility to the people of this coun ; try to see to it that the war effort ; is no longer imperiled by threat of ! economic chaos. In the event that ; the Congress should fail to act, and i act adequately, I shall accept the re | sponsibility, and I will act.” Mr. Roosevelt said the purpose of ! the Legislation “should be to hold farm prices at parity, or at levels of a recent date, whichever is higher.” He said “at the same time that farm prices are stabilized, wages can and will be stabilized also. This I will do.” i The President recalled that two points of his original seven-point anti inflation program required legislation —” an adequate tax program, and a law permitting the fixing of price ceilings on farm products at parity prices.” He said delay in enacting this i Legislation “has now reached the point of danger so our whole economy .... We cannot hold the actual cost j of food and clothing down to approxi i mately the present level beyond Octo ber 1. But no one can give any assur ances that the cost of living can be, held down after that date. . .” He re-i newed his request of last April for an I individual net income limitation of $25,000. The War Front After ten straight raids without a loss, two U. S. Flying forti'ess bomb ers were reported as missing Septem ber 7 following the greatest Ameri- I can aerial attack of the war on Nazi : Occupied France. Three squadrons of i the big bombers attacked the Air ; frame factory at Meaulte, near Albert, for the second time, while a fourth squadron bombed the St. Omer Air field. In the raids the fortresses de stroyed five enemy fighters and pro-' bably destroyed 13 more, and damaged j another 25. The bombers were escort ed by 400 allied fighters, three of | which were shot down. Gen. MacArthur’s Australian head quarters rapiMtod September 7 that heavy allied bombing planes attacked a Japanese cargo ship Southeast of New Guinea which was believed to have been attempting to supply the trapped enemy forces in the Milne Bay Area. Australians were mopping up the remnants of Japanese forces in | this area. U. S. Army Air Forces in China, continuing their offensive, scored a direct hit l, “ Japanese Mili tary Headquarters in Nanchang, sank at least seven Steamers, blasted a Rail way Station and Warehouse and straf ed a troop train. Two Navy Vosaefc. the Destroyer Blue apd the Auxiliary transport Col houn, hav® been lost in action in the South Pacific in the past two wbeks, the Nary announced. There were few casualties. The Navy also announced the sinking of nine more United Na tions merchant vessels by enemy sub-.| marines in the Atlantic. War Aims And Foreign Relations President Roosevelt, in an address Broadcast to an International stadent | ■ assembly in Washington and short waved to other parts of thfc world, , stated the war is “go(»ig be long and hard and htt-tW (hut) this time , we shall know how to make full use of Victory" to build a better world. He said the Government will see to i it that men returning from the fronts can resume their interrupted careers and education and that work is pro vided for those willing and able to ■ work. Reciprocal Lend-Lease ukl to the U. S. already cover* a raage as wide as the requirements and geography of a Global War, and is being provided to this Country on the sayo* basis as we are providing I.vmi-Lease help to other Countries, the Office of War Information reported. Such aid is be ing provided without dollar payment under the terms of master agreements with Countries receiving U. S. Lend- Lease help. Reciprocal Lend-Lease aid “for American forces abroad. . - ranges from squadrons of spitfires to 10% OF INCOME !S 01R QUOTA WAR BOMBS SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS new fan belts for army trucks—from building airdromes and Naval bases to “D” ration chocolate bars and ba nanas at the soldiers, mess—form con voy protection for U. S. troopships awiving in British waters to filling the gas tanks of U. S. ferry planes at airports newly laid out in jungles or deserts,” the OWI said. The President announced a special U. S. technical mission will leave for Brazil soon to assist the Brazilian Government in ex pansion of its war machine. Army And Selective Service Assistant Secretary of War McCoy said that between February 1 and August 30 U. S. Army planes destroy ed 234 Japanese planes in the air, com pared with American losses of 109. This record, together with the “fly ing tigers.” Record of 218 Japanese planes destroyed as against losses of 84, is due mainly to the performance of the P. 40 fighters, he said. The Army said it has developed a system of technical inspection and mainten ance supervision of aircraft that is un doubtedly the finest in the world. The War Department sent 36,000 dependents, allowance checks totaling $4,500,000 to relatives and dependents of enlisted men in the four lower grad es of the Service. Selective Service Headquarters instructed State SS boards to place their calls so that most men right now will come from local boards with the most single men ov men with dependents other than wives and children. Navy And Shipbuilding Navy Secretray Knox said the sub marine Menace “is not by any means solved,” but there has been a “steady deminutitm of ships suTik Off"dur'Tfwh shores.” A shipbuilding compilation for Labor Day showed 174 launchings and 49 Keel layings during the day for many kinds and sizes of combat and cargo ships. The Maritime Commis sion reported 68 Vessels were put into Service in August and there is “every indication” the goal of three complet ed ships a day will be reached in Sep tember. Rai toning The War Production Board released 50,00(1 of the refrigerators which have been frozen in the hands of dealers and distributors since February 14 for sale to tiie general public after find- (Turn To No. Two On Page Three) oll® THEATRE Saturday Only Don (Red) Barry, In “JESSIE JAMES, JR. - - - Monday and Tuesday i Fay McKenzie - Don Barry, In “REMEMBER PEARL UARBOR”| Wednesday Only I Martha Scott - William Gargan, In i “CHEERS FOR MISS BISHIP” , Thwrsday and Friday Gene Tierney - Bryce Cabbot, In I ‘SCNDOWX” MIDGET THEATRE Friday and Saturday- Ray Middieton - Jean Parker, In “GIRL FROM ALASKA” NUMBER 33.