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OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY A y with WfZL UNrrED STfITES WAR V BONDS-STAMPS SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXVI. County'Wide Scrap Metal Drive Is Now Underway Primary Is Called For City Officials SUNDAY SHOW REFERENDUM TO BE HELD WITH PRIMARY OCTOBER 14TH. The Donalsonville Democratic Exe cutive Committee this week issued a call for a Democratic Primary to be held on Wednesday, October 21st at the office of the City Clerk in Donal sonville within the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. to nominate a Mayor and two Aidermen for the City of Donal sonville. At the same time the Committee ordered that a referendum be held on the question of Sunday movies within the hours of 2 p. m. and 6 p. m. sub ject to change of the hours by council. The terms of Mayor M. M. Minter, also Aidermen R. M. Holman and B. B. Clark will expire on January Ist and the primary is called for the pur pose of nominating their successors. The time limit for candidates to qualify for each of the offices was fixed at 12 o’clock noon, war time, October 10th. Candidates must qualify with T. E. Roberts, secretary-treasurer of the committee and pay the following entry fees: For Mayor—slo; for Ai dermen —$5.00. As in the past, the committee rules that the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be de clared the winners, but the committee also requires the voter to vote for at least two aidermen. A ballot in which only one aiderman is voted for will be thrown out. The purpose of this is to prevent ‘single shooting’ for any individual candidate. The purpose of the referendum on Sunday Shows L to cntprmine tl>? wjjl of the people. An increasing demand for Sunday movies has been made on the management and public officials due to the gasoline and tire rationing. On the ballot wil be printed “For Sunady Shows” and “Against Sun day Shows”. The voter will strike out one of the lines, leaving only the one for which he desires to vote. Voters in the primary will be per mitted to register and qualify for vot ing through Saturday afternoon, Oc tober 17th at 6 o’clock p. m. when the books will close. Residents of the city who have resided in the city 6 months and the state 12 months are qualified to register and vote in the primary. 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 your 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 S ♦ S.ooo I I lEh MAXIMUM < w I sf iW/ INSURANCE © 115 F 7 roR EAOI AF I V © \V? o^" 0R Y// Ekmalanittrilb ffma Double Quota Seminole Bond Sales Far Exceed September Goal. D. F. Wurst, Executive Chairman for the saler of Defense Bonds and stamps reports that $23,375.00 in bonds and 105.00 in stamps have been sold in Seminole County for the Month of September. This is a fine showing. Our Septem ber quota was $10,000.00. Mr. Wurst and his Committee wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the peo ple of Seminole County for theii’ splendid cooperation. Other members of this Committee are H. O. Cummings, Ellison Dunn, W. H. VanLandingham, E. P. Staple *ton, R. L. Cox and N. P. Malcom. Cox Is Nominated At District Meeting COMMITTEES FOR NEXT TWO YEARS ARE NAMED AT i THOMASVILE. The Second District Democratic Executive Committee, meeting at . Thomasville last Friday, ratified the I nomination of Congressman E. E. Cox in the September 9 primary, adopted resolutions endorsing the Congress man’s record and named a new com mittee to serve for the next two years. I P. M. Lancaster, of Sylvester, was named chairman of the committee, . succeeding H. G. Bell, of Bainbridge; , Wallace Harrell, of Quitman, was named as vice chairman; Nat M. Wil ; liams, of Thomasville, second vice chairman, and E. J. Ford, of Sylvester, secretary. The committeemen named for the district for the next two years are as follows: District at Large: C. O. Hall, New ton, Baker couny; Mrs. Turner Brice, Quitman, Brooks county; B. C. Ray, Ar lington, Calhoun county; W. J. Ve reen, Moultrie, Colquitt county; A. B. Conger, Bainbridge, Decatur county; W. B. Haley, Albany, Dougherty county; A. H. Gray, Blakely, Early county; G. B. Trulock, Whigham, Grady county; P. Z. Geer, Colquitt, Miller county; O. E. McElvey, Pel ham, Mitchell county, Ellison Dunn, Donalsonville, Seminole county; Mrs. C. L, Thompson, Thomasville, Thom as county; C. A. Christian, Tifton, Tift county; J. N. Sumner, Sylvester, Worth county; H. B. Bell, Bainbridge, Decatur County; and Judge B. C. Gardner, Camilla, Mitchell county. County Committeemen are: Baker county—J. L. Wiley, L. D. Lawrence. Brooks county—Wallace Harrell, W. R. Knight, Roy Lawson. Calhoun County—E. T. Boynton, A. L. Miller, Sr. Colquitt County—Aaron Vick, Rev. T. Josh Davis, J. B. Walters, J. C. Gibson. Decatur County—W. C. Sims, H. G. Bell, D. D. Smith, Mrs. Frank S. Jones. Dougherty County—Mrs. W. L. Davis, M. M. Wiggins, M. W. Tift, M. B. Peacock. Early county—J. D. Rogers, J. B. Gauldin. Grady county—Howard T. LeGette, R. E. Stringer, Jr. Miller County—Broughton Hayes, E. A. Sanders. Mitchell County—C. K. Cox, W. C. Cooper, L. G. Hinson, E. J. Vann, Jr„ Robert Culpepper, Jr. chm. Seminole County—L. R. Robinson, E. P. Stapleton. Thomas County—J. M. Clark, Clar ence Floyd. C. D. Moore, J. L. Pilcher, E. P. McCollum, R. W. McMillian, T. Turner. ■ Tift County—A. F. Lamb, R. R. ! Forrester. Worth County—F. M. Kimble, J. B. Bridges, Following the meeting of the com- I mittee, a most inspiring and timely address was delivered by Congress man Cox. Mrs. G. D. Cowart had as her ’ guests this week Mr. Pete Cowart, of Panama City, Fla., Mr. Albert Cow art. of Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Vir ginia Putman, of Jacksonville, Fla. OFFI v ood ,N OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA AU Business Houses To Close Thursday Afternoon To Aid In Collection Os Scrap LOCAL COUNTY IS FULLY ORGANIZED FOR EFFORT Responding to the urgent need for scrap metals for use in the war effort, the Donalsonville City Council, this week, proclaimed a half-holiday for Thursday afternoon, October Bth, be ginning at 1 o’clock p. m., ordering every business house in Donalsonville, to close and store managers, clerks and all employees are asked to assist in the drive. A fleet of volunteer trucks will be assembled, and many will be asked to ride on the trucks to visit homes in the towns and county to collect the scrap. Everyone is asked to assemble at the Olive The atre at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon of next week prepared to do their part in the drive. In the schools children are now be- j ing asked to assemble the scrap * ' their homes, and to notify their teac. ers, giving directions as to where they I live that the collectors may visit their homes and obtain the scrap. As a reward for competitive effort among the school children of the county, the two grades making the best record in collecting scrap from each school, will be given a half holi- ; day on Tuesday, October 13th at: which time they will be guests of the Olive Theatre and the Lions Club at a special showing of “Wings For the Eagle,, and will be treated also to free popcorn, ice cream and candy. In Donalsonville, the town has been divided into sections and a chairman appointed for each section to canvass the homes in that area, go over the premises with the home owner . and collect scrap, placing it on the side walks adjacent to the home so that trucks can pick it up. The comir a .-emen and their area is as follows: P. E. Shingler—All homes west of North Tennille Ave. and North of the railroad within the city limits. Lonnie Jemigan—White homes east of North Tennille Ave. and North of! the Railroad including businesses. E. W. Mosely—Merchants & Farm ers Bank block, Seminole Drug Co., block and City Dry Cleaners block, also Courthouse. Henry VanLandingham—W. H. Van Landingham block and J. B. Thomas block. R. I. Evans—Miss Perry Spooner block and Baptist Church block, also school building. Grady Richardson —All homes lying south of 7th St. in city limits. Leon Barber—J. E. Johnson block and R.I. Evans block. Harry King—J, O. Baxter block and Newton King block, including Negro homes. Merrian Minert Olive Theatre block, Clyde Cherry block and B. B. Clarke’s new warehouse section. Raymond Tedder —His block. Hary O’Neal—Bartow Gibson block and Y. L. Roberts block. Ralph Williams —Gordon Ivey block • L. H. Johnson block and Shafter Fair-: cloth block. (Tum To No. 3 On Last Page) DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1942. Junk Rally Week Proclamation WHEREAS, the week beginning October 5. 1942, has been set aside as Junk Rally Week, to be observed by all within the bounds of Georgia; and WHEREAS, this has been done in response to an urgent appeal from officials of the War Production Board, the Army, and the Navy; and WHEREAS, many steel furnaces and arms plants may be forced to close, thereby leaving our soldiers and sailors with insufficient weapons, unless the citizens of this County, this City, this State, and this Nation rally to provide more scrap metals; THEREFORE, we, Mayor and Council of the City of Donalsonville and Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, do ask all re sidents of this community and county to participate in the obser vance of the Junk Rally Week, and thereby help the men of our armed forces in their fight for our freedom. We further proclaim the afternoon of Thursday, October Bth aa a county-wide half holiday, urging all business houses (except peanut Mills) to close their places of business and one and ail unite in the collection of scrap. This October Ist, 1942. M. M. MINTER. Mayor City of Donalsonville, L. R. ROBINSON, Chm. Board County Commissioners. ALL GEORGIA TO JOIN IN BIGGEST DRIVE IN HISTORY All Georgia will swing into a Scrap metal drive beginning this week and continuing through next week, support ed by the daily and weekly newspapers of the state who are giving every pos sible assistance and ample publicity to the effort. Seminole county is be ing organizd to crush the Axis with scrap. School children, local clubs and or ganizations and every patriotic citi zen in the county are being contacted to do their share in the location and collection of scrap metals, as well as to do their part in turning in scrap. All previous campaigns for scrap metal will pale into insignificance as i Georgia answers the frantic appeal of ' Donald M. Nelson, War Production chief, to “Give every piece of scrap metal you can spare.’ >0 per cent of all steel equip i guns and machines needed for the war effort must be scrap metal and since the national scrap pile to day is only sufficient to last 30 days, the need is vital. Daily newspapers will publish from ■ day to day the “standings” of all | counties in Georgia on a per-eapita basis, which moans that all other counties will know what the people in this county are doing. Although there will be no prizes at stake in this state-wide race, the patriotic pride of every real American citizen will be sufficient to bring out every efort in this drive. I “Give everything you can,” is the rallying cry, and articles which have ‘“been saved as rilenfOTTUß or which have not been used for some time are expected to be found in the huge scrap pile which will rise on the va cant lot across the street from the Olive Theatre, at the Iron City School and at the FDR school. Pots and pans, toys, tools, wire fence, infact all items, except tin cans, will find I their way to tl ° scrap pile along with jalopies, farm equipment, and larger items. Every pound donated will be sent to a war industry, leaders of the cam paign in Seminole county have prom ised. “We will not permit a single item to be sold for any other use, and will insist that all scrap be shipped as quickly as possible.” Much of the scrap collected is ex pected to be donated, in which case the proceeds will be given to the local Livestock Show to pay prizes, which is sponsored annually by the local Lions Club. Those wishing to sell their scrap, however, will receive a fair market price for same if delivered to the H. M. Carter Manufacturing Company here. Pvt. William J. Lemacks, of Phoenix Arizona, and Mrs. William J. Lemacks lof Toccoa spent last week with Mr. ■and Mrs. I. E. Gibbons. Mrs. Mildred G. Lemacks left Tues • day for Toccoa where she holds a ! position with R. H. Wright and Son, I General Contractors. A WEEK OF WAR FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS Rubber Administrator Jeffers, act-, ing on two important recommenda tions of the Baruch Rubber Committee directed the Office of Defense Tran sportation to limit driving speeds to 35 miles an hour and told the Office of Price Administration to prepare to ration gasoline throughout the Nation on the same basis that is now ration ed in the East. The limitation on speed will go into effect October 1 for all vehicles ex- j cept those operated by common car- i riers. Common carriers—trucks and ■ buses operated on regular schedules ! over regular routes—will be given un til October 15 to adjust schedules to the new top speed. Enforcement of the new speed limit will be left up to the States for the present, ODT announc ed. Nationwide gasoline rationing—de signed to reduce mileage so as to save rubber rather than gasoline—will be come effective about November 22, Price Administrator Henderson re ported. By that time ration books will have been distributed to approximate ly 20 million motorists in the unra tioned area. The present tire rationing program will be integrated with the new gasoline rationing program and tires on all cars will have to be sub mitted to OPA for “on-wheel inspec tion every 60 days to insure proper care.” The OPA said fuel oil •onsumers in I the 30 rationed East and Mid-west States will have to get along this winter with one-third less oil than us ual because the originally-announced cut of one-fourth would not be suffi cient. On the basis of last winter, however —which was about 10 percent warmer than usual —the cut will only be about 26 percent, the Office said. The quota of new adult bicycles for rationing in October was set at 86,000, compared with the September quota of 90,000. The War Front Gen. MacArthur’s headquarters in Australia reported September 28 that U. S. Army flying fortresses hit andl probably sank a 15,000-ton merchant-1 man in an attack on the enemy base at Rabaul. It was the fourth straight day of attack by the fortresses on the biggest enemy base in the Australian zone. In the previous raids the bomb ers probably sank an 8,000-ton ship, and scored direct hits on three medium sized ships. Ausralian forces support ed by new artillery were reported driv-; ing the Japanese from their outposts. in the Owen Stanley Mountains, 32 air I miles from the Allied base of Port | Moresby. Heavy rains complicated the, Japanese supply problem. The U. S. Marines in the Solomons, sometimes outnumbered 10 to 1 by the enemy, have beaten off all attacks and their positions remain secure, Marine Headquarters in the Islands announc ed. Reinforcements and supplies have) reached the Marines. U. S. Army Bomber Commander Eaker in London stated U. S .and British Airmen will: work together in day and night raids to give Germany a long winter of bombing. He said “I believe it is pos sible to destroy the enemy from the air. There |s hardly a corner of Ger many we cannot reach.” WAR PRODUCTION Maritime Commission Chairman Land, in a progress report to Presi dent Roosevelt, said that from Sep-1 tember 27, 1941, through this month ■ deliveries of completed ships will to-: tai 488, aggregating about 5,450.000, deadweight tons. “September deliver- i ies to date and those schedules to! October 1 total 90 ships of approxi mately one million deadweight tons, an average of three ships a day. . . .' schedule Deliveries for the remaining three months of 1942 should bring us to the 8,000,000-ton goal of your di rective,” Admiral Land told the Presi-, dent. He also said the 1943 directive of 16,000,000 deadweight tons “ap pears reasonably certain of accom plishment,” War Production Chairman Nelson said “right now approximately 40 per cent of our entire production is going 10% OF INCOME |r IS OBR QUOTA IH WAR BOWS SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS for war. By the middle of next year that proportion has got to be around 60 percent.” WPB Vice Chairman Knowlson said at present War Pro duction is three and one—half times that of 10 months ago. “We’re begin ning to recognize the truth of the sit uation, to know we’ve been behind the eight-ball,” he said. Transportation WPB Chairman Nelson directed the Office of Defense Transportation to set up a priorities system governing movements and use of all tank ears, with priorities to be given, first, to shipments of materials for the Army. Navy, Maritime Commission and the Lend-Lease Administration; second, to 390 specifically listed chemicals foods and other essential products; and third, to petroleum and petroleum products into the Eastern shortage area. The ODT said congestion on rail and bus lines over the week-end is still growing. Weekly passenger travel must be shifted from the week-end to the middle of the week by at least an other 8 percent, the office said. Food Requirements Agriculure Secretary Wickard said that unless the Nation acts promptly and with energy “our food situation will become serious. . . our supply is rapidly diminishing” He outlined a six-point program to help alleviate the farm labor shortage. In cluded were proposals to retain on farms as many as possible of the ex perienced managers who understand year-round farm operation, to tran - port workers to farms, and to use greater numbers of women ami young people on farms. He estimated agriculture would lose 1,000,000 work ers between July 1, 1942, and July 1, 1943, if an 8,000,000-man army is mo bilized by the latter date. In order to implement the wartime meat program, the WPB food require ments committee: (1) placed the li mit of total paekers-deliveries during the last quarter of 1942 at the follow - ing percentages of such deliveries dur ing the final quarter of 1941—beef ami (Turn To No. 2 On Last Page) OLIVE THEATRE • »• • • ’ • ■ ■ ■ > Saturday Only The Three Mesquiteers, In “WESTWARD HO” Monday and Tuesday Ann Sheridan - Ronald Reagan, In “JUKE GIRL” Wednesday Only Guy Kibbee, In “SCATTERGOOD RIDES HIGH” Thursday and Friday Bette Davis. Olivia de Havilland and George Brent, In “IN THIS OUR LIFE” MIDGET THEATRE Bert Lahr, Dorothy Lovett and June Havoc, In “SING YOUR WORRIES AWAY” NUMBER 36.