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even THE TOP «FOR VICTORY with UNITED STATES WAR BOROS-STAMPS SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXVI. Col R. E. L. Choate Was Speaker At ' Lions Meet Tuesday < Col. R. E. L. Choate, commanding officer of the Bainbridge Basic Flying School, was the guest speaker at the regular Tuesday meeting of the Don alsonville Lions Club, held Tuesday night at the E. T. Kelly camp site about 6 miles South of Donalsonvile. An enjoyable chicken supper, pre pared by Mr. Kelly, which is always a most delicious dish, was served to fifteen club members and the guests. Following the supper, Col. Choate mad? an informal talk to the club, ex plaining many phases of the war ef fort in which aviation is playing such an important role. He told of the step-by-step long training period re quired to train a pilot for combat service, of the enormous ground crew’ necessary to keep the planes in the air and of the success of American pilots in the war zones, which he at tributed to the efficient training re ceived at the many training bases over the nation. He also told of the enormous task involved in providing all necessary facilities for the air school, and handi caps that confront the officers in ob taining materials. “One major problem of the Bain bridge Base is moral of the hundreds of men stationed there,” the speaker said. He urged the cooperation of the people of Donalsonville in this effort, suggesting that invitations to dinners dances, and other forms of entertain ment be extended to the boys. They will be selected and permitted to at tend such events. He also asked for donations of mag azines, books, and any reading matter to be placed in the recreation rooms. Coat hangers w’ere another item bad -5y needed at the base which the men are unable to obtain. His message w-a Luth entertui.iing and instructive, and at the conclusion President P. E. Shingler thanked the speaker, expressing the sentiment of the club as being deeply honored to have him as their guest and to pledge rhe services of the club in any man ner that it could render aid. Major W. K. Skacr, of the base, ac companied him and made a short talk. Business items of the club were suspended for the evening. Roscoe Williams of the I . S. Navy has returned to Brooklyn, N. Y. to as sume his duties after spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Williams in Jakin. Bay 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 i have a checking account, and this Bank is a good place to put it. COMMERCIAL STATE BANK I 15,000 f / MAXIMUM *2 u INSURANCE\W; o)j I (SK FOR L 4Ol Al/ 5 \\ vtu? DEPOSITOR W/ / / Bnttalsntwilk Nettw Magazine And Book Donations Are Asked Col. R. E. L. Choate, commanding officer of the Bainbridge Basic Flying School, issued an appeal to the people of Donalsonville and Seminole county to donate magazines or books for the recreation rooms at the base, that the young men may enjoy reading during their leisure time. Old books or magazines are accep tible, as well as new ones. Please bring your gifts to the Don alsonville News office, and Colonel Choate states that he will send a truck for them when collected. Col Choate also requested donations of coat hangers for the boys, saying the need was urgent. Scrap Drive Is Big Success; Next Drive Is Announced With full cooperation of a large number of patriotic citizens, the Semi nole County Scrap Drive produced most satisfactory results last week. Although a complete check on the drive has not as yet been completed, i a conservative estimate fixed the total scrap collections for the period at ap proximately 100,000 pounds, or fifty tons. Some estimates of the total ex i ceed this figure as much scrap was brought in and sold to local buyers of which the records were not immedi ately available. Thursday afternoon of last week was proclaimed a half-holiday, all bus iness houses closing, and business men rode trucks over the county to collect the scrap. Eighteen trucks were busy ; hauling throughout the afternoon, but i much territory in the county remain-j ied untouched when darkness drove ’the tired workers in. Numerous re ports of additional scrap which was I not collected in the drive, have been i reported to Chairman Ellison Dunn. I On Tuesday night, Dunn made a l brief report to the Lions Club, at the ; same time advising the club of the ad i ditional scrap that should be collected. I The club voted to call another drive ifor all day Thursday, October 29th,j and to secure a proclamation from ‘ i City Council ordering all stores to j | close, and to spend the entire day in' . the drive. | Chairman Dunn issued a call for i volunteer trucks to aid in the drive immediately following the meeting. Approximately 30 trucks will be need ed to successfully cover the county and everyone owning a truck, large or ; small, who will aid by furnishing it and a driver, are urged to see Mr. Dunn at once. Several truckers have j i already volunteered their trucks, these i being: Seminole Drug Co,, H- G. Wood, T. N. Burke, P, E, Shingler, and two city trucks. Others are asked to contact the chairman at once and list their trucks. The Lions Club is asking all scrap l owners to donate their scrap for the Seminole County Livestock Show fund. The scrap will be sold and funds will i be used to pay prizes in the show next | spring. Full cooperation of the schools will ' again be sought. In the drive last ! week various schools of the county I entered into a contest, the two grades :in each school making the best re cords in collecting scrap were enter tained as guests of the Lions Club at the Olive Theatre at a special show i Tuesday afternoon. The pupils were 'also given popcorn, candy and apples. ’ 265 pupils attended the show from the : Donalsonville, Iron City and F. D- R. white schools gnd the Donalsonville ’colored school, i BIRTHDAY PARTY i THURSDAY.— Miss Betty Godfrey honored her sister, Rita, with a party celebrating ! her ninth birthday Thursday, October Bth. The following children enjoyed P U V* door games: Lottie Blair, Wilma Tom Odom, Cleone Nickleson, Luvenia i Moody, Annie Jo and Harriet Simpson, Raley, Patricia Richardson, James Harvey Jeffcoat, Tom FW* cloth. Robert Lynn, L. J. Eason. iler rjon King, Sue Clarie Jenkjps, Dajsy Nell Rich, Gloria Daniels Jackie Hughes, Henry Mabie Godfrey. After the games refreshments were served in the dining room and candy favors were given each child. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA U. S. Army headquarters in Britain reported that 115 American bombers, in their first large-scale daylight sweep over occupied France, shot down 48 Nazi planes, probably de stroyed 38 more and seriously damag ed at least 19. Never before had sc many planes been shot down in a single operation over Western Europe as were brought down by the massed fire of the American flying fortresses and consolidated B-24’s. Only four American ships were lost and the crew’ of one saved. The bombers made a de structive attack on the Lillie industrial area. Gen. MacArthur’s headquarters in Australia announced October 12 that Lockheed medium bombers scored two direct hits on a large Japanese sea plane tender in the Solomon area be tween the Bismarcy and Solomon Is lands. The Navy reported October 10 a Japanese destroyer was sunk and a heavy cruiser and destroyer were dam aged by American airmen during continued enemy attempts to land re inforcements on Guadalcanal. The enemy under cover of darkness made several small landings in the Solo mons, but U. S. forces shot down 21 Japanese planes, torpedoed a cruiser, and bombed and strafed enemy troops and equipment on Guadalcanal. Gen. MacArthur’s headquarters also an nounced that the biggest force of fly ing fortresses ever sent against a tar get in the Australian Zone made an unusually destructive raid on the larg est Japanese base in this area, Rabaul. Australian troops continued to drive | the enemy back into the Owen Stanley Mountains and removed the threat to the allied base of Port Moresby, From new bases in the Andreanof group of the Aleutians, Army Bomb ers, escorted by Alracobra and lightn ing fighters, kept Japanese-held Kjska —less than an hour’s flying time away —under “continual fire” during the week. The Navy reported aerial recon naissance showed the Japanese ap- • parently had give up their hold on i both Attu ami Agattu in the Western I Aleutians and concentrated onu Kiska. War Taxes The Senate passed and sent to con ference with the House the 1942 War Revenue Bill which the Treasury es timated will yield $9 billlion in new revenue annually. Os this total, ap proximately $1,706 million would be refundable because the bill provides an extra 5 percent “Victory Tax” on jail individual incomes above sl2 a ■ week —part of which would be re funded as a credit on other taxes a year later or as a post-war refund. The pew bi}l wil) make 42 to 44 million persons subject to federal taxes, com pared with 28 million at present, and will bring total federal revenue up to $26 billion a year, Rationing Price Administrator Henderson an nounced a five-step government plan to keep every passenger car “rolling for essential mileage” throughout the War: (1) rationing of used tires and recaps, and new tires now in stock, to provide as far as possible the mini mum essential mileage to each of the Nation’s passenger cars. (2) Actual control of each car’s mileage through the rationing of gasoline to prevent unnecessary driving and to hold the • National average down to 5,000 miles per car per year". (3) compulsory per iodic inspection of all tires t° guard ! against abuse and to prevent wear fapyond the point where they can be ■ recapped. (4) Denial of gasoline and of tire replacement to cars whose drivers presisteqtly violate the nation al 35-mile-anrhour- speed limit. (5) ca pacity use, through car sharing, oi every car on every trip so far as pos- j sible. Fue| oil consumers in the 30 States affected by ojl rationing will be able itq obtain their ration application forms from their dealers soon after October 13 and should fill them out as | soon as possible and mad or deliver ’ them to local war price and rationing boards, OPA said. Fuel oi| ration cou pons for private dwellings will be Worth 10 gallons each for the first j heating period—October and Novem ber —the OPA announced. Coupon sheets for the entire five periods of the heating season will be issued DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 1942. A WEEK < .WAR FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS shortly, OPA said, bat only those for' the first period will be assigned a de finite gallonage value in order to “as sure flexibility” in fuel oil allotments. Maximum Prices And Rents The OPA reported October 11 that it is extending the Government rent control program to embrace practical ly the entire urban population of the country, and orders reducing and sta bilizing rents on November 1 for all living quarters of 97 more defense rental areas are being issued imme diately. The orders bring under feder al control the residential rents inj every large city in the Country with i the exception of New York City. Rents are being cut back to the levels pre vailing last March 1 in all the areas —Orlando, Fla.—where the maximum rent is being moved back to October 1, 1941. Price Administrator Henderson an nounced a new alternative pricing for mula Effective Octobei’ 15, for the fol lowing groups of food products: breakfast cereals canned fish, coffee, sugar, cooking and salad oils, canned vegetables, dried fruit, lard, rice, hy drogeneted shortenings and other shortenings, the action, which will re sult in “slightly higher prices” for consumers, was taken to relieve pres-1 sure on wholesalers and retailers caught between March quotations un der the general regulation and the a mounts they must pay producers. Mr. Henderson said the groups of' foods afected represent about—ls per- j cent of all food purchased in the Na i tion’s 575,000 food stores. Mr. Hender son said American housewives should check ths prices of food brought under Pric<\ Control last week hv making a list of the prices paid from September 28 to October 2 for the various items of the same quantity and quality. Civilian Supply The War Production Board cut the; production of flashlight batteries 50, percent and other types of dry cell ; batteries 10 percent from last year’ levels. The Board announced that con i struction using non-metallic materials ; I and equipment to insulate buildings so; i that fuel can be saved may be under taken without specific authorization. The order will not apply to construc tion begun prior to January 1, 1942. No heavy forged hand tools, such as j bars, hammers, picks, tongs, etc.,; which do not conform to the size, type, grade, finish, weight and quality es tablished by WPB, may be produced except on approval of the Bqard. The. WPB ruled that plastic tubes a?? pet acceptable as turn-ins for pew tubes of toothpaste and shaving cream, and cut the percentage of tin which may be used in toothpaste tubes aad shav« jng cream tubes. War Communications The Board of War Communications, ordered long distance telephone calls relating to the War effort and public safetiy be given priority over all other j calls, effective November 1. Calls con-i cerning moving aimed forces during | combat operations urgent orders for| the armed forces, immediate dangers due to presence of the enemy, disast ers materially affecting the war es-j fort or public security, will get first! priority. Operators will give prece dence to priority calls at all times. War Crimes President Roosevelt stated “The Barbaric crimes being committed by the enemy against cjviian populations in occupied Countries” are continuing, and “I now declare it to be the inten tion of the Government that the suc cessful close of the war shall include provision for the surrender to the United Nations of war criminals, , , . The perpetrators of these crimes shall answer for them courts of law.” Tri-StateSingToße Held Here Oct 18 The Tri-State Sacred Harp Singing Convention will convene here pt th? ( Courthouse on the Third Sunday in October, it was announced this week by D. H. Miller. The sing is self-sustaining and Mr. Miller states that everyone in the county is invited to come and spend the day and enjoy the singing. i Mail Xmas Packages Now To Overseas Men Postmaster Robin L. Cox this; week again urged the early mailing of ! packages to men in the armed services , i outside the continental United States, i The deadline for acceptance of i ; Christmas packages with assurance , ' of delivery has been set at November i, 1. The postoffice department has giv-!; en the assurance that all packages j; mailed priox’ to that date will reach *; the boys in the foreign fields, no mat- ; ] ter where they may be stationed. i 1 It should not be necessary to re- • : mind the senders of these packages < not to mail perishable goods, for they will not keep fox’ the long distances to : be traveled. !, 1 City Primary Will Be Held Wednesday Os Next Week No opposition developed in the races | for Mayor and two Aidermen for the City of Donalsonville for the ensuing , two years when the entries closed on Saturday of last week. Mayor M. M. ( Minter qualified to succeed himself , and Aldermen B. B. Clarke and R. M. j Holman both qualified fox- re-election ( without opposition. , Mayor Minter is serving his third j; term as Mayor at the present time, he having boen mayor on former occa- j ■ ' sions, and having served as an alder- ( man for more than 20 years. Alderman Holman is now serving his third term and Aiderman Clark is j completing his second term. Other members of Council are R. I. j Evans and L. W. Martin. The primary will be held next Wed- j nesday, at which time a referendum, will be held on Sunday movies for; Donalsonville. The polls will open at! j 10 a. m. and close at 3 p. m. Meanwhile, new residents of Donal j vil|e who have never voted in a City, i Election are warned that they must; j register by 0 o’clock p. m. Saturday of this week to be eligible to vote in j the primary next week. Registration ; in the county does not qualify voters ‘to cast ballots in city elections. They j must register in the city also. The official ballot for next week’s i primary will be as follows: OFFICIAL BALLOT City O.* - Donalsonville, Ga. October 21st, 1942 For Mayor? M. MINTER. SR I For Aidermen: (Vote For Two) B. B. CLARKE R. M. HOLMAN Sunday Movie Referendum: (Erase the one for which you do not wish to vote) FOR SUNDAY MOVIES AGAINST SUNDAY MOVIF.S Local Youth Enrolls In Pre-Flight School Athens, Ga —William Clifton Ro i land, Donalsonville, Ga., is now enroll- j !ed in the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight. j School here. He attended the Univer-j sity of Georgia, where he majored ac-.i i counting. Has had previous exper ience in Navy C. P. T, Successful completion of the work here wjll send Roland to one of the Navy’s primary flight centres, then on to advanced instruction and finally-, an operational base. The entifa pilot; training period covers, months. The four rire-Flight Schools are the Navy's answer to the need; ! fw physically-toughened, conditioned airmen to whip the Axis. In addition to the southern school, located on the, I Univeristy at Georgia campus, others j ; have been established at the Univer-j sity of North Carolina, East; Univer-j sity of lowa. Mid West, and St. Mary’s! College in California, West. I When the Pre-Flight School at Athens reaches its full strength, it will include nearly 1900 cadets, 200 offers and instructors and 125 enlist-! •d personnel. OF SNCOME IS OUR QUOTA is WhR bohbs SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Kerosene And Fuel Oil Registration Set For October 22nd N. P. Malcom, Chairman of the Lo cal Rationing Board, and Superintend ent of Seminole County Schools, an nounces that registration of fuel oil and kerosene for domestic lighting and cooking will be held at the school houses Thursday, Octobei' 22, between the hours of 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. The school teachers will act as registrars on that day. All users of kerosene and fuel oil for domestic lighting and cooking are urged to register on that date during the time designated. Please do not go to the school bous es before 2:00, because school will be In session until that time. Users of fuel oil and kerosene for heating should do the following four things in order to be ready to register for their Fuel Oil Ration. (1) Check the amount of Fuel Oil in your tank on October Ist. You wil! be asked for this figure later when you apply for your Ration. (2) If you have not been able to obtain up to 275 gallons of fuel oil, j’ou may receive a delivery from your dealer by promising in writing to turn over to him coupons totaling the a mount of delivery as soon as you get your Ration. (3) Ask your Dealer for a certified statement on the amount you purchas ed from him last yeai’ for the 12 month period ending May 31, 1942. (4) Measure the rooms in your house that are used as living quarters to determine the floor area. This will be a basic factoi' in determining youi’ Ration. Citizens holding “B” or “C” supple mentary gasoline books are again re minded to registei- for gasoline with the clerks of the Rationing Board dur ing the week, October 19 through 2-1, inclusive. y MRS. SHINGLER IS / HONORED.— ' ? Mr. M. P. Shingler was a gracious host Saturday evening when he hon ored his wife with a surprise dinner party at their lovely home here. In the living room vases of roses were tastefully arranged. The dining table had for its center piece a howl of pretty yellow cosmos. Seated at the beautifully appointed table were: Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hol man, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Shingler. fiMßSlfifiiKfifiHSS tu E WK* I nt m I Ibl - —— - Saturday Only Don “Red” Barry, In “THE CYCLONE KID” Monday and Tuesday Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland, In “THE LADY HAS PLANS” I Wednesday Only • II Micrael Ames and Julie Bishop, In “I WAS FRAMED” Thursday and Friday Barbara Stanwyck, Geo. Brent and Geraldine Fitzgerald, In “GAY SISTERS” I I ■••■■■■■■■■••■■■■■■■■■■a MIDGET THEATRE H s i Walter Brennon, \\ alter Houston and Anne Baxter, In “SWAMP WATER” NUMBER 38.