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American Mr* 9««alM Legion 1 o
Help Selective Service
February 16 Set To Register 20 To 45
Year Age Group; Men Beteen 45 and
65 to Register at Date Yet to Be Fixed
^Selective service augmented
will be greatly thousands
February 16 when
Georgians in the 20 to 45
bracket register with
age Service Boards of
Selective communities.
respective to 65, will
next bracket, 45
ister at a later date to be
by the President.
It is estimated that the
istration of February 16
take in 410,000 world war
erans throughout the
and that the final
will include practically all
them.
LEGION TO HELP
Legionnaries have a new
portunity to contribute
while service to their
on February 16, according
Department Commander
Stone.
At the time of
the date for registration
President called National
mander Lynn U. Stambaugh,
the Legion, and requested
the more than 13,000
Posts, and their auxiliary
be called into service to
in the enormous task
will vastly overtax the
of the bo?"Is.
Comm. J 'r’s Statement
“The regfJ. ration of
of citizens in various age
between 18 and 65 is a task
tremendous proportions
confronting federal, state
local Selective Service
The first part of the task
registration is now being
ized.
“By Presidential
there must be registered, on
before Feb. 16, 1942, all
citizens who were born
Feb. 17, 1897, and before
31, 1921, if they have not
tofore been registered.
means that Feb. 16 is the
tration date for all
male citizens between the
20 and 45, but that state
tors of Selective Service are
thorized to handle parts of
registration in advance of
date when and where
think best.
‘During —-.nig the one vpciooer, October, "
filial Selective Service
tration a preponderant
f the registration workers
n °st communities were
irs of The American Legion
bnerican Legion Auxiliary.
Civilian Registration Is
continued In Dade
Chairman John W. Murphy Urges
Citizens throughout Georgia
e re S is tering last week for
.,
!an de D?nse and in all sec-
os the registration fell below
PeS and expectations °f
ficiRis
Dfficmis are pleased the
gis rations so far, but dis-
»o- are
e d at the lack of inter-
shown by the majority of
e Coun ty citizens.
R Register*
fc ot hs are open
H e! l t0n ot'.-Whouse in the
hnm° „ o f the
° rdinar y and in all
lhn l, ! the Murphy count y- Chairman
ad* gistra? ;.• urges that
Z6ns respond to the
idl\ ^ration C ° UrSes appeal.
t0 be held in
are soleI y f or the
0t Dade
BistL »w h h„ mes aud citizens.
ntZ , No
- WiU be De called ca »ed and and
any ot her part of the
e e ° r to serve
? in any place
' a ; one where he lives. In
• a
»* this kind, there 1.
an
ail (fmmli! limes
many cases loyal and hard
working members of the Legion
served as members of Selective
Service boards and have con¬
tinued to serve in such capaci¬
ties.
The contribution thus made
by members of The American
Legion has been of such high
order that it has frequently re¬
ceived the public praise of fed¬
eral Selective Service officials.
“There now arises this new
opportunity for Legionnaries to
contribute a most worthwhile
service to their country. The
present Selective Service boards
in each community will need
additional volunteer and tem¬
porary assistance for the regis¬
tration on or before Feb. 16.
“No more public-spirited
groups exist in this country to¬
day than The American Legion
and the American Legion Aux¬
iliary. All requests for voluntary
assistance in the registration
effort of the local Selective Ser¬
vice boards will be answered by
membership with a ready and
wholehearted response.
“Department commanders are
urged to offer officially the as¬
sistance of the membership of
The American Legion in their
departments to their respective
state Selective Service Head
quarters. Each department
headquarters should in addi-
tion bulletin all the posts with-
in its jurisdiction and urge each
post commander to offer the
services of the membership of
his post to the local Selective
Service board or boards.”
FIFTH DISTRICT ACTS
Immediately following the Na¬
tional Commander’s statement,
R. B. Giles, Fifth Area Com¬
mander of the American Legion
and A. L. Henson, Fifth Area
Co-Ordinator of Legion activi¬
ties, forwarded bulletins to Le¬
gion Posts of the Fifth Con¬
gressional District urging that
committees from each Post im¬
mediately contact draft board
officials and offer their full
membership strength to ac¬
complish the task. Mrs. Vernon
Frank, Fifth Area President of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
took similar action and each A-
merican Legion Post and Auxil-
iary unit of the Fifth Area or-
ganized promptly and are now
training for the job.
ever present danger to every
citizen and every home.
Air raids have been felt in
every country except the Ameri¬
cas. If air raids come to Ameri¬
ca each citizen will be called up¬
on to combat the effects of
them. A signature on a civilian
defense registration card de¬
notes that registrant’s willing¬
ness to do his part.
Not only will he show his will¬
ingness to serve, but he will be
instructed in the fundamentals
of combatting the effects of
the air raid. Each person who
registers will be instructed in
how to avoid injury and how to
treat injury if it does come.
There are fourteen courses in
which citizens may volunteer
for instruction. As soon as the
registration is completed, classi
1 fication will begin and courses
will start at an early date,
There is a course in the civilian
i detense for which every man.
TRENTON, DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1942.
URGED ™= TO COLLECT
SCRAP IRON, STEEL
Chairman H. G. Hawkins, of
the Dade County USDA War
Board, today appealed to the
patriotic spirit of every organ¬
ized group in the county for co¬
operation in collecting and
moving scrap iron and steel
back into industrial channels.
Hundreds of tons of scrap iron
and steel now littering farm¬
yards and old mill sites, Mr.
Hawkins said, must be turned
to the task of routing enemy in¬
vaders.
“In years past,” he asserted,
“millions of tons of American
scrap metal were sold to Japan.
That same scrap is now being
used to rain destruction on A-
merican soil, sink American
ships, and kill American soldiers
and sailors. We’ve got to give
the Japanese more millions of
tons, but now we’ve got to git
it to them in the form of
bombs.”
Mr. Hawkins appealed to the
youth organizations, civic groups
and every other type of organi¬
zation to sponsor scrap iron and
steel collection drives in their
respective communities, both
rural and urban.
“With a bit of unified action
and a minimum of effort,” he
declared, “we can comb the
county and put hundreds of
tons of scrap to work. Organiza¬
tions that are willing to under¬
take the job should get in touch
with me at once.”
The ____ War ____ Board chairman
ported out that while scrap
metal prices are not high e-
n0 ugh to assure a great profit,
t j, e y should enable farmers and
or g an jz e d groups alike to gain
a sma ]j a dditional income from
materials now going to waste.
Costs of preparation and baling,
and costs of transportation from
shipping point to basing point,
he said, will be deducted from
standard basing point prices.
GOODWIN URGES
ALL OFFICERS TO
ATTEND MEETING
Major John E. Goodwin, Com¬
missioner of the Department of
Public Safety, urges that all
law enforcement officers and of¬
ficial groups attend the State
Meeting of War Traffic Control,
to be held at the City Auditori¬
um, Macon, Ga., at 10:00 A.M.,
February 18
This meting is being sponsor¬
ed jointly by he Department of
Public Safety, the International
Association of Chiefs of Police,
and the Georgia Peace Officers
Association, and is of the ut¬
most importance to everyone
doing law enforcement work.
Governor Eugene Talmadge
will make the opening address,
followed by other important
speakers—among them. Lt.
Frank Kreml, Representatives
from the War Department, Vice
President of the I.A.C.P., etc.
woman and high school student
is eligible. Boys and girls, ages
15 to 21, are eligible for the
messenger corps, which in the
event of invasion would prove
an important one. only
Courses for which men
are eligible for auxiliary fire¬
men, rescue squad, and demoli¬
tion and clearance crews. The
nurses aid corps, and the driv-
vers corps are those created
especially for women. Both men
and women may register for air
raid wardens, fire watchers,
medical corps, emergency food
and housing corps and the staff
corps. the course?
Upon completion of
.
badges wi , t those
who have
Jletc should should wear one.
of Dade county wear
DR. VICTOR G. HEISER
Well-known author and lecturer to
conduct weekly series of articles,
"Speaking of Health,” as a regular
feature of this newspaper.
$50,000 SUIT
AGAINST‘CLEAN UP’
BODY DISMISSED
ATLANTA, Feb. 5.—(Special)
—Judge John Rouke, Jr., of
Chatham Superior Court, yes¬
terday at Savannah dismissed
the $50,000 damage suit filed by
D. J. Lamb, Richmond County
beer retailer, in March, 1941, a-
gainst Judge John S. Wood,
ctate director, and other mem¬
ber', of the executive committee
of the Brewers and Beer Dis¬
tributors Committee of Georgia.
Lamb whose license to sell
’■‘eer °t hi" tavern near Augusta
""as v evoked early in 1940 by the
State Revenue Commissioner on
the recommendation of the
committee, denied in his dam¬
age action the accusations made
against him as the result of the
committee’s investigations, and
contended that he was libeled
in the presentation of the infor¬
mation to the commissioner.
Judge Rouke, in dismissing
the suit, sustained a general
demurrer filled by the commit¬
tee which contended that its
report to the State Revenue
Commissioner as to conditions
existing in Lamb’s tavern was a
privileged communication.
PERMIT NEEDED
TO STORE GAME
AFTER MARCH 5
With the closed season in ef¬
fect on most game, hunters
were reminded today of the
state bird and animal cold stor¬
age law.
Quail and turkey, ’coon and
’possum may be hunted through
February but deer, duck, geese,
doves and souirrel are protected
until next fall and winter. Wild¬
life Director Zach D. Cravey
said.
According to law it is illegal
to leave any game on storage at
a hotel, restaurant, grocery
store, cold storage plant, market
or “any public place” longer
than five days after the season
ends, unless a State Wildlife
stamp is placed on it.
This is done, the Director ex¬
plained, to prevent claims that
game killed out of season and
placed on storage was bagged
during the legal season. Appli¬
cation to retain it longer than
the permitted five days may be
obtained from a District Wild¬
life Ranger. Properly stamped,
the game may be held as long
as desired.
Also, the Director said, it is
unlawful to receive game for
storage unless the person offer¬
ing to store exhibits his hunt¬
ing license, together with writ¬
ten permission from the Direc¬
tor of Wildlife or a Wildlife
Ranger. Anyone who receives
game for storage must retain
this permit.
CHALLENGE IS
ISSUED TO FIGHT
AGAINST SYPHILIS
A challenge to other young
men’s organizations throughout
Georgia to take up the fight a-
gainst syphilis was issued this
week by the Atlanta Junior
Chamber of Commerce , follow¬
ing announcement that Georgia
stood fourth among states in
the number of syphilitic cases.
| The Atlanta organization has
made an intensive study of con¬
ditions in this city over a period
of six months, with the result
that a plan has been offered for
cleaning up the scourage.
“If organizations in every
Georgia city would take up the
fight, we would soon erase this
blot on Georgia’s name," said
O. C. Hubert, President of the
Atlanta Junior Chamber.
Pointing out that whereas the
nation’s average is 45 men out
of each 1,000 suffering from
syphilis, Mr. Hubert noted that
in Georgia the figure is 132 out
of 1,000, slightly more than 13
oercent.
“In times when the country
needs men in perfect physical
condition, it is particularly im¬
portant that we reduce the
number of people with this
dread disease,” Hubert said.
“No affliction can do more dam¬
age and there is no disease in
which the white people of the
South should be more interested
now.”
Laws in Atlanta were found
sufficient to care for the situa¬
tion if properly enforced, the
Chamber’s study found. “Facili¬
ties available in Atlanta are to¬
tally inadequate to provide
treatment for more than a small
oereentage of all cases which
should be treated. The city of
Chicago last year spent more
than $828,000 to treat 9,613
cases. Atlanta, with eight times
per captia, the number of cases
of syphilis, is spending only a
few thousand dollars and is
treating less than 5,000 cases
cut of an estimated 40,000.
The Atlanta Chamber has
recommended a detailed prog¬
ram for the eradication of syph¬
ilis in this city, and is challeng¬
ing other Georgia groups to
study their own situation and
launch plans to care for cases.
The complete report of the
Atlanta Junior Chamber report
on syphilis in Atlanta and Geor¬
gia is available on request. Write
Roy Gatchell, Executive Secre¬
tary, Atlanta Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Chamber of Com¬
merce Building, Atlanta, Ga.
CRAVEY REVISES
REGULATIONS ON
SELLING FURS
Wildlife Director Zach D.
Cravey today announced repeal
of the two-year-old regulation
prohibiting sale of hides, skins
pelts and furs after March 5.
However, in order to prevent
false claims that fur-bearing
animals were trapped prior to
close of the season—March —
all trappers, fur dealers and a-
gents must file with the direc¬
tor a report on number and
type of pelts and skins on hand
at the close of the open trap¬
ping season.
Such report must be notorized
and any skins held in possession
and are not reported in the
stipulated five days, “will be
presumed to be trapped, held,
bought or shipped in violation
of the law.”
According to most trappers,
this has been a “good season.”
However, the Division is stress¬
ing the fact that a number of
cases are being made against
trappers and dealers who have
failed to obtain state licenses to
trap or purchase skins. The lic¬
enses must be purchased from
the Department of Revenue,
State Capitol.
Dade County Red Cross
War Fund Hits$658.76
Mark, Chairman Says
Largest Drive in the History of Dade
County Goes Over the Top; Schools
Contribute a Total of $118.45
D DE COUNTIANS
WIN THREE
MENLO LOSES
By BILL WRIGHT
Sports Reporter
There is an old saying,
and ye shall find.” The
Countians sought and
found, last Friday night.
Dade High School girls
revenge from Menlo by a
of 21-11. The Dade boys
ed the work of Thursday,
22, when they defeated
again by a score 27-12. The
ing Fawn Independents
surprised the Menlo
dents by trouncing them
The Dade girls thoroughly
pressed their views toward
Menlo High School girls’
by taking a thriller 21-11,
venging their defeat of Jan.
at the hands of Menlo. It
an excitingly close game
the third quarter, when
Lou Morgan really got right
making eight pointers. In
she made 13 of them.
made six. Dee Bell ran
a close race for the stardom
showing spectators some
defensive plays. Tucker of
lo, was the high pointer
them when she made
markers.
Also, due to the boys’
dence in themselves, Menlo
lowered sadly, due to the
that our boys was too good
them. That invincible
center, as Ider’s reporter
him, just wasn’t missing
many, for he meshed 16
Street’s closest competitor
Hibbs, who made four points.
Those Dade boys also put
an excellent aerial attack
had Menlo blinking their
The visitors were never
much in the game, of whose
nal score was 27-12 in favor
Dade.
Another game of interest
the one between the
Fawn Independens and the
Fawn Independents.
Fawn came out on top 17-11.
American Legion,
Auxiliary Raise $60.
For Local Red Cross
The closing event to raise
funds for Dade’s Red Cross
quota was a great success. It
was a chicken stew given by the
local post of The American Le¬
gion and Legion Auxiliary at
the Legion Home Saturday
night.
Gross receipts from this “round
up” event amounted to $74.00.
Taking off a small amount for
expenses, left well over $60.00.
A comparatively large crowd
attended and everyone enjoyed
the evening very much. Quite a
sum was raised by selling candy,
cakes, etc.
Contributing this amount to
the Red Cross quota speaks well
for the Legion and Auxiliary,
which organizations felt that at
this time, particularly, every or¬
ganization, as well as individu¬
als, should contribute liberally
to the cause.
The Legion and Auxiliary had
previously set a goal of $50.00
as a minimum, and hoped to
'‘xceed this amount if possible.
Farly A. Ellis is Commander
: the Local Post and Mrs. Fred
Morgan is President of the
Auxiliary.
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$1.50 PER YEAR.
The largest Red Cross drive
in the history of Dade County
soared above its goal of $500.00,
Mrs. Carl Scruggs, general chair¬
man of the drive, announced to¬
day at noon.
The drive has gone over the
top, and Mrs. Scruggs states
that additional contributions
will be made, but she urges that
all workers bring or send in
their reports.
The chicken stew sponsored
by the American Legion and
Auxiliary at the Legion Home
Saturday night for this fund
was a great success, a total of
$76.00 being realized.
A goal of $50.00 had been set
by this organization and they
are to be commended for their
efforts to raise this amount for
this very worthy cause.
Below is a list of final contri¬
butions which carried the coun¬
ty over the top.
H. J. Barton $1; Hugh Reeves,
$1; Robert Forester, $3; H. G.
Hawkins, $1; Mrs. Jno. E. Wood-
fin, $4; Billie Fulghum, .05; Mrs.
C. R. Lea, .25; Mrs. W. T. Lea,
$1; Mrs. Dan Carroll, $1; Walt¬
er Massey, $1; J. W. Frye, Jr.,
$5; Dr. W. D. Patton, $5; W.E.
Pike, $1; J. O. Giles, $1; Bud
Lawson, $1; Mrs. S. A. Neely $1;
Baxter Pope, $1; George W.
Webb, $1; Stonewall J. Hale. $1’
Gordon Hale, $2; W. O. Stevp’' 1
son, $2; Louella Stewart, .25; T.
P. Jeffrey, $1; Jim Raines, .50;
W.C. Lockmiller, $1; E.R. Wells,
$2; (Mr. Well’s contribution
raised the total contributions of
the Lions Club to $80.00. A mini¬
mum goal of $50.00 was pledged
by this club). Mrs. George A.
Carroll, $1; Mrs. Will Campbell,
.15; Mrs. Jess Workman, .10;
Mrs. Bill Riddle, .05; Mrs. G. W.
Forester, $1; W. T. Beckham,
.05; Byron Forester, $1; Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. McBryar, $2.
Davis High School, $25.76;
Rising Fawn School, $26.96; Cole
City School, .95; North Dade Jr.
High School, $12.52; New Salem
School, $7.20; West Brow School
$1.80; Head River School, $2.00;
D ade county High School,$41
2 g ($23.00 of the amount con-
tri b uted by Dade County High
g^oo] was raised by the Senior
Class of Miss Nelle Crowley).
It will be noted that a total
of $118.45 was contributed by
the schools of the county.
A Friend, $2; Arnold Blay¬
lock, .50; Mrs. R. A. McKaig, $1;
W. T. McCauley $5; Thomas
Fulghum, .50; New Salem church
and Sunday School, $14.25. A
total of $23.00 was contributed
by the New Salem community.
Proceeds netted from the Fid¬
dlers’ Convention amounted to
$65.76.
W. J. Robertson, 2901S. 10 Ave.
Birmingham, Ala., $5.00. (Bill,
Dade County is proud of you
and extends thanks for your
loyalty in coming forward to
help when we needed help).
Dade Raises Quota of
$100.00 to Combat
Infantile Paralysis
Dade County not only exceed¬
ed her Red Cross quota, but
came through with the $100.00
set as the amount for the Na¬
tional drive to raise funds for
the purpose of combating In¬
fantile Paralysis.
The quota for our county was
set at $100.00, and this amount
has been raised.
J. M. C. Townsend was coun¬
ty chairman for this drive; how¬
ever, A. W. Peck had charge of
a T^ngements and collecting of
f ”ibations.
ounty is establishing a
record in responding so
j readily to their patriotic call.