Alabama Civil Defense - May 1945

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MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ALABAMA STA':i:l!l DEFENSE COUNCILNTOME FR

1. MONTGOMERY, ALA., MAY, 1945 NUMBER 1'3

erson NamedHeador U. S. Surplus Pine Level Jr.High GivenService Award President Of Pine Level JuniorRed Cross Accepts Service Award

Grace McLeod, President of t he J un io r Red Cross at Pine LevelJunior High School, i n behal f of the s tudent body graciously receivesService Award from State Defense Council Haygood Pat er son. Thi sSchool ha s earned recognition through a fine an d comprehensive de fense program in which ,every pupil ha s participated during th e year.

With th e appointment as ProChi ef of surplus governproperty by Governor Sparks,

De fen se Council DirectorPaterson ha s added an title and ano ther duty to hiGprogram.

Mr. Paterson has recently returnf rom Washington where he conr red with officials of th e R. F. Cd th e Commerce Department re th e disposal of surplus gov-

property. The RFC willspose of th e large i tems and th eDepartment will handlee d isposa l o f consumer goodsth e government will sell. Thed er al go vernment d ep ar tmen tsget th e f irs t chance at al l surequipment. The States will bein line and then will comee counties and th e cities.

Bil lions of dol la rs worth of surus p roperty, i nc luding thousandsseparate items, will be disposed

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C. D.Honoredor Fine ServiceUpon th e recommendation of

Wm. P. Screws, Commandof th e Montgomery County Civil-n Defense Corps th e f o l l o w i n ~of the Montgomery CounCivilian Dsfense Corps wereCertificates of Merit forand distinguished ser

rendered:Ben W. Davis, Chief , Auxil iary

Charles M. Covey, Assistantef, Auxiliary Polic,e; R. P . P ow Zone Ch ie f, Auxiliary' Police;L. Jones, Captain, AuxilPolice; C. F. Cooper, Captaini liary Police; H. H. Borlandi ef , Ai r Raid Zone Warden; A.Patterson, Zone Chief , Auxil iaryHenry Wei!, Sub-Zone Ail'd Warden; Guy T. Smith, CapAlL"\{iliary Police; S. W. PatChief, Air Raid Zone Warden;Ben Wampold, Assistant Zone

hief, Au xiliar y Police; ColonelA. Moon, Chief Air RaidCaptain W. M. Stanley,Officer to Commander

County Civilian De nse Corps ; Colonel Mil la rd Westt t, Con trol Officer; William M.Assistant Operator, Conrol Center; Doctor F. C. StevenCaptain Joe G. Allen, Auxiliy F ir eman ; Cap ta in E. W. Prit-

STUDENT BODY WINRECOGNITION INWAR EFFORTThe student body of th e Pine Level Junior High School was presenteda Servi ce Awa rd by State Defense

Council Director, Haygood Paterson,May 3rd, in recognition of outstanding services advancing the war ef fort. Impressive exercises wereh eld in th e school auditorium.Presenting th e Certificate, Direc

tor Paterson complimented th eschool on its fine home front program, which he emphasized as animportant f ac to r in winning th ewar.. Grace McLeod, President ofth e Junior Red Cross thanked Mr.Paterson in accepting th e awa rd inbehalf of th e students.Dr . C. M. Dannelly, County Su

perintendent of Education called at tention to th e cont ribut ion of th eschool children of MontgomeryCounty to the wa r effort and congratulated th e Pine Level JuniorHigh on its achievement.Miss Mildred Smith, Advertiser

County repor ter recorded th e storyof th e award w ith a resum e ofschool defense act ivi ties in a feature s tory i n th e Montgomery Advertiser of May 6th.Speakers were introduced by Principal Jesse L. Price.Defense act ivi ties of the

Level Schoo l inc lude sale of WarBonds and Stamps, victory gardenconservation work, poultry project,volunteer fire department, an d for-estry project. .At conclus ion of th e program,

vis itors were guests of the school,cafeter ia, where they enjoyed a delicious meal prepared from producegrown on th e campus.

POSTWAR PLANNINGIn this crazy world we l ive in ,There would be less pa in a nd sorrow,I f we only d id the things todayWe plan to do tomorrow.

chett, Auxiliary Fireman; CaptainTony Aicardi, Auxiliary Fireman;Lieutenant John Gillespie, Auxiliary Police.According to General Screws th eservice of these m en ha s been out standing an d they are s ti ll a s keen

ly i nt er es ted i n serving as whenthey f ir st a ff il ia ted with th e CiVil-ia n Defense Corps .

Danger FromLive OrdnanceAs SouvenirsWarning against danger from live

ordnance as souvenirs ha s been sentto al l Chairmen of County DefenseCouncils, Commanders o f C it iz en sDefense Corps, Directors of Citizens Service Corps, an d Law En forcement Officers.State Defense' Council Director

H a y g o o ~ Pater son in a direct ive ofMay 14th advised that instances

ha d been reported of untrainedcivilians handling explosives suchas shells and grenades brought fromtraining camps, theatres of w ar, orfound in th e v ic in it y o f artilleryranges; that casualties ha d resultedespecially among chi ldren.The cooperation of th e generalpublic is reques ted.Any item of military equip

ment (such as weapons , project ilesan d articles of an unfamiliar nature) should be reported directly tot he nea re st Sheriff or Police Officer.


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PAGE TWO THE HOME FRONT MAY, 1945

Boys and Girls Enjoy Youth Centers Throughout StateYouth Centers'In Alabama "'Tumble In" ClubMembers Dress Up 'I Boys And Girls OfFor Formal St. Patrick's Day Dance Decatur "TumbleL-. . . . ; . ; . . ~ ; . ; . . _ . . . . . ; ; . ; . . ; . . . . . . ; . . . . . . ; " " " - ~ . . . . . ; ; . . . . ; . ; " , ; ; ; ; ; . ; ; . . . ; ; .___l In" Club For Fun

"Tumble In " Youth Cente r at Decatur, Alabama, decorated forth e St. Patr ick's formal dance. The Cen te r is sponsored jointly byth e Decatur Recreation Commission and st. Johns Episcopal Church.Opening December with 75 boys and girls it now boasts 236 memberswith application for membership pouring in daily.

With the organized effort oflocal agencies to advance th edevelopmen t o f you th cen te rsand clubs throughout th e state,Alabama boys and girls will thisSummer enjoy th e privileges ofsupervised fu n in at tract ive surroundings. Many communitieshave well established centersfrequented by hundreds ofyouth. In view of the c r i t i c ~ lrailroad transportation situation,it is very timely for cities andtowns to provide r ecr ea tio n forits youth "in their own backyards."

I f a community ha s a youthcenter or some designated placefor th e children to meet, th eparents know where their children are and feel that t hey a rebe ing educa ted to th e betterthings of life, receiving trainingthat will r esult in better manhood and womanhood.

"Royalteen" DrawsMobile YouthIn th e Spring of 1944, t he J un io rLeague of Mobile me t with t he Mobile Counci l of Soci al Agenci es tofJ.iscuss th e need of a teen age clubin Mobile. As a result of this meeting th e League decided to devote1944-45 to a teen age project.A sui tabl e bui ld ing was secured,repairs and improvements made tosuit needs.This club operates on a six monthperiod basis, dues $2.00. At presentth e enrollment is 611. Th e club isop en to a ny h igh school student ofMobile 14 through 18 years old orsenior in high school.Royalteen is open 3 p.m. to 6 p.mweek days and 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.Friday and Saturday.Officers consist of a President,Vice-pres iden t, Secre ta ry , andTreasurer, who plan act iv it ies forth e club. These are various tablegames, a "juke box", and a snackbar. Space is limited to one bigroom and there is a continuous"flow" of music and dancing.It is th e boys and gir ls own dub,where they meet their friends, chat,and enjoy their leisure in wholesome recreation.

British YouthHonor Fla. ClubFame of the Jacksonville, FloridaTeen Town Club ha s spread to England. Th e British BroadcastingCorporation planned a specialbroadcast on May 25 at which t imethe Jacksonville Club and its leaders were honored by th e youth ofBuckley, North Wales.

Recreation ForAuburn YouthTh e Auburn Youth RecreationC lub was se t up t hrough t he jointefforts of the Inter Club Council .and the City of Auburn under th esponsorship of th e Auburn Parentteacher organization l ast Ju ne. TheEpiscopal Church of Auburn gavethe Club the use of it s Parish H o u s ~for th e project.The Cen ter is open e ac h afternoon f rom 3: 30 until 5:30 and onFriday.and Saturday evening from7:30 until 10:30. Dur ing th e summer mon ths t he Cen te r will be open

every afternoon and four nights aweek. Throughout vac ation, e ac hmorning will be devoted to the elementary school children. A paidhostess will be in charge.Since t he Cen te r i s sma ll , thereis no snack bar-refreshments being s erv ed about twice a month;available space is used for tablegames, dancing, and reading.Th e children have frequented th eClub in large numbers and thosein charge are hop ing to expand anddevelop th e present center i nt o onethat is adequate and well equipped.Some thirty Teen Age Clubs havealready been organized in Georgiaand are functioning.

Anniston YouthMeet At "TeenCanteen" DailyTeen Canteen, the Youth Centerat Anniston occupies the top floorof the Radio Building with sufficien t room for dancing by a "jukebox" , s ix p ing pong tables, oneBadminton net, a reading corner,half dozen card tables and chairs,and several larger tabies for working puzzles, letter writing, etc:.There is an' attractive snack barwhere Coca Colas, candies, peanutsdoughnuts, a nd t he like are for saleFor the game lover, there is achoi ce of checkers, chess, bingodominoes, ring toss, jig saw, andoui ja boards. Club members cankeep informed on curren't e ventsthrough a variety of magazines-th e Club subscribing for 18 ' andmany o ther s being donated.Present membership includes 689boys and girls, seventy-five member s f rom the County, the remaining from th e Anniston sch061s. Tenmembers are in the arm!"d forces.Members must be from 13 to 19,inclusive; must attend Ailniston orCounty Schools or be a graduateof same; must pay membership duesof $1.00 pe r year. Visitor cards areissued to ou t of town' g'tlests of mem(bel'S for 25c 'for a durat ion not exceeding two weeks.

"Tumble In", Decatur's youth clubha s proved a huge success. I t provide s a character bnilding program,offering everything in th e way ofquiet fun. There are games anda juke box for dancing.Th e snack ba r furnishes colddrinks, candy , chewing gum andho t dogs. Already th e club ha scleared $150 from th e bar, withwhich' they plan to buy furniture."Tumble In " age limit includesboys and girls from 13 years through17 years. Boys ar e r equi red (ex cept in summer) to wear' coa ts andties and girls must be neatly dressed(no slacks or shorts) in th e evenings.A board of directors composed ofboys and g"irls are assisted by adultmembers.Club ho urs: Tue sday afte rno:mthrough Friday afternoon from 3to 6; F ri day and S


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AY, T945 THE HOME FRONT PAGE THREEmmer Youth Programs Feature Who_esome Recreation

Scene In Montgomer'y Youth ClubSnack BarWhen School Is Out

Informality is th e key note to afternoon meetings of Montgomeryboys and girls at th e snack ba r of their Youth Club. While this grouprefreshes itself, others a re playing games, reading, and talking overevents o f th e day. The chib is housed in spacious and attractivequarters and provides recreation and entertainment for hundreds.

Montgomery YouthClub Proves Ofalue To CityF rom the second story of a buildg on Montgomery's Washingtonhangs a sign, "MohtgomeryClub." From 3 until 11 p.m.F ri days and from 11 a.m. untilp.m. on Saturday, a visitor climbg th e flight of s ta ir s to th e clubwill find himself in theof hundreds of young people13 years through senior high

age having th e time of theirThey may be in th e l ibra ry enin the stock of their favore magazines and books. You maythem in th e glass-'enclosedba r having sandwiches ordr ink s. Teems of them will beeach of th e two game roomsying ping-pong, billiards, checks and numerous other contests,r they may be in th e l arge roomr dancing, wtth a "juke box" gong' ful l t il t.The club, conceived by Mrs. JamesHill, was formally opened Jan.and since then 921 youngstersregistered and paid their 20s monthly dues. Boys from junr and senior high schools of th epri va te and parochialcleaned the building, scraping

washing walls and l ight fixand s et ti ng up th e gameu ipment . High school girls made dl':tpes during Chris tmas holiA joint project of th e Juniorof Commerce and theCouncil of Parents andthe club is supervised bypaid, trained worker, with f o tovolunteer adults on hand duringts ope ra tion hours to serve asand assist in any way

can. The snack bar is operby a former cafe proprietor.The rules, constitution andfor th e center were drawnby a board of directors composof representatives from the city'sior and senior high schools. Thisody mee ts once a month to disproblems of operation, with aber advisory board from th eadult groups' present to, ,' st i f needed.The club's $3,700 budget for thiswas r ais ed by soliciting civicand individuals. Most of thewas contributed by Montfurniture dealers; the " jukeox" is a don;ttion and numerousitems were given by interest

persons to make th e center posA Teen Age Club in your com

furnishes a place "for th eto go," where they will havee responsibility .of planning theirn programs ... under a du lt su

at al l times.

Troy Teen AgeCanteen Popular.Youth ResortThe Teen-Ag'e Canteen which had

i ts beg inning in the Civ ics Class ofTroy High School last May is nowan active, successful organization.This success, however, did not comewithout t ri al s and reverses. Andthough, th e Canteen as an organization is one year old- the first sixmonths were spent in an incubatorstage---{)nly in the last six monthshas the club had a suitable buildingand an active program.Last September, Mrs. William M.Sims, hostess in Montgomery YouthClub, accepted th e position a s director of th e Canteen. The secondfl oor of th e Masonic Bui lding wasobt ained to use' as clubrooms andthe dream of Troy's, youth began tocome to life.Boys and girls willingly acceptedsuch back-breaking tasks a s s cr ub bing floors, scraping walls a nd f ur n iture, washing windows, buildingshrIves, and painting. Of course,skilled workmen were needed forsome of the' work bu t the greaterpart was done by th e teenagers.The Canteen f irs t opened i ts doors

for recreat ion on October 20,. 1944.The work and furnishings were in complete at that time and it wasnot until November that it beganregular hours , which are: 3:3n p.mto 5:3Q p.m., Monday through Friday; 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturday and, 7:30 p.m. to 11 :00 p.m,Friday and Saturday. '

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Luverne's "SleepyHollow" PlansSummer FunOn th e night of January 15, th eSleepy Hollow Canteen of Luverne

ha d "opening night" with 90 present.Now, in May, th e Canteen is infull swing, open hours beingTuesday and Thursday afternoonsfrom 3:30 until 6:00; Friday andSaturday night s from 7:30 until10:30. The average at tendance forafternoons is 50, for evenings 70.From blocks away can be heardth e music from th e Rockola, whichwas donated by a business man ofLuverne. This Rockola is th e mostcherished possession of th e Canteen.Probably next in favor is thesnack-bar built by the AgricultureDepartment boys from th e school.The bus iness of the Cf!,nteen isoperated by committees which are:th e snack-bar, records, games andclean-up committees.An inventory ha s been made andkept of all equipment, records,games, furniture, etc.The director is present at eachopening of the Canteen. Her jobsare to chaperon, keep games going,etc.The director has a desk close bythe front door on whic h is a largebook. As they arrive, each member

s ig ns h is name in this book. Asmembers leave they report to th edirector as to where they are goingand when to expect them back, un less t hey a re going home.

Dothan YouthTake Pride In"Teen Club"Edwin Blitz, President of the Dothan Teen Club, wpen queried re garding th e Club .program, emphasized th e fact that hi s g roup was

very proud to "talk about" theiractivities:"Our club is composed of a President, Vic e-President, S ecr eta ry,Treasurer, and seven committeesRules and Regulations, Finance,Membership, Publicity, Entertainment, Maintenance, and Snack Bar."The club is opened every afternoon after school and remains openlate only on F rid ay and Saturdaynights. I t is under the managementof a paid dir ec to r. We have sponsored and been in on many drives,s uch a s 'the paper and stamp drives.The c lub was sponsor ed for oneyear by the Dothan Exchange Clubwho ha s recently turned over theen ti re th in g i nto our h ands .A large at tract ive scrap book isbeing kept of al l Canteen activities,publicity, etc., and is called "TheLegend of Sleepy Hollow" since the.

members chose "Sleepy Hollow Canteen'" as th e n ame of the Canteen.On Friday night, May 11, th eCan te en hel d it s first formal. Agala occasion, with th e building decorated by the members and re freshments of sandwiches and punchdonated by th e Woman's Club.On Saturday night, May 12, th eCanteen celebrated "Parents Night".This summer it is expected that th eCanteen will be even more used andenj oy ed by th e members . becauseschool wil-l be out and the YOlJngsters will have more f ree time.Many activities are being plannedsuch as swimming par ti es , picnics,and lawn games for which th e lawriis to be lighted at night.Everyone, both adul ts and young

sters, feel that the Sleepy HollowCanteen is a. great success and thatall efforts made in it s behal f havebeen more than worth wl'i.ile.TROY TEEN AGE

(Continued from col. 2)Since its opening, th e Canteenhas grown to a membership of morethan two hundred . The a tt endancein th e afternoon ranges from thirtyto sixty and on F ri day and Satur day nights from seventy-five to onehundred.Regular daily program includespool, ping pong, chess , dominoes,card games, singing, dancing, read-ing, etc. .Plans for the summer will featurtsoft ball, tennis, badminton andswimming. And since play i s o nlypart of every teenager's life, thereis also a musical show, wardrobeplanning, Red Cross sewing andknitting, arts and crafts.


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PAGE FOUR- THE HOME FRONT MAY"1945

ON V-E DAYF la sh t he news along th e wires!Kindle a ll th e victory fires!Carol it in thundrous choirs:The war is won!Peal, bell, till you rock th etower!Herald this long-",aited hour!Triumph comes to r ighteouspower;The war is won!

satisfaction of breaking a nationalrecord in th e number of pints donated in a s ingle day.LaFayette Jaycees, anticipatingth e early return of millions of youngmen to pursuits of peace have worked out a postwar' forestry plan forChambers County.Steering th e Alabama JuniorChamber of Commerce through it smany activities is State PresidentGeorge William Lanier of Birmingham, who in th e words of a fel lowJaycee, " the e te rnal hard workerf rom Birmingham, a swell fellowan d a Jaycee, who has made a valuab le con tr ibut ion to th e organization."Born in Lineville, Alabama May25th, 1911, President Lanier movedwith his family to Talladega in1.918, and enrolled in th e publicschool, f in ishing his elementary ed ucation prior to t ak ing up residence

in Anniston, wher e h e ent er ed H ighSchool in th e Fall of 1925. Hecompleted hi s High School work atPhi ll ip s High School in Birmingham after his family moved therein 1927.In th e Fall of 1.929, th e youngs tudent s ta rt ed his college careerat th e Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, g raduat ing in 1933in Mechanical Engineering, launch

ing his business career with hisbrother in Florenc!;!. A year laterhe entered th e employ of th e Woodstock Slag Corporation at Annistonand was la ter t ransferred by thiscompany to th e Birmingham office.This young' man is an enthusiastan d a membership to h im mean searnest par ticipa tion . He is activein th e Auburn Alumni Association,serving now as president of th eJefferson County Auburn Club. Heis a member of th e Mt. Br ookMethodist Church; and of th e Sig-na Nu Fraternity.J ay cee Lan ie r who was elected-s State president in 1945 ha s anexcellent background in JuniorChamber work having joined th egroup in Annis ton in 1936. He ispast president of t he BirminghamJunior Chamber an d served as vicepresident of th e Alabama JuniorChamber for two years.The Junior Chamber of Commercewhich ha s shown itself capable ofmuch constructive accomplishmentin th e field of civic improvement,will play a significant role in th epostwar program. President Lanierand his associates stand at attent ion-ready to begin.

Ramer SchoolExceeds SeventhWar Loan Quota

sick; help parents locate sons, infact, acts as guide, counselor andfriend to th e man and woman inuniform.Jaycees throughout the state haveparticipated actively in War Chest

Campaigns, and War Loan Drives.They h av e added carloads of wastep aper and tons of metal to th egrand total collected, by stimulatinginterest through contests , free theatre tickets; solving collection andtransportation problems; appealingt o c it iz ens t hr ough t he radio andpress; and actually manning trucksand making a personal canvass.The Montgomery Youth Club, ajoint p ro ject of t he J un io r Chambe r of Commerce and the localCounci l of P ar en ts a nd Teachersfurnishes th e teen agel'S with wholesome, supervised recreation. A li brary, snack b ar , g ame rooms, anddancing space form the, backgroundfor fun and frolic for hundreds ofyoung people from 13 years throughsenior high school age.The Junio r Chamber also serves8,s co-sponsor of th e Anda.Iusin

Youth Cen te r, Tus ca loos a YouthCenter, and sponsor of t he Tus ca ,100sa Service Center, which is l:~ o o n for patients of NorthingtonGeneral Hospital, many undergoingplastic surgery treatments.The Mobile Junior Chamber ofCommerce furnishes th e home-sicksoldier and sailor with new s of his1wn city and community throughhe Azalea City Times. Three thou,and copies' a re mai le d to servicemen and women, each mon th .The blood bank at Auburn oper'3.ted by th e American Red Crossunder the sponsorship of the Jun'01' C h a m ~ r has t he distinction and

STUDENTS ELECTDEFENSE COUNCILOFFICERSThe Montgomery County HighSchool at Ramer will buy it s trainer plane. Not only have these boysand girls raised th e necessary $21,, 000, which was e st ab li sh ed a s their

quo ta in th e Seventh War Loan, th eprice o f th e plane, bu t they exceeded th e amount by $5,772,60.As a feature of th e bond drive,th e school elected a Miss RamerHigh, a Mr. Ramer High; a MissRamer Elementary and a Mr. Rame r Elementary. 'These were re spectively Carolyn Reynolds, Ed war d For d, Hazel Paulk, and JoeWebb.Every pupi l i n th e school bou,:htat least one ten-cent stamp. Theschool is proud of it s success in al ldrives during the school year. Withmoney f rom th e sale of was te pa p er th e Defense Council ha s equipped th e s ick room and bou " 'h t twol arge bul le tin boa rds, one for th eElementary School and one for theHigh School.

George W. LanierCitizen Of Month

The uniformed services havemade a heavy drain upon JuniorChambers of Commerce, increasingboth th e tasks' and responsibilitiesof those who remained at home.The se men because of their youthhave a special s take in the postwarworld, which ha s been an incentivetoward a constructive war servicesprogram. The y ha ve been workingon th e home front to insure success on th e battle front, layingplans for peace through variousphases of civic betterment.With th e comfort and enjoymentof th e service man and woman i nmind, th e Montgomery JuniorChamber of Commerce in November of 1943 opened a Free Can teennear th e Union S ta ti on and 3,00:l

servicemen from al l parts of th eglobe at e turkey for Chr is tmas d in ner, each leaving with warm g reet ings to speed him on his way, abag of Yulet ide extras, and a serviceable gift.Approximately 500 are being served each day, th e hu t establishing ar eputat ion as a sort of Cafe de laPaix, which in th e hey day of Parisl if e was one of th e sidewalk cafes,where you might see someone fromevery Nation of th e world if yousa t and sipped awhile.The Canteen no t only feeds hungry men and women bu t offers abroad service, p er fo rm ing l it tl ekindnesses that mean much to therecipient. Canteen workers fill in numerable formulas for babies oftraveling service-parents; fix lunches fo r soldiers on leave hitch-hiking'home; prepare special food for the

Jaycees StateHead Steers WarServices Program

The Montgomery unit of American Leg ion Aux il ia ry pronouncedMay 26 Poppy Day to honor th edead warriors of two world wars.

American LegionNames Poppy Day

(Cont inued f rom page 1)of, much of it at th e end of th eEuropean war and the remainderat th e end of t he J apanes e war.Much is already being disposed of.There will be thousands of itemswhich various activities of t he S ta t ean d it s subdivisions can use, frombulldozers on down th e line.Mr. Paterson has addressed a lette r to every department of th eState government (and th e samething will apply to counties and cities) notifying them of his appoint ment and of th e desire of Gov.Sparks that t hey t ake advantage ofth e vast opportunities that will be

offered to save mil lions for th e citizens o f Alabama .

PATERSON NAMED

Ft. MitchellSchool GivenAward Of MeritFort Mitchell School studentshave demonstrated through a wellrounded program th e fact that a

small school may make a large cont ri bu ti on to th e war p ro gram o nth e home fr on t. This school ha sparticipated one hundred per centin war relief activities and in recognition of i ts service ha s beenawarded a Certificate of Meri t byth e Alabama State Defense Council.The school which ha s an enrollment of 21 ha s be en assi sted i n i ts.activities by it s two teachers Mrs.O. A. Willis an d Mrs. R. G. Gillmore, who have been untiring intheir efforts to make t he Fort Mitchell School a shining example.Recently th e t eacher s wi th theirent ire s tudent body brought 1,000

pounds of salvage to t he J . T. KnightCompany in Columbus, Ga. Weekly, th e school sends a large amountof s a l v a g ~ to this depot. Morethan 800 pounds of neatly bundled,used c lot hi ng was turned over toth e Phenix City Clothing Drive. In1--------------one week the s tudents sold one hundred $25 War Bonds.In fact, students of th e schoolhave answered every call of war r e

lief activities an d have part icipatedin th e collection, of th e March ofDimes, Red Cross, Cripp led Chi ld ren' s Funds , clothing collection,salvage drives, and the war loandrives. Each is a membe r of th eJunior Civil ian D efen se Counciland 'has collected 100 pounds ofsalvage pe r pup il since i ts o rg an izat ion in Feb ruary. Money received fr om th e salvage is turned backinto some f orm o f war relief.

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