Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
271MEN5E CURED
BY LOCAL BOARD
UNDERORAF 7 LAW

summoned IN the hrSt call Tor service
il the new national army under the
operation of the draft law, the Sumter
Exemption Board has accepted 271 as
eligible for service. They will be so
certified to the district board, which
will pass on all appeals and make the
final decision as to the eligibility Of
all men in this district Of Georgia.
The local board, instead of accepting
only enough men to fill out the quota
for this county, 1877 men, plus ten PEI
cent to provide for vacancies, con-
sidered the case of every one of the
500 men summoned on the first call, so
that each man might know whether or
rot he is eligible for military service.
and if so, the order Of his liability.
With 271 men accepted for service,
either from failure to report, failure to
file proofs, or insufficient claim for ex-
empton, the local board feels that ttO .
Will be no necessity for a second call
to supply Sumter county's quota. Iu
the event of even good percentage
of reflections by the regular army sur
geons at the training camp, and allow
ing for a certain percentage of ex-
emptions granted by the district board
On appeals, the officials believe that a
wide enough margin has been secured
over and above the actual quota to OBJ
viate any necessity for a second call az
this time
The notices are being mailed to the
last section of the irst-call men today
Informing them as to whether they are
accepted for service or granted ex-
emption. Notices have already geen
mailed to the men whose cases were
considered at earlier sessions of the
board.
Ten days are allowed from the date
of the notice for the fling of appeals to
the district board which will st at
Macon to consider industrial claims TO.
exemption as we'll as appealed cases
from local boards of the district No
anpeals will be allowed after the ex
piration of the ten-day limit. r. l..
MAYNARD of this city has been drafted"
by the government to be its representa-
tive in all cases appealed from the
Sumter Exemption Board.
The local board yesterday completed
the consideration of the 500 list, after
having held daily sessions since Tues
dav of last week,
The cases disposed of yesterday were
as follows:
25S. Willis Cleary Wilkes. Discharge
granted.
$40. James Edward Cutler. Discharge
granted.
341. Edward w. Dawson. Discharge
granted.
961. Collie Williams. Accepted; fail
ed to report.
se2. Geo. T. Minis. Accepted; no
claim filed,
1853. Jim Kimber. Discharee granted.
964. James Monts Accepted; no
claim filed,
s65. Robert F, Poole, Jr. Accepted
no claim filed
Se6. Will Chambliss. Accepted for
service.
967. Jesse Lightsey. Accepted; no
claim filed.
3eS. Homer Dixon. Accepted; no
claim filed.
3e9. Gus Davis. Accepted for service.
$40. Geo. Brown Tucker Accepted
no claim filed.
371. Joe Roach. Accepted; no proofs
filed.
872. Ernest Jackson. Order to Board
in Asheville, n G.
379. Lewis Emmett Holloway. Ac
cepted; no claim filed.
874. Rufus Johnson Accepted; no
claim filed.
S75. Joe Kennedy. Physical defc-
iency.
S76. Joshua L. Hooks, Jr' Physical
deficiency.
977. Leon Nicholas Murphey. Dis"
charge granted.
37S. Willie Blackshear Accepted for
service.
S79. Dave Minter. Accepted; mo-
claim filed.
$50. James Walter Freeman Order
to Board at Little Rock, Ark.
9S1. Charlie Davis. Accepted; failed
to report
$50. Joseph Calvin Bass. Physical de-
ficency.
3SS. Ester Minter. Accepted for ser
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