The weekly soliphone., 1917-08-09
'28 RECISTRANTS
 BEFORE THE BOARD
Several Transfers-Members of Ma tional Guard-0nly Two De-
 cline Exemptions.

The local exemption board passed upon fifteen registrants up to 2 o'clock this afternoon, making a total of twenty-eight appearing be- fore the body since the board be- gan it's work yesterday morning. Of the number responding to the call several were transferred from are already in the service of the National Guard. Only two men in the county have thus far failed to claim exemption-one yesterday and the other this morning. The following is the list of the men as they were passed upon by the se- lection board since yesterday after noon;
 Jesse Moody of Paragould; single; member of the National Guard.
 Delbert Spain, Paragould; single; member of the National Guard.
 James A. McDaniel, R. F. D. No. 8; under weight.
 Thos. Allen Phillips, Paragould; physically disqualified.
 James A. Russell, married; pass ed by board; claims exemption on account of dependents. | William T. Watson, R. F. D. No. 4; married; passed by. the board. claims exemption on account of de- pendents.
 Guy Howard Pankey. Marmaduke; physically disqualified.
 Boyce R. Beckwith, Paragould; under weight.
 James Walter Booth, Paragould; married; passed by board; claims exemption on account of dependents.
 Chester R. Holt, Marmaduke; physically disqualified.
 Arthur Crow, Lafe; passed by board; claims exemption; appealed to state exemption board; claims has no one to care for his farm. | William F. Latham, Marmaduke; l single; passed by board; claims ex emption on account of parent de- pendent.
 Fred Thiel, Paragould; married: passed by board; claims exemption on account of dependents.
 James A. Stephens, Marmaduke; physically disqualified.
 Lon Wesley, Paragould; R. F. D.. No. 6; single; passed by board; no exemption claimed. | William F. Potter, R. F. D. No. 4; married: passed by board; claims exemption on account of dependents. | J. Henry Harness. Marmaduke; single; passed by board; claims ex emption on account of parent de- pendents.
 Clinton B. Carl Paden, Para gould; R. F. D.; physically dis qualified.
 Sam O'Steen. R. F. D. No. 3; married; claims exemption on ac- count of dependents. Goldy S. Cantrell, R. F.. D. No. 6 physically disqualified.
 Cosby Newsom. Paragould; phys ically disqualified.
 | James Edgar Burton. Paragould;l member of the National Guard. l Henderson Dover. transferred from St. Louis; physically disquali- fed
 1 Marvin Green, transferred from Alabama; physically disqualified l Andrew Mosby (colored, trans ferred from Pittsburg, Tex; mar ried; passed by the board claims exemption on account of depend ents. Andrews antics before the l examining physicians created con- siderable amusement and it was very evident he didn't want to @'go l to wah." He baked on a number of the tests, but Dr. Baker proved | too much for the Texas darkey He couldn't kick up his heels. prance around on his toes and do other stunts required if him. but the doctor convinced him that he could. Finally. the negro-1orget- ting that he had given his age on registration day-said "Doctah, l can't go to wah Tse fawty-fo' years old and I cant heah good" :" But the doctor fixed things so he could hear, and reminded him that it hadn't been so many years since the recent day of registration. l Coley Ford. Jr., transferred from another county in the state; single; passed by the board: no exemp- tion claimed. The applicant is a son of Coley Ford, of this, city.
 Roy A. Emert, R. F. D. No. g.; lsingle; passed by the board; claims |exemption on account of being en- gagged in farm work: appealed to the state exemption buard. Countv Sunday Schooy Convention