The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-08
COUNTY EXEMPTION
BOARD HAS TROUBLES
WORK OF CLASSIFYING CUES.
TIoNNAIRES VERY TEDIOUS.
ALL KIND OF CLAIMS.

Apparently no one knows what
trouble is until they get mixed up
with government affairs as are the
members of the exemption boards
handling the classification of the
missionaries which are now being
handed back by registrants.
The board has spent several weary
days classifying the men, and they
find it is about the slowest and most
tedious work they ever encountered.
So far they have averaged about 70
per day.
There were 1866 blanks to be
mailed out, and then com eabck. And
after they come back they must be
gone over and classified, and that is
where the rub comes in. And as the
members of the board go along they
encounter all sorts of propositions.
Many of the blanks are not properly
signed, filed out or answered-one
or the other or all of the reasons
mentioned.
And when one comes back not
properly filled out a notice must be
written by the clerk-pity the poor
clerk-to the registrant notifying
that person. The QUESTIONABLE can
not be returned to the registrant. He
is notified, and with his wife or other
dependent must come. to the office
of the board and make necessary
correction.
In the case of the claims for de-
tendency made on the QUESTIONABLE
there is no supporting affidavit, and
unless the case is one personally
known to some member of the board
an investigation must be made be-
fore the blank can be passed upon.
And there are many of these in
stances. Under the previous plan
each claim for exemption was .ac-
companied by supporting affidavits,
which divided the responsibility with
the board. This facilitated matters
a great deal.
Y All kinds of claims for exemption
are being made, and it is going to
take all kinds of work to investigate
them.
There have been sent out 1886
missionaries, leaving 1875 to be
mailed today and tomorrow. To De-
cember 9th, inclusive, 679 were
mailed, of which 88 have not been re-
turned.
The Delinquents.
Eli Sims, Albert Lynch, Williford
Young, Leon Russell, Jasper Price,
Isaac Johnson, Jasper Riley, Allen
Trotman, George Mathews, Jonas
Bronner, Jack Lewis, Ben Dan Will
liams, Will Briggs, Coke Weston, I'm
ion Pace, Johnnie Jones, Louis Brook
Ign letters, Jesse Troutman, Seth
Hillman, Dock Pierce, Charley Cottle,
John Snellings, Sid McCray, Charley
! Thomas, Will Green, Albert Lockett,
Cleveland Cloud, John Crumbley,
Will Lemon, William Love, Reuben
Robinson. Dock Sheets, Oscar Hall,
Johnnie Mathews, Joel Vester Will
liams, Lonnie Collins, Clinton Cleve-
land, Love Arnold, Floyd Humber,
Gufford Kendrick, Jesse Owens, Jas.
Milaker, John Brigg, Howard P.
Mitchell, John Henry Williams, Len
wood Shelton, Charley Scott, James
Stevenson, Charley Rucker, James
Henry Harvey, Jim Jones, Ed Jack
son, Henry Burks, Fred Stovall, Carl
ton Lee Sears, F. E. Lewis, Merrell
Sheffield, J. Elmore Holloway, Elijah
Davis, Elmore Dixon, Charley Thorn
as, Harry Lee, Mckinley Robinson,
Willie Wright, John Oscar Fort, Mo
zelle Bass, Lloyd Douglas, West Will
liams, Willer Mercer Knighton, Arch
Durham, Will Streeter, Albert Haw-
kins, George Miller, ]. P. Crumpler,
| George Clio Thomas, Sylvester
Brown, Robinson Jones, Charley Hen
ry, Mitchell Lowe, Charley Williams,
Willie Conner, Cicero Woolbright,
Wayman Stewart, James Hamilton,
Frank Adams, Wade Branton, John
Proctor and. Albert Whitehead.
The law requires the board to give
the names of delinquents to arresting
officers, and this will be done in the
next few days.