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urging nuge increases ^or eoucation by legislative appropriation Governor Byrnes said:
“Although we cannot evaluate our schools entirely on the basis of Selective Service tests of this state’s draftees,, we much recog* nize the implications.
South Carolina cannot afford to allow lack of attention to her schools to be responsible for such records as our draftees have made on the Army tests.”
Several states reported cases of -youths .deliberately failing their mental tests but the Army usually' spots these ruses and “accepts” the funkers anyways, draft officials said.
State by state, the draft rejection situation was reported as fol. lows:
Georgia—46 per cent rejected since Sept. 1 including 37 per cent for law intelligence scores. Army screening has been intensified and examination of their Chilian background has warranted the drafting of some who failed the tests.
Alabama—No percentages, available on rejection but Col. Ja'mes T. Johnson, acting state draft director, said the largest number of failures were in the intelligence group. ^
North Carolina—42 per cent rejected from Sept. 1 through January, including 35 per cent for failing the mental test. There, too. the Army was taking some men who failed but had college degrees or responsible civilian jobs.
Virginia—State Draft Director Asher W. Harman said 42 per cent rejected as of Jan. 30 including 26.8 per cent mental. Draft boards ' how are recalling those rejected for interviews.
Louisiana—63.5 per cent rejected in November and December, 43 per cent for failing “mentals”.
Tennessee—40 per cent of January call-ups rejected, 30 per cent for low intelligence scores. Situation much better since last August when 61.6 were rejected, prompting an investigation.
Florida—29.3 per cent rejected in January, no breakdown on reasons. Col. R. G. White, head of the state board, said that limited education rather than*1ow mentality appeared the leading cause of failures.
Mississippi—Rejections running about 60 per cent but reduced by 10 per cent since September.
County News Notes
Charlie Coates was a guest Sunday of Mrs. A, M. Verner and family.
Guests of Captain and Mrs. H. C. Warwick last Wednesday at> "Roekbottom” were Mrs. C. D. Meaney, Mrs. George Cowie and Mrs. Curtis LeFeder, all of Washington, D.C.
Misses Lillie and Nellie Johnson and Mrs. U. G. Carder were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mrs. John Johnson.
Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Brown were Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Snyth of Washington, D.C., and Pepper Palmer and Charles Boswell of Falls Church.
H. J. Racer who holds a position in Christiansburg, spent the week end with Mrs. H. J. Racer and his family here.
Mrs. R. G. Wright of Waynesboro was an overnight guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyne.
Mrs. George H. Davis, Jr., Mrtf. Lewis Turner, Mrs. T. C. Lea and Miss Caroline Gates Turner were* in Winchester and Woodstock for the day Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Manuel and their two children, Harriet and Wallace, of Browntown were . week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schaefer.
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