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DONALSONVILLE NEWS i
Established February, 1916. ;
Entered as second class matter'
February 12, 1916, at the post office
at Donalsonville, Georgia under the
act of March 3, 1879.
ELLISON DUNN, editor-owner
Official organ of Seminole County
and the City of Donalsonville, Georgia. >
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The local chair factory, which
is a community project in which
all are interested, is making
good progress. The payroll is
meaning much to quite a few
families here.
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Did you ever stop to think
just what progress is being
made here in Donalsonville —
just how much growth the town
has shown in the past few
years. Growing pains are the
kind” that always fee* good to
any community.
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Newspapers are criticized
frequently for omitting news
items of interest. The News is
always interested in getting all
the news, but we are only
human. Cooperate with us and
report your news.
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Seminole county has been re
quired to draft only a few youths
to fill its quota for the army,
meat of the calls being filled by
volunteers. While there is no
semblance of disgrace to be
drafted for training, it is quite a
credit to the county to have so
many volunteers.
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Farm prices are quite encour
aging to the growers this year
and many of them will make a
substantial profit on their farm
operations this year for the first.
time in many years. Many will!
be able to retire debts of long
standing, others will be able to I
pay off mortgages on their,
farms and homes which will
mean much to their future. All
in all, a good year will be had
by the farmers,
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The United States appears de-.
finitely headed for war as a re
sult of the sea activities of the
Germans this week. Whether
•this will be an undeclared war
or not the fact remains that we'
are virtually in the war now on.
the Allied side. It matters not
whether we are doing the actual
firing, so long as we are furnish
ing the club for the other fe“Jer,
we are an accomplice. The task;
of beating Hitler will be much'
harder if he gains control of i
Suttia, but with President
Roosevelt as our leader we are
.willing to leave the matter ir
Mfi hands as to when this coun
try should definitely enter the
conflict,
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This week it was learneo'
that the state health depart
ment is making a survey here;
to determine what can be done
about rats and the increase in
typhus fever caused thereby
Oddly enough is the statemen 4
that typhus fever rats are al
most atways found in the busi
ness districts of a town. Certair
recommendations are to be made
to the merchants on rat-prosing
their stores. It will result ir.
less destruction of property and
Mop the increase in typhus fever
cases. Let’s cooperate for th<
good of the community and our
tUlves when the recommenda
tions are made as to correcting
the evil.
SQUIBS From Georgia
Editorial Columns
It is the city that causes a
: highway to be an inlet or an out
ilet.—Waycross Journal-Herald.
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Advice is like snow; the softer |
it falls the longer it lasts and the i
1 deeper it sinks in.—Glenville I
[Sentinel.
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A diplomat is the man who
can feel rotten and still be nice
■ and courteous to people.—
[Greensboro Herald-Journal.
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1 Breathes there a man with
[soul so dead who never in his
. youth hath said: “Yoo-Hoo’ at
[ a pretty girl.—Commerce News.
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It is rare that a man, sitting
. down to a good meal, suggesf
that, maybe after all, his wife
cooks too much.—Newnan Tim-
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J Hitler said he would create a
.'new order, but it has turned out
to be a new disorder. —Reidsvillel
Tattnall Journal.
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-1 The aluminum drive will be
good on some husbands. There [
won’t be as many pots and pans
to throw at hubby dear. —Nash-
ville Herald.
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I A foresighted man who sav
jes his money for a rainy day
has something to fall back upon
when the drought comes. —Fitz-
gerald Herald.
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J Sometimes you thjnk that a
, young fellow is throwing away
- his money when he isn’t —it's
> his papa’s moi|ey.—Cedeiitown
> Standard.
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y This old w’orld seems worse
than it really is because you
hear so much about the bad
things that never happen.—Mac-
' Rae Telfair Enterprise.
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A Kansas cow collided with an
automobile, did $75 damage to
j the machine, and walked away
unscathed, And w*e always
j thought Kansas xlwtliri were
I supposed to be tender.—Buford
' Advertiser.
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There are a number of funda
mental conditions which deter
| mine the state of the business
world at any given time, but at
> the present writing the greatest
of these seems to be hope.—
Forsyth Monroe Advertiser.
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> The news correspondent in one
• South Geogia county claimed
! the other day that the boll wee
vils in that county had already
eaten all the cotton and were;
fighting over the farmers’ pari
ty checks! —Eastman Dodge Co.,
I Advertiser.
I Lots of new uses are being
’ found for cotton to take up the
. new surplus production. If the
lumber of scantily clothed peo
ple we see could be supplied, we
ian’t but think there would be
i use for surplus of two or three
•?rpps.—-.Lexington Oglethorpe
Echo.
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Folks are now called upon by
the government to gather up all
.he scrap aluminum, scrap cop
per and scrap steel to be used in
making fighting machines with
which to carry on the scrap with
hitler. After the scrap is over
we hope there will be no scraps
of Hitler left with which tc
start another scrap.—Sylvestei
Local.
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We could easily call the name
if the prettiest young lady in
:he county but there is no sense
losing friends. —Pelham Journal.
’’ DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1946.
HOME COMING DAY TO BE HELD
AT SALEM CHURCH
A
Home Coming Day will be held on
Sunday, September 21st, at Salem
Church in Desser.
Special program for the morning
service.
The afternoon will be devoted to
[ singing. Everybody is cordially in-
I vited to attend and bring a well filled
1 basket.
FARM FOR SALE—322 acres of land
lying just north of Mayhaw Court
Ground in Miller County, on publicj
' road leading from Blakely to Donal
■ sonville. 160 acres in cultivation,
i three settlements, buildings and
i fences in good repair, good soil. Price
; $5500.00. See N. L. Stapleton, Col
i quitt, Ga., or D. J. Sheffield, Blakely,
Ga.
PINEAPPLE PEARS—For sale.
Small lots or a carload. Fine quali-I
ty, excellent for preserving. Call
Mrs. Hallie B. Shingler.
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TAKEN UP —Eight head of hogs, in
my field . Owner can get same by
; describing and paying damages and
[expenses. L. E. Spooner, RFD Iron
: City, Ga,
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A RESOLUTION
1941 Tax Levy.
, GEORGIA, Seminole County:
Be it resolved by the Board of Com- ;
missioners of Roads and Revenue of •
i Seminole County, Georgia, that for
' the year 1941, 12 mills or $12.00 on
the SIOOO,OO be and the same is here- [
by assessed, levied and fixed as the 1
rate of taxation for county purposes 1
on all taxable property in said county,
' and in addition thereto, 6 mills or j
, $6.00 on the $1,000.00 is hereby levied, i;
assessed and fixed for same year for j 1
the purpose of paying bonds and in
[ terest thereon, making a total of
; eighteen (18) mills, and the tax col
: lector of said county is hereby order
led to make out and collect county tax
; es at said rates on all of the taxable
; property in said county for said year <
i 1941. It is further ordered that said
i taxes be aprotioned and used for the •
(following specific purposes, to-wit: 1
I 1. To pay the legal indebtedness of <
the county, due or to become due dur- :
ing the year, or past due, one dollar '
and seventy-five cents ($1.75) on the :
thousand. <
2. To build or repair courthouse, :
jaifs, bridges, ferries, or other public s
1 improvements, according to contract, | 1
ope dollar and twenty-five cents ( sl,t <
25) on the thousand.
3. To pay Sheriff, jailers, or other
officers’ fees for which the county is
liable, seventy (.70) cents on the
, thousand.
4. To pay coroners all fees due them ’
I by the county for holding inquests,
i ■ ten (.10) cents on the thousand.
5. To pay the expenses of the coun
• ty, for bailiffs at courts, non-resident
witnesses in criminal cases, fuel, em
ployees’ wages, stationery, and the
like, fifty (.50) cents on the thousand.
6. Tu jgrors a per diem com
pensation, fifty (.50) cents on thli
thousand.
7. To pay expenses incurred in sup
porting the poor of the county, sixty
(.60) cents on the thousand.
8. To pay any other lawful charge
against the county, seventy-five (.75)
cents on the thousand.
9. To pity thg expenses of working
public roeds InYho POUflty, three (jpj
lars and fifty cents ($3,50) on the
thousand.
10. To pay for the collection and
preservation of records of birth,
death, and health, ten (.10) cents on
the thousand.
11. To pay county agricultural and
horn* demonstration agents, (Georgia
Law, Extra Session 1937-38 page
144), fifty (.50) cents on the thou-;
sand.
i 12. To provide sos qf ol<) I
age assistance to aged persons in peeij [
and for the payment of assistance to
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There’s a POWERFUL reason why so many
haulers are switching to General Motors Trucks.
It’s PULLINQ POWER! GMCs give you more Est.
than any other truck, in every engine size. WTIr?S -
Tint paymonti through our own YMAC Plan at lowest available <ates ~ ~
CITY MOTOR COMPANY
DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
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the needy, blind, and to dependent
children, and other welfare benefits:
■(Acts 1937-38, Extra Session, page
292-293), One dollar and fifty cents
($1.50) on the thousand.
13. To provide medical or other
care and hospitalization for the indi
gent sick people of the county, twenty
five (.25) cents on the thousand.
14. To create a fund for the pay
ment of the principal and interest due
during and for the year 1941, on the
I courthouse and jail and road bonds
I and to create a sinking fund thereon,
six dollars ($6.00) on the thousand.
15. For the support of the public
I schools of the county upon the recom
mendation and request therefor from
the Board of Education of said coun-
| ty, under authority of an amendment
to paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 8
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, adopted at the general elec
tion held in 1920,-five ($5.00) Dollars
on the thousand.
16. That there be assessed, levied
and fixed as the rate of taxation for
educational purposes for the year 1941
in accordance with the provisions of
section 129 of the School code of
Georgia, for each of the local school i
districts of Seminole County the num
ber of mills hereinafter set out as
recommended by the local Board of
Trustees for each district, together
with the county superintedent, as fol
lows :
Donalsonville Consolidated District
for school 5 mills; for bonds 8 mills,
total 13 mills.
Iron City Consolidated District for'
schools 3 mills, for bonds 5 mills; I
total 8 mills.
Carthage district, for schools 5
mills.
Griselda District for schools 5 mills.
Leia District for schools, 5 mills.
Spring Creek Consolidated School
District for schools 5 mills, for bonds j
5 mills, total 10 mills.
This levy to be in addition to the I
County-Wide levy of 5 mills, as above,
recommended by the county Board of
Education and assessed and levied by
this Board.
Done in regular session with all
members of the Board present this the
2nd day of September, 1941.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
ROADS AND REVENUE, SEMI
NOLE COUNTY, GEORGIA
L. R. ROBINSON, Chairman,
L. C. HAY, Clerk
CITATION
GEORGIA Seminole County:
J. O. Baxter, having in proper
form aplied to me for permanent let
ters of administration on the estate
of Mrs. Trudie Baxter, this is to cite
all and singular the creditors and next
kin of Mrs. Trudie Baxter to be ami
appear at my office within the time
allowed by law, and show cause, if
any they can, why permanent admini
stration should not be granted to J.
O. Baxter on Mrs. Trudie • Baxter
estqtp.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture this 28th day of August 1941.
G, B, Garwood, Ordinary.
Paid 5-12-19-26
»’ DIVORCE - - f
GEORGIA, Seminole County:
Gladys Williams Buckins Vs. J.
P. Buckins.
Libel for Divorce Seminole Super
ior Court October Term, 1941.
By order of Honofahle C, W. Wor
rill, Judge of the Superior Court of
the Patula Circuit, the above named
defendent is hereby required, person
ally, or by attorney, to be and appear
at the next October Term, 1941 of the
Seminole Superior Court of said
County, on the third Monday in Octo
ber next., then and there to answer the
plaintiffs complaint for divorce, as in
default thereof the Court will proceed,
as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable C. W» Wor
rill, Judge of said Court, this August
19th, 1941.
Oudia Ward, Dep. Clerk
Superior Court, Seminole
Aug. 22-29 Sept. 5-12
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—SEE—
D.F. WURST
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For Your
INSURANCE |J
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| SEMINOLE DRUG CO. Q
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| SATURDAY SPECIALS J
| FLOUR, 24 lbs. Self Rising 79c •
• MATCHES, 3 Boxes For 10c •
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• 10 Lb. IRISH POTATOES . 19c •
S GRITS, 2 Pkgs. Z 15c $
• CABBAGE, Per Lb. ZZZIS •
• GRAPE JUICE, 55c Value, Qt. 39c •
J 1 Pt. FREE •
• SALT, 3 Pkgs F0r...: 10c $
I PRUNE WHIP, 11 oz. 20c value 12c ?
• ■ •
• Fancy Green Butter Beans •
• No. 2 Can For 15c •
• Swift’s MILK, 3 Cans 25c •
• Market Specials On Market Goods •
• Highest Prices For Chickens •
© And Eggs •
: City Grocery :
• P. E. SHINGLER •
I MR. FARMER >
Trade Your Old Stove In As Down Payment On A V
New Range Stove. ■
Pay A Small Amount In September And Balance W
After You Pick Peanuts. W
Write Us Or See Our Truck Driver In Donalson- w
ville Every Monday. 9
EARLY FURNITURE CO. I
Blakely, Georgia w
