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SEMINOLE COUNTY Georgia’s Peanut Center she richest and best farming section of the world, the home of the in dustrious farmer. SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXV. Policeman Is Suspended Here Policeman A. D. Hoover received a fifteen-day suspension this week by city council as a result of striking Joe Johnson, Jr., last Sunday while on duty. Johnson preferred charges against Hoover and after hearing evidence in the matter, a fifteen day suspension! was ordered. SEMINOLE COUNTY RURAL SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 15.1 Sara Phillips, Jeans Supervisor, an nounces the following faculties for the rural Negro schools. Iron City—Emory 0. Jackson, Olivia Smith, Bessie Moore. Qarthage—J. D. Jones, Susie B. Jenkins, Daisy B. Allen. St. John Ola D. Jackson, Eunice Mitchell, (One to be elected). Fairchilds—Sallie Williams Gra ham, Coreatha Williams. Dry Creek, —Castolow Williams, Jessie Fulgeon. Leia—Arabella Brown. Reynoldsville—Tyra Salter. Jeffrie Chapel—Lalea Reynolds. Rock Pond—Lamar Moore. Desser—Evencie Warren McClain. Griselda—Gladys Coachman. TALL FISH TALE Reports come to The News this week of an unusual fish story related by Mrs. W. L. Trawick. According to the story heard by The News, Mrs. Trawie*. was fishing in the Spooner- Springs and had caught some small bream which she trad strung on a piece of hay wire ami placed in the edge of the water to keep them alive. While sitting there on the bank: she saw a large jack fish swim up to; her string and swallow one of the I bream. She pulled on the wire and landed the jack, a nice one. CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend our sincere; thanks to the people of Donalsonville! for their many expressions of sym-| pathy, for the flowers and the many : acts of kindness during our bereave ment. We shall always cherish the mem ory of those who were so good to us. J. O. BAXTER, and family | 53 M// INSL«ANC£\W O II I S WZ FOR EACH W I DEPOSITOR W/ ** I DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR ACCOUNT IS TO SMALL TO BE WELCOME? Please don’t let that bother you for a moment. a c||s|qmer of our |>an|i all pqr I'acilitjes, oup servjce and qqr perjepce js at jopr disposal jpst as ||iq||gl] yo|| were tjie bjggesj Cpstqmef on pur f>ooks. tye t|sk fpF U)e qppqrtppity |o t|elp qiake afcqpnt pf yqprs grpw we fry? Commercial State Bank This Bank Is a Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Sonalanntitlh Nrafl New Drain For Tennille Avenue Under Construction The State Highway Department is! constructing a drain at the corner of! Third street and Tennille avenue this ! week to aid in eliminating the sur plus water that floods the corner at! Second street and Tennille avenue at the Presbyterian Church. Larger catch basins are being in- 1 stalled along with a line of large pipe! extending across Third street which will permit all water from Third street east of Tennille avenue to! drain west instead of flowing north! towards the church. Water at times has reached two feet deep at the intersection of Sec ond and Tennille, marooning some of, the property owners adjacent in their homes. The improvements are expect ed to divert the water through a large storm sewer down west Third street to a large ditch at Wiley avenue. Travel 2,700 Miles In 54 Hours For Mothers Funeral Messrs. Harris and S. T. Baxter who attended the funeral of their mother, Mrs. J. O. Baxter, here last week, travelled 2,700 miles in 54 hours from their home in San Diego, Calif., to arrive here Friday at noon, with funeral services set for three o’clock Friday afternoon. They averaged al most 50 miles per hour on the trip Advised by long distance telephone of their mother’s death they left at three o’clock a. m. Wednesday, arriv- I ing here at noon Friday. En route they drove night and day. ! They were compelled to stop twice' in ! Texas for more than an hour each i stop where grasshoppers had cover |ed the entire section, getting into ! food, homes, business houses and in i fact practically everywhere. The I grasshoppers got into the gas tank ' and then into the gas line causing it | to stop up. The delays were to clean i the gas line of the car. I One brother, Rufus Baxtter, who is in the U. S. navy, was on the high seas and could not be reached to at tend his mother’s funeral. Get On The News Honor Roll The folow’ing names compose The News honor roll. Other names will be added from week to week. New ones have been added this week. Pay your subscription now and get on The News honor roll. HONOR ROLL E ; C, Smith, Jr,, Thames Spooner,! Herman Buie, Jakin, Shelby Carter, M, C, Fain, Jr., J, I, Parker, John Bowers, E, H. Howard, B, H. Davis, Mrs, Eunice Hudson, J. C. Ashley, Mrs. Julian Hickson, Gordon Spoon j er, G. L. Earnest. W. B. Dean, Canal Zone, Fred Chil •dree, Clyde Williams, C. S. Forrester, W. H. Roberts, J. D. Lane, Iron City, S. P. Lane, Robert Davis, Ashburn, C. M. Newberry, Iron City, L. T. Hud son, C. W. Long, Earl Gibbons, M. M.' Minter, R. E. Daniels, R. S. Roberts. Curtis Roberts, Robert Pierce, Buck Jones. Mrs. L Williams, Mr. A. I>. Sheffield, 4- G- Braswell. y. L. Roberts, Mrs. Bill Payker, Mrs. Lesser Sheffield, J. W. Swapner. W. H. VanLandingham, Airs. Ada Zorp, Ejnier Smjtlp VV- 4- Folds, Mys. J. H. Richardson, Jack prpom, Miss Mary Hodges, P. Martin, Wpyrnap Canjngton, J. J. Tolar, Bercy War<l, D. M. IJughgs. i F. A. Hughes, 4- R: Kirkland. ?|frs. IA. 4. Topes, Gordon Barker, Simon Cplempn, Et L- P r ake, Hill W- Face, Mrs. Mildred Tru|opk, Carl 4, Patter son, Mrs, Nathan Gilbert, J. D. Ra i bon, Terrell Hartzog. Marie Jernigan, H. A. Hasty, Bet -Ity Jackson, R. T. Middleton, Jack Sheffield, H. D. Buie, W. B. Warrin er, B. B. Parker, Hilton Lynn, J. G. Braswell, and G. W. J. Barber. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY’ OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA Thomas Garwood Is First Star Scout In Seminole Thomas Garwood, young son of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Garwoocf has the dis tinction of becoming the first “Star” scout of the local Boy Scout troop, or in the history of the county, according. to Buddy Sullivan, scoutmaster. At an encampment last week at Camp Sawyer last week a court, of honor was held and young Garwood passed all examinations to win the promotion and is well on his way to| win his Eagle Scout award. Quite a few other scouts were pro moted at the court of honor and are well on their way to win their star scout awards. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINS WITH THE FEDERIAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO COMBAT FIFTH COLUMNISTS Throughout Georgia, as in the rest of the nation, there is taking place the greatest mobilization of local law en forcement officers ever known in this country. This mobilization includes State’ Patrols, Sheriffs and Deputies, I Police Departments, Constables and ! town Marshalls. The President of the United States, in a directive on September 6, 1939, designated the Federal Bureau of In ' vestigation as the coordinating agency ! for investigative matters in work re i lating to espionage, sabotage ad vio lations of neutrality regulations. The FBI Law enforcement mobili zation plan for national defense was launched through the Special Agents in charge of the fifty-four Field Di ; visions of FBI with a program of I quarterly conferences of local offic- I ers. These conferences are being held ' throughout the country. Local offic- I ers are being instructed in detail how to handle internal security matters and are being advised that from time to time matters will be sent to them for investigattion. It is imperative that every law enforcement agency be represented at the conferences in order that there may be a coordina ting plan among all law enforcement officers for the protection of the in ternational security of this country. During the months of May and June of 1941 there were seven con ferences held throughout the district I covered by the Atlanta Field Division ! of the FBI. These conferences were held in the following cities: Atlanta, Rome, Athens, Macon, Columbus, Al bany and Valdosta. A conference was held at Albany, I Georgia, covering the counties of Baker, Calhoun, Crisp, Daughtry, De catur, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mit chell, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Tur ner, Wilcox, and Worth, under the direction of Mr. F. R. Hammac, special agent ip charge of the At lanta Field Division, at which time he outlined the plans and policies for investigating matters pertaining to | National Defense and the manner in which law enforcement agencies were to submit their reports to the FBI headquarters in Atlanta. Attorney General Ellis Arnall, Sheriff Fort Tarver, of Albany, Chief of Police Jim Moore, Albany, Captain J. J. Elliott, Georgia State Patrol, and Gordon Stokes, of the Albany Police Department, made short talks, on National defense.- A. R. Hoover, Assistant Chief p,f Police, pona|spnv|lie, Georgia, attend ed the conference; representing hjs district- The next quarterly conferences ot; the FB( Raw Enforcement Mobjljza tion Blap For National Defense will, be held during August and September and jt js expected that every law en forcement agency jn Southwest Geor- ; gja, as well as throughout the State, l will he present to learn of the pro gress that has Reep made in the in vestigation of saboteurs and espion age agents and learn the latest meth ods of combating Fifth Columnists. Specialists say that garments should be sized according to height and hip circumference rather than by age. Black snakes, king snakes., J(od rat-, tiesnakes fee<l qp and young of bird*. DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1941. Wash Palmore Will Not Be Tried Until Sept. 5 Wash Palmore, charge with the slaying of Curtis Warren near Gor don, Ala., will not go on trial until after September sth, it was learned this week. | Attorneys for Palmore filed a re quest for additional time to prepare for- trial, and under Alabama laws the judge was required to extend the time. I No additional evidence, insofar as could be learned, has been uncovered in the case. - ' ■ Local Crops Are Damaged By Rains Rainfall in Seminole county is reaching damaging proportions this week as the result of daily showers that prohibit cotton picking and pea nut stacking, and the farmers are tak ing on rather a gloomy expression as a result. In the lower part of the county rain fall last Friday afternoon was esti mated to be around three inches or more in a short while. One farmer had plowed up his peanuts but had been unable to stack them due to rains. The heavy rain Friday covered his field with water and floated the peanuts in many places. A good portion of Spanish peanuts have already been stacked, but some growers have not yet been able to take up their crop. The rainfall each day keeps the crop wet and stacking is out of the question. Cotton is being damaged in some fields, though the major part of the | cotton crop is said to have already been harvested. A dry spell of several weeks now would be welcomed by the farmers. Cotton And Seed Prices Advance Cotton ginning had reichcl a total ! of 2350 bales for the county Thursday ' according to reports from various ■ ’ gins. Meanwhile cotton showed a 1 slight advance last week and cotton ! seed shoved an advante of £4 00 per | , ton Prices paid for produce on local markets Thursday morning was as follows: Cotton, middling Cotton Seed, ton _ S4BI Hogs, No. 110 c Hogs, No, 2 9 l /sc Hogs, No. 3 9c Peanuts, Spanish No. 1 S9O Peanuts, Spanish No. 2 SBO Shelled Corn, per bushel 60c “FOOD FOR THE PUDDING” A SHORT TO BE SHOWN AT THE OLIVE THEATRE SEPT. 1 AND 21 Recently a county nutrition com-! mittee composed of Mrs. Julian Hick son, chairman, Miss Marie Griffin Secretary, Mrs. Jewell Cutnbje, Mrs. Avis Mrs. J. L- Dickenson, r Mr- W- E, Brigham, and Mr. E. C. Dayis was set up to study and help with same us the malnutrition pro blems of Seminole County. This committee is stressing with | the people the need of balanced meals and how they may be obtained by year-round gardens, ju vhurds, chick ens, eggs, meat and food preservation on the farm. To help us realize the value of| these the local theatre has secured a “short” to be shown witn the regular picture Monday and Tuesday nights of next week. It is hroeJ as tunny as possible will be present to see this picture. Soil conservation is essentially & matter of wise land use ami sound farming. Estimated value of children’s cloth es returned to retail stores chiefly be cause of misfit reaches $10,000,000 annually. English Student Pilot Escapes Uninjured When Plane Crashes In Peanut Field Near Here All of Donalsonville was in a state :of excitement for a short while ! Thursday morning, when the news of ! an airplane crashing nearby reach !ed town. Upon investigation how ever, it was learned that it was not nearly as serious as the first re ports had made it. It seems that a young English student pilot from the Flying school in Albany, who was just flying around getting himself some flying hours, lost his bearing. He, at the same time discovered that his gas was getting a triffle low. Not being familiar with the country around here he spied, what from above ap peared to be a perfectly level field., and attenpted to make a landing. * * When he touched the ground, he found it to be a peanut field, owned by Don White, five miles north of Donalsonville. All would have been : well however, had it not been for a ! two foot terrace that happened to be ! right in his path, this causing the ■ plane to nose-over. The pilot escap ! ed uninjured except for a badly shak -1 en nervous system. The young Englishman explained 1 the accident this way: “In England we do not grow peanuts, and when we farm we do not use little banks and i hills. The field looked level to me.” Upon being offered a bunch of raw ! green peanuts he asked, “how do you I open them?” and “are these the same peanuts we get salted.” He asked that his name not be mentioned. (Picture On Back Pa?e) * Seminole Soft Ball Team, Loses To Climax After winning the first game from ' Climax in the softball play-off at Bainbridge last week, the Seminole ; team dropped three in a row to their opponents, the final game coming on I Thursday night when the Climax ! boys cinched the championship by winning 17-10. The Seminole boys were haridicap | ped by having only one available pit ! cher in the play-off. Olive Theatre Is Undergoing Redecoration The Olive Theatre here is undergo-; ing a complete renovation this week under the capable supervision of Mr. W. R. Snook, of Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Snook was for eight years with the. Paramount Theatres Corporation decorating theatres and worked for several months on decorations in the Fox Theatre in Atlanta when it was built. Both the interior and exterior will be repainted and decorated to give the theatre a more modernistic appear ance. The work will require approxi mately four weeks to complete. SPECIAL LIBRARY NOTICE As Monday, September Ist, is a legal holiday the Public Library will be closed. Lillie Seale, Librarian PENOENNIS CLUB MEETS..— The Pendennis Club, organized by a group of Donalsonvillians, held a meeting Wednesday night at the club property on Lake Dr. E. C. Bridges was named presi dent of the club. Dr . E- €. Smith, vice president and V. IX Thomas, treasur er, , Other members of the club are L. C. Hay, N. P. Malcom, Ellison Dunn, Dr. H. B. Jenkins, Dr. H. B. Baxley, C. L. Hatcher and Y. L. Roberts. Members of the club were guests of Dr. Bridges at a delightful chick en supper. DONALSONVILLE Capitol of Seminole County The home of progressive people, pret ty homes, good churches, splendid schools and the best of climate. SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS DONALSONVILLE CITIZENS HONORED IN ALBANY i j ' A group of Donalsonville and I Seminole County citizens were guests • of the Albany Herald and radio sta ! tion WALB in Albany Thursday of 1 this week. | At noon they were served a lunch eon and short radio talks by members of the party were made. Gas Truck Wreck Holds Up Traffic At Neals Landing Traffic over the Neal’s Landin— Bridge was suspended early Saturday morning as the result of a near ser ious accident which occurred on the east end before daylight Saturday. A Warren Oil Company gasoline truck, heavily loaded with gasoline, smashed through the wooden railing, falling to the ground below. From evidence at the bridge it is indicated that the driver lost control of the truck soon after it crossed the peak of-the bridge and started down the incline. The truck struck I the steel guard rail which held it on a straight line until it reached the end of* the steel railing, from which it j swerved to the oposite side, the heavy trailer swinging around and crashing through the wooden railing, dragging the truck with it. It fell about 19 feet.' ' ’ William Henry Roland and Grady Hardy, both of Donalsonville were in the truck, but neither was injured. Approximately 800 gallons of the cargo was salvaged, the remainder being a total loss as no insurance was carried on it. The truck and trailer i were partially covered by insurance. State engineers were here this week to inspect the damage and a crew of bridge repairmen from the State Highway Department was sent ] here Tuesday to begin repair work on the bridge. It was expected that it would be reopened to traffic by the latter part of the week. The value of protein in the dairy ration has long been recognized by farmers and agricultural workers. OLIVE THEATRE Saturday Only Don “Red" Barry,ln “TWO GUN SHERIFF” Monday And Tuesday Priscilla Lane and Jeffrey Lynn, In “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” Wednesday Cesar Romero and Mary Beth Hughs, in “RIDE ON V AQURF.O” Thursday And Friady Jean Arthur and Robert Cummings, In I “DEVIL AND MISS JONES” MIDGET THEATRE SATURDAY’ Alice Faye, Betty Grable and John Payne, In “TIN PAN ALLEY" NUMBER 31.