Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

SEMINOLE COUNTY Georgia’s Peanut Center The richest and best farming section of the world, the home of the in dustrious farmer. SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXV. Seminole Citizens Visit Albany Last Thursday A group of Donalsonville and Semi- ■ nole county citizens enjoyed a trip’ to Albany last Thursday as guests' of Radio Station WALD and the Al-! bany Herald. Arriving at Alabany around noon,; a staff photographer for the Herald! photographed the group, the picture! being carried in the Thursday after- I noon edition of The Herald. The group was then carried to thei Hangar Club for a most appetizing! luncheon. Ou the menu was bread ■ made from peanut flour which proved quite a delectable addition to the meal, i After the luncheon the group wa carried to Radion Station WALIL where a fifteen-minute broad cast i saluting Seminole County was made.; Two of the group. Ellison Dunn and D. F. Wurst made short talk- on the i progress of Seminole county. The group then went on a tour of] inspection of the radio station, the I Cudahy Packing Plant and the Albanyl Herald office. At the Herald office the delegation was conducted through the entire building and shown what a mammoth plant is required to publish a daily paper. Most interesting was the high speed press used to print the papers. The Herald officials proved most genial hosts and the trip was through ly enjoyed by everyone. Merchants Asked Not To Park On Mam Street The Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution at one of its spring meetings this year suggesting that owners of cars working in or opera ting a place of business on the main streets of Donalsonville, park their cars on some side street or in the rear of their places of business. This was a fine suggestion. Lets not forget it and co-operate in every waj’ possible and give the customer; every opportunity to trade. A side street, a good many times, offers a good shady place for you car also it stands less chance of being scratched up by customers parking in and out by it. I 2* INSURANCEO | I 5 EL FOR EMM JW/gO | v w? d£POS,tor jj// I DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR ACCOUNT IS TO SMALL TO BE WELCOME? Please don’t let that bother you for a moment. As a customer of our bank all our facilities, our service and our ex perience is at your disposal just as though you were the biggest customer on our books. We ask for the opportunity to help make this account of yours grow. May we try? Commercial State Bank This Bank Is a Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation- Sntialfinntttilv Nma VISITORS TO ALBANY THURSDAY Sl X V 1 K X:X:<’:"-X:X; s ’ W? Bw sr B V •> I F ; B W ' g j|.|| SB , K dg ( mjjri- * ’ ll ’ w L IBF J Hr ~~ S' 1 Bw S ■ I Ma JF jl. ■■ i g| MH SBRBH i 18-I I n 1 II I BH i HI I ■'Bl IUIII aII WW*» I I j BIJSBhBB I K H B IMMGs Kjjß I Hi SB gMWMBMBBMHI H. m Ml gaft These Seminole Countians were guests of The Albany Herald and Radio Station WALB last Thursday. Left to right they are as fol lows: (Back row) Clarence Hornsby, B. B. Clark, Lonnie Jernigan, Leon Barber, Lamar Hatcher, D. F. Wurst, R. C. Roberts, E. T. Kelly Front Row: Merian Minter, Joe V. King, Bill Brigham, E. C. Smith, Jr., Ellison Dunn, P. E. Shingler, Dr. M. M. Minter and Rev. John S. Lough. 1941 Tax Rate In Seminole County Is Set The Board of County Commission ers this week fixed the 1941 tax rate for Seminole county at 12 mills for county purposes, this being the same rate as was in effect last year. The rate was fixed by the board af ter taking into consideration the in crease in returns which will be offset by costs of operation of the county because of advanced prices on almost everything purchased by the county. For school purposes, as recommend ed by the county board of education, the commissioners also levied school taxes for the year. In the Donalson ville district five mills were levied for schools and 8 mills for bonds, this being a reduction of one mill over that of two years ago. In the Iron City district three mills are levied for schools and five for bonds, while the Spring Creek dis trict levy will include five mills each for bonds and schools. Five mills additional are levied county-wide for school purposes. In the Donalsonville district the rate this year for all purposes will be as follows: County purposes 12 mills; for courthouse and jail bonds 6 mills; for schools 5 mills county-wide, five I mills district and 8 mills for bonds; I state tax five mills. This makes a to tal levy of 41 mills or s4l per thou sand. The Iron City district will be 36 mills, the Spring Creek district 39 mills and the Carthage, Griselda and Leia District will pay 33 mills. SANCTIFIED CHURCH PEWS Have you every seen a sanctified church pew? Well, come to the Men’s Bible Class room of the First Baptist Church next Sunday and see them. These pews are complaining at having to take so much good lecturing, when they have done no wrong. They are substantially built and well able to support a heavier load than is being imposed on them each Sunday morn ing. They want to be relieved of the embarrassment of their emptiness. They claim they were built for ser vice and are anxious to serve the men of the church and town. The pastor is joined by A. J. Jones, president of the class; Leon Barber, secretary; and C. S. Forrester, as sistant teacher, in this invitation to the men of Donalsonville. C. B. Rick man, the regular teacher, will be back in a few days. Let’s work together to have the pews filled when he re turns. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hornsby, and daughter, Jeannine, of Marianna, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hornsby, and children, of Sylacauga. Ala., and Miss Lydia Hornsby, of Jacksonville, were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hornsby here this week. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA Cotton And Cotton Seed Prices Show Advances Cottotn ginnings have slowed down considerably this week it was indicat ed at the three gins in the county, the total for the season thus far being around 2750 bales, an increase of four hundred bales since the report last week. Meanwhile cotton seed and cotton showed advance this week as stronger markets generally were noted. Cotton seed advanced an additional $2 per ton, bringing the price to SSO, while cotton ranged upward to bring the price to 17 cents. On Wednesday one lot brought 17*4 cents, one buyer re ported. No new peanuts are as yet report ed to have been marketed at the local peanut plants, though it is said pick ing is expected to begin in some fields at an early date. Produce prices as reported Thurs day morning are as follows: Cotton, middling 17c Cotton Seed, ton ... SSO Hogs, No, 110 c Hogs, No. 2 9¥»c Hogs, No. 3 9c Peanuts, Spanish No. 1 S9O Peanuts, Spanish No. 2 SBO Shelled Corn, per bushel 60c Law Enforcement Officers Invitetd To Attend Conference A conference for the third quarter of 1941 to be held under the FBI Law Enforcement Officers Mobilization Plan for National Defense will be held at Thomasville, Georgia, on Wed nesday, September 10, 1941, This con ■ ference will be followed on Septem ber 11 and 12 by conferences at Al bany and Macon. The confernence at Thomasville will assemble law enforcement officials and officers from the various de partments in Mitchell, Miller, Semi nole, Grady, Decatur, Colquitt, and Thomas counties. The following prominent law en forcement officials and their officers from Seminole county have been in vited by Mr. F. R. Hammack, Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta FBI office, to attend the conference at Thomasville, Georgia: C, L. Chandler, Sheriff of Seminole County, Donalson ville, Georgia, L. L. Canington, Chief of Police, Donalsonville, Georgia. These quarterly conferences of law enforcement officers, which are being neld throughout the United States under the direction of the Special Agents in Charge of the various FBI Field Offices, are for the purpose of coordinating the efforts of all law enforcement agencies in combating (Turn To No. Four On Back Page) DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER STH, 1941. Dove Season Will Not Open Until December 1 Dove season will not open until December 1 this year and the Wild life Division is appealing to —as well as warning—hunters to observe the regulation. Director Zack D. Cravey said the dove is a migratory bird as such under Federal as weH as State protection. Thus the violator is sub ject to prosecution by either govern ment. A favorite game bird with many huntetrs, the dove has fallen off in population to such extent that strict conservation will be necessary to pre vent its extinction. For that reason, Director Cravey said, hunters should be willing to observe the closed sea son, bag limit (12 birds), and the prohibition against baited field hunt ing. He cautioned hunters that Rangers ar on the lookout for such violators and that he is asking the courts to give the “stiffest fines possible,” The “split” seasons which allowed dove hunting in October in the north ern zone and in November in the southern zone, has been discarded. Also the season, which runs from December 1 to January 11, has been cut from 72 to 42 days, “However, a short season will help restore the dove in more plentiful numbers and sportsmen should be far sighted enough to realize that such regulations are made, actually, in their own behalf,” the Director pointed out, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH J, A. Duren, Pastor The pastor’s subject at the morning hour will be, “A Good Appetite.” At the evening service he will discuss the theme, “The World’s Greatest Partnership.” The members of the church are urged to join in the effort to have one-hundred present in Sunday School next Sunday and forty in the Train ing Unions. The Sunday School Work ers’ Council will meet at the home of Miss Clyde Ward on Thursday even ing of next week. Don’t forget the spiritual fellowship hour at the home of Miss Clyde Ward on Thurs day evening of next week. Don’t for get the spiritual fellowship hour at the church each Wednesday evening, i —— PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTICE! Sunday School 10 A. M. Worship 11 A. M, Praise Service 8 P, M, Subject of Sermon Sunday morning “Carry Your Corner” Come and help us sing Sunday night. Be sure to come Sunday morn ing. M. C. Lidell, Pastor. Donalsonville, Colquitt Road To Be Paved Seminole countians were promised this week that paving of the Colquitt- Donalsonville highway would be let within a short while, possibly within the next two lettings, according to Joe Johnson, Jr., and D. F. Wurst, of , the Chamber of Commerce. These gentlemen visited Atlanta this week and held a conference with-Chairman Eugene Wilburn of the Statfe High way Department, urging paving of this project at an early date. Mr. Wilburn, they report, listened very attentively to their pleas and committed himself to pave the road within the next few months. The Donalsonville-Colquitt road is a Federal road and funds are avail able for paving Federal roads. From Donalsonville to Neal’s Landing is a state road and no funds will be a vailable for paving this road for the next two years as this must be paved entirely with state funds, no federal funds being available for this road. It was also reported that a work order has been received by Mr. John McCracken, local W. P. A. superin ' tendent for paving three-quarters of a mile through Iron City south to the I city limits. This will connect with the | post road paving on the north and I pave the main street in the town. A ; work order to complete the grading on Seventh street in Donalsonville west is also said to have been receiv ed. Paving of the road from Donalson ville to Colquitt will prove quite an j asset to the county. I STANDARD SERVICE STATION UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT i " Os local interest is the announce ment of the change in the manage ment of the Standard Service Station there, which has been in charge of Mr. ! Red Wilkes for the past several years. Mr. Dick Slaughter, formerly with the Gulf Service Station, has been nam ed manager and took over the station this week. Mr, Wilkes has accepted a position! with Seminole Drug Company and has i moved his bus station agency to that! store. All buses in the future will stop' at the Seminole Drug Company, Mr. Wilkes states. Patrons of the buses are urged to bear this in mind. Bus tickets will also be on sale there. ENTER TOURNAMENT Messrs. Grady Richardson, Henry! j Vanlandingham and Ellison Dunn en- ! tered the labor day golf tournament at Attapulgus Monday. Vanlandingham in the third flight lost both matches by close margins,; Dunn won one match, but lost his first and third matches, in the second flight. Richardson lost his first match, but won the next two to win the conso lation prize in the fourth flight. 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 Minutes Os The Board Os County Commissioners The Board of County Commissior °rs of Seminole county met in regu lar session on Tuesday, September 2nd, Chairman L. R. Robinson presid ing, with members present as follows: D. 11. Miller, R. L. Johnson, Fred Childree and E. J. Greene. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. * Current bills were examined anti vouchers issued in payment when found in regular order. Chairman Robinson and Attorney E. P. Stapleton were appointed on a committee to place fire insurance policies on county property. L. C. Hay resigned as clerk of the board and Mrs. 1,. C. Hay was named as his successors. The recommendation of the Board of Education for the 1941 tax rate for school purposes was received and approved. The board discussed county fin ances at length before fixing tax rate for the year. Upon motion made and unanimously carried, the rate for county purposes for 1941 was fixed at the same as last year, 12 mills.. Uncollected 1941 tax fi fas in the hands of the sheriff were discussed and a committee composed of L. R. Robison, L. C. Hay and E. P. Stapie ; ton was appointed to work out ar ] rangements for the immediate collec | tion of same. There being no further business the boarl adjourned, subject to call by the chairman. L. R. ROBINSON, Chairman, L. C. HAY, Clerk. Defense Saving Stamps On Sale At Iron City Mr. T. A. Drake, postmaster at Iron City, annuonces that sale of De | sense Saving Stanps was begun at his office effective September Ist and urges that all patriotic citizens of his section to buy stamps at once, and often. Mr. Drake states that Little Miss Harriet Strickland, daughtetr of Mr. and Mrs. Mosden Strickland, had the honor of buying the first stamp this week at his office. OLIVE THEATRE Saturday Only Three Mesquiteers, In “PALS OF THE PECOS” Monday And Tuesday Anna Neagle, In “SUNNY” Wednesday Richard Arlen, In “FORCED LANDING” Thursday And Friady Ray Milland, Wayne Morris and Constance Moore, In “I WANTED WINGS” ■-« ■ ■ MIDGET THEATRE SATURDAY James Stewart and Robert Young, In “NAVY BLUE AND GOLD” 1 ■ ■ I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * NUMBER 32.