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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.
Wurst Is Named As
Re-Employment
Agent For Troops
Governor Eugene Talmadge this
week announced the appointment of
D. F. Wurst as a member of the Na
tional Reemployment Committee of
the Selective Service System for Semi
nole County as a member of this body
Mr. Wurst is to act as liaison agent
and consulltant between the men who
are returning from active duty in the
Armed Forces of our country and
their former employers, and as a con
tract person with other prospective
employers to secure employment for
men returning from Military Service
who were unemployed prior to their
entry into the Armed Forces. His
chief function as reemployment com
mitteeman is to return these men re
siding within the region of this local
board to jobs.
The work of replacing soldiers or
sailors in civil life is one of major im
portance to National Defense, since
it seriously affects the morale of the
Armed Forces and of that section of
the civilian population constituting
their families and near relatives. In
carrying out this work effectively,
Mr. Wurst will be making a direct
and substantial contribution towards
National Defense, a task which re
quires the team work of the entire
both civil and military.
Farm Bureau To
Hold Barbecue
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The Seminole Countv Farm Bureau
ZB.’wruiices that barbeque will be given
for the membership Friday, October
3, at 10:30 O’Clock (old time) at Rock
Pond Church.
11. L. Wingate, president of the
Georgia Farm Bureau, will be present
and discuss the functions of the bu
reau, according to J. G. Lane, Secre
tary.
TWO CALVES NEEDED
A family of five will need two calv
es. To feed them 12 months, here are
the amounts: 10 bushels corn, 10 bush
els oats, two tons hay, 200 pounds cot
tonseed meal, one acre permanent pas
ture, and one-half acre temporary
grazing.
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Pot. yy*&J
Welcome
Back ■ - -
Teachers
We’re happy to have you
with us again. We hope your
summer was pleasant and that
iyou return refreshed, ready
for that big job of training)
our boys and girls.
If there is anytthing we can
io to make the coming year
easier or your work less diffi- !
:ult, call on us. Please don’t i
hesitate for a moment.
Commercial State
Bank
Donalsonville, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
I
Bnnalsnttutlk Nma
Lions District
Meeting To Be
Held Tonight
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Lions Club was not held Tuesday, but
instead is to be held at the Minter
House tonight at eight o’clock. Dis
trict Governor, Wm. B. Freeman of
Forsyth will be guest of honor. Mem
bers of the Advisory Committees from
the Blakely and Bainbridge Clubs will
also be guests.
According to D. F. Wurst, Chair
i man of Zone 1, after the business ses
sion of the Donalsonville Club, mat
j ters pertaining to the Zone will be
taken up.
The members of the Advisory Com
mittees expected to be present are
Phillip Sheffield and Earl F. Pickle.
; President and Secretary, respectively
) of the Blakely Lions Club, and John
Gragg and Glenn Hodges, President
and Secretary of the Bainbridge
Lions Club.
Lions International is one of the
largest civic organizations existing.
These Clubs are functioning in seven
foreign countries as well as all over
the United States. There are 4082
Clubs with a membership of 147,407
members.
The Donalsonville club has sponsor
ed many worthwhile projects, many of
which today are rendering Donalson
ville and surrounding territory many
benefits.
L. E. Hunter Dies
At Homerville
Funeral services for Lucien E.
Hunter, Sr., were held in Homerville,
Monday afternoon, September 15, in
the Methodist Church. Mr. Hunter
died Sunday morning after a few
months’ illness. Rev. L. C. Harvard
conducted the services assisted by
Rev. John S. Lough, pastor of the
Methodist Church here.
Mr. Hunter was a World War vet
eran and served nine months in
France in 1918. The American Legion
had charge of the funeral and Mr.
Hunter’s daughter, Willene, was pre
sented the Flag with which the casket
was draped by Mr. J. I. Godwin.
Active pallbearers were: W. A.
Howell, J. I. Godwin, C. O. Tomlinson,
J. IL Schular, W. D. Waldon, O. L.
McGueen, F. M. Gibson, and W. F.
Spells.
Survivors are his wife; three daugh
ters, Mrs. A. G. Farabee, of Salisbury,
N. C., Juanita, and Willene Hunter;
one son L. E. Huntetr, Jr; his mother,
Mrs. J. L. Huntter, of Waycross; one
sister, Mrs. T. M. Kirkland, of Way
eCross; and one brother, Elsie Hunter,
of Kingsland.
Bainbridge
Woman’s Body
Found In River
BAINBRIDGE, Ga., Sept. 23.—The
body of Mrs. Phil Moore, who jumped
to her death Sunday from the Flint
i River bridge here, was found early
this afternoon.
I
The body was recovered down the
1 river from the Seaboard Airline
bridge.
E. W. Cox, local undertaker, said
that a motorboat had been sent to
: bring the body to Bainbridge and that
funeral plans will be announced later.
The body was recover about 12:30
o’clock today. Watchers had been sta
| tioned along the banks of the river
since Sunday, when Mrs. Moore
jumped off the highway bridge onto
the jagged rocks below.
A Negro boy saw Mrs. Moore jump
from the bridge, Police Chief Idus J.
Lynn reported yesterday. The Negro
called to her, but she ignored him.
Mrs. Moore had been suffering from
an ailment of the nervous system for
several weeks, but it was thought she i
was improving. Her death brought l
sorrow to the whole community.
E. P. Stapletotn and D. F. Wurst
transacted business in Thomasville
in the interest of the Housing Au
thority of Seminole County.
bridge
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUN TY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CIT Y OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
Mayor Minter And Chairman Robinson
Endorse Drive For Navy Recruits Here
iJno. S. Lough, Chairman, Lions Com- Jno. S. Lough, Chairman, Lions Club
mittee for Naval Affairs,
i Donalsonville.
Dear Mr. Lough:
I
Let me express my endorsement of
) the work which you and the members
of your committee are doing in pro
moting the campaign for interesting
j young men in the many advantages
offered them by the United States
1 Navy.
; This would be a commendable un
idertaking at any time; in this hour
;of national crisis it is a great and
‘ patriotic service which you and your
| fellow workers are performing.
I have been particularly impressed
iby the splendid training which the
’ Navy offers ambitious young men,
! who can “earn while learning” and
i who may choose from a wide variety
l of vocations.
On behalf of the official family of
the City of Donalsonville, 1 extend
felicitations on your campaign, which
I am sure will be greatly successful.
Very truly,
M. M. MINTER, Mayor.
City Os Donalsonville, Georgia.
Truck Owners To
Aid In Emergency
J. M. Forrester, Commissioner, De
' partment of Revenue, and W. L. Join
er, Motor Vehicle Director, today sec
onded the recent proclamation by Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge regarding th*
ntional defense truck and bus inven
i tory, and announced that 97,076
. questionnaire cards have been addres
; sed to truck and bus owners and will!
i go in the mail on Thursday, Septem- ■
! ber 25.
“With 4 1-2 million trucks in this
| country today compared with about
l 1-2 million during the first World
i War, the United States need not ex
perience again a transportation para
lysis like that of 1917,” the Commis
sioner emphasized. “The truck and
bus inventory will provide informa
tion for Federal officials in planning!
j improved highway transportation fa-1
i cilities for national defense.”
The inventory offers an opportunity
for truck and bus owners to make a
contribution to the defense of the na
tion, the Commissioner said. With
complete returns from the survey, it
i will be possible to make detailed re
i cords of all available highway trans
i portation facilities by regions and on
I a central basis. With such records,
the country can be organized to meet '
any transportation emergency.
The 5 by 8 questionnaire card each
truck and bus owner will receive spe
cifically requests information regard
ing the season of the year when he i
most urgently needs the vehicle in
his own business and wether in an,
emergency he would be willing to hire 1
or lease the vehicle to a Government
agency. All information on individual
cards will be treated as confidential,
and will be used only for defense pur
poses.
“The inventory' represents an im
i portant act of national defense before
a crisis,” the Commissioner emphasiz
[ ed. “and is strikingly in contrast with
I England’s truck and bus inventory
which was forced upon her in the mid
st of war.”
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New Pontiac
The new 1942 Pontiac will be on
! display here Saturday according to
!an announcement in this week’s
News. Mr. P. E. Shingler. owner of
I the City Mottor Company, invites th *
public to call at his show room and
! inspect the new model.
Cemetery Cleaning
The News has been requested to
announce that there will l>e a cemetery
cleaning at the Thursby cemetery!
Saturday morning, September 27.
Everyone is urged to come and aid j
• with the work.
DONALSONVILLE NEWS F RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1941.
Committee for Naval Affairs,
City.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
It has been brought to my attention
• that your committee is sponsoring in
■ Donalsonville and adjacent territory
. a campaign designed to bring forcibly
, to the attention of young men between
. the ages of 17 and 31 years, the op
. portunities for learning a profession
and establishing life-time security
through enlistment in the U. S. Navy
’ at this time.
I heartily wish you every success,
for I feel that you are performing a
patriotic service and at the same time
may be the means of directing some
I young men in making decisions which
> will have great and good effect on
their future careers. I am informed
II that the Navy offers forty-five or
, more trades and vocations from
which an enlistee may choose, and
that he will be paid and cared for
while learning a life work.
I The Seminole County Commission
i stands behind you in this fine work.
Truly yours,
L. R. ROBINSON, Chairman,
. Seminole County Board of
Commissioners.
Admission Prices
To Be Advanced
The Olive Theater announces that,
effective October 1, there will be an
advance in admission prices on ail
shows. This is made necessary by the
■ U. a. federal Defense Tax and a gen
eral advance in the cost of the films
1 and the operation of a theatre.
Wednesday and Saturday prices will
J be 10c for children under 12 years of
■ age and 15c for adults. On Monday
’ Tuesday and Thursday-Friday Mati
nees will be 10c and 20c, Nights 15c
and 25c. This will include all federal
taxes.
The management of the theatre re
grets that these advances are neces
sary and ask the cooperation of the
public.
lYarborough Now
At Donalsonville
Motor Co.
Mr. T. H. Faircloth of the Donal
sonville Motor Company, local Ford
dealer, announces this week that Mr.
Carl Yarborough has been named
manager and placed in charge of the
repair department of his automobile
sales agency here.
Mr. Yarborough is well known to
the people of this section. He is an
! expert mechanic on all makes of cars
land in fact any kind of machinery and
I will be glad to have his friends con
tinue their patronage at his new loca
tion.
) New Chevrolet
1
The new 1942 Chevrolets will be on
display today, Friday at the Seminole
Motor Company, Mr. J. W. Gibson,
I manager, states.
i He cordially invites the public to
come and see the new model at his
■ showrooms here.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTICE
There will be services in this church
next Sunday. All professed Christians
\ should attend church. All church
members should support their denomi
nation, not only financially, but with
their presence as well.
Your presence Sunday morning at
church will strengthen your spiritual
life; influence your fellow men to
; seek higher things; will please God; 1
■ and encourage your minister.
Sunday School—10:00 A. M.
Divine Worship—ll:oo A. M.
Young People Meet —7:15 P. M.
Praise Service—B:oo P. M.
• M. G. Clark, Supt. of S. S.
I Bob MeCleod. President of C. E.
■ Subject of sermon for Sunday morn- !
; ing—THERE WAS A MAN. I
Local Editor To
! Assist Navy In
Recruit Drive
I At the suggestion of Secretary of
i Navy Knox, Ellison Dunn of The Don
-1 i alsonville News has been made Navy
1 ' Editor, to help the Navy in giving
ambitious local young men informa
' tion about the ©opportunities the
1 ; “Two -Ocean Navy” offers them for
technical training and advancement as
1 they serve their country in its emer
' igency.
J I
i According to an announcement
■ made public in Washington, a limited
’ | number of additional men between
1 the ages of 17 and 50 will be given a
? ■ chance, by enlistment in the Naval
5 i Reserve, to get to the top, with big
1 i pay, in jobs which by their aptitude
1 ■ and as a result of examination they
' show themselves fitted, from among
nearly 50 different trades and voca
-1 tions. These include such callings as
’ aviation machinist, dental technician,
photographer, diesel engineer, radio
technician, electrician, welder, store
-1 keeper, and baker. Enlisted men may
also qualify for commissions as of
ficers.
P Beginning this week, the Navy
I plans for a limited time to accept new
| qualified men for training. These men
' will be sent to one of four Naval
I Training Stations and may have a
) chance to go to a Navy Trade School
i even before assignment to the fleet.
During this period they will be giveni
regular Navy pay and the Navy’s
free schooling is valued at hundreds of
> dollars.
’ “Never in the history of the United
* States has there been greater oppor
' tunity for loyal young Americans to
serve their country and build their
futures than right now,” said Secre-
i tary Knox.
1 In outlining the many advantages
1 offered by enlistment in the United
I States Navy, Mr. Dunn, Navy Editor!
’ i of The News said, “It is possible for,
| a bright young man to increase his |
: pay seven times during his first en-!
i listment and he can earn as much as.
' $126 a month. This monthly figure is)
I actually worth much more when it is
remembered that the man has few
living expenses and is provided with
the finest of medical and dental care.
“You have all your food and lodg- !
ing, and also your original outfit of ■
clothing provided by Uncle Sam free,”|
Mr. Dunn continued. “In addition
there are free sports and entertain
ment —even to the latest Hollywood
pictures. On top of this you get free
: travel and adventure in colorful plac
[eeas —a thing few civilians can afford.
“When you consider the size of this j
country and the fact that the Navy
. will select only 15,000 applicants a
, month from many times that number
throughout the United States, the
, I quotation, ‘Many are called but few
are chosen,’ will apply to local menl
interested.
“Navy men are a “hand-picked’ lot.
Candidates must be men of more than
average intelligence and ambition, of
fine moral character and must have
the written recommendation of at
least two local townspeople.”
As Navy Editor, Mr. Dunn has just
received from Washington a supply of
! free illustrated booklets for all men
. interested and, in addition, will wel
come inquiries from young men who
wish to look into the new and greater
, opportunities the Navy now offers for
training for future civilian careers as
they serve their country now in its
emergency.
( ARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere ap
preciation and heart felt thanks to
those who were so thoughtful and
kind to us during our recent bereave
i ment. May God Bless each of them, j
MRS. L. E. HUNTER
AND FAMILY.
I Mrs. S. W. Dupriest is spending sev
eral weeks in Pensacola, Fla., visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Chester Batson. ,
Miss Mary Harrell left Monday fori
Macon where she will enter nurses ’
training at the Macon Hospital.
Misses Wilma Tom Odum and Rillal
J .Mae Martin spent Sunday in Blakely. 1
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
Rev. Lough Named
Chairman Os Lion’s
Club Committee
Rev. Jno. S. Lough has been named
as Chairman of the Lion’s Club com
| mittee to assist in the drive for en
listments in the U. S. Navy, in coop
eration with Ellison Dunn, Navy
editor of The News.
Rev. Lough was appointed by Presi
dent H. B. Jenkins who heartily en
dorsed the program this week and has
called on members of the local Lions
Club to cooperate in securing enlist
ments in this county.
A series of advertisements begun
this week in The News tells of the
many opportunities for training
American youths that are available in
the Navy and that enlistments in the
reserve corps are now possible for the
duration of the emergency.
It is pointed out that Class 1-A re
gistrants of the local draft board may
enlist in the Navy and learn one of
the many trades that will better
equip him for his life’s work.
Pamphlets are available at The
Donalsonville News office giving full
details to prospective enlistees.
Defense Corps
Held Drill Sunday
Afternoon >
At a special drill of the State De
fense Corps on Sunday P. M. with
twenty-three men in attendance, the
Color Guard, composed of Corporal
Geo. Walden and First Class Privates
Joe Roberts and Herman Roland made
its first appearance. Thirty-three men
attended the regular drill on Monday
night, at which time First Lieut. R. L.
Cox tendered his resignation and Cur
tis Roberts was elected by the com
pany to fill this vacancy.
The next regular drill on Monday,
Sept. 29 is of utmost importance as at
that time the personnel will be finger
printed and sworn in. Please keep this
in mind. A special school for non-com
missioned officers was held Thursday
night.
The men are working hard and are
exhibiting the keenest interest. A sup
per is being planned for the near fu
ture.
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Naval
OLIVE
THEATRE
Saturday Only
Gene Autry, In
“SUNSET IN WYOMING”
Monday And Tuesday
Loretta Young, In
' “LADY FROM CHEYENNE”
Wednesday
Humphrey Bogart and Sylvia
Sidney, In
“WAGONS ROLL AT NIGHT”
—
Thursday And Friady
I George Murphy, Alan Marshall and
Burgess Meredith, In
“TOM, DICK AND HARRY”
MIDGET THEATRE
SATURDAY
Binnie Barnes, In
ANGELS WITH BROKEN WINGS
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NUMBER 35.