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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. Mr. Idus L Hay Dies In Tuscumbia Alabama Sunday Many friends here of the family were saddened to learn of the death of Mr. Idus L. Hay, which occurred in his home in Tuscumbia, Ala., Sunday following a short illness of cereberal malaria. Mr. Hay, a brother of L. C. Hay, A. L. Hay, and the late L. E. Hay, of this city, was born in Cuthbert, the son of the late W. D. Hay of this county. For a year, during 1923, he made his home in Donalsonville, but since ■ that time has resided in Tuscumbia, I where he was connected with the Ala-1 bama re-employment office as as-1 sistant manager at the time of his j death. Ironical was the fact that his; superior, the manager of the office in which he was employed, passed away a week previous. Funeral services were held at Tus cumbia Sunday afternoon and the body was then carried to Norman Park, Ga., where interment took place. The deceased is survived by his wife, two children and four brothers, A. L. and L. C. Hay, of Donalsonville and W. C. and E. D. Hay, of Blakely. “Long Drive” Two elderly Negroes, A. C. Moses and Charlie Speight, living beyond Gordon, Ala., drove an ox to Donal sonville last week to bring a bale of I cotton to be ginned. This was their only bale. They arrived at the Donalsonville Warehouse gin around 3 o’clock a. m., turned their ox loose in the yard and went to sleep on the cotton. When the ginner arrived next | morning and ginned the cotton, the sample was reported to be good and i the Negroes declared that it was, worth the long drive to get to a good j gin. New Building Mr. Leon Barber has let the con tract for the construction of a new! business building on Woolfolk avenue, [ located between the telephone office I and the Atlantic Ice Company, work having already begun on the building. | When completed, Mr. Barber will move his dry cleaning and pressing ■establihment to the new location. ! AFTER X HIGH PRICES WHAT Begin saving now and you' will be ready for whatever comes. We invite your business. We Are A Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Commercial State Bank Donalsonville, Georgia BnuaLantivtlb New Local Basket- Ball Teams Start Practice By Lewe Johnson, Jr. I Here we are beginning a new sea son which promises to be a successful one. It seems that during the past J season the attendance at our games j was not what it should have been. Therefore the object of this column is to keep you posted regarding this seasons Basket-Ball games. Donalsonville has in the past beer, i : well known for its whole heartedness in sports, thus I am sure this years I team can count on good support from j the sport fans of this town. This season under the coaching of ! such able persons as Mr. M. P. Stein and Miss Merle Reed, the boys and ! girls hope to have ball teams which are capable of taking on many distin ■ guished teams. Practice was begun this week to! get the players in condition for early games. A fine squad came out for practice on Monday, some fifteen boys went through the regular routine for early conditioning of passing and shooting, although the boys are not as heavy as of previous seasons there seems to be an added height to the team which is always a tremendous asset to a basket ball team. The reading of this column each Friday will be a help to the teams; of 1942-43. Remember a team must! have support. The girls basketball team started practice Monday morning beginning another season of strenuous playing. The team led by some of last years squad and also a large number of new players hope to give the fans of Don-| ' alsonville a girls team they can bej proud of. Miss Merle Reed, coach of the girls i team began practice Monday morning] ! with various plays to get the girls in shape after a summer of idleness. The team consist of the following: Willene Hunter, Jessie Mae Roberts.! Martha Ann Goodwin, Caroline Fain. Hilda Bivings, Annette Dickenson, j Helen Hasty, Vivian Lynn, Vivian i i Reed, Janice Kirkland, Reida Hayes, I Ella Jean Fiveash, Margie Richard-j Ison, Betty Jane Wilson, Joyce Cow art, Annie Ruth Mann, Sara Nell ! Raley, and Mabel Daniels. With the beginning of a new sea son we hope the fans of Donalsonville will give these girls their full support by attending games at home and also out of town, your support will he I highly appreciated and we hope |o 1 give you a good team and some good I games. “Train Blazers To Perform At F. D. R. School The “Trail Blazers”, widely' known radio stars, are bringing their musical comedy variety show to FDR school Wednesday night. October Bth. | under the auspices of the high school.) a percentage of the recipts going to * i the school. Singing, dancing and blackface' \ comedy will be offered in a variety show of fun and entertainment. Ad mission prices will be 11c and 22c, j I which include federal tax. NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR DRIVERS LICENSES For the convenience of the residents of Donalsonville and Seminole County the local Slate Patrol announces ther will be a License Examiner stationed in Donalsonville permanently for the. purpose of accomodating the large number of people who haven’t as yet applied for a 41-42 driver’s license. Examiner J. T. Channell transfer red here from Savannah formerly ol Marietta announces office house from 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. each week day. A good garden Will help keep star vation away. Austrian winter peas are winter hardy for all sections of Georgia, ac cording to Extension specialists. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CIT Y OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA, Welfare Board Holds Regular I Monthly Meeting i j The regular monthly meeting of the Seminole County Board of Public Welfare was held on Septmer 24, 1941. The Board is composed of Mrs. [ J. L. Dickenson, Mrs. M. G. Clarke.! 1 I Mrs. Mosden Strickland and Mrs. B.! 18. Clarke. Mrs. Dickenson is chair- h man of the Board having been named ' to this position because of her unus- j I ual ability and experience in religious | I and civic affairs. The fourth year of ' ‘ public welfare operations under the. new program has been completed. j During the past year merit exami-; ! nations were held in Georgia for all I welfare employees. This is a require-j ment of the National Social Security j Board. Mrs. I. E. Bivings, Director,! successfully passed the examination given for County Welfare Director. Mr. J. A. Boatright, State Supervisor |of Merit Examinations, stated in a newspaper article that out of 6,097 who took these examinations only 1,- 750 passed. At the September meeting Secre tary reported 146 receiving Old Age Assistance in the amount of $1232.00, I Blind person receiving a small a- ; ward and 11 families representing 29 children receiving assistance in the amount of $205.00. At this time there are 125 pending applications for Old | I Age assistance, One blind application ! I and 23 applications for Aid to Depend- I ent Children. Because of the date of I application and because funds for this particular type of assistance have not been available, it has not been possible to submit these cases to the State Of fice. However, investigations have been made in a number of cases and : applicants have lyen c(irtifi>> Lf<>» sur | plus commodities. During September ' 25 received surplus commodities. Special emphasis has been given to 1 ! certifications for NYA employment.' I Boys and girls from Seminole Coun ty have been offered employment on 1 defense projects at the differentl training centers jn Georgia. These, I youth’s are given their board, modi-1 cal care, etc., and are paid SIO.OO a: l month for their personal use while j I being trained at these centers. Any I i boy or girl who is seventeen and not' over twenty four and who is not a i regular attendant at public school may j make an application for this type of, work. The policy of the welfare program j is to give every needy old person a : “pension”. Because of limited funds] 1 we have been advised to submit no i 1 Dependent Children cases to the At- ' lanta Office until further notice js : received. A substantial increase in State < funds in the near future which will enable the County Board to add a! i number of old age rec ipients to their ■: rolls is anticipated. _ ( Forty-five Men Attend Defense , Corps Meeting Forty-five men were in attendance | ! at the regular drill of the State De ' fens'- Cqrps on Monday Night at which time enlistment records were' taken with the cooperation of Judge i I Garwood and Miss Billy Cannington.' ' It lias been decided to have a supper 1 at the Drill on next Monday night in celebration of our having reached our enlistment quota. All members of the I inactive reserve please take notice and atttend. All members of the board of County Commissioners, the City Council and the Local School Board 1 have been invited as well as the Head quarters staff from Thomasville. The; ' drill period will be cut short so that all m,ay enjoy a social evening to gether, VISITING WASHINGTON Mr. Morrison P. Shingler. president of the National Pecan Growers Ex change, of Albany, was called to: Washington the first of the week a leng with three other representatives from southern states to attend a meet : ing of the Surplus Marketing As. sociation to discuss better prices fel l pecans. DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 1941. -Navy To Build 'Six Super-Cruisers i Immediately An announcement, made public re cently7 by the United States Navy De partment, that construction has been started on six 27,000-ton super cruis ers. indicates that work on our new ! “Two-Ocean” Navy has been further accelerated. This latest concerning I Naval shipbuilding brings the total ! number of new ships ordered since January 1. 1941 to 2.B3l—with 968 of I these ships already 7 under construc -1 tion. Production line methods are be i ing used wherever possible and a pro nounced speed-up has been accom plished by the institute of a 48-hour i week and a three-shift 24-hour day. 1375,000 men are already employed in shipyards and another 125,000 men are already employed in shipyards and another 125,000 men will be add ed to this force of workmen who are speeding ships down the ways at the rate of at least one every ten days. So coordinated and precise is the current naval shipbuilding program that many months are being cut from the normal building time of American made warships. This expert planning and new speed in construction of our ships from 45,- 000-ton dreadnaughts to small tor pedo boats opens the way for the Navy to accept new qualified men for training at the rate of 12,000 to 15,- 000 a month. These men, enlisting in either the regular Navy' or the Naval Reserve, will be sent to one of the four Naval Training Stations and may' have a chance to go to a Navy Trade School even before assignment to the fleet. During this period they will receive regular Navy pay and the free NaVy schooling is valued at hun dreds of dollars. Every new ship in our Navy will j require not only hundreds of addition ! al sailors but many' more Navy men will be needed to work in Navy' dry docks, machine shops, ordnance de pots and other shore posts to keep the new ships in action. “Never in the history of the United States has there been greater oppor tunity for loyal young Americans to serve there country and build their futures than right now,” Secretary of the Navy Knox recently said. At the suggestion of Secretary of Navy Knox, Ellison Dunn has been made Navy Editor of The Donalson ville News to help the Navy in giving ambitious young men information a bcut the opportunities the “Two- Ocean” Navy offers for technical training and advanepme-t'-t, In outlining the many advantages offered by' Naval enlistment. In outlining the many' advantages offered by Naval enlistment, Dunn said, “It is possible for a bright young man to increase his pay seven times during his first enlistment and he can earn as much as $126 a ptqplh. This monthly figure is actually worth much more when it is remembered that the man has few living expenses and is provided with the finest of me dical and dental care. “You have all your food and lodg ing, and also your original clothing outfit is provided by Uncle Sam free.” Dunn continued. “In addition, there are free sports and entertain ’ ment. On top of this, you get free tra vel and adventure tn colorful places— -1 a thing few civilians can afford. “When you consider the size of this country and the fact that the Navy a ill select only 12,000 applicants a months from many times that number throughout the United States, the quotation ‘Many are called, but few are chosen’ will apply to local men in terested, “As Navy men are a ‘hand-picked’ lot, candidates must be men of more than average intelligence and anthi tion, of fine moral character- and must have the written recommenda tion of at least two local towns ! people.” As Navy Editor. Dunn has just re ceived from Washington a supply of free illustrated booklets for all men interested and, in addition, will wel i come inquiries from young men who wish to look into the new and greater ; opportunities the Navy and the Nava! Reserve now offers for training for | later civilian careers as they serve their country now in its emergency. Lions Have District Meeting Here Friday Zone Chairman D. F. Wurst held a • meeting of the Lions Clubs of this dis i trict last Friday night in conjunction • with the regular weekly luncheon of ' the- Donalsonville club, visitors being ' j present from the Bainbridge, Blakely 'land Dothan clubs. The club hoard a very' inspiring ad : dress by District Governor Bill Free men, of Ft. Valley' and reports were given by' the clubs on their various activities. Short talks were made by Earl Pick i le and C. D. Sheffield, of the- Blakely | I chib and W. D. McCord and Mr. Groll-: man, of the Bainbridge club. Lewis| Shingler, of the Dothan Club, also j gave a brief talk. President H. B. Jenkins, of the Don alsonville club, made the report for the local club, which showed much progress during recent months. YARBOROUGH BUYS INTEREST IN DONALSONVILLE MOTOR CO. The News was informed this week; that Mr. Carl Yarborough has pur chased a half-interest in the Donal-j 1 sonville Motor Company. In the: the news item last week it was stat-! ■ I ed that he had been placed in charge !of the repair department and The I ■ News was not familiar with his pur- II chase of an interest. Mr, Yarborough ir. well known to the] i automobile trade and is capable of I rendering excellent service in this line. Peanuts Badly ! Damaged By 1 Recent Rains I Peanuts are badly damaged as a re . suit of recent rains, reports from !<>• > cal shelling plants indicate as the marketing season got under full swing II this week. Reports are to the effect i that in some instances the nuts are, J grading as much as 60 per cent oil . I stock, the price paid for this class • being around S6O per ton. Picking is being slowed up too, a.- [ , a result of the condition of the pea | nuts which have not dried since the 1 1 rains last week. Pickers are running ■the vines through the machines two I and three times to property pick the! I nuts, it is said. The damage will run Into thousands I of dollars ns a result of poor slack ing, buyers report. Rev. Brooks Will Return Here Jan, 15 Os interest to his many friends here ! is the announcement that Rev. E. B [ Brooks, of Fort Barrancas. Fla,, will return to his pastorate of the Baptist ,i Church here on January 15th, he in formed The News this week. .! Captain Brooks, chaplain at the • 'Fort, stales that he received an <u"i‘i II cial communication from his. eom- ! manding officer this week advising; . him that he would he relieved accord-1 ing to hi- original call, which was for Jone year of service. The commanding! [ officer expressed keen regret over the fact that Captain Brooks would be re- • iieved, and praised his work highly. Rev. -Brooks states that there is a .| possibility that the \,..r department . may see fit ta send him to another! ■ post when his time expires, which will .!probably be on a moment’s notice, but j that present plans are definite for his! ■ release January 15th when he will . have completed his year of service. Rev. Brooks states that the chapel , which he was partially instrumental in securing for the Fort, is expected to be ready for occupancy during October. He reports that he and family are • enjoying splendid health and he is looking forward to being with his Donalsonville friends again. Messrs. Ralph Trawick. Joe, Den- I ver, Luther, and Roger Sponer. and B. P. Coachman attended the South- ■ »astern World’s Fair in Atlanta last week-end. 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 3128 Bales New Cotton Ginned In Seminole To Date 3128 bales of 1941 cotton had been ginned in this county through Septem : ber 16th, according to G. C. Griffin, i special agent of the Department of I Commerce. This figure shows an increase over ! that of a year ago when only’ 2695 i bales had been ginned up to the same I date. Squirrel Season Is Now Open The hunting season for squirrels for 1941-12 officially opens this week, Wednesday, October Ist, this being the only game permitted by law to be hunted at this time. The quail and turkey seasons open November 20th, while the dove sea son does not open until December Ist. MEETING OF THE BOWEN BAPTIST ASSOCI YTION Meets With Bethel Church On October 8 - 9. The Eighty-fifth session of the Bowen Baptist Association will con vene on Wednesday and Thursday October 8-9 with Bethel Church lo cated about seven miles north-west of Bainbridge. The officers are: C. 11. Darsey, Vice Modertor; L. A. Phil lips, Clerk; D. F. Long, Treasurer, many state workers are expected t;» be present this sossin- ... The Introductory Sermon will be de livered by Rev. J. A. Duren, pastor Donalsonville Baptist Church on the first day, and Rev. Wilburn S. Smith, pastor First Baptist Church Cairo, will speak at eleven o’clock on the sec ond day. The meeting will be called to order at 10:00 A. M. As has been the custom in the past j every body is asked to bring lunch to help the community feed the people at the dinner hour. All churches in this association arc requested to send delegates to the association with their church letters properly filled out. Visitors are cor dially welcomed. ( PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION 3128 Bales New OLIVE THEATRE Saturday Only Don Burry, In “DESERT BANDIT" Monday And Tuesday I James Cagney and Bette Davis, In “BRIDE COMES C. O. D.” ] _| Wednesday I Dead End Kids And The Little Tough Guys, In “HIT THE ROAD” j' ’ ” Thursday And Friady I Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, In “MET JOHN DOE" MIDGET THEATRE SATURDAY Dennis Morgan and Wayne -A Morris. In “BAD MEN OF MISSOI RI" 5?.. b ■ ■ s a ■ si ■■■■•• .-■■■ -z l NUMBER 36.