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"
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