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SEMINOLE COUNTY
Georgia’s Peanut Center
The richest and 1 st farming section
jrf the world, the home of the in
dustrious farmer.
SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS FOR
OCTOBER TERM SUPERIOR COURT
• To the Honorable C. W. Worrill,
j Judge Pataula Circuit,
►
. We, the Grand Jury serving at the
October Term, 1941 of Seminole Coun
ty Superior Court, beg to submit here
with the general presentments of this
Jjody.
In our deliberations we find 16 true
bills and 14 no bills.
We, the Garnd Jury, fixed the fee
for Petit Jurors, Grand Jurors and
House Bailiffs at $2.00 per day and
fixed the fee for Riding Bailiffs at
$5.00 per day.
PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE
We, your Committee on Public Wel
fare, find the records of this office
well kept, and informative. We find
old age pensions awarded to 148
cases with an average of $8.44 per
person, 28 dependent children repre
senting 11 families and 1 blind award.
There are pending 123 applications
for old age pensions, 1 blind and 64
dependent children representing 23
families. ,Ve wish to commend Mrs.
Blonnie r . Bivings and Miss Eliza
beth O’Neal for their cooperation with
this committee and for the spendid
manner in which they conduct the af
fairs of this office. We would most
strongly recommend to the state ad
ministration that a great proportion
of the funds be made available for
dependent children.
C. W. BEARDSLEY, Chairman.
B. A, BRAMLETT,
W. L. CLEVELAND,
ROSCOE BURKE.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ROADS
We, the committee on public roads
find the roads in ordinary condition
except the ditches are pulled and left
in that condition; We recommend by
request of Mau Carriers that this dirt
be spread over the roads to avdid trou
ble getting in the ditch.
C. E. WADDELL, Chairman,
D. P. VERNER,
L. E. SPOONER,
J. R, JOHNSON.
COMMITTEE ON J. P. BOOKS
We, the Committee on J. P. Books
of Seminole County, find them well
kept and up-to-date.
Y. L. ROBERTS, Chairman,
J. D. FAIRCLOTH, SR.
J. V. BRACKIN,
J. F. KING.
Mr. Walter Williams, of Jakin, was
visitor here this week.
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Begin saving now and you
will be ready for whatever comes.
We invite your business.
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Member. Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
Commercial State
Bank
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COMMITTEE ON CONVICT CAMP
We, the Committee appointed to
inspect the Convict Camp and Grounds j
find that they have a good garden and
good potatoe crop and the premises
are clean and in good condition.
J. O. O’NEAL, Chairman,
H. L. HOWARD,
WILLIAM T. WARD,
A. P. HURST.
COMMITTEE ON COUNTY
OFFICERS
We, the Committee on County Of
ficers of Seminole County, find them
well kept and up-to-date in every re-1
spect.
Y. L. ROBERTS, Chairman,
GEORGE ODOM,
I. E. GIBBONS,
GORDON BARBER.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS
We, your Committee on Public
Buildings, beg to report we find Court
house and jail in fair condition and
well kept. We recomend that plumbing
be checked over and broken parts be
replaced. We further recommend new
,shades for tax Collector’s and Grand
Jurror’s room. It was brought to our
attention that white and colored use
same toilet at times and we re
commend that signs be placed over!
doors and white use white toilets
and colored use colored toilets only, i
I. E. GIBBONS, Chairman,
BOWEN EARNEST,
W. F. HERRING,
J. D. FAIRCLOTH, JR.
We hereby recommend the County
Warden or parties working on the
highways in Seminole County not to
throw Bermuda grass from the road
into cultivated fields.
We wish to thank Judge Worrill for
his frank and able charge, and express
to Solicitor Patterson our deep ap
preciation for his efficient guidance
during our deliberations.
D. F. WURST, Foreman,
Y. L. ROBERTS, Clerk.
This the 22nd day of October, 1941.
GEORGIA, SEMINOLE COUNTY
It is hereby ordered by the Court
that the above and foregoing General
Presentments of the Grand Jury, be
received, adopted, filed for record, ap
proved and published according to
law.
This 22nd day of Octoebr, 1941.
C. W. WORRILL, J. S. C. P. C.
Farmers Urged To
Hold Back For
Full Cotton Planting
All families aided by the Farm Se
curity Administration in Seminole
county are urged to save back suffi- !
cient of their current crops to assure
full planting of next year’s acreage,!
advises Hugh E. Gleaton, County FSA
Supervisor. Selection of the best va
rieties of current crops for next sea
son’s use is an act of good husbandry,
said Mr. Gleaton, and is recommended
by the Farm Security Administration
under normal circulations, but with
todays apparent shortages ahead it is
almost necessary that enough seeds
are stored to guarantee supplies re
quired for 1942 plantings.
This is especially true with peanuts
as the expanded acreage of all farm
ers, cooperating with the national call
for production, together with
the brisk demands for all pea
nut products indicate that shortages
may develop in available seed sup
plies. Under the programs now plan
ned, peanut acreage will be doubled
in the next year’s undertakings.
“Aside from the savings farmers
may make in the expense of next sea
son’s plantings by having their own
seed at hand, by careful selection and
storage the quality of the seed may be
safeguarded,” said Mr. Gleaton.
He gave a word of caution to fami
lies who plant to make selections and
lay by their seed requirements. There
are several important steps to be con
sidered when storing seeds. Families
who wish more information about seed
storage may discuss this with Mr. W.
E. Brigham, county agricultural agent
or visit the local offices of the Farm
Security Administration.
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
No Curtailment
1
In Building Has
Been Ordered
■ According to information received
by The News this week no curtail
ment of home buildnig, repairing or
construction of homes or the con-
i struction of barns has been ordered.
; Press dispatches, it is indicated
• that all of this type of work was in
| eluded in the list of which “priorities”
I must be obtained.
Where steel is not used in construc
tion, it is said that no ban has been
, placed on construction.
Red Cross Drive
Begins Here
November 11th.
It was announced this week that the
annual Red Cross drive will begin on
November 11th, Armistice Day and
that a committee from the Donalson
ville Lions Club will aid with the
drive.
Rev. John S. Lough is chairman of
the drive this year and the usual
generous response is anticipated to
j the drive for funds.
Carnival To Play
Here Week Os
November 3rd.
The Scott Shows, a large carnival
company, will come to Donalsonville
for one week beginning November 3rd
under the auspices of the Donalson
ville Lions Club for the annual Semi
nole County Jubilee.
The carnival is sponsored annually
by the Lions Club for funds to pay
prizes in the Seminole County Live
stock show.
The carnival this year is a new
company and will bring new rides,
new shows and new free attractions to
the city.
DONALSONVILLE DOWN
ARLINGTON TWICE
by Lowe Johnson, Jr.
In two thrilling encounters last
i Tuesday night the Seminole teams de
feated the Arlington “Travelers” in
Arlington twice.
The “Squaws" of Donalsonville
thrilled the fans of the packed court
j throughout the entire game with their
! fine passing. Caroline Fain led the
I scoring, followed by Helen Hasty and
i Joyce Cowart. They finished with a 36
; to 20 triumph over their opponents.
Although the Donalsonville boys
i were being led at the half by the score
i of 9 to 3, they staged u second-half
I rally that brought to them victory 16
■ to 12. The Indians showed their spirit
; during the fourth quartetr as they
dogged their opponents all over the
court to retain their lead which they
had gained. Thomas Garwood stood
out for his follow up work under the
basket.
Follow these teams this year for
they have already gained their medal.--.
■ Sacred Harp Sing
A Sacred Harp Sing will be held
i at old Friend -hip church three miles
! south of Ashford, Ala.. Sunday Octob
er 26th. it was announced this week.
This will be a Memorial all day sing
i and the public is invited.
Another Sacred Harp Sing will be
[ held on the Sunday in Novem-
• her at Collins Church 1 mile west of
Malone. Flu,, and this too will be an
i all day sing to which the public is
invited.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services In the Preszyterlan Church
next Sunday.
The preaching hours arc 11 o’clock
a. m., and 7 :45 p. nt,
Young people meet 0:45 p. m.
Sunday School—lo a. m.
Subject of Sermon for 11 o’clock —
“Samson Shorn Os His Locks”.
Special music and song at both
services.
DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1941.
Defense Corps
Held Regular
Drill Monday
The State Defense Corps held its
regular drill on Monday night with
forty men present. The drill time was
devoted to squad drills and guard
duty. A plan of defense of vital instal
lations in Seminole County has been
submitted to State Headquarters and
Captain Beardsley has been notified of
its acceptance and approval and the
officers were commended and congra
tulated for a “very fine and compre
hensive piece of work.”
Drill time has been changed from
8:30 to 8 o’clock beginning next Mon
day night.
Rev. Brooks
Is Transferred
Chaplain (Captain) E. B. Brooks
of Ft. Barrancas, Fla., notified The
News this week that he had been
transferred to Keesler Field at Biloxi,
Miss, effective about November Ist.
Rev. Brooks states that this is
simply a transfer with no change in
the time factor of his present tour
status.
He hopes to spend a short while in
Donalsonville in the near future, he
states, but at the present time could
not give any definite date.
Remus L. Barbree
Dies Os Heart
Attack At Home
Mr, Remus L. Barbree, well known
rcMU-mt e? Early county near Jakin,
died suddenly Sunday of a heart at
tack while wjth his family at home.
He was 58 years old and was born
in Dooly county, moving to Early
county when a young man where he
has resided since that time as a farm
er. He was a member of the Primitive
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at Beth
el Church Tuesday afternoon with
Rev. R. K. Blackshear conducting the
service. Active pallbearers were C; C.
Crook, Clarke Mosely, Lamar Hum
phrey, Curtis Dunning, Alphono
White and G. G. Siniard.
Honorary pall bearers were Gus i
Reese, Charlie Reese, Mr. Cosby, San-i
ford Burkett, Virgil Miller anti Leoni
Baughman.
Surviving are his wife, three sons,
Dorsey, of Blakely, Dick and Gene and
three daughters, Mrs. Cary Houston,!
of Blakely, Mrs, Frank Fuller, of ■
Jakin, and Miss Alicia Barbree,
Out-of-town relatives and friends '
attending the funeral were Dr. C, B,
Murphy, Neal Clark, Miss Beatrice
Newberry and daughter, Joy, Waverly |
Hall, Mrs. Krank Barbree and Mrs. j
Eugenia White, of Sarasota, Fla.
Evans and Son, funeral directors,!
were in charge of the funeral.
“Needed-Men To
Stand In The Gap”
Subject of Rev. J. A. Duren At
Men’s Service
The service Sunday evening will be
“Men’s Night” at the First Baptist
Church. Last Sunday evening was
“Ladies’ Night," and there was a
good attendance, but the auditorium
was not filled. The men are asked to
show the ladies that It can be done,
but they will need your help to fill the
church. At the morning service the
pastor’s subject will be. “Who Are
These That Fly in the Clouds’” This
question was asked by the prophet
Isaiah, and was a prophecy of the
airlane.
The Baptist Church will begin a
meeting on the first Sunday in Nov
ember. The pastor will preach. Mr, O.
11. Lewis, a local layman, will direct
the singing. Week-day services will
be at 8:00 in the morning and 7:45 in
the evening. The members of the
church are asked to join in the effort
to have an “Every Member Atten=
dance Service” at the morning hour on
November second.
OCTOBER TERM SUPERIOR COURT
COURT IS HELD HERE THIS WEEK
LARGE NUMBER OF
DIVORCE CASES HANDLED
AT TERM
Judge C. W. Worrill recessed
the October term of Superior
Court here late Wednesday after
noon, the order being a recess
from day to day and week to
week, subject to call by the judge.
Practically all criminal cases
had been disposed of and all civil
business ready for trial when the
recess was ordered.
Other criminal cases disposed of at
the term were as follows:
State vs. Alvin Ardis, stabbing;
verdict of guilty, 12 months on chain
gang.
State vs. Freeman Curry, drunken
ness on highway; verdict of guilty,
12 months or SSO.
State vs. Guss Sheffield, drunken
ness on highway; plea of guilty, or
dered to take 6 months treat for
liquor and serve 6 months on proba
tion.
State vs. B. Cowart, drunken driv
ing; 12 months on probation.
State vs. Man Wilson, illegal sale |
of liquor and possessing tax unpaid
liquor (two cases); verdict of guilty, I
18 month probation and SSO fine in •
each case. ;
Stalje vs. Rufus Moss, possessing)
tax unpaid liquor; plea of guilty, S3O
fine and 12 months on probation.
State vs. Roscoe Christmas, stab
bing and assault with intent to mur
der (two cases); plea of guilty, 12
months on chaingang in each case.
Judge C. W. Worrill presiding over
Seminole Superior Court here this
week, took occasion to condemn the
pardon racket, military rule and the
Supreme Court of Georgia for rever
-1 sal of court on minor techni
calities in his charge to the grand
jury on Monday.
The charge given by the judge was
' one of the ablest and most interesting;
ever heard from the local bench and 1
the grand jury, as well as the court
room filled with spectators listened
[attentively as he gave the charge.
He branded the pardon racket as’ en- (
| couraging crime and declared that
violations of the law were on the in
crease due to the wholesale pardoning
of criminals.
I He also took occassion to flay the
1 use of military rule to gain an ob
■ jective as has been noted by two of
j Georgia’s governors in recent years. I
IHe pointed out that Georgia has
courts in which all such difference
should be decided and that there was
no need for invoking military rule.
In criticizing the Supreme Court.i
iJudge Worrill cited liistr.nces where,
! decisions of the lower courts had be<n
, reversed on minor technicalities caus
(ing a gross miscarriage of justice as
!a result.
He stated that good schools are es
iscntial to a good community and
j charged the grand jury with the re
sponsibi’ity of reducing county ex
penses that taxes might be reduced.
He praised the people of Seminole
stating that this is good town and"*
good county and urged the jurors to.
help keep It as one of the best in
Southwest Georgia.
Following the judge’s charge, the
(grand jury began its deliberations’
; with D. F. Wurst as forman and Y. L. :
; Roberts and clerk.
The civil docket was then sounded:
[and divorce cases were taken up, ver
'diets being rendered in the following:
' Cecil W. Smith vs. Beatrice Alday
Smith. 2nd verdict and final judgment,
i Shellie Glisson vs. Mrs. Mytl Davis
[ Glisson, first verdict.
Mrs. Jewell Cox Cumbie vs. Riley;
Mason Cumbie, first verdict.
Bleema S, Tipton vs. Rufus Tipton,
2nd verdict and final judgment.
Charlie Green Chambers vs. Mary
M. Chambers, 2nd verdict and final
judgment.
Myrtle Sheffield vs. Guss E. Shef
field. 2nd verdict and final judgment.
Francis Lynn Glisson vs. Ruel G.
Glisson, appearance term.
Gladys Williams Buckins vs. J. P.
Buckins, appearance term.
Laura R. Maxwell vs. James N.
Maxwell, appearance term.
i Charlie Covington vs. Anis Turnage'
' Covington, 2nd verdict and final j
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
judgment.
Marguerite Mitchell Hagan vs.
George W. Hagan, appearance term.
John Enfinger vs. Mottie Griffin
Enfinger, appearance term.
One civil case, that of J. B. Monk
vs. C. W. Beardsjey, which had been
on docket for six years, was dismiss
ed by the plaintiff’s attorney. This
case was a suit for damages follow
ing a wreck on a sharp curve in the
southern part of the county. Mr.
Monk’s wife was injured in the wreck.
No civil cases were tried and the
jury was dismissed shortly after noon
until Wednesday morning when the
criminal docket was called.
/
Harvey McKeller plead guilty to
public drunkenness. He was under
probation from the last term of court
and 12 months of his probation re
mained. Judge Worrill revoked his
probation and gave him a straight
"sentence of twelve months at the
state prison. He was given thirty
days to gather his crops before start
ing his time.
No Candidates
* 1
Qualified For
City Primary i
The time limit for. candidates to
qualify in the City Primary expired
Wednesday at noon with only two
candidates qualified for the offices of
City Aldermen. L. W. Martin and R.
I. Evans qualified for re-election for
the two positions on council.
It was also noted that no candidates
for committeemen qualified, which au
tomatically required the present com
mitteemen to hold office until their
successors arc elected which will be
two years hence. This committee is
composed of L. R. Robihson, T. E.
Roberts and Ellison Dunn.
In view of the fact that no opposi
tion has developed in the city races,
the primary will not be held, hut the
qualified candidates are declared the
nominees and will be certified as the
Democratic candidates in the regular
general election for the city to be held
in January.
Attorneys Vance Custer and Jahn
R. Wilson, of Bainbridge, attended
court here Monday.
OLIVE
THEATRE
Saturday Only
BiilJSHfct’t, In
“PRAIRIE ’SCHOONERS”
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, Monday;'And Tuesday
• J '
Don Anieche and Mary Martin. In
“KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE”
Wednesday
Brenda Joyce, In
“PRIVATE NURSE"
Thursday And Friady
i William Powell and Myrna Loy, In
“LOVE CRAZY”
Big Midnight Show Halloween
MIDGET THEATRE
SATURDAY
Roebrt Sterling and Charles
Winninger, In
“GETAWAY”
NUMBER 39.