SEMINOLE COUOTT
Georgia’s Peanat Center
she richest and best farming section
of the world, the home of the in
dustrious farmer.
SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV.
TEMPORARY NAVAL
RECRUITING STATION TO BE
HERE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD.
The Navy Recruiting Station at
Tallahassee announces that a tem
porary recruiting sub-station will be
opened at the Donalsonville Postof
fice on Monday, November 3rd for
the purpose of interviewing those in
terested in the Navy and giving pre
liminary examinations to those who
wish to enlist.
The recruiting officer points out
that any youth may come to the post
office on that date and he will be
given all information concerning the
navy without any obligation.
It is also pointed out that the
Navy is permitted to take men who
are signed up for the Selective Ser
vice providing that they have not act
ually been called for induction into
the Army.
Those considering joining the Navy
should bear this in mind, they will be
learning a trade while earning their
living, and when they are discharged
from the Navy will be skilled work
men.
Men will be accepted from 17 to 31
years old for the regular Navy and
up to 50 in the Naval Reserve.
If you are interested in joining
the navy or would like more informa
tion, see the recruiting officer at the
Donalsonville Postoffice, Monday,
November 3rd. Hours 9:30 a. m. to
4:30 p. m.
Baptists Are
Holding Series
Os Services
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A series of revival meetings are in
progress at the Baptist Church this
week with the pastor, Rev. J. A. Dur
en, doing the preaching. Meetings be
gan Sunday and will continue through
Sunday night, November 2.
The feature of the meetings are the
song services being conducted by Mr.
O. H. Lewis, a member of the church.
Special music is being rendered at
many of the services.
Two services are being held daily,
at 8:00 o’clock A. M. and 7:45 P. M.
The pastor extends a cordial invita
tion to attend.
Mrs. Bill Goodner spent last week
in Fort Monroe, Virginia.
CASH
For Emergencies..
A family emergency, a sudden trip
out of town, a business opportunity
call for one thing—CASH—and in
a hurry.
Time may not wait for you to ar
range for a loan or borrow from a
friend.
Your best bet is to build up a re
serve in the bank for the uncertain
ties of the future. Take good care
of this account and some day, it
will take good care of you.
We Are A
Member Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
Commercial State
Bank
Donalsonville, Georgia
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CONDITION UNCHANGED
The condition of Dr. Thomas Cha
son remains unchanged, according to
reports from his bedside. While his
general condition is reported as
slightly improved, little hope is held
for his recovery. In his weakened con
dition, visitors are not permitted to
see him.
Baptist Orphan’s
Home To Erect
39 Buildings
The Georgia Baptist Orphans’ Home
located in Hapeville, Georgia, has an
appraised value of around $600,000.
There are 213 acres of land, contain
ing 39 buildings in the main plant at
Hapeville. The Home cared for 314
children during the past year. Newly
acquired property will enable the
Home to take in an additional 100
children during the coming year.
t The Home is controlled by a Board
Jof thirty Trustees from the repre
sentative cities Und rural areas of the
state who are elected by the Georgia
Baptist Convention at its Annual Ses
sion.
The Home has one of the fine Hol
stein-Friesian Dairy herds of the
South, a large number of hogs, raises
several thousands of chickens yearly.
The Home operates its own print shop,
shoe repair shop, modern laundry, and
many other puases of activities
saryin orphanage life. The Home pro
duces as much milk, butter, eggs, gar
den truck and other produce as it
possibly can. The children all engage
in helpful activities around the place.
The Georgia Baptist Orphans,
Home is absolutely dependent upon
the Baptist Churches and Sunday
Schools in the state. What they do at I
their annual ingathering of produce!
and cash in the Fall, determines to a
big extent what the Home can do for ;
boys and girls during the year that
follows.
Corn, oats, hay, potatoes, syrup,
canned fruits and vegetables, hogs and
beef cattle, are the principal itenjs
needed by the Home.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Census reports show that Seminole
county had ginned 3574 bales of cotton
this year prior to October 18th as
compared with 3236 bale for the pre
vious year on the same date.
This is an increase of 338 bales over
1940 and both figures are virtually
final reports for the ginning season.
Decatur county figures revealed 971
bales for as comparde with 891 bales
for 1940, as of October 18th.
HALLOWE’EN CARNIVAL
A Hallowe’en Carnival will be held
at F. D. R. School on Friday night of
this week, it was announced Wednes
day.
A cake walk, beauty contest, bingo
party and fish pond will be among the
many entertainments and games to
be offered.
Proceeds of the carnival will go for
school purposes and everyone is urged
to attend.
DONALSONVILLE BOYS ATTEND
FFA RALLY IN MACON
Clovis Miller, Elton Parker, J. B.
Clarke, and Fred Brackin, along with
their chapter adviser, E. C. Davis, at
tended the annual FFA Rally in Ma
con, October 17-18.
After registering at Hotel Lanier'
FFA headquarters, they took part in
a parade with several other Georgia;
F. F. A. boys through downtown Ma-j
con. Friday afternoon a cotton-corn|
judging and seed, tree, and shrub,
identification was held. Several priz-1
es were awarded but unfortunately;
none of the Donalsonville boys won
any.
F. F. A. Reporters
J. B. Clark and Fred Brackin.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
Harvest Jubilee
Will Be Held
Next Week
I
j Scott Exposition Shows will be on
the midway at the annual Seminole
County Harvest Jubilee Celebration
to be held here all next week. The
shows will occupy the usual grounds
across from the Seminole Hotel.
On Friday school children will be
given a half holiday and will be ad
mitted free to the fair grounds.
Rides will be also rduced to give all
children an opportunity to enjoy the
fair.
Scott’s shows boast 6 riding devices,
6 shows and 25 concessions. Among
the shows is a wild west rodeo occupy
ing a large arena and featuring rides
! of 6 bucking horses.
Also featured at the fair will be the
free act. This consists of trapeze ar
tists direct from the Wallace Bros,
circus and is said to be one of the
most famous acts of its kind.
Gate admission prices this year will
be 11 cents, this including 1-cent fed
eral admission tax.
The local Lions Club is sponsoring
the fair and will receive a portion of
the proceedings which will be used in
paying for prizes and expenses attach
ed to the cattle and hog show to be
held in this county next March.
CHEST CLINIC TO BE
HELD HERE SOON
A chest clinic is to be held here
soon, a limited number will be given
opportunity to have X-ray pictures of
their chest at this time. This clinic
will be conducted by the Ga., Depart
ment of Public Health, Division of Tu
berculosis Control, Georgia Tuber
culosis Association local phy
sicians. Since only h limited number
can be taken, any who are interested
in this examination should see Mrs.
Jewell Cumbie, County Nurse at once.
A personal history must be made and
appointments given prior to day for
clinic or examinations cannot be se
cured at clinic.
Those who have been in contact;
with someone who has or has had;
tuberculosis should be examined. All
those between the ages of 12 and 25 j
years who have not had chest X-ray J
in the last year should apply at once i
to Mrs. Cumbie, as these are ages
when one is more likely to develop tu
berculosis.
All those who have the following
symptoms should see Mrs. Cumbie for
appointments: loss of weight, loss of
strength (tired worn out feeling), loss
of appetite, increased nervousness,
shortness of breath, pain in chest,
night sweats, cough that hangs on for
long time, continued raising of spittle,
and blood spitting. People who are
troubled with asthma, chronic broni
cal trouble, pleurisy, and pneumonia.
Do not put off making your request
for examination as this opportunity
can not be offered again for several
months and there is danger in delay
ing this examination.
NOVEMBER 15TH LAST DAY
TO APPLY FOR RENOVATING
MATTRESSES.
If you are interested in renovating
your old mattresses at the County
Mattress Center to remake old mat
make application at once.
Bill Brigham County Agent stated
that applications will be accepted at
his office or the Mattress Center
through Saturday, November 15th.
Under this renovating program any
family in the county may use the
Mattress Center to remake old mat
tresses.
All equipment and materials except
cotton and ticking are furnished at
the Center.
Each family is required to pay in
60c per mattress to cover the coopera
tive cost of operating the Center.
TO GIVE PRIZE
Mr. Morrison P. Shingler, of the
Donalsonville Warehouse Gin, an
nounces that three big prizes will be
awarded to three persons who ginned
cotton at his gin this year, and that
the awards will be made at his office
Saturday of this week, November Ist,
at 3 o’clock p. m.
He urges everyone who ginned cot
ton at his gin to attend.
’ DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 ST, 1941.
Walt Harlow
Flays Talmadge
In Letter
I feel as a citizen of Seminole,
County Georgia and as a well wisher
for the good of not only Seminole
county but the whole state that I
should make known to the general
public some of the conditions now fac
ing us. I have always been not only a
supporter of Governor Talmadge but I
have spent some money in his behalf
as a candidate every time he ran for
any office. I have paid my own ex
penses as a delegate to conventions
nominating him for public office. I
have hauled people to the voting plac
es who could not have gotton there
other than by walking several miles,
I did this thinking it to be the best
interests of the state to do so. As this
late date I have begun to realize that
all this was a sad error on my part.
If all the counties of the state have
the same setup in them as we have,
they are in a horrible condition. For
several months past many of the law
abiding citizens have been checking
up on some of the Talmadge appoint
ees and yoh can hardly imagine what
has been and is now going on. For
some time, Talmadge-appointed of
ficers having been seizing fish nets
from ponds and using them for them
selves and special friends which is
in violation of the fish and game
laws, and gigging in Spring Creek has
been going on for some time. Other
people are deprived of the illegal pri
; vilege. The selected few are the very
special friends of Talmadge and
whom he depends upon to carry this
county for him. Hope you voters all
over the county will remember this
flagrant violation of the laws and
wl.*.’ another election rolls around
lets show a hand of decency and stop
rotten robbery or elections. If the
people of Seminole and Decatur coun
ties don’t get busy and stamp out this
lawlessness by prosecutions and by
putting men in office who are honest
and trust worthy the very worst will
happen to us.
Not long ago I wrote Talmadge
telling him of some of these happen
ings in this county and Decatur. I did
not hear from him. Later I went up
to Atlanta so that I could talk to him
face to face. He was in his office. I
advised him through the lady in the
Governors reception room that I was
there to sec him. This lady is the
“go between”. Several went in and
out of the Governors office, I asked
one or two of them if the Governor
was in, I was informed he was. I sat
there for four long hours thinking;
that he would be courteous enough to
allow me to talk to him. What hap
pened ? He left his office by a private
side door and 1 came home. I wrote
him. I received a very curt letter>
stating that he was sorry. My con-■
ference had been blocked by the guil-,
ty.
W. E. (WALT) HARLOW). I
Rev. J S. Lough
To Attend
Conference
Rev. John S. Lough, pastor of the
local Methodist Church, leaves next
Tuesday for the annual South Georgia
Conference of the Methodist Episco
pal Church to be held at Valdosta.
The conference officially opens Wed
nesday morning and will be concluded
with announcements by the Bishop on
Sunday.
Rev. Lough has served as pastor of
the local church for the past three
years and his numerous friends here
are making a strong effort for his
return.
Under his capable leadership the
local church has made marked pro
gress. All obligations of the church
have been paid in full, and a nice in
crease has been noted in the member
ship of the church.
He and his wife are popular with a
wide circle of friends, not only in his
own church but with members of other
denominations, all of whom will be
pleased to have him returned here.
Mr. Roy Whittle, of Moultrie, spent,
last week-end with relatives in Iren
City.
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The Red Cross nurse is the symbol of the 1941 American Red Cross Roll Cali
poster, appealing to all men and women to join their local chapters as members
during the annual Roll Call. Bradshaw Crandell, distinguished poster artist,
painted the poster and :es Fedden is the model
Arnold Will
Speak Over W. S. B.
Attorney General Ellis Arnall will
speak over radio station W. S. B. from
; Atlanta Saturday night, November 1.
at 7:30 P. M.
His Message will be of vital im
portance to all Georgians. Listen in
and hear what he has to say.
Condition Os
Lester Mathis
Reported Better
Reports from the bedside of Lester
Mathis, former resident of Donalson
ville, who has been gravely ill since
October 6th, are to the effect that he
is showing improvment and hope for
his recovery is held.
Mr. Mathis received several frac
tures of the legs and internal injuries
when he swerved a large gasoline
truck he was driving and ran into a
ditch to prevent running into a pas
senger car that stopped suddenly in
his path near Columbus.
He recently received a basket of
fruit from an admirer of his heroic
I deed and in the basket was found the
] following note: “With kindest wishes
'to Mr. Mathis, the brave and self
■ sacrificing young man who risked his
I own life that the lives of two others
i might be saved. I do not know whether
j or not you are a Christian, I hope you
are, but I do know you did a Christ-
I like thing; Christ gave up His life
i that all who believed on Him might
have life eternal, while you almost
gave up yours to save the earthly liv
es of those two women.
“May God bless you and restore
you to health.”
A Friend.
Messrs. Truett Roberts and Ear
nest Doster, of Tifton, spent last week
i end here with their parents. They
were accompanied back to Tifton by
j Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Roberts and Miss
’ Ellen Goodwin.
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
NEW HOME
Mr. Buddy Sullivan has begun con
struction of new home in the Shing
ler sub-division here, this section be
ing located southwest of the Court
house.
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