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SEMINOLE COUNTY Georgia's Peanut Center she richest and best fanning section of the world, the home of the in dustrious farmer. SI.OO A YEAR IN ADI ANCE VOLUME XXV. Prices Up On Spanish Peanuts 1 No. 1 Spanish Peanuts wore bring- . ing $115.00 per ton on the market here this week, it being reported that : several sales were made at this figure. 1 Local farmers, members of the farm , 1 bureau, held a meeting at the court house Friday night and adopted re- ‘ solutions calling for a minimum price of SIOO per ton on excess and oil stock . peanuts next year. Seminole county has been asked for . a 40 per cent increase in acreage next year. 30 CENT THEFT IS REPENTED AFTER 10 YEARS Glenville. —Someone who has been doing some really leisurely repenting contributed 30 cents to charity here recently. Store owner 11. Lipsitz received a letter stating that the writer had stol en an article worth 29c some ten or i twelve years ago. The letter contained i 30 cents. Mr. Lipsitz couldn’t recall ' the instance —a deserving charity re-' reived the donation. BIRD FIGHTS IMAGE IN SHINNY AUTO Cornelian. —A mocking bird’s ap-! parent dislike for his own image led to 44# sad but necessary extermination: leewjtly. The bird was seen for several days; scratching at his reflection in the side Verne Knight’s automobile. Mov ing: the car into the shade did not les sen the warbler’s obsession; he claw ed away at the mocking bird with in creased vigor. Mr. Knight soon began lx> envision costly paint bills and found it necessary to use a rifle on the neu< rotic bird. , _____ . STATE’S PEANUT GROWERS FACING TREMENDOUS TASK I MORE ACREAGE. MORE SEED, STORAGE SPACE AND GOOD PRICE NEEDED IN FOOD-FOR-VICTORY DRIVE i Production of a record-breaking peanut crop in Georgia during 1942 will present a real task fcr Uie state’s farmers, Roy Parrish, general mana ger of the Georgia-Elorida-AlaWißp Peanut Association, of Camilla, G®,, asserted this week. The Federal Government has asked I CS *5.000 gv. fl . MAXIMUM <l» H IW/ INSURANCE \W © ; I W7 rOREAO* -V ’ l\S W? DEPOSE VF/ Cj I PAY BY CHECK- One of the most valuable pri vileges enjoyed by the aver age citizen in this country is that of paying bills by check, safely, conveniently and at low cost. It is the American way. Open a checking account with us today. Commercial State Bank Donalsonville, Georgia . This Bank Is A Member Os The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. BnnatenmrilU Nma Pickle Co. To Give Farmers Better Contracts I R. D. Bullock, of Cairo Pickle Com pany, was a business visitor here this ‘ week and announced that contracts for cucumber growers would be avail able next week, that the contracts had i been submitted to the printers fori printing and only awaited completion for the sign-up to begin. County Agent W. E. Brigham will! be in charge of the sign-up here and: stations will be operated at Iron City' and Jakin provided the acreage is ■ sufficient to warrant the stations. Mr. Bullock did not state what thej price would be but did inform The; News that there would be a substan tial increase in the price offered. CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend our heartfelt I thanks and appreciation to those who, were so thoughtful and kind to us during the illness and at the death of Dr. Thomas Chason. We also wish to express our appre ciation for the many beautiful floral offerings. ! We pray God’s richest blessings on ieach one of you. MRS, THOMAS CHASON, DR, GORDON CHASON. MRS. JIM REYNOLDS, MRS. MARY OLIVER, — Local attorneys attending the I\i taula Bar Association meeting in Cuthbert Tuesday night were E. P. Stapleton, E> C. Smith, Jr., W. H. VanLandingham and R. L. Cox. Mr. Cox is president of the association and Mr. VanLgndingham is secretary. many friends are sgyry to Jk*ar»-that Maw; Virginia Wrvn Lt dh ■ for plantings totaling at feqst 1,137,- ! 000 acres, 74.6 per cent above the pfQr ; duction this year. Most of these will •! be grown for oil to supply Britain with vegetable fats under the lend- , ie®»e act. Mr, Parrish expressed confidence I that the state would do its part in the , drive for increased production, but pointed out four major problems that must be solved to facilitate pepk yields. Pegged Price Needed Die Government, he said, must es tablish a pegged price on peanuts produced for oil that will insure farm ers a fair profit on their efforts. This yppr the price on quota nuts—those grown unde s *' sppeified allotments for edible purpmma fa.as beep guaranteed, but the price on excess nuts fop oil has ■ varied with supply and demand. Increased production costs another major point that farmers must con sider in their drive for a larger crop, Parrish pointed to the growing i scarcity of farm labor and the higher I prices that farmers must pay, both for supplies and Hu«r z as detetrmin jng factors. More Storage Space Dien the added question of; providing increased storage facilities 1 to handle the crop, once it is produced- i , The record high crop of 1940 taxed : i existing facilities to the limit, and the; I anticipated production for next year: i is far beyond the previous high yield, Mr. Parrish said that crushing mills' and private interests would be forced to build new buildings to supply space, i for the nuts. A final problem will be the avail ability of seed. Farmers have been urged to save sufficient quantities the 1941 crop to plant next year's and the GFA is work- i ing to save xt»e4 for tbqsp haven’t grown nuts before, “We’ve got a real job ahead," Mr. Parrish declared. “Farmers should be acquainted with all the dif ferent angles, and plan their opera tions accordingly. I’m sure, however, that we can attain our goals and do our part in the national Food for Vic j tory drive.” OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA Dr. Thomas Chason, Beloved Citizen, Passes Away Monday l ’ Donalsonville and Seminole county ( ■ suffered an irreparable loss Monday i ; morning at five o’clock when Dr. ■ Thomas Chason, beloved physician > i and citizen passed away at his home, I here. He had been ill for several ■ months, having spent a short while i in an Atlanta hospital where the dia- j e ’ j gnosis of his illness was said to be I ’ an infection of the blood stream. At- ’ ; tending specialists abandoned all hope j for a cure and he was brought home j to spend his remaining days in his • home city and county. ; Dr. Chason was born in Donalson j ville December 17, 1872, the son of ! Reuben and Mary Trawick Chason. ;He obtained his medical . degree j through courses at Vanderbilt Univer-’ sity, Nashville, Tennessee and at the ] New York Post Graduate Hospital, | New York city. Returning to Donalsonville almost ; fifty years ago he began the practice l ; of medicine here and had been active- I ly engaged in this work and farming ■ , operations since that time. i In 1896 he was united in marriage 1 i with Miss Eleanor Adams, of Scotts yijle, Virginia, this faithful and de- 1 I voted wife being a constant eompan- I ion and business associate through the many years of their happy wedded life. For many years Dr. Chason. was physician and surgeon of Chason’s Hospital here and contributed much to medical progress in Seminole Coun , ty. He gave cheerfully of his ' time ' and p/e;* -’ s-iba ■anflvrprivistrg- ! ed of this section, as well as to his j regular patrons. He was an outstand i ing member of the Presbyterian I church of which he was a deacon and ' which he always supported substan- ■ [ tially. He was always In the forefront i in any undertaking for the promotion ■ of the interest of his city and county. | In 1936 friends honored him by send ‘ ing him to the State Senate from the i Eighth Senatorial District. He was i author of the State Planning Board i Law, and was pfjairman of the com- ■ mittee on hygiene and sanitation; and i served with credit on 14 other eom ! mittees. I He was a member of the Decatur ! Seminole Medical Society, the South- ■ ern Medical Association, the Chatta : hoochce Valley Medical Society, The : Atlantic Coast Line’s surgeon Asso ciation. and the Americain Medical ! Association. Fraternally he was affil i lated with tho Freu and Accepted Ma ' sons, and the Knights of Pythias, He was an honorary member of the j Lion’s Club and Vice-President and jdirector of the Commercial State Bank, of Donalsonville. Funeral services were held on Tues day afternoon at the First Presbyter ian church, the Rev. M. C. Liddell, ! pastor of t|re church was tlie officiat ing minister, with the Rev. Chester Campbell of Camilla and Pelham, and the Rev, C, U, Leach of DeFunjak ■ Springs, Fi«„ both former pastors, assisting in the services. The active pall bearers were nephews of Dr. Chason and were: Arthur Reynolds, ! Albany, Will Reynolds, Enterprise, I Alg. ( W. H. Miller, Bainbridge, H. L. I Harrell, Colquitt, Claude Trawick, Macon, Dr. Reubep Chason grid Dr. J. ■D. Chason. of Montgomery, Ala .u.-) ■ J. S. Reynolds of Atlanta. ; The eiders pr. 4 deacons of the Pres ; bytfcrian church a«d tfce business men • of the town formed an honorary ; corl, Interment was in the Friendship cemetery in DonsisonvjUv, Immediate survivors are h|s wlfv, Mrs. Eleanor Chason, two sisters Mrs. i Julia A. Reynolds of Donalsonville, ; Mrs. Mary Oliver of Winter Haven, Fla., and one brother, Dr. Gordon i Chason, of Bainbridge. Rev. and Mrs. Charles R. Richard- I sop, qf Mjss., and Mr. and Mrs, tJ. 13. keßy, ul Atlanta. re I cent guests of Mr. and Mrs, J, L , Harber, Sr. 1 Miss Aliene O’Neal and Mrs. Lona I ' Lester, of Atlanta, are home for a few days. DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 28TH, 1911. G. P SHINGLER PRAISES LIFE OF DR. CHASON The following letter was received ■ this week from Mr. G. P. Shingler, of ■ the chenistry and engineering depart-1 ment of Agriculture at Olustee, Fla., i Mr. Shingler formerly resided in. Donalsonville and was well acquaint-' ied with Dr. Thomas Chason, who j I passed away this week. ■ The letter follows: ■ Editor Donalsonville News Donalsonville, Georgia Dear Sir: In the death of Dr. Thomas Chason l the City of Donalsonville, Seminole ] i County and Southwest Georgia have: j lost a very progressive citizen and! ' community builder. It has been my privilege to know j i Dr. Chason as a family physician both. ' to my individual family as well as to : that of my father. I have also known! . him in the capacity of a citizen in the I community in the early days of your, ’ town. In every relation, either as phy-, i sician and surgeon, citizen or church- [ ; man, Dr. Chason was true to his con-! victions and was free to express him-:' self in all matters of the day as well I as on the subjects pertaining to the I community welfare, Dr. Chason wa a charter member of ( the first banking Institution in Donal sonville wherein he took an active part in the upbuilding of the com munity through the bank’s facilities; }i? W 35 th<r first, man t<> introduce in- ; to the community a hospital which he; carried as his own for a number of years; and he was among the first! to establish a Presbyterian church in ‘ the City of Donalsonville and was aqj Elder for numbers of years. The outstanding characteristic and the work which will long be remem- • bered by thousands of patients, is his. medical care and his consideration of those with whom he worked as phy-, sician and surgeon, in pite of the many cares upon him as businessman! and farmpr fee never spumed be dh ‘ verted from the main purpose of hlsi ‘ career. He was the first among those to advocate the formation of Seminole > County and attended many of the' meetings in Atlanta and elsewhere ; for the establishment of Seminole ’ County. It was through his efforts many a young man received his start in a medical career or in business. His life and work among the citi zens of today is set forth in the many institutions with which hisj name is associated. Instead of retir-l ing at a time when he could have re- i, tired, he maintaind his practice and ■ his business interests until the very I. last, and among his most noteworthy service was that of membership in ‘ the Sta|e These observations of his career; are based upon a friendship that has extended oyer p period of 44 year. Never did he fail to exprss to the writ-1 er his interest both in himself and in; his family and to offer encourage- j ment in ever undertaking that was; done and showed that he wanted a part in the success that came to those I whom he regarded as his friends, he shared in the lives of others. This is ; the most pud j tribute that can be paid to him by numbers of friends and former pa-1 tients. Tills testimony is added td |' many others that wj|| bo given at thia i time, but jt is with a view that his life and example will be followed by ' others in the community that this brief statement is written and pre- ’ sented. « Sincerely, G. P. SHINGLER. J I —1 Miss Merle Reed is spending Thanksgiving holidays with her p«i- > ents a| Rev. and Mrs, Ellis Mjljer and littje daughter. Peggy, as Norman Park, : are spendng a few days here this week with Mrs. Miller’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Daniels. ’ Singing Announcement was made this week i that the Seminole County Singing i Convention would Convene at the FDR i School on the first Sunday in Decem j ber, which is December 7. Arrangements have been made to heat the building and it should be , comfortable regardless of weather. . Public is invited, I I TRY THIS TRICK ■ Omega.—B. W. Snellgrove recently | performed for himself a feat of magie, i but entirely to his amazement. He ■ produced a four-inch spotted snake from an ordinary hen’s egg. The egg ! 'was being cracked preparatory to ■ making cake batter when the snake was discovered. COTTON AND WHEAT GROWERS | TO VOTE ON CROP CONTROLS By OVID MARTIN. Confusion in official as well as I trade quarters as to future agricul j tural prices has millions of cotton and wheat farmers guessing what they should do about federal crop control ' programs. I Cotton growers will vote ih an ) Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration referendum December l.‘l on whether they want rigid mav-> [keting quotas continued UP next year’s jerop. Wheat producers will ballot in ■ a similar referendum next spring. Under quotas, the AAA tells farm ers how much they may sell. Pro ' ducts sold in excess of a quota are subject to stiff penalty taxes, which this year were S cents a pound for) ; cotton and 49 cents a bushel for i wheat. Quotas u\us| approved Uy ! two-thjrc|s us the tarmeiw voting. This will be the fifth time that [ cotton farmers have voted on market ing controls. For wheat growers it | | will be the second. The quota propo-j . sals always carried, usually by top . heavy majorities. But it has been con-1 i ceded by both supporters and ents of the AAA system that there' was little economic reason for rejec-1 tion of quotas. Past cotton and wheat referenda) were held at times when prices of I [these crops were considerably below ' levels demanded by farmers. Tu-d m ■ with the quotas were government com-, modity loan programs which lifted; and prices at levels higher than would otherwise have J Consequently it was eaxy WX AAA of ficials to <,g>gvn»ce farmers that they) ; would secure a larger income withi quotas than without. The situation is different now. Av eraging above 16 cents a pound, cot | ton prices this season have been the) highest since 1930. This average is virtually the parity price goal of the[ AAa programs. While not quite close to the parity goal, whaftt prices I have been the highest many years. | Massy formers, traders as well as; officials, believe these prices will go higher, This belief la supported byj administration requests for price-con trol legislation. There has been muchj talk in Congress and among officials concerned over the possibility of in flation that cotton, if not subject price ceilings, might go to or 25; cents a pound. Likewise there has been! talk of wheat going to $1.50. Secretary of Agriculture Wickard himself has implied, through sujjpprt of the administration’s bill, he farm prices gw to levels unfair to consumer and not in the best interest of wjvicul ure. He had President. Rowievelt veto which would have, froxen government-owned stocks of cotton and wheat. This legislation would have taken away from him the power , to release such stocks on tne market to Iz.ep prices from going to exces- 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 Ten Cent x I Store Will Open Saturday » ———- W. \V. Mac Company 5c to SI.OO Stores. \\ ill open their Donalsonville, Ga., store on Saturday, November ' ’ 29th, their newest store is located next door to Mills Drug Co. Mr. M. It. McLellan, President of the Company was so impressed with c the city of Donalsonville a short time back that he decided to open a store here. Mr. McClellan said that Donal- * ville seemed to him a wonderful , business town second to none for its 3 I size. e W. W. Mac Company was founded a little over 5 years ago by Mr. Mc -1 Lellan after resigning as President of • the McLellan Stores Co. In 1916 Mr. McLellan founded the McLellan Stores Co. Starting with 10 Small Stores this ' Company grew to a chain of over 230 » stores doing an annual business of ! ! over $30,000,000.00. H : Miss Wynelle Daniels is spending Thanksgiving at Andrew College, un- ■ nual homecoming of the college alum i nae being held during the holidays. sive levels. In testimony urging controls, Wick ard told Congress that one of the sur est methods <4/ inflation ary prices was bountiful production. Some farmers have since suggested that perhaps the AAA production and marketing control program for cotton and possibly 1» diiwon- 1 tinned in 1942. t While urging a record produc tion of food products next year, the Secretary has asked that the cotton crop be held to this season's restrict ed output and that the wheat crop be reduced about 12 per cent, because of present large supplies, because of pre sent large supplies. He said there was ) enough of both crops at the beginning j of the current marketing year to sup . ply an extra year’s needs. AAA officials contended that the marketing quota system and the i price-supporting loans are the princi pal factors in the favorable I (Turn 'Vu No. One On Back Pagel , - • OLIVE THEATRE Saturday Only i Johnny Mack Brown, In “LAW AND ORDER" Monday And Tuesday Wallace Beery, In “BARNOCLE BILL” - —— ;■ • —— ■- '■■w I Wednesday Lew Ayres - Lionel Barrymore. In j DR. KILDARES WEDDING DAY’ Thursday And Friady I sanja Henie And John Payne, In i “SUN VALLEY SERENADE” a ■ a »« MIDGET THEATRE SATURDAY Sidney Tolar and Mary Beth ■ Hughes, In “CHARLIE CHAN IN RIO” NUMBER 44.