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SEMINOLE COUNTY
Georgia’s Peanut Center
she richest and best farming section
of the world, the home of the in
dustrious farmer.
SLOT A YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV.
Tire Rationing Board For Seminole
County Is Set Up This Week
The Seminole County Tire Ration
ing Board was announced this week
as composed of N. P. Malcom chair
man, A. J. Jones and J. W. Gibson.
The board will have charge of dis
pensing auto tires and tubes in this
county during the emergency and it
is stated that only five tires for pas
senger cars, seven tubes and 22 truck
tires have been alloted this county for
January.
Only certain classes termed as nec
essary can obtain tires or tubes, it is
said. Doctors, school buses, sheriffs
and mail curriers are about the only
ones in the county that can secure
tires under the present restrictions,
Mr. Malcom states.
NOTICE
Licensed tire dealers and garage
owners have been furnished with ap
plication forms which will have to be
filled in prior to the purchasing of a
new tire.
The procedure for applying for new
tires will be explained to you by the
tire dealers and garage owners.
The January Tire allotment for
Seminole County is as follows: Pas
senger cars, Motorcycles, and light
trucks; tires, 7; tubes, 6. Trucks and
buses; tires, 26; tubes, 22.
Seminole County’s Tire Rationing
Hoard is composed of the following:
N. P. Malcom, Chairman,
A. J. Jones,
J. B. Gibson.
The County School Superintendent’s
office will be used by this Board.
ELIGIBILITY CLASSIFICATION
Established by Order No. M-16-e of
the Office of Production Management)
LIST OF VEHICLES WHICH MAY
BE EQUIPPED WITH NEW. „ .
RUBBER TIRES, OR TUBES
No certificate shall be issued unless
the applicant for the certificate cer
tifies that the tire or tube for which
application is made is to be mounted:
(a) On a vehicle which is operated
by a physician, surgeon, visiting
nurse, or a veterinary, and which is
used principally for professional ser
vices.
(b) On an ambulance.
(c) On a vehicle used exclusively
for one or more of the following pur
poses:
1. To maintain fire fighting ser
vices;
2. To maintain necessar public
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PAY BY
CHECK-
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One of the most valuable pri
vileges enjoyed by the aver
aye citizen in this country if
that of paying bills by check
safely, conveniently and at
tow cost. It is the Americar
way.
Open a checking account
with us today.
Commercial State
Bank
Donalsonville, Georgia
Thia Bank Is A Member OF The
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
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police services;
3. To enforce such laws as relate;
specifically to the protection of
public health and safety;
4. To maintain garbage disposal
and other sanitation services;
5. To maintain mail services.
<d> On a vehicle, with a capacity of
ten or more passengers, operated ex
clusively for one or more of the fol
lowing purposes:
L Transportation of passenegers
as part of the services rendered
to the public by a regular trans
portation system;
2. ’Transportation of students and
teachers to and from school;
3. Transportation of employees to
or from any industrial or mining
estblishment or construction pro
ject, except when public trans
portation facilities are readily a
vailable.
(e) On a truck operated exclusively
for one or more of the purposes stat
ed in the preceding sections or for
one or more of the following purpos
es:
1. Transportation of ice and of
fuel;
2. Transportation of material and
equipment for the building and
maintenance of public roads;
3. Transportation of material and
equipment for the construction
and maintenance of public utili-
! ties;
4. Transportation of material and
equipment for the construction
and maintenance of production
facilities;
5. Transportation of material
and equipment for the construc
tion of defense housing facilities
and military and naval establish
ments; ;
6. Transportation eHential to
render roofing, plumbing, beating
and electrical repair services;
7. Transportation by any com
mon carrier;
8. Transportation of waste and
scrap materials;
9. Transportation of raw mater
ials, semimanufactured goods, and
finished products, including farm
products and foods, provided that
no certificate shall be issued for
a new tire or tube to be mount
ed on a truck used (a) for the
transportation of commodities to
the ultimate consumer for per
sonal, family, or household use;
or <b) for transportation of ma
terials for construction and mainten
ance except to the extent speci
fically provided by subsections 2,
3,4, 5, and 6of this section (e).
(f) On farm tractors or other farm
implements other than automobiles
or trucks for the operation of which
rubber tires or tubes are essential.
(g) On industrial, mining, and con
struction equipment other than auto
mobiles or trucks for the operation of
which rubber tires or tubes are es
sential.
Only 16 Votes
Cast In City
Primary
In the City’ General election held on
Tuesday of this week only sixteen
ballots were cast, Mayor M. M. Minter
and the four councilmen, B. B. Clarke,
L. W. Martin, R. M. Holman and R.
I. Evans all received 16 votes each,
for their offices.
The returns were consolidated and
received by council at their regular
meeting Tuesday night showing the
officials to be duly elected as requir
ed by the city charter.
HEAR! HEAR!! HEAR'.!
Hon. Will D. Upshaw at the
Methodist Church Wednesday, Jan
uary 14th, 7:30 p. m. He will speak
to the school at their assembly Wed
nesday afternoon.
His subject “Georgia’s Part m
America's Greatest Battle” is of
supreme importance. He makes any
subject on which he speaks glow.
Hear him on this most important
subject. A dollar bill if you go to
sleep.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CIT Y OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
REGISTRATION OF MEN FROM 20
TO 44 YEARS WILL BE HELD FEB. 16
Selective Service Change
To Make 4,000,000
*l-A’ Available.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.—Officials
estimated tonight that 1,300,000 men
would be made immediately available
for the armed services by the Feb
ruary 16 registration of those aged
20 to 44, inclusive, who are not al
ready on selective rolls.
President Roosevelt’s proclamation
today setting the mid-February date
for listing of unregistered men sub
ject to combat duty under the new
selective service law will after about
9,000,000 men.
Officials said it was expected that
this group would include the follow
ing class 1-A men, available for im
mediate call to duty:
Twenty-year-olds, 600,000 ; 21-year
olds who have reached that age since
the last registration), 300,000; 36 to
44-year-olds, 400,000.
915,000 Face Call.
Army expansion plans are military
secrets since the start of the war.
However, the last of official word was
that some 915,000 men in the present
ly registered 21-35 group would be
called before the army dipped into
the new registrants.
With over 1,800,000 men already in
the army, the new registration will
place the nation in position to put
over 4,000,000 men under arms with-
Jitney Jungle Has Grand Opening
Today After Complete Remodelization
Complete remodeling and moderni
zation. of the local Jitney Jangle store
here, operated by Mr. Lonnie Jerni
gan, has been in progress during the
past two weeks, and the store, when
completed, promises to be one of the
most modern and up-to-date in this
section of the state.
New and the latest type wall shelv
ing with super type center sections
has been installed to properly display
the many various items carried in
stock by a modern grocery establish
ment. Roller carriers for the use of
the customers are a new addition.
These carriers are used by the cus
tomers to wait on themselves, the
carriers being rolled around through
the store and as a customer makes
selections the items arc placed in the
carrier. They are then rolled to the
super cash in stand where the clerk
totals the purchases and receives pay
ment.
Mr. Jemigan, the owner, announces
that the formal opening of the store
will be held on Friday of this week,
and in addition to the many bargains
being offered on that date he also an
nounces that Cudahy Packing Co has
provided him with some prime beef
'from one of the H. 0, Cummings
‘ prize winning steers at the Albany
; Fat Cattle Show. This choice steak
' and other cuts will be offered for sale
i during the two days of the formal
opening, Friday and Saturday.
With reference to the modernization
and the formal opening of newly ar
ranged store Mr. Jernigan states as
follows:
“We have spared neither time nor
money in making our store the most:
beautiful, as well as the complete
food store in South Georgia, carrying
nationally advertised merchandise at
the lowest prices possible.
“We wish to express to the good
people of Donalsonville
and Seminole county our sincere
thanks for their patronage and many,
favors in the past, and urge them in |
the future when they think of food to |
think of Jitney Jungle,
“Elsewhere in this issue of The 1
News will be found a full page adver.;
tisement of the many items marked
down to rock bottom for our opening
Friday and Saturday as evidence of j
our appreciation, and on which wc [
base our sincere desire to be of ser
vice to you for many years to come.’'
Mrs. J. F. Spooner has returned,
home from Norfolk, Va., after a three
weeks visit with her husband J. F.
Spooner who is in the U. S. S. New’
Mexico.
DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1942.
out calling any classes under 1-A and
leaving out of account any men un
der 20 who may be accepted as vol
unteers.
The new selective service act pro
vides for registration of aM citizens
and most aliens aged 18 to 64, inclu
sive, although only those aged 20 to
44, inclusive, are subject to combat
duty.
Mr. Roosevelt’s proclamation
made no mention of those outside the
20-44 group. There were unofficial
reports, however, that two additional
dates would be set—one for regis
tration of 18 and 19-year-o!ds, and the
other for the 45-64 group.
New Questionnaire.
In the technical language of the
proclamation, the February 16 regi
stration order applies to men bom on
or after February 17, 1897, and on or
before December 31, 1921. The ex
isting machinery will be used.
Registration, between the hours of
7 a. m. and 9 p. m. (local time), is to
take place in the United States,
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Selective service headquarters is
preparing a new questionnaire which
will develop more information on
skills than does that used heretofore.
The purpose is to learn what special
abilities the registrants have with an
eye to use in war industries or home
defense of some who are not inducted
into the armed services.
» Completion Os
» Neal’s Landing
, Road Assured
Construction of the overflow bride
j approaching Neal’s Landing Bridge
r has been completed and a work or
, der has been received by Gibson &
- Robinson for completion of grave-ling
[■ the road bed from the bridge to tho
. cross roads of the highway and the
. river road and work on this will pro-
• ceed as soon as weather will permit,
i it is said. |
’ Completion of the* road and releas-:
. ing it for travel will eliminate a dan-!
; gerous hazard in the detour road.
:i
’ Forced Landing
I
: A British Cadet from Maxwell
, Field, Montgomery, on a ' training
i flight, lost his bearings Monday, be-
• came lost and landed in a field belong
i ing to Mr, J. J, Cummings just south
’ of Mr, Cummings home, The plane;
i j was undamaged, the student making >
• a perfect landing.
He notified officials at Maxwell
■ Field and a Lieutenant came here
immediately to investigate. He secur
ed a release from Mr. Cummings stat-
1 ing that his property had not been ■
! damaged and the Lieutenant then t
! checked the plane and took off to re- .i
■ turn it to the home field.
i
Last Rites For
Mrs. J. A. Grant
Funeral services for Mrs. J. A-
Grant, who passed away at Cotton
! dale, Fla., Saturday, were held Sun
j day afternoon at 4 o’clock at Corinth
1 Church, Rev. A. P. Norris conducting
> the service. Interment was in the
i Corinth cemetery,
She had been ill for several month.-.
. from a heart ailment which caused her
death.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: H- L- Grant,
Doug Grant, C. C. Grant, Mrs, J- R,
McDaniels, of Alexander City, Alft.,
Mrs. Floyd Hendrix, Mrs. Colbert'
Mann, Benton, Miss., Mrs. R. T. Alley,;
Atlanta, Mrs. F. C. Corbin, Cotton
' dale, Fla., Mrs. J. C. McDaniel, Chip- i
i ley, Fla., and Mrs. James Duke, Brin
| son. i
Minutes Os Board
Os County
Commissioners
The Board of County Commission
ers of Seminole County met in regular
session on Tuesday, January 6, Chair
man L. R. Robinson presiding with
the following members present: E. J.
Greene, R. L. Johnson, D. H. Miller,
and Fred Childree.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Warden M. C. Poston was given in
structions with refrerence to various
matters pertaining to his office. Sal
aries of guards and tractor drivers
were fixed by the Board.
A committee from the local Lions
1 Club appeared before the board with
reference to construction of State
Patrol Office here.
Mr. Canion Odom presented a pe
tition to restore the closed Miriam
Landing road to the river. The County
Attorney was instructed to investi
gate the matter.
Mr. Wheeler Alday appeared asking
the County to complete some rood
work. This matter was referred to
Commissioner Miller for investigation
and adjustment.
Dr. E. E. Moseley was named us
County Physician for 1942.
Current bills were examined and
approved for payment when found in
order.
W. H. Horne submitted a petition
for a new road. The road was ordered
placed under review with R. L. John
son and J. C. Riddlehoover an review
ers.
Bids on gasoline to be furnished
the County were received.
On motion duly carried the eqm
mwsioners decided to buy ga.wluk
tanks for use at the convict caipp and
all future purchases of gas and oil
were ordered bought on bids. Com
missioner Greene was appointed to
locate these tanks.
Several tax refunds were ordered
when, after examination, same were
found to be in regular order.
There being no further business, the
I Board adjourned.
L. R. ROBINSON, Chairman.
E. B. HAY, Clerk.
Rev. Brooks
Resigns As
Pastor Here
•
Rev. E. B. Brooks, ;>astor of the
local Baptist Church and now serving
os a Chaplain with the rank of Cap
tain in the U. S. Army, stationed at
Keesley Field, Mississippi, notified
the local church last Sunday that he
had received notice that he will be re
tained in the army for another twelve
months and at the same time tender-
■ ed his resignation as pastor.
i He was called into service * year
ago this month, and at that time he
was expected to be released in a year
but with the declaration of war he
received notice that he would be re
tained for at least another year and no
doubt for the duration of the war.
His letter of resignation was read
to the church Sunday, and was accept
ed with reluctance by the congrega
tion, but the church voted to name
him as honorary pastor and he will
remain in this capacity until circum
stances should call for a change.
News of the fact that he would not
return was heard with keen regret by
the members of the local church as
well as numerous friends throughout
the town and county. He is an able
and popular minister and the church
suffers a distinct loss in his resigna
tion.
A committee from the local church
will be appointed to select a new pas
tor at an early date.
LIEUT. HAY VISITS
MOTHER
Lieutenant Bill Hay, who recently
received his “wings" at the Kelley
Field Air Training Corps, spent a few
days here this week with his mother,
Mrs. L. E. Hay. He haa been transfer
red to a pursuit squadron at Mitchell
Field, Long Island, New. York., and he
left Tuesday morning for that place.
DONALSONVILLE
Capital of Seminole County
The home of progressive people, pret
ty homes, good churches, splendid
schools and the best of climate.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
Sheriff Chandler
Catches Convict
Who Escaped In 1914
i
Like a story from a detective maga
zine or a fairy tale was the announce
ment this week by Sheriff C. L.
Chandler of the arrest of Dan Ed
wards, alias Norman Scott, a negro
of this county, an escaped convict
from Decatur county.
According to Mr. Chandler, Ed
wards, was found guilty of murder
in 1906 in Decatur county in connec
tion with the slaying of another
Negro near Attapulgus. He was tried,
found guilty and received a sentence
to life imprisonment. He served eight
years of his sentence on the Decatur
county chain gang when he managed
to escape in 1914.
He made his way to North Carolina
where he stayed for some time before
moving to Midland City, Ala., where
he was employed by Mr. H. R. Doz
ier. He worked for Mr. Dozier seven
years before Mr. Dotier moved to
Seminole county in 1929, and moved
to Georgia with Mr. Dozier where he
has remained with him since that
time in the operation of Mr. Dozier’s
farm. Meanwhile he had changed his
name to Nonnan Scott, under which
name he had lived since his escape
twenty-eight years ago.
Recently a sister of the man mur
dered by the Negro saw and recogniz
ed Edwards and reported the matter
to Sheriff Chandler.
Mr. Chandler immediately took the
Negro into custody where he admitt
ed that he was wanted in Decatur
County and the prisoner has been
turned over to Sheriff Cailedge of.
Bpinbridgv.
Edwards had raised a large family
and was said to have been a good
worker.
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING
The annual meeting of the Share
holders of the Donalsonville Federal
Savings and Loan Association, Donal
sonville, Georgia, will be held at 2
o'clock, P. M., on Wednesday January
21st, 1942, at its office, for the pur
pose of electing two directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction
of such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting.
This January sth, 1942.
E. P. STAPLETON,
Secretary-Treasurer. 2t. 1-9.
OLIVE
THEATRE
Saturday Only
Roy Rogers, In
“JESSIE JAMES AT BAY"
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Monday and Tuesday
Bob Hope - Paulette Goddard, In
"NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH”
Wednesday Only
Alan Curtis - Lynn Bari, In
“WE GO FAST”
Thursday and Friday
Alice Faye - John Payne, In
“WEEK END IN HAVANA”
Midget Theatre
Saturday Only
Frank Albertson - Linda Hayes, In
“CITADEL OF CRIME”
NUMBER 50.