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SEMINOLE COUNTY
Georgia’s Peanut Center
The richest and best fanning section
of the world, the home of the in
dustrious farmer.
SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOLUME XXVI.
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SERVICES OF THE METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday School 11 a. m.
Preaching—l 2 A. M. and 8:30 P. M.
Youth’s Fellowship—7:4s P. M.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
‘•8:30 all war time.
Never buy chickens from any hatch
eery that is not blood testing all the
breeding stock from which it is get
ting eggs.
SAFETY
DEPOSIT
BOXES
For Rent
Fire Proof Burglar Proof
$1.20 Per Year
Including Federal Tax
Rent one of our safety deposit
boxes for safe keeping of valuable
papers, Jewelry, Insurance Policies,
Wills, Deeds, etc.
Let Us Show Them To You.
COMMERCIAL
STATE
BANK
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$2,894.24 Paid
To Unemployed
From Seminole
Because of their unemployment,
I workers in Seminole county were paid
$2,807.24 in benefits under the state
unemployment compensation law in
1941, according to Commissioner of
Labor Ben T. Iluiet’s annual report'
just released. Number of payments
was reported at 663.
j Payments were made during the
year to approximately 46,000 indivi
duals in the amount of $3,089,233 to
bring the cumulative total to $10,722,-
1027 since benefits first became
i payable.
Both the number of recipients and
amount of benefits were substantial
ly lower than 1940, the report show
ed, due to improved conditions in busi
ness employment resulting from the
National Defense program. Approxi
mately 80,000 individuals were paid
$4,443,139 the year before.
Coincident with the decrease in be
nefit payments, the State Employ-;
ment service division, which became
a unit of the federal government on
January 1, filled a total of 114,591
jobs to establish a new high record.
The number included the placement of
workers on jobs in Georgia and the
•recruitment of skilled workers for
' jobs in Brazil, Great Britain, Panama
■ Canal, Island Bases in the Atlantic
and Pacific, and in 14 states from
Pennsyyvania to California.
Reflecting the state’s business and
industrial upswing, contributions to
the Unemployment Tiust Fund from
i liable employers at the rate of 2.7 per
. cent of payrolls brought in 510,624,-
995, according to preliminary figures,
j This was an increase of approximately
' 21.3 per cent over 1940 contribution
payments and represented and excess
of fund income over benefit payments
’ of $7,535,762.
> The balance in the fund at the end
• of Deceaiber was reported at $31,212,-
i 433, which can be used only for the
! payments of benefits..
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It is well to plan for light out
lets in the closets. They will be of
much value when looking for clothes
1 or other articles.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
Miss Griffin
Writes On Farm
Home Management
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Seminole county farm women are
getting some help from the men
folks with their gardens this year,
according to Carrie M. Griffin, Home
Management Supervisor of the Farm
' Security Administration.
“Although the women still consider
the garden primarily their concern,
Seminole County men don’t have to be
nagged into preparing that plot for
spring plainting this year, and even
using stable compost on the garden
plot instead of the cotton patch,” she
said.
Spurred by FSA’s all-out effort in
the Food for Freedom program, and
the Nation’s increasing need for war
time food production 70 FSA farm
er women in Seminole county are
pledging themselves to raise more
food for their families and for mar
ket, and to preserve more food than
ever before,
( Miss Griffin says that the Farm
j Security families in these counties
J plan to exceed last year’s all time high
goal in canning during 1942, and to
do a great deal of drying and preserv
ing in brine. They endeavor to make
their families entirely self-sustaining
the year round, and, in addition, to
provide garden truck for sale.
Despite the drought in 1941 the
• ! 65 FSA Homemakers in Seminole Co.
! canned 14,266 quarts of fruits, vege
tables, sweets, and meats. This was ar.
average of over 254 quarts per family.
Each family will feed itself, so that
I no food need be bought which might
be shipped to our allies, or used by our
armed forces. These families tn grow
\ ing their own food supply will also re
lease transportation facilities for ne
■ cessary Defense users.
In the Fifth Regiona, embracing
Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South
Carolina. FSA families have bought
• or ordered a total of 350 tons of gar
-1 den seed, at a cost of $250,000 to go
. into production of the 12-month gar
' rteu which each of them has been ask
ed to plant.
BUY DEFENSE BONDS
DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13TH, 1942.
Men, Ages 20 Through 44, To
Register for draft Monday
Place Os Registration
Will Be All Schools
——
Arrangements have been completed
by the Seminole County Selective Ser
vice Board for the regisration of all
Seminole Countians from 20 to 45
years of age in the third national re
gistration to be held on Saturday of
; this week and Monday of next week.
Those required to register are men
who were 20 years old prior to Decem
ber 31st, 1941 and those who have not
reached their 45th birthday by Feb
ruary 16th, and who have not hereto
fore registered.
Seminole countians may register
either Saturday or Monday, registra
tion taking place at the schools over
the county on both days. Registrations
will also be received at the local
draft board office both days.
Responsibility for handling the re
gistration in each county has been as
signed to the local selective service
Board which has in turn designated
all the schools in the county as places
of registration. No one is required to
register on the 14th, but everyone in
cluded in the call must be registered
before registrations close on the 16th.
The registrations on the 14th were
i provided for the convenience of many
farmers who would lose a day from
their farm work to register if they
could not register before Monday.
A serious penalty faces any who re
fuse or neglect to register.
; Changes Location
Tile News was informed this week
that Mr. Thomas Orr, who has been
for the past few months operating a
shop on the north side of town, is
now with the Donalsonville Motor Co.
Mr. Orr asks that his friends and cus
tomers please bear this in mind, and
promises to give them the same out
standing services.
Feb. 16 Positive
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Dead Line On
Tag Purchases
■ ATLANTA, Feb. 10—Governor
, Tahnadge warned motorists today
that midnight of February 16 is “posi
tively” the deadline for purchase of
automobile tags without penalty.
“There will be no further exten-1
i sion and I am not fooling,” he said,
The Governor extended the original
deadline last Saturday.
On that day, the motor Vehicle Di
vision estimated, 128,000 tags were
sold to crowds that jammed the Capi
tol basement.
W. L. Joiner, director of the divi
sion, estimated that about 205,000 ;
tags had been sold up to Sunday.
This compared with 159,000 to the
same date last year, when the deadline
was extended to March first.
SAVANNAH NYA PROJECT
GEARED FOR DEFENSE
The National Youth Administration
, has this week completed construction
of its Resident Defense Project in
Savannah.
This project is set up to give work
experience to approximately 200 lx>j>
in welding, machine shop, sheet metal,
forging and other rades vital to thej
Defense Program. Boys on NYA Re-!
isident Projects cam their expense
plus SIO.OO per month.
This NYA Area, which consists of i
’ the Second Congressional District, has |
received special permission to send 40,
< boys to the new NY A Savannah Pro
ject.
Any boy between the ages of 17 and;
25 who is not enrolled in school andj
who is not regularly employed is eligi ]
ble for NYA Defense Projects.
Seminole County boys may make |
application for NYA work at the
Dept, of Public Welfare Office in Don
alsonville.
BUY DEFENSE BONDS
LOCAL BANK JOINS
FEDERAL DEPOSIT
IN SURANCE CORPORATION
The local Merchants & Farmers
Bank has recently joined the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation and
ill individual deposits of this insti
tution are insured up to $5,000.00.
The deposit insurance became ef
fective last week, H. O. Cummings,
vice-president and cashier stated.
Rev. Timmerman
To Preach Here
For Baptists
Rev. R. E. Timmerman, of Elba,
Ala., pastor of the First Baptist
Church of that city, has been invited
to fill the pulpit of the local Baptist
Church next .Sunday morning and
evening.
Rev. Timmerman is considered one
of the ablest ministers of Southeast
Alabama and his message should
prove both interesting and inspiring
to church members and visitors.
; The hours of service will be Sunday
; School at 10 a. m. and Church service
i at 11 a. m. Evening services will be
1 held at 8 o’clock, all war time.
State Guards
Capture Convict
An escaped white convict from Han
icock county, Georgia, said to be Wil-
I mer Brown, was captured by the Semi-
I nole County Unit of the State Guard
last Friday when he walked across the
A. C. L. railroad bridge over the Chat
tahoochee river which the guard unit
is protecting.
The convict escaped last week and
made his way into Alabama where he
stole a car in Bulloch county. Driving
to Columbia, Ala., he swapped the
spare tire from the car for gasoline.
Near Gordon he developed a flat tire
on the car and abandoned it, taking
to the railroad to walk. When he
reached the bridge he was accosted
by the sentries on duty. Becoming
frightened he ran but the guard unit
members pursued and captured him,
bringing him to Donalsonville where
he was placed in the custody of
Sheriff Chandler who held him until
authorities from Hancock county came
for him.
The prisoner was said to be serving
sentences amounting to 110 years.
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
TO BE IN COLQUITT
By Lewe Johnson, Jr.
The second district tournament will
be played next week with the teams
in the eastern division playing in
Moultrie and the western division in
Colquitt. Playing will begin on Tues
day the 19th of February with the
finals of each division being played
on Saturday night. The winners will
then play each other in some select
ed town the following week.
The Seminole Squaws drew a bye
and will not play until Friday night
at 10:30 o’clock. They play the win
ners of the Camilla Whigham game.
In making up such a fine word of
twelve wins with only three losses to
mar their word, they were thus able
to draw a bye. Playing fine basket
ball duiing the entire season and im
proving with each game the Squaws
will truly be at their peak.
The Indians encounter a strong
Camilla five at 11:30 on Thursday j
night. The boys should prove them-'
selves a real threat in the tournament
if they win over Camilla.
Loyal support will help the teams,
coward victory, so back the teams next i
week,
Fanners can profit by carrying out
sound woodland management practic
". :n forest rreas.
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
Cuke Acreage
Complete; Okra
Contracts Cancelled
The cucmber acreage sought by the
Cairo Pickle Company had been
practically signed up this week, Coun
ty Agent W. E. Brigham reported.
Acreages at Jakin and Iron City were
also said to be nearing the require
ments.
The proposed contract for okra
growiig was cancelled this week until
next year by the Concord Corporation
Mr. Brigham stated.
Ralp R. Dick
Reported Missing
Since Pearl Harbor
Ralph R. Dick, son of C. 11. Dick, of
Seminole county, has been reported as
missing since the first attack on Pearl
Harbor by Japanese on December 7th.
His father was notified this week
that he was missing, and although no
positive proof of his death has been
found, and the navy department
states that there is a possibility that
he is still alive, very litle hope is held
I that he will be found.
Dick wa*> gunner's mate first da s
and bad I »CS‘ jri service /ar som
time. J *
Notice of the apparent loss of hm
:life was transmitted to the sailor's.
|by Rear Admiral Randall .Jacobs,
j chief of Bureau of Navigation.
SHERIFF’S NOTICE
All 1941 tax fi fas have been placed
in my hands for immediate collection
and I have instructions from the
County Commissioners to immediately
proceed to collect same or make levies,
advertise and sell property to satisfy
the tax claims.
Let all taxpayers who have not as
yet paid their taxes see me at once
and pay their taxes.
C. L. CHANDLER, Sheriff.
OLIVE
THEATRE
Saturday Only
The Three Mesquiteers, In
“GAUCHOS OF ELDORADO”
Monday and Tuesday
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, In
“KEEP ’EM FLYING"
Wednesday Only
W. C. Fields, In
“NEVER GIVE A SUCKER
AN EVEN BREAK”
Thursday and Friday
Barbara Stanwyck-Henry Fon-la, in
“YOU BELONG TO ME”
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Mid&«t Theatre
Saturday Only
William Holden, Claire Trwor, In
“TEXAS”
NUMBER 3.