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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. -<■:>;? V/ jl B| Vi'w! 'A JBO •w*y?? ffßsjT' v °i-uNTARr /f/ ~ whMB iiwpMr plan Ia J/ ■ ,| w /fewW S n . ■ I K Mb% - • I w OBW >;i > ■ <•■».-. A . *•■.’■ ■">*:• ft Al A x y . .x-^;^ v .. ; ■■’’'•’^*j2^\ : S-''-“- ' |ft \1 * x - J ' l-i? ,< ’£fr ' 'Mrat v\ isJSr- ••' ' a EF 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 j V iII. mm ***’ MUM <(»■• K i I Se ■// INSURANCE g !<<// FOR EACH g : i l\B \W DCPOS‘T°» W/g I BmrnlmmtHlb Nmfl $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.. I - - . -I LJ T1 J-I_l V . 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 i ' OKI 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 • I 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” ■•■■••■••••■•••••••••■•a Mid&«t Theatre Saturday Only William Holden, Claire Trwor, In “TEXAS” NUMBER 3.