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vug-z FOR VICTORY 'ATfe united states defense v e BONDS . STAMPS SI.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XXVI. IT’S EASY THIS WAY k Wifi Rat || \JITH THE mw WiXZI SAVINGS FOR OEFEHSE BONDS AMD STAMPS \ V •' \( IF Yo yß e NOT ,N |T ,ASS VCMR \ I 4>r. sc<im Funeral 1 or Houston Lee Grant Held Monday Funeral services for Houston Lee Grant, who passed away at his home in Columbus after an illness of two weeks, were held at Corinth Church Monday afternoon. Rev. A. P. Norris •conducted the services, assisted by Rev. M. J. Wilson, of Columbus. Mr. Grant was a well-known farm er of this county for twenty-five years and had moved to Columbus •only a few months ago. j Pallbearers were Glen Corbin, Bill ‘’Corbin, 0. Z. Lawson, H. C. Lawson, J. L. Kelly, all of Florida, and Eugene Grant, of Columbus. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Grant; B. Grant, Elbert Grant, of Tal lahassee, Florida; Hubert Grant, of Donalstytvilk; M»s. C Bowden , Mrs. Lawrence Hardy, D. L. Grant, .and Wallace Grant, of Columbus; his father, Mr. J. A. Grant; and three brothers, Rue Grant, of Pensacola, Florida C. C. and I). G. Grant, of 'Columbus. Also eight sisters, Mrs. Julia Cor bin and Mrs. Annie McDavid, of Cot tondale, Florida, Mrs. Mary Newsom, •of Chattahoochee, Florida, Mrs. Jam <es Dukes, of Brinson, Mrs. Colbert Mann, of Miss., Mrs. Floyd Hendrix,, •of Alexander City, Mrs. Ivey Mc- Daniel, of Columbus, and Mrs. R. T. Alley, of Atlanta. BUY DEFENSE BONDS 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 II . /AS)? MAXIMUM \ I Se W/ INSURANCE MB © I I S IWU I=oll tA ° < S i \(v? <> epos,tor W z ' Bnnalsntiuilb ftoa I ANOTHER SEMINOLE BOY CALLED TO SERVICE The many friends of Lieut. John jL. Clarke, Reserve officer in Coast ! Artillery, will be interested to learn he has been ordered to report for ac tive duty this week at Fort Custic Virginia. After graduating from Ga. Tech Mr. Clarke taught in Donalsonville High School for two years. At present ihe is principal of Fort Valley High School where he has been for the past seven years. Mr. Clarke and family spent last week end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Clarke. First Aid Course At FDR School The American Red Cross First Aid Course is now being offered at the F. D. R. High Schoch All high school students and teachers are required to take the course. An adult class will be held each Tuesday and Thursday nights at nine o’clock war time for five consecutive weeks. Everyone is urged to attend these classes. Certificates will be given for those completing the necessary require ments. Miss Margaret King is the in structor. Funeral For Willie D. Barbree Held Saturday Funeral services for Willie D. Bar bree, 52 year old Early County Farm er, who passed away at his home in the Springfield Community Thursday night, were held at Bethel Church Sat urday afternoon, Elder Tom Crawford conducting the services. A heart at tack causing his death. The deceased was born and reared in Early County and had spent his en tire life there where he was engaged in farming. He was a member of the Bethel Primitive Baptist Church and a Trustee of the Springfield Consoli dated School. He was survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Malcom Wade, Mrs. Curtis Humphrey, of Fort Gaines, and ' Billy Jo Barbree; and two sons, Jack Barbree and Larry Barbrec, of Fort Benning. I Evans and son, funeral directors, were in charge. ■ To Preach Here Rev. Paul V. Berry, of Augusta, will fill the pulpit of the Baptist Church next Sunday at both the morning and evening services. Service hours will be as follows:' Sunday school at 11 a. m., morning worship at 12 o’clock, evening worship at 8:30. All times are war time. Members of the church and visitors are cordially invited to hear Rev.! Berry. Rye can be used for grazing or for: soil conservation and improvement. Farm income from sale of dairy products has been increasing since 1939 in 1941 was 20 percent larger than in 1940. BUY DEFENSE BONDS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA National Lottery For New Registrants Set For March 17th Drawing Will Effect Only Those Men Who Registered February 16th WASHINGTON, Feb. 23,—The na tion’s new draft lottery was fixed to day for March 17—St. Patrick’s Day. And there will be green capsules to hold the numbers that will decide the order in which between 8,000,000 and 9,000,000 more men will be subject to call for possible military service. The completion of arrangements for the lottery so quickly after the Feb ruary 16 registration date bespoke an official determination to have this new reservoir of man power ready to meet war demands with the least pos sible delay. There was an indication, too, that some of the latest registrants might get their call to the colors relatively soon. Selective Service officials hinted at that when they said new registrants need not expect a call for about two months after the lottery. The drawings will affect only those men who registered on February 16, when all men from 20 through 44 and not already registered signed up with their local draft boards. The mechanics of the lottery will be as fololws: Between now and March 17, local draft boards will shuffle the new cardo and then number them T-l, T-2, T-3, etc., the initial “T” designating the third registration. On March 17 the capsules in the goldfish bowl will contain a corre sponding set of numbers. Officials es timate that between 8,000 and 9,000 numbers will be drawn in the lottery —as many as the greatest number of men newly registered in any one local draft district. The men holding the first numbers drawn will be the first of the third re gistration list subject to call for pos sible military service. The latest registrants, however, will be placed at the end of the existing local draft lists, and will not be sub ject to call until the local boards reach the end of their existing lists. Brigadier General Lewis B. Her shey, Selective Service director, au-i thorized the publication of order num-, bers and names in communities. Prominent Seminole County Fanner Passes Away Mr. Fred Childree, prominent Seminole County farmers and a mem ber of the Board of County Commis sioners passed away at a local hospi tal Sunday afternoon following an ill ness of several weeks. Complications following an attack of pneumonia at tributed to his death. He was fifty four years old and had resided in this county for the past ten years. The deceased was born near Mid land City, Alabama where he spent | most of his life engaged in farming. | Upon moving to Seminole County he j became identified with community as-j fairs and at the time of his death was . serving as County Commissioner from ■ the Steam Mill District. He was a member of the local. Methodist church and held the esteem and confidence of numerous friends; and acquaintances throughout the , county. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the local Methodist church, the Rev. C. L. Nease, pastor, conducting the services. Pallbearers were Messrs L. C. Hay, D. F. Wurst, R. T. Bolton, J. H. Hanna, J. W. Gib son, and R. A. Williams. Members of the Masonic Lodge of which he was a member assisted with the services at the local cemetery where he was interred. ~ Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rhoda Childree; two children, Mrs. Bunck Parker, and Miss Mavis Childree; four brothers, L. L. Childree of Don alsonville, Edd Childree, of Reynolds ville, Barney and John C. Childree, of Midland City, Alabama; and one sis ter, Mrs. Nathan Hicks, of Jakin. Evans and son, funeral directors, were in charge. BIT DEFENSE BONDS DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1942. Seminole Girls Lose To Sylvester In Final Play-off Racing off to a 16-3 lead in the first five minutes of play, Sylvester's Eaglelets completely humbled a set of Donalsonville Squaws before a screaming crowd, to win the 1942 Se cond District Class B girl’s basketbull championship, which was played in Camilla Tuesday night. All three Sylvester forwards, M. Gay, W. Gay and the redoubtable Pauline Blackburn were hotter than a country stove on a wintry night as i they accounted for 51 of their club’s total. As the teams turned the first quar ter, Sylvester, which upset Moultrie and Albany to gain the finals in the biggest basketball noise created in South Georgia in the last five years, held an 18-6 advantage, nearly a cinch. Hastey Top Squaws. Captain Hastey was the siege gun of Donalsonville with 12 points, trail ed by Fain with 10. After the game Supt. J. L. Yaden of Moultrie present ed Capt. M. Gay of Sylvester the tro phy emblematic of the title and a warded a runnerup cup to Captain Hastey of the losers. Box score: D’VILLE (35) SYLVESTER (53) Cowart, f M. Gay, f (12) Fain, f (10) W. Gay, f (12) Hastey, f (12) Blackburn, f (20) Lynn, g Holton, 9 Roberts, g Bennett, g Hayes, g __ Bateman, g Subs: D’ville—Goodwin (13); Syl vester—Turner, Knight (2), M. Don ald, Massey, M, Knight, Score by periods: D’ville 6 12 16 35 Sylvester 18 32 51 53 Officials: Lester and Brinson. Bicycles Take Place Os Autos Here Bicycles are the order of the day in Donalsonville since the rubber shortage has stopped the sale of auto tires as well as the production of new automobiles. More than 50 new bicycles have been sold to various residents of Don alsonville, the bicycles being used by the owners as a means of conveyance to and from their work while several housewives are using them for shop ping. Use of the bicycles will repre sent a saving in gasoline, autos, and tires. At the same time, some are us? ing the bicycles as a means of exer, cise and pleasure, $173 Paid In Unemdovment Benefits Here T'nemnlovment benefits amounting to $173.00 were paid to 18 county workers under the state Unemploy ment Compensation law in January. Commissioner of Labor Ben T, Huiet has announced. Total payments for the month, his renort showed, amounted to $488,706. the highest since August of 1940 when more than a half million dolars was disbursed, and an increase of approxi mately $125,000 over the previous month. Post-Christmas lay-offs and dis placements resulting from the war production program accounted large ly for the increase, Commissioner Huiet said. Within the past few weeks, number of claims for benefits filed have shown a decided increase. Misses Martha Jane Clark and Bet ty Martin, student at Southwestern Teachers’ College, spent the week-end at their homes here. Gigantic Mystery Circus Coming To Donalsonville Thrills and plenty of fun is promis ed local people when THE GREAT VIRGIL, famous magician and illus ionist, with his skilled company of merry miracle workers brings his show of a thousand wonders to the stage of the High School auditorium Friday, February 27th, at 8:30 p. m. np' - J AH IKBk £ MSlfc * Ijr a r ; l /JB The GREAT VIRGIL is considered the fastest and most mystifying ma i gician on tour today, presenting as many as nine baffling mysteries in the course of three minutes. Starting with such feats as snatch ing live birds and bowls of fire and water out of thin air, THE GREAT VIRGIL goes swiftly into the more sensational effects of Chinatown Af ter Dark, The Dissolving of the Bod ies of Two Human Beings, making it possible for them to pass through sol id walls. The Beautiful Hindoo Prin cess Asleep in Mid-air, Satan Bums a Man, An Execution on Mars, Chinese Opium Den Mystery, and dozens of others using tons of elaborate equip ment that will tax the capacity of the stage. The Seven Unsolved Mysteries of India, which THE GREAT VIRGIL brought to this country, have baffled American magicians for the past three years. THE GREAT VIRGIL has ac tually solved the two greatest my steries of the Hindoo magicians; The Basket Mystery and the Hindoo Rope Miracle, which he now includes in his performance, During the Hindoo Rope Miracle, VIRGLE casts a rope high in the air where it remains suspended in space; a boy climbs to the top of the rope and without being covered in any way, vanishes and the rope falls back to the stage. One of the most strtling and breath taking scenes in THE GREAT VIR GIL’S performance is when he intro duces Simba, the real live African] Lion. Simba is placed in a strong j cage ami hoisted in mid-air by means of a block and tackle and while in full view Simba disappears in a puff of smoke. wir • < 7 i .‘ vci JULIE A special feature of this mystery extravaganza will be Julie, the girl with the mind 4000 years ahead of ■ our time. Julie will leave absolutely■ no doubt as to her ability to read minds as she actually tells many mem bers of the audience exactly what is passing through their minds. Julie, claims that what she does is due to a highly scientific development of the | mind? and that communication by i means of mental telepathy will be in common use 4000 years from now. Six dazzling changes of scenery/ dozens of beautiful costumes and a ompany of highly trained assistants and stage technicians are used during the two hour presentation of this ela borate mystery production. BUY D£r£NsE BONDS MAKE EVERY PAY DAY * BOND DAY L JOIN THE PAY-ROLL SAVINGS PLAN SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Work Begins This Week On Patrol Building Construction work on the Georgia State Patrol Headquarters was begun this week by a crew of State workmen from the Georgia Public Safety De partment augmented by convict labor. The building is to be of concrete tile and wood construction and is es timated to cost approximately $5000.- : 00. Plans and specifications for the : building were drawn by architects connected with the Public Safety Dc- I partment of Georgia. Construction of i the building was made possible I through the efforts of the Donalson ville Lions Club and the Board of County Commissioners, a part of the [ unds being raised locally to cover i the cost of construction. Should the i building be discontinued as Patrol Headquarters, Seminole County as an option to buy the building by paying to the State the amount of the cost of construction. Hit And Run Driver Held On Murder Charge State Patrol J. Edd Osborne and J. T. Channell who are located in Don alsonville, pulled some nice detective work this week to place the blame for a hit-and-run slaying of Grady Velma Jones in West Bainbridge Sun day which resulted in warrants charg ing murder being issued for Willie C. Dollar and Jess C. Dollar of Bain bridge. A headlight rim from the car which struck Jones, 41-year-old farmer, was found in a ditch at the acene of the accident, according to State Trooper Ozburn. It was found to have come from a 1941 model Studebaker. A check revealed that there were 31 such cars in Decatur county, and the 28th auto investigated was found to have been the one from which the rim was lost, Ozburn said. Further evi dence was furnished by a smashed headlight and a bent fender, he added. Willis B. Dollar was the owner and driver of the car, and his brother, J. C. Dollar, was with him at the time of the accident, the trooper said. The hit-and-run victim, wht> wus killed instantly when struck by the car, was buried yesterday at White’s Spring Cemetery, near Colquitt. ■'•"-a'.' '■ ■-.•/•L- . i □LIVE THEATRE Saturday Only Charles Starrett, In • “THUNDERING FRONTIER’’ Monday and Tuesday Robert Young - Ruth Hussey, In “MARRIED BACHELOR’’ Wednesday Only Ken Murray - Frances Langford, In “SWING IT, SOLDIER” Thursday and Friday Biran Aheme - Jeanette MacDonald, In “SMILIN’ THROUGH” Midget Theatre Saturday Only Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys In “GO WEST YOUNG LADY” NUMBER 5.