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VOLUME XXVI.
Williams Is Found
Guilty Voluntary
Man-Slaughter
W. T. Williams, Seminole county
farmer, was convited of voluntary
manslaughter by a Seminole county
Superior Court jury on Wednesday
and sentenced to two years imprison
ment.
Williams was found guilty of slay
ing “Rowdy” Gibson at the home of
'Williams on October 7th.
From testimony introduced at the
trial, Williams, Gibson and another
white man, William Daniels, had been
to Albany, all three of the men hav
ing been drinking freely during the
■day. On the return trip home, Wil
liams, who was driving Gibson’s car,
ran into a post at Colquitt to avoid
striking another car. At the time of
the accident Gibson and Daniels were
asleep. Roused by the impact, Gibson
became angry when he learned of the
damage to his car and proceeded to
curse Williams almost continuously
as they drove on to the home of Gib
son’s father, Mr. Will Gibson in Mil
ler county.
Arriving there, Gibson went into
his father’s home and procured a shot
gun, coming back to the car with it,
where he threatened to kill Williams.
Daniels testified that he (Gibson)
cursed Williams, knocked him down
and kicked him, all the time Williams
pleading with him to spare his life.
Obtaining another car Gibson put
his shot gun in the car and proceeded
to drive Williams and Daniels to Wil
liams home. En route Gibson is al
leged to have threatened again to kill
Williams, and to have made remarks
concerning relations with Williams’
wife. Gibson had been living in the
home with Williams for the past sev
eral months farming with Williams.
Arriving at Williams home both
T.ien went into the house, Daniels re
maining in the car. Sbon after 'en
tering, Gibson came out the door and
:;,oon after reaching the porch Wil
liams fired through the screen door
the load from a shot gun striking
■Gibson in the back of head killing
him instantly.
Williams testified that after they
entered the house, Gibson continued
lo curse him, and making threats
a.bout taking his wife away from him.
tie stated further that when Gibson
left the home, he said he was going
to get his shot gun and come back
and kill Williams.
The case consumed the entire day
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For Pearl Harbor
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the need for
men to work at Pearl Harbor, Terri
tory of Hawaii.
TYhile there is a need for all types
of skilled tradesmen, there is a par
ticular demand for Electricians, Ma
chinists and Machinist Helpers, and
Classified Laborers. (
Special representatives of the Com
mission will be in Donalsonville at the
Post Office on Saturday, October 24th
to answer all questions and help in
terested people in securing one of
these jobs.
October Term
Grand Jury
Presentments,
To the Honorable C. W. Worril,
Judge Patuala Circuit.
We the Grand Jury, chosen and
sworn, for the October term, 1942,
of Seminole County Superior Court,
beg leave to submit herewith the
general presentments of this body.
We found 31 True Bills and 12 No
Bills.
We fix the juror’s and baliff’s pay
at three dollars a day and the riding
baliff’s at six dollars a day.
We reccommend that a strict ob
servance of the Sabbath Day be rigid
ly enforced. We especially call this
to the attention of our Sheriff and
Mayors and Councilmen of incorpoat
ed towns in our county.
We commend the work of our
Home Defense Guards and urge
every citizen to cooperate in every
way for the continuance of their
good work.
We thank Judge Worrill for his
frank and able charge and express
to* Solicitor Patterson our deep ap
preciation for his efficient guidance
during our deliberations.
We recommend that these present
ments be published once in the Don
alsonville News, and that the regular
fee be paid for same.
Henry Love, Foreman,
C. S. Forrester, Clerk.
We the committee on Public Build
ings have inspected the buildings and
find everything in good shape except
one lavatory in the mens rest room,
also recommend that shades be plac
ed in the Grand Jury room.
Frank Bragg,
J. F. King,
D. D. Trawick.
BOOKS AND RECORDS
COMMITTEE
We, your committee on Books and
Records, find the records well kept
and everything in order. We find no
disagreement with the present sys
tem and have no additional recom
mendations to make.
J. W. Gibson, Chairman,
E. P. Trulock, Sr.,
J. Q. Spann.
PRISON CAMP COMMITTEE
We, your Committee on prison
camp, find conditions to be in good
order.
E. D. Harrell, Chairman,
J. C. Swanner,
Clayton Odom.
PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE
W’e, your Committee on Public
Welfare, find the records of this of
fice well kept and informative. We
find old age pensoins awarded to 222
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Voters Opposed
To Sunday Shows
W’ith little interest displayed by a
majority of the voters, the referen
dum on Sunday shows held with the
City Primary on Wednesday, resulted
in an overwhelming majority for the
opposition to Sunday movies.
The final count showed 80 as oppos
ed to Sunday movies, with only 35
favoring it.
Many voters were unable to cast
ballots by reason of the fact that
they were not registered. No contest
for a city office has been noted in the
past several years, and as a result
many were not registered.
The results Wednesday speak for
themselves and no Sunday shows will
be offered.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE AND THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE, GEORGIA
Acting on a suggestion of the Pres
ident and the requests of the War De
partment, the house passed and sent
to the Senate legislation to reduce
the minimum draft age from 20 to
18. The bill provides that those who
are in high school or college may fin
ish the present sei’"’ 1 ! year, but after
next July educational deferments
would be forbidden. The bill would
also make mandatory the policy of
calling all single men in a state be
fore calling married men, and then
calling all childless married men be
fore men with children.
Secretary of War Stimson an
nounced there are approximately 4,-
250,000 men in the army at present
and this total will be increased to 7,-
500,000 by the end of 1943—distrib
uted as follows: 3,300,000 in the
ground forces, 2,200,000 in the air
force, 1,000,000 in training and 1,00,-
00 in supply services. Mr. Stimson
said 18 and 19-year olds are more
responsive to leadership, are not as
easily fatigued and make better sol
diers than older men. He said there
is danger at present that the army
might get too old. In March of
this year the average age of divisions
being activated was 26 years and 2
months, but in August the figure
had risen to 28 years and 2 months.
If the draft age is lowered to 18,
a 7,500,000-man army can be built
up in 1943 without calling marrief
men with children, selective service
director Hershey reported. Induction
of married men with wives only will
begin immediately to fill the army’s
call for 1,100,000 by January 1, he
said.
Secretary Stimson announced that
ground units of the army are now
aiding the marines in the defense of
Guadalcanal in the Solomons, and
army air and ground troops are now
stationed in New Zealand, New Cali
donia, the New Herbrides and the
Figi Islands.
“The Japanese are continuing to
bomb our airfield and shore positions
on Guadalcanal Island and it is be
lieved that enemy troops and equip
ment are being disposed for a strong
assault against our airfield,” the navy
reported October 17, about 14 enemy
bombers, escorted by 8 fighters, at
tacked the Guadalcanal airfield and
shore positions, the communique said,
but U. S. fighters and antiaircraft
batteries shot down all the bombers
and two of the fighters. These latest
raids brought the toll of Japanese
aircraft since the Solomons fighting
began last August to 307 of all types
destroyed.
“Although large numbers of Jap
anese troops are known to be on
Guadalcanal Island, there has been,
as yet, no full scale land fighting,”
the Navy said. “Our losses in the cur
rent fighting, to date, (October 18)
have been minor, but in a battle of
this nature losses must be expected.
DONALSONVILLE NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 1942.
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A WEEK OF WAR
FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS
All information on the fighting in
the Solomons which is not of value
to the enemy is being announced as
soon as possible after’ being received.”
Gen. MacArthur’s headquarters re
ported October 19 that Allied bomb
i ers attacking Japanese shipping con-
I costrat 1 .m oil Buin in the northern
i Solomons scored probable hits on 3
i enemy cruisers, a large seaplane ten
j der, seven flying boats and several
cargo vessels. In the Aleutians, U.
S. ground forces took a third island
in the Andreanof group, and Army
medium bombers bombed two made
enemy destroyers near Kiska.
Farm Prices and Production
President Roosevelt, in a radio ad
dress, said “We are learning to ra
tion materials and we must learn to
ration manpower—Perhaps the most
difficult phase of the manpower prob
lem is the scarcity of farm labor.
Every farmer in the land must real
ize fully that his production is part of
war production, and that he is regard
ed by the Nation as essential to vic
tory.”
Agriculture Secretary Wickard, as
chairman of the WPB Food require
ments Committee, reduced produc
tion goals for such crops as canta
loupes, cucumbers, watermelons, and
celery, and said “first consideration”
would be given to winter vegetables
which require the least labor in rela
tion to their nutritional value. Mr.
Wickard also caller for a 10 percent
increase in 1943 Spring hog produc
tion over the 1942 record crop, ask
i ing for about 68 million head as com
i pared to tlje 1942 crop of 62 million
i head. He estimated 1943 require
! ments by more than one billion
pounds.
The Department of Agriculture re
ported farm wage rates on October
1 were 220 percent of the 1910-14
period and the highest since 1920.
The average per day without board,
$2.76, was up 31 cents since July and
up 72 cents • since the previous Oc
tober. The Department said its to
tal September purchases of dairy
| products, fish, fruit and other com-
I modifies amounted to slls million
compared with the August total of
SB3 million. The Department is now
buying 17 key foodstuffs every week
and 11 others every two weeks.
Rationing
The Office of Price Administration
ruled that after next January 31, all
motorists holding a mileage rationing
book must have their tires inspected
every four months and those receiv
ing books allowing them supplemen
tal mileage must have their tires in
spected every two months. Original
inspections of tires on all passenger
cars must be made between December
1 and January 31, while commercial
vehicle tires —which must be inspect
ed every two months or every 5,000
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Seminole Countian
Dies At Army Camp
Funeral services for Willie B. Rob
erts, 37-year-old private in the U. S.
Army, and a life-long resident of
Donalsonville, who passed away at
Camp Blanding Thursday night, fol
lowing an illness of several weeks.
Roberts had been in the Army for
more than a year.
The funeral service was held at the
Methodist church, Rev. C. L. Nease,
pastor, conducting the service. Pall
bearers were Y. L. Roberts, E. C.
Roberts, Oscar Roberts, and Reuben
Roberts, all brothers of the deceased,
and Harry Mosely and Joe Roberts,
cousins.
The local state guard formed an
honorary escort for the body, the
casket being draped with an Ameri
can flag.
Clarke Mosely, a cousin of the de
ceased sang “Sunrise Tomorrow,” ac
companied by Mrs. Y. L. Roberts. As
the body was removed from the
church, “taps” was sounded by the
pianist.
Interment was in the Donalsonville
cemetery.
Besides the brothers, his mother,
Mrs. J. T. Roberts, survives.
Noble Sissle Plays
At Bainbridge Soon
Music level’s of this section are
looking forward to a gala evening
of entertainment on Wednesday, Oc
tober 28th, when Noble Sissle and his
Internationally famous orchestra will
play for a big dance and floor show at
the Community House in Bainbridge.
Sissle, and his band, come direct
from a three and one-half years’ en
gagement at Bally Rose’s Diamond
Horseshoe in New York City, which
set something of a record for con
tinuous and unabating enthusiasm.
The Decatur County Junior Cham
ber of Commerce is sponsoring the
dance and advance tickets are now
on sale at $2.75 per couple, including
tax, while the admission on the night
of the dance will be $3.30 per couple.
Noble Sissle, and his orchestra,
played for a dance about four years
ago in Bainbridge and drew a record
breaking crowd for a dance in this
section.
Tickets can be secured by writing
or calling the Junior Chamber of
Comerce, Bainbridge.
32 Seminolians Are
Called For October
18 White Men and 14 Negroes is
the Seminole county October quota
to be inducted into the army, it was
learned this week.
The white men left this week to
be inducted at Fort McPherson and
the Negroes leave soon for Ft. Ben
ning for induction.
The following are those called for
the October quota.
White Registrants
John Elee Hall, Willie Atwood Lee,
Rufus Alfred Ditty, Joe Eugene May,
Travis Mixon White, Benny Hilton
Lane, Butler William Murkison, Wil
liam Roy Mims, A. E. Parker, Early
Amos Lynn, Milford Earneet Ingram,
Cazsey William Hales, Jason Frank
lin Hill, Linney Edward Childree,
Lee Roy Johnson, Nelson Whitfield
Walls, John Douglas Johnson.
Colored Registrants
James Cristin, Oscar Hintion, Jr.,
Lewis Edwards, Jr., Charlie B. Bar
ber, Gertha Coachman, Jim Chason
Bell, Otho Leonard, John Henry Nel
son, Alvin Paul Ardis, Richard Jap
Wynn, Jr., Pete Brown, Charlie
Brown Perry, Leonard John Johnson,
Howard Lee Hampton.
IS TRANSFERRED
Rev. E. B. Brooks, a Captain-Chap
lain in the United States Army, who
has been located at Keesler Field,
Miss., spent Saturday night here, ac
companied by his family, en route to
Savannah, where Mrs. Brooks and
children will reside temporarily.
Rev. Brooks has been transferred
to Will Rogers Field in Oklahoipa,
and he has already arrived there. He
states that he expects to be sent over-.
seas for duty in the near future.
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Final Scrap Drive
Will Be Made
Next Thursday
The Mayor and Council of the
City of Donalsonville Thursday
proclaimed Thursday, October
29th as a full holiday, asking ail
business houses to close, and all
business men to aid in the scrap
drive.
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The final drive in the present cam
paign to collect scrap will be made in
Seminole county next Thursday, when
business will suspend for the day to
make a complete county-wide drive.
Approximately 100,000 pounds was
collected in the drive held recently,
but the War Production Board feels
that the results are not yet as good
as can be obtained and the people of
the county are urged to join in the
collection.
All stores in the city are expected
to close their places of business the
entire day, Thursday, October 29th.
and all truck owners are especially
urged to volunteer their trucks for
use in the drive. Approximately 30
trucks will be needed to completely
cover the county. At the present
time only about 10 trucks have been
pledged, and the need is urgent for
additional volunteers.
The Lions Club, with Ellison Dunn
as committee chairman, is sponsor
ing the drive, and school children are
expected to help in collecting the
scrap and placing it where it can be
picked up by trucks. Large pieces
which are too heavy to handle easily,
will be called for at their location if
the committee is notified.
The Lions Club is urging everyone,
to give their scrap, the funds derived
from the sale of the metal being al
located to the livestock show. Should
anyone wish to sell their scrap, they
will be paid 40 cents per hundred
pounds for same if deliverer to •<
If called for by trucks, the club will
pay only 25 cents per hundred pounds.
With additional trucks needed for
the drive, the committee urges that
all who will help and furnish trucks
in the drive next week, please list the
track with Ellison Dunn, chairman,
immediately. At the present time
the following have volunteered their
trucks and a driver: Herman Buie,
L. C. McElvey, T. N. Burke, H. G.
Woods, P. E. Shingler, Seminole
Drug Company, and two City of Don
alsonville trucks and an R. E. A.
track.
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Monday and Tuesday
Dorothy Lamour, William Holden
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Wednesday Only
Faye Emerson - Frank Wilcox, In
“LADY GANGSTER”
Thursday and Friday
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“FRIENDLY ENEMIES”
NUMBER 39.