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SEMINOLE
A SMALL BUT
> PROGRESSIVE
COUNTY
$2.00 a Year in Advance
VOLUME XXXIII
Grand Tury Presentments
To The Honorable W. I. Geer,
Judge Pataula Court,
Seminole County, Georgia:
We, the Grand Jurors, drawn and
serving for the January term of
Seminole Superior Court, 1950, re
spectively submit the following pre
sentments :
In our deliberations, we found
59 do-bills and 50 true bills.
We thank the Honorable W. I.
Geer for his clear and concise
charge.
We wish to thank our Solicitor
General R. A. Patterson for his
assistance in our deliberations.
We also wish to thank our
Sheriff, C. L. Chandler, for his
capable assistance and cooperation.
Whereas, it has been reported to
this body that the Board of Com
missioners of Seminole County,
Georgia, has deeded to the Commis
sioner of Agriculture, lands for a
state-owned Farmers Market site,
and whereas this building is now
under construction, and whereas
in view of the reduction in peanut
and cotton acreage, it is necessary
to seek other cash crops io meet
the high cost of living. The state
owned Farmers Market will be an
outlet for any and all truck crops
planted in this vicinity. Now be it
resolved by the Grand Jury that
the Board of Commissioners have
the Honorable Tom Linder com
mended for the action in building
and furnishing this market there
by enabling the farmers of this sec
tion to plant, harvest and market
additional money ■crops to offset
the loss of revenue from the reduc
tion in peanut and cotton acreage.
Be it further resolved that a copy
of this presentment be submitted
to the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenue of Seminole
Uounty, Georgia and the Honorable
Tom Linder.
Whereas, the Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue have
completed the repairing and re
furnishing of the Seminole County
Court House, therefore, be it re
solved by the Grand Jury that we
express our deep appreciation and
commendation to the Board of
Commissioners for having this
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needed work done.
Whereas, it has been reported to
this 'body that the County School
Board and Mr. N. P. Malcom have
completed the necessary repairs on
the boys and girl’s dressing rooms
in the basketball shell, we wish to
commend them upon the comple
tion of this necessary work.
The Committee on Public Roads
find the roads generally in good
condition with the following excep
tion: that washout on the road
near Berry Barber’s which is trav
eled by the school busses and two
rural mail carriers be filled and the
necessary bridge be built. Also,
that bridge on the three-notch
road near Rock Pond Court House
widened to the width of the road
and other repairs on three-notch
road near Henry Love.
CANON ODOM
J. C. SWANNER
JOE SPOONER
The Committee on Confederate
Pensions and Relief find 296 old
age recipients with grants amount
ing to $6,650.50, 51 aid to de
pendent children families repre
senting 106 children with grants
amounting to $1,933.50, 5 blind re
cipients with grants amounting to
$93.00 and 2 Confederate Pension
Widows, Mrs. Sallie Bush and Mrs.
Elizabeth Brinson, each receiving
$75.00 per month.
J. L. BALLIET
GORDON BARBER
NEWTON KING
The Committee on the County
Farm find the prisoners healthy
and well-fed but the buildings need
painting and minor repairs.
CLARENCE HORNSBY
C. W. GODBY
BRANDY TRAWICK
The Committee on Public Re
cords find the records apparently
in order and well-kept.
J. L. BALLIET
GORDON BARBER
NEWTON KING
We wish to express our thanks
to Mr. N. P. Malcom, County
School Superintendent, for his
splendid and enlightening report
on the schools of this county.
We recommend to the court that
these presentments be published in
the Donalsonville News.
Respectfully submitted,
GRADY RICHARDSON, Foreman
C. W. BEARDSLEY, Clerk
County Top Heart
Fund Quota
The 1950 drive for funds for
the American Heart Associa
tion came to a close Tuesday
when Dr. H. B. Jenkins made
a second donation which push
ed Seminole County over the
top.
Since the last list of donors
was printed, the following con
tributions were received: Com
mercial State Bank $5.00;
Standard Service Station $2.00;
Seminole Building Supply Co.
$5.00; Dr. H. B. Jenkins $15.00.
The plastic hearts placed by
the Tri-Hi-Y in the business
housed brought in a total of
$16.04.
Mrs. Ed Hay and Mrs. L. J. Cow
art visited in Graceville, Fla. and
Dothan, Ala., last Thursday.
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Mrs. I. B. Jones and Mrs. L. J.
Cowart visited in Colquitt recently.
DONALSONVILLE, (GA.) NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1950
‘Battle Os Iron City’ Settled
At Superior Court Session
Red Cross Drive
Opens March 20
L. H. HASTEY NAMED
COUNTY LEADER
It was announced today that Mr.
Luther H. Hastey, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Seminole Coun
ty, Georgia, had accepted tne
Chairmanship of the annual Fund
Raising Drive, which will open on
Monday, March 20th, 1950.
The American Red Cross is fin
anced entirely by the contributions
of ‘Jhe American people, and is
made up of millions of men and
women and young people, all vol
unteers dedicated to improving the
welfare of their communities and
to meeting the needs of their fel
low men.
There are 3,745 Red Cross Chap
ters that bring relief to victims of
disaster, gives comfort to hospita
lized servicemen and veterans and
helps to relieve the anxieties of
their families, provides, in many
communities, life-giving blood to
the sick and injured, offering in al
most all commi'ties health and safe
ty services designed to save lives
and relieve suffering.
With the peace time armed for
ces patroling all corners of the
world, Defense Secretary Louis
Johnson praised the work of the
American Red Cross and said,
“We need the work of the Red
Cross as we need a good right
arm.” In addition to the many
valuable services rendered the arm
ed forces, the Red Cross Chapters
throughout America, through the
Home Service workers, in the twel
ve months period ending July 1,
1950, assisted 1,315,100 veterans
and their families.
As the people of Seminole Coun
ty are being urged to join and do
nate to the American Red Cross,
they should keep in mind vasts
services rendered by the Red Cross
and particularly the services ren
dered in case of disaster, as no
community knows when a disaster
will strike.
The week of March 20th through
the 25th has been set aside to raise
funds for the American Red Cross
and everyone in Seminole County
should mail or hand your contribu
tion to Mr. Hastey, the Fund
Chairman, as early as possible and
not make it necessary for some
worker to call by to see you. All
may help through your Red Cross
and a list of the donors will be
published in later issues of the
News.
Mr. Hastey states, “I am sure
that everyone realizes the import
ance of the American Red Cross
and I know that the generous peo
ple of our good County will re
spond graciously.”
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. L.
Davis last week were Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Fiveash, of Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., and Mr. Clyde Fiveash, of
Jacksonville, Fla. They were in
attendance at their father’s funer
al, Dr. Emsley Fiveash.
Coming Events
FRIDAY, MARCH 17:
First and Second grade child
ren present program at school
auditorium at 8 P. M.
Sunday, March is.-
All-day Sing at Salem Baptist
Church, eight miles south of Don
alsonville, sponsored by Semin
ole County Singing Convention.
MONDAY, MARCH 20:
Farmers Market meeting at
courthouse here at 7:30 P. M.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21:
PT-A meets at school auditor
ium for business at 3:30. Mr.
Stanley Booth speaks at 4:00.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
The Womans Club will meet
at Mrs. B. B. Clarke’s home.
SHS Seniors present Leslie
Beard and his acrobats at the
gymnasium at 8 P. M.
PT-A To Hear
Booth Tuesday
(Editor’s Note: Mr. Sankey
Booth, who will address members
of the local P. T. A. at the meet
ing on Tuesday, March 21, explains
here some of the results of his
work with his program called The
New Phonetic Word Method.)
An entire year was spent on a
class of 32 pupils of the first year.
During this time we completed
some six or eight different series
of readers through first grade, but
did not advance beyond this grade.
During the summer I met with a
group of these children for 17 days,
CORRECTION
In last week’s issue, the
announcement of the P. T. A.
meeting to be held on Tuesday
was in error. The meeting will
be held in the afternoon and
not at night. The business ses
sion will start at 3:30 and last
until 4:00, when Mr. Stanley
Booth, of Hahira, Ga., will
make his address.
The meeting will be held at
the high school auditorium.
two hours each day, and in this in
credibly short time this group com
pleted the word lists in the second
through fifth grade readers, later
Ronald Robinson, the youngest of
the group, added the sixth grade
reader to this list in just one week,
the week he was seven years old.
About three weeks ago he spelled
all the words in the spellers, sec
ond through sixth, although he has
never had one of these books in his
hands for study. Friday I tried him
out on a list of words we are teach
ing to the senior class in Valdos
ta. I repeated the words five times
and checked, then I had him spell
over the words one time. He then
spelled seven of the ten words cor-
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BERRY FINED
The adjourned term of Seminole
Superior Court was held this week
with Judge Walter I. Geer presid
ing and Solicitor General R. A.
Patterson representing the State.
Only one civil case was brought
up.for trial, that being the Dixie
Bottling Company versus Rupert
Sheffield, which was dismissed by
plaintiff.
The criminal document was very
short and most of the defendants
entering pleas of guilty.
The battle of Iron City was final
ly settled with Herbert Woodham,
Joe Kirkland and Ed Berry plead
ing nolo-conteredre of shooting on
the highway. They were sentenced,
to a SIOO fine and twelve months
under probation, except the case
of Woodham, who was relieved of
the probation sentence.
The State versus Clarence Ang
lin, Bernice Miller, Alfred Anglin,
Luther B. Miller and J. D. Miller,
charged with burglarlizing Dis
muke’s Store in February, were
found guilty by the Jury and sent
enced to one to two years.
Farm Mkt. Meet
Set Monday Night
Mr. S. A. Harman, Horticulturist
at the Coastal Plain Experiment
Station, will meet with truck farm
ers in his area at the Donalsonville
Courthouse Monday night, March
20, at 7:30. Mr. Harman will dis
cuss all phases of truck crop pro
duction and will be glad to answer
any questions. He is well versed in
this work, having conducted experi
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