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OUT ON A ...
LIMB . .
(by Bo McLeod)
By Georgia we sat right
here and went to sleep at the
switch that hailed the first
one in with a cotton bloom.
Maybe it’s a bit tardy, but
never too ’late for the Limb!,
so herewith we call forth the
name of farmer Lamar Odom
and cite him for being first
in the county with a ’56 model
cotton bloom, a considerable
accomplishment, be sure.
Close a-hind was A. J. Cor
delle, then came several oth
ers.
Memory test (give yourself
whatever you’re a-mind to for
answering correctly): Who
brought in the first one last
cotton abloom Season?:
Answer: Stand on your
head and you’ll see it was
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This rainy weather of late
has no doubt been giving
our 'local weather bureau, gent
named Carl Patterson, a little
action, which I am sure he
was glad to get, since he
farms for his living.
Saw Mr. Patterson ’tother
day and he said it rained a
total of 2.999999999999 inches
in about three hours on last
week’s Saturday. That’s meas
uring it fairly close, I reckon,
and I don’t see why anyone
would quibble about his being
off a .99998798723% of an
inch over or under, but then
you know how ticky some peo
ple can be.
Several folks have asked
Mr. Patterson how he meas
ures with such precision, but
he just smiles and keeps his
trade secrets. Which is quite
all right with me, I flatly tell
you. I mean, when he tells
me it rained 2.999999999999
inches, I believe him. Pm not
going to check him on it. Aft
er all, we must take some
things on faith, and Mr. P’s
rain measuring is one of
them.
—o—
let us shed a tear for
that pore, sad Dr. Mullins
family, and help them mourn
their great loss when dear,
sweet, vicarious, charming,
Pepper vanished, and with
nary a trace!
So, Pepper, if you read this
come home at once! And
shame on you for wondering
off. Until you do, I reckon the
Dr. will keep moaning “Pep
per Won’t You Please Come
Home ? I’m In the Dog House
All Alone, Etc.”
A bit more seriously, let us
try to help these folks:
If you’ve seen a little red
dish-brown female cocker
spaniel, who doesn’t answer
to but does respond to name
Pepper, please notify Dr. or
Mrs. S. J. Mullins. They’re of
fering a reward, they’ll be so
glad to have her back.
In other words, I give up.
I looked everywhere.
The Limb speaks for all of
the slaves here at the News,
out on the streets, in the
homes, and those who’ve gone
a-fishin’, and that about takes
in everyone, when we do de
clare :
We’re happy to hear that
Rev. Waite will be with us for
another year. We feel a genu
ine fondness for him here at
ye News, and hear similar
expressions about him where
ever and whenever his name
comes ro.
So. I did not say that:
The Rev. Alvis Waite will I
travel from this base for an
other year.
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ALL STARS—The Seminole Indians have placed the players
shown here on the FAG league all-star team, in the game
to be played in Graceville Monday night. Left to right with
positions and batting averages are Lou Caputo, third base,
313; manager Neb Wilson, first base, 376; Tom Fitzgerald,
pitcher, 7-2; and Sam Hernandez, second base, 306. Wilson
and Hernandez are veterans, Caputo is (limited service, and
Fitzgerald a rookie. All are listed as starters by all-star man
ager Billy Brightwell of the Ft. Walton Beach Jets.
Indians Gain Half-Game By Dropping
Dothan Cards 5-3 Behind Jim Hasson
The FAG flag chase con
tinues to be a wide-open af
fair as the season reached its
half-way mark on Thursday
night.
Graceville’s Oilers still have
first place, but by a very, very
slim margin, dose ■jft hand are
the Seminoles, the Ft. Walton
Jets, and Crestview’s Braves.
Only Dothan and Panama City
are far enough behind for day
light to show.
Seminoles Gained A Bit
The Seminoles gained a
half-game on the pack when
they whipped Dothan 5-3 at
Gibson Field on Wednesday
night while the other four
teams were idle because of
rain.
Jim Hasson spaced 9 hits
in holding the Cards and in
gaining his third win against
one loss.
The Cards went ahead in
the 2nd on a homer by catcher
Staniland; the Indians got
even and ahead on homers by
Howard Shulman and Frank
Rosatta in the fourth. Then
three Indians scored in the
fifth when Neb Wilson doub
led Sam Hernandez home, and
scored himself on Lou Capu
to’s 357-ft. blast over the cen
ter field fence.
Dothan scored two in the
Bth on a throwing error.
Other Home Games Next
Week
Friday, June 15, Panama
City
Sunday, June 17, Graceville
Wednesday, June 20, Do
than
Sunday, June 24, Ft. Walt
on Beach
* * *
DURING THE WEEK
Here’s the scores in the
games played by the Indians i
during the past week, with
Tribe wins in black type:
D’ville 4 Graceville 10
D'vilie 15 Graceville 11
D’ville 8 Ft. Walton 1
D’ville 3 Ft, Walton 4
D'vilie 12 Crestview 2
D'vilie 5 Crestview 4
D’ville 5 Dothan 3
Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS
Odie James had a single
and a double for the other 2
of the 6 Seminole hits.
Hasson fanned 3 and walk
ed 4 before being relieved by
Huley who fanned four of the
five to face him.
Florida-Alabama-Georgia
STANDINGS
(As of Thursday Morning)
W L Pct.
Graceville 32 23 .582
Donalsonville 34 25 .576
Ft Walton 32 25 .561
Crestview 31 27 .534
Dothan 22 36 .379
Panama City 21 36 368
* * *
Where the Indians Won
W L Pct.
At Gibson Field 22 7 .759
Out of Town 12 18 .460
* * *
SEMINOLE BATTING
Through Sunday’s Game
ABSOLUTELY UNOFFICIAL
Ab H 2b Hr Rbi Pct.
Wilson 189 71 14 18 -68 376
Morgan 171 59 6 4 35 345
Caputo 198 62 11 9 48 313
Hem’dez 216 66 10 3 33 306
Rosatto 183 54 5 2 35 295
Shulman 189 54 8 3 40 285
James 184 52 12 3 3 4 283
Bean 68 17 0 0 5 250
F’zgerald 89 21 6 17 236
Mauro 148 26 1 2 14 180
Triples: Caputo, James, Shul
man, 3 each; Morgan, Hernandez
and Rosatto 2 each; Wilson 1.
* * *
PITCHING RECORDS
IP H W SO W L
Bennett 24 17 22 14 2 0
Fitzgerald 87 82 58 104 7 2
Hoffman 78 70 78 87 6 4
Hasson 32 39 25 22 2 1
Gurri 36 36 26 30 0 3
Note —IP, innings pitched; H,
bite; W, walks; SO, strike outs;
W, wins; L, losses.
C 9 ♦ F-
WITH EACH TEAM
(As of Thursday Morning)
Team W L Pct.
Panama City 9 3 .750
Graceville 7 5 .583
Ft. Walton 6 6 .500
Crestview 7 5 .583
Dothan 5 6 .455
Total 34 25 ' ,
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1956
1956 Acreage Reserve Program of Soil
Bank To Get Underway In Seminole
The Semino'le County ASC ]
Committee announced today i
that they expect to have all <
necessary forms and instruct
ions needed for taking far- i
mer’s application for payment :
under the Soil Bank Acreage
Reserve Program within the
next few days. All farm opera
tors will be notified by letter
as soon as the contracts are
received.
Under the 1956 acreage Re
serve, Seminole County far
mers who are eligible to take
part in the program may earn
payments by reducing their
acreage of peanuts or cotton
below the farm’s established
allotment.
Under the basic rules of
eligibility established in keep
ing with the law acreage de
signated for the Acreage Re
serve: (1) Be representative
of the land used for the crop,
(2) result in the harvesting of
an acreage of the basic crop
less than the farm allotment,
and (3) not be grazed, cut for
hay, or cropped for the entire
1956 calendar year. Noxious
weeds must also be controlled
on the “reserved” acreage.
In order to participate in
Acreage Reserve, a farmer
must comply with all acreage
allotments established for the
farm.
The 1956 program, as pro
vided by the law, contains
special provisions and pay
ments which enable farmers
to paricipate this year. Any
farmer who otherwise com
plies with the provisions of
the Acreage Reserve will be
eligible for payment if:
1. He has underplanted his
Soil Bank allotment for cotton
or peanuts and he certifies
that he underplanted (a) in
anticipation of complying the
1956 Acreage Reserve or (b)
because of adverse weather
conditions;.
2. He has complied with his
Soil Bank allotment for a
particular crop, but an acre
age of the crop was not har
vested because of destruction
by natural causes.
3. The farmer is in an area
where an established final
date set for the basic com
modity for his area is sub
sequent to May 28 and he
plows or otherwise incorpor
ates the crop in the soil, or
clips, n»ws, or cuts the crop
after May 28 and prior to
June 30 or the established
final date, whichever is later.
I <The “established final date”
will be established by the
State ASC Committee for
areas and may not be later
than 15 days prior to the be
ginning of normal harvest for
the crop).
Maximum and minimum
acreages of the basic crops
which may be placed in the
allotment is less than the spe
cified acreage minimum or
maximum, the total allotment
shall be considered as the
minimum or the maximum).
For Cotton, the maximum I
is the larger of half the allot- •
meat or 10 acres. The minim
um is the larger of 10 percent
of the allotment or 2 acres.
For Peanuts, the maximum
is the larger of half the allot-
Single Copies 5 Cents
ment or 10 acres. The minim
um is the larger of 10 percent
of the allotment or 1 acre.
The payment which a far
mer may earn for participat
ing in the Acreage Reserve
will be determined . by multi
plying a base unit rate by a
yield factor. The national ave
rage rates for 1956 crops are:
Cotton, 15 cents per pound;
and peanuts, 3 cents per
pound.
The payments will be deter
mined as follows: For dest
ruction due to natural causes
or for plowing or otherwise
physically incorporating the
crop into the soil, or for clip
ping, mowing, or cutting the
crop, the payment will be
based on the smaller of an
appraised yield for the field
or the normal yield for the
farm, but will not be less than
$6.00 per acre.
Provisions of the Conser
vation Reserve part of the
Soil Bank will be announced
as soon as practical. Under
this part of the program, a
farmer will be able to earn
two types of payment an
annual payment to help com
pensate for income which he
would have received if the
“reserved” land had been in
crop, and a payment represent
ing a percentage of the cost.
of establishing conservation
practices on such land.
The same acreage on a farm
may not be included under
both the Acreage Reserve and
the Conservation Reserve of
parts of the Soil Bank.
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» The Rev. Alvis Waite, Jr.
’ REV. ALVIS WAITE. JR. IS
RETURNED TO LOCAL
METHODIST CHURCH
! The Rev. Alvis A. Waite, Jr.
has been returned to the
‘ Friendship Methodist Church
for another year.
The Rev. Mr. Waite has
served here for the past three
years, during which time he
has made important contribu
tions to the improvement of
the community in general, as
well as accomplishing many
successes in the local church.
When you have a visitor, or
I when you are a visitor,'please
report it to 97, so that we can
publish it. Your guest will ap
preciate it, and we will. Ask
for Mrs. Eleanor Houston
when you call, or drop a card
or letter to the News.)
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