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LIMB
by Bo McLeod
If “Old Champ” Bridges ap
pears a bit baggy under and
glassy in the eyes, it’s not
just because he’s feeling the
same heat wave the rest of
uis are. It’s more likely be
cause the Champ has been
keeping some late hours of
late, but for a good cause.
Champ has been taking
youngsters to baseball tourna
ments, and though he’s doing
a great job of it, giving the
lads clean fun and winning
cups in the bargain, the lack
of sleep will begin to show
on anyone.
A lot of our people think
Bridges has earned the tag of
“Champ” for the way he’s
giving so much time and in
terest to the county’s young
boys. I think they’re right.
It looks like I nearly de
moted Hoyt Newberry in that
story about the buildin# of
his new Piggly Wiggly store.
I tagged him as manager of
the new enterprise, but the
fact is he’ll be the owner, too.
This means w he’ll have an
easier time of managing it,
because he owns it.
I didn’t mean any harm by
failing to list him as owner,
so you folks stop kidding him
about it!
The first bale of cotton has
arrived, can better times be
far behind?
A couple o f candidates
brought their work to Semi
nole County last week, though
I’m not sure they will carry
the county because of it.
Whettier they do or don’t, it’s
nice to be wanted, ain’t it?
I’m ready to admit Tel-star
i§ a great feat, and being able
to see news events as they
happen across the waters is a
big step up yonder ways, but
if there is no news to report,
why must they try to manu
facture some ? Reminds me of
the way those TV boys have
covered the race problem of
the South, by creating action
if there was none.
And in no time you’ll be
told: Do not adjust your set,
we’re having satellite trouble.
I’ve heard a few preachers
who applaud the recent court
decision on prayer in a public
school, but I don’t understand
how they do this. If the
preacher’s mission is to
spread and encourage Bible
reading, prayer, etc., it looks
like they’d want all the help
they can get— including pub
lic school recognition of their
message.
A new version of a familiar
prayer goes like this: Now I
lay me down to sleep, I pray
the State my soul to keep . . .
If I should die before I wake, I
pray the Court made no mis
take.
One judge says stop, anoth
er wouldn’t say, but a third
says go. This is “government
of law” or of men? Unless
each judge has a different set
of law books, it appears to be
a matter of an individual’s
personal opinion.
Federal judges are power
ful people. This may be be
cause they can dictate to citi
zens, without having to ex
pend energy running for of
fice.
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$3.00 a Year in Advance Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, GWrgia Single Copies: Ten Cent*
VOLUME XUV DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, JULY ' NUMBER 14
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FIRST BALE OF COTTON IN STATE GINNED MONDAY
left to right: J. I. Widner, Finley Perry, Alto Cox
Works begins on golf course at airport
WORK HAS started on a golf course at the airport here, and
Bill Brigham says he expects the place to be ready for
play “within a few weeks.”
Bill Brigham says work has <
begun on a golf course at the i
airport, and he expects the
place to be ready for play
“within-a. few weeks.”
Brigham is leader of a
group of about 20 men who
are trying to establish a
course here. He says the pre- »
sent plans are to complete
mowing the airport and pre
pare fairways for a 9-hole ,
course. The group hopes to .
proceed to the erection of a
SEMINOLE 4-H*ERS WIN
DISTRICT HONORS
The Cloverleaf and Junior
4-H boys and girls took seve
ral honors at the District Pro
ject Achievement meeting
held at Americus July 20th. ■
Luke Spooner, District Pariia-
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DISTRICT CHAMPIONS—>The Seminole Colt team won the district baseball tournament in
Tifton this week, by defeating the-Tift Stars in a two of three series. Here E. B. Ham
ilton, Colt director of Tifton, hands the championship trophy to Bunk Kelly, coach, at left.
Seminole players are, kneeling left to right: Buddy Howell, Danny Johnson, Fuzzy Knight.
Reuben Roberts, Ben Fuller. Standing, Hamilt m, Brteh Money, Kelly, Alex Howell, Jimmy
Growths, Charles Applewhite, Cooter Whittaker, Don Butler, Larry Townsend, Benny Hod
! ges, and Champ Bridges, manager. photo by Frank Raley
clubhouse, but this will de
pend on the support the pro
ject gets, Brigham says.
Brigham says the group
will organize into a realty
company so those who want
to purchase stock to finance
the establishment of a course
can do so.
Many local golfers have
been playing on courses in
neighboring communities.
Seminole Colts win district tourney <
The Seminole Colt team has
won the district baseball
tournament in Tifton, and
now faces a trip to Rome on
Monday for the state finals.
First Game Tuesday
. The boys of Champ Bridges,
will report to Rome Monday,
but their first game will not
Seminole gins first bale of ’62 cotton
in the state; J.l. Widner brought it
THE FIRST bale of cotton’ln Georgia this year was brought
to Planters Products Company Monday, by J. I. Widner,
Donalsonville Rit. 1. ,
Widner arrived with the f
bale about 1 p. m. It graded t
middling and was bought for c
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WEATHER OUTLOOK"
FOR NEXT 30 DAYS s
The Thirty-Day Agricul- J
tural Weather Outlook for
the tri-state area of south
west Georgia, the Quincy t
District of northwest Florida, I
the Suwannee District of
north Florida, and the wire
grass Area of southeast Ala. 1
issued by Advisory Agricultu- i
ral Meteorologist, Tifton, Ga. 1
During the period from mid 1
July through mid - August
temperatures over the Tri-
State Agricultural area are £
expected to average above I
seasonal normals. Daily tern- '
peratures are expected to
range from 80 to 84 degrees ’
with afternoon temperatures
reaching 90 degrees on most 1
afternoons. Inland tempera- ’
tures of 100 degrees can be
expected to occur 3 or 4
times during the next 30- days.
Rainfall during the next 30
days is expected to vary
widely from place to place,
ranging from 3 or 4 inches to
10 inches or more in some
areas. Rain should occur
mostly as afternoon and
evening thundershowers.
Sunshine is expected to
average 60 to 70 per cent of
possible during the next 30
days. '
be until 8:00 o’clock Tuesday ,
night. The winners of the ''
other three districts of the j
state will be there, too. 1
Seminole’s Colts won the -
Tifton tourney by beating the ’
. Tift.County Stars twice this ,
week, after having won the ,
area crown last week.
forty cents a pound, a bit a
bove the market price because
of its record of being the
first one.
The bale weighed 493 lbs.,
and Finley Perry, manager of
the company, says it was
“mighty pretty” cotton.
Widner has 84 acres in cot
ton and he brought a second
bale Tuesday, and two more
Wednesday.
John R. Roberts brought
the first cotton to Donalson
ville Warehouse gin Tuesday.
He brought two bales from
his farm four miles south of
town.
County Agent Royce Hall
says the county’s cotton looks
good. He said some of it needs
rain baddy, but overall, it
looks like this year’s crop may
be more than last year’s.
Hall added that within the
next ten to fifteen days, the
cotton should begin coming
to the gin in large numbers.
And he said most of the pick
ing this year will be done by
machine.
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION
COMING .MONDAY
Carl Spooner, Jr. is unop
posed for a seat on the city
council, in a special election
set for Monday, July 30.
Deadline came at noon Thurs
day and only Spooner had en
tered the race.
The official election o f
Spooner will be done in a
special election to be held at
city hall on Monday, July 30.
SpoOner thus gains the
seat vacated when Frank
Rachel resigned because of ill
health. He will serve only un
til the end of this year, since
Rachel was serving in the un- 4
expired term of John Smith
who had earlier
when he moved into a new
home outside the city limits.
Rachel served for only two
months.
Soooner will have to run
again within a few weeks. He
has served three terms on the
council, for six years of ser
vice, earlier. He joins Harry
King, Jack Brannon and
Hudson Owen as councilmen.
Arden Parker is mayor.
MERRIMAN RESIGNS AS
NAZARENE PASTOR
Rev. R. L. Merriman , has
resigned as pastor of the Don
alsonville Church of the Naz
arene. He announced his de
cision on Sunday. He had been
pastor here for a little more
than a year.
Rev. Merriman plans to do
home mission work in. Val
dosta. He and Mrs. Merriman
are in Adrian this week, at
tending camp meeting.
Rev. L. E. Pierce will be
the guest minister at the
church on Sunday.
TELL THEM you read about
it in The News.