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OUT ON A— LIMB by Bo McLeod In last week’s Limb, I said something' about how I could not understand how preachers could endorse the Supreme Court decision o n public school prayer. I made this comment under the error that most of our local preach ers were out of town for first one reason and another, and I didn’t expect many of them to see it, much less take ’tofher side. But one did, and here’s how: “With reference to a recent comment regarding preach ers, prayer, the first amend ment and the Supreme Court: “That’s all right. Editors have sometimes said things that preachers don’t under stand.” Sincerely, Henry Durham. That Durham is a shrewd one. He got to his point, sign ed off and stopped. He left me no opening for a retort, so let’s let the case rest, for it’s a mite tired. Any time you can’t think of a deep thought to express, use this one: Time flies! for it certainly does. It’s less than a month be fore football season opens! If some of the candidates are having trouble drawing a crowd when they make a speech, they are welcome to use this handy recipe: serve strawberry Koolaid, mullet fish and grits. That’ll draw plenty of folks, even though all of them won’t vote for you. There is no recipe for insuring a vote for every voter at a rally. For some reason, I’ve been thinking about camps this week, how little people go away for a week and the house is empty and lonely and depressing, just because there is one less at a meal, an empty bathroom, and gaps in the conversation. I know the reason, thank goodness. It’s not strange at all, for Janet is up at Rock Eagle this week with about 20 qther 4-H clubbers and I nope, trust and pray—a num ber of adult advisors, counsel lors and guides. This is the first time she’s been away from home this long, and I don’t mind admitting it’s an unsettling experience at the house I live in. “Let her grow up, ’ Don t be such a worrier” and things like that they tell me, and I know they are right. But they don’t understand. I’m not try ing to stunt her growth. It’s just that I am used to having her around. Because I’m not used to not having her a round, it makes a difference. Going to camp is a good experience. I’m glad she could go, and I appreciate the ex tension workers for the way they have helped. H. C. Cherry says you young boys must remember that vou have to register with the draft board, as soon as you get old enough. That’s not his ruling or mine, but some thing Uncle Sam requires, so don’t take a chance on getting into trouble. Register when you’re 18! No matter how nimble you are, yau can’t ‘dodge’ the draft board. That’s accidently or purposely, it’s impossible. .■ t ' Bnttalamimllf Nrtoa $3.00 a Year in Advance VOLUME XLIV .3 MRWSaywrj ft - i jLfllii ; HARVEST xiME—L. L. Cannington retired as Donalson ville’s chief of police in February of this year. He said he was going to spend his time resting, visiting and working in his garden, and it looks like he has had lots of luck with ail! Os this. Here he inspects l some of the beans in his garden that contains all kinds of seasonal good eating. Canningtton says he has become accustomed to retirement, but he still feels the urge to reply when he’s down town and the police siren wails or the department’s phone rings. Football drills to begin on Monday; season opens in Lowndes county Denvard Snell, SCHS foot ball coach, announces that pre-season drills for the In dians will begin within the next few days l , to prepare for the season opener in Valdosta od August 31. The Seminoles will be play ing the class AA Lowndes County team in Valdosta in the openers, then return here i for the home opener on ' Sept. 7, playing class AA Cen tral High of Thomas County. The third game will be with strong Blakely’s Bobcats, To get ready for such a fast starting season, Snell wi’l issue football * shoes to his candidates Friday afternoon, August 3. He will be at Mal com gym and asks team can didates to come there. Practice sessions wiil start on Monday night, Aug. 6, at 8 o’clock. The first week can 4-H MEMBERS ATTEND ROCK EAGLE CAMP 4-H Club members are at tending camp this week at Rock Eagle near Eatonton, Ga. They were accompanied by Miss Alta Phillips, home a gent and Mr. Ronald Henning, assistant county agent. Mr. Alton Thomas drove the school bus. Among those attending were Janie Crosby, Ronnie King, David Earnest, Carolyn Waddell, Les Robinson, Louie and Ronnie Sirmons, Joe Ali good, Nancy Spooner, Mary Ellen Trawick, Wade Allen In gram, Randy Ingram, Bob Dutton, Joy Miller,- Phillis Spooner,. Buster Ausley, Joy Barber, Janet McLeod, Linda Reynolds, and Brenda Swan ner. Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of (Donalsonville, Georgia DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS be used for workouts in shorts, with other equipment to be issued in keeping with state rules. Snell says the outlook for the coming team is ‘‘possibly pretty good” but he said it’s too early for a close forecast. Coach Snell has been at tending a football clinic in At lanta this week. This will be Snell’s third year as Seminole’s coach. New bleachers have 'been installed on the visitors side at the football field. This will give n seating capacity of ap proximately 400. , Mrs. Nellie Howard is in Alexandria, Va., visiting Lt. Col. and Mrs. Carrol Howard and family for several weeks. • ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Phil Yar brough and Mr. Taylor Drake leaves on Friday for Atlanta where Mr. Drake will remain for a visit with Mr. and! Mrs. H. A. Drake and Mr and Mrs. G. L. Sawyer. Mr. and Mrs. Yaibrough will emplane on Saturday for San Francisco, Calif., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Yarbrough for a cou ple of weeks. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Phil lips have a little daughter, Felicia Jane,- bom July 10th. ♦ • ♦ On Sunday Mr. T. A. Drake celebrated his 86th birthday. With him for a picnic dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Issac Whigham and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brock, FaceviHe, and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tabb and children of Macon, Mrs. J. K. Pace of Jacksonville and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Yarbrough. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2,1962 Chamber seeking rental space for expected influx of mill workers The Chamber of Commerce is making a new appeal to all residents of this community, SPOONER ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL In Monday’s special city election to name a successor to Frank Rachel, Carl Spoon er, Jr. was without opposi tion and he received all of the 31 ballot® cast. , There were no write-ins Spooner returns to the board on which he has served three terms. He takes the place of Rachel who resigned and will arsumte his duties immediately. g||||f IM PMk II 7 OIEM ARMSTRONG COMPLETES ROTC TRAINING Cadet Robert K. Armstrong whose wife, Barbara, lives on Route 3, Donalsonville, is scheduled to complete six weeks of Army Reserve Offi cer Training Corps (ROTC) summer training at The Ar tillery and Missile Center, Ft. Sill, Okla., Aug. 3. The 20- cadet is a 1959 grad uate of Seminole County High School and is a member of the ROTC program at Auburn (Ala.) University. His par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Armstrong, live on Rt. 3 also. While at camp Armstrong participated in the Triathlon .meet. Three major events, the two mile distance run, the pistol match and the swim meet (209 meter freestyle). He won third place in pistol and swimming but his total of 2191 points, against second place of 2035, gave him top award and) a trophy. ATTEND CONVENTION IN MACON Attending the American Legion Convention in Macon last week were Jim Doster, commander of local Post 157, Earl Thursby and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Armstrong. W. D. Harrell, of Bain bridge, was elected State commander. Harrell is veteran service officer of Seminole County. The Second District led the parade on Saturday, for having the highest member ship for 1961-62 Single Copies: Ten Cents to list with the chamber all furnished rooms, apartments and houses, and unfurnished units they can offer for rent. During the month of Au gust there will be a great in flux of paper mill tion workers and their fami lies, says Francis Santi, man ager of the chamber. He says they will need all the space available. Space listing will be compil ed by the chamber and then forwarded to the mill site. Here it will be given to the Jamison Construction Com pany, the Babcock and Wilcox Construction Company, and the Duncan Electrical Com pany. I Santi says anyone with rental units can call him at the chamber office (JA 4- 2588) or at his home (JA 4- 5462) and he will accept the information. SEMINOLE COLTS LOSE TOURNEY OPENER The Seminole County entry in the Colt baseball tourna ment being played in Rome this week, lost its opening game .to Rpme 9-5 Tuesday night. On Wednesday night, the Seminoles were to play Sav annah or Atlanta. This is a double elimina tion tourney, and one more loss will remove the Semdnoles from contention. CANNING PLANT DAYS Tho canning plant will be open on Tuesday and Thurs day afternoons only, until further notice, says B. B. Baker and C. W. Smith. The public is requested to have products in the plant by 3:00 p. m. each day. RAINFALL REPORT Rainfall of 4.04 inches was recorded officially by C. J. Patterson in July, bringing the year’s total to 31.44 for the first seven months of the year. Patterson says 27.40 inches fell during the first six months. He says the average for this section is “about an inch a week,” and the year’s total is now “just about an inch' above normal” so far. ... ■ ■ - r - , SOFTBALL SCHEDULE The softball schedule for this afternoon: Telephone company vs. Tas tee Freez at 5:30, Davis' Jew elry vs. Tastee Freez at 6:30. Games are played at the high school. Mrs. Harold Rigsby, Jimmy and Sara Ann of Valdosta were week-end guests of Mrs. B. O. Merritt of Jakin. While here Jimmy enjoyed playing in the goM tourna ment each day. Sara Ann re mained for a weeks visit with her cousin, Georgianne Mer ritt in Donalsonville. NUMBER 15