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OUT ON A—
LIMB
by Bo McLeod
It finally happened. For a
while, I thought they were
going to taike advantage of
their opporturtity and stay
up there.
The two Russian cosmonauts
(and that’s the only way I’m
going to list them. I’m not a
bout to try to spell their
names.) finally came back
to earth early Wednesday, af
ter having been around in
circles for a long time. I
thought for a while they
might become the first two to
defect from Russia to outer
space.
I still haven’t figured out
the scoring system, but some
folks say the Russian trick
of putting out spacemen in
pairs sets us two more years
behind the Red space pro
gram. The part that confuses
is how they went two years
ahead overnight. Just a
few weeks ago, we were a
couple of years ahead of
them. This shows how the
Mets must feel after most
games, I reckon.
You can depend on Uncle
Sam to fight back, after he
gets far enough behind, so
they’re talking now in Wash
ington about spending more
money for space work. Those
folks up there seem to think
voting to spend a few million
will solve anything.
—o—
the Russians can
concentrate on space shots be
cause they are not being de
tracted by their people stir
ring up integration worries.
We seem to be devoting much
more time and interest to
having unrest and illwill, than
in trying to figure, out how
to get our men into an orbit. .
The test of the integration
struggle at Albany, and in
deed wherever it has been
forced, must be an evaluation
of the benefit —if any— it
has brought about. Are the
people happier, closer and
more satisfied after Uncle
Sam crams it down on them ?
By the way, I don’t believe
any set of folks ever became
s'o cocky as have the agita
tors at Albany. They said
if Judge Eliott doesn’t hur
ry up and do what they want,
they’ll be obliged to “go over
his head.” How’s that for ma
ture, responsible citizenship?
Which brings it to a fine
point: Are the members of
the Movement able to demon
strate anything but Screams,
going to jail and threats? If
not, then what type of citi
zenship will they contribute
to the country, if they do
realize their objectives?
Something besides the ab
ility to sit-in, kneel-in, wade
in, loaf-in was needed to es
tablish this great nation. And
it will take more than these
things to “demonstrate” the
qualities of citizenship.
We must look at things ob
jectively, you know. So a few
heads are bashed, a few
spirits damaged, a few busi
nesses ruined. If it gets the
Kennedys what they want, we
must be willing to pay the
price.
They voted to stop the Tel
star filibuster, and this may
set a trend. If the Senators
are to be limited in what they
can say, why not start the
limitations white they are
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VOLUME XLIV
BIRTHDAY BIKE— IMiss Bessie Giibson really gets
around these days, after her family presented
her with a bicycle with all the extras, in honor of
her birthday. The bike has front and rear lights,
horn, speedometer, basket, and a genuine fox tail.
Besslie won’t say how old she is, and she must be
pretty young, according to the skill she displays as
a bike rider. Bike riding gets you Where you want
to go, and it’s good exercise, too, she says.
Indians are light, inexperienced, but
they’re working hard for Lowndes
Coach Denvard Snell has a
few problems as he goes a
bout trying to get ready for
the football season that opens
August 31.
Coach Snell must overcome
a lack of experience, compli
cated by a shortage of
weight. These two shortages
are Important ones, and Snell
knows this better than any
one else.
The Indian backfield will
probably be able to take care
of itself, but up on the line
there is only one lad with ex
perience. He is Leonard
Spooner, who combines with
Gerald Miller to be Snell’s
only boys weighing as much
as 180 lbs.
Other line candidates look
ing good are Luke Spooner,
and Bunky Whittaker, both
nineth graders, and Allen Le
wis, a junior. Working hard
are these and Jimmy Glawson,
Marshall Singletary, Sidney
Ingram, Ralph Williams, Bill
Bainbridge and Harry Cobb.
On offense, the Indians
should move with Reuben
Roberts, Benny Hodges and
Mike Bowen as candidates
for quarterback. The halfback
slots should be amply filled
by Joseph Cross, Johnny Rey
nolds, Joe Dick and Ray
Smith, but at fullback, the
Indians have only one pros
pect now, David ClietJt.
Snell praised all his boys
for the way they are working.
“This group knows it will be
at a disadvantage because of
their lack of weight and ex
perience, so they are working
as hard as they can to over
come these.” He said the boys
are of a “good frame” of mind
about the task, too.
A s mentioned before,
Snell’s men will step on a fast
moving train when the sche
dule opens. They start against
two class “AA” schools and
then Blakely. The complete
schedule:
August 31: Lowndes County
in Valdosta
Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1962
Sept. 7: Thomas County
Central, here
Sept 14: Blakely, here
Sept. 21: Turner County
there
Sept. 28: Miller County,
here
• Oct 5: Hahira, there
Oct. 12: Cuthbert, here
r Oct. 19: Terrell County,
here
Oct. 26: Pelham, there
Nov. 2: Graceville (Fla.),
there
Newcomers to the Seminole
slate are Lowndes County and
Graceville. Gone are Vienna
and Mitchell County. The
Vienna game was dropped be-
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NEW WATER SOURCE—Mayor Arden Parker, left, and
Timothy Williams, water department superintendent,
examine the new pump recently installed by the city water
department. The new pump more than doubles the capacity
of the system and can easily pump over a million gallons
a day to the city’s consumers. In addition to greater service
to consumers, the pump also represented an increase in fire
protection. Other improvements in the system include the
complete re-wiring of the water plant, in which the old
materials that were installed over 25 years ago were re
placed. Williams says that average daily consumption of
water here is about 500/500 gallons.
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SNAKE KILLER—.Yotumg Ed Hay,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hay of
Donalsonville, is only seven years
old, Itvit he is doing his part to
ward riding the community of
snakes. Here he holds his seventh
victim of the summer. He kills
them with hoes, sticks and, in this
case, a machete, and his neigh
bors appreciate his willingness to
attack the reptiles. Ed says the
trick is to let the snake know
you’re not afraid of it, if you can
handle such a requirement.
Drawing Winners
Winners in Saturday's trea
sure wheel drawing were
James Odom of Rt. 2, who
won $5.00; Gordon Burke,
$10.00; and Bunk Kelley, sls.
Drawings are held each
Saturday at sp. m. About 51
local merchants are partici
pating.
Single Copies: Ten Cento
All things ready
for school opening
All things are ready for the
opening day of the new school
term in Seminole County,
says N. P. Malcom, superin
tendent.
Malcom says all buildings,
buses and other facilities have
been repaired, painted, and
placed in good condition for
the approximately 1100 stu
dents expected to answer the
first bell at 9 a. m. on Friday,
August 31.
The superintendent says
ail teachers will report for
pre-school planning at 9 a. m.
on Monday, August 27. When
the schools open Friday, a
full day of work will be held
and the lunchroom will be in
operation.
Colored schools will open
two weeks later, he said.
Principal J. B. Jenkins of
the high school urges all stu
i dents who have not already,
registered to report to the
high school on August 20 or
21. The Donalsonville elemen
tary school principal. C. C.
Lee, says registration will be
I held at his school on August
28 and 29, between 1:00 and'
13:00 p. m.
Approximately 700 stu
dents are expected in the
three elementary schools in
the county. Students will re
port to FDR and Iron City
elementary schools, as they
have in the past. Construc
tion on the new rooms to
consolidate all white elemen
tary schools of the county
cannot begin until the plans
are approved by state au
-1 thorities, and this will delay
construction until sometime
after the term begins.
Here are the faculty mem
bers of the schools:
Donalsonville Elementary
Mrs. Mildred George, Mrs.
Lucy Thomas, Mrs. Erline
Simmons, Mrs. Maxie Yar
brough, Miss Johnie Martin,.
Mrs. Audrey King, Mrs. Es
ther Gray, Mrs. Audrey Wil-
Mrs. Irene Driggers,
Mrs. Lila Lane, Mrs. Lallie
Jenkins, Mrs. Louellen John
son, Mrs. Clarice Minter,
Mrs. Merle Shingler, Mrs.
Agnes Killian, Mr. C. C. Lee,
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LAST FOOD DISTRBUTION
DAYS NEXT WEEK, THEN
THE PROGRAM ENDS
Food distribution for white
public assistance repipients
will be on Tuesday, August
21, and for negro public assis
tance recipients on Wednes
day, August 22, it is announc
ed by the county welfare of
fice.
The program of food distri
bution will close with the Au
gust distribution.
Since only recipients of
public assistance will receive
food in August, it has been
necessary to change the num
ber of persons receiving food
lon some of the identification
cards. Where char.*-?- —ere
necessary, the new cards to
be used will be at the farm
ers market.
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