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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 (prolonged on back page) innalannttllt Nrais $3.00 a Year in Advance 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- (continued on back page) 1| |rjf JI g liiiiiiiiffiß t f y jOtanOwH * WBI ■ * za - ww < 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. |||p|y ■*' A ■ _x z ' ’;. ’ * '• iSp ; 5 Uli ■S9Hui|3 hHmSMNI 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, (continued on back page) 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. NUMBER 17