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OUT ON A—
LIMB
by Bo McLeod
I admit to being one of the
many who have been made
nervous by the activity a
round Cuba. I’d like to say I
am fearless, but that’s more
like foolish, so all I can do is
say I know how you feel. This
confession may not be very
consoling, but it is honest.
After all, this situation is
a new one for our people. The
threat of bombing raids and
missile strikes used to be in
far away places, too far from
home to cause much tension.
Now we hold the unwanted
distinction of being within
reach of missiles launched
from Cuba, or from a ship at
sea. And it is a different kind
of feeling.
Here’s a tip of the Limb to
Francis Santi. The man has
worked like crazy for the past
few days, going without sleep
Tuesday night, so he could get
the word to our people that
there are things we can do to
be a little more prepared. He
has to have a lot of backbone,
and he must think a lot of us,
to go to such extremes.
The trouble is that by the
fine you read this thing, you
may see how all the hurried
oreparing was not needed, or
it was too little, too late. In
any event, the hard, cold
facts at this time favor what
Santi is preaching: do what
you can now, and. worry
it being in vain later.
—o—
time for a special salute
of the Limb to a group of
young people. I’m thinking a
bout the youngsters wh o
make up bur fobtbal! team
and our band. Both groups de
serve our admiration.
The football team has had
a tough time of it this year.
They have lost eight games
out of the same number play
ed. None of the boys or the
coaches enjoy losing games. L
don’t enjoy losing scores so
much, • either, but this I be
lieve:
There must be more to a
high school sports program
than winning at all costs.
Winning must be preferred,
and the desire to win must be
built into every youngster.
But after the game is oyer
and the other side has the
more points, we must keep the
“sport” in its proper prospec
tive- , * J T
I have claimed it, and i
deeply feel it, the measure of
a group of young boys must
not be settled by points. As
long as each player is doing
all he can. if he is not holding
back or loafing, there is no
way for us to feel less than
oratitude and admiration.
Our team this year has ost
more games than I wanted
them to. But I believe they ve
<riven all they had. and on this
basis, I want to salute them
for what they have done.
Our band has proved over
and over again that our
youngsters respond to worth
while cultural training. They
have made us regularly proud,
of them, and the strange par:
is they keep getting better all
the time. , .
Music is important, ano n
is evident our music program
is in good hands while Huntei
Parker directs it.
I have no way of knowing
how many fans attended the
irames only to see the band
play, but there have been
manv. I know this, because
many have told me. The band
has not disappointed anyone.
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$3.00 a Year in Advance Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia Single Copies: Ten Cents
VOLUME XLIV
COMPLETING DETAILS—A home for the aging will soon
be in operation near Americus, built by Methodist church
es of Georgia. Here officials of the building authority check
final details of the project. Left to right are Julian Webb,
chairman of the home’s legal committee, J. Q. Davidson of
Columbus (standing), vice president of the home, and Dr.
Henry S. Brooks, Waycross, president.
Three enter campaign far city offices;
deadline to come at noon Tuesday
THREE HOPEFULS have responded to a call for candidates
in the city primary election to be held on Tuesday, Nov.
13. Deadline for entries is noon on Tuesday, October 30.
Mayor Arden Parker was (
the first to qualify when the j
books opened.
He paid his S3O. entry fee
Thursday morning to seek re-.
ejection to a second term.
Incumbent Aiderman Carl
Spooner, Jr. is also a candi-j
date for re-election. He is un
opposed at this time.
The other incumbent coun-!
1 cilman, Hudson Owen, has not j
I offered for re-election, but
' Dr. Robert J. Starling has en- (
: tered the race for Owen’s seat. •
Spconei holds post No. 4,'
•c nd Owen post No. 3. Candi-- ‘
dates mijst declare which post |
they are seeking. Because of i
LOCAL LEADERS URGE
AMENDMENT OKAY
Many local leaders and or
ganizations have called for an
'approval by the voters of
I Constitutional Amendment;
No. 118 on the November 6th,
general election ballot.
The amendment creates the
Donalsonville and Seminole
County Industrial building au
thority.
Rep. J. O. Brackin who in
troduced the measure to the
general assembly, says the a
mendment does not allow for
the use of tax money, and
passage of it cannot create
any new taxes on the people.
! The officers and directors
of the chamber of commerce
formally endorsed the bill at
its recent meeting, and it ask
ed the public to approve the
measure so it would have
“an industrial tool” to use in
its efforts to bring industry
to Seminole County.
i Similar bills are being voted
on by the people in other
!Georgia counties. It provides
I that a prospective industry
can sell bonds through a na
tional bonding company, but
only to the amount for which;
the prospect is good. This
leaves the prospect liable and
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DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1962
thi£ rule, one- </andidate‘ can
be unopposed, While the other
can have one or more oppon
ents. /
Candidates can enter the
races by paying an entry fee
in person to Mi's. Louise-J.
Hay, at the city clerk's office,
by noon on Tuesday, October
30. Voters have until Satur
day, Nov. 3 to register.
There have been no entries
for seats on the city Democra
tic executive committee. En
try fees for the race have been
set at sl., and the rules call
for each candidate’s name to
be printed on the ballot. The
current members of the com
mittee, Ellison Dunn, T. E.
Roberts and L. R. Robinson,
have indicated they will not
seek re-election.
The mayor and councilmen
will be formally elected in a
city general election in Dec
ember. They will serve two
year terms. Committeemen
will be considered elected by
the action on Nov. 13, and
they will not run again, They
will serve four-year terms.
In the contested races, the
candidates with the most
votes will be declared the no
minees, and the three top can
didates for committeemen will
be declared the winners.
Members of the city coun
cil who are not up for re-elec
cion this year are Harry King
nd Jack Brannon.
Indians go Pelham Friday night at 8
THE SEMINOLE Indians will go to Pelham Friday night at j
8:00 o’clock for a region IB game with the Hornets.
Pelham is considered one of the region’s stronger teams. !
and Denvard Snell’s Indians will have to put forth a supreme;
effort if they want to win. |
The Indians have suffered eight losses this season, but
thev continue to get a little better each week. Maybe this wit
be the game in which Snell’s Indians “come of age” and take
the sting out of the favored Hornets.
Last week, the Tribe closed its home season by losing to j
Dawson. 25 to 6. The current season ends in Graceville, Fla., j
on Friday night. Nov. 2nd.
Seminolians busy preparing for future
filled with fear and danger of war
BELATED PLANNING for thi
disaster, attack or other
by county and city leaders, un
Santi. civil defense director.
WiLi evident feelings of i
pressure from the situation
round Cuba, many citizens
k ere purchasing canned goods
and cans of water prepared
Iy B. B. Baker, C. W. Smith
and members of the Seminole
FFA Chapter.
The water canners worked
all night Tuesday, and they
have prepared thousands oi
gallons of boilhd water.
Santi says the preparations
may be for events that will
.ever happen, but “it is better i
to be safe than sorry.”
“We are years behind in
our plans and preparations,,
anyway, and we are doing!
things now we ought to have;
done a long time ago.” Santi i
said.
Santi called several meet-!
ngs of city and county offi
cials and a number of commu
nity leaders Tuesday and
Wednesday. He was speaking
to a county-wide gathering of i
people in the school auditor
unis Wednesday afternoon.
“We don’t want to get pan
cky, for that would be thci
most dangerous thing that'
could happen to us.” Santi!
•’ommented. “We want to get,
together to make firm nlans i
on ways to stay alive if a.
nuclear attack comes within
fall out range of our county.
Hundreds of cans of food
had been sold by Wednesday
afternoon, as the people were
evidently taking Santi’s warn
ings seriously.
It has been pointed out that
the best place for a family to
be in case of an attack would
be at home. The food, water,
and other basic necessities
would allow them to stay off
the streets, and the homes
would offer as much protec
tion against fallout as any
other place.
Santi has assigned severa
local citizens to posts in case
of emergency. They include
William Arden Parker as de
puty director; Mrs. Kathryn.
Franklin, co-ordinator of wo
men’s activities; Mcrrian
Minter, Jeff Spooner, M. T.
Simmons, H. C. Cherry and
Mrs. Richard Hannah*, com
munications.
Sheriff Dan White. Chief
Spurgeon North and other
members of the law enforce
ment agencies; E. P. Staple
ton and Julian Webb, legal
advisors; R. P. Armstrong.
tings to do in case of a national
emergency, was being rushed
ider the leadership of Francis
i rescue and engineering; Tim
Williams and his department,
fire fighters; Wallace Drake,
Warden; N. P. Malcom, trans
portation; Jim Steiner, indus
try’ and institutions; Jack
Brannon, manpower.
Chaplains, Revs. McCaskill,
Erwin, Durham, Foster, Ware,
Pierce; public information, Bo
McLeod; supply, Dr. E. M.
I.Lambe, health, Drs. Jenkins,
Moseley, Stewart, Starling,
Baxley, Harrell; radiation, R.
iP. Armstrong and the state
; highway patrol.
Arden Parker represents
‘ the city, and Wilson Roberts
j the county in all the planning
i meetings.
I Santi pointed out the need
. for each home to have a flash
light and a battery-powered
radio. In case of an attack,
electricity will most likely
/fail, and only battery power
can help a person keep in
formed of what is happening
I around him. Radio stations
will leave the air, but civil de
fense stations will begin im
. mediate operations at 640 and
i 1280 kc’s, he said, and they r
I will inform the j üblic of the
'situation.
Parents of children in the
schools are advised not to go
o the school house after their
hildren if the child is big
nough to run directly home
in case of an alarm. For all
parents to go to the school
iouse”could create a traffic
I hazard as great as the one
from radiation.
Students who normally ride
buses will be sent home at
once. Students who live in
town will be told to run direct
ly -home. However, parents
can go to the school house for
the younger ones. The same
rule allows parents of kinder
garten children to go for
them.
Santi has lists of recom
mended foods and beverages
which each family should
purchase and store in a safe
place. He pointed out that it
is all good food, and if the
crisis passes without its be
ing needed, it can still be con
sumed later. “The best loca
tion for storing these supplies
should be in a closet with a
door so as to have additional
protection from the radiation
of the gamma rays,” Santi
said.
City officials pointed out
that the city could continue
to pump water for several
hours after a power failure,
because they have a fuel oil
generator ready to go. Be
cause the water could be piped
directly from the ground into
the pipes, it could be safe
;from fallout for a while. How
ever, consumers should use
water carefully and not waste
a drop of it, in case of an at
tack.
Many Georgia communities
have already made their pre
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