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DON ALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1962
State’s garden chibs continue efforts
to pass ‘clear highway’ legislation
Mrs. Herbert Ingram. Chm.,
Mrs. A. S. Killingsworth, co-
Chm. of the Roadside De
velcpment Magnolia District
(V) Garden Clufb of Georgia,
th’s renort of attemnts
at Roadside Development be
made in Georgia by the
State Garden Club.
The Federal Highway Act
of 1958 creates in Georgia
11C 8 miles of Interstate De-
HALLOWEEN PARTY IS
ENJOYED
The friendship supper club
ir et on Thursday night in the
Begonia Room at the Green
Top with Mr. and Mrs. George
Trawick, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Bolton, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Robinson as hosts.
Arriving guests donned
Halloween hats.
On the’buffett table was a
large pumpkin with a carrot
nose and a hat of cabbage
leaves and red zinnias, banked
with orange berries and flank
er' with burning orange can-
Tes. Guests were seated at
tab’es covered with black
runners with, orange berries
end candles down the center.
Elsewhere pine cone owls,
’"■range flowers and berries
were used. Orange and black
v itches marked the places of
the guests.
Attending the festive .af
fair were Mr. and Mrs. Bar
t w Gibson. Mr. and Mrs.
John Drake. Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Hudson Owen, Mr. and Mrs.
Dalia* Wurst, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Broome, Mr. and Mrs.
Melton Rabon, Mr. and Mrs.
Y. L. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs.
Eager Howard, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Shirgler and Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Themoc
A Note of Thanks
We would like to express
our deep appreciation to eacn
one for being so nice to us
during the illness and death
of our mother and grandmo
ther. Thank you for each act
of kindness, the food and
beautiful flowers. Each kind
word and deed will always be
treasured.
The children and grand
children of Mrs. Florence
Martin
SHOWER IS GIVEN FOR
MRS. CORDELL
Mrs. Albert Cordell was
honored at a stork shower at
the attractive home of Mrs.
Laden Swanner. Other hos
tesses were Mrs. Bill Horne,!
Mrs. Steve Bush, and Mrs.
Edge er t Williams.
Those attending were Mrs.
Rupert Sheffield, Miss Bren
da Sheffield, Mrs. Albert Cor
dell. Mrs. A. J. Cordell, Miss
Vicky Walls, Mrs. Glen Pres
ton, Mrs. Robert Preston,
Mrs. Carl Walls, Mrs. Charles
Cross, Mrs. Billy Walton, Mrs.
A. D. Sheffield, Mrs. Bobby
Hines, Mrs. James Swanner,
Miss Bettv Jo Barber and
Mrs. Eloise Whittle.; -
The guests play a game and
then looked on with wonder,
as Mrs. Cordell opened a baby
bed full of lovely gifts. -
After the gifts wef® open*
ed, everyone was served
punch, bootie cakes, potato
chips and nuts. Around wfe
punch bowl orange berries
and ivy were drape# to “sei
off the silver bow. An ar
rangement of blue ageratum,
golden rod and ivy placed at
the other end of the table.,
brought cut the fall colors.
sense Highway. Total mileage
of this Defense Highway n
the United States is 41,000
miles. The Federal Govern
ment will pay 90% of con
struction cost and each state
10% of its allowed mileage
(cost. Each state may secure
3% of its allotment, from the
Federal Government, without
paying any part of it, to pre
serve and develope roadside
beauty. Georgia Highway En
igineers tell us that only 535
miles will be eligible for the
bonus payments which will
. cost $317,676,000, and if
Georgia passes a bill restrict
; | ing billboards on the Inter
state Defense Highway sl,-
•, 588,000 will be given as an
(additional bonus payment.
A bill was introduced in the
last regular general assebly
i and failed to pass. A study
: committee was appointed to
! investigate and rewrite a bill
I that will make Georgia eligi-
■ ble to receive the bonus pay
• ment by restricting billboards
; cm the new highway. The new
■ bill will be introduced in the
legislature when it convenes
in January by Representative
William Killian of Brunswick
and Representative Williams
of Gainesville. Passage of
this bill will be a gigamc task
as the opposition is well fin
anced and equipped to fight.
Surely the 23,300 members
of the Garden Clubs of Geor
gia who have worked so long
and so diligently to develop
the Roadsides of Georgia de
serve to be heard, and .f each
'of you will continue to work
this new bill has to pass.
JAKIN GROUP PULLS OUT
OF NATIONAL PT A
“Finding the Answers To-
Igether” was the theme of the
(October meeting of the Jakin
PTA recently.
Mrs. Marvin Cannon -ailed
the meeting to order and Mrs.
Branson Minter gave the de
votional. Mrs. Minter stressed
the importance of the truth.
During the business meet
ing, the Jakin group voted to
come cut of the National PTA
(organization. A new name and
by-laws will be adopted later.
[ Before going to the lunch
room for refreshments, the
parents were invited to talk
with the teacher, in order to
“find answers together.”
Hostesses were Mrs. Ira
Reese, Mrs. Russell Hudson,
Mrs. Rudolph Reese, Mrs Beu
lah Passmore and Mrs. Robert
'Wright. Sandwiches, cookies
and coffee were served.
HOMECOMING SUNDAY
AT NAZARENE
CHURCH
The annual homecoming
services of the First Church
of the Nazarene will be held
,on this Sunday (October 28),
at the church located on the
corner of North Wiley and
Crawford Streets.
i The services will begin at
10 a.m. with Sunday School.
The worship service will be at
11, during which there will be
i special music and a ' special
i message for the day.
‘ Immediately after the wor
ship service, dinner will be
'-■- erved. The meal will be a tra
ditional basketlunch type.
- The pastor and members of
the church cordially invite all
I friends of the church to at
tend.
Have A Safe Halloween
WOMAN’S CLUB HEARS OF
NOTED ARTIST’S PLANS
AT MEETING
Mrs. E. P. Trulcck, Jr., was
hostess to the Woman’s Club
(on Friday afternoon. Others
(entertaining with her were
Mrs. Hugh Broome, Mrs. W.
iE. Brigham, Mrs. J. B. Jen
kins and Mrs. Leon Barber.
Mrs. J. B. Jenkins, vice
president, presided.
Mrs. Herbert Crosby was a
guest of the club and introduc
ed Mr. Claude Peacock who
was the speaker for the after
noon. He gave an interesting
account of the work which
Ihe is doing. He is making a
folio of four studies of birds.
I His turkey painting was
'shown. Painting birds re
quires hours of study and ob
servation of them in their na
tural habitat, field work and
care in selecting a true spe
cies. Then there is a lot of
work to be done in consulta -
tion with the printers etc.
Mr. Peacock told how paint
ing has improved over the
years. He demonstrated by
drawing several cartoons.
He also showed a sketch of
i Lake Seminole shewing the
i birds, fish and other wild life
to be found there. Mr. Peacock
i is an artist of note and is of
the realist school of thought.
The meeting was well at
tended and members enjoyed
the delightful talk.
JAKIN PTA CARNIVAL
TONIGHT
The Jakin PTA will sponsor
a Halloween carnival at Jakin
schoof tonight (Thursday).
I Supper will be served, be
ginning at 5:30 p. m. The
menu wi|l include baked or
'fried chicken, and plates will
sMI for s(te for students and
' slr for adults.
i Other features of the carni
val will inclyde a fish pond,
.twist contest, dart game, and
I a crowning of a king and
i queer) in the school auditor
ium.
Popcorn, peanuts, hot dogs
and cold drinks will be sold,
and the public is invited to
attend.
Profits will be used in the
school improvement fund.
HEREFORD SALE SET IN
DOTHAN SATURDAY
The Wiregrass Polled Here
ford Association will hold its
fall sale in Dothan, on Satur
day, October 27, with the auc
tion to begin at 1 p.m.
Offered will be 64 head, in
cluding 36 bulls and 28 fe
' males.
Among the members of the
association are J. B. Clarke
and Joe Harvey. Clarke is a
member of the board of direc
tors. Collier Freeman of Do
than is Resident.
FARM BUREAU ELECTS
ITS LEADERS
1 The Seminole County Farm
Bureau held its annual busi
nes meeting recently. About
50 members attended and e
lected new officers and direc
tors for the coming year.
Truett Roberts was re-elect
ed president. Joe Miller is the
(new vice president, and Mrs.
Fred Gibbons is secretary.
I Directors are Hugh Carr,
C. S. Adams, R. H. King, Lu
ther Spooner, Charles Burke.
Frank Braswell, Sylvester
Yates, William Miller, Lee R.
Johnson, Bill Thursby, Joel
Poole, Bill Dozier, Edd Hand,
C. S. Waddell.' Roy Baxley,
Wayne Easom, Albert Cordell,
George Odom and Booge Rob-
I A unmber c-f resolutions
were approved by the mem
bers. They will be submitted
to the state convention.
FORD “BLUE” HAS FARMERS TALKING
farmers in this area are seeing for the first time the new
Ford tractors, which have just gone on display at the local
Ford tractor and implement dealership. Most noticeable
feature is the new Ford colors, although the 14 models in
ihe new Ford line have more than 120 mechanical improve
ments. The tractors are in four series “2000”, “4000”,
‘SGOo , and “6000” and have power ranging from 30 to
over 60 PTQ horsepower.
Desser dots ’n dashes
(by Mrs, F. B. Faircloth)
Friends here of the Bowen
Earnest family weep with
.them in the loss of Bowen in
death last Friday. Bowen
was a lifelong resident of this
community, the son of the
late William Ernest, and Lo
retta Faircloth Ernest. He
has a host of relatives who
mourn his untimely passing.
May God bless and take care
of his family.
i Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Williams
'of Hatchachubee, Ala., were i
visitors of Mrs. A. Y. Fair- j
cloth last Tuesday. Several
friends called during the week
and on Saturday and Sunday.;
The Jack Smith family of Tal
lahassee, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Collins and girls and Hugh
Condrey, of Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben
spent a few days with Mr.'
and Mrs. Jack Martin at their i
cottage on Lake Taiquin, near I
Quincy last week. They en
joyed fishing and report a
nice trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fair
[ cloth and sons spent last Sun
day with the Jim Odoms.
Mrs. F. B. Faircloth, Mrs.
Pauline Tedder, Mr. and Mrs.
Comer Hunt and Lynn visited
Mrs. Ressie Barksdale of Do-
Merrill Lee of Atlanta vis
ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Watson Lee, last week end.
Mrs. Walter Thompson has'
returned v-to her home in
Plant City, Fla., after severai
weeks with her sister, Mrs. i
Roy McClellan.
Mr. and Mrs. Arver Mos-t
ley entertained their Mosley. (
brothers an# sisters at a steak ' ’
supper at their home in Jakin
on Friday night. Those en
joying the occasion were:
Miss Willie Mosley, Mrs. Bion-1
nie Bivings, Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Foster, Dr. E. E. Moseley,
Mrs. Earj Humber of Lump-!-
kin, Mrs. Clyde Clements of
Arlington and Mrs. Ethel
Foreman of Panama City.
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LEE’S Upholstery and Trim j
Shop: new locatioriG®t
home, on Knox Avenue. .3*- *
J A 4-5277 for bids, servi^^ ?
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than, who is a patient in
Southeastern General Hospi
tal. Friends here hope that
she will soon be well.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Howell
, Arnold, Don and Sandra of
Iron City, called on friends
here last Sunday.
He’s Accepted
Georgia Institute of Tech
nology Air Force ROTC De
tachment 165 announces that
j Cadet Glynn Granberry, son
of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Gran
berry, has been accepted in
the Basic AFROTC program.
Glynn is majoring in physics
and expects to graduate in
June 1966.
< j Elementary 4-H Club
The Donalsonville Elemen
tary 4-H club group 2, had
their first meeting Tuesday.
Projects were chosen after
Mr. Hall and Miss Phillips
showed slides of different
projects and discussed them.
Officers were elected. They
are John Broome, president;
Nancy Spooner and Debbie
Drake, vice presidents; Janie
Crosby, secretary-treasurer;
Brenda Burke, reporter. Ap
proximately .21 boys and girls
were in attendance.
. —Reporter
A Note of Thanks
I wish to thank the doctors
and nurses at Donalsonville
Hospital for their loving kind
ness to me last week while 1
was in the hospital. Also my
many friends for the beautiful
cards and letters which were
appreciated.
Mrs. L. B. Cloud
Localleaders..
(continued from front page)
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relieves the county of any
penalty.
The complete ' bill appears
inside this issue of The News.
It will appear on. the ballot
as Amendment Nor 118, im
mediately following the 15
statewide amendments.
Seminolians busy
(continued from front page)
• * •
oarations, so they did not
have the air of urgency about
them that Seminole county
people did. “We hope w r e can
[look back at all this and see
it was not needed,” Santi
said. “But we’ll feel mighty
silly if an attack comes and
we have done nothing to get
ready.”