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by Bo McLeod
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T have not had a chance to
cbedc all. the records, but so
far I’ve been able to find mo
one to* share Gov. George Wal
lace’s unique spot in history:
I believe Gov. Wallace is
the only governor in history
to be expelled from his own
state’s university, while he
was still in office, that is.
There probably have been
some governors who had been
expelled before they were
elected, and! possibly a few
who gained the experience
after completing their terms,
but Wallace was expelled
while governor.
At least that’s how it ap
pears from the ruling by a
federal judge today.
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—old timer is one who
can remember the time when
there were a few things a fed
eral judge could not do.
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Zack Williams and Luther
Spooner have just finished a
two-headed sermon on the
subject, and I want to (puh
leze) confess that horses and
horse shows are mighty im
portant events.
These lads were mistaken
about me anyhow. I’ve never
been opposed to bosses. Fact
is, I’ve had a secret desire to
jump up on top of one and
yell HiYo Silver, all my life.
F I ever yet close enough to a
sickly animal that looks too
tired to buck much, I’m still
going to try it.
Jumping on a hoss and hol
laring HiYo always seemed to
be the magic way to get
youngsters and oldsters excit
ed and jealous, so until I try
it I’ll always wonder if it
feels as good to do it as it
looks.
Horse riding seems to be
growing in popularity in these
parts, and hooray for this. It
is good, healthy’fun. Kids who
ride horses will never get
accused of robbing banks, if
for no other reason than horse
riding simply makes you too
sore for robbing.
Besides, there have been
times when I felt dangerously
close to purchasing (or even
rustling) a hoss, because
Janet has decided every child
must have one. I’ve fought
the motion, thorgh, until we
get more room in the house,
or until Carol Ann and Sandy
get old enough to share a
room with a hoss.
—o—
all the things that have
been said about our city fa
thers, you can’t say they’re
“chicken”. They don’t hesitate
to vote ’em as they see ’em.
It takes bravery deluxe to
vote against something as
basic to the housewife’s heart
as trading stamps.
I don’t know how the issue
will end, but we ought to have
some interesting viewing and
listening for the next few
days or weeks.
Good luck to Coach W T alter
Daniels and his baseballers
in Thomaston next week.
Hope they can bring a cup
back with them, to prove
they’re the best baseball team
in Class “B” in Georgia.
Welcome to the many new
subscribers of The News who
join our mailing list this
week. . . you’re joining a list
ing of some of the finest folks
on earth. . . our readers!
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Single Copies: Ten Cents Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
VOLUME XLV
City stamps
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ANOTHER TRIO—SCHS is not the only institution of learn -
ing in the county with a prize winning trio of singers.
Williams Kindergarten had cne, too, and a more talented and
charming a threesome is seldom seen in these parts. This
group sang as a highlight of the kindergarten’s graduation
exercises and admit their enthusiasm was more for the
ending of “school” than for the musical excitement. Left to
right are Benny Gay, Rusty Hoyle and Walter Spier, in that
order. -
SCHS baseball team to play Norcross
in Thomaston in state class B finals
THE SCHS baseball Indians will forget that school has been
dismissed for the summer, long enough to go to Thom
aston and the state finals next week.
Coach Walter Daniels and
his Indians will play Nor
cross, winners of 48, at 1 p.
m. on Monday afternoon.
At 4 o’clock, Heard County
plays Hephzibah, and this
winner meets the Seminole-
Norcross winner at 8 p. m.
for the state championship.
The affair will be complet
ed in one day of play.
Daniels will start Benny
Hodges or Cooter Whittaker
on the mound. These two car
ried the Indians to six wins
and one loss during the regu
lar season, and to another win
in sub-region playoffs.
The tournament was forced
into the summer because of
conflicts with other events
toward the end of school. How
the late date will affect the
strength of each team involv
ed remained to be seen, but
it is almost certain to cripple
some of them.
Change in canning plant days
The Donalsonville Canning
plant will be open on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday after
noons the week of June 10th.
Beginning on Monday, June
17th, the plant will be open
three full days a week—Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
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DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS
Coach Daniels says he has
had little success with prac
tice since school is out, but
he hopes things will get better
as the playoff date draws
nearer.
“Some of our players must
work during the summer,
and it is understandable that
they cannot walk off from
work any time they want to”,
he said.
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FHA OFFICERS One of the last things members of the
SCHS FHA chapter did before parting for the summer
vacation uas to elect officers for the next term of school.
These leaders will serve during the summer, preparing for
the new year of work when the school bell rings again in
September. Left to right are Peggy Godby, vice president;
Linda Phillips, president; Linda King, secretary - treasurer,
and Patricia McMullen, reporter. Mrs. Vic Hickson is advisor.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1963
out stamps
Ordinance says July Ist is deadline
THE CITY of Donalsonville has passed an ordinance to stop
the giving of trading stamps by local merchants.- The
penalty for failing to obey is the loss of their license to oper
ate a business.
According to the ordinance,
passed unanimously at Tues
day night’s meeting of the
mayor and council, the prac
tice of giving trading stamps
must cease by July Ist, or the
merchant stands in danger of
having his license revoked at
that time.
All members of the council
were present at the meeting,
which means that Jack Bran
non, Carl Spooner, Jr., Harry
King and Goree Johnson vot
ed in favor of the ordinance.
Spooner made the motion and
King seconded it.
Mayor Arden Parker pre
sided.
Mayor Parker says the
matter has been discussed at
several previous council meet
ings. He says the issue was
first whether to require the
stamp companies to purchase
a city license, and the ordi
nance forbidding the giving
of them was the result.
Councilman Jack Brannon
says that many merchants
have requested the city to do
something about the trading
stamp practice. They express
ed a desire to see the stamp
companies forced to pay a
fair license or to be prohibit
ed from doing business here.
He says some of the mer
chants who have been giving
stamps were among those re
questing this action.
About 20 businesses in
Donalsonville will be affected
by the ordinance. Stamp com
panies include S & H Green
Stamps, Top Value, King
Kotton, Gold Crown and Gold
NUMBER 7
Bug. There may be others.
Hoyt Newberry, owner of
Piggly Wiggly, who has been
giving S& H Green Stamps
for three years, says he in
tends to protest any infringe
ment of the right to continue
giving stamps to his custom
ers.
“I don’t know what can be
done about this ordinance,
but I will go as far as I can
to see if it can legally stand
up. I have given stamps for
the past three years, and I
intend to continue to give
them,” Newberry said.
Newberry said he considers
the giving or not giving of
trading stamps to be each
merchant’s free choice. This
is a very basic part of the
free enterprise system, he
added.
Lonnie Jernigan, owner of
IGA„ who also has been giv
ing Top Value stamps, said he
was withholding comment at
this time. He indicated he
wants to abide by the law,
as well as by his customers’
wishes.
Darby White, service sta
tion operator, agreed with
Newberry that the right to
give or not give stamps must
remain with the individual
merchant.
“I intend to keep giving
stamps to my customers until
a court order stops me,’ White
stated.
A quick telephone survey cf
housewives failed to show
much support for the action
by the council.
Os ten numbers called at
random, nine expressed oppo
sition to abolishing stamps,
on° said it made no difference.
Comments ranged from
m : ld tn heated, one saying,
“They’d better not stop them,
just before I have enough to
what I’ve been saving
for!”
They’re Buying A New Car
Stamping out stamps was
not the only order of business
at Tuesday’s meeting of the
council.
The city fathers also plan
ned for replacement of the
police car which was lost by
fire early Sunday morning.
Officer Carl Thompson was
making a round behind the
stores when exidently the
car’s ignition system shortted
and flame broke out. He ran
to summon the fire depart
ment, but the vehicle was a
total loss.
The council made plans to
receive bids for a replacement
and a new’ car is expected to
be in tervice within the next
few- d: ys.