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LIMB
by Bo McLeod
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Congratulations to our high
school basiball players and to
their coach, Walter Daniels.
The Seminoles did not win
the state crown, because they
met with hard luck in Tho
maston in falling to Nor
cross 3-0. The Indians simply
could not hit the balls as
thrown by a left hander nam
ed Jabbo. But they played a
fine game and had a fine sea
son.
There’ll! be big doings over
around Ft. Gaines come Fri
day. That’s when they dedi
cate the dam and related
items there, with speeches
and, things like that.
Our county will be well re
presented the shindig.
It’s often this way: people
build things, then test it by
running a mass of hot air
around it; This is why speech
es at times like these are so
regular, I rckon.
The Stamp Act of 1765 did
not have much on our Stamp
Act of 1963, did it?
There have been more heat
ed opinions expressed on this
one issue than on any local
matter in years. Maybe
such outbursts of opinion are
gocd, but I’m ready to rest
from them for a while.
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—a puzzler I wish I
had thought of first:
If you had to name the ten
smartest men in the county,
who would the other nine be?
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don’t care what the calen
dar, almanac cj old folks say,
after Tuesday and Wednes
day, I know for a fact that
summer is here.
If you don’t believe it
after the “heat wave” of the
week, come by the shop the
next time it gets a little warm
to you. We can prove it.
Mammy Smith has been one
of my favorite people for
a long time, though she is so
“young” I hesitate to sound
like many years have passed.
Mammy says she had the
“most important” company
she has ever had when 17
little people from bible school
came to her Tuesday
afternoon. They were taking
part in a study having to do
With “love your neighbor”,
and they chose a visit with
Mammy to illustrate how this
love can be put into action.
They couldn’t have chosen
a better person for such a
study. Mammy says none of
the 17 was over four years
of age, so I bet ’cha they did
have a good time at Mammy’s.
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Spooner and Otis Brac
kin will be telling about
their trip to Russia for a long
time, because people are so
interested in hearing what
they have to say.
Already I can see why the
Russian ain’t like Americans.
They eat cucumbers for
breakfast, something Huckle
berry7 ’ Hound would never al
low over here; and the women
drive big trucks, work on
railroads, operate drag lines,
etc. This will be the end of
the Russians as a people, says
Joe, for what man can feel
romantic toward a truck driv
er or drag line operator?
Joe might have this thing
solved better than the “ex
perts.”
Smtalsnnnillr Nmd
Single Copies: Ten Cents Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
VOLUME XLV
PROTESTS STAMP ACT — Hoyt Newberry, right, owner of
Piggiy Wiggly, did not take the news of an ordinance
prohibiting the giving of trading stamps lightly. He donned
a “convict” suit and kept dispensing the stamps to his cus
tomers over the week end, as his demonstration of opposition
to the ban. Here he gives stamps to Mrs Otto Vau'ghn, Jakin.
Mr. Vaughn is employed at the paper mill and she says she
is “very much in favor of stamps.” Pic by Wright
WE HAVE SHORTCOMINGS, BUT WE RE TRYING
TO BE FAIR!
An Editorial
This is an expression of editorial philosophy. From
time to time it seems in order to state our objectives
and aspirations, even while apologizing for our failure
to consistently attain them.
This newspaper wants to be a source of informa
tion and truth to its readers, without bias, prejudice,
personal preference or fear. We believe that when a
person pays his money to subscribe to The News he
deserves at least an effort on our parts to bring to him
facts that he might not otherwise know.
We do not recognize any “sacred cows” as far as
news coverage is concerned. We try to practice re
straint and we are always slow to enter into any sub
ject that might set off a controversy, though controver
sies are great sales aids for newspapers. To create
confusion and disagreement for the purpose of selling
newspapers is not our way of doing things. We leave
such tactics to others who care more for sensational
ism than we do.
We must admit there are stories we miss, that we
do not publish, simply because we do not have a large
staff of reporters. Because of this there is justifiable
criticism of our week-to-week coverage.
Admitting this, we must deny that any “good”
news is suppressed through malice or design of any
kind. We have learned through experience, by the way,
that the better way to encourage progress and improve
ment is by the pat on the back, not the rap on the wrist.
This newspaper has never attempted to “stir up
something” in order to sell papers. We challenge any
one to prove otherwise. If this is true it should be
easily proved, for we deal in the printed l word.
To be more specific: we had nothing to do with the
recent passing of an ordinance to ban the giving of
trading stamps in Donalsonville. We did not suggest it,
we did not make the motion, we did not vote for it. All
we did was publish the news that it had been done.
Now (as we should have expected, for it happen
ed before) we have been accused of trying to “stir up
trouble.” We vehemently deny this. On the contrary,
we made extra effort to be fair to both sides of the
dispute—for there definitely were two sides.
It has been said that a newspaper that is doing its
duty of informing the public is often subjected to such
charges. This is true, and a change is unlikely.
Our only ambition as a newspaper is to do the best
job we can do. It is no more, no less. We don’t look for
prizes or trophies, only to our conscience to know when
and if we sometimes fall short of the mark.
In the future let us keep one basic truth in front
cf us: A newspaper’s job is to print the truth. It is
the business of each reader to digest those facts as he
pleases.
It may surprise some to read that a small news
paper like The News has a philosophy at all, but we do.
And we are very, very serious about it. —The Editor
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1963
City postpones deadline for its ban
of trading stamps in local stores
THE CITY of Donalsonville has eased its recent ordinance
to prohibit the giving of trading stamps by local mer
chants.
At a meeting this week, the
council voted to postpone the
date the ordinance was to
have gone into effect, “for
the time being in order to
give future study to the en
tire subject of trading
stamps.”
Attending the meeting
were Alderman Harry King,
Goree Johnson, Carl Spooner,
Jr., Jack Brannon and Julian
Webb, city attorney. Brannon,
as mayor pro tern, ‘ presided
in the absence of Mayor Ar
den Parker.
The meeting had been call
ed to receive bids for a new
polite car to replace the ve
hicle recently destroyed by
fire. A decision wias made to
purchase a replacement from
City Motor Company.
The bids were as follows:
City Motor Company, $2,297.-
81; Seminole Motor Com
pany, $2,063.66; and Donal
sonville Motor Company,
$2197.46.
The subject of trading
stamps was brought up again,
4-H DISTRICT PROJECT
ACHIEVEMENT MEET
Senior 4-H members going
to Rock Eagle this week to
compete in the District Pro
ject Achievement are:
Carolyn Reagan, Dress Re
vue ; Joy Barber, Public
Speaking; Kathy Singletary,
Teen-Fare; Rose Dutton,
Yeast Breads; Bob Dutton,
Gardening; John Phil Spoon
er, Luke Spooner, David
Pearce and John Mosely in
Livestock Judging.
Joy Miller, Cloverleaf will
go in Muffins, and Elaine
Harrison, Junior Biscuits.
These 4-H’ers have entered
the county competition and
won at the County elimina
tions in March.
Joy Barber was elected as
the Southwest District Presi
dent last year, therefore, she
will be presiding at this meet
ing.
Seminole county will also
have the vespers on Friday
evening.
Royce Hall and Ronald
Henning, county agents, and
Mrs. Lecn Barber, advisor,
will assist the group there.
Indians fall to Norcross in state meet
THE SEMINOLE Indians were eliminated from the state
class B baseball tournament in Thomaston Monday
when they fell to Norcross 3-0.
The Indians were able to
make only one hit off Jabbo
Johnson. The Norcross leftie
fanned ten Indians and walk
ed none.
After Cooter Whittaker,
Indian leadoff man, rapped a
single his first time at bat,
Johnson retired the next 21
Seminoles in order. Whittaker
advanced to third base and
and city attorney Webb ad
vised the council that the
majority rule of legal author
ity is that the issuing and
use of trading stamps cannot
be forbidden by a municipal
ity.
Stamps Declared Legal
Webb stated that the Su
preme Court of Georgia in
an opinion rendered some
years ago indicated that trad
ing stamps business is legiti
mate, and that the right to
engage in it without undue in
terference from municipali
ties is subject only to the
same restrictions that can be
placed around a person en
gaged in any lawful business
and within the range of police
power.
Webb Was not present at
last week’s meeting of the
council when action was tak
en to forbid the use of stamps
after July Ist.
The action of the council
to prohibit the use of trading
stamps kicked off a storm of
opinions pro and con. A
spokesman for the council
said 'last week that the ordi
nance was introduced at the
request of a number of mer
chants, including some who
were giving stamps, that
something be done about the
practice.
About 25 businesses i n
Donalsonville have been giv
ing stamps to their customers.
NEW MINISTER COMING
TO DONALSONVILLE
Evangelist Jack Zorn o f
Pensacola, Fla., moved here
last Tuesday. He has a wife
and two young daughters.
His family will come as soon
as a house is obtained.
Mr. Zorn is a graduate of
Alabama Christian College in
Montgomery, with a BA de
gree. He is doing his masters
work with Harding Graduate
School in Memphis, Tenn.
A place of worship will be
announced later.
I
I SBSSS 6NO
died there.
Benny Hodges tossed for
the Seminoles. He fanned six
and walked three, but errors
allowed three unearned runs
and the Indians were defeat
ed.
Seminole 000 000 o—o 1 4
Norcross 201_000_x —3 3 0
Hodges and Spooner; Johnson
and Payne, Carter.
NUMBER 8