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by Bo McLeod
About ten or twelve years
ago, he’s not sure exactly,
Rev. L. E. Pierce clipped a
list of things which a group
of atheists were planning to
accomplish during the next
few years. He doesn’t recall
the name of the publication
either, but the item itself is of
particular interest since it j
lists so many things the j
“atheists” have successfully
completed.
Recent decisions by the na
tion’s highest court aided
greatly in bringing to pass
such objectives as:
The (atheists) declare their aims
are such as these:
To abrogate laws enforcing
Christian morals.
To abolish the oath in court and
at inaugeration.
To prevent the issuance of re
ligious proclamations by the chief
executive.
To remove the moltto, “In God
We Trust,” from coins.
To exclude the Bible as a sacred
book from public schools and to
enter suit to stop religious instruc
tion.
To train lecturers and arrange
for debates.
To acquire a radio station or
their own.
To repeal .antievolution and an
tibirth control laws.
To become international and
have branches in all cities.
To oust chaplains from Congress
and the army and the navy.
To form in high schools and col
leges such organizations as “The
Junior Atheist League,” “The So
ciety of the Godless,” “Sons of Sa
tan,” ‘Truth Seekers,’ ‘Liberal
Club,’ “Damned Souls”, etc.
To distribute literature especial
ly to schools and colleges.
To eliminate God from the
movies.
To de-Christianize Christmas
and Easter.
To destroy and multilate Bibles
in hotels distributed by the Gideon
Society.
There are a few more
things to do before the list is
completed, but they’re mak
ing good time.
—o—
tell you what, boys, it
might be a good idea to start
paying a little attention to the
fishing and boating laws.
You can see : t officially,
over there in the grand jury
presentments, unless you
want to take my word for it.
The word being, things are
going to get tougher with fu
ture outlaws at the lake.
—O—
‘ 'A lot of people are getting
excited over Senator Barry
Goldwater and his chances of
being our next president.
Seems like the Arizona sena
tor has more frifnds the
Kfennedys have
that’s a lot.
Goldwater has a lot of ap
peal for • Seminole County.
Folks don’t talk as much a
bout “voting like old grandpa
did” any more.
I never have thought so lit
tle of our “forefathers” and
their judgment to accuse ’em
of being stupid enough to vote
for any old thing running as
a Democrat. I have my doubts
the Kennedys and their kind
would have received many of
the votes in the good old days.
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It’s still tough to be a pio
neer. Consider James Mere
dith. Ole Miss still doesn’t
want him and the NAACP
greets him with boos & jeers.
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Single Copies: Ten Cent, Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donateonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
VOLUME XLV
Lions club continues preparations for
little leaguer tournament this month
PREPARATIONS continuue for the baseball tournament to
be held here beginning Ju’ly 29th.
Rev. L. E. Pierce, retired
Methodist minister was the
speaker at this week’s meet
ing bf the Donalsonville Lions
Club. Rev. Pierce was present
ed by his son-in-law, Wallace
Drake, program chairman.
President Darby White
heard a report from the com
mittee planning for the south
ern division of Dixie Youth
Baseball’s tournament to be
played here July 29. Bill
Brigham, chairman, listed
plans being made by the com
mittee which expects hun
dreds of visitors at tourna
ment time.
John Miller called attention
to the county’s being “over
drawn” at the blood bank and
passed a paper for volunteers
to sign if they would give
blood for the supply. He said
several operations have been
refused because the county
has used more blood than it
has donated and he said local
and state authorities are an
xiWS to correct the deficit.
Many members volunteered
and they will be notified when
to make donations, Miller
RMA MEETS TUESDAY
Due to court being in ses
sion, the meeting of the Re
tail Merchants Association
was postponed Tuesday to
meet Next Tuesday at 1:00
o’clock.
William A. Parker, pres.
Where’s James Hughes?
James Lee Hughes is miss
ing!
Not really, but his address
is missing from the records
of the SCHS graduating
class of 1946. The group is
planning another reunion
scon, and his address is need
ed so he can be notified.
Anyone knowing the ad
dress of Hughes is asked to
call JA 4-2299 and tell Mrs.
Woodie King.
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1963
THIS IS
All you have to do is
fill in the name of
the lady in the pic
ture, and you can
win a two-year sub
scription to The
News!
Sorry, again wo
can’t give any clues,
because this person
is so well known.
First correct en
try wins. If you are
guessing by mail,
include date and the
time of day on let
ter. Phone or oral
guesses will not be
accepted.
You don’t have a
thing to lose, and
somebody will win.
Why not you?
—Ed.
says.
Other volunteers were ask
ed to help at the club’s new
est fund raising project, the
presentative o f wrestling
stars. The first such event
was held at the recreation
center on Tuesday night.
Visitors to the club were
Harold Walls, James Duggar,
Jake Holley, George Hanlon,
Denvard Snell, Luke Spooner
and Bud Clardy.
Rev. Pierce gave a talk on
the “Tater” family. He men
tioned the agitator, who is
always trying to stir up
something; the commentator,
who does good by attempting
to teach and explain; the
common tator, those who are
just ordinary and don’t be
long to any particular group;
the testater, who leaves
something for someone else
to enjoy.
Then the speaker mention
ed the Spectator, who just
looks on life but does not
take an active part; and the
imitator, and he cautioned
the men to beware, for some
one may be imitating the
kind of lives they live. He
warned of the dictator, those
who want to “run things the
way they want them to run.”
Rev. Pierce says it is na
tural for a dictator to be an
atheist, because they think
of themselves as gods.
In closing Rev. Pierce read
a clipping from a publication
of “ten or twelve years ago”,
in which the objectives of a
group of atheists of that time
were listed. He pointed out
that many of their objectives
have already been met.
of the things have
already been accomplished,
and it is enough to make all
of us determined to do all we
can to oppose those who are
trying to undo all godliness
in the world” he said.
Grand jury cracks down on violators
of fishing, boating laws; many billed
THE GRAND JURY of the July term of Seminole Superior
Court has returned indictments against a number of
sportsmen who were charged with violations of hunting, fish
ing and boating laws.
The group completed its
work Tuesday afternoon, and
among its true bills were
about forty warrants charg
ing violations of state game
and fish laws. This jury call
ed attention to the fact that
the January 1962 grand jury
did not indict “some 30 to
40 similar violations and no
tified all concerned to comply
with these laws. These are
good laws and some are actu
ally for the physical protec
tion of the public. It was
brought to our attention on !
this date that a young white
man drowned July 8 at Sam
Williams pond, and about 28
have drowned in Lake Semi
nole. None had life preserv
ers.
“This grand jury returned
indictments on the violations
of these laws where the evi
dence warranted it and hopes
that all succeeding grand
juries will do likewise,” the
statement concluded.
I Gounty Doctor
The' jurors elected Dr.
Robert J. Starling to serve
as the county’s health doctor
to succeed the late Dr. E. E.
Moseley. They repeated a
statement made by several
Accidental death
ruled by jury .
A coroner’s 'jury has ruled
accidental drowning in the
death of Boibby Harrell, 28,
of Bainbridge, whose body
was found in the Sam Wil
liams pond between FDR and
Nichols store Tuesday morn
ing.
Harrell had been missing
since Monday afternoon. He
was last seen early Monday
when he was leaving to go
fishing. His wife assumed he
. had gone directly to his job
I with Miller Hydro in Bain
bridge when he did not re
turn Monday afternoon, says
Coroner Paul Mosely. She
notified authorities shortly
after dark and they started
a search which continued un
til Bartow Faircloth found
the body about 8:45 a. m.
Tuesday. He had been fishing
alone.
Mosely staid the inquest es
tablished that Harrell could
not swim and he did not wear
a life jacket. It was assumed
that Harrell’s fishing line had
become jntan£<d in a tree
and he fell from the boat
when he was attempting to
free it.
The body was about 200
yards from the shore, the
coroner said.
Harrell is survived by his
widow and four childlren.
Ivey Funeral Home of Bain
bridge is in charge of funeral
arrangements.
previous grand jurors to “go
on record as being unanimous
ly in favor of a continuance
of segregation in our public
schools. . . we do not favor
eVen one white pupil attend
ing a Negro school and not
even one Negro pupil attend
ing a white school in this
state and county.”
A change in the times of
court was recommended. Sen
ator Julian Webb and Repre
sentative Otis Brackin were
asked to introduce a bill in
' the next General Assembly
changing the terms of the
court from the second Mon
i days in January and July,
i to the second and third Mon
i days in April and October of
! each year. The grand jury
would convene on the second
Monday, and trial juries on
l Wednesday of the first week.
1 A criminal jury would serve,
beginning on the third Mon
days of April and October.
I Routine inspections of the
county’s property and offices
were made. B. H. Brackin was
foreman, and Wallace Drake
! was clerk. Judge Walter I.
; Geer presides over the Semi
nole Superior Court and Joe
M. Ray represents the state.
30 - day weather
outlook
The 30 - day Agricultural
weather outlook for the
month of July for South
Georgia. Southeast Alabama
and Northwest Florida issued
by the weather bureau advis
ory agricultural Meteorolo
gist, Tifton, Ga., July 3, 1963.
Temperatures during July
will average near or just be
’ low normal. Daily mean tem
peratures are expected to ave
-1 rage between 80 and 84 de
grees with afternoon tempera
tures reaching 90 degrees' or
higher most afternoons. Early
morning low temperatures
will average between 70 and
75 degrees with no readings
expected below 60 degrees.
| Rainfall during the next 30
days is expected to vary wide
' ly from place to place but will
average between 4.50 to 6.00
I inches in southeast Alabama
and southwest Georgia and
between 5.50 and 9.00 inches
over northwest Florida and
Southeast Georgia. Rainfall
will occur mostly as afternoon
and evening thundershowers
at regular frequent intervals.
! Soil temperatures are ex
pected to level off during the
next 30 days to three inches
bare soil averages between 85
and 90 degrees. Maximum soil
temperatures at the three
inch level will average be
tween 100 and 110 degrees in
the sandy loams but some
what lower in the heavier
NUMBER 12