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OUT ON A—
LIMB
by Bo McLeod
Did you know that sixteen
million school children buy
economical, nutritious noon
meals at school every day
under the national school
lunchroom program ? Well
they do, it says here.
The program is operating
in 68,00’0' schools in the na
tion, and that’s one reason
why the President has pro
claimed this as National
School Lunch Week. Another
reason is because maybe it
can get him a few votes.
The school lunch program
is a good one. I know, because
I have never eaten a meal in
a school lunchroom, except
for a few Sunday trips to
Jakin.
I know it’s good because 1
was up there before the lunch
room was built. In those days
the food of those who could
not trot home to eat, consist
ed of a greasy batch of good
ies served cold, with maybe a
little “blue John” that had
started out to school that
morning as fresh milk.
It might be a good lesson
for today’s students if they
had to go a few days with a
greasy sack lunch. They could
see how it is to eat a dried
biscuit with a hole punched
in it and syrup poured in the
hole. A sweet potato, maybe,
then a piece of fried meat of
some kind.
This delicious repast was
enjoyed out under the trees,
where the flies played in and
out of the stuff. It went on
in warm days, cold ones,
rainy spells and come what
may, which often did.
But they have it easy now.
All they have to do is line up
and get a good meal.
The meals today are intend
ed to offer a balanced diet.
Sometimes they don’t, but
most times they do. This is
different from the old days
when little attention was paid
to protein content, vitamins
and calories. The only thing
that mattered was, would it
fit in the sack?
And some folks want to go
back to their good old days.
Not me, buddy.
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Thank goodness we don't
have many outlaws, so they
don’t have to use it very of
ten, for the fact is that our
new police car’s siren is sick,
sick, sick.
The thing drew the band
off key several times in the
parade last week.
It is a small complaint and
I don’t expect a special meet
ing of the wheels to correct
it, but can’t we have a siren
that sounds a little better? I
know it serves a law breaker
right to have to hear such a
depressing noise, but there
are a few upright citizens
left and it’s unfair to make
everyone suffer at once.
In the past few months,
we have received several in
teresting comments from
readers, and most of them
were worthy of being pub
lished, but they lacked the
essential signature.
Sorry, folks, we will gladly
share our space with you, but
you’ve gotta sign your letter
before we can do it. Don’t be
shy, write it, sign it and mail
it. Otherwise, those “I know
you won’t print this letter,
but. . ” remarks certainly are
true.
Bmalfinttutlle Nrws
Single Copies: Ten Cents Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
VOLUME XLV
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MISS SEMINOLE COUNTY—Seminole County’s representa
tive to the National Peanut Festival in Dothan on Octo
ber 22 will be Miss Carolyn Reagan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Reagan. She is 17 years old, weighs 105 lbs. and
stands 5’ 2”. She is a senior at Seminole County High School.
Runnersup were Miss Merlene Beasley, left, and Judy Fair
cloth, right.
Miss Carolyn Meagan to represent
Seminole in Dothan’s peanut festival
A 17-YEAR-OLD brunette with hazel eyes, who plays piano,
recites, sings and dances will represent Seminole County
in the National Peanut Festival in Dothan next week.
Miss Carolyn Reagan,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Reagan of Donalson
ville was crowned the county’s
queen of beauty and talent in
eliminations held here Thurs
day night.
Miss Rhonda Holley, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Jake Hol
ley was crowned Little Miss
Peanut and she will carry the
county’s banner in the junior
competition in the festival.
Like her senior favorite, Miss
Holley is a brunette and has
brown eyes. She is seven
years old and a second grader
at Donalsonville Elementary
School.
Miss Reagan is a senior at
Seminole County High School.
She is.co-captain of the cheer
leaders, on the debating team,
business manager of the an
nual, and an officer in the
senior 4-H club and Tri-Hi-Y.
Q he attends the First Baptist
Church, and was sweetheart
of the Seminole FFA Chapter
last year.
First runnerup in the
senior division w*as Miss Mer
lene Beasley, daughter o f
DOVE SEASON ENDS
SUNDAY
Dove season ends Sunday
the 20th for this “split” sea
son. Sometimes a season that
ends on Sunday is carried
over till Monday, but no
notice has been received to
this effectat this time.
* * *
TELL THEM ycu read about
it in The News!
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1963
Mrs. Ida Beasley of Abbeville,
Ala. In third place was Miss
Judy Faircloth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Faircloth
of Donalsonville.
Runnersup in the little miss
peanut category were Miss
Deborah White, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan White, and
Miss Pam Williams, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wil
liams- all of Donalsonville.
The contest was sponsored
locally by the American Le
gion. Gil Kelley was master
of ceremonies.
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LITTLE MISS PEANUT—Seminole’s delegate to the junior
division of the National Peanut Festival in Dothan will
be Miss Rhonda Holley, center, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
_ ;.ke Holley. She is a second grader at Donalsonville Elemen
i tary School. Runnersup were Miss Deborah White, left
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wb'to. and Miss Pam Williams,
■ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Williams.
City purchases modern new fire truck
for delivery in 140 working days
AT A CALLED meeting of the mayor and council this week,
the City of Donalsonville voted to purchase a $13,925.00
fire truck and equipment from Peter Pirsch and Sons Co. of
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The custom made unit will;
be delivered here as soon as it
is completed within 140 work
ing days. The company indi
cated earlier delivery may be*
possible.
When the new truck is re
ceived and the work on the re
cently authorized improve
ments in the.water system is
completed, Donalsonville will
have exceeded requirements
of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, says Timothy
Williams, fire chief.
The fire fighting equip-'
ment will be mounted on a ’64 ‘
GMC chassis purchased thru
City Motor Company. It will
have a 750-gallon triple com-
HERE’S AN EASY ONE!
Here’s a “mystery” picture
that ought to be one of the
easiest one of them all.
Guess his name and send it
’ 1
Under the new rules, cor
rect guesses will be placed in
a hat and a winner drawn.
No clue is necessary for
this one.
Last week’s picture was of
Bob Armstrong. There were
two correct guesses, by Mrs.
W. E. Cannington of Bain
bridge, and Miss Carolyn
Lane. A flip of a coin by Or
dinary Mae S. Garwood, in
the presence of a newly-wed
couple gave the subscription
to Mrs. Cannington.
Try your luck this week. It
doesn’t cost anything, and
you may be the winner! —Ed
to The News
office so that
it arrives no
later than
noon on Tues
day, Oct. 22nd,
sand you’ll have
ia chance on a
two- year sub
| icription.
bination pumping engine, cab
light, pike pole, one 24-ft. ex
tension ladder, one 14-ft. roof
ladder, two gas masks, axes
and other regulation equip
ment.
Booster Tank
Williams says the truck
will carry a booster tank with
a capacity of 500 gallons of
water. It will be equipped
with 1500 ft. of 2 I|2 inch
hose, 200 ft. of 11 2 inch h.se
and 200 ft. of 1-inch booster
tank hose.
The pumping system on the
truck will deliver 750 gallons
of water a minute at 15C .js.
of pressure, and will be able
to produce up to 250 lbs. of
pressure at a lower per gallon
rate.
The truck will enable the
local fire department to offer
more protection to property
owners of the city, Williams
says. In addition to improved
equipment, the city also main
tains a trained volunteer
force, plus one fulltime fire
man who lives at the fire sta
tion. Eight volunteers join the
chief and Ladon Burke, the
fulltime member, in having
drills regularly.
The department already
has one of the best records in
the state. It hasn’t had a “se
rious” house call since April
13, and most alarms since
that time have been “small
grass fires,’ Williams says.
SEMINOLES TO PLAY IN
CUTHBERT FRIDAY
The winless Seminole In
dians are still looking for
their first win, and they go to
Cuthbert Friday night to see
if the region IB Vikings will
cooperate.
Coach Denvard Snell will
start seven sophomores, three
seniors and a freshman in his
efforts to find a winning com
bination. The changes place
Heywood Lynn at left guard,
and Jack Ivey at right guard.
Bennie Hayes will play right
end, and Larry Grant will be
the fullback. Sid Shingler will
be left halfback, ana Bruce
Baker and Joe Hastey will see
duty at quarterback while
Mike Bowen moves to right
end.
Snell says the adjusted line
up appears to be aoie to move
tne ball well, and he places
his hopes of a victor)' in Cuth
bert on this fact, plus the im
provement in the Tribe’s de
fensive ability.
The Vikings are paced by
Leo Cooper, whom Sr.eil des
cribes as the fastest in the
region. “If we can succeed, in
stepping Cooper, we’ll have a
chance,” the coach said.
The Indians will be without
the services of Lawrence Da
vis who suffered a pulled mus
cle against Hahira.
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