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> by Bo McLeod
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I must be honest about it:
If I had been asked to name
the man I thought least likely
to be a composer of ‘popular*
songs, I would probably have
named J. E. Fowler right a
way.
This shows again how
smart I am, for Fowler is the
latest local lad to crash into
the music field. He has done
it with a ditty entitled “Ans
wer to) What Am I Living
For?”
If you don’t believe it,
drop in The Music Shop right
now and ask Miz Crosby for
a copy.
J. E. says he can’t read a
note of music, and I can
match this statement. We
differ, though, because he
can write lyrics and I can’t.
I’m not trying to be modest,
for I can prove it by publish
ing here the only ditty I have
completed so far:
Folk Song
The Moon
In June
Sets too soon
to catch a coon
so sleep ’til noon,
Yodel-a-de-hoon . . !
The publishers saw it, read
it, and turned green.
They told me the world
isn’t quite ready for such a
grouping of words as this,
and I have tried to be a good
sport about it. I’m going to
keep working on it, and one of
these days maybe I’ll be a
big star, too, with money in
my pockets and few worries.
Until then, all I do is sit
back and applaud people like
J. E. who can put words to
gether. Congratulations, J. E.,
I sincerely hope you sell a
million copies, the first
month, then business gets
better.
Here’S' a tear for poor old
Nelson Rockefeller. He keeps
trying, but his hopes for the
GOP presidential nomination
are getting dimmer every
day. Poor fellow, all he has
left are a few million dollars.
This is the type of distress
ing news we try to avoid.
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Congratulations to the
Commercial State Bank for
the new front they present.
Here you can keep up with
the time and the temperature,
even if you can’t keep up with
bank balances and note pay
ments.
Belated congratulations to
Donalsonville Motor Com
pany, too, for the improve
ments they have made in
their place of business on
main street,
Probably one of the easiest
jobs in the county right now
is the one held by C. J. Pat
terson, as our official rain
recorder. He hasn’t had much
business out there in the
past few weeks, but I under
stand he’s ready and willing
to measure the next rain that
falls.
I hope he gets some busi
ness soon!
Al Ronge, the inspiration
for most of the masks you’ll
see out this evening, says
Trick or Treat, Seminoles, it’s
still up to you-:
Al thinks the Indians have
a full game of good play in
them, and now would be a
good time to use it: Pelham
43, Seminole 14, and the gob-
Jins will git ’Cha if it ain’t so.
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Single Copies: Ten Cento Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
VOLUME XLV
Indians to play
Pelham Friday
The Semjnole Indians have
their last chance to win a re
gion IB football game when
they play the Pelham Hornets
in Seminole stadium Friday
night at 8:00.
After Pelham, the Indians
wind up the season by playing
host to the Graceville Tigers
on November Bth.
In recent games, the Semi
noles have played well enough
to win, but their output has
been mixed with periods of
carelessness and
Like young ball players al
ways do, they seem to be
strong and dangerous one
time, then weak and lifeless
the next.
Coach Denvard Snell con
tinues to hope his lads will be
able to “put four quarters of
good ball together” before it’s
jtoo late.
Sne'l says Pelham’s team
will be lighter than the Semi
noles, and they have been
having troubles of late. They
i lost the last two outings and
haven't scored in three weeks,
after getting off to a strong
start.
Robert Wanren, a 138-lb.
half-back is expected to be
their prime weapon, Snell
says. He says that though
Warren is small, he is very
fast and the Indian defense
will have to stay alert all the
time.
Snell expects to start Sid
Shingler, Larry Grant, Ray
Smith and Mike Bowen in the
backfield, Allen Lewis, John
ny Barber, ends, Gerald Mill
er, Luke Spooner, tackles,
Harry Cobb, Jack Ivey,
guards, and Ralph Williams,
center.
All Indians are in good
shape physically, the coach
says, and he seems to think
his team has a good chance
to break out of the loss
column.
The Indian “B” team will
play in Bainbridge on Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30. The
Seminole B’s defeated Bain
bridge last week 6-0.
The junior varsity defeated
Colquitt 20-6 on Monday.
PANCAKE SUPPER SET
FOR NEXT FRIDAY
A pancake supper will be
served in the elementary
school lunchroom from 5:30
7:30 p. m. on Friday evening,
November 8, sponsored by the
Lions Club.
Those who attend will be
able to finish in time to at
tend the final football game
of the season when Seminole
plays Graceville in Seminole
stadium.
T. W. Beauchamp is chair
man of the project to raise
money for the club’s many
community service programs.
* * *
Mrs. H. K. Parker of Hava
na, Fla., was in Donalsonville
on Sunday and attended the
Homecoming at the Nazarene
Church.
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1963
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EAGLE SCOUT—Seminole County’s Post No. 711 of Boy
Scouts of America has its 10th Eagle Scout now, after
John Pumphrey, third from left, received the high award in
a special service at Friendship Methodist Church. Among
those who helped the youngster gain the honor are, left to
right, Hal Dudley, representative of the Chadesega District
BSA, Mrs. Hugh Broome, one of his merit badge counselors,
John Pumphrey and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A, Pumph
rey, and Scoutmaster Timothy Williams.
Troop 711 gains its tenth Eagle Scout
BOY SCOUT Troop 711 of Donalsonville has ten Eagle Scouts
now, following the awarding of the high degree to John
Pumphrey, son of and Mrs. E. A. Pumbhrey, Jr.
The investiture took place
Sunday evening in a special
service at Friendship Metho
dist Church. Scoutmaster Tim
Williams presided in the pro
gram.
Young Pumphrey was com
mended for his faithful ser
vice since becoming a Tender
foot in 1960. His accomplish
ments during this time in
clude official awards as a
Scout lifeguard and for the
mile swim.
Troop Started in 1958
Troop 711 was formed in
1958 and Williams has been
its scoutmaster all that time.
75 boys have been members,
meaning that the troop has
sent nearly one out of every
nght Tenderfoot holders on
to become Eagles.
Hal Dudley, represented
the Chadesega District in the
program.
The troop has 38 men and
women who serve as merit
badge counselors. Each is a
specialist in a particular field.
From these, Pumphrey chose
Mrs. Hugh Broome, nature
group counselor, and C. C.
Lee, citizenship counselor, as
the two who helped him most
ANDERSON TO SPEAK
IN BAINBRIDGE
Tom Anderson, columnist,
speaker, humorist and busi
nessman, editor of the month
ly magazine Farm and Ranch,
will speak in Bainbridge on
November 7, at the high
school auditorium at 8:00 o’-
clock.
Anderson is known for his ,
‘common sense” editorials in
his publications w-hich now
have a circulation of more
th?n 1,300,000.
He has received the “Liber
ty Award” of the Congress
cf Freedom twice. He has also
received the “Freedom A- 1
ward” of Freedom’s Founda-!
tion at Valley Forge,
n earning his award.
A reception was held in the
social hall of the church fol
lowing the service. Serving
were Misses Mary Moseley,
Dianne Williams, Karen Ward
and Vicki Webb, and Mrs.
Woodie King, Mrs. C. O. Her
rington and Mrs. Pumphrey.
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A DOUBLE HEADER!
We have a double header.
mystery picture this week.
These two young ladies
form a pair of posers. By
this we mean you must guess
both of their names in order
for a* chance on the prize of
a two-year subscription to 1
The News.
But both are well known, i
you’ll have no trouble guess-*
ing their names. Just be sure'
to drop it in the mail in|
time for it to arrive at our
office no later than noon on
Tuesday, Nov. sth. If more
than one correct guess ar
rives,, names will be placed in
a hat and a winner drawn.
About 20 people guessed
correctly that last week’s
mystery person was Charles
Burke. Wyatt Brackin’s name y
was drawn by Francis Santi
of the chamber of commerce.
Try your luck this week!
—Ed
Local man has a
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song published
J. E. Fowler of Donalson
ville is a “brilliant new song
writer w T hose first published
work is now being distribut
ed,” according to the Nordyke
Publishing Company of Holly
wood, California.
Fowler’s song is entitled
“(Answer to) What Am I
Living For?” for which he
secured a copywright in 1959.
Sheet music of the number is
now available at The Music
Shop, and a recording by a
popular artist is expected
within the near future.
Fowler says he does not
know who will record the
song. He is leaving that deci
sion to Nordyke, but he ex
pects to hear from them with
in the near future.
Sheet music has already
been distributed to manv
dealers in the nation. In fact,
the first printing of it has
already been exhausted.
Fowler gets a royalty from
each copy of music sold, and
he will share in the profits
frofn record sales.
“This thing may not sell a
hundred copies,” he admitted,
“but there is a chance it
might hit and sell a million.
We have already sold enough
to get our initial cost back,
and from now on in the sales
I should be profit.”
Fowler says he started
writing lyrics—he does not
have anything to do with the
music—about four years ago.
He started strictly as a hob
by, “the same as some folks
like to take a boat or gun and
go fishing or hunting,” but
he hopes now it will develop
into a source of income.
“You never know what will
be accepted by the public, or
what will be turned down.
This is one of the trickiest
trades in the world, but it is
fun. and I would recommend
that any one who suspects he
has a talent for song writing,
give it a try. Many people
have talent and don’t know
it,” he commented.
Fowler is pleased that his
lyrics was rated 99, in a sys
tem in which 100 is perfect
and rarely attained. “It took
a long time to write and re
write the words, but I finally
got them the way I wanted
them. I sent them to Nordyke
and they chose the melody
and— most important the
style or type of music they
thought would be accepted by
the public.”
After initial negotiations
between Fowler and the com
pany, they agreed to publish
the song on a “50-50” basis.
He would supply part of the
cost, they would provide the
other part, and the eventual
profits will be divided be
tween them.
Fowler was influenced by
the fact that the original
“What Am I Living For?”
sold over a million copies. And
the same thing just might
happen to its answer.
NUMBER 28