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by Bo McLeod
It must be pretty discour
aging for Nelson Rockefeller.
He’s the only candidate in the
race, yet he’s in last place.
The trouble is, he doesn’t
seem to know who he’s run
ning against. His speeches so
far read like they are being
written by a Kennedy man.
Someone should tell him
Goldwater is not yet the pre
sident, and maybe he cpuld
find a few words of criticism
for the incumbent.
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wonder what kind of tele
vision programs we’d have if
the critics had the power to
select the schedule. From the
comments by some of them,
there’d be a lot less viewing.
It appears they like to show
their intelligence by attack
ing anything that entertains,
and praising anything that
has a few jarring words,
scenes or ideas in it. Like
wise they applaud everything
that is boring enough to be
called public affairs pro
grams.
They call programs l that
feature certain themes and
dramatize certain problems
heroic, and they condemn
anyone who doesn’t agree to
sit there and be brainwashed
by it.
I like 'to read the critics’ re
marks and I hope they will
always have the freedom to
say what they please. But I
shudder to think what it
would be like if they ever get
control of the TV menu.
—o—
saw the other day where
someone has “cut” or “stolen”
a whole shopping week from'
us, so we’d better get busy,
or Santa will be standing
there with an empty sack,
without any goodies in it.
—o—
they’re trying to stir
up some smoke because the
state patrol has to pay nearly
the same price for gasoline
you and I pay. I don’t see
the evil in it.
I guess they’ll solve it by
making all the patrol cars run
up to Atlanta for a “fill ’er
up” excursion.
From the figures released,
looks like our patrolmen are
doing a pretty good job of
buying the stuff. Better leave
a reasonable setup alone.
—o—
talk continues to be
about raising taxes to im
prove education. This kind of
propaganda reminds me of
the way too many of us are
about our churches. We fi
gure if we drop an extra buck
in the plate now and then
we’re solving the problem.
I don’t think we could have
taxes too high, no matter
what it takes to have good
educational facilities and per
sonnel. No levy would be too
extreme, if it meets the need,
but to drag out the same old
tirade about more money
every time the subject of
schools comes up is tedious
and useless.
All you need for a good
learning process is a good
book and a qualified teacher
who is more interested in the
student than in getting a
raise in pay.
Would increasing taxes;
help bring pass?
Hate to be different, but I|
still like those “bleep-bleep”,
blades better, so there!
DmtaLantiutllf
Single Copies: Ten Cents Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
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CHECKING SANTA—Some folks say it’s too early to be get
ting ready for Christmas, but Walter Spier, six-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spier thinks it’s never too soon to
be preparing for a visit from Santa. Here he joins
William Arden Parker, left, and Timothy Williams in check
ing the new street decorations to be displayed on the main
streets of Donalsonville this year. Parker is president of the
retail merchants association, and Williams 1 is head of the
city workers who 'Will install 1 the decorations in time for the
first lighting on Thanksgiving night.
Seminoles head for Cuthbert Friday
after splitting with Clay, Edison
THE SCHS basketball teams divided games with the boys
and girls of Clay County and Edison during the past week.
The activity brought the
new season’s record to three
wins and no losses for N. P.
Malcom’s Squaws, and one
win and two losses for Jere
Tillman’s Indians.
On Friday night, the Sem
inoles go to Randolph County,
and on Tuesday night they
invade Miller County for the
always exciting meeting with
the Colquitt boys and girls.
Coach Malcom expects a
real test of his Squaws in both
contests. He says Cuthbert
and Shellman have been con
solidated since last season,
LOCAL PTA TO SPONSOR
SPECIAL STUDY
Dr. Harry Brown, of Atlan
ta, a member of the State
Board of Regents, will lead
a seminar here on Dec. 5 and
6, under the sponsorship of
the PTA, it was announced
today.
Dr. Brown will speak to
parents and students and be
available for individual con
sultation on the subject of
higher education. It is ex
pected that he will point out
ways in which students
should be preparing them
selves for college training,
and other features.
More information on the
project will be announced
next week.
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963
and Shellman kept their team
from last year that went to
the state tournament in class
‘B’.
On last Friday evening, the
Squaws exploded with their
best overall shooting percent
age in years, and downed the
Clay County girls 102-25 de
spite Malcom’s efforts to keep
the score down.
The Squaw starters played
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FOOTBALL BANQUET
COMING MONDAY
American Legion Post 157
will hold its annual banquet
in honor of the SCHS football
team on Monday evening,
November 25, at 7:30 in the
high school lunchroom.
To be featured at the af
fair will be the awarding of
trophies to the best back,
best lineman, and a sports
manship trophy. Awards will
also be made to the team’s
seven seniors.
Coach Denvard Snell will
make the awards to his play
ers.
Invited will be team mem
bers, cheer leaders and their
dates, school officials and
Legionaires.
Billy Lisenby is command
er of the post, and R. P.
Armstrong is chairman of the
banquet.
20 fatalities expected in state during
Thanksgiving; stores to close here
“20 KILLED, 279 injured in 810 Georgia Auto Wrecks.”
That could well be the Monday morning headlines fol
lowing the coming Thanksgiving holiday week end, accord
ing to a prediction by the Georgia State Patrol.
“This prediction of 810
traffic accidents which will
claim the lives of 20 persons
and injure 279 others is based
on past Thanksgiving holiday
experiences and on present
trends,” explained Col H. Lo
well Conner, director of the
Georgia Department of Public
Safety.
“It is simply a projection of
cold statistics, which, unhap
pily, are usually pretty accu
rate. But it doesn’t have to
be. For instance, the indivi
dual drivers themselves, who
actually cause these tragedies
through carelessness and
reckless driving, could knock
our predictions into a cocked
hat. We certainly wish they
would.”
Sgt. R. R. Floyd of Post 14
here, says all the personnel of
the local unit will be on the
highways in the seven coun
ties they patrol, from Wed
nesday through Monday of
the holiday period.
“We will not have anybody
on pass or on vacation, and
all available men will be on
duty to attempt to make the
prediction of death and in
jury wrong,” he said.
Stores of Donalsonville will
close all day on Thursday for
the holiday, and the schools
will be dismissed for Thurs
day and Friday.
A special union worship
service will be held in the
Church of the Nazarene o n
Wednesday evening before
Thanksgiving. The service
will .begin at 7:30, and Rev.
Jack Zorn of the Church of
Christ will preach the sermon.
Here’s another 'pair of posers ...
Here’s another “double header” mystery picture. The
boys are brothers and both still live here abouts. One lives in
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tering, and you do not have to be a subscriber to play.
Last week’s winners were Mrs. Roscoe Dupriest for iden
tifying Horace and Hoyt Newberry for a two-year subscrip
tion, and Mrs. Irene Roberts for recognizing Mrs. Hoyt (Ed
die) Newberry for a one-year subscription.
Mrs. Mary McKeller and Mrs. Mary Lynn of Joann’s
Beauty Lounge drew the winners for us.
This may be the week you win. Try it and see! —Ed.
The service will be under the
auspices of the ministerial
alliance.
All churches of the com
munity are expected to parti
cipate in the program.
Work is drawing to comple
tion on the display of Christ
mas decorations in the main
business section. Annual cus
tom is for the lights to be
turned on for the first time on
Thanksgiving night.
Also the custom has been
for the stores to remain open
on Thursday afternoons be
tween Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
SEVEN DIRECTORS ARE
ELECTED TO LEAD
CHAMBER
Seven directors have been
elected by the members of the
Donalsonville and Seminole
County Chamber of Com
' merce in balloting this week.
They will take office on Janu
ary 1, and serve for two years.
Elected were Merrian Min
ter, Herb Crosby, Gilbert Kel
ley, Tom Faircloth, Mrs.
Gloria Richardson, Alf Greene
land Paul Shingler.
The seven will replace re
tiring directors Jack Brannon,
Ross Thomas, Clarke Mosely,
Lonnie Jernigam Jabo King
and J. B. Clarke. Dr. E. M.
Lambe resigned from the
board earlier.
Holdover directors will be
Dr. Ronnie Harrell, Dr. Ro
bert J. Starling, Mrs. Dot
Youmans, Charles Burke, D.
F. Wurst, A. A. Parker and
Julian Webb.
town, the other in the
country.
Identify both boys,
and be sure your en
try is mailed in time
to reach the News of
fice by noon on next
Tuesday. Don’t delay,
because guesses arriv
ing after 12 noon will
not be considered.
The prize is a two
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The Donal sonv il 1 e
News. In case of more
than one correct entry
the winner will be de
cided by the flipping
of a coin or drawing
from a hat.
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