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by Bo McLeod
This .is the time of year
for looking to the past with
a sigh of relief and to the
future with a feeling of fear.
You can look back now
and see a lot of ex-boogers
that have turned into sha
dows. The things we thought
would surely be fatal in ’63
turned out to be phantoms,
else we wouldn’t be here to
day, already dreading and
fearing what the new year
may hold.
This is the human way, to
dread new days and events,
then after they have come
and gone, to look back on
them and wonder what could
have been so frightening a
bout them.
Can’t seem to get in a mood
to try to change things, so
let us tremble together, as
the last few days of ’63 slip
away and the mysteries’ of
’64 come in and take over.
I hope all of you will have
plenty of blackeye peas and
hog jowl on New Year’s day,
and plenty on the table on all
the other days. I hope the
jowl and peas work, and
you’ll have good luck all
through the year.
The way I see it, we’ll
need all the luck we can get.
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Look inside and you’ll see
that several merchants have
prepared a fancy welcome to
the first baby born in the
county in the new year. The
youngster will collect ?n as
sortment of nice gifts.
We know several prospects
for the title, but it looks like
they will be too late to claim
it. It’s up to Bro. Stork,
though, and if he wants to
add a Zin Code system and
speed deliveries like the post
office said it was going to,
that’s all right.
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on a Georgia lake: “Old
fishermen never die they just
smell that way.”
SCHS TEAMS SPLIT WITH
TERRELL COUNTY
The SCHS basketball teams
ended their play for this year
by splitting a pair of games
with Terrell County on Friday
night.
The next game for the Se
minoles will be on January 3
when they go to Cairo.
The Squaws easily downed
Terrell 61-24, as Jackie Lane
scored more than the entire
visiting team. The Indians lost
a high scoring duel 82-77.
The boxscores:
Seminole 61 Girls Terrell Co. 24
F Fain 3 Nicholson 3
F Phillips 8 Cross 0
F Lane 31 Lawthorne 5
G Godby Senn
G Owens Arnold
G Hawkins • Farmer
Subs: Seminole, Mims 4, Dozier
4, Butler 1, Brookins 5, Weeks,
Cloud, E. Miller, Smith, H. Miller,
Blackburn; Terrell Co., Jordan 14,
McLendon, O’Stean 2, Ross, Bowen,
Hicks, Brown.
Seminole 17 9 25 10—61
Terrell Co. 6 6 2 10—24
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Seminole 77 Boys Terrell Co. 82
F Johnson 1 Cannon 16
F Miller 25 Miller 14
C Lewis 8 Meinders 8
G Hill 4 Hurst 17
G Butler 21 Downer 14
Subs: Seminole, Mosely 6, Hayes,
James 4, Squires 6, Batchelor,
Preston 2; Terrell, Mathis 13.
Seminole 13 23 20 21—77
Terrell 17 21 23 21—82
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VOLUME XLV
Events of ’63 in review
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PERFECT RECORD Fred Hill, left, is doing pretty good
percentagewise, as a deer hunter. He has fired only one
shot at one, and this is what he got with it. It’s a 4-point,
100-lb buck he killed Saturday near Cedar Springs. Hill and
his 13-year-old son Andy, right, were walking through the
woods hunting birds when they came up on the deer. Mr. Hill
fired once with a 16gauge shotgun and hit the deer in the
neck. He is an electrician at the paper mill.
Seminole can look to ’64 with hopes
for continued growth of economy
SEMINOLE County is completing the best year of economic
growth in its history. Local farmers reaped their great
est harvest and local merchants received their highest retail
sales in 1963.
This trend should continue
in 1964 and farmers and mer
chants should be able to look
forward to a prosperous new
year. In 1963 Seminole farm
ers enjoyed their best year.
Total farm income was in the
neighborhood of 8 I|2 million
dollars. This figure reflected
an increase of more than mil
lion dollars over 1962. Farm
income in 1964 should remain
near the 1963 figure lf,
farmers plan and manage
their farming operations in
the best possible manner and
receive the cooperation of
mother nature in this matter.
Retail Sales
Retail sales in Seminole
county should go slightly over
twelve million dollars for the
year 1963. This figure would
be approximately 12% great
er than the 1962 total retail
sales figure which was $lO,-
638,310.00. Merchants and
businessmen should expect
1964 to continue along these
Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1963
lines of increase.
The past two years —1962-
1963, have been good years
for Seminole county. The to
tal economic growth has
averaged over ten percent.
This figure is good and the
average should hold for 1964.
There are some problems that
must be faced in 1964; how
ever, Seminole countians have
not failed to meet and solve
their problems in the past and
1964 should not be an ex
ception.
Stores to close for
New Year s Day
The stores and business
houses of Donalsonville will
be clos>ed all day on January
Ist in celebration of New
Year’s Day.
included will be the post
offices, government agencies,
and the banks.
Year was filled with many activities
THERE WERE many news highlights on the national and
international scene during 1963, and quite a few events
of interest happened here, too.
As recorded in the pages of
The News, here are some of
the things that happened dur
ing the year now ending:
January
Postal rates increase began
Monday morning. The four
cents letter rate, which had
been in effect since August 1,
1958, goes to five cents. Post
14 is trained to provide emer
gency treatment in accidents.
Contract for construction of
nine elementary classrooms is
won by Blakely firm. Julian
Webb installed as senator for
11th district. Miss Julia Hick
son receives award as Good
Citizenship winner. Efforts
made to provide care for
Friendship Cemetery. Grand
opening of Esso station. The
Squaws win, Indians lose two
basketball games during the
week. Webb placed on com
mittee to study revision of
state constitution.
February
Harriett Lane and Harry
Cobb chosen boy and girl of
month at SCHS. Band and
glee club give concert. Miss
Patricia Sirmons chosen 1963
Star student, Mrs. Ann Smith
her star teacher. Merchants
elect new officers, decide holi
days to be observed during
’63. School for adult 4-H lead
ers held.
March
Gov. Ctrl Sanders speaks to
25th Seminole cattle show.
SCHS Squads play Terrell
County girls Monday night in
Pelham. Seminole members
plan activities to celebrate
National 4-H club week. The
Squaws are region basketball
champs again. John Ray Stout
shows the champ at cattle
show, Charles and Marjorie
Burke win first place in adult
twist contest. Squaws win the
state championship again by
nipping Nahunta in the finals
43-29. Drive extended for
chamber of commerce mem
bers. Buddy Lord named FFA
star farmer of Miller County.
Delegates attend youth as
sembly in Atlanta. “Some
thing” breaks store windows
in D’ville, fast plane suspect
ed. Steve Spooner named star
farmer by Seminole’s FFA
chapter. Going away party for
First Presbyterian Church’s
pastor, Rev. and Mrs. Ralph
McCaskill, Jr.
April
Youth center planning und
erway, opening expected soon.
Pre-school clinic held. Work
on enlargement of egg plant
begins. Sunrise service at
cemetery leads Easter observ
ance. Director named for the
youth center. Two-headed calf
born on R. F. Spooner farm.
Hugh Broome named to new
$3.00 a Year in Advance
state highway board by Gov.
Sanders. David Pearce shows
reserve champion Hereford
of 16th Georgia livestock ex
position in Atlanta. Reuben
Roberts and Linda Reynolds
named Mr. and Miss SCHS.
Donna Lane and Joe Hastey
named boy and girl of month.
Charles Spooner elected alter
nate captain of Tech basket
ball team. HiYior grads nam
ed: Julia Hickson, Marvilyn
Wright and Joy Lane. Rabid
dog, cow found. SCHS band
member, Joe Glawson, rated
superior at all state junior
high band meet. Ray Stout
! showed grand champion steer
'at 30th southwest Georgia
i cattle show in Albany. SCHS
trio awarded second place in
state literary meet. Members
of group were Susan Shing
ler, Marvilyn Wright and
Shirley Phillips.
May
Mrs. B. B. Clarke honored
at library week social in Bain
bridge. National home demon
stration club week observed.
Seminole among first counties
to join concerted area devel
opment effort. Lions club e
lects Darby White president.
Band concert given. SCHS
juniors entertain seniors’ at
annual banquet and dance.
Miss Particia Herrington re
ceived top single award at
honors day program at Val
dosta State College. Picnic at
Cypress Park sees opening of
youth recreation program.
Seminole PTA chapter begins
effort to revitalize interest in
schools. Friendship Methodist
is district’s “church of the
year” for 1962-63. Indians de
feat Camden County for dis
trict baseball crown. Farmers
favor wheat quotas. Jakin
High graduates five seniors
in last exercise before closing.
Peggy Bush named princess
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Schools open
Jan. 2nd
The schools of Seminole
County will re-open after the
holidays, at 9:00 a.m. on
Thursday, January 2nd, says
N. P. Malcom, county school
superintendent.
COMBINED SERVICE AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
The congregations of the
Baptist, Presbyterian and
Methodist churches will join
in a united worship service
at 7:30 on Sunday evening,
December 29, in the Baptist
church.
Rev. Henry Erwin of the
Methodist church will preach.
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