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OUT ON A—>
LIMB
by Bo McLeod*
It won’t be hard, to spot
Lawson Baker as he motors
around the community this
year, for he has tag no 128-.
El, and it’s attached to his
faithful 1930 Chevrolet.
Lawson purchased the--no 1
tag Wednesday, and he step
ped by to report another
rare project now underway.
He’s ordered a set of valves
for the machine which- has
covered over 500,000 miles on
the original set now in it.
By the way, in case you
wonder why Lawson keeps
hanging on to an automobile
that’s 34 years old, it might
be interesting to meditate on
the cost of upkeep of the
thing. Lawson keeps pretty
close track of things, and he
says he has spent only about
$250. on the car since he had
it, and this includes tires!
Oh, those new models are
pretty and they shine real
nice, but how many of them
will be around and stirring
in 1997?
—O—
You youngsters and others
who took the time and trouble
to go about singing carols
during Christmas w'ould have
been pleased if you had heard
what I did about how much
it was appreciated!
—O—
After reading a few more
predictions of what’s to hap
pen up yonder in ’64, I’m not
sure I want to go.
Let us pause for a few se
conds in tribute to our hard
working teachers who have
to get back at it this week,
after only two weeks off for
the holidays.
In 1949, the late Billy Smith
was writing a column for The
News. One of his articles told
the story of Brantley C.
George and the gospel song
he wrote.
Mr. George passed away
last week, and it gives us a
good reason for using a re
print of Billy’s column about
him. It’s interesting to me to
read it again, after so many
years, and I hope you enjoy it,
too:
MY COLUMN
iby E. C. (Billy) Smith, Jr.
Brantley C. George, a small
farmer of meager education,
is like the man who went
Snipe hunting. «
Always in every small town
a bunch of Smart Alecks takes
the new comer on a Snipe
hunt. The only weapon is a
crocus bag. When they get to
the most dismal part of the
swamp, the novice is handed
the bag and told to hold: it
while the rest of the crowd
goes to drive the Snipe into
the bag. When daylight
comes, the fellow is still hold
ing the bag.
Brantley C. George is still
holding the bag and here’s
why:
The largest selling Sacred
song at this time, is “Hide
Me, Rock Os Ages.” This
statement has been checked
with, two of the largest dis
tributors of records in the
south and with the three
biggest recording companies
in the nation. Three publish
ing ' companies state that
their most popular seller is
their Hymnal containing
Hide Me, Rook Os Ages.
More than a half million re
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VOLUME XLV
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SWEETHEARTS ALL—These three youngsters are sweet
hearts of the FFA and FHA chapters of Seminole
County High School. John Mosely, center, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarke Mosely, is the FHA sweetheart, and here he
shows some of tools used in the FFA chapter’s training pro
gram to the Future Farmer favorites, Miss Nina Jo Chestnut,
left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chestnut, and Miss
Becky Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Lewis.
Seminole basketeers return to action
in Cairo Friday; home game Tuesday
THE HOLIDAYS are over, and the SCHS basketball teams
return to action by going to Cairo on Friday evening
at 7:00.
This Will be the first
meeting between the teams
this year.
After Friday, the Semi
noles play at home on Tues-
’63 RAINFALL BELOW
NORMAL
Despite u very wet exit,
1963 came up short in rain
fall, says C. J. Patterson,
Seminole’s official rain re
corder and weather observer.
Patterson says that 3.13-
inches fell Monday night and
Tuesday, bringing December’s
total to 6.82 inches. This
made 1963’s total rainfall
47.30 inches, 4.70 short of the
normal 52 inches.
By months, here’s the way
it fell in ’63:
January6.2l
February i 2.94
March 3.81
April L 24
May 3.51
June 5.63
July— 6.82
August 2.19
September 4.16
October .0.00
November—i. 3.97
December —,6.82
Total- 47.30
NEW PRESBY PASTOR
BEGINS SUNDAY
Rev. Rtoy Lewis will preach
his first sermon as the new
pastor of the First Presby
terian Church, on Sunday
morning at 11:00 a. m.
Rev. Lewis, his wife and
two children have moved into
the church’s new manse and
he begins his duties here after
leaving the Presbyterian
churches in Woodland: and
Gretna, Florida, near Quinby.
Rev. Lewis attended Geor
gia Tech and Columbia Theo
logical Seminary.
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TELL THEM you read about
it in The News!
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Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1964 1_„
day night when Calhoun
County comes here. Then on
January 10, the teams go to
Pelham.
N. P. Malcom’s Squaws are
undefeated in nine regular
games, and they won the
Christmas toitnament i n
Blakely. Jere Tillman’s In
dians have won four and lost
five.
The schedule for the re
mainder of the season:
Jan. 3 —Cairo There
Jan. 7—Calhoun Co Here
Jan. 10 —Pelham There
Jan. 14 —Clay County Here
Jan. 17—Turner Co. There
Jan. 21—IMiller Co. Here
Jan. 24—Bainbridge Here
Jan. 28
Jan. ®l—Cairo Here
Feb. 4—Blakely Here
Feb. 7—Randolph Co. Here
Feb. 11—Pelham Here
Feb. 14—Turner. Co. Here
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CONTEST WINNERS-nMemibers of the SCHS chapter of
librarians assistants look over a pot plant they won in
Tifton recently, for taking first place in the district in pre
paration of identification cards. They also came home with
a district officer, when Miss Suzanne Shingler, third 1 from
right, was elected secretary during the meeting. Admiring
thp plant here are, left to right, Mrs. Joe Kirkland, advisor,
duller, Jane Roberts, Ann Hill, president, Miss Shingler,
who is also secretary of the local club, On/s Odom, parlia
mentarian, and Phyllis Mercer, vice p r esi ’eent.
Seminole’s first baby born in 1964
is a little girl named Deana Jeanette
THE FIRST BABY bom in Seminole County in 1964 is a
9 l|2-l!b. girl named Deana Jeanette Ritch. She arrived
at Seminole Memorial Hospital* at 4:15 on New Year’s
morning.
Her parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Ritch of Bainbridge.
They have two other children,
Teresa Ann, 4, and Ralph
Ellis, 2.
Mr. is a self-employed
painter and 34 years of age.
Mrs. Ritch is 23.
Dr, Jacob Holley was the
attending physician.
As the county’s first born
in the new year, little Deana
Jeanette is receiving a num
ber of gifts from local mer
chants. Some have already
been delivered, others will be
waiting at the stores partici
pating.
Merchants joining to. wel
come the little lady are Horn
Drug Company, The Junior
Citizen, Western Auto Stbre,
The Children’s Shop, Cash
Drug Store, The Surprise
Store, Bivings Department
Store, B & B Electric Com
pany, Dot and Nez, Commer
cial State Bank, Piggly Wig
gly and Merchants and Farm
ers Bank.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR CHAMBER
New officers have been
elected for tlje Seminole
County Chamber of Com
merce.
D. F. Wurst succeeds Jack
Brannon as president, Alf
Greene is vice president, Mrs.
Dot Youmans, treasurer, and
Francis Santi is secretary
manager.
NEW COUNCILMEN
TAKE OFFICE
New aidermen Jack Wright
and L. J. Easom have assum-l
ed their duties on the city
council, succeeding Jack Bran
non and Harry King.
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$3.00 a Year in Advance
JANUARY TERM COURT
JURORS NAMED
The regular January term
of Seminole Superior Court
will be held during the second
week of the month. Judge
Walter Geer will preside and
Joe M. Ray will represent the
state.
Grand jurors will report at
9 a. m. on Monday, Jan. 13,
and the trial jurors will re
port at the same time on Wed
nesday morning.
The court’s docket is light,
and among the duties of the
grand jury will be the ap
pointing of a member to the
county board of education for
the Rock Pond district.
TRIAL JURORS
Herbert Riddlehoover, F. B Dunn,
Earnest E. Bush, B. C. Cobb, Huey
C. Lane, Cecil Jones, Larry Atkin
son, Paul Crozier, H. E. Carroll,
Willie Langley, Joe Spooner, Har
vey Gross, Earl Burke, Leroy Dut
ton, Curtis Easom, J. F. Hicks,
Freddie Parker, Coy Medley, Wat
son F. Lee, Lamar Lane, Joel E.
Poole, Arthur Bramlett,
William A. Parker, John L.
Drake, Jr., P. A. Walker, Billie
Richardson, Jesse Sheffield, Eu
gene Ingram, A. B. Reynolds, W.
W. Gibson, W. H. Hodges, C. H.
Herlovich, Akf Greene, W. C. Lynn,
Harless Smith, W. C. Atkinson,
Jr., R. S. Roberts, Goree Johnson,
Billie W. Lewis, Emory Cross,
Jack Burke, R. F. Spooner, Jr.,
J. S. Hicks, Ralph Cross, Henry
C. Hill, J. R. Shores, Roscoe Du
priest, John E. Adams, Ralph
Horne, J. L. Jemigan, Percy Horn
sby, Z. L. Williaims, Fredrick J.
Mills, L. C. Johnson, V. L. King,
A. A. Parker, R. M. McLeod, Jr.,
R. W. Dozier, Fred Lynn, John W.
Miller, Robert Hawkins, Lawrence
Whittaker, Buddy Hunt, Hubert
Moss, Kenneth Barber, Steve Bush,
George Trawick, Woodrow Mc-
Daniel, Pryor Lane, Rufus Thomp
son, Arthur Murkison, Jim Doster,
Minter Rathel, Lewis E. Hay, Le
roy Durden, Billy Spooner, O. C.
Miller, A. P. Riley, D. D. Trawick.
Luther 'Odony
GRAND JURY |
Ellison Dunn, Morris L. Johnson,
J. C. Mims, Roscoe Alday, Maurice
Swanner, .Eugene Horn, J. D.
Odom, A. J. Godfrey, Jr., O. M.
Roberts, John D. Harrell, Jack
Williams, Woodrow Odom, James
Aligood, E. H. Howard, Roy Mims,
Charles Bridges, Woodice Odom,
J. Frank Battles, James Coleman,
H. W. McLeod, Talmadge Frazier,
C. W. Sheffield, Hubert Miller,
J. L .Kidd, C. A. Lane, Pryor
Brooks, A. J. Cordell, Jr., H. O.
Cummings, Joe Miller, E. D. Five
ash, Jimmie Hornsby, B. H. New
berry, Emmett Alday, I. J. Whit
taker, Reuben Brookins, Eceal
Ham, W. C. Rushing, Roy Gibbons,
M. C. Fain, Jr., W. W. CHett,
Henry Barber, Lester Marchant,
H. E. Miller, George Odom, Taylor
Thomas.
NUMBER 36