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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 (continued on second page) • Bmalfimtuillr Nmd Single Copies: Ten Ceuta. VOLUME XLV qLJ I iWL’IBfe wtff MM 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. *. * * TELL THEM you read about it in The News! *r 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 r juiff ' fl 1 ? ’* * ?. V« «-'z-' ; ®42£ xj&&' wffiswsPaaME? WiB : '-3F^: : S 16 ' 3-' ■ Jh| jmkL’ 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. ♦ ♦ • Want Ads Pay Try ’Em $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