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DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS
IT’S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Seminole library was started in ’27
or ’2B; it keeps growing in service
(This being national library
week, the SCHS library club
presents this history of the
library in Seminole County. It
tells of the early days of the
facility, and reports on the
record of the library club in
the high school. —Ed.)
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The theme of the week is
“Reading is the Key to Op
portunity, to new worlds, to
understanding.
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The Seminole County Lib
rary began in 1927 or 28 and
was located in the present
City Clerk’s office. The firsx
secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce started it. Mrs. J.
L. Dickenson served as libra
rian for some time without
pay.
During the period of W.
P. A. the Woman’s Club took
over the library and has been
its sponsor, with the assis
tance of the county commis
sioners and the city office,
especially N. P. Malcom, E.
P. Stapleton, L. R. Robinson,
and Gordon Spooner. The lib
rary began to grow and ex
pand.
About 1952 it was affiliated
with the Decatur County Lib
rary and is now the Decatur-
Seminole Regional Library.
Book mobile service was start
ed in the county with head
quarters in Bainbridge.
Today the library board is
composed of Mrs- B. B. Clarke,
Mrs. Joe Howard, Mrs. Alf
GEORGIA, SEMINOLE COUNTY
Whereas, Heretofore, on the 4th
day of February, 1963, Jimmy
Swearinger and Marie 0. Swearin
ger did execute to John L. Drake,
Sr. a certain note and security deed
to the following property to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land,
located, lying and being in Lot
of Land No. 50 in the 14th Land
District of Seminole County, Geor
gia, and being more particularly
described as Lot No. 10 of the
John L. Drake Subdivision No. 111,
and recorded in Plat Book 3, page
12, in the office of the Clerk of
Superior Court of Seminole Coun
ty, Georgia, which plat by refer
ence is made a part hereof,
to secure a n indebtedness of Seven
Hundred and 00100 ($700.00)
Dollars, all as shown by a secur
ity • deed recorded in the office of
the Clerk of Superior Court of
Seminole County, Georgia, in
Deed Bcok 40, page 63; and
Whereas, said note has become
in default and the undersigned
elects that the entire note, prin
cipal and interest become due at
once.
Now, therefore, according to
the original terms of said security
deed and the laws in such cases
made and provided, the undersign
ed will expose for sale to the high
est and best bidder, for cash, the
above described lands, after pro
per advertisement, on the first
Tuesday in May, next, between
the legal hours of sale, before the
Courthouse door in Donalsonville,
Seminole County, Georgia. The
proceeds from said sale will be
used, first to the payment of said
note, principal, interest, expenses
and attorneys fees and the balance,
if any, delivered to the said Jim
mie Swearinger and Marie O.
Swearinger. 4-9-4eps
This 6th day of ..April, 1964. £
John L. Drake, Sr. Attorney
in-Fact for Jimmy Swearin
ger and Marie O. Swearinger
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1964
Greene and Mrs. E. B. Avir
ette. Two members will be
appointed soon by the City
and County Commissioners.
Mrs. Claude Adams, the pre
sent Librarian, has served
since 1953.
The library outgrew its
quarters and was moved to
present location on Cherry
Street. Each year since then
the library has increased its
circulation and now needs
larger quarters.
In addition to the local lib
rary, there is one at the Semi
nole Training School.
The County Commission,
the City Council and the
County Board of Education
have co-operated fully with
the Library Board; and have
contributed funds necessary
to maintain the service from
the beginning.
Facts concerning Library
and Bookmobile Services in
Seminole County—
1. Bookmobile visits elemen
tary school in Seminole Coun
ty monthly for exchange of
classroom deposit libraries.
2. Visits Seminole County
library in Donalsonville twice
monthly to deposit and ex
change books.
3. There are four routes in
rural areas in winter to visit
homes for service, and seven
routes in summer for the
children’s summer reading
program.
4. Additional services are
Filmstrips, Records and Read
ers Service (which is inter
library loan).
5. Circulation for Seminole
County for 1963:
Bookmobile 32,854
Public library 21,502
Seminole Training
School Branch 7,928
Total 62,284
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The SCHS Library Club
The Seminole County High
School Library Club was or
ganized for the purpose oi
sponsoring greater interest
among the students in libra
ries and library services, to
stimulate reading interest,
and to help with the library
service of the school. Offi
cers which are elected annu
ally by vote of the members
12: Presidency ice-president,
Secretary and Treasurer, Re
norter, Historian, and Pallia
mentarian.
The members are active m
the Student Association of
Library Assistants of the se
cond district and the Georgia
Association of Library Assis
tants. We have had officers
in both' organizations. Daphne
Dukes was GALA President
in 1960-61. Former members
cf our club who have been
SALA officers are: Jody
Webb, President in 1954-55,
Dorothy Ann Parker, Treas
urer, 1956-57, Daphne Dukes,
Invited to Phi Theta Kappa
Among 21 students invited
to join Phi Theta Kappa,
widely recognized national
honorary- scholarship society
—which aims to promote and
honor academic excellence a
mong students in junior col
leges, was Miss Marianne
Stein of Ellaville, formerly of
Donalsonville-
She is the daughter of the
late Mr. and Marion Stein of
Donalsonville.
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i which are held at one of the
• schools in the second district.
. Delegates attend conferences
■ heM at Lake Jackson during
the last week-end in April.
: Officers of the club this
year are: President, Ann Hill,
Vice President, Phillis Mercer,
Secretary-Treasurer, Suzanne
Shingler, Reporter, Maxie
Hayes, Historian, Ann Mara
ble, and Parliamentarian,
Ony’s Odom. Mrs. Mary Kirk
land is advisor.