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OUT ON A—
LIMB
by Bo McLeod
Well, Charles Spooner Day
has passed this way and is
slowly fading away into the
realm oi history. It was a
smashing success, thanks to
several reasons.
Second of all, Howard Rog
ers was the straw boss of the
planning committee. Howard
won’t take just any old job
you throw at him, but when
he accepts a task, everybody
get back out of the way. He
points his finger and barks
orders or suggestions, with all
the timidity of a diui sgt., and
first thing you know” things
are in place and the work is
finished.
Thirdly, there was a meal
fit for a king, queen or even
a Beatle. There was cracklin’
bread, turnip greens, blackeye
peas, syrup, and pie. (There
ain’t but one kind, and that’s
’tater.) The gulps* and slurps,
the smacks and the sighs were
proof enough that the people
enjoyed eating it.
Fourthly, the speakers 1 were
in rare form. By that I mean
they stood up, spoke, up, and
shut up. That’s one sure way
to have a fine evening.
You thought I had miscount
ed, but
Firstly, they picked a fine
young man to honor. This
was the real vital ingredient,
and Charles Spooner fits the
position perfectly.
Note I haven’t said too
much about the way Charles
played basketball. And I have
never gone into details about
the fine points used by people
like our N. P- Malcom. I like
to brag about them, and we
have always tried to tell our
readers about how well they
do things, but I do not care
to get into a debate about the
inside of the sport. There’s a
reason for this, naturally. I
don’t know much about the
game because of an early ex
perience that made a lasting
impression upon a young lad’s
mind. , ..
They called for basketball
candidates on Monday. I went
out for the team on Tuesday.
They decided not to even have
a team on Tuesday, too.
This is a true story, or you
can bet 1 wouldn’t tell it.
Don’t forget to go for to get
your third and last polio vac
cine on Sunday. This is some
thing yoi# ought to be sure to
do, even if you have to miss
your nap to do it.
President Johnson comes to
North Georgia to look for pore
folks. He wasn’t very serious
about finding ’em, or he would
come on to Seminole. After
all that rain last week, we’re
all a few bucks poorer.
George Wallace ought to be
ashamed, the way he goes in
to a Yankee state and takes
votes away from the home
stand governors-
And he ought to feel bad
for putting the news experts
to so much trouble making up
new “reasons” for the way he
is running.
The Alabama governor has
received ail these votes while
being strongly opposed by
BOTH —political machines.
What would he do with an
even chance?
They’ve always said, “Let
George do it.” Reckon Wallace
takes that personally.
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LAST CHANCE I —Seizing a “last chance” to polish their
solo numbers in the Lions club’s Minstrel show to be
presented tonight and Friday night in the high school
auditorium are Woodrow Jernigan, left, and Ed Pum
phrey. Accompanist is Dr. Charles Stewart. The show
features about 45 people in the cast.
Curtain goes up tonight at 8:60 for
Lions club’s Minstrel Jubilee of ’64
THE CURTAIN goes up at 8:00 o’clock sharp this evening
in the high school auditorium when the Lions club’s
Minstrel Jubilee of 1064 begins.
The show will play for two Lee” by the entire company,
performances, one each on “Dark Town Strutters Ball”
Thursday and Friday even- Sol Guterman
ings. Admission prices will be “Kentucky Babe,” by Ed
SI.OO for adults and 50c for Pumphrey
students. Advance tickets are
on sale and can be secured
from members of the sponsor
ing club. Holders of advance
| tickets will be allowed first
entry into the auditorium, at
7:00 o’clock, allowing them to
choose a seat before the door
tickets are sold. The box office
will open for general ad
mission sales at 7:15.
Profits from the show will
be used to help finance the
club’s many community serv
ice projects, including the
school music program, sight
conservation and treatment,
youth work, baseball, etc.
Mrs. Kathryn Franklin is
the director and cheer leader
lof the production. Danny
King is music director, and
i Dr. Charles Stewart will play
'the piano with the soloists,
and he will render a solo on
the instrument himself.
William Arden Parker is in
charge of props, Luther Join
er the electrician. Sol Guter
man is handling advance tick
et sales, Foster Wurst and
Gil Kelley produced the pro
gram. Jack Brannon is treas
urer, and Merrian
working the audio problems.
T. W. Beauchamp is chair
man of the ticket sellers at
the box office, and ushers, his
aides include Hudson Owen,
Leon Barber, Vester King,
Bill Brigham and Lonnie Jern-
*
Among the musical numb
ers will be these:
“Waiting for the Robert E.
Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS
! “Dixie” by the company.
“Lil’ Liza Jane,” William
Arden Paker
“Five Fcot Two” by Foster
Wurst
I “In the Evening by the
Moonlight,” Wallace Drake
i “Love’s Old Sweet Song,”
Woodrow Jernigan
i “My Darling Clementine,”
Dr. Ronnie Harrell
“Heart of My Heart,” John
Hanna
“I Want a Girl,” Watson
Loe
“Toot Toot Tootsie,” by the
entire company
Roy Lewis will be Mr. In
terlocutor, and “end men” in
clude Jabo King, J. B. Clarke.
Hanna, Luther Hastey, Gil
Kelley and Bo McLeod. Mever
Klempf will be an inspector.
Mrs. Morrison Shingler will
play the organ during the in
termission.
Starring in the olio portion
of the entertainment will be:
Erin O’Neal, Federico Santi,
Francisco Santi and Bill Stein
er as the South Georgia Beat
les; Christine King will give
a*neading. then Susan and
Rusty Hall will give a tap
dance-
A boy’s trio made un of
Lawrence Davis, Allen Lewis
and Paul Brimlow will sing a
pair ofc’songs, then a girl’s
trio will‘do the same. The
girl’s group is" formed by Su
san Shintf&f,* Jenny Johnson
and Carolyn Reagan.
A skit entitled Looking Into
(continued on back page)
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1964
Survey is underway to determine
extent of damage caused by rain
A DISASTER committee composed of federal agency officials
is surveying damage to Seminole County this week as
water from the week end’s heavy rain slowly subsided
ini fields and roadways.
Members of the committee I
include representatives of the i
county agent s office, the FHA
and the ASCS committee. Ra
yo King is chairman, and Leon
Barnes is secretary.
Barnes says the group will
meet next week to attempt to
evaluate the extent of damage
to the farms, and possibly to
request emergency federal
aid because of it.
The damage was caused by
up to 5 I]2 inches of rain that
fell last Saturday morning. It
came to fields and streams
already satuarated by earlier
rainfall, as the year continued
its move toward becoming one
of the wettest in recent his
tory.
C. J. Patterson, official U.S.
weather bureau rain recorder
for the county, said he meas
ured 4.30 inches in Saturday’s
downpour, which came be
tween 7:00 a m. and noon. But
he said other parts of the
county received more rain.
An unofficial report at Iron
City, for instance, listed rain
fall during the period of 5 112
inches.
Saturday’s rain fell into
fields already soaked with an
official total of 34.88 inches
this year.
During the same period last
"'’ear, only about 14 inches of
LAST CHANCE TO STOP POLIO—
Final oral polio vaccine clinic Sunday
THE FINAL feeding of Sabin oral polio vaccine will be made
Sunday, May IC, says Herb Crosby, chairman of the Lions
club’s step polio committee.
Ciosioy says Type 111 vac
cine win be administered on
smah cubes of sugar again,
and the same procedure will
be followed as was used in the
tirst two clinics.
Clinic Locations
i Feeding stations will again
be located at the school build
ings in FDR and Iron City
communities, at Seminole
County High School and at
the Seminole County Training
School. Clinics will be open
from one to five p.m., and
volunteer doctors and nurses
will be in attendance at each
clinic.
Dr. Robert J. Starling, med
ical chairman of the project,
urges “everyone to be sure to
attend this clinic. Our percent
age of participation dropped
at the second clinic, and we
hope the percentage will be
high again for this last one.”
“It is important that each
person takes all three types of
vaccine, for complete protec
' tion against all of polio.
Those Who missed the first or
second feedings should go on
ito this third clinic, then con
sult their private physician
about making up missed vac-
$3.00 a Year in Advance
rain had been recorded. The
average annual rainfall for
the county is 52 inches.
Patterson said 8.33 inches
of this year’s rain came dur
ing April and set the ground
up for Saturday’s flooding.
Last year, oniy 1.24 inches fell
during the month.
Barnes says cotton farmers
were hardest hit by the flood.
He believes much of the pea
nut crop will be saved if the
farmers can get into their
fields on time.
But county agent Royce
Hall said plowing would be the
big problem, since fields would
be too soggy for heavy equip
ment for several days.
Both agreed that among
the losses would be included
terraces, top soil, seed and
fertilizer.
In Donalsonville many lots
were covered by water, and
Some homes were entered by
it. Several roads around the
county were closed when the
water covered them.
♦ * *
FINAL SIGNUP TIME
This week wil be last time
to siernun for plav in the jun
ior baseball program. Those
not enrolled by that time will
rot be eligible to olay during
this season, says Champ Brid
ges; director.
cine,” Starling added.
in the first clinic 7064 per
sons took the vaccine, tor over
100|% response, but the num
ber of doses fell to 6768, and
the percentage of participa
tion fell to 97% in the second
feeding.
Each person who takes the
vaccine will be given an op
portunity to contribute 25c
per feeding, but sponsors in
sist no one should let inability
to contribute prevent their
attending a clinic.
“The protection can be con
sidered complete only if Large
percentages of our people take
advantage of this opportunity.
The contribution of 25c per
person will be used to help de
fray costs involved, but our
primary purpose is to distri
bute the vaccine to all of our
people,” says Henry Durham,
finance chairman.
All ages should participate,
and each person should take
the oral vacine even they have
already had the vaccine by
- The oral vaccine is
tasteless and odorless and
there are no aftereffects. On
ly a few minutes of tinw>*are
required to take the medicine.
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