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East Texas group tours Seminole..
FIFTY-NINE farmers, ranchers, bankers and industrialists
from the eastrn part of Texas toured three Seminole
County farms this week.
The group was sponsored by
the East Texas chamber of
commerce.
They flew into Albany on
Sunday afternoon and arriv
ed in Donalsonville Monday
at noon in chartered buses.
After lunch at Moseley Hall,
they visited the J. B. Gibson
farm and saw his herd of An
gus cattle.
Next they toured Pine and
Hereford Ranch, owned by
E. T. Kelly. They saw Kelly’s
steer feeding operations 1 and
replacement operations. Then
they visited John I. Spooner’s
Seldom Rest farms and were
shown his system of pastures,
and management practices
with his herds.
The Texans had many kind
compliments for Donalsonville
and Seminole County, and
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MRS. FORT IS HONORED
ON HER BIRTHDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Fort
honored their mother, Mrs.
Tom Fort on Thursday on the
occasion of her eighty-fifth
birthday at a luncheon in the
Sandalwood room at the
Green Top.
The party was a complete
surprise to Mrs. Fort, affec
tionately called “Mama Fort.
She received many useful ana
lovely gifts from her friends.
A color scheme of pink and
white was used. Down the
long table trailed plumosus
fern interspersed with pink
and white roses and tall pink
candles. The center of inter
est was a large white birthday
cake with pink spun sugar
roses and “Happy Birthday,
Mama Fort.”
Invited to be with the hon
oree were Mrs. Grady Hudson,
Mrs. Waldo Hudson, Mrs.
C. L. Chandler, Mrs. Victoria
Rehberg, Mrs. Martin of Ja
kin Mrs. Willie Harrell, Mrs.
jie King, Mrs. 0. H. Mosely,
Mrs. Ella Runnels, Mrs. W. M.
Reeves, Mrs. Maude Thomp
son, Mrs. Minnie Hudson and
Mrs. E. C. Smith.
* * *
Miss Carolyn Lane returned
by plane Tuesday from a
week’s trip to Texas where
she visited Mr. and Mrs. R- C.
Sawyer in San Antonio, and
Mrs. A. A. Dickenson in Sils
bee.
* * •
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawk
ings proudly proclaim the
arrival of a new babv hoy
born on April 27- weighing
10 lbs., 11 oz. His name is
Robert Mitchell, and he has
twin brothers, Jay and Ray,
who are four years old.
* * «
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cherry
had as visitors over the week
end, Mr- and Mrs. Frank Bird
son and their friends, Mr.
Kirkpatrick and son Lawrence
all from LaGrange. They all
went fishing at Lake Semin
ole Saturday, but unfortun
ately w r ere unsuccessful.
♦ * ♦
Mrs. R. M. McLeod contin
ues ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Watson Lee.
Her friends hope that she will
soon be well again.
George Odom continues ill
at the Seminole Memorial
Hospital. His many friends
are glad that he is improving
nicely.
* • •
Mrs. C B. Rickman is at
home after several days in the
hospital with an injured foot.
seemed to enjoy their visit
here.
Local persons assisting the
group included D. F. Wurst,
president of the chamber of
commerce; Raymond Odom,
president of the Seminole
County Cattlemen’s Associa
tion; Luther Spooner, County
agents Royce Hall and Ray
Payne and Ralph Trawick.
A recent guest in the home
of Miss Suzanne Shingler was
Miss Vicky Poe of Chicago,
111. The two girls l met while
attending FSU last summer.
Poe is visiting her brother,
Dr. Harold Poe of Tallahass
ee, Fla.
K * *
Mr. Bill McDuffie of Macon
spent the week end with his
sister and family, Mrs. Clarke
Mosely.
Miss Virginia Harvey ac
companied by her aunt, Mrs.
Ella Davis of Waycross, are
visiting relatives in San An
tonio, Texas.
* * *
Mr. Milton Harvey is spend
ing a few days with his sister.
Mrs. Hubert Dodd in Forsyth,
Ga.
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SENIOR TRI-HI-Y HOLDS
ITS LAST MEETING
The Senior Tri-Hi-Y held its
last meeting of the year Wed
nesday. Linda Faye Phillips
gave a very inspiring devo
tional on “Significance of
some of Jesus’ portraits.”
A report was given by the
World Service chairman, Sue
Reynolds about the boy’s
beauty contest and talent
show’ held last month. School
and community projects are
to continue church loyalty
campaign and to set up a
summer employment office
for students.
The club voted on having
the installation of officers for
next year at the lake in the
form of a picnic-
Cynthia Davis and Wanda
Brooks, chairman of school
projects, were congratulated
by the president for their ex
celent work in the litterbug
poster contest. Cynthia drew
the poster that win.
Kaye Cannington, the new
president for next year, closed
the meeting with the Tri-Hi-Y
prayer.
—Linda Bridges, reporter.
* * *
Mrs. W. F. Clements of Ar
lington and Mrs- E. E. Humble
of Lumtokin are visiting Miss
Willie Mosely and Mrs. Blon
nie Bivings.
NOTICE!
Thomas 1 ’ Barber Shop, lo
cated on highway 39 south,
next to Barber’s Grocery,
will be closed every Satur
day after May 3'o, and open
Monday thru Friday from
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 65c
regular and 85c flattop.
Wilmoth Thomas, operator
DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1961
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Our investment in the future . . .
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The cost of educating young Georgians is high, but
1 their future happiness and success the strength of
our State and Nation require that we do the best
job we can • • •
Our fax money and yours will help educate these
young people, and we're glad to pay a share. Alto
gether, Georgia's electric cooperatives —• built, owned,
cmd operated by their Member-Owners paid in 1963
©ver $1,000,000 in ad valorem property taxes .. . paid
©II other taxes required by law , . . and, in some com
munities, these local businesses are among the largest
sources of tax money which helps support all govern
, ment services ...
We salute our June graduates of 1964 ... and wish
'them welll .
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