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OUT ON A— LIMB by Bo McLeod Folks can start a big fuss over little or nothing, and that might help explain why there so many varying opin ions about the new topless bathing suit. Actually there is darn lit tle to base an argument up on, as far as I can see, which could be pretty far, according to some reports. You find seme men who violently object to the top less style. As soon as theii wives get out of earshot, they are much more tolerant. In the interest of reaching a decision on whether the men of Seminole approve of the one (that’s all!) piece suit I have conducted a little sur vey. It might be of some help if we have to issue a proclam ation endorsing or opposing the fashion. Not that I expect it to be worn much here- bio more than it has always been, that is, by gals of Carol Ann s age group. Girls — and boys —in this age group have been known to get away with wear ing topless and bottomless numbers in public, and few arres'ts have been made. There is a big flaw in my survey in that the percent ages don’t balance. Some of recnle interviewed would in dicate one opinion by v° ice ’ then they’d wink and throw the computer off balance. Here are the results ot tne SU What do you think of the new topless swim suits and dresses: Approve Disapprove Wow! r *See, there went the winks. Do you think that anyone who wears such a suit ought to be arrested? No ZZZZZZ *50% Undecided but looking into the matter 100% Decided but looking into the matter lOO% I could see we were not going to reach l a scientific conclusion, since practically every man interviewed admit ted he needed to inspect the evidence closer before reach ing a verdict. Mavbe it helps some, though, to hear a com ment or two they made: One fellow said the only people who would wear such a suit would be doing it pure ly because of the usual urge to “keep out with the Jones es.” Another said there is no need to get excited or in an uproar over the fashion. It will be passed and forgotten More the green stamp re demption stores have them. Another says that, the next time his wife complains about not having a thing to wear, he’s going to rush right out and buy something, before she starts another new fad. An egghead wanted to show off bv Quoting Shakespeare, I reckon. He «aid *he whole controversy is “Much Ado About Nothing.” The state legislature can enact an election code, and it has the power to reappor tion itself, but the judge can tell it that it can’t submit a constitution to the people. It’s probably just as good- The way federal judges have been running the country for so long, who needs a constitu tion? DmiiilsiitiiuLlr Nmd Single Copies: Ten Cents VOLUME XLVI ■jjmsMiwsg/ w • z : ZZ ... P" M rasa F I w IT BL Wilk OHLt IL « Fxi * I . S - A/ 4 i nb iii LION OFFICERS—These men are the new officers of the Donalsonville Lions Club- They were installed Monday night and will lead one of the largest clubs in Geor gia for a year. Seated, left to right, are Gil Kelley, tail twister, Dr. Robert J. Star ling, first vice president; Jack Brannon, president; Leer Baines, secretary-treasurer, and Merrian Minter, second vice president. Standing are William Arden Parker, lion tamer, Danby White, past president; and directors Luther Sipooner, Dr. C. C. Stewart, David Davis and Watson Lee. Wallace Drake, third vice president, was absent. She starts working each morning at 4:30, and has no plans for retiring SHE GETS UP AT 4:30 every morning, mi’ks five cows, churns by hand, and distributes sweet mil I ', buttermilk and butter around town, driving her own car and attending to all the details of her small dairy business. She is not wealthy but she :ould live comfortably with out such long, tedious hours. She has not missed Sun fay School but five times s.nce she joined the church as a young girl, and it’s been G"er forty years since she w°s ab sent from her post as a teach er in the young peoples de partment. These things are outstand ing enough, but multiply them by the fact that Mrs. B. P. Coachman is 78 years of age, and still going strong, with no plans for retirement or slowing down, and you re alize this is a rare ‘character’ in these days of the 40-hour week, early retirement and what they call the “easy way ior living.” -re’s a reason why Mrs. ( an keeps working so 1- n she could manage without it. She works “make more so I can g an admiss- ion she . .tantly makes. She didn’t have to go into de tail about the things she does with her money, though, be cause they are well known around the community. She is usually the first one to come forward with the cash when something needs to be done at her church, and she has helped countless causes around her. Mrs. Coachman’s devotion to her church has been evi dent a.M her life, and she joined the Methodist church here when she was 12 years old. She had been born about Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1964 two mze- from her present homo and recalls that she joined the church “as soon as I was old enough to join.” Then began a record of loyalty and faithful attend ance that is so impressive it is almost unbelievable, but it is true. The church here mows it, so much they have made her an honorary mem- Continued on back page . .... K'i ’ » I B / V’ .. » „> A . w / -- - * ‘ ' < ♦ « * * 'Mi - •'» Bia*.,.. ■ >' r LOOKING AT THE LESSON Mrs. B. B. Coachman looks over the Sunday School lesson with a step great granddaughter, Martha Roberts. She’s been doing this as a teaicher for over fifty years, and hasn’t missed Sunday School in the past forty years. Stores to close on Fourth of July The stores and business houses of Donalsonville will be closed all day on Saturday, July 4th, in observance of In dependence Day, according to Charles Burke, president of the retail merchants associa tion- Burke says merchants want their customers to plan their shopping needs accordingly. Also closing will be the banks and the post office. The decision to close was made at a recent meeting of the association, Burke said. Next holiday: Thanksgiving. $3.00 a Year in Advance Local retail sales show increase First quarter retail sales in Georgia this year totaled sl,- 527,373,170., as compared to $1,382,414,372 during the same period in 1963, the Geor gia State of Commerce has reported. Chamber Research Director Morris Ward reported that 145 counties showed increases over the first quarter of last year. The business volume in Seminole County totaled $3,- 207,721 during the first quar ter of 1964, as compared to $2,715,171 in the same period of 1963. an increase for the three months of $492,550- Other southwest Georgia counties showed gains, but Early County fell from 1963’s $10,046,015. to $4,756,130 in 1964, the report said. This i was a loss of $5,289,885. Decatur’s sales in the first quarter of 1964 amounted to $6,156,724, compared to 1963’s $5,592,945., an increase this year of $563,779.00 Miller County showed an in crease of $167,020. Sales in 1963 totaled $1,594,901, com pared to $1,671-921 in 1964. The. retail sales figures are based on actual bank deposits of the Georgia State Sales and Use Tax collections and are furnished through the co operation of the Georgia De partment of Revenue, the Sales and Use Tax Unit, the Georgia Department of Labor and the Georgia State Cham ber of Commerce. In seme cases, the figures may not reflect an entirely accurate economic picture of a particular county because of collections of delinquent taxes, lump sum' tax payment on large purchases of build ing material, industrial mach inery. equipment, etc. The figures represent only the taxable sales within any given county. Little rain cames but more needed R. P. Armstrong, Seminole’s new official rain recorder, re ports that 3.31 inches have been received in Donalsonville this month. Armstrong says some sec tions of the county have re ceived six or seven inches, by unofficial reading- On Sunday in Donalsonville .57-inch was recorded by the official station, and some ar eas of the county reported over two inches. There was some hail south and east of I town, and some damaging wind around the Leia com mum , Armstrong said. Ra Payne, assistant coun ty ° it. says the rainfall hel ah of the crops “tre- especially the corn which was suffering for moisture. More rainfall would be welcome he added. NUMBER 9