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LIMB
by Bo McLeod
On Wednesday next, voters
will go to the polls and vote
(what else could voters do but
vote?) in the state Democrat
ic Primary. This will be the
first one to be held under the
new election code, and I imag
ine a lot of Demo committee
men will approach the day
with crossed fingers, a knock
on wood, and maybe a good
lawyer.
There are several require
ments in the new code and be
cause they are new and word
ed in legalistic terms, not ev
eryone is interpreting them
in the same way. Still, there
is reason to hope the law will
be followed if not fully under
stood.
There are several punish
ments you can be nominated
for if you “booger up.” You
can be elected to pay a fine or
serve a term in the pokey. Sc
be careful and honest, and by
all means, don’t leave any
fingerprints.
Voting is still a pleasure
privilege and duty, no matter
how burdensome they make
their ‘codes.’
As for elections and things
like that, I have had a request
to stop writing so much about
politics, but there is nothing
I can do about it. Politics are
all around us, now and forev
er, it’s impossible to ignore
the stuff.
I’ve noticed that most times
the fellow who wants you to
stop writing or talking ;about~
politics is one who disagrees
with you. That's al! right
with me. Td rather have a
disagreeing, even disagree
able reader than none a talk
The thermometer down at
the bank said—and I saw it
say it—this isn’t hearsay—
108° fahrenheit this morning.
I knew it was hot, but I didn’t
know it was that hot, until
someone explained that was
the temperature after inter
est and carrying charges were
added.
Well, the thermometer said
108°. Since I was out there on
the sidewalk at the time, I
believe every it!
I walked through the ele
mentary school the other day,
just a little while after the
new term started, and I a
greed with the people there,
that is a hot place.
They mentioned air condi
tioning a time or two, and it
: eminded me of one of the
few things the Democrats left
out of the platform.
Shuckens, hot weather did
not bother us so much back
in my school days. If it got
too hot to endure, we’d just
“shoot a hooky,” which could
cure
Those boys at the post of
fice want to inform their
-many friends and satisfied
customers they will be closed
all day on Monday, Sept. 7, in
observance of Labor Day.
No rural or parcel post rts
will be operated that day, so
said PM Kiss, who ought to
know. q
' R<u£jfe takes a few holi
days then, but he’s
never failed to report for
duty on payday.
Al has had several months
to work on this one, so he may
know something when he pre
dicts a score of 13 for the In
dians, 12 for the Bobcats.
We shall see, right?
ynnalannttillt Nmd
Single Ten Ceuta Official Organ of County of Seminole and City of Donalsonville, Georgia $3.00 a Year in Advance
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VOLUME XLVI DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1964 NUMBER 19
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FOR THE FIRST TIME—For the first time in the history
of the county, there is an official Seminole County Re
publican Party. With an immediate goal of working for the
election of Senator Barry Goldwater, the organization is also
laying plans for making it a permanent organization. Shown
checking plans are Dr. H. B. Jenkins, left, the chairman, and
Carlton Thomas, secretary-treasurer. H- O. Cummings is the
vice chairman of the local chapter. Newspics
Seminole now has official Republican
party; to push vote for Goldwater
FOR THE first time in its history, Seminole County has an
official entry in the Republican Party organization.
A group of local citizens
have held a meeting and e
lected officers. They are Dr.
H. B. Jenkins, chairman, H.
O- Cummings, vice chairman,
and Carlton Thomas, secre
tary-treasurer. They have
raised enough money to meet
a quota assigned them by the
district GOP committee, and
they have registered official
ly with the state and national
levels of the party.
"the immediate goal of the
Seminole organization will be
to persuade the people of the
county to vote for Senator
Barry M. Goldwater in the
presidential election. ‘We
first want to appeal to Demo
crats to support Senator
Goldwater,” said Dr. Jenkins.
“We don’t have enough mem
bers yet to do otherwise, and
we intend to conduct an ex
tensive campaign here to tell
the voters why we think the
Senator should be elected ”
such a cam
paign will cost money, and
the party invites all people
who “agree with us that it’s
time for a change of national
administrations” so send con
tributions to Thomas, or to
deposit their offering in
either local bank, payable to
the Seminole County Gold
water Committee.
/. Another preliminary pro
ject (will be to enlist other
citizens of the county to join
the movement.” We are pleas
ed with the response to our
New Coach
Al Stevens, new boys bask
etball coach and assistant
football coach, is a native of
Bainbridge. He has coached
at Wrens, Reynolds, East
Laurens and Elbert , County•
A graduate of r Valdosta
State College, he and Mrs.
Stevens have two daughters.
He teaches English and phy
sical education.
organization, and we invite
thers to join with us. Our
long range goal is to establish
a permanent Republican par
ty in Seminole County,” said
Jenkins.
The men emphasized that
all contributions will be Wel
lcome. “No amount of money
will be ‘too small’ to do some
good in this fight against
progressively bigger govern
ment in Washington,” Thom
as said.
CAO kJUIUi . ,
Indians open season with region IB
gair ? in Blakely Friday night at 8:00 |
THE NEW football season opens for the Seminole Indians on
Friday night when they go Blakely for a region IB west
game with the Bobcats-
The Indians will be trying
to do something a Seminole
team has not done in the past
ten years. Since 1954, the
Bobcats have won every game
and in half of those games
the Indians didn’t even score.
This is another year and
another set of circumstances,
though, and the Indians have
a chance to stop their losing
string. The Seminoles will be
bigger and more experienced
than the ’Cats, and if they
can slip out of town without
ithe Blakely “evil eye,” this
could be a historic evening
for Snell and his men.
' Coach Denvard Snell says
his boys look “pretty good”
this week, and he now has
only one crippled starter, Sid
Shingler, on the “definitely
out of action” list. This is .a
(tough blow, losing young
Shingler, and it puts a damp
er on what was a cheerful out
look for the year.
Probable Starters
Snell is expected to start a
lineup composed of Paul
Brimlow and Harry Whitaker,
ends; Johnny Barber and
State primary Wednesday to name
congressman, justices, constables
ON NEXT Wednesday, September 9, the voters of Seminole
' County will go to the polls to vote in the State Democratic
Primary Election.
This will be the first pri
nary to be held under the
ew election code adopted by
he recent session of the gen- ]
ral assembly. i
Bill Brigham says several
changes will be noted in vot- 1
i ng procedure. For one thing, |
1 very voter must sign a
statement that he hasn’t vot- '
id in another precinct in the
election. Under the new code,
a voter who lives in the iron
City district can vote at Don
alsonville, if he has a “legiti
nate” reason, such as„ em- J
ployiment, Brigham said. To ,
do this, the voter must sign
ithe form certifying that he
as not voted in another pre
inct, too, Brigham says.
Absentee ballots are now i
vailable at the registrar’s
fifee at the court house, the
c.iairman said,\and all persons
who will not be able to go to
he polls on Wednesday must
apply for an absentee ballot,
jnder the new code, the.poll
lolders will not be allowed to (
arry a ballot to a person,J
Another change prohibits a
ELEMENTARY PTA TO
MEET SOON \
A get acquainted meeting
,f the Donalsonville Element-1
ary School PTA unit will be!
.eld on Monday evening. Sep
tember 14, at 8:00 o’clock, y
All parents 1 with children in
he school are urged to attend 1
nd support the program of j
'he PTA. ’ i* •
Heyward Lynn, tackles; Aug
ie Clayton and Tommy Cow
an, guards, and Royce Can
nington, center. Mike Bowen
quarterback, Bruce Baker and
'Jack Ivey, halfbacks, and at
fullback, Luke Spooner-
Brimlow is captain of the
team. He and Whitaker miss
ed all of last season because
of Injuries; Barber and Brim
low are the only seniors on
the team. Jesse McLeod is
team manager.
The Bobcats will be playing
only two of their stars of last
year. The others graduated.
Game time will be 8:00 o’-
clock. The Seminole band will
make the trip and play.
AH Blakely Since ’54
Bobcats Year Indians
35 1954 0 -
20 1955 6 -
47 1956 7
18 1957 0
27 1958 0
36 1959 0
21 1960 13
27 1961 7
24 1962 0
20 1963 7
>ollh older from helping a
)erson in voting. Persons who
eed help must get someone
rot connected with the hold
ing of the polls, and the per
on cannot help more than 10
voters.
The code forbids the solici
tation for votes by any one
ether than the candidate him
self within 250 feet of a poll
ing place.
There are other sections of
the code which pertain to tne
voter, candidate and pollhold-
They carry penalties of up
ito $2,000.00 fines, and terms
from one to three years, de
pending on whether the of
fense is considered a felony or
misdemeanor.
Polls will open in the five
recincts in the countv at
:G0 a.m. and close at 7:00
,m.
Most of the candidates on
the ballot are unopposed. The
only races in which opposition
has developed :
I For justice of the peace in
1 he Donalsonville District, the
i, ncumbent, M. C. Fain, Jr., is
challenged by J. W. Wren, a
former policeman, and J. E.
Fowler, operator of a loan
gency.
For public service commis
! ioner, to succeed Allen Chap
pell: Allen Chappell, Alpha A.
Fowler, J. E- (Joe) Griffin,
Buck Schnall.
V For representative in the
ignited States Congress from
the Second District, to suc
ceed J. L. Pilcher who is not
seeking re-election:: David C.
Jones, James W. (Jim) Key
ton, C. B. King, Maston O’-
Neal, W, Gerald Tuck, Harry
L Wingiaste, Jr.
■ Other offices and can di
lates seeking them without
ipposition are:
Public service commission
er, Walter R. McDonald.
For associate justices, sup
reme court of Georgia, T.
Grady Head and . Tom S.
Chandler.
For judges, court of appeals
H. E. Nichols, Chas. A.' Pan
nell-
For solicitor general of the
Pataula judicial circuit, Joe
M. Ray.
For state senator from the
11th district, Julian Webb.
For representative in the
general assembly, J. O. Brack
in.
Candidates for justice of
peace will be:
Iron City, Clarence A Lane,
Steam Mill, B. B. Barber,
Spring Creek, Roscoe Burke,
and Rock Pond, C- D. Miller.
Candidates ./or cop st able
are: *
•' Spufc g e b’n
North, Bill McLendon; Iron
City, Hubert Miller, V. A.
Miller. Two will be elected for
each district. There were no
entries for the Spring Creek,
Rock Pond and Steam Mill
districts.