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WE ARE
BUILDING
A CITY
HERE
Volume LII, Number 43
BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE
SHOWING INCREASE
The Happyvale Flour Mill
construction this week of a grain
vator which will provide ample
age facilities for wheat grown in
section.
The building will be under the
rection of J. T. Neill,
of the mill. ,
The elevator will be at the rear
the mill building and will be
feet, 70 feet high and will have
storage capacity of 120,000
This will give the mill a total
capacity of 130,000 bushels.
It will be of wood construction
will be completed within four
Among other building
here is a brick colonial residence
College street by T. A. McCord,
built by F. E, Titus.
Noble P. Bassett is building a
dence on the Bassett farm north
Fort Valley on the Taylor’s mill
H. D. Stevens has about
a residence on the Marshallville
near the cemetery.
Another building of interest is
to be known as the Fort Valley
lege Center for Negroes, across
street from the campus of the
Valley State College. lt will
$40,000 and will be paid for
funds left from the transfer of
Fort Valley Normal and
school to the university system.
It will consist of three units,
church with a seating capacity of
a two story building with a
room downstairs to be known as
Commons, to be used for
parties, entertainments, etc., with liv¬
ing quarters upstairs for social work¬
ers and visitors; another two-story
building for an Episcopal rector’s
home.
The group will be of brick veneer
construction and will be ready for use
by the first of next year.
Young People Are
Asked to Register
I 7
Fort Valley Masonic lodge is plan¬
ning a citizenship program to be held
at the high school auditorium on Oct.
27 with an appropriate speech by a
speaker to be selected later. At this
program certificates of citizenship
will be presented to all young people
who have become twenty-one years
old this year.
These young people are requested
to register at either Anderson Drug
Co. or NeSmith’s Pharmacy so that
these certificates can be prepared.
$1,734 in Surplus
Goods Distributed
During the past thirty days, accord¬
ing to figures released by J. Paul
Wilkes, district commodity supervis¬
or, Peach county received and dis¬
tributed commodities having a total
value of $1,734.65.
Surplus food commodities are issued
to and consumed by needy and indi¬
gent persons on the county relief
rolls. In Peach county, a total of 378
families participated in and received
a portion of these commodities. This
is an average month’s distribution,
Mr. Wilkes stated.
It appears as if commodity activi¬
ties will continue about as usual.
There will be no spectacular increase
in volume nor, on the other hand, will
there be any decided decrease. New
purchase programs now being started
by the Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation will just about balance
out those being concluded and volume
and variety will remaian about the
same, although the individual com¬
modities will change considerably.
There may be a slight trend in favor
of the purchase of fresh fruit and
perishable commodities.
Farm prices and income still are be¬
low parity and the commodity pro¬
gram will continue to work toward
assistance to the farmer and grower
in order to achieve parity.
The distribution of commodities
and foodstuffs in all counties is con¬
ducted by and under the regulation
of the State Welfare Department.
Governor Rivers has stated that fine
commodity distribution system is one
of the most important and active
phases of his welfare program.
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Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH. Houston, Macon and Cran ford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
Extra Session of
Legislature Hinted
by Governor
ATLANTA, Oct. 18.—Governor
ers hinted again yesterday at an
tra session of the Georgia general
sembly—but simultaneously kept
hold of the state highway
ment’s purse strings.
The Governor received coldly a
test from the department against
order for a 20 per cent cut in
construction disbursements. The
partment warned the revised
of $3,329,660 for the next
months, would be insufficient to
anticipated obligation and predicted
“default” of $500,000 in road
tracts. But the Governor rejoined
tartly:
No Attempt
Meanwhile, however, the chief exec¬
utive--announced there would be no at¬
tempt on his part to impound or divert
any part of a $7,950,000 bond issue
approved by electorate last June for
refunding county road certificates ma¬
tui 'ing in the next three years. All
income from sale of these bonds—
$2,650,000 per year—is to be turned
over to the state highway board, he
said, “to be used strictly as the law
says it should be used.”
At the same time, he said he ex¬
pected this department to release up
to an equivalent amount in other high¬
way money for possible impounding
against disbursements for schools and
other purposes.
The Governor expressed hope for a
“successful session” of the general
assembly, but declined to predict
when—-nr if—he would issue a call.
“I don’t see sufficient improvement
at the moment to justify a session,”
he observed.
Possible Call
Later, however, as he touched again
on the question of highway fund di¬
version, he suggested a possible call,
saying:
“1 haven’t sought to exercise any
authority I might have to divert liigh
way money, I won’t do it except as
a very last resort when it appears we
can’t have a successful extra session
or if we have one and it fails (to ap¬
prove extra revenue).”
State fiscal officers have estimated
the general treasury will fall approxi¬
mately $8,000,000 short of meeting
appropriations for 1939-40.
A total of $1,700,000 in highway
funds already has been impounded by
the Governor for September school
disbursements, The chief executive
said normally this would have to be
repaid before July 1, 1940, but added
he believed there-were “three or four
ways” by which he might legally di¬
vert this and other money to the gen¬
eral treasury if necessary.
Fire Burns House
on Fairground s St.
Fire last night, between 6 and 7
o’clock, partly destroyed the second
house behind the McElmurray house
on Fairground street. The house
was occupied by the Mays and Den¬
ton families.
Much of the clothing and furniture
of both families was lost.
HELP NEEDED
A heavy loss of household goods
and clothing was suffered by the
families who were burned out Wed¬
nesday night.
If you have any household furni¬
ture, bedding or clothing, please bring
it to or call the Department of Pub¬
lic Welfare in the court house, tele¬
phone £563-J.
The following clothing sizes will be
needed: Ladies sizes 32-36, men’s
coats 36 and 42, trousers 32-33 and
34-36, shirt 17, girls 2 to 8.
Though this is an emergency call,
the department is constantly having
requests for these articles by families
very much in need and all donations
will be very acceptable and quickly
placed where needed.
MRS. ETTA C. HOUSTON,
Director Peach County Department of
Public Welfare.
l-’OUT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939
Sistar and Almon
Attend Presbytery
Meet inn S’ in Cordele
Rev. William C. Sistar and C. B.
Almon attended the session of the
Macon Presbytery which was held in
Cordele Tuesday and Wednesday at
which the delegates chose a moder¬
ator and voted to hold the next ses¬
sion in the Vineville Presbyterian
church in Macon.
The new moderator, elected Tues¬
day afternoon, is J. W. Burnham of
the Tattnall Square church, Macon.
He will serve until the next session
to be held in April. Leaders of the
church said it is rare for an elder to
be named moderator, the position usu¬
ally being voted to a minister.
At yesterday’s session a report was
heard from the home mission com¬
mittee and with it was combined a
meeting on evangelism. The Rev. C.
Logan Landrum, pastor of the Tatt¬
nall Square church, Macon, reported
as chairman and the Rev. W. C. Sis¬
tar spoke on Evangelism.
The presbytery also voted yester¬
day to allow the Rev. J. M. Davis to
give up the pastorate of the East
Macon church so that he can accept
the position as superintendent of
schools in Gray. Mr. Davis will con¬
tinue to serve the Wayside church as
pastor, and a successor in East Ma¬
con is to he designated.
The Rev. George Wilcox, pastor of'
the Vineville church, gave a report
yesterday afternoon for the Commis¬
sion on the Minister and His Work,
of which he is chairman, and Mr. Lan¬
drum and C. B. Almon were elected to
the general assembly of the Presby¬
terian church in Chattanooga next
May. Their alternates are the Rev.
Albert Grady Harris of the First
j church, of the Vineville Macon, and church, B. W. Macon. Holtzelaw
The Rev. G. W. Irby of the Cordele
church was host pastor. The Rev. M.
P. Cain of Americas preached the
opening sermon Tuesday and the Rev.
J. S. Davis, who lives in Cordele arid
is pastor of churches elsewhere, was
heard Tuesday night. Mr. Harris ad¬
ministered communion,
Railways to Cut
Rates on Peaches
Executives of southern railways
have announced that low freight rates
on peaches to meet truck competition
will prevail again next season.
Reductions amount to savings of
from $40 to $45 a car to Georgia
growers. The saving was made last
season due to efforts of W. C. Bew
ley, general manager of thc Georgia
Peach Growers Exchange.
With a normal crop, the reduction
will save Georgia growers about
$300,000 it has been estimated by Mr.
Bewley and G. Emmett Snellgrove,
executive secretary of the Georgia
Association of Peach Growers.
Officials expressed hope northern
carriers will extend the reduced rates
to all lines. The lower rates prevail¬
ing last season expired Sept. 30.
From the office of the Georgia
Peach Growers’ Association in Ma¬
con the following statement was is¬
sued last Saturday:
Bewley’s Statement
“W. C. Bewley, general manage)',
Georgia Peach Growers’ Association,
presented information to the Southern
Freight Association, which met in At¬
lanta on Oct. 10, tending to show that
the reduction in freight rates was
beneficial this year and had resulted
in a substantial increase in the move
j ment of peaches by rail. Mr. Bewley
has received information to the effect
that the executive committee of the
Southern Freight Association author¬
ized continuance of rates on peaches
established this season from southern
producing points subject to new expi¬
ration date December 31, 1940.
Mr. Bewiey said that according to
his advice before the matter is finally
settled Chairman Kerr of the South¬
ern Freight Association, Atlanta, will
have to handle the matter with offi¬
cial territory lines for their concur¬
rence.
“Mr. Bewley has been actively
handling this matter with the chair
man of the Southern Freight
tion and others and hopes and believes
that the present reduction in rates
will be continued for another year.”
JAYCE PROGRAM
ON LIGHT PLANT
The regular meeting of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce was held Tues
day night at the McElmurray house.
Twenty-eight members were present.
Gene Burnett gave a report on the
clinic sponsored by the Junior Cham¬
ber of Commerce. It has given 275
blood tests with 173 negative and 102
positive, administered 1,800
ments here and 253 in Byron since
April 14. Over 200 are being treated
weekly.
R. I’. Swan was elected to
the organization at the state conven¬
tion in Augusta October 27.
T. M. Anthoine, a member of the
water and light commission, and T.
A. Jones, superintendent of the water
and light plant were guests. Mr.
Jones made an interesting talk on
the water and light plant, giving the
history of its development and con¬
tinuous expansion. Many interesting
facts were brought out about its op¬
eration in his discussion and answer¬
ing of questions at the close of his
talk. After the meeting adjourned a
good many of the members accompan¬
ied Mr. Anthoine and Mr. Jones'on a
visit to the plant.
QUIZ CONTEST
FOR KIWANIANS
Kiwanians were entertained last
Friday with an interesting quiz con¬
test on the leaders of the four nations
of Europe that are making most of
the news from that part of the world
now. There were fifty questions con¬
cerning the personal and private lives
and habits of Stalin of Russia, Cham¬
berlain of England, Daladier of France
and Hitler of Germany. A. Melrose
Lamar was winner of the contest with
an average of 96. He was awarded
an attractive tie by Shepard.
Resolutions were read by George B.
Culpepper, Jr., on the tragic death of
Lewis Houser of Perry in a fire there
last Wednesday night. The resolu¬
tions were adopted and copies ordered
sent to thc Perry Kiwanis club, of
which he was a member, and to his
family.
Members attending the state Ki
wanis convention held at Sea Island
this week were W. G. Brisendine, club
secretary, W. E. Greene, R. A. Hall
and J. W. Robinson.
Georgia Welfare
Bill to Increase
ATLANTA, Oct. 18.—Public assist¬
ance payments in Georgia for October
will total $267,700, according to an
announcement made early in the week
by the regional office of the Social
Security Board in Birmingham, j
Of this amount, which is an esti¬ ;
mate of combined federal, state and
local payments, $182,200 will go to
the aged; $9,800 to the blind, and
$75,700 to dependent children. These
figures are based on state reports to
the Social Security Board for previ¬
ous months.
The October estimates indicate that;
there will be about 22,500 recipients
of old age assistance, 980 recipients
of aid to the blind and 9,900 dependent |
children receiving aid in Georgia for
the month.
Compared with August, both the
amount of payments and number of |
recipients will be larger. !
Amendments of the federal social •,
security law in August, -Y939,’ made
provision for increasing the amount
of federal grants to all three pro
grams. For aid to the aged blind,
the federal government, after Janu
ary 1,' 1940, will match state pay
ments up to $40 a month to each per
son aided; for aid to dependent chil¬
dren it will pay one-half, instead of
one-third of the cost to the state.
More than 2,500,000 men, women
and children are expected to receive
federal-state aid in October through
out the United States. The estimated
number of needy aged is placed at
1, 885,300, and of the needy blind
45,600. Approximately 720,600
dren in 299,700 families are expected
to receive aid.
-—
When the heart speaks,
simple the words, its language is al
ways acceptable to those who have
hearts.—Mary Baker Eddy.
BRISENDINE IS
TREASURER OF
STATE
W. G. Brisendine was elected
urer of the Georgia Kiwanis
zation Tuesday at the state
tion held at Sea Island.
A. C. Riley was named
governor of the fifth division.
George E. Simpson of Valdosta
elected district governor and
was chosen as the place for the
convention.
SEA ISLAND, Ga., Oct.
icans were called upon tonight
Bennett O. Knudson, Kiwanis
national president, to accept the
sponsibilities of citizenship and
its problems lest they be solved
“un-American organizations and
eign controlled groups.” ,
In an address before the
district Kiwanis convention,
listed expenditure of public
youth, aliens, social questions,
trality and the maintenance of
racy by education as among
ing current problems.
He said Europeans now in the
of dictator governments had lost
freedom not by simple choice but
cause they did not know what to
about issues and problems created
modern conditions and science.
“Fate May Overtake Us”
He suggested the same fate
overtake this country if “we
responsibilities.” Pleading that
not be allowed to happen, he
“Service is the rent we pay for
space that we occupy on this earth.
“Let us make democracy safe
America; let us make minds,
and bodies safe in America; let
make labor, art and science safe
America. Let us fight for
and Americanism. Let every
ican mother have peace; let
American child have.health and
portunity for development of mind and
spirit.”
Knudson, a resident of Albert Lea,
Minn., reported that Kiwanis, born
during the last World War, now en¬
gages in approximately 50,000 activi¬
ties in approximately 50,000 commu¬
nities in the United States and Can¬
ada.
Kiwanians were urged by Mark A.
Smith, of Thomaston, international
trustee, to strive for service as “the
very essence of friendship.”
Many “Just Marching”
District Governor Hamilton T. Holt,
of Macon, charged member Kiwanians
with responsibility for individual
community service and deplored the
“pitifully small number . . . actually
marching in the parade.”
“We can point with pride to our
already splendid record of achieve¬
ments, to our reputation as a service
group,” he said, “but we will not long
remain a service organization if the
majority of our members limit their
interest to the fellowship and diver¬
sion which our weekly luncheons pro¬
vide.”
Speaking at the convention's open¬
ing session last night, * Henry C.
Heinz, vice president of the Citizens
& Southern Bank of Atlanta, asserted
there would never be another war “if
all the peoples of the world would fol
low the principles of Kiwanis.”
“Man has failed miserably to live
at l ,eace with llis fellowman,” Heinz
said in Kiwanians “to continue
develo P those thin « s that make
men live at peace.”
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TABOR BECOMES
MASTER PLANTER
Ralph Tabor, son of Master Farmer
A. W. Tabor and brother to Master
Farmer Floyd Tabor, was recently
elected Georgia Planter. To be elect¬
ed to the grade gf Georgia Planter is
the capstone of the Future Farmers
of America organization. This is in¬
deed 1 ; an honor and corresponds to
collegiate Phi Beta Kappa and Phi
Kappa Phi. In fact it is more exclu¬
sive because only two per cent of the
state members can be elected each
year.
Minimum qualifications for election
are:
1. Must have held the degree of
Junior Farmer for at least one year
immediately preceding election to the
Degree of Georgia Planter, have been
an active member of the F. F. A. for
at last two years and have a satisfac
tory participation in the activities of
the local chapter.
2. Must have completed satisfacto
rily at least two years of instruction
in vocational agriculture, have in op
eration an outstanding program of
supervised farming, and be regularly
enrolled in a vocational agriculture
class or have completed all agriculture
offered in the school attended.
3. Must have earned from his own
efforts in farming or other agricul
ture work and deposited in a bank or
otherwise productively invested at
least $250.
4. Show leadership ability by hav
ing held responsible positions in con
nection with student, chapter, or com
munity activities as a member of
school judging team, debating team,
or some other team representing the
school.
5. _ Be _ the 40
m upper per cent of
the class m scholarship m all school
subjects during the entire period of
secondary school instruction complet
ed at the time of application for the
Georgia Planters degree.
6. „ Not more than 2 per * cent of the ,
total , membership , , . may be elected , to
the Georgia Planter Degree.
Considering the number of students j
ol vocational agriculture in Georgia,
a boy who attains the grade of Geor
gia Planter, is an outstanding individ
ual and a F. F. A. indeed.
Ordination Service
for Baptist Deacon
The ordination service last night at
the Baptist church for D. W. Wells,
recently elected to the board of dea¬
cons, was a most impressive one.
Rev. Lewis H. Wright, pastor of
the Tattnall Square Baptist church,
of Macon, preached the ordination ser¬
mon.
F. W. Withoft, deacon emeritus,
made a talk on the duties of the dea
cons. Misses Ouida McDaniel and
Claudie Mae Pearson sang a duet,
accompanied by Mrs. Frederick Fagan
on the piano.
Rev. Hugh Dozier, pastor of the
Marshallville and Oglethorpe Baptist
churches was also present and assist¬
ed the pastor, Rev. M. D. Reed, in the
service.
Members of the other churches were
present, mid-week services at the
Methodist church having been called
off by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Sampley,
who was present also.
Rev. Paul F. White
Leading h Services
Revival services are being conduct¬
ed at the Foursquare church, corner
of Persons and Miller streets. Rev.
Paul F. White, who is state superin¬
tendent of the Foursquare church, is
the evangelist.
Topics for sermons are as follows:
Thursday—The Spirit of Expectan
<*y
Friday—The Man Whom God De¬
termined a Fool.
Sunday morning, 9:45, Sunday
school.
Morning worship, 11 o’clock.
Evening service, 7 o’clock, Rev.
Carl Wilson, pastor, will speak on A
Prepared Place.
Rev. Paul White is a forceful,
straight forward speaker and is bring¬
ing stirring messages.
Special music and singing every
night except Saturday.
51 YEARS OF
SERVICE
Only newspaper in the heart
of one of America’s
rich agricultural
sections.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
PEACH GROWERS
ARE SIGNING FOR
1940 PROMOTION
“Peach growers of Fort Valley and
Peach county were pleased with the
advertising and merchandising pro¬
gram conducted last season by the
Georgia Association of Peach Grow¬
ers and the Georgia-Carolinas Peach
Marketing Board, and are signing new
contracts for the 1940 campaign, G,
Emmett Snellgrove, executive director
of the growers’ organization, stated
Tuesday when he was here calling on
various peach growers of this county.
Mr. Snellgrove, said the assessment
for 1940 is two cents per bushel in
stead of one cent, assessed for 1939,
and tbl,t the following growers in
and around Fort Valley had signed
ncw contracts: C. H. Matthews, J.
^■ Pearson, \V. T. Pearson, Willard
Pearson, J. H. Baird, D. C. Stiother,
J - R - Pearson, Fort Valley Oil Com
t >an . v > Lawton Pearson, Pearson and
Such, R. L. Marchman & Co. and \V.
M. \V right.
Re sa * d Peach growers were the
hugest contributors to the program
se ason, and added, “I am delight
ed that they are coming in so strong
f° r the 1940 program. It indicates
they are pleased with the cam
P a, S n season and that they real
* ze the possibilities are great for a
P r °B ratn °t continued progress.”
“Peach county is the first county in
thc state as fa *' as the peach indus *
” Conc erned ’ he continued, “and
fact t ^ u t ' ts * vowers a re so en
thusmstically behind u this progressive
pr ®* ra “ ,ndl< ; ates that they me * n to
r " ta,n f,rst place m the industry for
their count y
Mr. Snellgrove said there are sev
era , growers in the county who took
in the m Iagt seaBon who
within the next week or two, sign
contracts
“I just . haven t been able to get
Ill be calling on them real
......... now, and , also , the ,, few ,
on grow
who did , not . enter . the ,, program
year. I certainly , believe , ,. they ,,
come in just as enthusiastically
because the work we did last
is well known to every grow
j n the state,” he said,
BRANHAM
DIES IN WRECK
Funeral services were held in Bruns¬
last Sunday afternoon for Mrs,
T. Branham, 65, widow of Dr,
M. Branham of Brunswick, in
Episcopal church there. Rev. Mr.
of Tupelo, Miss., officiated
burial was in Brunswick.
Survivors are one daughter, Miss
Br anham of Tupelo, Miss., and
son, Harris M. Branham of Bruns¬
She was a sister-in-law of H.
Branham of Fort Valley.
Mrs. Branham was killed in an au¬
wreck near Talbotton last
Those attending the funeral from
were H. M. Branham, Mrs. R. M,
S. M. Mathews, John T. Clark
Howard Branham of Macon.
RACING WILL
FEATURE PULASKI
COUNTY BIG FAIR
The biggest fair in the history of
county will begin October 23
last through the 28th in Haw
Horse racing will be fea¬
but the exhibit and amusement
will not be forgotten. Trotting,
and running races will be held
Wednesday and Thursday
the fair week; many exhibi¬
of farm and home will be shown;
on the midway L. J. Heth Shows
entertain day and night, 7
school day is slated for Fri¬
October 27, when all school chil¬
and their escorts will be admit¬
to the grounds free.
An effort is being made to. get
Rogers, of WSB, to talk at the
Tuesday.
The buildings have been improved,
track put in good condition and
seats added to the grandstand.
from many states will be here
some of the finest racers yet
on the local track. Dr. Parshall,
gave the fans such a thrill last
is to return.