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VOLUME LVIV— NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
Talmadge Promises Roads and Hospitals
If Elected , In to Voters of Peach
Former Governor Eugene Talmadge
bitterly attacked his opponents in
the governor’s race, declaring that,
“within one year there will be Ne- '
gro policemen on the streets of Ma¬
con if Carmichael is elected,” in his
speech at the court house here yes¬
terday.
Sam M. Mathews, local attorney,
presided over the meeting and prior
to Mr. Talmadge’s address spoke on
his behalf, Mr. Mathews denied
that Talmadge is responsible for in¬
jecting the racial issue into the pres¬
ent campaign, stating that repeal of
Georgia’s poll tax and the Primus
King case are responsible, lic
charged James Carmichael with in¬
tent to destroy the county unit sys¬
tem by his advocacy of a reduction
in state senators and representa¬
tives. Quoting from a statement
made by Carmichael and which ap¬
peared in the June 27th Leader
Tribune that “no one can produce
any evidence whatsoever that I ever
tried to reduce the number of coun¬
ties or that I ever tried to do any¬
thing to destroy or change the
County Unit System,” Mr. Mathews
stated his belief that reduction of
county representatives was intended
to destroy the county unit system.
He also charged that the two Atlan¬
ta daily newspapers wanted to con¬
trol Georgia.
George B. Culpepper, Jr., another
prominent Fort Valley attorney, in
troduced Mr. Talmadge. In his in
troduction he stated that “a man from
Ohio who bought an Atlanta news
paper is seeking to tell people in
Georgia how to run their affairs.”
Mr. Talmadge opened his address
with an attack upon E. D, Rivers,
He said that Rivers claimed credit
for the free school books for which
he, Talmadge, was responsible. Itiv
ers’ campaign slogan, “free school
books in Georgia,” should be changed
to, “free teachers in Georgia,” he
said. The speaker then elaboi'ated
upon his platform of good roads,
veteran’s opportunities, old-age pen
sions, and a hospital fund for Geor
gia. I will now make the wildest
FIGHT TO CONTROL
BEETLE UNDER WAY
Plant quarantines have been es¬
tablished in 8 middle Georgia coun¬
ties by the State Bureau of Ento¬
mology in an effort to control a new
infestation of the white-fringed bee¬
tle, according to C. H. Alden, state
director of entomology.
First found on May 10 in Dodge
county on a farm near Eastman, the
tiny gray striped beetle has since
been found in orchards, nurseries and
farms in Bibb, Peach, Houston, Ma¬
con, Crawford, Muscogee and Troup
counties. In early June, when the in¬
sect was discovered here, it had
killed a young peach orchard near a
nursery found to be filled with the
beetle.
Among the spots quarantined are
Robins Field and Camp Wheeler.
According to Mr. AMen, the Army
has cooperated by spraying their en¬
tire infected installations with DDT
and by strictly observing the quar
antine. Other infestations have
been found at the Navy Hospital at
Dublin and at Georgia State College
for W’omen at Milledgeville.
The Department of Agriculture
has furnished Mr. Alden’s staff with
an airplane which will be used to
spray DDT on infested areas. The
plane will be used mainly in the Ma
con and Fort Valley districts. Mr.
Alden has consulted with Army of¬
ficials and representatives of the U.
S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant
Quarantine to establish a joint fed¬
eral and state quarantine controlling
both interstate and intrastate com¬
mercial shipments from nurseries
and orchards already attacked by the
beetle.
“This is the most serious insect
to invade Georgia since the boll wee¬
vil came in and if not checked will
cause millions of dollars damage to
Georgia’s cotton growers,' Mr. Al
den said. He pointed out that cot¬
ton growers in Alabama had to go
out of business when it was first
discovered there in 1937. Other
Georgia money-making crops on
menu of the white-fringed
are: peanuts, corn and all
tomatoes, velvet beans and all
of shrubbery.
Federal and state
have been engaged in combatting
beetle throughout this section
it first appeared last month.
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Read widely by the people of progressive PEACH, Houston. Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
PARCEL POST
DELIVERY FOR
VORT VALLE} 7
After a recent survey made by
Louis L. Brown, acting postmaster,
the request for establishment of par¬
cel post delivery to patrons of the
city was approved by the Post Office
Department and this new service
was established July 5. All patrons
receiving mail by city carrier will
have their parcels delivered to their
homes. This new service does not
apply to patrons who receive their
mail through a rented box.
Heretofore it was necessary for
the carriers to leave notices and pa¬
trons had to call at the post office
for their parcels. Patrons will be
relieved of the necessity of calling
the post office concerning parcel post
packages as they will be delivered
promptly each day except Sundays 1
and holidays. It is expected
this additional service will increase
the volume of fourth class mail for
the Fort Valley post office.
_
C. V. Peterson Pledges
Fraternity
Pete Peterson pledged Sigma Al
pha Epsilon, University of Georgia
fraternity, recently. With him at
the University where he is studying
pharmacy . • his • wife, ... formerly Miss
is
Louise r Avera. i .
SUNDAY TABERNACLE
SERVICES POSTPONED
Both morning and evening ser
vices on Sunday, July 14, at the P’ort
Valley Evangelistic Tabernacle, will
be omitted because of the polio quar¬
antine for young people. This will
give the adults the opportunity to
attend the camp services at the Tay
lor County Campground near But
: ler.
Transportation will he made avail¬
able by calling J. A. Roquemore,
| phone 121-W, or Talmadge Hinson.
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you ever heard,” he said.
“Without raising taxes I will com¬
every through highway in this
in every county in Georgia.
Every road traveled by school buses
be hard-surfaced.” The speak¬
er said that he wanted to see a Hos¬
pital Fund of one million dollars for
next five years to provide for
hospitals.
In reviewing benefits Talmadge
said the state had "eceived under
his past administrations, be cited
his three-dollar motor vehicle tag.
D, Duke, Fort Valley peach grow¬
er, told him in Atlanta, he said, that
the low cost of truck tags had enabled
him to save thousands of dollars
during peach season because he felt
that he could buy and keep more
trucks to move peaches.
Talmadge ridiculed Carmichael’s
platform of “good government” with
the statement that nobody ever ran
on a platform of “bad government.”
Basing his main appeal for votes
on the issue of white supremacy,
Talmadge declared that his oppo
nents had no wish to preserve this
tradition, and that “within a year
there will be Negro policemen on
the streets of Macon if Carmichael
is elected.’ He said his advice to
Negroes is, “Don’t try to vote.”
In his speech here Mr. Talmadge
added two planks to his already ex
tensive platform, a state Veterinary
Surgery College, and every sheriff
in Georgia on the payroll of the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The latter, he said, would effectively
combat crime waves by the fact that
it would increase a sheriff’s income.
In spite of the extreme heat, a
pacity crowd was present to hear
the ex-goverpor’s plea for support
in his campaign.
Carmichael Asks for
United Georgia on
Eve of Votin or
Urging the people of Georgia to
unite to destroy factional strife,
disunity, and machine politics in the
interest of good, honest and ser¬
viceable government, James V. Car¬
michael renewed his pledge to “serve
Georgia as well as I can, with fair¬
ness to every section and to every
citizen, without favoritism that might
prove costly to our people in wasting
their tax money.”
Refusing to take cognizance of the
whispering campaign to which the
Talmadge forces have resorted in
desperation, or of the vitriolic and
noisy attacks by former Governor
Eurith Rivers, Jimmie Carmichael
devoted his radio speech on Saturday
to a frank discussion of Georgia’s
financial problems. He did not com¬
ment upon promises of the ex-Gover
nors, each of whom is making his
fifth race for the office, to spend
more than four times the present
revenues of the State annually, but
gave his attention to bis own plat¬
form pledges of a balanced budget,
efficient services and a debt-free
Georgia.
“The people of our State are en¬
titled to the best services, most eco¬
nomically administered, that their tax
dollars will buy. I will see that the
State’s money is spent wisely arid
not wastefully. There will be no
roads built of shoddy materials.
There will be no unneeded, obsolete
and worthless books bought with
money needed for teachers’ salaries,”
he declared.
Curtis Jones Discharged
Curtis B. Jones, son of Rev. and
Mrs. J. Lytle Jones, was discharged
from the Army at Fort Bragg, N.
C., on May 2. He entered the Army
in November 1943 and was inducted
at Fort McPherson. After training
at Camp Shelby, Miss., he was sent
overseas with the 65th Infantry Di
vision and was assigned to the Third
Army. Stationed near Metz, France,
for some time, he participated in the
attack on the Siegfried Line. He
went overseas in December 1944.
After a visit to his parents
Mr. Jones will return to Eastman
re-enter business.
(The following common-sense bulle¬
tin is reproduced by The Leader
Tribune with the hope that it will
contribute to calm application of
practical consideration and attention
in a situation where hysteria can be
of no real benefit.)
Whal to do
IF POLIO STRIKES
If infantile paralysis (poliomyelitis) breaks out in your community, follow
these suggestions.
AVOID NEW CONTACTS. Try not to mingle with REMEMBER. Carry on your normal activities.
crowds unnecessarily.. (Schools and other gather¬ Infantile paralysis cannot be prevented but few of
ing places, however, may remain open.) those stricken develop serious illness and, with good
WATCH THESE SYMPTOMS, Headache, unex- care, the majority will make a satisfactory recov¬
plained fever, a cold, even upset stomach may be ery.
the first symptoms of infantile paralysis. DON’T WORRY ABOUT EXPENSE. If polio
CALL your doctor immediately if any of these strikes, get in touch with the Chapter of the Na¬
symptoms appear. Expert medical care may help tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis close to
prevent crippling. your home.
QUICK ACTION OFTEN PREVENTS CRIPPLING
June through September is the danger period when
these simple rules should be followed.
DON’T GET OVERTIRED, Extreme fatigue HELP keep your community clean. Waste and ex¬
makes you an easier victim. posed garbage may be sources of infection.
AVOID CHILLS, Don’t stay too long in cold DON’T SWIM in polluted waters.
water. AVOID
KEEP CLEAN. Wash your hands before eating. removal of tonsils or adenoids prior to and
Keep flies and other insects away from food. during polio epidemic season.
There is no known cure for infantile paralysis. Year-round services provided by the National Foun¬
Good medical care will prevent or correct some de¬ dation Chapters, in cooperation with local health
formities. But in every fourth or fifth case there authorities
will be permanent paralysis that cannot be over¬ include:
come. Do not believe those who for one reason or Hospitalization, transportation, care and treat
another promise to cure these eases. Be guided by merit of polio patients.
sound medical advice.
Your doctor, your health officer and your county Purchase of artificial respirators (iron lungs),
j Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile orthopedic appliances and other special equipment.
Paralysis will do everything in their power to see
to it that your community is ready to meet an epi¬ Payment of fees, of physicians, nurses, physical
demic. therapists and other professional personnel.
These Services Are Made Possible Through Your
1 Contributions to the March of Dimes
,
May, J946
, Publication No. 51
National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis
120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1046
Resignation of
Homer Avera From
Executive Committee
Homer J. Avera, prominent Fort
Valley druggist and civic leader.
Wednesday morning resigned as a
member of the Peach County
cratic Executive Committee. Other
than his letter of resignation which,
is published by his pern ssion, Mr.
Avera had no comment to make con¬
cerning his resignation.
Written July 10, and addressed to
Lon Duckworth, Chairman Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee, and
D. W. Wells, Chairman’Peach County
Democratic Executive Committee, the
full content of Mr. Avera’s letter is
as follows:
“Gentlemen:
The Atlanta Constitution of July
9th, carries a news item in which
Mr. Duckworth states that in the case
of the resignation of Mr. Geo. Miller,
chairman of the Ware County Deni
ocratic Executive Committee, is in
order and necessary, otherwise every
member of the County Committee
would be responsible for any acts
which might be interpreted as
gaily depriving Negroes of their
r 'F htf to v °te. Under the law the
com " littee would be r esponsible, even
> f the act * wen ' 00lm :ltted b * the
rd of Registrars *
„ Therefore, as member , of the
1 a
_ Peach County Democratic , Executive
Committee, I T , hereby , '.resign . as a
’ * ®
member, , this day , July . , 10th, , , 1946.
’
HOMER J. T AVERA.” . „
,, Mr. Avera , has served , on „ the Coun- _
ty „ Executive ,. Committee „ ... for ,. several ,
and although ... , , he has
years never
sought the , office ... was elected , . , by
P °Th d> 6
The editor rt of f Th The Leader-Tribune 1 i t -i
has been informed that 700 challenges
for Negro votes have been filed with
Chairman Wells. W. A. Williams,
city councilman, stated that Mr.
Wells told him that these challenges
were on file in his office. Mr, Wil¬
liams also states that the 700 chal¬
lenges bear the signature, “C. E.
McGee by C. W. Walton.”
POLIO EPIDEMIC
BRINGS YOUTH
QUARANTINE
Meeting last Saturday at the court
house with a representative from the j
State Board of Health, the Peach j
County Board of Health ruled that j
due to the polio outbreak now con
sidered of epidemic proportions lo
cally, all children under sixteen years
of age in this county must be placed
under quarantine regulations until
further notice. Five cases have been
reported in Peach county.
In an effort to prevent the spread
of the disease the board states that
all children must remain in their
homes, and grounds actually a part
of the property on which the home is
located. There must be no visiting
among children of quarantine age,
no parties, nor will they be allowed
to attend churches, motion picture
houses, or swimming pools, in Peach
county or elsewhere, The only ex
ceptions to these regulations will be
necessary visits to doctors or den
lists. I
, Present at last Saturday’s meeting
were Dr. R. C. Smisson, B. A. Young,
i county ordinary, and Ernest Ander
j I son> superintendent of county schools,
a „ numbers of the Board of Health,
Al Rocke, manager of the Peach
Theatre, and Peach county physi
tians.
Signing c . . the ,, quarantine regula- ,
turns . m - addition ,. to the members , of
the ,, County Board of Health were the
f iollowing ,, , • doctors: , , T Dr. . R. C. Smis
son, Dr. J. , B. ,, Kay, .. Dr. „ J. , E. „ Has¬ ,,
lam, , Dr. n , Dan Nathan, .. ,, Dr. ,, M. L. ,
Hickson and Dr. Frank Vinson,
Parents are requested to cooperat e
with the Board of Health by strict
compliance with the above
t j ons
Tom Harris Out of Navv
Tom Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sanders Harris, was separated from
the Naval service at the Naval Per
sonnel Separation Center, Jackson
ville, Fla., on July 5.
$2.00 PER YEAR—IN ADVANCE
Who Is Going To Be
Who’s the next governor—it all
depends on the speaker. A general,
if unofficial, poll of local voters
brings out the amazing fact that
Georgia is headed for a joint gover
norship — Jimmy Carmichael and
Eugene Talmadge. Supporters of
both candidates claim an overwhelm
ing victory. It looks like Rivers and
O’Kelley are out of the running in
Peach county.
Carmichael backers will tel! you
that their candidate is going in on a
tidal wave of votes coming from all
over the state. They give him close
to 100 counties. They are definitely
claiming Peach county for Carmi¬
chael.
Talmadge supporters are just as
fervent in their declarations that
“Ole Gene” is going back into office.
And they too, claim close to 100
counties, including Peach.
Says a Talmadge fan, “Yea, they
took off OPA but we’ll get it back.
They’re scared of Ole Gene . . .
sending all our food to those people
when we need it . . . yea, we sure need
Old Gene. Roosevelt’s to blame for
the whole thing.”
From a great many women (the
women voters do seem to favor Gar¬
michael) you’ll hear something like
this, “I'm voting for Carmichael. I
like his platform and I believe he
will give us the kind of state gov¬
ernment we ought to have.” And
they always talk about the cows . . .
“cows belong in pastures, not on the
lawn of the Governor’s Mansion.”
“One hundred and eleven counties
for Talmadge,” is what several of
his friends in Fort Valley have to
say about the chances of their can¬
didate. “Talmadge makes promises
and keeps them.”
Put all the opinions together and
here’s the result — “Carmichael is
too young . . . Talmadge is too old
. . . Carmichael will ruin the state
. . . elect Talmadge and Georgia will
be ruined ■ • . Carmichael is going to
be elected, the people are for him
• • • Gene is coming back ... I
w °uldn t vote for Talmadge to save
him . . . Whatever Ole Gene does is
■ all right, I’m with him . . . Talmadge
is a riot raiser . . . Carmichael is up
to no good.”
Who’s going to be Georgia’s next
governor ? Well, you take it up
from here .
Joe Luce Discharged
From Naval Service
| Joe Luce, so nof Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Luce, was discharged from the
Naval service at San Pedro Naval
Personnel Separation Center on June
. 18, and is now at home.
j 1944 Luce while entered the Navy in July
a student at Asbury Col¬
i lege. He attended Aviation Ord¬
nance School at Memphis, Aerial
G u n ners school and Operational
Training in Florida. He was last
stationed at the Naval Air Station
in San Diego. At the time of his
discharge he held the grade of AOM
3-c.
j Capt. Irby Now in
I I Regular Army
BOCA RATON FIELD, FLA. —
Appointment of Capt. John J. Irby,
i Air Corps Reserve, of Fort Valley,
| Ga., to the regular U. S. Army has
been announced here by Brig. Gen.
j Winslow eral, Boca C. Raton Morse, Commanding Gen¬
I Army Air Field.
Now assistant adjutant here, Capt,
, Irby has accepted a commission as
i. a first lieutenant, subject to confir
i mation by the Senate.
| He entered service July 28, 1940,
| and was trained at Fort Jackson, S.
j C., Pope Field, N. C., and in Texas.
He saw duty overseas in Panama
and later in the European Theater
I of Operations, where he was a troop
! carrier pilot, participating in 17
missions.
| Capt. Irby took part in campaigns
' in Normandy, Northern France, and
in Central Germany.
He wears the Air Medal with two
clusters and the European Theater
ribbon with six battle stars.
His father, C. A. Irby, resides at
Fort Valley, Ga.
George Culpepper Speaker
At Perry Kiwanis Club
George B. Culpepper, Jr., was
guest of honor at the meeting of the
I Perry Kiwanis club on Tuesday,
when he addressed the members of
I th< i c ub \.
Jn addition . to the membership
the club, a number of visitors were
present to hear Mr. Culpepper.
Next Governor?
REYNOLDS - FORT
VALLEY ROAD
WORK ORDERED
BEGIN AT ONCE
State Highway Director George
McDonald has announced that
will be started on the grading,
and base for the paving
the Reynolds-Fort Valley road,
Highway 96, immediately. Ap¬
for the transfer of $50,000
the highway emergency fund,
from the surplus left in
State Treasury after all State
had been retired and the Fed¬
fund available matched, has been
from Governor Ellis Ar
Work will start late this
The immediate contract
for two and a half miles of the
“The State Highway Department
operating on a wholly cash ba ;
the first time in history,” Di¬
George McDonald reports.
a contract is let, the
to pay for it is set aside.
will be no delay in completing
project, therefore, and there will
no delay in paying the contrac¬
or the county for the work.. In
way we expect to pr vide a max¬
construction program for less
In fact, this yc r’s program
Georgia is the greatest ever un¬
in our state or and South¬
ern stale in a single calendar year.
And we are proud that it is an all¬
cash program.”
The State Highway Department
has been concentrating this year on
projects for which Federal aid could
be obtained, with special attention
to rural highways. However, Gov¬
ernor Arnall found that after match¬
ing all Federal money available, a
small surplus remained. This is be¬
ing used for projects regarded as of
an emergency nature, which were ur¬
gently needed but which were not
immediately eligible for Federal par¬
ticipation. On these only State funds
will be used.
The rapidity with which Georgia
was able to resume road building
when war-time restrictions were re¬
moved was due to the policy of the
State Highway Department in con¬
tinuing its plan-making during the
war. Imemediately materials be¬
came available and restrictions were
lifted, Georgia submitted its pro¬
gram to the Federal Bureau of Pub¬
lic Roads and became one of the
first states in the nation to resume
construction.
Talmadge Claims
CIO Support in
Governors Race
Confidently asserting that 90 per
cent of the members of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
will vote for him in the primary on
July 17th, former Governor Eugene
Talmadge spoke to a large group in
North Georgia’s heavily industrial¬
ized and tightly unionized area at
Gainesville on Independence Day.
The CIO, which through its Politi¬
cal Action Committee (CIO-PAC)
P
has been very active in Georgia and
threatened to unseat Congressmen
Malcolm Tarver and Stephen Pace
for a pro-farm attitude, may hold
the balance of power in some coun¬
ties, observers believe.
“Ninety per cent of the CIO mem
bers in Georgia will vote for me in
this election, Mr. Talmadge declar¬
ed at a Dalton meeting, heavily at¬
tended by CIO members, They
know my attitude toward them is
the right one.”
Charles Gilman, head of CIO in
Georgia, on the other hand, said that
the organization would support no
candidate “officially, 1 soon after a
CIO union had made an onslaught
upon Candidate James V. Carmi¬
chael. However, Gilman admitted
that he had conferred with Herman
Talmadge, co-manager with James
Page of his father’s campaign, about
the race and that the younger Tal¬
madge had asked for his support.
Hostility of the CIO leadership
to the Carmichael candidacy had
been anticipated by some observers,
but it was generally believed that
! they would prefer to support former
Governor Rivers than Mr Talmadge
j ! The m 'ght. collapse be attributable of the Rivers campaign,
to the shift of
the labor organization to Talmadge,
as the stronger of Carmichael s op
ponents.
is. Those who sacri¬
fice liberty for securi¬
ty are likely to lose
both.