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Volume LXV, Number Two
Peachland
{Journal
By Daniel K. Grahl
BISHOP MOORE TO SPEAK
The Methodists of Fort
are indeed fortunate in being
to get Bishop Arthur J.
for their speaker at a meeting
be held next Wednesday night.
We never think of the
without remembering how
both our father and mother
him. We remember hearing
great religious leader a good
years back and we have
forgotten the impression he
on us with his stories about
mean he was before he
converted to Christianity. We
know that we are not the
one he has made a profound im¬
pression on. The number of
converts probably runs into the
thousands.
fW V iflgSSS t i Not alone in
America is the
I bishop known &
loved. He i is ex
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| tremely well ac
( | quainted with a
| legion of people
l across the seas.
He is known and
* loved all over the
world for his magnificent
buttons to the Christian world.
We cordially welcome him to
Fort Valley and know that the
people who hear him will receive
a tremendous uplift in spirit.
C of C ELECTS DIRECTORS
The new directors of the local
Chamber of Commerce, along with
those already serving as officers
and directors, have our heartiest
congratulations and best wishes,
The job that they do is frequently
not recognized by the general
public, but they are continuously
weridng in an effort to make our
city and county a better place.
The directors will meet to se
leet their officers for the year
and on their shoulders will the
bserden oi the work full. They are
t« toe commended for their work,
AN© THE KIW ANIANS, TOO
Along the same line as tSie C
of C, the local Kiwanis Club has
a new set of officers and com
mittees to serve during the mew
year.. We extend to those people
our congratulations and wishes
for a successful year.
D. N. Herbert, local jewdler,
has taken over the presidency as
Bennett Rigdon has completed an
outstanding year at the helm <of
the dub. We feel that the club
is still in capable hands and are
looking forward to another suc¬
cessful year for the eluto.
BYRON PLANT SEEMS SAFE
A great many people, including .
yours truly, have been afraid of
what the Republicans would do
with the proposed Navy depot at
Byron.
A recently released news story
in the daily papers indicated that
the go ahead sign for the depot
would be forthcoming this week.
At press tame we hadn’t heard :
anything further about it but we j
do feel that it will be constructed j
as originally planned. |
According to the story as we
got it, the project was very quietly
frozen to give the Republicans an j
opportunity to examine its needs
in the light of present world con
tfitians. I
We have another word that they
looked it over and that it was one
which was not turned down.
Such a plant will mean a great
deal to the economy of this area
but it will mean even more to the
welfare of the entire nation.
DOTS AND DASHES
The Greenwave continues to
roll . . They dropped Cochran
.
on Tuesday night as “Steady’ -
Eddie Merritt hit the hoop for a
total of 18 pernts . The coffee
club is still ‘ going strong, with
dues being collected each week
on schedule • Hizzoner is out
of town so the Kmgfish has to
carry the burden of conversation,
Mississippi Clark, the announcer
for the tape recordings of the
Greenwave basketball games, is
right down our alley . . . “The ref¬
eree called it blocking but he was
charging instead” . . . The refe¬
rees don’t seem to realise that the
rule book (it used to) places the
most responsibility with the man
vim the ball. . . ‘Bye, now.
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H. P. Swan Tells
9f Far^ tyre
The January meeting of the
Peach County Farm Bureau was
held in the spacious new luneh
•oom of the Byron High School
>n Tuesday evening, January 8 .
A large crowd was present and
enjoyed the barbecue meal that
was served by the Byron ladies.
Mrs. H. J. Williams was in charge
of the serving.
In the absence of John W. How¬
ard, chairman of the County Ag
icultural Program committee, R.
P. Swan, County Agent, discussed
the 1953 agriculture program. The
points for emphasis during the
year are: cash crops, soil conser¬
vation, livestock and poultry de¬
velopment and marketing, farm
organization, food production, ru¬
ral youth.
Mr. Swan urged all of those at
tending the meeting to keep in
mind the objectives and work to
war d the development of the pro
gram. He stressed the selection
of crops with the following things
in mind: 1) Is my land suitable ?
2) Is credit available? 8 ) Is labor
available? 4) Is a ready and sat
j there isfactory other market available? that will suit Are
I are crops
"W situation better and produce
| me more money ?
The county agent stressed the
needs for more processing and mar
keting locally. He specifically men¬
tioned the need for a milk process¬
ing plant in the county and also
the need for a poultry processing
plant.
j Mr. Swan told the group that
? f armers n «wd to be organized in
1953 more than ever before. He
pointed out the fact that less than
15 per C ent 0 f the people in the U.
S . are farm people, that farmers
j are a small minority group; that
all other groups are organized
and working for higher wages and
cheaper food. High wages in in¬
dustry and defense work have
drained much needed labor from
natiori’s^fa^ms. The things
farmers buy are going up, the said,
and the things farmers sell are
coming down. He added thaft farm¬
ers must be organized and they
must find good leadership if ag¬
riculture liolds its own.
Food production and 4-H club
work were discussed. The agent
pointed out the work being done
with purebred livestoek in the
county. He has a pig chain of
purebred Duroc gilts in the county.
Recently, 11 purebred dairy heif¬
ers have been placed with 4-H
club members. At the same time
29 purebred heifers were placed
with adults.
Willie Joe Braswell
Rites Held Here
The death of Willie Joe Bras- j
well, retired merchant and fanner
of Fort Valley, occurred at his
home on College Street, Friday
morning, January second, follow¬
ing an illness of several years.
Mr. Braswell was seventy-five
years of age. He was the son of
the late R. L. Braswell, a Confed
elate veteran, and the late Mrs.
Love Braswell. They were
residents here in the earlier his
tory of the city,
Mr. Braswell was a merchant |
here for fifty years and retired
because of ill health .mven years j
g 0
He is survived by his wife, the j
former Miss Cleone Duke, of Fort j
Valley; one daughter, Mrs. B. A. j
Shipp, the former Miss Emily
Braswell; , two grand-daughters,
Mrs. George Rives Stoll, of Mor
Kentucky, and Miss Shir
Shipp, of Fort Valley.
The funeral service took place
the F° 1- t Valley Baptist Church
morning, January third,
t 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Braswell was
member of the Baptist church.
The service was directed by the
the Rev R. L. Harvey who
the Scripture lesson and of
prayer. The Rev. Marion D.
of Camilla, former pastor
the church here, preached the
sermon.
The pallbearers were Robert
T. W. Cleveland, J. Har- i
Saxon, Warner D. Wells, Bill j |
Jones and R. P. Swan.
Interment was in Oak Lawn ;
with Rooks Funeral
Home in charge.
Fort Valley, Georgia, Thursday, January 8, 1953
Director Boar* I
Members Listed
By Col. Shipp
The Fort Valley and Peach
unty Chamber of Commerce
have a new slate of officers
lowing a January 18 meeting
the board of directors.
Col. B. A. Shipp, manager of the
local organization, announced this
■week the results of a recent bal¬
loting for six new members of the
board of directors and also told of
the scheduled January 13 meeting
to select the officers.
Under the by-laws of the Peach
County group the board of direc¬
tors selects the officers of the or¬
ganization.
A. B. Young, H. J. Avera, A. E.
Young, A. J. Evans, Jr., W G.
Brisendine, and B. C. Godwin were
chosen in the recent balloting to
serve on the board of directors
j for the next two years,
Six members who were on the
board last year also carry over for
1953 in as much as six directors
are elected for two year terms
; each year. The six carryover mem
bers are L. S. Armstrong, R. L.
Holland, H. Iiuckabee, J, M. Lacy,
E. D. Leverett, and W. Ed Wilson.
The immediate past president of
the Chamber, Harris H. Hafer,
the mayor of Fort Valley, T. A.
McCord, Sr., chairman of the wa¬
ter and light board, William J.
Wilson, and county manager B.
A. Young, are ex-officio members
of the board of directors.
Dairy Conference
In Athens Jan. 13
ATHENS, Ga. A Dairy Ind¬
ustries Conference, planned to pro¬
mote a greater dairy industry in
Georgia, will he held at the Uni¬
versity of Georgia, Jan. 13-15,
The conference, sponsored by the
University’s dairy department, will
replace the three or four dairy
manufacturing short courses held
here In previous years. About 200
dary manufacturers are expected
to attend.
According to Dr. John J. Sheur
ing, professor of dairying, who is
directing the conference, the meet¬
ing will consider many phases of
the dairy industry including sani¬
tation problems in the dairy plant
a public relations program for the
Georgia dairy industry, and the
manufacture of ice cream, cottage
cheese, and market milk.
Speakers for the conference in¬
clude dairy experts from both in
and out of the state. Special fea¬
tures of the meeting will be a cot¬
tage cheese clinic and mi ice cream
clinic.
READ THE CLASSIFIEDS
Eisenhower Urges Nation
Support March of Dimes
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President-elect Eisenhower meets 1953 March of Dimes Poster
Girls Pamela (left) and Patricia O'Neil, of Raleigh, N. C.
NEW YORK CITY—President
elect Dwight D. Eisenhower called
^^g^March ^KmesTtog
conductcd throughou t the nation
dur j n g all of January.
He joined in the annual appeal
after meeting the two Raleigh,
They ^ March^f Patricia, 1 Dimes^ter" 6 and five
are ,
year-old Pamela O’Neil, both of
whom were stricken with polio
but now are recovered completely.
“It’s hard to believe that these
are the same little girls whose
B ictures are on the March of
limes poster,” he noted. “Now
New Chevrolet To
Be Shown Here
On January 9
Expanded to include a third
of cars, and boasting more
ficant advances than ever
orated in a model in the
field, the widely discussed
Chevrolet? make their first
appearance at dealer
tomorrow.
W E. Greene, owner of Gre
Motor Co. and Chevrolet
this week invited the public
visit with them and see the
Chevrolet.
For the 1953 market bodies
been completely re-designed.
cars have increased power,
special emphasis on a new
train that includes a new
ind improved automatic trans¬
mission. In performance, in
nomy, in driving and riding
ties, exterior and interior
nents, the latest Chevrolet
•re said to contribute
to automotive progress.
Features of the new cars
throughout the bodies and chassis.
Of Major Interest;
The entirely new series, to be
known as the Bel Air and
with being the most luxurious mod¬
els in Chevrolet history. To be
produced as two- and
sedans, a convertible and sport
”oupe, the Bell Airs are included
in the choice of 16 Fisher body
types. Other passenger car series
are designated as the “Two-Ten ft
and “One-Fifty”.
A new 115-horsepower “Blue
Flame” engine and a refined Pow
erglide automatic transmission
re-engineered for claimed greater
operating economy and faster pick¬
up. The so-called “standard” engine
also moves up to 108 horsepower,
n gain of 17.4 percent over 1952.
For 1953 Chevrolet will offer
16 passenger car bodies in its three
distinct series. The Bel Air series
includes two- and four-door sedans
sport coupes and convertibles. The
“Two-Ten” comes it. two- and four
door sedaris, club and sport cou¬
pes, convertible and Townsman
and Handyman station wagons.
Available in the “One-Fifty I
series are two- and four-door
sedans, Business and sport coupes
and the Handyman station wagon.
The new Chevrolet high compres¬
sion engine that will he installed
in all Pewerglide equipped models
has a displacement of 235 cubic
inches. In addition to an impressive
increase in horsepower over any
previous Chevrolet engine, the new
power plant is claimed to he more
economical. The combustion cham¬
ber has been revised for higher
compression. Full pressure lubri¬
cation has been udepted and pis¬
tons are of aluminum. Hydraulic
valve lifters are continued.
they’re completely recovered from
polio, thanks to people.” the generosity of
the American j
He urged all Americans "to,
help the others like Dimes.” them by join*’
in t the March of
ater, he joined the poster which
girls in making a short film
is being shown by television sta¬
tions throughout the nation.
This year’s March of Dimes
follows the all-time record polio
epidemic of 1952 in which more
than 55,000 were stricken. At the
beginning of 1953, there were»
58,000 poll* undergoing victims of treatment, former
years still
with financial help from local
March of Dimes chapters.
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Bishop Arthur J. Moore will be
the featured speaker at a
mammoth “VICTORY
and rally at the Fort Valley
odist Church Wednesday night.
The barbecue and rally will
as a climax to the drive
staged by local Methodists for some
$50,000 for the construction of a
church annex and for needed re¬
pairs on the pai’sonage.
The Rev. G. N. Rainey, pastor
of the local church made the an
noucement about Bishop Moore’s
visit this week and stated
the local church was “fortunate
to secure so a fine a speaker
one who is so busy. ft
Bishop Moore is the presiding
bishop for both of the Georgia
Methodist conferences, is a nat¬
ive of Georgia, and is a past presi¬
dent of the Methodist College of
Bishops. He is well known leader
in world protestanism and is the
author of a number of religious
books.
His work in war-torn Korea has
also been outstanding.
E. M. Whiting, general chair¬
man of the drive, told the Leader
Tribune that some 124 people at¬
tended the workers supper meet¬
ing on last Monday night at the
American Legion Home. During
'his meeting the group recieved
final instructions for completing
their work prior to the meeting
on January 14.
Bible Class Will
Meet Sunday A. M.
Geojgc Ilaslam, Sr., president of
the Adult Bible Class of the Fort
Valley Methodist Church this week
extended an invitation to the pub
'ic to attend the class next Sun
daw morning at 9:45 o’clock.
Mr. George Culpepper, Jr., is
the teacher for the class.
Qreenwave Engulfs 39th Opponent;
Can This Continue Rest Of Year?
Eddie Merritt and Ed Beck fi¬
nally found the basket in the third
quarter of Tuesday night’s game
with Cochran as the Grecwave
stretched its unbeaten string to
39 games by dropping the Royals
by a 58 to 46 score.
Immediately preceding the boys
game the Fort Valley girls lost
a heartbreaker to the Cochran
lassies by one point, 39 to 40.
The boys contest, almost from
the opening play, was toc-to-toe
offensive battle with neither team
making much deadwav over the
other until the Greenwave pulled
some 9 or 10 points ahead in the
third quarter never to he head¬
ed. The Royals grabbed a few
points lead in the first three min- |
utes but Fort Valley pulled even j
and managed to hang on to a one j
point lead as the half ended. |
After failing to control the ball
off the backboards in the first
and after, missing shot after
at the basket, the Greenwave
swiftly in the third quar¬
to dominate backboard play.
coupled with the shai pshoot
ng of Eddi Merritt and Daniel
threw them into a nine
lead at the close of the third
Beck dropped in a number
back-up shots in this period to
to the lead.
Merritt led the Greenwave in
yith 18 points and tied
'it,h Red Purser, crack Cochran
hot, for scoring honors in the
-lr close behind the
vo leaders with a total of 16
oints. Fennell dropped in 13 mark
n -4l Skinner, of Cochran, tal
ed 14.
ft Valley team
was off in its shooting and con¬
trol of the backboards in the first
half hut even then the defending
state champions matched the Roy¬
als point for point. The hard work
began to pay off in the third stan¬
za and the Greenwave in that per
iod, as well as the final one, looked
like the champions they are.
A last quarter spurt by the Fort
Valley girls team fell just short
of victory in the preliminary. The
Cochran girls held an eight point
load at the start of the final can¬
to arid only managed to stave off
(he splurge of the female version
of the Greenwave.
For the victors Fordham and
Barrs led the way with 18 and 16
points respectively. Avalyn Hutto
dropped in 15 points for Fort Val
ley while Mary Matthews marked
up 10 counters.
BOYS
Ft. Valley (58) Cochran (46)
Swan, f, (5) Purser, (18) j
Merritt, f, (18) Holland (3)
Beck, c, (16) Johnson ( 6 )
D. Fennell, g, (13) Skipper (14)
McCants, g, ( 6 ) Sikes (5)
Substitutions: Cochran - none;
Fort Valley Delmar Fennell.
Score at half: Ft. Valley 24, Coch¬
ran 23.
ll IKLS
Ft. Valley (39) Cochran (40)
f, (10) Fordham (18)
f, ( 6 ) Kennedy ( 6 )
f, (15) Barrs (16)
g, Dennard
g, Jones
g, Smith
Substitutions: Cochran - Sharon
Fort Valley - Hiley ( 8 ),
at half - Cochran 19, Fort
16.
$2.50 Per Year — In Advance
Committees Named By D. N. Herbert
For 1953 Fort Valley Kiwanis Club
Rev. R. I, Harvey
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Resigns e February 1
| j The Rev. R. I,. Harvey, pastor
of the Fort Valley Baptist Church
for the past eight and a half years
last Sunday morning tendered his
| resignation to the church mem
! hers at the Sunday morning ser
j vice.
The resignation is to take ef¬
fect on February 1.
The Baptist minister is resign¬
ing to enter full time work with
the Georgia Baptist Sunday School
j J Board, he stated,
R. P. Swan, chairman of the
board of deacons for the church
said that the local church mem¬
bers will vote at next Sunday.s
service on the resignation. He
added that following the accept¬
ance of the resignation, if it is
accepted, a special pulpit commit¬
tee will he appointed to begin ef¬
forts to secure a pastor for the
church.
Dental Clinie To
Re Held In March
Invitations to the 1953 Thomas
P. Hinman Mid-Winter Clinic have
been mailed this week to the den¬
tists of Fort Valley, Georgia along
with all members of the profession
in the Southeast. The annual meet¬
ing of the 1953 Clinic will be held
in Atlanta on March 22, 23, 24, &
25 at the Municipal Auditorium.
Among those present at the 1952
meeting was Dr. Earl Beatty, Jr.,
of Fort Valley.
The Hinman Clinic, one of the
oldest in the South, is one of the
nation’s most outstanding dental
clinics, and is attended by dentists
from all parts of the south.
Dr. L. M. Fitzgerald, President
Elect of the American Dental
Association, is the outstanding
speaker at the opening session
Monday morning.
Dr. Thomas Conner, General Chair¬
man of the clinic, has announced
that Dr. Lewis Fox, of Norwalk.
Conn.; Dr. Stanley A. Lovestedt,
of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minn.; Dr, A. James Kershaw, of
West Warwick, Rhode Island; Dr.
Frank M. Kyes, of the U. S. Navy,
Cago, 111.; and Dr. Phillip E. Will
Dr. George W. Teuscher, of Chi
iams, of Dallas,Texas, will be' the
clinicians and give illustrated lec¬
tures on various phases of den
istry.
Former Editor Is
Named To Revien
W. O. Purser, former Editor of
the Wheeler County Eagle and now
practicing attorney of Almo, Ga.
has been re-appointed as a member
ot the Board of Review of the
Employment Security Agency, Ga.
Department of Labor.
The appointment is for a six
year term, ending November 14,
1958. The announcement was made
today by Ben T. Huiet, Commis¬
of Labor.
Held For
Norman Davis
The many friends of Mr. and
L. S. Armstrong sympathize
them in the death of Mrs.
father, Richard Nor
Davis, whose death occurred
New Year’s Day in Montgom¬
Alabama.
The funeral and interment wa¬
Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. L.
Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs.
Armstrong and two children
the services. Lewis Arm¬
Jr., of Newark, N. J. wa:
for the services and before
spent two days in Fort
with his parents.
Mr. Davis was eighty years of
He is survived by two daugh¬
three sons, and five grand
His death resulted from a stroke
suffered a year ago.
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II T"no»e who sacrifice
liberty for security are
likely to lose both. >!
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The Fort Valley Kiwanis Club
hold its first meeting’ of 1053 on
last Friday with D. N. Herbert,
president of the club for the new
year, presiding.
During the business part of the
meeting the financial report for
the past year was read and ap¬
proved by the members in attend¬
ance. Following the financial re¬
port the new president announced
his appointments to the standing
committees of the club.
Dr. Willis Webb, local optome¬
trist, had charge of the program
for the meeting. He directed an
interesting and informative dis¬
cussion of Fort Valiev, past and
present. The entire club manifest¬
ed a great deal of interest in the
discussion.
The committees of the club for
1953 as made by the president,
D. N. Herbert, are as follows:
Attendance: Col. B. A. Shipp,
Chairman; Jim Liipfert, J. F.
Duke, J. E. Holingsworth, Paul
Friedman,
Agriculture: Houser Dav : dson,
Chairman: R. P. Swan, William
Wilson, J. W. Pearson, Lawton
Pearson.
Boys and Girls: Fred Moss,
Chairman; Russell Pearson, Geo¬
rge Mathews, Edgar Duke, Jr.,
Warren Greene.
Inter-Club Relations: George
Haslam, Chairman; Tommy Hun
nicutt, Bennett Rigdon, B. A.
Shipp, Philip Mathews.
Kiwanis Education and Fellow¬
ship: H. J. Avera, Chairman; War¬
ner Wells, Ernest Anderson, Mal¬
colm Taylor, Victor Tomlinson,
Music: Harris Hafer, Chairman;
T. A. McCord, Joe Davidson, Law
ton Pearson.
Public Relations and Affairs:
W. G. Brisendine, Chairman; Lynn
Brown, Dr. Willis Webb, D. K.
Houser, Dr. Dan Nathan.
Program: Elton Luckie, Chair¬
man; Felton Hatcher, Warner
Wells, Ernest Anderson,' Newton
Jordan.
Support of Churches: W. Ed
Wilson, Chairman; Joe Davidson,
Herbert Hiley, Marlyn Maddux,
B. C. Godwin.
Key Club: Bill Tom Jones, Chair¬
man; Harris Hafer, R. P. Swan,
John H. Jones.
House and Reception: Bennett
Rigdon, Chairman; Lawrence Hou¬
ston, Millard Vinson, Chester
Wilson, R. A. Hall.
Classification and Membership:
Tommy Hunnicutt, Chairman;
Bernard Young, J. E. Hollings¬
worth, Willie Williams.
Publicity: Hugh Birdsong, Chair¬
man; Ben Harrell, W. G. Kenny,
Claude Wilson.
Underprivileged Children: Hugh
Saussy, Chairman; Dr. Frank Vin¬
son, Raymond Harvey, Louis Arm¬
strong, W. E. Greene.