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LEADER-TRIBUNE
Published Weekly on Thursday
Established 1888
DANIEL K. GRAHL
Editor
As a Man Thinketh In His
Heart, So la He M
Official Organ for Peach County
City of Fort Valley, and
Division of The Middle District of
Georgia Federal Court.
Entered as Second Class Matter
at the Post Office at Fort Valley,
Georgia, Under the Act of March
3, 1870.
Member Georgia Press Association
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INTRODUCING
We take pleasure in Announ¬
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As Sales Representative i ;
Effective May 1, 1953
Mr. Hardy is a qualified heating and appliance
engineer and has more than 10 years experience
as a gas and gas appliance salesman. :£
He is well qualified to help you with your needs.
Plese feel free to call upon him for needed aid.
The VAL-GAS COMPANY N
N. Macon Street Phone 402 j
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A bout the dazzling getaway and performance of like direction signals, oil-bath air cleaner, full
this 1953 Buick SPECIAL. flow oil filter, dual map lights, trip-mileage
ALWAYS indicator, automatic glove-box light.
DRIVE About its new record-high horsepower and com¬
CAREFULLY pression bettered — its more velvety Million Dollar Ride — So—it’s up to you. good sir.
its handling—its luxurious new comfort, It’s look
trim, appointments. up to you to into this terrific, thrill-packed
Bu, 1953 Buick SPECIAL.
have you heard the happiest part of the story? It’s up to you to try it compare it and see for
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Buick for just a few dollars more than you pay for in this week?
your move. the ‘'low-priced” cars.
That’s fact and we show our delivered price to Television ireot—the BUICK CIRCUS HOUR—every fourth Tuesday
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prove it.
Mister power But look and beyond thrill you the extra get for room the and money comfort in and this Only $2346
Buick, and you discover something else:
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state taxes, any,
additional. Prices may vary slightly m odjo n >g communities due
to shipping charges. All prices subject to change without notice.
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HARRELL BUICK COMPANY
N, Macon Street Fort Valley , Georgia
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in advance excepting merchants
with open accounts.
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the cost of the advertising.
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months, $2.00.
Thursday, May 7, 1953
DI8A8IER SI HIKES WARNER
ROBINS THURSDAY
Last Thursday afternoon disas
i ter was apparently the order of
I the day for several parts of Mid¬
dle Georgia.
A vicious tornado hit first at
Fort Valley and thqn moved on
over and laid waste to a great
deal of Warner Robins.
I I Three or four families near Fort
Valley suffered injuries and sus
tained severe property loss and
damage. In Warner Robins , it . was i
so severe that 16 people were
killed and the property damage
ran into the millions. Nearly 300
people were injured and almost
1,000 were left homeless.
Aid was swift in going out to
the , suffering . people . and ,
areas.
Rebuilding „ , .... and , recuperating .. , has
already made a great deal of
progress. tt However, our , hearts , go
out to the unfortunate , , . ones.
In Fort Valley and Peach Coun¬
ty funds have been underway now
for several days to extend aid to
those in need. We urge you to j
give generously of your money or
of needed items of food and equip
ment They are needed and win
be used to very good advantage ■
The people of Warner Robins
have fought back bravely and in
a most level-headed manner. W T e
are proud of and for them. They
will be an inspiration to people
for years to come.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. B. B, Marshall
Mrs. Bessie Beck Marshall died
Friday mroning, May 1 at the
home af her daughter. Mrs. Bessie
M. Johns, in Fort Valley after a
lengthy illness.
She was born in Wilkes County,
Georgia on March 21, 1871, but
lived in Tennile, Ga., most of her
life. Mrs. Marshall was the wife
of the late Rev. E. W. Marshall
of Eatonton, Ga. She was the
daughter of Dr. T. J. Beck, Bap¬
tist minister of Tennile, Ga. She
served as organist for the Ten¬
nile Baptist Church for almost
forty years.
Funeral services were held at
the Fort Valley Baptist Church
May 2. The Rev. R. L. Harvey
and Rev. Norman B. Hodges of¬
ficiated. Burial was in Oaklawn
cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters
Mrs. Homer J. Avera and Mrs.
Bessie M. Johns, and three grand¬
daughters, Mrs. Jack A. Marshall
of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. C.
W. Peterson and Miss Mary Beck
Johns of Fort Valley.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Rowers-Stewart
Married Here
Miss Marilyn Gatnelle Bowers
and James Milton Stewart, were
united in marriage Sunday, April)
26, at the Roberta Baptist Church,
Rev. J. S. Winn, pastor, officiated,
NEWS
bride was given in
her father, Paul I. Bowers.
., white ... .. linen suit with ...
wore a
... accea80r,es and , camed , , a
orchid showered with
on , her nurses , Bible. ,
_, The brides ., , sister, ... Miss __ Wim- .
Bowers, was maid of
wore a light T blue dress with
whHe ... accessories and . . her
corsage
of pink carnations.
Mr. m o, Stewart , chose , , his , father, „ ..
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T ~ r. Stewart, for — , his . , best , man.
Ushers were Wilson Reeves of
Macon, cousin of the groom, and
Mathews, the bride’s uncle, :
The bride’s mother wore a navy
with navy accessories and
purple orchid. The groom’s mo
was dressed in gray with
accessories with a purple
Following the ceremony the cou
left for a short wedding trip.
will return to Macon where
Stewart is a senior student
at the Macon Hospital and
Stewart is a student at Mer¬
University.
ARE TAKEN
ROBERTA CHILDREN
Pictures of children of Roberta
taken by the Dixie Art Pho
Wednesday at the Ro¬
Dress Shop, owned by Mrs.
D. Baggarly. Winner of the
$35 portrait painting was Eliza
Ann Johnson, daughter of
Samuel P. and Mrs. John
of Valdosta and granddauhgter
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wads¬
of Roberta.
FFA
Banquet
Bobbie Lott, vice president of
State FFA chapter, was
speaker of the annual FFA
Banquet and Parents
A barbecue plate was
by the chapter.
Music was by W. R.
Jimmie Guthrie who played
pieces on the guitar.
piece played by Dennis •
A was
on the trumpet and Jule
sang a solo.
The Chapter FFA meeting open
with J. F. Lowery introducing
Lott, vice-president of the
FFA who attends Norman
High School. His subject was
agriculture. wel
William Averett gave the
address and Wayne
gave the address of appre-
ciation for the new building.
R. L. Sheets snoke regarding
the 1 parents and , their coopeiation.
C. P. Maddox spoke regarding ,.
lnt e new new pFA building. o ullu ‘ n «.
T E , r f ,, A Chapter named as oa Vinnnr- Honor
ary membera; Board of Education,
„ ^ j 0 nes J. I.,
Merntt, Robert McLane, r E. u. n
B , ’ Board of Commission
| ers O. _ n C. Cochran, n v, ,, f r- v Rate Bart
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man, ... W. „ F. Stembridge. ntbprs utners
were "Wade Seagler, J. R. Harris,
Edgar Rigdon, R. L. Sheets, C. P.
Maddox, Everett Mathews, Charlie
gene
Brotherhood V -11
Hold Rallv May !<• o
A rally May 18 is announced
^y the Brotherhood t. , h i a
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Baptist Church. After a meeting
of the Brotherhood and also the
Woman’s Missionary Society, the
organizations will enjoy sup
per together.
Officers of the newly organized
Brotherhood include: H. A. Har
vey, president; L. E. Wilson, first
vice-president; R. C. Franklin,
secondVice president; J. F. Bailey,
third vice president; Joe T. Stew
art, secretary; Mercer E. Byrd,
assistant secretary; G. F. Liles,
J. H. Daniels, assistant
treasurer.
James-Smith
Are Engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse James of
Ideal announces the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Joyce Eliz
abeth James, to Elvis Thomas
Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elvis T. Smith, Sr., of Roberta.
The wedding will take place on
une 21 .
Miss James graduated from Bes
sie Tift College with a BS degree
j in Home Economics.
During her senior year she s was
j president of Delta Sigma Chi,
jHome Economics Club. At present
Miss James is a member of the
j faculty of the Crawford County
High School in Roberta.
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I Mr. Smith is a graduate of Gor
idon Military College and served
j four years with the Air Force, one
- ear which was spent in Ko¬
rea. He is now owner and
of the Steak House
near Fort Valley.
B. B. Bishop, Sr.
Passes Away J
The funeral service of Barney
Brannon Bishop, Sr, who died here
was held Monday morning at 11:00
o'clock at Rooks Funeral Home
and was conducted by the Rev.
R. L. Harvey of Atlanta.
Mr. Bishop was a members of
the Presbyterian Church. He was
a native of Spartanburg, S. C,
and was 85 years of age.
The remains were taken to
Spartanburg Wednesday for in¬
terment.
He is survived by one son, Dr.
Barney Brannon Bishop, Jr, of
Fort Valley; two grandchildren,
Mrs. Arthur Truman of Warner
Robins; and Sergeant Barney Bish
of, III, now serving in Korea; one
great grandchild, Stevens Bran¬
non Bishop, Fort Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. O’Neal have
returned home after spending the
winter with their daughter in Ohio.
We Have Just What You Need
FOR PERFECT
FROZEN FOOD STORAGE
Freez-Tainer Kordite Plastic Bags & Boxes
Ball Freezer Jars Sealright Containers
Space-Savers — Freezer Paper & Tape
Coffee-Type Freezer Bag Aluminum Foil
ACM Ascorbic Acid — Additional Lines In
Plastic & Cellophane Marathon
THE LOCKER PL VNT
Fort Valley Phone 315
FOR LEASE
MODERN CAFE BUILDING
Dining room 20’ x 30’ - Adequate
parking Space - Ready for Occupan¬
cy on or before May 15. If interested
Phone
C. HALL AT 380
Holman Funeral
Held Wednesday
Funeral services were held at
Rooks Funeral Home Chapel last
Friday morning oi . ames . lol
man man, 71, n, who died at his residence
„„ Wednesday, /
! H e resided on Route 2, Roberta,
| Georgia,
| The Rev. Edwin Fdwin Thames Ihames ron- con
ducted , the funeral services and
interment was in Oaklawn Ceme
toy, Fort V11 \ alley
I Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. J. C. Joyner, Roberta, and
Mrs. G. F. Smith, Stockton, Cal¬
ifornia: one sister, Mrs. R. C.
Cody of Byron; and several grand
Valley was in charge of arrange
i ments.
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-Mrs. Bohler Dies
In Fort Valley
.
i ] services held at
unera were
the Fort Valley Methodist Church
last Monday morning for Mrs. Ro
sa Barrow Bohler who died at
her residence here on Sunday af¬
ter a lenthy illness.
Born in Houston County, Mrs.
Bohler has lived here for a num¬
ber of years. She was 67 years of
age at time of her death.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. R. L. Harvey and the
Rev. Samuel Taylor. Interment
was in Oaklawn Cemetery in Fort
Valley.
Survivors indued one niece,
Mrs. Thomas L. Garrett of Chip
ley,' Florida.
Personal Items
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Mathews,
and jyj rg Everett Mathews,
Joe Seag i erj George Miller, Jerre
Lowe, Homer McGee, Malcolm
g m jth, H. G. Breedlove, and L. A.
Slade reported a good catch on
their fishing trip to Florida. They
returned from their trip Thurs
day.
Avon Cosmetics
Offers splendid earning
opportunity for capable
woman. Interesting, rest¬
ful training by sound col
or film. Write Mrs. Willie
Boles, 3081 Houston Ave¬
nue, Macon, Georgia.
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE
MOVING
STORAGE-PACKING-CRATING
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Washburn Storage Co.
Offices and Warehouses: Macon,
Atlanta, Columbus, Ga,
Washington, D. C.
Macon’s Complete
Warehouse
83 Fifth St.
it As Near As Your Telephone ...
Call MACON Phone 3-7471
Portraits — Weddings
Photo Finishing
Custom Frames
PHOTO COPIES
Majestic Studio
Phone 967-J Ft. Valley
OVER PEOPLE’S BANK