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Volume LXV, Number Twenty-Five
Peackland
{Journal
By Daniel K. Grahl
HOW MANY PEOPLE LEARN
THIS LESSON?
Warner Wells tells this one on
one of his friends in his Masonic
work and travel.
Seems like this man stopped to
visit an old college classmate anc.
very good friend who was a mini¬
ster in the town in question. While
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cided he would have some fun and
began “low-rating” the minister to
the janitor .asking him how the
people put up with the old so-and
so, pointing out that the minister
wasn’t any good, etc., etc., etc.
Finally he asked the Negro man
how he managed to get. along all
those years with the minister in
question and with his predecssors.
“Well, I tells yuh, suh,” the man
answered, “I spends the fust six
months uf ev’ry year tendin’ to
my own bizness, and the oder six
let oder folks tend to dere biz¬
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ness.
There must be a moral there
somewhere. #
WHY NOT FLOUR1DATION OF
WATER?
The United States Junior Cham¬
ber of Commerce, meeting in their
annual session the other (lay, pass
a resolution recommending tnat
the drinking water for all cities
be flouridated.
From what we have read, and
from the statistics published in
tests throughout the country, such
treatment h*s caused considera¬
bly fewer cavities m the teeth of
most children.
Inasmuch as our two children,
on their paternal side, have little
chance of having good teeth, and
inasmuch as we have already spent
considerable money on the treat¬
ment of our daughter’s teeth, and
inasmuch as our four-going-on
five son already is complaining
with a cavity in his temporary
teeth, we would like to try flouri
dation and see if it will help them
any.
The Secretary sees that the off¬
spring brush their teeth. It would
seem that they just inherited too
much of their Pop when it comes
to teeth. It could be that flourida
tion would help offset that inheri¬
tance.
Reckon it would help mine?
Nope, When mine hurt I just put
’em on the mantel for awhile.
PEACHES AND MORE
PEACHES
All my life I’ve lived in and
around peaches I’ve eaten them,
both raw and cooked, in pies and in
ice cream but the other day I saw
my first peaches going through
the packing shed for market.
Went down to the Pearson bro¬
thers shed here in Fort Valley and
watched them run through some
Dixireds. It was a beautiful peach
and even looked prettier after it
was run through the new-fangled
pre-cooler (or whatever they call
it).
Then my good friend Bill Wilson
invited me out to his shed where
he was running some Dixigems.
They were equally as pretty as
the Dixireds and besides Bill was
kind enough to let me have a bas¬
ket of the delicious fruit.
The “woods” around here are
full of peaches and it is now com¬
pletely apparent why our county
is named Peach County.
DOTS AND DASHES
Television reception over in our
neck of the woods has really been
snafu since the beginning of peach
season . . . All those big diesal
trucks running right hack of our
house have really played hob with
our set . . . Our little boy wanted
to know the other day when we
passed a small private swimming
pool if that was the one we were
building . . . Hope he will soon be
able to go in the one we are “build¬
ing” . . . Can’t keep this one any
longer, and I’m not poking fun at
the boy ... It was just funny
to me the way he said it . . . Seems
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waiting at the
church for his
friend the visitor
got into a conver¬
* sation with an old
’ Negro man who
was apparently
the janitor at the
church.
The friend de¬
Fort Valley, Georgia, June 18, 1953
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Judge Virlyn Moore
Prominent Atlanta Jurists To
Visit Here Next Sunday
J udge Virlyn B. Moore
Judge J. Wilson Parker will
guests of the Baraca Class of
Baptist Sunday School
morning. Judge Moore will
the lesson and Judge Barker
speak briefly to the class.
Judge Moore is the senior
of the Superior Court of
County. Judge Parker is Judge
the Civil Court of Fulton
Judge Parker is a Past
Canning Plant Is
Announced Open
The community canning plant
opened this week with the follow¬
ing schedule in effect:
Fort Valley on Mondays and
Wednesdays, and Byron on Tues
days and Thursdays.
it was also announced that pro¬
cessing charges will be the same
as last year with No. 2 cans at
7 cents and No. 3 cans at 9 cents.
It was stated that both plants
will be open from 8 o’clock until
5:30 o’clock with all products in
the cans and ready for cooking
by three o'clock.
For those interested in lye peel¬
ing of peaches officials pointed
out that it will take t wo cans of
1 ye two quarts of viengar, and ap
proximately 15 pounds of sugar!
(depending upon ripeness) for
each two bushels of peaches.
HISTORY OF FORT VALLEY
By J. DAWSON KENDRICK
I was casually strolling down
Main Street to go and pay my
morning respects to my good
riends John Vance and Homer
Avera when I heard my name
called. Turning, I saw three col
red men, each wearing a smile
irid their pearly teeth were show
ng a highly colored polished
white.
We enjoy your articles on the
history of Fort Valiey, they chor¬
used.
The elderly member of the trio
poke up and said, “Mr. Kendrick,
knew Mos. Abb, Mos Henry and
Vlos. John and I’ve heard a lot
of the daddy of Mos. Jimmie Ev
ertee, he sho’ was one good white
man. I sho do like that Indian his¬
tory, write us something about
the Indian trails I’ve heard so
nuch about.” Well, Uncle Ben,
here it is.
Indian Trails
The map of Indian Trail Sys¬
tem of the United States made in
1923, shows that two of the main
Indian trails crossed at a point
a little north of Fort Valley —
trail number 86 from “Tugaloo to
Apalachee Bay” and trail numbeh
61 from Macon to Montgomery to
Mobile. Trail number 61 from the
best information securable must
have been the trail that crossed the
Flint River at the Old Agency
Ferry where is now located the
bridge between Roberta and Reyn¬
olds and trail number 86, the trail
coming south from Indian Spring?
crossing number 61 at or near
Knoxville coming by or near Fort
Valley, going south, crossing the
Flint River at Barnard’s crossing
at Montezuma and from there to
Apalachee Bay.
Reliable information that this
rail comes south from Knoxville
on a point nar Knoxville by Ev¬
ans Old Mill site to the Indian
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Judge J. Wilson Parker
Master of the Grand Lodge of
1 Georgia, F, & A M, and both he
ami Judge Moore hav « been active
in the civic, religious and frater
nal life of the State for many
years.
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Parker
will accompany them to Fort Val¬
ley and they will be guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Wells here.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the class and hear these
distinguished speakers.
Civil Service Exam
Listed This Week
Civil Service examinations for
Education Officer and for Train¬
ing Specialists have been announ¬
ced by the fifth U. S.Civil Service
1 Region, Atlanta, officials at Rob¬
Air Force Base said today.
The examinations wiil Help de¬
termine applicants qualified for
positions in various federal agen¬
cies in the states of Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,
and Tennessee.
The Education Officer (Admin¬
istration of Policies and Proce¬
dures) examination covers grades
GS-7, 9, 11, 12, and 13. For Train
ing Specialist, applicants for grade
GS-7, 9, 11 and 12 will be determ
ined.
Application forms may be ob
tained from the Secretary, Board
of U. S- Civil Service Examiners,
Trading Post of Mr. James A.
Everett on the farm now owned
by Russ Pearson, where it was
joined by a trail or path coming
east by Hebron Church from ar
Indian village on the Flint River
about 2 and one-half miles north¬
east of Sanford’s Mill. Mrs. Ella
Sanford Braswell confirms thb
statement that “since her earliest
childhood that this location con¬
tained numbers of Indian relics.
We have reliable information of
a religious or ceremonial ground
about two and a half miles south
of Beaver Creek, about two mile?
cast of old Carr’s Mill Site. This
place is described as a hard beaten
slightly raised place about sixty
yards in diameter where for years
no vegetation grew and where
now it grows sparingly, and also
of a place on the old Lightfoot
place on or near the farm of E.
L. Duke, where there was a pot¬
tery field that during his early
life was filled with Indian relics.
That there was an Indian trail
coming south from Macon here and
joining the main route number 86
here or very adjacent is evidenced
by the fact that in a collection
of papers of the late Major J. M.
Culpepper, now in possession of
his daughter, Miss Claudia, ar*
two original deeds made in 1821,
showing on lot number 114 a wes¬
tern trail and on lot number 213
an Indian path. Lot number 114 is
land of Miss Culpepper adjacent
to Baird Orchard Co. and lot 213
is land of Lawton Culpepper near
Powersville.
There was a trail that crossed
Mossy Creek at the site of Allen’s
old mill, where once the flourish¬
ing Sequoia Flour Mill stood. This
rail evidently divided after cross
ng Mossy Creek at this point, the
western route leading by or ad
acent to Fort Valley, and the oth¬
er following between the old Lilly
dace, now owned by T. B. Lilly
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New Peach Released This Week
As Shipments Pass 1953 Mark
MAC’S CORNER
It’s Dad’s Day - Remember?
By JEWEL F. McCRARY
DADDY- THE ACE OF THE
FAMILY
Have you neglected your best
friend ? Your best friend on earth,
your Daddy? The third Sunday in
June is set aside as National Fa¬
ther’s Day to pay homage to both
dead.
of the
you may he
him if at all
sible go to
him—if you
not visit
send him a
sage, as it
beyond words of
discription. Tears of joy he will
shed for his child, as you never
get too old for Daddy to be proud
of.
Do you remember the sacrifice
he made for you, he tears he chok¬
ed back when you broke his heart
with harsh words although he was
doing the best he could for you,
The times you went to the swim¬
ming hole and sat on the bank un¬
til your hair dryed and then went
home and talked mama into not
telling him. Regardless of what
you might have done he forgave
you and helped you back on the
right track of life. Are you still
as proud of him as he is of you
or do you think because he is old
Barnesville, With Only 4,009 People,
Builds $35,000 Poof
editor’s Note: This is the
in a short series about
•ommunities which have
raised money and constructed
munity swimming pools).
Up in Lamar County some
miles from Fort Valley lies
ileasant city of Barnesville,
if Gordon Military College
boasting some 4,000 plus
It won’t be very long now
>re this city will join the
ncreasing number which have
icated community swimming
They will have a pool
over $35,000, constructed of
bleized concrete reinforced
steel, underwater lights, and
'inest filters that money can
The pool, which is now
instruction, will be fan
and will boast some 3,700
feet.
How did this small city
the money for such a pool ?
They did it first through
work on the part of loyal
who saw the need for it and
Warner Robins Youths
Rescued From
Two Warner Robins youths
spent some 22 long hours lost in
the Ocmulgee River swamp just
south of Robins Field Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning.
Herman Roy Watson, Jr., 16
year old son of Councilman and
Mrs. Herman Watson and grand¬
son of C. B, “Boss” Watson and
David Frankiin Hall, 16 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hall
left Tuesday morning for a day of
just below and to the rear
of Ferguson’s Service Station.
The two youths went in Mr.
car and left it parked
a quarter-mile of the river
were to return home around
p. m.
Councilman Watson, concerned
the danger of being in the
after darkness, set out to
the boys shortly after 5 p.
found the car, but could not
the boys. He then notified
and friends in Robins and
paries were quickly or¬
and with the aid of Sher-
C<^99 , mjtb
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out after it. They did it, to, be¬
cause of the generosity of the mer¬
chants, the manufactuers, and the
pain ordinary John and Mary Does.
One of the directors of the drive
for the fund there told a com¬
mittee from Fort Valley recently
that the manufacturers and one
former resident of the city ac¬
counted for over $9,000 of the fund
the merchants of the city for $10,
000 more, and the private citizens
and clubs for about $10,000. The
city underwrote the remainder and
ihe group directing the drive gave
the city the pool to operate as a
community project.
Some of the money is still due
at Barnesville by way of pledges
but since their drive was started'
last fall most of the pledges made
at that time have ben paid in.
With only a little over 4,000
residents the proud little city of
Barnesville has joined the rank
of much bigger cities by construc
ting a community swimming pool!
iff Chapman, State Troopers, Rob¬
ins Air Force Base guard person¬
nel, city police and officials, busi¬
ness men and citizens under the
direction of Mayor Giles contin¬
ued searching throughout the night
with flashlights, boats, plane, auto
and trucks.
An aeroplane, piloted by Cleve
Hyatt took off from Cochran Field
and flew over the swamp drop¬
ping flares until fog closed in
around 2:30 a. m. Hyatt and Wil¬
lis B. Johnson took off shortly
after 6 a. m. Wednesday and spot¬
ted the smoke from a fire the
two youths had built and guided
searching parties in the area until
a thunder storm forced them down,
on the highway just below Kath¬
leen.
The two youths were first reach¬
ed about 9:30 a. m. by Jack Rob¬
inson, H. F. Climons and Mr. Sar
tain, and were in good shape wih
the exception of mosquito bites.
Upon enterviewing the two boys
they told the PRESS that they
and gray that he is in the way?
Be proud of daddy as he is a
friend upon whom you can depend..
Even though he may be far
away this day to make him forget
his troubles and let him know
'hat you still care. You do not
have to shower him with expen¬
sive gifts but the little things
which come right straight from
the heart that will make lasting
impressions.
He shed many tears to rear you
right, so that you would be a sym
that would make him proud,
bol of accomplishment to look upon
your actions. Do only the things
Keep your date with your best
friend, Daddy, on Fathers day and
let each day of the year be Fa¬
ther’s Day in your mind even
though you cannot be with him.
Remember Daddy, the ace on
whom you' can always depend to
win for you..
Father and Children
If you are a mother, let your
greatest duty be to teach your
children to love and respect their
father. Teach them early in life
to love^honor and obey their fa
ther.
If Daddy is only a dream and
a picture teach them to love him
as a part of the family. The spir¬
it instilled by Daddy never dies;
it only moves on to the heavenly
home.
Thought: It takes a daddy to
make any house a real home.
left the car and started towards
the river and lost the path by
the time they were supposed to
be at the river bank. They said
they caught three fish and started
back towards where they thought
the car was parked about noon
Tuesday. They said they evidently
traveled in circles because they
passed the same place three times.
As darkness overtook them they
began to look for a high dry place
to build a fire. They used the oil
for fishing reel in their tackle
box to help get the wet wood to
burn.
Sonny Watson said that as soon
as the flares were dropped close
to them during the night they
were sure they would be found and
felt much relieved.
Councilman and Mrs. Watson
and Mr. and Mrs. Will Hall
told the PRESS that they were
grateful for all the many things
the citizens and law enforcing of¬
ficers did in helping locate their
sons.
$3.00 Per Year—In Advance
Camp Meeting Is
Set For July 2-12 In
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County
The annual Taylor County Camp
meeting will be hold from July
2 through 12 this year with two
outstanding speakers and Bible
authorities scheduled to condoc-f
the meetings.
Dr. O. J. Finch of Costa Mesa
California, and the Rev. Hale?
Messer, Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be
the evangelists leading the meet¬
ings while Don and Jean Rollings
will be in charge of the music for
the meeting.
Dr. Finch, the California evang¬
elist, has served his church as
superintendent of the New York
District and at one time was pres¬
ident of Bethany-Feniel College
Prior to that time he served as
pastor of a number of the largest
churches in the country. He has
eral years and is an outstanding
been in evangelastic work for sev
speaker.
The Rev. Haley Messer is well
known as a Bible expositor. He
majors on the Bible itself and is
said to he adept at quoting whole
chapters of the Bible.
Don and Jean Rollings are well
known to people who have attend¬
ed Taylor County Camp Meeting
before. In addition to their singing
and playing they will also be in
charge of the young peoples’ work
during the meeting.
Rates for the meeting have been
set at $1.50 per day for room
and board. Ministers and their
families will be allowed to attend
the meetings for half fare.
Taylor County Camp Ground is
located approximately six miles
north of Butler, Georgia.
Interested parties are advised to
contact Mrs. J. W. Lancaster,,
Fort Valley, for additional infor¬
mation.
Young Bobcat Is
Killed by Resident
L. W. Smith, who resides on
Troutman Avenue in Fort Valley,
told the Leader-Tribune this week
that he killed a yonug bobcat in
his yard last week as the cat was
apparently trying to kill some of
his chickens.
According to our ingormation
Mr. Smith first pulled off one of
his shoes and threw it at the in¬
terloper, knocning him down. The
was finally killed by a shot
a power air rifle.
The young cat was a mottled
and at first glance, accord¬
ing to Mr. Smith, it appeared to
a common house variety.
The cat was killed right after
on Monday of last week.
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The 1953 peach season
Fort Valley area is expected to
reach the halfway mark this week
and to add to the luster of an ap¬
parently good season Dr. J. H.
Weinberger, Senior Horticulturist
in charge of Peach production in
in the South for the Department of
Agrlcuture, announced from the U.
S. Horticultural Field Laboratory
here that a new peach, the Coronet,
has been released for propagation.
According to the report released
through the Bureau of Plant In¬
dustry, Soils and Agricultural En¬
gineering the new peach was for¬
mally tested as FV 126-79. The
Coronet resulted from a cross be¬
tween a seedling of Halehaven
selfed (FV 5-56) and Dixigem,
made in 1945 at the Field Labor¬
atory here in Fort Valley.
Meanwhile the advent of the
new peach also saw the product¬
ion in the Fort Valley area reach
the total production of 1952 with
the present season only half over.
Railroad officials released to the
Leader - Tribune the information
that through Wednesday of this
week a total of 558 railway cars
of peaches have been shipped via
rail from the Fort Valley area.
Other authorities on the move¬
ment of peaches also estimated
that a total of more than 600 cars
have been moved from this area
via trucks. The entire total for
last year was only a few over 1,
100 cars.
Of the total moved by rail some
450 cars were moved from the Fort
Valley vicinity, 358 of them via the
Central of Georgia and 92 via the
Southern. The remaining totals in¬
clude some 80 cars shipped through
Mashallville, 16 through Perry,
and 12 through Byron.
Growers winding up early this
week in harvesting the Pearson
Hileys and getting into full swing
on Dixigems. The market, as a, 1
whole, remained steady.
In their announcement releasing
the Coronet Peach for propagation
the following comment was made
regarding the type and character¬
istics of the new peach:
“The Coronet ripens 2 or 3 days
earlier than Dixigem, or about 4
days earlier than Redhaven. The
fruit is medium-sized, with very
light pubescence, and about three
forths of the surface is covered;
with a bright attractive red blush
over a yellow ground color. The
flesh is yellow, firm but melting,
smooth-textured ,and of good but
mild favor. It tends to cling at the
pit when not fully mature, but is
near freestone when fully ripe, re¬
sembling Redhaven and Dixigem,
in this respect.
Trees of Coronet are vigorous
and productive. Susceptibility to
bacteria spot disease is evidently
about the same as Elberta. The
blossoms are small petaled and;
self-fertile. They usually open
shortly after Hiley buds open. The
chilling requirement to break the
rest period of the buds is slightly
higher than the Hiley and less than
Elberta, or about 800 hours.
The variety has been fruited at
experiment stations in most of the
southern States and in commer
cal orchards in Georgia. Since the
fruit is firmer, more highly colored,
and slightly earlier in ripening
than Dixigem, it is recommended,
for trial planting to replace the
latter variety.
Federal Sales Tax?
No’, Say Georgians
(GPS)—From Wash
come reports that Secre¬
of the Treasury Humphrey
at a news conference
a national sales tax will be
in a study looking for¬
to overhauling of the fede¬
tax system.
Georgia state officials general¬
take a pessimistic view of the
For example, Georgia’s
Gov Herman Tal
lony has been on record
a federal sales tax.
Commented State Auditor B. E.
Jr.: “What are these
trying to do? Kill
politically? Other
officials concur in opposinv