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Volume XLVI1I, No. 15
Peackland
journal
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
MISSISSIPPI CLARK, THE
ALABAMA ^OY FROM
GEORGIA, WINS
PINE NEEDLES
The Masters, the U.S. Open', and
the P.G.A., and all of the others
don’t have anything on Pine
.... . s Si Needles. The
wind blows just
as hard here as
PH it does in those
y —' Mm tourneys and the
players have just
f as much fun, al
■ f though we must
f confess they win
| less cash money.
* But if you
think those trophies are not pret¬
ty to the winners, just drop by
and ask Reg Mullis how pretty
his trophy is!
Last Sunday the local Pine
Needles golf course was the scene
of the first one-day tournament in
a number of years and in the
Championship flight Mississippi
Clark, Fort Valley business man
and golfer, won the coveted award
by dropping Jack Rumph, from
Montezuma, four and two in the
final round. Jimmie Duke, anoth¬
er Fort Valley businessman and
golfer, won the consolation tro
phy in that flight.
Other local golfers winning tro¬
phies in the tourney included John
Fowler and Pete Peterson, who
finished one-two in the third
flight; John Alden, who won the
4th flight consolation; Duke Lane,
who finished second in, the 6th
flight; and Reg Muliis. v* 1 " f in -
ished second in the 7th flight.
COOPERATION AND HARD
WORK MADE THE TOURNEY
A SUCCESS
Cooperation and hard work on
the part of some, and interest
the part of many, made the
ney a great success.
Jimmie Duke was chairman
the tournament committee
did a bang-up job of making
arrangements. Sanders Harris
Son Little, and Grant Vennes
a great job of starting the
era and keeping the affair on
go. John Fowler did yeoman
in marking the playing areas
in arranging for additional
dies. Stafford Rooks
a canvas pavilion to cover
score boards. Heard Bartlett,
club pro and manager, and
wife, Melrose, performed
in the operation of the pro
and in providing sandwiches
soft drinks for the players
spectators.
The players themselves
the cause by participating and
their unfailing good
ship in both winning and
The club golf course
headed by Wallis Hardeman,
ticipated by their agreeableness
the staging of the tourney.
last, but by no means least,
those players who did not
pate in the tourney but gave
their afternoon of golf so
it could be staged, aided
ly by their graciousness in
matter.
Of such fine cooperati; n
work are outstanding
staged.
Yours truly can vouch that
tourney started and operated
schedule, as it should start
operate. Next time we have
urge to participate in one of
we’re going to set about
alarm clocks, a fire siren and
other instrument which will
us that it is just about
time.
Let us, then, extend our
congratulations to all of the
ners, losers, and workers in
tourney of last Sunday. It was
fine event and we’re in favor
some more of them.
BLOSSOMS FROM THE
MAIN STEM
The peach trees with
are coming right along, to
great delight of those who
lucky enough to own said trees .
Peaches will be scarce enough
year to be more precious
ever . . . We are prejudiced
favor of the movies but it
downright amazing how some
the un-touted movies can
provide us with our best
tainment . . . For instance,
years ago we caught “Night
Fall’’ and “Eight Girls in a
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0ihe fteaher ®eibnne
Youth Revival
To Close 20tli
The Youth Revival, now in
progre#;, will close on Friday
night, April 20. Response on the
part of the youth of the church,
and all otherd, has been very in¬
spiring and gratifying.
At the close of the evening ser¬
vice on Sunday, April 22, there
will be a ijerviee of baptism. All
Candidates who are awaiting bap¬
tism are requested to be on hand
at that time.
Sunday, April 20, at the morn¬
ing hour, the Baptist church will
; observe “Extension Department
Day.” At the service all persons
who are unable to attend services
regularly because of ill health, or
other providential hindrances, will
be special guests. Further plans
will appear in next week’s Leader
Tribune.
Study Club
To Meet Tuesday
The Study Club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon, April 24th,
the home of Mrs. Elwotd Broad
rick. Westview Drive at 3:30
o'clock. The meeting will he di¬
rected by the president, Mrs.
Doddridge Houser.
Miss Norma Boyer will direct
the program.
NOTICE
The next meeting of the Fort
i Valley Garden Club will be held
May 3. The hostesses will be:
Mrs. J. R. Pearson, Mrs. Millard
' Vinson, Mrs. T. A. Jones, Mrs.
J. D. Duke, Mrs. J. D. Fountain,
Mrs. G. C. Tribble.
I Revival To
Be Held At
: Benevolence
A series of revival
\ w jn begin at the Benevolence
Baptist Church Sunday, Aprii
and will continue through
(jay, April 29. The Rev.
p irk j e , who is the pastor of
Cwkr _y*u ey Baptlirt Church
Montezuma will be the
minister,
The church is located in
Zenith community northwest
Fort Valley.
The music will he directed
Bonnie R. Collins, of Macon
ty.
On Sunday, April 29, there
be observed Homecoming Day
it is expected that many
members and friends of the
will attend the services and
enjoy a picnic dinner at the
hour.
The Rev. B. J. Reeves is
pastor of the Benevolence
Mr. and Mrs. Clanton Shipp
Atlanta, were luncheon guests
Col, and Mrs. B. A. Shipp Mon
day.
Mississippi Clark Grabs Pine
Golf Tourney Last With 34
Mississippi Clark, local
nessman and golfer of note,
Sunday afternoon dropped
Rumph, of Montezuma, four
two to win the first Pine
one-day tournament in a
of years.
Rumph, while dropping
tourney title, carried off the
for being the low medalist of
tourney as he oarded a one
par 35 in the Sunday
qualifying round. Clark
for the champknship flight
a o 7.
•Jimmie Duke, well known
golfer and chairman of the
nament committee, won the
elation flight in the
i | ship bracket by dropping
Rumph, also of Montezuma.
In the first flight Sam Nunn
Perry was the winner as
Hopped Curt Jackson cf
Willard Ellis, also of Cordele,
. the consolation prize in
flight.
Roy Abell, of Columbus,
Pete Alexander of Macon, for
number one spot in the
flight. Will Jc hnson, also of
lumbus, was the winner of
consolation play in the flight.
John Fowler, of Fort
won top place in the third
over Pete Peterson, also of
Valley. Lynwood Johnson,
Fort Valley, Georgia, Thursday, April 19, 1956
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New Central West District Hi-Y Officers elected to
serve during 1956-’57 at the recent State YMCA
Christian Life Conference in Griffin, are shown
above. Left to right: .Judy Parker, Griffin, presi¬
dent; Clyde Wilson. Fort Valley, vice-president;
Sharon Boone, Irwinton, secretary, and Floyd Reak,
Columbus, chaplain.
D.A.R. To Observe
Memorial Dav
The Charles D. Anderson Chap¬
ter Daughters of the Confederacy
will observe Memorial Day, on
Thursday, April 26, and will pre¬
sent a program at 10:30 in the
morning at the Fprt Valley High
Schocl auditorium. The program
will feature “Living Pictures on
Southern Music.” The Fort Val¬
ley High School Glee Club will
sing.
There will be a luncheon at the
Woman’s Club at 12:30 after the
morning exercise for members of
the U.D.C. -and their guests.
Hostesses for the luncheon will
,be: Mrs. C. H. Sammons, Mrs.
Ray E. Matthews, Mrs. W. B. Aus
ton, Mrs. Annie Laurie Ayer, Mrs.
Harold Saxon, Mrs. Claude Du¬
pree.
Eastern Star
Will Install
The Fort Valley Chapter No.
430 Order of the Eastern Star
will have a public installation on
Monday, April 23, at 8:00 o’clock
in the Masonic Hall. The install¬
ing officials will be Mrs. Maude
Jenkins, Associate Grand Matron,
Installing Officer; Mrs. Gene Bea
son, Secretary; Mrs. Bessie Har¬
alson, Marshal; Mrs. Edwina Mc¬
Gee, Chapjain; Mrs. Hallie Deal,
Organist.
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Gilmore,
of Pensacola, F’la., spent last
week-end here, the guests of Mrs.
Sarah Ella Pearson, the Marsha II
ville Road.
ville and formerly of Fort
won the consolation play in
flight.
In the fourth flight Jerry
|j ner of Macon nosed out Dr.
j my Simpson of Americus for
trophy and John Alden won
j consolation in that flight,
Frank Morrin of Warner
ins won the number one spot
the fifth flight over Theo
win of Americus and Tom
wood won the consolation.
Wes Calhoun cf Perry was
winner of the sixth flight
Duke J-ane of Fort Valley
Otis B. Gunn, also of Perry,
consolation bracket of
j sixth flight,
In the seventh and final
Johnny Goldston of Warner
ins was the winner over Reg
lis of F'crt Valley. Ed Brown,
of Warner Robins, won the
solation prize for the flight.
Sanders Harris, Son Little
Grant Vennes served as
for the tournament while
Bartlett, club pro and
and his wife, Mrs. Melrose
lett, served as host and
for the players.
Bartlett and Jimmie Duke,
nament chairman, said this
that it was <ne of the finest tour
naments ever held at the
course.
Peace Officers Will Meet Here
Next Week; Bar-b-q Planned
Rehearsal For
“Stunt Niirlit ..
Final rehearsal for the “Stunt
Night” program will be hold on
Thursday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m.
at the Grammar School Auditor¬
ium.
Individual groups may use their
own discretion as to whether this
will be a U full dress” rehearsal or
not. All groups are requested to
be on time and to bring any nec¬
essary props with them.
Presentation of “Stunt Night ■ •
comes on Friday, April 27, at 8
p.m. at the high school auditorium.
Y.W.A. Presents
Gift To W.M.S.
Miss Christine Walker, Presi¬
dent of the Young Woman’s Aux¬
ilary of the W.M.U. of the Bap¬
tist Church, presented the Wom¬
an’s Missionary Society at its
meeting Monday afternoon, a
large electric coffee-maker as a
pecial Y.W.A. project of the
month. The gift from the group
of young people was received by
the W.M.S. president, Mrs. Henry
Outler, and there was unanimous
expressions of gratitude on the
part of the women for the gift.
During the program hour there
was presented a film story and
pictures made in Recife, Brazil,
which related to Southern Baptist
Mission w< rk in that city. The
picture was entitled, “A New Day
For Paula.” After that feature,
Mrs. Dewey Dixon was presented
by the program director, Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, Jr., to give the
Bible Study of the day. Mrs.
Cleveland read a ‘meditation’ on
the theme, “Jesus, the Mighty
Saviour.”
Mrs. John E. Lee gave a re¬
port of the Community Service
work in the absence of Mrs. Louis
L. Brown, Chairman.
Preceding the meeting there
was a thirty-minute session of the
Executive Board held which Was
directed by the president, Mrs.
Henry Outler.
Mable Witliofl
Class Meetin** ©
The Mable Withoft Class of the
Baptist Sunday School held the
monthly business meeting of the
group Tuesday evening of last
week at the home of Mrs. M. C.
Owen, Second Street, Westview.
Mrs. Lonnie Jones was associate
hostess.
Mrs. R. P. Swan gave the de¬
votional feature and Mrs. Earl
Adams, President, directed the
meeting.
There were fourteen members
present. Following the meeting,
the hostesses entertained at a so
cial hour and served refresh¬
ments.
Church of Christ
R. W. GANN, EvangeLst
From Acts 2:42 we learn that
those who received the word and
was baptized for the remission of
their sins, r ntinued steadfastly in
the apostles doctrine. What did
they do to continue in the apos¬
tles doctrine? We see in Acts
20:7, that the disciples came to¬
gether upon the first day of the
week to break bread and the
apostle Paul preached unto them.
We today must also continue in
the apostle doctrine. Therefore
we must erme together on the
first day of the week (every first
day) to break bread, sing hymns,
give of our means, pray and teach
or preach His word. That is what
the early Church did and it was
pleasing in the sight of God, so
the same thing will also be pleas¬
ing- to him today, Anything short
of this can be nothing but vail
worship. The Church of Christ
gives you a special invitation t
come and worship God in a way
that will be pleasing in His sight.
SJJNDAY—
10:00 A. M. Bible Study
11:00 A. M. Worship Service
1:30 P. M. Radio Program
7:30 P.M. Worship Service
WEDNESDAY—
7:30 P. M. Bible Study
Come reason with us.
Fop Atomic
Experts Meet
In Atlanta
The nation’s- top atomic experts
and sever; 1 hundred southern bus¬
inessmen Tuesday opened a three
day forum on rrospects for atomic
energy in the South at Atlanta’s
Biltmore Hotel.
Airgiig some twenty speakers
who discussed current and pros¬
pective atomic ’developments was
Lieut. General Leslie R. Groves,
U.S.A., (ret.), who was the head
of America’s atomic program dur¬
ing World War II and is currently
vice-president of Sperry Rand
Corporation. He was speaker at
the luncheon on Wednesday.
Governor Leroy C< llins of Flori
da, was the speaker at a luncheon
Tue&day.
Charles F. Kettering, former
vice-president in charge of re¬
search of General Motors Corpor¬
ation, was the principal speaker
at a dinner to be given by the
First National Bank of Atlanta
Tqesday night.
In addition to the First Nation¬
al Bank, sponsoring organizations
are the Southern Association of
Science and Industry of Atlanta,
Southern Research Institute of
Birmingham, the Oak Ridge Insti¬
tute of Nuclear Studies, the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, and
the Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.,
of New York.
After two days in Atlanta, those
attending will go to Oak Ridge by
special train for a third day spent
there as guests of the Union Car¬
bide Nuclear Company.
James D. Robinson, Jr., First
National chairman, said the for¬
um was an attempt to show south¬
ern industry how it can take ad¬
vantage of atomic development
now and during the next 5 years.
Discussions covered the status cf
atomic power and thf use of ra
i dioisotopes in industry, medicine
and agriculture.
Representatives ot southern
i companies already active in the
atomic field explained how a corn
j pa ny ca ntake advantage of the
atom
Methodist Church
G. N. RAINEY, Pastor
“If be risen with Christ,
seek th(se things which ale
above . . Col. 3:1.
Sunday School begins at 9:45
a.m. with a place for every mem¬
ber of the family.
At 11:00 a.m. the pastor will
speak using as a theme: “Do You
Have a Savior?” Special music
will be purnished by the choir
and- the nursery will be open to
care for snu-ll children. The ser¬
vice will be broadcast over station
WF’PM for the benefit of these
who cannot attend.
The young people’s groups will
meet at 7:00 p.m. instead of the
usual hour of seven.
There will be a great evening
service for youth and with the
young people at 8:00 p.m. The two
groups of the MYF will partici¬
pate. Rev. Lucius Powell will be
;he principal speaker but other
yi ung people will appear on the
program.
$3.00 Per Year In Advanc*
Joe Davidson In
1955 Honor Club
Jre E. Davidson, local agent,
has returned from the 1055 Honor
Club Convention of the Metropol¬
itan Life Insurance Company
where he was the guest of the
company.
The local agent qualified for the !
fifth year for the club.
The convention was held at the :
Beivedere-Biltmore Hotel in |
Belleair, Florida cn April 4-7. |
Benevolence i
W. M. S. Meetin r O' j
The Woman’s Missionary Soei- I
etv of the Benevolence Ba<ptist j
Church held a meeting Thursday |
evening, April 12, at the home of |
Mrs. L. C. Slappey. Associate
hostesses were Mrs. B. J. Reeves j
and Mrs. Wood Walton.
The meeting was directed by
Mrs. Annie Reeves and a Bible
Study and other devotional fea
til res were presented by Mrs. Mae :
Greer as an opening feature. Mrs. |
Lillian Smisson presented a pro- j
gram on the theme: “Tell Them j
of Jesus the Mighty to Save.”
There were 13 members pres
ent. Following the business ses _
sion and program features, the
group enjoyed a social hour when
refreshments were served by the
hostesses. i
Miss Bridges r
Speaks To D.A.R.
Miss Mary Bridges of the fac¬
ulty of the Fort Valley School
was guest speaker of the Govern¬
or Treutlen Chapter Daughters of
the American Revrlution, when a
meeting of the group was held on
Wednesday afternoon, April 11, at
the Woman’s Club.
She was presented by the pro¬
gram chairman, Mrs. J. E. Bled
soe, and her subject was, “Thom¬
as Jefferson, Father of Public
Education. She noted that it
was Jefferson who drew up the
Declaration of Independence and
was a delegate to the Continental
Ccngress. She spoke more at
length of the part he played in
the establishment of what is now
the University of Virginia in his
native state. He strongly advo
cated freedom of thought and in¬
itiative on the part of youth par¬
ticularly, which was an advanced
idea in his day.
Preceding the message of Miss
Bridges there was presented Miss
Molly Jones, pianist, who played
the classical composition, “To
Spring.”
Mrs. Paul Murray, Chairman of
Americanism, presented the Good
Citizenship Medals awarded by the
Chaper for the school year 1055-
1356 to Miss .Jo Beth Bartlett
and Herschel N. Pollard.
Mrs. Oliver I. Snapp, cha rman
of Girl Homemakers, pre -fin ted a
Style Show when eight girls of the
Senior Class, Fort . Valley High
Schorl, modeled dresses and suit.
they ,, made the Home ,,
:n
Department under the
of Mips Ophelia Holton. The
winners in the modeling and
dressmaking were: First, Miss
Wynelle Cummings; second, Miss
Elizabeth Campion;- third Mis?
Patricia Hallman.
Others modeling were: Mis.
Claudia Knight, Miss Peggy Chil
dre, Miss Betty Jean Andrews,
Miss Mary Dion, Miss Killen
Houser.
At the conclusion of the pro¬
gram the hostesses who were
Mrs. Guffie Garrett, Mrs. Hersch¬
el Williams and Mrs. J. E. David¬
son, Sr., served refreshments dur¬
ing a social hour.
The Mp.v meeting which will
close the 1955-1956 year will fea¬
ture a program with the subject,
“Freedom of the Press.” Mrs.
Forrester Little, Jr., will direct
the program. Hostesses will be
Mrs. Newton Jordan, Mrs. S. B.
Wilson and Mrs. David Bland.
Mrs. W. B. Austin was the
guest last week-end of her da
ters, Mrs. Chester Lowe and Mrs.
Paul Chapman and members of
their families.
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The annual Fort Valley meet¬
ing of the Peace Officers’ Associ¬
ation of Georgia will he held
next Wednesday, April 25, accord¬
ing to Mayor Marion A. Allen,
who along with Police Chief Gra¬
dy Cochran, is handling arrange¬
ments for the meeting.
The Rev. Jimmy Waters, pastor
of the Mabel White Baptist church
in Macon and chaplain rf the as
sociation, will deliver the prin¬
address at the meeting.
Activities are scheduled to get
underway at 2 p.m. at the build -
ing on Knoxville Street which wa l
formerly occupied as a cooltia
plant.
The barbecue, and all of tha
meetings of the day, will be held
at the same building. The barbe
cue is scheduled to follow immedi
atel >' after the formal meetings
c * ose ’ *ate in the afternoon.
Captain E. D. Mink, secretary
f f the Peace Ofticers Association,
will direct a panel discussion of
the Peace Officers’ Annuity pi‘o
grant. All of those present who
wish to will participate in this dis¬
cussion.
A number of people prominent
in the government and judicial
fields of the state are expected to
attend.
The -meeting is for the members!
of the association, any and all
peace officers, and those who have
heen invited to visit with the
S rou P
Baptist Y.W.A.
Meeting © Held
The Y.W.A. of the Fort Valley
Baptist Church last Monday night
attended the Youth Revival ser¬
vices at that church in a group in
lieu of their regular Monday night
meeting.
At that time Christine Walker,
president of the group, presented
Mrs. Henry Outler, president of
the Baptist W.M.JJ., with a ccffee
urn on behalf of the church.
Those attending the revival ser¬
vices from the Y.W.A. included
Betty Jean Srcrith, Dot Jordan,
Mary Hixon, Beverly Poole, Chris¬
tine Walker, Betty Grace Tharpe,
and their leader, Mrs. John Bat
ton.
Golf Club Sets
Playing Rule
Wallis Hardeman, Jr., chairman
of the Golf Committee of the Pina
Needles Golf Club, last week an
nounced a new policy governing
the play of the golfers at the local
golf course.
The ruling, which concerns the
number of players participating in
one group *f players, was passed
by the full committee. In addi¬
tion to Hardeman the committee
is composed of V. L. Brown, Jr.,
Lawton Pearson, John Alden, For¬
rester Little, Jr., and Felton
Hatcher.
“In order to facilitate play and
make your golf m- re enjoyable,”
the committee’s announcement
said, “you are requested to co
operate in observing the following
u j
“L Golfers are urged to play in
foursomes,
“2. Foursomes shall have tha
right-of-way and shall play
through any skwiT group, regard¬
less of size,
“3. Foursome.; shall set the pace
and no single golfer, twosome, or
threesome shall play through a,
foursome,
“4. Golfers are urged to suggt ;
to the e remittee any changes ,k_“y
think V, 11 improve play on c ur
course. /
Heard Bartlett, club pro and
manager, i sued the above an
rouncemer.i on behalf of the cc n
mitlee.
Mrs. Louis E. Smisson will le iva
Saturday ior San An tor. to, Te::a ,
I where she w;R visit her son, C pt
Louis E. Smisson, Jr„ and Mrs
Smi.-,son. While in Texas he will
also visit Mr. and Mrs. Le . r!
Dure in Austin. Mr. Dure is vo./
■ visiting his mother, Mrs. Le Va¬
ton Dure, Cen'rd Avenue, and
Mrs. Smisson will accompany h:ai
i on his return to his home at Aus
i tin, Texas.