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B r DANIEL K. GRAHL
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO—
In the newspapers recently was
an article about the members of
the high school graduating class
of Fitzgerald, Ga., 25 years ago
having an anniversary meeting.
We did seme quick arithmetic
in our mind (believe it or not!)
and came to the startling yet sim¬
ple truth that that was the class of
1932—The year yours truly gradu¬
ated from Unadilla, Ga., High
School!
Ternpus sho’ does fugit.
Let’s look back
at a few things
of that period &
jiJliji see what we can
remember. First,
jg|MB there were only
18 members of
m y graduating
class, 12 girls &
six boys. I know
where one of the boys is at the
present time, but for the life of
me I don’t even begin to know the
present address of any of the re¬
maining 16. And I’m almost sure
that none of the 16 others know
where I am living.
1932 was five years after Lind¬
bergh flew the Atlantic, and one
year before Yeung Stribling was
to die as the result of an accident
suffered while riding his motorcy¬
cle. It was the year a new man,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, was elected
to the presidency, and the year
Georgia first elected Richard B.
Russell to the U. S. Senate and
Eugene Talmadge to the governor¬
ship of Georgia. Roosevelt was to
he elected to an unprecedented
four terms as president, Talmadge
to an unprecedented four separate
two-year terms as governor of our
state, and Dick Russell has been
elected continuously since_^ that
date to the Senate.
Most of all, it was, with the fol¬
lowing year of 1933, the lowest
ebb of The Great Depression. Soon
came FDR’s speech wherein he
told the American people they had
nothing “to fear except fear itself i -
and from that date we moved very
slowly back up the economic lad
der to some semblance of solvency,
That was the year when one
could take two eggs to a small
cafe in our town and by giving
one of them to the owner he would
cook the other for you and place
it between two slices of bread.
That was true, of course if you
were lucky enough to have a mo¬
ther and father wljo had a hen
or two and you could slip a pair
of eggs out of the nest before one
of them gathered them.
That was one of a number of
years when all a man (or boy)
could afford to smoke was “Hoover
Dust” (Golden Grain, Stud, RJR,
etc.), Target, or Bugher. “Store
bought” cigarettes were a real del¬
icacy and were guarded jealously.
If one was fortunate enough to
have a package (they were 15c
a package with some places sell¬
ing them two for 25c) of Chester¬
fields, Camels or Luckies he al¬
ways bought a nickel package of
the other to give to his friends
when they asked for a cigarette.
Cotton was selling for four and
five cents a pound (what was sell¬
ing), and other farm commodities
were bringing the same
prices.
There was one good thing
the depression, though, and it
a thing the country could use
of now. We are speaking of
fact that some 90 per cent of
people were in the same boat,
to speak, and it brought them
ser together. Not so many cf
had automobiles and certainly
not have the money to be
ously going out seeking
ment. The entertainment was
most always confined to
places—the homes, the schools
the churches.
People seemed to be closer
one another then, perhaps
adversity always draws people
gether. We think some of
closeness could be used today
don’t misunderstand us—we
certainly not advocating a
of the economic conditions of
time. We are a believer of
saying that the “good old
were not really so good, and
a follower of the tribe that
to keep said “good old days”
where they are—in the past.
(Continued on Page Six)
Ceafter ®ribune
Mrs. Dima B. Allen, Daughter Of
Local Officer, Killed In Car Wreck
Golden Circle Class
Met Last Tuesday
The Golden Circle class of the
Baptist Church entertained mem¬
bers of the class and their families
last Tuesday night with a* ham¬
burger supper at the church.
The supper was the climax of a
contest between three groups cho¬
sen in the class. The winning
group was led by Mrs. Clarence
Reagan and the losing groups were
led by Mrs. Herbert Woodall and
Mrs. Jerry Bryan.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Eubanks, Mr. and Mrs
Jerry Bryan and Eddie, Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Brown and Michael,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hodges,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kitchens,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fountain and
Cathy, Mr. and Mrs. David Par¬
ker, Mr. and Mrs. James Bozeman,
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Vaughn, Mr.
ind Mrs. Gene Sears and Debbie,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Crawford and Al¬
vin and Stanley, Mrs. J. B. Cone
and Sherry, Mrs. Herbert Wood
ill and Dennis, and Mrs. Edward
Jones.
Fort Valley Defeats
Roberta By J LO to 2
The Fort Valley town baseball
team last Sunday afturnon defeat¬
ed a team from Roberta by a score
of 10 to 2 on the local diamond.
Maurice Harper, Donny Lane
and Bill Grainger provided most
of the punch at the plate for the
locals while Gary Slaton and Alva
Adams teamed up to hold the vis¬
itors to only seven hits.
Fort Valley will be host next
Sunday afternoon to Bonaire. The
local diamond is located about two
miles outside the city limits on
the Houser Mill Road. Game time
has been set for three o’clock.
] Rev. Vernon Robertson Arrives To
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| Begin Pastorate At Methodist Church
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The Rev. Vernon Robertson and
family are scheduled to arrive in
Fort Valley this afternoon where
the Rev. Robertson will assume
duties as pastor of the Fort Valley
Methodist Church.
The new pastor was assigned to
Fort Valley at the annual session
of thp Scuth Georgia Conference
held in Columbus last week.
He will succeed the Rev. G. N.
Rainey, pastor here for the past
five years. Rev. Rainey was as¬
signed by the conference as assoc¬
iate pastor at Mulberry Street in
Macon.
The Rev. Robertson comes to
Fort Valley from Swainsboro, Ga.,
where fie was pastor for five years.
During his service in Swainsboro
the church built a completely new
church plant, sanctuary and edu¬
cational building, and at the same
time sponsored the establishment
and building of a second Metho¬
dist Church in the city. He has
Mayor and Council
Set Tax Millage At
13, Same as Before
The Mayor and city council at
their last meeting voted for the
present tax rate of 13 mills on the
dollar on all real estate, both im
preved and unimproved, and auto
I mobiles owned by persons residing
i within the city, fo continue in ef
i feet for 1957.
Councilmen, along with Mayor
Marion Allen, heard a request
from the American Legion for the
city’s cooperation in the construc¬
tion of the swimming pool which
the Legion plans to build at the
rear of the American Legion Home
on the Macon Road. No specific
action was taken on this request.
At the same time, the council
voted to contribute $300 toward
the recreational program being
sponsored by the Jaycees, Kiwants
Club and other local organizations.
i
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Swan have
returned home from
Tenn., where they attended
graduation of Pat Swan from Vam
derbilt University.
Fort Valley, Peach County, Ga., Thurs., June 13, 1957
Mrs. Ulma B. Allen, 32, of War¬
ner Rebins and formerly of Fort
Valley, was killed late Tuesday
night in an auto crash in Macon.
The car in which she was a pas¬
senger crashed into the back of a
loaded log truck on Broadway, re¬
ports said.
Funeral services have been set
for sometime Friday at the Fort
Valley Baptist Church. The Rev.
Norman E. Hodges will officiate.
According to reports available
to the Leader-Tribune the accident
occurred on Broadway at Greater
Street about 11:50 p.m. Mrs. Allen,
who'was divorced from her hus¬
band, and the driver of the car,
Donald Richard Marshall, of Perry,
were both pinned inside the wreck¬
age and it took rescuers some 15
minutes to get them out of the ve¬
hicle. Marshall is still in critical
condition and Mrs. Allen was pro¬
nounced dead upon arrival at the
Macon Hospital.
Mrs. Alien is the daughter of
VV. B. Barfield, a member of the
Fort Valley police department.
Some delay was encountered in
identifying Mrs. Allen following
che accident since Marshall was in
i critical condition and could not
he questioned.
At the time of her death Mrs.
Allen was a teller at the Citizens
State Bank in Warner Robins.
Survivors include one daughter,
Sheila Faye Allen; her father, W.
B. Barfield, Fort Valley; two sis
ters, Mrs. Joseph Muilis, Fort Val
ley, and Mrs. Albert M. Law, War¬
ner Robins; two brothers, George
W. Barfield, Warner Robins, and
Warren L. Barfield, Fort Valley.
Rooks Funeral Heme of Fort
Valley is in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge Houser
have returned from Rome where
they spent several days and were
accompanied home by Miss Mary
Killen Houser, who has completed
her freshman year at Shorter Col¬
lege.
been closely connected with the
young peoples’ work of the con¬
ference.
The new pastor is a native of
Effingham County and was edu¬
cated at Emory University and the
Candler School of Theology.
Mrs. Robertson is the former
Miss Clarice Adkins of Cuthbert.
She received her education at An¬
drew and LaGrange Colleges. The
couple have four children, Clarice,
Mary Beth, Gay and Sue.
Lay Service Set
For St. Andrew’s
Mr. W. A. Wood, licensed Lay
Reader of the Diocese of Atlanta,
wil conduct the Sunday services
at St, Andrew’s Church on Trinity
Sunday, June 16.
The Rev. A. N. Minor and his
family are on vacation in Memphis
for one week—until June 17.
Church School will be conducted
at 9:45, and the regular service of
Morning Prayer at 11:00 a. m.
SPAHOS MAKES DEAN’S LIST
FOR SPRING QUARTER
Auburn, Ala., June 10 Qualify
ing for the dean’s list during the
spring quarter at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute was Thomas
P. Spahos, Fort Valley.
Maki the anonuncement was
! Dean L. S. Blake of the School of
j Pharmacy.
SAMMONS GETS FOOTBALL
LETTER AT GORDON COLLEGE
Barnesville, Ga., June 6—Art the
105th Commencement exercises of
Gordon Military College Cadet Lt.
Early Mems Sammons, son of Mrs.
Carolyn Sammons of Oak
Fort Valley, was awarded an ath¬
letic letter in high school football.
Cadet Sammons took an
part in all campus activities.
The many friends of Mrs. J.
Kinney are pleased to know
has sufficiently recovered from
recent accident to be able to
an Atlanta hospital. She is now
Griffin visiting Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Searcy.
Funeral Held Here
Yesterday For Mrs.
Martha J. Hill
Funeral services were held at
the Fort Valley Baptist Church at
two o’clock yesterday afternoon
for Mrs. Martha Jeanette Hill who
died unexpectedly early Monday
morning at her residence 3 miles
north of Fort Valley ‘
on Taylor’s
Mill Read.
At the time of her death Mrs.
Hill was employed at the Family
Laundry and Dry Cleaners.
According to information fur¬
nished the Leader-Tribune, Mrs.
Hill had complained of not feeling
well over the weekend. Her death
Occurred without a doctor in at¬
tendance at the time of death and
an autopsy was performed by the
state medical authorities in order
to determine the exact cause of
death. At press time the report
from the autopsy had not bee
received by local authorities.
Mrs. Hill who was 43 at the
time of her death .was a native
of Lamar County but had resided
in Peach County for many years.
The Rev. Norman E. Hodges,
pastor of the local church, offic¬
iated at the services. Burial was
j in the Barnesville Cemetery,
Her only survivors are one bro
| ther, Cecil Capps of Colonial
Heights, Va., and a nephew.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
j
j GA’s Left Monday
J
\ For Camp Glynn
Ten members of the Junior Girls
Auxiliary of the Fort Valley Bap¬
tist Church are being sent to Camp
Glynn, a Baptist resort at Bruns¬
wick, for a week’s encampment.
There will be Christian teachers
and leaders to direct the study arid
recreational programs.
The Junior girls were given the
trip by the local Church for com¬
pletion of “Forward Steps in Bible
Study. »*
Mrs. Russell Tomlinson is Youth
' Director of the organizations of
the young peop’c for the local Wo¬
man’s Missionary Union.
The counselors are, for the Jun¬
ior Auxiliary, Mrs. Nelle Parks
and Mrs. Paul Hill; for the inter¬
mediate Auxiliary, Mrs. G. H. Cle¬
veland, Sr., and Mrs Cldye Wilson.
The girls who won the trip are
Misses Coretta Holcomb, Christine
Jones, Ann Perry, Kay Hallman,
Claudia Thurmond, Patricia Sams,
Virginia Hudson, Carolyn Patter¬
son, Gale Bloodworth and Ruby
Jean Bloodworth.
The first named six girls left
Monday, June 10, and will stay
ai week at Camp Glynn. The last
four girls named will leave June
17 and be at camps for a week.
SHOP IN YOUR HOME TOWN
Miss Jeannine Young Becomes Bride
Of Fritz A. McCameron Here This Week
In a home ceremony Tuesday
afternoon, June 11, at four, Miss
Jeannine Young, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Young, Knoxville
Street, Fort Valley, became the
bride of Fritz Alien McCameron,
of Nacogdoches, Texas.
I The bridal altar was formed cf
; | a background of emerald fern with
S a central decoration of white glad
I } 0 jj com ()i ne d with Mammoth and
| | Pompon chrysanthemums arranged
I ! s in a floor basket. Seven-branched
j c;4nc ] e labia held gleaming \v h ite
I canuies and they were lighted by
j Mr , Zelna Young, brother of the
bride,
Mrs. Frank N. Scarlett, Jr. was
organist'and presented a brief pro
gx-am cf nuptial music. Preceding
the ceremony Mr. Hansel Young,
brother of the bride, sang “I Love
You Truly."
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Frank N.
Scarlett, Jr.
The best man was Mr. It. L. Ituf
fin, of Atlanta. The only brides
maid was Miss Nanette Park, of
Atlanta. She wore a dress of pink
batiste which was fashioned with
a bateau neck-line, and bouffant
skirt, and which’ was trimmed with
buttons of matching material. She
carried a n< segay of pink carna¬
tions, tied with pink satin ribbon.
The bride was gowned in white
organdy made with fitted bodice,
300-350 Cars Peaches Leave
This Area; Crop Less Than'56
Baseball Field Is
Ready For Use By
Local Little League r>
The baseball field, located at the
corner of Montrose and Carmen
street, which has been under con¬
struction by members of the Fori
Valley Jaycees, has been completed
acccrding to an announcement this
week by David Sammons, Jaycee
president.
Sammons said that sufficient
funds have been donated toward
the employment of a youth direc¬
tor for the next two months. Any¬
one interested in the position are
requested to contact Nick Strick¬
land, Jr., Jim Liipfert, or Dr. A.
D. Brann. Present plans call for
a pregram of super tied baseball,
tennis, volley hall, etc.
While the construction of the
haiseball diamond has been spear¬
headed and much of the actual
work done by the Jaycees, Sam¬
mons pointed out the inauguration
of a planned recreational program
for the youth of Fcrt Valley has
been accomplished through the
combined efforts of the civic clubs,
the city council, as well as inter¬
ested individuals.
I’OLLARI) MAKES DEAN’S
LIST FOR SPRING QUARTER
Charles W. Pollard, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herschel Pollard, made
the Dean’s list at Austin Peay Col¬
lege, Clarksville, Tenn., for the
Spring quarter according to an
announcement made this week.
A junior ait the college, young
Pollard had grades of five A’s and
one B for the quarter.
According to the ann< uncemeni
the Fort Valley youth is planning
to spend the summer as a lab as¬
sistant at the Virginia Truck Ex¬
periment Station at Norfolk, Va
He is majoring in Biology ait hi
college.
MISS RE BA SUE SUTTON IS
GRADUATED FROM GSCW
MILLEDGEVILLE, Miss Re
ha Sue Sutton, Fort Valley, was
a member of the 1957 graduating
class at Georgia State College for
Women. Commencement exercises
were held Sunday, June 2, in Rus¬
sell Auditorium.
Miss Sutton, who received the
Bachelor of Science degree, is the
daughter cf Mr. and Mrs, Wilbur
G. Sutton.
Miss Pat Yaughn and Miss Jane
Yaughn are in Jacksonville, Fla.,
for a/ wek’s vacation at the beach.
Mrs. Robert Martin reutrned to
Savannah Monday after spending
several weeks here visiting Mr. &
Mrs. Duke I-ane and family, Knox
ville Street.
and the skirt which was waltz
length and featured small circular
tucks to the hemline. It was trim¬
med with medallions of Chantilly
lace. The short bolero was trimmed
with covered buttons of organdy.
Her veil was shoulder length
and fell from a cloche aderned
with white flowers and lace. Her
only ornament was a gold brace¬
let, a gift of the groom. Her bou¬
quet was a nosegay of stephanotis
tied with white satin.
Following the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Young entertained at a re
ception. The bride’s table was ever
laid with a cut-work Madeira cloth
and was decorated with white ehry
santhemums and candle-lighted.
The three-tiered cake was topped
with white flowers.
Mrs. Hansel Young kept the
bride’s hook.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were Mrs. C. E. Spear, of
Luke Jackson, Texas, and Miss Ma¬
ry McCameron, of Nacogdoches,
Texas, sisters of the groom; and
, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McCameron,
uncle and aunt of the groom.
Mrs. Young, mother of the bride,
was gowned in sheer pink cortton
and wore a corsage cf white car¬
nations and tuberoses.
Mr. and Mrs. McCameron left
for a wedding trip and upon their
return to Georgia will reside in
1 Atlanta.
$3.00 Per Year — In Advance
Methodist Bible
School Ends Here
The Fort Valley Methodist Va¬
cation Bible School closed on Wed¬
nesday of last week with a dem¬
onstration program given by all
of the departments.
The nursery sang songs they
learned during their course and
the Beginners dramatized the sto¬
ry of the baby Moses, emphasizing
how God protected Moses as his
mother prayed.
The Primaries learned of God’s
care through a study of Bible bo¬
ats such as Noah’s Ark, wh.le the
Juniors had the theme of using
ideas cf the old west for hanu
work and learning Bible verses.
Love was the overall theme of
the school. Mexico was chosen for
the missionary offering since that
country is one of our neighbors.
The offering gcal was $60, and a
toy airplane registered the amount
as it came closer to a drawing.
The offering for the seven days
was a total of $70 and the Young
People gave an offering which
made the total $80. This money
was sent directly to the Methodist
woik in Mexico City.
Summer School
Beilis © Held Here
The Summer School of the Fort
Valley High School and the Ele¬
mentary School is now in session.
It offers a six-week course and
is being held at the high school.
Miss Virginia Herrington and
Miss Eleanor Bell are directing
the school.
Measurement Of
Crops Underway
Now In Georgia ©
Checking of farms in Georgia
to determine compliance with acre¬
age allotments and soil bank agree
ments and contracts is now under¬
way, it was announced this week
by Mr. John F. Bradley, State Ad¬
ministrative Officer, Georgia Ag¬
ricultural Stabilization and Conser¬
vation Committee.
Virtually all farms must be vis¬
ited by a representative of the
ASC County Office to make an
accurate measurement of crop ac¬
reages.
Mr. Bradley started that wheat
acreage determiniations have al¬
ready been completed and that to¬
bacco acreages have been deter¬
mined on most farms but that the
work of measuring other crops on
a majority cf the farms is yet to
be done. Because marketing quotas
are in effect, the acreage of to¬
bacco, cotton and peanuts on each
farm must lie measured.
The corn acreage, in the 14 com¬
mercial counties, must be measur¬
ed on all farms whose operators
wish to comply with their corn al¬
lotment to qualify for price sup¬
port. This acreage must also be
measured on any farm on which
acreage of any crop has been .pla¬
ced in the acreage reserve on
which a conservation reserve
tract is in effect, Mr. Bradley said.
All acreage reserve tracts must
be measured, he said, and any far
mer participating in the acreage
reserve or the conservation re .
serve must he in ccmpliance with
all allotments to be eligible for
payment. Mr. Bradley requester
the assistance and cooperation of
ail farm operators in this big job
of measuring crop acreages.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Edwards
have returned heme from a visit to
the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Green
in South Orange, New Jersey, and
a visit to the Rev. and Mrs. John
M. Hinerman in Scio, Ohio. On
their return they stopped over
Wilmore, Ky., for a brief
with Mrs. Leland Miller,
of Fort Valley .
Miss Pat Williams, of New
sey, who has been the guest
ral days of Miss Shirly Shipp,
turned home this week,
the trip by plane from
Field.
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Peach growers and packers mo¬
ved into their second full week
in this area this week as some to¬
tal of 300 to 85J cars were report¬
ed shipped since the season opened.
According to the American Nat¬
ional Growers Association most of
the packing sheds were this week
winding up shipment of Cardinals,
Hilands,, Red Cp'ps, Dixi Reds, and
began packing Pearson Hileys, Dix
ie Gems, Coronets, Red Frees, etc.
The shipment of Duke of Georgia
peaches ended last weekend.
The price for the white peaclies
reported rather steady this week
at $4 to $4.50 per half bushel and
with the same figures applying for
the yellow varieties. That was ai
slight drop fi r the yellow varieties.
Officials of the association reit¬
erated this week that the crop is
going to be even shorter than last
year’s short crop. The small crop
has been attributed in most part
to the lack of sufficient chilling
hours last winter for the trees.
Some 15 sheds are in operation
in the Peach County area but the
majority of them have not ope¬
rated this year except sporadically.
Funeral Held For
Clarence Jones, 62
The death of Mr. Clarence Jones, 4
for many years a resident of Fort
Valley, occurred last Saturday,
June 8, at his home in Shellman,
after a brief illness.
Mr. Jones was 62 years of age.
He was associated with the State
Revenue Department.
He was a brother of Mrs. Claud
M. Houser and Mrs. E. W. Bow¬
man, Sr., of Fort Valley. Other
survivors of his immediate family
are his wife, the former Miss Ollie
May Waller; three daughters, Mrs.
Owen Felkel, of Japan, Mrs. Dick
Stratford, of Albany, Miss Sandra
Jones, of Shellman; two other sis¬
ters, Mrs. W. M. Bussey, of Ma¬
con, and Mrs. James Lowry of
Birmingham; two brothers, Mr. J.
I. Jones, of Arizona, and Mr. A.
E. Jones, of Athens.
The funeral services took place
Sunday afternoon at the Shellman
Methodist Church and interment
followed in the Shellman Ceme¬
tery. i
MIAMI VALLEY FRUIT FARM
JOINS CATTLE ASSOCIATION
The Miami Valley Fruit Farm,
Inc., at Fort Valley, has been na¬
med to membership in the Ameri¬
can Angus Association at St. Jo¬
seph, Mo., it was announced this
week by Frank Richards, secretary.
This corporation was among the
five pure bred Aberdeen-Angua
(breeding establishments in Georgias
named to membership last month.
Hugh F. Smisson
Graduates From
Medical College r
Hugh Franklin Smisson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Smisson, of
Fort Valley, last Saturday night,
June 8, received his medical de¬
gree from the Medical College of
Georgia in ceremonies held in Au¬
gusta.
Young Dr. Smisson is married
to the former Miss LaWahna Rig
| I don, Irv *“* daughter Ri don of of Fort Mr. Valley, and Mrs. and
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| | they Dr have Smisson one daughter, will intern at the
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j Macon Hospital, in Macon.
The Fort Valleyan received- h’s
I undergraduate training at the ’ -
j adel and at the University of Ge¬
j orgia.
j While at the Medical College of
Georgia he was active in the fol¬
lowing activities: President of the
Student Body; president of the
Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fra¬
ternity; president of the Interfra¬
ternity Council; member of the
Student-Faculty Council; vice pres
ideut of Class of 1957; Business
Manager of AESCULAPIAN (stu¬
dent yearbook); and was the re¬
cipient of the Cadaver Award for
1957, one of the highest awards
a studenb may receive.
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Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sweat, and
' children, of Bru wick, and Mvis
Jere Edwards, of Atlanta, will he
guests on Father's »,y of Mr. .ia|
Mrs. W. Russell Edwards lure.