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18 1954
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S9th Year, No. 45
PeadilanJ,
journal
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
“THE MELODIOUS VOICE WAS
MISSING—"
Somwhere hack irt the limbo of
•our somewhat mixed and extensive
reading we read a line which in¬
cluded the above. To the best of
our memory that particular line
in that particular piece of reading
was referring to the vliice of one
who was no longer among the mor
tal—hence, his voice was missing.
Well, we are not talking about
the voice of one who has gone
on to the Great Beyond, but about
•one whose melodious voice was a
bit conspicuous at the last home
game of the Greenwave football
team.
George “Three-Eye” Culpepper,
local legal light and a great ex¬
ponent of thundering courtroom
■oratory, has been busy at the home
games of the Greenwave ever
since we have lived here giving
the spectators the rundown, via
a public address system, of all
the action taking place out on
the gridiron.
Alas, just as in Thayer's im¬
mortal “Casey At The Bat (as
he proclaimed at the end, “There
is no joy in Mudville, for Casey—
the mighty Casey!—has struck
out!”) George, the thunderous and
mekdious George, struck out at
the game two weeks ago!
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of another system by efficient
Ernest Anderson, superintendent
cf the schools.
however, for all practical pur
poses two weeks ago “Three-Eye"
could have had a severe case of
laryngitis and the resulting silence
would have been the same at the
football game.
We know from the comment we
have had from others that many
of the fans missed his concise and
flowing descriptions of the grid
iron action. As for we who sit
and watch in the pressbox, we of
a certainty will be happy to have
“The Voice” back “in voice” when
the Greenwave comes home again.
SPUTTNIK, MUTTNIK, AND
LIKE MAKE BECK ROGERS
OF YEARS AGO A PROPHET
Many years ago (horrors! has
it been that many ?) when your
humble correspondent was a boy.
there was a comic strip called
Buck Rogers.
Buck was the intrepid hero who
roamed this. ugh space and between
planets in a rocket ship, shot ray
guns, and generally cavorted in
an atmosphere of which even the
scientists had only speculation.
Recent developments in the art
of advancing the development of
guided missiles, plus the launch¬
ing of the two satellites by Rus¬
sia, have lent an almost unbeliev¬
able air of prophecy to the author
C j the comics.
Man has always had a hounding 1
cur:osity about outer space a*nd
it seems now that it won’t be too
long before some of the answers
are forthcoming.
The fact that Russia has come
up first with the earth satellite
has pinpointed how far behind the
present administration with its
“big business” cabinet has allowed
cur country to become.
Everyone in their right mind
is in favor of economy in govern¬
ment, but the fact and eternal
truth remains that in a limited
democracy, or republican, form of
vemment the government w a
sendee orga nization, not a profit
and loss business. The people are
entitled to all of the service they
can get for their money but they
are also entitled to adequate mon
les to carry out an adequate de
fense program That has not been
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true in recent years.
in the meantime, the adminis¬
tration spends thousands of dol
lairs daily enforcing a “decree”
(not a law) handed down by the
supreme court calling for mixing
of the races in public schools.
Those thousands of dollars, he
ing spent on something which
the majority of the people in the
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Shown above is President W. E. Dillard of the Central of Georgia Railway accepting the
plaque recently presented to the railway for its advertising program during 1957. The award
was made by Martin J. Johnson, of Mobile, Ala., during the convention of the convention of the 7th
ca in Memphis. Tennessee. District of the Advertising Federation of Ameri
Greenwave Begins Practice Toward
Warner Robins Game Next Week
The Fort Valley High School
Greemvave be « an Practicing again
yesterday for , their next
game
Friday, November 15, with the
class A Warner Robins Demons,
The local team has been idle
since October 24 when they drop
ped Harris County <n the local
gridiron for their eighth straight
w i n without a loss and without
an opponent crossing the Green
wave goal line. %
A region game with West
was originally scheduled for No
vember 1, last Friday night, but
some 13 members of the West
Point team were afflicted with
the flu and the game was post
pined until Thursday night, No
E. L. ‘Tic’ FORRESTER
SPEAKS HERE FRIDAY
Hon. E. L. “Tic 1 Forrester will
make an address at the American
I-egion Home Friday, November
8th.
This will be a public barbecue
beginning at 6:15 with the speak¬
ing by Mr. Forrester to start at
7:15.
The barbecue plates will be 1.25
including drink. Tickets can be
purchased at the Legion Home.
Any Veteran desiring to renew
his American ’f.egion Card for 1958
may do so at the same time.
ATTENTION ALL MASONS!
Fort Valley Lodge No. 110 F &
A M will celebrate its. 108th an¬
niversary on Tuesday, November
12th at 7 P. M. with 3 Barbecue
in the Blue Bird Body Chapel
Room.
Tickets may ire purchased at
Poole’s Cafe, Candy Kitchen and
Stop and Shop Market. Price is
$1.00 for adults 50c for
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ATLANTA, (GPS)—For the first time since its creation in
1937, Georgia’s Department of Public Safety has changed the
hat style for its troopers. Replacing the old Army-type, stiff
brim campaign hat (upper, left) is one with a soft, flexible brim
(right). Capt. R. H. Burson, a 20-year veteran of the State
Patrol, is the model. Main advantages of the new chapeau over
the old: “It'a lighter, more comfortable and easier to handle
under all conditions,” aays Col. W. C. .(Peck) Dominjr, Safety
Department Director.
Fort Valley, Peach County, Ga., Thurs., November 7, 1957
vember 21st.
That postponement gave the lo¬
cal team the longest postponement
since they began playing football.
Already the winners of the 3-B,
Region, South, the local team is
expecting to have to play Trion
again for the region title.
Last year Trie n defeated the
local team by some 21-14 for the
region title.
The site of ‘A* Fort Valley
Trion game, if it develops, will
have to be decided by the school
officials of both towns. However,
the playoff with the winner of
Region 4-8 will be played in the
hemetown of the winner of 3-8,
since this is an odd year and the
game for all such playoffs is al¬
ways played in the even-numbered
regions in even numbered years
and in the odd numbered regions
in odd numbered years.
In the meantime, Philip Young
and Assistant Coach Charles Sims
went to Macon on Monday night
of this week to the regular meet¬
ing of the Macon Touchdown Club
f< r Young to receive his award as
the Middle Georgia Player of the
Week for his performance in the
Harris County game. Coach Nor¬
man Faircloth was unable to at¬
tend the meeting because of ill¬
ness in his family.
In the Harris County game the
Fort Valley quarterback-halfback
scored three touchdowns and per¬
formed a whale of a game on de¬
fense for the Greenwave.
Warner Rcbins defeated the lo¬
cals for their only loss of last sea¬
son’s regular season and the locals
are looking for revenge. The : <me,
to be played in Warner Robins,
will gat under way at 8:00 p.rn.
CONNER-MATHIS CIRCLE
Mrs. Bob Beiflower was hostess
at the meeting Monday of the Con
ner-Mathis Circle of the Baptist
Church Missionary Society.
Taking part in the Mission
Study program were: Mrs. Bel
flower, Mrs. Sams, Mrs. Fred An
del, Mrs. Henry Outler, and Mrs.
Joe Mullis.
Mrs. Belflower was hostess and
during the social hour served re¬
freshments.
Folic wing the program there
was a business meeting directed
by the chairnjan, Mrs. Andel.
i November 9th To
Be Poppy Day
Mrs. A. J. Houser, Jr., Chairman
of the Poppy Day Committee ad
vises that November 9t.h will be
Poppy Day” in Fort Valley. This
sale of P°PP>es means much to the
disabled veterans who make these
poppies and every cent is used for
the benefit of Veterans and Vet¬
erans organizations. Please buy
a POPPY and give as liberally
as you can to this worth while
endeavor.
Worry is to life and progress,
what sand is to the bearings of
perfect engines.
Roger W. Babson j
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The REV. WILLIAM COX
Missionaries To
Speak for World
Gospel Mission
Convention
The World Gospel Mission Pray¬
er Band Convention is meeting on
Thursday and Friday of this week,
November 7 and 8, at the Naza
rene Church. Mrs. R. S. Clark of
Waycross, is president of the Geor
gia State organization and will
nreside over the meetings. Miss!
Leona Taves, Field Worker for
W< rid Gospel Mission, will he
here to present different phases
of the Prayer Band work. Mrs. J.
K. Hutcherson, of Louisville, Ken-1
.ucky, will bring the devotional
for the Friday morning session.
It is a real privilege to have as
main speakers for the Convention
Rev. and ‘ Mrs. William L. Cox
'■•o?n TTrundi, Africa, and Mrs. Da *
rid Kuba, a- Japanese Missionary,
.;ev. and Mrs. Utx hava visited
in Fort Valley prior to this Con-
special Services
At Fort Valley
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Presbyterian
We welcome to 'our church and
community the Rev. H. E. Russell,
D. D„ minister of the Trinity
Presbyterian Church of Montgom¬
ery, Alabama, for a series of'spec¬
ial services. Dr. Russtll is the son
of the late Chief Justice and'the
late Mrs. Richard B. Russell, of
Georgia. He is the thirteenth of
their fifteen children. He Is a bro¬
ther of Senator Richard B. Rus¬
sell, and the late Judge Robert L.
Russell of the U. S. Circuit Court
f Appeals. Dr. Russell married
Ala Jo Anna Brewton of Vidalia,
Georgia, and they have five child¬
ren.
Dr. Russell has traveled exten¬
sively and has reported his travel¬
ings for newspapers and other per
iodical publications. These travels
included a prolonged trip through
South America which was report¬
ed in the Atlanta Constitution.
Later a similar visit was made
to Mexico. In 1952 Dr. Russell
traveled on a ti ur to the Holy
Land and Europe. In the summer
of 1954 a tour was made to Eur¬
ope which included Italy, Austria,
Germany and the Scandinavian
Countries and featured a trip be¬
yond the Artie Circle into the
land of the Midnight Sun. This
L trip as well as the one in 1952
was reported in the Montgomery
Advertizer. Dr. Russell has used
the experience of these trips for
numerous speaking engagements
and has written for ether publica¬
tions. He is a co-author of, “Stu¬
dies in Georgia History and Gav
ernment", and has been a contribu
tor to various church papers.
With great pleasure we antici¬
pate the timely ant), inspiring
messages from Dr. Russell. The
Morning services are scheduled
for ten o’clock, and the evening
setvices for seven-thirty, beginn¬
ing Sunday night, November 17th
thrtugh November 22nd.
PERSONALS
Miss Mary Beck Johns, who has
been visiting in -Philadelphia with
her sister, Mrs. Jack Marshall,
spent several days here last week
with her mother, Mrs. M. F. Johns,
before returning to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Lee, of Mont
gomery, Ala., were guests the past
week if Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wood
in Oakland Heights.
Mrs. Homer V. Duke and Mrs.
Idelle White have returned home
after a visit of several days in
Ind'ana with the Rev. and Mrs.
L. G. Sapp.
The many mends of Mr. E. M.
Whiting, who has been ill in the
Macon Hospital are pleased to
know he has sufficiently improved
to return home.
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venlinn, and their many friends
are happy to have another oppor¬
tunity to hear them speak. Rev.
Cox will bring several messages
in song during 'he meetings. He is
scheduled to speak on Thursday
afternoon, Nov. 7, at 3.00 and on
Friday night, Nov. 8, at 7:30.
Mrs. Kuha and her husband have
just c • mpleted their first term of
service as missionaries to their
own people in Japan. Mr. Kuba is
currently studying at Asbury Col¬
lege in Wilmoffe, Kentucky, where
the couple is making their home
during furlough. Mrs. Kuba will
bring hev first message on Thurs¬
day night at 7:30. She speaks a
gain on Friday afternoon at 3:00.
The public is cordially invited to
hear these missionary messages
and to see the colored pictures of
mission work which is shown after
the night services. Rev. Cox will
show pictures of the World Gos
pel Mission work in Urundi, Af
rica where they have served for
ten years. Mrs. Kuba will have
pictures of Japan which will be
highly interesting.
$3.00 Per Year — In Advance
Flu Raises Absenteeism In Feach Co.
Schools To More Than 22 Per
Bank Of Ft. Valley
Will Close Monday
Mr. Herbert Huckabee, vice pres
ident and cashier of the Bank of
Fort Valley ,to!d the Leader
Tribune this week that the local
bank will be closed all day on
.Monday, November II.
The hank will observe Veterans’
Day, a legal bank holiday. They
tvill re-open for business as usual
on next 1 uesday, November 12,
he said.
Civic Variety
Show Is Success
The program of the Civic Var¬
iety Show presented October 22,
which was sponsored by the Steer
’ng t : mmittee of the Swimming
Pool I* und and Recreation Center,
of which 'Emory Wilson is the
chairman, netted over $200.00. The
program director was Horton J.
Greene. Irving Rigdon assisted m
the project.
The program was enthusiastical¬
ly enjoyed. It featured the follow¬
ing numbers:
School Days” by the J; lycees,
David Sammcns, President; “Song
and Dance” sponsored by Woman’s
Club, Kay Carter, Wendell Car
ter; Song and Charleston” spon¬
sored by Jacettes, Mrs. Bill Mar
tin, Pres.; Novelty, June Smith,
Joyce Hartley; “Two Dummies”,
Sponsored by Lion’s Club, Lamar
Crosby, Pres., A. I). Brann, Lu
cille Pagel. “Hot Diggity", Pat
Smith; “Tammy” sponsored by Le¬
gion Auxiliary, Mrs. C. B.. Poole,
Pres., Laney Mrore; Varities, spoil
sored by Kiwanis Ciub, Col. B. A.
Shipp, Pres., Donna and Elaine
Hunnicutt; Jazz Band, sponsored
by Federated Garden Clubs, Mrs.
L. W. Smith, Pres., Clyde Wilson,
Clisby Clarke, Ellis Brown, Mike
Pearson, Norman Hodges,“Donnie
Hallman; Popular Songs, sponsor¬
ed by Study Club, Mrs. N. W. Jor¬
dan, Jr., Pres., Beverly Hall; So
This Is America”, American Le¬
gion, Marcus Hickson, Ccmmand
er.
Emory Wilson, chairman, wish¬
es to thank all who assisted in
the successful effort.
According to T. A. Jones, treas
urer of the Steering Committee,
the Swimming Pool has been paid
for and enough money is on hand
to concrete ten feet around the
pool. Funds will be raised for a
bathing house and for enclosi ng
with fence the entire area. All do¬
nations of building material will
be appreciated. The donors may
contact Emory Wilson, the Steer¬
ing Committee Chairman.
Joe C. Martin To Take Over The
Management 0! Chamber Of Commerce
HARRIS CIRCLE
f aq Harris Circle of the Worn
an’s Missionary Society met M
•lay evening at 7:30 at the home of
Mrs. Eugene Hutto and Mrs. J. L.
Brantley was associate hostess.
Mrs. Hutto, chairman of the
Harris Circle, directed the meet¬
ing.
Mrs. J. E. Hollingsworth was
the speaker and her subject was
relative to opening of the doors
of the various mission fields.
At the conclusion of the pre
gram the hostesses served re¬
freshments. Present were: Mrs.
Edgar L. Duke, Circle Advisor;
Mrs. I). W. Wells, Mrs. W. T.
Bateman, Mrs. S. J. Crawford,
Mrs. M. C. Owens, Mrs. Frances
Goffe, Mrs. W. C. Wyatt, Mrs.
Carl Johnson, Mrs. Philip Math¬
ews, Mrs. Charles J. Jones, Mrs.
H. B. Batchelor, Mrs. R. C. Poole,
Mrs. Claude M. Houser, Miss Lou¬
ise McCowan, Miss lone Dupree,
and the president of the W.M.S.,
Mrs. Grtver Cleveland, Jr.
Each day is the scholar of yes¬
terday. Carlyle
Be not simply good. Be good
When prosperity comes, do not
use all of it. Confucius
Little words never hurt a big
dea. Howard Newton
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The Peach County public schools
have had their troubles with tha
flu, too, just as have many of tha
schcols in Middle Georgia!
Ernest R. Anderson, superinten¬
dent of the Peach County public
schools, reported this week that
some 22 per cent of the pupils in
the county are being absent at
the present time because of tha
flu.
The normal percentage of ab¬
senteeism is four to five per cent,
he said. '
The Byron schools opened again
I on Monday of this weak after be
ing closed from Wednesday of the
preceding week because of exces¬
sive absenteeism because of the
disease. A total of more than 35
per cent have been absent from
the Byron schools because of the
disease, as compared with the ov¬
erall average for the county of
22 per cent.
Superintendent Andersen told
the Leader-Tribune this week that
he did not think any more of the
county schools will have to close
because of the flu. He expressed
the opinion that the peak of tha
near-epidemic had been reached
and passed.
H. E. Bryant, principal of the
Hunt High School and the Negro
elementary schools of the city,
said that of the 2,100 Negro chil¬
dren in the schools some 400 had
been absent because of the flu
and other reasons but that the
attendance was again showing an
increase.
There are some 3,500 pupils in
the Peach County public school
system.
Baptist W. M. S.
Circle Meetings n
WARE CIRCLE
Mrs. R. P. Swan, chairman of
of the Ware Circle was hostess at
the meeting of that group on Mon¬
day afternoon, Nov. 4, at her home
in Westview.
Mrs. R. R. Hasome directed the
mission program.
WRIGHT CIRCLE
The Wright Circle met at the
home of Mrs. E. L. Duke, Per
sens Streea, Monday afternoon,
November 4, at 3:30 P. M.
The Missionary program W 1 3
directed by Mrs. W. B. Austin.
JOHNSON CIRCLE
The Johnson Circle met Mon¬
day afternoon at 3.00 at the home
of Mrs. G. H. Cleveland, the At¬
lanta Road.
Mrs. John E. Lee, the chairman
of the Circle directed the meet¬
ing.
CONNER-MATHIS CIRCLE
The Conner-Mathis Circle met
at the Baptist Church at 3:30 Mon
day afternoon, November 4.
Mrs. Fred Andel, the chairman
directed the meeting.
Mr. Joe C. Stroud is scheduled
to arrive in Fort Valley today to
Like ever tne position of manager
of the Fort Valley-Peach County
Chamber of Commerce, according
to Bennett Rigdon, president of
the local group.
Stroud will come to Fort Valley
and Peach County from Martin,
Tennessee, where he has been as
sociated with the Chamber of C cm
merce for the past four years.
He will succeed Col. B. A. Shipp,
who has been manager of the lo
cal group for the past six y a- vs.
Col. Shipp had submitted his
ignation effective November 1, b-t
Mr. Stroud was unable to report
here until today.
Mr. Straud will take over the
active managership rf the local
chamber immediately upon his ar
riavl in the city.
President Rigdon pointed out
that Mr. Stroud was selected for
the position by »• committee com¬
posed of Himself and Paul J: uiney
and A. E. Young, of the Chamber
of Commerce directors, a-d of Ma¬
yor Mari n Allen and Dean Gil¬
lespie and Clinton Hutto, of the
city council.
The city of Fort Valley will sup¬
plement the $5,000.00 per year sal¬
ary of the new manager by 40
per cent, it wm reported.
Mr. Stroud is married and ha
and Mrs. Stroud have ,> a son who
is in the U. S. Navy.