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70th Year, No. 8
Peaehland
journal
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
A JUNKET OF POLITICIANS
AND NO POLITICS, AS SUCH
On the weekend of February
6-9 we had the pleasure of joining
the delegation of state legislators
who made a trip to Brunswick,
Jekyll Island, and Savannah for
the purpose of investigating state
facilities at those spots.
We were invited by Senator
William Wilson to make the trip.
It was a most interesting, in¬
formative, and eajoyable trip ex¬
cept for the fact that we picked
ap a flu bug in Savannah and
haven’t fully recovered as yet.
It was a junk¬
. -s et by some 150
politicians but
the only politi¬
m cal talk we ac¬
tually heard on
the trip was in
answer to some
question.-, we di
.JPlPBI reefed rA. some
of those making the trip. And
the answers were brief and is.
the print.
The group left Atlanta on a
special Southern Railway train.
The trip back to Atlanta was
made via a special Central of Ge¬
orgia train from Savannah. Box
meals were served on the train
both going and coming.
The trip was under the super
vision of Fulton Lovell,
of the Game and Fish Commiss
ion. He made a most satisfactory
and pleasant host. He was most
ably assisted by Bill Atkinson, an
employee in his department.
Lovell is a big, genial fellow
from the mountains of North Ge
orgia. He ha* held his position
for a number cf years and
progress made in the game and
fish work and facilities stands as
an example of his efficiency.
Atkinson is also a friendly fel
low and on this trip was just about
the busiest and most efficient guy
I have ever seen.
On the way down 1 had the
pleasure to meet Atlanta Police
Chief Herbert Jenkins, also along
aa a guest.
The head man of some 800
lice officers in one of the largest
cities in the south, Jenkins was
extremely affable, and actually
struck me as being probably as
good a politician as any of the leg
ialators on the trip. I suppose a
man in that position has to be
a good politician to get the jib
done right.
He swears by Mayor Hurtsfield
and some of the things he told
us about the mayor's political
lory were very interesting. He
also had praise for the newspapers
in many instances, and cited cases
which have been played up in the
papers at times.
At Jekyll we stayed in the
tel formerly owned and occupied
by millionaires, and we didn’t feel
one iota richer. The hotel is nice,
though, and the whole island has
a better appearance than it had
last time we were down there.
In Savannah we stayed at
DeSoto Hotel, the scene of former
Press Association conventions, &
we felt right at home there. Par
ticularly with the eggs, bacon and
toast served us Sunday morning
in the Terrace Room by Miss Max¬
ine Hopper. They make just about
the best toast I’ve eaten.
Hopper is a transplanted Yankee
and seems to be thriving in our
“warm Southern climate!
We also had the pleasure on
the trip of making the acquain
ance of Sen. Roy I. Kelley, from
up about Monticello way, and one
of his constituents, Joe Gasses,
Roy is a customer of Woolfolk
Chemical Company, and Jack Lee,
and wanted to be remembered to
Jack.
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store won one of the coveted honor store awards. They competed
with other stores in the same sales classification.
Shown above, left to right, are Kenneth Barfield, William Rowland, Mrs. M. Sullivan, Johnny Beck¬
ham. Malcolm Kay (produce manager), Herbert Woodall (store manager), Luther Calhoun, Jimmy Ray,
Garland Nelson, Nelson Brown (market mannger),and S. C. Read, supervisor.
Youth Sermon
Series Continues
j Rev. Norman K. Hodges, pastor
of the loc;U Baptist Church, is con
| tinuing the senes of sermons for
| i teen-agers, and the response has
been most gratifying.
j Next Sunday night, February
! 23, the subject will be, “What’s On
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(To j Be March 9-16
j A Revival will be held in the
j j b cal Methodist Church beginning
Sunday, March 9th. The guest
preacher is Dr. Lester Humble of
I Atlanta. The Sunday services will
’ be at the regular hours and the
! weekday services at 10 A. M. and
P. M. The singing will be
j j church ! ed by choirs Lucius will Powell, furnish and special the
j music. Prayer services led by Miss
Mary- Culler White will be
tk e week preceding the Revival,
The people of the community are
> given a cordial invitation to the
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5 No. 1, 36 inch rocket fired some 400
nta the air here on February 11. Bowman and Duke designed
i mil* th s'.ic'-es ful rocket. They had successfully fired other
! before the launching of the 34) inch missile.
Fort Valley, Peach County, Ga., Thurs., Feb. 20, 1958
license Examiner
Fo Be Here On
February 22nd
Peach County Sheriff W.
bert Beeland said this week
the license examiner for the
Highway Patrol will be at
Peach County courthouse next
urday, Feb. 22, for the purpose
renewing drivers’ licenses.
He said that no drivers’
nations will be given on that
but that licenses will be
He also pointed out that all
cences must be renewed not
than March 31. This is with
exception of veterans' licenses
any five-year ones which have
expired on or before that date.
The sheriff also pointed out
fact that all auto and truck
must, be purchased not later
March 31 to avoid a penalty.
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■ m& ring slowly, and urged all
owners to buy their tags now
avoid the last minute rush.
READ THE CLASSIFIED
By D. K. GRAHL, Editor
The Leader-Tribune
Things are happening in threes
these days, they say.
E. W. “Skeeter” B-wman,
and J. F. “Jack” Duke, 111,
wafik -successfully fired Peaehland
Express No. I, a rocket, to become
the first successful rocket flrers
of Peach Coun.y, .so far as ‘we
know.
After unsuccessful attempts to
1 fire two smu~.-:r roc ke:s on Tues¬
day afternoon, February 11, the
[ Id-inch Peaehland Express No. 1
t ok off fi'om the launching base
in the field across from Raymond
Hall’s on State Highway 49, and
rose something over 400 feet be
fore it fell to earth.
Young Bowman and young Duke
have been “fooling” with rockets
for s> me time, tnd this is not the
flrst successful firing they have
had.
They both study physics under
the tutelage of Richard Parks,
and both of them at the present
time are contemplaCng further
study in the field of missiles and
guided missiles.
They have attexnpted work in
Soil Conservation
By Frank Lowery.
Soil Conservationist
Frank Lowery, Peach County
Soil Conservationist would like to
invite all land owners and Ocmul
gee Soil Conservation District
operators to a demonstration on
the construction of waterways and
parallel terraces. This demons
tion will be held Friday, February
21 at 10 A. M. on the farm of
Mr. W. L. Ctok which is located
2 miles west of Reynolds, Ga., on
the Minor’s Mill Road. This de
monstration is sponsored by the
Oemulgee Soil Conservation Dis
trict. Peach TrDetor and Tmple
ment Company and the Oliver Cor
poration. There will be two Rr to
hauls and a Land Reveler in opera¬
tion on the farm.
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL TO
MEET ON THURSDAY
The first meeting of the newly
f< rmed Girl Scout Council will lie
held Thursday night, February 20.
This meeting will be held in the
Kilowatt Room of the Georgia
Power Co. in Macon. The time
will be 8:00 P. M.
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two-stage field since the fir
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i stage didn’t come in right so they
have given that up for further
-tudy.
Arid we thought Florida was to
be the closest we came to any
missile firing!
P. S.-Tbey are now working on
a six-foot model!
Boys Win Sub-Region Title,
Girls Take 1st Tourney Game
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I Claude E. Barfield, Sr.
’1’. M. Anthoiue
.To Run For
T. M. Anthoine, a member
the Utilities Commission of
Valley, this week announced
he will seek re-election to
post for four more years.
He was the only new
to seek office during the week.
Late yesterday afternoon he
not officially qualified but he
expressed to the
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I sevcn three candidaUi: » ale seeking
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; ° lty council -
I | Candidates for the council an
Calvin E, Poole, Mrs. Frank
Vins« n, WHliam Khoury,
_ Sr William
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fert, III, ,J. H. “Howdy” Thunn;
and Guffie Garrett.
SOME STORIES LEFT OUT
AS PAPER IS CURTAILED
Some news items submitted
this week’s issue have been
out for this week because of
necessity of curtailing the size
the paper because of the
cold weather.
We beg your indulgence and
that the stories will be
in next week’s
$3.00 Per Year In Advance
World Dav Of
Prayer To Be
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Observed Here
The obsei-vance of the
W' rid Day of Prayer will be
on Friday, I> ■ruary 21, at 10:00
A. M. at the Fort Valley
terian Church and all the churches
of the city and county will join
in the observance.
The purpose of the day is to
unite all Christians in a bond of
prayer, and to make an offering
for Christian missions throughi ut
the world.
The first World Day of Prayer
was held in 1887 and through the
years since that date many thous¬
ands of Christians in the United
States and around the world have
united in prayer and thanksgiving.
The theme of the 1958 program
is ‘The Bread of Life”. The pro¬
gram was planned by a group c.f
of 'Australian women and each
year the program is planne< 1 by a
different country.
Mrs. Grover H. Cleveland, Jr.
the president of the Woman’s Mis¬
sionary Society of the local Bap¬
tist Church, is in charge of the
program here.
It is expected there will be
large attendance at the service
and everyone is invited.
Funeral Held He re
For Mrs. R. M.
Houser Last Week
funeral ,, , services
were held here
last Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.
. at the Pert Valley Methodist
Church for M rs. R. M. Houser,
84, who died on February 12.
A native of Peach County, Mrs.
Houser was a member of the io
ca! Methodist Church, a member
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, and was well known
in local civic and religious affairs.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. V. E. Roberts^ n and the Rev.
G. N. Rainey. Burial was in Oak
lawn Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Rus¬
sell P. Houser, and several nieces
and neohews.
Pallbearers were S. M. Mathew s,
H. A. Mathews, L. L. Brown, V.
Lynn Brown, Edgar Mathews, arid
John Clark.
i Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Band Concert To Be Held February
27th For Recreation Center Fund
By MRS. IV. J. BRASWELL
Under the sponsorship of the
Steering Committee of the Fort
Valley and Peach County Recrea¬
tion Center there will be
ed a Band Concert at 800 P. M.
Thursday evening, Februaxy 27,
xt the Fort Vail >y High School
Auditorium.
Mrs. Edgar L. Duke Jr. has
been named chairman for the pro
gram for the evening.
The High School Band Director,
Mr. Stan Beckhx.ni, and Miss Pat¬
sy Thomas, of the Music Depart¬
ment, iv.ll assist in staging the
program which is expected to be
most enjoyable.
Included in the program will be
a Jitterbug Contest by all age.
| | Peaehland
Kxpro; No. 1 wa-
j made up of a stainless tube body
and metal fins. It was fired by a
»inc-sulpher mixture. and was
Chilling Hours
(As recorded by U. S. Horticulture
Laboratory, Fort Valley.)
Monday, Feb. 17 - 1,270 Hours
Average for Feb. 13 - Hours
Fort Valley High School's boys
basketball team won all three of
heir games in the Region 3-B,
South tournament and will go to
Rome, Ga., cn Friday night to
play against three other teams
for the region title and the right
to go to the state tournament in
Macon next month.
On last Saturday night the girls
team won from Hogansville, 45-
10, at Zebu Ion to cop their first
tournament match. They were set
o meet He-ard Ciunty last night
in the r second game.
Last Friday night the boys won
from Harris County, 45-39, in the
first of their games being played
at Manchester. Ray Anthoiue hit
for 16, Bobby Jones for 13, and
Wayne Young for 10 to lead the
attack. For Harris County Den
Wade was easily the most cut
standing as he hit for 20 points.
Even with the 20 points Philip
Young did a good job of defend¬
ing against him, making him hit
most of them from the outside.
On Monday night the Greenwawe
tock the measure of Heard Coun¬
ty by a 54 to 39 score. Ray An¬
thonie again led the attack with
18 points. Jerry Scarborough hit
for 10 and Bobby Jones and Way¬
ne Young each tallied eight. For
Heard County it was Pope with
j 14 and Toney with 10 in the scor¬
j, ing.
Tuesday night saw tho locals
take the measure of Pike Ctunty
j in the sub-region finals, 53 to 43.
Wayne Young found the range
to the tune of 22 points and Jim¬
my Suttom hit for 17. Anthoine
added eight more to his tourney
total. Newton with 16 and Killings
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worth with 14 led the uncessful
Pike .-Ciunty drive.
In the girls game last Satufkay
night it was Laney Miore who led
the scoring vr th 23 points and
Keith Taylor was close behind with
20 tallies. Cherry Dupree scored
the other points for Fort Valley,
H was not known at press time
yesterday who would be the oppo¬
nents of the boys Greenwave Fri¬
day night. The northern sub-reg
xen will not complete their play
until tonight. Their tourney was
postponed two days because of
the excessive cold weather.
Fort Valley will play the second
place winner of the northern sub
region in their first game. Both
the winner and runner-up of the
region tourney will enter the state
tournament.
GO ’I.) CHURCH SUNDAY
READ THE WANT-ADS
and in the contest three prizes will
he given, The Glee Club will sing
several numbers.
Plans for the Band program
and other features were made at
meeting of the Steering Com
mittee of the Recreatkn Center,
which Emory Wilson is the
chairman, at a meeting hell at
the American Legion Ho orne last
week.
Anyone who is interested in ta .
■ng a part in the perforw-uice in-./
contact Mrs. Duke, stated Mr.
WiLo i.
3 he proceeds of the enterttwn
men; will be used to help build
the bath house and filte rs at the
modern swimming po 1 which has
been completed.
sidered to be succe.sfui by both
of the builders and the few peo
pie witnessing the f'ri-g.