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■ SJ*' s Better A Prise-Winning Newspaper Contests 1954 Newspaper ]®J)e Jeaher ®ritmne
70th Year, No. 2S
Peacltland
journal
FORT VALLEY AND PEACH
COUNTY LOSE ANOTHER
FINE CITIZEN AND FRIEND
Fort Valley and this area
saddened last Monday noon
it was learned that Clarence
Walton had died.
This humble writer was
those saddened and lonely
the loss of a friend.
It was our privilege and
sure to know Col. Walton
five or six years, but we felt
we had known him all our life.
In truth, from his actions
must have been lifelong
No one would be so
so generous with his time,
and money if he had not been
lifelong friend.
When we
to Fort
we knew
few people
In truth, we
M' J® not know
Walton at
That made
difference at
to him, and
soon became friends. And I
mean friends in the real sense
hie word.
The time was not far off
when he was going to show
he knew the real meaning of
word friend.
I will say this. He was my
torney when I needed such
He gave me and my problems
full measure of his duty as
attorney and then went far
wha* I felt was the actual
of an attorney. The things he
for me were more than in
measure they were things
money could not buy.
I am glad, now, that I did
level best to express to him
deep and abiding appreciation
bis efforts while he was still
his family and with me.
He was my friend and, as
Vernard Robertson said, a
man.
Somewhere I have read that
good you do lives on after
That, I know, is true with
Walton.
I do not know why I
s« much of myself that I
he had done something
for me. After he helped me I
to know (not through anything
feaid) of many things he had
for others. Much of that was
without any monetary
ion at all.
He was a Christian and was
many years active in the affairs
his church. He did not seek
limelight, yet was always first
do the things he felt he should
in the interests of humanity
for the betterment of his
ity, his state, and his nation.
To me he was one of those
individuals who could discuss
itics without losing his temper
bolding any bitterness against
ones on the opposite side ef
political fence.
He voted Republican in
years and didn’t hide that
In truth, I am now in
of copies of letters he wrote
same Republicans disagreeing
them on some matters and
them to task fer their actions.
I point that out simply to
Shat he tried at all times to
fair and honest with everyone.
Now, I know that no man
live as long as he did
making some mistakes and
“enemies”. He probably had
quota of both. However, the
good that he did for a great
people during his lifetime will
long after his “enemies" have
forgotten.
The esteem in which his
iates held him is manifested
the fact that one judge, one
tor, several court employees,
all of the local members of
bar and many from other
were on hand Tuesday morning
pay their respects to his
As the minister so
•aid, he was a good man,
about his business doing good
many people.
As Rudyaird Kipling so
wrote:
‘When earth’s last picture
painted,
And the tubes are twisted
dried—
When the oldest colors have
deol,
And the youngest critic
died—
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Pine Mountain, Georgia—This huge breeze-swept dining and dancing pavilhon—one of the Souths
most unusual structures—was opened recently at the Ida Cason Callaway Gardens.
Overlooking Robin Lake Beach, the pavillion consists of 21 giant shells resembling wine-glasse3
which flare dramatically from slender bases to interlocking tops which shelter an area half the
size of football field. Each shell weighs approximately 25 tons and contains two tons of reinforc
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Beneath this massive canopy are facilities for food service, large meetings, dancing and
recreational activities, open to lake and beach breezed yet protected from sun and ram.
Mrs. Sarah Count 11
Rogers, 76, Died
Here On July 1st
Mrs. Sarah Connell Rogers, 76,
lied here on Tuesday, July 1st,
ifter an extended illness.
Mrs. Rogers was a meipber of
he Fort Valley Methodist Church
and was well known to many
residents of Fort Valley and this
area. She was a native of Taylor
C; unty but had lived in Peach
County for many years.
Funeral services for Mrs Rogers
were conducted at the local Meth¬
odist Church at 4:00 p. m. on
Thursday, July 3, with the Rev.
G. N. Rainey, former pastor, of¬
ficiating.
Burial was in Oaklawn Ceme
tery.
Survivors include her husband,
W. L, Rogers, Fort Valley; four
laughters, Mrs. Louis Lavender,
Fort Valley, Mrs. D. L. Walls of
Mi ultrie, Ga., Mrs. Roscoe Eng¬
lish of Yatesvile, Ga., and Mrs.
E. A. Metts of Charleston, S. C.;
two sons, L. L. and W. R. Rogers,
both of Fort Valley; one sister,
Miss Mamie Connell of Fort Val¬
ley; nine grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren, and several
nieces arsl nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Acreage Reserve
Responsibility Is
Due Until Jan. 1st
By R. P. SWAN
Even though a Peach County
farmer receives h.s Acreage Re
•yve payment in the near future,
h,s responsibility under the acre
age Reserve agreement continues
w ^ 2 Ur ? y calendar year
’
Peach P b Agricultural A H Stabilization 0
and Conservation Ccmnnttee point
Lnder X the agreement, no crop
may be harvested from the Acre
age Reserve in 1958. No crop may
be planted on it except certain
crops for harvest in 1959 or later
as approved by the State ASC
Committee. Also, the Acreage Re
serve may not be grazed in 1958
except under certain emergency
conditions upon written permiss
ion of the Secretary of Agricui
ture
A farmer who willfully and
knowingly violates any of these
terms may be required to return
his payment and also is subject
Chamber Of Commerce ••
By JOE STROUD
Manager, Fort Valley and Peach
County Chamber of Commerce
Progress of Fort Valley, Geor
gia, from January 1 to July 1,
1958.
Business in Peach County for
the first quarter of 1958 had a
better than 12 per cent increase
in dollar volume ever the same
period of 1957. . . Or an increase
from $3,091,266 in 1957 to $3,474,
972 in the first quarter of 1958. . .
$383,706 more dollars spent this
year than last, thus far.
The face lifting of a number of
3toras in Fort Valley changed the
looks of our shopping center a
Fort Valley, Peach County, Ga., Thurs., July 10, 1958
C’areoci W. Walton, Prominent
DieJ Here
(Relative of Peach
Countians Dies In
Crawford County
Funeral services for Mrs. Fan¬
nie Lena Andrews, 83, were held
at 4:00 p. m. on July 8 at the
Providence Primitive Baptist
Church in Crawford County.
Mrs. Andrews, a relative of sev¬
eral Fort Valley residents, was a
native of Crawford County and
was a member of the Roberta
Primitive Baptist Church.
The services were conducted by
Elder Cecil Doriety and the Rev.
John Manghum. Burial was in the
Roberta Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Lillian Merritt, Fcrt Valley,
and Mrs. Sarah Waitzer, of Ro¬
berta; two sons, J. W, Andrews,
Sr., Fort Valley, and Douglas An¬
drews, Knoxville, Ga.; two sisters,
Mrs, Ida Ross of Macon and Mrs.
Gladie Dovis, of Macon; two bro¬
thers, Hiram and Forrest Molten,
of Macon; several grandchildren,
great grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Hiss Betty Dorsey
To Wed Macon
You lli on August © 3
Mr and Mrg AJ|)ert Woodrcw
Dorsey announce the engaf?ement £ *
their daughter> Miss e y 0n .
ieda( Dorsey> Lo Mr . Zack Putnftl>
of Macon, son of the late Mr. and
Mra z „ Putna]j of M Fla
Miss Dorse y graduated from
Fort Valley High Schoo , ]&55
she atten ded Mercer University
for one ^ ear and is a senior
at the Macon „ ita , School of
Nursing> where she will graduate
; . ^ember. „ ,
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' Mr ' f“ tnai att f nded school in
J?® the J 3 ?; Jnlted ;f la " S ^ * nd tes has A ™V. 3erved stationed with
; ln , ate< J
! e ’ s now as30C ‘
. th , lnde ,
! W ' P en <^t Life Insur
i ompany in Macon,
| weddln S ha3 been planned
for , three Sunday, August
, p. m. 3,
; at the First Church of the Naza
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to a civil penalty of 50 per cent
of the amount of the payment,
Mr. Murray said.
to Mr. Thomas Edwards of Ed
wards Clothing Store, to Mr. L.
w Wheeler of Wheeler’s Walgreen
Pharmacy, and to Mr. Bruce Lee,
of Lee Refrigeration and Electric
Company. . . Thanks. . . I am sure
that it makes a better place to
shop and work.
In the same period of time there
have been five new businesses o
pened in Fort Valley. . . To each !
of these—congratulations and
come. . . We are grateful for your
aith and belief in the business
expansion growth of Fort Valley,
Again, welcome to Mr. Charles
Parham and Mr. Jack Davis of
great deal. . . So, congratulations
Clarence Wilton Walton,
prominent local attorney and far¬
mer, died here last Mtnday morn
after an extended illness.
ill health had forced Mr. V','ni¬
ton's retirement several months a
go from active practice as an at¬
torney and active work as
x farmer.
A native of Randolph County,
Ga., Mr. Walton had lived in Fort
Valley and Peach County for 32
years. His residence at the time
of death was on Route 3, just a
mile or two out ®f Fort Valley.
He was w member of the Fort
Valley Methodist Church and until
recently was active in its affairs.
He was a member of Fort Valley
Lodge No. 110, F & AM, a mem
ber of the Georgia Bar Associa¬
tion, and was a veteran of World
War I.
He was active and well known
in political circles of the state
and in national elections.
Funeral advices were conducted
at the Fort Valley Methodist
Church at 11:00 a. m. on Tuesday,
July 8, with the Rev. Vernard
Robertson, pastor, officiating. He
was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Mary Shirah; three
daughters, Mrs. Hugh Burgess and
Mrs. Mary Frances Willis, of Fort
Valley, and Mrs. Georgia Sturch,
of Wake Forest, N. C.; one son,
Wilton Walton, Fcrt Valley; three
sisters, Mrs. W. A. McCants of
Coleman, Ga., Miss Inez Walton,
of Coleman, Ga., and Mrs. A. T.
Dozier, of Montezuma; his mother.
Mrs. W. P. Walton, of Coleman,
Ga.; six grandchildren, and seve¬
ral nieces and nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fcrt
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sackellares
have as their guests the sister of
Mrs. Sackellarres, Mrs. Liberty
lenkins, and her three children.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Lowe and
their daughter, Susan, spent last
Sunday in Albany with Mr. and
Mrs. Phelan Lowe.
Susan and Kathy Cannon have
returned to Augusta after a visit
here to their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Nick Strickland, Central
Avenue.
rene in Fort Valley.
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
Parham and Davis printing com¬
pany, Mr. Emory Wilson of Wil
son Furniture and Appliance Cora
puny, to Mr. Sol Vining, manager
of Sol’s Gulf Service Station, to
Mr. Buddie Lavender of the new
Amoco Service Station, to Mr Lar
ry Dyes of Dyes’ Furniture and
appliance Company, and to Mr. A.
Adams of the Dairy Queen lor
adding the Brazier to his business,
Let us each try to improve
looks of the shopping sections so
as to give to the shopping public
a iv.ee place in which to trade and
l jresen -t a better looking Fort Val
ley to the people who pass our
way. People believe what they see.
2,500 Cars Peaches Of Already
From This Area
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Senator Talmadge at Controls of Lockheed JctStar
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ECONOMY-SIZE JET TRANSPORT—Circling the four corners of the
nation—6,748 mi.—ia only 14 hours and 50 minutes of actual flying time
is the latest feat of Lockheed’s economy-size JetStar (above). The
arrow-winged utility transport—first of its kind ever built—is to be
put into quantity manufacture at Marietta^if an Air Force order is
received.
Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia, inspected the multi-purpose
JetStar when the plane landed recently at Andrews AFB. Md. The
Senator appeared greatly pleased with the new turbojet utilitarian
airplane which may provide hundreds of jobs for Georgians. Talmadge
was wearing flying togs because he was at the base for flight in an
air force jet which required a flying suit for protection. Lockheed Vice
President Kelly Johnson and the JetStar crew made their remarkable
flight around the entire U. S. in business suits. In spile of speeds up to
686 mph. and altitudes as high as 46,000 ft., the personnel in the swift.
new-type transport rode in quiet, air-conditioned comfort in a pres¬
surized cabin. The JetStar is designed for a variety of military missions.
Baptist Circles Had
Meetings In Fort
Valley This Week
JOHNSON CIRCLE
The Johnson Circle of the Wo¬
man’s Misionary Society of the
Baptist Church met at the home
of Mrs. T. A. Parham, the Mar
shallville Road, on Monday after¬
noon.
The meeting was directed by
the chairman of the circle, Mrs.
John E. Lee.
Those taking part on the pro¬
gram were Mrs. Grace C. Haddock,
Mrs. E. W. Bowman, Mrs. John
E. Lee, and Mrs. T. A. Parham.
Others attending the meeting
were Mrs. Grover H. Cleveland,
Mrs. J. E. Broaidrick, Mrs. M. F.
Johns, Mrs. Ida Bowman and Mrs.
J. B. Robbins, of Rockford, Ala.
the houseguests of Mrs. Parha ill.
PATSY HILLIARD CIRCLE
Mrs. R. P. Swan, chairman of
the Patsy Hilliard Circle of the
Woman’s Missionary Society, di¬
rected the meeting of that group
Monday afternoon when the circle
met in the Educational Building
of the church.
Mrs. E. D. Leveret was program
director and the subject for the
afternon was “Tithing as taught
in the Old and New Testaments.
Scripture readings were given by
five of the members present.
Following the program there
were social features and the hos¬
tess, Mrs. Leverett, served re
freshments.
WRIGHT CIRCLE
The Wright Circle met at the
church cn Monday aifternoon, July
6, and the meeting was directed
by Mrs. J. E. Bozeman, the circle
chairman.
Mrs. J. Earl Adams was hostess
j ^ or ^be afternoon,
Those present were Mrs. W. B.
Austin, Mrs. Mack Bryant, Mrs.
W. F. Hardie, Mrs. Fred Champion
Mrs. Woodard Poole, Mrs. Boze¬
man, Mrs. Adams, and Mrs. Gro¬
ver H. Cleveland, Jr., president of
| the Woman’s Missionary Society.
| Social features and refreshments
followed the program and a brief
business session,
Mrs. Louis Piper and baby, of
| Detroit, Mich., were guests Mon
day and Tuesday of this week of
Mr. wnd Mr 3 . John David Duke.
$3.00 Per Year — In Advance
I Methodist Men To
Hear Chaplain Of
Atlanta Prison
The Men’s Club of the Metho¬
dist Church at the monthly meet¬
ing to be held Monday evening,
July 14, will have as guest speaker
Chaplain H. Park Tucker, who has
held the position for a number
years as the chaplain of the
lanta Federal Penitentiary.
He will be presented by Mr. Cor¬
bin Davis, who is program chair¬
man frr the evening.
Mr. Tucker is a noted speaker
and has hud unusual opportunities
and experiences in dealing
the groups in the
where he is rendering Christian
service.
Francis Williams, president
he club, urged all members
be on hmd next Monday night
2nd Half Of Softball feasen Opened
Monday; City Slickers Won 1st Half
The second half of the softball
season in the adult league opened
last Monday night as the Metho¬
dist team eked out a last inning
6-4 win over the Baptist I and
the Baptist II team followed with
a 12-3 lacing of the Jaycees.
Last week’s play brought to a
close the first half of the season
and found the City Slickers still
on top of the heap. They never
relinquished the lead during the
entire first half.
Second place for the first half
was held by th{ Baptist I at the
close of play.
Those two teams are scheduled
to play a playoff vries with the
top two teams of the second half.
In the meantime, Commissioner
Donnie Young had to relinquish
his position when he recently mov¬
ed back to Macon. His post is
now being filled by David Sam¬
mons.
At the same time the Jaycees
took over responsibility for the
complete operation of the league
and meeting with representatives
of the various teams last week
new rules were expounded and
distributed to the teams.
The group named Charlie Jeans
as umpire-in-chief, and gave him
the authority to name two addit¬
Approximately 2,500 cai’3 of
peaches had been shipped from
the Fort Valley area through Tu¬
esday of this week, the Federal
State Inspection Service reported.
The report also indicated that
a total of 4,039 cars have been
shipped frcm Georgia this year
I through Tuesday of this week.
Last year ? total shipment from
Georgia amounted to only 2,305
ears.
A car is considered to be 40<»
bushels or 800 halves.
In the meantime the price for
some of the yellow fruit reached
its highest mark this season. For
U. S. No. 1 Extra Keystone and
Southland varieties the price, F.
O. B. New York, ranged any
where from $3.00 to $4.00 per
half bushel..
White fruit prices and some of
the earlier varieties of yellow
meat fruit, remained at a low
level. Packers were apparently un
able to get more than the cost of
picking and packing from the ship
meat of the fruit.
A number of growers during
the two or three week period just
prior to this date, left many cars
of fruit on the trees because they
were unable to secure enough for
the fruit to warrant picking and
packing it.
Such fruit had to be knocked
from the trees in order to protect
the trees from damage.
One veteran peach grower said,
that price-wise, this was about the
worst season he rememberd ia
many years.
Most of the sheds in operation
in this area ait the present time
are paeking Keystone, Southland,
Early Hiley, and Hiley varieties.
The season will end with the pick¬
ing and packing of Elbertas iti
the next two or three weeks.
Inspection Service officials re¬
ported that they expect the current
season to come to a close between
July 25 and July 31.
Two Doctors Open
New Offices Here
Dr. V. J. Grantham and Dr.
Harry E. Sims, who both com¬
pleted their internship at the Ma¬
con Hospital last month, open of¬
fices here at 218 Persons Street
on July 1.
Both of the new doctors are
married and they and their fam¬
ilies already reside in the city.
Dr. Grantham, a native of Je 3 up,
is married to the former Miss
Mary Emily Walter cf Rome, Ca.
They have a nine-months old son
and reside on Princess Avenue.
They are members of the Metho¬
dist Church.
Dr. Sims, a native of LaGrange,
is married to the former Miss Ella
Ruth Dennis, also of LaGrange,
and they have two daughters. They
reside on First Street and are
members of the Baptist Church.
ional umpires for each night’s op¬
eration.
Another rule adrpted was the
automatic suspension for three
weeks of any player ejected from
a game by the umpires for ex¬
cessive arguing of an umpire’s de¬
cision.
Flayers were requested to con
tact their managers for arty new
playing rules which may ha ve been
adopted.
Under the schedule for the 2nd
half of the season each team will
play a total of 12 games. This
means that seme teams will play
each other only once during this
final half season.
The second half will continue
tonight when the Blue Bird All
Americans will tangle with the
City Slickers at 6:15. Play will
continue at 8:00 o’clock tonight
with the Blue Bird Travelers and
the Fire Department fn :et : ng.
In the meantime, until fhe end
of tonight’s game's, the S .hodist
and Baptist II teams were on top
with their one win and no kstt
in this half.
Friday night will see the Jay¬
cees and Baptist I piay at 0:15
and the Methodist and Baptist II
play at 8:00 o’clock.