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1954
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71ST. YEAR, NO. 9
Peacklanl
journal
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
HONESTY IN GOVERNMENT
CAN BE WONDERFUL THING!
The recent session of the State
legislature passed a so-called “hon
esty in government” measure, and
it has possibilities of being a won
derful thing.
It was a measure sponsored and
advanced by Gov. Ernie Vandiver.
Two things we particularly like
about the measure are those call¬
ing for members of the legislature
not to hold any other state job,
and the item which prohibits any¬
one who works for the state to
do any “business” with the state.
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common to members of the
legislature on the payroll of the
veterans' department, the welfare
department, etc.
It stands to reason that under
such conditions the legislator will
vote for the increase in “his” de
partment’s budget when it is of
fe red to the legislature.
It also stands to reason that a
man working for the state is in
a better position to know “what
it will take” to get the business.
Both conditions have been for
many years inducive of bad prac¬
tices, ard expensive ones to the
tax payers, to say the least.
It is refreshing to have some
thing on the law book which may
tend to offset these conditions.
We commend Gov. Vandiver and
the legislature for passing the
measure, and urge them to enforce
its provisions.
NOW WE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE COULDN’T BEFORE
Back yonder a number weeks
ago we saw in the daily press
where Revenue Commissioner Dix
on Oxford had recommended the
hiring of an assistant at a higher
rate of ,pay than he was to re
ceive. We could understand the
boss getting equal pay with one
of the employees but we couldn’t
understand him getting less.
Now the mystery has been sol¬
ved! The leg slature raised my
friend Dixon’s salary to more than
take care of the discrepancy.
YELLOW DOG "DOGMASTER’
HONORED—AND HE DON’T
SAY NUTTIN’!
Homer Avera, who is the “Dog
master” of . the TT Hume Kennel , of
the International and Royal Order
of The Yellow Dog, received a sig¬
nal honor about two months ago
and to this day he hasn’t told too
many of the local members about
it.
In November Brother Avera re¬
ceived, from a number of the mem
bers in and around the state cap
itol, a very attractive “trophy”
of a Yellow Dog, mounted and
with an appropriate inscription
garding his fine work for the in
ternationa! order!
You members drop by and see
the “trophy.”
DON’T DELAY! BUY THAT
SUBSCRIPTION NOW
If you haven't renewed your
subscription to the Leader-Tribune
now is the tfme to do it while
you can get it at a reduced price
and can help your favorite con
testant in their fight for tihe ear.
Never again will the price of
a subscription be as low as it now
is, in all probability.
In fact the price is going up at
the close of the campaign, so take
advantage of the situation nd get
the reduced price!
(WOO MONTH FOR PERFECT
CH U RCH ATTENDAN CE
According to some of the min¬
isters of the city, the month of
March has sort of been set aside
as a month to emphasize perfect
church attendance.
And according to our pastor,
and we agree with him, a better
month could not have been select¬
ed for the emphasis.
Easter comes early this year,
being the last Sunday in March.
The symYd of Easter, with the
risen Christ, makes a fitting cli¬
max to any season.
Who knows? Perhaps the sym
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Ceafter Qfcitmne
March Term Of Court Opins Here
Monday; Jurors Are Listed
It has been
common prao
tice for many
years for some
with state jobs
to also sell mer¬
chandise to the
state. S3 the
same it
has been just as
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Spring Flower Show Date Is Set
For Board Announces
The Executive Board of the Fort
Valley Federation of Garden Clubs
j met Tuesday morning, February
24> ftt the home of Mrg Bi] , M om
Jones, Oakland Heights, at *v£> :30
and announced that the Spring
Flower Show will be April 29.
The meeting was directed by
the president, Mrs. A. L. Pearson.
It was opened with prayer offered
by Mrs. Z. C. Wilson.
Mrs. Ray Schofield, recording
secretary, presented the minutes
of the January meeting,
Mrs. Willis Webb announced the
Spring Flower Show is scheduled
for April 29. Mrs. Webb and Mrs.
Homer V. Duke are cha rmen of
the show. There was a discussion
,
of blossoming spring plants.
Twelve members of the board at
tended the meeting.
Refreshments were served at
the close of the business features
by the hostess, Mrs. Jones.
Shelton E. Vinson,
67. Died Last Week
Funeral services will be held at
11 o’clock this morning for Mr.
Shelton Eugene Vinson, 67, who
died on February 20.
The services will be held in the
Wesley Chapel, in Houston Coun
.y, with the Rev. A. L. White of
ficiating.
Burial will be in the churchyard
cemetery.
Mr. Vinson was a native of
Houston County. At the time of I
his death he resided on Route 2, j
Fort Valley.
Survivors include one brother,
William Claude Vinson, Byron, &
two nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fori:
vailey is iti charge of t arrange
ments.
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SHOP IN YOUR HOME TOWN
The March term of Peacfh Su¬
perior Court will convene Monday
morning, March 2, 1959, at 10:00
o’clock, A. M. with Judge A. M.
Anderson presiding over the Civil
docket
q^e following Monday morning,
March 9, 1959, at 10:00 o’clock A.
M. the Criminal session will be¬
gin with Judge Oscar L. Long pre¬
siding.
Following is a list of the jurors
chosen to serve during this term
of the court
GRAND JURORS
Floyd E. Campbell, L. R. By¬
waters, Zack B. Hays, Emory Wil¬
son, W. E. Butler, Jr, Irvin Pear¬
son, S. P. Mills, J. V. Bowden, Wm.
J. Wilson, Dexton R. Whitley, R.
C. Evans, Jr., F. H. Lowery, C. L.
Shepard, Jr,, J. M. Holt, J. C. All
red, H. J. Avera, John T. Hinton,
Clarence L. Collins, R. L. Holland,
H. H. Hafer, Russell Tomlinson,
A. L. Johnson, C. R. Hallman,
Jack Tharpe, G. W. Mills, Sr., W.
W. Peavy, B. J. Hudson, Marlon
Maddox, J, W. Bradshaw and Eu¬
gene Pierce.
TRAVERSE JURORS
First Week
F. E. Joyner, Homer W Gassett,
Arthur H. Hodge, A. J. Preston,
Jr., Richard P. Scallan, Morris
M^Daniel, Sr., Donald A. Tucker,
*”'■ ^ ’ Martin, Sr., W. A. Farrow,
R. C. Evans, Jr., Charles R. Bart¬
lett, Glenn W. McCollum, Walter
Sutton, O. E. Pearson, Jr., W. J.
Collier, Carl E. Johnson, Fred A.
Jackson, Chas. L. Crutchfield, C.
Maggard, < aivin Smith, C. F.
Murphy, K. D. Fennell, David I.
Lammons, f. R. Anthoine, Lintoi
Mathews, Rev. ScoH Cubry
Roy J. Bowden, 11. L. Curchwell,
^ r- ’ Brown, Jr., M. S. Bry
;,nt > Mose Adams, Rudolph Wagon
hoffer, W. R. Partain, Nathan
Mathis, Wilbur G. Sutton, V. E.
Avera, Sr., N. 4. Giles, Grady
Barrett, John William Hudson,
Paul H. Garrison, J. W. Andrews,
Jr., .1. I). Scarborough, Geo. M.
Haslam, Jr., W. M, Rowell, Frank,
Higdon, \\ alter Lee Sandefur,
- ■ McGee, Jr., Edriil Tynor.
- B. Childre, John H. Bellflow
er ’ ^ ran k E Flowers, Sidney Jones
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Dwight Infant Is
Buried in
Funeral services were held
the graveside last Friday
noon at 4:30 for George
Dwight infant son of Mr.
Mrs. George Dwight, of Macon.
The services were held at
lawn Cemetery, with the
Woodrow Dorsey officiating.
Survivors include his
his grandparents, Mr. and
John Collins, Fort Valley,
Mrs. Lilly Dwight, of Cordele.
Rooks Funeral Home of
Valley wag in charge of
ments.
Leader Tribune, Fort Ga., Thurs., Feb. 26, 1959
Mrs. Mamie Jones
Died Here Feb. 22
After Short Illness
Funeral services were held at
the Fort Valley Methodist Church
last Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock
for Mrs. Mamie Poole Jones, 74,
who died Sunday after a brief ill¬
ness.
Mrs. Jones, who was a member
of the local Methodist Church, was
a native of Macon County but had
lived her* for a number of years.
The Rev. Vernard E. Robertson,
pastor of the local church, offici¬
ated at the services. Burial was
in the Marshallville Cemetery.
Survivors include six sons, Wil¬
liam and Ted of Fort Valley,’ Na¬
than Jones of Tampa, Oscar Jones
of Warner Robins, Ed Jones of
Thomaston, and Grady Jones of
Nashville, Tenn.; two daughters,
Mrs. A. D. Joyner of Port Valley,
and Mrs. Mary A. Shirley, of Ma¬
con 1 - four sisters, Mrs. Clara An
choine, Mrs. P. H. Hinson, Mrs.
Annie Arnold of Fort Valley, and
Mrs. Hattie Moore of Moultrie:
■wo brothers, G. C. Poole of Fort
Valley and Harry L. Poole of
vfarshallville; and several nieces
nephews, and grandchildren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Pine Needles Sells
All Of New Stock
The Pine Needles Country Club,
’n the throes of a building pro¬
gram, has sold all of the required
shares of new stock needed to do
the presently planned building.
Sonic $5,000.00 was needed tr
close in the present pavilion and
to build a new kitchen. It was de
eided by the directors to sell new
stock at $100 per share, repayable
at six per cent interest after the
first year.
E. J. Saywell, president of the
club, said this week that all of
the first issue of stock has been
sold. Construction work will begin
almost on Bhe
Farm Bureau Will
Hear John B. Batts
The Peach County Farm Bureau
will hear John R. Batts, manager
of the new Georgia Farm Bureau
Mutual Insurance Co. discuss the
insurance program of the organi¬
zation when they meet at the Fort
Valley High School next Tuesday
night.
It will be a supper meeting, the
president, E. L. Duke, Jr., said.
| | Supper will be served in the high
school lunchroom at a cost of $1.00
| per plate to members and their
guests.
Tlie meeting will be at 7:30
o’clock, Duke added.
The president urged all mem¬
bers to attend the meeting and
ask Mr. Batts any questions rela
I uve to the current insurance pro
! gram.
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MONTGOMERY OF COCA-COLA WILL
HEAD CRUSADE AGAINST CANCER
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committee of the American Cancer Society’s Georgia Division, an
nounced appointment of Arthur L. Montgomery, president of the AU
lanla Coca-Cola Bottling Company, as 1959 state chairman of the
April Crusade. “Cancer has become the nation’s Number 1 health prob
lem. Goal is unlimited this year bu‘ we must raise at least one-third
more than the *643,000.00 contributed in 1958 U the fight on this
disease is to be accelerated,” Carswell added. I
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Methodist Revival
Begins March 5th
REV. RAYMOND WILDER
The Fort Valley Methodist Chur
ch will begin its annual revival
services Thursday evening March
5th and they will continue through
Sunday, March 15th. The guest
evangelist is Rev. W. Raymond
Wilder, pastor of the Methodist
Church in Brunswick, Georgia.
The evening services at 7:30
will be the only services for the
first three days of the revival. Sun
day worship is at 11:00 A. M. and
7:30 P. M. Beginning Monday
March 9th and continuing through
Friday there will be three services
daily at 7:05 A. M., 10:00 A. M
and 7:30 P. M. The early morwim
meetings will be over by 7:45 A.
M. to enable those who must be
at work at 8 o’clock to make their
schedule.
Rev. Raymond Wilder is a nat¬
ive Georgian. Some of his former
pastorates were in Kentucky, Cal¬
ifornia, Washington and Oregon.
He has also conducted revivals in
22 states and was secretary of
Evangelism for the Pacific North
vest Conference for four years.
Rev. Wilder will preach at the
early morning and evening serv¬
ice- and Rev. Harold Beatty of
Macon will conduct the mid-morn¬
ing meeting and will lead the sing¬
ing at night. Fort Valley is in¬
deed fortunate to have these two
men for the revival. The comm un¬
ity is cordially invited to each
service.
Saturday Marks the Biggest
in Club Votes of
This Saturday, Feb. 28, will
mark the close of one of the most
important periods in the “Automo¬
bile and Cash Offer” campaign
now being conducted by the Lead¬
er-Tribune. Contestants, as well
as their many friends, are actively
at work making a hard drive for
all-important subscriptions before
the biggest cut in votes of the
campaign on Saturday. Each $20
Club of Subscriptions this week
carries 180,000 F-XTRA Votes.
Each $20 club next week will count
NOW Is the Time
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE CONTESTANT
If you really want to help your favorite contestant whose name
is listed below, subscribe now before Saturday while the biggest
extra vote offer is in effect. Your subscription either new or re¬
newal for a year will count your contestant 27,000 extra votes.
Should you want to subscribe the limit for 120 months and ‘save’
$5.00 255,000 extra votes will be credited to the contestant. But
remember, this offer holds good only until Saturday.
Votes listed below are to let friends of contestants and the
public know who is working. Votes will not be totaled until the
end of the contest. Keep your favorite contestant high up in the
voting standing by subscribing now and helping to get others
to subscribe.
List of Contestants and Votes Accepted for Publication
NAME ADDRESS VOTES
Miss Eloise Sadler ... Fort Valley . 636,000
Mrs. Theresa Johnson .... Marshallville 636,000
Mrs. John H. Hinson Fort Valley 637,000
Wrs. Anne C. NeSmith Fort Valley 631,000
drs. Melba B. Mullis Fort Valley 632,000
4rs. H. G, Harris Fort Valley 637,000
dr. l oin!" J. Jones Fort Valley 634,000
4rs. B. F. Hill ____ Reynolds 340,000
Mrs. King Mullis ... Fort Valley 636,000
Mrs. G- T. Pirkle ... Fort Valley , 636,000
Miss Dena Hallman _____ Fort Valley 637,000
Mr. Bob KenKnight ....... Fort Valley 636,000
Mr. Charles Wilder . . Fort Valley 565,000
Mrs. Frank McDaniel ..... Fort Valley 635,000
Mrs. Bill Davidson ___ Fort Valley ' 327,000
Mrs. L. B. Unshoe .... Byron .......... 625,000
Miss Dianne Essaff Roberta . ....... 100,000
Make Cash Report Each Wednesday and Saturday
The campaign manager will be at the Leader-Tribune office,
Fort Valley, from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m., Wednesday and Saturday
to receive reports from candidates. If unaibie to come to the of¬
fice, you may mail your subscriptions on report days.
NOTE: Smart contestants will work hard this week to pile up
EXTRA “club” votes to win the Chevrolet at the end of the con
test. Contestants are again reminded that the biggest drop in
votes of the entire campaign comes after this period. It’s going
to be close. If you want to win, NOW is the time.
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Mrs. Allie E. Giles
Died On Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Allie
Elizabeth Giles, 64, of Route 2,
Byron, were held at 3:00 p. m.
last Saturday at Jordan Chapel.
Mrs. Giles was a native of Hous
ton County and a lifelong resident
of this area.
The Rev. A. L. White officiated
at the services. Burial was in
the churchyard cemetery.
Survivors include her husband,
J, Pi. Giles, Sr, Byron; two sons,
J. C. Giles, Jr., Byron, and William
Giles, Macon; one brother, William
T. Hardison, Macon; and several
grandchildren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Anti - Litterbug
Week Proclaimed
Governor Vandiver has proclaim
ed next week, March .1-7, as Anti
Litterbug Week.
The Fort Valley Federation of
Garden Club; urge all citizens to
plea <o observe this Week by be¬
ing mar conscious than ever of
the 'bad habits of a Jitterbug.
Tils Magnolia Garden Club con¬
ducted a Litterbug poem contest
in the Grammar School and gave
prizes to the winners.
The Fort Valley Garden Club
sponsored the same contest in the
elementary school.
iae colored schools have also
co-operated m the Anti-Litterbug
poem ccr..'.c.,u.
The Town and Country Garden
£j u b j g se lKpg Litterbug baskets
for cars. The baskets are extra
plastic , . w.th . , an adjustable ,
attachment to fit them into every
and any car.
$3.00 Per Year — In Advance
140,000.
Those who are pulling for a fav¬
orite contestant should subscribe
this week while the greatest num¬
ber of votes will be credited on
subscriptions. Remember, it is the
contestant who accumulates the
most votes by the end of the cam¬
paign who wins the new Chevrolet.
The $25 that was offered last
week for most money on subscrip¬
tions was also a success. In fact it
was close among the leading work¬
ers and it sold more New subscrip-
T. Sanders Harris, City Clerk, Dies
After lilness Of Several Weeks
Hunt Boys Win
And Play For The
State Title Again P5
The Hunt High School Tigers,
boys’ edition, will aga : n be in the
state tonmament basketball play.
In fact, the local Negro high school
boys team are defending statae
champions.
The local team enters the state
play by. virtue of winning District
Four play when they defeated
Perry 43-31 for the title.
They had won their first g*ame
from Jeffersonville by a forfeit
and then beat Milledgeviile, 63-27.
Their first game in the state
tourney is against Clark, of Cor
dele, and the two teams have spLt
during regular seaon play.
The Hunt girls won the same
thing tiiey won last year, third
place in the district tournament,
In fact, the two teams had iden
l:eal records during the regular
season w:th 15 wins and two los¬
ses. The girls lost to Eastman and
Griffin and the boys lost to East¬
man and Cordele.
LIBRARY AUXILIARY WILL
MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY
The Library Auxiliary will meet
Wednesday, March 4, at 3:30 p.
m., at the home of Mrs. S. J.
McGehee, Jr. Miss Gena Riley
will be co-hostess.
Mrs. W. A. Wood will be in
Charge of the program.
Chilling Hours
Feb. 9th 1959 — 1014 Hours
Feb. 10th 1958 — 1119 Hours
tions in one week than had been
sold in any week during the cam¬
paign. The $25 winner will be an¬
nounced on or before the close of
the contest. It necessitates a com¬
plete check, it was so close.
If a subscription is renewed
through one of the contestants, the
renewal will start when the pres¬
ent subscription expires. A. M.
Alexander, campaign manager,
said, “Review the list of candi¬
dates for the big prises offered
by the Leader-Tribune and help
your favorite win. Get a friend to
subscribe. Get in the race today.
Over $4,000 in prizes and com¬
missions will be awarded local con¬
testants by your subscribing now.
“See the list on this page and give
your subscription to your favorite
contestant. The contest closes soon.
Your subscription will count more
votes for your favorite now,” said
Mr. Alexander.
First prize on the contest is a
1959 Chevrolet sedan, purchased
from Greene Motor Company. Oth¬
er prizes are $500, second; $200,
third; and $100 fourth. All active
contestants receive 20 per cent
commission on all they sell.
Mr. Public
Subscribe from your favorite
contestant in the Leader-Tribune
contest and save money. Subscribe
now and SAVE!
After the campaign is over, the
the rates "ill be as follows:
NOW AFTER
1 Yr. $ .3.00 $ 3.50
2 Yrs. - $5.00 $ 7.00
6 Yrs. - $15.00 $21.00
10 Yrs. - $25.00 $35.00
Plus Georgia Sales Tax.
ELSEWHERE
NOW AFTER
1 Yr—$3.50 $ 4.00
2 Yrs. —- 6.00 $ 8.00
6 Yrs — $18.00 $24.00
10 Yrs. — $30.00 $40.00
Plus Tax.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Due to the continued cost rise
n newsprint and other materials
necessary to print av.ewspaper, we
are forced to have all our sub¬
scriptions on a paid in advance
basis. Secondly, postal regulations
are more strict than they used to
be and ask that our mailing list
be up to date.
We suggest that you call onp of
the contestants in the “Auto'and
Cash Offer” Campaign listed on
this page and give your renewal.
ALL DELINQUENTS ARE BE
ING DISCONTINUED.
Funeral services were held at
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at
3:00 p. m. last Friday for Thomas
Sanders Harris, 60, city clerk and
treasurer, who died on February
19 after several weeks illness.
Mr. Harris, a native of Peach
County, was named city clerk and
treasurer last fall to succeed N.
W. Jordan, Sr. Mr. Harris had
been assistant clerk for a Humber
of months prior to Mr. Jordan’s
death.
Mr. Harris was a member
of St. Andrew’s Church and was
well known in business and eivio
circles of Fort Valley.
He had been in ill health for
several weeks prior to his death.
The Rev. Don Mitchell, Rector
of St. Andrew’s, officiated at the
funeral services. Burial was in
Oaklawn Cemetery,
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Lillis Crandall, Fort
Valley; two daughters, Mrs. L. V.
Tester, Fort Valley hard Mrs.
Windall Anderson, Mooretown, N.
J.; ona son, Thomas S. Harris,
Perry, Fla.; his father, Mr. W. H.
Harris, Fort Valley; one sister,
Mrs. R. H. Lambert, West Palm
Beach, Fla.; and six grandchild¬
ren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge .at, :; '- :’Bge
ments.
MAGNOLIA CI.UB MEET
The Magnolia G; r.i-c Club will
medt at the home o Mrs. Dan
Nathan on Thursday sirier-noon,
March 5th at 3:36.
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY ::
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