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71ST YEAR, NO. 16
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By DANIEL K. GRAHL
NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR
THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
TO SET AN EXAMPLE
We know of no better time than
now for the Georgia Highway De¬
partment to set a good example,
We have had our ears bent with
a lot of conversation about how
the depa'rimtn is broke, how the
state suffers from lack of ade¬
quate maintenance, deficit finan
ting of the oniy truly rural roads
the state has ever had, etc. and
it has made us think of one way
in which the present members of
the highway board (including our
"old” college classmate Robert
Jordan) can do a tremendous fa¬
vor for the taxpayers of Georgia.
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one man , s opinion . . of course, but . _
when there is little deference in
the initial cost, and a great deal of
difference in the maintenance costa
cannot , how ... highway
we see any
board, past or present, can fail
to vote for concrete for the pri¬
mary highways.
The excessive abuse given U. S.
Highway No. S41 through Fort
Valley, an asphalt road, is a good
example of what we mean. That
is an expense and an unnecessary
cost to the tax payers of Georgia.
The heavy traffic on the road
has already required several over¬
hauls, one coming up between us
and Perry at a cost of nearly one
million dollars, and probably will
require several more before the
road is abandoned or relegated to
minor use.
If the road was paved in the new
nine-inch concrete the oniy cost of
maintenance within the foresee¬
able future would be the shoulder
and right-of-way maintenance.
The heavy vehicles could roll
and pound on down the highway
<*nd would not cup out and make
waves in the road.
In order to withstand the heavy
traffic of today on the highways
the asphalt people, so we have
been informed, have had to "beef
up” their material to such an ex¬
tent that the initial cost of con¬
struction is not but a little less
than the cost of the beautiful nine
inch concrete already used in part
of the new U. S. Highway No. 75
in Georgia.
And there is something else.
On the new, super federal high¬
way program, of which 75 is a
part, the federal government will
foot 90 per cent of the initial cost
and will assume none of the main¬
tenance cost. Simple logic says to
get the thing which has the least
amount of maintenance,
We do not profess to be a pro¬
phet of any discernment or pers¬
picacity but we do believe that it
is a propitious time for the high
way board to make good on some
of the things they claim they are
"for.” Namely, good and econom-.
ica/l roads in Georgia. We
they will not be penny wise and
dollar foolish in their handling of
the Interstate Highway program.
THIS IS ONE TIME WE HAVE ^
fiUl HUtKfcl) 1 ALMAUUh,
Some few days ago Sen. Her¬
man Talmadge made a statement
relative to a possible study toward
some changes in the county unit
system which has left us sort of
“at the post.”
Herman is one of the few peo¬
ple of major status in the political
arena of Georgia who owes a tre
mendous debt to the present sys
tern, and has always vowed he
would not see it changed if he
could do any thing about it. Now,
he is practically advocating modi
fication.
Of course, Herman is a great
politician, he is on his way to be
ing a major Georgia statesman,
but he is also a political realist,
Maybe he is like Gen. Nathan
Bedford Forrest. "If you con’t lick
‘em, jine 'em!”
If that’s his route we’ll have
to leave him. On that point. W«
cannot see giving over control of
the state government to the rad
CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE
f 1 ifl ^ d / tribune
just from ex
amining the va
nous records of
the various kinds
of paving we be
lieve it is self
evident that no
paving can real¬
ly compare with
concrete. That is
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; High School Wins State
Litera«. rown In Contest Last Week
Fort Valley High School made
a spectacular show of literary
strength last Saturday at the
State Class B Literary Meet, held
annually at Mercer University in
Macon. The local school amassed
a total of 73 points to break all
the records it has set repeatedly
for four out of the past five years.
In taking home all three of the
, trophies which offered in Class
are
B competition, Fort Valley made
, consecutive
this the third year
that it has been the State Lite
rary Champion, and the fourth
time out o5 the last five attempts.
In 1955 the school took the chain
pionship with a total of 43 points;
in 1957 it set a new record with
Mental Health
Week Designates
2-Day Open House
Welfare Department News
The State Hospital at Milledge
ville, at the request of the Georgia
Association For Mental Health,
has designated two days during
M j, ;NTAL HEALTH WEEK as
OPEN HOUSE for visitors from
^ Q ia countk , 8 the pat .
I tients . . of ... the hospital, , .
1
The two da y* are Wednesday
and Thursday, April 29 and 30.
Visiting hours are 10 A.M. to 12
noon, and 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
All visitors should report immed¬
iately upon arrival to the Ad¬
ministration Building.
The State Departments of Pub¬
lic Heailth and of Public Welfare
have asked their county health
departments and county welfare
departments to cooperate in this
project and to help coordinate the
planning in each county.
OPERATON FRIENDSHIP is
to let the patients at the State
Hospital at Milledgevilie know
that they have not been forgotten,
that the citixens of Georgia do
care, and at* their friends.
For further information, get in
touch with your local county h*al
; th department, your County Wel
fare department or your local men
tal health association,
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Flower Workshop
,
j To Be On Monday
J
A ‘‘workshop” on flower ar
rangements and flower show prac¬
tice wiil be held at the Methodist
Church at 2 p. m. on Monday af¬
ternoon, April 27.
Mrs. Wilhs Webb and Mrs. H.
V. Duke are co-chairmen for the
flower show and they urged all
persons who plan to enter, arrange
ments to come to this meeting
and bring their own materials.
Flower Show To Be On Wednesday
Afternoon At I. S. Armory Hero
The
show wll > held next Wednes
day, April 29, at the U. S. Army
Reserve Armory on the Macon
Highway from 2 until 9 p. m.
Admission prices for the show
! wi]1 be 50 cents for adults and
! 25 cents for children.
1 Mrs - Edgar Duke, Jr., who is
counseling with the Junior Divis
ion, reported this week that en
thusiasm is high among the ,, young
folks and added that their entries
j may steal the show.
1 Those with fine specimens in
their gardens were urged to enter
j them in the Horticulture Division.
i Mrs. T. M. Bailey is chairman of
| that division.
Officials also pointed out that
. there are sections for annuals, pe
| rennials, bulbs (corms, rhizomes,
tubes), flowering plants, and pot
, plants. The public was also remind
j e( j that one does not have to be
, a g. ar( j en c ) u b member to enter
i exhibits.
Junior entries and pot plants
j mus t tie entered Tuesday alter¬
j noon> April 2g> between the hours
j of three and six p . m- All other
■ wiil be received between
en t r ;es
; e i ght and 10:30 a. m. on Wednes
j day, April 29.
i Mrs. Willis Webb and Mrs. Ho
mer V. Duke are co-chairmen for
j the show and said that they
1 be happy to answer any questions
, regarding it.
Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., April 23, 1959
48 points; -again, in 1958, it set
a new record by garnering 66
points. This year’s record of 73
points promises to be a long stand
ing challenge, since no other B
school has been able to equal even
the first record of 43 points.
Fort Valley was represented in
14 separate events, of which the
school placed first in six, second in
two, and third or fourth in three.
Miss Norma Boyer is the speech
and drama coach. Her students
won first place in the One Act
Play, and Kay Hardeman and Bob¬
by Jones also earned the first
place spots in Girls’ and Boys’
declamation.
Miss Patsy Thomas is the glee
club director. Under her leadership
Beverly Hall won first place in
the Girls’ Solo and the quartet
won third plaice.
Mr. Tom Campbell, who coaches
debate and boys’ and girls’ essay,
had a second place winner with his
debate team.
Mr. Charles Tyre and Mrs Joyce
Liggin coach the commercial de¬
partment contestants and Billie
Walker won first place in girls’
typing and Beth Beeland won sec¬
ond in shorthand.
Miss Thelma Wilson coaches the
senior spelling and Fort Valley
again took the top spot in this
event with an average of 96.37.
Mias Tommie Guess coaches the
home economics contestant, Genie
Tribble, who placed fourth.
Mrs. Barbara Aultnvan coaches
the piano contestant, Nancy Dyes.
Superintendent Ernest Anderson
of Fort Valley attributes the high
schol’s success- to the diligence,
cooperation and skill of these stu¬
dents and their teachers.
Trailing Fort Valley in Class B
competition was Perry with 38
points, Vialia with 18 points for
third place, and Quitman with 17
points for fourth place.
Women To Serve
Lunch Wednesday
The general public has been in¬
vited to lunch at tb« Woman’s
Club on April 2® from 12 noon
until 2 o’clock.
According to plans a meal will
be served for $1.50, and reserva¬
tions can be made by calling Mrs.
Joe Douglas, telephone TA 5-5034,
no later than Monday noon, April
27.
Officials said that lunch will be
served only to those people mak¬
ing reservations.
Those eating there, and others,
were urged to attend the annual
flower show at the Armory from
2 until 9 p. m. on Wednesday.
RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Local Group
Attend Concert
* J Valley at
the -ertomance F ™ ‘ lh e Ma *
c °n Civic Youth Orchestra under
the direction of its regular con
duetor, Harry Kruger, at Mercer
University's Willingtiaim Chapel
Sunday „ , afternoon, April 19. Piay
j in the orchestra were Clyde Wil
son, Jr. and Ellis Brown, Fort Val
1 ley High School Students,
Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
John Lawrence Brown, Miss Thel
ma Wilson, Miss Linda Colquitt,
and Miss Judy Maddox.
j The Civic Youth Orchestra group
! has a membership of forty stu
j dents and is now in its fifth year.
I This is the first under the
year
leadership of Harry Kruger. It
is a valuable asset to the cultural
life of Macon and Middle Georgia.
REV. HAROLD B. WITHERS
BAPTIST GUEST SPEAKER
j The Rev. Harold B. Withers and
Mr s- Withers of McRae, Georgia,
| will be guests of the Fort Valley'
i Baptist Church next Sunday.
They will be here for the Sun
day School hour and the Rev.
I Withers will bring the message at
the morning hour of worship.
Gov. Vandiver Opens POAG
Meet With Noon Address
Fire Department
Leads In Softball
League e Standings n
With a 12-4 win over Blue Bird
and a 15-10 win over the Jaycees,
the Fire Department team leads
the 1959 Jaycee Senior Softball
league.
In other games played last week
the City dropped the Methodist
on Thursday night by a 7-4 count.
On Friday the Jaycees won over
the Baptists by a close 8-7 score.
The City will tangle with the
Baptists at 6:15 on Thursday of
this week, with no night game on
tap for that night.
On Friday night the Jaycees
will play Blue Bird at 6:15 and
the Methodist will play the Fire
Department at 8:00.
David Sammons, commissioner
of the league, said that new bases
and home plate have been put
down, making the field in better
playing condition.
He also reminded fans and the
players that the Jaycettes are op¬
erating a new concession stand
with hot dogs, eold drinks, ice
cream and caudy for sale.
Local Ladies Go To
State Garden Club
Convention on 14h
Four ladies from Fort Valley
attended the State Garden Club
Convention in Atlanta on April
14 and 15.
Those going from Fort Valley
were Mrs. Wlillis Webb and Mrs.
Bill Tom Jones from the Town
and Country Garden Club and Mrs
Ray Schofield and Mrs. T. M.
Bailey from the Fort Valley Gar¬
den Club.
There were 634 delegates rep¬
resenting 338 clubs from 102 cities
at the convention. The total Gar.
den Club membership for Georgia
is 21,500 with 770 clubs.
In the second business session
the delegates voted to divide the
Federa/ted Clubs irto six geograph
ical districts order that there
will be closer contact of all mem
bers.
The Atlanta Flower Association
acted ae hostess for the event.
The visitors and delegates were
taken on & tour of the Dogwood
TV aril, hod tea at the Atlanta Art
Association, and dinner at the
Piedmont Driving Club.
Tito Fort Valley Garden Club
won second place on the history
of their club. This history v.-as
written toy Mrs. Homer Duke.
Macon was chosen as the site
for the convention next year.
Miss Evans
Is Home From
Switzerland
Miss Saralaine Evans arrived in
Fort Valley Sunday after spending
a year studying languages and
other subjects in Switzerland.
Knrouie to the United States
she went by train from school in
Switzerland to Paris.
Women Of Local
Church Had Party
Last Monday Night
The Women of the Fort Valley
Presbyterian Church held their an¬
nual birthday party at the church
on Monday night at 8 o’clock.
It was said that this year’s
birthday offering will go as a gift
to the Brazilian Presbyterian
Church on the 100th anniversary
of the coming of the Presbyter¬
ian Churah to Brazil. It will be
used, it was added, by that church
to establish a school for the train¬
ing of lay leadership.
Mrs. Arthur Vinson, chairman
on Stewardship, conducted the pro
gram on Brazil. Also taking part
were Mrs. Harry Reddick, Mrs.
Ardin Hartman, Mrs. Lewis Green
Mrs. T. W. Clevleand, Mrs. Urbin
Hallman, Mrs. Hansel Young, Mrs
Earl Boa$ty, Mis. Tom Garwood,
a/nd Mrs. Cliff White.
A social time followed the pro¬
gram. The punch bowl was wreath¬
ed in roses, a flower which grows
abundantly in Brazil. A lovely
birthday cake was decorated with
roses and the hard candy so pop¬
ular in Brazil was served.
Federation Of
Garden Clubs
Meeting Is Held
The Board of the Fort Valley
Federation of Garden Clubs, com¬
prising the entire membership of
the four Garden Clubs, which are
The Fort Valley Garden Club, The
Magnolia Garden Club, The Cam¬
ellia/ Garden Club and The Town
and Country Garden Club,
its April meeting Tuesday
ing, April 21, at the home of Mrs.
C. B. Almon.
The meeting was directed by
president of the Federation,
A. L. Pearson. There were
teen members attending.
Plans were made for the
meeting of all Garden Club
bers on May 7 at a covered dish
supper to be at the American Le¬
gion Hall at 8:00 P.M. The Mag¬
nolia Garden Club will complete
arrangements for this affair. Each
member will invite a/ guest.
A detailed report on the Flower
Show plans was given by Mrs. Wil
lis Webb. Tickets will be on sale
for the show on Saturday on the
street in the business section, and
may lie secured at other times
from Mrs. Bill Tom Jones, or at
the door the day of the show.
All flower lovers are asked to
exhibit their blooms at the Ar.
mory April 29th.
The Fort Valley Garden Club
was congratulated on winning se¬
cond place in the State with theii
History of the Club.
The Board urged the city and
county to put forth some effort
to make the citizens more cons¬
cious of the litter in our commun¬
ity.
COTTAGE PRAYER
MEETINGS TO START
ON APRIL 25th
A series of Cottage Prayer Meet
ings will be held each Saturday
night starting April 25 continuing
through May 23. Meetings will
be at 8 P.M. at the borne of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Emig, 310 Persons
Street,
! This series of prayer meetings
j will precede the Fort Valley Tent
j Revival scheduled for May 24th
j through June 7, conducted by Don
j Emig, a Baptist Evangelist.
Everyone of all denominations
are invited to.attend both prayer
meetings and Tent Revival.
FAMILY LAUNDRY OBSERVES
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY
The Family Laundry and Dry
Cleaners are now observing their
eighth anniversary in business in
Fort Valley according to C. D.
Thurmond, owner and operator.
The laundry is located on South
Macon Street, dnd is currently
offering a rfumber of “specials”
in observance of their anniversary.
The public was invited to visit
with them during the observance.
From Paris she continued down
through the Burgundy wine re¬
gion of France to Cannes, then
drove the Grande Comiche into
Italy. This highway runs about
1,000 feet vertically above the
Mediterranean and looks down on
Monaco, Monte Carlo and the riv
j er a, and she continued down the
coast of Italy,
Points of special interest in¬
eluded: The Louvre, the Leaning
Tower on Pisa, Medici Chapel in
Rome, the Appian Way, St. Pe
tec’s Cathedral, the Roman Forum.
She flew from Rome to Atlanta
v j a ^j ew York,
She has entered the graduating
class of Fort Valley High School,
and will enter cci’ege at Welles
] e y the fall,
Bank To Be Closed
Monday, April 27
The Bank of Fort Valley will
be closed all day Monday, April
27, according to Mr. H. Huekabee,
v i c e president and cashier.
Monday will be Confederate Me
mortal Day, a legal banking hoi
iday in Georgia.
The bank will resume normal
busines hours on Tuesday,
CHECK YOUR SI BSCRIFJ (Oto
$3.00 Per Year — In Advance
Gov. Ernest Vandiver opened
the 1959 Spring Meeting of the
Peach Officers’ Association of Ge¬
orgia here yesterday with am add
dress to some 200 people at the
“Governor’s Luncheon” held nt the
Woman’s Club.
The theme for this years meet¬
ing was “Americanism”, and Gov.
Vandiver warned his listeners of
the insiduousness of the Commun¬
ist threat to the welfare, of the
United States.
He called on the people of Geor¬
gia and the nation to stand fast
Kiwanis Club
To Be Host At
Divisional Meet
Mr. George M. Haalam, Lt. Gov¬
ernor Fifth Division of the Geor¬
gia District of Kiwanis Interna¬
tional, will be the official host at
a Divisional Meeting to be held
Thursday evening, April 30, gt
7:30 at the Woman’s Club in Fort
Valley. Governor John W. Jacobs,
Jr., and his wife, Mrs. Martha
Jacobs, will attend.
It will be a dinner meeting and
dress will be informal. All club
members and their wives are in¬
vited to attend.
Clubs in the Fifth Division are:
Americus, Cordele, Fort Valley,
Montezuma, Perry, Reynolds and
Vienna.
Governor Jacobs will meet with
Club Presidents and Secretaries
at 7:00 P.M. at the Club House
for about thirty minutes before the
meeting, and Mrs. Jacebs will
meet with the wives of the club
officers, at the same time.
Governor Jacobs will be the
3peal*»r.
A special invitation is extended
to all Club Golfers of Pine Need¬
les Country Club, on Thursday af¬
ternoon prior to the meeting tha/t
night for a couple of rounds.
Swimming Pool Will Open May 29;
Tickets Are On Sale Here Now
Baptist W. M. S.
April Meeting Held
At the April meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of
the Baptist Church the Mission
program was directed by Mrs. Jas¬
per Bryan.
The subject for the meeting was
“Community Fellowship In Wit¬
nessing For Christ”.
The Bible reading was given by
Mrs. G. H. Cleveland, Sr. and Mrs.
Ray Matthews, and related to the
Scriptural teaching of the com¬
mand and duty of witnessing.
Others taking part on the pro¬
gram were: Mrs. John E. Lee,
Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Mrs. Edgar
L. Duke ( and Mrs. R. S. Jones.
There was emphasis placed on
the Responsibility and Opportun¬
ity of Southern Baptists in rela¬
tionship to teaching those who are
afflicted with deafness.
Mrs. G. H. Cleveland, Jr., the
president, directed the business
features.
CH RISTOPHER’ S RECEIVES
CARLOAD OF FREEZERS
Mr. Paul Janney, manager of
Christopher’s in Fort Valley, re¬
ported yesterday that he has just
unloaded a carload of Home Free¬
zers in many styles and sizes.
Mr. Janney said that he enjoys
showing them to his friends and
customers, and invited the public
to visit with him and see them.
EASTERN STAR WILL MEET
TONIGHT AT LOCAL HALL
The Fort Valley Chapter No.
130 Order of the Eastern Star
will meet Thursday night, April •
23, Mrs. at the Bertha Masonic Bateman Hall is at Worthy 8:00. J
1
Matron.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dur- i
fee of Seattle, Washington an- 1
nour/ce the birth of a daughter on ,
March 28, named Molly Rose. I
Mrs. Durfee is the former Miss
■
Andrea Houser and has two oth- J
er daughters.
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in their fight against Communism.
He also stated that the race agi¬
tation now being experienced In
this country is part of the efforts
to cause domestic disruption, and
stated flatly that the schools of
Georgia should remain on a seg¬
regated basis.
He pointed ou-t that both races
in the South realize that segre¬
gated schools are best for the races.
The regular meeting of the as¬
sociation got under way at 2 p.m.
at the U. S. Army Reserve Arm¬
ory on the Macon Highway.
Lt. Gov. Garland T. Byrd was
scheduled to make one of the prin¬
cipal addresses during the after
noon, as was Adjutant General
George Hearn.
At 5:30 a barbecue dinner wa*
served to the members and guest*.
Capt. E. D. Mink of the Georgia
State Patrol, served as master of
ceremonies during the afternoon.
Mayor Irving Rjgdon served as
master of ceremonies at the noon
luncheon.
Col. William Trotter, director of
the Georgia Department of Publia
Safety, also made an address dur¬
ing the afternoon session.
Sheriff Carlus Gay, of Laurens
County, ig president of the POAG.
Many state officers, members of
the legislature, and judges were
on hand for the meeting along
with hundreds of members of the
association.
The meal at the noor. luncheon
was prepared and served by the
Fort Valley Woman’s Club.
The barbecue supper was pre¬
pared by a committee headed by
G. C. Poole, Clinton Hutto, and
Wilson Bryant.
While the mayor and council
and members of the Utilities Com¬
mission served as official hosts,
the food and other arrangement*
were made possible by contribut¬
ions from the merchants and far¬
mers in this area.
READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS
The Fort Valley Recreational Ai
swimming pool will ojwa
the 1959 season on May 29
according to an announcement
made this week by Emory Wilson,
president.
President Wilson said that aea/
son tickets are now on sale by
tha Association and may be pur¬
chased from any member of tha
board of directors of the organi¬
zation.
Family season tickets to the / til
white pool may be purchased for
$25 until May 15. After that date
the price for a family ticket will
go to $30. Individual tickets May
be purchased at $10 each.
Wilson ailso said that the first
40 children either buying tickets
or members of a family buying a
family season ticket, will be taken
into a swimming class to be con¬
ducted by the Red Cross.
There will be two classes with
20 in each class.
Wilson also said that all child¬
ren through high school age will
be given free swimming on tha
afternoon of May 29.
Money to toe rasied through the
sale of season tickets will be used
to make the first year’s payment
on $5,000.00 borrowed by the As¬
sociation to open the pool last sea/
son.
The association borrowed soma
$5,000.00 to complete the pool and
agreed to repiay it at the rate of
$1,000.00 per year for five years.
The price of season family tick¬
ets after May 15 will go up from
$25 per family to $30 per family,
Wilson said.
MR. WILLIAM KHOURYS’ KIN
TO MAKE HOME HERE
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. William Khoury w 11 be in
terested to know that the mother
of Mr. Kroury Mrs. Abraham
Khoury and a nephew, Mr. Uadii
James Khoury, both of Lebanon,
arrived here Sunday right to
make their home with the
Khoury’s on Per. ous Street.
The nephew is to e.uer Georgia
Southwestern College hi Americas
next fall.