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71ST. YEAR, NO. 21
Peackland
journal
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
PORT VALLEY LOST A VERY
FINE CITIZEN AND FRIEND
The entire community was sad¬
dened on Monday of this week
when it learned of the untimely
death of Mrs. Cornelius Hall.
Jn truth, the community dost a
fine citizen and an equally fine
friend with her going.
She was a person who combin¬
ed good business with honesty and
compassion. She was the first wo¬
man member of the Utilities Com¬
mission and to that board she car¬
ried the same honesty and the
same effort to improve the com¬
munity in which we all live.
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for self aggrandizement or profit.
vShe knew what she thought was
right and she said that, without
equivocation or subterfuge.
Personally, in the few short
years it was our privilege to know
her, we found her to always be
honest, not only in her business
dealings but in her opinions on
political and social matters, and
we found she was not afraid te
say what she thought. We also
found her to be kind and friendly,
as any person in public life should
be hut often is not.
We feel that we have lost a
good friend, and we know t l *
the community will suffer with
her passing.
We extend our very sincere and
humble sympathy to Mr. Hal! and
to all the others of her family. We
mourn with them at her passing
but know that the Master will put
her to work in His garden to the
betterment of all therein.
SOUTH PACIFIC WAS A VERY
“HOWLING” SUCCESS!
It wgs oar vtry re tr ! de
lightful experience last Thursday
night to witness the presentation
of “South Pacific” by the Fort
Valley High School students and
teachers.
It was rare because it was the
first time suoh a group has ever
attempted such a production.
It was delightful because it was
ju.>t about the finest presentation
of its kind we ever witnessed by
eu high school. In fact, it was the
finest of a production of such
magnitude.
We could start down the line
and name the performers who per¬
formed exceedingly well but if we
did that we would have to list the
entire cast again. They were all
fine in their jobs.
The four brightest accolades, of
course should go to the four “big”
stars—lovely Lynn Pearson, Toni
Campbell, Patsy Thomas, and Clis
by Clarke. But we couldn’t slop
there.
If one stopped there what would
happen about Ernest Anderson, Jr.
Clyde Wilson, Richard Wilson,
Jane Pearson, and the two young¬
est stars. Holly Hess and John
Thurman, and the others?
It was a most entertaining pro¬
gram, and the first one of that
length since “Gone With The
■Wind" that we didn’t get tired of
sitting through.
It started out for two nights
and wound up going three, with
a three-quarters house for the fi
na i night
All of the production could not
have been possible without full
and congenial cooperation on the
part of all connected with the
show. And that includes the very
fine scenery painted by Victor
Hobbs a student. But the guiding
genius of the production was the
same one which guides all of the
local school’s record shattering
speech and play students—Miss
Norma Boyer.
Miss Boyer seems to have a
very special knack when it comes
to drama, etc. She was the one
who kept the participants of this
outstanding performance on the
bal and doing their best at all
times, and it 3 success is a very
great tribute to her.
We can not go without saying
♦ si little special word for the extra
fine performance of Lynn Pear
son, only a junior, in her leading
A y a H Ij tribune
She was out
spoken regard
ing all things,
and some of us
may not have
liked that, but
none can say
she dodged an
issue or used a
public condition
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Another Jink of Atlanta’s Downtown Expressway System was recently completed with the opening
of the North Expressway to Courtland Street for Southbound motorists and to Piedmont for North¬
bound motorists. Distinctive orange and black temporary signs, have been placed at various intersect¬
ions indicating the best route for motorists to enter and leave the Expressway.
The bridges at Piedmont and Baker Streets are expected to be completed within several months.
This will allow one-way traffic to be resumed on Courtland Street and Piedmont Avenue, travelers
will be able to re-enter the Southbound Expressway at Georgia Avenue.
Mrs. (\ Hall, Member Of Utilities
Commission, Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Olivia Trabue Hall, mem¬
ber of the Utilities Commission of
1 p ort Valley and local businesswo
! man, died in he Peueh County
; Hospital last Mondti y morning af
| tor a lengthy i'llnes
She was 57 y ar ii
time of her den
A native of Nashville, Tennes
see, Mrs. Hail her husband,
5 Mr. Cornelius Hail, had lived here
| for many year,. They were the
I operators of a gasoline and oil
business.
Well known in business and civ¬
ic circles, Mrs. Hal! ran for a po
! sit ; on on the local Utilities Com
, mission in 1958, and became the
first woman ever to serve on that
board.
She was a member of the Fort
Valley Presbyterian Church and
j services for her were conducted
there at 11:00 a. m. on Tuesday,
May 26. The Rev. Frank Scarlett,
pastor of the church, officiated at
the services.
Burial was in Oaklawn Ceme¬
tery, in Fort Valey.
Survivors include her husband,
Cornelius Hall; four daughters,
Miss Martha Hall, Montgomery,
Ala., Mrs. Vance Upchurch, Fort
Valley; Mrs. Robert Eliassen, An¬
chorage, Alaska, Mrs. Richard Ru
hling, Augusta, Georgia; and two
grandchildren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
NICK STRICKLAND BUYS
MARCHMAN BUILDING
Nick Strickland, Sr., this week
announced that he has purchased
the building now occupied by the
R. L. Marrhman and Son Appli¬
ance Company,
Mr. Strickland said that he is
planning to move his hardware
store there at a date in the near
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future.
The sale price of the building
was not announced.
ATTEND THE C HURCH OF
YOUR CHOICE
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role of Nellie Forbush. It was an
exacting role and she did
and the whole cast proud with her
performance. And there was Pat
sy Thomas with her very realistic
performance of Bloody Mary. She
almost stole the show. And in that
category was also Olisby Clarke
as Billis.. Clis'by fitted the part
perfectly and did an outstanding
job. And Tom Campbell's job was
a most difficult one performed in
outstanding fashion.
The only thing which marred the
opening night was the rudeness of
some of the people in leaving be
fore the performers had si chance
to receive the curtain calls they
were so richly entitled to. That,
however, was corrected the second
night, we were told.
Anyhow', our hat’;- off to all of
them for a most wonderful per¬
formamee.
Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thura., May 28, 1959
Kindergarten Will
(graduate Tonight (5
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•if he Peter Pa ndorgarten
tonight 8:00 when the gradua
tion exercises are held.
The program will be held at
the Grammar School on Everett
Square, and members of the kin¬
dergarten will present a play, ‘The
Children of Old Mother Goose.’
Mrs. Dorothy Lee and Mrs. Mil¬
dred Grahl, directors of the kin¬
dergarten, said that the diplomas
and certificates wil be given out
by Miss Elizabeth Brown one of
first grade teachers in the local
school system.
The public was invited to attend
the program.
Baccalaureate To
Be At High School
On Sunday Night
The annual baccalaureate ser¬
mon for bhe graduating class of
the Fort Valley High School will
be held on Sunday night, May 31,
at 8:00 at the high school audi¬
torium, it was announced this
week by Supt. Ernest Ii. Ander¬
son,
The sermon was scheduled to be
delivered in the Methodist Church
but the sanctuary there is under
going extensive repairs and will
not be ready at the time of the
service.
The Rev. Frank M. Scarlett,
pastor of the. Fort Valley Presby¬
terian Church, will deliver the ser¬
mon.
Some 61 seniors will be on hand
for the service, it was said.
Graduation exercises for the 61
seniors will be held on Friday
night, June 5, at the school aud¬
itorium.
Benevolence Will
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(Jlfj SuilCIilV, May 31
Homecoming Day will be obser¬
ved Sunday, May 31, at the Be¬
nevolence Baptist Church in the
Zenith Community near Fort Val¬
ley.
The Rev. William R. Akins wall
conduct the morning service.
Basket lunches wil! be served at
the noon hour, and a singing will
be held in the afternoon.
The day’s schedule follows: at
9:45, Sunday School; at 10:30,
singing; art 12:00 the pastor’s wel
coming message; at 1.2:15, lunch,
at 1:30, singing; at 4:30, benedic
tion.
The public is invited to attend.
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MU. DON EMIG
Tent Revival Will
Run Until June 7
The tent revival being held at
the corner of Vineville and Ander¬
son will continue through June 7,
it was anounced this week. It be¬
gan last Sunday night.
The messages are being deliv¬
ered by Mr. Don Emig, a member
of the Fort Valley Baptist Church.
Special music will be provided
for each service.
The meetings are held nightly
at 8:00 and the public has been
invited to attend.
Fort Valley Bank
Fo Close for June ** i
The Bank of Fort Valley will |
he closed all day next Wednesday,
June 3, according to an announce¬
ment made by Herbert Huekabee,
vice president and cashier.
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The bank will lie closed in ob¬
servance of Jefferson Davis’ birth
day, a legal bank holiday in Geor¬
gia.
The bank will resume normal
hours on Thursday, June 4. ,
Legion To Have
Supper Meeting At
7:30 P. M. Today
The Frederick Withoft Post of
the American Legion will hold its
regular meeting tonight at 7:30
at the home on North Macon St.,
acco rding to an announcement by
Emory Wilson, commander of the
post.
Commander Wilson said that the
meeting will be a “dutch” steak
supper affair and urged the mem¬
bers to all be in attendance.
Mr. Weining Visits
With Witnesses
Christian H. Weining, traveling
representative from New York
headquarters of the Watch Tower
Bible & Tract Society has arrived
for a week’s visit with local Je¬
hovah’s Witnesses.
Mr. Weining has the spiritual
oversight of nineteen congrega¬
tions of Jehovah's Witnesses in
Middle Georgia 1 . He has been an
ordained minister since 1950. Mrs.
Weining accompanies her husband
on his weekly visits with various
congregations.,
Mr. John Bailey, presiding mm
j ster (> f p 0 rt Valley congrega
tjor] . state(J that: “Special meet
ings for the Witnesses will be ar
ranged to receive instructions on
how to better their ministry in an
organizational manner.” While in
Fort Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Weining
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John Bailey.
The climax of Mr. Weining’s
visit will be the public lecture to
be given Sunday entitled, “What
is the Divine Will for Our Day?”
The talk will be given at the King¬
dom Hall of Jehovah’s at 3 P.M.
Sunday, May 31.
The Witnesses stated that the
public is cordially invited and no
collections will be taken.
Miss Claire Greene, of Milledge
ville, was the recent guest of her
sister, Mrs. Russell Houser, & Mr.
Houser, Persons Street.
Federation Of
Garden Clubs
Executive Meeting
A meeting of the Fort Valley
Federation of Garden Clubs Exe¬
cutive Board was held Tuesday
morning of this week at the Wom¬
an’s Club,
The mee w lirected by the
president, Law-ton Pear
Plans were made to beautify all
the parks in Fort Valley with sum¬
mer-blossoming flowers.
The group made plans to have
a joint meeting of the four Fort
Valley Garden Clubs the first of
September when they begin the
1969-1960 Club year.
The presidents of the Garden
Clubs for the next year are: Fort
Valley Garden Club, Mrs. Homer
V. Duke; Camellia Garden Club,
Mrs. T. A. Jones; Magnolia Gar¬
den Club, Mrs. Robert Hess; Town
and Country Garden Club, Mrs.
Willis Webb.
Attending bhe Board Meeting
were: Mrs. Ray Schofield, Mrs. J.
Gregory, Mrs. Clyde Wilson,
Mrs. Willis Webb, Mrs. John E.
Lee, Mrs. T. A. Jones, Mrs. E. L.
Duke, Mrs. Bill Torn Jones, Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, Sr., Mrs. B. A.
Shipp, Mrs. Z. C. Wilson, Mrs. L.
W. Smith, Mrs. C. B, Almon, Mrs.
Robert Hess, Mr. Irving Rigdon,
Mrs. A. L. Pearson. Mrs. Schofield
served as hostess.
Funeral Held On
Sunday for Charlie
M. Thompson, 68
Funeral services for Charlie
Master Thompson, G8, were held
at 3:00 p. m. last Sunday, May
24, at the Assembly of God Church
in Fort Valley.
Mr .Thompson was a retired
painter and resided on Route 1,
Fort Valley at the time of his
death.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Horace Chapman, pastor
of bhe church. Burial was in Oak
lawn Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Effie Mae Waldrop,
Fort Valley; five daughters, Mrs.
Cora Mae Peppers, Mrs. Catherine
Singleton, Mrs. Maxine Winters,
all of Fort Valley, Mrs. Eva Turn
er, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs.
Elsie Cloud, Macon; five sons, Ev¬
erett and Charlie, Jr., Fort Valley,
Hersohel, Oglethorpe, Marshall of
Tifton, and O. W. of Opelika, Ala.;
his mother, Mrs. Emma Thompson
of Bremen, Ga.; two brothers, Ro¬
bert and Marion Thompson, of
Bremen, Ga.- 20 grandchildren,
and several rrieces and nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Mrs. J. E. Bledsoe spent last
week in Macon with her daughter,
Dr. Ernestine Bledsoe, who is a
member of the faculty of Wesley¬
an College.
$3.00 Per Year — in Advance
Funeral Held Last
Friday For Roy
Patrick Hutto, 70
Services for Mr. Roy Patrick
Hutto, 70, were held at 3:00 p. m.
on Friday, May 22, at the Society
Hill Church.
Mr. Hutto, who resided on Route
2, Byron, at the time of his death,
was a native of Crawford County
and was si retired farmer. He was
a member of the Society Hill
Church.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Earl Thorr-as and the
Rev. J. A. Roquemore. Burial was
in tlie churchyard.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Laura Hodges; on*
daughter, Mrs. Jack Mason, of
Byron; two sons, Clarence Hutto,
Macon, and Quinton Hutto, also
of Macon; one brother, M. L. Hut¬
to, of Centerville; and several
nieces and nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was jn charge of arrange¬
ments.
PIANO RECITAL THURSDAY
The families and friends of Mrs.
Gresham Aultnuun Senior’s Music
Class are cordially invited to at¬
tend their Recital Thursday even¬
ing, May 28th at 8 O’clock at The
Fort Valley High School Auditor¬
ium.
SLMMl.it HO' Its FOR THE
THOMAS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Beginning June I, 1350, the li¬
brary hours will be:
10:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M.
2:30 P.M. 5:30 P.M.
OPEN THURSDAY MORNING
CLOSED THURSDAY AFTER¬
NOON.
Swim Lessons To
Be Given At The
Pine Needles Pool
E. J. Saywell, president of the
Pine Needles Country Club, an¬
nounced this week that Red Cross
swimming lessons will be avail¬
able for members’ children be¬
tween the ages of six and 12.
Private lessons will be given to
the pre-school age group. Classes
are to start around June 15 and
the schedule will be posted at the
pool.
Mrs. Virginia Greene Smith,
who is a Water Safety Instructor,
will conduct the classes.
Members were urged to regis¬
ter their children by calling Mrs.
Smith at TA 5-5842.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Bole.y, of
Atlanta 1 , were guests during the
past weekend of Mr. and Mrs. C,
II. Matthews, Anderson Avenue.
Recreation Association Swimming
Fool To Open 1 P.M. Friday, May 29
The Fort Valley Recreation Cen¬
ter Swimming Pool will open on
Friday, May 29, sit 1:00 p. m., and
all school children will be admit
ted to swim, free on opening day.
Prices for admission thereafter
will be 25 cents for children under
12, 35 cents for ages 12-19; and
'50 cents for adults,
Season tickets will continue on
sale at the pool, with the price
-set at $10 for a single and $30 for
a family.
Swimming lessons for children
who have advance season tickets
and are registered will meet at
the pool at 3:00 p. m. Monday,
June I, with swimming suits.
At that time Mrs. Virginia
Greene Smith, who will ifjsftuet
the class, will form her classes.
The lessons will be given from
8:00 - 10:00 a. m., beginning Tues¬
day, June 2, and running through
Saturday, June 6, and from Mon¬
day, June 8 through Friday, June
12. During the time of these les¬
sons the pool will be closed to all
except those registered far les¬
sons. It wil! open to the general
public at 10:00 a. m.
After the above classes have
i been completed Mrs. Smith will
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Peach growers of Peach
surrounding counties began pack¬
ing peaches in earnest this weak
but foil operation of the sheds in
this area is not- expected until
next week.
In the meantime, heavy daily
rain showers threatened to ser¬
iously damage this year’s peach
crop.
Most of the growers in the area
reported thin week that excessive
water was threatening to injure
or destroy the crops. They pointed
out tluvt excessive water in the
fruit makes it difficult to ship
properly, and of course, the rains
make the picking job extra diffi¬
cult.
A few peaches were packed
here late last week by the Fort
Valley Beach and Pecan Company.
The variety was a new one named
Havin. The owners of the peach
are II. J. Haga and C. A. Vinson.
Tlie Duke of Georgia, normally
the first poach to hit the market
was delayed Cor several days be¬
cause of cc.ii temperatures over
last weekend.
However, some of that fruit was
packed by J. F. Duke and Sons
oil Monday afternoon of this week
and their shed went into full op¬
eration on Wednesday. Full opera
tion is expected for Thursday, Fri¬
day and Saturday of this week and
the early days of next week if
the rain permits.
Other sheds in the area began
operation on a limited scale this
week. Some of them were pack¬
ing some of the Duke of Georgia
variety, such as Valley Peach Co.
and the Fort Valey Peach and Pe¬
can Co., and some of the others,
were packing a small portiqn of
the Hiland crop.
The Magnolia Farms shed and
the J. R. and G. W. Pearson shed
were scheduled to pack some on
Wednesday of this week.
No price for the fruit ha's been
quoted as ybt
If tlie weather permits the lo¬
cal growers and packers say that
the sheds will be in full operation
next week.
MARVIN WHITING RECEIVES
AWARD AT EMORY
Marvin Whiting, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Whiting of 430 Per¬
sons Street, Fort Valley, Ga’., and
a student at Emory University’s
School of Theology, was recently
presented the Dean’s Award (pre¬
sented by Dean William R. Can -
nor of the Theology School to the
senior with the highest academia
average).
Whiting was also elected to
Theta Phi, international honorary
society for ministers and religious
workers.
They are the children of the
Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence E.
Houston, of Statesboro.
be available for private lessons.
The schedule for the season for
the pool is as follows: Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday—0:30-11:30 ». m. and
2:00-10:00 p. m.
The pool will be closed all day
every Tuesday for clean up and
to give the operators a rest. On
Sundays the pool will be open
from 1:30 p. m. to 5:30 p. m.
The operation of the pool will
be under the direction of Mrs
J. €. Stephens.
The. board of directors of th*
Recreation Association announced
this week that, the swimming pool
has been newly painted and that
a slide has been installed in the
shallow end. They said that their
policy will continue to add to the
facilities as income permits.
They also said that a qualified
life guard will be on du’y a. all
times amd the public was invited
to attend often.. Picnic areas are
available under the tree and the
ones attending were invited to
bring a: picnic lunch or bring r
grill and -pook out.
Emory Wilson is president of
tlie Association.