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71ST. YEAR, NO. 21
PeacklanJ
journal
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
MOST EVERYBODY WANTS
TO GET IN THE ACT* AND
OFFER ADVICE TO SENIORS
This is tlie time of the yea.
wtam countless thousands of stu¬
dents all over the world are fin
iafeing either high school or col
leg- and the average person is
always free with some advice to
at least some of the graduates.
We are no exception, and would
like to offer our two cents worth,
ev though we know most (if
net all) of them are not going to
pay the first iota of attention to
wr.at we say.
V-e feel like we can get away
with the advice this time because
our daughter is a member of the
school class.
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ba> lalfeureate sermon. Then it all
at once hit us right smack between
the eyes that she wa3 on her way
in the world.
The sermon was preached by the
Rev. Frank Scarlett, pastor of the
local Presbyterian Church, and he |
did a wonderful job. We can not
add a thing to his sermon, but j
we do want to emphasize to the
members of the class that they
should be like Daniel, as expound¬
ed by the Rev. Scarlett, ar.d stand
f ra: in their convictions as to the
right and wrong of the moral is¬
sue, of this day.
tie dared the seniors to be as
Daniel*—unafraid to stand on their
ow two feet and say they are for
the right in all cases.
Tnat would be our only advice,
with one exception, to the seniors
of any and every high school and
college in this nation, or the en¬
tire world.
Any person who is as strong as
their convictions about right and
■wrong cm not go too far in the
wrong- direction. However, those
W?.o waver an<{ give in to popular
demand are asking only for mis¬
ery’. And misery of the worst sort.
My advice to our daughter, and
to all other members of the Class
of Z959, is to always have the
courage to stand for the things
they believe to be right Stand in
the face of overwhelming criticism
ar.d fault-finding.
So, my advice to all of the se¬
niors is brief and simple. DO NOT
L3T ANYONE OR ANYTHING
SWAY YOU FROM DOING THE
THINGS YOU BELIEVE TO BE
MORALLY RIGHT AND AL¬
WAYS PLACE YOUR TRUST
AND FAITH IN GOD.
To all members of this year's
eiasa left us add our own heart
foh and sine are wishes for hap¬
piness and success in the years
ahead. May all of your problems
be small ones, and may you solve
them from the fullness of a heart
overflowing with love for and joy
irl all of God’s creatures.
RAIN HAS PLAYED HAVOC
WITH JUST ABOUT ALL OF
THE CROPS IN GEORGIA
Regular and excessive rain for
the past month has just about
played havoc with all of the var
iov.s crops raised in Georgia-.
We in this area are more in¬
terested in the peach crop, and
I rise to say in my own mournful
way that I think the rain has ai
rw.dy played the wild with the
ear y crop and that it will play
the same tune for the other grow¬
er 1 unless the ‘‘Ole’ Marster” de¬
cides that we have had enough
of the “aqua vclva’”.
And. while we are talking on
the subject of peaches, let me say
that I am a workin’ in them this
year and it is one of the finest
experiences that I have ever had.
The smell a<nd lure of printers’
fck has already got us, and if the
smell and lure of peaches keep up
we are going to be “hooked”
ir that direction.
Mrs. Luthur Alexander and Mrs.
Wiilian Crowder, of Forsyth,
were among the out-of-town visi
tors in Fort Valley last week who
coxae to attend a performance of
South Pacific which was staged
ax the Fort Valley High Schoo 1
First, let us
say that we did
not realize fully
that our daugh
ter was gradu
ating until we
saw her march
ing down the
aisle last Sun
day night at the
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By D. K. GRAHL
Editor, Leader-Tribune
No, sir, the “ole swimmin' hole”
ain’t what it used to be!
The scenes above will give you
a very good indication of just how
today’s swimming holes are dif¬
ferent from the days of our youth.
Remember the holes :n the
creeks we used to go in? And
how we had to sometimes walk
through yards and yards of pure
old Georgia mud before getting to
■the proper place?
Remember the swimming holes
near the bridges over a creek, or
61 Seniors To Graduate Here
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MR. & MRS. ED. T. MURRAY
MOVE TO FORT VALLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Murray
who have made their home in
St. Louis far several years have
returned to Fort Valley to live
and are now residing in their
home on Church Street.
Mr* Murray , the former . ... Miss
is
Christine Evans, of Fort Valley.
Mr. Murray was formerly asso
elated with a Fort Valley flrt*.
The.r many friends are extend
ing to therm a gracious welcome
en their return to the city.
Packers Warned
On Child Labor By
Labor Department
MACON, GEORGIA—On the
eve of another peach season, a U.
S. Labor Department official has
sent out a reminder of the child
labor provisions of the Federal
Fair Labor Standards Aet.
According to William A. Savage
head of the wage-hour office in
Savanah, which directs investiga¬
tions in this area, here are the
principal points for peach packers
to remember;
Dont hire children under 14.
Don’t let 14’s and 15’s work at
night, or more than 8 hours a day
or more than 40 hours weekly.
Savage said violation* of the
child labor laws are found most
often in these two areas, and he
urged packers to fix these pro¬
hibitions firmly in their minds.
"Allowing children under 16 to
work long hours or late at night
were the most serious problems
we encountered last year,” he said
and explained that by ‘night work’
he meant between the hours of
7 p. m. and 7 a. m.”
He said violators of the fede¬
ral law can be subject to stiff
penalties, and explained that wil¬
ful employers of oppressive child
labor could be fined up to $10,000
or, on the second conviction, sent
to jail.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTER
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
Fort Valley Chapter No. 430 Or¬
der of the Eastern Star celebrated
the Sixth Anniversary of the Chap
ter on Thursday evening, May 28, |
with a covered dish supper.
Mrs. Bertha Bateman, Worthy
Matron, presided over the meet- j
ing. Out-of-town Mrs. j j
guests were:
Bertha Bazemore, Mrs. Gene Bee- j
son, and Mrs. Lonie Rustin of But- j
ler and Mrs. E. F, Barfield, Mrs.
Alton Rainey, and Mrs. F. W. j
White of Perry.
Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., June 4, 1959
the ones in some lake or pond?
In one respect they were not as
much fun as the isolated ones in
the creeks. You had to wear a
bathing suit at the ones near the
bridges or at the lakes!
Time, energy, ingenuity, money
and other things have wrought a
great many changes.
Of course, some of the old holes
are st j|] ; n use but the vast ma
jority of people now have the de
light of swimming, frolicking and
just plain cooling off in a modem,
concre , te pool. And the pools usu
ally have other things -to improve
or increase the pleasure. The wa
ter is carefully filtered before use
Sixty-one Fort Valley High
School seniors will receive their
diplomas at graduation exercises
to be held at the High School oud
itorium tomorrow night, June 5,
at 8:30 o’clock.
The class is composed of 26
girls and 35 boys.
The program will follow the
pattern as followed for a number
f year3> ^ the honor ^ uate3
3nd with no 3 i ngle
spea chariot* ^ er
Thames, the first hen
of give an e83ay
#|ltKW .. An En4 A Be¬
ginnlng.” Gordon Smith, the second
honor graduate, will give an es¬
Mrs. Aultman
Presents Pupils
In Piano Recital
Mrs. Gres ham Aultman, Sr. pre¬
sented her piano pupils in a re
recital Thursday evening, May 28,
at the Fori; Valley High School
auditorium.
Those taking part on thee pro.
gram were: Diane Jackson, Lu
cile Liipferrt, Deborah Hatchett,
Glenda Jackson, Lee Poole, Mary
Jane Rutherford, Carol Joyner,
Brenda Clark, Francis Vinson,
Sandra Hagis, Gwen an Holland,
Sandra Welch, Charlotte Jackson,
Frances Bryan, Brenda Westmore¬
land, Lillian Davidson, Glenda'
Brown, Judy Maddux, Jennie
Nim Tharpe, Cathy Hallman, Gen¬
ie Tribble, Deena Wilson, Sandra
Hiley.
Following the program of the
students Mrs. M. C. Moseley,
Pianist, of Byron presented sever¬
al numbers.
Miss Dupree Is
Hostess At
Luncheon Monday
Miss Holly Dupree was hostess
when she entertained in compli
ment to Miss Claire Bradshaw, a
bride-elect, at a luncheon Monday,
June 1, at the Moose Club in
con.
White Gladioli and snapdragon
blossoms were used for decoration,
The guests invited were: Miss
Bradshaw, and her mother, Mrs.
W. Brad..haw, Mrs. John Bat
ton, Jr., Mrs. William Huckabee,
Mrs. Jack D:rvis, Mrs. Vernon
Bowden, Mrs. Young Davis,
Willi3 Webb, Mrs. James Dupree,
Miss Mary Killen Houser, Mias
Elaine Edwards, Miss Shirly John
son, Miss Patsy Thomas, Miss San
dra Smisson. Miss Liz Campion,
to guard against disease.
Such is the case in Fort Valley
today with two fine pools availa
ble for use. Ahd most thanks are
due to a comparatively small num
ber of __________ citizens . who _____ would ______ not give
up until the pbols had been built,
The local poo! constructed by
the Recreation Association, Inc.,
is the result of hard work and
planning on the part of a few and
various contributions from many.
This is the first complete year
of operation for the pool and at
least one thing new has already
been added. In the left hand scene
in the panel above a group of boys
can be seen enjoying the new
say entitled, “Forward Under Our
Own Command.”
“Conquest of Space” will be the
subject of the essay given by Dan
Joyner, the third honor graduate.
Beth Beeland, the fourth honor
graduate, wil give a reading entit¬
led, “Gradattm", by Josiah G. Hol¬
land.
The program will open with the
processional, and that with be fok
lowed by tne invocation by
Rev. Don Mitchell. Gordon Smith
will- then deliver hi* essay. Dan
Joyner will follow with his essay.
The Senior Chorus, composed of
13 girls and five boys, will then
sing. “I May Never Pass This Way
Again."
Beth Beeland will follow with
her reading and then Charlotte
Thames will give her essay.
R. T. Hancock, Sr., chairman of
the Peach County Board of Edu¬
cation, will then deliver the diplo¬
mas.
Honors and awards will then be
presented by County School Super¬
intendent Ernest R. Anderson.
“Alma Mater” will bo sung by
the seniors, and the Rev. Vernard
Robertson, pastor of the Fort Val¬
ley Methodist Church, will pro¬
nounce the benediction.
The recessional will conclude the
program.
Patsy Hilliard
Circle Meeting
The Patsy Hilliard Circle met
at the home of Mrs. B. A. Shipp
in Westview Monday afternoon at
three.
The meeting was directed by
Mrs. Shiprp the chairman of the
circle.
Mrs. . P. Swan presented the
program. The speaker was Mrs.
Grover H. Cleveland, Jr. and she
told of the W.M.U. organization
of the local church. Mrs. Cleve¬
land is the president of the the
W.M.S. which fosters and directs
< the work of all the W.M.U. or
j ganizatiens, including the young
people and adults of the local W.
i M. U.
I Visitors at the meeting were
Mrs. Edwin T. Murraay, who has
recently returned to Fort Valley
to make her home, and Mrs. Her
schel Peddicord. Others present
were: Mrs. Lewis R. Armstong,
Mrs. C. D. Lavendar, Mrs. W. J.
Braswell, Mrs. Ernest D. Leverett,
Mrs. Grace D. Haddock.
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson, Jr.
and son Bill, of Cordele, spent
last Friday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Wilson and Attended
“South Pacific’ at the High School
here.
metal slide which has been added
at the shallow end of the pool.
The center shot shows a larger
group just plain enjoying the wa
ter in the center of the pool.
The pool opened officially for
the year last Friday afternoon,
but the above shots were taken
on Sunday afternoon.
The pool is located in the rear
of the American Legion Home on
North Myron Street, and is open
to the general white public.
Mrs. J. C. Stephens is in charge
of the operation of the pool. Erao
ry Wilson, commander of the local
American Legion post, is president,
the Recreation Association.
600 Cars Peaches Go To Market
From This Area As Rain Slows Picking
Rain continued this week to put
a serious damper on the peach
crop in this area.
Only some 600 cars had moved
to market from this airea because
rain made it impossible to pick
the fruit as in normal years.
In addition, the excessive rain
made it difficult for the fruit to
meet the federal requirements.
The price for the peaches, as of
Tuesday morning, ram all the way
from SI.50 to $3.50 per half bu¬
shel.
Two inch and up peaches wefe
as follows or Tuesday: Duke of
Georgia, $2.26 .2.75; HHand, $2.50-
3.00; Redcaps, $2.50-3.00; Maygold
$2.75-3.00; Dixired, $2.50 - 3.00;
Cardinal, $2.50-3.00; Advaai c e,
$3.00.
Clear skies yesterday proved a
boon to growers, however, and both
the fruit and the market are ex¬
pected to improve within the next
few days.
Most of the sheds in this area
are now in full operation.
Operating in Fort Valley and
the immediate vicinity are the fol¬
lowing sheds: E. L. Duke shed,
J. F. Duke ft Sons shed, J D Duke
shed, J. R. A G. W. Pearson shed,
Magnolia Farms shed, Wright ft
Solomon, Valley Peach Co., Fort
Valley Peach ft Pecan Co., Murray,
Star Packing Co., Irving Pearson,
Lee Pope, and MoCord ft Little.
Deadline Near For
Business Licenses
Your attention is directed by
the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Fort Valley that the last
date to secure your City Business
Licenses will be June 15th without
paying a penalty. The penalty will
be imposed as follows:
From June 16 to July 15 - 10
percent pen s/I ty.
From July 16 to Aug. 15 - 15
percent penalty.
From Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 20
percent penalty.
From Sept. 16 to October 15 25
percent penalty.
If not paid by October 15th a
subpoena to court will be issued.
Your attention is directed also
that the last day for turning in
Taxes is June 15th. A penalty
of 10 percent on all returns after
that date.
PERSONAL
: W.
Mrs. E. H. Searcy, of Grif
was the guest last week of her
mother, Mrs. J. R. Kinney,
The many friends of Mrs. Paul
; is Friedman recovering are from pleased to know illness she j
a recent 1
in the Peach County Hospital
where she underwent an operation
the past week.
Girl Scouts Hold
Court of Awards
GiTl Scouts of Troop 164 enter¬
tained their mothers at a Mother
Daughter banquet Friday, May 8
at the Baptist Church.
The girls prepared and served
the meal to demonstrate their
work in the rfield of Home
The following girls re
ceived proficiency badges in a
Court ;> 0 f. Awards ceremony fol
lowing the dinner:
Cooking, Homemaker and Hos¬
pitality badges: Theota Batchelor,
Frances Bryan, Carol Bryant, Lil¬
lian Davison, Mary Flowers, Mel¬
ba Goodrum, Rose Garrett, Cathy
Hallman, Helen Rhea Luce, Cissie
Reddick, Claire Robertson, Janet
Sullivan, Jenny Swan.
Childcare and Housekeeper bad¬
ges: Mary Flowers.
Musician badge: Rose Garrett.
Mrs. J. F. Sullivan is leader of
the troop.
Miss Bradshaw Is
Honored Al
Luncheon Wed.
Honoring Miss Claire Bradshaw
whose marriage to William Eu¬
gene Beckham, Jr. of Perry, will
take place June 6, at the Fort Val¬
ley Methodist Church, Mrs. John
Baitton, Jr. and Mrs. R. S. Peek,
Sr., of Fort and Mrs. Royce Jones
of Winder, entertained Wednesday
at the Womans Club, at a brodge
luncheon.
The guests attending were: Miss
Bradshaw, Mrs. J. W. Bradshaw,
Miss Holly Dupree, Miss Jane
Pearson, Miss Elaine Edwards,
Miss Mary Killen Houser, Miss
Shirley Johnson, Mrs. Young Da¬
vis, Mrs. William Huckabee, Mrs.
Jack Davis, Mrs. George M. Has
lam, Jr., Mrs. J. W. Poole, of Fort
Valley, and Mrs. W. E. Beckham
and Mrs. Gene Mori, of Perry.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge Houser
and 'Miss Mary Killen Houser at¬
tended the speech recital at the
Mary Persons School, Forsyth
Tuesday night. The recital was di¬
rected by Mrs. William Crowder,
the former Miss Claire Houser, of i
Fort Valley.
Mrs. J. P. Pughsley and Miss j
Fran Pughsley, of Lyons, are ex
peeted to arrive Friday of this!
week and plan to spend the peach
season in Fort Valley with Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar L. Duke, Persons St.
Messers Bruce Haddock and J.
E. Bozeman will leave Friday for
a fishing trip to Florida.
$3.00 Per Year — In Advance
Former Resident
Dies Unexpectedly
In Andersonville
Mrs. C. A. Slappey. 64, of An
dersonville, Ga., and a native of
Peach County, died early yestftr
dm’ morning at her residence.
She apparently died of a heart
attack. ’
Services for Mrs. Slappey will
he held at the Andersonville Bap
tist Church at 4:00 p. m. today,
and burial will be in Oaklawn CeWi
etery at 5:00-5:30 p. m.
Mrs. Slappey is the former Mias
Lilie Mae Wilson, of Pe.ach Coup
ty, an survivors here include Wil
liam J. and Clyde Wilson, brothers,
and Mrs. Gene Burnett and Mins
Thelma Wilson, sisters.
She is also survived by her hus¬
band, one son, James W •i . :n ' P*
ney: two stepsons, Charles Slap*
pey of Andersonville, and DnviS
Slappey, of Atlanta; and two
grandchildren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Foot
Valley will be in chairge of local
arrangements.
New Laundromat
Opened Last Week
The S and A Laudromat opened
for business here last weekend and
the owners reported a very fine
reception by the people of Fori
Valley.
The new concern, located on N.
Macon Street across from the A
& P store, features new Westing
house washers and dryers which
are automatic and will be open
for business 24 hours a day six
days per week. It will not be op
en on Sundays.
“We are happy to open the bus¬
iness here,” the owners said, “and
deeply appreciate the very fine
reception by the people. We arc
happy to offer them an opportun¬
ity to save money on their laun
dry.”
The owners are Ralph Stokes,
Zack Young and Andy Asbell.
(Editor’s correction: In last
week's i33ue an advertisement was
run in the Leader-Tribune listing
incorrect prices for laundry and
drying ait the new laundromat
The correct prices are 25 cento
for washing and 25 cents for dry¬
ing)
A ft P STORE HERE ROBBED
OF 60 CARTONS CIGARETTES
Police Chief G. W. Cochran and
Herbert Woodall, manager of the
local A ft P store, said this week
that burglars last Friday night
broke in the local store and took
some 00-66 Cartons of eigaretes.
The burglar broke the glass in
the front door to effect entry.
Chief Cochran and Mr. Wood
all requested anyone seeing un¬
licensed people selling rather large
quantities of cigarettes to notify
them at once.
Bible School WlU
Run From June 8
Through June 12
The Daily Vacation Bible School
for the Fort Valley Baptist Church
will be held from Monday, June
8, through June 12.
Preparation and registration day
will be Friday, June 5, at 10 a. m.
The classes will be held daily
from 8:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.
Mrs. William Hudson will be the
director of the school this year.
The public was invited to par¬
ticipate.
MISS LANEY MOORE IS
HONORED WITH DINNER
Mr. and Mrs. Hetman Parker
.Jr., of Cordele, Mrs. Sara Ella
Pearson and Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
Wells, of Fort Valley, entertained
Sunday, May 31st., at a i mid-day
dinner at the New Perry Hotel in
compliment to Miss Laney Moore
and Mis. Frank C. Jones whose
marriage will take place at the
Fort Vailey Baptist Church Sun
day afternoon, June 7th.
Their guests attending were:
Miss I«mey Moore. Mrs. Frank 0.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Jones,
Mrs. Carl McElmurraay, Mrs. W.
T. Bateman, and Mr. and Mrs.
Donnie Whittle and Donna Whit
tie. of Cordele.
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
READ THE CLASSIFIED AM
The shot on the right of the
panel was mad” at the Pine Need
les Country Club pool, which has
been in operation for several years
and is a private pool.
The The official official opening opening of of that that one rme
was held on Sunday, May 24, and
a large crowd was on hand for
that occasion. The above picture,
though wa3 taken at a later date
on a rather cloudy afternoon,
Miss Cherry Dupree 3ees to the
supervision of the pool and Heard
Bartlet is the club manager. E. J.
Saywell is president of the club,
Yes, sir, the “ole swimmin’ hole”
has shore changed. And we’re
sort of glad of it.