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BY DANIEI K. GRAHL
WE’RE STILL IN FAVOR OF
THE COUNTY UNIT VOTE IN
THE PRIMARY, BUT HERE’S
OUR PLAN TO REAPPORTION
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
This is another time in the his¬
tory of our beloved Georgia and
Southland when the supreme court
seems to have scared the pants off
'everyone, including those now hold
ing federal judg'eships who owe all
they are (including their lifetime
tenure in office) to the system of
governmen: which has been in ef¬
fect in this area for nearly 100
.years.
Ws have refrained from saying
anything about the present dilem¬
ma on re-apportionment for the
very simple reason that we have
not had until now a concrete plan
to offer.
We have a plan now, one which
we fhink is fair, thanks to Mr.
W. J Liipfert of Everett Square,
who mentioned it to his son, Bill
Liipfert, who mentioned it to us
on Thursday night of last week.
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night that he thought reapportion¬
ment should be on the basis of the
qualified voters of the state.
The more we thought about it
the more it made sense to us.
Before we expound our theory
we want to make one thing very
plain and understandable.
We believe in the county unit
system for the the Democratic
primary. We think that any polit¬
ical party in this nation or any
other group of people has the right
to select the manner in which it
»or they shall select their candi¬
dates for office. Whether morally
right or wrong, there is nothing
in the U. S. Constitution which
forbids that right.
The supreme court has so ruled
on at least five previous occasions.
One Chief Justice of the court,
John Taney, once said words to the
effect that the constitution was
simply a gi'onp of words written
■by the writers which meant solely
and simply what the words said.
No “intent”, he said, was written
into the constitution. That we be¬
lieve with all our heart, particu¬
larly when the Ralph McGills and
other ilk begin expounding on the
very available and all encompass
ing “human rights” theory.
To us a contract is a contract,
particularly a written one, and in
our opinion no one, including the
supreme court, has a right to put
meanings and interpretations there
which are not explicitly spelled
out for all to read.
Our apportonment plan is sim¬
ply as follows:
We realize that those areas of
heavy population are entitled to
more representation in the legis
lature. However, we believe they
are entitled to such representation
only on the basis of “qualified vo¬
ters.”
For instance, in,the last general
election Peach County, nearly t e
smallest geograpljffcal 3,200 county in
the state, had some register
voters 'OUfc^ofA population of 14,
000. That gave us a participation
I of some 26 or 27 per cent.
Only those people who are reg’
istered to vote, and vote, control
the government of this city, this
county, this state, or this nation'.
Those are the,, only people who
really and honestly deserve repre¬
sentation.
Those who can qualify and don’t
see fit to do so, and those, who are
not capable of qualifying, are the
responsibility of the entire state.
Our plan is to leave the county
unit system intact in the primary,
since we believe that any group
has the right in such an action to
set its own rules, but to apportion
the legislature of. Georgia (the
House of Representatives) on a
percentage 'basis of the qualified
voters.
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W e have, n o
lesire to saddle
Jr Liipfert with
my blame for
my fallacies in
our proposal so
ve want to say
that Bill simply
told us that his
father said one
Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., April 26, 1962
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“CHECKMATES” COMING TO TELETHON—Se¬
bastian Cabot, above right, and Doug McClure, above
left, the Dr. Carl Hyatt and Jed Sills of the popular
television show “Checkmates,” will headline the list
of celebrities featured on the United Cerebral Palsy
Telethon in Macon on May 5 and 6. The two stars
will greet and entertain Middle Georgians at the Ma¬
con City Auditorium from 11:00 P.M. Saturday until
5:00 P.M. Sunday.
Swimming Pool To Open On May 25;
Tickets On Sale At Reduced Prices
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this opportunity
to express my sincere appreciation
for the cards, flowers, and other
expressions of sympathy during
my recent confinement to the hos
pi al. May God bless each of you
is my prayer.
—Willie Greathouse
LOCAL MEN WIN TRIP TO
TO NASSAU IN CONTEST
W. M. Lavender, local agent,
and W. R. Smith, staff manager,
of the Interstate Life and Acci¬
dent Insurance Company of Chat
ar.ocga, Tenn., this week were no¬
tified that they had won a trip to
Nassau, B. H., in a recent contest
sponsored by the company.
Memorial Day J
Observance Is Set
By UDC For 26th
Confederate memorial services;
will be held at the Fort Valley
High School on April 26 at 11:30
a.m. under the auspices of the
Charles D. Anderson Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Con¬
federacy.
Miss Wilma Orr will he chair¬
man of the program.
The invocation will be given by j
the Rev. G. N. Rainey; it will be
"ollowed by the pledge to the U. S.
"lag- and the Confederate flag led
by Lee Duke and John Hollings¬
worth.
A poem by Lynn Ruffo; Southern
Songs, played by, Mrs. Helen Rhea
Luce on the accordian; speaker ’
Mrs. Ai Walker; benediction, the
Rev. Rainey; music, Dixie.
Luncheon will be served by the
chapter at the Woman’s Club fol¬
lowing the program at the high
school.
PERSONALS
Mrs. C. H. Sammons had for
her Easter guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Clem Sammons, Vichi Sammons of
Miami, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Jack
s ammonS; j ac k, Jr., and Pat, of
Atlanta> Ga .
Qn April 2 3 Miss Lucy Finney
Cd i e k ra ted her 90th birthday. Miss
| Lucy has been a favorite among
Fort Valley citizens for many
years. She lives with her niece,
Mrs. C. H. Sammons.
Baptists Schedule
Time Changes r
The First Baptist Church of
Fort Valley announces the follow¬
ing time changes in the weekly
services:
SUNDAY: Youth Choir 5:30 p.m.
T. U. 6:45 p.m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p.m.
Morning services will remain
the same.
WEDNESDAY': Prayer Meeting
8:00 p.m.
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
Emory Wilson, president of the
Fort Valley Recreation Associat¬
ion, announced this week that the
swimming pool, located to the rear
of the American Legion Home on
North Macon Street, will open on
Friday, May 25, with an afternoon
of free swimming. | I
Season tickets for the pool will
he sold until the opening day at
the rate of $10 per individual, or
$25 per family. After opening day
he added that season tickets will
be $12.50 per individual or $30' per
family,
It was also pointed out that all
who buy season tickets before the
May 25 opening will be provided
free swimming lessons if desired.
Mrs. James "C. Stephens will be
in charge of the pool’s operation
again this year, Wilson said.
“Mrs. Stephens has done a won¬
derful job in the past,” Wilson said
“and we are fortunate and happy
to have her back with us.”
In addition to Wilson, directors
of the association include Norman
Faircloth, T .A. Jones, J. C. Ste¬
phens, and Mrs. E. L. Duke, Jr.
Committee Adopts
Primary Date And
Rules; Fees are Set
The Peach County Democratic
Executive Committee met on Tu
esday April 24, and adopted the
rules of the State committee for
holding the primary election, the
date of the primary, and the clos¬
ing date for candidates to qualify.
The primary will be held on the
second Wednesday in September,
the 12th, and] the qualifying dead
line of noon on Saturday, May 5.
Two positions will be filled by
Peach voters in the September pri¬
mary—that of representative in
the general assembly, a post now
held by D. Warm- Wells, and the
position of senator from the 23rd
senatoriala district.
The committee set a fee of $300
for those qualifying’to run for the
positions.
Members of the committee at
tending the meeting were Hugh
F Smisson, chairman, Lawrence
E Houston, secretary, Hugh Dent, ’
0scar P . Holt, Bass Vinson, Joe
Sullivan> anad Virgil E. Avera.
T„e minutes o. the meeting uf«
printed elsewhere in this issue of
the Leader-Tribune. r , rn •,
Savannah River
Plant In Offine r
ATLANTA, (GPS) From Wash¬
ington comes news that the White
House and Budget Bureau have
endorsed a congressional bill for
the construction of a $280-million
steam plant on the Savannah River,
near Anderson, SC.
The plant, which would be by
Duke Power Co., would be located
at Middleton Shoals, eight miles
below the federally-built Hartwell
Dam.
Sen. William Jennings Bryan
Dorn (D-S.C.), author of the bill, J
said the power plant would benefit
Georgia as well as his own state,
Officer Pender
Resiged Recently
Police Officer Clyde G. Pender
recently resigned from the Fort
Valley Police Department. Below
is his letter of resignation from
the department.
Grady W. Cochran, Chief
Fort t Valley Polite Department
Fort Valley, Georgia
Dear Mr. Cochrs n:
A, ter having been a police of¬
ficer of the City of Fort Valley
for five years, it is with regret
that I find it : ecessary for per¬
sonal reasons tc tender my resig¬
nation to be effective March 29,
1962.
Working with you and other
members of the Police Department
has been an association that I will
always remember with pleasure
and satisfaction. It has been a
gratifying experience to have been
a member of an organization that
has the welfare and security of
the community as its paramount
responsibility ai)d concern.
Fort Valley hds always been and
will always be rriy home. I am proud
to be a part of such a fine commun¬
ity. If I can ever be of help to
you or to any other citizen of Fort
Valley, I will welcome the oppor¬
tunity to serve in any way that I
possible can.
Most sincerely yours,
Clyde G. Pender
Hunt High N.F.A.
Quartet Takes 1st
Place In State
For the first time in several
years, the Hunt High N. F. A.
Quartet won first place in the
State Elimination Contest. This
makes the quartet eligible to rep
esent s “ e of G eo f 8 in ;; e
R Regional, which will „ h be held at , the
Fort Valley State College in June
of this year.
Members of the quartet are:
Clarence Richardson, Leon Holling
shed, Willie Sneed and Roosevelt
Daniely. They will receive a cash
award of twenty-five dollars as
first place winners. This check will
be mailed to them from the Na¬
tional Office in Washington, D. C.
in June of this year.
Many thanks go to Mrs. A. L.
Lumpkin, who has been training
this group for the past several
years, and the N. F. A. Advisor,
Mr. J. E. Gibson.
On Friday, April 27, 1962, the
N. F. A. Judging Team will leave
for the Coastal Plain Experiment
Station, Tifton, Georgia. The team
is composed of A. Fluellen, J. T.
Sneed, W. €. Brown and J. Fair¬
fax. They will judge Beef and
Dairy Animals, Swine and Poul¬
try.
George E. Jones
To Head Ivanlioe
Comniandery
On Friday night, April 20, 1962,
Ivanhoe Commandery No. 10 held
it’s regular Officers Election and
Installation for the year 1962 &
1963. Those elected were:
George E. Jones, Commander;
T. M. Beall, Generalissimo; Alton
L. Rainy, Captain General; Ralph I
Champion, AlVa Giles, Senior Jr., Junior Warden; Warden; James j
W. J. Liipfert, III, Prelate; W. A. j j
Wood, Treasurer; J. G. Beck, Re-'
corder; David Parker, Standard
Johnson, _ Sentinel; J. C. „ _ Evahs, to
represent , the Building Committee; _
and R. C. Evans, Jr. as Conductor
of the Work.
Ivanhoe Commandery meets ev¬
ery first Tuesday at P.TVI. All
Sir Knights are urged to attend
every meeting.
Library Auxiliary
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The Fort Valley Library Auxil
iary will meet on Wednesday, May
2, at 3:30 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. Barnett Bleckley. Mrs. Sam
Mathews is co-hostess.
Mrs. Ed Murray, program chair
man, announced that Mrs. Russell
Hilliard will show slides and speak
of her life in Spain.
$3.50 PER YEAR — IN ADVANCE
Fort Valley Nigh School Wins
State Crown For 6th In Row
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HARRY’S A GEORGIA FIRE MARSHAL—Safety Fire Com¬
missioner swears in his old friend former President Harry S. Tru¬
man as an Honorary State Fire Marshal of Georgia at the Savan¬
nah Hibernian Society’s St. Patrick's day dinner. Mr. Truman was
featured speaker. In accepting the honor, Mr. Truman said he had
been a staunch advocate of fire safety all his life and was proud to
be on the Georgia team. Mr. Cravey in turn declared he was thrilled
to have such a fighter as Mr. Truman with him.
Perry Federal Opens Office In Fori
Valley; Will Hold Open House Friday
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May J 14,1 ~ To 4 P. M.
The Red Cross Blood Bank will
be in Byron at the Byron High
School on Monday, May 4, accord¬
ing to W. F. Freshwater, the Peach
County director.
Blood will be taken between the
hours of 1 p. m. and 4 p. m., Mr.
Freshwater said.
Peach County, Freshwater said,
is some 155 pints short on tre 1961-
62 quota, and he urged all of the
people in Byron, immedite surroun¬
ding area, and the county, to go
o Byron and give to the bank
on May 14.
“We need your help,” Mr. Fresh-j
water said, “if we are to meet our,
quota and if we are to be able to
maintain our Red Cross blood
bank standing. If you can, and if
you haven’t, please go and give |
at Byron on May 14.”
FV State College |
To Pav Tribute To J
Students Friday
The Fort Valley State College
public tribute its out- 1
will pay to
standing students Friday, April
27 at 10:30 a.m., when the insti- 1
tution observes its Eleventh Hon
ors Convocation. j
Clark College Dean A. A.
Pheeters will be the principal
speaker. I
Sponsored jointly by the College 1
anc j the campus chapter of Alpha (
Kappa Mu Honor Society, the
vocation will recognize the schol
.„.] y attainments of 82 students
w h 0S e cumulative averages are <B’'
or a i>ove. e-1
Also honored will be students
lected to WHO’S WHO AMONG'
STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COL
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES and
students elected to Alpha Kappa
Mu Honor Society for 1962.
The. following students, chosen de-!
by the college faculty or their
partments, will "receive special'a-'
wards:. McDonald Huff, Upatoi,
G'i the Henry A Hunt Prize; .
Samuel. Jolly, Motezuma, Ga., the
Knox Award; and Miss Audrey W.
Rosser Cornelia , Ga., the State
Teachers Alumni Award and the
Fort Valley Alumni Award.
Miss Jewel Hollingshed, a senior
business education major from Ft.
Valley, will receive the National,
Association, of Business Education
award for 1962.
CHECK YOUR SUBSCRIPTION l
A new face appeared in the bus¬
iness community on Monday of this
week when the Fort Valley office
of Perry Federal Savings and Loan
Association opened for business at
213 West Main Street, with W. P.
Wallace as manager and Mrs. Lyn
ette James as teller.
There was a flurry of activity
around the office as the people of
Foit Valley started visiting the
oflice to register for the 17” TV,
Bridge Table and Chairs, Outdoor
Grill and rotisserie, Electric Can
Opener,, and $10.00 savings ac¬
counts that will be given away dur¬
ing the Open House Friday from
5 until 9 p. m.
Fort Valley's mayor, Mrs. Frank
Vinson, will he present at 8:45 p m
Friday night when the prizes are
awarded. Visitors to the office dur¬
ing the open house will be given
mementoes of the occasion.
The 26-year old thrift and home
financing institution’s president,
A. Nunn, said, ‘ VVe are most
happy 1° have this office in Fort
Valley to serve the people of Peach
Crawford and Taylor Counties. Our
association will attempt to give
the people of this area a more con- i
venient place to do business.”
Malcolm Reese, secretary-treas- 1
urer of the association, said that
the Fort Valley office would offer
the same services as the Perry of
fice has offered for the past 26
years, including mortgage loan,,
savings accounts insured by the
Federal Savings and Loan Insur
ance Corporation, and home im
loans. He issued a cor
dial invitation to everyone in this
area to attend the “open house” on
Friday, April 27, between 5 and
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titled “Visiting Georgia Garddens
To conclude the Evergreen Study
Project, the monthly horticultural
P«>jec‘, the club members will tour
the Flint Grounds. Lundscamng
was d ° ne h T Crady Wright and the
Panting includes twenty-six dif
ferent kinds of evergreen plants.
0f particular interest is the en
c ' osed courtyard in the center of
tbe building.
All members are urged to at
tend. ;
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL!
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Fort Valley High School added
their sixth straight Class B lite¬
rary crown to their collection last
Saturday as they completed com¬
petition for the crown at Mercer
University with 48 points.
It was the local school’s seventh
such crown in the past eight years.
Perry finished second in Clas3
B competition with 32 anad one
half points.
In last Saturday’s competition
the boy’s quartet, composed of Ed¬
gar Duke, III, Dave Hardeman,
Warren Wall and Rusty Tomlinson,
won first place.
Deena Wilson took top honors
for the local school in girl’s decla¬
mation.
Jean Bailey took second place
in shorthand, Ann Cleveland took
third place in piano, and Edgar
Duke, ,111, took third place in the
boy’s sok'.
Fourth place was awarded the
local trio, Deena Wilson, Julee Out
ler, and Ruth Gassett.
Genie Tribble also was awarded
fourth place in home economics.
The local school had previously
won first place in senior spelling
with a 91.34 average,
with a 91.34 average, and second
plaee had been w r on in the one-act
play competition.
Byron F. II. A. r
Makes Honor Roll
The Byron Future Homemakers
of America Chapter were accept¬
ed on the State FHA Honor Roll
for outstanding FHA Chapter.
The Chapter Advisor, Mrs. Al¬
ien Young, receeived a letter from
Mrs. J. Mac Barber, from Atlanta
Monday, April 16, notifying the
Chapter of their acceptance.
Betty Churchwell, Chairman of
the Honor Roll Committee worked
with the FHA Officers to fill out
the evaluation sheet >. The sheets
were a record of the Chrapter’3
accomplishments beginning April
1, 1961 and ending- March 31, 1962.
Officers of the FHA Chapter are:
Iris Goss, President; Gail Elkins,
Secretary; Virginia Allred, Report¬
er; Elizabeth Dumlbar, Parliamen¬
tarian.
The World”
Contest By Coca
Cola Is Underway
Some lucky Fort Valley family
could win $25,000 - enough for a
fabulous trip around the world for
the entire family — as a guest of
Coca-Cola Bottlers
The local Coca-Cola bottling
company, in conjunction with other
participating Coca-Cola Bottlers all
across the nation, have launched
gigantic “Tour-the-World" Sweep¬
slakes to run through May 31.
Ton prize is $25,000 in American
Express Travelers Cheques, with
1,057 other prizes being offered,
all totaling some $150,000. Second
prize is two trips for two to Europe
p ]y S $5,000 in travelers cheques.
other vacation prizes are trips to
Caribbean, and Hawaii.
All you have to da to compete
is ,0 fil1 in a simple entry blank,
0 r write on a plain piece of paper
your name, address and favorite
retail store, and send it, with Coca
Cola bottle caps or three hand
lettered conies ° f the tr,demark
“Coca-Cola”, to the “Tour-The
World Sweepstakes”, Box 438, New t
York 46( New York. Drawing for
all prizes will he held a'ler the
May 31 deadline for entries,
For purpose 0 f this sweepstakes,
a special bottle cap has been de¬
gjffne{J arr | j s now in ,,-e here. The
design features a World globe on
top an(| 0ile of 100 different illus
trat j ons underneath, each repre
sen ti ng a country where Coca-Cola
is bot t, Ied .
These new crowns not only ti'e
in witH the travel theme of the
gweepstakes, but also are of wide
appeal to youngsters as a collectors
item. Each different design is in
teresting and educational.
READ THE WANT-ADS