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a** doit VOLUME 76, NO. 32 Peachlcutd journal By DANIEL K. GRAHL OUR RECOMMENDATION IS EXTENDED WHOLEHEARTED LY TO D. L. FOUNTAIN Some 12 years ago last week this writer wrote the first in the long series of “Peachland Journal” columns that have appeared since. Early in the series the writer let it be known that the opinions expressed therein were the wri ter’s own—and that he would al ways say there what he wanted to day. This week we want to say that we wholeheartedly and without reservation recommend one D. L. Fountain to the voters of Peach County for the post of Senator in the Georgia Legislature from the 18th Senatorial District. First, for the information of those who may have forgotten the ‘new’ (re-apportioned, if you will) allignment, the present district we in Peach County are in is the 18th, composed of Peach, Houston, Craw ford and Twiggs Counties. Houston County has as many or more votes than the other three counties, and Warner Robins has two-thirds cf the votes in Houston County. The referred to re-appor tionment was the first of the ap portionment jobs of Georgia—and we know of nothing fair about it since Houston County forever, un der its previsions, could and would, if it so desired, always elect the state senator from the 18th Dis trict as now laid out. r ■■ mi perience aware of the fact that he is a man of his word. He will do what he tells you he will do. But even before that, we know him to be a man of honesty, al most at times brutal honesty, in that we have found him to always say what he believes and then be man enough to stay “put.” We know him to be a man who will put his full and complete ef fort in what he believes to be the best interests of his community, county, and area. We know him to be a man who has, literally, dug holes in the ground to try to get what he wants or what he believes to be right. We have seen him in a pair of overalls digging at a founda tion for a building he was not sure would ever be erected in a town he did not know would ever live as a town, let alone emerge as one of the first 15 cities of the state. We saw him go out among a number of “skeered” merchants and twice raise enough money in pledges to satisfy what the state said he “needed” for a state hank. And when that didn’t satisfy them we saw him open a private bank— and it later became the largest hank in his community, fully pro tected and insured by FDIC. We saw him go to a man he did not know (this writer) and ask him (this writer) to help him begin and operate a newspaper in his town—all the time knowing nothing at all about the mechan ics or problems of a newspaper. As Thomas Jefferson, he believed his town should have a newspaper. He got it—and for 18 months he served as business manager of a venture he knew nothing about— hut he gave the citizens of his com munity an opportunity to hear a portion of the things that were happening—and giving them an opportunity to contest, or differ, about a decision. It took him a while, after severing connections with the paper, to understand that a newspaper is for all the people, not just a few select, hut he came to that understanding, which is an understanding that many people do not ever reach. He is far from perfect, as all of ns are, but for this writer, as dif Continned On Back Page i he g geaaee-afctlmne + 0 •5 / v§V But we digress. We have a num ber of reasons, all valid we be lieve, to recom mend D. L. to you for Senator. In the first par ticular, we are by first hand ex- Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., Aug. 13, 1964 Tv \ $! w ' J<A V ’ > . C-. v-i k; m W j > |i I m J The first Distinguished Service Award given by the Georgia Future Farmers of America is presented to the Georgia Power Company. Accepting the award from State FFA President John Parks is Olin W. Ginn, man* ager of the rural division of Georgia Power Company. Rev. Cecil G. Irwin, Pastor Of Chamlee Memorial Church, Resigns August 2nd Miss Kay Moody Receives Award For Fraternity Macon, Ga., - Mercer Universi ty’s Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity has won the national Zenobia W. Kello Fraternity A ward for the best educational pro gram by an individual chapter. The award was presented re cently to Miss Kay Moody of Fort Valley, president of the Alpha Iota chapter, at the Phi Mu national convention at the Grand Hotel, in Mackinac Island, Michigan. The Mercer chapter also won third place in the Most Improved Chapter competition as well as honorable mention for the Overall Achievement Award. Chamlee Car Wash Continues on Sat’s. The Saturday car wash at Cham lee Memorial Baptist Church will again take place on this Saturday morning beginning at 9:00. Cars will be washed back of the church and the cost is $1.50. The “Car Wash” is sponsored by the R. A.’s and the Brotherhood of Chamlee Memorial in order to raise necessary funds. Canning Plant To Be Open Aug. 19th The Peach County Community Canning Plant at Byron will open again on Wednesday, August 19, according to Mr. J. Judson Will iams, Vo-Ag teacher for Fort Val ley and Byron, said this week. “Anyone who has late canning is welcome to can at this time,” Mrs. Williams said. “This will be the final day of our canning sea son." Utility Com. Allots $50,000 For Streets The Utility Commission of Fort Valley last Monday night voted to make $50,000 available to the general city government for the purpose of additional curbing, pa ving, and guttering of city streets. The money was voted to be made available in two increments of $25,000 each, one on January 1, 1965 and the other on July 1, 1965. : This action, along with other, ’ was taken at the regular meeting of the body at City Hall. Jack R. . Hunnicutt, chairman, presided and members T. M. Anthoine, Wallis Hardeman, Jr., Olen B. Reid and The Rev. Cecil G. Irwin, pastor of the Chamlee Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Valley for almost three years, resigned from that position cn August 2. His resig nation is effective August 31. The Rev. Mr. Irwin resigned his pulpit here to enter the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., to continue his theclogical education. He is a 1960 graduate of Mercer University in Macon. A native of Unadilla, Ga., the Rev. Mr. Irwin came to Fort Val ley from Eastman, Georgia, where he served as a pastor of a church for three and cne-half years. The Irwins will remain in Fort Valley until August 31, and Rev. Irwin will preach his last sermons in Chamlee Memorial Baptist on August 30, 1964. While in Fort Valley the Rev. Irwin servevd as president, and as secretary, of the Fort Valley Min siterial Association. He also ser ved as vice Moderator and Chair man of the Executive Committee of the Rehoboth Baptist Associ ation. The Rev. Irwin told the Leader Tribune that he and his family wanted to express their appreci ation for all the helpfulness re ceived during their stay in Fort Valley, particularly during the re cent sickness in their family. A successor to the Rev. Irwin has not been named by the church. CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this opportunity to express my deepest apprecia tion to Dr. Vinson and the hospital staff and the services being per formed by the “Pink Ladies”. A1 so for the cards and visits during stay in the Peach County Hospi tal. May God bless each of you. J. E. Bozeman The Rev. and Mrs. Cecil G. Ir win and Vicki returned July 23 from a 10-day camping trip in the mountains of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Mayor David Sammons were in attendance, The commission voted a motion by Mr. Hardeman to direct the secretary, Wilbur K. Avera, to in vest all gas revenue funds locally that are not needed for the requir ed 90 days operation of the sys tem, in short term interest bear ing notes. Thanks were also ex pressed the the general city gov ernment for their cooperation in the redemption of the first gas bond issue and in handling the new gas bond issue. Motion was also passed to pay Mr. Marlon Maddox a sum in the Legion Auxiliary Won Three Awards For Membership Of interest to Fort Valley and Peach Ciunty was the winning of three coveted membership awards won by Unit 76 of the American Legion Auxiliary at the recently held state convention in Augusta. The local unit was awarded three citations; the Department Presi dent’s citation for reaching goal membership by Nov. 11, 1963; the Department Citation for having more than goal membership by March 1st; and the National Pres ident’s Citation for having the e quivalent of last year’s Member ship by January 31, 1964. They also won an award in the Foreign Relations field. This awai-d was a “winged victory trophy”. Mrs. William Khoury and Mrs. L. W. Smith represented the local unit as delegates to the Conven tion, where the latter was present ed a charm bracelet by the De partment president, Mrs. 0. B. Cawthorn, Sr. of Atlanta. Mrs. Smith served as Department 2nd Vice-President and was in charge of a very successful membership campaign. On Sunday, she was elected First Vice President of the organization. On Friday evening a very lovely buffet supper was given in the French Room in the Augusta Town House in honor of Mrs. Luther D. Johnson, National President of the American Legion Auxiliary. On Saturday morning the Department officers entertained Mrs. Johnson at Breakfast in the Gold Room. The Legion entertained nine him dred guests Saturday evening at a dinner meeting at the Augusta Town House, where the principal speaker was U. S. Senator Herm an Talmadge. The convention closed on Sun day after the newly elected offi cers were installed. They were: Mrs. William Parkman, of Tifton, President; Mrs. L. W. Smith, 1st Vice President; Mrs. Bernard Starke, Savannah, 2nd Vice Presi dent; Mrs. James K. Yeck, Grove town, Historian and Mrs. John Hut to, Statesboro, Chaplain. The local delegates were accom panied by Mrs. C. E. Stevin of Per ry Unit 24. L. W. Smith and Tom Oscar Joyner, Commander of Post 76 joined the ladies on Saturday morning. Local Club Women Attended Institute Mrs. Voris F. McFall and Mrs. Ben English attended the institute held by Georgia’s Club women. The institute was convened in Ath ers and was well attended. This year the club will concen trate on Special projects aimed at Community and self improvement. Hopes are to inspire special inter est in public affairs and education, Mrs. McFall and Mrs. English are members of the Fort Valley Womans Club. PERSONAL— Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Almon announce the birth of a daughter, Kathryn Ezell on July 30th in At lanta, Georgia. RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION amount of $311.50 for his loss of approximately 89 bushels of wheat per acre on 3.5 acres of land used for the extension of the sewer system. A letter from the Civic League requesting a swimming pool was read and then tabled until the next meeting of the group in or der that additional information might b« secured. A letter from the Retail Mer chants’ committe requesting that the commission make the Read property (fronting on Anderson Avenue) a parking lot was read and made a part of the minutes $3.50 PER YEAR — IN ADVANCE — SINGLE COPY, 10c EACH School Opens Aug. 24; Procedures Are Given And Faculty Is Named New Woman’s Dormitory Approved For Ft. Valley State College As School Grows Plans have been approved for the construction of a new resi dence hall, costing $500,000, foi women at the Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley. The building when completed will accomodate 150 residents. Its facilities will feature two social lounges, counselor’s office and con sultation room, small meeting club rooms and a beauty aid room. In addition to the proposed res idence hall for women, there will be a similar hall constructed for men, also at the cost of $500,000. The Miller and Allain Architec tural Firm of Atlanta (a Negro owned firm) is in charge of arch itectural designing and planning for both buildings Plans and funds for the construe tion of a student center, a home economics building, and agricultu ral farm buildings have been ap proved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Ge orgia. It was also announced that the newly completed Sophia Moore Hall for women will be ready for occupancy at the beginning of the 1964 fall quarter. This dormitory will bouse 100 senior women. College offieals pointed out the fact that the Fort Valley State College is in the midst of a pro gressive plant growth and expan sion period to cope with a steadily increasing student enrollment. Former Resident Of Fort Valley Dies Mrs. A. T. Coppage, Jr. of Val dosta, Ga., formerly Miss Mary McCoy of Fort Valley, died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on August 3, af ter a short illness. She was buried in Valdosta. She is survived by her husband, A. T. Coppage, ,Jr.,; one daughter, Miss Kitty Coppage; one son, A. T. Coppage, III; and one grandson all of Valdosta; and one sister, Mrs. W. P. Read, Jr., of Fort Lau derdale, Fla. Revival Starts At Bliss Bap. Church Revival services will begin on August 17th and continue through August 22. Services will be held each evening beginning with sing ing at 7:45 p.m.. Gospel messages will be brought by Rev. John Jackson, of Trinity Baptist Church, in Macon, Ga. A nursery will be provided for small children and the public is cordially invited to attend these services. Bliss Baptist Church is located three miles from Fort Valley on Macon Highway (State highway 49). RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED - TRY WANT-ADS with no action A letter from the mayor of the city of Byron requesting the com. mission give consideration to pro viding Byron with natural gas if Byron desired it, was read. Letter was authorized to Byron thanking them for their inquiry and assur ing that consideration would be given when a concrete proposal was received. The commission voted a $314.00 annual pay increase to the secre tary, to come from gas revenue funds. A number of other routine op rational matters were acted on the commission. Local Attorney To Speak For Adams; Campaign Moves George B. Culpepper, Jr., prom inent local attorney, will endorse the candidacy of Charles R. Ad ams, Jr. for Congress in a 30 min ute broadcast over Radio Station WFPM at 5:00 p. m. on Friday, August 14. Officials in the “Adams For Congress” campaign said that lo cal interest, as well as districtwide continues to increase due to the efforts of the the local club, head ed by Ralph Bassett. The local club will meet at the Woman’s Club at 7:30 p. m. today, and officials urged that new mem bers attend the meeting. Adams, Peach County’s first candidate for a national office, has spoken to the Centerville Jaycees the Muscogee County Exchange Club and the Fort Valley Lions Club in the past few days. He will appear, with other candidates, at a public rally in Preston at 6:00 p. m., Friday, August 14th. Adams has gone on record as favoring income tax deductions to workers for costs of transporta tion to and from their jobs, and a deduction to parents for tuition costs of education for their child ren beyond high school level. Adams said this week that he will likewise support regulation of foreign beef imports and the re peal of the excise tax on residen tial and business telephone ser vice. Erie Cocke. Jr. Will Speak To Kiwanis Erie Cocke, Jr., candidate for Congress from Georgia’s Third District, will be the speaker at the Fort Valley Kiwanis Club on Fri day, August 14. Dr. Dan E. Nathan, program chairman, will introduce the guest speaker to the club. Mr. Cocke has held a number of public offices since 1947. In 1950, at the age 29, he was elected Nat ional Commander of the American Legion at age 29, the youngest in the history of the Legion. He was a delegate to the United Nations in 1959, and in 1961 was appointed as U. S. Alternate Executive Di rector of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop ment—a position he holds today. Members were urged to attend the Friday meeting. READ THE WANT ADS Conservation W. S. Was Held August 10-14 at Baldwin Marcus E. Borders, of Fort Val lay, an outstanding Peach County youth, is selected to attend the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop to be held at Abraham Baldwin College at Tifton, August 10-14. The workshop, scheduled for Tif ton, this week will include in struction and field studies on a broad range of Conservation sub ects, including soils and land judg ing, managing woodland for con servation, fun and profit, what soil conservation districts are and how they operate, planning and applying Soil Conservation meas ures, watershed management and conservation research. Marcus is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Borders of Route 1, Fort Valley, and is sponsored by the Bank of Fort Valley. KEEP our forests fea Registration of all students, those entering the First Grade in cluded, for the 1964-65 school year at the Fort Valley Schools will be held on Monday, August 24, from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. All stu dents are to register at their re spective buildings and receive the books. Any student entering the first grade must present a birth certifi cate showing him or her to be six years of age on or before Decem ber 1, 1964. Classes will begin on Tuesday, August 25, at 8:30 a. m. School will be dismissed each day at 3:00 p. m. The school buses will begin operating on Monday, August 24. The same grades will be housed: in the same building as they were last year, which are as follows: Primary School, Grades 1-3; Ele mentary School. Grades 4-7; High School, Grades 8-12. One section each of the First Grade and the Second Grade will be housed in the Fort Valley Ele mentary School for children living in that area. The Nongraded Pri mary Class will be housed in the Fort Valley Elementary School building. As a result of the new Minimum Foundation Program of Education Act which requires teachers to work an additional 10 days each year, the Beard of Education has adopted a school calendar which provides at the close of each six weeks period a Work Day for the teachers. Students will have a hol iday on each of these Work Days. The dates of these holidays are listed below and parents are urged to schedule doctor, dentist visits, and trips on these dates so as to avoid taking children out of school. The dates of the holidays arc as follows: Friday, October 2; Friday November 13; Thursday and Fri day, January 14 and 15; Friday, February 26; and Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16. On each Saturday morning fol lowing the distribution of report cards, from 8:00 a. m. until 12:00 noon, teachers wll be at their re spective schools and in their class rooms to be available to parents for conferences concerning the pro gress their child is making in school. Parents are urged to see the teachers at these times instead of calling them at their homes. A list of the faculty members and school personnel is as follows: Non-graded Primary Class, Miss Bonnie Mailey; First Grade, Miss Elizabeth Brown, Mrs. Alles K. Daniel, Mrs. Vera B. Staylor, Mrs. Emily Broadrick; Second Grade, Miss Neoline Boykin, Miss Emily Shepard, Mrs Jeanine Webb; Third Grade, Miss Margaret Wright, Miss Alice Chambless, Mrs. Billy Jeanes; Fourth Grade, Mrs. Mar tha Williams, Miss Anna Jarrell, Miss Joy Graham; Fifth Grade, Mrs. Russell Tomlinson, Mrs Sara Turner, Mrs. Virginia Beckham; Sixth Grade, Miss Nancy Vaughn, Mrs .W. E. McMinn, Mrs. Betty Cleveland; Seventh Grade, Mrs. Katherine Clarke, Mrs. Morton Morse, Mrs. Joe Rinehart, Mfs. Charles Sims; Principal, Mr. Nor man Faircloth. High School: Miss Leila Mae Royal, Mr. Judson Williams, Mr. Carlton Alford, Miss Susie Bell, Mrs. Betty B. Futral, Mr. Jim Niblett, Miss Thelma Wilson, Mrs. Carolyn Jones, Mrs. Judson Wil liams, Mr. Charles Sims, Mrs. Sam Mathews, Mrs. Bob Anthoine, MiS3 Eleanor Bell, Mrs. Carolyn Ruffo, Mr. Bob McClendon, Mrs. Ricks Carson, Mr. Ray Berry, Miss Sa dye Tanner, Miss Patricia Thomas, Miss Norma Boyer, Miss Barbara Hickman, Miss Joyce Hartnett, Mrs. Gene Burnett, Mr. Paul Ed-, wards; Mrs. Jeannette Wheaton,. Visiting Teacher; Mrs. Brown Rodgers, Secretary; Mrs. Cliff White, Lunchroom Manager; and Mr. Ernest R. Anderson, Superin-, tendent. BEAUTY SPOT OF WEEK. (Sponsored by Federated Garden* Clubs of Fort Valley) The Mr. and Mrs. John Alden Home on Forest Drive.