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VOLUME 76, NO. 41
Peachland
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By DANIEL K. GRAHL
TUESDAY IS THE DAY TO
VOTE TO CONTINUE TO GIVE
OUR CHILDREN THE BEST
Next Tuesday, October 27, the
voters of Peach County will go to
the polls in a special election to
pass on a proposed school bond
issue of seme $460,000 for the pur
pose of constructing new class and
other type rooms, a new junior
high at Hunt, a new auditorium at
Byron, and for air conditioning
all of the school buildings.
We are already on record as en
dorsing the whole program, and
we haven’t heard anything to
change our mind.
In the first place, Hunt High
is overcrowded, and there is no
place to go except to a new build
do without.
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in Class B in the state—and we
want to keep it that way.
Hunt High is overcrowded and
vhe students going there are en
titled to a fair shake. Give them
the facilities to do a job with.
Byron has needed an auditorium
for a number of years. Grand
Jurors declare the present one to
be obsolete. They also need some
additional schoolroom facilities at
the school. They are entitled to
the best, as all of our children are.
The Fort Valley Elementary
School needs some more rooms and
it is our opinion that all of them
need air conditioning.
We heard just yesterday that a
male citizen of the city said that
he was against it because he didn’t
believe the schools should be air
conditioned. He just didn’t stop
and think about the fact that his
house is air conditioned, his office
is air conditioned, and his car is
air conditioned.
The post office, the city hall and
the courthouse are air conditioned.
Why shouldn’t our children go to
air conditioned schools?
Besides, the day is not too far
off when school is going to run
12 months out of each year.
We urge you to vote “yes” on
the school bond issue next Tues
day in Peach County.
BALLOT PRINTED AS PUBLIC
SERVICE BY LEADER-TRIBUNE
On this page are instructions
for voting in the November 3 gen
eral election. And on another page
is a copy of the official absentee
ballot, which is the same as the
ballot you and I will use except
for the absentee provisions.
The ballot this year is a com
plicated thing, and it is our sug
gestion that all of you who are
undecided as to how to correctly
mark the ballot, to take instruc
tions given on this page and com
pare them with the ballot.
This election, as all of them are,
is a vital thing. And all voters
should vote their convictions but
they should know how to vote.
Again, we recommend that you
vote your choice in light of the in
structions. But KNOW how to cast
your ballot.
WE JUST LEFT A SPOT WE
HAVE HAD FOR YEARS
Our sympathies today are with
Mickey Mantle, Bobby Richardson,
Tom Tresh, Elston Howard, etc.,
It most definitely is with Yogi
Berra, the “fired” manager of the
Yankees. He is the single largest
reason we pulled for the Yankees.
We had made up our mind to
be silent—and we have.
What we are getting at is the
fact that we no longer are sup
porters of the Yankees.
How anyone can be that stupid
we don’t know. I do know that I
won’t forget it. Get the car up to
the ballot, look it over, read the
general rules, and just vote your
choice.
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We can’t see a
bit of this doing
without, and for
that reason we
believe you will
vote for the is
sue of bonds on
Tuesday, Octo
ber 27. We have
the best schools
Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., Oct. 22, 1964
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JEKYLL TAKES MAMMOTH CHURCH MEETING IN STRIDE
Georgia’s glamorous Jekyll Island and its hustling motels set a new high as a convention
capital with the recent 8-day gathering of 7,500 Radio Church of God members from all over
the Eastern U. S. It was the second time the denomination, which ha» headquarters at Pas
adena, Calif., has held its Festival of Tabernacles at Jekyll. This year Jekyll’s motels made
ready for the visitors just one week after Hurricane Dora. The meeting tent (above), 300 by
160 feet in size, stood just north of Jekyll’s Aquarama convention hall.
By rd To Bring Campaign To Peach With
(f ” Show Next Week
Hunt High Tigers Win 7- 6 Decision Over
Forsyth; Out Of Town This Week
The gym at Fort Valley High
School will again be the scene of
a political rally nevt Wednesday,
October 28, from 5:00 p. m. until
6:30 p. m.
According to officials ot the
Peach County Byrd for Congress
Committee, Third District Demo
crat Congressional Nominee Gar
land T. Byrd will bring a host of
Grand Ole Opry stars, including
Mel Tillis, Margie Singleton, Jus
tin Tubb, Clyde Beavers and the
Five Eager Beavers to put on a
free show for the public.
Nominee Byrd said that he is
sponsoring the free entertainment
for the benefit of his many friends
in the Third District.
The candidate also said that Ed
Wohlwender, who he termed “a
long time friend”, will appear on
the platform with the stars and
‘will discuss the issues of the day.’
Local officials said that this oc
casion will highlight Mr. Byrd’s
campaign for Congress which be
gan back in June. They pointed
out that the Reynolds, Georgia
State Senator and former Lieu
tenant Governor, emerged victor
ious from a hard fought Demo
cratic primary battle with five
determined candidates. He has re
ceived the backing and support of
all of his former opponents and
the editorial endorsement of sev
eral Third District newspapers.
Those endorsements, local back
ers said, without exception have
pointed to what they termed Mr.
Byrd’s “distinguished 18 years of
service.”
The public has been invited to
this free show.
Jaycees Support
School Bond Issue
At a recent Jaycee meeting, the
members voted to support the for
thcoming School Bond Issue. Being
a civic minded organization, the
Jaycees urge each registered voter
to vote in favor of the new addi
tions and improvements to our
school system. In order to offer
the best opportunity for education,
our school system must keep a
breast with the ever increasing
needs. Vote “Yes” on October 27,
the Jaycees say.
Auxiliary Needs
Mag. Subscriptions
The Peach County Hospital Aux
iliary needs subscriptions to mag
azines for the hospital. If you wish
to subscribe to one of the follow
ing magazines, please contact Mrs.
Bill Tom Jones, Ta. 5-2278.
Newsweek, Outdoor Life, Satur
day Evening Post, Sports Illustrat
ed, Seventeen, Look, Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine, Amercan Home
and True.
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Ca lla way Deplores Outside Interference
And Dlasts Dyrd As “Irresponsible”
Some 1,300 people attended a
barbecue at the Fort Valley High
School gym last Friday night and
heard. Republican Congressional
Nominee Howard “Bo” Callaway
deplore outside influence in the
race and again charge his oppon
ent of being “irresponsible” in his
statements and actions.
Mr. Callaway’s appearance here
was sponsored by the Peach Co
unay Callaway-Goldwater Cam
paign Committee.
George B. Culpepper, III, served
as master of ceremonies and
Thomas C. Garwood introduced
the candidate.
Mr. Callaway commented on the
endorsement of his Democrat op
ponent by the Macon Telegraph.
He said, “I was not surprised at
the endorsement for the Telegraph
has a long history of liberal think
ing and their editor has said that
they will endorse the National
Johnson-Humphrey ticket. So it
makes sense for them to endorse
my opponent.” He added that he
Hunt won from Forsyth last Fri
day night in a game that has be
come typical of the tiger games
this year. They won another close
son record to 2-1-1 and biking the
one 7-6, to bring the overall sea
region record to 2-0.
The key to this sweet victory
has to lie in the way the ferocious
defense kept the Hubbard attack
in check for most of the evening.
Noted for it’s passing attack, Hub
bard decided to flex its ground
muscles against Hunt. This might
have been the turning point, for
the tigers were eager to avenge
the 20-19 defeat in 1963. The de
fense again, for the third game
this season, was responsible for
the winning tally. The scoring play
went in this manner: Frank How
ell sprinted 47 yards to the For
syth 20 yard line, and just as the
ball touched the Hubbard safety
man’s hands, so did Fred Brown,
only much harder as he shook the
safety loose from the ball and
David Rumph picked it up and
sprinted 17 yards into the end
zone for the score. A pass to Roose
velt Jackson for the extra point
completed the Tiger scoring for
the evening.
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would not be surprised at an en
dorsement of Byrd within the
next week by other big city dai
lies, including the Atlanta Con
stitution.
“These same people who have
been trying to run our business
for years will continue their lib
eral courses,” he said. “It would
not surprise me at all if Ralph
McGill and Eugene Patterson en
dorse Byrd in their columns. I
think the people of the Third Dis
trict know what they are voting
for and won’t be swayed by out
side influence.”
Callaway continued to talk about
his “Strength for Georgia” slogan
and again promised to work for
the repeal of the Civil Rights law,
the return of the right of volun
tary prayer to the schools, and an
effective farm program with full
price supports.
Callaway added, “As our Con
gressman I will give each matter
careful thought. I will not flinch,
I will not shirk, I will do my duty
and I will fight for your rights
and the progress of our district.”
School Bond Election To Be Held Next
Tuesday, October 27th In Peach Oo.
Wave Beats Jones 14-0; Piay Dublin
Here In Season Finale At Home
Funeral Held For
Ezra P. Peppers On
October 20 At 11:00
Funeral services for Ezra Paul
Peppers, 41, who died here on Oc
tober 18, were held cn the 20th at
11:00 a. m. at the graveside. Bur
ial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Harold B. Withers,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
in Fort Valley, officiated.
A native of Lawrenceville, Ga.,
Mr. Peppers was visiting relatives
in Fort Valley at the time of his
accidental seizure.
He was a native of Guinnete
County, but had lived in Lawren
cille, Ga.,
Survivors include one daughter,
Shirley Peppers of Houston, Texas
his father, O. W. Pepper of Fort
Valley, his mother, Mrs. Gladys
Pepper of Miami, Fla.; three sis
ters, Mrs. W. H. Reeves of Au
gusta, Mrs. Florine Cash of Mi
ami..
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Blood Drive Nets
123 Pints Last Wed.
The Peach County Blood Drive
held at the American Legion Hall
Wednesday, October 14,1964, reach
ed its quota of 123 pints. This is
the first time that the quota had
been reached in the last three
drives. Had this blood drive been
unsuccessful the entire blood pro
gram in Peach County would have
been in danger. This could have
meant that blood would not have
been available for those w'ho re
quired it.
A great deal of the thanks for
the two co-chairmen, Mrs. O. E.
(Mack) Pearson and Mr. Wally
Freshwater, the industries that
went all out in getting their em
ployees to donate, and lastly, each
individual who contributed by ei
ther giving the blood or assisting
in the drive.
The next Bloid Mobile visit will
be December 14, 1964.
GOLDEN CIRCLE CLASS
MET ON OCTOBER 20TH
The Golden Circle Sunday School
Class of the First Baptist Church
met October 20th at 7:30 P. M. at
the home of Mrs. Julian Jones, Jr.
Business was conducted by Mrs.
Malcolm Crook.
Instructions Given For Nov. 3 Ballot
By DANIEL K. GRAHL
Editor, The Leader-Tribune
Peach County voters will go to
the polls on November 3 in a gen
eral election to make their select
ion for president, congressman,
county officers, numerous judges
throughout the state, and to de
cide whether or not they want any
or all of 14 proposed amendments
to the Georgia constitution.
And they will be voting on one
of the largest and most confusing
ballots in a number of years.
Peach Ordinary B. A. Young,
manager of all general elections
in the county, this week laid down
some of the things a voter should
and should not do to vote the bal
lot correctly and not have it void
ed.
The ballot is divided into four
general parts. There is a column
for voting the Democratic ticket,
one for voting the Republican tick
et, one for write-in votes, and one
for the proposed amendmenta.
At the top of the Democratic
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Fort Valley High School’s foot
ball Greenwave downed Jones Co
unty 14-0 last Frday night at An
derson Field and will play their
final home game of the season
this Friday night when they play
powerful Dublin at 8:00 at Ander
son Field.
Last Friday night, playing with
out the services of their first
string quarterback, Duke Lane,
one of their first string ends, Bob
by Goen, and one of their regu
lar halfbacks, Henry Rigdon, the
Wave moved into the lead in the
first quarter, added to it in the
second, and that was all of the
scoring.
Offensive-wise for the Wave in
the baekfield two cousins, Jeff
and Jimbo Liipfert, along with
some mighty good help from Bill
Swan and David Luckie, carried
the “mail” for the victory.
Jeff Liipfert, fullback, scored a
total of 13 He tallied on
runs of four and two yards and
then “bucked” over one of the ex
tra points. David Luckie scored
the other point for the Wave.
In the first quarter the Wave
took a Jones kick on the Wave 45
and in 11 plays had scored. Dur
ing the drive Jimbo Liipfert, wbo
filled in very ably and sometimes
brilliantly, for Lane at quarter
back, ran for 11, Bill Swan added
two runs of 10 yards each, and
then Jeff Liipfert went over from
the four. Jeff Liipfert added the
extra point.
In the second quarter the Wave
mounted a 75-yard drive that cul
minated in a score after 13 plays.
During the drive Jeff Liipfert
picked up runs of 15, nine and
eight, and then scored from the
two. David Luckie added the ex
tra point.
Dr. Aultman Now
A District Trustee
Dr. Gresham Aultman, Fort Val
ley optometrist, will he installed
as Trustee representing the Sixth
District Optometric Society at the
61st Annual Convention and edu
cational conference of the Georgia
Optometric Association to be held
Sunday through Tuesday, October
25-27, at the Center for Continu
ing Education, University of Ge
orgia in Athens,
Dr. Aultman opened his office
here on Knoxville Street after ha
ving graduated from Southern
College of Optometry and licensed
in Georgia.
column is a large box, and at the
top of the Republican column is
one just like it. A voter, in order
to vote a “straight” party ticket,
need only place an “X” or a check
mark in the box at the top of the
ticket he or she wishes to vote for.
No other marking of the ballot is
then necessary except for the indi
vidual amendments and-or the JP
and Constable in the various pre
cincts of the county. Those names
will be found under the “write-in
candidates” column.
The second block found under
the two party ticket columns calls
for a vote for either candidate for
president, as the case may be, and
for the voting of the presidential
electors listed thereunder.
By not marking the square at
the top of the party tickets and
by marking the second square for
president and electors, one may
cast a split ballot if so desired
according to Mr. Young.
For example, one may check
either square for president and
Peach County voters will go to
the polls next Tuesday, October
27, to vote on a proposed bond is
sue by the Peach County Board of
Education in the amount of $460,
000.
Voting on the bond issue will be
conducted in the same places in
the various precincts used in the
recent primary elections. The same
list of eligible voters will be used,
and the polls will be open from
7:00 a. m. until 7:00 p. m.
The bond issue is desired by the
Board of Education to pay the
cost of constructing a new Hunt
Junior High School in Fort Val
ley, the air conditioning of all of
the schools in the county, the con
struction of a 7-room addition to
the Fort Valley Elementary School
construction of an auditorium at
Byron, the construction of a four
room addition to the present build
ing in Byron, and for the renova
tion of doors and floors at Fort
Valley High School.
The state, under the 1964 State
Building Program, will provide
$139,814 to help pay the cost of
the work.
The bonds, if approved, will be
issued for a period of 30 years
interest rate not
to exceed four per cent. A two mill
tax levy will be required for the
period of the bonds.
Peach Superintendent Ernest R.
Anderson pointed out, however,
that at present the county is pay
ing off a bond issue through a
two-mill tax levy, and that at the
end of the next 11 years those
bonds will be retired and that par
ticular tax levy will be eliminated.
This will leave only two mills levy
for the final 19 years of the bonds
retirement.
Mr. Anderson pointed out that
Hunt High School is now over
crowded, with no space available.
The planned junior high will cost
$226,000. He also pointed out that
air conditioning such a building at
its construction will cost consider
ably less than later. Air condi
ioning all the present schools is
estimated to cost $200,000.
The proposed addition to the
Fort Valley Elementary School is
to cost $70,000; the Byron audi
torium $46,000; the 4-room addit
ion to Byron $40,000; and the ren
ovation of the doors and floors at
Fort Valley High Schol $19,000.
J. E. Taylor is president of the
Peach County Board of Education
and Francis H. Kersey, H. A. Ma
thews, E. H. Holland and Joseph
A. Johnson are members.
PERSONAL—
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams .and
Mrs. J. P. Stalnaker of Warner
Robins spent a recent Sunday af
ternoon in Cochran, Ga., where
they visited Jimmy Adams, who is
a student at Middle Georgia Col
lege.
then move over and vote for any
individual candidate for any po
sition on the opposite ticket. How
ever, Mr. Young cautioned against
voters placing a mark in the very
top square of either party and
then moving over to vote for an
individual candidate in the other
ticket. He advised that such a vote
will not count for either candidate
for the post in question.
For example, on this ballot there
is a Republican candidate for con
gress and a Democrat candidate.
A voter cannot mark the top
square in the Democratic column
and then move over and vote for
the Republican candidate for a po
sition, or vice versa.
Mr. Young also said that the
new Election Code of Georgia al
so calls for any ballot marked
with anything other than an “X”
or a check mark in the appropriate
square, or any ballot having eras
ures on it to be voided. For in
stance, voters cannot “strike thru”
any candidate they do not want to
vote for. They MUST put an “X”
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or a check mark in the appropriate
boxes.
The Ordinary also said that the
“Number Stub” on the voter’s
ballots must be removed from the
ballot before it is placed in the
box or the ballot will be ruled as
void. The number will be on a per
forated stub.
Any voting for the proposea a
mendments will not have any ef
fect on the remainder of the bal
lot, Mr. Young said.
A sample copy of the Official
Absentee Ballot for Peach County
is printed on an inside page of
this issue of the Leader-Tribune.
It is printed as a public service
by the Leader-Tribune. The bal
lots used in the various precincts
will be just like it except for the
candidates for Justice of Peace
and Constable, and except that the
ballot will have a numbered stub.
It is suggested that the sample
ballot be examined in light of the
above instructions in order that vo
ters may familiarize themselves
with the proper manner of mark
ing ballots.