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GEORGIA MASONS last week installed D. Warner Wells of Fort Valley as their
Grand Master, along with other officers, at their annual meeting in Macon. From left
to right are Rupert H. Bramlett, of Cummings, Deputy Master; Otis E. Dixon, out
going Grand Master of Macon; Mr. Wells; and John C. Kaufman, Past Grand Mas
ter and installing officer of Savannah.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. Frances Goffe
At 11:00 Yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Fran
ces Graham Goffe, 73, of Central
Avenue in Fort Valley, were held
in the Chapel of Rooks Funeral
Home at 11:00 yesterday.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Harold B. Withers, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church.
Burial was in New Park Cemetery
in Fort Gaines, Ga. at 4:00 p. m.
Mrs.Goffe was a native of Ft.
Gaines, Ga., but had lived here
for a number of years. She was a
member of First Baptist Church,
was a past Matron of the Eastern
Star, and was a retired clerk with
the Central of Georgia Railway.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs.
Paul H. Ponder of Madison; a bro
ther, Paul E. Graham of Miami
Springs, Fla., and one niece and
four nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr Wright To
Present Holiday
Decorations Wed.
The Fort Valley Jr. Woman’s
Club proudly sponsors Mr. Grady
Wright November 11, 1964, in a
3 to 5 afternoon session and a 7 to
9 evening session. Holiday decora
tions is the theme and Mr. Wright
will teach and demonstrate all
types of decorations for the ap
proaching season.
Door prizes for each show will
be Mr. Wright’s prize creations
made during the show.
Tickets may be obtained from
any member of the Fort Valley Jr.
Woman’s Club. Call Mrs. Virgil
Young, Jr., or Mrs. Marion Allen.
Tickets will be delivered or reserv
ed for you.
Annual;Fall 4-Bail Golf Tourney Set
For At Pine Needles Club
The annual fall Turkey 4-Ball
Golf Tournament will be held Sun
day, November 8, at the local Pine
Needles Country Club.
Barbecue chicken dinners will be
served to the players and to club
members and their guests. Mem
bers were requested to make res
ervations for their dinners not la
ter than noon on November 7.
The tournament will get under
way at 8:00 a. m. and the follow
ing parings have been made:
8:00-Crowder and Hatcher and
Wainwright and Sims; 8:07, Ven
nes and Vennes and Morrow and
Honaker; 8:15, Hall and Toler and
J. Jackson and NeSmith; 8:22,
Nunn and Tolleson and Ewing and
Lessene; 8:30, Carrol and Graham
and Wilson and Pleeger; 8:37,
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Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., Nov. 5, 1964
D. Warner Wells, Prominent Peach Co.
Mason, • Elected To Head Grand Lodge
Wilson Galleries
To Formally Open
On November 12th
Wilson Galleries, the success
ors to Wilson Furinture & Appli
ance Company, will have its for
mal open on Thursday, November
12, Mr. Emory Wilson, owner and
manager said this week.
The new business, located on E.
Church Street in Fort Valley, will
occupy a completely new 19,800
square foot building plus the com
pletely remodeled hotel building
adjoining it. This will make the
company have nearly 50,000 square
feet of floor space.
Mr. Wilson said that the com
pany will feature top lines of mer
chandise to completely furnish any
home. He invited the public to vis
it and see the new facilities and
merchandise.
Full details of the opening will
be carried in next week’s issue of
the Leader-Tribune.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this opportunity
to express my appreciation and
thanks to the friends, neighbors
and relatives for their cards, visits
and other expressions of kindness
while I was a patient in the Macon
Hospital.
May God bless each of you.
R. L. Baggarly
“B” Greenies To
Play Macon Co.
The Greenwave “B” team will
play a game against the Macon
County “B” team on Thursday ev
ening at 7:00 at Anderson Field.
Smith and Thompson and Peterson
and Pearson; 8:45, Marbut and
Bowden and Barrett and Woodell;
8:52. Solomon and Roberts and
Michael and Popejoy; 9:00, Poll
ard and Gosa and Berry and Wag
ner.
9:07, Solomon and Felton and
Lewis and partner; 9:15, Seals
and Register and Brown and Ev
ans; 9:22, Bridges and Duke and
Ellis and partner; 9:30, Bickley
and Moody and Moody and Jack
son; 9:37, Jerles and Lee and Me
Cord and Horn; 9:45, Graham and
Coleman and Coffee and partner;
9:52, Jacobson and Vinson and Ev
ans and Shilkaitis; 10:00, Granth
am and Duke and Alden and Pear
son; and 10:07, Rooks and Garrett
and Bates and Bledsoe.
D. Warner Wells, a prominent
Fort Valley Mason and attorney,
on Wednesday of last week was
elected Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia at the annual
communication of the body of
Free and Accepted Masons held in
Macon.
He succeeds Otis E. Dixon of
Macon in the top Georgia Mason
position.
Mr. Wells, who has been a mem
ber of the Georgia Legislature
for the past eight years and is a
prominent member of the First
Baptist Church in Fort Valley, is
a past Master of the Fort Valley
Lodge No. 110.
He is a 33rd degree Scottish
Rite Mason, a past Grand Com
mander of the Knights Templar
of Georgia, and has held many
offices in the Masonry orders.
Following his election to the top
Masonic post in Georgia, Wells
appointed the Rev. Harold B. With
ers, pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Fort Valley as Grand
Chaplain. George E. Jones, also
of Fort Valley, was appointed as
Grand Marshal and G. C. “Dud”
Poole, also of Fort Valley, was
appointed Grand Tyler.
Other appointees included J.
Gordon McKinney of Austell, the
third grand steward who is in line
for elevation to Grand Master, and
Ralph A. Perdy of Soperton as
Grand Lecturer.
Other officers elected at the an
nual communication were Rupert
H. Bramlett of Cummings as Dep
uty Grand Master; Paul H. Pon
der of Madison as Senior Grand
Warden; Cary W. Anderson of Sa
vannah as Grand Treasurer; Dan
iel W. Locklin of Macon as Grand
Secretary; Raymond B. Muse of
Carrollton as Junior Grand War
den; Durward B. Mercer of Macon
as Senior Grand Warden; Walter
Usher of Guyton as Junior Grand
Deacon; Burton A. Greer of At
lanta as First Grand Steward; and
Ralph C. James of Rutledge as
Second Grand Steward.
T. & W. Club
To Meet Tues.
The Town & Country Garden
Club will meet Tuesday, November
10, 1964 at 9:45 A.M., at the home
of Mrs. T. W. Cleveland on Col
lege Street.
Mrs. Bill Bateman wnll present
a program on How to Grow a
Tree Rose”,
Mi s. Louie Newberry will show
members of the club how to plant
a “Strawberry Jar".
Those interested in gardening
are reminded at this season of the
year to plant evergreens, to plan
their rose beds and to prepare
compost piles.
Mrs. A. R. Laney’s
Funeral Today A l
] :30, MarshallviIle
Funeral services for Mrs. A. R.
Laney, 79, of Marshallville, will
be held at 1:30 p. m. today at the
Marshallville Methodist Church.
The services will be conducted
by the Rev. J. Felton Harden and
the Rev. William Tribble. Burial
will be at 4:00 p. m. in Locust
Grove, Ga.
Mrs. Laney was a member of
the Marshallvile Methodist Church
and was active in the Women’s
Society of Christian Service. She
was also active in the Marshall
ville Garden Club.
The family requested that no
flowers be sent but that any con
tributions be sent to the Building
Fund for the Marshallville Meth
odist Church.
Survivors include her husband,
Arthur Roscoe Lane of Marshall
ville; two sons, George T. Laney
of Macon and Edwin G. Laney of
Albany, Ga.; two daughters, Mrs.
H. Burkett of Jackson, Tenn.
and Mrs. J. C. Palcott of San An
tonio, Texas; two sisters, Mrs.
Jewell Bostwick of Atlanta and
Mrs. Bessie Hudson of Atlanta;
one brother, Walter W. Dickson of
Atlanta; seven grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
citizens Bank wm
Sponsor Contest
Mr. Cleon Moore, president ox
the Citizens Bank in Fort Valley,
said this week that the bank is
sponsoring a contest to name a
public conference and meeting
room in their new building at Five
Points in Fort Valley.
He explained that the room is
for use by the public for meetings
or conferences and may be secured
by contacting bank officials.
The contest will run for several
weeks, he said, 'and the winner
will be given a $100 bond.
Entries should be mailed to the
bank.
Wanted: Scarves &
Costume Jewelry
Costume jewelry and scarves are
needed for patients at State Hos
pital, Milledgeville, Georgia. Re
quest donations of above items
be left at Herbert’s Jewelers on
Main Street or at Westview Beau
ty and Barber Shop on Chamlee
Drive on or before November 13,
1964.
Mrs. L. L. Windham,
Chairman, Mental Health
Commttee, Fort Valley Woman’s
Club.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
Goldwater, Callaway Carry Peach;
Crutchfield Win Offices
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FORT VALLEY ON THE MARCH: Shown above is the architect’s drawing of the
new Bank of Fort Valley building now under construction on North Macon Street. It
is to be a two-story, cast concrete building, with complete drive-in facilities. Presi
dent Albert McCowen, Jr. said that plans call for a through street by the bank from
Commercial Heights (Fairground) to North Macon Street. A temporary drive-in fa
cility will be constructed soon at the rear of the lot. C. H. Davis of Macon is the con
tractor and W. Elliott Dunwody, Jr., Inc. is the architect.
$3.50 PER YEAR — IN ADVANCE — SINGLE COPY, 10c EACH
Green wave Beaten By Forsyth; T o Play
Season Finale In Hawkinsville !
Fuiieral For Mrs.
Erua Wylie Held
On November 3rd
Funeral services for Mrs. Erna
Wylie, 35, of Neil Street in Fort
Valley were held at 3:00 p. m. on
Tuesday at the graveside in Oak
lawn Cemetery in Fort Valley.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Thomas Grace of Fort
Valley.
Mrs. Wylie was a native of Aus
tria, but had lived here for a num
ber of years.
Survivors include her husband,
Frank V. Wylie of Fort Valley;
a son, Frank V. Wylie, Jr, and a
daughter, Jeanne Carol Wylie,
both of Fort Valley; and one sis
ter in Austria.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. Doles Named
Sheriff’s Secretary
Mrs. Donnie (June) Doles this
Week was named by Peach County
Sheriff-elect J. R. (Reg) Mullis as
secretary in the sheriff’s depart
ment effective January 1, 1965,
when the new sheriff takes office.
“I feel that the department is
fortunate in securing Mrs. Doles'’
service,” Sheriff-elect Mullis said,
“since she has been working part
time in the office for several mon
ths and is familiar with the pro
cedures to be followed. She has
shown her capabilities by doing a
ifine job in the past. I believe she
will do an even better job in the
future. I am happy to announce
the appointment.”
Mrs. Doles, the former Miss June
Allen’s the wife of one of Peach
County’s first commissioners, her
husband, Donnie Doles, having re
cently been named (without oppo
sition) one of the first three com
missioners in the 40 year history
of the county.
The sheriff’s department in this
county next year will go on a sal
ary basis, with the county paying
a salary to the sheriff, deputies,
office help, and paying for the up
keep of the jail and for the equip
ment used by the sheriff.
Sen. Barry Goldwater, Republi
candidate for president in the
election on Tuesday, car
Peach County by some 385
1,970 to 1,585.
At the same time Howard “Bo”
of Pine Mountain, Re
publican candidate for Congress
from the Third District, carried
Peach County by the slim margin
of eight votes, beating Garland T
Byrd of Reynolds 1,776 to 1768.
Callaway went on to capture the
district and became the first Re
publican Congressman from the
district since 1875. President Lyn
don B. Johnson swamped Gold
water at the polls to win a full
term in the Whitehouse. Georgia,
however went into the Republican
column for the first time in its
history.
In the only other contested races
in the county, Azel E. Masters
won the post of Constable of the
Fort Valley District over Marcus
L. Hickson, 1,013 to 445; and B.
L. Crutchfield won the Justice of
Peace post in the Powersville Dis
trict by out-voting Ottis G. Lans—
ford, 86 to 11.
All Democrat nominees for Other
county posts were unopposed and
were formally named to office on
Tuesday.
Thse officers include Julian F
Jones as Ordnary; J. Leonard Wil
son as Clerk of Court; J. R. Mul—
lis as Sheriff; Walter B. Tharpe
as Tax Commissioner; Daniel K.
Grahl as State Representative; E..
R. Anderson as County School.
Superintendent; Mrs. J. Broadriek:
as Treasurer; G. C. Poole as Coro
ner; Stanley E. Smith, Jr. of Pex
ry as State Senator from the 18th.
District; J. D. Doles, M. H. Mos
| ley, and C. Fred Murphy as in the the
first County Commissioners
history of Peach County,
The breakdown by precincts. on.
the presidential and congressional
races was as follows: Fort Valley,.
1,574 Goldwater and 1,400 Johnson,
and 1,549 Byrd and 1,425 Calla
way; Byron, 261 Goldwater and.
115 Johnson, and 230 Callaway
and 136 Byrd; Powersville, 69 for
Goldwater and 56 Johnson, and 62
Byrd and 60 Callaway; Claude, 68>
Goldwater and 14 Johnson, and 61
Callaway and 21 Byrd.
Garden Club Board
Met On Tuesday
The Executive Board of the Fed:
erated Garden Clubs of Fort YaL
ley met at the home of Mrs. A- L
Pearson on Tuesday m or ring, Oc
tober 27. The president, Mrs. Ray
Schofield, presided.
The presidents from each club
reported on their activities. Mrs
Paul Reehling, reporting for the
Magnolia Garden Club, said that
the club will have a Cake Sale a
few days before Thanksgiving.
Orders may be given in advance
by calling any member of their
club. Mrs. Victor Prince reported,
Uor the Seed and Weed Garden
I Club. She expressed the apprecia
j tion other of Fort this Valley year-old garden club clubs to the for
• the assistance that was being ren
dered in various ways including
! the presentation of programs for
I their meetings. Mrs. Lawton Pear
son reported for the Town and
Country Garden Club.'She gave am
interesting report of the visit to
the State Hospital at Milledgeville
on October 6 by several members
of their club. The Federation Pres
ident, Mrs. Schofield, and the Fed
eration Therapy Chairman, Mrs.
Homer Duke, went with them. Mrs
Duke requested that garden clulr
members make personal bags for
the patients. She also stated that;
clothing, especially for men were;
needed.
The committee on Civic Affairs
will present the flower and tree to
the City Council for approval. This,
flower and tree will be used on the
State Garden Club’s Wheel of
Flowers.
It was announced that the next
meeting will be on November 24
at the home of Mrs. Paul Reehling
All Board members are urged to
be present at this meeting.
Fort Valley High School’s foot
ball Greenwave fought valiantly
in Forsyth last Friday night but
Mary Persons, undefeated this sea
son, out-bombed them 27-12.
The Wave will play its final
game of the season in Hawkins
ville, also undefeated in region
play, this Friday night, November
6. The wave will carry a 3-1 rec
ord to Hawkinsville, and could tie
Hawkinsville for the sub-region
by defeating. Hawkinsville sports
a 4-0 record.
Forsyth struck early in last Fri
day’s game as quarerback Stuart
hit Ham with an eight-yard touch
down pass in the first 3 minutes.
Later in the first half Adams
carried the ball over from the
three and Frazier made the extra
point and Mary Persons led 13-0
at the halfway mark.
The Greenwave came out fight
ing in the second half as Duke
Lane took the Mary Persons kick
off on his own nine, raced to the
50, where he was hemmed in, and
lateraled off to Bill Swan who
raced the rest of the way to pay
dirt. Jimbo Liipfert missed in the
try for the extra point.
Mary Persons then took the lo
cal kickoff and in five plays had
tallied their third touchdown. The
marker came on a 25-yard pass
play from Stuai't to Abare. Fra
zier made the extra point.
The Grenwave received, moved
into the single-wing offense, and
with Jimbo Liipfert throwing and
Lane catching, interspersed with
some running, moved the ball to
the three. From that point Lane
carried it over. Liipfert’s point
after attempt was blocked.
The Bulldogs scored their final
tally of the game when Stuart con
nected with Tingle on a 15-yard
scoring pass late in the game. Fra
zier kicked his third extra point.
BEAUTY SPOT OF WEEK
(Sponsored by Federated Garde,.
Clubs of Fort Valley)
200 South Miller Street.
PERSONAL—
Mrs. Mary Peed had, as recent
Francis Smelt of Daytona Beach,
Fla. and Miss Gladys Squires, of
guests, her cousins, Rev. and Mrs.
Seattle, Washington.
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