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VOLUME NO.
Peachland
Journal
BY DANIEL K. GRAHL
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA IS A UNIQUE AND
UNFORGETTABLE EXPERI
ENCE IN DEMOCRACY
On January 11, 1965 this writer
began his first session as a mem
ber of the House of Representa
tives of the Georgia General As
sembly.
It was an office I had sought a
couple of years earlier, and had
not won. I was very excited and
full of ambition and expectations.
From somewhere, I do not re
member where, I had heard that a
new member of the House should
keep his mouth shut and try to
learn. If you know me you know
that it was a hard job for me to
keep my mouth shut, but that is
what I did the first session.
^—a I When I walk-
1 ed into the 1965
j I session of the
Hi 1 House I thought
■ | I was in the re
j 1 incarnated ver-
1 sion of Bedlam,
I wondering how
| anyone knew a
thing about what was being dis
eusssd or considered by the mem
bers on the floor. And a number
of the members were off the floor,
or not present to vote.
Being the dutiful member, I de
cided to keep my mouth shut and
continue to learn.
I am here to say that I learned
and learned that first year, and
I kept my mouth shut. And I was
scared to death, for I knew that
my friends, those who elected me
to office, not only knew that I
generally said what I thought, and
expected me to say so in Atlanta.
I said not a word that first ses
sion. I was too busy making like
I knew what was going on and at
the same time trying to make
like I had some sense.
I soon found, as I am sure all
other new members did, that the
Other members knew exactly what
they were doing. It took some do
ing, but I found it out. They were
absent many times, as I was later
to be, because they were on eom
mittees that were meeting when a
vote was being taken on some
thing else.
It might sound like magic, but
the truth is that it is just like a
homing pidgeon going back to the
home bin : when a controversial
bill or resolution came up for dis
cussion or vote, every member of
the House knew about it, and were
on hand to vote on it
And that was good.
I sat, at the time, on the next
to back row, under the balcony,
and with the people who sat be
hind me, and their noise, it was
hard to hear what was going on at
the rostrum.
I bore up under the noise hand
icap, and sweated out the year.
The main thing I remember of
that year is that I heard very lit
tle of what was going on and vot
ed the very best of what I thought
was best for the people of Georgia.
How I lived through it I don’t
know.
At the end of that year I asked
to be moved out from under the
balcony and the Speaker moved
me to a middle seat in the three
seat front row, and I took it.
Then, after learning a great
deal, I began my second year as
Representative.
Again I sat in my seat, on the
front row, and considered many
bills that were all designed, in the
minds of the originators to be of
value to the state as a whole.
And none could, on the face of
them, doubt the sincerity of the
sponsors. That was kosher.
But the fact remained: Was it
your own opnion of what was
best for the state
Also, along about this time, you
see your first (or hear him)
islator, agree to vote and work a
certain way if the politics is right.
Down goes your soul into des
(ConUuMd O. P«. El*.)
I A ■ 7 < i TRIBUNE
Leader-Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., March 30, 1967
4 m & Egg Show To
BeHeld ■ 'i tt 114 'll 12 & O 13 i o
Revival Begins At
Evangelistic
Church April 2
Revival services will begin at
6th District Evangelistic Church
on April 2nd and continue through
April 9th. Services will begin at
7:30 each evening.
The Rev. Leon Drummond, from
Toccoa Falls, Ga. will bring the
message each evening. There will
be special music each evening and
the public is cordially invited to
atend.
Rev. J. W. Lancaster is pastor
of the church.
FVHS Students
Give Readings At
F V Study Club
Miss Lucy Jon Mangham and
Miss Kathy Whitfield, students at
Fort Valley High School and pu
pils of Miss Norma Boyer of the
Speech Department, gave readings
at the Fort Valley Study Club on
March 21 when members gather
ed at the home of Mrs. Malcolm
Taylor at 119 Knoxville St.
Miss Mangham, who was the
first place winner in Girl’s Dec
lamation gave the reading ‘So
Poorly it Becomes Us,” and Miss
Whitfield who was the second
place winner read “America A
wake".
Mrs. A. H. Barnett, the presi
dent of the club, directed the bus
iness session.
Following the business session
and the program there was an en
joyable soeial hour when the hos
tess served refreshments.
Seventeen members and six
guests were present.
Mr. Ugly Of
1967 Chosen
For the past two weeks the
students of Ft. Valey High School
have been bringing money and
voting for five boys, who were
competing for the “Mister Ugly”
title. Ken Grahl, a senior was a
warded a $5 gift certificate Tues
day during chapel by George Rei
gosa, World Service Chairman of
Hi-Y. The money will be used for
the World Service Projects of the
State YMiCA.
Other contestants were:
11th—Steve Dugan
10th—Dwight Byrd
' 9th—Chip McMinn
8th—William Anderson
Beauty Spot—
The beauty that has been added
to Knoxville Street by the unusual
and lovely azalea plantings by
Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Rogers of
Park Avenue has won the Beauty
Spot award for this week as well
as the appreciation of all who
travel this street.
Revival
Revival will begin at Benevol
ence Baptist Church April 2nd and
continue through April 7th. The
Pastor, Rev. Preston Batts will
conduct the services beginning at
8 o’clock p.m.
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The Annual Fort Valley Ham
and Egg Show has been set for
April 12-13 at the Fort Valley
State College. This year’s show is
jointly sponsored by the Fort Val
ley^ State College and a commit
tee of farmers from Peach and
neighboring counties. Serving on
the committee are Mr. Cornelius
Horton and Mr. Issiah Fluellen,
both of whom have been associat
ed with the show for many years.
Officials at the College believe
that with some changes in empha
sis the Ham Show has great mer
its and possibilities, particularly
as related to an increase in income
for small farmers and the improve
ment of economic conditions in
general in the area.
The Division of Agriculture at
Fort Valley State College with Dr.
C. L, Ellison, Director, and Mr. M.
E. Singleton, Agricultural Engin
eer, and Dr. Houston Stalworth,
Coordinator of short courses and
institute has charge of arrange
ments at the college. Mr. H. E.
Bryant, principal of the H. A.
Hunt High School, Mr. Charles
Dallas of the Art Department at
Fort Valley State College and Mr.
Robert Church, Associate County
Agent are assisting in arrange
ments.
The basic procedure of the show
will be the same as in prior years
with the auction of hams and eggs
taking place at 2:00 P.M. on Thurs
day, April 13, in the college au
ditorium.
Wm. A. Melvin
Died In Atlanta
On March 17th
William A. Melvin, a native of
Fort Valley, died suddenly Friday,
March 17th in Atlanta Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Norma Coalson, one daugh
ter, Mrs. H. E. Griffith and one
granddaughter, Janet Griffith, 4
sisters, Mrs. R. A. Aldredge of At
lanta, Mrs. C. F. Wright and Mrs.
J. L. Wiggins of Tampa, Florida,
and Mrs. Jonas G. Hillyer, of Fort
Valley. Also several neices and ne
phews.
Funeral services were held at
Spring Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., Dr.
Louie D. Newton officiating. En
tombment was at Westview Ab
bey.
TOUR OF HOMES LUNCHEON
RESERVATIONS MUST BE
made by april first
Mrs. Olin Bullock, Tour Chm.,
advises that reservations must be
made for the Tour Luncheon by
April 1. Reservations are being
taken by Mrs. Maxwell Murray at
126 Anderson Avenue. (825-5254).
The luncheon will be served at the
Woman’s club from 12 to 2 p.m.
for only $2.25.
The luncheon will he held on the
6th day of April.
DAR Plans To
Publish History
The Governor Treutlen Chapter
DAR is planning to publish a His
tory of Peach County. It is hoped
that all the families in the County
can he represented, hut in order
to have this occur, it will be up
to the individual families to get
in touch with Mrs. Frank Vance,
on Knoxville Street, and bring
her their typewritten information.
This should he done before the 1st
of April. The DAR reserves the
right to edit the material. Any
pictures that one wants to have
printed will cost $15.00 each pic
ture, hut the family information
printed will cost the families noth
ing. Please keep this matter in
mind and get the information to
Mrs. Vance.
This is a County-wide project.
We want each community repre
sented, even if you have not been
in Peach County very long you are
stii’ a part of it and we would
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chairmen Named
alley’s
Tour Of Homes’
On Thursday, April 6, the Fed
erated Garden Clubs of Fort Val
ley will present a Tour of Homes
under the state-wide theme, “The
Wonderful World of Georgia”.
Headquarters for the tour will be
the recently redecorated Woman’s
Club on West Church Street. Hours
are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mrs. Olin S. Bulock and Mrs.
Ray Schofield, Tour co-chairmen,
have named the following com
mittee co-chairmen: Programs,
Mrs. Donald Wainwright and Mrs
Tommy Parham; Arrangements,
Mrs. J. J. Gregory and Mrs. J. H.
Thurman; Tickets, Mrs. Bill Tom
Jones and Mrs. Marlon Maddox;
Hostess, Mrs. 'Henry Outler and
Mrs. Newton Jordan; Hospitality,
Mrs. Clyde Wilson and Mrs. Joe
Klouda; Publicity, Mrs. Clarence
Collins and Mrs. B. A. Shipp; Di
rectional signs, Mrs. Bob Cleve
land and Mrs. Charles Burnett.
These chairmen report that gar
den club members from the Mag
nolia Garden Club, The Town and
Country Garden Club, The Seed
and Weed Garden Club and the
Fort Valley Garden Club are par
ticpating on these committees.
The planning group for the tour
also include Mrs. Norman Fair
cloth, president, Mrs. Lawton Pear
son and Mrs. Victor Prince.
Tickets on tour day will sell at
S2.50. Advance tickets are selling
at |2.00. Please call Mrs. Ray
Schofield at 825-5093.
Nazarene Church
Holds Special
Revival Services
The Fort Valley Church of the
Nadarene, Knoxville at Schley, an
nounces special revival services A
ril 3-9 with Dr. W. E. McCum
her, of Atlanta, doing the preach
ing.
The Rev. Mr. McCumber is pas
tor of the First Church of the Naz
arene in Atlanta and is also an e
vangelist, having spent several
years in the Evangelistic field. He
has pastored churches in Florida,
and Thomasville, Ga. before, going
to Atlanta First Church in 1961.
Dr. McCumber, in addition to
his very successful work as a pas
tor and an evangelist, is a writer,
having written many articles for
church papers, and several books
now on the market. For years he
has been in demand as an after
dinner speaker, and special speak
er for various conferences and re
ligious gatherings.
Pastor Bruce B. T^all and his
congregation extend a hearty wel
come to every one to attend these
heart-warming services. Night ser
vices are announced for 7:30 p.
m. Sunday services will be at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Annual Election
Held By Ivanhoe
Commandery 110
The annual election of officers
of Ivanhoe Commandery No. 10,
Knights Templar, was held on the
evening of Good Friday, April 24,
when the following were elected:
H. C. Rigdon, Jr., Commander;
Ralph Champion, Generalissimo;
J. J. Gregory, Captain General;
Johnnie F. Doles, Senior Warden;
Wilder L. Dent,, Junior Warden;
Wm. J. Liipfert, Prelate; Bruce
Haddock, Treasurer; W. E. Ran
kin, Recorder; Robert Chapman,
Jr., Standard Bearer; Carl John
son, Sword Bearer; Lester Row
land, Warder; King Mullis, Sentin
el. Jack C. Evans was elected to
represent the Commandery on the
Building Committee.
William A. (Billy) Wood, who
had served for many years as
Treasurer asked that he be per
mitted to retire.
The new officers were installed
by D. Warner Wells, Past Grand
Commander.
8HOP LN YOUR HOME TOWN
$4.00 PER YEAR — IN ADVANCE — SINGLE COPY, 10c EACH
Council Approves Licenses;
Estes Resigns Position
Larry Wright,F\ SC
Star, Signs Contract
Macon Kennel
Club Plans AH
Breed Dog Show
The Macon Kennel Club, Inc.
plans its 28th all-breed dog show
and 7th Obedience Trial Saturday,
April 1, 1967 in the Central City
Park Building No. 12 in Macon.
Judging begins at 9 a.m. and
all dog lovers in this area will
have an opportunity to watch
their favorite breeds compete in
various conformation classes
The Obedience Trials begin in
ring 4 at 9:30 a.m. with each
handler hoping his canine charge
will outshine all the others. All the
dogs are A. K. C. registered and
will be judged by A. K. C. licen
sed judges.
The Junior Showmanship com
petition will start at 1:30 p, m.
when youngsters ages 9-12 will
demonstrate their ability as hand
lers.
The show will reach its grand
finale with the Parade of Cham
pions and Titles at 4; 15 p.m. and
the Regular, Local and Variety
Groups shown at 4:30 p.m.
H. A. Hunt Senior
Wins 1st Place In
State Science Fair
Gloria Warren and Ruby Rumph
Seniors of 12-C, won first place in
the State Social Science Fair held
at Georgia State College, March
15-17, 1967. The title of their pro
ject was “Crime In Peach County”
—1962 - 1967 (January).
On Friday, March 17, a banquet
was given for all first place win
ners of the State. Gloria, Ruby,
their Social Science Teacher, Miss
E. O. Barnette and Mr. R. Lump
kin attended the banquet. All the
first place winners and their tea
chers were presented gold medall
ions.
Gloria and Ruby wish to thank
the Peach County Police Officials
for the information given to them.
This information helped them to
win first places in the local, re
gional and State Fairs.
Two projects from the Peach
County Elementary School were
entered in the State Fair— “Uni
cef” by Audrey Smith, supervised
by Mrs. A. J. Arnold and “The
Powers of the President” by Con
siwilla Cobh and supervised by
Mrs. L. J. Lemon.
MRS. JACK EVANS IN CHARGE
OF LADIES LUNCHEONS
During the months of April and
May, Mrs. Jack Evans will be in
charge of reservations for the
Tuesday Luncheons of the Pine
Needles Ladies’ Association. Mem
are asked to call her by 6 o’clock
each Monday.
Rainbow Girls
Inititory work was held Mon
day night, March 20 in the Mas
onic Hall at 7;30 p.m. by the Rain
bow girls.
The candidate was Apple Evans,
13, daughter o Mr. and Mrs- R.
C. Evans of 410 Forrest Drive.
Hilliard Circle
The ■ Hilliard Circle of the First
Baptist Church will meet with Mrs
Ray Matthews on Monday, April
3rd at 3:00 p.m.
Program chairman for the meet
ing is Mrs. Eston Adams.
Mrs. R. R. Ransome, Circle
Chairman, urges all members to at
tend the meeting.
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Larry Wright, 6’ 7”, 220 pound
tight end and defensive back of
the Fort Valley State College
“Wildcats” has been drafted by
the Dallas “Cowboys”.
Wright, a senior from Fairmont
High School of Griffin, Georgia,
has been quite outstanding for the
“Wildcats” in football and basket
ball. Wright was selected to the
all-S.I.A.C. team for 1966-67 and
was a unanimous choice by the
sports writers of the Atlanta Dai
ly World in their selections of out
standing individuals for the all
conference team.
Coach Leon Lomax announced
that he and Wright recently made
an all-expense paid trip to Dallas
where they were greeted by mem
bers of the front office of the Cow
boy organization and attended a
luncheon sponsored by the “Cow
boy Boosters’ Club” wherein Larry
Wright was the feature attraction.
After the luncheon, Wright ap
peared as a guest on a TV broad
cast for an interview. He spoke
quite highly of the Fort Valley
State College where he is attend
ing and gave some particulars of
himself.
Contract terms were discussed
at the headquarters office, and it
was learned that Wright signed a
two year contract for an undisclo
sed amount.
Wright said he was quite pleas
ed with the Cowboy organization.
He will report for pre-season prac
tice in July, at Los Angeles.
Brinkley Opens
Office in W. R.
Congressman Jack Brinkley an
nounces the opening of a new dis
trict office in Warner Robins, Ga.
This office is necessary to bet
ter serve Mr. Brinkley and his con
stituents in this area.
The office is located in the City
Hall and office hours are 10 til 2
Monday thru Friday with Satur
day morning appointments only.
Mr. Brinkley said this office will
serve six counties. They are Peach
Crawford, Pulaski, Twiggs, Hous
ton, and Wilkerson.
Architectural Plans
For Southeast Lab.
Bible Verses -
Romans, Chap. 6 - Ver. 22-23
22—But now being made free
from sin, and become servants to
God, Ye have your fruit unto holi
ness, and the end everlasting life.
23—For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews, Chap. 9 - Vr. 27-28
27— And as it is appointed unto
men once to die, but after this the
Judgement.
28— So Christ was once offered
to bear the sins of many; and un
them that look for Him shall He
appear the second time without
sin unto salvation.
Matthew 28 - Verse 6—
“He is not here, for He is risen,
and he said ‘Come, see where the
Lord Lay’.”
MISS JUDY KLOUDA
MAKES DEAN’S LIST
Judy Klouda made the dean’s
list for the winter quarter at the
University of Georgia.
Miss Klouda is a senior in the
School of Home Economics, and is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Klouda of Fort Valley.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
Single
March meeting
of the mayor and council tax as
sessors were named and beer li
censes approved along with more
routine matters.
At the March meeting of the
Utilities Commission the resigna
tion of Mr. Harold Estes as sup
erintendent of the electrical de
partment was accepted.
At the council meeting, presided
over by Mayor Pro-tern William
Liipfert in the absence of Mayor
David Sammons, L. S. Armstrong,
Luther Byrd, and Ernest Leveretfc
were re-named tax assessors for
the city for 1967-68.
Wholesale beer licenses, at §100
each, were unanimously approved
for Bibb Distributing Co., Mid
Georgia Beer Co., M & N Beer Co.,
Georgia Beer Co., and Macon Beer
Company.
Also approved were retail beer
licenses, also at $100 each, for
Knights Family Restaurant, The
Wheel, Recreation Pool Room, ft.
P. Mathews, Joseph Dupree, Sam
uel Johnson, Mathew Henry, Bar
rett & Johnson, Moose Lodge No.
2092, Wilders Chicken Shack, Han
dy Andy, Tackle Box, Paradise
(Willie Green), and A. J. Ed
wards.
The annual license fee of $25.00
was set for local and long distaime
trailer rental dealers.
Chairman N. W. Jordan, Jr. al
so reported on the street improve
ment program.
At the Utilities Commission reg
ular meeting, presided over by
Chairman T. M. Anthoine, Mr. Es
tes’ resignation was accepted and
Chairman Anthoine and member
Jack Hunnicutt were named tem
porary superintendents of the elec
trical department.
Mr. Fotos, with the city foi a
great many years, has been super
intendent of the electrical depart
ment since the retirement of T.
A. Jones, general superintendents
Mr. Estes said his plans are not
complete but indicated that he
may open a commercial firm.
In other business handled at tiie
meeting School Superintendent E.
R. Anderson repaid a previous
loan made to him by the commiss
ion, he secretary was instructed
to write and explain to ail electri
cal appliance dealers the commiss
ion’s policy relative to the install
ing of electrical appliances, and
it was voted to supply water and
gas to a street being opened by
Mr. Homer Davis at a cost to Mr.
Davis of $3,159.23.
of the design for an
Agricultural Research Laboratory
at Byron was announced this week
by the General Services Adminis
tration, in Washington.
The former Administration Buil
ding for the Naval Supply Centers
will be converted to a laboratory
office building for the Southeast
Regional Tree, Fruit, and Nut
Crops Research Station. New con
struetion for the complex will in
elude greenhouses and two service
buildings.
Cold storage facilities will be
provided in the two-story brick
laboratory-office building. A sepa
rate structure will house heating
and other operating equipment for
the greenhouses. Seedling beds
will be located in a nearby service
building.
At an estimated cost of $360,090
to $400,000, the project will pro
vide about 32,000 gross square
feet of space. Plans and specifi
caitons are being completed by
Stevens and Wilkinson, architects
and engineers, of Atlanta. The
date for beginning construction
was not announced.
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