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JLeader-Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., May 18, 1967
JpjSACHLAND JOURNAL—
(Continued from Front Page)
to widen, straighten, generally im
prove, and put a railroad overpass
on the road from Ga. 49 at Pow
ersville over to 1-75.
During all of this time Fort
Valley Mayor David Sammons and
other city officials have received
enough money from the highway
-department to resurface a number
of city streets. They are also to
receive state aid in drainage prob
lems on two state highways in or
near the city.
All of this work, by law, has to
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be issued through the county, and
since Fort Valley is in Peach Co
unty it is chalked up against the
money allocated to Peach County,
Three years ago I voted for a
measure giving the cities of Geor
gia $6,000,000 the first year and
$9,000,000 each succeeding year
for street or traffic work. Last
session I voted to give them 82,500,
000 more to use for anything ex
cept salaries. All of that was to
offset the $12,000,000 allocated
yearly to the counties. The cities
certainly deserved some relief.
Yet, instead of lowering their
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requests for paving to the high
way department, a high official
in that department told this write
just last week that the cities are
asking even more than before for
paying.
While on the subject of paving,
let me say that I do not by any
means agree with all that Mr. Jim
L GilliSj Highway Department Di
rector, does, I must say that he
k nows vastly more than any other
man knows about Georgia’s
In addition to that, I must also
say that he has always seemed to
be fair to me, even though I didn’t
by any means always get what I
wan t e d for my people.
Mr. Gillis has spent a lifetime
learning and knowing about the
roads of Georgia and the needs
of the various counties, and while
I will again say that he is human
and not infallible to mistakes, he
is and has always been fair to me.
I believe that he has generally
the best interest of Georgia and
her people at heart.
I olitician . } Sure he’s a politic
ian, and one of the best. Who ever
heard of a man holding down a
of that calibre, even in a corpora
tion, without being a good
ian? I never have.
I didn’t mean to get into the
scussion of Mr. Gillis. I only de
red to let you know that your
commissioners have been
doing a good job paving-wise.
I left out any mention of South
Macon Street and will discuss it
next week.
U High School
Graduate 124
May 26th
Principal H. E. Bryant of the
Hunt Senior High School announ
ces that one hundred and twenty
four students will receive diplom
as on Friday evening, May 26th.
Ot this number, 65 are girls and
59 are boys. The top ten students
academically, are; Henry Towns,
Marvin Williams, Ralph Jackson,
Barbara Adams, Susie Tukes,
Gloria Warren, Katherine Durham,
Jacquline McCray, Beverly Delton,
and Sylvia Latimore.
The commencement exercises
will feature a “student-centered”
program, with seniors presenting
their opinions in the form of a
symposium.
The Baccalaureate Service will
be observed on Sunday, May 21st,
at 4:30 P.M., in the high school
auditorium. The Baccalaureate ad
dress will be delivered by Rev. Ul
ric George, pastor of St. Peter A.
M.E. Church of Fort Valley. The
public is invited to witness this
program.
The Hunt Junior High School, in
its first year as a unit of the
Peach County School System, will
honor 174 students who are com
pleting the junior division and will
be moving into the senior division.
The breakdown is 89 girls and 85
boys. This group is presenting a
school-closing program on Tuesday
May 23rd at 8:00 p.m.
Peach County Elementary School
will honor 213 seventh graders -
108 girls and 105 hoys - at the 7th
grade commencement program on
Wednesday evening, May 24th, at
the Hunt High School Auditorium.
The program, developed by teach
ers, students, and parents, will de
pict scenes and relate in conversa
tional form, the history of Fort
Valley. This promises to be inter
esting and educational. The public
is invited to attend.
Upward Bound
Project Plans \
Graduation on 20th
The Upward Bound Project is
holding a graduation on May 20,
1967 at Camp John Hope. Profes
sor Charlie Hicks, president,
orgia Teacher and Education As
sociation and Principal McDougle,,
High School, Butler, Ga., will be
the speakers for the occasion and
Mrs. Josephine Blanchet, wife of
Dr. W. W. E. Blanchet, President,
Fort Valley State College, will
give the awards and prizes.
Upward Bound Project is a pre- 1
college program with the over-rid
ing goal of assisting students in
completing high school and prepar
ing them for college.
During the academic year of
1966-67, with the exception of on
ly one senior, no one dropped out
of the program. The average at
tendance each Saturday for this
academic year is 93 percent. A
bout 60 percent of the high school
graduates are planning to go to
college.
ATTEND SUNDAY SCHOOL—
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Elkins - Dorsey
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Elkins of
Byron, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Gail Louise
Elkins, to James Earl Dorsey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dorsey, Sr.
of Byron. The wedding is set for
3 P. M. June 17 at Byron Baptist
Church.
Miss Elkins is the granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Susie O’ Neal of Byron
and the late Mr. Will Elkins, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Joyner of
Fort Valley. Miss Elkins, a gradu
ate of Byron High School, is to re
ceive her B. S. degree in Home Ec
onomics Education in June from
Southern where
was named to “Who’s Who
Shudents in American Col
and Universities,” and is a
of Kappa Delta Epsilon
Phi Upsilon.
Mr. Dorsey is the grandson of
Julia Dorsey of Warner Rob
and the late Mr. John Dorsey,
Mrs. Bessie Singleton of Cline
and the late Mr. Begius Sin
He was graduated from By
High School, served in U. S.
Force, attended Georgia South
College and now is emplo
by Ryder Systems.
Student Loans
Interest Rates
To Be Higher
Milton A. Carlton of Swainsboro,
Chairman of the Board of Direct
ors of the Georgia Higher Educa
tion Assistance Corperation, today
announced that effective July 1,
the rate of interest to be paid to
savings and loan associa
tions, and other lending institut
tions in Georgia participating in
State-guaranteed student loan
program will be increased from 6
per cent to 7 per cent. In mak
this announcement, Mr. Carl
stated:
“The guaranteed student loan
which was implemented
the State of Georgia in July,
1965, represents a significant ach
ievement toward making a higher
or some specialized trai
beyond high school available
all Georgia’s needy and deserv
ing young people.
Ihis program has been seriou
sly hampered during the past year
as a result of the tight money sit
uation throughout the banking in
dustry which had the effect af rai
sing commercial interest rates ab
ove the 6 per cent rate specified in
the provisions of the law creating
the student loan program.
Since last fall an advisory comm
ittee representing leading institu
tions throughout Georgia has been
meeting and consulting with a
committee of the Board of Direc
tors of the GHEAC in an effort
to identify and solve some of the
problems encountered in this pro
gram.
“In January, our Board of Dir
ectors asked the General Assembly
Georgia for authority to incre
ase the rate of interest in order to
meet and C0In Pete with prevailing
com! ' lerica * 1- ates and in order to
obda * n fullest participation by lend
institution throughout the
State in the program.
‘‘The Legislature granted us this
authority. It is with much satisfa
Gon > then, that we are able to an
that lending institutions
now be paid 7 percent interest
on fhe Georgia-guaranteed student
loans. This 1 per cent increase in
i nbere st rate will be paid from
® tate f unds and will not be charg
f a ^ e bo tb e student borrower, and
wil1 remain in effect for the
fiscal T ear - July, 1907 1, 1968.”
p bis matter will be reviewed ann
uall y the Board.”
Mr. Carlton stated that further
details will be made available to
lending institutions throughout the
State in the GHEAC Newsletter,
and that comxnerical lending inatl
tutions should look forward to re
ceiving further information within
the next few days.
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Union Cemetery
Custodians Say
To All Whom It May Concern:
it is time again to start our
work at Union Cemetery. Our
funds are low and we need your
help. This project is a hard one,
but we keep trying anrf we do
think we are making progress in
restoring the cemetery.
When we took over 10 years
ago we had small trees, brush, bri
ers, and honeysuckle, and it took
several years of hard work to get
rid of them. Now we can cut lots
of it with a mower, and we would
like to try to cut and clean it at
least once a month. With your
help we can do it.
We want to encourage the ones
who have iron fences to please
come and repair and paint them
To those who have been so
erous to help us we would like
you to come out and see for
selves what has been done and
what is needed.
Please send your contribution as
soon as you can, and if you send
checks please make them payable
to Union Cemetery Fund.
Please keep this notice as a re
minder, and we do need your help.
Mrs. Thelma Ray, or
Mr. & Mrs. Tim White
Fort Valley, Georgia.
Sullivan - Tharpe
Are Wed May 6th
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sullivan on
nounce the ot their
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Saving money is a rough game!... //
Says jr. citizen Mark Young. “Just like in football, you
have to have a goal where money matters are concerned
too. Mr. Cleon Moore calls all my financial plays and
he’s great too for kicking extra points. I want to get
enough either to go to college or buy my own car or
something like that. I hope that by saving now, I’ll help
pay for college... I’d like to throw touchdown passes
for Tech or Georgia. I sure like doing business with The
Citizens Bank and I think you would. I always like to
be on a winning team . . . that’s Citizens”.
The Citizens BankHS^S
FIVE POINTS/FORT VALLEY Member FDIC PARTNERS IN PROGRESS
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daughter, Judy, to William ».
Tharpe, III, son of Mr. and Mrs.
, W. D. Tharpe Jr. of Fort Valley,
The marriage took place May 6 at
! 6 P-m. at the home of the bride’s
1 P ar ents with the Rev. Bill Adams
officiating.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, had her sister, Miss
Janet Sullivan, as maid of honor
and Miss Linda Thaxton as brides
maid. Nim Tharpe, brother of the
groom served as best man.
j , Following the ceremony, honored’ Mr.
an <i Mrs. Sullivan the
couple with a wedding supper.
Social Events
in Honor Of
| Miss Barnett
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j Miss Katherine Barnett, bride
elect of Mr; Tommy Bridge^, was
honored at two social events on
Saturday, May 13th.
i The Perr y Hotel was the scene
of a luncheon S iven b y Mrs - Char
| les Burnett ’ Mrs - w - B - Cooper,
Mrs - Perr y Goen > Mrs - Jolm Lee >
Jr. and Mrs. Stafford Rooks,
The table was centered with a
beautiful arrangement of red car
nations and placecards decorated
in red, with small white fans and
red ribbon.
Miss Barnett wore a pink dress
which was enhanced with a red
carnation corsage. The hostesses
presented her with a lovely and
useful gift.
Saturday night, a miscellaneous
shower was given at the Fort Val
ley Woman’s Club for Miss Bar
nett.
The reception rooms were dec
orated with colorful arrangements
of yellow shasta daisies and yel
low The table was covered
with a beautiful imported cloth
with lace insertions and silver can
delabras with yellow candles and
bouquets of shasta daisies. Deli
cious refreshments in colors of
yellow and white were served to
the guests by the hostesses.
Miss Barnett wore a light blue
dress and was presented a lovely
yellow floral corsage by the hos
tesses.
Those entertaining were Mrs.
Eddins, Mrs. David Joyner Miss
Tem P le Jones > Mrs. John Lee, HI,
Mrs - Fred Mur P h y> Miss Brenda
Murphy, Miss Cissie Reddick, and
Mrs. Billy F. Woods.
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