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Peachland
Journal
BY DANIEL K. GRAHL
May we commend new
series by e. b. adams?
Last week something new was
added to the Leader-Tribune. A
religious column written by a
prominent layman of Fort Valley,
E. B. Adams, made its initial ap
pearance in this newspaper.
Mr. Adams, affectionately call
ed “Buck” by friends and rela
tives, has lived in Fort Valley for
some 64 years, and was a highly
successful business man before
his retirement several years ago.
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all who will read and study it.
Mr. Adams lays no claim to be
ing an authority on interpretation
of the Bible. H e does lay claim
to being a Christian with devout
and happy feelings about the word
of God as written in the Bible.
Last week we carried his intro
ductory column. This week we are
printing elsewhere in this issue
the first of what we hope will be
many columns of discussion about
the Bible and what being a Christ,
ian can mean- in the lives of any
man or woman.
We have felt for a number of
years that the Leader-Tribune
needed such a series of articles.
Mr. Adams fills the bill, so far
as we are concerned, and we are
very happy to be able to bring
his knowledgeable observations to
all of our readers.
We commend both him and his
articles to you and urge you to
read them weekly in the Leader
Tribune.
MISHI, COME ON HOME AND
STOP THIS FOOLISHNESS!
I don’t know whether that is
the way to spell her name or not,
but that’s the way it sounds.
If I remember correctly, our
daughter said her name was some
thing like Mischon, which sounds
like a pretty good name for a Si
amese ca t that is supposed to be
a thoroughbred.
At any rate, Mishi went out on
last Thursday and hasn’t returned
to the home stand.
When we moved to Fort Valley
some 16 years ago we brought
a plain old cat called Butch with
us. He also disappeared on Thurs
day and was gone for about 10
days. We wrote an article request
ing him to come back home and
about two nights after the article
appeared in print we heard him
at the door trying to get in.
Mishi is smarter than Butch,
and if he could read, she can read
better. So, come on home Mishi,
and cut out this foolishness.
Seriously, she is a Siamese and
if any of you readers have had a
strange Siamese cat take up with
you lately it must be Mishi. Just
tap her a lick and send her home.
NOW THE GEORGIA COEDS
ARE STAGING A SIT IN!
This old world has its ups and
downs but one thing we didn’t be
lieve we would ever see is a sit
in iby college coeds in an effort to
make college officials allow them
to stay out all night if they wish
ed and drink all the whiskey they
want to at any time they want to.
That’s what is going on at the
University of Georgia.
What really surprised us was
the implication in the act that
the coeds couldn’t already do the
things they are demanding the
right to do.
Of course, I know they have a
great many more rules for the
girls than they do for the boys,
but it has been my impression for
a number of years that many of
the girls just ignored some of the
rules and did as they pleased.
At any rate, it is a sad com
mentary on our times and ideals
when anyone, girls or boys, stage
sit ins for the right to drink whis
key and stay out all night.
Maybe some old fashioned re
ligion would be good for all of us.
More than that
in so far as the
series he is wri
ting is concern
ed, he is a dedi
cated Christian
with knowledge
of the Bible and
what it can be
in the lives of
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Leader-Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., April 18, 1968
Flower To
Be Sponsored By
Magnolia. r Club
The theme, “Color It
keynoted an exciting standard
flower show to b e presented and
staged by ‘the Magnolia
Chib in l^ort /Valley on Wednes
day, April- 24,’from 2:00 to 9:00
p. m. at the Woman’s Club House.
The show, an interpretation of
color, is based on Mary Oneill’s
book of poems entitled ‘Hailstones
and Halibert Bones’ which delight
fully describes spring’s glorious
colors. 1
Each of the six classes has a
spring color as a theme including
pink, yellow, purple, white, orange
and multi-color. The five arrange
ments in each class will be
played in niches and will be eligi
ble for blue, red, yellow and
ribbons and the Garden Club of
®orgl. Tri-color for the beet in
In addition to the artistic divis
ion there will be a Horticultural
division consisting of seven sec
tions. A sweepstakes award will
be presented to the exhibitor with
th e most blue ribbons in this di
vision and the award of merit to
the exhibitor with the best horti
cultural specimen.
According to a recent ruling by
the Federated Garden Clubs of
Georgia, only members of clubs
federated with the Garden Club of
Georgia are eligible to exhibit in
this show.
Advance tickets are $1.25 and
will be $1.50 on the day of the
show. Anyone desiring additional
information may contact Mrs.
Charles Burnett, Magnolia Garden
Club president or flower show co
chairmen Mrs Donald Wainwright
and Mrs. Paul Reehling.
U. D. C. Annual
Memorial Day
The Charles D. Anderson Chap
ter, United Daughters of the Con
federacy will hold its annual. Mem
orial Day Program on Thursday,
April 25 at the Fort Valley High
School. The speaker for this oc
casion will be the Rev. Byron M.
Wilkinson, pastor of the Tatnall
Square Baptist Church of Macon.
Afterwards, members and their
guests will attend a luncheon at
the Fort Valley Woman’s Club.
College Wildcats
Wol lop Morehouse
BY FRANK MARTIN, III
College Spends Editor
Pitchers Eddie Gilbert and Tom
Anderson combined to handcuff
Morehouse College’s batters and
enabled coach J. E. Hawkins’ Ft.
Valley State College ‘baseball
squad to post a 16-5 victory over
th e Tigers here Monday.
The determined Atlantans poun
ced on Gilbert for four runs in the
earlier innings, and Anderson was
brought in to put the flames out
and picked up his second victory
in the process.
James Spears, Clyde Zachary,
Lynwood Bradley and Henry Go
shay paced Fort Valley’s attack,
while Frank Glover took the loss
for Morehouse.
Right-hander, Napolean Jenkins
brought his record to 2-1 by halt
ing S. C. State College’s Bulldogs
for the second time this season,
12-5, in an encounter played in
Orangeburg, last Saturday.
Third baseman James Spears
hit two homers, including a grand
slamer, and drove in eight runs to
lead Fort Valley’s offensive ef
forts. Second baseman Jim Hope
and Zachary also had a homer in
that game.
The Wildcats’ slate is six wins
and only one setback, that being
to the Ala. State Hornets earlier
i nthe season.
Home Games remaining are.
April 20—Clark College, April
22 and 23 Alabama A & M, May
7—Alabama State College.
Games Away: April 29 and 30—
Knoxville College, May 6—Morris
Brown College, May 13—Florida
A & M University.
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Dr. Saunders E. Walker will ad
dress the Congregation at St. Pe
ter’s A.M.E. Church on Sunday,
April 21, 1968, in observance of
their annual Men’s Day Program.
He is a native of Birmingham,
Alabama, and graduated from Tal
ladega College. His graduate stu
dy was done at the University of
Michigan, Western Reserve Uni
versity, Howard University, and
Banff School of Fine Arts.
For a number of years Dr. Wal
ker was a member of the faculty
of Tuskeegee Institute where he
served as Chairman of the Depart
ment of Literature. Also, he foun
ded and directed the Tuskegee In
stitute Little Theatre. His writings
include book reviews; poems and
dramas; and the play, “The Death
of God,” staged in 1967 at T.uske
g-ee and Montgomery, Alabama.
Dr. Walker served as Chairman
of Awards Committee for Tuske
g-ee Women’s Beautification Pro
ject; Founder and Director of the
Bucket Theatre, a playhouse for
rural people; Literary Therapist
at Kilby Penitentiary; and a mem
ber of th e Interracial Committe e
for Greater Tuskegee. He is a
member of Butler Chapel A.M.A.
Church in Tuskegee where he was
a member of the Board of Trus
tees and at one time served as
President of the Layman’s Coun
cil.
Presently, Dr. Walker is Chair
man of the Division of Humani
ties at The Fort Valley State Col
lege, Fort Valley, Ga. He is mar
ried to the former Miss Emma
Mills Clement and they have a
daughter, Sandra, who is a college
sophomore.
St. Peter A.M.E. Church is pas
tored by the Rev. Ulric George.
Robbins Article Is
In Encyclopedia
J. Albert Robbins, professor in
the Department of English at In
diana University, is the contribu
tor of the article on American poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in
the 1968 edition of The World
Book Encyclopedia.
He is a new contributor to Wor
ld Book and was awarded a Har
rison Fellowship and a Fullbright
Lectureship to France.
Dr. Rabbins is married to So
mone Bassett, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Ralph Bassett, of Fort Val
ley.
NOTICE
It is time to start spring clean
ing, and we want to start in time
to try and keep up the work in
Union Cemetery, as well as we
have in the past few years. We
are asking for your help. Please
send your contributions early this
year so that we can clean it mon
thly. We have suffered a great
loss in the deaths of our dear
friends Tom and Jewell White, but
with your help I’ll try to do the
best that I can.
You may send your contribution
to either Mrs. Fay Moore ot 510
Hardeman Avenue in Fort Valley
or if you wish deposit it in Union
Cemetery Fund at the Bank of
Fort Valley, or send it to me. You
may be assured that it will be
greatly appreciated and a great
help in keeping the cemetery.
Thank you.
—Mrs .Thelma Ray
Rt. 1, Fort Valley, Ga.
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The 1968 Little League Baseball
season opens with much enthusi
asm and the promise of good com
petition and sportsmanship, the
first games being scheduled for
May 10th.
The Little League is sponsored
by the Fort Valley Jayeees and
all games will be played at the
Jaycee Baseball Park. Games are
scheduled for Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evenings, featuring 6:
00 p. m. and 8:00 p. m. games.
The youngsters participating
will be divided into two leagues,
each consisting of four teams.
Each team will play 14 games, af
ter which the two leagues will
choose teams for their All-Star
game. The Little League baseball
season will be concluded with a 3
game play-off between the top
teams of each league.
Fort Valley High
Finishes Third In
“B” Literary Meet
BY STEVE DUGAN
Literary events for the 1967-68
school year were concluded last
week. When all the totals were
tallied, Fort Valley High School
had finished third, in the state in
Literary points.
Final action took place last Sat
urday at Mercer University in
Macon. Fort Valley was represent
ed at th e state championships by
the Boys Quartet and Boy’s
clamation.
The Quartet won second
in state. The four songsters
won for FVHS are Tom
AI Pearson, Joe Cleveland
Tom McElheney. Miss Patsy
mas coaches the Quartet.
Bob Hardeman represented
local school in tyvi Boy’s
mation event. Hardeman
home third place honors.
Relatives From
France Visit With
Mrs. Bassett Here
Last week Francis De Gioanni
of Franee, who finished high
school in Fort Valley in 1936, vis
ited his aunt, Mrs. Henrietta Bas
sett, at Pinola, her home, and at
Holland’s Court. He was accom
panied by his wife, two daughters
and two sons. During their short
stay in Fort Valley, former class
mates and friends of Francis vis
ited with him and his family. He
had preceded his family to the U.
S. to attend a meeting in Kansas
City of officials of TWA, with
whom he is connected at Orly
Field, near Paris. The Macon Tele
graph sent a reporter to Fort Val
ley to interview the 'De Gioannis
at the Bassett home and to take
a group picture of the family and
Mrs. Bassett.
Mrs. Bassett has recently re
turned from Bloomington, Indiana
where her daughter, Simone Rob
bins lives. Elsewhere in this issue
is an article on Dr. Robbins, who
is vice-chairman of the Depart
ment of English at Indiana Uni
versity. Mrs. Bassett will be in
Fort Valley several weeks before
she goes to Washington, D. C. to
live near another daughter, Mar
guerite, who is married to Frank
Harrison, Jr., formerly from Fort
Valley.
Thomas Library
Closed Today
Because of work being done on
the floors, the Thomas Public Li
brary will be closed today, April
18th, but will be open as usual on
Friday, , 19th,
Mrs. Gertrude Jones, Lib.
PERSONAL—
Rev. and Mrs. Don Carroll and
daughters, Danna, Lana, and baby
girl Janna, of Evansville, Indiana,
have been recent visitors of Rev.
Carroll’s parents, Rev. and Mrs.
J. I. Carroll, of the Assembly of
God Church, during the past week.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
$4.00 PER YEAR — IN ADVANCE — SINGLE COPY, 10c EACH
Mayor, Commissioners And
Councilmen To Be Installed
At 7 At Hall
Jaycettes Here To
Nominate Two For
National Honors
The Fort Valley Jaycettes have
been chosen fcy the Outstanding
Americans Foundation to select
from this area two nominees for
the 1968 edition of “Outstanding
Young Women of America”.
This biographical publication is
recognized across the nation and
is designed to recognize and in
spire young women between the
ages of 21-35. The sponsors have
suggested that the young women
be chosen based on their contri
■bution to their profession, their
service to the community, and
any professional, community or
other recognition they have re
ceived.
The Jaycettes feel this to be a
distinct national honor and have
requested the help of local groups
and clubs in selecting the two wo
men who will represent this area.
If any group, chib, etc., has not
been notified by the Jaycettes and
is interested in participating in
this community project, it should
contact Mrs. Larry Lacey.
Three judges will make the fi
nal selection of the two nominees
from the names of those suggest
ed by local group. The judges will
be local citizens who should be fa
miliar with the outstanding young
women of this area.
Spring Football
Ends With Game
Tonight At 8:00
BY STEVE DUGAN
Fort Valley High School’s Spring
Football Practice culminates to
night with a spirited battlfe be
tween this years seniors and the
underclassmen. Kickoff time is at
8:00 at Anderson Field.
The Greenwave, coached by Nor
man Faircloth, have spent most
of their four weeks practice ses
sion working on fundamentals.
Blocking and tackling have been
stressed particularly hard.
Assistant coach Tommy Barnes
said coaches have been very pleas
ed with the teams hustle. Barnes
said the drills had presented some
surprises and some let downs.
Rain has forced cancellation of
a good many scheduled practice
sessions. The coaches, however,
have accomplished approximately
what they planned on doing.
Only two boys are returning to
next year’s squad with experience
as starters. These two boys, Tom
Murray and Charles Clark, have
been working hard during the pra
ctices and should provide leader
ship for the less experienced play
ers.
Barnes cited Charles Crawley
as one of the club’s most improv
ed linemen. He also said Daryl
Rowland and Dennis Brown have
had exemplary attitudes. Wayne
Kennedy was also credited with a
good Spring.
The graduating Seniors have
ibeen practicing for the last two
weeks. Three of the upperclassmen
Tom Cleveland, Buddy Marshall
and Joe Burnett, have assisted
coaches in training the younger
players.
Coach Barnes would not make a
prediction about the outcome, but
he said he believed fans would see
an interesting game if they turn
ed out at the stadium tonight.
Benevolence
Revival - Apr. 21
Benevolence Baptist Church
will hold their Spring Revival be
ginning April 21 and through Ap
ril 26, at 8:00 p. m.
Guest minister will b e Rev.
Charles Casey of Macon, Ga.
A most cordial welcome is ex
tended by the church for the pub
to attend thes e services.
Honors Program
At Ft. Valley State
Is Next Wednesday
The 17th Honors Convocation
Awards Program at the Fort Val
ley State College has been set for
Wednesday, April 24, at 10:30 a.
m. in the George N. Woodward
Gymnasium.
Approximately 125 students are
to be honored on this festive oc
casion. The annual H. A. Hunt A
ward, A1 Knox Award, State Tea
chers Award and the Fort Valley
Alumni Award will be presented
to selected students of academic
and all-around ability. Members
of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor So
ciety and those seleceted to Who’s
Who in American Colleges and
Universities are also to receive
recognition oh the program.
Dr. Eldridge B. Scales, director
of research, Commission on Col
leges and Schools, Atlanta, will
be the speaker for the honor’s pro
gram.
A banquet will be held Wednes
day afternoon in the Henry Bish
op Dining Hall in honor of the
honorees.
Revival - Assembly
Of God Church
Revival Services ar e now :in
progress at the Fort Valley As
sembly of God Church on East
Main Street.
Rev. J. I. Carroll, pastor of the
church stated that Evangelist Bar
ry Bugola from Toronto, Canada,
is evangelist for this Revival.
There will be special music and
singing and the public is cordially
invited to attend the soul-stirring
messages.
Services began on April 17th,
and will continue nightly through
April 18th.
Eastern Star To
Install Officers
Order of Eastern Star Fort Val
ley Chapter No. 430 will hold In
stallation of 1968-1969 Officers on
Wednesday, April 24, 1968 at 8:00
PM at the Fort Valley Masonic
Hall,
Those to be installed are as fol
lows: Mrs. Alma Lawhorn, Wor
thy Matron, D. Warner Wells,
Worthy Patron, Mrs. Lynette
James - Associate Matron, David
R. James - Associate Patron, Mrs
Wynelle Estes - Secretary, Mrs.
Helen B. Marshall Treasurer,
Mrs. Adina Bailey - Conductress,
Mrs. Minnie Bryant Associate
Conductress, Mrs. Mable Borders -
Chaplain, Mrs. Susie Collins - Mar
shall, Mrs. Pat Dent - Organist,
Mrs. Judy Woodard, Mrs. Kath
leen Holcombe, Mrs. Carolyn Shy,
Mrs. Carolyn Little, Mrs. Louise
Johnson will serve as Star Points.
Mrs. Ruth G. Morse, Warder, Mrs.
Virlyn Wells, Sentinel.
Mrs. Maude Jenkins, Past Grand
Matron will be Grand Installing
Officer.
Local Insurors To
Go To Mexico City
The Life and Casualty Insur
ance Company of Tennessee an
nounced last week, in a special
publication, its 1967 leaders in
sales and service who will attend
this year’s convention in Mexico
City, Mexico.
R. W. Waddell, Jr., Associate
Sales Manager, and Charles H.
Bailey, Agent, of the Macon, Ga.
district, are qualified delegates
who will attend with their wives.
Richard Waddell, his wife Jean
and children Rick and Mick, and
Charles and hs wife Jamie, reside
at 403 Schley Strret and 606 Car
men Avenue, respectively.
They will leave Atlanta by plane
on April 27 and return on May
SHOP
LOCALLY
Superior Court Judge George B.
Culpepper, III is scheduled to pre
side tonight at 7:00 o’clock at the
city hall at swearing-in ceremon
ies of the mayor, three council
men, and two utilities commission
ers for the city of Fort Valley.
Mayor David I. Sammons, Coun
oilmen G. C. “Dud” Poole, Clinton
Hutto, and N. W. Jordan, and the
Utilities Commission Chairman,
Jack Hunnicutt, and new member,
Ed F. Mathews, are to be sworn
in at the ceremonies.
Mayor David I. Sammons was
re-elected to his post without op
position on April 3, as was Coun
cilman N. W. Jordan.
In the closest race of the elect
ion Clinton Hutto defeated chal
lenger James Wilder by only three
votes, 770 to 767.
Jack Hunnicutt defeated two
candidates in his race on April 3
by polling 832 to 443 for Mrs. Wy
nelle A. Estes and 257 for Robert
Borders.
Ed F. Mathews, the only new
candidate elected on April 3, de
feated incumbent Olen B. Reid by
a count of 861 to 714.
A runoff election was necessary
to fill the other council post. In
the April 3 election Benajmin S,
Anderson led the three candidates
with 687 votes. Incuumbent G. C.
Poole was next with 640 and Jim
Moorman had 326.
In the runoff between Anderson
and Poole on April 10 Poole was
the winner, 933 to 772.
At the close of the voting r
April 3 the totals on the mahcines
showed Hutto and Wilder in a tie.
The absentee ballots gave Hutto
the three vote margin.
A total of 1,732 votes were cast
in the April 3 election, with 48 of
them absentees. On April 10 some
1,709 votes were cast, with 35 of
them being absentees.
The mayor’s term is for two
years while the council and com
mission terms are four years.
Funeral Held For
Miss Lucy Alice
Finney On April II
Funeral services for Miss Lucy
Alice Finney, 96, of Anderson Av
enue in Fort Valley were held: at
4 p. m. on Thursday, April 11 at
the graveside.
The Rev. Sanford Brown pastor
of the First Methodist Church,
and the Rev. G. N. Rainey, associ
ate pastor, conducted the services.
Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Miss Finney was a native of
Peach County and had lived here
all of her life. She was a member
of the First Methodist Church and
for years was active in th e affairs
°f the church. She was well known
and had a host of friends.
Survivors include a niec e in Ft.
Valley, Mrs. C. H. Sammons, and
several other nieces and nephews
j n Americus and Macon,
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Tennis Team Wins
Sub-Region Crown
BY STEVE DUGAN
The Fort Valley High School
tennis team of Coach Judson Wil
liams blitzed opposition last week
en route to the Sub Region Cham
pionship.
The local netters journeyed to
Macon County for the champion
ship matches and managed to win
every contest. The locals beat
Hawkinsville and Macon County
for the important victory.
Six students represented the
school in the Sub-Region finals.
Virginia Belson played Girl’s sing
les; Nancy Marshall and Linda
Crowder won Girls’ Doubles; War
ren Young took Boy’s singles and
Jimmy Whatley and EM Hickson
combined to win the Boys doubles.
Region matches were held Tues
day in Statesboro. Details will be
in next week’s Leader-Tribune.