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Peachland Journal
BY DANIEL K. GRAHL
GOVERNOR PRESENTS PERMIT
NO. 1 TO RIGDON’S PECAN
STATION ON U. S. 341
A week or so ago Governor Les
ter Maddox, Agriculture Commiss
ioner Phil Campbell, and many lo
cal and state officials were pres
ent at Bennett Rigdon’s Pecan
Station on U. S. 341 south of Fort
Valley when the governor official
ly presented the station with per
mit numiber one in the new Geor
gia “Approved Roadside Market”
program.
This writer was privileged to
serve as master of ceremonies and
to introduce Commissioner Camp
bell, who explained the workings
and history of the program.
State Senator Stanley E. Smith
was introduced by this writer and
he in turn introduced Governor
Maddox who made the principal
address.
Following the brief ceremonies
at the station many of the group
were guests at dinner with the
governor and the commissioner at
Pine Needles Country Club.
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program. And I certainly did
not know at the time that any of
the markets in this area would
be selected to participate.
Briefly, what the program does
is to provide that roadside mar
kets selling produce or other ag
ricultural products and located on
a State or Federal highway, after
complying with certain regulat
ions, to be permitted to display
an official “Approved Roadside
Market” sign.
It is a distinct credit to this en
tire area, and to Mr. Rigdon and
his staff in particular, that Rig
don’s Pecan Staton was chosen for
this signal honor.
We extend to Mr. Rigdon and
all of his staff our congratulat
ions and very best wishes.
We want to add too, that per
sons from Fort Valley, Perry, By
ron, Crawford County, Taylor Co
nty, and Macon County were on
hand to participate.
It was a most pleasant and re
warding occasion, and again we
extend our congratulations and at
the same time our thanks for be
ing just a smal part of it.
GOVERNOR MADDOX SURE
LIKED THE FOOD, TOO
Governor Maddox, who made a
fine dedicatory talk on the above
occasion, really enjoyed the fine
food served by Heard Bartlett at
Pine Needles.
And Commissioner Campbell a
greed with all he said.
The governor said that if we
fed visiting speakers like that all
the time he definitely wanted to
come back and speak.
And it was some more delicious.
FORT VALLEY HAS LOST
THREE FINE MINISTERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES THIS YEAR
It is not very often that a city
the size of Fort Valley lose a min
ister and his family each year, yet
Fort Valley has lost, or will lose
three this year. Or at least in a
year’s time.
The Rev. and Mrs. Harold B.
Withers and children have moved
to Waycross, the Rev. and Mrs.
Sanford Brown are moving today,
the Rev. and Mrs Bill Adams are
to leave within a few days.
Oh, yes. The Brown children &
the Adams’ children are going to
move with their parents.
Being a preacher’s “brat” our
self, we always have a fond spot
in our heart for preachers—but
we have a fonder one for their
children!
We remember how, as we grew
older, some people would ask us
occasionally, “How come preach
er’s children are so bad?”
It, perhaps, was a good quest
ion, but it didn’t “sit” too well at
the time with most of us.
Not only was
I proud to have
a small part in
the dedication, I
was proud to be
a part of the Ga.
General Assemb
ly that passed
necessary legis
lation to set up
Leader-Tribune, Fort Valley. Ga., Thurs., June 13, 1968
First Of A Series
Of Facts About
Camellia Society
Mr. Joseph H. Pyron, Executive
Secretary of the American Cam
ellia Society, was persuaded by in
terested camellia lovers of Fort
Valley to submit a series of in
formative facts about the Ameri
can Camellia Society to be publish
ed by the local newspaper. So
many people are not aware of this
philanthropic gesture by Mr.
Strother , and what it means, to
have this cultural organization in
our midst. We owe thanks to our
Editor for agreeing to publish
these articles.
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN
CAMELLIA SOCIETY?
With the recent move of na
tional headquarters of the Amer
ican Camellia Society to its new
building at Massee Lane Camellia
Garden near Fort Valley, numer
Garden near Fort Valley numbers
have asked: “What is the Ameri
can Camellia Society?”
This non- profit organization
founded in Macon, Georgia, in
1945 now has more than 7200
members in 40 states and 16 for
eign countries. The American Ca
mellia Society is thus a world-wide
scientific, horticultural and hobby
organization. Publications, main
tenance of the garden and other
work of the Society is carried on
through modest membership dues
and through income from the En
dowment Fund.
Two years ago Mr. Dave Stroth
er of Fort Valley gave his mag
nificent Camellia Garden at Mas
see Lane, 5 miles south of Fort
Valley on Highway 49 to the so
ciety as the site for its headquar
ters. At that time the society’s of
fices were located at the Georgia
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
in Tifton and prior to that at the
University of Florida in Gaines
ville. In addition to the 7-acre
garden, Mr. Strother gave valu
able farm acreage and a consider
able sum of money to establish a
building fund and endowment. The
funds have been supplemented by
contributions from hundreds of
members throughout the various
states. There was even one nice
contribution from an Australian
member who visited Massee Lane
last year.
A beautiful WilKamsburg style
building has recently been com
pleted and furnished with fine re
productions of furniture found in
the Governor’s Palace and other
buildings in Colonial Williams
burg. This building provides the
office space for accomplishing the
business of the society including
the editing of the Camellia Jour
nal each quarter, the Yearbook
and other publications. The build
ing also includes the society’s ex
tensive library of rare Camellia
books, and a reception room for
members and guests. The cupola
contains a fine set of electronic
chimes. A fountain, entrance gates
an irrigation system, and modern
greenhouses are to be built short
ly. A horticulturist’s residence is
planned later.
During the winter flowering
season from late October to late
March, thousands of people visit
the garden. Both the garden and
the headquarters building are op
en to visitors the year round with
out charge.
OBSERVE ALL SAFETY LAWS
SHOP IN YOUR HOME TOWN
PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY
Soon, I learned an answer that
geemed to cover the situation,
When I was asked the question
j sirnp i y replied, “It’s because of
the people we have to associate
with.”
what it really boiled down to
was that people are basically the
same, except more was expected
0 f the preacher’s children because
their father was a preacher,
Be that as it may, we want to
g0 0 n record as saying that the a
bove ministers and their families
have meant a great deal to me in
their stay in our city, and we will
m j ss them very much.
We want to wish for all of them
Godspeed and His continued bless
ings in their new fields of work,
Come to see us often.
Food Stamp Meet
Set For Tuesday
At Court House
Macon, Ga—The U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Consumer
and Marketing Service has sche
duled an important meeting June
18, 1968 to explain its food
program to retail and
grocers in Peach County.
The meeting will be held Tues
day, June 18, 1968 at 2:00 p.m.
at the Courtroom, Peach County
Court House, Fort Valley, Ga.
The Consumer and Marketing
Service urges all grocers
customers in Peach County to at
tend the meeting and apply
authorization to take part in
program. The food stamp program
is scheduled to get underway
Peach County in July.
Failure to receive authorization
before the program gets underway
could result in grocers losing food
sales, food stamp officials point
out, because only retailers who
have been authorized by the Con
sumer and Marketing: Service may
handle USDA food coupons.
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CLEON E. MOORE
Cleon E. Moore Is
Graduated From
Banking School
Cleon E. Moore, president
The Citizens Bank in Fort Valley,
was among 281 bankers receiving
certificates at graduation ceremo
nies Friday, June 7, ending the
19th annual session of the
of Banking of the South.
The school is conducted for
weeks each summer at Louisiana
State University in Baton
La., under the sponsorship of 14
Southern States’ Bankers Assoc
iation.
Mr. Moore was one of five who
graduated with third place honor.
Two tied for second and one was
in first place alone.
During its existence the school
has now awarded certificates to
2,166 bank officers and others in
the financial world.
The course requires attendance
at L. S. U. summer sessions for
three years, during which students
receive 180 hours of classroom in
struction, 30 hours of review, or
ganized evening study, and written
final exams. Additionally, home
study problems must be completed
between sessions.
Bankers accepted for the course
must meet strict requirements on
their previous education, experi
ence and present responsibilities.
Mr. Moore departed for Louis
iana State University on Saturday
May 25, and returned to his dut
ies as president of The Citizens
Bank last Monday, June 10.
Hilliard Circle Of
First Baptist Met
The Hilliard Circle of the First
Baptist Church met at the home
of Mrs. J. W. Murphy on Forrest
Drive on Monday, June 3rd. for
their regular monthly meeting.
Mrs. R. R. Ransome, Circle
Chairman, presided over the bus
iness session. Mrs. B. A. Shipp
was in charge of the program.
Twelve members were present
for the meeting.
Following the program, the hos
tess served refreshments.
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Mr. & Mrs. Goetz
Celbrate 50th
Anniversary
The children of Mr. & Mrs. Fred
J. Goetz of Byron gave a reception
Sunday, June 9 th to celebrate
fifty years of marriage.
The bride was the former
Neuman, who had graduated
Lenawee (County Normal in
field in 1915 and had taught
one- room schools in Lenawee
nty. The groom was farmer,
kept on farming in Michigan
later in Georgia until he retired
few year ago.
They moved from Michigan
Georgia because of bad health.
began farming in Wellston
Robins). Later tre Goetz
moved to Byron.
The children are Elmer Goetz
East Point, Robert Goetz of
Texas, Nelson Goetz of
Mrs. J. W. Highsraith
Goetz) of Augusta, Kenneth
of Perry, Glenn Goetz of
Mac Goetz of Washington, D.
and Mrs. William Britt
Goetz) of Fort Valley.
The couple have 15
ren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Goetz wore the
Sunday she wore at her Wedding.
David H. Nathan
Receives Degree -
Doctor of Medicine
David Harris Nathan, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Daniel E. Nathan of Fort
Valley, Georgia, received his De
gree of Doctor of Medicine from
the Medical College of Georgia,
Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday,
June 8.
Dr. Nathan graduated with hon
ors from the University of Geor
gia where he received his Bache
lor of Science Degree.While at the
University of Georgia, he was a
member of Tau Epsilon Phi
Fraternity, the
Council, Phi Eta Sigma
Fraternity, Alpha Epsilon
International Premedical
Society. He was elected to
Kappa Phi Honor Society and
Beta Kappa Society. At the
cal College of Georgia he was
member of Phi Delta Epsilon Med
ical Fraternity.
On July 1 Dr. Nathan will
gin his internship at
Foundation Hospital, New
Louisiana.
Little League
Gaines Played
Last Friday night’s games
cancelled because of rain, but
Little League Field on
Street saw action again
night, as the Mets defeated
Lions 6 to 3. The Mets
their 6 runs off 2 hits. The
made 2 errors.. For the
cause the Lions had four hits
the Mets committed 3 errors.
In the second game, the
legs gained their 3rd win of
season by putting the
down, 6 to 2. The Cards scored
runs on 2 hits and made 1
The Reds had 5 hits and made
errors.
4 more games are
before the All-Star game on
22 at 2:30 P. M.
Girls’ Softball Gets
Underway Here
In the first night of girls’
gue softball, the Tom-Boys
the fuse on the Dynamites
beat them 24 to 6.
Leading the Tom-Boys
attack were Debbie Bruce and
ger Lane, with three hits
Sandy Lane had two home runs
four trips to the plate. Judy
had a triple for the Dynamites.
In the second game, the Waves
rolled over Charlie Brown by a
score of 17 to 6.
Leading hitter for the Waves
was Ann Harreison, who had three
home runs, while Pam White, Bar
bara Reddick collected three hits
also. Charlie Brown was led by
Marjie Bowers with 3 for 3 while
Judy Yancey had two hits, one of
which was a home run.
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Funeral Held For
Mi*. Pete H. Ross,
Of Roberta, Ga.
Funeral services for Mr. Pete
H. Ross, age 67, of Route One,
Roberta, were held at 3:00 p. m.
on June 11 at Benevolence Baptist
Church at Zenith.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. Batts and the Rev. Reeves.
Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
A native of Upson County, Mr.
Ross was a retired mechanic. He
was a member of Benevolence Bap
tise Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Molly C. Ross, Roberta.; four dau
ghters, Mrs, Margaret Peacock of
Macon, Mrs. Jonh Lee, Mrs. Ear
nest Stanley, and Mrs. Martha Mo
lten, all of Brooksville, Fla.; two
sisters, Mrs. Guy Easier of Ro
berta, and Mrs. Estelle Odom of
Atlanta; three brothers, George
and Hoke Ross of Roberta, and
Tom Ross of Fort Valley; 15 grand
children and six great grandchil
dren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Cliurch School At
First Methodist
Vacation Church School will be
gin Monday Morning, June 17, at
the Fort Valley Methodist Church.
The week of activities for child
ren from three and a-half years
of age through the sixth grade
will end on June 21 with a picnic.
The hours for the school are 9 to
11 A. M.
A dedicated staff has made
plans for a program that will in
clude workshop, music, recreation
and fellowship.
Girls Basketball
Girls between the ages of 9
thru 14 who are interested in play
ing basketball are asked to sign
up at Fort Valley High School
Gym. on Monday, June 17, at 2:00
P. M.
Pee Wee Baseball
Boys between the ages of 7 and
8 who are interested in playing
Pee Wee Baseball should meet
with Coach Fibbe at the Fort Val
ley High School Gym Monday,
June 17 at 10:00 am.
A Layman
Out For God
By E. B. ADAMS
MY TESTIMONY continued
from last week.
Well, I continued on living this
sort of life without Christ, trying
this and trying that, doing one
thing and then another, going here
and going there, accomplishing
and accumulating one thing after
another; but nothing I did would
satisfy, at least not for long.
There was still that lack of some
thing I did not have- I did not
have peace in my heart, nor peace
of mind. I couldn’t find anything
that would satisfy. I had no assur
ance I would go to be with Jesus
if I should die. I became so distur
bed about my life and hungry for
God I set out to talk with differ
ent about condition.
One of the Pre
achers I talked
to and told of
my experience
gave me a book
entitled ‘Full A
ssurance’ by Iro
nside. Maybe
you have read it.
I had no more
assurance after
I read it than
before I read it. I found out later
that full assurance only comes af
ter full surrender.
Finally one day I took a blank
check and wrote down all the sins
I knew I was guilty of and then set
out to try to become willing to give
them up.Most every Sunday after
noon I would take my list and go
into the woods surrounding out
home and pray about it to God. A-
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Rigdon Pecan Sta.
Gets 1st State
Nazarene Pastor
Leaves For K. C.,
Mo. Convention
Rev. and Mrs. Bruce B. Hall of
the Fort Valley Church of the
Nazarene left Fort Valley by auto
early Monday of this week for
Kansas City, Mo. where they are
attending the Quadrennial Con
vention which meets Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week
in the Kansas City Municipal Au
ditorium. Those making up the
membership of the convention are
delegates from the United States,
Canada, British Isles and fifty
other world areas where the de
nomination’s missionary work is
continuing a steady growth.
The Rev. Mr. Hall, pastor of
the Fort Valley Church, goes as a
delegate from the State of Geor
gia, to the General Assembly which
opens Sunday, June 16th with two
great communion services, one at
an early hour and the second at
the regular morning worship hour,
each service affording participa
tion to more than 10,000 persons.
An afternoon service in the muni
cipal stadium is expected to see
at least 30,000 present, 6,000 of
whom will be a great Youth Choir.
General Assembly business will
begin on Monday, June 17, and
continue through Friday the 21st
during which time the Quadrenn
ial reports will be given, general
superintendents elected and other
officers of the denomination.
Services in the local church will
be conducted by members of the
congregation during the pastor’s
absence. Ronnie Teece, Sunday
School Superintendent, will be in
charge
W.M.S. & BROTHERHOOD
OF BENEVOLENCE BAP.
The W. M. S. and Brotherhood
of Benevolence Baptist Church
held their monthly meeting Tues
day night, June 4th at 8:00
After the Business meeting, the
program chairman (Catherine
ine Clarke) presented an interest
ing program on Missions.
Following the program, a so
cial hour was enjoyed by both
groups.
I was alone, I could not
pray audibly but prayed silently
on account of my timidity. I pray
ed for God to save me or accept
me back. Really I did not know
how I should pray.
I would run down my list and
after much thought, check any one
I was willing to give up. but had
not. Prior to making the 1st I had
given up some of my sins. This
went on for months, in fact years.
My list finally dwindled to only
three things not checked which I
felt was wrong, and which I was
willing to give up. Sometime after
wards I gave up two of these.
And now there was only one
thing left in my life I was doing
which I felt was wrong.
So, on another Sunday after
noon, which as I remember, was in
August, 1957, I went back into
the woods to pray. And this time
while on my knees praying to God,
I became willing to let go of what
I thought to be the very last thing
standing betweed God and me.
And nothing happened. I couldn’t
understand it. There I was willing
to turn my back on all sin, and
in addition I thought I was will
ing to do anything else God would
have me do, and yet nothing hap
pened.
And immediately this thought
ran through ray mind; But sup
pose Jesus tells you the same thing
He told the rich young ruler, Go
sell all you have and give it to
the poor, what are you going to do
about it? My feathers fell. I was
so close to 60 years old and knew
a job would be hard for me to find
at that age. How in the world
could I give away all I have this
ATLANTA, GA., JUNE 10 — „
“A double benefit from a single
program designed to benefit the
motoring public,” is the way W. S.
Derrick, State Highway Depart
ment Traffic and Safety Engineer
described the new “Approved
Roadside Market” project sponsor
ed by the Department of Agricul
ture.
Under this program, roadside
markets selling produce or other
agricultural products and located
on a State or Federal highway will
be permitted to display an offici
al, “Approved Roadside Market®
sign after complying with certain
regulations.
Rigdon’s Pecan Station, located
on U. S. 341 and Ga. 7, south of
Fort Valley several weeks ago re
ceived permit numiber one in the
new program. Governor Lester
Maddox made the main address at
the dedicatory program with Com
missioner Phil Campbell also par
ticipating.
At the ceremonies in Peach on
the date dedicated were, in addit
ion to Gov. Maddox and Commiss
ioner Phil Campbell, Rep. Daniel
K. Grahl, master of ceremonies,
and Senator Stanley E. Smith,
wro introduced the Govenor.
The honored roadside market Is
owned and operated by Mr. Ben
nett Rigdon, Sr. and Jr.
The signs will be awarded only
to merchants meeting require
ments as to quality of merchan
dise, sanitation, fair and honest
business practices and traffic saf
ety. The red and white metal signs
will be given to markets catering
primarily to transient, rather than
neighborhood trade.
The program was set up by the
General Assemby to eliminate the
sale to tourists of unwholesome or
spoiled food or packaged products
with “choice” produce on top and
inferior products underneath.
Equally important, according to
Mr. Derrick, is the provision tl
these roadside markets must ha
a state approved commercial driv
way, good visibility, ample safe
parking and otherwise comply with
traffic safety standards as estab
lished by the State Highway De
partment.
Subsequent non-conformance je
scheduled to result in a recovatioc
of the permit and sign.
late in life and start all over a
gain. This frightened me no en<l
I got up from where I was kneel
ing and walked slowly back to the
house broken hearted. I just can't
do that I felt.
I went back into the woods
after time and knelt at the foot el
this same pine tree and prayed to
God; promising to sin no more,
and the same thing would happen.
Suppose Jesus should tell you the
same thing/ He told the rich young
ruler, What are you going to do
about it? Again and again, I got
off my knees feeling that surely
of all men I was the most miser
able. I felt without hope. I just
could not make up my mind to
sell everything I had and give It
away if God should tell me to do
so. This went on for many weeks,
and if you think this is an easy
decision to make, you try it and
see for yourself.
Then in Mach of 1958 there was
another revival going on in this
same Methodist church, and when
the invitation was given at ths
close of the morning service, I
got up out of my seat and walked
down the same isle and knelt at
the same altar where I had knelt
forty odd years before. This wa3
on Friday, March 14th.
I prayed and prayed until fin
ally 1 determined in my heart 1
did not want to leave the church
until everything was settled with
God once and for all. Church had
dismissed and I was now kneeling
at the altar all alone with God.
A while later 1 heard someone
talking over in the annex. I op
ened my eyes and looked. It was
Miss Mary Culler White, a very
dear elderly lady, whom I had
previously met and who had bees
a missionary to China for about
forty years.
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