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VOLUME NO. 80. NUMBER 25 ■Vjo- <
Peachland
Journal
HY DANIEL K. GRAHL
CITY RECREATION PROGRAM
NEEDED FOR FORT VALLEY
The city government recently
made a step in the right direction
when, at the request- of Dr. Frank
Vinson, they made $5,000.00 avail
able to start a summer recreation
program.
Another step was taken last
week when some city officials con
taeted federal and state offices re
garding help available for such a
program. Those offices will make
r u vey as to the needs of the
.
r m .acuities and cost of ad
i mg such a program.
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gram is not forthcoming soon we
may never be able to catch up.
Some of the civic clubs have al
ready been making fine efforts in
this field, such as the little league
and girls softball league and
swimming) pool operated by the
Recreation Association.
In spite of the very fine work
already done by these civic clubs,
they do not have the financial re
sources needed to do the whole
program as it should be done.
For instance, we believe that
ball fields for baseball, football &
other outdoor games should be
provided in all sections of the city.
The Jaycees and Lions Cluub have
done an excellent job with the one
on Montrose Street but it is over
crowded to such an extent that it
does not nearly meet the needs of
the entire city.
The Chamber of Commerce is
looking into the matter, as well
as city officials. This writer as the
State Representative and as editor
of this paper stands ready to lend
all possible assistance to the es
tablishment of a proper program.
4 he children oi today are the
leaders ot tomorrow, and they are
needful of such a program.
ANOTHER FINE FRIEND HAS
DEPARTED FROM US
We were grieved last Saturday
to learn of the unexpected and un
timely death of our friend Leigh
ton Shepard, Jr.
Like ail mortals he had his frail
ties as well as his strerngths, but
to us he was a cherished friend,
We got to know him soon after
moving to Fort Valley and in our
early days he befriended us. We
found him always friendly, court
eous and helpful, and we will al
ways remember him as such.
He was an asset to our commu
nity and we will miss from the bus
iness life of the area.
We join the rest of the commu
nity in extending to his family
our deepest sympathy, and say to
them, we too, feel a sense of loss.
THE MAD, MAD SEASON IS
WITH US AGAIN!
Just in case you don’t know,
I’m talking about peach seasin.
it is probably a mad season for
other reasons but the primary rea
son I call it that is the increase
in traffic problems.
For instance, our Five Points
area is not the nicest traffic lo
cation in the 'best of circumstances
and peach season definitely is not
the best. In fact, during peach
season they come at you at Five
Points from all directions and in
all sizes and shapes at the same
time. In fact, sometimes it is a
minor miracle that one gets thru
the area in one piece.
There are other reasons to call
it a mad season, such as too much
or too little rain, too low prices,
too small peaches, too much brown
rot, etc., but the traffic problems
is the primary reason for us.
And to cap that all off, this is
a political year.
On top of that, our air condit
ioning at the shop has been on
the “blink” all this week with the
outside temperatures in the 90’s.
You can imagine what it has been
inside with all this hot metal and
running machinery.
Oh, well. Better days have just
about got to come.
Fort Valley i.
and has bee i
steadil y grow
ing for years &
the summer rec
reation need is
growing right a
long with it If
an adequate &
desirable pro-
TNE LEADER - TRIBUNE
Leader - Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., June 20, 1968
Commissi ou V otes to
LightBaseballFields
4. Little League”
Baseball Games;
4 All-Stars’ Chosen
* oses i
Last Monday night’s action ce a
; letc-d the- i.r-t half of the season
as the Tigers defeated the Cards
5-3, and the Lions squeezed past
the Angels 12-11.
In the week before, Wed. night
saw the Braves beat the Tigers
' 1-5. The second game was unof
ficial. On Friday, the Twins gain
ed their first win of the season by
defeating the Mets 12-6. In the
3 o..d game, Redleg-s were handed
a loss by the braves. Final score
was 10-8
On Saturday, June 22, the Am
erican League All-Stars will face
the National League All-Stars at
6:00. The following boys have been
selected to represent their teams:
REJDLEGS — George Crowder,
Johnny Estes, Sam Grice.
CARDINALS—Chris Armstrong
Leon Mathews, Rogier Sims.
LIONS—Sandy DeGraw, Mike
' Massie, Kim Woodruff,
METS—Mike Campbell, Kimbo
j McMinn, Ralph Hibble.
ANGELS—Gary Barrett, Mike
Grantham, Bill Rigdon.
TWINS—Tommy Bowers, Mur
ray Jackson, Rune Jackson.
BRAVES—Van Kinnett, Davit.
James, Coy Wehunt.
The Jaycettes will sponsor a bar
B Cue plate supper at the All-Star
Game. Plates of Barbecue and
Brunswick Stew with all the trim
mings, including cokes, will be sold
for only $1.50.
The all-Star game will begin at
6:00 Saturday. WFPM will broad
cast live Radio coverage beginn
ing at 6:45.
There wil be a Pony League
double-header Sunday, June 23 at
2:30. The Warner Robins Pony
League will visit the Fort Valley
team. Games will be played at the
Little League Field on Montrose
Street in Fort Valley.
Infant Son Of Mr.,
Mrs. Cummings Is
Buried On Sunday
Graveside rites were held at 11
a. m. on June 17 at the Benevo
lence Baptist Church Cemetery
for Wayne Cummings, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cummings
of Fort Valley,
Burial rites were condiiucted b.v
the Rev. Batts.
The infant was born on June 15
in Reynolds, Georgia,
Survivors include his mother &
father, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cum
mings of Route 2, Fort Valley;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Bartlett of Fort Valley, and Mr.
and Mrs. Wyatt Cummings, also
of Fort Valley,
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
P. A. SMITH ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF A & P’S
SOUTHERN DIVISION
P. A. Smith of Jacksonville,
Florida recently appointed Execu
tive Vice President of A & P, has
been elected President of the com
pany’s Southern Division and a
Corporate Director.
Smith was formerly Vice Presi
dent of Florida Operations of A &
P with headquarters in Jackson
ville and succeeds the late J. G.
Christian, Jr.
ZELLMER c. young will
WILL ATTEND REUNION
Dr. and Mrs. Zellmer C. Young
and children, of Savannah, will
spend the weekend in Fort Valley
with Dr. Young’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Young.
Dr. and Mrs. Young will attend
his high school class reunion of
1943, being held on Sunday, June
23, at the Woman’s Club House.
Also attending the reunion from
Dallas, Texas, will be Mrs. Ed Lew
is, the former Betty Jean John
son, daughter of Mrs. Olney Jones
of Fort Valley.
OBSERVE ALL SAFETY LAWS
Among other items of business
transacted at their regular meeting
on June 10, the Utilities Commiss
ion of Fort Valley voted to ligiht
baseball fields at the new Junior
High School and High School on
Spruce Street.
Chairman Jack Hunnicutt pre
sided and memfoers T. M. An
thoine, Wallis Hardeman, Ed F.
Mathews, and David 1. Sammons
were in attendance.
The commission voted to make
water and sewerage available to
Mr. Homer Allen for a proposed
new street west of Harris Drive
at a cost to Mr. Allen of $2,500.00
plus stubout cost.
A low bid of $28,786.20 was ac
cepted by the commission for an
extension of the sewerage system
out Ga. Highway 49 south. Also
voted was the purchase of a new
Stewart Super Hydrodder for the
sewage department at a cost of
$4,0-58.05.
A request by Mr. William Khou
ry for water to property on the
south side of U. S. 341, south, was
granted. No action was taken on
a request by Mr. Wilbur Martin
for a 6-inch water main, gas and
electricity for a proposed mobile
park subdivision on the Lower
River Road.
The commission voted to trans
fer $5,000.00 to the general gov
ernment to defray the cost of a
curfew imposed on the city for a
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number of days in May.
The commission also directed
that detailed drawings and sped
fications the obtained as soon as
possible for the letting of bids on
new commission buildings on An -1
thoine Street. I
Funeral Held For
Mrs. Sol Vining, Sr.
Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs.
Vining, 66, were held at 3:00 p. m.
on Monday at the Marshallville
Baptist Church. Mrs. Vining died
after a lengthy illness.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Cantrell, pastor of the
church. Burial was in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
Mrs. Vining was a native of Tay
lor County, but had lived near Mar
shallville for many years. She was
a member of the Marshallville Bap
tist Church and had a host of'
friends in the area.
Survivors include her husband,
Mr. Sol Vining, Sr. of Marshall
ville; four daughters, Mrs. F. L.
Dancy of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Mrs.
Charles Baldino, Mrs. Roy Bowden
and Mrs. Ronnie Teece, all of Fort
Valley; six sons, Sol Vining, Jr.
and Harold Vining- of Fort Valley,
S. F. C. Robert Vining of Colum
bus, Ga., S/S Albert Vining of Vi
et Nam, BoLby Vining of Marshall
ville, Billy Vining of Macon; two
brothers, Dorsey and Berner Whit
tington of Jacksonville, Fla.; one
sister, Mrs. D. K. Kirk, Jackson
ville, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Nancy Connell Got I
Degree On June 9
Miss Nancy Connell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Connell, rece
ived her BS degree in Recreation
from Georgia Southern College in
Statesboro in exercises held Sun
day, June 9.
Attending the program were L. Con- her j
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
nell; her sister, Miss Patsy Con
nell; Mr. Mike Studard of Rome,
Ga.-,* Miss Lucille Cheek, Mrs. F.
L. Passmore, Mrs. Cecil Milton, &
Miss, Betty j^Lilton, all relatives of
the ''gtadwxtej
Miss Connell .. is now employed
by the Recreation Department of
Roiliiis AFB.
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Matthew (Dillon) Garland Nel
son, weighing in at 27 pounds at
six and one-half months and one
of the heavyweight contenders, is
making the state representative
and his wife (grandparents) -very
happy with his presence here.
C. L. Shepard* Jr.
Funeral services for Charles
Leighton Shepard, Jr. were' con
ducted by Rev. G. N. Rainey at
4 o’clock at the Oaklawn Ceme
tery in Fort Valley, Ga., June 16,
1968. Pallbearers were F. B. Little,
Jr., Rogers Stover, Mayo Lacy,
John Duke, Leman Duke, Wallis
Hardeman, Jr., Judge George B.
pulpepper, III, George Luce, Rus
sell Pearson and Thomas Edwards.
Mr. Shepard died suddenly at
his home early Saturday morning).
For many years he was a prom
inent business and civic leader. He
was a long time member of the
Fort Valley Methodist Church and
the Henry Xe. thews Sunday School
Class. He served on the Board ol
Stewards of his church for a num
ber of years. Mr. Shepard was on
the City Board of Education, a
-past president of the Kiwanis Club
and one of the original members
of the Pine Needles Country Club.
He was former owner of Shepard
Realty and Insurance Co. and
more recently owner of extensive
peach and farm lands, operating
Valley Peach Packing Co.
Mr. Shepard was a native of
Fort Valley, the son oi pioneer
families of the community, the
son of Col. and Mrs. C. L. Shepard
Sr. Col. Shepard was a noted law
yer and Methodist churchman.
Mr. Shepard is survived by his
wde - the former Evelyn Evans,
one son > Charles Leighton, III, one
daughter, Mrs. Edwin G. Richard
son and seven grandchildren; An
nette > Beth and Charles Leighton,
Shepard IV; Jo, Edwin, Jr., Leigh
and Evelyn Richardson and a host
°f close friends,
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Pres. Blancliet
Welcomes Project
Upward Bounders
Dr. W. W. E. Blanchet, Presi
dent of the Port Valley State Col
lege, extended words of welcome
to the Upward Bound family on
Monday in their first assembly for
the summer.
Ln his address Dr. Blanchett ad
monished the members of the pro
ject to “look up, rather than down,
to look ahead, rather than behind.”
He stated that your purpose for
here should be “to lift one’s sights
to high aspirations and to develop
pr.qper study habits.”
The group expressed their thanks
to p Dr. Blanchett for taking time
out from his busy schedule to
come and give words of encour
agement to all Upward Bounders.
The Upward Bound Project is a
pre-College Program which helps
under privileged high school stu
dents in completing high school
and preparing them for college.
Miss McGarity
To Attend 1968
F. H. A. Meeting O
Miss Jan McGarity, a Senior in
Fort Valley High School, will be
among the 1200 delegates to the
1968 National Meeting of the Fu
ture Homemakers of America,
July 8 - 11, in Miami Beach, Flor
ida.
Jan is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. J. N. McGarity of 504 West
view Drive. She will join 78 other
FHA’ers who will represent the
Georgia Association at the nat
ional meeting.
The theme of the national meet
ing this year is Citizenship - A
Challenge to Cherish.
Gerald Garner Gets
Memorial Award
Gerald R. Carner, Auburn grad
uate student in the Department of
Zoology-Entomology, ' recently re
ceived the Henry G. Good Memor
ial Award given annually for the
most outstanding graduate student
in zoological sciences.
The award was made at he an
nual picnic of the department.
A graduate of Ashury College in
Wilmore, Kentucky, Gerald is a
doctoral student in entomology &
an NDEA Fellow. His overall ave
rage in the graduate school in
2.94.
Candidates Tolc For Primar < /
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To Be Held 11th
Bank of Ft. Valley
Announces Super
Savings B Accounts
The Bank of Fort Valley has
recently begun a new savings pro
gram for its customers.
The Super Savings Account will
be similar to the familiar savings
pass book account but will enable
depositors to receive 5 per cent in
terest per annum compounded con
tinuously. Deposits may be made
for as little as $25 and any amount
thereafter.
The bank will mail statements
quarterly showing full details of
interest earned. Four convenient
withdrawal periods will be. avail
able during the year.
Albert I. McCowen, Jr., presi
dent of the bank, stressed that the
interest paid on this type of ac
count is the highest available on
non-certifiete savings from any
financial institution.
He also pointed out that the con
tinuous compounding feature has
been figured by using mathemat
ical tables prepared by the bank’s
computer so that the interval of
time is “continuous-never interrup
ted.” This is higher than com
pounding daily or compounding by
the minute or by the second.. Us
ing this system of compounding
interest the Bank of Fort Valley
now pays the highest rate on sav
ings that is allowed by Federal
hanking regulations.
Mr. McCowen indicated that the
effective interest rate on the new
account ranges from 5.13 per cent
for one year to 5.68 per cent for
five years.
The new continuous compound
ing interest is also available to
Time Savings Certificate holders.
Present certificate holders may re
quest that their interest be com
pounded upon the next maturity
of their cdrfific'hte.
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Miss Joyner Is
On Honors Day
Program-W esleyan
Miss Jaqueline Joyner, daughter
'ofi jjMr. and Mrs. James D. Joyner
of IRoute 1, Fort Valley, is among
the participants iin the first ann
ual Governors Honors Program
held at Wesleyan College in Ma
con, Georgia.
This program for Georgia’s aca
demically elite students is sponsor
ed by the State Department of
ucation. It includes eight weeks
of rigorous, challenging study a
long with siminars on contempor
ary issues and ideas, exciting
giuest speakers, weekly book re
views, and special events.
Students for the program- are
selected on a highly competitive
basis and are nominated for tne
program in a particular area ot
study. The area in which the a
bove student was nominated was
mathematics.
Scout Troop 59
Tell Summer Plans
Water Safety Instruction will be
held at the City Pool for all reg
istered members of Troop 69 on
Tuesdays at 7:15 for the next 6
weeks by assigned groups.
Work oil swimming and life sav
ing merit badges will (be complet
ed this summer as a Troop Pro
ject.
All boys interested in attending
Summer Camp either the last
week in July or the first week of
August should contact Troop 59
Scoutmaster no later than June 28
The Scout Troop will meet for
regular meetings on alternate
Tuesdays beginning June 25th and
continue through July 23rd. There
will he no Scout Hut meetings dur
ing Summer Camp Week.
County Agent: “Having, any
trouble with insects in your corn,
Zeb?”
Zeb: “Nope. The corn I make
dissolves insects.”
SHOP
• LOCALLY
$4.00 PER YEAR — IN ADVANCE — SINGLE COPY, 10c EACH
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Funeral Held For
Mrs. Nelle McRae i
Wagonhoffer Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Nelle
McRae Wagonhoffer, 63, were hen
at 2 p. m. oh June 13 in the Chi.
pel of Rooks Funeral Home wit:
the Rev. G. N. Rainey, Associate
Pastor of the First Methods
Church officiating.
Burial was in Glenwood Ceme
tery in Thomaston at 4:0-0 p. m
Mrs. Wagonhoffer was a native
of Upson County but had lived in
Fort Valley for many years. Sh*.
was well known and had a host
of friends in this area.
Survivors include one brothel
W. A. McRae of Macon; a son, Ru
dolph Wagonhoffer; three grand
children; and several nieces an:
nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments. j
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Supreme o vnOUl’t s t .
The nephew of Mr. W. Irving
Rigdon and Mr. Bennett Rigdon c.
Fort Valley was recently admitt
ed to practice before the U. S.
Supremen Court in Washington, D.
C.
Louis T. Rigjdon, II, an Atlanta
lawyer now living in Washington.
D.C. was sworn is by Chief Jus
tice Earl Warren with a group ol
other attorneys nominated (by U.
S. Solicitor General Erwin Gris
wold.
Mr. Rigdon earned a bachelor’s
and master’s degree from Emory
University and was graduated
from Emory Law School in 1961.
He is now serving as an attorney
i n the Criminal Division of the
Justice Department in Washing
ton, D. C.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Louis T. Rigdon of Atlanta.
John Day Brewton
Buried Yesterday
In Graveside Rites
Mr. John Day Brewton, 79, of
Atlanta, was buried yesterday at
3:00 p. m. at graveside services !
in Fort Valley.
The Rev. G. N. Rainey, Associ
ate Pastor, and the Rev. Reece
Turrentine, pastor, of the Metho
dist Church, officiated. Burial was
in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Brewton was a native of
Towns, Ga., and resided in Atlan
ta at the time of his death. He
was a member of the Methodist
Church and was a veteran of W.
W. I.
Survivors include a brother, Wil
liam W. Brewton of College Park.
Ga., and a cousin, Geo. B. Culpep
per, Jr., of Fort Valley.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
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SELYIN HOBBS NAMED TO
HONOR ROLI___BOYS SCHOOL
Selvin Hobbs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joel S. Hobbs, of Rome, has
been named to the honor roll for
the final quarter of the 1967-6:
session at Darlington School for
Boys.
To be named on the honor roll
you must have a 3.00 or better av
erage. He is the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Joel V. Hobbs, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Monk, all of Fort
Valley.
PERSONAL—
Capt. A. M. Vinson, who is sta
tioned at Station Hosp., Offutt,
Nebraska, Recently visited his
mother, and father, Dr. and Mrs.
Frank Vinson of Fort Valley. Mrs,
Vinson is a patient at Peach Co.
Hospital.
Prof. Frank B. Vinson and fam
ily of Athens were also recent vis
itors of their mother and father
here.
Qualifying for the Democratic
and Republican primaries on ; ei
tenther 11 came to a close on ,
12 when the Republicans cio i
their books. The Democrats 1. 1
closed theirs a week earlier O I
June 5th.
There will be two contsAe]
races in the Democrat pri-mai /
and one contested race in the
publican primary.
However, there will be five cou
tested races in the general ele.t
ion in November.
In the county-wide races S'. : -
iff J. R. "Reg” Mullis, Ordinary
Julian F. Jones, and Tax Comm s
sioner Walter Tharpe all qualii.ci
lor the Democrat primary to suc
eeed themselves. Superior Court
Clerk J. Leonard Wilson did not
offer for re-election.
All three incumbent County
Commissioners qualified for the
Democrat primary to succeed to
the posts they now hold.
Donnie Doles holds Post No. 1,
-Martin H. Moseley Post No. 2, and
C. Fred Murphy Post No. 3.
Joe Davidson and Mrs. Wyneiie
A. Estes qualified to run lor the
Democratic nomination as t.leri;
of the Superior Court.
Carlton Shy, Sr. qualified to sue
c eed himself as Justice of the Peace
of the Fort Valley precinct and
Joe Sullivan of the Byron precinct
in the Democrat primary.
Incumbent Daniel K. Grab) qual
ified to succeed himself as Rep
resentative for Peach anil Ui.iw
ford (Counties in the Democrat pri
mary and he will be opposed by
David I. Sammons of Fort Valley.
In the Republican primary on
the same date, Bruce Haddock
qualified to run for Post No. 1 on
the County Commissioners, and
William C. Alford and T. Ashby
McCord, Jr. will vie for the Re
publican nomination for Post No.
3. W. H. Davidson, Jr. had quali
fied to seek Post No. .2 but with
drew when he found that as a
member of the Peach County A SC
Committee the rules of that de
partment prevented him from seek
ing other public office and dis
charging his duties as an A SC
member.
Garnett T. Pirkle, a local ser
vice station owner and a candi
date for the same office four years
ago, qualified to run for shernl.
David Parker qualified to run
for the Republican nomination as
Clerk of Superior Court.
E. S. Dixon will run for the Jus
tice of Peace post in the Claude
precinct and Karl Slocum, Jr., lor
the same post in the Byron pre
cinct, in the Republican primary.
The Republican candidates ever*
announced by Peach County Chair
man J. H. (Howdy) Thurman and
the Democratic candidates by W
Ed Green, Chairman of the Peach
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
FBI Agent Frank
Hitt To SpecS io
Kiwanians Friday
FBI Agent Frank Hitt, Special
Agent in charge of the Atlanta
Office of the FBI, will be the pri
mary speaker at the Fort Vailed
Kiwanis Club at their noon lunch
eon meeting tomorrow, President
Thomas Garwood and Program
Chairman Frank Vinson said this
week.
Dr. Vinson said that the Friday
program will honor the peace of
ficers of this area, for their out
standing performance in the face
of odds.
Allmembers were urged by club
officials to be present.
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to express our
appreciation for all acts o$ kind
ness shown us during the bereave
ment of the loss of our mother,
Mrs. Mollie Bryant.
Wilson Bryant and family
Mrs, Louise Fontenot and
family
Good Old Days — When a teen
ager went into the garage ami
came out with th: lawn mower.