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VOLUME NO 80 MUMBER 2.
Peach land
Journal
BY DANIEL K. GRAHL
TODAY IS A DAY WHEN ALL
AMERICANS SHOULD PAUSE
AND TRULY REMEMBER
Today is July 4, 1968. On this
day 192 years ago the peiople of
the 13 North American British
colonies declared their indepen
dence of British rule.
And the United States of Amer
ica was born.
True, it was a weak child, but
the courage 1 of the fathers held
true. The determination to be a
ration of free people held fast. In
genuity and wit was strong, and
the child survived.
The first few years were try
ing years, but there were more
of such years to come.
.
rean War, Viet Nam, and several
smaller conflicts all lay ahead of
the fledgling experiment in de
mocracy. And thus far she has
survived them all
in addition to all the above
type conflicts our great nation
has survived inner conflicts in
the nature of economic depression
periods, periods of labor and in
dustrial revolution, and periods of
civil disobedience.
How long can she continue to
survive in. the face of the appar
ent indifference of the people to
the principles on which she ',vas
founded?
The principle of freedom for
all men should be and remain a
guiding light in our nation. ! By
free we mean the right to worship
in the church of our choice, free
to work, free to enjoy relaxation
and friendship, free tso learn, free
to vote for the people of our own
choice, free to seek redress in a
proper manner from our govern
ment.
We should be free for all these
regardless of race, nationality of
origin, or religious creed. But we
must understand that our freedom
must embrace a sense of respon
sibility to insure law and order
and no infringement on the free
dom and rights of others.
Yes, this should be a day for
remembering, but it must also be
a rededication to the principle
that we are “a nation under God,
with liberty and justice for all.”
SOME MORE CHERISHED
FRIENDS HAVE GONE ON
In the past two weeks several
cherished friends have gone on.
Last week, rather suddenly and
unexpectedly, J. W. Bradshaw, a
friend of many years, passed a
way and our heart was sore.
He was a devoted father and
husband and a wonderful friend.
His friends were legion and all of
us and the entire community will
miss him very much.
The week before Mrs. Emma
Bledsoe passed away after a full
life we know was full of love and
service.
It was our privilege to know
her only through our Sunday
School class and through what
others told us, but we knew her
for a fine Christian lady greatly
loved by many people.
And last week Mr. Blackston
M. (Uncle Bud) Parks passed a
way at the age of 101.
Uncle Bud was the uncle of Leo
nard, Chester and Claude Wilson.
He had a host of friends here and
I was proud to be in the number.
All of these people, as well as
others who pass on that I do not
know, contributed a great deal to
the life of the area, and they will
all be missed.
We extend to the members of
the families our sincere sympathy
and regret at their passing.
GUN FIGURES TO COME NEXT
WEEK IN THIS CORNER
Last week we reported that we
would have some figures this
week about the use of firearms
in criminal actions.
We regret that we will have to
Work Progresses on
Houser’s Mill Lake
BY H. W. UABURN
Steady progress is being made
frn clearing of the Houser Mill
lake bed. Mr. Wantland informs
me that the equipment being us
ed at present is: John Deere-do
zer, I.H.C. Deisel Dozer, J. D. Dei
sel logger, MF 35 Deisel W-Tree
cutter, 5 chain saws, 6 trucks and
sufficient men to operate the e
quipment. The present clearing
operatidns are approximately 2
miles above the old dam. This ar
ea will be for fishing and wild life
As clearimg nears the old dam,
trees are cut at grtound level so
that no stumps will interfere
with swimmers and water sports.
Mr. Wantland informs me that
Houser Mill Lake resort is ready
now to start construction of the
dam. A Levy-dam, 925 feet long
will be constructed parallel with
Hwy 96. A gradual slope will be
from Hwy 96 So top of this dam.
A total of 56,282 cu. yards of ear
th will be used and Mr. Wantland
is asking local contractors to in
spect and bid on this construction.
The constructed dam will be horse
shoe shape with flood control
gates near the old wooden bridge.
This cement structure will be a
tumbling dam.. Mr. Wantland says
fences have been re-located so no
one can easily see the outer peri
meter of this resort property, and
believes it will be the most beau
tiful in the entire South. The wa
ter impounded may be near 100
trillion gallons, and over 200 mil
lion gallons of pure water every
24 hours will be available for in
dustry.
Girls Softball
The Sugar Bears moved into
first place by beating the Charlie
Brown All-Stars, 31-15.
The Tom Boys took over second
place by defeating the Waves 9-8
and the Dynamites 10-8.
The Charlie Brown all-stars
sneaked by the Waves 19-16 thus
handing the Waves their second
defeat.
The Sugar Bears had little tro
uble hitting. Sherry Taylor, Nan
Hatchett, Audrey Peaster and Jul
ie Giles all had four hits but the
team leader was Marsha Beckham
w'to 5 for 6 including a homer.
Chr.rlie Brown was led by Lisa
Burnette, who collected 4 hits, all
being home runs. Margie Bowers
had four hits and Betsy Hiley 3.
The Waves were led by Kathy
Taylor who had 5 hits and Cheryl
Bridges with four.
The Dynamites moved into last
place but had three outstanding
players in Debra Carson, Judy
Mfoye and Corinne Irby.
The Tom Boys were led by Kim
Sanders and Ginger Lane with 3
hits and Sandy Lane and Debbie
Bruce with two each.
STANDINGS-
W L Coaches
Sugsir Bears 4 — 1
Tom Boys 4 — 2
Waves 2 — 3
Charlie Brown 2 — 3
Dynamites 1 4
Tag Day at Thomas
Public Library
Once a year the Library Auxili
ary has Tag Day to raise money
for the Thomas Public Library.
Tak Day this year was on June
8th and the members of this Tag
Day committee would like to ex
press their appreciation to all of
the Merchants and individuals who
contributes. We would also, like
to thanks The Leader- Tribune for
furnishing tags for The Tag Day
each year.
Tag Day Committee
Basketball Clinic
A boys basketball clinic for
boys ages 9 thru 13 will (begin on
Monday. July 8 at 10:00 a. m. at
Fort Valley High School Gym.
All boys interested should sign
up on Monday, July 8th.
postpone it until next week but
we have another source we want
to check out. Look for them then.
From a body
combat point of
view the War
of 1812, the In
dian wars, the
terrible Civil
War, the Span
ish Amerka n
War, WW I, &
WW II, the Ko-
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Leader-Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., July 4, 1968
Fort Valley State
College Holds
Welfare Workshop
Fort Valley, Ga.—The Division
of Social Science, at the Fort Val
ley State College, Dr. Earl Pierro,
Chairman, held the first annual
workshop on Undergradaate Edu
cation 5n Social Welfare, (Pre
Professional Social Work) June
26-27.
The theme of the two-day w*ork
shop was “More and Better Pre
pared Baccalaureate Degree Social
Workers in Practice”, with empha
sis on revising the present curri
culum and to expand the occupa
tional outlook.
Students in the field attended
the sessions and gained a wealth
of knowledge from the question
and answer phase of the program
as well as the various panel - dis
cussions.
Program participants -who took
part in the workshop shared ex
periences and points of view from
a wide range in the social welfare
program.
Usher’s Temple To
Begin Revival On
Monday, July 8th
Usher’s Temple C. M. E. Church
will begin a revival meeting on
Monday night, July 8.
The Rev. T. A, Clayton, Presid
ing Elder of the Albany District
of the South Georgia Conference,
will serve as evangelist for the
week.
The following churches have
been asked to be in chai-ge of the
services on Hie night indicated:
Monday night. Mt. Olive C. M.
E. Church, St. Peters A. M. E.
Church, & Trinity Baptist Church.
Tuesday night, St. Louis and
Macedonia C. M. E. Churches and
Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church.
Wednesday night, Richland and
Central Union Baptist Churches.
Thursday night, Harris Chapel
C. M. E. Church, Friendship Bap
tist Church and Fairview C. M. E.
Church.
Friday night, Mt. Zion C. M. E.
Church & Shiloh Baptist Chwch.
A Upward Bound
Student Gets Bid
One of the Fort Valley State
College Upward Bound Project
students has been invited to spend
the summer at Dartmouth College
in Hanover, New Hampshire, and
a full term scholarship at a Col
lege Preparatory School in New
Hampton, New Hampshire has
been awarded him.
On June 24 Eddie Cobh received
the letter which included his trans
portation instructions. He is to
leave Sunday, June 30, and he will
arrive there Sunday evening. The
trip will be by airplane.
The recipient is a senior from
Vienna High and Industrial
Vienna, Georgia.
Project officials congratulated
young Cobb on his splendid work
at his school and in the Project.
Leader-Tribune To
Close On 4th & 5 th
The Leader-Tribune office and
shop will be closed on July 4 and
5 in order that employees may
observe the holidays.
This issue is being delivered a
day early to make this possible.
The regular schedule will be re
sumed next week.
CARD OF THANKS
Please accept my deep and sin
cere thanks and appreciation for
the many visits, cards, flowers &
other expressions of sympathy re
ceived during my confinement. It
is my prayer that God in his in
finite wisdom will bless each of
you in the days to come. Thank
you so much.
—Bernard A. Young
Funeral Held For
J. W. Bradshaw, 55,
Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for John Wal
ter Bradshaw, 55, were held last
Friday at 5:00 p. m. at the first
Methodist Church in Fort Valley.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Roy McTier, former pas
tor of the church, the Rev. Reece
Turrentine, pastor, and the Rev.
G. N. Rainey, associate pastor.
Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Bradshaw was a native of
Talbot County but had lived here
for many years. He was a mem
ber of the First Methodist Church
Fort Valley Lodge No. 110, F. &
A. M., the York Rite Bodies, A1
Sihah Shrine Temple, and was a
past president of the Peach Coun
ty Shrine Club. He was employed
at Spillers Brothers Supply Com
pany at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Mary Anthoine of
Fort Valley; two daughters, Mrs.
Young Davis of Fort Valley and
Mrs W. E. Beckham, Jr. of Perry;
a brother, Lester W. Bradshaw
of Fort Valley; five grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
Peach County 4-H
Clubbers Win
“First Places”
By Billy Dick, County Agent
Peach County 4-H Club mem
bers returned from district pro
ject achievement meeting at Rock
Eagle with 2 first place honors.
Peach county 4-H’ers joined
nearly 600 Four H champions
fVom some 25 area counties fer
the 1968 achievement meeting.
All of them went to Rock Eagle
with their heart: set on becoming
district winners in their farm,
home and community projects.
Well presented demonstrations
and good records earned district
hortors for 2 Peach County 4-H
memibers, according to Billy Dick,
County Agent.
District winners from Peach
County include:
Charles Brawn, Petroleum Pow
er Project and Joe Tyner, Crop
and Weed Study Project.
Both of the local first place
winners are senior members and
now will have a chance at state
titles when the Georgia 4-H Con
gress is held in Atlanta in Aug
ust. If they win in Atlanta, they
will get to attend the National
4-H Congress in Chicago and com
pete for national honors.
In addition to the 2 first place
winners, Ernest Mattox, Jr. came
home with third place honor in
The Photography project. Larry
Danielly competed in public speak
ing) project and Gordon Joyner
competed in the landscape pro
ject.
Mr. Dick said all of the local
4-H’ers consider themselves win
ners, regardless of whether they
took top honors in their projects
Assembly programs, vesper servi
ces, group discussions, new frie
nds and recreational activities
were also features of the district
program.
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Maddox Buys
Sapelo; Blasts
Gun Control
BY JIM MORRISON
Governor Lester Maddox has an
nounced the completion of the one
million dollar purchase of Sapelo
Island by the State Game and
Fish Commission for use as a
game management area, while at
the same time expressing his op
position to so-called "gun control”
laws that would restrict hunters
and their abality to purchase, own,
and use firearms.
Speaking Sunday night, (June
23) to the annual convention of
the Outdoor Writers Association
of America at Callaway Gardens,
Maddox said the island off the
coast of Georgia near Darien was
an “unspoiled beauty”. The Gov
ernor said the purchase price for
the island, evaluated at more than
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Final Rites Held
Monday For Janies
Thomas Dean, 86
Funeral services for James T.
Dean, 86, were held at 2:00 p. m.
on Monday at the Marshallville
Baptist Church.
The services Were conducted by
the Rev. Bob Cantrell and the
Rev. Jimmy Waters. Burial was
in the Marshallville Cemetery.
Mr. Dean was a native of Clay
County, Ala., hut had lived in Ge
orgia for many years. He was a
memiber of Salem Baptist Church
of Montezuma and was a retired
farmer. He resided on Orange St.
in Fort Valley.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Eva Mae Dean of Fort Valley;
eight daughters, Mrs. B. A. Mil
ford of Montezuma, Mrs. Ada
Middlebrooks of Atlanta, Mrs. Ida
Riddle of Perry, Mrs. Tiny Smith
of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Doro
thy Cot 1 ey of Macon, and Mrs.
Berta Goodrum, Mrs. 0. C.
den, and Mrs. Dale laylor, all of
Fort Valley; three sons, J. C.
Dean of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
Freeman L. Dean of Montezuma,
and Thomas C. Bush of \idalia;
three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Powell
of Roanoke, Va., Mrs. Raymond
Wallace of Carrollton, Ga., and
Mrs. Lizzie Cook of Alabama; and
several grandchildren, nieces and
nephews, and great grandchildren.
Rooks Funeral Home of Fort.
Valley was in charge of arrange
ments.
WFPM Owner Is
Ga. Association
Board Member
Paul Reehling, owner and man
ager of WFPM Radio Station was
recently unanimously elected by
The Georgia Association of Broad
casters to serve again on the G.
j A. B. Board of Directors. Reeh-
1 ling served one two year term on
this' Board in 1964-65 during
which time he also served as gen
era! chairman of The Radio and
Television Institute at The Henry
W- Grady School of Journalism H
the University of Georgia. Reehl
ing is only the third broadcaster
to be re-nominated to this Board.
The other two have been Elmo'
Ellis, General Manager of WSB
TV and Radio and Allen M. Wood
all, Sr., formerly owner and oper
ator of W’DAK Radio in Colum
bus, Ga. and the Johnny Reb
Chain of Southeastern Stations.
A Sign
Strikes Back
Persons who willfully damage
or steal highway signs are usually
very hard to identify. But they
don’t always get away with it. In
at least 1 case, one of these silent
servants of public safety and con
venience apparently aided in the
capture of its assailant,
O n June 10 a total of 31 signs
were toppled on Georgia Route
19 and l S. 280 south and east
of Glenwood. A highway Depaxt
ment maintenance patrolman saw
a motorist in the act of knocking
down a sign, called Wheeler Cou
nty Sheriff Morris Johnson, and
the motorist was captured.
Something, believed to be the
broken post of one of the mang
led signs, had torn off the ear’s
oil filter, the oil had drained a
way, and the engine bearing bur
ned out. The driver was jailed un
der a warrant signed by Dan Wal
ler, Special Investigator for the
department’s Jesup Field Division.
During the same week, another
motorist was apprehended by the
Georgia State Patrol" after 15
signs on Georgia 50 and U. S. 17
in the Brunswick - Jekyll Island
area had been mowed down.
Jesup Field Division Engineer E.
A. Logan, in transmitting Special
Investigator Waller’s report on
the incidents to Atlanta highway
headquarters, pointed up the gro
wing cost of sign vandalism to
the Georgia taxpayer and the dif
ficulty of catching the culprit in
the act of establishing just how
many signs he had damaged. He
asked for any and all possible
help from the Attorney 6eneral’s
Office
SHOP
LOCALLY
Steam Train Runs
On
Blackston M Parks
Died Here June 26
At Aee ?■* of 101 Years
Final rites for Blackston M.
Parks, 101, were held at Union
Baptist Church near Pitts, Ga..
at 3:00 p. m. last Friday.
The services were conducted iby
the Rev. Tom K. Carroll. Burial
was in the churchyard cemetery.
Mr. Parks was a native of Tay
lor (County but had lived here for
a number of years with relatives.
He was a member of toe Mission
ary Baptist Church, and was a re
tired school teacher, farmer and
merchant.
Survivors include three neph
ews< Leonard. Chester and Claude
Wilson of Fort Valley; four nie
ces> Mrs. Berta Harrison of Col
i e ge Park, Mrs. Hubert Troupe of
Toceoa, Mrs. Harry Whipple of
st. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Ru~
by Caldwell of Pitts.
Rooks Funeral Home of For;
Valley was in charge of
ments.
Statistics On
Air Conditioning
c
Georgia commercial and indust
rial firms will spend about $29 mil
lion this year fiqr packaged aid
conditioning units installed in their
business places, predicts Bruce
Lee, President of Lee Refrigera
tion & Electric Co..
Packaged units are factory
assembled, range in size from two
j to sixty tors tooling capacity, and
j are often used in air
stores, shops, office suites,
other commercial spaces and
dustrial facilities, he said,
The sales figure, based on
ier market repbrts, is an
of some 10 per cent over 1967
represents anticipated sales
about 12,600 units, Lee said.
also predicts about $3.5
in sales of room air
to commercial and industrial
in the state this year and a
stantial amount of engineered cen
tral system air conditioning.
F.V.S.C. Affricul. &
Summer Pro£n*am ©
Thomaston, Georgia- The
aston Field Office of the Georgia
Department of Veterans
assisted the veterans, their de
pendants, or their survivors in
this area to receive $86,998.54
in benefits from the Veterans Ad
ministration during 19S7 it was
announced this week by Billy
Bentley, local office manager.
The Thomaston field office of
the Georgia Department of Veter
ans Service serves Upson, Taylor,
Peach and Pike Counties.
This money was paid to the ve
teran or his survivors in the form
of death claims, compensations,
pensions, education benefits, or
GI insurance claims in recogni
tion of the veterans’ wartime ser
vice to his nation at considerable
personal sacrifice at his own e
conomic progress or his physical
health.
By their very nature, these
sums flow T immediately into the
local economy in the form of pur
chases at local retail stores, ther
eby creating local jobs , support
ing local churches and schools,
and even paying local taxes.
State-wide the Veterans Ad
ministration spent more than
$236,000,000 in benefits and serv
ices in Georgia in 1967.
The old fashioned girl was ad
mired for her needlework; the
modern girl relies on her “pins”.
The average woman talks 25
per cent faster than her husband
-listens.
Studeits with TV in their rooms
will go down in history—and just
about every other course.
SHOP IN YOUR HOME TOWN
For the Fourth consecutiv e
year, the National Railway His
torical Society will sponsor toe
‘Georgia Peach Special’ excursion
train to Fort Valley from Atlan
ta and return.
Operating 'on Saturday, July 6,
the Special vrlll leave Atlanta’#
Terminal and will stop in McDon
ough to pick up passengers. From
McDonough the train will travel
over Southern’s freight-only line
to Fort Valley, passing through
Griffin, Zebulon and Roberta. Re
turn will be over the Central of
Georgia from Fort Valley to Ma
con, and then on the Southern to
Atlanta.
Included in the train consist
will be modern air-conditioueci
cars and a refreshment car. Box
lunches will be aveilable on the
train.
The Special will be powered by
Southern Steam Locomotive No.
630, a 2-8-0 Consolidation-type
built by American Locomotive Co.
in 1904. In later years Southern
sold the engine to the East Tenn
essee and Western North Caro
lina Railroad who renumbered it
307. Recently the Southern re-a
cquired the locomotive from the
ET&WNC.
Tickets for the “Geforgra. Peach
Special” are $8.50 for adults and
S5.50 for children and may be or
dered from the Atlanta Chapter
NRHS, P. O. Box 13132, Atlanta,
Ga. 30324. Proceeds from the
Special’s run will be added to the
Southeastern Transportation Mu
seum Development Fund.
j j
July 4th Dance Set
For Byron Youth
The Byron Jayeees and Jay
cettes will sponsor a 4th of July
dance for all Byron teenagers.
The dance will be held at the
old missile site on the Old Boy
Scout Road.
Music will ibe furnished by The
Goldens from 9:00 to 12:00 p. as.,
on July 4. Admission will be $1.00
and there will be free refresh
ments.
JAMES I. BI.OODWORTH IS ‘
PROMOTED AT FT. RILEY
Ft. Riley, Kan. (AHTMC) James
1. Bloodworth, son of of Mr. anti
Mrs. C. I. Bloodworth, Route 1,
Fort Valley, Ga., was promoted
May 24 to Army Specialist four
while assigned to the 24th Infan
try Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas.
Spec. Bloodworth is a driver of
an arrrtoured personnel carrier ill
Company C, 1st Battalion of the
division’s 34th Infantry. He en
tered the Army in August, 1967,
completed basic training at Ft.
Benning, Ga., and was last station
ed at Ft. Ord, Calif.
The 21-year-old soldier attended
Fort Valley High School and was
employed by Georgia Steel Fabri
cator, Macon, before entering ser
vice.
His wife Kathy, lives in Junction
City, Kansas.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of
expressing our gratitude to ev
eryone for the many kindnesses
showm us during the illness and
loss of our loved one, Mrs. Nell
Wagonhoffer.
Your expressions of sympathy,
cards, letters, flowers and Other
kindnesses shall always be re
membered.
We pray that God shall bless
each and everyone of you,
Mrs. June Wagonhoffer
and children
Wm. A. McRae
Hilliard Circle
The Hilliard Circle met with
Mrs. B. A. Shipp on Monday,
July 1, at 3 P. M. for their reg
ular circle meeting.
Mrs. R. R. Ransome, Circle
chm., presided over the business
meeting.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Sr., di
rected the program.
A social hour followed with the
hostess serving the 12 members
present