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PERCH CO. HtSTOnCRL SOCIETY
...REMEMBER WHEN
Fifty years ago in
The Leader-Tribune “We
are building a city here 9 9
1940 THIRD WEEK IN JANUARY
The Fort Valley Study Club met
with Mrs. V.L. Brown, Jr. with
Miss Annette Shepard presiding. presented
Mrs. Noble Bassett
Mrs. Cornelius Hall who reviewed
John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of
Wrath”.
New officers for the Jaycees
were installed by Rev. L.E.
Williams. President:J.P. Swan,
Vice President: A.J. Culpepper
and D.W. Wells, Secretary: J.E.
Hollingsworth, Treasurer: Harris
H. Hafer. Directors are: Dallas
Broome, Victor Tomlinson, Law
ton Pearson, Mervin Glass, Hoke
Smith and A.E. Young. Henry A.
Mathews is retiring president.
The Womans Christian Temper¬
ance League met at the home of
Mrs. J.W. Woolfolk.
FOURTH WEEK JANUARY 25th
The Kiwanis Club publicity
committee announced that a 30
minute program “A Salute to Fort
Valley” will be aired on W.S.B.
radio tonight at 10:30. Interesting
data compiled by Mrs. John a
Houser, Sr., Historian for D.A.R.,
sets out its social and economic
advantages and other interesting
information about the community
and its people.
For the program at Kiwanis
meeting Mrs. Fred Fagan sang
U South of the Border ” and "My
Prayer”. Miss Ruby Lowe gave
two readings.
Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Parham gave
a beautiful reception in honor of
the 50th wedding anniversary of
his parents Mr. and Mrs. P.A.
Parham of Musella.
FEBRUARY 1
A quarter-page ad announces
the Perry-Fort Valley high school
basketball game. Admission S. 15
and S.25.
Mr. Walter Tharpe who has
been connected with the Coffee
Construction Company in Eastman
for some time has returned to Fort
Valley to help his father in the tax
collectors office.
Foods specials - Georgia Groc¬
ery- Goods slightly damaged by
fire and water. Tomatoes - 5 cans,
S.25, Sunbrite Cleanser, 4 cans
$.11, grapefruit juice, 6 cans $.25,
brooms, slightly scorched S.10.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8
Cold Delays Peach Blossoms.
John H. Weinberger of the U.S.
Field Laboratory here announces
that the recent cold weather will
delay peach blossoming. The
lowest temperature was 9.5 de¬
grees. The number of cold hours
for the season is 1200, a record
breaker.
Social items: Mr. & Mrs. Newt
Jordan and little daughter, Betty
Schilling moved to Griffin last
week.
Mrs. W. H. Kent returned home
from Mitchell, Ga. after a 3 week
visit with her mother who is ill.
For Sale: One horse wagon, one
coal or wood-burning hot water
heater.
FEBRUARY 15
R.A. Hall, manager of Atlantic
Farm program signup will
begin on January 16 th
“We will begin accepting ap¬
plications for the 1990 farm pro¬
grams Solomon, on January 16, Bobby
County Executive
Director of the Peach County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service, said. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture is
requiring acreage reductions of 5
percent for wheat, oats and extra
long staple cotton; 10 percent for
corn, sorghum and barley; 12.5
percent for upland cotton and
22.5 percent for rice.
Farmers who meet the acreage
reduction requirements and comp¬
ly with other program provisions
will be eligible for price support
loans and deficiency payments.
“Producers may request 40 per¬
cent of the estimated total defi¬
ciency payments when they sign
up for the 1990 programs,”
Solomon said. The payments will
be issued in cash, and will be
limited to the farmer's intended
program acreage, he said.
From January 16 to February
16. farmers may designate up to
25 percent of each program crop's
Leader-Tribune/L-T Plus. Wednesday. January 24. 1990
Ice Co. here announces
expect to ice 2000 freight cars for
peaches this year.
Ads: 1940 Frigidaire at the 64
Tire Co. - SI 19.75; Pepsi Cola, 12
oz.- S.05.
Ingersall pocket watch SI.00;
wrist watch $2.69.
Calox tooth powder-5 sizes from
S.10 to SI.25.
Doans Pills for nagging back¬
ache.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22
W.G. Brisendine announced
that SI38.05 had been raised for
the Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
A detailed statement showed
schools - $17.42, dance S31.70,
personal solicitation S19.93, sale
of buttons S5I.6I, parties and
other means $44.30.
On February 18, members of
Boy Scout Troup 59 presented a
program for the Mens
program for the mens’ Bible Class
of the Methodist Church. The
program consisted of readings by
Gordon Mathews and Bobby
Marchman, a musical solo by
Henry' Holland and a musical duet
by Lawrence Houston and Bob
Anthoine. In appreciation the class
gave the Troop a monetary gift
with which to buy a troop flag.
The many friends of Mrs. Virgie
Thompson and Mr. Bill Tom Jones
will be interested in the announce¬
ment of their marriage on Sat.,
February 17, at the Baptist
parsonage. Rev. M.D. Reed offici¬
ated.
Ad: Winona Coffee Shop now
under the management of Mrs.
Pierce Greene. Enjoy your Sun¬
days by dining here for only $.50.
Special rates for regular boarders.
FEBRUARY 29
The Third District Home Econ¬
omics Club met at Fort Valley
High School auditorium. Miss
Helen Sackellares rendered a
program of piano music. A quartet
composed of Misses Quida Mc¬
Daniel, Martha Hartley, Emily
Blasingame and Betty Bowman
sang a group of songs. Miss
Cornelia Morgan of Fort Valley
gave the welcoming speech. About
200 girls from throughout the
district attended.
S225,000 is given to Fort Valley
State College for Negroes, by the
Rosenwald fund for training rural
school teachers.
D.C. Strother wins first prize in
Macon Camellia show.
MARCH 7
Annual Ham and Egg show is to
be biggest and best yet. Three
hundred hickory smoked hams and
100 dozen fresh, selected eggs will
be put on display by Negro
farmers and 4-H club members.
Mr. W.T. Anderson, editorial
publisher of the Macon Telegraph
will speak. Prizes of SI 5 and $10
will be awarded for the best hams
and other valuable prizes will be
given.
Peach County will share in WPA
road fund.
Mrs. Philip Mathews was an-
permitted acreage to soybeans and
not lose or gain acreage base on
their farm, according to Solomon.
“No program benefits other than
soybean price support loans will
be available to farmers with
respect to the 0-25 soybean pro¬
gram.”
Wheat and feed grain producers
may again choose to participate in
the optional acreage diversion
program known as 0/92, the same
as in 1989, where they devote all
or a portion of their permitted
acres to conserving uses and
receive deficiency payments on up
to 92 percent of the crop’s permit¬
ted acreage. Upland cotton and
rice producers may participate in a
similar program where they
devote up to 50 percent of their
permitted acreage to conserving
uses.
For additional details on these
and other 1990 farm program pro¬
visions farmers may contact the
Peach ASCS office. The 1990
acreage reduction program signup
mis April I 3, I <»'<»>
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nounced winner of the January
Misspelled words contest sponsor¬
ed by Anderson Drug Co. She was
awarded a fine aluminum set for
having a perfect score with 80
corrections.
WEEK OF MARCH 14
Primary Called Off. Candidates
declared nominees. The Democra¬
tic Executive committee announ¬
ced there was no opposition to the
candidates for city officers so no
primary was needed. Candidates
are: Mayor: A.C. Riley, Aider
men: W.G. Brisendine, M. Felton
Hatcher, D.O. Lane, for water and
light commission: John A. Houser
and W.M. W'right.
The City of Fort Valley and the
Fort Valley Garden Club have
completed the landscape settings
at Oaklawn Cemetery. The plant¬
ing consists of junipers, deodor
cedars, lucidum and a number of
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flowering shrubs.
VV.C. Handy, the author of "St.
Louis Blues" will be a judge at the
annual music festival at Fort
Valiev State College. He will judge
participants on such instruments
as banjo, fiddle, guitar and mouth
organ. J u 8 and string bands will
play.
March 21
Georgia's new peach toys will
be enlarged and made "peachier"
for 1941. New toys will be two
inches wider and deeper. The
background will be dark blue and
the numerals yellow. The peach
will be placed in dead center
instead of at the bottom.
Mr. R.G. LeTourneau, indus¬
trialist and Christian layman will
speak at the Methodist Church.
Girl Scouts to be organized in
Fort Valley. Steering committee
consists of Mrs. C. Hall, Mrs.
George Speir and Mrs. W.A.
Wood.
Sunrise service to be held on
courthouse lawn. Fort Valley State
College choir under the direction
of E.R. Clark will participate as
well as the choirs of St. Peters
AME Church, Central Union Bap¬
tist, Ushers Temple CME, Shiloh
Baptist and Rhoades Chapel Prim¬
itive Baptist. Rev. M.D. Reed of
First Baptist Church will give the
Easter message. All friends, both
white and colored are invited to
attend.
Miss Margaret Moseley of
Byron and Mr. Wilson Reeves of
Roberta were married in a beauti¬
ful ceremony at Byron Methodist
Church.
MARCH 28
The Department of Commerce
reports that 4,767 bales of cotton
were ginned here in 1939.
A new industry in Fort Valley is
the Peerless Manufacturing and
Gin Supply Co., established by
E.J. Say well.
American Legion announces
plan to build attractive club house
on Macon Highway opposite J.F.
Dukes sawmill. Approximate cost
is 56,000. Mr. E.C. Patterson is
commander of the post and
building committee chairman.
Other members are Louis L.
Brown, T.A. Jones, W.H. Hopkins
& Dr. M.L. Hickson.
Rev. James Coad accepts call to
Presbyterian Church here.
President and editor of the
Leader Tribune is Alva J. Culpep¬
per.
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