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Petition presented
to city council
Signees think cemeteries deplorable
Rose Pearson presented a petition
to Fort Valley City Council mem¬
bers during their meeting last
Thursday night with 455 signatures
demanding that Oaklawn Cemetery
be better maintained.
"We want the cemetery restored
to its original condition," she said.
I’t's horrible. After all, that’s what
we pay taxes for."
"We could have gotten a lot more
(signatures)," she said, "but we
didn't have enough time.
She reminded the council that
cemetery maintenance was their re¬
sponsibility and said that "the past
two seasons it has not been taken
care of. n
•i I go out there Sunday
every
morning," said Mayor Pete Peter¬
son. "Quite frankly, it din't look as
bad as I have seen it."
Peterson was cut off as Pearson
exclaimed, "Thank God! It
Other signatories of the petition
accompanied Pearson to the meet¬
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Home is where the heart is...
These five youngsters survived Hurricane Andrew but their home did not.
Thanks to the kindness of a relative and Fort Valley, they have home here.
Hurricane victims find
in Fort
Ericka, Gerod, Shameka, Gus and
Tasha are orphans who had been
living with their grandmother and
an aunt in Dade County when Hur¬
ricane Andrew roared through and
destroyed their homes. Children
who already knew hardship now
faced a very uncertain future.
Lashaun Thompson, their closest
living relative and a senior at Fort
Valley State College, drove to
Florida and brought the children
back to Fort Valley.
Since that time, they have all
learned what a community can do
when it opens its heart to help
those in need.
Lashaun lives in an apartment
and is a full time student. She real¬
izes the value of an education and
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Baby Chicks are hatched!!
These baby chickens were hatched by Mrs. Teece’s class at Hunt Elemen¬
tary School. Mrs. Teece said the eggs and an incubator were provided by a
parent and they are expecting more eggs to hatch out soon.
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Wednesday, September 23,1992
ing and were in agreement that the
cemetery is in deplorable condition.
The discussion turned into a shout¬
ing match.
Finally, the mayor said, "If you
wish to be recognized, please raise
your hand. We can get no place
when three or four people try to say
something at the same time." Some
order was restored and eventually
the discussion continued.
The council agreed to allow two
more week's work on the cemetery
and asked people who had signed
the petition to come back if they
were not satisfied.
In other business, the council
approved the police committee's
recommendation of promotion for
Eddie Neil as acting sargent of the
detectives division. They also
approved the hiring of James
Murry from Warner Robins as
patrolman for the police depart¬
ment.
enrolled the five children in the
Peach County School system.
But the children had nothing after
the storm devastated their home.
Members of the community and lo¬
cal churches found clothing for the
children. Local restaurants offered
meals to the children. Many dona
tions have made the move to Fort
Valley more bearable for these very
young victims of the storm.
Lashaun and the children are so
very thankful for everything every¬
one has done for them that words
cannot express their gratitude ade
quately. The future still holds un
certainty for this unlikely family.
But for now, they are getting on
with their lives and their education
in the best way they can.
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Proud of his Okra
Mr Crawford of Ventura Trailer Park called us Wednesday to tell us he had
a big okra plant growing in his back yard. Here’s the proof. The plant was
transplanted from another county by his daughter and he was told be sever¬
al people that it wouldn't live. Maybe they'll be right next time.
PACT needs actors
Peach Area Community Theatre
is seeking eight characters for the
Neil Simon two-act comedy God’s
Favorite.
II This is based on the story of Job
and his trials," said Susan Jordan.
II It's a wonderful script and will be a
terrific play presentation. It only
has eight characters and we need a
bunch of people to audition!
Jordan said that only two people
came to the audition held on
September 15 and 17. The addi¬
tional audition will be held on
September 24 from 7-9 p.m. in the
old high school band room on Ri¬
ley Avenue.
The first presentation of PACT,
Fiddler On The Roof was received
with such enthusiasm by the com¬
munity that the theatre group truly
wants to keep a good thing going!
Peach County Historical
Society seeks members
The Peach County Historical
Society board of directors met last
Thursday. This meeting was co¬
chaired by Mrs. Frances Bell and
Mrs. Dot Hudson. A discussion of
the restoration of the exterior of the
McArthur/Saxon House and its
completion was the main topic.
Discussion of the placing of
markers at the Odd Fellows Hall
and the marker at Everett Square
was also held. The Odd Fellows
Hall was the origin of Fort Valley
State College, and James Abbing
ton Everett was the founder of Fort
Valley.
A membership meeting is
planned for October 15 at 7 p.m. at
the Saxon House. This will be a
ii Lamplight Meeting" since the util¬
ities are not connected. This meet-
Lanter travels to state
conference on education
Mrs. Annie S. Lanter represent¬
ed the Houston County School Sys¬
tem at the Georgia School Coun¬
selors’ Summer Institute. The
Institute was held at Simpsonwood,
a 230 acre retreat and conference
center on the Chattahoochee River
near Norcross. Twenty-four middle
school and elementary school coun¬
selors from across Georgia attended
the five day workshop.
u Group Leadership: Purpose,
Practice, Process” was the theme
for this year’s conference. Dr. Jerry
Rosenburg and Dr. Rena Gillespie
of the Special Services Section of
the State Department of Education
and Ms. Barbara Earley and Dr.
Fran Mullis of the Counselor Edu-
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A Neil Simon comedy would be
a wonderful opportunity for anyone
who has ever wanted to play a com¬
edy role. This two act play will be
entered in state competition accord¬
ing to Jordan.
PACT has lofty future plans and
has contacted the Peach County
Commission about the possibility
of renovating the auditorium at Ev¬
erett Square. They have also con¬
tacted the Board of Education about
refurbishing the old high school au¬
ditorium.
n It would have cost us $18,000
for use of the new high school audi¬
torium for Fiddler said Jordan, "if
the board had raised the fees before
July. There is no way a community
theatre group can afford their pre¬
sent rates. We want to have 'a
home' for our group. n
ing should bring back a lot of mem¬
ories of what living conditions were
like in the early days of Fort Valley,
before electricity, which was "’hen
this house was built.
At the next meeting Mrs. Beth
Cleveland, owner of Beth Cleve¬
land Interiors, will present some
suggestions on how to restore the
interior. Mr. Charles Adams will
give an update on the restoration
and future plans for the completion.
An apartment for the manager, who
will be in charge of the future
museum ^ and disnlavs Ihese to he Jans located
there included in
Please plan to attend the member
ship meeting and bring a friend.
We all need to preserve our historic
district and city for our enjoyment
and benefit.
cation Department of Georgia State
University coordinated the week’s
activities. During the “Sharing Ses
sion” on Wednesday, Mrs. Lanter,
counselor at Tucker Elementary
School in Perry, presented a six
week group lesson plan on working
with “Children of Alcoholics. »1
In November, the participants
of the Summer Institute will have a
follow-up session at the Georgia
School Counselors’ Conference in
Atlanta. The group will attend an
all-day workshop conducted by
Jack Canfield, one of America’s
leading experts in self-esteem and
author of “Every Child a Winner”
and “100 Ways to Enhance Self
Concept in the Classroom. M
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against
Peach Superior Court Judge
Walker P. Johnson signed a default
judgement in favor of Peach Pub¬
lishing Co., Inc. on Friday, Septem¬
ber 18. Defendant Michael J.
Lovvorn was found in default for an
amount of $91,688.96, together
with legal costs and future interest
of 12% per annum. The total of
misappropriated funds was deter¬
mined by an audit covering a peri¬
od May, 1990 through July, 1992.
Lovvorn, terminated as general
manager of The Leader-Tribune on
July 15, 1992 for diverting corpo¬
rate funds to a "special" bank
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PCHS students are semifinalists
Benjamine Tait Sanders and Jason Eric Murtagh were announced as semi¬
finalists in the 1993 Merit Scholarship Competition. The scholarships, which
total about $25 million, will be awarded next spring to about half of one per
cent of each state’s graduating class.
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Fort Valley Pizza Hut adopts Hunt Primary School
Eort Valley Pizza Hut has adopted Hunt Primary School for the 1992-93
school year. In a recent fund raising activity, Mercedes Montes was the win
"er a "family feast". Pictured with Mercedes is Williette Howard (left),
m a na 9 e ' of Fort Valley Pizza Hut, and Mrs. Mildred Lindsey (right), principal
of . u Hunt Pnma ^ SchooL The y have high hopes for a 9reat year!
Pizza Hut adopts
Hunt School
Fort Valley Pizza Hut has
announced the renewal of their
adoption of Hunt Primary School
for the 1992-93 school year,
According to Williette Howard,
Pizza Hut manager, the need for
community involvement in the
schools is a priority,
Pizza Hut will hold special
events throughout the school year,
with a portion of proceeds going
directly to Hunt Primary. On Satur
day, September 19, enough money
was raised to warrant opening a
Hunt Primary Donation bank
account at Citizens Bank!
Each fund raising event offers
specials for the students, teachers
and their families. There is a
"grand prize” drawing at the end of
each event for participants. Last
Saturday's grand prize was won by
Mercedes Montes, which will enti-
levied
account, filed no defensive plead¬
ings against the complaint, nor did
he appear in Court for the hearing.
Lovvorn was quoted by The
Macon Telegraph in July as saying
"I made some personal loans out of
company funds that I fully intend to
pay back.” He also stated, at that
time, that he didn't think the suit
would go to court.
Peach Publishing’s legal coun¬
sel, Tyron Elliott, stated after the
hearing, "We hope he (Lovvorn)
can work something out with The
Leader-Tribune and begin to pay it
back."
tie Mercedes and her family to a
free family feast at the restaurant.
September 26 will be another
fund raising day for Hunt Primary.
The grand prize can be won be
either teachers or students and will
be a pizza party for the class of the
winner. Further details will be dis¬
tributed at the school.
Pizza Hut acknowledges the
continued support of the Fort Valley
community and hopes that you will
join their efforts to assist in provid¬
ing the little extras for our children.
Should you wish to donate to the
Hum Primary adoption fund, you
can contact The Citizen's Bank or
Mrs. Howard at the Fort Valley Piz¬
za HuL
We look forward to reporting
more success in Pizza Hut's endeav¬
or to become involved in our com¬
munity.