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The Homecoming King and Queen for Peach County High School were crowned Friday night
during half time. Jonathon Martinez, accompanied by his mom, was chosen king and Carilla
Hollingshed, accompanied by her mom, was chosen queen. The student body votes on king and
queen. PHOTO BY CALLY WHITEHEAD
Cox salutes & Girls Club
BY VICTOR KULKOSKY -
The Leader-Tribune
Broken legs are a sign of
advanced civilization.
Georgia Secretary of
State Cathy Cox used a
story about anthropologist
Margaret Mead to support
a point in her speech Octo¬
ber 14 at the annual meet¬
ing of the Boys and Girls
Club of Peach County, held
at Byron United Methodist
Church.
Cox told her audience
that a reporter once asked
the famous anthropologist,
who spent most of her life
among primitive societies
in remote parts of the
world, what she thought
was a sign of an advanced
civilization.
Mead’s surprising
answer was, “a healed
femur bone,” Cox said.
The femur is the thigh
Halloween activities for your calendar
FORT VALLEY
Come on out for a night of fun festivities. The
annual Fall Festival will be October 30, 5 - 9 p.m. TVick
or treat at downtown stores starting at 5 p.m., then
head over to the courthouse at 6 p.m. for new activities
and old favorites. Jack's 'Pete and Gus" style hotdogs
will make a debut at the festival. Also take a chance on
a beautiful, over 1/2-carat diamond ring, which the
Lions Club is selling tickets for only $1, contact any
member for your tickets. Support the Lions Club and
have fun. Games and wonderful food will all be avail¬
able. Don’t forget to enter the costume contest which
begins at 7:30 p.m. If anyone is interested in participat¬
ing in the Fall Festival, please call Gary at 825-7633 or
Helen at 825-5613 for more information.
BYRON
Nightmare on Main Street, Byron’s Trick or Treat
Halloween event will take place Saturday, October 30 as
well, from 6-7:30 p.m. The Byron Rotary Club is again
sponsoring the costume contest to be held at the gazebo
in Jailhouse Park beginning at 7:30 p.m, Business own¬
ers and civic groups wanting to participate should call
Joan Hayes, Byron Better Hometown at 478-956-5555.
PEACH COUNTY
The Byron Volunteer Fire Department’s Haunted
Trail continues through October 30th. It is open from
7:30-11 p.m. during the week and from 7:30 until mid¬
night on weekends. Tickets are $7 per person. This is
fundraiser for the department. It is located at 4728 Tay¬
lors Mill Road. For more information call James Keys at
478-956-2770. Follow the signs and look for the
firetruck.
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bone, the biggest bone in
the body, Cox explained,
In a primitive culture,
someone with a broken
femur can’t run from ani
mals, hunt, or gather food,
and would likely die.
Mead saw someone with
a heakajrteg fracture as a
sign that that another per
son had set aside his own
needs and helped the
injured person survive.
“When you come upon a
healed femur bone, you’ve
come upon a culture or civ
ilization that has advanced
to a significant point,” Cox
said.
Today’s society, with its
cell phones and Blackberry
hand-held computers, may
think of itself as advanced,
but “just like in prehistoric
times, look for signs that
we are willing to step to
the side and forget our
own selfish needs and help
those who can’t help them
selves.”
The Boys and Girls
Club, Cox suggested, sym
bolically heals a lot of bro
ken bones.
“You set a high standard
of service that surely is the
envy of other organiza
tions,” Cox said,
She mentioned the “sad
statistic” of 85,000 reports
of abuse and neglect in
Georgia in a recent year, or
about one incident every
30 minutes,
On top of that, “our chil¬
dren face the temptation to
get involved with the
wrong crowd, drugs and
sex, and drop out,” Cox
said. “The Boys and Girls
Club fights that, and I rec
ognize and honor the con
tributions you’ve made
and the difference you
make, one young life at a
time.”
Cox noted the “striking”
level of volunteerism in
America. “It’s part of what
defines us as Americans,”
she said.
She cited a recent sur¬
vey that showed 69 million
Americans in 2003 volun¬
teered time worth over
$266 billion. Among
senior citizens, the same
Resident upset with council
BY JERRY MURTAGH - The Leader-Tribune
Fort Valley resident Marvin Crafter addressed city
council last week with concerns about the Fort Valley
Utility Commission.
Crafter told council members that “Citizens of this
state and county believe in liberty, equality and justice,
but the actions of the council suggest that those words
are not in your heart.”
“The Afro-American ministerial alliance,” Crafter said,
“asked you for an independent rate analysis, we have
also asked for a comprehensive audit.” He added that
these requests were made over five months ago and that
citizens want the mayor and council to respond.
Crafter closed by suggesting that if council “did not
believe in equity and doing what is right (they) shouldn’t
salute the flag anymore.”
Council members made no immediate response to
Crafter’s comments.
survey showed four in 10
Americans over age 75
continue to do volunteer
work.
Young Americans are
also volunteering more
and more.
“Despite many tempta¬
tions, millions of young
people are finding ways to
help others,” Cox said.
Volunteering is a vital
part of building communi¬
ties, Cox said. Money “is
never enough to build
healthy and prosperous
societies. Volunteer time
is important for communi¬
ties,” she said.
Volunteers benefit
themselves by meeting
new friends and learning
more about the problems
facing children today, she
said.
Cox issued a challenge:
“Go out and care, go out
and help someone else.
Never forget people who’ve
fallen on hard times and
whose lives can be
changed by one small act
of kindness.”
“Life’s most persistent
and urgent question is,
‘what are you doing for
others?’ “ Cox said. “I’m
pleased to be with people
who can answer that ques¬
tion.”
City votes
for plurality
BY JERRY MURTAGH - The Leader-Tribune
Members of Fort Valley’s City Council voted unani¬
mously last week to recommend a change in the city’s
charter. The change would allow plurality elections in
the city as opposed to majority based elections.
Under current policy, city elections require the win¬
ning candidate to receive a majority (50%+) of the
votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority there is
a runoff election between the top two candidates.
If the city adopts a plurality rule, whichever candi¬
date receives the greatest number of votes wins the
office.
Before the council’s recommendations can come into
effect, the U.S. Justice Department must pre-clear the
proposals. City Attorney Charles Jones explained that
preclearance rules are designed to ensure that
changes in voting laws do not dilute the vote of any
particular group of voters.
Mayor John Stumbo noted the council’s recommen¬
dation stemmed from a wish to avoid costs of special
elections.
Council member Norman Fitzgerald commented
that just a few years ago, the council wanted to move
from plurality elections to majority elections. “I guess
it depends on whose ox is being gored,” Stumbo
replied.
Police nab 10
on doig charges
BY VICTOR KULKOSKY - The Leader-Tribune
Security for Fort Valley State University’s Home¬
coming activities Saturday put an unusual number of
officers around the few blocks between the railroad
tracks and the FVSU campus.
Those officers caught 10 men with maryuana, while
the vast majority of celebrants obeyed the law.
All 10 were arrested on or near State University
Drive in Fort Valley, starting early Saturday morning,
Oct. 23, until early Sunday morning, Oct. 24.
Police reports listed residences of those charged as
Americus, Warner Robins, Milledgeville, Macon, Perry
and Unadilla, as well as Fort Valley. The reports
didn’t say whether or not any of the arrested men are
FVSU students.
Below is an alphabetical list of those arrested and
charged with marijuana possession. Other charges
are listed as reported. (All suspects are presumed
innocent until convicted in a court of law.)
Germaine Q. Brooks, Orange St., Fort Valley, mari¬
juana possession with intent to distribute, felony
obstructing police, possession of a firearm during com¬
mission of a crime; Trinity Bernard Caldwell, Unadil¬
la; Henry Jacoby Howard, Macon; Jemarcus Diaz
Hurt, Milledgeville; Ezzard James Lowe Jr., Perry;
Bernard McGhee, Hampton St., Fort Valley, obstruct¬
ing police; Daniel G. Smith, Warner Robins; Dontae
Smith, Pine St., Fort Valley; Earl L. West, State Uni¬
versity Dr., Fort Valley; Mark D.Williams, Americus,
marijuana possession with intent to distribute.
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