Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 10

Location:
Macon, Georgia
Issue Date:
Page:
10
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

to ahf iflarmt arlraraplr -FRIDAY JULY 20 1951 Peach Season Petition to Be Studied Hearings Slated Monday On Rezoning of Property City Briefs A FISH FRY will be held Tuesday at Hasan's Park for members of the Federal Employes Association for National Defense No 14 Julian Rooks third vice president said yesterday The supper vill be free for all members Rooks said MISSES JUDY GREEN and Sandra Lowe of Gray will provide special music Sunday morning for the Kloise Taylor Bible Class of Cherokee Heights Methodist Church will be accompanied by Miss Martha Odom THOMAS II IIALL III will present the lesson for the Anderson Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church which meets at 10:15 am Sunday BILL FALLEN will be guest soloist for the Peacock Bible Class at 10:15 Sunday at the Mulberry Mihoriiit Chur1 Mrs John Duryea will teach the lesson MRS FLORETTE CHAPMAN 25 of Forsyth last night was listed in fair condition at Macon Hospital from injuries suffered in a traffic accident No details of the mishap were immediately available THE REV Belmont will preach both sermons Sunday at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in the absence of the regular pastor Mr Belmont's 11 am topic will be The Fire of Pentecost His subject at the 7:43 pm service will be Gojng Away From Christ KENNETH SMITH 17 of 4032 Pershing Avenue received minor injuries yesterday in an au-tomobile-motorscootcr accident at New Columbus Road and Bloomfield Road Sheriff's Deputies Ros-coe Stokes and Walter Walden reported BEETLE BAILEY KERRY DRAKE MARK TRAIL LEE RIDLEY 63 of Kitchens Street was arrested last night on charges of violating the state alcohol control act agents A Jones and Elder of the Ma-I SAVANNAH Ga July 19 UP DELIGHTED MiSG D6VISAHD SAY THAT PERFORMANCE YOUR COLT GAVE WAS GREAT SiMPtr GREAT rGO ON TELL HER I'M TAKIN AFTERNOON! OFF ANP IF SHE DON'T LIKE IT SHE CAN LUMP IT YOU SEE THIS IS CUR SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY LADY PLUSHBOTTCM AND US AND CUR FRIENDS ARE PLANNING A BIT OF A VERY td-do I WELL WILLIE TpNIGHT Comes to Close In Ft Valley FT VALLEY July 19 The peach season in Ft Valley has officially come to a close Some growers were pleasantly surprised when they harvested a better crop than they had anticipated after frost damage In the early spring wiped out much of the crop According to officials of the Central Railway freight offfice here 508 carloads of peaches were shipped from Ft Valley and vicinity during the 1956 season This represents about one-half of the crop sold this year Peach growers say that 1956 was a pretty successful year from the standpoint of the grower shipper and buyer The prices remained steady throughout the season and most of the fruit was of good quality This year's crop represents about 60 per cent of a normal crop MIDDLE GEORGIA Admitted yesterday were Mrs Mary Sue Wagner Waldon Road Jackson Ruffin Yatesville Mrs Nell Brower Tennille A Little Forsyth Mrs Randolph Walker Byron Mrs Rubert Knowles Danville Howard Stubbs Thomaston Mrs Brantley Cochran and Ben Bashinski III 1840 Twin Pines Drive Dismissed yesterday were Samuel Shannon Warner Robins Win-cel Thaxton Roberta Mortis 3565 Log Cabin Drive Sheppard 1260 Pio Nono Circle Mrs Earnest Lee 1239 Jackson Springs Road Ronnie Green Vi-dalia II Parks Reynolds and Dr Zachary Gray PARKVIEW Admitted yesterday were Ollie Everett Warner Robins Mrs Dickerson Thomaston Leslie Wasden Route 7 Macon Mrs Harrison Perry Mrs Poole Jr Warner Robins and Mrs Collins 3021 Sommers Drive Dismissed yesterday were Corbett Cochran Mrs Lov-ick Reynolds Mrs Grace Craig 27232 Napier Avenue Mrs Roy McDuffie 2570 Locksley Drive Mrs Smith 966 Spring 'Street Robert Hampton Dames Ferry Mrs Maude Doles 2343 Clayton Street Gene Stein 86 Felton Homes: Mrs Kennett Williams 3191 Brownell Avenue: Mrs Oreenbrtar- Road Mrs Martinez Warner Robins Mrs Sharpe 1075 Bond Street and Everett Scgars Warner Robins MACON HOSPITAL Admitted yesterday were Andrew Adkins Route 2 Dry Branch Benny Lorkwood 540 Ash Street Mickey Claxton 1079 New berg Avenue: Jackie Sutton Route 5 Miller Field Road Mrs Paul Carter 3547 Brookdale Avenue James Worsham 3880 Napier Avenue Mrs Clarence Mayo 2518 Houston Avenue Mrs Gussie Thompson 1072 Walnut Street Cato Ivey 1645 Selma Place Miss Dorothy Reynolds 15-E Oglethorpe Homes Mrs Bazemore Forsyth Ralph Brown Milledgeville Becky Brown Sparta Sallie Mae Lewis 3436 Hillcrest Avenue Mrs Brake 655 New Street Angelina Murphy 1491 Linden Avenue Conrad Filsingcr 668 Hemlock Street Mrs Virgil Holt 3135 Westover Drive Mrs Hugh Chapman Route 3 Forsyth and Elizabeth Ann Hollins G-8 Pendleton Hornes -Also admitted were Mrs Gladys Clements 4541 Houston Avenue Eunice Dukes Bibb Children's Home Eddie Jones 1555 Well-worth Avenue Ray Harrison 3484 Rond Street Mrs Jordan Sr Warner Robins and Mrs Rebecca Green Route 1 Lizella Dismissed yesterday were Morton Bostick Route 7 Macon Hoyt Brngdon Route 4 Cordele Mrs Walter Denny 1290 Pio Nono A venue: Dixon 656 Monroe Street: Miss Nancy Dunn Eaton-ton Richard Evans 1965 Beech Avenue Mrs Godfrey 1075 Sparkle Avenue Mrs Howell 1279 Hillridge Drive Mrs 11 Johnson 3797 Brownley Drive Joseph Jones Jeffersonville Mrs Killcbrew 3117 Riggins Mill Road Mrs Adolph Leonas 3123 South Brookwood Drive Carole Jean and Mary Jo Malicki 3954 Guyton Street Mrs A McDuffie Irwinville Mary Susan McKinnon Eastman Randall Miller 3664 Morgan Drive Mrs Betty Jean Mullis Route 2 Cochran Mrs Norton 711 Grenada Terrace Mrs Raburn Warner Robins Mrs Richards 617 Hillcrest Avenue Elizabeth Ann Hollins G-8 Pendleton Homes Lubie Smith Monticello: Mrs Snow 3469 Greenbrier Road Mrs Willie Yarbrough Route 1 Lizella and Emma Sanders Warner Robins Also di-missrd were Mrs Collirr 1656 Briarrliff Road Phillip (ioctir 184 Pierre Avenue Patricia Kent Ft Walton Beach Fla: Mrs McBride Route 4 Forsyth: and Mrs Ruby Nabors Route 3 Allen Road Weight Lifter Talks to Clti!) World champion weight lifter Paul Anderson of Toccoa appeared on the program of the Klwanis Club last night Kiwanis President Bob Smith said Anderson discussed his recent tour of Russia showed slides of the State Fish and Game department and answered questions on both subjects Other guests last night were the Rev Lowery Anderon and Guyton Abney Paul Anderson was Introduced by Marvin Bailey Havilaml Has Daughter PARIS July 19 American movie actress Olivia de Haviland gave birth to a 6Vpound girl yesterday by caesarian section in the American Hospital at suburban Ncuilly It was the first rhild for the actress and her French husband A nurse at the hospital de scribed the baby as being "as pretty as her mother" ing district requiring 20000 square feet per lot to one requiring 14000 square feet per lot The land is located east of Tucker Road and north of Idle Hour Country Club The change is asked by Fickling and Walker Inc Other matters to come up before the commission include: 1 Hearing on request by Georgia Carolina Oil Company to build additional above ground storage tanks for petroleum products on west side of Sixth Street between Elm Street and Edgcwood Avenue 2 Hearing on a request by Tanner to eonvert existing cotton warehouse to a bag renovating plant at 460 Pine Street 3 Request by Hale for variance of parking requirements to permit addition to rear of furniture store covering remainder of lot at ISay-Hardcman AVI'liue 4 Hearing on a request by Kimbrell for a signboard on east side of Warner Robins Highway north of Walden Road 5 Request by Southern Advertising Service for a billboard replacing another oil west side of Clinton Road at intersection with new Gray Highway south of Walnut Creek 6 Request by West Roofing Company for an addition extending existing house 6'x feet from the side line to rear at 2670 Antioch Road 7 Request by Warner for addition extending existing house four feet from side line to rear at 761 West Boundary Street 8 Letter from Berkner asking reconsideration of the application by the Mabel White Church Mission for use of property at 383 Hortman Avenue 9 Letter from Scott requesting reconsideration of his petition to operate an auto parts business on the Cochran Short Route across from Florence Bemd School 10 Action by commission In regard to the occupancy of one or more trailers by Frank Lee at 3853 Broadway and his alleged semipermanent parking of trailers within 75 feet of center line of Broadway at the same location Jury Decides Menlo Doctor Is Innocent SUMMERVILLE July 19 A McnTo has been-acquitted by a Chattooga County Super inr Court jury on a charge nf a sault with intent to murder an unborn child Dr Dan Lawrence 46 was arrested July 10 after a grand jury charged him with performing an illegal operation which resulted in the death of an unborn infant The Superior Court jury acquitted him after an hour and 15 minutes deliberation Lawrence who has been free on (2500 bond still faces federal charges of violating the narcotics law Federal agents charge that he made several illegal sales nf narcotics from his clinic at Menlo Dr Batts Is to Preach Dr Lewis Batts professor of religious education at Mercer University will preach at the Sunday services of the Yioeville Baptist Church on July 22 29 Aug 5 and Aug 12 in the vacation absence nf the pastor Dr DeWitt Matthews according to Dr George Connell chairman of the Pulpit Supply Committee The program for the prayer meetings during the pastor's absence include the following guest speakers: On July 25 and Aug 15 the Rev I Barkley superintendent of city missions On Aug 1 Berkley Cheney chairman of the rhnrch's Evangrtism committee will load the congregation in a church-wide revival promotion program in preparation for the iate-summer revival scheduled for Aug 26-31 and will be the prayer meeting speaker on Aug 8 860000 Suit Is Filed Here A $60000 damage suit against a Georgia branch of an Alabama freight company has been filed in District Court here by Harold Washington of Butts County Washington is asking the amount from the Malone Freight Lines Inc for injuries he said he suffered April-2 in a -traffic accident on Georgia Highway 36 the petition said The suit contends that Me-Clalehcy agent for the freight company branch in Atlanta negligently drove a car into the vehicle in which Washington was riding 2 Arc Sentenced On DUI Charges Two Maconites yesterday were given Recorder's Court sentences on charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicants James Manson 31 of 1548 First Avenue was fined $200 or 60 davs on the DUI charge and had liis license suspended for 60 days Manson also drew sentences of $42 or 40 days on a speeding charge and $8 or six days on charges of running a red light Ben Taylor 22 of 340 Hollowav Street received a sentence of $200 or 60 days for a DUI charge and was bound over to City Court of Macon under $50 bond for oo driver's license Montezuma library Slates Story-Hour MONTFZUMA July 19 Miss Charlotte Moore will be in charge of a story-hour at the Montezuma Carnegie Library each weekday from 10 a until 11 a Beginning July 23 ron-Bibb Anti-Illegal Whiskey Force reported Ridley was on suspended sentence on the same charge and is being held without bond records show Zoning Case Show-Cause Hearing Set Drive has been ordered to show just cause why he should not be cited for contempt of a ruling by the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission The commission has charged Jackson with continued operation of a chicken business at his residence after the commission had said such enterprise was prohibited by zoning regulations records show Jackson had appeared before the commission and was given sufficient notice of the zoning ordinance according to a resolution prepared for Bibb Superior Court by the commission The citation has been transmitted to Judges A Phil Anderson and Oscar Long A show-cause hearing was set for 10 am Aug 3 Theft of Auto Laid To Pair Mark Thompson 21 of 370 Jones Avenue and Max McLendon 26 have been delivered to the Bibb County jail on charges of larceny nf a car city detectives said yesterday The car reportedly belonged to Shubin Whittle of Eastman Officers quoted Whittle's father as saying three men forced their way into the car and later left him nut on the roadside McLendon and Thompson were arrested Tuesday by Officers Otis Gambrel and Bennett as they were trying to push off a 1948 Ford auto on which they could not show ownership police said Funeral Notices A public hearing will be held Monday by the Macon-Bibb Coun ty Planning and Zoning Commission on a request to rezone property formerly used by a television station The land is located at 2411 Pio Nono Avenue and was used by the Macon Television Company for its station WNEX-TV Tinker is asking that the tract of land be rezoned from a residential to a commercial district A public hearing also will be held on a request to rezone a trad of land from a single family dwell- Board And Anderson John McElrath and Peyton Anderson of Macon have been named to the board of directors of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company President Harry A DeButts of the Southern Railway System announced yesterday McElrath is president and treasurer of the Jeffreys-McElrath Manufacturing Company and Anderson is publisher of The Macon Telegraph and The Macon News The second largest unit in the Southern Railway System runs 475 miles from Macon to Jacksonville Fla and to Palatka Fla by Valdosta Legionnaires Converging American Legionnaires by the hundreds began pouring into Savannah today for the 38th annual state convention with the number expected to swell to 6000 by Saturday The convention got underway this morning with the annual Jamet Powers national executive -committeeman heads the Legion delegation from Macon Powers will report on progress in veterans rehabilitation and wllLintro-duce Don Wilson past national vice commander who speaks Sunday Other Post 74 delegates include Walter Smith chairman of the Boy Scout committee: Henry Harrison past state junior vice-commander and Post 74 commander elect Thoma Shaw Tom Harrison Theodore Lamis Sam Pierce Clance and A Mack Dodd promenade of the Voiture du Georgia Society of Forty and Eight Past grand Chef de Cares were honored at a luncheon and afterwards the society met in its grand seminot session at George Gas nam Post 184 Principal item of business was the election of officers with Leonard Ungar of Savannah as the leading candidate for grand chef de pare The General American Legion program begins tomorrow The legionaires will be welcomed by Mayor Lee Mingle-dorff Jr responding will be Guy Stone of Glenwood national vice commander of the Legion Governor Marvin Griffin will speak at the afternoon session The convention will conclude Sunday Inquest Is Set In Death Here An inquest into the death of Richard Andrews who died in Macon Hospital Wednesday from shotgun wounds received early Sunday will be held at 10:30 am today Coroner Lester 11 Chapman said yesterday Sheriff's deputies said Henry Jackson 25 of 2968 Gordon Street is being held in the Bibb County jail in connection with the shooting which took place at 1059 Ernest Street following a Saturday night dispute between Jackson and Andrews over an umbrella according to Bibb Chief Deputy Billy Murphcy lie's Cut Down Old Pine Tree Licllnu Says A giant longleaf pine estimated to be over a century old has turned up to be sawed into lumber according to II Hamlin Jr of the Hamlin Lumber Company of Lizella Hamlin said that judging from the annual growth rings the tree is between 100 and 115 years old He said the huge tree was delivered to his mill by Marion Abercrombie after it had been cut down near Culloden The base of the tree measured 42 inches in diameter and had five 16-font in it which totaled 80 feet of saw-timber Hamlin said The last of the oldtime giants of the Georgia forest will be sawed into specials orders if possible Otherwise it will get the regular treatment which should yield 2772 board feet of lumber Hamlin said Jay c'ccs IIcarTalk tty Dr Appelman Dr Hyman Appelman even geiist spoke on Russia yesterday at the meeting of the Macon Jay cees I)r Appelman is currently con' ducting a revival at the Mikado Baptist Tabernacle Jimmy Matthews presided a the meeting It was announced that the summer state Jayrce meeting would be held Aug 16-18 in Al bany The ttixth District meeting will he held in Milledgeville Aug 8 lie said TflEV WE3E COLD BLOC? fiJMB Of AS? NEXT HE C-rr ILLS'JRITGTX Tf AO SO bill Jti HIUROIRSD -Ceg-ls 7VS McV 1 6tXX SO HE IB hES 5TL ALTE ru FINISH THE JOB Vt HUSSAO T-A7 or hzz a -Vfc-r OAfi J07XEN VJI7H MV I 1 -a NOW-TO OCT BACK WITHOUT THE FAMILY SEEING Sal MOON MULLINS STEVE ROPER DOTTY DRIPPLE I DON'T KE ICHlBYlUNKS SAMMV-I 0 DNT TRUST HIM' o- a 'w 7-10 SMITTY GUMP 'SL ADAMS Mrs Viva Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 2 pm Friday The Rev A Ray will officiate and burial will be in Columbus Ohio HORTON Mrs Mollie: Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 3 'pm Friday The Rev Newton will officiate and burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Wilkinson County JOHNSON Arthur Franklin: Fu- neral services will be held at the Southside Baptist Church at 3 Friday The Rev Charles Casey and the Rev Earl Crawford will officiate The body will lie in state the churcn from 230 to 3 no pm Burial will be in the Elam Cemetery Hart's Mortuary in charge SMITH Ernest Lee: Funeral services will be held in the chapel i of Hart's Mortuary at 4 pm Friday The Rev If McCormick and the Rev James Waters will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery TUCKER Thomas Edgar: Funeral servires will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 5 pm i riday The Rev Kay Adams will officiate and burial will be in the Ebenezer Cemetery SMITH Milo Vernon: Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 11 a Saturday The Rev Fred Presley and the Rev Charles Elam will officiate and burial will be In Lizella WHITE Mrs Minnie Lula Randall: Funeral services were held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 11 am yesterday The Rev Alton Davis officiated and burial was in Cedar Ridge Cemetery LOCKHART Mrs Leah Gclslon: Funeral services were held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 4 pm yesterday The Rev Charles McGavern and Dr John Kichardimffirialed and burial was in Riverside feme U-ry The group will meet for two magazine writer Pierre Galante weeks in the library reading room She has a son by her first bus-and will read childhood rlassics in band novelist Marcus Goodrich poetry and prose Ninety-five chil drrn are enrolled in the library's vacatiun reading dub.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The Macon Telegraph
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The Macon Telegraph Archive

Pages Available:
2,266,360
Years Available:
1860-2024