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Sunday Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Feb. 24, 1957-A-7 Opens In Greenville On Monday GREENVILLE, Feb. 23- Meriwether County Criminal Court will open Monday. No cases were tried in Civil Court this week. Seven divorce decrees were granted and six divorce cases were dismissed.

The Grand Jury returned 49 true bills and 10 no bills. True bills were returned against: Robert Berry, escape; Rufus Bowen, escape; Walter McCoy, misdemeanor; Lillie Weaver, misdemeanor; Jonas Anthony, misdemeanor: Charles Rowe, misdemeanor; Skeets Steeds, misdemeanor; W. R. misdemeanor; Charlie Rowe, misdemeanor. Royce Render, passing school bus: George Phillips, failure to send child to school; Roscoe Smith, malicious mischief; Marvin Prather, burglary; Ridley Haynes, misdemeanor; Percy Overton, peeping tom; James F.

Vinson, indictments, cheating and swindling; Roy Neal, Frank Maum, Robert Maffett, Robert Johnson, Robert Tee Adams, Isaac Upshaw, James Alexander, Reuben Mullins, Raymond Dixon, J. C. Harps, Gus Slade, O'Neal Coleman, Frank Hester, John Myree, Oscar Beach, Hortince Tinch, Dorothy Jean Clements, John L. Searcer, all for public drunkenness. Charlie Rowe, larceny of auto; Kelly Sapp, operating automobile without driver's license; Byron Short, manufacturing liquor; Wofford Fuller, alias Bitty Fuller, manufacturing liquor; Tommie Highsmith and Bernard Miller, larceny from auto; Jessie Dozier, carrying concealed weapon; Frank and Ada Neal, larceny; Frank Cook, simple larceny, and Lee Wilson and Ella Mae Bussey Wilson, assault and battery.

For Negro High School Hurtsboro Sets Vote on Gym HURTSBORO, Feb. 23- up Hurtsboro citizens will vote April 2 on a $20,000 bond issue which (is to provide funds for a gymnasium-auditorium for Russell County Training School. If the bond issue is approved, principal and interest will be paid with funds collected from a sales tax on soft drinks, tobacco and of snuff. The Hurtsboro City Council, at a special meeting last night drew an ordinance to submit the proposal to the voters. The bonds shall not exceed a rate of 6 per Life Savings Stolen From Louisville Man LOUISVILLE, Ala.

-Louisville police are seeking the person or persons who stole the life savings of Will Hendricks, Negro. Police reported was stolen from a fishing tackle box while Hendricks was out-of-town. Valley News COL. E. A.

GREENE Death Claims Col. Greene, Leader in Fort Gaines Dam FORT GAINES, Feb. 23- Edward Alonzo Greene, 81, retired Marine colonel and a leader in the Ft. Gaines Lock and Dam Project, died this morning at Betheseda Naval Hospital, Betheseda, Md. He was undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Date and funeral arrangements will be announced by Jaxon Funeral Home. A native of Clay County, Col. Greene returned to Fort Gaines when he retired in 1933. Since then he has been a prominent farmer, pioneering pine seedling planting and new agriculture methods. He WAS instrumental in the early stages of development of the Chattahoochee River.

At groundbreaking ceremonies of the Ft. Gaines dam in 1954, the retired Marine said his duties in obtainling River development were over. "I have nothing more to do," he said. "It's in good hands." Col. Greene, a bachelor, served in the Spanish American War and was the Spanish American Veterans Assn.

He was a Mason and member of the Lions Valley Deaths Club. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by four nephews: Clay Chairman Raymond Morris, Dr. J. F.

Gavin, Shreveport, Col. (ret.) Edward M. Gavin, Albuquerque, N. and Chester Galvin, Los Mesa, and a niece, Mrs. A.

B. Gibson, Fort Gaines. THEADORE C. THOMAS AMERICUS, Oct. 23-Theo- Valley Briefs Cuthbert Rotary Names Officers CUTHBERT, Feb.

23- John L. Farris was elected dent of the Cuthbert Rotary Club this week. Other officers are Walter E. Taylor secretaryand directors: Herstreasurer; Hawkins, Lawrence Alston, Albert Sealy. They will take office in July.

RHYNE NOMINATED AMERICUS, Feb. 23-Pete Rhyne of the Americus Jaycees has been nominated as a national Jaycee direetor by the local club. Rhyne, New Era farmer, is currently Third District Jaycee vice president, a past president of the Americus club and a former "Man of the Year" winner. P-TA MEETS LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23 -The program of the Louisville P.TA Wednesday night at the High School presented activities of both the elementary and dore C.

Thomas, 73, died at his home near Plains Friday after a short illness. He was a native of Louisville, but had lived most of his life in Plains. He is survived by a brother, Robert E. Thomas, also of Plains and two nieces. Funeral services were conducted from his home at 10:30 a.m.

today, Interment was with in Campbell Lebenan Church cemetery Funeral Home, Richland, in charge of arrangements. MRS. JOHN M. MEADOWS VIDALIA. Feb.

23- Mrs. John M. Meadows, 87, widow of Dr. John M. Meadows of Vidalia, pioneer citizen and first physician to settle in Vidalia, died yesterday.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at the First Baptist Church at 3 p.m. with the Rev. 0. L. Pedigo officiating and burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery, Vidalia.

Survivors are two sons, Curtis W. Meadows, and Al H. Meadows, Dallas, Texas; five daughters, Mrs. W. L.

Perryman, Talbotton, Mrs. True P. Cheney, Pinehurst, N. Mrs. W.

Broadfoot, Vidalia, Mrs. J. K. Acton, Shreveport, Mrs. George Rhodus, Dallas, Texas; 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

MRS. LIZZIE ALEXANDER LAGRANGE, Feb. 23 Funeral for Mrs. Lizzie Alexander, 84, of 400 Lincoln St. who died today local city-county hospital, where she had been a patient since Oct.

23, will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (CST) at the Baptist Church, near JasArline, with Dr. Willis E. Howard conducting the service. -Burial will be in the church cemetery, with Howard's Funeral Home of LaGrange in charge.

A native of Carroll County Mrs. Alexander had been declining in health for three years. She was a member of the Arline Baptist Church. Survivors are a number of nieces and nephews. 8 Ledger Correspondent Photos by J.

C. Griffin CLUB The Inter- and E. L. Edwards director: Back D. D.

Club in Whitman, Twister, Rupert Smith, director; A. J. GEORGETOWN FORMS LIONS national Lions recently organized a Lions Officers of the club, are, front row, left Watson, director; David Mason, III, vice president; Georgetown. J. Roger Wilson, director; and James Finlayson, Lion G.

M. Phillips, president; J. Gary, secretary-treasurer; W. O. Sellers, second vice president; tamer.

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Members of the third and fourth grades were presented by Mrs. Pearl Tillman, principal, in selections by the Tonette Band and pupils from the Fifth and Sixth grades, who are members of the band played several selections. A skit was also given by the fifth and sixth grades. Miss Eleanor Grant presented movies of various high school activities, which she and Miss Lillian Hixon had made during the school year. The P-TA adopted the lunchroom and summer help for the band as the year's projects.

Mrs. Dewey Coggins, president, appointed a committee to make survey and report the most urgent needs of the lunch-room at the next meeting. 812 PINTS OF BLOOD AUBURN, Feb. 23-Alabama Polytechnic Institute students donated 812 pints of blood to the American Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday. There were 125 rejections.

Lewis Anderson, Atlanta, chairman of the all-campus drives committee termed the blood drive as highly successful. CRUSADE BALLOON FOUND AMERICUS, Feb. 23- Frank Driver, New Era Community farmer, found a "Crusade for Europe" balloon on his farm near hear Thursday. The six by six foot plastic bag was found about sundown in the edge of a wooded area, Driver told the Sumter County Sheriff's office. Inside the bag were pamphlets and cards urging donations for the worthy project.

The balloon was sent along with thousands more from Minneapolis, with the instructions that if found please report where the balloon fell. Driver turned the balloon over to Sheriff Fred Chappell. For Piano Tuner in Americus Police Recover $4,808 in Checks AMERICUS, Feb. 23-Local law enforcement officers have recovered $4,808.58 in checks belonging to a transient piano tuner and holding Angus Bennett, 38, of Marianna, in county jail charged with theft. GBI Agent J.

W. Southwell and Deputy Sheriff Buster Popwell were credited with solving the during which they went to case The Most Outstanding Offer In Years! CURIE CORPORATION OF AMERICA COMMON STOCK $1 Per Share Par Value $1 Per Share Contact Mr A.G. Rosenthal after 2 P.M. Monday or all Day Tuesday. RALSTON HOTEL FA 2-7331 cent a year and shall mature in 1977, the ordinance read.

The ordinance was drawn up by City Atty. Richard Stone, Union Springs. The $20,0000 will be matched by a like sum from the Russell County Board of Education. At present there is no gym at the Negro high school. Girl Injured In Americus AMERICUS, Feb.

23 Glenda Cochran, 7, 121 E. Jefferson was injured Thursday afternoon when she was struck by a car at the corner of S. Lee and Church Streets, the Americus police stated. The report said that the child ran in front of a car driven by Mrs. Ethel Walters, Ellaville, as Mrs.

Walters was making a right turn off Lee into Church Street. The child was dragged 19 feet before Mrs. Walters could stop the car. Police said that Glenda received a broken collar bone, cuts on the face and severe bruises. No charges have been placed by the po- Photo by Dick Gruenwald CHAVALA FFA SWEETHEART Alice Parkman, from Seale, was chosen sweetheart of the Chavala High School FFA chapter at a barbecue last night in Seale culminating national FFA week.

She was one of eight contestants, selected by four FFA classes. The girls also joined in preparing the barbecue and are shown here with chapter president Mike Corcoran. Left to right are: Catherine Pitts, Jewell Toney, Joan Johnson, Cynthia Braswell, Melanie Parkman, Alice Parkman, Therese Herbert, and Carolyn Raines. SCOUTS GET CHARTER CUTHBERT, Feb. 23-A charter was presented to Boy Scout Troop 97 and the Explorer Scout group last night in the dining hall of Andrew College.

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Reardin, the 65-year old piano tuner, had hired a cab driver in Marianna to drive his auto and house trailer from that city to Americus on Monday. Reardin does this normally in traveling about the country his work since he does not like to drive long distances. The driver's wife Chavala Lists 21 on 'Roll' SEALE, Feb. 23-There were 21 students named on Chavala High School honor roll for the last six weeks. Making the list with straight A averages were: Seniors: Annette Richardson, Carolyn Raines, Jewell Toney, Cynthia Brassell, Ronnie Calhoun, Mary Kate McLendon, Gail Newsome, Skipper Noe, Melanie Parkman, Therese Herbert, and Hedy Lee King.

Juniors: Lydia Cutchin, Annette Kanzler, Sandra Jaye King, Frances Turner, Aloma Massey, via Russell, Daine Stovall, Louise and two male companions accompanied Reardin and the cab driv. er here and then returned to Florida by bus, leaving Reardin here. Afterwards Reardin discovered that two checks were missing, one a cashier's check for $4,708.58, and the other, a traveler's check in the amount of $100. Southwell and Popwell then went to Marianna where they were able to track down Bennett. Although they did not have hisname or those of the others who made the trip here they were able to use a clue of Bennett's being crippled in locating him and returning him to Americus.

Bennett had reportedly tried to cash the check but had been unsuccessful. FENCING CLINIC FORT GAINES, Feb. 23- A fencing clinic will be held March 7-8 at Clay County High School agriculture room. R. B.

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