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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
4
The Thomas County Head Start Program begins Monday at Central High School with bus transportation for all enrolled children. Pickup routes will be set this week with morning windows from 8 to 9 15. Parents should call 226 7192 if a child is not picked up by 8 bus.
An undercover agent posing as a truck driver was propositioned after handing over $10 to $50 as the raid began at a busy Fort Valley truck stop. Prisoners were jailed in Roberta after Sheriff L A O Neal said he lacked jail space and had no prior knowledge of the operation. Officers logged names and ages of coffee drinkers present.
Brooks County politics heats up as John E. Sheffield Jr joins the representative race. Henry Reaves seeks reelection after four years in office. Floyd McAllister runs for county commissioner, Harley Mitchell declines, and Marion Williams, a grocer, qualifi es for the same post. Ramsey and Nichols, serving commissioners, have no opposition.
The Budget Bureau must approve any carry over for 1966 67 funding as the State Health Dept plans to request. No decision yet on moving patients to Bainbridge due to large-scale renovations. $600000 for the project may not be available until July 1. Thomasville would employ about 200 staff including three physicians and 19 nurses. Patients are mentally ill males ages 21 to 65 from Southwest Georgia. This marks the state's decentralization plan toward regional hospitals in Georgia.
At dawn clashes broke out as soldiers and 600 combat police moved on Hue. Buddhist altars were removed from main streets and troops positioned at the radio station and a Perfume River bridge. Tear gas and gunfire marked brief violence, but overall control passed to Ky’s forces with many residents resuming daily life.
Thomas County Kiwanis Club meets at Post 31 at 6 30 p m Lions Club convenes Plaza Café at 7 30 p m Allen Cook Vew hosts at post home to 7 30 p m Home League at the Salvation Army 7 30 p m Alcoholics Anonymous at Presbyterian Hall 8 p m Bethlehem Commandery at Masonic Building 8 p m Friday ceramics class at Youth Center Hut 10 a m Kiwanis Club Glen Arven 1 p m Senior Citizens Club at YMCA 2 30 p m Eastern Star at Masonic Building 5 p m Saturday AMVETS Dance at Post home 9 p m
Rhode Island Amvets back national commander Ralph Hall in urging an immediate meeting of U S and Canadian officials to close loopholes that allow U S citizens to flee to Canada to dodge military service. Extradition fears are cited as the key issue.
Judge Williott notes county malapportionment concentrates power but opposes extending equal protection to local subdivisions. He says minority voters cannot elect a majority of commissioners and that residency rules do not discriminate, aiming to diffuse representation so every citizen’s vote in Thomas County counts equally.
A. D. Jones 78 of Camilla died in a local hospital. Services set for Friday at Lake Pleasant Church with burial at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Survivors include spouse, two sons Marcus and Dan, three daughters, sisters, 14 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Hubert Ira Palmer 71 of Pelham died yesterday. Services Friday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with burial at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Survivors include wife, one daughter, two brothers and a sister.
Kenneth Scott Key ten month old son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Key died at home. Services set for Thursday at 3 p m at Dekle Funeral Chapel with Rev Phillip Cassidy and Elder Elkin Key. Burial in Murphy Cemetery Colquitt County. Survived by parents a sister Hobin and paternal grandparents Ernest Key Thomasville and maternal grandparents Ervin Baldwin and Grace Rumsey Pavo.
Funeral services for Susie Martin Moore 57 of West Bainbridge were held Tuesday at Baldwin Baptist Church with burial in Baldwin Church cemetery. She died Sunday at home after moving to West Bainbridge 10 years ago. She was a Midland City Baptist Church member and survived by husband Andy Moore five sons Andy R. Moore John H. Moore James M. Moore Otis F. Moore Tony Moore two daughters Miss Mattie Lou Moore and Mrs Josephine Gibson a brother W M Martin a sister Mrs Fred Higgns and 12 grandchildren.
Carlos Stansel PAVO-Carlos Odum Stansel 75 retired farmer died yesterday at his home in Evergreen Baptist Church Funeral services were held at 3 p m Friday with Rev W J Smith of Quitman officiating and burial in Evergreen Cemetery Maxwell Funeral Home He was a native of Brooks County and had lived in Thomas County for three years He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church He is survived by a sister Mrs J G Godwin of Quitman
Funeral services for Levin William Glisson 53 of West Bainbridge were conducted Tuesday at Ivey Funeral Home by Revs R C Kale and T A McDonald Burial was in Tool Springs Cemetery in Decatur County Glisson died Saturday He was a lifetime Decatur County resident a mechanic and a member of the Christian Church Survivors include his wife Ruby Cook Glisson four sons William Glisson Bob Glisson San Antonio Texas James Glisson Istanbul Turkey and George Glisson Viet Nam a daughter Mrs Charles Mitchell Kansas City Kas and five grandchildren
Advertisement touts T-4-L Powerful Germ Killer for smelly sweaty feet claim it kills the germ to remove odor. Says friends can smell it but wearer cannot and promises overnight relief with a 48 cent bottle available at drug counters and all drug stores.
With canning season underway, housewives plan entries for the 9th annual Deep South Fair from October 24 to 29. The Thomasville Exchange Club, sponsor, issues rules requiring name and variety on jars, clear glass, and judging by product quality, packing, liquid, and jar appearance.
The J. H. Faulk Estate in Chipley Florida was named one of three early Florida tree farms honored at a Tallahassee luncheon marking the silver anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Ralph Faulk of Thom asville attended, son of longtime lumberman J. H. Faulk credited with establishing Florida's second tree farm. Tree farming spreads to 48 states with about 30 000 farms on 67 million acres, all privately owned.
The city of Thomasville played a vital role in compiling promotional films, contributing local support and resources to the production process. Officials described the collaboration as essential to showcasing the area.
The Thomasville Lions Club gathers at Plaza Cafe to hear the annual state convention report from five attendees led by President Hugh Rehberg and President-elect John Vickers. The evening May include entertainment and starts at 7 30.
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