Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-01
On ,hway BoA1d'
Macon Editor Is Appointed BY Gov.
Walker as Successor to Robert c.
Medley, Deceased

ATLANTA, Ga, w. T. Anderson
editor OF the Macon Telegraph has
been appointed to ill the vacancy on
| the statelllighway board caused by the
recent death Of Robert c. Medley of
Waynesboro, and has accepted The
appointment was ann ounced by Gov.
Clifford Walker Monday night.
he law PROVIDES that one member
OF the highway board shall come from
north, one from middle and one from
South Georgia. There are only three
members.
Chairman John n. Holder is from
Jackson County in north Georgia and
Stanley Bennett is from Ouitman in
South Georgia. r. c. Medley deceased,
was from Wayne sboro- in middle
Georgia.
Mr.. Anderson has more than two
years to serve, his term expiring OH
December 81, 1925. Mr.. Neeley had
been appointed for SIX years when the
board was created December 81. 1919.
Disregarded Politics
Il have endeavored to do two things
in making this appointment" said Gov
ernor Walker In the first place. |
have entirely disregarded politics. be-
cause | feel the highway department
should be put in the position of lust
as complete sewerage from politics as
is possible, in fact, that it should be
kept out OF politics. Therefore | have
had in mind the selection of a man
to I'LL the vacancy who could and
and would perform state service be-
cause he would be serving the states
best interests. In the second place, l
believe the highway board should be
composed OF gentlemen OF the very
highest type, men who are outstanding
figures in the business world in their
calling and who will at the same time
put the welfare of their state ahead
of other things.
Mr.. Anderson has for many Years
been strongly and unselfishly identi-
lied with road development in Geor-
gla and has unstintedly lent his eff
forts along the line OF constructive
work jointly as between improved high
ways and development of schools, two
oil the most important things in the
state.
Mr.. Holder represents the northern
division of the board, Mr.. Bennett of
Ou1tman, represents the southern di-
vision and the vacancy which occurred
through the untimely death of Mr.. |
Medley was from the middle distric.. !
B1bb county is i'll the center of that
district and Mr.. Anderson's acceptance
OF the place will, | am quite convinced
be, both pleasing and highly service
able to the state in its program OF
highway development"
Several Names Suggested
1t is understood several names were
suggested to Governor Walker for the |
place, but he had virtually conferred |
upon his selection before the other sug
gestions were made and the matter |
was taken up with Mr.. Anderson in |
Macon Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Anderson has been a member
ot the executive committee of the Dix |
lie Highway association since it was
organized and has been a commits
sioner from Georgia on that associa-
ton many years. He was one of the
pioneers in active good roads move i
men:s III the state, and has probably
participated in and made urgent talks
at more good roads meetings than any
other one man in the state.
40 dill Illustration OF the manner III
which the governors selection is being
received, Ed Maddox of Rome, who
was in Atlanta when .he announce
ment was made by Governor Walker
said:
That is a very happy and very
helpful selection. My community is
in the northern division but the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Anderson will be
highly pleasing to the people in that
part of the state He has devoted much
OF his time, and in very unselfish
manner, to the highway development
efforts in Georgia and I suspect has
visited more counties in that work than
any other man. l know he has been
into practically every county in the
seventh district i'll the interest of good
roads because Ishave been on a num-
Der of those trips with him, and am
familiar with what he has done in that
section. 1t has been a work of love
with him and he has most unselfishly
spent his money in that way. Cover
nor Walkers selection in my opinion,
is a magnificent one and will be very
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