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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1870
VOL. LV.
PERHY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY^ APRIL 9, 1925
No. 15
SUPERIOR COURT iN SESSION
Hoaston Superior Court has
been in session here for three days
with Judge Malcolm Jones presid
ing. The court assembled Mon
day moruing for the consideration
of cases on the civil docket. There
were no trials on \londay morning
the time being consumed in ar
ranging the dockets for Wednes
day and Thursday. There was no|
court ou Tuesday.
Owing to the absence of Solici
tor Chas. Garrett, who is ill in
Macou, there was no consideration
of criiniual warrants by the Grand
Jury this week. The Grand Jury
will be in session next week when
the Solicitor General it is expect
ed will be sufficiently recovered to
take up the criminal business be
fore the Grand Jury and the
Court,
The jurors who will ser7e tlie|
court during the criminal session
next week are as follows:
Traverse Jury ?O. A. Tliur-j
mond, H.A. Tucker,Cooper .Tones,
O. B. E Imondson, J. A. Middle
brooks, I. Y. Heard, W. R. Jones,
G. L. Slocuonb, J. R. Underwood,
J. A. 8mith, S. P. Billingsley, J.
S. Niblett, D. B. Corder, R. E.
Harper, J. M. Pool, E. P. Barfield
C. R. Aultman, W. J. Jenkins, J.
T. Bell, L. VI. NeSmith, J. J.
Jones, C. F Cooper, H. S. Kezar,
?3. W. Hickson, Jr., G T. Pierce,
B. H. Edwards, G. E. Heagy, W.
A. Strothcr, E. C. Fagan, G. L.
Small* E. L. Woodruff, U. I. Ogle
tree, W. G. Kemper, J. H. Short,
J. C. Parker, J. M. Hunt.
Tales Jurors?Emmett Connell,1
J. W, Kersey. Meade Tolleson, B.
L: Roberson, S. P. Crowell, J. T.
Sisson, W. F. Jones. Walter Riley,
W. E. Berry, E. D. Tucker, C. O.
Tharpe, Harry Bonner, B. H. An
drew, Jr., J. D- Marshall, Jr., L.
G. Collins, A. G. Leaptrot, S. D.
Harrison, O. L. Estes, A. B. Raui
mage, J. G. Brown, A. F. Hort
mai, W. F. Bixby, J. V. Rey
nolds, J- P. Ethridge.
Give in your taxes by May 1st.
W. C Watson T. R.
Give in yonr taxes by May 1st
W. C. Watson T. R.
The science of correcting
faulty vision with the aid
of properly fitted glasses is
a profession now fully recog
nized and justly appreciated.
The examination we give
your eyes leaves no doubt
in your mind.
EYES EXAMINED
GLASSES FITTED
MACON OPTICAL CO.,
J. N. Kalish F. H. Johnson
Mmoq, Ga.
Middle class: Thoas who usa
tha batter kaifa whan company
eaaas.
PERRY BEC0MIN6 ASPARAGUS
CENTER
Shipments of asparagus from
this point up to the present have
leachod such volume as to rankj
Perry as one of the important
shipping point? for that product.
While the industry is compara
tively new here a considerable
acreage has been planted in as
parigus in this section during the!
past three years. Shipments from
this point will inciease from year
to year as the young beds attain
I growth and maturity.
Express shipments from Perry
up to the first ef this week
amounted to 1,118 crates for the,
season with a daily shipment
averaging 1O0 crates during the
past week.
TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NAVY
VETERANS
The Commanding General of the
fourth Corps Area, comprising
the eight Southeastern States, is
making an effort to get in touch
with all young men who have re- j
ceutly served in the Navy or Ma
rine Corps, ia order to extend to
thuui au invitation to join the,
Cit izens' Military Training Camps !
for July, this summer. The War
Department instructions, recently
issued, direct that credit be given
all previous Navy of Marine Corps
men for service in those branches
in making assignment to a course
in the C. M. T. C. As most of
these yonng men, and especially
those with World War experience,
are beyond the age of 24 they
would be assigned to the higher
courses and all of them would be
acting Non-Commissioned Officers,
depeuding upon the amount of
serviee they had seen.
The same allowances as to rail
road fare, food, clothing and all
other necessary expenses, would
be available to ex-Navy and Ma
rine Corps men. |
Report has beeu received from
the Eastern Corps Area that great
numbers of Legionnaires, who
served in the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps during the war, have
asked for assignment to the train
ing camps in order to help train
the young men who are to take
their places in the ranks.
The C. M. T. C. Officer of the
Fourth Corps Area, Red Rock
Building. Atlanta, Georgia an
nounces that there have been al
ready accepted nearly 1,000 ap
plications from ex-service men
who will act as Non-Commission
ed and Commissioned Officers dur
ing the coming encampment.
Increase ike Beauty
andValue of Your
Farm andtiomeJOfo
(Avera?* increase due to ?planting,
reported by real estate dealers.)
The planting1 o{ a few fruit and ornamental
trees will quickly increase the value of your
borne in accordance with the pcrccntatc quoted
At small cost you may hare pecan, persimmon
and fig tre?? that will soon yield a profit.
Ro*?S, flowering: shrrbs and vines are inex
pensive. They add beauty and valu? to the
borne and pleasure to the owner.
Everything needed to beautify your homo
frounds and garden m listed in o?r new il
lustrated catalogue. It will be Mailed fre?
? request. Writ? for it today.
GRIFF ING'S
INTBR8TATE NURSERIES
/MfaoMTill?, Florida
?FOR flALB?TaoU 0?tUa g?i
?nd Ear 0?m. Apply A. F.
Smith A ??*, Parry, Gi.
BONAIRE HAS LIVE SCHOOL
Bonaire is not dead, bnt still
alive and prospering every day.
The school means so much to our
community, and we're proud to
say that we have a good school. '
We invite everyone to visit our
school and also our P. T. A. meat* J
lugs every first Friday afternoon. {
We are trying very hard to make
a success of our Parent-Teacher ;
Association and we hope that
more of the Bonaire people will
come and help. Also we would
like to have more attendants from
Wellston, Kathleen and Union.
You should come and visit the
school and see what your children
are doing and also cooperate with
us in our P. T. A.
Now we have only a tew mem
bers, but we are putting fourth
every effort to increase our mem
bership. Our meetings are very
interesting and entertaining. The
music is fine and reflects credit on
the teachers and pupils too.
I To increase the interest in our
P. T. A., wo are planning to have
a picnic dinner'soon.
| Recently at one of our school
exercises wo sold forty-seven dol
lars worth of ice creaui for the
benefit of the school.
i At our next P. T. A. meeting
wo will serve ice cream and other
refreshments. Come and bs with
us.
When Bonaire people start, any
thing they strive earnestly to
make a success of it. We don't
see any use of going backward,
when we can go forward. We in
tend to make a success of our
Parent-Teacher Association and
we earnestly ask every oue in Bon
aire and the whole school district
to cooperate with us in the in
terest of our school district.
(P. T. A. Membsr.)
ACQUIRES WASHINGTON STREET
PROPERTY
J. P. Cooper last week purchas
ed the residence property on lower
Washington Street for many year?
owned by negroes and novr occu
pied by Corinne Dudley colored.
The purchase will open up that
thoroughfare and make possible
further building development in
that section of the city.
Mr. Cooper announces that he
will improve his property and
and build one or more additional
dwelliugs on the lot at an early
date.
MICKIE SAYS
"SE<3j acwGOUurr,
VjE KIKi WUfcRM YJMEkJ \T IS
NECE9SAR.V, ?.\JT VJHEU VJS
BREAVC OUR UECK<?> V GVf OUT
A JOB OF Pfc\UT\VlG tEE. N
FEWER AV4* THEVj WE DOWTT
COME AFTER. NT EER THREE
UIEEK9, TUAT fAAVCES ME
SORE *
I We Have Just Completed
j OUR NEW
j FERTILIZER PLANT
! And equipped it with the Latest and Most
Modevn Machinery.
!We are better piepared than ever to take care
OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
j Write, Phone or Wire Us for prices on com
x plete Fertilizers or any grade of Fertilizer Ma
ji terials for Home Mixing.
J "It's What's IN The Bag That COUNTS."
1 HEARD BROTHERS.
3 Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers.
! MACON, - GEORGIA
Three months of the new year is pased. Spring is here,
we have enjoyed an excellent business?there is a rea
son, we carry a full line of Hardware, Tools, Cutlery,
Enameled Ware, Crockery, Galvanized Tabs, Well Buck
ets, Water Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers and other thing*,
too numerous to mention, and our prices are
always right.
Our stock of Groceries is complete and our pricrs are 10>
per cent cheaper than our closest competitors. Trade
with us and save money. Follow the crowds and you
will not go wrong.
J. W. BLOODWORTH,
PHONE No. 94.
The Busy Big Store. Perry, Ga.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Steaks and Fresh Meats of
All Kinds.
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Prompt Service. Phone 12.
E. F. BARFIELD & CO.
PERRY, GA.
We are always in the business for Hay, Corn,Peasr
Seed Cotton, Cotton Seed, Velvet Beans, etc.Cone
to see uswhen you want to see these products.
We carvy a full line ot Spray Materials for peaches
and can take care of your wants in any quantity..
Lime, Sulphur, Oil Emulsion, Arsenate of Lead*
Automic Sulphur and any kind of Dust. We car
ry a complete stock of Lime, Brick, Cement, Sami^
Gravel, Shingles, etc., for building*
Perry Warehouse Co.