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DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1870
VOL. LV. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, OA.. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925 ' No. 2*
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POWER LINE MAY-BE BUILT TO
PERRY AND GLINGHFIELD
Middle Aeorgia Power Co. Surveying
Transmission Line From Macon To
Perry And Clmchfield Via Fort Valley.
According to report current here,
Perry an<i this section will be sup
plied with electric power iu the
near future Engineers from the
Central (Jeorgia Power Company
of Macon have been busy for the
past few days mapping out a route
for a transmission line from Ma
con via Fort Valley to Perry and
Clinchfield. The surveying party
reached Perry Wednesday mor.t
ing laying out a line through the
City and collecting data concern
ing probable consumers of electri
cal power here. From here, the
survey has been made to Clinch
field which it is understood will
be the terminus of the proposed
transmission line.
Detailed plans of the Power
Company could not be given out
at this time but it is understood
that electrical energy would be
supplied. the towns and manu
facturing plants along the line as
well as the farms iu this section.
The proposed power line would
traverse a splendid section o f
Peach and Houston County into
Perry and Clinchfield where de
velopment by the Clinchfield Pori*
land Cement Corporation on a
large scale is now in progress. The
coming of dependable power in
large quantities into Perry and
this section would undoubtedly be
reuumerative to the Power Com
pany and would stimulate industry
and encourage the development of
the natural resources of this favor
cd region as no other agency
could do.
MRS. M. 1. WELCH DEAD
Mrs. Ollie Belle Weloh, wife of
M. I. Welch, died at their home
near Perry, Saturday night at
ll;45 o'clock after aa Illness ef
several months. Mrs. Welch
moved to Perry about four years
ago. She was born at Americus,
Ga., Feb. 4th. 1892, and was be
fore her marriage Miss Ollie Belle
Stephens. She was a member of
the Methodist Church at Perry,
and was loved by all who knew
her.
Besides her husband she leaves
her father, W. H. Stephens; four
brothers and two sisters, F. M.
Stephens of Jacksonville, Fla.;
W. A. and W. E. Stephens of Ma
con; C. C. Stephens of Norfolk,
Va., and Mrs. S. L Roberts of
Macon and Misi Pofly Stephens
of Norfolk, Va.
The body was taken to Hart's
chapel Sunday where the funeral
services were held Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Rev. W. K.
Dennis, Pastor of the Methodist
Church at Perry, and Rev. J. R.
Webb, Pastor of the First Street
Church, Macon, conducted the
services. Interment was in River
side Cemetery. Quite a number of
friends from Perry attended the
funeral and burial.
POKT VALLEY MEN GUESTS OF OVITANS
At the last meeting of the
Civitas Club held Thnreday ncoa
At thePerry Hotel, Jadge A. C.
Biley sod Kiwasias Ed Msrry of
Fort Valley were gsestn. Both of
these met made short talk? la ths
Mil.
34 CARS OF PEACHES
SHIPPED NORTH
Eight care of peaches moved out
of the fruit belt Wednesday for
Northern^ markets, making the
total eliifoments for the season
thirtjr-four cars.
89 far all .loadings hare been of
-the May Hewer variety, but it is
expected that by the first of next
week Uneedas will be put on the
market.
Besides the regular shipments
in refrigerator cars of there has
been a large shipment in less than
car lots from various points in
the belt.
Comparatively few trees of the
Mayflower variety are to be found
in orchards in the Perry district.
and solid car shipments have not J
bogun here. 350 crates by express:
have been; shipped from Perry
during the past week.
Carloads of beans are also mov
ing North. Throe carloads passed
through Macon Wednesday. These
came from Guyton, Tusculum and
Egypt and .were bound for At
lanta and Athens. The bean crop
has been severly hit by the lack of
rain. In a central district where
j 800 carloads are usually shipped,
it is estimated that only one-tenth
of that number will be forwarded.
MAY MEETING OF THE P. T. A.
The May meeting of the Parent'
Teacher Association will be held
on Friday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock
in the new sahool auditorium- This
is a very important meeting and
every one interested is urged to
attend.
The yearly report of officers will
be made at Friday's meeting and
officers for the new year elected.
After the business meeting a
social half hour will be enjoyed in
which all are invited to inspoct
the new scenery recently installed
by the Parent-Teacher Association.
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JURY COMMISSIONERS
TO MEET MAY 25TH
The Jury Commissioner? post
poned tbeir meeting for revision
of Jury Boxes Ust Monday until
next Monday ab 9 o'clock, May
25tli. J. P. Etheridge has been
appointed a Jury Commissioner
this week by Judge Mathews in
place of Dr. C. P. Cooper, who
has been appointed a Tax Assessor.
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CLINCHFIELD PUNT TO
BE iN OPERATION SOON
Trial Operation Of Bis Cement Machines
Are Highly Satisfactory
Final preparations for the oper
ation of the big cement plant at
Clinchfield are under way and
production ot cement is expected
to begin within the next three
weeks. All machinery has been in-1
stalled and all buildings are now
practically completed.
The immense cistern, completed
last week has been filled with
water and the circulating system j
given a test and found to be very i
satisfactory=
Adjustment of the machinery
and tests in actual operation of;
machines injvariousdepartment8of;
the big plant are now being made,
and according to Superintendent
Befger these tests are proving un
usually satisfactory.
The final adjustment and coor
dination of the machinery in this
immense plant will 'probably re
quire some time but no undue de
lay is anticipated in the opening
of the plant and the actual pro
duction of cement.
CENTRAL R. R. MAKES
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
The extent and variety of the
improvements which must con
tinually be made in transporta
tion facilities to provide satisfac
toiy service to the public are out
lined in an interesting manner in
a statement from L. A. Downs,
President of the Central of Geor
gia Railway Company. Mr.
Downs says that during the past
five years the Central* of Qeorgia
has invested nearly thirteen mil
lion dollars in road and eqaip
ment and that the expenditures
for this purpose amounted to four
and a quarter million ^dollars in
1924.
Among the importaill improve
ments to the transportation plant
of the Central during the past
year he lists the re-laying of 147
| miles of track with heavier rail
| ballasting of 92 miles of trick and
I the renewal of ballast on 88 miles
I of track.
J The industrial prosperity of
Central of Georgia territory is in
dicated by the construction of 84
new industrial tracks and in ad
dition to this the railroad install
ed 24 passing tracks and built 8
miles of new line.
During the past year the Cen
tral renewed more than half mil
lion crossties, replaced many pile
and timber trestles with permanent
concrete work, installed 14 iniles
of telephone line, put in signal
bolls at f, highway grade crossings
(strengthened 8 bridges, construct
ed three new steel and concrete
bridges and started work on con
crete viaduct and two steel bridges
It also built a new coach and
paint shop at Savannah and a new
store and oil house at Columbus.
The year also witnessed the
largest single project of its kind
ever undertaken by the Central
of Georgia?the revision of line
and grades, elimination of grade
crossings and enrves on the Bir
miagham-Columbns line. This
work will be completed in 1925.
Mr. Downs points out that these
inrreaced facilities reqnire oapital
wkieh mast be in tho main bor
rowed and says tkat the public
realizes as never befors the good
rssnlts of a policy tkat will per
nit Ike railroads to seUklieh
sound credit so that adsqaate
transporta tien for tkc fstars may
be pievided.
WE ARE NOW IN POSITION TO MAKE
PROMPT SHIPMENT
Of All Orders For
High Grade Fertilizers
Either in car lots or less.
NITRATE OF SODA
$65.00 per ton f. o. b. our plant for cash.
Pricts subject to changes made by
THE IMPORTERS.
"It's What's IN The Bag That COUNTS."
HEARD BROTHERS.
Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers.
MACON, - GEORGIA
DONT BE DECEIVED
^ Our prices are always the lowest considering the?
quality. We carry a full line of Hardware, Stoves,.
Water Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers, Etc., at the lowest
prices. Before you buy those new Shoes for your Fotdv
get our prices on Tires and Tubes.
We at all times carry a full line of Groceries an
Feed Stuff. It will be to your interest to buy from
J. W. BLOODWORTH,
PHONE No. 94.
The Busy Big Store. Perry, Ga..
We Are Now In The
Paint Business
We haAe just received a stock of Lucas Paints and
Varnishes which is a recognized standard in the
paint industry. We sell at standard Prices audi
guarantee the quality to be as good as any standard
| house paint on the market.
It is now within the reach of all to have their hous
es painted, saving the wear and tear of the weather
and at the same time making beautiful the home*
We will furnish paint, pay the painter, and allow
you to pay same on installment plan. Twenty per
cent down and the balance in 10 equal monthly
payments. See us at once for details and get year
painting done during the Spring as this i* the time:
to get a better job.
Perry Warehouse Co.
TRUCK and WAGON BODIES
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for Hauling Peaches
Let Us Build Them (er You
W. A. CURTIS,
Perry, Ga.