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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher DEVOTEMO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1870
VOL. LV. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, G A., THURSDAY, JULY 1G, 1925 N No. 29
PEACH SEASON CLOSES;
MELON SHIPMENTS BEGIN
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By the end of the present week
the peaeh shipping season will bo
practically at an end in Houston
County, With the final rush of
th<* past few days the orchards in
this section have been stripped of
their fi uit and sent on their way
to Northern and Eastern markets.
Prices have held up well through
out the season and though the
shipments have not been so large
as last year, net results have been
more generally satisfactory to I he
growers than any season during
the past live years. Car ship
ments from Perry up to Tuesday
amounted to 415 cars which will
probably be increased by a dozen
or more cars in the liual wiud*up
at the end of the week.
Melon shipments began this
week, T. *M. Sizemore and Langs
ton & Langston shipping one car
each from Perry Monday. These
were the first cars of the season
shipped from this point and the
first from the county as far as we
are informed.
On Tuesday a total of eight cars
were shipped by L. 0. Howard,
T. M. Sizemore, Langston &
Langston and N. VV. H. Gilbert.
Although the bulk of the melon
crop is late and will not begin to j
move for two weeks yet, shipments
will probably continue from this
time on to the end of the season..
ADJOURNED SESSION SUPERIOR (
COURT AUGUST 24
A brief session of Superior
Court was held here Monday
morning with Judge LI. A. Math
ews presiding. One civil case with
out jury was tried, being that of
Geo. S. Busbee vs Dallas Conner
iu which an injunction was grant
ed.
Judge Mathews callcd an ad
journed session to be held on the
fourth Monday in August at
\yhich a number of Civil .Cases
will be tried. Jurors will be noti
fied later for service at this session.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON BRINGS;
35 CENTS POUND
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 13.?
The first bale of 1925-26 cotton
crop to be received in Savannah
brought 35 cents at auction at the
Savannah Cotton Exchange at
noon today, being bought by
Gooper and Griffin, Inc., of this
city.
The bale was received shortly
after midnight last night from J.
(J- Getzen. Webster. Fla., who
(shipped the first bale here last
year This is the earliest a bale
of cottpn has been received in Sa
vannah in 25 years. ? Macon Tele
graph.
TAX ASSESSORS MEET JULY 21st
The Board of Tax Assessors of
Houston County will hold tlioit
last mooting of the year at the
Court House on next Tuesday.
?July 21st.
Persons who have business with
the Board should bear in mind the
tim<* and plar*e of the meeting.
NOTICE
We the undersigned hereby
?(free not to open our markets 01.
Snnday. King & Holer.
E. K. Barfield & Co.
W. M. Smith.
PERRY HAS IMPORTANT PLACE
ON ROAD Of REMEMBERANCE
Perry has a "place in t lie sun*'
as well as on the Dixie Highway
as evidenced by an article in the
recent Anniversary Number of the
Dixie Highway Magazine.
Among the jiumber of interest
ing and enlightening art ieles con
cerning the Road of Kememberance
and the cities and communities
the highway traverses is tho fol
lowing from the pen of Airs. <)r
ren \\r. Massee, of Macon, Presi
dent of the Dixie Highway Auxi
liary.
Perry, Ga., the Awakened Little
City ? Population, 2,000?Named
for Admiral Perry.
Fifty per ccnt increase in pop
ulation during p.ist two years;
three million dollars in new con
struction: an $N5,000 new school
building, and 75 new dwellings.
Hard sui t ice paving now in pio
gress and good roads in every di
rection; 75 per cent of the auto
travel from the North and West
passes through Peiry.
The second largest cement plant
in th(^ Southeast and the second
and largest in the t?tate of (iedrgia
is located here on the Dixie High
way. The lime ridge running
through Houston County h a s
literally plaecd Perry in the lime
light; it has limestone, Fuller's
earth, kaolin and all ingredients
for making cenaent. The entire
ridge contains chalk.
<This$3,000,000 plant, the Clinch
field Poriland Cement Company,
employs 200 high-class specialists,
maintains a club house in the city
as well as a sub-division. This
plant is operated with electrical
powder with individual motors for
each machine. The output of tho
plant, 900,000 barrels of cement in
! twelve month?, has already been
sold.
It is predicted by geologists that
in a few years this will be the
| greatest industrial center of the
South, not excepting Birmingham.
Perry is one of the principal
shipping points for asparagus in
the state.
Perry is also the center of peach
growing and of a tine diversified
farming section.
Perry boasts anew $<)0,000hotel
with 40 rooms and baths, where
motor parties enjoy excellent
southern meals.
Four miles from the city, afford
ing recreation for the surrounding
country, is Lakeside, where a
beautiful lake three miles long
puts the fit h in fishing, and makes
swimming, boating and camping a
pleasure.
Extra copies of this excellent
edition of the Dixie Highway
Magazine may be had at cost from
the Macon Food Clinic at Macon,
Georgi?.
MORE REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS
Activity in real estate trading
continues in Perry with '?> addi
tional Hales reported this week.
On .Saturday S. A. Nunn bought
of E. M. Beckham a tract con
taining about one acre on the
newly m a ?1 e thoroughfare
running parallel to and east of
Evergreen .Street.
On Tuesday K. E. Harper
bought of A. A. Snioak the dwell
ing on Macon Street adjoining
Armory Grove.
On Thursday J. \V. Blood wort li
bought of Mrs. .J. A. Berry the
old Fierrj' House property facing
1150 feet on Ball Street and run
Ining back a distance of >S4 feet on
Commerce Street.
I Other sales of Perry real estate
were reported ir. prospect Thurs
day, announcement of which may
be given out later.
CEMENT PLANT TURNING
OUT FINISHED PRODUCT
First Shipments Made Monday?Analysis
.Shows Product Of Excellent Quality.
All departments of the Clinch
field Cement Plnut near Perry are
new in operation ami the finished
cement is be^ng produced daily.
Announcement of the first ship-j
men t of cement from the plant j
at as* mad e M on d ay.
Fer the past mouth the big mill
has been producing the cement
clinkers and about ten days ago !
the ' grinding mill was put in ,
operation. The finished product i
is now being stored in the big
silos from which it is sacked for
shipment.
On last Monday the lirst, ship
ment was made, two cars going to
the market. Eight cars left the
plant Tuesday, it is expected
that the mill will be running at
full capacity of 2500 barrels a day
within the next month and ship
ment. wili be made as rapidly as
possible to fill the ureal volume
of advance orders booked from
this plant.
Chemical analysis of the cement
being produced here ?hows it to
be o f excellent' quality a n d
strength, grading much higher
than the average from plants in
[other sections of the country.
PEACH SHIPMENT FROM
GEORGIA MAY BE 10,000 CARS
The total movement of Georgia
peaches for the season now regis
ters 8,140 cars, including Satur
day's shipment of 480 cars. Witfi
yes<erdajfs movement, to be re
ported, indications are that thq
estimated crop of from {>,000 to
10,000 cars will be readied before
the end of the week.
Macon and nearby poiuts re
ported to the "Macon office of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
that Belles were iri?out cleaned up
and that most shipments of this
variety were now moving in mix
ed Cars. It was also reported that
Elberta shipments were now prob
ably ai the height and that a con.
siderable decrease in shipments
would be noted after today's ship
ments.
Georgia Elbertas brought a
slightly lower price on the larger
markets yesterday, while P.elles
continued to bring about the
same. The price for Elbertas
ranged from $1.50 to $3.00, most
ly *2.25. Befits brought around
82.50. for avefage size and good
color.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs H. M. Heard wish
to express their appreciation toj
their friends for I lie kindness
shown tliern during the illness
and death of their precious baby,
Nell.
?FOR .SALE? Cheap for cash,
ono Sfhubert Piano. Apply to
Mrs. H. A. Burketfc, Swift Street.
Perry, Ga,
Acetylene Welding at
McLendon Auto Co j
j
Kdison Ma/da House Lamps full j
of Ilgbt. McLendon Auto Co.
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.
Prices subject to changes made by
THE IMPORTERS.
"it's What's IN The Bag That COUNTS."
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HEARD BROTHERS.
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Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers.
MACON, - GEORGIA
BIG BARGAINS
Automobile Tires and Tubes have advanced 30 per cent
in the past few days and anotqer advance will take place
next week. We took advantage of the low prices and
are now offering our Tires and Tubes at the old price;
30 x 3 Casings at $6.65 and 30 x 3 1-2 at $7.85
for 10 days only.
Our stock of Fruit Jars, Water Coolers and Freezers are
als? reduced. See us before you buy your Groceries,
Hardware and General Merchandise.
It will be to your interest.
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 and
guarantee the quality to be as good as any standard
house paint on the market.
It is now within the reach of al! 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 your
painting done during the Spring as this is the time
to get a better job.
Perry Warehouse Co.
TRUCK and WAGON BODIES ~*
for Hauling Peaches
Let Us Build Them for You
?st
W. A. CURTIS,
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Perry, Ga.