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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 187?
VOL. LIV. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1924 No. 51
ELECTION OF HOUSTON OFFICERS
CALLED FOR JANUARY 7th.
NEWLY ELECrED OFFICERS FROM
PEACH TERRITORY RESIGN; RACE IS
ON TO FILL VACANCIES.
An executive order from Gov
ernor Walker h;is been received
by the Ordinary directing the au
thorities to call an election to till
the vacieneies caused by the resig
nation of the nine county ofiicers
recently elected from the Poach
county territory. The executive
order together with the calls for
the election b?y the Ordinary and
clerk of court to be held on Janu
aay 7tli, 1925 appear in this issue.
Eight of the officials of Houston
County recently elected have no
tified Governor Walker that they
will not qualify for the offices,
and joined iti a request that a
special election bo called to choose
their successors.
The seven officials who have re
signed, live in that poriion of
Houston county that will become
a part of Peach county when the
new county is created on January
7. C, T. Stubbs, who lives in the
Houston county territory has also
decline to qualify*
The Houston county officials
?lect, who signed an agreement to
give up their offices were Emmett
Hcuser, clerk; (ieorge D. Ander
?on, sheriff; T. E. Tharpe, tax col
lector; C. N. Rouniree, tax com
missioner; A. W. Tabor, com
missioner, and charles Vanoe, sur
veyor and C. T. Stnbbs. ordinary.
J. E. Davilson Keprcsantativ?
elect has also tendered his resig
nation and a call for the election
ef of successor on January 7th ia
published.
It is said that most of the these
officials will become candidates for
similar offices in the new county
of Peach, in the special election
that will be held on January 7.
NOTICES OF ELECTION
Georgia, Houston County.
Pursuant to au order of his Ex
cellency, Governor Clifford Walk
er, and in conformity to the laws
of *aid state, aa election for Ordi
nary of said county is hereby or
dered in said county for January
7th, 19^5, to fill the unexpired]
term of Hon. C. T. Stubbs elected j
to said office, a vacancy having
been created in said office by rea
son of the refusal of said C. T.
Stubbs to accept his commission
and to qualify as Ordinary of said
eounty.
W itness my hand and official
signature this the 17th day of De
cember, 1924.
H. L. Wasden. Clerk Su
perior Court, Houston County.
Georgia, Houston County.
Pursuant to an order of his Ex
cellency, Honorable Clifford Walk
er, Governor of Georgia and in
conformity to the laws of said
?tate an election is h ? r e b y
ordered in said county for Janu
ary 7th, r.)25 to fill the unexpired
terms of tho following countj offic
ers towit: ?
Emmett Hoaser, Clerk Superior
Court.
G, D. Anderson, Sheriff.
T. E. Tharpe, Tax Collector.
C, N. Kountree, Tax Receiver.
C- 8. Vance. County Surveyor.
A. W. Tabor, Counry Commis
sioner.
O. J. Hateman, County Com
missioner.
Vacancies having been created
in all of said offices by reasen of
the refusal of all of the above
nameri officers to accept their re
spective offices.
Witness my hand anil official
signature this the 17th day of De
cember 1924 Hmmett Elouser,
Ordinary Houston County Georgia.
Georgia, Houston County.
Pursuant to au Order of his Ex
celled?}'. Governor Clif
ford Walker, and in conformity to
the laws of said State, an election
is hereby ordered in said county
on January 7th, 1925, to fill the
unexpired term of Hon. J. 15.
Davidson as a member of the
Legislature from said county to
the General Assembly of said
State. A vacancy in said office be
ing created by reason of the resig
nation of the said J. E. Davidson
from said office.
Witness my hand and official
signature this 17th day of De
cember, J 924.
Emmett Houser Ordinary of
Houston cwunty Georgia.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
In Re: County Officers Houston
County
It being made to appear that
the Governor has issued his pro
elamation declaring that the con
stitutional amendment creating
the county of Peach in the state
of Georgia was duly ratified by the
eleotorat6 of the state and that
said Peach County has been legal
ly created as of date January 1st,
1925:
And it farther appearing that
certain officers in and for the
county of Houston who have been
elected to county offices, the terms
of said offices to commence as of
date January 1st, 1925, have for
mally notified the (Governor in
writing that they decline to accept
commissions for thoir said several
offices and decline to qualify as
such officers, the said officers so
declining being the following,
to-wit:
Emraett Houser, clerk Superior
Court.
G. D. Anderson, Sheriff.
T. E. Tharpe, Tax collector.
C. T. Stubbs, Ordinary,
c. N. Rountrce, Tax Receiver,
c, S- Vance, county Surveyor.
A. W. Tabor, county commis
sioner.
O- J. Bateman, county commis
sioner.
And it further appearing that a
vacancy exists in each of the
aforesaid offices, for the torm of
office commencing as of date Janu
ary 1st, 1925. Now therefore, it
is
Ordered that the authorities of
said Houston county be aadtbey
are hereby authorized to call an
election, in and for the county of
Houston, to be held on the 7th
day of January 1925, for the pur
pose of filling the vacancies in
county offices for Houston county
so, created, and thin is their au
thority for the calling of said
election
This Dec., 15th. 1924,
Clifford Walker, Governor.
w. c. CHAPMAN DIES
Mr. W. C. Chapman of Albany,
brother of Sheriff T. S Chapman
of Perry, died of- pneumonia Sun
day night after a short illness.
Besides his brother here he is
survived by two other brothers
and three sisters.
The friends of Sheriff Chapman
and family sympathize with them
in their bereavement.
PERRY CIVITANS TO
RECFIVE CHARTER
Presentation By Macon Club With Special
Program At Court House Thursday
Evening?Barbucue And Sweets For
Civitans And Guest
Final arrangements for the Per
ry civitan entertainment at the
court House Thursday evening are
complete and the stage set for an
enjoyable occasions for the civitans
and their yuests
A special program and pre
sentation of the charter to the
Perry civitans by the Macon club
will feature the occasions.
Decorations aud favors will
carry out the Christmas idea. A
barbecue dinner and sweets will
be served under the direction ?f
the ladies committees.
The entire civitan body and
their ladies will constitute an
eutertainmeut committee to make
the occasion au enjoyable one for
their guest.
Entertainment committee for
the Macon contingent, expects to
present some specially numbers
at the meeting.
E. H. McNeil, director of music
at the Blind Acadedy will take
part on the program and will
render several piano selections.
The presentation speech of the
Perry Charter will be given by
Judge McKibben Lane, president
of the civitan club of Macoa. The
Macon club was instrumental in
the organization of the new club
in Perry, and it is filtfpg to the
occasion tbat the presides s of the
looal club will give the presenta
tion speech of the charter at thi*
time.
The program will be further
augmented by s&me fun making
from Alan McDonald, popular
coiredian of the rtcent Kiwacis
Minstrels, and well known Macon
humorist.
Two numbers on the program
will b? furnished by the Perry
club. One of these will be an in
strumental selection, and the
other two readings by well known
Perry girls.
From present indications there
will be at least 50 couples of Ma
con civitaus as guests of the Per
ry club.
PENSIONERS TO RECEIVE
$25.00 FOR CHRISTMAS
Confederate veterans and their
widows who have drawn pensions
from the state this year will re
ceived an additional $25.00 for
Christmas. *
Ordinary Houser has received a
communication from (Governor
Walker stating that warrants are
bein*: drawn and that this special
pension money for Houston pen*
sionerH should be received
hero Thursday of thir. week.
Veterans or kheir widows who
draw pensions and are entitled to
this special pension should apply
at the Ordinary's ofHce at Ferry
for sa?e within the next few days.
Those who are not able to apply in
person must send a written order
so that there wi I be no delay in
getting their moncv .
The Ordinary is anxious that
this money be in the hands of the
pensioners at the ear'ie*t date
possible and will be it;?dy for
disbursement just as soon it i> re-j
ceived from the Pension Com- j
rnissioner.
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