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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1870 VOL. LV. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 7. 1925 No. 19 RAILROAD TO BE BUILT FROM PERRY TO CLINCHFIELD Perry & Southeastern Railroad Applies For Charter And Construction Work Will Begtn Soon. The announcement of plans for the construction of a railroad from Perry to Clinchfield given out this week is received with a great deal of interest by the people of this town and section. The plans which hare beftn ma turing for several weeks contem plate the const ruction of a rail road approximately eight miles in length from the city of Perry to Clinchfield on the east side of the Georgia Southern & Florida Rail road, following for six miles, the old road be?i of the former Haw kinsville & Western Railroad, di verging toward the east at the C. C. Dunoxn farm. The preliminary work ?f sur veys and securing riijht-of-way is H. P. HOUSER SELLS MERCANTILE BUSINESS TO i. & WOLFF Mr. H. P. Houser has sold his mercantile bussiness to J. B. Wolff of Sparta lia.. who personally took charge of the business last week Mr. Houser retires from the mercantile business after engaging in that Hue for some 15years.dur ing which time he has held a high placw in the mercantile aotivities of the city. He goes out of the mer?autile business to become Cashier of the Houston Banking Co. Mr. Wolff who succeeds Mr. Houser it is understood will con duct the business on the same high plane and will carry an up-to date stock of dry goods and clothing at the Houser store on Carroll Street. Mr. Wolff is welcomed as a new citizen and high class business man in sur city. BOLL WEEVIL MEETING I The logical time to begin the fight on the Boll Weevil is now at hand. Owing to the mild winter there is bound to be a heavy in festation early this seasou so it behooves every farmer to prepare for the fight. There will be a rally at the Ma con Chamber of Commerce at 1*2 ?'clock Saturday May 9th of the farmers of Bibb and adjoining counties'. Mr. IT. W, Tur?er, En tomologist of the Central of Geor gia Railway and Mr. C.O. Carpen ter. Agricultural Agent of the 4th National Bank, will be the princi pal speakers. These gentlemen have had years of experience in fighting the boll weevil and it will be worth your while to travel many miles ?o hear them discuss 111 is subject. The farmers of Houston coanty are especially invited to attend this meetinir. W. G. Middlebrooks, Bibb County Agricultural Agent. Fewer Crimes in Prague Prague.?There was a considerable decrease in crime flaring tho last year according to a report issued by the police authorities. The Hfv, with a population of TfMi.OOO, had only two murder cases. The report records an Increase In street accidents, which is regarded as wnly natural In consequence of the rspld growth of Prague. Twenty three were killed in automobile acci dents. bow just about completo and the charter is being applied for. | The new road will be incorporat-1 ed under the name and style of , Perry & Southeastern Railway Co! and will be capitalized at $75,000. The building of the road is already assured and it is understood that actual construction work will get under way just as soon as the charter is granted and other pre leminaries disposed of. The Perry & Southeastern Rail road will furnish to the City of Perry an outlet for freight and passenger traffic to the South and Southeast and a direct outlet west for the Clinchfl^ld section and ad ditional freight facilities for the industrial development there. The new road will mean much I to this City and section and should i mark the beginniug of a new era in | a district where railroad facilities | have been inadequate for the de velopment of its natural resources. MOTION FOR DOMESTICATION OF CUNCHFIELD CEMENT CO. FILED The Clinchfield Portland Ce ment Corporation, of Kingsport, Tenn., Wednesday morning in Su perior Court, was granted a peti tion of domestication in Georgia of their charier granted in Virginia in 1910. The firm is chartered at a capi tal of three million dollars. This corporation has in course of erec tion a plant for the manufacture of cement at Clinchfield, about seven miles southeast of Perry, which will be completed in the next month or six weeks. The output of the plant will be two thousand barrels of cement per day, which will be increased from time to tinie to 4,000 or 6,000 barrels a day. H. P. HOUSERTO BE CASHIER HOUSTON BANKING CO. Mr, H. F. Houser has been chosen to be cashier of the Hous ton Banking Co on May 15, suc ceeding Mr! i?. P. Crowell who has resigned to engage in olher lines, Mr Houser has engaged in the mercantile business here for many years and his business training stud his high standing here ad mirably equip him for the new position and his numerous friends offer congratulations and best wish es for success in his ne.v position. Mr. Crowell who was a very popular and efficient, cashier has many friends who regret to see! him retire from the bank, lie is Tax Collector of Houston County I and has other business connection! in which he will engage in Perry. J SOUTHERN STATION FOR CLINCHFIELD Petition was filed with the Geor gia Public Service Commission by the Southern Railroad Friday ask ing permission to discontinue the station at Tivola, Ga.. and to es tablish a station at Clinchfield. more than a mile away. The station at Tivola is a non agency stop. At Clinchfield, the petition shows, the Clinchfield Portland Cement Company has established a large plant, and an agency station will be needed to care for its business. GEORGIA EDITORS RETURN FROM DELIGHTFUL VOYAGE Entertained At Savannah,New York And Oa Board Steamship "City Of Chattanooga' Members of the Georgia Press Association, including newspaper men and their ladies from all sections of the state, representa tives of allied industries and rail road lines and officers of the Ocean Steamship Co returned last Sun day after a most delightful and instructive trip to New York by steamship. The trip was arranged ia connection with the midwinter meeting of the Georgia Press As sociation held at Savannah. Arriving ia Savannah April 25, the party was entcriained at break fast by the Savannah Morning News and the Savannah Press and at lunch by the Savannah Post of the Americau Legion at Hotel Savannah. Other courtesies ex tended by tbe Savannah News papers were favors extended the ladies of the party, a toilet packet from the Savannah Press and baskets of flowers from the Sa vannah Morning News. The party left Savannah aboard the steamship "City of Chattanoo ga," of the Ocean Steamship Line at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon of April 25th. The voyage was over a tranquil sea and most enjoyable a variety of entertainment being provided all along the way, in cluding a program in celebration of Memorial day on Sunday, April 26th. The steamer arrived at New York at 6 o'clock Tuesday morn ing and the party went immediate ly to the Hotel Waldorf?Astoria, the headquarters for the Georgians while in New York. The round of entertainments in cluded luncheon at tbe plant of the Mergentbaler Linotype Co., in Brooklyn and inspection of their plant, entertainment by the Geor gia Society at tbe Strand Roof Cascade, a trip to the Stock Ex change and Wall Street, a trip up New York Harbor on a tug boat through the couitesy of the Illi nois Central Railroad, luncheon on the Leviathan, the largest steam ship in the world, guests of the U. S. Shipping Board, dinner at the Hotel McAlphin as guests of tbe \merican Press Association, luncheon at the plant of the: American Type Founders Com pany in Jersey Cily, midnight lunch at the New York Times Building and inspection of t heir I mammoth publishing plant and va-' rious sight seeing trips. et3. The trip was made all the more pleasant by the presence of Presi dent L. A. Downs and wife of the Ocean Steamship Co and his genial j and efficient assistant Mr. J. I). [ McCartney and his charming wife, together with other officials of the steamship line, who contributed largely to the success of the voyage and the comfort and happiness of the voyagers. The party left New York aboard the city of Chattanooga on Thurs day afternoon and arrived at Sa vannah last Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. After one of the most enjoyable and instructive trips in the history of the Georgia Press Association. Origin of Navel Oranges Navel oranges, of which California sends out 8,000,000 boxen a jear, were Introduced Into the United State? from Brazil by the D?'j>artinent ?f Agrlcul ture In 1870. The first experimental grove contained fewer than twenty trees. One of the original two trees brought here may be sren In Wash ington, D. C.. still and the other 1? exhibited In California. 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 (. o. b. our plant for cash. Prices subject to changes made by THE IMPORTERS. "It's What's IN The Bag That COUNTS." HEARD BROTHERS. Manufacturers of High Grade Ferlilizsrs. MACON, - GEORGIA DONT BE DECEIVED Our prices are always the lowest considering the quality. We carry a full line of Hardware, Stoves, Water Coolers, IceCream Freezers, Etc., at the lowest i prices. Before you buy those new Shoes for your Ford get our prices on Tires and Tubes. We at all times carry a full line of Groceries and 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 ha^e 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 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 your painting done during the Spring as this is the time to get a better job. Perry Warehouse Co, MACON'S NEW MILLINERY SHOPPE Invites you to Macon to inspect A New and Com plete Showing of Summer Hats $7.50 to $25.00 EASTERDAY SHOPPE 359 THIRD STREET MACON, GA. Next to Macon Shoe Company