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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher nrvfvrcn ta uahf ??????? - INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1371 V0L LV" PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25. 1925 ? - No. 2S RAIL OFFICIALS VISIT BIG CEMENT PLANT SOUTHERN PLANS MANY IMPROVE MENTS TO HANDLE FREIGHT. Southern Railway officials from the general manager of lines. West down to the smaller officials, visit ed the big plant of the Clinchfield Cement Corporation in Houston Couuty Monday and raide plaus for putting in extonsive additional improvements to handle the great volutnn of freight that will soon iiiqvc from that plant. There will bs additional facili ties to handle the business of the corporation, it was announced Monday night by J. W, Cutler, division freight agent for the Southern Railway, Beginning July 1st, this plant will manufacture and ship three thousand barrels of cement a day aud will use from five to six car loads of coal every day. so there will be considerable new business over the lines of the Southern Railway. Most of the shipments will be to Southern points, it is under stood, for large contracts for early deliveries have been made it was stated. W. T. Wright has been appoint ed agent at Clinclilield for the Southern Railway. In connection with the agency there will be telegraph service. The depot from Tivola has been moved to this point. In the party of Southern Rail way officials who visited the plant yesterday were! Messrs J- H. Stanfield, General ?Manager; C. Clianler, General Su perintendent; G. H. Wilcox, As sistant Freight traffic Manager; J, E. Hall, Division Counsel; D.B. Nolan, Superintendent; J. G. Clements, Superintendent, X M. Cutler, Division Freight Agent, J. S, Sharp, Engineer Mainten ance of Way. The party was met by the following officiate of the Clinchfield Cement Garporation: Messrs John A. Miller, President; Felix Guenther, Jr., General Man ager, Conrad* 0. Miller, Superin tendent; Richard Scott, Consult ing Engiueer aud J. C. Collier, Contracting Engineer,?M aeon Telegraph, BARNES COMEDY CO. HERE ALL THIS WEEK Barnes Comedy Company i s playing in Perry all this week, be ginning last Monday, June 22nd, in their tent theater. This com pany has made good with a large audience every night. This is a large company, with some star performers that always please. Included in this list are The Eureka Trio of dancers and singers; I'rof. BiggerstafT, eon? torlionist: "Irene" the ::Little girl with the dancing feet;'' Fiv^Musi cil Beers Family: "Snowball Barnes''. original blaekface come dian, entertainers buck and wig, and eccentric dancer; Miami Ac robatic Trio, and "Dynamite," the performing bull dog. The admission is 25 and 15 cents and there is something new on the program cach night. SUBOTNICK & CO. HOLDS BIG SALE Subotniek ?S; Company who] .recently bought out the E. li Ginsberg's stock with #10,000 of new merchandise is conducting a big sale at the Ginsberg store be! ginning Friday June 26th. The public is invited to give them a call and note the unsual values! they are offering in their adver-' tisemeut in this paper. CIVITAN CUE JI 616 SUCCESS GEORCIA BANKERS I Among the delightful social events of last week was the barbe cue with which the Civitan Club eutertaiued last Thursday atHous tou Lake. The guests motored out at six o'clock and enjoyed a swim in the lake. ..After the swim the guests as sembled near the pool and an old fashioned barbecue with all the good things that go with it was served. Following supper, Civitan Harry Kendall of Macon gave several short readings. Speeches were ! made by guests from Macon, Ogle thorpe, Montezuma, Fort Valloy, and Perry. Johnny Jones of the Fort Valley Leader Tribune said that the occasion was worthy of any place. It showed the spirit of the people of Perry when they asked the surrounding community to join them in a love feast, (Juests included members of the Civitan Club of Maeon, of the Kiwanis Clubs of Macon, Monte zuma, Fort Valley, and Oglethorpe and guests from Perry. Each civitan had tno privilege of invit ing two guests. MERCHANTS TO CLOSE THURSDAY AFTERNOONS We the undersigned business men of Perry, Georgia do hereby agree to close onr respective places of business at one o'clock p. ui. Standard Eastern Time each and every Thursday afternoon for the remainder of the day, beginning with Thursday afternoon, June 25th 1925 and continuing through Thursday afternoon, August 27th, 1025, L. M. Paul, Short & Edwards, Subotnick & Co. J. B. Wolff, E. M. Johnson, W. E. Swanson, Houston Banking Co. Perry Loan & Savings Bank. 110 CARS PEACHES SHIPPED FROM PERRY With the season just now well under way 110 cars of peaches had been shipped from Perry up to Thursday morning. The shipment of Hileys is about half finished and the packing houses here are busy with that variety. Only a very few Carmens have been shipped from Perry this season. Prices have benn satis factory, ranging from $2.00 to $4.00 per crate. ALTON TREADWELL DEAD Alton Treadwell, sixteen years old son of Mr. and Mrs. .J, S. Tread well, died at their home near Perry early last Sunday morning after a short illness. iJoatli is *aid to have resulted from complie itions di'veloped^after an injury .sustained in an automobile wreck about a month ago. Funeral services wer& held Sun day afternoon, at 1 o'clock, Hov. 1W. K, Dennis and W. H. f Lord officiating - Burial was at Fvergreen cemetery at Perry. ... .Q ! Keep kool with a General Elec trie FaD; we have the all pizes. McLendon Auto Co. Edison Mazda House Lamp* full of light. McLendon Auto Co. ELECT OFFICERS At the annual convention of the Georgia County Bankers Associa tion held recently at Savannah, officers and members of the Exe-t cutive Committee of the Associa-! tion were elected. L. F. Cater, Vice President of the Perry Loan & Savings Bank was chosen as a member of1 the Ex- cutive Committee. The officers of the association are as follows: R. B. Dixon of West Point, Pr?sideut; C. E. Martin of j Fort Valley, 1st Vice Presideut;1 M. L. Lee of Moultrie, Secy. & Treas.; L. R- Adams and Alex W. j Smith of Atlauta, At'orneys. Tho Executive Committee is as follows; R, B. Dixon, president of the Citizens Bank, of West Point; Luther Bond, president of j the Royston bank; J. S. Peters, vice president of the Bank of Manchester; L. R. McClain, vice , president of the Pickens County Bank, of Jasper; T. E. Martin,! Mitchell, cashier of tke Georgia State Hank of Omega; C. E. Mar tin, vice president of ths Citizens I Bank of Fort Valley; N. A. Tun lin, president of the Bank of Cave Spring; M. L. Lee, cashier of the i Moultrie Banking Company of Moultrie; B. It. Ilale, cashier of the Georgia State Bank of Haw kinsville; L. F. Cater, vice presi , dent of the Perry Loan & Savings Bank of Perry and A. M. Wilson, .cashier of tho Bank of Pinehurst. UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO PAY STATISTIC REGISTRARS OUT OF COUNTY FUNDS | That section of the Georgia vi j tal statistics law which provides for couuty payment of local regis trars was held unconstitutional in an opinion handed down by the Georgia Supreme Court. | The sourt held that, under the constitution of Georgia counties are not authorized to use tax moneys for any other puposo than schools, to repair publie buildings support prisoners, pay jurors,con duct comts, build and maintain I roads and support paupers, and i that the legislature does not have ' the power to delegate this power ?to the counties. The case was brought by one of the commissioners of Houston county, seeking a mandamus against payment of registrars out of county funds. The Supreme court reversed the lower tribunal, which had refused to sustain a demurrer brought by* the defen dants B i Under this ruling, all records in . tho vital statistics department of the state board of health on which I their figures are ba*ed, would pro 1J bnbly cease coming in ifoless ihc Georgia legislature provides some legal method for the payment of the registrar's fees. BREAK GROUND FOR NEW BUILDING The old drug More building on Ilolt/zClaw's eorner has been torn away, and this week excavation began for the c o 11 s t r u C t i o n of t lie new two story building which will take its place. The new building is being built for Mr*. A. M. Anderson and Dr. H. E. Fvans by the JS'ew Winder Lumber Company Contractors, and will be completed in about ninety days, aceerding to plans the building will be one of the most modern and attractive in the city. 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." HEARD BROTHERS. 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 oar 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. Otar stock: of Fruit Jars, Water Coolers and Freezers are also ^educed. See us before you buy your Groceries, Hardware and General Merchandise. It will be to your interest. M. 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 i Varnishes which is a recognized standard in tihe paint industry. We sell at standard Prices and ! guarantee the quality to be as good as any standard J house paint on the market. It is now within the reach of all to have their hoas 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 pet 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 tnne to get a better job. Perry Warehouse Co. TRUCK and W BODIES for Hauling Peaches Let Us Build Them for You W. A. CURTIS, Perry, Ga.