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HOUSTON HOME-JOURNAL
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JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870
VOL. LVI. PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY, OA., THURSDAY MAY 13, 192G No. 19
SALE OF PERRY LIGHTING
SYSTEM COMPLETED
Sooth Georgia Power Lines To Reach
Here Not Later Than Jan. 1 Probably
Earlier Ample Power And Lower Rates
Coming.
The city of Perry last Thursday
completed tho salo aud transfer of
its light and power distribution J
system to the South Georgia Powpr
Co. which is under management of
Stone & Webster Inc. The con
sideration was $15,000, which
amount has been paid over to the
city. Tho trade was completed in
accordance with a contract signed
by tho Mayor and Council on
April 5th and after dne notica by
publication and an opportunity
for protest was given the public.
A protest in tho interest of the
Central Georgia Power Company
who made a late hour bid for the
contract, faild for lack of numbers.
fil'S WHAT AT P. H. S.
(By Frances Crowelland Louise
Houser.)
The Seniors are delighted. The
Juniors are going to give us a
picnic at Houston Lake Friday
night- Besides being oar first
swim, there's going to be plenty
of moonlight and lots to eat.
Mrs. Paul entertained her mu
sic pupils with a luncheon
"Wednesday at noon. Everyone
in H?gh School wished they took
music from Mrs. Paul.
We don't know whether the
girls that havo taken up horse
back riding are trying to reduce
or are just riding for fun. Any
way they are looking smaller.
At a meeting of the School
Board last week all our teachers
were reelected. We are very
inach pleased to announce Mr. J.
M. Gooden, Superintendent; Mr.
"Walter Evans, Principal; Mrs.
Jim Coleman, Miss Aurelia Coop-*
er, and Miss Louise Rainey, High
School Assistants; the Grammar
school teachero are Miss Mamie
Gilbert, Mrs. C. C. Duncan, Miss
Martha Riley, Miss Mattie Lou
Moats, Mrs. George Winn, Miss
Mary Lou Greene and Miss Mary
Ella Hall. We are stire that we
will have a very successful year
with this splendid corps of teach
ers.
Do you know "Duck" Johnson?
Of course yon do. "Duck's real
nnrnp ia Emmett but sinco he fell
in Houston Lake ho has been
called "Duck.'' '"Duck" hns
many friends among the boys and
is quite a j4ieik among the girls.
He has a keen sense of humor and
is a good ?port. lie is quite a
good basketball player.
OLD DWELLING BURNS
A dwelling on Carroll Street,
in past years known as the Avant
House but rec-fnty occupied by
negroes was destroyed by fire
about ^0 last FrifJay night.
Prompt work l>y the fire fighters
and a i ood water pressure Fire
vented he Hames spreading to a
nearby garage building and other
buildings.
Sevpral hours later a second fire
alarm wac given when a pile of
lumber rr.ncht from embers of the
first fire. This blaze was ex
tingnishrd with some difficulty
by P i irtic who happened to be
near the cene of the fire.
?Nails, a'.l sizes, lb. 5e at T. D.
Mason's.
The contract with the Stono &
Webster interest and the sale of
the city transmission system seen s
1 to meet with almost unanimous
approval of the citizens.
According to a binding agree
ment with the South Georgia
Power Co their high power trans
mission lines will be extended to
Perry on or before January 1st,
1927. They expect however to
have their lines completed within
the next four months. At this
time the city contract with Perry
Veneer Company may be taken
over and the city supplied with
light and power from South rJeor
1 gia Power Co lines. When this is
done the new rates will go into
effect and this city will have
' available dependable and ample
1 light and power or all in
! dnstries and for private use, at
j very much lower rates than at
present.
W. A. WOODAHD DEAD
W. A. Woodard age 69, farmer
and prominent citizen of Houston
County died al his home near Bo
naire Tuesday night at 11:.'30
o'clock, Funeral services were
conducted at the home Wednes
day afternoon at4:30 o'clock. Rev.
Woodard of Hawkiusville andjRev,
J. R. Hunt of Perry conducted
the services.
He spent all his life in this
county being born within a mile
of the place at whisli he died. He
was a leading citizen in his com
munity and his influence was al
ways for the good. He was held in
affectionate esteem by hosts of
friends throughout this county.
He is survived by his wife, two
children, two sisters and one
brother; Mrs. L. B. 8asser of Bo
naire; A. jE. Woodard, of Kathleen
Mrs. Becky Woodard, of Macon;
Mrs. Taylor, of Macon and Bob
Woodard, of Alabama, and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
HOUSTON COUNTY MEDICAL
SOCIETY RE0RGAN1ED
On April 1st, Houston County
Medical Society reorganized as it
had been inactive for some time. Dr.
J. W, Story, was elected President
Dr. W. L. Orr, Secy, and Treas.
On last Friday night May, 7th,
at a call meeting by the President
they were all highly entertained
by him at the Perry Hotel, he
having invited a number of the
Macon Doctors, who came down,
and after consuming all they
could of tho very elaborate spread
they had a very interesting
"around the table discussion", of
things pertaining to * Shop".
It wa* decided that two be ap
pointed each time for rruefc'ngs
hereafter to present clinical cases
with paper comments or dis-J
cushions on same. Other members
would be invited to comment, on
them as well.
Dr. Lee Evans, was appointed a
delegate to attend thcAnualsStutel
Medical Convention, which meet
in Albany, May 12 to 14th, Dr. K.
L. Cater, as alternate.
"Toby's Comedians'' who will
be in Perry all next week is
recommended by .the press at
Leesbnrg and other places where
they have recently shown. Read
their advertisement in thi* issne.
? Fonr Burner Oil Stove .t T. D.
Mason's,
FIRE DESTROYS CLINCHFIELD
LUMBER PLANT
Fire which burned practically
all Monday niylit auu part of
Tuesday, destroyed the plant and
lumber yards of the Clinehfiold
Lumber Company, seven miles
from Perry.
The loss has been estimated at i
850,000, partially covered by in-j
surance. The lire originated in the (
planing mill of the concern and
after destroying that spread to
the sawmill, the boiler and on the,
yards. Every portion of the mill j
was destroyed leaving a twisted i
mass of machinery, ashes and
smoldering piles of sawdust
Employees of the company were
unable to fight the fire as the
hydraulic water pump used there
broke and they were unable to
get any water. The fire started at
5:30 and the stacks of lumber,
and buildings were quickly de
voured by tho tla me s. Besides the
lumber ou the yards that had
been loaded wero also burned.
Two frame houses near the mill
wero also destroyed. As far as
could be ascertained, no ono was
injured.
HOUSTON SUPERIOR COURT
Houston Superior Court will
convene Monday morning. There
are G5 civil cases on calendar for
trial on first week of court, amonu
which are issues in 3 will eases,
namely, the John W. Johnson
will, the C. H. Thompson will and
the J. Q. Ellis will.
There are 28 criminal warrants
to be passed on by the Grand
Jury. Juroi8 and witnesses have
been summoned. Judge Malcolm
D. Jones will preside next week.
Grand Jurors
J, W. Perdue, S. J. Ellis, J, F,
Hammock, G. L, Slocumb, J. Ii.
Clark, M. F. Edwards, C- B. Mc
Lendon, W. K. Pierce Sr., J. H
Short, T. D, Mason, J. D. Stem
bridge, E. W. Traylor. D. B,
Groder, E. F. Tharp, H, W. Glover
J. C. Mathews, Law ton Houser.C.
C. Tharp, W. J. Crawley. A. B.
Kamage, E, M. Johnson. Chaa. P.
Gray, J. B. Bryan, J, P. Stalnaker,
Jr. K. P. Walker, J. M. Pool, E.
C. Brifct, Gordon Wilcoxeon, D.
H. Daniel, L. 0. Howard.
Traverse Jurors lsfc Week.
S. P. Newell, Turner Pierce, C.
C. Miller, Lesley Davidson, J. R.
McElninrry, Carl W. Gillespie, O.
G. Boler, A. P. Brown, L. G.
Garvin, Frank M King, Madison
H. Marshall, T. W. Woodruff, J.
T. Sisson, J. A. Akins. Grady
Tucker, W. Emmets Dorsett, W.
A. Strotber, J. C. Henderson, J.
E. Rag in, A, F. Hortman, J. A,
Arnold, W. E. McLendon, Bill
J3el), W. W. Gray, Ii. F. Brantley.
V. D. Sizo-nore, G. F. Collins, C.
B. Watson, S. L. Norwood Jr. J.
IT. Wimberly, Kual Davidson, A.
L. Sasser, J. B. Fudge W. S.
Redding, W. Emmett Vinson, W.
F. Jones.
?FOR RALE ?One hundred 1 Yz
lb.. Brokers. J. C. Ward, Perry,
Ga.
?WANTED?Boy to learn print
|crs' trade. Apply Houston Home
Journal.
- Dr. E. H. Anderson, tht
Eyo Sight Specialist wiii
a^ain be at R. L. Cater' -
Drug Store, Perry, Monday,
May 17th. Eyes Examined
r.nd C-as^es Fitted.
WE ARE NOW IN POSITION TO MAKE
PROMPT SHIPMENT
Of AH 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
Peach Spraying Time
We want our friends to know that we again
have a complete line of Spray Materials for
peaches and can take care of their require
ments in any spray material needed.
We carry a line where you do not have to use
something you do not want for we can give
you any kind of spray that you might want for
the purpose for which it is intended.
Give us your orders feeling assured that you
will get just the thing you want and that the
quality will be unquestioned.
Perry Warehouse Co.
PERRY, GEORGIA.
BUSINESS IS GOOD
Business is always good at this store. Watch the crowds
on Saturdays.
We are now prepared to meet the demands of our custo
mers with a full stock of Hardware. We have everything
that is carried in a First Class Hardware Store.
Our line of Feed Stuff is complete and the prices right.
Our Grocery Stock is the best and we invite competition.
We appieciate your business and will guarantee out
prices to be the lowest in the city.
Start the new year right by giving us your trade and
you will save money.
J. W. BLOODWORTH
"The Busy Big Store"
Perry, Ga., "The Magic City."
FARM LOANS
Detailed Information
Furnished Promptly
J. M. Glitter, jr.
Ga. Casually Bldg. Macon, G*.