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HOUSTON HOME
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher . ESTABLISHED 1870
VOL. LVII. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, OA., THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 1S27 Ko. 3
CENTRAL OF GEGRS'A
PRESIDENT VISITS PERRY
I
MU. J. J. PEI.KY. PRESIDENT OF
C'ANTRAL OP GA. RAILWAY.
Mr. John J. Pelley, new pres
ident of the Central of Georgia
Railway and of the Ocean Steam
ship Co. of Savannah, arrived in |
Perry this morning for his first
visit to this city. Other officers of
the Central with him were Mr.1
John D. McCartney, assistant to
the president; Mr. H. Baldwin,
Supt. of South Western Division;
Mr. S. G Brannon, Train Master:
and Mr. H. G. Carter, Road
Master.
The party was met at the
station by a delegation of citizens
carried to the Court House where
an informal reception was held.
In a short talk. President Pelley
stated that the trip to Perry was
made with the view ?f becoming
familiar with the condition of
the railroad and ihe territory it
served and also to make personal
acquaintance with the men and
women working for the Company.
He spoke in optimistic terms con
cerning this sectic n because of the
diversified farming practiced here
He declared the business of the
Central to be in fine condition,
showing an increase in volume
over last year.
President Pelley and his party
were taken to Clinchfield and
shown through the big plant of
the Pennsylvania Dixie Cement
Co., and they were greatly im
pressed with the development
there. The party was then taken
in cars to Fort Valley to meet an
engagement in that city.
MR. PELLEY'S INTERESTING
CAREER
Mr. Policy is one of the young
er school of railroad preside.ily,
and has had an interesting and
inspiring career. Htj was born at
Anna. Illinois, on May 1, IKON. llie
son of a Confederate veteran,
After being educated in the public
Fchool of his h( mo city and at the
University of Illinois, he entered
railroad service as a track ap
prentice for the Illinois Central
in 1!)00. Hard work and intelli
gent application to the job in hand
brought stead.) promotion, and lie
was successively advanced to as
sist foreman, foreman, general
foreman, supervisor, assistant road
master, superintendent, general
m wager and finally Vice-l'resi-1
dent iu Charge of < >perat ions of the J
road with which his service began..
This position he resigned on Sep- ]
tcmber 15. 19'2(>, to become Pres-1
ident of the Central of Georgia]
Railway and Ocenn Steamship;
Company, succeeding Mr. L. A.
Downs, who went to Chicago as'
President of the Illinois Central
System.
The Illinois Central, wilh which
road Mr. IVIiey spent twenty four
years, is essentially a southern
railroad, sixty per cent, of its
mileage being located in the
South. Nearly half of Mr. Pel ley's
service was spent in various parts
of t bis territory, and this actual
experience has ma le him thorough
5y familiar wilh conditions in this
territory. He I as been quoted
frequently aa being extremely
optimistic over prospects for
further industrial and agricultural
development in Georgia and Ala
b ma. and has pledged I lie ("entral
of Georgia to co operate by every
m?ans in it* power to bring such
pv pttision ahull t,
BAPTISTS HIVE CHURCH
Sli
Pi*<?p.ediujj the church social at ]
the Perry liaptist church last
night, an inspiialional service was.
held in the niaiu auditor ium. Dr. j
A. I. Foster, the pastor, was tho
tli? principal speaker. In a splen
did talk, he told of some of ihe
joys of Chtislian liv?ng, aiid urged
co-operation of the men bers in
carryiug on tho work of Iheciiureh
tliis year. Tho budget system of
ftnauciujr lias been hdopted by t! e
church this year and Dr. Foster
also spoke iu behalf of this plan.
Follow ing his remarks a testi
monial s.rvice of thanksgiving
was hold, in which a number to< k
l??rt. At. the beginning of t lie
ser/ice, soara' songs were sung
by the cougregatiou.
The_s.)cial was had in the Sun
dav school rooms. During the so
c'al hours, humorous readings wero
given bv Misses M-uiha tjuupei.
Willie Warren, Sara Davis ami
E. .1- Thompson nnd .Terry Davis.
Delightful rcf cshmonts consist
ing of sandwiches, cake, coffee and
chocolate were served by the
young 1 allies of tlic church.
Hoth the auditorium and the
Sunday school rooms were beauti
fully decorated with pot plants
and vases of white narcissi and
pink carnations.
LEGION ENTERTAINS
WITH BIRD SUPPED
The Robert 1). Collins Posl of
the American Legion held i liei;?
regular monthly meeting on la>t
Wednesday evening in Perry. The
meeting was held at Nick's Cafe,
Varying somewhat their usual
custom of meeting camp style. A
line flipper of birds with other
good things were served the mem
bers of t lie Legion, their ladies
and other gnests.
During the evening a volley
bill team was organized to repre
sent the I.cgion in the contests
planned by the Perry Athletic As
sociation. Much interest was mani
fested and the members of the
Legion are confident they can
produeo a "winning team.
WEEKLIES PRAISED
Chapel Hill, N. C.?The greatest
newspaper in America today is the
home-town" paper better known!
| to most of u> as Mie country week
ly'', John II Casey, professor of |
rural journalism, in the school of j
Jonrualism. Univeisity of Mi-souiij
told the North Carolina Pa par In-1
jstitute in an address heie. The j
eountry weeklies of the country,)
he said, have a combined prjduc- j
lion of 15,000,00) copies weekly'
and arc read by 75,000,000 people. |
! "The country weekly will sur-j
vive as it has developed," he said j
"It will survive through service?j
service to its community, lu the!
agg-rgate the country weekly in j
America is issued in 111,000 ]
editions 52 times a year, pbulishcd
in 12.000 sepai ale newspaper
oflices in 8.000 different towns and
villages, which offices occupy :i
combined 11 jor space far in excess
of l bat afforded by the great Wool
worth building of New York city
and the Wiigley building of:
Chicago.
"The country weeklies of this
country wiih their 75.000,000
leaders eonstiiute in tlie aggregate'
and individually the best ad ver-1
tising medium products safitfying
or promising to sat"-fy a human
want that this advertising age has,
developed."
Professor Casey expressed the!
belief (hat the country weekly j
would remain in some form "even
though all of our papula' i<>n s iould
move to the eity." These com
mtinity papers, iie said, will always
assert a tremci c'ous influence.
Nir.e Live., a tiecor.d
Hot tli?> rat's nine lives, In.t ?lie
live* of nine 5(inllnw are ended la a
*??< i n<l by a machine iliiit sorts, scales,
I.iIk.kIs and cleans sardines all in
one see nd.
TWELFTH DISTRICT P.-T. A MEETING
HERE FRIDAY, JAN. 21s!.
Perry P.-T. A. Make Flans At Their
MonlMy Meeting Fcr Entertaining 12th
District Meet.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Perry Parent-Teacher Associa
tion was held at the school build
ing Friday afternoon, with the
president, Mrs. Holt Skellie, pre
siding and with sixty members,
in attendance. Bhicouraging re
ports were made by various com
jmiltees and plans for entertain
ing the Twelfth District P.-T. A.
, meeting here Friday, Jan. 21.
, were made.
i One of the most inspiring re
ports made was by the member
j ship committee, who conducted a
J membership drive during Decern
' ber. Tin y reported 255 members
now enrolled, 75 per cent of
which are new members.
The other committees the
P.-T. A. have been very active
the past few weeks and splendid
reports were made by them.
; Among the worthwhile things
i accomplished were the observ
' ance of Arbor Day at the school,
the furnishing of a school kitchcn
in which hot lunches are prepa;
ed and served the children at
small costs, magazines and books
bought for the school library and
plav given to make payment on
auditorium scenery.
I Plans for entertaining the1
[Twelfth district P.-T. A. meet-[
iing next Friday were perfected.1
I The local P.-T. A. will serve a
(luncheon at one o'clock to the
j visitors. The program will be in
I charge of Mrs, J. C. Wall, of
1 Eastman, district president, who
' will preside at the meeting. A
special feature will be an ad
| dress by the state president, Mrs.
P. H. Jeter, of Decatur, who is
spending several weeks in Perry.
The complete program is given
below:
lieuinning 11 :(>() A. M.
Prayer-Rev. A. I. Foster, pastor of Perry Baptist Church.
Music?Miss Roslyn Paul.
Welcome Address?Mrs. G. C. Nunn, Perry, Ga.
Response?Mrs. W. C. McAllister, Hawkinsville, Ga.
Business. ,
Talk -Home Economics?Miss Leila Bunce, State Chm'n Home
Economics, Atlanta, Ga.
Talk?TI r ft?Prof. T. A. Clomer, Hawkinsville, Ga.
Lunch?1:00 P. M. ? Perry P.-T. A., Hosts.
Music Mrs. N. V. Geyer.
Address?Four Square Homo-Mrs. P. H. Jeter, State Presi
dent of P.-T. A.
Music?Mrs. Chas. Harris.
Address?Health?Mrs. Bruce Carr Jones, Macon, Ga., 7.h
? Vice-Prcs. Nat.. Congress P.-T. A.
PERRY AND HOUSTON PROGRESS PRAISED
In a letter to the editors ofthc IIo uston Home Journal, "Cousin"
Fred Houser of the Atlanta Convention & Tourist Bureau has
some very complimentary thing i to say concerning this paper and
the progressive spirit of the town and county. He points with pride
to the many evidences of progress in his old home town.
Coming from one, who is himself the moving spirit in one of
the livest organizations of its kind in the country, and who is a
keen observer of public affairs and business progress, his comments
are to be greatly appreciated. The editors of this paper sincerely
thank Mr. Houser for his kind letter. As they feel sure there are
many people in Perry and Houston County who will be interested
in this letter of praise, they are copying it below:
?
Mr. and Mrs John L. Hodges,
Houston Home Journal,
Perry, Ga.
Dear friends:
It is not often I have an opportunity to compliment two
friends upon the splendid work they are doing on a well
established weekly newspaper for a thriving, up to date,
progressive middle Georgia city.
It has been my great pleasure to point witht pride at my for
mer residence which was in Houston county and more par
ticularly in Perry, Georgia. For many years I have had my
residence in Atlanta, the capi to 1 of our State, though I have
felt in my heart that I had two homes, one in dear old Perry
and one in this metropolitan city. Not only do 1 look upon
Perry from a business standpoint but other interests that
I hold mire precious family ties?friendly ties. Those who
have lived there and ara nov/ "passed on" and others who
are still living there. But from the columns of your paper
they are not living "still" but to the contrary are quite
active. While 1 have been away from my home twenty-seven
years yet during that time sc irceiv six months have clasped
that I have not visted this d dightful city, and during that
twenty-seven years I have h ;cn a regular subscriber to the
Houston Hon.e Journal.
In reading your columns of January 18th i.^sue I see the
following head lines: "Many Public Improve nonts Coming
This Year" another double ? durnnspread" Electric Exten
sions Benefit Small Towns" j lother "Perry L a:i & Savings
Bank Elect Officers" and dc lare a dividend of 10 per cent
another good item on the Houston Bank: r Company,
"Civitan Officers Entertained" "legion tome jt" and quite
a good notice on the Cement Plant. Why after reading this
I feel as if I had read the Atlanta Journal or New York
Herald.
I want you both to know an-1 my friends in Houston" Coun
ty to know that I am proud of t.ie splendid work they have
accomplished in the past few years. I do not know of a
community with a small city as its capitol. that is doing
more or that has better prospects to do more than Perry,
Georgia. Your citizens are k epingup with the great, rapi I
strides in high v. y development.
So remember me very ' :ndiy to our citizens of dear old
Houston and my old home town and any tirne that the At
lanta Convention an- Tourist Bureau or myseif can serve
you I will be so glad . you to let me know.
Very respectfully,
Fred Houser, Executive Secretary.
Atlanta Convention & Tourist Bureau.
6REAT PROGRESS IS MADE
ON STONE KIT. MEMORIAL
Mourno. Ga., Jan. 17.?A gigantic
blast tearing away 100,000 cubic
foot of granite from the sheer side
of Stone Mountain Thursday
afternoon was the last of the large
operation preparatory to carving
the figures of Jefferson Davis,'
Stonewall Jackson and Itobert 10.
Lee, comprising the first section of
tho Central Group,
A crowd of three thousand in-,
teresled spectators stood wai ii.g
in a drizzling rain, when there was
a deafening report, a great cloud '
of yrinito dust three hundred feet
in height arose, and the huge mass J
of granite crashed down from the
mountain, |
A8 soon as the debris can l?e
cleared and a few minor blasts
made upon tho outcropping ledgi si
of rock, tho work of outlining t lie
figures will begin, estimated by tho.
sculptor. Augustus Lukcman. aud<
tho contractor to bo around the
latter part of January. ,
All friends of the great mo
morial have much cause for pride
and satisfaction in the splendid
progress that is being mado-iu tho
work, that all the former obstacles
have been cleared away and that
the contractor, the sculptor and
the Association officials are work
ing together in the utmost har
mony and accord.
The contractor, the Stone Moun
tain Granite Co., is running three
months ahead of schedule, and the
sculptor. Augustus Lukcman. i?
three months ahead ol tho con-,
tractor.
The now eonttactor began actual ?
drilling I a lo in September, 1926.1
and in tho ensuing ninety days
309.000 cubit feet of gianite had
been removed from tho mouutaini
at a labor co?t of two and a l alfi
cents per cubic foot.
The grauito removed is equal to
forty stdid train lo.v's Tho former I
.sculptor removed 130,000 cubic
feet of granite in a period of eigh
teen mouths. at a labor cost of i
fifty cents per cubic foot. This1
contrast of accomplishments is
bot.li enlightening and inspiring, i
The Association officials state j
that they see their way clear to'
the financing of the first section of
the Central Group, and this group,
alone, will present the greatest
monument that has ever been at
tempted. Add Lo it the remainder
of the mighty panorama to adorn
the mountain side-and tho woild
will be presented a spec'acle of
surpassing splendor.
PERRY HIGH SCHOOL K
EDITED IIY FXfiLISII -DEPARTMENT
O.i last Friday night we propt r
ly christened our new indoor court
by defeating I ho Cochran High
basket ball team by a 38 IS score.
\ splendid crowd was present forj
the occasion, and everybody seim
ed siti?(i"d. witb the results.
? '
Extchcs in commemoration of
the birthday of Lee were liel J in
the school unditorium 01; Wedncs-j
day, Mis. W'hifc 'j Taylor bring i:i
charge of the program, which w..s
?riven by the I/ I). C chapter,
here. A splendid program, in which
Gertrude Slocumb, Chloe
Traylo*. and Martha Cooper took
part, was presented.
We are very much interested in I
tl.o coining of the Twelfth District
P. T. A. Meeting to our school
o't Friday, ?lan. 21. Exercise* v ill
be held at the school, and dinner
will be served to members of the
P. T. A. Mrs. Jeter, of Decatur,our
state pre*idcnt. will bo with us. ;
b\pt.s:c u<ch"announcements
Sunday Sch< o' at 10:15 Sunday
morning.
Come and bring your liible.
Morning sen ice 11:30 a. m.
Niuht church service at 7:30 P. M.
li. V. P. U.meeting at 6:30 P. M. |
Thanksgiving Berry
('r.iiib try wan originally cruncher
rjr. The fruit is borne on curved stalk?
which suggest the neck of a crane.
ELKO NEWS
Mr. J. D. Means and Mr. J. Hj
Clark motored to Mueou Tuesday,
Mrs. 12. I. Holmes outcrtaincit
the M JO. Missionary Society!
Wednesday p. in.
Mis.? Sadie Miller spent the pat>tf
week-end with relatives at Well4
slon. .
Miss Francis Cooper spent lastf
week end iu Perry with heriuothflC
M ro. Lncilc Cooper.
Mi>s Eugenia Eubanks who is
leaching at Crovania spent the
past week-epd with hei parent^
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Eubanks.
Rev. J. L. Helms filled his
regular appointments at the Bap*
tist Church Sunday.
Mr. Fred Wilson of Arab! spent]
Sunday night witli his aunt, Mrs.
R M. Cason. v
Mr. J. N. Duff spent Monday in
Atlanta.
Mr. Ralph E-d wards of Docrun,
Gi. spent Ffiday with his mother
M J. H. ? ra?e.
Mr. Harris Lewis and family
spent Sunday with his brother
Mr. J. T. Lewis.
Mrs. J. M. Fool is visiting her
dmgliler Mrs. A; C. Pate at Una
dilla.
Mr. C. E. Eubanks. has return*
ed frr m Macon whero ho hns been
with his family for several day*.
CENTERVILLE ITEMS
Miss Eveelyn Stembridgeof Ma-?
con, was t be guest for the week
end of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Stembridge.
Mr. and Mr*. W. Garvia ,and
family, Mr. and Mrs. G. U. Ault ?
man and family, were the guest*
at a bird supper last Thuradfcy
evening given at the home of ?lr.
arid Mrs. Z. T. Aultman and Mrs.
Pearl Aultman.
Misses Laura 0. Stnbbs and
Rnlli Tucker were visitors inlhe
Carney Lome ncur Perrv,last week
end. *
Miss Clyde Jones of Macon
motored down to spend Sunday
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Jones.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Miller will regret to leara of their
illness.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Grant have
as their guests their mother, Mrs.
S. llcynclds of Macon.
"NOTHING BUT THE TROTH"
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT JAN. 25
U. D. C. To Sponsor Mercer Players In
New Play.
"Nothing But the Truth," si
comedy play, will be given iu Per
ry next Tuesday night. Jan. 25ih,
at 8:15 o'clock at th'e school audi
torium under the auspices of the
local U. I). U. chapter. The Me?
cer Players, the u in versify drama
tic cUil), will present the play hero
ut t hat time.
Nothing But Ihc Truth is - u
three-act farce by James Mont -
gomery. and has had successful
runs on llroadway, in Chicago ai.d
soiuo of the larger theatrical ecu*
ters. It is filial with laugbublo
incident* from stmt to finish, and
realty teaches a moral lesson also.
The play n-xt Tuesday night
will be the reason's debut for t ho
Mercer Players. The play Is un
der the direction ?if Prof Kdg.r
K. Kolk and II m i! .011 11 nil, Sow
nan, Ga.
Perry People will not only have
a splendid opportunity fur an
evening of real entertainment by
attending this play but they will
also be helping the local U. P. C.
chapter who are sponsoring it. It
is the first time that, the IT. P. C.
has ever sponsored an entertain
ment of this kind and they are
hoping that it will he a success
from every stand point.
Thief*t Love. Romance
A Sydney widow recently married
n man whose acquaintance she mad?
w lieu Ik* snatched her purse on a traiq
and was arrested by the polica.