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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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VOL. LXII. No. 44
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1932
ESTABLISHED 1870
COUNTY’S QUOTA IS I^^gtocIose H0UST0N UR£ED t0 RAILROADS LARGE PA ! K : KE ™ E f*I!L GENERAL ELECTION
OYER-SUBSCRIBED
VOTE FOR PROPOSAL COUNTY TAXPAYERS
TAX AMENDMENT:
PLANS COMPLETED
... , . 0 . ’Conference Meets Nov. 16; ... , ^ ^ _ ... „ ..
All Agencies United m Kais-, L oca j Church Needs Funds Hl S nwa y Boar ° Should Repay 1 wo Systems in Houston Paid
in" Democratic Fund i Counties Bond Money ! Over $20,000 in 1931
Houston county has oversub-!. , ie Me,hoc i-t conference year) l n the general
scribed its quota to the state's South George is draining io a, h e i d -November &
Amnaign fund to help elect a el ° s ®! and t.ie work o. the churches: g j a wi n decide whether the va-
Democratic president and vice j "'Ust be finished by Nov. 16, the rious counties of the state shall be
Sent of the United States. dlt « of P'>e annual coufce.
presiueiR ul luc ^ meeting in Albany.
The county was asked to con | T( p c hnreli has had
tribute $165 through all agencies i A ry
working for funds to back the
Roosevelt-Garner ticket in doubt
ful states. $173 has been paid
in and $15 more subscribed.
$115 has been paid in Houston
through memberships in the
Roosevelt Business ai d Profes
sional League of which A.M. An
derson is chairman. $o0 has
been contributed to the campaign
fund by the Houston County
Democratic Executive committee
of which S.A. Nunn is chairman.
The Roosevelt Motor club of
which Mrs. J.L Podges is chair
man contributed $8 to the fund
Those contributing more than
the $2 membership fee in the
Roosevelt Business and I’rofe—
sional League are: W. E. Beck
ham $3, M. E. Akin $3, J L.
Hodges $3, J. P. Duncan $5, S.
A. Nunn $5. A. H. I awler $10,
E. M. Beckham $15, C. I . Cart-
ledge $5, J. VV. Perdue $3. C.W.
Gillespie $3, H. E. Talton $3. J.
H. Davis & Son $5, J. M. Tolle-
son $5.
Those paying $2 are: F. M.
Greene, C. C. Pierce. Mrs. J. L.
Hodges. A. C. Pritchett, C. E.
Mcl.endon, H. T. Gilbert. Dr. H.
P. Dobbins, O A. King, H. D.
Gordy, Short & Harper, E. M
Akin, G. L. Slocumb, A. M. An
derson. C. E Andrew.
Those contributing $1 for lapel
medallion arc: H. P. Houser, E.
C. Leverette, C. E. Brunson. F.
€. Chandler. W. B. Sims, J. H.
King, B. H. Andrew. Rhode-
Sewell,.!. VV. Bloodworth, «L M.
Holloman. A.F. Smith, A. L.Sas-
cor, J.E. Murray. B. W MflHiPWS.
cash (not named).
Those purchasing motor me
dallions are: Dr. R L. Cater.
Max Moore, S. A. Nunn, A. C.
Pritchett, J. VV. Blood worth, Mrs.
J. L. Hodges. Mrs. W. B. Evans,
H. T. Dean, S. L. Norwood, Jr.,
and J. P. Etheridge. The pur
chasers paid $1 each but the me
dallions had to be paid for out of
this amount.
The Young Democratic club of
Houston will also contribute to
this fund They are making a
special effort this week to enroll
members and their contribution
will be added to the total.
The chairman of each of the
clubs will be glad to receive do^
nations to the Democratic fund
up to election day, Nov. 8.
Atlanta Mayor and Macon
Man Disagree on Proposal
Georgia Counties to Vote in
National Election, Nov. 8
ood year under the leadership of
Rev. Herbert Ethridge who is
Completing his third year with
this charge. Thirty-seven new
m ‘inbet's have been received which
tilings the total membership to
373. A Sunday school addition
has been begun and completed
i-nough for the adult department
to use. All departments of the
Church aie well organized and
have done good work.
Last Sunday G. C. Nunn. chmn.
of the board of stewards, made a
talk on finances, calling atten
tion to the fact that the church
had $1,008 00 to raise by Confer
ence if the budget were met. Mr.
Nunn announced that the pastor
had voluntarily taken a $500 cut
in his salary from last year.
T hat Only 50 per cent of the
membership has Contributed to
the church finances this year was
a startling fact brought out by
Mr. Nunu.
The stewards will make a can
vass of the entire membership
within the next two weeks in an
effort to raise the deficit. Mr.
Nunn said. He urged all members
to consider it a personal obligation
to contribute to their church and
help pay its expenses.
Rev. T. M. Christian oCCuphd
the pulpit last Sunday in the ab
sence of the pastor who was at
Smithville attending a Home-com
ing Day at the church there.
Rev. J. J. Sizemore preached at
ihe Methodist church Sunday
night as the pastor began a revi
val meeting at Hawkinsville.
Next Sunday Rev. Ethridge, the
pastor,win preach at butn ncirto
[Tie hours are 11:30 a. m. and
7:30 p. in.
METHODIST W.M.S. PUNS FOR
WEEK OF PRAYER NEXT WEEK
election to lie j In connee ion with tbe discus- T h e proposed constitutional Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, is gen-
8, voters of Geor-|sion a* to the use of the State's amendment exempting intangib'c eral election day in the United
highways by commercial trai sp.u-lprnpt-ri.v from taxation except by States. Every four years this
tation agencies and the decreased . t'ie state was debated in Atlanta government elects a president
S. A. NUNN APPOINTED
GROUP CHMN.OF DRIVE
The leadership in the Macon
district of Wesleyan College’-
emergency' appeal for $1,250,000
lias been selected, it wasannounc-
id last week by' C.Leighton Shep
ard, Fort Vailey attorney, the
district chairman.
The district includes fi f t y
churches in eleven Counties out
side the Macon metropolitan area
with a membership of more that
7,000 members. In Macon, p
Citizens Campaign to raise $250.-
000 of the total needed to liqui
date Wesleyan’s debt, is now un
der way.
The district, which includes
Washington, Wilkinson, Twiggs
Bibb, Crawford, Peach, Houston,
Bleckley counties, and part of Pu
laski, Macon and Up on counties,
has been divided into two group-
for organization purposes.
Sam A. Nunn, Perry, former
member of the state legislature, is
chairman of Group 1 which in
cludes the charges of Byron, Elko, :
Fort Valley, Hawkinsville, Mar-j
shallville, Perry, Roberta and,
Unadilla. Mr. Nunn is a well-
known attorney of Houston coun j
ty where he is chairman of the!
Democratic executive committee
The Methodist Woman’s Mis
sionary society will observe the
innuai V eek of lbayer next week
with prayer services ou Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday after
noons.
After the regular business meet
ing at the church Monday, begin
ning at 3:30 p. m , the society
will g) into retreat for a season of
prayer.
Tuesday afternoon the circles
will meet at 4 p. m. in the follow
ing homes: Mamie Myers circle.
Mrs. A. M. Anderson; Pearl Ed
wards circle, Mrs. R. E. Brown;
Ciara Howard circle, Mrs. L. M.
Paul, Sr.
Wednesday afternoon all circles
will meet at the church at 3:30 p.
m. for the closing service.
This year the Self-denial Offer
ing made during the Week of
Prayer by Southern Methodist
Women will go to erect a building
at Ewha College, Korea as a me
mortal to the late Miss Esthei
Case, secretary of foreign work in
the Council for years.
The Week of Prayer had its be
ginning in the desire for a deepei
understanding of the resources of
Hod. In 1887, more money was
needed to advance the missionary
work and a call for offerings Was
made with good results.
Since the organization of the
Woman’s Missionary Council, the
gifts of the Week of Prayer and
Self-Denial became the means by
which the work was enlarged and
new buildings erected-
I The members of the Perry W.
j M. S. are urged to attend the ser-
! vices next week.
rep rid the money they have spent
u building the state highway sys
tem. A constitutional amen d
ment, passed at the i93L session
of the general assembly, will lie
submitted to the voters lor ratifi
cation, and if adopted, will pro
vide for repayment to the coun
ties, beginning March 25, 1936.
Houston county holds $275,880,
52 in reimbursement Certificates.
Committees in every precinct in
the county are working for the
passage of this amendment. The
couuty commissioners also favor
its passage.
The precinct workers are: J.A.
Davis W. C. Watson, Will Per
due, E. H Wimberly, W. K.
Pierce, Jr.. John Ammons, J. N.
Buff, Paul Hodge, G. T. Hunt,
W. Garvin.
The Association County Com
missioners of Georgia is urging
ratification of the amend men i,
pointing out that the counties will
be repaid at the rate of 10 per
cent annually the funds they have
expended iu building roads now a
part of the state highway system.
Such payments, the association
makes clear, will go forward to
ward rehabilitating county treas
uries and make it possible to re
duce burdensome taxes levied to
tako caie of county bond issues.
Payments to the counties are to
be marie fiom revenues allocated
to the State Highway Department
from the gasoline and motor ve
hicle license taxes.
Many counties issued bonds to
build roads now a part of the
state highway system. These
bonds must be paid and unless the
Counties are reimbursed, as was
originally intended when the high
way system was uhhuiioIicJ oh
its pr. seut basis, the taxpayers
must be c riled upon to bear
btavier buidens than ever before.
PERRY WHALE FOSSIL ONLY
ONE OF KIND IN N. AMERICA
earning Cap :City of the raili
from same, the following lax
me- which will doubtless provi
interesting to every citizen of assembly, and Mayor
Houston county are furnished by i who is leading
and vice-president, i he candi
date of the two major p iliCcal
adg|Monday by Orville A. Park, Ma
rt,... con legislator, who helped pass
the measure through the general parties are: President Hoover
Mayor James L.‘ and Vice president Curtis for re
state wide lelection under the Republican
in thi
way
Lauren Foreman, of Atlanta, pub j tight, against ratification
lirity agent for the Southern Rail- general election.
System. j Key asserted the amendment
he year 1931, the Southern ' would increase the taxation on
'real property and result in huge
revenue losses to cities, counties
and school districts, while Pink
contended it would permit the
For
Railway System and the Central
Oi Georgia Railway paid a total of
$20,130.85 in taxes on property
locaced in Houston county, divert
ed as follows:
Houston Ccunty, Geneial Tax,
burner; Gov. Roosevelt and
Speaker Garner, Democratic nom
inees.
At the same time state officers
and county officers who were
nominated in primaries are voted
on. In states where there are
several political parties, the
state eventually to retire fiom the nominees of these parties op-
real estate tax field and Could d
$9,272.93; County Wide School: httle, if any damage to local gov-
Tax. $3,566.52; District School 1 ernments,
MASONS’ SUPPER
MACON, Ga.—The fossil of
huge, pre-historic Mylodon whale
blasted to light about a month ag
near Perry is "unique in North
America” and is a discovery ol
rtorld-wild rarity, in the Opinion
of Dr O. W. Ciickmay, assistant
state geologist who visited the
scene of the discovery several
days ago with Prof. Leon P.Smitb
of Wesleyan college.
Dr. Crickmay is spending sev
eral weeks in Macon making a
survey Of this territory for data
for the geological map of Georgia.
"The Perry find represents the
first marine mammal.” Dr. Crick
may explained. “Nothing like it
has ever been found in North
America, and the Only similar fos
sils I know of have been discover
ed in Egypt.”
Fish fossils such as shark’s teeth.
Dr. Crickmay said, are not uncom
mon finds in this part of the coun
try “in the coastal plain region,
for the ocean once extended ovei
Macon.” The Perry whale is on<
of the earliest sea mammals, and
belongs to the Eocene period, the
first stage of the Tertiaiy era
which was the age of mammals,
be said.
Professor Smith, geologist a
Wesleyan, was called to Perry by
H. D. Palmer and A. C. Cobb ol
the Georgia Lime Rock company
when the fossil was uncovered by
blasting for limerock early in Sep
tember. Professer Smith e.-ti
mated the whale was from 20.000,-
000 to 30,000.000 years old. Ho
brought back broken bits of verte
brae, jawbone a n d teeth. The
Wesleyan professor has turned
over the w hale to the college.
Dr. Crickmay painted a picture
of pre-historic conditions in Geor
gia which set the stage for the ad
vent of the first marine mammal
Taxes, $3,674 89; Total Taxes Paid
Locally, $16,514 3d; State Tax
Houston County, $3,616.51; Total
Taxes on Property Located i n
Houston County, $20,130.85.
"These figures show,” says Mr.
Foreman’s statement, ‘‘that the
Southern and Central pud taxes
to Houston county, and its school
districts, amounting to $16,514.34,
not a dollar of which was expend
ed to provide or maintain a road
way for the train or for the rail
road’s special benefit in any way.
It all went into the local treasuries
(0 support the schools and other
local institutions for the leuefit of
the people of Houston county.
"The Southern’s and Central's
propeities in Houston county had
in 1931 an assessed taxable valua
tion of $723,302.00 and the taxes
paid by them were determined by
applying to this valuation the
same rates paid by all other tax
payers. This valuation is to a
great extent dependent on the
earning capacity of the lailroads.
If tiafiic is taken away from the
railroads, their earnings will
-a, & a u K. Tlieii value fui taxation
must, of necessity, also be dimin
ished and the taxes paid in Hous
ton county will decrease iu like
proportion.
“Maintenance of the earning
capacity and tax-paying ability of
the railroad is consequently a mat
ter of personal and vital interest
to thn citizens of Houston county.
Every passenger and ton of fieight
moved across Houston county, into
it or out, by the Southern and
Central contributes something to
the county in the shape of taxes
paid by the raihoads and a I Si
helps furnish employment to loeai
people. If the amount of these
'axes be reduced through the di
version to oilier channels of traffic
previously handled by the rail -
raids, either school facilities and
other local governmental services
must be curtailed or the tax pay
era will have to dig deeper int
their own pockets to meet the
deficit.
"If the Southern and Central,as
a result of unregulated competi
'ion on the highways provided by
tbe state, are reduced to a condi-
rion where they can no longer pay
these taxes, to what source will
Houston county look for revenues
11 fill the vacuum 1 ?”
Key said ratification of t h e
amendment would cost, the At
lanta city government $6()0,O00 a
year, and other local government
branches in propoition. He called
it "well nigh municipal murder.”
"Mayor Key,’’ Said Park, ‘‘has
completely misunderstood the pur
poses of the measure. He sounds
as if he would tax intangibles on
the same ba.-is as ho would tax
real estate. There are t hreo ob
jections to such a policy.
“Fiist, taxation of intangibles
is nearly always double taxation,
since you have already taxed the
• eal property, ownership of which
is represented by the certificates
you call intangibles.
‘‘.Second, intangibles are al
most. always taxed out of all pro
portion to their income.
‘‘Third, you Can’t do it. it may
be just to do it, but it is plain
common sense t hat it can’t be
be (lone. Try to do it and the
property will disappear. It will
go to New York or anywhere else
it desires
‘ Intangibles are escaping taxa
tion nv.ro an<l tituPo alt i he time,
and the object of this measure is
io place some return ir.mi them
ou the books
“‘.eorgiahas had five special
tax commissions in the last 30
years. Everyone of t hem has
recommended such a measure.
Every governor ol Georgia lor 15
years has urged such a measure.
The Democratic plalfoim urges it.
"If it is killed the state will l t
set back 25 years.’’
GOOD WORK
Our friends, Drs. Walker ai t'
Watson, of Macon, with Dr. King
ind the nurses they brought, an:
and the doctors and nurses o
Perry certainly backed up the P.
T. A- Health Committee and tnnii
a wonderful success of the Tonsi
Clinic held at the school house Oi
Oct. 22.
I appreciate the hearty < o-
operation of the school authorities
and friends.
It. L Cater, M.D.
Go. School Physician.
Presbyterian Notice
PEANUT ROLLING
4 he citizens of Perry and Hous
ton county are invited to witness
a peanut rolling in Perry next
Friday morning, Nov. 11, a*
eleven o’clock. The results of
the general election, Nov. 8, will
determine the roller.
If President Hoover shoul 1 bt
re-elected, W. K. Whipple, Dem
ocrat, will roll a peanut with lii:-
nose one block down Carroll
street. If Gov. Roosevelt should
be the successful candidate for
the presidency, C. P. Gray, Re
publican, will roll the peanut.
Th is act will pay a bet made by
these local business men several
weeks ago.
COT TON REPORT
pose each other for election.
In Georgia, this year, the Kc-
publican party has a candidate
for senator, James tv. Arno.d, of
Athens, who is opposing Senator
Walter r. George, the Democra
tic nominee. In some districts
the Republican party has candi
dates fur congress but not in the
Third which nominated B. T.
Castellow of Cuthbert as Demo
cratic representative.
In several counties in the state
Independents are running for
offices but ouston county has
only Democratic nominee-.
In Georgia, the people will
vote on eight amendments to the
state constitution. Arne' dment
No. 4 and amendment No.8 on
the ballot are of state-wide im
portance and have created the
most interest
Each county in Georgia is pre
paring its own ballot. The state
furnishes a sample official ballot
and the ordinary of each county
is in charge of the printing.
i he Australian ballot is used
in more than half the counties.
In these it is mandatory upon the
ordinary to place the names of
all candidates, as certified by the
secretary of the state, on one
ballot.
Where the Australian ballot is
not in use, the various parties
have their own ballots printed,
eonfoimingto the same official
ballot seut out by the governor’s
office. In Houston county where
the Australian ballot is not used,
there will be two tickets, a Dem
ocratic and a Republican.
l he day after the election all
of the poll managers will meet at
the office of Oi dinary John L.
Hodges and consolidate the vote
o' Houston. It is mailed imme-
d’ately to Atlanta to the governor
and secretary of state.
Bull- will be open in all the pre
cincts of Houston county. At the
Gout t H .use, the polls will open
at 7 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. At
all other precincts the polls will
open at 8 a. m. and close at 3
o m.
VIOLATORS OF GAME
LAWS BEING ARRESTED
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 31—Be
cause of an abundance of game of
all kinds in Georgia this fall,
there have been more violations
of the hunting laws than ordi
narily, and for this reason game
wardens have been forced to make
an unusually large number of ar
rests within the past few weeks,
according to a statement issued
by Peter S. Twitty, state Game
and Fish Commissioner.
While mo-t of the e arrests
have been for hunting without a
license, there has been an excep
tionally laige number of prosecu
tions for hunting quail before the
eason opens. Reports of a big
Sunday School, 10-15 a. 111.
Morning Worship, 11:30 a. m.
Wednesday Evening Service,
8:00 p. m.
Sermon subject f o r Sunday,
Nov. 6, 1932, ‘‘The Light of the
World.” We shall consider in cur
sermons during the month of No
vember some of the great state
ments of Jesus concerning Him
self and His relations to men.
Does Jesus provide the light
this world needs in an age "henj j J | iave evidently infiu-
ltve m darkness | „ 3 , ^„
On the night of Nov. 15, the
Masons have invited their sons to
ml ;ui,lvc he their guests at a get-to-g?ther
The Rev. N. H. Williams, Fort ^ ieetin g f n t he iodge hall. Every mujuB ^ „ aro ^ _
galley and Mrs. Sam C. Humph, Mason is expectedl to bring a boj-1 which he beIieves ha6 becQ found
MJlrsHalltrillo ora flrnun 1 5liiSO- Atf hpr hiS OW Q SOU OT v-OniC ULll
Secty. ‘at Perry.
date chairmen.
t er boy.
There were 2,173 bales of cotton
counting round as half bales gin
ned in Houston county from the
crop of 1932 prior to October 18,
1932, as compared with 5.181
bales ginned to October 18, 1931.
so many people
and despair?
Come and see.
Everett P. Moye, Minister
Amethyst Long Prized
The Roman empire has left an In
delible record of the esteem in which
the amethyst was held. Julius Caesar
was the proud possessor of a collec
tion of the finest specimens of these
jewels, and later, after his assassina
tion they were used as a badge of hon
or, when the Roman senators were
privileged to wear amethyst pins in
their togas as a sign of their high
oftiee.
enced many hunters to take a
chance and try to "beat the other
fellow to it,” but game wardens
are on the alert and already have
made more arrests up to this
.ime than in any previous season.
NOTICE
Hon. James W. Arnold, of Ath
ens, candidate for the U. S. Sen
ate on the Republican ticket to
succeed Sev. Walter F. George
will speak in Fort Valley Friday.’
Nov. 4, at 7:30 p. m., C. T. Issues
of the campaign will be discussed.
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