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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL. LXV. No. 4
CHARTER ASKED FOR
LOAN ASS’N. HERE
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1936
ESTABLISHED 1870
MRS. T.S. CHAPMAN
DIES AFTER ILLNESS
HIGHLIGHTS IN GEORGIA NEWS
An applicaijn for a charter
or a Federal Savings and Loan
Association for Perry, under the
Supervision of the Federal Home
1 oan Bank Board, addressed to
che latter at its headquarters in]
Washington, D. C., was put ini
the mails last week by _ R. K.
Bruhn, field representative for,
the Board, who- was here the
past week, planning the installa
tion for such a concern in Perry.
The application for charter was
signed, Mr. Bruhn announced,
by the following members of the
organization committee for the
local association composed of S.
A. Nunn, chairman; J. Meade
Tolleson, vice chairman; Dr. R.
L. Cater, George Harvey, Lewis
Houser, J. W. Bloodworth, and
C. E. Andrew.
According to the field repre
sentative, the foregoing commit
tee will conduct an organization
meeting about the middle of
February at which time, if a
charter has been granted, a
board of directors for the asso
ciation will be elected. At the
same time, in all probability a lo
cation for the concern and the
selection of a secretary to admin
ister its affairs will be announced.
The federal government will
match three dollars for each dol
lar subscribed locally. In other
words, it will be a three-for-one
partner with the community in
the enterprise. The object, as
has heretofore been stated, is to
provide loans for buildings both
construction and remodelization
as well as refinancing.
Bruhn Highly Pleased
Field representative Bruhn,!
said his experiences here have!
been of the most satisfactory and |
pleasant kind. He is enthusias-!
tic over the co-operation he had
from local business circles in car
rying forward the preliminary
work of organization and asserts
the interest taken and spirit
shown insures that the savings
loan association to be established
here will be a great community
success and a marked communi
ty benefit.
It is the expectation that the
institution will be in readiness
to begin operation in time to as
sist those who are desirous of
getting building projects under
way as soon as possiole.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
Mrs. W. T. Middlebrooks and
Miss Louise Rainey were co
hostesses to the Wednesday Af
ternoon Book, club at its January
meeting Wednesday afternoon
last week at their home.
The books reviewed and dis
cussed were novels, especially
grouped by the program chair
man for the variety of their
subject matter. “Now In No
vember” the Pulitzer prize win
ner of 1935, written by Josephine
Johnson was reviewed by Miss
Roselyn Paul; “Folks”
Mrs. Mary Pickard Chapman,
age 78, died at her home in Per
ry last Thursday afternoon after
a long illness.
Mrs. Chapman had been a resi
dent of Houston county for more
than 40 years. She was born in
Marion county.
Mrs. Chapman was a faithful
member of the Baptist church
tor many years. She was a de
voted wife and mother.
The funeral services were held
in the Chapman home in Perry
at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
with Rev. J. A. Ruffin, pastor of
the Baptist church, officiating.
Interment was in Evergreen
cemetery in Perry.
Mrs. Chapman wzsthe wife of
former Sheriff T. S. Chapman of
Houston county, who survives in
addition to the following chil
dren: Homer P. Chapman of
Perry; Mrs. George Johnson of
Sasser; Mrs. Joe Mitchell of
Birmingham: Mrs. Charles A.
Allen, Albertville, Ala., and
Mrs. Cora Boterweg, of Wash
ington, D. C. Eleven grandchil
dren also survive.
The grandchildren are: Miss (
Elinor Boterweg, student of ;
Bessie Tift College; Conrad Bo
terweg, Washington, D. C. :Don-
ald Johnston, student of Georgia
Tech; Virginia and Charlene Al
len, Albertville, Ala.; Peggy Jo
Mitchell, Birmingham, Ala. ;Har-
ris, Tom, Billy, Howell, and
Mary Chapman, Perry.
Ail of the children and grand
children attended the funeral.
Other relatives and friends at
tending the funeral were: Mr.
Joe Mitchell, of Birmingham ;Mr.
Geo. Johnston, Sasser; Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Johnston, Cordele;
Mrs. N. C. Schuressler, Mrs. W.
F. Billingsley, Mrs. Tom Halli
burton, Mrs. W. 0. Kinney, Ma
con; Mrs. W. D. DuPree and
Mrs. Thornton Lee, Dawson;
Mrs. Leon Shumate, Mrs. Bessie
Pickard, Mrs. F. L. Perry; Mon
tezuma; Mrs. John Varner, Mrs.
Fred Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lewis, Mrs. R. J. Greer, Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Miller, Mrs. Lizzie
Stevens, Mrs. James Varner, Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Johnston, and Mr. A.
E. Johnston, Sasser: Messrs. W.
C. and C. K. Watson, Wellston;
Miss Frances Foster, Byron.
A large number of Perry
friends also attended.
Pallbearers were E u g e n e
Beckham, C. P. Gray, Byron
Warren, C. E. McLendon, Robt.
Tuggle, C. E. Andrew.
B. M. Lufburrow, who has
been Georgia state forester since
Oct. 15, 1925, or more than ten
years, was removed from office
last week by the State Forestry
Board, and Jack Thurmond, of
Savannah, an assistant state for
ester, was elected as acting for
ester.
Governor Talmadge will per
sonally levy Georgia taxes in
1936 under a ruling by the at
torney general. “In July I shall
make a state tax levy and in'
September every county in the]
state will be entitled to make!
its own levy,” the governor said.
The Georgia Supreme Court
has held that a minority of
qualified voters may carry an
election for local taxation for
public schools, provided those
casting affirmative ballots shall
be “two-thirds of those voting.”
Governor Talmadge has ad
vised all motorists to secure one
of the Governor’s $3 auto tags
and avoid a possible penalty lat
er on. He indicated the time
limit which expires January 31
might not be extended this year
and expressed the belief that 30
days was sufficient time for all
motorists to procure their 1936
plates.
Chairman A. L. Belle Isle and
his Atlanta Committee have de
cided to make their Birthday
Balls for the President an All-
Georgia affair. Realizing that
many towns would not have local
Balls, Mr. Belle Isle has invited
the citizens of these communities
especially to attend the six or
more dances in Atlanta on Jan.
30. Special entertainment has
been planned in honor of out-of-
town visitors. The money goes
for a great cause, the fight on
infantile paralysis. President
Roosevelt himself made an ap-i
; peal by radio only last week for
I public cooperation.
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Annual Georgia Products Din- 1
ners will be held over the state j
Feb. 12 as American Legion’
Yosts observe Georgia Day.
The state of Georgia received
a total of $24,690,512.99 out of
the Emergency ^Relief Appropria
tion Act funds 'during 1935, it
was announced by Erie Cocke,
state director of the National
Emergency Council. These
funds are known as the “new
works program” and a total of
$64,571,399.34 had been allocated
to Georgia by President Roose
velt. The rest of the sum will
be spent by June 30, which is
the end of the fiscal year.
E. I. HOLMES PASSES
1 AT HIS HOME IN ELKO
The present year, 1936, is At
lanta’s centennial. Plans for
proper observance of the anni
versary of the city’s founding
are now in formative state and
will be announced in the near
future, after a civic committee
to be appointed by Mayor James
L. Key takes charge.
A south-wide convention of
anti-Roosevelt Democrats will be
held in Macon Jan. 29. John
Henry Kirby of Texas and Gov.
Eugene Talmadge of Georgia
called the convention.
P. H. S. ACTIVITIES
In observance of the birthday
anniversary of General Robert
j E. Lee, Confederate force chief-
I tain during the War Between the
iStates, the state capitol was
closed Monday. Lee’s birthday
is fixed by law as a state holi
day. Jan. 19 is Lee’s birthday.
SUPERIOR COURHESSIOir
REV. T.M. CHRISTIAN PASSES
AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS
Rev. T. M. Christian of Perry,
a superannuated Methodist min
ister, died at 5 o’clock last
Thursday morning at Allen’s in
valid home in Milledgeville after
an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at
St. Marys, Ga., where he held
his first charge, on Saturday af-
written
by Ruth Suchow, by Miss Olga
Thurmond; and Frances Brett Ternoon
Young’s “White Ladies” by I Rev - J
Mrs. S. A. Nunn. There was a I A P rd 4 - i 860 ’ and spent his b °y-
round table discussion of out
standing current events.
Miss Martha Cooper, Mrs. W. —--- - — ----
T. Middlebrooks, and Mrs. S. A. try for 45 years, Rev Mr. Chris-
Nunn were appointed to arrange j was ° ne °t the oldest Meth-
for a luncheon to be given at the odls t ministers in the Georgia
.ifiw UrUoi r»n TToh 1.^ i conference. He was superan-
Perry
The Perry Panthers will play
Byron High in Perry Friday
night. Perry’s Basketeers de
feated Fort Valley Friday night
by a 46-18 score on the local
court. Tuesday night Perry was
victorious over Hawkinsville by
a 29-13 score.
hvl Rev. Mr. Christian was born
hood at Thomasville. His father
and two brothers also were
preachers. Active in the minis-
New Perry Hotel on Feb. 15.
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun, the presi
dent, was in charge of the meet
ing. Following the program a
dainty salad course was served
hy the hostesses.
BAPTIST NOTES
nuated in 1929 with the
church as his last charge.
He and Mrs. Christian, who
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last fall, made their
Ihome here with their daughter,
jMrs. L. Frank Cater, and Mr.
j Cater.
In addition to his wife and
I Mrs. Cater, Rev. Mr. Christian
jis survived by three sons: Dr. P.
Sunday School — Sunday, H. Christian of St. Marys; Dr.T.
10:15 A. M., W. B. Roberts Su- B. Christian of Morristown, N.
perintendent. ; J., and J. M.Christian, of Chath-
Morning Worship — Sunday, am ’
11:30 A.M.
Vesper Service, 6 p. m.
1 rayer Meeting—Wed.7:45 p.m.
Rev. J. A. Ruffin, Pastor
METHODIST NOTES
Church School--- 10:15 a. m.
I Worship Services—S u n d a y,
— — 111:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. m.
Mr and T d • - Young People’s Service 6:15 p.m.
Montezuma,* and Mrs. S^Klar, of 7 £ hulxh Nlght "‘ Wednesda V-
etroit, Mich., were guests 0 f 7:30 p. m.
Mr.and Mrs, Max Moore Sunday. 1 Rev. W. P. Blevins, Pastor.
Eugene Smith, player on the
Panther team, shot himself ac
cidentally in the foot recently
while he was hunting. Due to
this injury he will not be able to
play during the remainder of the
season. Tnis is a great loss to
our team.
Class Visits County Officials
The senior government class
under the direction of Mrs.Evans
made a very interesting trip
Tuesday morning. They visited
during their class the county
officials. Each official explained
his duties which was very inter
esting to the members of the
class.
One of the pupils demonstrat
ed to us one of the things we
had studied by registering in
order to vote in the coming elec
tion. Other interesting trips
were made by this class dur
ing the week.
Grade Work
Miss Jones’ health class has
Yecently completed a project on
feet. During the past week the
members made impressions of
their feet and then studied these
impressions.
Miss Boram’s sixth grade is
making a special study of Bank
ing. They have built a model
bank and play bank and learn
banking each day.
In the home economics depart
ment one sees new tables, new
chairs, new cloths. Miss Oliver’s
classes are preparing each day
new dishes to serve in this prac
tically new department.
Mrs. Coleman’s Business class
has been studying checks. Each
member has practiced making
out checks.
Mrs. Evans’ Health class has
recently completed a project on
“shoes.” A number of shoes
were on exhibit.
Students Honor Lee
Lee’s birthday was appro
priately observed at the Chapel
exercises. The following pro
gram was given:
Scripture—Evelyn Hardin.
Life of Lee—Jennie Holland.
Lee as a Soldier—Pat Cart-
ledge.
Lee as a Christian—Hazel Ne-
Edward I. Holmes, rural mail|
carrier for thirty years, died
Friday at his home in Elko.
Hr. Holmes w a s an active
member of the Rural Letter Car
riers’ Association, a Mason and a
member of the W. O. W.
Mr. Holmes was a member of
the Henderson Methodist church
and superintendent of its Sun
day school.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Lena Lee Till, of
Elko;daughter, Margaret Holmes,
a student at G. S. C. W., and
sister, Mrs. J. H. Coffee, of Mi
ami, Fla.
Funeral services were held at
the Henderson Methodist church
at Henderson, Ga.,Sunday morn
■ng at 11 o’clock with Rev. A.W.
Quillian, of the Mt.Vernon Meth
odist church officiating, assisted
by Rev. VV M. Hobbs; Rev. E.A.
Martin, of Pinehurst, and Rev.
J. T. Summerford, of Elko.
Pallbearers were: S. T. Bry
ant and B. J. Hunt, Bonaire; C.
D. Phillips, Eastman; W. W. Fu
qua and Louis Lowry, Unadilla;
J. W. Perdue, Perry.
Among those from Perry at
tending the funeral Sunday
were: Dr. R. L. Cater, Mrs.
Eliza Massee, Mr. and Mrs. Ca
ter Rogers, Misses Coralie Brown,
Milledge Anderson, and Evelyn
Hunt, Messrs. Lawrence Hunt,
A. M. Anderson, L. M. Paul, E.
P. Staples, C. P. Gray, C. E. Me
Lendon, F. M. Culler, Billy Mas
see, Louis Gilbert, and S. L.Nor-
wood.
A large number of friends
from other sections of the coun
ty also attended.
SAFETY COUNCIL OF
HOUSTON HAS MEET
The criminal session of Hous
ton Superior court will be held
next Monday with Judge W. A.
McClellan presiding.
The Grand Jury, in session
since Monday, had returned 12
true bills and 8 no bills up to
Wednesday morning. It was ex
pected that the Grand Jury
would complete its work Wed
nesday afternoon.
Due to the illness of Judge
Jones, Judge Ogden Persons of
Forsyth presided at the civil ses
sion of court Monday and charg
ed the Grand Jury.
CENTERVILLE P. T. A.
J.P. ETHERIDGE,JR. .ACCEPTS
EDITURSHIP IN FLORIDA
James P. Etheridge, Jr., re
porter of the Macon Telegraph
since September, 1933, has ac
cepted 'a position as editorial
writer for the Tampa Daily
Times. He assumed his new du
ties there last Friday. In Tampa
Mr. Etheridge will have charge
of the editorial page, its daily
content and make-up.
The year following his gradu
ation from Mercer, Mr. Ether
idge was principal of the high
school at Jackson, Ga., a posi
tion he resigned in the fail of
1933 to accept a place on The
Telegraph repot Lrial staff. Since
last August, Mr. Etheridge had
oeen assistant city editor of tnt
morning paper ana nan beei
city hail reporter. i
Mr. Etheridge, Jr., was grau
dated from Perry high school
with firot nouors in the spring ol
1928. The following tall he en
rolled at Mercer university, where
he was graduated cum laude,
with an A. B. degree in the
spring of 1932.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Etheridge, Sr., of Perry,
The date for the annual Dad
dies’ night was sec for Jan. 23,
at the January meeting of the
Centerville P. T. A. There will
be a special program for the oc
casion and an oyster supper will
be served by the members of the
P. T. A.
Mrs. Clarence Holt, vice-presi- e v.,
dent, was appointed to take over and a brother of Cooper Ether-
the presidency left vacant by the! idge, who is employed on The
resignation of Mrs. G. F. Liles. I Telegraph copy desk.
A * Valentine Carnival was
planned by the P. T. A. for the
benefit of the school. A play
presenting members of the com
munity in the cast and games
will be features of the entertain- The January meeting of the
me " t - n . , , D . Garden club was held Friday af-
Mrs. Daniels, of Perry, asked ternoon at the home of Mrs. E.
the assistance of the P, 1. A. in p. Newhard with Mrs. W B
organizing a Study club for Roberts and Mrs. J. O. Coleman
mothers. acting as co-hostesses. T h e
Hostesses for the social hour president, Mrs. G. E. Jordan,
The Safety Committee of
Houston county met Friday to
formulate their campaign to re
duce the number of accidents in
the county. T h e city council
here is co-operating in the na
tional campaign for safe driving
which began the first of the
year.
An executive committee was
appointed to encourage the idea
ot safe driving, this committee
to be known as the Council of
Safe Drivers’ League of Hous
ton County.
The council is composed of the
following members: C. E. Mc
Lendon, Warren Hodge, T. L.
Warren, C. C. Pierce, H. D. Gor-
dv, Floyd H. Tabor, S. L. Nor
wood, Jr., S. W. Hickson, Lee
M. Paul, it. H. Brown, Nick
Buff, M. G. Edwards, A. M. An
derson, E. P. Newhard, J. L.
Beavers, A. L. Sasser, Felton
Norwood G. W. Rhodes, J. P.
Etheridge,and Mrs. J.L. Hodges.
G. W. Rhodes, general chairman
ot safety work at Penn-Dixie
Cement, located at Clinchrield,
was chosen chairman of the com
mittee. L. iVl. Paul is secretary
and S. L. Norwood, treasurer.
The citizens of Houston county
are urged to cooperate in tins
effort to encourage safe driving
by Mayor A. lVf. Anderson of
Perry and Chmn. J. A. Davis, of
the board of Commissioners in
tfie following endorsement:
“The necessity for the Safe
Drivers’ League is so apparent
that there is no need of any fur
ther reference to them. We de
sire only to say that we are fa
miliar with the purpose and
principles of the League for
Houston county and, knowing
this, gladly give our most hearty
endorsement to the movement.
We feel that such a campaign as
that to be conducted by this
League will result in immeasur
able benefit to the people of Per
ry, of Houston county, of Geor
gia, and of the entire country, in
che saving of life and limb and
protection from property loss, in
which we are all certainly very
vitally interested.
“We respectfully request all
the people of Houston County to
give of their time and energy to
assist in carrying out the plans •
ot this League and hope thac an
of our citizens will become fa
miliar with and abide by the
suggestions made for safe driv
ing and for safe walking. We
sincerely trust that you will help
this L.ague prevent death, in
jury ana property loss to our peo
ple and an those that may come
into our county and city.”
J. A. Davis, Chmn,
County Commissioners.
A. M. Anderson, Mayor
City of Perry.
PERRY P.T.A. MEETS
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
in February will be Mrs. Ger
trude Rape, Mrs. Jack Garvin,
Mrs. J. D. Stembridge, Sr.,
Mrs. John Ryals.
CARD OF THANKS
presided.
, Timely talks of interest featur-
anc * l ed the program. Mrs. G. S. Ri-
| ley talked on “Bulbs” and Mrs.
JH. D. Gordy on “Camellias.”
.Mrs. James Duggan told of
I “Pests of the Garden.”
i An arrangement of galax
j leaves and coral berries, display-
rru f m 0 l. ed b y Mrs.Riley, won the tropny
The family of Mrs. T. S. Ghap-lf or mos t artistic exhibit of the
man wish to express heartfelt; mon th.
appreciation for the many kind- j During the social hour which
nesses shown her and them dur- followed the meeting a delicious
mg her illness and for the syrn-; sa j ac j C o U rse Wa s s erV ed by the
pathy shown in words and deeds i hostesses
at the time of her passing.
Smith.
“The Sword of Lee”--Eugenia
Daniels.
Why Both North and South
Love Lee—Ann Sewell.
Lee’s Favorite Song—Charles
Andrew.
Living Room Suites, Coffee
Tables, Boston Rockers.
Perry Furniture Co.
The Perry Parent-Teachers’
association held its January meet
ing at the school Tuesday after
noon last week. Mrs. T. R.Sum
mers, second vice-president, pre
sided in the absence of the presi
dent, Miss Martha Cooper.
Mrs. Beulah Daniels, the new
Houston county child hygiene
nurse, made a talk in which she
asked the cooperation of the P.
T. A. in her work. “Hobbies”
was the subject of an interesting
talk made by Mrs. J. 1M. Gooden.
Mrs. D. M. Ryle gave a paper on
“Home Recreation.”
It was reported that new ta
bles and chairs had been placed
in the Home Economics rooms.
The attendance prize was won
by the eighth grade.
Following the meeting a social
hour was enjoyed. Mrs. George
Harvey and Mrs. Albert Skellie
were in charge of . serving re
freshments.
CARD OF THANKS
PAINT for AH Purposes.
Houston Hardware Co.
The family of Mrs. S. W.Hick-
son, Sr., wish to thank all those
(who so kindly expressed sympa
thy by word or act at the time
of her death.
Mrs. L. F. Cater has returned
from St. Marys, Ga. where she
spent several days.