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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL. LXV. No. 11
PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936
ESTABLISHED 1870
mmn service bay to be observed march
HOUSTON OFFICERS I
CHOSEN IN PRIMARY;
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Largest Number of Votes Ev
er Cast Was March 5
ONLY ONE CHANGE
PRECINCT RETURNS OF COUNTY PRIMARY
MELON GROWERS
HOLD MEETING HERE 1
Kersey, Sasser and Davis Win
Commissioners’ Race
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1.229, the largest number of
votes since the county was di
vided 11 years ago, was cast
last Thursday, March 5, in the
Houston Democratic Primary to
nominate county officers. All of
the qualified voters but 79 cast
a ballot last week as 1,308 are on
the registered list. This is an un
usual record.
In the contested races the re
sults were: W. B. Evans, county
school superintendent, defeated
J. W. Bloodworth; E. W. Mar
shall won tax receiver’s place
ever W. C. Watson, incumbent;
Mrs. J. R. Hunt was re-elected
county treasurer over five op
ponents, Aubrey Anderson, Os
wald Andrews, T. D. Mason. J. E.
Carney and Carey B. Andrew,
Sr. T. S. Chapman defeated
John J. Culler, Jr. for coroner.
The three successful in the
commissioners’ race were :
Wyatt D. Kersey, A. L. Sasser,
and J. A. Davis, present chair
man of the board of commis-
sicners. J. N. Buff and S. L.
Norwood were the unsuccessful
candidates in this race.
Those re-elected without op-
tion were: H. T. Gilbert,
clerk of court; C. C. Pierce,
sheriff; J. L. Hodges, ordinary;
M. E. Akin tax colector; and
Rhodes Sewell, county surveyor.
The vote cast at each precinct
was as follows: Perry, 595; Hen-
derscn, 56; Elko, 75; Hayne-
ville, 60; Kathleen 50; Bonaire,
69; Wellston, 131; Heard, 61;
Centerville, 106; Grovania, 26;
making a total of 1,229.
The votes of each candidate
in the contested races are shown
in the tabulation published in
this issue.
The nomination in a county
primary is tantamount to elec
tion in Georgia though those
chosen in the primary will have
their names placed on the gen
eral election ticket in November.
The terms of county officers
will begin January 1, 1937.
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John J. Culler, Jr.
124
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For Tax Receiver
E. W, Marshall
388
33
W. C. Watson
207
23
For County Treasurer
Aubrey Anderson
139
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Carey B. Andrew,
Sr. 93
20
Oswald Andrews
93
4
J. E. Carney
43
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Mrs. J. R. Hunt
85
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T. D. Mason
141
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J N. Buff
339
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J. A. Davis
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Wyatt D. Kersey
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S. L. Norwood
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CANDIDATES THANK
VOTERSFORSUPPORT
U. D. C. MEETING
The March meeting of the Sgt.
Clinton C. Duncan chapter ot
the U. D. C. was held Tuesday
afternoon, March 3, at the home
of Mrs. C. C. Pierce with Mrs.E
F. Barfield, the president, pre
siding.
Mrs. Barfield urged that all
dues be paid. It was decided tc
purchase fifty dogwood trees for
the cemetery drive, this to be in
charge of the cemetery commit
tee, composed of Mesdames H.
L Gilbert, C. E. Brunson, Eby
Holtzclaw, and C. E. Andrew.
-Mrs. F. E. Norwood, who was
made honorary member of
the chapter told of the
best regiment to go from
Houston county to the War Be
tween the State s; also of a silk
To the Voters of Houstorr
County:
I am deeply grateful for your
vote and support in the last pri
mary election. I hope so long as
I continue in the office of Sheriff
of Houston County my conduct
of the office will be such as to
merit the confidence you have
placed in me by your vote and
support.
C. C. Pierce.
I wish to express to my many
friends my sincere appreciation
for their vote and support in the
recent election for County School
Superintendent. During the
coming term I shall serve the
schools of Houston County to
ihe best of my ability.
W. B. Evans.
I wish to express my appre
ciation to my friends for the co
operation shown me in the pri
mary, March 5, for re-election for
Tax Collector of Houston Coun
ty. I shall serve the people of
Houston County to the best of
my ability.
M. E. Akin, T. C.
To t h e People of Houston
County:
1 am grateful for many things
in this life, but I am especially
grateful for the vote and sup
port of the voters of Houston
County in the late primary elec
tion. I thank you with all my
heart.
H. T. Gilbert.
I wish to thank my friends for
their loyal support in electing
me Tax Receiver of Houston
County.
E. W. Marshall.
Many thanks to the voters of
Houston County who gave to me
their loyal support in the recent
election of March 5.
Respectfully,
Mrs. J. R Hunt.
HOI MISSION PRAYER DAY
OBSERVED BY BAPTIST W.M.S.
LEGION AUXILIARY
PLANS SERVICE DAY
The Baptist W. M. S. observed
its Home Mission Season of
Prayer and Annie W. Armstrong
Offering Wednesday afternoon
last week at the church.
“Christ Uplifted in the Home
land’’ was the theme of the pro
gram, arranged and presented
by Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, the presi
dent. Mrs. Gilbert gave the ap
peal of J. B. Lawrence, secre
tary-treasurer of the Home Mis
sion board and told of Annie W.
Armstrong, the board’s first sec
retary-treasurer. “Challenge of
the Foreigner” was told by Mrs.
E. W. Traylor, “The Negro” by
Mrs. C. E. Brunscn, “How the
Jew Found the Light” by Mrs.
Mayo Davis, and “The Guest of
Honor” by Mrs. W. C. Talton.
“Fields That Are White Unto i n „, r f h _
the Harvest” was discussed by \
Mesdames O. G. Boler, Gilbert
Davis, W. A. Curtis, J. A. Ruf
fin, Bruce Smith, G. P. Hunni-
cutt, G. E. Jordan, G. S. Riley,
D. M. Ryle, and Miss Eva Bo-
rom. i
The scripture lesson was read
by Mrs. W. B. Roberts. A duet, j
“Somebody” was sung by Mrs.'
J. P. Etheridge and Mrs. Curtis
with Mrs. Mayo Davis playing
the piano accompaniment. Mrs.
Etheridge introduced the home
missionaries from a placard of
their pictures.
Prayers and songs were inter
spersed on the program.
The meeting was well attend
ed and the offering generous.
Tea was served after the meet
ing by Mrs. Gilbert.
The March meeting of the Le
gion Auxiliary was held last
Thursday afternoon at the home I
of Mrs. J. M. Gooden. Mes
dames Lizzie Abbott, L. M.Paul, I
Jr., and A. P Whipple were co- j
hostesses. Mrs. J. B. Calhoun,
the president, conducted the!
meeting.
The program consisted of two
musical numbers: a piano duet, |
“Overture”—Suppe, played by |
Mrs. L. M. Paul, Sr., and Miss.
Roselyn Paul; a piano solo,!
“Scotch Poem ’’—McDowell, !
played by Miss Elizabeth Short;
and a reading on Community!
Service by Mrs. Whipple.
During the business session, |
plans for the Community Service j
held March 17, in
, commemoration of the Legion’s J
| seventeenth birthday, were dis-
I cussed. Mrs. J. L. Hodges,
! chairman of the “Trade At
j Home” committee, asked the
cooperation of the unit in this
part of the plans, made possible
by the Perry merchants. Mrs.
Max Moore, chairman of the
Child Welfare commit,ee, told of
two children dressed and equip
ped for school, and one placed in
the Scottish Rite hospital.
Mr. T. C. Rogers, commander
of the Legion, and Mr. Max
Moore, another member of the
post, presented plans for raising
money for the Legion home.
At the close of the meeting
the hostesses served a salad
course.
A tentative watermelon mar
keting agreement was discussed
at a meeting of approximately
fifty growers at the Court House
in Perry Monday. Each grower
present was allowed to vote as
to whether or not he wanted the
marketing agreement to be
carried out in 1936. Of the 46
to 50 votes cast, all but two
voted to continue the agree-
! ment this year.
| L. E. Farmer, specialist on
Extension Marketing, gave an
I explanation of the working ol
| the marketing agreement and
I presented illustrated chartt
i showing the effect of having
! this control feature. Mr.
j Farmer discussed also the bene
, fits which may he derived bj
I successfully continuing t h c
agreement. Mr. Buttler, a rep
resentative of the U. S. Dept,
of Agriculture, explained minoi
changes that have oecn made.
Thad Huckabee, chmn. of the
Watermelon Control Committee
discussed the operation of thi
agreement. He assured the
growers that the committee
would function even more effi
ciently this season than last, due
to the inspectors having gather
ed more experience and beinj,
better qualified to handle the
situation in the future.
HODGES FAMILY HAS
REUNION MARCH 7-8
To my many friends who so
- . loyally supported me during the
nag made by the Ladies Aid So- i recent campaign and through the
e'.ety of Perry and presented by | twelve years that I have served
Miss Mattie Warren, who later j m y county as Tax Receiver, I
married Col. Grice, to this regi- j desire to express my heartfelt
ment. Others taking part on the j thanks and appreciation.
^ogram were Mesdames C. E
Andrew, E. W. Traylor, and C.
Brunson. Mrs. Brunson ar
ranged the program.
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun, president
A the Legion Auxiliary,and Mrs.
i: L. Hodges, chairman of the
Sincerely,
W. C.
Watson.
I take this means of thanking
my friends who supported and
voted for me in the election of
March 5. Also of saying to those
people of Houston County for
their vote and support in the re
cent County Primary. I hope to
warrant their confidence always
and be worthy of the trust im
posed upon me as Ordinary of
the County.
John L. Hodges.
I wish to thank all my friends
who supported me in the recent |
Primary. Their kindness will
ever be remembered.
Oswald Andrews.
I take this means of thanking
the voters of Houston County for j
their support in the election of |
March 5, for County Commis-1
sioner. I will do my best to
serve to the best interests of the
county. Respectfully
A. L. Sasser.
I wish to express my appre-
BONAIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Friends of Miss Eva Bullard
regret to learn that she had to
remain in Howell, Ga., where:
she was visiting homefolks for
the weekend, on account of in
fluenza.
Among the college students'
who spent the weekend in their
respective homes were: Messrs, j
William Perdue, D. B. Perdue, j
Lloyd Newberry, Billie Talton, :
and Erwin Bryan.
Mr. G. V. McClung, of Macon
and Buena Vista, visited Mr.and
Mrs. G. F. Collins during the
weekend.
Miss Irene Matthews, of Ma
con, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
The children of Mrs. John II
Hedges had a reunion at he
home Saturday night and Sun
day. Ail of the eight childre
were present on this joyous oc
casion.
They are: Mrs. T. L. Hendrix,
Lakeland. Fla.; Mrs. W. It. Wil
liams, Sacremento, Calif.; Miss
Theresa Hodges, Petersburg,
Va.; Mrs. Sam P. Houser ant.
Mrs. T. D. Mason, Sr., Ferry
Lieut.-Colonel Courtney il
TIodges of the United State, 1 .
Army. Sam N. Hodges, Atlan
ta; and John L. Hodges, Perry.
The wives of the Hodges bro
thers were all present. Mr.
Houser and Mr. Mason were tin
only husbands in attendance.
Grandchildren present were
Sam and Caroline Hodges, Cher
rell Jean Williams, Katharine
and John Houser, Courtney Ma
son, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ma
son, Jr.
Saturday night the family
had supper and a pleasant eve
ning together at the Hodges
home.
Sunday the adult members of
the family were entertained at
a dinner by Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Hodges as a compliment to
Lieut-Col. Hodges and his wife
who will sail at an early date
for the Phillipines Islands where
he has been assigned.The hos
tess was toastmistress. The fol
lowing toasts were given:
“To Courtney”—Theresa Hodges
“To Mildred, Courtney’s wife”
Sam Hodges.
“To Mother”—Mae Hodges Hen
drix.
“To all the Family”—Ruby C.
Hodges.
Flower place cards marked
each of the sixteen places.
The reunion was a most hap
py ocasion for each one privi
iLged to be present. It was the
first time in ten years that the
family had been together.
WOMEN’S CLUBS TO
SPONSOR OCCASION
Features Are Bargains, Bar
becue & Amateur Night
TRADE DAY IN PERRY
u-ade At Home plans for Com- of you who saw fit to cast your
munity Service Day, asked the, vote or others, I have only
in , friendly feelings and hope we
I will all continue to have some
was!kind feelings one toward the
'other. Whenever convenient do
dot fail tD visit me in my store,
American Legion meeting will! as >’ ou w ' ]1 aiwaysbevvelcome.
he held after i Carey b. Andrew, br.
C‘operation °f The chapter
this project.
A delicious salad course
served by the hostess.
ciation to the voters of Houston i Matthews in Kathleen.
County for their very liberal sup | M r, and Mrs.U. B Watson and
port. I will do my best to fulfill j Mr< an( j Mrs. C. F. Whitaker
my only promise: To be a left Saturday for a two weeks
Commissioner tor the entire | tour in Florida.
held after birthday celebra-i
ti?n March 17. Support Commu-I
ut y Service Day. T. C. Rogers.\
Carey
I am sincerely grateful to the
County.’
Wyatt Kersey.
The reason some men have
money to burn is that they
don’t burn it.
Miss Janet Worsham spent
Sunday with Miss Ammie Lee
Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hamilton
and son,and Mrs. Annie Feagin.of
NOTICE
Producers are coming in at a
rapid rate to sign application
for Subsidy Payment. When
you receive notice to call and
sign please do not wait until
Saturday as you will find your
self in a grand rush at my office.
W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
17th Birthday of American
Legion to be Celebrated
Community Service Day will
be observed by the people of
Houston county Tuesday, March
17, with a Trade-at-Home Day
featured by bargains in the
Perry stores, with a barbecue
supper at 6:30 p. m. and a “Ma
jor Bowes” Amateur program
at 8 p. m. at the Perry Basket
ball Court.
March 17 is the 17th birthday
)f the American Legion and is
being observed over the nation,
the auxiliary to the Robert D.
Collins Pest of Houston county
conceived the idea of celebrating
this occasion locally with a Com
munity Service Day. Cooperat
ing with the local Legion auxili
ary in the observance are these
organizations: The Perry P. T.
A., the Gen. Daniel Stewart
chapter of the D. A. R, the Sgt.
Clinton C. Duncan chapter of
the U. I). C., and the Perry Gar
den Club.
As a part of Community Day,
chese women’s organizations are
asking the people of Perry and
Houston county to co-operate
with them in their sponsorship
of Trade-at-Home Day, March
17. The object of this Trade
Day observance is to impress up
on local people the importance
f spending their money at
u.me where it can return to them
in benefits. The women sponsors
realize the success of local mer
chants has much to do with the
prosperity and progress of the
community.
In appreciation of the efforts
of the women’s clubs in their be
half the merchants of Perry are
making March 17 a Big Sale day
with low prices offered on a num
ber of specials. The large adver
tisement on the last page of this
issue tells all about this Trade-
at-H.me Day. Read it for par
ticulars and prices.
The night of March 17 will be
one long remembered in Perry
for its entertainment. People
from every section of the county
%'ive been asked to participate.
Prizes will he given for the best
performance by an amateur. The
program will he patterned after
Major Bowes’ amateur nights
over the radio. Admission is 15c
for adults and 10c for children.
Don’t miss this at 8 p. m. or the
Barbecue supper at 6:30 p. m.
at 25c plate.
The proceeds from the night’s
program will go to purchase a
large granite marker on which
the names of every World War
soldier of Houston county will
be placed. The marker will he
placed at the beginning of the
drive to Evergreen cemetery.
Let’s all come together on
March 17 and make this a
memorable occasion in our his
tory.
BAPTIST NOTES
Sunday School — Sunday,
10:15 A. M., W. B. Roberts Su
perintendent.
Morning Worship — Sunday,
11:30 A. M.
Vesper Service, 6 30 p. m.
Prayer Me a ting—Wed. 8:00 pm.
Rev. J. A. Ruffin, Pastor
Presbyterian Services
Macon,visited friends in Bonaire
Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Brown
Dublin, and Miss Lee Dunklin,of 1 visited Mr. Goetz Sunday.
There will be preaching ser
vice at the Presbytei ian church
next Sunday evening at 8 o’clock
by Rev. W. C. Sistar, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Fort
Valley, Ga.