Society and Personal News
EDITED By MRS. DALLAS M. RYLE
Mr and Mrs. Emmett Barnes
turned Saturday from a de
visit of several days to
l‘? h cville Ga., Tallahassee,
||a°!"and other points in-Florida.
Mrs Oswald Andrews and son,
Jimmy. Eastman, visited friends
here last week.
M r and Mrs. Watt Boler and
a n d Mrs. Wordna Gray
motored to Moultrie and spent
Sunday.
G E. Jordan left Sunday
w “h her sister, Mrs. P. O. Holli
' and Mesdames Anderson
S’Valentine, Macon, and Mrs.
Persons Heath, Charlotte N.
C for Cleveland, Miss., where
[hey will be the guests of Mr.and
Alex Summerville through
Sav From there they will go
f * Natchez, for the annual
den pilgrimage. They will visit
New Orleans, La. and Mobile,
Ala., also, before returning.
Miss Eva Borom spent the
urppkend in Macon with her
brother and his wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Borom.
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Staples,
Roopville, spent Sunday last
L e k with their son and his wite,
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Staples.
Miss Eugenia Daniel went to
Vidalia Sunday for a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Davis.
Mrs. L. C. Todd and little
daughter, Laurita, spent Sunday
in Fitzgerald with Mrs. Todd s
mother' Mrs. A. H. Boykin.
Mrs E I. Holmes and Miss
Margaret Holmes left Friday for
Albany, Ga. to visit for a while.
Mrs. N. W. H. Gilbert spent
Sunday with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Tabor. They visited Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Morgan in Macon
during the afternoon.
Mrs. Jack Hodge has returned
to her home in Henderson from a
six weeks’ visit with her sister,
Mrs. L. E. Polhill, in Tampa,Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Boler had
as their guests last Thursday her
sisters, Mrs. F. E. White, Fort
Valley, and Mrs. A. F. Hortman
and daughter, Myrtis, Marshall
ville,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Short and
family have gone to Eastman to
make their home. Their friends
regret their removal from Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Nunn had
as their guests Saturday, Mr.and
Mrs. William Baldwin, Mrs.
Robert Turned, and Mr. Bearden
Chambers, all of Madison.
Mr. Ralph Walton and daugh
ter, Mrs. Wycliff Gaskin and her
little daughter, Christie, spent
Tuesday last week in Fayettville
with Mrs, Walton’s son-in-law
and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. Ben
Maxwell. Mrs. Walton went last
Wednesday to Allapaha with Mrs.
Gaskin for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Stripling
had as their guests during the
weekend her sister, Mrs. M, R.
Duke, Mr. Duke and their chil
dren, Yvonne and Edward Owen,
Mobile, Ala,
Mrs. S. L. Norwood, Jr., and
son, Sam, spent the weekend in
r orsyih with her father, Mr. J,
0. Ponder. Mr. Norwood spent
ounday there.
Mr, and Mrs. E. P. Staples and
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hicks enter
tained the stewards of the Meth
odist church at dinner Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Staples.
,Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barfield
visited his mother in Fitzgerald
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Pittman.
-icKae, spent last Wednesday
nig , *- an d Thursday with Rev.
a ncl Mrs. J. A. Ivey.
Miss Louise Moore spent Fri-j
ay night and Saturday at her
ntm home in Macon.
L Q H rs -G- C. Nunn spoke in be
ri.-; °1 ,^ e Wesleyan college
■ ve at the Sunday morning ser
,i- f , the Sandersville Metho
church. She and her daugh
yi' n’ TT Wer . e the £ uests of
■s-Dan Harris at her home in
jandersvdle Saturday and Sun-
J returning home Sunday af
e« p^ on .. wi th Mr.Nunn and Miss
,,.l ai ”° * ne and Marianne Nunn,
J Motored there for them.
Jt 9 pa * Hughes spent the
at her home in Macon.
snent fu nd Mrs - W - B - Roberts
wdth I- we ekend in Bradley
Winf c hlS Sister - MrS - W. H.
lnters - and Mr. Winters.
Mr.and Mrs. Cooper Etheridge
Macon, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, p.
Etheridge. , ’j
Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Davis, Vi-'
dalia, spent the weekend with I
her father, Mr. J. C. Mathe ws, j
and Mr. Davis’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P, Newhard
and Mr. and Mrs J. J. Rooney
attended a Kiwanis banquet in
Porterdale last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Thornton Lee, Dawson,
spent Sunday with her mother, I
Mrs. Sam Hurst.
Miss Frances Crowell, Atlanta,
was the guest of Mrs. Helen Da
vis for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs, Henry Parker
and children spent Sunday with
relatives in Bonaire.
Mrs. W. T. Middlebrooks went
to McDonough Tuesday to spend
the remainder of the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Dickson.
Mrs. Pearsall Brown and son,
Pearsall, Jr., Atlanta., came
Saturday for a visit of several
days with her mother, Mrs. A.
M. Anderson, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pearson
and son, Jimmy, Fort Valley,
visited Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Boler
Sunday.
Mrs. F. W. Farmer, Mrs. C.B.
Jones, and Mrs. C. Snow, all of
Macon, spent Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Cater,
Mr. Marion Hay, Thomaston,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Hay.
Emmett Cater, Macon, spent
the weekend with his grandpar
ents, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Cater.
Miss Elizabeth Brunson came
home from Augusta and spent
the weekend.
Mrs. C. 0. Grimes and sons,
Clifford and Thomas, spent from
Sunday through last Thursday
in Claxton with Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Greene. They motored to Sa
vannah Monday.
The friends of Mr. Hardin
Hodge, Henderson, will be glad
to know that he is improving in
a Macon hospital where he went
last Thursday for treatment for
an illness caused by a recent in
jury to his right wrist.
Messrs. L, M. Paul and E. P.
Staples and Bobby Holtzclaw,
Le Roy Boswell, Ralph Tabor,
and “Buddy” Tolleson attended
the State High school basketball
tournament in Athens Saturday.
Lieut. Col. C. P. Munday,
Washington, D. C.,arrived Tues
day for a visit with Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Rogers.
Miss Frances Muse of Emory
University, Ga., spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Muse.
Friends of Mrs. C. I. Ogletree
will be glad to learn that she is
improving after being ill for sev
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Whipple
were guests of the Vienna Ki
wanis club Friday night when
its charter was presented at a
Ladies’ Night program. • Mr,
Whipple sang a solo and repre
sented the Perry club at this af
fair.
Misses Dorothy and Margaret
Newhard, seniors at Shorter Col
lege, Rome, Ga., were named on
the Honors List of the college at
the recent Honors Day program.
Miss Margaret was placed on the
High Honor List and was elected
to membership in Phi Sigma Al
pha, Senior Honor Society of the
college. Miss Dorothy was plac
ed on the Honor List and was
given Honorable Mention by Phi,
j Sigma Alpha.
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BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. Guy Mathews entertained
her bridge club, composed of
eight members, last Thursday
afternoon at her home in honor
of a former member, Mrs. Os
wald Andrews, of Eastman.
Spring flowers were used ef
fectively arranged in the room
where the guests were entertain
ed. Mrs. O. G. won the
high score prize and Mrs. P. M.
Satterfield received the cut prize.
The hostess was assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Satterfield and Mrs.
L. C. Todd in serving a delicious
salad course at the close of the
game.
SILAS-ARLINE
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sikes of,
Waycross announce the mar-|
riage of their daughter, Evelyn,
of Augusta, to Robert Edwin Ar
line of Perry. The marriage took
place on March 4in St. Augus
-1 tine, Fla., the ceremony being
' performed by Rev. Armand *T.
Eyler. The bride is a graduate
of Blackshear High school and of
the Garrett Commercial school of
Augusta. She has been making
her home recently with her sis
ter, Mrs. R. B. Swisher. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. P. Arline of Bainbridge
and is connected with the exten
sion department of the Universi
ty of Georgia.—Waycross Jour
nal Herald.
Mr. Arline is the assistant
county agent of Houston county.
He has made many friends since
coming here. He and his bride
have an apartment in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Andrew.
BRIDGE PARTY
The bridge party given last
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Fel
ton Norwood at her home for
Mrs, Warren Hodge of Hender
son centered around the idea of
St. Patrick’s Day.
The tallies, small bonbon dish
es of green and white mints,
the appointments on each table,
were suggestive of this Day.
Garden flowers consisting of
daffodils, snapdragons, peach
blossoms, and branches of yellow
and white blooming shrubs form
ed the decorations.
The honoree received a dainty
gift. Mrs. C. K. Cooper wonS
the high score prize, Mrs. Virgil
Bass, the floating prize, and the
cut prize went to Mrs. W. K.
Whipple.
Assisting the hostess in serv
ing were: Miss Roselyn Paul,and
Mesdames Bass, Wyatt Kersey,
Tom Cater, Cooper, Tom Mob
ley, and Helen Davis.
There were nine tables of
players.
BRIDE HONORED
At the weekly meeting of her
bridge club, which Mrs. Wordna
Gray entertained Wednesday af
ternoon last week at the home of
Mrs. G. S. Riley, Mrs. Warren
Hodge was honor guest.
This affair featured St. Pat
rick’s Day idea in the tallies, fa
vors, salad course, and flowers.
Spirea and greenery and small
■ arrangements of snowdrops and
. other spring flowers were used.
Mrs. Houser Gilbert won the
high score prize. The honoree
was given an attractive gift.
The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. W. C. Talton.
S. S. CLASS BARBECUE
The Clifford Hunter class of
the Baptist Sunday school enter
tained the Men’s Bible class at a
barbecue supper Wednesday eve
ning last week in a room of the
church. Miss Evelyn Hunt,
president of the Clifford Hunter
class, and J. A. Grubb, president
of the men’s class,assisted in the
entertainment.
Mesdames 0. G. Boler, D. H.
Smith, Guy Mathews, and 0. A.
1 King were in charge of arrange
ments. Games were played af
ter supper.
Among the seventy-one pres
: ent were Rev. ana Mrs. J. L.
Pittman, Mcßae.
S. S. CLASS MEETS
The Susannah Wesley class of
the Methodist Church School
held its monthly meeting Wed
nesday afternoon, March 8, at
the home of Mrs. L. R. Eden
with Mesdames Paul Muse, Floyd
Tabor, and B. H. Andrew, Jr.,
as co-hostesses. Mrs. E. F. Bar’
field, the president, was in
charge,
“God’s Work in the World”
was the topic of the devotional
message given by Mrs. C. H.
I Tucker.
; 1 Mrs. S. W. Hickson was pro-
Jgram chairman for the after
j noon. She directed a clever con
gest, “Cake Sale,” and announc
jed the vocal numbers. “M y
Wild Irish Rose” and “Thatj
iTumbled Down Shack in Ath-I
lone” rendered by Mrs. J. M.'
Gooden and Miss Norine Swan-1
son, accompanied by Mrs. L. F,
Cater.
The class decided to make a
donation of books to the Perry
Public Library.
During the social hour, a salad
course was served to the twenty
one present.
NeSMITH-MAXWELL
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. NeSmith
of Perry announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Hazel, to
Robert W. Maxwell of Umatilla,
i Florida.
BRIDGE SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pritchett
I were hosts at a bridge supper
Wednesday evening last week at
their home in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Hodge of Hender
son,
Easter with its wide range of
colors Inspired the "decorations.
The floral arrangements were
composed of daffodils, snapdrag
ons, pink carnations,*peach blos
soms, white iris, flowering peach,
and blue hyacinths. Place cards,
nut cups, and tallies further car
ried out the Easter idea.
Following the delicious spa
ghetti supper, bridge was played.
Mrs. Aubrey Anderson and Mr.
Albert Skellie won the high
score prizes and Mrs. Coleman
Hodge and Mr. A. M. Anderson
received the cut prizes. The
honor guests were presented a
gift.
The hostess’ mother, Mrs. E.
M. Beckham, Mr. Hodge’s moth
er, Mrs, Jack Hodge, and Mrs.
Frank Cooper formed a table of
Chinese Checkers, with Mrs.
Cooper winning the prize.
The hostess was assisted in en
tertaining by her mother and in
serving by Mesdames Mayo Da
vis, J. L. Gallemore, Anderson,
S. A, Nunn, Virgil Bass, L. H,
Gilbert, and W. T. Middlebrooks.
The guest list numbered forty.
BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
The Baptist W. M. S. met at
the church Monday afternoon for
the March general meeting with
Mrs. Robert Bryan, the president,
presiding.
\ “Teaching,” an important part
of the Great Commission, which
is the theme for the year, was
topic of the program presented
by members of Circle No. 3 with
Mrs, W. C. Talton as leader.
Those taking part were: Mrs.
0. G. Boler, Mrs, E. W. Traylor,
Mrs J. R. Milam, Mrs. J. L.
Gallemore.
Mrs. V. B. Hay gave the Bible j
study and Mrs. E. P. Staples, a
poem.
Mrs. W. A. Curtis was in
charge of the Sunbeam meeting
held at this time, also, at the
church.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Perry Garden club will
meet at the American Legion
Home Friday at 3:30 p. m. The
hostesses will be Miss Martha,
Cooper and Mesdames W. B.
Evans, N. W. H, Gilbert, James
Duggan and Paschal Muse.
ELKINS-HEARD
Mi’s. Fred O’Neal of Byron an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Florence Elizabeth El
kins, to William Robert Heard of
Kathleen. !
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GET READY FOR SPRING PLANTING *
Good Seed are Important. We have them. A
complete stock of bulk Seed at reasonable prices.
Our stock of Groceries is complete and our prices are
always as low as any store in town. We do not try to de
ceive you, but sell you good honest merchandise at the right
prices. You know us and if not satisfied with the prices or
the service we are always glad to make corrections.
Trade with J. W. BLOODWORTH and be sure of the
lowest prices and the best merchandise.
J. W. BLOODWORTH
GROCERIES and HARDWARE
Phone 94 : We Deliver ; Perry, Ga.
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PRESENTNG (JP,
PERRY SCHOOL FACULTY
“WHO’S CRAZY
NOW?”
Friday, March 17,8 P. M.
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
ADMISSION: Adults 25c
Children 15c
BENEFIT OF JUNIOR CLASS
You carTl afford to miss the fun of seeing
the Teachers in an Insane Asylum!
D. A. R. MEETING
Plans for the work of the new
' D. A. R. year, which begins in
; April, featured the March meet
i ing of the Gen. Daniel C. Stew
art chapter of the D. A. R. held
Wednesday afternoon last week
at the home of Mrs. L. M. Paul,
Jr. The marking of an Indian
1 trail in the county will be one of ;
the projects. The chapter will
contribute to the Perry Public
Library, its valuable collection of
reference books to be used only
in the library. Mrs H. P. Dob
bins, the regent, conducted the
business session.
The program consisted of an
article, “Why Are Stars In Our
Flag?” b y Frances Newton,
given by Mrs. G. E. Jordan; and
“Lest We Forget How Our An
cestors Lived,” “Exploits of!
William Jasper, ” and “N a n c y I
Hart” read by Mrs. G. S. Riley, j
The hostess was assisted by
her daughter, Miss Mary Paul. '
in serving a dainty salad course!
at tea time.
SOROSIS CLUB MEETS
Mrs. J. A. Ivey and Mrs. W.E.
Beckham were hostesses to the
Sorosis club at its March meet
ing held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Ivey. Mrs. W. T.
Middlebrooks, the president, pre
sided.
Mrs. S. A. Nunn presented the
program and reviewed the May
and June copies of the Fortune
Magazine. Mrs. A. M. Ander
son, Jr,, discussed the contents
of “Parents” Magazine. Mrs.
IG. B Foote gave highlights from
the most recent issue of “News
Week,’’and Mrs. F. C. Strother
interesting facts about “Readers
Digest” and excerpts from the
March issue. Mrs. W. B. Evans
led a round table discussion on
Current Events.
This committee will work in
cooperation with a committee
j from the Wednesday Afternoon
j Book club in soliciting books for
j the Perry Public Library; Mes
dames J. A. Ivey, W. K. Whip (
pie, Nunn. E. P. Staples, W. C. 1
Talton, and Middlebrooks. •
A delicious salad course was,
served by the hostesses at the
close of the meeting.
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Rev. J. A. Ivey attended an
association of Officers and Work-1
i ers conference of the Baptist
'Training Union in Macon Tues
day.
Mrs. W. F. Bennet, Macon,
spent Monday here.
Miss Mattie Florence Pearce
i spent the weekend in Hawkins-
I ville with her uncle and aunt,
|Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Pearce.
Mrs. Foote Bronson, Eatonton,
i spent last week with her mother,
(Mrs. F. E. Norwood.
The fisc of Shekels
Biblical allusions to shekels and
half-shekels are numerous, but
much remains to be learned regard
ing these ancient examples of the
die cutter’s art. Bronze shekels were
first coined at Jerusalem about 13J
B. C., while later istfriji' were of
gold, silver, copper
low grade copper widH’ with sil
ver, notes a Detroit Own club au*
I thority. The famous silver shekels.
1 of Israel showed a jewejAd chalice,'
a flowering lily and Hebrew charac-1
lers meaning “Jerusalem the Holy.”
Portraits of men or animals aro
never found on these coin*.
First Bankruptcy Act
The first recorded statute for the
relief of an unfortunate debtor is
found in the code of Hammurabi,
king of Babylon, about 2300 years
B. C.: “If anyone owe a debt for a
loan, and the storm prostrate the
grain, or the harvest fail, or the
grain grow not for lack of water?
in that year, he need not give his
! creditor any grain, he washes hia
debt tablet and pays no rent for this
! year."
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Highest, Steepest, Shortest River
The highest, steepest and shortest
river in California is the Kern-
Kaweah, a tributary of the Kern
river, in the Sequoia National park.
Its source is 12,200 feet above sea
level, and in its total length of 8
miles it descends 4,100 feet. The
stream flows through a wild trail
less gorge.
Large Order for Jeweler
Probably the most labor ever put
into the manufacture of a single
piece of jewelry was the matching,
drilling and stringing of 120,000 seed
pearls that were made into a neck
lace a few years ago. This work,
says Collier’s Weekly, if done by|
one man, would have required at
least 10 years.
Marble Forced Out of Shape
Marble can be forced out of shape.
In laboratory tests, columns of this
stone, encased in tight brass cylin
ders and subjected to intense pres
sure for a long period of time, have
been distorted into short, thick
masses without a single fracture,
according to Collier’s Weekly.
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Wheat First Choice of Grain
Wheat is the world’s first choice
of grain for bread. Some nations of
Europe make use of rye to a great
extent, but mainly because it is more
I difficult to grow wheat or to get it in
those countries. The top place among
1 the bread grains is taken by wheat.
It has been so for centuries.
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Telling Age of Trees
You may determine the approxi
mate age of Norway and white pine
by counting the whorls of outside
branches. One whorl is formed
each year. This is not a dependable 1
check on jackpine, which often put*
out two whorls in a season.
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Changed Name of University
The original name of Vanderbilt
university was Central Methodist!
university. The name was changed)
in 1875 when Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt endowed the institu
tion with $1,000,000.
Causes of Arthritis
Arthritis, inflammation of the
parts of a joint causing pain, swell
ings and stiffness, is due to infec
tion, as in pneumonia, scarlet fever,
tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, or in
wounds occurring near joints.
The ‘Town of Sorrow’
Balfron in Scotland, a pretty little
rillage, is said to owe its name,
‘Town of Sorrow,” to a tradition
ihat all its children were once de-,
stroyed by wolves. i
Many Ruined by Fortunes
Many have been ruined by their
fortunes; many have escaped ruin
by the want of fortune. To obtain
it, the great have become little and
the little, great.—Zimmerman. ;
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Descendants of Asiatic Tribe
Aboriginal people who flourished
In America when Charlemagne was
conquering Europe are described as
being descendants of an Asiatic
tribe. <
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Spiders Not Insects
Spiders are not insects. They have
no antennae, such as all insects
have, and have four pairs of legs to
the insects’ three.
World’s Supply of Clover
About four-fifths of the world’s
supply of clover comes from the is
lands of Zanzibar and Pemba, East
Africa.
Turbans Distinguish Sects
The Arabs distinguish the differ
ent sects and families by the colori
of the turbans from very early
times.
Harmful Noise
Noisy work performed in a con
fined space is mote harmful to the
ears than if done in the open air,
says Hygeia, the Health magazine.
At North and South Poles j
Land at the North pole is de
pressed, that at the South pole
raised, in relation to the earth’s gen
eral contour.
Many Alloys Produced *-i
It is estimated that there are]
more than 8,000 standard alloys
produced.
Dame School in 1651
Goodwife Wickham conducted a
, flame school ip New Haven in Jfisu
