Georgia Historic Newspapers

    HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL. LXVIII- No. 20. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, MAY 18. 1939 ESTABLISHED 1870
crimimal cases to I
BE TRIED NEXT WEEK!
Only a few cases were dispos-!
p( i 0 f in Houston Superior Court 1
Monday. The court adjourned;
after this one-day session until
nex t week when criminal cases
will be tried.
The Grand Jury will be in ses
sion through Thursday. Up to
Wednesday morning 36 true bills
had been returned and 10 no bills.
The Grand Jury was organized
with M. G. Edwards, foreman;
] 0 Coleman, clerk, T. S. Chap
man bailiff. Judge M. D. Jones,
charged the Jury and Solicitor
Gen. Chas. H. Garrett is direct
ing their work.
The jurors for next week arei
as follows:
Traverse Jurors—2nd Week—
G. C. Barrett, E, Wynne, Otis
A Chandler, Lawrence Mostel
ler J. P. Stafford, 0. B. Ed
mondson, R. T, Colvard, W. A.
Skellie, Renfroe King, L. S.
Hayes, C. H. Tucker, J.T.Lewis,
J. W. Gray, F. H. Armstrong,
0. A. King, L. L. Pickett, J. M.
Boone, C. A. Byrd, W. B. Wil
liams, M. D. Gray, S. W. New
berry, C. L. Kersey, B. E. An
derson, I. B. Griffin, Andrew
Parker, G. T. Walker, J. A.
Beddingfield, Travis Ackers, T.
D. Mason, Jr., C. M. Walker,
Madison H. Marshall, W. A.Cur
tis, J. D. Harris, Jim G. Lyles,
Walter Helms, J. H. Logue, J.
C Ward, Luther B. Spears, Jim
Goins, R. E. Tyner, Mayo Davis,
J. D. Edwards, N. C. Maddox,
W. H. Thompson, S. D, Harri
son, Benjamin Goins, E. H.Wim
berly, W. B. Flournoy, A. E.
Youngblood, W. W. Ferguson,
W. C. Watson, G.G. Davis, Wm.
Hudson, David Crockett, Jr.,
Z. S. Tyner, A. R. Talton, J. E.
Tyner, L. B. Gray, W. G.Stubbs,
A. B. Ramage.
MRS. JORDAN NAMED
REGENT D.A.R. CHAPTER
Officers were elected at the
May meeting of the Gen. Daniel
C. Stewart chapter of the D. A,
R., held Wednesday p. m. May
10 at the home of Mrs. Carey B.
Andrew. They are as follows:
Mrs. G. E. Jordan, regent;
Mrs. E. W. Traylor, vice-regent;
Mrs. L. M. Paul, Jr., rec. secty.;
Mrs. G. S. Riley, cor. secty.;
Mrs. H. P. Dobbins, treas.; Mrs.
H. T. Gilbert, registrar; Mrs. C.
B. Andrew, historian; Mrs. Tom
Mobley, librarian; Mrs. L, M.
Paul, Sr., custodian of flag; Mrs.
J. A. Davis, chaplain.
Mrs. L. M. Paul, Jr., gave a
paper on “Heroes of Ga.” Mrs.
H. P. Dobbins, retiring regent,
presided.
The hostess served delightful
refreshments at the close of the
meeting.
library notes
This year’s Pulitzer prize win
ning novel, “The Yearling,’' by
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, is a
delightful story of a charming
o°y The description of Florida
is skillfully drawn.
Wuthering Heights,” by
Charlotte Bronte, is one of the
most fascinating classics of all
tunes, This dramatic love story
das been producced on the screen
mid the book is in demand.
Kathleen Norris, beloved au
°f modern fiction, has re
rentiy competed a new novel,
,* he Runaway,” which will
a Ppeal to her many readers.
' erneice Beavers, Librarian.
CHESr CLINIC, MAY 23
A Chest dinic will be held in;
erry May 25 for Houston coun
- citizens. The clinic will be!
old upstairs over Marshall’s!
e - , Persons interested are!
p bk r e T to please see Mrs. Beulah |
amel, district nurse at her j
nice at the Court House, Perry,
morning, May 20, be-1
Ween 9 and 12 a. m. |
arH r i an( ? J°h n Launius
an d daughter, Mary, Ashburn;
, an< T Mrs. Carl Gillespie and
ftn. Abbie and Carl, Abbe
!TT: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Talton
Sn J° n ’ J', mn dy. Perry, spent
ami vr y their parents, Mr.
f" d n Mrs - H. E, Talton, at Kath-
(PUBLIC ASKED TO AID
I NEEDY CANCER CASE
i_ . I
j The public is- asked to con
tribute towards a fund for the
I hospitalization and treatment of
i a little seven year old, white girl
!of Houston county who has can
jcer of the jaw. State funds for
I the treatment of cancer have
been exhausted and the county
has no funds for this purpose.
The parents are not able to pro
vide treatment.
The child can be cured if treat
ment is given promptly, accord
ing to Dr. C. C. Harrold of
Macon.
i The Kiwanis Club of Perry
I has voted to help this needy case
land asks that anyone who will
laid in this worthy cause send
I money to Lewis Houser, club
treasurer.
This is urgent and deserving.
Make your contribution today!
METHODIST CHURCH NEWS
The Macon district church con
ference will be held at Fort Val
ley next Tuesday, May 23. Perry
delegates were elected Sunday
morning at a church conference.
The delegates are: Mrs. J. L.
Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. C. E, An
drew, and Mr. C. I. Ogletree.
Alternates are: Mrs. G.C. Nunn
and Mrs. C. B. Andrew. G. C
Nunn as charge lay leader is ex
officio delegate.
Last Sunday a. m. there was a
display of interesting Bibles at
the church. In the collection
were four Bibles over 100 years
old bearing 1830 dates; three 70
years old; three over 50 years
old. One of the Bibles was car
ried throughout the War be
tween the States; another taken
from the battlefield at Richmond,
Va., in 1862 has the name,
“Thomas Wine Gordon,” on it
and is owned by Mrs. E. W.
Traylor; another was carried
throughout the World War over
seas. In the group were several
family bibles, a Hebrew, a Chi
nese, a Red Letter, and an
American revised edition. Of
the Bible translations, there were
Moffatt’s, Weymouth, American
Smith-Goodspeed,
Mothers’ Day was observed
by the Church School with a
program on The Living Book,
presented by the classes of the
children’s department, consist
ing of scripture recitations,Bible
stories, and songs. C. P. Gray,
general supt., presented the pro
gram.
The pastor, Rev. Paul Muse,
in his sermon Sunday a. m.
pointed out the privileges that
have come to womankind
through Christianity. While
eulogizing motherhood, he em
phasized the need of united par
enthood and spoke of the re
sponsibility of parents.
The choir directed by W. K.
Whipple sang “Going Home,”
Dvorak.
SOROSIS CLUB MEETS
The Sorosis club met Friday p.
m. at the home of Mrs. Mayo
Davis with Airs. Albert Skellie
las co-hostess. Mrs. W. T. Mid
diebrooks, president, presided.
New officers were installed as
follows: Mrs. Vernon Tuggle,
president: Mrs. George B. Fuote,
vice-president; Mrs. Eric Staples,
treasurer and Mrs. W. C. Talton,
secretary.
A musical program was pre
sented by Miss Martha Cooper,
program chmn., in observance of
National Music Week.
Mrs. W. V. Bass sang three
solos by American composers;
“The Wind,” Wm. Stickles:
i “Jeauness,” Kathryn Barry;
!“Dawn,” Carrie Curren.
I Miss Willie Ryals and Miss
j Anna Grubb played as a duet,
(“The March from Tannhauser,”
! Wagner.
Miss Anna Grubb rendered
these piano solos: “Prelude in ;
IC Sharp Minor,” Rachmaninoff;
i “Impromptu in E Flat Major,” j
'Shubert; “The Nocturne in F
Sharp Major,” Chopin.
A delicious salad course was
served by the hostesses.
! | ■
No man can produce gre a 11
things who is not thoroughly ’
sincere with dealing w.th him
| self. — Lowel 1 .
PERRY HIGH COMMENCEMENT PLANS
I The commencement program
of the Perry High School will
begin this Friday night, May 19,
with the senior play, “Calm
1 Yourself,” which is being coach
ed by Mrs. Wordna Gray.
The banquet given by the
faculty for the seniors will be
held next Tuesday evening, May
23, at the home of Supt. and
Mrs, E. P. Staples.
Thursday night, May 25, the
expression and dancing pupils of
Mrs. Wordna Gray will be pre
sented in a recital at the school.
Friday night, May 26, the jun
iors will give their banquet for
the seniors at the Legion Home.
Sunday, May 28, at 11:30 a.ni.,
at the school auditorium, the
baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. J. A. Ivey.
Monday night, May 29, Miss
Willie Ryals will present her mu
sic pupils of the grammar grades
in a recital at the school.Tuesday
night, May 30, Miss Ryals will
present her high school pupils in
recital.
Friday night, June 2, gradua
tion exercises will be held and
diplomas awarded to twenty-six
seniors. Dr. Harold Saxon of
the state dept, of Education will
be the speaker.
Seniors Honor Team
Friday night, May 5, the sen
ior class entertained at a barbe
cue in honor of the basketball
team. This enjoyable affair was
given in the Home Economics
department.
Supt. E. P. Staples, who is also
coach, presided and presented
letters to the team. Next year’s
team was initiated.
Composing this year’s team
are: Willis Harrison, Doddridge
Roughton, C. A. Boswell,all sen
iors; Leroy Boswell and Ralph
Tabor, sophomores, and Bobby
THEY THINK WE ARE MORONS
By PAUL MUSE
To use plainer language,
“fools,” Our word “moron” is
derived from the Greek, “mo
ros,” meaning “fool.” The term |
describes “a person having al-:
most a normal mind, but not
knowing more than a child of
twelve years;” a mental deficien
cy occuring at or before birth.
Most of us grown-ups give our
selves credit for having develop
ed mentally far beyond the capac
ity of a 12-year-old. And this
is true. There are comparative
ly few morons. That is, as far
as natural capacities are concern
ed. There may be,and no doubt
are, many people who are born
with and possess normal powers
of mind, but failing to exercise
such powers, never develope far
beyond the thought capacity of
a 12-year-old child.
It is evident that many “ad
vertising experts” have conclud
ed that most of us are in the
moron classification; that we are
mentally defective and do not
know any better than to “swal
low whole” the mushy and high
ly colored stuff they dish out to
the public in advertising the
“virtues” of their wares. We
are told that most of these ad
vertisers are “experts in psy
chology.” They make a study
of the mass mind, and are fa
miliar with its wants, tastes,
conceits and vanities. They
“know their stuff, ” and make
their appeals to the eye and ear
of the public in the most catchy
terms. Not “attractive,” bu t
UNITED FARMERS OF
COUNTY HAVE SUPPER
The Houston County Chapter
of the United Farmers of Ameri
ca had a barbecue supper Friday
night at the Perry athletic build
ing. Principal speaker was
Harvey Roughton of Sanders
ville. R. M. Stiles, of Carters
ville, state president, and Mrs.
Stiles were present.
W. W. Gray, county chapter
president, and W. T. Middle
brooks, county agent, welcomed
the 140 guests and members
present.
Freedom has a thousand charms
to show,
That slaves, howe’er contented
never know,
-William Cowper.
Holtzclaw, junior.
| Substitutes are: Richard Tal
ton, senior: Julian Cawthon,
sophomore; Carl Clark and J. M.
Tolleson, Jr., juniors
The team next year will be
composed of this year’s under
graduates named above.
Included in the 100 people
present were the faculty, guests
of the team and guests of the
twenty-six seniors, and County
School Supt. S. W. Hickson and
Mrs. Hickson.
Contest Winners
The essay of Phillip Joe Allen,
on What Adequate National De
fense Means to American Youth,
has been entered in the National
competition sponsored by the
National Defense Committee of
the American Legion Auxiliary
after winning first place in the
state contest. Young Allen is
14 years old and is the son of a
World War veteran at Hayne
ville.
Anna Grubb represented Perry
High at the state high school
contest in music, held in Athens,
May 4. Anna won first place in
the 3rd Dist. contest held in
Fort Valley in April.
Barbecue for Senior
Mr, and Mrs, T. R. Webb en
tertained with a delightful bar
becue at Houston Lake Friday
night in honor of their daughter,
Mildred Webb, a senior.
The hosts were assisted in en
tertaining by Mr. and Mrs. G. P.
Hardy and Mr. and Airs. G. P.
Hunnicutt.
The guests included members
of the senior class and their es
corts, the faculty and Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Evans, Miss Ludie
Smith, and Mr, and Mrs. Hunni
cutt and son of Alabama, guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G.P. Hunnicutt.
“catchy.”
A certain class of radio adver
tiser is the most flagrant sinner
in this respect. They assume an
: easy, familiar, patronizing air.
It is really not advertising, they
would impress you, but just little
“homey talks,” informing us of
certain facts that every “well
informed” person should know.
They tell you of the marvelous
curative powers of various reme
dies that like magic will chase
away any kind of pain from
which one may suffer; or some
wonderful tonic that will put
pep into run-down and tired
bodies and restore the bloom of
youth to pallid cheeks. They
charm the ladies as they extol
the miraculous virtues of various
face powders and creams. Use a
certain kind of tooth paste, they
tell you, and “brush your teeth
three times a day and see a den
tist twice a year,” and you may
well expect to live forever. In
the most “homey confidence” ;
they inform you and pretend to
give “professional advice” con
cerning delicate privaces which
no well bred person would con
sider discussing save with the
family physician-and incidental
ly inform your guests also whom
you may chance to have with
you for dinner. Such is not only
moronic,an insult to intelligence,
but to good taste and refined
manners as well. The public
would be relieved of quite a pest
with the passing of this type of
“expert.”
ELKO CHARGE NOTES
Schedule of services for the
Methodist churches of the Elko
charge is as follows:
First Sunday--Grovania, 11:30
a. m. and 8 p, m.
Second Sunday--Andrew Chap
el, 11:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Third Sunday—Bonaire, 11:30
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Fourth Sunday—Elko, 11:30
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. W. J. Erwin, Pastor.
SAFETY SLOGANS
A driver could doze ,
In the days that are past.
If he tries it today
The first nap’s the last.
Catchers give signals
It keeps the hits few.
Drivers who signal
Get fewer hits, too.
KIWANIS HEARS TALK
BY MRS. ROBIN WOOD
, i
Mrs. Robin Wood, director-
Woman's Market, Ga. Dept. Ag
riculture, Atlanta, Ga., was the
principal speaker at the Tuesday
luncheon meeting of the Perry
Kiwanis Club. Mrs. Wood, who
is also director of the Rural-Ur
ban conference held annually in
Atlanta, spoke on the need of
co-operation between rural and
urban women in the matter of
marketing.
Mrs. Wood was introduced by
J. P. Etheridge, program chmn,
who invited a group of local ru
ral-urban women to meet the
speaker. The ladies present
were: Mrs. H. S. Kezar, Mrs.
J. B. Calhoun, Mrs. E.P.Staples,
Mrs. C. S. Gurr. Mrs. L. M.
Paul, Jr., and Mrs. J. P. Ether
idge, Jr.
Dr, C. C. Harrold of Macon
will be the speaker at next Tues
day’s meeting,
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
There will be no preaching
services at the Perry Baptist
church next Sunday due to the
fact that the pastor, Rev. J. A.
is attending the annual
meeting of the Southern Baptist
convention in Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Mother’s Day was observed
last Sunday with a sermon by
the pastor, special music, and
poems and drawings in memory
of departed mothers and in hon
or of living mothers featured in
the church Bulletin.
The Girls’ Auxiliary met at
the home of Mrs. A.C. Pritchett,
leader, Monday afternoon with
fifteen present. Merryl Hunni
cutt presented the program on
Baptist Hospitals in Many
Lands. Those taking part were:
Sue Webb, Betty Boler, Sarah
Ivey, Willie Mae Hardy, Emily
’Thompson, and Jerry Cater.
Betty Boler, president, presided.
Refreshments were served.
The Royal Ambassadors met
at the church Tuesday p. m.Mrs.
H. T. Gilbert and Mrs. Mayo
Davis are leaders of the R, A.
The Sunbeams met at the
church, Monday, May 8. Miss
Martha Cooper is leader of this
group.
The regular meeting of the
teachers and officers of the Sun
day school will be held at the
church next Tuesday evening,
May 23, at 8:30.
The prayer service on Wednes
day evening has been changed
to 8:30 o’clock.
Sunday school at 10:15 a. m.
Sunday, J. M Gooden is gen
eral superintendent.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF
COUNTY RE-ELECTED
School trustees in all school
; districts of Houston county were
elected Saturday.
In the Perry district, G. C,
Nunn, S. W. Hickson and L. M.
Paul, Jr., were re-elected. In •
other districts, elections were as
follows: Bonaire, H. C. Talton;
Centerville, W. N. Johnson, H.
H. Watson, H. A. Tucker; Hen
derson, B. H. Newberry, Dr. M.
H. Pearce; Elko, J. A. Eason;
Grovania, C. E. Pyles, Jack
Ellis, Walter Owens; Hayneville,
D. H. Daniel, L. M. McCormick,!
0. B. Edmondson.
LEWIS S. TUCKER DIES
Lewis S. Tucker, 58, farmer, j
died at his residence at Center- j
ville at 11:20 a. m. Tuesday after 1
a brief illness. He suffered af
stroke last Saturday.
Surviving are three daughters, j
Misses Eulamae, Louise, and]
Clara Belle Tucker; two sons, L. I
S. Tucker, Jr., and Elmer Tuck-1
er; a brother, Emanuel Tucker, j
all of Houston county; severali
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at
the Hattie Baptist church at
Centerville of which he was a
member at 3:30 p. m. Wednes
day. The Rev. E. M. Clapp and
the Rev. Mr. Long officiated and
burial was in the Centerville
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Emmett
Tucker, Grady Tucker, H, J.
Walton, O. E. Rape. Jack Gar
vin and Rufe Akin.
LARGE COMPLIANCE
I IN AAA EXPECTED
(
More Houston county farmers
are expected to participate in
the current Triple-A farm pro
gram than in any year since the
program started with the 1933
“plow-up” campaign, County
Agent W. T. Middlebrooks said
this week.
“We will not lyiow officially
the exact percentage of coopera
tion in the 1939 program until
the acreage is measured and
compliance is checked,” the
county agent said. “The best
estimates however, indicate a
very high percentage of partici
pation both on an acreage and
on a farmer basis.
“It appears at this time that
approximately 99 percent of all
cotton farmers in the county will
take part in the cotton program.
Around 85 percent of the com
mercial peanut acreage and
about the same percentage of
peanut growers aie expected to
participate.”
Mr. Middlebrooks said that es
timates of state-wide participa
tion in this year’s farm program
over the state as a whole are
above the national estimates
made by the Secretary of Agri
culture Henry A. Wallace.
A recent statement of Secre
tary Wallace, based on reports of
intended participation from the
states, disclosed that nearly six
million farm families will receive
Triple-A payments in 1939. This
represents about 85 percent of
all farm families in the United
States.
The Secretary’s statement also
said that participation in this
year’s program will include ap
proximately 92 percent of the
farmers in the cotton-growing
areas, 80 percent in the commer
cial corn and wheat areas, be
tween 70 and 80 percent in the
tobacco, rice and potato areas,
and 80 percent of all commercial
dairymen.
Approximately 80 percent of
all farm land and approximately
70 percent of all privately owned
range and pasture land in the
United States will be included in
the 1939 Triple-A program.
CROP CONDITIONS IN
GEORGIA AS OF MAY 1
The month of April was gen
erably favorable in most sec
tions of the State for prepara
tion of land, but rain was needed
in some dry areas during the
latter part of the period, es
pecially in eastern and south
eastern territory. However,
weather during most of th e
month was unfavorably cool for
germination of seed and for
growth of the crops that were
up. Planting of most crops was
practically completed in the
southern area, and well under
way in northern Georgia on re
port date, although on the
whole the latter section is probab
ly a week later than usual.
WHEAT: Prospective produc
tion of the state wheat crop is
placed at 1,476,000 bushels, or a
decrease of 13 percent from 1938
high production, but is 46 per
cent above the ten year average
1928-1937, inclusive. This in
crease over average production
is due principally to the current
acreage being greater than the
average for the 10-year period,
OATS: Condition of the crop
in percent of normal on May 1
was reported as 79 percent, which
is equal to one year ago and 5
(points above the 10-year average
1 condition. It is estimated that
jB6 percent of the oat acreage this
year was fall sown and 14 per
cent was seeded this spring,
j PEACHES: Reported condi-
I tion of peaches is 60 percent
| compared with 69 percent on the
! same date last year and 63 per
icent for the 10-year average. In
[ dicated production of 4,680,000
bushels (comrnerial and agricul
tural) is 12 percent below pro
duction of last season al5 per
cent less than the average for
the period mentioned.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The Perry Garden club will
meet Friday at 4 p. m. at the
Legion Home. Mr. Meadows of
Porterfield will talk on Roses.