Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, August 03, 1939, Image 3
mention (- F Cooper went to w3r.fton.Ga. Sunday to visit Stive* this week, i ~r 3 Nathan Gilbert and chil dren are, spending awhile at Clayton. Ga elic Catharine Hickson spent several (lavs last week m Macon with friends. Mr and Mrs. Geo. Harvey and children are visiting relatives in Uonticello. Ga. Mr and Mrs.. W. J. Rucker j Haiicbter. Birmingham, Ala., iTufsts of Mr. and Mrs. J " er ß eaters Wednesday and Thursday last week. Mr and Mrs. J. M. Gooden Jnt Tuesday and Wednesday in'Atlanta. They will go to Athens Thursday morning to be Lent at a conference on Ru a Schools at the University of Georgia Thursday and Friday. £ Betty Gooden who has been Canip Highlands, Ga. will re tuLhonie with her parents Fri day night. Mr and Mrs. D. M Ryle and cnn Dallas, returned home Mon ay’ from Marietta, Ga where they spent several weeks with her mother. While away they had a trip to Asheville, N.C. and other points in the mountains of North Carolina and also to Kings port, Tenn. Carol Strickland, Del Ray Beach, Fla., is visiting h e r grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. _ T. L Warren. Mrs. George Strick land and son, Warren, will ar rive Friday from Del Ray Beach fora visit with her parents. Mrs. A. P. Whipple and son, Derryi, have returned from St. Simons Island, Ga. where they spent several days. Mrs. George Bagley and son, Dr. Geo. Bagley, and daughters, Misses Jane and Frances Bagley, of Leslie, were guests of Mr.and Mrs. J. M. Gooden Saturday. Mr. Sam Rogers received con gratulations Saturday, July 29, on his 84th birthday. Mrs. Frank Stubbs, Eatonton, | visited her aunt, Mrs. Dwight Cooper, several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Houser and son, Mr. John Houser, spent Sunday in Macon with Mrs. T. H, Ward and family. Mrs. Hollis Pafford, Homer ville, Ga., is spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H, D. Gonly. Miss Rheunette Ford, Miss Mary Lee Ragan, Mr. Fred Griggs, Mr, Harry Griggs, and Mr. Bill McKinley spent Sunday at Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Mrs, H. D. Gordy and daugh ter, Mrs. Hollis Pafford, spent from Friday until Sunday in Hapeville with another daughter, Miss Miriam Gordy. Miss Ann Gordy who accompanied her sis ter, Miss Miriam Gordy, and aunt, Miss Evelyn Smith, on a trip to the New York World’s Fair, came home Sunday with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jones, Bir mingham. Ala , were guests of Mr and Mrs. G. P. Hunnicutt for the weekend. They left Mon day for Florida accompanied by their daughter, Carla Jean Jones, "ho visited here last week, Mrs. W. V. Bass spent last "’eek in Panama City, Fla. Miss Lora McPhaul, Tuskegee, Ala., has arrived for a visit with ~e r grandmother, Mrs. Sam Hurst. I Mrs. Stewart McCrary and e daughter, Lucile, Gaines v, e ’ were guests of Mr.and r s- S. A. Nunn Tuesday and ednesday last week. Mr. and Mrs. Culver Palmer Jd children, Culver, Jr., and • nn i Atlanta, visited Mr. and Mrs - J. F. Bonner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon, I J dele, spent Sunday with their yghter, Mrs. S. A. Nunn, and w. Nunn. LtS f ath f yn Duggan spent ral days last week with her pndparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. u £gan, in Hawkinsville. i Curtis Wilkins, Troy,Ala., Cn£ tmg her brother, Mr. J. 0. man ' and Mrs. Coleman. spent rs * D. Coleman Bt Midalia Wee^ w * ** re l at ives dalL bJizabeth Meadows, Vi caroivri W p S i the £ uest Miss end v ’ ' o * eman for the week YOUNG VISITORS IN PERRY ENTERTAINED The presence of five young visitors in Perry has been the in spiration for several parties. These visitors are: Jeanie Lou Mathews, Monroe City, Texas- Doris Hane, Charleston, S. C.; Carla Jean Jones, Birmingham, Ala.: Caroline Hodges, Atlanta; and Jane Morgan, Macon. In honor of these young girls, Jane Riley had a delightful morning party Friday at h e r home. Jane’s mother, Mrs. Walter Riley, assisted in enter taining the twelve guests. Friday afternoon, Merryl and Meredyth Hunnicutt had a love ly party for the visitors as a com pliment to their guest, Carla Jean Jones. The Hunnicutt sis ters were assisted in entertain ing by their mother, Mrs, G. P. Hunnicutt, Barbara Whipple, Annis Jean NeSmith, Lucile and Elizabeth Smith. Fourteen guests were present. Saturday morning, Barbara Whipple had an enjoyable party at her home for all the visitors. Her mother, Mrs. W. K. Whip ple, assisted in entertaining the twelve guests. Tuesday morning, Jeanie Lou Mathews, was given a delightful party by her aunt, Mrs. T. L. Warren, and her cousin, Mrs. Clifford Grimes. The guests in cluded the out-of-town girls and a group of local girls. Wednesday morning, Betty Boler had an enjoyable Bingo party and watermelon cutting at her home for all the visitors. Her* mother, Mrs. Grace Boler, as sisted in entertaining the twelve guests, Caroline Hodges was given a small swimming party last Thursday afternoon by her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Hodges, and a bowl ing party Monday morning fol lowed by a watermelon cutting. Other friends of Caroline’s will be entertained at a theatre party Thursday p. m. (today.) Virginia Allen, Birmingham Ala., will be among the out of-town guests present. Monday afternoon, last week, Mrs. Paschal Muse gave her niece, Jane Morgan, a small swimming party. Miss Ellen Bradshaw, West Point, Ga., and Miss Helen Threlkeld, Vidalia, were guests of Misses Dorothy and Margaret Newhard from Friday until Wednesday. Miss Virginia Gray, Lyons,and Miss Daisy Peterson, Ailey.were guests of Miss Carolyn Coleman from Friday until Wednesday. Mrs. B. H. Andrew, Jr. and daughter, Benieta, spent the weekend in Guyton, Ga., with her brother, Rev. Mr. Hobbs,and family. Joyce Andrew who was there on a visit came home with her mother. Mrs. Betty Woodard attended a family reunion at the home of her niece, Mrs. L. P. Taylor, and Mr. Taylor in Fort Valley Sun day. Mrs. Woodard, who is 87 years old, was the oldest person present. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johnston, Sasser, spent Sunday here with relatives. Her father, Mr. T. S. Chapman, went to Sasser with the Johnstons to spend this week. Jimmy and Nell Celia Rodgers, children of Rev, and Mrs. J, P. Rodgers of Birmingham, Ala., spent last week with their aunt, Mrs. E. C. Leverett, at Wellston while their parents attended the Baptist World Alliance in Atlan ta. Rev and Mrs. Rodgers spent Friday at Wellston. Mrs. Rodg ers was Miss Sue Rogers. Mr. Lee Ray Munro and Mr. Bradley Munro, Quincey, F[a., were guests of Mr. Jerry A.Davis for the weekend. Miss Dot Bat son, Millard, Miss., who visited Mr. Davis and his parents here last week, went to Quincey Sun day to visit Mr. L. R. Munro and his mother, Mrs. Lee Ray Mun ro, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Knight and Misses Laverne Phillips and Stella Beta, of Chicago, 111., vis ited Mr, and Mrs. 0. A. King and Miss Maurice White last week. Mrs. Cora C. Boterweg, At lanta, spent the weekend with her father, Mr. T. S. Chapman. Virginia and Charlene Allen, Birmingham, Ala., arrived Sat urday for a week’s visit with i their aunt, Mrs. Joe Mitchell, j Virginia Allen will leave Satur day with her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Boterweg, f o r Washington, D. C. to spend a month. i j TEA FOR MISS BATSON L Mrs. George Riley was hostess at a lovely tea Wednesday after r noon last week when she enter | tained for Miss Dorothy Batson, of Millard, Miss., the guest of i Mrs. J. Alva Davis. Mrs. Wordna Gray received at the entrance. Mrs. Riley, Miss Batson, and Mrs. Davis formed the receiving line. Miss Frances Foster presided at the punch bowl. | Assisting in entertaining were , Mrs. George Jordan, Mrs. Joe Mitchell, and Mrs. A, I. Foster. A color scheme of pink and blue was effectively carried out. Pink crepe myrtle and blue hy drangeas were the flowers used. The lace-covered tea table was centered with a pink epergne of Rubrum lilies. Thirty-five young ladies and matrons called. MISS COLEMAN’S DANCE Miss Carolyn Coleman w a s hostess at a dance Monday even ing at the local American Legion Home in honor of her house guests, Miss Virginia Gray, Lyons, and Miss Daisy Peterson, Ailey. The hall was decorated with a variety of summer flowers. Sixty-five guests from Fort Valley, Hawkinsville, Roberta, and Perry attended this delight ful affair. , MISS GRIGGS HOSTESS \ Miss Jesselyn Griggs gave a ’ “Coca-Cola” party Saturday morning in honor of Miss Doro thy Batson, of Millard, Miss., : guest of Mrs. J. Alva Davis;Miss ' Virginia Gray, of Lyons, Miss Elizabeth Meadows, of Vidalia, and Miss Daisy Peterson, of Ai ley, the guests of Miss Carolyn Coleman. Summer flowers were attrac tively arranged throughout the ’ home. Thirty guests were pres , ent at this delightful affair. . MRS. DAVIS HAS PARTY Mrs. Alva Davis had a de lightful morning party Tuesday, last week, at her home as a com pliment to her guest, Miss Doro -> thy Batson, of Millard, Miss, i j The hostess was assisted in en tertaining by her sister, Miss ; Lula Hurst, and Mrs. G. E. 1 Jordan. A variety of summer flowers was used in decorating. 1 Eighteen guests were present. | Friday Miss Batson was the 1 honoree of a luncheon given by Mrs. E. B. Davis of Byromville I at the Dempsey Hotel, Macon. » 1 VISITORS HONORED 5 Misses Dorothy and Margaret 1 Newhard entertained at a “Co ca-Cola” party Tuesday morning in honor of their house guests, : Miss Helen Threlkeld, Vidalia, 1 and Miss Ellen Bradshaw, West ■ Point, Ga., who were classmates ' of the Misses Newhard at Short i er College. Lovely garden flowers were arranged in the home. Mrs. E. P. Newhard assisted ‘Ter daughters in entertaining ■ their sixteen guests. ; Monday afternoon the Misses Newhard and their visitors were honor guests of a Bridge party given by Miss Jewel Lambert at her home in Fort Valley. PEEK-CORBITT Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Peek an ' nounce the marriage of their daughter, Martha Lee, to James G. Corbitt, of Miami, Fla., the marriage having been solemniz ed in Aiken, S. C. July 22. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Boter ; weg and daughter. Ann, Wash ington, D. C., arrived Saturday for a week’s visit with his aunt, I Mrs. Joe Mitchell. Mrs. M. M. Corbitt and son, ; Laymon, Mrs. S. C. Raymon and son, Bobby, of Miami, Fla., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Corbitt and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Peek. Mr. T. R. Webb and daughters, Misses Mildred and Sue Webb, left Wednesday for Jacksonville Beach, Fla. to visit relatives for several days. Miss Joyce Barnes, of Ogle thorpe Infirmary. Macon, will come home next Sunday, Aug. 6, to spend her vacation with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Story, at Kathleen. Miss Barnes leaves Aug. 31 for Atlanta to be j gone a year. I I “Going to College in September?” “YOU’D LIKE WESLEYAN!" “Wesleyan offers broad in terests and . . . it is economical” The moderate rate of $580.00’ covers tuition, board and a splendid room, of course, BUT It also covers such incidentals as:- COMMUNITY CONCERTS, GYMNASIUM, LIBRARY, LABORATORY FEES, And Even LAUNDRY. Furthermore the following wide range of sports is available without a penny of extra cost: GOLF, HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, BASE BALL, VOLLEY BALL, TENNIS, SOCCER, SWIMMING. The Registration Office Will Be Open Throughout the Summer. Make Early Reservation for Selection of Choice Rooms. Wesleyan College At Rivoli, MACON, GEORGIA DICE R. ANDERSON, President •For students living off the campus the rate is only $230.00 a year, including the extras. REMEMBER, too, that beginning next term there will be direct connec tion between the Macon city busses and the Wesleyan bus, providing through transportation to the Col lege for one fare. WOMEN APPRECIATE IT! Give the Wife or Sweetheart a break by keeping yourself looking well-groomed. Have your hair cut once a week! You’ll make a hit with HER, just as SHE makes a hit with * you when she keeps herself looking attractive. It costs so little to get this habit--it’s worth it in Satisfaction! CITY BARBER SHOP T. R. SUMMERS, Prop’r. A TRULY NOW ™ots im AVAILABLE COLA DRINK /« , N /ficd HOME CARTON y BKhS£R - BEHEj til n I Live a Helpful Life Few of the world’s benefactors ' have decent treatment till after they are buried; but that should not de ; ter any in his purpose to live a help • ful life. Mammoth Shown as Found j A mammoth in a Leningrad mu , 1 seum is mounted in the exact posi tion in which it was unearthed. The carcass remained in this sitting po -1 sition for 150 centuries and food i from its last meal was still in its j mouth when it was found. . a Purpose of Virginia Dog Mart The dog mart that is held annu ally in Fredericksburg, Va., origi nated in 1708, as a means of se curing gold and other valuables from Indians in exchange for dogs. Site of a Drop The size of a drop varies accord ing to the nature of the fluid and the container; there may be from 60 to 150 drops in a fluid drachm. A standard dropper is designed to deliver exactly 20 drops per cubic , centimeter of water 4 - ''"M-ist-. Not Processing: ' They’re probably just nuts to you but to industrialists, the walnuts, fil berts, almonds and other varieties sold in stores throughout the coun try, represent a highly technical food processing technique. In pre paring the nuts for market, they are first passed through monel rotating drums containing a solution which removes fuzz and dirt. They are then washed in clean water and sent through another drum which pol ishes the shells, after which they are discharged onto slabs of oiled wood and are dried and sacked, Beavers Increasing Beavers were once plentiful from the Rio Grande north to the sub arctic timber-line. In 1926 it was estimated that the entire beaver population of the United Slates had shrunk to about 200,000, reports tho- National Wildlife federation. There * has been a remarkable increase in. the past 20 years, and beaver trap ping is now permitted in a number of slates, to keep the population within the limits of the natural food supply. , — Oldest Form of Gambling The Encyclopedia of Sports says that the oldest form of gambling is with dice, which were known to earliest civilization. Recently there was dug out of ancient Mesopotamia a pair of dice at least 50 centuries old, still in good enough state off preservation to be used lor gam bling today. Most of the tombs along the ancient Nile have produced dice, some accompanied by cups and boards. Village of 750 Steps The "Lost Tribe” of Chimney Rock lives on top of a precipitous, mountain in Rutherford county. North Carolina. One way out leads over a tortuous eight-mile lumber trail, impassable in severe weather. Usually the villagers prefer to come down 750 steps which climb the face of Chimney Rock, shopping at the village beneath, and then ascending the cliff again to their homes. Harpoon Returned A Formosa fisherman who lost Ms harpoon recently when it broke of! in a 300-pound swordfish, was sur prised to learn that George Engel found it while dressing the fish in. his market at New Britain, Conn.. The harpoon had sunk deeply into the flesh and was covered over wheys the wound healed. , Statue Has Wardrobe Probably the most famous statue in Brussels, Belgium, is the Manne .l ken-Pis. He is a little naked boy I who is anything but self-conscious, I and he has a large wardrobe of cos | tumes and uniforms humorously I contributed by various societies and even by foreign governments. Modern ‘Eli Whitney’ The late Dr. Charles H. Herty of Savannah, Ga., a research chemist specializing in wood pulp products, is credited by some with bringing more wealth to the South than any man since Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. j • ‘Noblesse Oblige’ The phrase "noblesse oblige” fat often used to denote the obligation, of honorable and generous behavior associated with high rank or birth. It means, literally, "nobility, obliges.” Use for Tar Tar, obtained during the extrac tion of gas from coal, is the base of more than 2,000 byproducts in Eng<- land, including aspirins, moth balls,, dyes, flavoring essences, antiseptic*, and perfumes. ' 3,000,000 Acre Swap > The Texas state capitol at Austins is constructed of Texas granite ob tained in a trade for 3,000,000 acres of what now is choice ranch land in the Panhandle. .qj Cottonseed Byproducts An average ton of cottonseed yields approximately 311 pounds of crude oil, 906 pounds of cake or meal, 520 pounds of hulls, and 143. pounds of lintcrs. y, Bombay Ending Traffic Jam Because it has caused many missed appointments and much bad temper among motorists and pedes trians, the bottleneck in Marine street, Bombay, is to be eliminated. ■— Miles of Tulips , May is the month in which to see! square miles of tulips in Holland.' where 2,000 varieties are grown to-' day. | Visitors to Zakopane Zakopane, the mountain-walled capital of the High Tatras in Poland, has 200,000 visitors a year. **6? Highest Point in Texas Highest point in “flat” Texas is; Guadalupe peak, Culberson county, , 9,000 feet in altitude. f ” Snake Bite Fatalities Approximately one out of every seven persons bitten by a poisonous, snake dies of the poison, Diamond Back Terrapins Eight-inch diamond back terrapms " tmee sold for $96 a dozen on the New York market. ” Chloroform Prepared in 1831 [ Chloroform was first prepared ia i 1831. i. ->j i 40,320 Changes in Eight Bells i On a peal of eight bells, 40,32$ changes cao be rung. " ‘