VOL. LXVUI. No. 38. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939 ESTABLISHED 1870
ferry baptists to
CLOSE YEAR OCT. II
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The Perry Baptist church will!
„l ose its church year Oct. 1 this 1 ,
* instead of Dec. 31 as here
tofore The final church con
ference was held Wednesday
niaht to hear reports and make
clans for bringing the church
vear to a successful completion.
• a Stewardship Revival will be
Ud next week from Monday
through Thursday, Sept. 25-28,
with services at 8 o’clock each
evening. Dr. Aquila Chamblee
will preach at each service. Rev.
j A Ivey, pastor, urges all
members to attend.
A Fellowship Supper Thurs
day evening, Sept. 28, will pre
cede the service. Th e entire
membership of tne church is in
vited to this supper.
Promotion Day will be observ
ed by the Sunday School next
Sunday, Sept. 24. A special pro
gram is being arranged by Miss
Eva Borom and Miss Frances
Foster. J. M. Gooden is general
superintendent.
The Workers’ Council met at
the church Tuesday night for a
monthly meeting. The Royal
Ambassadors met Tuesday p. m.
at the church. The Girls’ Aux
iliar.v met Monday p. m. with
Carolyn Moody.
Last Sunday at the morning
worship, the Royal Ambassadors
acted as ushers and deacons.
Their president, Durwood Wilson,
read the scripture lesson. Eigh
teen boys who are members of
the R. A. Group were present.
GHiLO WELFARE SERVICE
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Aid to Crippled Children and
Child Welfare Service are avail
able to the county welfare de
partments.
Applications for this service
are filed at the county welfare
office. These applications are
investigated and certified through
the county department.
The official definition of an
eligible child for aid to crippled
children is; “A person between
the ages of birth and 21 years,
whose bone, joint or muscular
function is so restricted as to
limit its possibilities of normal
development, physically, socially
and economically.”
After the applicant is properly
certified, he attends a diagnostic
clinic under direction of an au
thorized orthopedic surgeon who
will make a study of the child’s
condition and the chances of cur
ing him by treatment.
Certain cases such as crossed
or crooked eyes, hairlip and cleft
palate, scars from burns requir
ing plastic surgery, club foot
cases which have had a local
physician’s diagnosis, may be ac
cepted for registration and treat
ment without examination at a
clinic. Also cases which the lo
cal physician considers in need
of emergency treatment, such as
infantile paralysis and traumatic
spine injuries involving spinal
cord with paralysis, not fractures
of the vertebrae, may be accept
ed without examination at the
clinic.
The free consent of a parent or
legal guardian is necessary be
fore an operation can be per
formed. The nature of the
operation and the details of the
treatment are discussed fully
9 with the parent or guardian af
ter the diagnostic clinic exami
nation and the acceptance of the
child for treatment by the State
department.
. Operations are performed onlj
m those hospitals meeting the
minimum standards set up bj
the State Technical Advisory
committee to the Crippled Child- j
r en’s program.
The full ervice to crippled j
children includes all expenses
during hospitalization, including
surgical, X-ray, operating room,
ward care, etc. After dismissal
dom the hospital, nursing super
'ision at home is provided to as
sure full results of the operation.
Necessary physio-therapy during
the period of convalesence where
needed is also provided.
Expenses of transportation are
n °t paid by the State. Those are
Provided by the family or ar
ranged by the county welfare
department or other organiza
tions.
Eo financial aid through this
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
PERRY C.C.C. CAMP
NEARS COMPLETION
Building on the Civilian Con
servation Corps camp, located
near Perry, will be completed
this week. Camp tecnicians are
expected to move in between
now and Sept. 25, and actual
work will begin Oct. 1.
There are 22 buildings on the
location and all are to be com
pleted by Saturday.
M. C. Huggins, soil conserva
tionist, has arrived in Perry and
other technicians are due here
soon. Soil conservation work
will be carried on in the Western
Ocmulgee Dist.
The camp will be a junior
negro camp and will number 200
besides the white officers and
technicians.
MRS.JULIA HOUSER DIES
Mrs. Julia Bryan Houser, wid
ow of C. W. Houser, died in a
Macon hospital Thursday after
ternoon after a brief illness. She
was 73.
Mrs. Houser was born and
reared in Houston county.
Survivors include a niece, Mrs,
Theodosia Ward of Macon; two
brothers, S. T. Bryan and H. C.
Bryan, both of Kathleen; a sis
ter, Miss Maude Bryan, Kath
leen.
Funeral services were held at
the Bryan family cemetery near
Kathleen at 3:30 p. m. Friday.
The Rev, W. J. Erwin officiated.
LIBRARY NOTES
A tremendous audience eager
ly awaits each new novel by
Kathleen Norris. “Heat-broken
Melody,” deals with modern peo
ple and their consciously compli
cated lives.
“The Complete Garden,” by
Alfred Taylor, is the most com
prehensive garden book ever
published. Any information de
sired can be found in it. It con
tains four hundred pagesoftext,
photographs and carefully pre
pared charts and diagrams.
“Its More Fun When You
Know the Rules,” by Beatrice
Pierce, is a practical book of eti
quette for girls.
Library hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Verneice Beavers, Librarian.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express appreciation
for every expression of sympathy
in onr sorrow'.
The Family of L. F. Cater.
program will be available direct
ly to the child or the family. The
program is one for restoring
crippled children to normal, phy
sically and is not one of financial
aid. All funds are expended for
treatment only.
During the fiscal year, July 1,
1938 through June 30, 1939, the
Welfare Office received 16 appli
cations for aid to crippled child
ren. All of these cases were ac
cepted by the State. Five of the
sixteen cases have received treat
ment. Seventy-six hospital days
and two convalescent home days
were used by those in Houston
I county w 7 ho have received hospi
tal treatment.
One crippled child did not need
nospitalization but was furnish
ed braces by the Crippled Child
ren’s Service.
Child Welfare work involves
die finding of children w r i t h
special problems which may have
oeen created by the pressure ol
community situations, family re
lationships, or personal difficul
des. These problems,if untreat
ed, will prevent a child from de
veloping to his fullest capacity.
S Jhild Welfare further involves
f providing of workers with special
I skill to diagnose these problems
and their cause, to discover and
apply wherever possible, the
proper treatment, to develop the
resources within the community
for solving the difficulty, and to
;tay by the problem until it is, if
possible, settled.
One of the special skills of
L hese child welfare workers
should be to help families and
children to solve their own prob
lems and to stimulate communi
ties to develop resources which
will prevent t h e repetition of
problems of dependency and de
linquency.
Sallie Frank Thompson,
Welfare Director.
L. F. CATER PASSES
SUNDAY AT HIS HOME
L. F. CATER
Lewis PYank Cater, age 76,
prominent citizen and banker,
passed away Sunday night at his
home here. He had been in de
clining health for several years.
Mr. Cater was vice-president
of the Perry Loan and Savings
Bank and a former cashier. Mr.
Cater was one of the organizers
of the Perry bank which had its
fiftieth anniversary, Sept. 12,
this year. He was cashier of the
bank for 25 years, 1901 to 1926,
when he became vice-president.
He was one of the original di
rectors of the bank and served
on the board throughout the rest
of his life.
Mr. Cater was a former presi
dent of the Georgia Country
Bankers’ Association.
Prior to his entry in the bank
ing field, he operated a mercan
tile business in Perry and for a
short while in Forsyth, being as
sociated here with his father, the
late T. J. Cater, and in Forsyth
with his brother, the late J. J.
Cater. He was also in business
by himself in- Perry for several
years.
Native of Houston
A native of Houston county,
Mr. Cater w r as born Jan. 24,
1863 near Henderson, the son of
Thomas Jonathan Cater and Mrs.
Amelia Wimberly Cater, Hi s
family moved to Perry when Mr,
Cater was a small boy.
He married Miss Helen Parks
of Dawson in 1889. She died in
1926 and in 1928 he married Miss
Agnes Christian of Perry who
survives him.
Other survivors include four
daughters, Mrs. Frampton W.
Farmer, Mrs. C. Baxter Jones,
and Mrs Cubbedge Snow, all of
Macon, and Mrs. Lawton Sar
gent, of New Haven, Conn.; one
brother, Dr. R. L. Cater, Perry;
seven grandchildren, Baxter
Jones, Jr., Frank Cater Jones,
Roberta Jones, Helen Farmer,
Cubbedge Snow, Jr., Frances
Cater Snow, all of Macon, Law
ton Sargent, Jr., New Haven,
Conn.; a number of nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Cater received his college
education at Auburn and at Em
ory University and was a charter
member of the Emory chapter of
the Alpha Tau Omega social fra
ternity. He was a graduate
of Pougkeesie Business Col
lege, Pougkeesie, N. Y.
Mr. Cater was a steward of
the Perry Methodist church for
many years and had served as
ohurch treasurer. He was aSun
iay school teacher for a number
)i years. He was a faithful at
tendant at all church services.
Mr. Cater was at one time a
county commissioner of Houston
county and served as county
treasurer for several years. Pie
was also a member of the City
Council for years. He was first
lieutenant of the Perry Rifles
»vhen that militia company rank
ed as one of the best in Georgia.
Funeral at Church
Funeral serves were held Tues
day at 3:30 p m. in the Perry (
Methodist church with Rev. Paul
Muse,pastor, officiating and Rev.
Silas Johnson, Macon district su
perintendent, and Rev. J. A.
' Ivey, Baptist pastor, assisting.
Francis Nunn sang “Lead
Kindly Light,” accompanied by
Mrs. C. C. Nunn.
1 Interment was in the family
FFA NAME OFFICERS
& SELECT PROJECTS
The Perry F. F. A. chapter
met Monday, Sept. 18, for the
first time this school year. Offic
ers for the year were elected.
They are: President, Ralph Ta
bor; Vice-President, James Wil
liams; Secretary, Robert Pyles;
Reporter, Courtney Mason; and
Treasurer, Worth Bryant.
Arrangements were made for
an initiation of new members, to
be held Friday night Sept. 29.
The Agriculture Department is
much larger than any previous
year with a total enrollment of
34 high school students. The
twenty-one new students are
from the eighth and ninth
grades.
Each boy has already started
planning his project for another
year. A well-rounded program
consisting of a Major, Minor,and
Contributory enterprise is re
quired of each student. Super
vision and advice will be furnish
ed each boy in his home work
with his project. Every boy is
required to have at least one
livestock project and in all pos
sible cases he is required to have
a Winter Cover crop. Accurate
records will be kept on each pro
ject to determine the profits or
losses incurred by each student.
During the summer months
the F. F. A. chapter sponsored a
camp at Houston Lake. Nineteen
boys were present on this camp.
Besides this, two picnics were
had by the Junior F. F, A. mem
bers with a good attendance at
each.
Two F. F. A. delegates were
sent to the State Convention
held at Jackson Lake June 12-17.
These delegates were Nathan
Gilbert, Jr., and Ralph Tabor.
They were advised along the line
of Future Farmers work and
received many good suggestions.
Plans are under way at pres
ent to organize aF. F. A. basket
ball team, which will play other
agriculture chapters in this sec
tion, Four games have already
been scheduled.
The F. F. A. motto is: “Learn
ing to do, Doing to learn, Earn
ing to live, Living to serve.”
lot in Evergreen cemetery.
Pallbearers were Cater Rog
ers, Thomas Cater, Sam Nunn,
Claude Andrew, Vernon Tuggle,
C. E. McLendon and Malcolm
Dean, all of Perry, and T. J.
Cater of Macon.
The numerous floral offerings
and the large concourse of
friends at the funeral were elo
quent tributes to the upright and
exemplary life of the deceased
and evidences of the high es
teem in which he was held. The
beauty of the flowers was sym
bolic of the beauty of loyalty,
truth, sincerity, and fidelity
which marked Ids character.
Among the out of-town rela
tives and friends attending the
funeral were; Mr s, Lawton
Sargent, New Haven, Conn.;Dr.
and Mrs, F. W. Farmer, Helen
Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Jones. Baxter Jones, Jr,,Roberta
Jones, Frank Jones, Mr, and
and Mrs. Cubbedge Snow, Bish
op and Mrs. Ainsworth, Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Cater, Mrs, Brooks
Ellison, Mrs. W. H. Bagwell,
Mrs. W. D. Anderson, Mrs. C.C.
Hinton, Mrs. Robert Bruce Jones,
Mrs. C. B. Adams, Mrs. Warren
Timmerman, Mrs. W. T. Ander
son, Mrs. McKibben Lane, Mr,
Fred Martin, Mrs. J. S. Cole,
Mrs. J.C. Anderson, Mrs. Ernest
Black, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Finch
er, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin Mar
tin, Mrs. Hud Weaver, Mrs. W.
A. Snow, Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Domingoes, Miss Lillian Wright,
Mr. C. E Newton, Jr., Mr. C.J,
Chappel, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Whin; ail of Macon; Mr.and Mrs.
C. F. Cater, Quitman; Mrs. 8. S.
I'ouuSloy, Albany; Mrs. J. C.
Hamilton, and Mrs. Geo. Feayio,
Dublin; Mr. and Mrs, Hinton
Booth. Statesboro; Mr. and Mrs.
Gibson Johnston, SvvainsbOro;
1 Mr. and Mis, Jim Snow, Colum
bus; Mr. and Mrs. H, T. Dean,
Shellman; Mr, and Mrs, Jack
' Reid, Montezuma; Mr. and Mrs.
John Allen, Fort Valley; Mrs.
Chan. Jordan and Miss Virginia
Walker, Monticello; Don Uixon,
Fort Henning; Mrs. Lorenu Mc
-1 C alley and Mrs. Guy MeCulley,
Valdosta; Dr. and Mrs. P. H.
' Christian, St. Marys; Mr. and
r Mis. J. M. Christian, Jr. Atlanta.
J
ARNALL FORESEES
SPECIAL SESSION
Georgia’s Attorney Generali
Ellis Arnall told Perry Kiwanians
Tuesday he believed there would
be an extra session of the Geor
gia legislature “sooner or later.”
He said in addition to current
state operations “the school
teachers have not been entirely
paid for last year’s work and no
provision has been made to com
pensate the counties for losses
occasioned by homestead and
personal property exemptions.”
Mr. Arnall referred specifically
to two state services, schools and
road building, asserting “both
are highly important to our peo
ple but of the two, it seems gen
erally agreed that schools are
more essential to our permanent
welfare.”
Mr. Arnall was the guest
speaker. Other guests present
were: W. G. Brisendine, Fort
Valley; Judge M. D. Jones, Ma
con; Robert Walker, Bonaire;and
Rev. R. F. Boyd.
LEGUME PLANTING
Last winter was the first sea
son during which any great
amount of Crimson Clover was
planted in Houston county. Since
a larger number of farmers are
planning to sow this winter le
gume for the first time this fall,
a few suggestions should be help
ful in obtaining the best results.
Fields that produced crops of
Crimson Clover and were har
vested for seed last spring have
re-seeded to clover from the
spring crop. Mulching these
fields with straw or old hay will
help to conserve moisture and
protect the young clover seed
lings from the hot sun, accord
ing to Horace P. Morgan and W.
P. Bass, technicians assigned to
the Houston County Soil Conser
vation District Work Unit.
Where farmers are planning to
sow crimson clover patches,these
technicians point out further,
straw or old manure that is faiTt
ly well-rotted should be disced
into the seedbed. This will add
much needed organic matter to
the soil and will increase the ef
fectiveness of good inoculation
when the seed is planted.
Other requirements: Sow seed
no later than October 20, sow 20
pounds of hulled or 50 pounds ol
unhulled seed per acre, apply
200 pounds of acid phosphate and
at least 200 pounds of lime pei
acre, for best seed production re
sults.
For further information as t(-
seedbed preparation, seed sourc
es, inoculation, companion crops,
grazing value and good produc
tion, County Agent W. T. Mid
dlebrooks and the Soil Service
technicians, will gladly furnish
the necessary instructions.
OFFICIAL DRYING
OF HAY EXPERIMENTS
Studies on the artificial drying
of hay are now being conducted
at the University of Georgia Col
lege of Agriculture in coopera
tion with the T. V. A.
The system being experiment
ed with provides for the cutting
and storing of hay during the
same day. Unheated atmos
pheric air is forced by means of
a fan through ducts located on
the floor of the mow, and thus
through the hay.
Values of this new method in
clude avoidance of unfavorable
weather conditions, an increase
in the nutrient value of the hay
and an increase in market value
of the hay.
PRESBYTERIAN N YTICE
Perry Church
Sanday School-10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School-3;00 p. m.
Worship Service-8:30 p. m.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
For Rent—My completely fur
nished, electrically equipped
apartment at Great Oak Place,
the home of T. L. Warren.
'Phone 402 Mrs. J. R. Jordan.
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CRIMINAL COURT TO
CONVENE MONDAY
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The September term of the
Houston Superior court convened
here Monday morning, Judge
Malcolm D. Jones, presiding. No
civil cases were tried by jury
and the court adjourned by noon.
The Grand Jury was organized
with R. L. Mathews as foreman,
Lewis Harper, clerk, and J. R.
Fudge, bailiff. The body was
still in session Wednesday morn
ing and up to that time 38 war
rants were presented for con
sideration, and returned 34 true
bills.
The criminal session will con
vene next Monday with Judge
A. M. Anderson presiding. This
will be the first session presided
over by Judge Anderson in his
home county since his appoint
ment.
The following are the jurors
who will serve the court during
next week’s session:
Traverse Jurors, 2nd Week—
M. E. Sisson, E. N. Byrd, Cecil
Moody, L, J. Joyner, M. F. Ed
wards, J. M. Hunt, R. H. Tay
lor, E. P, Kezar, L. M. Marshall,
A. E. Thompson, M. J. Reid. E.
Holtzclaw, W. C. Miller, R, L.
Smith, Lee M, Paul, Max Moore,
J. F. Stafford, P’loyd H. Tabor,
W. W. Gray. Old 13th; J. E.
Story, Hugh Braddock, R. W.
Jones, E. F. Tharpe, L. L. Sulli
van, J. F. Hammock, H. H.Wat
son, W. V. Brannen, J. H.Smith,
J. H. Clark, J. T. Miller. Jr.,
H. G. Braddock, John Gentry,
J. D. Langston, N. 13th; L. H.
Gilbert, 0. E. Rape, D. L.David
son, C. L. Williams, J. T.Brooks,
J. T. Belle, E. M. Johnson, W.C.
Jones, S. JVL Rape, W.T.Arnold,
J. G. Heard, W. M. Akin, L, M.
NeSmith, H. C Talton, P. M.
Satterfield, C. P. Stafford, F. C.
Jones, J. C. Edwards, D. W.
Bledsoe, C. 0. Grimes, Chas. E.
Davis, M. L. Sellers, Harold
Tnompson, J. W. Stubbs, R, H.
Howard, F. W. Leverette, W. E.
Beckham, B. H. Andrew.
METHODIST CHURCH NEWS
Promotion Day will be ob
served by the classes of the
Church School next Sunday but
cue usual program for this day
will not be presented until Sun
iay, Oct. 1, when the Rally Day
will be held.
The board of Christian Educa
tion met at the church Wednes
day night.
The Macon District League of
Stewards will meet at Vineville
Methodist church, Macon,Thurs
day night. Barbecue will be
served at 6:30 p. m. The local
juoard has been invited to attend.
Worship Services—Sunday
11:30 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
Mid-week Service
Wed. 8:30 p. m.
Church School—Sunday
10:15 a. m.
i Rev. Paul Muse, Pastor.
1 BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday Preaching Services,
11:30 a, m. and 8:00 p. m.
Mid-week Prayer Service, Wed
nesday, 8:00 p. rn.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
The church welcomes you to
its services.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
ELKO CHARGE NOTES
Schedule of services for the
•, Methodist churches of the Elko
| charge is as follows:
| First Sunday—Grovania, 11:30
i. m. and 8 p. m.
Second Sunday--Andrew Chap
el, 11:30 a. m, and 8 p. rn.
Third Sunday—Bonaire, 11:30
: a. rn. and 8 p. m.
Fourth Sunday—Elko, 11:30
I a. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. W. J, Erwin, Pastor.
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TAX NOTICE
i Houston County Tax Books for
. 1939 are now open. Please pay
iyour tax on or before December
j 20, 1939 and save interest and
' cost.
M. E, AKIN, Tax Collec
tor Houston County, Ga.
