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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL- LX VIII. No. 41. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939 ESTABLISHED 1870
RALPH TABOR MADE!
MASTER PLANTER!
RALPH TABOR
Ralph Tabor, son of Master
Farmer A. W. Tabor and brother
to Master Farmer Floyd Tabor,
was recently elected Georgia
Planter. To be elected to the
grade of Georgia Planter is the
Capstone of the F, F. A, organi
zation. This is indeed an honor
and corresponds to Collegiate
Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa
Phi. In fact it is more exclu
sive because only two per cent of
the state members can be elect
ed each year.
Minimum qualifications for
election:
1. Must have held the degree
of Junior Farmer for at least one
year immediately preceding elec
tion to the Degree of Georgia
Planter, have been an active
member of the F. F, A. for at
least two years and have a satis
factory participation in the ac
tivities of the local chapter.
2. Must have completed satis
factorily at least two years of in
struction in Vocational Agricul
ture, have in operation an out
standing program of supervised
farming, and be regularly en
rolled in a Vocational Agriculture
class ( r have completed all agri
culture offered in the school at
tended.
3. Must have earned from his
own efforts in farming or other
ag '.'callure work and deposited
in a bank or otherwise produc
tive y invested at least $250.00
A Show leadership ability by
1 aving held responsible positions
in conn ction with student,chap
ter, or community activities as a
member of school judging team,
debating team, or some other
team representing the school.
5. Be in the upper 40 per
cent of the class in scholarship in
all sch< ol subjects during the en
tre p< riod of secondary school
instruction completed at the
time of application for the Gsor
g a Planters degree.
6. Not more than 2 per cent
of the total membership may be
elected to the Georgia Planter
Degree.
Considering the number of stu
dents of vocational agriculture in
Georgia, a boy who attains the
grade of Georgia Planter, is an'
outstanding individual and a F.
P. A. indeed.
LIBRARY NOTES j
Recent books of merit include
the biographies of two southern
ers whose lives are devoted to
the welfare of humanity.
Born in a humble mountain
home, George Truett has risen to
achieve world wide leadership in
the Baptist church. His son-in
law, P, W. James, has written '■
a biography full of human in-1
terest.
Anne Walter Fearn, a southern'
belle, defied all convention to be i
come a doctor and open a wo
men's hospital in China. “My
Days of Strength,” is a dramatic !
record of this remarkable wo- j
man’s forty years in China fight-1
mg ignorance and disease.
Library hours 9 a.m. to 6 p .m.
Verneice Beavers. Librarian.
I
Mrs. Lorena Lifsey and Miss:
Irene Batchelor are spending!
ibis week in Macon with Mrs, A. |
P. Wilson. While there they
W'iH attend the Rehoboth Asso
ciation.
HOUSTON TEACHERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Officers of the Houston County
Educational Association were
elected Oct. 2 at the organiza
tion meeting held at the Bonaire
school.
They are as follows: E. P.
Staples, president: C. L. Wil
liams, vice-president: Mrs. J. W.
Boone, secretary; Miss Jean
Brown, treasurer; Miss Frances
Couey, primary group chairman;
George Riley Hunt, elementary
group chairman: Mrs. J O. Cole
man, high school group chair
man.
The officers and chairmen com
pose the executive committee.
Meetings will be held on the first
Monday of each month.
The purpose of the association
is to co ordinate the work of the
schools in the county.
ELKO CIRCUIT PLANS
FOURTH CONFERENCE
The Fourth Quarterly Confer
ence for the Elko Circuit will be
held at the Elko Methodist
church Friday, Oct. 20. Rev.
Silas Johnson, district superin
tendent of the Macon District,
will preach at 11 a. m. Dinner
will be served by the people of
Elko.
The business session will be
held in the afternoon. This is
perhaps the most important
quarterly conference of the year,
because the churches are closing
out the old year and making
plans and electing officers for the
new year. The officials are es
pecially urged to be present with
their reports and everyone is in
vited to attend.
Rev. W. J. Erwin, Pastor.
BASKETBALL NEWS
The game with Hawkinsville
has been transferred from Fri
day, Oct. 13, to Tuesday night,
Oct. 17. This game has been
set aside as Centerville night and
they will be given free passes to
the game.
Friday night, Oct. 20, Pine
hurst will invade Perry, and it
so happens that one of Perry’s
former stars is coaching this
team. Perry Panthers are real
axious to avenge the def eat
handed them by Pinehurst. This
game is set aside as Henderson
and Elko night and all from
there will get passes for this
game Oct. 20.
Thursday, Oct. 26, is set aside
as Hayneville and Grovania
nights and large crowds from all
of these towns are expected.
U. D. C. MEETING
Officers for the coming year
were elected at the meeting of
the Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C. held last
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. C. E. Brunson. Mrs. E.
W. Traylor, retiring president,
was in charge of the business
session.
Mrs. J. A. Davis was chosen
for the new president. Others
elected to serve with her are:
Mrs. G. S. Riley, vice-president;
Mrs. Tom Cater, recording sec
retary; Mrs. H, T. Gilbert, cor
responding secretary; Mrs.Brun
son, treasurer: Mrs. Traylor,
chaplain: Mrs. F. M. Greene,
registrar;and Mrs. E. F.Barfield,
historian.
Mrs. H. P. Dobbins talked on
‘‘Wilmington, N. C. and Black
head Runners” and Mrs. Tom
Cater on “Fort Fisher.”
A delicious salad course was
served by the hostess at tea
jtime.
j MRS. E. L. RAINEY DIES
j Rev. Paul Muse went to Daw
son Wednesday to conduct the
funeral of Mrs. E. L. Rainey,
I widow of the late editor of The
j Dawson News and mother of
1 Clem E. Rainey, chmn. of the
! state prison and parole commis
sion. Mrs. Rainey was a sister
jin-law of J. S. Kainey ancf Miss
I Louise Rainey of Perry.
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| Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, Mrs. W.
E. Beckham, Mrs. W. V. Bass,
Mrs. Mayo Davis, and Mrs. W.
T. Middlebrooks spent Tuesday
jin Atlanta.
CITIZENSHIP DAY TO
BE OBSERVED, 8 P. M.
A Forum on Citizenship will
be held at the Perry school audi
torium tonight (Oct. 12) at Bp.
m. in observance of Georgia’s
state-wide celebration of Citizen
ship Day to welcome the thous
ands of young men and women
who have become 21 years of age
this year into the privileges and
responsibilities of citizenship.
The speaker and forum con
ductor will be Dr. Carl Brown,
a young professor of the Univer
sity System of Ga. Four Perry
High school students will give
short talks on Citizenship.
The program will be patriotic
and has been planned to come
within an hour’s time.
All of the citizens of Houston
county are invited to attend this
first Forum of the fall months.
Young people are especially
urged to attend.
Sponsors are the local Legion
Post, the Auxiliary, the D.A.R.,
the U. D. C., and the Perry
High School.
P. T. A. MEETING
Supt. E. P. Staples was the
principal speaker at the October
meeting of the Perry P. T. A.
; which was held at the school au
, ditorium on Tuesday afternoon.
He discussed the school and in
: vited questions on any phase of
: the school work.
! Two musical numbers were
• pressnted by Barbara Whipple
i and Marianne Nunn, Mrs. J. O.
Coleman, program chairman,out
lined the programs for the year.
A donation of five dollars to
the home economics department,
from last year’s class, was an
nounced by Mrs. Rhodes, and
this was matched by a similar
! donation from the P. T. A. The
. money is to purchase dishes for
the department,
i Awards in the membership
1 drive went to the third and fifth
> grades, in the grammar school
and to the eleventh grade in
. high school.
The P. T. A. will sponsor a
i Hallowe’en carnival at the bask
; etball court on Friday night,
1 Oct. 27.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
i
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Langston,
1 and Miss Sadie Langston gave a
I surprise dinner Sunday for their
mother, Mrs. W.C. Langston,Sr.,
in celebration of her birthday
which was Oct. 3. A basket
lunch was spread at noon on
. tables in the grove.
■ Those present were; Mr. Ed
, Byrd, Mr. Johnnie Marshall, Mrs.
: R. M. Byrd, Elko; Mr. and Mrs.
*J. R Adkins, Centerville, Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Barfield, Mrs. W.
D. Batchelor, Miss Irene Batche
; lor, of Perry; and Mr. Moultrie
Langston, Kathleen,
i In the afternoon, the follovv
; ing called: Misses Evelyn,Ruth,
; and J. S. Langston, Kathleen;
j Miss Frances Leaptrot, Macon;
! Mr. Horace Langston, Tifton.
Mrs. J.A.Paxson and son,Ken
neth, Abbeville, spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs, Paul
Muse, and Rev. Muse.
Mrs. B. C. Holtzclaw and son,
j Lieut. John Holtzclaw, Atlanta,
visited friends and relatives here
, Monday.
i Miss Mattie Florence Pierce,
Arnericus, spent the weekend
with Miss Katharine Houser.
Mrs. L. F. Cater, Mrs. T. M.
Christian, and their guest, Mrs.
j Lorena McCulley, Valdosta, will
: leave Saturday for a visit of sev
; eral weeks to Mr.and Mrs. J. M.
i Christian of Chatham, N. J..and
; to Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Christian
! of Morriston, N. J.
NOTICE
You are cordially invited to eat
, supper with the Clifford C.Hunt
, er class of the Perry Baptist
, church Friday night, Oct. 13, be
r | tween 7 and 9 p. m. Baked
j Ham Plates, 25c.
KIWANIS OFFICERS
ELECTED TUESDAY
Officers for 1940 were elected
by the Perry Kiwanis club Tues
day at its luncheon meeting.
They are: Sam A. Nunn, presi
dent; W. K. Whipple, vice-presi
dent; L. M. Houser, secty. and
treasurer. New directors chosen
are; C. C. Pierce, C. E. Mc-
Lendon, W. V. Tuggle, and G.
W. Rhodes, the present presi
dent who retires Jan. 1, 1940.
Present directors whose terms
do not expire until 1941 are: G.
C. Nunn, J. A. Ivey, W. T. Mid
dlebrooks, and J. L. Hodges.
The new officers will be in
stalled at a Ladies’ Night pro
gram next January,
The speaker at this week’s
meeting was Hon, A, A. Mar
shall, Montezuma, representative
of Macon county in the state
legislature. Mr. Marshall said
that the non-observance of the
Golden Rule had caused the
down-fall of human beings and
of governments.
PEANUT PROGRAM
A program designed to im
prove marketing conditions for
! peanut growers by diverting sur
' plus peanuts of the 1939 crop to
the manufacture of oil and by
products was announced recently
by the Division of Marketing
; and Marketing Agreements of
the Department. Developed in
cooperation with growers and
trade representatives, the pro
! gram is similar to those which
were in effect for the 1937 and
■ 1938 crops. The 1939 crop was
forecast on September 10 at ap
> proximately 647,000 tons. Pro
duction in 1938 approximated
855,000 tons. During the five
I years 1928-32, production averag
’ ed approximately 444,000 tons
' annually. Under the program l
for diverting surplus peanuts in
effect for the 1938 crop, approxi
i mately 126,000 tons were crush
i ed for oil. The program for the
1 1937 crop resulted in approxi
i mately 84,000 tons of peanuts
being crushed for oil.
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BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
The Baptist W. M, S. held its
October general meeting at the
church Monday afternoon. Mrs.
C. E. Brunson, the president,
presided.
Mrs. W. E. Beckham, the
leader of the afternoon, gave the
devotional message,
| Tithes and Offering” was the
topic of study. Mrs. Henry
Mathews talked on ‘‘The Great
Commission and Giving” and
' Mrs. J. A. Ivey on ‘‘What Tithes
1 Could Do.” Miss Martha Coop-
I er told ‘‘What Unpaid Tithes
Are Doing” and Mrs. G. E. Jor
dan of ‘’Stewardship Plans.”
Mrs, W. A. Curtis, Sunbeam
leader, was assisted by Mrs. He
nry Parker at the monthly meet
’ ing of the band, held at the same
: time as the W. M, S. meeting.
Misses Marion and Jean Grubb
received prizes for the best note
books on the Missionary Jour
; neys of Paul, submitted from
' the Intermediate Dept, of the
S. S.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Sorosis club will meet Fri
day at 3:30 p, m. at the home of
Mrs. Vernon Tuggle with Mrs.
W. T, Middlebrooks as cohostess.
i Miss Susan Myrick will be the
! guest speaker.
The High school group of
World War veteran’s children
will meet Thursday, Ocl. 19 at
6:30 p. m. in the American Le
gion Home.
, The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet at the Legion
Home Thursday, Oct, 19, at 3:30
I p. m. Hostesses are Mrs. J. F.
'Bonner, Mrs. Grady Daniel,Mrs.
1 H. E. Gordon, and Mrs. O. A.
King.
( A Third District meeting of
the American Legion Auxiliary
! will be held in Hawkinsville
t, Monday, Oct. 16, beginning at
-10:45 a. m. Mrs. Pat Kelly, state
t president, will be guest speaker.
-'Several other state officers will
1 be on the program. All auxiliary
members are urged to attend.
CCC CAMP TO SERVE
CONSERVATION DIST.
1
Actual training has begun ati
the CCC camp, four miles south
west of Perry, with the comple
tion of buildings.
The camp is to serve the Mid
dle Western Ocmulgee River Soil
Conservation district. It will aid
in establishing demonstrations
and putting into operation prac
tices for soil and water conserva
tion in five counties in the dis
trict.
Personnel of the Soil Conser
vation Service assigned to the
camp are 11. 11. Mauley, super
intendent; Jack Miller, agrono
mist; James M. Gilbert,engineer;
T. M. Gamel, agricultural aid;
C. R. Dubose, H. 11, AvereLL,
Wiley G. Cannon, E. H. Peavy,
Jr., W. E. Johnson, Julian V.
DuPree and Howard H. Rabun.
STATE FISHING LAWS
APPLYING TO HOUSTON
The department of Wild Life
seeking the full cooperation of
fishermen, pond owners, and all
sportsmen who delight in the an
nual battle with the finny tribe
and who realize the necessity of
eliminating the ways of a ‘‘fish
hog”, are given the summary of
rishihg laws as follows:
Every person must have a resi
dent fishing license with the ex
ception of children fifteen years
and under and persons fishing in
their own county with a pole and
line and not using live minnows
—Fee $1.25.
It is unlawful to take at any
time from any of the fresh wat
ers any fish except by hook and
line, which include pole, rod and
reel, set hooks or trot lines, with
natural or artificial bait.
It is unlawful at to use at any
time any of the fresh waters
any sein, net, tray or similar de
vice to catch fish, except in the
'case of fresh water mullet, carp,
gar and suckers during Decem
ber, January and February, pro
vided that the net of said gill
net shall not be less than three
inches square,
i It is unlawful to poison fish by
any means, to dynamite fish; to
shoot fish with any kind of fire
arm; to gig or spear fish;to grab
ble for fish.
It is unlawful to peddle or sell
1 fresh water fish without obtain
-1 ing a license (SS.OJ) or to sell
fresh water fisti from April 15 to
June 1.
It is unlawful to fish in any
! fresh water stream in Houston
county between April 16 to May
31 inclusive.
, By ALEX LUNSFORD,Ranger
‘ S. S. CLAbS MEETS
> •
The October meeting of the
; Susannah Wesley class of the
■ Methodist Church school war
held Wednesday afternoon last
1 week at the home of the new
• president, Mrs. J, M. Gooden,
■ who presided. The co-hostesses
i were; Mrs. E. F. Barfield, Mrs,
A. F. Fain, and Mrs. Cohen
> Walker.
: Mrs. C. H. Tucker, program
chairman, announced the general
i theme of the year’s programs,
i ‘‘Value of Music in the Christian
Home.” She gave, also, a
sketch of the life of F a n n y
Crosby.
The topic of the afternoon,
‘‘Music and Worship in the
; Home,” was discussed by Mrs.
G. C. Nunn. The devotional mes
sage, based on Psalms, and given
by the president, centered on
this subject.
During the social hour, th e i
• hostesses served a dainty salad j
, course.
MR. GOODEN HONORED |
Mrs. J.M. Gooden honored hei j
husband on his birthday, Thors-1
, day evening, Oct. 5, with a de-;
lightful dinner.,
Fall flowers were p 1 a c edj
throughout the house. A two- j
tiered cake, iced in white andj
I embossed in pink, was served)
’; with ice cream as the dessert
■ 1 course of the three course meal.
| Covers were laid for Rev. J.A.
t; Ivey, and nine members of the
i 1 board of deacons of the Baptist
, 1 church.
li This group held the monthly
/business meeting after the
| dinner. j
I YOUTH SERVICE AT
! METHODIST CHURCH
(
The regular service at 11:30 a.
m. next Sunday at the Perry
Methodist church will be given
over to an emphasis on Youth
Week that is being observed
throughout the Church. This
special service will also stress
the relationships and responsi
bilities of parents in regard to
the youth of the Church. A
special program has been pre
pared for the occasion under the
direction of the Board of Chris
tian Education in the Church
School. C. P. Gray is general
superintendent of the Church
School, and Mrs. G. C. Nunn,
chairman of the Board of Chris
tian Education.
A part of this special service
will be in recognition of the offic
ers and teachers of the Church
School. October is the fi rs t
month in the Church School
year. All officers and teachers
for the ensuing year have been
elected. Many of these have
been serving in various capacities
in the Church School for quite a
number of years. One object of
the service is that the Church
may come to know better these
faithful men and women who
keep the Church School going.
October is Loyally Month and
all loyal Methodists are urged by
Rev. Paul Muse, pastor, and G.
C. Nunn, lay leader, to attend
the preaching services.
Beginning next Sunday, all
evening services will begin at
7:30 o’clock.
THICK SEEDINGS OF
CHOPS FOR PASTURE
Thick seedings of oats, rye,
barley, wheat, vetch, and crim
son clover were recommended
this week by County Agent W.
T. Middlebrooks to provide tem
porary pasture for the farm’s
livestock.
Houston county farmers can
provide their animals with ex
cellent winter and spring graz
ing, if such crops are sown alone
or in combination on the farm, he
said.
“These crops will provide a
source of green feed at the time
when it is badly needed,” the
agent pointed out. “They will
be a means of saving forage,and,
it the same time, will keep ani
mals off the permanent pasture,
thereby protecting it during
winter months when little graz
ing is available.
“To get best results, the crop
or combination of crops should
be sown early on good, well pre
pared land and fertilized liberal
ly with manure or some fertilizer
commonly used by cotton grow
ers. Areas sown the latter part
of September and the first of Oc
tober will give a longer grazing
period than later seedings.”
Mr. Middlebrooks said various
combinations and rates of seed
ing may be used. However,con
sideration must be given to adap-
I tation of crops and availability of
seed, he added.
The agent emphasized the use
of thick seedings, in order to
make possible more grazing on
wet land than if usual rates were
1 sown. He said when a grazing
area becomes well established,
one acre would give adequate
grazing for two or three cows or
: their equivalent.
“A good grazing mixture rec
ommended for the southern part
of the state is three bushels of
oats, one bushel of rye, and ten
! pounds of vetch per acre. If de-
I sired, oats may be substituted
! for the rye.”
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! ELKO CHARGE NOTES
Schedule of services for the
Vlelhodist churches of the Elko
| charge is as follows;
First Sunday---Grovania, 11:30
[ i. m. and 8 p. m.
Second Sunday--Andrew Chap
j 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.
See G. E. First. General Elec
tric Radios, Refrigerators, Rang
es, Water Heaters, and Water
I Pumps at Houston Hdwe. Co.