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PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs w G. Riley spent Satur
day and Sunday in Augusta with
he sister and brother-in-law,
J lr a nd Mrs. Hubert Hermann.
Miss Elizabeth Stewart spent
he weekend with friends in Au
gusta.
Mr and Mrs. W. B. Roberts
fln d Miss Eva Borom spent Sun
day in Macon with relatives.
Anna Lee Beavers spent the
weekend with Gene Vance in
Fort Valley.
Mrs Eliza C. Massee and Mes
srs Billy and Bob Massee spent
ijiinflav in Marshallville with
Mr and Mrs. N. W. Massee.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hodges
spent Sunday in Albany, Ga.,
with relatives.
Miss Dorothy Jones who teach
es at Fitzgerald was at home for
the weekend.
Mr and Mrs. S. L. Norwood,
Jr! and son, Sam, spent Sunday
in Forsyth with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Nunn spent
f several days this week on a mot
or trip to points in Florida.
Miss Eleanor Muse, student of
Wesleyan College, and Miss
Frances Muse of Emory Univer
sity, Ga., spent the weekend
with their parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Paul Muse.
Mr. Pat Cartledge who is tak
ing a business course in Atlanta
was at home for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Fain, Jr.
and daughters have moved into
their home on Ball street, which
they recently purchased from J.
M. Tolleson. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Lamar have an apartment with
the Fains.
Mr. Fain is local agent (or the
Central of Ga. Rwy. Mr. Lamar
is a mechanic with Union Motor
Company.
Mrs. Lewis Houser spent Sun
day in Ocilla with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Henderson.
Mrs. H. P. Houser and Miss
Leonora Houser spent Sunday in
Tifton with Miss Louise Houser.
Mrs. Palmer, Charlestno.Tenn.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. I.
Foster.
Supt. E. P. Staples of the Per
ry High School attended the Su
perintendent's meeting in Atlan
ta Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Coleman,
recently of Augusta, are with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
Coleman, for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Andrew,
Mrs. J. B, Calhoun, and Mr. Eby
Holtzclaw attended the confer
ence of officers of Legion Posts
and Auxiliary Units in Macon
Sunday.
Mr.and Mrs. Cooper Etheridge,
Macon, visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J.P. Etheridge,Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gilbert,
Macon, visited Mr. and Mrs. H.
T. Gilbert Sunday.
Mrs. James G, Corbett has
gone to Miami, Fla. to join her
husband. They will make their
home in Miami where he has ac
cepted a position.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Peek had
as their visitors Sunday, their
children, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Peek, Thomaston, and Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Peek, Jackson, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tnlton
and son, Jimmy, spent Sunday
in Gay, Ga, with Miss Willie
Clark.
Mr. W. B. Marshall, Lexing
[°n, Ky., was the guest of his
lather, Mr. D. S. Marshall, and
Mrs. Marshall for the weekend.
I Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hickson
attended the Hightower-Davis
bedding in Thomaston, Ga. Sat
nrday afternoon.
Mrs. Ted Munson has come
u'om Hawkinsville to join her
nusband here to make their
nome. Mrs. Munson has been a
unember of the nurses’ staff of
Tk ~s P 't al id Hawkinsville.
ne Munsons are boarding with
* r s. Eva Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borders,Fort
alley, spent Sunday with her
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Houser.
Mrs. Violet Gamel had as her
last week her mother,
v rSi "L Clemens and her sister,
u, rs> ” • H. Simmons, both of
Mrs. Camel’s broth
: ; Mr. H. C. Clemens, Thomas-
L ll ' spent Saturday with her.
u nu arne l has an apartment
lth Rev.and Mrs. C. H.Tucker.
SOROSIS CLUB MEETS
The Sorosis club met Friday
p. m. at the home of Mrs. J. L
Gallemore with Mrs. W. V. Bass
as co-hostess. Mrs. W . V. Tug
gle, president, presided. The
■ club voted to give lunch daily to
an underprivileged school child.
The program was presented by
, Mrs. W. K. Whipple. Types of
Period Furniture was discussed
by Mrs. W. E. Beckham. Com
binations of Period Furniture
! was the subject of a talk by Mrs.
A. M. Anderson, Jr. Historic
Homes of the Colonial South was
the topic of Mrs. W. T. Middle
brooks’ talk.
Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostesses. Eighteen
were present.
U. D. C. MEETING
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter U. D. C. met on Tues
day, Nov. 7, at the home of Mrs.
C. C. Pierce, with Mrs. Alva Da
vis, the new president,presiding.
It was decided to send a
Thanksgiving box of candy to
, the soldiers at the Home in At
lanta. All members requested to
send candy on Nov. 20 to Mrs.
C. E. Brunson.
The following program was
given:
“Virginia, the Old Dominion
State and Norfolk,” Mrs. Alva
Davis.
Reading-“ Stonewall Jackson”
Miss Norine Swanson.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments in conclusion.
WORLD WAR VETERANS
HONORED AT SUPPER
The World War veterans of I
Houston county were given their
annual Armistice Day supper,
, Friday nightatthe Legion Home.
Mrs. Cater Rogers, program
chmn,, read “What Amistice
Means to an Auxiliary Mem
ber,” An Armistice skit was
presented by Miss Martha Coop
er, Mr. Dan Grant, and Mrs. A.
P. Whipple, readers; Mrs. J. B.
Calhoun and Mrs. W. V. Bass,
vocalists: Miss Roselyn Paul, pi
anist; Sam A. Nunn, speaker on
the subject, “Peace.”
The committee in charge of
the barbecue supper was Mes
dames C. E. Andrew, D. H.
Smith. W. G. Riley, B. H. An
drew, Jr., and C. E. McLendon;
and Walter Riley.
The local Legion Post an
nounced the close of a member- 1
ship drive with six.ty-six mem
bers, eleven over the quota. The
Auxiliary has forty-three mem
bers enrolled.
The tables and building were
decorated with Hags and autumn
foliage.
BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
Mrs. C. E. Brunson was elect
ed president of the Baptist W. M.
S. at the November business and
program meeting held Monday
afternoon at the church.
Mrs. A. S. Gossett was chosen
as first vice president;Mrs. E. M.
Beckham, second vice-president;
' and Mrs. J. A. Baddingfield,
treasurer. Mrs. A. C. Pritchett
was re-elected secretary and
and Mrs. Mayo Davis, pianist.
It was decided to observe the
Lottie Moon Christmas season
of prayer and offering with an
all day meeting at the church, j
Friday, Dec. 8, beginning at
10 a. m.
A Mission Study class will be
held at the church Monday, Nov.
27, beginning at 2 p. m. i
Mrs. J. P. Duggan was in
charge of the afternoon’s pro
gram on “What Southern Bap
tists are Doing in Europe and
Africa to Carry Out the Great
Commission.” i
She gave the Bible study and|
introduction of the program.
Other members of Circle No. 2,
discussing the topics on this sub
ject were: Mrs. C. F. Cooper,
Mrs. W. B. Roberts, and Mrs. J.j
P. Etheridge.
Mrs. W. A, Curtis and Mrs.
Charlie Logue conducted the.
monthly meeting of the Sunbeam,
band at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil McPhaul
and children, Tuskegee, Ala.,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. S. T. Hurst.
i Friends of Mrs. R. L. Cater
will be glad to learn that she is
recuperating nicely after an ill
ness of ten days. Mrs. Cater
spent several days last week at
Coleman’s Sanitarium, Eastman, j
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller and
son, Jackie, spent the weekend
. in Lumpkin, Ga. with her par
ents.
PRINCESS
THEATRE
A Martin & Thompson Theatre
TED MUNSON, Mgr.
PROGRAM
THURSDAY, Nov. 16
Gloria Jean in
“THE UNDERPUP”
Also March of Time No. 3.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 17
Artie Shaw’s Orchestra and
Lana Turner in
“DANCING CO-EDS”
Also Musical Comedy Short
“Gals and Gallons.”
SATURDAY Nov. 18
Gene Autry in
“MOUNTAIN RHYTHM”
Comedy and Kit Carson Serial.
Late Show Starts 10:00 P. M.
Johnny Downs in
“HAWAIIAN NIGHTS”
MONDAY & TUESDAY
Nov. 20-21
Ann Southern & Jean Darnell
“HOTEL FOR WOMEN”
Comedy and Traveltalk.
WEDNESDAY
Nov. 22
j Jane Withers & Leo Carillo in
I “CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY”
Cartoon Comedy and Traveltalk.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The Perry Garden club will
meet Friday, Nov. 17, at 3:30 p.
m. at the Legion Home.
V
Mr. John Houser and Mr. How
ard Peyton spent Sunday and
Monday on a business trip to
Nashville, Tenn.
Misses Camilla Sasser and
Margaret Perdue, who are at
tending school at G. S. C. W..
Milledgeville, will spend Thanks
giving holidays with their par
ents at Bonaire.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Akin
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Anna Katherine, on Mon
day, Nov. 13, at Coleman’s San
itarium, Eastman. The baby is
| the granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. E, Akin of Perry and
of Mr. E. M. Shackelford, of
Griffin.
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Seme Georgia Housewife
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\ »100 Bottle Memoirs Cologne ) froth $1
•100 Box Dusting Powder .. . ! * or M
Delightful Memoirs Cologne, in a tall, graceful bottle and
Memoirs fragrant Dusting Powder In a lovely pink box, both
In attractive white and gold gift package:
Women everywhere have been charmed with the gay and
alluring Memoirs fragrance. Buy for yourself, buy for gifts
Offer good only irhile supply lasts
HOUSTON DRUG CO.
Phone 52 Perry, Ga.
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PERRY FURNITURE CO.
Phone 75 Perry, Ga.
Custom of Woke
The custom of the watch over
dead until the final burial or disp«a*-
al, extends to prehistoric limes, bktl
probably originated in the desire Sr>
guard against the occupying of
body of the deceased by adverse tn
diabolical spirits. In Britain the*
custom of "waking” a corpse ap>
pears to have existed before fR«*
Christian era, and was probably Cel
tic. The Anglo-Saxon called the cus
tom lich-wake, from lie, a corpse-
This name was corrupted later
lykewake. The body was offer
placed under the table on which was
liquor for the watchers, and such
wakes tended to become drinking
orgies.
Free Circus n’Everything
According to the American Maga
r.ine, Louis L. Meitus, Chicago lum
berman, started to buy some truck
ing equipment at a circus auction
and ended up in possession of a ftatv
fledged circus, to which he imra**
diatcly invited 10,000 kids. Sine*
then he has put on over 20 perfoew*-
ances, giving out free soda pop amci
peanuts, as well as the show.
Snellen Eye Test
The Snellen test types are square
black letters printed on a card, em
ployed in testing the acuteness «<f
distant vision. The letters vary an
sire in such away that each enm
subtends a visual angle of 5
at the distance at which the norcoo*'
eye should be able to distinguish rs.
All optometrists have these types fcw
use in testing eyesight.
Bees—Great and Small
The “Apis Fiona," »n Bast ia
dian bee, is the smallest Honeyß****
in the world. The honeycomb* Jt
builds are but two inches square*
and the cells the sire of pinheaefc.
India, however, has a bee aw itojr
as our field cricket. It builds ccoofor.
six to seven feet long and four ferl
wide which, when full, weigh ftsinn
300 to 400 pounds.
First Mystery Story
The first great mystery story mas
"The Castle of Ontranto: A Gotrhjv
Romance,” by Horace Walpole,
lished in 1765. It was the forewam
ner of modern mystery stories; 3Sbo
influence was even manifested fa-lhr
work of early American writers im
cluding Charles Brockden, JKdfcxr
Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthomw?.
It’s the Man Who Pays-
Out riding with her boy friend! so
St. Louis, Mo,, Billie Todd sudrfeatfy
began to scream. Police appearvii
and carted Virgil Vinson, the Jhov
friend into court, where he was
fined $5 for disturbing the peaew
Contritely, Miss Todd explained! Dst
the Judge: “I screamed beewms
he wouldn’t give me a kiss."'
Cash and Carry
A Cincinnati bandit who held wp
Robert Lowe demanded slfj. Ltwv
only had $l2 and a wrist wathrii
worth $2.50. So the bandit fotraS
Lowe to walk two blocks to his h«nm
and borrow another 50 cents firann
his roommate while he waited in
the vestibule.
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Statue Bird-Bath
The hat on the statue of P&hzl
Kruger, president of the former
South African republic, at Pretowaa.
is left open at the top. His widfenr
desired that rainwater collect thaw
for the birds.
Britain’s Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta stone, an
archeological relic permitting ttht*
deciphering of ancient Egyptian int
scriptions, was ceded’to Britain sub
a trophy of war in 1801.
Rich Source of Revenue
Taxes hidden in the price of awe
tail goods account for 39 per ccntt
of all local, state and national re*
enues, the National Consumers TkK
commission estimates.
Munich Well Motorized
Munich claims to have more a
mobiles than any other city in Gaw
many, there being one for every ZH
inhabitants, while Berlin has
one for every 20.
Canterbury’s Rank
At British state occasions, fiht*
Archbishop of Canterbury tak*&
precedence over everyone but ttiit-
I sovereign and his close kin.
2,500 Stars in Sight
A person with good eyes can sre
1 about 2,500 stars on a clear, moan*-
less night. An ordinary field-gTasra:
brings 50,000 within range.
Doves at 70 M. P. H.
In recent speed tests, says Charltes
E. Frily Jr., a Texas game mao>-
ager, he clocked mourning dtasneß
flying 70 miles an hour.
What? No Pop Bottles?
It took 350 umpires to figure wert
the scores at Uncle Sam’s last wa,r
games at Plattsburg, N. Y.
Connecticut Firearms
Connecticut manufactures rough
ly half the firearms made in
United States.
An Old Scythian Custom'
The ancient Scythians disposed rdf
their dead by exposing th«m to bird*
of prey.
Spanish Date Palms
The date palm was introduced inttr
America by early Spanish missioo*-
arics.
Cable Costs
] Early cable messages across tltec
cost $lOO lot 20 woids*.
