HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL. LXVIII. No. 43.
SOIL CONSERVATION
FORUM TO BE DECI4
A Forum on Soil Conservation
will be held Thursday, Dec. 14,
■it 7:30 p. m. at the Perry school.
T L Ashury, of Athens, state
co-ordinator of the Soil Conser
tion Service will be the speaker
an d conductor of the Forum.
Agricultural groups in Houston
county will sponsor this Forum
with W. T. Middlebrooks, county
agent, as attendance chairman.
These sponsors are: Houston
County Chapter of United Geor
gia Farmers, the Future Farm
ers of Houston County, the 4-H
clubs, the A. A. A. committee,
and the Soil Conservation Ser
vice.
In reply to a letter from Miss
Emily Woodward, director and
counselor of Ga. State Public Fo
rums, Mr. Asbury says that he
is looking forward with pleasure
to participation in a forum on
the subject of soil conservation
with the people of Perry and
Houston county as he has had
such splendid co-operation from
this territory.
All farmers and farm groups,
all future farmers, and those in
terested in the farmers’ welfare
are urged to attend this Forum
on Dec. 14.
Working on the attendance
committee with Mr.Middlebrooks
are: W. C. Huggins, district
Soil Conservationist: W. V. Bass,
technical worker of the Service;
S. W. Hickson, chmn. Board of
Supervisors Middle Western Oc
mulgee River Soil Conservation
District; L. C. Walker, director
of Future Farmers; W. W. Gray,
pres., and Lewis Tabor, secty.
United Farmers; C. B. Watson,
chmn. and Houser B. Gilbert,
member A. A. A. committee.
FEW CONFEDERATES LEFT
It is sad but true. Out of the
great host of 125,000 soldiers in
gray that Georgia sent to the
War Between the States, there
are only 112 now living—less
than one for each thousand that
marched away in the sixties. Of
those living 106 are at homes of
their own or of relatives receiv
ing $5O a month pension and six
are in the Confederate Soldiers’
Home in Atlanta, according to
Miss Lillian Henderson, director
of the Pension Department. The
latter receive $5 a month spend
ing money in addition to the food
and accomodations at the home.
In addition to the veterans,
there are 2,162 widows of veter
ans living in the state, who re
ceive $3O a month pensions. Since
Georgia Confederate pensions
began, the state has paid old
soldiers and their dependents
$50,307,443, Miss Henderson’s
records reveal. The peak year
1912, when $1,193,310 was paid
to 19,972 pensioners. Last year’s
total was $922,321.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Susannah Wesley class of
the Methodist Sunday School will
meet Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 3:30
p. m.,with Mrs. Freeman Cabero.
The Baptist W. M. S. Circles
'mil meet next Monday at 3
o’clock as follows; No. 1, with
Mrs. L. M. NeSmith; No. 2, Mrs.
C. F. Cooper; No. 3, Mrs. E. W.
Traylor.
i The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C. will meet
Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 3:00 p. m.
with Mrs. E. F. Barfield.
The Methodist W. M. S. will
meet at the church at 3:30 p. m.
Monday for the last business
meeting of the year. Circle
names will be drawn. The Har
vest meeting will be held Dec.ll,
at the home of Mrs. G.C. Nunn.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks
for the kindness and sympathy
shown us during the illness and
death of our loved one. May
God bestow His blessings upon
each of you.
A. L. Crenshaw
A. C. Blackwell and family.
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METHODIST PASTOR
WELCOMED SUNDAY
Large congregations greeted
Rev. Roy Gardner, new pastor of
the Perry Methodist church, at
both church services last Sunday.
The Baptist and Presbyterian
congregations joined with the
Methodists in a welcome service
Sunday evening. Rev. J. A.
Ivey, Baptist pastor, made the
welcoming speech.
Next Sunday at the 11:30 a.m.
service, Rev. Mr. Gardner will
bring a message on “The Cross
of Christ.” The Lord’s Supper
will be observed. Church School
will begin at 10:15 a. m.
The Young People will have
the Epworth League meeting at
6:30 p. m. At the 7:30 p. m.
service, the pastor will have as
his subject, “Two Young Men
Meet Jesus.” This topic should
be of special interest to the
young people. Rev. Mr. Gardner
has had considerable experience
preaching to and working with
young people. They are cordi
ally invited to this and all ser
vices.
HOUSTON FARMERS
HAVE MEETING HERE
The Houston County Chapter
of United Ga. Farmers held a
meeting Monday night at the
Court House in Perry, W. W.
Gray, president, presided.
Floyd Tabor, member of the
state board of directors, brought
a report from the state meeting,
held in Sylvania, Nov. 16.
S. W. Hickson made a talk on
the aims of this farm organiza
tion.
W. T. Middlebrooks and Floyd
Tabor were elected delegates to
the national convention of the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion with which the United Ga.
Farmers are affiliated. This con
vention will be held Dec. 4--9 in
Chicago.
Lewis Tabor is secretary of the
Houston Co. chapter.
STATE UNEMPLOYED PLACED
The Georgia State Employment
Service today reported a total of
8,530 replacements on jobs of
unemployed Georgia residents
during the month of October, a
slight decrease as compared with
September. It was an increase
of 60 per cent, however, over the
same month of last year.
Of the total placements, 6,463
were in private industry and 2,-
067 on public works projects.
Largest number of placements
in private industry was reported
under personal service with 1,-
116, while private construction
was second with 762. Agricultural
placements were shown at 697.
Placements in th e wholesale
trade industry aggregated 656.
Placements in other private in
dustries were reported as fol
lows: hotels and amusements,
600; retail trade, 362 and trans
portation and communication, 160,
T h e 31 public employment
offices registered 14,155 unem
ployed persons seeking employ
ment during the month and 5,-
256 calls were made on private
employers by contact representa
tives of the Service.
October placements brought
the cumulative total for the year
to 77,612.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Melissa Giles was given a love
ly party Monday afternoon by
I her aunt, Mrs. C. H. Tucker. The
I party which was in celebration
of Melissa’s eighth birthday on
! Nov. 22 was postponed until the
[later date this week.
Decorations in the living room
were suggestive of the Christ
mas season with red flowers and
foliage being used. A dessert
course was served on three small
refreshment tables which were
centered with Christmas scenes.
Favors and covers carried out
the holiday idea. The birthday
cake iced in pink and white was
the central decoration of the
large tea table.
Indoor games were played by
Melissa and her eleven little
guests.
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a multitude of needs.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1939
PERRY TO PLAY CHAUNCEY HERE DEC. 1
i
Having completed a successful
road trip last week with some of
Georgia’s strongest teams, the
Panthers have settled down to
hard work for the encounter with
the Chauncey Comets Friday
night in Perry. This game
promises to be one the best of
the season and should give local
fans the greatest thrill. The two
teams are evenly matched and
the one that gets the breaks will
win the game. The Panthers
seem to have succumbed to the
epidemic of Flu that has been
prevalent in the school and coun
ty. Five of the squad are in bed
with flu, but it is expected that
some of them will be able to play
Friday nignt.
The Panthers won three games
last week and they really had a
tough time winning two of them.
The game with Franklin was the
toughest game of the trip, as
Franklin had one of the toughest
defenses that the local boys have
encountered this season. It was
fortunate for the Panthers that
their offense bogged down in the
MISSIONARY SPEAKS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. W. Harvey Clarke, mis
sionary to Japan for the past 40
years, spoke at the Perry Baptist
church Sunday morning.
Orphans’ Home Day was ob
served by the Sunday school last
Sunday. The offering was $BO
which was $5 more than the goal
set.
A mission study class was held
Monday p. m at the church with
Mrs. W. B. Evans as teacher.
The book studied was “Con
straining Love.” The attendance
was fine.
The Clifford C. Hunter S. S.
class met Monday p. m. after
the mission study at the home of
Mrs. O. G. Boler.
The G. A.’s met Monday p. m.
with Sara Ivey with 23 present
Last Monday they met with Bet
ty Boler,
The R. A.’s met Monday and
had a weiner roast on the church
grounds. They met last Tues
day, also.
Plans have been made to or
ganize a Junior Choir composed
of the G. A.’s and R. A.’s. Miss
Evelyn Hunt and Miss Ada Wil
liams are to be the directors.
The Teachers and Workers
Council met at the church Tues
day night.
The deacons will be entertain
ed at a dinner Thursday night,
preceding their monthly meet
ing, by Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Etheridge.
AMATEUR SHOW DEC. 6
It is with pleasure that the
Princess Theatre announces that
Miss Lee Hart has been brought
to Perry to make arrangements
to produce an amateur show.
This search for talent will be
extended to all Martin-Thompson
Theatres and the winner here
will be assured of a chance to
participate in other contests be
ing held in the South.
This is an opportunity for all
singers, dancers, comedians, mu
sicians, and people with any tal
ent to entertain to enter this con
; test at once and win a nice prize.
First prize will be $4.00, second
prize $2.50, and third prize will
be a four pound fruit cake.
Miss Lee Hart has had quite
some experience in producing
amateur shows for the larger
cities and production companies
and has been able to place quite
a few talented people into posi
tion to advance themselves in
theatrical business.
This amateur production to be
sponsored by the Perry High
School Girls Drill Team will be
held at the Princess Theatre on
Wednesday night, Dec. 6, along
• with the picture,“Coast Guard.”
CITY ELECTION
■ There will be no opposition
'ticket in the City Election to be
held next Tuesday, Dec. 5. The
present incumbents were the
: only candidates to qualify for
[office Saturday, Nov. 25. the
[time limit. They are: S. A.
Nunn, mayor; J.A. Beddingfield,
■ G. C. Nunn, and H. P. Dobbins,
i councilmen.
last half. Bull Davis for the
losers was one of the best ball
players that the Panthers have
played against this season.
The Woodbury game was easy
and the second team played over
half of the game.
The Preston game was fast and
furious to start with and as soon
as the Panthers got their bearing
and settled down it was a real
good game. Perry looked best
in the last half on defense for
the lads from Preston were un
able to score a field goal. How
ever the Preston boys had one of
the best records yet, when they
were able to get fifteen points on
foul shots out of sixteen tries.
The trip was enjoyed by all
the boys. Some of the high
lights of the trip were the chat
with President Roosevelt, th e
visit at the Pine Mt. Valley pro
ject, the visit to Alabama and Ft.
Benning,
Some romances were started
and no one knows where they
will terminate.
PLANS ON 142 FARMS
PREPARED BY DIST.
T. L. Asbury, State Soil Con
servation Service coordinator,an
nounced from Athens this week
that conservation farm plans
have been prepared for 142
farms, comprising more than 48,-
000 acres, in the Middle Western
Ocmulgee River soil conservation
district.
Created by a referendum of
voters under provision of the
Georgia state soil conservation
law, the district originally in
cluded Bibb, Peach, Crawford.
Macon, Houston, Pulaski. Wil
cox, and Dooly counties. Voters
of Taylor county voted favorably
last spring on a proposal to in
clude that county also in the dis
trict.
In response to requests from
the district supervisors, various
agencies are cooperating with the
district in carrying out the work
plan, prepared by the supervis
ors to show how they proposed
to go about conserving soil re
sources of the district.
The Georgia Agricultural Ex
tension Service, through it s
county agents in the various
counties, has accepted the re
sponsibility of explaining to the
farmers the objectives of the dis
trict and Soil Conservation Ser
vice technicians are assisting
farmers in preparing farm plans.
In response to similar requests
from the supervisors, other state
and federal agencies are cooper
ating with the supervisors in oth
er phases of the district program.
Supervisors of the Middle
Western Ocmulgee River district
i are: S. W. Hickson, chairman,
Fort Valley; Thomas Cook, Haw
. kinsville; A. C. Richardson,Mon
i tezuma; W. E, Vinson, Sr., Ma
con, Rt. No. 3, and B. F. Wei-;
; chel, Rochelle, Supervisors’ head
i quarters are at Perry.
1 PERRY MATRON DIES
1 Mrs. Leonard Crenshaw of
. Perry, died in a Macon hospital
. last Thursday after a brief ill
. ness.
Survivors include her husband,
[ C. L. Crenshaw; father, A. C.
Blackwell of Perry; three broth
ers, Lowry and C. G. Blackwell
; of Perry, and W. W. Blackwell
of Hawkinsville; three sisters,
• Miss Oriazeil Blackwell, Miss El
i len Blackwell and Miss Mae
i Blackwell.
Funeral services were held at
i 3 p. m. Friday at the Tucker fu
neral home. The Rev. J. A. Ivey
officiated and burial was in Ever
, green cemetery, Perry.
I KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
i
Rev. Roy Gardner, Methodist
1 pastor, was the speaker at the
Tuesday luncheon meeting of
: the Perry Kiwanis club. His
i'subject was New Frontiers of
; the Mind and Soul.
; Dr. Robert Shepard was in
; ducted into the club’s member
* ship.
; Committees were appointed to
, prepare for the annual ladies
night during the month of De
, cember, the date to be announc
ed later.
PERRY AIR SHOW
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
The first air show of the Perry i
Flying club, staged Sunday at
the Perry Airport, was a decided
success. 2,000 people from Per
ry, Fort Valley, Macon, Haw
kinsville, and other nearby
towns witnessed the spectacular
events, which included a para
chute jump from 3,000 ft. in the
the air and another jump from
10,000 feet.
The ground show of daredevil
driving tricks proved a great at
traction.
The last act of the show was
dropping a plane with a large
parachute. Tommy Goodwin,
world’s champion chutest, per
formed this feat, letting a giant
parachute bring his plane from a
distance of 2,000 ft. to the ground
with the plane motor cut off.
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
FOR DRIVERS’ EXAMS
The Department of Public
Safety today announced a revis
ed schedule for state safe driver
examinations, necessary for ob
turning a driving license, in coun
ties of this patrol district.
Commissioner Lon Sullivan
said the new schedule will be
come effective December 1, and
that applicants should report to
the county court house.
It follows; Each Monday,Fort
Valley, 9:30 to 10:30 a. m. Knox
ville, 11:30 to 12 - 30 p. m. and
Macon, 2 to 5 p. m.
Each Tuesday, Hawkinsville,
9:30 to 11:30 a. m. Cochran;l;3o
to 3p. m. and Jeffersonville, 4
to 5 p. m.
Each Wednesday, Eastman, 10
to 11:30 a. m., Mcßae, 12:30 to
3 p. m. and Abbeville, 4 to sp.m.
Each Thursday, Macon 9:30 to
5 p. m.
Each Friday, Vienna, 9:30 to
noon, and Cordele, 1 to 5 p. m.
Each Saturday, Perry, 8 to 5
p. m.
MALARIA WARNING GIVEN
Urging all Georgians to regard
malaria as a serious disease and
to be guided entirely by a physi
cian’s advice in its treatment,
Dr. T. F. Abercrombie, director
of the State Department of Pub
lic Health, lias pointed out that
within the last ten years, 3.900
persons in Georgia have died
from the disease.
He explained that many per
sons regard malaria as a trivial,
unimportant complaint, despite
the large number of deaths.
“Sometimes malaria takes life
directly by blocking small blood
vessels in the brain, thus de
stroying vital nerve centers. Oc
casionally, the tubules of the
kidney are stopped up so that
death results from uremic pois
oning. Malaria always robs the
blood of its vitality, and unless
this condition is quickly remedi
ed, the fever patient falls prey
to pneumonia, tuberculosis, or
some other sickness which may
be fatal."
He stressed the necessity for
proper diagnosis of fevers, all of
which are malarial. “There are
many disease conditions which
resemble malaria, such aa ty
phoid, typhus, undulant fever,
tularemia, infaptile paralysis and
certain focal infections, which
may be easily confused with true
malaria especially in the begin
ning.”
He advised seeing a physician
at once for any kind of fever,
who, assisted by good laboratory
service, can tell whether a fevei
is malaria or some other type of
fever. The physician will also
prescribe the right kind of treat
ment. which the health director
declared is very important, since
taking malaria medicine for a
fever which is not malaria may
be dangerous.
I
Farmers, read the Classified
Ads this week. Many farm im
plements and farm animals are
offered for sale. One display
adv. in this issue announces a
farm implement sale on Dec. 12.
Profit by reading all these ad
vertisements!
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ESTABLISHED 1870
COTTON QUOTA TO BE
DECIDED DECEMBER 9
(
Every producer of cotton in
1939 is asked to go to the polls
and vote on December 9,between
the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p. m.,
“for or against Marketing Quo
tas” for 1910. Each cotton pro
ducer is requested to go and vote
at the regular precincts where
local and state elections are reg
ularly held.
Three educational meetings are
being held in Houston this week
by County Agent W. T. Middle
brooks. All changes to date in
the 1910 program are being ex
plained and Marketing Quotas
discussed.
The county has been divided
into 3 Administrative areas and
meetings are being held in each.
Area No. 1 comprising Upper
and Lower Town, Tenth and
Fourteenth Districts met at the
Courthouse, Perry, 10 a. m.
Tuesday.
Area No. 2 composed of Up
per and Lower sth, Upper and
Lower 11th Districts met at
Wellston 10 a. m. Wednesday.
Area No. 3 containing the
Twelfth, New and Old 13th Dis
tricts will meet at Elko at 10 a.
m. today (Thursday).
Marketing quotas will be in ef
fect only if approved by at least
two-thirds of the cotton produc
ers voting in the Referendum on
December 9.
The 1940 marketing quota for
a farm will be the cotton acreage
allotment multiplied by the actu
al or normal yield, whichever is
the larger, plus any carry-over
cotton which could have been
marketed without penalty in 1939,
LOCAL GAME SEASONS
The Division of Wild Life is
issuing bulletins on game and
fish laws. This department is
interested in the observance of
the law not in prosecuting cases
unless necessary.
Below arc the seasons on local
game:
Quail, Nov. 20-March 1; 15
daily, 30 weekly.
Turkey, N0v.20--March 1; 2 in
season.
Dove, Nov. 20-Jan. 31.
Doves may not be shot before
7:00 a. m., and after sundown.
It is unlawful to shoot doves
over or near a baited field. Bag
limit 15. Possession limit 15.
Ducks, Nov. 15-Dec. 29. Bag
limit 10.
Summer Ducks may not be
shot at any time. Shooting
hours 7:00 a. rn. to 4:00 p. m.
It is unlawful to shoot ducks
from a power boat of any kind.
Duck stamp necessary,
. For additional information call
on your local Ranger.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a. m.
| Worship Service-ll:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School-3:00 p. m.
Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
' BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
k
Sunday Preaching Services,
11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m,
i Mid-week Prayer Service, Wed
nesday, 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
The church welcomes you to
|its services.
I Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
| ELKO CHARGE NOTES
| Schedule of services for the
: Methodist churches of the Elko
'charge is as follows:
I First Sunday---Grovania, 11:30
ja. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Second Sunday-Andrew Chap
el, 11:30 a. m, and 7:30 p. m.
Third Sunday—Bonaire, 11:30
a, m. and 7:30 p. m.
Fourth Sunday—Elko, 11:30
a. m, and 7:30 p. m.
Rev. W. J. Erwin, Pastor.
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