HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL. LXVIX. No. 7.
MUNICIPAL FORUM !
HELD FOR KIWANISj
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A Forum on Municipal Affairs!
was conducted by Mayor S. A.
Nunn at Tuesday’s luncheon
meeting of the Perry Kiwanis
club. Members of the city coun
cil were guests of the club on
this occasion.
Mayor Nunn said that the city
of Perry was chartered as a mu
nicipal government in 1821 and
had operated as one since that
time. He gave a history of the
city water works sys
tem; named employees, their
salaries, and their duties; told of
the re-organization of the fire
department and plans for its im
provement; quoted figures on the
city’s revenue and expenditures
as given in the recent audit.
Marked changes effected dur
ing the year, 1939, was the re
tirement of a bond issue of $15,-
000 on July 1, the reduction of
delinquent taxes levied prior to
1938 by the sum of $6,000, and
the further development of the
city’s water supply and dis
tributing system by the invest
ment of $21,505.34, of the sum
$20,916.94 was provided by a
special bond improvement issue
during Nov. 1938 and $588.40
from the general fund.
The yearly income of the city
of Perry amounts to about $15,-
COO and is derived from ad valo
rem taxes, fines, licenses, and
water service revenue. Due to
the fact that a large amount of
delinquent taxes were collected
in 1939 the general fund totaled
$21,824 last year.
Administrative expense
amounted to $5,662, street dept,
to $3,817, water dept, to $1,803,
capital expenditures to $1,937,
bond sinking fund $5,825, inter
est coupon fund $333; making
total disbursements for 1939,
$19,378.79.
The mayor said that about $4,-
000 was needed to complete the
waterworks system and that the
administration hoped to finance
the necessary improvements
with the delinquent taxes to be
collected. The two inch mains
need to be replaced with four
inch pipes in some residential
sections and this accounts for
the fact that the water isn’t en
tirely clear in those places, Mr.
Nunn said.
Flans for a sewerage system
for Perry have been approved by
the state board of Health and
are now being considered by
P, W. A. engineers. The city
hopes to obtain a loan from the
P.W.A.for the sewerage system.
BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
“The Commission To Carry
On---Evangelism” was the sub
ject of the program presented by
Mrs. J. P. Etheridge at the Bap
tist W. M. S. general meeting
held Monday afternoon at the
church.
She introduced this program
with a talk on the “Faithful
Hearts” of mission work. Oth
ers who discussed topics were:
Mesdames W. E. Beckham, H.T.
Gilbert, and A. I. Foster. Mrs,
O.G. Boler gave the Bible study.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, in a message
to the society on “The South
wide Evangelistic Movement,”
told of 52 members having been j
added to the local church during!
the past year.
, Mrs. C. E. Brunson, the presi
dent, presided over the business
session.
Mrs. W. B, Evans was elected
third vice-president.
A Season of Prayer for Home
Missions will be observed the
first week in March. These
meetings will be held on the af- (■
ternoons of Monday, Thursday, |
and Friday, 4th, 7th, and Bth, j
and on Wednesday evening, 6th. i
S. S. CLASS HAS TEA j
The Clifford Hunter class ofj
the Baptist Sunday school had an!
informal tea Wednesday after- 1
noon, Feb. 7,at the home of Mrs,>
Mayo Davis.
Receiving were Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. A. S. Gossett, teacher; Miss
Rvelyn Hunt, president.
Mrs. Frank Moody presided at
the punch bowl. Mrs. O. A.
Ring, Mrs. O.G. Boler, and Mrs.
H. H. Smith served the delight
ful refreshments.
, -h h e thirty guests included
Gass members and a few visitors.
! CHURCH LOYALTY CAMPAIGN
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1 By J. A. IVEY
j The reports are most encourag
ing. Two Sundays have passed
1 with an increase in all depart
ments of church life. Surely all
are happy to see this fine re
sponse to the call of the church.
But while we are heartened by
increasing numbers and enthusi
asm in our work, we know that
our goal has not been reached.
All of our people have not enter
ed into this effort or responded
to its calls therefore, let us take
new heart, pray more and go
again.
If we should attempt to ans
wer the question as to “What it
is all about,” the answer would
be,” It is a co-operative, simul
taneous program of spiritual ad
vance designed to enlist every
member of all the churches in
active service and attendance in
their respective churches.
It is a crusade for loyalty. It
is a crusade for enlistment in the
holy cause of Christ with the
hope of overcoming the all-in
clusive problem of indifference to
the church of our profession.
It begins in the right place,
i within the church. Its program
is to build a spiritual church
from the inside. It cultivates
and creates zeal. “Nothing that
does not of itself burn can kindle
a flame in anything else.”
The aroused, enthusiastic
church can solve its own prob
lems. This loyalty effort is a
most effective forerunner of a
revival effort. We have much to
work for since our evangelistic
meetings are out in front of,
within the scope of this program.
Let the Loyalty Program find a
fruitful expression through each
and every one of us.
SOROSIS CLUB MEETS
The Sorosis club met Friday
p. m. at the home of Mrs. Albert
Skellie with Mrs. Warren Hodge
as co-hostess. Mrs. W. V. Tug
gle, president, presided.
The club is studying interior
decorating this year. Mrs. Mayo
Davis’ subject on the program
was Walls. Mrs. Virgil Bass
talked on Pictures, and Mrs. J.L.
Gallemore on Fireplaces.
A delightful salad course was
served during the social hour.
VALENTINE PARTY
Mrs. Frank Moody entertained
the Sunbeam Band Monday af
ternoon at the Baptist church
with a Valentine party.
Jo Alice Moody, president,pre
sided. Plorace Mathews is secty.
and Ann Ivey, treas.
Mrs. W. A, Curtis and Mrs.
Chas. Logue had charge of the
program.
At the close of the meeting,
delicious ice cream and cookies
carrying out the Valentine colors
of red and white were served.
SUSANNAH WESLEY S. S.
CLASS MEETS
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The Susannah Wesley class of
the Methodist Church School met
| Wednesday p. m., Feb. 7, at the
j home of Mrs. C. P. Gray. Host
esses were Mrs. Gray, Mrs. T.D.
Mason, Jr., Mrs. R. E. Ogletree,
and Mrs. T. R. Summers. Mrs.
J. M, Gooden, president, pre
sided.
A devotional on Love was given
by Mrs. H. D. Gordy. Mrs. C.
H. Tucker gave a talk on Chris
tian Home-making in China. Mrs.
(G. C, Nunn, former missionary
(to China, told of homes in China
lof missionaries where love pre-
I dominated, as an example of
(Christian home making.
| A delicious salad course was
■served to the thirty-four present.
I FEWER ACCIDENTS
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Despite January being the;
worst month in Georgia’s history |
from a weather hazard stand-1
point, a 25 per cent reduction in]
traffic deaths was established in
the state. There were only 46!
deaths last month, compared;
with 62 for the same month last
year, 73 in 1938, and 87 in 1937.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1940
BRIEF FARM NOTES
The membership committee of
the Houston county chapter of
United Ga. Farmers met again
last Thursday night. Forty-one
members for the week were re
ported. making a total of 92
members to that date.
The sweet potato crop, with an
annual farm value of approxi
mately $7,000,000 to Georgia
farmers, is the most important
truck crop produced in the south,
Elmo Ragsdale, extension horti
culturist, tells us. However, poor
seed, poor grading, loose packing,
unattractive packages, and im
proper care in loading have all
been responsible, in a large mea
sure, for the slow progress in cre
ating a larger demand for this
crop. Greater success lies in
growing healthy slips, and a po
tato crop free from disease and
insects, mechanical injury or uni
form grade, placed on the market
in attractive containers and in
sound condition.
Kudzu works well in a crop ro
tation, Crop Conservation techni
cians point out. Because of its
value as a soil-building crop, stu
dies have been made to deter
mine the best method of return
ing a field into cultivation. On
one kudzu area where an excel
lent hay crop was grown the year
before, the entire field was plow
ed in the spring after the residue
on top of the ground had been
cut with a weighted disc harrow.
Little difficulty was experienced
in turning the soil. A roller coul
ter was used on the plow beam.
After settling for a few weeks,
the land was harrowed again
with a disc and planted to corn.
U. D. C. MEETING
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C. met
Tuesday, Feb. 6, with Mrs. C. E,
Brunson. Mrs. Alva Davis,pres
ident, presided.
Mrs. E. W. Traylor, chmn. of
the committee to secure a speak
er for Memorial Day, April 26,
announced that Mrs. Oscar Mc-
Kenzie of Montezuma had ac
cepted an invitation to deliver
the address in Perry this year.
A paper on Sidney Lanier,
Georgia poet, was given by Mrs.
Traylor. “The Marshes of
Glynn” by Lanier was read by
Mrs. Tom Cater.
Mrs. H. P. Dobbins read a
message from the president-gen
eral and Mrs. Davis, one from
the state president, Mrs. Chas.
Tillman, of Quitman,on the aims
of the U. D. C. for 1940.
Members were asked to pay
dues by March.
MANY TREES PLANTED
More than 36,000 acres in 138
counties were planted to forest
trees in 1939 by Georgia farmers
through assistance of the Georgia
Agrigultural Extension Service.
In addition, approximately 35.-
000 farmers in 121 counties pro
tected two million acres of farm
woodlands from fire last year, ac
cording to Herbert Carruth, ex
tension forester. More than 5,000
farmers practiced improvement
cuttings on their forests, he
stated.
“Many farmers participated in
a number of other forest _ prac
tices,” the forrester said.“ Nea
rly 7,000 farmers in 94 counties
made selection cuttings, and
3,000 farmers followed recom
mendations for wood preserva
tion.
METHODIST W.M.S. MEETING
The Methodist W. M. S. met
Monday at the home of Mrs. G.
C. Nunn. Mrs. G. W. Hicks,
president, brought a devotional
message on Spiritual Growth.
Mrs. J. M. Gooden sang a solo. _ ;
Mrs. VV. V. Tuggle, vice-presi
■ dent, announced that the Day of
i Prayer program will be Feb. 26,
'at 3:30 p. m. at the church.
1 Circles will meet next Monday
(at 3:30 p. m. as follows: No. 1,
(Mrs. A. P. Whipple; No. 2, Mrs.
■C. E, McLendon: No. 3, Mrs. R.
; E. Brown.
BASKETBALL NEWS
The “B” tournament for boys
of the third district high schools
will be held in Perry Feb. 19-24
at the Gym. The schedule of
games is shown on the back page
of this edition.
Bonaire is the host to the
“C” group of high schools of
the northern division for the
Boys’ Basketball Tournament,
this week, Feb. 14-17.
Teams entering are Bonaire,
Byron, Montezuma, Oglethorpe,
Ideal, Marshallville, Unadilla,
Pinehurst, Byromvllle, and Rey
nolds. Those with the best rec
ords are Byron and Montezuma.
Schedule of games follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 8 p. m.,
Bonaire vs Reynolds; 9 p. m,
Byromville vs Marshallville.
Thursday, Feb. 15, 7 p. m.,
Unadilla vs winner 8 p. m. Wed.
game; 8 p. m. Montezuma vs
Pinehurst: 9 p. m. Oglethorpe vs
winner 9 p. m, game Wed; 10 p.
m. Byron vs Ideal.
Friday, Feb. 16, Bp. m. semi
finals.
Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 p. m.
Consolation game; 9 p. m. cham
pionship game.
D. A. R. HAS TEA
The Gen. Daniel Stewart chap
ter of the D. A. R. entertained
at the home of Mrs. George E.
Jordan with an enjoyable Silver
Tea, on Thursday, Feb. 8, during
the hour from four until five p.
m. Mrs. Jordan’s home afford
ed a most appropriate back
ground for this occasion, with
reminders of the past evident in
the architecture and furnishings.
There was a display of relics
from the Revolutionary Era
which the guests found very in
teresting, among these some of
the Gen, Francis Marion Silver.
Mrs. Jordan, regent, and Mrs.
E. W. Traylor, vice-regent, re
ceived the guests and other mem
bers of the chapter assisted in
entertaining in the other rooms.
Mrs. George Riley presided at
the coffee service.
Many guests called, including
visitors from nearby towns.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
CAMPAIGN REPORT
Proceeds from the benefits
given during the campaign
against infantile paralysis are as
follows:
Schools, $15.68; Personal Soli
citation, $25; Button 5a1e5,595.15; i
Parties and Celebrations,slo7.34, I
of which $25 was taken in from
the entertainment of the Work
ers Union at Clinchfield. These
amounts total $243.17.
J. P. Etheridge, chmn. for
Houston county, wishes again to
thank everybody who contribut
ed to this cause and those who
helped in making the campaign',
successful.
JOE DAVIS ENROLLS
Lieut. Commander E. E. EL
more, officer-in-charge of the
Georgia-Florida Navy Recruiting
district, takes pleasure in an
nouncing that Joe C. Davis, of
Clinchfield, is one of three suc
cessful applicants who were en
rolled as aviation cadets in the
U. S. Naval Reserve Feb. 12.
Aviation Cadet Davis is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Davis of Clinchfield. He complet
ed the junior year at the Univer
sity of Chattanooga in 1939.
Naval Reserve Aviation Cadets
are sent to the Naval Reserve
Aviation Training Station at Opa
Locka, Fla. for one month of
preliminary training and then
transferred to the naval air sta
tion at Pensacola, Fla. for ad
vanced flight training. After
completing the course at Pensa
' cola, they are assigned to avia
tion units of the United States
flleet and are commissioned as
I Ensigns (aviation) in the U. S.
'naval reserve. Upon comple
tion of the seven year period of
their enrollment, they will be
ranked among the world’s best
military pilots.
Charleston Producer of Governor*
Out of 98 governors of South Caro
lina 19 were natives of Charleston.
SCHOOL OPEHEIH SUCCESS j
The operetta, Aunt Drusilla’sl
Garden, which was given at thei
school auditorium on Friday
night was quite a success. De
lightful song and dance num
bers were featured by children
from the third thru the seventh '
grades. Miss Willie Ryals and
Miss Ada Williams were musical
directors, and accompanists for
the performance. Mrs. Wordna
Gray directed the dance numbers
and Mrs. Eric Staples and Mrs.
W. K. Whipple directed the di
alogue.
The attractive stage setting
added materially to the success
of the operetta. Miss Frances
Foster and her seventh grade
girls made the flowers for the
garden, and Miss Foster made
the attractive costume hats used
in the garden scenes.
Mrs. George Nunn was in
charge of the stage decorations,
and was assisted by Mrs. Felton
Norwood and Mrs. A. C. Pritch
ett. Mrs. Mayo Davis and Mrs.
B. H. Andrew, Jr. were in
charge of publicity.
Members of the cast were:
Charlotte Livingston, Helen
Gray, Barbara Whipple, Albert
Skellie, Dallas Ryle, Bobby Ivey,
Jean Grubb, Walter Skellie, Wen
dell Whipple, Lewis Bledsoe,
Jackie Beavers, Gene Etheridge,
Bobby Spencer, Herbert Moore,
Jane Riley, Merryl Hunnicutt,
Betty Boler, Carol Fain, Nelle
Evans, Sue Webb, Bess Houser
Nunn, Lauta Averett, Elaine
Moore, Carolyn Moody, Joyce
Andrew, Jerry Cater, Sarah
Ivey, Vivian Fain, Betty Gray,
Jean Pierce, Billie Davis, Anne
Ivey, Marilyn Hunnicutt, Melis
sa Giles, Nelle Tuggle, Jo Anne
Cooper, Carlton Pierce, Richard
Ogletree, Jack Spears, Clinton
Cooper, Nathan Bernstein, John
Blue Calhoun, Earl Whipple,
James Mathews. Walter Riley,
Jr., Seabie Hickson, Jr., Edward
Chapman, Horace Mathews,
Charles Irby Shelton, Billy
Whipple, Billy Bledsoe.
The first and second grade
Rhythm Band played several
numbers during the intermission.
ELECTION TODAY
Houston County’s Democratic
Primary is being held Thurs
today, for the purpose of
nominating county oflicers for a
four year term.
Polls will open in all ten pre
cincts at Ba. m. and close at
6 p. m.
Voters who qualified by Jan.
20 are eligible to vote in this
j primary election. There are 1,-
058 voters qualified.
Only one candidate has any op
position. S. W. Hickson, county
school supt. is opposed by F. M. .
Greene, a former county school
supt. and member of the county
board of Education,
Internal revenue collections in
Georgia in 1939 amounted to
$34,137,426, compared with $33,-
277,938 in 1938, reported Uncle
Sam from Washington.
TAX RECEIVERS ROUNDS:
I will be at following places
for the purpose of receiving 1940
tax returns, application for
personal and home exemptions.
Application must be made every
year for tax exemptions also law
requires land lot numbers be
given with returns of land.
MONDAY, FEB. 19
* Henderson, 9 a. m. toll a, m.
Sugar Hill, 11:30 a. m. to 1:30J
p. m. ;
Elko, 2 p. m. to 4 p. m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 20
Grovania, 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.
Hayneville, 11:30 a. m. to i:3C I
p. m. i
Clinchfield, 2 p. m to 4 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21
Kathleen, 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.
Bonaire, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ]
Wellston, 2p.m.t04 p, m. |
THURSDAY, FEB. 22
Edward’s Store, 9 a. m. to 11
a. m.
Centerville, 11:30 a. m. to 1:30
p. m.
Elberta, 2 p, m. to 3:30 p, m.
Will be in my office every Fri
day and Saturday while making
rounds,
E. W. Marshall
Tax Receiver Houston
County, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1870
j STRIP CROPPING IN
CONSERVATION PLAN
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Strip cropping, which has been
effectively used fer the past few
years in erosion-control demon
stration areas and CCC camps in
Georgia, is playing an important
part in conservation plans being
carried out in the Middle Western
Ocmulgee Soil Conservation Dis
trict.
“Contour strips of close-grow
ing vegetation have proved their
value on both terraced and unter
raced fields in the district/' says
W. C. Huggins, of Perry, dis
trict conservationist, who is as
sisting farmers in the area to de
velop conservation plans for their
farms, in cooperation with the
district supervisors.
On unterraced slopes, even
where the land is cultivated on
the contour, there is always some
run-off during heavy rains, Hug
gins points out. This run-off
usually accumulates in minute
draws, dead furrows, and other
depressions. Contour strips con
trol this water, checking and
causing it to deposit soil carried
in suspension, and increase the
amount of water absorbed in the
soil.
“On terraced slopes, farmers
in the district have found that
contour strips also serve as a sup
plement to terraces,” the district
conservationist explains. “In the
event of a terrace break, these
strips retard the accumulated
volume of run-off water, prevent
ing terraces below from being
overtaxed by the excess volume
of water and thereby protecting
the entire field below the strip
from a successive series ofter-,
race breaks.
“Farmers in the district have
also found that strip cropping
helps them follow a systematic
rotation,” he continues. “It ena
bles them to obtain a proper bal
ance between hay crops and row
crops and to obtain more effect
ive results from close-growing
crops by distributing them over
all their cultivated fields instead
of planting them in solid fields.”
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
“Jesus and the Life of Power”
will be the subject of Rev. Roy
Gardner’s sermon next Sunday
at 11:30 a. ra. His topic that
evening at 7:30 will be “Christ
and Pleasure.”
The attendance was very fine
at both services last Sunday. The
workers of the Loyalty Campaign
are very active. Let every church
member attend services next
j Sunday if at all possible to do so.
ELKO CHARGE NOTES
Schedule of services for the
Methodist churches of the Elko
charge is as follows;
First Sunday---Grovania, 11:30
a. 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. rn.
Fourth Sunday— Elko, 11:30
a, m. and 7:30 p. m.
Rev. W. J. Erwin, Pastor.
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PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
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Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
I Sunday School-3:00 p. m.
I Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
( Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
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I BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Mid-week Prayer Service, Wed
j nesday, 7:30 p. m.
Sunday Preaching Services,
11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:15 a, m.
The church welcomes you to
its services.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
Galileo Quite an Inventor
The pendulum, thermometer, and
telescope were invented by Galileo*
born in February, 1564.
