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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
VOL. LXVIX. No. 8.
GREENE NOMINATED !
CO. SCHOOL SUPT. |
F M. Greene was nominated!
county school superintendent last)
Thursday, Feb, 15, in the Hous
ton County Democratic Primary,
defeating S. VV Hickson, incum
bent by 141 votes. The total
was 534 for Greene and 393 for
for Hickson, Other county of
ficers had no opposition.
929 votes out of a list of 1,038 ■
qualified voters were cast.
The Houston County Demo
cratic Executive Committee met
at the Court House Friday morn
ing with J. P. Etheridge, chmn.,
presiding, consolidated returns
and declared the following nomi
nees: , .. TT
John L. Hodges, ordinary; H.
T Gilbert, clerk of court; C. C.
Fierce, sheriff; M. E. Akin, tax
collector; E. W. Marshall, tax re
ceiver: F. M. Greene, school
supt; Rhodes Sewell, surveyor;
T. S. Chapman, coroner; J. Alva
Davis, A. L. Sasser, and W. D.
Kersey, commissioners.
Mr. Greene is a former supt.
of the Perry schools and also of
the Houston county system. He
was in state educational work
for several years.
The vote by precincts follows:
Greene Hickson
Kathleen 40 7
Hattie 32 36
Wellston 57 27
Heard 39 8
Bonaire 39 16
Hayneville 18 11
Elko 30 44
Grovania 9 18
Henderson 19 25
Perry 251 201
Total 534 393
BONAIRE WINS C TEST
Bonaire won the finals of the
Third district northern division
class C tournament, Saturday
night, in Bonaire, by defeating
Byron 24-23 in a thrilling game.
Marshallville was declared win
ner of third place when Monte
zuma forfeited the scheduled
game.
Bonaire is to play Pineview in
Rhine tonight (Thurs.) and By
ron is to play Rhine to decide
the champion and runner-up of
the class C schools.
The winner of the “C” tour
ney will play the winner of the
“B” group in Perry Saturday
night for the district champion
ship.
ELKO CHARGE NOTES
The first quarterly conference
for the Elko charge was held at
Andrew Chapel Feb. 16, Rev.
T. 0. Lambert, pastor of First
St. Methodist church, Macon,
brought the message at the
morning service.
Dinner was served by the
ladies of Andrew Chapel and the
business session was held in the
afternoon with Rev. Silas John
son, district supt., presiding.
Good reports were given from all
the churches. Ministerial sup-1
port was paid in full for the
quarter, district work and gen
eral conference expenses in full
for the year, and a considerable
payment was made on the be
nevolences. The pastor wishes
to thank the people of the charge
for their cooperation which made
possible these good reports.
Among the visitors present
were Rev. Harris Gillespie, Mar
shallville; Rev. Roy Gardner,
Perry; Rev. T. O. Lambert, Ma
con; Mrs. Silas Johnson, Macon;
and Mrs. Charles A. Britton, Jr.,
Macon.
CARD OF THANKS
I take this method of thanking
tty friends for their support in
tty recent campaign for County
School Superintendent. In thank
ing my friends I wish to say that
1 have no ill will toward any one
w ho saw fit to support my hon
orable opponent. Let us all work
together for better educational
opportunities for the children of
Houston county.
Very sincerely,
F. M. Greene.
LOYALTY CAMPAIGN |
MAKES PROGRESS 1
By ROY GARDNER
The attendance figures of ser
vices at the Perry Baptist and
Methodist churches Sunday were
about the same as the fine mark
reached on Sunday, Feb. 11. Each
Sunday additional church mem
bers are enrolling in the cam
paign. The pastors of both
churches desire to have every
member of their churches attend
during the campaign, who can
do so. If this goal is reached,
there will be a large increase in
attendance during the nine re
maining weeks. We urge all
team captains to contact all mem
bers and ask them to attend this
next Sunday.
I give this fine quotation on
Church Attendance: “Can peo
ple be Christians without the
help of the church? Assuredly,
it is possible. It is possible for
a man to sail a boat alone across
the Atlantic. It has been done.
But no one believes that, when
it comes to speed, safety, and
comfort, plus the joy of human
companionship, the regular lin
ers are not preferable. We are
therefore, not discussing what is
possible, but practicable. To
meet with others to wor
ship the Eternal, to join our
praises with theirs, brings bles
sings which can not be obtained
in any other way. Moreover,
Christ’s promise is that where
two or three are met together in
His name, there is He. So never
let us grow superior to the’ help
of the sanctuary.”
Go to church somewhere next
Sunday. Receive a blessing your
self, and be an inspiration to
someone else.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School, 10:15 a. m.
The Adult Dept, will assemble
in the church auditorium for an
opening devotional period. G.
Francis Nunn, dept. supt. will
present a special program. ,
Morning Worship, 11:30 a. m.
Loyalty Campaign theme, “Jesus,
the Hope of the World.”
The Epworth League meets at
6:30 p. m. Young people, ages
13-17 inclusive, are especially in
vited to attend.
Evening Worship, 7:30 p. m.
Loyalty Campaign theme, “Christ
and Possessions.”
Prayer Service, Wednesday
night, 7:30 o’clock.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
LIBRARY NOTES
America is showing a lively in
terest in art. People are throng
ing exhibits buying pictures and
reading books about pictures.
“Stories of the Painters,”
Thomas Nelson, helps the art
lover to greater appreciate the
famous master pieces. It not
only contains biographies of the
great painters but also exquisite
reproductions of their paintings.
It is equally interesting to chil
dren and adults,
Children enjoy history in the
form of fiction'. “A Shipment
for Susannah,” by Eleanor W.
Nolen, is a delightful and in
structive story of Mount Vernon.
A kitten wanted a home and a
I boy wanted a kitten. Just what
happened is told to the young
reader in “What About Willie,”
by Le Grand.
The library will be closed on
Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22.
Verneice Beavers, Librarian.
MRS. WIMBERLY’S POEM
I
i The friends of Mrs.E. H.Wirn
j berly of Hayneville will be in
terested to learn that she has had
an original poem, “Not by Man’s
Strength Alone,” accepted for
I publication in The Caravan of
’Verse, which will appear this
; spring, containing representative
| work of contemporary Ameri
can poets. The author’s pen
name is Alice D. Wimberly and
her work has great literary
merit. Its acceptance makes the
author eligible for the $5O in
prizes offered for the best poems
appearing in this volume.
Mrs. Wimberly is an alumna of
Wesleyan College and of Phi Mu
sorority. J
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1940
RHODES DISCUSSES
NATIONAL DEFENSE
“The American Legion favors
an adequate defense program for
the United States to insure peace
for this country,” G. W, Rhodes
said to the Auxiliary to the
Robert D. Collins Post of the
American Legion in a speech on
National Defense, Friday after
noon, at the Legion Home. Mr.
Rhodes, a legionnaire and former
president .of the local post was
presented by Mrs. L. M. Paul,
Jr., chmn. National defense com
mittee.
Mr, Rhodes said that an ade
quate defense program should
include: a navy double its pres
ent size so as to be large enough
to protect and defend all our
shores and possessions, the army
and the national guard maintain
ed at full strength, the Panama
Canal made impregnable, an en
larged air force, the naval and
marine corps reserve kept at full
strength, the R. O. T. C. de
veloped, the C. M. C. continued,
and the C. C. C. given military
training.
“America faces an unknown
future with wars abroad and
termites within our own land
seeking to destroy it,” the
speaker stated. “Let us hold to
our liberties and defend them,”
he concluded.
Mrs. J. B, Calhoun read an ar
ticle on National Defense and
Mrs. A. P. Whipple read a pa
triotic poem. Mrs. Calhoun,
state National defense chmn. an
nounced that she was offering a
prize of six naval print plates for
the best picture submitted of a
window display “to sell national
defense as the best insurance for
America.” Mrs. Hollis Kezar,
president, presided over the
meeting.
Visitors present were Mrs. R.
B. Thornton, 3rd Dist. president,
Mrs. C. C. Lank, and Mrs. W.A.
Jennings, Hawkinsville; Mrs. H.
F. Holland, Mrs. Emmie Hart
ley, and Mrs. R. R. Ransom,
Fort Valley; Mrs. G. E. Jordan,
regent of the local D. A. R. and
Mrs. J. L. Hodges, editor of local
newspaper.
Hostesses were Mrs. L.F. Cater,
Mrs. B. H. Andrew, Jr., Mrs. R.
E. Ogletree, and Mrs. Gibert.
A social hour followed the pro
gram.
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
At the meeting of the Perry
Garden club held at the Ameri
can Legion Home Friday, Mrs.
E. W. Traylor made an appeal
on behalf of the school planting
committee for donations of any
evergreen shrubs. This commit
tee will soon begin work improv
ing the school campus. Tw o
hundred elm trees have been
ordered by the city and are being
planted along the cemetery drive
and other streets, it was re
ported.
A beautiful poem, To Pansies,
written by Mrs. G. C. Nunn,
president of the club, was read
by her at the conclusion of the
business meeting. The program
was presented by Mrs. S. A.
Nunn who gave an appropriate
quotation from Emerson as an
introduction. Window boxes,
bulbs, fragrant plants, poisonous
plants were discussed by Mrs. E.
W. Traylor. The Flower ot the
Month, Bulbs, was the topic of
Mrs. C. H. Tuckers’ talk.
Mrs. F.M. Gaines was a visitor
at the meeting and Mrs. Houser
Gilbert was welcomed as a new
member. Mrs. Nunn said that
the club is eager to include in
its membership all who are in
terested in flowers.
Mrs. Geo. Riley received a Je
rusalem Cherry plant as prize for
the best house plant—a fern in a
pot shaped like a frog. First place
for camellias also went to Mrs.
Riley.
The hostesses, Mrs. Mayo Da
vis, Mrs. A. M. Anderson, Jr.,
Mrs. W. F. Norwood, Mrs.W. B.
Evans, Mrs. J. A. Davis, Miss
Martha Cooper, featured the
George Washington motif in the!
refreshments.
NOTICE
Return your City Taxes for
1940 now and save penalty.
W. F. Norwood, Clerk.
LOCAL D.A.R. MAKES
STATE HONOR ROLL
The Gen. Daniel Stewart chap
ter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution heard the
yearly report of their Regent,
Mrs. George E. Jordan, at the
February meeting, held Wednes
day last week, at the home of
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert. The chapter
made the state Honor Roll with
its activities following those
planned by the national and state
societies, Mrs. Jordan reported.
Activities of interest are: Pre
sentation of a Good Citizenship
medal to senior class member
and a History medal for highest
average in American history;for
mation of Junior American Citi
zenship clubs in the 7th and 10th
grades with buttons for each
member; beginning of a D. A.R.
section in Public Library; co
operation with Red Cross, Xmas
Seal Sale, Drive against Infantile
Paralysis, Finnish Relief Fund,
and Forum for county; use of
historical programs and advance
ment of American music at each
monthly meeting; observance of
all patriotic days; and displaying
of Revolutionary relics at Silver
Tea, Feb. 8, which was held for
benefit of the scholarship fund
with $l5 realized.
In conclusion, the regent
thanked members for their hear
ty co-operation and stated that
the chapter was looking forward
to another year of progress and
of greater service to its commu
nity and country.
Mrs. Jordan will make her re
port at the state D. A. R, con
vention next week, Feb. 28-29, in
Augusta.
The program consisted of a
paper on Martha Washington and
a Valentine poem given by Mrs.
G. S. Riley.
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert read a list
of the chapter membership from
its beginning. There are now
eighteen resident members and
four, non-resident. Two new
members are Mrs. J.N. Buff and
Mrs. F. M. Houser. A card file
index of chapter members has
been completed.
A social hour concluded the
meeting.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
The Perry High School Glee
club furnished a musical pro
gram for the Perry Kiwanis club
at its luncheon meeting Tuesday.
Miss Ada Williams and Miss Eve
lyn Hunt are pianist and direc
tors for the Glee club which was
favorably received by the Ki
wanians
The Calf Show committee an
nounced that $l5O in prizes would
be given at Perry’s show,
March 9.
Visitors present were: Carl K.
Domingos, Atlanta, guest of Ed
Wilder; Knox Thomas, Atlanta,
and Robert W. Walton, Macon,
guests of S. A. Nunn; F. J. Mar
dulier, Boston, Mass., guest of
E. P. Newhard,
Last week, Feb. 13, the fol
lowing visitors attended: Geo.
H. Harris, Mcßae, guest of S. A.
Nunn; W. W. Piper, Atlanta,
guest of C. P. Gray; F. J. Mar
dulior, Boston, Mass., guest of
E. P. Newhard.
E. WYNNE NAMED J. P.
In the special election held at
Henderson Saturday, Edra
Wynne was elected Justice of
the Peace for that district with
out any opposition.
Mr. Wynne’s commission was
received from Gov. E. D. Rivers
Wednesday and he was sworn
into office by John L. Hodges,
Ordinary.
PROGRAM AT ELKO
The Stamps-Baxter Quartet
will appear in concert at the El
ko School House under the
sponsorship of the Elko church,
Wed. night, Feb. 28. Barbecue
supper will be served also. All
our friends are invited to be with
us at that time. The proceeds
will be used to purchase a new
carpet for the church,
Elko Methodist Church.
HOUSTON HAS MORE
TRAFFIC DEATHS
This county was one of 53 in
Georgia to have more traffic ac
cident deaths in 1939 than the
previous year, Department of
Public Safety records show.
Last year 7 persons lost their
lives in Houston county, an in
crease of 2as compared to 1938.
The state as a whole recorded
711 fatalities, 112 fewer than in
1938 which placed Georgia first
in the nation in number of lives
“saved,”
Fifty counties showed decreas
es, 25 made the “no death” hon
or roll and 31 held the same rec
ord both years.
Figures show that 13 counties
accounted for about a third of the
state’s toll, although several of
them showed marked reductions
in 1939. They were Cobb with
13; Floyd, 11; Fulton,s6; Bartow,
14; DeKalb, 14; Gwinnett, 10;
Richmond, 25; Spalding, 10; Bul
loch, 15; Laurens, 14; Chatham,
33; Muscogee, 12 and Bibb 23.
Six of them are locations of
the state’s largest metropolitan
centers and most of them are
crossed by major highways and
thus receive a steady flow of
traffic.
PROPER FEEING NEEDED
The old adage that “a farmer
does not own his farm until it is
fenced” has merit in a soil con
servation program, acrording to
County Agent W. T. Middle
brooks and W. V. Bass, of the
Soil Conservation Service in the
Houston county work unit.
Without sufficient fencing, it is
pointed out, annual and peren
nial vegetation for erosion con
trol cannot be protected proper
ly. This is the time of year that
fencing and some of the neces-
I sary jobs on the farm can be
taken care of without interfering
with crop planting. Trees and
kudzu can be planted now and it
will soon be time for preparing
and seeding pastures. Ade
quate fencing of these plantings
will prevent stock from damag
ing them.
If at all possible, fences should
be located across the slope, since
this will facilitate development
of erosion-control practices. This
will make it possible to build a
better and more complete sys
tem of terraces, will permit more
field crops to be cultivated in
rows around the hill, and will en
able field roads to follow the
fence line where grades will not
be so steep and where the road
will not wash so badly.
Many farmers desire to use
electric fences, bscause they are
not much trouble to build and
can be moved easily. Uprights
for suchiencing can be mounted
on steady bases now, it is point
ed out, and insulators put on
|so that these will be ready when
the fence is needed.
C. C. WHITE PASSES
C. C. White, 46, died at Abbe
ville, Ga. Tuesday morning. He
was an ex-service man and serv
ed overseas in France. He is a
former resident of Perry, having
moved about two years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived
by two daughters, Mildred and
Catherine, 12 and 14; three sis
ters, Mrs. J. E. Carswell, and
Mrs. I. V. Heard, Grovania, and
Mrs. W. T. Dillard, Tallassee,
Ala.; two brothers, F. E. White,
Fort Valley, and E. C. White,
Perry. He was a member of the
Methodist church.
Funeral services were held at
II a.m. Wednesday at the grave
side in Evergreen cemetery, Per
ry. Members of the American
Legion acted as pallbearers.
NOTICE
A field representative of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue will
be in Perry from Ba. m. to 12
noon on Monday, March 14, to
assist taxpayers in the prepara
tion of their current income tax
returns.
A permanent office is being
maintained by the Bureau in Ma
con from Feb. 19 to March 15
from 8:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.
ESTABLISHED I§7o
’4O PARITY PAYMENT
RATES ANNOUNCED
The A. A. A. announced this
week the rates of parity pay
ments which will be made to
Georgia farmers who plant their
1940 allotments of cotton and
wheat.
The payment will be made on
the normal yield of each pro
ducer’s acreage allotment. The
rates announced are: Cotton,
1.55 cents per pound and wheat,
10 cents per bushel.
The 1940 Appropriation Act
provided for these payments to
be made on basic crops in 1940 if
the 1939 average farm prices
were less than 75 cents of parity.
Since the estimated 1939 sea
son average price for tobacco
was above 75 percent of parity,
he said no price adjustment pay
ments will be made on this crop
in 1940.
Estimated increases in partici
pation in 1940 compared to 1939
figures are responsible for the
somewhat lower rates of the par
ity payments for 1940.
Due to changes in the acreage
allotments and normal yields,the
A. A. A. announced that 1940
rates will be applied to an ap
proximately 3 percent larger cot
ton production than were the
1939 rates.
Besides the parity payments,
farmers who cooperate in the
1940 A. A. A. Farm Program,
and plant within their acreage
allotments, will receive agricul
tural conservation payments, at
rates previously announced.
PERRY RAISES FUND
FOR ALBANY RELIEF
Perry had raised $338 by noon
Wednesday for the Albany tor
nado relief fund. The Penn-
Dixie Cement Cor p. donated
$250 of this amount. The money
was carried to Macon to be sent
to Albany through the Macon
chapter of the American Red
Cross by E. P. Newhard, supt.
of Penn-Dixie’s Plant No. 2 at
Clinchfield, and vice-chmn. of
the Macon Red Cross chapter.
In addition to the above the
colored people of Perry raised
$7 to be sent to the negroes of
Albany.
Friends of Mrs. S. D. Touns
ley, Mr, and Mrs. Douglas
Tounsley, Mrs. Mary Curtis Dan
iels and Miss Sara Foster, former
residents of Perry, are glad to
know that they were not injured
in the Albany tornado and suf
fered no property loss.
3.
G. A. HAS MEETING
The G, A. met Monday with
Annis Jean NeSmith. Those
taking part on the program were:
Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, Emily
Thompson, Mamie Clark, Mar
jorie Gardner, Annbell Watts,
Carol Fain, June Parker, Jerry
Cater, Nan Thompson, Margaret
Leaptrot, Mrs. J. A. Ivey, Caro
lyn Moody, Annis Jean NeSmith,
Sue Webb, Sara Ivey, Janet
Parks, Betty Boler, Nell Evans,
Merryl Hunnicutt, and Mrs. J.
L Gallemore.
The subject was “Laborers to
gether for God.” Refreshments
! were served after the program. (
Margaret Leaptrot,
Reporter.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
I
i Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
I Sunday School-3:00 p. m.
Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
J Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
j BAPTIST CHURd-T
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mid-week Prayer Service, Wed
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,
