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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXVIX. No. 11. FAT CATTLE PRIZES ! WON BY LOCAL BOYS] Houston County 4-HClub and | v F A. boys won $175.00 of the t ck) 00 offered in prizes at Ma-| con Fat Cattle Show in which 101 nr more counties were compet-j inti in addition to slso.ooin priz-j es at County Show. Boys who, looked after their calves as soon •is they were received and began ( stall feeding them immediately» won most of the larger prizes. The Grand Champion of the County Show was an F.F.A. boy, Eugene Lashley» Jr. His calti was delivered to him on August] 2i weighing 381 pounds. On March 9, the date of the County Show, the calf was weighed in at 810 pounds, or a gain of 2.1 pounds per day over a feeding period of 201 days. This calf won $25.00 in prizes at the Coun ty Show. Walter Gray. Jr., showing a Pure Bred Angus won Reserve Grand Champion. County Show Winners Winners in the purebred Black Angus class, all weights compet ing were Walter Gray, first and second prizes: Lawton Daniel, third; Tommie Holloway, fourth; Walter Bryant, fifth. In the heavy classification, more than 700 pounds, Eugene Lashley, first; Marvin Griffin, second: Alton Tucker, third; Wallace Moody, fourth; Wallace Moody, fifth. In the lightweights, Billy Giles won first; Robert Goetz, second: Dudder Tolleson, third; Chester Ferguson, fourth; Rob ert Goetz, fifth. For handling qualities, all calves competing, Walter Gray, first; Chester Fer guson, second; Lawton Daniel, third; Horton Ferguson, fourth; Robert Goetz, fifth. For the highest percentage of gain, Eugene Lashley, first; Wal lace Moody,second; Lawton Dan iel, third; Marvin Griffin, fourth; Robert Goetz, fifth. * The winners in the Negro 4-H club entries were Lucile Flowers, first; S. L. Norwood, second; Clifford Thornton, third; Neal Williams, fourth; Willie James Whitehurst, fifth. The amount of prizes was as follows; $lO, Ist; $B, 2nd; $6, 3rd; $4, 4th; $2, sth. All con testants not winning a prize were awarded $1 each, 21 white boys with 2G calves and 2 colored girls and six colored boys with eight calves competed in the county show. These calves were entered in the Macon Fat Calf show on Monday. This second annual Fat Calf show for 4-H club and FFA boys, was sponsored by the Perry Ki wanis club. Macon Show _4-H Club Light Weights up to 655 pounds, Ist, Billy Giles, $12.50; 2nd,Robert Goetz, $11.25; 3rd, Tommy Holloway, $10.00; 4th, Nelson Goetz, $8.75; sth, Robert Goetz, $7.50. 6th, Chester Ferguson, $6.25; 10th, Lynette Eason, $1.25. F. F. A. Boys, Light Class, 2nd, Wallace Moody, $11.25; 3rd, Wallace Moody, $10.00; 4th, Bob by Pyles, $8.75; 6th, Cullen Tal t°n, $6.25; 7th Dudder Tolleson, $6.00. 4-H Club Medium Weights, 660 to 835, Ist, Marvin Griffin, Jr., $12.50; 10th. Jack Eason. $1.25. F. F. A. Boys, Medium Class, st, Walter Gray. Jr.. $12.50;2nd, Worth Bryant, $11.25; 3rd, Law ton Daniel, $lO.OO. F. F. A. Boys, Heavy Class, 2nd, Walter Gray, Jr., $11.25; '->rd, Eugene Lashley, Jr., $10.00; 6th, Alton Tucker, $7.50. two Houston County Colored 4-H club members won prizes, Lucille Flowers, 3rd prize win ing $lO.OO, and S. L. Norwood, «th, winning $3.75. Summarizing some of the larg er prize winners, it is seen that Lashley, Jr. won a total 01 v 35.00 in prizes with one ani- Walter Gray Jr. won $52.25 with two animals; Marvin Grif- Jn- Jr $24.50 with one animal, Lay Giles won $22.50 with one Robert Goetz won $29.75 ' two animals, Wallace Moody von $35.25 with 3 animals, Law lon Daniel won $26.00 with one animal. Thirty people from Perry and 'juston county attended the Macon show. Houston Home Journal METHODIST REVIVAL BEGINS EASTER SUNDAY i Revival services will open at the Perry Methodist Church Sun day morning, March 24. Rev. Roy Gardner, the pastor, will bring an Easter message in this first service. In the night ser vice, Rev. Mr. Gardner will bring a short evangelistic message and the choir will present an Easter Cantata, entitled, “Redemption Song.” The pastor will do the preach ing during the Revival and Rev. Wiiliard Rustin of Columbus,Ga., will lead the singing. The first week day services will be 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. daily. The membership of the church and the people of the community are cordially invited to attend. MISS KATE FELDER PASSES Miss Kate Felder, elderly Per ry resident, was found dead in bed at her home Friday morning. Her sister, Miss Lucy Felder, found her about 11:30 a. m. A physician said she had died dur ing the night, probably of a heart ailment. The two sisters lived alone in the old Felder home here. Other survivors include two brothers, Sam Felder of Atlanta; Tom S. Felder of Macon; four nieces, Mrs. Elbert Field, Mrs. Robert Bowen and Mrs. Ella Lee Felder, all of Macon and Mrs. Emma Felder of Atlanta. Funeral services were held in the Tucker Funeral Home chapel! at 3 p m. Saturday. The Rev. J.‘A. Ivey officiated and burial was in Evergreen cemetery. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Church School, 10:15 a. m. C. P. Gray, Supt. Morning Worship, 11:30 a. m. Loyalty Theme, “Jesus, the Prince of Peace.” 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. Sermon subject. “The Trium phant Christ,” Prayer Service, Wednesday night, 8:00 o’clock. Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor. GOOD RECORD MADE BY F. S. & L. ASS’N. Insured savings and loan asso ciations in Georgia got off to an excellent start in 1940 by financ ing 319 loans on homes in Janu ary, it was stated today by Nu gent Fallon, general manager of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, The loans, which amounted to $525,030, compare with 265 loans valued at $450,074 in January, 1939. “These institutions will play a very important part in supplying the funds for much residential building and home buying in that state,” said Mr. Fallon. “All of those associations are locally own ed and managed, whether they operate under state charter or Federal charter. “In addition to financing homes, these associations provide ! their communities wdth splendid thrift facilities. During January, $1,995,550 in savings was placed in the institutions by the public, j There are now 23,093 savers who I have put thrift funds in the as sociations, the savings totaling I $18,301,360, Such savings are [fully protected against loss up to | $5,000 per account by the Insu rance Corporation, a F e d e r a 1 Government instrumentality.” Assets of the insured associa tions in Georgia now total $25,- 1481,310. I BAPTIST CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mid-week Prayer Service, Wed nesday, 7:30 p. m. Sunday Preaching Services,! 11:30 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Sunday School, 10:15 a. m. The church welcomes you to its services. Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, MARCH 14. 1940 LOYALTY CAMPAIGN God has been good to give us the varied seasons of the year, and, along with these the cold, rain, clouds and sunshine; all for our good, for He knows best and always controls to our advantage. Spring is here, and with it the beautiful sunshine and showers to make the world green again. Our eyes and hearts, each day, clamor for the priyilege of living amidst nature, even with some thing of a feeling that we can help it to come to its full beauty and charm, but we must remem ber, God gives nature in all its charm. The fact that God is our con stant benefactor in all that makes the heart truly glad should chal lenge us all the more to sing praises unto His name, give thanks as we ought and as our souls hunger for the privilege we so often suppress. Let us give full expression, yes, free expres sion to our heart’s desire to wor ship God in all His goodness as we gather in His house these beautiful spring days, not allow ing the lure of the road and the charms of other pastures to take us from our first love, God’s Holy Place, His Church. A psychological survey made by the American Association for Adult Education, financed by Rockerfeller Foundation, ex amined 10,000 adults, seeking to find the influences which develop and enrich personality. It was revealed by the survey that those adults who belonged to the church possessed much better personality traits than those who did not belong to the church. It was found that those children who went to Church School had better personality traits than those who did not attend Church School. It was found also that the children of those parents who attend church had better per sonality traits than the children who did not attend church. These finds confirm the testimony of millions that the church has meant more to them than any thing else in the world except the home. Go to church for the enrich ment which it has to give to the sum of your qualities of body, mind, and character, which is what personality is. Go to Church next Sunday. J. A. IVEY. SOROSIS CLUB MEETS The Sorosis club had Miss Su san Myrick of Macon as guest speaker Friday p. m. at the monthly meeting held at the home of Mrs. A. M. Anderson, Sr. with Mrs. F. M. Houser as co-hostess. Miss Myrick told of her ex periences in Hollywood when she was technical adviser for th e movie version of “Gone With ths Wind.” During the social hour, an ice course was served. The decora tions and refreshmants suggest ed St. Patrick’s Day. Camellias in a low bowl formed the center piece of the lovely tea table. Each member invited a guest on this occasion. Forty were present. SPEED-UP OF HIGHWAY DEPT. ACTIVITIES SEEN Definite speeding up of activi ties of the State Highway De partment over the past few months was indicated in an nouncement that a total of 1,- 510.5 miles of roads were under construction over the state, rep resenting a total estimated cost of $18,333,030.70. W. B. Brantley, state highway engineer, said the figures in cluded all types and classes of roads and bridges. A total of 315.944 miles of work is being done by contract, the Post Roads Division of the' highway department is building j 651.2 miles, other state forces 282.162 miles and the depart-1 ment’s maintenance forces are 1 doing $20,069.14 in minor repars. Work on 216.194 miles of secon dary county roads is being done by the counties, under super vision of the highway depart ment. SCHOOL PATROL School patrol membership jumped to 37 last year at all Houston county schools, an in crease of 25 over the previous year. State Trooper R. L. Crawford, in charge of school safety for this district, said also that stu dent officers did the “finest jobs of protecting their fellow school mates” of any year since patrols were established in the schools. The organization is sponsored here by School Supts. Throughout the entire state, patrol membership rose to 7,500 or 1,500 more than were on roll in the previous school term. At the same time, fatalities among school schildren dropped to 113,a decrease of 10 as compared to 1938. In this county there was one death in the six-to-eighteen-year old group. In 1938 there was none and in 1937, none. The trooper reported also that mechanical check-ups were made on 1,828 school buses, 117 of which were in this district. Re ports show that an average of 16 per cent failed to pass brake tests; 27 per cent had defective lights; 23 per cent failed to have sound tires. The trooper explained that student patrolmen do not have power of making cases against motorists and that their chief job is to notify schoolmates when it is safe to cross the street or high way. However, they do send a report to the Department of Pub lic Safety if motorists fail to stop for traffic lights, observe other traffic regulations in school zones or to stop for school buses parked to take on or discharge students. As a result the Department of Public Safety wrote 634 letters to Georgia motorists last fall urg ing and warning them to observe laws made to protect Georgia school children, the trooper said. LIBRARY NOTES Daily we are confronted with situations that perplex us. James Gilky in his book “Solving Life’s Everyday Problems,” gives practical working suggestions that aid the reader to live a hap pier and more effective life. “Chins Up,” by Mildred Sey del! of Atlanta, is an inspiring book of little stories with big morals. Humor that is entertaining and adventures that are amusing and informing combine to make, “Land Below the Wind,” the most popular current travel book. The author, Agnes Keith, receiv ed the Atlantic Monthly prize for this saga of Borneo. Verneice Beavers, Librarian. BIRTHDAY PARTY Billy Beckham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Beckham, celebrat ed his fourth birthday Tuesday, March 5, with a pretty party at his home that afternoon. The Easter idea was carried out in the decorations, refresh ments, and favors. The birth day cake, iced in yellow and decorated with Easter eggs and chicks, was the center piece of the lovely tea table. The favors were baskets of candy eggs. The cakes served with the ice course were in the shape of rabbits and chickens. Assisting Billy’s mother in en tertaining his thirty-five little guests were his grandmothers, Mrs. E. M. Beckham and Mrs. A. C. Cobb, and his aunt, Mrs. A. C. Pritchett. Don’t Take Our Word for It! . . . All we ask is that you drop in and try our delicious food, we know that you’ll come back. LEE’S ALL AMERICAN CAFE Perry, Ga. Just Give Us A Trial! Good Food! Reasonable Prices! PERRY BOY CHOSEN ON ALL-STATE TEAM In the semi-finals of the state basketball tournament in Athens Saturday 1). m., Perry High was defeated by Clarkston, 29 to 23. In a game Friday p. m., Perry defeated Hazlehurst 21-16 but lostone.of its leading players, Bobby Holtzclaw, who sustained a sprained ankle. The game Saturday was close throughout and the score was tied four minutes before the close. The winners, Clarkston, were good on shooting long shots and forged ahead to win the state championship. Leroy Boswell was named as a member of the all-state team. There were two boys from Don aldsonville, one from Clarkston, and one from Canton chosen as all-state star players. MRS. W.T, WILLIAMS DIES Mrs. W. T. Williams, 70, resi dent of Sycamore, died unex pectedly Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.F. Barfield. Mrs. Williams had been in ill health for several months. Besides Mrs. Barfield, Mrs. Williams is survived by another daughter, Mrs. A. L. Downs, Charleston, S. C,; one son, F. L. Williams, Atlanta; one grandson, William Barfield, Perry; one granddaughter, Dora Elizabeth Williams, Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. O. W. Smith, Sycamore. Funeral services were held in the Sycamore Methodist church at 3 p. m. Friday and burial was in Rose Hill cemetery in Ash burn. Mrs. Williams was a faithful and devout member of the Syca more Methodist church. She served as president of the Wo man’s Missionary Society there for twenty years and prior to that period was treasurer for twenty-two years. She was a member of the United Daughters of the Con federacy and of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Those from Perry attending the funeral were; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barfield, Mr Wm. Bar field, Mrs. C. P. Gray, Mrs. J F. Bonner, Mrs. H. E. Gordon, Mrs Cohen Walker, Mrs. L. M. Paul, Jr., Mrs. J. M. Holloman, Mrs. T. D. Mason, Jr., Airs. T. R. Summers, Mrs. W. E. McLen don, Mrs. Clyde Gurr, and Rev. Roy Gardner FREE SHOiVJTffi CHILDREN Martin and Thompson will compliment Houston county chil dren Saturday morning at 10:00 o’clock with a return engage ment of “The Bad Little Angel,” starring Virginia Weidler. A Perry Sunday school teacher saw this movie last January at the local theatre. Because it is the type of show most suitable for boys and girls she requested its return. At her request, Mar tin and Thompson booked it as a free Saturday morning show. Ted Munson, the local manager, will run a comedy with thi3 fea ture movie. No admission charge.’ Every one invited. HOUSTON FACTORY W.M.S. RE-ORGANIZES The Houston Factory Baptist W. M. S. will meet next Monday at the home of Mrs. S. D. Har rison for an all-day program on Missions. Members are request-, ed to bring lunch. The W. M. S. was re-organized I at the church in February with! the following oificers: Mrs. R. j L. Batchelor, president; Mrs. J. I J. Foreman, vice-president: Mrs. | H. J. Kniget, secty. and treas.;! Mrs. S. L), Harrison, personal] service chmn.; Mrs. G. G. Davis, j enlistment chmn. Meetings are to be held on Monday after third Sunday at the church. The Bonaire High school girls won the Third district class “C” tournament in Fort Gaines with a 31-25 victory over Rhine Fri day night after Byron had de feated Fort Gaines, 25 to 18, for third place. ESTABLISHED 1870 HOUSTON FARMERS SPONSOR CONTESTS [ The Houston County Chapter of United Georgia Farmers held j a regular meeting on Thursday night, March 7. The following men were elected to serve as a Board of Directors for 1940: C. L. Holt, L. M. NeSmith, S. T. Bryan, E. P. Griffin, W. G.Gray, H. B. Gilbert, and C. E. Pyles. It will be the duty of these men to direct the business of the or ganization and carry out such other duties as behooves a board of directors. After a short business session, the members and their friends enjoyed a moving picture pre sented by G. A, Townsend, rep resenting the American Potash Institute, and R. K. Childs, cot ton specialist from the State Col lege of Agriculture. Mr. Townsend’s movie showed the value and, importance of pot ash used in a complete fertilizer and as a side dressing for grow ing crops of various types. This picture was most instructive, Mr. Child’s picture was on a subject that has caused the members of the Chapter much concern and has brought about much discussion: namely, meth ods of improving cotton yields in Houston County. Very few realize that the average yield for the farmers of Houston county is below that of any of its adjoin ing neighboring coun ties. This picture dealt with the growing of cotton starting from the selection of seed, preparing of land, fertilizing, planting, cul tivating, mopping and dusting to control boll weevils, and various other factors connected with the making of a good cotton crop. There was a large number of farmers present and they re ceived good instructive informa tion that should help them to realize more profit from their cotton crops. This organization of Houston County Farmers has been in ex istence for about three years and this group decided to show the people of the county that this organization is here to stay and to do some constructive and ed ucational work for the county. As a beginning in this construc tive and educational work, the Houston County Chapter of United Georgia Farmers is going to sponsor corn and cotton con tests in the county. The same prizes, acreages, and rules will apply to both crops, and any con testant can win a prize in one or both of these contests. That is, a man may win first prize in the corn contest and second prize in the cotton contest or first prize in both corn and cotton. The , prizes are to be as follows for ooth contests. First prize $lOO in cash, second prize $5O in cash, third prize $25 in cash. So it is possible for one man to win a nice cash award by winning a prize in both contests. Five acres will be the standard acreage for both cotton and corn and all per sons wishing to enter contests should register with the county agent on or before April 1, This contest is open only to white farmers. Any white farmer is eligible to enter whether he be owner, renter, or share-cropper, however, the share-cropper must have the written consent of the (landlord in order to enter. The fact that a man is not a member of the Houston County Chapter of United Georgia Farmers does not bar him from participating. The rules governing this con test will be announced in full in j a very short time and it is the hope of this organization that i there will be a large number of 'entries. The next meeting will be held Friday, March 22, at Bp. m. at the Court House. CARD OF THANKS We are grateful to all our friends for every expression of sympathy in the loss of ou r mother, Mrs. E. F. Barfield Mrs. A. L. Downs Mr. F. L. Williams. —, The Robert D. Collins Unit No.' 24. will be hostess to their post at a Birthday Party Friday eve ning, March 15, at the Legion Home.