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VOL. LXVIX. No. 17. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1940 ESTABLISHED 1870
educators discuss
RURAL PROBLEMS!
I
The consensus of opinion at!
the district Educational confer-j
ence, held in Perry Friday, was
that the rural school in its ed
ucational program should assume
the responsibility for dealing
with the problems of rural peo
ple. State Supervisor J. M.
Gooden conducted the panel dis
cussions.
M. E. Thompson, asst, state
school supt., cited rural prob
lems such as: wrong farm prac
tices, inadequate marketing fa
cilities, faulty health practices,
recreational needs, and home im
provement needs.
Dr. Nolen Irby of the U. of
Ga. said that subject matter
should be a means to an end. the
teaching of a child how to live;
therefore, subject matter should
be related to the problems of
life. . , ,
The discussions brought out
these facts: an individualized
program of teaching has been
developed; curriculum building
has been somewhat adapted to
to the needs of rural people;
teacher training programs are
recognizing rural problems and
preparing teachers to better meet
their responsibilities to rural
communities.
Dr. M. D. Collins, state school
supt., summarized the points
brought out in the discussions.
He concluded with the thought
that the schools must make their
contributions to the community
in return for the contribution in
money and in children made by
the people of the community,
Members of the panel were:
Mrs. W. B. Evans and Rev, J.A.
Ivey, Perry;Mrs,Emmett Rainey,
Mt. Vernon; Isadore Gelders,
Fitzgerald; T. J. Royal, Cordele;
Grady McKinney, Hawkinsville;
D. Donaldson, Roberta; M. D.
Mobley, director Vocation Edu
cation, U. of Ga. ;Miss Inez Wal
ton, Fort Valley; Mr. Cook,
Rentz; M. E. Thompson, and
Dr. Collins,
Among the prominent educa
tors present were: Dr. Irby;
Harrold Saxon, high school su
pervisor; H. S. Burdette, state
school supervisor: J. H. Jenkins,
president of G. M. C.
School teachers, supts, trus
tees, and county board members
from several counties attended.
A movie, “Ga. Schools Go to
the Farm” was an interesting
study of rural problems.
W.M.S. ZONE MEETING
The Perry-Fort Valley zone of
the Woman’s Missionary Society
met in Fort Valley Wednesday
at the Methodist church. Mrs.
T. C. Rogers, of Perry, zone
leader, presided.
Mrs. H. W. Pittman of Macon
gave the morning devotional and
Mrs. G. C. Nunn, the afternoon
message. Mrs. J. W. Cowart,
Macon dist. secty. talked on va
rious phases of the W. M. S.
work. Mrs. Lewis Thompson of
Cochran and Mrs. Gillespie of
Marshallville brought messages
in song.
The Fort Valley ladies served
a delightful lunch at noon to the
large number of visitors present.
Those attending from Perry
were; Mesdames G. W. Hicks,
W- V. Tuggle, G. C. Nunn. R.
E- Ogletree, N. W. H. Gilbert,
Paschal Muse, C. H. Tucker, C.
P. Gray, J. M, Holloman, C. E.
Andrew, Minnie Couey, Wilson
Martin, Malcolm Dean. U. M.
Stripling, H. H. Averett, T. C.
Rogers, E, F. Barfield, and J. F.
Bonner.
auxiliary meeting
The Legion Auxiliary met last
Thursday p. m. at the Legion
Home. Mrs. C. C. Pierce, vice
president, presided.
Mrs, G. W, Rhodes made a
tal k on Child Welfare.
A new member, Mrs. Holt, was
Presented.
The hostesses, Mrs. C. E. Mc-
Lendon, Mrs. Walter Riley, Mrs.
w;i ' Andrew , and Mrs. Sam
course ’ Servec * a delightful salad
Mr. and Mrs. Sam N. Hodges,
Wednes'd v^tec * re^at * ves here
jjUDGE A. M. ANDERSON
I MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
,! .
j On yesterday afternoon Judge
A. M. Anderson, who is, at the
i present time, presiding over the
j criminal division of the Macon
Circuit, issued the following
statement:-
“I respectfully announce that
I will request the people of the
Macon Circuit to permit me to
complete the term of the lament
ed W. A. McClellan as Judge of
the Superior Courts of that Cir
cuit.
I make this announcement
with the fullest confidence in the
fairness and justness of the peo
ple. lam one of you, having
been born and reared in Houston
County and having lived all of
my life in this circuit. I secured
my legal education at Mercer
Law School in Macon.
I have endeavored to do my
duty with impartiality and I re
spectfully ask the endorsement
of the good and fair-minded peo
ple of this circuit, which circuit
is composed of the counties of
Crawford, Peach, Houston and
Bibb,
“I think it is only fair and
proper to suggest to the voters
that you investigate the record
lam making, and, if you find
that lam conscientiously and
properly performing the duties
of my office, I know you will al
low me to serve the remaining
two years of this term.”
A. M. ANDERSON.
CARE OF KUDZU
Much of the success in getting
a good growth of kudzu depends
on proper care during the first
growing season, according to
County Agent W.T.Middlebrooks
and W. V. Bass of the Soil Con
servation Service in the district
work unit in Perry, Ga.
Growth of young kudzu plants
will be seriously retarded if they
have to compete with other vege
tation during the first spring
and summer. Clean cultivation
is therefore extremely important
throughout the entire first grow
ing season.
Proper cultivation includes
sufficient plowing alone the rows
to control other vegetation, to
keep the soil well broken, and
to keep the vines dragged back
to a relatively narrow strip along
each row, as well as hoeing
weeds and grass out of the rows,
if necessary.
Such a system of cultivation
will result in a thick stand of
plants along the rows by keep
ing the surface of the soil in
good condition for vines to take
root at the joints and develop
new crowns. Soil thrown on the
runners by the plow also induces
root formation.
Where cotton or corn has been
planted in the middle between
the rows of kudzu, cultivation of
the row crops will control weeds
and keep the soil in good condi
tion for establishment of kudzu
plants.
FOOD FOR C. M. T. C. MEN
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FORT McCLELLAN, ALA.—
The Fort McClellan Camp Com
mander estimates that during
the 30 day training period be
tween June 12 and July 11 this
summer the 780 C. M. T. C. en
roliees to be trained here will re
quire a ton and a half of bacon
and 2,000 dozen eggs. This typi
cal American breakfast will be
washed down with 46,400 cups
of coffee, in which will be stirred
4 tons of sugar.
Other items on the menus of
■a total of 70,200 meals include
114,625 pounds of prime beef, 2,-
1924 pounds of butter, nine tons
of flour and, as seasoning, 731
' pounds of salt and 58 pounds of
pepper.
The Camp Commander reveal
ed that 114 counties are already
1 represented out of a total of 143
in the Fort McClellan Area, and
s expressed the expectation that
applications from those unrepre
sented counties would be receiv
( ed before the lists are closed.
1
Mr. Lynn Clarke, of Youngs
town, N. Y., was the guest Fri
day night of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
: Webb and family, Mrs. Lizzie
Abbott, and Mrs. T. B. Jones.
SCHEDULE GIVEN FOR FLOWER SHOW
I The third annual Spring Flower Show, sponsored by the
Perry Garden club, will be held Friday, May 3, at the Ameri
can Legion Home in Perry. Hours for visiting will be from 3
to Bp. m. Hours for entering exhibits will be from 9a. m. to
11:30 a. m.
Mrs. Felton Norwood is general chmn. of this year’s Flower
Show and Mrs. G. C. Nunn is president of the Garden Club.
Anyone in Houston county interested in gardening is cor
dially invited to enter exhibits. It is not necessary to be a
member of the Garden club to participate.
The schedule is given below:
Blue and Red ribbons will be awarded to first and second
places in each class. Where only one of a class, ribbon award
ed at discretion of judges.
Section I, Roses: 1 specimen in container. Pink, white, yel
low, red, shaded. Climbing: Red, pink, yellow, white, shad
ed. Best collection of Roses.
11. Annuals: 1-6 in bottle or simple container. Larkspur,
poppies, holly hocks, pansies, sweet peas, nasturtiums, phlox,
calendulos, nicotiana, candytuff, Queen’s lace, English daisies,
forget-me-nots, petunias, etc.
111. Perennials: Daisies, Pyrethrum, Columbine, Snapdrag
ons, Carnations, Dionthus, Pinks, Salvia, Yarrow, Coreopsis,
Verbena, Sweet William, Sweet Peas.
IV. Flowering Shrubs and Vines: Buddhlea, Spirea, Pome
granate, Azalea, Lilac, Bush Honeysuckle. Wild Shrubs.
V. Bulbs and Tubers: Gladiolus, Dahlia, Iris. Lilies; Calla,
Amaryllis, Lemon, Pink.
VI. Pot Plants: Ferns, Begonias, Cacti, Geraniums, etc.
VII. Artistic Arrangements: (1) Miniature; Container
1-3 inches: 3-6 inches, singles and pairs. Shoe arrangements,
single or pairs; Pitcher (under 6 inches), needle point ar
rangement.
(2) Large: White in white; pink and blue; blue and yel
low, red; Roses; Sweet Peas; Pansies. Container: Silver, brass,
Pitchers, Tureens, Victorian, single or pair. Japanese ar
rangement.
VIII. Shadow Boxes: Still Life Arrangements. See com.
IX. Trays and Tables: Occasional, Tea, Coffee, Boudoir,
Bedside, Out door tables. See com.
X. Formal Garden: Pool and Four Flower Beds.
Sweepstake prize will be awarded for the most outstanding
entry from Horticultural Standpoint, Special award to winner
of most blue and red ribbons. Sections 1,2, 3,4, 5, and 6 are
for Horticultural value, and must have been grown by the ex
hibitor.
REVIVAL SERVICES
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
By Rev. J. A. Ivey
Again, may we come to an
nounce the series of revival ser
vices in progress at the Perry
Baptist church. Services at 10
in the morning, and at 8 each
evening except Saturday. The
regular hours of service on Sun
day.
We cordially invite everyone to
these services, feeling that you
will not only enjoy the messages
brought by Rev. L. H. Wright,
pastor of the Tattnall Square
Baptist Church, Macon, Ga., but
that a blessing will come to all
those who hear him. The sing
ing is to be led by Mr. P. S.Row
land, a man who has spent many
years in this field of evangelistic
work. He will help us sing our
selves into the spirit of worship.
You will enjoy his leadership.
Now, while the services be
gan on Wednesday evening of
this week, it is not late to say, j
let each and every one of us get'
into the very first days of the i
meeting. If there is a blessing!
awaiting us, then let us not post
pone the reception of it. Again,
we want you to attend every ser
vice and find for yourself the
good that may come 10 you out
of this series.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be no preaching
services next Sunday due to the
absence of the paster and to the
Revival meeting in progress at
the Baptist church. Methodists
are urged to attend the services
at the Baptist church,
ELKO CHARGE NO FES
>
There will be the regular
preaching service at Elko this
i Sunday at the regular hour.
Everyone is cordially invited not
i to stay away.
We expect to have robes for
our Junior Choir in the near fu
ture and then they are planning
to give us a special musical pro
gram. Let’s give them our co
-operation.
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| Miss Betty Jones, student of
G. S. C. W., Milledgeville, was a
- guest at the spring dances at
I Clemson College, S. C. during
i the past weekend. Miss Jones is
j the attractive daughter of Mr.
land Mrs. Cooper Jones of Perry.
,j She has received a number of
J honors at G. S. C. W.
COTTON MATTRESS
PROJECT OUTLINED
Pursuant to the provisions of
law relating to the disposal of
surplus agricultural commodities,
the Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation, with the approval
of the Secretary of Agriculture,
will provide to the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration sur
plus cotton and mattress ticking
to be made available to low in
come farm families for the pur
pose of processing such material
into cotton mattresses for home
use.
Definition of “low-income farm
family”: For purpose of the
Cotton Mattress Project, the
Secretary has defined “low-in
come farm family” to mean any
family having a total income for
the calendar year 1939 of not
more than $4OO, at least one-half
of which was derived from agri
cultural occupations. The total
income is the cash income re
ceived, or that was earned and is
I collectible, plus the local market
; value of any unsold farm pro
, ducts raised for sale or received
as payment for services or rent
and held for sale. As used in
this connection, the word “fam
ily” means two or more persons
having a common or pooled in-i
come and living together as an
independent economic unit in one
household.
All farm families (owners,
renters, share-croppers, wage
hands, day hand, etc.) who come
within the above provisions are
requested to call by County
Agents office at once and file an
application (Form SC-1) for one
of these 50 lb. double mattresses.
There will be a charge of 50c for
each mattress when the mattress
is completed to cover cost of ma
terials necessary to build mat
tress not funished by above gov
ernment agency. All applica
tions for entire county must be
turned in as early as possible for
every one desiring one of these
mattresses to be certain of se
curing same.
We have a unit set up at my
office for taking these applica
tions, please advise any all farm
families in regards to above and
get all applications for the coun
ty turned in by not later than
June 1.
W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School--10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School-3:00 p. m.
Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
Rev. K. F. Boyd, Pastor.
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
ANNOUNCED BY U. D. C.
Confederate Memorial Day Ex-{
ercises will be held at the Perry
school auditorium Friday at 2:30
p. m. with the Sgt. Clinton C.
Duncan chapter of the U. D, C.
as sponsors. Carrying out their
usual custom, the chapter will
decorate the graves of Confed
erates in Evergreen cemetery on
April 26, wjth the assistance of
relatives of these soldiers.
Mrs. Oscar McKenzie, of Mon
tezuma, prominent U. D. C.
leader and club woman, will make
the memorial address. She will be
introduced by Mrs. Alva Davis,
president of the local U. D. C.
Mr. F. M. Greene will be master
of ceremonies.
Musical numbers planned are:
“Dixie," sung by schooliquartet,
W. K. Whipple, G. F. Nunn,
Robert Shepard, and Chas. An
drew; vocal duet, “The Reces
sional," Mrs. J. M. Gooden and
Miss Norine Swanson. Mrs.
Wordna Gray will give an ap
propriate reading. Rev, J. A.
Ivey will make the invocation
and Rev. Robt. Boyd will pro
nounce the benediction.
The public is invited to attend
this program.
KNOW YOUR TIMBER
By Emily Woodward
If all wood, like that from
which Master Cherry made Pi
nocchoi, could cry out when mis
treated by man, there would be
a constant chorus of complaints
from Georgia pines.
Another winter season has
passed at last, and again, Geor
gia’s forests speak through their
fire-scarred areas of the mis
treatment they receive annually
at the hands of man.
Springtime in Georgia is a
beautiful time. After subject
ing the state to an unusually
severe winter, Nature is now
busy spreading new life over
Georgia landscapes. Fields and
forests are wearing pew mantles
of green, decorated with bright
colored blossoms. Yet in far too
many places, these mantles are
marred by ugly brown splotches
--vast areas seared by devastat
ing fires. Despite the zealous ef
forts of many groups and or
ganizations to stop the waste of
Georgia’s forests and other natu
ral resources, burning, wasteful
cutting, and other destructive
practices continue. Reports for
the past season show a shameful
total of forest acres, swept by
fire, so many acres, in fact, we
are reluctant to admit the stag
gering figures.
Occasionlly the voice of some
Georgian is heard blasting away
at other Georgians who point to
the things that are wrong in the
state. It is true that Georgia
has much that stirs the pride of
Georgians, but the wisest citi
zens of the state are mindful
i that the best interests of Geor
gia can be served only when an
honest appraisal is made of the
good and the bad, with a view to
eliminating, insofar as is possi
ble, the bad.
Georgians cannot be the“finest
people on earth" when they
stand silently by ana make no
effort to correct the evils that
are destroying the state’s natu
ral resources and handicapping
the social progress of its citizens.
Even in Germany where there
seems little regard for the de
struction of human life, today,
there is a saner attitude toward
conservation of forests than ex
ists in our own beloved Georgia.
Master Cherry started a lot of
mischief when he transformed
the complaining wood into the
hapless Pinocchio. Georgia is
making a lot of trouble for the
future by permitting its inartic
ulate forests to be injured by
useless fires.
Wm. F. JORDAN DIES
Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at the Tucker
Funeral home for William Frank
lin Jordan, who died at his home
near Perry Thursday afternoon
after an illness of several weeks.
He was born in Grantville, Ga.
in 1860, but had farmed on the
Muse place near Perry for sev
eral years. Burial was in Ever
green cemetery.
, COMMITTEES NAMED
I FOR CARDEN CLUB
An interesting meeting of the
Perry Garden club was held Fri
day afternoon, April 19, at the
American Legion Home. A large
number of colored slides were
shown illustrating the correct
arrangements of different kinds
of flowers. As gifts Mr. W. G.
Brisendine, Fort Valley, who
was in charge of this feature,
presented each guest with a
beautifully illustrated copy of
Mrs. Burrough’s book from
which the slides were shown.
Others taking part on the pro
gram were Mrs, Mayo Davis, who
gave a discussion from the book,
The Complete Garden, and Mrs.
Lewis Tabor, who talked about
the Flower of the Month-Glad
iolus.
Mrs. 0. G. Boler was welcom
ed as a new member and Mrs. A.
R. Stocker as a visitor.
Committees for the new club
year were appointed by Mrs. G.
C. Nunn, president:
Program, Mrs. W. B. Evans,
Mrs. Francis Nunn, Mrs. Floyd
Tabor, Mrs. A. M. Anderson, Jr.
Publicity: Mrs. W. C. Talton.
Scrap Book: Mrs. Geo. Jordan.
Flower Show: Mrs. Felton
Norwood.
Garden Center: Mrs. E. W.
Traylor.
Conservation: Mrs. E. M.
Unp \r L nm
Historian; Mrs. H. T. Gilbert.
Mrs. Norwood submitted the
! following list of committees to
1 function for the flower show to
be held May 3, and sponsored by
1 the Garden club:
General Committee: Mrs. Fel
ton Norwood, Mrs. A. C. Pritch
' ett, Mrs. C. E. McLendon, Mrs.
Geo. C. Nunn.
Staging and preparation: Mrs,
1 H. T. Gilbert, Mrs. J. L. Galle
more, Mrs. Paschal Muse, Mrs.
Max Moore.
Classification; Mrs. G.E. Jor*
' dan, Mrs. E. W. Traylor, Mrs.
' Joe Beddingfield.
1 Door Keepers; Mrs. Geo. Ri
ley, Mrs. A. H. Lawler, Mrs. T.
> L. Warren, Mrs. N. W. H. Gil
: bert.
Assistant Hostesses: Mrs. Al
va Davis, Mrs. J. M. Tolleson,
■ Mrs. Eliza Massee.
1, Annuals: Mrs. E.M.Beck
ham, Mrs. S. A. Nunn.
2. Perennials: Mrs. M. G.
1 Edwards, Mrs. H. P. Dobbins.
1 3, Roses. Mrs. R. E. Brown,
’ Mrs. A. C. Cobb.
I 4. Flowering Shrubs: Mrs,
Floyd Tabor, Mrs. C. C. Pierce.
5. Tubers and Bulbs: Mrs.
J. P. Etheridge, Mrs. H. E.
Evans.
6. Mantle and Pot Plants:
Mrs. Lewis Tabor, Mrs. Clifford
'.Grimes. Mrs. J. P, Duggan.
7. Artistic Arrangements:
Mrs. C. I. Shelton, Mrs. A. M.
Anderson, Jr., Mrs. Emmett
Barnes, Mrs. W. B. Evans.
* 8. Shadow Boxes: Miss Mar
tha Cooper, Mrs. 0. G. Boler,
1 Mrs. Chas. Harris.
1 9. Tables and Trays: Mrs.
>jW. E. Beckham, Mrs. E. P.
Staples.
10. Pools and Formal Gar
- dens: (a) Mrs. Freeman Cabero,
' Mrs. C. H. Tucker, Mrs. Francis
1 Nunn, Mrs. J. B. Calhoun. (b)
■ Mrs. C. F. Cooper, Mrs. W. C.
- Talton, Mrs. Wordna Gray, Mrs.
r , Houser Gilbert, (c) Mrs. J. 0.
■ I Coleman, Mrs. W. B. Roberts,
- Mrs. E. P. Newhard, Mrs G. P.
Hunnicutt. (d) Mrs. Virgil Bass,
Mrs. Mayo Davis, Mrs. W. K.
1 Whipple, Miss Norine Swanson.
First place for arrangement of
perennials in bowls over twelve
'jinches was awarded to Mrs. Eliza
I j Massee. Mrs, W. B. Evans re
* I ceived second place. Those get
’|ting honorable mention were:
; iMrs.W. B. Roberts, Snapdragons
and Mrs. G. C. Nunn, Red Rose,
'j A delightful social hour was
| enjoyed at the conclusion of the
j| meeting. The hostesses were:
:Mrs. C. H. Tucker, Miss No-
Jrine Swanson, Mrs. J. B. Cal
ihoun, Mrs, Paschal Muse, Mrs.
jC. E. McLendon, Mrs. J. M. Tol
-1 leson, and Mrs. C. G. Harris.
[ “payments received
; $49,000 in soil conservation
i payments has been paid to Hous
. ton county farmers within the
. past ten days, according to W.T.
3 Middlebrooks, county agent.
- $25,000 more will be paid out at
- an early date, Mr. Middlebrooks
said.