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VOL. LXVIX. No. 35.
farmers may get
’4O CHECKS EARLIER
Houston County farmers who
have used their full soil-building
assistance may receive their soil-
Lildin o, checks several months
earlier this year. L. W. Tabor,
chairman of the County Agricul
tural Adjustment Administrative
Committee said today. Any far
mer who has used his full assis
tance may file his application for
payment as early as September
I or any time after he has used
ail of his assistance.
Farmers who do not use the
soil-building assistance may not
tile their applications before De
cember which means that checks
will not be delivered before
January or February, he said.
“VVe are anxious to have each
farmer use all of his soil-build
ing assistance this year in order
that every soil building dollar
available to the county will be
used by our farmers.”
Last year Houston County far
mers earned only $37,063 of $52,-
175 available to them under the
Agricultural Conservation pro
gram for soil-building purposes.
During the next four weeks,
Houston County farmers are
being asked by committeemen to
check up on their soil-building
goals, thinking possibly they
may want to carry out soil-build
ing practices on their farms.
The AAA committeemen are fos
tering an educational campaign,
which will be climaxed during
the week of September 9 to 14.
That week has been set aside as
"Soil-Building Week” in Geor
gia.
He explained that the AAA
has made available $1.50 per acre
to assist in sowing Austrian
Winter peas. At least 30 pounds
of Austrian peas must be sown
per acre. Assistance of $1.50
has also been provided for appli
cation of 240 pounds of 20 per
cent superphosphate. Similar
assistance is available for apply
ing 1,000 pounds of ground lime
stone.
Mr. Tabor said that demon
strations in sections of Georgia
have shown that the yield of
corn has practically doubled the
first year following the turning
under of a good growth of win
ter legumes, such as Austrian
Winter peas. Similar results
have been reported for cotton
and other soil-depleting crops.
Application of superphosphate
to winter legumes causes a bet
ter growth of the legumes and
thereby enables this crop to store
up more nitrogen in the soil.
Specifications require that at least
200 pounds of 16 percent super-}
phosphate be used with them'
unless the peas follow a crop pre-1
viously well fertilized with a.
fertilizer carrying a high per
centage of available phosphate.
Under the grant-of-aid plan
the Austrian Winter peas, 20
percent s u pe r p h osphate and
ground limestone may be secured
in exchange of soil conservation
payments under the 1940 pro
gram. No outlay of cash will be i
necessary and no interest will!
be charged the farmer. For fur
ther details, farmers are request
ed to contact their local com
mitteemen or the county office.
UGION TO ENTERTAIN
ALL EX-SERVICE MEN
The ex-service men of Hous
ton county and their ladies are
mvited to a barbecue supper at
Houston Lake next Tuesday
n 'ght, Sept. 3, at 8 o’clock, by
the Robert D. Collins Post of
the American Legion. An im
portant business meeting is to
oe held after supper and every
■ccteran is urged by Claud E.
Andrew, commander of the Post
10 be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Matthews
u? , T r ry, Colquitt Brantley and
H. Carlisle of Clinchfield
■ave returned from a motorcy
f etr, Pt° the New York World’s
ai J’ they were gone a week
nd took in points of interest in
states and in the District of
Columbia.
J’! r - an d Mrs. F. C. Day. Misses
, na and Dorothy Day, Mr.
p Mrs. Alva Adkisson, of
jastman and Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
and baby of Blakely are
Mrs’m M T- Miller Day and also
' w. L. bwanson.
Houston Home Journal
j PERRY HIGH SCHOOL
! BEGINS TERM SEPT. 16
I: Perry High School will open
Monday a. m. September 16,
3 with opening exercises at ten
r o’clock. Mayor Sam A. Nunn
. will be the principal speaker.
3 All Juniors and Seniors who
anticipate any trouble in arrang
’ ing their schedule and all who
3 are planning to enter college are
. requested to register on either
. Thursday or Friday, Sept. 12 and
- 13, between the hours of ten and
. twelve in the Senior room.
I All the friends and patrons of
the school are cordially invited
> to attend the opening exercises,
■ by Supt. E. P. Staples.
; METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
i Within a short time almost
■ fifty young people of Perry and
• Houston County will be going
• away to attend College, to teach
• school, or to do other work. They
are fine representatives and
Houston County is proud of
them. A special service in hon
: or of this group will be held at
the Perry Methodise Church
Sunday night, September 1, at
8 o’clock. A committee is mail
-1 ing invitations to the service,
1 and if any member of this group
■ should fail to receive an invita
tion, he is cordially invited.
Also other young people are cor
dially invited.
Young men will serve as ush
ers, and the young people are
asked to sit together as a group
in the center tier of pews. Spec
• ial music will be rendered by
some of the young people, and
Rev. Roy Gardner will bring a
message, whose subject is ‘‘Vis
: ions of Youth.” The entire ser
vice should be interesting to the
members of the Church and to
other friends in the community.
At the morning hour, 11:30
o’clock the Lord’s Supper will be
observed, and the pastor will
bring an appropriate message.
ftDOITIONAL PERSONALS
Mrs. J. G. Hill, of Reynolds,
is visiting her sister, Misses
Gussie and Fannie King, and
brother, Mr. Henry King.
Mrs. Emmett Barnes came
! home Sunday from a Macon hos
pital where she was under treat
ment last week. Mrs. Barnes’
friends regret her illness.
Navelle Hunt, little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hunt,
was brought home Saturday
from a Macon hospital. Friends i
of this little girl will be glad to
jknow that she is improving after -
'an illness of several months,
j Those from Perry attending
• the Kiwanis Club district meet
ing in Indian Springs Tuesday
night were: Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
Whipple, Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Houser, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Nunn, Mr. G. W. Rhodes, and
Dr. Robt. Shepard.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McLendon,
Mr. W. R. Hardy and Mr. Eu
jgene Lashley spent Tuesdsy in
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vereen of
Moultrie were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Rooney Sunday,
Mrs. Susie Tillman Moore and
'Mrs. Peterson, of Tifton, were
j visitors of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
| Rooney Monday.
Mrs. Helen Davis and daugh
ter, Helen, were guests of Mrs.
| Chas. Langford and Miss Frances
j Crowell in Atlanta from Sunday
[until Wednesday when Mrs.
[Langford and Miss Crowell ac
companied them home and spent
[ the day.
i Elaine Lanier of Macon is vis
i iting Joyce Andrew,
j Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas of
i Jacksonville, Fla, spent last
I week with her parents, Mr. and
1 Mrs. J. D. Stembridge at Cen
; terville.
1 Rev, and Mrs. Roy Gardner
land family are spending several
days this week in Reidsville and
1 i are attending the Tattnall camp I
j meeting while there.
•I Mr. and Mrs. Cater Rogers, j
Dr. R. L. Cater and Mrs. Jack
, Miller spent Friday in Atlanta.,
Mr. and Mrs. Avon Bowman
■ spent the week-end in Woodbury
with her parents.
i Miss Ann Tucker, of Ocilla,
i Ga. is visiting Miss Catherine
1 Hickson.
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 29. 1940
ELECT PHIL ANDERSON JUDGE
(EDITORIAL)
The candidacy of A. M. (Phil) Anderson for Judge of the
Macon Circuit is of paramount interest to his many friends in
Perry and Houston county. Judge Anderson is seeking elec
tion to the unexpired term of the lamented W. A. McClellan, j
to succeed himself for the two years of said term remaining.
Phil Anderson’s ability was first recognized by his own peo
ple. As a very young man, he was given places of leadership
usually held by older men. He was mayor of Perry and city
attorney for 4>j years. He was chairman of the Democratic
Executive committee of Houston county for several years. He
has been a member of the Democratic Executive committee
of the third congressional district for six years. In perform
ing well all duties of a public nature, he proved the confidence
imposed in him to be well placed.
After completing his education at Emory and Mercer, Phil
Anderson practiced law in Perry for nine years. He resigned
as executive secretary of the state board of Penal Corrections
and as director of penal administration at Tattnall prison to
become judge of the Macon circuit. His experience in public
life is an asset to him in his present position.
From every standpoint, Phil Anderson is well qualified for
the judgeship of the Macon circuit. His legal training and ex
perience, his judicial propensity, and his mental attainments
combined with an upright character and a pleasing personality
make him an able, impartial, and considerate judge.
On his record alone, Judge Anderson is entitled to election.
During the short time he has been on the bench, Judge Ander
son has demonstrated his ability to work harmoniously and
effectively with all of the officers of all of the courts in the
district, to promptly and efficiently dispose of the numerous
cases on the court dockets, and to furnish accused persons of
speedy trials at a saving for the taxpayers.
The Macon Circuit needs such an able and vigorous Judge
as Phil Anderson has proved himself to be. It is to the best
interest of the people of the circuit, composed of the counties
of Bibb, Peach, Crawford, and Houston, to retain Judge An
derson in office. Then, too, it is an established Democratic
custom to elect a judicial officer to complete an unexpired
term when he has satisfactorily discharged the duties of the
office in which he is serving. Why make a change when we
have such a well qualified and experienced man?
The people of Perry and Houston county are proud of Phil
Anderson and of the record he has made as Judge. They are
happy to commend him to the citizens of Bibb, Peach, and
Crawford counties with their whole-hearted endorsement of
him for Judge of the Macon Circuit.
RED GROSS LIFE-SAVING
COURSE AT HOUSTON LAKE
A Red Cross Junior Life-Sav
ing Course for Houston County
will be held at Houston Lake
Sept. 3-13, from 8 p. m. to 10 p.
m. with no classes on Saturday
or Sunday, The Kiwanis Club
will sponsor the course. Dr. d.
L. Gallemore is Chmn. of com
mittee in charge.
Andrew Talton, of Kathleen,
qualified instructor, will teach
safety in swimming. There will
be no charge for use of the
Lake. Arrangements are being
made for a school bus to trans
port students to the Lake.
The junior course is for boys
and girls between the ages of
12-17. Last year, twenty took
the course and received certifi
cates.
If enough seniors desire a
course, one will be offered for
them. Only six seniors enrolled
last year. _____
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin
cere thanks to our friends for
the courtesies shown us during
the illness and death of our hus
band and father.
Mrs. D. P. Leaptrot
and Family.
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Skellie
and niece, Ormond Skellie, of
Rahway. N. J., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Anderson.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Or
mond Skellie of Rahway, N. J.
will be interested to learn that
they had twin daughters, Patri
cia and Jacquelyn, born on July
25.
Miss Stella Cater of Macon is
visiting her grandparents, Dr.
and Mrs. R. L. Cater.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Peek had
as their guests several days last
week her sister, Mrs. D. D White
and Mr. White and son, Mr.
Billy White and family, of Ash
land, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Peek and
son, Bobby, spent the week-end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Peek. Mr. Peek returned
to Alma Monday where he is
now located and Mrs. Peek re
| mained for a-longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Peek and
1 son, Billy, of Thomaston, spent
! the week-end with their parents,
■ Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Peek.
Friends of Mrs. Mamie Winn
will be glad to know that she is
much better after an illness of
ten days. She will return to her
office work next week.
CHARTER MEETING OF NEW |
GROUP TO BE HELD SEPT. 16
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service, which is the new
name of the Woman’s Mission
ary Society of ■ The Methodist
Church, will hold a charter meet
ing at the Perry Methodist
Church Monday, Sept. 16, for
the organization of the local
group.
This milestone in the woman's
work was reached through the
union of the three branches of
Methodism. The entire member
ship of the W. M. S. will be car
ried over into the new group on
this historic occasion. Every
woman in the church is invited
to attend this charter meeting
and unite with this new group
whose interests will extend from
the local society to the ends of
the world.
The Circles will meet Monday,
Sept. 9 instead of Sept. 2.
BARBECUE DINNER
Mr. and Mrs. A. W, Tabor en
tertained at a family barbecue at
Houston lake Wednesday eve
ning, Aug. 21. There were about
50 present.
Out-of-town relatives included
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tabor and
family from Macon, Mrs. Nora
Barnes of St, Petersburg, Fla.,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dorsett
and family from Miami.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Paschal Muse was hostess
at a birthday party at her home
near Perry Tuesday afternoon,
Aug. 20, in honor of her daugh
ter, Cyntha Muse on her fifth
birthday.
Mrs. Muse was assisted by
Mrs. 0. B. Muse and Mrs. Floyd
Tabor. About 35 little guests
were present.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Susannah Wesley Class of
the Methodist Church will meetj
next Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 4:301
p. m. at the home of Mrs. L. M. I
Paul, Jr. with Mrs. F, M. Houser,
Mrs. Malcolm Dean, and Mrs.
John Heller as co-hostesses.
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C.will meet
Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 4 p m, at
the home of Mrs. E.F. Barfield,
The circles of the Baptist W.
M. S. will meet Monday at 4;30
p. m. as follows: No. 1, at home
of Mrs. W. B. Evans with Mrs.
Frank Moody, cohostess; No. 2,
at home of Mrs. Helen Davis
with Mrs. Emmitt Akin as joint
hostess; No. 3, at home of Mrs.
S. T. Hurst with Miss Lula
Hurst and Mrs. Alva Davis as
joint hostesses.
| WOMEN SUPPORTERS
OF ROBERTS TO MEET
I The women supporters of Co
-1 lumbus Roberts tor Governor
I will hold a District Rally today
| (Thursday) Aug. 29, at 3p. m.
!al Houston Lake. Mrs. J. Alva
Dayis, chmn. of the Woman's
division of the third district of
the Columbus Roberts’ Campaign
Committee, has invited the
women of this district to meet
today in the interest of Mr. Rob
erts’ candidacy for Governor.
Mrs, Columbus Roberts will
speak in the interest of her hus
band’s campaign. Mrs. J. A.
ißollison of Waycross, state
chmn. of the woman’s division,
will also speak.
The women of Houston coun
ty are invited by Mrs. Davis to
attend this rally.
REVijMS AT BONAIRE
Revival services will begin at
the Bonaire Methodist Church
tonight (Thursday, Aug. 29) to
continue for ten days. Rev.
Russell Bremer of Du Quoin,
111. will conduct the services,
i Rev. WillarU Rustin, pastor,
said: “We are praying that God j
will honor our church with a |
heart-warming experience.’’ The
pastor invites the members and
public at large to attend the
Bonaire services.
The meeting, which began
A.ug, 18 at the Grovania Metho
dist Church of the Elko charge,
has been concluded. “Grovania
had a real revival of religion,”
Rev. Mr. Rustin said.
At Andrew Chapel, eight new
members were received on pro
fession of faith during revival
services which closed Aug. 14.
There was an enrichment of the
spiritual life of the members,
according to the pastor.
The singing of the quartet of
young preachers was quite an
addition to the meeting, many re
ported.
D. P. LEAPTROT DIES
) _____
David Leaptrot, 55, employe of
Houston county for 15 years,died
at the Macon hospital at 5 p. m.
Sunday after an illness of several
months.
Funeral services were held at
the Parry Baptist church at 3 p,
m. Monday and burial was in
the family cemetery at Byron,
Rev. J. A. Ivey, pastor,officiated.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Elsie Long of Byron;
five sons, Warren, William F.
Waiter H., and Richard E. Leap
trot, of Perry, and Pearce Leap-1
trot, USN, Hawaiian Islands;
four daughters, Mrs. J. L. Pen
nington and Misses Grace, Mar- ,
garet and Nell Leaptrot, all of
Perry; two brothers, Charles
Leaptrot, Juliette and Edgar
Leaptrot, Fort Valley; and two
sisters, Mrs. W. H. Long and
Mrs. W, C. Bryant of Macon.
HAVIS KUNZ DIES
Funeral services for William
Havis Kunz, G 6, who died Friday
afternoon, were held at the home
] of his sister, Miss Lizzie Kunz,
at 3 p. m. Sunday.
The Rev. J, A. Ivey officiated
and burial was in Evergreen
cemetery.
His father was Marx Kunz,
who came to Perry from Ger
many, and his mother was be
fore her marriage Miss Annie
Connelly, a native of Ireland.
One other sister, Mrs. Ophelia
Gurr, Perry, survives.
MRS. POOSER PASSES
1 Mrs. Sallie Houser Pooaer pass
jed away Monday, Aug. 19, in
Cameron, S. C. after a long ill
ness. She was a native of Perry,
Ga. Her parents were the late
Judge John Houser and Mary
Pooser Houser.
Survivors are three sons and
one daughter who live in South
Carolina; four brothers, includ
ing Sam P. Houser of Perry, one
sister, Mrs. S. L. Norwood, Sr.,
of Perry,and a number of nieces,
nephews, and grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial
were in Cameron on Aug. 21.
Mrs. Pooser was a devout Meth
odist and a true Christian.
She had many friends and rel
atives here who are grieved at
her death.
ESTABLISHED 1870
PRESS CONVENTION
WAS INSTRUCTIVE
The 54th annual convention of
the Georgia Press Association
was held Aug. 22-24 in Macon
and Savannah. The meeting
was both instructive and enjoy
able.
The report of Roy McGinty,
president, showed that much
progress had been made by the
Ga. Press in recent months. A
striking excerpt from his re
marks is given below:
“We assemble here today for
our fifty-fourth annual conven
tion at a time of world-wide crisis
and confusion. The most pro
found changes arc taking place,
and the future of our own nation
and our way of life is uncertain.
The fate of the American press
is, of course, bound up with the
fate of the American nation.
Democratic government is on
trial before all the world, and
the survivival of our free insti
tutions is as much the responsi
bility of the American press
rural as well as metropolitan
as of any force in our national
life. These are times when we
should jealously guard that free
dom of expression which we
hold-not for ourselves- but as
a sacred trust for liberty-loving
peoples of all the world; guard
it from abuse at our own hands
as well as from outside encroach
ments. Once our press is silenc
ed, under any sort of pretext,
this nation will be on the road to
dictatorship. If that issue ever
arises—and I pray God it never
will—l have faith that the news
papers of Georgia will be alert
and aggressive in the defense of
their liberties, and at the same
time truly patriotic in meeting
any emergency threatening the
nation’s safety.”
Delegates adopted unanimous
ly the resolution offered by Nel
son Shipp, Sunday editor of the
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, in
sisting that measures be taken
to protect friendly relations be
tween the United Stales and the
21 South American countries and
also to safeguard American mar
kets.
Shipp’s resolution was offered
Thursday in Macon, immediate
ly following an address by Chess
Abernathy, editor of the Cobb
County Times, who warned that
a Nazi victory over the British
will mean the immediate loss of
what remaining prestige Amer
ica has and institution of a dis
astrous barter system. Aberna
thy, who has just returned after
a six month study of economic
and political conditions, said pen
etration of Nazi doctrines is
being aggressively sponsored in
every one of the countries by
“Fifth Columnists.”
In Macon, the editors were
guests of Mercer University, the
Macon Telegraph and News, and
W. T. Anderson, editor. In
Savannah, the Desoto hotel and
the Savannah papers were hosts.
The following resolution was
passed concerning the patrol:
“Be it resolved that the Geor
gia Press Association commend
the State Patrol for the progress
that has been made in making
Georgia highways safer and sav
ing human lives. This depart
ment was conceived outside of
politics and should be kept out
of politics. The efficiency of
the patrol can be maintained
only as long as political interfer
ence is kept out and the entire
personnel is left free to perform
their duties without fear or fa
vor. The press of the state has
had a generous part in forming
this program and we are proud
of the great progress that has
been made.”
COLUMBUS ROBERTS
TO SPEAK IN MACON
Commissioner of Agriculture
Columbus Roberts, brings his
campaign for governor back into
central Georgia Monday with an
address at the Macon city audi
torium at 4 o’clock in the after
noon, Labor Day.
Commissioner Roberts will dis
cuss what he considers to be the
urgent needs of Georgia and his
plans for meeting them during
the next two years.
The meeting is sponsored by a
joint committee of labor and
business interests supporting
Mr. Roberts.
