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VOL. LXVIX. No. 3S.
NEWSPAPER salute
TO BE OBSERVED!
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National Newspaper Service,
q a ] u te, Oct. 1-8, will be observ-1
e( j by the Houston Home Journal
with a program Tuesday, Oct. 1,
at the luncheon meeting of the
p err y Kiwanis club, an edition
of the paper Thursday featuring
this Salute and a program at the
Perry school Friday.
Next week’s edition will carry
a number of unusual and attrac
tive features. An effort will be
made to reach every family in
the county with a copy of the
Home Journal next week.
W. T. Anderson, editor of the
Macon Telegraph, Macon, Ga.,
will be the speaker at the Ki
wanis club next Tuesday.
Judge A. M. Anderson of Per
ry will be the speaker on the
school program, Friday, Oct. 4,
at 9 a.m. The public is invited
to hear him.
Mayor's Proclamation
To call especial attention to
this newspaper observance, May
ors. A. Nunn has issued the
following proclamation:
Whereas, October 1-8 has been
designated as National Newspa
per Service Salute, which is be
ing observed throughout the
United States;
And Whereas, the purpose of
this observance is to direct the
attention of the general public
to the great and important part
played by the newspapers of
America in preserving and pro
tecting the liberty and freedom
of the American people, and es
pecially preserving those funda
mental human rights of freedom
of the press and freedom of
speech;
And Whereas, the preserva
tion of these fundamental rights
and the protection of the Ameri
can people in the exercise of
these rights are essential and vi
tal to the preservation of our
democratic form of government;
And Whereas, the Houston
Home Journal, our local newspa
per, throughout its entire his
tory, has always striven to serve
not only our community and
county, but our state and nation,
and especially in its efforts to
maintain and preserve funda
mental human rights and human
liberties;
Now, therefore, I, 3. A. Nunn,
Mayor of the City of Perry, do
hereby proclaim October 1-8 as
Newspaper Appreciation Week
in the City of Perry, and urge
the people of Perry and Houston
County to join with the people
of every county in the United
States in expressing to our news
paper and other newspapers our
appreciation of their untiring ef
fort to maintain and preserve!
the fundamental rights and lib
erties of all American citizens.
SAM A. NUNN,
Mayor City of Perry.
A PROCLAMATION
By The Governor:
Whereas: It is well recogniz
ed that the newspapers of the j
United States and of Georgia
are fundamental to the spirit and
the essence of Democracy: and,
Whereas: The service which
newspapers render to their com
munities, their state, and their
nation is of inestimable benefit
to the general public; and,
Whereas: The people are too
often inclined to take newspa
pers and their benefits for grant
ed, without proper appreciation;
Therefore: I, E. D. Rivers,
Governor of the State of Geor
gia, do hereby set aside the pe
riod from October 1-8, 1941), and |
designate it as a time for obser- 1
vance of National Newspaper!
Service Salute in Georgia, call- 1
ing upon all individuals and or-j
ganizations to pause in the
course of theft usual functions
during that week for a proper
appreciation of newspapers and
their editors.
Signed under the seal of the
State of Georgia, this the 17th
day of September, 1940.
E. D. RIVERS,
Governor.
NOTICE
To observe Jewish New Year,
Thursday, Oct. 3, our Store will
Je closed all day today.
Moore Dry Goods Co.
Houston Home Journal
GEORGIA LEADS IN
I FOUR FARM PRODUCTS
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; Georgia leads the nation in the
j production of sweet potatoes,
peanuts, watermelons and edible
I pecans, and ranks a close second j
in growing peaches—yet, cotton,
corn and tobacco rank one, two,
three as the big money crops of
the state, with cotton accounting
for more than 30 per cent of the
total farm income.
Georgia has 250,544 persons
operating farms and ranks third
among the states in larm popu
lation, according to the latest
available figures. In 1935, the
state’s gross income per farm
was $B3O, for a comparatively
low position in the nation. Geor
gia’s gross farm income in 1939
was $151,579,000. Between 1930
and 1935 the farm debt of the
state was reduced 12 per cent,
but the farm mortgage indebted
ness is still one of its biggest ag
ricultural problems.
Seventy per cent of Georgia’s
farmers are cotton planters.
Every county in the state has at
least one accredited high school,
and each county has one county
high school where all children
are admitted without paying tui
tion. There now is a county
agent in every county, and home
demonstration agents are now
employed in 30 of them. Georgia
ranks first among the states in
the number of boys and girls en
rolled in 4-H club work.
These and many other inter
esting figures concerning Geor
gia agriculture have been com
piled by Paul W. Chapman, dean
of the State College of Agricul
ture.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Promotion Day with Program in
Auditorium.
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m
A message for thoughtful Church
.Members and Christians, subject
--“For Such a Time as This.”
Epworth League--6:30 p. m.
Sunday night.
Evening Worship, 8 p. m.
The pastor will bring the second
in a series of sermons on the va
rious periods of life, the subject
being-“ The Sins and the Virt
ues of Youth,” Young people
are especially invited to this ser
vice.
Prayer Service, Wednesday
night 8 p. m.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
ELKO CHARGE PLANS
FOR 4th CONFERENCE
I The date of the fourth quarter
ly conference of the Elko charge
.has been changed from Oct. 23
to Oct. 15. Every member of
the conference is urged to be
present with a good report.
Visitors are also cordially invited.
Dinner will be served after the
morning worship service. Elko
will be host. The churches are
all looking forward to the last
•quarterly conference with great
anticipation. Don’t forget the
date, Oct. 15, at Elko.
An evangelistic campaign
throughout the circuit has just
been completed with most gra
cious results. The pastor, Rev,
Willard Rustin, is grateful for
the spiritual gains made during
the series of services held.
METHODISTS TO HAVE
RALLY IN MACON OCT.)
A Rally of the Methodist pas
j tors and Church members of the
Macon District will be held at
ithe Mulberry Methodist Church
(Tuesday morning, October 1.
'The meeting will begin at 9:30
o’clock, and at 10 o’clock reports
[will be given by all the pastors
ion the work of their Churches
i to date. At 11:30 a. m. Bishop
Arthur Moore, now resident
Bishop of the Georgia Confer
ences, will preach. He needs no
I introduction to Georgia Metho
idists, and he will be heard by a
large congregation. The meet
’ ing will adjourn with lunch about
one o’clock.
NOTICE
All 1939 City Taxes must be
paid immediately.
W. F. Norwood,
| Clerk.
PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1940
HOUSTON MEN MUST
REGISTER IN DRAFT
All men living in Houston
County—white and colored, na
tives, aliens and all-that are be
tween 21 and 35 years old must
register Wednesday, October 16,
in the first peace-time, military
draft in the history of the Unit
ed States
Every man between these ages
is required tu register on that
day under terms of the historic
Burke - Wadsworth Conscription
Bill, which passed congress last
week and was signed by Presi
dent Roosevelt last week.
A total of 16,500,000 men in
the U. S. will be eligible for the
registration. Of these about
400,000 will be drafted into the
army by January 1, the remain
der to be on the waiting list ac
cording to the need for soldiers,
their dependents, their occupa
tions, etc.
It is estimated that about 1,000
men in Houston County will be
registered. Of these, probably
less than 100 will be called into
army by the draft.
Houston County .'men will prob
ably register on Oct, 16 at their
various voting precincts in the
county, the registration cards
then to be turned in to the Coun
ty Draft Board.
When the actual drafting be
gins (which will be handled from
Washington), those who are
drafted will be taken according
to lot. Numbers will be publicly
drawn in the national capitol.
A local board of prominent
citizens will be appointed upon
recommendation of Governor
Rivers to control the selection
and decide the eligibility of the
draftees.
In a statement issued at the
time of the signing, the Presi
dent said that America has
adopted selective service in time
of peace and in doing so, has
broadened and enriched our basic
concept of citizenship.
The President said that the
registration on Wednesday, Oc
tober 16. would be between the
hours of 7 a. m, and 9 p. m. (lo
cal time.)
On that day, he declared, ev
ery male citizen between 21 and
35, inclusive, “will be expected
to report” to a neighborhood
precinct to fill out a registration
certificate.
The certificate which will
there upon be issued to the indi
vidual, Mr. Roosevelt continued,
will be carried by him “as a tes
timonial to his acceptance of the
fundamental obligation of citi
zenship.”
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
Mrs. Cohen Walker and Mrs.
W. E. Marshall were welcomed
as new members at the meeting
of the Perry Garden Club held
Friday at the American Legion
Home. Hostesses were Mrs. N.
W. H. Gilbert, Mrs. Houser Gil
bert, Mrs. Wordna Gray, Mrs.
Paschal Muse, Mrs. J. M. Tolle
son, and Mrs. Joe Beddingfield.
Mrs. G. C. Nunn, president,
who presided over the meeting
appointed Miss Norine Swanson
and Mrs. Calvin McLendon to
succeed Mrs. Geo. Jordan who
resigned as Scrap Book chair
man. Conservation and preser
vation of trees will be the major
objective for this year. Two
trophies are to be selected by
Mrs. A. C. Pritchett and iMrs, J.
L. Gallemore. These trophies will
be awarded for first and second
places in flower exhibits and
will be kept one month by the
recipients.
The program was presented
by Mrs. W. B. Evans. “Trees”
and “Camellias”, two poems
written by Mrs. Geo. Nunn,
were read by Mrs, J. O. Cole
man. Miss Martha Cooper dis
cussed Bulbs for Winter Bloom.
Members of the club read A. B.
C’s for Sept, in your garden.
These helpful hints were com
piled by Mrs. Evans.
Georgia’s gray line is thinning.
The death rate for Confederate
veterans in the state last year
was 34.6 per cent. There were
i only 85 veterans on the state
pension rolls June 30, 1940, com
pared with 130 on the same date
! in 1939.
SAM P. HOUSER DIES!
AFTER LONG ILLNESSI
Sam Pooser Houser, age 76,
died at 7:30 a. m. last Thursday |
after an illness of several months.
Mr. Houser was a member of a
large and prominent family of
this section of Georgia. He was
a native of Houston county and
lived here all his life. His par
ents were the late Judge John H.
Houser and Mrs. Mary Pooser
Houser.
Mr. Houser was a building
contractor and a farmer until his
health failed. He was a member
of the Perry Methodist church
for 34 years and of a country
church several years before
moving his membership here.
He was married first to Miss
Theodosia Haslam, of Marshall
ville, who died in 1901. In 1909,
he married Miss Kate Hodges of
Perry, who survives him.
Other survivors are four chil
dren: Mrs. T. H. Ward of Ma
con, a daughter by his first mar
riage; Miss Jean Houser of Co
lumbia, S. C.. Mrs. Joe Borders
of Fort Valley, and John Houser
of Perry; three grandchildren,
Charles Ward and Sam Ward of
Macon, and Linda Jean Borders
of Fort Valley; one sister, Mrs.
S. L. Norwood Sr, of Perry; three
brothers, Frank Houser of
Franklin, Tenn., Geo. Houser of
Dublin, and Zach Houser of
Scott. Ga; a number of nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 11 a. m. at the Metho
dist church with the pastor, Rev.
Roy Gardner, officiating, and
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Baptist pastor,
assisting. A quartet composed
of Francis Nunn, W. K. Whip
ple, Chas. Andrew, and Dr.
Robt. Sheppard sang “Abide
With Me” and “The Old Rugged
Cross,” with Mrs. G. C. Nunn
as pianist.
Pallbearers were nephews of
the deceased: M. G. Edwards, S.
L. Norwood Jr.,Felton Norwood,
Thomas Mason, Jr., Edward
Mason, Houser Gilbert, all of
Perry, and Harry Houser of
Scott, Ga.
Assistants at the church were
L. M. Paul HI, Hugh Lawson,
and Courtney Mason.
Out-of-town relatives attend
ing the funeral were: Mrs. T. H.
Ward and sons, Messrs Charles
and Sam Ward, of Macon; Miss
Mr Houser of Columbia, S. C.;
ivir. ana Mrs. Joe Borders of
Fort Valley; Mr. Frank Houser
of Franklin, Tenn; Mr. and Mrs.
Zach Houser and Mr. Harry
Houser of Scott; Mr. Geo. Houser
of Dublin; Mr. and Mrs, Walter
Houser, Mr, W. E. Houser, Mrs.
W. Q. Gassett, of Macon; Mr.
Lee Houser, Mr. Houser Ed
wards, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ed
wards of Fort Valley: Mr. and
Mrs. Sam N. Hodges of Atlanta;
Gen. C. H. Hodges and Mrs.
Hodges of Fort Penning; Mrs.
T. L. Hendrix, Lakeland, Fla.
Out-of-town friends attending
were: Mr. Chas. Matthews; Miss
Ann Mathews, Mrs. W. B. Nor
ton, and Miss Larinne Edwards,
Fort Valley; Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Fagan and Mrs. Julia Welch, of
Walden; Mr, and Mrs. A. M.
Borders, Messrs Marshall and
Clinton Borders, of Fort Valley.
D. A. R. MEETING
The General Daniel C, Stew
-1 art Chapter of the D, A. R. met
last Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. J. W. Bloodworth, Mrs.
Tom Mobley and Mrs. Helen
Davis serving as co-hostesses.
The topic of study for the year
' will be the History of the DAR.
Mrs. George Riley made a talk.
Mrs. E, W. Traylor read a paper
on the Constitution Speaks, and
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert discussed
Signers Who Did Not Sign, or
Wives of the Signers of the Dec
laration of Independance. Miss
Evelyn Hunt played a number of
patriotic songs on the piano.
Committees for the year are:
Year Book---Mrs. H. T. Gil
bert, Mrs. E. W. Traylor, and
Mrs. G. E. Jordan.
Advancement o f American
Music—Mrs. Helen Davis.
; Librarian—Mrs. Carey B. An
• drew.
■ Junior American Citizens—
• Mrs, Hugh Lawson.
Genealogical Records—Mrs. G.
» E. Jordan.
, Motion Picture—Mrs. H. P.
| NEWSPAPERS CALLED
! FIRST DEFENSE LINE
I
Attorney General Ellis Arnall,
who has been the spear head in
'the fight launched in Georgia
j against un-American and subver
sive activities, this week paid
high tribute to the part newspa
pers and the press have played
in exposing subversive activities
and in encouraging reverence
for American ideals, institutions
and traditions.
“An enlightened populace, a
people who know the truth, nev
er become victims of subversive
influences which seek to destroy
and overthrow orderly Democrat
ic constitutional government,”
he said. “In all instances in
which subversive and un-Ameri-.
can agents have been ferreted
out, the first weapon used against
them is the searchlight of public
ity. The newspapers have al
ways allied themselves with the
patriotic forces of Americanism.
“The newspapers are playing
a vital part in the war against
treacherous foreign doctrines
which are trying to gain a foot
hold in this country. They might
well be deemed our first line of
defense against un-American and;
insidious doctrines which seek to
destroy America and the Ameri
can way of life.”
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Preaching service each Sunday
morning 11:30 and each Sunday
evening 8 o’clock.
Midweek Prayer service each
Wednesday evening 8 o’clock.
At the church this week, the
Junior R. A. Group held their
regular meeting Monday p. m.
I The G. A. group met in the
home of Mrs. A. C. Pritchett. On
Wednesday 3:30 p. m., the W. M.
S. and the Sunbeams gathered at
the church for their program on
Home Missions.
Beginning Sunday night of this
week, the church has been en
gaged in a Stewardship Revival
with Dr. Ellis Sammons, pastor
of the Vineville Baptist Church,
Macon, Ga., doing the preaching.
The attendance has been good
and the messages are with much
earnestness and helpful to our
people. The pastor is grateful
for the response of the people to
this effort of the church.
In the Church next week, be
ginning with Promotion Day in
the Sunday school Sunday morn
ing, the church enters into a
week of study of Sunday school
work with Mrs. R, K. Stovall of
Valdosta, Ga, as one of the teach
ers. The pastor is looking for
ward to a fine response to this
effort with many attending tlu
two classes to be taught during
the week. The hour of meeting
is 8 each evening. The books to
be taught, “The School in which
We Teach,” and “Sunday School
Officers and Their Work,” are
two good books for our immediate
needs filled with inspiration and
information for all. This means
' every member of the church.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
TAX NOTICE
1
The books are now onen for
the payment of state and county
taxes for the year, 1940. Please
pay taxes on or before Dec. 20,
1940 and save interest and cost.
M. E. Akin, T. C.
Houston County, Ga.
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STATE COLLECTIONS
The State Department of Reve
nue collected $45,052,055.44 for
! state during the fiscal year end
led June 30. The collections foi
the previous year by the sam
; J department were $41,671,113.36,
including an increase of $3,380,
1000.
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Tne friends of Mrs, Frank
1 Moody will be sorry to learn of
j her illness. She was admitted
to the Middle Georgia Hospital,
1 Macon, Wednesday.
• Dobbins.
National Defense—-Mrs. L. M.
- Paul, Jr.
National Historical Magazine
. —Mrs. E. W. Traylor and Mrs.
F, M. Houser.
Scrap Book—Mrs. Geo. Riley.
ESTABLISHED 1870
PLAN TO REDUCE
FATAL ACCIDENTS
State Troopers of this district
are digging in to prevent the
usual year-end hike in traffic ac
cident deaths this fall.
Sergeant Thomason, command
ing officer of the Perry State
Patrol headquarters which in
cludes Houston county, said 281
persons were killed between Sep
tember and December 31 last
year. Every effort must be
made, he declared, to prevent so
many deaths this fall.
“Earlier darkness, bad weath
er, numerous citrus fruit trucks,
and increased intoxication dur
ing the football and Christmas
1 season all tend to send the year
end death rate soaring.” the
Commanding Officer said. “Those
I hazards can be offset only by ex
treme caution on the part of all
motorists and strict enforcement
of the safety rules by State
Troopers and local police offi
cers.”
In this district which is com
posed of eleven counties, Troop
ers patrolled 183,00 D miles of
: highway from January through
August this year. Throughout
Georgia, the entire State Patrol
opened its “life saving” cam
paign by covering 325,284 miles
last month, establishing a record
for the three-year old Depart
ment of Public Safety.
Sergeant Thomason said that
during the first eight months of
this year Troopers in his district
made 1,046 arrests, issued 2,386
warnings, gave first-aid to 121
injured victims and assisted 686
distressed travelers.
He cautioned motorists that
Troopers will be unusually
watchful this fall for drivers
who violate the rules and endan
ger human life on the highway
and urged all motorists to co
operate in the “life saving”
campaign.
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
OPENS SAT., ATLANTA
The stage is set for the for
mal opening of the Southeastern
World’s Fair in Atlanta Satur
day, September 28. It will con
tinue through October 6.
Uncle Sam’s army will be the
biggest exhibitor on the fair’s
grounds at Lakewood Park.
Tanks, guns, soldiers, planes
and even a military band-will
be included in the $BOO,OOO dis
play of armed might which the
War Department will spread over
a three-acre field. The tanks
will run, the soldiers will march
and the searchlights will glare
in the heavens at night.
Expanded this year to include
seven southeastern states with
exhibits from each, the fair will
open with a gala premiere on the
opening Saturday. Plans for the
; premiere, according to Mike
Benton, president, include a
press luncheon for members of
the Georgia Press Association
at the Ansley Hotel on the open
ing day. Highlight of the open
ing day will be a huge parade in
downtown Atlanta, with all the
, army equipment and floats of
the seven participating states,
1.000 BALES GINNED
Etheridge’s ginnery in Perry
has ginned over 1,000 bales of
cotton this month of September.
There are 1,500 bales of cotton
stored in Etheridge's Warehouse,
the only cotton warehouse in
' Houston county.
Corn is coming in fast this
week, J. P. Etheridge says.
Etheridge’s Corn Elevator and
Shelling Plant has handled
around 6,000 bu. of corn since
last Friday when the season
really opened. Due to the dry
weather this month, corn is com
: ing in early.
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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.
Kev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
