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VOL. LXVIX. No. 42.
names drawn by
local draft board
I
1 255 men between the ages
of 21 and 35, inclusive, register
ed In Houston county, October
jg for the selective service draft.
Of this number, 466 were white
men and 789 colored. S. W.
Hickson, county school superin
tendent, was in charge of the
registration in Houston.
The white registration was as
follows: Perry, 251; Bonaire, 60;
Centerville, 63; Hayneville, 32;
Henderson, 25; Elko, 20; Grova
nia, 15.
200 colored men registered in
Perry and 589 at the colored
schools in the county outside Per
ry.
Registration cards were turned
over to the county draft board
by Mr. Hickson Tuesday when
the board began numbering of
the cards.
Robert Edward Davis, white,
of Kathleen, was the first name
drawn Tuesday. John Jackson,
negro, of Byron route, was the
second name and Ruel Webb,
Perry route 1, the third drawn.
The board organized Friday
and elected Mrs. Lewis Harper
as clerk. M. G. Edwards was
named chairman and C. L. Ker
sey, secretary. C. E. Pyles is the
other member. Dr. H. E. Evans
is medical adviser and C. C.
Pierce, appeals agent.
The board attended a district
meeting at Butler Monday p. m.
to receive further instructions.
Numbers of each registrant
will be published in this paper
and posted at the Court House.
Perry Presbyterians To
Begin Services Sunday
(
The Rev. Frederick C. Debele, '
Jr. will be the preacher in a se- i
ries of evangelistic services to ;
start in the Presbyterian church ;
on Sunday morning, October 27. I
Mr. Debele is a graduate of the '
Georgia School of Technology
and received his theological
training in Columbia Theological I
Seminary from which institution ]
he was graduated last May. He
is pastor cf the Bessemer City i
Presbyterian Church, Bessemer
City, N. C.
Every one is cordially invited
to come and worship with us in
these services. The services
Sunday morning will commence
at 11:30. Services on the fol
lowing mornings will be at 10
and 7:30 in the evening.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
NEW AAA ASST. HERE |
Royce Hobbs of Lumpkin came j
to Perry Monday to accept his|
appointment as administrative
assistant of the A. A. A. in
Houston county.
Mr. Hobbs who has had this
same position in Stewart county
will succeed J. L. Hunt of Kath
leen in this work in Houston
county. Mr. Hunt will go to
Dawson on Nov. 1 to be admr. i
assistant of the A. A. A. in Ter
rell county. Mr. Hunt has done
a splendid work in Houston and
bis friends regret his transfer
to another county. Mr. Hobbs
comes highly recommended and
will no doubt do a good work
here.
REHOBOTH ASSOCIATION
ELECTS REV. IVEY. OFFICER
. The Rehoboth Baptist Associa
tion will meet in 1941 at the First
church in Roberta with the Rev.
H- M. Cannon as host pastor, it ;
vv as decided at the final meeting
ln Macon Oct. 16.
The Rev. L. H, Wright, pastor
°t | attnall Square Baptist church
'■m be the Moderator for the
coming year and the Rev. Henry
‘-Cokes Jr. of Montezuma will
h, rea oh the missionary sermon at
me R°berta meeting.
vice moderator will be the
vov. James Ivey, pastor of First
S a F, tlst church at Perry. E. H.
o.land of Byron is clerk and J.
e ; Lheeves of Macon is treasur-
The association’s executive
-wmittee, comprised of pastors
, one . lay member from each
m the district, will meet
IV :3 t? a -. m - Oct- 28 at the
“'t Baptist church, Macon.
Houston Home Journal
j SERUMS GIVEN FREE
j TO COUNTY CHILDREN
; A silver loving cup nearly 4 ft.
high has been on display this
week in the lobby of the Perry
Loan and Savings Bank. This
cup was awarded to the “40 and
8” of the Georgia Department of
the American Legion at the re
cent national Legion convention
by the Venture Nationale, “40
and 8”, for the best record in
health work in the United States.
This is the first time Georgia has
won this loving cup.
The healthmobile of the “40
and 8“ of the Georgia Dept, of
the Legion was in Houston coun
ty Monday and Tuesday giving
free vaccinations and inocula
tions to white and colored chil
dren.
464 children were given 758 of
these serums. 395 received the
typhoid vaccine: 296, the small
pox vaccine: and 67, the diph
theria toxoid.
The colored schools visited and
the number treated at each are
as follows: Davis Chapel, 31;
Henderson, 41; McEnnis, 11;
Elko, 42; Perry, 100.
The white schools visited were:
Henderson, 32; Elko, 27; Perry,
170.
This healthmobile will be back
in Houston county next Monday
and Tuesday, Oct. 28-29, to visit
other schools and give free vac
cines to the children.
Mrs. Hollis Kezar, Mrs. J. B.
Calhoun, and Mrs. B. H. An
drew Jr. assisted in this work.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
The pastor and stewards of
Perry Methodist church are set
ting Sunday, Oct. 27, as Victory
Sunday for the church. On this
day they greatly desire to clear
up all the financial obligations of
the church for this Conference 1
year. All rpembers are asked to
join this week and on Sunday in
the accomplishment of this
worthy purpose.
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
Sermon by the pastor on an ap
propriate topic. l
Epworth League--6:30 p. m. 1
Sunday.
Evening Worship7:3o p.m.
An evangelistic sermon.
Prayer Service, Wednesday
night, 8. p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
GA. DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE
j Organization of the Democrat
ic vote in Georgia to register a
| tremendous majority for the
■national and state ticket on Nov.
5 proceeded rapidly this week
as Ivan Allen, Sr., chairman of
the Democratic Campaign Com
mittee of Georgia, named chair
men for all Georgia counties.
Mr. Allen said it is of great
importance to Georgia to make a
good showing for the Democrats
lon election day, as Georgia is the
President’s second home, and
this State has a wonderful op
portunity to record its gratitude
to President Roosevelt for the
material help he has given Geor
gians during his administration,
W. D. Kersey of Kathleen is
chairman of the campaign for
! Houston county.
MISSION STUDY DAYS
AT BONAIRE & FACTORY
During the Church Schools of
j Missions in the Rehoboth Baptist
Association during the week of
Oct. 27 through Nov. I, an all
day mission study class will be
! held at Houston Factory Baptist
j church next Tuesday, Oct. 29,
beginning at 10 a. m. Mrs. M.
D. Reed will teach the class and
•Miss Mollie Cohen, Christian
[Jewess, will make the missionary
[address at 11 a. m.
On Wednesdays mission study
: j class will be held at Bonaire Bap-
I list church with Mrs. Reed as
[teacher and Rev. Jim Pickup,
. Cherokee Indian, as missionary
I speaker. The class will begin at
; 10 a. m. and the speech will be
s at 11 a. m.
i The W. M. U. is sponsoring
; these services. Lunch will be
j served at both these Houston
I county churches.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1940
Perry Baptists To Have
: Church Mission School
The Perry Baptist church is to be
one of the preaching centers of
the Church School of Missions to
be held throughout the Rehoboth
Association, Oct. 27 through
Nov. 1. The services will begin
each night in Perry at 7:30
o’clock. Rev. J. A. Ivey, pastor, j
invites the entire community to'
attend this Missionary Revival,
which is being sponsored by the
W. M. U.
Monday evening, Dr. J. W.
Beagle of the Home Mission
Board, will speak. Tuesday, Dr.
Harvey Clark, missionary to
Japan, will be the speaker.
Wednesday, Rev. Paul Bell of
the Mexican Work will make the
address, Thursday, Dr. S. E.
Ayers, missionary to China, will
speak and Friday, Rev. Jim
Pickup, a Cherokee Indian is to
be the speaker. All of these men
have had years of experience,
either on the home or foreign
fields of the Southern Baptist
Convention and are interesting
speakers.
In speaking of this Church
School of Missions, Rev. Mr.
Ivey said; “This is an occasion
which seldom comes to our peo
ple. It may be many, many
years before we shall again have
this privilege. It is our hope
that we may create enthusiasm
for our local work and gain a
deeper understanding and sym
pathy for the missionary work
of the world through the servi
ces to be held here next week.
We urge our people to realize
the tremendous importance of
these series of missionary ser
vices.”
Mrs. A. J. Smith of Macon,
Ga., will lead the W. M. S. in a
study of the Book, “The Stranger
within our Gates” by Dr. Plain
field. This class will meet Mon
day and Tuesday afternoons at 3
o’clock.
F.F.A. CHAPTER WINS
PRIZES AT STATE FAIR
During the past week about
50 percent of the Perry F, F. A.
Chapter attended the State Fair
Future Farmer Exhibition. Those
from the Perry chapter entering
the Seed, Tree, and Shrub Identi
fication Contest were John Over
ton, Roy Johnson, and Carson
Henderson. Fred Johnson was
also a winner in the local con
test but could not enter the state
contest due to an injury. The
vvinners in the local contest won
through a series of competitive
tests on the various things to be
judged at the State Fair.
The Perry chapter was also
very well represented in the
livestock exhibits by Ralph Ta
bor, with four hogs on exhibit,
Ralph won two first places and a
second place prize. He had the
Champion junior boar, Duroc
Jersey pig and the Champion
senior sow Duroc Jersey pig of
the fair. He also placed second
in the shows and litters with a
Duroc Jersey sow and litter.
These were the only livestock
exhibits from Perry but it is
hoped many more exhibits will
be had next year.
The F. F. A. members have
gotten their projects all worked
out and most of them have start
ed work on their new project.
The old members are now work
ing up a summary of last year’s
records. The records of each
student will be compiled and
compared with the county yields.
BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
The monthly meeting of the
Houston Factory W. M. S. was
held at the home of the presi
dent, Mrs. Robt. Batchelor, Mon
day p. m. A program was pre
sented by Mrs. J. J. Foreman,
chmn. There were six members
and one visitor present.
The repair work for the church
was discussed and plans made
for the December Week of Pray
er. A spend-the-day meeting on
[ Dec. 2 will be at the home of
’[Mrs. W. C. Langston in obser
r! vance of the Lottie Moon Christ
. mas offering. After business
'[the hostess served refreshments.
;! Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Couch,
i Jr. and Mrs. W. W. Woolfolk, of
i Talbotton, spent Wednesday
I here.
Fire Protection Proves
1 Economy To Taxpayers j
Fire Chief D. W. Brosnan of j
Albany, Ga., who has a nationali
reputation because of the won-1
derful record he has made, wasj
the speaker at Tuesday’s lunch
eon meeting of the Perry Ki
wanis Club.
I “It is economy for a town to
'have proper fire equipment,”
Chief Brosnan said. “For every
dollar the taxpayer pays for
fire equipment, he saves $3 in
insurance premiums. Property
owners can buy more insurance
and be more fully covered from
fire loss if the rate is lowered.
“Fire protection is an econom
ic matter. It includes protection
of life, protection of property,
and the saving of money.
“Fire protection embraces
abundant water supply, fire sig
nal alarms, adequate hose, fire
drills, and at least two trained
men in a volunteer fire depart
ment, besides a good fire en
gine,” the fire chief stated.
For further fire protection, a
city should have building regula
tions and require owners to com
ply with them, Chief Brosnan
said.
“Fire safety should be sold to
the public through newspapers,
radio, and public speeches. Busi
ness sections should have month
ly inspections and residential
sections, annual inspection for
the purpose of eliminating fire
hazards.
“Fire drills should be held reg
ularly at schools because of the
fine training given children
through such drills.” the speak
er said.
Individuals can help reduce
fire losses by being more careful
with fire, never using gasoline
for cleaning, never allowing chil
dren to play with matches, being
careful about ashes and ash pits,
having heating system and flues
checked over, being careful of
electric iron and fuses, the chief (
pointed out.
Membeis of city council were
guests of the club. Felton Nor
wood, city clerk, H. D. Gordy,
policeman, and Clifford Grimes,
fire chief, were also guests.
Out-of-town visitors were: Joe
Stevens, Albany; E. 11. Brooks,
Folkston; and A. R. Roan, Cor
dele.
W V. Tuggle is program chair
man for October. Sam Mathews,
president of the Fort Valley
Kiwanis Club,will be the speaker
next Tuesday.
80 MILLION IN U. S.
ARE OF VOTING AGE
The Census Bureau has esti
mated that the number of citi
zens of voting age in the 48
states is now 80,528,000, an in
crease of 5,391,000 since 1936,
when 45,646.817 ballots were
cast in the presidential election.
The gross population, 21 years
of age and over, is 84,178,000,
the bureau said. From this fig
ure, it deducted 3,200,000 aliens
and 490,000 District of Columbia
residents to arrive at its total of
potential voters. Aliens are not
permitted to vote and there is
no ballot in the District of Co-j
lumbia, alhough many of its resi
dents vote in the states.
: i
T überculosis Curable And
Preventable Doctor Says
Declaring that tuberculosis is
preventable and curable, the di
rector of the Division of Tuber
culosis of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health, announc
ed the annual death rate from!
tuberculosis in Georgia has fall-j
en from 74.6 per 100,000 in 1930 j
to only 49.1 in 1939.
The disease, he said, is not in-1
herited but does run in families'
and households because the
close contact in which they live
favors passing from the sick to
the well the germs' which cause
it.
It was pointed out, however,
that the State has far to go in
attaining a goal of complete
eradication of tuberculosis in
spite of improved prevention and
control measures.
'[ Mr. and Mrs. Drew Harris
r have moved into the Woolfolk
home on Swift street.
(CLOSING DATE NEAR
I FOR AAA PRACTICES
!
Farmers of Houston county are
reminded by County Agent W.
|T. Middlebrooks that November
j3O is the closing date for carry
ing out soil-building practices
under the 1940 AAA farm pro
gram,
“This means that farmers par
ticipating in the AAA program
must complete soil-building prac
tices by November 30 if they
expect to receive credit on this
year’s program.
“Houston county farmers con
tinued this year to carry out a
broad program of soil-improving
practices, and by so doing made
a substantial contribution to the
Nation's agricultural prepared
ness.
“We are virtually concerned
today with strengthening the de
fense of our nation,” Mr. Mid
dlebrooks pointed out. “In this
regard, we are fortunate in that
we have an abundance of food i
and fiber now, and our farms are
capable of producing plenty for
future use. The AAA Conserva
tion Program has given us the
opportunity to overhaul and im
prove our ‘farm factories’ until
now they are able to supply any
anticipated requirements.”
Among the most important
soil-improving practices which
farmers may carry out now are
planting winter legumes, apply
ing phosphate and lime, and
terracing their land.
HOUSTON OIL MEN MEET
Wholesale and retail oil deal
ers and their employees of Perry
and Houston county gathered at (
the Court House Tuesday night
for a meeting of the Houston ,
County Petroleum Industries !
Committee.
The local group is affiliated
with the Georgia Petroleum In
dustries Committee, which is
the state association of oil men (
with local organizations in each
of the one hundred fifty nine
counties. The chief purpose and
main objective of the organiza
tion is to secure fair and equit
able taxes and legislation for
Georgia motorists and those en
gaged in supplying their needs.
It is a non-cost cooperative group,
functioning on a non-partisan
and non-political basis.
Neil W. Printup, Atlanta, sec
retary of the Georgia Petroleum
Industries Committee, addressed
the meeting. Printup stated:
“The rapid growth in the cost ol
special additional taxes paid by
motor vehicle owners and other
consumers of gasoline, and the
rising cost of taxation imposed
upon the activities and products
of the petroleum industry itself,
have forced oil men throughout
the country to organize for the
protection of their customers
and themselves. Their activity
represents no attempt to dodge
fair and reasonable taxation, but!
it is a nationwide movement for
tax justice, economical govern
ment, and effective administra
tion of public revenue. Georgia
oil men, forming Petroleum In
dustries Committees in every
1 county, are prepared to work
with other organizations of tax
payers which believe that a
sound financial policy is essential
for the continued development
and progress of the highway sys
tem of our state.” Adoption of
an Amendment to the State Con
stitution “positively and per
manently” prohibiting the use of
all special motorists taxes for
any purpose other than the con
struction and maintenance ol
highways and the retirement of
bonds issued for the construction
I of same was advocated,
i Mr. Printup said that an in
i creasing proportion of the state’. 1 -
'revenues from special additional
taxes paid for highway financing
is being diverted to other purpo
ses, and warned that if this prac
tice continues, the state soon
will have no money whatever for
roads and will be asking motor
vehicle owners and operators to
pay higher taxes.
; TAX NOTICE
1 The books are now open for
the payment of state and county
| taxes for the year, 1940, Please
pay taxes on or before Dec. 20,
3 1940 and save interest and cost.
: M. E. Akin, T. C.
Houston County, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1870
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
OF COUNTY TO MEET
A group of young people of
Houston county met at the Perry
school Monday night to make ap
plication for a charter to the
Young Democratic Clubs of
Georgia. Glea Gray acted as
temporary chairman.
A meeting will be held Thurs
day night, Oct.. 24, at Bp. m. at
the Perry school for the purpose
of electing officers for and fur
ther organizing a Houston Coun
ty Young Democratic club. Every
young man and woman under 36
years of age are invited to at
tend this meeting and join the
club.
The set up in brief is this:
1. Th e Young Democratic
Clubs of Georgia are affiliated
with the Young Democratic clubs
of America, who are in turn the
junior arm of the National Dem
ocratic Party.
2. The purpose of the organi
zation is to sponsor all forms of
better government and to up
hold the principles, platform,and
candidates of the Democratic
party.
3. It is strictly a political or
ganization of the Democratic
party.
4. Membership is open to all
persons under thirty-six years of
age who are in sympathy with
the purposes of the same.
5. The dues are $l.OO per
year, 25c of which goes to the
local club and 75c to the state or
ganization for payment of na
tional dues and running ex
penses.
6. It is the desire of
the Democratic Party
of Georgia, that strong clubs be
formed in each county in Geor
gia between now and the Nation
al election. Ten members are
necessary for a county to receive
a charter.
GEORGIA QUOTA FOR
DRAFT SET AT 6,489
6,489 young Georgians will be
drafted into the army between
November 18 and next July 1 as
a total of 50,984 are called to the
colors from the Army Fourth
Corps Area in the eight southern
states during that period, the
War Department has announced
in tentative draft quotas.
Georgia’s quota was set at
12,792, and the state was given
credit for 6,303 voluntary enlist
ments, leaving 6,489 to be drawn
in the War Department lottery.
Of this number, 4,336 are to be
white and 2,153 Negroes.
Georgia’s draftees will be con
scripted through the local draft
boards following the national
lottery October 29, in which the
order of the draft will be decided
by chance.
; MACON ARMY CAMP
TO BE ONE OF LARGEST
Macon’s army replacement
center will be one of the four
largest of the 19 to be establish
ed by the war department. The
camp to be created in Macon will
provide quarters for 15,000 white
and 1,50(3 colored soldiers, with
a 15 per cent allowance for over
head. It will be used for infan
try.
Two other infantry camps of
approximately the same size will
be established at Camp Wolther,
Texas, and Nacimento, Calif. A
field artillery unit at Fort Bragg,
N. C., will provide quarters for
the same numbers of men.
All other replacement centers
will be smaller, ranging in size
from Coast Artillery camp at
Cort Eustis, Va., for 14,000 men
to Chemical warfare unit at
Cdgewood Arsenal, Md., for
1,000.
Replacement centers will be
established for all branches of
the army including the medical
corps. They will provide quar
ters for about 185,000 men. The
centers are scheduled to be ready
for use March 15, 1941,
NOTICE
All 1939 City Taxes must be
paid immediately by order of
the Mayor and Council.
I W. F. Norwood, Clerk.
