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VOL.LXX. No, 2,
HOUSTON OFFICERS
SWORN IN; ONE NEW
Commissioners Name Perry
Bank As Depository
Officers Tor Houston county
fnr t he next four years have
upen sworn into office since Jan.
11941 by John L. Hodpres, Or-
Jinary of the county. There is
“h one new officer. F. M.
r-pene, county school superin
tendent, who succeeded S. W.
Hickson.
Mr. Greene served as superin
tendent of Houston county
schools from 1910 to 1920, when
he became president of the 12th
jjist A. and M. School at Coch
ran He resigned after 3 1 / 2 years
at Cochran to accept a position
with the state department of
Education. For eleven years,
Mr. Greene served as district su
pervisor and state supervisor of
Vocational Education.
Mr. Greene was also head of
the Perry schools from 1906 to
1910 and was the first to place
the Perry school on the state
high school accredited list. Only
ten grades were necessary at
that time for certification on the
state list.
Other county officers sworn in
are: C. C. Pierce, sheriff; H. T.
Gilbert, clerk of court; M. E.
Akin, tax collector; E. W. Mar
shall, tax receiver: Rhodes Se
well, surveyor; T. S. Chapman,
coroner; J. A. Davis, W. D. Ker
sey, T. L. Warren, A. L. Sasser,
Warren Hodge, commissioners.
Judge A. M. Anderson swore
Ordinary Hodges into office and
was then sworn in himself by
the Ordinary,
E. H. Wimberly of Hayneville
and E. Wynne of Henderson
have taken their oaths as justices
of the peace.
The county treasurer’s office
was abolished by the state legis
lature two years ago so no suc
cessor to Mrs. J. R. Hunt was
elected at the last county pri
mary.
The Commissioners designated
the Perry Loan and Savings
Bank as the depository for coun
ty funds, at their January meet
ing held Tuesday at the Court
House. C. E. Brunson was re
elected county manager, attor
ney and clerk of commissioners.
J. Alva Davis w a s renamed
chmn. of the board of Commis
sioners and T. L, Warren, vice
chmn. Homer Chapman was re
tained as warden,
CIRCLES ORGANIZED
BY METHODIST W.S.C.S.
The circles of the Methodist
WS. C. S. met Monday and
elected officers as follows:
Circle No. 1- Leader (To be
supplied). Asst, leader, Mr s.
Francis Nunn; Treasurer, Mrs.
Fe 11 o n Norwood: Contingent
Treasurer, Mrs.B.H. Andrew,Jr,
Circle No. 2 —Leader, Mrs. S.
A. Nunn; Asst. Leader, Mrs. Earl
Ogletree; Treasurer, Mrs. Har-I
vey Averette; Contingent Treas
urer, Mrs. Wallace Raburn; Sec,
of Publication, Mrs. Avery Lee.
Circle No. 3—Mrs. M. G. Ed
wards; Asst. Leader, Mrs. A. M.
Anderson, Jr.; Treasurer, Mrs.
frank Bonner;Conringent Treas
urer, Mrs. Albert Skeilie; Secre
'■ury, Mrs. Freeman Cabero.
Hostesses were: No. 1, Mrs,
f; H. Andrew, Jr.; No. 2, Mrs.
M. Stripling; No. 3, Mrs. T.
Rogers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The general meeting of the
japtl st W. M. S. will be held
Monday at 3:30 p. m. at the
church.
»^ M Sunbeams of the Baptist
-nuroh will meet at the same
me at the church.
The Sorosis Club will meet Fri-
V-S i a , n v lo - at 3:30 p. m. with
Mrs - W. K. Whipple.
-.fT! 16 (egular business meeting
ifl n 0 Woman’s Society of Chris
liPtT* r V i ce >* 3e held at the
13 o ! .|n Church * Monda y- dan
at d:3O p. m.
text T^ er 5 y B. T. A. will meet
schook day at 3p> m - at the
Auxiliary will meet
t S y ’ - Jan - 16 > at 3:30 p. m.
c the Legion Home.
Houston home Journal
i PERRY BANK HAS I
j SUCCESSFUL YEAR,
f The Perry Loan and Savings
Bank had a most successful year
■ in 1940, as their financial state
ment published in this issue will
show. The total deposits of over
, $367,000 are the highest in the
bank’s history.
A twelve per cent dividend
was declared and paid in De
cember.
The stockholders held their an
nual meet Wednesday, Jan. 1.
and elected the same directors
and officers.
These are: R. L Cater, presi
dent; C. E. Andrew, vice-presi
dent; W. V. Tuggle, cashier: M.
M. Dean, asst, cashier; and Miss
Aubrey Rainey, book-keeper.
Directors are: R. L. Cater,
C. E. Andrew, W. V. Tuggle, A.
A. Smoak, T. C. Rogers, C. E.
McLendon, and Mrs. G. C.Nunn.
; MRS. W, E. SWANSON PASSES
| Mrs, Florine Cox Swanson,
; widow of W. E. Swanson, for
mer mayor of Perry and for
many years a leading merchant
here, died at her home Saturday
night after a long illness. She
was 74 years of age.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Miss Norine Swanson of
Perry and Mrs. A. L. Wilkinson
of Atlanta, and two grandchil
dren, William and Shirley Wil
kinson.
Mrs. Swanson was a cultured
gentlewoman whose type is be-;
coming rare in the present day.
1 Retiring in her nature, she de
voted her life to her family,
home, books, flowers, and pets.
Her kindness, sincerity, and loy
alty made many strong and abid
ing friendships for her.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning at 11 o’clock at
the residence with the Rev. Roy
Gardner, Methodist pastor, of
ficiating. Burial was in Ever
green cemetery.
Pallbearers were: L. H. Gil
bert, J. M. Gooden, S. L. Nor
wood, T. L, Warren, Robert
Greene, and J. W. Bioodworth.
Honorary pallbearers were: C.
E. Brunson, H. T. Gilbert, W. B.
Sims, and J. H. King.
Among the out-of-town friends
here for the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. George Winn, Mrs.
Stewart Cole, Mrs. Baxter Jones,
Mrs. F. W. Farmer, Mrs. Maggie
Gaddy, of Macon; Mrs. B. C.
Holtzclaw of Atlanta,’Miss Helen
Marshal], Miss Larinne Ed
wards, and Mrs. J. E. Davidson,
of Fort Valley; and Mrs. Cub
bedge Snow and Mrs. L. PL Gil
bert of Macon.
Those from out of town who
called at the Swanson residence
• Sunday were: Mr. F. C. Day,
Mrs. Martha B. Lowe, and Mrs.
Alva Adkisson, Roberta; Mrs.
Carl Massee, Columbia, S. C.;
Mrs. W. A. Shirah, Blakely, Ga.;
Miss Lucile Martin and Miss
Martha Gaddy, MaCon; Mr. and
Mrs. Brown McLendon, Americus.
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MRS. W. J. MOORE DIES
Funeral services for Mrs. W.J.
Moore Sr. of Atlanta, formerly
of Perry, were held Sunday, Jan.
5, at 3:30 p. m. in Evergreen
cemetery, Perry, at the inter
iment. Dr. Aquila Chamlee of
ficiated. Mrs. Moore died Sat
urday at her home, 890 Arling
ton Place, Atlanta, after a long
illness.
Surviving are her daughters,
Miss Fannie Moore, Miss Louise
Moore, Mrs. Cliffie M. O’Conner,
1 Mrs. Kate Moore Martin, Miami;
i two sons, W. J. Moore Jr., H. C.
(Moore, Atlanta: grandchildren,
Mrs. Baxter Milam Jr., Mrs.
j Johnnie Owens, Mrs. Guthrie
: 1 Babcock, Mrs. Andy Somma, all
j of Miami; Billie O'Conner.
j BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
:l
• I Preaching service each Sunday
! i morning 11:30 and each Sunday
(evening 7:30 o’clock.
I Midweek Prayer service each
.'Wednesday evening 7:30 o’clock.
' j You can help to make this ser-
I vice one of great power for our
i church and its work by your
;! presence and prayers. Will you
, (not come and be with us?
i J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 9. 1941
IKIWANIS CLUB HAS
SPEECH ON CHINA
Mrs. G. C. Nunn, one-time
missionary to China, spoke on
China Relief to the Perry Kiwa
nis club at its Tuesday luncheon
meeting. The courage of China
is a challenge to the whole world,
Mrs. Nunn said. This courage
should be met with kindness, she
continued.
Mrs. Nunn told briefly of the (
customs, language, culture,caste, I
and fortitude of the Chinese,
“Farm while you fight and re
build while you defend” is the
present slogan of China.
“Have a Heart for China”
should be our slogan in the
United States, Mrs. Nunn said,
as she outlined plans to raise $5O
locally for medical supplies in
China. An appeal for help has
been made through the Chinese
Red Cross to the Mayors of this
country for aid to China. Mrs.
Nunn has been appointed by
Mayor S. A. Nunn of Perry to
work out plans for this worthy
cause.
Committees were appointed by
President W. K. Whipple as fol
lows; Music, R. P. Shepard:
Agriculture, J. P. Etheridge, W.
C. Huggins, S. A. Nunn, L. C.
Walker, and W.T. Middlebrooks;
Attendance, W. E. Beckham, J.
A. Beddingfield, G. F. Nunn;
Inter-club Relations, J. J. Roon
ey, J. A, Ivey, A. M. Anderson.
The club is sponsoring two lo
cal projects at the present time.
(They are the Calf Show to be put
on about March 10 and the ceil
ing of the Perry Basket-ball
Court at an early date. L. C.
Walker announced that twelve
calves were being fed and that
prospects were good for the
show.
Visitors were Prof. Singleton
of the U. of Ga.: Rhodes Sewell
of Elko; and Mrs. J. L. Hodges.
OFFICERS INSTALLED BY
KIWANIS ON LADIES’ NIGHT
The Perry Kiwanis club held
their annual Ladies’ Night
banquet and installation of of
ficers at the American Legion
Home last Thursday night.
The installation ceremonies
were conducted by Homer J.
Avera of Fort Valley.S. A.Nunn,
retiring president of the Perry
club, was master of ceremonies.
Past president buttons were
presented to E. P. Newhard and
G. W. Rhodes, former presidents
of the club, and to S. A. Nunn.
W. K. Whipple, new president,
urged full co-operation of the en
tire membership, in order for
the club to have a successful year
in 1941.
Other officers installed were
Dr. J. L. Gallemore, vice presi
dent; F. M. Houser, secretary
and treasurer: S. A. Nunn, Ed
Wilder, W. V. Tuggle, C. E. Mc-
Lendon, G. F. Nunn, C.C.Pierce,
and E, P. Staples, directors.
Guests, other than the members
of the club and their wives were
Dr. and Mrs. Homer Avera and
Miss Louise Avera of Fort Val
ley, W. G. Riley, Mrs. Eliza Mas
see, Cater Rogers, Misses Doro
thy and Margaret Newhard,
Mayo Davis, Miss Martha Coop
er, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hodge,
Mrs. J. M. Holloman and Mrs.
James Etheridge of Tampa, Fla.
The decorations carried out a
patriotic theme. Red berries
and white narcissi were arrang
ed in blue containers. Streamers
of red and white cellophane
down the center of the long
tables were studded with blue
and silver stars. Noise-making
favors, with ivy inter-twined,
in crystal bowls added to the
colorful array. The speaker’s
table had an arrangement of red
roses and narcissi. The mantel
was banked with magnolia leaves
and pyracantha berries flanked
by tall red candles.
In charge of the decorations
were Mesdames E. P. Staples,
Phil Anderson, L. C. Walker,and
Ed Wilder.
Miss Evelyn Hunt, pianist for
the club, was presented a gift.
The ladies present were given
small leather pocket-books.
A clever skit was presented
with Mr. and Mrs. F. M.Houser,
S. A. Nunn, Phil Anderson, G.
1 W. Rhodes, G. C. Nunn, and
CCC TRAINING MEN !
FOR DEFENSE WORK!
I
The Civilian Conservation
Corps is specializing in training 1
men for jobs most in demand
this year, and the next group
will be enrolled in the CCC on
January 27, it was announced
this week by Dr. Joseph M.
Branch, director of the State De
partment of Public Welfare.
( Dr. Branch pointed out that'
Ipersons desiring to enroll in the
CCC should file their applications
with their respective County
Welfare Departments. He add
ed that no application will be ac
cepted after January 18, even
though the actual date of enroll
ment is not until January 27.
M. B. Merriam, in charge o’f
CCC selection in Georgia, de
clared that the program now is
offering training jobs which
would give men ready work in
the national defense program. He
emphasized, however, that the
Civilian Conservation Corps pro
gram has no actual military
training.
“The jobs we are training our
men to do are not along military
lines, but for work that will
prove highly renumerative in
private employment during the
national program,” he said.
The CCC is offering training in
mechanics, radio operation, sur
veying, telephone line work,
building construction and other
important trades, Mr. Merriam
declared.
I He added that Georgia's CCC
( camps are being beautified and
made more comfortable for this
year’s consignment of men. The
: CCC director said qualifications
, for enrollees, generally speak
! ing, are for unemployed men,
between the ages of 17 and 23
i years, unmarried and not in
school, a citizen of the United
States and a person of good
character. Although they must
be unemployed at the time of ap
plication they need not neces
sarily be on rebel nor their fam
"ilies be the very poorest in the
community. '
PERRY efllOfN m VISITS
HAWKINSVILLE GARDEN CLUB
A program on conservation
was presented by members of
the Perry Garden club Friday af
ternoon at the meeting of the
Hawkinsville Garden Tclub, held
at the American Legion Home in
Hawkinsville.
Mrs. George Nunn, president.
Perry Garden club, presented
the members of her club,present:
Mrs. G. E, Jordan, Mrs. George
Riley, Mrs. W. C. Talton, Mrs.
Felton Norwood, Mrs. Hugh
Lawson, Miss Martha Cooper
and Miss Evelyn Hunt. Miss
Martha Cooper delivered the ad
dress on conservation, which she
illustrated with slides, She
stressed conservation in garden
ing, wood plants, bird )ife£ state
wide conservation and roadside
beautification.
After the meeting, refresh
ments were served by the host
esses,
Mrs. Hugh Lawson of Perry
won the attendance prize.
NEGRO FARMERS PLAN
CONFERENCE JAN. L 3
Negro farmers and farm wives
will hold their 14th Annual Con
ference in the Court House in
Perry, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1:00
to 3:20 p. m.
Vital and important topics on
Farm, Home, and County Im
provement will be discussed and
information which will enablei
the farmers and farm wives to I
accomplish better results during
the year will be given.
Every farmer and farm wife
are urged to attend this impor
tant meeting.
0. S. O’neal, Co. Agent.
M, L, Toomer, Home Dem
onstration Agent.
NOTICE
Beginning Jan, 1, banking
hours are as follows: Open 9 a.
m. and close 3 p. m.
Perry Loan & Savings Bank.
C. C. Pierce as the principal
actors.
(HOUSTON TO SEND
| FIVE MEN TO ARMY
!
Five white men will be sent
| next Tuesday, Jan. 14, from
Houston county to Fort Penning
I for a year’s training under the
Selective Service Act.
__ They are Elza Wilson Roberts,
Kathleen Rt. 1; Lynwood Frank
lin Leverett, Byron Rt. 1; Ralph
Clinton Pettett, Elko Rt. 1; John
Robert Pickard, Perry Rt. 2;
Theodore Tillman Pettett, Elko
Route 1.
Three negroes will be sent
Jan. 22 from Houston. They will
be announced later.
Registrants must notify the lo
cal county draft board of any
change of address. This is most
important.
Dr. J. L. Gallcmore has been
appointed medical member of
the local board to succeed the
late Dr. H. E. Evans.
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
Perry vs Bonaire
Friday night the Panthers of
P. H. S. completely routed the
lads from Fort Valley. The game
I was one-sided and not very in
teresting to the fans.
This Friday night the game
with Bonaire will be one of the
best to be played here this year,
for two of the best teams in the
state will be matched. This game
is always played hard and re
gardless of who wins the boys
remain the best of triends.
Perry High will play Lanier
Hi next Monday night as a pre
liminary to the Nehi Red-Celtic
game.
Tri-Hi-Y-Club
The meeting time of the Perry
Tri Hi-Club has been changed
from the regular activity period
because of changes that were
made in connection with all the
clubs. The Tri-Hi-Y club will
meet three Thursdays a month
at the lunch hour and one Thurs
day in the evening.
HOUSTON TEACHERS
HEAR COLLINS SPEAK
Dr. M. D. Collins, state school
superintendent, was guest speak
er at the January meeting of the
Houston County Educational As
sociation, held at Perry school
iVfonday. He discussed some of
the progress made in education
in the past few years. George
Riley Hunt, president of the as
sociation, presided.
The Perry teachers were hosts
at supper following the meeting,
in the home economics depart
ment of the school.
The next meeting will be held
in Perry on the first Monday in
February.
J. M. Gooden, state school su
pervisor, and F. M. Greene, new
county school superintendent,
were present.
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR CHINA RELIEF
A call has come to Perry, Ga.
to help China meet her medical
needs.* It comes direct from
Madam Chiang Kai Shek through
the Chinese Red Cross through
Col. Teddy Roosevelt Jr. through
Mayor La Guardia of New York
to Mayor S. A. Nunn of Perry,
Mayor Nunn has asked Mrs.
| Geo. C. Nunn, a former mission
ary to China, to make plans for
raising funds for China. Mrs.G.
C. Nunn has called a committee
meeting for Friday, at 11:30 a.
m. at her home to work out plans
for a Chinese Tea.
The committee is as follows:
Mesdarnes G. C. Nunn, S. A.
iNunn, R. L. Cater, J. L. Galle
jmore, J.W. Story, Horace Evans
Jr., W. K. Whipple, J A. Bed
[dingfield, A. C. Pritchett, Emmit
Akin, J. L. Hodges, F.W.Cabero,
W. A. Lee, and E. W. Marshall.
The public is urged to give dol
lars, dimes, and pennies for
China. Meet China’s courage
with a contribution for medical
needs.
Plans will be announced later.
Fire damaged the home of Ce
cil Moody about 11 o’clock Mon
day morning, but was quickly
brought under control, The
flames started around a flue in
the kitchen, but it was discover
ed before it gained much head
way, and was put out with fire
extinguishers.
ESTABLISHED 1870
HEA MEMBERS PLAN
ANNUAL MEET JAN.I7
Movement Begun To Have
Sub-Station At Perry
The Taylor County Electric
Membership Corporation, which
is composed of over 1,600 farm
ers, merchants, churches and
schools in Taylor, Marion, Chat
tachoochee, Muscogee, Talbot,
Crawford, Peach, Houston,Bibb,
and Macon counties, will hold its
annual meeting Friday, Jan. 17,
at 2 p. m. in Reynolds, Ga.
Nine directors will be elected
to serve for one year. Floyd H.
Tabor is Houston county’s repre
sentative on the board of di
rectors. Reports of officers, di
rectors, and committees will be
heard. Action will be taken on
other business matters. All
members of the Corp. are urged
to attend this meeting. Those
unable to attend are requested to
sign their proxy and send it in
by someone going.
With 368 meters Houston coun
ty has the largest number of
consumers of electricity of any
county in the corporation. Ma
con county is second with 362;
Taylor, third, with 238 consum
ers. Peach has 138 and Craw
ford, 113.
Headquarters are at Reynolds.
An effort is being made to have a
sub-station in Houston county so
as to give better service to the
customers on the east side of the
Flint River. At the August
meeting of the board of direc
tors a resolution was passed ask
ing that an application be made
and submitted to R E. A. for a
sub-station to be known as the
Perry Sub-station. J. L. Callo
way, supt., has outlined the ad
vantages and disadvantages of a
substation to the board of di
rectors.
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I
DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS
MEET IN FORT VALLEY
The first meeting of the year
for the Peach Belt District Com
mittee, Boy Scouts of America,
was held in Fort Valley Friday
night, with Chairman J. T. Neill
of Fort Valley presiding. The
Peach Belt District is composed
of Peach, Crawford, and Hous
ton counties.
Organization plans for the year
include the formation of six
troops, at Fort Valley, Roberta,
Byron, and Bonaire. Three Cub *
packs will be organized in Fort
I Valley, Roberta, and Perry,
' while local courts of honor will
be established at each county
seat.
Boy Scout Week, a district
carnporee, a troop leaders’ plan
ning conference, monthly round
table for troop leaders, and par
ents’ night programs were set up
(as objectives in the program of
activities. Plans were made to
have the finance campaign in
February.
Scout Executive V. Carl Sulli
van and Assistant Scout Execu
tive Carroll Tinsley attended the
meeting from the Central Geor
gia Council office in Macon.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
Sermon by the pastor, subject,
“Spiritual Needs Met With the
Fullness of God.”
Epworth League--6:00 p. m.
Sunday. Young people of Inter
mediate and Senior ages are in
vited to attend.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Sermon by the pastor. Subject,
“The Kingdom of God Is Within
You.”
Prayer Service Wednesday 7:30
p. m. The last talk in a series,
“These Twelve,” subject“ Jesus,
the Son of Man and the Son of
God.”
The pastor says: “We urge
our people not to slacken their
attendance and interest on ac
count of the cold weather. The
church is well heated and com
fortable each service, and the
pastor and the Church School
teachers are seeking to bring in
teresting messages each time.”
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
