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VOL. LXX. No. 6. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870
LOCAL« WINNER
IK ESSAY CONTEST
Meriamme Rhodes Awarded
? Year College Scholarship
Meriamme Rhodes
Third District
Miss Meriamme Rhodes, stu
dent in Perry High School, was
happy Saturday when the Geor
gia Educational Scholarship Es
say Contest judges announced
that she was the grand prize
winner of the state. Miss Rhodes
received a two-year, all-expense
scholarship to the Georgia col
lege of her choice by writing the
best essay of any high school
student in the state. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Rhodes of Perry.
Her teacher, Miss Opal Hughes,
shared in the honors by taking
top teachers’ prize in the high
school group, which consisted of
a scholarship for a summer
course at any leading United
States college.
Results were announced by the
Atlanta University Center where
essays from the entire state
were given final ratings. Dr.
Peyton Jacob, president of Geor
gi a Southwestern College at
Americus, supervised elimination
of essays entered from schools
in the Third District.
Miss Rhodes and Miss Hughes
were among the 40 main prize
winning students and teachers
in the state, all of whom were
brought to a banquet in Atlanta
Saturday at the expense of the
contest sponsors.
State Superintendent Collins
formally presented awards to the
20 students and their teachers
and made a congratulatory ad
dress. John A. Miller, president
of the Cotton Manufacturers’
Association of Georgia, thanked
the guests of honor for their in
terest and enthusiasm in the con
test. Norman E. Elsas, chair--
man of the public relations com
mittee of the cotton men’s group,
was master of ceremonies at the
banquet which brought to a suc
cessful close Georgia’s first Edu
cational Scholarship Essay Con
test on the subject, "The Im
portance of the Cotton Mills to
Georgia,”
Other than the 40 students and
teachers who received scholar
ships and $5O and $lOO checks at
the presentation banquet, 20 oth
er students in the state were
kiven memberships in the Junior
Eiterary Guild and 516 students
received Honorable Mention Cer
tificates for their essays.
TEACHERS’ MEETING
The Houston County Teachers’
■Association had its monthly
school* 2 onc * ay at Eerry
r Mr. Staples led the high school
£ f r °up jn a discussion on grading
?. P' u Pils. It was decided to con
tinue the discussion at the next
meeting.
i.elementary group, with
I f Mary Leyerett as chairman,
af i a discussion on the social
studies.
loc/i 16 P fimar y group under the
leadership of Mrs. VV. J. Boone
J 1 a r° un< l table discussion of
u. a y problems in classroom
teacMng The topic for their
n-tmeetmg is English and
number work.
i izabeth Anthony, Reporter.
available. Mrs. A.
Perry,°Ga Ph ° ne 83 ’ Swift St ”
| FLOWER SHOW PROVES |
| SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
j —1
• The Camellia Show sponsored
by the Perry Garden Club Fri
day at the American Legion
Home surpassed expectations
with its creditable display of
lovely blooms. There were 110
entries, 38 entrants,and varieties
of camellias. The bulb collec
tion was unusually attractive.
The sweepstakes was won by
Mrs. C. J. Goodwin of Marshall
ville on her entry of a large Don
kalarii camellia. Mrs. Wyatt
Kersey of Perry was given sec
ond place on a chandlerie.
The Perry Gar Jen Club was
the leading club with 20 points
and Hawkinsville came second
with 12 points.
The awards for camellias were
as follows:
Finest Display—(l) Mrs. W.D.
Kersey (2) Fort Valley Garden
Club.
Named Collection —Mrs. B. H.
Andrew, Perry, red ribbon.
Specimen Blooms —(1) Mrs. E.
P. Newhard, Perry, (2) Mrs. W.
H, Lee, Marshallville, (Double )
Semi Double —(1) Mrs. C. J.
Goodwin (2) Mrs. W. D. Kersey.
Single—(l) Mrs. W. D. Ker
isey (2) Mrs. B. H, Andrew.
Peony—(l) Mrs. W.D. Kersey
(2) Mrs. B. H. Andrew.
Awards for artistic arrange
ment of camellias were as fol
lows; Large, (1) Mrs. J. T.
Sisson of Bonaire and (2) Fort
Valley Garden Club. Small, (1)
Fort Valley (2) Mrs. J. J. Whit
field, Hawkinsville. Still Life,
(1) Hawkinsville, (2) Fort Valley.
Awards in the Bulb classifica
tion were as follows:
Best Variety —(1) Mrs. C. T.
Warren. Hawkinsville, (2) Mrs.
M. R. Thompson, Hawkinsville.
Best Specimen—(l) Mrs. H.F.
Lawson, Hawkinsville, (2) Mrs.
C, E. McLendon, Perry.
Artistic Miniature —(1) Mrs.
A. H. Lawler, (2) Mrs. G. E.
Jordon, both of Perry.
Artistic Large—(l) Hawkins
ville, (2) Mrs. E. W. Traylor,
Perry.
Miscellaneous Artistic —Minia-
ture, Fort Valley; Medium, Mrs.
W. F. Norwood, Perry; Large,
Mrs. G. C. Nunn, Perry.
Camellia plants were given as
awards.
Garden clubs from Hawkin
ville, Fort Valley, Montezum
Marshallville, and Unadilla co
operated in putting on the flower
show.
• Several hundred people attend
ed during the afternoon.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
Second message by the pastor in
the "Victory” series, subject,
"Getting the Best of Marriage.”
Also special music.
Epworth League-6:00 p. m.
Sunday. Young people of Inter
mediate and Senior ages are in
vited to attend.
We will join the Baptist con
gregation in a Union Service at
the Baptist church Sunday night,
7:30 o’-clock. Our members have
a cordial invitation to attend.
The Stewards of the church
have their monthly meeting Tues
day night at the home of C. P.
Gray.
Prayer Service Wednesday
night, 7:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship Service 7:30.
;! Bible School each Sunday morn
jing 10:15. .
Baptist Training Union Ser
vice each Sunday evening 6:15.
I; To each and all of these ser-
J vices the public is cordially in-
Ivited. We are endeavoring to
'(make the church and its services
Pj a place and occasions of hearty
'welcome, and spiritual commun
-5.! ion for all who attend. May we
; | have the joy and blessing of
I your fellowship among us.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
.' Mrs. P. M. Satterfield was
’ | hostess to her Bridge club Wed
' nesday p. m.
j j
i Essence of Democracy j
I
1 Boy Scouts throughout the country celebrate the 31st anniver
sary of the movement in America during the week of Feb. 7-13.
While the slogaji on the poster above emphasizes the fact that
“Scouting strengthens and invigorates democracy’’ all America
agrees that Scout membership is in itself the essence of democracy.
Danger To America
From War Economy
“The danger to America is not
from any nation or axis of na
tions but from the inevitable re
sults of war economy,” Rev. An
drew Carreker told the Perry Ki
wanis club at its Tuesday lunch
eon meeting.
The last World War brought
on national bankruptcy, depres
sion, and unemployment and al
most a social revolution in this 1
country, the speaker said. The!
lessons of the last war should!
teach that America must have a
co-operative social democracy j
following this war. j
The dangers confronting the!
United States at the present:
time, according to Rev. Mr. Car
reker, are as follows: (1) In
ability of individuals to think
clearly, (2) Moral let-down in in
dividual lives, (3) Improper bal
ance between capital and labor,
(4) Wrong motive for fighting
war.
On the last point, he said that
we should not try to deceive our
selves about this war as we did
in the past and claim we are
fighting to save religion, church
es, or democracy but should be
honest and admit that we are
striving to preserve the Ameri
can way of life.
This war is being fought to
clean up the mess of the last
war, he continued. All war is
sin, unchristian, and uncivilized.
God does not take sides in war.
The failure of the churches to
prevent this war will cause_ the
destruction of the churches if we
attempt to bring God into this
war. Religion will again lead
the world back to sanity and to
united brotherhood, the minister
of the Cordele Baptist church
concluded.
Rev. J. A. Ivey presented the
speaker. C. E. McLendon is
program chmn. this month.
Next Tuesday the local Boy
• Scout troop will be guests of the
club and present the program.
Feb. 18, Dr. Stoves of Macon
will be the speaker.
Feb. 25, Raymond Cropper of
• Macon will speak.
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; PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-11 ;30 a. m.
Clinchfield
5 Sunday School-3:00 p, m.
Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
Houston Raises $2OO
For Paralysis Fund
$200.99 is the net amount rais
ed by Houston county last week
for the Infantile Paralysis Fund.
F. M. Houser, county chairman,
expressed himself as p 1 ea s e d
with the outcome of the drive.
Mr. Houser said: “I am very
grateful to all committees and to
every individual who worked for
this cause.”
The money was realized from
■a benefit basket-ball game be
tween Perry and Bonaire, a spa
ghetti supper, the sale of but
tons to school children, the sale
|of tabs on the street, individual
solicitation, and a benefit tacky
party.
The ball game last Thursday
night was thrilling and close.
The score was 24-23 in favor of
Perry. The drill squad gave a
good performance.
H. FRANK RAPE DIES
Funeral services for H. Frank
Rape, Centerville farmer, who
died at his residence last Thurs
day after an illness of two days,
were held at Hattie Baptist
church at 3:30 p, m. Friday.
Elder J. K. Hunt and Elder Will
Green officiated and burial was
in the Centerville cemetery.
Pallbearers were Paschal Staf
ford, Connell Stafford, W. E.
Rape, William Rape,Ralph Rape,
and O. E. Rape.
Mr. Rape was born in Houston
county, March 19, 1875, the son
of P. H. Rape and Mrs. Laura
Scarborough Rape, and had lived
at Centerville all of his life.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Naomi Peters, Macon, and a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gertrude
Rape, Centerville: five grand
children, Joyce Rape, Center
ville; Lillian, Robert, Roy and
Herbert Peters, Macon; five
brothers, Ed Rape, Emmett Rape,
Silas Rape, Gene Rape and Ar
thur Rape, Centerville; four sis
ters, Mrs. Charles Stafford, Cen
terville; Mrs. Maud Newell, Mrs.
Robert Perry of Macon, and
Mrs. Cliff Newell, Powersville.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The general meeting of the
Baptist W. M. S. will meet next
Monday at 3:30 p. m. at th e
church.
I The P. T. A. meets next Tues
day at 3 p. m. at the school.
(baptists to install
I NEW ELECTRIC ORGAN
!
The Perry Baptist church will
install a new Hammond Electric
I Organ Saturday as a permanent
i musical instrument. An organ
list from the Cable Piano com
pany will perform at both church
services next Sunday.
The local Boy Scout troop will
worship in a body at the Baptist
church Sunday morning as apart
of the observance of Scout Em
phasis Week, Feb, 7-13. Rev. J.
A, Ivey, pastor, said; “We are
happy to have the Boy Scouts
come to our church on this occa
sion. We hope that it may be
our privilege to make some con
tribution to their religious ex
perience.”
At the 7:30 p. m. service, the ;
Methodist and Presbyterian ,
churches of Perry have been in
vited to worship with the Baptist
and hear the new organ. This
invitation has been accepted.
Those wishing to do so may
stay after the regular church
services, morning and evening to
hear an organ recital. The pub
lic is cordially invited to the ser
vices Sunday.
The Rehoboth association will
have a one-day Baptist Training
Union conference Thursday,Feb.
6, beginning at 2:30 o’clock. Rep
resentatives from all the church
es in the association and leaders,
state and south-wide, will attend.
Those interested in church train
ing work are cordially invited to
attend this meeting at the Perry
church,
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
Basket-ball News
I The Perry Panthers will play
their last home game Thursday
night, Feb. 6, with Adel High at
8:30. Also listed on the program
i will be a game between the Bon
aire girls and Adel girls. Both
games should prove to be fast'
moving and furious. Adel’s boys
! team is one of the fastest in
South Georgia, and it promises
Perry a good game. Both of the
| girls teams are tournament win
ners in their districts,
| The Drill Squad will perform
) Thursday night. The squad con
. sists of 20 members, 4of whom
are seniors. The girls have new
( uniforms this year, made of gold
satin trimmed with gold military
buttons and maroon braid. After
the end of the ball season the
, club will begin more varied ac
[ tivities, such as tumbling and
, hiking.
Tri-Hi-Y-Club
The Perry Tri-Hi Y club had
, its first night meeting, Jan. 30.
The induction service of the new
i members was had The club en
joyed delicious refreshments pro
vided by Miss AJoss and Miss
Anthony.
Seven members of the club
will attend the 21st birthday
. banquet of the Hi-Y club, Feb. 7,
in Atlanta.
Perry F. F. A. Chapter
, The Perry F. F. A. chapter
t has secured a new chicken brood
, er and fifty chicks, which they
I will raise in the agriculture
; building.
They are going to start an ex
- periment with two pigs. They
. will feed one pig corn alone, and
, I feed the other one corn and sup
| plement feed. The purpose is to
I I see if corn alone will produce
i good hogs.
i The agriculture basket-ball
1 team has lost only one game this
year. They have four more
. games scheduled, two with Vi
i enna and two with the Masonic
i Home.
Alton Tucker, Reporter.
*! Future Home Makers
1 j
j The Future Home-makers club
3 i held a social in the home econo
’ mics department Friday morn
ing. Games were played, includ
mg a song-title contest, and a
Valentine contest. Prizes were
; won by Gwendolyn Irby iyid Wil
-1 lie Mae Hardy. Fortunes were
given to each of the members.
Delightful refreshments were
served. The social committee
included Margaret Tharpe, Anna
Lee Beavers, Meredyth Hunni
cutt, Annis Jean NeSmith, Edna
e i Meeks, and Sarah Pyles,
t Barbara Whipple, Reporter.
e Dramatic Club
The Dramatic club is working
- on a four act comedy that is to
be presented publicly this month.
THREE KILLED NEAR
PERRY IN ACCIDENT
Local Man Injured Aiding
Tourists; Three Others Hurt
Three persons, all residents of
Charleston, S. C., were killed
two miles north of Perry on the
Macon highway Sunday, when
their auto skidded on wet pave
ment, overturned and struck a
tree.
They were: William D. Heidt
man, 31; his sister, Mrs. Otto
Rouck, 26, and their sister-in
law, Mrs. J. L. Heidtman, 26.
The trio was instantly killed in
the mishap, which occurred early
Sunday morning, and the three
other passengers suffered critical
injuries, for which they were
treated at a Macon hospital
All reported in serious condi
tion, they were: J. L. Heidt
mann, 27, brother of Mrs. Rouck
and William D. Heidtman and
Otto Rouck,6, son of Mrs.Rouck.
Heidtmann suffered a com
pound fracture of the leg and
young Houck a fractured skull.
The six were enroute to Cor
dele at th e time of the accident
to visit with the father of the
Heidtmans,
State Troopers IT. W. Beck
ham and B. R. Varner said the
accident occurred on straight
highway with no other machine
involved and that apparently the
car just skidded out of control.
It was drizzling rain.
A passing motorist, Harry
Thompson of Perry, was also in
jured as he sped into the city
for help. His car also skidded
off the highway. He suffered a
fractured leg.
DPS COMMENDS LOCAL *
1940 SAFETY RECORD
From the newly appointed safe
ty commissioner, Major John E.
Goodwin, came commendations
today to Houston countains for
their improved traffic death rec
ord last year.
“Our records show that your
county was among 68 in Georgia
to have fewer traffic deaths last
year than in 1939," Major Good
win informed the Home Journal.
He said 69 counties chalked up
higher rates and 22 maintained
the same record both years. There
were four fatalities in Houston
last year, three fewer than in
1939.
Department of Public Safety
records reveal 774 individuals
lost their lives in Georgia traffic
accidents last year, 31 mole than
in 1939 or an increase of over 4
per cent. That was the first
time since establishment of the
State Patrol in 1937 that Georgia
failed to show a fatality reduc
tion.
Major Goodwin appealed to all
drivers and pedestrians to help
> keep Georgia's record lower in
1941 than it was last year. He
promised that the State Patrol
will “work harder than ever”
and give even closer cooperation
to local police and county officers.
He expressed appreciation to
the press for assistance in build
ing “safety consciousness”
throughout the state and asked
aid of all civic clubs, schools and
individuals in Georgia's safety
crusade.
TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE
My office is now open for re
ceiving 1941 Tax Returns and ap
plications for home and personal
exemptions.
Applications must be filed every
.ear for exemptions. My office
will be open every Friday and
Saturday until April 1, and every
Jay except when on Rounds.
E. W. Marshall, Tax Re
ceiver, Houston Co, Ga.
“A Gay Nineties Revue” is be
ing planned. All members of the
Dramatic club are taking part in
: these activities.
Library Club
1 Under the guidance of Miss
’ Pickens and Miss Rainey, the
1 members of the Library club
have been reading and reporting
on books and articles in current
magazines. A contest of recog
: nizing famous characters by pic
i tures was held by the club re
cently.