Georgia Historic Newspapers

    Houston Home Journal
VOL. LXX. No. 7. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870
jOVffIUTS PRESENT j
kiwanis program
a part of the observance of
Boy Scout Week, the local troop
She program at Tuesday’s
Eeheon meeting of the Perry
kiwanis club, sponsors of the io
pal Scout organization,
rharles Andrew, scout leader,
IVV E Marshall Jr. assistant,
.resented the boys in a demon
s ration of their scout work. Al
tertSkellie, senior patrol leader,
was master of ceremonies.
The Scout Law teaches a bey
to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful,
Lpndly. courteous, kind, obedi
pnt cheerful, thrifty, brave,
rleari and reverent. These traits
were cited by “Dudder’’ Tolle
son Herbert Moore,Dan Wright,
Tommy Marshall. Earl Marshall,
Jackie Beavers, Jack Wilson,
Billy Etheridge, Allan Whipple,
Walter Skellie, Wendell Whipple
Jr. and M. C. Dubois.
The History of the U. S. Flag
was given by Billy Etheridge.
The Flag Code was recited by
Gene Etheridge, Billy Wilkinson,
and John Satterfield Jr.
A demonstration of knot tie
ing was given by Earl Marshall,
Billy Wilkinson told of contests
in hand-craft, fire-building, bas
ket-ball, and uniform wearing in
which the local troop is engaged
during Boy Scout Week.
The Significance of the Scout
Uniform was told by Jack Wilson.
Patrol leaders are Allan Whip
ple, Earl Marshall, Johnny Sat
terfield, and Jack Gamage.
Allan Whipple is the only First
Class Scout. There are fi v e
Tenderfoot and eighteen second
class scouts.
Other scout members not men
tioned above are Dallas Ryle,
Gene Lashley, Frank Satterfield,
Wendell Taylor, Harry Dubois,
William Hill, Emmett Cater, and
Lewis Bledsoe.
The local Court of Honor is
composed of the following: G.W.
Rhodes, chmn.; Rhodes Sewell,
outdoors, bird study, and map
making; Dr. R. L. Cater, first
aid and health; Dr. K. P. Shep
ard, outdoor cooking; E.P. Stap
les, civics; Jerry A. 'Davis Jr.,
camping; R. L. Crawford, safety;
L. C. Walker, animal husbandry.
All of the boys have bought
uniforms with money they earn
ed. The boys have also made
money for four tents. The Ki
wanis club contributed to the
tent fund Tuesday.
G. W. Rhodes, chmn. of Boys
and Girls committee of the Ki
wanis, praised the local scout
leaders and the troop for their
accomplishments since their or
ganization last fall. Allan Whip
ple was given credit for the
organization of the local troop
due to his repeated requests for 1
pne. Mr. Rhodes said: “Happy
is the man who can demand the
respect of a boy,”
W. K. Whipple, president, an
nounced that Ur. Geo. Stoves of
Macon would be the speaker
next Tuesday.
P. T. A. MEETING
Tuesday, Feb. 11, was the reg
ular P. T. A. meeting and the
occasion tor the annual obser
vance of Founder’s Day, Miss
Catherine Wing and Miss Madge
Moss, both cadet teachers, re
vievyed the history of the or
1897Za^°n r ° m oun<^*ng
I he eighth grade girls pre
dated a pageant illustrating the
ontmuing search and aspiration
oi the aims of the organization,
ne nine girls with speaking
pai ts were: Dorothy Busbee, I
Por raying 1897; Ruth Hardy, \
rp. ’ r g i n i a Swearingen, |
utterances Irby, Obedience
linger. Memory; Juanita
111.I 11 . • Beauty; Jane Riley,Power,!
i Woodruff, Imagination: Bar-j
Tu, , pple - Aspiration,
nnit j ‘ unc hroom committe re
an,te ~ tj l6 addition of new tables!
U* ****** to the lunchroom and j
thp S eor S e Jordan, chairman of j
fhl g f oUr l ( Js committee, reported I
nn Pouting °f new shrubbery*
0n the school grounds.
Evans, president,
sp-o. ln c^arge the business!
cia r h on - After the meeting a so
tul hour was enjoyed.
NOTICE
ing iq k n a i e n ° w open for receiv-1
n f ,r 41 Tax Returns.
*elton Norwood, City Clerk. 1
j WAV. GRAY APPOINTED
TO 20 COMMITTEES
1
i W. W. Gray, Houston county
legislator, is making a fine rec
ord in the present General As
sembly. Mr. Gray has been ap
pointed to the following com
mittees:
Journal of which he is chair
man, Amendments to the Con
stitution No. 1, Conservation,
Counties and County Matters,
Education No. 1, Game and Fish,
General Agriculture No. 1, In
valid Pensions and Soldiers,
Home, Mines and Mining, Pen
sions, Public Highway No. 1,
Public Library, Sanatorium at
Alto, State Prison Farm, Ways
and Means, W. and A, Railroad,
Penitentiary, Public Welfare,and
Temperance.
Mr. Gray has made a fight in
the legislature against exorbi
tant fees demanded by labor
unions from laborers on defense
projects under construction in
the state of Georgia.
In a speech before the legisla
ture, Houston’s representative
exhibited the callouses on his
hands as evidence of his right to
speak for labor when he said he
was not in favor of “carpetbag
gers from the North coming
down to lynch Southern labor.”
Mr. Gray said he knew men
from Houston county who had
gone to Camp Wheeler for a job,
only to be turned away because
they could not “pay the union
an outrageous initiation fee.”
Mr. Gray is the author of a
bill which would require all de
partments of the state to buy
products produced in Georgia
wherever practicable.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School--10:15 a. m
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
Sermon by the pastor, subject,
“Higher Affections.” Also
special music by choir.
Epworth League--6:30 p. m.
Sunday. Young people of Inter
mediate and Senior ages are in
vited to attend.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
The pastor will bring the third
in the series of “Victory” mes
sages, the subject being, “Get
ting the Best of Our Enemies.”
The pastor asks the cooperation
of the membership of the church
in getting out a good attendance
for this service.
Prayer Service Wednesday
night, 7:30 o’clock. A talk on
Prayer.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
METHODIST WOMAN’S
SOCIETY HAS MEETING
The Methodist W. S. C. S, met
at the church Monday. Mrs. G,
W. Hicks, president, led the de
votional, an inspiring message
on Stewardship, in which she
brought out the wise use of all
phases of life: spirit, mind, body,
! time, talent, and money.
Mrs. Cooper Jones had charge
of the program, Investing Our
Heritage for Minority Groups
and Interracial Cooperation. Mrs.
Vernon Tuggle and Mrs. G. C.
Nunn made talks.
A group of colored girls from
the Perry Training school sang
!several spirituals.
S. S. CLASS MEETS
The Susannah Wesley Class
held its jFebruary meeting at the
home of Mrs. A. M. Anderson
Jr., with Mesdames B. H. An
|drew Jr., H. H. Averitt, Jack
i Miller, and Robert Horton as co-
I After a brief business session,
Mrs. M. M. Dean, president,pre
sented the devotional, “Jesus,
Our Ideal.”
Mrs. Francis Nunn presented
|the program which was on
i Sancta Sophia Cathedral in Con
stantinople. Mrs. G. C, Nunn
I gave a talk on the Cathedral and
jalso gave a brief survey of other
I Cathedrals abroad.
! After the program the hostess
i es served delicious refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilder and
little daughter have moved to
theC. H. Tucker’s home until
j their new house in Andrew
1 Heights is completed.
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
Basket-ball News
Perry High School Panthers
have had a most successful sea
son, having lost only three games
out of thirty. One was lost to
Lanier High of Macon, who was
champion of the GIAA last year.
After winning one game with
Chauncey by an overwhelming
score, Perry lost the return game
to Chauncey, playing an extra
period. The third game was lost
to Bonaire. The Perry boys had
previously beaten the boys from
Bonaire four times. The first of
the games was played in Bonaire
and the Perry boys won by six
teen points. Each of the other
three games was close, and the
outcome was not decided until
the last few minutes. The Perry
boys say that Bonaire has the
best team they have played ex
cept Lanier and Canton. The
Perry boys are pulling for Bon
aire to win the district and state
championship.
The Panthers are practicing
hard for the district tournament
that starts next Monday night in
Cordele.
Arts and Crafts Club News
The Arts and Crafts club, un
der the guidance of Miss Frances
Foster, is making great progress
at Perry High. They carry on
activities which not only help the
members individually, but which
also help the community and
school. In the past two weeks
they have woven four trays for
the Home Economics Dept.
Tri-Hi-Y-Club
At its regular meeting Thurs
day, Feb. 6, the Perry Tri-Hi-Y
club enrolled for the State Wide
Bible Study Project which be
gins the week of Feb. 10. The
committee appointed to see the
Supt. Mr. E. P. Staples, report
ed that Mr. Staples had consent
ed to the use of the Friday chapel
period for the Bible Study. The
High School and Junior High pu
pils are to take part in the study
course, which lasts for a period
of eight weeks, one meeting a
week. The study course is to be
taught by the local pastors, Revs.
Ivey, Gardner, and Boyd, and
the Tri-Hi-Y devotional leader,
Mrs. G. C. Nunn.
The subject of the study
course is “Attitudesof Youth.”
The attitudes considered are:
How Does Youth Face Difficul
ties, How Do You Win Friends,
We Need A High Opinion of Our
selves, Your Attitude Toward
Authority, Working Together
With the Family, Our Attitude
Toward Our Community, Our
Attitude Toward God.
The first meeting for the study
course will be Friday, Feb. 14,
under the leadership of Rev.
James Ivey.
A group of the Perry Tri-Hi-Y
members went to Atlanta Friday
tor the Tri-Hi-Y banquet which
was held at Rich’s Tea Room
Friday evening at 6:30. The oc
casion was the twenty-first birth
day of the Hi-Y. The principal
speaker was Dr. James Lee El
lenwood, State Y. M. C. A. Sec
retary of New York.
Those attending from the
Perry Chapter were Misses Mar
zelle Cawthon, Agnes Pickard,
Elsie Andel, Mary Paul, Sara
Williams, Madge Moss, and
Elizabeth Anthony.
First Grade News
The first grade is enjoying
having Miss Nell Richardson
from the University of Georgia
with them for three months.
During January the first grade
refurnished their little house,
made and stocked a terrarium,
added five fish to their aquarium,
and helped with the Chinese re
lief and the President’s birthday
celebration.
On Friday they will have a
Valentine party.
Third Grade News
The third grade is making a
survey of Indian life. Members
of the class have made bows and
arrows, head bands, clay bowls,
and other objects that depict va
rious phases of Indian life. In
their room the class has con
structed a wigwam.
Friday morning, Feb. 7, the
third grade gave a chapel pro
gram on “Georgia.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Legion Auxiliary will meet
Feb. 20 at 3:30 p. m. at the Le
gion Home.
REGULATIONS OFFERED ON
BILLBOARD ADVERTING I
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One of the most important bills
introduced in the Legislature at
the present session is one by
Representative Paul S. Ether
idge, Jr., of Fulton county, to
impose drastic regulations upon
JBillboard advertising,
j The bill places all outdoor ad
vertising under the control and
regulation of the State Highway
Board, and embraces everything
from small tack signs to large
billboards.
It requires that every concern
engaged in outdoor advertising
in Georgia shall obtain a permit
from the Highway Board and
pay a fee of $2OO per year, plus
a tax of five cents per square
foot per year on each billboard or
sign.
It provides that no billboard or
other advertising shall be posted
i without the consent of the owner
of the property and the approval
of the Highway Board, after
submission of sketches showing
the location, appearance, etc. It
provides that every billboard
shall bear a small metal tag with
serial number issued by the
Highway Board.
1 Certain kinds and types of out
-1 door advertising are prohibited
altogether, among them being;
Advertising on the right-of
way of public highways; adver
tising within SOU feet of a public
; park; any billboard in excess of
GOO square feet; any advertising
affixed to tree, rocks or other
natural features of the land
scape; any advertising within
' 500 feet of a highway intersec
! tion, grade crossing;, bridge or
underpass; advertising having
s moving parts, or with blinking
; or intermittent lights; advertis
. ing which simulates directional,
. warning; or other official signs.
1 The bill provides for zoning of
i highways as residential in rural
. areas, and in such districts there
r shall be no outdoor advertising
I of any kind permitted by the
i Highway Board.
> It provides that no outdoor ad
vertisement shall be located
| nearer than fifty feet from
, another advertisement, except
back to back.
- The bill makes proper excep
’ tion from its provisions of signs
: identifying business locations,for
. sale or rent signs on property,
legal notices, etc.
The bill has the backing of the
1 Garden Clubs of Georgia and the
■ National Roadside Council, as
. well as other organizations in
• terested in cleaning up the ob
noxious and disgraceful outdoor
advertising situation on Georgia
highways, which are cluttered
from one end of the State to the
other with everything from
head ache powder tack-up signs
on trees to immense billboards
obstructing the vision of drivers,
diverting their attention from
driving, and shutting off beauti
ful landscapes.
If the Legislature will pass
this bill, and the Governor will
sign it, and the Highway Board
will strictly enforce it, the Bill
board nuisance will be reduced to
a minimum in Georgia.
(Contributed)
BONAIRE P.T.A. MEETS
The Bonaire P. T. A. was hon
ored at its February meeting by
Miss Martha Cooper who talked
to the group on” Founder’s Day”
' of the P. T. A.
Aside from being informative
by giving the history of the or
ganization and by giving th e
aims and developing each aim of
. the Parent Teacher Association,
Miss Cooper had interwoven in
her talk a thread of humor, an
1 element that characterizes all
well prepared and interesting
talks.
The ladies of the Bonaire P. T.
; A. wish to express appreciation
1 for her coming and wish to wel
come Miss Cooper cordially at
any future time to our meetings
and community.
A Member.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Harper of
Barnesville spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Bright
Harper.
Dr. and Mrs. Lee Evans and
; daughter, Ileane, of Tifton were
! guests of Mrs. H. E. Evans and
‘family Sunday.
| FARMERS URGED TO
I PRODUCE MORE FOOD
!
Georgia cotton farmers can
best prepare for home defense
through production of additional
food and feed on the acreage
taken out of cotton due to in
creased yields of lint per acre, a
specialist of the Georgia Agri
cultural Extension Service said
this week.
E. C. Westbrook, Extension
cotton specialist, pointed out that
state cotton growers have steadi
ly increased their per-acre yields
of cotton through use of pure
disease-free seed, control of boll
weevil, and other recommended
practices which have tended to
decrease the total acreage of cot
ton on the farm. This has left
additional land for production of
food and feed.
Cotton farmers who make the
use of soil improvement crops, as
well as judicious use of well-bal
anced fertilizers, will have the
best chance to produce profitable
yields, the specialist explained.
A large amount of fertility is
saved by running rows on the
contour, and adequate terracing
aids in conserving the land, he
i added.
Westbrook advised use of pure
seed of approved varieties to pro
duce economic yields of cotton,
and urged treatment of seed with
ceresan to obtain good stands of
healthy plants. He recommend
ed the introduction of some cash
enterprise other than cotton to
help pay expenses and keep the
farm in a sound financial con
dition.
Cotton farmers who produce
plenty of food and feed in addi
tion to their cotton will have the
smallest expenses for farm
operations, he added.
COUNTY DRAFTEES CALLED
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Houston county will send four
white men and two colored men
; to the army this month under
the selective service act. Two
of the white men are replace-
I ments covering the two turned
, down for physical reasons by the
army in January.
The replacements are Calvin
A. Kirkland, Rt. 1 Wellston,and
Phillip Perdue of Bonaire. The
regulars are Eddie Monroe Sulli
van Jr. Rt. 1 Wellston and
James 0. Garvin, Rt. 1 Byron.
These four men will report at
Fort .McPherson, Atlanta,Feb,l9.
The two colored men will re
port at Fort Benning, Ga.Feb.2l.
They 0. C. Lurry, Perry and
Robert Henry Soloman, Rt. 2
Unadilla.
SCOUTS TO GOVERN
The Boy Scouls will take over
the city and com.ty governments
next Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 18.
Officers for these positions were
elected Monday night at a meet
ing of the Troop at the Legion
Home.
Those who will serve for a few
hours in the following capacities
are: Albert Skellie, mayor;Lew
is Bledsoe, city judge; Eugene
Lashley, city attorney: Gene
J Etheridge, city clerk.
Earl Marshall, Allan Whipple,
Dallas Ryle, Walter Skellie, and
Jack Gamble, councilmen.
Tommy Marshall county school
supt.; Johnny Satterfield, chief
of police; Herbert Moore, asst,
police chief; Billy Wilkinson,
clerk of superior court; Billy
Etheridge, tax collector; Jackie
Beavers, ordinary; Dan Wright,
fire chief; “Dudder” Tolleson,
sheriff; Frank Satterfield, deputy
sheriff; Harry Dubois, Jack Wil
son, Wendell Whipple, and M. C.
j Dubois, county commissioners,
j
A. A. SMOAK DIES
Andrew A. Smoak, well known
| farmer and capitalist died at his
home here at 2 o’clock Thursday
morning. He would have been
90 years old in May.
Surviving him are two daugh
• ters, Mrs. Pauline Smoak Long
[ of Fort Valley, and Mrs. Agnes
■ Smoak Marshall of Lakeland,Fla.
| Funeral services will be held
jat the home at 2 o’clock Friday
I afternoon. Other details had not
* been announced at the time of
1 going to press Thursday morn-
I ing.
LARGE CROWDS HEAR
NEW BAPTIST ORGAN
Large congregations were
present at the Perry Baptist
church Sunday to see and hear
the new Hammond Electric Or
gan, whose performance came
up to every expectation. The or
gan has a lovely tone quality
that is pleasing to all and con
ducive to a worshipful atmos
phere.
Over $1,200 was subscribed
Sunday by members for the or
gan fund. J. P. Etheridge was
chairman of the organ commit
tee and has worked towards the
purchase of the organ for some
time.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, pastor, ex
pressed appreciation for the gen
erous financial response of his
people and for the splendid at
tendance at both services.
At the morning service, twen
ty-throe Boy Scouts worshipped
as a part of the observance of
Boy Scout Week, Feb. 7-13. Rev.
Mr. Ivey’s sermon was especial
ly for these boys.
At the evening service, the
Methodist and Presbyterian con
gregations united with the Bap
tist. A feature of this service
was the fine singing of the Jun
ior Choir, directed by Miss Eve
lyn Hunt. Rev. Mr, Ivey brought
an inspiring message on Christ’s
Love.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship Service 7:30.
Bible School each Sunday morn
ing 10:15.
Baptist Training Union Ser
vice each Sunday evening 6:15.
To each and all of these ser
vices the public is cordially in
vited. We are endeavoring to
make the church and its services
a place and occasions of hearty
welcome, and spiritual commun
ion for all who attend. May we
have the joy and blessing of
your fellowship amfcng us.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
POWERS ASKED FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
A move to give the Attorney
General authority to act on his
own initiative to protect the in
terest of taxpayers and the State
was launched the past week in
the General Assembly by a bill
introduced by Rep. H. C. Arnall
of Coweta county.
Mr. Arnall, an uncle of Attor
ney General Ellis Arnall, asked
the Legislature to give the At
torney General’s office authority
to institute and conduct investi
gations into the affairs of any
State Department, when the
General Assembly is not in ses
sion. Under this bill, the Attor
ney General would also be em
powered to prosecute in the
criminal courts for violations of
criminal statutes dealing with
'the State or State employees,and
to sue to recover losses suffered
by the State and taxpayers.
Under decisions of the Su
preme Court of Georgia, the At
torney General is now empower
ed to act only when directed by
the Governor, except in minor
matters such as preparing con
tracts and appearing in the Su
preme Court in capital cases.
The State Attorney General
has been powerless to act to end
irregular practices as disclosed
by tbe recent Federal investiga
tions. Last summer, Attorney
General Arnall conducted an in
vestigation that covered more
than 600 instances of alleged
usury by so-called “loan-sharks.”
Yet he could do nothing about it
because the Governor failed to
so authorize.
“1 am not requesting more
power or authority,” Attorney
General Arnall stated, “but the
General Assembly ought to give
the Attorney or some State Offi
cial the power to protect the peo
ple’s interest. If the Legisla
ture does not see fit to authorize
me to act, the people ought to
know that the Attorney General
is without authority to protect
the interest of the taxpayers of
this State.”
Observers pointed out that
most States grant such powers to
the Attorney General,
Mr. Sam N. Hodges of Atlan
ta visited relatives here last
Thursday.