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\QI. LXX. No. 22. PERKY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870
COTTON STAMP PLAN;
MEETINGTO BE JUNES;
T u e Houston County Cotton
J n c t rv Committee appointed
the Extension and AAA per
„nel are urging all the retail
Hrv goods merchats of Houston
rtltntv to acquaint themselves
S ■ with all of the details of the
lemment cotton stamp pro-
Gram The County Cotton In-
L try Committee is composed of
the following members: Max
Moore, chairman; M. G.Edwards,
feo C. Nunn, H. C. Talton, E.
r Leverett, J. Alva Davis, C. E.
Andrew, J. H. Clark, Mrs, John
I Hodges.
On Thursday, June 5, 8:30 p.
m at (he Court House in Perry a
o-eneral mass meeting of all re
tail dry goods merchants as well
a3 other interested business
groups of Houston county will
be held. Clerks, book keepers,
and store helpers are urged to
attend this merchants’ meeting
in order that they, too, may be
fully informed of all regulations
and conditions governing the ac
ceptance and handling of these
stamps. t ,
A quantity of informational
matter on the cotton stamp pro
gram is being mailed from the
office of County Agent W. T.
Middlebrooks, Merchants and ;
their helpers should study the I
plan and then come to the meet
ing next week on Thursday
night prepared to ask questions ,
and learn all the details of the
plan. Letters are also being j
mailed by the cotton committee
to every retail dry goods mer
chant in Houston county.
The county cotton committee
held an organization meeting
Friday a. m. in the county
agent’s office with D. K. Young j
as speaker. The following j
points were brought out:
The purposes of the Supple- j
mentary Cotton Stamp Program
are; (1) to reduce the acreage
planted to cotton this year; (2)
lo increase the consumption of
cotton goods among the farmers 1
of Houston county and through- 1
out the cotton belt; (3) to in- <
crease the consumption of cotton •
goods through normal trade
channels, thereby contributing c
toward more employment and I
helping business in general right (
here in our own county.
The retail dry goods merchants (
will be one of the most important A
groups in this cotton stamp pro- J
gram. The success with which i
its aims and purposes are
achieved will depend very large
ly upon the attitude and co
operation given by the retail
merchants. By aggressive mer
chandising methods and by push
ing the sale of cotton goods not ‘
only to those who will be using 1
the stamps but to every family
m each community, the retail ‘
merchants will make a great con
tribution toward solving the
problems of cotton surpluses and
underconsumption of cotton :
goods. By cooperating fully !
with the Governmental agencies J
nanaling this program and the [ ’
tarmers receiving the stamps,the
merchants of Houston county *
wni receive a substantial in
creased volume of cotton goods
U3 ' ness and, at the same time,
render their larmer friends a ;
great service.
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CENTERVILLE SCHOOL TO
HAVE CDimCEMT JUNE 5
Centerville school will hold its
ommencement exercises Thurs- 1
S' ni Bht, June s,at 8:45 o’clock.} !
xj„ e weaker will be Sam A. 1
YS?’ V or °T Perry. Six stu-i 1
be promoted to the}
pf' v" grade. They are Cecil |
p„, ar ?; James Becham, Aldine
Tk P8 ’ Rub y Crutchfield, Ann*
Tompson, and Hilda Johnson. 1
v , e school is ending a goodp
• arswork. The teachers are;
_-iSoes Betty Mims, Camilla Sas- 1'
q p ’ Margaret Carpenter and 1
_ • Hunt, superintendent.
W jn b ® Baptist W. M. S. Circles'
lou- me xr Monday at 4:30 as fol-1
HnraV JJ9- T. with Mrs. S. TJ
J \\ ISS Rlda Hurst and Mrs.!
mAv a Havis; No. 2, with Miss!
kvfn. x? oper and Mrs. Howard
Mrs I ' r’ p°‘p 3 ' at the home of j
Tf.Jp" ■ Brunson with Mrs. I
Son fl rl terand Mrs. W. E. John-i
•° n as hostesses, 1
I dental examiner j
I APPOINTED BY BOARD,
I
Dr. R. P. Shepard has been
appointed dental examiner by
the Houston County Draft
Board to assist Dr. J. L. Galle
more, medical examiner.
The Board desires to make
public the fact that no charge
shall be made for assisting regis
tiants in making out selective
service questionnaire or for
witnessing signatures of draft
tees.
Two white men, Richard W.
Medlin and Charlie Abner How
ard, are to report for duty at
Port McPherson, Ga. June 5.
The board has received a call
for three men on June 13.
Five colored men were sent
from Houston May 23 and three
were accepted at the induction
station.
METHODIST ANNWEENTS
Church School--10:15 a. m
Attendance of all our people
upon Church School is urged, as
we will be dismissed in plenty of
time for the Commencement
service.
We join in the High School
Commencement Service at the
Baptist church, 11:30 o’clock.
Epworth League for Inter
mediate and Senior ages meets at
6:30 p. m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday
night, 8:00 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Traylor,
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, and
Mrs. E. P. Staples attended the
funeral of their uncle, Mr. W.
Pace, in Albany Monday.
Mrs. W. E. Marshall visited
her parents in Americus Monday.
Mr. E. P. Staples, Mis s e sj
Frances Couey, Evelyn Hunt,
Dorothy Jones, and Ruby Pick
ens attended a teachers’ meeting
in Athens Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Huggins
announce the birth of a daughter
Monday, May 26, at the Middle
Georgia Hospital, Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. Romulus Math
ews and Miss Marion Mathews of
Atlanta were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Hickson for the
weekend.
SCHOOL PARTIES
Members of the Perry High
school crowd enjoyed prom part
ies Friday night.
The eighth grade had a nauti
cal prom party and scavenger
hunt at the home of Miss Frances
Foster, home room teacher.
Decorations represented a ship
and refreshments and favors car
ried out the nautical idea. Billy
Etheridge and Frances Irby were
winners in the scavenger hunt.
The ninth grade had a prom
dance at t h e American Legion
Home.
Members of the senior class
had a kid party and weiner roast
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Tabor. Marvin Greene won
the prize for the best costume.
SERVICE GUILD MEETS
The Wesleyan Service Guild
met last Thursday night with
Miss Dorothy Jones. Co-hostess
es were Miss Gertrude Frederick
and Mrs. Mamie Winn. The
program which included the
Guild RituJ was presented by
Miss Allene Ryals, assisted by
Miss Jones, and Miss Pickens. _
Miss Thelma Bickley, presi
dent, talked on the goals of the
Guild and the mission work sup
ported by the organization.
A social hour was enjoyed in
conclusion.
MISS POWELL HONORED|
Miss Margaret Powell, bride-j
elect, was honored at a house-1
hold shower given by Miss,
Phoebe Harper and Miss Frances}
Foster Wednesday afternoon at |
the home of Miss Foster.
Guests were other teachers in
the Perry school and members ct (
Miss Powell’s Sunday schooL
class.
PROGRAM FOR PERRY
HIGH CLOSING GIVEN
Next Sunday, June 1, is com
mencement Sunday for Ferry
High school. The sermon to the
seniors will be preached by Rev.
Roy Gardner, Methodist pastor,
at the Perry Baptist church at
11:30 a. m.
The program is as follows:
Processional.
Invocation-Rev. R. F. Boyd.
Anthem-Choir.
Scripture,
Announcements.
Song-Quartet.
Sermon-Rev. Gardner.
Benediction-Rev. Boyd.
Postlude.
Other Programs
Tuesday evening, Miss Willie
Ryals will present her pupils in
a piano recital at the school au
ditorium.
Friday evening, thirty-five
seniors will receive their diplo
mas. Judge A. M. Anderson
will be the speaker.
Monday evening, the faculty
of Perry High will honor the
seniors with a barbecue at Hous
ton Lake.
“When Sally Comes to Town”
As Sally says, “You’ll almost
bust a G-string laughing,’’ when
you see this hilarious comedy,
which will be presented Friday
night at 8:30 by the Senior Class
of Perry High school.
All members of the class take
part in the play, some as chorus
girls and boys, some in quartets,
and some in the cast.
Sally is played by Mary Ann
Riley, while Marvin Greene por
trays her Uncle Johua, f r o rn
Strawberry Center. Mrs Parker,
an aristocratic society matron, is
Meriamme Rhodes; her young
daughter is Catherine Hickson;
and her son is played by Court
ney Mason. Elizabeth Gibert,as
the fiance of the son, and Mary
Paul as her friend add to the se
quence of funny events. Ralph
| Tabor is the promising young
business man, and Jack Wynne
gives a fine imitation of an Eng
lish lord. MarianneNunn plays
the part of the maid in the rich
New York home.
Don’t forget:
The event —Annual senior play.
The place —Perry High Audi
torium.
The time 8:30 p. m.
Thursday the seniors elected
the “Who’s Who” of the class
for this year,Those elected were:
Prettist girl, Mary Ann Riley;
most handsome boy, Julian Caw
thon; jolliest girl, Anna Ruth
Debbins; jolliest boy, Cecil Arm
strong; class pet,Catherine Hick
son; class pest, Meriamme
Rhodes: most intelligent girl,
Elizabeth Gibertjmost intelligent
boy, Marvin Greene; most tal
ented girl, Charlotte Livingston;
most talented boy, Jack Wynne;
best all-round girl, Mary Ann
Riley; best all-round boy, Julian
Cawthon; silliest girl, Catherine
Hickson;silliest boy,Jack Wynne;
biggest dude, Courtney Mason;
biggest flirt, Catherine Hiekson;
biggest baby, Marianne Nunn;
most-studious,Meriamme Rhodes.
Edwin Pierce Honored
The first of a series of parties
given in honor of the members
of the Perry High Senior class
was held at Houston Lake Tues
day night, May 20. The occa
sion, a dinner party, was given
in honor of Edwin Pierce, by
Mrs. J. Alva Davis. After din
ner bowling and dancing were
enjoyed.
Mrs. G. T. Pierce assisted in
entertaining.
The six couples who attended
were Edwin Pierce, Charlotte
Livingston, Courtney Mason,
Catherine Hickson, Cecil Arm
strong, Anna Ruth Debbins. Joe
Andrews, Betty Gooden, Julian
Cawthon, Marianne Nunn, Na
than Gilbert, and Mary Ann
Riley.
Ralph Tabor Honored
Friday night, May 23, Mrs.
i Floyd Tabor and Mrs. Wordna
IGray gave a combination kid
party and weiner roast in honor!
of Ralph Tabor. The party was i
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Tabor near Perry. The
I guests were served refreshments,
and favors that carried out the
“kid” theme. Mary Ann Riley
and Marvin Greene were present
ed prizes for being the best
BONAIRE HI PLANS I
FOR COMMENCEMENT!
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Commencement exercises of
the Bonaire High school will be-j
gin Friday night with the senior
class play and be concluded Fri
day evening, June G, with the
graduation program. The bac
calaureate sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. J. A. Ivey, Baptist
pastor of Perry, Sunday morn
ing, June 1, at eleven o’clock in'
the school auditorium.
The program for the gradua
tion exercises is as follows:
Processional.
Invocation.
Salutatory—Ge or ge Francis
Collins.
Class History- Winnie Howard.
Giftorian —Cathryn Edwards.
Farewell Song -“Perfect Bay”
—Senior Class.
Valedictory—Carol Honea.
Introduction of Speaker—Supt.
C. L. Williams.
Baccalaureate Address — Dr.
George King, President of Ab
raham Baldwin College.
Delivery of Diplomas —Supt.C.
L. Williams.
Benediction.
Senior Play
The senior play, “For Pete's
Sake," a first class comedy will
be presented this Friday night
with members of the class as the
actors. Seniors are: Carol
Honea, Catherine Edwards,Caro
lyn and Winnie Howard, Lois
Aiken,Tommy Holloway, Charles
Stafford, Charles Luther Kersey,
Homer J. Walker Jr., Geo. Fran
cis Collins, Edwin Cutler, Hildra
Hulett, Junior Perdue, Nelson
Goetz, and Jack Bell.
Senior Trip
At 1:30 p. m. Friday the Bon
aire High school undergraduates
looked on with envy as fifteen
smiling seniors boarded a school
bus. Everyone knew that they
were bound for Jacksonville
Beach for they were loaded with
bathing suits, kodaks, dark
glasses, fishing tackle, and va
rious types of beach toggery.
As Mr. Geo. Perdue, driver of
the bus, drove off the campus,
the seniors proudly waved good
bye to their less fortunate school
mates.
Accompanying the students
were Miss Annelle Hall and Miss
Eunice Hunt and Mr. Griff
Perry.
It was a tired party that reach
ed the heacn around 9 o'clock
but the spectacular sight and
festive atmosphere of the beach
| quickly brought each one back
to life and it was with reluctance
that they finally decided to get a
few hours of sleep.
Everyone was out bright and
early Saturday morning ready
for a dip in the ocean. By mid
afternoon every form of enter
tainment offered at Jacksonville
Beach had been tried out and
approved by each carefree sen
ior. At four o’clock Mr. Perry
counted them to see if the
“gang" was all there and they
headed homeward with blistered
backs and happy hearts.
The Houston county line was a
welcome sight to those seniors
late Saturday night, for they will
admit that riding a school bus!
isn’t the most desirable travel,
but they will quickly add that
they had the time of their lives, i
HEARING POSTPONED
The hearing on the injunction
and mandamus suits brought by
the Bonaire trustees, etal against
the Houston County Board of
Education has been postponed
by Judge M. D. Jones upon re
quest of Harry S. Strozier, at-|
torney for the plaintiffs.
The hearing was to have been I
held Friday in Macon. No date!
was announced for the hearing j
when the continuance wa Sj
granted.
NOTICE |
On account of the Election on i
Tuesday, June 3, the Board of |
'County Commissioners have,
postponed their meeting until i
Wednesday, June 4.
dressed “kiddies.” Children’s 1
games were played afterwards. I
Twenty seniors attended the!
party.
| PLEA FOR HOUSES IN |
;PERRY MADE BY MACON,
I i
Though plans for building ad-1
ditional housing are well under
! way, the present need for dwell
i ing units by officers of the Flying
! School near Avondale and Camp
Wheeler is urgent
The citizens of Perry are urged
to make an effort to supply liv
ing quarters to these newcomers.
Their impression of Georgia peo
ple and of the State as a place to
live will be influenced by their
personal experience.
Cooperation of all public of
ficials, as well as private citizens,
iis sought in attacking this prob
lem.
These officers first apply to the
Homes Registration office, near
the Macon Chamber of Com
merce, and all homes for rent
should be listed there. Address
either Lieut. T. P. DeTreville or
Lieut. Guy F. Maddox, P.O, Box
288, Macon.
JUNE 15 LAST BAY TO SIGN
UP UNDER GOIICN PROGRRM
Cotton growers planning to
participate in the 1941 supple
mentary cotton program have
only until June 15 to file their in
tentions, County Agricultural
Agent W. T. Middlebrooks warn
ed this week.
Issuance of cotton order stamps,
which farmers may earn by vol
untary reduction of 1941 acreage,
is expected to begin late in J une,
though the majority will not be
distributed until July, August,
and September. Issuance of the
stamps will begin as soon as pos
sible after performance is check
ed under the AAA farm pro
gram.
The stamps to be issued can be
used to purchase cotton goods in
local retail stores. Farmers may
earn them at the rate of 10 cents
a pound on their normal cotton
yield on the acreage reduced.
Also, an important reason for
signing an intention sheet, apart
from getting stamps, is the fact
that cotton allotments for future
years are protected by signing
the sheet by June 15, 1941.
A farmer interested in only
one far m, Mr. Middlebrooks
pointed out, may earn a maxi
mum of $25 in cotton stamps, ex
cept that an operator with two
or more tenants or sharecroppers
may earn up to $5O. A farmer
interested in two or more cotton
farms also may earn up to $5O,
he said, but not more than $25 ol
this amount can be on any one
farm.
Farmers who take part in the I
program, ne said, are eligible to
receive as 3 payment for carry- [
ing out specnied food production l
practices, thus enabling many
small farmers to grow family
gardens and set asiue additional
acreage which heretofore the>
could not afford to spare from
cotton production.
The supplementary cotton pro
gram, the county agent declared,
gives to farmers a timely oppor
tunity to convert many thous
ands of acres of eroding lands
from cotton to soil-protecting
crops.
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DRIVER’S LICENSE
The annual driver’s license re
newal period has opened and
I drivers may obtain application
blanks from a 11 State Patrol
headquarters and many public
places.
Major John Goodwin, public
safety commissioner, said pres
ent licenses expire in June ex
cept those which were purchased
for a two year period last year.
The family driver’s license law
! enacted by the recent general as
jsembly is effective in mis reuew
jal period, the Commissioner said,
i Under the new legislation de-
I pendent minors, who Jive with a
1 parent, may purchase a license
for 22 cents and a spouse will
| have to pay only 50 cents pro
vided the husband (or wife as
I the case may be) holds a dollar
| license. Formerly all drivers
i paid $1 each except bus and
| truck drivers. Their licenses re
1 main $2 each.
Major Goodwin said applica
tion blanks are available at sher
iffs’ offices, police stations, and
|at many filling stations and ga
tages, in addition to the 19 dis
; trict headquarters of the State
Patrol and the state headquart
ers in Atlanta.
GENERAL ELECTION
|TO BE HELD TUESDAY
Georgians will go to the polls
next Tuesday, June 3, to express
themselves on three-score and
ten amendments to the State
Constitution, including three pro
posals designed to provide the
State with better administration
of her affairs.
These three amendments are
Numbers One, Two and Fifty
five, which relate to Four-Year
Terms for the Governor and oth
er Statehouse Officers. Length
of the ballot is caused principally
by the large number of local
amendments, there being only a
dozen general State-wide amend
ments.
Ratification of the Four-Year
Term plan on Tuesday will bene
fit no particular person in poli
tics, because the question of who
is to serve the first four-year
term will be up to the voters of
Georgia in the 1942 general elec
tion. The budget bill giving the
Governor “great power” goes
out of existence December 31,
1942, and would have to be re
enacted by the Legislature to re
main in effect,
Educational forces in Georgia
are interested in Amendment 55
providing for a four year term
for the State School Superinten
dent.
Due to the technical language
of the State Constitution, it was
not possible to include the term
of the State School Superinten
dent in the amendment that pro
vides for the term of the Gover
nor, Attorney-General, State
Treasurer, Secretary of State,
and Comptroller-General to be
four years. A separate amend
ment was needed, because the
office of State School Superinten
dent, and the State Department
of Education, were created con
stitutionally after the adoption
of the 1877 Constitution. The
amendment proposed, to be vot
ed on June 3, elevates the office
of State School Superintendent
to the same status as the other
constitutional officers in length
of term and manner of election.
K. E. A. consumers are inter
ested in the passing of Amend
ment No. 54 which provides for
the exemption from ad valorem
taxes of all K. E. A groups.
No. 69 providing for an annual
session of the state legislature is
the cause of great controversy.
Opponents of the measure claim
that it should be defeated be
cause of the fact that an annual
session would keep the state al
most constantly in the turmoil of
I politics and add $300,000 expense
I to the cost of the state govern-
I ment annually.
The vote which decides the
proposed amendments is based
on a popular majority, not the
county unit system.
POISON BOLL WEEVIL
Just another reminder to poi
son or get ready to poison for
the boll weevil. Too much at
tention can’t be given to fighting
this pest, and early poisoning is
the best way to start the battle.
Most farmers are using the 1-1-1
mixture (one gallon of molasses,
one gallon of water and one
pound of calcium arsenate) and
put the poison on with a mop.
Full details can be found in Ex
tension Circular 287, “Growing
Cotton for Profit.” The second
application should be made from
five to seven days after the first.
Mr. J. E. Eason reports boll
weevil are showing up already in
large numbers, which indicates
'they are coming out of hiberna
tion early and will do a lot of
damage if not controlled by pois
oning.
Declaring that Georgia has as
much right to claim iodine con
tent for its vegetables as any
other state, Chemist K. T. Hol
ly, at the Georgia Experiment
Station, recommends that you
eat Georgia-grown vegetables for
the iodine content necessary to
good health. Although collards,
cabbage and lettuce contain more
iodine than most vegetables, the
green leafy ones such as turnip
greens and spinach are the best
sources of this element, he said.
Almost any year-round diet that
contains a variety of home-grown
vegetables should assure Geor
gians of sufficient iodine for or
dinary body needs, he added.