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MENTION
Walter G. Riley, safety di-
Mr- v ' a l e ciinchfield plant of
re ctor n;vie Cement Corp-.is tak-
in First Aid under
Red Cross
SSSa N. a- ...
, t M Tolleson and chil
Joyce, and Mell.
dr ftrances Irby are spending
»n d at | )ayto na Beach, Fla.
‘"1 an rl Mrs. G. C. Nunn and
M r * a u fp r and Bess
J aUg r Nunn/spent Sunday in
HoU f« with her sister. Mrs. W.
fpriskelt and Mr. Driskell.
iwnelle Allen and Ruby Lowe
f ?Jrt Valley spent from Thurs-
J f a v to Sunday with Carol Fain.
e r and Mrs. H. E. Gordon
% a nd Mrs. Harry Griggs
!pent the weekend at Savannah
Beach.
Rev R. F. Boyd, director of
ramp Joycliffe, which is a Pres-
Lterian camp for young people
r Macon, left Tuesday to di-
S a Young People’s conference
this camp for two weeks. He
return Sunday to occupy his
JJpit here and at Clmchfield.
The Baptist Junior R. A. had a
nic nic Monday at Houston Lake
L H T. Gilbert and Mrs. Al
ton Hardy are the leaders.
gr. and Mrs. Lewis Harper at
fpnde'd the wedding of her broth
fr J T. Rogers Jr., to Miss Car
olvn Betts, in Rome, Ga. Sunday,
June 8, and the graduation of
the same brother from Georgia
Tech, Atlanta, on Monday, June
(j, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers came
to Perry and spent several days
last week with his sister. The
Rogers will make their home in
Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bass of
Camilla were guests of Dr. and
jlrs, J. L. Gallemore for the
weekend.
Miss Dorothy Baker of Char
leston, S C. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. R. F. Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs. W, K. Whipple
are attending the Kiwanis Club
International convention in At
lanta this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Nunn were
guests at the Cannon-Jenkins
wedding in Cordele last Thurs
day. Little Betty Nunn was the
flower girl in the wedding.
Mrs. F. M. Houser, Mrs. H, P.
Houser, and Miss Louise Houser
visited Mrs. E. W. Vance in an
Americas hospital Tuesday last
week. Friends of Mrs. Vance,
former resident of Perry an d
sister of Mrs. H. P. Houser, will
be glad to learn that she is re
cuperating nicely and has re
turned to her home in Eufaula,
Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Edwards
Jr. and son, Gordon, of Macon,
spent Sunday here with his par
ents.
The Junior group of the Bap
tist B. T. U. was given a social
Friday night by their leader, Miss
Eva Borom.
Mrs. Lizzie Connell is visiting
relatives in Marshallville and
Fort Valley.
Miss Sudie Connell spent sev
eral days last week in Atlanta.
She had a trip recently to Flori
da. also.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Middle
brooks attended a reunion of her
tamily (Dickson) at McDonough,
La. Sunday.
Mrs. H. Parks Houser Jr. and
sons, Parks 111 and David, ar
rived Friday from the Philippine
Islands where Capt. Parks Hous
er of the U.S. Army is stationed,
p ' Houser and sons will be in
terry for some time. They are
located at present with her
lir °ther, Mr. Drew Harris. Later
'm they will be with Mrs. H. P.
Houser, mother of Capt. Houser.
, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall
bad as their guests Sunday
Hr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall
p an( l Mr. Sink Marshall of
Reynolds, Mrs. Paul Poe and
at ’ Filly, and Bobbie Poe,
°t Macon.
Mr and Mrs. Wallace Moody
rtll d daughter, Gale, of Fort Vai
e ‘ V ; s Pent Wednesday last week
pb ber parents, Mr. and Mrs.
;H. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs.
Crenshaw of Macon spent
j hursday with her parents,
l| te Armstrongs.
r/v’ Fobby Holtzclaw, student
F a - College,Dahlonega,
at borne for the summer.
Sam Houser spent sev
ai days this week with her
Mrs. Joe Borders, and
iamil y near Fort Valley.
BRIDGE PARTY
Mrs. John L, Gallemore was
hostess at a Bridge party last
Thursday morning at her attrac
tive, new home on Swift street.
Sandwiches and cold drinks were
served when the thirty-six guests
Arrived.
High score prize was won by
Mrs. Tom Cater. Second place
went to Mrs. Jack Miller and cut
prize to Miss Martha Cooper.
Miss Irene Baird, Jean Pierce,
and Elaine Moore are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Baird at
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Moody and
son, Billy, Mr. Wilson Moody,
and Miss Carolyn Howard spent
the weekend at Jacksonville
Beach, Fla.
Friends of Mr. Charlton Wim
berly, who was inducted into the
. army June 4, will be interested
to know that after examination
he was rated “chief clerk.” Mr.
Wimberly has been assigned to a
position in the governmental de
partment at Fort McPherson,Ga.
Mrs. Allen Sanborn and daugh
ter, Susan, of Attapulgus, Ga.
were the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Avery Lee last week. Mrs. San
born was Miss Edith Funder
burke before her marriage and
taught school in Perry.
Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Stem
bridge of Centerville spent sev
eral days last week with his sis
ter, Mrs. J. M. Holloman.
Mrs. Geo. Thomas of Jackson
ville, Fla. spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Stembridge.
Mrs, Lucile Cooper has return
ed from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Hutchinson, and
family at Decatur, Ga. Friends
of the Hutchinsons will be inter
ested to learn that they have
moved recently to Charlotte,
N. C.
Mrs. Harry Houser and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Johnson of Mi
ami. Fla. were guests of Mrs. G.
C. Nunn for lunch Tuesday.
Miss Louise Rainey is attend
ing summer school at the Uni
versity of Kentucky, Lexing
ton, Ky.
Mrs. G. W. Rhodes and Miss
Meriamme Rhodes are visiting
relatives in Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs, T. L. Bailey Jr.
\ and son, Thomas, of Peoria, 111.
will arrive Sunday for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gilbert.
Mr, Allen Martin, student of
Atlanta Dental College, and Mr.
J. M. Martin, student of the U.
of Ga. Medical college at Augus
ta, are at home for a vacation.
Misses Mary Ann Riley and
1 Marianne Nunn spent Sunday in
I Milledgeville with Miss Betty
Gooden.
Earl and Tommy Marshall are
visiting their grandparents in
’ Reynolds this week.
1 Miss Helen Meredith of Hart
well, Ga. visited Miss Emma
. Curtis Thursday and Friday last
[ week. Miss Meredith is a stu
nent at the Baptist W. M. U.
Training School, Louisville, Ky.
Mrs, Mary Curtis Daniel of
Albany spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Curtis and
her daughter, Charlotte Daniel.
Mrs. W. B. Evans and daugh*
ter, Martha Aurelia, are visiting
relatives in Moreland, Ga.
Mrs. C. K. Cooper and daugh
ters, Joan and Martha, are visit
, ing relatives in Haralson, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stubbs
will return to Atlanta Wednes
day where Mrs. Stubbs will un
dergo further treatment at Geor
' gia Baptist Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. King at
tended the Georgia Postmasters
convention in Savannah several
days last week.
1 Lieut. Hunter Hurst of the U.
' S. Navy will leave today for his
i assignment at Pensacola, Fla.
after a visit with his grandmoth
er, Mrs. S. T. Hurst.
Mr E. H. Evans of Laurin
burg N. C. spent Monday with
; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Calhoun.
Mrs. A. S. Gossett left this
morning (Thursday) to spend
: two weeks with relatives at
Bishopville, S. C.
Mrs J. B. Calhoun and son,
; John Blue, left this morning
(Thursday) to spend two w-eeks
with her parents at Laurmburg.
■iN. C • „ „
• Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Massee
1 and Miss Katharine Cater spent
Wednesday in Atlanta.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A meeting of the Garden club
will be held at 4:30 p. m. Friday
at the Legion Home.
An Executive meeting of the
Methodist W. S. C. S. will be
held next Monday at 4p. m. at
the honte-of Mrs. W. V, Tuggle.
Mr, Rhodes Sewell and Mr. |
Edra Wynne attended the Geor- 1
gia Department American Le-j
gion convention in Valdosta Mon-1
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday!
last week. Mrs. J. B. Calhoun.
Mrs. A. P. Whipple, and Mrs. L.
F. Cater attended the Auxiliary
convention at the same time in
Valdosta,
Mr. and Mrs J. L. Beavers
spent Monday in Atlanta.
Power Curtailment
Mu st Work NOW
Three weeks ago, we joined with agencies of nient program, and the necessity that it suc
the federal government and power companies cecd AT ONCE.
of the Southeast in asking the public to Save 2 . If the storage lakes were exhausted,
Electricity. In order that the power needs for t | iere wou i c i } )e insufficient capacity to carry
National Defense might he supplied, in spite thc “ pcak i oa< i ” Which means that the electric
1 of the worst drought since 1904, it was our pa- service would break down in whole or part.
triotic duty to ask you to buy less of our prod- For thc public safety, that can’t he allowed to
net. Patriotically, you responded. You cut your happen under any circumstances.
»mse of electricity by more than 450,000 kilo- ~ _ , ... . . ~, .
J . , n ... . .ii 3. under normal conditions of rainfall, the
1 watt hours a day. But that was not enough, and , ~ . . .
f . j • .i c storage lakes should have water equivalent to
a st.ll greater redact,on ,n the use of power , ;!(| ( f OO 0(|0 ki | owatt hollrB „ t this La,on. Ac
had to he asked. luaUy , they have about 35,000,000. It is a
1 The bigger curtailment program has mighty small margin, when thc months just j
just gone into effect, this week, and it lias ahead are normally the hottest and driest of i
< got to work at once from thc very be- the year.
ginning. There’s no time for adjustment, 4. Lake Burton should be nearly full at
or of working toward a goal. There must this time of year, under normal conditions. It ,
he complete, 100 per cent cooperation should liave ™ ore , than 90,0°°,000 kilowatt j
• ~ r : : hours; instead, it has less than 8,000,000. It'
now right Irom thc beginning. , ’ , , , * t . m cn
has been drawn down about 60 feet, lo nil
Otherwise the consequences will he of the Lake Burton up lo normal there will have to
most serious nature. he enough rainfall lo raise the water level 60
r r , c ,i .. r ii i r feet. An afternoon’s rain won’t do that.
5 i Ihe full cooperation of all classes of users
I of electricity is needed. Mills, factories, stores, To hold the present supply of water, which i
filling stations, beauty shops, hotels, theaters, is absolutely vital as conditions are now, there
amusement parks, barber shops, and so on must he a general one-third reduction in thc
down the list all are included. As well as use of electricity by EVERYBODY. Ihe only
t homes and some municipal services such as exceptions are National Defense activities,
street lighting. and hospitals, water and sewage facilities and
Here are some facts about the drought which similar necessary public services.
■ *■ jvill show how serious thc problem really is. No exceptions can he made for any husi- |
■ ' ' -| , T) . .* i •i . a r nesses or individuals that come within the pro-*-
1. Even though Plant Arkwright, the Loin- Tr , . i .i i i
, . i . • ,• i . gram. If such exceptions are made, the whole
pany s new steam - electric generating plant b 1
j near Macon, has been rushed to completion * orl W1 ai
and is now supplying 1,000,000 kilowatt hours This means sacrifice to many, hut there is
j a day, it was necessary to continue drawing no way to avoid it. This power emergency is j
enough water from the hydroelectric storage deadly serious. It is so serious that your cur
, lakes to produce 1,500,000 kilowatt hours a tailment cannot wail until next week or day
j day. Tliis drain had to stop, before all of the after tomorrow. The program has got to work'
water was used up. Hence the bigger curtail- NOW.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
n
UNION MOTOR COMPANY
Phone 136 Ferry, Ga.
Bramblett’s Grocery
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK ONLY |
HP TJ 1 A Bailey’s Supreme
1 EiA COFFEE
| 35c ib. 27c Lb.
DOG FOOD GULF
IDEAL INSECT SPRAY
6 oz. can l()c Pt. can 25c
for Quart can 45c
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T7i'ied Tour Tears
Although Andrew Jackson got more
electoral votes than John Quincy Ad
ams, he didn’t take office until four
years after he was elected.
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Sidewalk Traffic
According to Colliery by mark
ing off its busy sidewalks into three
traffic lanes, the inner “fc>r window
shoppers end loafers, fne middle
for slow walkers and the «uter for
those in a hurry, Louisburg, N. C.,
i (population 2,182), has eliminated its
' pedestrian traffic snarls.
Man, Donkey Defenders
John Perrio, 70 years old, and his
donkey form the defense unit of
Brecqhou island, eight miles from
Guernsey. With only six miles of
island and a dozen inhabitants, Per-
I rio and Clarabelle, his donkey, find
I they can manage quite well to keep
guard.