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VOL. LXX. No. 42.
lICAI OBSERVATION |
POSTS ORGANIZED!
nnrinjr army maneuvers in
i? section Oct. 20-25, Houston
tty Observation Posts tor
Air Raid Precaution will be given
dice in observing and re-
JJrine of enemy airplanes. The
Mies of the observers at the
sts are to detect the enemy
A give warning over the tele
hone to the filter center and
J ence to the intercepter com
paring the maneuvers, Oct.
A local observers will re
' j ve practice between 6 a. m.
! 6 p. m. Because Houston
Jonty is located in a Defense
irea, it is thought necessary
lhat these observation posts
[unction.
w. Rhodes, chief organizer
for the county, has secured the
following men to act as chief ob
.ervers at these posts: Heard,
jE. Carney: Duke’s Farm, W.
i Hartley; Elko, Norton Buff;
Hayneville, L. M. McCormick;
Wellston, G. M. Holloman; Dun
tar, C. L. Holt; Bonaire, H. C.
Talton; Henderson, B. H. New
berry; Perry, G. W. Rhodes.
Mr. Rhodes has been unable to
establish a post at Kathleen. A
volunteer worker is needed. Any
one willing to serve is requested
to contact Mr. Rhodes.
SAVE OLD TOYS FOR
XMAS COLLECTION
Now that fall cleaning time is
here and everybody is rumaging
through closets and attics there
are sure to be a lot of old toys in
somebody’s way. Don’t think
tecause they look pretty dilapi
dated that they won’t do some
tody some good. Save every toy
tor the Christmas toy collection.
Those that are past repairing
may have parts that help make a
new toy from another old one.
And if you don’t believe that
new toys can be made from old
ones it might be well worth your
while to visit the workshop at
the school near Christmas and
see for yourself what Cohen
Walker and his vocational class
es can do with these toys.
In the meantime give your
shelves a real house cleaning and j
give them something to work on,
Mining is more in the way than
old broken down toys, and noth
ing brings more real joy than
these toys will on Christmas
morning when they go to some
child who will face an empty
stocking without them.
Children are urged to bring
toys they are through playing j
with. It is a grand thing for
those children fortunate enough '
to have lots of playthings to
pass them on when they have
finished with them to children
*'ho will get real pleasure from
them.
Miss Byrd’s classes are ready
to begin dressing dolls, too. So
save up the dolls and the scraps
tor them.
The attractive down town post
p3 were made by Miss Frances
foster and her Arts and Crafts
clubs.
t Now is the time to make your
tall cleaning kill two birds with
one stone. Rid your shelves of
the broken down toys and makn
some child happy with them at
Christmas. And there are sev
cral ways to dispose of them
when you finish cleaning out.
lake them to the nearest codec
tlQn center, the church or school
Nearest you, or one of the bar
ids down town or call a member
“ the Sorosis club who will be
?lad to call for them, or call a
% Scout who will be glad to do
13 daily good deed by picking
r f m up and getting them to the
house.
STOLEN car found
A1940 Ford Sedan was recov
, p a | 9 a.m. Monday by Troop
r.k-.L. Crawford of the Perry
n lst . ri ct, state Patrol, on U. S.
t ’ ln Houston county, 12 miles
Macon. This automobile
as stolen at 7 a. m. Sunday
T, jrn TR. Dowdy in Cordele.
t L e car was found abandoned on
A, roacls ide, empty of gas, and
T h dead batteries.
U °if ue the theft was found
cj c . C6rs are wor ki n S on the
Houston Home Journal
CRIMINAL COURT IN ||
SESSION THIS WEEK'
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Houston Superior Court, with
Judge A. M. Anderson presiding,
began the trial of criminal and •
misdemeanor cases Monday |
morning. Eighty-six cases are
on the calendar set for trial i
through Thursday but the court ]
may continue through Friday in ,
order to dispose of the calendar.
Perry Lee Deal, pled guilty to
the charge of bigamy Tuesday .
and was sentenced'to stolo ]
years in the penitentiary.
Henry M. Webb, about 35, of
Eastman went on trial Wed
nesday. Charges were filed !
against him following an automo
bile accident in which Thomas B.
Sherwood Sr., Macon railroad en
gineer, Mrs. Caroline Sherwood, !
his wife, and their granddaugh
ter, Shirley Jean Sherwood, were
killed.
Assault charges resulted from
injuries received in the same ac
cident by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
H. Sherwood Jr.
The accident occurred last
April near Henderson.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
The pastor will speak on “The
Cancelled Cross.”
Youth Fellowship for Inter
mediate-Senior ages meets 6:30
p. m. Sunday.
Evening Worship Service 7:30,
Note the change in hour. The
pastor will preach on “Hosea’s-
Message of Suffering Love.” I
The pastor invites the mem-1
bers of the Prayer Meeting
Group to meet at the church at;
7:15 Wednesday night and join
him in a motorcade to Macon to
hear Dr. E. Stanley Jones.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
PERRY METHODIST WOMEN
TO ENTERTAIN BIST. W.S.C.S.j
Woman’s Society of Christian !
Service met at the church Mon
day afternoon. The presi
dent, Mrs. G. W. Hicks, presid
ed and after a business session,
brought the devotional, “Reveal
ing Christ to the World.”
Mrs. W. V. Tuggle presented
the program telling of work done
in rural areas by the W. S. C. S.
Mrs. W. E. Marshall presented
the mission study on Christian
Imperative. Others taking part
in this study were Mrs. D. M.
! Stripling, Mrs. A, P. Whipple,
'and Mrs. H. D, Gordy. Mrs. J.
|L. Beavers gave a review of
• Seed and Soil.
Mrs. Hicks named committees
for the Macon District Meeting
of W. S. C. S. to be held at the
Perry Methodist Church Oct. 21,
at 10 o’clock a. m.
Committees are as follows:
Lunch, Mrs. A. M. Anderson;
House “Clean-up,” Mrs. S. A.
1 Nunn; Lawn “Clean-up”, Mrs.
W, V. Tuggle; Decoration, Mrs.
Claud Andrew: Table, Mrs, E.F.
1 Barfield; Chairs, Mrs. C. H.
Tucker and Mrs. W. K Whipple;
' Dishes, Mrs. Albert Skellie; Ush
; ers, Mrs. G. F, Nunn, Mrs. L. C.
I Walker, Mrs. E. P. Staples, Mrs.
|M. M. Dean; Registration, Mrs.
! Earl Ogletree.
BROWN-McKINLEY
Mrs. Robert H. Brown of Gro
vania announces the marriage of
, her daughter, Mary Houser, to
, j William B. McKinley of Haw
' I kinsville, the marriage having
II been solemnized on Sept. 21.
1 Mr. J. M. Gooden and Mr. E.
|P. Staples attended the 3rd Dist.
|G. E. A. convention in Amen
-1 cus Monday.
J Mrs. J. M. Gooden spent Mon
day in Leslie with her sister,
■; Mrs. Jones.
; Farm profits are determined to
: a large extent by yield per acre.
I Production on the farm of food
for the family and feed for the
1 livestock means better living, re
j duced cash expenses, less risks,
and greater security.
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS 11
HOUSTON SUPERIOR COURT
j
To the Hon. Malcolm D. Jones
and Hon. A.M, Anderson. Judges (
Houston Superior Court: i
We, the Grand Jurors, sworn 1
for the October Term, 1941, of <
Houston Superior Court, hereby I
make the following report of our
labors and recommendations:
We have had for our consider- s
ation 86 bills of indictment and s
have returned 76 true bills and i
10 no bills. (
Our committee to inspect the '
jail finds it neatly kept and in
good shape. -
Our committee to inspect the
Public Works Camp finds the
grounds and property in good
condition, and reports the fol
lowing property located thereon:
1 gas shovel, 2 tractors, 3 road
machines, 1 motor patrol, 3
trucks, 1 automobile, 1 concrete
mixer, 3 concrete pipe forms, 1
set road tools, 2 mules, 2 cows,
14 hogs, 20 convicts.
Our committee to inspect Tax
Collector’s Office, Clerk’s Office,
and Ordinary’s Office, report
them found in good condition
and books neatly kept.
Mr. F. M. Greene, C. S, S. ap
peared before the Grand Jury
and gave a talk on the school
system, and gave the following
information: Seven white schools
with an enrollment of 981 pupils,
Twenty-seven colored schools
with an enrollment of 1,969 pu
pils.
We, the Grand Jury of Hous
ton Superior Court, recommend
jto the Houston County Commis
isioners, that the Australian Bal
lot System be adopted by Hous
ton County, as recommended by
the Grand Jury of the 1941 April
Term of Court.
We also recommend that the
County enlarge the Vault in the
Clerk’s Office and make it fire
proof.
Due to so many accidents in
the County, we also recommend
that the County Commissioners
j eliminate dangerous curves and
j bridges in the County.
We have ordered the follow
jing bills paid: To H. T. Gilbert,
I Clerk of Houston Superior Court,
! for issuing 283 subpoenas at fif
teen cents each, $42.45.
To C. C. Pierce, Sheriff, for
serving 283 subpoenas, at fifty
cents each, $141.50.
We wish to extend our thanks
and appreciation to Hon. Malcolm!
D. Jones and Hon. A. M. Ander
son, Judges, and Hon. Chas. H.
Garrett, Solicitor General, for
their courteous treatment and
advice.
We order that these present
ments be published in the Hous
ton Home Journal at a cost not
to exceed $lO.OO.
Respectfully submitted,
Paschal Muse, foreman; Hous
er B. Gilbert, clerk: W. W. Fer
guson, G. E. Perdue, E. D.
Wilder, B. E. Anderson, J. C.
Mathews, L. B. Moody, B. F.
Mosteller, W. W. Yates, J. L
Davis, G. C. Harrison, Lawrence
Mosteller, Chas. H. Andrew, C.
E. Pyles, C. M. Walker, J. C.
Edwards, R. L. Batchelor, Geo.
B. Wells.
Georgia, Houston County.
In the Superior Court of said
County;
Let the above and foregoing
General Presentments be receiv
ed and recorded and published as
therein recommended.
This Oct. 9th, 1941.
A. M. Anderson, Judge,
S. C. M. C.
Chas. H. Garrett,
Solicitor General.
Georgia, Houston County.
1 This is to certify that the above
, and foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of the General Present
ments of the Grand Jury, chosen
and sworn for the October Term,
1941, Houston Superior Court.
Witness my official signature
and seal of this office.
This 11th day of October, 1941.
H. T. Gilbert, Clerk Supe
rior Court, Houston County, Ga. ;
• ! COTTON REPORT j
i
Census shows that 2,144 bales
;of cotton were ginned in Houston
'county from the crop of 1941,
! prior to Oct. 1, as compared with
-3,685 bales for the crop of 1940.
INSTALLATION SERVICE AT !
PERRY BAPTIST CHURCH]
I
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An installation service for the j
officers and teachers of the Per-1
ry Baptist Sunday School will be ■
held next Sunday morning at the ' 1
church service with Rev. J. A.
Ivey, pastor, officiating.
General officers are: W. E.
Beckham, supt.; Hugh Lawson,
secty.; Mildred Webb, associate
secty.; Miss Evelyn Hunt, pi
anist: Mrs. Emmit Akin, asso
ciate pianist; J. P. Etheridge,
chorister.
The teachers and officers by
departments are;
Adult—Supt., Mrs. Geo. Jor
dan; Secty., Mrs. E. W. Traylor;
Pianist, Mrs. Helen Davis, Chor
ister, Miss Evelyn Hunt; Teach
ers, Mrs. C. E. Brunson, E. W.
Traylor, and J. M. Gooden.
Young People—Supt. Mrs. C.
F. Cooper; Chorister, Charlotte
Livingston: Secty., Paul Rape;
Teachers, Mrs. C. F. Cooper, J.
F. Faircloth.
Intermediate —Supt., Mrs. J.P.
Duggan; Teachers, Mrs. A. S.
Gossett, J. P. Duggan, Jack Mil
ler, and V. B. Hay.
Junior —Supt., Mrs. W.B. Rob
erts; Secty. and Pianist, M rs.,
Tom Cater; Teachers, Mrs. A C.
Pritchett, Mrs. J. L. Gallemore,
and Mrs. J. A. Ivey. Associates,
Mrs Henry Matthews,Mrs. Grace
Boler, and Mrs. W. C. Massee.
Primary—Miss Frances Foster:
Teachers, Miss Eva Borom, Mrs.
Charlie Logue, and Miss Frances
Foster.
Beginners—Supt., Mrs. A. C.
Watts; Pianist, Mrs. J. P. Ether
idge; Teachers, Mrs. A. C.Watts,
and Mrs. W. A. Curtis.
Cradle Roll—Supt. Mrs. H. T.
Gilbert; Pianist, Mrs. J, A. Bed
dingtield; Teachers, Mrs, W. B.
Evans, and Mrs. Emmit Akin.
Home Department —Supt.,Mrs.
D. M. Ryle; Workers, Mrs.E. M.
Beckham, Mrs. Hugh Lawson,
and Mrs. Jeff Pierce.
STATE D.A.R. REGENT
ENTERTAINED HERE
The Gen. Daniel Stewart Chap
ter, D. A. R. honored Mrs.
Thomas Mell, state regent of the
Daughters of the American Rev
olution, with a tea, October 6, at
the home of Mrs. George Jordan,
regent.
| Mrs. Jordan introduced Mrs.
Meil and Mrs. James Nicholson,
state editor. She presented the
program which consisted of two
vocal solos by Mrs. Joe Mitchell,
accompanied by Mrs. Mayo Da
vis; a reading by Mrs, E. P.
Staples, and a talk by Mrs. Mell.
Mrs. Nicholson spoke briefly of
her part in state D. A. R. work.
During the tea hour the guests
were invited into the dining room.
The centerpiece was composed of
two V’s made of blue ageratum.
White and blue, the colors of the
organization, were used both in
the decorations on the beautiful
ly appointed table and in the sal
ad course. Mrs. George Riley
poured coffee. Others assisting
in the dining room were Mrs. E.
W. Traylor, Mrs. Hugh Lawson,
Mrs. Helen Davis, and Miss
Frances Foster.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Frank Holden, Atlanta; Miss
Queen Holden, Washington, D.
C.; Mrs. Thomas Bailey, Peoria.
111., Miss Florence Lester and
Miss Willie Rice, Marshallville.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bible School each Sunday morn
ing 10:15.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Sermon by the pastor.
Baptist Training Union 7 p. m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed
: nesday Evening 8:00,
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
Mrs. J. C. Ward left Monday
to attend the annual meeting of
'the Presbyterian Woman’s Auxi
liary of the Synod of Georgia in
. Waycross this week.
| The Perry Garden club will
meet Friday,Oct.l7, at 3:30 p.m.
at the American Legion Home,
As soon as a good plant cover
is on the soil it stops eroding be
-1 cause vegetation is nature’s own
weapon against soil erosion.
DR. E. STANLEY JONES
TO SPEAK IN MACON
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, world
famous missionary and evange
list, will be engaged in a preach
ing mission in Macon for four (
days, Sunday, Oct. 19-Oct. 22, ]
inclusive. He will preach at j
some central location, probably j
tjie City Auditorium, each night ,
at 8 o’clock. He will speak to
various civic groups and lead fo- ,
rums each day over the city of
Macon. Watch the Macon pa
pers for the exact hours and
places where he will speak each
day.
1 Dr. Jones is recognized as one
of the world’s greatest Chris
tians and one of the ablest spirit
ual leaders. It is hoped that a
large number of people from
Perry will go to hear him.
Rev. Roy Gardner.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR TWO BOSWELL SISTERS
Death from a heart attack Sun
day overtook Mrs. Artie Daniels
of Carrollton at a Macon mortu
ary where she had come to at
tend the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Annie Lois Molton, the for
mer Miss Lois Boswell, of Perry.
Mrs. Daniels was taken into
the office where she expired be
fore medical assistance could
reach her.
Her death occurred at 1:30
p. m.
Mrs, Daniels was born at Bre
men, March 19, 1897, the daugh
ter of J. F. and Mrs. Annie
Stephens Boswell. She was a
member of the Carrollton Baptist
Tabernacle.
I Surviving are her husband, H.
F. Daniels, Carrollton; two sons,
Clarence Daniels and J. W. Dan
iels, Carrollton; three brothers,
C. A. Boswell, Sr., Perry; G. W.
Boswell, Perry; and J. Y. Bos
well, Macon; a half-brother, W.
H. Stevens, Dora, Ala.; two sis
ters, Mrs. Mae Boswell, Perry;
Mrs. E. A. Spence, Perry; six
nephews and five nieces.
The body was carried to Car
rollton for funeral.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Monday at the Baptist church
with Rev. Kilpatrick officiating.
Burial was in the Concord ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Denver Hen
drix, B. J. Soloman, J. C. Dan
iell, C. A. Boswell Jr, Herbert
Boswell, Henry Matthews.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mol
ton, wife of J. H. Molton, of
Macon, who died in a Macon hos
pital Saturday afternoon, were
held at the Perry Baptist church
■ at sp. in. Sunday. Th e Rev.
James A. Ivey officiated ana
, burial was in the Perry cemetery.
Pallbearers were J. W. Molton,
J. H. Molton Jr., C. A. Boswell
Jr., Herbert Boswell, Henry
, Matthews and Leroy Boswell.
Mrs. Molton was born at Bre
men and had made her home in
Macon since June, 1940, coming
from Perry. She was a mernbei
. of the Perry Baptist church.
FALL CROPS NEEDED
Increased demand for food and
, feed crops and conservation ol
tne soil and plane food materials
make it necessary for Georgia
I farmers to plant a good acreage
I to such crops as oats, wheat (for
home use), r>e, barley, Austrian
winter peas, vetch, crimson
clover,or mixtures of these crops,
workers of the Agricultural Ex
sion Service declared this week.
E, D. Alexander, agronomist
' for the Georgia Extension Ser
vice, says that these close grow
ling crops protect the soil from
jerosion and leaching, give early
■ j grazing, hay or gram, and whei
■[incorporated in tne soil as a
" green manure crop, add organic.
I matter and nitrogen collected b>
j the legumes and return the ni
jtrogen taken from the soil in
iplant growth.
p| To get most from the fall-
I planted crops, farmers are urgea
'[to contact their local county
1 agent for detailed information.
Farmers may also write the
l! Georgia Agricultural Extension
, Service in Athens.
NOTICE
Any delinquent City Taxes
i must be paid immediately,
i W. F. Norwood, City Clerk.
ESTABLISHED 1870
DEFENSE SAVINGS
STAFF HAS MEETING
The Defense Savings Staff
committee for Houston county
held its organization meeting
Monday night at the American
Legion Home. Arthur Cheatham,
deputy administrator of Defense
Bond Sales in Georgia, was the
guest speaker, and outlined the
work of the various committees
in putting over the sale of bonds.
The committee will meet twice
monthly at the Legion Home.
Mr. Cheatham stressed the im
portance of the bond program,
both as a necessary defense
meosure to protect the safety of
America, and also as a long
range thrift measure intended to
curb inflation and eliminate the
disaster that would follow.
E. P. Newhard, executive
chairman of the Houston county
committee, presided at the meet
ing. Work of the sub-commit
tees was outlined and the sale of
stamps and bonds will get un
der way immediately. S. A.Nunn
is honorary chairman and all in
terests in the county are repre
sented. School children will be
urged to purchase the stamps
with their savings. Defense
stamps will be issued in denomi
nations of 10c, 25c, 50c, $l, and
$5. The stamps do not earn in
terest but each stamp buyer
with the purchase of his first
stamp receives an album in
which to save stamps.
The completed album can be
exchanged for an interest-bear
ing United States Defense Sav
ings Bond.
BAPTIST W. M. S. PLANS
MISSIONARY WEEK
Plans for Missionary Week, to
be observed at night services on
Oct. 27, 28, and 29, were made
Monday afternoon at a meeting
of the Baptist W. M. S. held at
the church. On the first night.
Rev. Stephen Jackson, born in
Brazil and now preaching in
north Georgia mountains, will be
the speaker. Miss Gladys Keith,
missionary at the New Orleans
Good Will Center, will speak on
the second evening, and Rev. L
ucien Smith, missionary to the
French in Louisiana, the closing
service.
Mrs. C. E. Brunson, president,
conducted the business session
Monday.
An Urgent Gospel Answers
South America’s Question, “How
Long Must We Wait?”, was the
topic of the program presented
oy Mrs, D. M. Ryle. Mrs. Alva
Davis and Mrs. Ryle talked on
this subject. Mrs. A. S. Gossett
gave the devotional message.
Mrs. W. A. Curtis had the
meeting of the Sunbeam Band
at the church at this time.
“BLOSSOM TIME” TO BE
IN MACON OCTOBER 24
“Blossom Time,” the musical
story of life and love of Franz
Schubert, comes to the Grand
Theatre in Macon on the night of
October 24 for performance, af
ter 20 years of yeoman service,
during which time it has estab
lished itself as the outstanding
1 box office attraction of our time.
For his anniversary presenta
tion, Everett Marshall, the bari
-1 tone who was formerly with the
New York Metropolitan Opera,
has been selected for the role of
the famous composer.
Thanks to its touching love
story, its sparkling libretto and
its immortal melodies, Blossom
Time has become a treasured
classic for music lovers every
where.
A magnificient singing cast
has been engaged to support Mr.
Marshall, who will also be re
membered as the star of the Zieg
feld Follies, in which he popular
ized the song hit, That’s Why
Darkies Were Born, besides being
a familiar figure to both opera
1 lovers and radio listeners.
NOTICE
)
• Houston County Tax Books are
now open for 1941 tax collections.
Pay your tax before Dec. 20, and
3 save interest and cost.
M. E. AKIN, Tax Collector,
12:18 Houston County, Ga.
