VOL. LXX. No. 43,
PERRY METHODISTS
leaders elected
The fourth quarterly confer
ence of the Perry Methodist
church was held Wednesday
at the church with Rev.
Silas Johnson, Macon district su
perintendent. presiding.
r Xvvo new stewards were nomi
nated by Rev. Roy Gardner, pas
mr and elected by the confer
ence. They are A. M. (Phil)
Anderson and Dr. A. G. Hen
stewards re-elected are: C.E.
Andrew, J. F. Bonner, J. 0.
Coleman, Mayo Davis, M. G. Ed
uards, C, P. Gray, F. M. Houser,
g VV. Hicks, G. C. Nunn, S. A.
Nunn, R. E. Ogletree, C. C.
Pierce, A. C. Pritchett, G. W.
Rhodes, T. C. Rogers, E. P.
Staples, W. V. Tuggle.
Rev. Mr. Johnson nominated
S, A. Nunn for district steward
and C. E. Andrew, reserve dis
trict steward. They were re
elected by the conference.
Trustees named are: S. A.
N’unrv. T. C. Rogers, W. V. Tug
gle, E. F. Barfield, and J. C.
Matthews-
Other members of the quarter
ly conference are: C. P. Gray,
church school supt.; Mrs. G. W.
Hicks, president Woman’s Socie
ty Christian Service; Miss Car
lene Ogletree, supt. young' peo
ple; Mrs. G, C. Nunn, chmn.
missionary committee; Mrs. T.C.
Rogers, chmn. Golden Cross;
Mrs. W. K. Whipple, supt. chil
dren’s division; Francis Nunn,
supt. young people.
The following committees were
chosen:
Membership and Evangelism —
C. P. Gray, Mrs. G. C. Nunn,
B. P. Staples, Mrs, E. F. Bar
field, Mrs. R. E. Ogletree, and
Miss Jean Brown.
Pastoral Relations—C.P. Gray,
T. C. Rogers, G. C. Nunn, and
Mrs. J. L. Hodges.
Nominations —G. W. Rhodes,
Mrs. G. W. Hicks, and Mrs. L.
C. Walker.
Records J. 0, Coleman, Mrs
G. C. Nunn, and Miss Florine
Rainey.
Music--Francis Nunn, W. K.
Whipple, and Miss Willie Ryals.
Board of Education—E.P. Sta
ples, Mrs. G. W. Hicks, T. C.
Rogers. Mrs. T. C. Rogers, Car
lene Ogletree, C. P. Gray, Mrs.
G. C. Nunn, Francis Nunn, Mrs.
W. K. Whipple, and Rev. Roy
Gardner.
The church finances were re
ported in good shape by W. V.
Tuggle, church treasurer. The
budget is $3,800 and all of this
has been paid in except $3OO,
which the board of stewards ex
pect to have collected before
Nov. 1.
The annual conference meets
in Valdosta Nov. 5-8. T.C. Rog
ers is delegate and Mrs. G. C.
Nunn, alternate.
Rev. Roy Gardner is complet
ing his second year as pastor of
the Perry church. His return
for a third year has been re
quested by the pastoral commit
tee in behalf of the church.
OCTOBER 29, DATE FOR
USED TOY COLLECTION
Next Wednesday, Oct. 29, has
been set as the date for the usedi
toy collection. On that day mem-1
bers of the Sorosis club will make
a house-to-house canvas of the
town to collect all used toys for
the Christmas stocking fund. If
tor any reason you will be away
from home that day or unable to
have them ready please notify)
“ta- J. L. Gallemors, Mrs. Al- j
hert Skeilie,Miss Martha Cooper, I
or Mrs. A. C, Pritchett, and Jet’
them know a more convenient)
time to call for your toys.
h you happen not to have anyi
used toys around your place why
p°t buy a doll for the Home
Economics to dress. Think how !
happy s orne little girl will be on
Christmas morning with a nice
n f vv doll all dressed up and some
Place to go.
And don’t forget that odds and |
® n cls of paint and scraps of ma
er|al as well as money to buy
Materials will be very welcome;
contributions. Its a little early;
t° be getting the Christmas j
spirit, but unless they get an
cany start the vocational classesi
re Pairing the toys can’t do such;
a good job.
Between now and next Wed-
Houston Home Journal
N. W. H. GILBERT PUSSES
: Nathan William Hill Gilbert,
i bo, Houston county farmer, died
at his home at 6 a. m. Saturday
as the result of a paralytic stroke
suffered three days before.
Mr. Gilbert was born in Hous-
ar >d had lived here all
his life in the some house where
he was born. It is located on the
Elko road four miles from Perry.
He was a Mason and a mem
ber of the Methodsit church. He
was a steward of th e Elko
Methodist church for 48 years.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Mamie Ed
wards of Houston countv; three
sons, N. W„ H. B. f and *R. W.
Gilbert, all of Perry; three
daughters, Mrs. Robert Morgan
of Macon; Mrs. Paschal Muse
and Mrs. Floyd Tabor of Perry,
and a brother, Dr. R. B. Gilbert
of Greenville, Ga. Nine grand
children a’so survive.
Funeral services were held at
his home near Perry at 3 p. m.
Sunday with the Rev. Gordon
King and Rev. Roy Gardner of
ficiating. Burial was in Ever
green cemetery, Perry.
Mr. Gilbert was a successful
farmer and a good citizen of this
county. His kindly nature and
friendly spirit made him many
friends who mourn his passing.
Pallbearers were: C.P. Gray,
Brown Wimberly, S.L. Norwood,
Lawton Houser, C. E, Pyles, and
George C. Nunn.
Out-of-towh relatives and
friends attending the funeral
were; Dr. R. B. Gilbert, Mrs.
Bradley Lancaster, Mr. Robert]
Gilbert, Mr. Irwin Gilbert, Mr.
and Mrs. Wade Gilbert, Mr.
Emmett Irwin, all ofGreenville,
Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. John Hines,
Hogansville, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs.
Houser Edw r ards, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Edwards, Mrs. Harper
Short, Miss Elizabeth Short, and
Mr. Lee Houser, all of Fort Val
ley; Miss Margery Short, Chaun
cey, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Edwards, Augusta, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. Zack Houser, Dublin, Ga.;
Miss Pearl Edwards. St. Louis,
Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Short,
Whitesburg, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Rivers, and Mr, and Mrs,
Ernest Ellis, of Macon.
STABLE FLY BREEDS
IN PEANUT LITTER
When peanuts are threshed and
hay baled, piles of peanut litter
left in the field should be plowed
under as soon as possible to pre
vent breeding of stable or “dog
flies,” according to W. T. Mid
dlebrooks.
The painful “sting” of the
stable fly is familiar to both man
and animals. In addition to the
pain and worry they cause live
stock during severe outbreaks,
their bloodsucking weakens ani
mals and they are believed to
play a part in transmitting cer
tain livestock diseases. Dairymen
report that fly attacks sometimes
cut milk yield by as much as 40
to 60 percent, and horses and
mules often lose 10 to 15 percent
in weight.
Mr. Middlebrooks says that
piles of peanut litter, consisting
of leaves and small stems, fer
ment when wet and provide ex
cellent conditions for stable-fly
breeding. Some immature stages
|of the fly emerge from peanut
| litter on warm days throughout
the winter, while others stay in
litter all winter building up par
ent stock that produce great
numbers of flies the next season.
If fly larvae get into the litter
before it is plowed under, many
adult flies will develop and push
i through as much as 4 to 6 inches
!of sandy soil. When litter is
1 plowed under immediately after
! harvest, it cannot become in
i fested.
i
Information on how to make
I full use of the AAA program on
ivour farm may be obtained at
the county AAA office, the local
i A.AA committeemen,or the coun
-1 ty Extension agent.
: nesday look over the premises
and collect all toys you can find
i and have them ready for the col
' lectors. And in the meantime
| remember that you can take your
| toys to your school or church it
Wednesday isn’t a convenient
1 day for you or if you live out in
the country w’here the committee
'won’t make their rounds.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1941
1942 Production Goals For Houston
j County Under Farm Defense Program
L W. Tabor, chairman of the H. S. Department of Agricul
tural Defense Board for Houston County, has released the sug
gested Production Goals for the 1942 Farm Defense Program
for Houston County.
Tne biggest suggested acreage increase for any crop is for
Peanuts. You will note that the Table suggests an 87% in
crease over the acreage planted to Peanuts in 1941. The next
biggest acreage increase is recommended for Oats. There is a
recommended increase of 407 c over the 1941 acreage in this
crop. This crop indicates preparation for the grazing of live
stock for an increased meat production. The third largest pro
duction increase recommended for the tounty is Egg produc
tion, which you will notice is 14% increase over last year.
1941 Estimate 1942 Suggested Goal
(Preliminary) Percent
Quantity of 1941
Cotton (Allotment in 1941) 16,408 acres 13,220 ac. 81
Tobacco (Allotment in 1941) 23 “ 23 “ 100
Peanuts-Total 16,000 “ 30.000 “ 187
Peanuts for edible nuts 9,870 “
Peanuts for oil 20,130 “
Corn 32,730 “ 33,690 “ 103
Oats 5,120 “ 7,170 “ 140
Rye 263 “ 263 “ 100
Soybeans for beans 102 “ 111 “ 109
Sweet Potatoes 1,190 “ 1,190 “ 100
Irish Potatoes 22 “ 21 “ 95
Hays 108
Vegetables, fresh, for market 105
Sows for farrowing 107
Hogs for farm and market slaughter (per cent of 1940 107
Cattle and calves for farm and market slaughter
(per cent of 1940) 112
Milk cows 103
Milk production per cow (requires better feeding practices) 107
Egg production for home and sale 114
Farm gardens: The 1942 goal is a year-round garden for every
farm family. Timber products and naval stores goals for 1942
call for an increased production of these products over 1941.
Note: Acreage estimates for 1941 are preliminary and sub
ject to revision when final data are available.
PERRY F. F. A. BOYS
WIN CATTLE PRIZES
Four members of the Perry F. 1
F. A. chapter carried their beef
calves to the State Fair held in
, Macon Oct. 13-18. These boys
were Malcolm Rape.Aldine Rape,
' Billie Giles, and Frank Giles.
Malcolm Rape won second prize
,I in the lightweight steers, while
[ Billy Giles won third prize.
Counselor L. C. Walker says that
Ihe is proud of these boys and
feels that the F. F, A. will have
the best fat cattle show this year
that they’ve ever had.
F. F. A. boys with calves are:
Jack Eason, 2 black Angus; Wal
j ter Gray Jr., 2 Herefords; Mal
colm Rape, 1 steer cross between
Hereford and Shorthorn ;Clarence
‘ Shurling, 1 Hereford; Jack Shur
ling, 1 Hereford; Richard Ogle
-1 tree, ! Hereford; Eugene Pyles,
' 2 Herefords; Clinton Cooper Jr.,
‘ 1 Hereford; Billy Giles, Frank
■ Giles, Aldine Rape, John Teal
: Lewis, I steer each, cross be
■ tween Hereford and Shorthorn.
The Houston County Show will
: be held Saturday, March S.These
1 calves will be shown in the Ma
-1 con Show, March 10 and sold
■ March 11.
Several of the boys with calves
have shown outstanding calves
• in the county show and also in
the Macon show in past years.
These boys are Walter Gray, Jack
1 Eason, Billy Giles, Malcolm Rape,
1 Frank Giles, and Clarence Shur- 1
1 ling. I
These calves were all bought
locally. Six of them from S. A.
; Nunn, five from M. A. Woodruff,
' two from W. R. Richardson, all
■ of this county and the other two
from George Watson, Macon
’ county.
i The three boys to represent
; Perry at the State Fair in
; cotton, corn, plant, _ tree, shrub,
i and seed identification were Law
ton Daniel, Roy Johnson, and
: Malcolm Rape.
Ralph Tabor, a member of the
‘ local chapter, who is now at
' tending the University of Geor
gia was awarded a check of $65
i at the F. F. A. assembly in the
i auditorium Saturday morning.
This check was given to him to
defray his expenses to Kansas
City, Mo. where he will be
awraded the American Farmer
Degree, Ralph left Saturday,
Oct. 18, and will spend this week
in Kansas City, returning Friday
night.
i The Perry F. F. A. cnapter |
I will have its regular meeting j
i Friday night, Oct. 24, At this |
1 time about 12 boys will be ini-j
; dated into the Junior Farmer de
; gree. Each boy to receive this
i degree must have saved at least
$25 from his Productive Project.
; I The Wesleyan ’ Service Guild
will have a picnic supper Thurs
day night, in the T. D. Mason
grove near Perry.
PERRY W.S.C.S. HOSTESS
TO MACON DISTRICT
The Macon district conference
of the Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service was held at the Per
ry Methodist church Tuesday
with the Perry W. S. C. S. as
hostess. Mrs. V. P. Folds, dis
trict secty. presided.
Mrs. G. W. Hicks, Perry presi
dent, welcomed the 200 members
present and Mrs, E. B. Durham
of Macon responded.
The opening devotional was
given by Mrs. Lowry Anderson
of Macon and the noon message
by Mrs. Geo. Nunn of Perry,
The young people’s work was
presented by Miss Lucy B. Eu
banks, supt.; and the children’s
by Mrs. W. H. Ketchum, supt.,
of Dawson.
Mrs. F. M. Mullino of Monte
zuma, conference secty., con
ducted an Open Forum on the
work of the organization.
Mrs. R. D. McNeil of Ameri
cas, secretary of Christian So
cial Relations, talked on this de
partment of work.
Zone reports were made by
Mrs. T. A. Gibbs, leader of Jef
fersonville Zone; Mrs. S. F. An
drews, Macon No. 1; Mrs. J. C.
Shehan, Macon No. 2; Mrs. C. R.
Avera, Perry Zone.
• Special music was rendered by
j Mrs. Joe Mitchell, vocalist, and
| Mrs. J. M. Gooden and Miss No
rine Swanson who sang a duet.
Mrs. Phil Anderson was pianist.
I Mrs. T. J. Stewart, conference
vice-president, of Macon, gave
the closing thoughts.
Mrs. Geo. Mathews, honorary
president, Fort Valley, brought
greetings and reminiscences.
At the noofi hour, the Perry
ladies served a delicious luncheon.
AUXILIARY MEETS
The American Legion Auxili
ary met last Thursday afternoon
at the Legion Home with the
president. Mrs. Hollis Kezar,pre
siding. Plans were made for the
annual supper given by the Aux
iliary to the Legion on Armistice
Day. Mrs. Otis King was ap-(
pointed chairman of the commit-j
tee for the supper, and also was
appointed chairman of poppy,
sales.
Hostesses were Mrs. W-T.Hill,
Mrs. C. E. McLendon, Mrs. L. F.
Cater, Mrs. C. E. Andrew,
and Mrs, Geo. B. Wells.
Children of the Legion were
'entertained at a weiner roast and
! dance at the Legion Home
1 Thursday night. Hostesses were
Mrs. Hollis Kezar, Mrs. A, P.
Whipple, Mrs. J. M. Gooden, and
Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr.
Friends of Mrs. J. M. Hollo
man will regret to learn of her
illness. She is in Middle Geor
gia Hospital, Macon.
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
'i
j The Perry High Panthers have
[been practicing hard for their
[first game of the season which
listo be with Fort Valley Thurs
jday, Oct. 30, at 8 p. m. in
the Perry Hi Gym. Boswell
and Gray are the only two regu
lars from last year’s team on the
team this year. However some
of the other boys are showing
some real basketball ability and
with some hard work the Pan
thers should have a fair team.
Members of the team are as
follows; Leroy Boswell, Skeet
Chapman, Lawton Daniels, Dur
wood Wilson, Walter Gray, Roy
Johnson, Uever Chapman, James
McKinley, Dick Houghton, and
Albert Skellie.
The Panthers will tackle one
of the toughest schedules in the
history of the school. Some games
will be lost but the team wdl be
a hard workingclub and will be
in there fighting until the final
whistle.
The Home Economics club held
its first meeting Friday and in
stalled new officers. These officers
are; Olive Lee Thomason, presi
dent: Ruth Smith, vice-presi
dent; Merryll Hunnicutt, secre
tary; Sue Webb, treasurer; Bar
bara Whipple, reporter.
The president appointed five
committees: Constitution, Ruth
Hardy, Ruth Smith, and Jane
Riley; club songs, Faye Loggms,
Willette Yaughn, and Jewell
Darby; colors, Fannie Maude
Nash, Frances Irby, and Annie
Ruth Braswell: flower, Agnes
Avery, Margaret Leaptrot, and
Josephine Bostick. All these
committees are under the direc
, tion of Nan Thompson, scrap
ie book chairman.
.( Old members initiated the new
r members and the new home Ec.
3 teacher, Miss Byrd, into the
. class last week. The club is
making a special effort to have a
. successful year and judging
■ from meetings so far it has cer
, tainly gotten off to a good start.
Barbara Whipple, Reporter.
3
' P. T. A. MEETING
The annual P. T, A. fall mem
i bership drive got under way fol
lowing the first meeting of the
year, which was held Tuesday
■ Oct. 14, at the school auditori
■ urn. Mrs. J, O. Coleman, new
> president of the P. T. A., was in
charge of the business session.
Mrs. A. C. Pritchett was
- .named chairman of the drive,
■ which will be put on oy the
teachers and grade mothers. I
■ Grade motners were appointed I
■ as follows: Fir t grade, Mrs.
• Clifford Grimes, Mrs. Tom Mob
ley, Mrs. Felton Norwood; sec
ond grade, Mrs. A. M. Anderson
Jr , Mrs. Bennie Andrew; third,
■ Mrs, Dan Bledsoe, Mrs. Floyd
1 Tabor; fourth, Mrs. A.C. Pritch
• ett, Mrs. Joe Mitchell; fifth, Mrs.
Mayo Davis, Mrs. C. C. Pierce;i
sixth, Mrs. C. 1. Shelton, Mrs.
: Henry Matthews; seventh, Mrs.
Max Moore, Mrs. G. C. Nunn;
eighth, Mrs. W, G. Etheridge,
(one to be named); ninth, Mrs
, W. E. Marshall, Mrs. W. K.
I Whipple: tenth, Mrs. Albert
Skellie, Mrs. J. L. Beavers;
eleventh, Mrs. J M. Gooden,
Mrs. T, R. Summers.
The drive began Wednesday,
Oct. 15, and will close Friday,
Oct. 24, with prizes going to
grades securing the most mem
bers and the most parents.
Standing committees were ap
pointed as follows: Ways and
means, Mrs. 0. G. Boler, chair
|man; Lunch room, Mrs. Max
I Moore, adviser; Hospitality, Mrs.
lE. P. Staples, chairman, Mrs. A.
•C. Pritchett, Mrs. A. M. Ander
ison Jr.; Grounds, Mrs. Geo. Jor-
Idan, Mrs. E. W. Traylor; Safety,
IMr. L. C. Walker: Program,Miss
Frances Foster; Tuberculosis
'seals, Mr. E. P. Staples;Library,
!Mrs. J. L. Beavers, Mrs. W. E,
[Marshall, Miss Louise Rainey;
! Publicity, Mrs. W. K. Whipple; 1
[Health, Mrs, J. B. Calhoun.
J Friday night, Oct. 31, was set
II as the date for the annual Hal
blowe’en Carnival.
1] ,
Miss Joyce Barnes of Atlanta
spent the weekend with her par
■ ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Story
•at Kathleen. Miss Etta Lee
■ Mathews spent the weekend witn
I Miss Barnes.
ESTABLISHED 1870
ELKO CHARGE HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The Methodist churches of the
Elko charge in Houston county
have had one of the best years in
their history under the leader
ship of Rev. Gordon King who
is completing his first year as
pastor of these five churches.
A new church has been organ
ized at Wellston; fifty new mem
bers have been added to the
church rolls; the parsonage at
Elko has been renovated and
some new furnishings added; a
new roof has been put on the
Bonaire church building: money
has been raised to improve the
church buildings at Grovania and
Elko.
A church building will be erect
ed at Wellston when a suitable
location is obtained, Rev. Mr.
King stated. In the meantime,
church services will be held in
the community auditorium at
Wellston. Shortly after the
Wellston church was organized in
‘ August, the people of Wellston
1 drew up resolutions favoring the
use of the community auditorium
by the Methodist church.
Stewards of the new church
are: A. W. Pratt, W. C. Wat
son, Fred Carter, and Abe Goins.
1 The charter membership list of
1 the Wellston church will remain
’ open until Jan, 1, 1942.
The Revival meetings held at
‘ each church brought forth a
1 wonderful response from all the
! people, the pastor said. Services
1 were conducted by these preach
ers; At Elko, Rev. F.M, Gaines
1 of Macon; Grovania, Rev. Hoke
Hatcher of Bridgeboro; Andrew
Chapel, Rev. Fred B. Hooks of
Macon; Bonaire, Rev. Leon C.
Edwards of Rocky Ford; Wells
ton, Rev. Gordon King, pastor.
In its efforts to serve the en
-1 tire rural section of Houston
county, the Elko charge had a
series of Bible Schools within
reach of every child with study
courses for every age. Miss Clara
Howard, Houston county young
lady who is a graduate of Scar
ritt College and a missionary, su
pervised this religious program
for the children.
There is an active Church
School in each church. Superin
tendents of these Schools are;
Elko, Glenn Lewis; Grovania,
Mrs. Robert Brown; Andrew
Chapel, R. H. Howard; Bonaire,
Clarence Sasser; Wellston, Miss
Blanche Garrison.
The presidents of the three
groups of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service are: Andrew
Chapel, Mrs, R. H. Howard ;Bon
laire, Mrs. Jack Ammons; Wells-
I ton, Mrs. Fred Carter. Plans are
under way to organize a W. S.C.
S. in the other two churches of
the charge.
Finances are in good shape and
will be met in full before the
close of the conference year,Nov.
5, the pastor said. The charge
accepted the conference assess
; ment on bevevolences.
The return of Rev. Gordon
King for another year has been
requested by the churches of the
charge.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
COUNCIL FOR COUNTY
The Civilian Defense Council
for Houston county is as follows:
Mayor S. A. Nunn, chairman;
Fire Fighting Services, George
C. Nunn; Police Services, B. H.
Andrew; Medical Services, Dr A.
G.Hendrick: Public Works, J. A.
Davis: Utilities, C. E. Andrew;
Vital Services, E. P. Newhard;
Public Relations, E. P. Staples.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School- 10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-ll;30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School--3:00 p. m.
Worship Servici‘-8:00 p. m.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
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 7:30 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed
nesday Evening 7:30.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
