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VOL. LXX. No. 46.
|p£RRY METHODISTS
I GIVEN new pastor
I The South Georgia Methodist
I conference adjourned Sunday in
I Valdosta after announcement of
■ appointments for the coming
I J The appointments showed 76
I changes in pastorates and dis-
I trict superintendents.
I A change not anticipated 'by
I ferry Methodists, was the trans-
I fer of Rev. Roy Gardner to
I Grace church, Savannah, from
I Perry. Rev. J. E. Sampley was
I sent to the Perry charge from
I Sandersville. Rev. Mr. Sampley
I served the Fort Valley church
I for three years prior to going to
■ Sandersville two years ago.
£ Rev. Mr. Gardner has been
l| pastor of the Perry church for
I the past two years and the con-
I gregation had asked for his re-
I turn by the conference. The ap-
I pointment to Savannah is a pro-
I motion for Rev. Mr. Gardner as
I well as a compliment to him to
■ be selected for this particular
I work, but Perry Methodists re-
I gret very much to give him up.
I Mr. Gardner did a fine piece of
I work with the children and
I young people, and _ they are
I really grieved over his transfer.
■ Mr. Gardner is an all-round
I preacher; good in the pulpit, able
■ in organization work, an enthu
■ siastic and energetic pastor, and
I a Christian gentleman.
I Rev. Gordon King was return-
I ed to the EJko charge which he
I had served unusually well during
I his first year there as pastor.
I The Rev. G. E. Clary, super-
I intendent of the Valdosta dis
■ trict, was named superintendent
lof the Macon district. He suc-
I ceeds the Rev. Silas Johnson
■ who was named vice president of
I Wesleyan college during the
I summer.
I SOROSIS CLUB TO BE
I HOSTESS TO CADETS
The Sorosis club will entertain
twenty British cadets who are in
training at Cochran Field during
the weekend. Members who will
have the Britishers in their
homes Saturday night are: Mes
dames J. A. Ivey, Mayo Davis,
W. E. Beckham, S. A. Nunn,
Hugh Lawson, W. K. Whipple,
A, C. Pritchett, J. L. Gallemore,
W. V. Tuggle, and W. B. Evans.
The other club members will
be hostesses at a tea Sunday af
ternoon in honor of these sol
diers. The tea will be held at
the home of Miss Martha Cooper
with Mesdames L. H. Gilbert,
Warren Hodge, Paschal Muse,
W. V. Bass, Phil Anderson, Al
bert Skellie, E. P. Staples, W T.
Middlebrooks, and W. C. Talton,
as co-hostesses.
The club president, Miss Mar
tha Cooper, and the program
committee for the year will en
tertain the cadets at a turkey
dinner Saturday evening at_ the
Legion Home. Hostesses will be
Mesdames A. C. Pritchett, Al
bert Skellie. E. P. Staples, W.B.
Evans, W. T. Middlebrooks, and
James Duggan, and Miss Cooper.
baptist w.m.s. elects
OFFICERS MONDAY
Officers were elected Monday!
by the Perry Baptist Woman’s
Missionary Society. They are
as follows: Mrs. Alton Hardy,
president; Mrs. C. E. Brunson,
Mrs. G. S. Riley, and Mrs. A. I.
Poster, vice-presidents: Mrs. J.
P. Etheridge, secretary; Mrs.W.
B. Roberts, treasurer; Mrs.Mayoj
Lavis, pianist. _ _ i
Mrs. Brunson, retiring presi-|
dent, presided Monday. Mrs. J. j
A. Ivey brought the devotional;
and presented the program on, [
An Urgent Gospel in Africa.”i
Those taking part were Mrs. Em-!
*nit Akin, Mrs. W. B. Roberts, j
and Miss Martha Cooper.
A mission study course will be I
held Monday, Nov. 17, at the!
church with Mrs. J. A. Davis asj
teacher.
.. Lhe Lottie Moon Christmas]
reason of Prayer and Offering,
w ‘ll be held December 1-5.
' ■ i
NOTICE
Any delinquent City Taxes
fiiust be paid immediately.
A. F. Norwood, City Clerk.
Houston Home Journal
| HOUSTON WELFARE
DIRECTOR RESIGNS
11
L i Miss Sallie Frank Thompson
j has resigned as head of t h e
. Houston County Welfare depart
i mont to accept a similar position
■ in her home county of Pulaski.
. Mrs. W. B. Evans, worker in
the department, has been acting
1 welfare director for Houston
in November.
A successor to Miss Thompson
will be named at an early date
by the County Welfare Board
composed of W. C. Watson of
Wellston, Mrs. Sam Plouser, of
Perry; J. W. Gray, Unadilla R.
F. D., K. L. Mathews, of Kath
leen; and C. H. Horton, Grova
nia.
Applicants must be approved
by the merit system board of the
federal government, the state
welfare board, the local welfare
board, and the county commis
sioners. To be eligible for the
place as director of a county
welfare department, an appli
cant’s name must be on the
register of the merit system
board. I
Miss Thompson served excep
tionally well for several years as
welfare director in this county.
She is fitted by education, temper
ament, and experience for
this type of work.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School—10:15 a, m
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
The pastor will preach on the
theme, “Crown Him with many
Crowns.’’ Special music.
Youth Fellowship for Inter
mediate-Senior ages meets 6:30
p. m. Sunday.
Evening Worship Service 7:30.
The pastor, Rev. Roy Gardner,
will bring his farewell message,
speaking on the subject, “Paul’s
‘Good-bye’ to his Friends.” This
will be a Union Service, and
everyone is cordially invited.
There will be no Wid-Week
Prayer Service Wednesday night.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
SOROSIS THANKS
PEOPLE FOR. TOYS
The Sorosis club of Perry
wishes to thank the people of
Houston county for the wonder
ful response they made to the
Used Toy Collection of last
month.
Christmas would not be Christ
mas if there were not some toys
in every home with children.
With all the toys given by the
people of the county there cer-
Itainly should not be one home in
the county without Christmas
toys this year.
Some of the toys were as good
as new. Some were rather bat
tered and worn but Mr, Cohen
Walker and his boys will make
them good as new. There are
tricycles, scooters, games, books,
| doll furniture, a bag of toy guns,
lots and lots of dolls, and many
other things.
Some who did not have any old
toys gave money for a new wig
for a doll or paint. Others gave
scraps of cloth for doll dresses
to be made by Miss Myra Bird
and her girls,
j Special thanks go to Rhett Mi
lam and the Martin and Thomp
son theatre for the matinee and
to the Boy Scouts who made a
house to house canvas for the
toys in Perry.
The best about any drive like
this is the unselfishness shown
by the givers. Back of every
I worn toy probably is a story of
{loving generosity. One pretty
little girl gave an almost new
! baby doll although she loved it
[ dearly. After much thought one
five year old boy gave up a pranc
1 ing colt, though he still could
: ride it, he wanted another boy to
[have some fun with it as he had,
1 had. Another boy gave away all j
j of his riding vehicles and there
■ were several. Maybe Santa will j
!remember him this Christmas.!
I Two brothers stopped by from a:
marble game and put half of
itheir good marbles in the toy box!
in the drug store.
So the Sorosis club thanks you
for every toy given.
A young housekeeper broke up
a beautiful house to give away
her furniture. J
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1941
’HOUSTON BENEFITS
FROM WPA PROGRAM
Services and facilities that
have benefitted every person in
Houston county have resulted
from a program of public im
provements conducted during
the past six years by local gov
ernment officials in cooperation
with the WPA, according to a re
port released today by Harry E.
Harman, Jr., Georgia WPA Ad
ministra tor.
This report shows the work in
Houston county has consisted of
a large amount of construction,
such as streets, roads, schools
and similar facilities. In addi
tion many contributions have
been made to the health and wel
fare of citizens generally, and
particularly to those in the lower
income brackets.
“This cooperative program has
been one of the largest factors in
the well-being of the county,”
Mr. Harman said. “It has been
a program of infinite variety, de
signed primarily to give employ
ment to jobless people, but the
benefits are permanent, and will
be a credit to the county for
many years to come.”
A total of $210,100 has been
spent on WPA projects in this
county since the program began.
Of this amount, about forty-five
percent came from local public
funds in the form of sponsors
contributions. The remainder
was federal allotments brought
into the county as payrolls and
as payment for materials. This
has formed an important part of
the local purchasing power for
the past six years, going to mer
chants, property owners, doctors
and others in payment for need
ed services.
It is impossible to list all the
accomplishments of this pro
gram, but a selected list of ma
jor results follows:
Works Projects Administration
of Georgia.
Expenditures and Major Physical
Accomplishments on WPA Pro
jects July 1, 1935 Through June
30, 1941, Houston County.
EXPENDITURES
WPA Funds $115,100
Local Funds 95,000
Total $210,100
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Construction Projects—High
ways, Roads, and Streets; 4.5
miles of paved roads constructed, 1
11.9 miles of unpaved roads con
structed or improved, 64 cul
verts installed with a total length
of 2,177 feet, ,6 miles of road
side drainage ditches dug, 3.0
miles of roadside landscaped.
Buildings—B school buildings
repaired: Grovania school, Hay
neville school, Hayneville negro
school, Henderson negro school,
Jerusalem negro school, Perry
negro school, Piney Grove negro
school, Oak Ridge negro school;
1 addition constructed to the'
Bonaire school, 1 gymnasium
constructed at the Bonaire school,
1 gynasium repaired at the
Perry school.
Sanitation and Health —48 san
itary privies installed, 1.3 miles
of malaria drainage ditches dug,
1.3 miles of malaria drainage
ditches improved.
Non-construction Projects—
Sewing: 46 boys’ garments made,
54 girls’ garments made, total
100 items.
Book Repair —700 volumes ren
ovated
School Lunches —65,000 school
lunches served.
Food Preserving—l,3oo quarts
of food canned.
Education—s 33 persons taught
to read and write.
MANY THANKS
To our subscribers who have
responded so promptly to our ap
peal, we wish to say, “Many
Thanks.” We appreciate your
consideration.
To other subscribers who have
, forgotten to pay their subscrip
j tions, we make another appeal
| for prompt payment. Everything
j connected with the newspaper
ibusiness has advanced in price.
[As yet we have not increased our (
subscription rate. $1.50 per year (
.is a very small amount. Please
pay your subscription as soon as
possible. We must clear up all
| arrears by Jan. 1 as we cannot
afford to keep names on book
who are not paid up.
i The Editor. 1
SPEED CAUSES HALF
OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS
Exceeding the state speed law
of 55 miles per hour, or driving
too fast .for existing conditions
caused almost nearly half the
motor vehicle traffic accidents in
vestigated by the local state pa
trol unit during October, accord
ing to Sergeant B. J. Housend,
district commander of the seven
th district with headquarters at
Perry.
13 accidents were investigated
by the state patrol for the month
in which two people were killed
i and 13 received injuries. The
property damage to wrecked ve
hicles amounted to $3,017.00,
Speeding too fast for conditions
is held accountable for 6 acci
dents, passing without sufficient
clearance, 2, driving while under
the influence of intoxicants, 2;
and for miscellaneous causes, 3.
7 accidents occurred during the
day and 6 at night.
Warning tickets were given 773
Georgia motorists for minor in
fractions which number also in
cludes 175 out of state drivers.
86 people were arrested for vio
lating the state traffic laws in
cluding 76 Georgia drivers and 10
drivers of other states.
29 were charged with speed
ing, driving under the influence
of intoxicants, 11; without driv
ers license, 34; permitting unli
censed persons to drive, 1; im
proper brakes, 1; without tags, 2;
reckless driving, 2; hit-and-run,
2; drunk and disorderly, 3; im
proper tags, 2. 67 cases were
disposed of for the month in
which 66 entered guilty pleas.
Troopers gave aid to 237 dis
trsssed travelers, recovered 3
stolen automobiles, and appre
hended 2 criminals for other of
ficers. Recovered automobiles
were valued at $2,200.00. Other
property recovered and saved
amounted to $1,500.00. Troopers
visited 36 schools, organized 19
school patrols, held 18 safety
meetings, delivered 11 radio safe
ty talks, and instructed 499 pe
destrians the safe walking rules.
Since January 1, 1941, Ser
geant Housend said, Troopers of
this district have investigated 187
motor vehicle accidents in which
21 people were killed and 135
sustained injuries. The proper
ty damage alone involved in these
187 accidents amounted to up
i of $34,000.00. Of course, the
amount of money involved in
property damage to wrecked vehi
cles is a small item compared to
the loss of human life, the maim
ing of bodies, not to include fu
neral expenses, hospital bills,am
bulance fees, etc. In a word,au
tomobile accidents are a costly
proposition, and certainly we
have everything to gain if we
will take stock of our driving
habits and adopt only those
which insure us against these
horrible accidents that occur so
frequently,
METHODIST WOMAN’S
SOCIETY HAS MEETING
The regular meeting of the
Methodist W. S. C. S. was held
at the church Monday, Nov. 10.
Mrs, G.W. Hicks, president, pre
sided, and opened the meeting
with responsive reuding.
At this meeting the nominat
ing committee submitted the
names of new officers for the |
coming year. They are:
Mrs. W. V. Tuggle, president,
Mrs. A.R. Talton, Jr. vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Avery Lee, recording
secty.; Mrs. M. M. Dean, cor
responding secty.; Mrs. W. T.
Middlebrooks, treasurer.
Mrs. G. C. Nunn, secty. mis
sionary education and service;!
Mrs. G. W. Hicks, secty. Chris-j
tian social relations; Mrs. L. F.l
Cater, secty, local church activi-|
ties; Mrs. Eric Staples, secty.
student work, young women and]
girls’ group; Mrs. Horace Evans, |
secty. literature and publication: j
Mrs. D. M. Stripling, secty. sup
plies; Mrs. F. Bonner, secty. ba
by specials.
Mrs. W. V. Tuggle presented ai
program on “Things That Make
Peace,” with Mrs. H. E. Evans
|Jr. taking part.
The first part of the Week of
Prayer program was presented
by Mrs. G. W. Hicks and Mrs.
j H, U. Gordy, Mrs. Miller Ed
i wards gave talks on “Our Dea
jconesses” and “Christian Litera
ture.” 1
|legion auxiliary
I ENTERTAINS “VETS”
1!
! The Auxiliary to the Robert D.
Collins Post of the American Le
,|gion entertained all World War
. Veterans and their wives in
, Houston county at a supper Mon
, day night at the Legion Home as
’ their annual celebration of Ar
mistice Day.
A regular army supper con
sisting of baked beans, slum
gullion, prunes, coffee, and rolls
was served. Th e committee,
Mesdames O. A. King, B. H. An
drew Jr., W. G. Riley, and J. B.
Calhoun, was assisted by their
husbands in the preparation of
the supper.
The hall and supper tables
were decorated in red, white,and
blue by Mrs. J. M. Gooden and
Mrs. A. P. Whipple.
The program committee, Mrs.
S. A. Nunn and Mrs. Joe Mitch
ell, arranged the following:
Two quartet numbers. “God
Bless America” and “My Bud
dy,” by Mrs. J. M. Gooden. Mrs.
; Joe Mitchell, Mrs. J. B. Calhoun,
and Miss Evelyn Hunt.
Prayer for Peace -Mrs, R. E.
Ogletree.
i Reminiscenses of Army Ex
periences—Veterans with prize
going to S. W. Hardison for best
story.’
Group singing of World War
songs.
Mrs. 0. A. King, Poppy chair
man, reported Poppy sales
amounting to $71.70 and winners
of poppy posters to be Carlton
Pierce, first, and Billy Gray,
second.
G. W. Rhodes spoke on the
Red Cross Roll Call. The Auxi
liary voted to sponsor this call.
Committees will be appointed
and the campaign begun at once,
Mrs. Hollis Kezar, /president,
welcomed the guests and Eby
Holtzclaw, commander of the
Legion Post, responded.
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
The Perry High Girl’s Drill
Squad has elected a drum Ma
jorette, to give commands, and a
baton twirler. Lynette Eason
was chosen drum majorette, and
Louise Kezar was chosen to twirl
the baton. The squad is going
to drill at the forth-coming game
Friday night with Gordon Fresh
men.
The members of the squad are
as follows: Lynette Eason,
Louise Kezar, Joyce Tolleson,
Mary Lewis,Betty Gooden, Mary
lea Adams, Evelyn Peed, Anna
Lee Beavers. Marie Armstrong,
Emily Thompson. Annis Jeani
NeSmith, Mae Hardy, Frances'
Irby, Barbara Whipple, Jane Ri
ley, Margaret Leaptrot, Betty
Boler, Juanita Nash, Jeanette
Parks, and Merryle Hunnicutt.
The Perry High Panthers
chalked up another victory
in their second g> me of the sea
son with a 21-19 win over Bon-!
aire on the Bonaire court Thurs
day night.
Bonaire was leading 6-5 at the
half, but Boswell of Perry led
the scoring parade with five field
goals to his credit and the Pan
thers pulled ahead in the last
half. The scoring points were as
follows: Boswell, 10; Johnson,2;
Gray, 4; N. Chapman, 3; and
Daniels, 2.
On Nov. 14 Perry will play the
I Gordon College Freshmen on the
home court. The Panthers will
get their real test Friday night
when they play the boys
from Gordon Junior College. The
freshman boys fro m Gordon
boast a real collection of stars.
Among them is a Cuban who
rated as one of the best while he
! was playing in Cuba. This game
(will give the Perry fans some
j idea as to what to expect when
! the boys hit real competition.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Dr. J. W. Story
1 wish to thank their friends for
I the many kindnesses shown
(them and their loved one during
his long illness and also for the
words and acts of sympathy at
the time of his passing.
NOTICE
Books are now open for the
payment of 1941 City Taxes.
1 W. F. Norwood, City Clerk.
ESTABLISHED 1870
increaseTsked of
VEGETABLE GROWER
Vegetable growers of Houston
county have been asked to in
crease their 1942 acreages to help
meet the Food-for-Freedom goals
set up as a part of the total ag
ricultural defense program in the
United States, L. W, Tabor,
chairman of the Houston county
USDA Defense Board, said this
week.
Georgia farmers next year are
expected to step up their fresh
vegetable plantings by about
5,000 acres. This does not cover
contemplated acreage increases
in vegetables for processing, nor
farm gardens.
In discussing the vegetable
goals, Mr. Tabor pointed out that
everyone in the United States
must be well fed if the nation is
to make the most effective effort
toward national defense. One of
the health benefits of improved
diets, he declared, would be
more stamina to stand up under
stresses of the times, and par
ticularly during the period of
top-speed production of defense
materials.
Vegetables, particularly leafy
green and yellow vegetables,con
stitute one of the most impor
tant sources of energy and
sound health, he said. An ade
quate diet for the people of the
United States, he added, would
require the production and con
sumption of more than twice the
vitamin-rich vegetables produc
ed annually between 1936 and
1940.
ATTENTION TO FARM
IMPLEMENTS URGED
Because the national defense
program is expected to make it
increasingly difficult to obtain
new machinery and repair parts,
County Extension Agent W. T.
Middlebrooks suggests that
Houston county farmers keep
their implements in good running
condition, store them under cov
er, and get repair parts that will
be needed next year, as soon as
possible.
Mr. Middlebrooks says that
very small amounts of fertilizer
left in fertilizer compartments of
corn planters, grain drills dr oth
er planting machinery, are likely
to cause corrosion and harden,
clogging the distributing equip
ment at planting time next
spring.
He points out that now is a
good time to thoroughly clean
I and wash all fertilizer out of
'planting equipment, and then
cover the distributing mechanism
witn plenty of oil so it will be
ready for use when rolled out of
storage next spring.
Farmers often leave tools,
nails, screws and bolts in seed
boxes and fertilizer compart
ments. When these are over
looked in the spring planting
rush, machinery may be serious
ly damaged.
In the matter of repairs, the
county agent reminds local far
mers that the heavy hay crop
harvested in many sections this
past summer put a severe strain
on hay loaders. All wooden parts
of the loader such as raker bars
and conveyor slats should be
checked carefully. Loose ones
should be tightened and broken
ones replaced. The conveyor ropes
or chains also need careful check
ing to see if they are still strong
enough to stand up under anoth
er season of wear.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Sunday School is observ
ing a Study Week from Monday
through Thursday this week.
Mrs. Luther Bloodworth of Ma
con, president of the Rehoboth
W. M. S. and well known Sun
day School leader, is the teacher.
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.
The congregation will worship
with the Methodist church in a
farewell service for Rev. Roy
Gardner.
Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed
nesday Evening 7:30.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
