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VOL. LXXI. No. 3
■registration to i
I CONTINUE ON JAN.I7I
Registration of Perry and
I Houston county citizens for Civi
■ lian Defense work is being con
■ firmed until Saturday, Jan. 17.
I Offices for registration purposes
I will be open at the Court House
lin Perry and at every white
I school in the county from 9 a. m.
Ito 5*30 p. m. Every one who
■ did not register last week is
| urged to do so this Saturday at
| the place most convenient.
Colored people are usked to
| register at the Perry Training
| School in New hope.
600 people registered last week
|on Jan. 8,9, 10 but more are
I needed. In Houston county,
I ] 000 citizens should be register
|ed for civilian defense. The in-
I dement weather and the incon-
I venience of travel to Perry prob
| ably had a great deal to do with
I many people not registering;
I therefore registration offices {will
I be open in nearly every commu-
I nity Saturday to reach more
I county is leading the
I state among country counties in
I this registration effort. The state
■ wide registration is set for Jan.
I 23. Houston hopes to complete
I registration and be organized by
I Jan. 23. Do your part to help
I Houston succeed in this under-
I taking. Let’s be able to point
I with pride to our large registra
tion!
It is of vital importance that
the people of this county or
ganize and prepare themselves
for any emergency. Register
Saturday without fail.
Women's Division
Sam A. Nunn is county chair
man of Civilian Defense. Mrs.
John L, Hodges has been ap
pointed chairman of the Wo
men’s Division for Houston by
Mrs. M. F. Park, district chair
man. Mrs. Hodges has worked
with Mr. Nunn and E.P. Staples,
chmn. of Education and Public
Relations, in promoting the
registration of Houston citizens.
The Sorosis club and the teach
ers have done the clerical work
connected with the registration.
At an early date, Mrs. Hodges
will organize the women of each
community for defense work
which will supplement that of
the Red Cross and not overlap it,
PERRY HOMES, INC.
OFFICIALS ELECTED
The stockholders of Perry
Homes, Ihc. elected officers andj
directors at a meeting Monday, j
Officers are: J. P. Etheridge, I
[ president; W. E. Beckham, vice-j
president; F. M. Houser, secty,;
and treasurer.
Directors are: J.P.Etheridge,
W. E. Beckham, C. P. Gray, C.
C. Pierce, J. A. Davis, J. W.
Blood worth, and C. E, McLen
don.
Perry Homes, Inc. has si x
1 houses under construction in
their 40 acre subdivision which |
they purchased from the Smoak
estate.
REVIVAL services at
ELKO BEGIN SUNDAY
Revival services will begin at
the Elko Methodist church next
I Sunday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p. m.
and continue throughout next
week. Rev. Ruby Harris of
Lake Park, Ga. will preach each
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Regular services will be held
at Bonaire Methodist church next j
Sunday at 11:30 a. m. and 7:30j
P- m. with the pastor, Rev. Cor-|
don King, preaching. I
The members of Elko church j
and the pastor, Rev. Mr. King, j
invite members of other congre-i
gallons and the public to attend )
the services at Elko next week. I
FIRE DAMAGES HOME |
Fire Sunday morning badly j
damaged the residence of Frank
Moody on Ball street. The roof
was burned off and the interior i
damaged by smoke and water.
The contents were saved but;
were damaged some in removing. I
Mr, and Mrs. Moody and
daughters have an apartment
in the home of Mrs. S. L. Nor- |
wood Sr.
Houston Home Journal
'perry bank has its
I LARGEST RESOURCES
1
; The Perry Loan and Savings
Bank has the largest total re
sources in its history. Resources
are over a half million dollars,
amounting to $541,504.70. The
deposits of this 53 year old in
stitution total $465,000 in its an
nual statement published else
where in this issue. The bank
also has its largest number of
depositors.
The bank stockholders met
Jan. 7 and declared a 12 per
cent annual dividend and re
elected present officials.
Officers are: R. L. Cate r,
president; C. E, Andrew, vice
president: W. V. Tuggle,cashier;
M. M. Dean, asst, cashier; Miss
Aubrey Rainey, book-keeper.
J. FRANK HUNT OF KATHLEEN
DIES SUDDENLY SATURDAY
J. Frank Hunt, of Kathleen,
age 61, died suddenly Saturday
afternoon at his home of a heart
attack. Mr, Hunt was a well
known farmer of Houston coun
ty. He was born in this county
and had lived here all his life.
Mr. Hunt was a deacon of Bea
ve r Creek Primitive Baptist
church. He was recognized as a
good man by all who knew him.
Honorable and upright in every
relationship of life, pure in
speech and in conduct, his life
is worthy of emulation and his
death is a loss to the county.
Survivors are his wife who
was Miss Mamie Sandefur; one
son, Tommie S. Hunt, clerk of
court of Houston county; three
daughters, Mrs. Paul Middle
brooks of Perry, Miss Margaret
Hunt of Bonaire, and Mrs. Wm.
Hudson of Bibb county; four
grandchildren, Navelle and
Nelson Hunt, Paul Middle
brooks Jr. and Franklin Hunt
Middlebrooks; his mother, Mrs.
J. B. Hunt Sr. of Kathleen; one
sister, Mrs. A. W. Tabor of
Peach county; three brothers,!
Geo. T. Hunt, Jeff M. Hunt, and
Barnett J. Hunt, all of Kathleen.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 4p. m. at the Perry
Baptist church. Elder Geo. R.
Hunt officiated with Elders Wm.
H. Hancock, J. H. Chance, and
Will Greene assisting. Burial
followed in Evergreen cemetery
in Perry.
Pallbearers were his nephews:
Barnett Hunt Jr., John Allen
Hunt, Lawrence Hunt, Floyd Ta
bor, Lewis Tabor, and Wm. Hunt.
Out-of-town relatives and
friends attending the funeral
(were:
Mr. J. Robert Hunt, Atlanta;
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Hunt Jr.,Mc
jDonough; Mr. J. Lawrenc Hunt,
.Oglethorpe; Mr, and Mrs, Edwin
Sandefur, Cochran; Mr. and Mrs.
H. P. Morris Jr., Mr. and Mrs,
H. P. Morris and family, Mr.and
Mrs. Frank Bowens, Mr. and
Mrs. I. L. Bowens, Mrs. Z. S.
Tyner, all of Pinehurst; Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Hunt and family, Mr,
and Mrs. Tom Funderburk, Mr.
land Mrs. E. L. Sandefur, Miss
Mary Sandefur, Mr. and Mrs,
Charlie Burnette, iMrs. Annie L,
Sandefur, all of Macon; Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Evans, Mrs. J. S.
Sullivan, Mrs. Frank Young, Mrs.
Fannie M. Bryant, all of Fort
Valley; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. San
defur, Jacksonville, Fla.
THARPE CHURCH
WOMEN ORGANIZE
A W. M. U. has been organiz
!ed at Tharpe Memorial Baptist
[church with the following of
ficers: Mrs. A. A. White, presi
dent; Mrs. E. F. Tucker, Ist
I vice-president: Mrs. Marvin Grif
! fin, 2nd vice-president and pro
jgram chairman; Mrs J. C. Todd,
secretary and treasurer; Mrs M.
|K, Dorsett, service chairman;
;Mrs. S. W. Hardison, mission
J study; Mrs. C. L. Sledge, chmn. 1
I stewardship: Mrs. Robert Heard, |
jehmn. literature and publicity.
; The W. M, U. will hold its)
monthly meetings on Monday i
; after the second Sunday.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mr. J. Frank;
Hunt wish to express apprecia-1
tion for the many kindnesses
shown them in their recent sor-|
'row.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942 .
RESUME OF NEWS REPORTED IN 1941
1 The past year, 1941, was an
unusual year in many respects.
To show the varied activities in
Perry and Houston county and
to recall important events, a
resume of news as reported in
The Houston Home Journal in
1941 is given by months below.
(This chronicle gives an in
sight into life as lived in a live,
progressive town in the U. S. A.
Such living will probably be a
memory of the past in the near
future.)
The summary of news follows:
JANUARY
County School Board paid all
outstanding debts in 1940.
Patrol thanks Perry for new
Patrol Barracks.
County officers sworn in for
4 yr. term.
Perry Bank had highest de
posits in history. Paid 12% divi
dend.
Mrs. W. E. Swanson passed.
Money raised for China Relief
with Mrs. G. C. Nunn, chmn.
Floyd Tabor elected president
of Flint Electric Membership
Corp.
Perry Hi Gym ceiled through
co-operation N. Y. A., Kiwanis
and Athletic Asso.
Public Improvements made by
city during 1940 as reported in
Jan. issue included: re-building
iof water works system and tele
phone system, organization of
new fire dept., addition of new
fire equipment, and purchase and
clearing of property to be used to
enlarge Evergreen cemetery.
Camellia Show held Jan. 31 by
Garden club.
Presisent’s Birthday Party
held Jan. 30 with F. M. Houser
as chairman.
Report of F. F. A. Chapter
showed 34 boys finished projects
in 1940.
Report of W. T. Middlebrooks
on 1940 Agricultural program
showed a successful year and im
provement along all lines.
Mrs. L. E. McLester dies.
New Ford Agency, Moody Mo
tor Co., announced.
Post Office Receipts increase in
1940 shown.
Cotton Stamp Program an
nounced.
Draftees sent to Army.
FEBRUARY
Miss Meriamme Rhodes wins
college scholarship in essay con
test.
Baptist church installs new
Hammond Electric Organ.
Boy Scouts observe Boy Scout
Week.
W. W. Gray, county legislator,
named to 20 committes of the
state legislature.
Southeastern Pipeline Co.
fought by Railroads.
A. A. Smoak, oldest citizen of
county, dies at 89.
Bonaire Boys won 3rd Dist.
“C” Title and also championship
of district in Basketball Tourna
ments.
Gen. C. H. Hodges named
chief U. S. Infantry.
Houston CCC Camp named for
the late Dr. H. E. Evans.
j. L. Hunt and B. J. Hunt Jr.
named A. A. A. administrators
in Macon and Henry counties,
respectively.
Miss Lizzie Kunz, age 79,
passes.
MARCH
H. T. Beall Sr. dies.
Fat Calf Show, sponsored by
Kiwanis club, held March 8.
Defense School begun.
Peanut Measure authored by
Congressman Pace passes.
Bundles for Britain organized
with Mrs. G. E. Jordan, chmn.
Houston Boys win prizes at
Macon Calf Show.
New Telephone s y s t e m in
stalled.
APRIL
Peanut Market Quota Voted
April 26.
Confederate Memorial Day ob
served April 25.
Mrs. N. C. Wellons has 89th
birthday April 7.
Fire Limits of Perry Extended.
I Methodist and Baptist church
es excavate basements to enlarge
building facilities.
| Mrs. Jerry H. Davis passes.
Fruit Packing house built in
I Perry.
Western Auto Associate Store
opened by H. E. Evans Jr.
Concrete bridge over Big In
dian Creek and its approaches
I widened, Ed. M. Beckham, con
tractor.
New road built through New
' Hope.
Brick buildings of Paschal!
Muse completed.
MAY
Defense Savings Bonds and!
Stamps went on sale May 1.
Flower Show held May 9 with'
300 entries.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Matthews |
killed in motorcycle accident
May 4.
Patriotic program held at Bap
tist church May 18,
U. D. C. hold Cooking School.
Wellston considered for Avia
tion Depot.
Wheat Referendum May 31.
Real estate deals and building
active. j
JUNE
General Election June 3.
Perry and Bonaire announce j
plans for commencement, J u n e
1-6.
Cotton Stamp meeting held
June 5.
Safety Emblem raised atPenn-
Dixie Cement Corp. plant at
Clinchfield.
Wellston chosen for Air Depot
Site.
Asa Woodard passes.
Mrs. Rebecca Buff dies.
, Penn-Dixie team plays good
baseball.
JULY
Methodists begin Revival July 9.
Dr. A. G. Hendrick comes to
Perry.
■ Revivals on Elko charge.
Perry Bank has largest re
sources and depositors in its his
• tory.
801 l Weevil bad in Houston.
Registration for draftees heldj
July 1 and 2nd National Lottery,
July 19.
Mrs. J. P. Cooper dies.
Perry F. S. & Loan Ass’n. has
• steady growth.
i Aluminum collection begun.
Perry Homes, Inc. organized
s to build homes.
i Andrew and Co. organized to
. build homes.
AUGUST
Great activity in real estate
. and building in county due to lo
cation of Air Depot at Wellston.
i Ralph Tabor of F. F. A. wins
scholarship.
Restrictions o n installment
buying.
State Defense Corps meet in
Perry.
; Whipple Funeral Home opens.
County Tax Levy shows gain
of $60,567 in tax values. Levy
- increased 2 mills.
Miss Martha Gaddy passes.
SEPTEMBER
Perry citizens vote Bonds for
Sewerage System.
. County Schools open Sept. 15.
W. B. Sims dies Sept. 1.
Penn-Dixie re-awarded Safety
Trophy for 7th time.
Baptist church entertains
Camp Wheeler soldiers.
Defense Savings Committee
i named.
Ralph Tabor given American
Farmer degree by F. F. A.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barfield
celebrate 25th wedding anniver
• sary.
Navy Enlistment Campaign
begun.
; Inventory of Busses and
Trucks Sept. 25.
OCTOBER
Methodist begin Loyalty Cam
paign.
Stewardship Revival held py
Baptists.
Sorosis club begins Toy Collec
tions.
Presbyterian Auxiliary has
Dist. Meet Here.
Observation Posts for Air
Raid Precaution announced.
Meth. W. S. C. S. Dist, Meet
held here.
1942 Farm Production Goals!
announced.
N. W. H. Gilbert passes.
Perry Meth, elect leaders at|
4th conference and close good!
i year.
Elko Meth. have good year.
Perry Baptist make fine record.,
NOVEMBER
i Farmers’ meetings held fori
defense purposes.
Dr. J. W. Story passes.
Merchants sell Defense Stamps, j
: Houston teachers ask pay in |
crease.
1 Armistice Day observed.
Cement Laboratory announced,
j Local landing fields opened.
;j Mrs. K. L. Cater and Mrs. G.
C. Nunn have poems published,
■ H. T. Gilbert passes.
; Red Cross Roll Can held.
Many houses being built.
Local women work at Navy
r Fuse Plant.
Perry Meth, sent new pastor.
|DONATE TO RED CROSS I
; WAR RELIEF FUND
1 Have you contributed to the
|Red Cross War Relief Fund?
jlf not, give your contribution as
| soon as possible to G. W. Rhodes,
! county chairman, Perry, Ga.
$2OO has been sent or handed
to Mr. Rhodes since this effort
was begun a month ago but Per
ry and Houston county citizens
should double this amount.
A lady from Kathleen sent a
$5O check. Three Perry people
have given checks of $25 each.
Several have given $l5, $lO, and
$5. Any amount from $1 up will
, be acceptable.
I Let’s keep this war relief
(fund in mind and today send
I that donation for the Red Cross
1 to Mr. Rhodes! The need is great.
Let’s do our part, Perry and
Houston county!
J. H IVEY APPOINTED GHMN.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS FUND
Rev. James A. Ivey has been
appointed Houston county chair
man of the Infantile Paralysis
Campaign held each year on
President Roosevelt’s birthday,
Jan. 30. Rev, Mr. Ivey was
named by Cason J. Calloway,
state chairman.
Mr, Ivey states that no enter
tainments of any kind will be
held this year. Funds will be
raised through voluntary contri
butions and solicitation to be
j made in a drive on Jan. 29-30.
Details will be announced by Mr.
Ivey next week.
H. C. BRYAN PASSES
l
Herbert C. Bryan. 59, operator
of a produce business, died at
his home in Kathleen Monday
after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a. m. Tuesday at the home
of his brother, S. T. Bryan, at
Kathleen, who is the only survi
vor. Burial was in the Bryan
cemetery.
R. L. MARSHALL DIES
Robert Lee Marshall, 84, died
Monday at the home of his son,
E. W. Marshall, in Perry.He had
been in ill health for some time.
Mr. Marshall was a retired far
mer.
He is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Roy Key, Savannah;
five sons, E. W. and C. W., of
Perry; P, G., of Wellston; L. M., |
Macon; and C. J., Jacksonville,
Fla.
Funeral services were held at
the Whipple funeral home in
Perry Tuesday with the Rev. J.
E. Sampley, assisted by Rev.
Gordon King, officiating. Burial
was in the Perry cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere
appreciation to those who work
ed so faithfully in helping to
save my house last Sunday.
Mrs. J. K. Fudge.
Welfare Director, Miss Thomp
son, resigns.
I Sorosis club entertains British
cadets,
DECEMBER
City Election held Dec. 2.
Japan and other Axis powers
!declare war on United States.
Christmas Seal Sale begun.
Cotton Referendum, Dec. 13.
Boy Scouts have Dist. meeting
!here.
j Tommy Hunt elected clerk of
| court in Special Election.
Mrs. Maggie Gaddy passes.
| 1941 Agricultural program era-
I phasized food and feed crops,
I soil conservation and improve
jment, cotton, hogs, and corn.
T. S. Felder dies.
A.A.A. committeemen elected.
Due to drought in Ga., use of
[electricity was curbed during fall
months.
Draftees were sent each month
from Houston county. A num-
I ber of local boys enlisted in the
Navy and volunteered in other
branches of the Service.
Social affairs were numerous
during first six months of 1941.
i Clubs were very active.
ESTABLISHED 1870
COTTON INSURANCE
GUARANTEES INCOME
Cotton crop insurance, ready
for introduction to agriculture,
will give Georgia farmers a
guaranteed income this year for
the first time in history, T. R.
Breedlove, state administrative
officer of the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration, said
this week.
Attending meetings being held
this week are county AAA com
mitteemen and their chairmen,
AAA county administrative of
ficersjand each county’s cotton
crop insurance clerk and super
visor. The meetings are being
'held for the purpose of studying
procedures for the solicitation
and acceptance of applications
and other required forms in con
nection with the cotton crop in
surance program.
Participating growers may in
sure their 1942 cotton crop
against all unavoidable natural
hazards on either 50 or 75 per
cent of their average yield. In
surance contracts will protect
them against such hazards as
boll weevils, flood, drought, and
other insect and weather damag
es.
Rates and yield data are being
set up for every individual cotton
farm in the state, and the solici
tation and acceptance of cotton
crop insurance applications will
get under way immediately, Mr.
Breedlove said. Growers not
otherwise contacted may get full
information on cotton insurance
from their county AAA office.
Any person who has or ex
pects to have an interest in the
production of a cotton crop in
1942 is eligible to apply for a
cotton crop insurance contract.
The closing date for the ac
ceptance of insurance applica
tions from Houston county is
March 1.
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
Perry High Panthers defeated
their two opponents last week
end as they won from Adel Hi
and Abraham Baldwin College
freshmen. The Adel boys were
defeated by the score of 25 to 14,
The Freshmen were handcuffed
by the score of 29 to 23. Both
games were fast and furious and
it was in the final minutes that
the games were decided.
Friday night of this week is
the big game of the year, for the
Perry High Panthers are eager
to tangle with Americas, the
I District Champions. Both teams
I loom as contenders for the dis
trict championship. The Panthers
I have a good chance to unseat the
present champions. Don’t miss
this game.
The Dramatic club has begun
work on its one-act plays. Last
year quite a bit of enthusiasm
was aroused over the one-act
plays. We are hoping for even
more interest as well as a place
in the district this year.
The Arts and Crafts club is
being taught knitting by Miss
Foster. They plan to knit for
the Red Cross throughout the
rest of the school term.
DOVE SEASON ENDS
Georgia hunters will have to
wait until next fall to shoot
doves for the ’4l-’42 season clos
ed on Jan. 11, Wildlife Director
Zach D. Cravey announced.
Because few doves were to be
seen, due to low population,hunt
ers for the most part had little
sport with this migatory bird.
Director Cravey said the 1940
freeze killed great numbers
which had migrated South to es
cape fhe cold weather. And, too,
he said hunters themselves did
much to damage the population
j by overshooting and hunting out
jof season.
i However, because of a reduced
! season (only 42 days this year)
! authorities believe the dove,
; which is a prolific breeder, will
|be found again in satisfactory
(numbers. But, they point out.
, t hunters must be willing to do
■ their part by observing rules
• made to protect them.
Quail and turkey can be hunt
ed until March 1, and use of
5 dogs and guns for going after
j’coon and’possum is legal until
(the last of February.
