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VOL.LXXI. No. 4
IiRST AiD COURSE
1 10 BE HELD HERE
II a First Aid Training Course
■ ill be held the week of Feb. 2-7
St the American Legion Home in
■ er rv under the instruction of
Bland P. Dempsey, principal
Safety instructor of the U. S.
Bureau of Mines. This course
S sponsored by the Penn-Dixie
■ement Corp. and is open to the
Brasses will be held each night.
Beginning at 8 p. m. Citizens
Bho registered for First Aid
B'ork in connection with Civilian
Sefense are especially invited to
Bake this course Feb. 2-7. It is
Bree to the public.
II Employees of the Penn-Dixie
Beaient plant at Clinchfield have
Been requested by Supt. E. P.
Bewhard to take either this
Bight course in First Aid or the
Bourse to be given by Mr. Demp-
Bey at the cement plant at 3 p.
B every afternoon of the week
Bf Feb. 2-7.
B Those desiring to take the
Bourse are requested to enroll
B'ith Eby Holtzclaw, W.G. Riley,
BMrs. John D. Hodges. Mrs.
Bodges urges women interested
B First Aid work to take this
B° urse *
| THE IDLE OF SOIL EROSION
|| By MRS. W. K. WHIPPLE
H Five years ago, the beautiful
that lined the gully in An-
B'evv Heights were worth seeing.
Bho view was restful, and the
growth formed a screen
the business part of town.
It has been almost with heart-
B rea k that one by one we have
Bached these trees undermined
Bud swallowed up by the water
Mat pours through the gully
time we have a heavy rain.
B°d erosion has taken a heavy
and years of growth would
B necessary to restore anything
Bke the view that was there five
Beat's ago. Several giant oaks
B ave fallen, last spring a big
B cam °te, that still lies across
816B 16 gully. During the summer
B urr i cane half a dozen laurels
B were twenty or more feet
Bgh’ and during the last heavy
Bnns some small oaks and laurels
the last of the big trees that
near the highway gave way
B fhe torrents of water, and are
their last. Driving by
j s hard to see just what havoc
water has caused, but if you
Bave any doubts, just stop your
r and walk to the edge of thei
Blly.
■lt is too late now for anything!
save the trees. They are
and this part of Perry can!
bo as beautiful again, be
use those trees can’t be
back, but the street
t? going out soon, if the
is not diverted. The job
of this little part
town has been given at times
If various committees of the
Bf ™ en club, but to undertake
Bf f ort beautification before [
, ra inage question is solved is
Filling in will not solve
e problem without adequate
B° rm sewers to carry off the
rents of water that pour off
B’om the paved highway, from
e hill and down park drive and!
B 11 ™ Heights,
Andrew Heights is one of the
[Bowing re sidential sections of
e town, and those who live in
|B C fL eC p on would [ike to beauti
| ■ me little park and approaches
| ■ our section. It is on one of
m e n f am highways coming to
[B!h’ - ir| d tourists and travelers)
Bn. eir rs .t impressions here, j
|B.' carn Pain to beautify the]
SI l! as . a whole must begin with!
■ unsightly spots, and elimi-l
|» te them. |
f fbe fundamental trouble canl
K,; ,J V e v,ted, and the water ade-j
B s ifi y deposed of I believe the!
BV Lnts °* Andrew Heights will;
toward beautifica-|
;B«n * can be one of the beau-|
Perr y. but before it]
Bnv.; • We save our fewj
B\ ning trees, or the gully can
■ as one those shining
Bnf‘ tJ es SO H erosion that the
BT ati ° nists po ' nt ou t. There
Livti any trees left > but if
1 _ e '•be residents of this sec
town would like to save
■ e se few.
Houston Home Journal
j PERRY HIGH HCTIIIITIES
; Much to the delight of the Per
;ry High fans, the Third Dist.
Tournament will be held in Per
i ry. The tournament will begin
r on Feb. 23. and the finals will be
i played on Friday, Feb. 27.
: Wednesday night, Jan. 14, the
1 Perry Panthers defeated t h e
Cochran High school team, 28-
! 18- Perry succeeded in freezing
. the team to only one point in the
; last quarter.
Friday, Jan. 16, Perry defeat
ed the Americus team, 30-12.
s Wednesday night, Jan. 21,
[ Cochran will play here. Friday,
i Jan. 23, the Panthers will tackle
( the Jordan High school of Co
i lumbus here. The girls drill
squad will perform Friday night.
The seniors welcomed two new
students, Flora Lewis and Nell
, Wood.
! The clubs which are composed
of boys are being discontinued
for the time being to be replaced
by drills. These drills will take
place during the regular activity
period and the same as the home
1 guard, including newest army
drills and calisthenics. All the
boys from the eighth through
the eleventh grades will be in
i eluded.
The Rip and Tear club held its
meeting Friday. Ruth Smith,
Annis Jean NeSmith, Margaret
Tharpe, Lillian Peters, Martha
Parker, Jane Riley, Merryll Hun
nicutt, Betty Boler, and Dorothy
Busbee entertained with songs
and poems. After the program,
the group played games. Those l
in charge of the program were
Eva Roy Bloodworth, Agnes
Avera, and Opal Logue,
The club has decided not to
have the annual “Father-Son-
Mother-Daughter Barbecue” and
are planning a party to be held
at a later date.
Barbara Whipple, Reporter.
TRACTOR FARMING COURSE
There will be a tractor farm
ing short course given by the
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
College, Tifton, Ga., on Febru
ary 3,4, and 5. This course is
open to anyone desiring instruc
tion on this line of farming.
Meals and lodging will be fur
nished free but it will be neces
sary for applicant to pay for
transportation to and from Tif
ton. Any one interested in tak
ing this course or in securing
more details as to a complete
schedule for this course, will
please call by my office for same.
| It will be necessary that each ap
[ plicant make arrangements
i through this office if he desires
I to take this course.
1 W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
TRIBUTE TO H.C.BRYAN
Our brother, Herbert Campbell
Bryan, was born Feb. 7, 1881 at
the Bryan home near Kathleen,
iGa. and passed into the heavenly
j home Jan. 12,1942 after a week’s
illness.
Twenty-two of these sixty-one
years he was a victim of paraly
sis, thereby losing his power of
speech and the major use of one
side; but with all his affletion
j and privations, he was a model
jof patience and good cheer and
now our htarts and home are
sad and lonely without him.
He joined the Methodist church
in early manhood and loved al
ways to fill his place there, even
tho’ through these many years,
Ihe was by reason of affletion de
iprived of any active part.
! An out-standing characteristic
lof his sainted mother was, she
never spoke unkindly of any one
I and Herbert too possessed that
jsame beautiful spirit.
His brother and sister,
Stewart and Hermie Bryan.
| KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
Capt. Garland Peyton, director
lof the Bureau cf Mines and Min
ing of the Department of Natu
ral Resources of State of Geor
gia, spoke on the Mineral Re
.! sources of the State of Ga.
J. P. Etheridge, president,pre
sided. Mr. Van Hart and Alton
! Hardy were presented as new
! members.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. 1942
I Tire Rationing Board
j Meets Every Thursday
The Tire Rationing Board for
Houston county meets every
1 Thursday from 2to 3 p. m. at
! the office of M. E. Akin, Tax
Collector.
Houston county’s quota for
1 January is; nine auto tire?,
; twenty-two truck tires, and
’ eight tubes, and no tractor tires.
1 Certificates were issued last
week for two tires and two tubes
for T. C. Rogers, mail carrier,
and for two tires for Houston
county for road patrol.
Board members are; S. L.
1 Norwood, S. W. Hickson, and
’ A. W. Pratt.
List of Vehicles Which May Be
Equipped With New Rubber
r Tires, or Tubes
1 No certificate shall be issued
unless the applicant for the cer
, tificate certifies that the tire or
tube for which application is
made is to be mounted:
, (a) On a vehicle which is
; operated by a physician,surgeon,
, visiting nurse, or a veterinary,
; and which is used principally for
, professional services.
' (b) On an ambulance.
(c) On a vehicle used exclu
sively for one or more of the fol
lowing purposes:
i 1. To maintain fire fighting
services;
2. To maintain necessary pub
, lie police services:
3. To enforce such laws as re
late specifically to the protection
i of public health and safety;
4. To maintain garbage dispo
i sal and other sanitation services:
i 5. To maintain mail services.
i (d) On a vehicle, with a capa
city of ten or more passengers,
i operated exclusively for one or
more of the following purposes:
1. Transportation of passen
gers as a part of the services
rendered to the public by a regu
lar transportation system;
2. Transportation of students
and teachers to and from school;
3. Transportation of employees
to or from any industrial or min
ing establishment or construction
project, except when public
transportation facilities are readi
ly available.
(e) On a truck operated ex
clusively for one or more of the
purposes stated in the preceding
sections or for one or more of
the following purposes:
1. Transportation of ice and of
fuel;
2. Transportation of material
. and equipment for the building
, and maintenance of public roads;
| 3. Transportation of material
and equipment for the construc
tion and maintenance of public
, utilities:
! 4. Transportation of material
and equipment for the construc
tion and maintenance of produc
tion facilities;
5. Transportation of material
and equipment for the construc
tion of defense housing facilities
and military and naval establish
-1 ments;
; 6. Transportation essential to
render roofing, plumbing, heat
ing and electrical repair services;
7. Transportation by common
carrier;
8. Transportation of waste and
scrap materials:
9. Transportation of'raw ma
terials, semimanufactured goods,
and finished products, .including
farm products and foods, provid
ed that no certificate shall be is
sued for a new tire or tube to be
mounted on a truck used (a) for
the transportation of commodi
ties to the ultimate consumer for
personal, family, or household
use; or (b) for transportation of
materials for construction and
maintenance except to the ex
tent specially provided by sub
i sections 2,3, 4,5, and 6 of this
section (e).
(f) On farm tractors or other
farm implements other than au
tomobiles or trucks for the opera
tion of which rubber tires are
essential.
(g) On industrial, mining, and
construction equipment other
than automiles or trucks for the
operation of which rubber tires
. or tubes are essential.
CARD OF THANKS •
i
We wish to express our appre
• ciation for the many acts of kind
i ness shown us in our recent be-
Mreavement.
J E. W. Marshall & Family.
W. B. McKinley Found
Dead In Auto Wreck
William Benjamin McKinley,
27-year-old Wellston theatre man
ager, was found dead early Fri
day in an automobile wreckage
10 miles east of Henderson on
state road 26.
State Trooper John B. Pokes,
an investigating officer, said the
incident apparently occurred
about 11 p. m. Thursday. Deputy
Sheriff C. C. Chapman, who as
sisted in the probe, reported Mr.
McKinley’s automobile overturn
ed, pinning him beneath it. Coro
ner T. S. Chapman’s inquest re
turned a verdict of accidental
death.
Mr. McKinley was born Feb
ruary 6, 1914, in Byron. He lived
in Perry for a number of years
and later operated a motion pic
ture theatre in Hawkinsville At
the time of his death he operated
a motion picture theatre at Well
ston.
Surviving are the wife, the
former Miss Mary Houser Brown
of Grovania; the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. McKinley of Fort
Valley; a brother, James McKin
ley of Perry; and three sisters:
Mrs. M. B. Walton, Mrs. Martha
Abney and Miss Louise McKin
ley all of Perry.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Saturday in the home of
Mrs. Robert H. Brown,mother of
the widow at Grovania. The
Rev. James A. Ivey officiated.
Burial was in Evergreen ceme
tery in Perry.
W. A. CURTIS PASSES
William Allen Curtis, 69, a res
ident of Perry for 18 years, died
at la. m. Friday following an
illness of several weeks.
Mr. Curtis was a faithful mem
ber of the Perry Baptist church.
He was a good citizen, upright
in his life and fair in his deal
ings.
Energetic and skillful, Mr. Cu
rtis was an expert in his line,shop
work and truck body building.
Surviving Mr. Curtis are the
widow, the former Mary Floyd
Rocquemore, a native of Mans
field; one son, W. N. Curtis of
Manassas, Va.; three daughters:
Miss Mildred Curtis of Meridian,
Miss.; Mrs. Mary C. Daniel of
Moultrie, and Miss Emma Curtis
of Perry; three brothers: W. V.
Curtis of Albany, A. C. Curtis of
Mansfield, and L. 0. Curtis of
Miami; one sister, Mrs. T. M.
Blackburn of Trafford, Ala.; and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
11 a. m. Saturday in the Baptist
church here. The Rev. J A.
Ivey officiated. Burial was at 3
p. m. in the Mansfield cemetery.
Pallbearers were J.M. Gooden,
Paul Middlebrooks, J. J. Rogers,
W. B. Roberts, S. L. Norwood,
J. A. Beddingfield, and W. E.
Beckham,
W. M. ROUNSAVALL DIES
William Marion Rounsavall,74,
who came to Perry in September
from Scottsboro. Ala., died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
A. W. Dahlberg Saturday after
several month’s illness.
The body was taken to Scotts
boro Sunday for services and
burial Monday,
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Dahlberg and Mrs. Leonard
Matchen of Hollywood, Ala.;
three sons, John T., Oscar, and
Clifford Rounsavall of Scottsboro;
and two brothers, C. A. Rounsa
vall of Scottsboro an d J. H.
Rounsavall of Hazen, Ark. His
wife died about two years ago.
LADIES INVITED TO
MEETING HERE JAN. 23
The Ga. State Employment
Service will hold a meeting in
Perry Friday, Jan. 23, at 2:30
p. m. in the school auditorium.
All young ladies interested in
taking training at the Macon
Vocational School to prepare
themselves for work in defense
industries are invited to attend
this meeting.
I Roy Bethune, head of the Ser-
I vice, will be in charge of the
meeting.
i .
Exporting Radios
The United States exports one re
ctiving set and 15 radio tubes every
minute the year round.
I INFANTILE PARALYSIS FUND
:j ByJ. A. IVEY
I
Again the call comes to support
| this most worthy effort on the
1 part of our American people to
(alleviate human suffering and
make for a better world in which
to live.
During the past three years
26,000 of our own people have
had to face the fact of this dread
ed disease, many of these were
unable to survive the attack. It
is an epidemic disease and is con
stantly spreading. We do not
know who will be its next vic
tim, for it strikes in every area
of our land. We only know that
it is terrible to anticipate, and,
• that our people would do all in
] their power to determine its
i cause and know its cure. It is
• to this end that this yearly call
;is made. We must, through re
i seach and treatment, find the
cause and effect a cure. To do
this it takes dollars, many of
; them. It is estimated that $26,-
i 000,000 dollars have been spent
doing this during the past three
; years.
Because this is true, and be
ll cause our own children are sub
l ! ject to this dreaded disease, all
. must help, all want to help. Let
us rally to the call as it comes to
; your door, your place of business.
A partial organization has been
' effected in this county. These
: workers will approach our people
for their contributions during the
next week. Let us give our best
support to this worthy effort.
The churches of our communi
ty are asked to take an offering
on Sunday, Feb.l, for this cause.
The organization as set up in
the county is as follows:
For Perry—J. P. Etheridge,
Mrs. O. A. King, James A. Ivey.
For Henderson—W arr e n
Hodge.
For Kathleen—Mrs. J.D. Gra
ham.
For Centerville-Mrs. E. F.
Tharpe.
For Bonaire-Prof. C. L. WiL
1 liams.
For Wellston—Watson & Lev
'■ erett’s Store.
I For Clinchfield—John Satter
; field and the Union.
All subscriptions should be
handed in by January 31, with
the exception of the churches.
These are to be handed in on Mon
day, Feb. 2.
SEED PEANUIB, BRANT OF AID
The office of the Houston Coun
ty Agricultural Conservation As
sociation has received notice that
the Secretary of Agriculture]
■ plans to make high quality seed '
peanuts available as a grant of
aid to farmers who are cooperat
ing in the Agricultural Program.
Local sources of supply will be
established in each county. Pro
ducers who wish to secure seed
peanuts as a grant of aid will
, make their requests at the AAA
• office. The amount of peanuts;
which will be furnished in any
instance will be limited in the
. same manner as regular conser
vation materials.
Bids from dealers who wish to
. furnish the peanuts will be open
ed on January 26. Therefore,
the AAA office should be able to
let the farmers know the price
of seed peanuts secured on a
grant of aid in Houston county
j by February 1,
! REGISTER AUTO TIRES
Since the Office of Production
, Management has been forced to
curtail the sale of automobile
tires to conserve rubber for Na
tional Defense, it is an establish
ed fact that thieves will begin
I ’stealing tires, hoping to re-sell
' j tFiem at great premiums.
Major John E. Goodwin, Com
-1 missioner of the Department of
i 1 Public Safety, has requested
M that each owner of an automo
| bile in the State immediately
II write down the serial numbers of
i i their tires, as this is the only
: I positive means of identifying the
• I owner. With each tire owner
knowing his serial numbers, this
j will be of great benefit to all po
• j lice agencies in apprehending the
' 1 thieves.
Rattlesnake’s Venom
The full contents of the rattle
•nake’s venom gland is worth 20
I Mats at current commercial price*.
ESTABLISHED 1870
1.500 CITIZENS OF
HOUSTON REGISTER
1.500 people of Houston county
have registered for Civilian De
fense work. 600 of this number
were colored people. Sam A.
Nunn, chairman of the Houston
County Citizens’ Committee, de
clared Wednesday that he was
well pleased with the fine re
sponse of Houston county citi
zens to this cause.
Mr. Nunn has called the chair
men of committes on Civilian De
fense to meet this Thursday
night (Jan. 22) at 8 o’clock at
his home. Registration cards
will be classified and citizens as
signed to committes for which
they expressed preference.
At an early date, committees
will be called to meet by the
chairmen of eac h. Training
courses will be held during the
coming weeks.
The County Citizens’ Defense
Committee has endorsed the
First Aid course to be held in
Perry Feb. 2-7. Mr, Nunn and
Mrs. John L, Hodges, chmn. of
the Woman’s Division of the
County Defense Committe, urge
the citizens of Perry and Hous
ton county to take this training
course in First Aid which is
sponsored by the Penn-Dixie Ce
ment Corp. and free to the
public.
G. B. SEWELL OF ELKO
PASSES SATURDAY
G. B. Sewell, 90, died early
Saturday at the family residence
in Elko. He had been in declin
ing health for several months.
Born and reared in Coweta coun
ty, he moved to Houston county
about 12 years ago.
Surviving are five sons, H. W.
Sewell of Rome; J. N. Sewell of
Mableton; G. E. Sewell of Villa
Rica; Rhodes Sewell of Elko and
Sewell of Carrollton; three
daughters, Mrs. H.N. Stipe, Miss
Mary Sewell and Mrs, W. H.
Giles of Elko; two brothers, A.
J. Sewell and Pierce Sewell of
Newnan; two sisters, Mrs. Mar
tha Carmichael of Newnan and
Mrs, J. H. Austin of Carrollton;
and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
Macedonia church near Newnan
at 11 a. m. Sunday, the Rev,
George W. Jones officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
THIRD REGISTRATION
Monday, February 16, 1942, has
. been designated by President
! Koosevelt as the date for the
Third Registration. On that date
all men who have not heretofore
registered and whose birthdays
occur .between February 17, 1897,
and December 31, 1921, will re
gister. The details of registra
• lion in the several States have
been delegated to the State Di
rectors of Selective Service un
der the supervision of their re
spective Governors, Informa
tion will be given at an early
date.
CARD OF THANKS
To all who ministered to us in
our recent bereavement, we are
deeply grateful.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bryan.
NOTICE
Books will be open until Feb.
15, 1942 for the return of 1942
City Taxes.
W. F. Norwood, Clerk.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of W. A. Curtis
wishes to express appreciation
for the many courtesies shown
them and their loved one during
his illness and death.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
i Bible School each Sunday morn
-1 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.
