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VOL. LXXI. No. 17. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1870
CIVILIAN DEFENSE j
UNDERGOES changes
Sam A. Nunn of Perry has re
signed as chairman of the Civi-
Defense Committee of Hous
on County. E. P. Staples has
,een appointed by the state and
'[strict offices upon recommenda
tion of the county committee to
succeed Mr. Nunn. Mr. Staples
took charge Tuesday and held
his first meeting with the com
mittee that night.
Mr. Nunn resigned because of
the many duties he has in con
nection with his work as major
commanding the 12th Dist. Ga.
State Guards, which comprises
Houston, Peach, Dooly, Crisp,
Wilcox, Pulaski, and Bleckley
counties. Mr. Nunn has done a
splendid work in organizing
Houston county for defense work.
His friends regret that he is un
able to continue in the civilian
work but understood that his
services are needed for the mili
tary program.
E. P. Newhard has resigned
as chairman of the Public Utili
ties committee because his time
is taken up with his duties as ex
ecutive chairman of the Houston
County War Savings Staff. Ed
Wilder has been appointed to
succeed Mr. Newhard.
A training program for the
men’s division of Civilian De
fense will begin next Tuesday,
April 28, 8:30 p. m. at the Le
gion Home. Every man must be
given basic training for his job,
according to national regulations.
Mr. Staples has urged all men
who volunteered for Civilian De
fense to take a definite part in
the county’s preparation for de
fense, in a letter which he sent
out Wednesday to committee
members.
Mr. Nunn’s letter of resigna
tion follows:
Perry, Ga.
April 18, 1942
Mr, J. W. Woodruff, Chairman
Citizens Defense Committee
Third Congressional District
Columbus, Georgia.
Dear Mr. Woodruff:
You will no doubt recall our
recent meeting on the train be
tween Atlanta and Washington.
During our conversation, I stated
that it was going to become im
perative in the immediate future,
that I resign as Chairman of the
Houston County Civilian Defense
Committee.
I herewith tender my resigna
tion and ask that it be accepted
immediately. In the conversa
tion with you, you requested that
1 suggest the name of my suces
sor. Instead of doing that, I
tailed a meeting of the Houston
County Civilian Defense Com
mittee and this committee unani
mously recommends to you Mr.
E- P. Staples of Perry, Georgia,
to succeed me as chairman ot
the Houston County Civilian De
fense Committee. I suggested
the name of Mr. Staples to the
committee, and the committee
unanimously approved him. Mr.
Staples is Superintendent of the
school at Perry, and I think he
18 about the best selection that
coujd be made as committee |
chairman. He has served with
the County Committee from the
beginning as Chairman of the
Committee on Education and
tublic Relations. I trust you
"’HI make this appointment im
mediately,
J bave enjoyed working with
y°u and wish it were possible for
,r *c to continue. I have so much
°ther defense work that it is im-
for me to do it all.
With best wishes and kindest
Personal regards, 1 am
Sincerely yours,
S. A. Nunn, Chairman
Houston County Civilian
Defense Committee.
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INCREASE REPORTED !
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OrcwiHg 0 f perennial crops (
.ch as kudzu and lespedeza se- ;
■ a tor feed and soil improve
;‘,ent is gaining favor with Geor
fio f armer s, according to the Ag
‘ tdturffi Extension Service, Re- 1
t ?,lndicate that there are now i
established in Georgia 39,000 j
; es of kudzu and 15,000 acres <
°t lespedeza sericea. 1
(METHODISTS PLAN
SOCIAL ON APRIL 291
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Perry Methodists will have a:
Fellowship Social next Wednes
day evening. April 29. A barbe
cue supper will be served at 7:30
p. m, on the church grounds. A
program will follow the supper.
Dr. C. K. Vliet, who is con-j
nected with the board of Mis
sions and Church Extension, will
be the speaker. The Perry
church is fortunate to have Dr.
Vliet, who is a dynamic speaker,
with them on this occasion.
Rev. G. E. Clary, Macon dis
trict superintendent,will conduct
the second quarterly conference
of the church at the conclusion
of the program.
Rev. J, E. Sampley, pastor,
urges all church members to at
tend this important meeting and
social next Wednesday night.
MEMORIAL M PROGRAM
Confederate Memorial Day ex
ercises will be held next Sunday,
April 26, at 3:30 p. m. at the
Perry Baptist church under the
auspices of the Sgt. Clinton C.
Duncan chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
The program will be as follows:
Song—“ God Bless America.”
Invocation—Rev.J.E. Sampley.
Solo—Mrs. Virgil Bass.
Reading of Essay, ‘‘Southern
Women in National Defense” by
prize winner in contest.
Introduction of Speaker—Judge
A. M. Anderson.
Address—Judge O. T. Gower
of Cordole.
Quartette
Benediction—Rev. J. A. Ivey.
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, president
of the U.D.C. and chapter com
mittees, will decorate the graves
of Confederate soldiers in Ever
green cemetery and the memorial
monument to the Confederacy.
The public is invited to attend
the exercises and afterwards the
cemetery as a tribute to the he
roes of the sixties.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE NEWS
Colored People
The colored people of Houston
county have James Williams as
a leader of Civilian Defense and
Ruby Tharpe as chairman of the
Woman’s Division. The colored
people have completed a first aid
course and are planning for oth
er training.
Nursing Course
A Home Nursing course was
begun Tuesday at the Legion
Home. 24 came to the morning j
class and 20 to the afternoon
class. Tuesdays and Thursdays
are class days. Mrs. Don Pow-1
ers of Macon, Red Cross instruc
tor, is teacher. Mrs. Sam Nunn
is chairman.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
The Kiwanis club had Major
Klineman, commanding officer of
the 2nd Battalion at Camp
Wheeler, as guest speaker at
Tuesday’s luncheon meeting.
Major Klineman spoke on the
army’s training program which
includes many new methods in
ductive of high morale and of ed
ucational value.
The president, J. P. Etheridge,
called attention to the club’s cam
paign to get citizens to pay poll
taxes and register to vote before
May 2, 1942.
DR. H. J. CLARK DIES
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Dr. H. J. Clark, 44, practicing)
dentist here for the past five(
years, died in an Atlanta hospi-j
ta! at 5 p. m. Wednesday.
Dr. Clark was born in Byron |
on Nov. 6, 1897. Survivors in
clude his mother, Mrs. C. L, r
Clark, Byron; three brothers, j,
C. B. of Columbus: D. L. ofi
Tallahassee, Fla., and G. W. of j
Griffin.
Funeral servicies will be con
ducted Friday at 2 p. m. at the
Methodist church in Byron.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Avera
have moved to Perry from Mi
ami, Fla. They are natives of
Houston county and have return
ed here to operate a laundry’
business. |
IMPORTANT LOCAL MATTERS ,
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there are a number of important matters of local interest |
; needing editorial support and comment this week. To cover I
them all, we are writing this combition editorial.
Pay Your Poll Tax
In order to be eligible to vote in the coming elections this i
year, those who are registered must pay all poll taxes before
May 2, 1942. Those who are not registered must attend to that
and pay poll tax also before May 2 to qualify as a voter.
The Perry Kiwanis club is sponsoring a campaign to call
this matter to the attention of Houston county citizens. It is
hoped that the club will reap results from this effort. It is im
portant that we exercise our right as citizens to choose our of
ficials and representatives of government. Men are dying to
preserve for us a free ballot. Do we appreciate it?
This year is election year for one senator, congressmen,
governor and other state house officers, judges of the Macon
circuit, state senator, state legislator, and two county commis
sioners.
Australian Ballot System
In the Grand Jury Presentments published last week was
a recommendation from that body that the Australian Ballot
System be adopted for Houston county. This is the third
Grand Jury that has recommended the Australian Ballot Sys
tem. The County Commissioners should put this system into
effect since it is the will of the people. It would cost only $3OO
to $4OO to have booths built for use in elections under the Aus
tralian System. The cost is small; the need is great. With an
increase in population, the Australian System will be a neces
sity. Let’s do something about it! We have waited long
enough.
Civilian Defense
Tuesday night has been set aside by the men in Perry as
Civilian Defense Night. Those connected with the county i
civilian defense committee will begin a training program next j
Tuesday night, April 28, at the Legion Home. Some type of
civilian training will be carried on every Tuesday night for
months at the Legion Home.
The men connected with the Houston County Unit, State
Guards, will continue to meet every Tuesday night for their
drill and other activities. The Guard meets at Perry High Gym.
Every man in this vicinity, who is not too old, should be a
member of one of the above groups. There is something for
all to do in this defense effort. Both Groups already have a
large and enthusiastic number but more are needed.
What the men want, especially at this time, is for the wo
men of Perry to recognize Tuesday night as the night set
apart for the patriotic work of the Civilian Corps and the
Home Guards. Women are asked to arrange their social af
fairs for some other night so as not to conflict with this de
fense program.
Pastors and church officials have agreed to co-operate in
this observance of Tuesday night for defense work. Organiza
tions are asked not to call meetings or committee meetings
for Tuesday night.
Now that their attention has been called to this matter,we
feel sure that no one, especially any woman, would do any
thing to hamper this defense work. It is imperative that it be
carried on and the whole community should work towards
that end,
Clean-Up Campaign
The co-operation of the people of Perry in a ‘‘Clean-up
Campaign” has been asked by the Sorosis Club and Garden
Club. The Mayor has proclaimed April 27 —May 2as ‘‘Clean
up Week” in Perry. Let’s all do our part in this worthwhile
civic project and help to make our town an even more beauti
ful place for ourselves and others who visit us.
Model City Mapped
For Wellston Area
Construction of the first 850
homes for the army-sponsored
‘‘model village” at Wellston will
'begin immediately, opening the
greatest town-building enterprise |
ever undertaken in Georgia. it j
.was given out Friday by army
officials.
The 850 new houses will form
the first unit of a new township
eventually expected to house the
civilian personnel of the Wells
ton Air Depot, and will be the
nucleus around which army of
ficials plan to build a city of at
[least 15,000 inhabitants only 18
miles from Perry in Houston
county.
Plans for the model city under
consideration now call for a
modern and beautiful system of
streets, parks, sewer system, a
recreation structure and gymna
sium, school, theatre, swimming
pool and other recreation and
business facilities solidified into
a city of one general plan.
Road To Wellston
Officials of Houston, Pulaski,
and Bibb counties are in Wash
ington, D. C. this week in an ef
{fort to force immediate au
j thorization and construction of
•a new access road connecting
f Macon, Perry and Hawkinsviile
j with the Wellston air depot.
The new highway is included
in a $100,000,000 appropriation
bill now pending in Congress.
The delegation ot business and
i civic leaders went to Washington
to urge immediate passage of
the bill.
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CARD OF THANKS
To thank you for your kind
ness and sympathy at a time
when it was deeply appreciated.
Mr. R. L. Uhels
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ogle
tree and family.
Mr. and Mrs.C. P Gray
and family.
Men Between 45 -65
To Register April 27
April 27 is registration day for
men between 45 and 65 years,in
clusive.
In Houston county registration
should be made between 7 a. m.
and 9p. m., April 27, at one ul
ithese places:
I Watson’s Store, Kathleen;
I Edward’s Store, Heard; Lodge
| Hail, Wellston: McCormick's
Store, Hayneville; Clark’s Store.
Elko; Wynne’s Store,Henderson;
Court House, Perry.
Negroes and whiles will regis
ter at same place in each commu
nity
As the men of the fourth regis
tration are not liable for mili
tary service there will be no Na
tional Lottery for them and no
order numbers issued although
serial numbers will be placed on
registration cards by the local
boards.
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RECITAL WELL RECEIVED
The recital given by the com
bined choirs of Perry Friday
evening at the school auditorium
demonstrated anew the musical
talent there is in Perry.
The recital was of outstanding j
worth and well received by an j
appreciative audience. It wa si
beautifully staged by Miss Fran-j
ces Foster.
The varied program included i
classic and operatic numbers,
spirituals, semi-classic, and!
Southern melodies. The voices
| blended into a harmonious whole
under the direction of Francis!
Nunn. Mrs. Mayo Davis, pian-;
ist, was as usual a perfect ac-;
cornpanist.
The singing of the high school
Glee Club was unusually good.;
Miss Frances Moore is director
and Miss Willie Ryals, pianist,
for the Glee Club.
The recital was for the benefit
of the local Boy Scout troop.
j CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
| IN PERRY NEXT WEEK ‘
Next week, April 27 —May 2, 1
j has been proclaimed as “Clean
|Up Week” in Perry by Mayor S.
iA. Nunn, upon request of the
[Sorosis club and Garden club,
sponsors of a clean-up campaign
for the town
The public is urged to co-oper
ate in this worthwhile civic pro
ject. The proclamation follows:
Under and by virtue of a reso
lution adopted by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Perry on
April 13, 1942, I hereby proclaim:
That the week beginning Mon
!day, April 27. 1942, is hereby
designated as Clean-Up Week
for the City of Perry. All of
the citizens of the City of Perry
are earnestly requested to co
operate fully by removing all
trash, rubbish, etc., from their
premises and from all vacant
lots, both residential and busi
ness. The business establish
ments are especially requested to j
make clean and sanitary all alleys
and all vacant lots in the rear of
their places of business.
This 15th day of April, 1942,
S. A. Nunn, Mayor
City of Perry.
I GIVE TO NAVY RELIEF FUND
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When the boys in the U. S,
Navy leave the home port to sail
for every corner of the globe
there is no question about what
they are giving. They are giv
ing everything they have so that
you and I and our children may
live as free people. They are
America’s first line of defense.
Houston county has been asked
for $500.00 to help in the Navy
Relief Drive to aid the families
of the Navy’s fighting men while
they are in far away places or in
case they fail to return. In com
parison to the sacrifices they are
making this is a very small thing
for us to do. It looks like a lot
for us to raise but their gift can
not be measured in money.
Reports coming in to state
headquarters show that some
counties over-subscribed their
goal before the drive even start
ed. First of these was Wilkes
county (Washington, Ga.) which
over-subscribed its goal of $665
and reported gifts still coming.
Houston county has not been
lacking in the gift of its men to
the Navy. Plenty of our own
boys are carrying the fight to the
enemy. Can we do less than
measure up to what is asked ol
us. If you have given once go
hack and give again. The total
of what we have done is still very
small measured in terms of tlu.
job still ahead of us.
This is the first lime the Navy
Relief Society has asked the pub
lic for help. Their tradition ot
the Navy Caring for Its Own
was just another of the poses
sions of America that the Japs
destroyed at PearlHarhor.lt is not
too much to pledge to these fight
ing men that their homes shall
be secure while they are fighting
to protect ours.
Mrs. W. K. W.
LIBRARY NOILS
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A biography of America’s hero,
General Douglas McArthur, is
most timely. A thrilling record
of courage and personal bravery
is the life story of this great sol
dier by the noted historian, Frau
ds Trevelyan Miller.
. Medora Field, the Atlanta au
thor, who won recognition with
her mystery short, "Who Killed
Aunt Maggie,” has recently com
pleted ‘‘Blood On Her Shoe,” an
eerie novel of ghosts and rnur-
Iderswitha charming Southern
1 background. Doctor stories an
[ Elizabeth Seifert’s specialty.
] ‘‘Army Doctor,” as the title im
plies is a romantic story of a
young draftee. Old New Or
leans and Saratoga in its heyday
[are the background for Edna
Berber’s fascinating story, ‘‘Sara-
I toga Trunk.”
J Library hours; 1:30 p. m. to
j 6:30 p. m. Monday, Thursday, I
land Saturday.
j Verniece Beavers, Librarian. 1
Radio JUiliows
In one Australian hospital, pa
-1 tients with head or neck injuries are
i supplied with a “radio” pillow.
Containing a very weak loudspeaker
. the pillows are made of sponge rub
ber •
PLEDGE CANVASS TO
BECONDUCTEDINMAY
From May I—lo,1 —10, the Houston
County War Savings StafT, at the
order of the U.S.Treasury Dept.,
will conduct a house-to-house
Pledge Canvass. The purpose of
this canvass is to obtain from
every income receiving person in
Perry and Houston coenty his or
her promise to buy a specific
amount of War Bonds and
Stamps each week or month, for
as long as the war lasts, or as
long as he or she is able. The
pledge imposes no legal obliga
tion upon the signer- merely the
moral obligation to support the
'nation’s war effort to the utmost
under a consistent Bond-buying
plan.
To make plans for carrying out
this Pledge Canvass, the Hous
ton County War Savings Staff
met at the Legion Home Monday
i night upon call of E. P. New
hard, the executive chairman.
The purpose and procedure of
the coming campaign were out
lined by Dr. W. G. Lee, of Ma
con, district chairman, and Lee
Trimble, of Macon.
Mr. Newhard appointed the
following executive committee to
serve during the Pledge Canvass:
C. E. Andrew, J. A. Bedding
field, W. E. Beckham, J. P.
Etheridge, F. M. Houser, Lewis
Tabor, and Ed Wilder.
This committee was entertain
ed at dinner Wednesday night by
Mr. Newhard.
The chairman also named the
the following headquarters com
mittee/ Mrs. J. B. Calhoun,
Mrs. C. E. Andrew, Mrs. L. F.
Cater,and Mrs. B.H. Andrew Jr.
Rural Canvass
The rural canvass will be made
by the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture
County A. A. A. committee as
sisted by the U. S. D. A. War
Board which includes the county
agent and all other agriculturav
agencies.
Rally On May 3
Upon motion of Sam A. Nunn,
honorary chairman of the Sav
ings Staff, the Staff voted to
have a county-wide Patriotic Ral
ly Sunday night, May 3, at 8:30
p. m. at the Perry school audi
torium. Churches will be asked
to call off their services so that
members may attend this Rally.
The public is urged to come to
this Rally May 3. The details of
this Bond campaign will be ex
plained.
The meeting Monday night
was an enthusiastic one, attend
ed by thirty-five citizens repre
senting every section of Houston
i county.
F. F. A. HAS SPEAKING
CONTEST HERE FRIDAY,
The Future Farmers of Ameri
ca held a sectional speaking con
> test at the Perry school auditori
um Friday p. m. There were
five high school boys in this con
test representing their schools
and F. F. A. groups. Each boy
selected his own subject and
wrote his own essay, which was
delivered without manuscript
and judged on contents as well
as on delivery.
The winner was Robert Goody
of Hawkinsville on the subject,
“Why I want to be a Farmer.”
Second place went to Roger
Clapp of Byron on Farming for
Victory. Other contestants were
placed as follows: (3) Virgil
Young of Fort Valley who wrote
on Food for Victory; (4) Malcolm
Tucker of Perry on Havoc of Soil
Erosion; (5) Lamar Wood of Vi
enna on Need for Farm Organi
zation.
Weekly Report of Houston
County Rationing Board.
Truck, bus and tractor tires
and tubes issued week beginning
April 15, 1942:
Tires Tubes
I State Hi’gh’wy. Dept. 1
Passenger Car Tires and Tubes
W. W. Martin 2 2
Passenger Car Retreads
1 & Recaps
Wilbur Z. Whittle 2
A. C. Yarborough 4
Wanzie D. Colling 2
J. W. Perdue 4
Wra. R. Huey 2
, Miss Mary L. Moore 2
Julian Fields 1
