IIAL mention
, Nunn spent Thurs
riday in Waycross
as speaker at a dis
r of the Woman's
hnstian Service.
y Short and Mr. C.
;nt from Thursday
jrday on a trip to
Ky.
. Nunn spent last
Atlanta.
Middlebrooks and
s T unn spent several
zeek on a trip to
Barrow.'who has a
don at the Wellston
5 boarding with Mr.
P. Gray,
M. -Baker went to
SI. J. Thursday to
k with her husband,
Holtzclaw, of Perry,
ly entered military
arrived at the En
acement Center at
i Wood, Mo, for an
*aining program in
for combat engineer
Jawthon, Rt. 2, Per
ntly entered military
arrived at the En
lacement Training
, Leonard Wood, Mo.
nsive training pre
paration for combat
;y.
■rs and children of
bate Dept, of the
lay School were en
?dnesday night last
home of Mrs. J. P.
1. Marshall Jr. has a
don with the Ration-
Bryant, of Perry,
“Silver Wings” as
er from the United
ly Forces Flexible
1001 at Tydall Field,
4.
of George T. Hunt,
leen, now stationed
aiborne, La., from
of Technician sth
tof Technician 4th
)een announced by
al Matthew B.Ridge
nding general of the
ic Division.
irren Greene, of Per-
Jniversity Senior,has
lin the Navy Fu
ze Corps, university
junced. Under the
, Greene will remain
til graduation, after
,1 receive training as
for a commission in
f Miss Jesselyn I
regret to learn ot i
She has typhus
ill in Macon. Miss |
demographer in the
Bibb Manufacturing
rett Overstreet of
dsiting her mother,
Rainey. Mr. and
ane of Charleston,
*. and Mrs. J. D.
}rdele visited their
. M. M. Rainey, re
g her illness. Friends
to learn that Mrs.
proving.
sail Brown and sons,
'hil, of Montgomery,
isiting her mother,
Anderson Sr.
Ivey and son, Bob
h been ill of influen
ist week to the re
friends.
Irs. E.P. Staples and !
lerry and Pierce, i
;ekend in Koopville, (
parents, Mr. and
taples.
y Jones spent the
:h Miss Betty Good
j. W., Milledgeville.
na Bickley spent the
Fort Valley with her
[rs. J. M. Gooden
ay in Milledgeville
iughter, Betty, who
at G. S. C. W, The
ent Wednesday and
Leslie with her sis-
P. Jones. Mr. Good
school business on
e trips.
drs. Hugh Lawson
gh Jr,, spent Sun
n with her father,
who is ill,
n Gilbert has a po
-3 Government Em
ice in Macon.
PARTY FOR BRIDE
Miss Mary Armstrong, of!
Glmchfield, whose marriage to I
Lt. Joe Davis, U. S. Navy Air'
Corps, took place Wednesday,
Dct. 7, was honored with a mis
cellaneous shower Wednesday
Sept. 30. This lovely affair was
given at the Progressive Club
House at Clinchfield by Mrs. J
D Fullerton, Mrs. Jim Lyles’,
and Mrs. C. E. Davis Jr.,
Fall flowers and berries form
the attractive decorations.
I he gifts for the honoreewere
presented on a big toy airplane
held by Jimmy Fullington,
dressed as an air cadet.
Ip contests played, prizes
were won by Mrs. R. F. Brant
ley, Mrs. Fred Thomson, and the
honoree.
A seated tea concluded this de
lightful party. Place cards were
decorated with a hand painted
bridal couple.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Horace Evans 111 was given a
pretty birthday party Friday af
j ternoon by his mother, Mrs. H.
! E. Evans Jr., in celebration of
his fourth birth anniversary.
The Hallowe’en idea was car
ried out in the decorations, fa
vors and refreshments. The
birthday cake was iced in choco
late and decorated with orange
candies. Orange-colored ba 1-
loons were floating above the re
freshment table which was
placed on the lawn.
25 little friends of Horace’s
enjoyed this party.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The general meeting of the
Baptist W. M. S. will be held at
the church next Monday at 4 p.m.
The Sunbeams will meet at the
same time at the church.
The Perry P. T. A. will meet
| next Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 4:15
p. m. at the school.
The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet at the Legion
Home Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4
p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roper of
Thomaston spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Lee.
Mr. Horace Braddock has been
quite ill of influenza but is im
proving.
Capt. and Mrs. Kegan have
an apartment with Mrs. G. E.
Jordan.
Mrs. Tom Cater has a clerical
job at the Wellston Air Depot.
Dr. Holmes F. Troutman of
Bradenton, Fla. was in Perry
Tuesday arranging for the mark
ing of the grave of his step
-mother, Mrs. Martha D. Trout-
I man.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Johnson
and daughter have moved to
I Perry and bought a home in the
| Smoak subdivision. He is local
agent for the Central of Ga.
Railroad.
The Men’s Bible class re-elect
ed officers and teachers Sunday
morning. These officials are:
Mayo Davis, president; C. I.
Ogletree. vice-president; Horace
Evans, secty. and treasurer; W.
T. Middlebrooks. chorister; E. P.
Staples, teacher; A. M. Ander
son, asst, teacher.
Miss Phoebe Harper entertain
ed the teachers of Perry High
school at a lovely dinner party
last Thursday evening at her
home. Assisting in entertain
ing were Mrs. Bright Harper,
Mrs. J. M. Gooden, Nell Tuggle.
| and Nina Harper.
Mrs, George Winn of Macon
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Mamie
1 Winn.
Mr, and Mrs. Sam Wilson an
nounce the birth of a son on
i September 20.
Sgt. Grant B. Heller, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Heller, of
Perry, has been transferred from
Fort Jackson, S. C. where he
i served in the Inf. Service Div.,
to A.C. Training Center at Santa
Anna, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Calhoun
had as their guests recently Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Humphries, In
dianapolis, Ind., Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Vicery and children, Ronny
and Sara. Mrs. Charles Britt, of
Griffin, Ga.
tit’s common sense to be
thrifty. If you save you are
, thrifty. War Bonds help you
to save and help to save
America. Buy your ten per
cent every pay day.
i CENTERVIUE NEWS
Friends of Mr. A, M. Garvin
> will regret to know that he is
suffering from a broken hip. His
condition is considered serious
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tucker,
Mrs. Charles Love, and Mrs. Ed
Tucker spent Tuesday in Vienna.
Mrs, Earnest Storey of Macon
is spending some time with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. i
Garvin.
Mrs. Gordon Scarborough is on
the sick list. Her many friends
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs J.D. Stembridge ;
spent the weekend in Perry with
his sister, Mrs. J. M. Holloman, I
and Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lee. |
Mrs. C. V. Farrow and Mr. J.
R. Clark of Cordele visited Mr,
and Mrs. J.P. Farrow last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Farrow and
children, Wallace and Carol,spent
Monday night and Tuesday in
Cordele with relatives.
Miss Camilla Sasser, a teacher
at Centerville, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Sasser, at Bonaire,
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Stafford
had with them for the weekend
their children and grandchil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Staf
ford and children of Fitzgerald;
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Stafford of
Thomaston: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Stafford, of Macon.
JUNIOR GROUP MEETS
The Junior Group of Veterans’
Children elected officers Tuesday
p. m. at a meeting at the Legion
Home. They are; Richard
Ogletree, president; Jean Pierce,
vice-president; Joyce Andrew,
secty.; John Blue Calhoun, sgt.-
at-arms.
This group has collected 247
old phonograph records. By a
new process, five new records
can be made from an old record.
These new records are sent to
soldiers’ camps. The children
are still collecting old records
and will be glad to call for them,
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun and Mrs.
B. H. Andrew Jr. are sponsors
of the group.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
The September meeting of the
Book club was held at the home
of Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr. with
Mrs. J. L. Beavers as co-hostess.
The president, Mrs. C. B. An
drew, gave a talk on “Courage.”
Mrs. S. L. Norwood reviewed
“The Raft” by Robert Trumbell.
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun reviewed
“Gen. Douglas McArthur, Fight
er for Freedom. ”
★ ★
Wkai you Buy With
WAR BOMBS
[★ ★
It is imperative that the ship lanes
be kept free of ice. With American
troops occupying Iceland and the
Navy using the northern route for
transportation of supplies to Russia,
ice breakers are essential to Naval
operations. The ice breaker is a
specially constructed ship with
heavily armored bows and power
ful engines that crush the ice floes
rather than ram through them.
; Ice breakers of the Kickapoo class
operating in the North Atlantic cost
approximately $10,000,000. You can
help our Navy build these ships by
jinvesting at least ten percent of your
income in War Bonds every pay
day. Enroll in the payroll savings
plan or apply at the nearest bank
or postoffice. u. S. Treasury Department
tfw/ LLS.WAR BONDS
( OVER THE TOP
«FOR VICTORY
with
UNITED STATES WAR
BONDS-STAKPS
A V-HOiVIE
1. Agrees to follow the instructions of its Air Raid
Warden in order to protect itself from air raids, by having
the following: Black-out Preparations, Bomb-fighting
Equipment, First Aid Kit, and some member with a know
ledge of First Aid.
2. Agrees to conserve Food, Clothing, Transporta
tion, and Health in order to hasten an unceasing flow of
war materials to the men on the fighting front. Practices
good Nutrition and agrees to immunize its members against
contagious diseases.
3. Agrees to Salvage essential Scrap Materials con
sisting of metals of all kinds, rubber, waste fats, old cloths,
and hemp.
4. Refuses to spread Rumors designed to divide our
nation by agreeing to keep all secrets and bury all rumors.
5. Agrees to buy War Bonds and Stamps regularly.
Is your home a V-Home? That’s the question of the hour which airraid
wardens are beginning to ask the residents of 34,800,000 American homes.
Those who answer “Yes” will have fulfilled the five basic requirements for a
full-fighting home and will be rewarded with a handsome “V-Home” sticker.
When the number of families which can qualify throughout the country has
been determined, America will know how hard the home front is hitting.
Civilian Defense will know where it stands to date and so how to speed its
progress forward. And many millions of families with V-Home stickers
displayed in their windows will be proud and encouraged by the recognition
of their efforts.
Newspapers and Banks
Have Much In Cnmmnn
Newspapers and banks have much in common, even
though there is little similarity between a printing press
and a vault. Each is an important institution in a com
munity, without which the business life of the town
could not thrive and grow.
The bank provides a reservoir of financial strength on
which the individual business calls in times of stress
or when planning expansion.
Much of the business life of a community and the
i success of its business institutions depend on the press
I -for promotion and expansion.
In war, as in peace, the bank and the newspaper march
* 1 shoulder to shoulder in the cause of country. Both insti
tutions have gone all out for victory, and the sale and
promotion of War Bonds and Stamps is a good example.
We are happy to sell them witohut thought of profit, just
as newspapers are promoting the sale of Bonds and
Stamps every week.
The Newspaper Scrap Metal Drive, Oct. 5-24, is further
evidence of the patriotic service of newspapers. All
citizens should co-operate in this collection of scrap ma
terial needed by the government in the war effort.
We salute our County Newspaper, Houston
Home Journal, during National Newspaper
Week, October 1-8.
Perry Loan & Savings Bank
ESTABLISHED 1889 PERRY. GA.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Maximum Insurance for each Depositor $5,000.00.
Newspapers Defend
The Home Front
The defense of America begins right here—in the
homes of American towns, in our shops, our stores,
our schools, and our churches.
Hitler and Missolini got control of the homes, shops,
stores, schools, and churches of Germany and Italy
by ruthlessly destroying the Press- -the only guaran
tee that individual liberties will not be taken away.
When freedom of the Press was gone, Freedom of
Speech, of Assembly, of Religion- all personal liber
ties —went with it. We Americans know that.
And that explains why we believe in a Free Press for
our country. The Newspaper Defends the Home
Front~The Homes, The Schools, The Churches, and
The Stores.
Show your appreciation of your home town
Newspaper by giving it your patronage
and support.
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published in Observance of National
Newspaper Week.
f.T PAYS TO READ OUK
ADVERTISEMENTS
Too Much Emphasis Is
Put on ‘Native Ability*
Too much faith has been placed
in intelligence tests and vocational,
guidance tests as an indication of a
child’s unchangeable ability accord
ing to Dr. C. C. Peters.
It is Dr. Peters’ contention that
so-called “native ability” has been
overemphasized in our homes and
schools, and that too little attention
has been paid to improving abil
ity by training and development.
"Except in extreme cases, it is
impossible to say that an infant will
grow up to be intelligent or stu
pid," Dr. Peters declared. “We
should center our attention on train
ing children to acquire certain abil
ities rather than on predicting
whether or not they have them.”
To the extent to which it is pos
sible to overcome deficiencies, divid
ing people into varying levels of in
telligence is an undemocratic pro-i
cedure, he added. The democratic
way would be to offer all people an
opportunity to increase their tal-j
ents.
No Personal Liability
Public officials who handle gov
ernment funds are relieved of per
sonal liability for the funds, once
they have been deposited in banks,
in all but two or three states under
laws passed mostly since 1932, a sur
vey by the Municipal Finance Of
ficers Association of the United*
States and Canada showed.
Impetus to the movement to free
public officials from this responsi
bility came during early years of
the depression when many munici
palities suffered losses through bank,
failures, and finance officers were
held liable under the laws of most,
states with their bonding companies,
forced to “make good.”
The only states lacking laws pro
tecting the money-handling official
. are Maine and Rhode Island, where;
responsibility is “undeterminedj”
and New Mexico, where no provi
sion was found, according to the
survey. The laws all specify cer
tain conditions that the official must
meet in order to be free of liability.
Blind Children ‘Sec’
Not every little boy or girl has a\
chance to tour such historic places
as the White House or Washington’s
home at Mount Vernon, but soon
every boy and girl in schools for the
blind throughout the country will be
able to “sec” these and many more
famous buildings through their fin
gertips.
Under an educational model proj
j ect now being sponsored by the
American Foundation for the Blind,
collections of models of famous build
ings of this land and of the lands
overseas will be placed in institu
tions for sightless children in all
parts of the United States. Build
ings of antiquity, such as the lean
ing tower of Pisa, and the Parthe
non at Athens, will vie in interest for
i these young fingertip travelers with
I such modern edifices as a skyscrap-
I er office building, a modem dairy
j farm or an up-to-date factory.
Houston, Texas, Beautified *
1 Keeping the real estate in Hous
; ton, Texas, free from weeds, rub
i bish and stagnant puddles is the
l job of the newly established office
I of Real Property Sanitation Con
s trol set up by municipal ordinance.
The new department, which re
places the office of weed inspector,
! was created to step up corrective
' I measures against insanitation, ard
at the same time work toward city
1 beautification. As a subdivision of
j the city health department, it is
charged with enforcing all city or
; -finances regulating sanitary condi
tions of public and privala real-
