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GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1870
10ARD DEDICATED
10 MEN IN SERVICE
Appropriately Panned by Rev.
A. Ivey, program chairman,
nd ably executed by Judge A,
1 Anderson, master ot cere
lonies, were the exercises held
, y the Perry Kiwanis club Sun
(ay afternoon in honor of the
louston county men in military
ervice. The board erected by
be Kiwanis club as a public
ecord of the county men in the
ir nied forces of the United
jtates was dedicated by the club
nth the following words:
Leader— To that for which this
naterial symbol stands, the hero
smand sacred service of the
ives of these men whose names
ippear and shall appear here on:
Club—We dedicate this symbol
if our appreciation of these, our
io ns, and their devotion to the
a use of democracy and their
oyalty to their country.
Leader—To the willingness of
hese men to sacrifice, to give
heir lives if need be, for us and
■very loyal American:
Club—We dedicate this symbol
if our love for them and a pledge
if our steady and utmost devo
ion to and support of them
wherever these, our sons, may
ie found today.
Leader— To our men in the
armed forces of the United
States from Houston County,
Georgia, United States of
America:
Club—We, the members of the
Perry Kiwanis club, dedicate
this symbol of our appreciation
jf the freedom of democracy as
represented by our American
ay of life and form of govern
ment which is being fought for
by our sons and brothers in all
parts of the world. May God
bless them and keep them and
return them safely to us and
their homes.
J. P. Etheridge, president of
the club, was leader.
State Guard Takes Part
A special feature of the pro
gram was the parade of three
state guard units led by the
Cordele High School band. Led
by Major Sam A. Nunn of Per
ry, district commander Ga. State
Guards, the Houston, Peach, and
Pulaski units marched in perfect
unison to places reserved for
them. These men in uniform
and with other military equip
ment contributed to the dignity
and solemnity of the occasion.
Leaders of the units were in
troduced by Major Nunn.
Fort Valley Unit —C a p t a i n
Samuel M. Mathews, and Lieut.
R. P. W. Swan.
Perry Unit—Captain E. Holtz
claw, Lt. W. C. Huggins, and
U. H. E. Evans.
Hawkinsville U n i t —Captain
William N. Pate, Lt. J. Frank
Coney, and Lt. J. S. Mathews.
District Signal Detachment —
j t. Charles S. Worthy, Cordele;
D. C. V. McGugan, Cordele.
Major Nunn introduced the
members of his staff as follows:
Captain Frederick M. Houser,
Captain James W. Bivins,
Cordele;Captain Edgar E.Fletch
er - Cordele; Captain Thomas A.
Jones, Fort Valley; Lt. C. W.
Scudder, Band Leader, Cordele.
Other officers of Georgia State
Guard, 12th District, present
ere - Captain Harry S. Daniel,
Gochran; Lt. J. 0. Purser, Coch
ran; Captain James B. Dorsey,
Abbeville; Lt. 0. C. Holt, Ro
jmelle; Captain Guy V. Roberts,
-'Orclele; Lt. Shakleford, Abbe
ville.
Die Cordele band in colorful
]°stume added much to the
s P.irit of the exercises. Besides
military marches, the band
fayed America which was sung
y Che audience with G. F. Nunn
fading.
Dr. Crudup’s Address
Highlighting the program was
n . e address of Dr. Josiah Crudup
0 Mercer University. With
eloquent and sincere words, Dr.
crudup paid tribute to the men
l‘ Houston county and all men
n military service for their
country,
* Courage has been the charac
■r of our people and freedom
S d Justice, our desire,” Dr.
said.
m fu e un has again challeng-
Cne peace and liberty of the
’ t '°rld. The call has come again
lj save civilization from en-
PERRY METHODISTS HIE I
OFFICIALS AT CONFERENCE!
The 4th quarterly conference
of the Perry Methodist church
was held Wednesday night last
week at the church. Rev, G. E.
Clary, district superintendent!
presided.
Reports from every depart
; ment of the church showed pro
gress along all lines under the
leadership of Rev. J.E. Sampley
: who is completing his first year
; as pastor of the Perry church.
1 The exterior of the church
i building has been painted and
the parsonage painted, outside
i and inside, and otherwise reno
• vated during the year.
; The pastor leaves Thursday,
; Nov. 5, for the annual confer
ence session in Savannah. C. P.
I Gray, chmn. board of stewards
■ is the conference delegate and
; W. V. Tuggle, church treasurer,
■ is alternate.
Church officials for another
’ year were named by the quarter
; ly conference.
I Stewards are: A, M. Ander
son, Jr., C. E. Andrew, J. F.
1 Bonner, J. 0. Coleman, Mayo
; Davis, M. G. Edwards, C. P.
- Gray, F. M. Houssr, Dr. A. G.
i Hendrick, G. W. Hicks, Geo. C.
r Nunn, Sam A. Nunn, R. E.Ogle
tree, C. C. Pierce, A. C. Pritch
i i ett, G. W. Rhodes, T. C. Rogers,
1 E. P. Staples, Wesley W. Short,
, W, V. Tuggle. Mr. Short is the
c only new steward.
The following committees were
; elected:
; Membership and Evangelism
i —F. M. Houser, Mrs.G.C. Nunn,
5 F. P. Staples, Mrs.L.C. Walker,
i Mrs, R, E. Ogletree, Miss Jean
- Brown.
: Pastoral Relations-C.P.Gray,
1 T, C. Rogers, G. C. Nunn, Mrs.
1 J. L. Hodges.
1 Nominating—A. W. Dahlberg,
1 W. K. Whipple, Mrs. A. P,
Whipple.
f Records —J. 0. Coleman, Mrs.
Malcolm Dean, Miss Florine
Rainey.
Hospitals and Homes —Mrs. G.
• W. Hicks, Mrs. C. P. Gray.
i Audit —C, E. Andrew, G. W.
i Rhodes, and Mrs. L. C. Walker.
Trustees—E. F. Barfield and
■ J. C. Mathews, 1943; W.V. Tug
i gle, 1944; and Sam A. Nunn and
T. C. Rogers, 1945.
Church School
C. P. Gray, General Superin
tendent of Church School, with
' Mrs. G. C. Nunn, Supt. Adult
Division: Francis Nunn, Supt.
Young People’s Division, and
Mrs. W. K. Whipple, Supt. Chil
drens’ Division. T. C. Rogers,
Secretary and Treasurer,
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
1 A
Perry
Sabbath School, 10:15 a. m.
Preaching Service, 11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
i Sabbath School, 3:00 p. m.
Preaching Service, 8:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited!
to all these services.
Rev. M. D. Agerton, Pastor.
slavement and our men have
answered humanity’s call,” the
speaker said,
‘‘Crown our good with brother
hood from sea to shining sea”
from ‘‘America the Beautiful”
was Dr. Grudup’s closing
thought.
The invocation was said by
Rev. J. E. Sampley and the
benediction by Rev. J. A. Ivey.
Families Present
Parents, wives, brothers, sis-j
ters, and sweethearts of the]
men who were honored by these
exercises Sunday were paid si-1
lent tribute by the audience fob j'
lowing appropriate remarks byi
Judge Anderson.
The presence of soldiers from I
Robins Field throughout!
the audience brought realiza-j
tion of the war closer.
J. P. Etheridge’s Idea
i The idea of erecting a sign
board to honor Houston county
men in military service originat
ed with J. P. Etheridge, presi
dent Kiwanis club. E. P. New
hard, C. P. Gray, and Mr.
Etheridge were the committee
on Names and Design. C. H.
Tucker was in charge of con-.
1 struction.
NEW WAVE OF PATRIOTISM NEEDED
By RUBY C. HODGES
Spectators in the arena of wartime problems and activi
tpsaie causing delay in winning the war and bringing about!
a situation that will result in more strong-arm authority over
the nation in Washington.
. Spectators made dictators not only possible but inevitable
m other countries. Nothing is more desperately needed to win
ino war and to keep American democracy working today than
a new wave of self-starling patriotism. Such patriotism would
sweep American freedom to victory over dictators. This is the
important part of the job' of winning the war that ships,
planes, and guns alone cannot do.
While our boys are fighting for a dictator-free world, we
a home are threatening our freedom daily by our selfishness
, .i! ir f P *? nsil ? ility - nee( l a change of heart and the quick
ci the better for us all. We need a change of heart in what
appear to be small things, hut these are most important. What
\\ e clo about rubber conservation, the 35-mile speed limit, war
stamps and bonds, gasoline and other rationing, collection of
scrap these are things that show us up.
Moie than that, a change of heart must mean that we
begin to Like a more active part in what our community is
H_ oing to he IP win the war and protect our people from at
tack. it means that every able-bodied man not engaged in
some other defense activity will become a member of the
ouston county unit of the State Guards. It means that those
men not able, for physical or business reasons, to join the
(juaui will take a definite part in Civilian Defense activities,
these groups need more men now.
Shall able-bodied men wait until the government forces
them to join a unit designed to protect our own state from
attempted invasion, to quell riots, and to give preliminary
training to men who are subject to call into active military
service? Or will the men of this county and all the other coun
ties of these United States join the State Guards of their own
free will and desire?
Are we, both nien and women, waiting for public opinion
to be directed against our inactivity to compel our enlistment
in community defense plans and patriotic endeavors?
Are we waiting for attack on these shores or for a casu
alty list of local men to bring the war closer home to us? Was
not the fall of Bataan with one of own splendid young men
reported as missing enough?
These questions do not apply to those who are doing their
part: to members of the Guard, to the Rationing Boards, to
Selective Service Board, to the War Board, to Civilian Defense
leaders and participants, to Red Cross workers. These activi
ties are being carried on by comparatively few of our people.
Many more persons should be in these groups, for their in
dividual good as well as to lift the burden from the few who
are carrying all the load.
The Guard Unit has only 38 members, since several have
been called into active service recently. There should be at
least 100 men in the local guard.
The Civilian Defense Council (men’s division) has only
40 active members. Sixty men who registered in the civilian
defense have never attended a meeting or shown any interest
in the organization. This group needs at least 100 active mem
bers.
Then, there is another important thing we are not all do
ing; that is buying bonds and stamps. Only 2 per cent of our
population, based on last census, or 200 out of 10,000 are buy
ing bonds regularly. There should he at least 500 people
purchasing bonds and stamps.
What has become of the patriotism of some of our people?
What if everything the government does is not satisfactory to
you? This government of the U. S. A. is much better than
those of Hitler and Hirohita. Keep before you the necessity
of winning this war and resolve from now on to do everything
in your power to help.
The patriotism we need today does not say, “Look how
much I’ve given the government!” We need every one of us
saying, “What more can I do?” This question brings us down
out of the spectator’s stand onto the sacrificing, fighting line.
RATIONING BOARD REPORT
Renewals for gasoline rations
for tracks are now being accept
ed at the Local Rationing Board.
All whose ration expires on Nov.
21 and 22 are advised to renew
at an early date in order for the
new book to be ready on the ex
piration date of the old.
| Tires and Tubes issued for the
week beginning Oct. 19, 1942.
Tires Tubes
Grade II Tires and Tubes:
W. C. Massee 11
Houston County 1
A. L. Poston 1
Edwin T. Haney 2
W. H. Lewis 1
Claude Watson 1
F. M. Greene 1
Mary Moore 1
J. F. Keys 2
Hugh A. Ragin 2
Lt. Francis S, Smith 3
Lt. Floyd W. Chaille 1
Passenger Car Recaps;
Lt. Leonard H. Finn 3
.Willie Ashmon 4
( W.H. Jones 2
Lt. Hunter W.Thomas 1
John D. Myers 4
Lt. Floyd W. Chaille 2
Hugh A. Ragin 3
J. H. Robinson 1
•Fred Haufreet, M. D. 2
| Brack Humphries 1
IA. H. Bruce 2
jH. E. Hutto 1
j L. M. Harrison 1
lArtemus Braddock 1
j W. M. Akin 2
C. B. Andrew Jr. 2
Capt. H. Katzman 1
Dicy Norris 1
Lt. Francis S. Smith 5
Truck and Bus Tires & Tubes:
Jordan Transport
System, Chicago, 111. 2 1
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BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. rn.
Prayer Service Wednesday
night, 8:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
j. A. Ivey, Pastor.
PRACTICE BLACK-OUT
CONSIDERED SUCCESS
r ■ ■' ■
The Practice Black-out for
Perry and Houston county, held
Tuesday night from 8—8:30 was
declared a complete success by
E. P. Staples, chmn. Civilian
Defense Council. Robins Field
and other sections of the county
observed the Black-out success
fully. Mr. Staples expressed ap
preciation for this splendid co
operation.
The men of tne Civilian De
fense will meet next Tuesday
night at the Perry school to plan
for participation of all communi
ties in the next Black-out. All
jmen who will take part are urged
ito attend. New members are
[solicited.
i The local Guard assisted in
[Tuesday’s Black-out by guarding
j the highways in and out of
i Perry.
1
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m
Church Services, 11:30 a, m.,
and 8 p. m.
Young People’s Service, 7:15
jp. m.
1 Rev. J. E. Sarnpley, Pastor.
LOCAL BAPTIST CHURCH
HAS REPORT ON YEAR’S WORK
I
I
A splendid report on the Per
ry Baptist church’s activities
for the church year, which came
to a close Oct. J, was made by
Kev. J. A. Ivey, pastor, at the
recent session of the Rehoboth
association held in Perry.
The total financial figure for
the year was $8,611.43, the high
est in the church’s history. Of
this amount, $1,107.14 was for
missions and benevolences,which
figure is almost a 33 per cent in
crease over last year.
Twenty-seven new members
have been received; nine by Bap
tism and eighteen by letter.
Church attendance has increased
during the year. The Sunday
school has an average attendance
of 128.
The main auditorium of the
church was remodeled and re
decorated this year. The Wo
man’s Missionary Society recov
ered all pew cushions to match
the new carpet. The interior of
the Sunday school building was
re-painted. In the basement,ad
ditional Sunday school rooms, a
social hall, and kitchen have
been built.
Rev. J. A. Ivey concluded his
report with these words: “We
are deeply grateful for these facts
and ‘Praise God from Whom all
Blessings Flow’ for his blessings
and leading that we might give
ourselves to this, His work. We
are also grateful to each and
every member of the church for
every contribution of service and
material gifts. Let us look for
ward to a greater year before
us.”
OWNERS OE VEHICLES TOLD
TO MAIL IN CERTIFICATES
Possibility that many individ
uals will be forced to “park
their vehicles for an indefinite
period” is foreseen by W. A.
Burkett, district manager of the
Office of Defense Transportation,
division of motor transport.
He said that a large percen
tage of operators of commercial
vehicles are holding their appli
cations with the intention of re
turning them later, “This is
going to result in serious bottle
neck, and it is going to be im
possible for the ODi' to get the
Certificates of War Necessity
into their hands before Nov. 15.
The UDT officials again urged
owners to return their applica
tions promptly to the central
mailing office, Detroit, Mich.
SCRAP METAL DRIVE.
Complete figures on the News
paper Scrap Metal Drive in
Houston county will be publish
ed next week.
The school children who col
lected as much as 100 lbs. of
Scrap are to be given an award
Button by the county paper,
Houston Home Journal. Three
schools have not reported yet
but reports from five show 281
1 children entitled to a Button. A
complete report on number of
, pounds and children will also be
given next week.
EXCESS PEANUTS MUST
BE CRUSHED FOR OIL
An order prohibiting the use
of 1942 “excess” peanuts for any
purpose other than crushing for
oil has been issued by the Com
modity Credit Corporation, E. W.
Traylor, AAA county adrninistra
jtive officer, announced this week.
> The order, Mr. Traylor said, is
'designed to help meet war de
-1 mands for vegetable oils by re
|quiring that all excess peanuts
I —that is, all peanuts not pro
duced on allotted acreages—be
, moved into oil channels. Allot
ments were set up for estab
lished growers to provide pea
nuts for the edible market.
“Any person who wilfully vio-
I lates a provision of this order, or
who furnishes false information
to the CCC,” Mr. Traylor said,
] “may be prohibited from proces
sing, selling, or otherwise dis
posing of peanuts of any kind.
I In addition, the offense is sub
ject to punishment by fine or im
, prisonment.”
■ ————. r—mnimiri—
GENERAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD NOV. 3
The general election will be
held next Tuesday, Nov, 3. The
ballot contains the name of 51
Democratic nominees for various
offices and three independent
candidates.
U. S. Senator Richard B. Rus
sell heads the Democratic ticket
followed by Ellis Arnall, nomi
nee for governor. The name of
Solicitor General Wm. Y. Atkin
son, of the Coweta circuit ap
pears as the nominee of the Dem
ocratic party to succeed the late
Justice Samuel Atkinson of the
Georgia Supreme Court. Atkin
son was nominated by the Dem
ocratic State Convention at Ma
con two days after the death of
Justice Atkinson, who had been
nominated for reelection in the
state primary Sept. 9.
The three independent candi
dates are Mrs. Lebert Dwyer
Shivers, opposing Senator Rus
sell, and J. N. Foreman and D.
T. Bowers opposing Arnall for
Governor.
There is also an official ballot
for any party the voter desires
to name, but he must fill in the
name of the party and also the
names of the candidates he de
sires to vote for.
There has been considerable
controversey over the placing of
the name of Frank Hooper Jr, on
the ballot as a candidate for
judge of the Atlanta Circuit to
succeed the late Judge Hum
phries who died last week.
Gov. Talmadge appointed Bond
Almand to this judgeship and in
structed the ordinaries not to
change the ballots.
Attorney-general Arnall and
Secty. of State John B. Wilson
have instructed ordinaries to
place Mr. Hooper’s name on the
ballot as the nominee of the
Democratic party.
The ballots in Houston county
will contain the name of Mr.
Hooper. The county attorney
advised the ordinary to re-print
ballots for this purpose.
Justices of the Peace will be
in charge of the election in the
various precincts.
Polls will open at 8 a. m. a n d
close at 3p. m. at all precincts
except Perry which will open at
7 a. rn. and close at 6 p. m.
F. 8.1. MEETING IN MACON
Chief Justice Charles S. Reid
of the Georgia Supreme Court
will be the principal speaker at
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion Fourth Quarterly Police
Conference to be held in Macon,
on Nov. 4, at 2:15 p. m. in the
U. S. Dist. Court Room, P. 0.
Building. This announcement
was made by Special Agent in
Charge F. R. Hammack of the
Atlanta Field Office of the FBI
in inviting the general public to
■ hear the address by the Chief
Justice.
Invitations have been issued to
police chiefs, sheriffs, and other
law enforcement officers in Mid
-1 die Georgia to attend this con
ference.
In addition, a sound motion
picture entitled “The Warning”
will be incl u d e d on the
program, and during an open
forum session the local, county
and state officers will have the
opportunity of bringing up for
1 discussion particular problems
connected with the National De
fense and law enforcement in
general which have arisen in
their various communities.
CARD OF THANKS
We extend our deep apprecia
tion to all who were so kind and
thoughtful during our recent
sorrow.
Mrs. J. R. Fudge
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fudge
Mr.and Mrs. Frederick Fudge,'
Sofa Beds, Simmons and Red
Cross, $44.50, $46.50. $59, $64.
Perry Furniture Co.
yßsmom her Bataan
Invest
A Dime Out of
Every Dollar in
I li.S.War Bonds
