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PERSONAL MENTION I
, Jr 3 Robert Morgan of Macon |
{o ‘unending awhile with her
,b t^er Mrs. Will Gilbert, while
recuperating from an appendec
tomy-
p v t David Crockett Jr. of Bi
lnY; Miss, spent last week in
'°:’y His mother, Mrs. David
rrocket Sr., of Atlanta, wa s
Rpre several days last week at
the New Perry Hotel.
Avn Student John H. Houser
■ arrived at Carroll College,
Waukesha, Wisconsin for a course
t' Army Air Force instruction
Sf ri or to his appointment as an
Aviation Cadet in the Army Air
forces.
Miss Betty Gooden returned to
rVc. W., Milledgeville, Fri-
I'v'to' attend a Retreat this
°. e ek before th e opening of
college.
Mrs Chester Edwards and
ecu Bennie Neal, have returned
from Boston, Mass, where he
was under medical treatment.
Miss Frances Foster is in Day
ton Ohio taking an instructor’s
course in Radio. Miss Foster is
employed at Robins Field.
Mrs. O.D. Johnson and daugh
ters Janice and Susan, have re
ined from Dothan, Ala. where
■hey spent several weeks while
Mr Johnson was on temporary
duty there with the railroad. Mr.
Johnson will return during the
weekend to resume his position
as local agent of the Central of
Ga. Kwy.
Mrs. Mamie Winn has return
,d from Manchester, Ga. where
she visited Mrs. Henry Winn and
darianna Winn fo r several
seeks.
Mrs. Annie Watson has moved
oPerry from Marietta, Ga. to
lake her home with her daugh
er, Mrs. D. M. Ryle and family.
Mrs. C. H. Tucker’s condition
s satisfactory following a major
iperation last week in Strickland
Memorial hospital, Griffin, Ga.
Pvt. W. B. Pate of Camp Per
y, Ohio and Mrs. W. B. Pate of
Ulanta visited his mother, Mrs.
tol Pate,several days last week.
Jerry Cater was hostess at a
juffet supper and scavenger hunt
ffiday night at her home. Her
larents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cater,
issisted her in entertaining the
en young couples present.
John Blue Calhoun Jr. cele
irated his 13th birthday, which
vas Sept. 15, with a party at
ils home Friday night, Sept. 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. West
loltzclaw and son, West, of Ma
;on spent the weekend with his
larents, Mr. and Mrs. Eby
loltzclaw. ,
Mrs. J, M. Gooden is spending
leveral days in Leslie, Ga. visit
ng her sister, Mrs. F. P. Jones,
>nd Mr. Jones.
Mr, Robert Greene, U. S. Na
fal Reserve, has been ordered to
eport Sept. 30 to Notre Dame
Allege, South Bend, Ind.
Mr. Albert Skellie Jr. came
ome Monday from a Macon hos
kal and is recuperating nicely
fotn a recent operation.
>GT.HARRIS RAPE WINS
AIR MEDAL & CLUSTER
Perry friends of Tech. Sgt.
Rape, 336 th Bombard
lent Squadron, U. S. Army Air
wees, will be interested to
[ arn that he has been awarded
ie Air Medal and the Oak Leaf
Asters for exceptionally meri
wious achievement while par
bating in bomber combat mis
i°ns over enemy occupied conti
ental Europe.
Sgt. Rape, who has been in
16 service since May 1942, is
bt engineer on the Flying
wtress “Yankee Queen.”
Sgt. Rape is the nephew of J.
■ Ftheridge and made his home
ere with Mr. and Mrs. Ether
b tor several years. He is a
faduate of Perry High school.
ls wife was Miss Adelaide
‘>ett of Fort Valley,
friends and relatives take
, !c * e in the deserved honor be
ian' Up ° n P°P u * ar y° un £
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jhe executive board of the
thodist Woman’s Society of
l/jtian Service will meet next
Jr, day. Sept. 27, 4p.m. at the
* e of Mrs. Felton Norwood.
PERRY HONORS GEN, HODGES i
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front of the school house. These
games were interspersed with
the spinning of tops. Trading of
the common one blade knife and
trading of tops were common
practices among the boys. Late
spring brought baseball on the
school grounds. Early summer
brought battles with pop-guns
us in g chinaberries as bullets.
The long summer days were
usually ended with a delightful
swim at the old swimming hole
in Big Indian Creek. Home
made boats and canoes were
used to navigate the almost un
navigable waters of Big Indian
Creek. An occasional trip to
Houston Lake, then known as
Houston Factory, was a great
event to which all of the boys
looked forward. Courtney par
ticipated with great enthusiasm
in all of these sports and recrea
tions. When quite young he be
came fond of hunting and spent
a great deal of time with his air
rifle shooting jay birds and
woodpeckers in his neighborhood
and later with his 22 rifle, he
quickly developed into an expert
shot and was known among the
boys as one of the best shots in
the community.
‘‘Courtney early in life mani
fested a deep interest in military
affairs. With the other boys of
, his age and younger, he played
| frequently the game of soldier.
I Well do i remember an occasion
when the boys of the community
were organized into two rival
armies. Courtney was the lead
er or commander of one of tiiese
armies in which I was one of his
soldiers. We drilled, scouted in
the woods, made camp and
played the game vigorously. On
one occasion the two armies met
in the woods east of Perry, more
by accident than intention, and
i stood for some time in battle ar
iray a few feet apart. Some un
fortunate incident or remark
started the battle and our Cap
tain Hodges led us into the bat
tle against the enemy. We were
heavily outnumbered and were
defeated, but our military spirit
was not diminished.
( “This love for soldering and
j the military life naturally led
'Courtney to enlist in the Perry
j Rifles, tne local military com-
Ipany, before he was old enough
to be really a member. Until he
went away to school he drilled
regularly with the Perry Rifles
and he never missed a drill.
When I came into the Perry Ri
fles some two years later, Court
ney was one of the best soldiers
in the company. He had quickly
acquired a military bearing
which has characterized his ap
pearance throughout h i s life.
Courtney decided as a school hoy
that his definite ambition in life
was to be a soldiers This was
strengthened by his experience
and training at North Georgia
College, at Dahlonega, Georgia,
which he attended after graduat
ing from Perry High School. At
{Dahlonega he was a member of
j Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Dur
>ing his vacations from school he
(regularly attended the drills of
'the Perry Rifles.
“When he was 17 years of age,
he received an appointment to
the U. S. Military Academy, at
West Point. At the end of his
first year he had to leave West
Point because he was deficient in
mathematics. Strange as it may
seem, many years later, after his
career in the Army had attract
ed the attention of the Army au
thorities, Courtney was sent
back to West Point as an instruc
tor, one of the few men, if not
the only man, not a graduate of
West Point, who has been as
signed by the Army to teach in
this, our greatest military school.
And strangest of all, one of the
subjects taught by him was
the very subject in which he had
failed, namely mathematics,
i “After leaving West Point,
| Courtney came home and for a
' short time worked in the gro
cery storeref the late W,B. Sims.
A less determined and courage
ous youth, after having to leave
j West Point, would have given up
'all idea of a military career. But
not Courtney Hodges. So de-
I termined was he to make the
Army his career that he enlisted
in the Army as a private soldier
in 1906. His rise was rapid and
three years later under a
competitive examination Court-
I ney received the greatest prize
that an enlisted man in the U. S.
1 Army can look forward to, a
commission as an officer in the
U. S. Army. His commission as
2nd Lieutenant was received dur-
Jing the same year 1909 that his
'former West Point classmates re
ceived their commissions with
the same rank, upon graduation.
While General Hodges won his
commission from the ranks bj
constant work and study and
perseverance and has advanced
greatly beyond most of his for
mer West Point classmates, this
achievement has not in the'
slightest degree changed his
opinion that West Point is the,
greatest military school in the !
world.
“It is not permitted to me in
this personal sketch to say much
of the military career of General
Hodges. His wonderful achieve
ment in rising from a Private tol
Lieutenant General in the U. S. |
Army has been a source of infi- i
nite joy and pride to those who (
have known dim so well and ad
mired so greatly his ability, his
character, his splendid personali
ty, his determination and his per
severance. Although one of the!
first soldiers of our nation and '
one of the higher ranking of-1
fleers in the U. S. Army, Court- ;
ney’s nature is still that of a I
studious, modest, courteous and i
retiring man. He is still interest- !
ed in his home town and in his
old friends. I never have dis-,
cussed General Hodges with any
U. S. Army man who knew him j
who did not speak of him with
respect and admiration. As a
man and as a soldier, General !
Hodges is popular with enlisted j
men and officers from the lowest'
to the highest rank.
“He is recognized by the Gen- j
eral Staff of me U. S. Army as a
specialist in Infantry tactics and j
small arms. Perhaps no other
officer in the U. S. Army has so
greatly influenced the changes in
Infantry tactics and training of
our present Army as has General
Hodges.
“His favorite recreation is
skeet shooting. He is an en
thusiastic sportsman and loves
hunting in every form. In his
long Army career he has had as
signments in many parts of the
world and has engaged in big
game hunts in Canada, Mexico,
the Philippines and French Indo
! China. He is recognized as one
of the most outstanding rifle
shots in America. As a Private
in the Army in his younger days
| he quickly qualified as an expert
(rifleman and has won honor af
ter honor and medal alter medal
for his marksmanship.
‘‘Although never wounded in
battle, General Hodges carries a
noticeable scar on his right jaw.
This came not from battle, but
from a horse’s hoof. As a
youngster in school in Perry he
and his classmates and teacher
started out on a bright May
morning lor an all day picnic.
Living in the pre-automobile age,
they made the trip in a wagon
drawn by a horse. Courtney and
my brother, Ira Nunn, occupied
the driver’s seat. The horse be
came excited on the journey and
started to run away. The horse
began to kick and his marks
manship was excellent. He
kicked Courtney Hodges in the
face with one foot and Ira Nunn
in the face with the other.
“The many high honors which
have come to him in life have
not changed Courtney Hodges.
Upon his too infrequent visits in
Perry those who have known
him throughout the years lose
sight of his high rank because to
us he is still “Courtney.” He
does not have time to visit much
1 while in Perry and spends most
of tne time with his beloved
mother and the members of his
immediate family. He never
talks of his great achievements
nor of the high honors which
have been bestowed upon him.
He loves the old home town. He
(is interested in and inquires
I about old friends. We honor
'him today as our first citizen:
| we take justifiable pride in his
'rank and the great honors which
'have been bestowed upon him.”
Military Career
Judge Anderson sketched the
' military c ireer of Gen. Hodges
as follows:
i “General Hodges has had a
'notable army career. He is a
former army Chief of Infantry
'and at one time was assistant
Commandant and later Comman
dant of the Infantry School at
Fort Penning, Ga.
1 “When the office of Chief of
Infantry was abolished in March,
11943, for the war streamlining of
the army, Gen. Hodges became
Commander of the Replacement
and School Command of the ar
my ground forces with head
quarters at Birmingham, Ala.,
and later became Commander of
the Tenth Army Corps with
headquarters at Sherman, Texas,
the post he relinquished to as
sume command of the Third
Army.
“Gen. Hodges enlisted in the
army in 1906 and served three
years as a private, corporal, and
sergeant in the Seventeenth In
fantry at Fort McPherson, Ga.
“In a competitive examination
between selected enlisted men he
won his commission as second
Lieutenant of infantry in the
regular army in Nov., 1909. He
was promoted to First Lieuten
ant in July, 1916 while on duly
with Pershing’s Punitive Expo
sition into Mexico. He previous
ly had done tours of duty at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, San An
tonio, Texas, in the Philippine
Islands and El Paso, Texas.
"During World War I Gen.
Hodges served as a temporary
Lieut. Colonel and won the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for gal
lantry in action in the battle of
Meuse-Argonne while serving
with the Sixth Infantry, a unit
of the First Division. He was
awarded the Silver Star for gal
lantry in action in the St. Mihiel
offensive. After the Armistice
he was in the advance of Ameri
can troops toward the Rhineland
and served in Germany, Luxem
bourg and again in France.
"After his return from France,
Gen. Hodges attended the Field
Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okla.,
taught in the department of tac
tics at the U. S. Military Acade
my, West Point, N. Y. } and
graduated from the Command
and General Staff School at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas.
"in 1925, he was sent to the
Infantry School at Fort Henning
as an instructor. In 19267 he
was sent to Langley Field, Va. as
one of the first infantry instruc
tors at the Air Corps Tactical
School where he remained until
1929, when he returned to Fort
Henning as a member of the
Infantry Hoard, where he served
until 1933. During this period
he also was captain of the Infan
try Rifle Team at Camp Perry,
Ohio.
"After graduating from the
Army War College, Washington,
D. C., Gen. Hodges served two
years, beginning in 1936, in the
Philippines, first at headquarters
of the Philippine Division and
later with the General Staff
Corps, Manila.
"In 1930, he returned to Fort
Henning as Assistant Comman
dant and in 1940 became Com
mandant, after having been ap
pointed Hrigadier-General. In
1941 he was appointed a Major-
General and Chief of Infantry of
the United States Army.
"In 1942, as Commanding Gen
eral of the Replacement and
! School Command of the Army
i Ground Forces with control of
! field'artillery, cavalry, infantry
i and replacement training cen
■ ters, Gen. Hodges was response
j ble for the expansion of the In
fantry School at Fort Henning
and the establishment of the Of
ficer Candidate School there, and
and for the organization and
operation of six replacement
training centers of which Camp
Wheeler, Macon, Ga , is one.
"The American Infantry was
modernized under Gen. Hodges,
the parachute troops and air
borne infantry being organized
as integral parts of this branch
! of the service. ”
Conclusion
In conclusion Judge Anderson
1 said:
"1 know that Gen. Hodges and
the members of his family will
want us to take advantage of
this, another occasion, to pay
tribute to our fighting men of
all ranks.
"In tribute to those who are
training, to those who are on
foreign soil or the high seas, to
those on the battlefields,to those
who languish in enemy prison
camps, to those who are in hos
pitals, to others who are suffer
ing from loss of limb or other in
juries, to those who have laid
1 down their lives for you and for
I me—
" May we stand for a few mo
ments in silent acknowledge
ment of our gratitude for their
great and noble sacrifices—after
which Rev. J. E. Sampley will
close the program w i t h a
prayer. ”
i ■"
BOOK CLUB MEETS
The Wednesday Afternoon
Book club met last week at the
home of Mrs. T. D. Mason Sr.
with Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr. as
co-hostess.
Mrs. S. L. Norwood reviewed
"The Story of Dr. Wassell” by
James Hilton and Mrs. A. P.
Whipple read "The Home of the
People’’ by Henry Grady.
The yearbooks were presented
by the program committee, Mrs.
Norwood, Mrs. Mason, and Mrs.
Marshall with the ten books for
the year selected by the book
committee of which Mrs. C. H.
Tucker is chmn.
Mrs. S. A. Nunn, president,
presided. Refreshments were
served in conclusion.
Miss Marie Armstrong is at
tending College at G. S. W. C.,
Valdosta, Ga.
“BACK THE ATTACK
WITH WAR BONDS”
This month, we are opening another front!
Call it what you may-” Third Front”-‘‘Fourth
Front” or ‘‘Finance Line of the Home Front!”
It is in truth a battle that we cannot lose, we
must win! It will take dollars and more c!ol*
lars to win—Your Dollars!
Buy at Least One Extra $lOO Bond This Month!
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE SCO PERRY, GA.
‘‘BACK THE ATTACK WITH WAR BONDS”
The 3rd War Bond Drive is on—let’s all buy
an EXTRA $lOO Bond this month!
BUY YOUR BONDS cT«L Bank and
BUY YOUR GROCERIES L°e m th u e £
Quality Obtainable-Our Prices Reasonable
J. W. Blbodworth
Phone 94 Perry, Ga.
Bring Your Cotton
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GINNING
Highest Prices Paid for
COTTON SEED
DAVIS WAREHOUSE
Phone 87 MAYO DAVIS, Prop’r. Perry, Ga.
IIiLLYOU
BRING BACK YOUR
EMPTY BOTTLES?
It’s a real help when you bring
back those empty bottles P
promptly. And here’s an idea— Jf
you can buy a War Stamp with vjPvJI' B
the deposit pennies you get back. t
r— Pepsi Cola Company, Long Island City, N. Y.
Our deaßrs are authnr zed to pay 2c each for all Pepsi-
Cola bottles delivered to their plac;s of business in good
condition.
Franchized Bottlers: Peps'-Cola Bottling Co. of Macon.
BONDI OVER AMERICA * -
Chinatown
St. Mary’i Park, a
mere speck on the city
map, but is here that
a new landmark greets :Sf
the eye ol the visitor.
It an heroic statue
of Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen,
j 1
IK Y** rl ago the French
IILILI erected a statue to Dr.
TjJji Benjamin Franklin,
, j} economist, scientist.
’'■ -. •■ r r x * humanitarian. One of
Buy an th * fir,t ° f the
_ ~ - _ _ Nazi conquerors of
Extra $lOO Bond France was to remove
in the 3rd War Loan American statesman.
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