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VOL. LXXIII. No. 17. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
DEGREESCONFERRED
BY HOUSTON MASONS
The Houston Lodge No. 35 F.
& A. M. conferred the degree of
Master Mason on ten candidates
Monday night at the Lodge Hall.
Those receiving this degree were
F. M. Greene Jr., George Hardy,
Wordna Gray. W. M. Gibson,
Cleve Johnson Jr., W. J. Bran
nen, H. P. Faust, J. 0. Under
wood, James Collins, and J. J.
Strong, courtesy candidate for
Americus Lodge.
The lodge recessed at eight
o’clock to enjoy a barbecue din
ner given the lodge members
and visitors by the candidates.
Approximately one hundred Ma
sons attended the barbecue and
the meeting following. L. C.
Walker is Worshipful Master of
the Houston Lodge.
The visitors included Daniel A.
Locklin, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Georgia, who
made a speech on Masonry. Oth
er visitors included M. Carter,
Wilmore Lodge No. 922, Macon,
Ga.; J. B. Weaver, Ven i u s
Lodge, Mansfield, Ohio; Frank
R. Stanley, Americus Lodge No.
13; Clarence L. Waters, Chero
kee Lodge No. 66, Rome, Ga.;
H. W. Eyree, Levinton Lodge
No. 150, Hawrosed, La.; Frank
L. Toole, Marshall Aj Weir No.
448, Macon, Ga.; George E.
Davenport, Buchaana Lodge No.
78, Buchanan, Ga.; Ralph L.
Davenport, Carrollton Lodge No.
69, Carrollton, Ga.; Calvin B.
Driver. Macon Lodge No. 5; J.E.
Bymgton, Ft. Hawkins No. 418,
Macon, Ga.; Fay H. Amsbaugh,
Lodge No. 390, Macon, Ga. Those
attending from Fort Valley were
W. B. Bateman, John Sanders,
T. M. Anthoine, J. W. Anthoine,
J. J. Jones, W. H. Wood.
NEWHARD HONORED
BY STATE R. A. MASONS
E. P. Newhard, retiring Grand
High Priest, Georgia Chapter
Royal Arch Masons, was honor
guest at a chapter banquet in
Macon Wednesday night last
week. In appreciation of his
services, the chapter presented
Mr. and Mrs. Newhard with a
handsome silver service. Mrs.
Newhard was also given a lovely
corsage.
Attending the state meeting
Wednesday with Mr. Newhard
was E. P. Staples who succeed
ed Mr. Newhard as High Priest
of Perry chapter No. 62, Royal
Arch Masons.
AUXILIARY ELECTS
OFFICERS AT MEETING
Officers were elected by the
Auxiliary to the Robert D. Col
lins Post, American Legion, at
its April luncheon meeting, held
last Thursday at the Legion;;
Home. They are: Mrs. Joe ;
Mitchell, president: Mrs. G. W. ;
Rhodes, vice-president; Mrs. C.
C. Chapman, secretary; Mrs. J.
B. Calhoun, treasurer; Mrs. B.
H, Andrew Jr., sergeant-at
arms; Mrs. S.A. Nunn, historian. ;
Mrs. L. M. Paul Jr., retiring
president, presided. It was vot
ed to give $5 to the Clubmobile
of the Red Cross. It was an
nounced that Barbara Whipple
had won the “Americanism” es
say prize in the local school.
Plans were made for the party to
he given the P. H. S. seniors in ;
May,
Hostesses were Mesdames B.
H. Andrew Jr., C.E. McLendon,
G. W. Rhodes, C. C. Pierce, and
J- W. Clarke.
Members engaged in Red
work in the afternoon.
MUSIC RECITAL
On Friday night, May 5, Miss
w illie Ryals will present two of
her music pupils in a joint pi
ano and voice recital. Both girls, (
Miss Bobbe Whipple of Perry,
and Miss Lillian Perdue of Kath- !
‘een, are seniors in high school i
and have studied under Miss
Ryals for several years. 1
ahe program, which will be at
the Perry High School auditori
al, at 8:30 o’clock will be va- i
riec *> featuring piano solos,duets,
and two-piano numbers,
the public is cordially invited to
attend.
MAY 6, DEADLINE FOR
VOTERS TO QUALIFY
J. In order to be qualified to vote
in the General Election, Nov. 7,
1944, you must pay your poll tax
by May 6, 1944. Poll tax for
1943 and all previous years must
be paid by May 6. This rule ap
plies also for voting in the state
Democratic primary of July, 1944.
Those under 21 years of age or
over 60 years will not have to pay
any poll tax to vote, but if they
are not on the registration list
they must register. Those 17
now, but who will be 18 by No
vember, can register now and
vote in the primary July 4 and in
the general election.
ENSIGN W. E. INGRAM
ARRIVES IN STATES
Ensign W. E. Ingram Jr., U.
S. N., who was taken ill aboard
his ship early in February has
arrived in the States and at pres
ent is in a Naval hospital in Oak
land, Calif. He is Improving
now according to a telegram his
father, W. E. Ingram, Sr,, has
just received from him.
Ensign Ingram was stationed
at Pearl Harbor at the time of
the attack. He had been in
Washington, D. C, for a period
of study ar the Radar School of
Radio, had ten days at home,and
reached his ship a few hours be
fore the Japanese. He has been
in the Southwest Pacific Area
for two years. As Chief Radio
Man and head of the communica
tions room he has participated in
the battles around the Solomon
Islands and New Britain. He has
several times
for “devotion to duty—coolness
under fire” etc. and the Bureau
of Personnel announced his com
mission and rank to Ensign on
Jan. 15.
Before enlisting in the Navy in
June, 1938, he was manager of a
Western Union office in Rich
mond, Va.
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service
A meeting of the Supervisors
of the Middle Western Ocrnulgee
River Soil Conservation District
was held last Thursday, April
20, here in Perry. The meeting
was attended by all the super
visors in the district and by
county and state representatives
of the Extension Service and
Soil Conservation Service. The
purpose of the meeting was to
discuss and plan for the imme
diate conservation needs in this
district.
1 have looked over several
areas of kudzu that was planted
this season, and I have found
that most of it is doing fairly
well. By planting it rather thick
as was done in most cases, the
survival count will be much
greater.
In several cases where ter
races have been inspected it has
been found that all of the low
places were not filled in and in
some cases the ends of the ter
races were not properly opened
up. Be sure this is done prior to
terrace inspection. I know that
there are a good many terraces
that will have to be repaired af
ter all the heavy rains we have
had.
To the fellows that are wait
ing on fish to stock their ponds
with, we still haven’t heard any
more from the source where they
were ordered. So far as we know
now the fish will be supplied.
SERVICE GUILD MEETS
The Wesleyan Service Guild
met with the president, Miss
Dorothy Jones, last Thursday
night. Miss Mary Ann Riley
was co-hostess.
Mrs. G. C. Nunn gave a report
of the recent W. S. C. S. con
ference session in Macon. Mrs.
Nunn attended the annual Guild
dinner and program.
Miss Allene Ryals told of the
Guild’s project in China and
Miss Ruby Pickens of the Alvin
Drew School in Kentucky, anoth
er project.
A delightful salad course was
served by the hostesses assisted
by their mothers, Mrs. W. C.
Jones and Mrs. W. G. Riley.
,! RATIONING INFORMATION I
j A. R. Talton Sr. has been ap
-6 j pointed to Rationing Panel 1
’ (Tires and Gas) to succeed A.W.'
M Pratt. This panel is composed
r of Paschal Muse,Clifford Grimes,
1 and Mr. Talton.
e F. M. Houser has succeeded F.
H. Tabor as a member of Panel
‘ 4 (Food). Other members are
Mrs. Ruby C. Hodges and G. I
Francis Nunn. '
t OPA has warned owners of
7 passenger automobiles they must
. retain their tire inspection rec
j ords in order to obtain supple
n mental gasoline or certificates
for tires or tubes, even tho’ pe
riodic inspection of tires will no
longer be required.
Since the recent announce
-5 ment that periodic inspection of
passenger car tires would not be
required after April 20, many
• motorists seem to be of the
3 opinion that it would not be
s necessary to retain tire inspec
tion records: however, OPA says
• the old record must be retained
? and presented with applications
s for either supplemental gas, tires
s or tubes.
, Meats and Fats
£ Red AB, thru J 8 (Book 4)
1 valid at 10 points each, for use
j with tokens, indefinite date,
f Red KB, LB, and M 8 became
valid April 9, good indefinitely.
Processed Foods
r Blue A8 through K 8 (Book 4)
j valid indefinitely at 10 points
3 each, for use with tokens.
Sugar i
1 Sugar Stamps No. 30 and No. 1
I 31 in Book 4 good for five pounds 1
® indefinitely.
Canning Sugar
i Sugar for home canning will ]
. be made available at the same ,
i rate as last year and in much the j
same way. ,
i As in effect now, five pounds j
1 of canning sugar may be bought (
. with sugar stamp 40 and the re- j
mainder, a maximum of 20 lbs. ,
per person, will be granted on j
application to the local board. .
In order to make it unneces
, sary to send ration books through j
5 the mail, OPA has arranged for !
the use of Spare stamp No. 37 !
as an identifying claim check. \
This stamp should be attached to ,
the application form for each (
s person applying for canning ,
2 sugar.
Gasoline
No. 9 coupons in “A” books
_ expire May 8.
r Shoes
s Stamp No. 18 expires April 30. I
1 Stamp lon “airplane” sheet in 1
3 Book 3 valid for one pair indefi- 1
3 nitely. ]
Stamp 2on Airplane Sheet in c
s Book 3 becomes valid May 1. I
1 SENIORS HONORED !
| Girls of the Baptist Sunday I
' school who are members of the
, senior class of Perry High school
r were honored with a lovely tea |
Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. J. P, Duggan. Hostess
’ es were Mrs. Duggan and Mrs. ,
“ Alton Hardy. ;
' The honorees were Misses t
Dorothy Busbee, Meredyth Hun
j nicutt, Annis Jean NeSmith, '
Frances Irby, Frances Wilson, )
. Ruth Hardy, Mary Linton, Jea- [
' nette Clark and Sara McElhenny. 1
’ Each of the honorees was pre
sented a gift.
The twenty-three guests in- 1
eluded girls of the intermediate 1
, department of the Sunday school, t
’ The Baptist boys who will
, graduate from Perry High in
'June were given a dinner Mon- s
I day night by James P. Duggan E
|at the New Perry hotel. These '
! honorees were Billy Lee, Charles
(Watts, Otis Whitten, Billy \
j Ethridge, and Dallas Ryle. Gifts g
1, were presented to these boys.
! Ten guests were present. 7
No one can say that the Treas- £
Jury Department is not doing all t
:| in its power to smooth out the ir- r
■ ■ ritation caused by the foolish y
law requiring business men and
1 farmers to pay taxes on an esti
mated income or a guestimaied
; income. A case in point is the 1
I announcement by the Treasury 0
1 Department that “the penalty 1
-for under-estimating tax will not f
be imposed for the year in which f
3 occurs the death of a taxpayer.” p
1 With this assurance estimators i
. can proceed with their guesti- (
'mating without fear or worry, t
SOFTBALL LFAGUE NEWS
By G. F. NUNN
Old Man Weather won about
all there was to win at the soft
ball park last Sunday, as the
rains came in torrents to wash
out the first game of a double
header between the Hawks and
the Owls in the eighth inning
with the score tied up at 1-1.
[Bledsoe had scored for the Owls
in the first inning on a close play
at the plate when he slid in un
der catcher Evans, and in the
"lucky seventh’’ Lasseter homer
ed for the Hawks to tie the score,
as first man up, Evans then
tripled and it looked like the
break of the game, with none
out, but a perfect throw to the
plate by Bledsoe on Davis’ roller
to short nipped Evans at the
plate. Thus the game ended in
tie, and the second game had to
be postponed.
The Parrots and Eagles got in
their single game earlier in the
afternoon with the Eagles ab
sorbing their fourth consecutive
drubbing. Walker of the Par
rots continued h i s consistent
hurling, and with the aid of top
notch fielding, turned in the first
shutout of the season, holding
the Eagles to two hits and win
ning 7-0. Beckham started for
the Eagles and except for the
first two men in the first inning
pitched creditably until relieved
in the fourth. The Eagles
threatened only twice, but the
game was not salted down until
the seventh, when the Parrots
combined three hits with a walk
and an error to push five runs
over.
The two games postponed Sun
day will be played if necessary
at the end of the first half, and
next Sunday the regular schedule
will go on, with the Owls meet
ing the Hawks in the opening
single game, and the Parrots
tangling with the Eagles in the
double feature. All the teams
have settled down to hard,steady
play, and even the cellar-dwell
ing Eagles who have not yet won
a game (remember last year’s
Bears) will not continue to be a
pushover for the other teams.
So if the weather permits (and
as Glea Gray says, we’d all rath
er lose than to have more of this
weather”). Come out next Sun
day and enjoy the good, whole
some fun to be had at the games.
STAPLES HAVE SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Staples
were hosts at a barbecue supper
Friday night at Houston Lake in
honor of the Basketball team of
Perry High school and the local
Boy Scout troop. Supt. Staples
of Perry High is coach of the
team and also scout master.
Guests included the honorees,
cheer leaders, referees and their
wives, teachers, members of the
Boy Scout Court of Honor and
their wives, members of the
Boys’ and Girls’ committee of
the Perry Kiwanis club and
their wives, and those who had
entertained the basketball team.
Others who have entertained
Perry High’s district champions
are: Glea Gray with a fish fry,
William Barfield and Hilt Gray
with a steak supper, Aldene Las
seter with a chicken dinner, and
the Perry Kiwanis club with a
banquet.
Mrs. A. W. Pratt and Mrs. W.
E. Vinson Jr. attended the state
P. T. A. convention in Atlanta
this week.
Mrs. Grady Poole, of Atlanta,
spent the past weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Wimberly.
2nd Lieut. John Hurst, U. S.
Marine Corps Reserve, spent
Sunday and Monday with his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Alva Davis, leaving Tuesday for
Green Cove Springs, Fla. Lt.
Hurst graduated April 19 from
the Naval Training Station, Cor
pus Christi, Texas and was
awarded his Wings that same
day.
Aviation Cadet Louis L.Helms,
19, son of Mr. T. J. Helms, Sr.,
of 100 Marshall Drive, Warner
Robins, was recently transferred
from the Naval Air Station,
Memphis, Tenn., where he com
pleted his primary flight train
ing, to the Naval Air Training
Center, Pensacola, Fla., for in
termediate training.
I MAYO DAVIS TO HEAD
I 31'IT WAR LOAN DRIVE
I
J. P. Etheridge, chairman of
1 the 13th War Bond district of
‘ Georgia, had a luncheon meeting
3 of the executive committee, War
1 Savings Staff of Houston county,
j at the New Perry hotel last
* Thursday. Mr. Etheridge is also
> the retiring chairman of the
■ county committee and directed
’the 4th War Loan Drive in
Houston.
‘ Mayo Davis was elected county
! chairman War Savings Staff and
in this capacity will head the
1 Fifth War Loan Drive to begin in
| June, Mr. Davis will organize
' the town and county for this
3 Drive.
\
\ J. B. HAWKINS NAMED
1 PERRY POLICE CHIEF
>
i J. B, Hawkins was elected
> chief of police of Perry Tuesday
. by city council. Mr. Hawkins
> who will succeed the late H. D.
. Gordy was at one time night po
: liceman of Perry. He is at pres
ent a member of the State
, Patrol,
A. B. Murray, present night
. policeman, has resigned to ac
■ cept a job at Warner Robins.
; His place will be filled at an
; early date.
' FUNERAL HELD FOR
H. DOUGLASS GORDY
Funeral services for Homer
i Douglass Gordy, chief of police
of Perry the past 17 years, were
held Wednesday, April 19, at the
residence. The Rev. J. E. Samp
ley, assisted by the Rev. James
Ivey, officiated. Burial followed
in Evergreen cemetery.
G. F. Nunn sang "Abide with
Me” during the service. Pall
bearers were: B. H. Andrew,
C. C. Pierce, G. C. Nunn, S. A.
Nunn, C. C. Chapman, J. A.
Beddingfield, and J. B. Hawkins,
Mr. Gordy was a prominent
Houston county farmer before
becoming police chief. He was
a member of the Perry Metho
dist church and of the local Ki
wanis club.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Emmy Smith, of Thomas
ton; mother, Mrs. Kate Gordy,of
Atlanta: three daughters, Mrs.
S. H. Pafford and Mrs. H. E.
Smith, of Perry, and Mrs. Huey
Rutherford, of Gulfport, Miss.;
three sisters, Mrs. E. L. Duke
Sr., of Fort Valley; Mrs. T. M.
Davis, of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Darden Eure, of Morehead City,
N. C.; three brothers, H. 1. Gor
dy, W. F. Gordy and Seth Gor
dy, all of Atlanta.
Out-of-town relatives attend
ing the funeral were: Flight
Officer and Mrs. Huey Ruther-.
ford, Gulfport, Miss.; Mrs. Kate
Gordy, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Gor
dy, W. F. Gordy, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Braswell, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Killard, Mr. and Mrs. Chi,
Davis, Atlanta; Mr and Mrs. E.
L. Duke Sr., and Miss Frances
Duke, Fort Valley; Mr. C. D.
Smith, Thomaston; Miss Evelyn|
Smith, Mrs, Lucile Grubb, and i
Mr. G. H. Smith, Hapeville; and
Mrs. Kate C. Pafford, Homer
ville, Ga.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of H. D. Gordy
wishes to express their sincere
thanks and deep appreciation for
the many expressions of love
and sympathy during their re
cent bereavement.
NOTICE
A mad dog was at large on
the 24th and before it could j
be killed a number of dogs
were bitten. It is imperative!
that all dog owners pen up[
their dogs for not less than
28 days from this date.
H.T. PALMER, }i
City Clerk.
j,
Despite gasoline rationing and: 1
the like, there were 22,185 more 1
automobiles registered in Geor- 1
gia in the middle of April this
year than at the same time in
1943, figures disclosed. The regis- ]
trations on April 14, 1944, total- j
ed 472,598 with receipts amount
ing to $2,038,403, compared with ,
450,431 cars and $1,884,924 re
ceipts on the same date last year,
iSOIL CONSERVATION
J SUPERVISORS MEET
f
r
! The board of Supervisors of
Middle Western Ocmulgee River
[ Soil Conservation district held a
) meeting in the Perry school au
> ditorium last Thursday. S. W.
\ Hickson, chmn. and Houston
! county representative on the
board, presided.
, Supervisors present were A. C.
I Richardson, Macon county; B. T.
, VVelchel, Wilcox county; J. B.
j Walton, Dooly county. Other
. counties in the district are:
' Peach, Taylor, Crawford, Bibb,
and Pulaski.
Visitors were 0. D. Hall and
Hugh Brown of the Soil Conser
vation Service, Athens; E. D.
* Alexander, agronomist Exten
sion Service, Athens; T. L. Mc-
Mullen, district extension agent,
Athens.
Others attending the meeting
i were W. C. Huggins, district
conservationist, Per r y; Louis
Skinner, Houston county con
servationist, Ferry; and W. T.
! Middlebrooks, Houston county
agent, Perry,
Soil conservation practices
were discussed with special em
phasis on post-war plans. The
district plans to secure some war
equipment for soil conservation
work after the war. How to
remedy damage done by recent
heavy rains was also discussed.
Mr. Hickson entertained those
at the meeting at dinner at the
New Perry hotel.
MISSION STUDY DAY
HELD BY METHODISTS
A mission study on the book,
“The Gospel for All of Life,"
was held by the Methodist W. S.
C. S. at the church Monday.
Mrs. D. P, Melson of Unadilla,
who was a missionary in the
Orient for ten years, led the
study. Mrs. Melson brought out
very vividly how the gospel is at
work in all of Life in various
parts of the world.
An interesting program was
presented by Mrs, R. E. Ogle
tree, study superintendent.
Those taking part were Mes
darnes G. W. Hicks, S. L. Nor
wood, E. P. Staples, W.C. Jones,
J. E. Sampley, M. G. Edwards,
A. W. Dahlberg, S. A. Nunn, G.
C. Nunn, N. W. H. Gilbert, and
H. B. Gilbert, Miss Nell Rogers,
Jean Pierce, and Dorothy Ogle
tree.
A delightful luncheon was
served at noon. The luncheon
committee was as follows: Mrs.
W. V. Tuggle, chmn.. Mrs. B.H.
Andrew Jr., Mrs. C. C. Chap
man, Mrs. Freeman Cabero, Mrs,
• D. M. Striping, Mrs. W. R. Wal
ton, and Mrs. S. A. Nunn.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
i Prayer Service Wednesday,
7:30 p. m.
Training Union, 7;00 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.,
and 8:00 p. m.
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Young People’s Service, 7:00
p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
i
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Methodist W. S. C. S. will
meet at the church Monday, May
I, 4 p. m.
FOOD DEMANDS
Civilian demands for food are
the largest in history according
to the Extension Service. Under
rationing and the great expan
sion in employment and purchas
ing power people are eating bet
ter than ever before. Civilians
are being allocated 75 percent of
the 1944 food supply.
4G cents out of every tax dol
lar expended for the operation of
the state government is spent
for education. In 1945, 51 cents
out of every dollar will be spent
for education, according to Gov.
Ellis Arnall.
