Houston Nome Journal
VOL. LXXIII. No. 23. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 8. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
WAR LOAN DRIVE
PLANS UNDERWAY!
Meeting to be Held June 121
At Legion Home Here
Georgia’s participation in the
$16,000,000 Fifth War Loan cam
paign is to be given the official
■•go ahead” by Governor Ellis
Arnall to-night (Thursday) at a
banquet tendered in his honor at
West Georgia College, in Car
rollton. The state’s chief execu
tive, in a radio broadcast to four
teen Georgia stations, will call
attention to the added signifi
cance and importance of the
Fifth War Loan Drive,in view of
the fact that invasion is a realty
and will urge more and still more
extra purchases of war bonds by
all types of Georgia investors,
who are asked to lend $144,000,-
000.
Governor Arnall’s talk will be
broadcast at 10:30 p. m. CWT by
all Georgia radio stations.
Houston’s Quota
Houston county has been as
signed a $503,000 quota for the
sth War Loan Drive which be
gins Monday, June 12, and ex
tends through July 8. However,
all bonds of the E, F, and G se
ries bought during June and July
will count on the quota.
Houston’s quota in the 4th
vVar Loan Drive held in Jan.-
Feb. this year was $342,800.
$575,000 of bonds were bought in
this county during the 4th Loan
drive, or nearly 68 per cent more
than the quota. J. P. Etheridge
was county chairman of that
drive.
For the sth War Loan Drive,
Mayo Davis is chairman and W.!
E. Beckham, vice-chmn. Mem
bers of the Exeutive committee
were entertained at a dinner at
the New Perry hotel last Thurs
day night by Chmn. Davis. Plans
for the promotion of the Drive in
Houston county were discussed.
Members of the Exec, commit
tee are Mr. Davis, Mr. Beckham,
C. E. Andrew, banks;S.A.Nunn,
corporations: J. A. Grubb, pay
roll plan; E. P. Staples, schools;
F. M. Houser, community with
A. C. Pritchett assistant chmn.;
W. T. Middlebrooks, agricultural
groups: Mrs. G. E. Jordan, wo
men’s division with Mrs. A. C.
Pritchett assistant chmn.; Mrs.
J. L. Hodges, publicity: J. P.
Etheridge, chmn. 13th Ga. War
Bond district, ex officio member.
Mr. Etheridge advises that the
quota is $1,872,000 for the 13th
district which comprises ten
counties including Houston. Mr.
Etheridge is visiting these coun
ties and setting up organizations
this week for the sth War Loan
Drive.
Meeting Monday Night
A meeting has been called by
Mr. Davis for Monday night,
June 12, 8:30 p, m. at the Legion
Home in Perry. All committees
are urged to be present.
Chairmen for each community
in the county are being named
and also notified of Monday
night’s meeting. Any individual
interested in the success of the
sth War Loan Drive, whether a
member of a committee or not,
is invited to attend the Rally
Monday night.
PENCILLIN USED HERE”
"Pencillin is indeed the won-]
der drug it has been acclaimed,”
says Dr. A. G. Hendrick of Per
ry who used it for the first time
last week. Dr. Hendrick treated
two patients in Houston county
with pencillin and had marvelous
results from its use.
This drug has not been put on
the market and was used by the
local doctor through special per-;
mission.
Miss Ethylene Powell of Al
bany, Ga. was the guest of Miss
Vonceil Summers Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Carlene Ogletree, student
G. S. C. W., Milledgeville, Ga.
is at home. Miss Ogletree has
accepted a position in the Dist.
Soil Conservation office.
Miss Elizabeth Willingham of
Cochran was the guest of her
cousin, Miss Annis Jean Ne-
Smith, for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Walker and
son, Larry, are spending a week
with Mr. Walker’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. David Walker, of War
then, Ga.
W.C. WATSON SR. DIES |
AFTER LONG ILLNESS j
|
1 Walter Colquit Watson Sr.,age!
74. died at his home at Warner
'Robins last Thursday, June 1,
after a long illness. Mr. Watson
was born in Houston county
Sept. 12, 1869 and had lived in
this county all his life.
Mr. Watson was a prominent
and influential citizen, a well
known Methodist layman, a Mas
ter Mason, and an extensive
farmer.
For eight years he served as a
county commissioner of Houston
county. For twelve years he was
! tax receiver of this county. He
was chairman of the county
board of Public Welfare for sev
eral years until his health failed.
He was a steward of the Bon
aire Methodist church and was
active in Sunday school work for
many years. The passing of this
Christian gentleman is a great
loss to his church and commu
nity.
Funeral services were held
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock
at Hart’s Mortuary in Macon
with Rev. Chas. Britton, pastor
Liberty Methodist church, and
1 Rev, W. V. Dibble, pastor War
ner Robins Methodist church, of
ficiating. Burial was in Ever
green cemetery in Perry.
Pallbearers were Clifford Bate
man, Hubert Watson, Herman
Watson, John T. Miller Jr., G.
M. Holloman,and Cecil Whitaker,
Mr. Watson is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Pearl Dix
on; two sons, W, C. Watson Jr.,
of Macon, and Dixon Watson of
Cartersville; three daughters,
Mrs. Dewey C. Bateman of Wal
den, Misses Laura D. Watson
and Mildred D. Watson, of War
ner Robins; three grandchildren,
I Lt. Oliver Bateman, Army Air-
Corps, Walter C. Watson lll,and
Betty Watson; two brothers, C.
Boss Watson and Clinton K. Wat
son, of Warner Robins.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Friends of Pvt. Emmette W.
Cater congratulate him on his
graduation from Tank Destroyer
Radio Training Corp. of Camp
Hood, Texas, from where he was
transferred to Camp Gordon,
Augusta, Ga. While on furlough
last week, he was with his grand
mother, Mrs. R. L, Cater, and
family for a few days.
Dr. Duncan Cater with his son,
Duncan Cater Jr.,of Greensboro,
N. C., arrived Monday night for
a visit with his mother, Mrs. R.
L. Cater, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Hardy and
sons, Jack, Dick and Percy, and
Miss Lucile Johnson spent Sun
day at Forsyth with Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Johnson. Jack, Dick,
and Percy remained for a visit
of several weeks with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson.
Following the P. H. S. gradua
tion exercises Friday night, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr.
honored their son, Earl Marshall,
with a dance at Houston Lake.
Twenty-four guests were present
at this delightful affair,
A group of young people had
dinner Thursday at the New
Perry Hotel. Included in the
party were Earl Marshall, Her
bert Moore, Billy Ethridge, Billy
Lee, Dallas Ryle, Wendell Tay
lor, Bess Houser Nunn, Margaret
Smith, Merryl Hunnicutt, Bobbe
Whipple, June Canady, and Jane
Riley.
Mrs. W. E. Marshall Sr., Mrs.
H. C. Whatley, Mrs. Eddie Hest
er, Mrs. Frank Musselwhite, of
Reynolds and Mrs. W. P. Poe
and sons, Pat and Billy Poe, and
daughter, Barbara, of Macon, at
, tended the graduation of Earl
i Marshall from Perry High school
J Friday night.
} Claire and Clifford Grimes are
I recuperating from tonsil opera
tions which they underwent Sat
urday in Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nunn and
| children, Betty and Sam, spent
i Friday in Atlanta.
I Mrs. Mayo Davis and Mrs. F.
!M. Houser spent Sunday in Do
than, Ala. They carried Billie
. who remained for a visit
with her grandparenst, Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Gaines.
Mrs. H. E. Evans Sr., Mrs. H.
■ H. E. Evans Jr., and Horace
Evans 111 spent the weekend at
. Fort McClelland, Ala. with Pvt.
H. E. Evans.
I SQFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS
By G. F. NUNN
j Mgr. Glea Gray and his Par
rots moved a step nearer to the
first half championship Sunday
by thumping the Eagles to the
tune of 4-2, Minus the services
of their regular pitcher, they
nevertheless fielded like cham
pions behind the steady twirling
of young Dubose, who allowed
only 4 hits in achieving his first
victory. Eagle fielding collapsed
in the Ist and eighth innings to
allow two runs to score each
time, and this was the story of
the game, even though Eagle
bats spoke in the 6th and 7th
innings to tie the score. Peavy
led the victors with two hits. It
was the seventh consecutive win
for the Parrots and established
them unquestionably as the first
rate team up to now.
The days double-header was
divided between the Owls and
the Hawks, the latter taking the
first game 5-4, and the Owls
capturing the afterpiece 4-2.
Howard Chapman, having stead
ily improved since the first of the
season, led the Hawks at bat
with four hits in eight trips to
the plate, while Bledsoe and
Braddock, big guns of the Owls,
’ each garnered 3 hits off the of
ferings of Mgr. Staples. The
season’s first casualty came in
1 the 7th inning of the first game
when “Rip” Evans, mainstay of
the Hawks, painfully dislocated
! his elbow while sliding safely
into second base after singling
, to right. Medical examination
and X-ray revealed no fracture,
but the injury will probably keep
him on the shelf for the remain
-1 der of the first half, thereby
greatly decreasing the chances
of the Hawks to overtake the
' flying Parrots. “Rip” has been
1 one of the outstanding perform
ers in the league, serving as
' catcher and Ist baseman for the
Hawks, and keeping the team
hustling by his constant dash and
chatter, and pounding the ball
at a close to .400 clip all the way.
It is sincerely hoped that he will
s be able to return to the lineup at
• at early dale, as fans and players
i will miss the sparkle and life on
> the field. It is also hoped that
when “Rip” attempts another
i slide into second, that he will re
• member that he is no longer in
1 high school.
Next Sunday’s bill of fare in
cludes the Hawks and Owls in
the single game opener and the
• Parrots battling the Eagles in
the double bill. However, due
to a former postponement, the
I Hawks and Owls have agreed to
I begin at 2 o’clock and try to
1 work in an extra game of their
[jrained-out double-header of a
(few weeks ago. Should the
[Hawks win two and the Parrots
I.lose two, the race will be con
siderably tightened up, but it is
entirely possible that the first
half winner may be decided as
well. Be on hand for these
1 games.
! MRS. E. M. FULLER DIES
L Funeral services were held at
i the Perry Methodist church at 5
1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for
' Mrs. E. M. Fuller, formerly of
i Perry, who died Sunday night at
■ the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W. C. McCombs, in Birmingham.
The Rev. J. E. Sampley of-
I ficiated, assisted by Mrs. Fuller’s
; minister from Birmingham.
i Burial was in the family lot in
Evergreen cemetery, Perry,
Pallbearers were Houser and
. Russell Edwards, George and
[■ Sam Nunn, Judge C. E. Brun
j son, and L, R. Prator.'
j Besides her daughter, Mrs,
. Fuller is survived by five sons,
I I Julian Fuller of Atlanta, Charles
I Fuller of Albany, Edwin P. of
Edgewater, Fla., Robert and
J Milton Fuller, of Surfside, Fla.,
(ja brother, Eugene Dozier, of
Macon, two other brothers, three
[sisters, and eight grandchildren.
: Mrs, Fuller was Hattie Dozier,
of the late Capt. John
t| W. Dozier and his wife, Leonora
j Sanford Dozier. She was born
p i April 9, 1859 in Talbot county,
II Ga, On March 15, 1881, she
3 j married Eugene Milton Fuller
I who preceded her to the grave
1 f a year ago.
She was a member of the
i Methodist church in Birmingham.
• i Ala.
3|
t Donald M. Clark, U. S. Navy,
.j is spending a month’s furlough
at home.
PIS. GRADUATION PROGRAM
First honor graduates of Perry
High school presented the pro
gram at the graduation exercises
Friday night. Their topics were
as follows: The Job of Today,
Winning the War —Eva Roy
Bloodworth; Preparing Ourselves
for Citizenship—Virginia Swear
ington: Problems Facing Ameri
can Youth —Frances Wilson; So
lutions to the Problems Facing
American Youth —Dallas Ryle;
Youth Opportunities in the Years
Ahead —Barbara Whipple.
The second honor group of
graduates included Lillie Brooks,
Dorothy Busbee, Sara McElhen
ny, and Herbert Moore.
Class officers were: Earl Mar
shall, president: Billy Lee, vice,
president: Herbert Moore, secty.
and treasurer.
Supt, E. P. Staples made a
farewell talk to the seniors. Earl
Marshall expressed appreciation
to the faculty in behalf of the
class.
Diplomas were awarded the
thirty-seven seniors by D. M.
Ryle, chmn. local board of
Trsutees.
Barbara Whipple and Lillian
Perdue, senior of Bonaire High
school, were presented certifi
cates in piano and voice.
Barbara Whipple won three
awards besides first honor, a di
ploma, and music certificate.
These awards wers: the D.A.R.
Citizenship Medal, the Legion
Auxiliary “Americanism” Essay
prize, and the Readers’ Digest
award.
Herbert Moore won the D. A.
, R. Citizenship Medal for the
boys and Dallas Ryle was given
the Readers’ Digest award.
Mrs. E. W. Traylor presented
| the Citizenship Award for the
Gen. Daniel Stewart Chapter D.
A. R. and also the American
History Award which was won
' by Thomas Marshall.
Mr, and Mrs. G. P. Hunnicutt
presented the school library a
book as a momento from their
daughter, Meredyth Hunnicutt,a
graduate.
The stage was beautifully dec
, orated with baskets of Easter
lilies and ferns.
Miss Willie Ryals presented
; her music pupils in recitals Mon
day and Tuesday nights last
week. The programs were as
follows:
High School Recital
Duet, “Grande Valse Caprice”,
: Engelmann, Bess Houser Nunn
and Merryll Hunnicutt.
’ Solo, “The Talking Do 11,”
Risher, June Satterfield,
1 Solo, “Menuet”, Beethoven,
' Sara Johnson.
Song “Lover Come Back To
; Me”, Wynella Wynne.
Solo, "Scotch Poem”, MacDow
' ell, Virginia Swearingen.
Solo, “Polonaise in A Major”,
' Chopin, Patsy Harris.
Song, “Morning”, St a n t o n,
; Lillian Perdue.
! Solo, “Fur Elise”, Beethoven,
Rhoda Bell Miller,
Sax Solo, “Indian Love Call”,
Friml, Earl Marshall.
Solo, “Whims”, Schumann,
• Sara Ivey.
I Duet, “Theme From Piano
. Concerto”, Grieg, Margaret How
; ard and Miss Ryals.
Solo, “Sailor Boy”, MacLach
lan, Betty Smith.
Solo, “Idilio”, Lach, Elaine
‘ Moore.
Song, “A Heart That’s Free”,
' Annis Jean NeSmith.
Solo, “Venetienne”, Godard,
, Bess Houser Nunn.
. Duet, “Why Do 1 Love You”,
Barbara Whipple and Lillian
Perdue.
Solo, “Melody of Love”, En
' glemann, Ann Ivey,
’ Solo, “Air de Ballet”, Thomp
son, Wynella Wynne.
■ Trumpet Solo, “The Beautiful
Blue Danube”, Strauss, Wyndell
i Taylor.
; Solo, “The Bells”, Williams,
June Satterfield.
Song, “Oh! You Be a u t i f u 1
’ Doll”, George Marilyn Hunnicutt.
Solo, “Hungarian”, MacDow
x ell, Lillian Perdue.
Duet, “Leibestraum, Liszt,
' Virginia Swearingen and Miss
' Ryals.
, I Song, “Minuet”, Paderewski,
(Margaret Howard.
J Song, “Thank God for a Gard
'i en”, Florence Gordon.
Solo, “Valcik”, Mokrejs, Mer
■ ryll Hunnicutt.
. Song, “If I Could Tell You”,
i Annis Jean NeSmith.
Duet, “Hungary”, Koelling,
MARVIN GREENE HAS 1
TOP RANK AT MERCER I
I
Mercer’s highest ranking
academic student for at least the
last ten years is Marvin Louis
Greene of Perry, Ga. Mr. Greene
has consistently made the high
est scholastic average at Mercer
University. On no academic sub
ject has he been graded below A,
and has been an outstanding
leader on the campus since his
enrollment in 1941.
In April of this year he was
elected President of the Student
Body by a definite majority. Mr.
Greene is a member of the Blue
Key Honorary Service Fraterni
ty, Gamma Sigma Epsilon Hon
orary Chemical Fraternity, Kap
pa Phi Kappa Honorary Educa
tional Fraternity, and served as
president of Phi Eta Sigma
Freshman Honorary Scholastic
Fraternity in 1942-43. This bril
liant young man was selected for
Who’s Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Universi
ties, 1943, and served as presi
dent of the Junior Class ftr the
year 1943-44. He is now presi
dent of the Alembic Club, having
served as its Vice-president in
1943-44. He is active on the
Baptist Student Union Council,
Ciceronian Literary Society, In
ternational Relations Club, and
serves as Chairman for the Mer
cer Unit of Red Cross. Since
Mr. Greene has been at Mercer
he has worked on the staff of all
the student publications, serving
as circulation manager of t h e
Silhouette, Mercer’s magazine,
1942; as well as being active on
the staff of Mercer’s newspaper,
The Mercer Cluster. He is at
present on the staff of The
Cauldron, Mercer’s yearbook.
Mr. Greene will receive his de
gree in November, 1944, and
plans to enter the University of
Georgia Medical School at Au
gusta in the spring of 1945. He
will probably specialize in En
docrinology.
I
W. K. WHIPPLE WINS
INSURANCE AWARDS
W. K. Whipple led all second
year men in the Connecticut Mu
tual field throughout the nation
last year in both volume of busi
ness done and number of lives
insured. This entitles him to
two of the eight honorary awards
given by the the Conn. Mutual
Life Ins, Co. for outstanding
achievements in the field of pro
duction, and they are the Peter
M. Fraser Award for the leading
agent in volume for second-year
agents and the Harold F. Larkin
Award for leading second-year
agent of the number of lives in
sured.
The announcement of these
awards came from the home of
fice in Hartford, Conn, last week
and were given out by the Bealy
Smith Agency of Atlanta.
SINGING CONVENTION NEWS
The Houston County Singing
Convention will meet Sunday,
June 11, 2to 5 p. m,, C. W. T.,
• at Houston Factory Baptist
■ Church. The public is invited to
this singing. **\
An all day singing will be held
in Perry at the school auditorium
Sunday, July 9, beginning at 10
a. m. and continuing until 5 p.m.
Gospel singers from over the
state will be present.
The public is invited to attend.
Each person must provide his
own lunch.
J. P. Farrow of Bonaire is
president of the convention and
W, J. Wilson of Perry is secre
tary.
I Patsy Harris and Miss Ryals.
Grammar School Program
Duet, “Iris”, Renard, Betty
Ann Smith and Miss Ryals.
Solo, “Sing, Robin Sing,”
1 Spaulding, Joye Beddingfield.
Song, “Sweet Rosie O’Grady”,
. Betty Nunn.
Solo. “Indian Dance In The
Moonlight”, Mclntyre, Cynthia
; Muse.
Song, “No Love,No Nothing”,
Peggy Joe Mitchell.
Solo, “American Patrol”, Mea
. cham, Felton Norwood.
Song, “Lullaby”, Sylvia
. Taylor.
Solo, “The Elf and The Fairy”,
Bentley, Angela Anderson.
Song, “The Wedding of Jack
,» (Continued To Back Page)
'OBSERVATIONS ON
FARMS IN HOUSTON
W. T. M., County Agent
Houston county is producing
one of the best small grain crops
this year it has had in the
past ten years. Yields of oats
and wheat are running very good
on practically every farm plant
ing small grain. Yields of 80
bushels of oats and 35 bushels of
wheat are quite frequent.
In traveling about over the
county last week several interest
ing practices and crops were
noted. A. W. Pratt was cutting
a field of oats with a combine
operated by two negro men and a
woman. This field was turning
out 60 bushels of oats per acre
and were good bright heavy oats
free from wheat, rye and other
small grain. Anyone needing
good seed oats will do well to
look these over. Mr, Pratt ad
vises that he had been very lucky
with his combine, hadn’t had a
single breakdown. He attributes
this to the fact that every day he
goes over the machine and
tightens up every bolt and if
anything shows up to be wear
ing excessively it is corrected
before a breakdown occurs.
S. W. Hickson has a field of
oats that several have estimated
would turn out 80 bushels per
acre. This field has not been cut
and the grain is falling down to
where some oats may be lost.
Geo. T. Hunt has the prettiest
field of cotton observed in the
county. It is about eight inches
high, has a good color, good
stand and uniform in size all
over the field.
On the farm of W. N. John
son and his boys, I find they are
not letting the dry weather stop
them from planting sweet pota
toes. They had two mechanical
potato planters going and doing a
nice job. It looks like we are
about to have some rain now so
that farmers may get their pota
toes set.
Several pastures were observ
ed that could be greatly improv
ed by mowing the weeds when it
is too wet to get into the fields
plowing. Grass responds to ni
trogen but in most cases this
should come from the legumes in
the pasture mixture. Apply 200
to 300 pounds of 18 per cent su
perphosphate or its equivalent
every two or three years and lime
as needed. Pastures can be
limed at any time. When ferti
lized during the grazing season,
cattle should be kept off pasture
until after a good rain. In most
cases money spent for fertilizer
will pay bigger dividends than
the same amount spent for seed.
Without plant food good grazing
cannot be expected.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
On Sunday, June 11, 11:30 a.
m., J. L. Fortney, Mgr. Ga. Bap
tist Children’s Home, Hapeville,
and a group of girls from the
Home will present a program.
There will be no night services
during the pastor’s absence in
June.
• Sunday School, 10:15 a. m. •
B. T. U., 7:30 p, m.
■ 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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Baptist W. M. S. will meet
at the church Monday, June 12,
4 p. m.
The W. S. C. S. circles of the
, Methodist church will meet Mon
day, June 12, at the following
homes: No. lat the home of
Miss Pauline McLendon; No, 2,
Mrs. J. M. Holloman: No. 3,
Mrs. Homer Hall.
Sgt. William C. Nipper, of
1 Clinchfield, Ga., who is an in
fantryman in the 100th Division
at Fort Bragg, N. C., has been
awarded the Expert Infantry
■ man’s Badge after successfully
completing tests in weapons,
1 marches, physical fitness,and va
rious battle practices. He was
among the Army’s first soldiers
to receive the award, the most
■ recent distinction authorized by
the War Department.
