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VOL. LXXIII. No. 41
COMMITTEES NAMED!
FOR WARFUND DRIVE!
I
The annual National War Fund'
drive began Monday, Oct. 9,
throughout the United States.
The National War Fund is a fed
eration of the leading war-relat
ed appeals, except Red Cross, to
provide essential wartime ser
vices to our armed forces, mer
chant marine, and prisoners of
war and to supply essential war
time relief to our Allies and to
refugees from occupied countries.
Its funds provide for the off
duty recreation and entertain
ment of our own fighting forces
thru USO; for comforts and care
for our merchant seamen thru
United Seaman’s Service; assist
ance for prisoners of war thru
War Prisoners’Aid; and physi
cal relief for those of our Allies
who have suffered at the hands
of the Axis invaders.
Local Committees
The War Fund drive in Hous
ton county is being organized
) this week by Chas. P. Gray,
chairman. W. V. Tuggle is
treasurer and Mrs. J. L. Hodges,
secretary. The county’s quota;
is $3,000.00.
Mrs. G. C. Nunn and Mrs. G.
E. Jordan are co-chmn, of the
Women’s Group. E. P. Staples
and L. C. Walker are co-chmn.of
Perry school.
Committees are as follows:
Men’s Group- C. P. Gray, W.
E. Beckham, C. E. McLendon,
W. S. Gray, Wm. Barfield, F. M.
Houser, and Hugh Lawson.
County Schools —S. W. Hick
son, B. Humble, Geo. R. Hunt,
Bonaire—Claud Watson, Mrs.
Jack Ammons, Mrs.H. C. Talton.
Kathleen—S. T. Bryan, Mrs.)
B. J. Hunt, and Mrs. A. R. Tal
ton Sr.
Heard—Mrs. W. D. Kersey,
Mrs. Chester Edwards,
Houston Lake —Mrs. J. A. Da
vis, G. T. Pierce.
Centerville —C. L. Holt and:
Mrs. Gordon Scarborough.
Clinchfield —J. W. Stubbs, Ce
cil McCraven, W. G. Riley.
Hayneville —W. D. Hinson, L.
M. McCormick.
Grovania—Jack Ellis, Mrs.
r Doyle McElhenny,
Elko—Mrs. W. J. Boone, Mrs.
Hollis Kezar, and J.E. Eason.
Henderson —John L.Davis.Mrs.
B. H. Newberry, Mrs.E. Wynne.
Colored People—Mart Pierce
and W. F. Ragan.
Colored Schools —Principal A.
f D. Redmond and Supervisor
Helen Martin.
Perry Women's Group
Main Street—Mrs. Joe Mitch
ell and Mrs. J. M. Gooden.
Swift St.—Mrs. Wordna Gray,
Mrs. F. Cabero, Mrs. L. C.
Walker, and Mrs. A. Braddock.
Macon St. Mrs. R. H. Rough
ton and Mrs. Homer Chapman.
Ist, 2nd, and 3rd Sts. —Mrs.
Marvin Griffin, Mrs. E. Akin,
Miss Vonceil Summers, Miss
Joyce Tolleson.
Evergreen and Gilmer Sts. —
Mrs. A. C. Pritcheett and Mrs.
Mayo Davis.
Cater Subdivision— Mrs. Geo.
Keeler and Mrs. R. E. Smith.
Andrew Heights—Mrs. Alton
Hardy and Mrs. T. C. Mayo.
Northside Drive —Mrs, H, E.
Evans Jr. and Mrs. W.V.Tuggle.
Clinchfield Circle—Mrs. Albert)
Skellie and Mrs. W. H.Cleveland, j
Ball St,—Mrs. C. C. Chapman,
and Mrs. Aldene Lasseter.
Washington and Commerce —
Mrs. A. P. Whipple, Mrs. W. F.
Norwood, Mrs. E. W. Traylor,
and Mrs. C. E. McLendon.
Smo a k Sub-division—Mrs.
Bart Miller, Mrs. D. J. Jones,
Mrs. F. M. Greene Jr., and
Mrs. J. H. Short.
Clinchfield Road —Mrs. W. B. \
Roberts and Mrs. Wilson Martin.)
The women’s committees will 1
meet Friday, 3;30 p. m., at the.
Legion Home for a brief session I
to receive literature and instruc-i
tions on the Drive.
Mr. Gray will have a meeting,
with the men at an early date, j
Solicitation for funds will be j
made in Perry and the county
next week.
The city of Warner Robins has
agreed to raise $5OO of the coun
ty’s quota. Mayor C. B. Watson
is directing the War Fund Drive
there.
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Houston Home Journal
(officers elected j
BY KIWANIS CLUB|
j The Perry Kiwanis club elect-;
ed officers for 1945 at Tuesday’s!
[luncheon meeting. They are:
G. F. Nunn, president; Alton
Hardy, vice-president; Tommie
Hunt, secty. and treas. New
directors named are Mayo Davis,
Ernmit Akin, and L. C. "Walker.
Mr. Bishop of the First NatT.
Bank, Macon, spoke on Banking
and Agriculture.
J. M. Gooden and Corp. G. W.
Hicks Jr. were guests. E. P.
Staples, president, presided.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Revival services will begin
Thursday evening, Oct. 19 and
continue through Sunday, Oct.
29, at the Perry Baptist church.
Dr, L. H. Wright, pastor of
Tattnall Square Baptist church,
will preach at all services.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Training Union, 6:30 p. m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
8:00 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor,
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Revival services are in pro
gress this week. The pastor will
preach at both services on Fri
day, 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. and on
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Church School-10:15 a. m,
Church Service, 11:30 a. m,.
and 7:30 p. m.
Young People’s Service. 6:00
p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
COLLECTION OF CLOTHING
Church and Synagogue groups
of the United States afe co
operating with the United Na
tions Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration in an emergency
collection of clothing for the lib
erated countries of Europe.
In Perry, this clothing collec
tion is being sponsored by the
Methodist Woman’s Society of
Christian Service. The actual
collection will be done by the
Boy Scouts. This Thursday, Oct.
12, has been set as the day for
the collection in Perry.
Have all articles clean and in
bundles ready for collection on
Oct. 12.
SELECTIVE SERVICE REPORT
The following registrants were!
inducted into the armed forces
during September, 1944.
WHITE
In U. S. Army: Gerald Hard
man, Apt. 256, Mulberry St.,
Warner Robins, Ga.
Randolph H.LaCroix, 326 Zeig
ler Apts., Warner Robins, Ga.
William D. Windham, Apt. 16,
So. Zeigler, Warner Robins, Ga.
BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
I
The Baptist W. M. S. raised
$1,038.25 for local work and mis
sions from Oct. 1, 1943 to Oct. 1,
1914, it was reported at Mon
day’s meeting held at the church.
Mrs. C. E. Brunson, president,
{ presided.
The program on the topic,
I “Glorifying The King through
Our Chief Aims,” was presented
by Mrs. Hugh Lawson who gave
the devotional, also. Those tak
ing part were Mrs. Brunson,
Mrs. J. P. Duggan, Mrs. Mayo
Davis, and Mrs. D. M. Ryle.
Mrs. J. P. Etheridge and Mrs. |
E. W. Traylcr sang a duet.
I The W. M, U. Auxiliary lead-j
iers were named as follows: Mrs.
lived Bramblett and Mrs. F. M. |
[Greene Jr., G. A.; Mrs. A. _C. j
Pritchett and Mrs. Mayo Davis, I
ilntermediate G. A.; Mrs. C. 0.l
[Grimes, Junior R. A. !
Mrs. Ernmit Akin, leader, had 1
: a meeting of the Sunbeams Mon - j
[day p. m. _ ,
j The Baptist women are hold-|
dng prayer services at 9:30 a, m. j
this week and next week in pre- j
paration for the Revival services.
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PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1944
! P.H.S.BASKETBALE PREVIEWS
j By G. FRANCIS NUNN ,
I Perry High School’s Basketball
Panthers, perennial winners and
champs of the Third District,
constant representatives of this
town and county in the State
Basketball Tournament, swing
into their regular season Friday
night, Oct. 13, with a game
against Marshailville over there.
Coach Eric Staples, long time
brewer of hardwood poison, has
come up with another fine squad,
made up of four staunch veterans
and a generous sprinkle of capa
ble rookies.
Shouldering the burden of
leadership this year will bo able
athlete Walter Skellie, due for
the best year of his brilliant ca
reer in this, his third season as a
first stringer. Possessor of the
most accurate eye for the basket
last season, and with the harden
ed experience afforded him by
two seasons of play, he should be
outstanding in leading the Ma
roon and Gold warriors to new
laurels.
Close behind and pushing up
for top honors comes Jack Wil
son, speed demon of last year’s
team, and constant offensive and
decisive star in the essential art
of taking the ball off the back
board and bringing it out for a
shot. Jack’s floor work and
shooting have been outstanding
in practice, and he bids fair to j
show the fans a dashing brand!
of play which will make him a 1
threat at all times.
“Dead-eye Dick” of the squad!
is Mrs. Bledsoe’s boy, Lewis, who;
needs only to be open for a split!
second to ring the bell in the ali-j
important field of scoring points.!
Keep your eye on “Blue” this 1
year for the slickest shooting
forward in the district, who will
get better with a littlemmoree e ex
perience under his belt.
Then comes Tommie Marshall,
versatile utility man of last year
and Earl’s big little brother.
Rangy and well-balanced, Tom
mie’s specialty is spoiling the op
position’s plays, but occasionally
he cracks down for a goal from
the floor, or sneaks in under the
basket fora “snowbird.”
Fifth place on the squad will
go to either Rubber Pierce or
Frank Satterfield, both of whom
are shifty and fast. Frank has
the edge in experience being a
holdover from last year’s team,
but Rubber has an accurate eye,
and is quick to diagnose a play
or to take advantage of the
smallest opening.
Capable reserves aim available
with Wendell Whipple, Gene
Ethridge, Billy Bledsoe, and
I Harry Dubose rounding out the
ten man squad, and all needing
only a little confidence and pol
ish that will come quickly with
• experience.
Coach Staples attended a coach
es’ clinic during the summer at
request of Johnny Gallemore, and
was there exposed to the hard
wood lore and logic of two of
the greatest coaches the game
has known—“Phog” Allen of
the Univ. of Kansas, and Adolph
I Rupp of Kentucky. He has been
1 drilling his boys hard on funda
mentals, featuring a lot of pass
ing and ball handling, and has
them in fine shape for the open
ing of the season.
This column predicts that this
year’s edition of the Perry Pan
thers will be the highest scoring
! team to perform for the Maroon
and Gold backers since the earli
est years of Staples regime, and
that cheer leaders will have a
busy time shouting about each
goal garnered by a Panther.
From time to time it will be the
j pleasure of this lowly scribe to
j further post you on the doings of
j this potentially interesting ball
(team, and to urge you to back
j them up with your attendance
I and support.
I
I ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
j Georgia, Houston County.
: E. F. Bellflowers having ap
plied for Letters of Administra
j tion on the estate of D.C. Cheek,
; deceased: this is to notify all per
sons concerned to show cause, if
any they can, why his applica
tion should not be granted at the
Court of Ordinary op, the First
Monday in November, 1944.
This October 2, 1944.
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary.
1 RATIONING INFORMATION
I
Gasoline
Application blanks for renewal
jof Basic "A” or “D” Gas Mile
jage Ration may be secured at the
Rationing Office or at a Gas
station.
When the application is pro
perly filled out, take the cover of
present “A” book, attach to
your application, and mail to
your Board immediately.
No. 11 coupons in “A” books
expire Nov. 8.
Rationing rules now require
that every car owner write his
license number and state in ad
vance on all gasoline coupons in
his possession.
Fuel Oil
Period 4 and 5 coupons for
current season good until Sept.
30. Period 1 coupons for this
season now valid.
Canning Sugar
No canning sugar certificates
will be issued after Oct. 15, 1944.
Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for
five pounds of canning sugar un
til February 28, 1945.
Meats and Fats
Red AB, thru K 5 (Book 4) val
id at 10 points each, for use with
tokens, both good indefinitely.
Processed Foods
Blue A8 through R 5 (Book 4)
1 valid indefinitely at 10 points
j each.
Sugar
i Sugar Stamps N 05.30,31, 32, &
133 in Book 4 good for five pounds
■ each indefinitely.
1 Shoes
Stamps 1 and 2 on “airplane”
j sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair
!each indefinitely. Anew stamp
becomes good Nov. 1.
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COLORED GROUPS TO
HAVE COUNTY FAIR
To show what they have done
in carrying out the Food for Vic
tory program, the production and
I conservation of food for home
use, the armed forces and for
our allies, Negro farmers, wives
and 4 H club members will stage
a great food for Victory 20th
Annual “Live at Horae” Exhibi
tion at Perry Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Oct, 26, 27, 28.
Every community in the coun
ty will be represented with a fine
display of farm,. home, school
arid 4-H club products and arti
cles. One article that will at
tract the attention of all, is a
quilt that is one hundred years
old.
In connection with the great
Food for Victory Exhibition there
will be a 4-H Food Achievement
Parade by 400 4-H club members,
demonstrating how they have
fought on the Home Battle Front,
also a great educational and ag
ricultural mass meeting, at which
time lectures, demonstrations
and reports will be given by gov
■ ernment officials and educators.
, The 4-H Food Parade and the
• Educational and Agricultural
Mass Meeting will be held Fri
day, Oct. 27.
Cash and merchandise amount
ing to $150.00 will be awarded to
; farmers, wives, 4-H club mem
bers and students for excellence
in exhibits.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Methodist W. S. C. S. will
meet every Monday during Octo
ber at 3:30 p. m. at the church
for the mission study course. The
book being studied is “West of
the Date Line.” Mrs. G. C,
1 Nunn is in charge.
■ The Sorosis Club is meeting
this afternoon at 4p. m. at the
home of Mrs. W. T. Middle
; brooks.
The Legion Auxiliary will have
a luncheon meeting Thursday,
Oct. 10, at the Legion Home.
WHITTEN-STUCKEY
Mrs. Nonie Stembridge an
nounces the marriage of her
■ daughter, Mrs. Ida S. Whitten,
to Calvin C. Stuckey of Ozark,
; Ala. and Columbus, Ga. The
: wedding took place Saturday,
I Oct. 7, in Phoenix City. Ala.
: Astor Library
The Astor library in New York
city, endowed with $350,000 by John
, Jacob Astor, was opened to the pub
, lie on January 9, 1854.
FARMERS URGED TO
VOTE IN GEN.ELECTION
Pointing to the fact that only
62 per cent of the eligible voters
actually voted in the 1940 presi
dential election, Paschal Muse,
president of the Houston County
Farm Bureau, today issued a
statement urging a heavy turn
out at the polls on November 7.
“It is our duty, not only as ru
ral and small-town citizens, but
as Americans,” said Mr. Muse.
“Voting is a right —a privilege—
for which our sons and brothers
are fighting in many parts of the
world today. It is our duty to
them and to ourselves to vote in
this national election when so
many crucial issues are at stake.”
Mr. Muse’s statement came in
response to an appeal from the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion which was sent by Mr. ILL.
Wingate, president of the Geor
gia Farm Bureau Federation to
; presidents of all county organi
zations. The Farm Bureau Fed
-1 eration is now carrying on a na
tion-wide campaign, strictly non
partisan, urging ruaal America
to vote in the November elec
tions.
Farmers and citizens of small
towns can have a powerful voice
in governmental affairs through
their representatives if they will
get out and vote for the men of
their choice, according to Mr.
Muse. He added that rural peo
ple have the power to influence
national politics if they will only
use it. He called attention to
the fact that 77 per cent of the
senators and 62 per cent of the
congressmen come from districts
which have no cities of more
than 10,000 population and hence
are predominantly rural. He said,
however, that if rural America
stayed at home on election day
and the big city vote tutned out
full strength, rural people would
have an ever harder time from
then on making their wishes
heard.
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ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Those - attending the Rehoboth
Association meeting in Montezu
ma Tuesday were Rev. and Mrs.
J. A. Ivey, Mrs. G. S. Riley,
Mrs. Annie Watson, and Mrs.W.
H. Whitten.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wallace of
Macon visited relatives here
Sunday.
Sarah Ivey had an enjoyable
party at her home Friday night.
Lt. (j.g.) A. M. Anderson, U.
S. Navy, Miami, Fla. is visiting
' his mother, Mrs. A. M. Ander
son Sr., fur ten days.
Yeoman 2c Wdsm Moody of
‘ Charleston, S. C. spent Monday
and Tuesday hue with relatives.
Frank Hendrick came home
, from M. G. C. Cochran, for the
' weekend.
Herbert Moore, Nathan Bern-'
■ stein, Carleton Pierce, Richard
Ogletree, and Tommy Marshall
’ spent Sunday in Milledgeville
with Cadet Earl Marshall at
G. M. C.
>
Mack Satterfield was given a
1 party by his mother, Mrs. P. M.
Satterfield, in celebration of his
tenth birthday on Saturday.
Mrs. Bessie Lee and Miss Pau
line McLendon attended an OPA
1 meeting in Macon Tuesday.
Mrs. J. B, Calhonn is spend
. ing two weeks in Laurinburg,
N. C. with her father, Mr. Ho
gan. She went to be present at
the wedding of her sister, Miss
Pearl Hogan,
Mrs. Pete Craig and son, Pete
Jr., of Atlanta, are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. G.
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hortman
of Marshallville and Mr.and Mrs.
E.F. White of Byron were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Boler
Saturday.
Pvt. Billy Ethridge, E. S. T.
, R. P. at North Ga, College, Dah
lonega, has been made captain
of the Basket-ball team there,
: 1 Cadet Earl Marshall of Ga.
'Military College, Milledgeville,
1 will spend the weekend at home.
First Blood Bank
Hospital blood banks were started
in this country in 1935 at the Cook
County hospital uj Chicago.
ESTABLISHED 1870
PERRY BAPTISTS END
GOOD CHURCH YEAR
The Perry Baptist church com
pleted a good year’s work on
Oct. 1. A grand total of $9,-
553.92 was contributed for all
purposes. Rev. J. A. Ivey, pas
tor, made the church’s annual
report Tuesday at the meeting
of the Rehoboth Association in
Montezuma.
The W. M. S. raised $1,038.25
of the $2,304.28 given for mis
sions. The Sunday school’s fi
nances amounted to $1,179.10 for
the year.
Seventeen new members were
received during the year bring
ing the total membership to 326.
The Sunday school has 265 en
rolled and 140 as an average at
tendance which is an increase of
fifteen.
Rev. J. A. Ivey expressed ap
preciation for the generous re
sponse of the membership. Rev.
Mr. Ivey will complete eight
years as pastor of the Perry
church on Nov. 1.
Deacons are: Hugh Lawson,
chmn.;J.P, Etheridge, W. B,
(Roberts, D. M. Ryle, J. P. Dug
gan, V. B, Hay, T. L. Warren,
C. O. Grimes, J. M. Gooden,
Emmit Akin, and J. A. Bedding
field. Inactive deacons are E.W.
Traylor, C. E. Brunson, and H.
P. Dobbins.
General officers of the Baptist
church for 1944-45 are; J. P.
Duggan, clerk; W. E, Beckham,
treasurer; J. P. Etheridge, cho
rister; Mrs. Mayo Davis, organ
ist; Mrs. Emmit Akin, associate
organist.
Committee on Church and
House—Mrs. G. E. Jordan, Mrs.
E. W. Traylor, and D. M, Ryle.
Committee on Grounds—Mrs.
E. M. Beckham, Mrs. J. P. Dug
gan, and Mrs. W. B. Roberts.
Sunday School officers are:
W. H. Whitten, supt.; Mrs. J, P.
Duggan, asso. supt.; Hugh Law
son, secty.-treas.; Mrs. Emmit
Akin, pianist; Mrs. J. A. Bed
dingfield, asso. pianist; J. P,
Etheridge, chorister.
Adult dept, teachers are Mrs.
C. E. Brunson, Mrs. C. F. Coop
er, Mrs. Christie, and J. M,
Gooden. Associate teacher is
Mrs. Annie Watson. Mrs. E.W.
Traylor is secty,
Young People’s superintendent
is Mrs. F. M. Greene Jr. and
teacher, F. M. Greene Jr.
Intermediate dept. supt. is
Mcs. J. P. Duggan and teachers
are Mrs. Alton Hardy, J. P.Dug
gan, and D. M. Ryle.
Junior dept. supt. is Mrs. D.
M. Ryle and teachers are; Mrs.
Culrna Harris, Mrs. W. B.
Roberts, Mrs. J. A. Ivey, Mrs.J,
L. Gallemore, and Bill Walden.
Primary dept. supt. is Miss
Dorothy Avera and teachers are
Mrs. Dorothy Adkins, Mrs.
Walter Whitten, and Mrs. Paf
ford.
Beginners dept. supt. is Mrs.
■A. C. Watts and teachers are;
Mrs. J. P. Etheridge, Mrs. Bes
sie Lee, and Mrs. J.W. Calhoun.
Cradle Roll supt. is Mrs. H. T.
Gilbert with Mrs J. A. Bedding
field, Mrs. Wall, and Miss Ruth
Hardy as helpers.
The Home Dept; supt. is Mrs.
Christie with Mrs. Watson, Mrs.
Woodruff, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Irby,
and Mrs. Whitten as helpers.
S. S. CLASS MEETS
The Clifford C. Hunter class of
the Baptist Sunday school met at
the home of Mrs, Emmit Akin
with Mrs. Frank Moody as co
hostess last Thursday p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey spoke to the
class on membership drive and
led in prayer.
Mrs. Frank Moody, new presi
dent, had charge of the meeting.
Otner officers elected for the
year were: Mrs. W. B. Evans,
vice-president; Mrs. W. E. Beck
ham, secty. and treas.; Mrs. Al
| len Pritchett, social committee
chrnn.; Mrs. Rhett Milam and
Mrs. Henry Mathews, group
captains; Mrs. Henry Parker,
personal service chmn.; Mrs.
Mayo Davis, pianist: Mrs. Em
rnitt Akin, asst, pianist.
At the close of the meeting
refreshments were served. The
Hallowe’en idea was carried out
in the decorations and refresh
ments.
1 Miles of Railways
Norway has 2,433 miles of rail*
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