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VOL. LXXIII, No. 44
CATTLE INDUSTRY
IN COUNTY EXPANDS
The livestock industry in Hous
ton county has increased steadi
ly during the past eight
years. There are now many
herds, sired by registered bulls,
being raised for beef purposes.
Most of these cattle are Here
fords, but there are three Black
Angus herds, also.
Those growing beef cattle from
registered Hereford bulls are:
E. M. Beckham, W, E. Beck
ham, T. L. Warren, C. S. Gurr,
Paschal Muse, and Sam A. Nunn
of Perry; A. W. Pratt, Byron;
A. R. Talton, John Story, and J.
S. Childs, Kathleen, J. o.Jacobs,
Warner Robins; H. C. Talton,
Bonaire; B. H. Newberry, F. W.
Langston, John L. Davis, and
Chas. R. Whitworth of Hender
son; C. W. England on the M. C.
Roberts’ place.
Those having Black Angus
beef cattle are H. B. Gilbert of
Elko, C. G. Harris of Perry and
W. R. Richardson of Macon who
has a farm in Houston county.
Mr. Richardson has 30 registered
cows and one registered bull |
from which pure-bred Black An-j
gus are raised for sale.
Sam A. Nunn of Perry has aj
large herd of Herefords f o r
breeding stock. Included in this
registered herd are 57 cows, 23
heifers, 15 bulls, and 42 calves. 1
Mr. Nunn has been raising and
marketing these pure-bred Here
fords for several years.
About ten days ago, Rhodes
Sewell of Elko, bought a regis
tered Polled Hereford cow, “Miss
Aster,” at the National Polled
Hereford Show in Atlanta.
The livestock industry in Hous
ton county is developing every
year and promises to be one of
the major sources of income.
Pure-bred cattle are paying divi
dends to their growers.
XMAS GIFTS BI DEC. 1
“Shop Early —Send All Christ
mas Gifts by December 1.”
That reminder came yesterday
from the Atlanta District Office
of the Defense Transportation to
officially herald the opening of
the Christmas season.
It’s a premature season this
year, ODT admitted, madeneces
sary by war time conditions. '
However, ODT asserted, the
simple facts are that transporta
tion facilities are already so over
burdened that the only way to
insure delivery of gift parcels
this year is to get them to the
post office or express company by
December 1.
After that, the government
cannot guarantee delivery in time
for the holiday.
Briefly the reasons for the ear
ly deadline are listed by ODT as
these; 1944 gift shipping is ex
pected to top 1943 by 25 per cent.
Gifts will travel greater distances
due to wartime population dislo
cation. Nationwide transporta
tion and local delivery of Christ
mas packages, when added to
the heavy holiday furlough trav
el, with all transportation facili-|
ties already overburdened by war
conditions, creates a major
problem.
The only solution to that prob
lem, says ODT, is cooperation by
the public in meeting the De
cember 1 deadline,
MRS. J. E. WALLACE DIES
Mrs. Bart R. Miller has return
ed from Griffin where she spent
two weeks to be with her grand
mother, Mrs. Emily Bailey Wal-:
lace, who passed away Sunday
night following a long illness.
Mrs. Wallace, widow of John E.
Wallace reared Mrs. Miller fr om
infancy. She had visited her
granddaughter in Perry several
times.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday a. m. at the Fellowship
Presbyterian Church, Griffin, of
which the deceased was a mem
ber. She was a member of the
D. A. R. and the U. D. C. Mrs.
Wallace, and her late husband
were prominent citizens of Spald
ing county. She was 80 years
old. Survivors include five sons,
two daughters, 18 grandchildren,
4 great-grandchildren, and one
sister.
Houston Home Journal
I HOUSTON MASONS TO
I OBSERVE CENTENNIAL
j ■—■— ■
j Houston Lodge No. 35 Freg
and Accepted Masons will ob
j serve its 100th anniversary No
vember 6, with a gala celebra
tion. L. C. Walker is worshipful
master of Houston Lodge and
Chas. P. Gray is chairman of the
centennial celebration which will
be held in the Perry High School
Gym next Monday night.
Supper will be served at 7 p.
m. to be followed by a program
and a dance. A military orchestra
from Robins Field will furnish
music for the dance.
Rev. W, V. Dibble of Warner
Robins will be the guest speaker.
The history of the Lodge will be
reyiewed by Mr. Walker. Of
ficials of the Grand Lodge of Ga.
will be guests, Masons and
their guests are expected to num
ber 300 on this occasion,
A, I. TUGGLE PASSES AWAY
Armpstead Irving Tuggle, 86,
prominent citizen of this section,
died at his home in Perry Sun
day after an extended illness.
I He was born in Cambelloton, Ga.
j where he lived until moving to
j Houston county in 1914.
| Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Mary Ophelia Glov
er; two daughters, Mrs. C. F.
Salmon, Hendersonville, N. C.,
and Mrs. E. D. Saville of At
lanta and Paris Texas; three
sons, W. J. Tuggle,Chattanooga,
Tenn.; R. T. and W. V. Tuggle
of Perry; one sister, Mrs. J. E.
Nolan, Fairburn; one brother,
William Tuggle, of Texas; 11
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
from the Tuggle home Monday
afternoon at 3 o’clock CWT with
Rev. J. E. Sampley, pastor of
Methodist church in charge, as
sisted by Rev. J. A. Ivey, Bap
tist minister. Interment follow
ed in Evergreen cemetery.
Tucker Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were: C. P. Gray.
C. E. Andrew, W. E. Beckham,
Louis Harper, Charlie Harper,
C. C. Pierce and Tom Mobley.
Out-of-town friends and rela
tives attending the funeral were;
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Worley, Mrs.
L. P. Robinson, and Mrs. James
Murphee, of Birmingham, Ala.;
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Peek, Billy
Peek, Mrs. J. E. Nolan, Miss
Lois Nolan, Mrs, Lillis Cooper,
Mrs. Lynn Wings, Mrs. Nora
Davis, and J. R. Tuggle of At
lanta; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sal
mon, of Hendersonville, N. C.;
Mrs. S. J. Powell and Miss Wil-I
lye Powell, of Leesburg. Ga. ;Mr.
and Mrs. J. B, Hunnicutt, Mrs.
C, C. Jeanes, Mrs. W. G. Kem
per, Gus Wovis, Bennett Rigdon, •
and W. H. Davidson, of Fort
Valley, Ga.
poppy sYMaaioF sacrifice
Saturday, Nov. 11, will be
another War-time Poppy Day. [
There is much inspiration in this |
little red flower to help strength
en America for that which it has
yet to face. This memorial flow
er covered the fields close to the
shores where our boys fell on D
day, and when the first of the
wounded were carried to Eng
land after their heroic battles,
poppies were also on these ships,
carried there to brighten the way
for those who had served their
country and were suffering the
ravages of this war.
The poppy can help awaken
America to the reality of war fori
it speaks of that terrible reality j
—death in battle. It makes usj
! remember the fact that many*
•I men have died that America
I might live and helps steel us to!
| the fact that many more mustj
die before our country can again
b 6 S6CUTG.
I I The Auxiliary to the Robert D. :
I Collins Post of the American Le-|
| gion will sell Poppies in Perry onj
Kov. 11. Proceeds from the sale |
I I will be used to help brighten the;
1 lives of veterans in hospitals.
So let’s buy this symbolism of
i the sacrifice being made by our
imen on the battlefields and wear
i these poppies as a badge of pa
■ triotism.
, Charles Steinmetz
, At school Charles Steinmetz had ,
l a hard time learning the multiplica- \
‘ tion tables.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1944
I GENERAL ELECTION
!l0 BE HELD TUESDAY
The general election will be
held throughout the nation next
Tuesday, Nov. 7, to elect presi
dential electors and other of
ficials.
President Franklin D. Roose
velt and Senator Harry S. Tru
man are Democratic nominees
for president and vice-president,
respectively.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York state and Gov. John W.
Bricker of Ohio are the Republi
can nominees for president and
vice-president, respectively.
On the Democratic ticket in
Georgia are nominees of the par
ty for state and county offices.
The ballot for the state of Geor
gia has four tickets: Democrat
ic, Republican,lndependent Dem
ocrat, and Independent. A voter
may vote only one of these tick
ets and must indicate his choice
by checking at the top of the
ticket.
In Houston county the general
election is in charge of John L.
Hodges, Ordinary, who is get
ting out election papers this
week to the nine precincts in the
county. Justices of the Peace
will serve as election managers.
The Australian Ballot System
will be used in Houston county.
P.H.S. BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT
By G. FRANCIS NUNN
The fighting Panther of Perry
High struck again Friday night
for its third straight victory of
the current season, this time a
very satisfying win over its arch
rival, Fort Valley, It was the
first time in more than two years i
that Perry has been able to lick
the Green and Gold warriors of
our neighboring city on their own
court, but the score —18 to 8 left
no doubt in any mind of the very
definite superiority of the Pan
thers.
With both teams off to a slow
and careful start, the Greenies
grabbed the lead in the first
quarter 3-1 and at the half held
a 5-4 margin. But with Bledsoe
leading the way, the Panthers
finally broke loose in the third
period and smothered the local
I lads under 11 points, with Fort
Valley failing to break into the]
scoring column during the whole j
of the period. Then they each j
racked up three points in the fi
nal quarter with Perry’s second
team playing most of the time in
this period.
The game was a defensive bat
tle throughout, with Fort Valley
concentrating on bottling up
Skellie, usual big gun for the
Pantber outfit. This they did
rather successfully, but in their
advance dope, they had failed to
figure on “Blue” Bledsoe. “Blue”
revealed to them their error to
the tune of six points to lead
both teams in scoring, and to
further justify this correspon
dent’s earlier claim as to his
ability to hit the basket. Skellie,
(however, was the usual strong
jboy in keeping the team hustling
and all played well, with the
balance of the points very evenly
divided.
The local season, long awaited
by all, will open Friday evening,
Nov. 3, with the Panthers meet
ing the tall, strong outfit from
Marshallville. This team averag
es six feet in height, and though
Perry has once defeated them on
their home court, we should be
in for a gala opening here Fri
day. Too much insistence can
not be laid on you fans to come
I out and back the lads, as they
have this year a potentially
[strong team that will improve
| each game throughout the season.
[ The lineups:
PERRY 18
I Bledsoe 6
! Pierce 2
Skellie 3
Wilson 4
Marshall 1
■ Satterfield 2
Cooper, Whipple, Dubose, Eth-i
1 ridge, Beavers.
FORT VALLEY 8
Wilson 1
Cannon 3
Young 4
Bishop 0
Barfield 0
McDaniel 0
Roland 0
I PERRY JOINS FARM
; UNITS OF CALLAWAY
The Callaway farm plan is
moving down the home stretch
with 72 units fully organized and
ready to advance on a state-wide
ront against the retarding in
fluences of inferior farmlands.
Seventy-five men from Dah
lonega, Perry, West Point. San
dersville, Sylvania, Cochran and
Fort Valley, one of the largest
delegations to visit Cason J. Cal
laway, came Wednesday, Oct. 25,
to assure the originator of the
plan that their money and time
were available for the great ad
venture in Georgia agriculture.
Two corporations were organiz
ed -one from Perry and one from
Sandersville —with five names
enrolled toward a unit from
Cochran.
Stockholders from Perry were
A. W. Pratt, George C. Nunn,
Mayo Davis, W. E. Beckham,
Floyd H. Tabor, C. E. Andrew,
and C. E. McLendon.
It was one of the most success
ful days since Mr. Callaway
started in August to bring pros
pective demonstration farm
stockholders to Blue Springs to
see his accomplishments in re
demption of rundown land and to
hear his ideas on what can be
done for the state.
Watch Test
The 75 visitors at Blue Springs
Wednesday witnessed one of the
most interesting experiments yet
conducted at the dehydration
plant established last year on the
farm by Mr. Callaway. Si x
j thousand pounds of sweet pota
toes were run through in an ef
fort to arrive at conclusions on
their value as food for poultry
and cattle: The potatoes were
( first shredded and then put
through the dryer in the process
used on hay.
The potatoes were tested at
various temperatures so that the
best temperature for a normal
run might be determined. The
dehydrated potatoes will be test
fed to poultry at Blue Springs,
and an analysis wHI be made of
the dehydrated product at the
Griffin Experiment Station.
The machine was built to de
hydrate green hay, but the season
for hay ends with the first frost,
so processing the sweet potatoes,
if practical, will keep the plant
busy several weeks longer each
j.year. The dehydration machin
ery handled the potatoes in a
manner deemed highly satisfac
tory.
A report was received at Blue
Springs Wednesday on recent ex
periments with pea hulls at the
dehydration plant. The report,
signed by K. Y, Holley, chemist
at the experiment station, show
ed: Moisture 6.49, ash 4.83, pro
tein 14.75, ether extract 1.01,
crude fibre 23.90, nitrogen free
extract 50.98 and carotene 46 mi
crograms per gram.
One firm alone in Burke coun
ty, one of the state’s foremost
pea growing sections, spends
$lOO a day in disposal of pea
hulls. If they can be used as a
by-product through dehydration,
the saving will be enormous.
MARVIN GREENE GRADUATES
WITH HIGHEST HONORS
Mr. Marvin Greene, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Greene Sr., re
ceived his A B degree summa
cum laude from Mercer Univer
sity, Macon, last Thursday night,
October 26. His scholastic av
erage at Mercer was one of the
highest ever made in the history
of the college.
Those from Perry attending
the graduation exercises were:
Mr. and Mrs. Greene Sr., Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Greene Jr., Wal
lis Greene, Mildred Greene,
Mrs. Hobart Richards, Mrs. L.
K. Sellars, and Miss Norine
Swanson.
Mr. Greene spent the weekend
here with his parents. He re
turned to Mercer University
Tuesday to teach mathematics.
CENTERVILLE HAS
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
The Centerville Grammar
School moved into its new build
ing Monday. Oct. 30, after being
housed in temporary quarters on
the Gunn place for several weeks.
The school building at Center
ville was destroyed by fire last
spring.
The new building, 20 by 30 ft.,
is a three room structure of
white tile. Taylor Construction
company of Warner Robins, Ga.
were the contractors.
A joint “House-warming” and
Hallowe’en entertainment will be
held in the new building Friday
night, Nov. 3. All patrons and
friends of the school are invited
to attend.
Geo. Riley Hunt is principal of
the school. Other teachers are
Mrs. Glenn Pyles of Byron and
Mrs. Florence Sanders of Macon.
RESOLUTION MPLEY S
Whereas, Reverend J.E. Samp
ley who has served in the minis
try of the Methodist Church,
South Georgia Conference, for
nearly a half century, is plan
ning to retire from the active
ministry at the forth-coming
Conference in November of this
year, and,
Whereas the Perry Methodist
Church has been privileged to be
served by Brother Sampley dur
ing these closing years of his
ministry, thus benefitting from
his rich experience as a pastor
and evangelist and spiritual lead
ership, and,
Whereas Brother Sampley and
Mrs. Sampley, true yoke-fellows
in the gospel of the Lmrl Jesus
Christ, have greatly endeared
themselves to this entire commu
nity by their friendly personali
ties and unselfish service,
Therefore be it resolved by this
fourth quarterly conference, now
assembled, that we hereby con
vey to Brother Sampley and his
devoted wife, our sincere and
generous appreciation for their
faithful service to this Church
and community, and our deep
sense of regret over their de
parture from our midst,earnestly
committing them to the continu
ing love and fatherly blessings
of our God.
We request, that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to Rev
erend and Mrs. Sampley, one
copy be furnished to the Houston
Home Journal for publication and
one copy be spread upon the
minutes of the quarterly con
ference.
Submitted Octaher 25, 1944,
Respectfully,
MRS. G C. NUNN
MliS. G. W. HICKS
A. W. DAHLBERG,
Committee.
MRS. J. C. McAFEE DIES
Mrs. G. S. Riley and Mrs. G.
E. Jordan were in Macon Mon
day and Tuesday on account of
the death of their daughter and
sister, Mrs. J. C. McAfee, who
was Miss Eula Riley.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday p. m. in Macon. Other
survivors include two sons who
are in the Pacific war area and
another sister, Mrs. P. O. Holli
day, of Macon. Mrs. McAfee is
the widow of Dr. McAfee.
PERRY P.T.A. CARNIVAL
$812.79 was cleared by the Per
ry P. T. A. on the Hallowe’en
Carnival held Tuesday night, ac
cording to Mrs. W. F. Norwood,
chmn., Ways and Means com
mittee.
Wallis Greene and Martha Au
relia Evans, dressed as witches,
won the costume prizes.
Queens of the Carnival, chosen
in a voting contest, were Lynn
Hodge, grammerschool; Evelyn
Gilbert, junior high, and Sue
Webb, senior high.
WASTE PAPER
COLLECTION
Friday, P. M., Nov. 3
By Boy Scouts
Have Papers Tied in Bundles
and on Porch for Boys,
There is a critical shortage
of Paper. Save yours for
collection. i
ESTABLISHED 1870
DEMOCRATS TO GET
OUT VOTERS ON NOV.7
Ivan Allen, Sr., state chairman
of the Democratic campaign in
Georgia, has announced appoint
ment of J. P, Etheridge of Per
ry as chairman for Houston coun
ty in the drive to get out the
vote on Nov. 7. Mr. Etheridge
is chairman of the Houston Coun
ty Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Mr. Allen asserted that all that
is necessary to an overwhelming
victory for the Democratic ticket
in Georgia this year is to see to
it a large vote is polled.
“What would happen to us,”
asked the chairman, “if the Re
publican party did win this elec
tion with its past record of isola
tion and reaction? What could
the South expect from Governor
Dewey ?
“The South has already been
ignored and neglected by the
Republican party. Under Dew
ey, there wouldn’t be any South
erners at the helm in direction
of the destinies of this nation as
now and looking out for the in
terests of the South.”
E.M.Beckham Finance Chmn.
Ryburn G. Clay, state finance
chairman for the Democratic
campaign in Georgia, has ap
pointed Ed. M. Beckham of Per
ry as finance chairman for Hous
ton county, and announced the
quota for the county to be $452.
Chairman Clay said remittance
should be made direct either to
the county chairman or to head
quarters of the State Democratic
Executive Finance Committee,
No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta.
Governor Ellis Arnall is honor
ary state finance chairman for
the campaign, and joined Mr.
(Hay in urging that each county
in Georgia raise its quota for the
party battle, the expenditures to
be made in the doubtful states.
They pointed out that, as a re
cent commentator has expressed
it, “more than any other one
man, the next President of the
United States will set the pat
tern of our next generation’s
life and the shape of the world
of tomorrow,” and added:
“It is vitally important that we
have in the White House during
the next few years a Chief Ex
ecutive friendly to Georgia and
the South.”
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The circles of the Baptist W.
M. S. will meet Monday, Nov. 6,
3:30 p. m. as follows: No. 1,
Mrs. J. A. Beddingfield; No. 2,
Mrs. Emmit Akin with Mrs. V.
B. Bramblett, co-hostess.
CARD OF THANKS
We appreciate the many ex
pressions of sympathy in our re
cent great sqrrow.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stembridge
Mrs. J. D. Stembridge Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stembridge
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scar
borough.
COME TO
HALLOWE’EN CARNIVAL
In New School Building
AT CENTERVILLE
Friday Night, Nov. 3
Entertainment, Refreshments
and House-warming.
Help your favorite get elect
ed Queen of the Carnival
