VOL. LXXIII. No. 46
METHODIST PASTOR I
ASSIGNED TO PERRY!
I
Rev. J. B. Smith was appoint-!
ed pastor of the Perry Metohdist
church at the annual South Ga.
conference session in Macon last
week. Rev. Mr. Smith comes to
Perry from the First Street
Methodist church, Macon. He
will arrive in Perry today(Thurs
day) with his wife, daughter,
and son.
Members of the Methodist con
gregation will call at the parson
age to-night (Thurs.) to welcome
the new pastor and his family,
There will be a union service at
the Methodist church Sunday
night, 7:30 o’clock, when the
Baptists and Presbyterians will
join with the Methodists in wel
coming Rev. Mr. Smith to Perry.
Rev. J. E. Sampley who serv
ed the Perry charge the past
three years superannuated at the
annual conference, after nearly
fifty years in the ministry. Rev.
and Mrs. Sampley, who are
greatly beloved by the people of
Perry, left Tuesday for Lake
Junaluska, N. C. where they
will make their home. They!
were presented farewell gifts by!
several organizations of the Per-:
ry church including the Men’s
Bible class which gave them $l5O
Sunday morning.
T h e Fort Valley Methodist
church, which the Sampleys
served for three years at one
time, sent them love gifts, also,
including a purse of $5O.
Dr. Samuel T. Senter succeeds
Rev. G. E, Clary as presiding:
elder of the Macon district, of
which Perry is a part. Dr. Sen
ter was formerly pastor of Vine
ville Methodist church, Macon.
Rev. James Holston (S) was
appointed to Elko, and Rev. W.
V. Dibble was returned to War
ner Robins.
UNITED WAR FUNdIePORT
$1,138.05 has been collected in
Houston county to date for the
United War Fund. A special ef
fort is being made this week to
complete this drive and reach the
$2,500 quota.
Of the amount already raised,
$547.80 was collected by the wo
men of Perry; $313.10 by the
school children; $55 by the Gro
vania committee;s2s.so by Heard
district: $66.65 by Elko commit
tee. Penn-Dixie Cement Corp.
contributed $lOO and Rogers
store $3O.
METHODISTJJ. ACTIVITIES
The Young People of the Meth
odist church have had two very
enjoyable parties lately. Friday
night they had a Scavanger
Hunt from the church. Lillie
Brooks and John Blue Calhoun
were the winners. Miss Eliza
beth Short and Mrs. J. N. Buff
Jr. were chaperones.
Sunday night they had a Ham
burger Supper at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Cater Rogers. The
young people enjoyed both of
these affairs.
More progress is being made |
on the recreation room. Geo.
Francis Nunn’s class of boys are
planning to paint the two rooms. |
The program was given Sun
day night by Rev. J. E. Sampley.
The Youth Fellowship presented
him and Mrs. Sampley with two
pictures as a farewell gift.
REVIVAL SERVICES
' . Rev. Eugene B. Richardson of
The Church of God, Macon, Ga.
is conducting Revival services
this week and next week at the
Court House in Perry every
■tight except Sunday, at 7:30
o’clock. The public is invited to
attend.
, Rev. J. M. Monroe and Rev.
Theodore Holloway both of Ma
con, will assist in the services.
NOTICE
. The Red Cross Surgical Dress
■ng Room at the Legion Home in
Ferry is closed for the present
opon orders from the National
Red Cross Headquarters, the lo
cal chairman, Mrs. G. E. Jordan,
announces.
The Home Service Worker,
Mrs. Reynolds, of the Macon Red
cross office will be in Perry every
■Thursday at the Legion Home.
Houston Homo Journal
I dehydration TOPIC j
I AT KIWANIS MEETINGj
j
j Paul DeLeon, general manager '
of Cleaver Brooks Co., Milwau
kee, Wisconsin was the speaker at
Tuesday’s luncheon meeting of
the Perry Kiwanis club. Dehy
dration of foods for animal feed
was Mr. DeLeon’s topic. Since
his company manufactures all
types of dehydrators, Mr. De-
Leon is an authority on the
subject.
The pilot plant being installed
in Perry by Cleaver Brooks Co.
is a combination dryer which will
handle sweet potatoes, hay, and
other products, the speaker said.
Chas. J. Farmer is to operate this
all-round plant which has a ca
pacity of three tons of raw pota
toes per hour. It takes three
tons of raw potatoes to make one
ton of dry potatoes.
Samples of dehydrated pro
ducts and pictures of various
types of dehydrators were shown
by the speaker. Sam A. Nunn
introduced Mr, DeLeon.
Rowland Hughes of the Cleav
er Brooks Co. was also a guest
of the club.
Other visitors present were
i Albert Pratt and his brothers,
1 Parks Pratt and Vermont Pratt,
lof Covington, Ga,; Dr. W. G.Lee
and Guy Wade of Macon; D. F.
Young of Atlanta, and Pvt. Wil
liam Hunt.
President E. P. Staples pre
sided.
OROCEHS AND CONSUMERS
UNITE AGAINST INFLATION
Houston county grocers and
their customers and local civic
leaders will join hands with the
Office of Price Administration in
a telling blow against any threat
to their future economic,security
when they unite in the nation
wide Grocer-Consumer Anti-In
flation campaign, Mrs.' Ruby C.
Hodges, Community Service
member of the local War Price
and Rationing Board,..said today.
'‘Food merchants, who have
received word of the campaign
from their national and state or
ganizations have pledged their
wholehearted support to the pro
gram which is designed to hold
food prices down,” Mrs. Hodges
declared.
‘‘They are inviting their cus
tomers to check their posted lists
of ceiling prices and to call to
their attention any prices which
seem out of line.” Meanwhile,
word has come from local wo
men’s and civic organizations
that they are making plans to co
operate wholeheartedly wit h 1
their grocers in the effort to hold!
down the cost of living. !
Local stores will launch the]
campaign which extends thru-
December with displays of red,
white and blue posters, window
stickers and banners pledging
their efforts in the nation’s fight
to preserve economic stability
through the critical months
just ahead, when inflationary
pressures will be greatest, Mrs.
Hodges said.
Grocers are sponsoring the
campaign because they realize
that run-away food prices would
1 result in chaotic business condi
tions, even worse perhaps, than
those experienced following the
Hast war.
j The anti-inflation campaign
I will be built around increased
use on the part of customers of
1 the ceiling price lists on dry
groceries, meats, and fresh
fruits and vegetables.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
|
Anna Katharine Akin was]
i given a pretty birthday party]
Monday in celebration of her)
r i fifth anniversary by her mother, |
> 1 Mrs. Emmit Akin.
)j A pink and green color note
| was carried out in the birthday
-Icake, favors, napkins, and re
■jfreshments which consisted of
ice cream, cookies and mints.
The thirty-five little guests in
cluded the honoree’s Kinder
garten class, Sunday School
•jclass, and the Sunbeam Band.
1 Assisting in entertaining were
t Mrs. J. L. Wall, Mrs. C. B.
Grimes, Mrs. A. C. Watts, Mrs.
■ I. Bramblett, and Mrs.V. Bramb
’ lett. ______
The Wesleyan Service Guild
1 will meet tonight (Thurs.) 7:30
m. at the home of Miss No
'rine Swanson.
PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY GArr THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1944
| PIS, BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT
| By G. FRANCIS NUNN ,
j Still running true to form,with
no letup in their attack, the Per
ry Panthers doled out their fifth
consecutive walloping to the op
position this season with a fine
34-15 win over the charges of
Brother Don Staples of Leslie.
Touted as one of the fastest
quints in the southern part of the
state, the Sumter county lads
showed local fans one of the fin
est passing attacks seen here in
many a day—in fact they ap
parently had everything on of
fense but the spark of luck which
would have started them on a
scoring spree. However, their
inability to stop the attack of
the Panthers was their greatest
weakness, as time after time,
Skellie, Wilson and Bledsoe slip
ped through for points when they
needed them.
L. Bledsoe drew first blood for
the Panther with a side court
shot which seemed to be his
specialty, but Leslie quickly re
taliated with a dazzling cross
pass under the goal and they
looked like a sure-fire bet for
trouble. Skellie then slipped
loose for Perry for another 2-
pointer and added a foul shot
but Leslie was right back on a
brilliant fust-break that caught
the Panther secondary liat-footed
and netted a perfect shot under
the goal. But here the play was
called back as a Leslie forward
took too many steps with the ball
in his hands, and the goal was !
nullified. This was the turning!
point of the game, as the Hal
lowe’en clad visitors never look
ed as good again and the Pan
thers kept right on pecking
away and constantly pulling off
from their opponents.
The third quarter opened with
Perry nolding a 14-7 lead and in
the first three minutes, Leslie
was given a chance to tie the
score, having seven free shots on
Perry fouls. The first six of
these were missed, and then the
Panthers went on their usual
third quarter spree and rang up
13 pbintsTo ice the game away.
Skellie continued his sensational
play to lead in the scoring, while
Bledsoe was a constant threat
and showed the fans amazing
ability to keep the ball in his
possession no matter what the
odds. Wilson crossed up the op
ponents by slipping through un
der the goal from his usual out
side position, and he and Mar
shall each cracked down for long
court shots when the defense
tightened up under the basket.
Capable substitutes were again
on display as B. Bledsoe and
(Whipple replaced L. Bledsoe and
! Skellie and showed no letup in
the attack.
I So it was a grand game from a
. Panther viewpoint and a hard
loss for Leslie, but there was no
doubt that the best team won.
But no better game than is fore
cast for Friday night this week
(Nov. 17) when the Panther is
host to his old friend and arch
rival, Fort Valley. ’Tis said that
the Valley lads don’t have the
j team which they did last year,
1 but you can rest assured that
what they lack in ability they
make up in enthusiasm both on
the floor and on the sidelines.
No Perry-Fort Valley game is
decided until the final gun
(timer’s gun) so be there ready
for a thrill.
! The lineups;
PERRY 34
Pierce 1
Bledsoe, L. 9
’ Skellie 13
Wilson 6
Marshall 3
Whipple 0
Bledsoe, B 2
i Satterfield 0
( LESLIE 15
Monroe 6
Cruce 1
I White 4
Deriso 0
j Pollock B
Johnson 2
COTTON REPORT
1 Census report shows that 1,954
bales of cotton were ginned in
i Houston county from the crop of
1944 prior to Nov. 1 as compared
with 2,514 bales for the crop
■ of 1943.
| Self-Government in Prison
[ The plan of self-government in
’ prisons was first introduced at Sing
‘ Sing by Thomas Mott Osborne, the
famous prison reformer*
ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVED
WITH PROGRAM AND SUPPER
An Armistice program was
presented Sunday night at a
union service at the Perry Bap
tist church under the auspices of
the Auxiliary to the Robert U.
Collins Post of the American Le
gion. Joseph A. Moore of Mil
ledgeville was the speaker and he
was introduced by Kev.J.A.lvey,
Baptist pastor.
The churches should be plan
ning for the return of the ser
vice men and women in order to
administer to them spiritually,
Mr. Moore said. There is a need
for the revitalization of Christi
anity in the lives of church mem
bers, he said.
The speaker paid tribute to the
soldiers of both World Wars I
and 11. He stressed the impor
tance of having faith in our na
tional leaders and in our allies.
Francis Nunn sang “There is
no Death” with Mrs. Mayo Da
vis as accompanist. After silent
prayer for the dead, taps were
blown by John Blue Calhoun and
Tommy Marshall.
Colors were advanced by D. M,
Ryle followed by the Pledge to
the Flag by the congregation.
G. W. Rhodes led in prayer.
Mrs. Davis rendered organ se
lections and “Star Spangled Ban
ner” and “God Bless America”
were sung by the congregation.
Supper For Veterans
The veterans of World Wars I
and II were entertained at a bar-
I becue supper Friday night at the
Legion Home by the Auxiliary.
Ist Lt. Dan L. Grant, U. S.
Army Air Corps, was the speak
er. He was presented by Rev.
Mr. Ivey. Lt. Grant paid tribute
}to the American Legion for its
I efforts in behalf of World War
[veterans, for its preparedness
program, and for its emphasis
on Americanism. He predicted
that veterans of World War II
would unite with those of World
War lin making a strong post
war America and in maintaining
world peace.
Mrs. Joe Mitchell, president of
the Auxiliary, presided. B. H.
Andrew, commander of the Le
gion Post, thanked the Auxili
ary for the entertainment.
Mrs. J. M. Gooden led the
group in singing patriotic songs.
Mrs. J. B. Ryner of Vienna was
the pianist.
After the program,games were
directed by Mrs. W. E. Marshall,
SOROSISCLUB MEETS
The Sorosis club held its No
vember meeting last Thursday
p. m. at the home of Mrs. Hugh
Lawson with Mrs. James Dug
gan and Mrs. James Ivey as co
hostesses.
Plans were made for the
Christmas boxes which will be
sponsored by the club as usual.
The need is not as great this
year as it has been at times in
the past, but regardless of the
general improved conditions
there are always some who eith
er through old age or poor
health need assistance. They
will not be forgotten this Christ
mas. Because of the fact that
fewer boxes will have to be pack
ed there will not be a drive for
funds. Anyone desiring to make
any contributions however may
make them through any member
of the club.
Mrs. Warren Hodge is head of
the committee responsible for
the boxes. Mrs. A. C. Pritchett
is president of the club.
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. B. Smith, Pastor,
6TH WAR LOAN DRIVE
The 6th War Loan Drive gets
underway in Perry and Houston
county next week. Mayo Davis,
county chairman, is organizing
committees this week to launch
the drive Nov. 20.
Houston county’s quota is
$514,000 with $414,000 in E
Bonds. During the sth War
Loan Drive, $697,000 of Bonds
was bought in Houston county
with a $503,000 quota.
EDUCATIONAL CENSUS
UNDERWAY IN COUNTY
An educational census which is
required by law is now being
taken in Houston county. S. W.
Hickson, county school supt., haa
sent out the following letter on
this census:
Dear Teacher:
The Georgia School Law re
quires an educational census to
be taken every five years. It is
now time for another census. In
previous years the census was
taken of school children between
the ages of six and eighteen
only. The census of this year
will cover every member of the
household. The information ob
tained from the census will be
used for educational planning in
the post-war period with respect
to buildings and equipment, etc.
1 have employed eflicient men
to supervise the work of obtain
ing the necessary information
for this census.
I am requesting you to make
an extraordinary effort in giving
publicity to this program through
your students, patrons and school
officials. Please insist that all
citizens co-operate fully with the
census workers giving them ac
curate and speedy information on
all questions asked.
Taking census is necessarily a
slow and tedious job. Full co
operation from the public in this
work will be greatly appreciated
by the census workers and school
officials.
Yours truly,
S. W. Hickson, Supt.
Houston County Schools.
CITY [LECTION NOTICE
An election will be held Satur
day, Dec. 2, to elect three coun
cilmen for the City of Perry to
succeed W. V. Tuggle, L. M.
Paul, and B. H, Andrew whose
terms expire Jan. 1, 1945.
Candidates must qualify in'
writing and pay $1 fee to Horace
Braddock, City Clerk, prior to
Wednesday, Nov. 22. which is
ten days before the election date.
Candidates must be property
owners in the City of Perry,
qualified voters of the city, and
residents of the city of Perry
for 12 months prior to the elec
tion.
BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
Officers for 1945 were elected
by the Baptist W. M. S. Monday
p. m. at the general meeting at
the church with Mrs. C.E. Brun
son, president, presiding. They I
areas follows: Mrs. W. B. Rob
erts, president: Mrs. Henry
Mathews, first vice-president;
Mrs. G. S. Riley, second vice
pres.; Mrs. W. E. Beckham,third
vice-pres; Mrs. E. W. Traylor,
secty.;Mrs. Annie Watson,treas
urer; Mrs. Mayo Davis,pianist.
: The program Monday was pre
sented by Mrs. Roberts on the
■ topic, “Wondrous Works of God
' in South America.” Mrs. Henry
Mathews and Mrs. G. E. Jordan
' took part. Mrs. Alton Hardy
gave the devotional.
The Lottie Moon Season of
Prayer and Offering will be ob
served Dec. 4-5 witn services at
' the church at 3:30 p. m. and on
■ Dec. 6at the mid-week prayer
service, 7:30 p. m.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
The Wednesday Afternoon
Book club met this week at the
home of Mrs. A.P. Whipple with
j Mrs. D, M. Ryle, co-hostess.
Mrs. S. A. Nunn, president, pre
sided.
Mrs. A. G. Hendrick reviewed
“Leave Her to Heaven,” Ben
I Ames Williams. Mrs.W.T. Mid
dlebrooks gave a review of Louis
Bromfield’s “What Became of
Anna Bolton?” Mrs. W. C.Hug
gins reviewed “Pastoral” by
Navil Shute.
Refreshments were served af
-1 ter the program. Mrs. L. F,
1 Cater was a guest.
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! Buy War Bonds
1 TODAY— J
•For Future. Needs**
ESTABLISHED 1870
OBSERVATIONS ON
FARMS IN HOUSTON
W. T. M., County Agent
Cooperating with the Macon
Chamber of Commerce, A, A.
White of Byron conducted a re
sult demonstration on production
of blackeye peas and butterbeans.
A 1-4 acre plot of each was
planted. An accurate record of
fertilizer, seed and labor costs
were kept. Each of the two
plots produced 800 lbs. of green
marketable products that sold for
5c per pound. Mr. White’s rec
ord shows a net profit of $40.00
on the 2 plots.
On visiting this farm to get
the above record of the result
demonstration, 1 found Mr.
White digging a 5 acre plot of
sweet potatoes, He had plowed
up about 1 acre and the hands
had picked up 4 rows of potatoes
and put them in baskets. The
baskets were so thick in the line
row 1 asked what production he
anticipated and didn’t have any
idea. We stepped the length of
the rows and counted the bushel
baskets and figured he had a pro
duction of 450 bushels per acre.
Several days later, Mr. White
called by my office after he had
finished harvesting the 5 acre
patch and advised that the patch
turned out 550 bushels per acre.
That is a lot of potatoes. This
shows what plenty of good ferti
lizer and good seasons will do
when work of the right type and
plenty of it is applied.
NO OUTDOOR XIS LIGHTS
The Office of War Utilities of
the War Production Board has
asked city officials, civic clubs,
chambers of commerce, me r
chants and citizens generally to
dispense with outdoor decorative
lighting this Christmas, as was
done in 1942 and 1943. This was
done at the request of the Solid
Fuels Administration for War.
OWU pointed out that Christ
mas lighting consumes a large
amount of fuel in the production
of electricity. The fuel situation
in most areas of the country is
critical and strict conservation
is essential, officials said.
OWU is not asking that indoor
Christmas lighting, whether in
homes or in stores, be eliminated,
but believes that outdoor light
ing, such as store fronts and dec
orated streets, should be dispens
ed with as long as fuels are
scarce, the agency said.
I PERRY INVITED TO
MACON MEETING N0V.22
Macon will be the sight for the
seventh of a series of meetings
sponsored by the Industrial Pan
el of the Georgia Agricultural
and Industrial Deve 1 o p m e n t
■ Board for the purpose of promot
ing industrial expansion to in
crease local payrolls and provide
jobs for returning service men
atid women.
The Macon meeting will be
held Wednesday, Nov. 22, and
twenty-nine communities will be
represented.
Towns in this section expected
to send delegates to the meeting
include: Macon, Milledgeville,
Cochran, Monticello, Dublin,
Eatonton, Tennille, Montezuma,
Thornaston, Knoxville, Sparta,
Wrightsville, Cray, Forsyth,"Jef
fersonville, Dudley, Sandersville,
Cordon, Eastman, Unadilla, Vi
enna, Perry, Marshallville, Ogle
thorpe, Fort Valley, Hawkins
ville, Butler, Jackson, and
Barncsville.
Robert Strickland, Atlanta,
chairman of the Industry Panel
and members Wiley Moore, At
lanta and Charles L. Bowden,
Macon are expected to attend the
Macon meeting as well as Blan
ton Fortson, Athens, chairman of
the Board; Dr. V. L. Howard,ex
ecutive director of the Board and
W. C. Cram, Jr., Atlanta, direc
tor of the Industry Panel.
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,
7:30 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
