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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXIV. No. 13, WASTE PAPER DRIVE BEGUN BY SCOUTS Boy Scouts of Perry have join ed with other Scouts and Lead ers throughout the United States in an effort to collect 150,000 tons of waste paper during March and April. Recognizing that waste paper continues to be one of the na tion’s critical shortages, the War Production Board, through its chairman, J. A. Krug, called upon the Boy Scouts of America to collect wastebasket scraps, brown bags, wrapping paper, corrugated and cardboard boxes and cartons; magazines, books and newspapers. The campaign is sponsored by General Dwight D. Eisenhower because he knows personally of the great need for waste paper in the war effort. A General Eisenhower—B o y Scout Waste Paper Campaign Medal will be given to each Cub Scout or Boy Scout who collects 1,000 pounds of waste paper dur ing the two months. The medal, suspended from a red and white ribbon, bears a likeness of Gen eral Eisenhower with the in scription “War Service 1945” and “Boy Scout —General Eisenhower Waste Paper Campaign.” On the reverse of the medal is the inscription, “Awarded for extra ordinary patriotic achievement in the Boy Scout—General Eisen hower Campaign, March-April, 1945.” A genuine shell case that car ried a 75mm. shell or larger and that has been returned from a European battlefield after use will be awarded to each Cub Pack, Boy Scout Troop or Senior Scout Unit which has collected waste paper equivalent to 1,000 pounds per boy member. Each will bear a printed citation by General Eisenhower, As the pa per in these shell containers has been specially processed it can not be used again. Ferry Collection Beginning Friday, March 23, Waste Paper will be collected by the Boy Scouts in Perry every Friday afternoon throughout March and April. Housewives and business peo ple of Perry are requested to have paper ready for collection every Friday from 12 o’clock Noon. Tie paper into bundles and place on porch so that boys can get it promptly. Waste paper is urgently need ed for the war effort. Please be patriotic and save all paper for this collection to be made by the Boy Scouts. KIWANIS CLUB MEETS Dr, R. FI. Saunders of Monte zuma, district lieutenant-gover nor, Tuesday asked the Perry Kiwanis club to participate in the Emergency National Cloth ing collection for European coun tries and to strive for 100 per cent attendance during the month of April. Dr. Saunders also gave E. P. Staples, club president in 1944, a certificate of I award for the club’s accomplish ments during his regime. Joe Moore of Milledgeville, | Grand High Priest of Knight I Templars and former legislator! and senator from Baldwin coun ty, spoke on conditions at the State Asylum and the charges brought recently by the C. 1. O. which resulted in a legislative in vestigation. Mr. Moore said that lack of money, the shortage of help, and the few doctors and nurses left to care for 9,000 pa tients had brought about the| present deplorable conditions. i The investigation should prove 1 U be helpful although the! cnarges were unfairly brought, j the speaker concluded. Rev. J. i A. Ivey introduced Mr. Moore. Visitors present were Corp. Uurward Wilson and Supt. B. i Rumble of Bonaire School. Tax Receiver’s Notice , Bocks are now open for receiv lng 1945 Tax Returns and Appli cations for Personal and Home stead Exemptions. Application m ust be made everv year for ex cmption. E. W. Marshall, T. R. Houston Home Journal revival services at METHODIST CHURCH Revival services will begin! I next Sunday, March 25, at the Perry Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. J. B. Smith, preach ; ing. Services will be held daily | at 10:10 a. and 8 p. m. during ’ the week and at the regular hours, 11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., Sunday. Next Sunday the pastor’s ser ; mon topics will be “Belief in God” for the morning hour and | “The Secret of Happiness” for the evening service. A large 1 group of children will be received jinto church membership at the morning service next Sunday, ’ which is Palm Sunday. ’ Evangelistic services are being held this week at 3:30 p. m. each day for the children. Attendance , at these services has been very ■ good. 1 The services next week are for the entire community and all de nominations are invited by Rev. 1 Mr. Smith to attend. At the morh | ing hour each day, The Apostle’s ! Creed will be the topic. : CUB SCOUT PACK ORGANIZED “ 1 The Perry Kiwanis club has • sponsored another fine program i for boys for Perry and the sur . rounding territory. After a se . ries of meetings of Scout officials i and parents of Perry boys held . at Perry school under the direc tion of Prof. E. P. Staples a Cub Scout Pack was organized and , set in motion by Carl Sullivan of Macon who is Scout executive for _ the state of Georgia. , The Cub Scout Pack is a part , of the Boy Scouts of America • program for boys between the jagesofnine and twelve. Cub- I bing is home centered and is, 1 therefore, of special interest to parents. It brings parents and . boys together around boys’ in i terests. The natural neighbor hood play groups are called “Dens.” These dens are made up of not less than three and, preferably, not more than eight boys. Each den selects a Den Mother, a Den Dad,a Den Chief, (who is a Boy Scout), a Denner and a Keeper of the Buckskin. Meetings of the Dens are held weekly in the home of the Den Mother with the Den Chief in charge. Regular programs are carried out by each Den and all sorts of handicrafts are learned and these works exhibited at Pack Meetings held monthly with the Cub Scout Master in charge. Cubbing programs are offered to boys of pre-scout ages in many countries of the world. Like scouting, the spirit of cubbing aims to extend to other peoples courtesy and friendliness and to| build for world friendship. It is, very fitting that a program of this type has been begun in this community. The leaders of this fine work are anxious to enroll every boy who is nine and 4 has not yet reached the age of twelve. If you are interested applications may be obtained from W. Avery Lee, who has! been appointed Cub Scout Master by the Local Council Committee. Dens that have been organized | and the officers for each are as follows: DEN I—Den1 —Den Mother, Mrs, Avery Lee; Den Dad, Robert | Tuggle; Den Chief, Scout Horace Matthews: Denner, Mac Satter-i field; Keeper of the Buckskin, Jimmy Lee; Other Denners are Mel Tolleson, Billy Locke, Bobby Tuggle, Geo. B. Wells Jr., James Mauldin, Jerry Brannen. DEN 2— Den Mother, Mrs. R. T. Peirce; Den Dad, S.W.Brown; Den Chief. Scout Billy Whipple;| Denner, Hershall Thompson;! •Keeper of the Buckskin, Kenneth j ; Peirce; Other Denners, Kenneth | 'Whipple, Billy Powell, Dick I Hardy, and Jimmy Brown, DEN 3 —Den Mother, M rs. | j Clifford Grimes; Den Dad, John] j Williamson: Den Chief, Scout. I Gene Ethridge; Denner, Leonard' I Chapman: Keeper of the Buck-1 'skin, Phillip Sutton; Other Den-j jners, Felton Norwood, Tommie: ! Mobley, Johnnie Willi a m s o n, ( Clifford and Thomas Grimes, I Wayne Walker, and Billyi Parker. MRS. W. A. LEE, Scribe The executive meeting of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service will be held next Mon day, 4:00 p. m., at the home of 1 Mrs. W. T. Middlebrooks. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1945 I PYLE WINS HONORS IN FAT CATTLE SHOWS HELD IN PERRY AND MACON Tw t o Aberdeen Black Angus steers, weighing 1,205 lbs. each, and owned by Eugene Pyle, member of the Future Farmers of America chapter of Houston county, won first and second honors at the seventh annual Houston County Fat Cattle Showl held in Perry F’riday and the grand and reserve championships at the ninth annual Macon Fat Cattle Show in Macon Monday, 16-year old Eugene Pyle, son of Mr, and Mrs. Charlie E, Pyle of Grovania, won $75 and a year, ling Angus bull as prizes in the Show. His cash prizes in the Houston show totaled $42.50. In addition to the cash prizes, Pyle realized $788.80 from the sale of his champion steer and $526.35 from the reserve cham pion, receiving 68c per lb. and 43>2c per lb., respectively, for these animals. Macon Show Winners The entries of Houston county F. F. A. boys won all the prizes at the Macon Show where 96 steers were entered. Houston F. F. A. winners in the Maeun show were as follows: Light weight class: Charles Hicks,first; Billy Gray, second; Frank Giles, third; J. L. Davis Jr., fourth. Medium weight, Billy Gray,first; Virgil Cosey, second; J. L. Da vis Jr., third; Richard Ogletree, fourth. Heavy weight: Eugene Pyle, first and second: Kenneth Walton, third; Richard Ogletree, fourth. F. F. A. champion and Reserve champion, Eugene Pyle. Owner of the champion of the 4-H club show in the white divi sion was David Gray of Houston county. Gray’s winning steer weighed 930 lbs. and brought 49c lb. or $455.70 Other 4-H win ners of Houston were: Light weight: Billy Davis, first; IJnd berg F’erguson, fourth. Medium weight, Billy Davis, third; Lind bergh Ferguson, fourth; Horace Griffin, fifth. Heavy weight, David Gray, first; Billy Miller, second. Sale prices received by these boys on their animals were: Billy Miller, $182.10 for 635 lb. steer; Billy Davis, $174.72 for 570 lb. animal; L. F’erguson, $194.62 for 615 lb. steer and $161.66 for 845 lb, steer; and H. Griffin, $l7O for 555 lb. animal. In the negro 4-H club show, Neil Williams, Houston county, was the 4-H championship win ner and the grand championship winner for the negro division. Fred Latimore of Houston was reserve championship winner. Houston County Show The Houston County Cattle Show which was sponsored | jointly by the Perry Kiwanis ■ club and the Houston County Farm Bureau was the best show ever held here. Several hundred farmers and business men at tended the show and the barbe cue given by G. C. Nunn and Son at noon. Geo. F’rancis Nunn, president of the Kiwanis club, was master of ceremonies. G. C. I Nunn welcomed guests at the barbecue. The affairs were held in Nunn’s warehouses. The Kiwanis club has sponsor ed the Fat Calf Show for seven years in an effort to promote the production of pure-bred livestock in Houston county. In addition to the 23 entries of ! F. F. A. and 4-H club members, there were a number of pure bred animals from farms in this section. Those having exhibits were Sam A. Nunn of Perry, Herefords; E. M. Beckham, Per ry, Herefords; M. J. Whitman of Macon, Aberdeen Angus; A. W, 1 Pratt, Herefords: J. N. Cosey, i Herefords. f Judges for the show were [John Etheredge, vocational teach j er of Hawkinsville; E. T. San jders, county agent of Pulaski I county; and J. N. Leckie, teacher iof Abraham Baldwin College, j Tifton. Group Winners The judging was held in (groups. The first cattle judged jwere from the lightweight steers loftheFF’A members. Winners ' included Billy Gray, first prize, $10; Charles Hicks,second, $7.50; i Frank Giles, third, $5; J, L. Da -1 vis, Jr., fourth, $3. Lightweight ‘entrants of the 4-H members came next, with the winners an nounced as Billy Davis, first, $10; Horace Griffin, second, $7.50 Lindbergh Ferguson, third, $5. Medium weights of the FFA’s were judged, with the winners being Billy Gray, first, $10; Vir gil Cosey, second, $7.50; Richard Ogletree, third. $5; J. L. Davis Jr., fourth, $3. Four-H heavy weight winners were David iGray, first. $10; Billy Miller, sec ond, $7.50; Billy Davis, third, $5. FFA’s heavy steers were judged and winners announced as Eu gene Pyle, winner of first and second prizes, totaling $17.50; Richard Ogletree won third prize of $5, with the fourth prize go ing to Kenneth Walton. Winners in the Negro 4-H class included Neil Williams, first, $10; Fred Latimore, second, $7.50; Norman Durham Jr., third, $5. In addition to winning first and second prize money in the show Eugene Pyle’s entrants won Ist and 2nd honors in showmanship and handling qualities and Lind bergh Ferguson won third place in this class. Pyle won $lO in this class and Ferguson, $2. Other Entrants Other entrants from the Fu ture Farmers of America chapter included Richard Ogletree, one Hereford and one Aberdeen An gus; Kenneth Walton, one An gus; Billy Gray, one Hereford: Virgil Cosey. one Hereford: J. L. Davis Jr., two Herefords; Frank Giles, one grade Hereford; Charles Hicks, one Hereford. Four-H’ers who had animals included David Gray, one Here ford; Billy Miller, one Hereford; Billy Davis, two Herefords; Lindbergh Ferguson, two Here fords: and Horace Griffin, one Hereford. L. C. Walker, vocational teach er. is counselor of the FFA chap ter and W. T. Middlebrooks, county agent, is advisor of the 4-H clubs, Negro 4-H’ers Negro Four-H members enter ing stock included Neil Williams, two Herefords; Fred Latimore, one Hereford and Norman Dur ham, one Hereford. These negro boys work under the direction of O.S. O’neal, negro county agent. Grand champion winners in the Houston county show since 1939 have been members of the FFA chapter. The winners are; 1939, Walter Gray Jr.; 1940, Eugene LashleyJr.; 1941, Jack Eason: 1942, Jack Eason; 1943, Richard Ogletree; 1944, Billy Gray. LEGION HAS SUPPER The Robert D. Collins Post of the American Legion celebrated the 26th birthday of the Legion with a barbecue supper Friday night at the Legion Home, Auxi liary members were guests # on this occasion. B. H. Andrew, commander, welcomed the guests and Mrs. Joe Mitchell, president of the Auxiliary, responded with a toast to the Legion. A special guest was T. M. Brundage, past com mander and organizer of the Warner Robins Legion Post. Mrs. J. M. Gooden, chmn. Program committee, presented Mrs. J. B. Ryner of Vienna who gave musical and dramatic read ings and played popular war songs for group singing. The supper committee was J. Y. Greene, O. A. King, A. L. I Humphrey, C. C. Chapman, and C. E. Andrew. Artistic arrangements of iris, wisteria, and spirea were used in decorating the hail. Camellias and azaleas adorned the supper tables. The committee on decorations was Miss Katharine Cater, Mrs. B. H. Andrew Jr., and Mrs. Frank King, MRS. ANDREWS DIES Funeral services for Mrs. W. E. Andrews of Kathleen, Ga., who died in a hospital Friday night were held at the Pleasant Hill church in Houston county at 4p. m. Sunday. Elder George R. Hunt officiated and burial was in the Pleasant Hill cemetery. Mrs, Andrews, the former] Miss Bertha Eudora Bray, was born in Dooly county and was a member of the Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist church. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, and a brother. RED CROSS BENEFIT j GAMES TO BE MCH. 23 On Friday evening, March 23, i at the local gymnasium, a menu i of basketball that you can’t af . ford to miss will be served up. | In the opening game, the pros i pective basketball teams of next year from Fort Valley and Perry i will meet for the second time in two weeks. Last Friday in Fort Valley, this game provided some i big thrills and ended with Fort Valley holding a one point mar ; gin of victory. This time the Perry boys are gunning for their . rivals,and it looks like something . good is in store for the fans. The second game is really the major attraction of the evening, as the local Boy Scout Troop meets the Perry Kiwanis Club in challenge game which no fan in Perry or around will want to miss. The starting lineup of the Kiwanis club will read like the ; prize winners at last Friday’s , fat calf show, as Alton Hardy, Rhett Milam, Pete Davis, Gene i Beckham, and W. T. Middle brooks take the court against Deryl Whipple, Earl Whipple, Gene Ethridge, Clint Cooper, and Harry Duboise. The Kiwanians have the edge in substitutes also with a raft of fellows to send in such as Adams, Tuggle, Andrew, Scrugg, Akin, Williamson, Galle more, Hendrick, Whipple, and a few others. Then the last game will be a contest between the current teams of Byron and Perry, with Byron having the nod here by virtue of a fast 12 point victory over the local boys in Byron last Friday evening. s All these games should be fine, and with all proceeds going to the great cause of the Red Cross, every sport fan in the county ought to be on hand. There will be no free admittance except to players of visiting teams who have traveled to get here, and all local fans and players alike will be asked to pay the admis sion charge. Let’s turn out a full house for this occasion.— G. F. N. SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS By W. J. CAMPBELL Brown Wimberly planted ten acres of the field in which he has tile drainage tosericea lespedeza. This field is on the east side of U. S. Highway No. 41 near Hen derson. Sam A. Nunn’s sericea that he planted three years ago is up about six inches now. This crop is one of the earliest spring graz-| ing crops and lasts until late fall. One of the most outstanding violations of good conservation practices in the county this past week has been the burning over of the woodlands. Forest fires kill the small pine trees an d usually only stunt the oak trees. This is why thi areas of wood land that are burned over each year are producing mostly scrub oaks. SERVICE MEN ANO WOMEN Clarence R. Kite, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Kite of Perry, Ga., was enrolled re cently in an intensive course at the Radio Naval Training School located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madi son, Wisconsin. Successful completion of the course will see the Bluejacket graduate as a qualified radio operator with the fleet. Corp. Paul Rape, U. S. Army Air Forces, Courtland, Ala. has recently been promoted from Pfc. to Corp. FIRE DANGER Fires burn over more wood land in Georgia during Febru ary, March, and April than dur ing the rest of the year. This is especially true in March when winds are so high. Every one needs to make a new resolution jto be particularly careful with fire during this period, according to J. E. Phillips, forester of the Extension Service. When we prevent fires we save timber and the labor it takes to fight fires and most fires can be prevented. ESTABLISHED 1870 INFORMATION GIVEN ON CROP INSURANCE Applications for cotton crop in- made possible by the ne w Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, should be filed im mediately with the local Triple-A office or with an agent authoriz ed by the AAA committee to take applications, Robert B. Jones, county administrative of ficer, declared this week. The administrative officer pointed out that applications in this county must be made by March 26 and that they also must be made before the cotton planted. He pointed out, however, that at least 50 farms in Houston county must apply for crop in surance before the protection will be available in the county. (If there are less than 150 farms in the county, the program will be put into effect if one-third of of those farms apply for the pro tection.) All cotton farmers, including sharecroppers and owners, with an interest in a cotton crop at seeding time, are eligible for the insurance. Farmers can insure their crops for 50 to 75 percent of their average yield and for an additional premium can insure their cotton seed. Crop insurance covers losses due to unavoidable causes, in cluding excessive rains, hail, floods, drought, fire, insects and plant diseases. Information on the program can be obtained from the county AAA office. PICTURES WANTED OF SERVICE MEN & WOMEN Pictures of Service men and women are wanted by the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary to the Robert D. Collins Post for their Scrapbook. Families are request ed to send these pictures to Mrs. J. B. Calhoun, chmn. Scrapbook oc Mrs. Joe Mitchell, president Auxiliary, with the following in formation: serial number, date of birth, date of induction, and date of discharge if service man or woman be discharged. W. R. WILLIAMS PASSES W. Russell Williams passed away Wednesday night, March 14, in a San Francisco, Calif, hospital, following an illness of several months. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss I Fthel Hodges of Perry, and two I daughters, Cherrell Jean and Theresa Mae Williams, of Sacra mento, Calif., and other relatives in FI Paso, Texas and New Or leans, La. Funeral services were held Saturday p. m. in the North Sacramento Funeral Home and interment followed in the city i cemetery. Mr. Williams was a member of the Methodist church, a Mason, and a Shriner. He was con nected with the Southern Pacific Railroad for a number of years. Mr. Williams visited in Perry several times in the home of his wife’s mother, Mrs.J.H. Hodges, His joval nature and sterling qualities made him well liked and admired by all who knew him. PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE Sunday School—10:15 a, m. Church Service—ll:3o a. m. Supply Pastor — C. W. Frerking. Assistant Supply Owen Gumm. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Church School-10.T5 a. m. Church Service, 11:30 a. m, t and 7:30 p. m. Young People’s Service, 6:00 p. m. Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor. BAPTIST ANNOONGEMENTS 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.