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U)L. LXXIV. No. 45. PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1945 ESTABLISHED 1870
PERRY METHODISTS
HAVE UNUSUAL YEAR
Considered from every view
point, the Perry Methodist
church is closing in November
one of the best years in its his
tory. Rev. J- B. Smith who is
serving his first year as pastor
has provided capable leadership
in every department of the
church. The return of Rev. Mr.
Smith to the Perry church by
the annual conference, which
meets this month in Waycross,
has been unanimously requested
by the local charge.
The church’s finances this
year reached an all-time high of
$14,501. Of this amount, $6,366
was spent locally and $8,135 for
World Service and Benevolences
including $3,441 paid to the Cru
sade Fund. The Crusade quota
was $2,522. Included in Benevo
lences are $587 contributed by
the Women’s Society of Chris
tian Service, $797 by the church
as a whole for the Methodist
Home, $1,117 as a special gift
for the support of a missionary,
$9Ol by the church for regular
apportionment for World Ser
vice, $209 as gift for retired
ministers’ fund,and $340 for oth
er conference Benevolences.
In addition to the above, the
Church School raised ;$1,516 for
ail purposes including $3OO for
World Service. The Women’s
Society contributed $338 for lo
cal benevolences. These two
items, $1,516 and $338, added to
the church’s $14,501 would make
$16,355 contributed by Perry
Methodists to their church, its
organizations and benevolences.
Of the $6,366 expended locally,
$3,000 was for the pastor’s sal
ary; $1,270 for current expenses
and incidentals: and $1,900 on
building and improvements.
New Members
Fifty-five new members were
received into the Perry Metho
dist church this year, bringing
the total membership to 488.
The net gain is forty members as
fifteen were removed by transfer
or death.
The Church School has an en
rollment of 290 with an average
attendance of 155. The Metho
dist W. S. C. S. has 105 mem
bers; the Wesleyan Service
Guild, 25; Youth Fellowship, 30.
Special emphasis has been
placed on youth work this year.
A Youth Caravan conducted a
week’s program of study and
recreation at the Perry church
this summer. Supper is served
the young people every Sunday
night at the church preceding
the Fellowship meeting. A young
people’s choir, directed by W. K.
Whipple, has led the singing at
the evening church services.
Mrs. R. E. Smith is young peo
ple’s leader.
In conformity with the plans
for the Crusade for Christ move
ment, World Service and Benevo
lences has been stressed this year.
Evangelism with special atten
tion to Church School attendance
will be given great emphasis
next year.
Perry Methodists are looking
forward to a great year in 1946
with Rev, Mr. Smith as their
pastor.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
Rev. James Kopp, pastor of
Montezuma Baptist church, was
the speaker at Tuesday’s lunch
eon meeting of the Perry Kiwa
nis club. The keynote of his talk
was the value of sympathetic un
derstanding in personal contacts.
Rev. J. A, Ivey introduced the
speaker. G. F. Nunn, president,
presided.
Lt. Col. H. P. Houser, U. S.
Army, was a guest. He recent
ly returned to the States from
•lapan where he was a prisoner
of war for over three years,
Hon. Frank Gross of Toccoa,
Ga., president of the State Sen
ate, was speaker at the Oct. 23
meeting. He talked on World
Peace Problems and said that
every person had a responsibility
in bringing about world peace.
Representatives of the Cleaver-
Brooks Co. of Milwaukee, Wis.
announced plans for the formal
opening of the Dehydration Plant
on Nov. 26.
Guests included S 2c L. C.
Walker, U. S. N., and G. T.
Pierce Jr,, recently discharged
from the Army,
PBPPnanolE observed !
IN PERRY ON SATURDfIY.NDV.IO!
Poppies to honor America’s
dead warriors of two World Wars
will be worn in Perry on Satur
day, Nov. 10, Mrs, Joe Mitchell,
president of the American Le
gion Auxiliary, announced today.
The little red flowers will pay
tribute both to those men who
have died for their country in
the present war and to those who
fell 27 years ago in France and
Belgium among the swaying pop
pies. The money that is receiv
ed for the flowers will be used to
aid the afflicted veterans of both
wars and their families.
“For 25 years, the poppy has
been the American Legion Auxi
liary’s symbol of Remembrance
and and Hope,” savs Mrs. Hu
bert A. Goode, National Poppy
chmn.
“Remembrance of our soldier
dead, who sleep in God’s acre,
in unmarked seas, or foreign
lands; hope for the living vic
tims of war. There is no better
way to honor those who gave
their lives in the nation’s service
than through service to those
who return, but for whom the
war will never end,” Mrs. Goode
states.
TOURISTS TO BRING
RICH HARVEST TO GA.
Georgians will reap a rich har
vest from heavy tourist spending
within the next two years pro
vided its scenic and historic
places of interest are put into at
tractive shape immediately, ac
cording to Lee S. Trimble, direc
tor of the Trade, Commerce and
Business Panel of the Agricultu
ral and Industrial Development
Board.
Returning from a tour of va
rious sections of the State, where
he visited some of Georgia’s
scenic and historic assets, Trim
ble declared “the people of Geor
gia are ready for a forward
surge. They are keenly alive to
the assets Georgia possesses,
whether scenic,historic or recrea
tional and they realize that past
efforts to develop these assets
have fallen short of the mark.”
Trimble urged a State pro
gram to develop scenic and his
toric assets, predicting that local
communities will join such a
movement and cooperate in
utilizing the State’s tourist at
tractions,
OPA INFORMATION
—~ j
Meats and Fats
Red F-l thru K-l valid thru
Nov. 30.
Red L-l thru Q-l valid thru
Dec. 31.
Red R-l thru V-T valid thru
Jan. 31. 1946.
Red W, X, Y, Z, and Green
N-8 valid thru Feb. 28, 1946,
Sugar
Sugar Stamp No. 38 expires
Dec. 31.
Shoes
Stamps 1,2,3,&4 on“airplane”
sheet in Book 3 now valid for one
pair each.
Make Ration Applications by
mad. Save time and effort,
SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
Three Perry boys met Oct. 11
on Okinawa and discovered that
they are stationed there on the
same air field. These boys arej
Cpl. Harris Chapman, Sgt. Law-i
ton Daniel, and Lt. John H.j
Houser. This information was
given by Cpl. Chapman in a let-j
ter received Oct. 23 by his moth-j
er, Mrs. H. P. Chapman.
SALVAGE FAT NEEDED j
Despite VJ-Day, the shortage!
of fats is critical and will be for |
several months to come. Officials
of WPB urge that there be no
let up in the effort to salvage all
the waste fat. Extension Ser
vice agents have helped rural
people improve their record in
fat salvage in recent months.
The red point value for salvaged
fats has been doubled in an ef
fort to secure more of the vitally
needed material. '
i BASKET-BALL SPOTLIGHT
By G. F. NUNN
i Perry fans will travel far, and
visit many home games before
they will witness a better ball
game than the one last Friday
night. The Panthers got up off
the floor, after having been al
most counted out the week be
fore, and walloped Cochran, one
of the best teams they will have
to face all year, by a score of
38-36.
Led by the redoubtable Bubber
Pierce, who played the game of
his career thus far, the idols of
local fandom fought their hearts
out to gain a lead which would
give them room to breathe. And
finally in the last quarter they
hit that streak they had been
playing for and ran up a lead of
38—27 with two minutes to play.
Forthwith, Coach Staples ran in
a string of substitutes to give
his regulars a well-earned rest,
and then to the amazement of
every fan in the house, Cochran
flashed back with nine quick
points and needed only a field
goal to tie as the game ended.
It was such a display as one sees
only on rare occasions, and it
made all realize that they had
been selling short the 1946 edi
tion of Perry High’s basketball
representatives.
Besides Pierce, who led the
scoring with 18 points, Bledsoe
came through with 8 tallies ajs,
did Cooper with a like
while Ogletree was stfong on de
fense in his second appearance
with the team this year. Hol
land and Dykes, big guns for
Cochran, kept the Perry team
and fans worried all evening, but
neither succeeded in breaking
loose on a long scoring jaunt.
Then after the game, as if.
Coach Staples hadn’t had suf
ficient excitement for one even
ing, Mrs. Staples presented him
with a fine son, and ’tis whsiper
ed around that the two episodes
have the Coach so completely
loco that he hasn’t yet been able
to think of a suitable name for
his third heir.
This week the Panthers meet
Bonaire on the local court and
whereas the county rivals of the
local team were weak at the first
of the season, they now have
qualified several very good ball
players and should come to town
with a good team. Let’s bo on
hand to see this one.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. J. E.Carney, Mr.
and Mrs. John Carney visited Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Buchanan and
family in Manchester last week.
Mr. John Carney received an
honorable discharge from the U.
S. Army recently after threo
years of service.
Mrs. Wesley Bolin and sons,
Wesley Jr. and Billy, left Tues
day for their home in Phoenix,
Arizona after a visit with her
mother, Mrs. T. W. Hentz, and
sister, Mrs. F. M. Houser, and
i family.
Lt. Col. H. Parks Houser, U.
S. Army, arrived Sunday for a
week’s visit with his mother,
Mrs. H. P. Houser. Col. Houser
who was a prisoner of war of the
Japanese for over three years re
turned to the United States re
cently. He will return to Perry
for a further visit at a later date.
Capt. Jerry A. Davis, U. S.
M. C. is at his home on sick leave
after spending a month in the
Marine Hospital at Jacksonville,
Florida.
Mr. J. M. Hogan, Laurel Hill,
|N. C. spent Sunday with his
[daughter, Mrs. J. B. Calhoun,
jand family.
Mrs. Lewis M. Houser, Ocilla,
j spent Monday and Tuesday here
with Mrs. H. P. Houser.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. B, Calhoun
land son, John Blue, moved this
j week into a home in the Smoak
1 subdivision.
THOMPSON-STALNAKER
Mr. and Mrs. Harry V.Thomp
son of Perry announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Em
lily, to Jack Stalnaker, son of
I Mrs. Alma Stalnaker of Warner
j Robins, the marriage to take
'place at an early date.
| ACCIDENTS SHOW INCREASE
Sgt. C. D. Leverette, who is in
charge of the Georgia State Pa
trol station in Perry,stated today
that motor vehicle traffic acci
dents took a toll of 50 lives, in
jured 429 persons, and were re
sponsible for a property loss in
excess of $164,241.00 during the
month of September.
Asked why this increase in the
number of motor vehicle traffic
accidents, Sgt. Leverette replied,
“First, the operator of the ve
hicle is too hasty, drives at a
speed greater than existing driv
ing conditions warrant, is indif
ferent and drives recklessly,
Second, the pedestrian is indif
ferent and has formed the habit
of thoughtless walking. Third,
the bicyclists is thoughtless and
possesses the inability to ride a
bicycle in congested traffic safe
ly.”
When motor vehicle operators
and pedestrians realize their in
dividual responsibility and do
something to correct their pres
ent practices, motor vehicle traf
fic accidents will be reduced and
our casualty list of deaths and
injuries will be reduced. What
has been said of the operators
and pedestrians likewise applies
to the bicycle riders because
they, although fewer in number,
add to our State’s death and in
jjury list,
! Through September this year
■|s persons have been killed and
j 66 injured in Houston county
I compared with 2 killed and 16
[injured during the twelve months
I of 1944 in motor vehicle traffic
[accidents.
Until the time an adequate
[program in Safety Education and
[Enforcement is projected
[throughout the State —in the
homes, in the schools, and in the
cities —deaths and injuries by
motor vehicle traffic accidents
will not only continue, but will,
ias indicated by the present
[trend, undoubtedly increase.
'
ANSLEY-RASMUSSEN
The marriage of Miss Frances
Ansley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Tharpe Ansley, of
Hilliard, Fla., to Herman Earl
Rasmussen, WO, U. S. Marine
Corps, Parris Island, S. C., was
solemnized recently at the home
of the bride’s cousins, Miss Mar
tha Cooper and Mrs.W.B. Evans,
with the Rev. James A. Ivey of
ficiating.
Mrs. J. B. Ryner, of Vienna,
played the wedding music, and
Wendell K, Whipple sang. Mrs.
j Ed Robinson, who lighted the
candles, wore a gown of pink
net and taffeta. Her flowers
were pink roses.
Miss Martha Cooper was maid
of honor. Her gown was of rose
taffeta and she carried a bouquet
of Talisman roses tied with satin
ribbon. She also wore a match
ing cluster of flowers in her hair.
The bridesmaids were Mrs. Ar
thur Robert Williams, of Jack
son, Miss.; Miss Fannie Miller,of
Mcßae, and Mrs. Bruce Thomas
of Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. Wil
hams’ gown was of blue satin.
Miss Miller wore yellow, and
Mrs. Thomas aquamarine. They
carried bouquets of asters, tied
with satin ribbons. They wore a
cluster of matching flowers in
their hair.
The flower girl, Martha Evans,
was gowned in pink taffeta, and
wore a cluster of pink roses and
tuberoses.
The bride’s father gave her in
marriage. Walter Bowers Evans
was best man. The bride wore a
lustrous white satin and lace
dress. Her veil of bridal illu
sion was fastened to a halo. She
carried a bouquet of bride’s roses
and orchids, showered with tube
roses, Her only ornament was
an antique locket, studded with
diamonds, which belonged to her
mother.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held. Miss Louise
Rainey kept the bride’s book.
On the bride’s table was a
cloth of embroidered linen which
the bride had brought from Mex
ico, and in the center was a tri
ple tiered wedding cake ernboss
|ed with a bridal bouquet and
garland at the base with flowers.
The couple left for Parris Is
land where the groom is station
ed. The bride traveled in an
■ aquamarine wool dress with
[white wine accessories. She
1 wore a cluster of white orchids.
I WORLD WIDE BIBLE READING
i
1 ! Never possibly in our nation’s
•j history did so many people read
[the Bible regularly as between
i Thanksgiving and Christmas last
year. The suggestion originated
with the American Bible Society
1 and was that the armed forces on
! duty everywhere and the people
at home read simultaneously for
1 the 33 days following Thanks
-1 giving favorite chapters chosen
by a poll of chaplains and
jpastors.
1 When the chapters had been
■ determined by this poll they
were set up in the form of a book
mark. Approximately 14,000,000
of these bookmarks were pre
pared and put into circulation.
A V-mail form, especially print
ed for service men, and contain
-1 ing the list of Bible passages
reached a printing of over a
million.
1 The success of the program en
couraged the Bible Society to
• promote an even more ambitious
• program this year. The new
project has been entitled“World
[ wide Bible Reading” and the
' theme chosen for the campaign
; slogan is “Marching Orders for
! |a New Day.”
’ j Several months ago the Bible
Society asked the cooperation of
the chaplains in polling the men
in their units to secure their own
and their men’s favorite Scrip
' ture passages for the 34 daily
[ readings this year. The selec
[ tions have now been tabulated.
’ V-mail forms listing the pas
-1 sages for daily reading will again
: be available.
It is expected that, as last
• year, the Bible Reading will be
' emphasized in the Thanksgiving
proclamations of the President,
; the Governors and Mayors. The
1 passage for the day will be read
over the air at least once each
I day in many communities.
A beautiful poster done in
; color, will be widely distributed
for display in Army and Navy
establishments, churches, store
windows, banks, schools, hospi
tals and many other public build
ings.
! WOOD AND PRODUCTS
ARE WIDELY NEEDED
Increased incomes and savings
are enabling millions of people to
plan to build new homes and
buildings or to undertake major
remodeling of present buildings
and wood and its products are
needed to make many repairs,
J. E. Phillips, for res ter of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service, pointed out this week,
i “Forest products which played
an important part in winning the
war are now widely needed on
the home front.
“Thoughtful farmers are giv
; ing attention to improved prac
, tices in management of their
woodlands to keep the forest
producing,” Mr. Phillips said
“Aside from protection against
fire and grazing, these improved;
practices mean a wide selection
of timber to be cut rather than
, the sale of an entire boundary
without restrictions.”
Merchantable timber which be
cause of knots, fire scars or oth
er defects is not a good risk to
save for growth into larger sized
, choice timber should be marked
for removal and sold. This
j would include over-mature trees,
| poorly-shaped younger trees and
I I trees of less desirable species,
the forrester pointed out. Such
partial cuttings leave a reserve
i of good growing trees which can
i be harvested later. Tops and
i laps of trees should be utilized
; wherever possible for fuelwood
• and pulpwood.
“Woodland will respond to cul
j! tural practices and produce a
j higher quality timber as the
• | years go by,” Mr, Phillips as
serted, “The young stand is
• really the place in the timber
I crop rotation for such products
■ |as pulpwood and fuelwood. Pulp
; wood and fuelwood cutting
should be directed towards im
i proving the growth of most de
i sirable and best formed trees
. and salvaging values which
. would otherwise be lost.”
I DE SHA-SATTERFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ue Sha of
- Chattanooga, Tenn. announce
i the marriage of their daughter,
i Barbara Louise, to S. Sgt, John
j.nie Satterfield on Oct. 25 at
‘Ringgold, Ga.
DRAFTBOARDNAMED
i INFORMATION GROUP
i
- Designation of Selective Ser
-1 vice Local Board No. 1 as an of
ficial Veterans Information Cen
-1 ter of the United States Govern
! ment was announced today by
M. G. Edwards, chairman of the
board. The board is located in
[ the Anderson Building, Perry,
1 Georgia.
The new Veterans Information
1 Center has been officially named
by the Retaining and Reemploy
: ment Administration which is
> charged by law with the co-ordi
■ nation of U. S. Government
agencies serving veterans. The
Board’s location as a Veteran’s
■ Information Center is identified
! by a colorful poster bearing a
1 large reproduction of the gold
discharge emblem.
“Our local board has inducted
' a large number of men into the
! Armed Forces during the last
’ five years,” said Chairman Ed
wards.
! “Now we are ready to assist
1 these men in reestablishing them
selves in civilian life if they want
and need our assistance.
: “Congress has provided many
rights, privileges, and benefits
i for ex-service men and women.
1 These rights and benefits are
■ provided by many different laws
and are administered by a num
• her of different Government
agencies. It is the purpose of
our Veterans Information Cen
i ter to aid the veteran in getting
to the right place and obtaining
; the right information so that he
may take advantage of all bene
: fits to which he is entitled.”
Chairman Edwards pointed
1 out that persons who left posi
tions to enter the Armed Forces
are entitled by law to reinstate
ment in their old jobs when they
return, if they fulfill certain re
quirements of the law. He ex
plained that it is part of the
Local Board’s function to assist
the veteran in asserting his re
employment rights. The Local
Board is also charged by law
with rendering aid to veterans
seeking new employment.
“Many veterans, of course, will
not need assistance.” said Mr.
Edwards, “for industry and
business in general already have
seen to it that former employees
in service are welcomed back to
their old jobs—or better ones.
But, a large number of veterans
are not familiar with their rights
to reemployment and what they
are entitled to in the way of
preference for new jobs. Full
information is available at the
Eocal Board and the veteran is
urged to come in and talk over
his problems.”
Chairman Edwards said the
Hoard will advise and assist the
veteran with his other problems,
including his insurance, G. I.
loans, educational opportunities,
and the like. “All these ser
vices,” he said, are free to the
veteran for the asking, and he
will find the Board’s members,
reemployment committeemen,
and employees ready to do the
utmost to save him time and
trouble in getting back in stride
as a civilian.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The circles of the Baptist W.
M. S. will meet Monday at 3:30
p. m. as follows: No. 1 at the
home of Mrs. Culma Harris,Mrs.
Burke co-hostess; No. 2, with
Mrs. D, M. Ryle and Mrs. Annie
Watson.
The Methodist W. S. C. S. will
meet next Monday, 3:30 p. m, at
the church.
The Sorosis Club will meet
with Mrs. J. A, Ivey Thursday,
Nov. 8, at 4 p. m,
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m,
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
1 jtoung People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor.
. BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
i Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
: Training Union, 6:30 p. m.
Rev J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
