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VOL. LXXV. No. 4. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24. 1946 ESTABLISHED 1870
HOUSTON CIVIC LEAGUE HAS I
ORGANIZATION IVIEETING|
By G. F. NUNN
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A group of fifty men and wo-ll
men of Perry and Houston coun- '<
ty, all deeply interested in the
organization of the proposed I
Houston Civic League, met for
that purpose last Thursday even- 1
ing in the American Legion Home
in Perry. 1
J. P. Etheridge, temporary 1
chairman of the charter commit
tee, presided and listed the steps
which had been taken toward the
launching of such a program for 1
this town and county. The 1
charter was read and presented
to the group for adoption, as
were the by-laws of the League.
Then A. W. Dahlberg, one of the
moving spirits of the organiza
tion of this enterprise, presented
the ideals, hopes and aspirations
as visualized by the charter com
mittee, and further presented
the names of seven persons in
nomination as directors of the
League.
According to the verbal pic
ture as drawn by Mr. Dahlberg,
this worthy undertaking would
assume the role of a community
chest, a local welfare depart
ment, a civic recreational pro
gram, a community educational
plan, and above all, a center for
young people of our town and
county to enjoy social and recre
ational advantages which in the
past have been somewhat limited
in our town. His plans included
a well arranged community
building which would house the
county library, the Red Cross
and welfare departments, con
cessions for the host or hostess
of the building, and space for a
community room which could be
used for public or private meet
ings, dinners and banquets,
dances and other entertainments.
This building would be located
on a lot already purchased which
lies adjacent to the “Armory
Grove”, property formerly own
ed by the old Perry Rifles or
ganization, which was at that
time the local National
Guard unit. This location would
offer the further advantages of
enabling the League to use the
Armory property as a play
ground for children of all ages.
A further contribution to the
occasion was a statement by Dan
Grant, former Perry citizen and
now with the Wofford Oil Co. of
Atlanta, to the effect that there
was a possibility that, upon the
reorganization of the National
Guard unit here, Federal and
State Funds might be available
shortly for the construction of
an Armory to house the unit, and
that it was conceivable that such
a program might be tied in with
the one now launched to give
Houston county and Perry all
the benefits of both.
The directors elected to head
the group, from whom the of
ficers will be named are Mrs.
Mayo Davis, Mrs. L. H. Gilbert,
Mrs. W. E. Beckham, Mrs. J. L.
Gallemore, A. M. (Phil) Ander
son, Alton Hardy, and G. F.
Nunn. Membership in the lea
gue will include all persons in
terested, and upon payment of
five dollars membership fee, each
family so represented will be en
titled to all privileges and bene
fits of the league.
Such a far reaching program is
worthy of the best efforts of the
citizens of Perry and Houston
county and further developments
of this program will be brought
to you through this paper.
D.A.R. HAS MEETING
The Gen. Daniel C. Stewart
chapter of the D. A. R. jnet at
the home of Mrs. E, W. Traylor
for its January meeting.
Mr. Dan Grant, Atlanta,
on “National Defense.” Mrs.
A. M. Kicklighter rendered a pi
ano solo.
Mrs. S. L, Norwood, Ist vice
regent, presided. For the an
nual state D. A. R. convention to
be held in Atlanta March 6,7, 8,
Mrs. Norwood was appointed as
alternate to the regent, Mrs. G.
E. Jordan, and Mrs. H. P. Dob
bins was appointed a delegate
with Mrs, Traylor as her alter
nate.
During the social hour, a salad
course was served.
LEGION AUXILIARY PLANS (
FEBRUARY CAMELLIA SHOW!
Plans for a Camellia Show to
be held in February were made
at the luncheon meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary held
last Thursday at the Legion
Home. This committee was ap
pointed for the show; Mesdames
H. P. Dobbins, J. M. Gooden,
C. E. Andrew, H. S. Kezar, C.
0. Grimes, R. E. Smith, W. E.
Marshall, and J. J. Rooney, and
Miss Catherine Cater.
It was reported that the Le
gion Post and Auxiliary sent 30
Christmas hexes to the Warner
Robins hospital.
A cash donation was made to
the Leonard Wood memorial
fund. This work was presented
to the Auxiliary in a review of
the book, “Who Walks Alone”
by Perry Burgess, given by a
guest reviewer, Mrs. C. H.
Tucker.
Mrs. Joe Mitchell, president,
presided and closed the program
with a reading, “My Creed.”
Mesdames John Carney, B. J.
Hunt Jr., and T. R. Summers
Jr. were welcomed as new mem
ibers.
Hostesses for the luncheon
were: Mesdames T. R. Sum
mers Sr., Max Moore, D. H.
Smith, J. M. Tolleson, Henry
Matthews, 0. A. King, W. G.
Ethridge, Robert Jones, T. R.
Summers Jr., and Miss Vonceil
Summers.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cromartie
have an apartment in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Smith.
They have recently returned
from a month’s stay in Rolla,
Mo. where Lt. Col. Cromartie
was in camp following his re
turn from overseas service, and
preceding his recent separation
from the U. S. Array.
Miss Audrey Benton spent sev
eral days this week in Decatur
with her mother who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall
spent the weekend in Americus
with her mother, Mrs. T.L. Bell.
Friends of Chas. A. Boswell
S. 1-c will be glad to know he
landed in San Francisco, Calif.
Jan. 16. He will go from there
to Charleston, S. C. where he
will receive his discharge and be
at home soon.
Mr. Carlton Helms of Panama
Canal Zone is visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Helms.
Mr. Helms holds a position with
the Gorgas Hospital in Panama.
Mr. M. J. Helms and Mr. Carl
ton Helms visited Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts in St. George, Ga. re
cently.
Mrs. H. E. Gordon is recuper
ating satisfactorily from a major
operation which she underwent
last week at Mercy hospital, Ma
con, Ga.
Lt. John Hendrix, who return
ed to the States in January fromj
the Pacific war area, spent the
' weekend with his mother, Mrs.
, T. L. Hendrix. Lt. Hendrix is
, on terminal leave from the U. S.
Army Air Corps and was placed
on inactive duty last week at
i Fort Bragg, N. C.
: Mr. J. W. Bloodworth, Hous
ton county’s representative in
! the Georgia Legislature, is at
■ tending the 15-day session of the
General Assembly in Atlanta,
Mrs. J. M. Gooden spent the
weekend in Leslie with Mr, and
Mrs. F. P. Jones.
HA S 1c Allen Whipple came
“! home Saturday from Parris Is
-11 land, S. C. for a weekend fur
"l,lough. He and his mother, Mrs.
iA. P. Whipple, visited relatives
Min Cochran Sunday.
j SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS
By JACK C. MILLER.
Soil Conservationist
As of December 31, 1945, Com
plete Soil Conservation and Ero
sion Control Plans had been de
veloped on 2,171 farms, compris
ing 583,166 acres in the Middle
Western Ocmulgee River Soil
Conservation District, asid dis
trict comprising the counties of
Bibb, Crawford, Peach, Dooly.
Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Taylor,
and Wilcox.,
S. W. Hickson, of Perry, is
chairman of the District Board
of Supervisors. Mr. Hickson is
aided and abetted by four other
supervisors. W. C. Huggins,
whose headquarters are located
in Perry, is the District Conser
vationist. He is assisted by a
Conservationist located in each
of the counties.
217 farm conservation plans
have been developed in Houston
county to date, covering 77,897
acres. Wilcox county leads the
District with 327 farm plans,
covering 73,494 acres. However,
Macon county runs them a close
second with 325 plans covering
104,614 acres. Houston county
occupies 6th place in the race
at present but we hope to im
prove our “standing” in the
near future,
If you’re a Houston county
farmer or landowner or both and
do not have a Soil Conservation
and Erosion Control Plan on your
farm, come by to see us and
we’ll be glad to assist you in de
veloping a plan for your farm,
without cost to you. Help us
put Houston county on top.
R.L.MARCHMAN SR. DIES
FORT VALLEY—Robert L.
Marchman, 69, prominent busi
ness man, died at his home here
Saturday at 6 p. m.„
Mr. Marchman was a peach
grower, warehouseman and
operator of a mercantile busi
ness. He had been a .resident of
Fort Valley for many years, com
ing from his birthplace, Perry.
He was a member of the Meth
odist Church and a Mason,
Mr. Marchman is survived by
his wife; two sons, Bill March
man, who recently went to
Shanghai, China, to enter busi
ness, and Robert L, Marchman
Jr. of Fort Valley: and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Harris Hater of Fort
Valley, as well as three grand
children.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at 2 p.m. at the home
on Church Street by the Rev.
George Lytle Jones, pastor of
the Methodist Church. Burial
was in Oaklawn cemetery.
■ Problem Liquidates
Tax Delinquent Land
Six cities in Los Angeles county
have developed a program which is
helping rehabilitate tax delinquent
lands qnd recovering revenues lost
through tax delinquency, according
to information to the American
Municipal association.
| Next step is to advertise the prop
erty for sale by quit-claim deed,
thus giving the former owner oppor
tunity to repurchase the property on
an equitable basis. If the property
has not been sold by quit-claim deed
after a reasonable period, all neces
sary proceedings are taken in court
to completely clear the title to the
property, including the clearing
of overlapping assessment liens, so
the property may be sold with a
merchantable title together with
i policy of title insurance. After the
property is cleared, it is appraised
and listed with all real estate
: brokers doing business in the city.
1 Under existing legislation, Califor
j nia communities may, by agree
ment with the county board of
; supervisors and with consent of the
. state controller’s office, purchase
. the state’s title to tax deeded lands.
I Purchase may be either on a cash
, j basis, an option agreement basis, or
’[ upon a pro-rata division basis.
Industrial Misnaps
Approximately 1,400,000 persons
were injured in industrial accidents
during 1940 in the United States.
Soldiers Contracting Influenza
During the World war it was found
that the rate of contraction of influ
enza by soldiers was reduced five
times by antiseptic dishwashing.
“Saliva-borne infections,” asserts
the American Journal of Public
Health, “are responsible either di
rectly pr'indirectly for from 25 per
cent to 45 per cent of our mor
tality,”
' BASKET-BALL SPOTLIGHT
By G. F. NUNN
Friday night was a big
for local basketball fandom, as
the Golden Panthers of Perry
High soundly trounced the Big
Green Wave from Fort Valley by
a score of 32-26. This was the
first victory for the Panthers
over the Lions this season in
three games played thus far.
And to add insult to injury, the
local “B” team grabbed victory
out of the fire from the Greenie
“B’s” when young Edward
Chapman bagged out a second
field goal to put his team ahead
by one point.
In the feature of the evening,
the teams played hard, fast,
even ball for the first half, with
each guarding so effectively
against the other’s attack that
few points were scored. But the
game broke just after intermis
sion, when the Panthers rang up :
three quick goals for a lead that
they never relinquished. Bu t i
Fort Valley fought right back to
make a real game of it.as Young, '
scintillating center of the visi
tors, poured fhree goals through
the hoop in less time than it :
takes to write it. This occasioned i
a time out by Perry, and in that
brief rest, the Panthers seemed
to gain the necessary spirit to
carry them through.
For the Greenies, Young was
the sparkplug and the only (
threat, as he fought his way ’
through all the defense Perry (
had for 17 points. His aggres- ;
siveness, floor work, beautiful
faking and shooting mark him as J
the best visiting player seen on j
this court this season. For Perry,
Capt. Pierce led in the all-im- 1
portant point scoring depart- 1
ment with 14 tallies. But it seem
ed that it was the field goals of 1
Clint Cooper, coming just when 1
they did, that kept the Panthers 1
in the ball game. Ogletree ap- 1
plied the clincher in the closing
minute when he slipped inside
the Green defense with the
freeze on for a goal that sewed
things up. Bledsoe and Thomp
son failed to register their goals,
but were indispensable under the
goal and out on the floor.
In the “B” game, young Sea
bie Hickson continued to display
a lot of “know how”, and swish
ed the netting for eight points to
lead his team.
Come Friday night of this
week, the Americus Blues hit
town on their first visit of the
year. This game will be closely
watched as the Blues and Pan
thers are in the same bracket for
the 3rd district tournament,
which will be held in Americus.
Come out and see this game.
Shipping Injuries Result
In High Meat Losses
A great loss of meat and money
is taking place by injuries or death
suffered by livestock being shipped
or hauled to market. The loss from
bruised animals, making it neces
sary to trim away parts of the car- 1
cass, is more than 10 million dol
lars annually. At least 3 million dol
lars is lost by livestock deaths on
way to market.
The farmers can do a lot to pre
vent these losses by using care on
the farm. While loading, avoid the
possibilities of animals injuring
themselves by crowding through
narrow openings, catching on nails
and splinters, or stumbling over old
machinery lying about the yard. 1
Cattle should be dehorned when
young to avoid injury from fighting.
In preparing them for shipping they i
should be handled without being ex
cited and should be fed lightly just
before loading.
During hot weather it is advisa
ble to move animals by night when
it is cooler, if at all possible. Trucks
and cars should be bedded with 1
moist sand. Avoid crowding of
trucks and cars, as that causes
many deaths, especially in hot
weather. Bulls always should be tied
and heavy stags and boars parti
tioned off. It is also best to separate
large and small animals by parti
tions.
Kiwi
The Kiwi is a native of New Zea
land.
Charles Steinmetz
At school Charles Steinmetz had
a hard time learning the multiplica
tion tables.
Round Robin
A round robin is a written peti
tion, memorial protest, or the like,
the signature to which are made in
a circle so as not to indicate who
siened it first. i
{COLORED FARMERS TO HAVE
I CONSERVATION CONTEST
A Soil Conservation Contest
for colored farmers has been an
nounced by S. W. Hickson,chair
man of the Board of Supervisors
of the Middle Western Ocmulgee
River Soil Conservation District,
which comprises Bibb, Crawford,
Dooly. Houston, Macon. Peach,
Pulaski, Taylor and Wilcox
counties.
Prizes amounting to $lOO.OO
are being donated by the First
National Bank & Trust Company
of Macon, Ga.
Prizes will be awarded to col
ored farmers cooperating with
the District, having the best
kudzu, sericea lespedeza, pas
ture, annual lespedeza or crotala
laria, established during the
winter and spring of 1946.
Considerable interest is being
shown in this contest and it is
believed it will be a means tow
ards creating a keen interest in
the value of sound soil conserva
tion practices among these
farmers.
For further information on
this contest, see your Soil Con
servationist.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN ’45
The Department of Public
Safety has received reports of 5,-
012 traffic accidents during 1945.
In these accidents, 640 persons
were killed and 3,864 injured.
A number of these injuries are
more tragic than death. Major
C. A. Williams, director Depart
ment of Public Safety, in com
menting on these accidents, said,
“Traffic accidents, except on rare
occasions, are inexcusable, be
cause, they are not really acci
dents, but, are caused oc
curences.
The more important circum
stances of accidents are those
which figure in thousands of ac
cidents every year. “Analysis
of reports received by the Acci
dent Reporting Division of the
Department indicate driving un
der the influence of intoxicants,
reckless driving, speeding, vio
lating stop signs and signal
lights, jay-walking, walking on
the wrong side of rural high
ways, playing in the street, lack
of needed traffic signs and sig
nals, view obstruction at inter
sections, narrow streets and
highways, dangerous curves, and
slippery road surfaces w he n
wet,” said Director Williams.
“An interesting thing about the
causes, or circumstances, of ac
cidents is that no accident has ai
single cause. There are always!
a number of causes which fit to
gether like the links of a chain
Co create finally ttie situation.”
During January last year, 51
persons were killed in Georgia
traffic accident.!. Th e greater
number of rural accidents oc
curred during the hours of dusk
or darkness. Reports indicate!
that 1 out of 3of the violations
reported, was for driving at a
speed too fast for existing con
ditions.
CUB SCOUT NEWS
A Cub Scout training film will
be shown at the Perry High
school auditorium at Bp. rn. on
Monday, Jan. 28.
Harry Brown, Field Scout Ex
ecutive, in charge of cubbing
will be there to conduct the
meeting and help get cubbing in
Perry off to a good start for
1946.
All parents of Cub Scouts,boys
of cub age, and boys below cub
age, as well as all Boy Scouts
and people interested in boys are
urged to be present.
Over-head Type Door
The over-head type door is now be
ing used extensively on ail kinds of
garages. They are easily installed
and can be operated by hand, elec
trically or hydraulically with equal
ease.
Diabetics Get Special Ice Cream
A new ice cream for diabetics has
been produced at the University of
Illinois, containing about 40 per cent
as much sugar as the standard prod
uct. Scientists at the institute sub
stituted a mixture principally of
milk proteins for the glycerine used
previously in efforts to freeze a low
sugar ice cream. One out of each
260 persons in the United States is
diabetic, the scientists say.
- STATE PATROL THANKS
’ PERRY EAR RADIO STATION
By Sgt. C. D. LEVERETTE
The personnel of District Sev
en, Georgia State Patrol at Per
ry, wishes to express its sin
cere thanks to the following, for
their assistance and donations to
the Police Radio Station that has
been recently installed in t h e
Barracks;
City of Perry, Houston Coun
ty, Georgia Power Co., Perry
Kiwanis Club, Cecil Moody, Al
ton Hardy, Charlie Dameron,
Pete Henderson, D. M. Strip
ling, Eugene Beckham. W. S.
Gray, E. F. Bellflower, C, E.
McLendon, Joe Beddingfield, E.
M. Akin, and A. M. Kicklighter.
This Station was installed
without expense to the Depart
ment of Public Safety and will
be operated by the State Patrol
and for the use of the Local Sta
tion and all local Officers and
Police Departments.
It is gratifying to know tha
the people are back of the Peace
Officers enough to go to the ex
pense of paying for this Station,
which cost a total of $500.00.
A little more repair is to be
made to the local Patrol Station
at an early date. After this is
made, a cordial invitation is ex
tended to the people of this com
munity to visit the Station at any
time. At all times this Station
solicits the good will and friend
ship of the good people.
We are especially thankful to
Chief Hawkins for his time and
effort in getting the Station in
stalled and operating. The
Station will of course be used by
the City and County Sheriff’s
Office. Chief Hawkins spent a
lot of time and effort on this pro
ject. Our thanks to him.
LIBRARY NOTES
Surpassing all recent novels in
popularity is, The Black Rose, by
Thomas Costain. Although a
historical novel of England after
the Crusades, it is essentially a
love story. James Street writes
from his own experiences in The
Gauntlet. A story of a young
Baptist minister and his wife,
Kathy.
Helen Topping Miller, th e
ever popular Southern author,
has written her first historical
novel. Dark Sails, is an entic
ing tale of old St. Simons.
Throw Away Yesterday, by Ber
tha Ruck, is one of the author’s
most charming stories.
How to Be Your Own Decora
tor, by Helen Koues is a practi
cal book. There are splendid
I suggestions for both decorating
and furnishing and is beautifully
illustrated.
Library open every afternoon
except Wednesday from 1:30 to
6:30 p. m,
Verneice Beavers, Librarian.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
REVIVAL SERVICES —Begin-
ning Sunday, Feb. 3 and con
tinuing through Feb. 16, Revival
Services will be held at the Perry
Baptist church with Rev. Carey
Barker, of Lynchburg, Va. do
ing the preaching.
The hours of services will be
announced later. The public is
cordially invited to attend all
services.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Training Union, 6:30 p. m.
Rev J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
ioung People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor.
NOTICE
Beginning 9 a. m., January
28, 1946, itinerant service will be
furnished Perry by the Sub-Re
gional Office of the Veterans Ad
ministration in Macon.
A representative of this office
will be present in Perry on the
same day every other week be
tween hours of 9a. m. and 5:30
p. m. for the purpose of assist
ing veterans in anyway possible.