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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXV. No. 15 Perry-graphs LOOKING out of the window of the post office last week, you would have seen a Red cab from out of town drive up, two coup les fall out and rush to the ordi nary’s office for—yes, a wed ding. But they had to slow down because the ordinary (and former publisher) was tempora rily out of his office. And the taxi meter went round and round. COOPER JONES is upset over the bounty on foxes offered by the County Commissioners, He says everybody in the county will set a steel trap and there won’t be any foxes for him and his dog to run. RUMORS of a political battle in the City election at Warner Robins were heard in Perry last week. The city charter provides for a Mayor and Council. The city now has a mayor and coun cil, plus a city manager. WHERE is the prince charm ing on a big white horse who is supposed to be coming to lead Georgia, via the Governor’s of fice, out of the political wilder ness? The Home Journal’s “po litical undercover men” say there will be only three candidates, Griffin, Rivers and Talmadge. SAM MATTHEWS, Peach county representative in the state legislature, told the Perry Kiwanis Club last week that he personally favored'calling a spe cial session to preserve the White Primary. Grand Jury Presentments We, the Grand Jurors, sworn for the April Term of Houston Superior Court 1946, wish to make the following present ments: We have had for our consid eration 32 bills of indictments and returned 26 true bills and 6 no bills. The Committee appointed to inspect the County Farm, Jail and Public Buildings, find all the buildings, Jail in excellent con dition with new water facilities installed throughout. The County Farm in first class condition with ample new machinery, 2 Motor Graders, 2 Tractors, 40 & 80 A1 Scrapers for each and farm equipment. The men well kept and with a satisfactory menu. The livestock, 2 good mules, 3 Milk Cows with calves, 10 Feeder Hogs, 100 Chickens in good shape and the land well prepared. Ail water sewer Fa cilities in good condition. The Court House in fair shape except the toilets, which are still badly in need of repairs. The Clerk of Court’s office was found to be in very good con dition. The Committee appointed to inspect the schools found them to be well disciplined and operat ing with the highest efficiency. The County School Superinten dent made a personal appearance before the Grand Jury and with statistics showed the Grand Jury to their satisfaction, that the schools were in excellent condi tion. The Committee appointed to examine his books were also satisfied. Ihe following Resolution was drawn and approved by the Grand Jury: ... RESOLUTION W hereas, the period of Nation al emergency still exists result jag in an acute shortage of labor tor farms, businesses and indus tries, and: Whereas, the authorities of Houston County have discontinu ed the use ot convict labor for farm work, and: Whereas, the use of prisoners °t war has been discontinued as an aid to farmers in this sec tion, and; Whereas, preceding Grand Ju rors nave gone on record as fa voring the elimination of useless vagrancy and loitering through °ut the county, now: therefore, be it resolved that iSil Grand dur y f° r the April i, term of Houston Superior -ourt does hereby endorse the enforcement by county officers ,J f existing laws regarding va grancy and loitering throughout Funds for treatment of victims of cancer in Georgia and for nation-wide research to conquer this disease are being raised in Georgia and the nation. Mapping the campaign above are, seated right, Mrs. Stewart Colley, Grantville, Field Army Commander, left, Dr. W. J. Mur phy, State Health Department; standing right, Ruther ford L. Ellis, Atlanta, Finance Committee Chairman; and Lon Sullivan, Secretary. Donations should be sent to the local chairman, Miss Katharine Cater. Welcome Home Discharged from the ser vice recently, several Hous ton countians have returned home. The latest returnees re ported to the Perry Local Board include Doddridge K. Roughton, Perry, from the Army; Robert L. Thompson, Perry,from the Navy;George R. Peavy, Thomas A. Lati mer and John T. Jarrell, all of Warner Robins, all from the Marines; S. Hardin Hodge, Unadilla, from the Navy; and William P. Rog ers, Route 2, Unadilla, from the Navy. the county and pledgees its sup port in the elimination of this evil during this time of National emergency. There appearing three vacan cies to be filled on the County Board of Education at this time, we have filled these vacancies as follows: S. L. Norwood to replace him self for a Terra of 5 years. R. F. Scarborough to replace himself for a Term of 4 years. J. E. Eason to replace J. N. Buff for a Term of 3 years. The Grand Jury recommends for payment the bills of court of ficers for services rendered this body as follows: To Tommie S. Hunt, Clerk of Court, for issuing 228 subpoenas at 50c each for the April term of court $114.00. We, the Grand Jury, also rec ommend the payments of bids to C. C. Chapman, Sheriff of Hous ton County for serving 228 sub poenas for the April term of court at $l.OO each a total of $228.00. We recommend that these pre sentments be published in the Houston Home Journal at a cost not to exceed $15.00. Respectfully submitted this 2nd. day of April, 1946. C. E. Andrew, Foreman, H. G. Braddock, Clerk. R. L. Bloodworth, W. R. Tal ton, J. I. Davidson, J. W. Ker sey, R. H. Watson, R. G. Scar borough, W. B. Young, J. C. Ed wards, L. M. Paul, Sr., J. P. Risher, R. M. Horton, Geo. F. Nunn, J. C. Gentry, H. B. Gil bert, L. S. Hayes, J. A. Bed dingfield, W. N. Johnson, L. W. Clark, R. E. Dunbar, Jr., W. S. Gray. Georgia, Houston County. Let the foregoing Present ments of the Grand Jury at the April Term, 1946 be received and recorded and published as there in recommended. This April 2nd, 1946. Malcolm D. Jones, Judge S. C. M. C. Chas. H. Garrett, Sol. Gen. Georgia, Houston County. I, Tommie S. Hunt, Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia, do hereby cer tify that the above and forego ing is a true and correct copy of the Grand Jury Presentments at the April Term, 1946, as the same appears of record and file in this office. Witness my signature and the seal of this Court affixed this the 4th day of April, 1946. Tommie S. Hunt, Clerk S. C Ho. Co. Ga. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1946 Club Entertains Perry Panthers The Perry Kiwanis Club en tertained the high school basket ball team, cheerleaders and friends Friday night at a dinner and dance in the American Le gion Home. Mayor Francis Nunn was master of ceremonies and intro duced Rev. J. A. Ivey, vice president of Kiwanis, who urged that the rules of fair play and good sportsmanship be followed in the “game of life.” After dinner, dancing and games were directed by Mrs. M, A. Cromartie and Miss Audrey Andrews, Perry teachers. Coach E. P. Staples paid trib ute to the basketball players for their courage, sportsmanship and observance of training rules. Members of the Kiwanis Club arranging the affair were Fran cis Nunn. Alton Hardy, John Etheredge, J. M. Tolleson, Jr., and Cooper Etheridge. Supporters of the team who were present included Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Kasseler (Lasseter and Nunn are the loyal referees), Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ivey, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pierce, and Ur. and Mrs. J. L. Gallemore. The wives of the committee members arranged the program and decorations. Farm Bureau Has Program by FFA The Future Farmers of Ameri ca chapter presented a program at the April meeting of the Houston County Farm Bureau last Wednesday night. A ham supper was served at the Home Economics rooms of the school. The opening and closing cere monies of the FFA were present ed under the direction of John Etheredge, adviser for the chapter. All the boys and girls who en tered animals in the recent Fat Calf Show were guests of the Farm Bureau. Among the members of the Farm Bureau who attended the Farm-Business-Industry meeting in Macon last Thursday included A. W. Pratt, W. W. Gray, V. A. Pickard, W. C, Cawthon, Houser Gilbert, Floyd Tabor, and W. T. Middlebrooks. About 3,000 per sons attended. Navy Recruiters Coming to Perry A temporary Naval Recruiting Station will be opened on Mon day, April 15, at Perry, in the Post Office to process applicants for enlistment in the U.S. Navy. Applicants interested in the naval service who desire to ap ply are required to have their Birth Certificates with them when they come to the Recruit ing Office to make application. MRS. P. C. HEROD Friends of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Herod, who formerly resided in] Houston, will regret to learn of Mrs. Herod’s death on Satur- j day at her home in Bowling Green, Ky. Mrs. Herod is sur vived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Beasley, and two granddaughters. Local Negroes Registering For Primary As a result of the recent U. S. Supreme Court decision which upheld the right of the Negro to vote in Georgia primaries, Tax Collector M. E. Akin lias em ployed an additional clerk and set aside a section of his office for registering Negro voteers. More than 100 .Negroes are now registered to vote, compared to an average registration of about 15 to 25 Negros in previ ous years, Mr. Akin said. The tax collector stated that he had received advice from the county attornev, Judge C. E. Brunson, that it appeared that the recent Supreme Court decision made it illegal to refuse a Nefero the right to vote in the primary. Those Negroes who became eligible to vote in the primary and live inside the corporate limits of Perry will automatically became eligible to vote in city elections. For the first time in history, Negroes in large numbers are registering to vote in the pri mary. Chatham County (Sa vannah) has 5,000 registered, while Negro leaders claim 8,000 are actually registered there. It is understood that about 50 Negroes voted in the Fort Valley city election last week. More than 2,000 voted recently in Glynn County (Brunswick) elec tion. Methodist Rally Here Attracts 413 The Evangelistic Rally for the young people of the Macon and Americus districts of the Metho dist Conference drew 413 dele gates from 58 charges to the Perry Methodist Church Monday night. Rev. Hoover Rupert, di rector of the Youth Department of the General Board of Educa tion, was the principal speaker. Taking part in the program were Pauline Lane, conference youth secretary: Betty Buckner, president of the Montezuma Youth Fellowship; Kate Hay wood, conference chairman of the Worship Committee; Emily Britton, conference youth presi dent; and Mary Doming, of the Conference Board of Education. The Perry Methodist Youth Fellowship was host to the con ference delegates. Payroll at Robins Million a Month WARNER ROBINS It is probable that the signature of Major Charles S. Von Nunes is more familiar to more middle- Georgia merchants and business men than that of any in dividual. That signature ap pears on the face of checks paid to some 5,124 civilian workers at Robins Field every other Wed nesday. The monthly civilian payroll for March, 1940, amount ed to $1,034,175.83, less deduc tions, an amount which plays a large part in the economy of middle Georgia. In addition to this figure, the military person nel of Robins Field receives a to tal of $116,000 monthly after de ductions for bonds, allotments and insurance. Several large projects are un der way at Robins Field at pres ent, with more under study. Colnel R. V. Ignico, commading officer, announced recently that eight hundred more civilians] would be employed immediately. I i ANNOUNCEMENT The April luncheon rfieetmg of 1 the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the Legion Home at 12,30 pm Thursday, April 18. Mrs. C, E, Andrew and Mrs. W. G. Riley are the hostess chair men. HUGH LAWSON, serving with occupation troops in Am berg, Germany, telephoned his wife Tuesday from Switzerland to say he’s a sergeant now and was enjoying a brief furlough before rejoining his outfit. Hugh had tough luck on his mail when he first entered the service and didn’t hear anything from home for the first 86 days overseas. Phil Anderson Is Elected Legion Post Commander A. M. Anderson Ogletree’s Team Leading League Richard Ogletree’s Panthers, led at the bat and on the mound by Eric Staples, moved iuto the lead of the Perry Softball Lea gue Sunday by winning their second game of the season last Sunday. The Panthers defeated Clint Cooper’s Rebels, 10 to 8, after nipping a threatened rally in the last inning when the Coopermen scored two suns and had three men die on base. Edwin Thompson’s Ramblers and Billy Bledsoe’s Lions won Sunday to ev.en their record of one won and one lost. Thompson defeated Ivey, 7 to 6, and Bled soe won in a free-hitting battle, 25 to 24. Sunday’s games were featured by the unbeatable base running of Aldine Lasseter and the heavy hitting of Wesley Cal houn. Calhoun hit three hom ers for the Pierce team but it wasn’t enough to overcome the batting power of Bledsoe’s Lions. Although Staples’ arm was not as “warm” Sunday as on opening day, he kept the Rebels’ hits well scattered. The Standings Team Won' Lost Ogletree 2 0 Thompson 11 Ivey 11 Bledsoe 11 Pierce i 1 Cooper 0 2 Games Sunday, April 14 Ivey vs. Pierce at 2 pm; Ogle tree vs. Thompson at 3 pm, and Cooper vs. Bledsoe at 4 pm. Drivers’ License To Be Expedited Troopers of the State Patrol will be in Perry on the dates shown below for the purpose of renewing drivers’ licenses thru the Validating Machine, which will save an applicant the trouble of ordering through the mail, as the license will be run through the machine and given back to the applicant. Obtain your 1947 drivers’ li cense by meeting the Validating Machine on a date scheduled in your County. This is a special service the Department of Public Safety is beginning to expedite the renewing of drivers’ licenses. At Perry: April 19, 26, 29 30; May 1,2, 4, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 27; June 1,5, 8, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 29. METHODIST WSCS SETS NEW RECORD The largest attendance in its: history—69 present —was record ed by the three Methodist WSCS circles Monday afternoon when they met with Mrs. S. W. Hick son, Mrs. Emmett Barnes and Mrs. W. A. Skellie. Mrs. G. W. Hicks, president of the WSCS, described the circle meetings as the “highlight” of the WSCS activities to date. Ex ceptionally interesting programs were presented at the meetings, she said. Artist Canvas Artist canvas is woven from flax, hemp, jgte and cotton, -% ESTABLISHED 1870 War 2 Veterans Dominate Slate A. M. (Phil) Anderson of Per ry is the new commander of the Robert I). Collins Post of the American Legion, succeeding B. H. Andrew. Commander Anderson and a new slate of officers, all but one of whom are World War 2 vet erans, were elected last week and will be installed at the next meeting of the Legion on May 7. Chaplain J. A. Ivey is the only veteran of World War 1 retained. Mr. Anderson, a former may or of Perry, resigned his office as judge of the Superior Court, Ma con Judicial Circuit, in the latter part of 1942 to enter the Navy. He returned to Perry in the early part of this year to resume his law practice here and in Macon. Other officers elected are; Senior vice commander —Hor- ace Braddock, succeeding T. R. Summers; junior vice comman der, J. Y. Greene, succeeding R. W. Gilbert; finance officer, Mal colm Dean, succeeding 0. A. King; service officer, L. C. Walk er, succeeding R. B. Jones; ad jutant, R. W. Gilbert, succeeding Horace Braddock; historian, Har ris Rape, succeeding Rhodes Se well; publicity officer, Ralph Tabor, succeeding J. Y. Greene; commander of Sons of the Le gion, Henry Mathews (new of fice); Chaplain, Rev. J. A. Ivey; and sergeant at arms, Fred Griggs. World War 1 members of the Legion commented that they welcomed the “new" veterans as officers and felt that the post would be “in good hands." Linder Opposes Outside Forces Whether Georgia should retain the White Primary is basically an economic issue, raised by un- Americanized forces outside the state, Commissioner of Agricul ture Tom Linder told the Perry Kiwanis Club Tuesday. Mr. Linder, whose appearance at the Kiwanis Club was arrang ed by Sam A. Nunn, program chairman, said “big combina tions" of votes controlled by la bor unions in the north were making efforts to dominate Geor gia elections. He said the White Primary must be preserved in Georgia to prevent a return to the “carpetbagging era" that lollowed the War Between the States. Name Unscrambled You’re right. It WAS Calvin McLendon. The five free tickets to the Hillbilly Jamboree went to Thomas Clayton, Helen Davis, Mrs. J. H. Giles, Jo Alice Moo dy and Mrs. A, L. Meadows, for unscrambling the letters NALCVI ONNDCELM and find ing the right answer. Maybe we’ll think up another contest for you later. This one was too easy. The Home Journal tele phone was plenty busy but we required the winners to appear personally. Cattle Sale Set At Vidalia Yards An auction sale of 50 register ed Hereford cattle, both horned and polled, will be held at the Vidalia Stock Yards, Vidalia, at Ipm Friday. April 19. The Vi dalia Kivyanis Club is sponsoring the sale and all cattle are con signed by Seminole Farms, John I. Cummings, owner, Donalson ville, Ga. The offering consists of 30 bulls, ranging in age from 15 to 30 months, and 20 females from one to two years of age. Methodist Activities Church Services, 11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Church School-10:15 a. m. ioung People’s Service. 6:30 p. m. Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor. Mrs. W. H. Walters of Tifton visited her mother, Mrs. G. L. Slocumb, at Kathleen last week end.