HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
C. COOPER ETHERIDGE
Editor and Publisher
Official Organ of Houston County
and City of Perry,
Subscription, $1.50 per year,
Payable In Advance
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payable in Advance.
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HOME JOURNAL
Perry, Ga. June 6, 1946
Federal Land Bank
Now Privately Owned
The Federal Land Bank of Co
lumbia is now entirely owned by
the farmer members of the 85 na
tional farm loan associations and
a small number of direct borrow
ers in the Third Farm Credit Dis
trict, according to a statement :
received this week from Julian
H. Scarborough, president of the 1
bank, by M. L. Cook. Jr., Secre- i
tary Treasurer of the Montezuma
National Farm Loan Association.
The final payment of approxi
mately $5,000,000 of the Govern
ment’s investment was made on
May 1.” Secretary-Treasurer
Cook said.
The Montezuma Association
has a farmer-owned captal of
$42,990, all of which is invested
in capital stock of the Federal
Land Bank. The office is located
at Montezuma, and handles the
making and servicing of land ,
bank loans in Macon, Peach. |
Houston, Schley, Marion, Taylor,
Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Bibb,
and Crawford Counties.
Petition For Divorce i
Stateof Georgia,Houston County. J
To Mrs. Annette Crantordj
Huffman, Greeting:
Ward W. Huffman vs. Mrs.
Annette Cranford Huffman. The
defendant, Mrs. Annette Cran
ford Huffman hereby required
personally, or by attorney, to be .
and appear at l he next Superior
Court to be held in and for said
County on the third Monday in
September next, then and there
to answer the Plaintiffs demand
in an action of divorce as in de- |
fault thereof the Court will pro
ceed as to justice shall appertain. | ]
Witness the Honorables Mai lon ;
•Atkinson and Malcolm I) ■
Jones, Judges of said Court, this j
9th day of May, 1946. W. Hor h
ac * Vandiver, 1-2 Hardeman i
BUg., Macon, Ga.; Tommie S ■
ajUiA, Clerk, Ho. Co. Sup Ct.
Peach Trees
Grown on 100' ” c Natural
Mountain Grown Ten
nessee Seedling Seed.
Strong, more disease re
sistant fast g r o wi n g
trees. Standard Com
mercial varieties includ
ing Dixired and Sullivan
Red, Prices as low as 8
cents.
CONGER’S NURSERIES
SMITHVILLE, TV.NN.
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after the game... I
ATLANTIC I
ALGaMD J
Birth Rate Rises
In Houston County
Houston County’s birth rate
for every thousand persons was
i 23.5 in 1940, its death rate only
10.4. In 1944 its state income
tax payments perccapitaa —a good
index of luxury buying power—|
were $1.91, ranking it twelfth!
among Georgia’s 159 counties. 1
Its popular votes cast per unit in j
the gubernatorial primaries of |
: 1942 and 1940 were 413 and 452, 1
as compared with the state i
averages of 739 and 866. In the
same elections the winning candi
date’s percentages of its vote
were 38 and 52, as compared
with the state averages of 58
and 52 per cent.
These are but a few of the
” thousands of facts about Georgia |
contained in a big, 179-page
source book called “Georgia
Facts in Figures,” just publish
ed by the University of Georgia
I Press,
Prepared by the Citizens’ Fact- j
Finding Movement under the 1
sponsorship of 17 state-wide civ- 1
ic organizations, this book is the!
result of the most exhaustive'
1 study of the state ever made. |
!In 226 tables, charts, and maps,
it compresses all the basic facts J
about Georgia facts that here- j
tofore, if available at all. were
scattered through census re-j
ports, state documents, and oth- j
er official records. “Georgia.
Facts in Figures was produced!
as a non-profit project by the
Fact-Finding Movement
Thoroughly indexed, it sells for
$2 and may be obtained in most
book stores or upon direct order
from the Fact-Finders, 818 For
syth Building, Atlanta 3, Ga.
CLASSIFIED ADS
LOST; Black onyx white gold
ring with Shrine emblem. If
found, call 24, Perry, Ga.
WANTED: Several small
farms. List what you have for
sale with Watson & Williams,
Insurance & Real Estate, Phone
144 U, Warner Robins, Ga,
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Plumbing and Electrical Ser
vice—24 hours service within 25
mile radius of Perry. We special
ize in house wiring and repair
of all electrical appliances. Phone
174, Perry, Ga. Clark and
Shorty Pennington.
FOR SALE: 1938 GMC >2 to
mckup truck in good condition,
jiM rebuilt. Also 1941 Plymouth
Deluxe club coupe in good shape.
See A. E. Harris, Jr.. Perry, Ga
RUG CLEANING: Mrs. Joe
Mitchell, 96-L, Perry, is our rep
resentative in Perry. Call hei
for prompt pickup and delivery
s irvice. Macon Carpet Cleaning
Service.
FOR SALE: New Oliver 5-
G, combines. .1. D. IVlcKev &
Co., Valdosta, Ga. Phone 1888
FUR coats m 'toprooieu iur u
years lor only 25c a year. Berlou
.Vioin.'pray guarantees to repau
j von** co‘'t il damaged by motn
within 5 years. Akin Drug Co.
. !
Bicycle Repairs
1 have a full line of Parts
to handle all kinds of r ipairs,
plus Tires and Tubes.
W. G. Ethridge
Bai field’s Grocery, Perrv, Ga.
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HUGH GISH
Plumbing and Heating
Headquarters at
Houston Hardware Co.
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Phone 267 Perry, Ga,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The General Meeting of the
Baptist W. M. U. will be held at
the church at 4 pm. Monday.
June 10, and the Sunbeams will
meet at the same time.
The Board of Deacons of the
Baptist Church will meet at 7:30
p m. Thursday (June 6) at the
New Perry Hotel.
VA MAN COMING
W. C. Griffin, a representative
of the Veterans Administration,
will be in the Local Board office
every other Thursday, beginning
June 13, to assist Houston coun
ty veterans with thfir problems.
I
AN ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Councilmen of the City of
| Ferry and it hereby ordained by
| the authority of same that from
I and after the | assage of this Or
-1 dinance it shall be unlawful for
any rerscn to:
; First: Be found idling, loiter
ing or loafing in hotels, restau
rants, pool rooms, billiard rooms,
| streets, lanes, sidewalks or al- i
j ley? or in any other public place i
I within the City of Perry, to the j
i encouragement of loafing and
idleness. Or,
Second; To be one of a group
or assembly of persons loitering,
I idling or loafing in hotels, res
taurants, pool rooms, billiard ;
1 rooms, streets, lanes, sidewalks 1
or alleys or in any other public
place within the City of Perry,
to the encouragement of loafing
and idleness. Or,
Third: To act or conduct him
self in a suspicious manner or
to fail to give a satisfactory ex
planation for his presence at
such place under such circum
stances when such explanation is
called for by a police officer of
the City of Perry, Or,
Fourth; To be one of a group
or assembly of such persons en-1
gaged in boisterous conduct or |
noise so as to disturb the peace
j and quiet. Or,
! Fifth: To be one of a group!
{or assembly of such persons!
gathered or congregated on the)
streets, sidewalks, alleys or oth
er public places in the City of
Perry in such way as to limit the!
full use of such streets, side-1
walks or alleys by the general I
public.
Any person violating this Or- 1
dinance shall be punished as pro
vided in the Charter of the City
of Perry.
Approved this 3rd day of May,
1940,
O. F. NUNN, Mayor.
LAWRENCE $.
CAMP
Will Discuss the
Governor’s Race
i WSB
Tuesday, June 11
6:30 P. M.
WATER SETS - TEA GLASSES
With the hot weather upon us, you will find
constant use for our new Water Sets, Tea
Glasses and Thermos Jugs.
FOR YOUR KITCHEN
We suggest our Metal Stools and Rubber Drainboard Mats.
DDT to kill roaches and ants and WEED-NO-MOHE to
kill ugly weeds and leave your lawn grass.
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 200 PERRY, GA.
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A Pleasant Place to Eat
Good Food
Moss Oaks Dining Room
Open Daily from 7:00 A. M. to 8:30 P. M.
I CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAYS
W. S. C. S. MEETING
: The subject,Crusade for Evan
■ gelism, occupied the attention of
members of the Methodist W.S.
1 C. S. at the general meeting of
the society at the church Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. S. A. Nunn had charge
1 of the program. Mrs, G. C.
Nunn spoke on the need for
Christian workers throughout
the world today. The devotional
was led by Mrs. G. W, Hicks,
the president.
Circles of the W.S.C.S. will
meet at 4 p.m, Monday, June 10,
as follows: No. 1 with Mrs. B.
H. Newberry, Henderson; No. 2,
with Mrs. W. F. Norwood, and
No. 3 with Mrs. J. J. Rooney.
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Wax Casters
If furniture casters are waxed, it
will help prevent ugly marks on the
flonr
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
GEORGIA, —Houston County:
Gardner Watson, Administra
tor of the estate of Miss Belle
I Holleman, deceased, having ap
-1 plied for Letters of Dismission
I from his administration; this i?
to notify all persons concerned to
show cause, if any they can, why
his application should not be
i granted at the Court of Ordi
nary on the First Monday injJuly
next. This June 3, 1946.
John L. Hodges, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, Houston County.
To All Whom It May Concery;
Julia E. Sanders having in due
form applied to me for perma
nent letters of administration
upon the estate of Eliza Babb,
deceased, this is to notify the
next of kin and creditors of the
said Eliza Babb, deceased, that
said application will be heard be
fore me at the regular July term,
1946, of the Court of Ordinary of
said County. Witness my hand
and official signature, this 4th
I day of June, 1946.
John L. Hodges, Ordinary.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Representative
j lam a candidate to succeed
! myself as representative in the
General Assembly of Georgia
from Houston County, subject to
! the rules and regulations of the
j Democratic Primary. If my rec
! ord meets with your approval,
; your vote and support vwill be
! appreciated.
J. W. BLOOD WORTH.
For County Commissioner
lam a candidate for re-elec
tion to the office of County Com
missioner of Houston County,
j Your vote and support will be
: appreciated.
T. L. WARREN.
I am a candidate for Houston
County Commissioner, subject to
the rules and regulations of the
Democratic Primary to be held
July 17, 1946. Your vote and
support will be highly appreciat
ed.
WARREN B. HODGE
I am a candidate for Houston
County Commissioner, subject to
the rules and regulations of the
Democratic Primary to be held
on July 17, 1946. Your support
and vote will be highly appre
ciated,
J. T. (Tine) LEWIS.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS '
Government embargo prohibits retail delivery
of Coal. We will fill all orders as soon as
restrictions are removed.
Watson & Williams Coal Co.
Phone 1110 Warner Robins, Ga.
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RIVERS
I A GOVERNOR
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nr Yrm HE WILL extend and expand;
rile Unit: lUU these services during next
★ Old Age Pensions RIVERSV administration.
★ Free School Books tic 11/ III v _ , , , _. . .
it Homestead Exemptions , v! P r °y A dI ®
★ Higher Teachers’ Pay Priding Agencies for Veter
★ 5,000 Miles Paved a " s Procure funds to pur-j
Roaf i R chase homes and businesses
★ State Patrol M r WITHOIJT RED TAPE *
it Modern Health ur u<|| ■ ..
Program nt provide" full em
it Care for the Helpless Payment by constructing
it University System power dams resulting in ade-
Bullding Program electricity, flood eon-,
V * J trol. and irrigation.
HEAR HIM SPEAK
Radio Station WSB, 3 to 3:30, Saturday Afternoons*.
Radio Station WAGA, 9 to 10 Monday Nights—Radio Station!;
WSB, 10:30 to 11 Wednesday Nights.
• Your local station 3 to 3:30 Tuesday' Afternoons.
M HEALTH
of Health Insurance. En
trust your doctor’s prescrip
, tiens to us, secure in tlie
i o The care, skill and expe- knowledge that you will be
- riencc of our conscientious, given the ablest profession
registered pharmacists rep- al service available at prices
resents a very practical form that are uniformly fair.
HOUSTON DRUG CO.
> Phone 52 P-?rry, Ga.
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PEANUT SHELTERS and
TREATING MACHINES
Bring your Seed Peanuts to us for excellent job
of Shelling and Treating. Our Shellers are in*
good condition and you will be satisfied with
our service.
See us before buying your Seed Peanuts, We
have the best quality of re-cleaned Oklahoma
Peanut Seed, also Georgia Spanish and Runner
Peanuts. We will fill your order for Seed Peanuts.
Bring your Cotton Seed to us for re-cleaning
and treating.
We have an adequate supply of all grades of
Fertilizer and Nitrate of Soda. See us for your
Fertilizer needs now.
Our Corn Mill is still operating daily. Bring us
your small or large lots of Corn. Best prices paid.
Davis Warehouse Co.
Phone 87 Perry, Ga.
