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VOL. LXXV. No. 23
Dan Grant Aids
Griffin Campaign
Dan L. Grant of Perry, World
War II combat pilot, is assisting
in directing the campaign of
Marvin Griffin for lieutenant
governor.
Grant is one of the most dec
orated flyers of the recent war,
serving with the Bth Air Force as
pilot of a Flying Fortress during
the aerial offensive against Ger
many in 1943 and 44. He is
widely known through Georgia,
having talked before civic or
ganizations throughout the State
and as a result of his present po
sition in sales promotion and ad
vertising with the Wofford Oil
Company of Georgia.
“I am assisting Griffin as best
I can oecause I believe the 350,-
000 Georgia veterans are entitled
to representation by one of our
number in the State Govern
ment,” Grant said. ‘‘l am op
posed to the destruction of the
White Primary and the discard
ing of traditions we hold dear.
The veterans fought for the way
of life we had prior to leaving
our homes, and it is sickening to i
see that sold from under us im
mediately after we return. The
voice of the Georgia veterans will
certainly be heard in this Pri
mary.”
Grant was reared in Perry, the
foster son of Mr. and Mrs, H. P,
Dobbins. He entered the ser
vice as a private and served
overseas for nearly three years
as an enlisted man. He was re
turned to the states and com
pleted pilot training and depart
ed immediately for a second tour
of overseas duty with the Bth
Air Force.
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Perry-graphs
COTTON BLOOMS appeared
last week on the old Toomer
place, now operated by E. F.
Dunne, He said his cotton was
up before many farmers planted.
It looks like he may be the first
man with a bale in the county.
CITY FARMER J. J. Rooney
can boast the biggest tomatoes
in town so far. He has some
that will weigh two to three
pounds each and they are not
full grown yet.
PEACH HARVEST claimed
the time and energy of Houston
county farmers this week as
pickings were heavy. Time was
when you would go down to any
packing shed and get a basket of
soft fruit; it seems now they
have eliminated soft fruit from
the poach industry. You have
to buy ’em now.
CO-OPERATION with the
Emergency Food Collection Com
mittee in Houston county is re
spectfullyr ecommended by The
Home Journal. You could have
been born over there and suffer
ed as they do. See John Ether
edge and GIVE.
POLITICS was one of the best
curbstone subjects but no one
was yet excited enough to write
Letters to the Editor for or
against the candidates. The
usual whispering campaign, the
usual name-calling, and the!
usual emotional appeal went on.
1 his is Georgia politics. C. E.
CARD OF THANKS
It is with grateful hearts that
w e express our appreciation of
the manifold kindnesses bestow-j
V.d upon the family during thei
, mess and passing of our be-i
loved Mrs. John Story.
. 1° the physicians in Macon |
lor their untiring ministries; the I
uurses and assistants in the!
' Oglethorpe Hospital; to all thei
Duends and neighbors here and
elsewhere and for all the gentle!
courtesies and tender sympa
thies extended and for beautiful;
dowers and exquisite messages
Wl ® are inexpressibly grateful.
May God’s richest blessings
res t upon each and all.
John Story
Mrs. J. W. Story
Robt. Wardlaw
Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Woolfolk
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Story. 1
Houston Jlfome Journal
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GOVERNOR BAILEY
Methodist Hour
Features Bailey
Two outstanding Southern
Governors will be heard on the
Methodist Hour, Sunday morn
jing, June 16, when Gov. Thomas
L. Bailey of Mississippi speaks
on the subject, The Mission of
The Rural Church. He will be
introduced by Gov. Ellis Arnall,
of Georgia. The program origi
nates from WSB in Atlanta at
8:30 a.m.
Governor Bailey, one of the
leading laymen of the Methodist
Church was a featured speaker
at the 1944 sessions of the Gen
eral and Jurisdictional Confer
ences, and has become nationally
recognized as a champion of a
better rural life and a stronger
rural church.
Governor Arnall, nationally
recognized as a leader in the
New South, and in the midst of
one of the most constructive ad
ministrations in Georgia’s his
tory, will be the speaker on the
Baptist Hour over this same net
work of stations on July 7, and
will introduce Governor Bailey on
June 16, when he speaks on the
Methodist Hour, which will he
heard over station WSB at 8:30
Sunday morning.
MISS SMITH WED
TO EUGENE L, JONES
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth
Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Henry Smith of Perry, to
Eugene Lawrence Jones, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jones of
Booneville, Ind., took place at
the First Church of the Nazarene
in Macon at 8 o’clock May 31,
with Rev. Jesse A. Middendorf
officiating. The chunch was
decorated with palms, gladioli
and candles.
Miss Ella Ruth Arnald was the
pianist and Miss Dorothy Avera
sang. The ushers were Owen H.
Moore, Uodderidge K. Roughton,
Eugene Lashley, and Walter
Gray, Jr. Best man was James
W. Smith, brother of the bride,
and the bridesmaids were Mrs.
James W, Smith and Misses Mar
tha Smith, Vadie Riddle and
Betty Riddle. The wore gowns
of rainbow colors with gardenia
corsages. The matron of honor,
Mrs. Owen H, Moore, sister of
the bride, wore aqua blue chif
fon, with a corsage of garden
ias. Patsy Moore was flower
girl and her brother, Buddy
Moore, was ring bearer.
The lovely bride, who was
given in marriage by her father,
wore a dress of white satin with
a wide lace bertha fitted waist
and long sleeves with a full skirt
that extended in a train. Her
only ornament was an opal neck
lace, a gift of the groom, andjshe
!carried a bouquet of white roses,
j After the ceremony,the bride’s
I parents gave a reception at the
'church. After their wedding
I trip to Miami. Fla., the couple
[will go to Terre Haute, Ind.,
i where the groom will attend
[Terre Haute College,
GROUP ATTENDS
MACON WEDDING
A number of Perry people at
tended the wedding of Miss
Helen Cater Farmer, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Frampton W.Farm
er, to Mr. Samuel Waite Pope
joy, Jr., at the Mulberry Street
Methodist Church Wednesday
night.
i Perry guests included Mr, and
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. JUNE 13 1946
'Work Begins
On Campus
A $2,000 project to improve)
the grounds at Perry High
School and a $3,000 purchase of
equipment for the high schools
at Warner Robins and Bonaire
were announced by S. W, Hick
son, county school superinten
dent.
At Perry, the county board of
education will eliminate a drive
way running through the school
grounds and will construct a con
crete walk running from Main
street directly to the front en
trance of the school building.
Plans also call for the laying of a
sidewalk on the Main Street and
Evergreen Street sides of the
campus. Work of laying the
new walks has been started by
the E. M. Beckham Construc
tion Co.
A butane heating system and
new curtains and draperies for
the auditorium have been order
i ed for Bonaire High School to be
i ready by the opening of school in
September.
; New draperies for the audito
rium and an automatic refrigera
tor for the home economics de
: partment have been ordered for
the Warner Robins High School
for next year, Mr. Hickson said.
Newberry Named
To School Board
The Houston County Board of
, Education has appointed B. H.
, Newberry of Henderson as a
t board member to succeed J. E.
• Eason of Elko, who has been de
clared ineligible to hold the of
r fice because he is also a member
. of the county Board of Tax As
; sessors.
Attorney Genera! Eugene Cook
. advised the board that in his
, opinion the law prohibits Mr.
. Eason holding office on both the
[ tax board and the school board.
, The law gives the board thepow
, er to appoint a board member to
, hold office until the next session
) of the grand jury. The next
Houston county grand jury will
meet in October.
Hog Parasites
Remedy Given
, Pointing out that Georgia farm
r ers lose several million dollars
: annually because of internal
: parasites of hogs, Charles E.
. Bell, livestock specialist of the
State Extension Service,reported
' this week on a new control mea-1
i sure for roundworms, one of the
i hog parasites which cause these
heavy losses,
i “Sodium fluoride, commonly.
L used against household pests, has
proved safe for pigs in tests
made by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in cooperation with
i experiment stations at Belts
ville, Maryland, and Tifton,
Georgia,” Mr. Bell disclosed. The
tests at Tifton, conducted by Dr.
J. A. Andrews of the Federal!
; Bureau of Animal Industry, were!
, the first to be carried out under
field conditions in the South.
“This new sodium fluoride
treatment is cheap, easy to ob
tain and to administer. It has
■ proved to be the most effective
drug discovered for use against
roundworms,” Mr. Bell said.!
“This new treatment will help
reduce heavy losses of Georgia’s
pig crop at this time when all
meat supplies are needed.”
Sodium fluoride is administered
to pigs by feeding them for one
day on a mixture containing by!
weight one part of technical}
grade sodium fluoride to each i
100 parts of dry ground feed, the f
Extension worker explained.
Use of grazing crops, fenced)
off from contaminated area, is j
recommended to help control all [
internal parasites of hogs, Mr. [
Bell pointed out.
Mrs. George Nunn, Mr. and Mrs. j
IS. A. Nunn, Mr. and Mrs. Claud e;
Andrew, Mr. and Mrs, Cater
Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Brown, Mrs. A. S. Gossett, Mrs.
Eliza Cater Massey, Miss Nell,
Rogers Miss Katharine Cater
and Mrs. Paschal Muse.
Miss Farmer’s mother is the
former Miss Helen Cater, the
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Cater of Perry.
Stars Defeat
Pierce Team
The All-Stars—the best in the
Perry Softball League—took on
the Tigers managed by Bobber
Pierce last Sunday and defeated
the first-half winners in a two
out of three series, 12 to 4,1 to
G, and 15 to 7.1
Led by Manager Aldine Lasse
ter, the hard-hitting All-Stars
banged out 19 hits off Pitcher
Francis Nunn while Sam Nor
wood held the Tigers to 7 safe
ties in the first game. Walter
Gray had 3 safeties for 4 tries at
bat to lead the hitting for the
All-Stars while none of them got
less than two hits in the first
encounter.
Harris Rape, third sacker for
Pierce, appeared dissatisfied with
his three hits in the first game,
and came back in the second to
hit 2 iiomers in his 3 times at
bat. Even with an airtight out
fielder of Gunter, W. Gray and
M. Brown, Rape slapped his
circuit blows beyond their reach
and raced home before the ball
reached the infield. While Rape
and N. Chapman (who had two
for four) were leading the Pierce
men at bat, Pitcher Cohen
Walker held the All-Stars to 8
hits, and Lewis got 2 of the 8.
Stars Strong at Bat
Manager Lasseter stepped up
to the plate 5 times in the last
game and got 3 singles and 3
runs, while C. Cooper got 4 for 4
and 2 runs. L. Gunter collected
3 hits, one a homer in the fourth,
and W. Gray got 3 hits and 3
runs.
And Gray wss not idle in the
field. In the last game, he de
cided against the use of his
gloved hand and reached out
with his right to rob a Pierce
man of a certain homer in deep
left field,
E. Lashley got three safeties
for the Pierce club in the last
game, including a homer, triple
and single.
Norwood got credit for one
victory and one loss and Billy
Bledsoe got credit for a victory
for the All-Stars while Nunn and
Chapman lost one each and
Walker won a single for the
Tigers.
All-Star Team
The personnel of the All-Star
team, most of whom played in
Sunday’s games, was announced
by the league committee as fol
lows: C. Pierce, Ogletree, Coop
er, Lasseter, Staples, E. Pierce,
Braddock, Gunter, W. Gray, B.
Bledsoe, Norwood, J. T. Lewis,
Peavy, M. Brown, C. Hardy,
Nunn, N. Chapman, L. Daniel,
H. Rape, Walker.
The second half of the season
begins Sunday at 2 p.m.
Games Sunday, June 16
2 p.m. Cooper-Ivey,
3 p.m. Ogletree-Bledsoe.
4 o.m. Thompson-Pierce.
j County to Observe
I Flag Day Friday
Display of flags tomorrow. Fri
day. June 14, which is national
Flag Day, at homes and places of
business has been suggested by
patriotic organizations here.
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
Chapter of the U.D.C. will fly
its flags over the Confederate
monument on the courthouse
square and numerous flags are
expected to be flown at homes
and stores on this first peace
time flag day in five years, ac
cording to Mrs, H. P. Dobbins,
(president of the U.D.C.in Perry.
1 BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS
! The subject, Living Up to Our
i Morai Standards, was discussed
lby the Baptist W.M.S. at the
general meeting Monday after
noon.
Mrs. J. P. Etheridge had
icharge of the program, Mrs.
I Emmit Akin discussed Conditions
j that Alarm and Mrs. D. M. Ryle
.the topics, Habits that Harm and
W.M.U. Standards for the Year,
Mrs. W. B. Roberts led the
devotional.
, The Sunbeams met at the
church under the direction of
Mrs. A. C. Watts and Mrs. Al
ton Hardy.
Geraniums Need Sun
j Geraniums grow best in a south
' window where tjjey
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■jSSSsSlfei.
E. D. RIVERS
Rivers Outlines
His Platform
(This is the last of a series of
condensed platforms of the lead
ing candidates for governor of
Georgia. The platforms of
James V.Carmichael and Former
Governor Eugene Talrnadge have
been carried previously in The
Home Journal.)
E. D. Rivers of Lakeland, Ga.,
says he stands for:
1. Enlargement of social ser
vice program.
2. Expanding of educational
program.
3. Complete road building
program,
4. Development of power,
flood control and public utilities.
5. Development of farm pro
gram; make all farmers land
owners.
6. Creation of State Authori
ty to enable veterans to become
their own bosses.
7. Expanding vocational edu
cational program.
8. participation by wo
men in the affairs of govern
ment.
9. Restoring State Patrol to
efficiency under Rivers regime.
10. Expansion of the National
Guard program.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Mr.
Rivers made an excellent gover
nor his first term in office, but
went out after his second term in
a cloud of indictments and
charges of various kinds against
him and several of his lieuten
ants. Mr. Rivers says he wa?
persecuted by the people hi
thought were his political friends
and by many Talrnadge support
ers in the legislature.
The only paved road not fi
nanced by the Federal Govern
ment that Houston county evei
got came from the Rivers admin
istration—the Houston Laki
road,
We agree that Mr. Rivers h
the greatest builder of materia)
things in Georgia. We fear,
however, that he might again al
low the other professional politi
cians to rule Georgia.
Georgia needs to get away
from rule by bayonet and preju
dice, and get back to rule by law
and morality.
Miss Hunt Named
Teacher At Perry
Miss Margaret Hunt, daughter
of Mr s. J. Frank Hunt of
Perry, has been selected as a
teacher in the Perry grammar
school beginning next year, it
was announced by S. W. Hick
son, county school superinten
dent.
Miss Hunt has been a teacher
at Bonaire for the last few years.
Baptist Activities
Dr. Arthur Jackson, Baptist
Foundation Secretary, will be
the guest speaker at the Sunday
morning services June 1G at the
Perry Baptist Church.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Training Union, 7:00 p. m.
Mid-week Prayer Service, 8:00
p. m.
Rev J. A, Ivey, Pastor.
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
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Legion Forms
Junior Team
The Robert D. Collins Post of
the American Legion will spon
sor a Junior Legion Baseball
team, it was decided at last
week’s meeting of the Legion,
Named on a committee to ar
range for the organization of the
team were Cohen Walker, chair
man; C. C. Pierce, A r t e m u b
Braddock, Henry Mathews and
James McKinley.
Moody Motor Company, Perry
Ford dealer, will furnish all the
equipment for the team, amount
ing to more than $4OO worth.
Moody will fully equip 15 men
with uniforms and the necessary
gloves, bats and balls.
It is contemplated that the Per
ry team will play such teams as
Thomaston, Macon, Unadilla and
Fort Valley, which either already
have teams or are organizing
them. Whether Perry will be
able to enter the official tourna
ment competition depends upon
qualification of the Perry team
before June 30, according to
Chairman Walker. To be eligi
ble, boys must be 17 years old;
boys who reach their eighteenth
birthday bv Dec. 31 will not be
eligible. Birth certificates will
be required to prove age.
The program will not interfere
with the Perry softball league
because no games are scheduled
on Sundays.
Erosion Control
Plans Started
By JACK C. MILLER.
Soil Conservationist
Complete soil conservation and
erosion control plans have been
recently developed for the follow
ing farmers in Houston county,
In the Hayneville community:
W. L. McCormick, A. J. Can
non, L. I). Hamsley (2 farms),
Melvin Johnson, Frank Brown
and Allen Hill.
In the Henderson community:
Ulyses Davis (2 farms) and
Louis Davis.
In the Bonaire community: D.
L. Davidson.
Complete Soil Conservation
and erosion control plans are
based on conservation surveys of
the farm, which show present
land use, soil types, slopes and
degree of existing sheet and gul
ly erosion, and on the economic
factors affecting that particular
farm. The plans are developed
on the land by the farmer, as
sisted by the conservationist.
Each field is treated according to
;ts individual requirements and
made to fit into an overall bal
anced, coordinated program for
the entire farm. Practices to be
followed on the cropland such as
contour cultivation, strip crop
ping, terracing and crop rotation
are made to supplement and sup
port each other. Land too steep
>r severely eroded for cultiva
tion is retired to permanent crops
such as kudzu, sericea lespedeza,
pasture or pine trees, depending
on the capability of the land and
the farm needs,
The program also provides for
protection, improvement and
proper utilization of the wood
lands through fire protection and
selective cutting.
Provision is made too, for con
servation and increased produc
tion of wildlife on the farm by
providing adequate cover and
rood for quail, etc. The con
struction of farm fish ponds
where conditions are suitable is
also advocated.
Your conservation program is
designed to put every acre to
work producing the crop which
is best suited, whether it be cot
ton, corn, truck, grain, hay,kud
zu, pasture, pine trees, birds,
fish, etc.; to the end that your
farm will be secure from the
ravages of erosion; fertile and
productive; a pleasant place to
live and a most profitable place
to work.
Farmers interested in develop
ing such a program for their
farms should contact their local
conservationist.
Mrs. Chester Flanders of Scot
land, Ga., visited her aunt, Mrs.
Dwight Cooper, here last week
end.
, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Newton of
Savannah visited Misses Fanny
and Gussie King here last week
end.
