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VOL. LXXV. No. 30. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 1. 1946 ESTABLISHED 1870
Perry Legion Post to Install
Officers at Meeting Tuesday
Commander-Elect A. M. (Phil)
Anderson and a lull slate of of
ficers will be installed at a meet
ing of the Robert D. Collins Post
ofthe American Legion Tuesday
n ight, August 6. A special din
ner will be served.
District Commander Garden of
Fitzgerald has been invited to
come here to install the officers.
Xhe work for the coming year
will be outlined and committees
will be appointed by the new
commander.
Dan L. Grant,one of the post’s
delegates to the state convention
at Savannah, will deliver a re
port on the convention.
Other officers who will be in
stalled with Commander-elect
Anderson, who succeeds B. H.
Andrew, are Florace Braddock.
succeeding T. R. Summers as
senior vice commander; J. Y.
Greene, succeeding R. W. Gil
bert as junior vice commander:
Malcolm M. Dean, succeeding 0.
A. King as finance officer; L. C.
Walker, succeeding R. B. Jones
as service officer; R. W. Gilbert,
succeeding Horace Braddock as
adjutant: Harris Rape, succeed
ing Rhodes Sewell as historian;
Ralph Tabor, succeeding J, Y.
Greene as publicity director;
Henry Mathews, commander of
the Sons of the Legion; Rev. J.
A, Ivey, chaplain, and Fred
Griggs, sergeant-at-arms.
Chaplain Ivey is the only vet
eran of World War I to be re
tained as an officer of the post.
Along About
NOW
Which Bank, Please?
One of the most amazing
stories passed around during the
recent campaign just came to
our attention last week. It said
The Home Journal supported
“Good Government” because we
got $1,500 from Gov. Arnall for
publishing the new state consti
tution. The individual who made
the statement had made no ef
fort to determine the truth, or
did not want the truth, because
he did not know that the new
constitution was printed by all
Georgia papers in the summer of
1945, about nine months before
the present publisher bought The
Home Journal.
If we got $1,500 from the Gov
ernor. we want to know which
bank he put it in so we can write
some checks on that account.
Can anyone supply this informa
tion?
The Donkeys Won
You may have heard that the
donkey baseball game last week
ended in a 4-4 tie between the
Veterans and the alleged Busi
ness Men, but if you saw the
game you know the players with
long ears actually won. It is re
ported that one of the Business
Men players was thrown on his
oil-fours and one of the donkey
handlers went running with a
halter to put on him. Someone
ln the crowd claimed the player
Was his cousin and had sufficient
identifying information to con-
v >nce the donkey handler that
the halter must have been an
extra.
The Whitten Post of the V. F.
did a swell job of putting on
-h>s interesting entertainment.
K°bones were broken, but one
the donkeys was reported suf
tering from sore muscles. C. E.
personal mention :
Mrs. W. F. Winchell is leaving I
this week to visit relatives at !
Jonesboro, Ark.
The following names were in
advertently omitted from the
hst of workers at the Vacation ,
tJfole School of the Baptist I
Church; Mrs. R. L. Roper, Pri- j
?, a \ y Superintendent; Mrs. i
Charles Logue, Mrs. J, Wesley
Ulhoun, Jr., and Miss Anne (
i
. rs - E. P. Staples and two
hhdren, Sherry and Pearce, .
en ,t to Spartanburg, S. C., last i
1 1, i° j°' n Mr. Staples and re-h
turned home Sunday night. 1 1
Houston K ourtml
Dr. HARROLD W. TRIE
BLE ef Louisville, Ky., au
thor, popular assembly
and radio speaker, will be
the Baptist Hour speaker
for the four Sunday morn
ings in August, as an
nounced by the Radio
Committee of the South
ern Baptist Convention.
His four subjects for Au
gust will be: August 4-
Man’s Enemy-Sin; August
11-Getting Christ’s View
point-Repentance; August
18-Life’s Anchorage-Faith;
August 25-A n s w e r i n g
Christ’s Prayer-Santifica
tion.
CORN TOURS
SCHEDULED
Six 1-day tours of corn demon
stration projects in the State
have been scheduled for the
week of August 5-10, E. D.
Alexander, agronomist of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service, announced this week.
One of the tours will be held in
each of the six Extension Ser
vice districts.
“Yield of corn per acre in
Georgia is far below our possi
bilities and can be increased
economically by the use of sim
ple improved cultural practices,”
Mr. Alexander said. “Approxi
mately 1,100 corn demonstration
projects were established
throughout the State last spring
to show the value of improved
cultural practices in corn produc
tion.”
The corn tours will give farm
ers, agricultural workers, seed,
fertilizer and machinery dealers,
businessmen and others an op
portunity to visit and study some
of these demonstrations, the ag
ronomist said. Tours will leave
the designated assembly point
promptly at 8;30 each morning. :
Schedule for the corn tours is:
August 5. leave Monroe post
office to visit Walton, Oconee,
Clarke and Madison counties;
AugustG, leave Swainsboro post
office to tour Emanuel, Candler,
Tattnall and Appling counties;
August 7, leave Leeland Hotel,
Eastman, to visit Dodge,
Pulaski, Wilcox and Crisp coun
ties.
August 8, leave courthouse in
Albany to visit Dougherty, Lee,
Sumter, Macon and Peach coun
ties; August 9, leave courthouse
at Carrollton to tour Carroll,
Haralson and Polk counties; Au
gust 10, leave General Forrest
Hotel, Rome, to visit Floyd, Gor
don and Murray counties.
Presbyterian Notice
Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m.
Church Service, Perry, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday School, Clinchfield, 3p.m.
Church Service.Clinchfield, Bp.m.
Rev. J. H. Mulholland, Pastor.
Mrs. W. M. Bryant of Perry
attended the Darby reunion in
Clay county, Alabama. Five
brothers and two sisters were
present; Mrs. Elizabeth Horne,
Montgomery, Ala.; C. W. Darby,
Gadsden, Ala.; Rhett Darby and
Owen Darby. Ocala. Fla.; Phillip
Darby, Millerville, Ala.; Dr. H.
A. Darby, Athens, Ala. Many
relatives and friends were pres
ent. Plans were made to meet
again next year.
Georgia Pays Off
Last of Its Debts
Georgia has moved out of the
red. into the black!
For the first time in over a
hundred years—or since 1838 —
the State government is out of
debt.
The news was made known by
State Auditor B. E. Thrasher in
his audit for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1946.
At the same time, public ser
vices have been expanding to
meet the greater needs of the
time, school teachers have been
advanced in pay, new buildings
constructed.
When Governor Arnal! took
office, the State’s annual provis
ion for public schools was $lB,-
500.000, whereas now, including
the recent 50 percent increase
for teachers, it stands at $35,-
000,000, including one million for
teacher retirement' The annual
appropriation for the State uni
versity system’s college was $l,-
900.000, while now it is $4,-
400.000.
State Income Up
The audit shows that t «e
State’s income increased from
$58,893,568 in 1942 to $81,025,500
in 1946.
Thrasher estimated the State’s
income next year would be $278,-
375.000. However, he said, it
would cost $90,745,563 in 1947 to
carry on the present expanded
program of State government.
This means that either some of
the present services must be cur
tailed or an additional $12,376,-
563 be raised,
During the past year, spend
ing exceeded income by $5,525,-
305, Thrasher asserted, and it
was necessary to dip into the
State’s reserve to make up the
difference.
> I
JUDGE JONES
• WILL RETIRE
; Judge Malcolm D. Jones, look
» ing back on 25 years service as a
, superior court judge of the Ma
con circuit, announced last week
■ that he would retire when he re
turned from his vacation on
i Sept. 1.
The 80-year-old judge said he
would wind up his affairs and
■ tura over any pending proceed
ings to Judge - Mallory C. Atkin
• son, the other superior court
i judge.
1 Judge Jones’ retirement raised
■ speculation as to the possible ap
l pointment of Judge A. M. (Phil)
• Anderson, who was elected for
the term beginning Jan. 1, for
■ the interim. Governor Arnall
will make the appointment.
As Judge Jones prepared to
■ retire, he appealed to the state
i legislature to pass a law requir
ing a five year waiting period
i before a divorced person could
: remarry. This, he thought,
; would do more than anything
else to curb the rising divorce
; rate.
Methodist Activities
Rev. J.O..Stanaland of Macon,
Field Agent for the Methodist
Children’s Home will be the
preacher at the morning hour,
Aug. 4.
Mr. John Etheredge will con
duct the evening service.
Mrs. Frank King will give an
announcement concerning the
Vacation Church School.
The Vacation Bible School will
begin Monday, Aug. 12, and con
tinue through Friday, Aug. 16.
Children between the ages of 4
and 12 are cordially invited to
attend.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.
and 8:00 p. m.
Church School-rl0:15 a. m.
jfoung People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor.
Baptist Activities
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.
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Clothes Plant Considers Perry
Large Rewards
In Mob Deaths
Characterizing the mob slay
ing of four negroes in Walton
county last week as one of the
worst incidents ever to take
blace in this state and a humilia
tion to the decent citizens of
| Georgia, Governor Ellis Arnall,
acting for the state, has offered
a reward of $5OO each for evi
-1 dence leading to the arrest and
conviction of the guilty parties,
or a total of more than $lO,OOO.
The Governor issued the fol
lowing statement:
“The decent people of Georgia
are humiliated about the mass
murder of four negroes in Wal
ton county by an unknown mob
of some 20 desparadoes.
“As Governor of Georgia, I am
offering a reward to the full
limit of the law. $5OO will be
paid for evidence leading to the
arrest and conviction of each
participant in the massacre,
i "These rewards will total
) more than $lO,OOO. This lawless
gang must be arrested and
! brought to justice.
“1 am directing the Georgia
; Bureau of Investigation to keep
> its investigators in Walton coun
ty until the guilty parties have
been identified and turned over
: to law enforcement officers.
"This mass murder is one of
the worst incidents ever to take
place in our state. The killing
• of innocent people is disgraceful
■ morally and legally.
: “I am urging local law en
: forcement officials in Walton
> county and all state agents to
leave nothing undone in ferret
ing out the guilty parties.
"Civilized people everywhere
will watch developments in con
nection with this heinous crime."
‘ Houston Is High
: In Sale of Bonds
i Houston county ranked second
to Fulton in per capita sale of
j Savings Bonds for the first six
i months of 1946, it was announc
- ed by Joseph G. Woodruff, state
- director of the U. S. Savings
t Bonds Division of the Treasury
Department.
1 A total of $579,557 was sold in
■ Houston up to July 1. or a per
capita sale of $36.93,as compared
' with a statewide per capita fig
■ ure of $16.79. The bulk of the
1 bonds sold in Houston are pur
chased by employees of the
) Warner Robins Material Area
; under the payroll savings plan.
In the 13th district which cov
l ers counties surrounding Hous
-1 ton, the per capita sale was
$13.07. Peach county was sec
ond to Houston with $23.25 per
; capita sale, or $246,258 total.
Mayo Davis is Houston county
chairman and J. P. Etheridge is
the District chairman.
; On the Inside
Besides the interesting local
and national news on the inside
. of your Home Journal this week,
plus the money-saving ads of
, Perry merchants, you will find
the complete financial statement
of Houston County for the year
I 1945. (Incidentally, it shows the
county is in good shape).
You will enjoy, too, the new
, cartoon advertising of Union
Motor Co. and Gilbert Electric
Co., which starts with this issue.
Add to this the weekly movie
schedule.
Where can you find better en
i tertainment than your Home
Journal, for less than three cents
a week?
Have You Received
New 'Phone Book
The Southeastern Telephone
Co., Perry, says:
i (1) New telephone directories
were issued recently. If you
failed to receive one please call
9000 and the telephone company
will mail you one.
(2) Please call by number.
(3) Please destroy the old
, books.
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PHOTO BY METRO STUDIO
JOHN ETHEREDGE
Peaches Leading
Canned Products
Houston countians have filled
12,347 cans at the Houston Coun
ty Canning Plant this season,
John Eyieredge, vocational agri
culture teacher, announced this
week.
Up to July 29, 6,885 No. 2 cans
and 5,462 No. 3 cans, or the
equivalent of 17,709 No. 2 cans,
have been handled at the plant.
This is about the same amount of
canning done at this plant last
year.
Peaches are leading the field
of products canned almost two to
one with 5,889 No. 2 cans. To
matoes come next with 2,934 No.
2 cans. Then come corn, 2,553;
snapbeans, 2,029; soup mixture,
1,812; peas, 1,039; lima beans.
1,067.
Mr. Etheredge announced that
the plant will be closed during
the week of Aug. 12-17 but will
reopen Aug. 19 for three days a
week until Sept. 1. After that
date, it will be open one day a
week. Closing of the plant for
the week of Aug. 12-17 is neces
sary to allow Mr. Etheredge to
accompany members of the F. F.
A. chapter to their camp.
A total of 150 families have
used the canning plant this year.
' "This is quite a bit of canning
but we wonder if all who should
are taking advantage of the fa
tilities of the plant," Mr. Ether
edge said.
Funeral Is Held
For R. L. Smith
Funeral services for Robert
Lonnie Smith, 64, a resident of*
Perry for 21 years, who died at
his home here last Wednesday
afternoon, were held Thursday
afternoon at the residence and
interment was in Evergreen
cemetery. The Rev. J. A. Ivey
officiated.
Mr. Smith is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Martha
Jane Oakley; two daughters,Mrs.
Roy Smith, Wadesboro, N. C.,
and Miss Ludie Smith, Perry; a
son, William Bruce Smith, Mur
phy, N. C.; a sister Mrs. George
Turner; a half-sister, Mrs. Hen
ry Howard; five half-brothers,
Glee, Johnnie, Pat, Ernest and
Lloyd Smith, all of Roswell, Ga.,
and two grandchildren.
Mr. Smith was a member of
the Church of Christ. He had
been ill for four months.
Gardner Watson Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were E. F, Bell
flowers, Lewis Harper, B. W. i
Bozeman, Watt Boler, John!
Houser and Alton Rainey.
Welcome Home
i
Slc Billy Lee. son of Mrs. I
Bessie Lee of Perry, has return-!
ed home after receiving his dis-1
charge at Jacksonville, Fla.
S 1c Charlie Watts, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Watts of Perry, j
has received his discharge from
the Navy and returned home.
Prentiss D. Hayes, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. S. Hayes, Route 1,
Bonaire, was discharged last
week from the Army.
Meat Moisture
Meat normally contains about 6Q
*• 7Q pm cent watex,
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
Labor Supply
Big Problem
Kay-Nee Corporation, a nation
ally known manufacturer of
boys’ clothes, is considering Per
ry as the site for a $125,000
plant, it was learned this week,
but the availability of labor de
veloped as a major problem.
Robert Hayes, president and
treasurer; K. A. Ferguson, vice
presidentjand Clarence Donovan,
general superintendent, of the
corporation whose home is Cleve
land, Ohio, and W. H. Barnwell
and Mr. Wilson of the Georgia
Power Company visited Perry
Tuesday to survey available sites.
The company officials express
ed themselves as favorably im
pressed with Perry as a city and
with the cooperative spirit of the
business leaders of Perry, it was
reported by Mayor Francis Nunn.
Labor Survey
But the major problem that
mustf-be answered by nearby
citizens is whether there is avail
able an adequate supply of labor
to man the 250-300 jobs that
would be created by location of
the plant here.
The Perry Kiwanis Club,
through its Industrial Commit
tee, will take the lead in con
ducting a labor survey within
the next 10 days, Mayor Nunn
announced, so this information
can be made available to the cor
poration at the earliest possible
time.
Kay-Nee is considering three
other cities in Georgia—Albany,
Douglas and Baxley, and the
company officials left Perry to
survey the situation in those
south Georgia communities.
Minimum Wage
The Ohioans said that between
250-300 white women would be
required to handle the produc
tion anticipated and they specifi
ed women between the ages of
18 to 30. The minimum wage
paid would be 50 cents an hour
for 40 hours, or five eight-hour
days. They said the work would
be on light machines. A medi
cal and pension plan is provided
by the company in addition to
the social security program.
The company expects to spend
$150,000 the first year in addi
tion to the productive payroll.
When capacity production is
reached, the annual payroll will
be more than $250,000.
Baseball Starts,
Softball Stops
Perry’s newly organized base
ball teams met defeat in their
first games at the Perry Airport
diamond Sunday afternoon, the
American Legion club losing to
Reynolds, 4to 3, and the town
team dropping another close one
to Cochran, 10 to 9.
In view of the interest in base
ball, it now appears that the
Perry Softball League will be
discontinued for this season.
Only four games were left in the
softball season. The baseball
teams take away from the soft
ball league about 20 players.
Whether or not the softball lea
gue can be reorganized is being
discussed by the players who are
not on the baseball teams.
In the baseball games, Lewis
Bledsoe and Richard Ogletree
I were the batteries for the Perry
I Legionnaires and Buddy Tolleson
and Clint Hardy formed the bat
teries for the town team against
Cochran.
AMOS D. SPIVEY
j Amos Daniel Spivey, 81, died
jat his home. 415 Second St.,
j Warner Robins, We dnesday
[morning after a long illness.
I Funeral services will be held at
10 a. m. Friday at the Warner
Robins Baptist Church and in
terment will be in Laurens coun
ty. Gardner Watson Funeral
Home is in charge of the ar
rangements.
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Leftover sandwiches can be mad*
good by coating with butter and
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