Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, August 29, 1946, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHouston f ourmtl VOL. LXXV. No. 34. PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29. 1946 ESTABLISHED 1870 Aid to Aged | Is Increased The maximum amount of pen sion Georgia pays to its indigent “ n d needy aged has been in creased from thirty dollars a month to forty-five, beginning with the month of October. Judge A. J. Hartley, director of the State Department of Wel fare, also announced that the needy blind will likewise receive an increase of fifteen dallars. at the maximum. These also are now receiving $3O at the most, and may in future be paid as high as $45. Similarly, the Director said, welfare payments to dependent children of families in need of public aid will be increased from $lB to $24 for the first dependent child. Other dependent children in the family will get $l5 instead of the $l2 formerly. At present, old-age pensioners number 71,287, needy blind 2,121, and dependent children 12,846. Former stipulations permitted as high as 75 per cent of a family’s budgetarylrequirements to be paid by the State, but this will be rais ed to a maximum of 85 per cent, Judge Hartley asserted. The pension increase will be applied to the entire pension rolls of the State in proportion to present amounts paid the various individuals, instead of every pen sioner receiving the full increase The new hikes are made pos sible by enactment of a Senate Bill drafted by Judge Hartley in 1945 authorizing the State to ac cept, match and disburse the maximum grant-in-aid funds for welfare purposes provided by the Federal government. Georgia’s State law as it existed placed a ceiling of $3O a month on old-age pensions even though Federal provisions were greater- Under the new statute, the State is to come in for new Fed eral grants that became effective August 1. Under the new pro visions the Federal government Would furnish two-thirds of the first $.15 the State pays out, and over* that the national govern ment matches fifty-fifty. Soil Erosion Plans Set Up By JACK C, MILLER Soil Conservationist The Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District has recently assisted the follow ing Houston County farmers in preparing complete soil conser vation and erosion control plans on their farms: E. E. Bateman, Warner Robins (3 farms); Jack Stalnaker, Warner Robins; and DeForester Hungerford, Spartan burg, S. C., whose farm is lo cated near Hayneville. Mr. Hungerford plans to cut considerable pulpwood on his farm. Only areas suitable for pasture or cropland will be clean ed out. The remaining woodland will be select cut to move unde sirable trees and to thin out crowded stands. His plan includes the establishment of a consider able acreage of permanent pas ture of Bermuda and Dallis grass, | Lespedeza, Whitt Dutch and Flop! Glover. Also a large acreage] will be planted to Lespedeza, Sericea for hay and pasture. Mr. Hungerford already has ten acres cf Sericea established from which he plans to harvest seed. S. A. Nunn of the Perry Com munity cooperated with the Dis trict in establishing a five-acre held of Bahia grass last spring. j bis is an experimental planting j and the grass looks rather promi-i Sln £ at this time. It is a perennial 1 grass and is adapted to sandy j land where Bermuda often fails. | Another five-acre plot will be 1 established this fall. F he District recently assisted r*eade Tolleson, Greer Hicks and ' B- H. Newberry in test-seining; their fish ponds to determine ifj they were properly stocked. Presbyterian Notice Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m. Gburch Service. Perry, 11:30 a.m. Sunday School, Clinchfield, 3p.m. Ghurch Service.Clinchfield, Bp.m. Rev. J. H. Mulholland, Pastor. , I THE PEOPLE U I ARE COMING- ' |BUT LATER Perry newstands sold out of c their Coronet Magazines in short , order last Friday but a diligent f search failed to locate the big c story about Perry that was sup- ; posed to be in it. Georgia Power Co., which has i sponsored the Better Home Town “ program in 225 Georgia commu- £ nities, had been informed that ‘ ihe article about Perry was to ap- ♦ pear in the September issue r which came out on Aug. 23. [ Somewhere up the line, the mag- ; azine’s schedule must have be- j come confused. ( The power company now ad- , vises that the article should ap j pear soon but no promises on , dates are being made. Anyway, the town was put in tip-top shape for the expected deluge of visitors. Maybe we should keep it that way so we ' will be ready whenever the fa- 1 vorable article does appear. Numerous comments on last 1 week’s editorial, “What We ! Need,’’ have been received, and 1 some items added to the list. Some said sidewalks should be paved before the streets; some ' suggested that business build- 1 ings should replace some of the ( worn-out residences in the down- 1 town section, and others called attention to several vacant lots ' right in the center of the busi- 1 ness blocks. 5 The general welfare of the ( town and its people should come 1 in for more consideration, above the individual interests. C. E. j Perry Eliminated From Tournament Perry’s softball team lost to Cochran by the lop-sided score of 25 to 14 last Thursday night and 1 was eliminated from the six team tournament sponsored by the Hawkinsville Lions Club in the Pulaski county capital. Perry lost the first game to 1 Cochran Monday night, 17 to 9, and then came back to defeat Fort Valley Wednesday night, 18 to 6, thus eliminating the Peach county nine from the tourna ment. Perry paraded all its pitching might in an effort to stop the Cochran hitting spree, but the attempt was unsuccessful. The Perry baseball team with Buddy Tolleson pitching, shut out the Byron nine Wednesday afternoon, 13to0. Byron, which 1 plays in the Middle Georgia Base- ; ball League, was favored to de- 1 feat Perry but could not solve Tolleson’s pitching. At the Perry Airport diamond ■ Sunday, the local teams ran into tough opposition and lost two 1 games. The American Legion | boys were defeated by an Elko- Unadilla combination, 5 to 3, ] while the men’s team was shaded I by Cordele, 10 to 8. 1 Lewis and Billy Bledsoe hurl-! 1 ed for Perry Legionnaires, with 1 Deryl Whipple catching. I Tolleson, Lasseter and G. Smith pitched for the men’s ■ teama gainst Cordele, with Ed ■ Pierce catching. Perry rallied to , {score eight runs in the last two , I innings but the rally fell short I by two runs. Few Pine Seedlings ] Will Be Available If you intend to order seedlings , this year from the Georgia De-| partment of Forestry, you raustj, Ido so by October 1 I i J. M. Tinker, Department di- ! I rector, has announced that due to| 'the poor seed season, production!' {had been curtailed this year,par-1 ( ticularly in slash pine. He said] I that orders for seedlings post-! iafter October 1 st would not bell i filled. Seedlings are furnished at j, ! cost. 11 | {: MOODY MOTOR CO. INSTALL AWNINGS One of the latest improvements 'in the buisness section of Perrp is the installation of new awnings at Moody Motor Co. The awnings are the new ventilated type and improve the looks of the building .considerably. Schools Open 1 On Friday All Houston county schools will open at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Fri day, for registration and issuing of books, and classes will begin on full schedule Monday morn ing, Sept. 2, it was announced by County School Superintendent S. W, Hickson. At Perry, opening exercises are planned for 10 a.m. Friday. The Rev. J. B. Smith, pa-tor of the Perry Methodist Church will make the opening address, and Miss Willie Ryals and Mrs, El mer Wolfe will direct the music. Immediately after the chapel ex ercises, registration of students will take place and books will be issued. The first day’s program will be concluded at 12 noon. Paid 12 Months Houston county teachers, for the first time in history, receiv ed checks Tuesday for the 12th month under the new salary schedule. Teachers in this coun ty were paid on an 11-month schedule previously and this is the first time the salaries for the full 12 months have been paid. Another history-making ac complishment in t h e county school system is the inaugura tion of a full nine months sched ule for the rural negro schools. Mr. Hickson said full faculties have been obtained for all Hous ton county schools, although a serious shortage of teachers has developed in other sections oL Georgia. Swim Class Closes At Vinson Valley The swimming class for be ginners and intermediates which was held at Vinson Valley for the last 10 days terminated Mon day with a picnic. The parents of the children participated and the members of the Home De monstration Clubs of Centerville and Dunbar communities attend ed. There were 50 present. The Red Cross instructor was Miss Sara Stewart of Macon and the classes were planned by Miss Annie Newton, home demonstra tion agent for Houston county. The children who participated were Kemp Dorsett, Ralph Dor sett, Gladys White, Frances Hayes, Jerry Pratt, Cynthia Muse, Martha Evans. Ed Dun bar, J. C. Leverette, Ailen Dun bar. Jerry White, Wesley Tabor, Billy Stewart, Betty Stewart, James Stewart, Marion Bassett, James Scarborough, Gordon Scarborough, Martha Bassett, Wesley Calhoun, Sylvia Tabor, Kitty Vinson and Emmette Vin son. The Home Demonstration club has just completed a First Aid Class at the Centerville School. Twenty individuals from the Centerville community partici pated in the class, which was taught by Cpl. L. M. Jones of the State Patrol al Perry. Eigh teen hours of instruction were offered. Letter to Editor C. Cooper Etheridge The Houston Home Journal Perry, Georgia Dear Cooper: At the last meeting of the om cers and committee chairmen of our local post of the American Legion, this group by unanimous vote directed me to convey you our appreciation for thl service which you have rendered us. We appreciate the kind of publicity you have given our activities,and are most grateful for your will ingness to go entirely out of your way to help us, as you have done on many occasions. All of us are proud of our fine local newspaper and wanted you to know our feeling. It is a per sonal pleasure for me to obey the command of our officers and com mittee chairmen in writing you this letter. With highest personal regards and every good wish, I am, Very truly yours, A, M.Anderson Grow Cork in South The first cork ever grown in the South has been stripped from a 12-year-old cork oak at Augusta, Ga. j Home Journal Going Up The Home Journal announces, with regret, that it has been forced to advance its subscription rates because of the increase in prices of everything that goes into making your newspaper. Newsprint has advanced three times since Jan. 1, 1946, and additional increases are predicted by the manufacturers. Metal, ink, replacement parts for equipment —everything we use has advanced in price. Therefore we are forced to raise the sub scription price of your Home Journal. Effective October 1, 1946, the following rates will be come effective: Anywhere in Georgia, $2 a year, in advance, Out of Georgia. $2.50 a year, in advance. An where for six months, $1.25, in advance Up through Monday, Sept. 30, renewals will be accepted at the old rate of $1.50 inside Georgia, and $2 outside of the state. Even if your subscription will not expire for some time, you may want to renew for another year from the expiration date, and this renewal will be at the old rate. It is earnestly hoped that this increase will be the last that is made necessary by the general inflationary trend. An in crease in our advertising rates is also made necessary by the advance in production costs, and these adjustments will be dis cussed soon with the individual advertisers. The new adver tising rates will become effective Jan. 1, 1947. We regret that these advances are necessary, and we hope the inflationary movement will cease soon. But where can you get so much entertainment as your Home Journal provides for less than four cents a week? 4-H Delegates Attend Meeting Houston County 4-H club rep resentatives and advisors return- : ed Saturday from attending the i 13th annual conference of the ( Georgia State 4-H club council at Georgia State College for ] Women, Milledgeville, i The 4-H club delegates from I Houston County who attended the conference were Miss Martha i Scarborough, Perry; Miss Caro- i lyn Clements, Warner Robins; I Mac Burgess, Bonaire; and Char les Meadows, Hawkinsville. Mrs. ' R. G. Scarborough, Bryon, and 1 Mrs. G. F. Collins, Bonaire, were < the 4-H club Advisors who at- i tended. Others at the meeting ( from Houston County were W. T. Middlebrooks, County Agent, J Miss Annie C. Newton, Home Demonstration Agent, and Miss i Gervaise Wynn, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent, The theme for the conference this year was “Learning to Live < in a The pur ; pose of this «pnference is to give i rural youth, a knowledge ; of 4-H Club,‘Work; develop 1 leadership; to promote citizen ship; and to teach gkitys aud pre- i sent ideas to these/' delegates which they caiv brihg and * teach , tb the other 4-H club members , in their own home county. Each boy : and girl participated in adis cussion group and recreational ' group'thrqughout the week. A mong the other activities were swimming, folk games, talent 1 programs, and citizenship pro grams. ( M. A. Benton Dies At Vets Hospital Marvin Andrew Benton, 28, ’ Warner Robins, died Monday f night at Veterans Hospital No. 48 in Atlanta after an illness of four months. He had been employed at Warner Robins Field since 1942. He served in the Navy for two months during 1945. Funeral services were held at th e Warner Roboins Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Thursday and interment was to be held at Riverside Cemetery, Albany. Thursday afternoon. Warner Robins Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lashley and Strong Buy Massey Market Eugene Lashley, Sr, and W. C. Strong, a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, have purchased Mas sey’s Market from Paul Massey and will continue to operate in Bramblett’s Grcoery under the name of the City Market. Change in the ownership of the market was effective Wednesday, No change in policies or person nel is planned, Mr. Lashely said. 'Verna Lee Lasseter will continue jas an employee of the City Mar -1 ket. Lieut. Strong will join the ; organization when he is discharge j ed from the service. 1 Welcome Home S 2 c Amory E. Walden, War -1 ner Robins, was honorably dis charged from the U. S. Navy at Great Lakes, 111., Aug. 16. 20 Seniors Plan To Enter College Twenty members of the 31 students in the 1946 Senior Class of Perry High School will enter college this September, Supt.E. P. Staples said this is the largest percentage of graduates plan ning to enter college in the his tory of the school. Georgia colleges appear the most popular among the grad uates although several will at tend out-of-state institutions. Going to G.S.C.W., Milledge ville, will be Wynella Wynn, Frances Kezar, Helen Lewis, Charlie Bloodworth, Jerry Cater, Helen Cawthon and Joan Hern don. Nathan Bernstein will enter New York University. The University of Georgia will' enroll Virgil Cosey and Elaine Moore. Lorie McElheney and Bobby Ivey will gatqMarsi HiU Junior College, Mars Hill, S. C. Carlton Pierce will enter Mer cer University, Macon. Bob Wright will go to Georgia Military Academy, College Park. Entering Wesleyan College, Macon, are Bess Nunn and Joyce Andrew. Sam Norwood, Jr., will attend Emory University, Atlanta. Elizabeth Hammock will go to Huntington College, Montgom ery, Ala. Dorothy King and Betty Burke will enroll at Middle Georgia College, Cochran. Camellia Blooming In Tucker Garden A BLOOAI appeared Monday on an Arijishi Camellia in the garden of C. A. Tucker be fieved to be the first camellia bloom this season The Arijishi is is a very early variety, and the bush already shows a heavy crop of buds. Most camellias begin blooimng in October, if you are up Swift Street way, Mr. Tucker will be glad to have you see this early bloom, DAVIS WAREHOUSE BUYS FUDGE LOT Davis Warehouse Company purchased a lot on JerniganStreet from Mrs. J. R, Fudge last week. The lot, which is directly across the street from the warehouse, fronts 156 feet on Jernigan Street and is 61 feet deep. The ware house has no immediate plans for using the lot. GEORGIA POWER CO. REDECORATES OFEICE Preaching clean-up and paint up campaigns to make “Better Home Towns,” the Georgia Pow er Co. has practiced its preaching and redecorated its Perry office from front to back and top to bottom. This is the latest improve ment among many renovation jobs in the downtown section. Methodist Activities Church Services, 11:30 a. m and 8:00 p. m. Church School--]0:15 a. m. ioung People’s Service. 6:30 p. m. Rev. J. B, Smith, Pastor. Legion Post To Aid Vets The Robert D. Collins Rost of the American Legion has estab lished a schedule of conferences to assist Houston county veter ans in filing their applications for terminal leave pay,Command er A. M. (Phil) Anderson, an nounced this week. Cohen Walker, service officer, and a committee of 10 members of the local Legion Post, will give assistance to all veterans of the county,whether Legion mem bers or not, three nights during the coming week, Sept. 2, 3 and 4, and the week after, on Sept. 9 ; 10 and 11. Those veterans de siring aid in completing the ap plications are requested to be at the American Legion Home in Perry at 8 p. m. on any one of these days. The Legion, at the request of Negro leaders, will assist Negro veterans in filing their applica tions, and conferences for the ex service men among the Negro race will meet at the Perry Train ing School. Bring Discharge The veteran must bring either the original discharge, a certified copy or a photostatic copy of his discharge, Mr. Walker said. He has conferred recently with of ficials of the Veterans Adminis tration in Macon. The veteran must know the number of days leave coming to him. Mr. Walk er said in addition to the 70c per day subsistence allowance to be paid, men in the top three grades arnong enlisted men will receive $1.25 per day for family al lowance. Commander Anderson and Service Officer Walker emphasiz ed that the program is not re stricted to Legion members but the aid is available to all vet erans in the county. Members of the Legion com mittee which will assist the vet erans include Henry Mathews, Hubert A. Aultroan, Ala son, Jr., Malcolm M.Dean, Pear sall Brown, Barnette J, Hunt, Jr., Sheriff C. C. Chapman, C.E. Andrew, Ralph Tabor and Harris Rape. Members of the Negro com mittee are Willie Frank Ragin, Mart Pierce, Walter Rollins, freeman Roberts, Jr,, Heyward Ragin and Miller Dixon. This is the first project under taken by the Houston county Le gion post since the new adminis tration took office Aug, 6. ~ Th® government forms —called “Claim for Settlement of Unused Leave,” are available at the Per ry post office, it was announced by O. A. King, postmaster. Dan Grant Resigns From Wofford Oil Dan L. Grant of Perry, who has been employed by the Wof ford Oil Company for the last year, has resigned to accept a position as state sales manager for the W. A, Taylor and Com pany, Imports His resignation becomes effective Sept. 1. W. D. Tumlin, state manager of Wofford Oil, in accepting Grant’s resignation, said “I am sorry that you are leaving our company, but I am also proud that you are bettering yourself, and wish you all the success in the world at your new job.” Grant is expected to have headquarters in Atlanta. He is the foster son of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Dobbins of Perry Civil Service Tests At Warner Robins Examinations for permanent Civil Service Appointments will begin at Robins Field on or about September 1. Colonel R. V. Ig nico, Commanding Officer of the Warner Robins Air Material Area, stated. The delay in establishing the tests was caused by the con version of the Civil Service Com mission from War Regulations to i Permanent Regulations. Colonel 1 Ignico said that Doctor Bailey M. Wade, who has been at Wright Field for several months engaged in training and the construction of tests for permanent appoint ments, will commence to adminis ter the tests immediately.