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V,)L - LXXV - No - ° 6 ' PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 194(5 ESTABLISHED 1870
The Perry-Scope
"The Perry-Scope"
Begins This Week
-inning this week . The Home
journal presents “The Perry-Scope,”
weekly column about doings at
IV! iv High School. In these columns
von will read all the interesting news
of your boys and girls in school. The
]■ :r Scope staff includes Earl Whip
ple, Patsy Harris, Sara Ivey and
,I,Mime Pierce. Miss Ruby Pickens,
English teacher, is the faculty ad
viser.
Literary-Athletic
Activity Planned
The Faculty and Key Club of Perry
High School are jointly sponsoring a
dual program of literary and athe
letic activities which will center
around three teams to be chosen
from the student body of the Senior
High School by three seniors who
will be chosen to act as captains of
their teams.
In the Literary activities, club
members will compete with the mem
bers of the other clubs in declama
tion, typing, boy’s essays, reading,
boy’s solos, spelling, one-act plays,
home economics, girl’s essays, piano,
quartets, and debates.
In athletics, hoys may compete in
touch football, baseball, track, and
basketball. Contests for girls will he
held in volley ball, softball, and
track.
The athletic and literary functions
of the school, with the exception of
the varsity basketball squad, will cen
ter around this organization, contests
being held during the course of the
year and points kept for each team.
Students hope for these activities to
culminate in a field day late next j
Spring.
From the winners of these contests
will come representatives in the 3rd
district meet to he held next year.
Winners in the district meet will en
ter state competition.
Along About
NOW
This was the week when we
had winter and summer weather.
The days were running hot and
the nights cold. Some weather
wise bcalites looked for equino
xial rains, whatever that is.
It was also the week when the
600 students at the Perry scnool
got down to brass tacks and had
to start studying their lessons
again. Basketball, of course, was
in the air although baseball and
softball still occupies the Sunday
afternoon sports fans.
MEAT became the most dis
cussed food during the week be
cause the meat people said there
would be a famine by week’s
end, the like of which you never
saw. The freezer locker should
do a land office business when
the famine comes.
GEORGIA, according to t h e
P>’ess services, it is the state
where the KKK has the best
chance of succeeding. Grand
Gragon of Georgia claimed 10,-
600 members in the state. Two
states, Kentucky and New York,
outlawed the Kian recently.
SNAKE BITE caught up with
several Georgians last week. In
Gochran, Byron and Fort Valley,
’’attlesnakes struck three people,
hut they all survived.
•NEW RADIO advertisements
began to appear in the weekly
and daily papers, the first radio
?U3 in more than three years.
J ne demand for all the scarcities
continued about the same. Peo
ple clamored for new cars, elec-
Gucal appliances, farm equip
ment and other scarce items, and
cnejeep club increased its mem
bership following the recent big
Sale m Conley, Ga.
Experience Counts
ar n aw > . experience and contacts
ioai °i, primar y importance; phys
a 1 htness sec °ndary. In conse
-f nce , the peak income is reached
Practice an< * y ear '
Class Elections
In Perry School
Seniors:
President, Deryle Whipple; Vice
Pi esident, Edwin Thompson; Secre
tary. Sarah Ivey; Treasurer, James
Matthews.
Juniors:
President, Seabie Hickson; Vice
1 i esident, Jeanne Pierce; Secretary,
Billie Gray; Treasurer, Anne Ivey.
Sophomores:
President, Bobby Satterfield; Vice j
President, Evelyn Gilbert; Secretary!
and Treasurer, Mac Peyton.
Freshmen (Boys)
President, Hentz Houser; Vice
1 i esident, Billy Davis; Secretary,
Billy Douglas; Treasurer, Jackie El
lis; Reporter, Charles Bledsoe.
Freshmen (Girls
President, Ava Jane Carlisle; Vice
President, Olivia Wooden; Secretary,
Mary Evelyn McCormick; Treasurer,
Mary Alice Huff.
The Seniors elected their president
and vice president unanimously, with
no opposing candidates in the field.
Future Homemakers
Elect New Officers
The Future Homemakers of Amer
ica had its annual business meeting
Wednesday to elect new officers for
the coming year. Those elected were:
president, Martha Scarborough; vice
president, Annahelle Watts; secre
| lary, Frances Davis; treasurer, Dot
Ogletree.
There was not enough time to fin
ish the election for the other officers.
F.F.A. Chapter
Elects Officers
The 35 members of the Perry
High F.F.A. chapter have elect
ed the following their officers
for the year; President, Edwin
Thompson; Vice-President. Billy
Gray; Secretary, Charles Hicks;
Treasurer, Clint Cooper; Re
porter, Billy Clark. The initia
tion of 25 boys as green hands
will be held soon.
The chapter is sending its
president, Ed Thompson, to the
National F.F.A. convention in
Kansas City, Mo., on October 20.
The trip will last a week.
Plans to beautify the agricul
ture building and grounds with
shrubbery, have been made,
these to he carried out soon.
The chapter is entering three
contests. 1. The pasture con
test. The boy having the best
permanent pastute for three
years will receive the award
given by Sears Roebuck & Co.
2. The National Speaking
Contest which is held by all F.F.
A. chapters in the U.S. the final
award to the winning speaker
being given at the National F.F.
A. convention in Kansas City.
3, The state wide quartet con
test, The winning quartet re
ceives a $5O prize donated by Ab
raham Baldwin college at Tifton.
Plans for the Fat Cattle Show
are under way.
BROWNIE SCOUTS MEET
The first fall meeting of the
Brownie Scouts was held Friday
at the home of Mrs. S. A. Nunn,
leader, with Mrs. W. B. Evans,
co-leader, assisting. The Brown
ies are continuing their program
of aiding a French war orphan.
During the social hour, ham
burgers were served.
The Brownies decided to sell
Christmas cards this year to fi
nance part of their charity work.
EDWARDS SERVING
ON LIGHT CRUISER
Richard M. Edwards, chief
machinist’s mate, USN, Kath
leen, Ga., is serving aboard the i
light cruiser USS Portsmouth,
which has returned from a ten '
week good-will tour of the South I
Atlantic and the West Coast of
Africa, i
The Portsmouth, flagship of
Rear Admiral M. E. Curtis,USN, j
Commander of the South Atlantic
Force, put into Newport, R. 1., (
with 19,000 miles of cruising in 1
j foreign waters behind her. i
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SUPT. E. P. STAPLES
(His 14th Year Here)
Panthers Open
Practice Work
Coach Eric Staples opened his 1946- j
47 basketball practice sessions last
week, holding the opening drills on
August 23, hut not practicing regu
larly until the opening of the school
term.
Twenty-one hoys reported for op-!
ening drills, six of whom were letter- j
men on last year’s trophy-winning j
squad. Returning from last year’s
team are, Clinton Cooper, Billy Bled
soe, Edwin Thompson, Deryle Whip
ple, John Blue Calhoun, and Jack
Watts. As Staples plans to maintain i
a ten-man squad, there are four va
cancies in the lineup, which are being 1
strongly contested by Seahie Hick-1
son, Edward Chapman, Billy Gray,
James Matthews, Horace Matthews,
Rubber Riley, Bobby Satterfield, Mac
Peyton, and Billy Whipple.
In the course of the season there
will be several “B” games, which
will require another five-man team.
Clinton Cooper has been elected as
captain of this year’s aggregation,
and Jimmy Connell and Bobby Sutton
are the managers.
Plans have been made and the
necessary material purchased for the
building of a new basement in the
gym, which will include new dress-i|
ing rooms for home teanr and visiting
players and better rest room facili
ties for spectators and players. This
project is expected to he completed
in six weeks.
Personalities
Name—Miss Naomi Mizelle.
Home—Rhine, Ga.
College—G. S. C. W., Milledgoville;
graduated June, 1946.
Nickname —“Me”.
Bigger Airport
Considered Here
A group of flying enthusiasts
are considering the possibility of
developing the Perry Airport so
as to take advantage of federal I
money available to airports ap
proved by the Civil Aeronautics
Authority.
The men interested in this pro- j
ject are Charles J. Farmer, I
Charles Andrew, C. P. Cray and j
A. M. (Phil) Anderson, Jr.
The group stated that the j
Government, if sufficient land I
for the 2,200- feet runways could j
be obtained, would spend about i
$40,000 here for lighting equip [
ment, surfacing of runways and j
other field improvements. Pres-i
ent runways at the airport are \
1,000 feet.
The committee said Perry has 1
one of the best airport locations j
in the South because of its prox-|
imity to the city. Mr. Farmer i
stated that plans could he so ar-1
ranged as to provide a recreation
center, baseball diamond, tennis
courts, etc. on the airport pro- [
perty. The American Legion
has funds on hand now for a!
baseball field.
The group said the airport al- j
ready has numerous business
visitors and air tourists going in
and out of Florida.
Under the CAA program, the
city must acquire the land by
Sept. 29 to be eligible for any
money for field improvements. 1
I
Second Week
I
Jury Listed
TRAVERSE JITRORS—SECOND
, WEEK
W. G. Gray, Robert E. Horton, Car
son Wright, K. Wynne, C. O. Grimes,
I. M. Langston, W. W. Gray, Fred W.
Carter, Clint W. Miller, J, N. Cosey,
David Crockett, Elton Odum, T. W.
Woodruff. Artemus Braddook, R. E.
1 Smith, Jeff Smith. E. J. Bassett, W.
A. Farr.
Thos. D, Mason, Sr., W. C. Mc
-1 Dowell, C. B. Harper, Edgar M. John-
I son, Geo. M. Burgess, Carey B. An-
I drew, Jr., Richard Johnson, Frank
j M. Edwards, R. O. Davidson, James
j C. Johnson, W. W. Head, B. F. Ben
nett, L. C. Watson, Win. L. Ragin,
Lewis W. Tabor, J. O. Coleman,
Carlton Hicks, Charles Andrew, An
drew J. Parker, W. C. Cawthon, T. C.
Rogers, Jerry Lashley, A. R. Tatton,
J. T. Miller, Jr., Fred W. Langston,
B. J. Hunt* Sr., Charles Cawthon, J.
G. Heard, J. W. Byrd, M. J. Harrison.
Buford Bailey, Roy L. Barrett, W.
G. Stubbs. W. M. Langston, Felton
Norwood ,G. E. Lewis, Joe Kovac, *
|A. E. Woodard, Mayo Davis, J. A. i
Watson, B. H. Andrew, C. A. Bos
i well, Sr., S. T. Bryan, N. M. Parker,!
j J. P. Flournoy, C. L. Kersey.
B. F. Van Hart, Walter L. Lamar,
i VV. O. Stewart, W. A. Skellie, M. J.
Reid, R. 1.. Roper, Claude Watson,
R. C. Talton, Gervis M. Holloman,
lE. H. Cosey, Robert L. Thompson,
j Henry L. Watson, Clarence E. Sasser,
| I). C. Wright, C. C. Pierce, Heyward
j Murphy.
j B. C. Loggins, C. F. Cooper, Sr.,
I Howard Miller, J. W. Perdue, Doyle
j McElhenney, Luke Bozeman, G. W.
Hicks, V.- B. Hay, Jr., Edward Mason,
Charlie Logue, Alton Rainey, L. M.
I Hartley, C. B. McLendon, Thos J.
. Cater. Jr., W. K. Whipple, A. J. Can
, non.
Elko Road Paving
Seems Assured
Although Governor Arnall’s
plan to ‘‘get Georgia out of the
mud’’ by spending surplus state
funds has been abandoned be
cause of a ruling that the money
cannot be legally diverted to this
purpose, the construction of 5
miles of paving between Perry
and Elko appears to be assured.
i “The state projects now under
'contract and for which funds
have been provided will pro
ceed,’’ Governor Arnall said.
“The Highway Department will
continue to push its record
breaking $37,000,000 construe-1
tion and maintenance program.”'
The Perry-Elko job was al
ready under contract to the
county, and money for this pur
pose has been set aside. The
attorney general ruled that the
law prohibits the use of sinking
funds and unused state funds
provided to match federal money
for a 100 per cent state mainten-I
ance and construction program.
The governor said his adminis
tration will leave Georgia’s state
government in the best financial
condition in history.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Richards
lannouce the birth of a daughter,
I Dorothy Cheryl, at the Gallemore 1
{Clinic on Friday, Sept. 6. She
| will be called Cheryl. Mrs. Rich
ards is the former Miss Ruth
Greene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
IF. M. Greene, Sr.
Mrs. George Riley had as her i
jguests last weekend her daugh
lter-in-law, Mrs, George Riley,
(and daughter, Mrs, L. T. Lowry,
land sister, Mrs. A. W. Knight, i
j who were en route from New
iYork to White Sulphur Springs,
| Fla.
Mrs. G. F. Jordan, Mrs. Mayo
j Davis, Mrs. A. C. Pritchett and
iMrs. VV. E. Beckham spent Mon
(day and Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. George Strick
land announce the birth of a
daughter, Jean Louise, on Sun
day, Sept, 8, at the Gallemore
! Clinic.
Miss Caroline Hodges of At
lanta is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Hodges in Perry.
Population Doubles
Between 1850 and 1940, the popu
lation of the earth doubled, increas
ing from about 1,100 million to about
J 2,200 million. .
CHICK SHOW
HERE FRIDAY
Houston County 4-H club members
who are participating in the 4-H
chick .chain project will exhibit
pullets which they raised in the
project at Perry Friday morning,
September 13 at lo o'clock. Pallets
will be shown on south side of
Courthouse lawn.
Each of the 9 Eour-11 clubbers par
ticipating in the chick chain project
will exhibit 12 pullets. Cash prizes
will be awarded to winners as fol
lows:
1. Blue Award Group—2 places,
$20.00 each.
2. Rod Award Group—3 places,
$lO.OO each.
3. White Award Group—s places,
$7.00 each.
The judging will he done by Mr.
Arthur Gannon. Poultry specialist,
Athens, Immediately after the judg
ing (he pullets will he sold at auction
with the proceeds going into the
County 4-H chick chain fund for next
year. i
This project is being sponsored by
i the Georgia Extension Service in co
, operating with Sears.
| The nine Four-H clubbers who will
have exhibits are: Rosie Lee Terrell
Elko; Ann Bassett, Byron; J. C. Lcv
erette, Jr., Bonaire; Murk Wilson,
Perry; Frank Douglas, Jr., Perry;
Jimmie Hammock, Kathleen; Gone
Davis, Cllnchfleld; George B. Wells,
Jr., Perry; and Harold Clarke, Perry.
Jimmie Lee, Perry, son of Avery Lee,
started in the project and during the
year Ills parents moved to Manches
ter, so Jimmie paid for Ids baby
chicks and will not participate in the
show this fall and will not compete
for prizes offered.
4-H clubbers successful in winning
the Red and Bine Awards in the Coun
ty Show will he eligible to carry an '
exhibit of three pullets each to the
Macon Fair Oct. 14 through 19 and
compete with 4-H clubbers from nine
other counties for $175.00 in prizes
given by Sears Roebuck and Co. and
Macon Fair Association. Birds eligi
ble for Macon Fair must he handed
and delivered to Superintendent of
Poultry show, D. F. Bruce, by 12 noon
Monday Oct. 14th and cannot he car
ried home until after 6 P. M., Oct. 19.
There will lie some excellent
pullets offered at this auction sale,
Friday morning. Every pullet offer
ed is of the Parmenter Strain of
Rhode Island Red which is at the top
of the list at Egg Laying Contests. ,
If you need a dozen good pullets this ;
fall, don’t fail to attend this auction
of 4-H club pullets Friday morning
about 11 o’clock.
The Home Journal '
Raises Its Rates
In case any of our subscribers (
missed our annoncemer.t that The i
Home Journal is forced to raise t
its subscription prim, we repeat t
it this week. Up through Sept. I
30, 1946, the price inside Georgia i
is $1.50 and outside the state $2.
On Oct. 1, 1946, aud after this t
date, the price will he $2 inside I
Georgia and $2.50 outside the i
state. You may extend your sub- '
scription a year from theexpira ]
tion date even though it has not
yet expired. Please remember .
Sept. 30 is the deadline for the
old rate. Thank you very much.
C. E.- :
JOHN M. JOHNSON
John Moore Johnson, Sr., 83.
died Wednesday at the home of
his son, R. L. Johnson, Warner
Robins. Funeral will be held at
the Johnson home at 2 p. m. Fri
day. Tucker Funeral Home.
PERMANENT PASTURE IMPROVEMENT CONTEST
FORMAL ENTRY BLANK
Name of Entrant Complete Address
It is my desire to enter the Pasture Improvement Contest
to be sponsored by the Macon Chamber of Commerce, Farm
Bureau and Kiwanis Club of this County.
Date Signature
Please tear out this application b'ank and bring or send it
to your local County Agent not later than Nov, 1, 1946.
Prizes Given
For Pasture
Improvement
A Permanent Pasture Improv
ment Ct ntest for Houston county
to he sponsored by the Macon
Chamber of Commerce, Houstun
Farm Bureau and Perry Kiwanis
Club -- began Sept. 1 and judg
ing will close July 1, 1947, A
total of $2OO in prizes will be
given.
Tne contest is designed to cre
ate interest in providing more
economical feed for livestock
through the improvement of per
manent pastures, whereby AAA
payments can best be earned and
the many services of all agri
cultural workers most efficiently
utilized.
It is open to all farmers and
farm youths living in the county
who earn their principal liveli
hood from the farm and who
spend all or a major part of their
time on the farm.
Nov, 1 Deadline
All entries must be iu the
hands of County Agent W. T.
Middlehrooks on or before Nov.
1, 1946.
To be eligible a minimum of 5
acres of pasture must be selected
by the contestant and approved
by a member or members of the
judging committee, The judging
committee will include the local
agricultural workers plus anyone
else they may add, with the
county agent as chairman.
The Macon Chamber of Com
merce will contribute $75 for
prizes. The Houston Farm Bu
reau and the Kiwanis Club will
contribute $125 making a total
of $2OO in prizes for Houston
county contestants.
First prize is $75. second $5O,
third $25, and five $lO prizes.
In addition, Loraine Farms of
Macon will give 5 pounds of
Dixie White Dutch Clover seed
to the Ist and 2nd prize winner.
Third prize winner will receive
5 gallons of utility motor oil do
nated by Reginald Trice, Sinclair
agent In Macon,
The judging committee will
consider the improvement, the
practices carried out, and the re
sults obtained.
For the convenience of those
farmers who desire to enter the
contest, The Home Journal pre
sents in this issue an entry blank
which should be completed and
mailed to County A gent W. T.
Middlehrooks.
Smith Sisters Open
Cordele Gift Shop
Misses Grace and Ruth Smith
of Perry have purchased Gar
rett’s studio at Cordele and will
operate a gift shop and florist
shop under the name of Smith
Sisters Shop. The shop has al
ready been opened.
Miss Ruth Smith is a teacher
at Hayneville School. Miss Grace
Smith served for a long period
in the U, S. Navy and returned
to her home in Ferry the first
part of this year.
They are the daughters of Mrs.
E. D. Smith of Perry.
AWNINGS INSTALLED
FOR NELL’S CAFE
Another improvement in the
downtown section is the installa
tion of awnings at Nell’s Cafe on
Ball Street across from the court
house. The building owned by
Mrs. A, P. Whipple, was recently
redecorated on the inside and the
front remodeled.
