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HOME JOURNAL. Perry, Ga.. Sept. 19, 1946
MRS. WOLFE HONORED
Mrs. Elmer Wolfe, who has an
apartment in the heme of Mrs.
A. M. Anderson, Sr., was honor
ed at a surprise party on her
birthday Monday afternoon by a
group of her neighbors.
Mrs. Wolfe was presented a
basket of lovely gifts and de
lightful refreshments were
served.
The neighbors who arranged)
the party were Miss Lula Hurst,
Mrs. PL W. Travlor. Mrs, J. O. I
Coleman, Mrs, H. E. Evans, Sr., i
Mrs. Max Moore, Mrs. A. M. |
Anderson, Sr.. Mrs. 0. C. Pierce,.
and additional guests were Mrs.
O. B. Muse. Mrs. Pearsall Brown
and Mrs. Byron Warren.
THURS. & FKL, SEPT. 19 & 20
Joan Leslie & Robert Hutton in
Janie Gets Married
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
Kirby Grant in
Guntown
Also
Jean Rogers in
Hot Cargo
MON. &TUES.. SEPT. 23 & 24
Ginger Rogers in
Heartbeat
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 25
William Ladis in
The Dark Corner
Also
Roy Rogers in
Man From Oklahoma
WE SUGGEST sending The Home
Journal to your son or daughter at
college, or to your relatives and \
friends. Up to Oct. 1, 1946, the rate
is $1.50 inside Georgia, $2.00 outside.
On and after that date the rate will
he $2 Inside Georgia, $2,50 outside.
Come by today.
DON’T WAIT FOR
COLD WEATHER
YOUR WINTER CLOTHES
SHOULD BE CLEANED NOW
PICK U > AND DELIVERY SERVICE
Perry Dry Cleaners
Phone 8 Phone 1243
Perry, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga.
PEANUTS, PENDERS AND GROUND PEAS
Doesn’t matter what you call them—
WE WANT THEM
We are prepared to give best pr»css and quick
est service in handling and unloading.
No delay in unloading trucks, or grading.
You will save time and money.
SEE US FOR PRICES
WE ALSO WANT COTTONSEED
Will take them at the Gin and pay highest
possible prices.
We have some Rubber Tired Wagons or Trail
ers for moving crops; also Metal Grain Bins
or Corn Cribs, Hog Feeders, Water Tanks,
Hog Troughs, Aluminum Roofing.
See Us If You Want to Sell Farm Crops or
Buy for the Farm
Geo. C. Nunn & Son
Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
Red Cross Names
Mrs. L. H. Gilbert
Mrs. L. H. Gilbert of Perry is
a newly appointed director in the
Macon Chapter of the American
Red Cross. •
Mrs. Gilbert was elected at the
annual meeting of the Red Gross
chapter, with which Houston
j county is affiliated, in Macon last
I week.
A. W. Dahlberg. chairman of
l the Houston county unit, said in
'his annual report that the units
'principal activity in 1646 has
1 been assistance of servicemen.
He reported the organization of
a Gray Ladies Corps “ who ren
dered splendid service at the post
hospital a t Warner Robins.”
Members of the corps were Mrs.
F. M. Houser, Mrs. A. C. Prit
chett, Mrs. J, A. Ivey. Mrs. War
ren B. Hodge. Mrs. Hollis Kezar,
Mrs. Nena Lee Holmes, Mrs.
Russell Thompson and Mrs. W,
PJ. Whitten.
Members of the Houston
county unit, in addition to Mr.
Dahlberg, were Mrs. Gilbert,
staff assistant secretary; Mrs. E.
W. Traylor, production secretary
Mrs. H. E. Evans, Jr,, nutrition
secretary; Mrs. Warren B. Hodge,
home nursing secretary; Mrs. B
'F. Van Hart, canteen secretary;
!C. C. Chapman, disaster com
mittee chairman, and E. P. Slap
) les, junior Red Cross director.
Jet-Propelled Fighter
Passes Dogfight Tests
LONDON.—British air sources in
t London said their new jet-propelled
fighter, a guinea pig plane with
swept-back wings resembling those
of a swallow, had passed its mock
dogfight tests with a Mosquito im
pressively.
Named by the De Havillahd com
pany, its manufacturers, as the
D.H. 108, “The Swallow” is
equipped with a De Havilland gob
lin turbo-jet engine, developing
12,000 horsepower.
It has neither tail plane nor ele
vators. Company officials said the
ailerons at the wing tip performed
the functions of elevators and were
known as elevens.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
I FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. FAR 401 (2)
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
Sealed proposals will be received by the State Highway De
partment of Georgia at the General Office at No. 2 Capitol Square,
’ Atlanta. Ga., until 11 A. M. Eastern Standard Time, September 21,
, 1946, and publicly opened for furnishnig all labor, material, ejuip
ment and other things necessary for the construction of 10.124
n miles of widening and resurfacing on the Macon—Perry road, 10..
.. cated in Houston County. Beginning 374 feet South of North’ city
;, limits of Perry and extending north toward Macon, excepting
;. 0.655 mile at Mossy Creel;, otherwise known as Federal Aid Pro
: ject FAP4UI (2) in Houston County. The work will be let in
i, one contract.
THE APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
10.124 Lin. Mile Grading
1 875 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Removed—SD
525 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Relaid—SD
" 350 Lin. Ft. 15” Pipe—SD
133456 Sq. Yd. 2 '/*" Comp. Penetration Macadam
Pavement
266912 Gal. Bituminous Material—Asphalt
5339 Ton Hot Plant Mix Seal Type 2 Class “F”
•9371 Ton Asphaltic Concrete Black Base Widen
ing, New Base and Flare
1375 Ton Asphaltic Concrete Black Base or Hot
i Binder Course —Leveling
i 1200 Sq. Yd. Base Course Inch Surface Treatment
I Removed
i 688 Cu. Yd. Excavation Below Subgrade—Com
! mon & Borrow
: | 964 Cu. Yd. Subgrade Treatment Material
600 Lin. Ft. 6” Perforated Pipe Subdrain
2100 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail & Posts Removed & Stored
Said work shall begin within ten (10) days after formal ex
: meution of contract and shall be completed within 20u working
■(days. When contract has been executed, written notice shall be
[ i given the Contractor, at which time and not before, work may
1 be started.
i ( Contract executed pursuant to this Notice is binding on the
l ■ State Highway Department, as such. Said contract will not create
; liability, expressed or implied, against the undersigned Director of
the State Highway Department, as an individual nor against any
;!employee of the State Highway Department, in his or her indi
vidual capacity.
The minimum wage to be paid under this contract shall be the
amounts set out in the Labor Provisions included in the Proposal.
The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions cover
ing employment of labor, methods of construction, subletting or
assigning the contract and to the use of Domestic Materials.
Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the under
signed at Atlanta, and at Macon, Ga., and at the office of the
Board of County Commissioners of Houston County at Perry, Ga.,
where they may be inspected free of charge. Copies of the plans
may be obtained upon payment in advance of the sum of 60 cents.
Copies of the General Specifications may be obtained upon pay
ment in advance of the sum of $2.50, which sums will not be
( refunded.
Proposals must be submitted on Regular forms, which will be
supplied by the undersigned, and may be obtained by a payment,
m advance of $5.00 for each proposal issued. When the proposal
is submitted, it must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s
check, negotiable United States Bonds, or other acceptable securi
ty in the amount of $13000.00 and must be plainly marked “Pro
posal for Road Construction,” County and Number, and show the
j time of opening as advertised. Check of the low bidder will be
cashed and all other checks will be returned as soon as the Con
tract is awarded, unless it is deemed advisable by the State High
! way Department to hold one or more checks. If an unusual con
dition arises, the Slate Highway Department reserves the right to
cash all checks. Bidders Bond will not be accepted.
Bond will be required of the successful bidder as required by
law. The bond must be written by a licensed Georgia Agent in a
company licensed to write Surety Bonds in the State of Georgia,
and be accompanied by a certificate, from the Department of In
dustrial Relations that the Contractor is complying with the Geor
gia Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Contracts will not be awarded to contractors who have not
been placed on the list of qualified Contractors prior to the date of
. award. No proposal will be issued to any bidder later than 12
Noon Eastern Standard Time of the day prior to the date of
opening bids.
All bids must show totals for each item and total amount of
bid. Right is reserved in the undersigned to delay the award ut
the contract for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the
date of opening bids, during which period bids shall remain open
and not subject to withdrawal. Right is also reserved in the un
dersigned to reject any and all bids and to waive all formalities.
Upon compliance with the requirements of the Standard
Specifications, Ninety (90) percent of the amount of work done in
any calendar month will be paid for by the 25th day of the suc
ceeding month, provided that payrolls have been submitted as re
-1 quired and the remainder within thirty (30) days after the Final
! Estimate is approved by the Engineer.
♦ This the 9th day of September. 1946.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA
g. t. McDonald, director.
HOUSTON HOI JOURNAL
Published Weekly at Perry, Ga.
C. COOPER EIHERIDGE, Editor and Publisher
Official Organ of Houston County and City of Perry.
Subscription. $1.50 per year. Payable In Advance
Subscriptions out of state of Georgia. $2 per year, payabh
in Advance.
Subscriptions, anywhere for Six months, $l.
Entered at the Post Office in x
Perry, Ga., as Mail Matter of
Second Class.
CLASSIFIED ADS!
FOUND; Stray cow. Owner
describe, pay upkeep and pay for
. ad. See S. D. Harrison, Kath
leen, Ga.
WANTED: Several small
1 farms. List what you have for
- sale with Williams Insurance
y Agency, Phone 1440, Warner ’
? Robins, Ga.
- :
FOR SALE: Underwood Standard
typewriter in good condition. See O.
A. King, Postoffice, Perry Ga.
SURPLUS SALES
ATLANTA —The Atlanta re
gional office of War Assets Ad
ministration isn’t exactly boast
ing— but during a four month
period the agnecy returned $3l,
061, 825.33 to the U, S. Treasury
from the sale of war surplus at
an overal operating cost of only
4.9specent of sales value.
"I LOST 32 LBS.! fj*
WEAR SIZE 14 AGAIN”
Once 156 lbs., Miss Reynolds lost *
weight weekly with AYDS Vita- ,* M \
min Candy Reducing Dan. Now \
she has a model’s figure. Your .ex- \ \
perience may or may not bo the / J
same but try this easier reducing jBBI.//
r plan. Very First Box Must Show SSjAg'
Faults or money back. I
In clinical tests conducted by /
' medical doctors more than 100 | - | ewi yj
persons lost 14 to 15 pounds 6 'T ' Bmkbl
average in a few ween, with | ”
• the AVDS Vitamin Candy
Reducing Plan. ’'Ml
?, No exercise. No laxatives. No SsL,
drugs. Eat plenty. You don't cut J; 1 !
out meals, potatoes, etc., you iust sremj f
cut them down. Simple when you
sojoy delicious AYDS Vitamin Candy before
meals. Only J 2.25 If' r 30 days’ supply. Phone
FOUSTON DRUG CO.
Tear out this a 1 as a reminder)
ORDINARYS’ CITATION
GEORGIA, Houston County.
W. Lewis Brown, Administra
tor of the estate of Mrs. Pauline
Newman Brown, deceased, hav
ing applied for Lettei s of Dis
i mission from his administration;
this is to notify all persons con-j
■ cerned, to show cause, if any:
| they can, why his application;
I i should not be granteu at ui«
; 1 Court of Ordinary on the First
■ Monday in Uccouer, next.
This Sept. 2, 1946.
; Jonn L. Hodges, Ordinary.
. Georgia, Houston County.
Viola Shockley McNair having
■ applied for Letters of Guardian
> ship on the estate of Jack Mc-
Nair, lunatic; this is to notify all
’ persons concerned to show cause,
i if any they can, why his applica
, tion should not be granted a the'
■ court of Ordinary on the first
• Monday in October, next.
This Sept. 2, 1946.
t JOHN L. HODGES. I
f Ordinary.
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IN GEORGIA I
More people Atlantic Ale any other.
MG HMD '|.sl
AT lENTION ALL FARMERS!
Pla' e your orders with us for Ground
Peanut Hay. We do custom grind
ing. Whatever your needs, see us.
Rite-Way Farm Contractors
P. 0. Box 15 Perry, ii.
| WATTERSON ASSIGNED
Aulton D. Watterson, J r ., jg
seaman, first class, son of Mr
and Mrs. A. D. VVattesron, 100
Diggsßlvd,. Warner Robins, Ga
has been assigned to the Naval
Air Facilities, Glynco, Ga.
Ration Round-Up
Spare Stamp 49 good for 5
I pounds, expires 3O.
Spare Stamp 51 good for 5
pounds, expires Dec. 30.
Spare Stamp 9 and 10 each good
for 5 pounds of Canning Sugar
expire Oct, 31'
Sager All Metal
WEATHERSTRIP
Prompt Application
Write or Phone for Estimates.
GEORGIA ROOFING &
SUPPLY CO.
306 Oglethorpe St.
Macon. Ca.
Phone 3121
Watch Repairing
H. B. ROSSIER
Second Floor
ANDERSON BLDG.
Perry, Ga.
HIGHLIGHTS 1
Of
1 1946 I
]§ *U.S. Army Exhibits
\ Dept Cl Agriculture
\ Exhibits
J * AAA Auto Races
i Harness Races
j 1 * Motorcycle Race*
-fc Hell Drivers
I U I * Firewoths
£Zm*<uc6.% ‘Tail'
