An Old Newspaper
Of the New South
VOL. LXXV. No. 42
Southern Fruit Plans
Perry Canning Plant
Philip Caruso, president of the Southern Fruit Distributor
Inc., which owns a large farm and peach packing house in Ho S'
ton county, announced this week that the company will build a
canning plant in Perry for home-grown fruits and vegetables
PERRY bids
for plant
Perry’s bid for a local plant of
the Kay-Nee Corporation, manu
facturer of boy’s clothing, rode
the airlines to Cleveland, Ohio,
this week where Kay-Nee offici
als received a definite proposal
for bringing their industry to
this neighborly city.
Mayor G. F. Nunn, W.E.Beck
ham and Mayo Davis flew to
[ Cleveland Sunday with a propo-
I sal to raise sufficient capital lo
cally to insure establishment of
the plant here if Kay-Nee offici
als are favorable to the city.
Kay-Nee’s permission to bring
the proposal to Cleveland was
regarded as a favorable sign that
Perry is receiving top considera
tion for the plant. The local
delegation said prospects look
bright. They were expected
back about the middle of the
week.
Boy Scout Drive
Underway Here
A campaign to raise $l,OOO in
Houston county for the 1947 Boy
Scout program has been started
under the guidance of Judge
Phil Anderson of Perry as finance
chairman of the Peach Belt Dis
trict of the Central Georgia Boy
Scout program.
The goal in the area covered
by the council is $33,000 and in
the Peach Belt District —includ-
ing Houston. Peach and Craw
ford counties —$2,700. Alton Har
dy of Perry is vice chairman of
the district compaign and A. C.
Pritchett is chairman of the ad
vance gifts committee for Hous
ton county,
The Houston county chairman
is Cooper Etheridge, who has ap
pointed four Perry teams com
posed of Henry Matthews, B. W.
Bozeman, Marion Brown, J. M.
Tolleson, Jr., Vaughn Bramblett,
Charles Andrew, Charles J. Far
mer and Wordna Gray. In the
county, the workers making the
solicitation are Edra Wynne,
Lawrence Hunt, Rhodes Sewell,
Willis Harrison and Dave Perdue.
Judge Anderson has requested
workers to attempt to complete
the campaign during this week.
Perry Post Office
To Cost $90,000
A new post office building cost
ing between $90,000 and $lOO,OOO
has been recommended for Per
ry by the Federal Works Agen
cy, it was revealed last week in
Atlanta announcements of $34,-
000,000 worth of building pro
jects for Georgia,
. Die FWA has the final decis
ion on the projects and the cost
but congressional approval is
necessary.
I A new federal building has
been on the authorized list for
some time but the cost of the
structure had not been made pub
lic before last week.
County Girls Win
State Fair Prizes
By GERVAISE WYNN,
Asst. H. D. Agent
.J wo Houston County 4-H club
2 ir ls, Misses Martha Scarbor
ough and Mary Joyce Story, won
prizes in the State Fair at Macon
last week.
Miss Martha Scarborough,Per
cy, won first place in clothing for
‘Jie second year 4-H club girls in
Che State and received $7 as a
bcze. Miss Mary Joyce Story, j
Bonaire, entered a pear exhibit!
for second year club girls and
vv oni second place in the State;
Ambits and received a $5 prize. *
Iwo other girls from Houston
bounty who entered exhibits in
foe State Fair are Misses Marion
; elch and Sara Frances Self,
enterville. Miss Marion Welch
v,on . fi/st place in the canning
exhibits last year.
%marital
! Mr. Caruso did not announce'
the contemplated cost of the'
Put t i u Ut it: has been reported
«inn n n tot , al , cost will reactl
* 00,0 . and that about 100 peo-i
pie will be employed at peak
production. For some time the
company had considered the es*l
tablishraent of a canning plant
to handle locally grown peaches
when the fresh fruit market was
low.
Ihe head of the company said
the plant is to handle peaches
only at the beginning but that if
a sufficient supply of other fruits
and vegetables is raised here,the
operation will continue through
out the year. The plant is ex
pected to be ready for the next
peach season.
Near Packing Shed
The canning plant will be'
erected on the property of the!
company at the southern end of j
Depot Street, in the vicinity of j
the company’s packing house.
' Bart Miller, manager of the
Georgia properties of the com- j
pany, lives on the Southern Fruit'
Distributors farm between Perry
and Henderson. Mr. Miller, E.
■F, Bellflowers and a group of
businessmen in Perry have been
active in obtaining the canning
plant for Perry.
EDITOR’S NOTE: When my
brother, Jimmy Etheridge, was a
high school student here, he won
a slogan contest with the slogan, |
“Perry Property Pays.’’ The ac
curacy of this slogan has been
proven a hundred times in the
almost twenty years since he
wrote it. We seem on the road
to balancing our agriculture with
industry, which means balancing
the family budget on a yeari
’round basis, —C. E.
Humphries Infant
Leemon Ernest Humphries, five
day-old son of Mr. and Mrs Lee
mon A. (Buddy) Humphries of
Perry, died early Wednesday
morning.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon att h e
graveside, with the Rev. J. B.
Smith officiating.
The infant is survived by his
parents; his grandparents; Mr.
and Mrs. O. C Rowell of Ocilla
and! Mrs. L. T. Humphries of
Perry: three aunts, Mrs. A. T.
Rowell o f Ocilla, Mrs. C. R.
White and Miss Barnell Hum
phries of Perry, Gardner Watson
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
LIBRARY NOTES
For your fall reading the la
test books are being placed in
the library. Among t h e most
popular novels are: B. F s.
Daughter, J. P. Marquand:
Double Wedding Ring, Josephine
Lawrence: Dark Wood, C. Wes
ton; All the Kings Men, R. P.
Warren; We Happy Few, Helen
Howe.
New Non-Fiction: Peace of
Mind, Joshua Lieberman; Egg
& 1, Betty McDonald: Thank
You, Mr, President, J. Smith;
Treasure of Hymns, biographies
of hymn writers, A. R. Wells.
A new assortment of children’s
books are available for loans to
rural schools throughout the
county.
BONAIRE NEWS
The annual Hallowe’en Carni
val will be held in the Bonaire
gym Friday, Oct. 25. I here 11
be surprises and thrills for young ;
and old. We hope the ghosts and |
! goblins don’t get you before you
i gfet there. , ,
i The First and Second Grades |
enjoyed making Hallowe’en dec-:
orations for their room and are;
working hard for the success of j
I their kings and queens, Neil;
Griffin and Betty Jean Perdue.)
First Grade, and Donald Cornp-j
ton and Natalie Watson, Second,
Grade.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1946
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Kim Gandy and His Horse, Regatta
Twenty Years Ago
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In The Home Journal
| EDITOR’S NOTE: Starting
j this week, The Home Journal
! will carry this column each week,
jlt will be one of the most-read
parts of the paper, we predict,
bringing back memories of the
“good old days” for all ages.
J. P. Etheridge is the research
staff for this new feature.
OCT. 21, 1926
Mrs. Holt Skellie named presi
dent of the P.T.A., succeeding
Mrs. J. P. Cooper, resigned,
Judge W. H. Felton died Oct.
19. 1926.
Mrs. J. H. Short has a shower
I for Miss Mamie Gilbert, bride
elect, Mrs. Nathan Gilbert was
hostess at a luncheon for her,and
Miss Aurelia Cooper entertained
at a bridge tea for Miss (filbert.
A. G. Rape died Sept. 30, 1926,
■at Hattie. Funeral conducted by
j Rev, E. B. Awtrey.
Prof. Joe W. Gilbert was elect
ed president of the 10th Division
of the Florida Education Asso
ciation.
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Activities Planned
In Girl Scout Week
Perry Girl Scouts—the Brown
ies, Intermediates and Seniors—
will observe nationial Girl Scout
Week next week with special
activities.
The girls will attend the ser
vices of the Methodist church at
the school Sunday morning and
the Baptist church Sunday night.
O n Tuesday, a n investiture
ceremony will be held* at t h e
school. All mothers of Girl Scouts
are invited.
Limits Are Listed
For Nickel Air Mail
Airmail at 5 cents an ounce
can be sent anywhere in the U.
S., to and from Alaska, Hawaii.
Puerto Rica, Canal Zone Virgin
Islands and Guam and to APO’s,
Postmaster O. A. King pointed
out this week.
He called atteniion to National
Airmail Week from Oct. 27 thru
Nov. 2. Domestic airmail at 5
cents an ounce may be register
ed, insured, sent C.O.D. and
special delivery.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Wesley Tabor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. W, Tabor, celebrated his
10th birthday byhavinglU
friends to spend the day with
him. After lunch, Wesley was
host at a picture show party.
O n Tuesday, Linda Tabor’s
third celebration assembled 4 0
children at her home. The deco
rations carried out the Hallo
we’en idea with baloons, witches
'and pumpkins. Ice cream cook'es
iand candy were served to the
| children and their mothers.
Baptist Activities
Morning Worship Service 11:3C.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
, Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Training Union, 6:30 p. m.
Mid-week Prayer Service, 8:00
,p. m.
1 Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
Gandy Is a Winner
At the Age of Six
Perry first grader, Kim Gandy,
, who lives on Bonaire Route, has
entered 10 horse shows at the
age of six and recently won five
awards in one show at Valdosta.
Kim’s horse; Regatta (Kim
calls him Getter), 17-year-old
three-gaited horse, has won
more than 1,000 ribbons and has
performed i n Madison Square
I Garden. Kim has won a total of
10 trophies, 14 blue ribbons, four
seconds, two thirds and five
fourths in two years o f com
petition.
Kim’s father, Roy Gandy,
says Houston county’s soil and
climate are excellent for horse
raising. He should know because
he has raised a number o r
pleasure horses on his farm and
has a number of Tennessee walk
ing horses and brood mares- He
owns the world champion five
gaited stallion, Slippery Wilson,
who won the title at Shelbyville,
Tenn.. in 1944.
SPENCER HONORED
Robert L. Spencer, son of Mrs.
Eva Spencer, received an Honor
Bar at North Georgia College
last week for scholastic honors
during the summer quarter. The
Honor Bars were presented by
Dr. J. C. Rogers, president of
the Dahlonega institution, at
chapel ceremonies.
Ration Round-Up
Spare Stamp No. 51, good for
5 lbs. of Sugar, expires Dec. 31.
Spare Stamps Nos. 9 and 10,
each good for 5 lbs. Canning
Sugar, expire Oct. 31.
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.
IoQKBNC AHEAD
grTF O By Louis Worn
'WHEN tHO YOU V 7 ABOUT l <
PIRST PLANT /(TEN YEARS I
VVH
pg&tCTwiuir, a
scientist has pevelopepa
WHEAT THAT THRIVES IN WINTER
OR SUMMER, IN WET OR PRV
Climate anp never weeps
1 RESEEPINS.
Drying Agents Little
; Use to Uncured Hay
Preparations containing sodium
bicarbonate, drying agents or mix
tures of the two, offer little prom
ise as a practical solution of prob
lems involved in the storage of un
dercured hay, recent Studies at
Massachusetts state college reveal.
The tests showed that prohibitive
• quantities would be necessary for
effectiveness on stored moist hay.
) Other drying chemicals also have
proven prohibitively high. J
Big Legion Celebration
Set for Armistice Day
The Robert D. Collins Post of
the American Legion and its
auxiliary will honor veterans of
World War I with a mammoth
celebration here on Armistice
Lay.
The merchants of Perry will he
asked to close their stores for the
afternoon and the graves of vet
erans will be decorated.
The Walter B. Whitten Post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will co-operate in the day’s pro
gram and at 4;30 p. m. ALL
veterans are asked to assemble
at the Legion Home and march
to the school auditorium, where
the Armistice Day program will
be held.
At 6:30 p.m., the members of
the Legion and V.F. W. and their
ladies will partake of a Dutch
barbecue supper. All veterans
eligible for membership in the
service organizations are invited
to join the local organizations by
Nov. 5, when the intensive drive
for members will close.
A script dance will be held at
8 ;3U p. in. at the school gymna
sium. The general public is in
vited and urged to attend the
exercises at the school and the
dance in the evening,
T. C. Rogers, reporter.
The Auxiliary to the Robert D.
Collins Post of the American
Legion laid plans Thursday for
the annual Poppy Day and Armi
stice Day celebration in coope
ration with the Legion post.
Meeting at the Legion home
for the monthly luncheon, the
Auxiliary heard Mrs. H. S.
Kezar, president, appoint the
standing committee for the year.
Hostesses for t h e luncheon
were Mesdames A. P. Whipple,
L. M. Paul, J. M- Gooden, fi. P.
Dobbins, Harris Rape, JL R.
Kezar, E. I, Holmes, Zenie
Whipple, A. R. Talton, Jr., and
V/. J. Clarke.
Poppy Sale
A Poppy Sale committee was
instructed to obtain the assis
tance of all the members of the
auxiliary in this project.
The Americanism committee,
consisting of Mrs. Floyd Tabor
and Mrs. Max Moore, announced
the annual Poppy Poster Con
test for both the nigh school and
grammar school.
Chairmen of the commifctet
appointed to cooperate with tin
Legion Post in a mammoth Ar
mistice D a y celebration weia
Mrs. C. C. Chapman, decorations;
Mrs. Frank King, gymnasium
and stage;*and Mrs, L, M. Paul,
graves.
Committees Named
Committees for the year 1946-
47 as named by Mrs. Kezar are:
Membership: Mesdames C. O.
Grimes, T. R. Summers, Jr.,
Harry Griggs, Bessie Lee and
A. R. Talton, Jr.
Americanism: Mrs. Floyd
Tabor and Mrs. Max Moore.
Child Welfare: Mesdames A.
I M. (Phil) Anderson, Harris Rape,
and George B. Wells.
Community Service: Mrs. J.
Y. Greene and Mrs. J. J. Rooney.
Junior Activities; College and
Business Schools, Mesdames J.
M. Gooden, W. E. Marshall, Jr.,
W. G. Riley and Miss Kathryn
I Cater; High School, grades 9, 10
and 11, Mesdames J. B. Calhoun,
C, C. Pierce. Henry Matthews,
A. P. Whipple, and C. C. Chap
man; grades 5, G, 7, and 8, Mes
dames Stanley Smith, Ernrnettt
Cater and John Satterfield;
{grades 1,2, 3, and 4, Mrs. S. A.
jNunn (others to be appointed).
• Legislative: Mrs. A, P. Whip
I pie and Mrs. Gardner Watson.
National Defense: Mrs. Ralph
j Tabor and Mrs. Marvin Gridin.
I Program; Mesdames Henry
Matthews, Clid'ord Morrow and
I R. E. Ogletree.
j Poppy Sales; Mesdames* 0. A.
i King, C. C. Chapman, E, 1.
j Holmes, Fred Griggs, W. S.
I Gray and Edra Wynne,
j Publicity: Mrs. Dallas Kyle.
Rehabilitation: Mrs. H. P.
! Dobbins and E. B. Gutb,
Yearbook: Mesdames Frank
King, R. E. Smith and S. A.
Nunn.
Social Service: Mrs. Stanley
; Smith and Mrs. T. R. Summers,
Jr.
Music; Mrs. J. M. Gooden and
'Mrs A. M. Kicklighter,
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
ESTABLISHED 1870
FOUESTKY OFF ICE II - E. H.
! Terry ol Toceoa is the Chlet Uiw
1 Enforcement Warden for Georgia’s
Stale Department of Forestry. A
railroad detective for over a decade,
lie has turned his talents toward
the apprehension of firebugs and
careless individuals who let fire get
into Georgia’s woods. To bolster its
current campaign for Fire-Free For
ests, the Forestry Department has
given Terry three assistants to de
termine forest fire causes and track
down those responsible. (Acme
Newsphoto.)
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Perry Votes
Sunday Films
Parry residents voted almost 3
to I Monday in favor of Sunday
motion pictures here under the
sponsorship of the Walter Whit
ten post of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
The official voto was 290 to
118, a total of 408 votes from a
qualified list of 743. The heavy
majority in favir of Sunday mov
ies came as a surprise even to
Lh e sponsoring veterans, al
though the victory for Sunday
movies had been expected de
spite the opposition of the Bap
tist and Methodist churches.
Rumors had circulated before
the election that church leaders
vvould seek an injunction to stop
Sunday movies in the event of a
veterans’ victory at the polls but
no such move had developed by
mid-week. When the veterans
petitioned the mayor and council
tor permission to show the mov
ies, they said they contemplated
showing pictures at hours which
lid not interfere with religious
services. Council has indicated
hat it would abide by the elec
ioii despite the fact that show
mg of Sunday pictures violates
the state "blue laws,"
The V.F. W. intends to use the
proceeds from the Sunday shows
to carry on the post’s programs
and for charitable activities,
Profit-Sharing Plan
Told by Industrialist
1 At the recent Southwide Citi
zens Conference, held at the
Atlanta Biltmore Hotel, Hugh
M. Comer, Alabama industria
list. outlined his profit-sharing
plan, which has attracted at
; notion throughout the nation.
Mr. Comer explained that the
plan, which has been active in
the plants of the Avondale Mills
and of Cowikee since 1941, divi
i des SU-50 with employes all earn
ing over the sum necessary to
1 pay standard wages and give
l stockholders a 5 percent return
on their investment.
Methodist Activities
The Sunday morning service
of the Methodist Church will be
held at the school auditorium,and
: the evening service will be held
. at the Presbyterian Church.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.
' and 7:30 p. m.
, Church School-10:15 a. m.
loung People’s Service, 5:30
1 .p m.
Kev. J. B. Smith, Pastor,
