Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, November 07, 1946, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextAn Old Newspaper Of the New South VOL. LXXV. No. 44 5681.95 Taken In | Carnival Here Witches, ghosts, goblins, and! firecrackers— mostly firecrackers j dominated the scene at the j p rry Hallowe'en carnival last Thursday night, when more than POO Houston countians enjoyed | the games and eats of the big-, yes t community celebration of| The youngsters found their fun! in the hotdogs, the fishing pond and the general excitement of the carnival atmosphere while the oldsters (comparatively speaking) patronized the cake walk, the country store, the eat ing booths and the bingo game. Mrs. D. N. Williamson, presi dent of the Parent-Teachers As sociation. said a total of $681.95 was cleared this year. This fig ure compares favorably with last year’s total. Last year, more than $350 was obtained in the vote for a Carnival Queen, which feature was not included in this year's program. This was the first year that firecrackers were used in a Hal lowe’en celebration. Some of them sounded like atomic bombs must sound and the noise con tinued far into the Halloe’en night. Ivey Again Heads Group of Baptists The Rehoboth Baptist Associa tion met at the Fort Valley Bap tist Church on Oct. 15. Dr. R.L. Harvey and his fine people did a most admirable job in entertain ing the association. They made everything convenient for the best kind of a program. Rev. James A. Ivey of Perry was elected as moderator for the second consecutive year. He makes a splended moderator, of ficiating with grace, dignity,wis dom and good will. Rev. R. L. Hartley was elected as vice mod erator, and Professor Highsmith of Mercer University was elected as Clerk. There was a commit tee of fourteen elected as a Mis sion committee for the ensuing year. There were several stand ing committees appointed. Rev. J. F, Ray was recognized as the director of City and Association al Missions for the City of Ma con and the Rehoboth Associa tion. The program was filled with excellent matter from the start to the finish. The only way to give the high points would be to give a summary of the entire program and space does not allow at the present. Our thanks to the Fort Valley Church and its pastor for their courtesy, fellowship and hospita lity, to Rev.„ Ivey the moderator who is filling his place of service with such honor and usefulness, and also to every officer for play- Ong their part s o well and so ffeiciently. Jesse F. Ray 1— CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our deepest appreciation to the many friends and relatives, also the doctors, i for every kindness shown to us during our recent bereavement, the passing of our dear husband and father. May God’s richest blessing a- Lde with each of you. Mrs. P. V. Clark and children CARD OF THANKS W’e wish to express our deep ft appreciation to the many fiends and relatives for every Kindness shown us during ourj lecent bereavement, the pas-j ■'jag of our dear mother. May 1 Pods richest blessings abide! With you. Mrs. B. B. Holland Mrs. Bridger Watson, Beury Jones, Mrs. W. F. Dye, Mrs. C, A. Kersey. COTTON REPORT Census report shows that 668 A ales °f cotton were ginned in ouston county from the crop of Pfior to Oct. 18 as compar -731 bales for the crop of Carey F. Hays, Sr., Special Agent. Houston journal i ELECTION j 1 I Hartley Amendment I j 148 for; 234 against r or Governor I Talmadge 356 j Carmichael 3(wrile in) Twenty Year-Ago o— |ln The Home Journal Issue of Nov. 4, 1926 PERRY In J- M ' Houser' died Nov. 1. 1926 at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. George C. Nunn Voting in the general election was light. Dr. L, V Q. Hardman elected governor. The PTA Carnival was a great success. Miss Laura Gilbert was voted the most popular girl in Perry High School and Miss Mi riam Gordy was second. The carnival netted $125. CENTERVILLE The B.Y.F.U. gave a program at the Byron Baptist Church, Those on the program were Miss (Jewel Garvin, president; Pal more Rape, Gresham Aultman, N C. Kay, Misses Gladys Gar vin, Blanche Stembridge, Clyde Jones and Mary Lee Aultman. ELKO Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Kezar spent Sunday in Cordele with Mrs. Kezar’s mother, Mrs. Hyde. I Miss Mary Frances Mann of Macon visited her sister, Mrs. J. I N. Buff. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Extension Department of the Baptist Sunday School will I meet at the church at 3:30 p.m. i Friday. The Sorosis Club will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the home of Mrs. A. M, Ander son, Jr. The meetings of the circles of the Methodist W.S.C.S. have been postponed one week. Houston County Chapter of Georgia Farm Bureau will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Perry school. A dutch supper will be served. Seven delegates to the state convention will be named. The general meeting of the Baptist W.M.S. will be held at the church at3:3o p.m. Monday. The Sunbeams will meet at the same time. County's Income Shows Increase More than doubling their aan nual gross income in comparison with 1940, as reported by the U. S. Bureau of Census, Houston County farm families last year produced crops and livestocks with the record value of more than $3,981,000. This huge increase in farm re venue has already created heavy demand for general farm im provements and for home re modeling, according to a study released by the Tile Council of America. With every industry anticipating greater business in the state than before the war, floor and wall tile manufacturers alone expept their sales here to triple in the next few years. “Increased sales of industrial products mean i n turn a new level of prosperity for every lo cal businessman and worker, said D. P- Forst, chairman o f the Council’s Residential Con struction Committee. The study shows that many farm improvements were made '•even during the war. Since» 1940, | for example, the number of farm 1 homes reporting electric lights i here has increased from 413 to 1252. Heavy demand for such modernizing as installation of !running water, Hhng ot bath rooms and improving kitchen lay outs has already resulted, accord ‘"CsPaTso pointed o u t that farmers in this county today; have 170 more tractors than in 1940, according to the F arm Bu reau of Census, and that the number of trucks on farms has | likewise increased substantially, j “These facts not only indicate the importance of the farm mar ket but also make it one which no businessman or manufacturer can afford to overlook, he said. PERUY, HOUSTON COUNTY Ga.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1946 Plans Ready for Big Legion Celebration Methodists Show Gains During Year ■ Known throughout Methodism as the year of Evangelism, 1946 has been a remarkable period for the Perry Methodist church. Progress in all lines of endeavor has been made under the leadcr i s bip of Rev. J. B. Smith, who is i completing his second year as pastor of the Perry church. ; As he closed the conference i year Sunday and announced i plans for attending the annual . i session of the South Georgia con , jference in Bainbridge this week, jßev. Mr. Smith expressed heart felt appreciation for the coopera i tion of the officials and the en tire membership of the church during the 1946 conference year. . Gratification over the church’s wonderful success this year was , voiced by the pastor with this i conclusion: “By the goodness of God, we have had a good year for our church.” ■ With a goal of fifty new mem bers to be added during the year jof Evangelism, the Perry church I I increased its membership by 102, | bringing the total to 546, the j pastor reported Sunday. The 'Church School has had an in crease of eighty-three making a total of 373 members and its average attendance has advanc ed frcm 155 in 1945 to 181 in (1946. The Woman’s Society of I Christian Service has 122 mem bers against 105 last year and the Wesleyan Service Guild has 31 members, making 153 women engaged in this work. Financial Report The church’s financial report is one of the best in its history, Rev. Mr. Smith stated. For all . purposes, a grand total of $13,- 670 has been paid during the year leaving a balance of several thousand dollars in the bank to be applied on church and parson age building improvements now in progress and the purchase of a new Hammond Electric Organ I to be installed in a few weeks. Chimes were installed this sum mer and a new steeple is in pro cess of construction. This new steeple is to be a duplicate of the one removed from the church thirty-five years ago. The in terior of the church building is being painted and the choir loft j enlarged and re-decoroted. For the missionary program of Methodism, the Perry church Has a splendid report. Through World Service and Conference Benevolences, missionary speci als, and the W.S.C.S., the local church has contributed $3,301.00. In addition, $715 was given to the Orphan’s Home and funds donated to other benevolent causes. The church supports' mission specials in China and inj Chile and contributed to work in Cuba this year. The officials of the church who are members of the quarterly conference are as follows: Stewards —Chas. P. Gray, chmn.: E. P. Staples, G.C.Nunn, S. A. Nunn, G. W. Hicks, R. E. Ogletree, J. F. Bonner, F. M. Houser, Mayo Davis, A. C. Pritch ett, A. M. Anderson, C.C. Pierce, E. D. Mason, W. E. Barfield, W. V. Tuggle, J. O. Coleman, C. E. Andrew, T. C. Rogers, A. G. Hendrick, John Etheredge and H. B. Gilbert. Trustees—W. V. Tuggle, J. C. J Mattews, S. A. Nunn, W. W. J Gray and T, C. Rogers. Geo. Francis Nunn, su p 1.1 Church School; Mrs. R. E.Smith, i supt. young people’s division; j Mrs. Frank King, supt. chiiU dren’s division; E. P. Staples,: supt. adult division; Margaret! Smith, pres, youth fellowship. j Mrs. G. W. Smith, pres. W. S. i C. S., and Miss Allene Ryals. • I pres. W. S. G. A. W. Dahlberg, 1 ,chmn. membership cowmittee. The pastoral committee has re-' quested Bishop Arthur Moore and his cabinet to return Rev. I Mr. Smith to the pastorate of the Perry Methodist church. Artist Canvas Artist canvas is woven from flax, fcemp, jute and cotton. GEORGIA’S HEALTHIEST 4-H club members are Marie Johnson, Chatham County, and Jack Brannen, Bulloch. The two health project champions, selected at the State 4-H Club Congress in Atlanta, will represent Georgia at the National 4-H Club Co ngress in Chicago | during December and will compete for national honors. MISS RILEY WED TO WILLIAM HUNT On Sunday afternoon at the Walter Riley home. Mary Ann Riley and William W. Hunt were united in Holy wedlock by the Rev. J. B. Smith, in the presence of a small group of relatives and close friends of the two families. The house was attractively decorated in green and white. In the living room the mantel was banked with beautiful ferns, improvising a n altar of green beauty, flanked b y candelabra holding tall white candles’ and floor baskets of pure white glad ioli. In the dining room the deco rations featured white chrysan themums and white dahlias in crystal containers. The bride entered with h e r father who gave her away i n marriage, She was lovely in a wool gabardine suit of chestnut brown, with brown accessories. I Her hat featured feathers; her corsage was lavendar orchids. The maid-of-honor, Jane Riley, entered first. She wore an aqua suit with brown accessories, and a corsage of talisman rosea. The groom entered with his best man, Robert A. Holtzclaw. The wedding music was played by Mrs. G. C. Nunn. During the opening number candles were lighted by Walter Riley, Jr. The Mendelssohn’s wedding march | was used and the Liszt’s Love j Dream during the ceremony. Two vocal numbers were given by Francis Nunn, Because, be fore the ceremony, and The Lord’s Prayer-Malotte at its conclusion. The double ring ceremony was used by Rev. Smith and the vows taken in most impressive manner, Mrs. Walter Riley was dressed in black with corsage o f deep pink and white tube roses. Mrs. J. R. Hunt wore a navy outfit with a pale pink corsage. Mrs. I Nunn wore a black hat and dress j with corsage of pink carnations, i The young couple were honor led with many beautiful and | useful gifts, and these were f tastefully arranged all through j the little new home where the 'couple will live--the house re cently occupied by the Albert iSkellies. The guests were invited [to visit the home and view the 1 gifts. The couple left by car for a .short honeymoon in Florida. Some out-of-town guests at tending the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Herman, Au igusta; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hill . and family, Greenville, S. C, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Robinson, Jeffer iSon.Ga.; Mr. L. A. Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Shepard, Jr., Miss Laverne Davis and Mrs. Emerson Bronson, Macon; Mrs. Addition Is Made At New Perry Hotel Construction of an apartment for the owners and a dining room for special parties has been start ed at the New Perry Hotel. The apartment for Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Greene is being added on the east end of the hotel while the dining room, which will seat 14 to 16 persons, will be arranged near the present dining room, which has recently been rearranged in the last few weeks in order to provide better ser vice, Mr, Greene said. Texas Cattleman Here To Manage Nunn Place S. T. Burrus, an experienced cattleman and farmer, has moved here from Irving. Texas, to man age the farm of S. A. Nunn four miles south of Perry on the Haw kinsville highway. Mr. ami Mrs. Burrus moved into the manager’s house on the farm this week. Mr. Burrus is a graduate of Texas A. and M. College, where he was a member of the football team, He has been in the live stock and farming business all his life and should be a great as set to this community. Forester Explains Spacing of Pines State Forrester J. M. Tinker warr ed pine-planters this week that the slash an d longleaf species, the naval stores produc ers, should not be spaced closer than 8 ft, by 8 ft. in new planta tions—and where possible, 10 ft. by 10 ft. Using the Bby 8 for mula, 680 Sfeedlings can be plant ed to the acre, he pointed out and the plan for the area should include the harvesting of some pulpwood. ‘‘Experience has shown.” he said, ‘‘that about 1,210 shortleal pines may be planted to the acre—spaced 6 ft. by 6 ft., with about 908 tree to the acre. But both slash and longleaf need much more space, however, and 10 ft. by 10 feet, spacing (436 trees to the acre) is generally conceded to be best.” Mr. Tinker said copies of an instruction booklet an seedling planting technique could be ob tained from any District Forest er without cost. Mexicans Play Music by Ear j Mexicans buy almost no sheet music. Once they hear a song they can repeat it accurately on what ever instrument they play, without printed notes. Jack Ellis and Jacqueline Ellis, , Grovania. Nearly Every Home Has The Home Journal ESTABLISHED 1870 | Vet Leader ( 0f District Will Speak Plans have been completed for the mammoth Armistice Day celebration of the Robert D. Col lins Post of the American Legion here Monday and prospects are bright for a large crowd, Legion leaders said this week. Col. Allen Garden of Fitzger ald. commander of the Third Dis trict of the Legion, will be the principal speaker at the Armis tice Day program at the Perry High School auditorium. Cob Garden is widely known as a veterans’ leader. 1 he celebration will be launch ed with a big parade for all vet erans starting at the Legion Home at 4:30 p.m. The Fort Valley High School band has ac cepted an invitation to lead the parade from the Legion Home through the downtown section and to the schoolhouse. The gen eral public is invited to the ex ercises at the school which will begin irnmediatcdy following the parade. Big Dance Planned After the exercises, a dutch barbecue for all veterans, the Ladies Auxiliary and their in vited guests will be served on the school grounds. The general public also is in vited to attend the script dance to be given at the high school gymnasium from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., with a seven-piece orches tra furnishing the music. The Legionnaires handling the dance arrangements said they expected a capacity crowd for the dance. Committees appointed by Com mander Phil Anderson for the celebration are: Publicity—Cater Rogers, chair man; Ralph Tabor, Jerry Davis, Sam Nunn, J. M. Tolleson, Jr., Mrs. T. It. Summers and Mrs, J. B. Calhoun. Parade -Horace Evans, chair man; Eby Holtzclaw, Gardner Watson and Jerry Davis. Decorations Lawrence Mos teller, chairman; Mrs. Frank King. Mrs. C. C. Chapman and Mrs. L. M. Paul. Jr. Program and Visitors—Sam A. Nunn, chairman; Mrs. J. M. Gooden, Phil Anderson, Mrs. H. S. Kezar and Mrs. W, E. Mar shall, Jr. Barbecue—W. G. Riley, chair man; Skeet Chapman, Austin Taylor, Parker Risher, L. A. Humphreys and A.D. Culpepper. Dance—Gardner Watson,chair man; J. M. Tolleson, Jr., Dan L. Grant, Mrs. Gardner Watson, Mrs. Emrnette Cater and Miss Vonceil Summers. Finance—Malcolm M. Dean, chairman; C. E. Andrew and J. Y. Greene, Clean-up—Parker Risher. Tickets for Dance The Macon Military Subdistrict will furnish several vehicles for use in the parade. Tickets for the dance will be available at the Curb Market, Houston Drug Co., Kicklighter Drug Co., Marshall’s and Nell’s Cafes, Houston Hardware Co., Gilbert Electric Co. and City Market. All stores in Perry were asked by Eby Holtzclaw and C. E. An irew, members of a committee, to close during the afternoon. Most of the stores in Perry wiirbe closed all day Monday for the Armistice Day celebration, while some will be open in the morning only. None are ex pected to be open during the hours of the celebration. E. H. CULPEPPER E. H. Culpepper, 80, died at his home in Fort Valley last Tuesday and funeral services were held Thursday. He was the father of A. D. Culpepper of Perry. Attending the funeral from Perry were Mr. and Mrs. Culpepper, Mr. and Mrs. Julius . Heard and family, Devere Chap man and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moody.