An Old Newspaper
Of the New South
VOL. LXXV. No. 47
Georgia 4-H’ers Win Chicago Trips
Mary Perkerson Ida Mao Hayei Ben Cowart Pat Wall
A group of 11 Four-H girls and
12 Four-H boys—all St&t e winners
in 4-H projects—will leave Atlanta
Friday to represent Georgia’s more
than 100,000 Four-H’ers at the Na
tional 4-H Club Congress in Chi
cago, December 1-5. W. A. Sutton.
State club leader for the Agricul
tuml Extension Service, announced
this week.
Four-H girls who hav e been
awarded trips to the Congress are
Carolyn Singletary. Thomas Coun
ty. bread project: Ida Ma e Hayes,
Dougherty, clothing achievement:
Pat Wall, Chatham, girls’ record:
Futricia Piper. Bibb, dress revue:
Betty Claire Lewis, Emanuel, egg
marketing; Mary Leon e Perkerson.
Meriwether, poultry achievement;
Mary Ann Penn, Floyd, food prep
aration; Marie Johnson, health: Wy
neUe Hancock, Thomas, canning;
Sue Patrick, Barrow, rural electri
fication, and Ruby Fields. Emanuel,
forestry.
Four-H boys wiming trips to the
Congress are Jack Brannen, Bul
itch county, health project. David
Simpson, Bleckley, and Elmo Hatch
er. Richmond, farm fence: Carol
Sirmans, Berrien, egg marketing;
Johnnie Gay, Emanuel, rural elec
trification; Bobby Dunlap, Thombs.
forestry; Derwent Langley, Jr..
Richmond, livestock judging; Ben
Cowart. Emanuel, field crops; John
Thomas Brannen. Bulloch, tractor
maintenance; Larry Torrance, Bald
win, meat animal; Lewis Hull,
Rockdule, corn, and Noah Jackson,
Baldwin, cotton. ,
Along About
NOW
LATE: The aged colored wo
man got off the bus from Haw
kinsville. She asked directions to
Allen’s Crossing but none of the
people around the bus stop seem
ed to know where Allen’s cross
ing was, so she was directed to
the Houston County Welfare De
partment. All of the employees
in the welfare department got
their heads together but none
knew the location o f Allen’s
Crossing. They asked the colored
woman who she wanted to see
at Allen’s Crossing. She said
she came here to claim some pro
perty that she left here when
she moved away 63 years ago.
What was the property?
A cow and three pigs!
The bus driver said that the
woman had waited s o long to
claim her property that she
had no property or she had a
herd.
WELCOME: To Th e Crawford
County Times, new weekly estab
lished at Knoxville, The Home
Journal lays out the welcome mat.
The Times will be edited and pub
•ished by the Moncrief family, be
ginning with the week of Dec. X,
NEIGHBORLY: A varied as
sortment of dishes in the home
of Miss Fannie King stands as
silent testimony to the neighbor
liness of the people of Perry.
Miss Fannie is the last surviving
member of the King family hy
ing here: her sister, Miss Gussje
King died a few weeks ago. in
the last few years, because of
the advanced age of Misses Fan
nie and Gussie, Houston county
people had looked out for their
needs and had taken many a
dish t o them. Consequently,
there is a large group of dishes
at the house which are to be re
turned to their owners. One of
the neighbors w h o is helping
Miss Fannie with this project
asked the Home Journal to assist
in locating the owners of the
dishes. People who have dishes
there are requested to call by the
King house for them. C. E.
Soustmt 3Jmu*nal
Perry Five Meets
Adel and Cuthbert
The Perry High Panthers,
smarting from their first defeat
of the season, left Tuesday for
Adel where they played Adel
High that night and moved over
to Cuthbert fora game with
Cuthbert High Wednesday night.
The Panthers rested last week
end after taking a beating from
the Cochran five Tuesday night.
The Cochran Perry lineup;
Perry FG F TP
Cooper 328
Whipple 113
Bledsoe 215
Thompson 1 2
Watts
Calhoun
18
Cochran F G F TP
Dykes 5 3 13
Harrell 4 8
Lyles 11
Thompson
Abney 1 2
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SAXON PRAISES
COUNTY TEACHERS
J. Harold Saxon, executive
secretary of the Georgia Educa
tion Association, told the Perry
Kiwanis Club Tuesday that
Houston county is “fortunate to
have a group of teachers above
the average in Georgia.”
Mr. Saxon, calling attention to
the scarcity of teachers in the
state, said 7,000 teachers left the
profession last year while only a
few hundred teachers entered
the profession. He said Georgia
has some things to boast about—
the greatest number of voca
tional and home economics
teachers than any other state
with the exception of California.
The eyes of the nation are on
the educational progress of Geor
gia, he added.
He also called attention of the
club to the fact that the incom
ing state administration is com
mitted to the 50% increase in
teachers salaries.
THANKSGIVING
This is Thanksgiving, 1946,
There are those who complain thPt
prices are high: and then there are
those who are thankful that they;
hav e the money to pay for good
food and clothes.
Ther e are thos e who complain
that they can’t get ia new car: and
then there are thos e who thank
God they are healthy enough to
walk.
Som e complain that they don’t
like the government: and then there
are som e who are thankful this
Thanksgiving thut they have a lib
erty denied to sq many people in
th e world.
The shortage of sugar is the
source of complaint for some peo
ple, and others ar e grateful that
they have meat and bread in a
world where mtany ar e starving.
In our America, w e all have a
million blessings for which to thank
a merciful God. While millions are
still hungry and many more still
fighting, this is a land of plenty and
our fighting men ar e back nt home
or serving without th e risk of life
and limb.
With a humble heart, our Amer
ica should raise her myriad voice
in song and prayer for her bounti
ful blessing*.
KNOWLTON ON OKINAWA
Samuel Knowlton, 17, stew
, ard’s mate, second class, USN,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Knowlton, Warner Robins, Ga.,
has arrived at Okinawa in the
1 Ryukyu Islands, aboard the sea
i plane tender USS Salisbury
Sound. *
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA-. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1946
THIRD TEACHER
FOR FIRST GRADE
IN PERRY SCHOOL
The largest first grade enrol!
ment in history at the Perry
school has made it necessary to
employ the third teacher for that
grade, S. W. Hickson, county
school superintendent,announced
this week. !
Mrs. Ruby Scott Gunn, wife of!
Jesse R. Gunn of Perry, began
her duties as the third teacher;
Monday morning. Miss Billie'
Goode and Miss Frances Couey
are the other two teachers.
Seventy-six pupils are on roll
in the first grade. Mr. Hickson
said, adding that it appeared
that a fourth teacher might be
necessary in three or four years.
This is the first time in history
that three teachers have been
employed for any grade at Perry.
The large class makes it neces
sary for one of the sections of
the first grade to be moved out
into a hall of the already crowd
ed building.
Mr. Hickson also announced
plans for settingup another tem
porary “CCC building” for fu
ture expansion, although it is not
known now for which depart
ment it will be used.
The schools of the county will
observe Thursday and Friday
for Thanksgiving holidays.
Christmas holidays will begin
Dec. 20 and continue to Thurs
day, Jan, 2, Mr. Hickson said.
Twenty Years Ago
o
In The Home Journal
(Issue of Dec. 2. 1926)
Hilda Gray, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. G ay, was seri
ously injured by a hit and run
driver near her home.
The Rev. and Mrs. T. M.
Christian and daughter, Agnes,
arrived from Blakely and are at
the Methodist parsonage. Rev.
Mr. Christian is the new pastor
of the Perry Methodist Church.
Phil Anderson, a student at
Emory University, spent t h e
Thanksgiving holidays with his
mother, Mrs. A. M. Anderson.
Mrs. Cora Boterweg of Macon,
Conrad Boterweg of Milledge
ville, Mr.and Mrs. George Johns
ton and Mrs. Riley of Dawson,
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.and
Mrs. T. S. Chapman.
From Elko: C. E. Eubanks
and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Houser
visited relatives in Macon. Mr.
and Mrs. J, H. Grace attended
the Golden Wedding Anniver
sary of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry H.
Davis at Houston Factory Thurs
day. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mar
shall spent Thursday in Grovania
with relatives.
From Centerville: C. N. Ray
spent Thanksgiving at his home
near Commerce. Mr. and Mrs.
IW. A. Stubbs and Miss Laura
Stubbs motored to Milledgeville
last Sunday for the day. Mrs.
E. H. Holland of Cordele is
spending the week with her par
ents, Mr.and Mrs. G.B.Aultman.
From Bonaire: Misses Dar
lene Sisson, Gertrude Slocumb
and Edith Watson spent Thanks
giving Day in Cordele, Miss Ed
na Ammons spent the weekend
in Macon with Mrs. J.L. Ozburn.
Miss Louise Sasser of Forsyth
visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sas
ser on Thanksgiving. Mrs. G.B.
Wills of Tifton has returned to
her home after a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. W. B. Wills.
Matthews Buys Out
Henderson Interest
Henry Mhtthews, who owned the
Gulf Super Service Station with O.
D- HenderKon for the last two yeai.-.
has purchased th e interest of Mir.
Henderson, effective Nov. 21.
Mr. Matthews returned from
Army service on Nov. 21, 1944, and
entered the business with Mr. Hen
derson. Mr. Mattthews will con
tinue to operat e die station under
the same name.
Methodist Activities
Church Services, 11:30 a.m.
and 7:30 p. m.
Church School-10:15 a. m.
ioung People’s Service, 5:30
p. m.
1 Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor
jfej.
ppppi
MILDRED E. WARREN
Auxiliary Hears
Poppy Sale Report
The sale of the Memorial Pop
pies in Houston county by the
American Legion Auxiliary net
ted a total of $171.38, it was re
ported at Thursday’s meeting of
the auxiliary a t t h e Legion
Home.
Mrs. H. S. Kezar, president of
the auxiliary, expressed gratifi
cation for tiie work of the Poppy
Sales committee composed o f
Mrs. O. A. King: Mrs. C. C.
Chapman, Mrs. E, I. Holmes,
Mrs. Fred Griggs, Mrs. W. S.
Gray and Mrs. Edra V/ynne.
John Thomas Williamson and
Felton Norwood, who combined
their efforts, won the prize for
the best Poppy Poster.
Plana were made for an open
house for the group from junior
high to the young married cou
ples on Thanksgiving afternoon
and night, under the guidance of
the Junior Activities Committee.
Hostesses ror Thursday’s meet
ing, which was featured by a
, large attendance, were Moa
dames C. C. Chapman, T. R.
Summers, Sr., C. N. Kay, T. K.
Summers,, Jr W.J. Uraddock.
, Stanley Stiffth, ,T. W. Mason, Jr.,
Mrs. J. W. Clalhoun, Jr., C. R.
Kite and Miss Voneeil Summers.
Mrs. A. M. Kicklighter, at the
piano, furnished the music for
the meeting,
TERRELL-CLARK
The marriage of Miss Jeanette
Clark and William K. Terrell was
solemnized Nov. 23 at the home
of Elder W. H. Hancock of Ma
con, who performed the cere
mony.
The bride wore a two-piece
wool suit of cadet cloth with
black accessories. Her corsage
was pink carnations and tube
roses.
Mrs. Terrell is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hardy,Sr,,
of Perry.
Mr. Terrell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Terrell of Elko.
Mr, and Mrs. Terrell will make
their home at Elko where Mr.
Terrell is engaged in farming,
BASSETT-DAVIS
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bassett of By
ron announce the marriage of their
daughter. Mildred Louise, to Wilbur
R. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs, E. H.
Davis of Rhine. The marriage was
solemnized Nov. 9 in Perry.
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Inspections Made
At Tourist Camps
E.G. Eggert, sanitary engineer
of the State Department of Pub
lic Health, and J. N. Newman,
sanitarian, here Tuesday on an
inspection of tourist camps, said
that Houston county establish
ments are above the average in
the state.
Mr. Eggert said the inspec
tions were being made for the
purpose of determining those
camps which can receive a per
mit from the state department.
Suggestions are made to owners
when deficiencies are found. The
camps are not compelled to meet
the requirements but no permits
will be issued until the correc
tions suggested are made.
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HORACE E. EVANS
New Store to Open
Here on December 5
The opening date for the Hor
ace and Mildred Shop, which
will handle children’s and ladies’
wear, has been set for Dec. 5,
Horace E. Evans and Mrs. Mil-i
dred E. Warren announced this
week.
The new ready-to-wear shop
will be located on the ground
floor at the Wells Hotel, where
an attractive display room has
been arranged.
Mr. Evans and Mrs. Warren,
brother and sister, invite friends
to visit the new store, which is
a welcome addition to the
county’s business life.
Mrs. Betty Willett
Will Direct Songs
Mrs. Betty Willett of Fort Valley,
a student at Mercer University and
a member of the Mercer choir, has
been engaged by the Perry Baptist
church as music director, the Rev.
J. A. Ivey, pastor, announced Sun
do y.
Mrs. Willett became a member
of the Perry church Sunday and
, K ang a solo at service..
She will direct the song services
for ah of the church organizations.
Mrs. William Hudson, director of
the Junior Choir, will continue to
lead this organization and Mrs.
Mayo DOvis will continue as organ
ist of the church.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The General Meeting of t b e
Methodist W.S.C.S. will be held
at the church at 8:30 p.m. Mon
day, at which time chcles will be
drawn for the year.
The circles of the Baptist W.
M. S. will meet at 3:8(1 p.m.Mon
day as follows: No. 1, with Mrs.
F. M. Greene, Jr., Mrs. A. I.
Foster, co-hostess: No. 2, with
Mrs. Hugh Lawson, Mrs. J. P.
Etheridge and Mrs. Ophelia K.
Gurr as co-hostesses.
Services will b e held at the Hous
ton Lake Baptist Church at 11 n.
m. Sunday. The Rev. John Pollock
will preach.
The Extension Department 0 f the
Perry Baptist Sunday School will
meet at 3 p. m, Friday at the church.!
SUSANNAH WESLEY
CLASS HAS MEETING
The Susannah Wesley Class of
the Perry Methodist Sunday
School held its first class social
at Mrs. George C. Nunn’s home
on Monday afternoon.
A group of high school girls
presented a special number.
Come Ye Faithful People, Come.
The group was comprised of Dot
Ogletree, Sarah Ivey, Peggy Jo;
Mitchell and Betty Connell.
Mrs. W, E. Marshall, presi-(
dent of the class, had charge of
the program. At the close of
the meeting, refreshments were
served.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Lynn Hodge had 26 o f her
friends for a weiner roast to
celebrate her ninth birthday at
the home of her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Teemy Braddock, on
Saturday, Nov. 16. The guests
received hats and horns as fa
vors. Assisting Mrs. Braddock
in entertaining were Mrs. J. A.
Beddingfield, Mrs. A. M. Ander
son, Jr., and Mrs. C. N. Ray.
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Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
ESTABLISHED 1870
iCity Race
Has Only 4
Candidates
| Four candidates will go into
the city election next Tuesday
for the three posts on the Perry
City Couucii.
| Marion Greene, salesman, an
nounced last Saturday that he
would be a candidate for the
place left vacant by the with
drawal of W. V. Tuggle, oppos
ing Cohen Walker, but he de
cided on Tuesdad that he would
not have time for the campaign
or for the duties of the office.
Mr. Greene’s withdrawal leaves
Mr. Walker unopposed.
Thp deadline for qualifying passed
Saturday night. The Home Journal
of last week had erroneously re
ported that the qualifying deadline
"Us No. 30. The correct date was
Nov. 23.
SECRET BALLOT
Mayor G, F. Nunn announced that
th c Australian secret ballot will be
used here for the first time. John
L. Hodges, ordinary, advised the
mayor that in a county where the
Australian ballot is the official vot
ing method, the H ame voting pro
cedure must be employed by cities
within the county.
Other candidates are Wordna
Gray and Henry Matthews, who are
offering 'for the post now held by
Mir. Gray, and Hugh Ltiwson. un
opposed for the plac e "ow held by
Edward Mason, who withdrew in
favor of Mr. Lawson.
Indications point to a record vote
in the first city election since the
end of th e war. Mr. Matthews, Mr.
Walker and Mr., Dawson are candi
dates sponsored by the Houston
County Veterans Association, new
ly formed group of ex-servicemen.
Voting will take plac e i n the City
Hall.
Election managers will be J. P.
Etheridge, Wilson Moody and Harris
Rape and Hoxbce Braddock will be
the clerk.
U “ de f the Australian secret ballojt
system, no electioneering is permit
ted in the polling place and only
°"e person may e nter a voting booth
with the ballot.
Perry Flying Club
Formed by 10 Men
Ten Perry businessmen have or
ganized the Peny Flying Club and
purchased an Erciupe, two-place
low-wing monopiune, it was an
nounced this week.
With prospects reported to toe
good for developing the Perry air
port with the aid of federal funds,
the Perry men decided t 0 buy the
p!bn e to learn to fly.
Charter members of th e dub are
Paschal Miuse, Dr. A. G. Hendrick.
Charles Andrew, Francis Nunn,
Ralph Tabor, Floyd Tabor, Mayo
Davis, Marion Greene, B. F. Van
Hart and Chtirles Farmer
The new plane is expected t Q be
her e this week. It has been seen
here recently in demonstration
flights.
SOROSIS CLUB MEETS
The Sorosis Club held its No
| vember meeting at the home of
Mrs. A. M. Anderson Thursday,
Nov. 14, with Mrs. Albert Skel
lie and Mrs. C. K. Cooper, Jr.,as
co-hostesses. Mrs. Malcolm M.
Dean, vice president, presided.
Mrs. W. E. Beckham spoke on
the plans of the club for the
year, which are centered around
! community interests,
i Mrs. W. B. Evans introduced
'Mrs. lia S. Morton of Warner
Robins, who spoke on Communi
ty Resources and How to Make
the Best of Them,
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Insects Destructive
In the United States alone insects
destroy about one-tenth of the an
nual food and fiber crops, causing
an estimated loss of two billion dol
lars.
Residential Building
In the last 20 peacetime years,
the value of residential building in
the United States ranged from as
much as 7.2 per cent of the national
income in 1923 to as low as 1.4 pec
1 cent In 1933, _.. Vi -tu'-tJ
