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VOL. LXXVI. No. 2
HERMAN TALMADQE
Full Statement
From Talmadge
I deeply appreciate the support j
given me by the people of Georgia ;
and the Members of the General
Assembly in the fight for the gover- j
norship of this state. Thousands of
people who did not support my fa
ther are rallying to my side. Even
some of the candidates who opposed
my father are well-wishers in this
fight. I now have 173 pledges which
is 44/more than required to elect a
governor of Georgia.
The opposition has now admitted
the correctness of our legal position.
They first stated that they would
not make a fight in the Legislature
since they claimed that the Lieut.-
governor elect automatically suc
ceeded to the governorship. In two
days time they changed their posit
ion and now are attempting to block
my election as governor. Some law
yers have given them sound legal
advice. They know that the Legis
lature elected Governor George M.
Troupe to succeed Governor Elect
Tolbert who died prior to taking the
oath of office in 1823. The same pro
vision is in our constitution today
that was in the constitution of 1823
when Governor George M. Troupe
was elected Governor.
The opposition did not have a
platform last summer. They stated
that they would “string along” with
whoever was elected governor.
This meant that they would “string
along” with any governor that was
elected on any platform. They now
profess strong allegiance to a demo
cratic white primary and the coun
ty unit system but this strong al
legiance did not become known to
the people of Georgia until after
Eugene Talmadge and his friends
successfully won this fight. The
same little group of people in At
lanta, Georgia are directing the
campaign of the opposition attempt
ing to block my election that de
stroyed a democratic white primary
in Georgia. This is the same little
group of people who tried to sabo
tage the county unit system by '
carrying it to the Supreme Court
of the United States. All Georgians
know that the only way they can
be assured of the Talmadge plat
form being carried out is my elect
ion as governor.
The white primary is at stake
again, the county unit system is at
stake again. The issue must be
fought out before the Legislature
when it meets on the 13th. I call
upon all Georgians who are inte
rested in restoring the democratic
white primary and preserving the
county unit system to join me in
this fight.
HERMAN TALMADGE
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Inas
much as Herman Talmadge has not
held a public office in the past, his
record cannot be examined. We
have no firsthand knowledge of his
personal conduct. His supporters
say, “Like Father, Like Son,” so we
sre taking that as a true estimate
of the son.—C. E.
TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE
The tax receiver’s books are now !
open to receive 1947 tax returns j
and homestead and personal pro- 1
perty applications. Applications
must be made each year to obtain
exemptions. No receiver’s rounds
will be made this year. March 30
is the last day.
E. W. MARSHALL
Tax Receiver
Houston journal
Along About
NOW
By COOPER ETHERIDGE
Convening of the State Legisla- j
ture in Atlanta Monday recalls my |
own career in that august assembly j
back in 1935.
I was a doorkeeper; assistant to
the assistant doorkeeper, that is.
You see, it was a Talmadge admini
stration and any hopes I had of be
coming an assistant doorkeeper
were delayed until a more favor
able vote by the people.
I made $3 a day. It cost me $5 a
day to live in Atlanta, so even the
,casual observer can see that this
job was peculiarly attractive from a
financial standpoint. I thought of
asking for a raise but I was afraid
I would get fired.
The assistant doorkeeper under
whom I worked was Fiddlin’ John j
Carson, whose fiddlin’ changed j
: many a vote during the campaigns I
!of those days. He was one of the
j best assistant doorkeepers at the
| capitol that year; very conscien-
I tious. I would try to open the door,
but Fiddlin’ John, having the pres
tige of being a Talmadge man,
would push me aside and open the
door himself. Sometimes in one of
his mellow moods, he would let me
close the door. This seldom happen
ed because everybody in Georgia
had a special pass to get onto the
floor of the House of Representa
tives, and I soon learned that my
job was not really necessary. But
my father was a legislator, I want
ed to see the state government in
operation, so I stuck it out.
It seems that the State always
has some extra money available to
hire the friends of the legislators
at $3 a day to open and close the
heavy doors, whose weight is too
much for the average legislator af
ter a hard day’s work. I worked a
five-day week and decided that I
was not cut out to be a politician.
(This conviction was strengthened
in the July primary). I drew down
$l5 at the end of the week, borroV
ed enough from Daddy to pay my
hotel bill and came home.
This reminds me of the old Pole
up in Pennsylvania who had the
job of pushing back the rock as it
was brought high on the rockpile
by a chain-elevator. One day when
it was sleeting and snowing, and
his breath froze on his mustache,
someone asked him how he got his
job.
“Politics,” he said. “Politics.”
So began and ended my career
i as a politician. I was there with the
1 same old bunch—Ed Rivers, who
had already begun wearing a black
bow tie when he was Speaker of
the House; Dumpy Roy Harris, who
wanted to be governor then; red
faced Red Williams of Coffee coun
ty, a member of the prohibition
committee; and many another illus
trious colleague,
i Maybe if I apply myself to a ser
ious study of government, someday
(with a favorable administration)
I might be the doorkeeper on the
middle door and leave the side
doors to the less fortunate $3 a day
boys.
THE SHERIFF, C. C. Chapman,
knocked off five stills in a week in
Houston not long ago. The same
week, while Sheriff Chapman was
busy with his quarry, State and
Federal enforcement officers raided
another still in the county. Houston
needs more and better industries
but is this one of them?
WELCOME HOME
Calvin P. Abbott, mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Abbot, Perry, from the Navy;
Walter L. Land, father, A. R. Land,
Rt. 1, Bonaire, from the Navy; Ro
bert F. Pyles, father, C. E. Pyles,
Rt. 1, Elko, from the Army; Raiford
A. Jarrell, father, T. D. Jarrell, Rt.
3, Fort Valley, from the Army; Ed
gar E. Bateman, Jr., father E. E.
Bateman, Sr., Route, Byron, from
the Army; Gerald Hardman, father,
IA. B. Hardman, Warner Robins,
I from the Army; Oscar E. Sullivan,
1 mother, Mrs. Lilly Mae Sullivan,
| Warner Robins, from the Army;
George H. Walker, father, George
|T, Walker, Rt. 1, Perry, from the
Army; and Harold E. Kight, father,
B. I. Kight, Warner Robins, from
the Army.
PERIiY„ HOUSTON COUNTY Ga . THURSDAY JANUARY 9. 1947
1946-47 PANTHERS-First row, left to right: Jack Watts, Ed Chapman, Ed Thompson, Deryle Whip
ple, Mac Peyton, Scabie Hickson, Bubber Riley. Back row, Coach E. P. Staples, Charles Whitworth,
Blue Calhoun, Billy Bledsoe, James Matthews, Capt Clint Cooper,Managers Bobby Sutton and
Jimmie Cornell.
I
County Committee
For 1947 Elected
Robert B. Jones, adminstrative
officer of the Production and Mar
keting Association, today announced
the results of the election to choose
the Houston County Committee for
the Agricultural- Conservation As
sociation.
L. W. Tabor was re-elected chair- j
man, H. B. Gilbert vice chairman
and Wesley Johnson, member. Ten
community 'committeemen elested
for 1947 are J. C. Ward, Upper
Town; W. W. Gray, Lower Town;
|C. A. Kersey, Tenth; J. T. Garvin,
Upper Fifth; M. H. Stubbs, Lower
Fifth; C. E. Sasser, Upper 11th; H.
A. Talton, Lower 11th; Charles
Hamsley, 12th; J. E. Eason, Old
13th, and Fred W. Langston, New
13th.
These men are elected to repre
sent the farmers and their com
munities in the Triple-A program
in Houston County. Farmers are
urged to contact their community
committmen or the county office at
any time in matters concerning the
Triple-A program.
BROOKS-WHITE
Miss Margie Brooks, daugther of
Mr and Mrs. W. O. Brooks of Perry,
and Arthur A. White, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur A. White, Sr., of
Byron, were married at the Brooks
home Sunday afternoon, Jan. 5.
The Rev. Robert Taylor, pastor of
the Tharpe Memorial Baptist
Church, performed the ceremony.
Miss Betty Boler of Perry was
the bride’s only attendant, and the
groom’s father Was his best man.
The bride wore a gray suit, with
black accessories and her corsage
was a purple orchid.
The home was beautifully deco
rated in Southern smilax, white
gladioli and white camellias.
The families and a few friends
attended the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. White will make
their home near Byron, where he
is engaged in farming.
Misses Elaine Moore and Jeanne
Pierce were hostesses at a luncheon
at the New Perry Hotel Wednesday,
Jan. 1, honoring Miss Brooks.
Those enjoying this delightful
affair were Misses Jerry Cater,
Bess Nunn, Dot King, Joanne Hern
don, Joyce Andrews, Louise Head,
Betty Boler, Mrs. Edwin Pierce,
Mrs. Brooks, the hostesses and the
honoree.
Miss Brooks was presented a
lovely corsage made of handker
chiefs, shower gifts of the guests.
The handkerchiefs were intersper
sed with talisman roses to form a
beautiful corsage.
Mrs. Ed Pierce entertained at her
home for Mrs. White on Monday
night, Dec. 30. Eighteen guests were
invited to be with the honoree for
the evening. A color scheme of red
and white was used in the home.
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening. Mrs. Pierce was
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Twenty Years Ago
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Jn The Home Journal
Issue of Jan. 13, 1927
The first game in the new basket
ball court will be played with
Cochran as the opponent for Perry
Friday night. The Boys team beat
i Unadilla last Friday, 37 to 11.
Dr. A. I. Foster, pastor of the
Perry Baptist Church, spoke to the
Macon Rotary club on the subject
of Friendship,
The Civitan Club officers were j
entertained at a lovely dinner by j
Air. and Mrs. H. P. Houser. Those |
invited were George C. Nunn, Sam
A. Nunn, N. V, Geyer, Carey An
drew, A. Holm, L. F. Cater, J. P.
Etheridge and W. E. Swanson.
George C. Nunn, chairmart of the
board of stewards of the Methodist
Church, was in charge of the get
together meeting at the church Fri
day night.
A car parked at McLendon Auto
Co. caught fire during the night but
the building was saved.
Mrs. Rol Pate of Hawkinsville
spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. R. L. Cater. Mrs. Cora Boter
weg and Mrs. A. F. McGhee of Ma
con spent the weekend with Mrs.
T, S. Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Rammage, Miss LaVehne Ram
mage and Rev. James McGirt spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Ward. A surprise party was given
by the high school -group for W. B.
Evans at the home of Miss Laura
Gilbert on the occasion of his birth
day.
From Kathleen: Mrs. George
Hunt is recuperating from a long
illness. Miss Doris Hall spent Sun
day with Miss Eunice Hunt. Mrs.
J. W. Story spent Monday in Perry.
Alton Edwards of Macon spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Edwards.
From Elko: Mr. and Mrs. J. L
Edwards and Mrs. L. W. Houser
spent Monday in Macon. J. O. A.
Houser returned home Thursday
after a visit to his sister, Mrs. W. O.
Gains in Bainbridgc, Ga. Miss Mary
Houser Brown spent last weekend
with Miss Marguerite Holmes.
Demand for locally-grown fruit
in Georgia is greater than the sup
ply, acccording to horticulturists of
the State Extension Service.
assisted in entertaining by her
mother, Mrs. Frank Moody.
Mrs. White was again honored on
New Year’s day at a party given by
Miss Jerry Cater and Miss Bess
Nunn at the Nunn home. Sixteen
members of the young contingent
were invited. A musical game was
played, wth Mrs. Marion Brown
playing popular tunes, the titles of
which made up a romantic story. A
delightful salad course was served
during the afternoon. The hostesses
were assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. George Nunn, Mrs. Tom Cater
and Mrs. Brown.
March Of Dimes
To Begin Jan. 15
The annual March of Dimes for
the fight against Infantile Paralysis
will bo held in Houston county from
Jan. 15 through Jan. 30, it was an
nounced this week by J. P. Ethe
ridge, county director for the second
successive year.
A “kick-off” banquet will be held
at the Skyway Inn at 7 pm. Monday,
Jan. 13, by 40 workers appointed by
Mr. Etheridge, who will be the host
at the banquet. Committee assign
ments will be made at that time.
The drive will b e handled
I through the schools, the business
leaders and the motion picture the
aters. E. P. Staples will be i n
charge of the drive in the Perry
school, Bert Rumble will head the
program at the Warner Robins
school, and Dave Perdue at Bonaire.
Capt. Harold R. Daniels, public re
lations officer at Warner Robins,
will handle the campaign on War
ner Robins Field.
More than $l,OOO was raised in
Houston county last year, and Mr.
Etheridge said that although no
quota is set the workers are expect
ed to double last year’s total.
Oratorical Contest
Offered by Legion
The Robert D, Collins Post of the
American Legion will sponsor a
county-wide oratorical contest
among the high school students of
Perry, Bonaire and Warner Robins,
with prizes ranging from a $25
Bond for the county winner to a
four-year college scholarship to the
national winner.
Hubert A. Aultman, county con
test chairman, announced this week
that the contest probably will be
held at the Perry school Friday,
Jan. 31, and the district contest is
tentatively scheduled for Perry on
Iriday, Feb. 7. Second prize will
be $lO cash and the third prize will
be $5 cash. Speeches will bo from
10 to 12 minutes in length and boys
or girls are eligible to enter.
Judges in the county contest will
be one individual from each of the
three committees.
Ten subjects, all dealing with the
U. S. Constitution, will be used by
the speakers.
The state, regional and national
finals will be held at places and
dates to be announced later.
Cohen Walker of Perry is the con
test chairman for this Legion Dis
trict.
Many Perry High School boys
are planning to enter the American
Legion’s tenth annual National
High School Oratorical Contest.
The high school clubs—the Wol
ves, Lions and Bulldogs—will pick
their best orators to speak. The
speeches will be written by the
students.
In every United States city, most
streets approaching a school carry
this sign: “School—Drive Slow.”
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Jourr.al
ESTABLISHED 1870
iCity Council
Reorganizes
|For New Year
J. A. Beddingfield was elected
mayor-pro-tem at the organization
of Perry’s city council, including
two new members, Monday night.
• G. F. Nunn is serving ,the second
! year of his term as mayor.
Mr. Beddingfield, a druggist,
succeeds W. V. Tuggle, who did
not offer for re-election this year.
The two new members of the
council are L. C. Walker and Hugh
Lawson, veterans who were elected
without opposition.
New committee assignments an
nounced by Mayor Nunn were:
Beddingfield and Lawson, finance'
and police; W. S. Gray and L. C.
V/alker, fire and sanitation; Alton
Hardy and F. M. Houser, water and
streets.
The council approved the pur
chase of a new garbage collection
unit which is expected to improve
the garbage collection system by 50
per cent. A contract for the paint
ing of the city’s water tank also
was approved by the mayor and
council.
All city employees were re-elect
ed.
Meet Set Tonight
By Farm Bureau
A representative of the State
Health Department will discuss the
DDT Spray program for malaria
control when he speaks before the
Houston County Farm Bureau,
meeting Thursday night (Jan. 9 )
at the Skyway Inn. The meeting
will begin at 7 p. m.
W. B. Sexton, secretary-trea
surer, said the spray program
should be of special interest to
every farmer and those who are in
terested are urged to attend.
The supper will be a Dutch af
fair, at 75c a plate.
The State Health Department
representative, Col. Legwin of Ma
con, will explain the DDT program
for fly and mosquito control,
terials with the exception of a ve
hicle. The county would be required
The state will furnish all ma
to pay two 3-man crews and a con
tact man. In addition to the homes,
all public places would be covered
in the spray program.
It is estimated that the total cost
of the program for the county will
be between $5,000 and $7,000.
Horace & Mildred
To Move Shop Soon
The Horace & Mildred Shop,
which opened recently in the Wells
Hotel, will move about Jan. 15 to
the Carroll Street building former
’ ly occupied by the Central Georgia
Furniture Company.
> The building, owned by Freeman
Cabero, is being renovated through
out and the front will be renewed
and painted. A new butane gas
heating system will be installed.
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Methodist Activities
Church Services, 11:30 a.m. and
7:30 p.m.
Church School—10:15 a.m.
Young People’s Service-5;30 p.m.
Rev. J B. Smith, Pastor.
Baptist Activities
Morning Worship Service: 1130
. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p.m.
j Training Union, 6:30 p.m.
i Mid-week Prayer Service, 8 p.rti.
f Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
(Presbyterian Notice
Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m.
; Church Service, Perry, 11:30 a.m.
i Sunday School, Clinchfield, 3 p.m.
I Church Service, Clinchfield, 8 p.m.
Rev. J.H. Mulholland, Pastor.
LIVESTOCK FEED
' Permanent pastures and tempo
; rary grazing crops will furnish the
best and cheapest feed for livestock,
specialists of the Agricultural Ex
t tension Service declare, urging
' Georgia farmers to provide year
round grazing for their livestock*
