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VOL.LXXVL No. 3.
Along About'
' NOW
TALK; Charlie Farmer’s
airpo rt is a far cry from the old
barnstorming airplanes that used to
]and in cow pastures around here.
Charlie’s dream is for a modern,
email airport for Perry and this
are a. with paved runways and a
,vell'equiPPcd hangar. He sees the
tourists traveling in their own air
planes in the not-too-distant future
and he wants to start now provid
ing for their arrival.
Airplanes used to land in E. M.
Beckham’s pasture south of Perry,
cr any other place they could find,
on a Sunday afternoon. The people
used to go out and endanger their
hfg for only $2.50. You old time
readers may recall a flier by the
name of Jimmie Krouskop, who
came here often. He had a two
winger that had seen many better
days. Between flights he checked it
over and tied everything that was
loose back in place with haywire:
Despite his primitive plane, Jimmie
never had a crack up around here,
and for all we know he may be fly
ing yet.
HEALTH: Prospects for a Hous
ton county health department seem
good. The commissioners have ap
proved plans if a multiple-county
health program can be worked out
with Peach and Macon counties.
The commissioners should be com
mended for this far-reaching step.
Next thing we need in the health
line is the DDT spray program to
eliminate the malaria menace. It
would save many man-days now
lost because of malaria.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING: A good
word for the State Highway Patrol
men who have to cover their terri
tory in rain or shine, mostly rain
during the last week. These fellows
have to do a better job than they
would if they were working for a
private outfit because the taxpayers
are quick to find fault with em
ployees of any government agency.
They have to watch their conduct
mighty closely because the tax
payers expect them to be a lot bet
ter than the average run of folks.
Most of them are high-type gentle
men.
MUD: Whoever becomes gover
nor, we hope that he will do some
thing about getting Georgia out of
the mud. We have seen plenty of it
there is plenty out in the country,
right around town, so you know
It you don’t believe we have mud
in Georgia, ask vour rural carrier.
-C. E.
R.E.A. Rates Sliced
In Flint Territory
Consumers of electric power on
LEA lines in the Flint River area, :
which includes Houston county,
will save $3,939 a year under a new
rate reduction ordered by the Geor
gia Public Service Commission.
The reduction will mean a saving
$66,810 for REA subscribers in
e °rgia, an overall reduction of
‘-bout 12 per cent. The reduction in
the Flint River area will be 5.6 per
cent.
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.
ev * Smith, Pastor.
Kiwanis Hears Talk
Carey Ragsdale, Albany insur
ance executive, outlined Kiwanis
objectives in a talk before the Perry
iwanis Club meeting at the New
011 y Hotel Tuesday.
Calling attention to the present
-b birth rate, Mr. Ragsdale said
• • inians should look to the future
insure that educational oppor-
Jn dos will be available for all.
need bigger schools and more
better-paid teachers, he said.
Presbyterian Notice
Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m.
Church Service, Perry, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday School, Clinchfield, 3 p.m.
! uich Service, Clinchfield, 8 p.m.
’ ev - J'H, Mulholland, Pastor.
mt 3)ounml
J. A, BEDDINGFIELD, above,
was elected mayor pro-tem at
the organization of Perry’s city
council last week. (Metro
photo).
M. M. Dean Elected
As Director of Bank
Malcolm M. Dean, assistant
cashier of the Perry Loan and Sav
ings Bank, has been elected by the
stockholders to be a member of the
board of directors of the bank, C.
E. Andrew, president, announced.
Mr. Dean, a native of Perry, has
been connected with the bank since
August, 1935. During the war he
was on leave with the U. S. Army,
in which he spent 28 months. He
was overseas for 17 months and
was T-5 when discharged last year.
He was assigned to an infantry di
vision, and served in the European
theater.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean and daughter,
Jacqueline, have an apartment in
the home of Mrs. B. H. Andrew,
Sr.
Other members of the board of
director are C. E. Andrew, C. E.
McLendon, W. V. Tuggle, Mrs. Bes
sie H. Nunn and T. C. Rogers.
Davis New President
Of Freezer Locker
Mayo Davis is the new president
of the Houston Frozen Products
Corporation, succeeding W. E.
Beckham.
Other officers elected at last
weeks’ annual meeting of the board
of directors were W. T. Middle
brooks, vice president, and G. F.
Nunn, secretary.
Mr. Nunn was replaced on the
board of directors by Roy Gandy,
but Mr. Nunn will retain his post
as secretary.
B. O. Scruggs, who operates a
market in the Barfield Grocery,
was named operator and general
manager of the freezer locker here,
succeeding F. A. Poole, resigned.
HERMAN CROWNED
KING OF GEORGIA
Georgia awoke Wednesday morn
ing with two governors—Gov. Ellis
Arnall and Gov. Herman Talmadge
—and both laid claim to the office.
Sometime during Tuesday night,
the Georgia general assembly elect
ed Herman Talmadge on the basis
of a majority of write-in votes in
the state. A box in Telfair county,
Talmadge’s home county, produced
a sufficient number of write-in
votes for Herman to give him the
lead over James V. Carmichael,
who lost to the late Eugene Tal
madge in the July primary. The ex
tra votes suddenly turned up in the
capitol.
COMMENT: The King is dead.
Long live the King. While the late
Eugene Talmadge told the people
of Georgia that he was in good
health, Roy Harris and Herman
plotted the write-in campaign
knowing that Eugene Talmadge
probably could not live to b e
inaugurated. If this is democracy,
we want something else.—C. E.
Business Changes
L. E. (Buddy) Humphries has
leased the M. and M. Truck Stop
and Restaurant from Paul Massey.
D. E. Nipper has leased the meat
market formerly operated by Mr.
Humphries in the A. D. Culpepper
Curb Market.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, 16. 1947
'business men
MEET TONIGHT
A meeting of Perry merch
ants and professional men to
consider the possibility o f
bringing new industries to
Perry will be held at the Sky
way Inn at 7 p. m. today
(Thursday).
The meeting was called by
Mayor G. F. Nunn and C. E.
Andrew, head of the new in
dustries drive, who said the
group will “discuss some very
important matters for the good
of our community.”
F.F.A. Boys Set
Excellent Records
In figuring the final report of the
Houston County F. F. A. boy’s pro
jects there are some interesting
figures to be observed. They should
be of interest to the people in the
community and maybe to the State
at large. These figures are taken
from the boy’s actual records turn
ed in at the close of their projects. I
Twelve boys grew 53 acres of corn
which produced 1,654 bushels. This
gave them a total labor income of
$1876.10. or $35.40 per acre, or $156.
34 per boy, or $2.20 labor income
per hour.
Seven boys fattened 13 head of
beef calves which brought them
$66,80 labor income per head, or
$156.34 per boy, or $1.37 per hour.
Seven boys grew 52 acres of pea
nuts which brought them a total
labor income of $1892.06. This
means $36.38 per acre, or $270.29
per boy, or $3.73 per hour.
Ten boys grew ten gilts which I
produced them a total labor income
of $799.22. This means $79.92 per
boy, or $79.92 per head, or $1.83
per hour.
Four boys grew 7% acres of
sweet potatoes which produced
them a total labor income of $556.
10. 17118 medns $74.13 per acre, or
$139.02 per boy, or, $3.61 per hour
Probably the most significant
figures of the above would be the
labor income per acre, because the
boys did not have time to do all the
work necessary to produce the pro
ducts. However, this labor income
per hour is very interesting! It
means that the boy paid for every
thing in making the crop or produc
ing the animal, except his own la
bor, and the above figures show
what his labor brought him per
hour for each crop or animal pro
duced.
Some of the boys making the
above record are: Richard Ogletree,
Virgil Cosey, Billie Gray, Leroy
Carter, Charles Hicks, Clint Cooper,
Edwin Thompson, Edward Logue,
J. L. and Billie Davis.
Postal Receipts
Continue Rising
While post offices in most sections
of the country are reporting a de
crease in receipts for 1946, the
Perry post office shows a slight in
crease for that year over 1945,
Postmaster O. A. King announced
this week.
Receipts for 1946 were $16,874.
99, while receipts for 1945 were $l6,
578.78, an increase of $296.21. The
1946 total was the largest in the
history of the local post office, Mr.
King said, and receipts for the last
quarter in 1946 showed an increase
of more than $l,OOO over receipts
for the same quarter in 1945.
Because of the large volume of
business done here, Perry has been
approved for a new federal build
ing, Rep. Steve Pace of the Third !
District has announced. i
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Stubbs Appointed
To Welfare Board
M. H. Stubbs of Route 1, Warner j
Robins, has been appointed a mem
ber of the Houston county welfare j
board, succeeding John T. Miller, ;
resigned.
The appointment was made by
the board of county commissioners |
and Mr. Stubbs has already taken
up his duties on the welfare board, i
Where can you get so much en
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teftainment for less than 4 cents a
week as you can in The Home Jour-
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MARCH OF DIMES representatives from Perry and this area talk
to a patient, Kenneth Devitt Gottman of Montezuma, at Georgia
Hall of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at Warm Springs,
Ga. Left to right, the campaign leaders are J. W. Woodruff of Colum
bus, J. P. Etheridge of Perry, J. H.Hall of Columbus and C. D. Crum
mey of Rochelle. March of Dimes started here yesterday.
County Asked to Adopt
DDT Spray Plan Now
HOUSTON COUNTY
DDT SPRAY PROGRAM
By JOHN ETHEREDGE
Will the heading of this article bo
in the paper in the near future for
the purpose of letting the citizens
know just when to look for the
crew and what to do to be ready
for them? That is a question de
voutly hoped to be answered in the
affirmative by many of our people.
At the Farm Bureau meeting last
Thursday night at the Sky Way Inn,
it was unanimously approved as a
good thing and everyone pledged
by the Board of County Commiss
ioners. A committee of seven was
themselves to work for its adoption
appointed to contact the Commiss
ioners and see what can be done
about the proposition.
It was the consensus of opinions
that we, by all means, should have
the program, the only trouble being
the necessary money for the work.
To many of us, there is nothing
more important than the health of
our people. Especially is this true of
Malaria and Typhoid fever, which
the D. D. T, spray program will
completely eliminate. Many of us
would be willing to pay what it
cost to have our premises sprayed,
but the very ones who need it most
would not be able or willing to do
that. Therefore, it was agreed that
a County wide spraying would be
the only way to have it done.
No matter how well some of our
homes are protected against flies
and mosquitoes, as long as some of
them are not, there is a danger of
the people living in the well pro
tected homes contracting malaria
of typhoid. Disregarding the safety
side of the proposition, the comfort
of being rid of flies and mosquitoes
is well worth what it cost to do the
spraying, the estimate being about
$2.00 per home.
Let us all pull together and get
this service while it is available.
There is a belief that it will not be
continued indefinitely and it will be
to our advantage to act quickly.
Vets Are Advised
To Convert N.S.L.I.
Col. R. L. Webb, representative
of the Cordele Division of the State
Department of Veterans Service,
reminded Houston county veterans
this week that after Feb. 7 they
i n °t be able to reinstate their
j National Service Life Insurance.
( Referring to N. S. L. I. as the
j cheapest kind of insurance, Col.
I Webb advised the veterans to rein
| state their government insurance
I by paying two months premium. It
j must be done by Feb. 7. After the
| insurance is reinstated, it can be
I converted to any other type of
j policy, he said.
j Many Houston county veterans
, are also missing a bet in failing to
j file application for their terminal
leave pay. He said he has the forms
;to be filled out for all veterans’
j benefits, and will be available for
interview each Friday at the Local
Draft Board in the Anderson Build
| ing in Perry.
A delegation of members of the
Houston County Farm Bureau call
ed on the Houston county commiss
ioners Monday afternoon to request
the commissioners to sponsor the
program in the county this year,
beginning April 1.
W. E. Vinson, president of the
county farm organization, said the
cost to the county would be between
$5,000 and $7,000. Other spokesmen
for the farm bureau were W. B.
Sexton, S. A. Nunn, James Johnson,
Robert Horton, Floyd Tabor, Houser
B. (Gilbert, Paschal Muse and
others.
Chairman J. A. Davis of the com
missioners said they would take the
matter under advisement and re
port their decision before Jan. 25,
the deadline for acceptancp. He said
they desired to investigate the
sprly program as carried out in
Crisp and Dooly counties.
Others from the Farm Bureau
present at the meeting were A. R.
Talton, J. O. Jacobs, John L. Davis,
C. E. Andrew, Jake Eason, Jimmie
Garvin Clarence Holt, Wesley
Johnson, R. E. Dunbar, Seabie
Hickson, Fred W. Carter and
Cooper Etheridge.
S. A. Nunn suggested to the com
missioners that inasmuch as it ap
peared that the county would not
get the health program started this
year, because of the lack of trained
personnel, the spray program could
be started this year *and continued
if it proved practical.
W. B. Sexton said many farmers
also are interested in having their
barns sprayed, which can be done
at the same time at an additional
cost to the farm owners.
COMMENT; Second the motion
of Mr. Nunn. Like him, we would
prefer the health program but be- I
cause this will be delayed by the
lack of personnel, we should start
off with the spray program and dis
continue it, if necessary, when the
health program can be launched.
Loans on Ga. Timber
Urged by Forrester
State Forester J. M. Tinker urg
ed Georgia bankers this week to
accept growing tircber as collateral
for emergency loans to farmers.
In a letter to all Georgia banks,
Tinker pointed out that destructive
* clear cutting” of timber stands was j
often the last resort of a landowner |
faced with the urgent need for im- i
mediate cash.
“If you would consider granting j
an emergency loan on the timber
stand”, he said, “the landowner |
could then save his timber until ■
such time as a scientifically cor 1
rect cutting could be made select- j
ively.”
The Georgia Forestry Director
pointed out that trained personnel
was available in every Congress
ional District to assist farmers in
determining the commercial and po
tential values of timber stands and
promised that situations certified
by bankers as “distress cases”
would receive a priority for attent-
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
ESTABLISHED 1870
Polio Drive
Begins Here
Workers in the March of Dimes in
Houston county mapped plans for
the drive at a meeting at the Sky
way Inn Monday night, with J. P.
Etheridge, chairman, in charge. The
drive began Wednesday.
Committee chairman named were
Mrs. F. M. Houser, Ladies Commit
tee; Marion L. Brown, Men’s Com
mittee; Mrs. J. L. Gallemore, Spe
cial Events Committee; Earl Whip
ple, Publicity Committee; Supt
Bert Rumble, Supt. E. P. Staples
and Supt. Dave Perdue, School
Committee.
Mr. Etheridge announced that
two Houston county residents are
patients at Warm Springs Founda
tion, a 17-year-old Negro girl and a
one-year-old white girl of Warner
Robins. Peach county has seven
patients at Warm Springs, indicat
ing the great need in this area.
W. T. Middlebrooks showed a
motion picture of the work of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, including emergency
work during the 1944 epedemic in
North Carolina.
Committee Members
Inaddition to the chairmen, other
committee members named were;
Ladies’ Committee: Mrs. Lewis
Harper, Mrs, Hugh Lawson, Mrs.
T. S. Hunt, Mrs. Cooper Etheridge,
Mrs. W. T. Middlebrooks, Mrs. G.
F. Nunn, and Mrs. E. P. Staples.
Men’s Committee: Lewis Harper,
W. E. Beckham, Hugh Lawson,
Marion Houser, T. S. Hunt, Gard
ner Watson, A. C. Pritdfiett, Hubert
Aultman, J. A. Beddingfield, G. F.
Nunn, Mayo Davis and W. V. Tug
gle.
Special Events: Mrs. W. E. Beck
ham, Mrs. Marion Brown, Mrs.
Gardner Watson, Mrs. A. C. Prit
chett, Mrs. Hubert Aultman, Mrs.
J. A. Beddingfield, Mrs. Mayo Da
vis, Mrs. W. V. Tuggle. '
Publicity—Sara Ivey and Cooper
Etheridge.
Warner Robins—Capt. H. R.
Daniels and Louis C. Ackley.
Penn-Dixie Wins
Safety Title Again
The Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement
Corporation, Plant No. 2, has just
announced having gone through
the year of 1946 without having an
accident of sufficient severity to any
employee which would cause a loss
of time from work.
This is an outstanding achieve
ment made by the local plant.
There are 167 cement plants
throughout the United States and
Canada which strive yearly for this
distinction.
This Safety Program is sponsored
by the Portland Cement Association
of Chicago, Illinois, and at a suit
able time during the coming year
the Association will make a re
award of the beautiful Safety
Trophy which is now located on the
company plat in front of the office.
On this occasion there will be High
Officials from the Company as well
as other prominent men throughout
the County and present to
join with the employees in the cele
j bration of this achievement.
M. L. Silco*, the Plant Superin
tendent, says that this record was
made possible only by the coopera
tive and united effort of every em
ployee. This is the ninth time this
outstanding record has been made
at this plant, having won the award
I first in 1933 then in 34, 35, 36, 38,
1 39, 40, 42, and now in 46.
j Baptist Activities
I Carey Barker of Lynchburgh,
j V a.,who had led a successful! re
j vival series at the Perry Baptist
I Church last year, will return this
year for another revival from Feb.
I 2 to 16, Rev. J, A. Ivey, pastor, an
nounced this week.
Services will begin Sunday morn
ing, Feb. 2 at 11:30 a. m. During
the week, meetings will be held at
10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. eacFT day.
The public is invited to attend.
Morning Worship Service: 1130
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p.m.
Training Union, 6:30 p.m.
Mid-week Prayer Service, 8 p.m.
