Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, January 30, 1947, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextKeep Georgia On Your Mind VOL. LXXVI. No. 5 » i Civic League | plans Drive Plans for the membership drive f the Houston Civic League, Inc., Lnsors of welfare and recreation i programs, were made at a meet * 0 f the officers of the League ;. , lhe Delphian Club Tuesday | Afternoon in the office of A. W. 1 Dahlberg. The goal of the league this year t o provide a recreational building " v summertime which can be used for adult and youth activities and I programs. The league owns a lot j adjacent to the Armory Grove, on p, a con Street, and plans are to use Ibis lot for the building. A swim ming pool on this lot also is con templated for the future. Within the next few days, mem bership blanks will be mailed to prospective members of the league, which requests that checks be mail ed to the Houston Civic League, Perry. If the membership blanks are not returned with the checks, a committee w 7 ill call on the pro spective member. Annual dues are $5 per family, entitling every mem ber of the family to the privileges of the league. A building fund drive will be launched later. The civic league seeks to estab lish a building for youth and adult social activities, control the rec reational activities of the children and to sponsor the community chest idea in the county. Many needy people already have received help from the league’s welfare fund. Along About NOW There was a boy from Grovania, Who had a terrible mania For pulling the curls Of beautiful girls, The girls said this mania’d pain ya. YOU SHOULD THANK: Supt. Eric Staples for installing double doors on the Perry gymnasium, making it easier to exit from the court and offering better protection in case of fire. He had already let the contract for this job prior to this paper’s appeal for a better escape I route in the event of fire. Thank Charlie Farmer for bringing Grah am Jackson to Perry to entertain the grown-ups and children alike. Thank everybody around for help ing out so generously on the March of Dimes. Thank the Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. for promoting safety so effectively. CHARLES P. GRAY will deny it, but others will say it’s true. He was at the New Perry hotel one Tuesday about noon when a group of men be knew started gathering. “I bonder what this meeting is,” he asked a friend. Of course, it was the "eckly meeting of the Kiwanis Club, and he is vice president of the club. WHY IS IT that everywhere I go get into a political discussion? j —C, E. Library Notes Cne of the most humorous books of I the seas °n is, “Out on a Limb,” by Louise Baker. The author writes Variously of how she mastered the handicap of the loss of one of her tegs, Hiroshima,” by John Hersey is e dramatic account of six human omgs who survived the first atomic bomb. er y human and wholesome is j -■sie Barber’s novel, “The Wall Be- 1 V',- 611 stor y °f a lovely young 1 Peking the faith of her adored | unister husband. For her latest I Hear! Buck, again turns to j nina, “Pavilion of Women” is a T ‘ y of the upper classes. Library Hours 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. , CORRECTION E Nipper has purchased the Ir ' eat m arket in the A. D. Culpep ore from L. E. Humphrey. It incorrectly reported in a recent -e of ihe Home Journal that Mr. ‘•ipper had leased the market. journal I Dr. W. B. Selah Methodist Hour Features Selah Dr. William B. Selah. pastor Gal loway Memorial Methodist Church, Jackson, Miss., speaks over The Methodist Hour network Sunday I morning, February 2, on the sub ject “Character is Fate.” Dr. Selah is a prominent Metho dist minister who served leading appointments in Kansas City, Mem phis, Oklahoma City before moving to Mississippi. He is a native of Sedalia, Missouri, a graduate of Central College with post graduate work at Yale University. The Methodist Hour i s now broadcast over an independent net work of fifty stations; the network extending from Baltimore to Carls bad, New Mexico and from Miami to Kansas City. The radio time is j made available to members of the Southern Religious Radio Confer ence, an/ organization composed of radio committees from the South-' ern Baptist Convention, the Pres byterian Church in the U. S., the Protestant Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church by the in dependent stations on this network. These programs are heard in this vicinity over station WSB at 8:30 AM and originate in the studios of Religious Radio Center, Atlanta. C. P. Gray Speaks At Safety Meeting With a 1946 record of no lost time accidents to its credit, the Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. Plant No. 2 at Clinchfield is not resting on its laurels, but is continuing the safety program with an affirma tive prevention campaign. At a monthly safety meeting held at the plant last Wednesday, Charles P. Gray, Perry business man, was the principal speaker in the interest of safety. A demon stration on the Handling of Oxygen and Acetylene was presented by J. H. Woodard, electrical welder learner. Eby Holtzclaw, timekeep er, gave a safety talk. Melvin Nel son, mix chemist, read the accident report for the previous month. D. M. Ryle, shop foreman, gave the in vocation and J. A. Grubb, cashier, was master of ceremonies for the occasion. M. L. Silcox, plant superinten dent, congratulated the employees from all departments on the 1946 record and urged their cooperation in the effort to win the award ( another year. , Perry Legionnaires Initiated by 40 & 8 Three members of the Robert D. Collins Post of the American Legion in Perry were initiated into the 40 and 8, American Legion Secret So i ciety, at ceremonies in Macon last I Saturday afternoon. The Perry men were Judge A. M. I Anderson, commander of the local I post, Walter G. Riley and Claude E. | Andrew, longtime members of the | post. The men were initiated at the j annual mid-winter “wreck” of the 1 40 and 3 at the Hotel Dempsey. The j ceremonies included a parade in the downtown section, where the initi i ates were forced to perform all sorts of odd antics. In farm planting, the permanent pasture should have consideration along with other important farm crops, agronomists of the Georgia • Extension Service declare. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY SO. 1947 [polio DRIVE OVER THE TOP A response far above expecta tions of leaders in the drive for funds to fight infantile paralysis was reported this week by Chair man J. P. Etheridge of Houston county. A total of $1,742 already has been deposited in the bank here and when several other communities turn in reports the total will be about $4,000, or $1,500 above the goal of the drive. Mr. Etheridge said. Warner Robins is expected to equal the $2,000 raised in Perry and vicinity. A complete report will be pub lished in next week’s Home Jour nal. Mrs. J. L. Gallemore, chairman of the committee, expresses her ap preciation to all those who partici pated for their cooperation in the wedding, for the wedding party and those who were responsible for dressing same. Tharpe Memorial Calls Rev. Taylor The Rev. Bob Taylor, a graduate of the Mercer University School of Christianity last December, has be come pastor of the Tharpe Memorial Baptist Church, and is preaching there on the second and fourth Sun days. The Tharpe Memorial Church be gan a full-time program, effective Feb. 1, with preaching services every Sunday. The church has 163 members. Rev. Mr. Taylor, who was origi nally from Atlanta, attended Mer cer from 1943 to 1946. Prior to be ginning his education for ministry, he was a shoe salcman in Macon. The Taylors have a daughter, Sandra, who has entered the first grade at Perry. They have pur ■ chased a home in Andrew Heights 1 from Harris Wilson. In addition to his duties as pastor of Tharpe Memorial Rev. Mr. Tay lor does evangelistic work. This community welcomes the Taylor family into our midst. H. J. Walker Dies At Warner Robins Homer Jay Walker, Sr., promi nent farmer and citizen of Warner Robins, died at his residence in Warner Robins Saturday afternoon. Mr. Walker, who became serious ly ill last March, had lived in War ner Robins for 15 years. He was i formerly employed by the Central of Georgia Railway. He was a mem ber of the American Legion and D. A. V. of Perry, j He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Estcrine Wright, two sons, Thomas Harris and Homer J. Walker, Jr., of Warner Robins, and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Mon day at the Warner Robins Baptist ( ’ Church and burial was in the family cemetery near the home. Active pallbearers were John Mil ler, Marvin Fender, Herman Wat . son, F. D. Uhl, Wesley Johnson, t and Joe Wynn. The Gardner Watson Funeral Home of Perry was in charge of arrangements. Speaking Contest Is Open to Public i The public is urged to attend the I County Oratorical Contest at Perry • High School at 2:30 p. m. Friday, t Feb. 7, it was announced by Hubert A. Aultman, chairman o f the . American Legion committee hand -1 ling the contest. Warner Robins High School has : decided not to enter the contest this year, leaving Perry and Bon ; j aire in competition. The winners from all counties In ; j the Third Congressional District i I will meet in Perry on Friday, Feb. -1 14, for the district finals. Winners II in the district contest will enter | the state meeting. t Sterilizing the soil with Uramon I I and Cyanamid kills weeds and i disease in tobacco beds, according i: to specialists of the Extension Ser ' vice. Tabor Heads Flint R.E.A. The Flint Electric Membership > Corporation hold their annual meet ■ ing at Reynolds, Friday with more i than 600 persons present. H. L. Wingate, President of the Georgia Farm Bureau, was guest 1 speaker. He gave an account of i how the Farm Bureau worked with ■ REA in promoting REA throughout • the country. , Floyd H. Tabor discussed the progress of co-operatives during the past years. B. W. Hinton, Jr,, Manager of the local REA, talked about the financial condition of the co-oper ative and the future construction program. Directors elected were: Floyd H. Tabor, President, Fort Valley; M. S. Vinson, Vice President, Fort Valley, W. W. Gray, Perry; B. L. McDaniel, Tazwell; F. L. Coogle, ( Oglethorpe; B. B. Murph, Marshall ville; R. R. Pratt, Warner Robins; W. M. Dickey, Mussolla; W. L. Moore, Juniper; T. Whatley, Rey nolds, Secretary and Treasurer. A barbecue dinner was served. New Industries Group Selected Mayor G. F. Nunn, chairman of a civic organization whose purpose is to develop new industries in Perry and Houston county, announ ced the personnel of a committee which will work out the details of financing the group of business and professional men. Mayor Nunn appointed C. E. An- 1 drew, C. E. McLendon, Mayo Davis, , W. E. Beckham, Alton Hardy, Lewis Harper and A. M. Kicklight er. No meeting date has been set , but a meeting at an early daV will be arranged. Meeting recently at Skyway Inn, i *he business and professional men of Perry voted to form an organi zation-which would handle the busi ness of a chamber of commerce and an industrial development commit ! tee at the same time. Creosote Plant Is Ready to Go Operation of the Houston County Creosote Plant has begun and all farmers and individuals are invited 1 to make use of it, it was announccdr this week by the Houston County Chapter of the Georgia Farm Bu reau. The county commissioners built the creosote plant last year at the request of the farm bureau chapter. I It is a non-profit making outfit to be used solely for the benefit of : Houston county people. ’ Robert Horton will be the mana • \ ger of the plant and ho should be I contacted for information about prices and schedules of the plant. A charge of 35c a, gallon will be , made for the creosote used and one : operation of the vat will cost $4. . The vat will hold between 150 and -200 posts of about 3 V2 inches diarn - eter. , W. E. Vinson, president of the county farm bureau, and Houser I B. Gilbert, vice president, said it is f recommended that too large pos\ should not be treated. Manager Horton should be consulted for de tails. This plant offers wonderful op portunities for the Houston county community and everyone who needs ’ posts treated should take advantage ' of the saving. t Cordele Flower Show Held This Weekend Perry residents have been invited I to enter camellias and attend the Cordele Camellia Show sponsored by the Garden Clubs of Cordele ) Saturday and Sunday. t * Although the dates for the Cor dele show are the same as for the Perry show, some camellia growers . I may wish to enter their flowers in | both shows. Mrs. S. A. Nunn has j j the details of the flower show in ' I Cordele and will furnish them to I .nterested persons. II T, l 4 j Read the Army’s enlistment bene ‘ ! fits in this issue. CAPT. STANLEY JONES Photo Courtesy Macon Telegraph POST TO HEAR CAPTAIN JONES Capt. Stanley Jones, USN, of Macon, state adjutant of the Ameri can Legion, will speak at a meeting of the Robert T). Collins Post of the American Legion here Tuesday, Feb. 4. Commander A. M. Anderson of the local post said Captain Jones is well qualified to speak to Leg ionnaires because of his long and active career in the service of his country and in veterans’ affairs. Captain Jones devotes full time to the service organizations. The meeting will begin with a supper at 7:30 p. m. and all eligible! veterans in the county are invited. Baptist Revival To Begin Sunday A two weeks revival at the Perry Baptist Church, with Carey Barker, layman-evangelist of Lynchburg, Va., in the pulpit, will begin Sun day morning, Feb. 2, and continue through Feb. l(i. Mr. Barker conducted a very successful revival at the Perry church last year and the Baptist congregation looking forward to his coming. During and after the series last year, there was a mark ed increase in interest in the church and Sunday School and many mem bers were added. The services on Sunday will be held at 11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. ni. and during (ho week will be held at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. The Young People’s and the Adults Choir have been practicing diligently for the revival services under the direction of Mrs. Betty Willett, song director, and Mrs. Mayo Davis, organist. County Farm Bureau To Hear Westbrook E. C. Westbrook, cotton special ist of the Georgia State Extension! Service, will be the principal speak er at the February meeting of the ! Houston County Chapter of the Georgia Farm Bureau on Thursday, Feb. 6. Mr. Westbrook will discuss cot ton production in general and prob ably will outline progress made in one-variety cotton programs i n Georgia. Radio Hour Salutes Houston's Farmers Houston County farm families will be saluted on WSB, 60,000-watt Atlanta radio station, January 30, according to an announcement by County Agent W. T. Middlcbrooks and Miss Annie C. Newton, home demonstration agent. “In recognizing the fine job Hous ton farm people have done during j the past year, attention will be call ed to practically all phases of the] county farm and home program,” j the agents said. The program on which the salute | will be given is the Dixie Farm and 1 Home Hour and the Houston Coun ty portion of the program is sche . duled to be broadcast at 6:15 a. m. I Jim Romine, well-known radio farm director, supervises the farm program on the Atlanta station and i Ronny Stephens of the Georgia Ag- I ricultural Extension Service, At j hens, will present the Houston salute, Nearly Every Home Has The Home Journal ESTABLISHED 1870 Flower Show Again Slated On Saturday The third annual Perry Camellia Show, which was postponed from last Saturday because of the freez ing weather, will be held this Satur day, Feb. 1, Miss Katherine Cater, chairman of the flower show com mittee of tlie American Legion Au xiliary, announced. The show will be held at the Legion Home Th Perry, if no more freezes come, at the times original ly scheduled. Exhibitors will bring (heir entries to the Legion Home between 9 and 11:30 a. m., judging will be done until 2 p. in. and the show will be open to the public be ginning at 2p. ni. The displays also will be open to the public on Sun day afternoon. Three prizes will be given for winners in each class, most out standing specimen blossom, best arrangement of camellias and other blossoms and best arrangement of camellias of different shades. The cold weather of last week killed many of the blooms which would have been entered in the show. New blooms have come out now and a large number of exhibi tors are expected to enter the show. No charge is fiade but an offering will be received by the Legion Au xiliary post for use in its welfare activities. Can Meat at Home, Farmwives Urged Georgia homemakers who can good supplies of meat and poultry help to insure plenty of meat for use in planning family meals through out the year, Mrs. Ruth Broach, food preservation specialist of the Stale Agricultural Extension Ser vice, declared this week. Beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork and rabbit, as well as various types of poultry—Chicken, duck, goose, squab and turkey, may bo success fully canned at, home, Mrs. Broach said. Meats of large game animals may be canned like pork or beef. Game birds and small game animals may be canned like poultry. Tor safe canning, meat must be Processed, at higher temperature than boiling," the specialist empha sized. "To obtain this temperature, a pressure cooker must be used. If a pressure cooker is not used and the meat in not properly processed, it may spoil or even lead to serious food poisoning.” Redmond Is Injured; Reported Improving Gene A. Redmond, 18, an em ployee of Beckham Construction Company who was seriously in jured last Saturday when crushed under a truck body, was reported j improving but still in a critical con dition yesterday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Redmond of Route 1. Redmond was working on the grading job on the I’orry-Elko road when his body was crushed between the body and the chassis of a half loaded dump truck. His body was I extricated by workmen and he was taken in an unconclous condition to the Macon Hospital. His chest, head, shoulders and back were se verely injured. Methodist Activities I Church Services, 11:30 a.m. and 17:30 p.m. Church School— 10:15 a.m. Young People’s Service-5:30 p.m. Rev. J B, Smith, Pastor. I | Presbyterian Notice j Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m. I Church Service, Perry, 11:30 a.m. Sunday School, Clinchfiold, 3 p.m. Church Service, Clinchfield, 8 p.m. Rev, J H. Mulholiand, Pastor. Baptist Activities 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. ( Rev. J. A, Ivey, Pastor.