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VOL. LXXVI. No. 6. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1947 * ESTABLISHED 1870
Flower Show
Biggest Yet
The third annual Perry Camellia
Show, sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary, attracted visitors
from many sections of Georgia and
tourists from several states to the
Legion Home here Saturday and
Sunday.
Thirty eight exhibitors entered
the competition. Specimen blossom
exhibits totaled 182 and 32 camellia
arrangements were entered.
A total of 440 visitors registered
to see the show, the proceeds of
which will be used for welfare
work of the Legion Auxiliary.
Sweepstakes winners were Mrs.
Irene Lawler Eden, artistic arrange
ment; Mrs. Freeman Cabero, speci
men blossom; and Miss Katherine
Cater, best collection of different
shades.
Ribbon Winners
In the three classes, ribbon win
ners included:
Specimens, rose formed: Mrs. J.
L, Gallemore, Mrs. E. K. Braselton,
Mrs. A. E. Barnes, Mrs. B. H. An
drew, Jr., Mrs. B. H. Andrew, Sr.,
and Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, won Blue
Ribbons and Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. An
drew, Sr., and Mrs. Pritchett, won
red ribbons also.
Specimens, Loose Peony Form:
Blue ribbons to Mrs. A. E. Barnes,
Mrs. C. B. Andrew, Mrs. J. L.
Gallemore, Miss Katherine Cater,
Mrs. W. E. Vinson, Jr., Mrs. R. L.
Cater, Mrs. B. H. Andrew, Sr., Mrs.
Wyatt Kersey, Red ribbons to Mrs.
C. H. Tucker, Mrs. E. K. Braselton,
Mrs. Gallemore.
Formal Doubles: Blue ribbons to
Mrs. George Riley, Mrs. Cater Ro
gers, Mrs. A. E. Barnes, Mrs. H. T.
Gilbert, Mrs. B. H. Andrew, Sr.,
Mrs. Wyatt Kersey, Mrs. E. M.
Beckham, Mrs. A. G. Hendrick,
Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, Mrs. W. B.
Roberts. Red ribbons to Mrs. Barn
es, Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, Mrs. E. W.
Traylor, Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Beck
ham, Mrs. Rogers. Semi-doubles,
Blue, Mrs. W. E. Marshall, Jr.,.and
Mrs. Wyatt Kersey, and Red, Mrs.
Rogers.
Mrs. Cabero won the sweepstakes
for specimen blossom with a beauti
ful C. M. Hovey.
Other Winners
Aitistic Arrangement, camellias
only, small containers: Blue, Mrs.
S- A. Nunn; Red, Mrs. A. C. Prit
chett; miniature, Blue, Mrs. Byron
Warren; Red, Mrs. George Riley.
Best collection o f different
shades; sweepstakes, Miss Kathe
rine Cater; Blue, Mrs. F. M. Hous
er; Red, Mrs. Cater Rogers.
Artistic arrangement, camellias
combined with other flowers;
sweepstakes, Mrs. Irene Lawler
Eden;_Bl ue , Mrs. R. E. Smith; Red,
Mrs. George E. Jordan.
Artistic arrangement, camellias
only, large: Blue, Mrs. George Jor
dan, and Red, Mrs. Eden.
Biggest Show Yet
The Legion Auxiliary committee,
leaded by Miss Cater, announced
hat more than $lOO had been ch
ained in voluntary gifts by those
isitmg the show. This was the
ar^cst tEree shows sponsor
ed by the auxiliary.
Visitors were here from Macon,
, anta, Ea stman, Fort Valley, Cor
-8e ’ Vienna, Marshallville, Monte-
and other Middle Georgia
and from states of Tennes--,
‘ ’ ,' abama , Ohio, Indiana, Illi
-1S ’ as hington, and other states.
Felton Deese Enlists
L AAF in Macon
Oscar Felton Deese, nephew of
If s. Susie Mae Connors of Ball
street, Perry, has enlisted in the
•my Air Force for a period of
P 100 Years, it was announced by
e gu ar Army for service in the
a Pt. Curtis V. Cheney, the recruit-
Stati >^Cei " acon Recruiting
t . Sgt ' DeeSe served 22 months in
"f Army prior to re-entry. He for
r y WOrked at Bramblett’s Gro
cery store in Perry.
GRIFFIN opens store
p Oriffin will open Griffin’s
grocery and Market Friday on
arrol Street in the former location
ete’s Grocery and Market.
| STATE CAPITOL J
By SID WILLIAMS ,
The House passed last week by
a better than 2 to 1 vote the white
i primary bill which removes all ,
i reference to primaries from the
; laws of Georgia and which will pre
l vent all persons other than white
; from voting in the Democratic pri
l I mary. Supporters of the bill said
I that it would “bring harmony
1 j among the races’’, while opponents
l castigated it as “the means whore
i by a political dictatorship will be
set up in the state.” Sent to the
[ I Senate for first reading the bill
was referred to a committee which
. immediately called for public hear
ing. These have been going on all
, week and action on the bill in the
. Senate is not likely to take place
. until next week.
The House also passed the huge
Appropriations Bill, including the
$38,422,026 contingent fund for
“expanded state services” as pro
mised by the late Eugene Talmadge
, in last summer’s primary and sub
, sequently confirmed by the Demo
. cratic convention. Included i n
these contingencies is the 50% pay
raise for Georgia teachers.
Of particular interest to rural
counties is the bill introduced by
Repr. Wells of Clarke, which will
give county commissioners the right
to regulate and tax persons, firms
or corporations engaged in fortune
telling, phrenology, chairvoyance
or other kindred practices.
Repr. Causey of Bacon has in
troduced a bill to prohibit and reg
, ulate the sale of fireworks within
. the state, and to regulate the man
ner in which fireworks may be
used.
Mr. Garrard of Wilkes has intro
duced a resolution creating a Com
, mission to act on the part of the
State in conjunction with The Eu
. gene Talmadge Memorial Associa
tion to select and erect on the Capi
tol grounds a monument to the late
Eugene Talmadge.
; One of the most far-reaching bills
of the present Assembly has been
introduced by Senator R. G.
Daniell, namely, that the state
, school system shall embrace 12 '
grades. Many educators say that
such a law will be most beneficial
to Georgia schools.
The state-owned liquor store bill,
which is not new to the Assembly,
has been introduced in the House
again by Reprs. Buford Mitchell of
Monroe, James Dykes of Bleckley,
Herchel Lovett of Laurens, Willis
Smith of Carroll, W. C. McMillan
of Washington, Jack Flynt o f
Spalding, J. B. Glisson of Evans,
and O. W. Hill and G. C. Thomp
son of Meriwether.
Louie Davis Named
Teacher for Veterans
Louie Davis, a native of Houston
county, has been promoted from
student to teacher in the Houston
county Veterans Farm Training
program.
Mr. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Davis, has succeeded T. J.
Graham, who has moved to Sylves
ter to handle the Veterans Farm
Training program in Worth county.
Mr. Graham has sold his home in
Perry and moved to Sylvester last
week.
Mr, Davis has had two years
training in agricultural work and 1
has had a number of years pratical
experience on the farm,
j The farm training class has an
j enrollment of 22 veterans, with a :
] waiting list of 20 more. S. W. Hick
son, county school superintendent, •
said another class will be formed ■
as soon as another teacher can bd> •
located. He explained that all coun- •
ties have not obtained the first '
teacher, and Houston may have to -
wait some time before the second 1
teacher can be located for this 1
county.
Presbyterian Notice
Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m. (
Church Service, Perry, 11:30 a. m.
Sunday School, Clinchfield, 3 p.m.
Church Service, Clinchfield, 8 p.m. 1
Rev. J H. Mulholland, Pastor.
Polio Drive
Total Goes
Over $4,500
Generous Houston countians, rea
lizing the grave danger of infan
tile paralysis, contributed more than
$4,500 in the Houston county drive j
for funds, Chairman J. P. Etheridge
announced this week.
No single commitee can be singled
out for achievement, Mr. Etheridge
said, because all of them did a
“wonderful job” in raising this
money, with all sections of the
county contributing.
The committee totals are as fol
lows:
Perry Men’s Committee, Marion
Brown, chairman, $720.76.
Ladies’ committee, Mrs. F. M.
Houser, chairman, $303.60.
Special Events, Mrs. J. L. Galle
more, $366.17.
Perry School, Supt. E. P. Staples,
$375.25.
Warner Robins School, Supt.
Bert Rumble, $235.50.
Perry Training School, A. D.
Redmond, $74.55.
Bonaire Schools, Supt. Dave Per
due, $96.00.
Penn-Dixie Employees, W. G.
Riley and J, G. Lyles, $75.00.
Mrs. Jack Hodge, Henderson,
$l.OO.
Centerville School, Mrs. L. M.
Jones, $7.00.
Tenth District, Mrs. W. D. Ker
sey, $27.50.
Community of Warner Robins, L.
C. Ackley, $78.20.
Warner Robins Air Material Area,
Capt. Harold Daniels, $2,192.54.
Citizens Civic Club (Negro), $lO,
Mr. Etheridge wishes to thank
all the workers for the cooperation
and all of the people in the county
who contributed. This is the great
est response to the March of Dimes
ever recorded in Houston county
and we may lead the state in con
tributions based upon population.
Twenty Years Ago
0
In The Home Journal
Issue of Feb. 10, 1927
The Perry High Basketball team
spelled victory in large letters
again, defeating Cochran A. and M.,
40 to 10, in the new Perry court.
C. C. Miller, who leased the Mrs.
Lucile Cooper place near Elko,
plans to stock the place with 100
pairs of quail.
Preparations are being made to
pave the National Highway south
to the Dooly county line.
South Georgia Power Co. held an
open house in the new Perry office,
with C. E. Brunson, Jr., as mana
ger and J. S. Rainey as electrician. |
Mrs. M. M. Philips of Fort Valley
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A.
M. Anderson. Mrs. Norman Miller
of Hawkinsville spent Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. George Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bailey, Jr., and
son, Tommy, of Cochran, spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Gilbert. Miss Martha Gaddy
and Mrs. Cora Boterwog of Macon
spent Sunday with their families
here.
CENTERVILLE: Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Barksdale are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Tharpe. Misses Mary
Grace and Sarah Miller entertain
ed at the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Miller. Misses Ruth
Tucker, Clyde Jones and Evelyn
Stembridgc spent the weekend with
their parents.
ELKO: Mrs. J. H. Grace has as
her guests her children, Ralph Ed
wards and Mrs. W. L. Taylor of
Doerun, and her sister, Mrs. J. O.
Holloman of Sylvester. Mr. and
Mrs. E. I. Holmes and daughter,
Marguerite, motored to Marshall
ville Sunday, visiting Mr. and Mrs.
R. F. Bragg, J. R. Neal has return
ed home after filling the place of
the depot agent at Wellston this
week.
Poultry houses should be kept
dry and free from drafts to prevent
drops in egg production and out
breaks of disease, poultrymen of ,
the State Extension Service say.
NOT A HORROR PICTURE -—These are three of the principals in
the Womanless Wedding held at the schoolhousc for the benefit of
the infantile paralysis campaign. The three beauties are left to
right, Louis H. Gilbert, mother of the bride; Clinton Cooper, baby
sister, and Johnnie Williamson, mother of the groom. (Home
Journal photo by Mrs. C. E.)
Jones Stresses
Legion Progress
Captain Stanley Jones of Macon,
retired Navy officer and state ad
jutant of the American Legion for
the last 13 years, told members of
the Robert D. Collins post here
Tuesday night that World War T
veterans owe a debt to two major
service organizations and the or
ganizations themselves must offer
their energy and ability for com
munity betterment.
Captain Jones, introduced by
Legionnaire S. A. Nunn, emphasiz
ed the child welfare, Americanism
and community improvement pro
grams of the Legion all over the U.
S. He, said that community leaders
must be made to realize that the
Legion stands ready to work dili
gently for community improve
ment.
Guests of the Legion post were
County Commissioners J. A. Davis,
W. D. Kersey and Warren Hodge;
Mayor G. F. Nunn; Councilmen J.
A. Beddingfield, F. M. Houser, W.
S. Gray, Alton Hardy, L. C. Walker
and Hugh Lawson; Civic League
President A. W. Dalberg, and Edi
tor Cooper Etheridge. Guests from
Macon accompanying Captain Jones
were A. Mack Dodd, L. K. Bloomer
and Lawrence Harper, heads of
veterans groups in Macon. L. C.
Wisenbaker of Valdosta was the
guest of Legionnaire Artemus
Braddock.
Yates Greene was the mess (ser
geant for the February meeting,
assisted by Sgt. W. G. Riley and
Ben Roberson was “promoted” to
mess sergeant for the March meet
ing.
Commander A. M. Anderson an
nounced that Dave Perdue has ac
cepted the position as commanding
officer of the new National Guard
unit to be established in Houston
county in the near future.
LAMAR POULTRY RAISER
Florrie Taylor, Lamar County 4-H
club member, started last year with
103 baby chicks as a club project.
She fed, watered and cared for her
chicks, even to vaccinating them
for fowl pox and completed the pro
ject with a loss of only six chicks.
Mrs. Mary A. Brown, Lamar home
demonstration agent, said recently
that Florrie kept some of the pullets
for a home laying flock and that
this 4-H’er is boosting poultry rais
ing among her club friends. Over
1,000 club members in 110 Georgia
counties will participate in a chick
chain n 1947.
Orderly culling of non-layers,
persistent setters and slow maturing
pullets will save feed and increase
poultry profits, poultrymen of the
State Extension Service point out.
Clear cutting of the better spe
cies of trees is the most common
and destructive cutting practice,
according to foresters of the Exten
-1 sion Service.
Two Boy Scouts
Raised in Rank
At a Board of Review held at the
Perry High School Jan. 30, two Ist
Class Scouts were promoted to the
rank of Star Scouts. They were
Harris Satterfield and Frank Doug
las, Jr.
Twelve Merit Badges were a
warded to the following Scouts for
completing the requirements: Har
ris Satterfield, Masonry and First
Aid; Mac Satterfield, Wood Carv
ing and Home Repairs; Frank Doug
las, Jr., Masonry and First Aid;
Hentz Houser, Aeronautics and Dog
1 Care; Mell Tolleson, Wood Carving
and Home Repair; Billy King, First
Aid and Machinery.
The members of the board of Re
view were W. A. Skellie, chairman;
A. E. Carpenter and W. E. Mar
shall, Jr, with E. P. Staples the
Scoutmaster acting as Secretary.
This Board of Review will be
held regularly on the last Thursday
night of each month so that all
Scouts will have a chance to ad
vance when they are ready. ,
The Boy Scouts of Perry extend
an invitation to you to visit their
Troops during this Boy Scout Week.
We are proud of our Scouts and of
the patriotic and civic services they
have performed. Let's make a date
with our Scouts for Thursday night
at Perry High School.
This is Boy Scout Week. Let’s all
back our Scouts and their theme
“Scouts of the World—Building for
Tomorrow.”
Williamson Marks
13th Year in Perry |
Johnnie Williamson today marks j
his 13th anniversary as manager of
the local Rogers store. Mr. William
son came here from Montezuma,
where he started his long connect
ion with Rogers.
Since he has been in Perry, the
volume of business has increased
six times.
Mr. Williamson is a Royal Arch
Mason, a Knights Templar, Shriner,
Kiwanian, cub master of the Boy
Scouts and a member of the Hous
ton Farm Bureau.
Mr. and Mrs. Williamson have a
home on the Hawkinsville road.
They have one son, John Thomas
Williamson.
Crowds Attending
Baptists’ Revival
Large crowds are attending the
revival services being conducted at
the Perry Baptist Church this week
and next by Carey Barker, Lynch
borg, Va., layman-evangelist.
Services are held each weekday
except Saturday at 10 a. m, and
7:30 p. m. and on Sunday at 11:30
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Everyone in the community is
invited to attend.
Eliminates Dead Spots
A new method eliminates dead
spots in radio communications, such
as in railroad tunnels.
Election Law
Is Amended
By Council
Perry City Council, meeting Mon
day night, voted unanimously in
lavor of a icsolution which changes
the rule making it necessary for a
candidate for city council to choose
a specific councilman’s term.
Previously, a candidate for city
council was required to choose a
particular term, which meant that
ho was required to pick an opponent
il the incumbent councilman was
running for re-election. In the fu
ture, candidates will run without
choosing an opponent and the high
est men will be elected to the terms
which expire.
City council approved the sale of
$20,000 worth of water certificates
to obtain funds for installing a new
water purifying plant. A chlorinat
or has recently been installed but
the iron in the water is simply being
held in suspension, Mayor Nunn
explained. With the new system,
the iron will be removed entirely
from the pipes over a period of
time. The outdoor filtration and
aeration plant is expected to solve
the problem*
Subscribers Boost
The Home Journal
“Heavens above,” wrote Miss
Jean Brown of Atlanta last week,
“1 was about to let my subscription
to The Home Journal expire.”
This former Perry resident was
among the renewal and new sub
scribers to your hometown news
paper last month. We had a goodly
number of new and renewal sub
scribers last month. Here are some
of them:
William I. Smith, Sam Wilson,
Miss Caroline Braswell, Fort Valley
Oil Co., W. B. Sexton, W. L. Best,
T. M. Daves, Mrs. W. R. Williams,
W. C. Huggins, B. H. Newberry,
Mrs. Betty Woodard, J. A. Taylor,
Mrs. D. J. Jones, E. K. Braselton,
Eugene Lashely, E. O. Clark, Mrs.
Frances Foster Stickney, Capt. I.
M. Foster, Mrs. Agnes Marshall, C.
H. Mason, Dr. R. P. Shepard, L. M.
Hartley, E W. Traylor, J. C. Ed
wards, Mrs. J. E. Carswell, Mrs. A. '
I. Aiggle, Rev. J. B. Smith.
Harriett Roundtree, R. D. Ault
man, Mrs. L. F. Cater, L. S. J.
Smith, A. S. Pierce, Aldine Lasse
ter, CB. Andrew, Rep. Stephen
1 ace, A. L. Sasser, M. L. Brown,
M. K. Dorsett, Rev. Bob Taylor, E.
J. May, and others.
The Home Journal now goes into
, Australia to A. S. Pierce; into
Puerto Rica to Capt. I. M. Foster,
and into 18 states besides Georgia!
We get around.
Farm Bureau Meets
At Skyway Tonight
The Houston County Chapter of
the Georgia Farm Bureau will hold
its regular meeting at th!» Skyway
Inn, Thursday evening, Feb, 6, at
7 o’clock.
E. C. Westbrook, Cotton Specia
list, Georgia Extension Service, will
discuss Cotton Problems and Out
look. A representative of Bateman
Frozen Foods will discuss the crops
they can use and prices for r 947.
A Dutch supper will be served.
Methodist Activities
The Quarterly Conference will be
held at the church at 7:30 tonight
(Thursday).
On Sunday night, the Methodists
will worship with the Baptists in
the Baptist revival series.
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.
Pyramid of Rivets
If placed in a heap, the more
than 10,000,000 rivets used in the
Queen Elizabeth superliner would
make a pyramid totaling 25,000 cu
bic foet. Her bridge has no roof but
a specially designed slot deflects the
wind so that officers standing there
are untouched by the snow or rain
which is blown over their heads*
