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Keep Georgia
On Your Mind
VOL.LXXVI. No. 7
Along About;
NOW
Ther e was a young man from |
K WlloTnvented a milking machine, j
It milked every cow
The law would allow
The darnedest machine ever seen. |
CHEERLEADER: Folks at last
Friday night's basketball game here
ot a big kick out of a new cheer
leader. little Kerry Strong, two
y ear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
y c. Strong. Kerry tickled the
crowd with her cheerleading, even
though she was one or two gestures
behind the high school girls. The
big letter she wore on her sweater
was almost as big as she is.
SHORT STORY: The farmer was
sweating plenty loading his car of
watermelons in 100-degree Houston
county heat. A deacon from his
church came by to see him for a do
nation.
"What’s it for,” the farmer asked
the deacon.
“We are putting a new roof on the
church.” the deacon answered, to
which the farmer replied,
"My part ain’t leaking.”
WELCOME HOME
Emmett W. Mills, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Mills, Bonaire, has
been discharged from the U. S.
Army.
BOTH WAYS: Glea Gray says the
Home Journal gets along all right
despite its opposition to Talmadge.
He says there are “a few” people
who don’t like Talmadge and they
like to read criticism of the Tal
madge regime. Then, according to
Glea, the rest of the county is for
Talmadge and they like to read the
Home Journal so they can cuss us
out more. We are not looking for
cussing, but we know we get plenty.
RUSH: Bert Struby, who handles
states news for The Macon News,
called Tuesday morning to ask us
to whip down to Hawkinsville to
take some pictures of a fire that was
burning up a whole block of that
beautiful city’s business district.
When we got there, the fire was out
but we took a few shots (maybe
they were no good) of the burned
out Princess Theater and the gene
ial offices of Martin & Thompson
Theaters.
Our friends, the Gene Dillards of
the Hawkinsville Dispatch were
smiling because their plant was
'°und to be not damaged when the
smoke cleared away, thanks to the
excellent work of the Hawkinsville
and Eastman fire departments.
--C. E.
BUGHER-WIMBERLY
Mrs. Guy H. Bugher of Cincinna
ti, Ohio, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Jane Bugher,
to Charlton H. Wimberly of Atlan
ta, son of E. H. Wimberly of Hayne
ville.
Miss Bugher is a graduate of the
diversity of Cincinnati where she '
was a member of the Kappa Delta
sorority.
M l . Wimberly’s maternal grand
brents are the late Mr. and Mrs.
• W, DeHaven of Macon, and his I
Pa final grandparents are the late
r - and Mrs. E. H. Wimberly of
nayneville.
Kimberly who graduated
ro m Perry Hjgh Schooj> majQred , n
Using and marketing at the
nu'c-! sity of Georgia, University
to Atlanta. He belongs
*L ' Sigma Pi fraternity and ;
tern /. S'grna Journalism fra-j
a 1 5 ' Dur mg the war he was 1
tarvT! 1 3gent With the U - S - Mili ’ i
an n n , (l^t?ence > in which he made i
ration record - Since his sepe-1
coml fl ° m the service he has be- i
as as ' soc^a t e d with Life Magazine
Departm m ? ager ° f the s ™them
rations. * ° f merchandisin S ope-
AXNOUNCEMENTS
American Legion Auxiliary
P m at 12:30 p. m. Thursday,
3 a k e £H° n Home. Mrs.
• A Nunn and Mrs. J. p. Bonner
1 be the hostess-chairmen. 1
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R. E. MARTIN
R. E. Martin Marks
35th Anniversary
In Movie Business
Many times each day we use and
enjoy the conveniences and luxu
ries of modern life, giving little
thought to those people who made
them possible through years of pio
neering and self-sacrifice. Nearly all
of them have a story behind them;i
of faith, of courage, and sacrifice
by some individual who held fast
to a dream, or a goal, in face ofl
seemingly insurmountable obstacles,
refusing to give up to despair, ridi
cule, and adversity. We are remind
ed of these things by the R. E. Mar
tin 35th Anniversary which is being
celebrated in all Martin & Thomp
son Theaters from Feb. 17 to March
1.
Roy Martin was born of pioneer
parents in Harris County Georgia,
March 6, 1885. He heeded Greely’p
advice early in his life, and headed
west in search of fame and fortune.
He worked about a year and a half
for the Union Pacific Railroad as a
construction worker, and convinced
himself by this rugged experience
that his native Georgia was the!
place of opportunity, Mr. Greely
not withstanding. Upon his return
he engaged himself in several busi
nesses, saving his money, and look
ing for an opportunity to find a
place in the business world.
He finally found it in a most
likely place, according to conserva
tive opinion of that day, in the old
nickelodeon “Bonita”, in Columbus,
Ga. This was February, 1912, and
motion pictures as we know them
today were very remote from the
primitive and crude
But in these early manifestations
Roy Martin caught a vision of the i
future of motion pictures, and his I
faith has never faltered. After a few
years of work and saving, he plann
ed and built the “Pastime”, but by l
the time he had finished the build
ing, his assets were completely ex
hausted, and there was nothing left
for purchasing equipment. His wife,
who shared his faith and sacrifices
in those early days, did not hesitate
mother in order to raise money for
the needed equipment, and at last
to sell property inherited from her
the “Pastime” was ready for the
opening day.
“That day, was the happiest day
i of our lives”, according to Mr. Mar
tin, and a “fulfillment o f our
dream”. His wife, who had been
such a loyal partner in business as
well as a devoted mate, died in 1928.
I They had two sons, Roy, Jr., 11, and .
E. D., 8 years old at that time. Mr.
Martin reared and educated his 1
sons, who are now associated with
him in business.
He has increased his theater hold
ings over the southeastern section
of the United States, and today he
is one of the foremost exhibitors in
j the motion picture industry. His
} associates in the industry respect
1 his uncanny genius in the theater
I business, and his counsel is widely
j sought after in matters affecting the
I industry. His partner in the Martin
I & Thompson T h ea t e r s, J. H.
Thompson, is sponsoring the cele
bration which will feature special
attractions, the finest pictures and
last, but not least, a party for the
kids on February 22 here in Perry.
Many happy returns Mr. Martin,
and may you continue to give our
| people the best in motion pictures!
Mrs. Earnest Story of Macon
spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr.
J and Mrs. A. M. Garvin.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1947
Prize Calf
Shown Here
l
By Burrus
S. T. Burrus, formerly of Dallas,
Texas, now manager of the live
stock operations on the farm of Sam
A. Nunn, spoke to the Perry Ki
wanis Club Tuesday on livestock
production.
Mr. Burrus said ho sees a
future” for beef cattle production
in this county and section, adding
that there is no reason why we
should not produce the best beef in
the state.
To commerical livestock produc
ers, he suggested: “Don’t ever let a
calf have a birthday on your farm.”
Early growth is where a commerical
Raiser makes the money, he pointed
out.
He discussed breeding, feeding,
fitting and showing, and said breed
ing probably is the most important.
Following the Kiwanis meeting,
Mr. Burrus and Mr. Nunn showed a
seven-months-old calf which was
bred on the Nunn farm. This beauti
ful animal weighed about 450 to 475
pounds. Mr. Burrus said the calf
was compactly built, with the high
priced beef “in the right places.”
BLACKSMITH SHOP
ON THE WAY OUT
One of the old landmarks of
Perry—-the blacksmith shop be
tween Andrew Hardware Company
and the Home Journal building—
was on the way out this week.
The building, which is the pro
perty of the owners of Andrew
Hardware Co., was to be torn down
during the week and the lot cleared
off. The owners have not announced
what use will be made of the lot.
Andrew Hardware Co. has recently
completed a new farm machinery
building on Ball Street, which made
use of the old blacksmith*shop un
necessary.
Removal of the old building will
improve the appearance of the
downtown section.
MEETING IS HELD
BY BAPTIST W.M.S.
The topic, Jews and Arabians,
featured the general meeting of the
Baptist W. M. S. at the church
Monday afternoon. Mrs. L. C. Todd,
leader, gave the devotional, and
others on the program were Mrs.
Culma Harris, Mrs. Paul Hardy,
J Mrs. Alton Hardy, Mrs. Hugh Law
son and Mrs. D. M. Ryle.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts, president,
presided. Mrs. Annie Watson re
ported on the recent associational
meeting held in Macon and gave a
talk on stewardship.
It was announced the Home Mis- ■
sion Week of Prayer and Offering
1 w iR be held beginning March 3,
with meetings at 3:30 each after
noon. On March 7, a Day of Prayer
will be held at the First Baptist
Church in Macon, and March 11-13
was set aside for the meeting of the
state W. M. U. in Macon.
Mrs. A. C. Watts and Mrs. .
Vaughn Bramblett arranged a ■
Valentine party for the Sunbeams,
meeting at the church.
Kersey Joins Army
At Macon Station
Lloyd Kersey, husband of Mrs.
Gladys Lilley Kersey of Andrew
Heights, Perry, has enlisted in the
Regular Army for service in the
Armored Force for a period of three
years, it was announced by Capt.
Curtis V. Cheney, recruiting officer
of the Macon Recruiting Station.
Cpl. Kersey served two years
and 11 months in the Navy prior to
enlisting in the Army. His wife is a
British girl whom he married in
England during the war. She came
to this country last March and they
J ;
purchased a home i n Andrew
Heights.
FROZEN FOODS
H. V. Bramblett, owner of j
Bramblett’s Grocery, announced
this week that he has arranged to, ■
offer frozen foods—fruits, vege
tables, chickens and meats. |
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Winners in the third annual Perry Camellia Show held here Feb.
1 and 2 were, left to right, Mrs. F rene Lawier Eden, Miss Katherine
Cater and Mrs. Freeman Cabero, shown here before a collection of
camellias at the Legion Home. (Home Journal Photo).
Boys' Tourney
Begins Tuesday
I Beginning next Tuesday night,
Perry and some other towns in the
Third restrict will be a little crazy,
basketball crazy, for the Third Dis
trict Class B boys basketball tourna
ment will open here that night.
To welcome the out-of-town
teams and to encourage the Pan
thers of Perry, the defending cham
pions, merchants of this community
sponsored a full page in this week’s
i Home Journal showing the Panther
squad and the programs for the
four nights of high class basketball.
Look on the inside of your Home
Journal, and we hope to sec you
| next week on the inside of the
Perry gym.
I
Pageant Presented
At P.T.A. Meeting
“Light for Tomorrow,” a Found
er’s Day pageant, was presented at
the meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association on Tuesday afternoon.
The cast of charcters included
Betty Nunn, Billy Beckham, Slyvia
Williamson, Wcjdey Tabor, Jackie
Miller, Carolyn Davis, Jean Connell,
Daphine White and Felton Norwood.
Students from the Fifth and Sixth
Grades sang a chorus.
After the program and business
meeting, more than one hundred
members were served refreshments
in the home economics room with
Miss Naomi Mizell acting as chair
man of the hospitality committee.
The 11th Grade won the atten
dance prize awarded to the grade
which has the most mothers pre
sent.
R. P. Walker House
At Bonaire Burns
The two-story white home be
longing to R. P. Walker at Bonaire
burned to the ground last Friday
night.
Very little furniture was saved
from the residence but no one was
injured.
Building Damaged
At Williamson Home
Fire of an unknown origin dam
aged on outbuilding at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. (Red) William
son about noon Saturday.
Mrs. Williamson discovered the
fire at the rear end of the sma’ll
building, where roofing and old
automobile tires were burning. The
Perry fire department answered the
alarm and had the fire under con
trol in short order. __
WATSON-SPEER
The engagement of Miss Jane
Watson of Bonaire and Macon and
Aleck Speer of Macon is announced
and their wedding is planned for
an early date.
Miss Watson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Watson of Bonaire, is
employed by Dun and Bradstreet
in Macon.
Mr. Spear is the son of Mrs.
C. Spear of Americus. he served in
the Navy for four years and is now 1
with the A. & P. Tea Company in
| Macon.
Houston Farmers
Hear Westbrook
i The Houston County Farm Bu
reau heard E. C. Westbrook, cotton
, specialists of the State Evtension
Service, recommend that a one-va
rietw cotton program be established
in this community and that a 35
per cent acreage increase be at
tempted this year.
Mr. Westbrook, speaking before
the farmers at a meeting at the
Skyway Inn last Thursday night,
said the department of agriculture
recommends a 35 per cent increase
in coton acreage. The prospects in
Houston, however, are for an in
crease of about 15 per cent.
The farm bureau received a re
port that the DDT spray program
is apparently lost to this county for
this year. It was reported that
while the county commissioners
were considering the program, the
state gave it to another county that
had urgently sought it. The group
voted to ask the president, W. E.
Vinson, and a delegation to visit
the county commissioners again, but
chances for getting the program are
believed lost.
Weather Cancels
Camellia Showing
The Hawkinsvillc Camellia Show,
scheduled to be held today and to
morrow, and has been cancelled be
cause of the cold weather, it was
announced Wednesday.
The page in the Home Journal
carrying the article about the show
was printed before it was decided
to call off the show. It is not known
whether the show will bo held at a
later date.
Work Recommended
On Perry's Airport
Perry’s airport is one of 86 air
fields in Georgia which the Civil
Aeronautics Administration has re- i
commended be constructed within 1
the next three years.
From the list of Georgia projects
will be selected the airports to be
constructed during the fiscal year
1948 beginning July 1. The CAA
said larger airports i n Georgia
would receive preference.
!
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Jean Brown of Atlanta spent
the weekend here with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown. Fred
Pittman of Atlanta was a guest of ]
the Browns on Sunday.
A. M. Kicklighter was welcomed !
as a new member of the Perry Ki|>- !
wanis Club at the Tuesday meeting.
Mrs. H. J. Kissell of St. Louis,’!
Mo., who has been visiting her [
daughter, Mrs. J, S. Hungerford
here, was taken to a Macon hospital |
last week after becoming ill here.
Miss Lenora Houser spent the 1
weekend in Atlanta visiting friends. I
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hardy spent I
Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. M. Gooden has returned
home after visiting Mrs. Guy H.
Wells and other friends at Milledge
ville and her daughter, Miss Betty
Gooden, in Atlanta.
Richard R. Braddock, has return
ed home in Greenfield, Mass., after
spending several days with his
mother, Mrs. W. J. Braddock and |
family in Perry.
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
ESTABLISHED 1870
High School
Speakers Vie
Here Friday
The Third District Oratorical
Contest, sponsored by the American
i Legion posts, will be held at the
Perry High School auditorium Fri
day afternoon, District Chairman
Cohen Walker of Perry announced
yesterday. It begins at 2 p. m.
Miss Patsy Harris, winner of the
1 Houston county contest last Friday,
| will represent this county. Repre
sentatives are expected from pos
sibly eight counties in the district,
Mr. Walker said.
Winner of the District contest will
compete in the state meet to bo held
soon. A four-year scholarship awaits
the winner of the national contest.
The speaking competition is part of
the American Legion’s program of
promoting Americanism.
Patsy Harris, a member of thd
senior class, placed first in the
American Legion Orotorical Con
test held last Friday, at the high
school auditorium.
The subject of the winning speech
1 was “Privileges and responsibili
ties of an American Citizen under
1 the Constitution.” First prize was
a $25 victory bond.
Sarah Ivey, also a senior, received
$lO for winning second place. Her
' subject was “Checks and Balances,
Our Basic Governmental Princi
ples. A $5 third prize went to
Nclle Tuggle, a junior, for her
speech on “The Rights and Privi
ledges of an American Citizen un
der the Constitution.”
Ten high school students took
part in the contest. They were:
Betty Connell, Joyce Owen, Marga
ret Smith, Earl Whipple, Billy
Whipple, Essie Claude Bloodworth.
and Naomi Kersey.
The judges were A. W. Dahlberg,
G. F. Nunn, and Mrs. A. M. Ander
son.
Twenty Years Ago
0
In The Home Journal
Issue of Feb. 17, 1927
They had a “Fats” and “Leans”
basketball game on Thursday night,
when the ladies took the spotlight.
The lineup of the “Fats” included
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, Mrs. P. H.
Skellie, Mrs. Aubrey Anderson,
Miss Marcie Strother, Miss Aurelia
Cooper, Mrs. Paschal Muse. The
“Leans” included Mrs. Cater
Rogers, Mrs. J. O. Coleman, Mrs.
Albert Skellie, Miss Anne Blood
worth, Miss Louise Warren, Miss
Elizabeth Brunson, Miss Helen Den
nis, Miss Jennie Lee Duncan and
Miss Kate Wellons.
Miss Mary Shelley Wallace,
Floyd Tabor and Parks Houser
were among the college students at
home for the weekend. Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Pollard of Sylvester,
j Miss Doris Rainey of Morgan, Ga.,
and E. L. Rainey of Dawson spent
the weekend with Mrs. M. M.
Ramey and family. Glenn Rhodes
spent the weekend in Macon. Mr.
and Mrs. H. T. Dean and son, Mal
colm, visited relatives in Shellman.
Miss Lois Bennett of Macon spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. W.F
Bennett. Mrs. Lawton Sargent and
son, Lawton, Jr., of New Haven,
Conn., are visiting her father, l’
F. Cater.-
BONAIRE: Mrs. Gertrude Slo
cumb spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. S lo-
I cumb. Miss Agnes Strickland of At
j lanta is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
( Wills. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wills
j have as their guests, Mrs. J D
j Cosby and Mrs G. D. Wills of Rich-
I mond, Va.
| Presbyterian Notice
I Sunday School, Perry, 10:15 a.m.
j Church Service, Perry, 11;30 a.m.
I Sunday School, Clinchfield, 3 p.rm
Church Service, Clinchfield, 8 p.rm
Rev_ J.H. Mulholland, Pastor.
Members of the Baptist Men’s
Bible Class taught by Hugh Lawson
enjoyed a social hour at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson following
| church services last Wednesday
night. „ j i*
