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VOL. LXXVI/ No. . 12
Along About |
NOW
THE PRESS: We are indebted to
jo Alice Moody for getting us in
th Mercer gymnasium for the state
fina ls last Saturday night. After
they shut the door and wouldn't let
Richard or anyone else in, Jo Alice
(who wasn’t in either) yelled with
authority that surely they had room
i or "The Press.” Right away a line
opened up for us and we got in,
leaving the others in our party on
the outside. But all finally got in, I
somehow, feeling like heels for
leaving others outside.
The Perry boys and girls who had
followed the team all year were
heartbroken when they had to stand
on the clitside while their boys were
playing inside. But they had a
little room in their hearts for hu
mor. Jo Alice, observing a police
man getting in on the strength of
his uniform, s~ ; d she wished she
had worn her Girl Scout uniform.
When Mary Davis arrived Jo Alice
screamed for the doorman to let in
a Perry cheerleader. “Show him
your uniform,” she said, going even
further later to /suggest, “Show him
your tights and he’ll know you’re
a cheerleader.”
When they turned on the lights
outside, Bobby Brooks suggested
that the sun was coming up, which
gives you an idea of how long the
Perry folks had to stand in the
cold. Bubber Riley challenged
the doorkeeper to come outside so
he could take a poke at him.
On the serious side, handling of
the crowd was poorly managed.
The officials could not be blamed
for the size of the building ,but j
they could have made an effort to
make as many as possible comfort
able in the shortest time. It seems
that it would be very bad for the
tournament to be moved away
from Macon, because of its central
location. But let’s have it in the
City auditorium next year. C. E.
WON MORE: J. M. Gooden’s
basketball teams won six district
tournaments, not five, as previously
reported. This inaccuracy was call
ed to our attention by Francis Nunn,
who is the next thing to a record
book. We started winning district
basketball tournaments in 1927, not
1928, and won five straight, missed
one, and then won another under
Mr. Gooden’s coaching. The mistake
we made was an honest one. We had
the trophies counted at the school
house. The count failed to locate
the 1927 trophy, so we thought we
started winning in 1928. We didn’t
get our court built until the season
of 1927, so we started winning as
soon as we learned how to play
basketball indoors. If you ever want
to know who won how many games
in any year after 1925, ask Francis.
He can give you the score and the
high point man.
COMMUNITY: Our full-page ads
designed to build a community
spirit have drawn exceptional in
terest. After the last one—it was on
the basketball tournament—we had
a couple of complaints from mer
chants who had not been contacted
for inclusion in the ad. We did not
mean to leave anyone one out; we
'•ant to give everyone a chance to
boost the community wherever pos
sible. The important thing is that
e community is working as a
Un it, and dissension and jealousies
' lre at a minimum. The communi
ies w bich have progressed can look
the record and find that coopera
te f 'ff°rt, not individual effort,
Paved the way.
announcements I
the executive board of the'
Methodist W. S. C. S. will meet at,
P.m. Monday, March 24, at the
home of Mrs. S. A. Nunn.
. 0 American Legion Auxiliary
/J,. meet at 12:30 p. m. today
.Thursday) at the Legion Home.
Pi k an d Mrs. Parker
Inn are *Hostess chairmen for the
mncheon meeting.
r u- DOuble parking
dav tv!* Mawkins said yester
k ‘ L double parking situation has
that he will be
tors' Tt!° make cases a gainst viola
.l£ * s the second warning
SSUed b y the chief of police.
Houston Kaurtml
| THIS SHOULD BE
■SPRUCE-UP WEEK
jFOR PERRY FOLKS
This is the week that Coronet
Magazine, a national publication,
will carry an article on Perry and
its development in making this a
“Better Home Town.”
Perry was one of the leaders in
the Georgia Better Home Town
Program sponsored by the Georgia
Power Company, and the progress
made is the subject of the article.
City and county officials said it
I probably was not necessary, since
this community always looks clean
but suggested that special care be
taken to see that residential and
business premises, including vacant
lots, be put in tip-top shape.
An influx of visitors and nume
rous inquiries from prospective new
residents and new businesses are
expected to follow publication of
the story, which is entitled, “Perry,
Ga., Leads the Way.”
The magazine will reach the
newstands in Georgia on Friday,
March 21, and will carry a special
band calling attention to the story
on Perry.
Let’s have a pretty face when the
booster appears.
DELEGATES ELECTED
BY DAR CHAPTER
The General Daniel Stewart
Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution, met Wednesday
afternoon' at the home of Miss
Dorothy Jones.
Mrs. E. W. Traylor was in charge
of the program. Mrs. Carey B. An
drew, Sr., spoke o n “America
Speaks for Peace Through Her Or
dinary Men and Women,” and Mrs.
George Riley read Kipling’s “Re
cessional.”
Mrs. George Jordan, regent, pre
sided over the business session. Mrs.
Jordan and Miss Grace Smith were
elected delegates to the national
convention' to be held in Washing
ton, D. C., in May.
A social hour followed the pro
gram. The hostess was assisted by
her mother, Mrs. Cooper Jones,
Mrs. C. E. Andrew and Mrs. W. F.
Norwood.
Centerville News
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Garvin spent
Sunday in Macon as the guests of
Mrs. Garvin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Scarborough
had their children, Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Scarborough of Macon
and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scarbo
rough and children'for a spend the
day party Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nobles of Atlanta
and Mrs. Roger Davis were /uests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bassett Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Daves and daugh
ter, Dorothy Jean, were dinner j
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stem
bridge Sunday.
SPECIAL ALLOTMENTS
GIVEN SCHOOL LIBRARY
The high school library has been
alloted several hundred dollars for
the purchase of books, phonograph
records, and film strips. Books will
be added in many subjects, ranging
from first grade to high school
I level. The records will consist of
selections in classical music and
dramatic readings, to be played
over the school’s public address
system.
Film strips of nature and social
science are to be purchased to aid
in classroom discussions on these
subjects. ,
j These record and film strips will
jbe kept in the library and issued
I to the various classrooms on re
quest.
JERRY BREAKS A DATE
On Friday morning at eleven
o’clock the Wolves, one of three
high school literary athletic groups,
presented a one-act comedy, "Jerry
Breaks A Date.”
Those taking part in the play
were: Charles Whitworth, the
father; Dorothy Ogletree, the mo
ther; Betty Cosey, the daughter;
Walter Riley, the son; Margie
Wynne, the aunt; and Martin Sil
cox, the unwanted suitor.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY. MARCH 20. 1947
Cattle Show
On Saturday
Weeks and months of hard work
to develop the grand champion of
Houston county will be climaxed
here Saturday at the Ninth Annual
Houston County Fat Cattle Show.
The show will open at 11 a. m.
at the lot in front of George C.
Nunn and Son, and judging will be
gin immediately. More than 55
animals will be shown by about 37
boys and girls who will be compet
ing for about $2OO in prize money.
The show is jointly sponsored by
the local chapter of the Georgia
Farm Bureau and the Perry Ki
wanis Club. W. T. Middlebrooks,
county agent, is in charge of 4-H
club entrants; John Etheredge, vo
cational teacher, in charge of F. F.
A, entrants, and John Moody, Ne
gro county agent, in charge of the
colored boys and girls.
Almost all of the animals shown
here will be exhibited at the Macon
Fat Cattle Show and Sale next
Monday and Tuesday,
PARIS-ARMSTRONG
Miss Mildred Louise Paris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. N.
Paris, is to marry Hugh Frank
Armstrong of Perry at the home of
her parents, 113 Richmond Street,
April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Paris an
nounce today.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Mount de Sales Academy and for
seven years has been with the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele
graph Company in Macon.
Mr. Armstrong is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd H. Armstrong of
Perry.
Mr. Armstrong is employed by
Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. at Clinch
field. t
TERRY-MOSTELLER
Miss Agnes Terry, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Terry of Ella-
Yille, and Lawrence Mosteller, son
of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Mosteller of
Perry, were married in a quite
ceremony at the home of the Rev.
J. B. Smith, pastor of the Perry
Methodist Church, last Friday
morning.
Miss Terry wore a blue suit. Her
corsage was of pink carnations. Her
hat was winter white and she wore
black accessories. They had no
attendants.
After a wedding trip to Florida,
Mr. and Mrs. Mosteller will have an
apartment in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun.
Mrs. Mosteller is an employee of
the A. C. A. and Mr. Mosteller is
an employee at the Post Office.
Mrs. Mosteller is the sister of
Mrs. J. C. Watts, Mrs. Willie Usry
and Curtis Terry of Ellaville. Mr.
Mosteller’s brothers are Oliff
Mosteller of Atlanta and Luther
Mosteller of Perry.
WATSON-SPEER
Miss Elizabeth Jane Watson of
Bonaire and Aleck Wheeler Speer
of Macon and Americus were mar
rier Saturday evening, March 8,
at the Baptist parsonage at Warner
Robins. The Rev. C. W. Stitt per
formed the ceremony.
The bride wore a suit of light
blue with a pale pink blouse and
hat and her other accessories were
black. Her flowers were pink roses.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Watson of Bonaire.
She is a graduate of Bonaire High
School and is employed at Dunn
and Bradstreet in Macon.
Mr. Speer is the son of Mrs. J. C.
Speer of Americus. He is a gradu
ate of Americus High School and
served three years in the Navy. At
present he is employed by the A.
and P. Tea Company in Macon.
Unscramble This Word
OBDNGFLESHPAEDIEJD
The scrambled word above is the
name of a Perry businessman. The
first one to unscramble this name
and bring the solution to The
Home Journal office will get four
tickets to the Grand Old Opera
. showing here Monday night. You
have to pay the tax on the tickets,
though. No phone calls, please. C E.
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IN THE FASHION SHOW pres ented by the Delphian Club,, these
pretty models wore dresses from the Horace & Mildred Shop for the
pleasure of the large audience. The models, left to right, are Miss Caro
line Braswell, Mrs. George B. Wells, Miss Frances Davis and Miss
Ruby Pickens. (Home Journal photo).
Meeting Is Held
By Farm Bureau
Cooperation between the Soil
Conservation Service and the Pro
duction and Marketing Association
(Triple A), was explained to mem
bers of the Houston County Farm
Bureau chapter Thursday night at
a meeting at the Skyway Inn.
O. D. Hall of the Soil Conserva
tion Service and Lamar Hatcher of
the PMA, both of Athens were the
speakers. Mr. Hall praised this
county for promotion of the Green
Acres Contests and explained how
farmers could increase farm income
through soil saving practices.
Mr. Hatcher pointed out that
other counties in Middle Georgia
are taking advantage of soil con
servation benefit payments to a
greater extent than Houston. He
said Georgia farmers probably will
earn as high as 10 million dollars in
benefit payments this year, as com
pared with 7 million last year.
James C. Johnson of "Warner
Robins was elected secretary of the
Houston county chapter to succeed
W. B. Sexton, who has accepted a
position as chief appraiser for the
War Assets Administration in the
Southeastern Region.
A- A. Pratt, H. B. Gilbert and
James Johnson were appointed to a
committee to obtain prize money
for the Fat Cattle Show in Perry ort
March 22. W. W. Gray was assign
ed the task of arranging for the
purchase by Houston County peo
ple of local cattle at the Macon Fat
Cattle Show and Sale March 24
and 25.
W. E. Vinson, president, report
ed that the county commissioners
had turned down the Farm Bu
reau’s request for the DDT Spray
piogi am for the county this year.
At the previous meeting, the Farm
Bureau had expressed “general dis
satisfaction” with the action of the
commissioners in turning down the
program. It s understood that the
vote was 3 to 2 against the pro
gram.
Group singing was led by County
Agent W.T. Middlebrooks, with Mrs.
A. M. Kicklighter at the piano.
BONAIRE NEWS
BY MRS. W. B. WILLS
Miss Susie Watson spent Sunday
in Macon with relatives.
Mrs. Darline (Sisson) Blair left
Sunday for Beverly Hills, Calif., for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Milton
Lewis and Mrs. J. W. Easterbrook,
Jr.
Mrs.'G. B. Wills and Mrs. Dar
line Blair spent last Wednesday
with Mrs. W. B. Wills.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sasser of Dub
lin, Ga., spent the weekend with
Mrs. A. L. Sasser.
Miss Yvonne Sisson of Eastman
spent several days last week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Sisson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bray had as
their guests Sunday Mr. Mrs.
H. G. Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs.
■ R. Smith and daughter of Macon.
Mrs. Leota Young of Fargo, Ga.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. B.
Wills and family.
All meat that is to be cured
should be trimmed smoothly and
1 neatly. The lean in all trimmings
■ should be saved for the sausage,
livestock specialists declare.
Red Cross Drive
Gains Momentum
Campaign workers report a grow
ing interest on the part of our citi
zens, but due to lack of transporta
tion facilities some sections of the
County can not be as thoroughly
canvassed as they should be, and all
citizens who have not registered
their membership are urged to send
their contributions in by mail or
turn your name and contribution
over to your local school principal.
Georgia i Red Cross units have al
ready rendered invaluable service
to stricken families in the flooded
area about Rome this year and in
other places where storm and dis
ease epidemic has struck and all
Citizens are urged to join this
great organization so that its finan
cial resources may be adequate to
serve in every community o f the
State when needed.
Even in. Houston County, the Red
Cross is sustaining one family who
were victims of the February tor
nado. Let’s assume our duty as citi
zens and have assurance that we
and our neighbors may have help
available when disaster strikes.
Quarantine Affects
Several Counties
ATLANTA—C. H. Alden, state
entomologist, clamped a quarantine
on interstate shipments of pants
and many other commodities from
25 counties in Middle and South
Georgia in a move to halt the spread
of white-fringed beetles.
Besides agricultural products,
lumber, brick, tile, stone, slabs,
:oncrete, pipe and building blocks
scrap metal, implements and ma
chinery come under the quarantine.
However, some shipments of ma
terials covered by the quarantine
may be made, under restrictions.
Certain federal and state re
quirements must be obtained for
special shipment permits. The
quarantine is mostly confined to
irban areas. The quarantine covers; l
Baldwin, Ben Hill, Bibb, Bleck
ley, Burke, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel,
Houston, Irwin, Laurens, Macon,
Montgomery, Monroe, Newton,
Peach, Screven, Taylor Toombs,
Treutlen, Twiggs, Washington,
Wheeler and Wilkinson Counties.
The quarantine of non-agricul
tural products was ordered because
such commodities, stored on the
ground pick up beetles or their
eggs.
Also on the quarantined list:
Nursery stock, freshly harvested
Irish potatoes, uncleaned grass and
lettuce seed, plant crowns or roots)
for propagation, ornamanental I
plants, hay and straw, peanuts in
shells, seed cotton, cottonseed, baled
cotton lint and linters compost,
manure, soil, sand, gravel, clay, I
peat and other similiar products. (
TALMADGE OUT
The Georgia Supreme Court rul-j
ed yesterday that the State Legi
slature did not have the authority
to elect a governor and soon after
ward Herman Talmadge left the
Capitol.
The high court said M. E. Thomp
son, lieutenant governor, should
succeed to the governorship follow
ing the resignation of Gov. Arnall.
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
ESTABLISHED 1870
Illness Cuts
Attendance
At Schools
.Measles, whooping cough and
flu combined to cut attendance in
Perry High School by 28 percent
I the first of the week.
Headed by Supt. E. P. Staples,
who had flu, 174 were absent from
school Monday out of an enrollment
of 603. Seventy-two of those absent
are pupils in the first tw 0 grades.
County School Supt. S. W. Hick
son said the school will not be
closed because of the unusual num
ber of cases of sickness in view of
the fact that spring holidays start
today (Thursday). The school clos
ed yesterday afternoon and classes
will be resumed Monday morning.
Supt Bert Rumble of Warner
Robins reported that his attendance
was normal Monday following a
large number of absences because of
sickness during the last two weeks.
2.993 Qualified
For County Race
S. L. Norwood, chairman of the
Board of Registrars of Houston
county, announced this week that
2.993 persons are qualified to vote
in the election scheduled for next
Tuesday, March 25.
This is approximately the same
number qualified to vote in the
general election last Nov. 5.
Despite the heavy registration,
less than 1,000 votes are expected to
be cast.
Candidates are Claude Watson,
Royce R. Pratt and Dreyfus L,
Fountain. Watson is a Bonaire resi
dent and the other candidates live
at Warner Robins. They seek the
unexpired term of the late A. L.
Sasser of Bopaire.
Soil Plans Made
On Perry Farms
By JACK C. MILLER
County Conservationist
Lewis Tabor of the Perry commu
nity, cooperating with and assisted
by the local Soil Conservation Dis
trict, has recently completed con
struction of approximately 10,000
linear feet of terraces on his farm
north of Perry. This field, after
being terraced, was planted on the
contour to peach trees. The trees
were planted in rows .following the
contour of the land and cross chuck
ed to allow cross cultivation.
Mr. Tabor did an excellent job of
terrace construction in this field,
• using available farm equipment
farm tractors, tiller plow, small
terracing blade and a dirt'scoop. It
will be worth your time to stop by
and inspect this job.
Mr. Tabor has also recently plant
ed 3,000 slash pines. He has several
acresjof slash pine planted a few
1 years ago that are growing well.
Charles Marshall, just north of
Perry also on the Macon road, was
assisted by the District in construct
ing some 23,000 linear feet of
terraces. Mr. Marshall engaged the
services of the Rite-Way Farm Con
tractors to build his terraces. They
used a M-Farmall tractor, 5 disc
! tiller plow and hydraulic scoop to
build them. The Rite-Way Farm
Contractors is locally owned and
operated by Jim Smith and Owen
Moore.
Mr. Marshall has also planted 1,
000 slash pine recently and has be
| gun a 3-year strip crop rotation on
1 a 40-acre field by planting one-third
of the*field to wheat, to be followed
by annual Lespedeza.
Charles H. Tucker of the Perry
community has recently had about
I 24,000 feet of terraces constructed
J by the Rite-Way Farm Contractors,
i The District assisted Mr. Tucker in
| surveying the terrace lines.
I Mr. Tucker is .planting some six
I seres to Kudzu in water disposal
areas. He also plans to plant 20
acres of annual Lespedeza on his
grain land. The lespedeza will pro
vide a summer cover, control ero
sion, increase the fertility of the
land and can be utilized for graz
ing, hay or seed. This Fall, the land
will be disced and seeded back to
small grain. The lespedeza will re
establish itself on the land next
3’ear by volunteer reseeding.
