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VOL. LXXVIII. No. 24 PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY. JUNE 16. 1949 ESTABLISHED 1870
W. Robins
Has Only 16
Registered
Warner Robins, where 1,400 per
sons were registered to vote in the
last election, has only 16 persons
registered under the new state reg
istration act, the tax collector’s of
fice reported Tuesday.
The Warner Robins Press has re
quested the tax collector, Miss
Florine Rainey, to spend some time
a t Warner Robins to register voters
and this move is under considera
tion.
More Negroes reported them
selves for registration last week
than in any week before. A total of
41 Negroes are registered, about
half of the total registered under
the old law.
Only 237 white people in the en
tire county have registered under
the new law, making a total regis
tration of 278. Saturday was the
biggest day yet in the tax collect
or’s office, when 60 persons regis
tered.
Only one person has been dis
qualified—a Negro who had been
-convicted of a crime involving mor
al turpitude.
Award Given
To Penn-Dixie
'Safety-wise employees of Penn
sylvania - Dixie Cement Corpora
tion’s Plant No. 2 celebrated Friday
another year without a lost-time
accident. They put on a mammoth
barbecue —1,000 pounds of meat —
and received the re-award of the
safety trophy from the Portland
Cement Association.
The cement industry, generally
regarded as hazardous, is becoming
known as one of the safest indus
tries because of the safety records
cf plants like Clinchfield, F. H.
Ryan of the Portland Cement As
sociation commented in presenting
the award He said Plant No. 2 at
Clinchfield is one of the most out
standing plants in the U. S. in the
safety field, he said. The Clinch
field plant has a record of 1,500
accident-free days and the goal is
2,000.
J. A. Grubb, plant cashier, re
ceived the award on behalf of the
employees, reminding them that
the safety program is the respon
sibility of every employee.
John Wilkerson, southern sales
manager of Penn-Dixie, the prin
cipal speaker, said the sales job is I
made easier because of the care 1
and skill that the Clinchfield em
ployees put into the product of the
local plant. He has been with the
company for 25 years and recount
ed his experiences since he sold the
first barrel of cement produced St
Clinchfield in 1925.
Other speakers included M. L.
Silcox, plant superintendent, who
was master of ceremonies; E. P.
Newhard of Allentown, Pa., former
Plant superintendent and now gen
eral operating manager and C. E.
Hardy, of Chattanooga, Tenn., divi
sion superintendent.
Walter Riley, employment direc
tor, was in charge of the barbecue
and shares with Supt. Silcox a
round of applause for the barbecue
and program.
Hubert Aultman, attorney and
representative in the general as
sembly, was the principal speaker
at the June safety meeting at the
Plant, where monthly mass meet
ings are held to stress safety.
Mr. Aultman spoke on Our Flag.
M, L. Silcox, superintendent, pre
sented certificates to employees
with 25 years of service. H. C. Arm
strong, mill foreman, is the employ
ee with the longest period of ser
vice. He and C. E. Hutto, repair
man, raised the flag.
W. G. Riley, employment direct
ed. presented safety piledges of the
employees to Supt. Silcox. H. L.
Huff, shop welder, gave the invoca
tion.
notice
1 will conduct a Clinic for Col
ored from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Sat
-I,!'day, beginning Saturday, June
18.
, max novac, d.d.s.
. 1012 Meeting St.
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Koimtal
Post Auxiliary |
Meets Tonight
Installation of officers of the
American Legion Auxiliary is
scheduled for the June meeting at
the Legion Home Thursday night
(tonight) at 8 o’clock.
Due to the lack of hostesses for
June, the supper will be a Dutch
affair. All members are urged to
bring a new member with them.
Notify Mrs. T. R. Summers, Sr.,
at once if you will attend.
Mrs. F. E. Buckner
8 to Attend
Girls' State
Eight Relegates and four alter
nates to Girls' State, sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary,
have been named by the Perry aux
iliary, it was announced today by
Mrs. W. J. Boone, local chairman
and counselor.
'The eight girls chosen are Jo
Alice Moody, Peggy Jo Mitchell,
Betty Ann Smith, Barbara Jones,
Evelyn Gilbert, Ann Batchelor, Lu
cille Kovac, and Jean Clark. The al
ternates are Helen Davis, Mildred
Greene, Sara Abrams and Marie Bi
vins.
Several organizations in Perry
are sponsoring the girls’ attendance
at Girls’ State, including the Par
ent-Teacher Association, Houston
Farm Bureau, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Perry Kiwanis Club, Robert
D. Collins Post of the American Le
gion, Sorosis Club, American Le
gion Auxiliary, Sorelle Club and
Delphian Club.
Mrs. Boone will serve as counse
lor at Girls’ State. She is sponsored
by the local Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Boone gave this statement
regarding Girls’ State:
The objective of Girls’ State is to
i “educate our youth in the
privileges, rights and responsibili
ties of American citizenship.” It is
wholly a plan for training in the
practical aspects of government. It
is functional in that application of
the principles of democratic govern
ment are made in every possible
way. Girls’ State has a constitution,
laws and ordinances and is con
structed by its citizens to govern
themselves.
Citizens of Girls’ State not only
are required to review knowledge
already acquired concerning the
political machinery of a common
wealth, but they find themselves
performing exactly the same func
tions as real office-holders in the
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everyday world.
One of the primary objectives of
Girls’ State is to stimulate girls to
take a deep interest in home and
community life.
City Waterless
Part of Sunday
•
Perry resident were without wa
ter for six hours Sunday while
workmen rushed to repair a broken
main at the corner of Carroll and
Washington Streets, near the Gal
lemore Clinic. i
The six-inch main burst about
9;30 a.m. Sunday and water service 1
ended about 11 a.m. Workmen found
it necessary to break through an
eight-inch concrete street and to dig
four feet to reach the break.
Water boiled up out of the broken
main about two feet in the air until
the pressure from the tank became
too weak to lift it out.of the ground.
Water service was restored about
5 p.m. Sunday.
Considerable credit is due Capt.
Homer Chapman, streets and water
superintendent, and his corps of
, workers who labored tirelessly I
throughout the day to repair the,
break. * i
Mayor Charles P. Gray an
nounced that the main broke at a
valve, lifting the valve away from
the main. He estimated that the
. valve had been in the same place
for possibly 20 years and simply
lusted away. A small leak had been
discovered there last week and had !
been repaired.
Safety With Pressure Canners
If the safety valve of the pressure
- canner is kept clean and free from
; corrosion it should give protection
1 against any accident that might
happen, provided pressure does not
build up too high.
iPirates Near I
I i
League Lead
Perry’s Pirates moved near the
top of the Macon League last week,
defeating Seals Brothers and For
syth but losing to Warner Robins
in a heart-breaker.
Seals went down in a 2-1 battle
here last Friday night. Not a run
was earned in the nip-and-tuck
game. Seals grabbed the lead in
the eighth with an unearned run,
but Perry roared back in the ninth
I to pick up two runs on hits and er
rors. Flury pitched a beautiful
game, letting Seals down with only
5 hits while the Pirates could pick
up only 7 off Davis of Seals.
On Saturday night here, the Pi
rates had a much easier time with
Brighton Mills of Forsyth, win
ning 11 to 7. Lory Gunter led the
Pirate batters with two singles and
two doubles. Pete Carlisle and Joe
Holliday got two singles apiece and
Holliday did a beautiful job of base
running. Boozie Howard kept the
Forsyth hits well scattered.
ROBINS EXPLODES
j Big Ed Pierce hurled a masterful
ball game at Warner Robins Sunday
and had the game in the bag up to
the ninth inning, when the Robins
boys exploded after there were two
out and scored fftur runs to over
come the Perry lead bf 5-2. Ed hit
three singles in four tries and Otis
Whitten and Bubber Pierce got
three for five, but the ninth inning
rally and errors lost the ball game,
6 to 5.
Manager Clint Hardy and offi
cials of the Houston Sports, Inc., ex
pressed appreciation for the service
of those players who report for
games whether they are needed for
that particular game or not. Some of
the pitchers, Ed Pierce and Boozie
Howard, for example, are on hand
for every game in case they are
needed for relief roles. The team is
1 showing excellent spirit all the way
through.
LADIES 25 CENTS
Houston Sports, Inc., announced
that the prices for ladies tickets
have been reduced to 25 cents for
all games, except special exhibition
games such as the Rochelle-Perry
game when the girl first baseman
was here. 'Ladies have been paying
50 cents, the same as men, but la
dies now can attend for 25 cents.
Children’s tickets will remain at 25
cents.
(Perry was scheduled to meet the
Roberta nine on Hickson Field for
the second time this year last night
(Wednesday).
The line scores:
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Perry 000 000 0002 2 7
SEALS 000 000 010 1 5
Perry batteries; Flury and Car
lisle.
PERRY 053 000 21 11 12
FORSYTH 101 002 003 7 13
Perry batteries: Howard and Car
lisle.
PERRY 200 002 010 5 13
W. ROBINS 001 001 004 6 6
Perry batteries: Ed Pierce and
Carlisle.
Last Top Placed
On Some Streets
The last surfacing of Perry’s
newly paved streets began Tuesday
morning.
The first street completed was
Commerce Street from the Big In
dian Bridge to the home of J. W.
Bloodworth. The connecting streets
—Jernigan, Washington and Meet
ing streets—were resurfaced in the
afternoon and workmen were busy
on Ball Street when rain came in
torrents.
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• It is estimated that more than two
, miles of street paving has been done
i m Perry during the last six months.
i
Coming Events
The Clifford Hunter Class of the
Baptist Sunday School will have a
picnic supper Friday night at 7:30
; o’clock at Houston Lake. Each mem
ber is asked to bring a basket lunch.
Transportation may be obtained
;by contacting Mrs. R. L. Sutton,
Mrs. Martha Pafford or Mrs, Wil
bur Head.
I _ -
What a cast! It Happen? Kvery
i Spring.
(Dot and Dashes
In Fashions ...
By MILDRED EVANS WARREN
In the good old summer time—
sounds like grandmother’s day does
n’t it? And it is that good old sum
mer time now, which brings up the
question of what to wear, or some
times—’how little can we wear.
It seems to me that we are gett
ing “down to earth” in planning our
summer wardrobes for comfort. It
is surely “more so” than when I was
in the junior age and stage. Dun
garees and shorts with T-shirts and
snazzy plaid shirts (usually one
just like big brother’s) seem to be
a lot more fun to wear than those
knickers I remember, with long
socks that came to our knees. Oh!
Oh! we thought them quite “spor
ty” back in ????.
But back to what we will wear
today < and what will go along on
that vacation, (the one we hope we
can afford). For those lazy, warm
days how about a sun dress or two,
to be worn with a cape or bolero.
These will go to the beach for that
coat of tan, then with the jacket on
to town and they are grand for
our own back yard when we are
“draped” over a clothes basket—
good too when we find ourselves
with a hose in hand watering those
camellias to try and keep them
thriving through the hot summer
days.
A DARK COTTON
Then comes the time to dash into
town, or maybe drive about a hun
dred miles or so. How about a dark
cotton in one of those pretty dark
plaids or one of the dark dusty
shades. Perhaps you’d rather don a
cord suit in a stripe, spike it with
a strong dash of color—a green hat
and bag or a bright scarf flowing
out of one pocket.
For “Sheer” delight, choose a dot
ted swiss, an organdie or a voile.
And I must say that dotted swiss is
one of the scoops of the summer.
Also the new organdy sheers with
the permanent finish, these seem to
billow out gently like a breeze.
Some of these dark sheers are love
ly with chalk white costume jewelry
or a real or artificial posy pinned at
the neckline —or even the waistline
Try a cluster of daisies or a carna
tion or rose pinned on your collar
or beads (yes on your choker of
pearls) to give that little touch that
makes that simple little dress some
thing of a sophisticate; These are as
perky on that little cotton frock, in
fact you'll be surprised at what you
can do when the bug bites you to
experiment with accessories.
VOILE IS A SCOOP
( The other big summer scoop,
, voile. These voile dresses are trim
■ med with lace and some are shirred,
we find a lot of shirring on dresses.
I heard a gentleman say it looked
, more “puckered” to him, but shir
| red or puckered it’s still shown on
a lot of dresses. The colors are
heavenly, pastels and soft prints
, and of course the dark shades.
One word about dots—they seem
I to be everywhere. One white crepe
is such a grand “go anywhere” frock
with its colored dots dancing over
it. This is one that can be “dressed
up or down” and the price is much
less than you would ever dream.
Summer would not be complete
without a bit of "sea fare”. One and
’ two piece lastex swim suits come
in the prettiest shades, and of course
the always good black. And how
! about a pair of corduroy shorts, or
’ a pair of gabardine or faded blue
• denim ones with a cuff. The blue
1 denims come with a matching skirt
which you can slip on to run to the
1 grocery. Wear these with a plain or
’ stripped T-shirt, or one of the cot
-1 ton sweaters that are knit along the
lines of the wool ones. Much more
' becoming to a lot of us than the
■ regular type polo shirt. (Especially
■ those of us who are far past our
teens.)
All in all, it should be a lovely
summer where ever we may be—
in our own back yard, in the moun
i tains or lolling on the beach—Hap
i py landings and cool breezes!
)
Notice
i
Property owners of the City of
. | Perry will be allowed a three per
I cent discount if they pay their tax
es on or before July 1, 1949. By or
-1 der of Mayor and Council.
Y MRS. H. D. GORDY
City Clerk
Smith Returns as Pastor
Os Perry Methodists
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REV. J. B. SMITH
Women Attend .
Athens Meet
Mrs. Dora M. Clifford, Houston
Countv home demonstration agent
and four other Houston women left
Monday for Athens to attend the
State Home Demonstration Council
from Monday until Friday.
Accompanying Mrs. Clifford were
Mrs. A. L. Sasser of the Bonaire
community, Mrs. H. A. Blackburn of
the Clinchfield community, Miss
Laura Stubbs of the Centerville
community and Mrs. H. B. Lewis of
the Perry community, all members
of home demonstration clubs in
their comunities, I
Main Street
Looks Better
Perry’s Carroll Street looked bet
ter this week.
Painting up, sign raising and
other improvements are being
made,
Wordna Gray’s Sinclair Service
Station was repainted and gasoline
pumps rearranged.
lAndrew Hardware Company rais
ed a sign advertising paint and Mc-
Lendon Auto Company installed a
sign featuring radios.
The City of Perry renewed the
curbing on three sides of the inter
section of Carroll and Ball Street.
Other improvements included a
new paint job at the New Perry Ho
tel.
Oratorical W inner
Speaks to Kiwanis
Abe Crosby, Jr., of Macon, out
standing F.F.A. speaker and prob
able state and national winner in
the F.F.A., spoke to the Perry Ki
wanis Club Tuesday at the New
Perry Hotel.
Mr. Crosby gave the speech he
will use in the national contest this
year—“ Future Farmers of America j
—Our Opportunity.” He was intro
duced by Cohen Walker. Louis Har
per was program chairman.
Crosby said opportunities in
farming are “boundless” if the far
mer takes the right attitude toward
his job. First,' hard work is neces
sary, then training is next, he said.
He callea attention to the fact that
the farmer who is a high school
graduate makes twice as much as
the farmer without a high school
education, and a college trained far
mer makes a third again as much
as the high school man.
Earl F. Lewis was welcomed as
a new member. Guests included J.
P. Etheridge, Jr., of Tampa, J. S. I
Harvard of Live Oak, Fla., and Abe
Crosby, Sr.
S. A. Nunn Resigns
From State Office
B. A. Nunn, Perry attorney and j
farmer, announced this week that i
he has resigned from the State:
Board of Education.
| Mr. Nunn, who was appointed by
Gov. Herman Talmadge, said oth
er duties made it impossible to give
the necessary time to the position on
the board of education.
Home folks like to read about
home folks. That’s why they sub
scribe to The Home Journal.
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
The Rev. J. B. Smith, popular
pastor of the Perry Methodist
Church, has been assigned to Per
ry another year following the South
Georgia Conference held in Colum
bus last week.
Rev. Mr. Smith will begin his
sixth year as pastor of the local
church. It is unusual for a minister
to remain in one charge for more
than four years.
The pastoral committee of the lo
cal church, headed by €. P. Gray,
made an earnest plea to high Metho
dist officials for the return of Rev.
Mr. Smith.
During his service here, the
church has made rapid strides in
membership, finances and physical
properties. A large building pro
gram is being considered at present,
with emphasis on enlarging the
Sunday School department.
The community welcomes the re
turn of Rev. Mr. Smith and his fine
family.
The Rev. W. E. Scott will replace
the Rev. D. G. Mann as superinten
dent of the Macon district.
Other nearby assignments an
nounced include: Cochran, Jason
Shirah; Fort Valley, D. F. Cripps:
Marshallville, Swoll Sawyer; Elko,
C. W. Jordan; Warner Robins, W.
E. Dennis.
You must see—lt Happens Every
Spring.
Delphians Seek
Good Theatre
The Perry Delphian Club has
written Martin & Thompson, own
ers of the Roxy Theatre here, ask
ing the theatre chain to provide
Perry with a good motion picture
house.
The Delphian Club suggested to
Martin & Thompson that the size of
Perry and prospects for growth de
mand a new theatre for this section.
The present Roxy theatre is small,
the acoustics are poor because of a
noisy fan. The new manager, M. H.
Boyer, has done a good job in clean
ing it up and repainting where
needed.
The theatre chain has said that
it is making every effort to provide
Perry with a decent movie house.
Proofs Here Today
On Cutest Children
The representative of Woltz Stu
dios who took pictures of children
from this area for the Cutest Chil
dren contest will be here Thursday
to show the proofs.
'He will be at the New Perry Ho
tel Thursday (today) to show the
proofs to the parents. The pictures
will be carried in the Home Journal
in the next few weeks, whether
winners or not. Valuable prizes
will be given to the winners of the
contest. The winners will be cho
j sen by the studio in Des Moines,
lowa.
Houston Starts
Shipping Peaches
Houston county’s peach crop will
begin moving to market in volume
rext week when the Hiley variety
matures.
Floyd H. Tabor, one of the largest
shippers in the county, started pick
ing Uneedas this week and had
shipped about six cars up to Wed
nesday. He had these packed at Fort
Valley and will not open his pack
ing shed until Monday,
j The early and the late varieties
I will be short this year due to the
unusually warm winter, according
to experts. The Georgia crop will be
about half of normal.
;Perry Boys Attend
jßaseball School
I Jack Hardy, Harris Satterfield
and Bobby Satterfield attended the
baseball school at Eastman this
week.
For the good of your pressure
canner, never add cold water to it
while it is still hot. This sudden
change in temperature may warp
it.