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VOL. LXXVIII. No. 38 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1949 ESTABLISHED 1870
landscaping
The Country Home
BY MRS. DORA CLIFFORD
Homo Demonstration Agent
A beautiful home is a source of
de. nO T only to the owner, but
■is family and his neighbors as well.
■ is more than that - it is a good ex
,mpie set to stimulate all in the
community to home improvement;
■tier homes mean better folk and
, better citizens. People who stay
;R unpleasant surroundings cannot
be hapoy or contented or prosper
,us, because unhappy, discontented
..gopie are sick, and sick people are
never efficient.
The first thing needed before any
landscape work can be done- is a
: ,lan. No building is built without
a plan; there is a recipe for the
jke, a pattern for the dress, a plan
for the next year’s crops. The plan
•.veil thought out saves the making
of mistakes.
When the map of the ground is
finished, Showing all the buildings
btudy it carefully and plan the dif
ferent outdoor areas fas one would
nd their relationship to each other,
plan the house. The front yard is
public for everyone to see. The pri
vate lawn is for ourselves and our
friends. The service yard is for our
convenience, with each area con
tributary to the part of the house
•hat it, in away, represents; the
hall, the living room, the kitchen.
The private lawn is the place for
lawn furniture, and adjoining it we
may plan our various gardens for
flowers, for roses, for rock plants,
for water plants, as may suuit our
peculiar situations and desires.
The service yard is the place for
the clothes line. The garage, the
smoke house, the laundry and fuel
house all are reached byway of the
service yard, and neighbors to this
area are the vegetable garden, the
rchard and the chicken yard.
Separate from the service yard,
but adjoining and easily accessi
ble is the barn yard, an open space
large enough so one can turn around
with a team and wagon, or with
any of the farm machinery. Front
ing on this space are the stock stor '
age barns, machine sheds for trucks
and tractors; then back of the barns'
are the lots for the stock.
Now then as we study a map fur
ther, what about the relation of the
barns and lots to the house? The
southwest wind is the prevailing
summer Wind. Do the breezes waft
to the kitchen all the barn odors
and flies? It may pay from a stand
point of health and convenience to
move or rebuild some of the farm
buildings and maybe wait another
year or so to remodel the house.
In this day of speed, buildings
close to the road are neither com
fortable nor convenient. Ncise of
speeding cars is objectionable and
the dust adds materially to the work
f the housekeeper, besides tending
to cause cold infection and other
diseases of the respiratory system.
When tne road separates the house
rrom the farm buildings the passing
cars is a constant menace to the
whole family, especially children,
end to livestock as well. Add to
these dangers the unsightliness of
most of the barns and barn lots, and
the clutter of farm implements
that are always in sight and we
have good reason for considering
moving or rebuilding.
Walks and drives on all home
grounds need to be serviceable and
convenient. A bit of study on our
map and we can decide where best
to locate the service drive to the
barn. It is neither necessary nor
desirable to have all the heavy
hauling in trucks and wagons come
close to the house nor to have team*
cm their way to and from the field
passing near the door. All the un
pleasantness associated with this
traffic can so easily be averted by
a right placing of the farm drive.
The auto drive, is different. Most
°f the going and coming of the fa
mily in the car is closely connected
oe located with all the points of
with the house, so the drive should
convenience in mind. It is wise to
plan, too, for parking space and
!f )om for easy turning. A circular
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or curved drive takes too much
space, and the first car to park at
the front Heps blocks the drive. The
attempt of the next car to “go
round” or to back out is sure to re
sult in damage to lawn or shubbery <
or both. The Y for parking and turn
ing uses little space; is easily
screened by plantings and proves 1
very satisfactory.
Buildings, walks and drives are
the architectural features of the
landscape which are wholly artifi
cial, quite formal and primarily for
service. The rest of the plan deals
with the dressing and decorating,
the blending of the artificial into
the natural.
Since the lawn 'is the foundation
of the landscape picture, it should
take first consideration. It should
be smooth and even and well kept,
and should never be spotted by
scattered flower beds, isolated
groups of shrubs, or single shrubs.
Bermuda grass will make a good
lawn in practically any section, and
that is especially true in Houston
County. St. Augustine grass and car
pet grass are very dependable and
widely used. Centerpede and others
not so common are coming into use
and are satisfactory in our section.
The question of shade is not easily
decided; little or none is better
than too much. Sunshine is the best
germicide we know, while, on the
o iier hand, dense means
dark, damp buildings, conditions
conductive to disease and decay.
Thoughtful planning will make i l
possible to place the trees or thin
them out so they will serve both as* 1 '
background and frame for the house
and at the same time shade the
right spot at the right time.
With tne planting of shrubs, we
begin to add the finer touches to
the landscape picture. All ever
greens make too somber a picture,
so we want some flowersing shrubs
to liven and brighten it. Tall shrubs
at corners and between windows,
with lower growing shrubs banked
underneath constitute our, base
plantings. Tall shrubs serve to se
parate the private lawn from other
areas to screen off the service yard
and any undesirable view, and
shrubs of varying heights are used
for the border. Plant for masses of
color -a few annual and herbaceous
perennial flowers may be used to
edge the shrub plantings, but will
probably be most satisfactory in the
flower garden.
Thoughtful planning is perhaps
the prime requisite in landscaping
any home, and a close second is
common sense in carrying out the 1
plans.
Aunt Bet Woodard
Marks 97th Birthday .
Mrs. Betty Woodard of Perry,
believed to be the oldest resident
of Houston county, passed her 97th
birthday at home yesterday.
Many friends had been dropping
! y to see “Aunt Bett” for several
days and she had even more on her
oirthday—Wednesday. Some of the
children from the Baptist Girls
Auxiliary went by on Monday to
sing “Happy Birthday” to her.
Many others took her gifts.
Aunt Bett finds it necessary to
stay in bed almost all of the time
now, but she attended church ser
vices last Sunday without suffer
ing any ill effects.
Girl Scout Troop
To Be Organized
A meeting to reorganize a Girl
Scout Troop will be held at the
Courtney Hodges Scout Home at
3:30 p. m. Friday.
IAII girls who have been Scouts
and those who ctesire to become
Scouts are' urged to attend. The
troop will be organized on a plan
ned Girl Scout basis, according to
F. C. Strother, and he requests the
mothers of prospective Girl Scouts
also to attend the meeing.
Year Launched
By Auxiliary
The regular luncheon meeting I
started the Auxiliary’s new year |
Thursday with an attendance of
seventy-nine.
The Legion home was beautifully
decorated with fall flowers and a
delightful luncheon was served by
the following hostesses: Mesdames
Parker Risher, Chairman, Bennie
Andrews, co-chairman, Maude Du,-
Eoise, Charles Andrews, T. R. Sum
mers, Sr., Phil Anderson Harry
Griggs, Fred Griggs, Paul Hardy
and W. J. Braddock.
This being our month for Music
and membership a program of songs
was rendered, by Misses Peggy Jo
Mitchell, Betty Ann and Bobby
Smith, accompanied by Miss Eve
lyn Hunt at the piano. Mrs. F. E.
Buckner, first vice president and
program chairman, presented Mrs.
W. J. Boone, chairman of Girls
State, who introduced each of the
eight girls who attended Girls
State giving their respective of
fices. Mrs Boone was given a vote
of thanks for the splendid job she
accomplished as Girls State, coun
selor and chairman last year and
the Girls for bringing home such a
splendid record. A program on
Girls State will be given at a
later date.
The meeting was called to order
by our new president, Mrs. T. R.
Summers, Sr. Reading of the
minutes of 'the last meeting and the
treasurer’s report were given fol
lowed by the introduction of Mes
dames Earl Lewis, Claude Ander
son, Dick Jones and Miss Evelyn
Hunt as prospective new members.
Mrs. C. E. Stivens introduced her
guest, Miss Carolyn Austin who
served as a Wave in World War 11.
A very inspiring talk was given
by our second Vice President and
membership chairman, Mrs. Gard
ner Watson (and girls let’s help all
we can by paying our dues before
October 30. It was unanimously
voted to give the library SIO.OO. A
report was made on the State Con
tention and National Convention
by Mrs. Paul Hardy and one on
the Fall Conference held in Macon,
September 10 and 11, by Mrs. F. E.
Buckner.
22 Seniors
Enter College
Twenty-two of the 35 students
who were graduated from Perry
High School last May are entering
Colleges this year.
The community wishes this group
great success.
GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE
FOR AVOMEN
Jane Snyder
Wynelle Tuggle
Rena Frances Marshall
Essie C. Bloodworth
Joanne Cooper
GEORGIA TECH
Bobby Sutlon
NORTH GEORGIA
Horace Matthews
Walter George Riley Jr.
Martin Silcox
Margie Wynne
NORMAN JR. COLLEGE
June Satterfield
Vadie Riddle
SHORTER
Billie Davis
GEORGIA STATE WOMAN’S
COLLEGE
Betty Connell
Dorothy Oglctree
WESLEYAN
Jeanne Pierce
Margaret Smith
GEORGIA SOUTH WESTERN
Edward Chapman
Charles Whitworth
WARD BELMONT
Barbara Tolleson *
EMORY
Billy Whipple
G. A. B.
Nona Alice Todd
A large group attended a family
reunion of the Miller family at the
Colonial Court Coffee Shop on Sun
day. It was the 75th birthday of
Frank W. Miller and was held in
his honor.
Courtney Hodges Scout Home
To Be Dedicated on Sept, 30
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LAST OF SERIES: This is the final panel of photos featuring
Houston county’s “Citizens of Tomorrow.” Top row, left to right,
Larry Ellison, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ellison, Perry; Ronnie
Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Moore, Rt. 1, Ft. Valley; and
Stanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ellis, Rt. 2. Perry. Lower row,
left to right, Marge Ann White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
AVhite, Jr., Byron; Marvin Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Griffin, Jr., Rt. 2, Perry, and Patricia Ann Meadows, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Meadows, Rt. 1, Hawkinsville.
Tribute Paid
To Bob Shulei
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808 SHULER
Mr. Rob Shuler, natural science
teacher at Perry High School, has
resigned and is now residing at
Craigfield, Alabama as a captain in
the Army Air Force.
Mr. Shuler established quite a
record as an air force cadet when he
was in the armed forces several
years previous to this. After entering
the service in 1941, he was soon
shipped to Hawaii, where he spent
five months in tactical training. He
was then transferred to the Solomo 11
Islands where he stayed 13 months.
During this time he flew 137 mis
sions, and experienced over 300 com
bat hours. Throughout these mis
sions Mr. Shuler is officially credited
with destroying seven enemy planes
as well as having seven more un
officially on his record. While in the
Solomon Islands, Mr. Shuler sur
vived three crashes—two of 'these
being in the Coral Sea, and the third,
a crash landing on the airstrip at
the base.
Returning in 1944, he was assigned
as base gunnery officer in St. Peters
burg, Florida. He was discharged irl
1945, holding a Distinguished Flying
Cross, an Oak-Leaf Cluster, and an
air medal with 18 Oak-Leaf Clusters.
One of the flying crosses was for
his feat of downing four enemy
planes in one flight.
After returning home, Mr. Shuler
furthered his education, v/hich con
sisted of two years at Young Harris
and one year at Georgia Tech, by at
tending Mercer University for three
years. At the present time, he is only
one quarter’s work away from his,
Masters Degree.
During the past year, he had held
the position of science teeachCr at
Perry High School in addition to
lendering valuable aid to our ath
letic program. Mr. Shuler has gain
ed the admiration of every student
and facuPy member with whom he
Thru the Eyes
Os A Newcomer
BY VENLA BRADLEY
Theres something about Perry. ...
Let me put it this way. We had
been living here less than a week
. when two lovely, friendly ladies
representing the Welcome Service
of the Perry Delphian. Club came
to us bearing an armload of flowers
and credit which meant gifts
from many of the downtown mer
chants. And all you have to do to
be eligible for this surprise jackpot
■cf prizes is take up residence in
Perry. You don’t have to make
yourself known or be anybody in
particular. They will find you and
visit and welcome you us they do all
newcomers. There is a certain charm
about this friendly .greeting, it’s
indescribable but it sure makes you
feel good and starts you off with
v. warm attitude toward the whole
town;
Bui the friendliness doesn’t end
there. When I had been to Sunday
school three times I felt like I had
been there f hree years. I was in
troduced the first time. After that,
1 w|; one of them. I was expected
to be there and do my part. That’s
all it takes to make one feel he be
longs.
It’s plain to see that friendliness
pays off in big dividends. You can
see it in the business places. You
can tell it in the churches’ attend
ee Aißoiuins b st uioesA’s locqos oje
ance. And our adequate and envia
the faith the citizens of today have
in the citizens of omerrow.
Even the tourist passing through
has come to know Perry as that
iriendly little town at the cross
roads of Georgia They prefer to
stop here to many larger towns be
cause of the famous hotel and the
beautiful courts provided for them.
They know the money is well spent.
They might make the remark, next
, time they come through, that they
helped build the new courthouse.
It all adds up to one thing. There’s
just something about Perry ....
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SHULER HONORED BA' TEAM
The basketball squad (presented
Mr. Shuler a Parker “51” fountain
pen and a maroon and gold pen in
scribed with “Perry Panthers” at
basketball practice last Thursday
afternoon. The gift was a token of
appreciation for the services render
ed by Mr. Shuler and to wish him
luck in his new undertaking.
—Charles Bledsoe
has been associated. Perry High re
grets, indeed that we have to lose
1 one of our most valuable assets to
cur school, but at the same time,
wish to M(- Shuler and his family
; tne best possible luck.
—Charles Bledsoe
Nearly Every Home
Has The Home Journal
Big Barbecue
And Program
Scheduled
Formal opening of the Genera!
Courtney Hodges Scout Home in
Perry is scheduled for 7 p.m. Fri
day, Sept 30, Scout leaders an
nounced Tuesday.
A brief program and big bar
becue is being planned to formally
dedicate the building which is to
be used for all types of youth ac
tivities. S. A Nunn, chairman of
1 the Hodges Homocoming Commit
tee, is expected to speak' about the
famed general of the U. S. First
Army, who is a native of Perry.
General Hodges is retired and lives
m San Antonio, Texas.
A Court of Honor, at which se
veral boys will be recognized for
outstanding work in Scout, also is
planned by Harold DeHon, field
Scout Executive, and Jube Stro
ther, Scoutmaster of Troop 90.
All persons: interested in Scout
ing are invited to attend. Barbe
cue will be $1 per plate or $3 per
family. Tckets can be purchased
from the Scouts or at the Horne
Journal office. Those who plan to
attend arc requested to buy tickets
well in advance of the barbecue
so the committee would know how
many to plan for.
Boy Scouts
Are Advanced
Five boys received advancement
at the Board of Review conducted
i.t the Courtney Hodges Scout Home
Monday night.
Moving up to Second Class Scouts
were Wesley Tabor and Billy Stew
art. Advanced to First Class were
Leonard Chapman and Donald Grif
fin and Joe Griffin passed his Ten
derfoot requirements.
Members of the Board of Review
were Harold DeHon, Alton Hardy
and Johnnie Williamson.
It was revealed this week that
Horace Evans will become the new
Scoutmaster of the Boy Scout
Troop. Jube Strother will take
charge of the Explorer Scouts and
assist Scoutmaster Evans with the
troop. Mr. DeHon will assist both
Mr. Strother and Mr. Evans in the
Scout program.
Garden Club Meets
At School Today
The Perry Garden Club will
meet at the Perry Grammar School
Auditorium Thursday afternoon at
■1 O’clock.
Executive Board will meet at
3:30 P. M.
Hostess Chairman reguests that
each member briing 54 to pay for
drink and pay same when regis
tering.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks
to the many friends for their acts
of kindness and expressions of sym
pathy during the recent illness and
death of our beloved one, J. Tj
Lewis, also the beautiful floral
offerings.
Mrs. J. T. Lewis
and Children
Lawler Building
Large Farm Pond
A. H. Lawler Construction Com
pany of Perry is building an enor
mous farm pond for the Southern
Fruit Distributors at Griffin.
The pond, which wiill be used
for stock watering, will cover about
12 acres. The dam will be 400 feet
long, 150 feet at the bottom and 16
feet at the top. The job involves
11,000 yards of earth moving.
Lawler will move from the Grif
fin job to the Henry Horne place
near Roberta, where he will build
another pond almost as large as
the Griffin project.