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Crossroads of Georgia
Contests Developing !
In Houston Politics
Three men are in the race for
Houston county representative, Ma
vo Davis is unopposed for the state
■'cnate seat and four men are seek
inc two places on the board of coun
tv commissioner.
These deevelopments came as the
it „ t d line for entries in the Demo
cratic primary passed.
‘ Charlie L. Williams, Warner Rob
ins businessman, and W. W. Gray,
Sugar Hill farmer, were late en
trants in the race against William J.
Holloway, Warner Robins business
nian, who was the first to enter.
Offering for county commissioner
are T. L. Warren, Perry, chairman
who is running for re-eleection;
Warren B Hodge, Henderson;; in
cumbent; S. L. Norwood, Perry far
mer, and George B. Wells, Perry oil
dealer. The two men receiving the
highest number of votes will win
th primary.
Mayo Davis, mayor of Perry, is
unopposed for the seat in the state
senate representing Houston, Bibb
and Twiggs counties.
GraimSettlement
Rate Established
Farmers with 1949 grain stored
under Goverment loans got some
: dea of '-ow settlement will be made
where grain has deteriorated below
eligible grade in a statement made
today by H. B. Gilbert, chairman of
the Houston County Production and
Marketing Committee.
In cases where the grain under
loan has deeteriorated and at the
time of delivery is below the low
est grade for which discounts have
been established, Mr. Gilbert said
that the following will be the me
thod of determining the settlement
rate:
(1) The government will deter
mine at time of delivery the differ
ence between the market price for
the grade placed under loan and the
market price of the grain delivered;
•■nd
(2) This difference will be de
ducted from the support rate for the
grade of the commodity placed un
der loan.
The resulting figure will be the
settlement rate.
County PMA offices are in posi
tion to answer any question farmers
may have about commodity loans.
Teresi to Attend
Baptist Convention
The Rev. James M. Teresi, pastor
of the Perry Baptist Church, will at
tend the Southern Baptist Conven
tion at Chicago next week.
Rev. and Mrs. Teresi will leave
Perry by automobile after the Sun
day morning service. They will re
turn the following weekend and the
pastor will conduct services at the
church on Mother’s Day, May 14.
Georgia Baptist Hospital Day will
be observed in the Baptist Church
with a special collection on Mother’s
Day. A campaign to raise $1,750,000
to complete the new 300-bed build
ing at the hospital in Atlanta is. un
derway.
Food Demonstration
Planned at Robins
Ruth Broach, food preser
vation specialist of the state exten
sion service, will present a demon
stration on canning and freezing at
the North Ziegler Community
House in Warner Robins at 2 p. m.
Tuesday, May 9.
Mrs. Harry Dumas of Warner
Robins, president of the Houston
County Home Demonstration Coun
cil, said the public is invited to at
tend.
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950
Duncan Photo
Given County!
Confederate Memorial Day exer- i
cises were of unusual local interest |
tnis year because of the presenta- j
lion of the picture of the late Judge
Clinton C. Duncan to Houston Coun
ty by the Sgt. C. C. Duncan chap- 1
teer of the United Daughters of the 1
Confederacy. The picture was pre
-1 ented by Sam A. Nunn, who for
years was the law partner of the
kite J. P. Duncan, son of Judge Dun
can.
The program was held Wednes
day afternoon, April 26, in the
courtroom of the new Courthouse,
where the Duncan picture was
placed. Warren B. Hodge, county
commissioner, accepted the picture
for the county.
Mr. Nunn paid tribute to Judge j
Duncan as a solider, a statesman, a. i
judge, family man, and a Christian
gentleman.
Volunteeering for service at the
-'eginning of the War Between the
States, Mr. Duncan enlisted as a
privatee in a local comann know as 1
Southern Rights Guards, which was 1
mustered in as Company C of the
First Georgia Infantry. Serving
first in Flordia, this company later
took part in the Romney campaign
of Gen. Stonewall Jackson in Vir
ginia in 1861-62. Mr. Duncan becam c
a sergent, and later was re-enlisted [
in the Southrn Rights Battery. He
fought in many important battles,
including the Battle of Atlanta,
Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge.
ABLE LEADER
Sgt. Duncan returned to Perry af
ter the war and resumed the prac- j
fee of law. He provided able lead
ership for hiscommunity during the
Reconstruction period, serving in
the legislature for two terems. He
was delegate to three national
Democratic party conventions, He
served four years as general repre
sentative of Indian agents under ap
pointment from President Cleve
land. Duncan, Okla., and Perry,
Okla., wer named in his honor when
he was in the Indian Territory in
1893.
Late in life, Mr. Duncan became
judge of the county court and
when this court was replaced by the
new City Court of Houston, he be
came the first judge of City Court.
He served eight years as judge of
the two courts and was city court
judge at the time of his death.
Born at Perry in 1839, the son of
Jamees Erskine Duncan and Kath
erine Welch Duncan, Clinton C.
Duncan reeceived his early educa
tion in Perry and as a young man
attendede Collingsworth institute at
Talbotton, Ga., where his grand
parents had settled when they first
came to Georgia from North Caro- |
l;na. His parents were among the j
pioneers settlers of Houston county, '
which was formed in 1821. His wife 1
was Miss Eliza Pope. They were !
married in 1882. ,
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Telephone Employes
Sponsor Concert
The Fort Valley teleephone em
ployes will present the Atlanta Bell
Choral Club in concert at 8 p. m.
Friday, May 12, at the high school
auditorium.
The concert is for the benefit of
f->e Felton Williams Home and
Camp for Girls.
Mrs. John Hoffman, director, pro
mises an evening of real enjoyment
for lovers of good music. Tickets can
be obtained at the door or from any
employe of the telephone company
at Fort Valley The public is cor
jdially invited. (Adv.)
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KEY CLUB GETS CHARTER . Sherill Stafford, left, president of
the Kiwanis-sponsorcd Key Club at Perry High School, is shown
receiving the club’s charter from E. P. Staples of Perry, lieutenant
governor of the Fifth Division of Georgia Kiwanis. Hentz Houser, a
member of the local club, has been elected lieutenant governor of the
same Key Club district Kiwanis President Gardner Watson led the
| movement for organization of the Key Club and Herbert Moore is the ,
chairman. (Home Journal photo).
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Post Office lob
At Eiko Is Open
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
'sion, Atlanta, announces that an in
sufficient number of applications
has been received as a result of the i
open competitive examination for
probational (leading to permanent) j
appointment to the position of sub- .1
stilute clerk, in the post office, Elko,
Ga. 1
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j Applications will be accepted
from persons who reside within the ■
delivery of the post office named or
woo are bona fide patrons of such
offfice. Persons employed in the
post office will be considered bona
fide patrons of the office. i
j Persons entitled to veterans’ pre
ference will be given preference as
provided in the Veterans’ Prefer
ence Act of 1944. For detailed in
formation on preference and other
ment at the local post office.
| The basic rate of pay for substi
tutes is $1,065 per hour. After the
performance of one (1) year of sat
isfactory substitute service, the
basic rate of pay is increased five
cents an hour each year there after
unul a maximum rate of $1,315 an
hour is reached. Applicants must
have reacted their eighteenth birth
day but must not have passed their
fiftieth birthday on the date of re
ceipt of applications. These age
limits 1o not apply to persons en
titled to veterans’ preference.
| HOW TO APPLY: Application
card form 5000-AB properly ex
ecuted must be filed with the Fifth
U. S. Civil Service Regional Office, i
Atlanta 3, Georgia. This form may
be obtained from the Postmaster
at the Third Class Post Office, Elko,
Ga.
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Police Buy Ford
j With Extra Power
To Nab Hot Rods
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°erry’s Police department is now
iin position to cope with the menace
! ol hot-rod driving.
The city purchased a “souped-up”
Ferd capable of doing more than 100
miles an hour in high gear and 75
miles an hour in second gear.
Chief J. B. Hawkins believes he
won’t be left behind again.
County Farm Bureau
Will Meet Tonight
Members of the Perry F. F. A.
Chapter will be in charge of the en
tertainment for the Houston County
Farm Bureau meeting at Perry
Grammar School at 8 p. m. Thurs
day.
j Miss Jane V. Graves, representa
tive of Mutual Benefit Health and
Accident Association, will explain
a new policy for hospital insurance
for Farm Bureau members. Another
company has presented its plan to
the local bureau
| A dutch-treat barbecue will be
served by the ladies of the Elko
I community.
“Movies are a tonic for everyone.”
Adv.
'Pinky' Banned
By City Officials
The Mayor and Council of Perry
has banned two movies from show
ing in Perry which were said to be
capable of causing racial distur
bance.
The request to ban the movies
came from D. K. Houghton, local
laundry operator, who presented a
petition signed by a large number
of Perry residents to mayor and
council.
The two movies banned were
“Pinky” and “Lost Boundary.”
Martin and Thompson, owners of
the local Muse theater, said “Pinky”
jhad been scheduled but that it was
cancelled after the mayor and Coun
cil took action
“We never show a picture which
the people do not want to see,” L.
M. Stockton, general manager of
Martin and Thompson, said.
Mr. Stockton said “Pinky” has
been shown in many Georgia cities
and no disturbancee has been hint
ed. In Hawkinsville, the Rev. Frank
Robertson, pastor of the Methodist
Church, recommended that “all
Christians shoud see Pinky.” The
lecomendation v'as printed in the
church bulletin
Martin and Thompson said that
“Lost Boundary” was never sched
uled for Perry
Pre-School Clinic
Planned as Perry
i The Perry P T. A. pre-school
nealth clinic will be held at the
high school library Friday, May 12.
Mrs. Ernest Flowers, P. T. A. pre
sident, announced,
i Children who will start school in
September are to be immunized at
this clinic. Parents are requested to
bring their children between 9 and
10 a. m.
The Perry P T. A. will meet at
3:30 p. m. Tuesday, May 9, at the
grammar school.
Perry Stands High
In State Contests
Perry High School’s Seniors
placed second in spelling among all
Class B schools in Georgia, and won
ptices in two other events in the
State Literary Meet at Mercer last
w.ekend.
Perry’s Seniors had an average of
91.28.
The quartet, composed of Betty
Ann Smith, Peggy Jo Mitchell, Jim
my Lewis and Bobbe Smith, came in
third, receiving medals and certifi
cates.
Jimmy Lewis placed fifth in the
state in boys’ solo.
COURTHOUSE EDITION; We
still have some extra copies of The
Home Journal ! s courthouse edition,
v/ith that good photograph of the
new courthouse and history of its
building. You can get your extra
copies for your friends and relatives
at the Home Journal office or at the
new-stands at the drugstores.
Three Drown in Lake
W hen Boat Capsizes
Baby Has 2 Teeth
At Birth; Is Kin
Os Elko Residents
Edith Ann Sturcke, great grand
grand daughter of Mrs. J. H. Clark
of Elko, holds record for getting her
j teeth at an early age.
j The baby girl born to Mr. nd Mrs.
Charles H. Sturcke of Plainfield, N.
J., on April 9, had two teeth at birth.
She therefore has a head start on
most children.
Mrs'. Sturcke and her toothsome
baby are doing fine. Edith Ann has
a brother, Henry Charles, 2, who
teethd normally.
Mrs. Sturcke is the former Mrs.
Marjorie Bowen of Atlanta, the
granddaughter of Mrs. Clark.
Pirates Cling
To Loop Lead
The Pirates combined airtight
I pitching by Hap Jones with timely
! slugging of Bendfelt to defeat
i Seals Bros, here last Wednesday
nigut. Bendfelt with a home run,
| double and single, Hap Jones with
two singles were leading Pirate
batsmen while West with a triple
and two singles was leading Seals
batter,
j The Pirates won their fifth game
Sim. afternoon by combining 13
walks with eight hits to trounce
Payne Mill 9 to 6. This was the Ist
[victory of the season for Ed Pierce.
Gunter and Skipper Harris, with
two hits each, were the only Pirates
to get as many as two hits each
while Parnell with two hits was
Paynes big gun.
Seals: 200200 000 4 8
Phates: 200 201 000 5 11
I Jones, Bledsoe-Oldham, Arring
ton
HR—Bendfelt
Payne Mill: 000 100 500 6 7
Pirates • 310 211 01 9 8
Lynn, Brinkle, Morrisand Rainey
—E. Pierce, Jones and Bleedsoe, 1
Lasseter.
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McLennan, Friend
Os Herman, Plans
To Oppose George
I Alex McLennan, Atlanta attor
ney, qualified at almost the final
minute before the deadline last Sat
urday as a candidate against Sen
ator Walter F. George in the June
28 Democratic Primary.
McLennan’s fee and qualifying
papers were handed Committee Sec
retary Mrs. Iris Biitch by William
G. Mcßae, of Atlanta, who is well
known in Georgia as a candidate for
state and county offices. In 1938 Mc-
Rae, himself, ran against Senator
George.
Immediately after qualifying Mc-
Lennan, Mcßae, walked down to the
Governor’s office and handed the
Governor’s Executive Secretary,
William Kimbrough, the resigna
tions of McLennan from the State
Personnel Board and as Chief of the
Governor’s Staff
| Governor Herman Talmadge iss
ued the following statement:
| “Mr. McLennan’s candidacy is
certainly a surprise to me. I regret
that he has enterd this race, because
of the long record of the senior sen
ator and the hope of most Georgians
that he would be unopposed. I shall
of course, take no part in any race
except my own”.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Cooper:-
We want you to know that we are
grateful to you for the Special Edi
tion of The Houston Home Journal
which you published in connection
[with the dedication of the New
Courthouse. It wr.s a fine gesture
on your part, and we think it add
ed quite bit to the occasion.
Thank you very much.
Very truly yours,
Houston County Board of
Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues
J. Lawrence Hunt, Clerk
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A Fort Valley mother and daugh
tecr and a Perry young man were
drowned in Houston Lake Tuesday
n : ght when a speed boat capsized.
Mrs. Anne Lee Whittington, 33
and daughter, Annie Ruth Whitting
ton, 16, both of Fort Valley Rt. 3,
and George Harold Walker, 23, died
in the accident, while Lewis
Greene and Edward Flowers swam
to safetey.
The accident occurred about 9 p.
m. Tuesday and the bodies were re
covered at 6:20 Wednesday.
WALKER FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mr. Walker
will be held at 4 p. m. Thursday at
tile graveside in Walker Cemetery
in Peach county. Rev. E. M. Clapp
and Elder George Riley will offi
ciate. Gardner Watson Funeral
Home is in charge. Survivors in
clude his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
T. Walker; a brother, Marion, and
grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Sullivan.
Funeral services for the other vic
tims will be announcd by a Fort
Valley funeral home.
The boat was owned by J. E.
Adams, owner of the Houston Lake
concessions. The driver was Edward
Flowers, 22, Perry.
Assisting in locating the bodies
were Cecil Moody, P. C. Hardy, C.
A. Boswell, Grant Heller and Will
ard Stembridge.
Tax Equalizers
Checking Returns
Houston county’s three-man
board of tax assessors have ex
amined the tax returns on all pro
perty in the county and are now
notifying property owners of their
new assessments.
j R. H. Howard, chairman, said
'about 300 notices have been sent out
■where tax valuations have been
: raised, and possibly 1,000 will be
sent out altogether.
Complaints are being heard daily
at the courthouse in the tax collec
' tor’s office.
Serious inequities exist through
out the county, the assessors said,
! and efforts are beeing made to equa
lizs the tax burden. Some property
owners will find thir tax valuations
lower than before when the asses
sors complete their work.
Other members of the board are
C. L. Kersey W W Gray.
Enrollment Up
Among Colored
In County Schools
Houston county schools have 98
more students this year than last
jand the increase is among the color
ed group.
| The county has five less white
students than last year and 103 mor e
colored students.
The average daily attendance in
the county is 1953 for whites and
1498 for colored.
These figures were released this
week by the office of County School
Supt L. W. Tabor.
Sports Stockholders
Will Elect Friday
Stockholders in Houston Sports,
Inc., will held the annual meeting at
the New Perry Hotel at 1 p. m. Fri
: day, May 5, to elect new officers and
directors of the baseball promotion
company.
Mayo Davis, vice president acting
in place of the late S. W. Hickson,
president, called the meeting to
elect new officers as required by the
by-laws. A large attendance .is re
quested so that all the business, of
the sports organization can be
transacted.
Stockholders are to pay for their
own lunch. If they cannot attend
they are requested to notify Cooper
Etheridge, secretary, at 35.
White potatoes are so rich in vit
amin C that one small potato will
give an adult about 40 percent of
his daily requirement. These pota
toes also contain vitamins A, B, and
G. They are also rich in minereals,
containing iron phosphorous and
copper.
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