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VOL. 79 No. 19
Funeral Services Here |
For J. P. Middlebrooks
j. P, Middlebrooks, 51, widely
known farmer of Houston Lake Rd.,
died at his home a t 7 p. m. Friday.
He had been in poor health for the
last three years.
Funeral services for the popular
"iuzen were held at the Perry Bap
tist Church at 4:30 p. m. Saturday
and burial was in Evergreen Cem
etery here. Elder George Riley Hunt
and Elder Cicil E. Darity officiated
at the service.
Mr. Middlebrooks was a member
of the Beaver Creek Primitive Bap
tist Church. He was a resident of
this county for 46 years. He former
ly was manager of the Andrew
Hardware Company in Perry and
vorked at Perry Warehouse Com
pany.
Even after his health failed him,
he had a cheerful disposition and a
kind word for everyone. He suffered
h s fourth and last stroke last Wed
nesday night.
Survivors are his wife; three sons,
Paul, Jr., Franklin and Calvin Mid
dlebrooks; mother, Mrs. Sallie Mid
dlebrooks; a sister, Mrs. Lorena Lif
sey, all of Perry.
Pallbearers at the funeral ser
vices were Tommie S. Hunt, Calvin
E. McLendon, Luther Mosteller, W.
T. Middlebrooks, all of Perry; Wil
liam Hudson and Frances Nowell,
Macon; 13. L. Davidson of Bonaire
and J. W. Perdue of Kathleen.
Funeral arrangements were in
charge of Tucker Funeral Home of
Perry.
Miss Connell Named
To Honor. Society
Miss Betty Connell, daughter of
Mrs. Alice M. Connell of Houston
Lake Rd., Perry, has become a
member of the Freshman Honor
Society at Valdosta State College.
To be eligible for membership in
Freshman Honor Society, a
student must have maintained a “B’’ |
average for two quarters.
Miss Connell is a freshman at
VSC.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank thee many
friends of George Harold Walker for
their acts of kindrfess and expres
sions of sympathy in the loss of our
oved one. We want to especially
express our appreeciation for the re
scue efforts by C. A. Boswell, Jr.,
P. C. Hardy. Suah Lawhorn, Pete
Henderson, Willard Stembridge, Ce
e.l Moody, Grant Heller and Gard
ner Watson.
The Family of
George Harold Walker
Pre-School Clinic
At High School
Don’t forget the Pre-School Heal
th Clinic being conducted by Perry
P- T. A. This Clinic will be held
Friday May 12th from 9 to 10 o’clock
at the High School library.
Dr. A. G. Hendrick, Dr. J. L. Gall
nore, Dr C. E. Graham and Dr.
Max Novak will be on hand to giv%
the children physical and dental
examinations as well as immuniza
tions. Children who are found to
need corrective treatment, and who
have this work done by September
will be given a certificate naming
them as “Blue Ribbon Babies”,
these Blue Ribbon Babies will be
honored with a party by the P. T. A.
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Cecil Moody Flies
To Kentucky Derby
Cecil Moody, the Ford dealer,
Took off from Perry in his private
Plane Friday en route to Louisville,
Ky., and the Kentucky Derby.
Mr. Moody was to pick up two
friends in Atlanta on the way to
Louisville.
They returned home Sunday.
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY. MAY 1!. 1950
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Senior Play j
To Be Tuesday i
What? Number Five—a fast
train which has not stopped at Tom
bigbee in twenty years—get off the
track and the passengers crowd in
to the country waiting room to
spend the time until a relief train
comes. You will sympathize with
the station agent, played by Seabie
Hickson, and you will chuckle at
Silas, the handy man, played by
Bobby Satteerficld.
The parts of an Italian woman
and her daughter are played by
Barbara Jones and Betty Ann
Smith. The peppy college bunch,
three girls and two boys are Jean
Clark, Peggy Mitchell, Evelyn Gil
bert. Jimmy Lewis and Chesley
Cawthon. Mr. Pozenby, deaf and
unsociable, is played by Sherrill
Stafford. Billy Gray takes the part
of a young man engaged to a young
lady who keeps him right under
Iher thumb. The young lady is por
trayed by Mildred Greene.
Ann Batchelor as the wealthy Mrs
Vandervanter, Jo Alice Moody as
4 he nosy old maid, and Helen Davis
as the nurse complete the cast.
Jeff Pierce is stage manager for
the production, Een Newberry and
Cecil Ford are in charge of proper
ties. Jack Smith manages the lights,
end Charley Hicks, Harold Wilson
and Gus Goodnam are back stage
assistants. Taking tickets at the door
will beLoretta Smith and Betty
Herndon.
In charge of programs are Char
lene Boswell and Mary McElheney.
Jo Helen Burgess and Kathryn Har
ris along with Sara Abrams will act
as ushers.
This hilarious comedy will be
worth your time and money. If you
Hite a play that is “purely for fun”,
don’t fail to come.
Tuesday evening, May 16, 8:30 o’-
clock—High School auditorium.
Prices are 50 cents and 25 cents.
Meeting Held
By HomeCiub
Mrs. L. W. Clark and Mrs. A. A.
White Sr., entertained the Perry
Home Demonstration Club Thurs
day afternoon, Apr. 27. Mrs. W. M.
Gibson, vice pres., presided in the
ar.sence of the president, Mrs. H. B.
Lewis. Mrs. Marvin Dorsett gave an
inspiring devotional.
Members were reminded of the
dress revue to held at the May
meeting. Most members agreed to
make a dress and model it then.
Mrs. Willis Stewart and Betty
Stewart gave a demonstration on
home industries. Betty painted a fig
urine using Tempera paints and a
plain plastic figurine purchased at
Silvers in Macon. Mrs. Stewart dis
played some dishes which had been
decorated with Decals. She also
gave some suggestions for making
lamps. At the conclusion of the pro
gram the hostesses served ice cream
end cake. Three vistors and 12
memberes were present.
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| Commencement {
Exercises Set
Plans for the Commencement pro
gram at Perry High School were an
nounced Wednesday by Supt. E. P.
Staples.
Twenty-nine members of tne sen
ior class will graduate at commen
cement excercises, Friday. May 19
at 8:30 p. m. The Rev. Charles Al
len, pastor of the Grace Methodist
Church oi Atlanta will deliver the
main address.
Baccalaureate services will be
il.eld at the Perry Methodist Church
on Sunday, May 14 with the Rev.
John Pridgen, pastor of the Perry
Presbyterian church, delivering the
baccalaureat sermon.
There will be no morning services
at the Baptist and Presbyterian |
churches as the congregations of the
city are joining together for the
baccalaurate sermon.
The first event in the commence- 1
ment series will be the Junior-sen- j
:or banquet Friday night. May 12. ,
Tne banquet will be held in the
jGraramer School Auditorium and"
jwill feature the music of Sam Gor
dons orchestra.
j The 16 girls and 13 boys of the
graduating class are: Sara Arams.
Ann Batchelor, Charlene Boswell,
JoHelen Burgess, Cheslty Cawthorn
Jean Clark, Helen Davis, Cecil Ford,
, Eelyn Gilbert, Gus Goodman, Mil-,
dred Greene. William S. Gray, Jr.,,
Xatheryn Harris, Betty Herndon,
Charles Hicks, Seabie Hickson, Bar- j
. bara Jones, Jimmy Lewis, Mary Mc
! Elheney, Peggy Jo Mitchell, Jo Al
ice Moody, Ben Newberry, Jeff
L Pierce, Bobby Satterfield, Betty |
, Ann Smith, Jack Smith, Loretta
L Smith, Sherrill Stafford, Harold,
Wilson.
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By COCKER ETHERIDGE
BETTER; If you kind readers
notice an improvement in your
Home Journal this week, you must
: remember that the editor is out of
■ town. We join Gardner Watson,
■ Erie Staples and Bill Brisendine for
a trip to the Kiwanis Convention
. this week at Miami, Fla. See you
next Friday.
Tickets Available
For Concert Series
Sale of tickets for the Fort Valley
Community Concert Series is under
way this week. Tickets may be se
cured by contacting W. K. Whipple
any time before noon Thursday.
Membership in the Series is avail
able only by advance sale of tickets.
Tne number of concerts and the en
tertainers secured depends entire
ly on the amount of money raised;
by sale of memberships,
I Three excellent concerts have
been presented this year. The pian
ist, Wessonberg gave an exception
ally good concert in November. The
, Revelers gave one of the most de
lightful and varied programs of the
entire series, and Martha Lipton,
opera singer was the last of the ser
, ;es for this year.
i People of this section have a rare
piivilege in having entertainers of
this caliber .brought to us by the
Community Concert Series and the
enthusiastic support of those who
enjoy good music will enable us to
have better and better programs.
; | Remember to call W. K. Whipple
either at 275 (Office) or at 125 (res
idence) and make arrangements for
i your tickets for next year. Member
ships will be the same as last year, ;
$6.00 for adults and $3.00 for stu- i
dents.
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HCiuxsL SCHUULE
Troopers qualified to issue driver
licenses while you wait will be in
Perry on these dates: May 11, May
13 (9 to 12) May 18, May 19, in Un
adilla May 12 (1 to 5); in Byron
May 18 (1 to 5), anl Robins Field
:May 22 X 9 to 12).
[Cancer Drive
Will Continue
Lawrence Hunt, chairman of the
Houston county cancer drive reports
the drive is still in effect.
Those of you who have not been
contacted and given your member
ship card will be the ones to really
put it over the top if you will be
generous when approached by the
cancer fund representative.
This is how each of your dollars
is used in this great fight: 26c to fin
ance projects which eventually will
solve the cancer problem; 27c to fin
ance services to patients in 17 State
s' d clinic; 18c to finance education
in Geoigia to prevent NEEDLESS
j cancer deaths; 8c to finance profes
sional elucation through the nation
al office; 1c pays for recruiting and
training Georgia volunteers; 6c fin
ances administration of the Georgia
iprogram; 7c to finance fund raising
'in Georgia; 4c to pay fox* national
jalministration and 3c to pay for na
tional fund raising campaign and
Materials.
Perry Loses
To Corkers
After Sundays amateur base
ball activity there was only one un- 1
beaten club, the Perry Pirates, out 1
of the 16 teams that started the'
season with clean slates on April 16.
j The Pirates squared off with the
Armstrong Cork nine Monday |
Memorial Field in an important Ma
con League tilt, at 8 o’clock.
Claude Green, a big, strapping
right hander, did the hurling for I
'Armstrong in an effort to
stop the Pirate drive to the loop
championship. ,
Bubber Pierce, the “find” of the ,
year, the twirling for Char
die Harris and his Pirates. Pierce, a
farmer infielder, has hurled a two
hitter, a three-hitter, and a four
hitter so tar this season. The right
hander has a blazing fast ball and
[ is especially effective under the
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| MACON LEAGUE:
i In the wildest game of the year,
. deadlocked 18 to 18 at the end of
1h fifth frame, the Perry Pirates fin
‘ ally outlasted the Robins Field
Flyers 24 to 18. Aldene Lasseter and
Hap Jones garnered four bingles,
Cecil Howard slammed three safe
ties and Charlie Harris had a home
run to lead the 23-hit Perry attack. 1
Carl Campbell and Easier hit best
for the losers.
Ralph Chafin appointed himself
as a one man wrecking crew Mon
day night at Memorial Field when
he slammed out a home run, Dou
ble and single in leading Arm
strong Cork to a 4 to 3 victory over
Perry.
An expected mound duel materia
lized between Claude Green of the
Corkers and Bubber Pierce of Per
ry. A fire crowd was treated to a
bang up ball game as the Perry
tasted defeat for the first time this
season.
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New Court Room
Benches Unique
The new blonu 'wood, (limed oak)
benches are now installed in the
court room. A uniqueness about.
these benchees is the fact the entire !
seat and back rest is made from a
single piece of wood, with no seams ,
in any part of them. ,
! The first three front-center rows
are spaced slightly apart from the
main body of seats, making a seper-
Me seating section for the jurors.
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Gray Wins Honors
At State Track Meet
Billy Gray jumping 6 feea seven
tied for first place in high jump for
! the second consecutive year at the
State Track Meet in Macon. He
came very close to breaking the
state record of 6 feet 1-2 inch, but
hit the bar on his<"try of 6 feet 1 in.
in addition to high jumping. Billy j
came in third :n the high hurdle
contest.
—Charles Bledsoe
Citizens Asked to Support
Independence Bond Drive
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W. K. WHIFFLE, SR.
Whipple Promoted
By Insurance Co.
Wendell K. Whipple, Sr., of Per
ry has been appointed as assistant
'general agent of the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company in
j Georgia and will have charge of all
full-time agents outside of the At
lanta area.
| P. L. Bealy Smith, general agent,
announced the appointment this
week. The appointment is effective
June 1.
I Mr. Whipple will continue to
handle his personal business in
Perry and vicinity as he has in the
past.
, Mr. Whipple announced that his
son, W. K. Whipple, Jr., of Douglas
v.'llee, will return to Perry June 1
to become associatel with his father
as an agent in the Perry office.
Young Mr. Whipple is a graduate of
Emory University and has been a
member of ,the faculty of Douglas
ville High School during the past
school year.
“The appointment of Mr. Whipple
as assistant general agent will
strengthen the agency training and
service of the company.” Mr. Smith
said. “This is an appointment I am
happy to make. I have long sought
to bring Mr. Whipple back into the
agency fold.”
P.-T. A. Officers
Installed Tuesday
Mrs. E. W. Flowers was installed
a c president of the Perry P. T. A.
for her second term at the last}
meeting of the Parent Teachers As
sociation held Tuesday at the gram
mar school auditorium. Other offi
cers installed with her were Mrs. F.
M. Greene, vice president. Mrs.
Stanley Smith, secretary, and Mrs.
Mrs. Johnnie Wdliamson, treasurer.
The officers were installed by Mrs.
W. B. Evans. Mrs. Flowers respond
ed for the officers and pledged their
best efforts in making next year
successful one for the P. T. A. She
announced that the committee chair
man would ho named soon.
The coop-ration of all parents to
make the pre-school clinic a suc
cess was urged by Mrs Flowers.
Garden Club Tour
Draws Perry Group
Among the Perry people attend
mg a tour of the Blue Springs Farm
of Mr. and Mrs. Cason J. Callaway.
Hamilton, Ga. The gardens of Fuller
Callaway in LaGrange, Ga., and the
Little White House Tuesday May, 2,
1950 were:
Mrs. Horace Evans, Jr., Mrs. Wor
aiia Gray, Mrs. Dan Grant, Mrs.
Hubert Aultman, Mrs. Charlie Lo
jgue, Mrs. Henrv Matthews, Mrs. J.
IP. Risher. Mrs. Johnny Williamson,
Mrs. Mayo Davis, Mrs. Marion Hou
ser. .
Mrs. Irene Eden, Mrs. Geo. Jor- 1
dan, Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, Mrs A. C.
Pritchett, Mrs. James Teresi, Mrs.
Vernon Tuggle, Mrs. Yates Green,
Mrs. A. G. Hendrick, Mrs. C. C.
Chapman.
Mrs. W. E. McLendon, Mrs. Jim
mie Adams, Mrs. Freeman Cabero,
Mrs. S. L. Norwood, Mrs. Calvin Mc-
Lendon, Mrs. A. P. Whipple, Mrs.
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ESTABLISHED 1870
I On Monday, May 15, the U. S,
Savings Bonds Independence Drive
'opens throughout the nation, con
tinuing through the Fourth of
July. Its symbol is the Liberty Bell
encirced by the campaign theme.
Save for Your Independence—Buy
U. S. Savings Bonds.
The year-around Savings Bonds
program, of which this annual cam
paign is an important part, fosters
that spirit of self-reliance and the
urge of self-betterment that, along
with individual enterprise, inventi
veness, productivity and thrift have
c arried us steadily forward since the
first settlers braved the wilder
ness to build a free America.
Through regular savings we build
up reserves against misfortune and
provide income for our later years,
thus lessening tht burden upon
others. We accumulate funds for
worthwhile purchases and invest
ments. The buying "bbwer wg~"Store'
up (individual savings in E Bonds
alone exceed $34,000,000,000 in cash
value today) helps to stabilize bus
iness and empoyment through the
years.
As you- mayor, I urge all who are
oble to help the volunteer Savings
Bonds Committee of this city reach
every possible Bond buyer during
the campaign. The more we exceed
our Independence Drive quota and
the more we spread the habit of re
gular saving, through the Payroll
Savings Plan or purchase of Bonds
at banks and post offices, the more
we shall have done for ourselves,
our community and our nation.
In honor of the Liberty Bell, hal
owed symbol of the American prin
cipals by which we live and grow
and prosper, I call upon our citizens
to signal the opening of this Indep
enlance Drive by the ringing of bells
throughout the city at noon and the
lisplaying of our nation’s flag on
Monday, May 15.
Mayo Davis
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SUMMER RED CROSS SWIM
MING CLASESS TO BE HELD
The Red Cross Swimming class
es will be held again this Summer,
under the leadership of the Jr.
American Red Cross Chapter in Ma
con, sponsored by the Houston
County Farm Bureau and Kiwanis
Club. Mrs. Floyd Tabor will act as
Committee Chairman in making ar
rangements for the classes, assisted
by Mr. Coleman Strother and Mrs.
Mary Gurr.
Mrs. Tabor is anxious to have the
enrollment get under way at once
so that the interest in these classes
may be determined. Registration
may be made now. Any child nine
years old or over is eligible. There
will be adult classes. School child
ren may secure and fill out regis
tration blanks at Perry High School
Office. A fee of SI,OO must be turn
ed in at time of registring to help
pay for transportation. The date for
i the classes will be set as soon as
possible, and each person registered
will be notified. Red Cross officials
advise that Houston Lake Class will
be first, and Vinson Valley Class
immediately afterwarls. Most likely
classes will begin by approximately
June 12th, however this date has
not been /et definitely.
Minister Given
Divinity Degree
The Rev. Warren Bedingfield, son
of W. H. Bedingfield and the late
Mrs. Bedingfield of Cadwell, receiv
ed his bacheor of divinity degree at
the New Orleans Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary May sth it was learn
ed here today.
The minister is a graduate of
Mercer University. He is the brother
of Dr. J. A. Bedingfield of Perry.
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Mrs. J. V. Hopkins of Talbotton is
visiting her mother, Mrs. C E Brun
son.
Paschal Muse, Mrs. Carey B. An
drew, Mrs. Wesley Calhoun, Mrs.
Joe Beddingfield, Mrs. H. B. Gilbert,
Mrs. Claude Andrew and Mrs. Coo
per Jones.