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Home Clubs
In County
Are Active
| When the present Home Dem
onstration program began in
j Houston County March 1, 1945, r
there had not been a Home Dem- )
j onstration Agent employed in the |
county since Miss Lorena Ander- ]
son was here in the early 1930’5. I
Miss Annie Newton began the
I new prpgram. She organized
clubs at Bonaire, Centerville,
1 Clinchfield, Dunbar and Hender
-1 son. Officers for these clubs
were:
Bonaire —President, Mrs. A. L.
I Sasser; Vice President, Mrs. Bil- |
jHe Talton; Sec. & Treasurer, |
j Mrs. G. F. Collins.
Centerville — President, Mrs. 1
I. T. Garvin; Vice President. Mrs.
E. J. Bassett; Sec. & Treasurer,)
Mrs. R. G. Scarborough.
Clinchfield — President, Mrs. '
C. E. Davis Jr.; Vice Pres., Mrs.
Jean Grubb; Sec. & Treasurer,
Miss Mary R. Davis.
Dunbar—President, Mrs. A. W.
Pratt; Vice Pres,, Mrs. W. E. Vin
son Jr.; Sec. & Treasurer, Mrs.
M. K. Dorsett.
Henderson — President, Mrs.
Leon Ragan; Vice Pres., Mis. E
IE. fondee; Sec. & Treasurer,
Mrs. B. H. Newberry.
In July 3, 1945, Miss Gervaise
Wynn began as an assistant to
Miss Newton and later resigned
to marry D. B. Perdue, a Hous
ton Countian. Miss Newton con
tinued as Home Demonstration
Agent until April 14, 1947. Dur
ing this period she organized
three new clubs—Heard, Oakland
I and Hayneville. The Dunbar
j! Club was consolidated with the
| Centerville Club.
l The first officers for these
? three clubs were as follows;
|| Heard—President, Mrs. Wyatt
B? Kersey; Viee Pres.; Mrs. Connie |
|; Kersey; Sec. & Treasurer, Mrs, I
E George Hunt.
llj Oakland—President, Mrs. J. C (
Gentry; Vice Pres,, Mrs. H. I. [
jL Watson; Sect. & Treasurer, Mr;,
t L. E. Joyner. .
I)' Hayneville—President Mrs. L. j
I M. McCormick: Secretary and )
K Treasurer, Mrs. G. E. McCorm-
B ick.
■ Mrs. Dora Clifford came to '
R Houston County to serve as 1
ft' Home Demonstration Agent on /
April 10, 1947 and remained un-I
ft, til January 31, 1950. During her
i service in the county the Clifford
I Club and the Warner Robins
I Club were added. The Homier-1
1 son Club bad discontinued. A
H group of former Dunbar mem- j
I hers and people located along
b highway 41, north of Perry, form-
I f> d the Perry Club,
w First officers of the Perry Club
M were: President, Airs. M. 1C ]
I Dorsett: Vice President, Mrs. W
AT. Gibson: Secretary, Mrs. Floyd i
■' Tabor; Treasurer, Mrs. Willie
ft Stewart.
I First officers of the Warner
■ Robins and Clifford Clubs were;
■ Warner Robins — President, i
I Mrs. Rill Holloway; Vice Pres..
K Mrs. John Hill Jr.; Sec. & Treas., I
I Airs. Joe Morris.
■ Clifford — President, Mrs. Clif- i
I ford Grimes; Vice Pres,, Mrs. j
f F. M. Greene Jr.; Sec. 8c Treas.,
Airs. Wilson Aloodv.
From January 1950 until Octo
> her, 1950, Houston County was
I
* without the services of a home
r
i Demonstration Agent. During j
this period the Hayneville, Oak
f| land and Clifford Clubs discon- i
* tinned.
k Miss Clancy McCa'eb came to j
I work in Houston County, Octo
ber 1. 1950, and since July 1,1
1951, has been assisted by Miss |
Jean Brown. A't present there
are seven active Home Demon
stration Clubs in the County—
Bonaire, Centerville, Clinchfield.
Heard, Perry, Oakland and War- ,
ner Robins. There are 218 active |
Home Demonstration Club mem- j
bers.
There is also an active county j
Home Demonstration Council ,
with the following officers:
President, Airs. C. E. Stiven; 1
Ist. Vice Pres., Mrs. Ira Garvin;
2nd. Vice Pres., Mrs. W. J. Ale- j
Gee; Secretary. Mrs. M. K. Dor
sett; Treasurer, Mrs. Joe Bor
Past presidents of the Counci'
have been Airs. Harry Dumas in
1950 and Mrs. A. L. Sasser in
1948-1949.
The Home Demonstration Club
program promotes better house
| making and encourages 4-H Club
1 work for the children between
j the ages of 10-20. At present!
J there are 550 4-H Club members j
1 enrolled.
Perry Banks
Growing With
Community
Perry’s banks have played an
important part in the growth and
stability of this area.
The Perry Loan and Savings
Bank, which was founded in
1889, provides a complete bank
ing service. For many years the
late L. F. Cater and Dr. R. L.
Cater were leaders in this finan
cial institution.
Under the leadership of Claude
E. Andrew, now president, this
institution has expanded its pub
lic and financial service to the
community. W. V. Tuggle is
I cashier, and directors of the bank
I ’
include Mr. Andrew, Mr. Tugglej
; Malcolm M. Dean, assistant cash
-1 ier; and Calvin E. McLendon,
| vice president. *
Also on the bank’s staff are
Miss Aubrey Rainey, assistant j
; cashier; Miss Jean Grubb, Mrs.
Billy Ethridge and Miss Joyce
Owen.
Assets Near $2-Million
The bank has a capital of $50,-
000, surplus of SIOO,OOO and total
assets of $1,895,867.80.
Another Perry financial insti
tution, the Perry Federal Sav
ings and Loan Association, has
grown rapidly in recent years and
now has total assets of $938,-
404.07.
S. A. Nunn is president, C. E.
Andrew, vice president, and F.
Marion Houser, secretary and
treasurer. He is assisted in the
bank’s office by his sisters, Miss
es Louise and Lenora Houser.
Directors of the Perry Federal
are Mr. Andrew, Mr. Nunn, Mr.
Houser, M. L. Brown, F. M. Cul
ler, Mux Moore, W. K. Whipple
and G. F. Nunn.
A former Perry bank, the
Houston Bank was organized in !
1905 and was housed in the Ma
osnic building until its own
j structure, now the Post Office j
, building, was erected about 1908. |
The late Mr. Jerry Davis was its
' first president and J. D. Mar tin
cashier. Later cashiers were Bon
, Holtzclaw Sr. and W. H. (Tuck)
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ALL HOME FURNISHES
Os Beauty and Durability
new
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Mow! Do heavy shopping once-a-week/
- on days when stores aren't crowded / m
thanks so Frigidaire's extra capacity R3CHIOS
and SAFE Cold.
TfT Samsonite Luggage
; , i f Imperial Model —separate Locker °° a
J Top holds U P to 73 lbs. of frozel
Ml cot^^sTdetr, 1 Beautyrest Mattresses
i 1 Twin, deep Hydrators... many oth*
features found only in ■■ » . .
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yr-, Kay lon* M attresses
Kroeler Livingrocm
)e Luxe Model Full-width Furniture
reezer Chest, Quickube Ice Trays, ■
win Hydrators, rustproof shelves, 1 '
°" J IME ? Simmons Sofa Bed
Simmons Hide-A-Beds
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t Jgg, 1 Phiico Radios
; J Master Model —Full-width Supei
Freezer Chest, Quickube Ice Trayt __ _ ,
fun-width chin Drawer, deep .xtrj Perfection Oil Ranges
mo i st Hydrators, rust-resistant shelvM
! 1 and the famous Meter-Miser mechd
■ nism—warranted for 5 years
MASSEE FURNITURE CO.
{ 'horse 75 Perry, Ga.
1 ALCINE LASSETER MRS. ELIZA CATER MASSEE
Gilbert, with W. V. Tuggle assist
ant cashier and Miss Florine
Rainey on the staff.
In 1930 the Houston Bank
merged with the Perry Loan and
Savings Bank.
Limerock Co.
Stresses Soil
Building Aid
Based on Houston county’s rich
mineral deposits, Georgia Lime
rock Co. was organized in 1927
and the plant constructed and put
into operation in 1928 under the
supervision of the late A. C.
Cobb, general manager.
First officers of the company
were J. H. Williams, Ocala, pres
ident; W. M. Palmer, Ocala, vice
president; and G. G. Ware, Lees
burg, Fla., banker, secretary
treasurer. Mr. Cobb was general
maiager until his death in Febru
| ary 1947.
) Paul Hardy became superin
tendent and general manager in
1947 and has continued in that
position since. Mr. Hardy is also
Commander of the Robert Collins
post of the American Legion at
Perry.
W. M. Palmer is now president
of the company and Mr. Ware has
continued as secretary-treasurer.
H. A. Blackburn is pit and plant
supervisor and Ivy Livingston
and W. B. Livingston are shovel
operators.
The plant employs 26 workers
and operates three huge shovels,
including one with a yard and a
half “bite.”
Sales representatives for the
agricultural limestone division of
the company are Robert B. Jones
,and R. A. Coleman. This soil
building limestone for row crop
and pasture lands is shipped from
Houston into 110 counties in
j Georgia.
HAYNEVILLE BAPTISTS
ro HAVE REVIVAL
Revival services will begin at
Hayneville Baptist Church Sun
| day, Juyl 29, when there will be
I an all-day meeting with dinner
| sci ved. Everyone is cordially in
vited and a basket lunch will be
HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1951
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
The Only Paid-In-Advance Circulation, Direct Mall News
paper Published in Houston County 22,000 Population.
Published weekly at Perry, Ga.
C. COOPER ETHERIDGE
Editor and Publisher
Official Organ— Houston Coun
ty and City of Perry. Subscrip
t ons; $2.50 per year in state;
$3.00 out of state; $l5O for six
months. All subscriptions pay
in order for those who wish to
bring it. Rev. A. C. Carwell is
pastor of the church.
Fresh Home-Grown
SPECIALS
BUTTER BEANS lb. 15?
BLACK-EYED PEAS 3 lbs. for 17?
EGG PLANT 2 lbs. for 25?
CORN Dozen 38?
LEMONS Dozen 25?
OKRA % 2 lbs. for 25?
POTATOES, LITTLE REDS 5 lbs. for 15?
PURE LARD 4 lbs. 95?
25 LBS. SNOW-KIST FLOUR, GUARANTEED $2.00
SUGAR 5 lbs. 49? lO lbs 98?
MAYONNAISE, PLEAZING pint 45?
SALMON, HUMPTY DUMFTY 14 i b . 59?
TEA, PLEAZING u lb. 30f
BOUND'S GROCERY
At The Former
BARFIELD FURN. CO. CORNER
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able in advance. Entered as
Second Class Matter at Post Of
tice at Perry, Ga., under Act of
March 3. 1879.
BOOKMOBILE HERE
“The Circuit Rider,” bookmo
bile of the Methodist Publishing
House, was in Perry Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.