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VOL. 80 No 31 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 2. 1931 ESTABLISHED 1870
Annual Meeting of Christ Sanctified
Holy Church Convenes Here Sunday
Idea of a Home,
Camp, Cemetery
Began In 1938
by MRS. JOHN W. MILLER
Church Secretary
In the Summer of 1938 Sister
Dilla Miller felt led by the Lord,
to write the following letter to
each crowd of people belonging
to Christ Sanctified Holy Church;
“For many years we have talk
ed of a place where we could
meet once a year and spend two
or three weeks together; a coun
try like where they took Joseph’s
bones with them and buried him
in the promised land. The bones
of our loved ones could be placed
together, and also where our old
soldiers who had spent all their
lives in labor for the Master
could spend the last mile of the
way surrounded with every care
and comfort. A place where we
could keep our song books and
this 500 pounds of song book
plates we’ve been lifting ancjl
moving around.
“It seems it is still being voic
ed, and some of us feel the Lord
would be well pleased with it;
feel it would be something to
bind the church together and also
believe the Lord in whom all
things are possible is able to
work this out.
“Who would have believed a
few short years ago Our
Fund would have nicely put
away eight or ten of God’s people,
with today a surplus of $475.00,
and many were the voices raised
against it. Many said it would
fail, it wouldn’t succeed. I’m
sending you my house plan and
my name for it—“ Pilgrim’s Rest.”
(They don’t like ‘Old Folks
Home.’) Let each one send a
name and all the ideas they want
to. Buy anywhere from 100 to
300 acres of land in a mild clim
ate. Old folks can’t stand cold
weather; build a nice church
where those who lived there
could have meeting all the time,
yet large enough when the big
crowd comes in August. A house
for whoever manages the place
and at first just enough houses
to care for those who would want
to go at that time. Add more
later as needed. Electricity is
getting cheaper all the time. If
possible heat the houses with
electricity as well as for cooking
and lights. It would be so much
safer for old people.
“Have the houses built warm
for winter and cool for Summer
with all the comfort and conven
iences these builders among our
people with all their ingenuity
can think of; a herd of good
cattle; hundreds of good hens
and all the fruit can be raised in
that section. In time it would
support our old people and have
perhaps a surplus. Then, as our
people moved over the country
they could tell their congregation.
Spread it abroad—we have a big
camp meeting in August at “Pil
grim’s Rest,” and give the state
where it’s located, and perhaps
people who wanted the Lord
would hear of it and come there
and find Him. I believe if our
folks want it, the Lord will help
us work it out.
With love and sincerity,
DILLA.”
First Reports Favorable
Having received a favorable re-,
port from Bro. Robert Hartsfield,
Spartanburg, S. C., and also from
Bro. Ed Miller, Moultrie, Ga., we
felt encouraged to proceed with
it. On Thurdsay night, June 16,
1938, Bro. John Miller’s crowd of
people at High Point, N. C., held)
a special meeting for the purpose
mentioned above concerning this
home for Christ Sanctified Holy
Church. After much discussion
they took a standing vote and the
crowd at High Point, with the
visitors present, voted 100% for
a home for the church and for
each one to put forth every ef
fort to establish the same.
On July 4, 1938, Wilmington,
C., Bro. John Miller, and wife,
(Author’s note; A year ago or |
perhaps longer it was suggested
to me by several that I should
write something about our Home,
Camp Meeting Ground and Cem- i
etery, and that the Houston Home '
Journal would be glad to print
it.
Time flies swiftly by, another
camp meeting knocking at the
' door and nothing done about it.
I hesitated to do this but it bore
on my mind and I went to Perry
July 18. As I consult the Lord
about all things—the small and
the great—after parking my car
in a nice shady place, I bowed
my head on the steering wheel
and told the Lord if it was His
will to work it out.
Went into the office of the
Houston Home Journal and Mr.
Etheridge was so pleasant about
it and seemed glad to print an
article on it. Am sure it would
be a great help. People like to
know what’s going on in their
part of the country.
Understand some not too far
away know nothing about the
1 camp meeting. Some have erron
eous or false impressions and be
lieve the meeting is only for the
members of the church. All are
not only welcome, but cordially
invited to come. Camp meeting
commences every first Sunday in
August and closes the following
Sunday night. Our first camp
meeting was held in 1939.)
with some of the leading people
1 of High Point, N. C., and Bro. Ed
Miller, Moultrie, Ga., met with
sister Sara E. Collins and her
people which assembled at the
tabernacle at 10:00 o’clock.
At the opening of the meeting
there seemed to be a division or
quite a few unbelievers among
the people. This probably was
due on account of this subject
not being satisfactorily explained
so that the people could really
see how valuable this home and
camp meeting would be to the
church in later years.
After Bro. John Miller began
to discuss the Home and Camp
Meeting a great deal of interest
was created, hearts were touch
ed, souls were enlightened and
there was so much enthusiasm
until lunch was overlooked. Sis
ter Esclavon made a good talk
about the cemetery. Bro. Ray
Smith came into the meeting late |
and had strong doubts about the
Home, but was soon helping
work out plans. When the serv- |
ice was brought to a close at 4:00
P. M., everybody seemed to be
in unity.
Other Meetings Approved
On July 17, 1938, at Spartan
burg, S. C., in a called meeting at
the home of Bro. Ed Vest, there
being present Bro. and Sis. K. V.
Copeland, Sis. Dilla Miller and
Sis. Sally Cease of High Point,
N. C., besides the Spartanburg
, people. After prayer, the home
for Christ Sanctified Holy Church
was discussed. Souls were made
. to see that instead of it being a
dumping ground for the aged and
infirm, this home was to be the
center of attraction for the
church. A profitable meeting
was held at the close of which a
, standing vote was taken and all
present unanimously agreed all
were in favor of going forward.
Meeting dismissed by Bro. Irvin
Jernigan.
Saturday night, July 30, 1938,
Norfolk, Va., Board No. 1 met at
' Sis. Alice Clellans. After prayer,
as some of the Board members
did not understand how or why
the church could have a home,
this was thoroughly discussed
I and all agreed by a standing vote
to proceed farther with it.
On the 31st day of July 1938,
the Board and members of Christ
! Sanctified Holy Church met in
Norfolk, Va., at one of their usual
‘ feast meetings. The meeting was
called to order by the deacon of
J the church, J. W. Miller. The
subject was announced that the
Christ Sanctified Holy Church
should have a headquarters and
a camp meeting ground, and a
’ place for the old Saints which
Camp Meeting
Services Set
i
1 Several hundred members of
Christ Sanctified Holy Church
will begin arriving here this
weekend for the annual camp
meeting of the church at the
camp grounds on U. S. 41 North,
Macon Highway, about five miles
north of Perry.
The meetings begin Sunday
morning and continue through
the following Sunday—from the
first through the second Sunday
in August every year.
The regular daily program is
as follows:
7:00 a. m.—Morning prayer in
the Tabernacle.
10:30 a. m.—Regular preaching
• service.
3:00 p. m.—Young people’s
preaching service
conducted entirely
by young people.
7:30 p. m.—Regular evening
preaching service.
Church leaders have empha
sized that the public is cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
are members of Christ Sanctified
Holy Church to spend their last
i days if so desired by them.
The said J. W. Miller, who is
deacon and chairman of the
Board, put the question forth at
the meeting to Board and mem
bers in regard to this question.
The Dbard and its members
quickly acted upon the question
and decided to elect a Board to
take care of this matter. The
Board was elected by the vote of
the church and it is called the
Board of Extension. The names
on the Board of Extension are
as follows: J. W. Miller, George
E. Gray, Charlie Riggs, Ray
Smith, Tim Merritt, Hazel Scar
borough, Jessie Sullivan.
Georgia Chosen
At this meeting in Norfolk,
after it was decided that we
wanted a home or headquarters !
for the church, the next question j
was “Where?”
We felt it should be in the
South. Old folks needed a warm
climate and quickly South Caro-.
lina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
and Louisiana were nominated.
In Bible times they sometimes
j decided things by casting lots.
When they wanted to fill Judas
Iscariot’s place, they cast lots
| and the lot fell upon Matthias j
and he was numbered with the !
11 Disciples. So it was decided
that the Leaders should go to
their respective homes, put these
named states before their people
and vote —each member having
one vote.
These votes were all sent to j
our Deaconess Sister Sarah E. j
Collins at Wilmington, N. C., and i
when counted, the lot fell upon
Georgia.
Perry Place Visited
Brothers R. H. Curry, George
E. Gray and E. P. Miller were ap
pointed to look for a place in
Georgia. Among others, the y j
found the Woolfolk place near |
Perry, Ga., which place was in- '
vestigated by Bro. John W. Mil- I
ler and others.
At High Point, N. C. on Oct. j
30th, 1938, the Board of Exten
sion of Christ’s Sanctified Holy
Church, a corporation under the
laws of Georgia, met for the •
purpose of hearing a report from j
the President of the Board, J. W. j
Miller, on the purchase of a tract i
of land in Peach and Houston j
counties, Georgia, known as the i
W. W. Woolfolk Place.
Pres. Miller read a contract [
dated Oct. 14, 1938 entered into
at Perry, Ga. between Mrs. Sarah
W. Woolfolk and Mrs. Martha Sue
Couch, the owners, and Christ’s
Sanctified Holy Church in which
it was agreed that the owners
would sell the land described in
the contract for SIO,OOO upon the
terms and conditions set forth in
the contract.
Purchased From Woolfoiks
Upon motion duly seconded
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Grand Jury I rees Chief Bragg; Praises
County Officials , Considers 41 Cases
33 Houston
4-H'ers At
State Camp
Thirty-three Houston County
4-H Club boys and girls are
spending this week at Chatham
County 4-H Club Camp, Tybee
Island, near Savannah. They left
Monday, July 30, accompanied
by Miss Clancy McCaleb, Home
Demonstration Agent; Miss Jean
Brown, Assistant Home Demon
stration Agent; Mr. W. T. Middle
brooks, County Agent, and Mrs.
Middlebrooks.
Two other counties, Peach and
Crawford, will have 4-H Club
members attending with Hous
ton county representatives.
These boys and girls are par
ticipating in an interesting pro
gram which includes educational
activities such as handicrafts,
home industries, rural electrifi
cation, wild-life conservation, a
tour to Fort Pulaski, Savannah
Sugar Refinery, and Union Bag
and Paper Mill.
There are recreational activi
ties such as, swimming, folk
games, group singing, talent and
stunt nights. Other features of
the week at camp are the guest
speakers, vespers and a candle
lighting ceremony. The meeting
will be highlighted by a trip to
the beach Thursday night.
Return Tomorrow
Friday they will return home
with their ideas, inspirations,
and memories of a well-spent
week at 4-H Club Camp.
Children attending the camp
are as follows. Dale Abston,
Bernard Barnett, Robert Bennett,
Shirley Bennett, Mary Helen
Bivens, Mary Lee Conner, An
nette Harris, Julia Leverett, Su
san Moon, Harrell Newton, Son
iny Watson, J. I. Davidson Jr.,
j Betty Jean Perdue, Buzzy Wat
|son, Natalie Watson, Bonnell .
! Goodman, Joan Kovac, Georgia ’
Ann Watson, Jerome Bloodworth, '<
i Stewart Bloodworth, Conrad j
•Boterweg, Walter Etheridge, (
Houser Gilbert, Nathan Good-
HEAVY MORTAR COMPANY of the 121st Infantry Regiment, just back from summer camp,
posed for this picture at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
First row, left to right, Sgt. Leon A. Hardin Jr., Sgt. Charles G. Barrett, First Lt. Grant
B. Heller, First Lt. Harvey G. Bendfeldt, Sgt. Ist. Class Edward E. Lunceford, Sgt. Oliver
I. Snapp Jr., Sgt. E. Estes.
Second row, left to right, Sgt. Solomon B. Vining Jr., Sgt. Francis E. Joyner, Sgt. Loren D.
Arnold, Pfc. Wesley N. Barfield, Cpl. Ernest E. Tidwell, Cpl. James T. Cummings, Sgt. Jas.
W. Shultz, Sgt. William J. Clark Jr.
Third row, Pfc. Augustus D. Goodman, Pfc. James E. West, Pfc. John B. Tucker, Pfc. Julian
E. Collier, Pfc. Jack L. Smith, Pfc. Dewey E. Scarborough, Pvt. Cecil W. Ford, Pvt. Jack B.
Estes.
Fourth row, Pfc. Archie L. Collier, Pvt. Paul W. Hawke, Pvt, Julian W. Johnson, Pfc. Dav
id R. Hamsley, Pfc. Henry C. Owen Jr., Pfc. Chalmus C. Chapman,
Fifth row, Pvt. Jack M. Waddell (holding guidon), Pvt. James L. Harpe, Pfc. Luther W.
Etheridge, Pfc. Thomas J. La whom, Pfc. Frank H. Douglas Jr., Pfc. Alva E. Thompson Jr.,
Pfc. Clarence J. Steedly, Pfc. Olin S. Hamlin, Pfc. James R. Hobbs. Twelve men were not
present when the picture was taken. (Photo by Daniel Studios.)
Election Set
For Tuesday;
West On Ballot
The election to be held next
Tuesday, August 7, in which Wil
liam West is the only candidate
for Solicitor General in the Ma
con judicial circuit which includ
es Houston, will be conducted
under the same rules and regula
tions as govern a general elec
tion, County Ordinary John L.
Hodges has announced.
Polling places will be open in
nine precincts of the county at
the usual designated places. Polls
open at 7 a. m. and will close at
6 p. m.
Since this is a state-vyide elec
tion, the names of two other un
opposed candidates for solicitor
general in two other circuits of
the state will be on the ballot —
John Davis in the Rome circuit
and Wingate Dykes in the South
western circuit.
Mr. West, now serving as solic
itor general under appointment
by Gov. Talmadge, was nominat
ed for the position by the State
Democratic Executive Committee
but must be elected in a general
election. He succeeds the late
Solicitor General Charles Gar
rett who served for many years.
Little interest has been shown
in the election because of the
lack of opposition and an ex
tremely light vote is expected.
The situation requiring an ex
pensive state-wide election to fill
vacancies in individual circuits
has brought renewed demands
that the law be amended here
after.
Ordinary Hodges is in general
charge of the election and Justic
es of the Peace in each district
are in charge of polling places.
Where no J. P.s are functioning,
the Ordinary appoints the elec
tion managers.
i man, Patsy Goodman, Alice Jane
Hardy, Lillian Henson, Tommy
1 Kersey, Emmette Earle McCorm
| ick, Barbara Murphy, David
(Muse, Carolyn Scruggs and Bill
j White.
Patrol T o
Have State
Meet Here
Perry will be host next Wed
nesday, Aug. 8, to the 32 serg
eants of the State Highway Pa
trol, its Safety Education divi
sion and other state officials con
cerned particularly with school
bus safety, Sgt. R. J. McNeill of
the Perry Patrol station has an
nounced.
Director George Wilson of the
State Dept, of Public Safety and
Deputy Commissioner Burke are
also expected to be here for the
opening conference session to be
gin at 10 a. m. in the Muse Thea
tre, and for a luncheon at 1 p. m.
at the New Perry Hotel.
Objective of the conference is
to provide uniform school bus in
spection throughout the state,
Sgt. McNeill said.
State law requires the Patrol
to examine school busses and
drivers at least once a year and
report findings to the department
of public safety as well as to
school authorities.
About 50 visitors are expected
in Perry for the day. Perry mer
chants and other business men
have donated door prizes to be
awarded to the visiting patrol of
ficers who, in addition to their
law enforcement duties, are also
good-will ambassadors to people
traveling in and through the
state.
The entire staff of the safety
education division of the patrol
will be here. Cpl. J. M. (Red)
Moore, who lives in Fort Valley,
is in charge of safety education
work in this area.
JACK BROOKS SERIOUSLY
ILL IN ATLANTA
Jack Brooks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Brooks and an em
ployee of Richards Service Sta
tion, was rushed to Atlanta on
Tuesday for an emergency ap
pendicitis operation at Crawford
W. Long Hospital. He was re
ported “desperately ill” early
yesterday.
No True Bill
Reported In
Slaying Case
A Houston county grand jury
late Tuesday failed to indict Haw
kinsville Police Chief Thomas A.
Bragg in the fatal shooting of
two AWOL soldiers he was re
turning to Warner Robins last
May 12.
The jury heard a dozen wit
nesses from 2 p. m. to 6:30 p. m.
Tuesday and marked the indict
ment “no true bill.”
Chief Bragg was charged with
murder in the deaths of Privates
Louis L. Passmore of Hawkins
ville and Lon G. Asman of Wood
lake, Calif. He was returning
them to military custody at Rob
ins Air Force Base when, he
said, they attacked him with
the hands which were not hand
cuffed. He said he had to shoot
to protect his own life. His
young son was on the rear seat of
the car when the shooting occur
red at Big Indian Creek bridge
about five miles south of Perry
on U. S. 341.
Murder Warrants Sworn
The mother of Private Pass
more swore out warrants against
Bragg in the deaths of both sol
diers. He had been given a hear
ing in Perry before Judge A. M.
(Phil) Anderson, who placed him
under SIO,OOO bond. The chief
spent five nights in the Houston
county jail here prior to the
hearing.
A team of Army officers in
vestigated the case immediately
after the shooting. Two agents of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion spent several weeks investi
gating the case after the chief
was placed under bond. Agents
of the Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation and Sheriff C. C. Chap
man looked into the case thor
oughly.
The two soldiers were hand
cuffed together, one’s right arm
handcuffed to the other’s left
arm. Chief Bragg says they cried
“kill him” and “get his gun” and
that they attacked him as he
slowed down to cross the narrow
bridge. He said he was forced
to empty his gun into the soldiers
to protect himself.
City Backed Chief
Soon after the incident, the
Hawkinsville city commission,
headed by R. C. Massee, gave the
chief a vote of confidence in view
of his long record of service to
the city of Hawkinsville. The
case developed widespread inter
est, including some national
radio broadcasts.
Solicitor General William West
: presented the facts to the grand
jury.
Members of the grand jury
were A. H. Cotton, foreman;
M. T. Tydings, G. D. Weathering
ton, J. Y. Green, A. F. Schewe,
F. L. Hammock, B. H. Andrew,
T. D. Mason Sr., G. T. Pierce Sr.,
Joseph H, Morris, Charles J.
I Jones, Louie E. Dnvis, William
W. Hunt, R. v L. Roper, R. L.
Thompson, Marvin K. Dorsett,
J. M. Tolleson Jr., T. R. Tolleson,
C. K. Cooper, Ira A. Deloach and
W. C. Moody.
GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
GEORGIA, Houston County:
July 31, 1951
We, the Grand Jury sworn for
the April term, 1951, of Houston
Superior Court, wish to make the
following General Presentments:
We have had for our consider
ation 41 bills of Indictment. Os
these, we have returned 38 true
bills and 3 no bills.
Committees composed of mem
bers of the Grand Jury were ap
pointed to inspect all County
offices and affairs and make
their reports as follows:
We, the committee on public
roads and bridges found that the
State Highway roads in this
County are in good condition and
possibly above previous years,
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