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Widen and Repave
U. S . 41 in Houston
VOL. 82 NO. 6
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By COOPER ETHERIDGE
NOT SO BIG: Postmaster Otis
King says there have been at 1
least two larger snowfalls than
the one that fell on Perry Jan. 10.
He says 1905 or 1906 and 1936
brought Bigger snowfalls than the
one we had this month.
FRIENDSHIP: We believe it
may be carrying friendship too
far when two friends like Bob
Morris and “Buck” Buckner go to
the hospital at the same time for
operations. The two Perryans are
in Parkview Hospital and both say
they are “hurting” plenty.
MR. PEED BETTER: The latest
report from E. E. Peed of Clinch
field is that he is slowly improv
ing. He has been on the critical
list since Dec. 19, when he was hit
by a car in front of his store at
Clinchfield. He is still in Macon
Hospital and probably will be
there for some time. Mrs. Peed and
their daughter, Evelyn, wish to
thank all of their many friends
for their kindnesses and help and
the flowers and cards. They think
the people in Houston county “are
the best on earth.”
NOT BEGGING: Houston Fac
tory Baptist Church has launched
a building program to take care of
the increasing attendance. The of
ficers of the church are not beg
ging but they say that they can
use any contributions that Houston
county people can send their way.
NICE WORK: Max Moore, local
dry goods man, continues to bask
in the Florida sun down around
Tampa, where he visits relatives
annually. That’s nice work if you
can get it.
UNKINDEST CUT: Five-year-old
boy, noting housewife’s prize piece
of driftwood in an arrangement,
commented: "Mrs. Blank, I bet
you didn’t know that old root was
in your house.”
PROGRESS: Leo Aikman, Con
stitution columnist, says some peo
ple have four bedrooms and three
baths who nevep had anything be
fore but four rooms and a path.
Perry Trio to Sing
Before Macon Club
The prize-winning Perry High
School trio will sing at the meet
ing of the Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club in Macon’s
Baconsfield Clubhouse tonight.
The three girls, who took first
place in the Third District music
festival and second place in the 1
state last year, are Misses Ann
Boterweg, Jean Connell and Jane j
Bossier. i
The program has been planned ;
by Mrs. Cora Boterweg, who will
be leader for a forum on jury duty
for women. Taking part in the dis
cussion will be Judge A. M. An
derson of Perry, Sheriff James
Wood of Bibb county, Mrs. Walter ]
D. Lamar, Mrs. A. F. McGhee and
Mrs. Viola Ross Napier of Macon.
!
Scouting Stressed
In Kiwanis Speech
Allen Whipple of Perry, Scout
executive for the Peach Belt Dis
trict, was the guest speaker at the
weekly luncheon meeting of the
Perry Kiwanis Club Tuesday.
Mr. Whipple described the sche
dule for the National Scout Jam
boree in California this summer
md explained the operation of the
program in the Peach
Pelt D;strict. He appealed for the
continued support ot the Kiwanis
blub of the Scout movement in
Perry.
Mr. Whipple was introduced by
,Ji L. W. Bell, local Scoutmaster.
3) minml
Large Crowd Expected for Camellia Show
! _
i
Bids Being Sought
On Gas Certificates
Another step toward obtaining
a natural gas distribution system
|to serve this community is being
taken this week by the City of
Perry advertising in financial
trade papers with nation-wide cir
culations for the sale of the neces
sary revenue anticipation certifi
cates. Any bids received will be
opened at the City Hall on Febru
ary 10 at 3 p. m.
Ray R. Littrell and Associates,
natural gas engineers representing
Perry, point out that this will give
every financial institution in the
country an opportunity to bid on
the securities and thereby insure
the city’s getting the best possible
financial arrangement.
After a satisfactory financial ar
rangement is obtained, an election
will be called, and Perry’s register
ed voters will have an opportunity
to express themselves as to wheth
DISTRICT BOY SCOUT RALLY SLATED
FOR NEXT THURSDAY AT FT. VALLEY
By ALLEN P. WHIPPLE
District Scout Executive
One of the many highlights of
Boy Scout Week which will begin
Saturday, February 7 and last
through the following Friday, Feb
ruary 13, will be the annual Dis
trict Boy Scout Rally.
Boy Scout Troops from Hawkins
ville, Cochran, Warner Robins, By.
ron, Fort Valley, Marshallville,
Perry, Oglethorpe and Montezuma
will enter the rally to be held at
the Fort Valley Old Gym at 7
o’clock, February 12. The public
from all towns in the Peach Belt
District are invited to attend this
great show as competition will be
held in (1) Inspection, (2) Rope
Climbing, (3) Fire Making by Flint
and Steel, (4) Sled Races, and
(5) Rope Tieing contest.
Willet Reeves and W. B. Brady
of Cochran, who are the Peach
Belt District’s Camping and Acti
vities Committee Chairman along
with their committee have announ
ced: (1) Special emphasis is being
placed on Boy Scouts and Cub
Scouts attending church Services
in a body, preferably in uniform;
(2) Emphasis be placed upon na
tion wide broadcast, 8:15 p. m.
February 8, Sunday night; (3) All
preachers are asked to preach a
sermon based on the Scouting
principales, oath and law; (4)
Every troop is asked to have win
dow display in some building
in the downtown area; (5)
Each Scout troop is asked to
have Scouts appear on some
ed to have Scouts appear on some
civic club program throughout the
District; (6) The Scouting slogan
“Do A Good Turn Dally” is being
j encouraged during Scout Week
j and every week; (7) Parent’s
1 Nights in Scout Homes are being
j encouraged either the week be
i fore, during or after Boy Scout
week for all parents to come down
to the Scout home and see what
the troop is doing.
I would like to personally urge
I each of you as Adult Scouters,
j Cubbers, Scouts, Cubs and citizens
of every community to attend the
big Scout Rally Thursday night,
| February 12, 7 p. m. at the Old
Fort Valley Gym in Fort Valley
and respond to this great Boy
Scout Week.
NEWCOMERS HERE
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Armstrong
have moved from Kelly Field, Tex
as, to Perry and are living on Gil
mer Street in the home owned by
Van Johnson. Their daughter, Vir
ginia George, is in the third grade
and another daughter, Patricia, is
in the seventh grade.
Poultry specialists for the Agri
cultural Extension Service, Uni
versity of Georgia, say to keep
your chicken house dry and com
fortable.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1953
' er or not they favor the city’s
i building and operating a gas sys
! tern.
: It the election carries, contracts
1 will then be let for the construc
■ tion of the system. Present plans
■ call for construction to begin in
• late Spring and for the system to
i be in full operation by next Octo
• ber.
The engineers have recently re
, surveyed the city and brought
; plans and specifications for the
■ proposed system up to date. Ray
i R. Littrell, president of the en
gineering firm, stated this week
that much of the work necessary
preliminary to constructing the
system has been completed and
that everything possible is being
done to guarantee Perry residents
access to this cheaper, more con
venient, more dependable fuel for
all of the next heating season.
Panthers Defeat
Spalding, Cochran
The Perry Panthers fashioned
a 64-53 victory over the Cochran
High Royals here Tuesday night
by stretching out in the second
quarter to overwhelm the team
that beat Fort Valley.
Perry led at the half, 32-15, after
holding a slight 12-9 edge at the
end of the first quarter.
David Gray, probably the most
improved player on the Perry
squad, sacked 21 points to lead his
teammates. Billy Beckham and
Billy Powell were close behind
with 14 each.
Mobley Hot on Defense
Perry played without one of
the regular guards, Franklin May,
but Tommy Mobley, the sub,
proved to be a demon on defense,
holding Cochran’s dead-eye for
ward, Red Purser, to 15 points.
May has flu.
Most of Cochran’s field goals
came from behind the foul circle
as the Panthers kept them covered
closely around the goal.
The Panthers will leave Friday
morning for Atlanta, where they
1 will play Sylvan Hills High School
on Friday night and Brown High
in Atlanta Saturday night.
The nig game of the year—
against the Lanier Poets—is sche
! duled for next Tuesday night when
(the Perry quintet will be seeking
revenge for a 6-point loss to Lan
ier earlier in the season.
Perry won in the Friday night
basketball game with Spaldnig
High of Griffin, 70-38. This was the
21st win for the Panthers against
two defeats.
David Gray and Billy Beckham
were the main offensive weapons
for Perry as they gathered 18 and
17 points respectively. The
squad played in the game and
every member scored at least one
point.
After the game with Cochran,
the Panthers journey to Atlanta
to meet Sylvan Friday night and
Brown Saturday.
Perry 64 Pos. Cochran 53
Powell 14 f Purser 15
Leverette 9 f Skipper 15
Beckham 14 c Lasseter 5
Gray 21 g Sikes 4
Mobley 5 g Reeves 9
Subs; For Perry, Brock 1. For
Cochran, Johnson 5, Miller.
Perry 70 Poe. Spalding 48
Powell 9 f Stansell 7
Leverette 11 f R. McGuffey 6
Beckham 16 c Hall 9
Gray 17 g Bufffhgton 5
3 g Chambers 0
Subs: For Perry, Miller 2, Logue
2, Brock 2, Beeland 3, Malone 2,
Mobley 3. For Spalding, McGee 7,
Blankenship 1, F. McGuffey 7.
B Team Undefeated
In 17 Straight Tilts
Don’t take anything away from
the varsity but save some of
your enthusiasm for the Perry
3 High “B” team.
The Bees, coached by Earl Mar
shall, have won 17 straight this
5 year and haven’t lost a single
- game. They have played some
3 pretty strong teams, too.
i These boys will form the teams
> of the next two or three years so
- you’d better keep your eyes on
them, says Coach Marshall. He is
- pleased with their performance
t this year.
; Members of the team are James
' Scarborough, Sam Nunn, Virgil
- Peavy, John Watts, William Har
: rison, Harvey Clarke, Percy Hardy,
’ Daniel Hughes, Bennett Mauldin,
; Stanley Leaptrot, Jack Riddle and
1 Joneal Lee.
1 METHODIST MEN
ORGANIZED HERE
Ninety Methodist men organized
themselves Thursday night into a
local chapter of the Methodist
Men, a nation wide Organization of
the Methodist Church. Tom Cot
tingham of Douglas, associate lay
leader of the Waycross District
and a member of Methodist Men,
was the guest speakeh
Francis Nunn, chairman of the
organizing committee, presided.
1 Charlie Gray, lay leader of the
1 Macon District introduced the
speaker. Mr. Cottingham used as
his subject “The Unused Resources
1 of Methodist Men.”
The speaker explained that mem
bership is open to men wheth
er members of th e Methodist
Church or not who would like to
enjoy the fellowship and who loved
the Methodist Church and would
work for its advancement.
He continued by saying that the
program of the Methodist Church
was now so large, great and fine,
, that no one man could possibly
carry it on. The pastor and offi
cials needed all the help they
could get. He talked at length
about the great evangelical objec
tives before the Church this
Spring. First the united revival in
Georgia when the Florida pastors
will come to Georgia and then the
I return engagement when the Geor
gia pastors will go to help the
Florida pastors. In this program,
laymen will be needed for visita
( tion ,he said.
Following Mr. Cottingham’s ad
dress, leaders of the Church were
asked to express themselves on
the need for such an organization
as the Methodist Men. Among
‘ these were S. A. Nunn, chairman |
' of the Board of Stewards; Stanley i
Smith, superintendent of the \
Church School; E. P. Staples,
teacher of the Men’s class; Charlie
r 1
' Gray, Judge Anderson, lay leaders,
and Rev. H. H. Heisler, the pastor.
After some discussion organiza
tion was completed with the fol
-1 lowing officers: Hubert Aultman,
president, Hoke Smith, vice presi
dent, Lee M. Paul 111, secretary
and Rev. Swoll Sawyer, press re
porter. None of the officers of
Methodist Men hold official rela
tionship in the church.
Methodist Men will meet every
fourth Wednesday night at 7:30 at
the Church.
Children to Present
Program for PTA
First and second graders will
present the program at the Perry
PTA meeting to be held in the
Grammar school auditorium Tues
day, Feb. 10, at 3:45 p. m.
This program will be an out
growth of the daily work in the
classroom and promises to be of
unusual interest. It will include
rhythms, choral readings, songs
and science. Art work by the pu
pils will be on display
A good attendance is expected.
In addition to the large group the
younger children’s programs al
ways draw, there is a lively in
terest in the quarterly attendance
contest being conducted.
HOUSTON POLIO FUND TOTAL
TO HIT $4,000, DIRECTOR SAYS
Houston County Director of the
Mothers’ March on Polio, Robert
’ Horton, disclosed that a total of
$lOOl had been contributed dur
■ ing the hour-long March of Dimes
i activity which took place from
■ 7:00 to 8:00 p. m. (last Thursday).
! “We are extremely gratified by
this showing.” Mrs. Gardner Wat
son said. “It once again presents
i outstanding evidence that the citi
i zens of Houston County are solidly
> with us in the fight against infan
s tile paralysis.
“Sincere congratulations are due
> our more than, 50 volunteer work-
L ers for their tireless efforts in
• helping make the Mothers’ March
, the success it was and had to be.
, At the same time, words seem in
adequate in thanking the countless
people who contributed to this
special activity on behalf of polio
patients. Believe me, we’re mighty
proud of the generosity of our
local citizens.”
Funds given to the Mothers’
March, as in the case of donations
to all March of Dimes activities,
help provide for care and treat
ment of local polio patients, Mrs.
Watson said. “But aside from the
important phase of patient care
and treatment,!’ she continued,
“contributions to the annual cam
paign of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis make pos
sible an intensification of research
projects aimed at conquering the
disease, set up a backlog of emer
gency aid, and underwrite our
professional education program.”
Pearson to Speak
At Press Institute
In Athens Feb. 19
ATHENS Drew Pearson of
"Washington Merry-Go-Round”
fame will fill a return speaking
engagement at the silver anniver
sary session of the Georgia Press
Institute, Feb. 19-21 at the Uni
versity of Georgia.
The Washington newspaperman
will appear as the guest of te At
lanta Journal, according to an an
nouncement by John Fleetwood,
Cartersville Tribune-News, Insti
tute chairman, and Dean John E.
Drewry of the Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism.
The Institute is sponsored by the
Georgia Press Association and the
Grady School. Other members of
the Institute committee are Nor
man Chalker, Sylvania Telephone,
| and Edwin T. Methvin, Eastman
I Times-Journal.
> Pearson, whose column appears
daily in the Atlanta Journal, has a
long and distinguished record of
probing the news spots of the
world. He is also widely-known for
his humanitarian projects, includ
ing the organization of the Friend
ship Train to Europe in 1947-48.
A native of Evanston, 111., he
.aduated from Phillips Exeter
Academy and holds degrees from
Swathmore and Haring College,
ihe latter an honorary doctors’ de
gree. He has lectured at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and Col
umbia University.
His journeys about the world
for news .including his series on
"Europe’s Twelve Greatest Men”
in 1923, have taken him to Asia,
Australia and New Zealand, South
America and all parts of Europe.
He has covered many of the
world’s major news events of the
past quarter century. He also has
a record for exposing corruption
in government.
He holds the French Legion of
Honor and has been decorated by
the Italian government. He was
named “Father of the Year in
1948,” and his memberships in
clude Phi Beta Kappa, the National
Press Club, the Cosmos Club, and
Circus Fans of America, is a vet
eran of World War I.
C. E. McLendon and W. B. Har- i
rison spent Tuesday in Atlanta on t
business.
Houston county seems to be on
the road to contributing $4,000 in
the annual March of Dimes to
fight infantile paralysis, County
Chairman Robert L. Horton said
yesterday.
Mr. Horton said an outstanding
job was done here in Perry by
Mrs. Gardner Watson, who direct
ed the Mothers’ March of Dimes
which brought in more than SIOOO.
Miss Joyce Bridges, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bridges, also
came in for a word of commenda
tion. The coin box, shaped like an
iron lung, which Miss Bridges pub
licized at her father’s truck stop,
yielded a total of $57.25. The high
schooler put in her tips and piggy
bank money and urged others to
contribute. The iron lungs through
out the county were expected to
bring in a total of $175. The color
ed schools raised S2OO and the
white schools $l5O.
Houston county will get credit
for about $1,400 from Robins Air
Force Base.
A warm response to the appeal
for funds to fight polio came from
the business men in the county,
Mr. Horton said.
Mr. Horton said he and the other
polio drive leaders are pleased
with the response to the campaign
throughout the county and appre
ciate the efforts of the drive lead
ers appointed in the communities.
Although $4,000 is a large sum
to be contributed by Houston coun.
ty, the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis has spent more
than that amount in the county In
the last year, when a number of
new cases developed.
FLU IS SUBSIDING
IN PERRY VICINITY
The flu epidemic seems to have
reached a peak and to be subsid
ing in the Perry area.
The heaviest absenteeism at the
Perry schools came Friday, Mon
day and Tuesday, according to
Supt. E. P. Staples. Between 17
and 18 percent of the pupils were
out Monday and Tuesday while the
normal absenteeism is about 10
percent. Only two teachers were
absent because of flu. Many stu
dents were absent because of
mumps and measles, Mr. Staples
said.
Mrs. Mabel Weaver and Miss I
Lessie Langston are the two teach
ers who fell victim to the flu.
A local physician said the worst
of the flu seemed to come around
the weekend. Many people had
common colds but stayed in to pre
vent flu from developing, he said.
A large number of adults in
this area remained at home with
sore throats. Flu is not usually ac
companied by a sore throat or
cold.
“Curbstone doctors’’ were recom
mending that those who had fever
should stay in bed another full day
after the fever subsides.
Meeting Conducted
By Perry HD Club
The Perry Home Demonstration
Club held its February meeting
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. C. P.
Gray, with Mrs. S. W. Hickson as
cohostess. Seven members attend
ed.
Mrs. Frank Bonner led the de
votional.
After the business session, Mrs.
Floyd Tabor gave a demonstration 1
and explained the fitting of dress I
patterns.
Refreshments were served dur- '
ing the social period.
Members were asked to ibring a
flower plant for exchange to the j
next meeting to be held March 3
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Tabor, 1
with Mrs. W. M. Gibson as co- 1
hostess.
Centipede grass is used for lawns 1
and turfs only, according to agro- :
nomists for the Agricultural Ex- '
tension Service, University of 1
Georgia. <
10 Pages This Week
Only a Nickel a Week
DOORS WILL OPEN
AT 2:30 SATURDAY
AND 1:30 SUNDAY
Prospects for a n outstanding
Perry Camellia Show this weekend
are bright, according to Mrs. H. E.
Evans Jr. and Pat Cartledge, co
chairman of the annual event here.
The show, whose theme is Coro
’ nation of Camellias, will open at
2:30 p. m. Saturday and will re
main open to 10 p. m., and on Sun
day the doors will be open from
1:30 to 6 p. m.
Entries will be received at the
Perry grammar school from 8 p.
m. to 12 noon Saturday. Interest
in the show is widespread in the
"camellia belt’’ of Middle Georgia.
Camellia growers are urged to
enter specimen blooms, collections
of 5 and 10 name varieties and
other special classes. Containers
for specimens will be furnished by
the camellia show committee.
No admission will be charged
but those attending will be afford
ed the opportunity of making a
voluntary contribution.
The Show is sponsored by the
Perry Garden Club and is under
the auspices of the American
Camellia Society.
Members of the show committee
are Mr. Cartledge, Mrs. George E.
Jordan, Mrs. Irene Lawler Eden,
Mrs. Yates Green, Mrs. A. C. Prit
chett, Mrs. J. W. Calhoun and Mrs.
Felton Norwood. This group is
asked to meet at the Perry gram
mar shool at 7:30 p. m. Friday to
prepare for the show.
All committees are requested to
meet at the school at 8:30 a. m.
Saturday to handle the entries.
Family Party Show
Will Be Program
For Farm Bureau
The "Family Party” show being
sponsored here by Andrew Truck
and Tractor Co. tonight will be
the program of the monthly meet
ing of the Houston County Farm
Bureau.
The Farm Bureau will meet at
7 p. m. at Perry grammar school
for the supper, which will be serv
ed by the ladies of the Bonaire
and Kathleen communities.
After the supper, the group will
go over to the high school audi
torium for the free entertainment,
featuring roller skating, jugglers,
I dance teams and musical acts.
Manager Earl Lewis urges all
Farm Bureau members and the
general public to attend the show
tonight.
GIRL BASKETEERS
STAGE GOOD SHOW
The all-girls Arkansas Travelers
basketball team put on a good
show in a game with the Perry
Athletic Club here Monday night
before about 700 people.
The girls, with the help of Blind
Refere Aldine Lasseter, wearing
dark glasses and a chain-gang suit,
finally won, 59 to 55. The fast
moving athletic club could have
won by 20 points if they had want
ed to.
The most interesting part of the
game was the rough stuff handed
out by the girls. They bumped,
shoved, hugged and pushed the
boys around and apparently were
not exerting themselves here too
much.
Perry 55 Pos. Travelers 59
Hammock 18 f Garroutte 11
Lawhorne 4 f LaNoue 12
Young 19 c Evans 6
Chapman 8 g Johnson 15
Ogletree 0 g Byers 1
Subs: For Perry, L. Chapman,
Wilson, Elder, Pierce 6. For Trav
elers, Mullins 2, Walker 12. Offi
cials, Blind Aldine Lasseter.
Farm machinery, livestock and
falls are the principal types of
farm work accidents, according to
engineers for the Agriltural Ex
tension Service, University of
Georgia.
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