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FOUR STATE AWARDS
VOL. 88 NO. 30 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1958 ESTABLISHED 1870
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4c Aug. 1, and merchants who want to get out large numbers
of statements should get them in the post office as long before
the deadline as possible.
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received from Washington.
Postal cards will be 3 cents and airmail stamps will be 7
cents as of Aug. 1.
The post office personnel requested the cooperation of
the public.
W TOMORROW
T<»p^u. 11 clit
Jr., children of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips E. Griffin, 1318 North
Ave.; and Susan Greer Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
B. Jones, 1319 Smoak.
Bottom row, 1. to r., Dan, Patsy and Ted Bailey, children
Mr (ceil \N Bailey, Route
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.op row, 1. to r., Lane and Laura Whipple, daughters of
Mr. and ' >s. Allen P. Whipple, Evergreen St.; and Patsy
Horne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Horne, 1209 Third
St.
Bottom row, 1. to r., Beverly Diane Bell, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. L. W. Bell, 1215 Cater Circle; Amy and Shannon
Elder, children of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Elder, 1121 Jewell
Drive.
FELDER FORBES DIES last Saturday from an accidental
OF GUNSHOT WOUND gunshot wound suffered June 10
Felder Forbes, 17, son of Mr. at his home at Lookout Mountain,
and Mrs. Walter T. Forbes, owners Term. Funeral services were held
of Malatchie Ranch near here, died there Sunday afternoon.
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April Grand Jury
To Meet July 29
The April Term grand jury of
Houston superior court will re
convene July 29 to handle cases
which have developed since it last
met.
The August term of the court
will begin on Monday, Aug. 17,
with civil busniess scheduled the
first week and criminal cases to be
heard on the week beginning Mon
day, Aug. 24.
H. A. Blackburn
Dies of Illness
Funeral services for Henry A.
Blackburn, 68, of Perry, were held
at 3 p. m. Tuesday at First Metho
dist Church in Williston, Fla. Bur
ial was in Williston.
A native of Summerfield, Fla.,
Mr. Blackburn died Sunday after a
long illness. He was a retired su
perintendent of the Georgia Lime
Rock Company, and was a member
of the Perry First Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Val
erie Jones Blackburn; a daughter,
Mrs. J. R. Davis, Williston, Fla.,
son, Harland Blackburn, Maitland,
Fla.; a brother, Joe Blackburn,
Bartow, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. C. J.
Terrell, Eloise, Fla.; three grand
daughters and several nieces and
nephews.
Gardner Watson Funeral Home
of Perry was in charge of arrange
ments.
LITTLE LEACUE PLAYOFFS SHAPING UP
AS INTERESTING SEASON NEARS END
The Little League baseball
games are getting more and more
interesting as the season nears the
end.
Next week will be the end of
regular season play but there will
be several make-up games to be
played that were rained out. Then 1
they will have the play off.
It is hoped that all the fans will
turn out during the playoff and
support your favorite team and
managers. The managers and the
umpires really need congratula-'
tions and support for the good
work and fine play they have given |
this season. Hats off to them! You
can see improvement in all the |
teams. The umpires, under the su
pervision of Jiggs Nipper, have
done a wonderful and faithful job.
The games played last Tuesday |
night, July 15, were the first games
between Tolleson and Lions. The
Lions won by a score of 15-6. Ed
gar Barfield was the winning pit
cher, giving up only three hits.
Jimmy Hardy was the big man at
the plate, getting three for three.
The second game was between
the Kiwanis and Car Mart, the Ki
wanis winning easily by a score of
13-1. Bert Bozeman was the win
ning pitcher and Jimmy Dorsett
was the loser. The best hitters for
the Kiwanis were Bowen and Mob
ley, Bowen getting three for three
and Mobley three for four. For
Car Mart, Richard Andel and Skeet
Hulbert were the best with the
big sticks, Andel getting three for
three and Hulbert two for two.
The games Friday night, July 18,
were Car Mart vs. Andrew-McLen
don. Car Mart was the winner by
a score of 22-10. Richard Andel was
the winning pitcher and Frank
Williams the loser. Andel was al
so the best at the plate with four
for four.
The second game was Tolleson
vs. VFW with VFW winning 17-8.
Jimmy Coleman and Ray Matthews
got three hits each for VFW.
The games Monday, July 21, in
cluded the first games between
VFW and Car Mart, with VFW
winning easily 9-0. Martin was
the winning pitcher, giving up on
ly three scattered hits. He also had
good support from his teammates
in the field and at the plate. Jim
my Dorsett was the losing pitcher.
The second game Monday night
was a close one between Andrew-
McLendon and Tolleson. Tolleson
was the loser by a score of 13-14.
Malone and McNeill were the best
hitters for the winners. Malone
1 got four for four and drove in the
winning run. McNeill got three for
four. For Tolleson it was the
Gayle brothers, Curry and Dick,
Mrs. Worrall New
School Librarian
Mrs. James Worrall has been em
ployed by the Houston County
Board of Education to be the chief
librarian for the Perry schools.
Mrs. Worrall, wife of the junior
high school principal, has been a
teacher at the Unadilla school for
several years. She will begin her
new duties here Sept. 2.
Special Election Petition
Presented to Ordinary Here
PERRY - UNADILLA
ROAD WIDENING
AND PAVING SET
A road-building project in Hous
ton and Dooly counties—widening!
and surfacing U. S. 41 from Hen-!
derson to Unadilla—has been ap- j
proved by the federal government
in a new federal-state anti-reces
sion road program.
The government has alloted
$270,000 for the project, which will
change one of the most dangerous
stretches on U. S. 41 and make the
Perry to Unadilla road a safe traf
fic route. The stretch from Perry
to Henderson was widened and re
surfaced about four years ago.
The project covers eight miles.
The program includes road work
all over the state and will amount
to about $lB million.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank everyone for the
kindness shown me during my re
cent stay in the hospital.
MRS. DONALD SMITH
getting two hits each.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Through July 21
Team Won Lost
Lions 10 2
Kiwanis 8 5
VFW 8 5
1 Car Mart 77
l Andrew-McLendon 5 10
Tolleson 1 12
Family Reunion
Held by Bryants
The family of Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
| Bryant gathered at the Bryant
I home for a family reunion, Sun
day, July 20.
Those attending were Mr. and
' Mrs. John F. Bryant and son John
-1 nie, of Lee Pope; Mr. and Mrs. C.
;C. Chapman, Perry; Mrs. Claudie
Bell Slappy of Ft. Valley; Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Hendry, Mr. and Mrs. '
C. C. Williams and daughter, |
Charlene, Mrs. Jess Smith and
children, Joe and Jesslyn, of Bra
denton, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Bryant and children, Jimmie and
Cynthia of Atlanta; Mrs. Edward
Chapman and children, Ed and
Carol, of San Antonio, Texas; and
Mrs. Chalmus Chapman of For- j
syth, Ga.
Gooden to Appear
On Glass Program
James M. Gooden, retired offi- J
cial of the State Department of
Education and now secretary of the
Perry Chamber of Commerce, will
be the moderator for a panel dis
cussion for the Howell Cobb Class
of the Perry Methodist Church
School Sunday morning.
The discussion will be on Justice
in the Home.
Mr. Gooden is a former superin
tendent of the Perry schools and
was employed by the State Depart
ment of Education from 1933 to
1958.
New First Graders
Asked to Register
Today and Friday are the last
days for registering children who
will enter the first grade in the
i Perry school.
Parents whose children will
I start school for the first time in
I September are urged to register
them at the grammar school from
9 to 11 a. m. today and Friday.
School will open on Sept. 2.
Jaycees to Meet
At Locke’s Place
The Perry Junior Chamber of
Commerce voted Monday to change
the place of its twice-a-month meet
ings to Locke’s Drive-In. The Jay
cees have used the New Perry Ho
tel for their meetings.
Jeff Pierce Jr. was elected sec
retary of the club to fill the unex
pired term of Frank Darity, who
resigned to become the editor of
The Rambler, official publication
1 of the Georgia Jaycees.
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FIRST ( KNT^IRV ILLE BUSINESS
Mrs. Martha B. Sims, city clerk of the newly-incorporated
City of Centerville, is shown issuing the first business license
of the city to Perry Realtor Allen P. Whipple, right, while
Mayor Sherrill Stafford of Centerville looks on. Centerville is
expected to have about 10 businesses licensed by the end of
the year. (Home Journal Photo).
Presbyterians Vote
To Relocate Church
Members of the Perry Presby
terian Church voted unanimously
Sunday to move the church build
ing to their new lot at Sunset Ave
nue and Second Street and sell
their present lot.
Ed Smith, house mover of Mon
tezuma, signed a contract to move
the building and said he would
start the moving job in two or
three weeks.
The church has received an esti
mate of about $7,500 to move the
building and restore it to its pre
sent condition on the new lot. The
new lot adjoins the Presbyterian
At Gallemore Clinic
Mr. and Mrs. Keith H. Bickford
announce the birth of a son, Les
lie Howard, born July 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stephens
announce the birth of a daughter,
Janis Annell, born July 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ogletree
announce the birth of a son, Robert
Alden, born July 16.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. O’Neal an
nounce the birth of a son, Jeffrey
Lee, born July 18.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Edwards
of Centerville announce the birth
of a daughter, Sandra Darlene,
(born July 19.
At Hendrick Clinic
Mr. and Mrs. W. Earl Marshall
111 announce the birth of a claug
ter, Tonda Ann, horn July 19.
Mobley Member
Os Swimming Team
Tommy Mobley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Mobley Sr. of Perry, is
a member of the swimming team
at Fort Lee, Petersburg, Va.
Tommy, taking six months mili
tary training before joining the
Army Reserve, is swimming the
100-meter freestyle and is a mem
ber of the Fort Lee relay team.
He took basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C., before going to Fort
Lee.
He is a graduate of Perry High
School and attended the University
of Georgia.
CARD OF THANKS
My family and I are most grate
ful for every act of kindness shown
us during my recent illness. May
God’s richest blessings be with
every one.
J. C. MATHEWS
-, Youth Center at the corner of Ma-,
f con Street and Sunset Avenue. It'
- runs along Second Street and Sun-1
- set Avenue and is known as the
1 Gurr property.
The church’s Building Commit
- tee had recommended the move to
5 the congregation, pointing out that
1 the church could continue its long
■ range building program on the new
lot without interruption, that the
- new location would bring all the
; church property together, and that I
- the new lot provides a quiet atmos-1
; phere as opposed to the noise of a 1
i downtown location.
| Mrs. Chapman Gets
Award for Service
Mrs. Mae D. Chapman, employee
of the Houston County Agricultu
ral Stabilization and Conservation
Office, USDA, was presented an !
emblem and “Certificate of Ser- j
vice” for 10 years service with the
Department.
John F. Bradley, State Adminis
i trative Officer, Athens, Ga. made
the presentation on July 15, 1958
in Swainsboro, Georgia. Mr. J. G.
Bradley, County Office Manager—
Houston County, accompanied Mrs.
Chapman to the ceremony.
|
Rackley Chaplain
Os Pulaski Prison
Rev. Harvey Rackley, pastor of
the Browndale Baptist Church, has
been appointed to serve as chap
lain of the Pulaski County Prison
Branch by the State Board of Cor
rections.
Rackley, a native of Houston ,
county, succeeds the Rev. Andy ,
Miles. He has served the Brown- ,
dale Baptist Church since last Sep
tember.
Keep Perry Clean
‘Davises’ Outnumber
In New, Larger Phone Book
The new telephone books of the General Telephone Com
pany for Perry were distributed this week and showed 1,603
phones, an increase over last year, local Manager Robert Mor
ris reported.
The Smiths were outnumbered this year by the Davises,
with 19 Davis numbers and 17 Smiths.
Next in line were the Moodys with 12, Hunts 11, Wilsons
11, Jones 11, Marshalls 8, Hardys 8 and Dixons 8.
The books cover Buena Vista, Ellaville, Ideal, Marshall
ville, Montezuma, Oglethorpe and Perry, all served by the
General Telephone Company of the Southeast.
In Perry alone, the number of phones increased by 61 for
the six months from January 1 to June 1, 1958.
10 CENTS PER COPY
AUG. 26 PROBABLE
DATE FOR BALLOT
Petitions said to contain a suf
ficient number of names of regis
tered voters were presented to Or
dinary John L. Hodges yesterday to
call an election to clarify the form
of county government and to zone
the county for the election of coun
ty commissioners.
It appeared that 20 per cent of
the registered voters, or about
1,550 had signed the petitions but
further checking will be done by
Judge Hodges.
The probable date for the elec
tion is Tuesday, August 26, but the
formal call will be issued later in
the week, Judge Hodges said.
Not until Wednesday morning
did it appear that the petitions
were signed by the proper number
of qualified voters.
Form of Government
The voters will be asked to de
cide whether the county will be
under a county manager form of
government, or a commission form.
During the past several years, the
commissioners have operated the
county’s business under both laws,
and this election is to determine
which the people want and to put
the county on a legally sound ba
sis.
The election also will determine
whether the county should be di
vided into two zones for the elec
tion of county commissioners, so
that the board will always consist
of two men from the lower section
of the county (south of Mossy
Creek) and three from the upper
section (north of Mossy Creek).
Under the present election law, the
candidates getting the highest
number of votes are elected, re
| gardless of the section from which
they come.
The question has been raised
now as to what will happen if the
plan for the zoning passes. Jake E.
Eason of Elko is the only candi
date in the Sept. 10 primary who
I lives south of Mossy Creek. The
1 other four candidates reside north
of the line.
If the plan does not pass, the two
top candidates will be the winners.
Committee to Meet
H. E. Evans of Perry, chairman
of the Houston County Democratic
Executive Committee, said he will
call the committee together Satur
day.
Mr. Evans said the committee
will meet at 10 a. m. Saturday at
the courthouse to discuss the new
situation.
“There has been no decision
made to reopen the list so that
more candidates can enter or a
present candidate can withdraw,”
Mr. Evans said. “The committee
will have to decide that question
when we meet Saturday.”
There are 30 members of the
committee from all sections of the
county.
The petitions were presented to
Judge Hodges by the five commis
sioners and the county attorney,
David P. Hulbert. The commission
ers are Homer J. Walker Jr., Mayo
Davis, Paul Stalnaker, W. H. Rape
and J. E. Eason.
Swimming Class
Draws 200 Pupils
The water safety course spon
sored by the Houston Farm Bureau
and the Red Cross started Monday
morning with about 200 youngsters
registered.
The swimming classes are being
held at Vinson’s Valley and will
run for two weeks, ending Aug. 1
with the annual Farm Bureau pic
nic.