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®A PRIZE WINNING
GEORGIA NEWSPAPER
FOUR STATE AWARDS
VOL. 89 NO. 1
Dr. A. G. Hendrick
Is r Man of the Year ’
Dr. Alford G. Hendrick, Perry
physician, was named by the Per
ry Kiwanis Club last week as the
“Man of the Year” for this com
munity in 1958 because of his
many services to its organizations
and individuals.
In making the presentation, G.
Francis Nunn paid tribute to Dr.
Hendrick’s community services
since he came to Perry as a coun
try doctor 18 years ago. The genial
physician has held many offices in
community organizations and has
helped individuals in other parts
of the world as well as those in his
own community, Mr. Nunn said.
Dr. Hendrick was medical direc
tor of the World War II Civil De
fense organization in the county, j
is now a director in the Perry
Chamber of Commerce, a leader
in the Perry Industrial Develop
ment Corp., a member of the of
ficial board of the Perry Metho
dist Church. He has served as a
director of the Kiwanis Club and
has been active since its organiza
tion in the medical society. In ad-{
dition to helping needy individuals
in this community, Dr. Hendrick’s
assistance has extended to other
countries. He supports a mission- 1
ary in South America.
The selection of the outstand
ing citizen of the year is made by
a secret committee appointed by
the president of the club. The
award has been presented for 14
years.
Dr. Pierce Harris, pastor of the
COUNTY LICENSE
DEADLINE FEB. 15
All county business licenses
must be paid for by Feb. 15, Coun
ty Commission Clerk Roy Watson
announced yesterday, and all beer
and wine licenses must be paid by
Jan. 15.
He also said that retail and
wholesale beer and wine licenses
have been raised from $l5O to
S2OO each for the year 1959.
Former Perry Boy
Is Top Cage Star
In Columbia, S. C.
Joe Harvard, former Perry boy,
was awarded the Outstanding Play
er Trophy following the 1958 City
Basketball tournament in Colum
bia, S. C., where he is a student at
Dreher High School.
Joe is the son of Rev. and Mrs.
Sherwood Harvard of Columbia,
who lived here several years be
fore Mr. Harvard entered the min
istry.
Joe, now standing 6 feet, 4 inch
es, also was chosen as a member,
of the all-tournament team. He
sank 56 points in three games to'
lead all the scorers in the eight
team tournament. His rebounding
and ball-handling were big factors
in winning the meet, his coach
said.
“Joe’s an excellent rebounder
and a good point maker,” Coach
Arlie Whittinghill said. “There
isn’t a boy on our team who works
harder. He practiced and played
basketball all during the summer
and it paid off.”
He was awarded the Todd and
Moore trophy given annually to
the outstanding player. He is a
senior at Dreher High and intends
to study for the ministry.
Mr. Harvard is pastor of a
growing Presbyterian Church in
Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark Jr.
spent the Christmas holidays visi
ting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.'
K. Thayer and family in Savannah.
Mrs. Thayer and sons, Kenneth
and Owen, returned with them to!
Perry for a visit.
Houston Jljmtre journal
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JAN. I, 1959
First Methodist Church of Atlanta,
was the guest speaker at the an
nual Ladies’ Night program of the
Perry Kiwanis Club. He was intro
duced by E. P. Staples.
William J. Sexton took over as
president of the club from Joe
Gayle, who retires after a year of
service. Other officers taking of
fice were Robert J. McNeill, vice
president, and Tom Moore, secre
tary. Mr. McNeill succeeds Mr.
Sexton and Mr. Moore succeeds
Byron Maxwell. Directors for the
| new year include Thomas Mason
Jr., David Crockett, Lee Paul 111,
B. B. Nall, Joe Gayle, Yates Green,
Paul Hardy and C. E. McLendon.
Stanley E. Smith Jr. recognized
the charter members of the Kiwan
is Club, which was organized 20
years ago. They are A. M. Ander
son, Judson C. Green, L. M. Hou
ser, Max Moore, Geo. C. Nunn, C.
E. Andrew, C. E. McLendon, 0. A.
King, W. T. Middlebrooks, Dr. H.
E, Evans, J. A. Beddingfield, Rev.
Lawrence Gray, John L. Hodges,
C. C. Pierce, J. J. Rooney, Wordna
S. Gray, George D. Harvey, A. C.
Pritchett, S. A. Nunn W. K. Whip
ple, Mayo Davis, E. P. Staples, G.
j Francis Nunn and W. E. Beckham.
The Brass Chorus of Perry High
School presented several Christ
mas carols. The group includes
Mike Kinnas, Graham Gallemore,
Eunice Terry, Lonice Barrett and
David Odell.
Retiring President Gayle was
presented a gift in appreciation of
his services.
Funeral Conducted
For Mrs. McElheney
Mrs. Molly McElheney of Bruns
wick died in a Brunswick rest
home following a long illness. She
was 88 years old.
She was the oldest living mem
ber of the Hayneville Baptist
Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mc-
Elheney were held in the chapel of
Gardner Watson Funeral Home in
Perry at 2:30 p. m. Sunday. Rev.
James Teresi and Rev. J. J. Mor
row officiated. Interment was in
Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. McElheney is survived by
two sons, Doyle McElheney of Gro
vania, and Troy McElheney of
Brunswick, and a sister, Ocie Hin
ton of Griffin. Mrs. McElheney, a
former resident of Macon, had
moved to Brunswick last year.
Pallbearers were Freeman Jen
kins, Jack Ellis, E. H. Odom, Wil
lis Harrison, C. H. Horton and
James Meadows.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Powell of
Auburn, Ala., visited Dr. and Mrs.
I C. F. Cooper last weekend.
New 1959 Car License Tags
Go on Sale Friday Morning
The new 1958 Georgia vehicle
license plates will go on sale at
8 a. m. Friday, Miss Florine C.
Rainey, tax collector, announced
yesterday.
The tags, white numerals on
black background, will be issued
upon payment of the tag fee, plus
an affidavit that all taxes owed by
the owner on all his property have
1 been paid. False swearing that
I taxes have been paid is punisha-
J ble by a fine of SI,OOO and impri
sonment of one to five years.
Miss Rainey reported an in
crease of more than 1,000 tags sold
during 1958 over 1957. In 1958,
total tags sold were 11,934, as
compared with 10,913 in 1957.
This is an increase of 9.14 per
, cent.
The continued growth of the
I county is reflected in the tag fig-
THREE ESCAPE
SERIOUS INJURY
>1 IN WRECK HERE
Grover Henry Bonner, 34, was
charged by police with driving un
, der the influence and speeding
- following an automobile accident
2 Dec. 23 in which two Perry high
- school boys were slightly injured.
Pierce Staples, son of Mr. and
3 Mrs. E. P. Staples, spent the night
; in Macon Hospital, where he was
EI treated for cuts about the head.
- Dickie Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs.
; Richard Jones, and Bonner were
- treated by a local physician for
. cuts and bruises.
5 The 1959 Plymouth sedan was
; demolished when it crashed into
i a power pole, a mail box and a
, concrete block wall. The car was
, headed north on U. S. 41 South
and the accident happened at Ray
1 Pest Control Building.
Bonner swore out a warrant for
) Robert C. Beeland, 18, Perry,
- whose car was struck by Bonner’s
- just before the Bonner car crashed
• into the pole. He charged Beeland
• with reckless driving. Damage to j
• j Beeland’s car was estimated by
• police at $250.
’ Police Chief J. B. Hawkins said
1 the investigating officers reported
• that Beeland’s car was in the left
lane of traffic headed north. Bon
• ner’s car, they said, attempted to
• pass another car in the right lanej
1 ; and to cut back into the right lane
jwhen it struck Beeland’s car at
5 the right rear.
I
Houghton Brothers
f Rambler Dealers
. In Houston County
The Roughton Brothers, 744
Main Street, Perry, have been ap
pointed the dealer for Rambler au
tomobiles, it was announced this
. week.
I I The Rambler is manufactured
3 1 by American Motors, the com
pany formed by the merger of
J Nash and Hudson companies,
t Roughton Brothers is made up
of W. C. (Billy) Roughton, D. K.
. (Dot) Roughton, and M. R. Pruitt,
f I They have operated a used car
i business and service garage here
. for more than two years.
-; Roughton Brothers invite the
i public to see the new 1959 line
] of Ramblers in their showrooms.
BASKETBALL COMING UP
Jan. 2, Perry in Hawkinsville,
girls and boys.
J Jan. 6, Perry in Warner Robins,
‘ girls and boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hammock
I and daughter, Lesa, Memphis,
Tenn., and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Hammock and daughter, Debbie,
Miami, Fla., visited relatives in
Perry and Macon during the holi
• days.
: ures. Houston, according to the
t 1950 census, was the 40th county
. in size in Georgia. It is expected
I to be about 25th after the 1960
census.
i
CARD OF THANKS
' | I want to express my sincere ap
; preciation to all the people of the
t community for their thoughtful-1
. ness and kindnesses shown to me
■ and my family following my re
cent accident.
Special appreciation goes to the
1 members of the Perry Fire De
, partment who saved my life by
i their quick and courageous action
. in the fire. Words cannot express
■ the deep sense of gratitude that I
have for the firemen.
WORDNA S. GRAY
$422,540.64 in Taxes Paid
County on 1958 Valuations
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Perry Mfg. Co. gave 165 turkeys to its employees on Tuesday, Dec. 23, as Christmas
presents. That represents about 1,800 pounds of meat. Colonial Stores of Perry was the
successful bidder on the large order. Colonial Clerk Joe Hall is at right and the arm with
the sack faielongs to Tom Moore, Colonial manager. Almost obscured by the sack is Mrs.
Helena Glenn, and behind her are Mrs. Virginia Taylor and Mrs. Jimmie Ruth Oliver. (Home
Journal Photo).
The Panthers Growl
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Rebound standout for the Perry
i High School Panthers this year is (
Francis Marshall, 6 feet, 3 inches ’
and 185 pounds, a senior. '
Francis is the son of Mr. and ]
Mrs. Walter Marshall of Perry.
He was an outstanding tackle 1
i and end for the Panther football :
I team for the last two years. i
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Keep Perry Clean
Perry and Vienna Vie
In Finals of Tourney
Two proposed rule changes
outlawing of the zone defense and
the 24-second possession rule
seemed to make little difference
in the game as Perry and Vienna
went into the finals of the “ex
perimental tournament” here un
der sponsorship of the Georgia
High School Association.
Vienna defeated Cochran Mon
day night, 69 to 53, and Perry won
over Warner Robins, 59 to 53, in
the opening games of the four
team event.
(Because of the New Year holi
day Thursday, The Home Journal
is being printed a day earlier this
week and the finals Tuesday night
could not be reported in this
week’s issue).
The Vienna-Cochran game was
close for three quarters but the
Cubs from Dooly county moved
out strong in the fourth quarter
and took advantage of foul shots.
Four Cochran players were eject
ed from the game for excessive
fouls.
Perry-Robins Close
Perry and Warner Robins swap
ped the lead more than a dozen
times in the second and third quar
ters, after the Robins Demons
grabbed 11-8 first quarter lead. By
the end of the third quarter, Per
ry had edged into a 46-44 lead but
the Demons came back to go ahead
at 4847 with 5:30 minutes left.
The Panthers then widened the
gap with goals by Boot Hunt,
Frank Holland and Francis Mar
shall and Lee Martin capped off |
the battle with a field goal with;
12 seconds left.
A group of Warner Robins fans
crowded around the referees, who
were giving their services without
charge, and it was necessary to l
give the officials police protection.
The Panthers were playing with
out the services of Forward Pierce
Stap es, who was injured in an
automobile accident last week and
did not dress. Substituting in the
lineup were Charlie Etheridge,
Wilson Martin and Derry Watson. I
ESTABLISHED 1870
Cochran and Warner Robins
were scheduled to battle at 7;30
Tuesday night, and Perry and Vi
enna at 9.
Perry 59 Pos. W. Robins 53
Hunt 21 f Davis 16
Etheridge 0 f Schenck 2
Marshall 10 c Childs 5
Holland 4 g Pinkney 21'
L. Martin 20 g Dill 3
Subs: Perry, Watson 3, W. Mar
tin 1. W. R., Stone 4, Reynolds 2.
Score at half, Perry 30, W. R. 28.
Vienna 69 Pos. Cochran 53
J. Dominey 12 f Fisher 4
Kimbrough 15 f Abney 20
Ambrose 5 c Mullis 12
Stephens 10 g Bellflower 3
Bailey 13 g Daniels 7
Subs: Vienna, Reed 2, Bowden 0,
Kinard 1, Peavy 7, B. Dominey 4.
Cochran, Grimsley 1, Porter 0, Lu
cas 2, Roland 2, Moore 2. Half
time, Vienna 30, Cochran 28.
New Councilman
To Be Sworn In
Here January 6
Three new members of Perry’s
city council will be sworn in on
the first Tuesday, Jan. 6, it was an-[
nounced yesterday following the,
last council meeting of the year.
The new members to be sworn (
in are H. E. (Gene) Smith, W. J.
| (Bill) Sexton and Dr. H. E. Weems
Jr., who were elected this month
! to two-year terms. They attended
i the final meeting of the year Mon
day.
I The returning members of coun
cil are Alton Hardy, Dot Roughton
and Bill Bates. They have another
year to serve.
1 Judge John L. Hodges, ordin
ary of Houston county, will swear
in the new councilmen on Jan. 6.
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93.5 PER CENT
PAID FOR YEAR
Miss Florine C. Rainey, Houston
county tax collector, reported yes
terday that 93.5 per cent of 1958
taxes has been collected.
It was the 17th consecutive year
that tax receipts showed a gain
over the previous year in this fast
growing county.
Up to Dec. 29, Miss Rainey’s of
fice collected $422,540.64 on a to
tal digest of $451,446. Os this
amount $372,954.60 was paid on
real estate and personal property
and $78,491.40 paid by utilities
operating in the county. The pub
lic utilities payments were up
about $20,000 over last year, with
the Georgia Power Company and
Southern Bell Telephone Company
accounting for most of the in
crease.
Miss Rainey said collections of
1957 taxes have risen to 98 per
cent. Os the total of $382,012.89
collected on 1957 taxes, property
owners have paid $323,868.92 and
public utilities paid $58,143.97.
The valuations for 1958, after
homestead exemptions were de
ducted, were $7,927,209 and public
utilities values were $1,825,381.
Miss Rainey said taxes on about
550 automobiles and trucks which
had not been returned for taxes by
their owners have been collected
since Dec. 6.
Many taxpayers will have to
catch up with all their taxes soon
because they must swear all taxes
have been paid before they can be
issued a license tag for their motor
vehicles.
Part of the increase in 1958
over 1957 is due to levying of five
mills for the Houston County, Hos
-1 pital, which is expected to be un
der construction in the next few
days.
Officers Installed
By Perry Kiwanis
New officers of the Perry Ki
wanis Club were installed Tuesday
by George Haslam of Fort Valley,
the lieutenant governor of the
Fifth Division of Georgia Kiwan
ians, at the last club meeting of
1958.
The officers are Bill Sexton,
president; Bob McNeill, vice pre
sident; Tom Moore, secretary; and
the following directors, Thomas
Mason Jr., David Crockett, Lee
Paul 111, B. B. Nall, Joe Gayle,
Yates Green, Paul Hardy and Cal
vin McLendon.
Marion Brown reported that he
had received a letter from Fred
Wittern, the German exchange
student sponsored by the Perry
Kiwanians on his visit to this coun
try two years ago. Fred wrote that
he has finished school and is now
a soldier in the German Army. Af
ter 18 months service, he will re
ceive a first lieutenant’s commis
sion. He sent regards to his friends
in Perry.
Program Changed
For PTA Meeting
There has been a change in the
January program for the PTA
meeting because several members
of the panel scheduled for this
month were unable to come and
the program committee arranged a
swap with the February program.
Mrs. J. R. Pinson, state presi
dent of the PTA, will be the spea
ker on Wednesday afternoon, Jan
uary 14. This meeting will be held
in the High School lunchroom at
3:45.