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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ISSUES NEW FOLDER
Here is the front of the new
8-page folder now available at
the Perry Chamber of Com
merce. It’s a factual and pictor
ial summary of the community’s
attractions for tourists, indus
tries and homeowners. News
about Perry is in great demand
from points all over the U. S.
Jaycees to Register
Beauty Show Talent
Mrs. S. D. Harrison
Os Kathleen Dies
Mrs. Etta Sandefur Harrison, 75,
died at her home at Kathleen ear
ly Monday after a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted
at the First Baptist Church in Per
ry Tuesday morning, with Elder
George Riley Hunt and Rev. Les
ter Pritchett officiating. Burial
was in Evergreen Cemetery here.
Pallbearers were John Carney,
Tommie Hunt, Lawrence Hunt,
Phelan Andrews, L. B. Moody, Ri
ger Ray, Jim Story and Dennis
Andrews.
Mrs. Harrison was a member of
the Houston Lake Baptist Church
for 61 years. She was a lifelong
resident of Houston county.
Suvivors include her husband,
Sidney Dent Harrison; a son, Mal
pus Harrison; two sisters, Mrs. J.
N Andrews of Kathleen and Mrs.
F R Brinson of Swainsboro; three
grandchildren, 6 great grandchil
dren and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Gardner Watson Funeral Home
w as in charge of arrangements.
Methodists to Hear
Idee Club Sunday
The Perry High School Glee
' tub will sing several numbers at
the Perry Methodist Church on
Sunday night. The Club is directed
Mrs. Emerson Conley.
It is an honor for any group to
hear these fine young people and
the Methodist Church feels highly
honored to have them sing at 7:30
on Sunday night.
There is a choice of time of
service at the Methodist Church
on Sunday mornings. There is one
service at 9, then Sunday School
at 10 and the other worship service
at 11:00.
All Methodists and friends of
the Methodist Church are cordially
invited to attend any or all of
these services.
Claude Davis Jr.
Cotton Award
r laude Davis Jr. of Henderson
15 one of 47 Georgia 4-H Club
tnembers to receive awards for
'heir cotton projects.
Claude was a winner in the
Junior division, one of six boys
r ° m the Southwest 4-H District,
he awards are provided by the
niton Producers Association, and
were presented at a luncheon at
Hock Eagle 4-H Club Center last
thursday.
USE WANT ADS
Houston 3) ourmrl
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1959
City Says Gas Bill
Was High Because
Os Extreme Cold
Scores of Perry residents this
week complained about their Jan
uary gas bills, reporting that the
bills were twice as high as the
month before in some cases.
City officials said there is only
one explanation for the size of the
bills—the customers simply used 1
that much more gas. They said
that the latter part of December,
including Christmas, and January
were periods of extreme damp cold
and that customers didn’t realize
they were using as much gas as
they did.
No rate increase is involved.
The last raise was put into effect
last summer.
Seven Days Rain
Too Doggone Much!
The weatherman was the subject
of some pretty unkind words this
week as Perry got rain for the
seventh straight day Wednesday. !
Rain has fallen almost continu- '
ously during the seven-day period, ■
as much as 2 inches falling in a 1
day. For the first four days, most 1
of it was absorbed into the dry
ground but the “moisture has met’’ !
and ponds began filling up.
Council Meeting
Perry’s mayor and council met
last night instead of Tuesday night
because key members could not
attend on Tuesday night.
D. K. Roughton, chairman of
the entries committee for the Miss
Perry Pageant to be held in the i
high school gymnasium March 20,
said yesterday his group will be
gin their search immediately for
a group of representative local
beauties to participate in the con
test.
Assisting Mr. Roughton are Ri
ley Young and Bobby Horton.
They have requested every resi
dent who knows a personable,
beauteous and talented young lady
to suggest her to the committee as
a possible contestant in the local
pageant.
Winner of the Miss Perry Pa
geant will qualify for participation
in the Miss Georgia Pageant which
will be held in June. The girl
crowned Miss Georgia will com
pete in Atlantic City for the Miss
America 1959 crown and the $5,000
first prize scholarship.
Members of the Entries Com
mittee will interview each young
lady suggested for a place among
the group of Miss Perry contes
tants, and the ones selected will
appear in the finals on March 20.
To be eligible for the Miss Perry
Pageant a contestant must be be
tween the ages of 18 and 28 on
September 1. She must be a high
school graduate by September 1;
must never have been married.
She must possess talent, either
trained or potential, which may in
clude playing a musical instru
ment, dramatics, dress designing,
singing, or any of the fine arts.
If she wishes to pursue a profes
sional career, such as nursing, she
may present a three-minute talk
on her reasons for selecting such
a career or on her training to date
and her aims in that profession.
An entry blank will be found
elsewhere in this edition and may
be filled in by anyone wishing to
suggest a potential cnotestant.
Merely address the entry blank to
Mr. Roughton, Mr. Young or Mr.
Horton.
Super Foods Opens
Second Store Here
Perry Super Foods, a partner
ship of Julian Cawthon and Verner
Lee Lasseter, has taken over the
operation of the store known as
Community Foods at Houston
Lake Drive and Swift Street.
The name of the store will be
Food, Center, according to the
partners. They took over the store
Monday morning, Feb. 2.
Ernest Reynolds will be mana
ger of Food Center.
LENOX TO ATTEND
METHODIST MEETING
Rev. Russell Lenox, pastor of
the Perry Methodist Church, will
attend the winter camp meeting
at Epworth-by-the-Sea on St. Si
mons Island next Monday and
Tuesday.
WILBUR S. JONES
Baptists to Hear
Prominent Layman
Here Next Tuesday
Wilbur S. Jones of Dublin, out
standing Georgia Baptist layman,
will be the guest speaker at the
February meeting of the Brother
hood of the First Baptist Church
at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Mr. Jones is a marketer for
Sinclair Refining Company in the
i Dublin territory. He is a deacon
and Sunday School teacher in the
First Baptist Church at Dublin. He
is a past state president of the
Georgia Baptist Training Union
Convention and a trustee of the
Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.
He is a leader in business, fra
ternal and community service ac
tivities in Dublin and Laurens
county.
Frank Rozar, president of the
Brotherhood, said special efforts
are being made to get out a large
crowd for the first Brotherhood
meeting in the new Assembly Hall
of the church. Following the meet
ing, the members and guests will
have an opportunity to make a
tour of the educational building.
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Income of Family
Studied by HD Club
Mrs. George Allmond was hos
tess to the New Perry Home De
monstration Club Monday evening,
January 26, at her home.
Mrs. Clifford Bragg conducted
the business session and Mrs. Hu
bert Stefanini gave the devotional.
Several project chairmen gave
timely and useful reports.
Mrs. Alma Beckham gave a talk
on the Family Income, showing
what percentage of each dollar
is used for such items, as food,
housing, clothing, transportation,
medical care, and recreation and
education. She also gave pointers
on How to Plan the spending of
the income to meet the require
ments of the family.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments to the 15 present, in
cluding three visitors, Mrs. Rich
ard Pitzer, Mrs. Henry Andel and
Mrs. Richard Dupree.
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar A. Lester
of Atlanta spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Lester on Swift. St.
TAWASI CLUB SPONSORS ORGANIZATION
OF SENIOR CITIZENS WITH SPARE TIME
The Happy Hour Club, sponsor
ed by the Tawasi Club, held its
first meeting at the home of Mrs.
Julian Cawthon Wednesday after
noon, Jan. 28.
Eight interested ladies attended
this organizational meeting. They
were Mrs. Eby Holtzclaw, Mrs. H.
E. Evans Sr., Mrs. George C. Nunn,
Mrs. W. T. Powell, Mrs. H, P. Dob
bins, Miss Ophelia Gurr, Mrs. Min
nie Couey and Mrs. Christine
Brewster. The group enjoyed an
afternoon of Bingo and each mem
ber received a prize.
Cookies and hot punch were
served by the Tawasi members
who assisted Mrs. Cawthon. They
were Mrs. Herbert St. John, Mrs.
Dan Nelson, Mrs. Bob Wright and
Mrs. Billy Bledsoe.
The Tawasi Club has underta
ken the sponsorship of the Happy
Hour Club as their new communi
ty project. The purpose of the club
is to provide an outside interest
for older ladies who have much
spare time due to reduced home
responsibilities. The Tawasi mem
bers will bring these ladies toge
ther one afternoon a month, per
haps more often in the Spring and
Summer, in a home and provide
entertainment for them.
This entertainment will be of a
type in which the ladies them
selves can actively participate such
as card games, bingo, Chinese
Business Clinics
Called Successful
By Business Heads
Twenty-five Perry businessmen
availed themselves of a 10-hour
business clinic held under the
sponsorship of the Perry Chamber
of Commerce and the State De
partment of Education.
As a result of the series of re
tail trade discussions, at least two
local businesses asked for a repre
sentative of the state department
to come into their stores and make
recommendations for improvement
of all phases of the business.
J. M. Gooden, manager of the
chamber of commerce, said the
special service of the state depart
ment is available to all Perry busi
nesses and if others want the ser
vice, contact should be made
through the local chamber.
James Gribben 111 of the State
Department of Education conduct
ed the business clinics. The 25
business people attended one or
more of the meetings, held twice
a week for two hours each session.
The business people exprsessed
themselves as well pleased with
the clinics, which concluded last
Friday.
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Presbyterian Call
Accepted by (load
Rev. James E. Goad, pastor of
the Carnesville Presbyterian
Church, has accepted a call to be
pastor of the Perry Presbyterian
Church and will preach his first
sermon here April 5.
The local church has been with
out a pastor since the resignation
of Rev. Donald B. Patterson, who
accepted a call to a church at
Hopewell, Va.
489 Baptists Open
Their New Building
The new Educational Building
and Assembly Hall of the First
Baptist Church was opened for the
first time Sunday, with 489 attend
ing the Sunday School.
Rev. J. M. Teresi, pastor, open
, ed the brief ceremony with a pray
er of thankfulness for the new
I building and the warm spirit of
. cooperation among the members
. of the church. The assembly hall
> was full, with standing room only.
Outstanding Court Officials
On PTA Panel Here Monday
I
i The PTA will meet next Mon
[ day, Feb. 9, at 8 p. m. in the High
- 1 School lunchroom for a panel dis
cussion of juvenile problems. All
parents are urged to be present.
Judge A. M. (Phil) Anderson
- will be moderator. Also on the
i panel will be Robert J. McNeill,
Macon circuit probation officer,
and Miss Virginia Moreland, visi
r ting teacher. Miss Moreland is new
i in Perry and has an interesting
. background in juvenile work, a
degree in psychology and a mas-
checkers and scrabble. However,
if the members prefer they may
sew, knit, or simply engage in
friendly conversation. On special
occasions, there may be short plan
ned programs for their enjoyment.
Each month, several of the mem
bers of the Tawasi Club will trans
port the Happy Hour members to
the meeting place, assist with the
entertainment and return the la
dies to their homes. Very light re
freshments will be served by the
Tawasi Club. There is no age limit
for membership in this Happy
Hour Club, no dues, no committee
work.
The only requirement for mem
bership is some spare time and an
interest in getting together with
others of a similar situation for
an afternoon of fun. The tentative
meeting date is the fourth Thurs
day of each month and the hours
are from 3 to 5.
The first meeting was begun on
a small scale and it is felt that
there are many people eligible for
this club who have not yet been
contacted.
Anyone who is interested in
becoming a member of the Happy
Hour Club may obtain more de
tailed information by calling Mrs.
Billy Bledsoe or Mrs. Julian Caw
thon. The Tawasi Club solicits the
interest of the public in helping
make the project a success.
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PERRY’S FIRST GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IN 25 YEARS
In the first year of competition after a 25-year lapse of girls’ basketball in Perry, this
team has come up with three victories against nine losses. left to right, first row, Betty
Yeomans, Janice Knighton, Patsy Todd, Beverly Jacobs, Katherine Kovac, Vivian Culpep
per and Coach Earl Marshall. Back row, left to right, Billie Reed Coby, Jerrie Lasseter, Ja
nelle Parker, Roxic Ann McEachern, Adelaine Stocks and Karen Harley. (Home Journal
Photo).
Inlernational Head
Os Kiwanis Visits
Perry Club Briefly
The president of International
Kiwanis, Kent Loheed of Toronto,
Canada, paid a suprise visit to the
Perry Kiwanis Club Tuesday at
the New Perry Hotel.
Mr. Loheed and Hamilton Holt
of Macon, former president of i
Kiwanis International, and two
other state officials, were en route
to Thomasville for a Kiwanis ga
thering.
Dr. Maurice F. Arnold of Haw
kinsville spoke to the club on the*
activities of the Georgia Heart
Association and the Heart Fund
Drive which is underway in the
state. He said 16,000 persons die
each year in Georgia from heart
disease. The association, he said, 1
, is conducting a program of re- 1
reach, education and community
service to reduce the number of j
deaths and to help victims of
heart disease. He was introduced
by Marion Houser, program chair
man.
I ters’ degree in social work. She
] has been employed in state and
i private welfare agencies doing
child guidance and placement ser
| vice. During World War II she
worked with the Red Cross.
The other two members of the
, panel are from Macon and both
, are outstanding in civic work and
■ j their professions.
r Benning M. Grice, a lawyer, ser
-1 ed in the legislature 1939-42, then
1 entered the Navy and became Lt.
■, Commander. In Macon he has
served on the Board of Trustees |
(of the Georgia Industrial Home
i and the YMCA and has been ac
tive in Boy Scout work,
j Richard Archie Chappell at
tended Mercer, University of Geor
gia, Emory and Columbia Univer
, sity. He has served as a school
I principal, chief probation officer,
federal court of Atlanta and for
many years, chief of the U. S.
probation system, Department of
Justice in Washington, D. C. He
, was later a member of the U. S.
, Parole Board. He now practices
law in Macon and has served part
time on the Mercer University sac
, ulty.
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Farmers to Hold
;
Income Fax Study
i The Houston county adult and
i young farmers will hold a joint
• clinic on income tax next week. |
■ The clinic will be a two night 1
course beginning on Monday night
i February 9 at 7:30 p. m. and will
| end Tuesday night February 10.
The meeting will be held at the j
Perry High Agricultural Depart
ment.
L. G. Wilson, special teacher
from Tifton, will do the majority
of the instruction. The clinic will 1
deal with (1) how to fill out your
income tax forms (2) how to keep i
records as to save money in your
taxes.
All the farmers of Houston;;
county and surrounding areas are
I invited. Come and bring a friend. 1
Panthers Win
2 of 3 Games
The Perry High School Panthers
have begun showing some of the
form they did earlier in the sea-!
son, and came out of their last
three games with two victories and
an overtime loss.
I The big prize of the week was
I the victory over the Demons of
i Warner Robins here Tuesday
night, 59 to 50. Boot Hunt, recov-
I ering from a slump that besieged
him for several weeks, hit for 21
j points, which was 18 better than
i he did the last time he faced the
I Demons.
The Demons made it rough for!
i the Panthers, leading at the half
by 27-26. Anti in the third quarter
I they got a point ahead but the j
Panthers grabbed a 40-36 lead at |
the end of the third frame. The
Perryans clung desperately to the
lead for the last few minutes
Defeat came at Cochran last
Saturday night, when the Royals
of Cochran High rallied in an over
time period and won, 49-45. The
Panthers couldn’t score at all in
the extra three minutes but Coch
ran added four. Billy Padgett,
emaciated-looking forward of
Cochran, hit for 29 points.
The Panthers administered the
second beating of the year to the
Wilkinson County High Warriors
here last Friday night, 52 to 35.
The Panthers led all the way.
The Perry girls did not fare as
well as the boys. They lost all
three of their games to Wilkinson,
Cochran and Warner Robins. But
they acquitted themselves well for
a first-year team. Their record is
now three wins and nine losses.
1 The scores were 59-38 against Wil
kinson, 52-37 against Cochran,
and 63-25, against Warner Robins.
GIRLS GAME
Perry 38 Pos. Wilco 59
Knighton 13 f Shepherd 0
Todd 23 f McAdams 35
Jacobs 2 f Taylor 9
Yeomans g Walker 2
Culpepper g Williams
Kovac g Toole'
Subs: For Perry, Lasseter, Coby, I
Parker, Stocks, Harley. For Wil
kinson, Wood 15.
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GIRLS GAME
Perry 25 Pos. W. R. 63
Knighton 8 f McCommon 13 •
Todd 11 f White 21
Jacobs 4 f Henderson 22 1
Yeomans g Cook j
Culpepper g Floyd ]
Kovac g Evans j
Subs: For Perry, Parker 2, Co
by Lasseter, W. R. Lee 13, Britt,
13, Howell, Houck, Kirk, Kirksey,
, Ferguson. Score at half 37-15.
GIRLS GAME
Perry 37 Pos. Cochran 52
Knighton 14 f Padgett 39'
Todd 19 f Evans 9
Jacobs 3 f Daniels 2
Culpepper g Smith
Yeomans g Hinson
Kovac g Cannon
Subs: For Perry, Stocks, Mc-
Eachern, Harley, Lasseter, Coby,
Parker. For Cochran, Crawford 2,,
Wade. Scores half Perry 21, Wil-1:
kinson 32.
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ESTABLISHED 187 V
BOYS GAME
Perry 59 Pos. W. R. 50
I Hunt 21 f Davis 11
Staples 8 f Reynolds 6
Marshall 11 c Childs 12
Holland 5 g Pinkney 12
Martin 14 14 Dill 9
Subs; For Perry, none. For Ro
bins, Stone. Score at half, Perry
26, Robins 27.
BOYS GAME
Perry 45 Pos. Cochran 49
Hunt 21 f Mullis 5
j Staples 4 f Abney 7
Marshall 6 c Padgett 29
Holland 4 g Daniels 4
L. Martin 8 g Belflower 4
Subs: for Perry, W. Martin 2.
For Cochran, none. Score at half,
Perry 21, Cochran 27.
BASKETBALL COMING UP
Feb. 6, Willingham here.
(Last home game)
Feb. 10, Hughes, Macon.
Feb. 13, Butler, there.
The Panthers Prowl
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JERRY WILSON
One of the most colorful players
on the “second five” at Perry High
School is Jerry Wilson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Wilson.
Jerry, a Junior guard, is 5 feet
9 inches and weighs 150 pounds.
Jerry is a member of the Perry
Hi-Y, the “P” Club, and one of
Perry’s two 4-letter men—basket
ball, football, baseball and track.
Perryans are expected to see
more of the fine playing of Jerry
next year.