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SHOPPING BEGINS
IN THE HOUSTON
HOME JOURNAL
VOL. 89 NO. 14
Grand Jury Called
To Convene Tuesday
The December Term Grand Jury
0 f Houston Superior Court will
convene at 10 a. m. next Tuesday,
April 7, at the call of Judges A. M.
Anderson and 0. L. Long.
The December Term Grand Jury
has not met prior to this time. It
was drawn last November but or
dered to stand recessed until fur
ther order of the court.
Criminal matters and other busi
ness will be handled beginning
next Tuesday.
The regular April term of court
will begin April 20 with trial of
civil cases, and criminal cases to
follow the next Monday, April 27.
Members of the grand jury
meeting next Tuesday include:
Alton Hardy
Henry Mathews
Allen P. Stone
Ed S. Pierce
Otis B. Gunn
Clifford H. Jernigan
A. A. White Sr.
B. W. Bozeman
Lloyd Kitchens
W. C. Moody
J, H. Clarke (Elko)
John N. Vassas
J, J. Hilderbrand
Erwin Perdue
Roy E. Richardson
Lory E. Gunter
C. A. McCraven
John W. Moore Sr.
E. W, Kinser
E, D. Nicholson
T. R. Tolleson
D. K. Roughton
H. W. Huff
Lee H. Miller
Alton H. Tucker
Horace G. Chandler
Paul B. Branblett
A. R. Talton Jr.
Lewis Bledsoe
D. N. Williamson
Ist Baptist Church
Has 38 Additions
A series of revival services clos
ed at the First Baptist Church Sun
day night, with a total of 38 addi
tions to the membership.
Rev. J. M. Teresi, pastor, said
the series was one of the finest
ever held at the local church. Dr.
0. M. Siegler of Atlanta was the
guest minister and Rev. C. E. Ev
ans of Bearing was the song lead
er,
Os the 38 additions, 24 came for
baptism and 14 by letters from oth
er churches.
Twenty-four were baptized by
Mr. Teresi Sunday night.
It is estimated that Baptist chur
ches in South Georgia will add
7,500 members during the simul
taneous evangelistic crusade.
Funeral Conducted
lor Mrs. Kemper, 88
FT VALLEY Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Hattie Etheridge
Kemper, 88, who died at her resi
dence here Monday following a
snort illness, were held at 2:30
F m. Tuesday at the Ft. Valley
baptist Church. Burial was in the
Hattie Baptist Church Cemetery
In Centerville.
The services were conducted by
Hr. Aquila Chamlee and Rev. Ver
non Robertson of Fort Valley.
Pallbearers were Bernard Hun
nicutt, Jack Hunnicutt, Joe David
son Jr., Rupert Rape and W. E.
Kemper Jr.
Mrs. Kemper was a member of
|ne Ft. Valley Baptist Church and
31 lived in Peach County for 46
years.
Survivors include one daughter,
, rs ' J - B. Hunnicut Sr. of Ft. Val
ey; two sons, Robert M. Kemper
o‘ Oak Ridge, Tenn., and W. Ed
-7™ Kemper of Columbus; two
~ rs > Mrs. Lena Stembridge of
- aeon and Mrs. Gertrude Brantley
J < rry; seven grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
I Boys Compete
Farid Judging
tJ, h< lerry FFA land judging
fl am journeyed to Tifton last Fri
tnn Ah( ' re entered the dis
cern , , contest. The out
nrm,* tbis contest will be an
nounced later.
h (J . I" ,/ a contest to acquaint the
lanH ,' , tbe Qualities of good
mid how to maintain and in-
Cre T ase Ms fertility.
fee, °u! e L m insisted of Ted Per-
Will’:. offord Sinyard and James
celled, mS 7 , These boys did an €X ‘
and hard° b ' They practiced lon K
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PROUD PAPA: This is the
method Bobby Brooks used to
announce the arrival of his son
last weekend. The sign showed
up at his home at 616 Hillcrest
last Sunday morning and the
photographer caught him in an
expansive mood Monday. He ad
mitted he had two signs ready—
one saying “It’s a Girl”, and this
one. Cigars for everybody!
(Home Journal Photo).
10 ROBINS GIRLS
COMPETE FRIDAY
Ten Warner Robins girls will
compete in the annual “Miss War
ner Robins” contest tomorrow
1 night at 8 o’clock in the senior
high school auditorium. The pro
gram is under sponsorship of the
Warner Robins Jaycees.
The contestants are Jo Ann Mar
tin, Pansy Greer, Gwen Street,
Norma Jean Yancey, Mary Ann
Craven, June Gordon, Sara Jo Gar
rett, Geraldine Ard, Rena Batche
lor and Sandra Kane.
The winner of the Miss Warner
Robins pageant will receive, in ad
dition to the crown for one year, a
trophy, a $250 scholarship awarded
by the Jaycees, a wrist watch and
a savings bond courtesy of the
Jaycees and other gifts. Second
and third place winners also will
receive trophies.
Judges will be Mrs. George Mc-
Gowan, Tom Greene, Mrs. Spencer
King, Robert Savage, all of Macon,
and Robert C. Massee, Hawkins
ville businessman and legislator.
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Linda Rogers Wins
Watch for Recipe
Miss Linda Joyce Rogers, 1402
East Tolleson Street, has been cho
sen winner of an Elgin watch for
her outstanding recipe in the Kro
ger-Westinghouse “Junior Cook of
the Year” contest, it has been an
nounced by F. A. Williams, vice
president of the Atlanta Kroger
division.
Linda’s selection also brings a
reward to her home economics
teacher, Miss Lewis, who will re
ceive a Westinghouse transistor
radio. In addition, Perry High
School will receive a Westing
house oven for its home economics
department.
The recipe which won for Linda
is a filled cookie called “Gazelle
Horns.”
The contest attracted thousands
of entries in 18 midwestern and
southern states. For the 12-to-20
age group only, it is the first such
competition ever to be held ex
clusively for teenagers.
PERRY DOG WINS
A Weimaraner dog owned by
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kratz,
Lake Joy, made quite a showing at
the recent Macon Dog Show. He
won a blue ribbon, two firsts and
best local Weimaraner.
COMPLETE LINE OF OFFICE
SUPPLIES AT HOME JOURNAL
LOCAL CATHOLICS PLAN BENEFIT PARTY
TO RAISE MONEY FOR BUILDING MISSION
A gala evening of card playing
and a fashion show will be pre
sented Friday evening, April 24 at
the Perry Armory.
Highlight of the evennig will be
a Fashion Show of summer fash
ion wear and bathing suits, pre
sented by the Vanity Shop of
Perry.
Models will be Perry girls.
Mrs. M. Austin, chairman, says
that there will be door prizes and
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1959
A Success Story:
A Sale of $450
Eor $1.25 Acl Cost
“Boy, you surely do get re
sults with that paper,” said John
Teal Lewis to us this week.
“Teal” sold a boat, motor and
trailer for $450 with a total ad
vertising cost of $1.25 spent with
The Home Journal. He said he
had “about 20 calls” from the
ad, and the most important part
about this story is that he got
RESULTS,
PTA Slates Talk
By Mrs. McCullar
Mrs. Bernice McCullar will be
the guest speaker at the PTA
meeting next Wednesday, April 8.
Mrs. McCullar is in public rela
tions of the Georgia Department
of Education, a well known journ
alist and very much in demand as
a speaker. Perry is very fortunate
in having an opportunity to hear
Mrs. McCullar. She taught English
at GSCW and has a law degree.
The Houston County Education
Association also meets on April 8
and all of the teachers will join the
PTA for this interesting program.
The meeting will be at 3:45 p. m.
in the Junior High auditorium.
COMING EVENTS
The circles of the WMS of the
First Baptist Church will meet
Monday, April 6. Circle 1, the So
phie Beckham Circle, Mrs. E. M.
Akin, leader, at the home of Mrs.
Henry Matthews at 10 a. m.; Cir
cle 2, the Willie C. Etheridge Cir
cle, Mrs. Dan Nelson, leader, with
Mrs. G. L. Hulsey at 3:45 p. m.;
Circle 3, the Annie W. Watson Cir
cle, leader, Mrs. Luther Mosteller,
at 3:45 p. m. with Mrs. C. F. Coop
er; Circle 4, the Mrs. George Riley
Circle, Mrs. Horace Langston, lead
er, at 7:30 p. m. with Mrs. Jack
Foreman; Circle 5, the Nell Brun
son Circle, leader, Mrs. Charlie
Logue, at 8 p. m. with Mrs. John
Carney; Circle 6, the Martha An
sley Cooper Circle, Mrs. Austin:
Taylor, leader, at 7:30 p. m. at the
church.
The general meeting of the
WOC of the Perry Presbyterian
Church will meet Monday, April 6,
at 8 p. m. at the Youth Center.
The Houston Farm Bureau will
meet at 7:30 p. m. today at the
Perry grammar school lunchroom.
Ladies of the Hawkinsville Road
community will serve the supper.
The general meeting of the Per
ry Methodist WSCS will be held
at 3:45 p. m. Monday, April 6, at
the church.
The General Daniel C. Stewart
Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution, will meet at the
home of Mrs. W. R. Williams at
3:45 p. m., Wednesday, April 8.
Mrs. E. P. Staples will be the
speaker. Her subject will be The
Influence of Libraries in Our
Lives.
The Perry Business Women’s
Club will meet next Thursday
night, April 9, at 7:30 p. m. at the
New Perry Hotel.
Workshop Planned
For Bible School
A workshop for the teachers of
the Perry Presbyterian Church’s
Vacation Bible School will be held
Thursday evening, April 2, at 7:30
at the Youth Center, it is announ
ced by Mrs. Phillips Griffin, Bible
School director.
Material will be available for
the teachers’ selection and all sup
plies will be ordered immediately.
Mrs. Griffin emphasized that
this is the only workshop to be
scheduled for Bible School plan
ning and urges all teachers and
workers to be present.
Bible School is planned for June
22 through 26.
a table prize for each table. There
will also be refreshments. All I
bridge players and card players 1
are cordially invited.
Tickets are $1 each and are
available either at The Vanity
Shop at Perry or through Mrs.
Austin and her committee.
Sponsors of the affair are the
Altar Society of the Perry Catho
lic Mission, and proceeds are to
go toward the building fund of
the New Perry Catholic Mission.
Public Hearing Scheduled
April 16 on Superhighway
(OAK ARRIVES
Rev. James toad, new pastor of
the Perry Presbyterian Church, ar
rived Tuesday with his family and
occupied the Manse on Lawson
Drive.
Mr. Coad Conducted his first
service—the midweek prayer ser
vice at the Ichurch Wednesday
night. He wi*l preach his first
sermons as pastor on Sunday. Wor
ship service hours are 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
Oglethorpe Wins
Junior Tourney;
Perry Runner-Up
Oglethorpe’s high flying eighth
grade “Eagles” brought the fourth
annual Perry Invitational Basket
ball Tournament to a close with a
31 to 17 trouncing of the Perry
eighth grade in the championship
game.
The Saturday night affair saw
Oglethorpe, led by six foot two
inch Billy Cheek with 16 points,
jump to a seven to four first quar
ter lead and continue to gain mo
mentum with each quarter. A dis
astrous third quarter for Perry, in
which only one field goal was
scored by the “Junior Panthers”,
all but wrapped up the game for
Oglethorpe. Dwayne Powell was
the high scorer for Perry with ten
points, eight of them scored in the
final quarter.
Oglethorpe gained the final
game by defeating Roberta 47 to
20 and the Perry seventh grade,
35 to 16. Perry reached the finals
with a come-from behind 30 to 25
win over Crisp County Junior High
and an easy 54 to 18 win over
Hawkinsville.
In the consolation game Satur-
I day night, the Hawkinsville eighth
grade edged the Perry seventh
grade in a double overtime, 33 to
31. The Perry seventh grade show
ed promise of becoming one of
the most outstanding junior high
basketball teams of the future as
it dumped the Reynolds eighth
grade in the opening game of the
tournament, 30 to 26 and then
putting up a determined struggle
against the Oglethorpe eighth
grade only to lose in the last quar
ter, 35 to 16. The seventh grade
team is made up of boys in the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
Supervising Principal E. P. Sta
ples presented all awards follow
ing the final game Saturday night.
Certificates of award were pre
sented to each boy on the Hawkins
ville and Perry seventh grade
teams. The second place trophy
and individual awards were pre
sented to the Perry eighth grade
and the championship trophy and
first place awards were given to
the Oglethorpe team.
An outstanding job of officiating
was done by a group of local high
school students under the direc
tion of Charlie Etheridge. Tom
mie Sandefur, Thomas Hunt and
Mike Hathaway assisted Charlie
Etheridge in the officiating of the
eight games which were played
between Thursday and Saturday.
As in past years, the tournament
was presented by the junior high
physical education department un
der the direction of Jim Worrall, |
coach of the seventh and eighth
graders, and J. T. Moss, physical
education teacher and football
coach in the junior high.
Farm Record Study
Scheduled April 9
The Houston county adult and
young farmers will hold a meet
ing on farm records Thursday
night, April 9 at 8 o’clock at the
Perry High Agricultural depart
ment.
This meeting will deal primarily
with the type of records to keep
and records required for federal
income tax. This is a pressing
problem for all farmers and every-1
one is urged to come and bring
a friend.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chapman an
nounce the birth of a daughter, I
Angela Alan, born March 29 at 1
the Peach County Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brooks an
nounce the birth of a son, Robert
Mark Brooks, born March 28, at
Gallemore Clinic.
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JUNIOR BASEBALL TICKETS ON SALE
Riley Young, left, sells the first season ticket for the Jun
ior Baseball program to Cohen Walker, the commissioner of
Junior Baseball, who has to pay, too, to see the games. Tickets
are on sale from any Jaycee, at Gray-Walker Supply Co., City
| Barber Shop, State Patrol, Police Dept., Appliance Service
Center, Gray-Walker Tractor Co. (Home Journal Photo).
Ninth Grader Wins Vocabee 9
Spelling and Word Contest
j
Brenda Taylor, ninth grade stu
dent at Perry High School, is the
; winner of the 1959 Vocabee, a
spelling and vocabulary contest
sponsored annually by The Hous
ton Home Journal and the Colum
bus Ledger Enquirer.
Runner-up is Ronnie Davis. Oth
er finalists were Claire MacGuirc,
Janice Wilson, David Harrison, Da
vid Lawson, Judy Doster and Ann
Blackstone.
Ronnie missed the uennition of
“judicious”; Brenda correctly gave
that definition, then spelled “ex
cruciating” correctly to win.
Both Ronnie and Brenda are in
Frank Holland’s section of the
ninth grade.
Brenda, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Austin Taylor, receives a
$25 U. S. Savings Bond from The
Home Journal and will compete
in Columbus in April for a chance
at an expense-paid trip to Wash
nigton, D. C., for herself and a
chaperone, given by the Columbus
1 newspapers.
Insect and Disease
Control Studied
By Garden Club
The Perry Garden Club met at
the home of Mrs. A. H. Cotton on
Thursday, March 26. Serving as
co-hostesses were Mrs. Vernon
Tuggle, Mrs. Lewis Edwards, Mrs.
Harold Green, Mrs. A. C. Pritchett
and Mrs. J. O. Coleman.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts presided at
the business meeting. Plans were
announced for a trip to the Thom
asville Rose Show in April.
County Agent George Alimond,
assisted by a representative from
the state Department of Agricul
ture, showed slides and gave an
informative talk on control of in
sects and diseases of ornamental
shrubs and flowers.
Blue ribbons were awarded to
Mrs. Cooper Jones, (2), Mrs. Lewis
Edwards, Mrs. Yates Green (2),
Mrs. H. H. Hackworth and Mrs.
Cotton. Red ribbons, Mrs. Eliza
Massee (2), Mrs. A. J. Porter, Mrs.
E. W. Traylor (2), Mrs. Martin
Austin.
Cadet William W. Lampley, stu
dent at Riverside Military Acade
my, spent the weekend at home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Lampley.
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bostic, re
sidents of Perry for the past few
months, left Friday for their home
in Centerburg, Ohio.
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Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lee have
returned to Perry from St. Peters
burg, Fla., where Mr. Lee has been
on detached duty from Robins Air
Force Base. Mrs. W. C. Grant of
St. Petersburg returned to spend
a week with Mr. and Mrs. Lee.
i Moody Entertains
1 Fire Department
Cecil Moody, Moody Motor Com
pany, was so pleased with the fire
- department’s fight against the
> blaze which damaged Moody’s
- building last week, that he gave
1 them a steak supper at City Res
taurant Tuesday night.
f Mr. Moody invited the following
3 firemen and policemen to join him
- in the supper: Fire Chief Sirah
Lawhorne, Pete Henderson, John
i Barton, Riley Young, Henry Mat
* thews, Warren Leaptrot, Louie
Hartley, A. J. Adams, Bill Best,
1 Frank McDaniel, Ralph Willing
i ham, Jack Hardy, Shorty Penning
> ton, Shorty Hardin, Cap Arnold,
! Tom Beall, Police Chief J. B. Haw
■ kins, B. E. Dennard, Leroy Bos
well, C. A. Jones, Gus Williams,
Charles Hicks and Charlie Logue. '
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Ham & Egg Supper
Planned April 10
The Perry Business Women’s
Club is sponsoring a ham and egg '
supper Friday night, April 10, at
the American Legion Home.
Supper will be served between
the hours of 6 and 8 p. m. Tickets
are $1.25 and may be purchased
from any member of the Club.
Anyone wishing to buy a ticket and (
has not been contacted by a club !
membejr may call Mrs. Louise
Arnold, chairman of the commit
tee. i
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RESEARCH PROGRESS
BACKED
This year the American Cancer 1
Society is helping to support re- <
search by about 1,000 key scien
tists working in 117 hospitals, uni
versities and laboratories in 33 t
states and the District of Colum
bia. Support of the April Crusade
will assure continuance of progress s
in cancer research. 1
MELL TOLLESON, NORMAN PARKER 111,
TO VIE FOR COLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
All matches in the golf tourn
ament going on at the Perry Coun
| try Club must be completed Sun
day afternoon, Pro Bill Coby said
yesterday.
Mell Tolleson and Norman Par
ker 111 will play this weekend for
the club championship.
In the first flight, Julian Caw
thon and Billy Bledsoe will play
for the first and second places,
and Walter Gray and Robert Jones
will play for third and fourth.
In the second flight, Watt Boler
and Judge Phil Anderson will play
for the first and second places and
Bob Nicholas meets Gene Smith
in the consolation match.
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Interstate Route
Coming Near City
A public hearing on construc
tion of Interstate Route 75 in
Houston county will be held April
16 at the Houston County Court
house, the State Highway Depart
ment announced yesterday.
The highway department’s an
nouncement of the hearing said
the distance to be covered in Hous
ton county is 17 miles—extending
from the Dooly county line to the
Peach county line. It will be a
four-lane, limited access highway
with interchanges and grade separ
ation structures.
It is understood that the high
way will be located close to Perry
and will cross cither over or un
der U. S. 341 and U. S. 41, with
“diamond” interchanges.
It is reported that the super
highway will have an interchange
with Route 26 near Elko and will
cross U. S. 341 at Unadilla, where
there will be another interchange.
North of Perry, the proposed
route would pass between Byron
and the Naval Depot at Byron and
proceed west of Macon.
The Houston county leg should
be ready for travel in 1961, high
way officials have indicated.
Peavy Named Head
Os (lllib Council
The first organizational meeting
of the Perry Club Council, Inc.
was held at the Legion Home on
Friday, March 13.
Twenty-one members of the
council were present representing
various civic clubs and organiza
tions in Perry.
A nominating committee com
posed of Miss Martha Cooper, Mrs.
Lawton Daniel and J. M. Gooden
presented a slate of 14 names
from which the following seven
members were elected to serve as
Board of Trustees. For a three
year term, D. P. Hulbert, Stanley
E. Smith Jr. and D. K. Roughton;
for a two year term, Mrs. Gladys
Culpepper and Mrs. Macy Skinner;
for a one year term, David T. Co
ley and James C. Peavy.
At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees following the meeting of
the members, these officers were
elected; President, James C. Pea
vy; vice president, Mrs. Gladys
Culpepper; secretary and treasur
er, Mrs. Macy Skinner.
The membership of the Perry
Club Council will hold four meet
ings a year, one in January, April
and July of each year with the
annual meeting to be held in Oc
tober of each year.
Standing committees to serve
for the council will be announced
at a meeting of the board of trus
tees to be held today (Thursday).
At the Hospitals
Mrs. A. C. Pritchett has return
ed to her home after undergoing
surgery at the Macon Hospital.
Mrs. Maxine Bowman was ad
mitted to the Macon Hospital Mon
day.
Mrs. T. C. Mayo was admitted to
the Middle Georgia Hospital Mon
day.
Mrs. Nellie Logue was admitted
to the Parkview Hospital Monday.
Mrs. E. L. McGuire was dismis
sed from the Parkview Hospital
Monday.
In the third flight, Virgil Brooks
is the winner, beating Cooper Eth
eridge and Wendell Whipple. Mar
-1 ion Brown will meet Tommie
Hunt in the consolation.
Ralph Tabor is the winner in
the fourth flight, defeating A1 Car
penter. Otis Whitten and Stanley
Smith are the consolation oppon
■ ents.
’ George Brown will meet the win
. ner of the Gene Weems-Hubert
'< Stefannini match for top place in
the fifth flight.
B. G. Bickley is the winner of
r the sixth flight, defeating Bobby
Horton in the finals. Chuck Mc-
Clelland and Leonard Bell will
fight it out in the consolation.