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y° L ‘— NQ I 27 — PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1960 ESTABLISHED 1870
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NEW HOUSTON HOSPITAL TO BEGIN RECEIVING PATIENTS FRIDAY
Open House Held last Saturday and Sunday at Million-Dollar Facility
Autopsy Shows Perry Woman, 49,
Died of a Heart Attack Tuesday
John E. Nelson, 88,
Buried Near Here
Funeral services for John E.
Nelson, 88, of Norfolk, Va., were
hold Friday at Christ Sanctified
Holy Church near here, the Rev.
Joseph E. Clelland officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Nelson died Thursday at
the Macon Hospital.
Survivors include a step-son, M.
D. Jernigan, Norfolk; three daugh
ters, Mrs. T. L. Davis, Norfolk,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Justice, Kansas
City, Kan., and Mrs. Iva Hill, Ft. .
Worth, Tex.; and 15 grandchil- !
dren.
Gardner Watson Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Political
Announcements
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
1 hereby announce that I am a
candidate for re-election as repre
sentative of Houston County in the
General Assembly of Georgia, sub
ject to the rules and regulations of
the State Primary to be held Sept.
14, 1960. Your vote and influence
in my behalf will be sincerely ap
preciated.
HERMAN WATSON
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
1 hereby announce my candida
cy for election as representative
of Houston County in the General
Assembly of Georgia in the State
Primary to be held in and for
Houston County on Sept. 14, 1960.
Your vote and support will be
sincerely appreciated.
PAUL STALNAKER
Jury Commission
Members Named
Milton Grace of Warner Robins
and C. L. Holt of Byron were ap
pointed jury commissioners of
Houston county by the three jud
ges of the Macon Judicial Circuit.
Mr. Grace succeeds Charles L.
■Villiams of Warner Robins and
Mr. Holt succeeds F. M. Greene
Jr. of Perry.
Other jury commissioners, who
will begin revising the jury box
on the first Monday in August, are
11 C. Armstrong of Perry, Doyle
McElheney of Grovania, Andrew
■'alton of Kathleen and A. A.
White Jr. of Byron.
The judges making the appoint-!
rnents were A. M. Anderson, Oscar
L. Long and Hal Bell.
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tolleson supply team in junior baseball
Front row, I. to r., Carlton Bessinger, Richard Dennard, David
'®n, Barry Grooms and Stephen Smith. Back row, I. to r,, Stoney
Jackson, manager, Charles Malone, Lane Middleton, Joe Baxley,
Cloud, Larry Ellison, Draper Watson, David Russell, and
a, l Schenck, manager. (Home Journal Photo by Henry Gotten).
Houston
Mrs. Cornelia Williard Tumlin,
49, died of a heart attack at her
home on Elko Road Tuesday af
ternoon.
She was the wife of Frank Tum
lin, truck driver who was away
from home. They have lived in
Perry about 10 years.
Mrs. Tumlin was believed to
have died about eight hours be
fore her body was found by neigh
bors, Sheriff C. C. Chapman said.
The sheriff called in Dr. Herman
Jones, State Crime Laboratory di
rector, who joined with Dr. A. G.
Hendrick of Perry in conducting
an autopsy. Mrs. Tumlin died of a
rupture of the coronary artery.
Bruises on her body were be
lieved to have been caused by a
fall, Sheriff Chapman said.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Tumlin is survived by five bro
thers, George Willard, Cordele;
Tommy Willard, Pearmont, N. Y.;
Jack Willard and Steve Willard,
Bowling Green, Ky.; and Grady
Willard, Dalton; three sisters, Mrs.
J. P. Flournoy, Smithville; Mrs.
Eula Flournoy and Mrs. J. Shipes,
Perry.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Friday at the chapel of
the Gardner Watson Funeral
Home here, and burial will be in
the cemetery at Griffin.
Former Perryan
Wins Essay Prize
Miss Nezzie Calhoun, Tifton
high school junior and former
Perry resident, won first place in
the state Americanism contest
sponsored by the American Legion
for her essay entitled My Duty as
A Citizen. The essay had previous
ly won the Tift County first place
over 39 other entries.
Miss Calhoun was presented as
an award, a $25 check by Mrs.
Robert Lee, chairman of the Tift
County Auxiliary’s Americanism
committee. The winner is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wesley Calhoun of Tifton, former
ly of Perry.
ON DEAN’S LIST
Thomas (Boot) Hunt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Hunt, 610 Gordon
Street, Perry, was named to the
Dean’s List at the University of
Georgia, where he was a freshman i
for the spring quarter.
Recreation Director Sets 2 Games
For 7-12 Boys Saturday Afternoon
Ogletree to Serve
Kirkwood Church
During the session of the North
Georgia Conference which was
held in Atlanta last week, Rev.
David Ogletree was appointed to
serve as associate pastor of the
Kirkwood Methodist Church for
another year.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Ogletree of Perry.
Warning Issued
By Ga. Power Co.
On 'lnspectors'
A warning to homeowners
against admitting persons alleging
to be Georgia Power Company wir
ing inspectors seeking wiring jobs
has been issued by the Better Bus
iness Bureau.
The warning followed reports
from several areas in the state
that persons posing as power com
pany employees are trying to swin
dle homeowners by promising to
rewire homes, collecting cash,
then disappearing without doing
the work.
Several persons already have
been swindled out of large sums
of money through this method, ac
cording to the Bureau.
“Georgia Power Company,” an
official of the utility firm declar
ed, “does not engage in house
wiring. This is a field left entire
ly to electrical contractors. Any
inspection done by a power com
pany employe is to verify work al
ready performed by one of these
contractors under Georgia Power’s
newly instituted wiring plan. Even
here, however, any monetary
transaction is between contractor
and homeowner, not between the
Georgia Power Company and the
homeowner.”
Power company employees en
gaged in any business in a resi
dential area carry full identifica
tion. Their transportation consists
of regulation red trucks with com-
I pany insignia or passenger vehi
cles with company insignia.
Homeowners are encouraged to
telephone the local office of the
Georgia Power Company in any 1
case of doubt about identification
of its employees.
ON MERIT LIST
Sam Ryle has been named to the
merit list at Emory at Oxford.
| Sam is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
|d. M. Ryle.
Four baseball teams taking part
in the City Recreation Program
will play two games beginning at
5 p. m. Saturday, Recreation Direc
tor Boot Hunt said yesterday.
The Rebels will play the Braves
and the Dodgers will play the
Yankees, and both games should
be completed before time to turn
on the light, Boot said.
He has 72 boys from 7 to 12
years old enrolled in the program.
He has an average of 30 boys ev
ery morning and about 50 in the
afternoon. Some of the boys have
never failed to be present for
both sessions, which run from 9
to 11:30 a. m. and from 2 to 4:30
p. m.
Boot is planning an Awards
Night about four weeks from now,
when trophies will be presented to
boys who have shown the right
spirit and most improvement.
The public is invited to attend. 1
City Okays Planning Law
McNeill Reports
On Kiwanis Meet
Robert J. McNeill, president of
the Perry Kiwanis Club, reported
to the club Tuesday on the Kiwan
is International Convention held
at Miami Beach, Fla., last week.
Joseph 0. Tally Jr., 39, Fayette
ville, N. C., was elected president
of Kiwanis International.
Mr. McNeill reported that Ki
wanis has 260,000 members in
more than 4,700 clubs throughout
the U. S. and Canada.
Rev. James B. Hutchinson, new
pastor of the Perry Methodist
Church, was welcomed into the
local club as a new member by
Eric Staples.
At the Hospitals
Mrs. Bessie Goodman was admit
ted to the Macon Hospital last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Rosemary Horsting was dis
missed from the Macon Hospitla
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Margaret Morgan was ad
mitted to the Macon Hospital last
Thursday.
Reeves Lawson was admitted to
the Middle Georgia Hospital last
Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie Logan was admitted
to the Parkview Hospital last
Thursday.
Mrs. J. 0. Coleman underwent
an operation on her ear at Macon
Hospital Wednesday.
Harry Herndon was dismissed
from the Macon Hospital Sunday.
R. E. Browp is undergoing
, treatment for a broken leg at the
Macon Hospital.
Mrs. W. A. (Pete) Whitehurst
underwent an operation at the
Middle Georgia Hospital Wednes
day.
WE’VE GOT NEWS FOR THE
ADMIRAL—Admiral Hyman Rick
over, critic of the nation’s schools
who believes that European and
especially Russian schools are bet
ter than ours, said to a Congres
sional committee that we should
adopt the European “internship”
for teachers and require them to
do practice teaching under an ex
pert before they are turned loose
with a class of their own. Where
has he been all this time, do you
suppose? That’s an old custom in
this country. Georgia and many
another state has had practice
teaching since Buck was a pup.
Masons to Honor
J. W. Bloodworth
With 50-Year Pin
John W. Bloodworth, retired
businessman, attorney, legislator
and educator, will be presented a
1 50-year membership pin by Hous
ton Lodge No. 35, F. and A. M.,
here next Monday night.
“J. W. Bloodworth Night” will
be observed by the lodge with a
program and barbecue beginning
at 7:30 p. m. at the lodge hall.
Allen P. Whipple is chairman of
the program and other members
working on the plans include Wor
shipful Master Joe Borders, Dan
Britton, Alton Rainey, W. C. Lang
ston, I. W. NeSmith, W. F. White,
Billy Gray, Ben Morgan, Tom
Moore, Louie Davis and Dan Gunn.
JOHN W. BLOODWORTH
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HOUSTON COUNTIAN ELECTED BY WELFARE WORKERS
Mrs. Aurelia C. Evans, (second from left,) of the Houston Coun
ty Welfare Department, Perry, receives congratulations as the new
president of the Georgia County Welfare Directors Association.
With her are, from left, Mrs. Marie A. Vaughn, Cartersville, out
going president of the Association, and the other new officers of
the group, Mrs. Jane B. Powell, Jackron, vice president; Miss Mary
H. Collier, Athens, secretary; and Mrs. Sara J. Carter, Macon,
treasurer. The officers were chosen at the Association's meeting
last week at the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing
Education.
FFA Larry Johnson
Attends Conference
The state FFA and FHA leader
ship conference was held June 20-
25 at the state FFA-FHA camp at
Lake Jackson, Larry Johnson, as
sistant treasurer of the local chap
ter, was the Perry chapter’s repre
sentative at this conference.
Larry Is a member of the tenth
grade at Perry High School, holds
the Junior Farmer degree, has en
tered various cattle shows and is
an active member of the Perry
chapter.
This conference is a leadership
training school for FFA and FHA
leaders for the state. It consists
of representatives from chapters
from the entire state of Georgia.
These representatives for one
week are taught to lead various
types of discussion groups and to
teach others to perform their du
ties as officers of a local chapter
through better leadership train
ing.
Personal Mention
Mrs. Kate Wyatt of Greenville,
South Carolina was the weekend
guest of her sister, Mrs. Clinton
Cooper.
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mitchell
and children, Mary Lou, Martha,
Walt and Roland, of Macon were
the weekend guests of her sister,
Mrs. Charlie Logue and family.
Nancy Mitchell returned home
with her parents after spending
a week with the Logues.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ellison and
sons attended an Ellison family re
union in Montezuma Sunday.
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Mrs. R. S. Jones of Fort Valley
spent the weekend with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Charlie Logue and fami
ly.
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Miss Jean Norman, who is at
tending summer school at GSCW,
spent the holiday weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Norman.
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Guests of Mrs. C. K. Cooper dur
ing the holiday weekend were Mrs.
Kate Wyatt of Greensville, S. C.,
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Cooper Jr.
and daughter of Manchester and
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Scarborough
and children of Marietta.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Davis re
turned Friday from South Caro
lina where they were the guests
of his brother, Coring Davis and
family at their beach cottage at
j Garden City.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Watson
'and children, Martha Lynn and
Draper, spent several days last
! week in Atlanta.
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| Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williams and
daughter, Lynne, of Marietta were
; the weekend guests of Lt. Col. and
Mrs. Warren C. Williams. They
all attended a Williams family re
union in Valdosta on Sunday.
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Warren Williams, who is attend
ing summer school in Marietta,
spent the holiday weekend with
his parents, Lt. Col. and Mrs. War
ren C. Williams,
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stanley, Stan
ley Furniture and Appliance Co.,
Perry last week attended the
Southern Furniture and Rug Mar
ket, High Point, N. C.
Welfare Workers
Elect Mrs. Evans
Mrs. Aurelia C. Evans of the
Houston County Welfare Depart
ment was elected president of the
Georgia County Welfare Directors
Association at their workshop at
the University of Georgia this
week.
Named to serve with her are
Mrs. Jane B. Powell, Jackson, vice
president; Mary H. Collier, Ath
ens, secretary; and Mrs. Sara J.
Carter, Macon, treasurer. Outgo
ing president is Mrs. Marie A.
Vaughn, Cartersville.
Family Entertained
Mr. and Mrs. P, M. Satterfield,
1 who left Tuesday to return home
with their daughter, Mrs. Max Mil
ler, and family to Lake Charles,
Louisiana for a two weeks’ visit,
entertained members of their fam
ilies with a covered dish supper
at their home Saturday night.
Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Clay
ton Morris of Atlanta; Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Lee and sons, and Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Satterfield and son,
all of Macon; Mr. and Mrs. Har
ris Satterfield of Newnan; A/ls
Larry Elder of Orlando, Fla.; Miss
Sandra Lee Miller of Albany; Mr.
and Mrs. John Satterfield; Mrs.
Frank Satterfield and daughters;
Mrs. Bessie Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Roper and children; Mr. and Mrs.
Avery Lee and the honor guests,
Chaplain and Mrs. Max Miller and
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tabor en
tertained with a dinner Sunday at
their home near here. Guests were
Mr. and Mrs. George Bagley and
children, Mary Elizabeth and
George, of Americus; Dr. Frank
Wilson and children, Frank and
Sara, and his mother, Mrs. F. A.
Wilson of Leslie; Mrs. G. W. Bag
ley of Leslie; and Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse D. Powell of Fitzgerald. Mr.
and Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Tabor’s par
ents, remained as overnight
guests.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bragg and
children and Theresa Griffin en
joyed deep sea fishing at Cara
belle, Fla. last weekend.
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LARRY ELLISON WINS A HOME JOURNAL BIKE
Sold Enough Subscriptions to Be First Boy Winner
1870-1960 1
OUR 90TH YEAR
90 Years Old, But As Modern As
Tomorrow
Perry Prepares
For Big Impact
Os Interstate 75
Mayor and Council of the City
of Perry Tuesday night voted to
establish the Perry Planning Com
mission to begin a program of
planning and zoning of this rapid
ly expanding town of 6,000.
They adopted an ordinance set
ting up the commission, which will
be composed of five residents of
the city to be appointed by the
Mayor and Council. They will
serve at the pleasure of the city’s
governing body.
The commission is given author
ity in the ordinance to employ
persons needed to carry on its
work and may contract with the
State Planning Agency and city
planners for such services as it
may require.
The commission will operate un
der the provisions of the General
Planning and Zoning Enabling Act
of 1957.
Mayor and Council have con
tracted with Hill and Adler, city
planning consultants, to begin the
first phases of planning. The city
officials felt that it was necessary
to set up the planning and zoning
commission because of the impact
the new Interstate Highway 75
will have on the city.
Gas Finances “Healthy”
In other action Tuesday night,
Mayor and Council heard a report
from Robert P. Grey, president of
Littrell Gas Service Corp., the
consulting company on Perry’s gas
department. Mr. Grey said the gas
department’s finances are “ex
tremely healthy” and recommend
ed that the city set up a sinking
fund of $31,500 with the Trust
Company of Georgia, which would
be instructed to invest the money
at the best possible interest rate.
Councilman Alton Hardy report
ed that the Houston county com
missioners have agreed to do the
major part of the work on the
proposed “perimeter road” from
U. S. 341 North to U. S. 41 North,
thence from U. S. 41 North over to
the Houston Lake Road.
Mr. Hardy said the commission
ers expected to get started on the
work in August. The city has been
able to get the right of way for
the perimeter road without cost
to the city. The county will do the
heavy clearing and put in the fills
and drainage.
Racial Incident Reported
Boot Hunt, city recreation di
rector, reported that a group of
Negro boys threw rocks at the
white Junior Baseball players
from over a fence Monday night.
When Deputy Skeet Chapman
went to investigate, the colored
boys scattered and could not be
found. They were said to appear
to be 17 to 19 years old.
Council voted to buy two more
Dempster Dumpsters to handle
garbage collection more efficient
ly.
Placing of the new mercury-va
por street lights from the inter
section of Main Street and Hous
ton Lake Drive down to the corn
er of Main and Ball Streets was
approved.
Policeman Sought
Councilman H. E. Weems,
chairman of the police committee,
reported that Officer T. E. Nash
had resigned and the city is re
ceiving applications for the job
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