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VOL N - 28 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1960 ESTABLISHED 1870
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ALL^THAT’S LEFT OF HOUSTON LAKE BOWLINR Alfev ‘
Fire Destroys 8-Alley Building in Early Morning Disaster Friday
Fire Levels Bowling Alley
At Houston Lake Friday
Soros/s Cook Book
Still Best Seller;
Recipe by Telephone
It seems as if the Sorosis Cook
Book may become a best seller
soon. Since its publication in
1958, over 1,500 copies have
been distributed and sold to
tourists, visitors, residents of
other towns and states, as well
as to almost every housewife in
Perry.
Mrs. Mildred Warren, artist
and contributor of recipes in the
cook book, received a frantic
telephone call Monday from a
Macon housewife, who was in
the process of making one of the
foods in the cook book. The re
cipe was one of Mrs. Warren’s
and the Maconite was in doubt
as to when she should add the
eggs to her mixture. After re
ceiving the correct information,
she went back to her baking and
Mrs. Warren put in a new order
for more cook books.
Schools to Open
Here On Sept. 6;
Tax Millage Cut
We hate to mention it, school
age folks, but school in Houston
county will begin the Tuesday af
ter Labor Day, or Sept. 6 to be
exact.
The Houston County Board of
Education set the date Tuesday.
It was reported that the extra
week will give the contractors
more time to complete the school
building projects in the county.
Another major item of news
coming out of the board of educa
tion meeting was its request for
a reduction of tax millage on
school bonds from 3Vfc to 3 mills.
This was made possible by the in
crease in the tax digest. School
taxes, therefore, will be 18 mills
—ls for operating costs and 3
mills for retirement of countywide
school bonds.
Norwood to Serve
Dr. Felton Norwood Jr. is spend
ing a few weeks with his parents,
-Mr. and Mrs. Felton Norwood Sr.,
before leaving for Montgomery for
a month’s training in the Air
force. From Montgomery, / Dr.
Norwood will fly to Saudia Ara
bia, where he will be stationed for
two years.
andrew-mclendon team in junior league
First row, I. to r., Larry Walton, Larry Horsting, Douglas Lee,
Uan Moody, Palmer Hasty and Wright McCarty. Back row, I. to r.,
Kicky Cotton, David Hathaway, Dale Tomlinson, Bernard Hageman,
* a ck Flournoy, Rodney Lockerman and Tommy Collier. Manager
Lory Gunter. (Home Journal Staff Photo by Henry Gotten).
Houston Lake Bowling Alley
was destroyed by fire about 4 a. m,
last Friday. Nothing was left but
warped tin from the roof and the
metal drink boxes.
Jack Wilson of Perry, who leas
ed the bowling alleys from J. H.
Davis and Son, said he had no in
surance on the equipment which
he owned in the bowling alley.
Jerry A. Davis Jr. said the
building itself “had a little insur
ance” on it. He said no definite
plans have been made on repla
cing the building.
Mr. Wilson said the origin of
the fire had not been determined
but that it was possible that a ci
garette had been thrown in a place
where it smouldered until the
building caught fire.
He said that a white man and a
Negro fought the blaze with buck
ets for a long time before calling
for help.
The Perry Fire Department an
swered the call but the blaze was
out of control when the firemen
arrived. Mr. Wilson said the fire
men could be credited with saving
the dance hall which was close by.
Club Council Made
SSOO on Ball Game
The Perry Club Council, Inc.,
which is developing big plans for
a recreation area for Perry, clear
ed SSOO on its sponsoring of the
all-star Junior Baseball game July
4.
Mrs. W. A. Lee, president, said
: final reports were received during
last week, showing a profit of
about SSOO. Mrs. J. A. Layson won
the SSO door prize at the all-star
game.
Surveyor Milton Beckham is ma
king maps of the 38-acre plot on
the southeast side of the city
i where the recreation area will be 1
developed.
Red Cross-Farm Bureau Swimming
Classes Will Begin on July 25
I Swimming clases, sponsored by
jthe Houston County Farm Bureau,
have been announced for this sum
'mer. Beginning Monday, July 25
through Friday, August 5, the Ma
con Chapter of the American Red
' Cross will instruct the swimmers
II at Vinson’s Valley.
• ; Andrew J. Hanson, veteran in
structor, will direct these classes.
. Mr. Hanson has been the director
■ of the swimming classes at Vin
son’s Valley for the past 14 years.
Houston County Can Participate
In Red Cross Blood Bank Program
A Red Cross Blood Bank has been established for Perry
residents. Blood will be banked at both the Houston County
Hospital in Warner Robins and the Peach County Hospital in
Fort Valley. It will be available to any resident of Perry on a
no replacement basis.
This blood will be furnished free to any Perry resident
requiring treatment; however, there will be an administration
and laboratory fee of approximately $5 per pint.
For Perry residents confined in Macon hospitals, blood
service on a no replacement basis has been arranged for
through the Macon chapter of the American Red Cross. If
there is a need for the rarer types of blood, arrangements
have been made whereby these types will be secured by the
Red Cross.
The Perry Red Cross Blood Bank has been established
largely through the efforts of Martin Austin, chairman of the
1960 Perry Red Cross Drive, and Wallace Gotten, chairman
of the Perry Red Cross Blood Bank.
A blood bank is an asset to the city of Perry. Availability
of blood in an emergency has saved many lives. The mainte
nance of the blood bank will depend upon terry citizens as
blood donors. Citizens are urged to support this worthy cause
as they have with all other worthwhile projects in the past.
DEATH IN SUNSHINE ALLEY
Jerry Cooper, Aged Negro, Robbed
And Slashed to Death in Home Here
Jerry Cooper, 73-year-old Negro,
was slashed to death by an un
known assailant sometime early
Sunday morning and officers said
robbery was the motive.
The assailant apparently sneak
ed through a bedroom window and
surprised the aging Negro about
2 to 4 a. m. Sunday, Sgt. C. D.
Leverette of the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation testified at an in
quest called by Coroner Gardner
Watson Tuesday.
Some evidence indicates that
Cooper had between S7OO and
SBOO in his pockets, Sheriff C. C.
Chapman said. He recently re
ceived a big check in Social Se
curity benefits.
The sheriff and the GBI agent
| said they are investigating the
The minimum age for swimmers
must be at least 8 years. The
classes being taught this year are
beginners, intermediates, swim
mers, junior and senior life saving
; and a special adult class.
This year’s estimate of the to
tal number of students taking
swimming lessons is expected to
exceed last year’s registration
number of 234. The facilities at
Vinson’s Valley will accommodate
an unlimited number of pupils.
Those wishing to participate in
these classes are urged to register
at the Farm Bureau office. The
pupils who are unable to go by the
Farm Bureau office may register
at Vinson’s Valley on July 25. 1
Busses will be available, or pupils
may furnish their own transpor
attion if they desire.
A water show and family pic- 1
nic will be held Friday, August 5
to climax the swimming classes.
Mr. Hanson praised Houston
County as being the only county
in the state to give its full support
to this Farm Bureau activity. He
urges every eligible and interest- 1
ed person, from 8 to 80 years of
age, to register immediately for
these classes.
Jimmy Smallwood returned
home last Friday after vacationing
at Daytona and Jacksonville beach-)
es and with relatives in Cordele. i
Tax Increase Considered
Dr. Hendrick Buys
Andrew Property
For Home for Aged
Dr. A. G. Hendrick has pur
chased the B. H. Andrew property
at the corner of Swift Street and
Second Street for use as a home
for the elderly.
Dr. Hendrick said he does not
know whether the Andrew home
itself can be used but that there
is ample space for a construction
for a nursing home on the lot.
The property runs along Second
Street back to the Presbyterian
Church and extends behind the
Redding Talton and C. C. Chap
man lots.
Dr. Hendrick said he has no im
mediate plans for building the
home, but purchased the proper
ty from the Andrew Estate for
that purpose.
, case but have no leads on the
killer.
Killed by “Unknown Person”
A coroner’s jury returned a ver
dict Tuesday morning saying that
Cooper came to his death by a
knife wound which severed his
jugular veins. He died at the
hands of “an unknown person,”
the coroner’s jury said. Members
of the coroner’s jury were Ed
Thompson, foreman; D. M. Ryle,
Louis Harper, T. F. Hardy and
Henry Parker.
Dr. A. G. Hendrick, medical
examiner, said Cooper had been
dead about 14 to 16 hours when
he was found. He said there were
two knife wounds in his chest and
one in the top of his head, but
none of these could have caused
death. The wound that killed him
was the slash “across the entire
front of his throat,” Dr. Hendrick
testified.
William Bannister, a neighbor,
found Cooper at 7:10 p. m. lying
in a pool of blood, where his as
sailant left him to die. Bannister
told officers he had not seen
Cooper all during the day Sunday
and decided to look in on him.
Evidence of a Struggle
Sgt. Leverette testified that
there was considerable evidence
of a struggle in the room. Cooper
was wearing pajamas, he said.
Sheriff Chapman expressed the
opinion that the assailant realized
j that Cooper could have identified
him and decided to kill him after
he had robbed him. In addition to
the billfold, the Negro’s car keys
I and his gold watch were missing. |
| Cooper worked for Union Motor
i Company at its service station for
about 15 years before retiring two
| years ago. He lived alone on Sun-
I shine Alley, which runs off Hous
| ton Lake Drive.
His sister, Laura Bryant, testi
■ fied that she had talked to Cooper
Saturday morning but could offer
no evidence which might lead to
the killer. She said Cooper had
told her recently that he was plan
ning to get married again, but
that she did not think he was con
sidering it seriously. His wife died
about a year ago.
Sheriff Chapman said he had
received an offer from a white
friend of the slain man to give a
i SIOO reward for information lead
ing to the conviction of the killer. |
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BLOODWORTH HONORED RY
J. W. Bloodworth, seated, was presented a 50-year membership
pin at ceremonies at the lodge Monday night, by Grand Secretary Dan
Lockman, center standing. Allen P. Whipple, left, was master of cere
monies and Worshipful Master Joe Borders, right, directed the pro-:
gram.
J. W. Bloodworth Honored
As a Mason for 50 Years
John William Bloodworth, re
tired attorney, businessman, legis
lator and educator, was honored
by Houston Lodge No. 35 here
Monday night by presentation of a
pin signifying 50 years member
shpi in Masonry.
Dan Lockman of Macon, secre
tary of the Grand Lodge of Geor
gia, made the presentation after
Mr. Bloodworth’s life was review
ed in a This Is Your Life program,
with Allen P. Whipple as the
chairman and master of ceremon
ies.
Mr. Bloodworth was surrounded
by his old friends and relatives as
he received the pin and heard
himself praised for his long ser
vice to this community. He re
ceived many gifts and letters.
Special guests of the lodge in
cluded E. M. Beckham, T. D. Ma
son, G. W. Lee, F. M. Greene Sr.,
Mrs. Eugene Joyner, C. P. Gray,
Alva Davis, Frank King, Donald
Smith, Claude Andrew, H. E. Gor
don, J. M. Gooden, Dr. A. G. Hen
drick, R. H. Howard, Sheriff C.
C. Chapman, Mrs. Cyril Yates,
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, Mrs. Georgia
McPhaul and Mrs. Norine Jones,
and the following relatives, Mrs.
Helen Davis, Mrs. Ann Mobley,
Tommy, Johnnie, Martha Ann and
Berry Mobley.
Born in Jones County
Mr. Bloodworth was born in
Jones county on Dec. 9, 1883, one
of 11 children. He was educated
in the Jones county schools and
received a bachelor of science de
gree from Georgia Military Col
lege in 1902. He entered law
school and graduated in 1905.
He began his career as a school
superintendent in Roberta and
served three years. He then went
to Reynolds, where he was super
intendent of Coleman Institute
and met his lifelong friend, Eu
THESE BOYS LEARN SPORTS IN CITY RECREATION PROGRAM
Most of the 75 boys who are taking part in the recreation program at the Perry Athletic Field are
shown here with their teachers, Boot Hunt, on second row, at right, and Ronnie Griffin, his assistant, on
third row at right. First row, I. to r., are Bobby Baxley, Wayne Boler, David Baker, Gary Chapman, Ken
Collier, Mike Crosby, Davis Cosey, Johnny Ellison, Warren Gallemore, Thomas Griffin, Johnny Hall and
Wayne Wilbanks. Second row, 1. to r., Steven Hall, Bobby Harris, Billy Hulbert, Edward Irby, Wayne
Irby, Kay Leach, Lee Lasseter, Courtney Mason, Thomas Mason, Franklin McDaniel, Walter Wilson and
Coach Boot Hunt. Third row, 1. to r., Mike McKinley, Larry Mosteller, David Mauldin, Steve Mayo, Stan
ley Odom, Ronnie Spicer, Roy Phillips, Wendy Pierce, Michael Rainey, Robert Rainey and Ronnie Grif
fin. Fourth row, 1. to r., Richie Ratliff, Ben Stephens, Otis Stocks, Mike Tatum, Stewart Stefanini, Mike
Gray, John Harris, Church Harms and Joe Knighton. Fifth row, 1. to r., Randy Loggins, Gary Wright,
Larry Gattis, Billy Venema, Bobby Akin, Robbie Dix, Buddy Melgaard, Tommy Melgaard, Robert Martin
and Bobby Flowers. (Home Journal Staff Photo.)
gene Joyner, who was at the “John
W. Bloodworth Night” program. (
Mr. Bloodworth came to Perry
and served one year as superin
tendent of the Perry school. He
and Mrs, Bloodworth, the former
Miss Elizabeth Ann Walker of Ro
berta on April 5, 1906. They had
two children, Mrs. Helen Davis
and Mrs. Ann Mobley, both of
Perry.
Held Many Local Offices
In Perry during the last 54
years, Mr. Bloodworth has served
his community in many capacities.
He was a trustee of the Perry
i schools for 14 years, eight of
1 which he served as chairman. He
was a member of city council for
several terms, city clerk and trea
surer for five years, solicitor of
city court for eight years, presi
dent of Home Builders, Inc., and
director of the old Houston Tele
phone Company, representative of
Houston county in the general as
sembly for several terms and state
senator for several terms, a mem
ber of the staffs of Gov. M. E.
Thompson, Ellis Arnall and Ern
est Vandiver, member of the First
Baptist Church. And, of course,
he was a Mason and a Shriner.
The committee of the lodge ar
ranging for the affair included
Mr. Whipple, Worshipful Master
Joe Borders, Dan Britton, Alton
Rainey, W. C. Langston, I. M.
NeSmith, W. F. White, Billy Gray,
Tom Moore, Louie Davis and
others.
J. M. Teresi Jr. of Covina, Calif.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Allen McConnell 1
of Macon spent Saturday with Rev.
and Mrs. James Teresi. Mrs. Mc-
Connell is the daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Teresi. Rev. and Mrs.
C. E. Fite of Cordele were the
luncheon guests of the Teresi’s on
Sunday.
1870-1960 1
OUR 9 OTH YEAR
9C Years Old, But As Modern As
Tomorrow
Two-Mill Raise
By County Seen
Houston County Commissioners
yesterday received a motion for
an increase of two mills in county
taxes but the motion died for lack
of second.
The situation arose when only
three commissioners were present
for the meeting, Vice Chairman
Wyatt Kersey, Mayo Davis and
Paul Stalnaker.
Mr. Davis made the motion that
the commissioners set the tax rate
at two mills more than last year,
when it was 42.75 mills.
Mr. Stalnaker said he could not
second the motion because he did
not think a tax raise was neces
sary.
Mr. Kersey asked County At
torney Dave Hulbert if he (Ker
sey) could second the motion since
he was serving as chairman of
the meeting in the absence of
Chairman Jake Eason. Mr. Hul
bert said he believed it would be
better to have the full board to
gether when a matter as important
as setting the tax rate was being
i decided.
W. H. (Pip) Rape was the other
commissioner absent in addition to
Mr. Eason.
Try to Meet Today
The commissioners will try to
have another meeting today at 10
| a. m. to set the tax rate if a full
I board can be present.
The 42.75 mill rate for 1959 in
cludes one quarter mill for the
state, 21 mills for county opera
tion, 18 Vi mills for the schools
and school bonds, and three mills
for the county hospital bonds.
Commissioner Stalnaker said
this week that he had again asked
the county commissioners last
week if steps had been taken to
collect an alleged bill of $19,000
for work the county did on pro
perty in Warner Robins. He said
he got no satisfactory answer and
plans to introduce an official mo
tion at the next meeting of the
board that “the debt be turned
over to the proper legal authori
ties for collection.”
He said he made his effort to
find out about the “Williams bill”
at a closed session of the com
missioners last week.
The alleged bill, he said, is owed
by Charlie Williams, wealthy War
ner Robins real estate man.
No Tax Increase Possible
Stalnaker said he would not fa
vor any increase in taxes until
the Williams bill is paid. He also
said the county hospital authority
i owns a lot Warner Robins for
which it paid $20,000 and later
abandoned as a site for the Hous
ton County Hospital. He said this
lot should be sold and the money
turned over to the county.
“If the county will collect the
debt owed by Mr. Williams and
debts owed by other people of the
county, and sell this piece of pro
perty, it is possible we won’t need
higher taxes,” Mr. Stalnaker said.
He reiterated that Mr. Williams
requested the county to do the
work for $19,000 and he feels that
it is a “just and honest debt”.
The commissioners Wednesday
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