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DEER, BOBBY TUGGLE AND LARRY WALKER
Perry Young Men Bagged 13-Point Buck in South Georgia
Ordinary, Retiring After 30 Years,
Tells of Great Growth of Houston
John L. Hodges, who will retire
voluntarily on January 1, 1961, as
judge of the Court of Ordinary as- :
ter nearly 30 years, has served *
Houston county from the depths of i
the depression in 1931 through the i
period of unprecedented growth i
and progress of recent years. The |'
contrast of these two periods is
reflected in the ordinary’s office.
When Judge Hodges succeeded
the late M. L. Cooper in June 1931,
Houston county had a population
of 11,280, as compared to over
39,154 in 1960; Perry had 600 resi
dents as compared to 6,000 now;
and Warner Robins was a little
village called Wellston with about
100 population as compared to
over 18,000 in 1960.
Vital statistics records in the
ordinary’s office show that only
627 birth had been recorded for
Houston County from 1927 to 1931.
Today there are over 16,600 births
with about 900 now being recorded
per year.
The 1960 Marriage record does
not reflect the growth of the coun
ty as do some other statistics in
the ordinary’s office due to the
fact that the new law requiring a
three-day waiting period has caus
ed many teen-agers to go to other
states to marry, Mr. Hodges says.
However, 220 marriage licenses
(175 white and 45 colored) were
issued in 1960 as compared to 90
licenses (24 white and 66 colored)
in 1931.
6,480 Marriage Licenses
Records show that 6,480 marri
age licenses were issued and re
corded during Mr. Hodges’ tenure
of office. Os this number, 3,652
wore issued to white couples and
2,828 to colored. Judge Hodges
Performed the marriage ceremony
for 3,228 of these couples; 1,687 of
whom were white and 1,541 color
ed.
Returning to the growth of
Houston county, Judge Hodges,
who has been in charge of 15 gen- 1
oral elections, nine special elec
tions and a number of elections
tor Justices of the Peace and Con
stables, pointed out the increase
! n the number of qualified voters
>n the county from 1,000 in 1932
,0 B - 3 50 in 1960 with 5,100 of these
'oters residing in the Lower Fifth
'Hrict (Warner Robins precinct).
The Probate Court is another in
dention of the increased popula
,! on °f Houston county, Judge
Judges continued. In 1931, 28 es
e , ere handled as compared to
I J " 1960 in the Court of Ordin
ary.
Patrol Cases Increase
Mier evidence of the growth of
11 ■ section is the Patrol Court,
■ l 'age Hodges said. In 1938, the
' year that the State Patrol op
'n Georgia, only 120 cases
' disposed of in Houston Coun-
a ’ - v Ordinary. There has been
average of 825 cases disposed
th 1,1 '^ e Gourt of Ordinary during
‘ Past three years. More than
tv ri, | j cen t of the cases are coun
ts ° r ? eorgia residents. Over 8,200
uses have been handled by Judge
Hr, S f S ’ the only Ordniary in
Uston County to ever hold Pa-
3) ournal
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 1960
trol Court.
As a matter of historical record,
Mr, Hodges has held the office of
Ordinary much longer than any 1
other man. Others who have serv
ed in this capacity and the year
they began service were: John H.
Powers, 1851; John S. Jobson,
1856; W. T. Swift, 1863; A. S.
Giles, 1875; John H. Houser, 1885;
Joseph Palmer, 1893; S. T. Hurst,
1898; P. H. Skellie, 1909; I. T.
Woodard, 1917; Emmett Houser,
1922; M. L. Cooper, 1925.
“Inferior Court” Preceded
In the early history of Georgia,
J the probate court was called the
Inferior Court, being “inferior” to
the superior court. Early records j
of Houston county from 1827 show'
that the inferior court composed
of three men met for “ordinary
purposes” once a week and attend
ed to all county matters. The
name “inferior” was changed to
“ordinary” in the 1830’s but three
men composed the court until
1851.
It is interesting to note that
C. H. Rice, who served as clerk of
the Court of Ordinary from 1833
to 1850 was the great grandfather
of the retiring ordinary.
Mr. Hodges is looking forward
to retirement with mingled emo
tions—with regret at leaving an
office to which he has given loving
care and faithful service but with
relief to be out from under the
tremendous responsibility of an j
office whose duties have increased
manifold with the growth of Hous
; ton county.
Lamar E. Christopher of Warner
Robins will succeed Mr. Hodges on
Jari. 1, 1961.
JOHN P. DUNCAN
Duncan Will Speak
To Farm Bureau
Here on Thursday
John P. Duncan of Quitman, pre
i sident of the Georgia Farm Bu
. reau Federation, will be the guest
, speaker at the January meeting of
1 the Houston Farm Bureau chap
; ter here Thursday, Jan. 5.
I Mr. Duncan will speak at a meet
- ing beginning at 7:30 p. m. at the
) Junior High School lunchroom, it
> was announced by Ralph Tabor,
i president of the Houston Farm
- Bureau chapter.
Tournament Will Begin Tonight
F. M. Greene Sr.
Dies of Illness;
Burial in Perry
Funeral services for Frank M. ,
Greene Sr., who died Monday, De
cember 27, were held Wednesday
afternoon at the First Baptist
Church.
The services were conducted by
Rev. J. M. Teresi and Elder J. C.
Bryant. Pallbearers were T. D. Ma
son Jr., Wilson Greene, Horace
Greene, Clarence Greene, Joe
Greene and D. W. Greene. Inter
ment followed at Evergreen Ceme
tery.
Mr. Greene, a member of The
Fellowship Primitive Baptist
Church, had lived in Perry for the
past 54 years. He was a graduate
of Mercer University, former prin
cipal of Perry Schools and super
intendent of Houston County
Schools for a number of years.
He took an active part in civic
and government affairs, having
served as state senator and as state j
director of Vocational Rehabilita
tion. At one time he was principal j
of the 12th District A. & M. School
in Cochran.
In 1959, Mr. Greene retired
from the U. S. Government ser- j
vice where he had been attorney
in the Judge Advocate’s office at
Robins Air Force Base.
On August 7, 1957 he and Mrs.
Greene celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Mabel Gurr; three
daughters, Mrs. T. K. Sellers of
Albany, Mrs. J. H. Richards and
Mrs. Ben Newberry of Perry; three
1 sons, W. D. Greene, Rome, Rev.
Robert Greene, Weston, Conn, and
F. M. Greene Jr. of Perry; two bro-!
thers, George and Perry Greene,
Gray, Ga. Thirteen grandchildren
i also survive. I
j Gardner Watson Funeral Home
(was in charge.
I J. A. Davis Hurt
In Accident Here
From 6 p. m. Friday through
midnight, December 26, the Perry
' office of the Georgia State Patrol
reported seven accidents and 10
injured in wrecks within the five
counties served by them. Only two,
however, involved Houston County
people.
On Christmas Eve, J. A. Davis
Sr. suffered injuries when the car
he was driving was struck from be
hind by one driven by John Gray,
Negro of Route 1, Perry. The ac
cident occurred on the Houston 1
Lake Road near Houston Lake
Baptist Church. Mr. Davis had
stopped to pick up his cook and
had pulled off the highway onto
the shoulder of the road. Appar
ently the Negro lost control of his
car as he was rounding the curve
and hit the Davis car. Mr. Davis,
suffering cuts and bruises was
carried to the Macon Hospital. X
rays show no broken bones.
The Negro, who received lacer
ations of the head and body, was
charged with speeding and driving
under the influence. Mr. Davis’
car was demolished.
M. J. Harrison of Route 1, Kath
leen, escaped injury when the car
he was driving ran off the road
about 10 o’clock Monday morning
and landed in the ditch. The mis
hap occurred on the Houston Lake-
Powersville Road. Damages to Mr.
Harrison’s car amounted to $75.
Charge to Be Made
For Photographs
Effective Jan. 1, 1961, The
Home Journal will charge for pub
lishing engagement and wedding
photographs.
This charge is made necessary
because of the increase in costs of
having photo-engravings made.
The charges will be $1.50 for a
one-column cut and $2.50 for a
two-column cut. There will be no
fee for the write-up of the engage
ment or wedding.
Some Stores Open,
Some to Be Closed
: On Monday, Jan . 2
Many Perry stores will observe
next Monday, Jan. 2, as a holiday
-for New Year’s, but some will be
: | open.
t Government offices will be
, closed and the post office and the
i bank also will be closed all that
iday.
Beckham Honored I
As'Man of Year'
Perry Kiwanians honored W. E.
Beckham as “Man of the Year” I
for community service, heard a
sparkling address by Rev. Harold
Beaty of Macon and honored their
ladies at their annual Ladies
Night program al the New Perry]
Hotel last Thursday night.
Mr. Beckham was praised by!
W. K. Whipple, who made the pre-1
sentation for the secret commit- j
tee that makes the selection, for
his contributions to the civic, busi- [
ness, religious and cultural life of
the community.
Mr. Beckham’s service to the
First Baptist Church and Sunday
School in official capacities, his
leadership in the Chamber of Com
merce, the Perry Industrial De
velopment Corp., the Kiwanis Club
and other organizations were re
cognized. Mr. Whipple said Mr.
Beckham’s excellent taste is re
flected in many homes and busi
ness buildings in Perry, whose
| owners sought his advice in their
plans.
Mr. Beaty, pastor of the River
side Methodist Church, said three
words should be outstanding in a
j Christmas observance—giving, for
-1 giving and Thanksgiving. Our giv
i ing, he said, should be an expres
sion of one’s self, not just an “ex
i change of gifts”;; that we should
demonstrate forgiving through un- i
derstanding, sympathy and love;
and “all of us should realize that j
we are debtors to so many people” |
and they should receive a cheerful j
“thank you.”
Mr. Beaty was introduced by
Marion L. Brown.
Robert McNeill, retiring presi-
I dent, reported that the member-
I ship of the club had grown from!
65 to 71 during the year; that the
club gave financial assistance to
] the Boy Scouts, the Perry Public
Library; had sent one delegate to 1
Boys State and one to Girls’ State; I
had arranged for a group of chil- j
dren to attend “Children’s Day at
Robins Air Force Base; and had
given a trophy for the outstand
ing band student at the school.
Bill Nall, who takes over the
reins as president on Jan. 1, ac
cepted his gavel and presented a
gift to the retiring president.
Other officers taking over for
the new year will be Cliff Graham,
vice president; Tom Moore, secre
tary; and the following directors,
William Sexton, Terry Waldorf,
Martin Austin, Robert McNeill,
Dan Britton, James A. Hutchinson,
Glenn Van Fossen, George Brown
and Jack Miller.
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NEW TRASH COLLECTION
POLICY FOR CITY OF PERRY
Effective January 1, 1961
Effective January 1, 1961, no re
* fuse from construction, homes,
! commercial buildings, additions or
1 repairs will be removed by City of I
i Perry. This refuse will be allowed j
to be dumped at City Dump upon j
i request at the City Hall. No brush I
and other litter from lots cleared 1
prior to new construction, during, !
or after new construction will be
picked up. This may be dumped
at City Dump upon request at
City Hall. Debris from newly
cleared lots or construction will
not be placed anywhere on street
or right-of-way prior to removal
to dump site. The City will contin- 1
ue to pick up leaves, shrubbery
. trimmings, limbs, and other debris
! when properly placed out front or
at the regular garbage can from
home owners.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
City of Perry, Georgia
2tc. 12-22.
Perry Electricians
Use Two-Way Radio
Two Perry electricians, William
T. (Bill) Hill and John Teal Lewis,
have installed a two-way radio
system to improve their service. I
The base station is located at
Hill Electric and Refrigeration
1 Company on Elko Road. There are
also transmitters in the homes of
Hill and Lewis and in their pick
up trucks.
The station, with call letters
6W7636, is on a private wave
length and can reach for a 25-mile
radius. It has already been placed
in operation.
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ON DEAN’S LIST
Miss Mary Elizabeth Coleman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
: Coleman of Perry, was among 51
; students at LaGrange College to
; be named on the Honor Roll for
the fall quarter.
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JAYCEES FIX TOYS FOR NEEDY HERE
Mrs. Gus. Williams, secretary at State Jaycee Headquarters,
pitched in to help Jaycees Raymond Gornto and Bobby Horton to
fix up toys for needy children in Perry. (Jaycee Photo).
Jaycees, Acting as Santa,
Give Toys to 68 Children
COMING EVENTS
*
The Beltista Club will meet to
night at 8 o’clock at the home of
! Mrs. Martin Silcox on Swift Street.
I
The UDC will hold their month
ly meeting next Wednesday, Jan
uary 4 at 3:30 p. m. at the home
1 of Mrs. J. M. Teresi.
i
| The Executive Board of the Wo-|
men of the Presbyterian Church
1 will meet tonight, December 29 at
the home of Mrs. Don Dayton.
The Senior Youth Fellowship
Class of the Presbyterian Church
will hold their banquet tonight at 1
the Youth Center. Cobby Ware of
Augusta will be guest speaker.
The general meeting of WMS of
the First Baptist Church has been
postponed until January 10 at
3:45 p. m.
The Akikta Club will meet at
the home of Miss Joyce Batchelor
on January 4 at 4 p. m,
Bible Study in First Corinthians
will be held at the First Baptist
Church Jan. 2-5 at 7:30 p. m., with
Rev. J. M. Teresi as the teacher.
Jaycees will meet Monday night,
January 2, 7:30 at New Perry Ho- 1
j tel.
| At the Hospitals
i Joe Gayle Jr. and Curry Gayle, I
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gayle, *
were admitted to the Macon Hos-]
pital Monday.
Mrs. George Thomas was dis
missed from the Macon Hospital
Friday.
John Heller was dismissed from
the Macon Hospital last Friday.
Mrs. Sherry Brown was dismiss
ed from the Macon Hospital Satur
day.
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Negro Killed Here
In Auto Collision
John Lee (Johnnie) Gorman,
Perry Negro, was killed Christmas
Day when the car he was driving I
collided with a city truck on the
Houston Lake Road.
Willie Frank, driver of the city ;
truck, was injured and taken to
Peach County Hospital for treat
ment.
Police Chief J. B. Hawkins said
the city employee was lighting
i warning signals on Houston Lake |
Road when Gorman’s car hit him ■
and crashed into the city truck.
Gorman was killed instantly.
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to thank all my
wonderful friends for their visits,
trays of food and cards during the
Christmas season. You will never
know how much your acts of
thoughtfulness brightened the hol
idays for me.
MRS. W. C. LANGSTON SR.
Perry Jaycees played Santa to
68 children during Christmas and
according to reports this annual]
Jaycee charily project was one
hundred per cent successful.
The people” of Perry responded j
wholeheartedly to the appeal by 1
the Jaycees for used toys which ]
could be repaired and brought in
new toys and cash money as well.]
Fifty-eight while children and 1
| 10 Negroes who would have been
forgotten exceut for the concern
|of Jaycee members, received toys
'on Christmas morning. Names of
| worthy families were submitted to
Jaycee headquarters and boxes
were made up for each family.
Each box contained one large
1 toy such as a bicycle, tricycle, wa
! gon, or doll carriage, and four
smaller toys for each child. Care
ful consideration was given to the
age and sex of each child. Fami
lies to receive these boxes were
notified and they came by on
Christmas Eve to pick up the toys.
Jaycee members say the value
of toys contributed amounted to
around S7OO.
Lewis Smith and Gus Williams
were co chairmen of the project.
Raymond Gornto was director.
Byron Telephone
Loan Is Approved
The Rural Electrification Admin
istration has approved a loan of
1 $256,000 to the Byron Telephone
Company for expansion purposes,
Senator Herman Talmadge and
Congressman E. L, Forrester an
nounced.
The Byron company will add 32
, miles of lines and serve 467 new
subscribers in Peach, Houston and
Crawford counties.
1961 Auto License Plates Go on Sale
At Courthouse al 8 A. M. Monday
Miss Florine C. Rainey, Houston
county tax collector who also sells '
auto license tags, announced yes- '
terday that she will be in her of
fice from 8 a. m. to 12 noon Mon
day, Jan. 2, to accomodate the
people who like low numbers.
Last year, two or three hardy
souls went to the courthouse along
about 3 in the morning and stood
in line until Miss Rainey opened
up. One of them was the local
undertaker, Gardner Watson, who
| got tag No. U-2 for one of his am
bulances.
A new procedure will be follow
ed this year in the issuing of tags.
Applications for passenger car
tags will already be filled out from
the information contained on your
1960 tag application. This will ap- '
ply to passenger cars only. Tags
for other vehicles will be handled
as previously.
All “pre-billcd” applications will
Ibe available in the applicant’s
county of residence. These appli-1
cations will be obtained from the
tag agent’s office.
When applying for a 1961 pre
printed application, the applicant
must tell the tag agent the license
plate number which was issued to
him in 1960.
1870-19(0 !
OUR 90TH YEAR
ESTABLISHED 1870
Four Fine Teams
Meet in 2-Night
Meeting in Perry
The Warner Robins Demons, the
hottest team in the highest classi
fication in the state, will be one
of the four teams in the Perry
Christmas Tournament start in g
here at 7 p. m. today.
The Demons are riding the
crest of the 1-AAA region, with
no losses against eight victories.
With most of last year’s team
back, the Demons of Coach Don
Leßlanc, are a high scoring, fast
breaking team again this season.
The Perry High Panthers, with
nine victories and two losses,
seem the best bet to challenge the
record of the Demons. Perry has
lost to Telfair County and Macon
County.
The other two teams, Unadilla
and Crawford County, will field
top notch teams, but Perry and
Warner Robins are favored to win
first night games and meet in the
finals Friday night.
Unadilla and Warner Robinsi
will open the tournament at 7
p. m. today and Perry and Craw
ford County will tangle in the
second game at 8.
All Teams Average 60
All four of the teams average
better than 60 points a game so
there will be plenty of action.
Crawford County is the only
team in Middle Georgia to defeat
the Macon County five, which beat
i Perry earlier in Montezuma.
The Roberta boys shoot as high
j as 50 per cent at times, which is
hard to overcome.
The Panthers have one of their
best offensive teams in years but
they are not up to the usual stan
dard in defensive ability.
The girls teams of Unadilla and
Perry will clash at 5:45 p. m. to
day in an exhibition game to get
the night’s program underway.
Police to Check
Parking Meters
Beginning Monday
The City of Perry will start
checking the parking meters on
Monday, Jan. 2, after a Christ
mas present of free parking for
the last three weeks.
Police Chief J. B. Hawkins an
nounced yesterday that meters
will not be checked for the rest
of this year, but will be checked
again as of Monday morning,
Jan. 2.
3 Babies Arrive
During Holidays
At least three babies arrived in
Perry during the Christmas holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Whiddon
announce the arrival of a son,
John Dewey on Thursday, Decem
ber 22.
On Christmas Eve, a son for Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Stanley who has
been named Judson Jr.
On Tuesday morning, December
27, a son for Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Tolleson. All of these babies were
born at the Gallemore Clinic.
If a person has purchased a
used vehicle and has failed to
transfer the license plate to his
name or has transferred late in
the year and dtfes not have a pre
printed application in his name,
he must fill out a new application.
A person who purchased a new
car after Nov. 15, 1960, must also
fill out a new application.
The applicant must show proof
of ownership on all new applica
tions.
All trailer and motorcycle tags
will be purchased in the county
tag agent’s office.
All persons purchasing a truck,
trailer or motorcycle must fill out
a new application.
All trucks up to 14,000 lbs. gross
weight, will be purchased in the
county tag agent’s office.
“Gross vehicle weight” is de
fined as the total weight of the
vehicle and load to be hauled any
time during the year.
The applicant must declare his
own gross weight when applying
for his truck tag.
All trucks with a gross vehcile
weight of 14,001 lbs. to maximum
weight permitted must be pur
i chased at Room 109 State Office
Building, Atlanta 3, Georgia.