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TOP PEANUT PRODUCERS IN HOUSTON
Alton Tucker, left, and Marvin Dorsett, prominent Houston
county farmers, will receive certificates and keys tomorrow at cere
monies in Dawson honoring the Ton Per Acre Peanut Growers of
Georgia. Mr. Dorsett's yield for his 1960 crop was 2,042 pounds per
acre while Mr. Tucker's crop averaged 2,285 pounds.
Tabor Appointed to Job
In Education Department
Satterfields Bag
Deer— With Auto
Mr, and Mrs. Price Satterfield
brought back a deer from a Christ
mas trip to Lake Charles, La., but
it was an accident.
As they were returning to Perry
early last Wednesday morning,
they hit a deer which darted in
front of their car, just west of
Demopolis, Ala. The Satterfields
were delayed long enough to have
their radiator repaired but were
allowed to bring the 150-pound
buck on to Perry with them.
Residents of Demopolis told
them that deer were becoming a
problem in that section—one man
reported having counted 200 in
one herd,
As the Hospitals
Hugh Beatty of Perry was admit
ted to Middle Georgia Hospital
Tuesday.
Billy Bellflowers is a patient at
the Peach County Hospital where
he was admitted on Dec. 25.
Otis G. Harrison, Hayneville, is
a patient at the Hawkinsville Hos
pital.
Joe Gayle Jr. and Currey Gayle
were dismissed from the Macon
Hospital Tuesday.
George W. Boswell was dismis
sed from the Macon Hospital Mon
day.
Mrs. Bobby Holtzclaw was admit
ted to the Houston County Hospi
tal Wednesday and will undergo
surgery Thursday.
Mrs. Susie Tidwell of Kathleen,
was admitted to Houston County
Hospital Tuesday.
Judy Tirey was admitted to Ma
con Hospital last Thursday.
Mrs. Sara Kovac of Kathleen was
dismissed from Parkview Hospi
tal last Thursday.
J D. Grace of Elko was dismiss
ed from Macon Hospital Thursday.
Allen Bryant has returned to his'
home after having been a patient
at Macon Hospital.
Mrs. Lennon Dykes was dismiss
ed from Peach County Hospital
Tuesday.
COMING EVENTS
The Delphian Club will meet at
3; 45 p. m. next Thursday, Jan. 12,
at the home of Mrs. Alton Hardy.
The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Perry Country Club,
Inc -> will be held at 7:30 p. m.
Monday, Jan. 9, at the clubhouse.
I he Sorosis Club will meet at
J JO p, m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the
home of Mrs. A. C. Pritchett Sr.
The Farm Bureau meeting will
held at the Junior High School
Lunchroom tonight at 7:30. John
Duncan Jr., president of the
■gia Federation will be guest
speaker. Supper will be served by
■■'dies of the Byron Community.
Ihe Newcomers Club will meet
al 'he home of Mrs. Andrew Sny
der, 1203 Ball St., on Jan. 12. Co-
Hostesses will be Mrs. Paul J. Pike
and Mrs. W. P. Cook.
1 he general meeting of WMS of
in* First Baptist Church meets
ehiTrch"'' January 9 at 3:45 at the
The general meeting of the Me
( im WSCS will be held Monday
<l>eTuKi,, Jan “ ary 9 “ 3:30 at
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Britton, secretary. |
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 1961
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Lewis W. Tabor, for the last 10
years superintendent of Houston
county schools, has joined the
State Department of Education
and will become director of its
war surplus property division on
April 1.
Mr. Tabor will be the director
of the $8 million program on that
date, succeeding A. W. Blackburn
of Waycross, who is retiring.
The Perry educator started his
service with the state department
Tuesday and will familiarize him
self with the program until he
takes over in April.
The State Department is en
titled to about $8 million worth
of government surplus property a
year, which it obtains for about
three per cent of its original cost.
The government makes the pro
| perty available to schools, hospi
i tals and other non-profit making
organizations.
Schools receive furniture, ma
chinery, motor vehicles, lunch
room equipment and many other
items and they are stored in ware
houses at Atlanta, Americus and
Swainsboro. Mr. Tabor will be in
charge of these warehouses.
“Mr. Tabor is widely known'
among school people in this state,”
said State Supt. Claude Purcell in]
making the appointment. “We are.
fortunate to have him in the de-i
partment of education and we wel-'
come him to our staff.”
Mr. Tabor was defeated for re
election to the office of county
school superintendent in the 1960
county primary. He had served as
county superintendent since the
death of Seabie W. Hickson in
1950 and had become known as
one of the most efficient county
school heads in the state.
The Tabors are expected to con
tinue to make their home in
Perry.
Funeral Conducted
For Miss Conner, 60
HAWKINSVILLE—FuneraI ser
! vices for Miss Louie Lee Conner,
60, who died Friday in a local hos
pital after a short illness, were
held Saturday in the chapel of
Clark’s Funeral Home in Hawkins
ville, with the Rev. J. I. Summer
ford officiating. Burial followed in
Orange Hill Cemetery here.
A native of Wilcox County, she|
was a member of the Hawkins- 1
ville Methodist Church and an em
ploye of Dobkins, Inc., of Hawkins
ville.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs.
Floride Boone of Perry; a nephew,
William J. Boone of Perry, and a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Julia Conner of
Hawkinsville.
PERRY PATTER
Small boy’s definition of think
ing . . . “it’s when your mouth
shuts up and your head keeps
talking”.
Overheard . . . “the hardest work
I’ve ever done was to try to make
money the easy way’.
Quote from an out-of-town news
paper telling of the success of a
recent revival: “seven people
transferred their membership and
the general congregation was re
vived too.”
Lt. (j. g.) and Mrs. Thomas W.
Grimes and daughter, Janet re
turned to Norfolk Tuesday after
spending a three week leave with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Grimes and Mr. and Mrs. W. I.
1 Snyder.
Kiwanis Officers
Installed Here
Jack Kelt of Vienna, lieutenant
i governor of the Fifth Division of
Georgia Kiwanis, installed the new
officers of the Perry Kiwanis Club
Tuesday at the New Perry Hotel.
Officers installed were Bill Nall,
president; Dr. C. E. Graham, vice
president; Tom Moore, secretary
treasurer; and the following direc
tors: Terry Waldorf, Martin Aus
tin, Dan Britton, Glenn Van Fos
sen, Rev. James Hutchinson, Jack
Miller and George Brown.
Business Houses
Increase by 5%
In This County
The business population in Hous
ton county increased 5 per cent
during 1960, according to statis
tics released by Wm. M. Gordon,
district manager of the Atlanta
office of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Basing his facts on a physical
count of the January, 1961 edition
of the Dun & Bradstreet Refer
ence Book, Gordon reports that in
1960, 371 businesses were listed in
1 Houston County and today 388 are
; listed.
According to Mr. Gordon, each
January business concerns in all
, parts of the United States are ask
ed by Dun & Bradstreet for copies
| of their financial statements. This
year requests are being sent to
. approximately three million busi
! ness concerns—to the corner gro
' eery worth a few thousand dollars
, as well as to businesses worth mil
lions.
The Dun and Bradstreet Refer
ence Book lists those manufactur
ers, wholesalers and retailers who
seek or grant commercial credit,
but it does not include some of the
service and professional businesses
such as beauty and barber shops,
security dealers and real estate
brokers. Therefore, the figures for
total business in the United States
would be higher than the three
million quoted above.
Back of each listing of a busi
ness in the Reference Book is a
Dun and Bradstreet credit report.
The report includes: a history of
• the business (who owns it, who
j runs it, and how long it has been
(operating); a description of what
I the business does and how it does
■ it; a financial section which usual
jly includes the latest financial
statement; and a record of how
the business pays its bills.
Quotas Approved
By Cotton Growers
Farmers have approved market
ing quota programs for 1961 crops
of upland cotton and extra long
staple cotton, J. G. Bradley, mana
ger of the Houston ASC County
Office, announced today.
The preliminary returns from
the December 13 growers’ refer-j
endum show favorable votes by!
96.6 per cent of the upland cotton
growers voting. At least two-thirds!
of the growers voting must ap-1
prove quotas if they arc to be- j
come effective.
Approval of the quotas by grow
ers means that:
1. Quotas with penalties on “ex
cess’ cotton will be in effect for
the 1961 crop.
2. Price support to growers who
j comply with their farm allotments j
I will be at the full level available
under the law.
3. Allotments will continue in 1
effect for the 1961 crop of cotton.
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to express our
heartfelt gratitude to the many
friends who have shown their in
terest and concern during the ex
tended illness and death of our
loved one. Each expression of
friendship and sympathy is deeply
appreciated and has been a com-1
fort to each one of us. God bless
you always.
The Family of
F. M. GREENE SR.
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to thank all our
friends for the cards, visits, trays
, of food and other acts of kindness
! during the time our son has been
confined to the hospital. God bless
■ you all.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilson
and James
Major and Mrs. Gene Dreaser of
■ Akron, Ohio were the guests of j
i Lt. Col. and Mrs. Warren C. Wil
, liams last Thursday. They had as
their guest on New Year’s Day,
Mrs. Sannie Smith of Cochran.
MISS KAY TABOR
Kay Tabor Named
Houston's Entry
For Peach Queen
Miss Kay Tabor, 19-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H.
Tabor, will represent Houston
county in the “Georgia Peach
Queen” contest to be held at Grif
fin Jan. 18.
Miss Tabor, a sophomore at the
University of Georgia, will com
pete with a group of girls from 14
peach-producing counties in Geor
gia whom the Georgia Peach Coun
cil will choose a winner.
The winner of the “Peach
Queen” title will receive a S2OO
bond, a course at an Atlanta mod
eling school, plus trips to many
conventions and other activities in
Georgia and out-of-state.
Second place winner will receive
a SIOO bond and third place will
win a SSO bond.
Miss Tabor is a graduate of
Perry High School and has at
tended Emory University and
Southern Pharmacy School. She is
transferring to the University of
Georgia to study pharmacy at the
opening of the winter quarter this
week.
Jaycees Searching
For Pretty Girls
For Beauty Show
Listen, you pretty girls, have
you ever dreamed about being
“Miss America”?
This would be a good place to
start.
The Perry Jaycees are looking
for contestants to be in the
“Miss Perry Pageant” this
spring.
If you are interested, please
contact Billy Ethridge, entries
chairman, right away at GA 9-
| 2114.
A. E. Harris Makes Bale and Half
Per Acre for 4th Consecutive Year
For the fourth consecutive year,
A. E. Harris Jr. of Route 2, Perry,
' has been named one of Houston
I county’s most outstanding cotton
i producers. Mr. Harris this year
I averaged 1,046 pounds of lint cot
| ton per acre on 118.5 acres,
i Around April 20 he broke his
I land with a heavy duty harrow
I and laid off part of his acreage in
! the conventional 38-inch rows and
I the remainder in skip rows, plant
ing Coker 100 Wilt Resistant seed,
using one bushel of seed per acre.
I At the time of planting he ferti-
I lized with 900 pounds of 4-12-12
I and at the third plowing, as the
1 first squares were beginning to
(from, side-dressed his crop with
! 800 pounds of 4-12-12. On the first
of July he followed this with 300
pounds of soda per acre.
Mr. Harris said he kept the cot
ton insects under control by fol
lowing County Agent George All
mond’s recommendations for dust
ing: using parathion, toxaphene,
endrin and DDT. i
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CHECKING DATA FOR BALE AND A HALF CLUB
Left to right, D. Q. Harris, Coker representative. County Agent
George Allmond and A. E. Harris.
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LEADERS NAMED
FOR HEART FUND
H. J. Stefanini, Heart Fund
Chairman for Houston county,
announced today the names of the
new slate of officers who will
serve on the 1961 Heart Fund com
mittee.
Malcolm Reese is chairman of
the Perry drive; Mrs. Aurelia Ev
ans, chairman of the house to
house committee; Horace Evans,
business district; Martin Austin,
special gifts; Mrs. O. L. Mitchell,
publicity; Bill Coby, special
events, and Vernon Tuggle, trea
surer.
Mr. Stefanini stated that last
year’s goal of $4,430 was exceeded
by several hundred dollars and it
is hoped that this year’s campaign
will net at least $5,000.
Savings and Loan
Group Chartered
At Warner Robins
Charter subscribers will formal
ly ratify the charter of the First
Federal Savings and Loan Asso
ciation of Warner Robins at a
meeting at 2 p. m. today at the
Flint Electric building there.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board granted the charter on Dec.
29, 1960, and the charter is to be
accepted by the charter subscrib
ers of $300,000.
The new savings and loan asso
ciation has an office at 1514 Wat
son Boulevard, Warner Robins,
but will not be open to the pub
lic for several days.
The Organizing Committee is
composed of William Wisse, Ed
ward Bayer, Lamar Christopher,
Dr. W. G. Talbert Jr., Dr. Jack
A. Bell, Thomas D. Hunt, Walter
D. Whiting, Jeff S. Pierce Jr., J.
M. Crumpton and C. H. Jernigan.
Directors will be elected by the
charter subscribers, and the direc
tors* will elect the officers.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL
MEETING
The regular annual meeting of
the members of Perry Federal
Savings and Loan Association will
be held in the office of the Asso
ciation in Perry, Georgia on the
18th day of January, 1961 at 4:00
P. M., EST.
MALCOLM REESE,
Secretary-Treasurer
Mrs. Katharine Cater spent
Christmas Day with her niece,
Mrs. Harold Beatty and family in
Macon. Jim, Louise and Kathar
ine Beatty returned to Perry with
Mrs. Cater and spent last week
with her.
,! He said he believes this contri
,l buted greatly to his yield, but ac
-11 tually he and the county agent
i ! were aiming for three bales per
' acre. They say they would have
made it, too, except for the abnor-
I mal weather conditions in July.
Rain, followed by extremely dry
weather caused the fruit to shed
and part of his yield was lost,
was lost.
In addition to cotton, Mr. Harris
, grows peanuts averaging three
quarters of a ton this year. Other
crops are corn and enough grain
l to feed 200 short horn cattle.
He has farmed in Houston coun
ty since 1931 and with his wife,
two sons, Addison and John, and
daughter, Jackie, a freshman at
Georgia Southern, reside on an
| 1,800-acre farm 7 miles southeast
of Perry.
Mr. Harris will receive a certifi
cate and gold key award at the
Georgia Ba'e and Half Cotton Ban
-1 quet which will be held at Rock
I Eagle on February 15.
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COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SWORN IN
David Perdue, left, receives the oath of office from new Ord
inary Lamar E. Christopher here Monday morning. (HJ Photo).
Serving Harrison in Jail
Valid, Anderson Rules
Judge A. M. Anderson ruled
yesterday morning that Kemp A.
Harrison, serving a bank fraud
sentence in the federal prison at
Tallahassee, Fla., had been pro
perly served with notice of pro
ceedings challenging his right to
hold the mayor’s office at Warper
Robins.
Wallace Miller Jr., Harrison’s
attorney, argued that Harrison
had not been properly served with
notice of the proceedings, because
he had not been served personally
; and the prison warden had no
authority to serve him.
1 Harrison, who is serving a year
and a day sentence for bank fraud,
was re-elected mayor of Warner
Robins on Nov. 8, even as he was
confined at Tallahassee.
Sheriffs deputies served Harri
son at his home in Warner Rob
ins, at the mayor’s office and gave
the notice, to the warden at the
Federal Correctional Institution at
Tallahassee.
Judge Anderson ruled that “ser
vice was valid” . . . “because of
the public nature of this case.”
Arguments on other points in
the quo warranto proceedings
were resumed yesterday morning
and indications were that several
hours would be required.
Among the points that must be
settled, Judge Anderson said, were
whether Harrison was qualified to
run in view of the fact that the
Houston Board of Registrars re
moved his name from the quali
fied list, whether the crime of
which he was convicted was one
involving moral turpitude and
whether the crime was punishable
under the laws of Georgia.
Ed S. Sell, Macon attorney, is
arguing the case for a group of
Warner Robins residents who
challenged Harrison’s right to hold
the mayor’s office because of his
conviction in federal court of a
bank fraud statute.
Memorial Heights
Classes Underway
A study course on First Corin
thians is being held this week at
Memorial Heights Missionary Bap
tist Church.
Forty-six adults were enrolled
for Monday night’s class and 15 in
the Junior Department. Rev. Tom
Harmon and Horace Flournoy are
teachers.
The course will continue)
through Saturday night and the)
public is cordially invited to at- 1
tend.
Questionnaires on Retail Buying
Go Out Today to 1,500 Families
The Perry Jaycee Committee for Improvement and De
velopment will put in the mail today 1,500 questionnaires to
Perry residents to determine their shopping habits and their
desires for better retail service in Perry.
The questionnaire is designed to help local merchants
and civic leaders get a better picture of the needs and desires
of the local buying public, so that the local business communi
ty can make better plans for the future.
The questionnaire is accompanied by a postage-paid re
turn envelope and all those who receive them are requested
to fill them out and return at once.
The questionnaire can be signed or not, as the recipient
desires.
The Jaycees will compile the information obtained and
make it available to businesses already here and to those who
are considering locating in Perry.
The Home Journal believes that the Jaycees are render
ing a real service to the community; that they are conducting
the survey in a spirit of community service for the benefit
of the entire community. They believe that a true picture of
the needs of the shopping public will help every business
make its plans more intelligently.
So we urge every resident of Perry who receives a ques
tionnaire to fill it out and return it and every business to use
the information obtained.
1870-1961 I
OUR 91 ST YEAR
~~ ESTABLISHED 1870
Negro Woman Dies
After Fighting With
Son-in-Law Here
Odell Lockhart, 62-year-old Ne
gro woman, died of a heart attack
shortly after scuffling with her
son-in-law, Buddy Bynum, 45, here
last Friday night, Sheriff’s Deputy
N. C. Chapman said.
The scuffle occurred about 6 p,
m. last Friday night. Deputy Chap
man said the man and woman
scuffled at Thomas Fudge’s store
in Old Field and she fell off a low
porch. The woman ran across the
street and collapsed in the yard of
James Brown and died shortly af
terward, the officer said.
Dr. Howard of the State Crime
Laboratory came to Perry Satur
day and conducted an autopsy
which showed she died of a heart
attack.
Deputy Chapman said the wo
man had stuck an ice pick in By
num’s arm in the scuffle. No
charges were placed against By
num and he was released after the
autopsy.
Negro Man Accused
Os Murder in Death
Os His Son-in-Law
Charlie Dawson, negro who lives
on the farm of Arthur White Sr.
in the upper end of the county, is
in Houston county jail here on a
charge of murdering his son-in
law, Otis James Wright, 20, at
Dawson’s home early Sunday
morning.
Wright was struck by a 12-gauge
shotgun blast in the left side and
died about 6:45 a. m. Jan. 1 at the
Peach County Hospital.
Deputy Sheriff Haslam of Peach
County and Deputy Joe West
brook of Houston County investi
gated the incident, and the inves
tigation is continuing.
Students who left Sunday to re
sume their studies at Georgia
Southern College in Statesboro af
ter spending the holidays with
parents were; Misses Beth Mason,
Janie Brockie, Phyllis Anderson,
Jackie Harris, Alice Jane Hardy
and Marianne Moody and Tommie
Sandefur, Bobby Jones, Jerry
Langston and Jimmy Hutchinson.
Also entering the winter quarter
are Larry Brown and Bill Morris.