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END GAYLE PULLS IN PASS FROM HUNT
He Received Two Touchdown Tosses against Wilco
Treutlen Tilt Here Friday
Looms Big in Region 2-B
Officer and Former
Policeman Accused
Os Assaulting Man
A Perry woman has sworn out
warrants for a Perry policeman
and a former policeman on a
charge of assaulting her husband,
according to records in the office
of Sheriff C. C. Chapman.
Mrs. Talmadge Wilson signed
warrants naming Policeman Roy |
Shellnut (name shwon on warrant |
is Lewis Shellnut) and former po
liceman Gus Williams.
The city has charged Wilson
with disorderly conduct and resis
ting arrest.
The alleged assault occurred at
the Colonial Restaurant on U. S.
41 South, where Williams is em
ployed, on the night of Friday,
Sept. 8. Williams called the police
and the call was answered by
Shellnut.
Mrs. Wilson obtained the war
rant early on the morning of Sept.
20.
Wilson was dismissed from the
Macon Hospital Sunday after treat
ment.
The Houston county grand jury
meets again on Oct. 30.
Lions Promoting
Calendar Sales
Perry Lions Club will continue
the Community Birthday Calendar
project this year, according to Jack
Crutchfield, publicity chairman.
This year the front of the cal
endar will feature a picture of the
Perry Basketball team. These will
be 18 ads of local business firms
on the calendar, some will be of
fering something special on birth
days. The meeting dates of local
clubs and organizations will be
listed as well as church and school
affairs, programs and community
social events on the dates they wil,
occur, so that everyone will know
in advance what’s going on in the
community.
Mr. Crutchfield said on the
nights of October 2, 3 and 4, mem
bers of the Lions will visit the
residential areas between the
hours of 6 and 8:30 p. m. to solicit
names for the calendar. He said if
there are any persons not familiar
with the calendar, “everyone will
know the birthday of everyone
else in Perry, but it won’t tell how
young you are.” Wedding anniver
saries will also be listed on the
date of the anniversaries.
Each person will be asked to
pay 25 cents to have their names
listed and calendars may be pur
chased for an additional 50 cents.
Business firms may buy extra
ones to distribute to their custo
mers and friends and to use in
their stores or shops.
“It is hoped everyone in Perry
will help to make this project an
outstanding success,” Mr. Crutch
field said, “so that our club can
continue to do even more in our
sight conservation work.”.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Martin of
Macon spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Grimes.
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTYToBORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1961 “
The Perry-Treutlen County foot
ball game, which was just another
football game before the season
started, looms now as one which
might have a big bearing on the
football crown in Region 2-B West.
And this important game is
scheduled in our own backyard,
the Perry High Athletic Field, at
8 p. m. tomorrow.
What happened to make this
game so important? Treutlen de
feated the Hawkinsville Red De
vils last weekend, 19 to 14.
Now, the Hawkinsvilles were
I scheduled to be the winner in
Region 2-B West without too
much of a struggle, and their loss
puts an entirely different light on
the situation.
“Very Good Ball Team”
Assistant Coach Ben Lee, who
scouted the Treutlen-Hawkinsville
game, says Treutlen’s victory was
no “fluke”. He will admit that
Treutlen had some good breaks
toward the end of the game. But
he says Treutlen is a “very good
ball team” and probably will be
feeling mighty good when they
come here Friday night.
Coach Herb St. John recalls that
Perry was lucky in winning from
Treutlen down at Soperton last
year. Jerry Horton, you might re
member, ran back the opening
kickoff for a touchdown. Perry
got a big lead and fought for its
life the rest of the game, ending
up on the top of a 20-16 score.
Hawkinsville scored two touch
downs against Treutlen last Fri
day night, and Treutlen came back
with one of its own before the
half, leaving Hawkinsville in the
lead 14-7 at halftime, and still in
charge of the ball game.
Won on Last Play
With four minutes left to play
in the game, Treutlen got two
very good breaks and managed to
score two touchdowns, one of them
coming on the last play of the
game.
Coach St. John says most of his
players are in pretty good shape
for the Treutlen tussle, although
some are not up to par. Leo Per
fect, the big end who has missed
the last two ball games because
; of ligament troubles, is running in
practice but the doctors have not
said yea or nay as to whether he
can stand getting knocked around
lin a game.
Treutlen broke into the top 10
teams in the state in Class B by
reason of its victory over Haw-;
kinsville. The Associated Press
listed Treutlen as No. 10 in the
state this week and dropped Haw
kinsville out of the select group.
Before the season started, St. i
John said the tilt with Treutlen
would be a “very tough ball :
game” and could go either way. He ’
will stick by that estimate for Fri- i
day night’s game.
Treutlen does a lot of passing, i
so it should be one of the most :
interesting games of the year.
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REGION 2B west ,
Standings All Games ,
Team w - 1 *• Pct 1
Treutlen 3 0 0 1.000 j
Lyons 130 .250 i
Perry 2 2 0 .500 }
Hawkinsville 3 1 0 .750 (
Vidalia 1 2 1 .400
Montgomery Co. 1 2 0 .333 <
Wilkinson Co. 0 4 0 .000 i
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FULLBACK FREDDY DISMUKES CHEWS UP YARDAGE
Wilco’s Smith (15) About to Be Ruh Over
Panthers Roll Up Record Score, 67-0,
In Smothering Wilkinson Warriors
The Perry High Panthers rolled
up an amazing 359 yards rushing
and 75 yards passing to smother
the Wilkinson County Warriors
here last Friday night, 67 to 0.
It was the largest score ever
piled up by a Perry team or by
any of its opponents in eight years
of football. Perry Coach Herb St.
John said it was the largest score
any team of his had ever recorded
in his 12 years of coaching.
The Panthers booked 15 first
downs to the Warriors’ three.
Wilkinson, which has not scored
this year, went over f»r a touch
down in the first minutes of the
game, but it was called back and
cancelled by an offside penalty.
After that the Warriors never
seemed to be able to get back in
the ball game.
Subs Take Over
The encouraging thing about
the game for Perry fans was the
way the second and third stringers
kept up the scoring. Coach St.
John played every man on the
bench except one sub who had
not been certified as a member
of the team.
The subs ran up 34 points to
the first string’s 33 points, but
it must be remembered that the
starters had worn down the War
riors when the second stringers
took over.
Touchdowns were scored by
Ronnie Davis (2), Alton Ellis (2),
Russ Mayo (2), Currey Gayle (2),
Bobby Goodman and Freddy Dis
mukes, one each.
Points after touchdown were
scored by Goodman, Williamson,
Council Discusses Urban
Renewal, Hires Policeman
Perry’s Mayor and Council
heard a report on urban renewal,
decided to study some plan for
group insurance for city employees
and hired a new policeman at
their meeting last Thursday night.
Carlton Lowe, representative of
the House and Home Financing
Agency in Atlanta, outlined the
program of urban renewal, told
how the federal government parti
cipates with the city government
and said completion of a project
would require about five years
from its beginning.
The new policeman is William
E. Franks Jr., 24, of Warner Rob
ins. He began his duties Tuesday.
W. K. Whipple and a representa
tive of the Georgia Municipal As
sociation explained the provision
of a group insurance plan. Mayor
Beckham said after the presenta
tion that the city will consider
some kind of insurance plan and
include it in next year’s budget
if the city can afford it.
Mausoleum Sought
A representative of a mausole
um company appeared before
council to ask for an option on a
plot of ground in Woodlawn Cem
etery. The plot would be 40x60
feet. Mayor and Council decided
to study the laws to determine if
the plan is legal and feasible.
Mr. Lowe, discussing urban re
newal, said Perry has complied
with many provisions of the feder
al law by having planning consul
tants make necessary surveys and
maps. He listed as the seven basic
steps (1) general planning, (2)
survey of housing to determine if
standard or substandard, (3) adop
tion of construction and housing
codes, (4 administrative organiza
tion, (5) rehousing of people dis
placed by urban renewal, (6) pro
viding of financing, and (7) pro
viding for the support and parti
cipation of the people.
Most projects in Georgia, he
said, provide for a complete clear
ing of the area, although some
Ellis, Mayo, Dismukes (2) and
Rush.
Dismukes Has 128 Yards
Sub Fullback Freddy Dismukes,
who Coach St. John calls a runner
“with all the movements”, rolled
up 128 yards alone, followed by!
Ronnie Davis, who had 91 rushing,
plus a punt return of 45 yards for
a touchdown.
Rodney Hunt, sub quarterback,
threw three touchdown passes,
and handled the team well. He
and Quarterback Dozier Hasty hit
four passes for 75 yards, and a
couple of beauties were dropped
by the intended receivers.
Bobby Goodman, the defensive
standout this year for the Pan
thers, again riddled the Warrior
line and broke up interference
whenever he faced it. On three
occasions, Goodman kicked off and
went downfield to tackle the re
ceivers.
Scoring Goes On and On
The Perry first string went out
at the half with three touchdowns
and a 19-0 lead. By midway of the
i third quarter, they had made it
33-0 and Coach St. John started
sending in the subs in droves. The
| subs kept up the scoring pace
; through the rest of the game and
I were knocking at the Warrior
door as the final whistle blew,
j “It was just a very bad night for
j Wilkinson,” Coach St. John said.
“They got discouraged and nothing
| they did seemed to come out
right.” We were well pleased with
the way our boys moved the ball,
| at the same time holding the op
position to three first downs.”
have included only modernization.
He said most projects are aimed
at clearing out residential sections
that are below standard. First step
is to acquire the land, then make
available adequate housing for dis
placed persons, demolish the build
ings and install the improvements
suited to the future use of the
land.
Business Renewal Expensive
Mr. Lowe said urban renewal in
business areas “would take a lot of
money,” due to the fact that es
tablished businesses come high.
The federal government partici
pates by pul ting in three-fourths
of the cost and the city one-fourth, j
with the city furnishing part of
its share in services, labor, etc.
To get started, the federal gov
ernment would make a temporary
loan to the city, he said.
The city would pay that loan
back with the “first money” it re
ceives under urban renewal,
which would likely be the capital
grant to the city. In other words,
the U. S. would give the city the;
money to repay the loan it had
| made.
Mr. Lowe said low-rent housing
is not a part of urban renewal but
is a related program and can be
worked along with urban renewal.
The government pays for construc
tion of low-rent housing, pays for
the upkeep and makes up any loss
to the city’s housing authority.
Rents are set according to income
of the tenants.
City Would Control
Members of city council asked
Mr. Lowe who controlled the hous
ing and he said the city’s author
ized body would control it. The
city councilmen were anxious
about whether the government
would require the housing to be
integrated. Mr. Lowe said the ad
ministrators he had talked to in
this part of the country told him
that they had little or no interfer
ence from the U. S. government.
(Continued on Back Page)
Bloodmobile Here
10 to 4 Tomorrow
Blanket Coverage
In County Depends
On Turnout Friday
The Bloodmobile of the Ameri
can Red Cross will visit Perry to
morrow in an effort to obtain 125
pints of blood to fill Perry’s quota
and help keep this county “cover
ed’ for free blood.
The Bloodmobile will be at the
Methodist Church Annex from 10
a. m. to 4 p. m. Friday, Martin
Austin, Bloodmobile chairman,
said.
If you have not registered,
please call 429-1049 for an ap
pointment for the time best suited
to you to give blood.
If Houston county fails to meet
its quota, the county will lose its
“blanket coverage”, which means
that any Houston county resident
may receive free blood in any hos
pital in the country. The county
has this coverage now.
Each donor at the Bloodmobile
visit will be given a “credit card”
which entitles only him and mem
bers of his immediate family to
receive Red Cross blood for the
next six months. This system will
be in effect if the county fails to
meet its quota.
The entire county’s quota is
1,250 pints for the next 12 months.
Warner Robins’ quota is 800 pints
for the next year.
Many Perryans can testify to the
importance of this program, which
makes blood available immediate
ly without the difficult task of lo
cating donors during a critical
period.
CITY NOTICE
City taxes are due and pay
able on or before Oct. 15, 1961.
Inasmuch as Oct. 15 falls on a
Sunday, property owners will
have through 5:30 p. m. Monday,
Oct. 16, 1961, to pay their taxes.
If taxes are not paid by Oct. 16,
1961, interest and fi fa charges
must be added.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
City of Perry
Officers Elected
By Presbyterians
Two new officers of the Presby
terian Church were elected Sunday
at the Congregational meeting fol
lowing the regular morning wor
ship service.
John Richards, who is already
serving as chairman of the board
of deacons, was elected elder and
Hobart Richards was named a
trustee. Both elections were called
to fill the unexpired terms of
Lewis Tabor, who has moved to
Atlanta.
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You know they have a special
rate for college students—only
$1.50 for the nine months.
I surely would appreciate get
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Fire Truck Chasers Get Warning:
Stay Back or Go to City's Court
The City of Perry is “going to
; have to crackdown” on violators
;of the laws against following fire
; trucks and parking too close to
the scene of a fire, Police Chief
IJ. B. Hawkins said yesterday.
“At the last two or three fires
I our firemen have definitely been
handicapped in fighting the fire
by these people who follow the
fire trucks and tie up traffic in
the area," Chief Hawkins said.
“We will enforce this law strict
ly in the future and cases will be
made by the police, regardless of
who the violator is,” the chief
said.
It is against the law to follow
a fire truck and also against the
BILL AND DOROTHY BOGGESS AND ‘STRUGGLE BUGGY’
Florida Couple in’Struggle Buggy’ J
Hit Five States in Promoting Island
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boggess in
i their “Struggle - Buggy” passed
. through Perry Monday on their
[ way back to Anna Maria Islnad
, near Bradenton, Fla.
The couple was returning from
i a tour of Florida, Alabama, Geor
. gia, Tennessee, and Kentucky in
> an effort to promote the vacation
advantages of their area to resi
s dents in those states,
i Mr. and Mrs. Boggess, who own
- and operate the Gulf To Bay Court
- and Motel, say that “life is peace
-1 ful and the fishing is good” at
Anna Maria Island where their
business is located 10 miles from
Bradenton, Fla. The island boasts
12 miles of white sandy beaches
and there is a 44 foot twin diesel
cruiser available for island guests.
The “Struggle-Buggy” was built
from the “ground up” by Mr. Bog
gess in his spare time, using “a
couple of 2x4’s, 2xl2’s, a little
HD Ladies to Serve
Farm Bureau Supper
The Houston County Home De
monstration Council will prepare
and serve supper for the October
Farm Bureau meeting Tuesday,
October 10, at the Perry Elemen
tary Cafeteria.
Mrs. H. S. Kezar is chairman
■ for this group. Each Home Demon
• stration Club will have two mem
bers to help her.
' Each club has tickets for sale at
I $1 per ticket. Buy your ticket ear
l ly as the lunchroom will accomo
-1 date only 300 people.
[ Make Thursday night, October
■ 10, family farm bureau night. En
> joy good food with Houston coun
ty’s finest people while you hear
the importance of and need for a
sound agricultural program dis
cussed by county and state offi
cials.
Perryan's Sister
Dies at Haralson
Mrs. H. H. Johnson of Haralson,
sister of Mrs. C. K. Cooper of Per
ry, died Tuesday morning after a
long illness.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Thursday at Haralson and
burial will be in the cemetery I
there.
Mr, and Mrs. James Basinger of
Marietta were the weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Woods.
| law to park within 500 feet of the
truck, the chief reminded. He said
|in the last two or three months,
the fire truck itself and the volun
| teer firefighters have had trouble
getting to the fire scene. The vol
unteer firemen have to go to the
fire in their personal cars, he
said, and often they cannot drive
to the fire because of the curiosity
seekers. At a recent fire scene, he
said, the fire truck was tied up by j
traffic and could not move until;
the unauthorized people moved on.'
“Strict enforcement will include
everyone except the city employ- j
ees, who automatically become
firemen in case of a fire, and those !
city officials who are authorized
to be there,” Chief Hawkins said, i
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scrap iron and plywood.” A 1951
Studebaker engine supplies the
power for the buggy which is capa
ble of making 84 miles per hour.
“Usually, we keep about a 50 mile
average,” Mr. Boggess said. It is
patterned after the Hansom Cabs
of old New York days.
Their trip, they said, was to
build good will and to cement bet
ter relations in the states visited.
In each town or city, they usually
call on the mayor or chamber of
commerce officials, exchanging
literature as they go along,
Mrs. Boggess, a graduate of
UCLA, is writing a book on South
ern Hospitality, using her travels
as a background.
What have they found about
Southern Hospitality?
“Georgia,” they say, “has more
of it than any other state in the
Union.”
HAZEL MITCHELL
New Cars Come Out
In Perry This Week
This is “new car week in Per
ry.”
The Dodge ■ Dart ■ Lancer line
will be on display at McLendon
Auto Company for the first time
today.
Union Motor Company will
show the new Chevrolet cars be
ginning tomorrow morning.
Moody Motor Company will
display the new Fords and Fal
cons also tomorrow morning.
Houghton Brothers, Rambler
dealers, announced that their
new line of cars will be out on
Oct. 6.
Add These Names
To College List
University of Georgia: Jerome
Bloodworth.
Mercer University: Julian Ker
sey.
ANOTHER RATTLESNAKE
Louis Smith holds up a snake
with li rattles that he killed on
the Robert Hill-Hugh Hill Farm
near here last week. Although his
head had been cut off, his body
continued to writhe, as this pic
ture shows. Joe and Currey Gayle,
high school boys, say they have
killed snakes with as many as 13
rattles this year. (Home Journal
I Staff Photo).