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—— PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCT. 26, 1961 ESTABLISHED 1870
Grady Wheeler, 58, Killed by Bullet;
W. D. Collins, Former Resident, Jniled
BRIDGES AND ELECTRIC-POWERED CANE MILL
Electric Juice Squeezes Out Cane Juice with Ease
Half-Horsepower Electric Motor Puts
Mule Out of Work as Cane Grinder
Morris Bridges has put another'
mule out of work.
The genial operator of Bridges
Grocery and Tackle Shop has de
signed an electric cane grinding
mill which he says is the only
electric machine he knows of in
the state.
He got tired of fooling with a
cantankerous mule and having t°
feed the sorry thing while he
wasn’t grinding cane.
He drew his design, handed it
to John Heller, the local machinist,
and in a few days he had his mill
installed and running at the gro
cery on U. S. 4 South at the Elko
Road.
“This mill will grind twice as
much cane as that mule I had,”
Mr. Bridges said. “I just took the
old mill and had Mr. Heller rig
The Perry PTA Hallowe'en Carnival
BY HAZEL MITCHELL
Since Tuesday night, October 31,
is Halloween and the spooks, gob
lins and witches will just naturally
congregate at the Halloween Car
nival, there’s no use for you to
stay home—you may as well come
too.
You’ll be glad you did for this
year members of the PTA promise
one of the best carnivals ever stag
ed in Perry. Planning and prepar
ation for the big affair has been
going on since the beginning of
the school term and every class
from the first through the twelfth
will participate in the events.
The doors to the carnival open
at 5 p. m. and from that time un
til they close at 9:30 there will be
plenty of fun and merrymaking.
One of the main features of the
show will be the variety of food
which will be on sale and every
one is urged to come to the carn
ival for the evening meal.
Bring Grandma and Baby
There will be many rooms of
amusement to attract every mem
ber of the household from the
oldest to the youngest, so don’t
leave Grandma home to mind the
baby—bring them both along.
The first grade will operate the
Your Dollars Will Do Double Duty This Weekend at the Stores of Perry's Merchants
\ up the motor to run it. Ain’t it a
honey?”
And it takes only a one-half
horsepower motor to replace that
; mule.
COMING EVENTS
The Beltista Club will meet to
night at 8 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. James O’Neal.
’ The Civitans will meet tonight
at the New Perry Hotel at 7:30.
Visitors will be welcomed.
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The Perry Garden Club will
> meet this afternoon at 3 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Gardner Watson.
! Mrs. Will Peterson of Alley, Ga.
[ will be guest speaker.
The Mayor has declared Mon
day night, October 30, from 6 to
9 p. m., as the Official Trick or
Treat Night.
grab bag and dart board; the se
cond grades will sponsor a barbe
cue supper; third grade students
will have a doll show with prizes
awarded to the child whose doll is
judged prettiest, most unusual,
most loved, etc. In addition they
will sell homemade candy and
sponsor a shooting gallery.
The fourth grades will offer
“toss the hoop” and the ever pop
ular “fish pond” while bowling,
rides and a magicians act is pro
mised by the fifth grade students.
If you’re low on baked sweets for
the family, the sixth grades will
have cookies, cup cakes, sweet
rolls, pies and coffee cakes you
can buy and stash away in the
freezer, if you can force yourself
to save them that long.
Plenty to Eat
Walking up and down the halls
Houston Pjo mt % our ital
Charge of Murder
Is Placed Against
Former Resident
W. D. Collins, 50-year-old Craw
ford countian and former resident
of Henderson, was in Houston
county jail today on a charge of
the pistol murder of William Gra
dy Wheeler, 58, at Hunt’s Store
near Henderson last Thursday af
ternoon.
A jury called by Coroner Tom
Hix recommended Friday that Col
lins be held for grand jury action.
Mr. Wheeler died almost in
stantly after a bullet from a .32-
caliber revolver went through his
heart and came out of his back.
Dr. A. G. Hendrick testified at
the coroner’s inquest that Mr.
Wheeler could have lived only
three or four minutes after he was
shot.
Sheriff C. C. Chapman testified
that Wheeler had signed a per
formance bond for Collins, who
was reported to hvae defaulted on
the bond. Wheeler owed the bond
ing company about $1,900 on the
bond, the sheriff said.
Waiting for Sheriff
Collins was waiting for the
sheriff when the officer arrived at
the scene of the shooting, which
is about a mile below Henderson
on U. S. 41.
“I guess you want my gun,”
Sheriff Chapman quoted Collins as
saying. “I sure feel bad about it.”
He admitted the shooting, the sher
iff said, and claimed self-defense.
Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Blaney, who
have a place across the highway
from Hunt’s Store, testified that
they saw Collins strike Wheeler
beside his head, in front of a gar
age building, then the two men
disappeared inside the garage
Within a few seconds they heard
one shot, they testified, and
Wheeler came to the door, held
to the door and slumped to the
ground. Before the attack, they
testified, they had observed the
two men talking.
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enjoying the excitement is sure
to whet your appetite, so the sev
enth grades will have hot dogs
ready for you, while right next
door, the eighth grades will offer
Coca-Colas, orange and grape
drinks as a refresher. Delicious
hamburgers will be sold by ninth
grade students.
No carnival would be complete
without a cake walk and that is
exactly what the tenth graders
will spnosor. They will have a
large variety of home-made cakes
—you just might win one for only
a dime.
The eleventh grades will spon
sor games offering many worth
while prizes to the winners.
Mothers of the seniors will serve
piping hot coffee and tasty dough
nuts and the Tri-Hi-Y girls hope
you’ll stop by their booth for a
bag of popcorn and a candied ap
’ pie.
3 There will be many games,
5 tempting foods and plenty of fun,
! so don’t stay home. Bring the
whole family and a pocketful of
J money—everyone is expecting you
j at the PTA’s Annual Halloween
Carnival.
MISS LOUISE HILL
Louise Hill
Named FFA
Sweetheart
Members of the Perry Chapter
of Future Farmers of America
last week elected Louise Hill as
the Chapter Sweetheart for 1961-
62. Miss Alice Hunt was chosen as
runner-up. i
Girls competing were Carol
Etheridge, twirling routine; Miss
Hill, tap dance; Ellen Lasseter,
reading skit; Alice Hunt, piano
skit, and Cheryl Richards, reading
skit.
The FFA String Band provided
entertainment between the bal
lots. The contest was held in the
grammar school auditorium, with
FFA President Earl Cheek in
charge. Gene Hill gave the devo
tion.
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Panthers to Face
Indians Tomorrow
The Perry High Panthers will be
seeking to even the won-lost score
for the season when they tackle
the Vidalia High Indians there
Friday night.
The Panthers have won 3 and
lost 4 for the year, while Vidalia
has won 2 and lost 5. Vidalia, us
ually a powerhouse in Region 2-B
West, is rebuilding this year, with
inexperienced material and a new
coach.
The Panthers had an open date
last Friday and should be rested
up for the tough ball game they
expect at Vidalia. Although the
Indians have an unimpressive re
cord, they have been improving
with every game and are reported
to be “mean and strong.”
After the Vidalia game, Perry
has only two more games left in
the season—both of them home
games. On Nov. 3, in the annual
Homecoming game, the Panthers!
will meet Mary Persons High |
School of Forsyth. On Nov. 10, the
Lyons High School team will come
here for the season’s finale. Perry
will be favored in both of these
last games on the basis of team I
records up to date, but the tides
can change from week to week.
ON EMORY LIST
Sam Nunn Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam A. Nunn of Perry, was
listed on the honor roll of the
Emory University Law School for
his work during the summer ses
sion. He made the Dean’s List by
being on the honor roll for an
entire year. I
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City Election Set
Dec. 5; 4 Qualify
Mayor Beckham
Seeks Election;
Three for Council
Mayor and Council last Thurs
day set Dec. 5 as the date of the
city election for mayor and three
councilmen and fixed the dead
line for qualifying for Nov. 25.
Mayor Milton Beckham and
Councilmen Bill Bates, Alton Har
dy and D. K. Roughton are com
pleting their two-year terms at the
end of this year. Councilmen
whose terms have another year t°
run are Bill Sexton, Gene Smith
and Dr. H. E. Weems.
Mayor Milton Beckham and
Councilmen Alton Hardy and D. K.
Roughton have already qualified
for re-election, and Frank Darity
has entered the race for a council
seat.
Mayor Beckham said he would
like to have two more years in
office because of several improve
ment projects underway now that
he would like to follow until com
pleted. He said one of them was
seeing that proper city utilities
are installed in connection with
Interstate 75. He said there are
several things he promised to get
done that he could not do during
the last year due to lack of money.
“I have tried to do the kind of
job that would merit the confi
dence of the people,” Mr. Beck
ham said.
Mr. Bates announced this week
that he will not be a candidate for
re-election. The other officers are
expected to run again.
Qualifying fees arc $25 for ma
yor candidates and $5 for council
candidates. Candidates may quali
fy at the city clerk’s office.
To be efigible to vote, a person
must have been a resident of the
City of Perry for 90 days, of the
county for six months and of the
state for a year. Persons can trans
fer their voter registration from
another city at least 10 days prior
to the election date.
Absentee ballots will be obtain
ed by making application at the
city clerk’s office not later than
Nov. 29.
Other action taken by mayor
and council included approving
sale to a mausoleum company a
section of Woodlawn Cemetery for
construction of a mausoleum, pro
vided it meets requirements to be
laid down by mayor and council.
A Mr. Marshall of the Public
Housing Authority spoke briefly
on public housing available to
cities.
Four More Places
Paint Their Faces
Four other projects which will
improve the looks of the down
-1 town section were started this
week.
Houston Lodge No. 35, F. and
A. M., announced that the Masonic
Hall would be painted on the out
j side, and some work will be done
inside. It will be repainted white.
Akin Drug Company repainted
parts of the front of its store, the
entire front of Bowles Glass Shop
has been given a fresh coat of
paint, and the Houston Home Jour
nal painted the trim on the front
of its building.
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Queen Jean Vance, center; Martha Lynn Watson, left, and Karen
Harley, right. (Perri-Scope Photo by Henry Gotten).
At the Hospitals
Mrs. T. E. Smith was dismissed
from the Middle Georgia Hospital
last Thursday.
Mrs. Evelyn Logue was dismiss
ed from Houston County Hospital
; Friday.
! Mrs. Gladys Martin was dismiss
ed from Middle Georgia Hospital
■ last Wednesday.
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Freddie Lee Little was admitted
to the Macon Hospital Friday.
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i Mrs. Geraldine Reagin was ad-1
5 mitted to the Macon Hospital Sun-1
i day.
i BUS STATION MOVED
• AGAIN, TEMPORARILY
The Greyhound Bus Station has
, been moved to Heller’s Service
' Station, U. S. 41 South, on a tem
porary basis. John Heller said he
. will move in about two weeks to
, the Pure Oil Station at 1100 Ma
’ con Street in about two weeks. The
. bus station will be located at the
Macon Street address after he
’ moves.
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Merchants, Property Owners invited
To Renewal Meeting at 2:30 Today
All Perry business and proses- t
sional men are invited to a public c
meeting today to study the recom- t
I mendation of the city’s planning c
• engineers on the central business t
; district. 1
The meeting will be held at the i
American Legion Hall at 2:30 p. m.
“We would like to hear your 1
comments either for or against the i
plan,” Stanley E. Smith Jr., plan- \
ning commission chairman, and i
Mayor Milton Beckham, said in c
PROPOSED BUSINESS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT
Civic leaders will be asked to discuss this proposal or make re
commendations for other changes to improve the Central Business
Disrict. Traffic would move south on Commerce Street, north on Main
Street. Carroll Street, between Washington and Ball Streets, would
be center of shopping districts.
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1870-1961
OUR 91ST YEAR
Big Fish Caught
By Don Moody, 12
Don Moody, 12, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Moody, caught the
biggest fish of his life Tuesday,
bringing in a 7-pound bass with a
rod and reel.
The fish was 21 inches long,
which is almost as long as Don.
He’s going to get the fish mounted
so he can prove his fish story.
“I’ve fished all my life,” said
his father, “and never caught a
| fish that big.”
Don is keeping a secret the place
where he caught him and also the
I kind of lure he was using. Steven
I Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Smith, was a big help in landing
the big fish, Don says.
CITY PAVING NOTICE
Mayor and Council have extend
ed time for cash payment of pav
ing assessment through Dec. 15,
1961, on paving being done now.
Anyone wishing to pay, instead
of having it added one-half to 1962
taxes and one-half to 1963 taxes,
may do so at any time through
Dec. 15, 1961.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
CITY OF PERRY, GA.
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the letter to the civic leaders. “In
order to arrive at a sound plan for
the central business district, we
earnestly solicit your recommen
dations for development of this
long range plan as outlined in the
report.”
The planning engineers also
have prepared a Major Thorough
fare Plan on Perry and its tie-in
with the new Interstate Highway
System. This also will be discuss
ed at the meeting.