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PERRV ' HOUSTON tOI ' NTY - GA «•«. THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1,67 NO . 3, ESTABLISHED 187,
Unbeaten Adel Stands in the Way
Os Panthers, With Four Straight
ihe Perry Panthers took all
the siing out of the Yellow Jack
ets of Jell Davis County (Hazel
hurst I in a region 1-A game here
Friday night. The final score was
34 to 7 in tavor of the local grid
ders.
Herb St. John’s Panthers scor
ed in all but th e third quarter,
'the Perry boys completely dom
inated the game on both offense
and defense, except for a few
minutes in the second quarter
when the Yellow Jackets broke
through the Panther defense sev
eral c&fldocutive times.
The Panthers’ first score came
early in the beginning stanza of
p,ay. Swift-running David Bel
hower took a hand-off from Ed
Harley and made his way to the
goal line, dropping Yellow Jack
ets all along the t5-yard run. The
score came on the first play from
scrimmage. Perry’s ed u c a ted
toe, Jerry Smith, missed the ex
tra point attempt. It marked
Smith’s first miss of the season.
St. John, Harley Score
The Panthers hit pay dirt again
in the second quarter when big
Lee St. John bulled his way
through a nest of Yellow Jack
ets on a 30-yard run. Jerry Smith
then kicked one of his perfect
point afters.
Later on in the second quarter
the amazing Quarterback Ed
> Harley took off around his left
end and scored on a 10 yard run.
Smith once again added the extra
point.
The Jackets’ lone score came
in the third period when a recov
ered fumble by the Panthers was
turned into a scoring opportuni
ty. Richard Cammeron hit pay
uin on an 8-yard run, some 13
plays after the fumble recovery,
eld Simmons kicked the point af
ter.
The Panthers’ ail-state half
back, Lee St. John scored again
in the fourth quarter on an eight
yard run. The remarkable Jerry
Smith converted for the point af
ter to make the score 27 to 7.
The final score came when
Quarterback Harley tossed a per
fect. 30-yard pass into the sticky
fingers of End Lynward Barren.
Barrett has been the leading pass
receiver for the Panthers. Smith
once again put his true toe into
the bail, making the final score
34 to 7.
Individual Standouts
' Leading the offensive attack
for the Panthers were Lee St.
John, leading yard gainer of the
game, Jerry Smith, Larry Horst
mg, Wendy Pierce, David Bel-
Lower ana Lynward Barrett.
Standouts on defense included
Add Harris, Mike Seago, David
Belflower, Steve Brown, Ronnie
Hammock, Otis Stocks, Steve
Cook, Lee St. John, George Bran
nin, Gene Graham, ‘Darling’
George McGinty and Randy
Ch l, w.
St. John praised the work of
defensive lineoacker Add Harris.
St. John said Harris played one
REGION 1-A
Region All Games
Team w. 1. t. pet. w. L t. pet
Perry 2 0 0 1.000 4 0 0 1.000
Cook Co 2 0 0 1.000 3 0 0 1.000
Fitzgerald 1 0 0 1.000 3 0 0 1.000
Americus 1 0 0 1.000 3 0 0 1.000
Brooks 11 0 .500 1 2 0 .333
Worth Co 11 0 .500 1 3 0 .250
Cen. T’ville 0 2 0 .000 1 3 0 .250
Bacon Co. 0 2 0 .000 0 3 0 .000
Jeff Davis 0 2 0 .000 0 3 0 .000
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Panther Tackles Hoist Mascot
Perry Panther mainstays in the line, Steve Brown (73) and Eugene Graham
(74), hoist the team mascot and assistant manager Bud Ogletree into the air
after the big win over Jeff Davis Friday night. Bud didn't mind the ride at all.
(Home Journal Photo).
of his best games, making sev
eral individual tackles and assist
ing on many other plays.
Cook County Friday
The Panthers will journey to
Adel Friday night to meet a
strong Cook County team. The
Cook County ball club is unde
feated and is one of the highest
ranking region contenders, along
with Americus and Fitzgerald.
‘‘This will be a very important
game for us Friday night.”
Coach St. John said. “This Cook
County team is tough and is pro
bably one of the better Class A
football teams in this area,” the
coach said.
Panther Boosters
Will Meet Tonight
The Perry Panthers Booster
Club will hold its regular meet
ing at 8 o’clock tonight at the
Perry High Cafeteria.
Films of the Jeff Davis-Perry
High Football game will be “
shown.
The Perry High Panthers will
meet Cook County High at Adel
on Friday night. Support your 1
home team by going to Adel.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson
of Griffin spent several days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Matthews. Mrs. Matthews
returned with them for a visit
with Mrs. R. S. Kendrick and '
James Matthews and family in
Decatur and attended the An
tique Show in Atlanta.
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St. John Barges Into End Zone
Halfback Lee St. John runs into the end zone
standing up to score six points against the Jeff Davis
Yellow Jackets. (Home Journal Photo).
FOOTBALL SCORES
Perry 34, Jeff Davis 7
Ft. Valley 21, Cochran 7
Dublin 13, Waycross 6
Americus 35, Central of Thom
asville 6
Fitzgerald 38, Coffee Co. 0
Appling 14, Eastman 13
Harris Co. 0, Macon Co. 0
Northside 13, Warner Robins 0
Houston Co. High 25, Oconee
Co. 0
Cook Co. 32. Worth Co. 12
Lanier 7, Valdosta 0
Willingham 14, Tift Co. 13
Mrs. Emma J. Griffin re
turned home Saturday after
spending several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert N.
Fox and Mr. Fox in Chicago.
While there she also visited
her son, Joe Griffin, who is
at Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minn., and the State Fair in
Indianapolis, Hannibal and
St. Louis, Mo., Springfield,
111., and took a boat trip on
the SS Milwaukee Clipper a
cross Lake Michigan.
State OES Officer
Pays Perry Visit
The official visit of the
Worthy Grand Matron of
Georgia, OES was held in
Houston Chapter 383, Mason
ic Hall, Sept. 19.
Houston Chapter 383 OES,
and Central City Chapter 28
were hosts for this occasion.
One hundred and seventy
five members of the order
were present, representing
chapters in various sections
of Georgia.
Mrs. Rita White, Worthy
Matron, Houston Chapter 383,
and Mrs. Wynelle Stanton,
Worthy Matron, General City
28, Macon, welcomed the
visitors.
A reception was held in
the dining hall after the
meeting.
Don Lamberth returned last
week to Middle Georgia Col
lege in Cochran to resume his
studies for the fall quarter.
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Perry-Houston Hospital Rises on Morningside Drive
Coming Events
The monthly meeting of the
VFW will be held at VFW Club
on Highway 41 South Thursday,
Oct. 28. Wives are invited. Bring
your own steaks.
The 3-L’s Home Economics Club
will hold its monthly meeting
Thursday morning, Oct. 5, from
10 to 12 noon at the Security
Federal Building.
The congregation of the Perry
Presbyterian Church will meet
Oct. 8 to elect an elder to fill
the vacancy created by V. E.
Molleur’s resignation due to his
moving away.
Hours of the evening worship
services at the Perry Presbyter
ian Church on Sunday and Wed
nesday have been changed to
7:30 p. m.
Mayor and Council of the City
of Perry will meet at 7.30 p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at City Hall.
The WMS of the First Baptist
Church will hold their general
meeting on Monday afternoon at
3:45 p. m. in the assembly room
of the Educational Building. All
women of the church are cordial
ly invited to attend.
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The Sophie Beckham Circle will
meet with Mrs. B. F. Boutwell in
Camelot on Monday morning at
10 a. m.
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The Elizabeth Cooper Circle
meets with Mrs. Jack Pitts on
Monday morning at 10 a. m.
The United Daughters of the
Confederacy will meet Wednes
day, October 4 at 3:30 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Ben Newberry
Jr. Please notify hostess if you
are unable to attend.
The Warner Robins Coin Club,
Inc., is holding their fourth an
nual Coin Show on October 7 and
8, 1967 at the Recreation Center,
Warner Robins.
The Akikta Club will meet in
the home of Mrs. Tom Griffin on
Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The WSCS of the Perry Metho
dist Church will meet Monday,
Oct, 2, at 3:30 p. m.
Pauline Vuxta admitted to
Emory Hospital on Tuesday,
Mrs. Robert Tuggle is in
the Middle Georgia Hospital.
Poach County Hospital
Harrison Dixon admitted
Wednesday.
Donna Bryant dismissed
Thursday.
Daisy Jones dismissed
Thursday.
Eddie Coffee dismissed
Monday.
Helen Honaker dismissed
Friday.
Mary Bennett dismissed
Saturday.
Mary H. Keen admitted
Monday.
Calvin Montgomery admit
ted Monday,
Houston County Hospital
Marilyn Collins dismissed
Saturday.
Wilford Carter admitted
Saturday.
Phillip Dixon dismissed
Saturday.
Charles Hardy admitted
Sunday.
Irene Durden dismissed
Monday.
Randy McCoy admitted
Tuesday.
Reese Named to Head
Chamber of Commerce
The Board of Directors of the
Perry Chamber of Commerce has
elected J. Malcolm Reese as pre
sident for 1967-68. The Board re
elected William E. Beckham Jr.,
vice president and J. Yates
Green, treasurer.
Mr. Reese is executive vice
president of Security Federal
Savings and Loan Association,
which has home offices in Perry
with branch offices in Fort Val
ley and Hawkinsville. He is mar
led to the former Ann Stewart
of Columbus. The Reeses have
two sons, Joe, 16, and Jimmy, 9.
Mr. Reese, a native of Colum
bus. received his education at
Jordan High School in Columbus
and at Auburn University, Au
burn, Ala. Mr. Reese has at
tended several Banking and Sav
ings and Loan Institutes. Since
coming to Perry in 1960. Mr.
Reese has been active in all
phases of civic and religious ac
tivities. He served as president
of the Chamber of Commerce in
1962-63 and most recently serv
ed as chairman of the important
Industrial Development Division
of the Chamber.
In 1961 the Georgia Jaycees
honored Mr. Reese as “One of
The Five Outstanding Young
Men of Georgia.”
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Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm vearta
of Moultrie announce the birth of
a son, John Carlton, at the Ve
reen Memorial Hospital on Fri
day, September 8. He is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Beddingfield of Perry.
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Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Galle
more Jr. announce the birth
of a son, John Lawrence Gal
lemore, at the Duke Univer
sity Hospital Monday, Sept
25.
J. G. Beavers Buys
Houser Insurance
Jack B. Beavers has bought
out Mrs. F. M. Houser’s in
terest in the Houser Insur
ance Agency of Perry, it was
announced here this week.
Beavers has owned half in
terest in the local insurance
company since 1960. He said
the company will be run the
same as in the past, repre
senting the same insurance
companies.
KIWANIANS HEAR
HEAD OF COLLEGE
Dr. Jack Carlton, president
of the Macon Junior College,
told Perry Kiwanians Tues
day that the college will open
in September of 1968 with
1,500 or more students and
two million dollars worth of
buildings.
Construction will begin in
the next few weeks, faculty
members are being recruited
and application blanks for
students are being prepared,
Dr. Carlton said. It is possible
that the junior college could
have as many as 2,000, stu
dents on opening day, he ad
ded. He expects enrollment to
reach 5,000 in the 1970’5. (
The college is located on
160 acres of land just off In
terstate 475 at the intersec
tion with the relocated U. S.
80.
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Perryan to Attend
State UDC Meeting
Mrs. A. L. Downs of Perry,
president of the Sgt. Clinton
C. Duncan Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confeder
acy, will attend the state con
vention of the UDC in At
lanta Oct. 8-11.
The convention will begin
with the Memorial Hour at
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
at 3 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 8.
Monday’s program includes
presentation of a Confeder
ate regimental flag to Gov.
Maddox and a tour of Stone
Mountain.
Trophies to outstanding
chapter will be presented
Tuesday, and Dr. Kenneth
Coleman, University of Geor
gia, will speak on ‘‘Mary Ann
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Dr. C. Duncan Cater, Native
Os Perry, Dies in Greensboro
Funeral services for Dr. C.
Duncan Cater, 69, a native of
Perry who died at Wesley Long
Hospital in Greensboro, N. C.,
Sunday, were held Monday and
burial was in Forest Lawn Cem
etery at Greensboro.
Dr. Cater was the brother of
Thomas J. Cater and Miss Ka
therine Cater of Perry.
He received the M. D. degree
from Emory University in At
lanta in 1920, interned at City
Hospital on Welfare Island in
New York City, and practiced at
Lying-In Hospital. He began
practice in Greensboro in 1925.
He was a member of Holy Trin
ity Episcopal Church.
Other survivors include his
wife, the former Anne Butler;
son, Dr. C. Duncan Cater Jr. and
two grandchildren of Winston Sa
lem.
Dr. Cater was born in Perry,
the son of the late Dr. and Mrs.
Robert Lee Cater, and the bro
ther of the late Mrs. Eliza C.
Massee and Dr. Robert L. Ca
ter Jr. of Macon.
It was the custom of Dr. Cater
on the death of a friend to make
a contribution to the library fund
of Wesley Long Hospital.
Carl 0. Jeffress, president of
the board of trustees of Wesley
Long Hospital, paid tribute to
Dr. Cater and said his passing
is a real loss to the hspital and
to the city.
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Perry Prepares
'Certified City'
Program Report
Perry has entered the “Geor
gia Certified City” program de
signed to bring municipal im
provement and industrial growth.
The Perry Chamber of Com
merce is working with the city
administration in submitting an
entry in the program sponsored
by the Georgia Municipal Asso
ciation, the Georgia Power Com
pany and Georgia Tech.
The objective of the program
is to provide guidance for com
munity improvement and econo
mic growth. All entrant cities
ar e evaluated by use of the _
standards which examine a total
of 19 areas of community activi- o
ty.
Reports will be submitted on
Perry’s progress in industrial de
velopment, travel occommoda
tions, commercial development,
transportation, water, communi
cations, housing, sanitary sewer
age, police protection and traf
fic enforcement, fire protection,
schools and libraries, streets,
health, community appearance,
municipal finance, city codes and
laws, city planning, recreation
civic clubs and fuels and power.
Furman Cliett Jr., executive
vice president of the Perry
Chamber of Commerce, will work
with Mrs. Ruth Griffin, City clerk
in submitting the inventory of
Perry’s activities in the 19
' fields.
UGP to Kickoff
The kickoff breakfast for the
Ptrry Division of Hw United
Givors Funds campaign will bo
hold at tho Now Porry Hotel at
7:30 a. m. noxt Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Solicitors will rectivo their
assignments and be feady to
go into the field to receive con
tributions for the coming year.
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DR. C. DUNCAN CATER
"He was dedicated to his pro
fession and to Wesley Long,” Mr.
Jeffress said in recalling the ma
jor contribution Dr. Cater made
m keeping the doors of the hospi
tal open during the depression of
the 1930’5, and in its later growth
and development.
Mr. Jeffress also praised Dr.
Cater for his devotion to the hos
pital's personnel, stating that un
known to most people,4>e often
helpetenembers of the staff meet
personal and financial problems.