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®A Prize-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contests VOL. 98 NO. 24 mm* ibM' « * 1 11 rfii 7J, 'Bfe, ■. **•' '■^* >l J* BMJimimmtim&mx.: T ~ - IwBR > Headquarters of American Camellia Society Near Here American Camellia Lovers Will Meet Here This Fall The national headquarters building of the American Camel lia Society is nearing completion and plans are being made for the fall meeting of the society at Massee Lane, 15 miles from Perry, The $90,000 national head quarters building is strictly Williamsburg architecture and the furnishings also show the Williamsburg influence. It is located on the Fort Valley-Mar shallville H ghway. Perry will have a large part in the fall meeting of the soci ety, because most of the 500 delegates will stay in Perry’s motels. The fall meeting is scheduled for Nov, 14, and 16. The Camellia Journal, the quarterly publication of the camellia society, headlines the fall meeting like this; “ACS Fall Meeting to be Held at Mas see Lane and Perry, Ga,” Register at Perry The new Quality Court Motel at Perry has been designated as the registration point for the delegates, who will come from most states of the U. S, The * Journal says Perry offers many fine motels and eating places. The Holiday Inn of Perry will be the scene of a big banquet dur ing the fall meeting. The Middle Georgia Camellia Soceity will hold its fall show in Macon on Nov. 16-17 in co operation with the ACS fall Perry Has More Grads At Colleges Henry P. Gotten, son of w ‘lace Gotten of Perry, re c'('"ed the degree of bachelor of ■ 1 hanical engineering in com me nee me nt exercises at Georgia u T :i Saturday, June 8. ' otten was one of 1,500 stu (‘!wh° received degrees in Ir exercises held at the Fox f 1 neatre. Walter Stanley Sorrells, son °; , Mr and Mrs. W. C. Sorrells ‘.ake Joy Road, received the ■agree of bachelor of arts in n ‘ slf) ry at West Georgia College, ( arollton, last week. He was one of 241 students received degrees in com mencement exercises, in which mer Cong. Charles L. Weltner was principal speaker. Jerry w. Jackson, son of Mrs. Johnson, Kathleen, gradu / Saturday, June 8, from Abraham Bldwin College, where - 1 ’ended for two years. He 1 transfer to the University of '"'; r J ia in September. lOS ®, his graduation -re ms mother, Mr. and Mrs. uu? me Johns °n and Todd, David '■’■nnson and Miss Lynn Mathews of Fort Valley. ■Hss Nan Johnson of Atlanta • the weekend with her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Van John — PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1968 meeting. Why did the American Camel lia Society choose this Middle Georgia location for its national headquarters? The big reason is Dave C. Strother of Fort Valley, who gave the camellia society 170 acres of land and cash of $37,000. Mr. Strother, who observed his 87th birthday in May, has been a camellia lover and grower since 1935. Massee Lane has seven acres in camel lias and Mr. Strother is a person al friend of every camellia plant there. He is known as the “great benefactor” of the Ameri can Camellia and a portrait of him will be hung in the society’s headquarters. Dave Strother Honored An “ABCD Club—A Birthday Camellia Celebration for Dave” was formed and contributions made to the AHCD Club were placed in the Endowment Fund of the society, “Mr. Dave” just plain loves camellias and other people who love camellias. The national headquarters will house the finest camellia library in the world, and the value of the library is estimated at Sidewalk Project Stirs Controversy Former County Commissioner Hugh Beatty and City Council man D. K. Houghton this week took issue with the Houston County Commissioners, who complained last week that they had not been kept informed on a state contract for sidewalk paving in the Tucker School area. They show'ed letters from the county commissioners to Coun cilman Houghton and Mayor Ray expressing the county’s interest in helping the city get the con tract. Here is the letter from the commissioners to Councilman Houghton dated March 25; “In reference to the request of the City of Perry for County assistance in securing State aid for sidewalks along a portion of and in the vicinity of Tucker Road. “This is to advise that the Board of Commissioners have discussed this request at a regular meeting on Feb. 20, 1968; and it is agreeable with the Board, if this aid can be ob tained.” Here is the letter from the commissioners to Mayor Ray, dated Feb, 26: “This is to acknowledge re ceipt of your letter dated Febru ary 16 requesting aid and as sistance in securing a side walk along a portion of and in the vicinity of Tucker Road. “Your request was presented to the Board of Commissioners at their last regular meeting on February 20, 1968. The Board agreed to assist the City of Perry in every way possible and will be contacting Council man D. K. Roughton as to when a trip can be scheduled to the State Highway Department in The Houston Home Journal $50,000. The American Camellia Soci ety had its headquarters at the University of Fl orida at Gaines ville, Seven years ago the head quarters was moved to the Geor gia Experiment Station at Tifton, The new headquarters building at Massee Lane was occupied just last month. 7,200 Members The society has 7,200 mem bers in 40 states and 16 foreign countries, according to Joseph Pyron, the executive secretary of the society and the editor of its Camellia Journal. Mr. Pyron lives at Reynolds and is on duty five days a week at the headquarters. His mailing ad dress is Box 212, Fort Valley, Ga., 31030 The society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote the growing of camel lias for the enjoyment of its members. Those who know the enthusi asm of camellia lovers see nothing but a bigger and better future for Massee Lane and the camellia society. All of Middle Georgia, and particularly Perry, will benefit from the growth of the camellia gardens. Atlanta. “If 1 may be of assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to call.” Both letters were signed by Roy H. Watson Jr, clerk of com missioners. The commissioners said in their meeting Tuesday, June 4, that they felt that they had not been fully advised about this project and that the county’s road program might be jeopar dized. After a discussion of the sidewalk project at last week’s meeting, Chairman H. C. Talton Jr. instructed the clerk to write the throe cities in the counties asking them to keep the county commissioners advised of all road projects being sought. Mr. Beatty and Mr. Roughton said they went to Atlanta at their own expense to request a state contract for about a mile of sidewalk paving, and that Mr. Gillis said he could not approve the entire project but would allot $5,500 to cover a bout half of the project. Commissioner Gene Wall said he was fully informed about the project and felt that it had been handled properly. Commissioner Alton Tucker said he was asked by Mr. Beat ty to accompany him and Mr. Roughton to Atlanta, but he told them he could not go at that time. He said Commissioner Stewart Bloodworth told him that Mr. Beatty and Mr. Roughton planned to go to Atlanta to try to get the state aid. Commissioner Frank Rozar said he was not too familiar with the project but that if Mr. Beatty and Mr. Roughton had a letter from the commissioners Both Parties Likely to Qualify More Candidates at Deadline New Church Gets Reese As Pastor The new Methodist Church in Perry will be formally consti tuted on Sunday, June IG. Taking part in the morning worship service will be Rev. David Duck, Americus District Superintendent; Rev. Carlton Carruth, conference director of Church Extentions; and Rev. Dick Reese, the new pastor. Mr. Reese will be preaching at this service. During the service, the roll of all persons who have indicat ed a desire to join the new church will be read. A Charter Day will be set for late summer or early fall. All persons who join prior to this Charter date will be considered charter mem bers of the new Methodist Church in Perry. Immediately following morning worship, Mr. Duck will lead the congregation in a business session at which time the Offi cial Board of Stewards will be elected, ns well ns other Church officials. During the coming weeks, the Official Board will meet and take action on such things as a name for the church, considera tion of design and plans for the? first building, and further organi zation of the new church. All persons who have either given a definite indication to join and have not yet attended or have a desire to join bul have not given an indication are in- CITY TO WAR ON MOSQUITOS The City of Perry expects to get into the business of killing mosquitos in about a week, Tom Cook, administrative aide to Mayor Ray. said yesterday. Mr. Cook said the city owns the spraying equipment and has received some expert advice from Woolfolk Chemical Co. at Fort Valley on the best mosquito spray. If residents know of spots where mosquitos are very bud, call Mr. Cook at city hall, 987-1911. approving the project, ho thinks the project was handled proper ly. He said he recalled former Councilman Raymond Gornto appearing before the commis sioners in 1967 asking for the support of the commissioners in getting the project for the city. Mr. Rozar said if the clerk of the commissioners, R. H. (Sonny) Watson wrote a letter saying the commissioners had approved it, he was sure Mr. Watson had been instructed to do so. Mr. Watson does not usual ly do things unless he is autho rized to do so, Mr. Rozar said. Commissioner Stewart Blood worth, who brought up the matter in last week’s county commis sioners meeting, said that Mr. Watson wrote the letters with out the knowledge of the com missioners. “1 am glad the city got the contract but Perry got short changed in the long run,” Mr. Bloodworth said, ‘‘because if the commissioners had gone to \tlanta they would have gotten the full project, plus other roads....lf Rep. Paul Stalnaker had gone along we would have gotten everything we asked for, because he can do more than anyone else in the county in getting road contracts.” He said he knew that he would be accused of bringing up the matter because of the fact that he and Mr. Beatty were opponents two years ago, but he said this is ‘‘wholly untrue”. Mr. Bloodworth said there had been instances in which people have gone to Atlanta and have persuaded the state highway department to approve projects and the commissioners did not know anything about it. That is why he brought up the matter BpC ■***& ' i m ■ M REV. C. DICK REESE vited to come Sunday and be a part of this historic service. Mr. Reese, new pastor of the new Methodist Church here, is 27 years old. He comes to Per ry from the First Methodist Church of Americus, where he was associate pastor and cam pus minister for Wesley Founda tion at Georgia Southwestern College. He was educated in the public schools of Columbus and was graduated from Jordan High School. He attended Columbus Junior, received a bachelor of arts degree at LaGrange College, and received his bachelor of divinity at Emory University in 1966. He served pastorates at Geneva Methodist Larger Parish and the Preston Methodist Charge before going to Ameri cus. Mrs. Reese is the former Juno Watford of Columbus. They have a daughter, Melonie Dean Reese, 3. Building Permits $1,069,769 in 1968 Building permits issued by the City of Perry totaled $207,900 during May, Building Inspector Harry Griggs said yesterday. 'Phis brings the total con struction in Perry through May to $1,069,269. The May figures showed $119,500 in new houses, $85,000 in new business places, and $3,400 in miscellaneous build ing. FOR ALL YOUR PRINTING NEEDS, CALL 987-1823. ‘‘to be sure that we co-ordinate our efforts" in working with the state because all projects count against the county’s total con tracts. H. C. Talton Jr., chairman of the commissioners, said he was familiar with the sidewalk pro ject and that he is glad to see Perry got the state assistance. ‘‘l don’t care who goes to Atlanta to get state assistance on any project in Houston Coun ty,” Mr. Talton said. “We had agreed to help the city any way we could in getting state aid on the project.” Mr. Beatty said he would not have gope to Atlanta to see the highway department without let ters from the county commis sioners and the city council of Perry because the highway department will not allot any contracts unless both county and city officials are in agreement on the request. When they went they had letters from the commissioners and from the city council re questing this state assistance and that they feel the commis sioners had am jle information about the projects, especially in view of the letters that the com missioners had written approving it. M*. Beatty said it was obvious that Commissioner Stewart Bloodworth complained about the project because Mr. Beatty, not Mr. Bloodworth, obtained the state project. The two are political opponents. Key to Americus, Cochran to Perry Rev. William R. (Billy) Key, pastor of the Perry Methodist Church for the last four years, left this week for Am erieus, where he has been as signed as pastor of the First Methodist Church. Mr. Key will be succeeded by Dr. Leonard Cochran, who comes to Perry from the First Methodist Church of Albany. During Mr. Key’s four-year tenure here, more than 400 members were received into the church and the rolls show ed a net increase of 275 members. The average at tendance at the morning wor ship services and Church School passed the 500 mark. The church carried out a major renovation of the sanc tuary, purchased a parsonage for the associate pastor en larged the Key parsonage, added the associate minister. Rev. J. B. Smith, and spon sored a new Methodist church in Perry, which started serv ices last Sunday. The budget of the church rose from $53,000 to SIOO,OOO during the lasl four years. Mr. Key was born in Adrian, in Hmanuel County and at tended school there. He en tered Young Harris and then Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., where he received his A. B. degree. He remained in Wilmore and earned his B. D. degree at Asbury Seminary. While attending Asbury Sem inary, Mr. Key served as youth pastor at Epworth Me thodist Church in Lexington, Ky,, and also held pastorates at Gravel Switch and at High land-Kings Mountain. He was ordained deacon in August, 1948, by Bishop Wat kins of the Kentucky Confer ence. He transferred to the South Georgia Conference, where he was ordained elder by Bishop Arthur J. Moore, in June of 1950. While serving in Kentucky he was married to the former Mildred Site of Westerville, Ohio. They have five children, Brenda, Danny Joe, Todd, Scott and Betsy. Ife has served pastorates in Winona Park and Gilchrist Park in Waycross, the Wood land Charge. St. Marys and Waynesboro. He is a mem ber of the Board of Evange lism of the South Georgia Conference; he served as se cretary of this Board for four years and is now chairman. In the summer of 1959 it was his privilege to tour the Holy Land byway of London and then to spend several days in Rome on his way home. In the spring of 1965 he had the privilege of opening the U. S. Senate with prayer. Mr, Key was elected dele gate to the Southeastern Ju risdictional Conference. Dr. Leonard Cochran is a native of Fulton County, Ga. He attended public schools in Fulton County and Emory at Oxford. He attended Asbury College at Wilmore, Kentucky, where he was graduated and later received a doctor’s degree. He has two sons and two daughters: Norman Cochran who is in bu* iness at Boston, Mass., Mrs. Sam Hopkins, wife of an Atlanta newspaper man, Mrs. Evan Moorehouse who lives in Atlanta, and Arthur Cochran, who is in the Air Force and stationed on the Isle of Crete. He is now married to the former Barbara Davis James, who has two sons. Tommy James, who is in the Armed Forces and on his way to Viet Nam, and Davis James, who has just graduated from Albany High School. Dr. Cochran’s entire ministry has been in the South Georgia Conference which he joined at the 1929 session at Mulberry Street Church in Macon. His first pastoral assignment was at Lake Park. He served other churches, including St. Luke in DR. LEONARD COCHRAN - i*4£r 1 f j jiHs v '<&Kif J\ ■■ Imk REV. WILLIAM R. KEY Columbus for five years and First Church at Valdosta for seven years. While pastor at Valdosta he received 251 mem bers into the ehureh on one Sunday. Ile has attended four quadrion nial General Conferences of the Methodist Church; three times as clerical lay leader; served on Committee of 70 of the General Conference. Ih; has been a mem ber of the General Board of trustees of Magnolia Manor, a Methodist home for the; aging at Americas, has also served on the General Board of Missions for eight, years. H.) served as chairman of the campaign to raise *1 million in the South Georgia Conference for expan sion and other purposes, and his committee raised 110 per cent of the quota assigned. Dr. Cochran went to the First Methodist Church Albany in •June, 1964, after having served as pastor of the Mulberry Street Methodist in Macon for 10 years. He is the author of a book entitled “Man at His Best” which he wrote in 1957. AMERICUS DISTRICT Americas first, W. R. Key; Andersonville, J. J. Chuncey; Cochran, Emmett Davis; Graves, Clifton Brooks; Lumber City, Ralph Savarese; Berry First, Leonard H. Cochran; New Church, C. Dick Reese; Pine hurst, Joel Dent; Pineviow, Lowery Brantley; Rebecca, Carroll Taylor; Rhine-Chauncey, Scott Douglas; Roc he lie-Pitts, Warren Grimes. MACON DISTRICT Centerville, William T. Greer; Fort Valley, Reece Turrentine; Irwinton, David H. Dickens; Jeffersonville, C. L. Mincey; Macon Aldersgate, D. Eugene Pollett; Bass, W. W. Campbell; Bloomfield, Roy I. Gardner; Bloomfield associate, Michael A. McAfee; Cherokee Heights, Lawrence E. Houston Jr.; Doles, Frank L. Padgett; First Street, J. Loyd Cowart; Forest Hills, Burns M. Willis; Hillcrest Heights, J. Loy Scott; Liberty, Bernard L. Henry; Martha Bow man, L. M. Spivey; Second Street, Raymond Bittner; Shurlington, William E. McTier Jr.; Swift Creek, Allen Hardison; Powers ville-Wesley, C. N. Haisten; Roberta, George Manting; Twiggs County Circuit, George B. Coursey; Warner Robins First, Sanford V. Brown; Warner Robins associate, J. Felton Harden. 10c PER COPY twelve pages TWO SECTIONS ESTABLISHED 1870 Battle Lines Being Drawn For Primary The two major parties pro mised some surprises yester day as the deadline for en tries in the first Houston County joint primary neared. The Democrats were to close entries at 5 p. m. and the Re publicans indicated they might wait until midnight Wednesday. As the situation stood at noon yesterday. Democrats had filed for every office to be filled and the Republicans offered opposition in only two places. This situation was not expected to remain after the deadline passes because both parties were reported to be ready to put in some last minute candidates. One development of last week was the withdrawal of Albert Pratt, who had quali fied to run for county com missioner to succeed Gene Wall, who did not offer for re-election. M. E. (Bud) Sis son of Bonaire, has applied to the county Republican Committee to run for the place. Harvey NeSmith, Perry busi nessman, qualified at 10:30 a. m. yesterday for county com missioner, opposing Frank Ro zar in the Democratic Primary. The deadline for both par ties is 5 p. m. for putting up the qualification fee, but the Republican committee was scheduled to meet last -night to decide whether to accept candidates. Here is the lineup as it stood at noon yesterday: FOR SHERIFF Albert Hudson, incumbent, Democrat Herman Coffey, Democrat I), K. (Dot) Roughton. Republican FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Lower Section of County Frank Hozar, incumbent, Democrat FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Upper Section of County To succeed Gene Wall Edward Bryant, Democrat Lamar Keene Jr., Democrat FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER To succeed Alton Tucker Alton Tucker, Democrat TAX COMMISSIONER Mrs. Joyce B. Griffin, in cumbent, Democrat Mrs. Sadie Holt, Republi can FOR REPRESENTATIVE lo succeed Paul Stalnaker Sam A. Nunn Jr.. Democrat To succeed D. C. Peterson D. C. Peterson, Democrat Dreyfus Fountain, Demo crat FOR STATE SENATOR Stanley Smith Jr., incum bent, Democrat Roger Davis, Democrat FOR SOLICITOR Jack Gautier, incumbent, Democrat Joel A. Willis Jr., Democrat FOR ORDINARY Clinton K. Watson Jr., in cumbent, Democrat FOR CLERK OF COURT Tommie S. Hunt, incum bent, Democrat FOR CORONER Tom Hix, incumbent, Democrat CARD OF THANKS We are sincerely grateful to friends and neighbors for their many kind acts of sympathy, flowers, letters, and cards during my stay in the Hawkins ville Hospital. Lynn Harper and Family