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VOL. 98 NO. 26
Perry Neither Hot Nor Cold?
Saint Paul, writing to the church at Corinth,
commented: “You are neither warm nor hot .
This might fit the Perry community.
We asked editorially last week lor letters, to be
unsigned if thought necessary, expressing the feel
ings of the newcomers to Perry as to whether they
think Perry offers a warm or a cold welcome to
newcomers.
We got not a single letter.
Either the people are satisfied with Perry’s re
ception or it was just too hot (100 degrees) to write
a letter about a warm or cold reception.
Speak now or forever hold your peace.
Quitman Has Junkyard Problem
The City of Quitman is having trouble with the
growth of junk yards, so much in fact that the city is
going to spend S6OO to haul off junk cars.
City commissioners have authorized the city manager
to deal with a junk mover who has said he will haul off
junk cars for $3 each.
The City of Perry, in cooperation with State and Fed
eral health officials, recently hauled away junk cars
without cost to the property owners. Quitman is willing
to pay S 3 each to get rid of them.
A Quitman serviceman told the city commissioners
recently that he was going to write Mrs. Lyndon B. John
son and tell her about one junkyard which is adjacent to
his grandmother’s home. He said the old cars had be
come a haven for snakes, mosquitoes and rats.
The junk car problem faces every city, and the longer
city officials postpone action, the worse the situation will
become.
Vote on Firearms Control
Because of the intense interest in proposed legis
lation for stricter firearms control, The Home
Journal wants to make it easy for readers to regis
ter their feelings with the Third District Congress
man, Jack Brinkley.
You may want to express your opinion by filling
out the straw ballot printed below and mail to
Congressman Brinkley, or you may drop it at The
Home Journal and we will mail it to Mr. Brinkley,
who would be glad to receive your views.
lam in favor of stricter firearms control ( )
lam opposed to stricter firearms control ( )
Signature
Address
City
Address your letter to;
Rep. Jack Brinkley
House Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20002
FOR TIMES / \
LIKE THESE *’ A ’ f
BY DAN HODGES, Pastor
j First Baptist Church
Think with nu> today of the
liberty there is in Christ. In
these days of light und loose
thinking on all subjects, we
tire likely to forget that freedom
comes through submission. By
submission to one thing we are
released from something else.
There is all the difference be
tween a servant of Christ and
the slave of the devil that there
is between the housewife who
may appear to be tied down but
whose labor is a labor of love
and the woman of the street who
may appear free but is enslaved
in the worst bondage.
But liberty in Christ comes
through submission to Hum One
runs across many Scriptures that
appear to mean bondage at first
glance but that open the way to
real freedom. Freedom is not do
ing what one pleases. That
means slavery to self and there
is no worse bondage than that.
What is sin? Having your own
way. Life is a choice between
having our own way or letting
God have His. We are delivered
from self and sin and Satan only
by submitting our will to
Christ’s.
“If ye continue in my word,
then are ye my disciples indeed’
—that sounds like submission
but consider the outcome of it:
“Ye shall know the truth and
the truth shall make you free."
There is liberty through obe
dience to the Word of God.
“Take my yoke upon you and
learn of me”—that sounds like
submission and it is. But con
sider the end of it: “And ye*
shall find rest unto your souls.”
Rest is not a comfortable feeling
that comes over you at Church:
you reach it through the school
of Christ.
“I am the Door"—that sounds
like submission and it is. We
go in that door or not at all. But
see what the door opens to us:
"By me if any man enter in, he
shall be saved, and shall go in
and out and find pasture.” Plen
ty of freedom there! But it lies
inside the door!
But men hate submission today
and in their rebellion against
God they submit to the worst
slavery of all, bondage to sin
and to self and to Satan. King
Saul is an illustration of rebel
lion against God. He had his
way instead of God’s and Samuel
said, "Hath the Lord ns great
delight in burnt-offerings and
sacrifices as in obeying the
voice of the Lord? Behold, to
obey is belter than sacrifice.”
Then follows this state me at:
“For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft and stubborness is us
iniquity and idolatry." There are
many who would never be guilty
of witchcraft who are equally as
sinful in that they are rebels
against God. They may sing in
church and go through religious
exercises even as Saul did here,
but what God wants is obedi
ence.
But our Lord’s commandments
are not grievous. His yoke is
easy and His burden light, for
submission to Christ is the only
true freedom. “If the Son shall
make you free, ye shall be free
indeed.”
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ON A BRANCH.. .
The convention of the Georgia Press
Association was held at Callaway Gar
dens last week and as we were prepar
ing to close our convention, The Out
door Writers of America were begin
ning their annual get together at the
Gardens. This marks the first year the
outdoor writers have gathered in Geor
gia for a convention. There was some
800 writers and their families expected
to attend.
There is probably no other group of
people in America who are more in
teresting to talk to or mostly just listen
to what they say. I got my chance Sat
urday afternoon.
This writer had a conversation with
a free-lance outdoors writer who has
written articles and taken photos for
all the major outdoor magazines. He
stands a few inches over the six foot
mark and carries about 250 pounds the
way it should be carried. His hair was
short and gray with a few streaks of
gray running through it and his beard,
growing all around his chin, was the
same color.
“This is the first time I’ve made my
way to your state of Georgia and I
must say I am thoroughly impressed
with what I have seen,” the fiftyish
writer said.
“You know, I’ve done stories about
many sections of the U. S. and I guess
it’s just my own fault that 1 never did
a story with a Georgia background.
Oh. I know Georgia is a great state for
hunting and fishing and I intend to do
some fishing here before 1 leave,” he
said.
The bearded writer then went over
j LETTERS to EDITOR i
Editor, Home Journal
There are more jobs available
in Houston County than there
are qualified people to fill them.
Therefore our supply of a capa
ble work force must be increased
to increase our per capita in
come.
The residents of Bibb County
obligated themselves to raise
around $4 million to build the
Macon Junior College. The
theory of the Junior college is to
build the college near the stu
dent so he can live at home and
attend college. This greatly re
duces the cost of sending a
youngster to college and in- >
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1968
creases the number that can go
to college, thereby increasing
the productive capacity of that
area.
The citizens of Houston Coun
ty can achieve this by providing
free bus service to the Macon
Junior College. There are e
nough students registered now to
warrant bus service from Perry,
and the Warner Robins Area.
Dr. Carlton feels that this
number would be appreciably in
creased if free bus service was
provided. 1 am sure that this
would be the bast investment in
the future that the county could
make. If Bibb County can raise
$4 million to build the school,
to a cooler in the corner ot the room
and fished out a cold can of beer. He
popped the tab on the can and took
a long swallow. When he finished,
there was a few drops of foam on his
gray beard which he wiped away with
a quick swish of his free hand. He
then settled back down in a chair and
talked again.
“I’ve been doing free-lance outdoor
writing for about 20 years now,” he
said in answer to my question, “and I
have enjoyed every minute of it.”
“I bought myself a camper a few
years ago and I just hit the road and
look for things to write about. I may
stay in one place for a week or a
month. One thing I never do is get in
a hurry to write a story because this
outdoor writing requires a great deal
of time and thought. And besides I’m
lazy as H—.”
He told me the major outdoor pub
lications pay from SI,OOO to $1,500 for
a first rate story With photos. When I
asked him how many stories he wrote
during the year, he said he wrote as
many as he needed. Some life, huh?
In those days when the outdoors of
America are becoming the number one
recreation area for us all. these rustic
and interesting characters w'ho make
up the outdoor writers of this country
are getting to be as popular to read as
Dick Tracy.
This guy I talked with is not typical
of all outdoor writers. Many of them
are family men who are just doing a
job. They all contribute much to the
journalistic profession. . . . And they
all have fun, at a convention or when
they’re out doing a story.
Houston County should certainly
be able to provide bus service
to the school.
Fellow citizens, if you feel
as 1 do about this, contact your
county school board, the county
commissioners, the city govern
ment, the local representatives,
and write your local paper ex
pressing your opinion. Don’t let
George do this. I feel certain
that it can be done if the people
get behind it. We need bus ser
vice this fall. What do your stu
dents think of the idea?
Yours truly,
Raymond J. Hooten
Forestry is the second largest
industry in Georgia,contributing
over $1 billion to the state’s
economy each year, according
to foresters with the University
of Georgia Cooperative Exten
sion Service.
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COLLEGES GROW: Enrollment at
institutions of the Georgia University
System totaled 62,697 during the
spring quarter of 1968. This repre
sents an increase of 8,281 students ov
er the figure for the spring quarter in
1967. The fastest growing colleges are
Southern Technical Institute, Val
dosta State College, Georgia South
western College, Columbus College,
Armstrong State College, Albany Jun
ior College and Gainesville Junior Col
lege.
RANDOM SHOTS: You hear a lot
these days about a guaranteed income
but nothing about guaranteed work—
a day’s work for a day’s pay. We favor
helping the poor who cannot help
themselves but we oppose helping the
lazy .... An Atlanta man plans to op
en the Muse Theatre, which has gone
unused for two years . . . Maybe the
Superior Court judges can decide on
their appointment of a judge for the
Juvenile Court of Houston County,
now that the political deadlines have
passed .... The coming of the two
party system to Houston County has
left the so-called political “experts”
breathless. There’s just no way of fig
uring the outcome because you don’t
know what primary the people will
vote in. A computer can’t figure it
out, and no one has nerve enough to
take a poll .... Houston County has
a fine peach crop this year and the
price is holding up pretty well, so the
growers ought to have a successful
year financially . . . Pabst President
James Windham is seriously consider
ing establishment of a tourist-attract
ing gardens, or something similar, on
some of the 700 acres of land that
Pabst bought here. We’ve got the mo-
From Our Files
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5 YEARS, 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS
and 30 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
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5 years ago: Our five-digit
zip code is 31069, Postmaster
Lawrence Hunt announced today
...City, state, and federal offi
cials will gather here Sunday for
the dedication of the Perry-
Houston Myrtle Field Airport
at 3 p.m...Rev. James Coad to
leave Presbyterians... Robert
Horton, Perry farmer, sustained
back injuries when his pickup
truck overturned twice on the
Perry-Hawkinsville Road last
Friday... Perry and Houston
County received rain Wednesday
for the 10th consecutive day,
and even some farmers said
they believed they’ve had e
nough for awhile... Walke
r Company formed...
Richard Andel, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Adam Andel of Rt, 2
Perry, received the District
Dairy Farmer Efficiency Award
for District 1... Cohen Walker,
Perry farmer, farm equipment
dealer and educator, has been
elected as Houston County’s
representative on the Ocmulgee
River Soil Conservation Dis
trict, succeeding Sam A. Nunn,
who resigned.
10 years ago: Misses Raleigh
McCroskey and Carolyn Ann
Rainey of Perry, are among the
103 candidates for graduation at
Georgia State College for Women
...LawTence Hunt, clerk of the
Houston County commissioners,
will become the new postmaster
of the Perry post office...Foot
ball Coach Herb St. John probab
ly will start telling you how to
play golf, as well as football.
He shot a hole-in-one on No. 9
at Perry Country Club...Leap
trot in unit flown to protect Vice
President Nixon in Caracas,
Venezuela... Miss Ann Boterweg
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I BYRON MAXWELL Business Manager
I BOBBY BRANCH.. .Associate Editor and Adv. Mana 9 er I
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tels to accommodate the travelers
when the tourist attraction is estab
lished.
FISHING LINES:
1. It was too big for the skillet so
I threw it back.
2. I already had my limit.
3. I was afraid to have a monster
like that in the boat.
4. It was so big my line broke.
5. I was bringing it home, but it
slipped off the fender.
TOO ECUMENICAL?: The new
Crossroads United Methodist Church
is using the old sanctuary of the First
Baptist Church, and part of the Sun
day School rooms, where the Baptists
still use several rooms. Some of the
smaller fry are said to be reporting
to the wrong denomination’s Sunday
School, causing a slight delay while
the teachers determine exactly where
they belong.
HIT SOME, MISS SOME; This for
tune teller, Jeanne Dixon, who pre
dicted that President Kennedy would
be shot, also predicted that President
Johnson would be renominated by the
Democratic Party after a victory over
Bobby Kennedy. So she’s not getting
everything right; if she ever gets 100
per cent correct, it’s time to move and
we suppose we’d have to ask her
where we ought to move.
WORRY is like a rocking chair—
it keeps you busy but it won’ get you
anywhere.
HUSBAND: “We had a drinking
contest at the club tonight”.
WIFE: “Who placed second?”
Wesleyan Graduate...Seabie W.
Hickson Jr. and Bobby Merrill
Brown received BA Degrees from
Mercer... Since the beginning of
this year a South American Fire
Ant, known as the “Imported
Fire Ant,” has been found in
Houston County.,.Former Per
ryan.Jack Knight raises crickets
as hobby.
20 years ago: Dr. Tracy Mid
dlebrooks, who has been as
sociated in the practice of medi
cine with Dr. J. L. Gallemore,
moves to Augusta... The Kick
lighter Drug Co. this week
pointed with pride to several
pieces of new, attractive equip
ment in the store, including a
new Whitman candy case, new
tables and chairs for table ser
vice, a new Coke machine and
an American Greeting Card case
...Ben Hamlin, 11-year-old son
of Mrs. Nell Hamlin of Perry,
was in serious condition at the
Macon hospital as the result of
a fall from a tree Tuesday night
...City Supt. E. P. Staples an
nounced faculty to date: Miss
Sara Frances Couey, Miss Billie
Goode, Mrs. Martha Gordy Paf
ford, Miss Mary Lee Greene,
Miss Phoebe Harper,Miss Jessie
Alline Ryals, Mrs. Thelma
Tingle Strother, Mrs. W. J.
Boone, Miss Dorothy Jones, Mrs.
Helen Arnold Chapman, Miss
Willie Mae Gunter, and Miss
Eulalia Jones.
30 years ago: J. M. Gooden
caught a 12% lb. Rock Bass
Saturday in Big Indian creek.
D. M. Ryal, who was with Mr.
Gooden, helped to land this
large fish...A census of blind
persons, including all ages and
races, is being taken by Miss
ESTABLISHED 1870
Edna Batchelor for the federal
government... Vienna citizens are
preparing to greet between
10,000 and 15,000 visitors from
nearby counties July 4 for the
homecoming of Vienna’s favorite
son, Walter F. George, senior
United States Senator from Ga...
Showery conditions in the mar
keting centers as well as in the
orchards of Middle Georgia Mon
day morning had a tendency to
slow up the movement of peach
es. But there were 244 refrig
erator cars in the orchards Mon
day being loaded with principal
ly Elbertas. It was the heaviest
car placement of the season,
jLETTfRStoEDIT^
Mrs. Mildred Warren
The Cook’s Nook
Houston Home Journal
Dear Mildred:
Loved your column on the
Peach Festival! You don’t know
how much we appreciate the
publicity. I made copies of the
article and sent them to the
women whose recipes appeared
and also to a number of people
interested in the Peach Festival.
Also, I want to especially
thank you for the cookbook you
gave me. There are just so many
wonderful recipes that I look for
ward to trying and on occasion
I’m sure we will want to feature
one in the Flint Newsletter
We enjoyed the visit with you
yesterday and I’m sure our read
ers will enjoy a ‘visit’ with you
in the Flint Newsletter in July •
BARBARA H. PARKS
Editor
Clint Electric Newsletter
GOOD DRINKS
Good drinks made with mid
or ice cream tit into meals.:
between meals and end-a-' '
day snacks. According to
Nelle Thrash, Cooperative :
tension Service home econor
at the University of Georgia,
these drinks are easy to prepa •
Just mix milk and fresh fruit
a blender and serve.