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* Houston County Is A Safe Place To Live * With schools letting out and vaca tion time approaching, this seems like a good time for everyone to stop and consider the statistics on safety on the highway's as well as around home. According to the latest annual vi tal statistics survey by the U. S. Pub lic Health Service, one of the safest places to live in the United States is in Houston County, Georgia. This county’s accident rate was 41 deaths tor each 100.000 people, figured on a population basis. This was lower than 1 Kjß 'SS£ „ i - fif^Ml! I £££ t ! , «# v # Aj V-^. wi |mmmA ' vjyuyiMi! J* ps v ' r //-'Jk t Jr / / jJh t*T I Os & Hi > / jSr >. ?s»t ijß y_^|Mfc.g ,v *y 4 : JHL jßHSj^^Kr BUDDY IRBY, A MEMBER of the Perry Chapter of Future Farmers for four years was awarded the Outstanding Senior Award by the Chamber of Com merce. Buddy received the award from Elwyn McKinney (left), executive vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. Looking on is M. D. Brockic of the Chamber Agriculture Committee. Buddy has served on several committees and has fitted and shown steers for two years. Some of the teams he has been on are: Forestry team. Livestock judging team, District Field Day team, and Meat evaluation team. He now holds the Georgia Planter Degree and works as a Veteri narian s assistant. Buddy has attended 80 meetings of the 85 meetings in his four years. Houston Farmers Told How To Get Early Payments Here Houston County farmers who arc taking part in the feed grain, wheat and cot lon programs are being re minded (hat early eompli ■inee and early eertifiealion will mean early payments this year. F. VV. Langston Jr., Chair man of the Houston County Vgricultural Stahiliz alio n and Conservation (ASC) committee, said that while farmers should certify com pliance as soon as possible, they also must understand that acreage certifications are not to be made until they know they are in compliance with all program regula /SWVSAJVWWVWWJVW it FLEA MARKET J First Saturday and Sunday aach Month *■ Juna 6 and 7 ,* STEVENS ANTIQUES & GUNS 5 Danvilla, Georgia Phone 963-3316 ]i Buy Sell Trade ;I Antiques Relics Collectors Items ;j Everyone Welcome *VWWW^AftrfV^WW^ArtrtAfVW■VW^A^WVWWVVW l the freshie Named for its fame... ~ K . - tions. When a participant in a 1970 farm program certifies compliance, he certifies ac curately to acreages in the program crops and to divert ed acreage. He also certifies that he has complied with conserving base provisions, with regulations that apply if he has an interest in more than one farm, that the di verted acres on his farm are devoted to an approved con serving use. and that all other program requirements have been met. As soon as a program par ticipant certifies, the Coun ty ASCS Office begins pro W/WVWftM/VVWWW the 57 per 100,000 reported for the rest of the United States. The rate of the South Atlantic States was 61 per 100,000. In 1969 116,000 Americans died in accidents. During the past year there were 22 fatal accidents to Houston County residents, 12 of them due to motor vehicles. Speaking in terms of statistics, of course, that low rate sounds fine, and it speaks well of the care that Houston County residents employ in the use cessing papers for his full payment for 1970 program participation. Payments to producers will begin soon af ter July 1 and are expected to he completed by the end of August—the earliest dale ever set for completion of program payments. After a farm has been certified to be in compliance with farm programs, it may he checked at any time to determine if any errors were made in certification. If er rors are found. Hit' producer will he determined to have not fully complied and may lose some or all of his farm program payments. Mr. Langston said the 1 County ASCS Office has re ceived instructions to keep ! up to date on farm control checks. i A substantial number of 1 farms in the county will he , selected at random for these i checks \lso every farm in [ which an \SC Official has i an interest will tie checked, [ "Generally the percentage ■ ol errors lound is quite small [ and u-ualh the result of ■ carelessness or misunder- P standnu We hope this year to 1 1 n< I fewer certification mistakes than ever before." the \SC Committee chan man said Church Moves Into New Home The week of June 7th will lie a HIC WF.F.K for the Church ol Christ in Perry. At that lime. ihe\ will move into their new elunvh building on T.S. 41 North in Perry. The first ser vice w ill he on Sunday morn ing. June 7th, for Bible Study ut lit a.in, and Worship at 11 a.m. The dream on the pnrt of inanv Christians for many years of a nice church building in Perry will lx* realized on that da\. Also, on that day, Gary Bradley, who preaches for the Brainerd church in Chattanoo ga, will begin a series of Gos pel Meetings at 8 p.m,, contin uing through June 14th. Then, on Monday, June Bth at 9:30 a.m., a Vacation Bible School will begin and continue through Friday morning. A group of about a dozen workers will be coming with Mr. Brad ley to assist in the VBS and in door-to-door work. Clifford Smith of Cedartown, Ga., will lx* the song director. The preachers of tlx* Perry church - - George W. Polk and John Mills - - invito you to at tend this meeting and support the work in Perry with your presence. Thank you’!! Houston Legal Secretaries Install New Officers Here A picnic supper served smorgasbord style was enjoy ed by members of the Houston County Legal Secretaries As sociation, their families and guests, on Monday evening, May 25, at the Houston Lake cabin of George Kushinka, at torney of Warner Robins, Supper was followed by the installation of officers for the 1 f>7o—l f*7l year. The ceremony was conducted by Mrs. Wyo h'lie Criner, President of the Macon Chapter, who also read the code of ethics of the As sociation of Legal Secretaries. Newly elected officers of the Houston County Chapter are Mrs. Martha Wadsworth, President: Mrs. Mildred Mer ry. \ ice President: Mrs. Annie Adams, Treasurer; Mrs. Fran ees Annis. Recording Secre tary. Mrs. Tina Franklin, (lov AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERS CHRYSLER h MOTORS CORPORATION Dodge America's only new sport car for 1970 It s here. Dodge Challenger. A sports compact like you’ve never seen before. Big. Bold. Exciting. MdENDON AUTO CO. 921 CARROLL ST. PERRY, GA. BOYS & The All-American Dodge Boys# of their motor vehicles on the high ways. But broken down into terms of human beings people, members of families with loved ones—22 deaths from accidents in a year are too many. Even one is too many to the family involved. Besides the suffering and loss of life involved, the cost in lost wages, medical expense, and property dam age is estimated at $23.5 billion by the National Safety Council. Based on the average amount per accident. Houston ernor: and Mrs. Alene Ursrey, National Representative. Committee Chairmen ap pointed by the new President for the coming year are as follows; Bulletin, Mrs. Annie Adams; Parliamentarian, Con stitution and By-Laws, Mrs. Hazel Plaster', Program and Publicity for Perry, Mrs. Alene Ursrey; Program and Publicity for Warner Robins; Mrs. Gail Caldwell; Reserva tions, Mrs. Betty Ann Bell flower; Employment, Mrs. Bar bara Bridges; Membership. Mrs. Mildred Berry; Ways & Means, Mrs. Lois Athon; Legal Education, Mrs. Macy Skinner; Historian, Miss Kay Jester. Argue with the editor. Write him a letter. ' x ...--w,-'- ■■ Jim Busbee (left) receives his Private Pilot license from Flight Instructor Jim Brown at the Perry-Fort Valley Airport. Jim's outstanding score of 95 indicated that he will be most successful in his flying career. County’s share would amount to around $4,444,00. Vacation, driving on the highways, can be a wonderful experience—or it can be a tragic one. Now is the time to take stock—be sure your automo bile is in good shape, take all of the precautions you read about but usual ly ignore when you climb behind the wheel, always watch out for the other guy who may not use the same care. Have a great vacation. Don’t be come a statistic.