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Houston 71 Retail Sales Take SBOO,OOO Decline Georgia Taxable Sales By County COUNTY 4th QTR.1970 4eh QTR. 1971 1970 TOTAL 1971 TOTAL COUNTY 4th.QTR.1970 4th QTR.1971 1970 TOTAL 1971 TOTAL Appling 5.260 5, 250 19,642 22, 796 Jeffer.on 5.399 5, 303 20.851 22,981 Atkinson 1. 324 1,430 5, 198 5.499 Jenkins 3,077 3,654 11,996 12,894 Bacon 4, 652 5,688 18,509 20, 533 Johnson 2,657 3,698 10,483 12,580 Baker 898 921 3,491 3,729 Jones 2,163 2,955 8, 176 9,853 Baldwin 14, 219 15.597 51,845 59,599 Lamar 3. 939 4.761 15,063 16,765 Banks 1,440 1,637 5, 910 6, 973 Lanier 1,272 1,556 5,080 5, 744 Barrow 8.061 9, 888 30, 077 34.961 Laurens 17.139 19,654 61,730 70,293 Bartow 15,948 20, 377 66. 598 74,492 Lee 1, 159 1, 306 4,217 4,687 Ben Hill 7,018 7, 836 26,432 28, 383 Liberty 6, 086 5,461 21,955 22,164 Berrien 5, 473 5,432 21,314 23, 847 Lincoln 1.413 1,515 5, 384 5, 739 Bibb 112,185 131, 529 419, 282 474,114 Long 484 545 1,985 2,066 Bleckley 3,1 12 4,020 1 1,551 13. 742 Lowndes 35. 927 42,831 140,935 155,604 Brantley 1.582 1, 523 5, 300 5, 795 Lumpkin 2.136 2, 714 8,151 9.406 Brooks 4,254 4, 905 16,772 17,799 Macon 3,794 4,474 14, 101 15,910 Bryan 2,138 2,479 8,370 9, 520 Madison 1.825 2,011 7,269 7,909 Bulloch 15, 487 16,295 59, 313 60,263 Marion 1,149 1,297 4,430 4,601 Burke 5, 565 6, 113 21,228 22,328 McDuffie 8.468 10,709 33,770 34,961 Butts 8. 566 5,414 17,419 19,591 Mclntosh 1, 991 2.247 7, 791 8.607 Calhoun '.797 1.957 5,335 5. 785 Meriwether 6.961 8,765 27,481 32, 025 Camden 3, 574 4,096 14,112 15,723 Miller 2, 169 2, 250 7, 792 8,043 Candler 4,215 4,485 15, 952 15,530 Mitchell 7,442 8.273 27, 348 30,164 Carroll 20, 871 25,431 78, 322 94,051 Monroe 4,818 5,600 18, 567 20, 851 Catoosa 7,305 9. 089 28, 673 34, 571 Montgomery '. 027 1,176 3, 857 4, 308 Charlton 2. 604 2, 815 10,449 11,092 Morgan 4, 205 4,741 15,992 18, 257 Chatham 125,412 145, 112 487, 024 538.423 Murray 3. 857 4,657 14,869 17,422 Chattahoochee 430 541 1.796 2, 131 Muscogee 107,260 124,585 404,510 455,847 Chattooga 7, 428 8,383 27,407 30, 572 Newton 1 1,509 13,494 42,944 48,843 Cherokee 10, 990 12. 833 42, 091 45,785 Oconee 1.503 1,571 5, 514 5, 899 Clarke 50, 096 58, 044 184,551 207,727 Oglethorpe '.496 1,847 6,045 5, 764 Clay 1. 239 1, 340 4, 577 5,004 Paulding 4,050 4,856 15, 752 18,442 Clayton 40, 126 45,070 151,222 170.952 Peach 7, 081 7,962 27, 595 30,435 Clinch 1. 955 2,287 7.905 8,551 Pickens 4, 576 5, 042 18, 129 21, 387 Cobb 112, 879 136,386 435, 355 523, 524 Pierce 3. 282 3, 374 12, 396 12, 802 Coffee 12, 203 13,405 45,723 47,851 Pike 1.025 1,047 3,886 3,831 Colquitt 15, 585 19,145 64,108 57.977 Polk 13, 149 15,757 49. 563 56,009 Columbia 2, 828 3, 307 12, 051 12,454 Pulaski 4,387 5,435 17,073 18,810 Cook 5, 918 5, 349 23, 300 24,215 Putnam 2.786 3.207 10,577 1 1,757 Coweta 13, 729 16, 482 52,647 58,874 Quitman 274 288 1, 129 1,174 Crawford 1.570 1, 837 5,787 6,537 Rabun 3.133 3,615 12,758 14,762 Crisp 12,796 14,517 48,440 53,912 Randolph 3,488 4.059 13, 232 14, 585 Dade 3, 343 3, 710 12, 367 13, 742 Richmond 1 14,822 131, 109 413,748 464,685 Dawson '- 205 I- 220 4 . 850 9.586 Rockdale 8,440 10,259 30,091 39, 116 Decatur 8, 934 10, 727 34.421 37, 598 Schley 700 822 2, 557 2,930 DeKalb 230, 094 293, 553 853,682 1,037, 613 Screven 4,850 5,542 18, 300 20, 192 Dodge 5,411 5, 347 20,594 22,802 Seminole 9. 983 5,304 17,645 20,159 Dooly 9,162 4,935 16,046 18,052 Spalding 23,512 27,402 87, 573 97. 220 Dougherty 62, 952 75, 519 238, 170 271, 375 Stephens 9.213 10, 930 34,435 38,313 Douglas 11, 558 14,537 43,902 53,070 Stewart 1.503 1,812 5,077 5,758 Early 4, 558 5,752 17,419 19,200 Sumter 12, 552 14,750 45, 927 52,665 Echols 83 100 321 J 53 Talbot 992 989 3, 724 3,830 Effingham 2 . 338 2, 845 8.7*8 10, 152 Taliaferro 3 85 “22 1.444 1,545 Elbert 7, 974 9,261 30,352 33,438 Tattnall 9. 746 5,658 18,299 20,215 Emanuel B, 075 8.910 30,247 32, 256 Taylor 3, 916 4, 943 15,535 17,380 Evans 4, 49 2 5, 157 16,716 18,573 Telfair 9,822 5,491 18,753 19,575 Fannin 9, 940 5, 818 18, 151 21,022 Terrell 9, 529 5,242 15,838 18,562 Fayette 9. 145 5, 051 13, 808 17, 279 Thomas 17. 537 20,300 65, 645 72,963 F l oy d 48,499 54,966 179,282 199. 882 Tift 16,725 20,809 53, 831 72,908 Forsyth 6,489 8,005 25, 342 30,075 Toombs 1 1,458 13,903 42,496 49,772 Franklin 5, 293 7,712 24,753 27,850 Towns '• 803 2 . 347 5, 788 8, 347 Fulton 779. 599 895, 748 2.953, 353 3, 280. 891 Treutlen 1.978 1.501 5,561 5, 846 Gilmer 4, 512 5,238 15,033 18, 100 Troup 25,268 28, 576 94, 605 103,085 Glascock 337 580 1, 342 1, 368 Turner 3 - 731 4 , 568 15,495 15,650 Glynn 36, 463 44,785 140,751 153, 275 Twiggs 866 976 3 . 5 1 8 3 , SSI Gordon 10, 545 13,221 40,925 48, 146 Union 2 .999 3,256 10,844 12,127 Grady 7, 233 8,572 27,499 31,050 Upson 11.463 12,914 42,557 47,235 Greene 3, 852 4,150 14,195 15,295 Walker 15,423 18,417 61,093 67, 557 Gwinnett 33, 429 43, 042 125, 730 157, 353 Walton 10,950 12,232 40,223 44,247 Habersham 10, 948 12, 542 40,441 45,691 Ware 21,100 24, 291 77, 592 85,648 Hall 39, 107 43,828 146,412 161.069 Warren 1.705 1' 956 6,585 5.900 Hancock 2, 084 2, 105 7,821 8, 535 Washington 5, 804 7,764 25,188 27,923 Haralson 5, 579 7,995 24,856 28, 149 Wayne 9,244 12,344 35,535 42, 610 Harris 3 . 295 3, 565 14,778 15,402 Webster 310 373 1, 340 1, 323 Han 5, 071 5, 813 19,607 21,485 Wheeler 817 900 3.230 3, 517 Heard 840 953 3, 102 3,482 White 2, 835 3,471 11, 103 12,060 Henry 6, 987 8,787 27, 183 32,963 Whitfield 42,882 51, 623 158,839 183,478 Houston _ 34, 521 32. 596 116,826 115. 986 . Wilcox 1, 357 1, 512 5. 316 5, 532 -fTwirT - 2, 603 2,932 57816 10,477 Wilkes 5, 076 5,078 19, 519 21,652 Jackson 10,499 11,717 39.810 42,517 Wilkinson 2,339 2,505 8,901 9,959 Jasper 1,846 2,273 6, 842 7,562 Worth 4, 598 5, 450 17, 257 19, 976 Jeff Davis 4,858 5,502 17,153 19,974 TOTALS 2, 823,429 3,304,221 10, 546. 323 12,012, 294 ■ hi 11 wm— Potpourri Club Holds Meeting The Easter season in spired the theme for the last APRIL Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8"xl0’’ Living Color i^k onlyßß* E2K; A ♦ Babies children adults groups —1 Special IPPJB of each person singly only 88tf, plus film fee. | \ Groups SI.OO per person, plus one 50# film fee. |fe ♦ Select from finished pictures in radiant black and white and living color. I L)Q vy?®L ♦ Bonus quality "Guaranteed Satisfaction." / hiAVp ♦ Fast delivery courteous service. I C ♦ Limit one Special per person. { ACCrv i |» Senior Citizens Welcome] Photographer Hours; 10 A.M. to 1 P.M., 2 |AH P.M. to 6 P.M. Friday to 7:30 P.M. Saturday xo 5:30 p.m. amWL ‘BRING a friend S GRANT PLAZA U.S. 341 South Perry, Ga, r :s^p2^ meeting of the Potpourri Club which was held at the County Agricultural Building. Virginia Dillon brought an Easter egg tree which she had decorated herself to display during the meeting. She demonstrated the process of blowing out the contents of the eggs, then coloring them and finally, decorating and fastening them with colored pipe cleaners to hang them. The members found that using this method was fun and easy to do. During the business portion of the meeting, the devotional was read by Vi Fasse. The members were reminded of the Tupperware Party to be held on Tuesday, April 11 at 10 a.m. at the Bank of Perry, which the public is invited to attend. Members were advised to make their reservations for the bus trip to Callaway Gardens, sponsored by the Newcomers Club, on Saturday, April 15. Ad mission is three dollars and reservations may be made through Helen Wooldridge, Lora Arledge or Cathy McCulloch. The next meeting will be held on April 18 at the County Agricultural Building. Club members split up into teams will plan and arrange various table settings, from brunch to formal dinner. Home Economist Dee Weems will be present to inspect and comment on the table set tings and will arrange a buffet table setting herself. When the meeting ad journed, members enjoyed refreshements from a table beautifully arranged by Phyllis Heitholt and Martha Atkinson. FOR UP TO DATE LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE - READ THE HOME JOURNAL. Retail sales In Houston County in 1971 totaled $115.9 million as compared to the 1970 total of $116.8 million, according to a survey by the Georgia Chamber of Com merce. The figures indicate a decrease in total retail sales of almost a million dollars in the year 1971 compared to the previous year. Fourth quarter sales in 1971 in Houston were listed at $32.5 million as compared to fourth quarter sales in 1970 of $34.5 million. To the right is a listing of county taxable sales in Georgia. Estimates by calendar quarters of business are based on Georgia Dept, of Revenue data for adjusted gross sales tax amounts. These figures exclude out of state pur chases which relate to use tax amounts and they in dicate place of sale rather than “consumer buying power” by place of residence. Security Federal doesn’t finance cars... but it makes buying a home just as easy Most adults have bought several cars new or used over the years. Not as many people have bought homes. Security Federal is doing something about making it easier to buy a home and you should look into the matter. Normally, one visit to a Security Federal office and A Few days processing is all that is required. We don't finance cars but vve believe we have a great system to help you buy a home. Come see US " Sccuftitq SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Offices in: PERRY * FORT VALLEY-HAWKINSVILLE • WARNER ROBINS PAGE 13-A Perry Church Os Christ Church Gets Preacher The Perry Church of Christ announces the ap pointment of a new minister, Steve Short, of Mcßae, Georgia. Short is 26 and recently graduated from Memphis School of Preaching in Memphis, Tennessee. Steve and his wife Hassie are residing at 1336 Parkway Drive. The Shorts have three children, Stephanie -4, Candace -3, and Connie Dawn -1 month. Connie was born March sth at Perry- Houston County Hospital. mtk \ t fIH Steve Short PERRY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL «, 1»72 Short graduated from Centre! High School in McMinnville, Tennessee in 1963. He worked and resided in Mcßae, Georgia as a laboratory and X-ray technologist until 1970 when he enrolled in Memphis School of Preaching. He graduated from there in February 1972, and assumed his ministerial duties in Perry immediately thereafter. Perry Pilot Club Welcomes Members The program meeting of the Pilot Club of Perry was held on Tuesday, March 28, at the New Perry Hotel. Sixteen members of the Perry club were present. Membership pins were presented to two new members. Mrs. Mildred Berry, Mrs. Mildred Dumas, Mrs. Nell Jachens, and Mrs. Sara Ivey were Pilot Club of Warner Robins visitors. The Perry Church of Christ is located on U.S. Highway 41 North just inside the Perry city limits. Ser vices are as follows: Sunday School -10:00 A.M., Worship-11:00 A.M., Sunday Evening Worship - 6:30 P.M., and Wednesday Evening Services - 7:30 P.M. Short extended a cordial invitation to all to crane out and hear some plain Bible preaching. Mrs. Nina Harper, Chairman of the Public Relations Committee, in troduced Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Whipple who gave the program. They showed beautiful slides made on a trip to Mexico City and other points in Mexico, including a day at the Indian Fair. The Whipples added many in teresting comments and answered questions from the audience.