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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., OCT. 20, 1977,
Salvation Army Still
Helps People In Need
Dear Editor,
Where can people turn
when family and personal
problems arise? They
can turn to an
organization that has
been dedicated to im
proving the "human
condition" for over 110
years - The Salvation
Army.
People from a diversity
of backgrounds, young or
old, black or white, poor
or middle-class are all
recipients of the
Salvation Army's
universal concern
because the miseries of
life make no
discrimination. The
* Salvation Army is a good
friend to older people who
need a life link to the
world. It is a sturdy
friend to lean on for men
and women who have lost
their way in a haze of
alcohol. It is a friendly
neighbor to children who
need more attention than
they get at home.
The Salvation Army
offers the priceless gift of
friendship to all mankind
ti all year round whatever
the need. When disaster
strikes, be it flood, fire,
earthquake, or tornado,
the Salvation Arny is
there providing services
with food, clothing,
medical attention and
solace.
The Salvation Army
offers a multitude of
services for a multitude
of people. Last year
nearly 20,000 persons in
Houston County benefited
from she many services
offered by our local
Salvation Army. These
services included
material* assistance,
spiritual guidance and
character building ac
tivities. They range from
summer camp for
children and youth,
Christmas baskets and
toys for needy families, to
locating missing persons
or visiting in nursing
homes.
People in need,
regardless of their
background, look to the
Salvation Army for help
and the Salvation Army
looks to you for support.
The many services
provided by the Salvation
Army would not be
possible without funding
through the United Way.
* The 1977 United Way
Campaign is currently
underway In Houston
Pilot Club
Praises
The HHJ
Dear Bobby;
Even at this late date
we wish to add our
congratulations for the
honor of owning and
publishing the best
weekly newspaper in the
State.
Each week as we read
the words "Georgia's
i Number One Weekly
Newspaper" we are
again proud of you and
for you.
Let us thank you again
for the continued ex
cellent coverage you and
your staff have given our
Club. We are very
grateful.
Sincerely,
Martha Deadwyler
President
Pilot Club of Perry
County and will run
through October 31. Your
contribution to the 1977
United Way Campaign
will assure the con
tinuance of this and 13
other most important
programs to the citizens
of Houston County.
Because it is almost
impossible for a volun
teer worker to reach
Perry Library
Sets Storyhour
BETWEEN THE BOOKENDS QUIZ FOR KIDS
1. In the book “Katy No Pocket”, what kind of an
animal is Katy?
2. What is the name of the bear who is left on
Paddington Station?
3. Who are the four sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s
“Little Women?”
Answers to these questions will be found on the
Children’s Librarian’s desk at the Perry
Library. Storyhours are held on Wednesday at
10; 30 and 1:30. Film programs for children are
held at four o’clock each Wednesday.
J[}i\n\( &?f
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Discouragement, it has
been said, is a trap for
modern persons; but it is
nothing new. In a book
Called THE ONE AND
ONLY YOU, Bruce
Larson quotes some
words written a long time
ago. The unknown author
declared that the gentle
man no longer existed
that the violent man had
taken his place. This
author, moreover, had
decided that it was a
futile effort to resist.
Iniquity was spreading
over the land and there
was no end in sight. So,
concluded the poet, the
earth had surrendered to
the criminal, and utter
hopelessness was the
common fate of man.
The dreary poem was
written about four
thousand years ago by an
Egyptian poet who was
thinking about com
mitting suicide. With its
suggestion that
discouragement is
always with ius, the poem
portrays part of our
generation's attitude:
nothing seems to work
well; many are tired,
bored, defeated, and
disappointed. *
Even some who devote
their lives to service to
others can face this
problem. H.C. Morrison
was returning to this
country following a life
time of missionary
service in China. It so
happened that he
returned to the United
States on the same ship
that carried Teddy
Roosevelt; the President
was returning from a
safari in Africa. As she
ship passed off Sandy
Hook and came toward
New York harbor, there
were signs of welcome
everywhere. Barges
came floating out with
blaring bands; flags and
banners and streamers
were all'over the place.
Firefighting boats were
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every contributor, we ask
that those individuals
who desire to make a
donation and have not
been contacted please
mail their donation to the
United Way of Houston
County, P.O. Box 681,
Warner Robins, Georgia.
Thanks to you it works
through the United Way
of giving.
spraying their welcome
toward the sky.
Morrison later con
fessed that all of this
welcome for the retur
ning President caused
him to fall into the grip of
self-pity. He knew that no
one would be meeting
him at the dock. He
recalled what he had
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V Pastor - Greater Union
Missionary Baptist
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Forgiveness
Text: Wherefore I say
unto thee. Her sins, which
are many, are forgiven;
for she loved much: but
to whom little is forgiven,
the same loveth little.
(Luke 7:47)
This week I will con
tinue the message on
forgiveness. Last week I
closed with the question,
What is the avenue
through which
forgiveness is obtained:
The answer is found in
Luke 7:50, "Thy faith
hath saved thee; go in
peace." You simply must
trust in the goodness of
God and this faithfulness
to Him promise to forgive
and to import peace.
He who has yet to lose
his first star surely will
not lose you. He asks only
one thing of you as His
chlld--wait on Him?
Believe, and keep on
believing the promises of
God's forgiveness. No
matter what happens, no
matter what com
plications may develop,
and no matter how ad
verse the circumstances,
keep on believing! When
you relax In the
Pork v Sez: •n.
* Hey, Slick, don t
/ knock the weather; nine-tenths \
I of the people in Perry couldn't I
\ start a conversation if it didn't J
change once in a while/'^r
: PERRY CHAMBER I
WEEKLY REPORT
By Ann Conner
During the month of-
September each year the
Chamber elects officers
and directors for the
coming year. We are
fortunate to have strong
civic leaders to serve on
our Board, and we look
forward to an active year
with very capable
leaders. The officers for
1978 are: Bobby Branch,
Publisher of the
"Houston Home Jour
nal", President; Bob
Richardson, Walker,
Clarke, McConnell,
Richardson, & Hulbert
law firm; President-
Elect; Moody Mu I key,
District Manager, Flint
EMC, Vice President;
Tony Edmondson, Vice
President of The Bank of
Perry, Treasurer; and
George Nunn, Nunn,
Geiger & Pierce law
tried to do in China and
how little anyone cared,
not even now when he
was coming home. He
leaned on the rail, feeling
very sorry for himself;
and just then, he said, he
heard a voice like many
waters saying to him:
"But you are not home
yet."
assurance that God is
honest and will keep his
promises of forgiveness,
you too will, hear your
Savior say, "Go in
peace."
The obligation which
forgiveness imparts. This
obligation is clearly
spelled out in Matthew
18:33, "Shouldest not thou
also have had com
passion on thy fellow
servant, even as I had
pity on thee?"
It is an obligation you
owe yourself. Hatred,
resentment, guilt,
anxiety, and un
forgiveness have been
identified as some of the
most destructive
emotions.
When we fail to forgive
another, if does
something inside us. We
may not be able to sleep
or digest our food, or we
may become very sick or
tensed. These things we
have done to ourselves
because we fail to
forgive.
It is an obligation you
owe to others. The father
confessor asked, a
Spanish patriot, as he lay
dying, if he had forgiven
all his enemies. The
firm, General Counsel.
Director positions which
begin January 1,1977 and
end December 31, 1978
are Joe Ferguson,
Security Federal Savings
& Loan Assn.; Ed
Beckham, Beckham
Bros. Distributors; Earl
Lewis, Lewis Truck &
Tractor; Mrs. John L.
Hodges; Mrs. Watson
Richardson, Richardson
Realty Co.; Gary Bishop,
First National Bank of
Houston County; and
Roger Thompson,
Kellwood Co.
Convention
The Chamber is
working with
Representative Larry
Walker, the City and the
Department of Tran
sportation on hosting the
department's regular
board meeting November
16 & 17. This meeting will
be held at Holiday Hall,
Holiday Inn, and a
number of events in
cluding a reception and
dinner are being planned.
We welcome them to
Perry, and look forward
to their visit with us.
Pre-Legislative Forum
The Georgia Chamber
of Commerce along with
local chambers is
sponsoring the Pre-
Legislative Forum
November 9-18, 1977. The
Macon Chamber of
Commerce will be
hosting this event in our
area, and you may
contact our Chamber for
ticket information.
Governor George Busbee
and Senator Sam Nunn
are the featured speakers
patriot replied, "I have
no enemies I shot them
all!”. That may be one
way to deal with your
enemies, but the
Christian way of
forgiveness is far bester
and easier. Get rid of
your enemies by getting
rid of the enmity within
yourself.
It is an obligation you
owe God. Why did Jesus
use ten thousand talents
in this parable? A lesser
sum would have served
the purpose, as well as
would have been more
within our com
prehension.
He used this vast sum
to illustrate our
tremendous obligation to
God. Thus since God, to
whom we are so
hopelessly in debt, keeps
on extending to us the
credit of forgiveness, we
are obligated to Him to
forgive others.
In God's sight, how big
is your debt? It makes no
difference to Him. For
the liberality with which
God's forgiveness is
grant knows no limit.
Forgiveness is yours
today.
this year.
Committees
A tour of Warner
Robins Air Logistics
Center is being planned
for November 3rd for
officers, directors, and
committee chairmen of
the Chamber. The tour
will begin at 9:00 and end
with lunch at the Officers
Club. The Merchants
Association is sponsoring
a "Sidewalk Sale" on
Saturday, November 12,
1977, and all merchants
are urged to participate.
It's a great time to clean
out those store rooms!
This committee is also
getting ready to promote
and support the "Try
Perry First" Program
sponsored by The Bank of
Perry. The Annual
Meeting Committee has
set the date for our an
nual meeting. It will be
held on Thursday,
January 12,1978, so mark
your calendars.
JACKIE K. COOPER
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From the reports that I
get, a lot of you went out
to the Houston Lake
Country Club this past
weekend and saw "The
Owl and the Pussycat”.
Two actors that I admire
very much were starring
in the play - Kathleen
Ballettoand Pete Sugden.
I hate that I missed it and
I hope that some other
country club or dinner
club makes
arrangements to present
the play.
I didn't get to see that
play because I was in
Macon seeing "Nor
man, is That
You?". This was the
semi-controversial play
that concerned a family's
discovery of their son's
homosexuality. It is
written as a
comedy and if you took it
on that basis alone, it was
most enjoyable. But if
you looked at’the impact
of what it was saying, it
was disturbing and not a
play that reached a
satisfactory resolution.
Ralph Pace directed
the play and starred as
the father. He was more
successful as the director
than as the actor. This is
not to say that he wasn't
good in the role. Ralph,
short of his besf, is still
head and shoulders above
many other actors. I just
felt that the burden of
directing the show
distracted him from
giving full attention to his
performance.
As Garson Hobart, the
son's "friend", Blake
Clark was unbelievable.
He was grossly flam
bouyant, exfremely af
fected, and screamingly
gay. How he had the
nerve to put on such a
Houston Farmers
Had Better Year
Than Much Os I LS.
For Houston County farmers as a whole, the past year
turned out to be a better one, from the stand point of
gross income, than it was for farmers and ranchers in
many sections of the country.
Despite the fact that prices for crops and livestock
fluctuated during the year, ending up at a lower level,
some local growers succeeded in boosting their receipts
above the average of the previous few years.
The fact that there was a gain of any size, in view of the
economic problems with which they had to cope,
represents an achievement of sorts.
What made it possible was increased output, which
compensated for the sluggish price situation. Local
farmers went all out to get maximum production.
The findings are from a national survey released by the
Standard Rate and Data Service. It covers every county in
the United States.
In Houston County, its figures show, farm receipts
amounted to $15,935,000. This compares with the total, a
year earlier, of $16,482,000.
That was the gross return, before any deductions for
taxes, fuel, labor costs, supplies and the like.
It represents the overall receipts from the sale of farm
products, together with government payments and the
value of home-grown products consumed on the farm.
A breakdown of the cash receipts in Houston County
from the sale of farm goods, based upon the most recent
data from the Department of Agriculture, shows
approximately 63 percent coming from crops and 37
percent from marketings of livestock, poultry and dairy
products.
Although many local growers have been able to improve
their production and raise their gross income, they have
not been as successful in turning this gain into greater net
income.
Inflation has been the chief culprit. It has boosted the
cost of fertilizer, feed grains, fuel, equipment and every
other operating expense.
The national figure tells the story. In 1973 net income
reached a record high, $32.2 billion. Last year it was $23.3
billion.
performance Is beyond
me but he did and he did
it to the hilt. I have never
seen anyone enjoy
"Putting on" the
audience as he did.
Molly Orrar was also a
bright spot in the play. She
had the smaller role of a
prostitute sent by the father
to cure his son. There was
nothing terribly overt in her
actions, but she maintained
a coarse cheapness at all
times while making the
person she was portraying
still a bit likeable. She also
managed to stay continually
in character even when the
attention of the audience
was shifted to another room.
Leon Smith and Peggy
Allen were good In their
parts but were over
shadowed by the other
performances. A special
salute has to go to C.
Terry Holland for his set,
the best that I have ever
seen at Macon ACT, and
to Derrell Smith tor his
coordination of the entire
production.
"Norman, Is That
You?" is not a play for
everyone, but tor those
with more liberal tastes
or who can separate the
comedy from the plot. It
can be two hours of
hilarity.
There is a lot coming
up in the next tew weeks.
On October 31 Celestlne
Sibley will be at the Perry
Bookship autographing
copies of her newest book
"Small Blessings". She
will be in Perry during
the hours of 2-3:30. I am
going to try to get down
there to meet her as she is
a very good writer.
Also on November 11,
Jan Parker will present a
concert at Holiday Hall. I
have never heard Jan
perform but I hear that
she is excellent. I did
hear a girl sing "The
Statue of Liberty" at the
"Miss Northside Con
test" and it was beautiful.
I think that Jan wrote It.
It is an awe inspiring
number.
Then on November 12
there is to be an
"American Cancer
Society Benefit Concert"
at the Warner Robins
Civic Center. There will
be much entertainment
provided and I will be the
emcee. Here's hoping I
get through It.
Then tor a last thought,
tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 at the Plaza Theater
in Warner Robins there is
going to be a "Star Wars
Look Alike Contest." I think
that the judges, including
myself, and the participants
will have a ball. I can't wait
to see what wild costumes
can be irragined.
The Houston
Home Journal
VUL. 107 NO. 42
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