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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL VOL. LXII. No. 47 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932 ESTABLISHED 1870 5 fjVF UNION SERVICE TO BE HELD TO-NIGHT Rev. W. F. Smith Sent Local M. E. Church Churches To Have giv’ng Program Thanks- i In the ministerial appointments for the South Georgia Methodist c..nfeience announced Sunday by UishopJohn M. Moore at the con- cluding session of the annual meeting in Albany, Rev. W. F. Smith was appointed to Perry from Quitman where he has served four years Rev. Herbert Ethridge w h o has been pastor of the Perry church for three years was sent to Dawson. Rev. Leland Moore was ’•e- turr.ed to the Macon district, as presiding elder for the thiid year and his fifth consecutive year in the cabinet. He had served two years in the Columbus district before coming to Macon. The Elko circuit, the only cir cuit in Houston county,was givei Rev. C. B. Ware for its pastoi another year. Rev. R. H. More land, Elko pastor for two years, i-was sent to the Wrightsville cir- feuit. Bishop John M. Moore opened the conference Wednesday night last week with a call to members [of the Methodist Episcopal (Church, South, 10 accept respon sibility for guiding the world bright in period of distress. l 'We must face these condi tions because nobody else will face them,” he said. ‘‘We are charged with that great spiritual power, not de pendent on trade conditions [which cannot be worked out it ia laboratory, and which is not {subject to the mandates of a po- llitieal party. The church todaj [is the most influential factor it [American life and when it as [serts itself in the spirit of true religion the world will listen.’’ The conference pledged utiani OuS support to a $1,250,000 caui- aign for “preservation” of Wes- eyan college at Macon. The Conference Board of Chris jtian Education recommended par - tieipation in a drive beginning Dec. 4 as necessary for mainten ance of the school—the oldest [chartered girls’ school in thi world, and the delegates voter [full support to the campaign. The school, speakers said, need: pi,000,000 to paj off bonded in Idebtednoss and §250,000 to Can [for floating debts. I Uncompromising demand fo [continuance of piohibiiion and Id ore effective enforcement w a s ■nade Saturday by the conference. I The report of the Oonferenet oard of Temperance and Soeia service setting forth those pohciei *as adopted with a resolution say- ng ‘‘we give our Support to th' 'wans, the measures and the mei vho seek to strengthen prohibi ion.” The ponference needed the cd ice of presiding elders that an it. leased financial program would liave a bad psychological effect [imd turned thumbs down on ; gger yearly budget Saturday. A substitute for the budget card’s proposal was adopted, fix- ug ilia 1933 budget at $152,501), jthe same as last year. J. J. LANGSTON DIES The churches of Perry will unite in a Thanksgiving service this Thursday night under the leadership of Rev. E. Moye, Presbyterian pastor. The serv ice will be held at the Metho dist church and will begin at 7 :30 o’clock. Working with Rev. Mr. Moye in arranging the program are Mrs. G. C. Nunn, Methodist, and J. P. Etheridge, Baptist. Inasmuch as the George Washington Bi-Centennial cele bration will be brought to a close Thanksgiving Day, part of the program will be in honor of George Washington, The program will be as fol lows : Processional-“Rejoice, Give Thanks and Sing’’, Choral Union. “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow”, Congregation. Invocation -Rev. J. J.Sizemore. Hymn,646--“Come, Ye Thank ful People, Come”. Besponsive Reading-Ps. 103. Pra\er-Kev. E. Moye. Bi-centennial Chorus-J u n i o r Glee Club. Address- Thanksgiving Day in American History, A. M. Ander son. Hy mn-America. Reading -Whittier’s “Harvest Hymn”, Miss Chloe Trayior. Anthem-“Come, Sound H i s Praise Abroad.” Scripture Reading and Devo tional .Message, l!ev. E. Moye. Vocal Duet--W.K. Whipple and Francis Nunn. Benediction-Rev. T. M. Chris tian. The whole community is in vited to attend this Thanksgiv ing service. FARM, FIELD AND FURROW .Tames .TefiYrsOn Langston, 70 ied at the home of his son, E. B -ungstou. near Henderson, Tues day night, Nov. 15, after an ex tended illness. He was born h Jasper county, moving to this lo 'aiiiy abtut 35 years ago. He is survived by one daughter. Mrs. E. P. Hodges, of Cocoa. Fia. R-tid two sons, C. IT, and E. 1C, of lender son; one brother, 1. M.. o Tender son, and two sisters, Mis. ohn Herrington, of Jackson, ant Jrs Alonzo Griffin, of Macon. Funeral services were held a' tome of his son, E. 1C Langston t Wednesday at 2 p. nr., vitl interment in Henderson cemeteo ITev. J. J. Sanders, pastor of th< Ieuderson Methodist church, wa in charge. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Davis had =J 3 their guests Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Spencer and Awo children. Eugene and Bobbie. GOVERNMENT CLOTH JUPTKK BIS NOT received in perry ^y 0 R MERGER PLAN Welfare Board Gives Infor mation on Distribution /jH, LET me linger by my fireside embers—■ ^ Thanksgiving is no day for idle roving, Old friends, old days, old songs, my heart remembers, Are gathered to my side for hours of loving. I take life’s book and turn its yellow pages, Before the firelight glow' / natch them brighten. Old faces of old friends of outgrown ages, Through windows, with me, watch the brown earth whiten. T SEE old homesteads with their snoivy thatches, -*• And from huge chimneys grayish smoke ascending. I hear the welcome sound of lifting latches. I feel the warm handclasps of hands befriending. Oh, faces of the past, when life teas living, Come, gather ’round this board and lift your voices Again, as yore, in one long, glad Thanksgiving, In ivhich the heart of youth and age rejoices! —Fred Keller Dix. Committee to Study tional System Edi The Perry Community Wi lfaie Board has received 4,000 yds. of With adoption of a conservative government cloth to be distrihuf P 'licy toward educational in-ti ti ed among the needy of Houston Hons, and expressing advocacy of county. The board has commit-jextended governmental regulation, tees in each community to assist of industry, the Georgia Baptist in this work, and ihey will ap- convention adjourned its lllth predate the co operation of every anniversary session in Macon citizen. j Thursday. The central committee of the Opposition to modification, re board has given out the follow- submission or repeal of the 18th ing information for the disiribu- amendment was expressed in uc- © by Western Newspaper Union NOT MUCH POMP AT THAT FIRST PILGRIM FEAST F. C. Chandler, County Agent. Butchering And Curing Meat A good cure of meat depends on proper preparation for butchering irid following through with proper butchering, chilling the carcass and cuttiug the meat. 24 hours before butchering the iOgg should be placed in a close non wiih plenty of clean water to drink but all feed withheld.Stick- ng is the better method of ail' chering rather than stunning md then sticking. In sticking tin apery and vein in the throat should be severed and not stick ing the heart, this insures proper bleeding. After scraping and net ning. remove the entrials, t e rror the head, fist out the leai fat, then split the hog down the oaekboue with a saw leaving th' -kin over Shoulders to hold tin 2areass together. Chill the car eaSs thoroughly before cutting. After chilling cut into parts sprinkle lightly with salt and lay ■ut with flesh side down ovei light to start drainage. Apply •ure and pack in curing box flesh side up placing the larger pieces, joints, hams and shoulders, oi the bottom. Cure at temperatuit of 36 to 40 degrees Fareuheit. It is a mistake to Salt down m-at before it is thoroughly chill d since this condition retards at her than hastens chilling anu causes bone sour to set up. I will be glad to demenstrah riethods of cutting on application. good curing mixture is 8 pound; •alt, 2 pounds sugar-prefeiably irown, 2 ounces saltpeter, and 2 mnees ground red pepper. This amount is sufficient for 100 pound; green meat. Terracing “A Deed to the Land Will Not Hold the Soil.” This is the title if a skit put on via radio WSB Tuesday of this week by three Henry county (Ga.) 4-H c 1 u L boys. The theme of this skit is to hold the soil by preventing the washing off of soil by proper ter racing. The terrace recommend ed for this section is the Broad Base Variable Grade terrace, Manghum Terrace, or the modified form of combination drain and terrace, callc-d in Alabama the Nicholls terrace. November and December are the best months for ON EVERY Thanks giving with Its hus tle, happy family gatherings and sub- j sequent chntterlngs, | there comes a lull j In the activities o£ j the day. Conversa- | tion lags. Thoughts turn back to pre- j vious Thanksgivings. I<et us Cum uur thoughts buuih fur- j tlier than our own experiences. Rack \ indeed to the first Thanksgiving in i America and there watch the prep aration of this first feast, so different j from our own. It will give us a close feeling of kinship with these prede cessors of ours, these early American homemakers. And it will bring a deeper appreciation of the day, Helen Robertson writes, In the Detroit Free Press. First Thanksgiving Feast. The picture of that first Thanksgiv ing feast celebrated in Plymouth on tlie thirteenth day of December, 1621, is a striking one. Imagine the block house standing out stark and alone in the great wilderness. Its rough walls, crude furniture and huge fireplaces— the Thanksgiving table of long narrow boards, perhaps not more than three feet wide, supported at either end by trestles. If this first Thanksgiving feast was served In dishes, they were made of square blocks of wood abput ten to twelve inches square and three to four inches deep, hollowed down into a sort of bowl. Nor was there one of these keys were roasted in the open, the remainder of the feast being cooked in huge pots nnd kettles of copper hanging from the “lug pole” in the center of the fireplace which occupied the greater part of one side of the room. After this first Thanksgiving, many followed, several being celebrated in one year. We of today wonder at tion of this government cloth: All applications must he recom mended and signed by some re- ments were opposed, and liable person, stating reason lor need of help, number in family, ages of children, whether boys or girls, how many each, and place of living. This will be looked into and cloth delivered to home by com mittee. Positively no verbal or per sonal application will be con sidered. All recommendations must be mailed to chmn. of Community Welfare Board in whatever dis trict applicant lives. (Signed) Chmn. Com. Welfare Board, Central Committee. FIRE DAMAGES STORE OF SHORT AND HARPER trenchers, for so they were called, for each person. Usually two children or a man and wife ate from one trench er. Mprks were almost unknown, in fact the first fork was introduced by Governor Winthrop in Boston twelve years later. There were spoons, how ever, and drinking cups and “noggins” which were a sort of mug with a han dle. These were passed from hand to hand and lip to lip around the board. No Holiday for Women. The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted several days rather than just one. It was a time of recreation and games—for the men at least. One can not imagine four women and the few young girls having much time for rec reation when they must prepare the food for 121 men, 91 of whom were Indians with an unbounded capacity for gorging. And this for several days! Doubtless the deer and great tur- construction of these terraces.The equipment required for the con struction i«: Terracing level and rule cards which are available to the farmers of the county. The drag can be built on any farm in 30 minutes time at a total outlay for lumber, nails, bolts and blade for $1.00 or less. To get the terraces properly built will require two to three their courage to hold Thanksgiving feasts when there seems to have been so little to be thankful for. In the mind of the I’uritan, Christ mas and its celebration was nothing short of idolatry. This was the day to be spent in religious service. Ilut Thanksgiving was the day of family reunion and feasting. Eightser.tb Century Thanks. The next Thanksgiving celebrations of which we read are those which re quired days and even weeks of prep aration. We read the description of one table, which surely must have groaned under its weight of delicious ness. “On one end of the table was the big roast turkey and on the other a goose and two pigeon pastries. There was abundance of vegetables.” Bo- sides these there were huge chines of roast pork and venison. ,, And still the same letter bemoans the fact that they were unable to have roast beef because of the scarcity due to the war! 'Hie letter finishes with this paragraph: “Our mince pies were good, though we had to use dried cherries instead of raisins and venison instead of beef. The pumpkin pies, apple tarts, and big Indian puddings lacked for nothing save appetite by the time we got around to them.” Do you wonder? Setting Day Aside. The celebration of a certain day for Thanksgiving was not universal until 1S04 when President Lincoln is sued a proclamation appointing the fourth Thursday in November with a view of having a day kept there after annually without interruption. The President’s assassination the next year almost caused a suspension of his own rule until President Johnson appointed the last Thursday in Novem ber. Nevertheless it is “ye oyster stewed,” “turtle,” corn and pumpkin which were served in the Pilgrim days that still play the leading roles in our Thanksgiving menus of today. And just as in those early years, it is stil! a day of family gatherings and feast ing. So while the Thanksgiving cele brations conform with the dictates of our day there stii! remain shades and shadows of the past which enrich it and make it the happier. Fire discovered in the rear of the store of .short and Harper shortly after seven o’clock Sun- Jay morning resulted in con siderable damage to the building, fixtures and stock before the (lames were arrested The stock of merchandise and some of the fixtures were re moved - !>y the spectators who volunteered their services, huta large part of the stock was destroyed by fire and water. The building was damaged to the extent of several hundred dollars and valuable store and office equipment were destroyed. The damage to building and contents were only partially covered by insurance. It is understood that, the busi ness of the firm will be resumed just as soon as insurance adjust ments can he made and repairs to the building made. W, M. S. MEETING The Methodist Woman's Mis Sionary society held a progian, meeting at the church Monday afternoon with the Claia Howard circle in charge. Mrs. W. C. Jones, circle leader, ave the devotional on “Finding tod in Christ.” A poem, “Our Christ,” was read by Mrs. Minnii Couey. A report of the work of tin China Missionary society in 11)33 vas made by Mrs, J. L. I lodges Missionary items fioin several for- ign and home fields were give) >y Mrs. G. C. Nunn. A vocal solo was rendered by Miss Lu ale Ryals. ANNOUNCEMENT lion of the convention in its cloS- ing session, competitive arma* pictures depicting crime and morality were censured. Crowding a day’s work into one long session, the Baptists finished, their convention about 2 o’clock a ter rejecting all the radical pro posals which had been advanced as inescapable. l he proposal to appoint a com mittee to investigate merger of Bessie Tift college and Mercer univeisity was discarded in favor of a compromise offered by Dr. Ryland Knight, Atlanta, that a committee he appointed ‘ ... to consider the eutire educational program of Georgia Baptists and report to the 1933 convention, shall not change th? present status it being understood that their re port of any school prior lo June 1, 1934.” This amendment to the educa tion committee’s recommendation was accepted on the busis that it would leave Bessie Tift and Mercer on solid footing for two years,per mitting them to proceed with pre- grams to secure endowments and raise standardization; and would at the same time provide for the complete investigation Of advis able changes in the educational system. 'the committee on time, place and preacher reported that next rear’s convention will be held on Nov. 14-16 and Rev. John S. A ilder. Savannah, will he the preacher. The place will be se lected by the executive committee of the convention at a later date. I)r. J.E. Sammons, pastor of the Vineville Baptist church, was re-elected president of the Geor gia Baptist convention for another year by acclamation at the open ing of the annual session in the First Baptist church Tuesday me rning last week. Dr. R. D. Ragsdale, veteran secretary of the convention, also was re-elected unanimously. Rev. Spencer B. King, Blakeley, was re-dected treasurer. The following were elected vice presidents: Rev. John S. Wilder, Savannah; Rev. L. A. Henderson, Columbus; ltev. Henry T. Brook- shirt, Elbcrton, and Rev. R. D. Hodges, Teuuiile. _ • | MANY FAMILIES ARE RETURNING TO FARM In keeping with the plans of the Perry Loan & Savings Bank to at all times decrease the expense in curred upoii their customers, they ■sish to announce that on and af ter November 15, 1932 they will not make the usual Service Charge oi small accounts as has been tin practice for the past two years. [’his does not mean that they wil •liminatc the exchange charges that are now in effect. This Service Charge is being eliminated so aS to enable small depositors to use their checking I them were years after which tune they are set permanently. First year, lay Out and Construct; 2nd year, re pair and build higher; 3rd year, complete the job and after this the terraces will be in condition to cultivate over and use any type of farm machinery across. account more freely and to expand the use of checks in paying hiiL md for cash transactions that can he paid by check rathrr than the actual tiausfer of cash. Roy I.eCraw, chairman of the Forward Georgia committee of the Atlanta Chamber, of Commerce, which with Mayor Key inaugurat ed the movement, stated last week that there are now 400 farms registered at the Chamber by far mers, who will supply teams for cultivation on a share basis. The whole project for transferr ing the families back to the farms and maintaining them until a Ciop is raised costs from fifty to seven ty-five dollars per family, the cost varying with the size of the fam ily and the location to which they are sent,. Mr. LcCraw said. A goal of 1,000 to ],5O0 families back to the farm with a fund of *50,OuO to $74,000, lias been set by th“ Committee for the Coming twelve months. Mr. LeCraw said that s : xty families have already been return- d to farms and that fifty-two of now self-supporiing. Dr. J. W. Johnson, Registered Optometrist, Atlanta, Ga , will be at our store one day, Nov. 30. All work guaranteed by us. City Pharmacy, Perry, Ga. I te said that all had fomierly I been receiving aid from Atlanta ! charities.. He said that the 50,- 000 abandoned Georgia f a rm s were represented among Atlanta’s 45,000 persons now on its charity lists. The families are not merely dumped on the farms, but mea sures are adopted whereby they can be sustained until their crops begin to yield.