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VOL. LXVI. No. 32
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937
ESTABLISHED 1870
PERRY GETS PATROL
district station
FIRST COTTON BALE |
GINNED IN HOUSTON
HIGHLIGHTS IN GEORGIA NEWS
I While discussing work of the to 24.04 for the opening fort-
T , | special legislative committee night of the 1936 season.
, 14. in ® “ rst; hale of Houston coun- that is investigating tax revision j ,, ,
Perry has been named as dis- ~y cotton was sold Aug. 5, by G. in Georgia, Senator Guy Jackson thousands of state em-
Hct headquarters for the High-jt.. Harrison of Grovania to J. P. declared that only 13 per cent 0 f i P lo y es w ho draw $7,464,580 in
u-av Patrol of Georgia, according Etheridge of Perry for 12 cents the people of Georgia, who are annu al salaries and fees have
*— 1X1 * eligible, are paying taxes. The been listed by State Auditor Tom
jrjn rest, he said, pay only poll taxes. ”. ls dom iri a printed book con-
b a | e . . taming more than 200 pages, for
Prediction that the Sea Island distribution to members of the
cotton industry will be revived Legislature and the various de
in Georgia was made by many partments of the state govern -
was also produced by Mr Harri-! wbo - saw the exllibit in the State ment. The Highway Depart-
son and was ginned bv the I p Capitol of a stalk bearing four, ment topped all other depart-
Etheridge ginnerv on FrirLv ’ I bunclred and forty-six squares, ments naiH di
Aug. 6. Two bales were ginned' bolls and biooms - State Ento*
i™r«Sv: MASTER FA “ S
The second bale of the
and
season i
to an announcement made Tues- j P e £ pound,
dav by Judge Clement E. Sutton, I. The Moreland Daniel
Snecial Council for the Depart- in Grovania ginned the
ment of Public Safety. j which weighed 469 pounds
Perry was chosen over several £ raded middling
other competitors, because of its
location in the center of one of
the heaviest traffic zones of the
state. The district will extend
from'Monroe county on the North
through Telfair county on the
snntheast and will include sev-i-*- ^ • , » « , „
eral counties to the South and! crease considerably during the exp ^ near ^ a y annab :.
erai tuuuLioo ^ ^ & I was indicative of a new type ot
Southwest of Perry.
The station will be one of ten
in the state and will be desinated
as station No. 7. Eight or ten
patrolmen, including one officer,
will be stationed here.
The dwelling house of Mrs. B.
C. Holtzclaw on Swift street has
been rented and will be occupied
by the Patrol as district head
quarters.
It is expected that the Patrol
station here will begin to operate
about Sept. 1, but the personnel
here Tuesday and the ginning m ?I°?u St fanning s - Yeomans
operations are expected to j n J said tb e stalk, grown on a state
crease considerably during the ex P e }' lraental P lot near Savann^
week. | was indicative of a new type
Mr! Etheridge estimates the! ?l a u Island ^?_ tton . bei " g , dev ^ lop
cotton crop in Houston county as
at least 25 per cent larger than
last year.
40 4-H CLUB BOYS
WILL GO
ed by experiments in Chatham
and McIntosh counties.
Georgia tobacco markets
through the second week of sales
maintained an average price
slightly higher than for the
same period of last year, the
All indications are that around
— - _ t. » ., . , ; 40 4-H club boys will leave Perry
ar.d details of the set-up will be for camp Monday, Aug. 16, ac-
announced later. ' ’ ’ " ~
MRS. B. T. AMOS PASSES
ijF
Mrs. B. T. Amos, a former
resident of Houston county, died
at her home at Shady Dale, Aug.
4, after an illness of five months.
Mrs. Amos, the former Miss
Ollie Evatt, was born in DeKalb,
Ala., the daughter of James W.
Evatt and Mrs. Telitha Pace
Evatt, and after having made
her home at Kathleen, Ga., for a
number of years moved to Shady
Dale three years ago. She was
a member of the Shady Dale
Baptist church.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. G. M. Anthon, Shady Dale;
Mrs. J. E. Story, Kathleen; and
Mrs. j.W. English,Fresno,Calif,;
two sons, D. C. Amos, Unadiila;
Jack Amos, Manatee, Fla., and
six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
the Shady Dale Baptist church at
4 p. in. Aug. 5. The Rev. C. E.
Forrester and the Rev. J. A.
Sprayberry officiated and burial
was in Shady Dale.
Mrs. Amos was a devout
Chrisiian woman. She was a
devoted and active member of
the Houston Factory Baptist
church for several years.
companied by N. R. Fleming,
assistant county agent, in charge
of club work in the county.
These boys will go to Camp
Wilkinson the campus of the
State College of Agriculture,
Athens, and will have a week of
valuable information and
pleasure.
A weeks outing like this would
be very helpful to lots of us old
folks as well as these boys. If
your boy is a member of the 4-H
club of the county, by all means
see that he takes advantage of
this trip. The cost for the boys
is only $4.00. This covers trans
portation to and from Athens
and meals and lodging while
there at camp. They will return
Friday afternoon, Aug. 20.
N. R. Fleming.
TO CAMP state agricultural department re
ported Monday. Complete re
ports for the first selling week
and figures for 50 of the 56
warehouses for the second week
placed this year’s average price
at 24.32 cents a pound compared
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Rev. J. A. Ivey is conducting
revival services at Dooling, Ga.,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown, Jr
ments paid directly out of state
funds with a total pay roll of
$1,726,232.75 and traveling ex
pense allowances of $163,520.09.
The next largest pay roll was at
the various state colleges, but
this was largely met out of tui
tion and other fees.
Two contracts, totaling ap
proximately $23,000, were award
ed Tuesday, by John C. Lewis,
state purchasing agent, for 32
cars for the Georgia state patrol.
Delivery will be made about the
first of September, Lewis said.
The automobiles, each equipped
with bullet proof windows and
other safety devices, were pur
chased at a saving of $6,162.92
from the regular listed price, he
said.
1937 COTTON CHOP LARGER
MAN-MADE ’QUAKES
USED TO FIND OIL
heard district news
Mr. Roy Kelly and
Carney, of Richland,
nests of Mr. and
l he
Mr. John
if a., were
Mrs. J. E.
Carney during the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards
anti children spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Glover and
family.
Mrs. Clarence Buchanan and
Son. Jimmy, of Woodland, are
visaing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
barney, this week.
Mrs Saudefur is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jeff Evans, this
week.
Mrs. Gene Hollis and daughter,
jobbieJean, spent Sunday with
p Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
nmbee, near Macon.
Man-made earthquakes, which
send miniature temblors vibrating
through the earth’s surface similar
to those created by nature, now aid
geologists in locating oil-bearing
structures in prospecting for new
oil fields.
Use of these artificial temblors
in the search for new oil supplies
j is a direct outgrowth of the study
| of earthquakes, and has reduced oil
t propsecting to a distinct science. To-
I day the work of the geologist is con
sidered indispensable in the oil in-
| dustry.
1 Special equipment is required by
j the scientific service organizations
| which carry on such “earthquake”
surveys. In the Texas fields, such
equipment is mounted on automo
bile trucks which permit the tests to
be conducted on any type of terrain.
Such trucks are fitted with equip
ment for drilling the shallow wells,
for planting the explosives and set
ting them off, as well as for meas
uring and recording the results of
the man-made earthquakes.
SAFETY SLOGANS
MICKIE SAYS-
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TL S i and drinkin & habits,
the largest accident tolls oc-i
„ u vj holidays. If you drive on ;
fnl ° 1 v y be . exceptionally care-j
1 A 0u r risk is much greater. |
,oU0 persons were killed in
; j °r vehicle railroad crossings
tug year - .Think of this the
^ me you approach a
railroad crossing.
rrU! ;member in crossing a rail- j
tossing ' n a motor car that'
thaf you r engine may mean!
Jou will kill yourself.
Th , ,nvenl ed Folding Fan
j a . * o!( * irs * fan was invented by the?
in the Seventh century.
Dragon’* Blood
Dragon’s blood Is the red resin ob
tained from several trees, including the
calamus, dragon tree and an Austra
it is used in lacquers
Brown, of Hartford, Conn., are
the guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Brown.
Mr. Charles Cooper who is a
medical student at Emory
University, spent several days
this week with his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. C. F. Cooper. Mr.
Cooper is serving a part of his
interneship this summer at Grady
Hospital in Atlanta.
Miss Eugenia Daniel left Fri
day for a visit with friends in
Jacksonville, Fla. and with Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Smith at Green
Cove Springs, Fla.
Mesdames Avery Lee, Otis
King. Grace Boler, Oswald An
drews, Guy Mathews,L. C. Todd,
and D. M. Stripling and Misses
Maurice White and Hazel Sisson
enjoyed camping at Houston
Lake last week.
Mrs. George Jordan has re
turned home after spending sev
eral weeks with her daughters,
Mrs. Joseph Lane and Mr. Lane
in Lookout Mountain, Tenn., and
with Mrs. L. C. Davis and Mr.
Davis at Mountain Lakes, N. J.
Mrs. C. I. Shelton and son,
Charles Irby, spent last week
with her daughter, Mrs. Stanley
M. Ward, and Mr. Ward in Co
lumbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fudge
left Sunday for a two weeks’ va
cation which will include a visit
at Sylvania and Savannah, Ga.,
Florala, Fla., and places of in
terest in New Orleans. Mr. J.
R. Fudge accompanied them to
Sylvania and Savannah.
Mr. and MrS. Henry Parker and
children, June and Hilly, and Het
ty Gray spent Sunday in Abbe
ville with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Parker.
Mr. Lucius Schnell, of Albany,
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Schnell.
j Miss Louise Rainey is visiting
I Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pollard in
(Sylvester. She will visit rela
! tives in Rochelle before return-
! ing home.
i Mrs. J. H. Cul’er and Miss
: Mary Culler, of Macon, spent
I Sunday with Mrs. M. M. Rainey.
I
Miss Jeanne Houser spent the
weekend with Mrs. Mary Wil
liams in Eastman.
Miss Nettye Perdue spent last
week with her sister. Mrs. Henry
Parker, and Mr. Parker. She is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Tom
Parker, at Abbeville, this week.
Mrs. J. T. Perdue is spending
awhile with her son, Mr. Thomp-
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Sharp
declines in the price of cotton
followed this week the agricul-
^ ture department forcast of an
and daughters, Flo and Barbara increase of more than 3,000,000
bales in the 1937 cotton crop, or
a total of 15,593,000 bales.
The forecast was based on con
ditions prevailing Aug. 1 and on
the area in cultivation July l.less
the 10-year—1927-36-—average
abandonment, announced as 33,-
429.000 acres. The crop report
ing board said the final outturn
will depend upon whether the
various influence affecting the
crop during the remainder of the
season are more or less favorable
than usual.
Last year’s crop was 12,398,-
882 equivalent 500-pound bales,
that of 1935 was 10,638,391 bales
and the 1927-36 10-year average
was 13,200,857 bales.
This year’s acreage compares
with the harvested acreages of
30.028.000 last year, 27,640,000
in 1935 and 35,496,000 the 10-
year average.
The condition of the crop on
Aug. 1 was 81.3 per cent of a
normal, compared with 72.3 a
year ago and 67.7 in the 1923-32
10-year average.
T h e indicated acre-yield is
223.3 pounds, compared with
197.6 pounds produced last year
and 169.9 pounds the 1923-32
average.
The census bureau announced
simultaneously in its first report
of the season that 142,983 run
ning bales, counting round as
half bales, of this year’s crop
had been ginned prior to Aug. 1,
compared with 41,130 bales to
that date last year and 94,346 in
1935.
The aggregate value of the
property of Houston county on
the digest of 1937 is $2,688,236, a
small gain over 1936 of $1,485.
The tax rates as fixed by the
county commissioners, and pub-
lisned in the tax levy for 1937.ob
the nine iti ms for county pur
poses aggregate 11 mills, an in
crease of 3 mills on these same
items on the 1936 levy.
The tax for maintaining roads,
county-wide school tax, and the
special tax in the various school
districts remain the same as last
year.
The rate for the state of Geor
gia was recently increased from
3 to 5 mills.
The state and county tax rate
Perry citizens will pay totals 34
mills, an increase of 5 mills over
1936. The tax rate varies in each
school district which makes the
total rate different.
FOOD IS PRODUCED
BY FARM FAMILIES
Z SS'XrJ STU son and Mrs. Tho m p.o„ in Elisa-
lnz for paper. 1 beth, i». J.
Mr. Charlton Wimberly and
Mr. David Harwell, of Atlanta,
spent the weekend with the for
mers’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
H. Wimberly at Hayneville.
Mr. Wimberly, an employee of
the Retail Credit Company, has
been assigned to a position in the
company’s office located in Los
Angeles, Calif., and wi# leave
for that city, Aug. 25.
He has enrolled at the Univer
sity of Southern C Jifornia (eve
ning school) where he will com
plete his course in journalism
and advertising.
Bov/er Bird
The bower bird of Africa bofid.-
itself a bower, or covered avenue, of
twigs and leaves, which It may us-*
as a playground or a salon for court
ship display. One species even goes
so far as to lay down a “pavement” ot
bits of bone, shell and stone. Some of
these bowers are over a yard in length.
Pearl Production
Among a little group of islands in
the Persian Gulf that produce fine
pearls, one Island, Bahrein, alone is
productive of many, alm'ost $10,000,000
worth being bought and sold. Tills
Island produces only the purest quality
stone.
Home grown vegetables, fruits,
and meats valued at $2,408.76
were stored and canned last
year by farm families of Hous
ton county, who received Re
settlement loans, according to re
ports just issued by Mrs. Sara T.
Pearce, county home manage
ment supervisor of the Resettle
ment administration, Rural Re
habilitation.
Helping farm women to live
within their income, keep ac
counts, and store larger amounts
of foods raised on the farms,
and generally improve their fam
ilies living standards, is part of
the home economics guidance
given in this county.
The survey, as of inventory
January 1, 1937, recently com
pleted, shows that the Ressettle-
ment farm women in Houston
county have on hand 600 quarts
of vegetables, 1,000 quarts of
fruit, dried 80 pounds of fruit',
2,150 pounds of vegetables. In
addition to canning, drying, they
have stored in their pantries ana
smokehouses 800 bushels of po
tatoes, 500 gallons of syrup, and
2,700 pounds of meat and lard,as
well as had 625 chickens on hand.
With 36 women reporting, the
value of food canned and stored
averaged $66.91 per family.
The amount ot products raised
for home consumption by these
families was far in excess ol
previous years, Mrs. Pearce re
ports. Gardens have been
planned this year whicn will en
able farm families to meet stil
CHOSEN IN STATE
Georgia’s four Master Farmers
for 1937, selected from t n e
state’s 250,000 farmers for out
standing achievements in the
field of agriculture, were honor
ed at a special program at the
Uniyersity of Georgia College of
Agriculture in Athens yesterday.
The Master Farmers are John
P. Duncan, of Quitman, Brooks
county; J. R. Miller, of Sylves
ter, Worth county; J. C. Lough-
ridge, of Eton, Murray county;
and Martin M. Norman, of Hart
well, Hart county. They join
the “honor list” of 39 other
Master Farmers, selected in pre
vious years.
The four outstanding farmers
are chosen on the basis of high
est scores obtained on a special
“Master Farmer” score card.
The contest is sponsored jointly
by The Progressive Farmer, ag
ricultural publication of Birming
ham, Ala.; the Georgia Agricul
tural Extension Service, and the
College of Agriculture.
This year’s Master Farmers
were introduced to the several
thousand farm men and women
assembled in Athens for Farm
and Home Week by Acting Di
rector Walter S. Brown, of the
extension service. Dean Paul
W. Chapman, of the College, pre
sented them with certificates and
Master Farmer medals, after
which the principal address was
delivered by W. C. Lasseter, sec
retary of the Progressive Farm-
er-Ruralist Publishing Co.
Director Brown pointed out in
his introduction that all of the
Master Farmers had proved that
they are good business men, as
well as out-standing farmers. He
said all have taken active parts
in the civic and religious life of
their communities, and had pro
vided modern conveniences for
their families and the best ad
vantages for their children. He
declared they also showed con
sideration for their tenants.
Cantaloupes, cotton, peanuts
and hogs form the diversified
agricultural foundation on which
,vir.Miller has built a prosperous,
happy farm life, culminating
in his selection as a 1937
Master Farmer of Georgia.
Mr. Miller has followed a care
ful system of crop rotation.* He
not only has terraced his land
where needed but he has kept
the terraces in excellent shape.
His farm program, year in and
year out, provides for plenty of
food and feed for his family and
livestock. In short, Mr. Miller
nas taken care of the land and
ihe land, in turn, has taken care
of him.
more adequately the food needs' ^-Miller is a former
- resident of Perry, and he and
of their families. Canning will
be upon an even larger scale,
while women will be encouragec
also to store and dry foods to a
greater extent, eliminating
wherever possible the time anci
cost of canning. By making tht
farm produce all that it can for
home consumption, farm fami-1
lies are enabled to have morel
cash to meet other family needs,
thus providing a more adequate
farm living.
Whenever a rural rehabilita
tion is made, the home manage
ment supervisor draws up with
the farm women a home man
agement plan, in which are esti
mated the food, clothing and
household expenses of the family
on an annual basis. This work
is very important where in the
advancing of a loan, it is just
necessary to find out what are
the, living cost of the family as j
it is to know the expense of j
farm operation. i
Home management
nis wife, the former Miss Kate
Martin, have many friends in
chis county who offer congratu
lations.
INTERESTING FACTS
53,646 trailers were sold in
this country iast year netting a
total of $27,421,763.
Living costs increased 5 per
cent in the United States last
year. In Canada the increase
was 13 per cent.
Total income in the United
States last year was $63,800,-
000,000, as compared to $55,000, -
000,000 in 1935. While it was an
increase of $25,000,000,000 over
the low point of 1932 it was 20
per cent below the 1929 level.
It is expected that the death
toll of automobile accidents will
reach 50,000 this year.
There are approximately 10,-
000 varieties of fish.
sunervis-I In roostin .g on the ground quail
ors, in servicing home plans,give!°^ en ^°. rm a f ab facing
instructions in canning and " t t! t I5fJ lp ? r0 “ h
building up of tood inventories: "" Seen ro n any
within the family income. They '„i mno i.
also give guidance in other methT ”°e . W ' th ° Ut eXCeP ‘
ods ot good home management)
practice, such as help with prob-1
• c -i-i- - - • •• 1 Mrs. Johnny Williamson and
son, John Thomas, returned Sun
day from a two weeks’ visit
with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Tucker
in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mr
and Mrs. J.R. Griggs in Atlanta
Mr. Williamson motored to At
lanta Sunday to bring Mrs. Wil
liamson and John Thomas home.
Little John Thomas is spending
several weeks in Oglethorpe with
his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs.
T. M. Bentley.
lems of clothing, furnishing,
health, and sanitation. With
home economics supervision, farm
women are already becoming
better home managers than when
they first applied for rehabilita
tion loans.
Betty Sue Parker, of Abbeville,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Parker this week.