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Doughboys, Dubs, Dudes—
| They’re Old Native Words
j ’ Doughbnys,” "dubs” and “dudes”
did not emanate from the World
war. golf courses and ranches, it is
revealed in the seventh section of
the University of Chicago press' new
American English dictionary. They
are native American words.
“Doughboy,” a word the World
;war made famous, originated about
'1367 from the large globular buttons j
on infantrymen’s uniforms used in i
the Civil war, and the first written j
use of the word, according to the j
dictionary, was in Custer's "Tent- )
ing on the Plains.”
Dubs” appeared in written form !
first, in 1887, to describe awkward
prizefighters, according to the dic
tionary. The origin of "dude,” how
ever, is obscure, the dictionary
foys, but, synonymous with "dan
dy,” it was in use in 1883.
the dictionary comprises only
words of strictly American origin,
slang and colloquial expressions
which have become a common part
of the language and mutations of the
mother tongue. About four sections
a year are being published and the
dictionary will be completed in 1942.
Sir William Craigie, co-editor of
the famous Oxford-English diction
ary, and James R. Hulbert, profes
sor of English at the University of
Chicago, are editing the new Ameri
can English dictionary, aided by a
corps of research experts.
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Fogs Are a Real Problem
Fog, that thick pea-soup kind for
which England is noted, interferes i
so much with the operation of rail- I
ways that special means have to be |
taken to cope with it. Fog signal- 1
men are placed at important points.
They live near their work, and on
their own initiative go to their posts
when fog descends. Or they may
be called from signal boxes. They
use 300,000 detonators—or “torpe
does,” as they are known in Ameri
ca. The noisemakers tell the engi
neers the position of the signal hid
den from view by the fog. As an
additional safeguard, the Great
Western railway has its own system
of automatic train control. If the
line is clear a bell rings by the
engineer’s side. If not, a siren blows
and brakes are automatically ap
plied. The device is operated by
signalmen through an electric ramp
at each caution signal on 2,855 miles
of track and 3,250 engines,
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Iceland Splitting
Indications that Iceland is split
ting in two have been found in fis
sures or cracks stretching from
northeast to southeast of the island,
all lying in the same direction.
Reykjavik has received reports that
near these cracks, which reach far
down into the earth, is a row of
Volcanoes from which erupt fields of
lava larger than any other of sim
ilar type In the world. Scientists
will take measures of the distance
between mountain peaks on each
side of the crack to determine if
they are moving apart. If they
are it will be evidence of Alfred
Wegener's theory of continental
drift, that America has been slip
ping away from Europe for millions
of years and that the Atlantic was
thus formed between them.
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HOUSTON COUNTY FARMERS,
Sell Your
Farm Products In Perry!
Highest Market Prices For Cotton, Peanuts,
Corn, Pecans, Peas, Hay, Etc.
Local markets are paying the top market price for all crops. Cor
rect grading and accurate weighing assures each farmer full value.
TRADE WITH PERRY MERCHANTS!
When you sell your crops, spend your money with Perry Merchants.
They have large stocks of merchandise at reasonable prices.
Remember this: When you spend your money in Houston county with Perry Merchants,
you stand the chance of getting some of it back. Money spent away from home seldom
comes back to you in any form whatsoever. Help build up your own County!
Visit local stores! Buy now before prices advance any more!
Let’s Keep Our Money At Home!
Geo. C. Nunn Etheridge’s Warehouse
BUYER OF ALL COTTON and PRODUCE
FARM PRODUCTS BUYER—GINNERY
Moore Dry Goods Co. S. Bernstein
Edwards—Harper Co. J. W. Bloodworth
Houston Drug Co. Pritchett’s Pharmacy
Andrew Hardware Co. Perry Furniture Co.
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When Harvest Days
Are On and Over,
Farmers Need Bank
Service and Protection!
Each year during and right after the har
vest period, crop money flows into this Bank.
Farmers no longer wish to assume the worry
and risk of safe-guarding large sums of cash.
A checking account gives them complete
and ready command of their money but frees
them from the care of it.
We are glad to do our part in safe-guard
ing this home-produced wealth. No accounts
are more appreciated by this bank than those
of our farmer friends.
“You’ll Find Us Friendly”
Perry Loan & Savings Bank
ESTABLISHED 1889 PERRY, GA.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Maximum Insurance for each Depositor $5,000.00.
PATRONIZE
JERRY’S BARBER SHOP
FOR SUCCESSFUL SCALP TREATMENTS.
WE GUARANTEE TO STOP DANDRUFF
and ITCHING SCALPS.
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poblic assisiancelypeT
The three speecial types 0 f
Public Assistance under the %
cial Security Act which ar '
handled through the Welfare
Department are Old Age Ass's*
tance, Aid to the Blind and a;h
to Dependent Children. ‘ a
Applicants to be eligible f or
Old Age Assistance must be
needy (need not be paupers) p er
sons 65 years of age or older who
have been bona fide residents of
the state for not less than one
year, who are not inmates 0 f
public institutions at the time of
receiving assistance and who
have not made an assignment or
transfer of property within the
last two years for the purpose of
becoming eligible for this assis
tance.
Those eligible for Aid to the
Blind must be needy persons 21
years of age or over who h ave
been residents of the state not
less than one year, whose vision
is impaired to the degree de
scribed in the Aid to the Blind"
Act, who are not inmates of any
public institution at the time
of receiving assistance, nor re
ceiving Old Age Assistance, nor
publicly solicting alms, and who
have not made an assignment or
transfer of property within the
last two years for the purpose of
becoming eligible for this assis
tance. No applicant for Aid to
the Blind can be approved until
he has had an examination by an
eye physician who has been se
lected by the State Department
of Public Welfare.
Dependent children, to be eli
gible for Aid to Dependent Chil
dren, must be needy children un
der sixteen years of age, who
have been deprived of parental
support or care by reason of the
death,continued absence from
the home or physical or mental
incapacity of a parent, and
whose relatives are not able to
provide adequate care and sup
port for such child without Pub
lic Assistance, and who is living
with his father, mother, grand
father, grandmother, brother,
sister, step-father, step-mother!
step-brother, step-sister, uncle
)r aunt in a place or residence
maintained by one or more of
such relatives as his or her home.
In caring for children in their
homes, the Government is mak
ing a wise investment in its fu
ture citizens. The importance
of normal home life in childhood
cannot be over-emphasized.
The occasional unreliable rela
tive who seeks assistance not for
the child’s sake but for his own
must always be reckoned with,
ind every effort must be made
:o safeguard children from home
conditions which are unfavorable
to wholesome development. But
most families with dependent
: children represent decent, typi
cal American homes. And where
the family is self-respecting and
child-loving, keeping children in
their homes has three advan
tages;
It is cheapest for the State be
cause families do not engage in
the work of caring for children
for profit. It has been found
from experience that it actually
costs less to care for a child ade
quately in his home than it does
,n an institution.
It is best for the mother or
for the relative who is willing to
assume a parent’s responsibili
ties, because it gives a definite
measure of security and the op
portunity of planning ahead dur
ing the child’s growing years.
3ven where individual grants
are small they are regular.
It is best for the child because
a good home gives security and
lappiness for the present and
sound experience on which to
auild his future._ It offers the
nurture and discipline which only
love can supply, the give-and
take of doing and sharing with
)thers; and the sense of solidari
ty and “belonging”-aIl of which
make a solid bedrock for charac
ter and good citizenship.
During the fiscal year July 1.
a938, through June 30, 1939, Old
\ge Assistance, Aid to Blind and
Aid to Dependent Children bene
fits in Houston county were as
follows: j ro _ cn .
Old Age Assistance,sl4,sB7.s9,
Aid to Blind, $592.00; Aid to De
pendent Children, $3,3-6.09«
Total, $18,506.00. . , ,
The number of uninvestigatea
applications due to lack of fun. =
were: Old Age Assistance,
Aid to Blind, 1; Aid to Depen
dent Children, 35 families a n
101 children. . ■
The number receiving assis
tance each month during t
year were- Old Age Assistan -
181; Aid to Blind, 8; Aid to De
pendent Children, 19 f am
and 44 children.
Sallie Frank Thompson,
Welfare Director.