VOL. LXVIX. No. 13.
SUPERIOR com TO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK
Houston Superior Court will
convene next Monday, April 1,
for one day of civil court to be
followed by criminal court on
Tuesday. The Grand Jury will
meet Monday but Traverse Ju
rors will not be called until Tues
day 75 warrants will he pre
sented the Grand Jury for con
sideration.
Judge Malcolm D. Jones will
preside over the civil court Mon
day and Judge A. M. Anderson
over the criminal court begin
ning Tuesday. .
The list of jurors is as follows:
Grand Jurors—E. P. New
hard, W. A. Curtis, W. B. Roberts,
Houser Gilbert, J. T. Overton,
J. Lawrence Hunt, J. C. Ward,
T. C. Rogers, G. E. Perdue. B.
H. Andrew, L. M. Paul, J. W.
Gray. Jas. A. Grubb, Joe A.Bed
dingfield, J. B. Calhoun, C. L.
Holt, E. P. Kezar, Geo. B.Wells,
W, V. Tuggle, J.W. Kersey,Geo.
C. Nunn. John L. Beavers, J. T.
Miller, Jr., S. T. Bryan, 0. A.
King, J. S. Jones, J. W. McLen
don, Luther B. Spears, R. E. Ty
ner, W. W. Ferguson.
Traverse Jurors—E. C. Lever
ette, W. H. Lewis, J. R. Akin,
L. 0. Rogers, W. W. Yates. B.
W. Bozeman, D. M. Ryle, J. E.
Garvin, Lewis Tabor, W. D.Hin
son, J. S. Childs, R. E L, Sas
ser, Moreland Daniel, W. E. An
drews, Henry Rose, W. G. Riley,
C. F. Cooper, Herman Watson,
George Mills, W. S. Gray, A. W.
Pratt, A. J. Cannon, U. H. Dan
iel, A. W. Davis, C. E. McLen
don, H. E. (Gordon, I. M. Langs
ton, 10th dist.; J. Frank Hunt,
L. M. Houser. Doyle McElhenny,
D. M. Clark, G. E. Matthews,
Moody B. Logue, J. H. Peyton,
E. P. Griffin, L. A. Andel, M. J.
Daniel, W, K. Whipple, R. A.
Anderson, C. W. Jackson, J. W,
Perdue, J. R. Fudge, Jr., Frank
Moody, W. H. Harper, Sr., J. J.
Jackson, col.; V. L. Jenkins,Fel
ton Norwood, C. E. Blackman,
C. A. McCraven, H. W. Huff,
Geo. W. Lee, L. B. Lacy, H. J.
Walker, J. P. Duggan, J, I
Davidson, G. C. Watson, Jno. W,
Carney, W. B. Warren, G. W.
Rhodes, Ralph Fuller, E.C. Log
gias, J. C. Odum, C. H. Kersey,
N. 13th; Soloman Bernstein, G.
P. Hardy, R. M. Logue, T. J.
Nipper, Wm, C. Massee, G. E.
Rape, W. F. McLendon, E. E.
Peed, J. W. Cheek, P. B, Hor
ton, L. M. Harrison, C. K. Coop
er, Gordon Scarborough, N. D.
Parker, Elmer Wolfe, W. W. Bo
ler, and Roy L. Blood worth.
LOYALTY CAMPAIGN
We ran across this apt quota
tion on Church Attendance re
cently which we give as our
Campaign thought lor this week.
MORBUS SABBATICUS
“Morbus Sabbaticus, or Sun
day sickness, is a disease pecu
liar to church members. The at
tack comes suddenly on Sunday
about church time and continues
until services are over. Then
the patient feels easy and eats a
hearty dinner. In the afternoon
he is able to go about, talk poli
tics, and read the Sunday papers.
On Monday morning he goes to
his work as usual and there are
no more symptoms of the disease
until the next Sunday.
“What are some of the fea
tures of this disease:
1. It attacks church members
only.
2. The symptoms vary, but it
never interferes with sleep or
appetite.
3. It never lasts more than
24 hours.
4. It always proves fatal in
the end---to the soul.
5. It is becoming almost an
epidemic and is sweeping thous
ands every year to destruction.”
Rev. Roy Gardner.
FARMERS’ DAY AT
G. C. NUNN & SON
Today (Thursday) is annual
a l™ ers ’ Day for Geo. C. Nunn
and Son. 400 farmers have been
invited to a barbecue dinner, ma
chinery and tractor demonstra-
and moving pictures of in
terest, by this firm at their place
ot business in Perry.
Houston Home Journal
GEN. WINSHIP SPEAKS
HERE TOKIWANISCLUB
Gen. Blanton Winship, former
governor general of Porto Rica
and retired U. S. Army general,
was the speaker at Tuesday’s
luncheon meeting of the Perry
Kiwanis club. G. W. Rhodes
introduced General Winship,who
spoke on the natural resources of
Porto Rica and the importance of
this U. S. island possession to
the United States, from military
and economic standpoints.
As a naval and air base. Porta
Rica is more important to the
United States than ever since
the beginning of war in Europe.
The U. S. must be prepared to
protect her posessions in order
to protect her own shores when
a peace treaty is made in Europe;
for the outcome of the present
war is unknown and may not be
favorable for this country, Gen.
Winship stated.
This little island, 100 miles
long and 35 miles wide, has
cheap water power and irriga
tion because of its 1,300 rivers
and marvelous reservoirs. Its
chief agricultural products are
sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, cit
rus fruits, and potatoes, the
speaker said.
Porto Rica is the sixth best
customer of the United States
and its 1,800,000 inhabitants
would starve to death if the
island were independent of
the U. S., the general stated.
CROWDS ATTEND REVIVAL
Revival services began last
Sunday morning at the Perry
Methodist church to continue
into next week. Rev. Roy Gard
ner, pastor, is bringing earnest,
helpful messages based on the
Scriptures, twice daily at 10 a.
m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. Willard Rustin of Colum
bus is leading the song services
and directing a junior choir.
Large congregations have at
tended every service and much
interest is being shown in the
meeting.
Children’s services are to be
held every afternoon this week
at 3:30, having begun on Tues
day,
The preacher’s subject at 11:30
a. m, Sunday will be “Christ’s
Place in the Home.” The choir
will render an anthem.
The public is invited to attend
all services of the Revival.
An Easter cantata, Redemp
tion’s Song, was beautifully ren
dered Sunday evening by the
choir with G. F. Nunn as direc
tor and Miss Willie Ryals as pi
anist.
AUXILIARY MEETING
Mrs. J. Pat Kelley, Georgia
president of the Legion Auxili
ary, was the speaker at t h e
meeting of the local unit last
Thursday p. m. at the Legion
Home, She discussed all phases
of Auxiliary work, stressing
community service.
Mrs. J. B. Calnoun presided in
the absence of the president,
Mrs. Hollis Kezar.
The hostesses were Mrs. L. M.
Paul, Jr., Mrs. G.W. Rhodes,and
Mrs. Geo. B. Wells. A delight
ful salad course was served.
Mrs. Kelley was entertained
that night by the auxiliary at the
New Perry Hotel.
FARM FORESTRY
Taylor county has been select
ed as the location of the first
farm forestry project to be es
tablished in Georgia under the
Department of Agriculture’s new
farm forestry program. This
project, authorized by the Nor
ris-Doxey Act, is being carried
forward cooperatively by State
and Federal agencies, including
the Georgia Division of Forestry,
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service, and the Soil Conserva
tion Service. Plans o n these
farms will include needed re
forestation, cutting plans for the
existing woodland,and assistance
to farmers in marketing wood
land products as well as protec- j
tion of the woodland areas from i
damage by fire, grazing, and
disease. '
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 28. 1940
SOIL BUILDING PRACTICES & PAYMENTS
AVAILABLE TO HOUSTON FARMERS
Houston county farmers this
year are offered greater opportu
nity for soil conservation than in
1939 because there will be avail
able approximately $50,697.24 as
assistance for carrying out ap
proved soil-building practices un
der the 1940 Agricultural Con
servation Program.
The county’s soil-building goal,
according to C. B. Watson, chair
man of the County AAA Com
mittee, has been approved by the
State AAA committee at 38,998
units. 5,944 units were not earn
ed last year which amounted to
$8,916.00.
The soil-building practices and
the rates of assistance have been
approved by the state committee
to be included in the county’s
soil building goal. Assistance
will be made available for those
practices when carried out ac
cording to specifications contain
ed in the 1940 AAA Georgia
Handbook, a copy of which has
been furnished each farm opera
tor.
The approved practices for
Houston county are as follows:
Application of Materials
1. Application of (a) 300 lbs.
of 16 percent superphosphate (or
its equivalent), (b) 500 lbs. of
basic slag, or (c) 750 lbs. of rock
or colloidal phosphate to, or with
the seeding of, perennial or bi
ennial legumes, perennial grass
es, winter legumes, lespedeza,
crotalaria, annual ryegrass, or
permanent pasture-o n e unit
($1.50).
2. Application of 1,000 lbs. of
ground limestone or its equiva
lent-one unit ($1.50).
Seedings
3. Establishing a permanent
vegetative cover by planting
crowns of kudzu-four units ($6)
an acre.
4. Seeding winter legumes
one unit ($1.50) an acre.
5. Seeding lespedeza-t w o
thirds unit ($1) an acre.
Pasture
6. Establishment of a perma
nent vegetative cover by sodding
—three units ($4,50) an acre.
7. Establishing a permanent
pasture by seeding--two units
($3) an acre.
8. Contour ridging of non
crop open pasture land—l,ooo
linear feet of ridge, one unit
($1.50).
9. Contour listing of furrow
ed non-crop pasture land-four
acres, one unit ($1,50).
Erosion Control
10. Construction of standard
terraces for which proper outlets
are provided-200 linear feet of
terrace, one unit ($1.50).
11. Stripcropping with alter
nate strips of close grown crops
and intertilled crops-four acres,
one unit ($1.50).
Green Manure & Cover Crops
12. Green manure and cover
crops-one unit ($1.50 an acre.
13. Cowpeas, velvetbeans,
crotalaria, or soybeans, inter
planted or grown in combination
with soil-depleting crop-f our
acres, one unit ($1.50),
Forestry
14. Planting forest trees-five
units ($7.50) an acre.
15. Cultivating, protecting,
and maintaining, by replanting
if necessary, a good stand of for
est trees, planted between Jan.
1, 1937 and Jan. 1. 1940-two
units ($3) an acre.
Miscellaneous
16. Growing of a home gard
en for a landlord, tenant or
share-cropper family on a farm
one unit ($1.50) a garden.
The closing date for carrying
soil-building practices with AAA
assistance under the 1940 Agri
cultural Conservation Program
has been set for Nov. 30, 1940.
A farmer can get soil-building
assistance at the rate of $1.50
per unit up to a given amount or
maximum, for his farm. This
maximum is figured as the sum
of four items, as follows:
(1) 70 cents per acre for the
cropland in excess of the sum of
the allotments for cotton, tobac
co, peanuts, wheat, and in
Chatham and Effingham counties,
potatoes:
(2) $1.50 per acre for the
commercial orchards on the farm
Jan. 1, 1940;
(3) 25 cents per acre for the
fenced non-crop open pasture
land having a specified capacity
in excess of half the cropland;
(4) $7.50 for each acre plant
ed to forest trees up to $3O.
To show how this maximum as
sistance for soil-building practic
es is calculated, Mr. Watson took
the case of a farm with 100 acres
of cropland, a cotton allotment
of 20 acres, a peanut allotment of
5 acres, 4 acres of commercial or
chards, and 56 acres of fenced
non-crop pasture land.
The rate of 70 cents per acre
of cropland applies to 75 acres
(acreage of cropland in excess of
cotton and peanut allotments);
the rate of $1.50 per acre for
commercial orchards applies to 4
acres; and the rate of 25 cents
per acre for fenced non-crop pas
ture land applies to 6 acres
(acreage of pasture in excess of
half the cropland).
To get the maximum regular
soil-building assistance payment
for the farm, the three items are
added, as follows:
Cropland(7s x 70 cents),ss2.so;
commercial orchards (4 x $1.50),
$6, and pasture land (6 x 25
cents), $1.50, or a total of $6O.
“In this example,” he said,
“the sum of $6O is the largest
amount available to assist the
farmer in carrying out regular
soil-building practices. However,
there is an additional allowance
of $3O which can be earned by
setting out forest trees. Should
the farm earn the full amount of 1
the regular allowance of $6O and
set out four acres or more of for
est trees, then the maximum
soil-building assistance available
for this farm would be $90.”
Here is a specified example,
showing how this farm may earn
the full $9O soil-building assis
tance:
Growing of a home garden,
$1.50; Planting two acres of for
est trees, $15.00; Seeding s i x
acres of Austrian Winter peas,
$9.00; Applying 900 pounds of 16
percent superphosphate to Aus
trian Winter peas, $4 50; Estab
lishing two acres of permanent
pasture by seeding. $6 00; Ap
plying 6,500 lbs. of ground lime
stone to old and new pasture, $9;
Seeding six acres of lespedeza,
$6.00; Constructing 1,200 feet of
standard terraces, $9.00. Regu
lar soil-building assistance total,
$60.00. Planting four additional
acres of forest trees, $30.00.
Maximum soil-building assistance
total, $90.00.
Mr. Watson said all of the
soil-building practices should be
carried out in accordance with
specifications set out in SR-401-
Georgia, a copy of which is avail
able for every farm operator in
the county.
Mr. Watson said that if the
farmer, in the specific example
pointed out, fails to carry all of
the practices mentioned in the
example, he will only get the as
sistance for the practices he does
carry out No farmer will re
ceive assistance for practices not
properly carried out.
The County AAA Chairman
also said the farmers should re
member that no conservation
payments of any kind will be
made when the cotton allotment
is knowingly overplanted, and
that provision has been made for
deductions from the conservation
payments on other crops, as well
as from the soil-building pay
ment, when the allotments of
such crops are overplanted.
ELKO CHARGE NO FES
Schedule of services for the
Methodist churches of the Elko
charge is as follows:
First Sunday---Grovania, 11:30
a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
Second Sunday--Andrew Chap
el, 11:30 a. m. and 8:00 p, m.
Third Sunday—Bonaire, 11:30
a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
Fourth Sunday—Elko, 11:30
a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
Rev. W. J. Erwin, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a, m.
Worship Service-11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School-3:00 p. m.
Worship Service-8:00 p. m.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
The 1940 census marks the
centennial of the first agricultu
ral census since 1840.
HOUSTON FARM GROUP
HAS LOCAL SPEAKERS
W. C. Huggins, district soil
conservationist, and W. V. Bass,
technical adviser were speakers
at a meeting of the Houston
County Chapter of the United
Georgia Farmers, held in Perry
Friday night. Increased pro
ductivity of the soil in the coun
ty as a whole is the aim of the
chapter and the program outlin
ed for the year has this aim in
view.
Mr, Huggins stressed the need
for the program, pointing out
the low average yield per acre
over the county.
Mr. Bass explained the method
of obtaining this aid, and told
what had already been accom
plished. Use of pure seed, treat
ment of seed to prevent disease,
retiring sub-marginal and badly
eroded land from cultivation and
reclaiming it through planting of
Kudzu or pine trees, improve
ment of soil through crop rota
tion and turning under summer
and winter legumes he recom
mended a§ practices.
In order to encourage these
methods the chapter is sponsor
ing a five-acre cotton and corn
contest. Prizes of $lOO, $5O and
$25 are offered, based on yield
per acre. Registration must
be made with County Agent W,
T. Middlebrooks by April 15.
Twelve contestants have already
filed their intention of entering.
About 40 members attended
the meeting.
SOI BEANS US CASH CROP
We are in receipt of a letter
from The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.
in which they advise that they
will be in the market for soy
beans of the varieties adaptable
for crushing purposes. The yel
low varieties are the only kind
that can be used for this purpose.
Since AAA has announced that
soy beans harvested for crushing
purposes will not be classified as
a soil-depleting crop, the soy
beans furnishes us a three-way
cash crop-soil improving crop
feed crop possibility.
The average yield of adaptable
varieties is about 20 bushels per
acre and the price ranges from
44c to $l.OO per bushel in addi
tion to vine, stem and leaves be
ing left on land for soil improve
ment.
Anyone interested in adding
the soy bean as an additional
cash crop can contact county
agent for recommended varieties
and cultural practices.
W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
The Wednesday Afternoon
Book club met Wednesday,March
20, with Mrs. H. T. Gilbert with
Miss Louise Rainey as co-hostess
Mrs. T. D. Mason reviewed
My Memoirs, by Edith Bolling
Wilson. The Study in Practical
English was conducted by Mrs.
Carey B. Andrew.
A resume of the report of the
National Consumers Tax Com
mission was presented by Mrs.
A. P. Whipple, president of the
club. Mrs. T. D. Mason, Mrs.
J. L. Beavers, and Mrs. J. B
Calhoun were appointed as a com
mittee to select the books for the
next year. the meeting a
salad course was served by the
hostess, carrying out the Easter
idea.
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BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS!
j
Mid-week Prayer Service, Wed-[
nesday, 7:30 p. rn.
Sunday Preaching Services, |
11:30 a, m. and 8:00 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
The church welcomes you to j
its services.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McLendon
spent Wednesday in Atlanta.
Supplement your food supply
this year by planting a home
garden. And don’t forget now
is the time to plant it.
ESTABLISHED 1870
CLINCHFIELD PLANT
MAKES BEST CEMENT
I
“The best cement in the Unit
ed States is made at Clinchfield,
Ga. at Plant No. 2of the Penn-
Dixie Cement Corp.”, said a rep
resentative of the government
Bureau of Standards to President
John A. Miller of the corpora
tion, at a recent meeting of ce
ment officials in New York City.
Mr. Miller replied that this was
no news to him.
It is with pride and satisfac
tion that the citizens of Perry
and Clinchfield learn that the
product of the Clinchfield plant
is so highly regarded by such an
eminent authority.
The cement plant has had a
large part in the growth and de
velopment of this section. Its
prosperity affects the welfare of
Perry and Houston county ;there
fore local people are pleased to
know that the plant is running
full capacity now and that fif
teen new employees have been
added recently. These have been
local men, from Perry and Clin
chfield, and include both white
and colored workers.
This is the first time since 1927
that the plant has operated at
full capacity. The reason for
this increased production is that
the Plant has two large contracts
which will be in process of filling
for a year or more.
During the past year, the
plant has spent approximately
$60,000 in improvements, which
include storage facilities fo r
special types of cement. The
new contracts call for a special
cement similar to that used by
T. V. A.
For six years, the plant has
won the safety award offered by
the Portland Cement Corp. of
America for no lost time acci
dents during a period of twelve
months.
The officials of the Clinchfield
plant are also an asset to Perry.
E.P. Newhard is superintendent,
G. W. Rhodes, chief chemist, and
J. A. Grubb, cashier,
BONAIRE HIGH NEWS
The ladies of the Baptist Wo
man’s Missionary Society will
sponsor a barbecue in the high
school auditorium Friday night,
March 29, at 7p. m, A program
will follow.
The school grounds have been
greatly improved by shrubbery
put out by the P. T. A.
Don't forget to see “Treasure
Farm” in the Bonaire High
School Auditorium Friday night,
April 5, at 8 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. D. 0. Andrews
and son, Jimmy, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sisson,
Mr and Mrs, C. L. Williams
spent the weekend with relatives
in Lincolnton, Ga.
Miss Howard entertained the
basketball boys and girls with a
pound party at Mrs. Homer J.
Walker’s Friday night.
The P. T. A. sponsored a waist
measuring party last Tuesday
to get money to help pay for
shrubbery.
HOUSTON FACTORY
W.M.S. HAS MEETING
The Houston Factory Bap
tist W. M, S. held their all
day quarterly meeting Monday,
March 18, at the home of Mrs. S.
D. Harrison.
Those taking part on the mis
sion study program were Mrs.
Phelan Andrews, Mrs. H. J.
Knight, Mrs. Bob Batchelor,Mrs.
W. C. Langston, and Mrs. Har
rison, Mrs. Beulah Andrews
and Mrs. Phelan Andrews sang
two duets.
Lunch was served at noon to
the thirteen prerent.
COTTON REPORT
Census report shows that 5,334
bales of cotton were ginned in
Houston county from the crop of
1939 prior to March 1, 1940 as
compared with 3,994 bales for
the crop of 1938.
Over 46,000 Georgia farmers
participated in measures to con
trol boll weevils last year.
