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Newspaper Page TextHouston home Journal VOL. LXX. No. 5. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 30. 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870 benefit affairs for PARALYSIS FUND I perry and Bonaire will play a ■basket-ball game tonight (Thurs liav Jan. 30) tor the benefit of | th ’e Infantile Paralysis Fund ■which is raised annually by en- Ir.rMinments on President Roose velt's birthday, Jan. 30. The Lame will be played in the Perry liivin. beginning at Bp. m. The (girls’ Drill Squad will perform land there will be other entertain ment features. | The Union at Clinchfield is [sponsoring a benefit Square [bance Friday night, Jan. 31, at I their hall for t his cause. John Satterfield, president of the [Union, is in charge of arrange- I ments. I Friday night, Jan. 31, a spa ghetti supper will be held at the Legion Home, beginning at 7:30 p m . The public is invited to attend. Plates will be 50c each. llf possible make reservations; if not, come anyway. Call Mrs. F. M. Houser, Miss Martha Cooper, Mrs. Tom Cater, or Mrs. Mayo Davis for reservations, I Buttons are being sold on the street and in the schools this week to help raise funds to be used in this national fight against I infantile paralysis. I F. M. Houser is county chair man of this year’s drive. Com mittees working with him are; Street Sales of Tabs —Mrs. O. A. King, Mrs. T. C. Rogers,Mrs. 0. C. Pierce, and Mrs. M. M. Dean. Button and Ticket Sales F.M. Greene, E. P. Staples, C. L. Wil liams, Geo. R. Hunt. Mrs. Irene Gregory, Miss Lessie Langston, Mrs. W. J. Boone, and Miss Evelyn Hunt. Publicity —L. C. Walker, Mrs. J. L. Hodges, Mrs. W. K. Whip ple, and Miss Martha Cooper. Refreshments —Mrs. E.W. Tray lor, Mrs. Mayo Davis, Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, Mrs. A. I. Foster, Mrs. Max Moore, and Mrs. G. E. Jor dan. Attendance—Mrs.Edra Wynne, Mrs. B. H. Newberry, Mrs. Wa rren Hodge, Miss Margaret Holmes, Rhodes Sewell, Mr s. Hollis Kezar, Mrs. E. H. Wim berly, Mrs. M. F. McCormick, Mrs. J. W. Perdue, Mrs. E. C. Leverett, Mrs. Chester Edwards, Mrs. W. D. Kersey, and Mrs. Hubert Watson. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kersey bad a benefit supper party Fri day night at their home near Perry. $22 realized from this affair was turned over to the Houston County committee for the celebration of the President’s birthday. iilmHoy dies | Mrs. Martha Tharpe Rou, wife , Cyril A. Rou, died Wednes day, Jan. 22, at her home in Ocala, Fla. ilrs - Rou, the daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Ernest F. Tharpe, was mrn near Perry, and lived here! until after her marriage, when ■Removed to Ocala, While ini Houston county, Mrs. Rou was a! church r ° f th 6 Hattie Baptist l Funeral services were held at I Friday at the Perry Bap-| st church and burial was in I evergreen cemetery, surviving besides her husband! .jparents,are an infant daugh-i iyi 1 Jerre Anne; one sister, Miss! ai ' e » Tharpe; her grand sevom’ rs ‘ Tteddy; and + \- ~ ral other relatives, among unde T . E. Tharpe of ■ ■ a il e y* Ber sister, Miss 1938 mia Tharpe - died on June 16 - B °b harper was able to be T' his week after being ill for -federal weeks. | PERRY POST OFFICE | RECEIPTS INCREASE) 1 ; Receipts of the Perry Post Of fice increased $632.13 in 1940 over 1939 which is more than eight per cent. The total for 1940 was $8,430.96 as compared to $7,798.83 for 1939, according to Otis A. King, postmaster. With this increase, the Perry Post Office lacks less than $l,OOO of being second class. It is hoped that the receipts in 1941 will ad vance enough to promote Perry from third to second class. During 1940, a considerable amount of new equipment was added in the local post office. There are now 300 j mail boxes and 50 more will be added this year when needed. The increase of last year in postal receipts was gradual and continued throughout the year. It was not just a spurt during the Christmas season for the postal receipts during the De cember quarter were only $42.84 more in 1940 than in 1939. The December quarter totalled $2,- 596.52 in 1940 as compared to $2,553.68 in 1939. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS There are many problems that the numan race has had to battle against in every age, and at some time most of us are troubl ed with these same problems. Rev. Roy Gardner will discuss in a five message series in February the Ways of Victory in these problems. He will begin the series Sun day night, Feb. 2, speaking on “Getting the Best of Trouble and and Sorrow.” On Sunday morn ing, Feb. 9, the subject will be “Getting the Best of Marriage,” and that night the theme will be “Victory Over Jealousy.” Sun day night, Feb. 16, the message will be on “Getting the Best of Our Enemies,” and the night of the 23rd, the sermon will be on “Victory Over Anger.” Members of the choir will furnish special music in each night service, and congregational singing will also be featured. In the Loyalty Campaign last year the average for the Febru ary night services was 104. The church members and friends are urged to attend these helpful services and bring this month’s average to 100. The themes for the morning services, not a part of the Vic tory series, are Sunday morning, Feb. 2, “What Happened When Job Prayed?” Feb. 16, “The Higher Affection.” Feb. 23, “The Present Challenge of Mis sions.” All morning services are at 11:30 and evening services are 7:30 o’clock. You are cordially invited to each service. Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor. MISS MOLLIEJWPSON DIES 1 Funeral services for Miss Mol lie Thompson, age 86, were held last Thursday p. m., Jan. 23, at the Perry Methodist church. She died Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Vida lia, Ga. Miss Thompson was a former j resident of Perry. Her father was the late Chas. E. Thompson. ! She joined the Perry Methodist church 80 years ago. Rev. W. E. Scott of Douglas officiated, assisted by Rev. Roy Gardner of Perry. Pallbearers were W. G. Riley, C. E. Andrew, W. C. Jones, F. | M. Houser, S. L. Norwood, T. C. Rogers, and S. W. Hickson, t She is survived by a number jof nephews and cousins. CARD OF THANKS I 1 We wish to thank our friends [for their kindness, expressed in 1 words and beautiful floral offer ! ings, at the death of our mother, Mrs. L. E. McLester. Miss Hortense McLester Mr. and Mrs. R.L.McLester. , Georgia’s increase of $20,000, 000 in the value of farm crops in 1940 over 1939 came as the re- i suit of better farming, Dean Paul W. Chapman of the State College of Agriculture says. . 'ACREAGE REDUCTION UNDER COTTON PLAN EXPLAINED Houston county farmers who desire to earn cotton stamps through voluntary reduction of their cotton acreage this year must reduce plantings below their 1940 measured acreage or their 1941 allotment, whichever is smaller, according to L. W. Tabor, chairman of the Houston county AAA committee. For making such reduction in 1941, a farmer will receive cotton stamps at the rate of 10 cents a pound on the farm’s normal yield for the under-planted acreage. | However, there is a limit of $25 per family in the case of tenants, sharecroppers, and owner-opera tors, and a $5O limit on owners of more than one farm or of a farm operated by more than one tenant. Landlords and tenants will share in the stamps in the same proportion as they share in the crop. Underplanting of cotton acre age allotments in 1941 will not affect allotments in 1942 and sub sequent years. Cotton stamps received by farmers can be used to purchase cotton goods and clothing from any retail store. Details of the new program are now being worked out and will be announced in the near future. Under the voluntary plan, a farmer with a 250-pound normal yield who had 10 acres in cotton j in 1940 and who has a 10-acre al- \ j lotment in 1941, could earn $251 worth of stamps by planting} only 9 acres in cotton last year,, he would have to reduce his acreage to 8 in 1941, in order to earn his maximum amount of stamps. PLANTING OF TREES ON IDLE ACRES URGED Calling attention to the fact that there are numerous acres of land in Houston county which are not producing anything, County Extension Agent W. T. Middlebrooks this week urged farmers to plant forest trees on some of this idle acreage as a means of conserving the soil and providing a future supply of timber. In most cases the idle land in this county has at one time been in cultivation, and because of either its soil type or farming practices over a period of time, it was not profitable to continue cultivating it, he said. In many instances, the area has been burned annually and in others, no seed trees are near enough, thus nature has not been able to restock it to forest trees, he added. Mr. Middlebrooks suggested several general rules to follow in planting trees and said that any time during the winter months is excellent for setting out seed lings. His suggestions follow; 1. When the trees are to be held a day or more before plant ing, heel them in, in a trench in the shade, and cover the roots in moist dirt. Open t‘h e bundles and loosen trees before heeling in to prevent heating, and also to get dirt around the roots. 2. Never let the roots be ex posed and dried out by the sun or wind. The trees should be carried in a bucket of water when planting them. 3. Dig the hole for each tree deep enough so that the roots will hang down vertically. It does not matter what tool is used, but the roots must not be curled or wadded into a ball. 4. Be sure the seedling is planted the same depth in the ground as it was growing in the nursery, 5. Pack moist top soil around the roots beginning at the bot tom and packing up. Avoid dry leaves and grass and air pockets next to roots. 6. Pack the soil around the planted tree with the feet. You should not be able to pull up the tree except with considerable effort. Sale of 1941 automobile tags is! lagging and the officials in charge | are getting worried. They are! urging motorists who have noti bought their tags to hurry, hur-j ry, hurry! MANY CROPS QUALIFY UNDER j 20 PER CENT PRASE OF AAAj I County Agricultural Agent W, [ T. iVliddlebrooks this week point-! ed out that there is a wide range} of crops from which to choose under the 20 percent phase of the AAA program, which re quires that' one of every five acres of cropland be planted to erosion-resisting and soil-con serving crops. According to regulations, the following crops planted on crop land will qualify: (1) Kudzu, and rye grass; (2) Lespedeza, crotalaria, cowpeas, and velvet beans; (8) Soybeans from which the seed is not harvested by me chanical means; (4) Austrian winter peas, vetch, crimson clov er; (5) Oats, wheat, rye, or bar ley (except wheat on a wheat al lotment farm) in which is plant ed lespedeza. and cut green for hay, or is planted with 25 per cent by weight of winter legume seed and used for hay or is graz ed and not used for grain or hay or is used for green manure; and (6) Forest trees planted on crop land under the 1940 or 1941 pro gram other than those planted in i the fall of 1941. Interplanted crops will not count. Mr. Middlebrooks cited an ex ample to give some idea how the 20 percent phase would work on a farm. His example was a farm having 25 acres in cropland on j which is planted 10 acres of cot ! ton, 14 acres of corn and 1 acre [truck crops would qualify, while I another farm of the same acre age planted to 8 acres of cotton, 11 acres of corn, 1 acre of truck and 5 acres of cowpeas,soybeans, lespedeza or velvet beans f o r hay would qualify. Another combination that would qualify on this farm would be 10 acres of cotton, 14 acres of corn, 5 acres of winter legumes followed with corn and 1 acre truck. A very practical combination for this farm would be 8 acres cotton or other crops, 8 acres corn, 5 acres oats for grain, 3 acres wheat for grain, 1 acre truck and 8 acres lespede za or other legume crops sown on the grain land for hay or grazing. “These combinations,” says the county agent, “will provide food, feed, and cash crops, and at the same time will improve the soil. Conserving crops can be turned into cash through live stock or if added to the soil, they can ue lamed into cash through increased yields. “Soil-conserving crops that can be planted this spring and used as the 20 percent require ment include kudzu, lespedeza, crotalaria, cowpeas, soybeans, and velvet beans. They must be planted and used according to AAA specifications.” FORESTER ADVISES TREE CONSERVATION With the heavy demand for lumber to meet the vast construc tion program now under way, many owners of woodlands, in an effort to take advantage of a good market, may fail to confine cutting operations to mature trees, according to Ben H. May field, Forester of the Soil Con service in the Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conser-I vation District near Perry, Ga., ] and W. T. Middlebrooks, County I Agent. Thrifty growing timber should be left to grow into higher grade products such as sawlogs, poles, piling and veneer stock. As proof that trees of large diame- j ter furnish more lumber in pro ' portion to their size, it is pointed | out that although it requires 42! trees ten inches in diameter to j scale 1,000 board feet of lumber' by Doyle rule, only two trees 24J inches in diameter are required j to produce this same amount of I lumber. This is why young thrifty trees] should be cut only when neces sary to improve the stand. When | young trees are needlessly re- 1 moved or the stand cut too heavi ly, the entire stand is weakened. Overcut woodlands are also more susceptible to erosion. When excessive run-off occurs in wood lands, the trees are deprived of moisture, growth is slowed up, deep gullies are often cut and there is the danger of damage to low-lying cultivated land by the excessive run-off and the dispo- IFLOWER SHOW TO BE | HELD HERE FRIDAY ( I Plans are going forward for the Flower Show to be held in j Perry Friday under the sponsor ship of the Perry Garden club. [Camellias will be featured but bulbs and miscellaneous arrange ments are included in the sched ule. Six towns including Marshall ville, Montezuma, Fort Valley, Hawkinsville, Unadilla, and Per ry will have displays. These classifications will be judged: individual specimen blooms, collections, and artistic ! arrangements. Hours for enter ing are 10 a. rn. to 12 noon, E, S. T. There will be a sweepstakes prize and other awards. Every one, whether a member of the Garden club or not, is invited to make entries. The show will be held at the local American Legion Home. Visiting hours are from 1:30 to op. m., E. S. T. There will be no charge for admission. Sand wiches and drinks will be on sale at the Home. PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES Basket-ball News The Perry High school Panth ers won a defensive battle from Byron here Tuesday night, 22 to 12, on a triple-header program which saw the Perry AC hand Vienna Athletic club its first loss in nine games, 38 to 35, Boswell scored 18 points for top honors in the high school game. Perry Agricultural club de feated Byron’s “B” team in a 1 preliminary, 14 to 6. Perry lost its first game of the season to a class “B” team Fri day night when Chauncey won over the home team by a 21-2 U score, winning the decisive point in a thrilling extra period con- 1 flict. These long-time rivals had played once before this year, with Perry romping to a con siderable win. FINAL REPORT MADE ON CHINA RELIEF FUND Fifty seven dollars was the fi nal amount contributed and for warded to American Bureau for Medical Aid to China, Inc., Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Chmn., New York City. Mrs. G. C. Nunn, as chairman wishes again to thank each one, who contributed money, service, | or help in any way. Again, she thanks the cafes and drugstores, women who served on the com mittees, and the school teachers and children for substantial aid. In listing names of workers the name of Mrs. Frank Bonner, who served at Marshall’s Cafe, was inadvertently omitted. This' error is regretted. Miss Polly McLendon and Mrs. W. T. Middlebrooks took the places of some who were unable to be present. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to the many friends and neigh j bors who were so kind to us dur j ing our recent great sorrow. We appreciate every act of kindness, the beautiful floral offerings and your words of sympathy and comfort. To each one, we are deeply grateful and pray God’s ] blessings upon you. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Tharpe Miss Margaret Tharpe ! Mr. CA. Rou and family. i i The Perry Furniture Co. mov j ed Monday to their new quarters jin the Muse building on Ball street. W. C. Jones moved his business into the Kunz building I vacated by the furniture com j p ar *y- I sition of silt. The housing of our new army will necessitate the construction of thousands of buildings,requir ing millions of feet of lumber. This need will be met, but in meeting the emergency, future needs should not be overlooked. Full consideration should be given to the management of forest lands to preserve the young trees for the years to come. FAT CALF SHOW SET ! FOR MAR.B IN PERRY Saturday, March 8, has been set as the date for the Houston County Fat Calf Show which is sponsored by the Perry Kiwanis club and directed by L.C. Walker, adviser of the Future Farmers and W. T. Middiebrooks, county agent and counselor of 4-H clubs. After the calves are shown in Perry and prizes awarded, the animals will be carried to Macon to compete in the fifth annual Fat Cattle Show on March 10-11. The Macon show is sponsored by the Macon Chamber of Com merce. One of the main objectives of the Perry show is to encourage the production of home-grown livestock. There are eleven F. F. A.mem bers in Houston with thirteen beef calves. The 4-H clubs have six members with one calf each. The 4 11 members with calves are: Frank Giles, Chester Fer guson, Lindbergh Ferguson, Nel son Goetz, Robert Goetz, and Doris Goetz, the one girl in the contest. The F. F. A. boys With calves are: Jack Eason, Walter Gray Jr., Durward Wilson, Eugene Lashley Jr., Cullen Talton, Hilly Giles, Malcolm Rape, Alton Tucker, Kelly Hammock, Lawton Daniel, and Clarence Shurling. The calves will be about eight months old by the time of the Calf Show. This will be the third calf show that Houston county has had. The Kiwanis club has been sponsor of each show. JOHN W. DAVIS DIES John W. Davis, age 67, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 3:30 a. m. after a brief illness of pneu monia. He was the-son of the late J. M. and Mamie Edmond son Davis. He was born in Houston county and lived here all his life. Funeral services will be held at Henderson today (Thursday) at 3 p. m. in the Methodist church with Rev. Chas. Wall officiating. Mr. Davis was a senior stew ard of the Henderson Methodist church. He had large farming interests. Survivors include his wife, the former Mamie Tolbert; three daughters, Mrs. Leland Gordon of Fort Gaines, Mrs. Tommie Rankin and Mrs. Gordon Scott .of Macon; three sons, John L. [and Herman of Henderson and j Paul Davis of Macon. PULASKI SEEKING NEW MACON ROAD HAWKINSVILLE, Ga.—T h e Pulaski Chamber of Commerce ; has renewed their fight to secure another paved road for Haw kinsville, a new short route to Macon. This road would pass through Bonaire, Kathleen, and Wellston section and would save more than 10 miles between Hawkinsville and Macon. Bibb and Houston counties are said to be ready to fall in with this movement, and would like to put it through as early as possible. CITY’S STATEMENT The City of Perry is publish ing ,n this week’s issue a finan cial statement which shows total cash receipts for 1940 to be $23,- 013.31 and the total expenditures $22,019.86. Tne city has a bonded indebt edness of $23,000 with $1,568.91 in tne bond sinking fund. TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE My office will be open for re ceiving 1941 Tax Returns and ap plications for home and personal exemptions Saturday, Feb. 1. Applications must be filed every year for exemptions. My office will be open every Friday and Saturday until April 1, and every day except when on Rounds. E. W. Marshall, Tax Re ceiver, Houston Co. Ga. Friends of Mrs. L. R. Eden will regret to learn of her illness. She is in The Clinic hospital, Macon.