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VOL. LXX. No. 10. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870
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AUTHORED BY PACE!
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Congressman Stephen Pace, !
author of an Amendment to the
cnil Conservation and Domestic ;
Allotment Act of 1938. drawn for
the purpose of controlling pea
2acreage, notified County 1
J-pnt W T. Middlebrooks this j
ieek that this bill had passed J
the House and was now in the
hands of the Agricultural com
mittee of the Senate Mr Pace
representative of the Third
Georgia District of which Hous- 1
ton county is a part, requested ’
Mr Middlebrooks to get out in
formation to peanut producers as
soon as the bill becomes a law. |
There are 600 peanut growers ;
in Houston county. In 1940, ]
Houston had an allotment of
9 780 acres and planted 14,000 1
acres. The penalties on this ad
ditional 4.000 acres reduced soil I
conservation payments material- I
ly in Houston county and made
the deduction factor ten per cent.
Because forty per cent of grow
ers were penalized for oyerplant
ing of peanuts, this raised the ]
cost of handling the A. A. A. pro- ,
gram, thus the high deduction ,
factor. 200 peanut growers did ,
not earn any soil conservation j
payments because of penalties ,
deducted. (
In the past, growers could
make as much or more net pro- j
fit by overplanting but if the ]
Pace bill passes the three cents (
per lb. tax imposed on producers <
for overplanting their peanut
acreage quota will make over- <
planting unprofitable. (
Under the bill now pending in {
the Senate, t h e government j
guarantees the producer $65 per j
ton for his peanuts. Up to now ,
the government has been subsi- j
dizing the peanut crop without
any control program. In 1940, ,
the production of peanuts was (
780.000 tons. The subsidy of ,
330.000 tons of peanuts cost the
government $16,000,000 in 1940. j
Therefore the government has {
decided not to subsidize peanuts ,
unless there is a coutrol program. ,
It is estimated that peanuts j
will sell from $35 to $4O per ton
without a control program and
for $6O per ton with a program. ■
Commercial peanut growing J
began in the states of Virginia
and North Carolina and spread
to Georgia, Alabama, and Texas,
in the order named. Texas in
creased her production 100 per j
cent last year and can supply l
trade by herself if not controlled. ]
The edible trade consumes 450,- 1
000 tons of peanuts per year, i
The production totaled 780,000 ’
tons in 1940, making a 330,000 1
ton overproduction.
Though some individual grow- 1
ers will be hurt by the bill to
control peanut acreage, peanut !
growers as a whole will be bene- 1
fitted, Mr. Middlebrooks thinks. ]
As soon as this bill passes, local :
growers will be notified by the i
the county agent of their alloted i
acreage. :
U. D. C. MEETING
The Sgt, Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C. met
Tuesday with Mrs. C. E. Brun- ,
son. Plans for Memorial Day
were made. Mrs. H. T. Gilbert,
president, Mrs. J. A. Davis, and
Mrs. H. P. Dobbins are the com
miltee in charge of arrange
ments.
Henning Grice, attorney of
Macon and son of Judge Warren
Grice, will be the speaker, it was
announced.
The chapter will have a Moth
er-Daughter Tea at the April]
meeting to be held at the home
of Mrs. G. E. Jordan. Mrs.j
Charles Tillman, state president, (
will be guest speaker.
Ihe program was on the state!
m Alabama. Mrs. E. F. Bar-j
field told of this southern state
during the Reconstruction Pe-|
nod. Mrs. W. F. Norwood gave;
interesting facts about Alabama, j
A group of school children sang l
Southern and patriotic songs. j
•Mrs. Tom Cater assisted her]
fnother, Mrs. Brunson, in serv
mg a salad course. |
ANNOUNCEMENT |
The Houston Factory W. M. S. j
will hold a Day of Prayer for;
Dome Missions Friday, March 7, |
i, home of Mrs. Robert
Batchelor, beginning at 10:30.;
a. m. I
DEFENSE SCHOOL TO |
BE HELD IN PERRY
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Every white man in Houston
county between the ages of 18
and 25 is eligible to enroll in a
“Defense School” to be taught
subjects and vocations useful and
necessary in a defense program.
Rammage Murray of Fort Val
ley will be the teacher. Mr. Mur
ray will be assisted by Supt. E.
P, Staples and Principal L. C.
Walker of Perry High school and
County School Supt. F. M.Greene.
Next Monday, March 10, is
the day to enroll. Every young
man interested in this worth
while project should make appli
cation Monday for enrollment in
the school. Apply to Mr. Staples
or Mr. Walker at the Perry
school or the Agriculture Build
ing, which will remain open un
til 7 p. m. Monday for register
ing enrolees.
FARM BUREAU MEETING TO
BE HELD IN PERRY TO-NIGHT
The program committee of
Houston County Chapter has ar
ranged a program for Thursday
night 7:30 p. m. at Court House,
that will be interesting to every
farmer who grows hogs for home
use or for market, also to every
cotton producer. '
Moving pictures on the follow
ing subjects will be shown:
Livestock and Mankind, Control
of Worms in Hogs, and How to
Grow Hogs.
In addition to this the Cotton i
Stamp Plan will be explained in
detail, so that everyone interest
ed will know exactly what to do
to get his share of this “Supple
mentary Program” which is in
addition to regular AAA pay
ments.
Remember the date, Thursday
night, March 6, (this week) at
Court House, and make your
plans to be there.
There are none so blind as
those who will not see —let’s not
grope around in voluntary igno
rance, let’s wake up and live —
you’ll enjoy this meeting and
everyone is welcome.
L. W. Tabor, Pres.
H. B. Gilbert, Sec.-Treas.
FOR GOOD CORN YIELDS
PREPARE LAND WELL
County Extension Agent W.T.
Middlebrooks this week called at
tention to the fact that Georgia’s
per-acre corn yield is less than
11 bushels and suggested that
more county farmers would do
well to consider better prepara
tion of land and improved culti
vation methods as means of
boosting their corn yields.
For best results, he said corn
should be planted in a rich
loamy soil, well-prepared by
plowing deeply and harrowing to
form a good seed bed. However,
the agent said most soils are not
of this type and in such cases
should be prepared as deep as
the topsoil will permit and work
ed into a good seed bed by har
rowing.
“If the corn land is growing a
winter cover crop, this crop
should be turned under when the
growth is ten inches tall, de
pending on the implements avail
able on the farm. The growth
should be allowed to decay 10 to
14 days before the corn is plant
ed. Lespedeza stubble land is
excellent for corn, since it con
tains organic matter and nitro
gen, which are two essentials for
good corn yields.
“Whether to plant in shallow
j furrows or in deep or water-fur
rows will depend upon the type
iof soil and the prospective water
[supply. The main idea is to get
| the plants deep enough to con
tact the water supply.
“If the phosphate and potash
I content of the soil has been kept
I up by the use of good amounts of
■these materials with other crops
lin the rotation, the most profit
able fertilizer for corn is a side
1 dressing of 100 to 200 pounds of
i nitrate of soda or its equivalent
| when the corn is 40 to 50 days
lold”
1 After these preparations good
(seed of a variety well adapted to
j the area should be planted and
[the crop should be cultivated
I frequently and shallow, Mr. Mid
jdlebrooks said, and added that
i a corn crop well planted is more
> than half made.
| PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
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Dramatic Club
The Dramatic club will pre
sent a four act comedy, “Mary
Ann’s Romance, ” in tne Perry
High school auditorium on Fri
day night, March 7, at 8 o’clock.
The characters in the play will
appeal to you because they are
so true to life. You’ll love Mrs.,
Smith, the owner of the board- 1
ing house.
You’ll feel sorry for Mr. Smith,
her “good-for-nothing” husband. (
You’ll hate Bill, the small town!
Romeo.
You’ll admire Mary Anne, the
heroine, for her courage in fac
ing a very difficult situation.
You can’t help but laugh at
Mrs. Benson, the deaf lady; Miss
McGillicuddy the gossip; and
Hettie, the hired girl.
Don’t miss it! We guarantee
you a laugh unless your laughing
muscles are paralyzed.
Future Home Makers
The meeting of the Future
Homemakers was held in the
Home Economics Department
Friday with Jean Evans, presi
dent, presiding. The club wel
comed two new members, Shirley
Wilkinson and Mildred Griggin.
After a business session, the
meeting was turned over to the
social committee. Games were
played, including a spe 11 i n g
game and a riddle contest. The
winners were Barbara Whipple,
Annis Jean NeSmith, and Marie
Armstrong. Delightful refresh
ments were served after the
meeting was adjourned. The
! social committee was Willie Mae
Hardy, Marion Ellis, Pauline
Brannen, Opal Lewis, Ruth Pet
tit, and Carolyn Henderson,
Tri-Hi-Y-Club
The Perry Tri-Hi-Y club had
its monthly meeting last Thurs
day. Marzelle Cawthon gave the
ideals and purpose of Tri-Hi-Y.
Miss Madge Moss gave a short
talk on What Tri Hi-Y Means to
an Old Member. The devotional
was given by Mrs. G. C. Nunn,
j “Let the beauty of the Lord be
upon us.” “Establish there the
work upon thy hand.”
The club is making plans to
send one or more delegates to
the meeting to be held in
Thomasville from Friday, March
14 through Sunday, March 16.
Three new members, Dorothy
1 Busbee, Sara Pyles, and Juanita
Connell were welcomed into the
club.
The Tri-Hi-Y is sponsoring a
i basketball game between Perry
teachers and Bonaire teachers,
Tuesday evening, March 11.
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; MISS MAUD BRYAN DIES
Miss Maud Bryan, 67, member
of a prominent Houston county
family, died unexpectedly Wed
nesday night last week at the
home of her brother, Stewart
Bryan, at Kathleen. She was
1 born and had spent all of her life
in Houston county. She is sur
vived by two brothers, Stewart
and H. C. Bryan.
Funeral services were held at
■ 3 p. m Thursday at the Stewart
1 Bryan home. Burial was in
! Bryan cemetery. The Rev. Mr.
Platt and the Rev. Gordon King
conducted the services.
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CCC BOYS ENTER BOUT
Seven boys from the local CCC
camp departed for the District
“B” Boxing Tourney Wednes
' day morning this week to take
part in the bouts to be staged at
: the Fort McPherson New Gym
nasium on March 6,7, 8, at 7:30
- p. m.
The team consists of the fol
lowing: Horace E. Coleman,
1 bantam weight; Willie L. Fort,
: feather weight; Virgil Ford,
■ light weight: Joe E. Wiley, wel
-5 ter weight; Farmers J. Rivers,
• middle weight; Amos Sanders,
‘ light Heavy weight; and Issac
- Cason, heavy weight.
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CARD OF THANKS
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1 In deep appreciation we ex
-1 tend thanks to those who minis
- tered to us in our recent bereave
t'ment.
; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bryan
1 H. C. Bryan.
SAFETY RULES OUTLINED |
Because of national defense!
activities in Georgia, drivers]
must choose between one of twoi
possible outcomes in traffic safe-1
ty this year, Major John Good-J
win, safety commissioner, said.
The choice, he declared, will
be (1) greater caution in driving
, (2)or more accidents and deaths,
i “Construction of camps, bases
and munitions plants in many
parts of the state bas stepped up
traffic considerably already,” the '
| Commissioner said. “When
they are in full operation thous
ands of soldiers will be trans- ;
ported over our highways, in all 1
probability. Also visitors from
in as well as out-of-state will be
traveling to the camps to visit
the soldiers and trainees.
“Undoubtedly there will be
more travel than ever before on
our highways this year. The
State Patrol will use every ounce
of prevention to keep the acci
dent rate down, I assure you,
but drivers and pedestrians must
do their part also,”
Major Goodwin said that the
death rate both in this state and '
throughout the nation was high- (
er last year than in 1939. He 1
asked drivers to review the
rules of safe driving and to oh- ■
serve them conscientiously. The ;
10 most important are:
(1) Do not drive while under
the influence of alcohol.
(2) Never drive faster than
conditions permit-which may
mean 20 miles through a school
zone or 55 on an uncrowded,
straight road.
(3) Never pass another ve
hicle on a hill or curve.
(4) Dim bright lights at night
for approaching drivers.
(5) Keep brakes, tires, steer- 1
ing gear and lights in good order. 1
(6) Stop at intersection be
fore entering a main thorough
fare.
(7) Never try to pass a vehi- ;
cle at an intersection.
(8) Give proper hand signals
(hand toward sky for a right
turn; straight out for left turn;
toward ground to stop or slow
down.)
(9) Stop for school bus load
ing or unloading children.
(10) Give pedestrians their
rights.
The Commissioner appealed to
pedestrians to make it “your '
business to stay out of the way
of a car or truck. Don’t put all
of the responsibility on the
driver.”
USING TRACTOR FUEL
To use tractor fuel instead of
gasoline means a big saving to
tractor farmers, as gasoline costs
nearly twice as much. However,
by carelessness, this saving may
be off-set by increased repair
bills.
On fuel burning tractors, gaso
line is used for starting and
warming up the motor to the
point at which the motor will
burn tractor fuel or distillate.
In the rush to get on the job, or
perhaps to save a little gasoline
there is the tendency to switch
over to tractor fuel before the;
engine is sufficiently hot to pro
perly burn the fuel. This results
in the unburned fuel slipping
past the piston rings, thinning
the oil on the cylinder walls and
diluting the crankcase oil. The
result being excessive wear on
the cylinder, piston, rings and
bearings, which causes more fre
quent overhauls.
The same diluting of oil occurs
when the motor is stopped for
several minutes and started
again on tractor fuel instead of
gasoline. Here again the en-j
gine may be too cool to burn the j
fuel. This latter practice is es-l
pecially common on the late!
model tractors having self-j
starters. On a hand cranked
tractor the driver would perhaps
switch to gasoline for easier!
starting.
Tractor owners can well afford I
to allow ample time for warming]
up the motor, as the repairs will j
be less and the cost of extra gas-1
oline would be very little. They!
should caution their operators |
about starting both a cold motor
and a motor that has cooled af
ter having stopped a few min
utes, —G. I. Johnson, Extension
Agricultural Engineer.
|HAL TURPIN BEALL
i DIES AFTER ILLNESS
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I Hal Turpin Beall Sr., 65, died
at his home at Houston Lake
I early Tuesday morning after a
i brief illness. He had been in
! bad health for a number of years
but suffered a stroke Saturday
night. He had lived in Houston
county for about 30 years.
He is survived by his wife, for
merly Miss Pearl Davis; three
daughters, Mrs. W. H. Tucker,
of Ocilla; Mrs. Lee Fallin of
Morefield, West Va.; and Mrs.
Horace Chambliss of Rochelle
and one son, Hal T. Beall Jr. of
Ocilla.
Funeral services were held at
the home at Houston Lake, Wed
nesday at 3 o’clock. Burial was
in Evergreen cemetery.
TREATING COTTONSEED
Experiments have shown that
poor cotton stands can be reduc
ed by treating the seed before
planting with ethyl mercury
chloride dust. Better stands are
obtained because the treatment
checks seed and root rot, reduces
“damping off” and gives the
young plants a chance to develop
a stronger root system which
helps them to grow faster.
The recommended material for
treating cotton seed is a two per
cent organic mercury compound
called ceresan. Three ounces of
two percent ceresan will treat
one bushel of seed; a pound will
treat five bushels.
The new improved five percent
ceresan may be used instead of
the two percent and, according
to tests, is equally as effective.
Only one and one-half ounces
of the five percent ceresan will
be needed per bushel.
In the tests that have been
made, treated seed have given a
larger number of plants per acre
than untreated seed. Plants from
treated seed tend to be free from
seed and soil-borne disease or
ganisms. Benefits from seed
treatments are greatest when
the spring season is cold and wet.
A barrel or oil drum can be
used to make a very effective
treating machine.
To treat cotton seed, fill the
barrel or drum about half full
of seed, add the correct amount
of dust, close the door to the
mixer, rotate the barrel for
about five minutes, then remove
the seed and store in bags. The
dust will not injure the seed.
Ceresan is poisonous and care
should be taken not to breathe an
excess amount of the dust.
Breatheing of the dust can bej
kept to a minimum by treating'
the seed out in the open or in a
well-ventilated room. Treated
seed are poisonous, and if moy
are treated than will be plant
ing, they should be disposed of
in such away as to avoid con
sumption by man or animals.
W. T. Mirldlebrooks,
County Agent.
HOUSTON TEACHERS
ELECT G.E.A.DELEGATES
Delegates to the G.E.A. meet
ing in April wmre chosen Monday
by the Houston County Teach
ers’ Association at its monthly
meeting in Perry. Those named
I were G. R. Hunt with L. C.
Walker as alternate, C. L. Wil
liams with L. G. Perry as alter
nate, and Mrs. W. J. Boone with
Miss Elizabeth Anthony, alter
nate.
County Supt. F. M. Greene an
nounced that supplementary
books were available for teach
|ers’use and that past due sal
(aries for 1938-39 were available
|to teachers who were in other
i counties at that time.
| Departmental meeting were
j held after the business session
I presided over by G. R. Hunt,
j president.
Utopia must be the place where
I a person doesn’t contact a new
j cold as soon as he has recovered
| from an old o n e. —Tallapoosa
j Journal.
It worries a lot of people be
cause they have to give in and
pay an income tax, but it worries
a whole lot more people because
Ithey don’t.—Dallas New Era.
HOUSTON CALF SHOW
SLATED FOR MARCH 8
Houston county’s third annual
fat calf show will be held Satur
day, March 8, in Ferry on the
vacant lot on Jernaghan street
across from the Court House.
FFA boys entering calves are
Jack Eason, with two black An
gus steers, and Walter Gray
with two Hereford steers, Dur
ward Wilson, Eugene Lashley,
Cullen Talton, Billy Giles, Mal
colm Rape, Alton Tucker, Kelly
Hammock, Lawton Daniel, and
Clarence Shurling each with one
Hereford steer. Cohen Walker
is faculty adviser for the FFA.
County Agent W. T. Middle
brooks has six 4-H club members
entering calves. They are Doris
Goetz, Nelson Goetz, Robert
Goetz, Frank Giles, Lindbergh
Ferguson and Chester Ferguson.
Calves will be judged here and
then carried to Macon where
they will be entered in the show
there and sold March 10. The Ki
wanis club is sponsoring the
project.
Prizes will be awarded in three
classifications. For the heavy
weight class there will be four
prizes of $lO, $7.50, $5 and $2.50.
Similar prizes will be given for
the lightweight division and a
similar set of prizes for the
calves showing the greatest per
centage of gain.
In addition there will be a
prize of $lO for the grand cham
pion of the show, and an award
of $1 to all boys entering calves
who do not win prizes.
NEW FARM PROGRAM
FEATURES OUTLINED
T. R. Breedlove, administra
tive officer in charge of A. A. A.
in Georgia, was the principal
speaker at a meeting of exten
sion workers in Perry Friday for
the purpose of explaining the new
farm program.
Other members of the exten
sion staff from Athens explained
the phases of the supplementary
farm program and the farm de
fense program.
The supplementary cotton
stamp program allows for pay
ments up to $25.00 in cotton
goods in return for reduction of
cotton acreage. The farm de
fense program permits earning
of payments of $3.00 for canning
of 300 quarts of fruits, meat or
vegetables, over and above the
supply normally canned, or stor
ing of stipulated amounts of po
tatoes, peanuts, peas or syrup.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
The Perry Kiwanis club re
ceived two new members at
Tuesday’s luncheon meeting.
They are J. W. Bloodworth and
John Williamson.
A movie of the Livestock In
dustry and its Relation to Man
kind was shown by W. T. Mid
dlebrooks, county agent.
NOTICE
John W. Pope, Dublin, Ga. has
been appointed fertilizer inspec
tor for this district which in
cludes Houston county. Anybody
desiring to have fertilizer in
spected should notify Mr. Pope
at Dublin, Ga.
NOTICE
All water customers with de
linquent water bills must pay
same before 20th of March or
water will be discontinued.
By order of Mayor and Council.
3:20 Felton Norwood, Clerk.
NOTICE
All future water bills not paid
before 20th of each month will
be discontinued without further
notice and $l.OO reconnection fee
charged to each bill before re
connection is made.
By order of Mayor and Council.
3:20 Felton Norwood, Clerk.
CARD OF THANKS
, We wish to express our ap
preciation to the people of Perry
and adjoining communities for
all the kindness shown during
the recent injury of H.V.Thomp
son.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Thomson
and family.