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Houston Home Journal
VOL. LXX. No. 14. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870
O<M SUPERIOR
COURT MEETS APRIL 71
its regular spring term
Judge Malcolm D. Jones will
civil cases are on the
calendar all set for trial on Mon
ay, except one case which will
hp tried Wednesday. The Grand
Jury will also begin its session
on Monday. ,
The following are the Grand
lurors and Traverse Jurors who
will serve the court next week:
Grand Jurors—J. P. Duggan,
u H Newberry, C. A. McCrav
en Thomas D. Mason Jr., L J.
Garvin, H. W. Glover, Louis Ta
bor S. H. Sasser, Glen W.
Rhodes, Marion F. Houser, Henry
Helms, J. W. Gray, W. C. Tal
ton Geo. C. Nunn, L. B. Bray,
I Holtzclaw, V. A. Pickard.
Tommie S. Hunt, Claude E. An
drew, J. Frank Hunt, J,E. Scott,
Erwin Perdue, W. R. Jones, D.
H, Daniels, R. L. Matthews,
Trice Satterfield, J. S. Rainey,
L. W. Houser, J. I. Davidson,
Gordon Wilcoxen.
Traverse Jurors, First Week —
Waller Helms, T. C. Mayo, J. E.
Burney, Jerry Davis Jr., G. E.
Mattews, R. L. Lamberth, N. F.
McCommons, J. E. Tyner, J. B.
Harrison, W. M. Akin, Malcolm
Dean, V. B. Hay Jr., E. F. Bell
flower, C.E. Pyles, Alton Hardy,
Trie Roberts, T. J. Ford, M. J.
Harrison, W. L. Renfroe, W. S.
Peek, D. M. Stripling, G. E.Per
due, W. B. Warren, Abe Goins,
L. A. Hardin, Jack Hurley, R.L.
Thompson, Jr.. B. L. Lamberth,
P. B. Horton.
KIWIS HEAR FANNING;
SERVE CHAMPION STEAKS
The county commissioners and
the county board of Education
were special guests of the Kiwa
nis club at its luncheon meeting
Tuesday when steaks from the
champion calf of Houston coun
ty’s Third Annual Fat Calf Show
were served.
J. W. Fanning, former county
agent of Houston who is now
with the Extension Service of
the State College of Agriculture
in Athens, was the principal
speaker. Mr. Fanning discussed
trends in agriculture during the
past fifteen years.
The farm population in Geor
gia has decreased 3.4% in the
past ten years although the total
population increased 7%, the
speaker stated. The number of
farms has decreased in the state
but the farms are increasing in
size, probably due to fewer ten
ants and share-croppers, and to
the use of machinery. With few
er people on farms, one-half mil
lion more acres have been har
vested. There has been an in
crease in pasturage, cattle and
hogs, and close-growing crops,
he said.
Farm income is nine per cent
less than 10 years ago and 25 per
cent less than 15 years ago, he
continued. The cash income per
farm person in Ga. in 1940 was
$lO5, which is 50 per cent less
than the average per capita from
income of the U. S. A.
Ine relative production of lead
crops is as follows; Cotton, 52
per cent less than 1925; Peanuts,
00 per cent more; Livestock, 92
per cent more, Mr. Fanning said.
'ls this trend right for the
greatest security of all the peo
ple.''” the speaker who is an ex
pert on farm planning asked.
We have a long way to go to
neach the average level of the
United States,” he replied.
Addressing the county leaders
Present, Mr, Fanning reminded
nem that great responsibilities
them in agriculture. He
that the county planning
could help solve farm
Problems in Houston county.
• Nunn introduced the
speaker. VV. K. Whipple pre-
Visitors included F. M.
| J , le X ne > county school supt.; W.
Vv Jersey, A. L. Sasser, T. L.
V/rren, J. A. Davis, F. H. Ta-
J .N. Buff, R. F. Scarbor
u: | ’ S. L. Norwood, S. W.
fllcks °n, and Mrs. J. L. Hodges.
viffr 8, agan °f Fort Valley is
her daughter, Mrs. S.W.
Hlck son, and family.
j PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES j
Chapel Program
j Friday, March 28, Rev. Roy
Gardner delivered the annual ad
dress on “Temperance.” He
was introduced by Mrs. L. M.
Paul Jr.
Future Home Makers
The Future Homemakers held
their last meeting Friday with
Jean Evans presiding. A game
of unscrambling the names of
trees was won by Gwendolyn Ir
by. Delightful refreshments
were served and the members
played “My Ship Goes Sailing”
while eating. Then they sang
their Home Economics club
song. Other games were played
until the meeting was closed.
Barbara Whipple, Reporter.
New Teachers
Two new cadet teachers from
the University of Georgia, Miss
Eugenia Davis of Taylorsville,
and Miss Nancy Smith of Swains
boro, are helping at Perry High
this term. Miss Davis is helping
in the Mathematic and Science
departments, and Miss Smith in
the English and History depart
ments.
Tri-Hi-Y-Club
The Perry Tri-Hi-Y club had
its monthly night meeting March
27, at which time they inducted
three new members, Elsie An
del, Jaunita Connell, and Doro
thy Busbee. Carlene Ogletree,
the president, presided at the
meeting. The school is taking
much interest in the “Good Citi
zenship” contest being sponsor
ed by the Tn-Hi-Y.
Library Club
Recently the Library club com
pleted a study of Georgia au
thors and their works. During
the course of study, at separate
intervals, the club enjoyed hav
ing several speakers. Mrs. Hugh
Lawson gave a most interesting
talk on Georgia authors one day.
On another occasion, Mrs. A, L.
Wilkinson delighted the club
with readings from Georgians.
Mrs. George Nunn talked to the
club about Georgia poets and
read several of her own poems.
The club is now making a study
of art. The main topic of inter
est is the new National Gallery
of Art, which was recently dedi
cated in Washington. The club
• is particularly interested in the
, works of the old masters dis
i played here.
J. MASON DASHER DIES
Mrs. Chas. G. Harris attended
the funeral of her brother, Mr.
John Mason Dasher, in Macon
Tuesday morning. Mr. Dasher
; died Sunday p. m. after a long
illness. He was a native of Fort
Valley and Jived there during his
boyhood. Mr. Dasher was a
•prominent lumberman of Macon.
1 Survivors include his wife; two
brothers, S. F. Dasher and P. K.
Dasher, Macon; four sisters,Mrs.
J. H. Barnes, Paris, Ky.; Mrs.
; W. T. Miller, Corbin, Ky.; Mrs.
1 L. D. Enloe, Atlanta; and Mrs.
C. G. Harris of Perry.
announcements
! The Baptist W. M. S. Circles
• will meet next Monday at 3:30 p.
i m. as follows: No. 1, Mrs. J.
s p. Etheridge with Mrs. L. M.
i NeSmith as co-hostess; No. 2,
Mrs. G. E. Jordan with Mrs. G.
■ S. Riley, co-hostess; No. 3, Mrs,
! J. L. Gallemore with Mrs. Chas.
Hudson, co-hostess.
! The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Perry Presbyterian church held
! its March meeting at the home
’ of Mrs. J. A. Grubb last week.
’ Officers were elected as follows:
I Mrs. J, B. Calhoun, president;
J I Mrs. A. B. Ramage, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. L. H, Gilbert, secty.
jand treas. Committees reported
[lon the year’s work.
i! The W. S. C. S. Circles will
; meet Monday, April 7, at 3:30 as
H follows: No. 1, Mr s. Cohen
ii Walker: No. 2, Mrs. Paschal
iMuse; No. 3, Mrs. C. H. Tucker.
1 The Susannah Wesley Sunday
'School class meeting will be held
Friday, April 4, at 3:30 p. m. at
; | the home of Mrs. A. P. Whipple.
■I LARY-HORTON
•I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lary of
‘ 1 Perry announce the engagement
'of their daughter. Florence Irene,
3 ' to Robert Morris Horton of Gro
• vania, the marriage to be sol
emnized Sunday, April 6.
1 PROVISIONS OF PEANUT CONTROL i
I BILL CALL FOR MARKETING QUOTAsj
11
The Peanut Bill, an amend
ment to the Agricultural Adjust
ment Act of 1938, known as H.
R. 3546, has passed both branch
es of Congress and is now on its
way to the President for his sig
nature. The bill was sponsored
in the House by Congressman
Stephen Pace of Georgia, in the
Senate b/ Senators Bankhead
and Russell. Since the bill pro
vides marketing quotas on pea
nuts, if voted by producers, The
Ga. Peanut Association feels
that greatest possible publicity
1 should be given immediately to
the provisions of the bill and the
following is a brief synopsis of
the provisions which are most
important at the moment:
Marketing Quotas
• The present allotments already
issued to peanut growers for
1941 are adopted by the bill and
there is set up for each grower
' a marketing quota which shall
i be all production on his allotted
acres. The National allotment
in future years shall be figured
from the previous five years
average national planted acreage
[ but can never be less than 95%
l of the 1941 National allotment of
1 1,610,000 acres. Referendums
, must beheld on quotas and if
. two thirds of growers voting so
favor, quotas shall be in effect
, for the next three years. Refer
• endum will be held for this year
, as quick as possible, probably
, within thirty days.
Any grower can harvest in ex -
cess of allotted acres and all quota 1
peanuts can be marketed any
place free of tax but excess pea
’ nuts can only be marketed in one
: of two ways which are, (1) Sell
! them any place but must pay
■ penalty of 3c per pound on that
1 proportion of each lot marketed
l which excess planted acres bears
to total planted acres, however,
(2) the payment of this tax of
1 3c per pound on the excess pro
duction may be avoided if such
| excess peanuts are delivered to
• an agency or agencies designated
■ by the Secretary of Agriculture
’ (which we assume will be GFA)
’ for crushing into oil. The pro
r ducer shall be paid for such pea
‘ nuts the market price for oil on
) the date of delivery of peanuts.
: Thus, in any event, the grower
' can realize full market price in
the open market for all produc
tion on his allotment regardless
of the extent to which he is over
[ planted.
It is important to know, how
, ever, that there is nothing in the
. bill removing the existing soil
f conservation penalty for over
-1 planting the allotment, which in
[ 1941 will be I'/zC per pound pen
[ alty on the adjusted yield on the
acres over-planted. Of course,
, if the producer does not receive
soil conservation benefit pay
ments, he pays no penalty for
over-planting.
It must be remembered that
this Peanut Bill does not in any
way alter or amend the Soil Con
servation Program. It simply
sets up marketing quotas to tie
into the Soil Conservation Pro
-5 gram so that the edible price
level may be maintained on the
National Acreage Allotment and
■ the oil price level on more un
i limited outlets will be made avail
able to those who do not choose
to co-operate with the Soil Con
servation Program,
In the event quotas are voted
, t he Secretary of Agriculture
j shall put into effect either a di
, version program or loan program
or both but in any event, loans
'. shall be made available to pro
! ducers, farmer cooperatives at a
I minimum of 50% of parity. Pari
ty on peanuts as of January Ist,
j 1941, was $122 per ton. It is the
official opinion of the Department
that the loan program without
1 diversion program is not practi
; cable, therefore, if quotas are
i approved there is most certain
1 to be a diversion program with
. prices higher than the loan pro
gram so that peanuts may be di
[ verted as in the past rather than
go into a loan. If quotas are
: voted down there shall be no
loan program or diversion pro
gram in effect for the crop im
mediately following the referen
dum.
■ I The AAA and Surplus Market
ing Administration are now
busily engaged in preparing reg
ulations prescribing the methods
I
to be followed in marketing bothj
quota peanuts and excess pea-1
nuts. It is rather certain thati
peanut acreage will be measured
in advance of harvesting season:
that marketing cards will be is
sued to each farm operator and
that there will be two kinds of
marketing cards; one quota card
for the grower who plants with
in his allotment and an excess
quota card for the grower who
elects to over-plant and sell some
production for oil. Threshing
machines will be required to fur-j
nish certificates of peanuts
threshed for individual farms
which will be used as a check on
the harvesting of individual pro
ducers,
Conclusion
From the foregoing provisions
the following conclusions maybe
reached:
(1) The peanut grower who
does not plant in excess of his
allotment is guaranteed a fair
price for his entire production
and can sell his peanuts where
he chooses without penalty.
(2) Any peanuts planted in
excess of allotments are neces
sarily forced to oil and must be
sold at the oil price; otherwise
the penalty of 3c per pound must
be paid on such excess.
(3) The soil conservation pen
alty for over-planted acres will
run around $6.00 to $7.00 per
acre, therefore, in the case of a
grower who receives substantial
soil conservation payments, such
, excess planting for oil would not
be practical because the grower
could not afford to sell peanuts
at the oil price and pay this rate
of penalty unless the price of oil
is very high.
(4) The producer who does
not cooperate with the Soil Con
i servation Program and has no
subsidy payments which may be
penalized, may plant unlimited
acres of peanuts but will be
forced to deliver them to the
i agency designated by the Secre
tary of Agriculture at the oil
price to avoid the penalty of 3c
per pound, however, the price of
oil is rising and Runner peanuts
are worth today for oil around
$45.00 to $50.00 per ton. Any
grower who intends to plant pea
nuts for oil should make exten
sive investigations as to the out
look for peanut oil and peanut
meal which will, of course, de
termine the prices he will receive
for peanuts for oil.
All of the foregoing provisions
of this bill make it one of the
most liberal pieces of farm legis
lation so far as the farmer is con
cerned which has been passed,
according to Roy E.Parrish, Mgr.
Ga. Peanut association. Much
educational work will be done
within the immediate future in
explaining the bill and all per
sons interested are urged to
study all information and news
as it becomes aveilable.
SPRING SHOE STYLES
You’ll like the versatility in
shoe styles this spring. They’re I
designed to go many places and
to suit several costumes instead
of just one. Comfortable shoes
with moderate heels are just as
good looking as their high-heeled
sisters and vice versa. There’s
a new way with pumps that make
them smarter, better looking
than ever before. When you are
next in Macon drop by the Ma
con Shoe Co. and see the new
spring colors, the fashionable
materials and the up-to-the min
ute styles.
Elsewhere in this paper you!
will see an Easter Advertisement}
of Florsheim Shoes showing two}
of the attractive styles for
spring, there are scores of other
styles that you’ll love. Th e
men’s and children’s depart
ments are in complete readiness
for spring and The Macon Shoe
Co. invites your inspection.-Adv.
t _____
U. D. C. MEETING
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
' chapter of the U.D.C. met Tues
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, president,
i presiding.
I ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
i
Friends of Mr. Cooper Ether
j idge will be interested to learn
that he has accepted a position
with the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation. Mr. Etheridge,who
is with the Richmond Times Dis
patch of Richmond, Va., will
leave April 15 for Washington,
D. C. to take a two months’
training course before being as
signed to duty by the F. B. I.
His wife will spend that time in
Macon with her parents. Mr.
Etheridge is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Etheridge of Perry.
I Mrs. Cater Rogers, secretary
of the Macon district Methodist
W. S. C. S., and Mrs. G. W.
Hicks, president of the Perry
Methodist W. S. C. S., went to
Waycross Tuesday to attend the
annual South Ga. conference
meeting of this group at Way
cross. They will return Thurs
day p. m. Airs. G. C. Nunn and
Mrs. John L. Hodges went to
Waycross Wednesday to attend
the conference through Thurs
day,
Miss Migonette Stocker of Ma
con was the guest of Miss Mar
tha Cooper for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weaver vis
ited in Woodbury this week.
Air. Allen Martin, student of
Atlanta Dental College was at
home for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barfield
spent Sunday in Fitzgerald with
his mother, Mrs. A. F. Barfield.
Mr. Cecil Turner Sr. and Mr.
Cecil Turner Jr. of Miami, Fla.
and Mr. Lowery Rogers of Gads
den, Ala. were guests of Mrs.
Minnie Coney several days
last week.
Miss Dora Elizabeth Williams
of Atlanta is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. E. F. Barfield and family.
Mrs. A. B. Ramage, Mrs. S.B.
Coleman Sr., Mrs, Lewis Tabor,
and Mrs. J. B. Calhoun will at
tend the Macon District Presby
terial at the Vineville Presbyte
rian Church, Macon, today
(Thursday).
Mrs. Ed Weaver visited rela
tives in Monticello several days
last week.
Mrs. W. C. Talton was hostess
to the members of her Bridge
club.
Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Roberts
spent Sunday in Bradley, Ga.
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edward
Ziegler of Fremont, Ohio an
nounce the birth of a at the
Middle Ga. Hospital, Macon.
Mrs. Ziegler before her marriage
was Miss Mae Blackwell of Per-1
ry. Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Blood worth
are on a trip to New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Mr. Colquit Brantley, student
of Clemson College, S. C., is
spending the spring holidays
with his mother, Mrs. Cecil Me-
Craven.
Miss Emma Curtis who has
been at the Training School of
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Louisville, Ky., is at
home recuperating from a severe
illness. Her friends will be glad
! to learn that she is improving.
Dr, and Mrs. J. L. Gallemore
and son have moved into their
(attractive new brick home on
I Swift street.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cater have
completed their attractive new
home in the Cater subdivision.
They will move into it at an ear
ly date.
Annis Jean NeSmith entertain
ed a group of the young set at a
party Tuesday night.
j
I BONAIRE PLANS PROGRAM
I
The P. T. A. of Bonaire High
school is sponsoring a Dad’s
Night entertainment on Friday
night, April 4.
Beginning at 8 o’clock an in
teresting program will be given
in the school auditorium in honor
of all the "dear old Dads” of the
community. Included on the
program will be an appropriate
’talk by an interesting speaker.
After the program the grade
mothers will serve a barbecue
supper, with all the trimmings,
in the Home Economics Dept, of
the school.
EROSION control
AIDED BY PINE TREES
In Houston county there have
been about 350,000 pine seedlings
planted on some fifty farms, ac
cording to W. C. Huggins of the
soil conservation service.
When land is too poor and too
sandy to grow good crops the
answer is pine trees, Mr. Hug
gins said. When hillsides are
too steep and badly eroded for
successful cultivation the answer
is still pine trees. Most farms
have land of this sort, waste
land not even helping to pay
taxes, he stated.
The soil conservation service in
the Middle Western Ocmulgee
Soil Conservation district has
just completed the planting of a
million and a half pine seedlings
on this type of land on approxi
mately 350 farms.
The advantages are twofold.
Not only will waste land be made
to provide cash income in the fu
ture, but the waste of the land
itself will be stopped by refores
tation. Loblolly, slash and long
leaf pines have been planted,
with probably four times as
many slash as the other two.
In addition 109,000 black lo
cust trees have been planted for
fence posts. This section has a
shortage of good fence post ma
terial, and while the black locust
has never been used extensively
for the purpose in this section,
Mr, Huggins said that in ten or
twelve years they will produce
posts that will last from 40 to 75
years.
On one plot trees that are now
in their third year are from 25
to 30 feet high. They were about
two feet high when planted on
good soil, and were cultivated
for the first year. This year’s
planting of kudzu for erosion
control has just begun during
the past two weeks.
I ■— ■
BOY SCOUTS TO MEET
Representatives from Perry,
Roberta, and Fort Valley are ex
pected at the Peach Belt District
Committee meeting of the Boy
Scouts of America, which will be
held at the Methodist church in
Fort Valley on Friday night,
April 4, at 8 p. m.
Most important item to be dis
cussed is the Inter-Council Cam
poree, to be held at Mio n a
Springs in Macon County on
April 25-27. Troops from Ma
con county will be among the
500 Scouts who are expected to
[participate from Central Georgia
land Chehaw Councils. Camping
will be done by patrols.
A report from the Regional
Institute, held in Athens on
April 1-2, will be made. Organi
zation plans for the district in
clude the registration of three
new Troops and the formation of
Cub Packs in Fort Valley and
i Perry. Roberta, Bonaire, and
Byron are expected to register
new Troops within a short time.
ESSAY CONTEST
In the essay contest conducted
by the local American Legion
Auxiliary, Miss Betty Gooden,
junior of the Perry High school,
won first place. Her subject
was, “Selective Service, Its Ef
fect on Youth.”
First place in the grammar
school contest went to Frances
Irby on the subject, “How Can I
Protect America.”
These essays have been sent by
Mrs. L. M. Paul Jr, chmn. Na
tional Defense, to compete in the
state contest. Betty Gooden won
the state essay contest in 1940.
CASE MACHINERY
Geo, C. Nunn and Son, Case
dealers had a movie demonstra
tion of the use and operation of
Tractors and Combines at their
annual Farmers’ Day, observed
March 26. On their grounds
were displayed Model A 6 Com
bines, Model F. Combines, Ve
Tractor with planter and cultiva
i tor, L. A. Tractor, and D. O.
i Tractor.
About 300 people attended this
affair. A barbecue dinner was
served at noon.
