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VOl- LXX - No ' 28 ~ GA., THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1941 ESTABLISHED 1870
OIONS taken ON i
lots for building;
Options are being taken on
und in and near. Perry by the
inittee appointed by local
Lens tor the purpose ot secur
e lots on which to build homes
I! house permanent employees of
JJe Army Air Depot to be built
t Wellston.
This committee is composed of
I Ajva Davis, chairman, S. A.
\ ; u nn and Claud E. Andrew.
Lions have been taken on four
tits in Ferry and just outside
the city limits. Options are
wanted on other tracts of land.
The plan is to build 25 houses
posting $3,000 or more per unit
through the Federal Housing
Act alter the land or lots for
«me have been approved by the
f H. A. For the F. H. A. to
finance this building project, a
lycal corporation must be formed
to handle and finance the pur
chase of the lots and the build
ing of these houses in Perry.
When certain tracts of land are
approved by the F. H. A., a lo
cal corporation will be formed
and the options on the land taken
up.
In addition to the citizens com
mittee, a group of other local
citizens is considering forming a
corporation to build a group of
ten houses or more.
It is estimated that 100 new
houses will be built in Perry
within the next two years for
the employees of the Wellston
project.
Kiwanis Club Meeting
A report of their activities in
tnis matter was made Tuesday
by Mr. Nunn, Mr. Davis, and
Mr. Andrew to the Perry Kiwa
nis club. Another feature of the
program was a musical program |
presented by Francis Nunn, vo
calist,and his mother, Mrs. G. C.
Nunn, pianist.
W.K. Whipple, president, gave
a report of the recent Kiwanis
convention in Atlanta.
PENN-DIXIE. LOSES
The Camp Wheeler Baseball
team defeated the Penn-Dixie
boys on the Clinchfield diamond
Sunday afternoon by a 7 to 6
score, although the Penn*Dixie
boys were playing a team of
Soldiers who were either profes
sional baseball players or college
players, they made a good show
ing the score indicates.
No outstanding plays were
made and they played on mostly
even terms throughout the game.
A large crowd was well pleased
with the play of both teams The
Penn-Dixie boys still believe they
can beat the Camp Wheeler boys
and immediately scheduled the
camp team for a return game
next Sunday to be played at
Clinchfield.
About 100 soldiers accompanied
the Camp Wheeler team, being
mostly northern selectees, they
enjoyed the afternoon cheering
their team to victory.
. birthday party
Johnny Gallemore Jr, was
given a pretty birthday party
Thursday, July 3, at his home by
nis mother, Mrs. J. L. Galle-
m °ie. It was the second anni
versary of his birth.
the patriotic colors of red,
and blue were used in
decorating. The birthday cake
was cecorated with tiny flags,
ke cream and cookies were serv
ed. There were twenty-three
children present.
Assisting in entertaining werej
|j|e honoree’s grandmothers,Mrs. j
Clara Gallemore and Mrs. J. W.|
Craham of Macon, and his aunts, i
;, rs - H. G. Wade of Macon and'
Mrs. O. B. Wall of Jeffersonville, [
a pd cousin, Miss Martha Wadei
*1 Macon,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The general meeting of the;
baptist W. M. S. will be held at j
ae church Monday afternoon at'
4:30 o’clock.
The first Bible printed in the
T’ b. was printed in an Indian
lon gue in 1661.
In Central Asia garters are
, on the legs of new born
•monkeys to keep the devils away.
| REVIVAL SERVICES
| AT ANDREW CHAPEL
I
REV. F. B. HOOKS
Revival services of the An
drew Chapel Methodist church at
Houston Lake will begin Sunday,
July 13, and continue through
Friday, July 18. Rev. F. B.
Hooks of Macon will be the guest
preacher. Rev, Mr. Hooks is
known over South Georgia as
one of the greatest Evangelists
of the church.
There will be two services
daily, 11:30 a. m. and 8:30 p. m.
Rev. Gordon King, pastor, in
vites the public to attend these]
services.
sslgister FOR DRAFT
Eighty-two young men regis
tered in Houston county July 1
in the second National Selective
Service registration. Twenty of
these registrants were transfer
red to other counties and eight
were returned to the local board
here making a total of seventy
for Houston county. Of this
number, thirty are white and
forty are colored.
To date fifty-four draftees
have been sent from Houston
county into the service. Of this
number fourteen have been re
jected.
Two white boys, Edward War
ren and Olzy Crutchfield, will
leave today for Fort McPherson,
Ga. for induction. Four colored
boys were sent to Fort Benning,
Ga. Wednesday.
Abusing Use of Bromides
Dangerous, Says Doctor
Don’t take a bromide unless you
do it on the order of your physician.
That is the advice of Dr. William
. K. Keller, assistant professor of
psychiatry, University of Louisville,
and head of the psychopathic de
partment at the city hospital.
He has seen too many patients
brought to the psychopathic ward
who are suffering from bromide in
toxication. The extreme cases are
subject to most unpleasant hallu
cinations.
} Bromide intoxication is not a new
discovery, Dr. Keller pointed out,
but because of frequency of cases
of such intoxication it is “worth
while to emphasize the potential
danger in the use of bromides.”
“The bromide is a mild sedative
and under the direction of a phy
sician can be used with impunity,
he continued. “But because of its
mildness its use is abused by the
patient who attempts to doctor him
self.” Dr. Keller referred particu
larly to the individual who stops
frequently at the drug store for a
dose of bromide “to settle his
nerves.”
“I would not recommend the use
j of bromides to get over a hang
over," Dr. Keller kidded.
! Early symptoms, according to the
! psychiatrist, are exaggerations of
I the sedative effect—slowness of
| thought, speech and action, weak
j ness and drowsiness. _
Then follow insomnia and irrita
bility. There may or may not be a
skin rash. Food is refused as well
| as fluids. If the bromide’s dosage
1 is continued the subject’s pupils be
-1 come dilated, his motions tremu
| lous, his memory goes bad, he is
! disorientated, depressed and prob
j ably will have fearful delusions. We
'may even die.
Sidewalk Traffic
According to Collier’s, by mar -
ing off its busy sidewalks into three
traffic lanes, the inner for window
! shoppers and loafers, the middle
! for slow walkers and the outer for
i those in a hurry, Louisburg, JN. 0.,
i (population 2,182), has eliminated its
pedestrian traffic snarls. .
BOLL WEEVIL BAD
IN HOUSTON COUNTY
Reports from every section of
Houston cuonty indicate the
heaviest infestation of boll wee
vil we have experienced in over
10 years. The cooperation of all
cotton producers and business
men of Houston county must be
enjisted in a county wide cam
paign for effective control meas
ures to be carried out, beginning
immediately.
The following suggestions are
hereby offered ami have been
found to be effective in the past.
1. Pick up and burn all punc
tured squares.
2. Apply calcium arsenate
dust with a dusting machine at
the rate of 4 to 6 pounds per
acre, depending on size of cotton
I plant in field to be dusted.
I 3. Apply dust at 5 to 7 day
■intervals. If washed off by rain
follow immediately with another
application of dust.
4. Apply dust when cotton is
damp—early morning and late in
evening.
5. Adjust the nozzles of ma
chine so that the dust is blown
down through the top of the cot
ton and not from the side.
6. Beginning now, at least 3
applications of dust may be
necessary,
A bale of cotton and the seed
is worth about $lOO.OO on the
present market, 3 applications of
dust at 7c per pound will cost
j only $1.26 per acre. Make your
plans to begin a thorough dust
ing program today, otherwise
your visits to the gin will be very
limited.
W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
CHURCH NOTICE
The members of Houston Fac
tory Baptist church are urged to
meet at the church Wednesday
before the 3rd Sunday in July
for the purpose of cleaning build
ing and grounds. The ladies
plan to serve a light lunch at
noon hour. Everybody come.
If Wednesday should be too
rainy, come the following days.
Our Revival is to begin the 3rd
Sunday in July. We cordially
invite everybody to come and
worship with us.
S. D. Harrison.
FAMILY REUNION
The reunion of the Carney
family was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carney on
the weekend of July the fourth.
Those present were their sev
en children and their families,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carney,
Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs.
P. \. Clark and children, Fort
Valley, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Carney, Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Byrd, Elko, Ga.;Mrs.
H. C. Buchanan and children,
Woodland, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Helms and children, Bonaire,
Ga.; and Mr. J. W. Carney.
Railway Taxes
Railway taxes in 1939 totaled
$365,000,000, or a daily average of
$1,000,000.
Ttauuirops yon'i cnange
Snow may melt and fall as rain,
but raindrops do not change to
snow, which condenses from water
vapors.
Asphalt for House
Asphalt is used in the average
house from cellar io garret. It is
used to waterproof the basement
against ground-water, and to protect
the roof, in the form of mineral sur
faced asphalt shingles, against
weather and chimney sparks
Cubs ‘Hitch-Hike’
During a quick getaway from dan
ger, polar bear cubs have been ob
served “hitch-hiking” by grabbing
hold of their mother’s tail.
Heart and Head
1 The belief that highly emotional
| persons let their heart interfere with
their head is an established medical
! fact. Dr. Frederic Leavitt of the
I Philadelphia County hospital told
j 2,000 physicians. “One American
■in seven has high blood pressure
1 and one in four, over the age of 53,
■ dies of it,” he declared. "For years
doctors believed high blood pressure
- was caused by emotional and rier-
I vous disturbances which caused the
blood vessels to become tense, then
I to shrink and harden.” . .
IPERRY METHODISTS I
BEGIN SERVICES!
1 I
Revival services at the Perry I
Methodist church began Wednes
day night with a good atten
dance. Rev. John M. Cutler of
Young Harris, Ga. is doing the
preaching. He has many years
experience as a pastor an d
preacher in the South Georgia
Conference, and brings to the
work here a strength of spiritual
character, a love for people, and
a gracious personality, which
should make a great contribution
to the spiritual life of this com
munity.
The music and singing will be
under the direction of Francis
Nunn, assisted by W. K. Whip
ple, Charles Andrew, Mrs. Geo
C. Nunn, and Mrs. J.L. Hodges.
Rev. Roy Gardner will direct the
Children’s Choir.
The hours of service are 10:30
a. m. and 10:30 p. m. daily, with
no services on Saturday, o n
through next week. Large elec
tric fans are being bought by
the church, in order that the
congregations may be comfort
able.
The pastor states that a fine
spirit of interest and cooperation
1 is being manifested by many
. members of the church and by
the people of the community,and
1 he feels that if this spirit con
. tinues to grow and deepen, there
: will be a good revival.
■ The members of the sister
• churches and all people of the
community are cordially invited
; to attend.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
i
Mr. and Mrs, Evans Fowler of
Oconee, Ga. spent the weekend
with Mr, and Mrs. 0. A. King.
) Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rogers
, spent several days this week at
j Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
‘ Mrs. W. H. Tucker anddaugh
1* ter, Miss Dorothy Tucker, of
t Ocilla, Mrs. Lee Fallin and son,
Bobby, of Morefield, W. Va.,
) Mrs. Horace Cham bless and
: daughter, Martha Pearl, of Ro
-1 chelle, are visiting their mother
and grandmother, Mrs. H. T,
' Beall.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Talton Jr.
whose marriage occurred re
cently have an apartment with
Mr. and Mrs. James Duggan.
[ P’riends of Mrs. Betty Wood
ard will regret to learn of her
1 illness. Mrs. Woodnrd sustained
injuries in a fall at her home
Friday.
Humming Bird Can Stand
Still in Air, Seconds
The only creature that can stand
* still in the air with about 55 wing
■ strokes a second, take off from a
, perch in seven-hundredths of a sec
. I ond, and fly backwards is the ruby-
I throated humming bird. Although
its apparent maneuvers in reverse
have been disputed repeatedly, re
cent photographs have established
proof of this flight phenomenon.
The Smithsonian institution re
cently put the humming bird under
a microscope, so to speak, when the
organization’s Dr. Winsor M. Tyler
went into gardens, woodlands, and
other habitats to study this tiny
creature. The adult is about the
size of a small thumb and at birth
no larger than a black-eyed pea.
The babies are nature’s nudist col
ony, being born completely naked.
Although blind at birth, they grow so
fast that in less than two weeks
they possess all their faculties, are
almost as large as their parents
and leave the nest.
The Smithsonian institution also
discovered that humming birds are
the Stuka bombers of Nature—they
attack much larger birds in a form
of “dive bombing.” Their unusual
dexterity of flight enables them to
win victories over relatively power
ful winged creatures, the hummers
attacking their foes in “blitzkriegs.”
And yet, despite such valor and vic
tory in flight battles, the hummers,
themselves, may become completely
ensnared in a spider’s web, hope
lessly impaled on thorns, or stuck
fast to thistles or milkweeds. There
1 was one instance of a small dragon
fly attacking iifrid conquering a hum
; mer.
j The humming bird, recent scien
tific studies reveal, is a confirmed
| bachelor. The males and females
migrate separately and remain
i aloof except for brief mating pe
riods. Flights northward are timed
with clocklike precision. They often
arrive the very day their favorite
flowers appear.
PERRY BANK HAS
1 LARGEST RESOURCES
!
The financial statement of the
Perry Loan and Savings Bank,
| which is published in this issue,
i shows the total resources of this
fifty-two year old institution to
be nearly a half million dollars,
which is the largest in its his
tory. The total figure is $486.-
339.04,
The Perry bank also has the
largest number of depositors in
its history. The deposits on June
30 were $360,783.07. There are
I, depositors. The time cer
tificates and savings deposits to
tal $49,000.
Officers are: R. L. Cater,
president; Claud E. Andrew,
vice-president; and W. V. Tug
gle, cashier.
SWEET RMO GROWING
Publication of a new bulletin,
“Growing and Marketing Sweet
Potatoes”, was announced this
week by the Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
Written by Elmo Ragsdale, Ex
tension horticulturist, and L. E.
Farmer, Extension marketing
specialist, the new publication
is Extension Bulletin No. 482.
It deals with good seed, disease
and insects, seed treatment, va
rieties, growing plants, fertiliza
tion, cultivation, transplanting,
harvesting, marketing practices
at harvest time, grading and
packing, curing and storing,
types of curing houses, selling
and other phases of growing and
marketing the sweet potato.
Georgia has led all states for
some time in the total production
of the sweet potato crop, but a
greater part of the product has
been used for local consumption
and feed for hogs and other live
stock. As stated in the new bul
letin, however, “Georgia pro
ducers could well afford to give
more attention to practices that
will give them higher yields,
higher quality and better keep
ing qualities.”
The new sweet potato bulletin
is available to all Georgia farm
ers and can be obtained either
from the county agents or from
the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice in Athens.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-I0:15 a. m
The pastor will teach the Men’s
Bible class.
Revival services Sunday 11:30
a. m. and 8:30 p. m. with Rev.
J. M. Outler doing the preach
ing. T h e services continue
through next week with services
daily at 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.rn.
The pastor and young people
of the church will attend the or
ganization meeting of a Young
People’s Union at the Fort Val
ley Methodist church Sunday af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Epworth League for Inter
mediate and Senior ages meets at
6:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. Roy Gardner, Pastor.
Sniau tVatch
A new watch is small enough to
be clipped on a shirt cuff, necktie
or pocket rim.
Freight Transportation
The average tonnage of freight
transported per train in 1939 was
approximately 14 per cent greater
I than in 1920.
American Flags
American flags when worn, torn
j or soiled are not supposed to be
! cleaned. A private burning is the
i flag etiquette.
I
Wrote in Bed
Robert Louis Stevenson and Mark
i Twain did much of their writing
j while in bed.
Japan Imports Medicine
Japan imported more than $1,000,-
! 000 worth of medicines in the last
I year.
Little Time for Robbery
If all the claims of St. Joseph old
timers are valid Jesse James had
I little time left over for bank robbing
j after his pool-shooting chores were
| attended to. A newspaper man,
, 1 making a check, said there are at
least 500 oldsters who relate that
1 they used to shoot pool with Jesse.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
SURVEY TO BE MADE
Civic, patriotic and other or
ganizations of Houston county
will he interested this week rela
tive to the part they may play in
Civilian Defense, The work is
being undertaken at the request
of Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia, of
New York, Civilian Defense Ad
ministrator, by the Historical
Records Survey and the Commu
nity Service Division of W. P. A.
It will be the work of the Sur
vey to obtain a listing of olHcials
of each organization, the number
of members, and such other in
formation as will allow the va
rious civilian organizations to be
classified in the part they may
play in the vast National De
fense program now under way
in the United States.
The full scope of the assign
ments to be given to civilian or
ganizations is not known at this
time, but clubs and groups will
be asked to check one or more
of the 3G types of activities. No
ble and useful work in life sav
ing, air protection, fire fighting
and other fields has been done by
similar groups in war-torn Eng
land. It is expected that the
listing of existing clubs and
groups will be the first step in
carrying out the vital program
of Civilian Defense Administra
tion.
Among those to be listed and
for whom a form will be made
are: American Legion, Legion
Auxiliary, D. A. R., U. D. C.,
P. T. A., Book Club, Garden
Club, Masonic Lodge, auxiliary
religious groups, farm groups,
medical and auxiliary groups,
teachers’ associations, Boy and
Girl Scouts, and any other or
ganization which may be in po
sition to furnish needed person
nel to carry out the program.
It is necessary that the work
be finished by August and in
order that the results may be
filed with the officials of the
Civilian Defense Administration
and included in the nation-wide
directory.
Some time during the coming
week representatives of the sur
vey will be in Houston county to
compile the information needed.
When a comprehensive plan is
developed for joining civilians
to the armed forces to present a
united nation to the foes of
America, the information gather
ed in this county will be avail
able determining how the work
shall be divided.
Without this information in
concise, usable form, it will be
impossible to work out a plan
where the full power and force
of the civilian emergencies could
be used to advantage, officials
say.
It is requested that the presi
dent of any club and group or
some other official leave at the
Home Journal office the name of
I his organizations and the name
of the official who may be best
in position to give the informa
tion that will be required. This
information, in turn, will be
given to the representatives of
the Survey when they arrive in
this county to undertake their
task.
Chocolate becomes cocoa when
its fat content is less than 50 per
cent.
-O—
pipe is rolled over
snow on Canadian landing fields
to prevent snow glare.
Q
Every twenty-four hours the
government spends $17,000,000
more than it takes in.
o
Navigation Difficult
Mud banks and shoals make navi
gation of the Thames estuary dif
ficult.
ratal Accidents
In 1938 there was one fatal traffic
accident every 16 minutes, and one
non-fatal injury in an accident every
27 seconds.
i ■
Canning Studied
Problems relating to canning
, juices from native fruits will be
studied at a government factory es
tablished at Homebushg, Australia,
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Hymn Writer
John Wesley was one of the great
est hymn writers of all time, com-
I posing more than 6,000 hymns.