Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, January 15, 1942, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextPERSONAL MENTION rant Henry Winn of Camp Jackson. S. C, Mrs, Winn and their daughter, Marianna, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Mamie Winn. Miss Emma Curtis came home from Alamo, Ga. for the week end. n r and Mrs. Chas F. Cooper lr of Fort McPherson, Ga.spent Sunday here with his parents Dr Cooper Jr. is on the medical examining board for the army camps located in Georgia. Mr Arthur Cobb of Atlanta sncnt the weekend with his par ents Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cobb. Mrs A. C. Pritchett entertain ed heV bridge club members and their husbands at a bridge-sup per Wednesday night at h e r home. Mr. David Crockett is visiting his mother in Atlanta. Mrs. Lewis Tabor was hostess to her Bridge club last Thurs day p. m- Mr. H. F. Cogill spent the weekend at the New Perry Hotel as the guest of his wife’s moth er, Mrs. A. L. Stanton. He was enroute to his home in Atlanta from Miami, Fla. Mrs. W. C. Huggins entertain ed her Bridge club last Friday p. m. at her attractive new home on Duncan Ave. Dr. R. P. Shepard spent awhile in Perry Saturday. Dr. Shepard, who has been invalidat ed for several weeks on account of injuries received in an auto mobile accident, expects to open his dental office here sometime in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Snelling! and sons, Jack and Sam, werel guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. i Nunn for dinner Sunday. The Snellings have recently moved here from West Palm Beach,Fla. and are at the home of Mrs. L. F. Cater where they have an apartment. Mr. Snelling is with the construction company at the Wellston Air Depot. j Rev, R. F. Boyd resigned Sun day as pastor of the Perry Pres byterian church and also of the I Clinchfield church. Rev. Mr. Boyd has accepted a pastorate at Charlotte, N. C. where he will go with his family within a month. Mr. Jimmy Adams reported this week to Maxwell Field, Ala. for duty in the army air corps. Perry Kiwanians and their wives attending the Kiwanis Ladies’ Night program at Vien na Friday night were: Mr. and I Mrs. J. P. Etheridge, Mr. and j Mrs. Francis Nunn, Mr. and j Mrs, C. P. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Bass, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Evans, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Tug- I gle, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Nunn, I Judge and Mrs. A. M. Anderson, I I and Mr, F. M. Houser. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Crawford] I and son left Tuesday to make! I their home in LaGrange, Ga. I The Crawfords have made many I friends here during the four I years he was connected with I the Stare Patrol as a Trooper of I the Perry District. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Henderson I of Macon spent Thursday with I her sister, Mrs. D. P. Leaptrot. I Marvin Greene, a member of I the freshman class at Mercer I university, made the Dean’s list I tor the fall quarter, according to I a from the Registrar’s I office. Mrs. Thornton Lee of Dawson I ■■’Pent several days with her I mother, Mrs. S. T. Hurst, re- I ce ntly. She was enroute to Bre- I n au College, Gainesville, where I me is a social hostess. announcements IThe Book club will meet ati I , • J. M. Gooden’s home Wed.,i I Jan - 21, at 3:45 p. m. i 1., Garden club will meet Fri- I a y. 3:30 p. m. at Legion Home. free dinner every SUNDAY To One Local Couple Iff- and Mrs. S. L. Nor fr°°o r ‘ are the lucky couple f »f Sunday, Ja„. ig. atch this space every ee k. Your name may be next. I LEE'S ALL AMERICAN CAFE Perry, Ga. j i LADIES INVITED TO ,| MEETING HERE JAN. 23 I The Ga. State Employment Service will hold a meeting in Perry Friday, Jan. 23, at 2:30 p. m, in the school auditorium. All young ladies interested in taking training at the Macon Vocational School to prepare . themselves for work in defense industries are invited to attend this meeting. Roy Bethune, head of the Ser vice, will be in charge of the meeting. BAPTIST W.M.S. MEETS The Baptist W. M. S. held its initial meeting of the year Mon day afternoon at the church. Mrs. Alton Hardy, the new ■ president, presided. She named the committee chairmen and auxiliary leaders as follows: Mrs. ' W. C. Talton, personal service; Mrs. J, P. Duggan, publication; Mrs. Charlie Logue, mission study; Mrs. W. B. Roberts, stew ardship; Mrs. C. E. Brunson, enlistment; Mrs. G. S. Riley, program; and Mrs. D, M. Ryle, publicity; Mrs. Tom Cater and Mrs. 0. A. King, Sunbeam lead ers; ;Mrs, Henry Parker and Mrs. O. G. Boler, Intermediate G. A.; Mrs. S. A. Gunnison, Jun ior G. A.; and Mrs. H, T. Gilbert and Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, Junior R. A. Mrs. Emmil Akin is the chairman for circle No. 1, Mrs. J. L. Gallemore, No. 2; Mrs. Brunson, No. 3: and Mrs. Henry Matthews, No. 4. An apportionment of $250, an increase of $2O over last year, was accepted. Mrs, Hugh Lawson gave the devotional message and present ed a program on “Whatsoever Things Are True.” Others tak ing part were: Mesdames Dug- Igan, J. P. Etheridge, E. W. Tray i lor, Artemus Braddock, and W. E. Beckham. The theme for the year is: “Thy Will Be Done On Earth.” A Sunbeam meeting was h Id at this time. Mrs. Hardy had a meeting of the executive committtee at her j home Friday afternoon. Plans were made for the first quarter’s work. The W. M. U. Y'ear Book will be taught at the church by Mrs. J. A. Davis, Tuesday, Jan. 27. S. S. CLASS MEETS The Susannah Wesley class of the Methodist church held its monthly meeting Wednesday af ternoon, Jan. 7, at the home of Mrs. B. H. Andrew Jr. with Mrs. G. W. Hicks, Mrs. A. P. Whipple, Mrs. Eva Spencer, and Mrs. C.C. Pierce as co-hostesses. After a short business session the devotional “Facing Life With Christ In 1942” was given by the class president, Mrs. Earl Ogletree. Mrs. W. T. Middle brooks presented the program, “The Youth of Jesus.” Those [taking part were Mrs. L. M.i !Paul Jr., Mrs. E. P. Staples, iMrs. C. H. Tucker, Mrs. Frank | Bonner and Miss Norine Swan json. At the close of the program a delightful salad course was served. There were 33 members present. I v^ c ’ s i Optical Illusion Causes Accident Drivers who survive after crash- | ng into the rear end of a slower j noving truck or automobile, usually explain that they realized too late the J real difference between their speed and that of the vehicle ahead, ac- [ rording to the Automobile Club of Southern California. According to | sye physicians, there is an optical . illusion which, especially at night, f makes the car ahead seem to be | farther away and traveling faster | than is actually the case. Find Resources Lie Idle in West i Public and Private Lands i Cover Materials Now In Demand. » ‘ j WASHINGTON. - The publicly and privately owned lands of the West hold untapped natural re ■ sources sufficient to provide a plen i tiful supply of most critical defense materials now under priorities and also the normal needs of the civilian population, a senate public lands subcommittee reported. In a lengthy resume of prelim > inary studies, Senator O’Mahoney, • chairman of the subcommittee, urged that prompt development of r these resources be started. 1 “Announcements from leading | executives in the organization which has been created to co-ordi nate the industrial defense effort all indicate that the rationing of raw ’ materials is just around the cor -1 ner,” the report said. “Instead of ■ concentrating upon the production of raw materials and the develop ment of new sources of supply the defense organization is thinking in I terms of cutting down civilian sup ply. Look Far Afield. , “The existence of large segments of private industry is seriously ' j threatened because we seem to : lack iron and steel, copper, man • ganese and a score of other materi ; als needed to maintain normal industrial activity. Not only is the manufacture of automobiles being , curtailed but the construction in dustry likewise. “The purpose of this report is to call attention primarily to the fact that we have neglected our own resources and have been content : to depend upon the output of other lands. ■ “Instead of developing the tung sten minerals of the intermountain states, for example, we have sought tungsten in the remote parts of China. Instead of developing man ganese, which is found in numerous places in the West, we have sought it in the Caucasus mountains of Russia. “For chrome ore we have gone to Africa instead of the intermoun tain states, and for 50 years prior to 1930 we imported all our potash, although there are millions of tons 1 of it all over the West. Sodium • carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in huge amounts lie undeveloped in Wyoming. New sources of iron ore are known to exist in Utah, Wyo ming and elsewhere. Plenty of Power Available. “As for water power and coal to develop energy there are available . in the West possibilities for the de velopment of energy which as yet ’ remain unmeasured.’’ Development of these resources, the committee said, would not only tend to preserve civilian industries during the crisis but would be ■ strong check to inflationary tenden cies caused by materials’ short ages. Looking to remedies, the commit tee held that the first step was a vigorous research program to clas sify our known resources and de termine which were most available to meet our present requirements. “Monopolistic control of mining industries,’’ it was added, “has prevented the exploration and de velopment of new sources of supply by centering the fabricating plants in the East.” Prompt steps looking to develop ment of these resources, the com mittee said, would supply vitally needed employment to large num bers of workers in thfe West. Pipe Smokers Organize Club Just to Spin Yarns NEW ORLEANS. The Pipe- Smokers and Yarn-Spinners club has no altruistic raison d’etre: “We’re purely selfish,” says one member; “we don’t do nothin’ for nobody—we just talk.” But the club does have some ironclad rules: No member may buy lunch for another at the Thursday midday 1 session. , After the luncheon is begun with j a short grace by the pipe-smok j ing chaplain, religion and politics j are barred from discussion. British Postal Offices Give 113,000 to Services LONDON.—One in every three post office workers has joined the navy, army, air force, civil defease services or home guard—a total of 113,000. To help fill the vacancies caused J by their enlistment, 44,000 extra 1 women have been employed. The number of women now em | ployed in the post office—96,ooo—is I the biggest in history. Cat Watches as Big Rat Nibbles Food in Window | HALIFAX, N. S.— One of the | worst cases of appeasement in a I war-torn world drew a crowd in j front of a shop window, attracting still more passers-by, until side i walk traffic was halted. In a window a large brown rat I was contentedly sampling piles of oranges, apples and bananas, and | beside it, looking on with benevolent j eye and every appearance of fnend- I ly interest was—the store cat. PREVENT 1942 Income Tax Guide , -'t Tv '4iHw ICTbH» __ WOODS FIRES Devastation as'pictured above will never bring benefit to you, the people in your community, nor will it keep the wheels of industry turning. To manage your woodlot as a farm crop and an additional source of income, the first require ment is to prevent and suppress uncontrolled fires in woods and fields. Jeffery-McElrath Manufacturing Co. Macon, Georgia WHAT 1942 HOLDS NO ONE KNOWS Our Prayer, however, is in the words of the Hymnologist— “o, For a Faith that will not Shrink Though pressed by Every Foe That will not tremble on the Brink Of any Earthly Woe. “That will not Murmur nor Complain Beneath the Chastening Rod But in the Hour of Grief or Pain Will Lean Upon Its God.” WE HAVE A BIG JOB TO DO. Our Government is calling on everyone to do his best — We are answering the call by putting our best into the job that is before us —To Help Farmers Make Crops to feed the Armies and Starving Humanity. We are working to get Machines, Equipment, Parts, Fer tilizer and other things necessary to keep wheels turning and plows and planters running, thus keeping crops grow ing. After all, Food is the most essential product in this struggle. Don’t wait until you need Parts or Equipment to buy. The supply is limited, check your needs now and place your order. Remember we are ready to render you any service possi sible at s 11 times. Let’s keep our chins up -and work. COME TO SEE US. Geo. C. Nunn & Son Phone 31 Perry, Ga. Repair Parts For Machinery of International Harvester Company In Stock. Farmers are urged to buy these parts now while a full stock is on hand. No new machinery will be available this spring, due to the war. So check over your machinery and let us supply your needs in Parts. Andrew Hardware Co. PHONE 500 PERRY, GA. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS It has always been our practice to serve you with promptness but in view of the shortage in rubber we are forced to curtail our deliv eries, to conserve our truck tires. We will make three deliveries daily, one at 9A. M., one at il A, M., and one at 6 P. M. Please bear with us until the present emer gency is over. We thank you for the business you have given us during the past 30 years. J. W. Bloodworth Phone 94 : Delivery Service : Ferry, Ga. ONLY THE BEST IN Diamonds, Watches, China, Silverwear, Glassware and a complete line of Jewelry See our complete line of Wedding Invitations, Announcements and Visiting Cards Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty KERNAGHAN, Inc. 411 Cherry St. JEWELERS Macon, Ga. ing $l5 a week you will have to fll« a return, and you may pay a tax You must file and you may pay too, if you are married and mak ing over $1,500 a year. ♦ * * How much should you rightfully pay Our 32-page booklet clearly explains tWI ins and outs of income tax payments foi single, married, business men. farmers tells what you may and may'not deduct Has simplified income tax table. Sent your order to: £ READER-HOME SERVICE Ct, I 635 Sixth Avenue New York City the hlc-.^ ose jq cen t„ j n CO i n f or your picture o'* your 1942 income tax like made >. shudder or get up . The sounds were ii records by the British Brou, corporation, using micropu placed in open fields, homes an.' bomb shelters near Dover and Lon don during the Battle of Britain a year ago. These records have been used in the newest experiment of the war on men, women and children, who are frightened even by a door squeak, subjecting them to the terri fying noises in blacked-out cellars or at midnight in a hospital ward'. The process was described as one of “deconditioning” persons to bomb-raid noises. At first people run screaming from the rooms,, hold ing their ears and tearing at any thing in their way. Within two weeks of treatment ir» which the bombardments are re peated with the constant warnings that “these are the ones which won’t hurt you,” the survivors of actual air raids take it as calmly as the passengers roaring along on a New York subway. And British children have even invented a name for the air-raid si rens. They are “moaning Minnies.’* The Mint Has a Mystery— Where Are Those Coins? PHILADELPHIA.—The mint has • mystery. Superintendent Edwin H. Dressell wants to know what happens to half-dollars, quarters, dimes, nick els and pennies produced by the, world’s largest coin factory. Tht> bulk of them never turn up for re* smelting. “For example,” he said today, "in the year ending July, 1041, we sent out $33,000,000 worth of sub silver (halfs, quarters and dimes) and $17,000,000 worth of the minor coins (nickels and pennies). “Do you know what we had re turned?—s3,ooo,ooo worth of the subsilver and $225,000 worth of the minor.” It may be, he said, that people who “are now earning good salaries are carrying more coins around j with them.” Another answer, he went on. I could be the more widespread use of vending and slot machines. Then, too, “thousands of the smaller coins are lost every year and never found,” During Dressell’s six-year tenure, the mint has produced 4,305,000,000' coins, or 32.6 per cent of the plant's total output since it was established 149 years ago. [ “Nowadays,” Dressel explained, “one may purchase anything. through the Use of coin machines. You have penny vending machines, soft drinks, cigarettes, food mar 1 chines, juke boxes, and yes—your one-armed bandits, the slot ma* chines.” Wyoming Yield* Ancient Track* of Rhinoceros PHILADELPHIA.— Tracks made 40,000,000 years ago in the Oligocene period by rhinoceroses, three-toed horses and saber-toothed tigers, have been discovered in the Hat Creek Basin of Wyoming by a paleontological party from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The party, headed by Robert G. Chaffee, assistant curator at the i academy, considered the rhinoceros \ tracks, embedded in a 600-pound block of sandstone, the most impor tant of the discoveries. The animals seemed to have walked in the mud around a water i hole in the basin, Chaffee said, leav ■ ing deep foot imprints. Soon after ward a layer of sand, carried by a flood, covered over the mud and j filled the tracks, he explained. The | sand hardened like cement to form ; a heavy inlay. r Millions of years iater, after the : region had been uplifted and eroded j into hills and gullies, the sandstone was exposed, showing molds of ancient tracks on the underside. The block brought here by the | party was taken from this sand stone. It also contains the tracks of tiny camels, giant pigs, ances tral dogs and ancient rabbits. Thirsty Britons Are Paying Huge Tariff LONDON. —Britain is becoming a thirsty country. The nation’s re ceipts from beer, wine and spirits have gone up more than $200,000,- 000 since the beginning of the war. Revenue from the sale of tobacco; has gone up the same amount. 1 Tea is bringing a greatly in creased revenue. An increase of $5,000,000 has been noted.