Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, January 29, 1942, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextHeavy Salmon Run Tames IT ild Bears Bruin Outing Fat and Lazy (her I nusual Supply. ITHEELEH ORE B*ars are pt tog so lar> the) wait for the fish to a? iTste: ashore: wt-f. .s a.t satirg themsehra to toe pc-'.t of ■>- aaßKtolitjr- fishermen are re apt-f Ist profits And still t?ve cfe irrr. salmon surge a? toe Orfg'jr r.rea~s 2 a n*. so heavy hundreds of them are farced from toe water and cat to toe rrer &a-.is K 'i and otter rave gathered at Ue t s-Jls too interested at the 10 , exp-e-rted and bountiful fear, to fear km an irtraders. Bears expert fisher*, s.t by tre rtoearrts ard wail for dinner to fasa hart ttoe »ater and Sat at toeir left Seagate always enthusiastic eat en. loti a boot in a semi-stupor. Lra rave deserted oceartsxte starve* and bamy aril fer easier feeding a_ocg the streams Farm er» and tisr-errer hope to cy *:c t return. old-timers think they wilL Cidtoirm cart remember ary- ! toing _-ke tots net of tote chan, krw-, *y a.'d oc-re despised rr.err oer of the ♦adrror family. From T.-larrock Bay to A.sea nver the china, which spa»rj so toe comparatively sr«c-rt coarta. streams. is charming toe waters at uc precede'ted number The ug.y, white-mea ted fan. aserag.-g 10 pounds, once was cnc swered not che.te enough for nu mar cwssursplxif. Ir recent years, it has beer, canned and smoked xt always at a prate so km the profit, d ary. to toe fishermen was meager Wrto pr.ces at 34 cents a pound, ftakerraec rave matte as r_gr. as J 3. a day each suace to* run started. The Rh teg an to. early Octcoe: It increased and increased About the time it normally would have be fur. to thin out—it go t heavier than ever and the end is not yet m s:| t Classifies Hoboes From ‘Dingbats’ to ‘Buzzards’ SCHENECTADY. K Y. Sa va Uoc Army Adjutant Cues Barret of Stanford. Coen., nas a nofccy :f cisnifyir.g tchoes. He puts totem a 24 danJcatioes. from tramps wht tee! that the world ewes than • knag, to “jungle buzzards, whicr he said are the lowest form cf parasites These “buzzards," he explained, arv tramps who “bum to.to.gs from fecbCcS Barrett points out that the real hobo is a contraction of “hoeng boy * an. intinerant willing to work lot kis keep Generally, the real here, called a “dingbat." is acccm pecaed by a “gaycato" or nov.ee. wfee knocks on the door while the former does the talking. Find T)icd of Hard Work’ Misleading as Epitaph EAST ORANGE. N J—An in scription reading “Died cf Hard Week, J. D. Gmmr.DC ISSd on > granite block near a driveway en tnwi here puzzled passers by for 44 years. Now a relative disclosed that Jonah Dodd G rum moo, retired bus;- atss mar. new living in New York, had chiseled the “epitaph" as a boy hood prank Tired Japanese Farmers Are to Get Free Massage TOKYO —As part of the national labor mobilization designed to pre pare Japan for “total war," th« school for the blind and dumb an nounced that :t is organizing a corps of blind experts in massage who will lour the countryside giving free massages to tired farmers. Massage is widely practiced in Japan and is a virtual monopoly for the blind. Maybe Former Sheriff Knew About Neighbors HASKELL OKLA —Flood waters wearied around the home of Stacy Moore. 55 former Haskell county ater.tt. but he spumed rescuers who rawed out three times. If toe house goes cow- I’ll go with it," M ere abouted The reason 1 In Moore s atu were 90 chickens which he drit l want to leave alone for fear some one would steal them. Eeen Surr-Footed CaU Stumble Into This Meat KEW YORK—Sure-footed as a cat. «h? Well, Bronx park roo at tendants have found out that ail cats aren't so nurbie Five lions recently were transferred to a bar run separated from the spec tators by a moat. One of them is so chnosy he s fallen in six or seven tame*, the others at least tw.ee. Vitamins and Honey Build Energy Quick DETROIT. The Michigan Hcney association has perfected a concentrate of vitamins mixed with honey to take care of that "tired feeling.” "We have given it to people ruff»-ring from extreme fatigue and found it immediately re stored their lest energy,” M S. Zia. the president, said. WASTE LAND Or This? —■ - ~9 V , * Grow Trees and Prevent Woods Fires YOU can have a planting by taking advantage ot the AAA soil building allowance for planting pine trees. See your County Agent or contact the Division of Forestry District Office, Macon, Georgia. Jeffrey-McElrath Manufacturing Co. Macon, Ga. Rats Cost L. S. SO Cents to $2 Apiece Damage Caused } early by Rodents , $300.000.000. CAKLANr —The United States is maintaining a “fifth column army” of 2V 00/.C*Xi rats at an annual cost m damaged food and property of 99 cents to C per rat. Dr. W. B Harms, professor of entomology and parasitology a: the University of Cahiima. told the na tional convention cf pest control op era tors that rodent* ami pests are d:_-g enough damage a toe nation to undermine the rational defer.se. He declared that the staggering total of tfeeir damage is S1 100 10l- C*lo annually. or enough to supply the navy with 10 rsperdre adnaoghts every year The greatest destruction by ro dents and pests, be declared, are mfi.cted cn food, clothing. furniture and hcta-og materials. With the rats causing a loss of more than SXC OOC.OOG annually, he sa.d that insects come next, with art annual sabotage to stored gram and milled products of JSIO.KCOIC I “Especially daring the priser.; ra tional defense penod."’ he said, “vast stores of milled products are assembled at numerous can loo nier: ts. as veil as great quae trues of clothing sod stocks of building material, where rats do more dam age than profess coal saboteurs of art enemy nation might be able to accomplish. It is here to at weevils moths ar.d termites get ir their deadly work.” The total damage to ciothog by moths be placed at SXO.CmI.OGI an nually, while the damage to build ings by termites was estimated at 14C.000.000. Prof. Hermes insisted that new methods of pest ccatroi must be sub stituted for those used at present. Blood ‘Cement’ Exhibited As Saver of Many Lives ST. LOUIS.—Blood cornert made cf crystals resembling table salt is preserving thousands of lives today It is a synthetic substance called 2-methyi 1-1. 4 naptha-qumone, a chemical cousin of gasoline and alcohol, which sticks red blood cells ( together like glue to cause clotting of the blood and to prevent or meat vie lent hemorrhages which often f cause death. Dr. E. A. Dcisy and Dr. S. A. Thayer cf St. Lous university, de scribed the treatment in an exhibit at the meeting of the Southern Med ical association. Known as vitamin K, it was originally prepared from stagnant fish meal ar.d alfalfa. To day it is a chemically pure prod uct made by hooking a dozen differ ent molecules together. Its principal uses are in the treat ment of jaundice, hemorrr.ages re sulting from liver damage, bleeding of the colon, hemorrhages of the eye cue to splitting of the small blood vessels and hemorrhagic dis ease of the newbera in which babies spontaneously bleed to death be cause their blood does not clot in time. Origin cl Bappipe Tr.e bagpipe originated in Persia and Greece centuries befire the b-rtfa of Christ. Accident* Dog Private; In Hospital 109 Days CAMP CLAIRBCRXE. LA.—The Carl Rebder of Traer lowa Com pany D. 13®th medical regiment. j the ms.de cf toe base bosp.tal and its no: because he's a medico. Strce ms *_induction las: Aon" re’s seer, m the nfsprtal IlsJ day;—ator. cf or,err cct r..s cade. Fmst he nderwent an operation for Ore removal of a cyst from ais eye Thee ce cause: pneumonia After recovering frerr. that he frac tured b_s anile in a basketball game. While cocvaJescicg v. his ankle in a cast, he developed appendicitis and an operation was performed. Reg ainung cc-nsc .-musc-ess from cr.e a ppeodectomy. ne- swaiiewe-o r._s tongue and his jaws Socked. Says Housfc of Commons Must Be Entirely Rebuilt OTTAWA.—The Br.usn nouse cf commons a—dm.g anil have to be conpiete.j rtcoorn.:led after the war as a result cf Nan bombing, Ralph Asshe tot, par_amentary un dersecretary tc Lao..: Mm-T-er Er nes: Biven. 5-a.c in an interview here. Assbetoo said the house cf leris cham.cer sum. .vec hut netn_ng snort cf re nodding woold do for the Lower boose. • As a barrister, I feel sad n par tic—ar over the destruction of the temple—that home of lawyers for sc many years.” Asshe ton sa.d. "When the war is over mere will be much fer architects to do. and I hepe they will be worthy of mem trust.” Rider Falls 40 Feet, Lands on Mattress NEW WATERFORD N S - Alex Poirier went for a r.ie on his bicycle and ended up by rid ing over a 4-1-foot embankment. Below there was nothing hut a rocky shore—and an oid mattress. Spectators who saw Poirter dis appear ever the cliff rushed to the score to pick up the body, but feuad him unhurt on the mattress. Pork Fat for Colds In Seventeenth-century Ireland, colds and s.m.ilar ailments were treated b> feedn.g the pat ent liquid ized pork fa: wmls raw fish eggs were prescreen for lumbago and toothache. Not Always Termites When a flooring begins to rot it is not always a sign of termites, al though it is possible that they are causing the damage. If the condi tion exists rear a wall that is close to a cement porch, it is probably dry rot caused by lack of ventilation. Bats Have Supersound System Bats, those night flying mammals, do :t all by a supersound system, it has been revea.ed by the Amer ican Association for the Advance ment of Science. They use a "su personic system” whereby they emit hisses inaudible to the human ear. Tr.ese sounds, the investiga tors say, reverberate from obstacles in the path of the flying bats and aid them in avoiding collision*. Why ‘Marching Through Georgia’ Was Composed bilee! make; yc*u free! S: we sang the citrus from At lanta to the sea. While we were marching through Georgia ’’ Trie Tommies stepped to its stir ring strains in India, me •apanese when they entered P:rt Arthur, our cwtt do-ugnbeys m me last World war. Oo November 15. 1d64. Gem Wil liam I. Sbeiman .eft Atlanta in rcirs and started his famous march tc me sea ... a month later, after one of the most ruthless and deva statmg marches in msttry. he closed tn on Savannah . . . breaking the heart and me ability to carry on cf the South . . . the while (and per haps the must searmg ep-scce in . ur national history be mg commem crated in the song ‘Marching Tnrough Gecrg.a.” which appeared shortly after . . . detailing this mo mentous erplcit ... in many parts cf the South still remembered and never forgiven. Manning Through Georgia was wrir.ee and its an composed by Hen ry Cay Work Connecticut Yankee: versatile printer whose mind was forever wandering iff on harmonies; inventor cf a rotary engine, knit ting machine and walking doll: mu sic writer whose efforts were the rage during the Civil war. Belief in ‘Evil Eye’ Has Many Variations Wmle belief in the Evil Eye has ceen generally discarded by most civilized peoples it was a common supers:;-on cf a., tne ancients, es pecially these along the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, and gees tack tc the Babylonians and Sumerians cf Mesopotamia who mention it cc their clav tablets as early as 3(01 B. C. In reality a fenrn of witchcraft, it was based cn the asrumpticn that a glance from the eyes of certain per * •*— • »** - c- ij on \~cris nT. d me angry, could sc infect and cor rupt tne am as to cause in;ury. ill ness or mmfertune to both living and inanimate objects. mm am as we_ as humans were thought to possess th_s evil faculty and Pliny, m his famous if some times fanciful Natural History, tells cf cne such beast living somewhere along the upper Nile mat possessed so malignant a firm of the Evil Eye mat it killed everything within reach of its glance Fortunately, however, reports the old Greek Ims tonan. the creature was extremely slew cf movement, otherwise it might have exterminated the enure human race. Tne ancients took all manner of elaborate ann complicated precau tions to protect themselves against the unwholesome effects of the Evil Eje- Charles Stemraeta At school Carles Stemmetz had a hard time learning the multiplica tion tables. More Brightly Colored Cert am parts of the coroda are mere brightly colored than the rest of the flower. This brighter color is a guide to insects * hich ne.p in pollination. CHILDREN ORGANIZED I The Junior Group (ages 10, 11. 12» of Worid War Veteran’s chil dren were organized at the Le gion Home Tuesday p. m. Of ficers were elected as fol lows: Joyce Andrew, president; Jerry Cater, vice-president; Rich ard Ofcieirecr. secty.; John Blue Calhoun, sgt.-at-arras. The pres ident appointed the following committee chairmen Jean Pierce, program: Sarah Ivey, national defense: Frances Kezar, Ameri* canisra. Meetings will be held every fourth Tuesday afternoon. Re freshments were served by Mrs. J. B. Caihoun and Mrs. P. M. Satterfield. MRS. HANCOCK DIES Mrs. Annie Lou Hancock, 44. diea at ner home in Elko early ■ Sunday night Sne had been in. ii. health for several years. Sne is survived by one daugh ter. Miss Alice Hancock o: Eiko; ner mother, Mrs. Z. A Knight of Henderson: one brother. John Knight, also of Henderson: three s. Mrs. J. E. Ragan of Hen derson. Mrs. Percy Ccogie and Mrs. Nannie Lee Carey both of Tampa, r .a. Funeral Services were held at the Baptist church at Elko at 3 p. m. luesday in charge of the Rev. Gordon King, followed by interment in E.ko cemetery. ANNOUNCEMENTS The circles of the Baptist W. M. S. wiii meet Monday at 3:30 p. m. as follows: No. 1. with Mrs. A. C. Cobb: No. 2, .Mrs. J. L. Gai.eraore: No. 3. Mrs. P. M. Satterfield: and No. 4. Mrs. A.C. Pritcnett. The Woman’s Society of Cfaris t. Serv ice will hold its monthly meeting Monday. Feb. 2. a: the church at 3:30 p. m, with Mrs.G. C. Nunn as speaker, Tne Susannah Wesley class of the Methodist church school will meet Wednesday p. m. f eb. 4. at 3 o'clock, at tne come of Mrs. E. E. Barfield. J • ~C V - V S ||j|^ Dog s lonjne Wnde the dog's tongue is not ex actly smooth, yet it is not as rough as u: many other animals. Peak at ZO-Z3 These responsible .'or the greatest inventions' reached their peak be tween the ages of 30 and 30, a .-cord ing to survey* made. ‘Sir Veto’ 1 President Andrew Johnson was . sometimes called ‘ Sir Veto” be cause of the number of congression ■ al bills he vetoed. >lUe-Long Yarn S;me cor.ca yam is sc fine that 50 • miles of it are needed to make one pound, according to a department • cf agriculture processing expert, i This fixe yarn is spun on ordinary ■ machinery and is used in making typewriter ribbons, airplane fabric, and even Sne dress goods. Half a Cake , Cake baking for the small family can be done by using half the amount t cf the recipe and baking in regular . snel iayer-cake pans. When cool, . cut in hal%'es and frost as usual. I j Appropriation for Mexican Road President Avila Camacho has just announced, according to the Four : states Highway association, that the - eEcan government has allocated l-O. OX). COO p-es-cs (about SCO.000.000) a edition a. work on the Ir.terha ucnai Pacific highway, extending a.or.g the west coast of Mexico route to Guadalajara and Mexico City. A sjhenciid new roan was opened last ! | - ear Übetween Guadalajara and Mex --- '-•‘7- ar -d some sections of the road between Nogales, Ariz., and Guaymas are m excellent conditio*. * SAVE BALE TIES Farmers, dairymen, stockyard operators and livestock producer have been requested bv the U c Department of Agriculture 7.’ make special efforts to consent bale ties (baling wire!, says hj rector Walter S. Brown of the Extension Service, e The Department estimates that farmers will need between % Ann and 100. 000 tons of 14 and 15 gauge wire for baling haw.str and other forage crops in 1949 This is equivalent in weight to about three modern battleships or three thousand medium tanks Farmers can make a direct con tribution to the war effort and protect themselves from possible sho-tages by conserving ba;e ties. S. S. CLASS MEETS The Clifford Hunter class of the Baptist S. S. held its January meeting Monday night at the home of Mrs. P. M. Satterfield, with Mrs. Frank Moody as c7 hostess. Mrs/ C. F. Cooper is the teacher of this class. Mrs. J. F. Rozar. the presi dent, presided. Officers for the new year were elected as fol lows: President, Mrs. W. E. Beckham: vice-presidents, Mrs! 0. A. King. Mrs. C. 0, Grimes! ; and Mrs. Hugh Lawson; and secty.-treas. Mrs. Jack Miller. Delightful refreshments were served by the hostesses during the social hour. J.vE. CARSWELL PASSES Services were held at the resi dence Saturday at 2:30 p. m. for John Edward Carswell. 70, who died late Thursday afternoon at his home in Grovama. He had been a leading farmer and gin ner in Houston county for 3o years. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Beulah White: a son. Edward Carswell, of Willis ton. Fla., and three grandsons. Burial was in Evergreen ceme tery at Perry. MRS. ED. MURRAY DIES Mrs. Mattie Short Murray of Atlanta died Tuesday after an extended limess. She was born and reared near Perry in Hous ton county. Surviving are her husband, Ed Murray: a daughter. Mr, R. L Williamson and a granddaughter, aii of Atlanta. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. ra. Wednes day, at the graveside in Ever green cemetery. Perry, with the Rev. J. £. Sampley officiating. FREE DINNER EVERY SUNDAY To One Local Couple Mr. and Mrs. B. H. An drew are the lucky couple for Sunday. Feb. 1. Watch this space even week. Your name may be next. LEE'S ILL AMERICAN CAFE Perry, Ga. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Church School--10:15 a. m. Morning Worship 11:30 a. m. Youth Fellowship for Inter mediate-Senior ages meets 6:30 m. Sunday. Prayer Service Wednesday night, 7:30 o’clock. Evening Worship Service 7:30. The public is cordially invited to all services. Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE Perry Church Sunday School- 10:15 a. m. Worship Service--! 1:30 a. m* Clinchfield Sunday Schooi--3:00 p. m. Worship Service— 8:00 p. m. j Rev. R. F. Boyd. Pastor. BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Bible School each Sunday morn ing 10:15. Morning Worship Service 11&. 1 - Sermon by the pastor. Baptist Training Union 7 p Evening Worship 7:30 ; , n / Mid-Week Prayer Service W ed* ( nesday Evening 7:30. J. A. Ivey, Par.or.