Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, February 26, 1942, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXI. No. 9 MARCH 7 NAMED FOR SCRAP COLLECTION g.. er y farmer resident in Hous ton county will rise up and •‘Scrap t 0 Slap the Jap on Sat riiav March 7, in a united tri bute'to General Douglas McAr .D, r was announced this week hv chairman L. W. Tabor of the Houston County USDA War Day” will be high lighted by the gathering and sale of scrap iron and steel, “now sorely needed to speed our war production machines,” Mr. Ta- day, exactly three months after Pearl Harbor, was chosen by the State and County USDa War Boards in honor of the man whose armed forces have borne the brunt of the Philippine inva sion, and who have received, in the form of death-dealing shot and shell and bomb, the scrap metal sold by Americans to Ja pan in past years. Chairman Tabor urged that every farm resident of Houston county devote time during the next few days to combing the barn-lot, the fields, and all old mill sites for scrap metal which may serve the nation’s needs and bring this scrap to the receiving stations of which they will be notified. The War Board chairman cited President Roosevelt’s recent plea that the task of collecting scrap metal not be neglected. “This is not just another plea for some thing ‘we might need later’ ”, the president said. “We need it now. The job of salvaging and collecting the scrap must be done quickly and thoroughly.” Salvage Committee The Houston County Salvage committee, headed by C. P. Gray of Perry, is co-operating with the War Board in this col lection of scrap metals on McAr thur Day, March 7. Mr. Gray urges every patriotic citizen of Houston county to gather up all the scrap they have and bring it to the Receiving Stations to be set up in each community. Every individual and every or ganized farm group in the county has been urged to give full as sistance to the scrap collection drive on “McArthur Day” and indications are that hundreds of thousands of pounds of scrap iron and steel will be moved into industrial channels from Houston county alone. Prevailing mar prices will be paid for all scrap. Delay is sabotage! Action is patriotism! FAREWELL PARTY FOR REV. AND MRS. BOYD The Perry Presbyterians en tertained their pastor, Rev. R.F. Boyd, and his wife at a farewell Party Wednesday night, Feb. 18, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Calhoun. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd and little daughter are leaving this week for Charlotte, N. C. j where he has accepted a pas torate. The patriotic colors of red, white, and blue were featured in decorations. Miniature flags in white holders marked each place, Led camelias, flowering quince, I nandina berries, and white spi-j rea were arranged in blue and' white containers. Messages of good wishes using [ |ne letters in the name “George Washington,” were written by e ach member to the honorees. As a farewell gift, Mr. and Boyd were presented with aj Check from the congregation. Mrs. W. V. Bass made the pre sentation. Supper was served at seven small tables by Mesdames D. H.! amage > Cal j Farewell Service Sunday evening, the churches! r ? 1 e hry joined j n a service atj * e f resbyterian church as a J hrewell tribute to Rev. Mr. | °Ki s three years of Ministry! *« Perry. Chinese Tongs ertain Chinese societies are j v 3. c ’d tongs because it refers to the ‘yog room of a Chinese house and . h d ;’„ probabl y applied to the societies cause they originally met in the k° Uses the members. 1 Houston Home Journal , TRIAL BLACKOUT FOR iPERRY & COUNTYMCH.2 I A practice black out for Perry and Houston county has been au thorized by the Third Interceptor Commander of Tampa, Fla. for Monday night, March 2, from 8 to 8:30 p. m. Eastern War Time. All residents and business houses are requested to turn out all lights and all automobiles and trucks to pull to curb and turn ouc lights immediately when sig nal for blackout is sounded. The signal for black out will be continuous intermittent blasts for a period of two minutes on all whistles and sirens available throughout the city and county. The all clear signal will be a one minute solid blast of all whistles and sirens. All traffic will be stopped dur ing the period of black out and no cars will be allowed on street except those on official business during the black out. W. T. Middlebrooks, Air Raid Warden For Houston County. NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM HELD BY LEGION AUXILIARY The Auxiliary to the Robert D. Collins Post of the American Le gion held its annual program on Americanism and National De j fense last Thursday p. m. at the Legion Home. Mrs. A.P,Whipple, chmn. of this committee, talked on the subject from the Auxili ary’s standpoint. Mrs. John L. Hodges, county chairman of the Women’s Di vision of the Citizens’ Defense Committee, spoke on National Defense. She reviewed briefly what the U. S. Government is doing for national defense in the matter of money expenditures, production and supplies, armed forces, and civilian defense. Then she spoke specifically on what women can do to help win the war. In conclusion, Mrs. Hodges said: “American women have fought beside their menfolk since the days when pioneers first be gan to carve a civilization from the continental wilderness. In our present struggle women have their greatest opportunity to serve their country and humani ty itself. Women are grasping that opportunity and serving the cause of freedom in a thousand ways. “To achieve total victory, we, the people of the United States, must make many adjustments in our living, stop waste and prac tice saving, work harder, sacri fice more, and pay taxes to the limit of our ability.” The meeting was presided over by Mrs. C. C. Pierce, vice-presi .dent. The Auxiliary voted to buy $lOO Defense Bond. Mrs. Whipple announced that the Auxiliary would arrange a window decoration on National Defense. This window is at the store of Edwards-Harper Co., Perry, Ga. for Thursday and Friday. 1 Committees were appointed to arrange for the observance of the Legion’s Birthday, March 15. They are: Finance, Mrs.C. E. Andrew and Mrs. J. B. Cal houn; Refreshments, Mesdames J. M. Gooden, A. P. Whipple,W. [G. Riley, H. C. Armstrong, S.A. iNunn, and L. F. Cater; Decora ! tions, Mrs. C. E. McLendon,Mrs. B. H. Andrew Jr., and Mrs. 0. A. King; Entertainment, Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr., and Mrs, D. M. Ryle. Hostesses were Mesdames S. A. Nunn, Tom Cater, J. M. Tol {leson, and T. R. Summers, and Miss Katnerine Cater. Refresh jments were served during the (social hour. i DEFENSE MEETING l All white women interested in I national and home defense are i invited to attend a meeting of ithe Woman’s Division of the, I Houston County Citizens’ Com-j mittee tor Defense at the Legion jHome, Thursday, Feb. 26, at 4 p. i !m. This is important to every 1 I woman in Houston county. At-, itend this meeting! Mrs. John L. Hodges, Chmn. i Same Name j Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not change her name when she mar ried. Her maiden name was Miss i Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, ‘ PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1942 1 Agricultural Council 'j For Houston Organized A Houston County Agricultural , Council was organized Friday n. , m. at the Court House in Perry, ; to function as a unit of the State Agricultural Council, recently , formed to promote the business and agricultural future of Geor gia through co-ordinated effort on the part of bankers, business men, and farmers alike. Plans call for the establish ment of a network of food pro cessing plants over the state, in corporate grain storage b i ns, grading and packing facilities, and better marketing system. The next meeting of the Hous , ton Council will be held next Monday, March 2, at 3p. m at the county agent’s office in Per ry. • Officers elected Friday are: W. | T. Middlebrooks, chairman; W. W. Gray and C. E. Andrew, vice chmn.; L. W. Tabor, secretary. The advisory committee is com posed of C. E. Andrew, G. C. Nunn, Mayo Davis, S. W. Hick son, F. H. Tabor, and A. L. i Sasser. 'I Other committees are: Pro jduction—W. W. Gray, F. H. Ta bor, W. V. Bass; Processing L. C. Walker, J. A. Davis. G. W. | Hicks; Marketing—P asc h a 1 Muse, G. C. Nunn, and T. L. j Warren. Planning and Finance —C. E. Andrew, C. B. Watson, and Max Moore; Farm Y outh —F. M. Greene, E. P. Staples, and Geo. R. Hunt; Public Relations —S. A. ;Nunn, S. W. Hickson, and A. L, Sasser, 1 LARGE CROWD HEARS “SALUTE TO HOUSTON” A large crowd of citizens at tended the Salute to Houston county program presented at the ■ Perry school auditorium Sunday night by radio station W. S. 8., Atlanta. 1 Musical numbers used on the 1 broadcast were selected from an 1 audition program presented first Sunday night. Those chosen by the W. S. B. representatives for the broadcast were as fol lows: 1 Solo, Prayer Perfect —by Lil lian Perdue of Kathleen. Solo, Annie Laurie—G. Francis 1 Nunn. Solo, Love’s Own Dream, a lullaby written by Mrs. R. L. Cater —sung by Mrs. W. V. Bass. Chorus, Welcome Sweet Spring -1 time —Perry Grammar School, Chorus, Sing Little Banjo— Perry High School Girls. ; Chorus, America, the Beauti ful-Choral Union. Miss Willie Ryals accompanied the school groups and Miss Fer -1 due. Mrs. Mayo Davis was ac companist for Mr. Nunn, Mrs. ' Bass, and the Choral Union. ■ Other numbers on the audition program included a vocal duet, 1 Brahm’s Lullaby, Billie Davis and Jean Pierce; vocal solo, Bells of St. Marys, Annis Jean Ne- Smith; solo, “I’ll Stay at Home and Dream,” words and lyric by Miss Evelyn Hunt of Perry, sung by Charlotte Livingstone; solo, The Rosary —Mrs. Marx Kunz; reading of poem, “America, My Native Land, written by Mrs. G. C. Nunn—read by Carlene Ogle tree. Speeches on the broadcast were: General Remarks on Hous ton County—J. P. Etheridge, president of Perry Kiwanis club and prominent business man; Agricultural Interests—Floyd H. Tabor, master farmer, president Flint R. E. A., vice president Ga. Farm Bureau; Industrial In terests —E. P. Newhart, supt. Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. Plant No, 2 at Clinchfield, The Perry Kiwanis club spon sored the salute program to Houston county which was re corded here Sunday night to be broadcast over W. S. B. at 6:30 p. m. April 4. I The committee in charge was J, P. Etheridge, E. P. Staples, IQ. F. Nunn, and Mrs. J. L. i Hodges. I • I ; Drinking Coffee Forbidden Drinking coffee was forbidden in ; Sixteenth - century Constantinople. The ruling dictator believed that cof fee stimulated thinking among the common people. The first offense | was punished by a beating; the sec- ' ) ond by death. _ _ Voting Begins On Peach Marketing Agreement Georgia peach growers are re ceiving this week by mail bal lots on Proposed Georgia Peach Marketing Agreement with in structions to be considered by peach growers as to voting. En closed, also, will be a self-ad dressed, franked envelope which requires no postage, to be used in mailing to Geo, R. Eastman, associate marketing specialist of the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, the completed ballot and th e signed marketing agreement. The ballot, to be accepted by mail, must be mailed in the self addressed envelop, post-marked not later than March 7, 1942. Eligible growers may also cast their votes at the office of the county agricultural agent from 9 a. m. to sp. m. on Feb. 27, 28. and March 2,3, 4, and 5. March sis the last date for voting at county agent’s office, the polling place in each county. March 7 is the last date for voting by mail which begins Feb. 27. The Georgia Association of Peach Growers urges peach growers to vote for this market ing agreement which provides for government inspection and a marketing board of eight direc tors to control shipping. The regulations have a ripe standard and prohibit the sale of culls for use outside of Georgia. Paschal Muse of Perry is a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Association of Peach Growers. Mr. Muse was a member of the committee that composed the wording of the Peach Marketing Agreement. Mr. Muse thinks the peach in dustry needs this marketing agreement to stabilize prices and protect the growers from a repe tition of what happened to them in 1941. Three directors will be named from the southern section of the state, three from the middle, and two from the northern to form the Marketing Board if the Marketing Agreement is approv ed by the peach growers of Georgia, A referendum will be held each two years on continuation of the program, if approved. GARDEN CLUB HEARS TALK ON ROSE CULTURE Mrs. Paul Fulwood, who has a private collection of 3,300 roses at her home in Tifton, spoke at the meeting of the Perry Garden club held Friday p. m. at the American Legion Home. She was introduced by Mrs. J.L. Gal lemore, program chairman. Discussing defense gardening along with rose culture, Mrs. Fulwood stated that there is no better place for a row of cabbage than in front of an informal rose bed. Lettuce makes an ideal border for formal beds. Bulb beds are good places for growing onions; English peas and sweet peas may be grown on the same trellis. Carrots and parseley can be planted in any bed without destroying the effect. When planting roses select a place which is sheltered fromjthe wind. If necessary make your own windbreak by planting a hedge around the bed —abelia is excellent for this because the roots grow deep and do not sap the roses. Half a day of sun shine is sufficient and the color of the blooms will be better if they are shaded from the sun. Before planting roses dig the hole three feet deep (by ihe yard stick) and when refilling it be sure to replace the dirt as it came out so that the good top soil will remain on the surface to feed the new plant. Mix the bottom eighteen inches with cow lot fertilizer. Severe pruning of roses has been discarded in the south. Roots in this section are never 'entirely dormant and it is neces sary to have a top large enough to balance the root system. Roses, the speaker emphasized, are like children requiring atten ; tion and love. At the conclu sion of her talk Mrs. Fulwood i was presented with a collection 'of camelia blooms by Mrs. Galle more, In the exhibits featuring ca mellias Mrs. C.E. McLendon won j first place for the best specimen; I Mrs. Geo. Riley won first place I for the best arrangement; Mrs. i'DIST. B. TOURNAMENT ; j BEING PLAYED HERE ! The third district Class “B” IHigh Schools are having their | annual Boys’ Basketball Tourna ment in Perry this week. ') Ferry’s team flashed to an easy 43-18 victory over Buena Vista Tuesday night in their first test of the tournament. Unless there is an upset, Perry will play Chauncey for thecham , pionship at 9:30 p. rn. Friday. lAt least local sport fans are pre dicting this game. Wednesday night’s schedule was as follows: (1) Americus vs i Vienna, (2) Perry vs Eastman, I (3) Sycamore vs Fort Valley, (4) I Chauncey vs Cordele. To-night (Thursday), the win trier of Wednesday’s Game 1 will ! play the victorious team of Game 1 2at 8:30 p. m. The winner of Wednesday’s game 3 will play 1 the victors of Game 4 at 9:30 p. ; m. tonight. ; In Tuesday night’s games, j Americus defeated Pitts 49-28; 1 Eastman eliminated Ashburn 30- , 20; Cordele routed Rochelle 49- 16; Perry won over Buena Vista 1 43-18. ' On Monday night, Chauncey ! defeated Ellaville, 40-19; Vienna 1 won over Cuthbert, 39-29; Fort ’ Valley eliminated Hawkinsville : 34-22; Sycamore routed Butler, \ 43-12. ; COTTON COOP INSURANCE I j While south Georgia cotton t farmers hurried to get under the ; cotton crop insurance application , wire by March 2, those in north • Georgia glanced again at the cal ; endar, an eye on March 16, their 1 own deadline for applying for . “guaranteed cotton yields.” i Houston county comes within the March 2 group. 1 In Athens, T. R. Breedlove, i state administrative officer of the 1 AAA, issued an appeal to all i south Georgia cotton farmers to : investigate this newest develop . ment in the agricultural program, [ and to file their applications for cotton crop insurance before the 1 close of business Monday, March i Under the cotton crop insurance program, Mr. Breedlove pointed out, a grower may insure against all unavoidable natural hazards, . for either 5U percent or 75 per cent of his fixed average yield. { Yields and insurance rates are , based on computed averages cov [ ering the past seven years’ rec j ord for each individual farm, i No cash outlay is required, he j said, to take out cotton crop in ' surance. A farmer may sign a non-interest-bearing commodity r note which will nut mature until the cotton picking season. The j note may be paid on or before i the maturity date in cotton, its ' cash equivalent, by deduction j from loss payments, or by deduc j tion from the next government benefit payment earned in con [ nection with the federal farm } program. “There is not one minute to , lose,’’ Mr. Breedlove declared, “because the designated closing t dates for applications wili be ab , solute, and no exceptions will be ;! made. ( “Any clear-thinking co tt o n . farmer can see the advantages ; I of cotton crop insurance in terms 'j of guaranteed income. Every [cotton farmer knows that cotton . placed in loan is insured. And every cotton farmer realizes how much more important it is that ; his crop be insured during the I most perilous days---during the , growing season. Cotton crop in surance will protect it from the ' moment the seed go into the , ground until it is delivered to the ;igm.” ,| CARD OF THANKS 'j The family of Mrs. J.W.Moody I wish to thank their friends for ’! the many kindnesses shown them ‘ I during the illness and death of 1 i their loved one. | ,; A. E, Barnes, first place for the -[most outstanding collection of -; camellias. 1 j A delightful salad course was i served by the hostesses: Mrs. C. -'B. Andrew, Mrs. C. E. McLen don, Mrs. C. I. Shelton, Mrs. J. - B. Calhcun, Mrs. C. H. Tucker, i Mrs. H. D. Gordy, Mrs. Free ; man Cabero, Mrs. S. W. Hick : son, Mrs. Chas. Harris. Forty ,' four members were present. ESTABLISHED 1870 COUNTT FARM GROUP TO MEET HERE MCH.6 The Houston County Chapter of the Ga. Farm Bureau Federa tion will meet Friday, March 6, at 8 p. m. at the Perry school au ditorium. H. L. Wingate of Pel ham, state president, will be the speaker. Paschal Muse is president of the Houston Chapter and Floyd H. Tabor is 2nd vice-president of the state federation. This is an important meeting. Farmers and business men are urged to attend. The need for organization and cooperation will be discussed. Farm Bureau accomplishments in 1941 included: Bankhead Pari ty Loan Act, Peanut Marketing Quota Act, Cotton Crop Insur ance, Steagall Act—extending principle of parity protection to all farm commodities, Increased Appropriations—Vo cati o n a 1 Training for Rural Youth De fense Jobs, Increased appropria tions for Anti-Trust Division of Department of Justice to prose cute monopolies, Appropriations for Conservation and Parity Pay ments, Commodity Committees set up, and Supported National Defense Food lor Freedom Pro gram. Farm Bureau objectives for 1942 include: 1. Continuation of the 1941 Bankhead Parity Loan Act. which has been renewed by Congress. 2. Continuations of Appro priations for Agricultural Con servation, and to give farmers full parity. 3. Sufficient funds to make Steagall Act fully operative to all non-basic crops, so that these crops may receive full parity. 4. Control of Inflation by leg islation which recognizes the parity principle between Labor, Industry, and Agriculture. 5 A price fixing policy of government under which the control of farm prices is co-ordi nated with the National AAA Food for Victory program. 6. Promotion of Food for Victory Program. 7. Complete the set-up of lo cal Farm Bureaus in every Geor gia community, together with a definite community pr ogr a m geared to the principle of mak ing good farming profitable, and otherwise improving the general standards of rural life. BOY SCOUTS GIVEN SUPPER BY SPONSORS The Boy Scout committee of the Perry Kiwanis club gave the Boy Scouts of Perry a weiner supper Monday night at the Le gion Home, This committee is Dr. J. L. Gallemore, C.C. Pierce, and F. M. Houser. They were assisted in entertaining by their • wives. Chas, 11. Andrew, retiring scout master, was given a life time fountain pen in appreciation of his services. Mr. Andrew has volunteered for service in the Army Air Corps and will leave in a few weeks for train ing at Maxwell Field,Ala. W. C. Massee was named new scout master with E. B. Wolfe as assistant. PERSONNEL DIRECTOR FOR WELLSTON DEPOT The appointment of Karl Mc- Pherson of Cuthbert, Ga. as Civilian Personnel Director for the Wellston Army Air Depot, was announced last Thursday by Lt. Colonel Charles E. Thomas, Jr., Commanding Officer of the post. Mr. McPherson has resigned from his duties as special repre sentative on defense work for the Civil Service Commission. He • began his new duties officially on i Friday. Mr. McPherson, a well-known South Georgian, came to Macon i nine months ago to serve as Special Representative for 0. E. Myers, District Manager for the Civil Service Commission. He began his work with the Civil Service Commission in Atlanta in 1940. Prior to that, he held a job with the Federal Power Com mission in Washington, D. C.