Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, May 21, 1942, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextPERSONAL MENTION! ,■ gJ. Powell and Mrs. H. Pnweil of Leesburg, Ga. and H 1 v n OSS Powell of Albany, Ga. rS 't last Thursday with Mr.and £ W. V. Tuggle. Miss Edna Barrow of Nash •iip Ga. was the guest of Mr. 2Vr“ L. c. Walker for the weekend. Miss Mary Holtzclaw is visit ing her parents Mr. and Mrs. thv Holtzclaw, before reporting formrsing duty with the U. S. Navy. Mrs Grady Daniel and Mrs. D. U Smith visited Mr. and Mrs. G. a' Smith in Green Cove Springs, Fla. last week. The condition of Mr. A. Em mett Barnes Sr. continues criti-i al at his home here to the re eret of his many friends. Mr. Barnes has been court reporter the Macon circuit for 56 years. At his bedside are his wife; his " a.E. Barnes Jr.,and daugh ter,'Mi-8 - Rad Turner,of Macon. Friends of Mr. W. C. Jones regrot his continued illness. He is in the Oglethorpe Infirmary, Macon. Friends of Dr, R. L, Cater will he glad to learn that his condi tion is favorable following a mi nor operation Tuesday. He is at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hunt and son, Nelson, moved Wed nesday into their new home in the Smoak subdivision, which they purchased from Perry Homes, Inc. Friends of Mr. Henry King re gret his continued illness, at his home here. Mrs. J. Ramsey, executive secretary of the Macon Red Cross chapter, spent Tuesday here on Red Cross work. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harper have made several trips to East man this week on account of the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. H. T. Gilbert went to Pe oria, 111. last Thursday for a visit' with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bailey, j Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Couch Jr. of Talbotton, spent Thursday and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hodges. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borders and daughter, Linda Jean, of Fort Valley visited Mrs. B. P. Houser Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Craig of Atlanta spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Harris. They were enroute home from a vacation trip to Daytona Beach, Fla. Mrs. Clyde Smith of Macon was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Harris Sunday. Dr. Duncan Cater and son, Duncan Jr., of Greensboro, N.C. arrived Friday for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Cater. Cpl. Bernard Howard has re turned to Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado, after being home on furlough. This was Cpl. How ard’s hrst visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Abner Howard, since his arrival at Lowry Field last January. Miss Elsie Regal of Hawkins ville and Chicago, 111. spent the Weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ab ner Howard near Perry. Capt. Hunter Hurst of the U. “• Marines, stationed at Pensa cola, Fla. visited his aunt, Miss Cula Hurst, Sunday. Mrs. Clint Hardy and children, 'lack, Dick and Percey, spent C'e weekend in Smarrs, Ga. with relatives. Mr, and Mrs. W. K. Whipple, A. P. Whipple, and Mrs. Whipple attended the fu neral of Mrs. Zenie Whipple’s pother, Mr. Nathan P. Metts.at Dublin, Ga. Friday. Mr s. Z. ''nipple remained in Dublin for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Beacham .•of Pinehurst spent Sunday u, th Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Webb Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Beacham j,[‘ Mrs. Beacham Jr. has been j l ’ for the past three weeks at he home of her parents, Mr, and Mr s. T. R. Webb. Miss Catherine Hickson, stu ° ent of G. S. W. C., Valdosta, as a t home for the weekend. jMr. Marvin Greene, student of orcer University, came home lOr the weekend. F. Van Hart enter- Eriri a grou P °f friends at a ' party Friday morning. CENTERVILLE MEWS Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson and daughter, Willie Lou. have returned home after visiting rel atives in North Carolina. Friends of Mr. Charles Love of Hawkinsville will regret to learn of his serious illness. Mrs. C. P. Stafford had as her guests for dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson and daughter. Willie Lou, and Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Blackman and son, Marion. Martha Stafford spent several days last week with Phylis Wat son. Mrs. Olin Richardson of Haw- 1 kinsville was a recent visitor in this community. Mr.and Mrs. R.F. Scarborough had as their guests for the week end his sister, Mrs. Ida Hauga brook, of Montezuma, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hill Cher ry of Jacksonville, Fla. visited their parents during the week end. They were accompanied home by his mother, Mrs. Min nie Cherry. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Rape had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joe Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Andrews and son, Mar shall, and Mr. and Mrs. William Rape. D. A. R. MEETING Mrs. Carey B. Andrew was elected regent of the General Daniel R. Stewart chapter of the D. A. R. at the May meeting held Wednesday afternoon last week at the home of Mrs. E. W. Traylor. Mrs. H. P. Dobbins was elect ed vice regent; Mrs. L. M. Paul Jr., recording secretary; Mrs. E, W. Traylor, treasurer; Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, registrar; Mrs. George Jordan, custodian of flag; Mrs. Alva Davis, chaplain; Mrs. Geo. ! Riley, scrapbook chairman. Mrs. Alva Davis gave an in teresting discussion of airplanes and their part in modern war fare. GARDEN CLUB MEETS The Perry Garden club met Friday p. m. at the Legion Home with the new president, Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr., presiding. The program consisted of mov ie slides on Flower Arrangement. Announcement was made of a new book on Flowers and Shrubs at the Perry Public Library. The club will not have its an nual garden party in June and no meeting will be held until September. The prize for artistic arrange ment was won by Mrs. A. H. Lawler, and for horticultural dis play by Mrs. G. S. Riley. Hostesses were: Mesdames Max Moore, J. 0. Coleman, H.E. Evans Sr., H. E. Evans Jr., W. C. Talton, W. S. Gray, and J. A. Beddingfield. Imethodist announcements Church School--10:15 a. m Morning Worship 11:30 a. m. Youth Fellowship for Inter mediate-Senior ages meets 7:00 p. m. Sunday. Prayer Service Wednesday night, 7:30 o’clock. Evening Worship Service 8:00. The public is cordially invited to all services. Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor. * f Wkat you fcuy With WAR BONDS I* *j The Army’s fighter planes are the finest in the world and develop speeds up to 400 miles an hour. They cost approximately $lOO,OOO each, provide fighter escorts for the huge flying fortresses, and combine speed, range, altitude and blistering fire power. AmencVs plane production plants are working over-time turning out thousands of these fighter planes. War Savings Bonds will help pay for them and the American people are committed to at least ten per cent of their income to finance their I cost in War Bonds, Every Ameri can, buying his share every pay day, I will make it comparatively easy to ; supply our army and navy air corps j with these supreme Eagles of the air. Churches Bombed Forty-one churches were bombed in Rochester diocese of England in 1940. RED CRfISSJOME SERVICE ! One of the main obligations of the Red Cross, under its Charter issued by Congress, is to act in accord with the military and na- 1 val authorities as a medium of communication between the peo-! pie of the United States and their men in service. Because of this I obligation the Red Cross has a Field Director at nearly every camp and naval station in the United States, as well as in all territorial possessions. This Field Director is a person to whom the man in service may go and talk over his problems, and from whom he may receive help and advice. In other words, if the soldier is worried about his fam ily back home, he can talk the situation over with his Red Cross Field Director who will And a so lution to his problem for him. To complete this chain or circle of service, the Red Cross also maintains offices, or chapters, in all of the larger cities, and has volunteer home service workers in smaller cities; these chapter or volunteer home service work ers can at all times get in touch with Red Cross Field Directors and vice versa. For instance, if there is a serious illness in a home and there is urgent need for the man in service to come home, the natural thing would be for the family to wire the man to come home immediately; the family should at the same time contact the Red Cross represen tative in the home town, and tell him of the situation, asking that they also wire the Red Cross Field Director at the boy’s post, giving the facts in the case and verification of same. This saves an endless amount of time, as otherwise the boy begins worry ing when he receives word to come home; he goes to his com pany commander, who in turn must ask Field Director for a re port on the case. The Field Di rector wires the home chapter for an investigation and report, and has to wait for same, and in the meantime the boy is worry ing more and more, This regu lation requiring Red Cross inves tigation, report on all such cases of emergency, was not put in the rule book because anyone doubt ed the soldier or family’s word, but to get a true and unbiased report on each case. Oftentimes, the family being unduly worried, wires a man in service to come home, when really it is not abso lutely necessary and would put him to a great deal of expense. The Red Cross worker in making such reports to Field Directors never express his own personal opinion, but merely states the facts in the case and gives the doctor’s report of the patient’s condition and whether he (the doctor) feels the soldier’s pres ence is necessary. The Red Cross volunteer home service workers in Houston coun ty are Mrs. George Jordan, Mrs. E. W. Traylor, and Miss Martha Cooper. Mrs. Jordan, Mrs.Tray lor and Miss Cooper attended a one day home service institute held in Macon in April, and con i ducted by Miss Gary Sims, Spe -1 cial Home Service Field Repre sentative from the National Red Cross Headquarters in Washing ton, D. C. Derived From Scapegoat The origin of the expression “to make one the goat,” comes from the word “scapegoat.” Under Bib lical law the sins of the people were placed upon the head of a goat which was permitted to escape int« the wilderness. - Millions in Mortgages Lending institutions operating un der the FHA insured mortgage pro gram originated during 1940 a total of $880,465,000 in small home mort gages accepted for FHA insurance, Federal Housing Administrator Ab ner H. F'erguson announced recently. Feeding Goldfish Feeding goldfish is quite simple. They will eat everything within rea son. The dry fish foods sold com mercially are quite sufficient. They appreciate a few garden worms, however, or a few flies or other in i sects. In very large pools, a »tiff ! mash of oatmeal boiled with shred ded liver and put into the pool in lumps once in a while is sufficient to keep the fish in good shape. Shark More Valuable In many respects the shark is more valuable to man than the pig. From the hides of these marine scavengers various grades of dura ble leather can be made; medicinal and other oils are obtained from the i liver and intestines; the head can be converted into glue; the teeth sold to jewelers; fins exported to China; bones ground into fertilizer, , and the flesh used as food, shark meat not only being edible, but very palatable. . . * NOTICE! Due to the present emergency we are forced to make some changes in our delivery service. Beginning June 1, we will be forced to restrict deliveries to orders amounting to 25c or more. (Emergency Medicines and Prescriptions excepted.) This applies to the residential sections only and not to the down town business district. We do not believe this will inconvenience our customers very much. We find it very difficult to get bicycles and tires and may not be able to get them at all in the future. Your co-operation will be very greatly appreciated. PRITCHETT PHARMACY HOUSTON DRUG CO. *» MM ASKS YOUR INDULGENCE The Carbonated Beverage Industry is today con fronted with numerous restrictions and regula tions due to shortages caused by the war. It is now impossible for us to produce and dis tribute all the Pepsi-Cola our dealers can sell, but we are doing our utmost to keep everyone served, even though in a limited way. If you are one of our great number of consum ers, who prefers Pepsi-Cola when thirsty, and find your dealer temporarily out, we ask your kind indulgence. We shall endeavor to see that Pepsi-Cola is available in the greatest number of outlets, and in maximum quantities permitted, without dis crimination. Our salesmen throughout our entire territory are doing their level best to help us maintain this policy, and we are, indeed grateful to our dealers for their fine spirit of co-operation, and to our consumers for their loyalty to Pepsi-Cola. PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF MACON 510 Broadway Phone 3191 PLEDGE TO VICTORY! DSS-317 C From Washington A'cut. LEGAL BLANK FORMS BLANK MORTGAGES, BILL OF SALE, PROMISSORY NOTES, RETAIN TITLE NOTES, and Various Other Forms FOR SALE AT HOME JOURNAL OFFICE Mute Swan, Once Erjten, Now Ha* Roya! TradiJ;»on The mute swan, Cygnus olor, has a royal tradition. The species is said to have been introduced into England from Cyprus by King Rich ard Coeur-de-Lion on his return from one of the Crusades. In Henry Vll's reign the theft of swans’ eggs was punishable with a fine and a year’s imprisonment. To this day the king of England shares with the ancient Vintners and Dyers’ companies the' ownership of all the many swans on the Thames river. The swannery at Cookham, near Windsor, belongs to the king, and it is thence that George V and Edward VIII sent presents of swans to both Canada and South Africa. Queen Victoria used to send every member of the royal family a pres ent of a cygnet or young swan on New Year’s day, but mute swans are not now regarded ns table birds. In the past, however, the mute swan was highly esteemed as food, and accounts of banquets show that numbers of the great birds—full grown, they weigh between 24 and 40 pounds—were dished. _______________ I Auto Dealers on Main Street May Make Arms The Main Street auto dealer may soon become a “miniature arsenal’' for Uncle Sam’s all-out armament drive. At least that’s the object of a survey of the nation’s 40,000 new car retailers which was launched re cently. It queried dealers for spe cific information on the number of lathes, grinders, drill presses and other machine tools available in their shops for light manufacturing. The object of the study, which was prepared by Joseph W. Frazer, member of the OPM auto advisory committee, ,is to work out a plan by which large producers of arma ments can award subcontracts to dealers for the manufacture of small parts. It is believed that it might be possible for several dealers to pool their facilities to handle sub contracts of considerable size. Several foreign countries, particu larly China, have kept their armies supplied by small shops which are widely scattered and less vulnerable to air attack. ( Three Cities’ Joint Airport Three Michigan cities—Saginaw, Bay City and Midland—will co-oper ate in managing a new airport to be bmlt with federal funds, adding to the list of more than 40 such jointly operated airports in the coun try. The airport will be built by army engineers under supervision of the Civil Aeronautics authority, at an initial cost of $527,000. Half the land cost of $lOO,OOO is assumed by Saginaw, which also will pay half the maintenance charges when the airport is finished. Bay City will pay 30 per cent of the maintenance costs and Midland 20 per cent. The intercity action dates back to 1940, when the three cities requested state aid on individual airports. The joint project was suggested by the CAA, and each city passed an ordi nance under the state enabling act permitting participation. A three man commission consisting of the chief officials of Saginaw, Bay City and Midland, will operate the air port and will be responsible djrectly to the city councils. • I Beavers Baffle Engineers Ingham county, Michigan, road commission engineers, with the aid of a trapper, have solved a high way construction problem which has puzzled them for two years. A family of beavers did it. Alaiedon township was the loca tion of the knotty road building prob lem. The beavers had selected a timbered hideout atong the poplar lined branch of Mud creek. A trou blesome sink hole developed at the point where the stream crosses a township road. The problem was made more com plex by the fact that the beavers had constructed a dam in the creek branch and kept the swamp thor oughly flooded. Engineers learned by tests that hard bottom was GO feet from the surface of the old road. Persisting in their efforts to build a firm road across the three-quo r ter-of-a-mile stretch of swamp, the county engineer obtained a permit from the state conservation depart ment to trap the beavers. A trap per was employed and he caught three of the animals. Magnesium for Duck Shot Magnesium added to the lead used in duck shot may give wild ducks a chance for their lives if the hunter misses, the U. S. biological survey has announced. Paradoxically, the widespread use of this new type of ammunition would result in increas ing the number of ducks. Lead pellets of the kind now used get two chances at the ducks, sur vey scientists explain. The first is the hunter’s honest chance to knock down a bird when he fires. The second puts no ducks in anybody’s pot, but only kills the poor fowl by slow lead poisoning. Shotgun pellets fiflling thick into hunted-over marshes where wild ducks feed are shoveled up as the ducks grub in the mud for food. They are retained in the gi/zaid like small pebbles, and as they aie slowly rubbed down some of i! •. lead dissolves.