PERSONAL 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.
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WAR BONDS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
