Georgia Historic Newspapers

    Houston Home Journal
VOL. LXXI. No. 24. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1870
PRICECONTROL plan
carried to farms
Helping farm people under
,tand President Roosevelt’s war
Emergency program to control
: he cost of living has become one
wartime responsibilities of
he Georgia Agricultural Exten
sion Service, according to Direc
tor Walter S. Brown.
-Since the war started in
Europe in September, 1935, the
Average price of all raw mated
jls in this country has risen 66
jer cent, and one-half of this in
case has occurred during the
last 12 months,” the Extension
eader said. “Wholesale prices
ia ve risen 31 percent since Sep
ember, 1939, and tw T o-thirds of
his has occurred during the past
e,, Retail prices of foods, cloth-'
ng, and house furnishings have'
idvanced 25 percent since the)
var began. At the same time|
he supply of goods and services
vailable for purchase by civil
ans is decreasing fast due to an
ver increasing output of arma
nents, munitions, and other war
applies. If unchecked, cost of
iving would rise still higher.”
The program as presented to
longress by the President in
iuded: (1) Rationing of all es
ential scarce commodities; (2)
'lace price ceilings on goods and
ents; (3) Stabilize prices receiv
d by farmers; (4) Stabilize wag
sand salaries; (5) Tax heavily
nd hold down profits; (6) En
nurage increased purchases of ;
Bonds and Stamps; (7) Dis-'
mirage credit and installment
uying and pay off debts.
County and home demonstra
lon agents will be assisted by 1
[immunity and neighborhood
iaders in carrying this informa
on to farm families. It will be
leir duty to explain the pro
ram to each individual farm
imily, telling how the program
dll affect this family, and how
can contribute to winning the
ar by cooperating.
These volunteer farm leaders
ill visit homes in their neigh
irhood, attend county, commu
ity,and neighborhood meetings,
ad in every way possible help
ork out the problems of the
rogram.
Georgia farmers who were
inning during and after the
iSt war remember the disas
ousdropin prices that follow-
I the price advance during the
ar, Director Brown explained,
e said that if uncontrolled in
ition should become a reality,
would be difficult to visualize
ie full effect of the disaster
hich would inevitably befall
eorgia farmers, because this
ar is so much bigger than any
ar with which we have ever
kn concerned,
Trice control of such drastic
id far-reaching nature will re
nre a concerted and continuous
fack on the program to prevent
nation outlined by the Presi
lnf to make it work effectively,
urther than that it will require
e understanding and support of
er y segment of the popula
)n’” he concluded.
EGEOES may enlist
•Nu.s. MARINE CORPS
U. S. Marine Recruiting
ladquarters in Macon is now
-epting applications from Ne
a?s > it was announced today by
D° r K- S. Pendleton. Officer in
| ar ge of Marine Recruiting in
urgia. Applications may be
at any time, and examina
ps will be held every Monday
I , e E, S. Marine Recruiting
[adquarters at 453 Cherry
.J Macon, Ga. Application
*nks may be secured from the
Ip Marine Recruiting Stations
Pwme, Atlanta, Augusta, and
f a "y.. or by writing directly to
W Marine Recruiting Headquar-
P lr > Macon.
PH negroes enlisting now will
■ Maced on an inactive status
ID atraining center »is estab
l!; a ' n T the vicinity of New
■ er - N. C.
■ n . or( [ er to qualify for enlist-1
’ f* l ' 8 applicant must be be-j
K n n he a^? s of 17 and 30, be
P ’ ’’* physical condition, never
Ek„ , a venereal disease or
■ t culosis, and have had at
an eighth grade education. 1
| DRIVER’S LICENSE j
i DEADLINE ON JUNE 30'
'1 j
Georgia motorists, another!
deadline is close at hand. Mid
night, June 30, is the limit for
renewing state drivers’ licenses.
Renewal of licenses before the
last-minute rush will avoid con
fusion and keep state troopers
on the highways patrolling in the
interest of traffic safety, pointed
out Major John E. Goodwin,state
safety commissioner. Fees from
licenses pay troopers’ salaries, he
added.
Coincident with this statement,
Major Goodwin reported a reduc
tion of 100 lives in traffic deaths
in Georgia for the first five
months of 1942, there being 376
lives lost on the highways com
pared with 476 during the same
five-month period a year ago.
! DR. PIERCE HARRIS IKES
| ADDRESS TO PERRY SENIORS
Dr. Pierce Harris, pastor of
First Methodist Church, Atlanta,
delivered the address to the
I graduating class of Perry High
i School Friday night at the school
(auditorium. Dr. Harris said
that the hope of tomorrow is in
' young people because they have
| deep convictions, high ideals,
I faith in themselves and in others,
jand are willing to work and to
sacrifice.
The problems and mistakes of
I the past are to be tossed into the
dap of the rising generation, the
speaker said. The coming gen
eration will have to work on the
■ trash pile of the world, reburn
ishing discarded ideals until they
shine again. The world is feel
ing the shock of moral and
spiritual bankruptcy. Because
science has made the world into
a neighborhood, it is more neces
sary than ever to make the world
into a brotherhood. For this
task, the world needs young peo
ple, with “the power to see it
through,” Ur. Pierce concluded.
The speaker was introduced by
Rev. J. E. Sampley. The invo
cation and benediction were said
by Rev. J. A, Ivey.
Supt. E. P. Staples admonish
ed the graduates to live up to
their highest ideals, in his fare
well to the class. J. M. Gooden,
state school supervisor, made a
few remarks. Dr. H. P. Dob
bins, chmn, board of Trustees,
awarded the diplomas.
The citizenship awards were
presented to Betty Gooden and
Bill Bostick.
The D. A. R. medal for the
best student in American history
was given to Albert Skellie.
The seniors presented the
school a radio and $75 for play
ground equipment. The class
sang the alma mater in conclu
sion.
Honor graduates are Betty
Gooden, Carlene Ogletree, and
1 Vonceil Summers.
The thirty-eight receiving di
plomas are: Mary lea Adams,
Mary Lee Bell, Louise Batchelor,
Lynette Eason, Betty Gooden,
Louise Kezar, Flora Lewis, Mary
Lewis, Hazel Nipper, Carlene
Ogletree, Evelyn Peed, Vonceil
Summers, Jesse Swearington,
Essie Swearinton, Joyce Tolleson,
and Gwynel! Wood.
William G. Bostick, Leroy
1 Boswell, Emerson Bronson, W.H.
Carlisle, Dever Chapman, Norlis
Chapman, Bill Chapman, Lawton
Daniel, Herman Davis, Felton
Deese, Howard Griffin, Jack
Knight, Roy Johnson, John
Overton, Malcolm Rape, Frank
Ryals, Johnnie Satterfield, Clar
ence Smoot, Neal Stembridge,
Marvin Taylor, Malcolm Tucker, j
and Durward Wilson.
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FIRST COTTON BLOOM !
The first cotton bloom of the]
season was brought to the Home:
Journal office Tuesday by R. E. i
Ogletree from his farm three j
miles south of Perry.
PMAKE EVEKY
PAY DAY
WAR
BOND DAY
j jrof SFIHDIHS SAVI DOUAIS
! RATIONING BOARD REPORT
i
i Home canners may obtain one
I pound of sugar for every four
quarts of finished canned fruit,
and an additional pound of sugar
for each member of the family
unit for the packing of preserves,
jams, jellies and fruit butters.
The Rationing Board has found
it necessary to ask all who wish
to apply for sugar for canning to
come to the office on any day
during the week except Thurs
day. Applications for tires and
tubes are handled on this day
and it will be impossible to take
applications for sugar.
Weekly Report of Houston
County Rationing Board.
Passenger Car Tires & Tubes
issued week beginning June' 1,
1942;
Tires Tubes
Georgia State Patrol 3
H. D. Kezar 1
Alton Hardy (curing tube) 1
Truck and Bus Tires:
R. G. Scarborough 1
Doyle McElhenny 2
R. O. Davidson 3
A. H. Lawler 2
J. H. Davis & Son 1
Passenger Car Retreads:
T. M. Gamel 1
Ed S. Brooks 4
Emmett O. Newsome 2
J. K. Wooten 2
A. M. Anderson 3
E. E. Bateman 2
H. W. Glover 2
Charles A. Auclair 3
Carl L. Lewis 2
W. T. Mobley 4
O. Z. Asbury 2
Geo. W. Adams 3
Maj. Jasper S. Utter 2
A. S. Harrison 2
Truck Retreads:
J. P. Etheridge 4
CO-OP HAULING CAN
HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS
As truck tires go, so go the
trucks. And as trucks go; so
goes the primary transport sys
tem upon which the farmers
come to depend.
Virtually no more rubber is in
sight for tires, and a truck is
now just as good as its weakest
tire. It is important that farm
ers look ahead to the day when
their trucks will finally have to
be set aside.
Present regulations do permit
a farmer to apply for new tires
or recaps, under certain condi
tions. But when the day comes
that there is no more rubber for
civilian users, the permission to
buy will mean nothing.
A major necessity now is for
organization, by local communi
ties, of motortruck transporta
tion. Every rural neighborhood
needs to arrange to “double up”
on loads from farm to town and
on bringing supplies from town
to farm, and for errands and
trips of all kinds. Many farm
neighbors are already doing this,
but many would profit by start
ing the movement.
W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
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U. D. C. MEETING
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C. met
Tuesday, June 2, with Mrs. Ag
nes Smoak Marshall. Mrs. G.E.
Jordan, vice-president, presided.
Miss Norine Swanson read a
speech of Jefferson Davis’; Mrs.
G. S. Riley, a poem on Our Flag;
Mrs. C. S. Gurr, a poem on Con
federate Leaders written by Mrs.
R. L. Cater. Refreshments were
1 served.
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j NOTICE
J All dogs must be inoculated
I by July 1. Dogs caught without
11942 tags will be killed,
i By Order Mayor and Council.
Mrs. Tom Cater is visiting Mr.
land Mrs, C. E. Brunson Jr. in
(Albany, Ga.
Miss Carolyn Coleman is em
ployed at the State Capitol, At
lanta, for the summer months.
Gives Extra Flavor
Currant jelly spread over roast
lamb during the last 20 minutes of
the cooking gives extra flavor and
glaze. Beat up hall a cup of jelly
with a fork and spread over the
oetlriag meat. . ...
"A WEEK OF THE WAR” !
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Civilian Supply
WPH Materials director A. 1.1
Henderson said vital materials!
can no longer be used except for 1
war and maintenance of those}
things necessary to the war be
cause from nowon “it will be a
continuous problem to provide
materials to meet the needs of
our fighting forces.” The WPB
said preferred applicants for new
telephones cannot obtain service
unless they prove the service is 1
'essential to the discharge of their
responsibility for public health,
welfare or security. The Board i
issued an order relieving from
restrictions lumber deliveries for
1 more than 100,000 of the most es
sential housing units now under
construction. The FHA authoriz
-1 ed its field offices to begin insur
ing to the extent of $500,000,000
loans of private lending institu
tions for construction of housing
for war workers. A Food Re
quirements Committee, headed
by Agriculture Secretary Wick
ard, was set up to control pro
duction and allocation of all civi
lian and military food supplies.
The WPB reported more than!
400.000 scrapped automobiles 1
from auto graveyards yielded I
350.000 tons of scrap metal dur
ing April, approximately 200,000
tons more than the average
monthly yield for 1941. The
Board said American motorists
have in the tires and the works
of their automobiles a rubber re
serve of about 1,200,000 tons.
Rationing
All motorists will receive a
book containing a year’s base
supply of 48 coupons under the
new permanent gasoline ration
ing system which will be estab
lished in the East about the first
week of July, OPA said,
j Supplementary B. books with
an additional 16 coupons will be
issued to motorists who prove
; need for extra rations, providing
) they are members of a car pool.
No unlimited privileges will be
3 granted to any one, but C. books
containing 96 coupons will be is
sued to some motorists. S. books
* for trucks and buses, good for a
: four month period, will cover just
■ enough fuel for the mileage al
-1 lowed in forthcoming ODT regu
) lations. Motorcyclists will re
ceive D books, good for 40 per
- cent as much gasoline as A books.
Under the new system service
stations and distributors will be
5 1 required to turn in collected cou
'jpons when purchasing new
} | stocks. The OPA released about
j 10,000 bicycles to war production
"(plants qualified to buy them for
'! transportation of workers.
I i War Bond Sales
> The Treasury said war bond
[ sales from May 1 to May 29 to
) taled $615 million, while the quo-
I ta for the month was $6OO mil
, lion. The June quota is $BOO
million, and the goal will be
. raised to $l,OOO million in July.
The Treasury said 1,000,000 re
tailers throughout the country
are being asked to sell war
bonds and ,stamps equaling the
value of four percent of total
merchandise sales in July, or ap
proximately $l6O million worth.
Selective Se;vice
|
1 U. S. Commissioner of Educa-|
t tion Studebaker reported about |
’ 430,000 men have been rejected!
for Army Service so far because]
of illiteracy. Of these, 250,000 [
1 are physically fit. He said a pio
■ gram is being worked out to give
the “functionally illiterate” ba
’ sic training in reading, writing
■ and arithmetic. The President
5 told a press conference such re
jects have a low mental level be
cause of lack of opportnuity.
They need to be helped through
, improved nutrition and possibly j
through a manual vocational!
' training process, he said.
Wax Spots From Kugs
Wax spots may be removed from
i a rug by scraping as much as pos
sible off with a spoon, then putting
a sheet of white blotting paper over
■ the spot and pressing with a hot iron.
Mile-Long Yarn
Some cotton yarn is so fine that 50
miles of it are needed to make one
pound, according to a department
of agriculture processing expert.
This fine yarn is spun on ordinary
machinery and is used in making
typewriter ribbons, airplane fabric,
and even fine dress goods. _
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(selective service
! CONFERENCE HELD
!
A Selective Service conference
for thirteen counties was held in
I Ferry Tuesday at t h e Court
i House with Lieutenant-Colonel
!Cliff Hatcher, assistant state di
rector Selective Service, in
charge. The conference was at
tended by draft board members,
clerks, and appeal agents.
Speakers included Lieut-Colonel
James H. Skelton Jr. head of
Man Power division; M a j o r
Charles F, Heard, personnel of
ficer; Major Chas. J. Brockman,
nead of occupatirnal deferments,
'These army officers gave out in
formation and instruction on
their departments.
About seventy-five people at
tended the conference here.
HOW RATIONED SUGAR CAN
SE MADE TO 80 FURTHER
GAINESVILLE, Fla-Would
you like to make that rationed
sugar go further?
Well, here’s how, and the in
formation comes from Florida 1
I Agricultural Experiment Station
| scientists;
Mix one pound of sugar and
seven ounces of water. Add
teaspoon of tartaric acid (which
you can get at any drug store).
Cover this sugar, water, and
tartaric acid mixture and boil
gently for 30 minutes. Then al
low to cool. And you have in
vert sugar syrup, each cup of
which is equal in sweetening to a
cup of sugar.
This syrup is tops for sweeten
ing fruits and cereals, on waffles
and hot cakes, in baking, and in
making ice cream, Experiment
Station officials said. For use in
baking and ice cream, however,
it must be taken into considera
tion that the syrup is about one- 1
third water and allowances must
be made for this in adding other
liquid ingredients.
The sugar inversion process,
which results in a product 30
per cent sweeter than ordinary
sugar, is not a new one, but a
way in which the syrup could be
used in ice cream satisfactorily
had not been revealed to manu
facturers when the Experiment
Station dairy technologists began
working on the problem several
months ago. Their research has
resulted in a method by which it
can be used in ice cream and
thus has made it unnecessary for
them to reduce their output 20
per cent or lower the quality of
their product. Under the Govern
ment’s rationing program they,
are now receiving only 70 per]
cent of the sugar they obtained
in 1911.
After months of research and
testing, the Experiment Station
workers found that 50 per cent
of the required amount of sugar
in ice cream could be replaced by
invert sugar syrup if one pound
of milk solids was added for each
pound of sugar replaced by the
syrup. And the ice cream would
be of just as high quality and
just as sweet as that made alto
gether with sugar.
The method is proving a boon
to the ice cream industry and
j plants already are using it.
I AIR WARNING SERVICE NOTICE
I
Lieut. Erickson will be in Per
ry at 1 p. m. Thursday at the Le
gion Home to give instructions to
members of the Civilian Defense
who have been assisting the Air
Warning Service as “watchers.”
Those who can possibly do so are
urged to be at the Legion Home
! from 1 p. m. to 2 p, m. today
} (Thursday).
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Women Drivers Careful Buyers
When a woman buys a motor car
she is far more critical than a man
of the car’s interior. Not only does
the woman automobile buyer de
mand beauty and durability in the
upholstery fabrics, she also insists j
on material that will be easy on the |
clothes and easy to clean.
OVER THE TOP
«FOR VICTORY
with
UNITED STATES WAR
( BONUS-STAMPS |-
WEEVIL DAMAGE MAY
BE SEVERE IN COUNTY
Houston county farmers may
face a year of severe boll weevil
damage in 1942, according to
County Agent VV. T. Middle
brooks.
Mr. Middlebrooks this week
urged Houston county farmers to
examine cotton fields early and
frequently to determine when to
begin poisoning for weevils.
“Avoid unnecessary poisoning,”
he advised, “but apply poison
when infestation indicates dam
age may be expected.
“Do not trust pre-square pois
oning alone. These applications
are valuable in delaying the
build-up of weevils to damaging
levels and may save one or more
late applications. Pre-square ap
plications may be made by using
two to three gallons per acre of
1-1-1 calcium arsenate-syrup
water mixture or by applying
three pounds of dust per acre.
“Applications with the ‘mop’
mixture should be made on cot
ton with four to six true leaves,
or more, when enough weevils
are present to make damaged
terminal buds easily seen. Apply
two to three times at five to sev
en day intervals. Pre-square ap
plications should be followed by
dusts if weevils are present in
damaging numbers.”
Mr. Middlebrooks advised far
mers to make weekly infestation
counts in fields after cotton be
gins squaring freely. These
counts may be made by crossing
the field diagonally, picking 100
to 500 green squares from top,
middle, and bottom parts of
plants, taking only one square
per plant.
If, after examining, an aver
age of 15 or more squares per
100 are injuring, dusting is need
ed. In picking squares, choose
those unyellowed and unflaired.
The county agent pointed out
that dusting applications during
the heavy fruiting season can be
made with any good dusting ma
chine using undiluted calcium
arsenate unless the usual 50-50
sulfur-arsenate mixture is used
to control “flea hoppers” at the
same time.
“Ke-examine fields five days
after dusting,”Mr. Middlebrooks
suggested, “and redust immed
iately if counts run above the 15
per 100 squares. If small areas
in a field are heavily infested,
dusting these infested spots is a
good practice.”
KIWANISCLUB MEETS
Randall Evans of Augusta,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives and candidate for at
torney general of Georgia, ad
dressed the Perry Kiwanis club
Tuesday. He was introduced by
W. W. Gray, representative from
Houston county. Mr. Evans
spoke on Home Defense.
Last week J. Eugene Cook.
Dublin attorney and solicitor
general of the Oconee circuit,
was the speaker at Tuesday’s
meeting. Mr. Cook is also a can
didate for attorney-general.. His
subject was The Importance of
an intellegent Peace.
METHODIST 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.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS -
Bible School each Sunday morn
ing 10:15.
Morning Worship Service 11:30-
Sermon by the pastor.
Baptist Training Union 7 p. m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed
nesday Evening 8:30.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
Mrs. Mary Brunson and Miss
Cinderella Brunson of Dublin are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Ed
wards and other relatives.