Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, June 18, 1942, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextMENTION V„ K h M. Holden of Atlanta Kiting her daughter. Mrs. L. R Paul Jr. R Mrs D. M. Stripling and ■f' hter, Peggy, spent last R e i i n Atlanta with relatlves - R.> . H T. Gilbert has return ■ /L m Peoria, HI. where she ■JiS Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Bailey. I Mr John Houser began a three Rnnihs course in Radio Monday R the Wellston Air Depot. ■ Mr , \V. V. Tuggle is visiting ■ e parents. Mr and Mrs. S. J. in Leesburg, Ga. this ■ m;„ Ann Mathews of Fort ■ alley was the guest of Mrs. S. ■ Houser for the weekend. '1 Jesselyn Griggs of Macon ■‘ nt the weekend with her par ■S Mr. and Mrs. H. E.Gordon. Mr? Brooks Ellison of Decatur ■nent" Friday and Saturday with Lp, F. Cater. Mrs. Cater vent to Decatur Sunday with | lrSi pllison for a visit, return ing Tuesday. Annis Jean NeSmith is visiting er sister, Mrs. Robert Maxwell, in( ] family in Newville, Ala, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Edwards J Jacksonville, Fla. visited his ister,Mrs. H. P. Houser, Friday. Sgt. Geo. Fields of Cochran rield was the guest of Mr. and j rSi F. M. Houser Thursday. ; g t, James McCann of Camp Vheeler spent Sunday with Mr. md Mrs. Houser. Mr. and Mrs. David Walker of Varthen, Ga. spent the weekend vith their son, Mr. L C. Walker, md family. Miss Dorothy Franklin of Vi enna was the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. E. Evans, Jr., for the veekend. Miss Irene Baird of Lee City, Ky. is visiting her sister, Mrs.C. 1 Pierce, and family. Mrs. T. C. Rogers and Miss' Frances Foster are employed at Vellston Air Depot in office| vork. i Mrs. J. E. Sampleyis spending' pwhile at her home at Lake Juna- j luska, N. C. Miss iMarylea Adams is visiting friends in Atlanta for ten days. Mrs. L.C. Davis and daughter, Bandra, of Cleveland, Tenn. and Mrs. J. H. Lane and children, Chase and Joe,of Lookout Moun tain, Tenn. arrived Wednesday Bora visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Jordan. I Mrs. Julia Gephart and Mrs.R. | E. Hudson of Miami, Fla. arej visiting Mrs. John Wasner. Mrs. H. H.Averett and daugh ter, Lauta, are visiting her fath er in Boston, Ga.this week. From [there they will go to Meridian, [Miss, and then to Memphis, j [Tenn. to visit relatives. I Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Middle-) [brooks and baby daughter,Mary, j spent the weekend with his par ents in East Point, Ga.. Mrs. W. R. Williams and [daughters, Cherrell Jean and [Jheresa Mae, of Sacramento, Calif will arrive Saturday for a visit ot several weeks with her ■mother, Mrs. J. H. Hodges. | Miss Thelma Bickley spent the [weekend in Fort Valley with her ■Parents. Miss Sara Allen spent the weekend in Quitman with her Parents. I Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hill of ■Charlotte, N. C. announce the ■birth of a daughter, Martha Jo sephine, on Monday, June B.Mrs. ill was Miss Martha Riley of Perry. , Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Allen and) daughters, Charlene and Gwen-| dolyn, of Birmingham, Ala. are ; '•siting her father, Mr. T. S. i 1 hapman, and sister, Mrs. Joe[ Mitchell. The Allen’s other I daughter, Miss Virginia Allen, | bas a secretarial position in the °mce of Lieut. Conrad Boterweg : at the War Department, Wash-: lr) gton, D. C. Mrs. W, F. Norwood was host tss to her Bridge club last Thurs- j °ay morning. Miss Betty Munson of Mont gomery, Ala. is visiting her au nt, Mrs. Bryan. Mr and Mrs. Brown Riley and* children of Montgomery, W. Va. Gr e visiting their relatives, Mr. * nd Mrs. W. G. Riley, Mr. and ;3 rs C. E. Andrew, and Mr, and ♦'-rs. W. C. Jones. II Mr. and Mrs. Eby Holtzclaw 'attended the wedding of their 11 niece, Mary Moore Holtzclaw . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W 'Holteclaw. to Tracy Williams Middlebrooks, which took place Sunday in Macon at the Vine ville Presbyterian church. Mrs. John L. Hodges attended , a state meeting of the Woman’s Division, Citizens’ Defense Com mittee. in Macon last Thursday. Mrs. L. M, Johnson and chil dren, Bobby and Jill, of Saraso ta, Fla. are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N. Snelling, and family. | Mrs. Alton Hardy and son, Al ton Jr., are visiting her parents in Comer, Ga. Mr. J. P. Etheridge, president of the Perry Kiwanis club, is at tending the convention of Kiwa nis International in Cleveland, Ohio. He will visit his son, Mr. Cooper Etheridge, and his fam ily in Cincinnati, Ohio before re turning home. Gordon Edwards of Macon is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Edwards. Mr. Horace Evans is attending the convention of Kiwanis Inter national in Cleveland, Ohio as a delegate from the Perry Kiwanis club. Ensign Arthur Cobb, U. S.Na vy, spent Tuesday and Wednes day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Cobb, enroute to New Orleans, La. fromßoston, Mass. Mrs. J. J. Rooney came home Monday from a Macon hospital. | Friends are glad to learn that I she is improving. Mrs. Joe Roper of Macon is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. G. W. Lee. Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Blood worth visited relatives in Thom aston Sunday. Tom Mobley Jr, and Helen Da vis visited relatives in Macon last week. Seaman R. G. Brannen is at home for a short furlough. ( Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Newhard and Miss Margaret Newhard spent the weekend with Mr. and 1 Mrs. Jack Lee at Dalton, Ga. ;From there they went to Gatlin burg, Tenn. on a vacation trip. Mrs. A. C. Watts spent last week at Bainbridge with her husband. While away, her sis ter, Mrs. Hammond, of Atlanta, stayed with Mrs. Watts’ chil dren. Anna Belle Watts is visiting her grandparents at Lincolnton, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Massee’ ' spent Monday in Atlanta. Miss Martha Cooper spent Monday and Tuesday in Atlanta. The family of Lieut. Warren Lee has received a cablegram stating that he is safe in a for jeign country. They had not ! heard from Lieut. Lee in several j months. ! Mrs. Mary Brunson and Miss Cinderella Brunson of Dublin, Ga. were the guests of Mrs. H.T. Beall several days last week be fore coming to Perry to visit. ' EAT AT MOSS OAKS PERRY, GA., 3 Miles South on U. S. 41 Roadhouse and Family Dinners j Sandwiches , i A TIRE BARGAIN , What, tires for sale? No. we aren’t selling tires. WE’RE SAVING TIRES! We want you to know that we are delivering our fine foods three times a day, within a short radius of our store We’ve cut down on deliveries to save our tires and we can save your tires, too, for we probably go by your home each day. For Canning Purposes we have Glass Jars, Rubbers, Tops, Jelly Glasses, all kinds of Spices and Vinegar, J. W. Bloodworth Phone 94 : Delivery Service ; Ferry, Ga. RED CROSS HAS NEW | SEWING ASSIGNMENT The local Red Cross Unit, auxi liary to the Macon chapter, com pleted a clothes assignment last week and sent it in, according to Mrs. G. E, Jordan, chairman, Mrs. Jordan has a new assign ment of clothing to be made, which consists of the following: 12 Boy’s Pajamas, 12 Boy’s Bath Robes, 25 Bedside Bags. Those who can assist in the making of these garments are requested to notify Mrs. G. E. Jordan and Mrs. E. W. Traylor. Garments sent in completed last week included: 12 Bath Robes for Ladies, 12 Bed Jackets, 25 Bed-side Bags, 11 Sweaters. In a May shipment, the follow ing garments were completed by Perry workers: 12 Skirts, 50 Bed-side Bags, 12 Boy’s Bath Robes, 23 Sweaters. The local unit did not receive i any material to work with until April but more is being sent every month. Those who can sew or knit should help in this work, SPENCER BOYS SAFE Mrs. Eva Spencer has received word from her son, Seaman Eu gene Spencer, that he is safe. His ship, The Lexington, was sunk in the Coral Sea battle. Seaman Spencer was among the fe'.v survivors. He is at San Diego, Calif, now. Mrs. Spencer’s other son, Sam Spencer, who is with the Army Air Corps located at Middleton, Texas, arrived Monday for a visit with his mother. Sam is an instrnctor in a Bombardier School. Open House will be held at the local American Legion Home every Friday night, beginning June 26 and continuing through out the summer, for yonng peo ple. Chaperones and entertain ment will be provided each time i by different groups. The Legion Auxiliary, sponsors of this enter tainment idea will be assisted by the Morale Committee of the Women’s Division, Citizens De fense Committee. Among the newcomers to Per ry are Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Car penter. Mr. and Mrs. Paulk, and Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and family. The Carpenters are lo cated on Third St., the Paulks with Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, and the Millers in their new brick home on lower Evergreen street. Mrs. C. E. Brunson has re turned from Miami, Fla. where 'she visited her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Davis, and family. Her granddaughters, Libby and Katharine Davis,came home with Mrs. Brunson for a visit. Mrs. Violet Gamel and daugh ter, Elizabeth, have returned from a visit of ten days to rela tives in Chicago, 111. Mrs. Hubert Tucker and son, Jerry, of Ocilla, Mrs s Horace ! Chamblessand daughter, Martha Pearl, of Rochelle, are visiting their mother and grandmother, Mrs. H. T. Beall. FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 21 Gifts for a “Swell Dad” Van Heusen Van u en SHIRTS TIES~~ STRAW HATS PAJAMAS HANDKERCHIEFS SLACK SUITS SLIPPERS SLACKS BELTS SOCKS Remember the “Forgotten Man” on Fatl er’s Day. • [ Moore Dry Goods Co. Phone 140 Parry, Ga. * * * * * UNCLE SAM’S SOUND ADVICE IS: | 1 DON’T OVERLOOK YOUR I How to Care for Your I ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES I Electric Range I Millions of American women have signed the govern- I To make it last longer | ment’s Consumer Pledge. One part of it reads, ‘7 will . and ~«> electricity i take & ood care ot the thin 6 s 1 have." Another part reads, I y I ‘7 will waste nothing.’’ To help you live up to the pledge I i cook in covered utensils to I insofar as electrical appliances and electric service are • 1, prevent escape of heat, waste • concerned, our Rural Engineers, Home Economists and ■ of electricity and also nutri- ■ other representatives are at your service. They want to I tious food values. I help you get the most out of your electrical equipment | r, Use “ Stored -up ” heat in I and at the same time P revent waste of electricity. One of Z. units by turning them “off” them will probably call on you soon. In the meantime, to ( | before food is quite done. | help you get started sooner, we offer I Saves wear and electricity. Wash outside of range with FREE *;.:a • warm soapy water, when I / s•'* 1 cool. Wipe oven with damp • 36 Page* of Timely, Helpful Hints en / I I SV'(“d whc„ R <.'vS,°h« I “THE CARE AND USE OF ELECTRIC * kS&J I cooled. Keep range clean. | APPLIANCES IN THE HOME” * ' I 4 Mak „ e sure ,. ra ,T SitS I P el I At any of our stores, or by mail. WEB' I I. on floor, that the vent n I .' . , . „ ' , . ... . clean, and units arc operat- Write 464 Electric Building, Atlanta | ing satisfactorily. | # i i Georeria- Power Company | BUY 11. S. WAR BOHPS BCCBLARIY ■ A C », ZEN w „e„ F . y „ , WE SEKYE , Get This ECONOMY SPECIAL 1 Ch.ck Compression 2 Tighten Cylinder H.od 3 Tighten Manifold* 4 Tighten Hose Connections 5 Clean Battery Terminals 6 Check and Adjust Veltage Regulator J Check Battery and Fill with Wator 8 Adjust Distributor Points 9 Adjust Ignition Timing and Set Octane Selector 10 Check Ignition Coil 11 Check Condenser 1 2 Cleon and Adjust Spark Plugs 1 3 Check Vacuum Control 14 Check and Adjust Heal Con trol 1 J Overhaul and Adjust Car buretor 16 Adjust Valve Tappets 17 Adjust Fan Bell I - ■ 18 Clean Air Cleaner .. . because for years more people have purchased Chevrolet* B 19 Ch , tk Tlr , than any other make of car. .. . because for years more people have purchased used cars from I Ch * tk Bro,l * , Chevrolet dealers than from any other dealer organization. B 21 Road-Test for economy .. . because Chevrolet dealers specialize in giving skilled, de- B , pendable service on all makes of cars and trucks. B SU? ** UNION MOTOR COMPANY Phone 136 Perry, Ga. Largest i>u. .. I-,..netery Custer Battlefield in Montana is ♦he largest national cemetery, al though more soldiers are buried in Arlington dree ley's Writing bad Horace Greeley’s handwriting was so bad he couldn’t, read it himself, and often had to call in Jack Robin son, one of his proofreaders, who could decipher it quicker than you could sev hi« n- - i fj,.i oca^o.,oa<i The origin of the expression "to make one the goat,” conics 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 intff the wilderness J 1 i | ,Millions in Mortgages 1 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. Ferguson announced recently.