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VOL. LXXI. No. 26. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. JUNE 25. 1942 ESTABLISHED 1870
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JULY i, DEADLINE
FOR QUALIFYING
July 1 is the deadline for can
didates to qualify for election in
Houston County’s Democratic
Primary to be held Sept. 9, the
same date as the State Primary.
Xhe Democratic executive com
mittee fixed the time limit as
Noon Eastern War Time, July 1,
for candidates to qualify; that is
pay assessment fee to J. W.
Hloodworth, secty. and treasurer
of the committee.
Those to be elected this year
include a state senator, a legisla
tor, two county commissioners,
and the county Democratic ex
ecutive committee, which con
stitutes three members from
each militia district except Perry
which has six.
J, W. Bloodworth, Perry at
torney, merchant, and farmer,
has announced for state senator.
W. W. Gray, the county’s pres
ent representative in the state
legislature, has announced for
re-election. Mr. Gray who re
sides in the Old 13th district is a
farmer and lumber man,
The two commissioners whose
terms expire this year are T. L.
Warren and Warren B. Hodge.
Mr. Warren has announced for
re-election.
The following assessments
were made on candidates by the
committee: Senator, $4O; Rep
resentative, $2O; County Com
missioner, $10; Executive com
mitteemen, none.
State Primary
Entries in the State Primary,
Sept. 9, will close at 2p. m. on
July 4, at the State Capitol.
The state executive committee
has ruled that pells open at 8 a.
m. and close at Bp. m. in city
precincts and be open from 9a.
m. to 4 p. m. in rural precincts.
Election managers have been
warned not to allow anyone to
give out information as to the
number of votes any candidate
has received until after the of
ficial count is made.
CONGRESSMAN PACE
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
Congressman Stephen Pace, of
the Third Georgia district, quali
fied for re-election to the 78th
Congress as the district Demo
cratic Executive committee met
in Americus Wednesday, June
17, set its Democratic primary
for September 8, and fixed rules
governing the balloting. No
other candidate qualified at the
meeting.
The fee for qualifying was set
at $5OO, double the sum charged
in the last primary, and the dead
line for entrance was set at 2
o’clock p. m. (eastern war time)
July 4, 1942. Candidates must
file with Sims Garrett, Jr., Co
lumbus, acting secretary.
A resolution praising President
Koosevelt was adopted and a
resolution was also approved
commending the record of Rep
resentative Pace, who, they said,
"has for the last several years
served this district faithfully,
efficiently and with distinction.”
LIBRARY NOTES
The teachers have advised the
boys and girls to read during the
vacation months. To create in
terest in good literature new
books are being added.
A timely book is the biography
of Clara Barton and the found
ing of the American Red Cross
by Margot Austin. Sue Barton,
Student Nurse, by Helen Boyls
ton, is not only an interesting
story but contains splendid in
formation for any girl whose
thoughts tend toward nursing.
Eor years children have read
with keen enjoyment, ‘‘Miss
Minerva and William Green
Hill,” by Calhoun. C. W. An
derson is an artist as well as au
thor. He has gained fame for
bjs illustrated stories of horses.
High Courage,” the spirited
r ace track horse, has a special ap
peal for children. Mr. Toot
Whistle's Invention, by Peter
W ells is a highly amusing story
w >th pictures.
Library hours; 1:30 p. m. to
o ; j0 p. m. Monday, Thursday,
anf T Saturday,
) erniece Beavers, Librarian.
|J. HENRY KING DIES
I AT HIS HOME IN PERRY |
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J. Henry King, 71, died unex-- :
pectedly at his home Saturday.!
He had been in ill health for
some time.
He was a life long resident of
Perry. Funeral services were
held at the residence Sunday at
5 p, m. with the Rev. J. E.
Sampley officiating, assisted by
the Rev. James Ivey,
He is survived by three sis
ters: Misses Gussie and Fannie
King, of Perry and Mrs. J. G.
Hill of Reynolds;two nieces,Mrs.
S. R. Newton of Savannah; Mrs.
J. E. Carson of Reynolds and
nephew, Henry M. Waters of
Reynolds. Burial was in Ever
green cemetery, Perry.
Pallbearers were; S. L. Nor
wood, S. A. Nunn, G. C. Nunn,
A. M. Anderson, Geo. B. Wells,
and F, M. Houser.
In recent years, Mr. King was
connected with the.grocery busi
ness until his health failed. For
a number of years, he was a
traveling salesman. In both the
retail and wholesale lines, Mr.
King was considered a splendid
salesman.
The out-of-town relatives at
tending the funeral of Mr. Henry
King were: Mrs. J. G. Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Carson and Mr.
and Mrs. H, M. Waters, Rey
nolds; Mr. and Mrs. S. R. New
ton, Savannah: Mr. and Mrs. W,
K. Jenkins and Mrs. John Jen
kins, Ashburn; and Miss Larinne
Edwards and Mrs. Burch Norton,
Fort Valley.
Among the friends from out
of town were: Mrs. B. C. Holtz
claw, Mrs. Morgan Yates, Mrs.
J. S. Cole, and Mr. John Holtz
claw, Macon; and Mrs. J. L.
Long, Fort Valley.
RATIONING SDfIRO REPORT
All who are interested in sugar
for canning are asked to make
application by June 30 as that is
the last day these applications
can be received. Industrial and
institutional users of sugar are
asked to register for their July
allotment on June 29 and 30.
The Houston County Rationing
Board has a telegram from E. A.
Thornwell, State Director, Office
of Price Administration, asking ;
that all retailers in this area be
informed that price lists of cost
of living commodities, as defined
in Bulletin No. 2, must be filed
with the War Price and Ration
ing Board by July 1, 1942.
Weekly Report of Houston
County Rationing Board.
Passenger Car Tubes issued
week beginning June 15:
Tires Tubes
H. W. Glover 2
Houston County 2
Truck and Bus Tires & Tubes:
G. W. Hicks 1
Houston County 2
A. G. Attaway
Construction Co. 11
J. H. Davis & Son 1
G. E. Perdue 1
C. H. Hamsley 2
H. J. Self 11
Ral Jim Fruit Farm 1
Passenger Car Retreads:
W. B. Harrison 2
Ben B. Hartsfield 1
W, W. Grant Jr. 4
J. K. Renfroe 1
C. E. Staton 2
T. C. Mayo 2
Kay Bailey 4
R. C. Talton 2
Tullie S. Lacey 3
B. F. Van Hart 3
J. E. Burney 3
Houston County 2
R. W. Fuller 2
N. A. Fincher 3
M. M. Cloud Jr. 1
J. W. Aycock 2 j
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DIVIDEND PAYMENT |
The Perry Federal Savings and!
Loan Association will make its)
12th consecutive semi-annual;
interest payment at rate of 4 per|
cent per annum, in July. Morej
than $3,000 in dividends will bej
i paid out or credited on accounts:
next month. I
S. A. Nunn is president, C. E.
Andrew, vice-president; F. M.
Houser, secty.-treasurer.
Adolph, Benito and Hlrohlt*
Sis —the three blind mice. Make ;
them run with ten percent of
your income in War Bonds
fX every pay day. |
I Scrap Rubber Drive
Helped By Farmers
I Houston county farmers, ris
ing swiftly to President Roose
velt’s appeal for scrap rubber
salvage, rallied again this week
to the battle-cry of ‘‘Scrap To
Slap The Jap,” according to L.
W. Tabor, chairman of the
County U. S. D. A. War Board.
Acting in close coordination;
with the State Salvage Commit
tee, the County War Boards of
Georgia, have launched an inten
sive drive for the collection and
sale of scrap rubber tucked away
and forgotten in farm homes,
barns and elsewhere. *
“The plan of collection is sim
ple,” Chairman Tabor said.
“Every man, woman and child is
asked to gather every bit of the
scrap rubber and take it to the
nearest filling station or bulk oil
company station. These stations
will pay a penny a pound for it,
and will handle the job of trans
porting it to processors. Profits
will be divided among war re
lief agencies.”
Old automobile tires hanging
on garage walls, broken fruit jar
caps, discarded water hose and
an endless variety of other rub
ber materials have already be
gun pouring into the collection
points, the War Board chairman
said, and indications are that the
flow has just begun.
“We’ve already slapped the
Japs with scrap iron, aluminum
and War Stamps and Bonds,” he
said. “Now let’s get in there
with a bit of rubber hose and
give them a thorough going
over- There’s plenty of scrap
rubber on Georgia farms, and
when this montn is over, we
want every bit of it to have been
moved into industrial channels.
The rubber situation is critical,
and every bif of scrap that we
can pour into jthe war machine
will carry us closer to a certain
victory over the Axis.”
MRS. J.R. McELMURRAY
DIES AT HOME HERE
Mrs. Epsie Connie Dent Mc-
Elmurray, 66, wife of J. R. Mc-
Elmurray, died at her home here
Sunday after an illness of sever
al months. Funeral services
were held Monday at 3p, m. at
Salem church in Roberta. A na
tive of Crawford county, she had
lived in Perry for 30 years.
Surviving are her husband,
three sons, J. W. McElmurray,
of Elko; H. E. McElmurray, of
Unadilla, and J, L. McElmurray,
of Perry; five daughters, Mrs. G.
O. Harris of Knoxville, Mrs No
ga Avery, of Macon, Mrs. Elzie
Langston, of Unadilla; Mrs. Ho
ward Peyton and Miss Patty Mc
.Elmurray of Perry; three broth
ers, C. E. Dent, of Russellville,
Ala.; W. H. Dent, of Fort Val
ley, and B. C. Dent, of Milledge
ville; two sisters, Mrs. E. G.
Fountain, of Fort Valley, and
Mrs. R. H, Culverhouse, of
Knoxville, and 22 grandchildren.
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GOVERNMENT JOB
EXAMS TO BE IN MACON
Washington is calling for ste
nographers and typists tc carry
on vital government work. Ste-
Inographers particularly needed.
Civil Service Examinations can
be arranged at any time with
Miss Mary Fowler, Representa
tive of the Civil Service Commis
sion, 451 Second St., Macon, Ga.,
phone 2766.
The required typing speed is
thirty-five words per minute,
i Dictation is given at the rate of
[96 words per minute.
The salary is $1,440 per year,
with opportunities for advance
ment for stenographers.
If you are qualified answer this
appeal immediately.
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i , Lost and found columns of
| Tokio newspapers arc crowd
: C d these days. Every time an
f American buys a War Bond,
the Japs lose face. Buy your
10% every pay daf.
Our fighting men are doing
their share. Here at home
fia the least we can do is put 10% t
/raL of our income in War Bonds i
for our share in America.
“Pooling” Needed To
► Aid Transportation
“Pooling transportation” is
just another name for neighbor
ly cooperation to save miles on
motors and tires, to save gas and
out-of-pocket-expense, and to
make cars and trucks last longer
by having one trip to town serve
[several errands. While vehicles
jand tires last, “pooling” will be
a good neighbor policy; after
wards, it will be a necessity.
Community leaders can assist
in this work by setting up a
definite plan for community
transpartation pooling. There
should be a “key man” in each
neighborhood to keep in close
touch with (a) who has an extra
tire or spare parts for sale or
swap, (b) who’s going to town
and when. It may be desirable
for the “key man” to make a
census of cars and trucks in his
community, in order to get this
information.
In addition to this “formal”
organization, farmers should be
urged to call their neighbors
when they intend to make a trip
to town. Maybe their neighbors
also want to go or wish to have
purchases made.
Neighbors should rotate trips
to stores, mills, etc. If the car
or truck is empty one way, may
be it can be filled by taking in a
neighbor’s produce when going
after groceries and other sup
plies, Large purchases help
eliminate small trips.
Farmers should start til inking
of the time when they and a
neighbor may have only three
i tires apiece. ’Can they pool them
and both enjoy the common bene
fit of having one usable set?
W. T. Middlebrooks,
County Agent.
i E.B. WOLFE SR. PASSES
Funeral services were held
Monday at 11 a. m. in Whipple
funeral home here for Elmer
Brooks Wolfe, 60, for 15 years a
Perry resident, who died Satur
day night at his home here after
an illness of several years. He
was a native of Bristol, Va.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth H. Wolfe, and two
sons, E. B. Wolfe Jr. of Perry,
and Edward Wolfe, of Eufaula,
Ala.
Pallbearers were: Luther
Mosteller, Cob Massee, Billy
Massee, Alton Hardy, Derrille
Greene, Paul Massey, and Hilt
Gray.
Mr. Wolfe had made his home
!in Perry for the past 15 years.
I He was a building contractor un
til his health failed. In recent
years he had farming interest.
PECAN CROP GETS
CAREFUL ATTENTION
Georgia pecan growers are
■ watching their groves with new
interest this year in order to
take advantage of the rising de
mand brought on by the scarcity
of foreign nuts.
Last year’s high production of
10,212,000 pounds of all varieties
is expected this year, and grow
ers are giving increased atten
tion to spraying, cultivation, fer
tilization and pruning,
Georgia led the nation in the
production of improved varieties
of pecans in 1941 with 9,497,000
pounds. Alabama was second
with approximately half that
yield.
MERCHANTS INVITED
TO MACON MEETING
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Merchants and business men]
of Houston county are invited to 1
a meeting in Macon this after
noon (Thursday) June 25, at 4
p. m, at the Hotel Dempsey.
Officials of the Office of Price
Administration will be present to
explain the effect of the new
price ceiling regulations, telling
of the restrictions and obliga
tions under its terms.
The Macon Chamber of Com
merce at the request of Alex P.
Gaines, chief Price attorney,
OPM, 44 Pryor St., Atlanta, is
inviting wholesale and retail
merchants within a radius of 75
miles of Macon to attend this
meeting which is one of a series
covering the state.
| PERRY POST OFFICE
i! BECOMES 2nd CLASS
I The Perry Post Office will ad
’ vance to Second Class officially
(on July 1.
I have received official notice
, from the Post Office Dept, at
, Washington, D. C. of the change
to second class effective July 1.
By orders from the Department,
we are compelled to change the
routine of service that we are
giving at present. There will
not be any window service on
[ Sundays and holidays. Patrons
on rural routes wishing to get
papers on Sunday will have to
'secure a lock box at the office.
There will not be any mail
handed out to anyone by any em
, ployee of the office at any time
from the lock boxes. Those with
lock boxes who wish others to
get their mail for them, must
teach these people the combina
tion or come for mail in person.
Window service every day, ex
cept Sunday and holidays, will
be from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Otis A. King,
Postmaster.
fTfthregTsTratiqn DM
Every male person who was
born on or after January 1, 1922,
and on or before June 30, 1924,
shall present himself for and
submit to registration on Tues
day the 30th of June 1942, be
tween the hours of 7a. m. and
9 p. m.
Registration will be held at
the following places:
Local Board Office, Perry.
Old Lodge Hall, Wellston.
" CENTERVILLE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ewing
and son, J. W. Jr., spent the
weekend in Atlanta visiting Mr.
Ewing’s sister, Mrs. Jordon and
Mr. Jordon. John Jr. remained
for a week’s visit with hi s
cousin, Silvia Jordon.
Mr. Ross Stembridge and fam
ily of Birmingham, Ala. spent
several days last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Stembridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Pascal Stafford
and children spent Sunday with
Mr, Stafford’s family.
Paschal Stafford Jr. is visiting
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Stafford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stembridge
of Macon spent the weekend
with relatives in Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scar
borough and little sons, Gordon
Jr. and Jamen, spent Sunday!
, with Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Scar-'
borough.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lee and
sons, Jimmy and Joeneal, were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Stembridge Sunday.
Mr. Ellis Aultrnan of Birming
ham, Ala. is visiting relatives
, and friends in Centerville this
week.
| Mrs. J. W. Ewing and Mrs, J.
D. Stembridge were visitors in
Perry Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs.lrie Roberts were
in Perry on business Monday.
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Diabetics Gel Special Ice Cream
A new ice cream for diabetics has
been produced at the University of
Illinois, containing about 40 per cent
as much sugar as the standard prod
! uct. Scientists at the institute sub
stituted a mixture principally of
milk proteins for the glycerine used
previously in efforts to freeze a low
sugar ice cream. One out of each
260 persons in the United States is
diabetic, the scientists say.
lISO FUND DRIVE
BEGUN IN HOUSTON
The drive for United Service
Organization funds began in
Houston county this week with
W. Eugene Beckham as chair
man. Houston’s quota in this
national drive to raise $32,000,-
000 for the USO War Fund is
$550. The campaign will con
tinue through next week.
Analysis of the work perform
ed by USO during the last year
and its present report of opera
tions show that the USO has
gone far beyond its initial pledg
es of service to members of the
armed forces of the nation.
When USO was established
last year it pledged to set up
only 339 service clubs in 125 ma
jor defense areas. Demands,
still growing, made the organiza
tion extend original plans. As a
result, USO is not only on the
way to doubling the number of
clubs originally bargained for,
but also has set up six special
services requested for the troops
by the War and Navy Depart
ments.
Clubhouses draw their staffs
from the personnel of USO’s six
member agencies. These are the
Young Men’s Christian Associa
tions, the National Catholic Com
munity Service, the Salvation
Army, the Young Women’s
Christian Associations, the Jew
ish Welfare Board and the Na
tional Travelers Aid Association.
The membership of United
Service Organizations includes
every mother’s son in the fight
ing uniform of Uncle Sam. By
the end of this year there will be
3,600,000 of them.
The greater demands made
upon USO by the tremendous in
crease in the number of men in
military service make it neces
sary that the goal set for the
1942 War Campaign Fund, $32,-
000,000, be reached and sur
passed.
Citizens of Houston county are
urged to respond to this worthy
cause. Let’s raise our $550 quo
ta and help the USO to help our
men in the service.
SUGAR STAMP CHANGE
Stamp No. 5 on your sugar ra
tion card will be good for twice
as much sugar as your previous
stamps —but it will have to last
you twice as long.
Chmn. S. L. Norwood of the
sugar ration board announced
Wednesday that Stamp No, 5
will be good from June 28 thru
[July 25. It can be used to ob
' tain two pounds of sugar.
Stamp No. 6 will be good from
July 26 through August 22, and
can be used in obtaining two
pounds of sugar.
Heretofore the stamps have
been good for only two weeks
period, and one pound of sugar.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School--10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:30 a. m.
Youth Fellowship for Inter
mediate-Senior ages meets 7:45
p. m. Sunday.
Evening Worship Service 8:30.
Prayer Service Wednesday
night, 8:30 o’clock.
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.
It’s common sense to be
Hfe thrifty. If you save you are
gm thrifty. War Bonds help you
tra to save and help to save
America. Buy your ten per
■*-aL cent every pay day.
tNot everybody with * dollar
to spare can shoot a gran
i straight—but everybody can
shoot straight to the bank and
buy War Bonds. Buy your
10% every pay day.
