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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXI. No. 30. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. JULY 23, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1870 BOND QUOTA PASSED! BY HOUSTON JULY 17 Perry and Houston county went over the top Friday, Ameri can Heroes’ Day, in the sale of War Savings Stamps and Bonds. $12,056.20 of Stamps and Bonds were sold, thus surpassing the $lO,OOO quota. American Heroes’ Day was observed in connection with the Retailers- for-Victory Drive being conducted during the month of July. Max Moore, chmn. Retail Sales and E. P. Newhard, execu tive chmn. War Savings Staff, expressed themselves as very pleased with report. The Perry Kiwanis club con tributed publicity to help put over the sale of bonds and stamps on American Heroes’ Pay, which was so named in honor of past and present heroes. Houston county chose this way to honor the 211 men from this county in the U.S. armed forces, by over purchasing its quota of Stamps and Bonds. Merchants and other business firms are continuing their efforts to sell stamps during July. Cus tomers are urged to accept their change in Savings Stamps. A detailed report on sales will be given next week by Chmn. Moore. METHODISTS PLAN REVIVAL NEXT WEEK | Revival services will begin at' the Perry Methodist church next Sunday, July 26, and continue throughout next week. Rev. J. E. Sampley, pastor, will do the preaching and the music will be in charge of G. F. Nunn and W. K. Whipple. Services will be held Sunday at 11:30 a. m. and at 9 p. m. During the week, services will be held twice daily, at 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. Members of all denominations are invited to attend these ser vices. The public is also invited. MISS FAY WALKER DIES fx, _____ Miss Fay Rice Walker, age 22, died at her home near Bonaire Thursday p. m. after a long illness. Funeral services were held at sp. m. Friday at the Bonaire Methodist church with Rev. W. J. Erwin of Americus and Rev. Gordon King, pastor, officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Walker; two brothers, Billy Talton and Erwin Bryan of Kathleen;grandmother, Mrs. H. E, Talton, of Kathleen; and several uncles and aunts. Miss Walker was a devoted member of the Bonaire Metho dist church and a lovely Chris tian character. WORKERS NEEDED ■ v ( Workers are needed for the Red Cross Sewing Room at the Region Home. The Room is open °n Wednesday and Friday every week. The weather is hot but the war wasn’t stopped on account of the weather. Forget the heat and come on and do your bit for the war effort by sewing for the Red Cross. Surely, you can give some time to this worthy and ur gent call. •All Civilian Defense enrollees a , re urged to work with the Red especially those women who signed up to do sewing. Come on, women, let’s rally to this cause! Mrs. John L. Hodges, Chmn. Women’s Division Civilian Defense Committee. STATE guard news Unit 102 of the Georgia State guards will hold maneuvers Sun day. July 26, beginning at 5 p. J* l, The maneuvers will be held ln to® held adjoining the South ern Fruit Growers Packing "Ouse below the R. R. Depot, in rerry. fihe public is invited to attend r nd Se e the local guards of Hous on county in action. PERRY HAS NEW FIRE j ENGINE & EQUIPMENT j Perry’s new fire engine, red'i and shiny, arrived Monday and , was given a practice try-out. j The engine was ordered months ] ago but due to war conditions 1 has just been delivered. This new truck has a Mercury i motor, a Ford chassis, and a s Peter Pirsch pump with a double i type pumping capacity of 650 i gallons per minute. The truck 1 has 1,200 ft. of new fire hose and ( other necessary equipment. Perry has needed this new i fire-fighting equipment for some time. Mayor S. A. Nunn and the councilmen are to be com mended for supplying this pro tection. Perry’s fire department is com- i posed of thefollowing volunteers: i Clifford Grimes, chief; E.F. Bell flowers, Cecil Moody, Pete Hen derson, Warren Leaptrot, and John Heller. MRS. S.L. NORWOOD SR. DIES Mrs. Annie Houser Norwood, widow of Sam L. Norwood Sr., passed away at her home here Saturday afternoon after a long illness. She was 66 years old. Mrs. Norwood was a life-long resident of Houston county. Her parents were the late Judge John Houser and Mrs. Houser who was Miss Fannie Thigpen. Mrs. Norwood was a member of the Perry Methodist church for over 50 years. She was a ‘member of the Gen. Daniel Stewart chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution and of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service. Her ready wit, cheerful man ner, and lovable nature endeared Mrs. Norwood to many people. Survivors are two sons, S. L. Norwood Jr. and Felton Nor wood, both of Perry; one daugh ter, Mrs. John Jones of North, S. C.; three grandsons, John Jones Jr., Sam Norwood 111, and Felton Norwood Jr.; three broth ers, Frank Houser, Franklin, Tenn.; Zach Houser, Scott, Ga., and G, P. Houser of Dublin,Ga., and a number of nieces a n d ( nephews. Funeral services were held at ( 5 p. m. Sunday at the Perry Methodist church with the pas tor, Rev. J. E. Sampley, official;- . ing, assisted by Rev. J.A. Ivey, ' { Baptist pastor. Francis Nunn sang “Beautiful j Isle of Somewhere” and Dr. R. P. Shepard sang “Beautiful Garden of Prayer” with Mrs. G. ( C. Nunn as accompanist. Rev. J. E. Sampley paid trib- ! ute to the life of Mrs. Norwood, : saying that she was motivated by love in her every interest in life. The large concourse of friends | and numerous floral offerings be spoke a reciprocal love for this good woman. Pallbearers were six of her nephews: Irwin Houser, Macon; Houser Edwards, Fort Valley; Sam N. Hodges, Atlanta; John ( L. Hodges, John Houser, and M.j G. Edwards, of Perry. Interment followed in the! family lot in Evergreen ceme- j tery. , Out-of-town relatives and, friends attending ihe funeral j were: Mrs. John Jones, North, S. C.; Mr, and Mrs. Irwin Hous- 1 er, Macon: Mr. and Mrs. Zach Houser, Scott; Mr. G. P. Houser, Dublin; Mr. Frank Houser,Frank lin, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs, John I A. Houser, Mr. Lee Houser, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Houser Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borders, Mrs. J. L. j Long, Mrs. Harris Hafer, Mr. Wm.! Marchman, Mrs. W. B. Norton, jl and Miss Larinne Edwards, Fort 1 Valley; Miss Jean Houser, Co-jl lumbia, S. C.; Mr. Bern Hatch, j 1 Atlanta: Mr. John Holtzclaw, I 1 Mrs. B. C. Holtzclaw, Mrs. J. S; ■ Cole, and Mrs. C. B. Jones, of! Macon; Mrs. W. R. Williams,! Sacramento, Calif., Mrs. T. L. M Hendrix, Lakeland, Fla,, and S. I 1 N. Hodges, Atlanta, CARD OF THANKS The relatives of Miss F a y j Walker deeply appreciate the , many courtesies shown her dur ing her illness and the expres- ‘ sions of sympathy for them at J her passing. t PURSUIT MON STORY “Alert” is the order of the day for Pursuit aviation in the Fighter Command. It is also an accurate word picture of our planes and the men who use them. In hundreds of tiny dispersal fields lies our protective aircraft strength, ready to spring into action at literally a second’s no tice. The men who are the pi lots of our fast “Cannons,” are only awaiting the signal from the Information Center or “nerve center” to spring into action. After the officers in the Infor mation Center have established the identity of the aircraft which is reported by the observer, and if it is an enemy craft, the Pur suit officer, knowing the number of available pursuit ships in the area, and the positions in which they are dispersed, quickly makes his plans for interception. He contacts the field or fields from which the mission is to be sent and orders the planes into the air. He remains in direct radio contact with the flight lead er of the squad while the planes are on their way to make the in terception. He directs them on i a course which seems the most strategic, he follows the course of the advancing enemy bombers as it is charted on the board maps from the progressive re ports of the observers. This Pursuit Officer, by observing this form the board is able to know and to pass on to the flight lead er in the air the exact location, altitude, speed, type of ships or ship. He is therefore able to send our ships directly to the enemy, so that they will meet them at the most advantageous position. Only at the point of direct contact is th.e connection with the Information Center broken, . . . only when the flight signals . . . Enemy Sighted. This is the practical working of our system of Pursuit aviation. It is an effective system, it is not an experiment. It works. The same system saved the life of England when she was subject ed to Hitler’s air blitz. England had a numerically inferior air force, but through this system of sending what planes she had to the exact spot where they could be most effective, she made Hitler’s air assault so costly that he had to give it up. This was the proof that the experts had expected for their theory. One plane so well directed going to the precise spot where the ene my is, armed with full informa tion of what to expect, is more effective than 16 planes in the sky on patrol. Planes dispersed in a ring of dispersal fields are much more safe from enemy fire than if they were all placed in a large airport. Now they are camouflaged. They are in places difficult and costly for the enemy to bomb and what is more, being constantly on the alert and close ly connected by communication, they form a ring of defense whereby the planes from any fields can be sent quickly to any one spot if the need is urgent. The men who populate these lonely dispersal fields wait hour after hour, poised, waiting, fly ing clothes on, planes ready, ready to zoom up into the skies and challenge the invader. These men with wings, with their planes, “cannons with wings,” are ready, NAILS AVAILABLE FOR PEANUT STRIPS Peanut growers may buy 8- penny nails for tacking strips on peanut poles used in harvesting the present peanut crop, accord ing to a statement issued Wed nesday by Congressman Stephen Through the efforts of Mr. Pace, a plan has been worked out by the Dept, of Agriculture and the W. P. B. to provide suf ficient nails for the above men tioned purpose. Arrangements have been made to allot to the State of Georgia 500 tons for ex clusive use in harvesting peanuts. Peanut producers should apply immediately to their local hard ware dealer for these nails. The dealer can obtain nails from Peeler Hdw. Co., Macon, distri butors for Middle Ga. “A WEEHFJHE WAR” Labor Supply War Manpower Chairman Mc- Nutt reported approximately 12,- 500.000 persons were working in direct war employment on July 1, compared with 9,000,000 on April 1. He estimated 5,000,000 [more will be added to the indus try forces during the last six months of this year. Federal Works Administrator Fleming said total U. S. Employment in creased between May and June 1 by 1,700,000 persons to 53,300,- 000. The House passed and sent to the Senate a Bill authorizing the Census Bureau to issue birth cer tificates based on its vital statis tics to persons unable to obtain them through normal channels. The 54,000,000 persons in the Country whose births are not re corded could obtain a certificate upon making a sworn application 1 to a postmaster (or his subordi nate), which would be forwarded ' to the Bureau to be checked. Af ter verification of the application a birth certificate would be is -1 sued so the person could work in War Production Plants and receive old age pension benefits. Rationing ; The OPA announced that East 1 Coast motorists in localities serv . ed by subways, elevated or sur i ban railroads would be denied i supplementary gasoline rations unless they can establish that . such transportation facilities are inadequate for their needs. The ■ new regulations would apply to » all motorists,including those who i help form car-sharing clubs. : WPB Chairman Nelson said af i ter July 22,when the new raiton ! ing system goes into effect in the i East, gasoline deliveries to sta • tions in the area will be based ; upon coupons taken in by each i station. The WPB announced ■ establishment of a“Buffer Zone” , in 162 counties adjacent to the ; Western Boundaries of the East ; Coast ration area, in which de ' liveries of gasoline to filling sta tions will be cut by 25 percent beginning July 22. The WPB reported 2,736 trucks truck trailers and miscellaneous vehicles were released to civili ans and to holders of Govern ment exemption permits during the week ended July 11. Since March 9, when the rationing pro gram became effective, almost 52.000 vehicles in all categories 'have been released to these two groups. The OPA authorized lo cal war price and rationing boards to permit use of any reasonable amount of sugar for home canning providing four quarts of fruit will be canned on each pound of sugar. CUT KUDZU IN JULY Well established stand o? kud zu can provide two cuttings of hay to help meet the increased feed requirements on many farms this year, if the first cut ting is made before the end of July, according to W. V. Bass, of the Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District. When kudzu is cut for hay in June or July, the plants have! time to make new growth and build up a reserve food supply in the roots by the end of sum mer, Mr. Bass points out. Another cutting can then be made just before the first frost in the late fall. Frost will then come before the plants have time to make new growth and ex haust the starchy material in the roots. This reserve food supply will be carried through the winter and enable the plants to make a vigorous new growth in the spring. j If kudzu is cut in August or! September, the plants will make l new growth during the fall, but] will not have time to store up a| food supply in the roots before) the first frost. The plants will then be exhausted when frost comes and will go through win ter into the spring growing sea son in a weakened condition. Many farmers with well es- 1 tablished stands of kudzu will want to make two cuttings of hay to meet the increased feed requirements in the war effort,! Mr. Bass explained. Bui unless the first cutting is made before the end of July, it will not be safe to cut kudzu until late fall, probably in November. i WINDSTORM DAMAGES TREES & WIRES HERE j A windstorm which developed : suddenly Tuesday afternoon did [quite a bit of damage to trees land wires in Perry. A large oak in the front yard of G. W. Rhodes’ home was top ped and fell through the roof into the front room of the house. The front yard at J.M.Tolleson’s was covered with several large limbs torn from oak trees on the sidewalk. The Macon highway in front of the Smoak place was blocked for two hours by a tree which had blown across it. Jer inaghan street was blocked for a while by a fallen tree. All over town tree limbs were scattered on streets and in yards. Some window panes were blown out but no further damage was done to buildings. All lights were out for three hours and fifty phones were out for several hours from damage to lines. POOR BOYS ENLIST HI Iff Three members of the Rackley family and one other man from Houston county joined Uncle Sam’s Naval forces at Macon ! Tuesday. The Rackley boys were Milton j Larkin Rackley Jr. and Warren Calvin Rackley of Bonaire and . William Lewis Rackley of Kath ‘ leen. James Edward Davidson ! of Kathleen also left Tuesday for ’ Norfolk. These boys will be * stationed at the Norfolk Train -1 ing Station for a period of sever al weeks and from there they will either join the fighting forces at sea or be sent to a Na ! val school. Milton Larkin Rackley, who is only 22 years old, spent two years at sea when he was a mem ber of the merchant marine. His father thought it would be safer for Milton Rackley Jr. in the Navy so he joined the Navy Mon day and brought his brother, Warren, and his cousin, William, with him to enlist. Milton Rackley told this ex perience Tuesday; “I went to sea July 1, 1940, with themerchant marine, ‘T con tinued to sail on one voyage or another until June 7, this year, when our ship was torpedoed in the Caribean sea. “We dropped life rafts over the sides. There were 16 on one raft and 15 on the other. The sea had seeped into the kegs of drinking water and we could not afford to use it. We just held it in our mouths and then spit it out. ‘‘The only drinking water we had was wrung from our blank ets, which would become drench ed and Soaking in the almost nightly rains. “We finally drifted, after five days and six nights, to a little island off the coast of the Do minican Republic. There we were rescued by natives and tak en to Santo Domingo, Capitol of the island republic. From there we were taken by plane to Mia mi. I came home from there, ar riving June 24.” PATRIOriC TO EAT PEACHES It is patriotic to eat peaches! A record peach crop is on hand in Georgia now, and every house wife can help in the war effort and add satisfaction to her fam ily diet by helping use Georgia’s bumper crop. Also, during the period July 16 to August 5 peaches will be a victory food special. This will serve to increase consumption of | the crop while it is on the market ! in greatest volume. Eat peaches for health’s sake! [They contribute vitamin C in [good measure and give some j vitamin B. In addition, yellow peaches supply vitamin A. If vitality is low, try peaches for pep. They contain more blood building minerals than many I popular fruits. For real lusciousness, delight ful flavor and enjoyment, few fruits can equal peaches. They have a variety of uses and can [ be served three times a day, and yet not be monotonous. Also, sliced peaches do not require sugar. The natural sweetness ahd flavor is sufficient in itself. 1 Many Georgia farm families R.E.A. SERVICE FOR WELLSTON AIR DEPOT REYNOLDS. Ga.-The REA financed Flint Electric Member ship Corporation, which was formed for the purpose of get ting electricity to farms in this area, will soon be providing ser vice for 250 to 500 war workers, L. C. Woolard, superintendent, said today. The cooperative has completed negotiations for serv ing the FSA housing project inr connection with the Wellston Ai Depot, Mr. Woolard announced. The cooperative is now pro viding power necessary for con struction of this project, accord ing to Mr. Woolard, and is also providing service for a canton ment camp which will be com pleted in about 45 days. This, co operative has been asked by the Army to serve the barracks which will house 3,000 civilian defense workers of the Wellston Air Depot. Mr. Woolard lauded the pa triotism of the farmers who have made sacrifices to bring electric service to these isolated areas and have, in certain cases, given up their homes to make way for the new military facilities. Twelve members of the co operative owned property In cluded in the tract selected for the new hospital and camp. One of these consumers. Mr. S. W, Newberry, has helped authorities to solve the housing problem by establishing a trailer camp at his home and by making his tenant houses available to workers. Mr, Woolard said that the part played by his cooperative in the war effort is typical of Rural Electrification Systems through out the country. He pointed out that before 1935 when the Rural Electrification Administration was established, only about 700,- 000 farmers were receiving ser vice. Today, the number has swelled to more than 2,000,000 and the network of rural lines built in the last seven years reaches into most of the isolated rural areas which were selected as suitable locations for new Army camps, air bases, Marine barracks, and training centers. Farmer-members of REA sys tems, he said, have gladly cur tailed non-essential uses of elec tricity on the farm in order to keep the wheels of the war ma chines turning. The 870 REA systems located in 45 States, Alaska and the Vir gin Islands, are now serving some 6,000 large scale users, in cluding airports, army camps. [ Marine bases, mines, essential defense industries and food pro cessing plants, according to Mr. Woolard. Mr. Woolard pointed out that in five years the Flint Electric Membership Corporation has grown from a small distribution system with 31 miles of line to ■ 157 members to a big business serving 1,800 consumers and likely to double that figure by serving war workers. The sound financial basis of the business is well demonstrated, he said, by the fact that the cooperative has made principal repayments total ing twice the amounts due the government at this time. Floyd Tabor of Houston county is president of the Flint Corp. which serves the rural section of Houston. BAPTIST ANMOUNCEMENIS 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. FIRST OPEN COTTON The first open cotton boll of the season was brought in by G. W. Smith Wednesday, and was grown on his farm near Grovania. are drying, canning and freezing peaches now for use later on. They will enjoy the good peach flavor the year around. Susan Mathews, Extension Nutritionist.