Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, August 27, 1942, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXI. No. 35. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THyRSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1942 ESTABLISHED 1870 PERRY guard unit HAS GOOD RECORD The Perry Unit of Houston County Guards is one of the out standing units in the 12th Dis trict of the Ga. State Guards. a recent inspection the local unit was given a high rating. The unit meets every Tuesday night from 8:30 —10:30 o’clock at the Perry High Gym. Drills are held in the Gym and on the school grounds which have been lighted for this purpose. The ri fle range is inside the Gym. The men have uniforms sup plied by the state guard organi zation and equipment consisting of four sub-machine guns given by local citizens. Each man pro vides his own gun. The unit consists of two rifle sections and one sub-machine gun section. Each section has Ifl privates and one sergeant. Instruction has included close order drill, road marching, field maneuvers, physical exercises, guard duty, rifle range firing, hand grenade practice. The study of chemical warfare will be taken up soon. Plans are for the local unit to visit Camp Wheeler one Sunday to actually experience the effect of gasses. Protection of home territory is the primary purpose of the Guards. Duties include repell ing of invasion on home soil, quieting of local disturbances, detection of spies and saboteurs. Local Officers Capt. Eby Holtzclaw is head of the Houston County Unit. Perry company headquarter of ficers and non-commissioned of ficers are as follows: Ist. Lieut. W. C. Huggins, 2nd Lieut. H. E. Evans, Ist Sgt. A. M. Anderson, Supply Sgt, Lewis Harper, Corp. Tommie S. Hunt. The First Section (Rifle) is in charge of Sgt. W. V. Tuggle. Members are: First Squad— Corp. Alton Hardy, T.M. Gamel, W. E. Marshall, 0. A. King, L. C. Walker, T. D, Mason Jr., W. T. Mobley. Second Squad-Corp. T. C. Roberson, Charlie Logue, Carl ton Hicks, Henry J. Mathews, Henry Q. Saucier,Frank H.Arm strong, H. G. Braddock, Sgt. Paul Massey is head of the Second Section (Machine Gun). Members are; First Squad -Corp. E. B. Wolfe, Hugh Braddock, Malcolm Dean, Hugh Lawson, C. K, Cooper, W. C. Massee, Aldene Lasseter, Geo. F. Nunn. Second Squad—Corp. J. A. Grubb, W. L. Best, Otis Linton, Willard Stembridge, T. F. Hardy Jr., Edgar Williamson, Chas. H. Hutto, H. C. Armstrong. The Third Second (Kiflle) is in charge of Sgt. T. C. Rogers. Members are: First Squad Corp. Fred Thomson, Herbert Mills, Artemus Braddock, J.Hen ry Giles, John H. Williamson; Hed H. Fudge, Avery Lee, J. Chester Edwards. Second Squad—Corp. Robert B. Horton, J. Robert Fudge, B. '• Bozeman, G. H. Redmond, J. C; Hunt, John Carney, J. W, Blood worth. Recent promotions are: Corp. ”• V. Tuggle to Sgt.; Pvt. Ist -hss R. E, Horton to Corporal; ■J V 'G T. S. Hunt to Corp.; Pvt. J. Bloodworth to Pvt. Ist Class; cvt. T. M. Gamel to Pvt. Ist Hass, During the past months the anks have been somewhat de leted by men going into the (gular army or moving to other places of employment. Ten new ? c fuits are needed by the Perry Jnit. NOTICE l5, 1942 is the clos- W date on applications for sugar 0r canning. i- E. DAVIDSON DIES Holuston county friends of Mr. Davidson of Fort Valley, ■ fume state senator and also ‘flator, regret his death which |rred Monday, Aug. 17, in a ■§on hospital. Funeral ser ifs were held Tuesday in Fort fley. j KIWANIS CLUB HOSTS | TO NEWCOMERS HERE 1 i The Perry Kiwanis club had a! delightful social affair Tuesday I , night at the Perry Gym. Around 100 newcomers to Perry were entertained on this occasion. Ladies of Kiwanians and friends were among the 200 present. J. P. Etheridge, president of the club, and Sam A. Nunn,may or of Perry, welcomed the new [ comers to Perry. , A barbecue supper was served, i The committee in charge was: . Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Whipple, Mr. and . Mrs. Alton Hardy, W. V. Bass, Wm. Barfield. JERRY HJfIVIS PASSES 1 Jerry Harvey Davis, Houston county’s oldest citizen, died at , 8:30 p. m. Saturday at his home 1 at Houston Lake. Mr. Davis was 90 years old. He was born near Houston Lake : and had lived there all his life. | He was a steward of Andrew Chapel Methodist church. ) Mr. Davis is survived by two ' sons, J. Alva Davis of Houston Lake and Dr. E. B. Davis of By ’ iromville; one daughter, Mrs. H. J T. Beall, Houston Lake; three grandsons, Dr. E. B. Davis Jr., 1 Boston, Mass., Jerry Davis, Per -1 ry, and H. T. Beall Jr., Macon; ■ three granddaughters, Mrs. W. H. Tucker, Ocilla, Mrs. Lee Fall . in of Morefield, W. Va. and Mrs, Horace Chambliss of Rochelle; ■ two sisters, Mrs. Gene Troutman ' and Mrs. Mario Carboni, both of New York; and a brother, W. M. ■ Davis of New York, Funeral services were held at ' his home at Houston Lake at 5 p. m. Sunday and burial was in the Perry cemetery. Rev. Gor -1 don King, pastor of Elko circuit, officiated. Mr. Davis was one of the coun ty’s most prominent citizens and largest landowners. The large funeral cortege and numerous floral tributes bespoke love and esteem for this vener able citizen. TRUSTEE ELECTION TO BE HELD SATURDAY A Trustee Election will be held 1 at Bonaire, Centerville, Elko, ' Grovania, Hayneville, Hender son, and Perry on Saturday, Aug. 29. There is no opposition for any of the vacancies. J. P. Etheridge declined to qualify and D. M. Ryle qualified! in his place on the Perry board, j On the Bonaire board, H. C. Tal-j ton resigned and Claud Watson 1 qualified in his place. The complete list is as follows: Bonaire, C. L. Kersey, C. B. ' Watson, and Claud Watson; Cen terville, H. H. Watson and W.N. ’ Johnson; Elko, Dillard Gray and J. E. Eason; Grovania, S. J. El lis and C. E. Pyles; Hayneville, ' L. M. McCormick and D.H, Dan-i iel; Hendersen, J. H. Langley | and B. H. Newberry; Perry, D. M. Ryle, H. P. Dobbins, G. W. Hicks and Geo. C. Nunn. Voters who are qualified to ; vote in the State Democratic Primary September 9 may vote in their respective school dis trict. Candidates for places to fill these vacancies are required j to qualify by filing their names with the County School Superin tendent 10 days before the elec tion. or by August 19. Polls will be open at all the precincts at 9a. m. and close at 6 p. m. j Eastern War Time. j Don’t Forget to Bring in Your JUNK This Week during County JUNK RALLY. Listen to Senator Dick Russell j talk to the people of Georgia onj Station WSB Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p. m. i Wasted money is wasted ■ba lives. Don’t waste precious lives. Every dollar you can fln spare should be used to buy Wj War Bonds. Buy your ten I ML per cent every pay day. i ‘‘A WEEK OF THE WAR” Selective Service ; Selective Service Director Her shey said draft boards will begin calling men with dependents be fore Christmas. He said single men with “secondary” depen dents, such as aged or crippled relatives, will be called first; married men whose wives work, next; then men with dependent wives; and finally men who have wives and children. He said the reservoir of 1-A men throughout the Country is “practically ex- ( hausted.” Selective Service headquarters said Class B-l (men fit for limited military ser vice only) will be eliminated,and beginning September 1, all regis trants who are not totally dis qualified will be reclassed in A-l, while those not suited for any military service will be placed in 4-F. In the case of men re classified in l-A, the army will determine after induction wheth er they will be assigned to full or limited service. Stabilization of Farm Prices Secretary of Agriculture Wick ard said he would approve a plan of livestock ceiling prices which “must not permit abnor mal profits to anyone in the in dustry at the expense of the pro ducers or consumers.’’Mr. Wick ard also said he now favors re peal of the provision of the price control act “that prohibits ceil ings on processed farm products if the ceiling price reflects a I farm price of less than 110 per-1 cent of parity.” He said farm I prices “have reached parity on an average.” The WPB food requirements committee asked the armed forces, the Lend- Lease Administration, and the War Production Board to collab orate in working out a program for allocation of all government meat purchases as equitably as possible among federally in spected packers. The Agricultu ral Marketing Administration bought $137,900,000 worth of foodstuffs during July for the United Nations and other re quirements, including 80,000 pounds of dehydrated beef. Rationing Tire quotas will have to follow a downward trend the rest of this year to keep within the amount of rubber earmarked by the WPB for the purpose, the Office of Price Administration said. The Office asked local ra tioning boards for the “strictest possible interpretation” of a re cent amendment to tire ration ing regulations restricting truck eligibility to vehicles essential to; the war effort or public health | land safety. I WIONAJJTRSOiLS Miss Mary Holtzclaw and her fiance, Lieut. W. H. Cleveland, M. D., will arrive Monday from Parris Island, S. C. for their wedding which will take place Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. jand Mrs. Eby Holtzclaw. The Susannah class of the Methodist Church school will meet Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 5 p. m. at the home of Mrs. W. E. Marshall Jr. Mrs. Dwight Cooper is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Sam N.Hodges I in Atlanta for several days. Miss Lucile Johnson of For syth spent Friday with her sis ter, Mrs. Clint Hardy. Miss Jackie Mayo of Hawkins- Ivilleis visiting her uncle and I aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W, G. Eth • eridge. I Mrs. M. Clemens of Waycross, I Ga. is the guest of her daughter, jMrs. Violet Gamel, and family. Miss Eileen Evans and Miss ) Emma Sue Walters of Tifton are ■ visiting Mrs. H. E. Evans Sr. land Mrs. Lucius Schnell. Friends of Miss Thelma Bick ■ ley will regret to learn of the I death of her brother, Grover 1 Bickley, U. S. Army parachutist, which occurred Sunday in the Panama Canal Zone. Dick Russell invites his friends ( to listen to him discuss national affairs over Radio Station WSB on Saturday, Aug, 29, from 7:30 Ho 8 p. m. IF QUOTAS TO BE REDUCED! i Due to the present war condi-j tions and the depleted supply of j rubber remaining in this country, the Office of Price Administra-| tion has announced that Septem ber and subsequent monthly tire quotas must be reduced in order that the country as a whole may be kept within the year’s quota of rubber allotted by the War Production Board. Local War Price and Rationing Boards have a tremendous job I confronting them in that they must allow certificates for tires only to those vehicles most es sential to the war effort and to the community. Tire abuse and neglect can not be tolerated, even from these most essential applicants. A War Price and Rationing Board has full authority to deny tires to an applicant who has deliberate ly abused his tires by overload ing and excessive speeds, or other abuses. All vehicles can and must use a maximum number of recapped tires if essential functions of the war effort and community are to be maintained. Every applicant must accept recapped tires, un-j less he can prove to the satisfac tion of the local board that his i tires became unusuable from cir cumstances not resulting from his abuse or neglect; or that the vehicle must operate at exces sive speeds to perform its nor j mal functions. The Office of Price Adminis | tration is doing everything pos sible to keep essential vehicles operating, but the wholehearted I co-operation of the general pub lic will be a deciding factor. JAMES SHORT TRAINS FOR ARMY AVIATOR Aviation Student J a m e s H. Short of Perry, son of Mrs. Mag gie E. Short of Perry, has re ported at the Lubbock Army Fly ing School, Lubbock, Texas, for the final lap of the training which is preparing him to be a Flying Sergeant. At the large Lubbock twin-en gine school, commanded by Col. Thomas L. Gilbert, Short will complete the training he began in March at Muskogee, Oklaho ma and continued at Brady, Tex as. Upon his graduation he will be commissioned as a Staff Ser geant and assigned to active duty with an Air Forces unit. A clerk in civilian life, he at tended North Georgia College and after enlisting in the Air j Forces on Dec. 16, 1939, graduat ; ed from an Air Forces mechanics school. ★ ★ WUai you Buy f k/UU WAR BONDS 1 ir When the American Expeditionary Force landed in Ireland recently newspapers reported the citizenry remarked at the similarity of the steel helmets worn by our boys with those worn by German troops. These steel hats are protection from shrap nel fragments and other ligtTf mis siles. We need thousands of them for they are a regular isspe to every American soldier. A smart strap fastens under the chin and they are padded for com fort. One steel helmet costs $5 so every time you fill a $5 stamp book you are buying protection for an American soldier. Invest at least ten percent of your income in War Bonds every pay day. Help your community reach its War Bond Quota. [/. S. Treasury Dofarlnunt Skunk in Hero Role The lowly unpopular skunk has been hailed as the new woodland hero of the land by the American Wildlife institute. Grub worms were harboring on the New York con servation department’s Saratoga Nursery, world’s largest forest tree production plant. Along came the skunk and found himself over j whelmed with a delicious plenty of j the things he holds best in life. I | And grub worms make a tasty mor ■el for skunks. . J J COUNTY HAS RAISED | $325 OF U. S. O. QUOTA Houston county has raised $325 of the $550 quota for the [United Service Organizations, line., according to W. Eugene Beckham, chairman. The drive is still underway and citizens are urged to give to this worthy cause. The U. S. 0. provides whole some recreation and social life for men in the armed forces. A contribution to the U. S. 0. is an easy way to help make life more pleasant for our soldier boys. Make your donation today! ' CENTERVILLE NEWT Mr. and Mrs, C. P. Stafford had as their guests Sunday their children and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Stafford and sons, Paschal Jr. and Nims, of Hawkinsville, Mr. and Mrs. Con nell Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stafford and Mr. and Mrs. Earn est Kay Stafford of Macon. Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Stembridge had as their guests Sunday his sisters, Mrs. E. C. Anderson and i little daughter, Mary Louise, of [Lake Wales, Fla., and Mrs. J. M. [Holloman of Perry. Other guests were Mrs. Avery Lee, Jimmie and Joneal Lee of Perry; Mr.and Mrs, A. F. Hortman of Mar shallville and Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Scarborough and children, Gordon and James. Mr. and Mrs, Ira Garvin had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. A, P. Brown of Macon. Mrs. Holt Page and children have returned from a visit with relatives in Dawson, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scar borough and son, Gordon Jr., Mr. James Johnson and Mr, and Mrs. Ira Garvin spent several days last week at Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Mrs. Scarborough and son, Gordon, visited her sis ter, Mrs. George Thomas, and Mr. Thomas while there. Miss Camilla Sasser of Bon aire spent several days last week with her aunt, Mrs. W. L. Ken froe, and Mr. Renfroe. Miss Barbara Long spent Sun day with Mr.and Mrs. W.H.Rape. Mr, and Mrs. Charlie Tucker of Birmingham, Ala. and Mr.and Mrs. Buford Tucker of Fitz gerald, Ga. visited their brother, Mr. H. A. Tucker, and family recently. New comers to the community are: Mr. and Mrs. John Farrow and children of Cordele, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams and son, of Albany, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mason and sons, of Dublin, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. | McEthing and children, of Al-* bany, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mason and children spent last weekend in Dublin with relatives, Mr. and Mrs J.W. Ewing and son, John, visited Atlanta and Sasser for two weeks before go ing to make their home at Bruns wick, Ga. where Mr. Ewing will work on a government project. While here they made many friends. Mrs. Pearl Mixon and children and Mr. Guy Fields of Cordele spent the weekend with their | sister, Mrs. J. P. Farrow, and Mr. Farrow. Mrs. Bill Rodgers of Jackson sonville, Fla. spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs, E. L. Reddy. Miss Bernice Reddy has re turned home after a visit with her grandmother, Mrs. E. L. Reddy. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stembridge Jr. spent the weekend with his parents. Everybody is invited to atteno B. T. U. every Sunday night at j 8 o’clock. | Mrs. Palmore Rape and little 'son, Terry, of Brunswick, are 1 visiting her mother, Mrs, J. T. | Ryals. I Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ryals and son, Frank, Mrs. Palmore Rape and son, Terry, spent Friday in Macon with Mr. W. B. Stafford. Senator Dick Russell will be on WSB on Saturday night, Aug. 29, 7:30 to 8 p. m. Hear hi s message. I i Not everybody with a dollar to spare can shoot a gun straight—but everybody can !3u shoot straight to the bank and 'fin buy War Bonds. Buy your \ 10% every pay day. FARMERS URGED TO SAVE LEGUME SEED Calling on farmers to harvest all the legume seed possible this summer and fall, W. V. Bass, of the Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District, said this week that seed of these crops must be harvested on the farm if an adequate supply is to be available for planting 1 next year, “Lespedeza.cowpeas, soybeans and crotalaria are.the more im portant legume seed that can be saved, ” t he said. He points out that adequate supplies of these crops that will be required in carrying out farm conservation plans and also in establishing soil conserving prac tices may not be available thru commercial channels. “The war has closed the Furo pean seed-producing areas to the American markets. Then too,he adds, farmers will need large supplies for forage, soil-conserv ing, and pasture plant seed next spring to add nitrogen to the soil to make up for a lack of commer cial nitrogen and to insure the sustained production of food for freedom. “There’s more than enough legume and pasture plant seed to take care of next year’s plant ing needs if harvested,” the conservationist said, “but unless this seed is saved a shortage may develop. Averting that possibility falls directly on the shoulders of the farmers them selves.’, HEAVY LOSSES ON LOW-GRADE COTTON County Agent W. T. Middle brooks advised Houston county farmers this week that picking cotton wet or damp and im proper ginning will reduce pro fits three times as much this year as in 1941. He said that last year when a farmer took his cotton to the gin damp and the ginner roughed it up so that it was classed as strict low middling, or one grade below middling, the cotton sold for only $2.75 a bale less than middling cotton. A very damp bale or one that was in such bad shape that the buyer classed it two grades be low middling caused a Joss of only SG. This year the situation is much more serious, the agent pointed I out. When the cotton is lower led one grade from middling now, a loss of $G.75 per bale results. Two grades below middling this year means a loss of $19.75 per bale. Mr. Middlebrooks urged farm ers to pick cotton clean, take it to the gin dry, and insist on a good job of ginning in order to ; avoid these losses. “Frequent rains or heavy dews often make it difficult to pick cotton dry,” he explained. “But usually there is enough sunshine to dry cotton in the field as it is picked if it is spread on sheets, dome farmers pay pickers a premium for clean picked cotton. MISS ANN GORDY WEDS MR. H. EUGENE SMITH Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Gordy of Perry announce the marriage of their daughter, Ann Douglas, to Horace Eugene Smith, also of Perry, performed by the Rev. J. A. Ivey at the home of the bride’s parents Thursday, Aug. 20, at 5:30 o’clock in the pres ence of the immediate families. The bride, youngest daughter of her parents, was graduated from Perry High school and at tended Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville. For the past two years she has been as sociated with the firm of Geo. C. Nunn & Son of Perry. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Clara Coleman Smith and the late Robert Green Smith. He was graduated from Perry High school and at present operates Mossy Hill farm near Perry, i Immediately after the ceremo ny the couple left for a short wedding trip after which they will be at home at Mossy Hill Farm.