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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXI. No. 37. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1942 ESTABLISHED IS7O tSauge CARRIES HOUSTON COUNTY Bloodworth and Gray Win j n Assembly Races Houston county went for Gov. Futiene Talmadge by 193 votes maiority in Wednesday’s State ernocratic Primary. The vote «as 51° for Gov. Talmadge and »Yl for Ellis Arnall. j VV. Bloodworth was elected nate senator with 519 votes to nyij for his opponent, Rhodes Sewell. , . W.W. Gray was re-elected rep resentative in the general assem bly with 440 votes to 388 for his opponent, Paschal Muse. Senator Richard B. Russell Jr. carried Houston county by a large majority, the vote being 624 to 168 for Will D. Upshaw. Comptroller-General Homer C. Parker won in Houston county by a large vote; 530 to 260 for I, B. Dykes. In the Attorney-General’s race T Grady Head received 456 votes to 355 for Randall Evans Jr. For Prison and Parole Com mission, Vivian L. Stanley re ceived 633 votes to 174 for Mary D. Gouldelock. Judge Samuel C. Atkinson car ried the county over J. M. Bar tow Bloodworth, receiving 420 votes to 389 for his opponent. 827 votes were cast out of a registration of 912. Gov, Talmadge carried every precinct in Houston county ex cept Elko which he lost by only five votes. For the first time in hi s political campaigns, Tal madge carried the Perry pre cinct. receiving 242 to 216 for Arnall. The votes by precincts on the gubernatorial, senatorial, and legislative races are as follows: Perry Talmadge 242, Arnall 216. Gray 197, Muse 259. Bloodworth 330, Sewell 127. Centerville Talmadge 61, Arnall 6. Gray 36, Muse 32. Bloodworth 33, Sewell 36. Wellston Talmadge 59, Arnall 21. Gray 37, Muse 42. Bloodworth 39, Sewell 41. Bonaire Talmadge 25, Arnall 5. Gray 20, Muse 10. Bloodworth 20, Sewell 9, Heard Talmadge 26, Arnall 14. Gray 32, Muse 8. Bloodworth 31, Sewell 9, Kathleen Talmadge 30, Arnall 5. Gray 32, Muse 3. Bloodworth 30, Sewell 5. Henderson Talmadge 14, Arnall 12. Gray 18, Muse 8. Bloodworth 5, Sewell 21. Hayneville Talmadge 32, Arnall 12, Gray 35, Muse 11. Bloodworth 20, Sewell 25. Elko Talmadge 21. Arnall 26. Gray 33, Muse 15. Bloodworth 11, Sewell 36. The above figures show that Mr. Gray carried every precinct fc xcept Perry and Wellston. Mr.Sewell carried Elko,Hayne ville, Henderson, Centerville,and Wellston. Mr. Bloodworth carried Perry, Lonaire, Heard, and Kathleen. MANY THANKS Although the people of Hous ton county have not seen fit to elect me as their Representative, lam deeply grateful for the fine support and many votes I re ceived. Again, my sincere thanks, and % pledge to continue to work f° r good government in our county and state. PASCHAL MUSE r “i ~ A dime out of every fdellor we earn IS OUR QUOTA for VICTORY with U.S. WAR BONDS - HOUSTON LEADER IN | SALE OF WAR BONDS 'I | Houston county was one ofi the twelve leading counties of! Georgia in the sale of War Bonds during the month of July when the Retailers for Victory Drive was staged. This information was contain ed in a letter received by Max ; Moore, chairman H o u s ton i County Retailers’ committee from Marion H. Allen, state ad ministrator War Savings Staff of Georgia. Houston bought $lB,- i 092.50 of Bonds and Stamps dur i ing July. The quota was $4,900. Mr. Allen’s letter is quoted in . part: “1 want to offer congratula i tions to the people of Houston county for their outstanding ac complishment. “Allow me to thank you and the good people of Perry for having invited me down to speak with you. I thoroughly enjoyed ray visit and can truthfully say ■ that Perry gave me one of the finest receptions of any town that I have had the pleasure of visiting. “The active interest you peo ple have taken in the sale of War Bonds is very gratifying . and I trust that you will continue to prosecute the sale of these Bonds, particularly during the influx of agricultural income.” 1 METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Church School-10:15 a. m Church Services, 11:30 a. m., | and 8 p. m. Young People’s Service, 7:15 1 p. m. Twelve members were receiv | ed into the church Sunday morn ing. There are others to be re ceived some time this month. ; Saturday, Sept. 19, is Or phans’'Home Work Day and Sunday, Sept.2o, is Offering Day for the Methodist Orphanage in Macon. The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service will meet at the church next Monday, Sept. 14,at 4:30 p. m. September marks the second anniversary the or ganization of the W. S. C. S. September is also Emergency Gift Month for Missions. All members of the W. S. C. S. are urged to bring a love gift for missions to apply on this Emer gency fund. LIBRARY NOTES “If you can’t ride, read,” is the slogan of the times. New books by reknown authors make reading both pleasant and pro fitable. Alice Tisdale Hobart, who won fame with her novel, “Oil for the Lamps of China,” recently completed, “The Cup and the Sword.” It presents the lives and loves of a large and fascinating family. A wholly American story with a California setting. W. Somerset Maugham, is con sidered the dean of living novel ists and his fame is internation al. An English family trying to preserve their simplicity of liv ing and their traditions in the midst of a war torn Europs is the theme of this great new novel,“The Hour Before Dawn.” t Death Wore Roses, by Chas. Saxby and Speak No Evil, by ] Mignon Eberhart are swift mov : ing thrilling mysteries skillfully 1 written. Library hours: 1:30 p. m. to - 6:30 p. m. Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Verniece Beavers, Librarian. I RED CROSS NOTICE | ) The Red Cross sewing room at j , the American Legion Home is 3 open on Wednesday and Friday - from 10 a. m. to 12:30 a. m. and from 3:30 p. m. to 6p. m. The 1 women of the community are in c vited to work in the sewing room f on these days. Mrs. G. E. Jordan, Chmn. BAPTIST ANNOIiNCEMENIS Morning Worship Service 11:30. Sermon by the pastor. Evening Worship 8:00 p. m. Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed nesday Evening 8:30. J. A. Ivey, Pastor. 1 GEN. HODGES NAMED IX ARMY CORPS HEAD I SHERMAN, Texas—Activation of the tenth army corps, with headquarters at Sherman, was announced recently by the head quarters of the third army at San Antonio, Lieut. General Walter Krueger commanding. Forming a part of the third ar my, the tenth army corps is com manded by Major General Court ney H. Hodges. The new corps has been or ganized according to a master plan of the war department, which calls for coordinated ex pansion of the armed forces dur ing 1942, the announcement said. The third army corps is a tacti cal command and is not to be confused with a service com mand. The tenth army corps will be made up of two or more divis ions and the organization in cludes the commanding general, his chief of staff, an aide de camp, a general staff and a spe cial staff, the latter representing all of the different branches of the army included in the corps, each section to handle matters pertaining to its particular ac tivity, these including anti-air craft, artillery, chemical en gineers, signal and so on. The organization also includes a headquarters and headquarters company. General Hodges Commanding general of the tenth army corps is Major Gen eral Courtney H. Hodges, who left the important assignment as commanding general of the re placement center and school com mand at Birmingham, Ala., to take the tactical command here, A veteran of the first world war who was awarded the dis tinguished service cross for ac tion on the Meuse river in France and the silver star in the battle of St. Mihiel, he has had a wide range of experience in the infan fantry, including commandant of the infantry and chief of infan try. Organization and training of both parachute and air-borne troops and improvements of in fantry weapons and equipment were among the important ac complishments of his period of service in these two capacities. During the current war period, he directed expansion of the in fantry school at Fort Benning. Ga,.the establishment of infantry officer candidate school at the same place and the organization and operation of six replacement training centers for selectees. He had seen service in the Philippines before duty with General Pershing’s punitive ex pedition to Mexico in 1916 and •1917 as an officer of the 6th in ,j fantry. He went to France with , the 6th infantry and after the ! armistice saw service in the Rhineland, Germany, Luxem burg and again in France before returning to this country. He is a graduate of held artil lery school at Fort Sill, Okla., of | the command and general staff school at Fort Leaven worth, Kan sas, and of the army war college, graduating from the latter in 1934. For two years, beginning in May, 1936, he was on duty with the headquarters and gen eral staff corps in the Philip pines, after which he became successively assistant comman dant of the infantry school at Fort Penning, then commandant, assistant chief of infantry, and chief of infantry, the latter terminated on March 9, 1942, by the reorganization of the war I department. I At this time he took over com jmand of the replacement and 1 school center. This command 1 included all schools and replace i merit training centers of infan- I try, cavalry, field artillery and I coast artillery in the United I States. He selected Birming -1 ham as headquarters of this com -1 mand, leaving that command to I come to the tenth army corps 'command. . . General Hodges participated I with the infantry team as a com (petitor and captain in the nation \al rifle matches, held at Camp Perry, Ohio, and won his distin guished marksman medal in these matches in 1910. Born In Perry, Ga. i He was born in Perry, Ga., on FARMERS ADVISED ! ON COTTON PLANS! I There is a possibility of aj shortage of calcium arsenate for poisoning boll weevils next year and it will probably be a wise move for fanners to buy from 5 to 10 pounds of calcium arsenate now for every acre of cotton they expect to plant in 1943, County Agent W. T. Middle brooks said this week. He advised farmers that re ports from Washington officials indicate that if manufacturers of calcium arsenate make any of this material at all next year the amount will be considerably smaller than that made for the 1942 crop. According to Mr. Middlebrooks Georgia farmers used around 6 million pounds of this material in 1942 and the poisoning has added considerably to cotton yields. He continued that more calcium arsenate was used in Georgia during the past season than in any other state except Texes. Since the first of August some manufacturers have indicated that they do have a considerable quantity of calcium arsenate on hand. If bought now it can be stored until needed and will not deterioate if stored in a dry place. The county agent explained that this year’s cotton crop is earlier than usual and if the weather is favorable the cotton will be picked long before frost. This will give the farmers an excellent opportunity to plow under cotton stalks and destroy the boll weevil’s food long be fore he goes into hibernation. If weevils go into hibernation hun gry a smaller percentage of them will survive the winter, and this will mean fewer of them | to damage next year’s crop. “Indications are that farmers | will not be able to obtain more than 80 percent of their require ments of commercial nitrogen next year, and plenty of quickly ’ available nitrogen in fertilizer | enables cotton to grow off fast ' and get ahead of the boll wee ’ vil,” Mr. Middlebrooks said. ' “Apparently there will be • plenty of cottonseed meal, pea nut meal, and soybean meal available, and these are good sources of nitrogen, even though they act slower than nitrate of , soda. However, nitrogen in , these materials, at present pric , es, is considerably higher than in nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia.” . The agent concluded that farm | ers will want to save all the ma nure possible to help overcome [ the nitrogen shortage. i Jan. 5, 1887, and grew up in this : town where his father was edi ; tor and publisher of the Houston Home Journal. After public : school at Ferry, he attenued the North Georgia college at Dahlon ; ega in 1903-04, where he became a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. General Hodges won his com mission as a second lieutenant of i infantry of the regular army on : Nov. 19, 1909. At the beginning ’ of the first world war, he was captain and advanced to lieu tenant colonel (temporary) be ■ fore the war ended. He revert ed to the permanent rank of cap - tain and then began a series of promotions, becoming a colonel 1 on Oct. 1, 1938, a brigadier gen eral on April 1, 1940, and major r general on May 31, 1941. His favorite recreation is skeet shooting and he is an excellent marksman who has won numer • ous honors for his shooting i ability. He has also been interested in • hunting in the various parts of I the world in which he has been 1 stationed. On three occasions ■ he has gone on big game hunts • in French Indo-China. ) His wife is the former Mildred i Alston Lee of Montgomery,Ala., whom he married on June 23, I 1928. She also is an excellent - skeet shot and enjoys the recrea ' tion with her husband.—Sher -3 man Daily Democrat. General Hodges is the son of 1 Mrs. J. H. Hodges and the brother of John L. Kouges, Mrs. T. D. Mascn, and Mrs. S. P. i Houser of Perry. i 113 DRAFTEES LEAVE I FOR ARMY SERVICE J White registrants from Hous ton county inducted at Fort Mc jPherson on August 20 are: i Memory E. Sisson, Bonaire; W. Derfille Greene, Perry; J. Elmo Coleman, Perry; Travis Acker, Clinchfield; Charles R. Ryals, Bonaire: William W.Rape, Macon. Five white registrants were rejected. Colored registrants inducted at Fort Benning on Aug. 24 are: Jessie Jackson, Bonaire: James Wallace, Perry; Mart T. Pierce, Perry; Charlie L. Riggins, Ma- Icon; Earl Allen, Hawkinsville; Thomas E. Davis, Kathleen; Jer ry Thos. Kinchen, Elko; Claude Thomas, Hawkinsville; William Clarke, Perry. Seven colored were rejected. Fifteen white are to be sent to Fort McPherson on September 15 and 24 colored are to be sent to Fort Benning on September 24. THORNTON MARSHBURN DIES Thornton C. Marshburn, for merly of Perry, died in West Palm Beach, Fla. last Thursday, and the body was brought to Macon for funeral and burial. Services were held at the grave side in Riverside cemetery at 5:30 p. m. Friday. The Rev. T. B. Stanford officiated, Mr. Marshburn was born at Perry, Jan. 1, 1892, the son of John Joseph Marshburn and Mrs. Ida Wilkinson Marshburn and made his home in Macon for a number of years. He was a member of the Baptist church and was a cement finisher. He left Macon ten days ago for the Florida city. Surviving are his wife,the for mer Miss Marguerite Cranford of Bibb county; four sisters,Mrs. G. L. Slocumb, Kathleen; Mrs. J. N. Weaver, Mrs. Z. D. Sharp, and Mrs. Johnnie M. Thompson, Macon. NOTICE Mail Messenger Service Sealed proposals for carrying the United States Mails (includ ing parcel-post mails) on Mes senger Route No. 221493 between the Post Office at Kathleen, Georgia, and Georgia Southern & Florida Ky. 104785 each way, as often as required, will be re ceived by the Postmaster for a , period of 10 days. Advertise ment expires Sept. 16, 1942. A bidder not living within the territory regularly served by this post office snail file with his bid ! an agreement to do so in the event the service is awarded to ■ him. i This service will not be let for . a stated period, and no written contract with bond is required. . The service will be subject to i all the postal laws and regula-; . tions applicable thereto; and de ; ductions will be made from the i pay of the mail messenger for failure to properly provide for . the performance of the service, and fines will be imposed for i other delinquences. Persons bidding must not be j under sixteen years of age and suitable to be intrusted with the . care and custody of the_ mails. . Statement of service in bid must . correspond with that in this ad -1 vertisement. 1 The accepted bidder will be ex pected to provide for the per ■ formance of the service at the compensation stated in the order , designating him as mail mes : senger until his employment is . terminated by proper notice or Porder from this office; he will ‘also be required to take the oath il prescribed by law. f | Proposals must be made at a i yearly rate for all service re i quired, and persons wishing to s bid should inform themselves of the amount and character of the i service; and the accepted bidder , under this advertisement will be , required to perform, without ad t ditional compensation, all trips - now required and any that may . hereafter become necessary be tween the points named above. f| I Men are dying for the Four L Freedoms. The least we can ' I do here at home is to buy ! rnL War Bonds —lO% for War fM Bonds, every pay day. ELLIS ARNALL TORE GOVERNOR OF STATE Other Winners Are Russell f Head, and Parker. From unofficial and incomplete returns from Wednesday’s State Democratic Primary, the winner in the gubernatorial race is El lis Arnall of Newnan, youthful attorney-general of Georgia who opposed Gov. Eugene Talmadge. Senator Richard B, Russell Jr. is far ahead of his opponent,Will D. Upshaw, former congressman. In the attorney-general’s race, T. Grady Head, former revenue commissioner, led Randall Evans Jr.,speaker of the House of Rep resentatives. For Prison and Parole Com missioner, the incumbent, Vivian L. Stanley, won easily over Mary D. Gouldelock. In the race for comptroller general, Homer C. Parker, in cumbent, won over E, B. Dykes. For Associate Justice Supreme Court, Judge Samuel C. Atkin son won over J. M. Bartow Bloodworth. There was no opposition in the other state races. Those re-elect ed are: M. D. Collins, state su perintendent of schools: Ben T. Huiet, commissioner of labor; Perry T. Knight, public service commissioner; W.Frank Jenkins, associate justice supreme court; Nash R. Broyles, judge court of appeals; Jule W. Felton, judge court of appeals. Congressman Stephen Pace was re-elected without opposi tion. Judge Malcolm D. Jones and Judge A. M. Anderson were re elected Judges of the Macon Ju dicial Circuit without opposition. PERRY SCHOOL OPENS FALL TERM MONDAY The Perry High School will have its opening exercises for the fall term next Monday, Sept. 14, at 10 a. m. Rev. J. A. Ivey, pastor of the Perry Baptist church, will be ‘the principal speaker . Miss Willie Ryals and Miss Frances Moore will have charge of the music. Supt. E. P. Staples states that there will be one session Monday with dismissal at 1 p. m. After Monday, school will open at 10 a. m. and dismiss at 4:15 p. m. The lunch hour will begin at Ip. m. The patrons and friends of the school are invited to the opening exercises Monday. Miss Willie Gunter has been added to the faculty to teach the grade. RATIONING BOARD REPORT Houston County Tire Report for Aug. 28 through Sept, 3, 1942. Truck Tires, Truck Tubes and Truck Recaps: Tires Tubes W. L. Renfroe 2 H. E. Lewis 2 C. K. Cooper 1 D, C. Dunbar 1 Truck Recaps H. G. Braddock 2 J, R. Williams 2 Grade II Tires & Tubes: Eugene Lashley 2 Eugene Lashley 2 C. E. Reid 2 , S. L. Norwood 1 B. F. Van Hart 2 J. W. Holland 1 Passenger Recaps; Homer J. Walker 2 H. W. Carlisle 2 B. F. Van Hart 2 J. W. Holland 1 R. C. Talton 1 C. E. Reid 2 G. C. King 1 H. L. Newman 4 C. F. Cueni Jr, 2 . R W. Gilbert 3 , C. A. Paine 4 ’ A. J. Carlisle 4 i L. A. Andel 3 r MAKE evert VPIfSS PAY DAY WAR BOND day STOP SPENDING—SAVE DOLLARS