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i Houston county ga., Thursday, October i, 1942 established istc
AIL GEORGIA JOINS |
N SCRAP CAMPAIGN
) er ry and Houston County
/\H Set For Drive
All Georgia will swing into a
K e wspaper Scrap Metal drive
October 4 with Perry and Hous
10n county organized to crush
the Axis with scrap.
School children, local clubs
and organizations and every pa
triotic citizen in the county are
being contacted to do their share
in the location and collection of
scrap metals, as well as to do
their part in turning in scrap.
All previous campaigns for
scrap metal will pale into sig
nificance as Georgia answers the
frantic appeal of Donald M. Nel
son, War Production chief, to
"Give every piece of scrap metal
you can spare.”
Since 50 percent of all steel
equipment and guns and ma
tinees needed for the war ef
fort must be scrap metal, and
since the national scrap pile to
day is only sufficient to last 30
jays, the need is vital.
Daily newspapers will publish
from day to day the “standings”
tfall counties in Georgia on a
fer-capita basis, which means
that all other counties will know
chat the people in this county
iredoing. Although there will
be no prizes at stake in this
itate-wide race, the patriotic
pride of every real American
citizen will be sufficient to bring
rat every effort in this drive.
"Give everything you can,” is
the rallying cry, and articles
which have been saved as me
mentos or which have not been
used for some time are expected
to be found in the huge scrap
pile which will rise on the Court
Souse Square in Perry. Golf
dobs not in everyday use, old
washing machines, pots and
pans, toys, tools, and dozens of
items in the home will find their
way to the scrap pile along with
jalopies, farm equipment, and
larger items.
Every pound of scrap donated
will be sent to a war industry,
leaders of the campaign in Hous
ton county have promised. “We
will not permit a single item to
■sold for any use, and will in
sist that all scrap be shipped as
liickly as is possible.”
Much of the scrap metal col
wed is expected to be donated,
in which case the proceeds will
* given to War Relief agencies
nhe local Civilian Defense or
isnizatjon. Those wishing to
dl their scrap, however, will
nceive 40c per 100 lbs. if the
Wp is sent for and 50c per 100
,■ brought to the junk deal
isyard.
School Children
The school children of Houston
wnty have been enlisted in this
* ra P Campaign by F. M.Greene,
school superintendent,
teachers in the local schools.
“•P. Staples, chinn. Civilian
wise and supt. Perry schools,
organized the children in
Jrerry school to assist in col
lng scrap in Perry and has i
ffN the support of the men
, ae Civilian Defense Council
■ I i® Patriotic effort.
j.C. Walker, counselor F. F.
j«as organized his boys to
*ct scrap.
|A e Houston Home Journal is ,
jmg a button as an award to
isnan w h° brings in at
Th u scra P ma terial.
ij Home Journal is also sup- <
it! g lree .°f charge all pub- i
and all advertis
jj Ve Pace concerning the Scrap i
Salvage Committee
!HiW ty Salvage committee
! C. P. G ra y j s chairman
ak e ' oPer 0 P era ting every way to
Scrap collection in
tot* 1 c °unty a success. Other
l.f the committee are:
h\-' i 11 „ ebrook s, county
&OW. Tabor, chmn. War
liddi'k ' 1 9’ Nunn and J. P.
p°°u S ’ mac hinery deal- •
'p’ 1 Hellflowers, junk deal-1
tefennl' ~a p^es > chmn. Civilian!(
C'„ Mr f J- L- Hodges,;l
? ° m ® n s .Division Civilian t
iper■ r a [ l , editor county news-|(
If.’a. '’ counselor!)
V.i anc * TP. M. Greene, (
if, Gfa, u superintendent.!
a meeting of the 1 1
ctee Tuesday night. £
|C. E. ANDREW ELECTED
j PRESIDENT OF BANK
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C. E. ANDREW %
Claud E. Andrew has been
elected president of the Perry
Loan and Savings bank to suc
ceed the late Dr. R. L. Cater.
Mr. Andrew, who had been ex
ecutive vice-president of th e
Perry Bank since October 1939,
was elevated to the presidency
by the directors at a meeting last
Thursday.
Calvin E. McLendon, a direc
tor of the bank since January
1931, was elected vice-president.
Mr. McLendon, owner of Mc-
Lendon Auto Co., is a prominent
business man of Perry. He is a
Mason and a Shriner, and a civic
leader. He is the son of Mrs.W.
E. McLendon. Mr. McLendon’s
wife was Miss Ruth Andrew.
Mr. Andrew began his career
with the Perry Bank 20 years
ago when he became assistant
cashier on March 15, 1922. Mr.
Andrew was elected cashier in
Jan. 1925. In Oct. 1939, he was
chosen vice-president to succeed
the late L. F. Cater.
The new bank president is a
member of the American Legion,
a steward of the Perry Metho
dist church, a Mason and a
Shriner. He attended Mercer
University. He is the son of
Mrs. B. H. Andrew, Sr, His
wife was Miss Laura Riley of
Perry.
Mr, Andrew will continue as
executive officer of the bank.
W. V. Tuggle was re-elected
cashier, M. M. Dean, asst, cash
ier, and Miss Florine Rainey,
book-keeper, by the directors.
mil’s PRCCLAMAimN
Mayor’s Proclamation —
WHEREAS, the weeks of Oc
tober 5 to October 24 of this year
1942 have been set aside as
Newspaper Junk Rally Weeks, to
be observed by all within the
bounds of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, this has been done
in response to an urgent appeal
from officials of the War Produc
tion Board, the Army, and the
Navy; and
WHEREAS, many steel fur-j
naces and arms plants may be
forced to close, thereby leaving
our soldiers and sailors with in
sufficient weapons, unless the
citizens of this City, this State,
and this Nation rally to provide
more scrap metals; and
THEREFORE,!, SamA.Nunn,
Mayor of the City of Perry, do
ask all residents of this commu
nity to participate in the obser
vance of Newspaper Junk Rally
Weeks,and thereby help the men
of our armed forces in their
fight for our freedom.
Done under my hand and seal
this 30th day of Sept. 1942.
Sam A. Nunn. •
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10% OF INCOME
|p !S OUR QUOTA |
Hr IN WAS BONDS i
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City and county officials have !
offered the use of trucks to col-1
lect scrap. The city garbage
truck will be used on Friday,
Oct. 9, when school boys and
prominent citizens will assist in
collecting scrap at Perry homes.
The Kiwanis club and Commu
nity Committees in the county
are co-operating in this effort.
iPERRY BAPTISTS
| ELECT OFFICIALS
Officers of the Church and
Sunday School were elected by
Perry Baptists Wednesday night
at their annual church confer
ence.
The first meeting of these of
ficers and workers will be held
tonight (Thursday)at the church
with Rev. J. S. Wynn, pastor of
Cherokee Heights Baptist
church, Macon, as speaker. Rev.
J. A Ivey, pastor, urges a full
attendance at the service to
night at 8 o’clock.
General officers of the church
for year 1942-43 are: Organist,
Mrs. Mayo Davis; Associate Or
ganist, Miss Prances Foster-
Church Clerk. Hugh Lawson!
Minister of Music, J. P. Ether
idge; Church Treasurer, W. E
Beckham.
Workers in the Sunday School
are: Superintendent, W E
i Beckham; Associate Supt., Em
’ mit Akin; Secretary, Hugh Law
son; Associate Secty., Mrs. Torn
Cater; Pianist, Mrs. Emin i t
Akin; Associate, Mrs. J. A. Bed
dmgfield; Chorister, J. P. Ether
idge; Associate Chorister, Miss
Evelyn Hunt.
Adult Department
Superintendent, Mrs, Hugh
Lawson; Secretary, Mrs. E. W.
Traylor; Pianist, Mrs. Slappy;
Chorister, Mrs. Dan Bledsoe;
Teachers, Mrs. C. E. Brunson,
E. W. Traylor, Mrs. C.F, Cooper,
J. M. Gooden.
Young People’s Department
Supt., Mrs. B. H. Avera; Pian
ist, Mrs. Emmit Akin; Secty.,
Miss Ruth Hardy; Teachers, J.
A. Ivey, V. B. Hay.
Intermediate Department
Superintendent. Mrs. J. P.
Duggan; Pianist, Marilyn Hun
nicutt; Teachers, Mrs. A. S.Gos
sett, J. P, Duggan and D. M.
Ryle.
Junior Department
Superintendent, Mrs. D. M.
Ryle; Pianist, Mrs. Tommie
Hunt; Teachers, Mrs. W.. B.
Roberts, Mrs. J, A. Ivey, Mrs.
Tommie Hunt and Mrs. Jack
Smith; Associate Teachers, Mrs.
Henry Matthews and Mrs.Culma
Harris,
Primary Department
Superintendent, Miss Frances
Foster; Associate Workers, Miss
Eva Borom, Mrs. Charlie Logue,
Mrs. W. W. Weddington,
Beginner Department
Superintendent, Mrs. A. C.
Watts; Secty., Mrs. W.A.Curtis;
Pianist, Mrs. J. P. Etheridge;
Associate Wqrkers, Mrs. Rober
son.
Cradle Roll Department
Workers: Mrs. J. A. Bed
dingfield, Mrs. Huey, Mrs. Ma
rion Greene and Mrs.J.C. Hardy.
Extension Department
Workers, Mrs. E. M. Beck
ham and Mrs. Jeff Pierce.
The Men’s Bible class of
which J. P. Etheridge is presi
dent, had a fish fry Thursday
night in the class room.
The Young People’s Dept, had
a meeting and social Friday
night at the church.
Promotion Day was held in
the Sunday School last Sunday
morning. Mrs, D. M. Ryle was
in charge of the program.
JOHN HURST TRAINING
FOR AVIATION CADET
!
John Hunter Hurst, 19, of
Houston Lake, Perry, Ga., has
been selected for training as a
Naval aviation cadet and will be
ordered to active duty shortly.
Hurst graduated from Perry
I High school and for two years
[attended Georgia Tech where he
(had R. O. T. C. training.
When ordered to active duty,
Hurst will report to one of the
U. S. Navy’s Pre-Flight schools
at the University of Georgia or
| the University of North Caroli
ma, for three months of physical
I conditioning, instruction in Na
i va! essentials, military drill and
[ground school subjects. After
(completing this course, he will
[be sent to one of the Navy’s nu
merous reserve bases for pri- ;
mary flight training.
. It’s common sense to be
thrifty. If you save you are
thrifty. War Bonds help you ,
ua to save and help to save ;
America. Buy your ten per- i'
cent every pay day. |
i0.P.A.10 ENFORCE
5 PRICE REGULATIONS
1 OPA is about to begin a pro
r gram of enforcement of the Gen
; eral Maximum Price Regulations
■ in areas where its educational
activities has reached a majority
-of retailers, Price Administra
, jtion Leon Henderson announced
i recently.
l t “The honest storekeepers—and
t tney are legions—and the buying
public must be protected against
1 deliberate chiseling and penny
• profiteering,” he said.
At the same time, the admin
i istrator called the attention of
retailers to the fact that house
. wives and other members of the
; buying public acquire the legal
; right, beginning July 31, to
. bring civil suits for a minimum
of fifty dollars (or treble the
amount of overcharge, which
-1 ever is greater), plus attorney’s
fees and costs, against any store
■ keeper who charges them more
. for an article than the OPA Reg
i ulations allow.
; The educational campaign will
• be continued but there will be a
program to enforce compliance
; wherever it is known that ig
norance of the law can no longer
be advanced as an excuse by re*
i tailers who are violating the re
quirements of the General Reg
; ulations.
; Rubber Boots and Work Shoes
Rationed by Order
We face a severe rubber short
age. That’s why we cannot
make enough Men’s Rubber
Boots and Rubber Work Shoes
for everyone who wants to buy
them. In many places the num
ber of workers who must wear
them has increased. We must
serve FIRST needs FIRST. If
the men who need the Rubber
Footwear most do not get it pro
duction will slow down. So we
are rationing NOW. This is the
only way we can be sure that
, the Rubber Boots and Work
Shoes made go only where they
will do the most good.
These Rubber Boots and Work
Shoes for men are frozen for five
days beginning Tuesday at 12 p.
m. During these five days con
sumers may not buy Rubber
Boots or Work Shoes. Begin
ning with the sixth day the con
sumer may apply to the Local
Rationing Board for authoriza
tion to buy these Rubber Boots
or vVorK Suoes. He must obtain
application form and fill out in
duplicate and return them to the
Local Board. In and over the
counter transaction the consumer
must make any required turn-in
of unserviceable footwear before
or when receiving the new foot
wear. In the case of mail order
sales the required turn-in is to
be made by the consumer within
10 days of his receipt of the new
footwear, t
These types of Rubber Foot
wear are NOT rationed, Men’s
Rubber Boot and Rubber Work
Shoes smaller than size 6, lum
berman’s overs (a leather boot
with a rubber foot) men’s arc
tics, gaiters, work and dress
rubbers, women’s and children’s
boots, rubber work shoes, arc
tics, gaiters and rubbers.
5
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
l
The Houston County Farm Bu
reau will meet Friday night, Oct.
2, at 8:45 o’clock at the Perry
School auditorium. W. T. An
derson, editor of the Macon
Telegraph, will be the speaker.
Mr. Anderson will discuss na
tional legislation affecting the!
farmer and other things of vital j
interest lo the farmer.
Paschal Muse, president of thei
county bureau, urges all mem-1
bers and all farmers, whether'
members or not, to attend this!
important meeting. Wives of
farmers and any others interest
ed in farm problems are invited
to hear Mr. Anderson speak.
‘‘Farm unity can be built up
and made effective by the as
sembling of farmers to discuss
their problems and by their keep
ing abreast of the times. Through
these means each farmer may be
better prepared to solve his in-!
dividual problems,” Mr, Muse
stated. ‘
I MECHANICS WANTED
I FOR ARMY AIR FORCE
>! COCHRAN FIELD. Ga.-An
j Army Air Corps officer w h o
| fought in five major engage
ments in the first World War and
was a member of the famous
j Pershing Regiment will visit
; Perry on Friday, Oct. 2, to en
list the aid of automobile me-
I chanics and other technical men
I to help win the war.
I I Capt. Emett F. Church, me-
Mchanical instructor at Cochran
; Field, Macon, Ga., is on the
' lookout for a wide range of men
with technical abilities, running
i all the way from auto repairmen
. to watch and clock makers, Al
most anyone who has had any
thing to do with cogs, pistons,
: cylinders and gadgets may have
a chance to qualify for appoint
ment to the Air Corps.
| Capt. Church expects to bring
with him a portion of the Coch
! ran Field military band to enter
-1 tain citizens of Perry and sur
rounding communities.
; “The Army has issued new re
quirements for mechanics which
make enlistment even more in
viting. The technical man who
| joins the Air Forces now does
not go through a long period of
basic training. In some instanc
es the new Air Forces man goes
immediately into mechanical
work while carrying on his basic
training. At most, the basic
training lasts several weeks, and
1 1 have known it to last no more
than eight days in some cases,”
, Capt. Church stated.
The upper age limit formerly
was 44. Capt, Church explained,
. but it has now been raised to 50.
The limit of the period within
. which men may volunteer, how
ever, has been placed at Novem
: I her 1, so Capt. Church empha
• sized that this in the nature of a
. last chance.
Capt. Church, who rose from
the ranks, explained that he ex
pected to bring an examining
physician with him so that pros- 1
pectiye enrollees could take their
physical examination then and
there. The examination is far
Jess rigid than for the regular
army. Men who qualify may go
immediately to Cochran Field
to become full-fledged members
of the growing United States Ar
my Air Corps.
KIWANISCLUB MEETS
The importance of the national
scrap drive, called Newspaper
Junk Rally Weeks, set for Oct.
5-24, was presented by Mrs.
John L. Hodges, editor of Hous
ton Home Journal; Chas. P. i
Gray, county Salvage chairman;!
and E. P. Staples, county chrnn.
Civilian Defense, at Tuesday’s
meeting of the Perry Kiwanis
club.
Mrs. Hodges said that the
newspapers of America from the
smallest weekly to the largest
daily have accepted the assign
ment given them by Donald M.;
Nelson, chrnn. War Production
Board, to save a critical situation
in the war effort by increasing
the supply of scrap metals need
ed in the production of steel.
Collection methods in the past
have not produced the necessary
supply of scrap. There is suf
ficient scrap hidden around the
country. The job is to locate
and collect it, Mrs. Hodges said.
Newspapers are working with
land through established agencies
such as the Salvage committee,
the county agent, the War Board,
theF. F. A., Civilian Defense
Council, American Legion, Ki
wanis clubs, and the school chil
dren in the collection of Scrap,
the editor said.
The necessity and urgency of
! the Scrap Drive was forcibly
• presented by Mr, Gray.
| Mr. Staples pledged the sup
iport of the Perry school in the
scrap drive. He also spoke on
I the V-Horne Canvass to begin
!next week.
J. P. Etheridge, president ap
pointed the following committee
from the Kiwanis club to work
with the other groups in the
scrap drive: E. P. Newhard, G.
F. Nunn, and J. W. Bloodworth,
Visitors present were: Rev.
M. D. Agerton, Lt, Jack Pierce,
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Hilliard of
Fort Valley, Wm. Turner of Cor
dele, district governor of Ki
i wanis.
Officers will be elected next
Tuesday.
1 The Kiwanis club is having
’(HOUSTON SUPERIOR
, COURT TO CONVENE
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Civil Cases Set For Monday,
i Oct. 3 ; Jurors Named
Houston Superior Court will
convene next Monday, October
5, at 9:80 a. m. for the regular
October term.
On the civil calendar are 14
cases, set for trial on Monday.
Judge Malcolm Jones will preside
, in the trial of civil cases.
The Grand Jury will also begin
its session Monday and has 75
warrants prepared for considera
tion. Among this number is one
for murder against A. C. Robe
son, negro.
By order of the judge all ju
rors have been served by mail in
order to conserve tires and
gasoline.
The following are the Grand
Jurors and Traverse Jurors who
have been notified to appear next
Monday, Get. 5,
Grand Jurors —A n d r e w J,
Parker, Renfroe King, F. G.
Daniel, Alton Hardy, H. S. Ke
zar, Charles P. Stafford. C. F.
Cooper, Sr,, A. W. Uahlberg,
G. T. Pierce* Sr., P. M. Wade,
W. C. Cawthon, R. Herman
Watson, Joseph C. Leverett, C.
H. Gray, J, B. Calhoun, Free
man Cabero, C. B. Harper. An
drew Proctor (col.), E. P. New
hard, J. T. Miller, Jr., Virgil
Bass, R. L. Batchelor, T. C.
Rogers, J. N. Cosey, D. C.
Wright, Harry D. Palmer, J. H.
Williamson, B. J. Hunt, Jr., El
mer Wolfe.
Traverse Jurors, First Week—
J. H. Robinson. J. G. Heard,
Morris E. Johnson, Doyle McEl
henny, Carey B. Andrew, Jr.,
J. W. Kersey, John C. Edwards,
R. F. Farr, W. M. Langston, S.
L. Evans, R. Harry Dumas
(Wellston), J. C. Ward, O. L.
Hutto, Lucius Mitchell, Jerry A.
Davis Jr., J, E. Story, L. B.
Bray, M. E. Sisson, J. W. John
son, Jeff Smithy I. M. Langston,
William B. Roberts, Frank Bon
ner, George F. Collins, Elton
Odum, W. W. Martin, Jr,, E. E.
Loggins, James A.Grubb, George
Gregor, W. E, Marshall, Jr.,
Gus Jackson (col.), T. M. Gamel,
C. A. McCraven, T. F. Hardy,
Sr., L. B. Gray, Albert Hudson.
MEN LEAVE FOR ARMY
White registrants from Hous
ton county accepted at Fort Mc-
Pherson in September are:
Edward G. Yanson, Rt. 1,
Hawkinsville; Morris B. Wil
liams, Rt. 1, Byron; John T. Ar-
I nold, Rt. 1, Perry; Dennis H.
Andrews, Kathleen; Leemon A.
Humphrey, Perry; Doddridge K.
Roughton, Perry; Horace G.
Braddock, Perry; James M, Ad
ams, Rt. 2, Perry; Henry G. An
del, Rt. 1, Perry: Ernest E.
Batchelor, Rt. 1, Perry; George
E. Watson, Bonaire.
William C. Beacham, Jr., Rt.
I. Perry, was transferred to this
board from Local Bd.No. 1, Bibb
county for induction and was
also accepted.
Colored registrants accepted at
Fort Penning in September are:
James Dinkins, Perry; William
H. Durham, Rt. 1, Perry; Geo.
H. Toomer, Rt. 2, Perry; Bobbie
Hussey, Rt. 4, Greenville;Joseph
Toomer, Rt. 2, Perry; Robert L.
Rogers, Rt. 2, Perry; Eugene
Garmon, Rt. 2, Perry.
16 white will leave for Fort
McPherson on October 15 and 25
colored will leave for Fort Hen
ning on October 27.
This information was furnish
ed by Mrs. Lewis Harper, secre
tary of the Selective Service
Board of Houston county.
‘ machinery board
The Farm Machinery Ration
ing Board is composed of Lewis
Tabor, chrnn,; A. R. Talton Sr.
of Kathleen, and J. E, Eason of
Elko. Alternates are S.T. Bryan
of Kathleen and G. W. Hicks of
Perry.
This board meets every Satur
day at 4p. m. in the A. A. A.
office, Perry. Application blanks
may be secured at the A. A. A.
office and from machinery dealers.
The board’s report will be pub
lished every week.
erected a large signboard on
which the names of all Service
men will be placed. C.H. Tuck
er is in charge of the work and
E. P. Newhard is chmn. of the
Names committee.