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PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Gordy had
as their guests for Christmas
Set. and Mrs. Chas. Huey Ruth
erford of New Orleans, La., Mrs.
u o llis Pafford of Homerville,
Ha. and Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Smith.
Ensign Grace Smith, U. S, Na
w spent the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. E. D. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Greene Jr.,
had as their guests during the
holidays Lt. Grace E. Harper.
U s. Marine Hospital, New Or
leans, La., Sgt. Gordon Slappey,
U S. Marine Corps, Quantico,
Va., and Lt. W. J. Slappey, U,
g Marine Corp. New Orleans,La.
Mrs. Mattie K. Smith of Ray
mond, Ga. spent several days
last week in Perry.
Mrs. C. F. Cooper attended the
funeral of her brother, Mr. Sam
j. Standard, in Washington, Ga.
Tuesday, Dec. 22.
pfc. Bobby Holtzclaw, U. S.
Army, who is at the Univ. of
Ky„ Lexington, Ky. for training
spent Friday and Saturday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eby
Holtzclaw.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Holtzclaw
and son, C. West Jr. of Macon
spent Xmas Day with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. Holtzclaw.
Mr. Marvin Griffin who is in the
Coast Guard stationed at Bruns
wick Marine Construction Corp.,
Brunswick, spent from Thurs
day through Sunday with his
wife and sons who are with Mr,
and Mrs. A.W. Tabor at present.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Riley
were hosts at a family dinner
Wednesday night, Dec. 23.
present were Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Andrew, Mrs. W. C. Jones, Wm.
Hunt, Merryl Hunnicutt, Carle
ton Pierce Jr., Misses Marianne
and Jane Riley, Walter Riley Jr.
Mrs. H. T. Beall Sr., spent
several days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. H. T. Beall at Warner
Robins, Ga.
Pvt. W. M. Baker of Fort Dix,
N. J. spent the holidays here
with Mrs. Baker.
Miss Jean Houser of Columbia,
S. C. spent the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. S. P. Houser. They
both spent Christmas Day with
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borders near
Fort Valley. Pvt. John Houser
was transferred from Robins
Field, Ga. to Miami, Fla. Dec. 23.
Mrs. Irene Eden of Atlanta
spent the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Lawler.
Corp. Julian Cauthon, U. S.
Army, who is receiving training
at the Univ. of Ky., Lexington,
Ky. was at home Friday and
Saturday on furlough.
Corp. A. R, Talton Jr., Camp
Shelby, Miss., and Mrs. Talton
of Villa Rica, Ga. and Pfc. An
drew Talton and Mrs. Talton of
Eglin Field, Fla. spent last week
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Talton Sr.
Messrs. Robert and Marvin
Greene, students of Mercer Uni
versity, Macon, were at home
for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riggs of
Jacksonville, Fla. visited her
parents,Mr. and Mrs. F. H.Arm
strong, during the holidays.
Pvt. and Mrs. W. C. Beacham
Jr. announce the birth of a son,
William Thomas, Dec. 18. The
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
T. R. Webb, Perry, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Beacham Sr. of
Pinehurst.
Pvt. W. C. Beacham Jr. re
turned to Gulfport Field, Miss.
Saturday after spending a week
"’ith his wife and baby.
Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Grimes had
as their guests Christmas Day
at their attractive new home
pear Perry, Mr. and Mrs. T. L.
Warren, Mr. W. B. Warren, of
Edenton, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs.
P> M. Beckham, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Kiracoffee and daughter;
Mfs, Mamie Winn, and Mr. Pete
Henderson.
Mr. C. B. Grimes, Mr. and
J]rs. J. R. Padrick, of Byron;
Mf. and Mrs. Christie Mills, of
Raxley; Mr, and Mrs. Sanford
Butler of Sparta: were guests of
Mf. and Mrs. C. 0. Grimes
Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Anderson Sr. was
•de guest of her sister in Brad-
Jy. Ga. from Thursday until
Sunday,
Cecil Armstrong Jr., Marvin
and Billy Boone,students
• M. G. C., Cochran, are spend
lnB the holidays with their re
spective families.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee of Dal
ton were guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Newhard,
from Thursday until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Roberts
and Miss Eva Borom spent Sun
day in Butler, Ga. as the guests
of Dr. and Mrs. Eli Garrett.
far. Jack Marshall, student of
Emory University, is spending
the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Agnes S. Marshall.
Mrs. L. F. Cater and Mrs. T.
M. Christian went to Jackson
ville, Fla, Tuesday last week to
spend three weeks.
Mrs. H. E. Evans Sr. was
given a surprise birthday party
Tuesday, Dec. 22, by her neigh
bors.
Miss Mary Paul, student of the
University of Ga., Athens, is
spending the holidays at home.
Miss Louise Houser spent sev
eral days last week with Mrs.
Fred Houser in Atlanta.
Mrs. T.W. Hentz has returned
from Phoeniz, Arizona where she
spent several months with her
daughter, Mrs. Wesley Bolin,
and family.
Mr. W. K. Couch spent Dec.
21-23 in Perry with Mrs. Couch.
He has been transferred to At
lanta by the Bell Aircraft Corp,
Mrs. Whitehead of Gainesville,
Ga. was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Zenie Whipple, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McLendon
were hosts at a delightful family
dinner Christmas Day. Present
were: Mrs. B. H. Andrew Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Andrew Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Andrew Jr.
and baby, Carey B. 111., Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Andrew, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Andrew Jr., Joyce
and Benita Andrew, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Skeliie, Albert and
Walter Skeliie, Mrs. W. E. Mc-
Lendon, Miss Pauline McLendon,
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Talton Sr.,
Corp. and Mrs. A. R. Talton Jr.,
Pfc. and Mrs. Andrew Talton,
Mr, Richard Talton, and Mr. Cu
llen Talton.
Miss Margaret Newhard of Dal
ton, Ga. spent the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Newhard.
Mr. Ralph Tabor, student of
the Univ. of Ga., Athens, is
spending the holidays at home.
Sarah Ivey came home from
Milledgeville and spent last
week.
Miss Cleo Worley spent Sun
day with her family at Canton,
Ga.
Miss Agnes Lawrence spent
the holidays with her family
near Madison, Ga.
Mr. Geo. Suggs spent Christ
mas Day at Barnesville, Ga. with
his mother.
Mrs. N. W. H, Gilbert had a
family dinner Christmas Day.
Present were Mrs. Robt. Mor
gan and daughter, Jane, of Ma
con; Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Muse
and children,David and Cynthia,
Mr, and Mrs. Floyd Tabor and
children. Allen, Sylvia, anql Kay;
Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Gilbert and
children, Nathan Jr., and Eve
lyn: Pvt. Woodrow Gilbert of
Cochran Field, Mrs, J. H. Short,
Misses Margery and Elizabeth
Short, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Short
and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tabor
were hosts at a family dinner
Sunday.
Dr. Herman W, Martin who is
a member of the armed forces on
foreign duty has been promoted
from Ist Lieutenant to Captain
in the Dental Corps.
Mrs. A. P. Whipple and sons,
Allen and Derryl, spent Sun
day and Monday with relatives
at Cochran, Ga.
Machinist Mate 2nd Class W.
F. Leaptrot, U. S. Navy, spent
several days with his mother,
Mrs. D. P. Leaptrot, recently.
Musician Wm. Tong, U. S.
Navy, San Diego, Calif, spent
several days here recently with
his wife in the home of her
father, Dr. J.R. Sims.
Mrs, Hollis Pafford returned
Tuesday to Homerville. Ga. where
she teaches, after spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. D, Gordy. Mrs.
Pafford accompanied by Mrs.
Gordy and Mrs. H. E. Smith,
visited her husband, Pvt. Paf
ford, at Fort McPherson Sunday
and also her aunt, Miss Evelyn
Smith at Hapeville, Ga.
Betty Joyce White of Ameri
cus visited' her grandmother,
Mrs. A. L. Meadows, during the
holidays.
Noel Bramblett, son of Mr,and
Mrs. Vaughn Bramblett, cele
brated his third birthday which
was Dec. 24 with a pretty party
Tuesday, Dec, 22. at his home.
Eighteen little friends were
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hodge
were hosts at a family dinner
Sunday. Present were Mr s.
Kate Hodge, Mrs. J. W. Hodge.
Mr, and Airs. Hardin Hodge and
daughter of Atlanta, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Hodge and children of
Leslie.
Mrs. W. W. Driskell spent the
holidays at Brunswick, Ga. with
her son, Mr. Walter Driskell,and
family, Mrs. Driskell’s son,
Capt. Morgan Driskell, M D.
flight surgeon of U. S. Navy Air
Corps, is on duty in the Pacific'
area.
Mrs. Henry Winn and daugh
ter, Marianna, of Manchester,
spent Dec. 20-22 with Mrs. Ma
mie Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Nunn had
a family dinner Christmas Day.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. G. F,
Nunn and children, Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Bonner, Misses Marianne
and Bess Nunn.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Gooden and
Miss Betty Gooden visited rela
tives in Americus and Leslie
Monday. The Goodens went to
Milledgeville Wednesday. Betty
resumed her studies at G.S.C.W.
Mr. and Mrs, W, E. Marshall
Jr. and sons, Earl and Tommy,
spent Sunday in Reynolds with
his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Davis and
daughter, Billie, spent the week
end in Dothan, Ala. with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Gaines.
Mr. and Mrs, C, C. Pierce and
and children spent Sunday in
Macon with Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Baird. Jean Pierce spent sev-j
eral days there this week with
her uncle and aunt.
Mr. Billy Strother of Atlanta
spent the holidays with his sis
ter, Mrs. A. Braddock, and
family.
Jean Pierce entertained fifteen
school friends at a pretty Christ
mas party at her home Dec. 18.
A color motif of red and white
was carried out. The buffet had
a snow scene decoration and the
dining table had an arrangement
of red and silver balls and red
candles in silver holders. Min
iature candles marked each
place. Games were played.
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert of Atlanta
visited relatives here during the
! holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cren-
Jshaw of Macon and Mrs. Law
rence Moody and daughter, Gail,
of Fort Valley spent Xmas Day
with Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Arm
strong.
Mrs. Robt. Kraemer is visiting
relatives in Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts will go to
Charleston, S. C. Saturday to
visit her brother, Lt. S. T. Bo
rom, and family,
Ann Fulton of Cochran is vis
iting her aunt, Mrs. A. P.
Whipple.
Musician 2nd Class Pat Cart
ledge, U. S. Navy, returned to
Jacksonville, Fla. Tuesday after
a visit home. His mother, Mrs.
Irene Eden, accompanied him to
Jacksonville for a visit. She
will return Friday.
Carol Culpepper of Atlanta is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hugh
Braddock, and family.
Miss Eloise Woods of Griffin
was the guest of Rev, and Mrs.
C. H. Tucker during the holi
days. Mrs. C. R. Giles Sr. of
Sandersville is spending some
time here with her daughter,
Mrs. Tucker. The Tuckers and
their guests spent Sunday with
relatives in Macon.
Mr, Colquitt Brantley
was called to report Dec. 15 at
the University of Tenn., Knox
ville, Tenn. for training for ser
vice in the Army Air Corps.
Mrs. Eddie Adams and Miss
lAchie Cooper of Fort Valley
were guests of Mr. and Mrs,
Vaughn Bramblett Christmas.
Mrs. J. B. Adams and Mrs. J.
L. Pritchett of Barnesville were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Pritchett and son, Allen,Sunday.
Mr. Bill Chapman has gone to
Dayton, Ohio to take a course in
airplane mechanics.
! Mr. and Mrs. Homer Chap
man have heard from their son.
'Pvt. Harris K. Chapman, who is
with the armed forces in north
ern Africa, that he is and
1 well.
MISS LEONORA HOUSER
WEDS CORP. HOLCOMBE
Of cordial interest to many
friends is the wedding of Miss
Leonora Edwards Houser of Per
ry and Corp. Janies Henry Hoi
combe Jr. of Fort Penning, Ga.,
formerly of Atlanta, which oc
curred Wednesday morning, De
cember 23. at 10:30 o’clock at
the Peachtree Christian church,
Atlanta, with Dr. Robert L.
Burns, pastor, officiating.
Miss Louise Houser, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor.
Mr. R, A Hamrnel, of Atlanta,
uncle of the groom, was best
man.
The bride was lovely in a
powder blue dressmaker suit
with which she wore black ac
cessories. Her flowers were a
corsage of orchids. The bride’s
attendant wore a pastel green
model with black accessories.
Only a few relatives and
friends of the couple witnessed)
the impressive ring ceremony.
The couple remained in Atlan
ta until Sunday when he return
ed to Fort Penning and she re
turned to Perry to resume her
war work at the Naval Ordnance
Plant, Macon.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs Houston Parks Houser and
the late Mr. Houser, Mrs. Houser
was Miss Leonora Edwards.
The bride is a graduate of
Perry High School and attended
Huntingdon College, Montgom
ery, Ala. She received her
business training at Draugnn’s
in Atlanta,
The groom is the son of Mrs.
J. H. Holcombe Sr. and the late
Mr. Holcombe of Atlanta. He
is a graduate of Tech. High, At
lanta, and of Auburn College,
Ala.
Miss Ann Saunders of Unadil
la is visiting Miss Dorothy Avera.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Avera,
Dorothy and Billy Avera, spent
the weekend with relatives at
Unadilla.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Johnson
and Miss Lucile Johnson of For
syth spent the Christmas holi
days with their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Clint Hardy and
family.
Mrs. Culma Harris and daugh
ter, Patsy, spent tne weekend
in Tifton. Jacquelyn Bryan of
Tifton is visiting Patsy Harris
this week.
James and Horace Mathews
entertained several of their
school friends at a theatre party
Wednesday p, m.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace E, Evans
i had as their guests for Christ
mas Mr. J. D. Franklin, Miss
Dorothy Franklin, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Odom of Vienna, Ga ,
Miss Ann Whitehead of Jackson
ville. Fla.
Mr. H. E. Evans left Wednes
day, Dec. 30, for Fort McPher
son, Ga. for induction in the
army. He has been accepted
for training in an officer candi
date school.
Sgt. Edwin Hicks, Ord. Co.,
j Tyndall Field, Fla. spent the
j weekend with his parents, Mr.
land Mrs. G.W. Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Shelton had
las their guests for Xmas her
I sister, Mrs. V. B. Holland, of
i Suffolk, Va. and Mr. J. W. Wil
liams, of Norfolk, Va.
V
i Otis H. Linton of Perry wears
j the silver wings of a Sergeant in
I the Army Air Forces. His pro-
I motion was won as a result of
successfully completing five
weeks’ training at the AAF gun
nery school at Tyndall Field, Fla.
Mary Chapman is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Abbott, in
1 Macon.
i Mrs. J. H. Short had a family
dinner at her new home Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Cloud Jr.
|of Savannah spent the holidays
I with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Boswell. They were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mathews for dinner Saturday
night.
James and Horace Mathews
visited their uncle, J, Y, Bos
well, in Macon during the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Hunt
and and son, Nelson, spent
Xmas Day in Hawkinsville with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Nelson, and Saturday and Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. J. F.
|[ Hunt.
i
Mr. Lewis Giles of Winter
Haven, Fla. was the guest of
his brother, Mr. Henry Giles,and
family during the holidays.
DINNER PARTY
■ Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Tucker
were host* at a lovely dinner
party Friday night, Dec. 25.
i'Red berries »•id candles formed
the decorations of the living
room. A green and white motif
was used effectively in the din
ing room.
Guests were Rev. and Mrs. J. I
A. Ivey, Mr. and Mrs. C. P.!
Gray, Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Bon
ner, Mrs. C. R. Giles Sr. of
Sandersville, and Miss Eloise
Woods of Griffin.
DINNER PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marion
Houser entertained the officers
and directors of the Perry Fed
eral Savings and Loan Associa
tion and their wives at a de
lightful dinner Monday night,
Dec. 28, at their home. Invited
were: Mr, and Mrs. S. A.Nunn,
Mr, and Mrs. C. E. Andrew, Mr.
land Mrs. G. C. Nunn, Mr. and
Mrs. Max Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
W. K. Whipple. Mr, and Mrs. F.
M. Culler.
MARTIN-HARRISON
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Dr, J. M. Martin, a
senior of Ga. Medical School at
Augusta, Ga.. to Miss Elsie Har
rison, also of Augusta. The wed
ding took place at the First
Methodist church, Augusta, Sat
urday, Dec. 19.
Dr. Marlin is the son of Mr.
W. W. Martin of Perry.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The circles of the Methodist
W. S. C. S. will hold their first
meetings on Monday, Jan. 4, at
3:30 p. m. as follows: No. 1,
Mrs. G. C. Nunn; No. 2, Mrs. J.
E. Sampley; No. 3, Mrs. M. G.
Edwards,
The general meeting of the
W. S. C. S. will be on the second
Monday, Jan. 12, at the church.
The circles of the Baptist W.
M. S. will meet at 4p. m. Mon
day as follows: No. 1, Mrs, W.
E. Beckham; No. 2, Mrs. J. A.
Beddingfield; No. 3, Mrs. Henry
Mathews.
CENTERVILLE HEWS
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Williams
and son, Jimmy, spent Christ
mas holidays in Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Farrow
and children, Wallace nnd Carol,
are visiting relatives in Cordele.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rape
spent Sunday in Perry.
Mr.and Mrs. Homer Long spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Stafford
had as their guests Saturday
their children, Mr. and Mrs. Pa
schal Stafford of Fitzgerald, and
Mr, and Mrs. C. P. Stafford Jr.
of Macon.
Miss Margaret Stafford of j
'Greenville, S. C. spent the holi- i
days with her mother, Mrs. John)
' Stafford.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Garvin spent
Christmas Day with relatives in I
Eastman.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cherry
of Jacksonville, Fla. spent sev
eral days this week with Mr.and
Mrs. Willie Garvin.
Mrs. R F. Scarborough is re
| covering from an attack of flu.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stem
bridge Jr. of Macon visited Mr.
and Mrs, J. D. Stembridge Sr.
, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmore Rape
and little son, Terry, of Bruns
■ wick spent the Christmas holi
, | days with Mr, and Mrs. J. T.
Kyals and family.
Mr, and Mrs, Lonnie Andrews
announce the birth of a son on
■ Dec. 20, to be called William.
. CORBITT CHILD DIES
’ Don Allan Corbitt, age 2, died
Dec. 25 after a brief illness. He
was the son of Martha Lee Peek
. Corbitt and James Grant Corbitt
and grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
. W. S. Peek.
; Funeral services were held
, Saturday. 3:30 p. m. at Whipple
Funeral Horne with Rev. J. A.
Ivey officiating.
!
Lt. Fred C. Stewart, Fort
B anding. Fla. arrived Wednes
day for a visit with his uncle
. and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
. Tiooney.
Mr. W. R. Hardy has returned
from the Panama Canal Zone
where he spent a year in war
work,
Jefferson Failure as Speaker
1 Thomas Jefferson was a failure
, as a public speaker.
| Marine Describes His
First ‘Look at Infinity*
The earth resembles a relief map
from 11 Vi miles in the sky, accord
ing to Lieut. Col. Chester L. Ford
i ney of the marine corps.
Colonel Fordney, who made a trip
into the stratosphere with Com
mander T. G. W. Settle, navy bal
loonist, in 1933, says that no rivers,
t lakes or highways were visible but
j that mountains could be distin
' guished.
I "At times we would lose the
; image of the earth far below us,*’
said Colonel Fordney. “Clouds
looked like a white carpet with blue
toward the horizon.
“The stratosphere sky is a beau
tiful blue as one looks into the space
above. It was so inspiring that I
later described it as my first look
at infinity. It was a sight that gave
me my first real conception of
space."
Colonel Fordney reports that the
radiant energy of the sun is so in
tense in the stratosphere that out
side temperature at the top of the
balloon’s gondola, which was paint
ed white, a color that reflects heat,
was exactly zero, while at the bot
tom of the gondola, which was
painted black a color that absorbs
heat, the temperature reading was
104.5 degrees above zero.
There was no sensation of motion
in the stratosphere although the in
struments showed the balloon was
rising at a speed of 120 miles an
hour after passing the 35,000 foot
mark, where the stratosphere be
gins, the marine corps officer stated.
Descent from the peak began as
gas in the balloon cooled and con
tracted. The balloon dropped from
the 50,000 mark to 800 feet in 40
minutes, or at a speed three times'
as great as that of a modern ex
press passenger elevator,
i
i Dean Advises Workers Be
Given Personality Test
Need for new types of personality
j tests to show why workers are oti
1 are not fitted for certain types of
employment was pointed out by the
dean of the school of education,
Pennsylvania State college
“A large proportion of workers
who are fired from industrial jobs
are well trained and fully able to do
their work, but they have personali
ty difficulties,” Dean Trabue said
recently in speaking before the Na
tional Vocational Guidance associa
tion meeting in San Francisco. Nei- ;
ther interviews nor letters of recom
mendation give adequate indications
of the necessary personality traits,
he explained. The interviewer’s own
personality often interferes with an
objective estimate, and different in
terviewers frequently disagree about
the applicant’s qualifications. Simi
lar objections can be made to rec
ommendations
While a number of good personali
ty tests have been devised, Dean
Trabue declared that some of these;
merely attempt to discover abnor
malities and complexes rather than
fitness for a particular job. Relia
ble tests which give more informa
tion about normal workers in cur
rent industrial occupations would'
undoubtedly contribute to greater ef
| ficiency in our war effort.
Army Buys Race Horses
Horses which once thrilled the
' crowds at Santa Anita race track
I in California, and ponies which thun
-1 dered across the polo fields have
| now joined the army, the war de
| partment announced. Nine horses,
I the pick of more than 125 recently
inspected at the Santa Anita track
by the remount division of the.
quartermaster corps were pur
chased for about $7OO each and will
be sent to various depots throughout
the country to be used for breeding
purposes. Following the outbreak
of war, horse racing was abandoned
on the West coast, and many own
ers offered to sell their stables to
the war department. The remount'
( division is planning to purchase.
| more race horses for breeding pur
poses.
Michigan ‘Building Bees'
Old-fashioned “building bees” to
encourage the improvement of rural
j shelter in the cut-over section of
i northern Michigan are being encour-
I aged by the U. S. department of
• agriculture. The idea is to demon-
I strata to low-income farmers how
| run-down properties can be im- 1
I proved at small cost when neigh
bors work together.
A companion plan calls for the
finding of part-time employment for
| those farmers whose land cannoti
1 adequately support the family.l
i| Farmers will be encouraged to seek
' outside income through part-time
j employment in reforestation, in fire
1 control, and in lumbering on public-i
1 ly or privately owned lands.
j
Whipping Post in Maryland
1 The customary punishment of
J whipping a> a penalty for crime,
•! part of the common law of England,
I was adopted by Maryland in its first
I I constitution in 1776 and continued
j through all successive constitutions
I of the state down to the constitution
1 of 1864, and then it was removed
from the statute books, not by direct
appeal, but by force of the Consti
tutional Amendment abolishing
| slavery.
The only crime for which the whip
ping post can be applied in Mary
land now is for brutal assault on
wife, under the Act of 1882, chapter
120, codified in 1939 code, section
11, article 27, ■ »
