Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, March 25, 1943, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXII. No. 12. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY. MARCH 26, 1943 ’ ESTABLISHED 1870 GENERAL ASSEMBLY | ADJOURNS SESSION Gov. Arnall Praises Solons: Reform Measures Enacted The Georgia general assembly, bearing the blessings and high praise of Governor Ellis Arnall for its full co-operation, adjourn ed its 65-day session Thursday, March 18. The session passed all of the measures on the original and supplementary programs of the governor, and only a few general bills were lost through failure to gee on the calendar for the final day. Final day action included the approval of a measure already passed by the house which would place a property tax on any fed eral corporation competing with private enterprise in Georgia. General Election Aug. 3 Governor Arnall will approve the measure setting up a general election August 3, 1943 so the fiectorate may pass on some three-score proposed amend pents to the state constitution idopted by the legislative ses sion. I The major portion of the Hmendments are af application to Hnly local conditions, and will Have no effect on the state at Harge, but at least five of the Bthers will be directly connected Hith Gov. Arnall’s program o f ■eform of the state government. I Through these amendments, ■Arnall is seeking to make per manent the organizational sys ;em of several state boards to iut an end to what has almost )ecome a custom for each legis ature to “abolish” important )oards and recreate others of the same character merely to obtain i change in personnel. Appropriation Bill In the field of state finances done the assembly made a rec >rd of instituting changes urged “or years and unsuccessfully sought at sessions for a decade >r more. Two of the changes were aboli ;ion of the system of allocating ill the income from certain taxes ind fees to specific departments ind the “grandfather clause” >f the appropriations act. These ,wo features in the past have ;aused some departments to cur tail their operations materially while others were affluent. The assembly adopted a $48,- ■lOO,OOO appropriation bill for the ■seal year starting July 1 with- Hut changing a single item as Recommended by the Governor. Hit also adopted a half-year finan cial bill to carry the state from ■January until next July. I These changes were not the mly ones made by the assembly ;o carry out ideas sponsored by Arnall and its own leaders to ef fect what it considered reforms )f government. In the various ields, the major actions of the issembly were; Finances Besides the appropriations bill fflnus allocations and the grand father clause, the assembly made :he state auditor elective by the issembly rather than appointive )y the Governor, and elected B. E Thrasher Jr., veteran in state inancial operations, to the post, it also abolished the Governor's luthority to strike individual tames from departmental bud gets, a prime method of controll ing patronage in past years. Schools And Colleges Reorganized the State Board of Regents and passed to the peo ple a constitutional amendment io make the reorganization per manent so that the board would )e removed from possible politi cal influence, and the units of the University System could be re itored to accredited standing by various agencies which had drop ped them. Adopted a plan for retirement nay to Georgia’s 23,500 public school and college teachers, and sent to the people a constitution si amendment authorizing ex penditure of tax monies by cities, counties and the state for the nurpose. Pardons And Paroles Took from the Governor the authority to grant pardons and naroles, vesting this power in a mree-member commission creat. I COUNTY WAR BOARD TO ASK FARMWORKERS BE DEFERRED' — By order of Secretary of Agri- j culture Claude R. Wickard.Coun-1 ty USDA VVar Boards have been directed to initiate requests for Selective Service Board defer ment of necessary farm workers and farm operators not now in Classes 11-C or 111-C, and whose deferment has not been other wise requested. In addition,county boards have been directed to appeal from Se lective Service decisions denying II- or 111-C classification when ever they feel such appeals are justified. This, he said, is neces sary because many essential farm workers who are eligible for de ferment are failing to request such deferment. Registrants, to be eligible for deferment in Classes 11-C or 111- must be necessary to and regularly engaged in an agricul tural occupation or endeavor es sential to the war effort. In making requests for re classification, County War Boards have been directed to provide the local Selective Service Board with a statement of the number i of war units of essential farm products to be produced in 1943 on the farm on which the regis trant works, in addition to such other information as is necessary to assist in the reclassification action. Attention is called to a recent ly established Army procedure whereby men in the armed forc es over the age of 38 may be re turned to essential occupations. He called on County War Boards to notify farmers who have lost men over 38 to the army that such a procedure exists, and to offer assistance in getting such men in the army to apply for re turn to essential farm work. ed for the purpose; left with the Governor only the right to grant stays of execution; submitted a constitutional amendment to make the change permanent,and converted the old prison and pa role board to a prison commission merely for operation of the state prison system. Departmental Reorganization Reorganized the state 'depart ment of natural resources to place it under direction of a board of public members, and reorganized the wildlife division of the department to oust Zach D. Cravey as its head; reorganiz ed the state department of pub lic safety, primarily to oust Com missioner John E. Goodwin; abolished the state board of tax appeals and directed such ap peals to superior courts; extend ed for two years the term of Ag ricultural Commissioner Tom Linder to make the terms of all i elective officials concurrent; abol ished 16 state examining boards and recreated an equal number of examining commissions to ; handle various professions in the i state; reorganized the state highway board to have 10 mem bers instead of three; created a new state board of education. Taxes Levied no new state taxes, abolished no old ones under Ar nalls call for state revenues to be left intact; a prohibition bill against the sale of liquor died in the senate, opponents saying it would reduce state income. Health Laws In a move to control venereal disease, made it mandatory for physicians to test expectant mothers for venereal diseases. Constitutional Amendments Passed to the people a num ber of constitutional amendments ■ including the board of regents! . bill, the pardon and parole board} 1 bill, teacher retirement taxation j ' bill, a proposal to lower the vot-, ! ing age to 18 from 21, authorized | ' appointment of an interim com- 1 r mission to draft a new constitu-l “ tion to be submitted at the nextj session of the legislature for ap-' [ proval of the assembly and sub-1 r mission to the people; called a| general election in August to act' ‘ on the various amendments rath ‘ er than wait until the general - election in November, 1944;votedi " to submit an amendment to makGj the Public Service Commission a ■constitutional office and to boost 2 The pay of the five commission -1 i ers. F The commission chairman, Wal- Jterß. McDonald, was raised j I CcrlitL. j I ||| ' > *<*' <&&**'/ ill Up DA WAR OOARO WAR CERTIFICATE AWARD FOR FARMERS War duty in the field, in pasture, and in poultry yard will be recognized on completion of the 1943 farm mobilization dnve, when County USDA War Boards will award Certificates ot harm War Service to farm families who have enlisted for home front duty. •i , I Certificates of Farm War Service will signify that a fam ily has enhsted in all-out farm war production. The 11x14 inch certificates will bear the signature of Secretary of Agri- R “ Wickard and the chairmen of the County USDA War Board. 1 ttcir\ a C ur r * : '^ a * :e ’r s^' d Rl R. ree dl.ove, chairman of the State USDA War Board this week, “is a'simple word of appreciation and encouragement to the fighting units of the food front-the nation s farm families. On the long, hard work of these fam ilies, on their ingenuity in overcoming every handicap impos ed by total war, will depend to a considerable measure the outcome of the war. Our farm operators and their families had begun to con vert their production to crops which would aid the forces fighting the Axis even before Pearl Harbor. For three years in a row they have broken all production records with empha sis on the war-needed crops and meats. “This year food production goals of many commodities have been set still higher. Even with the shortage of labor, machinery, and transportation, if weather is generally favor able, our farm families will reach their goals and break pro duction records once more.” I The 1943 farm plan, now being prepared by farmers will j form the basis of the awards. RATIONING REMINDERS j March 22—“A” Gasoline Cou pon No. 5 good for 4 gallons un til July 22. March 22—Coffee Coupon No. 26 good for 1 lb. for 5 weeks to April 25. March 29—Rationing of Meat, Lard, Butter, Cheese begins. Red coupons in War Ration Book II to be used in buying these items. “A” valid first week. “B” becomes valid April 4. March 31 —Deadline for tire inspections for holders of “A” gasoline rations. April 6—Fuel Oil Coupon N 0.4 (for heating) expires. May 31—Sugar Coupon No. 12 expires: good for 5 lb. SHOES—Each person entitled to three pairs a year. No. 17 stamp in War Ration Book No. 1 is good for one pair until June 15. Families may pool the cou pons of all members of the family. . , SERVICE GUILD MEETS The Wesleyan Service Guild was entertained last Thursday night by Mrs. Vernon Tuggle, president Woman’s Society of Christian Service, at her home. The program and business meet ing preceded the social. Miss Frances Couey, president, presided. Miss Juanita Bledsoe brought the devotional message. Miss Dorothy Jones presented a timely program on missions in which Miss Margery Short and i Miss Allene Ryals took part. A delightful salad course was[ served. | Pfc. Paul H. Rape of Court-' land, Ala. is spending a t w o I weeks’ furlough here with rela jtives. i I IM,I ■« j from $5,000 to $5,900 annually jand Commissioners Matt L. Mc- I Whorter, Perry T. Knight, Jas. IA. Perry and Allen Chappell ' from $4,800 to $5,400, Time I The assembly got into one of jits few heated disputes over the shifting of time in the state from eastern war time belt to the con- I tral war time belt. Various ef | forts were made to repeal the legislation after numerous cities ignored the legislative act and in effect gave the state a double time standard, with some on eastern war time, others on cen ' tral. r HEALTH PLAYLET GIVEN ~ The girls and boys of the fifth grade of Perry High school en tertained the Kiwanis club at their luncheon Tuesday. Their presentation was in the form of a playlet with the boys and girls costumed to represent the various fruits and vegetables and other health giving products. | Ihe theme was the promotion of health by the way of vitamins as found in the products of Moth er Nature. The presentation was made in song as well as by health discus sions among the cast and by a quiz program over “Radio Sta tion P. H. S.” The program was presented under the direc tion of Miss Dorothy Jones and was one of the best of the kind seen by the Kiwanians in a long time. T-bone steaks from a prize winner of the Houston County Boy’s Fat Cattle Show was i served the Kiwanians. PIANO RECITAL MCH. 26 BY FAMOUS ARTIST i ________ A piano concert for the benefit of the Red Cross Emergency War Relief Fund will be staged at the Perry High School Auditorium Friday night, March 26, at 8:30, by Sgt. Josef Raielf of Warner Robins. Sgt. Raieff has studied in Europe for several years and is a gifted entertainer. His program i will feature both classical and ! semi-classical music. He recent ly gave a concert in Macon with f Prof. Maerz of Wesleyan Con jservatory. The opportunity to ■hear him is one that should be appreciated to the fullest by all music lovers. The entire pro ceeds will go to the Houston County Red Cross Fund. The Sorosis club is sponsoring the concert in connection with ) local drive. NOTICE All those interested in the or ganization of a community soft ball league please attend a meet ing Sunday afternoon at 3:00 at the school auditorium. G. Francis Nunn, chmn. Com. on Organization. Mrs. G. E. Jordan is attending • i the State D. A. R. convention in j Atlanta this week. ! PERMIT DEADLINE WARNING I ISSDED TO SLAUGHTERERS! Livestock slaughterers have only until March 31 to obtain operating permits, T. K. Breed love, Chairman of the State USDA War Board, warned farm ers this week. Under recently-announced fed eral orders, all livestock slaught erers who sell meat, including farmers and local butchers, must operate under a permit as an aid to stamping out black markets. Those who slaughter for home consumption on their own farms are not subject to the order, Mr. Breedlove said. Slaughterers may obtain per mits from their County USDA War Boards, except in Atlanta, where permits will be issued by officials of the Food Distribution Administration, All livestock dealers have been directed to obtain permits to buy and sell livestock, and to keep complete records of their opera tions, Farmers are not required to have dealer permits, but must keep records of purchases and sales. I n addition, slaughterers operating under federal inspec tion have been directed to set aside designated percentages of their production for war pur poses. The program is designed to prevent black market operations with the advent of meat ration ing, obtain adequate supplies of meat for direct war needs, and secure the necessary control over the supply of meat so that it can be fairly distributed through con sumer rationing, Mr. Breedlove said. COTTON PLANTING SEED IS SCARCE Warning that breeders of pop ular varieties of cotton seed have already sold out of planting seed, County Agent W. T, Middle brooks this week told farmers to do all possible to get a stand with the first stand. “If farmers have to plant over,” he said, “there may be difficulty in securing seed.” Mr. Middlebrooks urged farm ers to make every effort to se cure a stand of cotton with the first planting. Among the ways to do this, he said, are to treat the seed with Ceresan, and to delint the seed before planting. The number of gins available for delinting planting seed is limit ed, but seed can be treated on any farm with inexpensive equipment. “Tests conducted by the Geor gia Experiment Station at sev eral places in the state over a four-year period gave an aver age increase in the stand of cot ton at chopping time of 14.9 per cent for fuzzy seed treated with Ceresan and an increase of 22.9 for reginned seed treated with Ceresan,” the agent declared. Approximately GI percent ol the cottop seed planted in Geor gia last year was treated with Ceresan, reports from Extension Service county agents show. “The cost of treatment is so small that farmers should use nothing but treated seed this year wnen supplies of good planting seed are low,” Mr. Mid dlebrooks said. The agent also pointed out that calcium arsenate for poison ing boll weevils should be secur ed when the fertilizer is bought as shortages and delays in trans portation may make it difficult or impossible to get it when it is actually needed. CARD OF THANKS With deepest appreciation we thus acknowledge every loving ministry bestowed upon us in our great bereavement. The Family of Mrs. Henry E. Talton. Mrs. Bonnie R. Collins has heard from her husband Ist Sgt. Collins, that he is safe and well. Sgt. Collins has been on active duty on Guadalcanal until re . cently, Mrs. Collins was Miss Carolyn Murphy of Perry before her marriage. Richard Leaptrot, of the U. S. Navy, stationed at Baimbridge, : Md., spent several days this i week with his mother, Mrs. D. P. Leaptrot. i MMHHMBBaaHHMjMnaMBBuannnnnHMi INFORMATION GIVEN ' ON FOOD RATIONING ( Butter & Lard Frozen Until Mch. 29, Rationing Date OP A. Sunday banned for a week the retail sale of butter, margarine, lard and other edible fats and oils which go under point rationing March 29. The government order, issued without any advance warning, forbade retail buying of these foods between 12:01 a. m, Mon day, March 22 (local time) and the same hour March 29, when they will be rationed. Red And Blue Stamps Differ Rationing of following will start March 29: Beef, pork,lamb and mutton; cheese, butter, oth er edible fats and oils, canned fish. Red coupons in War Ra tion Book 2 will be used for meat cheese-fats program; blue are used for processed foods. Red stamps, which may be used interchangeably for meat, cheese, butter (and other edible fats), and canned fish, are not all valid during an entire ration pe riod, as are blue stamps. Blue “A,” “B,” and “C” stamps are good throughout the entire first ration period, the month of March, and in succeeding ration periods blocks, of stamps will be valid during the entire time in a ' similar way. The red “A” stamp becomes valid March 29; the “B” April 4; the “C” April 11; the “D” April 18 —all of these stamps are good for purchase from the date they become valid until their expiration date, April 30. Thus each group of four red stamps has the same expiration date, but validation dates are successively one week later for each stamp. Another way in which red stamps differ from blue ones is that a merchant may give you “change” in stamps when you do i not have a stamp with the exact number of points necessary for the purchase. “Change” may be given only in No. 1 stamps, however—if a purchase had a point value of six for example, and you had only a No. 8 stamp, the merchant would give you two No. 1 stamps, not a No. 2 stamp, i as “change.” This is very im portant, as the only stamps that are valid when torn out of the book are red No. ones. OPA of ficials warned that you can't get “change” for blue stamps, or any other kind of ration stamps or coupons. Lost Ration Book Hard To Replace In Future Beginning Monday, March 29, • people are going to have to be more careful with their ration books. Heretofore, there has been lit -1 tie difficulty in securing a dupli cate in case a book was lost or mutilated, but because this was a widely known fact, some per sons have not been as careful with their books as they might have been. Under this new regulation, if a 1 local board finds that neligence has contributed to the loss or destruction of a book, they may refuse to issue a new book for as long as 60 days. The board may also require applicants to pre sent additional evidence of loss or theft at a special hearing. The 60-day delay will be op tional with each board, although duplicate books will probably not be issued until the applicant’s i second application form has been j sent to the Enforcement Section | of the district office. ! Special Allotments > I A member of the armed forces j may present his furlough papers Ito his local rationing board and state that he is to be at home for 1 seven days or more. For that j period he will be allowed 16 i points, for each week or fraction ’! thereof, for rationed foods. He | will be allowed one pound of cof ; j fee for the period and one half pound of sugar for each week or 5 1 fraction thereof. Sick persons on special diet may apply for special food allot* ■ ments, such as canned juices, j soups, etc., provided they have . doctor’s certificate stating the necessity for such a diet,