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I—_ PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1943 ESTABLISHED 1870
COURT CHANGE MADE
BY JUDGE ANDERSON
Recognizing the plight of the
farmers who have been unable
to plant their crops because of
the continued ccld and rain and
realizing that their situation will
become desperate unless they
can utilize for that purpose every
day possible in the early part of
April, Houston Superior Court,
which is scheduled for the first
two weeks in April, will be con
ducted according to the follow
ing plans:
The Grand Jury will meet on
Monday, April 5, 1943, as pre
viously summoned. The Grand
jury will be requested to remain
in session for only one day, or
such part thereof as may be
necessary to consider pressing
natters to be submitted by the
solicitor General. Unless the
}rand Jury itself deems it ad
visable, on general matters, to
Bemain in session longer, it will
Bhen be adjourned until early in
■August, 1943, when it will be
Notified to return to complete its
Bvork. Witnesses summoned to
llippear before the Grand Jury on
5 will appear on that date.
r The Traverse Jury summoned
Bp appear on April 5, 1943, (civil
Keek) will appear on that date,
summoned, but only uncon-
Bsted civil cases and such con-
Bsted civil cases as can be dis
posed of on that day will be sub-
Bitted to the jury. All other
Pontested civil matters will be
Pontinued until the 3rd Monday
P August, 1943. All defendants
Pleading guilty in criminal mat-
Pers will report to the Court at
P:3O p. m. on Monday, April 5.
I The Traverse Jury summoned
Bo appear on April 12, 1943,
■criminal week) will not appear
Bn that date but is ordered to ap-
Bear on the 3rd Monday in Au-
Bust, 1943. Defendants not
pleading guilty and witnesses
necessary to the trials will be
Hrdered to appear on the 3rd
Blonday in August.
■ Thus, contested civil cases not
disposed of on April 5. and all
Criminal matters, except pleas of
Builty, will be handled on the
Brd Monday in August, 1943.
I Changes in regularly sched-
Bled terms of court are not fa-
Bored, but it is believed that
Bhese changes are fully justified
By the unusual circumstances.
I It may be observed that these
Bhanges are ordered by only one
Bf the Judges. Undersigned is
Presiding over civil and criminal
Bessions of Houston Superior
for the April Term, 1943,
Be to the illness of Judge Jones.
■ This March 29, 1943.
A. M. ANDERSON,
J. S. C. M. C.
B Grand Jurors —W. N. Johnson,
K. Jones, Gus Johnson (col.),
R. E. Gordon, C. K. Cooper, J.
18. Jones, M. H. Stubbs, Gordon
Bfilcoxon, J. J. Rogers, C. 0.
I rimes, L. W. Tabor, Rhodes
I ewell, F. M. Houser, Mayo Da-
I is, H. H. Watson, C. C. Nipper,
I V. C. Talton, A. W. White, H.
I I. Armstrong, S. W. Hickson,
I 1. R. Talton, James C. Johnson,
H [larence E. Sasser, E. Holtz
-1 law, Thomas J. Nipper. G. F,
I lunn, Claude Watson, M. J.
I [elms, D. M. Stripling, R. Gor
i pn Scarborough.
I
I Traverse Jurors, First Week —
18. E. McLendon, Willoughby B.
Bims, Jr., Felix Daniels, Richard
hnson, J. I, Davidson, G. P.
Jnnicutt, Lee M, Paul, Sr.,
.0. Stewart, E. F. Bronson,
G. Blaney, C. N. Cheek,
Yellston), James W. Stubbs,
F. Van Hart, Geo. W. Bos
'll. J. 0. Jacobs, (Wellston),
W. Hicks, Raleigh G. Bran
n. E. W. Harper, B. H. New
rry, Charles F. McDonald, J.
Hardy, Jr., W. G. Stubbs,
lomas 0. Gordon, Curtis Jones,
D. Mason, Sr., M. J. Reed,
M. Johnson. T. C. Mayo, W.
Phillips, Otis A. Johnson, Joe
3 vac, H. S. Kezar, W. R. Tal-
G. E. Lewis, W. T. Mobley,
T. Miller, Jr., Frank King,
B- Wynne, Joseph C. Leverette,
Bndrew Proctor (col.)
without feed is worse
no livestock at all. An ade-
quantity of feed can be
by carefully planning
SB farm program.
BUILDING FOR CANNING
PLANT BEING ERECTED
A new yocational Agricultural!
building is under construction!
for Perry High school on the site
of the old building. Some ma- 1
terial salvaged from the old
building which was originally a
dwelling and not really suitable
for vocational purposes, is being
used in the new structure. School
boys and the county work camp
are contributing a large part of
the labor.
The new building, costing
$5,000, is being financed by the
Houston county board of Educa
tion, the county Commissioners,
and the state Vocational depart
ment.
The 3,900 sq. ft. frame build
ing will contain a section 30' by
50’ for a canning plant, a class
room 22’ by 30’, and a work shop
30’ by 50’.
The county commissioners will
buy the equipment for the can
ning plant which is to be in
operation by June 1 under the
direction of L. C. Walker, voca
tional agricultural teacher of
Perry schools. All food canned
at the county plant must be for
home consumption and not for
sale. .
RATIONING "DATA
CONCERNING FOOD
Some changes in point values
of processed rationed food were
announced Sunday by OPA.
Prunes, raisins, and apple juice
were taken off rationed list.
Among those lowered were To
mato Juice, 32 oz. can, to 15
points and other juices, 32 oz., to
13 points. Baked beans were
placed on list at 16 points. Canned
and bottled fruits were raised
from 2 to 7 points owing to size
of can.
All retailers of rationed pro
cessed foods must register with
the local Rationing Board be
tween April 1-10 on OPA Form
R-1302 which has been mailed to
them. The information given on
this form by the merchant will
determine the point value of the
Point Purchasing Certificate is
sued to him by the Rationing
Board.
Fill Out Form To Obtain Re
placement of Ration Book
A person who needs to replace
a ration book for any reason
i must fill out Form No. R-194,
which he may obtain from his
■ local rationing board.
. If the book needs replacing
j because of its mutilated condi
tion, be sure that it got in that
terrible state through no fault of
your own, because the board, be
fore it issues a new one, is going
to make certain just how it hap
pened.
If the mutilation was acciden
tal, a new book, which will be
marked as a duplicate, will be
made out for you, and the old
book destroyed.
Most of the duplicate books
are requested, however, because
the original ones have been lost
or stolen.
Under these circumstances,
two of the R-194 forms must be
filled out and one sent to the
enforcement section of the state
or district OPA office. Some
times the board may require
these applicants to report the
loss to the local police.
Obtaining a duplicate book will
require a waiting period from 10
to 60 days. If the board finds
out that you lost your book
through carelessness, they may
withhold issuance of your dupli
cate for 60 days. This step is to
remind you to be a little more
careful in the future.
Custom Of Giving Meat To
Friends, Relatives Must Be
Shelved For Duration
A good many farmers have
been accustomed to selling or
giving some of the meat they
kill to friends and relatives.
These are the farmers who will
have to change their systems to
fit the new UFA regulations.
That custom of giving meat to
friends and relatives will have to
| take a recess for the duration.
i j A farmer may still sell the
, 1 meat he slaughters, however, to
i anyone he likes as long as he
meets the following government
: requirements: He must register
| with the United States Depart
farmers can boost
THEIR CORN YIELD
j Farmers in this county should
I be able to increase their average
I corn yield by three bushels per
acre with better soil selection
and cultural practices, County
Agent W. T. Middlebrooks said
today.
He pointed out that corn is the
main grain supply crop in the
state, occupying almost tw t o
fifths of the cropland and being
grown on almost every farm.
I he yield per acre is low because
of the low fertility of the land
on which it is planted and the
cultivation methods practiced.
To obtain increased yields, the
agent suggested that farmers
foUow these suggestions:
“Plant corn on land that will
make a reasonable yield—not on
1 poor, eroded soils.
“Plow the land thoroughly and
harrow into a good seedbed.
Plow the vegetation in the soil
and do not burn. A deep mel
low seedbed is required for corn,
“If a cover crop is on the land,
work it in the soil 10 days to two
weeks before corn is planted.
“When corn follows crops
[highly fertilized with a complete
fertilizer, the most profitable
fertilizer is 100 to 200 pounds of
nitrate of soda or its equivalent,
applied as a side dressing. Other
wise use 200 to 300 pounds of a
I 2-12-6, 3-12-6, 4-8-4, or 4-12-4 at
planting and 100 to 200 pounds
of nitrate of soda 40 to 50 days
after planting or when corn is
1 knee to waist high. Use manure
if available. Corn following
good growths of winter legumes
! well phosphated needs little or
no fertilizer.
“Plant seed of a high yielding
’ variety known to be adapted to
’ the locality. The prolific variet
; ies usually are best. Seed should
1 be bright, free of disease and
should germinate 90 percent or
! better.
“Planting in deep furrows on
light soils and shallower furrows
1 on heavy soils seem to be best.
• Deep furrow planting anchors
1 corn plants best and permits
1 killing grass longer by working
1 soil to plants. Feed roots occu
py the top soil regardless of
depth of planting.
“Cultivate frequently until the
' corn is about waist high then run
middles and layby. After first
• plowings, cultivations should be
shallow. Late and deep cultiva
, tions injure corn.
| “Do not pull fodder—it’s too
much work for feed obtained and
. injures corn. Make hay.
“Begin the 1944 corn crop by
r planting winter cover crops this
’ fall. Plant cover crops early,
• phosphate well and inoculate the
: winter legume seed. Lespedeza
’ stubble makes good corn.”
ment of Agriculture, which will
send him his permit and also set
| his quota. (U. S. D. A. War
| Board at County Agent’s office.)
[ Farmer Must Collect Ration
Coupon For Each Sale
! Then, each time the farmer
! makes a sale, he will be required
; to charge the same number of
coupons that a store would
charge for the same piece of
! meat. Once a month, on dates
! which will be announted later, he
: will turn in these coupons to his
j local county rationing board to
gether with a brief report stat
!i ing the exact number of pounds
of meat he sold during the
month.
The same rule applies to the
1 sale of butter.
March 29—Red coupons “A”
became valid.
, April 4 Red coupons “B” be
i come valid.
j April 11—Red coupons "C” be-
Icome valid.
I April 18—Red coupons “D” be-
I I come valid.
I April 25—Red coupons “E” be
ll come valid.
■j April 30—Red coupons “A”,
j “B”, “C” and “D” expire.
April 25—Coffee coupon No. 26
expires; good for 1 lb.
! May 31 —Sugar Coupon No. 12
iexpires; good for 5 lb.
i July 21—Gasoline coupon No.
i 5 expires; good for 3 gallons. |
SHOES—Each person entitled!
to three pairs a year. No.11 1
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.
GOOD SEED GIVE BEST
RESULTS, AGENT SAYS
County Agent W. T, Middle
brooks this week urged farmers
in Houston county to use good
planting seed that have been
tested by experiment and experi
ence. He pointed out that it
takes as much labor to prepare
the land for and to cultivate a
crop with a poor stand as it does
one with a good stand.
Likewise, he continued.it takes
about the same amount of ma
chinery, equipment, fertilizer
and other materials for the poor
stands as it does the good stands
and for the low yielding varie
ties as it does the high yielding
varieties.
“Experiments and experience
have shown that poor stands
never give the highest yields and
the low yielding varieties often
yield one-half less per acre than
those of higher yields,” Mr. Mid
dlebrooks said. “In order to get
stands and have plants capable
of using labor, machinery, ferti
lizer and other materials to the
best advantage, farmers should:
“1. Plant seed of the variety
the nearest experiment station
and experience of farmers have
shown to be best. ‘Do not be the
first to lay the old aside nor the
last by whom the new is tried.'
“2. Secure enough seed of the
variety desired from a dependa
ble breeder or seedman to plant a
seed patch for next season’s
plantings.
“3. In purchasing seed, study
the seed tag and buy on quality.
Seed should germinate high, be
free of noxious weed seed, be of
high purity, and should be from
a source adapted to the section
where it is to be used.
“4. To be sure of germina
tion, run germination tests on
seeds at home. This can be done
by counting out 100 seed, placing
them in moist sand, between
layers of moistened paper tow
els, or rolling them up ‘rag doll’
fashion in moist pieces of cloth
and putting them in a warm
place. The number of seed
germinating out of the 100 is the
percent of live seed present.
“5. Seed treatment is essen
tial with many seeds and should
be used when recommended and
according to instructions.”
FULT POULTRY FLOCK
The size of the farm poultry
flock depends on the size of the
family, how hens are, and how
well they are fed. Some hens
will lay only 50 eggs or less a
year, while at the Georgia Na
tional Egg Laying Test in Ath
ens, the pullets averaged over
200 eggs a year.
For a family of five the Exten
sion Service recommends 40 lay
ers in the fall of the year to be
reduced to 20 by the next fall.
This would average about 30 lay
ers throughout the year. Under
average farm conditions where
hens are not fed for maximum
production, a flock of this size
will produce more than enough
to supply the family with all the
eggs they need. In fact, if the
hens are fed laying mash at all,
they should produce enough eggs
to sell to pay for most of the
feed.
By getting good hens from
stock that is bred for production
and by feeding them properly, a
flock of ten pullets should supply
the average family with all the
eggs they need.
Breeds recommended for such
a flock include a production
strain of Rhode Island Reds,Bar
red Plymouth Rocks,New Damp
shires or possibly White Leg
horns.
Good layers are often hard to
find and it might be better to
buy the baby chicks and grow
out some good pullets for next
fall. Be sure to buy good chicks
from a reliable hatchery.
For best production, a laying
mash should be kept before the
hens at all times, and grain be
fed once or twice a day. Oyster
shell should also be provided.
Table scraps will help a lot in
-feeding the family flock, but the
: poultry raiser should not feed too
Imuch of certain types of table
i scraps such as bread and pota-
J toes, which will tend to make
the hens too fat. The feeding of
, table scraps in moderation will
help to cut down the feed bill.
They would take the place of
grain unless the table scraps con-
ISOFT BALL LEAGUE |
I ORGANIZED IN PERRY I
1 I
A community Soft Ball League!
has been organized in Perry with
the Perry Kiwanis club as spon
sors. G. Francis Nunn is presi
dent of the League.
There are four teams drawn
from high school boys and men
of the community interested in
the game. The League has been
sytematically organized and will
be conducted on a high basis.
Games are held on the Perry
school grounds on Sunday p. m.
beginning at 2:30 o’clock. The
public is invited to attend.
Next Sunday the Bull Dogs of
which W. E. Marshall Jr. is
manager will play the Tigers,
managed by W. A. Skellie. A
second game will be played by
the Bears and Panthers who are
managed by Alton Hardy and L.
C. Walker, respectively.
PERRY BAPTISTS TO
HAVE REVIVAL MEET
1 Revival services will begin at
i the Perry Baptist church on
' Wednesday, April 28 and con
tinue through Sunday, May 8,
according to Rev, J. A. Ivey,
pastor. Dr. T.W, Tippett,secty.
t Ga. Baptist School School asso
, ciation, will preach during the
ten day series of services.
From April 18--23, Mrs, J. J.
Heard, state Baptist Sunday
, School worker, will conduct
;i training classes at the Perry
i 1
SUPPORT ASSURED ON
; SWEET POTATO PRICES
: Government purchases will be
i made if necessary to support
• prices for 1943 crop sweet pota
toes, T. R. Breedlove, chairman
of the USDA War Board, an
i nounced in Athens this week.
1 Quoting a n announcement
! made in Washington by 1. W.
Duggan, Georgia-born director
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Agency’s southern region, Mr.
1 Breedlove said sweet potato
prices will be supported by Food
1 Distribution Administration pur
chases, if necessary, at $1.16 a
bushel during the August-No
vember harvest season, $1.30 a
bushel in December and January,
and $1.45 a bushel in February,
March, and April.
1 He explained that these prices
■ will apply on U. S. iNo. 1 pota
toes packed in crates, hasKets, or
hampers, f.o.b. carrier, in car
-1 load lots.
For U. S. No. 2’s containing
■ 75 per cent or more of U. S. No.
1 quality and size, the support
! price will be 15 cents a bushel
below the U. S. No. 1 price, he
• said.
GARDEN WORK
i
: Cultivation of the garden
i should begin soon after th e
; plants break through the ground,
: or after the plants are set in the
garden, Elmo Ragsdale, Exten
> sion horticulturist, says. Culti
: vation should be shallow. All
weeds and grass should be de
i stroyed. In the small home
i garden, cultivation should be a
i continual process. Each crop
should be cultivated at least once
: a week. It is best not to culti
vate when the land is too wet.
Sometimes weeds and grass can
be pulled by hand before the
ground is dry enough fur hoeing
or cultivating.
, MORE DAIRY COWS
1 About 18,000 dairy cows were!
added to Georgia farm herds
- last year and milk production!
’ was stepped up more than 10 j
percent. State and County Ex
: tension Service agents were ac-|
; tive in promoting better pas-;
■ tures, silage and high quality)
roughage and fewer losses from |
disease.
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> Two cows will provide a year
: round milk supply for a family of
• five.
> U.
: tain a lot of meat or other pro
-1 teins which would help to reduce
■ the amount of mash necessary.
Arthur Gannon,
Extension Foultryman.
I RED CROSS WAR FUND
| RAISED BY HOUSTON
(
$2,250 has been contributed to
date to the Red Cross War Fund
by Perry and Houston county
citizens, with several commit
tees yet to report, according to
G. W. Rhodes, county Red Cross
chairman. The above figure does
not include amounts given by
county people employed at Rob
ins Field. $16,000 was raised by
the civilian and military person
nel at Robins Field for the Red
Cross War Fund.
Of the $2,250, Perry school
contributed $355, employees of
Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. Plant
No. 2 gave $5OO out of their
special fund, $53 was realized
from the concert, Elko commu
nity gave $124, and the Grovania
school raised $8.50, There were
three gifts of $lOO each and a
number of $5O, s2s,and $lO ones.
The Sorosis club of Perry spon
sored the Drive in Perry. They
conducted a house-to-house can
vass and maintained a booth
downtown last week.
“Mrs. L. H. Gilbert, president
of the Sorosis club, and all its
members did a splendid job,"
said Mr. Rhodes in commenting
on the Drive, “and I am deeply
grateful for the effort they put
forth and also for the splendid
response to this appeal,”
Reports from the other white
schools in the county, from the
colored people, and from other
communities have not come in
yet. Those will be published
next week.
Those who have not yet con
tributed are asked to send their
gifts by Saturday, April 3, to G.
W. Rhodes or to the Perry Loan
and Savings Bank. Victory Vol
unteer leaders are requested to
report to W. T. Middlebrooks,
county agent.
County School Supt. F. M.
Greene is conducting the drive
in the county schools. A. D.
Redmond, principal Perry Train
ing school, and Supervisor Helen
Martin are raising the Red Cross
fund among the colored people.
LIBRARY NOTES
One of the most absorbing sa
gas to come out of this war or
any other war is, “Seven Came
Through,” by Captain Edward
Rickenbacker. Simply written,
sincere in every detail a national
hero tells of his faith in a Su
preme Being and the frailities
and heroism of men existing un
der extreme hardships.
Mystery stories have reached a
new high. They are the most
popular type of recreational read
ing. Mabel Seely is superb in
.this field. “Eleven Came
Back,” is a tense and exciting
narrative. “She Died a Lady,”
by Carter Dickson carries a plot
as original as the title suggests.
Patricia Wentworth again mysti
fies her many fans with a good
romantic thriller, “The Chinese
Shawl.” Another top notch
[mystery is,“Put Out the Light,”
by Ethyl Lina White, Excellent
romantic fare is, “White Lilac,”
by Helen Topping Miller, an ex
citing love affair with the Louisi
ana bayou country as a back
ground.
Library hours: 1:30 p. m. to
6:30 p. m. Monday, Thursday,
land Saturday.
Verniece Beavers, Librarian.
CONSERVATION WORK
There were 11,000,000 pounds
of winter legume seed sown in
| Georgia last year, according to
(the Georgia Agricultural Exten
jsion Service, an increase of al
most four million pounds over
11941. in addition, 800,000 acres
|of JeipMieza, 1,800,000 acres of
I interplanted legumes, 13,000
I acres of kudzu and 6,500 acres
(of lespedeza sericea were plant
led.
i
NOTICE
Due to war conditions, De
livery Service from our store
will be discontinued after Satur
day, April 3.
E. F. Barfield.
An average of 30 laying hens
will supply a family of five with
eggs and poultry products for a
year.
