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larm bureau plans
■membership drive
■in connection with the Hous
to; County Farm Bureau’s
«43 membership maintenance
campaign to begin May 3, Pas
chal Muse, president explained
the set-up of the organization.
■The Farm Bureau operates on
community, county, state, and
national levels to give farm fam
ilies representation wherever and
whenever it is needed, but par
ticularly in our legislative halls,
Hr. Muse said. Membership is
voluntary and there are no paid
organizers. In fact, including
state office stenographic and
Jerical personnel, there are only
three paid employees in the en
tire state. Services of commu
nity, county, and state officers
and leaders are free contibutions
H the welfare of agriculture.
■Annual membership dues of
HfflO are used to maintain the
organization, one dollar remain-
Ir in tlie count y* one dollar and
fifty cents in the state, and fifty
cants going to the support of the
Hnerican Farm Bureau Federa
tion which includes one year’s
subscription to the magazine
Hlation’s Agriculture,” he ex
■Bined. There are 135 active
Glunty Farm Bureaus and many
canmunity units in Georgia, and
organizations in the na
iSHnal federation, which last year
|Hd 591,230 farm families as
nlmbers. Georgia had 10,239.
Hflie Farm Bureau has no gov
ernment affiliations of any kind
is an independent group of
fit ■m men and women who have)
Hnded themselves together in
an| attempt to cope with mutual
problems originating off the
farm. Currently the national
-■deration is fighting for such
flings as fair prices and price
ce lings for producers, adequate
machinery, equipment, fertilizer,
ilsecticides, and other essentials
nlcessary for full war produc
ts, legislation to outlaw labor
Bcketeering, equitable taxation,
■ual educational opportunities
Br rural children, and many
olhers, Mr. Muse pointed out.
■ Policies of the Farm Bureau :
aie formulated in democratic
procedure. Resolutions of the ;
(Immunity groups make up the
aunty’s program and guide its
Btivities. Likewise. County
Birm Bureaus, at the annual
(invention, decided on the poli
ci s of the state federation, and
Be resolutions adopted by the
■42 state organizations are in-
Birporated into the policies of
■e American Farm Bureau Fed
erotion, which is the nation’s
■rgest farm organization.
■ The Farm Bureau is neither a
■cret nor a fraternal organiza-
Bon. It was formed in 1919 and
Beorgia has had a Farm Bureau
si ice 1937.
P. T. A. MEETING
■ Of timely interest was the pro
gram on ‘‘Recreation A Necessi
■ for Wartime Morale” present
-9; by Mrs. W. W. Driskell at
Bie meeting of the Perry P. T.
9- Tuesday, April 13. A panel
■scussion of this subject was
Bd by Dorothy Avera, Florence
Bordon, and Philip Herndon,
Bgh school students. Miss Wil
-9 Ryals and Barbara Whipple
Ilayed a piano duet. Vocal num
ers were given by the high
i'hool quartette, Annis Jean Ne-
Bnith, Lillian Perdue, Dorothy,
■>'d Barbara, with Miss Ryals
Baying the accompaniment.
I In introducing the subjects
Brs. Driskell defined recreation
B a program inclusive of the
■terary as well as the physical,
■nd traced the history of or
ganized play. She cited the
■resent urgent need for directed
Bcreation throughout the nation,
■he students presented the need
■ the local community in an in
■cresting and forceful manner.
I Mrs. C. 0. Grimes, the presi
dent, presided. She appointed
B rs - C. C. Pierce, Mrs. B. H.i
Bndrew Jr., and Mrs. J. A. Bed-]
pngfield on the nominating com-i
■dttee. The first grade won the
htendance prize.
Mr. Jerry Browdy has moved ;
■o Perry from Mt. Dora, Fla.!
11 J is with his sister. Mrs. J. E.
Jixon, and family for the pres- |
snt. Mr. Browdy is employed
>y Akin Drug Co. i
| BAPTIST SERVICES TO
BEGIN NEXT WEEK|
Revival services will begin!
next Wednesday evening, April)
28, at the Perry Baptist church
and continue through Sunday, i
May 9, the pastor, Rev. J. a!
Ivey, has announced.
On April 28—29—30, services
will be held at night only at 8
o clock. Dr. Aquilla Chamlee of
tort Valley will be the speaker
for these three services.
On Sunday morning, May 2.
Dr. T. W. Tippett, state Baptist
Sunday School secretary, will
preach at each service, morning
and evening through Sunday,!
May 8. The morning hour is 10
o’clock and the night, 8 o’clock.
Rev. H, H. Pippen. pastor at
Wrens, Ga., will lead in the
song services.
This week, April 18—23, Mrs.
J. J. Heard, state Sunday School
worker, is bringing a series of
messages on soul-winning, using
for a guide book, Dr. P. E. Bur
rough’s soul-stirring book,‘‘Win
ning to Christ,”
The public is cordially invited
to attend all services.
com repbeseUtW
REPORTS ON HIS AGTIVIIIES
Hon. W, W. Gray, Houston
county’s representative in the
Georgia Legislature, was in Per
ry Saturday greeting friends.
Mr. Gray lives in the ‘ Sugar
Hill” district (Old 13th) of
Houston county and his post of-1
fice address in Unadilla, Ga.
Mr. Gray was chairman of the
committee on the House Journal
and a member of the following
committees: Academy for the
Blind, Commerce, Engrossing,
Sanitarium at Alto, State Prison
Farm, Western and Atlantic
Railroad, Georgia State Sanita
rium, Halls and Rooms, Hy-
Igiene and Sanitation, Peniten
tiary, Pensions, and Public Li
brary.
Mr. Gray came home only
twice during this year’s session
of the General Assembly as he
spent the weekends visiting the
state institutions named above, j
Mr. Gray was in Atlanta a week
after the adjournment to con
clude business connected with
his committee work.
Accomplishments
Mr. Gray takes pride in the
fact that he was instrumental in
getting the Warner Robins
Chatter Bill passed. Mr. Gray
has been congratulated by of
ficers of Robins Field in his suc
cess in getting all passenger
trains of the G. S. and F. R. K.
to stop at Warner Robins. The
railroad has set up a freight and
express office, put on a telegraph
operator, and a ticket agent at
Warner Robins and plans to
build a new depot there, accord
ing to Mr. Gray.
Opposes Amendment
The county’s representative
expressed himself as strongly op
posed to the amendment allow
ing youths from 18 to 21 years
of age to vote. If this amend
ment is favored by the voters in
the General Election to be held
Aug. 3, it will do more to put
the schools and colleges in poli
tics than anything that has ever
been done in the past, Rep.
Gray said that he voted against
this amendment and spoke
against it in spite of all the
pressure put on him by adminis
tration leaders.
The legislator also opposed
holding a general election in Au
gust. ‘Tt will cost $300,000 and
is not necessary,” he said.
Mr. Gray strongly opposed the
Henry Grady Lease bill.
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EASTER SERVICES
Easter services on the Elko I
charge will be held as follows:)
Sunrise, Bonaire; 10 a. m., An-j
;drew Chapel: 11:30 a. m., Elko;j
1 3 p. m., Grovania, Rev. G. E. |
|Clary, district superintendent,)
i will speak at each of these ser-;
I vices. The pastor, Rev. Gordon
: King, urges all members to at
tend.
, Workers in a Michigan refin
es* cry fixed up a very low, false
£door leading to the pay office.
On it is inscribed, “You will
learn to duck lower if you don’t
Buy a Bond.”
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“They Give Their Lives—You Lend Your Money”
Will Americans Be More Tender Willy
Their Money Than Lives of Their Sons
Washington, D. C. A hlunt challenge—whether Amer
icans will be more tender With their money than with the lives
of their sons confronts L'. S. citizens as they prepare to
meet the appeal of the government to put an additional 13 billion
dollars into the fight in the next three weeks.
I American dollars which run off to
*om« cozy shelter to hide while
American boys are dying to defend
our cities and towns from destruc
tion and invasion will face a rising
demand from all classes of patriotic
citizens to come out and fight.
Millions of workers who now are
buying War Bonds regularly out of
current income must lend extra
money to their government during
the Second War Loan campaign
(which started April 12).
In recognition of the spirit of sac
rifice which is sweeping over the
land as our troops swing into of
| fensive action in Africa and await
| the signal for a landing in Europe,
the Treasury Department is offering
a series of government bonds to fit
every pocketbook.
No matter whether Americans buy
the familiar Series E Bonds or IV2
per cent bonds or 2 per cent bonds
or tax certificates, they will be doing
their part to make the Second War
Loan drive a success.
Consumer Spending Too High.
Consumer spending in 1942 was
SECOND WAR LOAN DRIVE 1
IN PROGRESS IN COUNTY!
A house-to-house canvass is
being conducted in Perry this
week to secure pledges for bond
purchases during the 2nd War
Loan Drive in progress during
April.
Up to Wednesday noon, $43,-
270.25 of War Bonds had been
bought in Perry. No report on
pledges was available. The
county’s quota is $139,500. All
committees are actively engaged
in putting over the Drive in Per-,
ry and Houston county.
School’s Pledge
The Perry school has pledged
I to buy enough bonds ($3,000) to
I purchase two Jeeps. Walter Gray
j Jr. has bought $1,500 of bonds to
apply on the purchase of one
Jeep. The school expects to
dedicate one of the Jeeps to Bil-j
ly Cauthon, Houston county’s
first war casualty, and the other;
Jeep will have a name plate read-]
ing “Donated by Perry High 1
School.”
Dr. W. G. Lee and Dr. Frank
jjones spoke to the Perry Kiwa
i nis club Tuesday on the Bond
\ Drive.
! "THEY GIVE THEIR
\ LIVES-YOU LEND mRTMM
YOUR MONEY" f/jllfln 1
Buy an Additional
"THEY GIVE THEIR
LIVES-YOU LEND
YOUR MONEY"
Bay an Additional i
) <s•
. much too high lo meet the War sltua
-1 tion of 1943. Last year more than
. 82 billion dollars of our soaring nf*
; tional income went to feed the d>-
| sires of Americans for clothes, rec
reation, foods and luxuries. As these
, items grow scarcer, more of our in
• come must be diverted from such
[ expenses into government bonds.
; During 1942 millions of our fathers,
sons, relatives and friends were in
training here and abroad. Some
• were already in action. Casualties
■ were beginning to bite into every
■ community. War Bonds became a
vital link between the home and
fighting fronts.
Today sacrifice has become away
of life for America’s fighting men.
Civilian 1 spending on the 1942 scale
must go out the window if the home
folks are to attempt to match the
heroism of our boys at the front.
Not every American can take his
place in a bomber or in a foxhole
or on a fighting ship but he can fire
away at the enemy by Tending
money to the government.
IBOOK OF POEMS PUBLISHED
I BY MRS. BESSIEHDUSER NUNN
“Beauty, Faith and Love,” a
volume of Poems by Bessie
Houser Nunn (Mrs. George C.
Nunn) of Perry was released
Tuesday. It is the first book of
poems of this writer to be pub
lished but her poetry and prose
writings have appeare i in maga
zines and newspapers and a de
votional books has been pub
lished.
Mrs, Nunn is a religious and
.civic leader of Perry, having
been prominent in Methodist
church affairs in Georgia since
young womanhood. With the
exception of three years spent in
mission work in Shanghai,China,
she has made her home in Perry,
In 1903, she received both the
A. B. and B. M. degrees at Wes
: leyan College; the former with
1 honor, the latter with the medal
in piano. She was Alumnae
; Trustee of Wesleyan from 1927
to 1930. She is also a graduate
lof Scarritt College, Nashville,
| Tenn.
For 30 years, Mrs, Nunn has
been a conference officer of the
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service (formerly Woman’s Mis
sionary Society) of the Metho
dist church. For ten years she
was president and at the present
time she is editor and historian.
Mrs. Nunn has held many po
sitions of prominence in her local
church and community where
her ability and spiritural quali
ties are appreciated.
In 1912, she married George
C. Nunn, of Perry. They have
one son, G. F. Nunn, and three
(daughters, Mrs, M. L. Brown, ■
[Misses Marianne and Bessj
(Houser Nunn. From a happy (
'home, Mrs. Nunn’s busy and
generous life h?s radiated.
(HOUSTON BOY KILLED
i IN AFRICAN WAR ZONE
I
Staff Sgt. VV. C. Cauthon Jr.
was killed in action on April 9 in
Africa, according to a message
from the War Dept, to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cau
thon Sr., of Perry Rt. 2. The
death of Billy Cauthon is the
first reported casualty from
Houston county. The news was
received Monday, April 19.
Sgt. Cauthon was an aerial
photographer and volunteered
for service about three years ago.
Survivors include his parents;
four brothers, Corp. Julian Cau
thon, U. S. Army; Jake, Macon;
Chessley and Charles, Perry;
three sisters, Miss Marzell Cau
thon, Macon; Dixie and Helen
Cauthon, Perry.
This family has the sympathy
of the entire county.
ONTO HOLD MEETING-HERE
AT COURT HOUSE APRIL 29
The Office of Price Adminis
tration will hold a meeting
Thursday, April 29, at 10:00 a.
m. at the Court house in Perry.
All merchants are urged to be
there. Anybody who has a ques
tion on rationing is invited. The
meeting will be conducted by
business specialists from the
State Office.
Speakers will include C. B.
Bellefue, commodity specialist on
Foods and Drugs; John C. Ay
cock, specialist on Wearing Ap
parel; Joe B. Hedrick, district
supervisor; and a representative
from the 0. D, T. office.
To allow the trade a more con
venient period in which to com
plete a transaction in rationed
meats and fats, OPA has amend
ed Order 16 to allow persons oth
er than consumers a maximum
of seven days after delivery of
such rationed foods to furnish
their suppliers with ration cur
rency. The order previously pil
lowed such organizations 72
hours in cases when deliveries
were made at a time when no
one authorized to surrender ra
tion currency was present.
As a safeguard against pos
sible black market operations,
the amendment requires that the
supplier of the foods, if points
are not surrendered to him with
in seven days alter delivery,
must immediately notify tne dis
trict OPA office for the place
where the delivery was made.
War models ot overalls and
other similar types of work
clothing which wm nave the dol
lars and cents ceiling price at
tached to them will soon, be
available to the public.
In addition to tne ceiling price,
such labels also will show the
shrinkage treatment and the
weight of tne principal fabric.
“Seconds” m u s t be marked
clearly and sold at a discount of
10 per cent under “firsts.” 1
Her first published volume of
poetry is dedicated to her sister, j
Caroline Houser Jlollinshead
(Mrs. R P.) of Myrtle Beach,
S. C. Mrs.Nunn’s parents were
the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred M.
Houser of Perry.
Contents of Book
The volume. “Beauty, Faith
and Love,” containing sixty
poems, may be divided into four
parts; Nature poems, Devotion
al, Home and Family and Mis
cellaneous. Each poem has a
devotional tone and reflects the
radiant personality of the poet
ess who is endowed with a gift]
of real appreciation and poetic 1
expression. *
The attractive cover of the!
book contains sketches of the j
author by Miss Louise Rainey, j
librarian Perry High School:!
Mrs. H. W. Pittman of Macon, I
Methodist leader; and Jennie I
Loyal!, alumnae secretary andj
Eunice Thomson, alumnae editor, j
Wesleyan College, Macon.
The sale of the book in Perry j
is being handled by the Ways!
and Means committee of Mrs.
Nunn’s Sunday School class:!
Mrs, D. M. Stripling, Mrs. C. E. (
Andrew, Mrs. C. P. Gray, Mrs.)
1 J. F. Bonner and Mrs. C. H.!
.Tucker. Anyone desiring to pur-i
chase copies may contact one of l
'the above. 1
'SOIL IMPROVEMENT
j AID OFFERED BY AAA
i
Houston county farmers who
take care of their soil will find
that the soil will take care of
them in return, E. VV. Traylor,
! AAAfCounty administrative of
-1 ficer, declared this week in voic
ing an appeal for more wide
spread use of available AAA
soil-building funds.
“Every farm in the county,”
he said, has set up for it a soil
building, or production practice
' allowance. It’s like money in
; the bank. It’s there for a speci
: fic purpose—to make it possible
for a farmer to improve his soil
at little cost, and thus to improve
his own economic status. If he
fails to make use of it during
the AAA program year, he loses
it.”
Mr. Traylor pointed out that
only a few Houston county farm
ers this year have indicated their
intention to use their full pro
duction practice allowance. He
urged that every farmer investi
gate its possibilities and make
plans to use every penny that
has been set aside for his use.
The AAA county administra
tive officer pointed out that a
farmer may earn unlimited pay
ments for carrying out certain
soil-building practices—seeding
of lespedeza sericea or kudzu,
pasture development, and ter
racing—regardless of the amount
of allowance set aside for him.
Special emphasis was laid by
Mr. Traylor on the importance of
seeding summer legumes to en
rich the soil for its future war
jobs.
There is still time, he pointed
out, to carry out such practices
as the application of limestone,
superphosphate, basic slag, and
potash, and the building of ter
races on pasture or cropland that
will not be planted until later.
He also urged on farmers the
necessity of harvesting all pos
sible supplies of legume seed, in
cluding crimson clover, lespede
za, soybeans, cowpeas, blue lu
pin, and to create supplies that
will be available for more exten
sive seeding of pastures and le
gume seedings.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
GAY PROGRAM TO RE HELD
Judge A. M. Anderson will be
the speaker at Confederate Me
morial Day exercises to be held
next Monday, April 26, at the
Perry school auditorium. The
program will begin at 12 o’clock
(noon). Supt. E. P. Staples
will preside.
The Sgt, Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacey, of which
Mrs, H. T. Gilbert is president,
has arranged the following pro
gram:
Song—‘‘Star Spangled Ban
ner,” Audience.
Prayer.
Song—‘‘The Sunny South,”
4th, sth, and 6th Grades.
Address Judge Anderson.
Vocal Quartette- Medley of
Stephen Foster’s.
Songs -Barbara Whipple, An
nis Jean NeSmith, Dorothy
Avera, and Lillian Perdue.
Song—“ Dixie”, Audience.
Graves of Confederate veter
ans will be decorated by their
families and members of the
U. D. C.
The public is invited by the
U. D. C. to attend the exercises
at the school.
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j PRE-EASTER SERVICES
Pre-Easter services are in pro
j gross at the Perry Methodist
I church this week with the pas
tor, Rev, J. E. Sampley, bring
jing strong messages from the
j events connected with the last
j week of Christ's life on earth.
The public is invited to attend
! these services at 8 o’clock every
| night.
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I "THEY GIVE THEIR
feMSCEk LIVES—YOU LEND
jP|L«UI YOUR MONEY"
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