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I PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1943 * ESTABLISHED 1870
| JRRY GETS GRANT
•OR SEWER SYSTEM
'he city of Perry has been
!nted $52,000 by the Federal
eminent to apply on a sani
y sewerage system, according
nformation received by May-
Jam A. Nunn from the offices
die Federal Works Agency in
shingtcn, D. C. and in At
ta, Ga. Mayor Nunn also ra
zed telegrams from Congress
n Stephen Pace and Senator
F. George verifying this
Vhe city made application for
a Federal grant for sewerage in
l£|l and voted a $30,000 bond
issue in Aug, 1941. These bonds
wire not validated, and the time
for validation has expired, be
cause the city officials agreed not
tJTvalidate these bonds until the
Serai government approved the
000 grant,
t herefore, it is necessary for
thfe city of Perry to have another
Bond election and vote on a $30,-
000 Bond issue to match the $52,-
000 federal funds.
She Mayor and City Council
have called a Bond Election for
Mi 31. (See Legal Notice on
!i 2.) Two-thirds of those
ig must approve the bond
> and that two-thirds must
majority of the voters on
qualified voters’ list,
his bond issue will not in
se the city tax rate of twelve
i if approved by the voters,
e city has needed an ade
-3 sanitary sewerage system
3me time, and the issuing of
s for this purpose will no
t be approved by the voters.
10DIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
arch School-10:15 a. m
arch Services, 11:30 a. m.,
I 8 p. m.
B’oung People’s Service, 7:00
p.jtn.
■Jo evening services will be
held during Baptist Revival.
B)avid Houser was baptized
■ received into the church
Sunday morning.
■hese babies were baptized:
Idlis Irene Anderson, Laura
■len Anderson, Mary Sue
Inn, Carol Ruth Mason, W.
■son Martin Jr., Caroline La
■r Huggins, Nancy Gray Boler.
■Rev, J. E. Sampiey, Pastor.
fcoND DRIVE REPORT
■137,869.25 was the total
■punt of Government War,
■ds purchased by Houston |
county citizens up to Wednesday
noun. $139,500 was the county
for the 2nd War Loan
live in progress during April,
■th two more days to run, it is
■lost certain that the quota
H be reached and probably
I BOOK CLUB MEETS
■he Wednesday Afternoon
lo k club met at the home of
Mrs. J, M. Gooden last week
■h Mrs. C. B. Andrew Sr.,
Plsident, as co-hostess.
reviewed were: “The
Bur before the Dawn,’’ Somer
set Maugham, by Mrs. J. L.
Beavers; “The Children,’’ Nina
Bdorova, by Mrs. W. C. Hug-
Brs. G. C. Nunn, an honored
Bst, read selections from her
B)k of poems, just off the
I raster egg hunt
Sherry Staples, young daugh
■ : °f Mr. and Mrs. Eric P.
■ spies, entertained twenty-five
B le * r >cmds at an Easter egg
Bt last Thursday afternoon at
B' home.
Bee cream and cake were
Sf
■Assisting in entertaining were
E. W, Traylor, Mrs. H. T.
JJtert, Mrs. L. M. Paul 111, and
■ ss Dorothy Jones.
announcements
I Urcles of the Baptist W.M.S. |
"1 meet Monday, 3:30 p. m. as |
JJiovvs: No. 1, Mrs. A. S. Gos-,
B’; No. 2, Mrs. E. W. Traylor;
1; Mrs. J. A. Ivey. No. 4
meet at 8 p.m, Monday with
W Myra Byrd and Miss Nell
■srren.
RATIONING REMINDERS
Consumers and grocers are re
minded that only black-eyed peas
have been made ration-free by
the April 22 amendment. All
other dried peas, beans and len
tils remain at four points per
pound.
May 30—Coffee Stamp 23 ex
pires, cood for one pound.
April 30—Red Stamps A, B, C,
D expire.
April 30 —Blue Coupone D, E,
and F for Processed Foods ex
pire.
May I—Red E Stamp which
became valid April 25 continues
valid throughout May. Red
Stamps are validated weekly.
When each letter becomes valid,
it remains valid throughout the
month.
May 2 —Red F becomes valid.
May 9—Red G
May 16—Red H “
May 23—Red J “
Blue Stamps G, H, and J be
came valid April 24 and con
tinue valid during month of May
for buying processed foods. Each
set is worth 16 points.
May 31—Deadline for tire in
spections for holders of C gaso
line rations.
June 30—Deadline for tire in
spections for holders of B gaso
line rations.
September 30 —Deadline for
tire inspections for holders of A
gasoline rations.
May 31—Sugar Coupon No. 12
expires; good for 5 lb.
July 21 —Gasoline coupon No.
5 expires; good for 3 gallons.
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.
Board No. I—General1 —General Ration
ing including Tires, Gasoline,
Fuel Oil, Shoes, Bicycles, Stoves,
Rubber Boots, Automobiles —S.
L. Norwood, chmn,; S. W. Hick
son, and A. W. Pratt.
Meeting Day —Saturday p. m.
Board No. 2 —Price Panel —
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Rev. M. D.
Agerton, and D. M. Ryle.
Meets Tuesday p. m.
Board No. 3 —Food Panel
Mrs. Ruby C. Hodges, Paschal
Muse,and Francis Nunn.
Meets Thursday p. m.
Mrs. Bessie Lee, chief clerk;
Mrs. Avery Lee, senior clerk and
food clerk; Mrs. W. E. Marshall,
price clerk; Mrs. J. B. Calhoun,
filing clerk.
APPEAL FOR WORKERS
FOR RED CROSS ROOM
The Red Cross work room in
Perry, located in the American
Legion Home, needs volunteer
workers. The quota for April
will not be met because so few
women have worked at the Red
Cross room this month.
In March, 9,930 bandages were
made. In April only 6,000 will
be completed.
The work room is open only
two days a week, on Wednesday
and Friday. Surely the women
of Perry can give a part of one
or two days a week to this pa
triotic work.
It seems that most of the
workers now are newcomers or
temporary residents. It is splen
did of these new residents to
give their time to the Red Cross
and their services are appreciat
ed.
How r ever, more workers are
needed and it seems that more
local women could give some of
their time to the work room of
the Red Cross. Perry women
have always been intensely pa
triotic and will respond whole
heartedly to this appeal now that
the need has been called to their
attention. Anyway, we are
counting on them!
(This appeal made at request
of Mrs. G. E. Jordan, Produc
tion chmn.Red Cross and Civilian
Defense.)
Mrs. J. L. Hodges,
Chmn. Women’s Division
Civilian Defense.
CARD OF THANKS
We are deeply grateful for the
many expressions of sympathy
l in our deep sorrow over the loss
of our soldier son, Billy Cau
thon. 0
Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
1 Cauthon and Family.
MESSAGE 10 FARMERS OE
GEORGIA BY H. I WINGATE
ij
| In order to cope with the diffi
culties now confronting farmers
|and render the greatest service
to our nation it is imperative
that farmers organize and thru
their own leadership handle ag
ricultural problems—Practicality
and common sense must replace
theory—Educated experts with
out actual experience will never
solve a farm problem, but will
contribute to confusion.
Freedom of a nation is now at
stake. Not since the days of
1776 has our nation as a free
people faced such a crucial posi
tion that brings home to the
1 minds and hearts of each of us
the value of freedom and what it
has meant to us through all of
these years.
A war is on such as the world
has never known, effecting every
home and touching every indi
vidual in the nation. To win
this war calls for clear thinking,
conservative action, the coordi
nation of all groups and a bal
anced economy.
I regret that the economy of
the nation has not yet been bal
anced and it is extremely un
fortunate that farmers, who are
fundamental and now occupy the
front lines, have not been given
proper consideration. Many
handicaps thrown around them
have denied them the full oppor
tunity of making a greater con
tribution.
While there are many integral
parts of the great war machine,
none of them can function to
capacity unless all of them work
together and function as a unit.
Complete organization of all the
groups, and this certainly ap
plies forcefully to farmers, is
necessary, not only in a war,
but to best accomplish any ob
jective. I must state frankly
to you that we as farmers can
make our greatest contribution
to the winning of the war by
thoroughly organizing and bring
ing into action and service , the
best brains and leadership of our
great industry.
The Farm Bureau, as well as
other farm organizations, have
consistently placed before our
government and the people of
the nation the crisis with respect
to food which, if not remedied
quickly, may jeopardize our en
tire war effort. There are many
in high authority who, by their
action, refuse to realize existing
conditions and seem willing to
take the dangerous chance of
losing the war rather than allow
legislation that will guarantee
full agricultural production. It
is alarming that we do not have
equal encouragement that is be
ing given to other groups in es
sential war production. Farmers
should receive prices for their
commodities that will give to all
of them the assurance that they
will be able to meet production
goals without running risk of fi
nancial loss.
It is with a great deai of pride
that I view the efforts of the
farmers in their attempt to pro
duce more than ever regardless
of labor shortage, its rising cost,
shortage of equipment and ma
terial. Such loyalty and patriot
ism is gratifying.
None of us is fighting this
war for pecuniary gains. We
i are going to preserve our coun
I try and our freedom regardless
of sacrifice or loss. However,
with the unsettled outlook and
i rising cost of labor every farmer
: desires to know that he will be
able to produce food, hold on to
his farm and increase its pro
ductivity. In view of the liberal
attitude of our government tow
ards other groups in essential
,iwar production, the least thing
!we may expect is a fair price for
:]farm commodities,
I The position that farmers have
, I been placed in is caused to a
[great extent by the lack of or
ganization. In organization there
is strength. Complete organiza
tion of agriculture means equali
ty and fair treatment. Unor
j ganized or partially organized
1 groups suffer at the hands of
1 those who are well organized and
| disparity is a natural conse-,
,'quence.
Let me urge farmers in our
. entire state to become members
. of the Farm Bureau. This or
ganization is farmer controlled
and knows the farmers’ prob-
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JUDGE ANDERSON SPEAKER
AT MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Judge A. M. Anderson of the
Macon superior court circuit, de
livered the annual Confederate
Memorial Day address Monday
at the Perry school auditorium.
The program was sponsored by
the Sgt. Clinton C.Duncan chap
ter of the U. D. C. Supt. E. P.
Staples presided.
Musical numbers included the
national anthem, Southern folk
songs, and Dixie.
Judge Anderson praised the
civilization of the South prior to
the Sixties and its magnificence
in defeat. The South’s glorious
past and present point to its fu
ture glory, he said. Excerpts
from his address are;
“The danger to the republic
now lies in the mailed hand of
centralized power, and the
South will yet be the bulwark of
American liberty. If you ask
me why, I answer, it is the only
section left which is purely
American; I answer that anarchy
cannot live on Southern soil; I
answer that the South has start
ed on a new line of march, and
while we love the past for its
precious memories, our faces are
turned toward the morning. Time
has furled the battleflags, and
smelted the hostile guns. Time
has torn down the forts, and
leveled the trenches and rifle
pits on the bloody field of glory,
where courage and high-born
chivalry on prancing chargers
once rode to the front with shim
mering epulets and bright swords
gleaming; where thousands of
charging bayonets, at uniform
angles, reflected thousands of
suns;where the shrill fife scream
ed, and the kettle drum timed
the heavy tramp, tramp of the
shining battalions, as the infan
try deployed into battle line, and
disappeared in the seething wav
es of smoke and flame; where
double shotted batteries unlim
bered on the bristling edge, and
hurled fiery vomit into the faces
of the reeling columns; where
ten thousand drawn sabers flash
ed, and ten thousand cavalry
hovered for a moment on tl|»
flank, and then rushed to frfie
dreadful revelry.
“The curtain dropped long ago
upon these mournful scenes of
courage, and time has beautified,
and comforted, and healed until
there is nothing left of war but
graves and garlands, and monu
ments and veterans and pre
cious memories. Blow, bugler,
blow, but thy shrillest notes can
never again call the matchless
armies of Lee and Grant to the
carnival of death.
“It was not before but after
Appomattox that the bravest
battle ever fought for constitu
tional freedom was waged by
the devoted people of the South.
Glorious as are the chapters
written by Southern arms upon
a thousand battlefields, that rec
ord pales before the devotion,the
heroism, the consecration to
principle of the Southern people
during the ten years that follow
ed the surrender of Lee.
“Magnificent as the record of
the Confederate soldier was in
battle it is surpassed by the fin
er record that he made as a citi
zen in preserving constitutional
liberty, in restoring the states to
their rightful place in the union
and in saving some of the finest
characteristics of a truly great
civilization. Time and time
alone can do full justice to those,
who, after the cruel test of an
unsuccessful war, in the face of
a hostile government, made our
South to bloom again.
“The soldiers of the Confed
eracy displayed an elevated pa
triotism worthy of our imitation.
The world treasures no worthier
names than those of our officers.
Are not the volunteer soldiers
even worthier of praise? Before
the leaders there blazed the
promise of military glory; upon
them rested the eyes of the
world. Great is such an incen
tive. For the private there is no
such incentive: if he fell he had
the promise of nothing more
than an uncoffined burial. He
endured hunger, thirst, weary
.marches, faced death on the bat-
Itlefield; bared his breast to lead
and steel, for the sake of his
country alone. Duty—patriot
ism —these alone inspired him.
They wore no insignia of rank;
but in the book of the chronicles
of the brave it is recorded that
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS (
h . , !
Revival services began Wed-:
nesday evening to continuej
■ through Sunday, May 9.
On April 28—29 —3O, services
; are being held at night only at 8
o’clock. Dr. Aquilla Chamlee of
Fort Valley is 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
i o’clock and the night, 8 o’clock.
Rev. H. H. Pippen, pastor at
i Wrens, Ga., will lead in the song
i services.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
, Prayer Service Wednesday
: night, 7:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited
■ to all services.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
RENEW DRIVER’S LICENSE
The Department of Public
Safety announces the beginning
1 of the 1943-44 driver’s license re
! newal period, beginning April 10
1 through June 30, 1943.
; All persons required to have a
I driver’s license are urged to ap
ply before midnight, June 30, at
which time the present license
expires and will automatically be
come valid. The public is re
quested to cooperate with the
Department by applying early in
;i order that all operators may be
licensed by July 1. Fees for li
censes will be the same as last
year, namely, Chauffeurs $2,00,
Operators, $l.OO for the family
j head, 50c for the spouse and 25c
for each dependent child sixteen
years of age or above. Appli
cants qualifying as family heads
are urged to list on the affidavit
stub all persons in his household
who will be qualified for licenses
by or before J une 30, 1944.
Application forms are now be
ing distributed and may be ob
tained at all Patrol Stations and
public places, such as courthous
es, filling stations, etc.
PRICE CEILING SET
ON CORN BENEFITS
Livestock producers and in
dustrial processors of corn in
Georgia and other southeastern
states will reap the benefit of a
newly-announced federal order
raising tne ceiling price on yel- 1
low corn in tne surplus area, T,
R. Breedlove, state AAA ad
ministrative oiiicei , said in Ath
ens this week.
The September 15. 1943, ceil
ing price on yellow corn—five
cents a bushel higher than pres
ent maximums, became effective
April 14 and will continue as the
top price for the remainder of
the crop year ending September
30, 1943, it was announced. The
action lifts ceiling prices only on
corn produced in the central part
of the country, it was said, and j
there will be no further increase
in'fcorn price ceilings during the
1943 market season.
The action, designed to en
courage the immediate move
ment of corn, “should relieve
the present acute shortage of the)
yellow cereal for feeding live-j
stock and industrial processing,” }
Mr. Breedlove said
VICTORY VEGETABLES
Victory gardeners lacking ex
perience in vegetable growing
will find it helpful to consult j
county agents or experienced j,
neighbors when deciding on spac- i
ing plants. Garden specialists (
say that spacing and thinning |
plants depend on (l)cropsj
grown, (2) space in the garden. |
(3) soil fertility, and (4) time
available for cultivation. Ini
small gardens where time for {
cultivation will be ample, some'
. crops can be grown in rows not
more than one foot apart for hoe!
cultivation and weeding.
they wore a hero’s heart with
in.”
Judge Anderson concluded
I I with the hope that inspiration
jmay have been gained from a
'review of the noble sacrifice of
our forefathers to strengthen us
; | for the darkest days facing this
; nation.
WARNER ROBINS
I DEPOT DEDICATED
I
The Warner Robins Army Air
Depot, located in Houston coun
ty, was formally dedicated Mon
day at military exercises.
Official ceremonies began at
the military post Monday morn
ing with a review of troops at
the Robins Field base.
Dedicatory exercises followed
with speeches by Major General
Walter H. Frank, commanding
general of the Air Service Com
mand; Major General W. K.
Weaver, commanding general of
the Technical Training Com
mand; Col E. C. Thomas Jr.,
post commander; and Mayor
Charles L. Bowden of Macon.
Lunch was served at the post
at the noon hour.
The mayor and city council of
Perry and their wives and the
Houston county commissioners
and their wives were invited to
the dedication program.
Present for the ceremonies
were Mrs. Augustine Warner
Robins, widow of the brigadier
general for whom the depot was
named, and her daughters.
Public ceremonies marking the
dedication of the Warner Robins
Depot were held at the city au
ditorium in Macon at 3:30 p. m.
Monday. A military parade
through the business section of
Macon preceded the program at
the auditorium.
Completed In 2 Years
Warner Robins Army Air De
pot, on what two years ago was
a lake and a large pecan orchard,
just east of Wellston, a flag stop
on the Southern Railway, is to
day a hustling installation devot
ed to the Air Service Command
job of keeping Army fliers flying.
On land given by the city of
Macon to the federal govern
ment, this modern miracle of
American ingenuity has arisen
tor the overhaul, inspection and
repair of aircraft; the supply of
sub-depots, depot and service
groups, and the training of mili
tary and civilian technicians and
technical military units.
Adjacent to the Warner Rob
ins Army Air Depot is the can
tonment area, the training
ground for the Service Com
mand technical groups and
ground forces, and medical
troops. Its hospital is modern
and adequately staffed.
In January of this year the de
pot took on a new importance
when it was made headquarters
of a control area comprising Air
Service Command installations in
Georgia, South Carolina and
most of Florida.
History of Depot
At various times the installa
tion has been known as the
Georgia Air Depot, the South
eastern Air Depot, Wellston Air
Depot and Wellston Army Air
Depot. Since Oct. 14; 1942, the
official name has been Warner
Robins Army Air Depot, and
such was it dedicated.
In early May 1942, depot sup
ply and headquarters moved to
the field. Post headquarters
building was opened on May 9.
Civil Service interviewing and
other activities continued at 419
Broadway, Macon, until April
15, 1943, when they were moved
to the U. S. Employment Service
Office, Macon.
When further progress was
made, other departments were
moved to the depot, with largely
augmented personnel working on
a two-shift and later a three
shift operation in a seven-day
week.
At the same time, and as fast
as the various buildings were
[brought to completion an organi
sational .~deus of military and
•iviiian personnel were set into
tey on‘rations and formulated
md expanded their respective
departments as more and more
civilian workers reported back to
the depot from the training pro
grams at Middletown and Fair
field, Ohio.
In the early summer of 1942
men and women were prepared
for technical employment at the
[Macon Aircraft School. Later
'a school for trainees was set up
at the depot, now occupying two
large buildings. There are also
classes in supply and signal work
as well as “apprenticeship”train
ing. This is augmented by train
!ing programs at Miami and
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