Houston Home Journal
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. MAY 27, 1943 ESTABLISHED 1870
KIWANIS HAS TALK
ON FOOD SITUATION
A, D. Harris of Commerce,
chief of Food Inspection Service,
State Dept, of Agriculture, was
the speaker at Tuesday’s meet
ing of the Perry Kiwanis club.
Mr. Harris was introduced by
A. W, Dahlberg, program chair
man.
Mr. Harris presented a dark
picture concerning the food sit
uation. He urged the growing
of vegetable gardens and the
canning of all surplus meats,
vegetables, and fruits in order
io be prepared for the food short
age which is apt to become acute
in the next few months.
War needs, the labor shortage,
the weather, floods, and distri
bution problems are contributing
factors to the scarcity of food,
the speaker said.
Mr. Harris also urged farmers
to raise feed for their livestock.
Mayor Sam A. Nunn urged the
Kiwanis club to assist in getting
out a good vote next Monday,
May 31, when the City Election
will be held to decide whether
■ the City of Perry will issue $30,-
■ GOOin bonds to be used with
■ a $52,000 federal grant to build
■an adequate sewer system for
■Perry.
I Mayor Nunn warned that the
■bond issue could be defeated by
■tfie failure of the people to vote.
■Two-thirds of those voting must
■favor the issuance of bonds and
■that number must be a majority
■of the qualified voters, he said.
I Guests at the luncheon were
■Mrs. A, D. Harris, Mrs. W. K.
■Whipple, Mrs. J. L. Hodges,
■Paschal Muse, and Frank Russo.
Mayo Davis, president, pre
sided.
DRUG STORES COMPLY
WITH MANPOWER RULE
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Perry Drug Stores have been
declared as “locally needed” in
dustries by the War Manpower
Commission. The two local
firms, Houston Drug Co. and
Akin Drug Co., have agreed to
comply with the following rules:
1. Establish a minimum war
work week of 48 hours.
2. Suspend all special or lux
ury services of the type not com
monly utilized by war workers.
3. Establish wage and work
ing condition standards compar
able with similar types of activi
ty in the area requiring similar
skills.
Item 3 mentioned above means
suspension of delivery service on
all items except Drugs, Prescrip
tions, and sick room needs; of
curb service; of all iuxury ser
vice of any type.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
The Wednesday Afternoon
Book club met last week with
Mrs. S. L. Norwood with Miss
Koselyn Paul as co-hostess.
New officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. Sam A. Nunn,
president; Mrs. J. L. Beavers,
vice-president; Mrs. A. P. Whip
ple, secty. and treasurer; Mrs.L.
M. Paul Jr., serap book chmn.
Mrs. T. D. Mason Sr. review
ed “The Amazing Roosevelts”
by K. Schriftgiesser and Mrs. A.
G. Hendrick, “The Horn of
Light” by G. Atherton.
NEEDS FOR COTTON
Cotton is bringing a good price
and Georgia farmers who make
high yields will get worthwhile
profits, according to Georgia Ex
tension Service cotton special
ists. Also, cotton is America’s
number one war crop and is sec
ond only to steel as the most vi
tal war material. Around 250
Pounds of cotton are required to
supply and equip each soldier,
and 120 yards of cotton fabric
are required for one soldier each
yoar in the service. More than
11,000 cotton items appear on
the procurement list of the U. S.
Atnay Quartermaster Corps.
oai Job Is to Save
;|||ps Dollars
■'SSsS Buy
A War Bonds
L\\ Every Pay Day
CITY BOND ELECTION I
TO BE HELD MAY 31 j
Next Monday, May 31, an!
election will be held in the City, l
of Perry at the City Hal! to de
cide whether the city shall issue I
bonds in the aggregate sum of
$30,000 for the purpose of build
ing a sewer system and extend
ing the waterworks system of
the city of Perry. If the bond
issue is favored, the $30,000 will
be used to match $52,000 granted
the City of Perry by the federal
government for the building of
an adequate sewer system for
Perry,
The retirement of these bonds
has been arranged so as not to
necessitate the raising of the an
nual city tax rate which is 12 X A
mills.
The city of Perry needs an
an adequate sewer system to in
sure the health of its citizens.
The sewerage from 85 per cent
of the homes in Perry drains into
surface wells and in rare cases
into concrete cess pools. This
kind of sewer system constitutes
a real and constant menace to
the health of the citizens.
Two-thirds of those voting
May 31 must favor the issuance i
of bonds and that two-thirds
must constitute a majority of
the qualified voters if the city is
authorized to issue $30,000 in
bonds.
All persons who have resided
in the city of Perry 90 days or
more next preceding the election,
who are duly registered and
qualified voters in Houston coun
ty; and who are entitled to vote
in elections for members of the
State Legislature in this county,
are entitled to vote in the bond
election on May 31. The polls
will be opened from 8 a. m. to
6 p. m., C. W. T.
Bay scoots re-obgized
The Boy Scout Troop of Perry
is in the process of re-organiza
tion under the sponsorship of
the Perry Kiwanis club. Max
Moore and E. P. Staples have
been active in this movement.
A. C. Pritchett, Capt, Over
street, and Lt. Robinson have
agreed to be leaders of the
Scouts or scout masters. Twenty
five boys have applied for mem
bership.
A meeting was held Tuesday
night at the school. Plans for
camps at Houston Lake this
summer were discussed.
Funds for this cause are be
ing contributed by a number of
public spirited citizens interested
in the welfare of boys in this
community.
Mayo Davis, president of the
Kiwanis club, and Mr. Staples
attended a meeting of the Peach
Belt Boy Scout group in Fort
Valley Tuesday night.
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i fyJlt&t you. Buy Milk
WAR BONDS
Battle Wagons
When Japan attacked at Pearl Har
bor we hSd 17 battleships in service
and 15 building. We were making
preparations but the war did not
wait. These 32 battle wagons cost
American taxpayers three billion
dollars for a two ocean navy. The
war seemed far away then.
[ a personal stake in this war. It has
been brought home to them. That’s
1 why everyone is increasing pur
-1 chases of War Bonds.
. U, S. Treasury Department
A dime out of evory
f dollar wo torn
IS OUR QUOTA
hr VICTORY hi*
U. S. WAR BONDS
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RATIONING REMINDERS
Blue Stamps G. H, and J be
came valid April 24 and con
tinue valid during month of May
and thru June 5 for buying pro
cessed foods. Each set is worth
16 points.
Blue Stamps K, L, M became
[ valid May 24 and continue good
through month of June.
May 30—Coffee Stamp 23 ex
pires, good for one pound.
May 31—Stamp 24 good for
one pound of coffee thru June 30.
May 31—Sugar Coupon No. 12
expires: good for 5 lb.
Red stamp J, good this week,
remains valid through the month
of June. Red stamps E, F, G,
and H expire midnight May 31.
Red stamp K becomes valid
May 31.
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
ine rations.
September 30 —Deadline for
tire inspections for holders of A
gasoline rations.
July 21—Gasoline coupon No.
: 5 expires; good for 3 gallons.
SHOES—Each person entitled
ito 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.
Stamp No. 18 becomes valid
for Shoes June 16.
Canning Sugar
Stamps 15 and 16 have been
1 designated by the OPA as use
for canning sugar. Each stamp
I is good for 5 lbs. per person and
remains valid from May 24 thru
Oct. 31.
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HIGHER CORN YIELDS NEEDED
' County Agent W. T. Middle
brooks said this week that “the
demand for food and feed makes
it important that high yields per
acre of corn be obtained. In ad
dition to the necessity for food
and feed, high yields should be
obtained because of the scarcity
of labor and materials.
“One of the most efficient
ways of obtaining high yields of
corn which has now been plant
ed,” the county agent said, “is
: by side dressing with quickly
; available nitrogen fertilizer.
; Tests by experiment stations and
1 farmers show that when mineral
! elements have been supplied in
sufficient quantities, side appli
cation of nitrogen is the most
profitable fertilizer for corn.”
Due to the shortage of nitro
gen and in order to get the great
est production and profit, it
should be applied at the proper
time. The best time to apply is
when the corn is 40 to oO days
;old or when knee high.
! Mr. Middlebrooks declared
I good applications are from 100
|to 150 pounds of nitrate of soda
or its equivalent per acre. The
■ J amount used will depend on the
: | price of side dressing material,
M price of corn and the need for
j feed. Side dressing corn which
I follows good growths of winter
legumes left on the land rarely
pays. . j
“Increases of seven to nine;
bushels of corn per acre can be (
expected from the application of
100 pounds of nitrate of soda or
its equivalent,” the Extension
agent asserted.
Ph. M. Hollis Kezar, U. S. Na
vy, is at home on a visit.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS
In a wild affair played amid
almost constant showers Sunday
afternoon, the Tigers continued
to hold their mastery over the
Bulldogs, winning 10- 6 in the
first game of the third round of
play. The Bulldogs opened the
first inning with five runs on a
combination of two walks, three
hits and an error, but thereafter
they were helpless against the
pitching of Jack Wilson and the
fielding of his mates, except for
one lone run in the third which
was handed to them on errors.
The Tigers were very unimpres
sive, but in one big inning were
able to wipe out the lead of their
rivals and go on to win.
The second game was called
because of a constant downpour
and will be played off next Sun
day. Notice carefully the sched
ule for Sunday, May 30, when
three games will be played. At
2:30 the Bulldogs play the Bears;
following that (about 3:30) the
, Tigers play the Panthers; and
last the Panthers play the Bears
in the postponed game.
Watch next week’s paper for
an important announcement.
! CENTERVILLE NEWS~
\ Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rape
i spent Sunnay with Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Rape.
1 Mrs. Joe Andrews is visiting
her husband who is receiving his
basic army training in Virginia.
Mrs. Maude Newell, Macon, is
, visiting her sister, Mrs. C. P.
| Stafford.
Little Terry Stafford is spend
ing sometime with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Stafford, while his mother is vis
iting her husband, Pfc. Connell
Stafford, in Mississippi.
Mrs. Palmore Rape and little
son, Terry, have returned to
their home in Brunswick after a
two weeks’ visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ryals.
Miss Kathryn Ryals, Mr. Mil
ton Moseley, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
I Ryals, Mr. Frank Ryals, Mrs.
i Palmore Rape and little son,
Terry, spent Friday with Pfc.
| Raymond Ryals at Fort Bea
ming, Ga.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McEachin
land children, of Warner Robins,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Scarborough.
Mrs. J. U. Stembridge Jr.
spent several days this week
with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stem
bridge Sr.
Mrs. Stembridge left Wednes
day to make her home in Little
Rock, Ark. while her husband is
stationed at Gamp Robinson, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Uriskell
were called to North Augusta,
S. C. on account of the serious
illness of his sister, Mrs. Myrtice
McKie.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Blankin
ship and Mr. Jack Hamilton
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Buford with relatives.
FARM PRICES
Prices of farm products aver
aged 20 to 25 percent higher the
first quarter of 1943 than in the
first quarter of 1942, according
to Georgia Extension Service
(economists. Indications are that
j demands for farm products in
11943 will absorb production at
ceiling prices, so farmers can ex
pect to receive about the same
price for large as for a small
output. It is evident, the special
! ists point out, that the greater
! the production the greater will
[ be the farm income.
WAR RATION BOOK 111 j
APPLICATION ISSUED'
I
Applications for War Ration!
Book No. 3 are being distributed
through the Post Office between
May 30—June 5.
Persons who do not receive ap
plications should call at General
Delivery window at their Post
Office and get a copy between
June 4 —June 10.
Applications should be com
pletely and correctly filled out
and mailed to OPA Mailing Cen
ter, Atlanta. Ga, by June 10.
All applications must be signed
not printed. Each signature
must be in the handwriting of
the person who is authorized to
sign the application. Signature
must be legible. Information on
application should be typed or
printed.
Names of all persons in the
household entitled to Book Three
should be included on the appli
cation. These names and ad
dresses should be printed.
The stub containing the serial
1 number should be torn off the
i top of the application and put
away in a safe place as it is the
i proof that application has been
received and sent in. This stub
is very valuable and should be
kept.
June 20—July 21 mailing of
ration books to people will begin
to be completed some time in
August.
War Ration Book 111 is to re
place Books I and II and stamps
in Book 111 will be valid about
' Oct. 1 when Books 1 and II are
used up.
HERE’S HOW
! By W. T. M., County Agent
; Q. When canning food by
! boiling water method, should
water completely cover the jars?
; A, Yes, the water should be
one to two inches over tops, A
■ good fitting cover will tend to
prevent too much water evap
orating or “boiling away.” Add
more boiling water to keep to
the required height, if necessary.
This will prevent loss of liquid
from the jar if top is properly
adjusted.
Q, When should I vaccinate
young chickens for chicken pox?
A. When they are 8 to 16
1 weeks old. Vaccination at the
proper time will save time and
1 money, and is not difficult to do.
Q. Snould “preserving pow
ders” be used in canning?
A. No. You would not take
medicine which had not been
carefully prescribed by a physi
cian and the prescription filled by
a reputable druggist. Then why
risk your healin u> putting drugs
in food when you don’t know the
1 effect they will have on the
health of your family? The best
preservative is tne proper
amount of heat applied for the
right length of time to kill or
ganisms which cause spoilage,
and proper sealing of the jar so
no air can reach the food. Vin
egar used in making pickles is a
harmless preservative, and so is
sugar used in making preserves, j
jams and jellies.
Q. Should 1 feed buttermilk
to young chickens?
A. Fresh buttermilk is an ex
cellent addition to feed for young
chickens, but it should be kept
clean and fed fresh in small
amounts for very young chick
ens. A feeder can be made from
: a soup bowl by inverting a bowl
1 slightly smaller in the center and
pouring milk around it. The
chickens can reach it but And it
difficult to get their feet in it.
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NOTICE
i The U. S. Civil Service Com-i
, mission announces an open com I
petitive examination for post
, master of Warner Robins, Ga. to
be held some time in June. Ap |
plications must be on file with]
the U. S. Civil Service Commis-:
sion at Washington, D. C., not|
i later than June 11, 1943, and I
■ must be properly executed on|
i Forms which may be obtained!
: from the Post Office at Warner
i Robins.
; The date for assembling of
competitors will be stated on the
: admission cards sent applicants
1 after the date for the close of
receipt of applications and will
be about 15 days after June 11.
The salary of Warner Robins’
I Postmaster ts $1,900 a year. I
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[purchase program
FOR WHEAT GROWERS
[
T. R. Breedlove, state AAA
administrative officer, announced
this week that Commodity Cred
it Corporation will buy sound,
merchantable wheat from eligi
ble Georgia producers this year
at a price of $1.35 a bushel net
to the grower —9 >2 cents a bush
el above the 1943 purchase pro
gram net price.
The wheat purchase plan, Mr.
Breedlove said, will be adminis
tered in a manner similar to the
1942 program. To be eligible to
sell his wheat, he said, a produc
er must have met at least 90 per
cent of his toar crop goals.
The purchase program, the
AAA administrator said, will be
in operation by the time wheat
harvesting begins and will con
tinue through October, 1943.
As in 1942, the grain mill at
Juliette will receive wheat for
storage in truck-lots from near
by counties, and possibly in car
lots from more distant points.
Loading points will be estab
lished at strategic places to elim
inate long hauls for any grower.
Six points have been tentatively
chosen as primary loading places,
from which live or more carloads
of wheat are expected to origi
nate during the season, They
are Comer, Monroe, Tennille,
Louisville, Fort Valley, and
Americus. Secondary loading
points, for lesser quantities, are
expected to be named soon,
AUXILIARY MEETS
Mothers of World War I sol
diers were honored guests of the
American Legion Auxiliary at
its May meeting held last Thurs
day at the Legion Home.
Mrs. L. M, Paul Jr. was elect
ed delegate to the state conven
tion to be held in Atlanta and
Mrs. L. F. Cater, alternate.
The following officers were re
elected for the coming year:
Mrs. L. M. Paul Jr., president;
Mrs. J. M. Gooden, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. R.E. Ogletree, secty.r
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun, treasurer.
Mrs. A. P. Whipple read an
article, “Save Our Children."
Mrs. G. C. Nunn read several of
her poems, recently published.
Mrs. Joe Mitchell sang “0 Little
Mother of Mine."
A lovely salad course was
served at the close of the
meeting.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
8:00 p, m.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor,
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School--10:15 a, m.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.,
and 8 p. m.
Young People’s Service, 7:00
p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday
night, 7:30 o'clock.
Rev, J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE—
Perry
j Sabbath School, 10:15 a.m.
! Preaching Service, 11:30 a.m.
Clinchheld
Sabbath School, 3:00 p. m.
Preaching Service, 8:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
; to all these services,
j Rev. M, D. Agerton, Pastor.
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NEED FOR PULPWOOD
More than 2,250,000 cords of
pulpwood will be used in 1943 to
package food and munitions for
overseas shipment, according to
the Georgia Agricultural Exten
sion Service. Since farm wood
lands produce 55 percent of the
south’s pulpwood, there is a
great need for farmers to help
I fill the demand.
