Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, August 12, 1943, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXII. No. 32 :gM BUREAU PLANS membership drive Farmers from 15 counties, e mbers of the Georgia Farm L. ea u Federation, met in Perry i U o- 4to discuss the legislative rogram in regard to farnu rs, jhey unanimously recommend i t bat Congress enact the Pace ■j|| which provides that the cost if farm labor be included in pari v payments, as a necessary neasure to insure maximum food induction. Xhey unanimously opposed sub jdies being paid to roll back farm irices. It was brought out in he meeting that the recent roll ick in meat prices resulted in a reduction in the price of beef r 4tle of $4.00 per 100 lbs., that ; ven the OPA was paying sub •idies to manufacturers and the jpA claimed that these subsides would be passed on to the farm ers. They stressed the fact that all rollbacks had resulted in a reduction in farm prices and that none of the subsidy payments ever reach the farmer. They also unanimously recom mended that no AAA benefits or other payments be deducted in calculating parity. Herbert Woodruff of Pelham, organizational director of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation was in charge of the meeting. Principal speaker was R. G. Ar wld of Auburn, Ala., southern irganizational director of the American Farm Bureau Federa :ion. The meeting was opened >y Paschal Muse, president of the Houston county chapter. Plans were made for a mem bership drive to end on Sept. 14, the date on which congress re convenes. The counties repre sented each pledged themselves to double their present member ship by that date. CROP ASSISTANT NAMED Eugene W. Marshall Jr. has been appointed crop assistant to County Agent W. T. Middle brooks to assist farmers in ob taining labor to harvest their crops. Farmers should notify Mr. Marshall or county agent’s office when they need help. Those who wish to volunteer for farm work by enlisting in the Crop Corps should also noti fy Mr. Marshall or Mr. Middle brooks when they will be avail able. Cotton pickers are needed. FIRST COTTON GINNED The first bale of cotton to be ginned in Houston county this season was ginned Saturday by Walter C. McDowell from Gro vania Groves farm. The bale weighed 518 lbs. and was ginned free of charge by Davis Ginnery. The cotton was bought by Davis Warehouse for 25c lb. NOTICE Those desiring information on Aviation Cadet Training for the Army Air Forces may obtain same by applying at office of bounty Agent W. T. Middle brooks. L. C. Walker, chmn. Perry Kiwanis Club. Pigeoneer Robert Woodrow Giloert, 1307th Signal Pigeon Replacement Co. (Aviation), Take Charles Army Air Field, bake Charles, La. has been pro footed to the rank of Technical Forporal. He is assistant veter narian. Capt. Charles E. Meadows, U. N Coast Guard, Kure Beach, N. b. and Mrs. Meadows visited his Mother. Mrs. A. L. Meadows,re cently. . Mrs. Thornton Lee of Parrott ! s visiting her sisters, Mrs, J. A. bavis and Miss Lula Hurst. Specialist 3c Lee M. Paul 111, b- S. Coast Guard, and Mrs. Paul of Bay Head, N. J. arrived Wednesday to spend a week with parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Paul. Asst. Navigator James Couey, b. S. Merchant Marine, New Orleans, La., spent Wednesday v 'Uh his grandmother, Mrs. Min oie Couey. Houston Home Journal revival services in COUNTY ANNOUNCED _ Ihe Rev. John S. Wimbish,' evangelist and bass soloist, and I Don VanHoozier, concert pianist, I opened a series of revival meet-! ings Sunday at the Centerville church, of which the Rev. E. M. Clapp is pastor. Re J- Wimbish is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute, Chi cago, and for the past three years has been preaching in the Middle West. He has been ac tive as musician and conducted his own program Solotime over station WMBI in Chicago. Mr. VanHoozier of Knoxville,! Tenn., will assist in the meet ings as pianist. He will use his own arrangements of many of the old hymns. The series of meetings will continue through August and part of September. The evange list and musician will be at the Centerville church until August 14. From Aug. 15 to 21, they will be at the Tharpe Memorial church on the Macon-Perry road. Beginning Aug. 22, they will be at the Houston Lake church, three miles east of Perry. From Aug. 2to Sept. 4, the pair will be at the Avondale church, near Cochran Field. SOFTBALL LEAGUE HEWS The fast and interesting game of Softball became more like a ! swimming contest in the local league Sunday as the four teams , played three games in the mud and slush following Sunday’s heavy rain. But the bad weath and slippery field failed to damp en the spirits of the contestants and the competition was strong as usual. 1 The first game saw the Tigers suffer their worst defeat of the season at the hands of the Bears, and though what is fair for one team is fair for all, it must be said in favor of the usually fast defense of the Tig ers that the mud seemed to both -1 er them more than any other 1 team which played. The Bears, led by “Pop” Lasseter, rapped out 13 hits good for ten runs while the Tigers could slip and slide to only three runs and 1 therein lies the story. In the second game, the Bull dogs, minus the good right arm of Mgr. Staples, still managed to keep their winning streak intact by snoving across 8 runs off the Panthers, who were also minus their manager, and could only score three times. For the ’dogs Bill Marshall was a constant threat at bat and rapped out a long double for the hit that de , cided the game. Heller, playing , with the Panthers, collected three hits to lead that team at bat. , The last game was the classic of the afternoon and possibly of the season, as the Bears, though outhit 10-6, played tight ball in the pinches and licked the Bull dogs 2-1 in ten innings. The Bulldogs received their run as a gift from Nunn, playing third for the Bears, and Lasseter, when the former threw wild to first on a ground ball by Mar : shall, and the latter then mis judged Davis’ fly ball to center to let the runner score from sec ond. The Bears came right backj in the sixth to tie the score on| a hit, a walk and an error, and I so the score stood till the tenth, when Nunn hit safely with two out, advanced to second on a passed hall and came in to score on an infield hit and a throw past first. Thus the Bulldogs i lost their first game of the sec ond half, and though they lead with 5-1 average, are only one; game ahead of the fast coming j B&bts* I Next Sunday’s schedule fol-, 1 lows: 1, Tigers vs. Bulldogs; 2, Bears vs. Panthers; 3, Bulldogs vs. Bears. The Standings J Bulldogs 5 o 1 Bears * Tigers “ £ i Panthers 1 0 | announcement - The Canning Plant will operate only on Wed. 7:30 a m. to 1 p. m for whites, on Sat. 7:30 a. m. | to 1 P m. for colored, beginning; Aug. 18. The plant will be open only those two days until furth-; er notice. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1943 HOUSTON GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS I 1 To the Honorable A. M. An iderson, Judge Houston Superior I Court. We, the Grand Jury, sworn for i the April Term 1943, Houston Superior Court, make the follow ing presentments: We have had for our consider ation 63 Bills of Indictment and have returned 46 True Bills and 17 No Bills. The committees appointed to inspect the various county offices and county buildings make the following reports: The jail is clean, well kept, land needs no repairs. I he courthouse is in deplorable condition. The restrooms are unsanitary and the odor can be detected all over the ground floor. It is recommended that these be torn out and that new and modern restrooms be con structed on the south side adja cent to the building, said rest rooms being sufficient in size to accomodate citizens of both races and sexes. We consider this im perative. The plastering in the entire building is badly in need of a complete overhauling. The wood floors have in places de cayed completely and would easi ly serve as the basis of a lawsuit against the county in case any one were hurt from a fall result ing from this neglect. The court room is saturated by the odor of bat manure and this could easily be removed and should be.ln case this was done and should the spectators in court be required to refrain from spitting on the floor it is the opinion of this body that the courtroom would be a good deal more pleasant and would add to the dignity of the court. Certain portions of the building have been ravaged by termites and this should receive attention and the destroyed por tions replaced with sound lum ber. Until such time as per manent repairs can be effected we suggest that every effort toward cleanliness and sanita tion be made. The Public Works Camp is in good condition and has 14 pris oners on hand that are well fed and well cared for. The follow ing equipment is on hand:3 trac tors, 1 motor patrol, 1 gas shov el, 2 road machines, 1-10 yard pan, 5 trucks, 1 automobile, 1 concrete mixer, 2 road plows, 40 hogs, 2 cows, 2 mules, 40 acres corn, 12 acres potatoes, and 5 acres truck crops. The County School Superinten dent’s Office is conveniently lo cated, contents arranged in an orderly and business-like man ner, personnel pleasant, accomo dating and on the job. Records neatly and correctly kept and du ly inspected by the County School Board and audited annually. The books and recards of the Clerk of Court are correctly and neatly kept and the Clerk is com mended by this body for the ex cellent index system which he has installed as of July 1, cover ing the Grantors and Grantees of Deeds and Mortgages. The records ami books of Ordi nary are correctly and neatly kept. Ordinary reports that Aus tralian Ballot System has been installed in Houston County and that due to the extremely light vote cast on August 3rd there was no difficulty experienced in I voting, but we realize that in | case of a heavy vote being cast I the voting booths in use at pres ent will not be sufficient, so we recommend that at least twelve additional booths be provided for distribution in the county. The records and books of the Sheriff’s Office are neatly and correctly kept. The records and books of the 'Commissioners of Roads and i Revenue are neatly and accurate ly kept. Aiso noted that a re i cent audit had been made of these books. The records and books of the Tax Collector are neatly and cor- I rectly kept and have been re cently audited. The books and records of the | Tax Receiver are neatly and cor i rectly kept and have been re cently audited. An examination ;of the 1943 Tax Digest reveals it ! to be neatly and correctly kept. A thorough inspection of the County Welfare Office reveals | that it is handled by pleasant, ! cordial, and capable employees and that the office is well equip ped with the books and records ‘in excellent condition. Also, upon request of the committee a I report of cases handled, being handled, and applications on hand was submitted to this Jury for their inspection. The following resolution was adopted by the Grand Jury: The Houston County Unit of the Georgia State Guard was commended as being a most j worthy organization. We find it to be well officered, trained, and equipped unit. It is our under standing that it is considered oae of the best units in the State, and it is with sincere apprecia tion that we commend this body of Houston County men. We also want to commend the County Commissioners and citi zens for making this Unit pos sible, and hope and trust that it will have the continued coopera tion of the citizens of the county. As a matter of information wej are sure that this Unit will wel come the enlistment of all able ■ bodied men in the county. The following bills were ap proved to be paid: To Tommie S. Hunt, Clerk of Court, for issuing 280 subpoenas at 15c each, $42.00. To C. C. Chapman, Sheriff, -for issuing 280 subpoenas at 50c each, $140.00. These presentments are here ; by ordered to be published at a cost not exceeding $15.00. The Grand Jury wishes to ex ; press its appreciation for the co ! operation given it by Officers of the Court and the Administra tive Officers of the County. S. W. Hickson, foreman; L.W.i ■ I Tabor, clerk; F. M. Houser, E, i|Holtzclaw, Mayo Davis, Claude ■ Watson, A. R. Talton, James C. ! Johnson, C. E. Sasser, A. W. White, M. J. Helms, J. S. Jones, ; W. M. Johnson, R. G. Scar ■ borough, W. R. Jones, J. J. Rog ers, C. K. Cooper, C. C. Nipper, ■ M. H. Stubbs, Geo. F. Nunn, H. C, Armstrong, Rhodes Se : well. Georgia, Houston County. In the Superior Court of said 1 County. Let the foregoing General Pre l sentments of the Grand Jury at * the April Term, 1943, be receiv ■ ed and recorded as provided by ■ law and published as therein I recommended. This 6th day of August, 1943. * A. M. Anderson, 5 Judge S. C. M. C. * Chas. H. Garret, Solicitor General. ' Georgia, Houston County. This is to certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the General Presentments of the Grand Jury, * chosen and sworn for the April ‘ Term, 1943, Houston Superior * Court. Witness my official signature : and seal of office. 1 This August 9th, 1943. Tommie S. Hunt, Clerk, S. C. Ho. Co. Ga. RATIONING REMINDERS r The Rationing Office in Perry . will be open to the public from , 9:30 a, m. to 4:30 p. m. Em-, I ployees of the office will work t, from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m., ac j cording to new ruling from state i OPA office. i Aug. I—Blue Coupons R, S, t and T become valid and expire Sept. 7. j Aug. I—Red Coupon U be i comes valid; Aug. 8, V becomes r valid; Aug. 15, W becomes valid; Aug. 22—X becomes valid. » Aug. 29—Y becomes valid, i Sept. 5 —Z becomes valid. Oct, 31 —Shoe Stamp No. 18 in a Book I expires. 1 September 30—Deadline for . tire inspections for holders of A . gasoline rations, f Canning Sugar Stamps 15 and 16 have been e designated by the OPA as use ■ for canning sugar. Each stamp * is good for 5 lbs. per person and remains valid from May 24 thru e Get. 31. Aug. 15—Coupon 13 in Book I, * good for 5 lbs. sugar, expires, n 1 NOTICE e All dogs must be inoculated s immediately. Any dog found on , the street after Sept. 1, 1943, s without inoculation tag will be - destroyed. s H. D. Palmer, , City Clerk. WITH THE HOUSTON SOIL CONSERVERS, 1 By LOUIS SKINNER Soil Conservation Service 1 I Marvin K. Dorsett, of Byron, was assisted this past week by the Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District in working out a conservation plan on his farm. Mr. Dorsett said his farm had been in the Dorsett family fo r about 92 years. It’s usually a sign of good land for it to stay in one family for a very long period of time. Conservation plans were also worked last week on the farms of Homer J. Walker and W. M, Smith. Mr. Smith has decided that its not best for his peanut land to go through the winter bare, so he’s going to cover this land up this fall—with blue lu pine. He had noticed some grow ing here in the county last spring, on the Macon highway, and he observed the results closely. This makes a total of 164 con servation plans that have been worked on various farms in Houston county. There are 746 farms in the county. I wonder if the other 582 farms have ero sion or land use problems that could be ironed out. Some farm ers think it’s not such a good policy to pay taxes on idle land or washed away land, so they make an effort to put every acre of land on their farms to produc ing something. How much land do you have on your farm that is lying idle or being washed away? i What kind of plans are you mak jing to put this land to paying its own expenses? HERE’S HOW By W. T. M,, County Agent Q. I have a brooder full of fryers weighing 2 to 3 pounds, they are eating their heads off — what can Ido to lower my feed bill? A. If you have excess to a freezer-locker, freeze and store them. If you are one of the many who do not have excess to a freezer-locker, then can them. Dress them and cut them as for frying; chill over night until all animal heat is gone. Wipe pieces dry and brown in small amount of hog fat—do not Hour the pieces. Pack in hot glass jars, add a small amount of hot gravy and process in pressure cooker at 15 pounds presoure 70 to 75 minutes (quart jars will usually hold one chicken.) Handle jars just as you would in canning vegetables. It is good manage ment to can a cooker full of chicken at one time. Q. I have a bushel of Irish po tatoes from my victory garden. • How can 1 keep them for future use? A. If possible dig them when the ground is dry. They should be well matured and dug when the tops turn brown; they should be dug with care and handled gently to avoid cutting, punctur ing or bruising the skin. Spread' out the sound, mature potatoes in a well ventilated room away from the sunlight and let them dry thoroughly. When dry they ! may be packed in medium sized pasteboard cartons or wooden boxes and stored in a dark pan-j ; try or cellar. They require aj medium-dry atmosphere and a! • temperature of 36 to 48 degrees i Fahrenheit is recommended. ; They should be protected from freezing in winter. This is some times done by filling boxes with dry sand. They should be ex i amined at intervals and any | showing signs of rot should be j • immediately removed. Usually i i potatoes will keep until the foi-l lowing spring when handled this, way. j Q. Shall I let my Jbutterbeans j dry on the vines, or shall 1 can j them? j A. Let enough ripen on the , vines for a generous amount of planting seed. Be sure to gath er them when the pods turn brown and dry. Shell them and spread in well ventilated room and dry thoroughly. Store for winter use and for planting 1 seeds. Green butterbeans are i an excellent vegetable for can ning—suppose you try both 1 methods. Q. How many dried peas and beans should I save for my family? ESTABLISHED 1870 I WAR-TIME SCHOOL PROGRAM OUTLINED 1 Georgia’s elementary school children will be mobilized this fall for special training similar to that carried on by the Corps in more than five hundred high schools last year, Dr. M. D, Collins, state school superinten dent, has announced. Physical fitness, citizenship, and guidance will be emphasized in this program of wartime ac tivities. The decision to extend the Victory Corps idea to elementary school was taken after the Geor gia Wartime education Commis sion had heard glowing reports from Dr. 0. C. Aderhold, state director, and others, of the ac complishments of high school youth. Here are some of the high lights: GO,OUU enrolled in physi cal fitness classes; 60,000 in war time citizenship; 57,000 in youth guidance; 45,000 in “war math ematics”; 31,000 in first-aid, health and nutrition; 23,000 in military; 15,000 in pre-induction training; and 10,000 in garden ing and food conservation. M D. Mobley, State Director of Vocational Education, report ed to the commission that 75,000 families will use public school facilities this year for conserving home food supplies. It is esti mated that upward of twenty million cans of fruits, vegeta bles, and meats will be processed in the 426 community canning plants. Huge quantities of food will be conserved through the operations of 34 dehydrating plants, and 10 freezer lockers owned by schools. He also reported that 35,095 persons were trained for jobs in war industries between July 1, 1942 and May 31, 1943. Since the beginning of this phase of vocational educa tion nearly three years ago, up ward of 75,000 persons—men and women —have been equipped for jobs in aircraft plants, s h i p yards, munition factories, or other war industries. This fall the boys attending high schools which have pre fiight training courses will have real airplanes and gliders for use in “ground work” courses. The Civil Aeronautics Administration in Washington has announced that Georgia has been selected as one of the states to receive equipment, and requisitions al ready have been sent through for 24 planes and numerous glid ers, motors, and other airplane parts. 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. I . _ PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE Perry Sabbath School, 10:15 a. m. Preaching Service, 11:30 a. m. Clinchfield Sabbath School, 3:00 p. m. Preaching Service, 8:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to all these services. Rev. M. D. Agerton, Pastor, tWar Bonds should mean something more to you than just “a good sound invest ment.” Figure it out yourself. 1 A Dr d peas and beans come j next to * at, eggs, milk and I cheese as body builders; they contain pretein, Vitamin B and I iron. No matter what the color, j shape or name they are all good j nourishing food. The Georgia j Agricultural Extension Service | recommends 20 pounds of dried j peas, beans and nuts for one per- I son per year. Dried peas and [beans will keep well; they should be treated to prevent weevil 'damage, then all they need is a ; tight bag or can to shut out [moisture, dust and mice. Better grow and save all you can. They I are also good for animals on the .farm and the surplus can be sold for a good price.