VOL. LXXII. No. 34
B&C GAS RATIONS
yUST BE EXCHANGED
Car owners who still hold the
I j tvpe B and C gasoline ration
I' pons must exchange them for
he new mileage ration sheets ot
•oupons before September 1, S.
Norwood, chairman of the
iouston County War Price and
Rationing Board, reminded them
today. ... ,
The old type coupons will be
cume invalid on September l,and
dealers will not accept them in
exchange for gasoline after that
d Th'oce who received their sup
plemental rations recently pro
)ably already hold the new type
coupons which bear the words
"mileage ration” instead of*‘per
mits delivery of one (B or C)
unit of gasoline,” the board
chairman said. Coupon books
numbered OPA R-527 S and R
-528 A are the old style forms
which will become invalid next
week.
Tne exchange of new coupons
for old will be made on a gallon
tor gallon basis. Motorists who
must make the change will do so
by mail or in person. If by mail,
tire record must be enclosed
showing proper inspection.
The board chairman also re
minded holders of C rations that
the deadline for the third tire
inspection is August 31. A book
holders must have their second
tire inspection by September 30
md B ration holders must have
lad their third inspection by
October 31.
SHOE RATIONING RULES
S. L. Norwood, chairman of
he local War Price and Ration
ing Board, reminded all shoe re
tailers that by September 1, they
must post the following notice at
each place where shoe sales are
made directly to the public.
“Rationing regulations pro
hibit this store from accepting
loose war ration stamps for
shoes selected or delivered at
our store.”
This emphasizes the fact that
loose coupons are valid for shoes
only with bona fide orders, he
pointed out.
The amendment which requir
ed the posting of the notice also
clarifies the definition of mail
orders and expressly forbids the
practice of selecting a pair of
shoes in the store and mailing a
loose stamp for delivery, the
chairman said.
In cases where the local board
decides that shoe stamps were.
detached from ration boo k s j
through mistake or accident,pro-,
vision is made for their ex
change for special shoe stamps,
chose who hold special shoe
stamps are reminded that they
roust present their copy of War
Ration Book One when they
spend the stamp.
fhe board chairman also an-!
pounced a change in shoe ration
lnS regulations which permits
the ration-free sale or non-leath
er shoes with soles containing a
small amount (not more than 15
Per cent) of reclaimed rubber or
tmde from low-grade friction
J crap. Release of this type of
'hoe applies only to footwear
■'dipped from the factory after
l5, and does not affect
shoes which were in dealers’
-'Cocks before that date, he said.
U.S.DEPUTY COLLECTOR
TO BE IN PERRY SEPT. 9
A field deputy collector of the
internal Revenue Service will be
m Perry Sept. 9at the Post Of
noe to assist federal income tax
Rvers in the Preparation of
estimated Income for 1943 and
victory Tax Returns which are
rtr juired to be filed this year on
l r before September 15.
those taxpayers not subject to
‘■e with-holding tax must file
Adoration by Sept. 15.
the Macon office of the Reve
tue Dept, will be open To the
Public between 8:30 a. m. and 5
P'm. fro m Aug. 30 to Sept. 15,
tt to assist taxpayers in filing!
returns. ,
t Wasted money is wasted i
lives. Don’t waste precious
lives. Every dollar you can
spare should be used to buy
War Bonds. Buy your ten
Per cent every pay day.
Houston Home Journal
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service I
. Now is the time to begin mak-1
mg definite plans for planting a!
winter cover crup behind pea
nuts. Both blue lupine and Aus
trian Winter Peas are now avail
able through your local A. A. A.
Some farmers are going to plant
blue lupine for the first time, so
don t forget to innoculate the
seed with the proper innocula
tion. It doesn’t make any dif
ference whether you plant blue
lupine or Austrian Winter Peas,
the main object is to cover up
that peanut land, and not expose
it to the • heavy winter rains.
Let s paint the county green
with winter cover crops.
Several farmers here in the
county have graciously consent
ed to experiment with blue lu
pine and Austrian winter peas
in connection with following pea
nuts. The seed will be planted
just in front of peanut harvest
ing. It is hoped that the plow
ing operation will cover the seed
sufficiently to save an extra
planting operation. The six dif
ferent treatments we expect to
carry out are:
Treatment 1. Small grains
broadcast on the soil and covered
during the past harvesting opera
tion.
2. Winter legume seed (blue
lupine or Austrian winter peas)
broadcast on the soil and covered
during the peanut harvesting
operation.
3. A mixture of small grain
and winter legume seed broad
cast on the soil and covered dar
ing the peanut harvesting opera
tion.
4. Small grains drilled in
the peanut middles before the
peanuts are dug.
5. Winter legumes drilled
in the peanut middies before the
peanuts are dug.
6. A mixture of small grain
and winter legume seed drilled in
the peanut middles before the
peanuts are dug.
We should learn from these ex
periments how soon winter le
gumes can be planted.
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SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS'
■ -
Those who attended the Soft
ball games Sunday witnessed
three of the best games of the
season. The play featured every
thing from fllashy fielding to
long distance hitting, and the
| keen spirit of rivalry between
I the teams and the players, re
| gardless of the fact that two of
the teams now have no chance to
win the second half race, added
pep to the games and interest
for the spectators.
In the first game, the Bears,
now tied with the Bulldogs for
the lead, protected their stand
; ings by licking the Tigers 7-2.
The Tigers were again victims of
errors afield and their own weak
hitting, and the Bears did not
seem to have to exert themselves
to win. .
The second game saw Eric
Staples score his second conse-i
cutive shutout victory this time
over the Panthers, by a score of
4-0 The sparkling fielding of A.
C. Skellie and the terrific hitting,
of Davis (accompanied by the
usual chatter of the latter) were
the highlignts of the game. _
The last game was a typical
Tiger-Panther tussle, with the
Tigers coming out on the long
end of a 4-2 score. The air
tight defense of the winners was
the difference in the two teams
and the win gave the Tigers a
possibility to tie the Panthers,
in their individual teud for the i
season. . . . 1
Hats off department (plagiar- j
ism): It’s hats off to Lasseterj
of the Bears and Etheridge ot|
the Bulldogs for their sensation
al catches Sunday, ihe ,fo rr ? er J
gathered in a long fly which had
bounced out of the glove ot a
team-mate, and the latter saved
the ’dogs at least two runs with
a running, shoe-string catch of a
| terrific line drive.
The games next Sunday fea
ture the Panthers vs. the Bears
in the opener, followed by the
Tiger-Bulldog scrap and then the
last of the Panther-Tiger series.
Don’t miss any of them.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26. 1943
J HEBE’S HOW
j By W. T. M., County Agent
-
j Q. How can I make tomato
jjuice?
j A. Use only sound, firm, red
i ripe tomatoes. Loosen the skins
by dipping in boiling water for
one-fourth minute, then plung
ing quickly into cold water. Re
move from water and peel. Cut
in medium size pieces ami sim-j
mer under cover until soft
enough to press through a fine
strainer or sieve. Measuse and
add salt, 1 teaspoon to 1 quart.
If for invalids or infants, omit
the salt. Reheat the strained
juice at once to 190°F., or just
below boiling. Pour into hot
sterilized jars. Leave only
enough head space to insure a
seal. Tin cans and jars with
one piece tops may be filled to
the top. Process in boiling wat
er bath for 5 minutes. Work
rapidly. Exposure of the toma
to the air results in loss of
vitamin C.
Q. What can Idoin my gard
en now to help with fall food
production?
A. Bend every effort to car
ry through the summer’s heat
such plants as tomatoes, egg
plants, peppers, collards, cow
peas, and butterbeans. If, by
mulching, watering when rains
do not come, sometimes shading
from blistering heat, and pro
tecting from insects you can car
ry these over till cooler weather,
you will be assured of a supply
of these until winter frosts and
freezes. Meanwhile, whenever
the ground is moist, continue to
plant collards, rutabaggas, tur
nips, and other greens. Greens
are among our most valuable fall
vegetables, and bring sure re
turns. While weather is hot and
evaporation so rapid, it is better
to fill the seed trenches with
water after dropping the seed,
then cover lightly and firm with
the earth over them.
Q. How long should I process
my scuppernong and muscadine
juices?
A. Fruit juices are better if
prepared at simmering tempera
tures throughout the whole pro
cess. After juice is made and
strained, heat it to simmering
point, then pour it into hot jars
or bottles. Set containers on a
rack or towel in boiling water
bath and process for 5 minutes
at boiling. If you use a ther
mometer, you may process at
180 to 190oF. for ten minutes.
Q. What garden seed should
I save from my home garden?
A. Among the garden seeds
you may save are asparagus,
beans, lima beans, corn, cucum
ber, egg plant, kale, lettuce,can
taloupe, mustard, okra, pepper,
radish, spinach, tomatoes,water
melons, cowpeas, nnd soybeans.
Our Extension Service horticul
turists says that many of these
seeds are fertile for 3 to 5 years,
so you may carry them over. He
urges home gardeners to save
seed, store them properly, and
label them. It is a good plan to
mark the labels with the name
and variety, and the year grown.
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/ What Huy 'With
WAR BONDS
School Days
When our fighters fly at 400 miles
an hour with a Jap Zero or a Mes
serschmidt on their tails there isn’t
much time for cogitation so the
Army and the Navy show as many
motion pictures of actual dog fights
and air battles as possible to our
student fliers.
Pictures of trainer flights, bomb
ing flights and flights by fighters are
all a part of the routine for our stu
dent pilots and must be drilled into
them just as it is necessary for us
to remind ourselves daily of the ne
cessity to buy an extra $lOO Bond
ill September. i/ t s. Treasury Deparimtnt
i
I EXTENSION SERVICE ITEMS
Georgia farmers can obtain
better grades from the present
cotton crop by harvesting soon
after it opens to prevent weather
damage.
Winter temporary grazing is
one good way to solve the feed
shortage.
i Pick cotton clean of leaves and
I trash, and be sure that it is dry
before it reaches the gin.
Winter grazing crops should be
planted on good land which has
been well prepared. Good seed
and fertilizer should be used.
When Irish potatoes are dry
they may be packed in medium
size cardboard cartons or wooden
boxes and stored in a dark pan
try or cellar.
Dried peas and beans come
next to meat, eggs, milk : and
cheese as body builders.
Most farm machinery can do as
much injury as the machinery in
an industrial plant.
The farmer is a specialist in
his own field, just as a doctor,
lawyer, or chemist is a specialist
in his field.
Peanuts contain important
minerals, phosphorus, calcium
and iron, and are a good source
of vitamin B.
The cotton acreage in the
United States is estimated to be
21.995.000 as compared with 23,-
302.000 in 1942 and 29,508,000
during the 1932-41 period. The
acreage in Georgia this year is
estimated to be 1,508,000 com
pared with 1,735,000 last year.
Total food production in 1943
is expected to exceed the 1942
production by four percent, and
the average production of 1935-
39 by 31 percent. This forecast
is based on the July crop report
and assumes average weather
for the rest of the season.
The present condition of the
feed-grain crop indicates that
the supply of such feeds for
1943-44 will be about 135 million
tons, which is 12 percent smaller
than the supply of 1942-43. Live
stock numbers are still increas
ing.
Consumer income and domestic
demand for farm products will
continue to rise during the last
half of 1943, but at a slower rate
than during the first half of the
year. Civilian employment is
not expected to increase.
Three-fourths of the 1943 food
production has been allocated to
civilians, 13 percent to the mili
tary forces, 10 percent to lease
lend, and 2 percent to our terri
tories and for special purposes.
Only 8.5 percent of the 1942
cotton crop was better than mid
dling in grade, and only about 40
percent was middling.
Lack of moisture to prepare
the land and late planting be
cause of other reasons are re
sponsible for many winter graz
i ing plots not furnishing early
grazing.
, 20 pounds of dried peas, beans
, and nuts for one person per year
are recommended.
If the milluew spot is fresh,
try washing it with soap and
water and exposing to hot sun.
If this does not remove it, cover
with lemon juice and salt and
dry in hot sun.
Peanuts are an excellent food.
They contain about 27 percent
protein, nearly 50 percent fat,
and 17 to 25 percent carbohy
drates.
If hay is cut before weed seed
mature, weeds will not be spread
to other fields in manure.
Fowl paralysis is costly to the
poultryman and should be con
trolled with vigilance.
Non-laying older hens should
be culled out, both to save feed
and to obtain a higher rate of
egg production.
Georgia negro farmers are
making unprecedented progress
in poultry production.
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.
(PRICE SUPPORT FOR
ISWEET POTATOES MADE
I
Georgia farmers w h o cure,
grade and store their sweet po
tatoes in rigid containers and
keep them off the market until
February are guaranteed a price
of $1.65 per bushel as against
$1.15 for those marketed this
fall, T. Walter Hughes, state su
pervisor of the Food Distribution
Administration, revealed this
week.
The increase of the “floor”
price from $1.45 to $1.65 for
sweet potatoes marketed in Feb
ruary or later was made to in
duce growers to hold green pota
toes off the market during the
peak production period, and pre
vent prices from bogging down
with the large yields which are
expected. No change has been
made in the support price for
November sweet potatoes, which
still holds at $1.15 in rigid con
tainers. The guaranteed price
for January marketings has
been raised from $1.30 to $1.50
for cured and graded sweet po
tatoes in rigid containers.
“The raising of the floor price
will make it a paying proposition
for farmers to cure and hold
their sweet potatoes,” said Mr.
Hughes who expressed satisfac
tion at the change in the spring
support prices. “The extra 50
cents per bushel guarantees a
nice profit to the smart farmer
who holds back his crop.
“This increase in the floor
price also refllects Washington
opinion that commercial market
price will be much higher in the
winter and spring than in the
fall. Last May the price rose to
$2.25 a bushel.”
Farmers who plan to cure and
hold their potatoes should make
preparations now for hampers
and storage facilities, L.E.Farm
er, marketing specialist of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service warned. Extension Ser
vice county agents can give full
information on storage to farm
ers who have not held sweet po
tatoes previously. Arrangements
should be made at once for new
or used containers, whether sweet
potatoes are to be marketed in
the fall or spring, since, spoilage
is considerably less in rigid con
tainers, Mr. Farmer declared.
RATIONING REMINDERS
Sept. 12—T h e brown ration
stamps in War Ration Book
Three will come into use for the
purchase of meats, fats, oils,but
ter and cheese.
The brown stamps will replace
the red ones in War Ration Book
Two as the latter are used up.
They will have the same point
value.
Brown stamps A and B, be
coming valid on Sept. 12 and 18
respectively, both will expire on
Oct. 2, The next four brown
stamps, all expiring on Oct, 30,
will become valid on the follow
ing dates: Stamp C, Sept. 26;
! Stamp D, Oct. 3; Stamp E, Oct.
10; and Stamp F, Oct. 17.
Between Sept. 12, when the
first series of brown stamps be
-1 comes valid, and Oct. 2, when
the final sets of red stamps ex
pire, both red and brown stamps
will be usable. After Oct. 2 only
the brown stamps will be used.
Sept. I—Blue1 —Blue Coupons U, V,
• & W become valid and expire
Oct. 20.
Sept. 20 -Blue Coupons R, S,
and T expire.
Aug.29—Red Y becomes valid.
1 Sept. 5—Z becomes valid.
Oct. 2—Red X, Y, and Z ex
, pire.
Oct. 31 —Shoe Stamp No. 18 in
Book I expires.
September 30- Deadline for
j tire inspections for holders of A
1 gasoline rations.
Canning Sugar
. Stamps 15 and 16 have been
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
Oct. 31.
Aug. 16 -Coupon 14 in Book I,
good for 5 lbs. sugar.
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FDR leuyi: [>'^'•'^l
Payroll savings is vsr M
our greatest single wA
factor in protecting
1 ourselves |
ESTABLISHED 1870
(ELECTRIC RATES TO
! BE REDUCED SEPT. 1
i. A reduction of electric rates
involving a total saving in excess
of $400,000 a year to residential
customers of the Georgia Power
Company will be put into effect
Sept, 1, upon the order of the
Georgia Public Service Commis
sion.
Effective with meter readings
made on and after September 1,
the power company will extend
to all residential customers the
lower inducement rate that for
merly applied only to residential
consumers who increased their
monthly use over their base con
sumption.
Under the new rate schedule,
consumers will receive 20 kilo
watt hours instead of 15 kilowatt
hours for the minimum bill of $l.
The cost of 30 kilowatt hours
will be $1.45 instead of $1.07.
Fifty kilowatt hours will cost
$2.20 instead of $2.57. Seventy
five kilowatt hours will costs2.9s
instead of $3.45. One hundred
kilowatt hours will cost $3.50 in
stead of $3.95.
P. S. Arkwright, president of
the power company, pointed out
that Georgia’s electric rates al
ready were among the lowest
state-wide residential rates in
the nation before the new rate
reduction. The average price
for all residential service already
was down to 2.72 cents per kilo
watt hour.
"Before this most recent re
duction, the average price was
12.9 per cent below the 1935-
1939 level," he said. "By con
trast, the cost of living in gen
eral is up 23.4 per cent and the
cost of food alone is up 28.7 per
cent. Electricity is one of the
few necessities of life that have
not advanced in price because of
wartime conditions."
KEEP PASTURES MOWED
Many Houston couhty pastures
are not producing grass, the
most valuable livestock feed, be
cause moisture and plant food
are going into weed growth rath
er than grass, County Agent W.
T. Middlebrooks declared this
week. Losses are also occurring
from the best pasture plants be
ing shaded or crowded out and
the resulting damage to livestock
products.
Pastures all over the county
show the effect of not being
naowed, Mr. Middlebrooks con
tinued. Farmers are aware of
these losses and damages, but
due to the rush of other work,
labor and machinery shortages
(have neglected pastures,
j “A cow, if she can get it," the
I Extension agent said, “harvests
(80 to 100 pounds of grass a day
.and one acre of good pasture will
I produce from 10,000 to 15,000
pounds of green grass per year;
however, poor weedy pastures
produce very little.
“In a good pasture manage
ment program the pasture should
be mowed two or three times de
pending upon the weeds present,
j Mowinga should be made before
weed seed form and frequently
enough to weaken and starve out
the roots of perennials."
■ August mowings and cutting
are very effective, Mr. Middle
brooks declared, and should be
jdone just as soon as possible.
• jlf seed have formed, removing
! the plants will help in reducing
the seed crop for another year,
but if weeds have not formed
seed, they can remain on the
land. In cutting the pasture
consideration should be given to
the seed being produced by the
i i better pasture plants. Save all
[ good pasture seed plants possi
' ible, but control weeds also.
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NOTICE
Those desiring information on
| Aviation Cadet Training for the
jArmy Air Forces may obtain
II same by applying at office of
jl County Agent W. T. Middle-
I brooks.
L. C. Walker, chmn.
Perry Kiwanis Club.
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FDR layl:
Curtail spending.
Put your savings
into war bonds every
