Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, September 09, 1943, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJOL. LXXII. No. 36. PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY. SEPTEMBERS 1943 ESTABLISHED 1870 OUNTY SCHOOLS TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY Xhe white schools of Houston .minty will open next Monday, S 13, for the fall term. For the first four weeks, there will ' e one session, beginning at 8:30 . m and closing at 1 p. m. in rder that children may help in the harvesting of farm crops. Warner Robins, the gram -IV U. school will be housed in the Jj u. S. 0. building and in the recreation building of the dormi -ory section until the new school jutiding now under construction s completed. , Opening exercises will be held at Ferry and Bonaire schools at g-30 a. m. J- M. Gooden, high school supervisor, will be the speaker at Perry. His subject will be "The School’s Part in the War Effort.” All patrons of the schools are invited to attend the opening day program. The faculties of the schools follow: Bonaire Consolidated School Mrs Camilla Sasser Williams, Ist; Miss Margaret Hunt, 2nd; Mrs. RobaJ. Wynne, 3rd; Mrs. H, L. Downs, 4th; Miss Lucile M, Michael, sth; Mrs. Ophie Holt Perdue, 6th; Mrs. Joe Walt ers, 7th. Bonaire High School I Mrs. Winnifred Howard, Eng lish; Mrs. Ted R. Owens, social Icience; Mrs. Hodges Poore, Icience and math.; Miss Mable Pearson, commercial; Mrs. Ho lart Richards, home economics. I Ted R. Owens, superintendent. Warner Robins School [ Miss Cathleen Flint, Miss Peg gy Perrt, Miss Alda Cobb, Miss Lula Abraham, Mrs. Selma Har rison, and Miss Vera Weiss. Ted R. Owens, superintendent, Centerville— George R. Hunt, principal; Dorothy Giles, and Mrs. Florence McCord Sanders. Elko—Mrs. W. J. Boone, prin cipal. Grovania—Mrs. C. K. Cooper, principal. Hayneville —Mrs. Ruth McK. Walton, principal. Henderson—Miss Lessie Langs- Iton, principal: Mrs. B. H. New berry. Perry Grammar School j Miss Frances Coney and Mrs. A. C. Dorminy, Ist; Miss Mary iLee Greene and Miss Virginia Merritt, 2nd; Miss Allene Ryals, 3rd; Miss Phoebe Harper, 4th; Miss Dorothy Jones, sth; Miss Willie Gunter, 6th; Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, supply; Mrs. Charles llamon, 7th. Perry High School I Miss Myra Byrd, home econo- j pics; L. C. Walker, vocational agriculture: Mise Nell Warren, [English and French; Miss Au drey Andrews, history; Miss [Margaret McFarland, English; Mrs. J. Q. Coleman, mathemat ics; Mrs. W.W. Driskell, science; Miss Ruby Pickens, commercial; Miss Louise Rainey, librarian; Miss Willie Ryals, music. E. P. Staples, superintendent. L. C. Walker, principal. j SEWER WORK UNDER WAY The construction of a sewerage system in Perry is well under | w ay with sewer pipes being laid onJemaghan, Ball, Washington, and Evergreen streets and Beck nam Circle. E. M. Beckham Construction company has the contract for this work, which was begun two weeks ago and will continue this fall until com pleted. farm labor wanted Sixty Italian prisoners of war nave been on the job in Houston county since Sept. 1. helping harvest the peanut crop. This nelp was secured through the efforts of County Agent W. T. Middlebrooks. olunteer workers for farms still needed. Enroll today in V l6 Crop Corps at County Agent’s office. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS ( hurch Services, 11:30 a. m., an d 8:00 p. m, Ihe pastor will preach at both devices. Church School-10:15 a, m ioung People’s Service, 7:00 P. m. ■&v. J. E. Sampley, Pastor. PULPWOOD SHORTAGE SERIOUS PROBLEM The shortage of pulpwood in! the United States is rapidly I reaching a critical state which will hamper the national war ef fort,” F. C. Gragg of the Inter national Paper Company declar ed today. “In an effort to overcome this shortage the War Production Board, with the assistance of tour other Federal departments and war agencies, has undertak en an intensive campaign to in crease pulpwood cutting in the theee major producing areas of the South, Northeast and Lake States. The pulpwood industry is cooperating through a commit tee representing the mills, while independent committees have been set up by the American Newspaper Publishers Associa tion, the Agricultural Publishers Association and the National Publishers Association, to publi cize and advertise the program in daily, weekly and farm papers in the pulpwood regions. “The pulpwood problem is solely one ot production,” said Mr. Gragg. "Its solution de pends entirely upon more man power and more cutting in the woods. WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson has asked 3,800,000 farmers in pulpwood states to help overcome a threatened shortage of 2,500,000 cords and to provide sufficient quantities of this raw material to meet both military and domestic war re quirements. "There is no way of determin ing what the demand of our fighting forces for pulpwood pro ducts will be as invasion opera tions are intensified in Europe and the South Pacific. But it would be a sad commentary on the American home-front if our war program should be impeded because pulpwood for military uses should be ‘too little’ and ‘too late.’ . "Alarming shortages in sup plies of pulpwood were recently reported by the War Production Board,” Mr. Gragg stated. "These reports show receipts at mills for the first five months of 1943 to be 26% below those for the same period of 1942. The War Production Board indicated that the shortage may become even more serious before the end of the year, unless production is greatly increased. “In the face of such declines the demand for pulpwood is steadily increasing. More is needed for smokeless powder, rayon and paper for parachutes, plastics for airplane parts, bomb | and shell containers, blood plas- I ma, ration packets, and contain ers for shipping ammunition, foods and supplies overseas,” Mr. Gragg continued. ‘‘Pulpwood is of additional im portance because as a substitute it is affecting inportant savings in iron, steel, aluminum, brass, tin, copper, wood, cotton, bur ; lap and binder twine, freeing these materials for the manufac ture of munitions and other in struments of vv a r. Pulpwood substitutes save tremendous quantities of metal, lumber, glass and Jap held rubber, in 1942, to name only a few. "Not only have pulpwood pro ducts substituted for scarcer ma terials but containers made from pulpwood have saved untold amounts of critical shipping space.” "Mr. Gragg pointed out that our armed forces are trained with manuals of paper made from pulpwood and that the planning of factories, battleships, tanks, planes, guns and other weapons and equipment is done • on paper. Thirty tons of blue print paper are required in the construction of a single battle i ship. Pulpwood also makes pa per for targets, ration books, hospital wadding, medical sup plies, military clothing, charts i and maps and hundreds ot other products for war use. Much ot the smokeless powder now used jin Allied guns is made from , | PU "One°free will make enough l! nitrocellulose to provide smoke ! less powder to fire thirty-five 105 mm. shells or 7,500 rounds for a Garand rifle, while a cord of pulpwood would provide pow der for two shots from a 16-inch ( coast defense or naval gun,” Mr. I I Gragg said. J “Because of the vital need tor LOCAL STATE GUARD NEWS i ! The local unit of the Ga. State jGuard has undergone a recent shake-up in personnel which at 1 f present has the appearance of , adding fire and enthusiasm to i the group. With sincere regret for his loss, and unending thanks for his faithful service, the unit , was recently informed of the j resignation of Capt. E. Holtz-j' claw. _ Taking up the load, how-'; ever, is Capt. Horace E. Evans, now installed as Unit Command- . er, who with his intimate and up-to-date knowledge of modern , military methods bids fair to make a hard-hitting, stream-lin ed machine out of the local unit. ' But to accomplish this, he needs the absolute co-operation of every man in the unit, and even | more, the active affiliation of countless of our good citizens j who ought to be willing to give one night a week for being train ed to be 100% effective should , 1 the need arise to defend our 1 homes and our town against any threat of violence. ! The local unit as designed by 1 State Headquarters should con sist of 56 officers and men equip ’ ped and trained along specified lines, and now re-organized with j the special purpose of being able to halt or quell any local vio -1 lence. Equipment is modern,or ganization is streamlined, and ; plans are well mapped out. It now remains for the men of this 1 town to man the unit to capacity, and beyond that to man it with purpose and enthusiasm. The ’ ranks have been continuously , riddled by members being called ] t° the army, but the most in | sidious foe is lack of interest and ' failure to realize the necessity “ for the existence of such a un t | as is now struggling to do som I thing. Let it be clearly unde’ J stood that neither is it beneath . the dignity of any citizen of this community to be a member of this unit, nor is it anything short ’ of one’s patriotic duty to avail one’s self of the training which is 1 offered in the defense of this • town and community. There p should not only be the required ; 56 officers and men, but there should be an active and trained - reserve, ready at all times to [ supply men in the regular ranks j when such are needed. [ From time to time,this column 5 will bring you news of the pro gress of the unit, and at all \ times exhort you to remember ] your duty to your home and your ’ home town and fulfill that duty 1 by becoming prepared to defend 1 them to the maximum degree of ) effectiveness by joining the State Guard and being trained therein. -G. F. N. E. F. BARFIELD DIES J News of the death of Edgar F. 5 Barfield, well known merchant of Perry, reached The Home • Journal at press time. f Mr. Barfield was stricken Mon • day night with a heart attack. ■ His condition had been serious 1 since that time. 5 He died Wednesday p. m, in a 3 Macon hospital where he was i carried Tuesday a. m. I Survivors include his wife, a • son, William E. Barfield; hi s ■ mother, Mrs. A. F. Barfield, of i Fitzgerald: and a number of oth- Ij er relatives. i * t i mm fdr 3 Curtail spending. > m Put your savings r into war bonds every payday. ' - •I ———- I -I 1 ~~ FDR icupi: ’j Payroll savings is tV* ' our greatest single Rgr, factor in protecting ourselves against in- II ’ products made from pulpwood 'Tor war purposes, farmers,wood j land owners, and woodsmen would be performing an impor ! tant patriotic duty by giving as much of their time as possible to ■ this work as an extra service to their country at war.” Mr.Gragg r said in conclusion. SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS By G. FRANCIS NUNN Boy, oh boy, what a finish. The stage was set for a grand fi nale; the fans sensed a real bat tle; and the players gave all they had in the longest, hardest fought, most evenly matched game of the year, as the Bears and Bulldogs rang down the cur itain on a highly successful Soft ball season. The game went 17 long, hard, gruelling innings, and the Bears finally won it 3-1. But the Bulldogs were equally as great in losing. For sixteen in nings, Eric Staples faced the Bears powerful batting order and time after time, shut off po tential runs by smart pitching and clever placing of his men. He was constantly in trouble when a team-mate made an er ror (it was two of these that ac counted for the Bears only run until the 17th) but each time one of those same mates would come up with a fine catch to ease the strain. C. Hardy put the ’dogs back in the game in the fourth with long home run, and the team collected eleven other hits but were unable to push across another run. The Bears had many scoring chances but lacked the winning punch until the 17th when with one out Lasseter sin gled, stole second, and was sacri ficed to third. Staples then in tentionally walked A. Hardy and Heller, and his strategy seemed to have worked when Talton bounced a roller to second base — but there the break of the game occurred when the roller was booted and the winning run scored. Billy Etheridge led both teams at bat with a single, dou ble and triple. The first game saw the Tigers, first half winners, spot the Bears a four run lead and then come from behind to win 85. Bledsoe of the Tigers came up with two beautiful leaping catches and also contributed two hits to his team’s attack, while Bubber Pierce drove in the winning runs with a neat double which crossed up the Bears defense. A. Hardy led the Bears at bat with a dou ble and a single. In the other game the Panth ers closed their season with a fine 5-4 victory over the Bull dogs. Griffin sparked his team to victory with a home run, and G. Gray shut off the ’dogs last bid with a fine catch of Davis’ hard smash to left. Next Sunday finds the Bears and Tigers in a three game play off for the season’s champion ship. This match should fea ture the power-house offense of the Bears against the Tigers fine defense, and the guess of this scribe is that the Bears pow er will be too much for the Ti gers, with the series going the full three games. Don’t miss this battle, it’ll be a “NATU RAL.” Final Last Half Standings Team W L Bears 9 3 Bulldogs 7 5 Tigers 6 0 Panthers 2 10 KIWANIS CLUB MEETS Guests at the Perry Kiwanis club Friday included: Sam M, Matthews of Fort Valley, Judge 0. T. Gower, J. W. Cannon and Mr. Williams, of Cordele; T. W. Hentz. Chicago, 111.; and Pfc. Thomas Mayo. Mr. Matthews made a report on a recent trip he took to Wash ington, D. C. in the interest of Pecan growers of Ga. Mr. Mat thews said that the OPA advised him that a ceiling price would be put on pecans. WITH THE HOUSTON SOIL CONSERVERSj 1 By LOUIS SKINNER Soil Conservation Service P i Blue Lupine and Austrian Win ter Peas have been sown on two : farms so far, in front of the pea- ( nut harvesting operation. It is ’ hoped that this experiment can i be tried on a few more farms. ’ In a few cases oats will be sown I with the winter legume seed. Frank Rozar, on E. M. Beck ham’s farm, who is cooperating i with the Middle Western Ocmul- i gee River Soil Conservation Dis- i : trict, applied 30 tons of lime to a part of his pasture last week. Mr. Rozar has also ordered 50 ; tons of Basic Slag, to be used on his pasture. It seems that burnt ; ! lime will be unavailable until af- i ter the war, due to the labor • shortage. i T. W. Hooks of Macon and A. i C. Pritchett have also ordered ; Basic Slag to be used on their i ; pastures. i Plans have been made to sur i vey terrace lines and construct ; terraces on Alton Hardy’s farm at an early date, i Most farmers realize the im ; portance of saving their soil, but how many are really making an : ! earnest effort to maintain the soil’s fertility for the next gen- i eration? < HEBE’S HOW By W. T. M., County Agent i Q. What is the proper tem i perature to cure sweet potatoes? : A. For proper curing, the' temperature in a sweet potato curing house must be maintained i at about 850 with a relative hu- : ! midity of about 85 to 90 percent. ■ Some ventilation is needed but 1 usually ventilators may be closed at night. The house should be ' i maintained at proper tempera- i ' ture for at least one day prior to i putting in the potatoes. Ap ijpearance of sprouts is an indica- * ' tion of complete curing which • ordinarily requires about 10 days. : Q. How can homemakers help 1 • on the “kitchen front” to win i the war? A. Elimination of waste and i conservation of supply are im portant on the “kitchen front” : just as they are on the battle ' front. Therefore, (1) We must understand and support the ra- ' > tioning program; (2) Follow • sound nutrition teaching, and - (3) Eliminate food waste. Q. How can we know when ' I we have had a “good” break -3 fast? f A. Check your breakfast by a - standard “measuring stick.” - Seven leading authorities recent i ly largely agreed that a good i breakfast should provide one - fourth to one-third of the day’s food. It should contain fruit or fruit juice, whole grain or en j riched cereal, one egg or meat, 1 whole grain or enriched bread, 3 butter or “fortified” fat, as mar -0 garine with vitamin A added, L) milk, coffee for adults if desired, i The amount of the food will de pend on the age, size, and ac tivity of the person. Q. How can 1 make Chili sauce? s A. Ten pounds of ripe toma toes will make 3 quarts of Chili| j sauce and save many ration | [ points. Use 6 large sweet redl peppers; 6 large green peppers; 2 cups chopped onion; 3 table spoons salt; 1 cup sugar; 3 cups L vinegar; and 1 teaspoon each of ground cloves, allspice and cin f namon tied in a spice bag. Peel and cut the tomatoes; remove] j seeds from peppers and cnopi j them into small pieces. Combine! vegetables, salt, and sugar, anu simmer until the mixture begin:- to thicken, then add vinegar anu j spices, and cook to a thick sauce. | Pour boiling hot into hot steriliz ed jars and seal immediately. I Process at simmering for 5 to 10 j minutes. Q. How can I make my home 1 attractive to my soldier son when! I he returns? I A. We should make our homes f as efficient and attractive as pos sible. Begin now and make a long-time plan for development. Plan for definite fall work such as lawn making, grading, good location of walks and drives, making plantings of trees,shrubs and flowers where needed, keep ing premises painted up. NORWOOD RESIGNS AS CHMN. RATIONING S. L. Norwood has resigned as chairman of the Houston County War Price and Rationing Board after serving eighteen months in this capacity. S. W. Hickson was elected Monday by board members to succeed Mr. Norwood. Paschal Muse, member of the food panel, was named to the tire and gas panel to fill the va cancy made by the elevation of Mr, Hickson to chairman. Mr. Muse’s appointment came from the state board. Mr. Hickson will appoint a member of the food panel to succeed Mr. Muse. The personnel of the Rationing Board is as follows: Mr. Hickson, Mr. Muse, and Albert Pratt, tire, gas, fuel, and shoes. Mrs. Ruby C. Hodges and G. Francis Nunn, food panel. Rev. J. A. Ivey, Rev. M. D. Agerton, and D. M. Ryle, price panel. The board adopted resolutions praising Mr. Norwood for the splendid service he has rendered. The state OPA office commend ed Mr. Norwood in a letter ac cepting his resignation as fol lows; ‘‘You have served faithfully and well in a position of honor, responsibility, and trust. “You certainly have given much in energy and courage to a thankless task, which undoubt edly in future years will be re garded by all peoples as a true demonstration of patriotic Americanism, after they have properly, and in retrospection, appraised the service you so freely and unselfishly gave to the War Effort. “Your citizens and your gov ernment should be eternally grateful to you for that service.” The office force is composed of the following: Mrs. Bessie Lee, chief clerk; Mrs. Josephine Lee, senior clerk; Mrs. Marie Mar shall, price clerk; Mrs. Olive Calhoun, file clerk. DID YOU KNOW... ? Switzerland is known for its cheese, but New Zealand ex ports three times as much cheese in normal times as the Swiss. The average price paid farm ers for whole milk has more than doubled since 1932. The War Food Administration is asking farmers to plant 16 mil lion acres more crops in 1944 than this year—an area larger than the pre-war arable land in England, Wales, Greece, and Norway. Our present Army and Navy could be fed on food wasted in the home. A Trenton (N. J.) war plant reports that a free half-pint of i milk distributed daily to 1,509 employees during a five-minute recess accounted for a 30 percent reduction in accidents and gen eral improvement in employee's health. In 1942, people in the United l States spent an average of $1 leach in retail vitamin sales,prac j tically all of which could have been secured by correct diets alone. One one-hundredth of a pound of beef was sliced off each American’s plate per week from January to May this year be- we sent food to our Allies, 1 The index of farm land values lon March 1, 1943 was three times as high as in 1933. Am mean housewives salvaged i ilmos 8 million pounds of waste I <itche i fats in May this year, | .vhich was less than half of the ! needed quotas. A recent study of malnutri tion in a California airplane plant j where wages are high showed 25 I percent of the workers deficient in Vitamin C. NOTICE A Deputy Collector will be stationed at the Post Office on September 9, for the purpose of giving assistance to any one on 1 the Estimated Income Tax that 1 is due by September 15.