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VOL. LXXII. No. 39
PRICE PANEL ASSTS.
FOR HOUSTON NAMED
Establishment of price panel
assistants in each community of
Houston county to aid in bring
ing compliance with price ceil
ings has been announced by the
local War Price and Rationing-
Board. All of these assistants
are volunteer workers who assist
the Price Panel, composed of
Kev. J. A. Ivey, Rev. M. D.
Agerton, and D. M. Ryle.
Price panel assistants in Hous
ton county are:
Perry —Mrs. H. T. Gilbert and
Mrs. J. M. Gooden. A. D. Red
mond (colored stores.)
Byron —Mrs. R.F.Scarborough.
Henderson —Mrs. B. H. New
berry.
Clinchfield —Mrs. Joe C. Davis
and Mrs. J. C. Fullington,
Grovania-Mrs. E. F, Bron
son Jr.
Elko —Mrs. E. I. Holmes.
Bonaire—Mrs. J. H. Watson.
Kathleen—Mrs. J. T. Langston.
Warner Robins —W o m a n’s
Club Committee.
Objectives of the price panel
are fourfold: 1. Education; 2.
Compliance: 3. Collection of
Data; 4, Administration of
price control activities in the
community.
In the hands of these price
panels, the OPA has placed the
machinery to bring about com
pliance with price ceilings, to
adjust complaints between the
consumer and the merchant, and
to enroll the entire community in
a general observance of price
regulations.
Corn
The delivered price of corn is
as follows; White corn shelled,
per bushel $1.41>4; yellow corn
shelled, per bushel $ 1.23>4; white
or yellow corn in shucks, on the
the cob or snapped, per bushel,
$1.23 >4.
Corn Meal
The highest prices a miller
who grinds, packs and sells corn
meal can charge a retailer for
white corn meal in paper bags is
as follows:
24 lb. paper bag—92c
12 lb. “ “ —47 c.
10 lb. “ “ —39 c.
6 lb. “ “ -2414 c.
5 lb. “ “ —2o>4.
The highest prices a retailer
who buys white corn meal from a
miller may charge a customer as
follows:
24 lb. paper bag—sl.2l.
12 lb. “ “ —62 c.
10 Ib. “ “ —slc.
6 Ib. “ “ —32 c.
5 lb. “ —27 c.
The highest prices a wholesaler
may sell corn meal to a retailer
in paper bags is as follows;
24 lb. paper bag—sl.os.
12 lb. “ “ —s4c.
10 lb. “ “ —4sc.
6 Ib. “ “—2Bc.
5 Ib. “ “—23 c.
The highest price at which a
retailer who buys white corn
meal from a wholesaler may sell
to a customer is as follows;
24 lb. paper bag—sl.3B.
12 Ib. “ “-71 c.
10 lb. “ “ -59 c.
5 lb. “ “ —3oc.
1 lb. “ “ —o9c.
CURE & STORE SWEET
POTATOES,AGENT SAYS
County Agent W. T, Middle
brooks this week urged Houston
county farmers to provide ade
quate curing and storage facili
ties for their sweet potatoes to
prevent losses from shrinkage,
spoilage, and flooded market con
ditions.
Emphasizing the need for the
proper handling of this year’s
bumper crop, the agent said as
much of the crop as possible
should be cured and stored. With
the Nation’s sweet potato crop
about one-third larger than last
year’s production, normal trade
channels will be unable to use up
the large crop as fast as it is
harvested.
‘Through approved curing
practices, potatoes grown this
season may be stored and offered
for sale later in the year when
supplies are not so plentiful and
consumer and processing trades
are more able to use the avail
able crop. In this way, farmers
will help bring about the orderly
marketing of the 1943 sweet po
tato crop and at the same time
Houston Home Journal
bond drive quota
EXCEEDED BY COUNTY
Houston county has already
exceeded its quota in the Third
War Loan Drive which comes to
a close this week (Oct. 2) Bond
purchases through Tuesday
(Sept. 28) totalled $324,388 00
I he quota was $264,000.00.
Claud E. Andrew, county
chairman, was elated over the
fine showing made by the coun
ty. Mr. Andrew urges the citi
zens of Perry and Houston coun
ty to continue buying this week
in order to help the state’s quota
which is lagging.
The county also reached its
quota on purchases of E Bonds,
buying $148,000 of this type.
The committees of men and
women in Perry worked untir
ingly to put over the Drive. Max
Moore, chmn. of men’s group,
and Mrs. J. L. Hodges, chmn. of
women’s group join County
Chmn. Andrew in expressing ap
preciation to all the workers.
The women’s group secured
$50,000 in pledges in a house-to
house canvass of the town.
Team No. 5 composed of Mrs.
A. P. Whipple had the largest
number of pledges 18, and these
totaled $4,900. Team No. 11,
Mrs.Wordna Gray and Mrs. J.A.
Beddingfield, had 15 pledges
with $4,780. Team No. 1, Mrs.
D. M. Stripling and Mrs. W. V.
Tqgle were next with 11 pledges
totalling $2,800.
PRISON REFORM SESSION
OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON
Senator J. W. Bloodworth and
Rep. W. W, Gray of Houston
county are in Atlanta this week
attending the special session of
the General Assembly of Geor
gia called Monday by Gov. Ellis
Arnold to bring about prison re
form in Georgia.
The Governor has asked the
Assembly to create a director of
corrections to assume the powers
of the present three-man prison
board.
House Speaker Roy Harris and
Frank Gross, Senate president,
suggested the one-man system of
prison administration after ajtour
of other Southern prisons and a
study of the Georgia setup. A
single director was urged also by
the House penitentiary commit
tee, and both it and the Senate
penitentiary committee called
for sweeping changes in the
handling' of prisoners.
The four-point program of
“education, recreation, vocation
al training and religion” in the
state prison system recommend
ed by the investigating commit
tee is expected to furnish the
broad base upon which Georgia’s
prison system will be reconsti
tuted.
The senate group has urged a
civil service system for em
ployees, inauguration of an in
dustrial program for the prison
ers and abolition of all highway
road camps after present road
work is finished.
The Governor declares that the
use of convicts to work the
roads is the most expensive of
methods, and that private con
tractors could do the work more
quickly and economically.
be assured of better prices,” Mr.
Middlebrooks declared.
The War Food Administration
is supporting the prices of U. S.
No. 1 grade sweet potatoes at
$1.15 per bushel from August
through November and the sup
port levels increase for sweet po
tatoes marketed later in the year.
The Extension Service agent
pointed out that the effectiveness
of the price support program de
pends largely upon the coopera
tion given by farmers. If large
quantities of sweet potatoes are
“dumped” on the market at one
time, particularly those that
have not been properly harvest
ed and cured, consumers and
processors will not be able to ab
sorb the surplus, and due to
shortage of transportation and
storage facilities, it will be dif
ficult to support prices. Farmers
can prevent this situation by pro
viding now for adequate curing
and storage for their sweet pota
to crop.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1943
YOUR MONEY OR HIS LIFE!
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
An installation service for
church and Sunday school offic
ers and workers will be held
next Sunday morning at the
11:30 o’clock service.
Robert Greene was the speak
er at the evening service last
Sunday. Mr. Greene announced
his candidacy for the ministry at
this time. He has been called
into activejservice with the U. S.
Navy and left Wednesday for
training at Notre Dame College,
South Bend, Ind.
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
The Americus and Macon dis
tricts will hold a conference here
Tuesday, Oct. 12. Bishop Ar
thur Moore will preach at 11:30
a. m. that day. The public is in
vited to hear him.
Dinner will be served at 50c
plate at the church Oct. 12. Res
ervation for dinner must be made
with the pastor by Oct. 4.
Rally Day will be observed by
the Church School on Sunday,
Oct, 31. An attendance goal of
225 has been set for that day.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.,
and 8:00 p. m.
Church School-10:15 a. m
Young People’s Service, 7:00
p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
The Perry Kiwanis club Tues
day elected delegates to the state
convention which meets in Ma
con in October. Named are:
J. P. Etheridge and J. A. Ivey,
delegates: W. K. Whipple and
C. E. Andrew, alternates.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our ap
preciation to our friends and
neighbors for their kindness,
sympathy and for the beautiful
offerings during our recent be
reavement, the death of our
husband and father.
Mrs. E. F. Barfield
William Barfield.
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War Bond
3rd WAR LOAN
RATIONING REMINDERS
Applications for renewal of A
Gasoline Books will be accepted
from Sept. 22. Application
blanks will be mailed out upon
request and application will be
accepted through the mail but
tire inspection records must be
enclosed together with the Back
Cover of the present “A”or“D”
ration book showing the signa
ture and address on the lines
provided. Call in person or
write for application blank as
soon as convenient.
The OPA boosted Tuesday the
ration cost of creamery butter to
16 points a pound—the weekly
allotment points for one person
—and raised eight standard pork
cuts one to two points over Sep
tember values.- The four-point
increase in butter and the rise in
pork were the major changes in
the seventh official meat-fats
point table which goes into ef
fect next Sunday and remains
valid through Oct. 30.
Earlier, rationing officials rais
ed the point values of eight foods
on the canned goods chart-ap
ricots, cherries, figs, grapefruit,
plums, grape juice, asparagus,
and rnushrooms---a n d lowered
two. The latter were green
beans and corn. Dried peas and
lentils were made point free.
Brown stamps A and B, be
came 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.
i Between Sept. 12, when the
first series of brown stamps be
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.
Oct. 20 —Blue Coupons U, V,
& W expire.
Oct. 2—Red X, Y, and Z ex
pire.
Oct. 31—Shoe Stamp No. 18 in
Book I expires.
September 30 —Deadline for
tire inspections for holders of A
gasoline rations.
Nov. 21—No. 6 Coupon in A
gas ration book expires.
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.
Oct. 31 —Coupon 14 in Book I,
! good for 5 lbs. sugar expires.
NOTICE
i
October 15 is the deadline for
1 paying 1943 City Taxes without
[interest and penalty. After that
'date fi fas will be issued against
■ all delinquent tax payers and
i turned over to the City Marshal
I for collection.
H. D. PALMER,
10:7 City Clerk.
First Vice Presidents
I John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
J son were the first two vice presi
! dents. ..
TOM LINDER TO SPEAK
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Tom Linder, commissioner of :
Agriculture of the state of Geor
gia, will speak in Perry Friday
night, 8 o’clock, at the school
auditorium,to the Houston Coun
ty Farm Bureau. Paschal Muse,
president, urges all farmers to
be present and invites the public
to attend.
Mr. Linder is an ardent cham
pion of the farmer’s cause. He
has always been in the lead in
the fight to obtain higher prices
for farm products.
Only recently the state com
missioner of agriculture has op
posed the support price of $53
per ton on cottonseed fixed by
the Commodity Credit Corp. Mr.
Linder favors a larger basic sup
port price of $BO per ton.
Mr. Linder has also favored a
higher loan rate on cotton and
higher prices for peanuts.
Mr. Linder will no doubt bring
a message of great interest to
the farmers when he speaks here
Friday night.
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service
Letters were written last week
to all farmers in the county, con
cerning terrace line surveying
this fall and winter. It is neces
sary for all those who intend to
use this terrace service to fill out
the application at the bottom of
the letter and return it immed
iately to the A. A. A.. County
Agent or Soil Conservation Ser
vice. Due to the shortage of
gasoline it will be necessary for
the terrace line crew to work en
tirely on a community basis.
When one community is worked
out the crew will not return to
that particular community until
all other communities in the
county have been visited at least
once. Be sure to state on the
application when your land, will
be available for terracing.
Terrace lines were surveyed
last week on E. M. Beckham’s
farm. Construction of these
terraces will begin in a few days.
Mr. S. H. Ferguson, of Bon
aire, is now a cooperator of the
Middle Western-Ocmulgee River
Soil Conservation District, as he
was assisted last week, by the
district, in working a conserv
tion plan on his farm. Mr. Fer
guson is a livestock farmer and
plans were made to develop good
permanent pastures, and to in
crease areas to be used for tem
porary grazing.
Mr. Rhodes Sewell, a district
cooperator, is developing a line
pasture down on his farm. He
already lias a large area sown to
a good pasture mixture, and he
intends to sow more clovers this
fall.
GRAZING LOWERS COST
OF LIVESTOCK FEED
“Give winter grazing crops
fertilizer if you want results,”
County Agent W. T. Middle
brooks advised this week in
pointing out that “One dollar
spent for fertilizer for fail grain
may save five dollars worth of
bought feed,”
In addition to the fact that feed
we would like to buy may not be
available, milk production goes
up and feed costs go down when
dairy cows have good grazing,
Mr. Middlebrooks declared. He
urged Houston county farmers to
do everything possible to get
grazing crops planted in time to
provide enough growth to be of
value in the winter feeding
program.
Several points should be re
membered for success with win
ter grazing, the agent haid.
Practical farmers recommend
twice as much seed per acre for
grazing as for other purposes,
and in most cases should be a
mixture of two crops and at least
one legume. A good heavy seed
ing on a few acres will pay bet
ter than a thin seeding on a
larger acreage.
These suggestions, he pointed
out, have a big influence on the
amount of winter milk obtained
from grazing. A good thick
stand will give earlier grazing,
and permit grazing when the
land is wet because the thick sod
protects against tramping injury
to the soil.
ESTABLISHED 1870
! CROP HARVESTING
PROGRESSING HERE
In spite of the serious farm la
bor situation in Houston county,
practically all crops will be gath
ered, County Agent W. T. Mid
dlebrooks thinks. Favorable
weather conditions have allowed
all available labor to be used to
the best advantage, he says.
High school students forming
the Victory Corps and those who
live on the farm and are able to
help with the crops on their own
places have made a material con
tribution toward getting the
crops gathered. School sessions
were shortened for the first
month to allow the students time
to help with the crops.
The farm organizations in the
county are stressing the use of
winter cover crops to follow pea
nuts on all farms. Every farm
er is being urged to plant cover
crops on all farm land where pea
nuts have been dug.
Crops in general are rather
short this year, according to Mr.
Middlebrooks. There are in the
county approximately 24,000
acres of peanuts, 10,000 acres of
cotton, 3,500 acres of peaches,
2.000 acres of sweet potatoes,
5.000 acres of wheat, 5,000 acres
of oats, 30,000 acres of corn.
Fall gardens are being plant
ed, but local truck growers re
port loss on truck crops due to
the fact that labor for gathering
them has to be diverted to the
other field crops at this time.
Butterbeans have been grown on
a larger scale than any other
truck crop.
Livestock production was
stepped up approximately 20 to
30 per cent during 1942 and 1943
and the increase has held.
DID YOU KNOW...?
By planting crops even in such
places as the grounds of Buck
ingham Palace, the British have
doubled the amount of food they
produced before the war.
Shipments from Denmark ac
count for about 1-3 of the world’s
butter exports in normal times.
Fish is not a “brain” food as
some people believe, but those
who eat it are “brainy” for it’s
an excellent source of protein,
vitamins and minerals.
Food isn’t being “rationed”—
it’s being equally “shared.”
Farmers who store sweet po
tatoes this fall are guaranteed a
26 percent higher price in the
[spring than those who market
them this fall.
One pound of every three pro
.duced in the United States is
wasted somewhere between the
farm and the home.
Beef averages only 15 percent
protein, while soya flour runs 50
percent. At current prices, beef
protein thus costs $2 per pound
as against 16 cents for soya flour.
j Even before allocations of food
are made to the Army or Lend-
Lease, nutritional needs of civili
ans are carefully checked to as
sure proper health on the home
front.
One advantage of dehydration
is that dried foods can be de
stroyed on battlefields in case of
retreat more easily than canned
goods.
Cream pasteurized within a few
hours after it comes from the
cow will retain its fresh flavor
for a year or more in freezing
j storage.
i PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE—
j Perry
Sabbath School, 10:15 a. m.
Preacning Service, 11:30 a. m.
Clinchfieid
Sabbath School, 3:00 p. m.
Preaching Service ? 8:30 p. m.
1 The public is cordially invited
i to all these services.
Rev. M. D, Agerton, Pastor.
