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VOL. LXXII. No. 41
RATION BOOK IV TO
BE ISSUED OCT. 21-23
War Ration Book IV will be is
sued in Houston county on Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday, Oct. 21,
22, 23. according to S. W. Hick
son, chmn. Houston Rationing
Board. There will be two regis
tration sites for white people,the
American Legion Home in Perry
and the new U. S. 0. Building at
Warner Robins; and one for col
ored people at the county Court
House in Perry 3
The books will be issued by
volunteer workers at all three
sites. Hours of registration will
be from 9a. m. to 5 p. m. on
Oct. 21, 22, 23.
Managers will be Mrs. Ruby
C. Hodges, chmn. Food Panel
Rationing Board,at Legion Home;
A. W. Pratt, Rationing board
member, at U. S. 0. Bldg.,
Warner Robins; S.W. Hickson at
Court House. Paschal Muse,
board member, will assist at Le
gion Home. G. Francis Nunn
and Floyd H. Tabor, members of
the Food Panel, will assist at the
Court House.
Mrs. Bessie Lee, chief clerk
Rationing office, will be at the
Court House and Mrs. Josephine
Lee, senior clerk, at the Legion
Home. Groups of volunteer
workers will assist at Warner
Robins.
Women volunteers and seniors
of Ferry school will issue Book
IV in Perry. Volunteer workers
will meet at the Legion Home
next Monday, Oct. 18, 3p. m.
for instructions.
Bring Book 111
Persons applying for Ration
Book No. IV must bring a copy
of Book No. HI for each mem
ber of the family for whom ap
plication is being made. Presen
tation of Book 111 will provide
a speedy method of establishing
identity and eligibility and an in
dividual may obtain new books
tor each member of a family liv
ing at the same address.
Alphabetical Registration
Persons are requested to apply
for Ration Book IV in the fol
lowing alphabetical order;
Those whose surname (last)
begins with the letters A, B, C,
D, E, F, G on Oct. 21.
Those whose surname begins
with the letters H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, 0, P, or Q on Oct. 22.
Those whose surname begins
with the letters R, S, T, U, V,
W, X, Y, or Z on Oct. 23.
If it is impossible for a person
to come on the day designated,
he or she may come on another
day but applicants are requested
to come on the day set for them,
if possible.
No applications will be given
out except at the registration
site. No person will be allowed
to enter registration site without
a copy of Book HI for each per
son for whom he is applying for
Hook IV.
Only one member of a family
needs to apply for a family
group.
CHECK FOREST FIRES
Timber destroyed by fire in
1942 would have built 20.000
Liberty ships, 2,000.000 army
truck bodies.
Those figures, appalling in
Peacetime, demand even more
urgent attention today
with timber vitally needed for
war production and a lumber
shortage already in existence.
Wood is essential to the farmer
Lced with the need to build new
storage structures to house his
expanding production. But it
has many uses in war industry
as well. It is needed to manu
facture ships, hangars, plywood
Lr airplanes, paper for pulp for
surgical dressings and cartridge
wrappers, synthetic wood fibers
a Ln rayon for clothing and para
°uutes, wood cellulose for ex
plosives, and wood alcohol for
*ynthetic rubber.
R is time to check forest fires
° n farms!
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our white
anf l colored friends for their lib
;(ra[ contributions during the
p m Anniversary of our pastor,
Johnson, which marks a
Ul ‘ life of Christian service.
The Members of Oak
Level Baptist Church,
Perry, Ga.
Houston Home Journal
SERVICE FUG DEDICATED
BY PERRY BAPTIST CHURCH
The Church s Service Flag was
dedmated by the Perry Baptist
church Sunday night. The roll
call of service men was given bv
Jerry Drawdy. y
Merryl Hunnicutt rendered a
trumpet solo and Annis Jean Ne
bmith, a vocal solo. “America
the Beautiful” and “God of Our
fathers” were sung by the con
gregation. The pastor, Rev. J.
A. Ivey, brought an appropriate
message.
The dedicatory program was as
tollows:
Minister—ln honor to these
men and in tribute to the United
States of America and as an act
to bring glory to Almighty God
I ask you to join with me in this
dedication.
“Wilh malice toward none;
with charity lor all; with firm*
ness in the right as God gives us
to see the right let us strive on
to finish the work we are in.”
Crowns and thrones may per
ish, kingdoms rise and wane, but
the church of Jesus Christ con
stant will remain; gates of hell
can never against that church
prevail; we have Christ’s own
promise, and that cannot fail.”
People: “Lord God of hosts,
be with us yet, lest we forget,
lest we forget.”
Minister; In honor of the men
and women who go from this
church to serve the call of the
nation.
People: We dedicate this Ser
vice Flag.
Minister; The placing of the
stars on this flag symbolizes the
thoughts of them which are in
all our hearts. We pray, O God,
that their faith in Thee may be
strong. We pray that Thou wilt
give protection to these Thy
children.
People; Hear our prayer, O
God.
Minister; To the spirit of that
real America which has ever
sought to place idealism of free
dom and equality of all men
high in its virtues.
People, We dedicate this Ser
vice Flag,
Minister: To the glory of God
who has taught us that is more
than meat and the body more
than raiment.
People: We dedicate this Ser
vice Flag.
Minister; That the inspira
tion ot the service of our own
young men and women may be
remembered in the church of
their choice.
People* We dedicate this Ser
vice Flag.
Minister; As an expression of
love for the homes from which
these men came, for the affec
tion of fathers and mothers.
People: We dedicate this Ser
vice Flag.
Minister: Each star on this
flag means a man looking to us
as a church for help and guid
ance.
People: We pledge ourselves
to keep faith with them,to serve,
and to pray for each of them.
Minister: We dedicate a flag
but the act is more than that.
People: We dedicate ourselves
in humble service to our Lord.
We dedicate ourselves to the
task which lies before us; that
these men shall not have served
in vain.
Prayer of dedication —Minis-
ter.
The church was presented a
United States Flag and a Chris
tian Flag at the morning service
Sunday. J. M. Gooden and J.P.
Etheridge made the presentation
remarks.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Fourth Quarterly confer
ence will be held at the church
Thursday night (Oct. 14), 7:30
p. m. , . ,
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 7:30 p. m.
Church School—10:15 a. m
Young People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
By Another Name
The state department first was
known as the department of foreign
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1943
Bishop Moore Speaks
At Conference Here
Bishop Arthur J. Moore of the
Methodist church preached at
the Perry Methodist church
Tuesday, Oct. 12, when the
Americus and Macon districts
held a joint conference here.
“The church must stop at no
obstacle and not be discouraged
at any difficulty in fulfilling its
purpose as the Body of Jesus
Christ,” Bishop Moore said.
. ’-The church’s purpose or mis
sion is to herald the gospel of
Christ, bring the promise of eter
nal life and of world peace and
brotherhood, teach the truth, de
fine and defend moral and spirit
ual standards, give comfort and
courage in this difficult hour full
of destiny, the Bishop said.
Without its head, Jesus Christ,
the church cannot accomplish its
mission as His Body. Jesus is to
save the world through the
church, a disciplined, organized
group of followers born of His
spirit. In spite of its imperfec
tions and failures, the church
has done more to redeem human
character and elevate human life
than any other institution, the
speaker stated.
In reviewing the history of the
church as the instrument of God
and messenger of Christ, Bishop
Moore said:
"in the dark ages, the church
salvaged enough to provide the
foundation for Christian civiliza
tion. Amid material philosophy,
the church has kept alive a sense
of the supernatural in the world.
“ihe church has espoused the
cause of the poor, underprivileg
ed, and oppressed and has stood
lor decency and purity. Th e
church has preached the revival
of the unfit instead of the survi
val of the fit.
“Tne church is filling the
world with unselfish ministers,
missionaries, and workers. The
cnurch nas a gospel of immortal
hope lor the dying and sorrow
ing in this trying hour.”
Over 3UO delegates and visitors
attended Tuesday’s meeting.
Most of the day was given to re
ports and conierences. The fi
nancial reports were in fine shape
and other reports showed pro
gress along lines.
Rev. JL. A. Harrell is general
superintendent of the Americus
district and Rev. G. E. Clary of
the Macon districts.
Dinner was served on the
church grounds by the Perry
church ot which Rev. J. E.Samp
ley is pastor. C. P. Gray, chmn.
board of Stewards, and Mrs. W.
V. Tuggle, president of tne Wo
man’s society ot Christian Ser
vice, were general chairmen of
the conference entertainment.
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service
Terrace lines were surveyed
last week on farms of several of
t h e colored Tenant Purchase
borrowers in the Kings Chapel
community. Plans are being
made to survey and construct
terraces on all these T. P. farms,
where the land is in need of ter
racing. All of these colored
farmers are cooperating with the
Middle Western Ucmulgee River
Soil Conservation District, and
progress is being made on all of
their farms, it is the desire of
these farmers to spend a good
bit of time, in the near future, in
developing and improving pas
tures.
Howard English, a district co
operator, had waterways laid out
and terrace lines surveyed on his
farm last week. Howard does
not have any power equipment,
but he intends to hire a tractor
and tiller for the construction of
his terraces.
Frank Kozar, on E. M. Beck
ham’s farm, combined his crota
laria seed last week. The seed
had already begun to shatter a
great deal, so a large amount of
them were lost before combin
ing. Due to the fact that crota
laria seed do not all mature at
the same time, makes it almost
impossible to save all the seed.
Rozar estimated that he com
bined around four tons.
First Vice Presidents
John Adams and Thomas Jeffer
son were the first two vice preil
dcnhL
Baptists Close Year’s
Work Successfully
The Perry Baptist church clos
ed a successful church year Oct.
1 under the leadership of Rev. J.
A. Ivey who is completing his
seventh year as pastor of this
‘church. Sixteen new members
were added to the church roll
during the past church year,
j making a total membership of
327. Non-resident members to
tal 100. There were ten baptisms,
i $6,472.30 was raised by the
church for all purposes. Gifts
for missions and benevolences
were $1,610.11 and for local work
$4,682.19.
Gifts to missions were as fol
lows; $571.80 to cooperative
programs, $l6 to state missions,
$66.65 to home missions, $138.52
to foreign missions, $l5O to col
leges, $14.42 to seminaries, $385
to orphanage work, $48.97 to
hospitals, $218.75 to hundred
thousand club.
In addition to the above
amounts, the Woman’s Mission
ary Society raised $669.80, the
G. A., $9; the R. A., $6: the
Sunbeams, $7, making a total of
$691.80.
The church spent $218.40 on
building repairs this year.
The Sunday School has an en
rollment of 255 and an average
attendance of 134.
In closing the year’s work, the
pastor expressed appreciation to
the membership of the church
and friends for the unusual re
sponse throughout the year and
stated that he was looking for
ward to an even greater year of
worship and service.
Rev. Mr. Ivey made the
church’s report at the annual
meeting of the Rehoboth asso
ciation in Macon Tuesday.
Church Officials
Church and Sunday School
workers for the year 1943-44, in
stalled Sunday, Oct. 3, are as
follows: E. W. Traylor, church
clerk; W. E. Beckham, church
treasurer; Mrs. Mayo Davis, or
ganist; Miss Frances Foster, as
sociate organist: J, P. Etheridge,
chorister: James P. Duggan and
W. H. Whitten, new members
board of deacons; W. E. Beck
ham, W. B. Roberts, and Mrs.G.
E, Jordan, church grounds com
mittee; J. P. Etheridge, D. M.
Kyle, and Mrs. E. M. Beckham,
janitor service committee.
Sunday School Workers
Jerry Drawdy, superintendent;
llugh Lawson, secretary; Mrs.A.
Braddock, associate secty.; Mrs.
Emmit Akin, pianist; Mrs. J. A.
Beddingfield, associate pianist.
Adult Dept.-—Mrs. Hugh Law
son, supt.; Mrs. E. W. Traylor,
secty.; Mrs. Akin, pianist: Mrs.
Beddingfield associate pianist;
Mrs. C. E. Brunson, Mrs. G. F.
Cooper, E. W. Traylor, teachers.
Young People’s Dept.—Mrs.B,
H. Avera, supt.; Miss Agnes
Lawrence, secty.; Miss Mae
Hardy,pianist; J.A.lvey,teacher.
Intermediate Dept,—Mrs. J.P.
Duggan, supt.; Miss Merryll
Hunnicutt, pianist; Mrs. Alton
Hardy and J. P. Duggan, teach
ers; Alton Hardy, asso. teacher.
Junior Dept.—Mrs. D.M. Ryle,
supt.; Mrs. S. W. Gunnison,
secty. and pianist. Mrs, W. B.
Roberts, Mrs. J. A. Ivey, Mrs.
Gulma Harris, and Mrs. Eric
Head, teachers: Mr s. Henry
Matthews and Mrs. A. C. Pritch
ett, asso. teachers.
Primary Dept.—Miss Eva Bo
rom, supt.; Mrs. Tommie Hunt,
secty and pianist; Miss Borom,
Mrs. Frank Rozier and Miss
Frances Foster, teachers.
Beginner Dept.—Mrs. A, C.
Watts, supt.; Mrs. J. P. Ether
idge and Mrs. Bessie Lee,
Cradle'Roll Dept - Mrs. H. T.
Gilbert, supt.; Mrs. Beddingfield,
Mrs. F. M. Greene Jr., Miss
Ruth Hardy, helpers.
POTATO YIELDS
This year’s production of sweet
potatoes is estimated at 71,623,-
000 bushels, more than 6,000,-
000 bushels over last year’s pro
duction. Among Southern States,
Georgia is first in volume of pro
duction with an estimated 9,-
375,000 bushels. This production
will probably establish a record.
Louisiana comes second on the
list with 8,000,000 bushels. Far
mers are urged to save every pos
sible pound of these potatoes to
‘help in the war effort.
WAR RELIEF FUND DRIVE
10 GET UNDERWAY HERE SOON
In every county in Georgia the
campaign for funds for United
War Fund in Georgia is about to
get under way. Houston coun
ty’s quota is fixed at $14,000.
The quota for Georgia is $l,-
500,000.
The campaign for War Bonds
is at its close. But the purchase
of war bonds was an investment
in the security of this
investment in Victory.
Contributions to the United
War Fund of Georgia,an integral
part of the National War Fund,
are also an investment.
They are an investment in the
comfort and happiness of our
boys in home training camps and
in lands far overseas. In the
jungles of the South Pacific, the
deserts of North Africa, the
fighting front in Italy.
True, the Government pro
vides our boys with everything
they “need.” But there are
thousands of things outside of
official supplies the government
cannot provide.
The entertainment of men
overseas —the shows of Bob
Hope, Charlie McCarthy and
hundreds of other entertainers —
were expense-paid by the USD,
the most important part of the
War Fund. The canteens, the
placed to go to rest when off
duty, the extra coffee, the sand
wiches, the facilities for writing
letters home, all the things to re
duce loneliness and homesick
ness—these are the task of th£
National War Fund.
The USO conducted its own
drive last year, with great suc
cess. But there are many agen
cies asking gifts, and commit
tee workers grow tired of con
tinued campaigns and the public
grows weary of repeated solicita
tions.
So, in the National War Fund,
all of the 17 authorized agencies
tor relief have been combined
into one. They include help for
Merchant Seamen; for war pri
oners behind enemy stockades;
war sufferers in Belgium,Greece,
Poland and other occupied coun
tries; for refugee children in
mdny lands.
The War Fund campaign has
been heartily endorsed by Presi
dent Roosevelt and by the Geor
gia senators and representatives
who are thoroughly familiar with
its aims and purposes.
RATIONING READERS
The Rationing Office will he
closed all day rriday, Oct. 15,
while the office files and equip
ment are being moved to the
Muse Building on Ball street, the)
new location of the office.
Applications for renewal of A
Gasfiine Books will he 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.
Oct. I—Blue1 —Blue Coupons X, Y, Z
became valid.
Oct. 20 —Blue Coupons U, V, 1
& W expire.
Brown Stamp E, becomes valid
Oct. 10; Stamp F, Oct. 17.
Oct. 30—Brown Stamps C, D,
E, F expire.
Oct. 31 —Shoe Stamp No. 18 in
Book 1 expires.
Nov. 7 —No. 6 Coupon in A
gas ration book expires.
Canning Sugar
Stamps 15 and 16 have been
designated by the OBA 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.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
7:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
ESTABLISHED 1870
! COUNTY PRIMARY TO
!BE HELD DECEMBER 2
i
Plans for holding the Houston
County Democratic Primary
Election were made by the Coun
ty Democratic Executive Com
mittee in session Friday, Oct. 8,
at the county Court House. J. P.
Etheridge, chairman, presided
and J. W. Bloodworth, secty.
and treasurer, acted as secretary
of the meeting.
The election date for officers of
Houston county was set for
Thursday, Dec. 2, by the com
mittee, Candidates must quali
fy by twelve o’clock Noon, Cen
tra) War Time, Saturday, Oct.
30, by paying entrance fee and
meeting other requirements. An
assessment or entrance fee of
$25 was placed on all county of
fices except county commissioner
which was assessed $lO.
Voters must qualify by 6 p. m.
Central War Time, Oct, 30, in
order to vote in this election.
The payment of 1942 poll tax
and all prior poll tax is the only
requirement for registered vot
ers who have lived in the state
of Georgia twelve months and in
Houston county six months prior
to the election.
The committee recommended
that the registrars not make any
supplementary lists after closing
the lists on Oct. 30.
The Australian Ballot System
will be used in this county elec
tion, Dec. 2, Polls must open at
9a. m, and close at 6 p, m. in
every precinct. Two managers
and one clerk will be provided at
each precinct except Perry where
two managers and three clerks
will serve. More clerks will be
provided at Warner Robins, if
necessary, the committee ruled.
The Executive committeemen
in each district will be in charge
of the election in that precinct.
The Executive committee is
composed of the following:
Upper Fifth—J. F. Hammock,
R. F. Scarborough, and H. A.
Tucker,
Lower Fifth —E. C. Leverett,
J. T. Miller Jr,, and C. B.
Watson.
Tenth—J. S, Jones, C. L. Ker
sey, and G, T. Hunt.
Upper Eleventh-S, H. Sasser,
Jack Ammons, and J.H. Watson.
Lower Eleventh—W. E. An
drews, A. R. Talton, and G. L.
Slocurnb (deceased).
Twelfth—D. H. Daniel, E. V.
Peed, and E. H. Wimberly.
Old Thirteenth —J. E. Eason,
W. W. Gray, and J. D. Means.
New Thirteenth—Warren B.
Hodge, B. H. Newberry, and
Jonn L. Davis.
Perry—C. E. Andrew, J. W.
Bloodworth, J. P. Etheridge,
(Charlie Harper, S. W. Hickson,
■ and W. S. Gray.
USE OF CRATES
Soft pine and other lumber or
dinarily used in crates and
baskets for shipping vegetables
and fruits in bulk is now in de
imandfor packing ammunition,
guns, hospital supplies, and food
for soldiers overseas. Of the
700,000,000 containers normally
needed each year to ship fruits
and vegetables in this country
only about 50,000,000 make more
than one trip to market. This
(year with wood such an essential
[ war material many more mil
lions of containers should be re
peaters, traveling from field to
market and back again.
PRESBYTERIAN NoTTcE
Perry
I Sabbath School, 10:15 a. m.
} Preaching Service, 11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sabbath School, 3:00 p, m.
Preacning Service, 8:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to all these services.
Rev. M. D. Agerton, Pastor.
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TAX NOTICE
i Houston County Tax Books are
now open for payment of 1943
taxes. Pay on or before Dec.2o,
! 1943 and avoid penalty.
M. E. AKIN, Tax Collector
12;15 Houston County, Ga.
Much Toast
One hundred fifty million slice*
j of toast are eaten daily by Amer*
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