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VOL. LXXII. No. 44
jOIiSTON PASSES
WAR FUND QUOTA
Houston county has raised $2,-
00 00 tor the United War Fund
ith several communities yet to
e heard from, according to C.P.
y av county chairman. The
ounty’s quota was $1,400.00.
Perry’s contribution to the
ar Fund was $1,445.60 up to
Wednesday morning. Included
] Perry’s total is $3OO from the
> err y High School and $23.60
rom the Ferry Training School.
]’he town of Warner Rubins
a j S ed $583.70 for this cause and
;iko, $l4B to swell the total to
round $2,200.
Other communities in the coun
are requested by the chair
lan to report as soon as possible
)W. V. Tuggle, treasurer, and
Irs. J. L. Hodges, secretary,
roups who have not completed
leir canvass are asked to con
nue the drive and report when
jnds are in.
Carl Sullivan of Macon, dis
■ict chairman of the War Fund
rive, spoke to the Perry Ki
anis club Tuesday. Mr. Sulli
an praised Houston county for
s splendid report.
Mr. Gray expressed himself as
ery gratified over the results
nd appreciative of the efforts
at forth by all workers.
J. P. Etheridge was Perry
lairman; C. B. Watson, Warner
obins chmn.; J. N. Buff, chmn.
Iko; E. P. Staples, chmn. Perry
ihool; and A. D. Redmond, col
ied Training school.
TTH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service
J. C. Ward, a cooperator of
,e Middle Western Oemulgee
iver Soil Conservation District,
id approximately 10,000 feet of
rrace lines surveyed on his
rm last week. Mr. Ward al
ady had his kudzu meadow
rips well established, so the
ater can be turned in these
eas without any fear of ero
)n. Mr. Ward will begin con
ruction of these terraces as
on as it rains.
B. E. Tondee, on the T. W.
looks farm, who is a district co
)erator, plans to apply one
lousand pounds of basic slag
ir acre to his pasture, and as
'°n is there is enough moisture
the ground he will sow hop
over to his already established
isture. Mr. Tondee was unable
obtain a sufficient bnsic slag, I
' r °ugh AAA, to cover his en
pasture this fall. He plans to J
•Ply it as far as it will go andj
'mplete the application next
*h A large portion of Mr.
°°ks pasture has been sown to
commended pasture mixture,
listing of lespedeza, white
•tch cloyer, dallis and bermuda
ass - The hop clover that is to
' sown, in the very near future,
111I 11 he sown on the hill sides
here white dutch clover will
grow, due to the lack of
oisture.
Lans have been made to sow
ese plats of about an acre each
Caley peas, Southern Giant
3 P Clover and White Dutch
°ver, on S. A. Nunn’s farm,
•ese plats will be sown for ex
nmental purposes.
death of infant
Cynthia Gayle' Gillette, seven
cnths old daughter of Mrs.
i,en Smith Gillette and Lt. Col.
T- Gillette, of Gillette, Wis
n3ln - died Saturday afternoon
the home of her grandparents,
r 'and Mrs. G. W. Smith, at
'ovania, Ga.
Hneral services were held 3
to- Sunday at the graveside in
er green cemetery, Perry, with
! . v> Gordon King of Elko of
•ating.
Col. Gillette is with Ameri
n forces in North Africa and
d not seen his infant daugh
■Rts. Gillette is making her
in Houston county with her
•onts while her husband is in
ei £n service.
every man, woman and j
child in the United States lays
Ip aside SlOO the aggregate will
Kbe about $13,000,000,000 or the
amount the Treasury must
raise in Us Second War Loan, ,
S.w. HICKSON OPPOSES
SCHOOL SUPT. GREENE
Entries of candidates in the
Houston County Democratic Pri
mary Election of Dec. 2, 1943
closed at noon Saturday with all
the present county officers quail
ned and opposition in only one
f c . e - bounty School Superin
iwnQ e w F Gree , ne 13 opposed
y o. W. Hickson, former super
intendent.
There will be over 1,400 quali
fied voters for this election, it is
thought. The Australian ballot
system of voting will be used,
fne County Democratic Execu
tive committee will be in charge
ot this primary election.
Polls will open at 9a. m. and
close at 6 p. m. in every precinct
on Thursday, Dec. 2.
S. W. Hickson resigned Satur
day as chairman of the Houston
County War Price and Rationing
Board after serving on the board
for nearly two years. A. W.
Pratt who has been a board
member since the beginning of
Rationing is acting chairman.
SELECTIVE SERVICE NEWS
The following colored regis
trants are delinquent with this
Board:
Albert Tilmon, Rt. 2, Perry;
Jim Piling, Wellston; Sam Mc-
Coy, Avondale; Lewis Williams,
Perry; Freddie Lee Woolfolk,
Perry and Miami, Fla.; Lundy
Kaigler, Rt. 1, Perry; Buddy
Jack Ross, Rt. 1, Elko; Lewis
Copper (or Cooper), Rt. 1, Bon
aire; L. B. West,' Rt. 2, Perry.
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of the above registrants
will please notify the Houston
County Selective Service Board.
RATIONING REMINDERS
Sugar
Nov. I—Stamp1—Stamp 29 in War Ra
tion Book 4 good for 5 lbs. of
sugar and remains valid thru
Jan. 15, 1944.
Gasoline
Nov. B—No.8 —No. 6 Coupon in A
gas ration book expires.
Nov. 9—No. 8 coupons in “A”
books become effective and must
last through Feb. 8.
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”
I ration book showing the signa
ture and address on the lines
{ provided. Call in person or
| write for application blank as
soon as convenient.
Fuel Oil
Jan, 3, 1944—Period 1 coupons
valid through this date.
Shoes
i Stamp No. 18 valid for one pair
of shoes for indefinite period.
Stamp lon “airplane” sheet in
Book 3 valid for one pair Nov. I.
Meats and Fats
Nov, I—Brown1 —Brown Stamps G be
came valid; H, Nov. 8.
Processed Foods
Nov. 20—Blue stamps X. Y
Z valid through this date.
The green stamps of the new]
War Ration Book 4 will be usedj
to buy canned fruits and vege
tables beginning November 1.
The first series of green stamps
—A, B and C —will be valid from
November 1 through Dec’ 20.
LEGION SPONSORS
SALE OF WAR BONDS
i
The Robert D. Collins Post of;
the American Legion had its]
monthly supper meeting at the j
Legion Home Tuesday night with,
O. A. King, commander, presid
ing. Plans were made to spon-|
sor War Bond Sales in Novem- j
her.
Houston’s quota of Bonds for,
this month is $136,000. :
BASKETBALL GAME
PERRY HIGH
vs.
COCHRAN HIGH
Thurs., Nov, 4, 8 P. M.
PERRY COURT
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1943
(PREVENT FORES! FIRES,
i WAR EFFORT NEEDS WOOD
I
.
“Wood Goes To War” from
the day men are inducted into
the Service for their “boot”
training and follows through
with them to the beacheads and
other fighting fronts.
From Wood Comes-Timbers
and lumber for cantonments,bar
racks, and industrial plants man
ufacturing material of war; gun
i stocks and explosives; airplane
veneer for Mosquito bombers and
types of aircraft; parachutes for
both paratroopers and their sup
plies. -
Piling and heavy timbers to
rebuild docks in captured ports;
crating and dunnage for railroad
and ship transportation of all
types of supplies; wood and pap
er board cartons for shipment of
food, shells, and other supplies;
charcoal for gas masks.
Paper for battle plans, com
muniques, blueprints, bags, and
newsprint to publish the Ser
vice’s well known “Yank”, as
well as America’s hundreds of
newspapers bringing war news
to millions of homes and paper
| to pack the famous ration “K”.
All items mentioned above are
! only a very limited listing of the
countless ways in which “Wood
Goes To War”,
But When Fire Gets Into The
Woods—an average of more than
30,000,000 acres —with damages
of $45,000,000 -are burned in
the United States’ forrests an
annually. Last year the loss in
the South alone amounted to
more than $28,000,000.
More than 90 per cent of the
South’s woods and forest fires
are man-made. Some of these
; fires result from carelessness in
the woods with matches, smoke
ing material, campfires and
lumbering machinery. A ma
jority of them, however, result
from the practice of burning
over land for agricultural or
stock raising purposes, without
due care being taken to see that
the fire is kept under control.
Forest and woodland fires di
vert precious labor (more than
7,760,000 man-hours per year)
from factories and farms; smoke
from forest fires interferes with
the training of pilots; and fires in
coastal areas aid the enemy’s
submarine attacks on shipping
by silhoueting ships. The smoke
palls also provide “cover” for
the marauders.
The State Forester give!*" the
following forest fire prevention
rules:
Farmers and Ranchers —Be
fore burning fields or brush,
check with your ranger or fire
warden about a permit. Scrape
a trail or plow around for safety.
Don’t burn in dangerous fire
weather. During and after
burning, have help ready until
the last spark is dead.
Smokers —During dry weather,
stop to smoke in places clear of
infiamable materials and observe
the rules in areas closed to smok
ing. Be sure matches, cigar
ettes, and pipe ashes are cold be
fore throwing them away.
Forest Industries —Build and
maintain safe fire lines. Use ef
ficient spark arresters. Watch
warming fires. Comply with
State Jaws. Don’t burn in dan
gerous fire weather. Keep pa
trols alert. Be safe rather than
sorry.
Campers—Before building a
fire ask a ranger or State fire
warden about a permit. Scrape
away infiamable material, dig a
hole there, build your fire in it,
and keep the fire small. Before
leaving, stir coals and turn
sticks while drenching them with
water. Soak ground around the
fire. Be sure the last spark is
dead.
Everybody —Kill small fires.
Report others immediately to the
nearest ranger or State fire
warden. Help on the home front
to win the war. Remember, its
just plain common sense to fol
low the rules!
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.
INCREASED PRODUCTION OF
PULPWOOD VITAL TO NATION
“Pulpwood from a single tre e
will make enough smokeless
powder to fire thirty-five shells
from a 105 mm, cannon aboard a
warship or on the battlefront”,
F. G. Gragg of the International
Paper Company stated today in
an appeal to farmers and wood
land owners to cut more pulp
wood for war purposes.
“This equivalent in smokeless
powder of one tree,” Mr. Gragg
said, “was publicized by the
War Production Board in urging
greatly increased production of
this vital raw material.
“Not only will a tree produce
eiyjugh pulpwood to hurl thirty
five armor-piercing shells at our
Axis enemies.” said Mr. Gragg,
“one tree will produce enough
powder for 7,500 rounds of am
munition for a Garand rifle car
ried by one of our boys in the
battle line.
“The fact that a tree can sup
ply such urgently needed materi
al gives us a completely different
idea of the importance of pulp
wood in the prosecution of this
war. One enrd of pulpwood will
produce powder for 180,000
rounds of Garand rifle ammuni
tion —almost enough to turn the
tide of a battle in the Solomons
or in Europe.”
Besides smokeless powder,
pulpwood is used to make rayon
for parachutes, plastics for air
plane parts, and hundreds of
types of paper board shipping
containers for ammunition,foods,
medical supplies and rations,
blueprint and planning papers
and other products now being
used in this fight against the
Axis,
“Those who cut pulpwood
know also that a cord will make
enough smokeless powder to pro
pel two of the most destructive
16-inch projectiles from navy or
coast defense guns,” Mr. Gragg
continued.
“But examples of the great
contribution pulpwood makes to
our fighting men would not be
complete without mentioning
the millions of pulpwood contain
ers which transport all types of
war materials to ou r battle
fronts.
“One small tree will make 350
weather-proof containers for
shipping bloood plasma to dis
tant battlefronts where it is sav
ing the lives of our wounded sol
diers, sailors and marines. More
than 113 solid fibre containers
for the famous K-Field rations
are made from one tree.
“The urgency for more and
more pulpwood to meet the in
creasing demands of war, both
on the military and home fronts,
has been emphasized by the War
Production Board and its chair
man, Donald Nelson, Actual re
ceipts at the mills in the first five
months of 1943 aj-e 26 per cent
less than they were in 1942 for
the same period,” Mr. Gragg
stated.
“The seriousness of this short
age may be gleaned from official
reports which show that less
than five million cords were pro
duced between January and
June,” Mr. Gragg said. “The
government estimates require
ments for this year at 13,000,000
cords. Thus we must produce
nearly eight million cords in the
remaining months of 1943.
“Since pulpwood is a crop
which may be harvested almost
any time and it is most needed
in the war effort right now, far
mers and their helpers are urged
to cut it whenever opportunity
affords.”
Mr. Gragg declared that the
government, the daily, weekly
and farm press and the mills are
cooperating in the campaign to
increase supplies of pulpwood for
war uses, “Greater production
by those engaged in pulpwood
cutting and more manpower in
the woods will be necessary to
overcome the present shortages
and the more serious ones that
threaten in the future,” Mr.
Gragg said.
CARD OF THANKS
The War Price and Rationing
Board of Houston County takes
this means of expressing thanks
to the volunteer workers who as
sisted at Perry and at Warner
Robins in the issuance of War
Ration Book IV.
METHODISTS CLOSE
GOOD YEAR'S WORK
I
The Perry Methodist church
closed one of its best conference
(years Sunday, Oct. 31. Rev. J.
•E. Sampiey who is completing
his second year as pastor here
has a fine report to take to the
annual conference which meets
week in Tifton, Ga.
Perry Methodists contributed
$7,939.00 for all church purposes
this year. $1,100.00 was paid on
conference benevolences which
was $2OO more than the appor
tionment. $245 was contributed
for superannuate preachers. The
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service paid $525 to the confer
ence treasurer in addition to
$2lO spent locally. $389 was
sent the Orphan’s Home in
Macon.
The church paid the pastor
$2,400; the district superinten
dent $240 and the bishop $52.
The Church School raised $865
of which $252 was paid to mis
sions or world service causes.
The school has 437 enrolled with
an average attendance of 150.
The church paid $521 on build
ing improvements this year and
has $l,OOO in the treasury for
this purpose.
The church has 447 members
on roll with 54 non-resident
members. 15 new members were
received this year and 15 trans
ferred.
The officials remain the same
as last year with the addition of
Walter W. Gray Sr. as trustee
to succeed the late E.F. Barfield.
Officers and teachers of the
I Church School were installed
(Sunday by the pastor at Rally
j Day exercises. 221 were pres
ent, which is the largest record
ed attendance.
AAA PROGRAM CONTINUES
INCREASED! SMALL FARMS
The AAA farm program for
1943 continues the $2O minimum
provision to operators of small
farms, and also the “increase in
small payments,” according to
E. W. Traylor, Houston county
AAA administrative oliicer.
The $2O minimum provision,
which affects a large number ot
farmers, means that even though
a farmer’s allowance computed
for special crop acreage allot
ments and production practices
is less than $2O, he may earn the
difference by carrying out ad
ditional production practices.
Tne effect of mis provision, as
in tiie past, win ua to increase
ttie small farmer's opportunity
to conserve mm improve tne soil I
fertility on ms farm, Mr. Traylor]
said,
There is still time in 1943 for]
tanners to plant winter legumes, ■
apply June and superphosphate,
build terraces, establish an d
otherwise improve pastures, and
seed mixtures of .-mall gram and
winter legumes.
The provision for increases in
payments under $2OO is on a
sliding scale so that farmers in
the lower payment brackets re
ceive proportionately larger in
creases in payments than those
in the higher brackets, Mr.Tray
lor explains.
The total payment computed
for any person for any farm, if
less than $2OO, will be increased
by a specified amount. The
amount of increase ranges from
$8 for a $2O payment to $l4 for a
$6O payment, and is $l4 for all
payments between $6O and $lB6.
Payments between $lB6 and $2OO
will be increased to $2OO.
|
BASKETBALL GAME
PERRY HIGH
vs.
COCHRAN HIGH
Thurs. Nov. 4, 8 P. M.
PERRY COURT
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
1 Rev. J. E. Sampiey, Pastor.
ESTABLISHED 1870
FARM BUREAU MEETS
IN MACON NOV. 9-10
The Animal Convention of the
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
will be held in the Dempsey Ho
tel, Macon, Nov. 9 and 10, as
announced by H. L. Wingate,
president.
In making the announcement
Mr. Wingate stated that coming
as it does at the time when our
Nation is engaged in a war of
such dimensions it calls upon all
our people to come together in a
common cause, and regardless of
sacrifice, do everything possible
to bring about a quick victory
and lasting peace. Concern as
to what Georgia farmers can do
to expedite victory will call for
clear thinking and determined
application to the problems at
hand.
Farmers realize that produc
tion of food is fundamental and
that they are engaged in a more
essential war effort. The result
of their effort has amazed the
world and they are recognized
and commended for having done
so much with so little. Th e
many problems now confronting
them, that if not solved may
handicap production in 1944, will
be given attention.
Experts on agricultural and
legislative matters will be pres
ent to advise with and help the
farmers in everyway possible.
Among the outstanding visitors
who will appear on the platform
will be Congressman Stephen
Pace of the Third Congressional
District. Probably no one in the
Congress has a better overall
knowledge of agriculture and
the farmers’ problems than Mr.
Pace.
Mr. Wingate points out the
seriousness of all problems to be
considered and the importance of
the attention that should be
given to each of them at this
time when plans for 1944 pro
duction are in the making.
Floyd H. Tabor of Houston
county, state vice-president, and
Paschal Muse, president of the
Houston County Chapter Ga.
Farm Bureau, urge the farmers
of Houston county to attend this
annual convention in Macon.
JUDGE A.M. ANDERSON
MAKES STATEMENT
In view of certain rumors
which 1 have heard in Macon
and elsewhere throughout the
Circuit, and in view of inquiries
made by representatives of the
press, 1 make this statement.
When 1 registered for Selec
tive Service, I waived the ex
emption given me by law as a
judicial officer. 1 have thus put
myself in the same class with
other men of my age and mar
ital and parental status. I do
not expect to revoke this waiver
for 1 am within the fighting age.
Whenever the time comes when
men of my age, who are married
and have children, as I have, are
inducted into the armed forces
of the United States, 1 want to
stand with them for induction,
and 1 will. I expect to go any
where and serve in whatever
capacity the officers of the armed
forces may assign me to.
1 have, however, received no
notice whatever to appear for ser
vice and until 1 do receive such a
notice, I am going right on with
my work as Judge of the Supe
rior Courts of the Macon Judicial
Circuit.
A. M. (Phil) Anderson,
J udge Superior Courts,
Macon Circuit.
Georgia, like the rest of the
i n,.-, io making remarkable
■ rides in livestock production,
(n t ,j nns of farm income from
'vest.oc'c and livestock products
for the first seven months of
1943 compared with 1942’s cor
responding period, Georgia’s to
tal jumped from $30,132,000 to
$45,493,000.
Births in Georgia increased
13.5 per cent and deaths de
creased slightly during the six
months period from January
through June, 1943, the State
Board of Health revealed. There
were 13,029 deaths during the
period, three less than in the
the same 1942 period, while
births increased from 30,882 to
34,956.
