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Houston Home Journal
VOL. LXXIII. No. 2. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
MERCHANTS TO GET =
RATION TOKENS
All retailers of rationed foods
are reminded by the local War
Price and Rationing Board to ap
ply for their initial stock of the
new one-point red and blue ra
tioning tokens which will be used
as "change” after February 27.
Forms on which retailers will
apply for tokens are already on
hand at the local board. They
should be presented to the ration
bank which will supply tokens in
unbroken boxes of 250. Tokens
are slightly smaller than a dime
and are made of a vulcanized
fibre.
After February 27, all red and
blue stamps in book 4 will have
the same value of 10 points each,
regardless of what figure may be
printed on them, Tokens will be
issued as "change” from the
fixed 10-point value of each
stamp and the tokens will be
valid indefinitely.
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service
Plans have been made to ter
race S. H. Ferguson’s farm in
the very near future. Mr. Fer
guson is now a cooperator of the
Middle Western Ocmulgee River j
Soil Conservation District. Mr. j
Ferguson intends to plant kudzu
to serve as water disposal areas,
and also other areas to be used
for grazing purposes.
I have noticed that most of the
blue lupine planted here in the
county last fall is making excel
lent progress. Lets hope there
will be enough seed combined
this year to fulfill all needs for
planting next fall.
Roy Blood worth intends to be
gin construction of his terraces
right away. I might mention
that earlier in the fall Roy sow
cd his meadow strip in a mixture
of oats and winter cover crops
to protect it until kudzu is es
tablished. This was a very good
conservation measure.
Well, B. H. Newberry’s fish
pond has finally filled up with
water. If the flood waters can
be controlled this will certainly
make a nice little pond
H. B. Gilbert and Charlie Ker
sey have become interested in
constructing a pond. We hope
plans can be worked out so that
these ponds may be built.
Let’s not forget about placing
orders for kudzu immediately,
and also making application for
terrace line surveying. The
time to carry out these conserva
tion practices is now —why wait
until later?
PERRY F. F. A. MEETS
The P rry Future Farmers of
America met Jan. 5 in the Voca
tional Building. This meeting;
was held for the purpose of rais
ing Green Hands to the Junior
Farmer Degree.
Two members, Coleman Andel
and Clinton Cooper Jr., were
raised to this degree. This de
gree is given those boys who
have taken Agriculture at least
one year, earned and have in
vested at least $25.00 on pro
jects while taking Agriculture.
Plans for the annual Father-
Son Banquet to be held soon has
been discussed.
Frank Giles, Reporter.
Longest Bird Flight
The longest bird flight on record
was made by an Arctic tern which
in three months flew from the coast
of Labrador to the coast of south
eastern Africa.
Needle in Back Mystery
William Stevens’ doctor, in Arapa
hoe, Neb., is the fellow to see about
looking for a needle in a haystack.
The doctor pulled a sewing needle
out of Stevens’ back after Stevens
said he had been bothered for a
month by a sore spot. He had no
idea how the needle got there or
how long he had been carrying it
around in his body.
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Perry Bank’s Assets Total j
Over One Million Dollars J
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The Perry Loan ■ and Savings'
Bank has both assets and
demand deposits over a|
million dollars for the first timei
in its history. The assets were
$849,107.53 Jan. 1, 1943.
The total assets now are $l,-
235,093.21 and the total de
posits are $1,148,095.29.
Officers are Claud E. Andrew,
president; C. E. McLendon, vice
president; and W, V. Tuggle,
cashier; Aubrey Rainey and
Catherine Hickson, asst.cashiers.
The stockholders met last
Wednesday and re-elected the!
following directors; C. E. An-1
drew, C. E. McLendon, T. C. I
Rogers, W. V. Tuggle, Mrs. G. I
C. Nunn.
An annual dividend of 20 per
cent has been declared by the
directors.
SOLDIERS KILLED IN
AIRPLANE ACCIDENT
A group of army men from
from Fort Benning were killed
in an airplane crash Sunday near
Macon. The wreckage was not j
discovered until Tuesday. The
bodies were brought to Watson
& Whipple Funeral Home for
shipment to each one’s o w n
home.
The deceased included:
2nd Lt. Walter A. Sampson
Jr., Fort Dodge, Iowa; Capt.
Frederick Albanese, Evanston,
111.; Sgt. Geo. E. Smith, Bloom
ington, Ind.; Ist Lt. James W.
Wester, Tucson, Ariz.; 2nd Lt.:
John Henry Smith, Austin,'
Texas.
SUPPLY OF LUMBER
REMAINS CRITICAL I
The supply of lumber essential-1
ly needed for war purposes is
still critically low, Project For
ester C. E. Beaumont, of the U.
S. Forest Service at Thomaston,
Ga. was informed last week.
The War Production Board and
the U. S. Forest Service reveal
that wood requirements for war
efforts of 1942 were so great that
the actual needs were short some
six million board feet. The sit
uation for this year is still more
critical than last year and cur
tailed lumber production now
may threaten to curtail our war
effort inasmuch as wood is listed
with aluminum, copper, and
steel as an essential war ma
terial.
It is also revealed that Georgia
I produced up to 1943 an average
I of 2.3 per cent or 1.2 billion board
feet of the National lumber sup
ply. Over half of Georgia’s
forests is on the farm and farm
ers normally provide the labor
for a very large share of the
State’s lumber production. In
view of this it is urgent that
farmers devote as much time
iduring winter months in utiliz
ing the timber on their farm
wood lots to their own advan
tage and to the advantage of our
armed forces so that when the
actual invasion of Europe starts
that lumber from Georgia farms
will play its part in such volume
that casualties of human life will
be much less than now contem
plated.
The Thomaston office of the U.
S. Forest Service was established
in September to help sawmill
operators and timberland own
ers produce more lumber for the
successful prosecution of the
war. This office will welcome
any suggestions from citizens
for an increased sustained lumber
production for the year 1944.
Mince Pies for Luck —
That’s British Tradition
One of England’s gay Christmas
traditions centers around its delec
table mince pies. It seems that each
mince pie eaten between Christmas
Eve and Twelfth Night will ensure
a whole month of good luck in the
coming year.
That works out to just about a pie
a day for 12 days, to cover the cal
-1 endar year —a stunt that would
) seem more likely to cause chronic
dyspepsia than good fortune. But
these aren’t the pies we Americans
are accustomed to —the English
mince pie is about the size of a
doughnut. To eat a dozen in as
many days is no trick at all, when
two or three of them can be gobbled
with a cup of tea.
I LOCAL SLATE GUARD NEWS
By G. FRANCIS NUNN
In compliance with the new or
ganizational system of the Geor-
Igia State Guard, which is strict
ly according to Army regulations,
the local unit is now designated
as a “company,” and in conjunc
tion with other such companies
forms the Twelfth Batallion un
der the command of Lieutant-
Colonel Sam A. Nunn of Perry
The new setup gives the local
company one additional officer, a
Second Lieutenant, and gives it
a flexible organization so that it
can function with any number of
j men from 4U to 150.
The departure of Lieut. A. M.
Anderson from the unit, togeth
er with the necessity for the ap
pointing of an additional officer,
accounted for the revision of his
staff of officers and non-commis
sioned officers this week by Capt.
H. E. Evans, commanding of
ficer of the local unit. This re
vision is as follows: To be Ist
Lieutenant -T. C. Rogers, pro
moted from First Sergeant: to be
2nd Lieutenant—Paul Massey,
promoted from Sergeant; to be
Ist Sergeant —J. A. Grubb, pro
imoted from Sergeant; to be Ser
geant—Alton Hardy, promoted
from Corporal: to be Sergeant —
Fenwick, promoted from Pri
vate; to be Corporal—H. J.Math
ews, promoted from Private
First Class; to be Private First
Class—John Kiracofe, promoted
from Private.
During the month of Decem
ber, the Company was given ex
tensive drilling on Riot Duty
Formations and Interior Guard
Duty. Lt. Col. Nunn inspects
the Company as to both these
phases of its drilling, and com
mended Capt. Evans and the
j men on the execution of both
j features. Special emphasis dur
ing the month of January will be
jon Extended Order Drills and in
addition to this, the whole Com
pany will participate in target
practice with shotguns and the
Thompson Sub-Machine G u n.
The enthusiastic execution of
such a program will assure
Houston county of having one of
the best trained Companies in
the Twelfth Batallion or the
State.
The induction of many local
Guardsmen into the armed ser
vices, as well as the departure of
many to other places of resi
dence, makes it imperative that
the ranks continue to be filled
from those permanently located
in Houston county. Let this con
stitute a challenge to those who
have not joined the local Com
pany, that they become con
! scious of the valuable service be
ing and to be rendered this com
munity, and to come out and
i join in active support of this
line organization. Weekly meet
ings are held at the Masonic
Bldg, in Perry each Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock.
“Bombs Away!” These bombs
j are leaving an American “fortress,”
i somewhere over Jap installations.
The bombs we make today will be
1 dropping on German cities, Japa
| nese islands in a very short time.
The home front must fashion them
and pay for them with War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department
Over-head Type Door
The over-head type door is now be
ing used extensively on ail kinds of
garages. They are easily installed
and can be operated by hand, elec
trically or hydraulically with equal
1 ease.
RATIONING REMINDERS i
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January point values for meats,
fats, cheese and other brown
stamp foods are virtually un
changed from December, OFA
has announced, but sharp cuts
have been made in the green
stamp cost of canned snapbeans,
peas, tomatoes and frozen fruits
and vegetables. Th e canned
snap beans have been reduced to
zero point-value.
At the same time, OPA an
nounced that jams, preserves and
non-citrus marmalades have
been increased two points to a
total of eight points per pound.
All citrus marmalades are point
free.
Butter continues at 16 points,
and point values for all beef,
veal, lamb and pork, except
fresh ham, will remain at pres
ent low levels during January.
To help in removing large
stocks of fresh pork from stor
age, OPA has decreed another j
: special “pork chop dividend” by]
making Spare Stamp No. 2 in
! Book 4 good for five points worth
of fresh pork, including sausage,
! through January 15.
Reduction in the point value of
canned peas and tomatoes is pos
-1 sible, OPA explained, since con
sumer demand has declined over
■ 10 per cent in the past two
• months and the production out
; look indicates supplies will con
: tinue to be satisfactory.
I Sugar
Stamp 29 in War Ration Book
4 good for 5 lbs. of sugar until
; Jan. 15, 1944.
. j Sugar Stamp No. 30 in Book 4
; | becomes valid on Jan. 16 and
’ will be good for five pounds thru
: March 31.
, Gasoline
i No. 8 coupons in “A” books
. expire Feb. 8.
> The gasoline quota assigned to
i civilian motorists in the eastern
. j seaboard area for the month of
1944, has been reduced
;! 7,000 barrels daily by the Petro
leum Administrator for War.
At present 36 per cent of all
* our gasoline is being used for
: military purposes. During 1944,
i the amount going to the Army
Land Navy will be increased to 40
per cent.
I I Fuel Oil
J Jan. 3, 1944 —Period 1 coupons
valid through this date.
Shoes
I Stamp No. 18 valid for one pair
1 of shoes for indefinite period.
. Stamp I on “airplane” sheet in
) Book 3 valid for one pair Nov. 1
Meats and Fats
Brown Stamps R and S (Book
3) valid through January 29.
Processed Foods
, Green D, E, F, Stamps (Book
, 4) expire Jan. 20. Green, G, H,
. J, become valid Jan. 1 and ex
' pire Feb, 20.
OLD PAPER COLLECTION
The seventh grade of Perry
High school will sponsor the col
lection of old newspapers and
magazines in Perry. The collec
tion will be begun within the
next few' days. Residents are
requested to have papers ready
in bundle form.
From a transport in New Guinea
American members of hospital units j
. are carrying medicine and instru-1
, j ments provided by War Bond dol-!
lars.
How many will they succor; how |
many dead will they find? How j
many will never return? We do not
know but we do know our daily con-!
j duct can make an earlier end of.
the war.
Give your dollars action: Buy
; More War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department '
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(War Finance Committee
I Headed By J. P. Etheridge |
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The executive committee of the 1
War Finance Committee of Hous
ton county had a luncheon meet
ing at the new Perry Hotel Fri
day with C, F. Andrew, retiring
chairman, as host.
The committee elected J. P.
Etheridge, chairman, to succeed
Mr. Andrew.
Present at the meeting were
S. A, Nunn, W. E. Beckham,
A. C. Pritchett, G. C. Nunn,
E. P. Staples, and J, A. Bedding
field.
Mr. Etheridge has called a
meeting of all committees of the
War Finance Committee at the
Perry school next Monday night,
Jan. 17, at 7:30 o’clock. The pur
pose of the meeting is to launch
the 4th War Loan Drive on Jan
uary 18.
Mr. Staples, Mr. Etheridge,
land E. P. Newhard, district
ichmn., attended a district Bond
1 meeting at Cordele Wednesday
1 night.
PRESIDENT THANKS
RATIONING BOARDS
Praise and thanks for the 276,-
000 volunteer members of the
nation’s War Price and Rationing
Boards from President Roosevelt
were issued last week as a part
of the observance of the board’s
second anniversary.
In part, the president said:
“High on the list of our home
front volunteers are the 276,000
men and women who man our
local War Price and Rationing
Boards throughout the country.
“We are the only nation in th
world where volunteers are do
1 ing this job. In the way it has
been done, it is as American as
baseball. It has been a difficult
job.' These boards had to be or
ganized almost overnight. Yet
they managed to open for busi
ness less than a month after we
went to war.
“We shall always remember
their devotion and steadfastness
to duty because we know that
our local boards, by their fair
administration of rationing and
price control, have been protect
ing one of the very fundamentals
of democracy—the greatest good
to the greatest number. Con
gratulations, volunteers, for this
fine job you are doing. Keep up
the good work.”
LIBRARY NOTES
America’s favorite novel is
again a book based on religion.
“The Apostle,” by Sholem Asch, j
the author of the “Nazarene,” is j
a story of the life of St. Paul.
For many m »nths, “The Robe,”
by Lloyd Douglas, held first,
place. Now it ranks second.
Frances Parkinson Keyes is
one of the most popular novelists
in this community. Her latest
book, “Also the Hills,” is in
great demand, “Always To
morrow,” by Gene Bristow, is a
charmingly written novel of
present day America, The au-[
thor is famous for her trilogy!
“Deep Summer.” “Hand
some Road,” and “This Side of
Glory.” Ireland is the setting
of a stirring love story by E. Ar
not Robertson “The Signpost.”
The romance centers around a(
convalescent R A. F. pilot and aj
French girl.
Of particular interest to Geor
gians is “Now 1 Can Go Home
Again,” by Judge Powell of At
lanta. An exceptionally well
written and entertaining book
of the judge’s life in Decatur
county. “Long, Long Ago,” is a j
collection of pieces which so well |
express the humor, enthusiasm|
and oftirnes wrath of that versa-(
tile character the late Alexander
Woolcott.
A loaning library of one hun-j
dred books has been received
from the State Library.
Library hours: 1:36 p. m. to;
6:30 p. m. Monday, Thursday, j
and Saturday.
Verniece Beavers, Librarian.
: PRESBITEM NOTICE—
I
Mr. Walter H. Styles, of Co
lumbia Seminary, will preach at
I the Perry Presbyterian church:
on Sunday, Jan. 16, at 11:30 a.rn,
I The public is cordially invited to;
1 this service. i
Ifarm bureau to
I MEET IN AMERICUS
Farmers of Houston county
will be represented at a meeting
of the counties in the Third con
gressional district at Americus,
January IS, sponsored by the
Georgia Farm Bureau Federa
tion. Floyd H. Tabor, vice
president, Paschal Muse, presi
dent Houston county chapter,
and others will attend.
This meeting has been called
so that county Farm Bureaus and
farmers in this congressional dis
trict may hear reports of pro
gress being made and make
plans for the year 1944. H. L.
Wingate, president of the Geor
gia Farm Bureau Federation,will
explain legislative problems re
lating to the farmer at this time.
The Georgia Farm Bureau in
creased about 50% in 1943 and
now numbers approximately 15,-
000 farm families in its member
ship. The American Farm Bu
reau now has a total membership
of about 700,000, the highest in
its history.
At this meeting plans will be
formulated for reaching the goal
of 25,000 in 1944 and announce
ments made regarding prizes to
be offered of trips to the annual
convention in Chicago in Decem
ber, according to the announce
ment.
In calling this meeting, Mr,
Wingate requested a delegation
of at last twenty-five leading
farmers from each county.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
NAME NEW OFFICERS
The Royal Arch Masons of
Perry at a recent meeting elect
ed the following officers; E. P.
Newhard, high priest; J. L.
Beavers, king; C. P. Gray,scribe;
W. K. Whipple, secty. and treas
urer; G. W. Rhodes, captain
host; E. W. Traylor, principal so
journer; L. M. Paul, Royal Arch
captain: E. P. Staples, master
third veil; Mayo Davis, master
second veil. C. E. McLendon,
master first veil; W. G. Riley,
property custodian.
These officers will be guests of
Mr. Newhard at dinner Monday
night. A lodge meeting will be
held in the chapter room after
dinner.
NOTICE
An examination to fill the po
sition of 4th class postmaster at
Flko, Ga. will be held at Perry,
Ga. The date will be given to
applicants after the close of re
| ceipt of applications on Feb. 4,
j 1944 and will be about 15 days
after that date. The examina
jtion is open to all citizens of the
.U. S. who reside within the ter
ritory supplied by the Elko post
office and who are at least 21
years of age but not yet 05.
Application blanks may be se
cured from the Elko post office
or from LI. S. Civil Service Com
mission. Washington 25, D. C.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
R. G. LeTourneau, of Peoria,
111. and Toccoa, Ga. businessman
and Christian layman, will speak
jat the Perry Methodist church
| Sunday, Jan. 23, at 3p. m. un
iderthe auspices of the State
Evangelistic League. Mr. Le-
Tourneau has several machinery
manufacturing plants.
Several years ago, this re
markable man formed a partner
ship with bod which has result
led in a bankrupt man becoming
ja very wealthy man who gives a
(large per cent of his wealth to
(religious work.
The public is invited to hear
Mr. LeTourneau speak.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.,
tnd 7:30 p. m.
j Church School-10:15 a. m.
Young People’s Service, 6:30
|p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
1 BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
1 7:30 p. m.
* Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
