Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, February 10, 1944, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXIII. No. 6. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870 FIRE DEPARTMENT OF CITY RE-ORGANIZED Perry Divided Into Four Fire Zones; Drills Held The city fire department under the leadership of Fire Chief Ce cil Moody with the assistance of a committee from the city coun cil has recently been brought up to full strength and re-organized into a highly efficient unit. The personnel consists of twelve men as follows: Cecil Moody, Pete Henderson, Bill Best, W.R. Har dy, E. F. Bellflowers, J. C. Hel le, John Heller, Aldine Lasseter, Cap Arnold, Parker Risher, W. G. Etheridge, and Henry Math ews. Eacn man is assigned to special duties, but the unit is flexible so that each man can fill in at any post. W. H. Whitten, supt. of Streets and Trucks, is also designated by the city as a member of the fire department and has the responsibility of the care of hose and trucks. In co-operation with the ef forts of the men to increase their efficiency, the City Council has purchased coats and other neces sary equipment, has sanctioned some simple adjustments to the truck to speed up and facilitate its operation, has provided for monthly fire drills, and has work ed out a system of fire zones in the town so that the place of the fire might be easily determined by whistle signals. In this lat ter enterprise, the local tele phone operators have graciously offered their assistance, as they are the ones who give out the alarm. The system of zoning is as follows: the point of beginning is the intersection of Main and Washington Streets, which inter section is bounded by the homes of W, B. Evans, G. C. Nunn, and A. H. Lawler and the Methodist Church' Zone 1 is south of Main Street and east of Washington, or the quadrant be ginning with the Evans home. Zone 2 is west of Washington St. and south of Main —the quadrant beginning with the Nunn home. Zone 3is north of Main St. and west of Washington—the quad rant beginning with the Lawler home and Zone 4 begins with the Methodist church and lies east of Washington St. north of Main. Thus, to spot some landmarks, the school, the Clinchfield sec tion, and the Cater sub-division are all in Zone 1, Zone 2 in cludes the depot, the hotels and others. In zone 3 are the court house, the business blocks, An drew Heights and others. The Smoak sub-division, all of the churches and Swift and Macon Streets lie in zone 4. The co operation of the public at large is highly important, and you are urged to determine what zone you are in, and in giving the alarm, report the zone where the fire is located. In this way,valu able time can be saved, and the operators can give out the sig nal without hesitation. To as sist the public in becoming fami liar with the zones, each fire plug will be plainly marked as to the zone in which it lies, and thus one may easily determine the location of his home or busi ness as to zone. In addition to this Council has authorized the Police and Street departments to maintain a clear ance of ten feet on each side of all fire plugs. This will necessi tate the elimination of two park ing spaces at the plug located midway between Washington and Ball Streets on Carroll as well as similar clearance at each plug all over town. The public is urged to co-operate so that there will be a minimum of con fusion as to this ruling. The enthusiasm displayed by the firemen, the rulings made by Council and the hearty co-opera tion of the public at large can and will insure to our town one of the most efficient fire depart ments to be found in any town our size. Let’s all work together for this insurance. BASKETBALL GAME PERRY HIGH vs. TECH HIGH Fri., Feb. 11, 8 P. M. PERRY COURT 1 [potato curing plant BEING BUILT HERE A sweet potato Curing Plant, being built by Chas. J. Farmer of Byron on the Yates place on the Fort Valley road, is nearing completion. This plant will mean much to the farmers of this section in preserving their potato crop. Dehydration Plant Mr. Farmer is planning to erect a building and install machinery for a sweet potato Dehydration Plant to dehydrate sweet pota toes to be used for feed for live stock. Such a plant would utilize potatoes now going to waste, it is said. Dehydrated food for livestock will be used as much after the war as now, it is thought. Mr. Farmer has invited the members of the Perry Kiwanis club and their wives to be his guests at a program and barbe cue beginning at 4 p. m. next Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the site of the new Curing Plant. In case of bad weather, the affair will be held at the Perry Basketball court. J. F. Jackson, general agricul tural agent of the Central of Ga. Rwy., Savannah, will be the principal speaker. Bankers and agricultural leaders from Bibb, Peach, and Houston counties will be invited. SELECTIVE SERVICE REPORT The following registrants were inducted into the armed forces during December, 1943: WHITE In U. S. Army: Edgar R. God frey, Elko; S. Melton Davis, Kathleen; William R. Terrell, Perry; Oscar F. Deese, Clinch field. In U. S. Navy: A. M. (Phil) Anderson, Perry; Marvin W.Grif fin, Perry; S. Hardin Hodge, El ko; G. Fred Thomson, Fort Val ley; Warren H. Whitehead, Cor dele; Claud S. Davis, Fort Val ley; Henry M. Helms, Bonaire: Allen McKinney, Wellston; Mal colm G. Rape, Bonaire. COLORED A. J. Robinson, Kathleen; George J. Branson, Elko; Willie J. Webbs, Perry; Louis Hose, Perry; Willie F. Hill, Fort Val ley; Jack Harvey, Jr., Bonaire; Walter Berry, Kathleen; Willie Lee Ragins, Macon; B u r n a r d Dixon, Perry; Eunice H.Richard son, Bonaire. In U. S. Navy; Eddie L. Amb ler, Kathleen; Eddie L. Jackson, Cocoanut Grove, Fla.; Perry L. Hughley, Perry. January The following registrants were inducted into the armed forces during January, 1944: WHITE In Navy: Roy L. Davis, Perry; Cleo Clark, Wellstom Roy E. i Langston, Perry. In Marine Corps: David L. Davidson, Jr., Bonaire. COLORED In Army: Albert Davis, Perry; John Neal, Perry; Arthur L. Cherry, Clinchfield; Jimmie Rountree, Perry; Oliver Bryant, Perry; Alfonza Ross, Bronx, N. Y.: William Whatley,Jr., Warner Robins;C.harles Walton. Augusta. In Navy: David Tucker, Bon aire. OTIS LINTON DIES Pvt. Otis Linton, son of Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Linton of Perry, was killed in Italy Jan. 29, ac cording to a message from the War Department received the past weekend by his parents. No details were given to show whether he was on duty at the time of his death. PREVENT WOODS FIRES Most of the woods fires in Georgia occur during February and March, J. E. Phillips, for ester for the State Agricultural Extension Service points out in urging farmers and timber own ers to be especially careful of fire during this period. In fact, he continues, more than 60 percent of fires occurring on protected areas during 1943 were during February, March and April, March is particularly bad month because of high winds. Perry Library Has - Fine Annual Report I i ’ j The Perry Public Library, 1 1 founded in Feb. 1939, has given J out its annual report for 1943, : which shows an average circula -1 tion of sixty books per half day. ; The library is open only three half days a week, Mrs. J. L. Beavers is the librarian. The annual report was made ; last week by Rev. J. A. Ivey, ! ’ chmn. Library board, to the Per i ry Kiwanis club, sponsor ,of the Library. The report is as fol lows: Receipts ; City of Perry, $300.00; Kiwa nis Club, $30:00; Donations, | $239.00; Fees and Fines, $146.52; ’ Total Receipts, $715.52; Balance on Hand Beginning of Year, | $123.10: Grand Total, $838.62. Expenditures Salaries, $308.00; Books, $130,- ; 96; Binding, $11.20: Supplies, ' $9.02; Rent, $180.00; Electricity, j $12.00; Misc., $4.10; Express and ; Postage, $10.82; Total Expendi l tures, $666.10. Balance on hand at end of . year, $172.52. Circulation 1 Books (adult), 5,596; Books • (juvenile), 1,439; Magazines, 143; Total, 7,178. I Number of borrowers begin ning of year, 913; Added, 91; Total, 1,004, Volumes Number of volumes beginning of year, 1,500; Number added, 130; Withdrawn during year, 25; i Total volumes in library, 1,605. Library Board Members Chairman, Rev. J. A. Ivey; . Secretary, Mrs. W. K. Whipple; Treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Beavers: Other Members, Mrs. John L. . Hodges, Mrs. T. D. Mason Sr., and Geo. F. Nunn. ; FARMERS ASKED FOR LARGE PRODUCTION ; The greatest possible farm pro • duction is being sought in Geor gia in 1944, Director Waiter S. Brown of the State Agricultural . Extension Service, declared this ! week. “It seems quite clear now,” he said, “that 1944 will witness the maximum demand for American . farm products for use by the [ civilian population and our own . armed forces. The demand for agricultural commodities for use by our allies and peoples being rehabilitated will increase.” Mr. Brown predicted that the principal difficulty to be experi enced by Georgia farmers in 1944 will be the limited supply of farm ! labor. Fertilizers will be more 5 plentiful and farmers will be in a better position to finance their operations. ; Adjustments in farming in 1944 will probably be more in shifting production of various commodities, rather than in creasing total output, the Exten sion Director continued. Farm prices and farm income will ’ probably be higher on the aver age than in 1943. : The outlook for Georgia farm ers in 1944 will be dominated en ; tirely by the war and by the de mands necessitated by war, Mr. Brown declared. Georgia farm ers, along with farmers through out the Nation, are being called upon for the maximum called upon for the maximum total pro duction of foods, fibres and oils. The needs are such that every crop acre and every farm facility should be put to its most produc tive use. This means balancing ! production to obtain the maxi 'imumin food nutrients and fi j bers from available resources. I He pointed out that one of the ! i most pressing problems will be adjusting livestock to prospec tive feed supplies. This adjust ment should result in a high lev jel of meat production in 1944, and II a somewhat lower level in 1945. | Mr. Brown asserted that it will .i be more essential than ever be- II fore for livestock and poultry i 1 producers to grow as much as possible of their own feed re ; quirements and to increase per > acre yield, ; Production goals assigned to 1 Georgia as its part of the nation ; al program in 1944 call for larger , acreages of practically all princi i pal food crops and for a larger production of dairy products, Community Meetings Being Held In County Community meetings are being held this week in Houston coun ty by County Agent W. T. Mid dlebrooks. Production goals for 1944 and other important infor mation regarding the war effort .are being outlined by Mr. Mid dlebrooks. ! E. W. Traylor, AAA adminis ' trative officer, is attending these meetings and assisting farmers in filling out their Farm Plan Sheets. Community committee men are also assisting in filling out these Sheets. Meetings are being held today (Thursday) at Hunt’s Store (Heard Dist.) 10:30 a. m. and Watson’s Store (Kathleen) at 2:30 p. m. Friday, meetings are sched uled for McCormick’s Store (Hayneville) at 10:30 a. m. and Clark’s Store (Elko) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 10:30 a. m. there will be a meeting at Langley’s Store (Henderson). In a letter to every farmer in the county, Mr. Middlebrooks wrote in part concerning these community meetings: “Our Nation is at war and the needs for successfully prosecut ing this war are becoming in creasingly larger each day. Each of us is a soldiers whether in uniform or on the farm. Our part in this struggle is to fur nish the food needed. “It takes some thinking and planning to produce the different kinds of food needed in the pro portions needed. In order to ac complish this, goals have been set up based on prospective needs i for the different food crops. “In order that all of us may more intelligently plan our opera tions to meet these goals, the Extension Service has planned a series of community meetings.’’ DAN GRANT AWARDED AIR MEDAL & CLUSTER Lt. Dan Grant of Perry, pilot in the U. S. Army Air Corps,has been awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster by the U. S. government. The citation ac companying this award read in part as follows: “For exceptionally meritorious achievement while participating in five separate bomber combat missions over enemy occupied Continental Europe. The cour age, coolness and skill displayed by this officer upon these occa sions reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the U. S.” Lt. Grant has been on combat duty only two months and is stationed in England. He is the foster son of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Dobbins of Perry. FOLDER ON GOOD LAND MANAGEMENT READY Soil conservation district su pervisors are eager to assist far mers in reaching war eoals, T.L. Asbury, state conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service,de clared this week. The supervisors have issued a folder describing some of the practices that constitute good land use, he pointed out. These folders are available in every ag ricultural worker’s office in coun ties within soil conservation dis tricts, “Any farmer desiring the ser vices of soil conservation dis trict technicians can sign an ap plication form attached to the folder and the district work unit technician will prepare a conser vation map of his farm and help select sites for planting those conservation crops that should be planted this spring,” Mr. As bury continued. “A complete soil conservation plan for the en tire farm will be prepared later.” poultry products and certain types of other livestock products. Indications are that the supply of regular farm labor in 1944 will be even less than in 1943. If Georgia farmers are to ap proach production goals estab-j fished for 1944, they must have more help from nonfarm people' than at any time in the past, Mr.! Brown declared, and there will) continue to be difficulties in farm, machinery production and distri bution as long as the war lasts. CENTERVILLE SCHOOL DESTROYED BY FIRE I i The Centerville school is being conducted in the Centerville Bap tist church since the school build ing was destroyed by fire Wed nesday, Feb. 2. Th e seven room building was rapidly con sumed by the flames which are believed to have started outside of the building under the stage of the auditorium. The loss was partially covered by insurance. Some 80 pupils were evacuated safely from the metal-roofed frame building after the flames were discovered licking up through the floor of the building. Volunteer workers were able to save a few text books, a few li brary books, 17 desks, and a mo tion picture projector used in the school’s work. Spreading from the school building, the flames raced across to the cemetery, destroying all the greenery in its path to men ace the church which was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade. The Centerville school, an ele mentary school of seven grades, has an enrollment of approxi mately 9U pupils and four teach ers. George R. Hunt is principal. The Centerville trustees and the county board of Education are planning to build a new build ing as soon as practical, F. M. Greene, county school superin tendent, stated. ~P. H. S. ACTIVITIES Basketball The Perry High Panthers de feated Fort Valley Friday night by a 37-34 score. Walter Skellie was high point man for Perry with 19 to his credit. Perry will play Tech. High boys of Atlanta in Perry Friday night 8 o’clock. This should be a fine game and the local team wants support from its fans, Bond Quota Passed $512,587 of bonds have been bought in Houston county during the 4th War Loan Drive accord ing to E. P. Newhard, chmn, 13th Ga. Bond district, and J. P. Etheridge, county chairman. Houston’s quota was $342,800. The county’s quota of E Bonds was $254,400 and $383,000 of these bonds were bought. These figures represented sales through Monday, Feb. 7. The county’s total will be much larger than the above figures by the end of February. The 13th district has gone over the top also ia the purchase of bonds, buying $1,573,400 with a $1,391,249 quota. Mr, Etheridge and Mr, New-! hard are both quite pleased over the fine showing made by Hous ton county and the district. EXTENSION SERVICE ITEMS i Georgia farmers did a good job! in 1943 of producing the kinds of cotton needed to help win the war. The one-variety community plan of cotton production is be lieved to be largely responsible for the improvement made in cotton production in Georgia in recent years. The best way to obtain more efficient production from chickens is to market ail non-producing hens. Poultry is now the second larg est consumer of feed grains and concentrates in the Nation. Indications are that Georgia! farm families will continue to I give the war effort their main] attention during 1944. Georgia farm people did a 1 splendid job of food production I in 1943 in spite of serious hm.di-! caps. Milk and dairy products will be j vitally needed during 1944. Many surface-borne diseases of; seed can be prevented or con trolled by treating with standard chemical preparations. Victory gardeners are being 'asked to increase the number of | gardens this year. | During the past 25 years, Geor gia cattle producers have made great strides in improving their beef herds. Tboy scout week J OBSERVED IN PERRY ;i • 1 roop Presents Program at Kiwanis Club Tuesday ! The observance of Boy Scout Week, Feb. 8-14, which marks ! the 34 anniversary of the Boy 1 Scouts of America, began in Perry Tuesday with a program | presented by representatives of I the local troop at, the meeting of the Perry Kiwanis club, sponsors 1 of the Scouts. Sam Norwood 111 told of scout * activities during the past year and of plans for this year. Goals for 1944 include an increased 1 membership,every member mak ing at least one advancement in : rank or merit badge every month, addition of new folding chairs, new tables, magazines, books, and games in the scout headquarters room in the Mason ic building, Perry. Wendell Whipple Jr, recited the oath, rules, and laws of the scout organization. Gene Etheridge told of the du ties of a patrol leader. Gene, Wendell, and Harry Dubose are patrol leaders. Harry gave a knot-tieing exhibition, E. P. Staples, president of the Kiwanis elub, is also leader of the local Scouts. Visitors at the club meeting were: Seaman 2c Marvin Grif fin, Kev. L. G. Hendrick, Bealy Smith of Atlanta, and Chas. J. Farmer of Byron. Mr. Farmer who is building a Potato Curing Plant in Perry in vited the Kiwanis club to a bar becue next Tuesday afternoon. Boy Scout Sunday In further observance of Boy Scout Week, next Sunday will be Boy Scout Day in Perry. The lo cal troop will attend church ser vices in a body, going to the Baptist church at 11:30 a. m. and to the Methodist church at 7:30 p. rn. Rev. J. A. Ivey and Rev. J. E. Sampley, pastors, will bring appropriate messages at these hours. There will also be a Scout Council Rally in Macon Thurs day (Feb. 10). WITH THE HOUSTON SOIL CONSERVERS By LOUIS SKINNER Soil Conservation Service Terrace construction was com pleted last week on Geo. R. Hunt’s farm. The terraces were (built by W. W, Gray. R. 11. Howard, a cooperator of the district, also had terraces completed on his farm by Mr. .Gray. Charlie Cox planted 6,000 kud zu crowns in his meadow strips last week, and also completed his terrace construction under AAA. purchase order. W. R. Richardson had 5,000 kudzu crowns delivered to him last week for field planting. He | intends to get some nice hay j from it in a few years. Mr. Defoe,on Bateman’s farm, also received 5,000 crowns,which he will plant in his meadow strips. Horace Jackson, district co operator, received 2,000 kudzu crowns to be planted in water j w-ays. Charlie Kersey had terrace lines surveyed on his farm last week, and construction of the terraces was also begun. The terracing crew is getting around as fast as they possibly jean. For those who are waiting jio have lines run the crew will jgettoyou at the earliest date [possible. I 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 jp. m. Rev. J. E, Sampley, Pastor. 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. Training Union. 6;30 p. m. Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.