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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXIII. No. .10 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870 COUNTY ENTRY WINS IN MACON CALF SHOW A heavy Hereford owned by Billy Gray, 12-year-old F. F. A. member of Houston county, was judged the grand champion of the Macon Fat Cattle Show which opened Tuesday morning. This same calf of Billy Gray’s was judged grand champion of the Houston County Fat Calf show sponsored by the Perry Ki wanis club Saturday. The Grand Champion weighed 960 pounds and is 19 months old. It was bought from Sam A.Nunn of Perry. This is the third suc cessive year that a Houston coun ty boy, student in vocational ag-l riculture at the Perry school, has won the grand prize at the Ma con show. The winners in 1942 and 1943 were Black Angus cat tle, according to L. C. Walker, vocational teacher at the school. Billy Gray, owner of the win ner, also won first prize with a Black Angus animal in the med ium class of F. F. A. members at the Macon show. The following prizes were an nounced: 4-H Club, lightweight class, Joyce Hancock, Upson county, first; and Dorothy Ogle tree, Houston county, second. F. F. A. lightweight; Virgil Cosey, Houston, first; Eugene Pyles, Houston, second; J. C. Giles, Jr., Peach, third; Billy Giles, Houston, fourth; Frank Giles, Houston, fifth; and J. C. Giles, Jr., Peach, sixth. F. F. A. medium weight: Bil ly Gray, first; Richard Ogletree, second; Eugene Pyles, third, and Kenneth Walden, fourth, all from Houston county. Houston County Show Richard Ogletree was owner of the reserve champion in the Houston county show. Prizes were also awarded to owners of the calves in the heavy wight class as follows: Bil- 1 ly Gray, first prize ;Richard Ogle tree. second prize; Billy Gray, third prize; and Virgil Cosey, fourth prize. In the lightweight class the winners were Richard Ogletree, first prize; Virgil Cosey, second prize; Richard Ogletree, third prize and Eugene Pyles, fourth prize. For showmanship and fitting Billy Gray won first prize, Rich ard Ogletree, second and Virgil Cosey, third. The winners in the Negro 4-H club prizes were Fred Latimore, first prize; Neal Williams, second prize: Luther Whitehurst, third prize and Norman Durham, fourth prize. PASCHAL MUSE MADE CHMN. RATIONING BD. Albert W. Pratt has resigned as chairman of the Houston County Rationing Board after; serving as a member of the board since its organization and as chairman for the past five months. Paschal Muse has been elected chairman to succeed Mr. Pratt. Mr. Muse has served on the board for a year, first on the Food Pan el and later on the Gas and Tire Panel. Clifford Grimes has been elect ed a member of the Gas and Tire Panel and another member will be named at an early date, SHORTER HONOR ROLL NAMES PERRY GIRLS Three Perry girls were named on the Honor Roll of Shorter College, Rome, at the annual Honors Day Program on March 3. Miss Merriamme Rhodes was named on the Highest Honor List, Miss Jean Grubb on the High Honor List, and Miss Mari on Grubb on the Honor List. Miss Rhodes is a junior at the college and Misses Jean and Marion Grubb are seniors. Miss Rhodes is vice-president °f the Spanish club and Miss Marion Grubb is vice-president °f the Science club and presi dent of the Presbyterian Student Lnion. All three of these stu dents have made the Honor Roll m previous years. Have your Fertilizer inspected by J. M. Butler, Hawkinsville, a state inspector. FOOD CEILING PRICES ANNOUNCED BY OPA j Lower retail prices for mar-j garines, macaroni products, syrup, molasses and a few other] commodities are reflected in the i revised dollars-and-cents ceilings! for market basket food items, made public Monday by the At lanta District OPA Office. The revised prices which went into effect March 6, are a part of OPA’s nation-wide program of issuing community price lists about four times a year. The reason for these reduc- , tions is because these staples have been brought under dollars- 1 and-cents ceilings and appear! for the first time on the current revision of the list. OPA is furnishing large size] lists to be posted in all groups of stores in accordance with price control regulations and, in addi tion, is making available thous ands of copies, in a reduced size, to groups of housewives, clubs, schools and other organizations. Extension of dollars-and-cents ceilings on fresh fruits and vege tables into the smaller communi ties also has been announced by OPA, and early in March, it was; said, seven more items of, per ishable produce will be added to the list, thus covering about 80 per cent of the fresh fruits and vegetables the average house wife buys. RATIONING REMINDERS Numerous reductions in the point values of rationed foods, particularly pork and some can ned vegetables have been an nounced by OPA for the period of March 5 through April 1, but! rationed values of canned fruits will be sharply higher. Lard has been removed from the ration list. Veal, lamb and mutton point values, as well as those for but ter, cheese and all other rationed fats and dairy products will be the same for March as in Feb ruary. Meats and Fats Brown Y and Z (Book 3) ex pire March 20. Red AB, 88, C 8 (Book 4) valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens, expire May 20. Processed Foods Blue A8 through E8 (Book 4) valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens, expire May 20. March 20 —Green stamps K, L, and M in War Ration Book 4 ex pire. Sugar Sugar Stamp No. 30 in Book 4 good for five pounds indefinitely. April I—Sugar Stamp No. 31 (Book 4) good for 5 lbs. sugar. Sugar Stamp No. 40 in War Ration Book 4 good for five lbs. of sugar for home canning. Stamp valid from February 1, 1944 to February 28, 1945. Gasoline No, 9 coupons in “A” books valid Feb. 7, expire May 8. Rationing rules now require that every car owner immediate ly write his license number and state on all gasoline coupons in his possession. Every motorist who receives a renewal of his “B” and “C” supplemental gasoline ra t i o n s and every farmer or other off highway user who gets new “E” i and “R” coupons will receive, instead of the ration book he is accustomed to, a strip of cou pons in a cardboard folder, each coupon bearing a number. Serial number of coupons is one of OPA’s strongest weapons against the black market, be cause it makes it possible to,! warn gasoline dealers and OPAj inspectors to be on the lookout] for stolen coupons. Moreover,, the serial number on a coupon | identifies the part of the country] in which it was issued. Tires March rationing quotas of tires and tubes show slight increases; over February in passenger and ; truck tire allocations and a de-1 ■ crease in the farm tractor andj implement field. The new tires will be distribut-1 ed by local boards on the new “occupational” basjs which was substituted last month for the old “mileage” basis. Shoes Stamp No. 18 expires April 30. NO RESTRICTIONS ON COTTON IN 1944 i “Because cotton is a war crop, there are no restrictions on production, The 1944 acreage goal is slightly above last year’s planted acreage. We have not had to expand production to meet the war demand for lint, but we do have great need for its meal, hulls and oil,’’ War Food Ad-| ministrator Marvin Jones pointed out in a recent broadcast of im portance to every cotton grower who has land and equipment best adapted to cotton growing. “Cotton is our largest single source of vegetable oil, about half the total supply. Of all fats and oils, both animal and vegetable, cottonseed oil is sec ond only to lard as a cooking fat, and second only to butter as a source of table fat’’, he added, Stressing the importance of producing grades, staples and qualities of cotton needed today, the War Food Administrator urged more careful harvesting and ginning to produce the kinds ot cotton needed. He dis cussed the many problems of lint cotton experts and supplies, 'calling attention to the need for j careful planning along practical [lines by cotton leaders, adding j “If they do that wisely, cotton will always be a source of happi ness and means of livelihood for many people in the United States.” Discussing cottonseed, Mr. Jones said: “It should be re membered that for every 500 pound bale of cotton lint there are produced 900 pounds of cot ton seed. Not a pound of this seed is wasted, not even the hulls. This 900 pounds of cot tonseed yields 140 pounds of vegetable oil for f00d,400 pounds of meal and cake for livestock feed, about 240 pounds of hulls for feed and chemical uses, and finally, 80 pounds of linters for smokeless powder, plastic and other things. The linters alone, which are just the fuzz on the cottonseed, are the best natural form of alphacellulose, for mak ing smokeless powder. Out of these same linters they make the transparent section of bomb ing planer and the finest syn thetic yarns and fabrics.” * TOP DRESSING FOR SMALL GRAIN CROPS The most profitable fertilizer is a top dressing of some quickly available nitrogen fertilizer for oats, wheat, barley and rye when they are properly fertilized at planting with phosphate and potash or complete fertilizer, County Agent W. T. Middle brooks said this week, “When conditions are favora ble, increase of 7 to ID bushels per acre can usually be counted on for oats, wheat and barley for each 100 pounds of nitrate of soda or its equivalent used,” he continued. Mr, Middlebrooks recommend ed 100 to 150 pounds of nitrate of soda or its equivalent per acre, but said that rates up to 200 pounds per acre may be profit able this spring due to the short age and demand for grain and forage. “Experiments show that ap plying the top dressing the first part of February in south Geor gia gives the best results.” the Extension Service agent con tinued. “The best date to ap ply the top dressing, of course, will depend upon seasonal condi tions, but a good rule is to apply when active growth begins in the spring. Mr. Middlebrooks pointed out ! that grazing will be needed in 'the spring months. Liberal I amounts of nitrogen top dressing | will help greatly with this graz- I ing problem. , In order to give all parts of the I field an equal chance, the top (dressing should be applied even !ly and when the grain is dry, I County Agent Middlebrooks said. ! Whether or not a good job has been done can be determined by the even or uneven green color I of the grain a few days after the I material has been applied. Another shoe stamp will become valid May 1. Stamp I on “airplane” sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair indefi nitely. SAVE WASTE PAPER i FOR WAR MATERIALS; Every 100 pounds of Waste Paper turned in to the Victory Waste Paper Campaign can be quickly converted into vital war materials. Each 100 pounds of Waste Paper will make: 11 Protective bands for 1,000 pound bombs. j 17 Protective bands for 500 pound bombs. 20 Protective bands for 250 pound bombs. 50 Casings for 75mm. shells. 50 V-boxes for food and equipment. 100 Casings for average size shells. 100 Fin locknut protectors for bombs. 115 Cartons each containing ten 20mm. shells. 200 Containers for field ra tions. 200 Containers for blood plasma. 650 Cartons for U. S. Army K rations. 1,105 Cartons each containing fifteen 50 calibre bullets. 1,470 Boxes for emergency life boat rations. 2,041 Cartons containing one life preserver light. 2,128 Cartons each containing fifty 45 calibre pistol bullets. 2,911 Cartons containing ten cartridges for inflating lifeboats. All kinds of paper that comes into the home —old newspapers and magazines, paper cartons and wrappers, and waste basket paper —are needed immediately as a raw material for the manu facture of these essential war items. Save your waste paper. Perry , school children will collect it. S.B. COLEMAN SR. DIES Sam Boin Coleman Sr., age 63, died at his home in Perry at 5 a. m. Sunday following a heart at , tack. He had been in bad health for some time. Mr. Coleman, a native of the • state of Kentucky, had made his ' home in Perry and Houston coun ty for the past ten years. He engaged in farming here but was a civil engineer. He had lived in the Phillipine Islands and in Florida before coming to Perry. He was a member of the Per , ry Presbyterian church and was a Mason. Survivors include his wife, one son, S. B. Coleman Jr., two grandchildren, Ann and Eliza beth Coleman, all of Perry; a sister, Mrs: E. E. Bailey of Saskatchawan, Canada. Funeral services were held Sunday, at 5 p. m., at the Tucker Funeral Home with Rev. J. A. Ivey, Rev. J. E. Sampley, and Rev. Fresking officiating. The remains were carried to Frank lin, Ky. for burial. SINGING CONVENTION The Houston County Singing Convention was organized Feb. 13 at the Houston Factory Bap tist church. A singing will be held on the second Sunday of each month from 2 to sp. m. at any church in the county to which it may be invited. The convention will meet at Bonaire school next Sunday, March 12. Several well known quartets and trios are expected to be there. The public is in vited to attend. Officers of the convention are; J. P. Farrow, Bonaire, president; W. J. Wilson, of Perry, secty. and treasurer. FCB^ICTORY UNITED XgraßS STATES |# WAR €ir ONDS STAMPS (WITH THE HOUSTON SOIL CONSERVERS 1 By LOUIS SKINNER Soil Conservation Service ( Fifteen thousand feet of ter race lines have been surveyed on the Southern Fruit Distributors farm. Immediately after the lines were run construction of the terraces was begun. It might be worth mentioning that this land that has just been terraced will be planted to peach trees at a later date and the rows will naturally be on the contour with the terraces. From a soil and water conservation standpoint it has been proven that an orchard planted on the contour is by far the best method of planting. It is hoped that in the near future this method will be used en tirely. W. W. Gray, a district co operator, received five thousand kudzu crowns last week. These crowns will be used for planting in meadow strips. About the middle of February, I mentioned the results that were obtained from a ten foot square plot of B. W. Bleckley’s blue lu pine, It was found that there was 17,835 pounds of green weight per acre. That was as tonishing but here is something a little more astonishing. The first of March the same experi ment was repeated and it was found that there was 27,185 lbs. of green weight per acre. This is an increase of 9,350 pounds in green weight in two weeks. This figure does not include the weight of the roots, just the weight above the top of the soil, so actually, the vegetation is even greater than the above figure. 4-H CLUB MOBILIZATION WEEK Four-H club members in Hous ton county are joining those throughout the State and Na tion this week in setting their goals for 1944 and planning the s best way to achieve them. The i week of March 4 —12 has been designated as National 4-H Club Mobilization Week, and an at tempt will be made to enroll every eligible rural boy and girl in the organization. Despite record-breaking ac complishments for the past two war years, Georgia’s enterpris ing 4-H club members are now planning an even more out standing program of work for 1944. Last year tliey led the Nation in number of activities, and indications are Uiat they will continue to do so during 1944. Many of them realize that this year may be a critical year in the war as tar as food production is concerned, and they are renew ing their determination to grow food for fighters in 1944. Judg ing by their record during 1943, our soldiers, sailors and marines will not go hungry. But even though wartime ag ricultural programs are the pri mary concern of Georgia 4-H i club members this year, they are devoting more and more time, thought and discussion to the kind of world they want to live in after the war is over, and they are working wholehearted ly with tneir hands, head, heart and health to make this country a more desirable place in which to live. PICKARD WINS BADGE Pvt. John R. Pickard of Una dilla, Ga. has been awarded the badge for qualification as Marks man with the M-l carbine rifle, j He is stationed in Memphis, I Tenn. at the Fourth Ferrying ( Group where he is assigned t< j duty with the 892nd Guard; Squadron. He entered military! service on January 15, 1941,1 Pvt. Pickard is the son of Mr.) and Mrs. V, A. Pickard, Unadil-j la, formerly of Perry. He is the! brother of Mrs. W. M. Baker of I Perry. 1 HOUSTON AND PEACH i FSA FAMILIES MEET I The annual business meeting of Peach and Houston Counties Farm Ownership Borrowers with the Farm Security Administra tion was held at Houston Lake, Feb. 23. Records of 1943 pro gress, both in raising food, feed, and fiber, for the war effort and farm loan repayments were dis cussed by the borrowers, T. V. Ross told how he averag ed 200 bushels of sweet potatoes per acre. Marvin Griffin showed how raising practically all food for the family at home increased his cash income. Charlie White hurst related his success in rais ing out two thousand broilers during the last twelve months. Mrs. L. M. Harrison’s discussion of the improvements she has made on her yards and new home was interesting. Other farmers entered into these discussions and planned for an even more successful year in 1944. The following families receiv ed Merit Awards for reaching the goals set for them in the Na tion’s Food for Freedom Effort: Mr. Horace Allred, Mr. J. C. All red, Mr. Virgil Avera, Mr. Joe P. Baker, Mr, James H. Giles, Mr. T. V. Ross, Mr. W. F. Pres ton, Mr. Marvin Griffin, Mr. Mar vin Dprsett. Mr. Roy L. Blood worth, John L. Brewer, E. Fred Collins, Sammie Ragin, Norman Durham. Charlie Whitehurst and Earnest Norwood. One of the most interesting phases of the gathering was the presentation of the notes and deeds to the first family in Hous ton county to pay for their farm in full, Mr. Roy L, Blood worth. Mr. and Mrs. Bloodworth bought their farm in 1940. He has spent practically all his time working on the farm although high paying public jobs were available. He felt that improve ment of the farm was much more important and the increas ed income by this improvement has enabled him to retire his debt in four years instead of the forty as is allowed. This also saved him a very large amount of interest, although the interest rate is only three per cent for the time he uses the money. During 1943 the Bloodworth family had five different sources of income of $500.00 or more. These were peanuts, hogs, cows, turkeys, and vegetables. Then a smaller amount of their income came from cotton, watermelons, and goats. All was not favorable for this family. They had doctor bills of well over $1,000.00 during the last twelve months which were also paid from farm income. . In making this large and final payment, Mr. Bloodworth not only owns an unencumbered 200 acre farm and home, but that much money went back into the Treasury of the United States which is as much help in win ning this war as the same amount spent for War Savings I Bonds. Visitors at this meeting were: W. T. Middlebrooks, County Farm Agent: Lewis Skinner, and Mr. Gentry with Soil Conserva tion Service in Houston county: O. S. O’Neal, Negro Farm Agent for Peach and Houston counties; J. W. Burgess, district FSA su pervisor and Mrs. Burgess; Mr. Joe Roberson, associate district FSA supervisor: local FSA per sonnel attending were E. C. Cook, Jr., county FSA Super visor; Robert E. Horton, asso ciate FSA Supervisor (Farm); Vlary A. Brown, associate FSA (Supervisor (Home); and Evelyn } juice, assistant clerk typist. ( After the meeting a barbecue j .upper was served. | BMliif ANNOUNCEMENTS j Sunday School, 10:15 a. m. i Morning Worship Service 11:30. Evening Worship 8:00 p. m. Prayer Service Wednesday, [7:30 p. m. i Training Union, 7;0() p. m. Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor. 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. i Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.