Houston Home Journal
VOL. LXXIII. No. 16. PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 20. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
MEMORIAL DAY TO
BE OBSERVED APR. 26
Confederate Memorial Day will
be observed in Perry next Wed
nesday, April 20, with a pro
gram in the Perry school audi
torium at 12 o’clock Noon. Judge
Mallory Atkinson of Macon will
be the speaker. Supt. E. P.
Staples of Perry schools will be
master of ceremonies and intro
duce the speaker.
Miss Willie Ryals is in charge
of the music and Miss Margaret
McFarland will give a reading.
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy are sponsor
ing this observance. Chapter
members will decorate the Con
federate monument, the graves
of Confederate veterans, and the
stage of the Perry school on Me
morial Day.
The public is invited to the
program at the school at noon.
Following the exercises, U. D. C.
members will have a dinner at
the New Perry hotel with Judge
and Mrs. Atkinson as guests.
There are no surviving Con
federate veterans or women of
the Confederacy in Houston
county. Only six widows of vet
erans live in this county.
FARM LEADER URGES
BUYING OF WAR BONDS
The No. 1 job of all farmers is
to produce a maximum of essen
tial food and fiber, but to take
care of their own best interests
they can well put some* of the
profits into War Bonds, L. I.
Skinner, assistant director of the
Agricultural Extension Service,
said this week. In this way a
profitable investment can be
built up that will serve as a post
war reserve.
Georgia farmers, by investing
regularly in War Bonds, have an
opportunity to build financial re
serves for the future and at the
same time make an important
contribution to the war effort, he
continued, Mr. Skinner recom
mended the following farm fi
nancial program:
1. Keep debts at a safe level.
Farmers with heavy debts should
use part of their increased income
to reduce them to a safe level,
but they should buy some bonds.
2. Avoid speculation. The fi
nancial welfare of agriculture
for the next two decades will de
pend to a great extent on the
use farmers make of their high
er income during the war. With
prices high, now is the time to
save —not speculate.
3. Build financial reserves
and help win the war by invest
ing in War Bonds. A sound fi
nancial program is to invest in
bonds the cost of needed repairs
and replacements of buildings
and equipment that cannot be
made now, invest in bonds the
cost of desired improvements for
the farm and home, and then in
vest as much as possible in these
bonds as a general reserve for
unfavorable years that may come
later.
W. C. NIPPER PROMOTED
William C. Nipper, of Clinch
field, Ga., and the 397th Infan
try Regiment, 100th Infantry
Division, has been promoted from
Corporal to Sergeant, division
headquarters has announced.
Sgt. Nipper has also been
awarded the motor vehicle driv
er’s silver badge for having per
formed his duties with a rating
of excellent and without traffic
violations or accidents. The
award was issued to only 35 per
cent of the Division’s assigned
drivers.
PREVENT FIRES
Timber destroyed is this coun
try by fire during the past five
years would have built 20,000
Liberty ships or 2,000,000 truck
bodies, according to J. E. Phil
lips, forester for the Georgia Ag
ricultural Extension Seevice.
f armers are being urged to co
operate in the spring clean-up
campaign to prevent fires.
An exchange notes that some
pranksters of that community
hung a sign on the car of some
newly weds which read: “Anoth
er result of careless talk.”
PERRY POLICE CHIEF
DIES AFTER ILLNESS
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H. D. Gordy, chief of police inj
Perry for the past 17 years, died
at his home Monday morning af-j
ter several months of declining!
health.
Before accepting the post of
police chief, Mr. Gordy was a
prominent Houston county farm
er. He was a member of the
Methodist church of Perry and
the Perry Kiwanis club.
He is survived by his wife; his
mother, Mrs. Kate Gordy of At
lanta; three daughters, Mrs. L.
H. Pafford and Mrs. H. E. Smith
of Perry, and Mrs. Huey Ruther
ford of Gulfport, Miss.; three
sisters, Mrs. E. L. Duke Sr. of
Fort Valley, Mrs. G. M. Davis of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Darden Eure
of Morehead City, N. C.; and
three brothers, H. I. Gordy, W.
F. Gordy and Sith Gordy, all of
Atlanta.
Funeral services were held at
the family home at 11:00 a. m,
Wednesday with the Rev. J. E.
Sarnpley and the Rev. J. A. Ivey
officiating. Interment was in
Evergreen cemetery, Perry.
Tucker Funeral Home was in
charge.
HERE’S HOW
W. T. M., County Agent
Q. What plantings do you
recommend for silage?
A. (1) Corn and sweet sor
ghum—-plant in same row, 3
pounds of sorghum seed and 7
pounds of corn per acre; (2)Corn
alone —10 pounds per acre; (3)
Sweet sorghum alone —12 pounds
per acre; (4) Grain sorghum
(Hegari or Grohoma) alone—l 2
pounds per acre; (5) Corn or|
sweet sorghum and Biloxi or
Mammoth Yellow Soybeans—
plant in alternate rows; (6)Small
grains—alone or in combination
with vetch.
i Q. Are dried vegetables as
good as canned and frozen foods?
A. Home dried vegetables and
fruits are probably not as good
in nutritional value, nor as pleas
ing in flavor and taste as canned
and frozen foods, but they are
satisfactory foods. They have
other advantages in the small
storage space required, the cheap
ness of drying, and the speed
with which products can be
dried.
Q. Can fresh fish be brined
and cured at home?
A. The Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice of the U. S. Department of
the Interior has a fishery leaflet
which gives methods of home
I preservation of fishery products
Iby salting, smoking and brining.
Q. Can I make a new cover
for my old umbrella?
A. Yes, with a little time and
care, if you can find proper ma
terial. First remove the old
cover, then rip out one section
and cut a pattern. Count the
number of sections or triangular
; pieces required. Fold the pat
tern in half and measure the
straight side. Buy material at
least as wide as this measure
ment. To find the number of
yards of material which you will
need to buy, measure the
straight or outside edge of one
piece, multiply this distance by
half the number of sections and
and enough for another section.
Cut out the pieces crosswise of j
the cloth. Be sure you know!
how to place the pattern. Look!
at an umbrella and see just how
to put it together.
Q. How can I keep rabbits
from eating vegetables in my
victory garden?
A. Have a fenced garden, if
possible, using a wire mesh
small enough to shut the rabbits
out. If the garden must be in!
the open, locate it away from!
woods, and trap or shoot the |
rabbits during hunting season, i
The Georgia Education Asso-j
cion adopted a resolution last'
week asking Gov. Ellis Arnall to!
reconvene the Legislature to deal!
with the school situation. So!
many school teachers are leaving]
for better paying jobs that the j
situation is said to be critical. j
They keep fighting-
You keep buying
WAk SOUPS
ML SDK SUM NEWS
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Largely through the efforts of
j Second Lieutenant Paul Massey,
] the roster of Company F, Geor
i gia State Guard, of Perry, has
been increased by the following
named men:
Burdette, Owen Marvin,
Lee, William C.,
Satterfield, Frank E.,
Watts, William C., |
Whitten, Olin Lee, I
Reeves, Charles Edward,
Etheridge, William G. Jr.,
Skellie, Walter E., ,
Hardy, William R. Jr.,
Beavers, John G.,
Ethridge, Gene,
Wilson, Jack.
The above men were enlisted
on April 4 and April 11 and al
ready show more than satisfac
tory progress.
As the local company is con
stantly losing men to the armed
forces, it more than ever be
comes the duty of any able
bodied, patriotic citizen who has
not offered his services to do so
now.
Capt. F. M. Houser is com
mander; Ist Lt. T, C. Rogers,
2nd in command; and 2nd Lt.
'Paul Massey, 3rd in command.
RATIONING REMINDERS'
Meats and Fats
Red AB, thru J 8 (Book 4)
valid at 10 points each, for use
with tokens, indefinite date.
Red KB, LB, and M 8 became
valid April 9, good indefinitely.
Processed Foods
Blue A8 through K 8 (Book 4)
valid indefinitely at 10 points
each, for use with tokens.
Sugar
Sugar Stamps No. 30 and No.
31 in Book 4 good for five pounds
indefinitely.
Canning Sugar
Sugar for home canning will
be made available at the same
rate as last year and in much the
same way.
As in effect now, five pounds
of canning sugar may be bought
with sugar stamp 40 and the re
mainder, a maximum of 20 lbs.
per person, will be granted on
application to the local board.
In order to make it unneces
sary to send ration books through
the mail, OPA has arranged for
the use of Spare stamp No. 37
as an identifying claim check.
This stamp should be attached to
the application form for each
person applying for canning
sugar.
Gasoline
No, 9 coupons in “A” books
expire May 8.
Shoes
Stamp No. 18 expires April 30.
Stamp I on “airplane” sheet in
Book 3 valid for one pair indefi
nitely.
Stamp 2on Airplane Sheet in
Book 3 becomes valid May 1.
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SOFTBALL LFAGUE NEWS ~
By G. F. NUNN
In a continuation of play be
tween the first game opponents,
the Hawks under Mgr. Staples
again crushed the Eagles in a
loosely played game to the tune
of 8-6. Mgr. Nunn’s charges,
hampered even more by the ab
sence of three regulars from the
j lineup, but hampered even more
'by the presence of their regular
third baseman, jumped off to a
4-1 lead and appeared headed for
their first win of the season, but
in the sixth inning, their defense
at the hot corner completely col
lapsed and the Hawks circled the
bases almost at will for three
runs, then went on to win. It is
a rare privilege of this reporter
to be able to lash out against the
inexcusable bungling of a player,
but it is only just that I say here
that but for the complete lack of
support he had from 3rd base
man Nunn, Sam Norwood would
have won himself a well pitched
ball game. Staples and Evans
with two doubles each led the
hitting for the Hawks, while for
the Eagles, Heller and B. Bled
soe had two hits each.
In the day’s double-header, the
colorful Parrots, with their regu
lar pitcher back in harness an
nexed both games from the
“hootin” Owls by scores of 3-2
and 7-1. C. Walker turned in a
fine performance in the first
game, holding the Owls to four
scattered hits, and then went on
to win the second, allowing only
one run. The fine defense of the
Parrots can best be imagined;
when one realized that the Owls
hit safely in every inning of the
second game, but could shove
across a run only in the sixth,
when L. Bledsoe led off with a
double and scampered home a
moment later on A. Braddock’s
line single. Special citation is
due “rookie” Jack Beavers, who
pitched well in his first appear
ance and contributed two solid
singles to his team’s attack in
the second game, two of them
of the well-known “bloody” va
riety, but safe, timely blows
nevertheless.
At this stage of the show, the
Hawks led with three wins and
no losses, followed by the Par
rots with two and one. Mgr.
“hootin” Skellie’s Owls have one
i win and two in the red, while
the lowly Eagles have yet to
crack the win column. Next Sun
day finds all hands looking at
new pitching, with the Eagles in
the single opening game against
the Parrots, and the Hawks and
Owls featured in a double-header
attraction afterward.
At a meeting of the directors
and managers since Sunday’s
games, some of the ground rules
were clarified, and the strict en
forcement of a “no argument”
rule was urged. To the specta
tors of Sunday’s games a note of
apology is due for the wrangling
which occurred over the failure
of the rules committee to clear
up some of the ground rules ap
plying to play on this particular
field, but the public can be as
sured that such will not occur
again and that their support and
enthusiasm is tremendously ap
preciated. Play begins at 2:30 p.
m. Be there.
GET OUT AND GARDEN
If in doubt as to whether to
take on the work of a Victory
Garden this season, the decision
should be to do it. Victory
Gardeners need to grow just as
much food as possible, for use
fresh or for storage. This is the
word that comes from the War
Food Administration. The Office
of Price Administration agrees.
“Future ration values of canned
vegetables,” says Chester
Bowles, “depent on this year’s
Victory Garden.” Victory
Gardening is a war job, an obli
gation for everyone who has the
time to do the work and can
make arrangements for a suit
able place. AdnJpin the point
ration values of some processed
foods in March is regarded by
Victory Garden headquarters as
the main reason for some tem
porary slackening of garden in
terest. But there is no possible
chance that this country can
grow more food than will be
needed.
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERSj
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service i
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Well, after so long a time we
finally got the last small ship
ment of kudzu last week. It was
a little late to plant kudzu in this
section but under favorable con
ditions the majority of the
crowns should live. For this
planting season a total of 95,600
crowns were planted to water
ways and field planting. Last
week’s shipment was distributed
as follows: A. C. Pritchett re
ceived 5,000 crowns which will
be planted to both waterways
and field planting. S. H. Fergu
son received 5,500 crowns to be
planted in waterways. C. W.
England, on M. C. Roberts farm,
got 8,000 crowns to be used in
field planting.
Terrace lines were surveyed
last week on Pat Muse’s farm.
Terrace lines were also surveyed
on Lewis Tabor’s farm. Both of
these farmers are cooperators of
the Middle Western Ocmulgee
River Soil Conservation District.
I noticed Jake Eason’s lespe
deza sericea meadow strip the
other day. The sericea seems to
be doing fine this year as it has
gotten off to fine start. This is
its second year. Sericea makes
good grazing if it is grazed while
young and around six to eight
inches tall. After it passes this
stage the plant becomes woody
and therefore is not very palat
able for grazing.
FEED BROfIDJOWS PROPERLY
The problem of properly feed
ing brood sows before pigs are
farrowed has been greatly in
creased by the protein shortage
and farmers should now double
check sows’ rations, according to
a warning issued this week by
County Agent W. T. Middle
brooks.
“The lack of protein feed can
be compensated for, to a certain
extent by allowing sows to run
on good pasture and by not feed
ing corn too liberally during the
gestation period,” Mr. Middle
brooks continued.
“If vegetable proteins are be
ing used in the ration, farmers
should bear in mind that more
mineral is required than when
animal proteins are used. Ade
quate vitamin balance in the ra
tion is also essential if strong
litters of healthy pigs are to be
produced.”
Baby pig anemia is likely to be
a common problem on many
farms, the American Veterinary
Medical Association states, and
Mr. Middlebrooits recommended
that pigs bq given access to a
square of clean sod, or that the
animals be treated with iron salt
solution, to prevent this condi
tion.
LIBRARY NOTES
Louis Bromfield, one of Ameri
ca’s greatest story tellers, has a 1
new book. “What Became of An
na Bolton,” is the character
study of a girl who grew up on
the wrong side of the tracks and
showed the world what she
could do. '
“Fountainhead, ”by Ayn Rand,
is a vigorous and dramatic novel,
based on the rights of the in
dividual.
An appealing book for this
troubled time is, “Dunnybrook,”
by Gladys Hasty Carroll. A story
of solid virtues and homely emo
tions of an American family.
“In the Steps of the Master,”|'
by H, V. Morton, is the author’s)
pilgrimage to the Holy Land, i
He describes in an impressive!
manner the path of Jesus.
Negley Farson has had a widen
range of experience in Africa I
and studied its people intimately.
“Behind God’s Back,” is noth
only interesting but full of in-j
formation.
Library open every afternoon
except Wednesday from 1:30 to I
6:30 p. m.
Verniece Beavers, Librarian.
YOUR WAR BOND
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I NOW BEING REVISED
Georgia’s historic document,
known as the State Constitution,
is being revised by the Constitu
tional Commission appointed by
Gov. Ellis Arnall. The 67-year
old instrument has many out
moded provisions.
The State Constitution was
first adopted in 1777 and under
went a more or less complete re
vision 100 years later in 1877.
Since that time the document has
been amended so many times
that the best constitutional law
yers in the state admit that they
are confused by its complexities
and ambiguities.
All last week leading state and
national constitutional authori
ties sat at conference at the
State Capitol and adjourned to an
indefinite date after recommend
ing various important changes in
the present document. Chief
changes advocated were: Elimi
nation of the provision allocating
all revenue from taxes on alco
holic beverages to the common
schools, abolition of present state
school districts, provision for
partial “home rule” by counties,
revision of state primary election
laws, elimination of a 110-year
old clause relieving the Georgia
Railroad from payment of ad va
lorem taxes and revision of the
statutes governing procedure of
all courts.
Georgia’s revised constitution
will retain the poll tax as a re
quirement for voting, as result
of decision made by the Commis
sion last week.
The Commission also took
steps to meet requirements for
holding primaries under the re
cent decision of the United States
Supreme court on the Texas pri
mary law, but removed a section
which established qualifications
for voters in party primaries.
The “grandfather” clause was
eliminated, and the words “of
good character” were inserted in
the section which provides that
property ownership qualifies an
elector to vote.
In addition to the best state
authorities available the Gover
nor called on such nationally
known figures as Congressman
Hatton Sumners, of Texas,chair
man of the House Judiciary Com
mittee; Frank Bane, of Chicago,
director of the Council of State
Government: W. Brooks Graves,
Philadelphia, and Walter F.
Dood, Chicago.
The Commission now at work
upon the revision of the 1877
document is doing a painstaking,
| meticulous job, it is said. The
task alone of fitting into the con
stitution almost three hundred
amendments, some of them con
flicting, that have been adopted
in an effort to modernize Georgia
government, is not a small one.
The Commission, quite properly,
takes the view that revision is
their task, not rewriting. Some
needful improvements will not
thereby be made, unless the
General Assembly writes them
[ into the document before submis
[sion to the voters. However,
clarification will be rather com
plete, and Georgians will be able
to interpret the document more
readily when the new version is
completed.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, 10:15 a, m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
7:30 p. m.
Training Union, 7;00 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.,
and 8:00 p. m.
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Young People’s Service, 7:00
p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
NOTICE
Through error the name of the
Methodist W. S. C. S. was not
listed as one of the contributors
to the Red Cross Fund in the
list published last week. This
organization gave $5 to the Red
Cross.
