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VQL. LXXIII. No. 18. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
GEN. HODGES, PERRY,
AWARDED D.SJEDAL
Lieutenant General Courtney
H. Hodges, of Perry, highest
ranking Georgian in the United
States Army, has received the
award of the Distinguished Ser
vice Medal.
The citation for General
Hodges follows:
“As commanding general, re
placement and school command,
and as commanding general X
Corps, General Hodges organized
the replacement and school com
mand initially, displaying sound
judgment, professional skill, un
tiring initiative and devotion to
duty. As a result, the replace
ment training centers and schools
of the Army ground forces were
organized and expanded so as to
meet fully the needs of the Ar
my. He organized the X Corps
initially and established its new
units on a sound and progressive
basis of development training, to
the great advantage of our war
effort.”
Now on an unannounced as
signment, General Hodges most
recently was in command of the
Third Army and head of the
Southern Defense Command with
headquarters at Fort Sam Hous
ton, Texas.
The story of General Hodges’
military career is a colorful
“American success story,” A
skilled organizer and leader of
men, he has had rapid advance
ment.
For three years after his en
listment as a buck private, he
served in several noncommis
sioned ranks and was appointed
second lieutenant of infantry on
November 13, 1909,
During World War I, he was
elevated to lieutenant colonel in
1918, and during his service in
France won the Distinguished
Service Cross and the Silver
Star Citation for bravery.
After being dropped back to
the rank of captain after the
war, General Hodges in 1934 was
again a lieutenant-colonel, and
in 1940, as brigadier general, he
was named commandant of the
world’s largest infantry school at
Fort Benning.
His next honor was appoint
ment in May, 1941, as Chief of
Infantry of the United States
Army. He was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant general in
February, 1943.
His mother is Mrs. J. H.
Hodges of Perry.
CENTERVILLE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Scarbor
ough and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Garvin spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Scar
borough.
Mrs. J. D. Stembridge Jr.,
Macon, spent Monday night with
Mr.and Mrs. J.D. Stembridge Sr.
Mrs. Lucy Garvin has returned
home from a two weeks’ visit
with her son, Mr. Frank Seay,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Pfc. Raymond Ryals of Fort
Benning spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. T.
Ryals.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rape hadl
as their guests Saturday night
Mrs. Carrie Robertson, Mr. and
Mrs. Buckston, Macon; Mrs. Ru
fus Marsh, Miami Springs, Fla.:
and Sgt. Benjamine Robertson,
Camp Rucker. Ala. Sgt. Robert
son is spending a 10 day furlough
with his mother, Mrs. Carrie
Robertson, in Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rape vis
ited relatives in Perry Monday
P. m.
Cpl. Connell Stafford has re
turned to Camp Shelby, Miss,
after spending a 10 day furlough j
with relatives.
Mrs. J. M. Holloman spent|
several days with her brother, j
Mr. J. D. Stembridge, and Mrs. j
Stembridge, last week.
Mrs. Bill Rodgers, Jackson-1
ville, Fla. visited her mother,
Mrs. E. L. Reddy, and othe rela
tives recently.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ryals have
been notified that their son, Pvt. ;
Frank Ryals has arrived inj
England.
May sixth is the final date for
registration or qualifying for
those who intend to cast votes in
the State Democratic primary on
July 4 or in General Election,
Nov. 7. *
j SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS
By G. F. NUNN
j The largest crowd of fans and
| rooters yet to attend a Sunday
'jafternoon performance of the
: j softball league witnessed three
I of the best games ever pulled
! out of the hat at the local park
• Sunday. Everything in the book
was trotted out for the fans’
1 pleasure including a tenth inning
homer, spectacular catches, bril
■ | liant base running, heart-break
’ ing errors, fancy double plays.
- conferences on strategy, and
1 just enough argument to add the
• spice to the pudding.
I In the first game, Mr. Staples’
Hawks continued their winning
1 ways despite the absence of their
manager, and dumped the Owls
i by a score of 5-2. The Owls,
1 paced by C. Cooper, Jr., outhit
1 their rivals but were unable to
push enough runs across. They
bunched 3 hits and a walk in the
second inning for only one run,
and three hits in the ninth pro
-1 duced only one more. The Hawks
sandwiched their hits around op
ponent errors and fancy base
running by Lasseter for their
runs. C. Cooper, Sr. at short
j for the Hawks was the defen
: sive star.
t The daily double-header was a
rip roaring affair between the
Parrots and the Eagles with the
latter team emerging victor in
both games, 2-1 and 6-5, after
having gona through the season
up to that time without a win.
In the first game, Sonny Nor
wood tied up with C. Walker
in a tight pitchers’ battle and
although the Parrots touched
him for 12 hits and five walks
and had men on base in every
inning but the fifth, he always
rallied and with the support of
some good fielding by his mates
and two snappy double plays,
managed to hold the opposition to
one lone run. At the end of the
ninth the score was tied and in
the tenth the Parrots put a man
on third with one out but were
unable to score. In their half of
the tenth, the Eagles came
through to win when E, Mar
shall led off with a single, ad
vanced to third on Cater’s one
timer to right, and trotted home
on Whitten’s towering home run
across the road in right field.
Because the winning run scored
from third, the official scorer
could credit Whitten with only a
single, but from the crack of the
bat, there was no doubt that the
snappy Eagle first baseman had
slugged himself a homer, and it
was to the delight of the crowd
that he almost ran over Tom
Cater coming around to score
unnecessarily.
The final game of the twin bill
was a story of the Marshall fam
ily being too good for the Parrots
to beat. Brother Earl collected
three hits and the same number
of runs, while brother Tommie
banged out two clean singles and
Father Bill connected for a triple
with two on, a single, and grab
bed a line drive off the bat of
Dubois to start a double play
when three men were on the
bases. It was the irony of fate, I
that Mr. Gray of the Parrots, in
the interest of good sportsman
ship (and because he thought he
1 could win without him) had
traded B. Marshall off the Sun
day before to the lowly Eagles.
Beckham allowed the Parrots
only six hits but was continually
jin trouble because of ten walks!
issued, but his support held to
gether when the chips were
down, and wound up on the long
end of a 6-5 score, Mgr. Gray
contributed the fielding gem of
the day for his team with a leap
ing one-hand stab of Heller’s
long drive in the second game, (
while Billie Bledsoe saved thei
| game for the Eagles by hanging!
ionto a low line smash evenj
| though falling to the ground in
j making the catch.
Next Sunday features the
(League-leading Hawks against
jthe 2nd place Parrots in the sin-j
game, while the Owls battle j
! the Eagles in the double bill.
! Join the rush for the bleachers —
| you’ll enjoy it.
I 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.
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Pin-up for Those Not Buying Bonds
t , i Cor ps Photo
This American soldier took refuge under a truck during a Jap bombing raid of
our positions on Rendova. A Nipponese bomb, however, had his number on it.
Here you see his comrades gently removing his body from under the engine.
When you are asked to buy War Bonds think of this picture. From U. S. Treasury
Don’t Be Charged With Non-Support
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U. S. Treasury Department
or NOT GUILTY?
Destroying waste paper is a criminal offense in
England. If you did it there, you’d have to stand
trial and risk a heavy sentence. The English know
that waste paper is a vital war material.
We know it too—and we desperately need paper
for invasion plans, maps, orders —paper for air
plane parts, shell wrappings, and blood plasm*
containers. If you destroy paper, you are destroy
*nS those vitally needed war ar
-1 tides, and your carelessness may
( cost some soldier his life!
Decide now to save every old
newspaper, magazine.. .wrappings
of all kinds. Bundle and turn them
n " aVG 3 bundle a week. Save
US.VICTORY WASTE PAPER CAMPAIGN
Collection of Waste Paper will be made in
Perry Tuesday and Wednesday, between 3
and 6 p. m. by the School Boys.
Please have paper ready and in bundles.
Collection will be made every two weeks.
On Tuesday these sections will be covered:
Swift Street, Smoak sub-division, Kitchen
Street, Andrew Heights, and Business district.
On Wednesday the remainder of the town
will be covered.
RATIONING INFORMATION ;
Reduction of point values of
creamery butter from 16 to 12
points per pound, country butter
from 12 to 8 points per pouud,
and the placing of eight rationed
vegetables on the point-free list
is the big news for food shoppers
this week. Point value of mar
garine was reduced from 6 to 2
points per pound.
Tomatoes, corn, asparagus,
beets, leafy greens, spinach,
canned blackeye peas and gar
banzo beans, join the list of
point-less processed foods. Points
were reduced on Spaghetti sauce,
soups, grape and tomato jams
and preserves, apple, grape,mint
and plum jellies, bakers’ jellies
and fruit butters.
Point values increased on
cranberries and cranberry sauce,
large containers of tomato juice,
canned or bottled dry varieties
of beans (except soy, blackeye
and garbanzos), tomato catsup
and chili sauce and raspberry
and strawberry -jams and pre
serves.
Slight increases in many
choice beef cuts appear on the
new charts, as a result of popular
demand for them that exceeds
current supplies. Veal points
remain unchanged, and pork ra--
tion values are about the same
as those for April.
Canning Sugar
The issuance of canning sugar
is limited now to ten pounds per
person on the first application.
Upon second application for
the other ten pounds and a state
ment by the applicant that the
five pounds of sugar obtained by
the use of Sugar Stamp No. 40
and the first ten pounds on ap
plication were actually used for
home canning and that he has
additional fruit or vegetables
which he wishes to can, the oth
er ten pounds per person will be
issued.
Consumers should have no rea
' son to believe that twenty pounds
of sugar had been earmarked for
them and was theirs merely for
the asking. The sugar is pro
vided for home canning only and
must not be used for any other
purpose.
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.
Meats and Fats
Red AB, thru Q 8 (Book 4)
valid at 10 points each, for use
with tokens, indefi’ ite date.
Processed Foods
Blue A8 through Q 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.
Gasoline
No. 9 coupons in “A” books
expire May 8.
Shots
Stamps 1 and 2 on “airplane”
sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair
each indefinitely.
RED CROSS DONATIONS
Houston county colored schools
countributed to the American
Red Cross the following amount
by schools;
Perry Training School $145.00
Piney Grove 32.50
Hayneville 30.00
Kings Chapel 14.50
Mt. Nebo 10.00
Grovania 10.50
Mclnnis 9.50
Bertha Wade, a P. T. A. work
er, raised $5.00 of the amount
that was reported for Mclnnis
school.
Davis Chapel 2.00
Sandy Run 2.00
Mt. Zion 10th 8.00
Mt. Zion 14th 5,85
Henderson 5.17
Green Grove 2.00
Elberta 2.20
Mt. Olive 4.00
Elko 4.00
Davis Hill 5.10
Davis Chapel 2.00
Oakridge 7.00
Oak Grove 5.85
Jerusalem 3.04
Smithville 2.75
[TESTAMENT LEAGUE
TO GIVE PROGRAM
Perry church goers are in fora
real treat this coming Sunday
morning. A group of army camp
workers, representing the Pock
et Testament League of New
York, will present a unique and
inspiring program in the Perry
Baptist church at 11:30 a. m.
The team is composed of a
trio of young ladies who will
sing many of the well known
hymns of the church and Mr.
Edward Martin who will tell of
their thrilling experiences in
army camp work.
This group of workers have
been at Camp Wheeler for :he
past three weeks and large
crowds have attended their pro
grams. “You will not want to
miss this wonderful opportunity
to hear of one of the finest
spiritual works being done for
our men in service, Rev. J A.
Ivey says.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
BEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Real estate has been active in
Perry during the past few days.
The frame house owned by Mrs.
W. F. Bennett on Washington
street was sold to C. L. Hollo
man and the brick home of Mrs.
C. D. Cooper on Washington was
bought by J. J. Rooney. J. P.
Etheridge, local real estate deal
er, handled both of these deals.
Mr. Holloman will continue to
rent the Bennett house to its
present occupants for the re
mainder of the year, it is said.
Mr. Rooney will move into the
Cooper house sometime this sum
mer. The present occupant, S.
L. Norwood, will move to the W.
C. Talton home after Mrs. Tal
ton and children join Mr. Talton
in Columbus, Ga.
Mrs. Bennett makes her home
in Macon now. Mr s. Cooper
spends most of her time in Char
lotte, N. C. with her daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Hutchinson, and
family,
DR. J.R. SIMS DIES
Dr. J. R. Sims, age 79, died at
his home in Perry Thursday,
April 27, following a heart at
tack. The remains were carried
to Dr. Sims’ former home,
Barnesville, Ga. for funeral ser
vice and interment in Green
wood cemetery there. Rev. Mr.
Sisson, pastor of the Barnesville
Methodist church, conducted the
services which were held Satur
day morning.
Dr. Sims who practiced dentis
try in Barnesville for many years
moved to Perry about five years
ago. He was a member of the
Barnesville Methodist church.
His late wife was Miss Annie
Schilling of Perry,
Survivors include five daugh
ters. Mrs. W. F. Blasingame,
Moultrie; Mrs. G. R. Clifford,
Griffin; Mrs. H. R. Dorsey,
Barnesville; Miss Ruth Sims,
Barnesville; Mrs. Wm. Tong,
San Diego, Calif.; two sons, Z.B.
Sims, Atlanta; W, H. Sims. Wil
mington, N. C.; and a sister,
Mrs. W. R. Benson, of Perry.
WASTE PAPER COLLECTION
Waste Paper will be collected
in Perry next Tuesday by a
group of school boys, beginning
at 2:30 p. m. Residents are re
quested to have paper in bundles
and on porch ready for collec
tion. In case of rain the collec
tion will be made on the first
fair day after Tuesday.
4,250 lbs. of waste paper were
collected in Perry last week.
This brings the total collection
for the year to eight tons.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rev. James Goad of Fort Val
ley will preach at the Perry
Presbyterian Church next Sun
dey, May 7, 11:30 a. m. The
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
will be observed.
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NOTICE
All dogs must be penned up
until June 15,1944. Dogs found
on the streets between now and
the above date will be shot.
H. D. PALMER,
City Clerk.
