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VOL. LXXIII. No. 22. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, JUNE 1. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
P.H.S. GRADUATION !'
PROGRAM FRIDAY!
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Graduation exercises will be I :
held by Perry High school Fri
day night at 8:30 o’clock in the j
school auditorium. The honor
students will be speakers. They
are Barbara Whipple, Dallas 1
Ryle, Eva Roy Blood worth, Fran
ces Wilson, and Virginia Swear
ingen. Their subject is “The 1
Task of the American Youth.’’
Supt. E. P. Staples will pre
side and make farewell remarks •
to the class. Diplomas will be :
awarded by D. M. Ryle, trustee
of the Perry school, to the thirty
nine seniors.
They are: Lillie Brooks, Eva
Roy Bloodworth, Owen Burdette,
Dorothy Busbee, Dixie Cauthon,
Jeanette Clark, Jack reason, Mar
jorie Edwards, Billy Ethridge,
Billy Giles, Florence ■ Gordon,
Ruth Hardy, Montine Harrison,
Frank Hendricks, Meredyth
Hunnicutt, Frances Irby, Mary
Jones, Billy Lee, Mary Linton,
Opal Logue, Earl Marshall, Sara
McElhenny, Herbert Moore, An
nis Jean NeSmith, Walter Over
ten, Lillian Peters, Jane Riley, J
Dallas Ryle, Virginia Swearin-j
gen, Wyndell Taylor, Margaret;
Tharpe, Evelyn Reeves, Jacque
line Watson, Charles Watts,
Bobbe Whipple, Otis Whitten,
Frances Wilson, Jewell Wilson,
and David Wynn.
Miss Willie Ryals presented
her music pupils in piano and
voice recitals Monday and Tues
day nights in the school audi
torium. The programs will be
published in full next week.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered Sunday in the school
auditorium by Rev. J. E, Samp
ley, pastor Methodist church.
The church choirs rendered two
anthems.
The stage was beautifully dec
orated with ferns, floor baskets
of gladioli and baskets of mixed
flowers.
PARTIES FOR SENIORS
The senior class of Perry High;
school was entertained last
Thursday night by the Auxili
ary to the Robert D.Collins Post,
American Legion in honor of
children of the Legion and Auxi
liary members who are seniors.
Honorees were Dallas Ryle,
Jane Riley, David Wynne, Her
bert Moore, Earl Marshall, Char
lie Watts, Sara McElhenny, Billy
Etheridge, and Lillie Brooks.
Officers of the Auxiliary re
ceived the guests who included
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Staples and
Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Coleman and
the seniors.
Mothers of the honorees who
were also Auxiliary members as
sisted in entertaining. They
were Mrs. E. Wynne, Mrs. W G.
Riley, Mrs. Max Moore, Mrs. W.
E. Marshall Jr., and Mrs. D. M.
Ryle. Miss Willie Ryals and
Miss Evelyn Hunt also assisted
in entertaining.
Games, singing, and dancing
were enjoyed.
On Friday night, Mr, and
Mrs, G. R. Busbee gave a barbe
cue supper at Houston Lake in
honor of their daughter, Miss
Dorothy Busbee, a senior. Guests
were the senior class, high school
teachers, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
MuJdlebrooks and sons.
Tuesday night, Herbert Moore,
member of the graduating class,
was honored with a picnic sup
per at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Pierce by a group of neigh
bor friends. Hosts were Mr.and
Mrs. W. V. Tuggle, Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Traylor, Miss Lula
Hurst, Mrs. A. M. Anderson, \
Mrs, Pearsall Brown, Capt. andi
Mrs. Eugene Smith, Mr. andj
Mrs. J. 0. Coleman. Mrs. H. E.,
Evans, Mrs. Mildred Schnell, |
and Mr. and Mrs. Pierce.
Guests were members of the
senior class, Supt. and Mrs. E.P.
Staples, Mr.and Mrs. Max Moore.
Blaine Moore, Jean Pierce and
’ arleton Pierce Jr., and Lt. and
Mrs. Harry Burlinger.
Wednesday night, the faculty
of the Perry school gave their
annual party in honor of the
seniors. The affair was a barbe
cue supper at Houston Lake. ,
Thursday morning, Mrs. Hugh
Lawson entertained the senior
class at an informal party at her
home. Mrs. J. P. Duggan as
sisted in entertaining.
MEMORIAL DAY.MAY 30. j
OBSERVED IN PERRYj
Impressive Memorial Day cere-- 1
monies were held here Tuesday
in Evergreen cemetery with the
Robins Field Post 649, Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United
States, in charge. Post Com
mander Samuel Riccio led the
ceremony honoring heroes of this
war and past wars. Capt. Dono
van read Gen. Logan’s Memorial
Order and made the memorial
address.
Ceremonies were held at the
grave of McMurray Rainey, first
soldier of Houston county to die
in World War I. A large memo
rial wreath was placed on Pvt.
Rainey’s grave and a salute was
fired by a group of Robins Field
soldiers. Pvt. Rainey was the
son of Mrs. M. M. Rainey of
Perry.
The program was concluded
with the placing of a wreath on
the Confederate Monument in
Perry and the firing of a salute
there.
This program is of historical
significance as it is the first time
that National Memorial Day, May
30, has been observed in Perry.
|lt is appropriate that veterans of
| all wars should be honored on
'this National Memorial Day.
JOSEPH P. STALNAKER DIES
HI HOME IN WARNER ROBINS
Funeral services were held at
11 o’clock Saturday morning for
Joseph P. Stalnaker, 59, promi
nent farmer, who died at his
home in Warner Robins at 10:30
o’clock last Thursday night,
May 25.
Services were held at the
Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist
church, Elder George Riley
Hunt officiating. Burial was in
the Pleasant Hill cemetery with
Watson and Whipple in charge of
arrangements.
The following nephews served
as active pallbearers: Fred, Will
and Joe E. Stalnaker, Hugh Ar
nold, Louis Hartley and V. W.
Green. Honorary pallbearers in
cluded Capt. J. Z. McDaniel,
Homer Stubbs, Wesley Johnson,
S. W. Hickson, S. L. Norwood,
George C. Nunn, Leland Hayes
Sr., and Royce Pratt.
Mr. Stalnaker is survived by
his widow, two sons, Jack and
Paul Stalnaker, both of Warner
Robins; four daughters, Mrs.
Earl Adams, Mrs. J. C. Cannon
and Miss Hattie L. Stalnaker, all
of Warner Robins, and Mrs. Al
bert Pratt of Byron; one sister,
Mrs. Pearl Hartley of Fort Val
ley, and three grandchildren. j
F.F.A. CHAPTER MEETS
The Perry F. F. A. c hapte
held its regular meeting
May 23. At this time an
outing to Houston Lake was
planned. Seventeen boys went
out Friday p. m. and came back
Saturday.
Officers for 1944-45 were elect
ed at this meeting. They are,
President, Richard Ogletree;vice-j
president, Frank Giles; secre
tary, John Teal Lewis; treasurer,
Eugene Pyles; reporter, Aldene
Rape; farm watch dog, Virgil
Cosey; Ist conductor, Clinton
Cooper; 2nd conductor, Kenneth
Walton. ♦
The retiring officers have done
la good job and it is hoped that
the chapter can continue to do a
good work.
Delegates to the state conven
tion, which is to be held the
week of August 19, were also
elected. They are Richard Ogle
tree and John Teal Lewis,
Reporter. ]
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; All restrictions on the farm ]
'slaughter of livestock and de-j
I livery of meat have been remov-|
|ed by the War Food Administra-j
tion. _ „ 1
Amendment 15 to WFO 75, ef-j
fective May 25, 1944, revokes the
requirement that farmers must
have a permit to slaughter live
stock and deliver meat to per
sons not living on the farm.
Mrs. G. P. Hunnicutt and Mrs.
Florence Gordon had a supper at
Houston Lake May 17 in honor
of their daughters, Meredyth
i Hunnicutt and Florence Gordon,
members of the senior class.
Ten of the honoree’s friends
present.
| SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS
By G. F. NUNN
It looks as if the fast traveling
Parrots, by winning a double
header from the hapless Owls,
have just about put the last
stitch in the first half pennant
The charges of Mgr. Glea Gray,
with C. Walker turning in his
Bth and 9th pitching victories, I
humbled the wise ol’ (now the
burrowing type) Owls, by scores
of 2-0 and 6-2. The first game
was a beauty to watch with
neither team scoring til the ninth
when the breaks went to the
Parrots and they shoved over
two runs on a pair of errors and
one hit. Both teams fought well
all the way and were evenly
matched with five hits each.
Walker and H. Braddock led the
Parrots attack with two hits
each, while for the Owls, no
player secured more than one.
In the second game, there was
never any doubt as the Graymen
led all the way, even though out
hit by their rivals, 11-8. Boler
led the Owls with three hits in
this game, but the losers could
never seem to bunch their blows
for a rally, and the innings ran
out on them. Watts opened the
game for the Parrots with a fine
home run, and connected for a
single as well as to lead his team
to victory. This was the sixth
win in a row for the league lead
ers, and marked the longest win
ning streak of any team to date.
The Hawks of Mgr. Staples!
broke their five game losing]
streak with a 7-3 victory over
the ill-fated Eagles. Mgr. Staples]
took the mound for his team andj
they supported him well in the
field and at bat to boost him to
his first pitching triumph. The
Eagles drew first blood with a
run in the first, were tied in the
second, when H. Chapman bang
out a homer, went ahead again in
the 4th, were tied in the sth, and
then were swamped with a 3 run
surge on four solid blows in the
7th. Eagle base running was at
an all-time low as Mgr. Nunn
rushed to within ten feet of home
plate after a fly to left, then
turned and scampered back to
third as the catcher dropped the
throw, and a few seconds later,
Beckham made a fine steal of
second to find the bag already oc
cupied by a teammate. But it
was a well earned, well played
victory for the Hawks and they
regained second place in the
league standings as a result of it.
Wherever there is fun and
sport of the kind provided at the
local park on Sunday afternoon,
there must be arbiters, judges,
referees, umpires or some other
I such officials. It is the good
fortune of the local league to
have the help and assistance of
as fine a bunch of umpires as
•could be found in any such town
as Perry. For their honest and
efficient efforts they are seldom
rewarded any kind of praise, and
yet it must be admitted that
were it not for them, the games
which now afford so much fun
and pleasure would quickly de
generate into brawls and scraps,
i No one expects them to be per
fect; they themselves would be
the first to admit the possibility
of an error at times, but never
could any one of them be accus
ed of calling a play other than
exactly as he saw it. For their
co-operation and fairness, for
their unselfish donation of their
' time, for their considerable con
tribution to the sport and fun of
Sunday afternoons, there is sin
cere appreciation from the man
agers and players. For others
who cannot speak, but should
umpire-baiting become a popular
[sport at the games, we suggest
1 that the fans indulging be allow
«ed to pay for the privilege, and
(for this, there will be hats avail
[able for passing at all times.
Next Sunday finds old rivals
(meeting again, as the Eagles en
i gage the Parrots in the single
! opening game, while the Hawks
jand the Owls fight it out in the
jdual attraction. Both the Hawks
| and Eagles have a mathematical
I chance to finish ahead of the
| Parrots, but the latter can hold
I to the lead by winning three of
their remaining six games.
! They’ll all be battling to win—
,[come and see them.
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Mrs. S. T. Borom and son,
Robert, of Butler, Ga. are visit
i ing Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Roberts
‘and Miss Eva Borom this week.
| RATIONING INFORMATION
Lard off Rationing
Because the present supply is
I deemed adequate to meet all
civilian needs, the OPA removed
all rationing restrictions from
lard, effective May 25.
As a result of the action, all
restrictions on the amount of
i lard that may be obtained by in
dustrial or institutional users
were removed and all record
Keeping and reporting require
ments under OPA regulations
were eliminated.
Ration Stamp Change
B-2 and C-2 gasoline ration
coupons —the old type B and C
rations without serial numbers —
will be invalid for use by retail
buyers on or after June 1, OPA
at Atlanta announced.
Service stations will have un
til June 10 to turn them in to
their suppliers or exchange them
at their boards for inventory
coupons, while distributors will
have until June 20 to deposit the
voided stamps.
Watermelon Ceiling Set
Maximum prices for water
melons will be established short
ly at country shipper and whole
sale levels by the Office of Price
Administration.
The prices f. o. b. shipping
point, for all areas, will be $33
per ton from the effective date
of the regulation to July 4, and
$26 per ton for the period from
July 5 to the end of the season.
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- 1
er ten pounds per person will be
issued.
Consumers should have no rea
son to believe that twenty pounds
1 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, indefinite period.
Red UB, thru W 8 (Book 4)
become valid June 4.
Processed Foods
Blue 8A through Q 8 (Book 4)
valid indefinitely at 10 points;
each, for use with tokens.
Blue R 8 through V 8 (Book 4)
become valid June 1 for indefinite
time.
Sugar
Sugar Stamps No. 30 and No
31 in Book 4 good for five pounds
indefinitely.
Gasoline
No. 10 coupons in “A” books
■ expire Aug. 8.
Rationing rules now require
that every car owner write his
license number and state in ad
vance on all gasoline coupons in
i his possession.
Shoes
Stamps 1 and 2 on “airplane”
' sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair
each indefinitely.
NEWS OF PVT.M.M. DEAN
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Pvt. Malcolm M. Dean of Per
-1 ry upon graduation May 27 from
' a highly specialized combat and
1 administrative Quartermaster
i training course at the Quarter
master School, Camp Lee, Va.,
! was qualified to serve as a key
non-commissioned officer of the
Army of the United States in the
vital battle of supply.
Specially selected to attend the
Advanced Quartermaster Non-
Commissioned Officers Adminis
tration and Supply Course, he
, underwent a rigorous 12-week
■ schedule of classroom and field
i work, including logistical and
tactical warfare.
CANNING PLANT TO 1
BE OPENED JUNE 141
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The Houston County Canning
Plant in Perry will begin regular
operation, Wednesday, June 14,
and will be open each Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday through
out the canning season for the
white patrons. The plant will
be open each Thursday for
negroes.
The hour for opening each day
has been set at Ba. m. Nothing
will be taken in the plant after 3
p. m.,however all things brought
before 3 o’clock will be canned
before closing time.
It is very necessary that every
one using the plant bring all
necessary labor. Again, this
summer the Federal Government
is furnishing an O. S. Y. A.
teacher to instruct people how to
can and how r to use the plant.
Applications for this job are
wanted by L. C. Walker, super
visor.
Last year was a successful one
for the plant with 28,779 pts. of
vegetables, 5,563 pts, of fruits,
and 2,296 pts. of meats canned,
making a total of 37,238 pts.
canned. This food if valued at
20c per pint was worth $7,447.60
to the county.lt is just as neces
sary, if not more so, that more
food be conserved this year.
Any one desiring to use the
plant before June 14 can do so by
appointment. Call the super
visor.
Homer Driggers, of Center
ville, will assist in the canning
plant.
FUEL OIL APPLICATIONS
SHOULD BE RETURNED SOON
Householders of Houston coun
ty were urged today by Paschal
Muse, chairman of the local OPA
War Price and Rationing Board,
to return their next season’s fuel
oil renewal forms as promptly as
possible.
The forms were mailed out
this morning (June 1) by the
board to all fuel oil users in this
area, Mr. Muse said. “T h e
sooner these forms are filled out
and returned, by mail, to the
board,” he added, “the sooner
we can begin processing them
and issuing oil ration coupons.
We would like to have the forms
returned within seven days.”
“The earlier these coupons are
issued, the better,” Mr. Muse
said, “because it is necessary for
consumers to order part of their
next season’s supply of heating
oil immediately. When dealers
make their first deliveries during
the summer, they are able to
give consumers better delivery
service throughout the heating
year because it will help them
solve their pressing manpower
and delivery problems,”
The new re-application form
contains only six simple ques
tions which the board needs
• answered in order to renew ra
tions for private dwellings for
next year. The quesiions can be
answered in a few minutes and
the completed form put into the
return mail. The renewal ap
plication is to be filled out only
by those persons whose oil ration
last year was for the same ad
dress as this year, Mr. Muse
said.
“We in the local board would
certainly appreciate it if all
householders here in Houston
county would make a special ef
fort to return the forms within
seven days from now,” Mr. Muse
said. It would help us; it would
help the fuel oil distributors here
and it would also benefit all fuel
oil users.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Methodist W. S. C. S. will
meet next Monday, June 5, at 4
p. m. at the church. Miss Frances
Allen, conference worker, will be
the guest speaker. Mrs. G. W.
Hicks, president, urges all mem
bers to attend.
The Baptist W. M. S. circles
will meet Monday, June 5, 4 p.
m, as follows; No. 1, Mrs. Hen
ry Mathews’ home with Mrs.
Culma Harris, co-hostess; No. 2,
Mrs. Mayo Davis’ home with
Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, co-hostess.
The Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
chapter of the U. D. C. will
meet Tuesday, June 5, 4 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Alva Davis.
|CCC LOAN COTTON
MAY BE REDEEMED
The War Food Administration
through the Commodity Credit
Corporation wiil allow producers
until August 15; 1944, to repay
outstanding loans and redeem
cotton pledged under the 1942
loan program. AH of this 1942
loan cotton not redeemed by Au
gust 15, 1944, will be placed in a
pool, as provided in the loan
agreement, and sold in an order
ly manner by Commodity Credit
Corporation.
On final liquidation of all cot
ton in the pool, the net pro
ceeds—if any, after deduction of
all advances and accrued costs,
including storage, insurance, and
handling charges—will be dis
tributed among producers whose
cotton has been placed in the
pool, in proportion to their inter
est. No payment will be made
to the producers at the time the
cotton is placed in the pool and
after August 15 individual pro
ducers will not be entitled to
order the sale of the particular
cotton which they placed in the
pool.
The average 1942 loan rate for
15-16-inch Middling cotton, net
weight, was 17.92 cents per
pound and producers should be
able to redeem most qualities of
this cotton with substantial equi
ty. Commodity Credit Corpora
tion reported cotton loans out
standing on 1942 crop cotton as
1,734,222 bales on May 13, 1944.
Growers are repossessing sub
stantial amounts of 1943 loan
cotton. In order that producers
may continue to repossess 1943
loan cotton, the WarFoodAdminis
tration announced that Commo
-1 dity Credit Corporation will con
tinue to carry 1943 cotton loans
subject to the producers’ right of
repayment after the maturity
date of the notes on July 31,1944.
This will permit producers to re
pay their loans and obtain pos
session of the pledged cotton or
to sell their equity in the cotton
after July 31, 1944, in the same
manner as prior to the maturity
date of the notes. The loans will
be extended for an indefinite pe
riod, subject to call by Commodi
ty Credit Corporation as an
nounced in connection with the
stabilization program.
Lending agencies holding cer
tificates of interest in 1943 cot
ton producers’ loans will be per
mitted to carry such certificates
after July 31, 1944, under the
terms of an agreement with
Commodity Credit Corporation
amending the terms of the certi
ficates to provide for interest af
ter July 31, 1944, at a rate of 1
percent per annum. The form
of agreement will be sent by
Commodity Credit Corporation to
all leading agencies holding cer
tificates of interest.
Cooperative marketing asso
ciations will also be permitted to
continue to carry loan cotton
held for their members under
1943 CCC Cotton Form G after
July 31, 1944. An amendment
to 1943 CCC Form G will be for
warded to cooperative marketing
associations by Commodity Cor
poration,
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our most
sincere appreciation to our
friends and relatives for their
kindness to us during the illness
and death of our beloved Hus
band and Father. We are also
deeply grateful for the many
beautiful floral offerings. May
God richly bless each of you.
Mrs. Joseph P. Stainaker
and Family.
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.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 8:30 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
7:30 p. m.
Training Union, 7;30 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor,
