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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870
VISIT TO BOY SCOUT
CAMP DESCRIBED
By G. F. NUNN
At the kind invitation of V.
Carl Sullivan, Boy Scout Execu
tive, a car of interested Perry
citizens attended the model de
monstration of an out door Scout
camp, put on by the Scouts
themselves at Camp Benjamin
Hawkins near Byron, Ga. Lo
cated on a fine lake that affords'
the highest pleasures of swim
ming, boating, and fishing,Camp
Hawkins is an ideal place for the
Scout troops of Middle Georgia
to put into practice the many
arts and accomplishments which
they learn in theory at their reg
ular meetings throughout the
year. Six excellent cabins and a
fine large dining hall enable
them to provide amply for them
selves, while all during their
stays, numerous parties are hik
ing and camping cut and per
forming the many accompanying
requirements to obtain their va
rious merit badges.
The particular demonstration
to which the visitors were treat
ed was a model camp set up ac-1
cording to the very best rules of
convenience, comfort and sanita
tion. Roomy lean-tos with im
provised cots lashed to trees pro
vided comfortable sleeping ac
commodations. The kitchen and
dining room were complete with
tables and seats, shelves, recep
tacles for various necessary items
such as flour, meal, sugar, salt
and the like, and a rustic sink
which though not exactly spot
less porcelain, was nevertheless
as clean and convenient as one
could wish for.
The food was prepared in sunk
en brick ovens, completely cover
ed over with earth, and consist
ed of chicken, roast beef, corn
on-the-cob, potatoes, carrots, and
beans —all excellently cooked and
completely relished by the hun
gry crowd. No scraps or re
mains were scattered about the
camp, but all were placed in the
sanitary, sunken garbage dump
and grease trap which was a part
of the camp building. The whole
area was clean as a pin, the boys
were most courteous and friend
ly, the officials—highly respected
by the Scouts —were most gra
cious to the visitors, and all had
a most enjoyable time.
To us who were guests from
Ferry, it was most gratifying to
note the standing of the Perry
Scouts in the camp. With the
largest delegation of any single
troop thus far for the summer,
they completely took charge,
winning the softball champion
ship, taking the lead in swim
ming, boating, and any other
competion that arose, and all the
time maintaining the good will
and admiration of the other boys
at the camp. To the Scouts, and
to Scoutmaster Staples, the
heartiest congratulations are due
for a fine troop and a fine record.
LETTER TO EDITOR
Mrs. J. L. Hodges, Editor
Home Journal
Ferry, Georgia
Dear. Mrs. Hodges:
Fermit me to thank you sin
cerely and profoundly for the all
out support you have given to
the patriotic causes with which!
our state has been confronted I
during the past few years. Par
ticularly do I wish to thank you
for your support during the sth
War Loan Drive.
As Chairman of the War Fi
nance Committee of Georgia, I
have of necessity had to rely
upon the hard work of men and
women throughout the state and
had, more particularly, to rely I
on the Press of Georgia. There j
was never a doubt in my mind as}
to the response the newspapers:
of this state would give, I say !
to you in all frankness that, [
without your cooperation, our!
programs in the sale of war!
bonds could not have succeeded i
as they have.
We, as a state, have always!
stood with those at the top of all
the states in accomplishing the
job our government has asked in
each War Loan Drive. I am
sure you share with me the pride,
to which all Georgians are en
titled.
Yours sincerely,
Charles A. Stair,
State Chairman War Finance
Committee of Georgia.
! BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
! ! The Baptist Student’s Union of
| Mercer University will present a
| program of music and worship at
the Perry Baptist church Sunday
night at 8 o’clock. The public is
invited to attend.
The mid-week services at 8
o’clock Wednesday night will be
sponsored for the remainder of
the year by one of the church or
ganizations. This week the Sun
day School was sponsor. Next
week, Aug. 9, the deacons will
be in charge. Sponsors for Aug.
28 are the W. M. S, and for Aug.
30, the B. T. U.
Sunday School, 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Training Union, 7:00 p. m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday,
7:00 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
FORESTRY IN GEORGIA’
By Paul W. Groom, State
Forest Fire Warden
People have been extremely
careless this summer with fire.
|ln a recent trip from the Florida
line across the state to the Ten
nessee line, scars from recent
forest fires could be seen con
tinually. Some of these fires de
stroyed the small trees that were
just peeping through the ground
while others browned the tops of
eighty foot forest giants.
Investigation on many of these
fires revealed that they started
from man’s carelessness with
fire. In Bibb county, a beauti
ful roadside plantation of ap
proximately 140,000 trees started
to burn and was saved only
through immediate attack by lo
cal people and the prompt arrival
of the county and state forest
fire truck.
How did the fire start?
Through carelessness. Two in
experienced men employed by an
advertising company were clean
ing brush from in front of the
billboards and without thinking
and without proper caution de
cided to burn the brush. The
green foliage was dry and burnt
rapidly. Before they could put
it out, it spread to the forest
plantation and required six addi
tional men and a forest fire truck
with its forest fire fighting equip
ment and crew to extinguish the
blaze. The fire burnt only ap
proximately 4,000 of the trees in
the plantation due to the prompt
action of the local people and the
fire truck and crew.
Nature has established many
forest stands over Georgia which
are equally as valuable as these |
planted forests, yet the planted!
trees cost man nearly seven dol-j
lars an acre to establish. Those j
planting pine trees are very care-,
ful to keep fire out to protect
their money invested in the soil,
but few realize that nature’s in
vestment will pay as great a
dividend if the landowner will
only keep out wild fire.
Everyone must be increasingly
careful to prevent these great
losses. Burn brush only after 1
cleaning everything away that
may allow the fire to escape and
only when the wind is not blow
ling. Don’t burn trash among
the weeds and grass and be sure
the fire is out before leaving it.
lln counties having a local forest
(fire fighting unit, the fire ranger
j will be glad to aid with proper!
precautions and the burning.
REVIVAL SERVICES
AT ANDREW CHAPEL
Revival services will begin at!
! Andrew Chapel Methodist church 1
j Sunday, Aug. 13, with Rev. Joe
1 Baker of the Holston conference I
:as visiting preacher. Services!
! will be held daily at 11 a. m. and
'8:30 p. m. C. W. T.
I A Vacation Bible School will!
be held the same week, begin-1
(ning Aug. 14. The Bible School |
! will be held daily from 10 a. m. j
I to 11 a. m.
The public is invited by Rev.
Edward C. Roy, pastor, and the
(church members to attend these
:services.
|
We do not trust God,but tempt
Him, when our expectations
slacken our exertions.—N.
1 Henry.
j SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS
| By G. F. NUNN
■i Readers of this column who
were at the local park last Sun
day have so freely predicted the
contents of this item that the
writer feels it almost necessary
that he fulfil those predictions.
The ease with which the once
mighty Parrots were subdued in
both games of a double header
makes it a trifle hard to generate
an enthusiastic column about
their downfall, and the fact that
they were playing without their
“brains” and their second base
man, makes one inclined to use
his handkerchief in their behalf
rather than shout about the
breaking of a fourteen game
winning streak. Perhaps the
happiest feature of the whole
situation is the fact that the
double defeat of the Parrots
threw the penant race into a
three-way tie for first place be
tween the Hawks, Eagles, and
Parrots, each team having won
four and lost two in the second
hal f.
Mgr, Gray appeared all set to
go at the beginning with his
former first baseman, Charlie
Reeves, lately moved to Atlanta,
back in the lineup, and himself
in his old position in centerfield.
But the Eagles issued warning of
what was to come by pulling a
snappy double play in the first
half the first, and then slamming
out two hits in their first. In the
second the Eagle swooped in for
a run on two solid hits and an
error, then put the game away
in the third with two runs on
two more hits and an error.
Thereafter they were never
headed though the Parrots pick
ed up a couple of runs, and the
final score was 6-2. Heller, star
Eagle, returning to the lineup af
ter an illness, led the attack with
three hits including a terrific
drive to the paved road, while
Beckham pitched a fine game
and was never in trouble. The
first game, breaking the Parrots
long winning streak seemed to
also break their resistance, and
they came apart at the seams in
the second game as the Eagles
trotted over four runs in the 4th
and three in the sth. Mgr. Gray,
after making three of his bril
liant one-hand catches in center,
finally dropped one to the delight
of the fans, and then inserted
himself as relief pitcher. To
celebrate his advent in the box,
Bledsoe greeted him with a
rousing single to right, Nunn hit
the first pitch into center for a
double, Marshall and Whitten
followed with hits, Beckham was
on on an error, and then as the
j fans howled with delight, Mgr.
| Gray in sheer desperation grab
! bed the ball, found Beckham
1 heading for the plate, tangled up
with him and both rolled to the
backstop for that thing of beau
ty to the Parrots—a putout. But
in losing the Parrots were good
sports, and here is an honest
wish from this department that
their losing streak wont last
quite as long as their winning
streak.
The first game of the day fea
tured a real battle between the
Hawks and the Owls and was
not settled until the 11th inning
when the Hawks pushed over
the deciding tally. C. Hardy
tried manfully to keep the Owls
in the game by driving in two
runs and scoring a third, but the
Hawks packed too much speed
and power. The Owls seemed
headed for victory in the ninth
when with one out, G. Gray,sub
stitute centerfielder, shed h i s
shoes, dug his toes firmly into
that friendly sand, and whacked
I out a double to drive in the tying
(run. Gray then stole third,
jsliding in in a cloud of pants and
feet, only to die there as His
! Honor the President gave an ex
j cellent interpretation of “Casey.”
Next Sunday features the
lHawksandthe Parrots in the
(first game, with the former try
ling for their first win of the sea
!son over the Graymen. The Owls
j and Eagles meet in the double
bill, and all games will have di
rect bearing on the leadership. |
Don’t miss this menu.
It is better to suffer wrong
; than to do it, and happier to be
sometimes cheated than not to
trust.—Samuel Johnson.
HERE'S HOW
By W. T. M.,, County Agent
i Q. How can I make galvaniz
ed metal roofs last longer?
A. Examine them frequently.
Where needed, re-nail all loose
sheets to prevent blowing away
and to prevent leaks, using
screw-type roofing nails made
for this purpose. Stop all holes
and leaks of all kinds; if rust be
gins to form, paint the surface
with a metallic zinc paint to pre
vent rust. Don’t wait for winter
winds to “raise the roof.”
Q. Can fruit be canned with
out the use of sugar so it will
not spoil?
A. Fruit canned without sugar
will keep from spoiling if proper
ly sterilized and sealed, but it
does not hold its shape well, nor
is the flavor as good as if a sugar
syrup is used to cover the fruit.
Softer fruits, like berries and
peaches hold their shape better
in making preserves if they stand
overnight in sugar. However,
fruits that are very firm, like
quinces, pineapple pears or other
hard pears may be made very
tough by the action of sugar.
They should be steamed or boil
ed in a small amount of water
until fairly tender before sugar
is added. Muscadine or other
grape hulls, and crabapples or
firm apples, such as Shockleys,
should also be pre-cooked before
sugar is added when being made
into preserves or marmalade.
Q. What do you mean by
“panning” vegetables? %
A. “Panning” vegetables is a
method often used for cooking
young and tender vegetables cut
in small pieces in a heavy frying
pan on top of the stove with a
close cover to hold in the steam.
By this method the vegetables
stew in their own juices with
just enough fat for seasoning.
This is a good method of prepar
ing thinly-sliced green beans,
shredded cabbage, spinach, sum
mer squash or okra cut into thin
slices. Brown the bacon or melt
the fat if drippings are used, al
lowing two tablespoons of fat to
each quart of vegetables. Cover
the pan and cook slowly until
the vegetable is tender. Butter
or any good meat drippings or
table fat may be Used. Milk
slightly thickened with flour may
be used for seasoning; chopped
onion or parsely may bo used for
flavor. Panning is a quick and
easy method of summertime
cookery.
Q. How can choice linens be
stored to prevent discoloration
from age?
A. Have them absolutely
clean and free of starch. Wrap,
carefully in dark blue or black)
paper and put where moisture
and light will not penetrate and
where they will not be attacked
by silver fish. Examine from
time to time to check on con
dition.
Q. Why do canned peaches,
pears and apples turn dark in the
top of the jar?
A. Darkening of these fruits
in the top of the jar is caused by
the action of oxygen which is
left in the' tissues of the fruit or
in the top of the jar. This dark
ening can be prevented by work
ing rapidly and dropping the
peeled and cut peaches or fruits
at once into mild solution of salt
and vinegar made of two table
spoons salt and two tablespoons
vinegar to a gallon of water, or
into a hot syrup of one cup of
sugar to two or three cups of
water. Let the fruit plump in
the syrup. The air in the fruit
cells is displaced by the hot
syrup. When fruit is heated
through, but not soft, pack jars
quickly and exhaust thoroughly.
The jars are then processed un
der boiling water for the requir
ed time. This procedure should
prevent darkening of the pro
duct.
What is true, simple and sin
cere is most congenial to man’s
nature. —Cicero.
In character, in manners, in
style, and all things, the su
preme excellence is simplicity.—
, Longfellow.
I Once loved deeply, all truths
( are so beautiful that they ravish
us beyond ourselves, and the first
, rapture of life is to point them
out to others. Nor does the rap
ture die, but grows in the using.
—Stopford A. Brooke.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
The pastor is taking his vaca
tion during the month of Au
gust. There will be no preach
ing services on Aug. 6 or Aug. 27.
On Aug. 13, Rev. J. 0. J. Tay
lor, agent of the Methodist Or
phan’s Home, Macori, will preach
at 11:30 a. m.
On Aug. 20, Rev. G. E, Clary
will preach at 11:30 a. m. There
will be no evening services on
these Sundays.
Church Service, 11:30 a. m,
Church School—10:15 a. m
Young People’s Service. 7:00
p. m.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, Pastor.
SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPT. 11
The white schools of Houston
county will open Sept. 11 for the
fall term and close Dec. 22 for
the Christmas holidays, accord
ing to S. W. Hickson, county
school superintendent. T h e
spring term will begin Jan. 1,
1945 and end May 26, 1945.
These dates were set Tuesday
by the county board of Education
at its August meeting. Those
entering the first grade in all
schools of the county must have
a birth certificate. In order to
be eligible to enter the first
grade, a pupil must be six years
old or become six years of age
within sixty school days after
the opening of school on Sept.ll.
mineralresdurgeslTga.
Interest in Georgia’s mineral
resources at this time is keener
and of wider scope than at any
time in the history of the State
Department of Mines, Mining
and Geology, according to State
Geologist Garland Peyton.
Not only is greater interest be
ing displayed by owners of
known mineral deposits, but in
addition there is unprecedented
activity on part of property own
ers who, as result of the wide
publicity given the importance
of minerals during the present
war, are anxious to determine
whether or not their property
may contain worthwhile deposits
of such valuable minerals, Cap
tain Peyton asserted.
The technical staff of the de
partment has for some time been
attempting to carry an unprece
dented load in form of ever in
creasing number of requests for
an unusual variety of services.
Much of this new activity has, of
course, been brought about by
the demand of the war effort for
[greater and greater quantities of
all types of useful minerals, in
cluding fuel, such as coal and
petroleum and water for domes
tic and industrial uses.
In this connection, doubtless
the present activity and increas
ed interest in the search for pe
troleum in the Coastal Plain of
Georgia and adjoining states has
been brought about large! y
through realization on part of
the federal government and
state agencies of the fact that
discoveries of commercial petro
leum and gas in the Southwest
would possess inestimable strate
gic value in connection with pro
secution of the war.
Two oil wells are now in pro
cess of drilling in the Coastal
Plain of Georgia. One near Pel
ham in Mitchell county is down
to nearly 8,000 feet, and another ,
in Decatur county, six miles be
low Bainbridge, started drilling
last week. One well suspended
drilling operations in Clinch
county, five miles south of Hom
erville, week before last, but no
information has been given out
yet concerning the findings of
any of these wells.
Human things must be known
to be loved; but divine things
must be loved to be known.
—Paschal.
WAR.BONDS
Americanism
The term “Americanism” was
first used by John Witherspoon, pres
ident of Princeton university, in 1781*
PROGRAM OUTLINED
FOR Gi’S PROGRESS
Charles A. Collier, vice presi
dent of the Georgia Power Com
pany, speaking before the Geor
gia Press Association convention
in Atlanta, urged Georgians to
improve living conditions in their
home towns as a means of at
tracting new industries, provid
ing employment and inducing the
youth of the state to remain here
affer the war.
A five-point program recom
mended for home towns of the
state included the providing of
attractive employment, opportu
nities for advancement,comforta
ble living, good schools and
churches and adequate recrea
tional facilities,
Mr. Collier pointed to the pre
cedent of the first World War,
when the income of the people
reached an all-time high, only to
be followed within a few years
by depression and near-bank
ruptcy. This same thing will
follow the present war unless
Georgia takes immediate steps to
prevent it, Mr. Collier said.
He pointed out that 300,000
young men and women are in
the armed services and that they
\yill not come back to Georgia to
live unless living conditions and
opportunities are made attrac
tive for them. One million men
and women who were born in
Georgia are now living elsewhere
because opportunities are Jack
ing at home. Mr. Collier esti
mated the loss to the state, just
[in the cost of educating these
| lost citizens as two billion dol
lars.
He said 50 per cent of th e
graduates of the three leading
men’s colleges in Georgia are
now living elsewhere.
Attractiveness of a town is its
most important asset in inducing
new industries to locate there,
Mr. Collier said, citing -specific
instances of leading mills which
had selected their locations sole
ly on the basis of the appearance
of the near-by towns. Good
towns indicate citizens of ambi
tion, energy, hope and progres
siyeness, he said and that kind
of people, more than anything
else, is what industries are seek
ing to operate their establish
ments.
Attractive home towns will
keep the young people, build
more business, increase indus
trial growth and attract tourist
trade, he said.
LIFE OF GEORGIANS
INCREASED BY I 1 YEARS
Eleven extra years have been
added to the average length of
life of Georgians since 1911, ac
cording to State Health Depart
ment records. In 1911, the ex
pectation of life at birth in the
United States was 53 years, in
comparison with the present
figure of 64 years.
“New methods of fighting di
sease and preventing premature
death can be made to yield an
even richer harvest of human
lives,” Dr. T. F. Abercrombie,
health department director, said.
In adding extra years to life,
there can be no secret weapon,
he added, as th e knowledge
won in the campaign against di
sease and death must be made
available to everyone. Post war
plans for state health work pro
vide for a wider distribution of
this knowledge, the health direc
tor said.
The Health Department offers
the following physical fitness
rules to help maintain health and
prolong life: eat a variety of
nourishing foods —milk, eggs,
fruits, vegetables, meat or fish,
cereal and bread ) whole-grain or
enriched); drink plenty of water;
take suitable exercise daily; get
fresh air in your lungs and the
sun in your skin; relax when
tense and learn to conserve en
ergy; get plenty of sleep; dress
right, stand tall, walk proudly;
see a doctor annually, or immed
iately if any deviation from nor
mal health occurs.
It is estimated that coal will
fall 38 million tons short of re
quirements next winter. If you
expect to keep warm with coal
next winter now is the time to
get your bin filled up.
