Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, August 17, 1944, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHouston Home Journal VOL. LXXIII. No. 33. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 17. 1944 ESTABLISHED 1870 PERRY OFFICER IN ! COMMAND IST ARMY! I Lt. Gen. Courtney H. HodgesJ native of Perry, Ga. is in com mand of the First U. S. Army, now in operation in France, it was officially announced Monday night. Gen. Hodges went to England last February on an unannounced assignment. He was in com mand of the Third Army and Southern Defense Command with headquarters in Fort Sam Hous ton, Texas before leaving the United States. Gen. Hodges holds the highest rank in the U. S. Army ever attained by a Georgian. He is the son of Mrs. John H Hodges and the late Mr. Hodges, who was editor and publisher of the Houston Home Journal for 45 years. During the First World War, he participated with his regi ment, a unit of the Fifth divis ion, in the occupation of the Anould St. Die and Villers-en- Haye defensive sectors, then in 1 the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Ar gonne offensives. He holds the | DSC and the Silver Star. In May this year, Gen. Hodges was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his organiza tion and expansion of replace ment training centers and schools of the army ground forces in this country. IMMUNIZATION URGED FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN immunization against diphthe ria, whooping cough, smallpox, and typhoid fever is recommend ed for children entering school this September by the State Health Department. “It is a mistake for parents to needlessly subject their children to these diseases for which specific im munizations are available,” ac cording to Dr. T. F. Abercrom bie, state health director. State health figures show that 47 children died from diphtheria in Georgia last year and 170 from whooping cough. The majority of these deaths could have been L prevented b y immunization against these diseases, Dr. Aber crombie said. Immunization against diphthe ria and whooping cough is rec ommended by the Health Depart ment for children at about six months cf age, ChildreA who , were immunized against diphthe ria as babies should be tested to determine if a supplementary dose of diphtheria toxoid is nec essary to strengthen immunity before they enter school, Dr. Abercrombie added. Any young child who has not had whooping cough immuniza tion may be vaccinated against this disease, the health director explained. In some instances school children previously immu nized are given single injections of whooping cough vaccine to continue protection. Typhoid fever immunization is partially recommended by the Health Department for rural children who may come in con tact with carriers of this disease while attending school. While no deaths from smallr pox were reported in Georgia last year, health records show that epidemics of this disease occu-1 when large groups of the popula tion remain unvaccinated. CANNING NOTICE Beginning the week of August 21 the Houston County Canning Plant will be open each Tuesday and Friday for white patrons and| and each Thursday for negroes.! The plant will open at 8 a. m. 1 and close at 1 p. m.. Canning' may be done on the above days for the next two weeks after; which canning must be done by; appointment. L. C. Walker, Supervisor. FIRST COTTON BALE The first bale of cotton of this | season was ginned in Perry Fri-i day, Aug. 11, at Davis Ware house. The cotton belonged to a colored farmer, Cain West, who I lives in the southern part of the county. The second bale was brought in that same day by L. I* D. Hammesley of Hayneville. ' A ! RATIONING INFORMATION j j Wholesalers and retailers of, : j meats and fats whose net point | inventories have fallen below 50 I per cent due to point changes of May 4 and August 3 may seek adjustments between August 13 and September 15, the Atlanta District Office of Price Adminis tration said this week. Applications should be made directly to the local board and must include the net point inven tory at close of business August 12, the ration bank balance, points on hand but not deposited and points received for foods not delivered. The applicant must list all items on hand having point value higher than zero on the August 13 chart, except but ter acquired by point loans from Washington, and items in tran sit. Many retailers suffered loss of point inventories, OPA said, when some commodities were re duced to zero May 4. The ad justments in certain extreme cases were authorized in connec tion with the restoration of sev eral of these commodities to point value August 13. Fuel Oil Renewal applications for next (season's fuel oil rations have been mailed. As soon as cou pons are received, fuel oil tanks should be filled. Period 4 and 5 coupons for current season good until Sept. 30. Period 1 coupons for next year now valid. Canning Sugar Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for five pounds of canning sugar un til February 28, 1945. Apply at local board for supplemental ra tions. Meats and Fats Red AB, thru Z 8 and A5 thru D 5 (Book 4) valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens, in definite period. Processed Foods Blue A8 through F 5 (Book 4) valid indefinitely at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Sugar Sugar Stamps Nos. 30, 31, and 32 in Book 4 good for five pounds each indefinitely. No. 33 be comes valid for 5 lbs. of Sugar Sept. 1. Gasoline No. 10 coupons in “A” books expire Aug. 8. Rationing rules now require that every ear owner write his license number and state in ad vance on all gasoline coupons in his possession. Shoes Stamps 1 and 2 on “airplane” sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair each indefinitely. TIMBER OWNERS ASKED TO HELP STATE’S GOAL It will take the cooperation of all Georgia timberland owners to reach the production goal of two billion board feet of lumber which has been assigned to the State, J. E. Phillips, forester of the Agricultural Extension Ser vice, said this week. “Woodland owners,” he con tinued, can cooperate by selling timber that is ready to market and by doing as much of their own work in the woods as their equipment and time will per mit.” The forester pointed out that sawmill operators are usually glad to pick up sawlogs cut and bunched along a road. “By cut ting their salable timber into logs, farmers can realize an in come from their woods and at the same time render a much| needed war service,” Mr. Phil-j (lips declared. ' i “In this way they also have! (the opportunity to select their J I trees to be cut and leave their j (stand in a condition so that it I I will produce future crops of tim-| (ber in a shorter period of time,”! j he asserted. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Clifford Hunter class of i the Baptist Sunday school will meet at 4p, m. Monday at the (home of Mrs. J. L. Gallemore, Total receipts from farm mar ketings for the first half of 1944 are estimated at about 8.65 bil lion dollars compared with 7.80 billion for the same period in '1943. * I j | The Farmer and War Bond Purchases i by Charles W. Holman, Secretary The National Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation A MERICAN farmers have a A great deal more at stake in purchasing War Bonds than sim ply a patriotic urge to assist in financing the war so that it may be prosecuted to an early and vic torious conclusion. Modern war demands governmental expendi tures far in excess of those which may be met by current revenue receipts. This means Government borrowing. If a large part of this borrowing is through commercial banks additional inflationary spending power is created through the expansion of credit. On the other hand, if the borrowing is largely from individuals much of their excess funds are drained off. Hence, the pressure on prices re sulting from unusually large funds bidding for limited amounts of goods and services is relieved, and j thus inflation retarded. A tremendously increased agricultural production and 1 some increase in average prices received above those paid by farmers have raised | the net income of all United States farmers from the 1935- 39 average of §4.7 billion to $6.3 billion in 1941, §9.4 billion j in 1942, and an estimated $12.5 billion in 1943. With available supplies of farm machinery re placements and building ma terials limited, Agriculture has a fund available for either debt retirement, savings read ily liquidated for future pur chases of machinery, build ings, etc., or for present in vestment in land. A marked decrease in farm mortgages in recent years indi cates that much of this fund has been properly applied to debt re tirement. However, activity in land sales and a very marked in crease in land values demon The Cow with a Complacent Ego |Jn "THERfSA WAR ON, MRS. FERDINAND! Z* AMERICA IS CRYING FOR MOM Pm BESIDES, FARMER BROWN IS BUY- —1 ING AN EXTRA m BOND PHIS MONTH 1 !) Young Opera Star Leans to Pinafores and War Bonds The young American concert-opera star, Marjory Hess, has her victory garden rambling over this colorful pinafore apron, it is a life saver for your party dresses, and fun to make, even for a beginner. Miss Hess suggests making several aprons because then, with a minimum of time and effort, you will save enough money to buy extra War Bonds and stamps. Suitable patterns may be obtained at your local pattern store. U. S. Trtasury Dtportmtni Over-head Type Door The over-head type door is now be ing used extensively on all kinds of garages. They are easily installed and can be operated by hand, elec trically or hydraulically with equal strate that farmers are probably diverting a large part of this fund into land purchases. From March 1, 1943, to March 1, 1944, average land values per acre rose 15 per cent, with the larger part of the rise taking place in the last four months oi the period. The in crease during this four-month pe riod was the highest on record, being 20 per cent greater than the average monthly rate of increase for the 1919-20 boom year. Aver age values per acre have increased more than one-third in the past 3 years. In the 1916-19 period the rise was about the same. It appears that an overcapitali zation of probably temporarily high farm commodity prices is in Erocess just as in World War I. arge mortgage debts incurred now, at high levels of income, will prove disastrous when both total agricultural production and prices fall. Land values are based on the net return to land. With the end of the war in sight and with the prospect that farm labor and other costs will require a relatively larg er return leaving the return to land less, the logical course for land values at present would ap pear to be downward rather than upward. Therefore, it appears that farmers would do well to in vest every available dollar, beyond that needed for debt retirement, in Government Bonds. These can be held against the day when neces sary farm replacements will be available and when farm land values will have become more stable. In this way the individual farmer may assist in hastening the day of return of his son, and also have capi tal available to help ilnanco him in ventures of his own choice. U. S. Treasury Department I Kaclio ruiows In one Australian hospital, pa tients with head or neck injuries ara supplied with a “radio” pillow. Containing a very weak loudspeaker the pillows are made ot sponge rub ber. I STATE GUARD NEWS i | Col. R.VV. Collins, Commander ! of the Georgia State Guard, has 1 issued a General Order that should be of interest to all Geor gians. The following is General J Order No. 4, Aug. 3, 1944: | 1. The Georgia State Guard 'has been in existence more than j | four years. During this period ! the fact that an efficient State Guard has existed has minimized its use in carrying out the mis sions for which the Guardsmen have trained. 2. While we must always train to be prepared to carry out any of the missions assigned us, j it is well to remember that we ; will have most successfully and beneficially performed our duty I to our State, if our mere ex j istence as an efficient organiza- I tion prevents lawlessness beyond j the control of Civil Authorities. | 3. We hope that justice, fair , ness and due consideration for all I citizens of our great State will continually reduce the need for a ! call to active duty. However, should such a call come it is our duty to maintain law and order or to restore the operation of law, if disrupted. The accom plishment of this mission in | volves: first, the protection of i all law abiding citizens regard -1 less of race, color, belief, or fi nancial condition; second, the | protection of all property of the I Nation, the State, individuals land corporations; third, our duty to remain neutral in all disputes. It is the duty of our Courts to decide points at issue and our ! duty to uphold the decisions, j, 4. It is desired that this order 1 be read to each organization at the first assembly after its re ceipt, that emphasis be placed on paragraph 3 not only on first reading but in the instruction of the State Guard. R. W. Collins, Colonel, G. S. G., Commanding. HOME CANNING MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER “If the consumer wants ade quate stores of canned food for next winter she must preserve them at home,” Mrs. Ruth Broach, food preservation special ist of the Extension Service de clared this wtek. ‘.Although the season for growing early vegetables has not been favor able, there are now many va rieties of vegetables in the home garden and every homemaker should can any surplus, no mat ter how small.” Home food preservation is much more necessary in 1944 than in 1943, Mrs. Broach con tinued. “This is a fact not fully realized by many homemakers, probably because ration points were recently removed from can ned vegetables. However, this was due to a shortage of storage I space and not to a surplus of \ scanned foods.” Government requirements for canned fruits have increased ! from 22 million cases in 1943 to ■ almost 37 million cases in 1944 — i an increase of more than 70 per j cent—and will exceed 50 percent ! of the total estimated 1944 pack, ! she continued. More than half the canned fruit crop expected this summer and fall will be taken at the com , mercial canning plant by the | government for military needs and for lend-lease. More vege tables must likewise be set aside ! by canners for government pur chasees this year. There is still time to plant vegetables such as string beans, squash, beets and greens for canning. In south Georgia coun ties, in addition to these, corn may be planted. With the crops of lima beans, string beans, squash, okra, to matoes, cucumbers, peppers, beets, and corn now growing in victory gardens, together with the fall garden supply, the fam ily canning budget may be filled with a variety of vegetables, and . a worth-while contribution made : to the country’s war effort, she asserted. ; Pears, apples and muscadine grapes are some of the fruits of late summer and fall that may be put up in a number of ways, ’ the specialist pointed out. Pick les, sauces, ketchup, and relishes j give zest to meals and have a - definite place in the plan for canned foods for home use. 'OVERSEAS XMAS MAIL : MUST BE SENT EARLY | ATLANTA. Ga. —“Do your 1 Christmas shopping early,” has long been a cry made to the pub -1 lie, but this year the plea is, 1 “Mail your overseas soldiers’ Christmas packages early,” Lt. Col. Hartley 18. Dean, Fourth Service Command pos tal officer, points out that sol diers’ yuletide packages will be accepted for mailing as early as 1 August 15 and no later than ; October 15, and he states, “Peo ple are advised to mail their Christmas packages as soon as possible and not wait for the deadline. With millions of men overseas and with more millions of gifts which will be sent to them—getting all parcels to their proper destinations in time for Christmas is going to be a tremendous task. The sooner the post office receives these packages the better the chances are for the soldiers to enjoy Christmas on December 25.” Col. Dean called attention to the regulation that overseas Christmas parcels “for members of the Army personnel leaving home stations enroute for over seas shortly before or subsequent to October 16, will be accepted after October 15, up to and in cluding December 10, upon pre sentation by the sender of a change of address notification from the addressee, received prior to September 30, provided the parcels come within the pre scribed limits of weight and size and endorsed ‘Christmas parcel.’ Only one such parcel will be accepted from any one 'person to any one individual hav ing an overseas A, P. 0. ad dress.” The War Department ruling on Christmas greeting cards is that those sent to soldiers overseas must be sealed and prepaid first class mail. Due to the urgent need to con serve shipping space, Christmas parcels may not exceed the cur rent limits of 5 pounds in weight or 36 inches in girth combined. Packages must be boxed in met al, wood, solid fiber board or strong double-faced corrugated fiberboard with strong gummed paper tape or tied with strong twine or both. Perishable matter will not be accepted and mailing of fragile articles is discouraged. Abso lutely prohibited for overseas shipment are intoxicants, in fiamable materials (including matches and lighter fluids), poi sons or compositions which may kill or injure another, or damage the mails. Col. Dean stressed “Addresses must be legible—typed or writ ten in ink. It is desirable that the complete address be shown on a sheet of paper inside the package in the event the outer wrapper becomes torn, mutilated or destroyed in transit.” It is suggested that local pos tal authorities be consulted on any Christmas package informa tion which is not clear. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Church Service, 11:30 a. m. Rev. G. E. Clary, district su perintent, will preach. 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. Training Union, 7:00 p. m. Evening Worship 8:00 p. m. Prayer Service Wednesday, 8:00 p, m. Rev. J. A, Ivey, Pastor. REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services will begin at Houston Factory Baptist church Sunday, Aug. 20 and continue through Aug. 27. Rev. E. M. Clapp is pastor, and the Rev, Bob Taylor of Macon will con duct the services. There will be a special singing service each night. Evening ser vices only beginning at 8:15 p.m. Everybody cordially invited.