Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, September 14, 1944, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXIII. No. 37 PERRY SCHOOL HAS LARGE ENROLLMENT Perry Consolidated S c h o o )l opened Monday morning with an enrollment of 552, according to Supt. E. P. Staples. The gram mar enrollment was 340 and the high school 212. In another thirty days, at least 100 more pupils will enroll, Supt, Staples said. Some of the pu pils are engaged now in harves ing crops and will enter school later. This community does not have the problem of children not re turning to school because of commercial employment. Many of the young people worked this summer but all of them are re turning to school, the superin tendent said. Lt. Grant Speaker Opening exercises were held Monday with Ist Lt. Dan L. Grant of Perry as the speaker. Lt, Grant is a veteran of a num ber of major Eighth Air Force bombing operations over Nazi Europe. Lt. Grant holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak | Leaf Clusters for outstanding achievement in aerial combat. He has flown 30,000 miles to aid in the destruction of vital enemy objectives. This 27 year old B-17 Flying Fortress pilot was recently | awarded the soldier’s medal for' heroism, Lt. Grant rsscued another airman from a blazing,! smoke-filled building at his Bth Air Force Station in England. Lt. Grant made an interesting and inspirational talk to the Per ry students. S. W. Hickson, county school] superintendent, pledged his co operation to the faculty and students. Supt. Staples welcomed the new students and new faculty members. New teachers are Mrs. Florence Cromatie of Hape ville and Miss Gladys Sprouell of Plains in the grammar school and Miss Audrey Benham of Decatur ! and Miss Juliette McKinley of Vienna, Ga. in the high school. Other teachers are: Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, Mrs. A. C. Dorminy, i Miss Frances Couey, Miss Mary Lee Greene, Miss Allene Ryals, Miss Phoebe Harper, Miss Doro thy Jones, Miss Willie Gunter, and Mrs. C. H. Tucker of the grammar school; L. C. Walker, ivirs. Loula Uriskell, Mrs. J. O. Coleman, Miss Louise Rainey, all | of Perry, Miss Audrey Andrews of Roberta, Miss Ruby Pickens of Commerce, and Miss Margaret McFarland of Hawkinsville, of the high school; and Miss Willie Ryals, music teacher. The pupils sang several patriot ic songs Monday led by Mrs. Coleman. Rev. J. A. Ivey gave the invocation. KIWANIS CLUB MEETS Lt. E. P. Johnson, of Robins Field, Ga. Public Relations of fice, spoke to the Perry Kiwanis club at Tuesday’s luncheon meet ing. His subject was the G. I. Bill of Rights. Guests present were Ist Lt. Dan Grant and Lt. Courtney H. Mason, both of the U. S. Army Air Corps. MEIMST ANNOUNCEMENTS, Church School-10:15 a. m Church Service, 11:30 a. m,, Young People’s Service, 7:00 p. m. Rev, J. E, Sampley, Pastor. fcl 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, £:00 p. m. Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE C. W. Frerking, student at the Presbyterian Seminary, Decatur, La. will preach at the Perry Presbyterian church next Sun day at 11:30 a. m. The most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth, lor all beauty is truth. —Shaftes- bury. Houston Home Journal UNION CHURCH MEET TO BE SUNDAY NIGHT j Rev, J. B. Palmer, of New .York City, representative of the (Federal Council of Churches and the USD, will speak at the Perry Baptist church at 8 o’clock next Sunday night. His talk will cen ter around a community program for youth. Special group meetings will tollow the brief evening service. Rev. Mr. Palmer will speak to the men and Miss Sansome, of Los Angeles, Calif, another rep resentative of the USD, will talk to the women. Both of these speakers have had wide experi ence in young people’s work in religious circles and in youth or ganizations. The other churches of the town, the Methodist and the Presbyterian, will unite with the Baptist in this service. The public is invited by Rev. J. A. Ivey, pastor of the Baptist church, to attend this special service. SOFTBALL LEAGUE NEWS By G. F. NUNN i j i Softballers had their first com plete washout of the year Sun day, as rains prevented their play entirely, and moved Mgr. Staples’ Hawks one step nearer the last half championship. The I Hawks now lead by a game and a half and can only be caught by a near calamity. Should the I second place Eagles win four straight from the Owls, the Hawks need only take three from the Parrots, but should the Eagles stumble only once against the tail-enders, an even break i with the Parrots will give the Hawks the pennant. Mathe matically, the Parrots still have a chance if they could lick the Hawks four in a row and at the same time assist the Owls in beating the Eagles three out of four. But in spite of all the pos sibilities, it looks like the Hawks by a length, and then a three game series with the Parrots, first-half winners. The games rained out Sunday ! must go on the boards, and the i next two Sundays find a string of four double-headers, with each game shortened to 7 in nings by agreement of all the] managers. The Hawks and Par rots meet in the opening double header next Sunday followed by the Owls and Eagles—-then the [schedule is reversed for the last Sunday of regular play. The terms will have to rush in re placements for the boys leaving for school, but spirits are run-] ning high, and a fast finish and good series seems to be in store for the fans. Don’t miss onel from here out. PICK DRY COTTON Perhaps the greatest single factor in producing high grade lint is to pick cotton only when mature and dry and to pick it as free from trash as possible, E.C. Westbrook, cotton specialist! points out. If cotton is dry when picked the ginner can do a smooth job of ginning. Green and damp cotton is the principal cause of rough and gin-cut bales which are penalized from $6 to j s2o per bale. After a farmer! (has produced his crop he should! I sell it on the basis of grade and [staple. Cotton growers partic ipating in the one-variety plan have their cotton classed.free ;by Government classers who is- Isue grade cards for each bale. I „ GROW RICH FOODS i Not only is there a great vari iation in nutritional value and (quality between different classes [of food, such as meat, the cere ials, leafy vegetables, fruits and Iso on, but within the same class, (even within the same plant va riety, there are great differences depending on soil and husbandry, j The vegetables people eat may be relatively high in phosphorus, calcium, nickel, cobalt, iron, cop i per, or other elements, or they may be low in their content of -Ithese, with little, if any, exter nal manifestations in the ap pearance of the plant. > Goodness is a special kind of .truth and beauty. It is truth ’ and beauty in human behavior. —H. A. Overstreet. PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1944 Georgian’s Army First To Invade Germany . llpif jk » fjl f H| feflniifll ? N I |g- LIEUT. GENERAL COURTNEY H. HODGES All the citizens of Perry, both the old-timers and the new-comers, are following with great interest land pride the advancement of the U. S. First Army in Europe for Perry’s native son, Lt. Gen. Courtney H, Hodges, is its commanding general. The First Army is the first of four great Allied armies to invade Germany in force. This occupation of German soil by an invasion army is of historic significance for it is the first time since the days of Napoleon that western Germany had been invaded. Since D-day, June 6, the First Army has never stopped advancing. It was the first to enter Paris, France and has made remarkable progress through France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, and now is near Trier and near Aachen in Germany. Gen. Hodges has had an eventful career in the Army, having risen from the ranks to his present position. He holds the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star from World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in May this year. Gen. Hodges is the son of Mrs. John H. Hodges of Perry and the late Mr. Hodges who was editor and pub lisher of the Hojuston Home Journal for forty-five years. The general’s wife, who was Miss Mildred Lee of Mont gomery, Ala., resides in Atlanta with her mother and sister. He has two brothers and five sisters and a num ber of nieces and nephews, including six who are in the armed services. Perry and Houston county citizens are believers in and boosters for Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, whom some remember as a boy in Perry. His brilliant success as a military leader is no surprise to them for it is no more than they expected him to do. i _ I RELIGIOUS EDUCATION j WEEK PROCLAIMED Holding that “only by the po session of spiritual power can we hope to bequeath to our posteri ty a world and a nation in which righteousness and happiness pre- 1 vail,” Governor Ellis Arnall has proclaimed for Georgia the pe-i i riod of September 24 to October | jl, inclusive, as Religious Educa-' tion Week. His proclamation i follows: “Whereas, the world today is i torn by conflict, in which our na tion is engaged in the age-old - combat against injustice and, 'tyranny, and j “Whereas, Americans must! I seek out the will of Almighty! | God as to our national destiny i and must endeavor to discover and pursue that course of action leading to justice and good will; among all the peoples of the j I Earth, and I “Whereas, only by the posses sion of spiritual power can we I hope to bequeath to our posteri ty a world and a nation in which ! righteousness and happiness pre i vail, and “Whereas, religious education j is an essential part of the educa-1 |tion of all the people, whatever] 1 their age or race or creed, “Therefore, he it ordered, that j Ithe period beginning Sunday, j :Sept. 24, and continuing through] Sunday, October Ist, is designat-1 , ed as the Fourteenth Annual Re-; ligious Education Week and all | citizens are called upon to fulfill i their solemn obligations to culti-J vate the utmost spiritual power] for these times through the fel-' ' lowship of their family circles, j through the teaching opportuni-, ties at their respective houses of] worship, through prayer to Al-; SAFETY SLOGANS If you can’t run at least fifty ! miles an hour or jump at least six feet, don’t cross in the mid dle of a road or street. Almost half of all pedestrian deaths oc cur between intersections. | Take no unnecessary chances in factories, which are working overtime to deliver war goods. I A quick-moving child and a | slow-thinking motorist can spell : tragedy for the child. ; j Few realize to what extent the people of America live out of , cans. Take the canned foods out ;of a grocery store and there 1 wouldn’t be much left. What I was left could be stored on a few j shelves on one side of the store. Singularly enough in the average store the fresh fruit and vege i table section occupies about a | fifth of the space given over to jthe foods packed in tin cans and i glass jars. While we don’t hear much said about it, one of the biggest post war projects is going to be the task of getting people on a down to earth basis after they j have had a taste of war industry ! wages. | Every trait of beauty may be ' referred to some virtue, as to in- I nocence, candor, generosity, 'modesty, or heroism, —St. Pierre. i - ; The outside of the National ! Capitol building is being given a | coat of paint. It is estimated 1 that the job will require 2,000 I gallons of paint and will cost j $40,000. | mighty God. “ELLIS ARNALL, ; “Governor of Georgia.” COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANNED FOR V-E DAY I I A V-E Day community service will be held at the Perry Baptist church when an Allied victory in Europe is announced. Looking forward to an early victory in the European war theatre, Rev. J. A. Ivey, Baptist pastor, and Rev. J. E. Sampley, Methodist pastor, have announced this com munity service to give the peo pie an opportunity to express gratitude for the cessation of hostilities on this war front and to pray for victory on all fronts. The hour of the service will be at 10 a. m. provided victory be announced after Bp. m. If the announcement should come after 10 a. m., the service would be at 4p. m. If victory be announced after 4 p. m., the service will be at Bp. m. The public is invited to attend. RATIONING INFORMATION With enough applications al ready on hand to take more than the September quota of Grade 1 passenger car tires, Paschal Muse, chairman of the local War Price and Rationing Board said today it would be possible to ap prove only a fraction of all ap plications expected to be receiv ed during the month. Pointing out that enough tires simply do not exist, Mr. Muse said vastly increased military needs have resulted in the quota issued for Houston county being reduced to 60 passenger car tires for September. With an esti mated total of 800 cars now in operation in the local area, he pointed out, it is apparent re placement tires will be available for few. “The tire panel will find it necessary to weigh carefully each application in terms of ac tual need and in direct relation 'to the total war effort,” he said. “Hence many motorists who planned to replace tires soon will find they will have to make pres ent carcasses last for a while yet. They only way tires can be made to last is through proper conser vation, Never overload, drive fast or bump tires over or against curbs. When the tire tread wears smooth, have it recapped at once. The quota of large size, 8.25 and larger, commercial tires con tinues below normal demands. 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 r until Sept. 30. Period 1 coupons t for next year now valid. Canning Sugar t Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for ■ five pounds of canning sugar un til February 28, 1945. Apply at 5 1 local board for supplemental ra ; tions. Meats and Fats * Red AB, thru Z 8 and A5 thru G 5 (Book 4) valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens, in definite period. !, Processed Foods Blue A8 through L 5 (Book 4) , valid indefinitely at 10 points j. each, for use with tokens, j Sugar Sugar Stamps N 05.30,31, 32, & i 33 in Book 4 good for five pounds - each indefinitely. * Gasoline j No. 10 coupons in “A” books expire Aug. 8. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his i license number and state in ad t vance on all gasoline coupons in i his possession, i Shoes \ Stamps 1 and 2on “airplane” ' sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair each indefinitely. : TAX NOTICE ’ Houston County Tax Books are i. now open for payment of 1944 1 Taxes. Pay on or before Dec. 20, i 1944 and avoid penalty. 1 M. E, Akin. Tax Collector, ) 12:20 Houston County, Ga. t The War Production Board has hinted that it will probably allow about three boxes of shot gun shells per hunter this fall. ESTABLISHED 1870 OBSERVATIONS ON FARMS IN HOUSTON W. T. M., County Agent Weather conditions have caused 90% of all peanut growers to become restless regarding getting their crop harvested. Machinery cannot be used to ad vantage in damp wet weather. It is estimated that 85% of the peanut acreage in the county is ready to be harvested and pea nuts sprouting in the ground. We have been allotted the use of 80 prisoners of war, but this is not a drop in the bucket to what additional help will be need ed to get our entire crop harvest ed without loss. On practically every farm hav ing both cotton and peanuts, I find both cotton and peanuts getting in bad shape. The only remedy that we can possibly hope for is open fair weather. Otherwise everyone will loose some peanuts and gin low grade cotton which will cost the farm ers of Houston county thousands of dollars. As soon’as this condition clears up, we all need to get our small grain, small grain and legume mixtures, blue lupine, vetch and Austrian winter peas planted. Areas to be planted for fall and winter grazing should be planted as soon as possible. Heavy seed ing and liberal application of fertilizer is necessary to have good winter grazing. NO CITY DELIVERY Perry cannot qualify for city delivery service under govern ment specifications, J. P. Ether idge has been notified by Con gressman Stephen Pace. The population must be 2,500, streets paved, and sidewalks in good condition for a town to be eligible for delivery service, the Post Office department notified Mr. Pace. A towto must have street signs, house numbers, and mail receptacles, also, to qualify, but these things would have to be provided by the City of Perry if other specifications had been met. GOOD NUTRITION TO BE STRESSED IN SEPT, September has been designat ed as National Nutrition Month and an effort is being made in Georgia to familiarize every housewife with the importance of serving adequate meals. Ob servance of the month is a part of the Food Fights for Freedom Program, and more than 3,000 nutrition committees will take part. “The program is dedicated to the proposition that total war de mands total strength and that total strength demands good nu trition,” Miss Lurline Collier, chmn. Ga. Nutrition Committee, declared. “During September attention will be called to the need for more food of high vita min, protein and mineral value in diet. Special stress will be put on storing, preparing and cooking food in away to pre serve its value and prevent waste in preparing and serving,” SMALLER CORN CROP Corn is the most important feed grain grown in Georgia, Kenneth Treanor, economist for the Extension Service, points out. It occupies more crop land than any other crop. The acre age planted in corn is more than twice as great as the acreage planted in cotton, which is the second most important crop from the standpoint of the amount of land used. The indicated acre age in corn this year is 3,623,000, which is four percent below the acreage planted in 1943. The average per acre yield of corn this year is now estimated at only nine bushels per acre for the State as a whole, compared with an average yield of twelve bushels per acre in 1943. Treasury officials report that they collected some $400,000,000 in over-payments on taxes on March 15. It will be several months before refunds are com pleted. Refunds are being made at the rate of 340,000 a week.