Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, November 23, 1944, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXIII. No. 47 FARM SECURITY TO HONOR 100 FARMERS When approximately 100 paid out family type farmers assemble at a dinner in their honor in At lanta on November 30, Houston county is scheduled to be repre sented by Roy L. Bloodworth, of Elko. W. W. Gray. Perry, com mitteeman, and E. G. Cook. Jr., FSA Supervisor of Fort Valley, will also attend. The meeting will be attended by leading agriculturalists, busi nessmen and editors to pay tri bute to the group who have cast oft' the shackles of tenantry and sharecropping through thrift, in dustry and progressive farming. Governor Arnall will make the principal address and will former ly award the mortgage deeds. All of the honor guests purchas ed their farms under terms of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Ten ant Act and have paid for their farms within three to five years, although the Act allows a maxi mum of 40 years for repayment at three percent interest. Mr. Bloodworth sharecropped for two years and was a cash renter for eight years before he purchased his farm in January 1940, with a of $4,091. At that time his net worth was $1,480 but today his net worth is estimated at $10,375. He made the final payment on his farm in the fall of 1943. Besides his farm his holdings today include 4 mules, 7 cows, 3 calves, 60 hogs, 75 chickens, a truck, 20 tons of hay and 300 bushels of corn. Since he purchased the farm Mr. Bloodworth has terraced and fenced it. He has added two rooms and two porches to his home. He now has 80 pecan trees and averages planting 40 acres of legume cover crops and 20 acres of small grain each year. He had five major sources of in come last year, including turkeys, hogs, cattle, peanuts and truck crops, and each of these items brought in more than $5OO. There are eight children in the family. Mr. Bloodworth is a steward in the Grovania Metho dist church and is active in all civic undertakings. REV. J. E, SAMPLEY RETIRES The ministry of Rev. J. E. Sampley was a blessing to the entire community as well as to the Methodist congregation dur ing his three years in Perry, The prayers,love and best wishes of all the people here go with Rev. Mr. Sampley as he retires from the active ministry after nearly 50 years of service. The Wesleyan Christian Advo cate recently published the ac accountof Mr. Sampley which is given below; Rev. J. E. Sampley joined the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church in November, 1895, at the age of eighteen years. In December, 1909, he was received into the former Methodist E p is c o p a 1 Church South in the Mississippi Conference. After four years in that Conference, Bro. Sampley transferred to the South Georgia Conference in 1913. He has served the following charges in this conference in the order given: Warthen circuit. Ingle side and City Mission in Macon, Ellaville circuit, Soperton circuit; Centenary in Macon, First Church in Dublin, Vidalia, Trini , ty in Waycross, First Street in Macon, Cairo, Quitman, Asbury Memorial in Savannah, Fort Val ley, Sandersville, and the pres ent pastorate, Perry. During Bro. Sampley’s pasto rate at Ingleside the church there was built and Morrison Memorial church was organized. “After 49 years of continuous service with an ever increasing severity of physical suffering which I have undergone for many years, I come to this day w ith great joy in the divine pow er of my Lord and His abounding - grace,” stated Bro. Sampley. He continued, “During these years I have placed emphasis ipon Holy living, evangelism, v/oiVI service and stewardship.” Record*, reveal that many have been called t» preach under Bro. Sampley’s miiistry, that many church debts lave been paid, nu merous buildings repaired and Houston Home Journal IP.H.S. BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT ,j By G. FRANCIS NUNN |i i Adding two more victories to I their lengthening string, the • J powerful Panthers of Perry High J ran their consecutive win streak ■ to seven last week as they down -1 ed the strong outfits of Cochran ; and Fort Valley on Tuesday and : Friday nights respectively. The ■ scoring combination of Skellie and Bledsoe and the defensive prowess of Marshall and Wilson, combined with the smartness and I heads-up play of Pierce, Cooper, Whipple and Satterfield, has • stamped this edition of the Pan ; thers as one of the best. The Tuesday evening bout in ■ Cochran left the fans gasping for breath and praying first for 1 more time, then for less. Fight ■ ing toe to toe with two minutes left in the first half and the Pan thers trailing by four points, Wilson suddenly went wild, toss ed four times at the goal, and Perry led by four points. This type of performance is what makes this team outstanding. In the last half, the score was tied five times, and though the Perry fans were sure that the Panthers I deserved to win, it is barely pos j sible that luck dictated that the final whistle blow with Perry in ! the lead 38-36 rather than Coch ran. At any rate, when the game is returned over here, it will be one that you will want to see at all costs. Friday evening the Panther tangled at the local gym with his oldest and toughest rival, the Fort Valley five. Though the fi nal score was 38-19, the game was a battle from start to finish, with the visitors playing the lo cals off their feet in the first quarter and holding the score down throughout the first half. But with Bledsoe leading the way the Panthers hit their stride in the third quarter and ran off to leave the Greenies, much to the disgust of the northside fans. When Coach Staples finally en trusted the game to his second stringers, the score was 36-10, and the final was 38-19. Though Bledsoe led the scorers with 16 points, and Skellie was a close second with 14, the star of the game was Tommie Marshall who reached his highest form of the season to completely disrupt any attack the Valley lads might have attempted to start, and to crack their stout defense early in the game with a couple of fine long shots. Another bright spot for the home club was the fine play of substitute Clint Cooper. Though he failed to score on two or three attempts, he showed ex cellent ability as a ball handler and a floor man, and gave prom ise that he was ready whenever he should be needed. The game was held up for a few minutes at the start because of the absence of one of the of ficials, and finally was begun with only one referee—Lasseter. But this account would not be complete without mentioning the fine job that one did, working as he was under the handicap of the shouts from the fans completely! drowning out his whistle, and therefore having to forcibly stop play whenever he called a halt by 1 himself securing control of the ball. Rarely has it been seen that one man could smooth out a 1 game without help which began ; as rough and tumble as did that one. Hats off to the “Blower.” ! Come Friday night of this week, the Panthers are hosts to their jinx, their poison of last • season —the hardy outfit from ’ Byron. Three times last season I the Panther bared his fangs at Byron, and three time he wound j ’ up with his tail between his legs j headed for home. This writer! i has not seen Byrons ’44-45 edi-| ’ltion, but gives the Panthers aj j! chance to win purely on their j Mown fine performance of this sea- 1 (son. Don’t fail to be on hand ! I for this one. II :i PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE ’ Sunday School—10:15 a. m. j Church Service—ll:3o a. m. I Supply Pastor— C. W. Frerking. ; Assistant Supply Owen Gumm. ’ that the beautiful parsonage at . Fort Valley was erected during I ‘ his pastorate there. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1944 j EVERY BUY A BULL’S EYE H?w!r] Fred L. Packer —Brettler Editorial Cartoons, Inc. OPA INFORMATION OPA is investigating sales of cigarettes at retail and at whole sale in an effort to combat the black market threat. In promis ing rigid enforcement of OPA regulations, which require cigar etts to be sold at March, 1942, prices plus small additions for certain taxes added since that date, the District OPA Director said violators are liable for criminal prosecution as well as treble damage claims. Under existing regulations all cigarette retailers are required to post ceiling prices in plain view and are prohibited from exceeding the legal prices by such evasive methods as “tie-in” sales. Individuals are urged to report any suspected violations to their local War Price and Ra tioning Board. Gasoline Motorists making application for supplemental B or C gasoline rationing must attach the mile age record which accompanied their new A coupons. Boards cannot issue rations unless the new mileage record is attached to the application. Three A-13 coupons in the new books valid thru Dec. 21. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license number and state in ad vance on all gasoline coupons in his possession. Fuel Oil Period 1 for this season now valid. Canning Sugar Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for j five pounds of canning sugar un til February 28, 1945. Meats and Fats Red A8 thru P 5 (Book 4) val id at 10 points each, for use with tokens, both good indefinitely. Processed Foods Blue A8 through W 5 (Book 4) valid indefinitely at 10 points each. Sugar Sugar Stamps N 05.30,31,32, 33, 34 in Book 4 good for five • pounds each indefinitely. < Shoes Stamps 1,2, &3 on “airplane” ! sheet in Book 3 valid for one pair jeach indefinitely, |j. P. ELECTION ON DEC. 2 • The regular election for Justic es of the Peace and Constables lin Houston County will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, 1944. Elections will be held in three Militia Districts; 928th District, (Perry Upper Town) W. W, Yates, incumbent: 926th District, (Henderson) E. Wynne, incum bent; 542nd District (Hayneville) E. H. Wimberley, incumbent. The elections will be held at the regular polling places in the ' the three Districts and the rules : are the same as those governing general elections. FOREST FIRE PROTECTION By PAUL W. GROOM, State Forest Fire Warden. The majestic reds, yellows and browns of the forest are being shaded, dimmed and destroyed by forest fires in Georgia this month. With the coming of fall, our woods take on many beauti ful colors but these Autumn col ors also hail the beginning of a new forest fire season. i This has been especially true this year as we have had a dry fall and with the dropping of leaves careless people have allow ed fire to get into our woods and forests. These fires are not go ing unnoticed this year as they have in the past as each fire is investigated by a forest fire warden. These wardens are given the authority to arrest j those who carelessly, negligently or maliciously allow fire to burn the forest. This they are doing. All forest rangers, who are en gaged in fighting forest fires in protected counties, are constant ly on lookout for those who start ed the fires. If the person re sponsible for the fires can be ap prehended they are turned over to the fire warden for prosecu , tion. The rangers and wardens are working toward a better fire record for Georgia for the lire i season of 1944-45. Jack Frost has begun his mag ic work of art in earnest this week. With his paint brush he has spread color to the leaves of all Georgia’s trees. Let’s keep fire out and enjoy nature’s i beauty. ADDITIONAL PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Nunn have as their guests for Thanks giving dinner her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon; her aunt, Mrs. Thomas Pollard; her brother and family, Mr.and Mrs. J. W. Cannon Jr., and baby, Nancy,; all of Cordele; and her 'sister, Mrs. Henry Jennings, and I Mr. Jennings, of Dawson. i Mrs. A. C. Watts was notified ; Sunday that her son, Pvt. Eugene I Boyd, who has been missing in ; action since Aug. 20 is a prisoner of war in Germany. Mrs. Watts •eft today (Thurs.) to visit her mother, Mrs. Dorn, in Lincoln ton, Ga, Mr. and Mrs. William Stubbs and young son, Billy, spent Mon day in Augusta. Corp. Lawrence Mosteller of Drew Field, Fla. is visiting his • parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. j Mosteller. (gbccer-consumer campaign i Dear Mr. Grocer: There is one group of men and I 'women on the tiring line in this war whose patriotic service will probably never be fully known until this war is over and done. They people like you are the half million grocers of this coun try who are doing a job upon which so much of our whole war effort hinges. It isn’t a spectacular service . . just a day to day grind with one bothersome thing after another —ration books, tokens, price lists, point charts. We here in the Board who have seen you meet these situations every day short of help, too—know what you have been up against, But the big thing is—you are doing the job, and because you and others like you have done the job, food prices have been held as they have never been held in all our wartime history— and, frankly, better than anyone dreamed they could be. It is a proud fact that food prices during the past 18 months have actually decreased 3.7%. A firm grip on food prices has been of critical importance throughout the war—and still is. Because food takes 40% of what the average family spends, a rise in food costs would have set this whole inflation business off for fair . . . and do you think for a moment an inflation-ridden coun try could have produced for war as we have —or that victory would be as close as it is today,if inflation had been rampant? What I am saying is that what you are doing in keeping food prices down is as vital a war job as any that has been done, and this note is to tell you that we at the Board appreciate all you have done, and all the cooperation you are giving. We are now in the midst of the biggest joint campaign ever staged by business and govern ment. You’ve already heard about the Grocer-Consumer Cam paign which all your leading trade associations are sponsoring. It has two purposes: 1. To make your customers and your community more con scious of the big wartime service done by grocers. 2. To reinforce our efforts to keep food prices down as a sound base for post-war prosperity. Let’s not let ourselves forget that 20 months after the Armis tice, prices rose twice as fast as during the war. The bitter busi ness losses —and the food trade was hit hardest of all—came af ter the Armistice. This means our job isn’t over yet. Someone from the Board will call on you shortly to tell you more about the Grocer-Consumer Campaign and supply you with attractive display materials. I know you will join in to make this campaign one that will mean the continued success of our whole big effort to keep prices down and move victoriously into peace. With my cordial regards, lam Sincerely yours, Paschal Miuse, Chmn. Houston County War Price and Rationing Board. SGT. W. J. FOY KILLED Mrs. Cleo Braddock Foy was notified Saturday night that her husband, Sgt. William J. Foy, was killed in action in Belgium on Nov. 4. Sgt. Foy was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Foy of Endicott, N. Y. Survivors include a six months old son, Bil ly Foy (W. J. Jr.), who was born three months after Sgt. Foy left for foreign service. Mrs. Foy and little son will leave next week for Endicott, N. Y. to spend several months with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Foy. SERVICE GUILD MEETS The Wesleyan Service Guild met last Thursday night at the home of Miss Norine Swanson with Miss Agnes Terry and Miss Myrtis Terry as joint hostesses with Miss Swanson. Miss Doro thy Jones, president, presided. A Thanksgiving program was presented. Those taking part were Misses Allene Ryals, Audrey Andrews and Margaret McFar land. Miss Swanson and Miss Ryals sang a duet, “Living for Jesus,’’ with Miss Willie Ryals as accompanist. Mrs. G. C. Nunn, who was a guest, read an original poem on Thanksgiving. ESTABLISHED 1870 REVITALIZE STATE FOR RETURNING VETS After World War I more than 50 per cent of the men who serv ed in the fighting forces left Georgia to seek opportunities elsewhere. Today Georgia has 300,000 men in service. “We cannot afford to lose 150,- 000 Georgians after this war/’ Thus declared Gov. Ellis Arnall before some 250 leaders of 59 civic, business, labor, church and fraternal organizations in Geor gia who last week attended a one-day citizens’ conference in Atlanta called by the Governor in cooperation with the Volunteer War Services Council. A revitalized Georgia, promis ing and progressive, was urged by Gov. Arnall. Said he: “We must co-ordinate our every ef fort to improve the economic and social conditions of our state. We must get every citizen to par ticipate in the planning and the activity of community service.” The Governor reviewed state action in postwar planning, in cluding establishment of the Ag ricultural and Industrial Develop ment Board, and pointed out that the federal government must not be expected to do all the work of providing for returning veterans. “If we do,” he said, “we will find further encroachment by federal government on those prerogatives which rightfully be long to state and local govern ment. And we will lose many of our finest citizens to other states.” Volunteer civilian war services are assuming even greater im portance as the fight intensifies toward victory, and wholesome programs for the development of young people in Georgia must be increased in efficiency and scope, were among the conclusions reached at the close of the all day conference after forum dis cussions were held on “Civillian War Activities” and “Human Resources.” RESPIRATORY DISEASES CAUSE MANY DEATHS IN BA. Respiratory diseases were among the leading causes of death in Georgia last year, ac cording to report of the State Health Department. Pneumonia claimed 1,703 lives while influen za took 607, the report shows. Last year’s epidemic of respi ratory diseases began in Novem -1 her, Dr. T. F. Abercrombie,state 1 health director, pointed out and urged Georgians to be on guard against colds that may lead to more serious illness. Respiratory diseases cause workers to lose more time from their jobs than any other disease, he added. Colds cannot always be pre -1 vented, Dr. Abercrombie said, 1 but adequate relaxation, rest and sleep, a nourishing diet including fruits, vegetables and milk, and the wearing of warm, dry cloth ing are all common sense winter health precautions that improve the general physical condition and provide some resistance against colds, influenza, and i pneumonia. Dr. Abercrombie urged per sons with colds to protect others i by staying away from crowds, by i covering coughs and sneezes, and by using and promptly disposing 5 of paper handkerchiefs. He also vrged persons with i severe colds to stay in bed and - consult a physician for proper ' treatment. Dr, Abercrombie - warned against the danger of > self treatment of severe colds ■ and especially with sulfa drugs. , BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS : Sunday School, 10:15 a. m. i Morning Worship Service 11:30. s Training Union, 6:30 p. m. i Evening Worship 7:30 p. m. Prayer Service Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. i Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor. : METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS i Church School-10:15 a. m. 5 Church Service, 11:30 a. m,, and 7:30 p. m. i Young People’s Service, 6:00 i p. m. 1 Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor.