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VOL. LXXIV. No. 41
FREEZER-LOCKER
ALMOST COMPLETED
The plant of the Houston
Frozen Products Corporation, lo
cated near the depot in Perry, is
rapidly nearing co m p 1 e t i o n.
Planned in the minds of a few
local citizens as a forward step
for the county, and backed by
local capital, this plant will be
a real credit to the town and
county, and the means of saving
a considerable amount of the
food that is produced and
allowed to go unsaved.
It is hoped by the building
committee, composed of A. W.
Pratt, W. T. Middlebrooks, and
G. F. Nunn, that the building
will be completed and the ma
chinery installed by the first of
November, and that the plant
will be open for business quickly
thereafter.
J. A. Poole of Macon, experi
enced in the killing, cutting, and
curing of meats, has been em
ployed to operate the business,
and concurs with the contrac
tors, North Bros, of Atlanta, in
a view that this is one of the
most complete and modern
plants of its kind in the state.
Of the original 300 lockers to
be installed, only a very few re
main untaken, and it is contem
plated as soon as possible to add
additional lockers for which
space has been provided. Any
person desiring a locker can see
Mr. Middlebrooks, F.M. Houser,
or G. F. Nunn and procure one
as long as they last.
The public is invited to look
over the plant at any time, as it
is a community project and needs
the backing and support of every
body.
S, S. CLASS HONORS TEACHER
The Susannah Wesley class of
the Methodist Church School
honored their teacher, Mrs.
George C. Nunn, with a party
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 26,
in celebration of her birthday
which was Sept. 28. This lovely
affair was held at the Parsonage
and was attended by fifty class
members.
Mrs. J. B. Smith, the pastor’s
wife, and Mrs. Nunn received.
Mrs. L. C. Walker, class presi
dent, and Mrs. E. D. Mason,
class secty., presided at the
punch bowl.
Assisting in serving were Mrs.
C. P. Gray, Mrs. C. E. Andrew,
Mrs. E. F, Barfield, and Mrs. J.
F. Bonner,
A pink and green color motif
was carried out. The tea table
was over-laid with a lace cover
and centered with the beautiful
birthday cake. Pink candies in
crystal holders and compotes of
pink and green mints were at
either end of the table. The cake
was embossed with the Dainty
Bess Rose and violets with sprays
of lilies of the valley atop, all of
spun sugar.
Coral vine, roses, and dwarf
zennias were used in decorating
the reception rooms. Mrs. W.F.
Norwood and Mrs. B. H. An
drew Jr.vvere the decorators.
A musical program was pre
sented by Mrs, J. M. Gooden,
Pianist; Mrs. C. G. Harris, vi
olinist; and Mrs. Joe Mitchell,
vocalist.
The business meeting of the
class was held Sunday morning,
I'he following officers were
elected; Mrs. W. E. Marshall,
president; Mrs. W. T. Middle
brooks, vice president; Miss Pol
ly McLendon, secty. and treas.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Baptist W. M. S. will meet
next Monday at 3:30 p. m. at
the church.
The circles of the Methodist
W. S. C. S. will meet Monday,
3:30 p.m.in the following homes:
No, l, Mrs. A. P. Whipple: No.
•f Mrs. G. C. Nunn; No. 3, Mrs.
Joe Mitchell.
The Sorosis club will meet
hursday, Oct, 11, at the home
nf Mrs. Warren B. Hodge at
4 P. m.
Mr. Ambrose Pierce of Mel
bourne, Australia and his son,
fst. Lt. Jack Pierce, U. S. Army
Air Corps, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Pierce.
Houston Nome Journal
BAPTIST
Revival services are in pro-1
gress at the Perry Ba p t i s t- !
church, having begun Wednes
day night to continue through
Sunday, Oct. 14. Services are
being held twice daily, at 10 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. The public is
cordially invited to attend all
services.
.Rev. J. M. Teressi of Milledge
ville, Ga. is preaching during
this evangelistic series and Rev.
Lewis Brazel of Macon is lead
ing the song services.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
Training Union, 6:30 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH GA.?
By R. M. PENLAND,
Secretary-Treasurer Macon Pro
duction Credit Association
Agriculture is, and will con
tinue to be, Georgia’s chief in
dustry. The future progress of
our great state will depend large
ly upon the care that we take of
our soils and the use we make of
them. To say that soil conserva
tion is agriculture’s first line of
defense is only repeating some
thing that we all know. The
barren and eroded hills of Mid
dle and North Georgia, in par
ticular, are convincing evidence
of our failures at this point, in
the past, and it is plainly evi
dent that, unless our farmers
give more thought and effort to
soil building and soil conserva
tion, we cannot hope to even
hold our present position in the
production fields of the world,
Georgia farmers must be made
to realize that they are waging a
losing fight in their efforts to
compete with other sections of
the country in the production of
many of our main cash crops.
Records compiled by the United
States Department of Agricul
ture lor the year 1944 show
Georgia’s yield to be less than
the average for the entire United
States for practically every cash
crop we are producing. Here is
how our production records com
pare with those of our neighbor
ing states;
While we are producing an
average of 286 pounds of lint cot
ton per acre, North Carolina was
producing 450 pounds; South
Carolina, 439 pounds, Tennessee,
404 pounds;Alabama,34l pounds;
Mississippi, 411 pounds; Mis
souri, 528 pounds.
Georgia had an average of 675
pounds of peanuts per acre.
North Carolina averaged 115
bushels per acre. Other crops in
like proportion.
In view of these records it is
plainly evident that one of two
things must happen. We must
either bring our production up to
that of these other states, or we
must reduce our cost proportion
ately. It may be that we will
have to do both before we can
successfully compete with these
other sections.
While your officers and direc
tors do not pretend to know the
whole answer to this problem, we
do believe that soil building and
soil conservation is a partial solu
tion, and we want to urge you to
take advantage of the Soil Con
servation Program and the ser
vices of the Soil Conservation
Supervisor in your county. These
services are available to you
without cost.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Thomas and Clifford Grimes,
twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Grimes, were given a party
Sept. 23 by their mother in cele
bration of their tenth birthday.
A green and yellow color scheme
was carried out in the decora
tions, refreshments, and birth
day cakes. An ice course was
served to the twenty-six guests
present.
The twins’ sister, Claire
Grimes, celebrated her fifth
birthday, Oct. 2, at a pretty par
ty given by her mother. A pink
and blue color note prevailed in
the decorations, cake, and ice
course. Forty-five little guests
were present.
W. F. Leaptrot, MM Ic U. S.
Navy, who has recently returned
from service in the Pacific, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. D. P.
Leaptrot.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA. ; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1945
PEANUT COUNCIL ENQORSEO
BT HOUSTON FARM BUREAU
The Houston County Chapter
of the Ga. Farm Bureau has en
dorsed the National Peanut Coun
cil through the following letter
sent to to all peanut growers in
the county:
“With the tremendous produc
tion of peanuts during the war
period, and now the sudden end
of the government orders for’
peanuts for the armed forces,
the farmers who grow peanuts
are threatened with a serious
problem. Sure, we all know that
the price is supposed to be held
up to $160.00 for the next two
years, but all that depends on
Congress appropriating the mon
ey to hold it up there —and that
is now doubtful.
“So here are three things that
can happen. First, the acreage
could be cut in half —do you want
that with cotton now gone as a
money crop? Second, the price
could take a longer drop—that
isn’t very pleasant to consider, is
it? Third, quotas might be vot
ed on again—and you remember
the trouble vve had with market
ing cards and a two price sys
tem, don’t you?
“Then you want to know if
there is anything that can be
done, don’t you? Yes, there is
something that is being done
and every grower who produces
one ton or a hundred tons ought
to lend his 100% support. The
growers, shellers and processors
of peanuts have organized a Na
tionaj Peanut Council whose busi
ness it is to promote more uses
for peanuts, and urge their pres
ent uses on a much wider scale.
Money will be spent for finding
new and greater uses for pea
nuts, for advertising those uses,
and for keeping the subject con
stantly in the news and before
the people. The growers have
equal representation on the
Council and in addition have
been granted the power of veto
ing any action of the Council of
which they disapprove.
“Of course, it takes money to
operate this great enterprise.
That money will have to come
from the sale of peanuts, and
here is the scale: Every grower
is asked to contribute 25c per
ton when he sells his peanuts.
The sheller or crusher matches
that with another 25c. The
broker then pays 1c per hundred
pounds on the shelled goods, and
the manufacturer or candy mak
er adds 1c per cwt. also. With
any kind of support the Council
should easily raise the proposed
$300,000.00 for the first year's
work.
“When you sell your peanuts,
be sure to ask the buyer to ac
cept your 25c per ton, and that
'money will go into the National
Council fund to keep peanuts a
profitable money crop here in
our state and county.’’
This is a movement worthy of
the solid backing and complete
co-operation of every farmer in
Houston county, and indeed
throughout the peanut belt,
iCivic clubs (see adv. in this Is
jsue) banks, and independent
businesses of all kinds are rally
ing to the help of the farmer in
this, his fight for the future of
one of the best money crops he
now has left to him, and it is to
be hoped that this program will
be of lasting good to the whole
state and southland,
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
The work of the Perry Public
Library was presented by Mrs.
j John L. Beavers, librarian, and
(Rev. J. A. Ivey, chmn. of the
(Library board, at Tuesday’s
| luncheon meeting of the Perry
: Kiwanis club. Figures were
j given to reveal the rapid growth
of the Library and the real ser
vice it is rendering Perry and
j Houston county.
Sponsored by the Kiwanis club
j six years ago, the Library has
(enlarged its scope every year un
: til now it serves every communi
ty in the county and has 2,000
books in the main library at
Perry.
More reference books and an
encyclopedia are needed by the
library, it was stated.
The library is supported by the
county, the city of Perry, the
Kiwanis club, and receipts from
fines and rentals.
COMPLETE EBOSION CONTROL
By JACK C. MILLER,
Soil Conservationist
I
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Any plans to control soil ero-j
sion on our crop land, here in |
Houston county, very likely will
have to be a combination of
measures instead of any one
measure.
The planting of legume cover
crops for example is a splendid
way to reduce runoff, save soil
and increase the fertility of our
land, but —without terraces or
contour cultivation, or both, the
crops following the cover crops
is apt to get only a portion of the
added fertility—t h e remainder
will probably end up in the
creek downstream.
Erosion control and increasing
soil fertility go hand in hand.
It is a matter of vegetation plus
mechanical control and not vege
tation versus mechanical control
on our sloping row crop land.
We must have both. Terraces
and contour cultivation add noth
ing to the soil. This job is to
hold what’s there; soil fertility,
moisture —the soil itself —given
an assistance by close growing
and cover crops.
So when we make our plans toi
plant winter legumes this fall to
increase yields of cotton, corn
and peanuts next summer let’s
not permit that increased soil
fertility to go out of our fields
into the creek for- lack of ter
races and contour cultivation.
Why worry about terraces and
contour cultivation? I believe
results of a test conducted by
the Soil Conservation Experi
ment Station in North Carolina
answers our question. Let’s take
a look.
TABLE
Effect of row Grade on Soil
Loss and Drainage from Tobac
co rows.
Grade per Tons of % Rainfall
100 ft. Soil Loss Loss
0” 4.48 11
6’’ 8.60 19
12” 14.60 21
18” 12.21 21
24” 20.96 19
30” 24.58 20
information
Meats and Fats
Red A-l thru E-l valid thru
Oct. 31.
Red F-l thru K-l valid thru
Nov. 30.
Red L-l thru Q-l valid thru
Dec. 31.
Red R-l thru V-l valid thru
Jan. 31.
Sugar
Sugar Stamp No. 38 expires
Dec. 31.
Shoes
Stamps 1,2,3,&4 on“airplane”
sheet in Book 3 now valid for one
pair each.
Make Ration Applications by
mail. Save time and effort,
W. K. WHIPPLE NAMED
FIELD SUPERVISOR
The Connecticut! Mutual Life
Insurance Company announces
through their General Agent P.
Lj. Bealy Smith of Atlanta, the
appointment of Wendell K. Whip
ple as Agency Field Supervisor
for South Georgia. This area
will cover that portion of Geor
gia lying beh'w Macon.
Mr. Whipple became associat
ed with the Connecticut Mutual
as district representative in Au
gust 1941. The first year he was
with the company he won the
Holderness Award for writing
the largest number of cases for
first year men in the entire com
pany. In 1943 he won the Peter
M. Fraser award for writing the
largest volume of business for
second year men in the company.
Since that time he has been
among the company leaders both
in cases and volume. He has
been a member of the Leaders
Round Table of Georgia since
1943, serving as a director of
that organization in 1944. Mem
bership in this group requires a
large volume, and it is open to
all life underwriters in Georgia.
He also is a member of the Geor
gia Association of Life Under
derwriters, as well as the Na
tional Association.
Mr. Whipple’s headquarters
will be in Perry and his office
will remain at its present lo
cation.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
The fall conference of the Ma
con and Americus districts will
be held at the Perry Methodist
church next Tuesday, Oct. 9.
Bishop Arthur Moore will pre
side over the conference and
preach at 11:30 a. m.
200 delegates from the sixty
charges in the two districts are
expected to attend the Perry
meeting. Lunch will be served
the visitors at a nominal charge.
Dr. S. T. Senter is superinten
dent of the Macon district and
Rev. L. A. Harrell, superinten
dent of the Americus district.
Reports will be made by the
pastors on the year’s work.
Church School-10:15 a. m.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m,
and 7:30 p. m.
Sermon topics for Oct. 7 are:
Morning, “In Kememberance of
Me” (World-wide Communion
Sunday.)
Evening, “The Mind of a
Christian.”
ioung People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor.
SERVICE MEN ANQ WOMEN
S. 2c L. C. Walker, U. S. Na
vy, is attending de-mobilization
school at Great Lakes, 111.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 27,
1945 —Lt. (j.g.) Arthur L. Wat
son of Perry, Ga. was awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds re
ceived in action against the ene
my on April 29. The award was
presented on board the USS
Haggard.
Watson is the son of Mr. W.B.
Watson Sr. of 2421 Cusseta Rd.,
Columbus, Ga. His wife, Mrs.
Helen M. Watson, and their
daughter, Dolores Wayne, 12,
live at 103-50 106th St., Ozone
Park, N. Y. Watson is a grad
uate of Perry High School.
ADVICE TO NEGRO FARMERS
In view of the shortage of
meat and lard, and since hogs
are the main source from which
we get our meat and lard, we
should give our hogs special at
tention, plenty feed corn, water,
grazing, etc. Hogs will fatten
faster in warm weather than in
cold weather, and it will take
less feed and is less expensive.
Put the fat on your hogs now,
so they will be in tip top condi
tion, mud fat, weighing 200 to
300 lbs., and ready to kill when
the weather is cold enough. Then
you will be waiting for th e
weather to kill your hogs in
stead of waiting lor jour hogs to
get fat enough to kill.
Harvest Crops —You have
worked hard early and late and
made your crops. Do the same
thing, work hard early and late,
and harvest your crops.
Pay Debts- The war is over
and the prices of farm crops and
products are certainly going
down. While prices for farm
products and crops —cotton, pea
nuts, corn, hogs, etc., are high,
you better pay your debts. A
person in debt to a large extent
is in slavery. Sell everything
possible and pay your debts.
Look Out For Mules —We are
using our mules going to and
from our fields harvesting out
crops. See to it that they are
properly harnessed, traces even,
back band not too short, lock
chains do not run down on mules
hocks and legs and cause sores.
Put Children In School —Our
boys and girls are to carry on at
home, farm and other activities
in life. The recent war brought
about the fact that too many of
■our men in armed services did
mot have enough education to
iserve their country in the great
(crisis which we faced. To be
able to meet the stern realities
[of life, boys and girls must be
trained. See to it that your boys
and girls are in school.
O, S. Oneal,
Negro County Agent,
Peach-Houston Counties.
METHODIST W.S.C.S. MEETS
The Methodist W. S. C. S. met
at the church Monday p. m. for
the general meeting. Mrs. G.
i W. Hicks, president, gave the
devotional. Mrs. H, E. Evans
Jr. presented the program.
ESTABLISHED 1870
BLUE LUPINE MAKES
GOOD COVER CROP
By S, W, HICKSON, Chairman
Board of Supervisors, Middle
Western Ocrnulgee River Soil
Conservation District
Blue Lupine is a winter legume
that seems to have great possi
bilities as a winter crop and soil
building crop in the Middle West
ern Ocmulgee River Soil Conser
vation District, which comprises
Bibb, Dooly, Crawford, Houston,
Macon, Peach, Pulaski, Taylor,
Macon, and Wilcox counties.
Blue Lupine has several advan
tages over other winter crops in
this District. First, it makes an
early growth. Second, it is a
prolific seed producer; and third,
it can be turned under in the
spring much earlier than other
winter legumes. Lupines have
been known since before the
birth of Christ and for the past
200 years or more have been
commonly used in central Euro
pean countries for soil improve
ment. However, it wasn’t until
1935 that the United States De
partment of Agriculture brought
the first two pounds of seed into
the United States for trial plant
ings. From those two pounds of
seed, 10,000,000 pounds of Blue
Lupine seed were harvested in
Georgia this past spring.
In the fall of 1939, the Super
visors of the Middle Western Oc
mulgee River Soil Conservation
District were furnished 150 lbs.
of Blue Lupine seed for trial
plantings in this District. Fifty
pounds of seed were distributed
to each of three counties. The
results obtained in one county
were a total failure, but fair re
sults were obtained in the other
two counties. Since that time
the planting of Blue Lupine has
spread to all of the counties in
the District and last spring, near
ly 2,000,000 pounds of seed were
harvested which at the present
price are worth $lOO,OOO.
While Blue Lupine has been
used mainly for seed production
since it was introduced, it is as
good a soil builder as the other
winter legumes and now that a
large supply of seed have been
secured more and more acres will
be used for soil building. This
was evident this spring when
more acres of Blue Lupine were
turned for soil improvement than
ever before. Farmers are en
thusiastic about results obtained
with crops following Blue Lupine
ana it appears that Blue Lupine
is here to stay and do a wonder
ful job of helping us maintain
and hold our greatest heritage—
The Soil,
EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN
HOUSTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
On two different occasions dur
ing the past week, well-known
Educators have visited the Ferry
school. Miss Jane Franseth, di
rector of the supervisory train
ing program, visited the Perry
School with Miss Editha Barnes,
county supervisor. Miss Fran
seth was much impressed with
the teachers and the work that
is being done.
On Monday, four people visit
ed the monthly teachers meeting
made up of teachers from Perry,
Elko, Henderson, Grovania,
Hayneville, and Centerville. The
visitors were Dr. Harry Little
who has just returned to GSCW
after serving in the states and
overseas as education consultant
for the Army Air Corps, Mr.
Paul Carroll who is principal of
the Peabody Demonstration
School, Miss Lolita Anthony,first
grade teacher in the Peabody
School, and Miss Elsie Calhoun,
who teaches fourth grade at the
same place. Peabody school is a
teacher-training school. The
visitors served as consultants
for the meeting.
Both times, the visitors were
enthsiastic about the work that
is going on in the schools.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Warren,
Mrs. G. W. Peters and Mrs. L.
W. Pitts, of Tifton were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Warren
recently.
