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' ° PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1945 ESTABLISHED 1870
dehydrator show
IN PERRY ON N0V.26
A new step in Georgia agricul
ture will take place in Perry, Ga.
Nov. 26, when a huge dehydra
tor, capable of converting green
field crops and waste products
into livestock feed, is demon
strated before 7,.000 visitors.
The dehydrator, built by the
Cleaver-Brooks Company, of
Milwaukee, has been operating
experimentally for the past year
on a farm in Perry. The ma
chine has converted green oats,
oats and vetch, peavine, kudzu,
green corn including stalks, les
pedeza, cow pea hulls and other
field crops into dry feed with a
protein content comparable to
that of imported alfalfa hay.
Visitors from all the southeast
ern states will be represented at
the demonstration and will at
tend a barbecue, sponsored by
the Perry Kiwanis club. Sam
Nunn, mayor of Perry, will act
as master of ceremonies, and
Dean Paul W. Chapman of the
college of agriculture at the
University of Georgia, will dis
cuss “More and Better Livestock
Feed Through the Process of
Dehydration.”
Other speakers will be Paul
DeLeon, of the Cleaver-Brooks
Company; W. H. Barnwell, man
ager of the Georgia Power Com-j
pany’s industrial division;Charles
Farmer of Byron, and VV.T. Ben
nett, director of agricultural de
partment of the Central of Geor
gia Railroad.
With the widespread u§e of
the dehydrator in Georgia, the
state could produce enough stock
feed to compete with the cattle
raising states in the midwestern
corn belt, Barnwell said.
50R0SIS CLUB MEETS
The Sorosis club met Thurs
day, Nov. 8, at the home of Mrs.
J. A. Ivey with Mrs. J. P, Dug
gan and Mrs. Hugh Lawson as
co-hostesses with Mrs. Ivey.
The Dumbarton Oaks Peace
Plan was discussed by Miss Ruby
Pickens and Miss Audrey An
drews.
Supt. E. P. Staples of Perry
High school told of the plans for
a 12-year grade system for P, H.
S. to be initiated in 1946-47.
Mrs. Mayo Davis, president,
presided. Plans for the club’s
community Christmas project
were made.
A social period was held in
conclusion.
SERVICE GUILD MEETS
The Wesleyan Service Guild
had a dinner party at the New
Perry hotel Monday night fol
lowed by a business session at
the home of Miss Mary Ann
Nunn. Miss Frances Couey who
was chairman of the dinner made
place cards and favors sugges
tive of Thanksgiving for each of
the twenty members present and
the three guests, Mrs. John Car
ney, a former president, Mrs.
Elmer Wolfe, and Mrs. Stillwell,
of Atlanta.
At the business meeting, of
ficers for 1946 were elected as
follows: Miss Allene Ryals,
president: Miss Ruby Pickens,
vice-president; Miss Elizabeth
Short, secty.; Mrs, T, C. Rogers,
treasurer.
Miss Dorothy Jones, president,
presided. It was decided to have
the Christmas meeting Thursday
night, Dec. 13, at The Parsonage
with Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Rogers,
and Miss Louise Houser as
hostesses.
The devotional presented by
Miss Couey had a Thanksgiving
theme.
baptist w.m.s. meets
The Baptist W. M. S, had a
program on ‘‘God at Work on
Foreign Mission Fields”, at the
November meeting held Monday
P- m. at the church. Mrs. G. E.
Jordan, leader, gave the devo
tional. Others taking part on
the program were Mrs. Alton
Hardy and Mrs. C. E. Brunson.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts, president,
presided. It was decided to ob
serve the Lottie Moon Christmas
Beasen of Prayer and Offering on
Dec. 3,5, 6, and 7th at the
church, 3:30 p. m. each day.
VICTORY BOND RALLY
TO BE HELD NOV. 27
The United States Navy will
bring its stirring, dramatic ex
. Dibit, ‘Hidden Death”, to Perry
, on Tuesday, Nov. 27. at 10 a. m.
o clock, it is announced by the
War Finance Committee,
i Hidden Death” is a demon
. stration ot one of the most-fear
l<?d instruments of modern war
i ta^ e ~the booby trap and will be
: exhibited by two veterans who
; h ave had much first hand knowl
i edge of the devious weapons—
both in Europe and the Pacific.
. H will show how death lurked
m the water and on the beaches
and even in seemingly innocent
trinkets.
The exhibit will arrive here on
a two-and-half ton truck. On
display will be such items as the
Jap 100-pound Beach Lead Horn,
phosphorus bombs and many
types of German and Japanese
mines and grenades.
Detonations will reveal the
cleverness o f booby-trappers
while a speaker explains details
over a public address system.
Traveling with the exibit,
which is touring the entire state,
will be Lt. Elbert Cole, USNR,
who served in Normandy, and
Sgt. E. P. Zajac, of the USMG, a
veteran of the Pacific.
METHODIST AMKOUWCEMENTS
I would like to express very
I great appreciation for the splen-
( did work the church did during
.jtheyear that has just closed,
I and the fine way in which the
' work was completed before the
annual conference.
It is a source of great joy to
any pastor when the people of
the congregation and community
respond to the call of the church.
The people of this local church
can justly be proud of the splen
did work done last year.
Now we are in a new year, the
second year and second phase of
the great Crusade movement,
the year of Evangelism. This
calls for the church, with every
member and friend, to press for
ward as has not been done in a
long, long time. The whole pro
gram of the Kingdom must make
great advance in 1946.
We are expecting great things
in our local church. Let’s all do
our best.
Come to church next Sunday,
Church School-10:15 a. m,
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
xoung People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Sincerely,
Your Pastor, J. B. Smith.
Farmers Have
Less to Worry
Them This Time
Washington, D. C.—Farm prices stand
at 206 per cent of the 1909-1914 average
—higher than the prices of 1918 —and
will drop again but not as sharply as in
1921 because the Government Is required
by law to maintain support prices of at
least 90 per cent of parity for two full
calendar years following the year In
which the war ends, The Department of
Agriculture has announced.
The announcement Indicates the farm
er will not be a victim of a drop in
iprices similar to that which followed the
last war in 1921 when prices hit the low
!of 115 per cent of the May, 1920, level
which was 233 per cent of the 1909-
1914 level. Thus the farmer will have
more money than after the last war.
War Finance Committee officials said
that In addition to the maintenance of
the price level for two years, that non
farm families already have, and are ac
cumulating, weekly sayings through the
Payroll Savings Plan of the War Finance
Division of the Treasury. This, they
claim Is proof the non-farm front will
be much better able to support Itself
than after the last war during the nor
mal lull of reconversion. Buyers of
farm products will have the money to
buy, It was said, and farmers should
avail themselves of the opportunity to
acquire War Bonds during the Victory
Loan so as to have the money with
which to modernize and handle the non
farm market demands that will be
backed with cash to pay sustained prices
during the two years after fighting
ceases.
The Payroll Saving Plan has sold $lB,-
000,000,000 In War Bonds to wage earn
ers, that great bulk of non-farmers who
will, If need be, enjoy the fruits of their
savings In the reconversion period and
have the cash with which to support
themselves.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P.
Anderson adds that “prosperity of the
‘farm depends primarily on purchasing
power In the city.’ l —■<
j SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN 1
I
; Capt. John VV. Calhoun return
led this week from the Pacific
Area and is to be discharged at
Fort McPherson in Atlanta. He
has been overseas twenty months
and has fought in the Guam,
Leyte, le Shima and Okinawa
campaigns.
He was Munitions Officer in |
the 307th Regiment of the 77th
Infantry Division. In 1942 he
was assigned to the 77th when
the Division was reactivated at
Fort Jackson, S. C.
In the Leyte campaign Capt.
Calhoun was awarded the Bronze
Star for meritorious service in
connection with military opera
tions against the enemy. An ex
cerpt from the citation reads:
“His performance of duty was of
such an outstanding nature that,
notwithstanding the difficulties
of inadequate personnel and
transportation, small and some
times non-existent reserve store
of ammunition, enemy sniper
fire, and long hours of work
without relief, the regiment at
no time was without critical type
ammunition and other ordinance
items. His anticipation of the
future ammunition requirements
of the regiment, day to day, was
■ a great factor in the success of
this regiment and to a great ex
tent made possible the fast mov
, ing attack.”
I He also received an Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Bronze Star for
, the Okinawa operation. His ci
tation in part reads: ‘‘Capt.
, Calhoun was imbued with a
strong sense of responsibility,
, working day and night to keep l
; the companies of the regiment!
supplied. At no time did any!
unit of the regiment lack anyj
■ crucial type of munitions. This,
was largely due to Captain Cal-j
houn’s foresight and devotion to!
duty. He displayed high quali
ties of courage and leadership.
The accomplishments of Capt.
Calhoun were of great value to
■ his regiment.”
After the Okinawa operation
Capt. Calhoun was sent to the j
! Philippines for a rest and from
there he went with the Division
! to Northern Japan—Hokkaido—
‘ as part of the Army of Occupa
, tion. It was from there that he
was released from his Division.
He has served in the Army for
| years.
Fort Leonard Woo d, Mo. —
Georgia welcomed home another
World War II hero in October
when Lieutenant Colonel Marion
A. Cromartie of the Bth Infantry
I Division was separated from the
service at Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri.
Cromartie,young adjutant gen
eral of the famed Golden Ar
rows, went through 10 consecu
tive months of intensive combat
with the division, and started his
terminal leave Nov. 1, returning
to his wife, Florence, a Perry,
Ga. school teacher.
After spending some time as
Chief Clerk H the Civilian Con
servation Corps at Fort McPher
sen, Cromartie was appointed a
[ second lieutenant, reserve, in the
[ j Adjutant General’s Department
!on July 16, 1938. He was called
i to active duty with the Bth Di
■ vision on Jan. 5, 1941 and was
, promoted to first lieutenant six
■ months later. From then on,the
progress of this capable young
•Iman was short of meteoric. He
II became captain in May, 1942;
‘ major in Oct. 1943 and lieutenant
[ colonel in June 1945.
The Bth Division, with Cromar
-1 tie, embarked from New York
and landed in Ireland on Dec. 5,
' 1943 and remained there for
1 training until it sailed for France,
■ I landing on the Normandy beach
■jhead on July 4, 1944, 28 days af-
I jier the initial invasion.
;( For his task as adjutant gen
■ | eral, Cromartie was awarded the
; j Bronze Star and has been rec
; 1 ommended for the French Croix
jde Guerre. He also wears the
I I European Theatre of Operations
’ | Ribbon with four battle stars.
! | Col. Cromartie is 33 years old
«;and has 100 points, but has been
'Jretained in service because he
’ j has been essential. He is one of
la large family that consisted of 8
1 children. One brother, in the'
Air Force, was lost during a
flight of a B-25 from Hamilton
Field, Cal. to Hickam Field, i
j Hawaii, Another brother is still
overseas while a third was re
cently honorably discharged. His
(four sisters are all school teach-1
' ers.
I BASKET-BALL SPOTLIGHT |
I By G. F. NUNN
*“
The Panthers breezed through |
their fourth win in five Karnes)
last Friday evening when they 1
(blasted Hawkinsville for the
second time this season. The
score was 43-13 and the game
was never close, as Pierce and
I Cooper scored almost at will in
the first half, and then I). Whip
ple, E. Whipple and little Ed
Thompson took over in the last{
half to do as good a job as the*
first stringers had done. Thomp
son looked best for the whole
evening, and the fans cheered
his hustle as well as his shooting, i
Perry journeys to Cochran
this week in a return engage
ment with the team they licked)
by only two points over here twol
weeks ago. Then on the 31st,
the night before Thanksgiving,
the Panthers entertain the big
.red team Jfrom Marshallville,
I here on the home court. Mar
j shallville will be remembered as
a team of over-six-footers, who
played Perry a good game last
season, and information has it
that they have the same husky
bunch back this season with a
year of experience tucked away. |
Could be a real scrap—be there,
LIST OF 34 PASSAGES
For the second year, the Ame
rican Bible Society is sponsoring
a World-wide Bible reading pe
riod to begin with Thanksgiving
and continue through Christmas.
i Passages of scripture have been
'chosen from a poll of service
men made by chaplains to de
termine favorite selections. The
list for 1945 is as follows:
: Thanksgiving, Nov. 22,
Joshua 1; Psalm 121
I Friday Psalm 23; John IQ: 1-8
j Saturday John 14
[Sunday, Nov. 25 John 3
j Monday Matthew 5
Tuesday Romans 12
Wednesday John 1:1-4
Thursday,
Exodus 20:1-17; Timothy 2:1-8
Friday James 1
Saturday Ephesians 6
Sunday, Dec. 2 1 Corinthians 13
Monday Psalm 24
Tuesday Hebrews 11 and 12:1, 2
Wednesday Matthew 6
Thursday Romans 8
Friday Matthew 7
Saturday Psalm 91
Sunday, Dec. 9 Galatians 6
Monday Collossians 3
Tuesday Ephesians 4
Wednesday Philippians 4
Thursday 1 Corinthians 3
Friday Philippians 4
Saturday John 15
[Sunday, Dec. 16 Psalm 1
! Monday Psalm 1
j Monday Psalm 27
! Tuesday 1 Corinthians 15
Wednesday Psalm 46
Thursday Matthew 28
Friday II Timothy 2
Saturday John 17
Sunday, Dec. 23 Revalation 21
Monday Revalation 22
Christmas, Dec. 25 Luke 2
Twelve Syllable Words
The language of the Amenean In
dians abounds in 10 and 12-sylla
ble words. For instance, the Az
tecs say “amatlacuilolitquitcatlaz
tlahulli” for postage stamp. Literal
ly, this incredible word means “pay
ment received for-carrying-a-paper
on-which-something-is-written.
Sgt. John C. Gentry Jr. has
been honorably discharged from
the U. S. Army Air Corps after
nearly 4 years of service, two
years of which was spent in
transport service from South
America. He is at his home in
Bonaire with his parents. His
brother, Pfc. Marvin Gentry, U.
S. Infantry, who was at home on ■
furlough this summer, is station-!
ed at Manila in the Philippines. I
Pfc. Gentry fought in the E.T.O. j
with the U. S. First Army.
S. Sgt, Geo. T. Hunt Jr. is!
spending a few weeks with home
folks since receiving his honor
able discharge from the Army
after having been in service
three and one-half years. He
was overseas eighteen months
and served with the U. S. A.
| Postal Service. For more than a
year he was stationed at First
Base P. 0. Birmingham, Eng-j
land and later was transferred to
P’rance where he was with the;
23rd Base P. 0., located in Paris. |
[He arrived in the States in
October. 1
| NEW USES FOR PEANUTS
BEING DEVELOPED
New markets for the Georgia
peanut crop, estimated at 744,-
] 300,000 pounds this year, are
i forecast with an announcement
that new canned peanut products
are being tested.
Peanut scrapple, peanut suc
cotash, baked peanuts and soy
beans in tomato sauce, peanut
soup and chocolate pudding with
peanuts are being canned ex
| perimentally. Results of this
experimental canning indicate
these products can be commerci
ally packaged.
The high nutritive value of
I peanuts, one of the best sources
lof vitamin 81, together with the
I nut’s widely popular flavor,
[should create an excellent mark
et for such items, it is said.
As an indication of the impor
tance of peanuts in the diet of
the American soldier, more than
62,000,000 cans of the nuts were
supplied the government during
the first six months of 1945.
j During the war the military
forces used 100,000,000 cans of
peanuts annually.
PERRY TO BE SUBJECT OF
BROADCAST OVER WSB NQV.2O
Perry is to be featured on a
radio broadcast from W. S. 8,,
Atlanta, on next Tuesday, Nov.
20, 7:30 p. m. This program is
sponsored by the Georgia Power
Co. and Dean De Ovies is to be
the speaker.
During the fifteen minute pro
gram, the background of this
community, its present achieve
ments, and possible future de
velopment will be briefly out
lined by the speaker.
All citizens and former resi
dents of Perry will want to hear
this broadcast which is fine pub
licity for the town and this
section,
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
Dr. Guy Wells, president Ga.
State College for Women, Mil
ledgeville, Ga. was the speaker
at Tuesday’s luncheon meeting
of the Perry Kiwanis club.
Problems of World Peace and
the responsibilities of the U.S.A.
to bring about peace were dis
cussed by Dr. Wells. E. P. Sta
ples introduced the speaker.
Guests of the club were B. C.
Talton and H, A. TalLon, recent
ly returned from the E. T. 0.,
and honorably di -charged from
the IJ. S. Army; and Paul De-
Leon of the Cleaver-Brooks Co.
BOOKLET ON “PULPWOOD”
As a part of its program to
promote better forest practices
in Georgia, Union Bag & Paper
Corporation, operators of the
largest integrated pulp and paper
mill and bag factory in the world
at Savannah, has prepared for
distribution a thirty-page book
let entitled, “Pulpwood, Key to
Sustained Forest Income,” which
lis now available to timber tract
owners in this county.
The booklet, which is highly
illustrated, tells the story of the
part pulpwood plays in a well
rounded forestry program and
has been referred to by one of
the state’s leading advocates of
better forestry as, “The best
prepared publication of its kind
printed for the timber growers
of the South.”
Local timber tract owners and
others interested in the sale of
pulpwood and the growing and
i proper care of trees may obtain
I copies of the booklet by writing
'the Woodlands Division, Union
j Bag & Paper Corporation, Sa
vannah, Ga.
4-H CLUB WEEK
During National 4-H Achieve
ment Week, the 4-H club mem
bers reviewed their accom
plishments and set the stage for
the results to be attained in the
years ahead, particularly in 1946.
This year, National 4-H Achieve
jment Week was of special signifi
[ cance. It marks the close of the
14-H war effort and will highlight
the many services and helps the
) 1,700,000 Four-H club members
‘gave to the Nation at war.
ARMISTICE PROGRAM
PRESENTED SUNDAY
“The Voices of the Dead” was
the theme of the Armistice Day
program held at the Perry
Methodist church Sunday night.
Rev. J. B. Smith, Methodist pas
tor, made the address which was
based on the scripture, “He be
ing dead yet speaketh. "—He
brew 11:4. Excerpts from his
speech are:
“The highest reach of man’s
achievement is unselfish service
—those who give asking noth
ing in return but the privilege of
serving, so the one bright spot
in the red hell of war is that
men give. Their unselfishness
inspires us as much as we hate
the sacrifice.
“In spite of our efforts in the
past, the Flander’s fields of the
earth have multiplied, but we
have today come to the place
in the world’s life where the
world must be made a good
world or come to utter destruc
tion.
“The first message from
Flanders Fields is that our noble
sons sleep there in obedience to
our commands which thrust
them into the jaws of death.
‘Their not to answer why —Theirs
but to dare and die’.
“The second message from
the dead yet alive is universal
and eternal. It is that one man
lay down his life for many. We
are unworthy unless we do our
best to make the cause for which
they died, live and be brought to
maturity,
“The third message is in the
mandate of the dead; ‘lf you do
not keep faith with us, we will
not sleep.’
“Armistice Day bids us heed
the voice of those who ‘being
dead yet they speak’. Will we
keep faith with the honored
dead?”
The choir sang, “DearLandof
Home” and “Peace I Leave with
You.” The congregation sang
“America, the Beautiful” and
“Star Spangled Banner.” Rev.
James A. Ivey led the opening
prayer. B. H. Andrew, com
mader Robert D. Collins Post
American Legion, presided.
Colors were advanced and retired
by D. M. Ryle, legionnaire.
This program was arranged by
the Auxiliary to the Legion,
which also presented a program
at the Perry school Friday a. m.
Friday night, the Auxiliary
entertained veterans of World
War I and II and service men at
home on furlough and their
wives at a barbecue supper at
the Legion Home. 160 were
present,
A musical program was pre
sented by Mrs. A. M. Kicklight
er. Impromptu talks were made
by A. M. Anderson, former lieu
tenant in the U. S. Navy Re
serve, and Lt. Courtney H. Ma
son, U. S. Army Air Corps, who
is at home irom the Pacific war
area.
Mrs. Joe Mitchell, president of
the Auxiliary, welcomed the
guests. B. H. Andrew, com
mander of the Legion, made the
response.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
DPA INFORMATION
Meats and Fats
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. 1946.
Red W, X, Y, Z, and Green
N-8 valid thru Feb. 28, 1946.
Sugar
Sugar Stamp No. 38 expires
Dec. 31.
TAX PAYERS’ NOTICE
The 1945 State and County Tax
Books are open and ready for
collection. Your promptness in
paying your Tax will be appre-
Giated
M.’E. AKIN, Tax Collector
Houston County.
