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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LXXIV. No. 51 COUNTY WPRB BOARD HISTORY OUTLINED The members, former mem bers and employees of the Hous ton County War Price and Ra tioning Board will have a fare well meeting and Christmas tree party, Friday, Dec. 21, to mark the fourth anniversary and dis solution of the Board on Jan. 1, 1946. On and after that date, sugar and tires, the only commo dities remaining on the ration list, will be rationed for Houston county from the Macon office which will also handle price con trol in Houston. Mrs. Bessie Lee, the first em ploye of the Houston WPR who has been chief clerk throughout its existence, is the only employe as the Board reaches its termi nation. The Board began its function ing in January, 1942 as the War Rationing Board with S, L. Nor wood as general chairman, S. W. Hickson and A. W. Pratt as members. These members were appointed by the Governor of Georgia, who was Eugene Tal mage at that time, upon recom mendation of Sam A. Nunn of Perry, who was chmn, of Civi lian Defense for the county. In March, 1942, Mrs. Bessie Lee was employed as chief clerk. In June 1942, Mrs. Josephine Lee was engaged as senior clerk. In Oct. 1942, Mrs. W. E. Mar shall Jr. was employed as price clerk and price control was add ed to rationing. Mrs. J. B. Cal houn became file clerk Jan. 1943. Mrs. Clarence Davis was em ployed as file clerk from Oct, 1943 to Feb. 1944. Mrs. A. E. Carpenter was a file clerk from Dec, 1944 to Oct. 1945. Miss Polly McLertdon was gasoline c'erk from Feb. 1944 to Dec. 1945. Mrs. Calhoun, who was employ ed until Dec. 1945, served as food clerk after Mrs. Josephine Lee’s resignation in Oct. 1943 and as price clerk after Mrs. Marshall’s resignation in Jan, 1945, The Price Panel was appointed by the state OPA office in Nov. 1942 upon recommendation of Chmn. S. L. Norwood. Compos ing the original panel were Rev. J. A, Ivey, chmn,; Rev. M. D. Agerton, and D. M. Ryle. Mr. Ivey resigned in May 1945 to head the Canning Sugar Panel with Mrs. S. W. Hickson and L. C. Walker as members. The present Price Panel has A. W. Dahlberg as chmn., I). M. Ryle and E. K. Braselton as members. The Food Panel was appointed in Feb. 1943 as follows: Mrs. Ruby C. Hodges, chmn.; Geo. Francis Nunn and Paschal Muse, members. In 1923, Floyd H. Ta bor served on the board a brief period when Paschal Muse was transferred to the main panel which rationed gas and tires,etc. F- M. Flouser succeeded F. H. labor. G. F. Nunn and Mrs. Hodges resigned in the spring of 1945. Mrs. Hodges became Com munity Service chairman which place she had held unofficially since the beginning of rationing. Mrs. L. H, Gilbert succeeded Mrs. Hodges on the food panel. Tire and Gas Panel The original board composed of Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hickson, and Mr. Pratt functioned until Sept. 1943 when Mr. Norwood resign ed after 20 months of faithful service during the organization and most difficult period of the rationing program. Mr. Hick son succeeded Mr. Norwood as chmn, serving until Nov. 1943 j when he resigned and Mr. Pratt became chmn. In May, 1944, Mr. Pratt resigned and Mr. Muse succeeded him as chmn. to re-1 main until the present time. | Serving with Mr. Muse are Clif-! ford Grimes and A.R. Talton Sr. I In addition to rationing tires' and gaj, this board rationed everything on the list except food. ! Lewis Tabor worked with this panel in the rationing of rton highway gasoline. There was also a gas panel at Robins Field which functioned through the Houston County W. ! P- R. office. Volunteer workers throughout: the county assisted board mem bers and employees in carrying on the rationing and price con- program. E. P. Staples, who succeeded Mr. Nunn as chmn. Civilian De tense in 1942, co operated with' BASKET-BALL SPOTLIGHT By G. F. NUNN In one of the fastest, hardest fought games ever seen on the local court, arch-enemy Fort Valley, came from behind in the last half to trounce a Perry five that seemed to have everything in the first quarter. The Panth ers led 12-3 at the end of the first period, and really looked that much better than the Green Wave from the Valley. But the bread of the ball game came in the last few minutes of the sec ond quarter, when on a two-shot foul, Wilson made the first shot good, missed the second and Young tipped the ball in for the score, and then seconds later,the same Young intercepted a Perry pass and dropped in another field goal which put Fort Valley back in the ball game. Little Ed Thompson, smallest man on the squad for Perry, did a magnificent job of sticking to the brilliant Young, but the speed and aggressiveness of the latter finally wore the little man down, and with a fair share of luck, he was able to score ten points to lead his team to vic tory. For Perry, it was Capt. Pierce with 8 points, who led his team’s scoring. In the first half, Perry was able to penetrate the zone de fense of the visitors fairly suc cessfully, and their own defense held well. But in the last half, the Green Wave switched to a man to man defense, and the Panthers scored only two field goals, while the Lions were rack ing up eight. But regardless of defense, or any other planned strategy, it is the definite opin ion of this correspondent that the Panthers lost the ball game by becoming too cautious when their lead was menaced, while Furt Valley, seizing the initia tive in the second quarter, con istantly drove ahead with one thought in mind—that of scor ing points. So it was a good ball game, fast, hard, so ought the next few gtfmes here in Perry to be good games. Next home game after this writing will be after Christmas, when the Panthers tackle Americus, then Albany, Canton and Lanier in a row. Plan to be on hand for each of these. This Friday, Perry journeys to Byron, and that isn’t so far but that a num ber of local fans should be in attendance. Merry Christmas! NOTICE The Cinderella Beauty Shop and the Perry Beauty Shop will be closed Dec. 25 ONLY. Both Beauty Shops will continue closing on Thursday p. m. in 1946, and will remain open on Jan. 1. the WPB board in every way in putting over its program. Commodities were rationed on the following orders: (1) Tires, (2) Automobiles, (3) Sugar, (4) Typewriters, (5) Gasoline, (6) Rubber Boots, (7) Bicycles, (9) Stoves, (11) Fuel Oil, (12)Coffee, (13) Processed Foods, (16)Meats and Fats, (17) Shoes. There were public issuances of Food Books 1, 2 and 4; Fuel Oil Book 1, Gas Books 1 and 2. Volunteer workers and teachers assisted board members and em ployees in these various is suances. The work of the food and price panels was unusually heavy for a rural county as there were 55 Institutional users and 42 re tail grocers to be rationed and checked The increase of Houston coun ty’s population from 11,000 to 23,000 during the war period made rationing a big task for the local board and its employees. Much praise is due these patriot ic men and women who gave their time and effort to carry on the rationing and price control program efficiently and fairly in Houston county. Much credit is due the chief clerk, Mrs. Bessie Lee, for the efficiency of the local office. She has faithfully and capably di rected the affairs of the office, inspired the confidence and good will of the public, and held the esteem and loyalty of employees and board members during the entire four years of the board s existence. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1945 75th ANNIVERSARY OF HOME JOURNAL OWNED BY HODGES FAMILY 65 YEARS ( I K9* - i JOHN L, HODGES PUBLISHER , 30 Years Association With this issue the Houston Home Journal completes its seventy-fifth year of continuous publication every week. Due to the fact that war time conditions, such as shortages of labor and materials still exist, the editor has found it impossible to mark this 75th anniversary with a special edition as had been planned. Therefore, without fuss or fan fare, attention is focused on the remarkable fact that a weekly newspaper published in a small community has never missed publication every week for 75 years and has remained in possession of one family fo r sixty-five of those seventy five years. Such a fact is proof of the support given this newspaper by the people of Perry and Hous ton county and due credit is here by accorded them. At this,tirne,,*&, brief history v of the Home Journal may prove in teresting. The paper was estab lished by the late John T. Water man, a native of Hawkinsville; in December, 1870. The first is sue is dated Dec. 17, 1870. Mr. Waterman was editor until 1872 when he sold the Home Journal to the late Edwin Martin. Mr. Martin sold the Home Journal to the late John Hicks Hodges, father of the present publisher, in April 1880. From 1880 until 1924, John H. Hodges was owner, editor, and publisher of the Home Journal. Before purchasing this paper, Mr. Hodges owned and edited a newspaper at Irwinton, Ga. in partnership with his brother, Charlie Hodges, for two years. Prior to that period, he had been employed by the Home Journal so that his experience as a news paper man covered over 50 years. Tribute to John H. Hodges In Mr. Hodges’ time, journal ism was more personal than it is to-day and the personality of this gifted editor made its impression on his day and age. The files of The Horn 3 Journal reveal that Mr. Hodges was a fair, fearless, vig orous, and progressive editor whose criticism was constructive and whose comments on every day living were philosophical. In his editorials on agriculture, he was far ahead of his time for he advocated diversified farming and crop rotation fifty years ago. On state and national affairs, his opinions were widely quoted, other editors have said. During the era of Mr. Hodges’ editorship, the weekly newspaper was at the zenith of its influence and income. It was before the day of radio advertising, movie advertising, or even out door ad vertising. There were few maga zines and the bulk of national advertising was placed in weekly newspapers. Not every family took a daily paper and there were no news broadcast over the ra dio. People subscribed to the home-town newspaper and look ed for all types of news—nation al, inter-national, state, and lo cal in its columns, as well as in terpretation and comments on this news on the editorial page. Although the income of the Home Journal was greater then and living costs much lower than to-day, it took good management and real business ability for Mr. JOHN HICKS HODGES Born 1852. Died 1926 Newspaperman 50 Years I Hodges to rear and educate eight ’ children, giving five of them ’ college educations, from the in * come of this newspaper. Being j well occupied with the rearing of . this family Mrs. Hodges, who . was Miss Katharine Norwood be ‘ fore her marriage, did not assist J her husband in editing the paper although she was interested in his work. ’ Possessing a deep love and ; loyalty for his native Perry, Mr. I Hodges ever sought to promote I its welfare and serve its best in ) terests. He served as city coun | oilman, mayor, and school trus . tee at various times. He was an , active member and secretary of ; the Perry Methodist church. He . was a member of Houston Lodge No. 35 F. and A. M, for many years. Interested in the progress of :• the newspaper profession, Mr. ; Hodges was one of the thirty charter members of the Georgia Press Association when it was ’ organized in 1887 at Milledge | vilie, Ga. and was one of five men who wrote the constitution j and by-laws of this organization, j 1 according to the minutes of the association. ■ Since the history of the Home ’ Journal is so bound up in his life, 1 Inis anniversary edition would 1 not be complete without his per sonal history. His love and en ; thusiasm for the newspaper pro fession was expressed in the finished product of the Home Journal—a country weekly, ca -1 pably managed and edited. 1 His successors have not been able to maintain the high stand i ard set by him as an editorial 1 writer, but have striven to keep the Home Journal what he made it —a wholesome newspaper suit able for what its name implies and one that serves the best in terests of Perry and Houston county. Other Editors \ Succeeding his father, John L. ■ Hodges became owner and editor in 1924 after acting as business ’ manager and associate editor . from 1915 to 1924. John L. . Hodges was in the fire insurance ’ business in Atlanta and in Bir mingham, Ala. for ten years prior to his connection with the . Home Journal. In 1931, John L. Hodges was elected Ordinary of Houston county and his wife, Ruby C. Hodges, succeeded him as editor. Mrs. Hodges had been associate editor since their marriage in ■ 1924. Mr. Hodges continued as , publisher. , A remarkable fact in connec , tion with the paper’s history is , that Henry M. Powell has been employed as a printer for the [ Home Journal for 35 years. Mr. Powell was away from the paper 13 months in 1918-19 when he . was in the army during World . War I. , In 1939, a new brick building was erected by John L. Hodges on Carroll street, adjacent to the . old building, for the newspaper’s . inew home. For sixty years, the , plant had been located in a frame building on the corner lot where , Dr. J. li. Gallemore’s office build , ing and clinic now stands. , The name of the paper has ■: been changed from The Home , 1 (Continued to Editorial Page) I ADDITIONAL PERSONALS I Mr. and Mrs. Pete Craig and! son, Pete Jr., of Atlanta, will arrive Sunday to be with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Har ris, during the holidays. Petty Officer 2c Lee M. Paul, U. S. Coast Guard, stationed at Curtis Bay, Md. will arrive Sat urday to spend the holidays with his wife and son, Jimmy, in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Paul. Harry Dußois, student of S. G. T. C., Statesboro, arrived home Wednesday for the holi days- Jackie Beavers, Walter Skcllie, and Wendell Taylor arrived Wed nesday from M. G. C., Cochran, for the holidays. Mrs. J. P. Risher, Harry Du- Bois, Kathryn Dubois, Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Dußois and Mr. [M. J. Tumbleston will go to At lanta Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Atkins until Wed nesday. Mr, Miles C. Dußois was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy last week after 2'/> years of service in the Pacific area. He was a seaman Ic. He and his wife are visiting her rel atives in Ashburn, Ga. and will return to Perry Friday for a fur ther visit with his mother, Mrs Risher. Miss Merryll Hunnicutt will arrive Thursday from William and Mary Professional Institute, Richmond, Va. to spend the holidays. Pfc. and Mrs. Emmett Cater are visiting his grandmother, Mrs. R. L. Cater Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kick lighter and sons will visit her mother, Mrs. A. T. Fountain Sr., in Hawkinsville Dec. 25. Gene Ethridge, Lewis Bledsoe, Bobby Spencer, Frank Satterfield, and Jack Wynne will’arrive Fri day from North Ga. College, Dahlonega, to be with their re spective families during the holidays. Sgt. Edwin Hammond who re turned this week from 2 years’ service in the Pacific war area will spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Emma Hammond, and sister, Mrs. A.E. Carpenter. Miss Barbara Whipple arrived Monday from Agnes Scott, De catur, Ga. fur the holidays. Wendell K. Whipple Jr. will arrive Friday from Emory Uni versity, Ga. Dallas M. R/le Jr. will arrive Saturday fio.n Ga, Tech,Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. W, B. Roberts will have as their guests during the holidays Capt, and Mrs. Sam Bororn and son. Robert, of But ler, Ga. and Miss Eva Borom of Dublin, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Borom, Pvt. Clarence Borom and Charles Borom, of Warner Rob ins; Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Borom and son, Guerry, of Branford, Fla.; Dr. and Mrs. Eli Garrett,ol Butier, Ga. NOTICE Davis Warehouse and G. C. Nunn and Son will be closed all day on Dec. 24 and Dec, 25. NOTICE The Home Journal office will be closed for the Christmas holi days Dec. 24 -27. The issue of Dec. 27 will be a Christmas Greeting and Feature edition. It will be printed Dec. 22 and put in the Post Office Dec. 24. No local copy will be published in this issue. Children’s Chairs,Baby Chairs, Baby Blankets, and Baby Beds, Perry Furniture Co. Phone 75. Radio Batteries —C lot h e s Hampers—Furniture for every room in the Home. Perry Furniture Co., Phone 75. I; ESTABLISHED 1870 EXTENSION WORKERS PLAN 1946 PROGRAM More than 250 county agricul tural and home demonstration agents from throughout th e State participated in the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service’s annual planning conference in Athens last week. H. H. Williamson, assistant director of Extension Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, told the county workers that “agricultural plan ning for 1940 and the next few years will probably set the pat tern for agriculture in the Unit ed States for the rest of the 20th ■ century. “Our aim in this postwar pe riod should be an agricultural program that will provide higher incomes and make for higher standards of living and enriched rural life,” Mr. Williamson de clared, urging county workers to help their individual farm fami lies and communities to develop good farm and community plans essential to a sound national ag ricultural pattern. At the concluding session of the four-day planning conference Director Walter S. Brown of the Georgia Extension Service told the workers that 1946 is expect ed to be one of the most critical years in Georgia’s agricultue and agricultural planning. ‘The era which we are entering must be an age of planning. Good . sound planning will be needed in developing farm and home plans for the corning year and a long time program for improving farm and home life in th e State,” he said. Dr. K. P. Nor ris, marketing specialist, Office of Foreign Ag ricultural Relations, U. S. De partment of Agriculture, Wash ington. speaking on the “Econo mic Position of Cotton in the United States” told the Exten sion personnel that farmers need ed more information about the factors affecting the supply and price of cotton. _ Mr. Norris pointed out that “while the world supply of cot ton is probably at an all-time high, an estimated 50 million bales, there is good demand for 1 cotton in the U. S. and through out the world.” M. D, Mobley, State director of vocational education, discuss ed “Georgia’s Vocational Educa tion Program.” Thursday morn ing, He presented a study on rural-urban population trends and their relation to agricultural problems. Earl Norman, Wash ington, Ga. attorney, spoke Wed nesday on “Agricultural Oppor tunities in Georgia.” Mr. Nor ; man said, “The only rural group more important to the develop i merit of agriculture in this state than the farmer and the farm homemaker are the farm boys and girls who will be the farm -1 'ers and farm homemakers of the next generation.” Dr. Harmon i W. Caldwell, president of the University of Georgia, spoke at the opening session of the four day meeting. METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Church School-10;15 a. m. I Church Services, 11:30 a. m. roung People’s Service, 6:30 p. m. Rev. J. B, Smith, Pastor. BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS The annual union Christmas service will be held Sunday at 7:30 p. in. at the Baptist church. Morning Worship Service 11:30. Evening Worship 7:30 p. m. Sunday School, 10:00 a. rn. Training Union, 6:30 p. m. Rev J, A. Ivey, Pastor. Giftware such as Vases, Figurines, Candy Jars, Ash Tray Sets, Trays, Pitchers, Mirrors, and Magazine Baskets. Perry Furniture Co. NOTICE The stores in Perry will remain open at night from Thursday, Dec. 20 through Xmas Eve, Dec. 24. The stores will be closed Dec. 25 ail day.