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VOL. LXXV. No. 5.
SELECTIVE SERVICE”!
•BOARD GIVEN AWARDI
The three members of the
Houston County Selective Ser-1
vice Board, M. G. Edwards, C.L.!
Kersey Sr., and C. E. Pyle, are
to receive a bronze medal and a
certificate of merit each from!
the Congress of the United States!
for five years of meritorious ser-|
vice voluntarily given to their t
country during the emergency.!
T. D. Mason Sr., appeal agent of (
Houston county, will receive sim
ilar awards for four years of i
volunteer service.
All board members and agents]
who had rendered two years or;
more of service were invited to
Atlanta Monday to receive their!
awards at an impressive cere
mony with Gov. Ellis Arnall
making the presentation address.
Others participating were Major
General Edward H. Brooks, of
ficers from National headquarters
of Selective Service from Wash
ington, Col. Keelin’s staff of of
ficers, and Atlanta civic leaders.
None of the Houston county
group was able to be present at
this program and dinner in At-)
lanta Monday when appropriate]
tribute was paid to the 6,000 un
compensated and paid workers in'
Georgia who comprise the Se
lective Service system but each
will receive his award from the
state director, Col. James M.
Keelin Jr. Col. Keelin has stat
ed that a large part of the suc
cess of Selective Service could be
attributed to the unselfish devo
tion to duty of the board mem
bers and others connected with
the system.
The local Selective Service, or
Draft board, has been fortunate
in having Mrs. Nina R.Harper as;
chief clerk during the five years
of its existence, Mrs. Harper
has managed the office ably and
efficiently.
Since its organization in Oct.
1940, M. G. Edwards has served
as chairman.
Dr. J. L. Gallemore was ex
amining physician and Ur. R. P.
Shepard, examining dentist for
the local board.
C. C. Pierce served as appeal:
agent for one year when he re
signed to be succeeded by Mr.
Mason.
The local draft board members
have fulfilled their duties faith
fully and fairly and deserve the
appreciation of the citizens of
Houston county for their services.
SERVICE GUILD MEETS
The Wesleyan Service Guild
had a supper-meeting last Thurs
day night at the home of Miss
Marianne Nunn with Mrs. W. W.
Driskefi as co-hostess.
Officers for 1946 were installed
by Rev. J. B. Smith. They are:
Miss Ailene Rvals, president;
Miss Ruby Pickens, vice-presi
dent;Miss Elizabeth Short,secty.;
Mrs. T. C. Rogers, treasurer.
Mrs. Driskell is the new coun
selor.
Preceding the Pledge Service,
Rev. Mr. Smith gave a talk on
Stewardship.
Five new members were
among the twenty-nine present;
Miss Elbe Ethredge, Mrs. T. C.
Mayo, Mrs. Louie Davis, Mrs. Ed
Weaver, and Miss Evelyn Hunt.
Mrs. G. C. Nunn assisted her
daughter and sister in entertain-!
ing. The supper table was over
laid with a blue linen cover and
had pink Herme,Caniellias as its
floral center piece.
The president appointed the
following committees for the
year;
Spiritual Life-Miss Dorothy
Jones, Mrs. J. B. Smith, and!
Mrs. Elmer Wolfe.
Missionary Education Mrs. J.]
L. Hodges, Miss Louise Rainey,,
and Miss Polly McLendon.
Christian Social Relations —
Miss Frances Couey, Miss Doro-l
thy Jones, Miss Louise Rainey,
Miss Ruby Pickens, and Mrs. J.
B. Smith.
Social and Recreation—Misses
Mary Ann Nunn, Marianne Ri
ley, Editha Barnes, and Cather
ine Clarke.
Stewardship—M is s Norine
Swanson, Mrs. Ethel Williams,
Miss Louise Houser, and Mrs.
Bessie Lee.
Membership—Misses Phoebe
Harper, Elizabeth Short, and
Gertrude Frederick.
Program Committee—Misses
Houston Home Journal
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| PERRY BANK SHOWS
I INCREASE IN ASSETS
•
j The assets of the Ferry Loan'
j and Savings Bank increased 25
per cent in 1945 and passed two
; million dollars, according to the
I bank’s semi-annual statement.
[Assets Jan. 1, 1946 were $2,146, •
[OOO as compared with $1,736,000
on Jan. 1, 1945. Deposits in
creased from $1,645,000 to $2,-
] 000,006 last year.
At the annual stockholders
[meeting held this month, the
.following directors were re elect
led; C. E. Andrew, C. E. Mc
(Lendon, W. V. Tuggle. T. C.
[Rogers, and Mrs. G. C. Nunn.
The directors re-elected the of
! fleers and declared a twenty per
I cent dividend for 1945.
Officers are Claud E. Andrew,
president; C. E. McLendon, vice
president: W.V. Tuggle, cashier:
Miss Aubrey Rainey, assistant
cashier.
Bookkeepers are Misses Jean
Grubb, Jane Riley, and Elizabeth
Short.
DiESKUPOWEREO TRAINS
PLANNED B! CENTRAL OF GA.
j A program for expansion and
[improvement of freight and pas
senger services, including diesel
powered, streamlined passenger
trains, was reported by John D.
McCartney, assistant to the
Trustee of the Central of Geor
gia Railway Company. The Rail
way’s development program,
initiated several years ago, is in
line with the industrial and agri
cultural expansion foreseen
throughout the Southeast, ac
cording to Mr. McCartney.
“Flans have been developed
for decided improvements in our
services,’’ he stated, “particu
larly in the handling of merchan
dise and for the operation of the
last word in streamlined, diesel
powered passenger trains be
tween Columbus and Atlanta,
and between Savannah and At
lanta, which trains we expect to
have in operation in the near iu
ture.
The Central of Georgia Rail
way Company is also expanding
the services of its Agricultural
and Industrial Staffs. A forester
and an agronomist have been
added.
In connection with the rise of
industry in the South, Mr. Mc-
Cartney reported that 115 new
industries located on the Central
of Georgia Railway lines in 1945,
and at least thirty others materi
ally expanded during the year.
“It is expected,” Mr. McCart
ney continued, “that many more
new plants will be brought to
the Southeast. The inquiries we
have had from every part of the
United States about our section
and its possibilities lead to the
belief that the progress achieved
in 1945 will not only be continu
ed, but augmented.”
A continuing high volume of
railway traffic is expected in line
with this industrial expansion of
the South, according to this Cen
tral of Georgia Railway official. I
“It is worth remembering,”
Mr. McCartney added, “that
throughout the war, railroads
[provided 97% of the transporta
tion for military personnel travel
ing on duty and carried over 90%
of all military freight. Those
high percentages may not con
tinue, but the railroads will cer
tainly remain a [major transpor
tation agency.”
It is expected that Pullman
Service between Atlanta and
Savannah will be resumed by
March 1.—
Bowling Balls
Bowling balls have a core of live i
! rubber put in shape under 30,000
| pounds pressure.
: j
Self-Government in Prison
1 The plan of self-government in !
\ prisons was first introduced at Sing i
Sing by Thomas Mott Osborne, the |
j famous prison reformer.
]
j Ruby Pickens, Dorothy Jones,
Frances Couey, and Mary Ann
Nunn, and Mrs. Hodges.
:! Publicity—Mrs. Hodges.
Library—M is s Audrey An
drews and Miss Rainey.
Music—Miss Willie Ryals, Mrs.
; Elmer Wolfe, and Mrs. W. E.
I Barfield.
Status of Women—Mrs. T. C.
; Rogers.
IRRY, HOUSTON COUNTY GA..
[HOUSTON FARM BUREAU TO~
HEAR WOMEN’S LEADER FEB.7
Mrs. Joe S. Ray, president of
the Associated Women of the
Georgia Farm Bureau Federa
tion, will address the Houston
County Farm Bureau at the
monthly meeting scheduled for
Thursday night, Feb. 7, accord
ing to an announcement made by
Paschal Muse, president of the
local chapter.
The AW president will be in
troduced by Mrs. Floyd H.Tabor,
member of the board of directors
of the women’s auxiliary uf the
GFBF.
Mrs. Kay will be the principal
speaker at the February meet
ing, Mr. Muse said,and her mes
sage will be of vital interest to
those engaged in agricultural
work in this county. She is an
interesting speaker and every
member of the organization in
this county is urged to attend
the meeting, Mr. Muse con
tinued.
The Associated Women of the
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
is making encouraging progress
throughout the state, according
1 to Mr. Muse, and the fact that
Mrs. Ray was the unanimous
choice of the delegates to con
' tinue as president when the
state convention was held in Ma
. con last November is indicative
of the effective work she is do
ing to perfect a militant organi
zation of farm women in Geor
gia.
Mr. Muse also announced fhat
H. K. Yandle, director of public
relations of the GFBF and editor
°f the Georgia Farm Bureau
News, will attend the meeting on
February 7. He will speak
briefly following Mrs. Ray’s ad
dress.
Frank Tyson, of the Adel Can
ning and Pickling Co., will be
here prepared to offer contracts
for the gsowing of cucumbers.
Farmers who would be interest
en in growing this crop are es
pecially urged to be present.
NEGRO FARMERS ID HOLD
ANNUAL HAM AND EGG SHOW
By 0. S. O’NEAL,
Negro County Agent
Negro farmers, wives, and
4-H club members of Peach and
Houston Counties have made
great progress in swine and poul
try production in preparation for
the 31st Annual Ham and Egg
Show which will be held at Fort
Valley State College March 7-8.
! As a result of the valuable infor
-1 mation which the farmers re
ceive from the Annual Ham and
Egg Show, there can be seen
.fine pure bred hogs and poultry
on each farm. Better methods
and practices are also followed.
Charlie Whiters, who lives in
the Kings Chapel community of
Houston county, has increased
his swine from 5 to 72 and has 30
fine hogs for sale. The average
weight of these hogs is 180 lbs.
W. T. Flowers, also of Houston
county and one of the chief sup
porters of the Ham and Egg
Show, will kill and sell over $6OO
worth of hogs and meat this
year. Monroe Fluellen of the
Live Oak community of Peach
county who won the first prize
of $lO for the best 20 hams on
display, has killed 16 hogs aver
aging 250 pounds. The meat has
been cured and smoked and Flu
ellen has already sold more than
$7O worth of hams and lard.
There are other farmers who
have made similar records.
Farm wives have made great
i progress in poultry production.
jOn each farm there can be seen
fine flocks of chickens. The poul-
I try project has meant much in
i meeting the shortage of meat
I supplies during the rationing pe-
I riod. Mrs. Addie Fluellen, of
I Live Oak community, raised 335
I chickens in 1945.
Some of the highlights of the
131st Annual Ham and Egg Show
■and Sale are: (1) a 4-H pageant;
j (2) a4 H debate; (3) a tribute
'to the key farmers and their
(wives; (4) memorial service for
j the late VV. T. Anderson; (5) ad
dresses by outstanding educators
and government officials, includ
ing Dr. H. M. Bond, former
president of the Fort Valley State
College now president of Lincoln
University, Penna.; Dr. George
A. Weilancl, Secretary of Church
THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. 194(
(LEGION AUXILIARY TO HAVE
1 CAMELLIA SHOW FEB. 9-10
The Camellia Show to be spon
sored by the Auxiliary to the
• Robert D. Collins Post of the
i American Legion, will be held at
the Legion Home Saturday and
• Sunday, Feb. 9-10. The Show
will open Feb 9, 2 p. m. and
will remain open throughout the
i afternoon and evening. On Feb.
10, the exhibits will be on dis
• play from 2 p. m, throughout
the afternoon.
i All Camellia growers of Perry
i and Houston county are invited
to enter their flowers in this
1 show. Exhibits must be at the
Legion Home by 11 a. m., Feb. 9.
Ribbons will be awarded.
These plans were made and
1 committees appointed Tuesday
i afternoon by Mrs. H. P. Dob
bins, chairman of the Show;Mrs.
i J. M. Gooden, co-chairman; and
1 Mesdames J. J. Rooney, H. S.
Kezar, C. E. Andrew, R. E,
Smith, W. E. Marshall, and C.O.
! Grimes; and Miss Katherine
i Cater.
i These committees were ap
; pointed; Mrs. Grimes, house;
: Mesdames J. B. Calhoun, B. H.
j Andrew Jr.,and Marshall, tables;
• Mesdames Rooney, C. E. An
; drew, Felton Norwood, and A.E.
■ Barnes, flower arrangement: and
i Mrs. Joe Mitchell, Auxiliary
■ president, and Mesdames Good
■ en, C. E, Andrew, Smith and
■ Grimes, reception. Auxiliary
members will be asked to assist
, these groups in whatever capaci
; ty needed.
is cordially invited
i to attend this second Camellia
i Show to be sponsored by the
: Auxiliary. The proceeds will be
used for a worthy project.
Quick Cooking Saves
Vegetable Nutrients
The greatest loss of nutrients re
■ suits from improper cooking, espe
cially vitamin C since it is readily
soluble in water, according to Ex
tension nutritionists. Vegetables
should be cooked quickly so as to
prevent loss. If vegetables are cut
I in pieces for cooking, they should be
cut lengthwise, as less nutrients
bleed out than when cut crosswise.
Acids in citrus fruits and toma
toes protect ascorbic acid (vitamin
C) from total destruction. Soda de
stroys this vitamin; therefore, il
j should never be used in vegetables
j or soups.
j Fresh vegetables should be start
ed cooking in boiling water (if any
j is used), or at a high temperature.
If no water is used, vegetables
1 should be turned over at first to pre
t vent scorching and to cook uniform
ly, but they should be exposed to
air as little as possible for example,
tender greens, such as spinach, cab
bage and others.
The best methods for cooking veg
| etables to prevent loss of vitamin C,
as well as some other vitamins and
> minerals are: Stemming, baking and
boiling in a small amount of water,
i the amount depending on age and
tenderness of vegetables. Recent nu
-1 trition research has shown that po
j tatoes lose less vitamin C whop
steamed or boiled, in the skins, thap
' when baked.
i
r ‘Sir Veto’
j President Andrew Johnson was
, sometimes called “Sir Veto” be
-5 cause of the number of congression
! al bills he vetoed.
I
1 Federal Whaling License
A federal whaling license costs an
’ operator with one boat $l,OOO. The
■ charge for each additional boat is
i $250.
i
Twelve Syllable Words
The language of the American In
dians abounds in 10 and 12-sylla
i 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.
I ~ " ' ' ' L in.. . -in..-1 •
Council, New York; Mr. W. S.
1 Brown, Director of Georgia Ex
tension Service; Prof. P. H.
: Stone, State Agent far Negro
) Work in Georgia; W. A. Sutton,
'.State 4-H club leader: Alexander
' jHurse, 4-H club agent; Miss Lur
line Collier, State Horae Demon
stration Agent for Georgia; and
Miss Camilla Weems, Assistant
State Agent of Georgia; (6) cash
■ prizes for the best hams and
), eggs offered by Mr. P. T. An
i.derson of Macon and President
i ! B, F. Hubert of Savannah.
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(BUSINESS CHANGES
,1 BEING MADE IN PERRY
|l
Several changes in busines per
sonnel in Perry will take place
i this week. J. P. Etheridge will
; re-enter the warehouse business,
: having purchased Davis Ware
house from Mayo Davis. Mr.
■ Etheridge will have his son.
■ Cooper Etheridge, associated
i with him in the business. In fact,
Cooper Etheridge is to be the
manager of Etheridge Ware
, house which operates a cotton
gin and a corn shelling plant as
well as a general warehouse
business,
i The younger Etheridge has
i had an important position with
the F. B. I. for the past five
years and prior to that was a
i newspaper writer. He is a
graduate of Mercer University,
. Macon, Ga.
Mayo Davis, who purchased
1 the warehouse business of Mr.
Etheridge three and one-half
years ago, will devote his time to
his extensive farming interests
> in Houston and Peach counties
and to representing a fertilizer
. company. W. F. Norwood who
; has been employed by Davis
Warehouse will continue in Mr.
; Davis’ employ.
C.C. Pierce who has been with
Davis Warehouse will be book
-1 keeper for Andrew Hardware
Co. Horace E. Evans will con
tinue his position at the ware
i house with the Etheridges.
W. E. Marshall Jr., formerly
; with Andrew Hdw. Co. has a
clerical position with Moody Mo
tor Co.
Mrs. Eugene Lashley is book
, keeper for Union Motor Co.
New Grocery
A new business in Perry which
opened this week is Pete’s Gro
cery and Market which is owned
and operated by John C. (Pete)
Cannon who came to Perry from
Jacksonville, Fla. nine years ago.
Mr. Cannon was in the Merchant
Marines for over two years dur- 1
, ing the war. Since his honorable
discharge from the Service in
i Aug. 1945, he has been employed
' by (J. C. Nunn and Son. His
1 wife was Miss Ida Pearl Stal*
I baker of Warner Robins and
they have two children.
SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
Pensacola, Fla., Jan. T 9 - Ma
- jor Wallace J. Slappey, USMCR,'
. was awarded the Bronze Star
i Medal recently by Commodore
L. T. Hundt, USN, Commander,
Naval Air Training Bases. Ma
-1 jor Slappey. who holds the DFC
and Air Medal for actions against
the enemy over Okinawa and
Peleliu, received his wings al
, Corpus Christi in 1942 and serv
i ed eighteen months duty in the
1 Pacific Theatre. A resident of
| Perry. Georgia, he has been de
tached to duty in aviation at El
Centro, Calif.
The citation accompanying the
Bronze Star Medal states,
“For meritorious achievement
in connection with operations
against the enemy while serving
as commanding officer of a Ma
rine observation squadron on
Okinawa Shirna, Ryukyu Islands,
from 1 April, to 21 June, 1945,
Receiving orders to put his
squadron into the operation from
Yontan Airfield on 2 April, al
though pressed for time and fur
ther handicapped by the necessi
ty for putting supplies ashore on
a strange beach, Major Slappey
accomplished his mission and be
gan the operation of land based
artillery observation plans at
dawn on 3 April. Througoui the
operation, in addition to provid
ing observation planes for the
division to which he was assign
ed, he provided planes for six
battalions of corps artillery. De
spite limited supplies and facili
ties and the difficulty of daily
damage to his planes by enemy
anti-aircraft fire, he provided
adequate observation for the
units to which he was assigned.
His meritorious conduct and out
standing service were in keeping
with the highest traditions of the
United States Naval Service.”
Perry friends will be interest
ed to learn that T 5 M, M. Dean
was honorably discharged from
the U. S. Army last week after
two years service in the E. T, O.
He is in College Park, Ga. with
(his wife and little daughter, Jac
quelyn, and will visit his par-
ESTABLISHED 1870
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CHANGES DISTRICTS
During its 15-day session com
pleted Monday, the General As
sembly of Georgia passed a sen
atorial redistricting bill limiting
districts to three counties. The
new set-up provides 52 districts
of three counties, places two,
Chatham and Effingham coun
ties, in the First district and
1 leaves Fulton in the 52nd dis
-1 trict by itself.
In the re-districting, Houston
has been moved from the 23rd to
1 the 51st district with Bibb and
Twiggs counties. Taylor, Craw
ford, and Peach remain in the
1 23rd district. Under the new
1 plan,Houston will furnish a state
senator every six years instead \
of every eight years. Bibb coun
ty will elect the senator this year
, and Houston, two years from
now.
1 Succession Bill Defeated
, Among the actions taken by
the Legislature was the defeat of
, an amendment to the state’s con
, stltution which would have al
lowed a governor to succeed him
self. Although the vote was 126
to 74 in favor of the amendment,
it lacked the necessary two-thirds
, majority for approval, which was
137 votes. The senate approved
the amendment 36 to 13.
This is the second time the Ga.
House has refused to make it
possible for Gov. Ellis Arnall to
seek re-election.
House Speaker Roy Harris led
the opposition to the amendment
last summer and defeated it by a
10-vote margin. On the opening
day of this session of the legisla
ture, he split with Arnall and
announced again his opposition.
This time Arnall supporters lost
by a 11-vote margin.
It had been generally believed
that had Arnall been a candidate,
victory was assured. But with
i Arnall out, many political quart
ers expected a three-man race—
Harris, Ex-Gov. Talrnadge and
Ex-Governor E. D. Rivers.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beginning Feb. 3 and continu
ing through Feb, 17 a series of
evangelistic services will be held
at the Baptist Church. Mr. Wil
liam Carey Barker of Lynchburg,
Va. will bring the messages in
these services. He is a widely
known evangelist. He is spoken
of by all who have heard him
and known him in his work as a
deeply consecrated Christian.
His work has been accompani
ed by marked success wherever
he has gone and he is constantly
in demand by those who know
him. You will enjoy these ser
vices, You are cordially invited
to attend everyone of them.
Service hours—Sunday, 11:30
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; Week-day,
10:00 a. m. and 7:30 p, m.
Rev J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School-10:15 a, m.
Church Services, 11:30 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
foung People’s Service, 6:30
p. m.
Rev. J. B. Smith, Pastor.
Koap for Pincushion
Use a bar of soap as a pincushion.
You will find fho pins go into the
fabric more easily and don’t get
rusty.
Round Robin
A round robin is a written peti
tion, memorial protest, or the like,
the signature to which are made in
a circle so as not to indicate who
shined it first.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Dean,at
Shellman before coming to Perry
Pfc. William G. Ethridge left
Camp Stoneman, Calif., June 1,
and arrived on Leyte around
Julv 1.
He was assigned to the 40th
Infantry Division and was on
Panay at the time of the Japa
nese surrender. He left the
Philippines about the middle of
September and is now serving
with the 40th Division in the oc
cupation of Korea.
Pfc. Ethridge is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ethridge Sr.
of Perry.