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fgSSSF^MM rSSff T ** w JB t WB Perryan Snags Big Bass Hervia Ingram and his son Hervia Jr. admire a 10 1 -• pound bass the senior Ingram caught at Camp John Hope Lake last week. Ingram is the vocational agriculture teacher at Houston County High School. (Home Journal Photo). Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like a college without a building program. * ♦ ♦ June is the month the amateur gardner gets his first hint that tomatoes are best grown by professionals. ♦ * * Congressmen are heading for the beaches to find out the shape of things. E. F. BELLFLOWER MACHINE SHOP AND GARAGE TRUCK BODIES BUILT Complete Line of Hardware and Auto Parts ALL TYPES CONSTRUCTION Bridges, Culverts, Curbing All types cement work PHONE 987-1202 PERRY, GEORGIA Watch for the Grand Opening of the Muse Theatre In July UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT MEED A CAR? • FOR VACATION yTk • WEEK-END TRIP ~7 • SHOPPING TRIP a week or a r , RENT A NEW FORD LTD—MUSTANG—FAIRLANE ALL AIR-CONDITIONED Rates—Mustangs and Fairlanes $7 a day plus 6c a mile LTD—SB a day plus 6c a mile $1 a day for full insurance CAMPERS FOR RENT By the day, week, or month sl2 and sls a day—Plus 6c a mile Sleeps 6 and 4 people MOODY MOTOR CO. p ORD CORNER PERRY, GA. Perry Rotary Club Installs New Officers John Sheffield (third from left) District Governor of Rotary from Americus installed new officers of the local Rotary Club Monday. L. to r., Lewis Clements, secretary-treasurer; H. J. Stefanini, director; John Home and Food Notes BY HELEN B. SASSER Houston County Extension Home Economist We have passed through a series of deplorable events in recent years which have so shocked and frightened this nation that a state of apprehension is abroad as to how it will affect us for the future. How do these things af fect our children? A neighbor had this to say about her 111-year-old daughter and the recent tragedy in Los Angeles; "I guess we were so preoccupied with it ourselves that we didn’t think about Linda sitting there for hours, looking at that screen and saying nothing. When it was time for bed I reminded her three times, and then finally her daddy ordered her to go to bed. 1 went in with her and sal talk ing for a long time, trying to get her to think of other things. “I don’t think she listened for after a while she said: ‘Mother, this is like when President Kennedy was shot. Remember?’ “1 did remember," the mother went on. “1 remembered very well. All the time the television was on for three days there was something almost all the time that had to do with that awful murder. We were so preoccupied that not once did we think of the effect it was having on the child. And here she remembers to this day all of that." It scarcely seems arguable that we should spare our children such sustained and harrowing experiences. These scenes of masses of grieving people and the solemn talk can be so overpowering as to wound a child’s sense of security. There are ways in which children can be confronted with instances of sorrow and grief and be no less the worse for it. Certainly they are going to have to cope with these experiences later in their lives. Some advise that, where possible, the child’s observation of these happenings be limited to provide sufficient but not overpowering in formation as to what has happened. CREDIT, GOOD OR BAD Many families in Houston County are buying things with money they do not have. They are shopping on cre dit. This brings up a question. ‘‘ls credit shopping good or bad?” Let’s look for a minute at some of the advantages and disadvantages of credit shopping. It’s handy to say “charge it” when shopping. You don’t have to carry large sums of money with you. However, items bought on credit may cost more. Service charges and interest can add up quickly. You can use things while paying for them. But be careful not to over spend. You may be able to get better repair work when it is needed on items for which you are still paying. However, you may not be able to shop around for the best buy when making the purchase. Good credit can come in handy to meet emergencies. However, some people find credit contracts hard to under stand. If you do use credit when shopping, remember these tips. Pay as much down as you can. The total cost will be less. Pay the balance as quick as you can. You will save on interest charges.! Keep your promises to pay. You may need to use credit again. EASY PIE Want to make a quick ice cream pie? Line a pie pan with graham cracker or cookie crumbs. Fill the pan with your favorite ice cream. Wrap in freezer paper and store in the food freezer. It will be ready to serve on any oc casion. PARFAIT TIP During the warm summer months a ready supply of parfaits will surely come in handy. They are easy to make and store for use anytime. Put a scoop of each of three different kinds of ice cream in a parfail glass, top with a fruit sauce. Cover tightly with freezer paper and store in the food freezer. Houston County homemakers will find this easy-lo make treat a delight to serve at meal lime, for snacks and when guests drop in, IT'S A FACT! Success is still operated on the self-service plan. SPECIAL! Second Annual Peach Festival in Reynolds Houston County homemakers are being reminded to show their skills at making peach dishes and canning peach products on June 29 at the 2nd Annual Peach Fes tival in Reynolds, at the Flint Electric Membership Cor poration building. 1 would like to hear from any homemaker that needs my assistance to get their entries to Reynolds. Entry time is 10 o’clock. Saturday. June 29. Another event of interest to Houston County home makers is the Peanut Progress Day Recipe Contest to be held at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Cafeteria in Tilton, Georgia on July 12. Come by my office for an entry blank. They must be mailed before June 30 New Perry Nursing Home, Inc. (formerly Houston Halls) w 500 STANLEY ST., PERRY PHONE 987 3251 A Medical Care fIA Nursing Home ED WILLIS Administrator Sheffield, Gene Smith, immediate past president; Har old Jennings, new president; Jerry Rogers, sgt. at arms; Allen Tabor, vice president. (Home Journal Photo). f ITS AN IDFA HOME DECORATIONS 1 Designed of the harvest table and deacon’s bench cope comfortably with demands of the contemporary family room. The melamine plastic table top accomodates the best attended cook-in with both leaves opened to a spacious 41 x 59 inches; closed, it’s a tidy 24-inch width. Hardwood side chairs and bench combine provincial charm with modern function in the Priscilla Beige print on durable fabric-backed vinyl. BONUS = I ates Earn Our I 4’/2% per annum) I IUS OF 3 / 4 % I EARS 1 it Any Time B Multiples of I 1000.00 I f Deposit I vV. ■ FEDERAL I ASSOCIATION I ry fl d Fort Valley I Th* Houston Home Journal, Perry, Ga., Thursday, June 27, 1968 July Home Economics Club Dates Date, Time and Club listed as follows; July 2, 3 P. M., Perry Afternoon Club. July 3, 10 A. M., Bonaire Club. July 10, 2:30 P. M., Elko-Henderson Club. July 11, 10 A. M., Lahoma Club. July 11, 2:30 P. M., Happy Homemal ers Club. July 11, 7 P. M., The Three L’s 'mb. July 16, 10 A. M. Houston Lake Cluh. July 16, 2:30 P. M., Centerville Club. July 17, 8:30 P. M., Pineywoods Club. July 17, 8:30 P. M., Perry Night Club. July 17, 8:30 P. M., Henderson Club. July 18, 10 A. M„ Hobinetts Club. July 18, 8 P. M., Town and Country Club. July 18. 8 P. M„ Bykota Club. July 23, 10 A. M„ Lantana. Melons Dominate Scene al Cordele CORDELE Watermelons are hanging ripe on the vine in the wond's watermelon center in the Cordete area, and the local citi zenry believes every brighleyed - boy and girl al this time of the year shoiud have the juicy privi lege oi sinking taste buds into a big one that thumps just right. Local residents, farmers, and businessmen are planning a gi gantic watermelon (estival in cluding para de s. watermelon served at welcome stations, a lovely {girls pageant from which will be crowned Miss Watermel on, and many other events. Even Atlantans are slated for a watermelon culling later at the Atlanta Farmers Market, and Georgia's Stale House leaders and employees will get into the act also. I Georgia's Governor Lester Mad ; dux issued a proclamation de claring this week Georgia Waler- I me.on Week, and Crisp Counlians were in the Governor's office to observe the issuing of the proc lamation, King watermelon will reign supreme in Cordele the 1 week of June 24-29. ’lhe festival was slated for a gospel sing al 8 p. m. Monday, June 24 at the Crisp County High School auditorium sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary to Crisp County Post 30, and a fish ing rodeo sponsored by the Cor cleie Kiwanis Club was Tuesday’s | main event with trophies award ed to winners. Wednesday’s main event was a watermelon eating contest with the Georgia Water melon Growers Association a warding a Shetland pony and saddle to the winner. Watermelon Queen prelimi naries were slated for Thursday, and on Friday the Cordele Lions Club sponsors a parade in down town Cordele, beginning at 3 p.m. The main event of the festival, the Georgia Watermelon Queen pageant is scheduled for 8:30 p. m. al the Crisp County High School Auditorium Friday night. The pageant will be preceded by a Little Miss Watermelon Queen contest for Crisp County among five and six year old girls. That event will begin at 7:30 p.m. The awarding of prizes for the larg est watermelon contest is also slated for Friday night. Current reigning Georgia Wa termelon Queen is Miss Martha Ann Sewell of Plains. The watermelon festival is held under the sponsorship of the Cordele Jaycees with Crisp Coun ty Farm Bureau and melon growers along with other civic groups entering into the "fun” of Georgia’s Watermelon Week. The Crisp County Farm Bureau will serve free slices of watermelon to tourists passing through the Cordele area during Ihe festival week. Members of 4-11 will as sist in the serving. The first metal ship made in the U. S. was the John Ran dolph which was launched at Savannah, Ga. on July 9, 1834. •