Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, April 20, 1972, Page 1-B, Image 17

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CHICKEN SALAD CASSEROLE 3 cups cooked, diced chicken 1 can cream of chicken soup V 2 cup mayonnaise (or % cup) 2 or 3 tablespoons pimento, chopped V 2 cup minced green pepper 1 cup celery, chopped 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons minced onion 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Crushed potato chips Slivered almonds (optional) V 2 cup sharp cheese, grated Mix all except the three last ingredients. Place in casserole. Cover top with crushed potato chips, next with grated cheese. Sprinkle toasted, slivered almonds over the top. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serves 6. ZESTY CHICKEN BAKE 1 frying size chicken, cut up 3 tablespoons margarine or cooking oil 1 can mushrooms 2 tablespoons grated or minced onion 1 teaspoon salt x /< teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon paprika Tsungani Elects Officers The Tsungani Coub met for their regular monthly meeting on April 11th at the Security Federal Building. Mrs. Larry Sandefur gave an inspiring devotional, followed by refreshments served by Mrs. Jimmy Anderson, Mrs. Thomas Reagan and Mrs. Larry Sandefur. President Geraldine Reagan presided during the business meeting. Mrs. Robert Fudge, secretary, called the roll and read the minutes. Treasurer, Annette Gentry, followed Dash parsley flakes (optional) 1 green pepper, cut in rings 1 or 2 tomatoes, cut in quarters Roll chicken pieces in seasoned flour. Fry chicken in margarine or oil until light brown. Remove from skillet. (Cook the bony pieces of chicken in water until tender to make broth.) Make gravy by adding 4 tablespoons of flour to drippings in pan. Stir to blend. Add 2 cups liquid (broth plus enough water to make 2 cups.) Cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Add mushrooms, onion, salt, pepper, and paprika along with parsley flakes. Place chicken in casserole; add gravy. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Add tomatoes and pepper rings and cook until done. Serve with rice. STROGANOFF CASSEROLE IV2 pounds ground beef 3 tablespoons chopped green pepper V* cup chopped onion 1 small can mushrooms, drained 1 can condensed mushroom soup 2 or 3 tablespoons chopped pimento (optional) V 2 pint sour cream 1 can biscuits Heat 2 or 3 tablespoons of cooking oil add the beef, onion and pepper. Brown very slightly and salt to taste. Add a dash of pepper if desired. Add soup and simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream, mushrooms and pimento. Place in casserole and top with the canned biscuits. Bake at 350 degrees until biscuits are cooked all the way through and brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. with her report. The club discussed the possibility of sponsoring square dancing lessons at Ochlahatehee during the summer months, if approved by Club Council. On May 6th the installation of officers and new members will be held at Houston Lake Country Club during the Annual Spring Luncheon. Two new members were elected to the club: Mrs. John Birdsong and Mrs. Bob Bettag. The newly-elected officers are: Mrs. Fred Klein, president; Mrs. Jim Dooly, vice president; Mrs. Frank Thrailkill, secretary; and Mrs. Robert H. Brown, treasurer. Executive committee members are Mrs. David Westmoreland, Mrs. Ralph Gentry, and Mrs. Thomas Reagan. Mrs. Frank Hill is historian and reporter and Mrs. Robert Morrow is parliamentarian. Mrs. Frank Thrailkill announced that the club would help with the Cancer Fund Drive this week and assigned certain areas to be covered by the club. Man Buried In His Underwear Tombstone Mystery Solved By Maxine Thompson It stands alone in a thicket of brambles, densely shaded by the forest that stops only a foot or two away -a weathered grave marker, leaning heavily a bit forward and to the left. Below the cross in a circle at the top, the inscription reads: “Zollie Lockett ... Georgia ... Pvt. 157 Depot Brig... October 11, 1918.” That’s all. 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There are no death records available at the court house here prior to the 1920’5, and there was nothing printed in the newspaper about his death. A granite marker was placed on his grave by someone who cared. Although it can no longer be seen, Pvt. Lockett is buried in a small cemetery in which the blacks who died on the farms of big lan downers of the area were buried. Mrs. Irene Batchelor Hester, who was born and reared in that area, said that she recalls hearing that the last person buried there, over 50 years ago, (whether before or after Pvt. Lockett is not clear) was "Aunt” PAGE 1-B Chaney Bishop, a former slave owned by a family named Bishop who were big landowners there. Somewhere among those graves, leveled by time and overgrown, with no markers, one white man lies buried. At his own request. And in his underwear. It sounded like one of those things that someone starts and things keep getting added on so that none of it was likely to have ever happened in the first place. But this time it did. Mrs. Hester’s own grandfather built the man a casket and buried him “The man’s name was Anderson - what his first name was I never heard,” said Mrs. Hester. “I don’t know where he came from, and maybe nobody did. He wasn’t from around here, just seemed to have wan dered in from somewhere. PERRY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1972 He worked around for farm people when he was able - he was pretty aged when he first came - and they sort of took care of him to the end. I recall my parents telling about it. “My grandfather was Francis Marion Parker, Sr., and the little cemetery where the slaves were buried was on Parker land. When Mr. Anderson got sick, he asked to be buried in his underwear under a par ticular oak tree he liked, which happened to be in that cemetery. Grandfather Parker did just what he asked, built a casket for him and buried him in his un derwear under the tree. That’s why there’s one white man buried in that black cemetery.” Why did he want to be buried in his underwear? ‘‘That I don’t know,” Mrs. Hester admitted. ‘‘Maybe it was because he figured he came into the world in nothing and would go out in as little as possible. Or maybe he figured it would just be a waste of clothing that somebody else could wear to bury them.” One can only speculate, with no way of knowing the truth, on the reason behind this strange request of an old man who died and was buried over eighty years ago. CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Mr. Julius Duffie wish to extend their sincere appreciation to each of you for all acts of kindness shown them during their sorrow. The Family