Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, April 20, 1972, Page 1-B, Image 17
W A - ■s: M '$ w * «-c *& _* : >A m^t *JWt' Jl i
Mg., A,rT* *« XZmgtjfr 5U m Jc **V ; * **- S» TagtfrjEMß^
W ' ; *£.*’' «•. t 4- r^Pw^t^^Sni^^^B^Evl lJPni
s Sffw’’*• T -•' '&» ?«lftfr* *' Jt
• a%. -*g?- Ms ,V itfS*, Sfc ”
Grave Os Black World War 1 Vet Stands Alone
The Cook’s Nook
PI CW By Mildred E. Warren
This week we continue with
"budget-minded” dishes, methinks
this may be an aftermath of Income
Tax wee. These chicken recipes are in
answer to many inquires and calls for
more chicken dishes. Chicken is most
versatile, and one of the most
economical meats one can serve
these days. The other dish is also on
your “economy list” as it is made
with ground beef, this one a
stroganoff and it will have special
appeal for the men in your family.
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. There’s nothing
to indicate that there are, or
ever have been, any other
graves there on Langston
Road in Houston County near
Perry. So inconspiciously
weathered into its setting
that most casual passers-by
would never notice it from an
automobile, once you know
it’s there your eyes are
drawn magnetically to it
with each passing. And you
have to know why it’s there,
and if there’s a story to go
with it. There is, and in
uncovering it another
blmk/^Ktv 1 ==__ I H
12" diagonally measured ur - _ I
screen. Amazing low price! n I I
Comport stereo system PORTABLE
expands at any time! COLOR TV \
Everything you need—the 4 speed record I *1
—FM/AM-FM stereo radio-2 matched Rj Big 18" diagonally measured \ 1
and protective dust cover. Add a cassette rwnwiar screen. . See it, buy it today! I
or 8 track stereo player anytime!
and SEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF FINEST STEREOS, TV’S I
f THE WHITER WAY TO WASH ' M
WITH ‘LO-DENSITY 290’ r ‘LO-DENSITY 290’ BH
I f 7 PERMANENT PRESS 2-SPEED WASHER V
I ■ PERMANENT PRESS 3-CYCLE DRYER V
> ~~ v WASHER: Permanent prats sotting
3-water temperature selections
’ ’ -' ~~ . 11l DRYER: Parmanont press sotting 1
|H , Ttht | ’
llrNI ,rom ~o“ r b *‘'
i 3i oT POWERFUL < S A Ok JWI 1
■||P&A \ X V» \ UPRIGHT \p§y. lii 1
p*vsA wk vacuum jri
\ -* Beats/sweeps as It cleans I
\ joo\ Gets under low places flj
IhBHHLI ,
\ SEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF REFRIGERATORS, I 1 1 - ' 1 '
FREEZERS, RANGES, WASHERS, DRYERS AND VACUUMS ENJOY BETTER LIVING WITH GRANTS CREDIT
K^sl^2lS§3jiS2B3^S2s
stranger one emerges.
Pvt. Lockett, according to
information available from
local residents, was the first
black soldier from Houston
County to lose his life
fighting in World War I.
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