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♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007
Hollow trees,
High cotton,
high hopes
There
was a long
time when
we didn’t
see much
cotton
growing
and now it
seems to
be every
where.
It’s a pret-
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Charlotte
Perkins
Staff writer
ty sight,
especially out along
Marshallville Road. Too bad
all those Florida-bound tour
ists don’t get to see the real
Georgia when they’re zoom
ing down 1-75.
I’m enjoying watching
New Hope Baptist Church
going up on Washington
Street. It took a long time
to get that site ready, but
how you can see the shape
of things to come. I was at
their groundbreaking and
look forward to the day they
have their dedication.
Thanks to Charles Irby
Shelton and Buck Tolleson
for giving me the grand tour
of the old hollow cypress
tree that used to be one of
Perry’s tourist attractions.
I hope that it finds a good
home, because as old as it
is, it probably is good for
another 500 years.
On Monday at 6 p.m., the
Perry Area Historical Society
will have its first meeting in
some time at the Perry Arts
Center. If you love local
history, here’s your chance
to get involved, and to meet
some Perryans who know
a whole lot about the city’s
past.
The sad news this week
was that Michael Froehlich
is leaving the top post at
the Georgia National Fair.
We’ll miss his enthusiasm
and community spirit. He
and Brenda have been good
people to have in Perry.
The Balvaunuc Club’s
Mistletoe Market will be
at the McGill Marketplace
at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds Nov. 17 and 18.
Mark your calenddarss now.
If you, your school, your c
üb, your business or your
church want to be part of
Perry’s Christmas parade
on Dec. 5, look of The
application in this issue, or
call Melanie Lewis at 988-
8100, Ext. 102. This year’s
parade is being sponsored
by Houston Springs and the
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Hot times in Iceland and a duck named Jemima
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What is this woman’s first name?
Literary Quiz
Of what hypothetical action did Mark
Twain say that the man who did it would
learn something that he could not learn by
any other method?
Harrison's Sports Quiz
Notre Dame is having a dismal 2007
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The Houston County High Theatre has just presented The Seussification of Romeo and
Juliet, a one-act comedy by Peter Bloedel that gives a comic twist to Shakespeare’s
tale of doomed lovers. Here, Stephen Philips as Romeo is shown in an embrace with
Kelly Wilson as Juliet. The play was directed by BronwynJardin, with a cast including
“Capitulates” and “Monotones.”
Five boys and a shopping cart full of junk food
We just
got back
from shop
ping at
Wal-Mart.
The boys
needed
some art
materials
for school
projects.
As usual
we ended
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Me and the Boys
up with a cart full of other
“stuff” that we just had to
have.
I thought that when the
boys grew older, it would be
easier to shop with them.
Was I in for a big surprise.
They are as rowdy in stores
as when they were two years
old, except when they were
two, I could contain them
in the grocery cart, but now
they can roam all over the
store at will.
Tonight, immediately
after we got in the store,
Ben jumps in the grocery
cart for a ride. Let me tell
you, it’s really difficult to
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football season with only one win to its
credit. However, the Fighting Irish do
hold the NCAA record for the longest
series winning streak in Division 1-A
football. Who is the opponent, and how
many consecutive wins for Notre Dame?
Also, what did this opponent do during
World War II to prevent Notre Dame
from closing its doors?
History Quiz
Who was the first female monarch in
recorded history?
Faith Quiz
Who foretold the births of two babies,
according to Christian tradition, and what
other three religions regard him as a
prophet?
Match 'em Up
Sort the following people into two
groups, not by gender: Bobby, Lee,
Jim, Ned, Brian, James, Jay, Phyllis,
Larry, Joe, Gail, Riley, Tom, Steve.
Weird Quiz
steer a cart with a 90 pound
twelve year old in it.
The art supplies that the
boys needed were in the very
back corner of the store, so
we just had to pick up a vari
ety of other necessities along
the way. The boys also had to
show me everything that
was on their Christmas lists
while we were there.
We finally found the sup
plies that they needed so the
boys headed to the arcade
so they could spend every
last penny in their pockets.
As we made our way to the
front of the store we had to
pick up dog food.
Well, I found something
in the pet section that truly
amazed me. Wal-Mart is
now carrying pet apparel.
I’m not talking just doggie
sweaters, but pet outfits
that are covered in sequins
and feathers. They even
have pet purses, so you can
tote your pet around with
you.
The boys wanted me to
purchase their dogs some
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What strange formations did Darwin
see on March 22, 1835?
Last week's answers
Jemima herself
The duck is Jemima Puddle-Duck,
created by Beatrix Potter. Getting it right
were Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones,
Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon
Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike
Stanley, Larry and Chris Thomson
Marmalade instead
In A.A. Milne’s poem, “The King’s
Breakfast," the Alderney, a sleepy dairy
cow, suggested marmalade as a but
ter substitute, but the king fussed until
he got his way. Getting it right were
Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr,
Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley,
Larry and Chris Thomson
Half a hundred
As Mike Harrison put it, “Steve
clothes for Christmas, but
Wal-Mart didn’t have any
thing that would fit fifty
pound Labrador Retrievers.
Most of the doggy clothes
were poodle sized and
extremely feminine. While
Tal, Hunter, and Luke
played in the arcade, Kerry,
Tully, Ben, and I shopped for
a few groceries.
We ended up with donuts,
candy, and sodas that defi
nitely were not on my list.
When the boys shop with me
junk food always mysteri
ously finds its way into my
grocery cart and that same
junk food instantly disap
pears when I get it home.
Fruit is another food that
only lasts for a few min
utes at our house. The boys
always want me to buy fruit
for them, but I refuse to
buy it anymore. I would
spend a small fortune on
grapes, apples, nectarines,
and oranges only to watch
the boys inhale it immedi
ately after I got it home. I
don’t care how healthy fruit
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Spurrier ran the flea-flicker to run up the
score so he could ‘hang half a hundred’
on the Dawgs at Sanford Stadium which
had never been done before and hasn’t
been done since.”
Also getting it right were Olivia
Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr,
Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley,
Larry and Chris Thomson
Laid erupts
The worst natural disaster in Iceland
history is the 1783-84 eruption of the voF
cano, Laki, that resulted in a famine that
wiped out a quarter of the population.
Getting it right were Olivia Stachorek,
Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo
Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill
Harrison, Mike Stanley, Larry and Chris
Thomson
A Georgia puzzle
Enigma and Glory are in Berrien
County; Eldorado and Omega are in
Tift County; Edith and Thelma are in
Happy birthday,
Mr. Potato Head
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Jillinda Falen
Antiques
beginning to fill our news
paper and mail boxes.
The nightly news almost
always mentions something
about the newest toy recall
of toxic lead painted toys
from China. I hate to tell
everyone, but just about
all toys produced here in
our own country up until
the 1950’s had some kind
of lead or lead paint in it.
How on earth did we all
survive playing with sharp
metal toys, pointy objects,
glass ball clackers and ride
bicycles without helmets
and such? Who among us
baby boomers didn’t burn
ourselves on easy bake
ovens or step on a Lego?
I thought this might be a
great opportunity to travel
back in the time machine
and talk about some of the
classic toys of the past and
our first classic is none
other than Mr. Potato
Head! He basically started
out as a forgotten cereal
premium. George Lerner,
is supposed to be, I get more
bang for my buck when I
bring home snack cakes and
honey buns. After perusing
the grocery section, we were
finally ready to check out.
As usual, only one check
out line was open. I’ll never
understand why Wal-Mart
installed fifteen check out
lines when most of them sit
idle while we shoppers line
up to check out at the few
that are ever open.
Oh, and I hate those new
self check out lines. We used
one of those tonight. We
were in line behind some
poor woman that just could
not figure out how to use
it. We finally checked out,
only to be stopped by the
receipt police when we left
the store.
You know whom I’m refer
ring to. The greeter that
stands at the entrance and
occasionally stops you to
inspect your cart and eyeball
your receipt. They will even
run you down when you set
off the alarm because the
Are you smart enough?
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
With
the holi
da y s
right
around
the cor
ner s ,
thick toy
catalogs
and sale
flyers are
already
a well known inventor and
designer came up with the
idea of push pin shaped
noses, ears and eyes to be
pushed into fruits and veg
etables.
His toy wasn’t a big hit
though in the post World
War II era when consum
ers didn’t think wasting
or encouraging children to
play with their food was a
very good idea. The only
company that would lis
ten to Lerner was a cereal
company that enclosed lit
tle packets of facial parts
in the boxes as a premi
um. This just wasn’t good
enough for the inventor
though and he continued
to pursue other companies.
A textile company in Rhode
Island that used leftover
binding to make pencil
boxes thought they would
sell better if there were
some small toys included
so they bought the toy idea
from the cereal company
and the Mr. Potato Head
Funny Face Kit was born.
This toy kit compa
ny became the famous
HASBRO company.
You could get the kit for
less than one dollar and the
pictures on the box showed
how kids could use any veg
etable like a carrot or onion
to make funny faces with.
See FALEN, PAGE 108
cashier didn’t demagnetize
an item in your cart.
That always happens to
me when I am in a really big
hurry. Eventually, we got
into the parking lot where
we ran into several people
that we knew.
We stopped to chat while
the boys played with a ball
they won in the arcade.
They played dodge ball
while simultaneously dodg
ing moving cars and pedes
trians. That certainly is an
exciting sport to watch.
Finally, everyone piled
into the Suburban and we
were on our way home.
Oops, I forgot milk. Oh
well, the boys will just have
to drink Coca Cola with their
chocolate covered donuts in
the morning before they go
to school. •
Angela Lineberger lives
in Perry with her husband
Kerry, and five boys, Tully
age 15, and Tal, Hunter,
Ben, and Luke, age 12.
Clinch County. Getting it right were
Olivia Stachorek, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo
Zelonis, Terry Everett, Larry and Chris
Thomson
first Saints, then Souls
All Saint’s Day (Nov 1) precedes
All Soul’s Day (Nov 2) in the Catholic
Liturgical year. Getting it right were Mike
Stanley Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones,
Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon
Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Larry
and Chris Thomson
Asteroid naming
2309 Mr Spock, the asteroid, is named
for the discoverer's cat who is named
for the TV character. Getting it right were
Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr,
Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley,
Larry and Chris Thomson
Send answers to hhjquiz@yahoo.com, or
leave a message for Charlotte Perkins at 987-
1823, Ext. 234 The submission deadline is 10
p.m. Wednesday.
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