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You are invited to look over these goods. GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8, , Perry Ga- , -T“ 1 w i f m THE HOME JOURNAL V Published Every Thursday Morning Official Organ of Houston County JOHN H. & JOHN L. Thursday, Aug. 23. vUIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN vc.nc.imu wrriuao NEW YORK AND CHICAGO branches in all the principal cities Exports from Europe, especial ly of agricultural and industrial products, are steadily decreasing* At Pensacola, Fla., fivo people were killed when a disabled sea plane fell into Santa Rosa sound. More . than 200 people wore drowned and seriously injured by a typhoon last Sunday at and near Hong Kong, China. Martial law at Macon was threatened for Macon, Ga., last Saturday but tbat undesirable situation was esoaped that night by the arrest of the chiefs of the gang of doggers by mob authority Mr. Lester Brantley was drown* ed at Egypt, Ga, in the Savannah river while attempting to rescue his wife who had become freighten ed while they wore in bathing. State Senator George H Oars* woll of Wilkinson county and President of the Georgia^ State Senate, will bo n pandidate for Govcrnar of Georgia in the next campaign, it is said. Building statistics made by the officials iudioate" that Atlanta will break the record this year. For the seven months closed with July show that tho building within tho city amounted to close to forty /million dollars in value. COUNTRY CHURCHES NEED BETTER SUPPORT POUYANNA COLYUM Holding this eoncepbion of agri cultural progress as we do, it is natural that we give high, place to the country preacher of the South. In our whole rural civilization there is no more important man than he. And mush as he has been able to do in the past, he ought to be able to do much more in the future. There is an old story that when John Wesley was preaching once he thundered to his hearers: “I eay, make all you can.’* “Amen!” responded a thrifty and pious church leader. “And I say, save nil you can,” Wesley went on; and again the old man roared “Amon!’’ But Wesley ebntinned, “And then I say give ail 3 r ou can” —whereupon tho old man mutter ed under his breath, “Thar nov, ho has gone and mint it all!” At the risk of having somebody say we have “mint it all,” wo wish to say in the outset that if the country church and the coun try preacher are to contribute what they should to bo civilization of tho South, they must be better supported. We ought to be as generous in improving ohurcli con ditions as wo are in improving school conditions. The one-teacher school is no more out of date than once-a-mouth preaching In the matter of physical equip ment and financial support, the country preacher of the past has too often had to make bricks with out straw. This should now be the case no longer. As we have increas ed teachers’ salaries, so should w*e increase preachers’ salaries. As we have built larger, better, and more beautiful school buildings, so should we build larger, better and more beautiful church buildings. 'Clarence Poe, in Tho Progressive BParmer. Encouragement of industries, and small, means climes anti us, one and all. R junglefilled with sound truth. Analyze auy of the follow- items of industry in your city or state and see if has not some direct or indirect bearing on your welfare. A dollar spent indus trially is the drop of water tlidt wears away the fear of unemploy ment. Milledgeville—20,000 tomato crates shipped, largo tomato shipments expected this season. Atlanta—Teiminal station to be remodeled at a cost of approxi mately $1,000,000. Sparta - Sawmills operating on full time. Griffin—Plant of Kincaid Cot ton Mills to have now $250,000 ad dition. Brunswick—Work on great St. Simon Highway progressing. Savannah—Construction of pro posed sawmill will greatly increase facilities of Savannah River Lum ber Co. Ellenton—Now school building proposed. $1,000,000 road con tracts let for four counties of tho rtate. Montezuma—New ice plant completed and opened for business Sparta—City light plant operat ing on full time. * Savannah—Southern offices of Woodruff-Powell Lumber Com pany and Fullerton-Powell Hard wood Lumber Company of South Bend indianna, to locate here. Atlanta—New sohool house to be ereeted pn south Whieford avenue. Hahira—New $20,000 tobacco warehouse completed. Waycross—Two additional road projects to be constructed in this county. Manor—New road under con struction to Clinch county line. Hahira—New newspaper, The Hahira Progres, established. Savannah—New Apl-colo plant operating successfully. Louisville—County jail to be improved at a cost of $75,000. Hahira—New hotel neare com pletion. Buena Vista —Erection of a new school building to begin soon. - Thomasville—$20,000 bond is sue planned for new school build ings in BanViok district. Savannah—Savannah & South ern Railroad operating from La nier to Glcnnviile, passes to con trol of J D Bradley of Tattnall county for $40,000. Columbus New highway from this point to Brunswick proposed. Savannah—American Finance & Mortgage Company organizes with $1,000,000 orpital. Atlanta—New viaducts propes ed for Pryor street aud Central Avenue. Contrasted with its disadvan tageous position with reference to cables, the United States is in a peculiar good situation with re gard to wireless. Our location on the globe preeminently fits us to be the radio center of the world. Europe and Asia both send to us and their messages are forwarded by us in tho proper direction, or relayed to South America, as the case may bo. London is tho heart of the cable, but New York is tho center of the radio world. Under government operation 'railroad losses of freight totaling , $119,800,000 in 1920 decreased to $44,509,000 in 1922 under private ownership. Tho freight was lost damaged or stolen in transit. ; Factory payrolls growth is j shown by the following figures; • Wages and salaries $10703,452,000 j in 1921 compared to $5,342,157,- .000 in 1914. Census reports show increase of products to 843,643,- 283,000, from $23,987,860,000 in i seven years. \ Oil companies are the most nu merous of new enterpriees. Last May 67 companies were formed with nearly $100,000,000 capital; June 75 companies with 48,899,000 capital; July 49 with $25,714,000 capital. The stock easily sells among would-be get-rich-quicks. If a fellow tries to kisfa a girl and gets away with it lie’s a man. If he tries and dosen’t get away with it, be is a brute. If ho doesn’t try but would get away with it if he did try, be is a coward, If he doesn’t try and wouldn’t get away with it if he did try, he is a wise man. Every once in a while a literary critic makes a mistake and recom mends something that makes darned good reading. Seattle man claims his wife him, but he may have boon trea ing her like a dog,. In the old days a fellow used court his sweetheart in a high silk hat- Bill says in other words it was his spark plug. Bill says many a fat girl lias a beautiful figure at the bank. Correct this sentence: “Darn it,” groaned the man, “I’m afraid I’m not earning m/salary.’’ Two things that aid in living a virtuous life are a pure heart aud a bald .head. The judge spoke very imsres- sively and the prisoner hung on his words. Dress doesn’t necessary make a woman. Bill says, Frinstance, you can’t tell a typewriter by its rib bons. Tho doctor cries “Don’t exercise, When heart is soft and leaky” Another thing, Don’t try to siig, ♦ When voice is harsh and squeaky The best thing about life is that we are kept in the dark con cerning the next number on the program, opines Bill. Yes, you can bank on tbat, de cided the teller as he accepted a ten spot. POLLYANNA PROVERBS A man’s imagination is like India rubber—warranted to stretch as long as the fun lasts. To keep out of jail, don’t things seriously. Tiie man who said that two can live as cheaply as one forgot to mention the fact that the would come only half as often. Married people are like the Irish —each believes in home rule, but they cannot decide who shall be the home ruler. The longer you, go with ’em the, better you like ’em, wlmjli unites the theory of increasing returns u r ith the fact that you can learn to love anything. It is not wise to tell everything you know, but some peoplo can’t help it if they talk a little If the organization of labor continues, the time may not be far distant when a prisonor, fear ing a verdict of guilty, can order the jury out on strike. Bill says a prominent citizens is ono who can never bo caught with out a speech concealed in his bosom, ready to be discharged auy in inn to. THE WEATHER OPTIMIST Look through the fog on eloudy days, Where e’er the days are cloudy And you will see a friendly face And hear a cheerful “Howdy.” | Look pleasant at the falling rain When e’er we have spring showers Look pleasant for each little drop j Is calling forth spring flowers. Look up to see the sunny sky j When e’er the skies are sunny, And you will find a lot of joy, You cannot buy for money. j; All music is not as bad as it sounds, says Bill and there is some jazz music that eenldn’t be. Truth is mighty and must pre vail. But, snaps Bill ic’t just as well to call a fat woman stout, and let it go at that. I ADVERTISEMENT OF W. B. SIMS | New shipment or Art Squares and small Rugs. Some very beautiful eesigns. § New line of grass rugs “Art Supreme” best c quality ever handled. S Wood finished iron beds, very popular at this ’ line of Mattresses that will please everyone. NOW IS THE TIME TO PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. Minute Men Urged To Assure Public j Continuous Soft Coal Supply in j ! Crises; New Official Snonsars Plan JOHN C. BRYDON The bituminous branch of the coal industry, on which the, United States Coal Commission is to report in the autumn, has meanwhile taken definite steps along the line of self organization to serve the public in emergencies. John C. Brydon, who as chairman of the special committee appointed to cooperate with the President’s commission has been in close touch with the internal affairs of the in dustry and with outside reactions, was unanimously elected president of the National Coal Association at that body’s convention during the latter part of June. Mr. Brydon has advanced a plan for “minute man” organization of the 9,000 independent bituminous operators, making the entire soft coal supply of the nation instantly available in any crisis of peace or war. His suggestions, requiring only an enabling act of Congress to empower the President to declare an emergency and draft coal resources, were formulated in advance of sim ilar recommendations by the coal commission, affecting the anthra cite branch of the industry. “A committee from this body,” Mr. Brydon told the men who elect ed Mm thdr leader, “should consult with the War atid Navy Depart ments concerning their possible emergency needs and also with the’ Interior and Commerce Depart ments. _ We should hold ourselves responsive to requests from'any of the departments. “This plan should include the per sonnel, so that when an emergency does arise they may go individually and collectively to their pre-ar ranged posts and begin to function. This personnel may be changed from time to time as circumstances demand, but personnel can always; be, and should always be provided., This plan should be so compre hensive that it would not only apply , to the central organization at Gov-! ernment headquarters but to the re motest coal-producing districts in. the United States. Such a plan, when worked out to the last detail,, with the informal approval, of the Government and transportation,' would need only ari act of Congress • to legalize it at the time the emer-! gency arises. Once accepted by the \ Government, it would irival any pre vious unsolicited effort of an indus try to serve the nation unselfishly and be a virtual guarantee of reg* ular soft coal supply at fair price! % *k e public in crises^