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IPaWished Every Thursday Morning MM* — — HOME JOURNAL $1.60 A Year. In Advance Official prgan of Houston County jrOHN H. & JOHN L. HODGES Thursday, Nov. 22. «*41F. i’At*£R REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES “NEW YORK AND CHICAGO >a»*JMCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES SESMAN STOVES BURN LIGNITE “Lignite cannot be used to ad vantage in its natural stale, but by cooking off volatile matter and moisture, it can be given a high fuel efficiency. To find a cheap method of doing this is the prob lem now being subject to experi ments.” Editor’s Note—Lignite has been discovered in wells in several places in tbe southern and eastern sections of Houston County and is believed will be found in com mercial quanities. Investigations witli the view of utilizing this valuable mineral has been going on here for some time. POLLYANNA COLYUM EDUCATIONAL WEEK NOV. 18-24TH ooooonoooc When a m a n gets married, his wife is judged by the girl be used to go with. | It's questioned tvho has suprem acy of the air. To date the air has. | Bill says m a n y a man’s home is unpleas ant because his wife, married a grouch. 1 If Ford actually runs for President, spark plugs may replace the 1 ! campaign cigar, thinks Bill. . Washington, D. C., Nov. 10 — An American housewife would be granted indeed, if she were put in a German kitchen and asked to on one of the latest German a*£»ves,” says a bulletin from tbe[°f educators, speaking as The Georgia Education Associa tion is making a determined and persistent effort to enroll the teachers und friends of education in Georgia as members of its body. There are 10,000 white teachers in Georgia sud several more hun dred school officials. Everyone of these should be a member of this Association. A large, strong body a unit: Washington, D. G-, headquarters of the National Georgraphic So ciety. “Where is tho stovet” would b Suer first question. "'&he would be shown a big case Chat looks like a cross between a chiffonier and an ice ohest. “‘‘Where is tho fuolt” would be tHue next question. ““A bin at the bottom of tho ndies* would reveal to the Amojr.'J «aa housewife ‘grudekoks.” fenlfelin continues. “This is mite char, the material trade briquet coal is made from. It is »s»rt of eoal charcoal, individual Vieeos of which are seldom larger d&au grains of corn. Above the . fuel bin are two long mirrow drawers. Tho German housewife, atsed to a ohest stove, will open Cfhe top drawor, sprinkle a sugar scroop of grudekoks on a corrugat ed grate aud light the fire. Tho sssh falls into the lower drawer. 3Xow she is ready to aook. “tiaddonly a broad door above fdbifdra wers is dropped and it be- esoiues a shelf in back of whieh is dan cookihg surface of the stove. ALhfwre the stove are two ovens and mfc one side is a water heater. And anli fJtib is contained in a solid ob- AiNigxiaso insulated to conserve “If such German methods were imported into the ight meau that thru one organization can be an ir- rostible power for educational pro gress. Georgia is far behind in tho efficiency of her schools. One big cause for this is that her law- j wan t' making bodies and her taxing offi-| People who don’t know what cials have not felt the impelling they want. More Or Less Superfluous. The paincy person in an auto mobile who suddenly seizes the wheel when somebody else is d riving. Printed details abont tbe kind ol a breakfast the condemned man ate before going to the chair or the JIc-mem People who get married on a stage, : in bathing suits, or up in a balloon. People who know what they >000000000OOOOOOOO ouoooooo OOOOOOOUOOOGOOOO ADVERTISEMENT § OF I V/. B. SIMS | New shipment or Art Squares and small Rugs. ^ Some very beautiful eesigns. | New line of grass rugs “Art Supreme best o quality ever handled. o Wood finished iron beds, very popular at this § time. Good line of Mattresses that will please | everyone. | | You are invited to look over these goods. | | W. B. SIMS, g | GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. | § Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8, g | Pebry Ga- | OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO force that its teachers, organized as a body, would give. Tho toachers’ influence in Geor gia has been weak and of no force because they have spoken as sep- fhe I erate individuals and not aB a unit Hg-I of 16,000 teachers. Georgia has t to smallest number of teachers in hor Education Association of any Southern state. Virginia has 10,- 000 members in her Association; People who want what they want when they want it. “Marrying” pastors. People who come from a movie aud proceed to tell you all about the plot. “Official” opening and closing oi the straw hat season. Optimists who tell you they are. The opinion of a man who makes $100. or more a week on the Kentucky over 8,000; Alabama question whether two people can and Mississippi over 7,000. Geor ra i S e a family on $20. a week. gia has less than 3,000. Yet she has moro teachers than any of these Southern states. She ought to have the biggest membership and tho strongest body of teachers. This can be made true if the lead ers in education in every county in tho state will-rally to the sup port of the directors of the Geor gia Education Association. The success of this campaign depends upon tho city and county superintendents and the college presidents in our state. The mot to of every school and college ought to be “lOO per cent perfect The man with a hammer who has an ax to grind. The horn on a Ford The skull and crossbones device on bootleg liquor. Fortunate the ice man in the choice of jobs. He always has his pick. —■■■ -o AUNT EMMA SAYS “In the old days a body could tell a eareless woman by the way her lamp chimneys looked, but now you have to look close and in membership in the Georgia Ed- Hec whether she forgot to powder United States it oatiou Association.” The supevin- her neck, along with the I tendent who gives this campaign i ather monarchs in these later days his ent hu elastic support and lead of democracy. King Colo tho an- Cbracito of the Lehigh Valley, and , ffifcc heir apparent, bituminous of vifttd Appalachians and the middle ’wrew.L, would have to defend their ■nighty seats. The immediate challenger would come out of the ■west aud tho south. The presence ■of a poor relation of the coal, teaoiety. called lignite or bf'bwn ««a1,an South Dakota, North Da kota, and Montana, and in Texas, ership will liavo all of liis toachers following him in joining the Edu cation Association. A bettor and stronger organi zation of teachers would greatly aid our public grammer and high schools in doing better work. Onr state can never reach the highest point in efficiency industrially, economically, socially, or moraliy until all of its children are Well educated. In this work teachers must lead and can only lead when iSMisstssippi, Arkansas and Ala ftima, has long boon known. Not; they speak officially as one strong until recently, however has the organized unit, n&atg’rn in America between the ' ” e therefore give our strongest «MBSt'Of mining and shipping an- indorsement, to the efforts of the tffiikrAcito and bituminous aiid the Georgia Education Association in -dSM&Lof prepaiing lignite to meet °nrolling all the teachers of our *4tfc® anthracite and bituminous s ^te. We hope that the state ludards, been sufficient to in-1 aud - county superintendents in this county will immediately be gin the campaign to enroll our teachers- We hope to report in an early issue that this county fforost "business in the develop* iisett of the latter. now as a result of experi ments Teportod by the Unitedi, * -~— - k&Atea Bureau of Mines at Grand llaa B° ne per the top and a one flPbufes,-f5ottth Dakotamany Ameri-| hundred Percent membership. <c*a citizens and business estab-- Let Houston County do its part Bwlanentsof the future may re . ‘ to make the next meeting of the cxiwe their ooal in little reotangu-; {Georgia Association in Savannah, Elec blocks or briquest. A typical May 1-3rd 1924, the biggest Con- Vfenqiue weighs about a pound and j Yontion of teachers ever held in Iwslightly smaller in size than a South. X aWauadard wood paving block. In. sMMuftries such as Germany, where Japanese Embassy Opens Lumber Bit, Washington.—Bids for 120,000,00! board f<?Bt of American lumber to be used in reconstruction work in the ' Japanese earthquake district, wore opened at the Japanese embassy. No announcement of the terms was made. Other bids will be asked for later as the building needs of the stricken city are further developed. Advices from Japan indirate that much of the building now in progress is of a tem porary character, and is to be replaced nt a date later by permanent struc tures. • * [ TO “POLLYANNA” (A Beloved Fellow-worker.) Of all the girls we know and love There’s none like Pollyanna. We get more laughs through the day, More fun to chase our blues away, Wo get all this--besides our pay, Aud all- -from Pollyanna. No matter what the day is like- - there’s sun From Pollyanna* She talks of weather, styles and rights, She comments on all things and sights, FIVE PLANTATIONS FOR SALE WITHOUT MONEY Located as follows One at Hayneville One at Elko One at Henderson One at Pinehurst, Dooly County One at Vienna, Dooly County Parties interested must have mules, corn, labor and credit. For terms apply to A. A. SMOAK, PERRY, GEORGIA. fights point. ice has not been so provident with the stone that burns, the Vnghet industry has already nmeibed a high state of develop raem&- '*3nttWt Germany mnnufactur- "28,000.000 tons of briquet coal .ffinm Ibrown coal Lignite is prac- liSeaHy (the only ooal left to Ger* Many outside tbe Ruhr and the mead occupation of that district iiifrnfl m rapid devolopment in ’feciqutituttauufacture. Germany’s Kc*ite Is found near Cologne and fit Saxony and Halle. She even referees our Does Pollyanna. She’s just a little person, too, Is Pollyanna, But sees from broadest of view, . She makes our troubles seem so light, She’ll charm dark clouds to rosiest light, We’d swear always that black was white, For Pollyanna. A zoo keeper says all wild animals will soon be extinct. Bill says be hopes this will include the reckless motorist. If it takes eight years and ton thousand dollars to become a doctor, why be a plasterer and work for twenty dollars a day. “Believe me,” said the flapper, “Pm careful abont show- i ing much of my silk stockings- ’whoa they have cotton tops/’ ANNOUNCING Perry’s New Market We take pleasure in announc ing that our New Sanitary Market Is Now 0pen We are prepared to serve our patrons with Steaks and Fresh Meats of all kinds at all times Our Grocery Stock is also complete Courteous and Prompt Service Is Our Motto Give Us A Call KING & SUMMERS Phone 72 PERRY, GA. • . * ■ ' ’ *• • < * - ■ ' ^ Subscribe for the HOME JOURNAL and keep informed on the afairs of your county