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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Price $1.50 A. Year. 1* Advance.
Published Kvt?ry Thureday Morniug
OSlciitl Organ of ilounton County
JOHN L. HODGBS, Kditor.
Thuksdat, Januarv 22.
SQUTH'SFIRST POET LAUREATE
Georgia has the first poet
laureate of the South. This poet
laureate is none other than the
beloved Frank L- Stanton, who
has expressed so well in poetry the
heart and soul of the people of
Cienrjfia*
Frank L. Stanton is the most
widely and perhaps the best loved
man in Georgia, he has never held
public oflice, has never made a
apeeeh and, so far as is known,
haa never appeared at a public
feathering. He is a very modest and
nhy nuu, but in his heart he has
a great love for maukind.
Kor thirty-four years, Mr. Stan
ion has turned out each day a
column, including at least ono
verse, for the Atlanta Oonstition.
During forty-live yeaisas an aotive
newspaperman, Mr. Stanton has
written more than fifteen thoas
and verses.
Walter Chambers.ia the Febru- '
ary American says: Mr. Stanton
presses tho kind of foeliags that
aro universal?the emotions you
have on an ladiau summer after
noon, or when you aeo a sleeping
baby, or when, just before dark,
the cows are coming np to the lot.
Ho loves tho commonplace thiags of
life, and ho love? tho common i
poople. The negroes of the South
have always found in him a friend,
a splendid interpreter of their
qaaiut philosophy, and an ac
<1 ura to reporter of their picture
sque dialect."
He is the author of "Jest A-j
Weary in' for You." "Mighty Lak
a Kose," "Keep a-goinT' and
ateores of other poems, ?orne of
which have been set to music as
the lirst two mentioned above
have. |
Georgia is the first Southern
atatc to houor one of its sons in
aueh a manner, and undoubtedly
the glory is all Georgia's, and
thanks are due to Gov. Clifford
Walker for this glory.
Georgia is proud of this distinc
tion and sheuis doubly proud of
tho recipient of this honor.
May this writer of beau
tiful and inspiring poems be an
inspiration to thoso who will fol
low him. ^
READ THIS
Why don't you help your homo
town by patronizing its merchants? i
Why dou't you look at the home
merchants' goods before you ge,
elsewhere to buy? Their prices are
jusl as cheap as those in other
towns, sometimes cheaper, the
quality of their goods is just as
good,and th?y carry a splendid
assortineut for a small town.
The beautiful materials earried
by the Perry merchants would do
eredit to a city merchant. When
you trade with Perry merchants,
you are helping Perry; for the
merchants more than any other
class of people help to make a
tew* progressive. When they
prosper, the town prospers.
Read their advertisements in
this paper and see what tbey bave
to sell; then go see for yourself
that they are there with the
"goods," aud help them and the
towa by your patronage.
p m
Tmt Sea, a welcome visitor, ap
peared Tuesday. We hope that he
will continue to appear daily.
Wo' v? had eaougk rain to last as
a long time.
"Thkbb are three kind? of peo
ple la the world?the wills, tke
wools, and the can'ta.?-The first
accomplish everything: Ike second
oppose everythlag; tke third fail
i? everything.
Whieh of the three am It
Step! henest aow, whieh aa'lf"
?Sel so ted.
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES OR EQUAL
TAXATION
An eaktern boud house specializ
ing ia government bond? has
issued an exhaustive statement
showing why this t/p? of bonds
should be tax free. After reading
il all over one is impressed with
the fact thai the arguments pre
sented are largely in the interest
of the holders ot tax-exempt bonds
and not in the interest of the lax
payer who mast dig upexhorbitant
taxes ia order that the income
from billions of these bonds out
standing may go absolutely tax
free.
The statement claims that tax
ation of the income derived from
public bonds would cause a higher j
interest rate (hut would have to be
paid by every one.
Afc the present time the differ
ence in the interest rate between
tax-exempt bonds aud taxable
bonds of standard issues is staled]
by "The Bond liuyer" to be only;
about ^ to 1 per cent. Public
bonds could always demand a
lower rate of interest than private
bonds because public bonds are
i the safest form of investment und
stand as a mortgage against all the
! property ia the district where they
are issued.
Which is the worse: A possible
slight sddition in interest rate
divided up among 110,000,000
people or nearly 110,000,000 people
paying millions in increased taxes |
in order that a small minority
which owns billions of public bonds
the income from which is tax
exempt, may escape tax freef A
democracy will surviye on a basis
of equality and equal taxation, not
by building up special privileges
and tax exemptions for a few,?
The Manufacturer.
C C DUNCAN ELECTED
TO SCHOOL BOARD
At the election called for that
purpose oil Monday January 19lh
C. C. Duncan wan elected to the
Board of Education of the Perry
Consolidated School District, suc
ceeding C. G. Harris whose term
has expired.
Mr. Harris was elected for the
short term of one year and did
not offer for re-eleetion. Mr. Dun
can was unopposed, and owing to
the very bad weather a light vote
was cast.
The Board, as it is now con
stituted is as follows?J. W. Blood
worth Chairman, H. P. Houser
Clerk, J. P. Cooper, R. E. Harper
and U. C. Duncan.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Whereas a vacancy lias been
creatcd in the oflice ef Treasurer of
Houston county by the death on
January 14th, 1925 of A. M. An
derson, Treasurer of said county.
Ordered, that an electiou be held
in said county on the 19th day of
February, 1925 to fill the unexpir
ed term of the said A. M. Ander
son as such treasurer. Witness
my hand and official signature this
tne 17th day of January. 1924.
M. L. Cooper,
Ordinary Houston Co. Ga.
ANNOUNCEMENT
For Treasurer Of Houston County
The friends of Mrs. A. M. An
derson announce her candidacy
for the office of Trsasursrof Hous
ton Connty for the unexpired
teras of the late ?. M. Anderson.
Subject to the rolos of the speoial
electien to be held on February
19tfc, next.
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank the voters of
Honston Gounty for their support,
which elected me one of tho Conn
ty Commissioners. I ex peel to
sorre them, and kope to froro
myself worthy of their trust.
J. P. COOPER
?Sweet Milk at Heard and
Evams Drug Store.
POLLYANNA
?? COLtUM?
The only reason
a lot of as do mot
make fool? of our
selves thiuks Bill?
is because nature
beatH us to it.
Woman seldom
gets a thrill except
the first time she gets
married and the first
time she enters a bar
ber shop.
No lenger does the
flapper Hap and spread
her pretty winjrs.
But she drapes her
willowy form in long, slim. si Iky
things.
Moat people who go to Europe
usually make tho trip by rail.
Goldstein?Wherever in the
world you go, you'll always find
that us Jews are the leading people
O'Sullivan How about Alaska!
Goldstein?Veil, Iceberg ain't
no Presbyterian name.
No, said' the lady who was
searching for antiques, I don't
think this vase is what it is crack*
ed up to be.
Soino girls love to ride in taxis,
because they love to ride. While
others like ti go riding for tke
lovin' 011 the side.
/ Noah's Luck.
Another thing old Noah missed
That inight. have roused kis ire?
He never kad to stop the ark,
And change a bloomin' tire.
Macon, Ga., Telegraph.
Old Noah really played in luck,
With tho ark, but didn't know it;
It never lacked for gasoline
And no one had to tow it.
Miami, Fla., Tribune.
Another trouble old Neah missed.
His joy, ao one can dim it,
He did not have to keep his ark.
Houston, Tex., Post-Dispatch?
Still forty days and ferty nights.
He had to drive his ark;
A-takin^ in aqaatic sights
With/not a place to park.
She?I notice by this article
that men become bald mnch more
than women because of the intense
activity of their brains
He?Yes, and I notiee that wo
men don't raise beards because of
the intense activity of their chinsj
Smiles lighten the pathway of
life.
The gum chewing girl and the
?Cud chewing cow.
There's a difference, you will
allow.
What's the difference, Oh I have
it now!
It's the thoughtful look on the
face of the cow.
Young bragger?My grandfather
built the Rocky Mountains.
U nsympathetie Listner? Aw, that's
nothing. Do you know the Dead
Sea? Well, my grandfather killed
it.
Why are tho Follies so great a
success in modern production, my
brothers?
We cannot declare, but perhaps
might confess 'tis the Follies out
strip all others.
Flappers may be up to the
minute, but there is no ono who
can shave the back of her own
neck or raise a Valentino beard.
ANOTHER PIANO SACRIFICE
Due to inability to keep up pay
ments, we have had another high
grade piano, io the best ef condi
tion, turned back to us. This in
strument we can sell for a rare
bargain, giving terms to responsi
ble parties. For full particulrrs
address Lndden & Bates, Atlanta,
Georgia.
WANTED?Fertilizer Agent
for Perry and Houston Ceuaty
wanted by large fertilizer com
pany. Brands well known every
where. Company in business over
fifty years. Address X cart He?s
i ten Heme Jtcroal, Ptrif Ga.
lIUWWWWWWWWVWwi
FURNITURE
We are offering many useful articles in our
Furniture Store that you will do wejl to look at
when in Periy.
GROCERIES
Our stoak is fresh and up-to-date. Buy once of
us and you will be pleased with
every purchase.
W. B. SIMS,
Two Stores
GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING.
Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 3,
Pkkby Ga
PROVIDE for the FUTURE
START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT TOD^Y
WE OFFER YOU
Efficient Exceptional Conservative
Service Facilities Management
Houston Banking Co.,
"Bank of Service"
PERRY GEORGIA.
NOW Is a Good Time to check up on
your F*re Insurance. Building costs are
high. Have you enough Insurance on
your buildings?
H. P. HOUSER, Ins., Agency.,
Perry, Ga., Phone 36.
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BUDDED PECAN TREES
FOR SALE
WRITE FOR PRICES
W. B. LAMAR
PARK FRONT
Thomasville, Georgia.
FOR SAJJE
On Perry and Fort Valley Road One
Mile from Perry. Land in Ten
Acre Lots
S. L. NORWOOD, Sr., Perry, G a.
PECAN TREES FOR SALE
Strong Tigereus trees, year old
bid? cat frem fcearisg trees
ob thrN year eld roets- In
spected and varieties gssraateed
Staart Sckley meiey Baler.
Reasoaable priees.
B. H. Mel land, Byren Ga.
?Nails aid Hammer? at H. T.
i leasers.
OimUftY'S CITATION
B. J. Duhtr hiring applied fer
letters of administration on the estate
of Mrs. Mary G. Dasher, deesaaed, this
is therefore to notif) al persons con
cerned to shew eaaae if anr they eaa
why his application skoal4 not Ins
granted at the Cowt of Ordinary e*
the first Monday ta Fetnary next.
This January 8th 1101.
Eauaett Hoist, Ordinary.
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