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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Orj?an of Houston County
and City of Perry,
Subscription, $1.50 per year.
Entered at the Post Office in
Perry, Ga,, as Mail Matter of
Second Class.
“opinions
“Money loaned nt the fop means
nothing. Money spent at the bottom
starts everything.”—Henry Ford.
“This might he 3'ist the Ideal time
to stop a war, for nobody has anything
to tight one with."—Will Rogers. (
“Tiie average young man Is better off
for Ideals In college than lie would he
elsewhere."—William Lyon Phelps.
“Business Is fundamentally better
because of a fundamental Improvement
In fundamental conditions.”—Roger W.
Bnbson.
“This civilization Is not going to de
pend upon what we do when we work
so much as what we do In our time
off.” —Herbert Hoover.
“An automobile traveling 45 miles an
hour Is extremely dangerous. Anyone
wishing to go faster should get Into
the air for safety’s sake.”—Amelia
Barb art.
“Business has learned a lot from the
depression. After wc get straightened
out and get going good we'll start to
forget those tilings again.”—Samuel
M. Vauclnln.
TAX SALES
City of Perry, Houston Coun
ty, Ga.
Will be sold before the Court
House door, within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tues- 1
day in February, next, the fol-j
lowing property, to-wii:
All that tract of land lying and
being in the City of Perry, Hous
ton County, Georgia, fronting 75
feet on Washington Street and
more particularly described sis
follows: Commencing at a point
on Washington Street 23 feet
north of the northeast corner of
the residence lot of Mrs. Leonoia
Houser, and running thence in a
northerly direction u distance of
75 feet on Washington Street;
thence in a westerly direction on
a line parallel with the northern
line of said lot of Mrs. Lenora
Houser, to lot formerly known as
the Culler lot, a distance of 210
feet, more or less; thence in a
southerly direction along the line
of the said Culler lot a distance
of 75 feet; thence in an easterly
direction on a straight line 210
feet, more or less to point of
beginning.
Levied on and to be sold as the
property of S. L. Norwood, to
satisfy a<i fa for City Taxes for
the years 1982, 1933, and 1984.
Tenant in possession notified.
This January 5, 11)20.
H. D. GOKDY,
City Marshall.
TAX SALES
GEORGIA, Houston County.
Will be sold before the Court
House door, within ( h e legal
hours of sale on the first lues
day in February 1039, the fol
lowing property to-wif
All of that certain lot of mer
chandise located in the Smoak
building situ a t e d on Carroll
Street, in the City of Perry, con
sisting of auto parts, mechanic’s
tools, furniture, etc., together
with all fixtures therein. Said
property levied on as the proper
ly of Tne Perry Motor Company, j
and found in their possession, to
satisfy a li fa for State a n d,
Countv Taxes for the year 1937.1
Tenant in possession notified.
This January it 1939.
C. C. PIERCE, Sheriff.
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
Georgia, Houston County.
G. W. Smith having applied
for Permanent Letters of Ad
ministration on the estate of Ed
Merritt, deceased; this is to noti
fy all persons concerned, to show
cause, if any they can, why his
application should not be grant
ed at the next Court of Ordinary
on the First Monday in February
next.
This January 9. 1939.
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary.
Georgia, Houston County.
M, H Greene having applied
for Letters of Administration on
the estate of Gabriel Green, de
ceased; this is to notify all per
sons concerned, to show cause, if
any they can, why his applica
tion should not be granted at the
Court of Ordinary on the First
Monday in February next.
This January 9, i 939.
JOHN L. HODGES, |
, Ordinary.'
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE—Just received a
big carload of kildried.ricebrand,
guaranteed. 24 per cent protien,
and fat. The finest feed for
horses, mules, cattle and hogs.
Merritt & Anderson Bros. Co.
2:16 Hawkinsville, Ga.
FOR SALE- V/ 2 h. p. Fair
banks Morse Engine for $lO cash.
J. L. Hodges.
BEN GRIFFIES^
ELECTRICIAN
HOUSE-WIRING
A SPECIALTY
I Estimates Given Cheerfully
Without Obligation
Work Done Efficiently, Neatly,
and Promptly at a
REASONABLE PRICE
Phone 37 PERRY, GA.
TAX RECEIVER’S NOT ICE
My office in the Masonic Build
ing, in the rear of Tax Collector’s
office, will be opened Monday,
Jan. 23, for the purpose of re
ceiving 1939 Taxes and Personal
and Homestead applications fori
exemptions. These applications
must, he made every year. Will
begin Rounds Monday, Feb. 13. |
E. W. Marshall,
Tax Receiver.
SALE UNDER BOWER
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY.
Because of default in the payment
of a note dated November 15, 1937,
1 due November 15, 1938, for the prin-
I cipal sum of One Thousand Dollars
j ($1,000.00), bearing interest from its
(late at eight per centum per annum
(H'/f) executed by Mrs. I l '. C. Chand
ler, as principal, and F. C. Chandler,
as surety, If) Mrs. A. P. Whipple,
said note being secured by a deed
to secure debt executed by Mrs. F.
C. Chandler to Mrs. A. P. Whipple, |
dated November 15, 1937, and re-1
corded November 16, 1937, in Deed
Boole 41, page 168, Clerk's office,
Houston Superior Court, which deed j
to secure debt conveys the land hero- j
inafter described, the undersigned, j
Mrs. A. P. Whipple, being the holder;
and owner of said note and of said
deed to secure debt, acting under
I lie power of sale contained in said
deed to secure debt and for the pur
pose of paying said indebtedness will, 1
on the 7th day of February, 1939,
same being the first Tuesday in Feb- i
.nary, 1939, during tin; legal hours
of sale before the Court House door 1
in Houston County, Georgia, sell at j
public outcry to the highest bidder j
for cash the property described in
said deed, to-wit:
"All that tract or parcel of land,
tying and being in the City of Perry,
Houston County, Georgia, and more
particularly described as follows:
Fronting fifty (50) feet on the east
erly side of Church Street being in
the shape of a rectangle, beginning
at r. point on the easterly side of
(Church Street two hundred thirty
230) feet in a northeasterly direc
tion from the northeast corner of
Church and Commerce Streets;
thence running in a northwesterly
direction along Church Street a dis
tance of fifty (50) feet; thence in a
northeasterly direction a distance of.
me hundred forty-eight (148) feet;!
hence In a southeasterly direction |
ifty (50) feet; thence in a south
•estorly direction one hundred forty
ight (I-" ) feet to beginning point
"Bounded lunvh b\ the property of
- t ily of Perry known as Armory
nve; cm t b> the lot formerly own
’ by R. E. Harper; but now ro
le ,1 owned b.v Airs. Wells; sout j
i 1 of i ’ E, i larper, and West i
y Church Street."
Said property will be said subjee' ;
fir.-: security deed given by j
| ’.ra iC. Chandler to Home Own- ]
I r ' Loan Corporation which deed to
I secure debt was executed on the 4th
j lax of March, 1935, to secure an in
debtedness of originally One Thou-
I sand Two Hundred Seventy-Two
l Dollars end Thirty-One Cents
($1,272.31), said deed to secure debt
[ being recorded in Deed Book 45,
| pages 586, 7,8, and 9, Clerk’s Of- (
| lice, Houston Superior Court. The
i said deed to secure debt was, on the
I "oth day of November, 1938, assign
i ed end transferred to the undersign-'
1 ed, Mrs. A. P. Whipple.
Said property will also be sold
subject to all unpaid taxes.
Deed will be executed to the pur
chaser as authorized by the afore
mentioned deed to secure debt.
MRS. A. P. WHIPPLE
By S. A. NUNN, Attorney
for MRS. A. P. WHIPPLE
Bones Decorate Burial Chapels
The four burial chapels beneath
the Church of Santa Maria Della
Concezions in Rome are deco
rated with the bones of about 4,000
deoarted capuchins.
“Nellie Bly," Negro Song
There is a song called "Nellie
Bly.” It was written by Stephen C.
Foster in 1849 as a negro song. It
is possible that the “Nellie Bly"
i who went around the world in 13Sf
1 took her name from the song.
j 'Suwannee River’ Facta
Sigmund Spaeth in the Etude |
says: " ‘Old Folks at Home’ is it- i
self an example of the unnatural I
geography that has at times glori
fied Dixie, New Hampshire, Cali
fornia, Michigan and other places ,
Innumerable. Stephen Foster’s
original manuscript shows the name
of the Pedee river, which obviously
invited ridicule. His brother sug
gested Yazoo, which was even
worse. Finally they took out a map |
of Florida, and a roving finger even
tually stopped at the name of Su
wannee. ‘That's it,’ cried Steve,
‘that’s it exactly,’ and so the Su
wannee river became immortal.”
Nocturnal Birds and Animals
Nocturnal birds and animals in
clude the owl, nightjar, nighthawk,
bat, members of the cat family, cer- :
tain snakes, etc. It is not true to
say that these animals and birds
ican see in the dark or can see
better in the dark than in the light.
Their eyes are so constructed that
they can take advantage of all the
light there is, the pupils being ca
pable of expansion and contrac
tion.
Commercial Paper
Commercial paper is a general
name for checks, drafts, notes, bills
of lading, bills of exchange, ware
house receipts, treasury warrants,
orders for delivery of goods, certif
icates of stocks and bonds, etc. The
name commercial paper is some
times applied also to contracts and
agreements.
United Kingdom’s Longest River
The Severn is the longest river
in the United Kingdom. It is about
210 miles long. The Thames is about
one mile shorter. The longest river
; in Scotland is the Tay, which rneas
-1 ures 115 miles from source to
! mouth. The Clyde, Scotland’s most
I important river, is 105 miles
| in length.
Outlet of Underground River
The Blue Hole at Castalia, Ohio,
is a basin of cerulean blue water of
unknown depth and unchanging
temperature. It is the outlet of an
underground river and discharges
over 5,000 gallons of water per min
ute.
Cemetery of Pigeons
Tourists who have seen in Wash
ington the famous carrier pigeon
Cher Ami that saved the American
i Lost Battalion in the war, often visit
the little cemetery at Asnieres by
Paris where tiny graves honor many
1 more of these winged veterans.
Tungsten Is Strong
Besides its high melting point,
| tungsten has other outstanding qual
| ities. When drawn into a wire in
such manner as to produce a fibrous
structure, it has a tensile strength
of 650,000 pounds to the square
inch, the strongest in the world.
i Had Monopoly on Slave Trade
i The Portuguese had a monopoly
on the early slave trade into the
Americas because of their explora
tions on the west coast of Africa be
' ginning in 1442. The English went
I into the slave trade in 1562.
Hi Ho Saying
“I have no tolerance,” said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, “for the kind
of patience that consists in sitting
down and making yourself comfort
able waiting for good luck to strike
you.”
Alpaca of Camel Family
Alpaca garments are made from
the wool of the alpaca, a partly |
domesticated South American
hoofed mammal of the same family
as the camel.
So Says Hi Ho
I “Some men,” said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, “are so dishonest,
that if they were paid for breath
ing they would choke to death try
ing to cheat.”
Oysters Contain Much lodine
' In organic iodine alone, it is esti- |
mated that oysters contain about a
1 hundred times as much as the same
I quantity of beef and eggs.
i Why They Are ‘Army’ Worms
Army worms are so called be- |
cause they mass together and I
march to a new location when food
grows scarce.
Fox’s Feet Leave Scent
j A running fox’s feet emanate a
I scent which has been known to form
j a band 20 yards broad for hounds
to follow, even on a still day.
Linen Is Tough
Linen tears very hard and each
thread is a different length with
ends pointed.
Norway’s Coastline
Counting indentations and sinuosi
ties, the coast line of Norway meas
ures about 12,000 miles.
Colors in Artificial Light
Ordinary artificial light contains
a higher proportion of red, orange
and yellow rays than sunlight.
Had Spanish-Speaking Ancestry
There are about 3,000,000 persons
with Spanish-speaking ancestry in
the United States.
Bread Made From Lotus
The ancient Egyptians made
bread by drying and pounding the
center of the lotus.
Peculiarity of Snakes
Snakes vary in size and weight as
much as they do in range and habits.
Newness
I 1 N AN old autograph album were
found these words, penned long
bat *»tTll ‘ ringing with hope
1 and serving to arouse one to new
efforts and achievements.
"Every day Is a fresh beginning,
Every morn is the world made
new."
Words are worth only the thoughts
i they convey, and few carry more in-
I spiration than does the word “new
i ness.” . . .
in the history of the children of
: Israel, as recorded in the Bible, we
read that they were admonished to
| cleanse the altar after making sacri
! lice and to sanctify it for the new
| day. Would this not indicate the
need for us to begin each day afresh,
to leave behind, to clean away, the
| shadows, discouragements, and dis- i
I appointments of yesterday and begin :
anew, fortified by new consecration,
new vision, fresh aspiration?
Jesus said (John 13:34), "A new
commandment 1 give unto you, That
ye love one another; as 1 have loved
you.” The old standard of "thou
shall not” was to be supplemented
with a larger, a newer standard of a
positive rather than a negative na
ture. Proportionately as this new
commandment is put into practice
the nature of the individual is
changed, a new view of man's rela
tionship to God is gained, and his
whole existence takes on new life and
beauty. "God requireth that which is
past” (Ecclesiastes 3:15). Only today I
is ours with its infinite possibilities. )
i’aul wrote (Ephesians 4:22-24),
"Put off concerning the former con
versation the old man, which is cor
rupt according to the deceitful lusts;
and he renewed in the spirit of your
mind; and . . . put on the new man,
which after God is created in right
eousness and true holiness." . . .
The human mind has a tendency
to look backward and to grieve over
past mistakes; to spend much prec
ious lime in regretting its failure to
use the opportunities presented and
its unwise and unloving actions. (
Jesus once admonished his hearers to
remember Lot's wife. The record
does not say that she started to go
back; she merely looked back, and
her punishment Was swift.
To ignore evil neither corrects nor
destroys-it; but when a wrong is
recognized as error, and an honest
effort is made to correct it, wisdom
bids us turn from it with a firm
determination to avoid its repetition,
and to lift thought to higher levels.
Mary Baker Eddy says in "The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, and Mis
cellany" (p, 195), "To do good to all
because we love all, and to use in
God's service the one talent that we
all have, is our only means of adding
to that talent, and the best way to
silence a deep discontent with out
shortcomings.”
Each day should be for us as a
clean white page. No one can write
upon it but ourselves. Shall it be
marred by thoughtlessness, selfish
ness, discouragement, or regret? Or,
shall it be illumined by the conscious
ness of well-doing, lender compas
sion, sweetness, and unselfed love?
it lies within ourselves what shall be
written on that page.
No one who is self-centered grows
In happiness or usefulness. Self-love
clouds his vision, limits his view
point, and leads to stagnation. For
getfulness of human self In an in
creased understanding of one's spir
itual selfhood, however, brings a
broadening, deepening, and enriching
of character, opening up for him new
ant, greater ways for service and
thereby blessing himself as well as
others. Vain regrets are worse than
useless. Today is ours, with its in
finite opportunities, and we can best
redeem the past by filling each mo
ment with thoughts and acts which
will bear good fruit. . . .
As one begins to recognize and
claim bis true birthright as a son and
heir of God, there dawn upon his
consciousness possibilities of which
he had never dreamed, and in this
dawning is found a new day which
spreads its In-ams until it develops
into (he full glory of the noonday
sun. . . . —The Christian Science
Monitor.
logons of America
Paterson, N. J., is called the Ly
ons of America because it is the
chief silk manufacturing city in the
United States. More than $100,000,-
000 worth of silk is produced in one
; year.
India’s Mountains
I Five of the world’s highest moun
tains are located in India. They
! are: Kanchenjunga, Godwin Austen,
i Nanga Parbat, Nanda Devi and
; Kamet. Mt. Everest, the highest
j mountain of all, is in Tibet.
Early Marriage Laws Brittle
The marriage laws and usages of
the Anglo-Saxons, before Christian
j ity, were so brittle that they afford
i ed no security to either party to the
marriage contract.
Farmhouse Southern Shrine
An old farmhouse near Durham,
N. C., which served as headquar
ters for the last Confederate army
in the field in 1865, is used as a
Southern shrine.
Oldest Government Building
The oldest government building in
the United States is the Palace of
the Governors, at Santa Fe, N. M.
Built before 1617, it is occupied by
the Museum of New Mexico.
Determination Is Important
“Determination and faith will stop
a toothache,” said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, “if the determination
leads to a good dentist.”
Fresh Water Far at Sea
Fresh water is found 200 miles at
sea off the mouth of the Amazon
river; the force of the current car
ries the fresh water that distance.
Mineral Used for Smoke Screens
Ilmenite is the mineral from
which smoke screens used in naval
and aerial warfare is derived.
FARM SUPPLIES
HORSE COLLARS, PADS, BACKBANDS,
HAMES, TRACES, PLOW LINES,
SINGLETREES, DOUBLETREES and Repairs
Chattanooga Plows and Parts
Genuine Repair Parts
Farmall Tractors and Equipment
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 500 : PERRY, GA.
25 Per Cent REDUCTION IN COACH FARES
Central of Georgia Railway now has bargain
fares in coaches every day.
V/z CENTSiPER MILE IN SOUTHEAST
You will enjoy Traveling by Train.
Air-conditioned, air-cooled steel Coaches.
Toilet facilities, free drinking cups, smoking
compartments, ladies’ lounge.
TRAVEL SAFELY AND IN COMFORT
Fares, Schedules and other information will be
cheerfully furnislted by any agent of
CENTRAL of GEORGIA RAILWAY
Expert Work, Sanitary Supplies and
Courteous Treatment Guaranteed
CITY BARBER SHOP
T. R. SUMMERS, Prop’r.
"'toe'fair in pictures
NEW YORK —With the opening
date of the New York World’s Fair
1939 April 30 coming nearer and
nearer, activities on the Fair grounds
are increasing daily. At the top you
see a giant American Flag, 90 x 230
feet, being saluted by 1,000 school
children in a ceremony marking the
dedication of the Court of Peace,
The Tailor Bird i
One of the most common and nois- i
iest inhabitants of the gardens of In
dia is the well-known tailor bird,
so-called because it actually sews
its nest together with thread from
cobwebs, cocoon silk of caterpillars
or any vegetable fibers or bits of
string which may be within reach.
around which 62 nations are gather
ing their exhibits. In the middle ap
pears a modern sculptural group
called “Speed,” featuring a woman
astride a winged horse. At the bot
tom is one unit of tulip beds.. More
than 1,000,000 bulbs were imported
from Holland to accentuate land
scaping.
, Metals of Middle Ages
In the Dark and Middle ages, met
als were classed as noble or base,
and gold was the most noble of
all. Silver ranked next, while plat
inum, now considered a noble metal,
was not known. These metals are
ranked as precious metals because
of their rarity.
