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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL |
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher. |
RUBY C. HODGES, Editor. |
Official Organ 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. i
Horses and mules are of great-j
er importance in Georgia than all |
other classes of livestock com
bined from the standpoint of;
money invested.
0
Cyclones, despite common be
liefs, never do any damage. They
are low pressure areas and occur
every day. Tornadoes are often
erroneously referred to as cy-|
clones.
0
Crawford W. Long, the dis-i
coverer of anesthesia, is soon to
be honored by a new stamp to be
released by the United States
jK)st office department.
0
Georgia taxpayers paid out
$43.43 per pupil for common
school education in the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1938.
0
It was on May 8, 1845, that
Baptists from eight states and
the District of Columbia gather
ed in Augusta, Ga., to organize
the Southern Baptist convention,
and today—94 years later—this
organization is composed of 22,-
075 ministers, 24,932 churches
and 4,770,185 members.
U
There are already more auto
mobiles registered in Georgia
than there were in the whole
year of 1938, according to the
motor vehicle division of the
State Revenue Department.
Registrations on July 24 were
455,450 as compared with 452,-
061 for last year on December 31.
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Georgia’s first bale of cotton
for this season, was sold in Sa
vannah last week for sixteen
cents a pound to H. G. Bruncke,
cotton exporter. The bale,which
weighed 305 pounds was grown
by Sammy Mann, Toombs coun
ty farmer. The cotton was grad
ed as strict good ordinary.
0
An old Negro man had been
sentenced to hang. At first he
was not at all concerned, but as
execution day drew near he be
came some what disturbed. He
went so far as to mention the
matter to the jailer who sug
gested that the old darky write
to the Governor, and offered to
do the writing for him. Mose
accepted the offer and dictated
the following:
“Dear Marso Governor: They
is fixing to hang me on Friday
and here it is already Tuesday.
Yours, Mose Johnson.’’---Cedar
town Standard.
ORDINARY'S CITATION
Georgia, Houston County.
J. L. Ozburn having applied
for Letters of Administration on
the estate of L T. Ozburn, 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 August next.
This July 3, 1939
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary.
Georgia, Houston County.
H. T. Gilbert, Administrator
of the estate of John R. Neil, de
ceased. having applied for Let
tors of Dismission from his ad
ministration; this is to notify all
persons concerned, to sho w
cause, if any they can, why his
application should not be grant
ed at the Court of Ordinary on
the first Monday in August next. !
This July 6, 1939.
JOHN L. HODGES, i
Ordinary.
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Modern Resort Ancient
One of the most fashionable re
sorts in France at Aix-les-Bains was
a Roman spa in 125 B. C. After the
Roman period the springs were for- I
gotten until the Seventeenth cen
tury.
O
Origin of Neckerchief
The sailor’s neckerchief was orig
inally worn as an article in which
tobacco and other small personal
tilings could be kept. It was also
used for a sling when a man broke
!i's arm and had several other uses.
It finally became a decorative part
of the uniform. Formerly the neck
erchiefs were in various colors, but
after the death of Nelson the use of
t>lack was standardized. . ,1
I -••""’•improved
I UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
I By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible ImtltuU
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newapaper Union.)
Lesson for August 6
Lesson subjects and Scripture text* se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; uaed by
permission.
I ELIJAH: A LIFE OF COURAGE
LESSON TEXT—I Kings 18:30-39.
! GOLDEN TEXT—The Lord It far from
! the wicked: but he hearcth the prayer of
j the righteous.—Proverbs 15:29.
“Let courage rise with danger.”
Such is the plea of Webb’s great
hymn, “Stand Up for Jesus.” Chris
tianity in our day calls for cou-
I rageous men and women.
Courage should be distinguished
I from such related things as bravery,
valor, or bravado. Bravado is an
affectation of a reckless bravery
! which surely has no place in Chris-
I tian life and activity. Valor is
I associated with daring and vigorous
action, for example, in battle. To
be brave means to meet a challenge
with confidence and resolution. To
be courageous means to steadily
meet perils of which one is deeply
conscious, doing so because of the
call of duty. Courage holds a deep
er and nobler meaning than the
other words, carrying with it the
idea of moral strength and, in the
case of the Christian, faith in God
as one devoted to His cause.
Elijah was courageous, and ho
stands before our Christian youth to
day as an example of that godly
courage which
I. Works in the Open (v. 30).
Men whose deeds are evil love the
darkness rather than the light. God
does not work in the dark. All of
His workings are in the open sun
light. Every one is welcome to
“come near” and see what is done.
Elijah knew God and he acted like
God’s man. What a tragedy it is
that not all of God’s servants have
followed his example. If we had
the open and above-board dealings
of Elijah in the affairs of our
churches, we might see more of the
fire and power of his ministry.
Certain it is that the administra
tion of church affairs which has
to be carried out in hidden corners
by whispered conversations and by
secret manipulations behind the
scenes, is not God’s work at all, it
is the work of man.
11. Asks No Favors (vv. 33-35).
Elijah rebuilt the altar himself.
He asked no help of the unbelieving
prophets of Baal or of apostate Is
rael. How old-fashioned he seems
in this day when so much stress is
laid on a false unity of the faiths,
and there is so much solicitation
and acceptance by the Church of
the help of unbelievers in financing j
the supposed work of God.
Note also that Elijah invited his |
enemies to make the answer to his j
prayer more difficult by pouring [
water on the sacrifice. This was j
not an act of bravado, it was for the
purpose of demonstrating that there
was no fraud. He was willing that
the enemies of the truth should
make the demonstration more dif
ficult if that would be to God’s glory.
There is a delightful old-fashioned
flavor about that act, too, in these
days when men are frequently will- j
ing to compromise with unbelief and
even with sin in order that the work
of the Church may be carried on
without too much difficulty. Here
again we have an explanation of
the lack of spiritual power in our
times.
111. Honors God, Not Man (vv.
30-32, 36-37).
A man of bravery wants recogni
tion for himself, while the coura- j
gcous man asks only that the cause
for which he fights shall be success
ful. Elijah had long since demon
strated that he was absolutely fear
less, and sought no favor or glory
(fead the entire story). Now in the
tenseness of this moment, he care
fully rebuilds the altar of the true
God (v. 30), makes it a testimony
of unity to a divided Israel (v. 31),
and he does it all in the name of
the Lord (v. 32).
His prayer (vv. 36, 37) is a pro- 1
foundly simple expression of a com
plete faith in the true God and His
power on the part of a man who
recognized himself as being only the
j divine servant. He made no plea
; that God would vindicate him or his
ministry, but he did plead that the
! name of the Lord should be honored
in the midst of an unbelieving
I people.
IV. Brings Eternal Results (vv.
; 33, 39).
“The fire of the Lord fell.” The
lying prophets of heathendom were
routed. Many recognized Jehovah
| as the true God. While Israel did
i not long remember the lesson
learned here, the story has contin
ued as a testimony that will
j strengthen the people of God as long
as time continues.
In God’s Treasury
Treat the weakest and the worst
with reverence, for, like yourself,
| they are the temples of the living
God.
Abides Forever
The world passes away and the
lust of it, but he that doeth the will
of God abides forever.— l John 2, 17,
Attractive Holiness
The holiness of Christ did not awe
men away from Hiit), nor repel
them. It inspired them with hope.
• True Independence
WHEN Paul said (Acte 22: 25).
“I wti frea born." h« spoka
of hla freedom as a Roman
citizen—freedom that was hla bo
eause of hla father’s citizenship. But,
although the great Christian warrior
valued highly the heritage of liberty
that was his right as a Roman citi
zen, he knew well that genuine free
dom Is not a matter of race, color,
or creed, but of Individual spiritual
living and demonstration of the pow
er of God In human affairs. He said
In Romans (8:21), “The creature It
self also shall be delivered from the
bondage of corruption Into the glo
rious liberty of the children of God."
Materiality Is bondage. Spiritual
freedom Is won in Individual experi
ence by putting off the old or carnal
concept of man, and putting on the
new or spiritual Idea of man and the
universe. Jesus reasoned with Nlco
demus on the problem of spiritual
independence when the ruler of the
Jews came to him by night In a
questioning attitude. The Master
said, "Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Nicodemus revealed his material
mindedness In the query, "How can
& man be born when he Is old? can
he enter the second time Into his
mother's womb, and be born?” Then
Jesus replied, “Except a man be born
of water and of the SpirU, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God"
(John 3:3, 4,5).
Jesus was speaking of the new
birth, the salvation of mankind
through spiritual living. The aim of
the Nazarene’s glorious ministry was
to prove for all time that spiritual
regeneration Is a present possibility.
All can, and indeed eventually must,
overcome any belief In man as ma
terial. A material concept of exist
ence, manifested In sin, sickness, pov
erty, death, gives place to the truth
of being, accepted and utilized.
The world Is greatly In need of
enlightenment as to what constitutes
genuine freedom. Independence is
not so much a condition of environ
ment as of thought. When Paul and
Silas were In prison, bound with
chains, they sang songs of praise to
God. Their thoughts were not bound,
although bands held them and prison
walla were around them. Nothing
I could deprive them of their true
j freedom—their rejoicing In God’s
j goodness. The natural result of
| their conscious spiritual freedom was
[ release from prison. . . .
The belief that man is material,
' that he lives in matter and finally
j dies out of matter, Is a binding, lim
j King belief. It is not the truth of
being. The real man is the reflec-
I tlon of God, Spirit; he lives and
j moves in Infinite Mind. Mary Baker
I Eddy writes In “Science and Health
| with Key to the Scriptures” (p. 475 ),
| "Man is Idea, the Image, of Love; he
Is not physique.” Continuing, she
I says: “Man Is Incapable of sin, sick
| ness, and death. The real man can
not depart from holiness, nor can
j God, by whom man is evolved, en
} gender the capacity or freedom to
i Bln.” 4
I Until the Individual begins to see
1 man’s spiritual freedom, he is In a
state of mental bondage; but the
dark experiences of sin, sickness,
poverty, and despair yield to the un
] derstanding that the real man is
j spiritual and perfect—the image and
I likeness of God. Besides stating a
‘ great spiritual fact, the Master gave
an arresting command In these vrords
[ (Matthew 5:48), "Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your Father which
la in heaven Is perfect.” . . .
Obedience to human law brings
Ireedom in experience, as is readily
seen. Traffic signals, for example,
give freedom by their very restraints.
Bo do other necessary laws of re
straint provide freedom to those who
observe them. Restrictions of law
I seem binding to the undisciplined;
I but a mistaken sense of freedom
sought through self-will may bring
about destruction. There is no free
dom In the exercise of passion, In
self-indulgence. In fear. The moral
code, understood and obeyed. Is the
best guarantee of Individual and uni
versal liberty, the basis of true de
mocracy.
The need tor universal liberty Is
growing In the hearts of men. Divine
Love has planted the seed therein,
and each obedient, grateful thought
| aids the growth. As this growth is
I nurtured, human laws will become
better and be more generally obeyed,
1 and mankind will finally accept the
Master's summary of the moral code
as their chart of life. They will love
God and keep His commandments,
and they will love their neighbor as
themselves. Speaking of freedom,
under the marginal topic “Proper
self-government.” Mrs. Eddy says
(Science and Health, p. 106): "Like
I our nation, Christian Science has its
! Declaration of Independence. God
has endowed man with inalienable
rights, among which are self-govern
ment, reason, and conscience. Man
Is properly self-governed only when
he Is guided rightly and governed by
his Maker, divine Truth and Love.”
—The Christian Science Monitor,
Button Gwinnett Document
The document signed by Button
j Gwinnett is owned by Dr. A. S. W.
Rosenbach, who purchased it foi
i $51,000.
Ostia Military Port First
Ostia, port of Rome, was founded
in 330 B. C. and was at first essen
tially a military town.
Needs Running Start
The loon's wings are so small that
it has to take a running start on
| water.
Origin of ‘Perfume’
Perfume comes from a Latin word
meaning “smoke” or “fume,” and
originally meant to fumigate.
May Day Origin
The basis of May Day seems to
be the Roman Floralia, instituted
at Rome in 238 B. C.
Solar Eclipse Path
The maximum width of the path
of a solar eclipse is 160 miles.
CLASSIFIED ADS
For Rent—Two rooms and
kitchenette. Miss Lula Hurst,
Perry, Ga.
FOR SALE—Just received a
large shipment of one and two
horse famous Hickory wagons
at greatly reduced prices.
Merritt & Anderson Bros. Co.
8:3 Hawkinsville, Ga.
FARMS FOR SALE
On Easy Terms
L. C. HOWARD PLACE—4OO
acres, miles east from Perry,
and about 3 miles south from
Houston Lake, near public road
leading from Houston Lake to
Clinchfield.
JOHN F. WEBB PLACE—I2O
acres, 1 mile east from Hender
son, on paved Henderson, Elko
& Hawkinsville Highwav.
ANDERSON, SAM & CONNIE
WILSON PLACE-121.7 acres,
24 miles south from Macon, 6
miles northeast from Perry, on
Macon-Tharpes Mill & Perry
Public Road.
For prices£and terms, write
GEORGIA LOAN & TRUST CO.
Macon, Ga.
LAND SALE
GEORGIA,- —Houston County:
The County Commissioners of
Houston County will on Tuesday,
August 8, 1939, at public outcry
entertain bids for the sale of the
following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the 14th Dis
trict of Houston County, Geor
gia, described as follows; All of
that 100 acres of lot of land No.
128 bounded north by lands of
G. P. Clarke, east by lands of
Mrs. J. E. Haslam, south by
lands of J. J. Culler and others,
and west by lands of J.J. Murph
& Son; said land being formerly
owned by Coweta Fertilizer Com
pany and purchased by Houston
County at tax sale on September
3, 1935.
Also all that tract or parcel of
land in the 14th District of Hous
ton County, Georgia, described
as follows: 100 acres, more or
less, in land lot No. 9 in said
District bounded north by lands
known as the Fulghum place,
east by lands of Savage Creek
Fishing Club and lands of Mrs.
S. W. Hickson, south by lands of
J. J. Culler, J. P. Culler, and
others, and west by lands of
Mrs. F. J. Frederick; said land
being formerly owned by J. J.
Culler, J. P. Culler and others
and purchased by Houston Coun
ty at tax sale on September 3,
1935.
C. E. BRUNSON, Clerk.
lone of Greek Origin
lone, lona or lonia is of Greek
origin and probably derived from
the name of the Greek colony of
lonia, where lonic architecture
originated. It may, however, be a
form of the Greek word meaning
“violet-colored precious stone,” and
one authority links it to lanthe,
meaning “the violet,” symbol of
modesty.
Safety First
Several surrounding counties which
sent gold as exhibits to the Golden
Gate International exposition at
San Francisco have taken it all back
home. Adequate insurance'was not
provided and the exhibitors’ opinion
that the public would be quite con
tent merely to gaze at it was rather
doubtful.
Parchment Paper
Parchment paper is made by run
ning high grade paper over monel
tubes into concentrated acid baths
which give the surface a gelatinous
and translucent finish. The monel
tubes serve to guide the paper in
and out of the baths and are not
corrosively affected by the Strong
acid.
Columbus’ Jewels in Santo Domingo
You’d think Columbus’ exploration
funds would have been left in the
hands of ship-outfitters and builders,
but historians are claiming that the
jewels given him by Queen Isabella
are stored in Ciudad Trujillo, Santo
Domingo.
Search for Oil With Echo Camera
The search for oil is carried on
with modern methods through the
use of an earthquake echo camera,
a geophysical recording oscillo
scope, which records sound vibra
tions from an underground explo
sion.
For Fragrant Closets
To give your closets a dainty gar
den-like fragrance, buy small bags
of dried lavendar and sew them to
loops of ribbon. Then hang them
on the hooks in the closet.
231,000 Farms in Illinois
There are 231,000 farms in Illi
nois, comprising 31,875,000 acres,
about 90 per cent of which is under
cultivation. _ _ _
SALE
On U. S. TIRES
20 °| o OFF
for Old Tires
SINCLAIR STATION
PERRY, GA.
COTTON BAGGING
Owing to popular demand and a desire to
help use more cotton our gin will have on hand
for use COTTON BAGGING, which means
bagging that is made of cotton to wrap your
bales of cotton.
We will also have on hand JUTE BAGGING for
those who do not wish to use COTTON BAGGING,
Our Modern Electric GIN is now being put
in order for the ginning season which will
soon be here.
Patronize the BIG GIN and get better
SAMPLE and TURNOUT
ETHERIDGE’S GIN
Phone 45 Perry, Ga.
SUMMER NEEDS
LAWN MOWERS, ICE CREAM FREEZERS,
GLASS WATER SETS, ICE TEA GLASSES—
Let us supply you with these.
»———l— HIM ■»
For Canning we have
Kerr Glass Fruit Jras, Ball Jelly Glasses, Friction
Top Cans, Cold Pack Canners, Pressure Cookers,
Preserving Kettles in Aluminum & Enamelware,
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 500 ; PERRY, GA.
Fruit Season Is Plere
For Canning Purposes, We have a supply of
Ball Glass Fruit Jars, Jar Tops, Jelly Glasses.
FRESH FRUITS and FRESH VEGETABLES
CONDIMENTS OF ALL KINDS
GOLD LEAF FLOUR-OUR SPECIALTY
W. B. SIMS
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
PhoneS DELIVERY SERVICE Perry, Ga.
SAVE MONEY
by buying Groceries, Hardware,
and general Farm Supplies from
J. W. BLOOD WORTH
He does not use “Bait” to fool you, as if you were a
fish, but sells every article in his store at a low price.
You can buy it just as cheap at J. W. Bloodworth’s, so
don’t be deceived. Just follow the crowds and they
will lead you to his store.
J. W. Bloodworth
Phone 94 ; Delivery Service : Perry, Ga,
ONLY THE BEST IN
Diamonds, Watches, China, Silverware, Glassware
and a complete line of Jewelry
See our complete line of Wedding Invitations,
Announcements and Visiting Cards
Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty
Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc.
JEWELERS
411 Cherry St, Phone 836, Macon, Ga.
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