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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.
THE LITTLE TOWNS
(Written for the Homp Journal)
By BESSIE 11. NUNN
0! Little town of Bethlehem
Again our hearts can see
The crowd that waits, before
thy gates,
That day of mystery-
The families of David’s line
Thronging thy busy street,
That and everywhere seek shel
ter there,
And rest for weary feet.
Before the morrow’s glorious
dawn.
All in the silent night,
Was born the Savior-Baby-King-
To be this dark world’s light.
The herald angel’s storied song
Sent humble shepherd’s kind,
From o’er the hill to search until
They the Christ did find.
Bright evening star that rained
its light,
Lured Wise Men of renown,
Who hurried to Jerusalem;
But they must find the town
Of Bethlehem--by prophets told—
The Savior’s birthplace, may
Be in a lowly stable roorn-
The star still led the way.
We’re glad He loved the little
towns:
To visit Bethany-
To ply 11 is trade m Nazareth-
To walk in Galilee.
Lord, dwell among us, in our
town,
Teach us anew Thy ways-
Right royal welcome may we
give
The Christ of All the Days.
Watch Your Weather
During Christmas Day!
Remember these old supersti
tions about Christmas weather:
If the sun shines through the
apple tree on Christmas clay,
there will be a good crop the fol
lowing year.
If ice will bear a man before
Christmas, it will not bear a
mouse afterward.
Thunder and lightning Christ
mas week means much snow the
rest of the winter.
Wet causes more damage than
frost before than after Christmas.
If it snows Christmas night, the
hop crop will he good next year.
At Christmas meadows green,
at Easter covered with frost.
If windy Christmas day, trees
will bear much fruit.
Christmas wet gives empty
granary and barrel.
A green Christmas makes a fat
graveyard.
A warm Christmas, a cold
Easter.
Salvation Lassies
Retain Yule Spirit
Of Founder Booth
Christmas will be happier for
thousands of homeless people this
year because Catherine and William
Booth carried the torch of evangel
ism from their New Connexion
church in England in 1861 and start
ed the Salvation Army. Today that
torch is being carried by the second
Booth to succeed the founder, Gen.
Evangeline Booth, who in turn suc
ceeded Bram
w^n^
licited, had their I
Evangeline Booth beginning in the
youthful reform
er of 19 who was almost stoned to
death preaching in slums and de
nouncing "rum." Penniless and with
four children, the Booths worked
tirelessly in London amid taunts o.
critics, yet old General Booth lived
to banter with jovial King Edward
and be consulted by heads of Euro
pean governments.
He also lived to see the Salvation I
Army become better established in
the United States than in England, i
to see it acquire banks, insurance
companies, factories, public houses, !
farms, hospitals and cadet schools,
all the outgrowth of the "expedi
tionary" force of seven lassies sent
here in 1880 under George Scott Rail
son,
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. ,
Dean of Th» Moody Bible Initltute
of Chlcato.
(Relciurd by Weettrn Ntw»paper Union.!
Lesson for December 24
Lesson «üb]rctn and Scripture text* ie
lectcd and copyrighted by International
Council of Relictou* Education; used by
permixlon.
THE CHILD AND THE KINGDOM
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 1:18-25; 18:1-8;
19:13-15
GOLDEN TEXT—A little child »hall lead
them.—lsaiah 11:6.
The children's holiday!
Yes, Christmas is the children’s
day of days, and it is also the day
for those who have been "converted
and become as little children”
(Malt. 18:3). It is quite proper that
it should be so, for Christmas really
means nothing very significant ex
cept as we gather at Bethlehem’s
manger and there we find a child,
the Christ-child. Those who come
on the morrow to do homage to Him
in the spirit of childlike faith will
truly keep Christmas. In that spirit
the writer of these notes wishes for
you who read these lines just that
kind of a holy day of joy and glad
ness.
Let us then go first of all to Beth
lehem, and there having seen the
One who "became flesh and dwelt
among us” as a little child, we shall
be ready to go on and learn from
Him what a blessed example, re
sponsibility, and opportunity there
is in the childhood which we see all (
around us.
I. The Child—Jesus Our Saviour
(Matt. 1:18-25).
The virgin mother Mary "brought
forth her firstborn son” and "called
his name Jesus”—the one who
should “save his people from their
sins” (vv. 21, 25). In order that
He might be the Saviour, He had to
be both God and man. This could
only be true as God sent His own
only-begotten Son into the world by
giving to Him a human mother in
whom He as the eternal Son of God
was “conceived by the Holy Ghost”
(as we express it in the creed) and
became the Son of Man.
For anyone who believes that God
has all power and all wisdom to do
what He wills and as He wills, and
who further believes that Christ was j
pre-existent as the Son of God be
fore His incarnation, there is no
difficulty in believing in the virgin
birth. In fact, no other manner of
incarnation would have been possi
ble. It necessarily foUowwr that the
one who denies the virgin birth of I
Christ thereby declares that He does
not believe in the God of the Scrip
tures and in Jesus Christ His Son
our Lord.
11. The Child—Our Example (18:
1-4).
The disciples had been having a
discussion about who was to be the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
This was not because they desired
their brothers’ advancement, for
each one wanted to be the greatest
(Luke 9:46).
Jesus frankly told them that they
needed a real change of heart, a
conversion. True greatness is not
a matter of worldly position or am
bition, but of a childlike humility.
Such an idea was absolutely revo
lutionary in the day of Jesus, and
in fact sounds unbelievable to the
worldly man today. But it is none
theless true that the great man or
woman is the one who knows and
recognizes himself to be utterly de
pendent on God in every moment,
every circumstance, every trial, and
in every opportunity of life. We need
to learn of our children.
111. The Child—Our Responsibili
ty (18:5, 6).
These awful, solemn words should
be considered with great care. What
a terrible Tudgment awaits those
who cause little ones to stumble by
reason of their false teaching, their
failure to bring God’s Word to bear
upon their lives, improper discipline
in the home, or the influence of a
bad example. There are probably
preachers, teachers in the Sunday
School, grandparents, uncles, aunts,
mothers, fathers, yes, even friends
of little children who need to reread
these verses and then cry out to God
in repentance before it is too late.
IV. The Child—Our Opportunity
(19:13-15).
Jesus knew the real value of a
child and His loving heart reached
out to invite the children to come
unto Him in love, in obedience, and
I in trust. When they came, He
1 failed to bless them.
The glorious thing is that we
are privileged to thus bring little
children to Him. Someone mpy say,
"Jesus is no longer on earth. I can
-1 not take my child to him,” Jesus
is not here in the flesh, but He is
here ever present with His children.
You can bring your child to Him,
for the coming which He has in
mind in these verses is not in any
physical sense but rather spiritual.
The parents who teach their little
ones about the birth of Christ on
this Christmas day have brought
j them to Him. Every word of in
struction, every encouragement to 1
1 pray, every example of devotion to
, Christ which the child may follow
is the true bringing of that child to 1
I Him.
Will you do it this Christmas—in
i the home, in the Sunday School, in
the church, anywhere ? If you do,
there will be blessing beyond your
i ability to contain it and you will
1 have
A Blessed Christmas! ,
Caught in the Act!
At Santa Claus, Ind., where they
run a school for Santa Clauses, the
instructor shows his students how to
handle one of Kris Kringle’s most
important duties. A measuring
stick, to make sure there is enough
clearance, is one of the requisites.
Follow the Rules
When Addressing
Christmas Cards
How do you address a Christmas
card to a widow? A divorcee? A
business acquaintance? Here are
some tips on cards:
Generally speaking, greetings fall
into two classes, formal and infor
mal. If you use printed or engraved
cards for formal use, the title Miss,
Mr., or Mr. and Mrs. should pref
erably appear above the greeting.
I For instance: “Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Stanyon wish you a Merry
Christmas,’’ rather than “A Merry
Christmas from Mr. and Mrs. Thom
as Stanyon.”
On informal cards, signed ki ink,
the husband’s or wife’s name should
come first, although ordinarily the
person signing would put his own
I name last. In general, the hus
band’s name comes first. These can
be signed "Bob and Betty," or “Bob
and Betty Bentley,” depending on
how well the acquaintance knows
you.
No card should ever be sent with
out a Mr., Mrs. or Miss prefix. An
unmarried woman is always ad
dressed as “Miss.” A married
woman, whether her husband is
alive or not, is addressed with
“Mrs.” prefixed to her husband’s
full name. Since a woman’s maid
en name is used only on legal pa
pers or when she uses it profession
ally, a divorcee's maiden name may
be used if it’s been established by
legal procedure after the divorce
was granted.
Cards to a married couple should
be addressed Mr. and Mrs., even
though you may know only one of
them. If it’s a business acquaint
ance and you haven’t met the
recipient’s wife, it’s permissible to
send the card in his name only.
Business addresses are quite all
right, though there’s a bit more
courtesy and more personal touch
to find out the home address and
send the card there.
A family in mourning may send
and receive Christmas cards as usu
al unless the bereavement is very
recent—within the last two or three
weeks.
Kiss the Maiden
Under Mistletoe—
But Follow Rules!
still a nice custom this
tU Christmas to kiss the young
lady under the mistletoe, but
your efforts are in vain unless
it's done properly.
Every time someone kisses under
the mistletoe a berry should be
plucked from the branch, for only
so many blessings are bestowed as
there are berries. And don’t let the
mistletoe fall to the ground. Other
wise its properties of good luck and
healing will be destroyed.
Many a romantic story surrounds
this plant. The berries represent
tears from this legend:
A Scandinavian god, Balder,
i dreamed he would die. When he
told his mother, the goddess Friga,
she made earth fire, air, water and
all animals and plants promise they
wouldn’t harm her son.
But she overlooked the mistletoe,
for its roots were neither in the
earth nor air. So one of Balder’s
enemies fashioned an arrow from
the plant and that was the end of
Balder. The tears of the heartbro
ken goddess fell thick and fast, and
froze into the berries.
Having such a heathen origin,
mistletoe is seldom included in
church schemes of decoration. But
j despite this ban few maids care to
I risk making the legend come true
that “she who is not kissed under
the mistletoe at Christmas will not
be married in the year which fol
lows.”
If you want to be lucky, remem
ber the iule«.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For County School Supt,
To the Voters of Houston
County:
I hereby announce for the of
fice of School Superintendent of
Houston County, subject to the
rules and regulations of the Dem
ocratic Primary of Feb. 15. Your
vote and support will be greatly
appreciated.
Respectfully,
S. W. HICKSON.
To the Voters of Houston
County:
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of Coun
ty Superintendent of Schools for
Houston County, subject to the
rules of the Democratic Primary
of February 15, 1940. If nomi
nated and elected, I will give the
position the very best services of
which 1 am capable. I shall
greatly appreciate the support
and votes of the citizens of
Houston County.
Very respectfully,
F. M GREENE.
For Tax Receiver
To the voters of Houston Coun
ty: I hereby announce for re
election to the office of Tax Re
ceiver of Houston County, subject
to the rules and regulations of
the Democratic County Primary
on Feb. 15, 1940. Your vote and
support will be greatly appreci
ated. E. W. MARSHALL.
To the Citizens of Houston
County:
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for the office of Tax Re
ceiver of Houston County sub
ject to the rules of the County
Democratic Primary of Feb. 15, i
1940. Your vote and support!
are solicited and will be deeply 1
appreciated.
H. P. DOBBINS.
For Tax Collector
, To the Voters of Houston
; County:
I hereby annour ce for re-elec
tion to the Office of Tax Collec
tor of Houston County, subject
to the rules and regulations of
the Democratic Primary of Feb
ruary 15, 1940, Your vote and
support will be greatly appre
ciated. Respectfully,
M. E. AKIN.
For Sheriff
To t h e Voters of Houston
County:
1 hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Office of Sher
iff of Houston County, subject to
the rules and regulations of the
Democratic Primary of February
15, 1940. Your vote and influ
ence will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
C. C. PIERCE.
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HOUSTON DRUG CO.
Phone 52 Ferry, Ga.
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGIA, Houston County.
Will be sold before the Court
House door on the first Tuesday
in January, 1940, within the legal
hours of sale the following pro-
I perty to-wit;
All that tract or parcel of land
I situated, lying and being in the
Twelfth District of Houston
County, Georgia, containing
seven acres, and being in the
shape of a triangle. Bounded on
the north by lands of Mrs, W.H.
Thames; East to a point between
Mrs. Thames and A. J. Parker
lands; South by Grovania and
Hayneville public road; and west
by lands of J. B. Harrison.
Levied on and to be sold as the
property of R. W. Harrison to
satisfy a fi fa from Justice Court,
1542 Dist. G. M. in favor of Geo.
C. Nunn vs R. W. Harrison.
Tenant in possession notified.
This December 2, 1939.
C. C. PIERCE, Sheriff.
Generally speaking, there
probably isn’t a single article in
your attic that is absolutely use
less. Everything has seme val
ue to someone. Make a list of
your discarded articles and turn
them into cash with a Home
Journal Want Ad.
Complete Line of
CHRISTMAS GOODIES
CANDIES, NUTS, FRESH FRUITS, RAISINS,
FRUIT CAKES, Home-made and Bakery.
Home-made Cakes of all kinds--Order in advance
for the kind you like best.
Your success as a Cake-maker will be assured if
you Bake with Gold Leaf Flour.
Remember: “The Sweetness of Price never equals
the Bitterness of Poor Quality.”
w. B. SIMS
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
PhoneS DELIVERY SERVICE Perry, Ga.
GIVE PRACTICAL GIFTS
SUCH AS
Flash Lights and Batteries, Watches, Clocks,
Glassware. Aluminum Ware, and Cutlery.
FOR CHILDREN
TOYS, DOLLS, FIREWORKS, AIR RIFLES,
and SHOT GUNS.
CANDIES - - NUTS -- FRUITS
Make Our Store Your Headquarters
J. V/. Bloodworth
Phone 94 : Delivery Service ; Perry, Ga.
■ JJ—JJ.'— mmm
WE WANT TO BUY
Velvet Beans in Pod, any quantity;
also Peanuts, Cotton Seed & Corn.
i
FOR SALE
Several Nice Mules and A Good Work Horse.
FULL LINE FARM IMPLEMENTS
Tractors, Harrows, Plows, Grain Drills, Pea
Hullers, Gas Engines, Windmills, Tanks, and
Everything for the Farm.
SEE US FOR
Oats, Wheat, Rye, Syrup Cans, Barrels, Meat
Salt, Stock Salt, Salvet, Chicken & Stock Feed.
WE WILL TRADE, BUY, AND SELL.
GEO. C. NUNN
Phone 31 CASE DEALER Perry, Ga.
• 11 , ,1" J" , !..!■■* ..'■■''l,..
NEW INDUSTRY
We have just completed a new industry for Perry
and Houston County. We have built a modern
Corn Elevator and Shelter
and will be in the market at highest prices for all
the Corn that may be for sale in this territory.
A new building and elevator have been built and
the latest electric machinery installed. We have
storage for 4,000 bu. Corn.
We will also as usual be in the market for
Peanuts, Velvet Beans, Peas, Cotton Seed,
Soy Beans, and other farm produce.
The Red Trucks Are Still RED and READY.
Etheridge Bonded Warehouse
J. P. ETHERIDGE, Proprietor.
Phone 45 - - Perry, Ga.
ONLY THE BEST IN
Diamonds, Watches, China, Silverwear, 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, Inc.
Successors to Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc.
’ 411 Cherry St. JEWELERS Macon, Ga.
Perry Merchants Are Displaying
CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE
Read Their Ads This Week!
VISIT THEIR STORES! TRADE AT HOME!
