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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES. Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Orp: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.
Good Postal Twine
Made from Cotton
i Uncle Sam as postal clerk use*
carloads of twine each year for
tying bundles of sorted mail. He
haa been using jute twine—for econ
omy and because the cotton twine
available has not had the combina
tion of qualities most desirable for
a postal twine.
For tying bundles of letters twine
should be strong enough to hold de
spite rough usage. It should not
be so fine that it cuts the bound
letters, and should not be so strong
and fine that it cuts the hands of
the clerks when they tie the bundles
and break the cord. The twine must
not stretch enough to allow the bun
dles to loosen and the letters to
scatter under rough handling.
The United States department of
agriculture reports a now cotton
twine developed that has proved sat
isfactory in preliminary tests in the
actual handling of mail. Treatment
of the twine with a sizing mixture
containing a small amount of pine
tar oil (to keep down mildew) and
drying under tension removes most
of the stretch and improves the
strength. The twine breaks well
after tying, but holds the bundle safe
in the pouch.
Moreover, the now cotton twine
runs about 1,350 yards to the pound,
as compared with about 850 yards
to the pound of jute twine—so a
slightly higher price for cotton twine
would be offset by the increased
yardage. In this work the depart
ment had the co-operation of a large
twine manufacturer.
The post office advertised for sev
eral carloads of the new cotton
twine, but the twine manufacturers
were booked so far ahead on orders
that they could not make deliveries
within the required time and could
not, therefore, submit bids.
U. S. Families on Relief
Buy ‘Protective* Foods
What do families on relief actual
ly by with blue stamps issued free
ns a practical method for distribut
ing foods of which there is a surplus
supply? What foods do they choose
when they have opportunity to select
as they please from a limited list
of surplus foods?
It is too early to draw general
conclusions, says Milo Perkins, in
charge of the United States depart
ment of agriculture food-stamp pro
gram. But for a six-week period
the stamp holders spent a little more
than 80 per cent of their blue stamps
for "protective” foods and a little
less than 20 per cent for flour,
corn meal, rice and beans. Butter,
eggs, and fresh fruits and vege
tables have protective values.
For this period the stamp plan
was effective in five cities. There
were minor differences in adminis
trative methods to discover which
variations of the basic plan seemed
to work best. In general, orangc
colorcd stamps, which were bought
by the relief family, could be used
to buy any foods, and half ns many
blue stamps given free could be
spent only for foods on the official
surplus list. At that time the sur
plus list included butter, eggs,
oranges, grapefruit, peaches, pears,
cabbages, peas, tomatoes, onions,
dried prunes, white flour, graham
flour, corn meal, rice, and dried
beans. Nutritionists do not class
the last five items as ‘‘protective” [
foods.
Blind Carpenter’s Building
Robert L. Grove Sr. of Pittsburgh, ;
Pa., is building a three-room addi
tion to his house "by feel.”
Grove, a carpenter for 45 years,
has been virtually blind for six
years. Grove decided to build the
annex because he couldn’t stand
idleness. He built the main dwell
ing of four rooms in 1929. Grove's
blindness does not appear to handi
cap him greatly. Already he has
made excavations, laid foundations,
set in the sills and the building has
begun to take form. The blind car
penter uses a T-squaie or a strip of
lumber to guide him while sawing
lumber, but driving nails is his
biggest problem. He holds the nail
until the hammer-head begins to
pinch his thumb and forefinger, then
let* go and sinks the nail with one
or two more strokes.
Mentions the Divining Rod ’
In his book on metals, "De R®)
Metallica” (1580), Georgius Agrico
la mentions the divining rod, say- j
mg; "A miner should be good and
serious and should not make use of ;
an enchanted twig. If he is pru
dent and skilled, he should follow
the natural indications which he can
•ee and dig.” ..
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUHDOUIBT. D. D.
f)«»n of The Moody Bible Inetltute
of Chlcueo,
(Releeeed by Weetern Newepeper Union.)
Lesson for March 10
Leceon eublecta and Scripture t arte aa
lacted and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
GETHSEMANE: TRIUMPH
THROUGH SURRENDER
LESSOR TEXT—Matthew M;J6A*
GOLDIN TIXT—Hot a* I will, but a*
thou wUt.—Matthew »;».
Surrender brings victory.
The world would say that our
statement is not true; surrender is
the mark of defeat. It is the final
chapter In a story of struggle
against impossible circumstances,
against a stronger power, and final
ly of giving up to accept the bitter
sorrow of subjection and sometimes
destruction. But again we say, the
way of strength is through surren
der, for we speak of the spiritual
realm and of our relationship to
God. Here there is no victory until
there is surrender. In fact, the
measure of victory is the degree of
surrender. Full submission to
Christ means complete triumph for
the Christian. The Lord Jesus does
not ask His disciples to walk away
which He has not trod Himself. He
went the way of full surrender to
the will of God in the garden of
Gethsemane. We observe five
things about this way of "triumph
through surrender.” It was
I. A Way of Sorrow (vv. 37, 38),
He was exceedingly sorrowful
unto death. It was not an easy thing
that the Saviour did as He fulfilled
the will of God the Father in the
garden. We know that no man ever
sorrowed us He did on that day, for
only He bore the sins of the world.
There is, however, a lesson here
for us who are His disciples. If
this is the road the Master trod,
should not His servants tread it still?
The way of victory for us is through
surrender.
11. A Way of Self-Denial (vv. 39,
42, 44).
Self-denial does not consist in de
priving one’s self of some little cher
ished luxury. It means the denial
of self, namely, that self-will ia
put aside and God’s will is supreme.
It was no "easy thing for Jesus
to carry out the Father’s will and
to go (o the cross. He was sub
missive to that will; yet in this hour
of anguish In the garden, when the
unspeakable horror of what lay
ahead almost overwhelmed His soul,
it means much to say, ‘Not as I
will but as thou wilt' " (Dr. B. L.
Olmstead). It may be a hard thing
to do, but by His grace we too
may say, "Thy will be done."
111. A Way of Loneliness (vv. 36,
37. 40, 41, 43).
There were three disciples with
Him as He entered the garden, and
their very presence reminds us how
very much alone Jesus actually was.
There were twelve with Him in the
upper room, but one went out ihto
the darkness to betray Him. Eleven
came with Him to the gate of the
garden, but only three came into
the garden with Him. Even they
could not go all the way with Him.
He prayed and agonized alone, and
the three who were near at hand
failed Him and slept through the
dark hour when He most needed
their fellowship in sympathy and
prayer.
Alone? If the Master had to walk
the way of surrender alone, let no
Christian expect that it will be
otherwise for him. Let us thank
God for every blessing of true fel
lowship, but let us not be surprised
if we are often called to walk alone
—with God.
IV. A W T ay of Betrayal (vv. 45, 46).
"He is at hand who doth betray
me” “into the hands of sinners."
One feels that the cup of the Master
is already overfull without adding
betrayal by one of His own, hut
there it is, a dark and tragic reality.
Note with what peace and assurance
Jesus goes to meet it. The victory
has already been won in prayer,
in communion with the Father, and
in submission to His will.
No one of us will ever know such
a betrayal as that of our Lord, but
we do face similar crises as we go
on in a life of devotion to God's
will. We do well to remember the
experience of Christ that we be not
overwhelmed by the treachery of
men and that we prepare ourselves
to meet it with the power and grace
of our God.
V. A Way of Divine Fellowship
and Blessing (vv. 39, 42).
The way of surrender is a glorious
and delightful way to go. But,
some one may ask, have we not
been talking of sorrow, self-denial,
loneliness and betrayal? Yes, but
even these things may become the
means of blessing if God is in them.
Though no man stood by our Lord
in His experience in Gethsemane,
the Father was there. Jesus talked
with Him, prayed to Him, trusted
Him, yielded fully to His will, and
the result was peace and blessing.
We read in Luke 22:43 that an angel
also came and strengthened Him.
Springs of Water
And the parched ground shall be
come a pool, and the thirsty land
springs of water: in the habitation
of dragons, where each lay, shall
be grass with reeds and rushes.—
, Isaiah 35:7.
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND
GEORGIA, —Houston County:
Whereas, H. G. Hataway, of
Houston County, Georgia, did on
the 23d day of October, 1937, ex
ecute and deliver to the under
signed his promissory note for
the sum of Twelve Hundred Dol
lars ($1200.00) bearing interest
from date at six (6) per cent per
annum, the principal of said note
payable in installments of $200.00
each on the 23d day of October
of the years 1938, 1939, 1940,
1941, 1942, and 1943, respectful
ly, and the said interest payable
annually on the 23d day of Octo
ber in each and every year: and
Whereas, said R. G. Hataway
did coincidently therewith exe
cute and deliver to the under
signed his deed to secure debt on
the land hereinafter described
given to secure the payment of
the above described note with in
terest thereon; said security deed
recorded in Deed Book 48, page
152, Clerk’s office, Houston Su
perior Court: and
Whereas, said deed to secure
debt provides that in the event
of a default of said R. G. Hata
way in the payment of principal
or interest on said note, the un
dersigned may sell the property
described in said deed to secure
debt and which is hereinafter
described at the usual place for
conducting sales at the Court
House in the County where the
land lies in said State to tne
highest bidder for cash, first
giving four (4) weeks notice of
the time, terms, and place of
such sale by advertisement once
a week in a newspaper in said
County; and
Whereas, the said power of
sale became operative by reason
of the failure of said R. G. Hata
way to pay the principal install
ments on said note due on the
23d day of October, 1938, and on
the 23d day of October, 1939, as
well as his failure to pay the in
test due on said note on the 23d
day of October, 1939; and the
undersigned having elected to
declare the remaining principal
payments due according to the
terms and conditions of the
aforesaid note and deed to se
cure debt;
Now, therefore,the undersign
ed, as the agent and attorney in
fact of said R. G. Hataway, will
sell at public outcry to the high
est bidder for cash before the
Court House door in the County (
of Houston, State of Georgia,
during the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in April, 1940,
which is April 2. 1940, the fol
lowing described land, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the County of
Houston, State of Georgia, and
in the Lower Fifth District of
said Houston County, Georgia,
containing in the aggregate
Three Hundred Three and Three
Fourths (303-3-4) acres, more or
less, said tract composed of Land
Lot No. 230 and the north halt
of Land Lot No. 237.
The undersigned will execute
a deed to the purchaser at said
sale as provided in said deed to
secure debt.
Proceeds of said sale will be
applied as is provided in said
deed to secure debt.
This Ist dav of March, 1940,
PROVIDENT LIFE AND
ACCIDENT INSURANCE
COMPANY.
S. A. Nunn, Attorney at Law.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE
Clarence E. Brunson, Jr.,
Mrs. Ellen S. Brunson.
Libel for Divorce in Superior
Court of Houston County, Geor
gia, April Term, 1940.
To Mrs. Ellen S, Brunson, de
fendant in said matter:
You are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the next term
of the Superior Court of Houston
j County, Georgia, to answer the
complaint of the Plaintiff men
tioned in the caption in his libel
against you for divorce.
Witness the Hon. Malcolm D.
Jones, Judge of said Court.
I This the 20th dav of Feb. 1940.
H. T. Gilbert, Clerk of
Houston Superior Court.
i
Leaning Tower’s Stairway
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has
, a spiral stairway within, which is
built with increased height on the
sides of the lean and decreased
height on the sides opposite the
lean, thus throwing the greater
weight of masonry on the side op
posed to the lean.
Vitamins in Asparagus
Fresh green asparagus is high in
vitamin A and a good source of vi
tamin B if properly cooked. It is
also a good source of iron and cal
cium. It is low in carbohydrates,
so lends itself to a reducing diet if
served without butler or cream
sauce.
Come in and see these excellent values in reconditioned cars and trucks.
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Phone 57 Perry, Ga.
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Internal Combustion Idee
Traced to 15th Century
The idea of the automobile dates
back to the Fifteenth century. The
scientists in Leonardo da Vinci’s
time did not visualize the stream
lined vehicle of today, but they
toyed with the idea of mixing air
and fuel, igniting the mixture in an
engine and using the power for driv
ing machinery.
There were all kinds of ancient
ideas about the internal combustion
engine, says the American Petro
leum institute. In the Seventeenth
century a Dutch scientist, Christian
Huyghens, proposed to manufacture
a “gunpowder engine.” It was not
so good, but it renewed interest in
the possibilities of the internal com
bustion engine.
In the Eighteenth century people
were agog over an engine which
would run on coal gas. ' It was built
by John Barber, an Englishman.
Designs were improved, develop
ment was expedited and the inter
nal combustion engine manufactur
ing industry really was born. There
were “double-acting” engines which
used the crankshaft, connecting roda
and piston assembly about the same
as they are used in the modern in
ternal combustion engine.
The German engine designer Otto
adapted the principles of the first
four-stroke-cycle theory i advanced
by the French scientist Beau de
Rochas. It became the forerunner
of today’s four-cycle automotive
gasoline engine.
Mississippi’s Landmarks
Along the Natchez trace in Mis
sissippi, one of the most historic
thoroughfares in the East, are such
picturesque landmarks as Rocky
Springs church, ruirts of the Red
tavern and 1 Elizabeth Female col
lege. This institution, the first wom
en’s college in America to confer
degrees on women, was chartered
in February, 1819. Audubon, the
celebrated ornithologist, was a
member of the faculty. Both be
fore and after Mississippi became
a state in 1817 the Natchez trace
was the road followed through woods
and swamps by thousands of incom
ing settlers.
Miracle of Glass
“How far that little candle throws
his beams!” Yes, were it not for
the impurities of our atmosphere it
could be seen 40,000 miles by means
of the giant 200-inch mirror being
installed on Mount Palomar in
southern California. And glass
makes that mirror practicable.
Thus glass in a telescope brings the
distant world closer. In a micro
scope it makes the minute world
larger. In a camera it makes th<|
fleeting world permanent. In spec
tacles it makes the world clearer.
GET READY FOR
SPRING PLANTING
You know the importance of good seeds
WE HAVE THEM
A complete line of bulk
- SEEDS -
MAINE SEED POTATOES, CABBAGE AND ON
ION PLANTS, FULL LINE FIELD AND GARDEN
SEED, ALL KINDS SEED CORN, CAT-TAIL MIL
LET, AMBER CANE, AND RAPE.
J. W. Bloodworth
Phone 54 : Delivery Service : Perry, Ga,
TRUTH abut ADVERTISING
By CHARLES B. ROTH
WHAT IS ADVERTISING GENIUS?
IN THE early days of advertising
there were men who posed in the
role of genius. They shrouded ad
vertising with mystery. To portray
their part they let their hair grow,
wore flowing bow ties, affected a
far-away look and muttered mys
terious formulae.
Some persons still believe that the
ability to advertise a business suc
cessfully is like the ability to write
poetry—an inborn gift.
It isn’t at all. The closer ad
vertising comes to answering some
of the needs in the lives of common,
ordinary people the more nearly it
comes to success.
The only genius needed in adver
tising is the everyday genius of tell
ing the truth in a
simple and an un
derstandable way.
A few months ago |
some of the leaders
in the advertising
profession were '***
boasting about the
results of their work. ;jjjSf \
One of the advertis
ing publications pub- ISBpL
lished what they
said about them
selves. Charles Roth
Writers of some of
the largest corporations in the coun
try took part in the discussion. But
• little druggist in Florida, spend
IT PAYS TO READ OUR
ADVERTISEMENTS
ing just a few dollars in his local
newspaper, was able to top all the
results of these high-salaried adver
tising men.
All he did was to know the de
sires of his customers, and sit down
and tell them what he had in a sim
ple, an understandable, a convinc
ing, conversational way. Here is his
advertisement;
SATURDAY SPECIAL
this coupon and 5 cents
Will buy a Bigger and Better
“Double Dip”
ICE CREAM SODA
Clip this Coupon and bring it with
five cents to the
PARK VIEW DRUG STORE
This is a perfect advertisement. It
offers a wanted service. It offers
value. It inspires confidence. It is
something people in his neighbor
hood wanted to read.
It didn’t take a genius to write it,
but the whole genius of advertising
is behind it.
Every day advertisers are pub
lishing similar announcements in the
newspapers. These announcements
are as much in what is called the
public interest as the results of sci
entific research or study—because
they bring the public something it
wants to make life better or more
interesting or, in the case of Park
View Drug, a little more enjoyable.
t) Charlea B. Roth.
