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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher.
RURY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Organ of Houston County
and City of Perry,
Subscription, $3.50 per year.
Entered at the Post Office in
Perry, Ga,, as Mail Matter of
Second Class.
Maximum Eye Sensitivity
Effected by Dim Lighting
When a person emerges from *
brilliantly lighted room into a dimly
lighted room, it takes his eyes a
little time to adjust themselves to
the new conditions of seeing. But
after a few minutes the more prom
inent objects become distinct and
vision becomes cleared up. This re
sults, says the Better Vision insti
tute, because the sensitively of the
retina increases. Eyes attain maxi
mum sensitivity after they have
been shaded completely from all
light for about 3o to 40 minutes.
In that condition they are “dark
adapted” and they can see a thou
sand times more clearly in dim light
than can eyes just leaving a bril
liantly lighted room,
However, “dark adapted” eyes
cannot distinguish colors easily. A
spectrum produced by feeble illumi
nation appears colorless. The band
of the spectrum that is green in or
dinary light appears gray. Under
these conditions vision is called
"twilight vision.” If the illumina
tion is increased, the eyes soon be
come light-adapted and the spec
trum is seen clearly in all its colors
of the rainbow.
It is because of twilight vision
that the colors in a landscape ap
pear differently as the sun goes
down than they do in the middle of
the day. As the light dims the reds
lose their color first and appear
black. The blues next fade, and
finally the greens become gray.
New Built-In Furniture
Is Rising in Popularity
Built-in furniture, points out a
bousing expert, is steadily increas
ing in popularity.
In planning a built-in corner cup
board, upholstered wmll seat, or
some other piece of furniture, the
home owner should decide well in
advance about such important de
tails as what fillers, finishing mate
rials and colors to use.
According to an authority on hard
wood finishing, it is important that
the right fillers be used in accord
ance with the color and consistency
desired, and also that the filler be
wiped at the proper time.
A filler is basically a mineral pig
ment such ns an asbestos compound,
silica, whiting, or clay, bound to
gether with a small amount of ve
hicle and thinned with gasoline or
mineral spirits.
There are many finishing mate
rials. Among those most often
used are white and orange shellac,
rubbing varnish and spar varnish.
Because there is such a wide
choice of colors and demands vary
so greatly, each home owner should
select the color for his built-in
pieces so that they will be in har
mony with the general style of the
room.
Deadly Mosquito Invasion
A recent invasion of South Ameri
ca by a species of small but deadly
mosquitoes known to science as An
ophcles gambiae, is causing some
dismay among physicians. Tlvs
mosquito, says the National Geo
graphic society, is one of man’s
most dangerous enemies. Carry in;.’,
a form of disabling and often fatal
malaria, it has long been known in
tropical Africa, its chief breeding
ground. The species was discov
ered in the Western world in 1930,
in a Brazilian seaport where the
mosquito had apparently migrated
from West Africa. Moving up the
coast and inland, the Anopheles
gambiae has ravaged an area cov
ering much of the great northern
shoulder of Brazil. In one year one
district alone reported an epidemic
of more than 50,000 cases of ma
laria. Physicians fear the continued
spread of this mosquito, possibly
oven to North America, although the
Rockefeller foundation and the Bra
zilian government arc co-operating
in an effort to halt it.
Lure of Orange Grove
The first great wish of the great
est number of people on their first
visit to Florida is to get into an or
ange grove. If they enter the state
by the east coast, the old Garnett
grove on San Marco avenue, St.
Augustine, is the earliest opportuni
ty they have to gratify that desire.
No matter how many bearing pot
ted orange trees arc cultivated in
greenhouses, or how attractive are
the orange grove exhibits in groat
expositions in the North, they do
not completely satisfy the hope of
some time waiving in a grove with
trees growing, out under the sky,
among rows and rows of glossy
leaved trees. Indeed, it is believed
that Northern fair orange-tree dis
plays increase the general desire to
meet the orange groves of Florida.
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IJiUUJ IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L LUNDOUIST. D. D.
Dran of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Tleleneed by Weelern Newrpnper Union.)
Lesson for May 19
Lemon aubjecta nnd Scripture texta se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
JEREMIAH DENOUNCES FALSE .
PROPHETS
LESSON TEXT—Jeremiah 23:21-32.
GOLDEN TEXT—Prove all things: hold
I font that which Is good.—l Thessalonlan*
5:21.
Tickling the vanity and pleasing
| the ears of ungodly people with
| words of flattery and false comfort, 1
| giving them the assurance of peace
j and prosperity in the very pursuit of
I their sin, did not begin with the
false prophets of the twentieth cen
: tury. Six hundred years before
Christ, Jeremiah the prophet had to
: contend with such false teachers.
I His manner of dealing with them
| is of great interest to us, for essen
tially the false prophets of that day
used the same methods and had j
the same false message that char
acterize their descendants of today,
the so-called modernistic religious
liberals who are busy everywhere
attempting to undermine the fiAth
of God’s children in His Word. They
are revealed as being destitute of
divine authority, without a real mes
sage, and under the disfavor and
subject to the judgment of God.
They are
I. Without Divine Commission (vv.
21-22).
“I have not sent these prophets”—
that should have been sufficient for
the people of Judah. A man who'
is not sent by God has no word from
j heaven, no help for needy humanity.
| He is worse than an
secular teacher or philosopher, fori
he claims to speak with divine au- |
thority and yet has only the disnp- i
pointing impotence of a liar and a
fraud.
The reason Judah listened to them,
was because they so eloquently
hushed the condemning voice of
| their own consciences, assuring
them that all was well, when, as a
matter of fact, everything was'
wrong. Men listen to the same kind
of teaching today for the very same
reason,
11. Without a Divine Message (vv.
23-29),
These false prophets may delude
men, but they have not fooled God.
He is not a finite being, limited to
this earth (v. 23). He looks on mem
from the far off viewpoint of heaven,
and judges by His own high and'
holy standards.
Nor can 'they hide from Him (v.
24). God hears the word spoken in
the academic shelter of a college
classroom, secretly poisoning the.
young person’s heart against the'
faith of his father and mother. A. i
day of judgment also awaits those I
who in their public utterances use
the phraseology of orthodoxy, while,
in private they undermine and de
stroy Christian faith.
If a man is foolish enough to sup
pose that the dreamings of his own
mind and heart will help anyone,
let him be honest enough to call
I them just that; namely, dreams (vv.
25-2(1). But God will assuredly not 1
hold those men guiltless who try to j
pass off their own philosophies as
bearing the approval of God;
who would have people honor their
assemblies as Christian churches,
when they are at best only social or
intellectual gatherings designed to
magnify man rather than Christ.
Note in verse 29 that the Word of
God is like the fire that consumes
and purifies, and also like the ham
mer, that breaks up the rocky heart
of man. *
111. Without Divine Favor and
Blessing (vv. 30-32).
God is against every false proph
et. Small wonder that there is the
i savour of death in their speaking
1 and their works. There is no divine
power in their message and no holy
dynamic to enable people to respond
■ to their admonitions. Prominent
I modernists are decrying in our day
■ the fact that their cultured essays !
; and polished philosophies are not
reaching the hearts of men and are
i failing to transform lives. At the
same time, humble preachers and
' teachers of God’s Word, sometimes
in hidden and remote places, are re
i joicing as they see the transforming
I grace of God come upon lives as a
- result of their simple proclamation
of the gospel of grace. Keep on,,
: brethren; God is with you.
Observe what God calls the false
| prophets—thieves (v. 30) and liars
! (v. 32). Hard words, but they come
from One who is all-knowing, who I
| judges rightly and in love.
’ Like the Shadow
: I am gone like the shadow when
it declincth; I am tossed up and
down as the locust. My knees are
weak through fasting; my flesh fail- I
eth of fatness: I became also a re
proach unto them; when they looked
1 upon me they shaked their heads.—
M Psalm 109:23-25.
| Ft Doth Not Yet Appear
j i You are not what you ought to
be, and you are not what you can
’! be. You may rise yet, and fight a
1 1 good fight yet, and be a good man
once more, after the likeness of God
j who made you, and Christ who died
for you!—Charles Kingsley.
CLASSIFIED ADS
For Sale---Vacant building lot.
Mrs. M. Kunz, 1710 Maplewood
Drive, Columbia, S. C.
For Sale--300 bushels of Ear
Corn, $1 per bu. Also Pure No.
1 Brabham Peas, $2 per bu.f.o.b.
R. P. Walker, Phone 106, Perry,
Ga., P. 0. Bonaire, Ga. 5:16
We will shell your seed pea
nuts, any quantity, any variety,
any day, NO CHARGE except
fhe waste, unless we furnish
the bags. We offer SEED
QUALITY, uniformly shel 1e d
peanuts fob our seed plant at
7'Ac per pound for Runners.
These peanuts are hand-picked,
free of small swivels, splits,dam
age, etc., and are freshly shelled.
We can also furnish peanuts in
the hull RECLEANED at pro
portionate prices. Mail orders
given special attention.
Leesburg Peanut Co.,
5:16 Leesburg, Ga.
ORDINARY'S CITATIONS
GEORGIA, Houston County.
W. F. Ragin, administrator of
the estate of Eli Thompson, hav
ing applied for Letters of Dis
mission from his administration.
This is therefore to notify all
persons concerned, to show
cause, if any they can, why his
application should not be granted
at the Court of Ordinary on the
first Monday in June, 1940.
This May 6, 1940.
JOHN L. HODGES
Ordinary '
Georgia, Houston County.
L. C. Watson having applied
for Letters of Administration
| with the Will Annexed on the
estate of Mrs. S. E. Watson.
I This is to notify all persons con
cerned to show cause,if any they
can, why his application should
not be granted at the Court of
Ordinary on the first Monday in
June, 1940.
This May 6, 1940.
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary.
I
Wherever you go
Child Food Training
The most important factor in as-
good nutrition for children is
the knowledge of how to select the
proper kinds of food and how to en
couarge good food habits. Children
begin to form food habits soon after
they are born. Parents can see to
1 it that these early food habits are
I good ones that will stand by the
children for the rest of their lives.
Good appetite is a big help in form
ing good food habits. Children who
have enough sleep and who do not
go to meals overtired, who play ac
tively—preferably in the open air—
and who have good meals at regular
hours under pleasant conditions are
likely to have good appetites. Eat- |
ing between meals can become a
bad habit that spoils the appetite for
regular meals.
Girl lakes Machine Shop
Celia Varady, 17. of Cleveland, !
Ohio, take's greasy hands and I
broken fingernails with a grin—for
she is enrolled in the machine shop I
class in her high school. “It’s a lot
of fun, just being down here and see
ing what goes on,” she said, turn
ing down a casting on a large metal I
I lathe. ‘T like running a lathe, but
filing is not so wonderful—not that
I don't like that too, but I don’t
have the strength for it.” Celia said
she likes to get her hands dirty.
‘‘And I certainly do down here,” she
said. ‘‘l break so many nails now
that I have given up using nail pol- i
ish.”
Repairing Flower Vase
There’s no need to discard flower
vases that have developed leaks and
cracks. They can easily be repaired
I at home. Fill the cracks with white
' lead, worked in with a putty knife.
| When the vase is colored, add a
little dry color to match the vase to
fhe white lead, working it well into ;
the mixture before applying. Then
line the inside bottom and sides with
paraffin. This you can do by melt
ing the paraffin and allowing it to
run down the sides, moving the
vase around so that it becomes well
coated.
In Constant Prayer
Accustom yourself gradually to j
carry prayer into all your daily oc
cupations. Speak, move, work, in I
peace, as if you were in prayer, as
ndeed you ought to be. Do every
thing without excitement, by the ■
■ spirA of grace.—Fenelon.
1937 Plymouth Deluxe Coach in
A-l condition. Low mileage, motor
in excellent condition. See it today.
Reasonable price, easy terms.
1936 Standard Chevrolet Coach-Mo
tor completely reconditioned, uphols
tery, paint and tires in good condi
tion. Very liberal terms. See it first.
*A real buy.
1937 Chevrolet Master DeLuxe Town
Sedan-Black finish, new tires, com
' plete accessories. Fisher body makes
this car the biggest buy of the year.
Excellent upholstery, good finish.
1936 Ford V-8 Tudor-Motor recondi
tioned, good rubber and new paint
job. Priced at a reasonable price and
convenient terms, Will take your old
car in trade.
UNION MOTOR COMPANY
Phone 136 Perry, Ga.
Chevrolet Builds 700,000 th 1940 Model
Keeping pace with a demand which, since announce- history, (hat division of General Motors recently built
ment of the 1940 models, has resulted in a new all-time (he 700,000 th of these models. The event took place less
sales record for any corresponding period in Chevrolet than a month after production of No. 600,000.
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Noted Architect, Carver
Samuel Mclntire of Salem. Mass.,
like the Adam Brothers of England, I
was most noted for his fame as an
architect and as a carver. He is
responsible for some beautiful
pieces of furniture gracefully and
delicately executed. His favorite
piece was the sofa and several of
these with chairs to match are in
the collection of the Essex institute
at Salem.
First Consolidated Schools
The first state to pass an act per
mitting the consolidation of schools
was New York (Union School law
of 1853, amended and incorporated
as title IX of the Consolidated
School act of 1364), In 1874 the
law was put into operation for the
first time by the town of Quincy,
but it was not until 1890 that the
movement gained much headway.
Science Explains Allergy
Allergy is said to be a condition
in which the body is unfavorably
sensitive to particular foods, dusts
or other substances which produce
hay fever, asthma and other ills.
Studies show that it is caused by a
disorder of the adrenal gland, which
is sensitive to the amounts of salt
and potassium in the body.
1938 Chevrolet 1 1-2 ton Cab and
stake body-New tires, excellent me
chanical condition. Your old truck
accepted on down payment.
1937 Chevrolet I_2 ton Pick-up-Driv
only on short hauls, re-upholstered.
Repainted, good tires. It will give
many miles of good service.
1937 Chevrolet 1 1-2 ton Truck with
Cab-New tires, excellent mechanical
condition. Very liberal terms. Priced
at reasonable price.
1936 Chevrolet Coach-An excellent
car for all-round driving, Excellent
upholstery. Here is a bargain not to
be missed. This is an exceptional car.
Liberal terms.
j Wc Canno: Make World Good
The world will not be as good as
' it ought to be as long as we are in
iv.
Steeplechasing Old Sport
Steeplechasing got its name in
the early part of the last century
from the fact that a group of jnount
ed sportsmen would pick out a dis
tant church steeple and race to it
over the countryside, through gar
dens, over fences, ditches and
farms just to see who could get
there first, ignoring all hazards.
Later, when the number of races
increased, certain formalities were
observed. The jumps were changed
and stiffened, and dangers added.
Flags were placed along the way to
insure that the riders would follow
practically the same route.
First Division Monument
All exposed granite used in the
shaft of the First Division memorial
in Washington is pink Milford. The
late Cass Gilbert designed the shaft,
and the late Daniel Chester French
the figure which surmounts it. The
total height cf the granite, includ
ing the 35-foot monolithic shaft, i.?
. 60 feet.
Braddock’s Buriai Place
General Braddock was wounded
about seven miles from Fort Du
quesne (now Pittsburgh). His actu
al death occurred at Great Mead
ows, about 50 or 60 miles from
the battlefield. The body was bur
ied in the middle of the highway.
In 1823 laborers rifled the grave
and stole some of the bones. What
remained were buried at the foot of
a broad-spreading oak, about a mile
west of Fort Necessity.
Use of Word ‘Moron’
“The American Language’’ says:
“Moron was proposed by Dr. Henry
H. Goddard in 1910 to designate a
feeble-minded person of a mental
age of from 8 to 12 years. It was
formally adopted by the American
association for the Study of the
Feeble-Minded in May of that year
and immediately came into wide
use.”
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Invented the Cowcatcher
The first cowcatcher was designed
by Isaac Dripps and was on the
locomotive called the John Bud
which was built by Stephenson in
England. It was attached to ti e
John Bull, which operated on the
Camden & Amboy railroad after
1831. The cowcatcher was support
. ed by two wheels.
