Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, October 17, 1940, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextHOUSTON 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, EXPAND LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY Uncle Sam may be responsible for Georgia developing her live stock industry. That is if Geor gia farmers take advantage of the golden opportunity for ex panding this industry which is afforded by the concentration ol large numbers of troops in the South. Since meat and dairy products are the mainstays of army diet, Georgians will have an excellent opportunity in sup plying the vast quantities made necessary by the expansion ol the armed forces. Houston county is ideally lo cated for the development ol both the livestock and dairy in dustries, being adjacent to Bibb county where a large army train ing camp is to be located, Hous ton farmers would do well to give this matter serious consid eration and make plans to de velop these industries in our county. Not only from these but also through the extension of truck and fruit crops to be needed by the army can Houston farmers benefit. Markets for cotton and tobacco are being cut off by the war oversas. Farmers need to extend their livestock growing and truck crops to replace the loss of revenue from these ma- ( jor crops. The lime to plan for the de velopment of livestock, dairy, truck, and fruit assets is right now. Not only will farmer; benefit from this development, or in some instances expansion, of these industries but they wii be doing a patriotic job in help ing Uncle Sam to feed the armj without having to haul the too. stuff long distances and thus tin costs will be lessened. COTTON GROWING CHANGES Cotton production in Georgi; during the past 40 years has un dergone many changes in tin acreage planted, yield per acre, total production, and farm value. The 40-year figures, 1899-1939, show that cotton has had its upt and downs, but, aside from such economic upheavals, the crop is still termed “King Cotton” in the south’s Empire State, ac cording to facts released from Athens this week by the Geor gia Agricultural Extension Ser vice. In 1899, Georgia farmers plant -3.521.000 acres of cotton, nearlx twice the 1939 acreage of 1,999, 000 acres. There was also a great difference in yield of lint pei acre. Only 167 pounds were pro duced per acre in 1899, campar ed with 227 pounds lust year. Production in 1899 was 1,231 000 bales, while the 1939 crop was placed at 915,000 bales. The price per pound 40years ago aver aged 7.2 cents compared to 9 4 in 1939. Total farm value of the crop during the two years was very much the same, howev er; '1899-$44.318,000; and 1939- $42,778,000. In acreage planted,Georgia had her biggest cotton years just be fore the United States entered the War. In 1914, farmers plant ed 5.157,000 acres and in 1916, 5.062.000 acres. Smallest acre age was 1939, when the state’s acreage dropped below the two million mark and only 1,999,001 acres were in cultivation. Yield of lint per acre has had many ups and downs during the forty years. The year 1937 saw the largest per-acre yield, when 270 pounds was averaged by Georgia farmers. Smallest per acre yield was 106 pounds which occurred in 1923 when the boh weevil was at its worst. The yield since 1930, with ttie excep tion of 1932, has exceeded the 200 pound mark. Production of cotton in Geor gia has remained above the mill ion-bale mark, except the years 1921, 1922, 1923, 1932,1934,1938, and last year. Largest production was in 1911, at which time 2,- 769.000 bales were produced Smallest production came in 1923 ICLASSIFIED ADSj [ | Farms for rent: Several good one, two, and three horse farms near Hawkinsville, R. S. Anderson, Hawkinsville, Ga. For Sale: All kinds of dry wood;also coal. Truck for hire, long or short distance hauling. Phone 218. 10:31 A. E. Thompson, For Sale-- Just received two more carloads of extra heavy coated 5V and corrugated roof ing, American wire fence, barb wire, hayties, and nails. Come in and buy before the mills advance their prices again. Merritt & Anderson Bros, Co. 10:24 Hawkinsville, Ga. TAX NOTICE The hooks are now open for the payment of state and county taxes for the year, 1940. Please pay taxes on or before Dec. 20, 1940 and save interest and cost. M. E. Akin, T, C. Houston County, Ga. BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS Preaching service each Sunday morning 11:30 and each Sunday evening 7:30 o’clock. Midweek Prayer service each Wednesday evening 7:30 o’clock. J. A. Ivey, Pastor. A Flitch of bacon was annually awarded to couples in Dunmow, Essex, England, who had no differ ences for a year and a day. SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, Houston County. Because of default in the pay ment of the indebtedness secur ed by a Deed to Secure Debt ex ecuted by ,1.0. Watson to HOME OWNERS’ LOAN CORPORA TION, dated the 3rd day of March, 1936, and recorded in Deed Book 47, E’ages 339-40-41, (in the office of the Clerk of Su perior Court of Houston County, Georgia, the undersigned, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, pur suant to said deed and the note tiiereby secured, has declared the entire amount of said in debtness due and payable, and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed will, on the first Tuesday in November, 1940, during the legal hours of sale, at the Court House door in said county, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, lhe property described in said deed, to-wit: All that certain tract or parcel >f land situate, lying and being in the City of Perry, County ol Houston, State of Georgia, front ing two hundred thirty-five (235) feet on the North side of Swift Street and bounded us follows: North by lands of A.A.Smoak; East by the Taylor property, for merly known as the John B. Co held lot; South by Swift Street and West by Fourth Street. Said tract or parcel of land being more particularly describ ed according to a plat prepared >y T. F. Flournoy, Surveyor, on die 17th day of February 1936, which is recorded in Map Book 1, ;it Page 59, in the Office ot tie Clerg of the Superior Court d Houston County, Ga., and be ,ng the property conveyed by ch;il certain warranty deed ol vV. B. Watson to J. (j. Watson, iated December 16, 1913, and re corded on the same day in Deed Book 44, Folio 41, in said Clerk’s >ffice, together with all fixtures ind other personal property con veyed by said deed. Said property will be sold as the property of J. O. Watson, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, and as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the pur chaser at suit! sale as provided in the aforementioned Deed to Se cure Debt. HOME OWNERS’ LOAN CORPORATION As Attorney-in-Fact for J. O. Watson. Louis L. Brown, Attorney Fort Valley, Georgia. when only a little more than a half-million bales were grown— -588.000 bales, to be exact. As for price, it has ranged from 5.7 cents per pound in 1931 to 35.8 cents in 1919. Similar ' variation is also evident in the farm value of the crop during these 40 years. Only $24,766,- 000 was realized from the lint, crop in 1932. while the largest return came in 1919 when $296, - 827.000 was the total value. Not since 1929, has the farm value jof cotton in Georgia exceeded i 1 the UJ-m.llion-doiiur murk. j CLEMENTINE THE FISH WITH THE LOVELY VIOLET EYES ’Twas in a little garden pool Beneath the summer skies Lived Clementine, a little fish, j With lovely violet eyes. Now Clementine had everything A little fish could wish. But yet could not help sorrowing That she was just a fish. She wished with all her little might That she could grow some wings And fly away some moon-lit night And see the world and things. “I’m getting tired,” tho’t Clementine, “Of living in these pools, And all these silly friends of mine Who spend their lives in schools. “From now on I’ll not eat a bite And watch my waist line so— And exercise my fins each night, So strong as wings they’ll grow. “And then I’ll stretch them to each side, And flap them, Oh so fast— Till very soon the country side Will all be sliding past. “I’ll fly so high up in the sky, The stars will laugh with glee! The man-in-the-moon will ask me why I don’t drop in for tea.” So every night both to and fro, She exercised each fin; And watched her scales, so she would know When she had grown quite thin. Clementine’s fat waist grew less, With exercise that molds; And soon her shiney scalloped i dress Began to hang in folds. Her fins became quite longish things, j And really very stout, They almost made you think of wings, When “Clemmy” held them out. “The time has come,” tho’t Clementine, Closing one violet eye, “To test these finny wings of mine, And see how they will fly.” The moon was hanging low that night, O’er tne garden pool, To see the image of her light, It was so round and full. She caught a cloud that drift ed by, To dust her shiney nose With special star dust from the sky, I That’s perfumed by the rose. Clementine stretched wide each wing, And flapped them-oh so fast, Until the shriveled little thing Began to rise at last. She flew as hard as she could fly, ’Til she could fly no more. And yet it seemed to her, the sky Was farther than before. Her little fins were paralized, From flapping to and fro, And her lovely violet eyes, Filled with fear and woe. The ground was rising in the air, Or she was falling down- - Then all at once the whole affair Was going ’round and ’round! A terrible, horrible, hideous thud Ended this fearsome fall! And there in the midst of a puddle of mud Lay Clementine wings and all. The moments slipped by—one by one, Like sleepy snails in a row, And Clementine had not begun i A sign of life to show. But after a while, she opened her eyes, And rolled them all around: She looked up at the moon-lit skies, And then down at the ground. She held her trembling little fins T)ut for her to see, But they were limp as rags on pins, And tired as tired could be. The moon was shining on the new 1 And strange surroundings here, But “Clemmy” felt so awfully blue She shed a violet tear. ' She longed to be back home again. With all her little friends, Never more would she complain ; Of having only fins. She’d eat and swim and laugh and play, And gratify each wish, And be so happy all the day, Being just a fish. Building or Remodeling? 1 SEE US FIRST! If you are planning to build let us submit a bid on the wir ing and electrical installation. If you are remodeling—let us check over your old wiring and bring it up-to-dare with new, modern fixtures and additional outlets. Our work is guaran teed to meet all building and insurance underwriters’ specifi cations. Call us today and ar range for a free estimate on the work to be done —you will be surprised at our low prices! WOODROW GILBERT Phone 202, Perry, Ga. P. 0. Elko. R. F. D. DO YOU KNOW? Next to oxygen, water is more vital than anything elso to mankind. With war over half the earth today, the air is full of dra matic thrills and chills. Ra dio brings events instantly. I If your set is out of order — CALL US—We repair ALL makes. MASSEE—BARFIELD RADIO SHOP Phone 154 Perry, Ga. PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE Perry Church Sunday School- 10:15 a. m. Worship Service-ll;30 a. m. Clinchfield Sunday School--3:00 p. m. Worship Service-8:00 p. m. Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor. ' Georgia is the largest state I east of the Mississippi River and contains more than a quarter million farms. She’d be the smartest fish in school, And be so good at home, She’d never disobey a rule, And never want to roam. Just then the moon slid ’hind a cloud, And shadows crept close by, ’Til Clementine could hardly see, And she began to cry. “I wonder,” Clemmy sobbed out loud, When little fishes die, If they will go upon a cloud To heaven in the sky? “Or if you’ve been a naughty fish, Oh, what would happen then? Would the stars who guard the gates. Refuse to let you in?” “Oh”, said something in her ear, “Please don’t cry that way, We shadows aren’t for you to fear, Life’s not always gay! “I’m the shadow from that tree, (Quite a shadow too!) The moon looks every where for me, While hiding I found you. “You see life is a game to play, And we all have our part, So little or big your part--be gay, And be it with all your heart.” “Now don’t be afraid of me, I’ll help you if I may, _ _ „ In shadows, you will find you’ll see Clearer than by day. “You’re very kind,” said Clementine. “I don’t know what you’d do, I know now that the fault is mine, From which my troubles grew.” “Just close your eyes, and I will wrap You in my cloak of tulle, And if the earth three times you’ll tap, You’ll wake up m your pool.” The moon went down, and morning dawned, As always day begins, Clementine awoke and yawned, And stretched her pretty fins. And much to her amazed sur prise She was safe and sound; She blinked her violet eyes As she looked all around. “I wonder if that could have been Just an awful dream; And Clementine held up a fin, To catch the sun’s bright beam. Just then a cloud passed o’er the sun, And flitting ’cross the pool With lightning speed, and then was gone — The misty-cloak-of-tulle! Copyright 1940 KATHLEEN DOYLE FORD. QUALITY FOODS SUNSET DRIED PEACHES, large size, 1 lb. 15 GOLD LEAF WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, 6 lbs. 35 ' MUFFETFE for Muffins, Hot Cakes, etc. 2 lbs 20° NEW CROP RAISINS and PRUNES FRESH GEORGIA-MADE HONEY CROSSMAN’S GARDEN SEEDS FOR FALL MANDEVILLE FLOWER SEEDS W. B. SIMS Phone 8 STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES Perry, c a NEW PREMIER LINE OF FOODS JUST RECEIVED FRENCH DRESSING, 8 fl. oz. 20c OYSTER COCKTAIL SAUCE, 12 fl. oz. ’ 25 c CHILI SAUCE, 8 oz 15c PORTER HOUSE SAUCE, 6 fl. oz 25c SWEET PICKLED NOVELTIES, 7 oz. 25c MUSHROOMS, can 10c PEANUT BUTTER, 16 oz 20c WHOLE STRINGLESS BEANS, No. 2 can’ 20c STRAWBERRY PRESERVES, 1 fl. Ib 25c PURE GRAPE JELLY, 10 oz 15 c ORANGE MARMALADE, 1 fl. lb ”' 2 oc J. W. Bloodworth Phone 94 : Delivery Service ; Perry, Ga. FALL and WINTER COMFORT ~ Requires Dependable Heating for Your Home We can supply your need in this line with Estate Heatrolas, Heaters, Stoves, Stove Pipe, Elbows, Collars, Mats, Tongs, Pok ers, Coal Scuttles, Grate Baskets. INTERNATIONAL FARMALL TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS Andrew Hardware Co. PHONE 500 PERRY, GA. CORN CORN and More CORN Corn is coming in fast now. The SHELLER is operating practically day and night. Call Us for Prices at Any Time! J. P. ETHERIDGE Phone 45 - Perry, Ga. MR. FARMER MULES and MARES and two years to pay. If you are planning on buying or trading this Season, come to see us. We carry a large stock of Kentucky Mules and Brood Mares at all times. YOU CAN TRADE CHEAPER HERE AND HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY AT NO EXTRA CHARGE. We keep a fine Jack and Stallion for breeding purposes. MACON’S OLDEST LIVE STOCK STABLE WARFIELD STABLE 460 Plum St. Macon, Ga. Dock Childers, Salesman George Childers, Salesman NOW IS THE TIME TO APPLY AGRICULTURAL LIME, BASIC SLAG and SUPERPHOSPHATE, plant cover crops, im prove your soil, prevent erosion. Government Soil Conservation Program will take care of the cost in your Conservation Payments. Order your LIME, BASIC SLAG, and SUPERPHOS PHATE (16 per cent, 18 per cent, 20 per cent, or 47 per cent triple superphosphate from HEARD BROTHERS, Macon, Ga. “It’s What’s IN the Bag That Counts.” - mmm ■ * 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. 411 Cherry St. JEWELERS Macon, Ga.