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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL j
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher.
RUBY 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.
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Houston county has a popula
tion of 11,303, according to the
census of 1940, which is an in
crease of 24 over the 1930 census
of 11,379.
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Some women have “kittenish”;
ways: others are more like grown
up kittens,
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Administration bills will be out.
of the way in a few days and
the controversial measures can be
reported from committee for pro
tracted floor fights. Some hum
dingers are in the hopper or on
the way there, including the
“small loan bill,” the pipeline
fight, the revision of the unem
ployment tax, the insurance tax
bill, the plan for changes in the
income tax law, and the Milk
Control measure. There may be,
likewise a resolution to do some
Assembly probing into the last
Administration.
CURB FIRES IN WOODS
In view of the spring fire sea
son, farmers and agricultural
workers were this week called
upon by the Agriculture Exten
sion Service to tighten up their
elTorts to curb woods and field
fires which are inflicting great'
damage to timber and crop land
throughout the state.
Herbert Carruth, forester for
the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, declared that at this time of
year, the majority of woods fires
originate from the burning of
crop and weed stubble in fields
preparatory to spring p'owing.
Fires set to burn oil bro o m
sedge, crabgrass, cotton a n d
corn stalks, hedge rows, and ter
races, often spread into adjoin
ing woods where untold damage
is done, he said.
“Spring fires are particularly
harmful in that they occur about
the time trees are preparing foi
the growing season,” he con
tinued. “If the young tender
buds are killed, growth is ma
terially affected lor the entire
year.”
In addition to being a menac
to timberland. E. D. Alexander,
Extension agronomist, assert!-
that fires are harmful to crop
land. Piling and burning of
stubble results in loss of organic
matter and nitrogen, and, al
though phosphoric acid aiui pot
ash are not lost, tneir benefit an.
concentrated on the area when
burned, he explained.
“When cotton stalks on om
acre are burned, nitrogen equiva
lent to 225 pounds of nitrate of
soda is lost,” Mr. Alcxa. dm
stated. “In case of nun ing
cornstalks, about 10.) pounds of
nitrate of soda is wasted, while
burning of crabgrass results in
the loss of nitrogen equivalent to
75 pounds on each acre burned.’
PRINTING
And That Means
- Originality
- Craftsmanship
- Quality Paper
- Fair Prices
- Courtesy
- Gratitude
Let us figure on your next job
... no matter how big or how
small.
Phone 35
HOME JOURNAL
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TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE
My office is now open for re
ceiving 1941 Tax Returns and ap
plications for home and personal
” exemptions.
Applications must be filed every
year for exemptions. My office
will be open every Friday a n d
Saturday until April 1. and every
day except when on Rounds.
E. W. Marshall, lax Re
ceiver, Houston Co. Ga.
ADS
BABY CHICKS—S2.BB hun
dred up. C. O. D. 20 Breeds.
Heavy Mixed $5.75. Write D.
W. Nichols, Kingston, Ga.
3:13 I
MOTH PROOF
Your home for as little as $l.OO
Fumigant approved by U. S.
Dept, of Agr. Simple to use.
Sold by Methodist Susannah Bi
ble Class. Phone 168 or 18.
Just received another big snip-
I merit of famous Hickory Farm
Wagons, built with locust wood
hub, still selling on at the old
low price.
Merritt & Anderson Bros, Co.
2:27 Hawkinsville, Ga.
ORDINARY'S CITATIONS
Georgia, Houston County.
S. M. Rape having applied fo
! permanent letters of administra
lion on the estate of H. F. Rape
(deceased; this is to notify all pel
sons concerned to show cause, i
I any they can, why his applic.
Lion should not be granted at the
Court of Ordinary on the Fu.
Monday in March next
This February 3, 1941.
John L. Hodges, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, Houston County.
John L. Davis having applied
for letters of administration on
the estate of John W. Davis, 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 March next.
This February 3 1941.
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary,
Georgia, Houston County:
Mrs. Minnie Coney, Adminis
j tratrix of the estate of L. O.
Rogers, deceased, having ap
plied for letters of dismission
from her administration; this is
to notify all persons concerned
jto show cause, if any they can,
why ner application should not
be granted at the Court of Ordi
nary on the First Monday in
March next.
This February 3, 1941.
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary.
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Temporary’ Job
When her father, a freight agent,
found himself short of help 51 years
ago, Miss Edith M. Durham took a
“temporary” job to help out. She
liked the work so well she re
mained in the office for more than
I half a century.
The Mischianza
The Mischianza (also spelled
Meschianza) was the complimen
tary festival given to General Howe
by the British soldiers in Philadel
phia May 18, 1778, before his de
parture for England. The name,
Mischianza (Italian for "medley”)
was chosen because of the variety
of the entertainment. The fete in
cluded an elaborate regatta, a tour
nament, a banquet and a ball ar
ranged by Maj. John Andre. The
spectacle was an overpowering dem
onstration of the artistic resources
j of the British camp.
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
McGinn appeared before the
magistrate on a charge of assault
and battery, the charge having been
brought by Kelly. The magistrate
was attempting to get both sides of
the story and asked McGinn what
induced him to administer such a
terrible beating to the plaintiff.
“Sir," said McGinn, "suppose a
man called you a dirty Irish scally
wag—what would you do?"
Said the magistrate with a smile,
"But I’m not Irish!”
"Well,” responded McGinn, “sup
pose he called you the kind of dirty
scallywag that ye are?”
Drastic Measures Needed
Her husband being slightly indis
posed, the young wife tried to take
the patient’s temperature, and in a
state of great excitement scribbled
this note to the doctor:
"Dear Doctor: Please come at
once. My husband’s temperature is
at 136 degrees.”
The physician replied:
“Dear Madam: The case is be- |
yond my skill. Send for the fire en- j
gine.”
BEST WAY
"How are you?”
"Well, thank you.”
“How do you find business these
days?”
“By advertising.”
More Profit
Johnnie had just had a new baby I
sister. A neighbor, to tease him,
offered to buy the baby and give
him a dollar a pound for her, but
Johnnie refused. The neighbor
then said: "Johnnie, you seem to
like your little baby sister a lot.”
"It ain’t that,” said Johnnie, "but j
if you are going to buy her by the j
pound I’ll wait till she grows some |
more.” j
Slow Train
Railroad Agent—Here’s another
farmer who is suing us on account
of his cows.
Official —One of our trains has
killed them, I suppose?
Agent—No, he claims our trains
go by so slow that the passengers
lean out of the windows and milk
his cows as they go by.
It Sure Is
"When I read about the marvels j
of electricity it makes me stop and
think.”
"Imagine that! Isn’t it wonder
ful what electricity can do!”
Private Stock
Customer—l simply couldn’t wear
this coat. It is too tight.
Clerk—Pardon me, madam, but j
I’ve shown you all of our stock. ’
That’s your own coat you have on. !
Teasers and Tce-Hecs
Old Lady—Young man. I’m tired
of hearing you sniffle. Have you a
handkerchief?
Tommy—Yes, ma’am, but I don’t
lend it to strangers.
SHAKE THE WEALTH
"I believe in calling a spade a
spade.”
"Yes, and it’s just like you to call
somebody else’s spade your spade!”
His Money’s Worth
"How would you like your egg
served, sir?”
"Is there any difference in price?”
"None whatever, sir.”
"Then serve it on a thick slice of
ham.”
Sad Man
"What's the matter with Brown?
He looks glum.”
"He’s been contesting his wife’s
will.”
“I didn’t know she was dead.”
i "That’s just it. She isn’t.”
National Debt Does Not
Concern Young Voters
Patrick H., aged 47, is a politi
cian. “Politics is about 90 per cent
psychology and about 10 per ceht
economics and business,” he laugh
ingly commented. “Our govern
ment actually should be run by
specialists. But scientists and busi
ness men are often not adept in sell
ing themselves. So they cannot win
votes. Sometimes they actually ali
enate voters by their failure to un
derstand human nature. Politicians,
on the contrary, know pretty well
how to deal with people. Backslap
ping, handshaking and kissing of
babies is no joke to a real politician.
A few years ago several hundred
young voters in Chicago were sur
veyed, asking them what they would
recommend for improving the polit
ical situation and welfare of our
country. They represented both ma
jor parties, and spontaneously
voiced their personal views. Only
11 of the entire group even men
tioned the national debt. But they
were almost unanimous in criticiz
ing the 3 per cent retail sales tax.
Billions of dollars imbalance on the
part of the federal treasury didn’t
touch their immediate lives as close
ly as the extra one-cent tax on their
35-cent lunch check.
Aside from their wanting pana
ceas of the Huey Long brand, people
like to be freed from such petty irri
tations as retail sales taxes, the
needless expense and time of get
ting documents notarized, as for a
25-cent fee, the wasteful overlapping
of taxes, and such inequalities as
varying automobile taxes from one
j state to another.
Horse for Fox Hunting
Needs Careful Training
One of the most difficult things
about fox hunting is the training of
horses for the hunters to ride. They
must be strong and have plenty of
endurance, so that they can run for
hours at a time over rough, uneven
country.
Teaching them to jump is perhaps
the most tedious job of the trainer.
They must be able to clear fences,
bushes and other obstacles in the
I hunter’s path so as not to retard
I his progress.
And yet, despite the necessity for
great speed while on the chase, a
hunter’s horse is trained always to
stop after going through a gate.
This is to allow the hunter to close
the gate, and prevent the farmer’s
stock from wandering out of his
fields and going astray.
This rule of hunting etiquette is
1 a good rule for all of us to adopt.
Closet and cupboard doors careless
ly left open often result in bumped
heads, skinned scalps and some
times in even more serious acci
dents. Don’t let any of these things
happen to you. Make it a habit
j NOW to close any door that you
open as soon as the necessity for its
j being open has passed.
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Tilted Bed for Relief
Dr. A. R. McLean of Rochester,
Minn., reports the discovery that
; tilting the bed in which a sufferer
from certain severe types of low
blood pressure and fast pulse
brought complete relief, and sug
gested that tilted beds might be prof
itably used for surgical patients
both before and after the operation,
and for all patients who are con
fined to their beds for a long time.
Dr. Mac Lean described a patient
whose blood pressure fell so low
when he got up that he could not
stand for more thavi three minutes.
After sleeping for four days in a
tilted bed with his head 16 inches
higher than his feet, he was able to
stand for an hour; after two weeks
he returned to his r'rk for the first
time in eight months. But he may
have to sleep in a tiiied bod for the
rest of his life, the doctor added.
| Pointing out that when a patient
first gets up after an operation, or
a long period in bed, his pulse races
and he often faints, Dr. Mac Lean
said his experiments indicated that
a tilted bed would prevent this oc
currence.
No Shortage of Narcotics
There is no danger of a war-in
duced scarcity of the great majority
of drugs, such as occurred in the
last war, according to a report pre
pared by Dr. Ernest H. Volwiler,
vice pesident of Abbott laboratories,
North Chicago, 111.
The store of opium in United
States treasury vaults in Washington
j —approximately 500,000 pounds—in
sures this country against a short
age of morphine, writes Dr. Vol
| wiler.
Dr. Volwiler also said the national
defense program has opened a new
field for biological manufacture in
the immunization of troops with
j tetanus toxoid.
Although Dr. Volwiler’s report is
| reassuring as to medical supplies
of narcotics, Frank Smith, director
of the New York state narcotics bu
reau, said that the war had sharply
; curtailed the supply tapped by ad-
I diets and that thefts of morphine
and other narcotics had greatly in-
I creased as a result.
Gifts of Cashmere Shawls
After the territory of India was
incorporated as part of the British
empire, Queen Victoria used every
effort to promote trade and import
of Indian goods. It was her custom
on weddings, birthdays and othei
anniversaries to present her frieno’s
with valuable India cashmen
shawls.
FARM EQUIPMENT for EVERY FARM
We have the Largest Stock of Farm Machinery and Equip,
ment ever carried and invite you to come and see our line—
Tractors, Plows, Harrows, Planters, Weeders, (Walk
ing and Riding) Cultivators, Bermuda Plows, Lirne
and Fertilizer Sowers and Distributors, Cotton Chop
pers, Wagons, Trailers, Combines, Binders and
Threshing Machines.
FERTILIZER, SEED and FEED
Mules. Harness, Plow Gear, Plow Parts and Full Line
of Implement Parts.
IF IT IS FOR THE FARM-WE HAVE IT
We will appreciate your seeing us. Don’t forget to see us
for your Fertilizer Requirements.
Geo. C. Nunn & Son
Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
FERTILIZER
For 1941
When you begin to figure on|fyour fertili
zer requirements for the coming year, re
member that we are here to give you
again honestly made Fertilizers and re
member too that as independent mixers,
we keep the prices from going too high.
J. P. ETHERIDGE
Phone 45 - Perry, Ga.
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QUALITY FOODS
Are the First Requisite of Table Thrift !
You are assured of Quality Merchandise when yeu buy
from us. We handle Only the Best in
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to supply necessary
Sfvitamins for the daily diet. Canned Soups, Canned
ghruits and Vegetables, sofgood at this time of [year.
GOLD|LEAF FLOUR—Our Specialty.
#» W. B. SIMS
Phone 8 STAPLE &&FANCY GROCERIES Perry, Ga.
FARM SUPPLIES
At this time of year you need to buy
WIRE FENCING. STAPLES. NAILS, AXES.
SAW'S, and TOOL GRINDERS.
Get Prepared for Spring Ploughing with
PLOW LINES, PLOWS and repair parts, COL
LARS, TRACES, HAMES, BACK-BANDS, Etc.
j Remember we are Agents for
~ INTERNATIONAL’HARVESTER MACHINERY
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 500 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.
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and a complete line of Jewelry
See our complete line of Wedding Invitations,
Announcements and Visiting Cards
Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty
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411 Cherry St. JEWELERS Macon, Ga.
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