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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.
Every man starts life as a ba
by and the smart ones out
grow it.
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Can you remember when a
young man graduating from col
lege wondered where he could
get a job instead of waiting fora
letter from his draft board?
O'
We are inspired by meeting
the famous. Seeing how ordi
nary they are gives us new con
fidence in ourselves.
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The current situation in the
Balkans recalls the bromide that
“Not all Slavs will submit to be
ing slaves.”
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Hitler is putting up a go o d
front in the near-east, but that
doesn’t mean that the seat of his
pants isn’t getting thin,
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If half the stamps sold in any
postoffice are licked by tongues, |
it would add up to a very bad
taste.
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Why is it a wife treats her
husband like 30 cents and de
mands thousands when another
woman gets him?
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A grateful heart costs nothing,
but contributes to our happiness
more than great riches,
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A contented housekeeper is
one who has discovered mat dust
not wiped up today wid wait pa
tiently until tomorrow.
A married man’s wife finds his |
things for him-a bachelor know. 1
his are on the floor.
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It isn’t true that “everything
goes wrong” some days. We go
wrong at the start of the day
and then bungle everything.
PROGRAM PLANNING
There is now organized in eacl
Georgia county a county agricul
tural program planning commit
tee. The membership consists
of leading farm men and women
with the responsibility of formu
lating an agricultural program
for the county and directing its
development. Each county uiso
has a technical group composed
of agricultural workers m tin
county which acts in an advism x
capacity.
FEED AND FORAGE
Georgia farmers have definite
ly taken an increased interest in
such food and feed a,id sou o
servation crops as corn, b
pastures, small grain, peanuts,
soybeans, and cowpeas for seed
and feed, and sorghum au d
syrup. This is evidenced by the
large acreage planted to these
crops last year, reports the Ex
tension Service.
CHANGES IN LAND
One of the most significant
things about the soil conserva
tion program in Georgia is the
change in land pattern which ii
is producing. Now, instead of
square fields, there strips of
crops lying across the slope of
the land. Formerly bare gullies'
are clothed with vegetation and
jpastures, while woodlands pro
tect the steeper slopes.
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Bird Star Boarder
Red Wing, a bright red cardinal,
which for six years (lew to the win
dow of Miss Helen Brown's home in
St. Louis and received daily meals,
has been stuffed by a taxidermist
and stands now in Miss Brown's
room.
Little Time for Robbery
If all the claims of St. Joseph old
timers are valid Jesse James had
little time left over for bank robbing
after his pool-shooting chores were
attended to. A newspaper man,
making a check, said there are at
least 500 oldsters who relate (hat
they uSed to shoot pool with Jesse. (
SPIRITUAL RE-ARMAMENT
Our nation is rapidly building;
her military defenses. All of us
will breathe more easily when
our leaders can assure us that
our defense armament has reach
ed the point where any invasion
- can be successfully repelled.
Our people must also have a
great Spiritual Rearmament.
Spiritual life and standards are '
at a low peak. Perhaps our na-1
1 tion can win a war without
spiritual revival, but there is 1
j grave danger that she would i
' come out of war with completely '
regimented life, and with lost
ideals and a lost soul. General
George C. Marshall is quoted as
having said a short time ago in a
message to our troops, "Total
defense is not only the building
of a military machine but the
building of a spirit too. We
must make every man. woman,
and child in this country believe
we have something worth de
fending.” The building of an
adequate spirit requires the con
tribution of the Christian reli- j
gion;
Mr. Bernhard Ragner, a noted
newspaper editor and business
adviser, who lived in France I
from 1921 to 1940 says that
France’s fall was not due alone I
to the efficient work of the fifth
columnists and the heavy attacks
of German armies. Before the
war many of France’s leaders
and far too many of her people
in all classes did not believe in
France, They did not believe
they had something worth de
fending,and now they have their
sad reward. Another factor in
her downfall was that God had
been shoved aside. The Bible
was excluded from the schools,
i His name was banished from le
gal papers, and no public cere
mony was opened with prayer.
Mr. Ragner further says that in
the nineteen years not a single
French premier was a “practic
ing” Christian, one who Look his
religion seriously and attended
divine services with some regu
larity.
We must re-arm ourselves with
a vital faith in God, Then we
shall believe in our fellow men
and in our country. An ancient
proverb declares, “Where there
is no God, there is no man.” We
must build up an enthusiastic
j iove for God and lor ail inn gs
11 at are good, ideals must be
raised and strengthened. We
| - hall nave to have patience to
endure the hardships ahead of
us, and moral stamina to hold on
I .gainst all odds. W’e due not
exclude God from our nation’s
lilt-, i-nher by intent or by ne .»■
lect, but Christ must be at the
center of its life. Genuine
spiritual revival will strengthen
these and all other worthy vir
tues wlinout winch our nation
can not survive as a great De
mocracy, for true democracy has
always been based upon the
Christian religion,
Ihis is no tune “to be at ease
in Zion.” it is the time to rise
up as men of God. This is the
time and opportunity tor Snir t
ual Revival in your community.
I urge you to be a' v> ur pi ace to
seek the blessing that God has in
store for you. Make your own
contribu .m m i..«• spiritu u tie
arming of your life, of your com
munity, and of your nation.
1\ »y Gardner.
Spraying Solution
scientists of the New Jersey Agri
cultural Experiment station have
developed a spraying solution that
will keep mosquitoes away from out
door gatherings.
Poor Man Gels MnrHed
Where a wealthy man hires a val
et, a secretary, a laundress, a cook
and a housekeeper, a poor man gets
married to get ell this help in one.
iciona First
Queen Victoria was the first Eng
lish queen to assume the title of
empress of India; parliament pro
vided for the title in a bill in 1876,
Once a Port
Fowey, favorite Cornish holiday
resort, once was a big port and pro
| vided more ships for the navy of
King Edward 111 than did London.
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Keep Old Customs
The village of D'Escousse, typical
of many small villages on the Isle
of Madame in the Cape Breton is
land of Nova Scotia, retains the
| oldest of Acadian customs. Al
though traversed by modern motor
roads, the people live much as in
the past, with girls and women still
; wearing the dainty Norman kirtle
md the headdress of white linen.
The district is celebrated for its
look rugs and loom products made
>y cottagers who are anticipating a
food tourist season by the favorable
; U per cent exchange premium on
j he American dollar.
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IMPOSSIBLE TO ANSWER
John Brown was summoned to
court to testify in a civil case. Dur
ing the examination one of the law
yers questioned him about the de
fendant’s idiosyncracies.
“Mr, Jones,” one of the lawyers
! said, “isn’t it true that the defend
i ant talks to himself when he is
i alone?”
“I’m afraid I don’t know. I real
| ly haven’t the least idea,” he
promptly replied.
The legal mind was astounded.
1 “You don’t know! Aren’t you well
acquainted with the defendant?”
“Yes, I am,” replied Jones, “but
I was never with him when he
was alone.”
By Train, Please
An elderly lady walked into a
railroad ticket office at Chicago
and asked for a ticket to New
York.
“Do you wish to go by Buffalo?”
asked the ticket agent.
“Certainly not!” she replied.
“By train, if you please.”
Regrets
Sammy—l wish I hadn’t fought
■with Tommy this morning.
Mother—You see how wrong it
was, don’t you, dear?
Sammy—Naw, but I didn’t know
till this afternoon that he was going
to have a party.
CLASSY JOINT
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Boarder (Timidly)—Couldn’t we
have a few eggs fer breakfast now
and then Mrs. Jones—•
Landlady—Eggs! Say where d’ye
think yer at, in th’ Walled Off As
tooria?
Modern Progress
Teacher—Johnny, what are the |
middle ages?
Johnny—They used to be 35 to 50;
now they’re 50 to 70.
Sage Reply
“If there were four flies on the
desk, Mary, and I killed one, how
many would be left?”
“One,” promptly replied Mary—
“the dead one.”
That Settles It
Axel—They say that when two peo
ple live together they grow to look i
like each other.
Ilene—ln that case you can con
sider my refusal final.
Not That Old
Customer—Ten years ago I only |
nad to pay 10 cents a pound for these
prunes.
Grocer—Not these prunes, mister.
These are only five years old.
Woman’s Way
Bettina—People say I grow young
er every day.
Skjold—Yes, years ago you were i
30 and now you are only 25.
A Hint
Percy—ls that an eight-day clock?
Jan (bored)—Why don’t you stay
a little longer and find out?
MOST STRIKING THINGS
Visitor—What are the most strik
ing things about this town.
Native—l guess I might mention
the clocks and automobiles.
Sample Was Nice
Missionary—Do your people know
anything about religion, Chief?
Cannibal Chief—Well, we got a
little taste of it when the last mis
sionary was here.
No Incentive
Joan—Won’t it be nice when your
baby brother starts to talk?
Jasper—What does he want to talk
for? He gets everything he wants
by just yelling.
BIG APPETITE
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An army officer, obsessed with his
own importance, dashed into «
small town inn and boisterously
seated himself at a conspicuous
table. To draw' still more attention
to himself he drew out his sword
and placed it on the table at his
side, then ordered food in menacing
tones. , .
Unawed by this spectacle of au
thority, the village waiter rose to
the occasion. He quickly departed
to the stables and fetched a hay
fork which he placed on the table
at the other side of the officer.
The officer roared. “Stop! What
does this mean?”
Pointing innocently to the sword,
the waiter explained, "Pardon, sir,
but I thought that was your knife,
so I brought you a fork to match,
AN EASIER WAY
Mother—Willie now tell me the
truth, did you get into that jar of
jam?
Willie—Mother you ought to know
I wouldn’t do that when I got it out
all right with a spoon.
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Water Cold
“Joames,” called the rich young
man-about-town from his bed, “is
I the jolly old bath ready yet?”
The worried face of the valet ap
peared around the doorway.
“All but the hot water, sir, it’s
all ready.”
“What’s the matter with the hot
water, Jeames?” asked the young
man.
“It’s cold, sir,” Jeames explained.
More Money Wanted
Employee—l would like an in
j crease in salary, sir, as I am going
| to be married.
i Employer—And you would like
, to have a little bigger fund to draw
{ on for household expenses?
f Employee—No, it isn’t that. My
/ future wife knows exactly how much
I get, and I would like a little extra
for my own use that she doesn’t
know about.
Wave or Squall?
• Young Father—ln your sermon
I this morning you spoke about a
I baby being a new wave on the
ocean of life.
Minister—That’s right.
Young Father—Don’t you think a
fresh squall would have been near
er the truth?
Nice Paper
Man of House (roaring with rage)
I —Who told you to put that paper on
j the wall?
Paperhanger—Your wife, sir.
Man of House—Pretty, isn’t it?
Misspelled
Diner —Waiter, there’s a button in
my soup.
Waiter (ex-printer) Typograph
ical error, sir; it should be mutton.
New Life
Nobb—Has your wife changed
much since you married her?
Knibbs—Yes —my habits, my
friends and my hours.
NEVER THINKS
“Do you think Bobby Frank ever
thinks?”
“If he does, he takes pains to
hide it.”
Qualified
“What makes you think our boy
is going to be a politician?”
' “He says more things that sound
well and mean nothing than any
other human being I ever saw.”
Clever Jasper
Mrs. Horner Jasper, you’re
wasting money—you’ve had that
electric heater on all day!
Jasper—Don’t worry, mother, I
borrowed it from next door.
It Happens Here Too
Boy—Dad, do you know that in
some parts of India a man doesn’t
know his wife until he marries her?
Dad—Why single out India?
Not Home Much
Dzudi—How many daughters have
you at home?
Palmetto—l have three daughters,
but they are very seldom at home.
Too Effective
Tom—Do you know anything
about flirting?
Dick —I thought I did, but the girl 1
I tried my system on married me.
Last Resort
Elwood—Daddy, what’s a court of
last resort?
Daddy—Courting an old maid, my
boy.
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Hum<wS^
COMPANY COMES FIRST
An inspector of the highway bu
reau visited a farmer one day and
informed him that his house would
'have to come down, as the state
planned to widen the highway.
The farmer, however, proved very
stubborn.
' “Nobody ain’t agoin’ to tear this
I house down,’’ he cried grimly,
1 “Why, it took me nearly six years
to build it.’’
The inspector attempted to reason
with him.
“Be sensible, man,’’ he advised.
“Use your head. How would you
like to havp cars, busses, and trucks'
running through your living room 24
(hours a day?”
The farmer shrugged.
“Let ’em,” he drawled. “But I’ll
tell you one thing: When I get com
pany, they’ve got to detour through
the kitchen!”
Bargain
Found in community weekly:
REGULAR 20c
BANANA SPLIT
10c
BRING YOUR BANANA AND
THIS AD
FRESH-LAID
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Diner—l told you I wanted two
froeh-laid eggs on toast. Do you call
these fresh-laid?
Waiter—Yes, sir; fresh-laid on j
j toast, sir.
) Bad Language
j I “I never knew until I got a car,”
! said the bishop, “that profanity was |
! !so prevalent.”
1 ; “Do you hear much of it on the
i road?”
: | “Why,” replied the bishop, “near
ly everybody I bump into swears
! dreadfully.”
One Advantage
Golf Enthusiast (during a heavy
downpour)—Now you see the advan
tages of golf.
Discouraged Beginner—Yes? What
advantages?
Enthusiast Well, you couldn’t
play tennis on a day like this!
Prettiest Girl
I Co-ed—We had a voting contest to
decide wfio was the prettiest girl in
our class of 140.
Friend—How did it turn out?
Co-ed—lt couldn’t be decided.
There were 140 different girls voted
for.
Greetings!
Patient (in waiting room of doc
tor’s office) —How do you do?
i Second Patient—So-so. I’m ach
ing from neuritis.
First Patient—Glad to meet you.
1 I’m Bruckbauer from Chicago.
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Horse Sense
The true value of horse sense is
I clearly shown by the fact that the
! horse was afraid of the automobile
during the period in which the
pedestrian laughed at it.
HE FOUND OUT
j
j “Last night I peeped through the
j curtain into the den where sister,
was with her beau.”
“What did you find out?” I
“The light.”
Damaged Goods
Guide—This tower goes back to
William the Conqueror.
Tourist—Why, what’s the matter j
with it, isn’t it satisfactory?
Hungry
“You look sweet enough to eat,”
He whispered soft and low.
“I am,” said she quite hungrily,
“Where do you want to go?”
Well Qualified
Brown (to railroad superintend
ent)—Can’t you give my friend a
job on your railroad?
1 Superintendent But he can’t
j speak English.
Brown—Well, then, give him a job
j calling out trains.
Made a Record
Aviator (after landing in a tree) — j
I was trying to make a new record.
Farmer—You did. You’re the first
man to climb down that tree before
climbing up it.
Humming Bird Can Stand
Still in Air, Second*
The only creature that can s
still in the air with about 55 &nd
strokes a second, take of! f r Wlng '
perch in seven-hundredths of a ° m 8
ond, and fly backwards is the *w C ‘
throated humming bird. Alt! U .
its apparent maneuvers in
have been disputed repeatedly *
cent photographs have estahli’.k'j
proof of this flight phenomenon
The Smithsonian institution
cently put the humming bird U nd*'
a microscope, so to speak, when th
organization’s Dr. Winsor M Tvl
went into gardens, woodlands anH
other habitats to study this’ tin
creature. The adult is about the
size of a small thumb and at birth
no larger than a black-eyed PeB
The babies are nature’s nudist col'
ony, being born completely naked"
Although blind at birth, they g r0 \ V So
fast that in less than two weeks
they possess all their faculties are
almost as large as their parent,
and leave the nest.
The Smithsonian institution also
discovered that humming birds are
the Stuka bombers of Nature—they
attack much larger birds in a form
of “dive bombing.” Their unusual
dexterity of flight enables them to
win victories over relatively power
ful winged creatures, the hummers'
attacking their foes in “blitzkriegs "
And yet, despite such valor and vic
tory in flight battles, the hummers
themselves, may become completely
ensnared in a spider’s web, hope
lessly impaled on thorns, or stuck
fast to thistles or milkweeds. There
was one instance of a small dragon
fly attacking jfftd conquering a hum
mer.
The humming bird, recent scien
tific studies reveal, is a confirmed
bachelor. The males and females
migrate separately and remain
aloof except for brief mating pe
riods. Flights northward are timed
with clocklike precision. They often
arrive the very day their favorite
flowers appear.
Births to Poorer People
Not Alarming to Nation
There is no cause for alarm over
the fact that the so-called under
( privileged economic classes in the
United States are producing a large
proportion of the babies, accord
ing to Dr. Constantine Panunzio, as
j sistant professor of sociology at the
i University of California at Los An
j geles, an expert on population
j trends.
The Westwood professor recalls
the birth figures of 1929, a prosper
| ity year, when fully one-third of the
2,000,000 babies born came from
families whose total income was
less than $750 per year; and the fig
ures of 1930-35 when 55 per cent of
the .natural increase was contribut
ed by those in agriculture—princi
pally low-paid agricultural workers.
“Low income, unskilled occupa
tion and low educational status do
I pot necessarily mean biological or
other kinds of inferiority,” Dr.Pa
nunzio says. “The common people
of the nation have at all times con
tributed a large proportion of the
leadership of the country.
“Unless we are willing to claim
or admit that the population of this
country is as a whole an inferior
type or that its leadership is poor,
we are forced to conclude that the
lowly classes are contributing much
to the population. In fact, if it were
not for them the professional and
other so-called upper classes would
become a constantly diminishing
segment of the population.”
Sweet Potato in Bombs
The southern sweet potato, al
ready being used in starch manu
facture, could also be pressed into
service as a source of cellulose for
manufacturing bombs, hand gre
nades and other high explosives if
America were involved in war.
This was revealed by Gilbert C.
Wilson, instructor in chemurgy at
North Texas State Teachers’ col
lege.
! Wilson said yams are used in Ger
i many and Japan for manufacture o.
! slow explosives, and that starch can
I also be used for manufacture of
j nitro-starch for shattering explo
-1 Eives such as hand grenades.
Moose Kicks Autoist
If there was anything that Nor
( man McLeod, 60, of Wirral, N. 8.,
least expected to befall him as he
' sped along the scenic St. John Rn’-
! er highway in his car, it was tha
I he would be kicked in the face by a
| moose. But that’s what happened—
As he passed the village of Lower
■ Gagetown a cow moose emerge
from the woods suddenly, loomed m
front of the car. There was a eras ,
I and the huge animal struck first t e
hood and then the top of the car,
one leg smashing through the « in
shield and the hoof smacking m 0
the startled driver’s face.
‘Lazy’ Children
The first aids to the so-called
child are the doctor, dentist,
oculist,” a noted specialist has
dared. The “lazy” child, sometim
cannot hear well, or has bad
or digestion, or poor eyesight. *
least one-fourth of all children
eye-defects. Often the child is
bright and the school lessons 50
they are not interesting. Sometimes.
the lessons are too dull or else -
hard. These also are attributes
the “lazy” child, despite the
that most parents and teac
think children are lazy when
don’t know their lessons. - -