Sex-Control Advanced
In Rabbit Experiment
A score of lively rabbit families,
recently produced at the Applied Re
search laboratories in New York,
added weight to increasing evidence
. that sex in mammals—including
humans—can be fixed in most cases
before birth.
Biologists at the research institu
tion near Dayton, N. J., annouced
that 97 out of 139 young rabbits in
the experimental group are of the
sex sought when the mothers were
treated with soda or lactic acid be
fore mating. The normal sex ratio
in rabbits is 96 males to 100 fe
males. This was violently upset
in both directions.
The rabbit matings are part of an
experiment to see if the treatments
affect color. So far color results
are uncertain. But sex control
successes continue.
During a series of tests conduct
ed since 1938, a total of 183 litters
of rats and rabbits have been ob
tained from mothers treated with
an acid solution for female offspring
and alkaline solutions for male off
spring. There were 172 desired
majorities, nine ties, and two fail
ures. Sex-controlled individuals
ranged from 55 to 80 per cent, de
pending largely on the concentra
tion used.
Success after success reported
from Dayton started to arouse con
troversy late in 1938. During 1939 a
group of leading animal geneticists,
including Dr. Leon J. Cole of the
University of Wisconsin and Dr. El
mer Roberts of the University of Illi
nois, quietly began independent lab
oratory experiments. Both visited
Dayton and observed the work but
refused to draw conclusions until
they tried it themselves.
Green Walls Replacing
White Ones in Hospitals
The immaculate white of walls
and linen that used to be the symbol
of everything starched and sterile
in an antiseptic hospital is giving
way in the operating rooms to a
new color, spinach green.
More the shade of spinach cooked
and creamed than the dark leaf of
the raw vegetable, the new color is
being used for walls, for gowns of
surgeons and nurses, and for sheets
that cover patients.
The color change-over is not yet
complete, because there are still a
good many white uniforms in the
linen room of hospitals that have
to be worn out. Besides certain
older surgeons balk at giving up
their traditional white.
The spinach shade was chosen
after several years of experiment
jng with tons of gray. No light
meters or close measurements were
used in these tests, which were
“just practical.” Green, it was de
cided, was the most restful color,
and since patients nowadays are
wheeled into the operating room al
ready anesthetized, the possible
nauseating effect of spinach was of
no consequence.
Free Press
A ‘‘free and uncensored press”
can play a major part in cutting the
nation’s annual crime bill of $15,-
900,000,000, Municipal Judge William
H. McKay declared before the
yearly breakfast of the Alhambra
Chamber of Commerce.
“With an annual crime bill of
$15,000,000,000, with persons mur
dered at the rate of two each hour,
with our prisons and reformatories
crowded to overflowing, we are
laced with a problem that demands
the close and observant attention of
every thoughtful and patriotic
American citizen,” Judge McKay
•said.
“A change in our procedure will
play some small part in solving the
problem. But the chief factor in ef
fecting a reformation will be the
creation of an intelligent public
opinion, and this is only possible
through a free and uncensored
press.”
Solder Racket
There arc many and varied kinds
of rackets in this country, but in
Cincinnati is a racket seldom heard
of. It is a huge and intricately or
ganized ring of solder thieves.
There are always “fences” waiting
to buy if. One of the can factories
in that city has had whole truck
loads of solder hauled away at night
—2,500 pounds and more, according
to the company. Petty thievery of
•older by workmen in factories
goes on all the time, police reports
indicate. There have even been ex
amples of machine operators boring
holes in the floor under their ma
chines, dropping a little solder down
the hole now and then, to a confed
erate who would be below to get it.
Christmas Seal Origin
The Christmas seal was originated
by Einar Holboll to fight tuberculo
sis in Denmark. The first Christ
mas seal sale there was held in 1904
In an article in the Outlook maga
zine, published July 6, 1907, Jacob
3Riis urged its adoption in this coun
try. Miss Emily P. Bissell, then
secretary of the Delaware branch of
the American Red Cross, read Mr.
Riis’ article and determined to try
the scheme in Delaware. She de
signed a seal with a holly wreath
and obtained enough money for the
printing of 50,000 stamps. These
were placed on sale on December 9,
1907, in the Wilmington post office.
The following year the Christmas
■eal sale became nation-wide.
TAX SALES
GEORGIA. Houston County.
Will be sold before the Court
House door on the first Tuesday
in September. 1941, within the
legal hours of sale, the following
property to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying: and being: in the Eleventh
District of Houston County. Geo
rgia. and being a 1 ! of lot of land
No. 64 in said district, and con
taining two hundred two and one
hall (2U2D) acres, more or less.
Levied on as the property of the
defendant J. T. Lord Jr., and
found in his possession, to satis
fy Tax Fi Fas for State and
County Taxes for 1938, 1939 and
1940. Tenant in possession no
tified.
Also at the same time and
place, all that tract of land sit
uate, lying and being in the ori
ginal Thirteenth District of
Houston County, Georgia, and
being one hundred (100) acres,
more or less, of land lot No. 21,
and being the East half of said
lot. Levied on as the property
of the defendant H. A. Todd and
found in his possission to satisfy
Tax Fi Fas for State and County
taxes lor the years 1938, 1939
and 1940. Tenant in possession
notified.
Also at the same time and
place, all of that tract or parcel
of land situated and being in the
Tenth District of Houston Coun
ty, Georgia, being fifty acres,
more or less, in ihe southwest
corner of lot No. 246 in said dis
trict. Levied on as the property
of the defendant D. N. Howard,
and found in his possession, to
satisfy Tax Fi Fas for Slate and
County Taxes for the years 1934,
1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and
1940. Tenant in possession no
tified.
Also at the same time and
place, all that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in
the Upper Fifth District af Hous
ton County, Georgia, being the
north half of lot of land No. 133
in said district, and containing
one hundred one and one-quarter
acres, more or less. Levied on
as the property of the defendant
H. W. Williams, and found in
his possession, to satisfy Tax Fi
Fas for State and County Taxes
for the years 1936, 1937, 1938,
1939 and 1940. Tenant in pos
session notified.
Also at the same time and
place, all of that certain lot of
land situated and being in the
Thirteenth District of Houston
County, Georgia, bounded as fol
lows: On the north by lands of i
the Georgia Southern and Flori-!
da Railway Company, east by I
right-of-way of the Georgia!
Southern and Florida Railroad,
south by Mossy Creek, and west i
by lands of S. A. Nunn. Said ;
tract of land containing fifteen
acres, more less. Levied on as
the property of the defendant J.
M. Perkins, and found in his po
session, to satisfy Tax Fi Fas
for State and County Taxes for
the years 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937,
1938, 1939 and 1940. Tenant in
possession notified.
Also at the same time and
place, all of that certain town
lot situated and being in the vil
lage of New Hope, in the Upper
town District of Houston Coun
ty, Georgia, and bounded as fol
lows: On the north by property
of Janie Jenkins, south by pro
perty of Annie Maria Dixon, and
.vest by property of Annie Ma
ria Dixon. Said lot having locat
ed thereon a three room house.
Levied on the property of the de
fendant Camilla Davis, and
found in her possession, to satis- |
fy Tax Fi Fas for State and |
County Taxes for the years 1934, !
1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and
1940. Tenant in possession no
, tified.
Also at the same time and i
place, all of that tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being
in the Eleventh District of Hous- ,
ton County, Geonria, bounded as
follows: On the north by lands
of A. L. Sasser, east by lands of
Mrs. Ben Bryan and lands of
Jack Davis, south by lands of
Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Cor
poration, and west by lands of 1
Henry McGee. Said tract of
land containing 60 acres, more or i
less. Levied on as the property
of the defendant Albert Soloman, j
heir at law of Henry S. Solo-1
mon Estate, and found in his pos- ■
session, to satisfy Tax Fi Fas for j
State and County Taxes for the 1
years 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 j
and 1940. Tenant in possession
notified.
Also at the same time and!
place, all of that town lot lying ,
and being in the village of New
Hope, Houston County, Georgia,
known as a part of the Abraham
Chuler lot. Said lot being a
strip of land about 70 feet wide
and extending back the full
length of the said Chuler lot and
having a one room house located
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT Co nvenient
ground floor office space. Apply
Perry Loan & Savings Bank.
For Sale .Just received a big
carload of the famous Hickory
farm wagons bought at the old 1
low price. Day by day in every j
way wagons are going higher
and higher. Come in and lets'
trade before they get too high to i
buy. Yours for high grade farm
! wagons,
Merritt & Anderson Bros. Co.
8:14 Hawkinsville, Ga.
For Sale-Plenty of extra heavy
i coated 5 V roofing, corrugated
| roofing, American wire fence, i
barb wire, staples and nails.
Merritt & Anderson Bros. Co.
8:21 Hawkinsville, Ga.
ORDINARY'S CITATIONS
| Georgia, Houston County.
Mrs, Eva Frederick Owens and
Mrs. Bertha Frederick Chapman
having applied for permanent
letters of administration on the
estate of J. M. Frederick, de
ceased; this is to notify all per
sons concerned to show cause, if
any they can, why their applica
tion should not be granted at the
Court of Ordinary on the first
Monday in September next.
This August 4, 1941.
John L. Hodges, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, —Houston County:
Chas. P. Gray, Administrator
of the estate of Mrs. Josie H.
Clark, deceased, having applied
| for letters of dismission from his I
; administration; this is therefore
to notify all persons concerned to
[show cause, if any they can, why
I his application should not be
[granted at the Court of Ordi
nary on the first Monday in Sep
tember next.
This August 4, 1941.
John L. Hodges, Ordinary,
j 9 I
I Good Intentions
j Wont Make A
Lame Duck Fly!
But an Ad in The Home Jour
-1 nal will stimulate any business,
1 The easiest, quickest and best
way to reach new customers is
through the Ad columns of
this newspaper. In no other
j way can so many people be
I reached at such a small cost
and with so little effort.
Get Wise—
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Polar Bears, Penguins
Polar bears and penguins are
found at opposite ends of the earth,
so penguins need no protection from
the bears, nor need they hide their
eggs from them. Polar bears are
of the north polar regions; penguins
of the south polar areas.
Robins Damage Crops
Game Warden B. S. Frederickson
of San Jose, Calif., advised the
board of supervisors that damage
to the strawberry crop in the fa
mous Santa Clara valley will be
heavy this year. Robins, he ex- ,
plained, had arrived at the same
time as the strawberries began to
ripen and ate them as fast as they ,
turned red. (
thereon. Bounded by lands of
Charlotte Dennard Estate, south
by Fannie Gresham Branch, and!
east and west by the Henry Wil
liams property. Levied on as
the property of the defendant
Mattie Cobb, and found in her
possession, to satisfy Tax Fi Fas
for State and County Taxes for
the years 1937, 1938, and
1940. Tenant in possession no
tified. *
Also at the same time and
place, all that tract or parcel of j
land lying and being in the Low
er Fifth District of Houston
County, Georgia and containing
twelve and one-half (12*2)acres,
more or less, and being more
particularly described as follows:
Bounded on the north by public
road leading from Centerville to
Wellston, Georgia, and the lands
of Anna Statham, east by lands
of Mrs. Walter Heard, south by
lands of Richard Prince, and
west by lands of Cora Burnam.
Levied on as the property of the
defendant Sidney Hicks, heir at
law of Minnie L. Hicks, and
found in his possession, to satis
fy Tax Fi Fas for State and
County Taxes for the years 1934,
1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940.
Tenant in possession notified.
This August 5, 1941.
C. C. PIERCE, Sheriff.
Don’t Be Too Smart
One way to keep the other fHlow
from marking you down as dumb or
misinformed is to confine your posi
tive, unqualified opinions to the sub
ject or subjects on which you are
an authority. When the talk is down
your alley be as positive as you like,
but when it gets around to the other
fellow’s field, let him tell you. The
reason this simple rule is so hard
to follow is that the average fellow
is afraid to admit he doesn’t know
everything about everything. He is
afraid that if he asks questions and
tries to learn from the other fellow,
he’ll think he is smarter. Proof that
nothing like that happens occurs all
the time. A man or woman will
spend two hours listening to another
person explain the subject in which
he is most interested, interrupting
only to ask an intelligent question.
And the other fellow will say,
"There’s a smart person.”
That’s Telling Him
For months he had been her de
voted admirer. Now, at long last,
he had collected up sufficient cour
age to ask her the most momentous
of all questions. "There are quite
a lol*of advantages in being a bache
lor,” he began, “but there cornel
a time when one longs for the com
panionship of another being—a being
who will regard one as perfect, as
an idol; whom one can treat as one’r
absolute property; who will be kinu
and faithful when times are hard;
who will share one’s joys and sor
rows—” To his delight he saw I
sympathetic gleam in her eyes,
Then she nodded in agreement. “So
you’re thinking of buying a dog?”
she said. "I think it’s a fine idea. Do
let me help you choose one!”
Killing Power of Germicide
It is surprising to learn that the
amount of a germicide one uses is
no real indication of its killing pow
er. The sterilizing power depends
to a great extent upon the alkalinity
or acidity of the germicide. In or
der to keep its strength over a peri
od of days and weeks, the solution
must be quite alkaline, but to b«
most effective in slaying the germs
it must be much less alkaline. It
was found that a solution which is
alkaline enough to keep fresh in
definitely can be made 190 times as
effective as a germ killer if its
alkalinity is sharply decreased just
before use.
Dentist’s Dream
"I dug up a five-foot tusk in my
garden yesterday. I wonder what it
is from?”
"The bill of some prehistoric mos
quito, I suppose.”
Too Much Change
"Isn’t Sally going to marry
Billy?”
"I don’t know. She says she hate*
to give up the dollar and a hall
shows for quarter moving pictures.”
And How!
When’er 1 see two girls kiss
It makes me wanter fight
Besides it always takes a man
To do the thing up right.
Three Reasons
"Why does Smith work so hard?”
"Twins, auto and radio.”
An Architrave
An architrave is a term of classi
cal architecture applied to the prin
cipal beam and lowest of the hori
zontal members supported by col
umns. Its position is directly above
the columns, between which it ex
tends, and it carries the upper mem
bers—frieze and cornice—of the en
tablature. It is used also to desig
nate the molding around the side
and top of a door or window frame
or a similar molding around a wain- j
scot or other panel.
I BOK’T LET THEM TELL YOU DIFTEREHT! I
Q There sno substitute for Genuine Ford Parts. They fit right because they’re MADE
H to ou n cvcr have a costly, bungled job because of misfit if you demand them
E3 for y° ur ne xt replacement job. Genuine Ford Parts coupled with experienced work-
H manship and precision equipment guarantees satisfaction. EE
B Come In Today for Our Special Motor fl
m Tune Up. Special Price of I
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Does a Banker
Grant a Favor when
He Makes a Loan?
NO. Profits are essential to sound banking and i
bank’s profits come through having its loanable
funds employed. Credit is part of a bank’s stock
in trade, and so the banker is as eager to extend
credit through making sound loans as a merchant
is to sell his goods.
The prospective borrower should no more hesitate
to request a loan for a sound purpose than he
would hesitate to purchase a suit of clothes. By
borrowing from the bank he becomes a purchaser
of credit and the bank becomes a seller of credit.
The chief difference between the banker and the
merchant is that the banker does not sell the funds
outright, but merely sells their use. Consequently
he must use care in granting a loan because the
money he lends belongs to the bank’s depositors.
“You’ll Find Us Friendly”
Perry Loan & Savings Bank
ESTABLISHED 1889 PERRY, GA.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Maximum Insurance for each Depositor $5,000.00.
SEEDTIME and HARVEST
The Harvest Time is here and I am
at the same old stand to Gin your
Cotton, buy your Cotton and Cot
ton Seed, buy your Corn and other
farm products, to treat your seed
wheat for planting and any other
essential service that I have al
ways rendered.
Come by and get your Cotton Books
and Bullet Pencils.
The Red Trucks Are RED and READY
J. P. ETHERIDGE
Phone 45 - Perry, Ga.
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