SLIGHT FUROR
The stag party was ov.-r and two I
wf the men left together. No ex
pense had been spared and they
had dined very well One grumbled
at the lateness of the hour and the
reception probably awaiting him at
home.
Said the other, “That is simple, ,
you won't disturb her if you un
dress at the foot of the stairs, toss ,
your clothing over your arm and
creep quietly upstairs to your
room."
Next day the men met for lunch.
“How did it work out?" beamed the
advisor.
“Not so good," was the answer.
“I took off all my clothes, just as
you told me, put them across my
arm and crept silently to the top of
the stairs." He stopped.
"Yes, go on, what happened
then 9 ” breathed the other.
"Plenty,” said his friend wearily. ,
"I found I was at the top of the
stairs of the Baker Street Elevated
station.”
MUTUAL INTEREST
“Don’t worry, I’ll soon have your J
husband well and back to work !
again.”
"I’m so glad.”
"So am I, because the sooner he
*»ets back to work the sooner he'll
pay my bill.”
Should Be Introduced
"Those new people across the I
-road seem to he very devoted,” said j
Mrs. Jones wistfully to the news- j
paper which hid her husband.
A rustle of the paper was the ]
only reply she got, but she was used
tim that kind of response.
"Every time he goes out he kisses
ihser, and goes on throwing kisses all
'ifown the road. Edward, why don’t
■jwsu do that?”
"Mel” snorted the man behind
S£he news. “I don’t know her!”
Imitate Kangaroo
A weak hut ambitious young man
fiatce ventured to approach a great
merchant and inquired, “May I ask
ymi the secret of success?”
■"There is no easy secret,” replied
dbr; merchant. “You just jump at |
jpasr opportunity.”
‘"But how can I tell when my op
2»irtunity comes?”
“You can’t,” snapped the mer
chant. “You have to keep jumping.”
Wants It Difficult
"How many are six plus six?”
.-t-sked the teacher.
■“Twelve," replied Johnniq.
■"Correct; and here are 12 choco
lates for having been correct.”
"Please, teacher, next time give
.--we something hard in multiplica
tion,” suggested Johnnie.
Endless
"Does your wife talk much?”
"Say, if I were suddenly stricken
Aral and dumb, it would probably
six or eight weeks before she’d
tod it out.”
Collect?
Sally (eloping)—Daddy is going to
3W completely unstrung.
John—That’s all right, dearest,
wc’il wire him at once.
HARD WORK
Mistress—Sarah, be sure you put i
pienty of nuts in the cake.
Sarah—’Deed I ain’t goin’ to crack i
au> more nuts today. Mah jaw done
aches sure ’nough already.
Too Risky
"So you're a salesman now, eh,
.Sambo! Do you stand behind the
gicoducts you sell?”
"No, sah, ah sho' don’t.”
"Why, Sambo, I’m surprised at j
you. What are you Celling?”
"Well, sah, you see, ah sells :
irrnules.” |
Wrong Flower
Roberta—Did you count with a
dfxisy to see if Jack loves you?
Sluth—No. indeed; it might have
teamed out wrong. 1 used a three- i
2j»afed clover.
Love Increases
Same men got down upon their
knees—
Their lasting love confessing.
A..d press their suit—and just for
that
Their suit requires pressing.
Bad Risk
Life Insurance Man—How about a
xiraight life policy?
Prospect—Well, I like to step out
■xmee in a while.
First Impression
Teacher —What was the first tiling
tuuat struck you when you entered
sIUJT school?
Visitor—A spit-ball, I think.
Natural Result
"Why do you suppose Jack has
*uch a vacant expression?”
"Well, he thinks of himself a good 1
deal.” _ 1
Studies Reveal Climate
Changes Continuously
It is a fact that study of the Arctic
rocks has proved that some forms
of tropical life once existed there.
With the present climate, such life
could not be. so we must believe the
I climate was at one time very dif
i ferent.
Elsewhere on the earth many
proofs of changes of climate have
been found. There have been peri
ods of great heat and great cold,
lasting hundreds of centuries.
In the Ice age the climate grew
so cold that mighty sheets of ice cov
ered sections of North America,
Europe and Asia.
We may look back to the time
when the north frigid zone was
warm, and the north temperature
1 zone was hot all the year around.
I That, quite clearly, was before the
I opening of the Ice age. Just how
far back it was, we cannot say.
The fact that many kinds of birds
fly north to make their nests and
hatch their young may be due to
a great change in climate which
took place long ago. We may sup
pose that such birds at one time
spent all their lives in the Arctic.
When cold winters came they were
driven to the south, making a "mi
gration.” In summer, we may figure
that they flew back home to raise
their young. Birds of various kinds
fly, to this day, to points above the
Arctic circle to lay their eggs.
Greenland is mainly north of the
j Arctic circle. In its valleys, gla
ciers are formed. Frozen fresh
water goes into thes<j valley glaciers
and when they are pushed into the
sea they form floating islands of
i fresh water ice.
Death Rate of Pecans
Solved With Toothpick
i Trees don’t have teeth, but trees
i like toothpicks, especially the kind
j that the U. S. department of agri
culture in Washington now uses to
transplant pecan trees.
As with so many trees the pecan
is a delicate, fragile little plant
when it is first set out. Getting it
over its first growing season in its
new home is a tough task. The
death rate among pecan seedlings
is high. But with their toothpick
trick the plant experts of the gov
ernment have solved the problem.
They take ordinary round tooth
picks and soak them in a solution
of the wondrous plant growth hor
mone—the chemical known as in
dole-3-butyric acid.
After the toothpick is saturated
with this hormone the plant experts j
drill tiny holes in the roots of the [
pecan seedlings. Then into each 1
hole they insert the toothpicks |
tightly.
Next the pecan seedlings are
transplanted in normal fashion.
They show surprising growth. The
reason is that the supply of growth
hormone in the toothpicks spreads I
out to the fragile roots and makes
them take on a fast, luxuriant
growth of new roots which supports
growth in the leafy above-the-ground
structure of the little plant.
The new discovery was worked out
by L. D. Romberg and C. L. Smith
of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Science Creates Jobs
Fifteen million Americans are
now working at jobs which did not
exist in 1900. These jobs exist to
day because through research, in
dustry has been able to develop hun
> dreds of new products. As recently
as 10 years ago we did not have
streamlined trains, television, trans
oceanic passenger air service, syn
thetic rubber, fluorescent lighting,
colored home movies, new plywoods
stronger than steel, many new plas
tics and resins, polarized glass,
building blocks of glass, fiber glass
for insulation and textiles, synthetic
| hosiery replacing silk, synthetic
| vitamins, sulfanilamide and sulfa
i pyridine drugs which kill the deadly
I germs of pneumonia. There are
I 1,700 distinct groups in America em
ploying 50,000 workers and spending
150 to 200 million dollars a year, but
producing new products which are
valued at many times that figure.
South American Styles
If you are a manufacturer of
ladies’ wear, and are thinking of
i exporting styles to the ladies of
South America, here are a few sug
j gestions offered by Senora Herminia
I Davila who knows practical dress
| making as well as fashion: Print
I dresses are worn only in December
j and January; South American wom
en prefer small-figured patterns on
i a dark ground; taboo short sleeves;
l evening gowns should be of good
| fabric and conservative in design
and to wear for two seasons; no
shorts but pastel-colored silk or thin
wool dresses and woolen bathing
suits, not too naked. Long and am
ple bridal tulle is worn by the
Chilean bride, because guests, in
stead of taking slices of cake for
souvenirs, snip off pieces of the
bride’s white veil. Chinchillas are
rarely worn.
Rolling Grocery
Down in Bowling Green, Ky., is a
curiosity on wheels—a 1923 "flivver”
truck converted into a rolling gro
cery store. In it, its owner, Harry
Stevens, covers the entire residen
tial area six days a week. During
, 17 years the motor of the rolling
j grocery has run an estimated 35,000
hours —or four solid years. In all
j that time, according to the owner,
1 the only repairs have been a valve
1 grinding job and new spark plugs.
IN DI
■ ~?l
n Jl Few
Pi Lillie @>
"JSmiles
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THE LAST SCENE
An old lady about to die, called
in her favorite niec** and asked her
to see to it that she was buried in
her best black silk dress, and as a
reward for her past love and atten
tion, to cut out the back and make
herself a dress.
“Dear Aunt Mary, I couldn’t do
that,” protested the girl, “when you
and Uncle Frank ascend the golden
stairs I don’t want people staring
at the big hole in your dress.”
“Don’t worry about that,” said
the old lady slyly, “they won’t be
looking at me. I buried your Uncle
I Frank without his pants.”
Jumping at Conclusions
1 “John, hadn’t you been drinking
! when you came in last night?”
1 “That’s just like a woman! Just
j because I had a little difficulty in
getting in, because I couldn’t pro
| nounce a few words, because I
took off my clothes in the living
room, and wore my silk Oat in bed
you rush to the conclusion that I
had been drinking.”
Never Fails
! I wish I were a moment
j In my professor’s class,
j For no matter how idle a moment
may be
It always seems to pass.
HISTORY REVISED
!
f H 'i i* 111
—jmj-jp
Teacher—Why did Hannibal cross
| the Alps?
( Sammy—Guess he wanted to get
: on the other side.
A Big Difference, Eh?
j Before I manned her, she’d say
j “I was her treasure” every day
I It made me very happy, too,
To hear it from a girl like Sue.
| But now that we are married, she
j Considers me “her treasury”
, I’d rather be, “her treasure” though j
It’s less expensive, too, you know.
Not Particular
A man went wearily into a barber '
shop and slumped down into a chair.
“Give me a shave,” he said.
The barber told him that he was |
too far down in the chair for a
shave.
“All right,” said the customer, I
wearily, “give me a haircut.”
Promotion Coming
Boss—Son, do you know the motto
of this firm?
New Office Boy Sure, it’s
“Push.”
Boss—Where’d you ever get that
idea?
New Office Boy—l saw it on the
door as I came in.
Colorful Reading
“There seems to be a dearth of
colorful fiction this year.”
“Oh, I don’t know. Haven’t you
seen any of the new seed cata
logues?”
In and Out
“Wonder why they always have a
, best man.”
“That’s ’cause if the groom backs
' out, there’ll be someone to take his
place.”
Fledgling
Brown Here’s my apartment.
■ Rather stiff climb—four flights up.
. Winger, the Aviator—Call those
, flights? Guess you must still be in
the ground school.
WELCOME STUFF
Mother—More pudding, Jimmy?
' Your eyes are bigger than your
, stomach, child.
Jimmy—That doesn’t seem rea
. sonable, mother. Let us experiment
, and either establish or disprove the
. assertion definitely.
Fine Feathers
“I saw Virginia at church this
morning for the first time in almost
i a year. Do you suppose she h#s
' experienced a change of heart?”
“Possibly, but more than likely it
■ is a change of attire.”
; The Limit
1 “The bravest man I ever knew,”
I said the explorer, “was the chap
I who took a taxicab to the bank
, ruptcy court, and then, instead of
! paying his fare, invited the driver
in as a creditor,”
. .Utl M I
tSTINCT PRINT
CLASSIFIED ADS
Timberland for Sale- 392 acres
mostly covered with pine timber,
6 mi. from Hawkinsville. Also
plenty of poplar, sweetgum. oak,
and hickory, 2 mi. from Haw-i
kinsville, Ga.
R. S. Anderson,
9:18 Hawkinsville, Ga.
For Sale—Beautiful antique
mahogany bed. Posts eight feet
high. Perfect condition. $lOO.OO.
Write P. 0. Box 334.
Fort Valley, Ga.
For Rent—At Kathleen. Ga.
a nice brick store, the back and
upper story of which could be ;
used as a dwelling apartment.
Also.for sale a choice stock of
general merchandise.
Mrs. H. E. Talton,
Kathleen, Ga.
For Sale —Plenty of the latest
model Li vermon peanut pickers.
Also latest Turner pickers, and
roller bearing hay presses in
stock ready to go.
Merritt & Anderson Bros. Co.
9:11 Hawkinsville, Ga.
FARM FOR SALE
“ACRES OF OPPORTUNITY”
1,035.52 acres 13 miles South
west of Perry. Large acreage in
cultivation and pasture, remain
der valuable timber. Attractive
dwelling, five tenant houses and
good barns. Electricity avail
able. Price $7,250.00.
J. H. PRESSLEY,
Field Representative
The Union Central Life Ins. Co.
20-22 Citizens Bank Bldg.
Americus, Georgia
Bus. Phone 2652, Res, 2064.
FOR RENT -Co nvenient
ground floor office space. Apply
Perry Loan & Savings Bank.
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But an Ad in The Home Jour
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The easiest, quickest and best
way to reach new customers is
through the Ad columns of
this newspaper. In no other
way can so many people be
reached at such a small cost
, and with so little effort,
I Get Wise—
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PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
Perry Church
Sunday School-10:15 a. m.
Worship Service-11:30 a. m.
Clinchfield
Sunday School--3:00 p. m.
Worship Servicp-8;00 p. m.
Rev. R. F. Boyd, Pastor.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bible School each Sunday morn
| ing 10:15.
Morning Worship Service 11:30.
i Sermon by the pastor.
Baptist Training Union 6:45.
Evening Worship 8:30 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service Wed
nesday Evening 8:00.
J. A. Ivey, Pastor.
U. S. Better Place
It appears that Angelo Vinic, for
mer Omaha high school student,
won’t have to be a soldier for
Mussolini after all. Angelo stowed
away on a ship bound for his native
Italy last November. Since arriving
! there he has bombarded officials
and Omaha relatives with pleas for
aid in obtaining a passport, so he
could return home and escape being
i drafted into the army. Represen
■ tative McLaughlin (Dem., Neb.)
: sent word that the American consul
at Palermo, Italy, has been author
' ized to issue the passport. t ,
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HOUSTON COUNTY TAX LEVY FOR 1941
The Tax Receiver having filed his digest for the \ear p)n
Court preceded to levy a county tax for the year 194 i. ' t!li
The aggregate value of the property of Houston Countv „ „
digest of 1941 is $2,693,255.00. C> ont h
The Alternative Road Law embraced in Sections 95 e m
! 95-811, inclusive, of the Code of 1933 being operative in Houtt
jCounty: 1
It was ordered that a tax of four-tenths of one per cent or f
mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of Houston Conn?
on the digest and not on the digest, for a road fund to be used f
working and maintaining the public roads of Houston County °
It was further ordered that an additional tax of thirteen rr ii
be levied upon all the taxable property of Houston County 0 n ti
digest and not on the digest, for all the other several purposes f
which the law authorizes and directs county authorities to 1 10
taxes; said tax of thirteen mills to be levied for and divided am '
the several county purposes as follows: on!
Ist. To pay the legal indebtedness of the county due andtobecnm
due and past due $4.00 per $l,OOO or 4.00 Mill
12nd. To build and repair courthouses 1 *
and jails, bridges and ferries,
and other public improvements .4.00 per $l,OOO or 4.00 Mill
3rd. To pay sheriffs, jailers and oth- ‘ 113
er officers fees that they may be
legally entitled to out of the
county 1.00 per $l,OOO or 1.00 Mill
4th. To pay coroners all fees that ‘ *
may be due them for holding
inquests .05 per $l,OOO or .05 Mill
sth. To pay the expenses of the ‘ 11
county for bailiffs at court, non
resident witnesses in criminal
cases, fuel, servant hire, sta
tionery and the like 1.00 per $l,OOO or 1,00 Mill
6th. To pay jurors a per diem com
pensation 1.00 per $l,OOO or 1 00 Mill
7th. To pay expenses incurred in sup
porting the poor of the county,
and as otherwise prescribed by
the Code... 1.25 per $l,OOO or 1.25 Milk
Bth. To pay any other lawful
charge against the county .70 per $l,OOO or .70 Mill.
Total $13.00 per $l,OOO or 13.00 Mills
The Board of Education of Houston County having recom
mend.ed the following county tax for a county wide tax for a pub
lie school fund for the year 1941: It was ordered that a specia
school tax of five-tenths of one per cent, or five mills, be levief
upon all the taxable property of Houston County, on the digest am
not on the digest, to supplement the public school fund apportion
to Houston County by the State of Georgia.
PERRY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Perry Consolidated School Distric
having recommended the levy of the following taxes on the pro
perty of said district for a public school fund for the year 1941- I t
was ordered that said taxes be levied as follows:
To pay interest and provide a sinking fund to pay
$85,000 of school bonds 5 jjj]] g
To supplement the State public school fund re
ceived for said district 5 Mills
Total 10 Mill
CENTERVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Centerville Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public schoo
fund for said district for the year 1941: It was ordered that :
special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro
perty of said district to supplement the State public school func
received for said district.
BONAIRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Bonaire Consolidated School Distric
having recommended the following tax for a public school fund foi
said district for the year 1941: It was ordered that a special schoo
tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable property of said dis
trict to supplement the State public school fund received for sai(
district.
HAYNEVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Hayneville Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public schoo
fund for said district; for the year 1941: It was ordered that a
special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro
perty of said district to supplement the State public school funt
received for said district.
ELKO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Elko Consolidated School District
having recommended the following tax for a public school fund foi
said district for the year 1941; It was ordered that a special schoo
tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable property of said dis
trict to supplement the State public school fund received for saic
district.
HENDERSON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Henderson Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
fund for said district for the year 1941: It was ordered that a
special school tax of five mills be levied unon all the taxable pro
perty of said district to supplement the State public school fund
; received for said district. /
BYRON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Byron Consolidated School District
having recommended the following tax for a public school fund for
said district for the year 1941; It was ordered that a special schoolj
tax of two mills be levied upon all the taxable property of said dis
trict in Houston County to pay interest and create a sinking fund
for school bonds for said district.
GROVANIA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Grovania Consolidated School Dis*
i trict having recommended the following tax for a public schoo 1
| fund for said district for the year 1941: It was ordered that a
' special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro
property of said district to supplement the State public fund re
ceived for said district.
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true extract
from the Minutes of the County Commissioners of Roads and Reve
nue of Houston County in session August 19, 1941.
Witness my official signature and seal of said Commissioner;
this 22nd day of August, 1941.
C. E. BRUNSON, . ,
Clerk County Commissioners of Roao;
and Revenue of Houston County, La.
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