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CN TME CJ.T.
The waiter approached one of the
regular diners at the restaurant and
asked if he would do him a favor.
“I'm leaving the restaurant, sir,”
he explained, ‘‘and the manager
won't give me a reference. I thought
perhaps you might say I was honest,
sir. I've always served you when
you’ve been here, sir.”
“Well, I don’t mind saying that
I’ve always found you honest,”
said the diner. “Bring me some
notepaper."
• He wrote a few words.
“Thank you very much indeed,
sir,” said the waiter. "I can never
■repay you sufficiently.” Then he bent
tow and whispered; "Come here to
morrow, and I’ll let you have a
meal for nothing.”
Experience
The newly elected justice of the
peace had borrowed a friend’s gun.
Along came bunny. Bang! The
weapon kicked like an army mule.
“You’ll be sentencing that thing
Tor assault and battery," smiled his
friend to the sore-shouldered magis
trate.
“Anyway,” came the smiling re
ply. “I shall discharge it with a
caution.”
NO SOAP
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Jlkk
Wiley—Smith says his wife is the
fairest flower that grows, you never
speak that way of me.
Hubby—Well, he’s a florist, and
I’m a soap manufacturer.
About Women
A woman does such funny things!
1 cannot understand ’em.
The stunts they do with money
brings
New cause to reprimand ’em.
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They sec a twenty dollar bag
And buy it in a minute,
When just a dime and powder rag
is all they’ll carry in it.
Convalescent
He—Why wouldn’t you see me yes
terday afternoon, when I called?
She—l was ill.
He—But I saw you sitting at the
window sewing.
She—Er—well—l was on the
mead.
A Man’s a Man
He—l wonder how it is a girl
can t catch a ball like a man?
She—Oh, a man is so much bigger
and easier to catch.
NUTTY
“Waiter, are you insane? What do
you mean by bringing me a dish of
peanuts when I am nearly starved?”
“Pardon me, sir; but when you
came in you said you had the appe
tite of an elephant, so I thought pea
nuts would just suit you.”
Difference
“Before we were married, Jack,
you said mother could stay with us
whenever she pleased.”
“Yes, my dear, but since we have
been married she has ceased to
please.”
Fit to Kill
“Funny thing, isn’t it?”
“What is?"
“Tliat a live man in fact is always
dead in earnest.”
Hopeless
Eing—Yes, that’s old Spriggins.
Half-a-dozen doctors have given him
up at various times during his life.
Wtng—What was the matter with
him?
Bung—He wouldn’t pay his bills.
Opinion
Jimmy—So Alma told you 1
was witty, did she?
Tubby—Well, she didn’t express it
that way. She said she had to laugh
every time you opened your mouth.
Restraint
“Dc Hocks is a cheerful chap;
never borrows trouble.”
“Oh, well, I suppose he has to
draw the line somewhere,* 1
Distinction
“Jean skates beautifully, don’t
you think?”
“Well, she is a beautiful skater if
that is what you mean?”
Knot So
3he—Why do they paint the inside
of a chicken coop?
He—To keep the hens from pick
ing the grain out of the wood.
Society
“Do you go in for society,
Boftgs?”
“Well, Jimmy has a gang, my
wdt has a set. and I have ■ crowd.”.
Nev/ Device May Prevent
Planes From Being Lost
Although the number of plane
crashes in this country have been
few in com (.arisen with the millions
of miles flown by the ships that
navigate the nation’s airways,
enough such mishaps have happened
to justify serious thought.
One man who has done a lot of
thinking about plane crack-ups is
Frank B, Alexander of Rochester,
Ind. Mr. Alexander recently an
nounced that he had worked out a
scheme to make it easier to locate
fallen aircraft.
“Many deaths from airplane
crashes,” says Mr. Alexander,
“would not have occurred if it had
been possible to locate the wreck- i
age quickly.”
The gentleman from Indiana, re
membering some of the planes that
have fallen on mountain sides and j
in thick woods, believes he has
worked out a scheme which will
make it much easier for searching
pilots to find what they are looking
for. 11
Mr. Alexander’s device is so sim- (
pie that he is amazed that some
one has not thought of it before—it (
i is nothing more complex than'a wide ;
ribbon of bright red material which 1
is carried in a box on the under- 1
: side of a plane The ribbon is about |
I half a mile long.
It is Mr. Alexander’s notion that a
I pilot about to make a forced land- ,
ing can release this ribbon and let ,
it float out behind the plane as it
speeds toward the ground,
i Even if the ship cracks up on a t
barren mountainside or ploughs I'
through trees before it finally comes j 1
to rest, the brilliant ribbon will leave h
a distinct trail, its inventor believes, 1 (
which can easily be spotted from j ;
the air.
Egyptian Plague Likened
To Modern Eruptions
New evidence corroborating the
I biblical story of the fall of Jericho
has been disclosed by Dr, John Gars
; tang of the University of Liver
pool.
“There is no need,” he said, “to
quote the biblical account of this epi
sode. The city is described in the
1 Old Testament as protected by walls
j and having one gate. The walls fell
in such away that the Israelites
(who were fresh from the desert)
were able to enter the city almost
everywhere; and the place later was
destroyed by fire.
“Parts of the double brick ram
part have been located. They show
clear signs of the dislocations which
are ascribed to earthquakes. It is 1
obvious that the masonry had ■
plunged into the face of the mound I
on which the city stood. Attackers 1 1
would have met with no barrier other |
than the rough slope. The struc- 1
tures within the city show clear signs
j of earthquake and fire. Excavations
located only one gate, and that
I opened toward the east.”
Regarding other biblical stories,
Dr. Garstang believes that the pil
lar of fire may have been a volcanic
eruption, which often throws a col
umn of fire to an altitude of 20 miles. 1
The Egyptian plague, which turned
the Nile into “blood" and destroyed (
the fish, finds support in modern vol
canic eruptions which have turned
water red and poisonous.
Oyster Big Business
From September to April oysters ,
“R“ in season. From September to
April, men (lock to oyster bars,
housewives putter over oyster stew.
Supplying the national demand is
an industry of some proportions, for
oystering is no haphazard occupa
tion. Unknown to many is the fact
that oysters are as carefully planted '
and harvested as any garden del
icacy.
In August of every year edible
bivalves—to be used for breeding—
| are dumped on special ocean bottom
I beds along with tons of shells which
give the young oysters a rough sur
face on which to adhere. It is only
i after a year in these special beds
! that they are removed to more
| favorable growing grounds.
Historic Trees Dead
Tivo elms, one the so-called Wash
ington elm in Lexington and the oth- j
er the old whipping post tree in Con
cord, N. H., died recently, the vic
tims of old age.
The Lexington tree is believed to
have been more than 300 years old.
George Washington tied his horse to
1 it when he dined in a Lexington tav
ern. The stump, which will be left
standing, bears intact the spike to
which the general tethered his
mount.
Concord’s famed elm was dam
aged in the 1938 hurricane and died
subsequently. Its stump likewise
will be retained to mark the spot
where victims of the whipping post
were flogged more than a century
ago.
New Skin Graft
A new method of skin grafting
which for the first time makes it
possible to graft skin on an entire
thigh or a large part of the back or
other parts of the body was report
ed recently in the Journal of the
American Medical Association. The
new method, termed “blanket graft,”
was described by its originators,
Drs. H. O. McPheeters and Harvey
Nelson of Minneapolis, who pointed
out that ordinarily it has been rare
for physicians to graft more than a
two-inch wide piece of skin at a time.
Under the new method, they
■ claimed, a graft was prepared with
a total area of 176 square inches.
VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN
Friday. April 17. has been
named Victory Book Day by
President Roosevelt, who asked
Americans everywhere to con
tribute as many good books as
they can spare to the men in the
armed forces. Soldiers, sailors, j
and marines at home and over
seas. while fighting and training
to fight, still have time to read
and appreciate a good book.
It is valuable to the morale of a i
fighting man to have accessible
good books which help give him
the courage and the knowledge
to fight. It is difficult to obtain,
good reading matter for the men
in the service without help from
the public at home who can givel
good books for the armed forces. !
The Victory Book Campaign is I
sponsored by the American Li
brary Association. American Redj
Cross, and the United Service]
Organizations.
tViiss Louise Rainey, librarian,
of the Perry school, is county
chairman of the Book Campaign.
Members of her committee are:
Mesdames Ernest Tharpe, War
ren Hodge, Hollis Kezar, W. K.
Pierce, Linwood McCormick, Ce
cil McCraven, M. A. Stubbs,Geo. 1
Collins, and Stewart Bryan.
Those having books to con-,
tribute should notify a member
of the committee. The Book,
Campaign will continue through
out the war with intensive'
drives occasionally. A large;
number of books was collected:
in Houston county on Feb. 10.
Mirs Rainey appreciates the as-:
sistance given by so many aC
that time and urges all who can
to donate another book for this
worthy cause.
FARMERS URGED TO
SAVE LEGUME SEED
A farmer is his own rationing
board when producing nitrogen)
by growing legume crops, W. T. I
Middlebrooks county agent, said j
this week, in pointing out that
the only limit to this nitrogen is j
the amount of legumes grown
and the nitrogen conserved.
The amount of nitrogen farm-j
ers can obtain from the air by j
growing legume crops such as i
vetch, Austrian winter peas,)
crimson clover, lespedeza, velvet 1
beans, cow peas, soybeans, cro
talaria, peanuts “hogged-off”,
and other legumes for soil im
provement is unlimited, accord
ing to Mr. Middlebrooks.
Planting legume crops planted;
in Georgia has been limited by
the seed supply and their cost,
the Extension agent explained.
This has been forcefully brought
to the attention of farmers by 1
experiences in obtaining seed
last fall and spring.
In order to take full advantage
of this free nitrogen,” he said,
‘‘farmers should make every ef
fort possible to produce and save
enough planting seed to plant as
much acreage as the farm plan
will stand to these important le
gume crops.
‘‘Seed that can be produced at
a reasonable price in Georgia
should not be purchased on each
Tarm. Purchasing seed that can
be raised is like purchasing corn
—‘you never have any when it is
needed.’
"If conditions are favorable
for seed production, a part of
the acreage now growing vetch,
Austrian winter peas, crimson
clover and other winter legumes;
should be saved for seed. These
can be planted this fall for a
part of the 1943 nitrogen supply.
‘‘This fall seed of such crops
as lespedeza, crotalaria, velvet i
beans, cowpeas, and soybeans
should be saved for the 1943
crop.”
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Prepared
Manager—Are you sure you are
qualified to lead a jazz orchestra? )
Applicant Absolutely. I’ve had I
two nervous breakdowns, was shell- )
shocked in France, and I live in an
apartment above a family with 12
noisy children.
Ideal Wife
“What’s your idea of an ideal
wife?”
“One who can keep house, her j
temper, and her help.”
Unwedded Bliss
Unwedd—A bachelor has nobody to
share his troubles.
Beenwedd—Why should a bachelor
have any troubles?
Postponed
Patient—Tell me the worst, Doc
tor,
Doctor—No, I’ll mail the bill to
you. '
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First Vice Presidents
John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
I son were the first two vice presi
dents, _
PERRY HIGH ACTIVITIES
Next Monday the seniors of
Perry H gh will start a course
in First Aid. The course will
be taught by Mr. G. W. Rhodes
and Mr. W. G. Riley. We feel
that we are most fortunate to
(secure these instructors. The
j course will last two hours each
day. This will fit in nicely with
cur physical fitness program
| here at school. Every b:y and
g.rl that is physically fit par
ticipates in our program, which
consists of drilling, organized
I play, and calisthenics. Perry
j Hi wants to help in any way that
it can during this great cnSis.
The contractor has finished
(painting our school and it is
(amazing what a little paint can
do. We want each of you to drop
I by and visit with us and see our
school since it has been painted.
I The building is so much more
I beautiful and the new paint job
makes the lighting much better.
The student body enjoyed very
1 much the pictures on health
(that the P. T. A. sponsored Tues-
I day.
j
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
Dr, Ed F. Cook, of Macon, re
tired Methodist minister and one
| time missionary to Japan, was
I the speaker at Tuesday’s Junch
| eon meeting of the Perry Kiwa
nis club. Dr. Cook predicted a
long, drawn out war with Japan.
He described the Japanese as
i treacherous, revengeful, and
; shrewd.
RENEWAL PERIOD FOR
DRIVER’S LICENSE
The driver’s license renewal!
period began April 1. To insure
prompt return of renewal license,
each applicant should be sure to;
1. Print his full name as it
I appeared on last year’s license,
j 2. Give his correct mailing
: address.
3. Send renewal stub from
old license.
4. Put old license number on
| application.
i 5. Head of the family should
i list each person in his family
I (wife and minor dependents) liv
ing at same address entitled to
family driver’s license.
6. Send money order,certified
or cashier’s check with applica
tion.
7. Fill out applicatiou for each
I person desiring license.
8. Mail all applications to
Dept. Public Safety, P. 0. Box
No. 1741, Atlanta, Ga.
If a person has never been li
censed before he must stand an
examination to get license.
Application blanks for renewal
of licenses may be obtained from
almost every filling station ini
your city and from any sheriff’s
office or police station.
FREE DINNER
EVERY SUNDAY
To One
Local Couple
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnson
are the lucky couple for
Sunday, April 19.
Watch this space every
week. Your name may be
next.
LEE’S ALL AMERICAN CAFE
Perry, Ga.
TIME EXTENSION
Good news for Georgia farm
ers, busy with spring planting,
jhas come with the announce
ment of an extension of one
month in the time permitted for
, filing applications for 1941 parity
1 and conservation program pay
ments, T. R. Breedlove, state
) AAA administrative officer, an-1
nounced in Athens this week,
Mr. Breedlove said the dead-'
line for acceptance of applica-'
tions by county AAA offices has!
been extended from March 31 to
| April 30, 1942.
Extension of the deadline was!
approved by Secretary of Agri
culture Claude Wickard.
A recent survey of census cal
culations disclosed that in 1940
an estimated 4,500 divorce and
annulments were awarded in
Georgia for an average of 1.4 de
crees for every 1,000 inhabi
tants. The national rate in the
same year was two divorces per
thousand. The Georgia figures
were based on figures supplied!
by 51 counties with proportional,
estimates for the non reporting
counties. i
The bigger drink
Authorized Bottlers
PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO., Macon, G a .
FERTILIZER^
FIELD, GARDEN and YARD
We have a Special Garden and Yard Fertilizer
in large and small packages—and can take
care of your needs.
Seed Irish Potatoes, Early Corn, Peas, Soy and
Velvet Beans, Millet, Sorghum, Lespedeza, Cot
ton Seed, Peanuts, Melon and Cantaloupe.
Garden Seed and Garden Tools, Whatley’s
Prolific Seed Corn.
Planters, Fertilizer Distributors, Harrows, Weeders, Spring
Tooth and Little Joe Cultivators, Stalk Cutters, Tractors,
Plows, Binders, Combines, and all Farm Equipment.
When needing Farm Equipment or Farm Supplies
SEE t
Geo. C. Nunn & Son
Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
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| HARDWARE TOOLS
For Victory Gardens
■j Everybody on the home front is being urged to plant a
i garden this year to produce necessary fcods that soon
may not be available at any price.
Take the hard work out of your gardening
plans, by equipping yourself with the most ef
ficient tools. We’re headquarters for every
wanted type of garden equipment, and you’ll
find our prices in line with smart economy.
EVERY FARMER IS “PLANTING FOR
VICTORY.”
Buy your plow points, repairs for farm machinery and
other hardware needs from our large stock,
Andrew Hardware Co.:
PHONE 500 PERRY, GA. *
GARDEN SEEDS
Of All Kinds
For that Victory Garden the Government
has asked citizens to plant this year.
A Home Garden is a “MUST” for All
Farm Families.
Come in right away and get your SEEDS while
they are available,
J. W. Blood worth J
Phone 94 s Delivery Service ; Ferry, Ga,
ACCOUNTS INSURED $5,0J0
4° PER = x ,
0 ANNUM D“ds n p u aid
Why Accept less on a SAFE Investment?
Start a Savings or Investment Account With Us
A Non-speculative, Non-fluctuating Insured Investment
LEGAL FOR TRUST FUNDS
PERRY FEDERAL SAVINGS S LOAN ASSOCIATION ■
Accounts by Mail Solicited. Write Us.
Perry, Georgia.
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and a complete line of Jewelry
See our complete line of Wedding Invitations,
Announcements and Visiting Cards
atch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty
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