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.
TOLERANCE
A clergyman was arguing with a
successful business man on the de
sirability of attending church. At j
last he put the question squarely: j
“What is your personal reason for j
not. attending?”
The other smiled as he replied:
"One finds so many hypocrites
there.”
“Don’t let that keep you away,” !
said the parson. “There's always j
room for one more.”
Bible Reader
Billy—When were railroads first j
knowm?
Jerry—Back in Bible times.
Billy—Who are you trying to kid? I
Jerry—Nobody. Read it for your- |
self, the Queen of Sheba went to
Jerusalem with a very great train. |
SCENE CHANGE
Hubby—Sometimes I feel that I |
once sat on a throne and waved a ;
scepter.
Wifcy—And now, you are going
to stand on the back porch and wave i
a rug beater.
Where’s (he liook?
Smart—People are carried away j
with the things I make.
Smarty—You must turn out some I
artistic stuff.
Smart—No, I just make stretch
ers.
Maybe Right
Dad—Do you know, Tom, you’ll
never be President if you’re
naughty.
Son—That’s all right. We’re Re
publicans anyway.
Two’s One Too
Betty—Toll me, is John in the
habit of talking to himself?
Jerry—l can’t say. I never was
with him when he was alone.
But No Gas
Mother—How are you getting
along in spelling?
Son—Fine, Mom, we’re having six
cylinder words, now.
Permanent Fall
John—What stopped you from
skating?
Jane—l fell down one more time
than 1 got up.
Quick Thinking
Fresh Guy—How about some old
fashioned lovemnking?
Scnorita—All right, I’ll call grand
ma for you.
Double-Edged
Book Agent—Please don’t bother
to see me to the door.
Mrs. Zook—lt's no bother at all,
really it’s a pleasure?
Oysters Rationed
Waiter—You sometimes find a
pearl in oyster stew.
Customer—l’m looking for the
oysters.
AL FRESCO
Frank—l usually eat out during
the winter.
Mary—l should think it w’ould be
too cold at this lime of the year.
1 prefer to eat in.
Directions Please
Driver—How far is it to Mudville
Flats?
Farmer—Wal, it’s about 24,995
miles the way you’re headed but if
you turn around, it's only about five.
Smells Mad
Henry—l suppose you were pretty
mad when you stumbled over that
skunk.
Harry—Mad. I was highly in
censed.
Quick Thinking
Betty—Mother, there's a mouse in
the milk pail.
Mom—You took it out, didn't you?
Betty—No, Mother, I threw the
cat in. _
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L.JIPUP- improved *■!
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUI3T, D. D,
Of The Moody Bible Inetltute of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Unlon.l
Lesson for January 24
Lesson subject* and Scripture text* De
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
JESUS THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
LESSON TEXT—John 5:2-17.
GOLDEN TEXT Wilt thou be made
j whole?—John 5:6.
Hope of the hopeless, help of the
| helpless—who would that be, but
Jesus? Coming to Jerusalem for the
feast He did not seek out the homes
of the mighty, the places of learn
ing and culture, but betook Himself
to the Pool of Bethesda, where there
i “lay a multitude of them that were
sick, blind, halt, withered.” Why did
! He go to such a place? Because He
i always had compassion upon those
| in need.
In this multitude He saw at once
the neediest man of all—one without
j friends or loved ones to care for
' him, despondent and disheartened.
1 What happened that day may well
j encourage the heart of every sad,
lonely, and discouraged one.
We see three things here.
I. Hopeless Infirmity (vv. 1-7).
How weak and helpless is humani- 1
I ty. Oh, yes, we seem to be strong,
: capable, fearless, but only until we
! meet some great elemental prob
! lem. Then we see that we are in
deed a great multitude of impotent
! folk. The gently falling snow
stopped the undefeated Napoleon,
j The silent fog can paralyze a na
tion. Sickness, death—who can stay
1 their hand? We need the steady and !
! powerful grip of God upon our lives
if we are to go through such ex
-1 periences. Not only was this man
ill and weak, but his long years of
I suffering had made him so accus
| tomod to weakness that he had
; reached a state of despair.
Such an attitude invites defeat. It
J may bo the only recourse of the
: man of the world, but with Jesus
j standing by to help, there is good
J reason for assurance of faith in the
darkest hour.
In the face of his need—yes, even
; in the light of Jesus’ provision for
that need—the leaders of the Jews
could only criticize.
11. Heartless Religion (vv. 10-13, |
) 15-16).
Jesus had done for the man what i
the Jews had not been able to do; in j
fact, one wonders whether they had
so much os lifted a finger to help I
this poor sufferer. But now that he j
was able to walk, they were greatly
concerned about the violation of
their Sabbath day restriction against
any work.
Instead of shouting for joy that
this man was able to carry not only
himself but his bed, they became
zealous about maintaining the let- i
ter of their law.
Are there not those in our day j
who would be greatly disturbed if
the deathlike quiet and dignity of (
their church services were to be
broken by the cry of a now born
babe in Christ? Would a revival he
j welcomed in the great churches of
America which have lost the savor
of Christ and the power of the gos
pel? We think not.
I
The man who had been healed an- ;
swered well (v. 11). He did not !
know who Jesus was, but he knew !
[ that if He had authority to heal. He
I also had the right to tell him to ’
j carry his bed. When we meet Jesus !
we will be healed of our infirmities I
I and, like this man, be delivered
j from the fear of cold ecclesiasti
cism.
But let us turn to the heart of
j our lesson, which is the act of Jesus
! in giving him
HI. Healing of Body and Soul (vv.
8,9, 14). ;
The body of this man was miracu- j
lously healed. There was no par- I
tial improvement, no long drawn j
out convalescence and regaining of |
strength. In fact, he was told to do j
j something which called for the full j
vigor of a healthy body, to show I
that he was healed.
Even so when we are healed from I
sin it is not to a half-dead existence,
I but to the full vigor of spiritual life. ,
We are to arise and walk in the 1
i power and grace which Christ has |
1 brought into our lives.
Note that the miracle performed
here was for the glory of God. The |
miracles of God are not mere mar
j vels or wonders. They are not for
the advancement of the cause of any
1 man or for personal glory. They
are the mighty signs of an omnipo
tent God wrought for the good of
' men, for their spiritual enlighten
i ment, and as a testimony to the
one true God.
I So in this case Jesus found the !
j man in the temple to admonish him i
j to continue steadfast in the spiritual !
■ liberty which had come to him “lest
| a worse thing befall" him.
Evidently this man’s infirmity had
! been caused by sin, and even though
he had suffered triose 38 long years
the tendency toward sin was still
alive in his heart. Sin dies hard.
How often have we not seen those
who have cried to God out of their
I affliction, promising all sorts of spir- j
i itual changes if God will deliver
them. When He does, they go right
| back to their old ways. The one
who does that may well be looking
for the “worse thing” which will
surely befall him.
i CLASSIFIED ADS
For Sale —Pair good Mules and
good two-horse Wagon.
L. S. Hayes,
1:28 Wellston, Ga.
For Sale—l7 Ga. raised Mules
and Horses. The only thing
cheap about them is the price.
Robert S. Anderson.
1:28 Hawkinsville, Ga.
For Sale—Old Newspapers, in
5c bundles.
Home Journal Office.
A. W. DAHLBE.RG
Certified Public Accountant
Perry, Georgia
Audits - Systems • Income Tax
Notice To Debtors And
Creditors
Georgia, Houston County.
All creditors of the estate of
Mrs. Pauline Newman Brown, I
late (f Houston County, Georgia, 1
now deceased, are hereby notifi
ed to render in their claims or
demands against said estate to
the undersigned according to
law; and ail persons indebted to
said estate are hereby notified to
make immediate payment to me.
W. LEWIS BROWN.
Administrator of the Estate of
Mrs. Pauline Newman Brown.
P. 0. Address
Perry, Ga. 1:28
feeAAie
“All right, Bessie,” said the boss
of the little factory which was mak
ing jackets for soldiers. “D)d you
want to see me about something?”
The thin middle-aged woman stood
up from the chair in the outer of
fice and looked earnestly at the boss
with her huge, grave gray eyes. i
| ‘‘lt’s about this ten percent
I pledge,” she began.
‘‘Oh, that’s all right, Bessie.” the
' boss’ said. “I’d been meaning to
j speak to you about that. We don’t
expect you to
I pledge ten per
i n.v», W ccnt of y° ur P 3^'
for War Bonds
. hbe the others are
mmSkh/lf doing. We know
'' I L you have a hard
~ vT ti me making ends
& meet since Jake
* 9 j / | died. Eleven kids,
isn’t it? That’s
I quite a lot of mouths to feed. Let’s
I see, you make $25.50 a week includ-
I ing overtime, don’t you?”
‘‘Yes, sir, but . . .”
i The boss smiled.
[ “Don’t give it another thought,
Bessie. You’ve got your hands full
i now. Uncle Sam knows you haven’t
got a penny to spare. Don’t let it
worry you. We understand.”
The boss turn»d to go back into
his private office.
“But what I wanted to say was
...” Bessie raised her voice and
the boss looked around. “I wanted
to say, would a dollar a week be too
i little? You see, after we get the
living expenses paid, there’s just
| about a dollar a week left. Would
j they be willing to accept a dollar
| a week?”
I “They’d be more than willing,”
the boss said quietly. “They'd be
proud.”
Bessie looked relieved.
“All we have to do is scrimp a
little,” she said. “I’d feel just ter
rible if we couldn’t give something.”
Back in the boss’ office a repre
sentative of the Treasury Depart
ment was waiting. The boss shut
the door and sat down.
“I’ve just seen the greatest single
sacrifice I know of,” the boss said.
“Listen, if you want to hear what
American women are made of . .
(Story from an actual report in
the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.)
• • •
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; at your office or factory.
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Marines have adopted new models
, of the Rcising sub-machine gun, a
1 .45-caliber weapon.
The new gun used by the para
troops is a compact model with a
pistol grip and a steel-frame stock
I which folds out of the way when
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War Bonds. Join the Payroll Sav
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j PCrCCnt. ’ V, S. Triamry Vifcrlmtnt
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
Georgia, Houston County.
Because of default in the
payment of a loan secur
ed by a deed to secure debt
executed by C. H. Smith to The
Federal Land Bank of Columbia,
dated the 12th day of September,
1939, and recorded in the clerk's
office of the Houston County Su
perior Court in Book 49, Page;
197, the undersigned has declar
ed the full unpaid amount of the
indebtedness referred to due and
payable, and, acting under the
power of sale contained in said
deed, for the purpose of paying
said indebtedness, will on the
first Tuesday in February, 1943,
during the legal hours of sale at
the court house in said County,
sell at public outcry to the high
est bidder for cash, the lands
described in said deed, to-wit:
All of Land Lot 14 in the 12th
Land District and 542nd Militia
District containing Two Hun
dred Two and one-half
acres, more or less and lying
about eight (8) miles Northwest
of Hawkinsville in Houston
County, Georgia.
The undersigned will execute '
j a deed to the purchaser authoriz- j
ed by the aforementioned loan;
deed.
This 4th day of January, 1943.
THE FEDERALLAND
BANK OF COLUMBIA
S. A, Nunn, Attorney.
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
Georgia, Houston County.
Because of default under the
terms and provisions of the deed !
to secure debt executed by
: Mrs, Mary R, Brown to the
Land Bank Commissioner, dat
ed the 13th day of Febru
lary, 1934, and recorded in
| the clerk’s office of the Houston
j County Superior Court in Book
: 45, Page 262, which deed, and
the note and indebtedness se
cured thereby, are owned and
held by Federal Farm Mortgage
Corporation, the undersigned has
declared the entire unpaid
amount of the indebtedness se
cured by said deed due and pay
able, and, acting under the pow
(er of sale contained in said deed, |
for the purpose of paying said ;
indebtedness, will, on the 2nd j
day of February, 1943, during
the legal hours of sale at the
court house in said County, sell
at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash, the lands de
scribed in said deed, to-wit:-
One Hundred Sixty-four and 1
I ninety-eight one hundredths!
(164.98) acres of land, more or;
less, being part of lot number 116 i
in the 13tn District of Houston |
County. Georgia, said land now
or formerly bounded on the!
North by lands of Mrs. J. VV. j
Hodge; East by lands of Mrs. J.
W. Hodge and the town of Gro
vania; South by the town of Gro- j
vania and public road; and West
by lands of Mrs. Mary Houser
Estate, and being the same land
described in the security'* deed
executed by Mrs. Mary R.Brown I
to the Land Bank Commissioner
February 13, 1934, and recorded j
in Book 45, Page 262, in the Of-!
fice of the Clerk of the Superior |
Court of Houston County, Geor-'
•gia, to the record of which deed
reference is hereby made for a 1
more particular description.
A deed will be executed to the 1
purchaser as authorized by the
aforementioned loan deed.
This 4th day of January, 1943.
FEDERAL FARM MORT
GAGE CORPORATION.
S. A. Nunn, Attorney.
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
GEORGIA, —Houston County;
Mrs. T. R. Sharp, Administra
tor of the estate of T. R Sharp,
deceased, having applied for
leave to sell all the land belong
ing to said estate; this is to noti-1
fy all persons concerned to show
cause, if any they can, why her
application should not be granted
|at the Court of Ordinary on the
first Monday in February next.
This January 5. 1943.
I JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary,
Notice To Debtors And
Creditors
Georgia. Houston County.
All creditors of the estate of
N. A. Greer, formerly of Hous
ton County, Georgia, • nowj de
ceased, are hereby notified to
render in their claims or demands
against said estate to the under
signed according to law; and ail
persons indebted to said estate i
are hereby notified to make im- i
mediate payment to me.
R. L. GREER,
Administrator with the Will
annexed of the Estate of N. A. 1
Greer, Deceased.
P. 0. Address
2444 Broadway,
Macon, Ga, 1:28
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SINCLAIR STATION
Phone 137 Perry, Ga.
OUR NEW YEAR MESSAGE
This is no time for the usual Happy New Year wishes. It is
a time, rather, for a prayer to God to give us strength and
courage to grit our teeth, put our shoulder to the wheel, and
devoutly resolve to shoulder burdens, make sacrifices, do
whatever is demanded of us to win this war.
Thus we may hope for a restoration of “our way of life” with
a feeling of assurance that the suffering people of this world
will be freed from domination and depression.
We pledge you our very best efforts and whole-hearted help
in getting supplies necessary to make your 1943 crop.
It will be necessary to do without many things that you have
been getting on account of scarcity. But we will have some
Implements, Fertilizer, Soda, Seed, Feed and
Supplies, and good supply of parts and repairs.
Come to see us and we will do everything possible to keep
you operating.
See us when you have anything to sell and need farm supplies.
Expect car of Calcium Arsenate this week. We greatly ap
preciate your trade and friendship.
• Geo. C. Nunn & Son
Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
—£!E_L_.!
ITS NO MILITARY SECRET
There are many ways to lose a war. A reckless lack
of regard for the rights of a fellow citizen rates a top
place among a long list of don’ts. Whereever you
trade you will find your merchant’s stock of merchan
dise short of many hitherto essential items. You can
do yourself and the merchants a good turn by accept
ing many worthwhile substitutes. But there is no
substitute for honest and fair dealing and experience,
Thai's why you will like to trade with
J. W. Bloodworth
Phone 94 : Delivery Service ; Perry, Ga.
■■ -yawn.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY
Kelly and Plumb AXES, Poultry Feeders and
Founts, Myles Salt Block for Animals, Horse
Collars, Bridles, Lines, Hames, Collar Pads,
Traces, Singletrees, Doubletrees, etc.
Repair Parts for Machinery including
Chattanooga Plough Line.
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 500 PERRY, GA.
ONLY THE BEST IN
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and a complete line of Jewelry
See our complete line of Wedding Invitation*,
Announcements and Visiting Cards
Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty
KERNAGHAN, Inc.
411 Cherry St. JEWELERS Macon, Ga.
LEGAL BLANK FORMS
BLANK MORTGAGES, BILL OF SALE,
PROMISSORY NOTES, RETAIN TITLE
NOTES, and Various Other Forms
FOR SALE AT
HOME JOURNAL OFFICE
