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,
Payable In Advance
Entered at the Post Office in
Perry, Ga., as Mail Matter of
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IT’S A MIRACLE!
Kere’i another English story you’ll
like.
The company sergeant-major had
a bad cold in the head, and it didn’t
improve his temper.
Facing the parade, he opened his ;
mouth in the usual manner, but not j
a sound emerged.
His face reddened as he tried |
again, with the same result.
With bulging throat muscles and
bloodshot eyes, he made his third
attempt.
In the ghastly silence that followed
a voice spoke up from the rear rank.
“Coo, boys!” it said. “It's a
blooming miracle!’’
HIS ERROR
|
“Who’s that plain woman in the '
funny hat?”
“My wife.”
“Pardon me—my mistake,”
“No, mine!"
A Likely Story
A man was walking along a Berlin
street muttering to himself, “And all
this trouble for one man.”
A policeman overheard him and j
arrested him. When he appeared |
before the judge the latter asked
him to which man he was referring.
The reply was "Winston Churchill,"
and the case was dismissed.
As the man was leaving the court
house he met the policeman who had j
arrested him.
"What man did you think I meant |
when you arrested me?” he asked in '
passing.
Fooled ’Em
“One of my ancestors,” the Eng- !
lishman was saying, “won a battle
against the Normans by skillful use
of his artillery.”
“Don’t be silly!” retorted his
bored companion. “Gunpowder
wasn’t known then.”
“I’m well aware of that, and so
was my ancestor.”
“Then how did ho win the battle?’’
"He aimed the artillery at the
Normans, and the idiots, seeing the
guns, thought gunpowder had been
invented. So they hopped it!”
The Cure-All
A man went to his doctor and re
quested treatment for his ankle.
After a careful examination the
doctor inquired: “How long have
you been going about like this?”
“Two weeks.”
“Why, man, your ankle is broken, i
How you managed to get around at
all is a mystery. Why didn’t you |
come to mo before?”
“Well, doctor, every time I say
anything is wrong with me, my wife
declares I’ll have to stop smoking.”
STILL HAS IT
Wife—That child doesn’t get her
temper from me.
Husband—No, there’s none of
yours missing.
t Wasted money is wasted
lives. Don’t waste precious
j lives. Every dollar you can j
spare should be used to buy
War Bonds. Buy your ten .
Jc*— per cent every pay day. ‘
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i UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Wesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Of The Moody Bifcle Institute of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for May 2
Lesson subjects and Scripture text* se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
j permission.
CHRIST’S CHARGE TO PETER
LESSON TEXT—John 21:15-24,
GOLDEN TEXT—Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down his
I life for hts friends.—John 15:13.
Breakfast for a hungry fisherman
j —that is what our loving and
■ thoughtful Lord had provided on the
j shore of Galilee. He wanted to talk
j to Peter, but He knew this was need
| ful first. There are some folk who
j think that following Christ is a dqle
ful matter, devoid of every pleasure.
Jesus never taught any such thing.
He attended weddings and dinners
even in the homes of those despised
by men. But remember that He al
ways did it for their spiritual good,
not merely for His own enjoyment; 1
and that He always brought the gath-,
ering up to His own spiritual level, i
rather than stooping to any worldly
or wicked standards.
Here we find Him with a glowing
fire upon which fish is broiling, and
with bread ready for these hungry
men. It was just like Him thus to
meet in most delightful and satis
fying fellowship those who serve
Him. Draw up to the fire, Christian
friends who are standing afar off.
You may be so timid that, like the I
disciples, you will not dare to call !
Him by name (v. 12), but if you will :
come, you will find that the precious j
fellowship will soon warm your'
heart.
With the meal over, Christ turned \
, to Peter and in their conversation j
J we find the latter required to
I. Face Responsibility (vv. 15-17). !
With kindly persistence our Lord [
brought Peter face to face with his I
j responsibility of full-hearted devotion '
[ to Him. Before service can be ren- I
dered there must be a right relation- '
j ship to the Lord.
Three times Peter was asked to
declare his love for Christ. Such a
| public confession was quite in place,
■ before the man who had thrice de
nied his Lord was restored to a place
of leadership. The words “more
j than these” (v. 15) indicate that J
Jesus was asking of him a high j
| measure of devotion. It is no more j
| than He has a right to expect of us. |
The conversation after breakfast i
that morning was a very profitable j
one. One is reminded, by contrast,
that few of our mealtime discussions j
are very useful. Many (perhaps I
most) after-dinner speeches and I
conversations yield little profit. Here j
is an occasion when such was not
the case. One wonders whether wc
j would not be wise to take the sug
gestion and turn our thoughts and
i those of our dinner guests to spiritu
al things. Surely it should be so
I among Christian friends and in a
: Christiajn home.
11. Feeding Christ's Flock (vv.
j 15-17).
We review the same verses to
point out that an expression of love
to Christ means nothing except as
I it manifests itself in service. Like
Peter, we are to be diligent about
feeding His flock, whether they be
the young and inexperienced lambs,
or the mature sheep of the fold.
We tend to specialize. Even in
soul-winning some give themselves
j to child evangelism while others
I reach only adults, and would hardly
j think of dealing with a child. True
, it is that we have varying gifts, and
1 one does one type of work better
j than another. But let us avoid over-
I specialization. Every needy soul is
a challenge to us as v/e present the
gospel.
The word “feed” should be
stressed. Here again the church has
frequently failed. Men and women
are won to a decision for Christ, and
then forgotten. Sheep must be fed
if they are to grow. A teaching
ministry must accompany the evan
gelistic effort. They belong together,
and to neglect either is to fail, at
least, in that measure.
111. Follow Him to the End (vv
18-24).
Endlessly ingenious are the de
vices of Satan. He who had sifted
Peter like wheat (Luke 22:31) and
had rejoiced in the weakness of his
denial of Christ, now saw him step
ping out into victorious living. He
heard (he prophecy of the martyr
{ death of Peter. So he put into his
| heart a question. Why should he
suffer? What about John? What
was the Lord going to do for him?
When our cannot trip us up
with temptation to personal sin, he
resorts to the device of jealousy.
Many promising Christian workers
have become useless because they
have taken their eyes off Jesus and
put them on the persons and work
of other Christians. Doing a work
which was difficult and unnoticed but
very important to God, they have
felt the urge to quit because some
one else seemed to have the easier
task and receive more recognition.
The answer of Jesus in verse 22
plainly states that it is not the place
of one disciple to judge the course of
j life of another, nor to gauge his own
devotion to Christ by another’s place
or service.
The word of Christ to us is the
same as to Peter: “Follow me.”
I We have all we can do to live our
own lives in a manner well-pleasing
j to our Lord.
I
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY.
Under the Power in Bill of
Sale dated March 25, 1941, from
Cora and Henry Burnham to
i Macon Production Credit Asso
ciation of record in Clerk’s Of
i fice Houston Superior Court in
book 52 folio 13 will be sold be
j fore the court house door in
jHouston County during the legal
1 hours of sale to the highest bid
der for cash on first Tuesday in
May 1943 the following describ
ed land:
10 acres land lying in sth Dis
trict of Houston County, Geor
gia, in the NVV corner of Jot 147,
being deeded by Nancy Corder
land Emily E. Watson to Cora
Burnham, recorded in Deed Book
14, Page 464, Clerk’s Office
Houston Superior Court. Also:
75 acres land being in the lower
sth District of Houston County,
Georgia off of NW corner of Lot
146, being land deeded by Jasper
Bateman to Cora Burnham, re
corded in deed book 2, page 258,
Clerk’s Office Houston Superior
Court. Also; 61>£ acres in the
j south side of lot No. 148, in the
sth District of Houston County,
j Georgia, being land deeded by
C. H. Bateman to Cora Burn
ham by deed recorded in Deed
Book 31, Page 290, Clerk’s Of
fice Houston Superior Court.
Also: 40 acres land, being an un
divided interest in 151 7-8 acres
of land, known as east half and
fourth of lot 148, sth District of
Houston County, Georgia and
i being land deeded by Bessie
I Griggs, Adel Toliver, Moses
(Woolfolk, Laura Harris and
|Hardeman Woolfolk to Cora
lßurnham, recorded in Deed
| Book 31, Page 291, Clerk’s Of
| fice Houston Superior Court,
(Above described land containing
| in the aggregate 186.5 acres,
more or less, lying in one body
'and bounded North by Frank
South Richard Prince;
(East Ab Stubbs; West Dr. S. D.
Smith.
There having been a default in
payment of notes described in
said instrument and because of
said default in the payment of
debt when due said power of sale
becomes operative. The sale
'will be made agreeable to the
| terms of said power. $517.12 be
:ing the amount due and sale will
; be made to pay said debt and
j deed made to me purchaser,
! Cora Burnham having died
i since making said notes and bill
of sale the sale is being made as
in such cases made and provided.
I This April 6, 1943.
MACON PRODUCTION
CREDIT ASSOCIATION
J, M. Hancock, Atty.
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
Georgia, Houston County. 1
Under and by virtue of Power
of Sale contained in a Deed to
'Secuie Debt from Roy Watson to
Andrew & Company, Inc., dated
February 20, 1943 and recorded
in Deed Book 41, page 555,
Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior
Court, the undersigned will sell'
at public outcry before the)
Court House door of Houston!
County to the highest bidder for
cash during the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in May,
194 b, the following described
property, to-wit:
'l hat certain city lot in the
City of Perry, Houston County,
Georgia, being known and des
ignated as lot No. 16 in Andrew
Heights Subdivision according to*
plat of survey of said subdivision
made by T. F. blournoy, Survey
or, in October, 1941, said lot?
having such shapes, mete s,
bounds, courses and distances as
are shown on said plat and the
said plat is hereby made a part
of this description. Said lot
bounded on the north by Fannie;
Gresham Branch, on the east by
lots 4,5,6 and a lot not numbered ]
but designated as “reserved” of >
said Andrew Heights Subdivis
ion, on the soutn by Charlsei
'Drive and on the west by lot No. j
17 of said Subdivision. There
being located on said lot a frame
dwelling house and other im
provements.
Said property will be sold sub
ject to an outstanding Deed to
Secure Debt from Andrew Ai
Company, Inc to Fickling &
Walker, Inc., given to secure an
original indebtedness of $2,800. j
which said Deed to Secure Debt
is recorded in the Clerk’s Office
of Houston Superior Court.
The Power of Sale in the
aforesaid Deed to Secure Debt
from Roy Watson to Andrew &'
Company, Inc. has become opera
tive by reason of the failure of
said Roy Watson to pay the
monthly installment of $25 due
March 20, 1943 of the indebted-'
ness secured by the aforesaid
security deed and the undersign
ed has elected to declare the en-1
tire indebtedness due because of]
Notice Of Bond Election
!To the Qualified Voters of the
• j City of Perry, Georgia.
i You are hereby notified that
> on the 31st day of May, 1943, an
• election will be held in said City
■ (of Perry at which there will be
i submitted to the qualified voters
• of said city for their determina
i tion the question of whether
I bonds shall be issued by said city
• in the aggregate amount of $30,-
i 000.00 for the purpose of build
ing a sewer system and extend
ing the waterworks system, said
• bonds to be dated as of June 1.
• 1943, and to be in denominations
of One Thousand Dollars ($l,-
• 000.00) each, to bear interest at
i the rate of Two and One-Half
; Percentum (2%%) per annum,
i the said interest to be payable
: semi-annually each year on the
’ first day of January and the first
day of July, respectively: the
. said bonds to mature as follows:
One of said bonds of One
Thousand ($1,000.00) to be paid
on the first day of January of
each of the years 1947 to 1959,
both inclusive;
Two of said bonds of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) .
each to be paid on January 1 of
each of the years from 1960 to
1967, both inclusive;
One of said bonds of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to
be paid on January 1 of the year
1968.
The principal and interest of
all of said bonds shall be payable
in lawful money of the United
States of America at such bank
or banks as may hereafter be de
termined.
The place of holding said elec
tion will be at the City Hall in
the City of Perry; the polls will
be open from 8:00 a. m, until
8:00 o’clock p. m., C. W. T. All
persons who have resided in the
Gity of Perry ninety (90) days or
more next preceding the said
election, who are duly registered
and qualified voters in Houston I 1
County; and who are entitled to
vote in elections for members of
the State Legislature in said
County, shall be entitled to vote
in said bond election; and only
persons so qualified shall be en
titled to vote in said bond elec
tion.
Those qualified voters at the
time of the election desiring to
vote in favor of the issuance of
sewer and waterworks extension
bonds will do so by casting their
ballots having written or printed
thereon: “For issuance of Thir
ty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00)
of sewer and waterworks exten
sion bonds.” Those qualified
voters at the time of the election
desiring to vote against the is
suance of said sewer and water
works extension bonds will do so
by casting their ballots having
written or printed there o n:
' 'Against issuance of Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) of
sewer and waterworks extension
bonds.”
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN
OF THE CITY OF PERRY
H. D. Palmer,
j City Clerk and Treasurer.
I
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
GEORGIA, —Houston County:
The appraisers upon applica
tion of Mrs. Thelma Harrison,
widow of Grover C. Harrison, j
deceased, for a twelve months
support for herself and 5 minor
children, having filed their re
turn: all persons concerned are!
; hereby cited to show cause, if
any they have, at the regular
May term of this Court, why |
said application should not be j
granted.
This April 5, 1943.
JOHN L. HODGES,
Ordinary.
GEORGIA. Houston County.
1 Mrs. Thelma Harrison having
, applied for Letters of Guardian
ship of the persons and property
of Florence Harrison and Freda
, Harrison, minors; this is to noti
| fy all persons concerned, to show
cause, if any they can, why her
application should not be grant
ed at the Court of Ordinary on
the first Monday in May next.
This April 5, 1943.
John L. Hodjres, Ordinary.
More Thefts on Coast
The rate of auto thefts in the Pa
cific coast states is about double that
Jn the rest of the nation. |
(said default.
The proceeds of said sale will
be applied as provided in said
Deed to Secure Debt.
A deed to the purchaser at
said sale will be executed as pro
vided in said Deed to Secure!
Debt.
This sth day of April, 1943.
; ANDREW & COMPANY, INC.
By Mrs. Evelyn T. Whipple,
| President. '
S. A. Nunn,
1 Attorney at Law.
If You Are Having Feed Problems, Come to See Us
We have a large stock of Poultry
and Stock Feed at all times. h
Just received shipment of MILLET SEED a
for grazing crop. Expecting large ship.
ment Sorghum Seed soon. (
a
Good stock Velvet and Soy Beans, Iron, Brab
ham and New Era Peas, Lespedeza, Seed {
Corn, and Peanuts. [
Plenty of Planters, Spring Tooth Harrows. Planet Jr,, |
Cultivators Plows and Repairs. \
I 1
See Us When You Need Farm Supplies & Equipment. 1
Geo. C. Nunn & Son 5
Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
• FARM and GARDEN TOOLS
Corn Shovels, Plow Points, Scooters, Scrapes,
Plow Repairs, Hoes, Rakes, Etc.
Garden Seeds and Flower Seeds.
Gold Leaf and Capitola Flour.
It is easy to shop with Ration Coupons at our store
where Point Values and Price Ceilings are listed
for each commodity.
J. W. Bloodworth
Phone 94 Ferry, Ga.
i ■ ■■ l ~—-
To the Producers of I
FOOD for VICTORY I
and VICTORY GARDENS
The Government is providing for essential tools for
growing food, to be available for filling actual needs.
Come in and let us help you obtain any farm tools
needed for producing food.
LET’S ALL DO OUR PART IN WINNING
THE WAR AT HOME.
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 500 PERRY, GA.
I""" 11 ■ mi i - m
ANY SIZE
With NEW Equipment
Also Official Government
Tire Inspection
AT THE
SINCLAIR STATION
Phone 137 Perry, Ga.
ONLY THE BEST IN
Diamonds, Watches, China, Silverwear, Glassware
and a complete line of Jewelry
See our complete line of Wedding Invitations,
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
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