HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL '
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES, Editor.
Official Organ of Houston County i
and City of Perry.
Subscription, $1.50 per year,
Payable In Advance
Entered at the Post Office in
Perry, Ga., as Mail Matter of
Second Class.
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LONG MAY IT WAVE
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I * Cheers for (he sailors
that fought on
, the wave for it,
Cheers for the soldiers
that always were
brave for it,
Tears (or the men
f that went down
to the grave for it,
Here comes the Flag!
Arthur Macy
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Firsts
For tlie Flag
The flag was first carried in bat
tle at the Brandywine, September
11, 1777. It first flew over foreign
territory on January 28, 1778, at
Nassau, Bahama Islands, Ft. Nas
sau having been captured by the
Americans in the course of the war
for independence. The first foreign
salute to the flag was rendered Feb
ruary 14, 1778, when John Paul
Jones, in command of the USS Han
ger entered Quibcron bay, near
Brest, France, and received a sa
lute of nine guns, ordered by the
French admiral, La Motle Piquet.
The United States frigate Essex was
the first warship to fly the American
flag in the Pacific, January 26, 1813.
It was first displayed officially over
Alaska at Sitka, October 18, 1867,
and was first saluted by the Brit
ish at the surrender of Burgoyne's
army, October 17, 1777.
Salute
The photographer captured the
spirit of America as he took this
picture of Old Glory through the
upraised, saluting arm of a ser'’ 1
man.
Colors of Flag Have
Symbolic Significance
The colors of the flag may be thui
explained; red is for valor, zem
and fervency; white is for hope,
purity, cleanliness of life and recti
tude of conduct; blue, the color of
heaven, for reverence to God, loyal
ty and sincerity, justice and truth.
The star, an ancient symbol of In
dia, Persia and Egypt, symbolizes
dominion and sovereignty, as well as
lofty aspirations. The constellation
cf the stars within the union, one
star for each state, is emblematic
cf our federal Constitution, which
reserves to tb< state- their individu
«1 rights
. Wasted money Is waste
lives. Don't waste prcciou
RrJi lives. Every dollar you eai
yja spare should he used to hu>
•/w War Bonds. Buy your ter
per cent every pay day.
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IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL j
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L.CUNDQUIST, D. D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for July 4
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts *e
• lected and copyrighted by International
| Council of Reiißlous EducaUon; used by
I permission.
A PEOPLE IN DISTRESS
LESSON TEXT—Exodus 1:6-14; 2:23 25.
GOLDEN TEXT—They cried, and their
cry came up unto God by reason of the
bondage.—Exodus 2:23.
Today is Independence Day. Yet
much of the world is in bondage, and
the rest of it in a struggle to pre
vent freedom from perishing from
the earth.
Our lesson too is about a nation in
bondage, but we learn from it that
there is away to be free. Even so
we declare the way of personal lib
erty which is open and free.
The Lord Jesus Christ opened it at
Calvary’s tree and anyone who is
still the bond slave of Satan may
make this a great and glorious In
dependence Day by now declaring
his faith in the Deliverer of our
souls.
We begin today a scries of lessons
in the book of Exodus which reveal
the high and mighty hand of God
working on behalf of His people.
The family of Jacob—or, as the
Bible calls them, the children of Is
rael—prospered in Egypt particular
ly as long as Joseph and the rulers
who remembered him were alive.
But they soon learned one of life’s
bitter lessons, that—
!, Prosperity Is Not Always a
Blessing (1:6-11).
The Hebrews were a peaceful,
law-abiding people. They were God’s
chosen people, and as He blessed
them they prospered, and thus inno
cently they brought upon themselves
the hatred of the suspicious Egyp
| tians.
Prosperity is never an unmixed
blessing. We as a nation know that
to be true. Not only does it lead to
a certain softening of the sinews, j
but all too often it results in n i
weakening of the moral fiber, which j
makes man easy prey to the attack
of the enemy of cur souls.
Is it not strange, then, that we
1 should—even in times of all-out war
‘j fare—be so eager to chase the dol
lar that wo are willing to neglect
1 our children, forget church, live un
natural lives, just that wo may make
more and more money?
The Egyptians had, humanly
speaking, reason to fear this great
nation which was growing up in
their midst. The new rulers did not
know Joseph and had forgotten the
spirit in which he had brought his
family into the land. The leaders
I of the Egyptians therefore made
plans which appealed to their bril
liant leaders as politic and wise. But
they reckoned without God, and the
burdens and afflictions they placed
on the Israelites only served to bring
I further blessing.
So Israel learned a lesson which
our present sorry world can profit
by, that—
11. Persecution Is Not Always a
Burden (vv. 12-14).
The people of Israel did not appre
ciate it, but the bitterness of their
i bondage was a blessing in disguise. -
Note that—
1. It Kept Them Separate as a
People. Affliction often serves to j
keep God’s people separated from
the world. It is doing so today.
2. It Disciplined Them and Pro- j
pared Them for the Hardships of
Their Wilderness Journey, We too
do well to remember that “whom
the Lord loveth he chasteneth,” and
that if we are properly “exercised"
thereby, our sorrows may yield rich
j fruit in our lives.
3. It Threw Them Back upon God.
Many arc the saints of God who
have found that the fiery trial, the
burden so hard to understapd, or
some affliction of their body, has
caused them to bring their burden
to the Lord. We have traveled far
on the road of faith when we have
reached the place where we learn
that "man’s extremity is God’s op
portunity.”
They had only one place to turn.
They were hemmed in on every side,
but, as ever, they found that the
way up no man can close. They
called on their God.
111. Prayer Always Brings Deliv
erance (2:23-25).
Does God really know when His
people suffer? Does He really care?
Yes, He docs. “They cried,” and
“God heard’’ and "remembered.”
That’s all we need to know'. The
groaning of His people had already
stirred God’s gracious and tender
heart. But He waited to hear their
cry before He answered. Such it
the law of prayer. May we not for
get it. Far too often we turn to
everyone and everything else, and
finally, in desperation, to God. Why
not turn to Him first?
Does God hear and answer pray
er? Yes, but remember that real
prayer is the cry of faith coming
from the heart of an obedient child.
God may answer other prayers, but
He always answers such a prayer.
His answer may not be in accord
with our opinion of what it should
be, for His wisdom is infinite. He
knows better than w'e w'hat the an
swer should be. Let us trust the
Judge of all the earth to do right
(Gen. 18:25).
HAVING ANY FUN?
A man called on the news editor '
of a local paper and announced that
his uncle had been taking the paper :
| for 55 years.
“That’s fine,” said the news edi- j
tor. “I hope he’ll continue to do so.” !
“Oh, yes, he will. I want to tell
you about him. He has always been
a model of propriety. He has never
touched liquor or tobacco. He has
never used profanity. He has never
been mixed up with women. He in
dulges in no vices and no excesses.
And tomorrow he will celebrate his
eightieth birthday.”
“How?” asked the news editor.
HAD EXPERIENCE
“We want a diplomatic, tactful, 1
smart office boy.”
“Well, I used to send sister’s beau
away when she didn’t want to sec
him.”
Salute for Three
One army gunnery school rookie
has his own ideas on military cour- ■
tesy.
He was stumped for a moment
when three officers approached him
] recently. One you can salute. But
three?
The private raised his right hand
in a brisk salute. His left hand he
raised with three fingers stretched
upward.
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Domestic Trouble
Briggs—l just set a trap for my |
wife.
Jiggs—Gracious! What do you
suspect?
Briggs—A mouse in the pantry!
At the Movies
Lady (to man sitting behind)—
Shall I remove my hat?
Man—Heck, no, lady! It’s funnier
than anything I’ve seen on the
screen yet!
Resigned to Her Fate
Boy—Can I help you with your
home work, Nancy?
Nancy—Oh, that’s all right. I
might as well get it wrong all by
myself!
Partners
Mrs.—How can you talk to me like
that after I’ve given you the best
years of my life?
Mr.—Yeah? And who made them
the best years of your life?
For Good Reason
Corporal Hay Foot—Did you know
! that lots of girls are wearing wooden
| shoes nowadays?
Girl Friend—lf they’re dancing
1 with the army, I think I see why.
Happy Bygone Days
Bill—My great uncle was a fa
mous Western politician.
Jerry—What did he run for?
Bill—The border!
Big Hearted Gift
Neighbor—Will you donate some-
I thing to the Old Ladies’ Home?
| Mr. Phwaff—Sure, take my moth
| er-in-law!
As Good as Any
Judge—But why did you shoot your
sweetheart in a night club?
Pretty Defendant—Well, Judge, I
| like night clubs.
AREN’T WE ALL?
“Poor man, so you’ve been sufler
) ing from an incurable complaint?
■ Dear me! What is it?”
“Spring fever, mum.”
Fun in the Army
Sarge—This is the seventh day
j this week you’ve had to do kitchen
; police. Have you anything to say
' for yourself?
, | Private—Yeh, I’m glad it’s the
last day of the week!
Embarrassing Moment
Mary—While I was at that part,
a girl fell off her chair, and every
. one laughed but me.
, j Harry—Why didn’t you laugh?
Mary—Because 1 was the girl that
fell!
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Bonner’s Camp, Perry, Ga.
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NOTICE
I A Permanent Registration
I Book is being made for the Vot
ers of Houston County. Please
! come’ by my office as early as
, possible and register, in order
the book might be com
pleted.
M. E. AKIN,
Tax Collector Houston County,
Perry, Ga.
A. W. DAHLBERG
Certified Public Accountant
Perry, Georgia
Audits - Systems - Income Tax
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
Georgia, Houston County.
By virtue of the power con- j
jtainedin a certain deed with
power of sale to secure debt j
given by Stella Cooper to A. A. |
Smoak and recorded in deed !
book 37 page 261 Clerk’s Office, :
Houston Superior Court, will be 1
sold before the court house door i
in Perry, Georgia, during the le
gal hours of sale, to the highest
j bidder for cash on Tuesday, July |
■6, 1543, the following property
1 to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the towm of,
, Newhope, near Perry, Houston
County, Georgia, known as a
part of the Abram Chuler lot as |
jof record in deed book 9 page
j 143, Clerk’s Office, Houston Su
| perior Court; the lot hereby con
iveyed being bounded on the
I north by the colored Methodist'
church; on the south by Char
lotte Dennard estate; east by a
1 stredt and on the west by lot of 1
Elizabeth Lewis, and being a
strip of land 85 feet wide run-,
ning the full length of said lot.
Said land will be sold for the i
purpose of paying a certain I
! promissory note for the principal !
sum of $460,00 dated December 1
117, 1929 and due December 17,
1931. The said Stella Cooper
having failed to pay said debt
when due the power contained in
said deed to secure debt becomes
operative. There will be due on
the day of sale the principal sum
of $460.00 and $llO.OO interest
to date of sale and all cost of
this proceeding and all unpaid
taxes.
The said A. A. Smoak having
died since the debt was made
said land will be sold by the Ad
ministratrix of said estate and a j
deed will be made to the pur- j
chaser by the undersigned.
This the Ist day of June. 1943.
Mrs. Pauline S. Long,
Executrix of the W ill of
A. A. Smoak, deceased,
jJ. W. Bloodworth,
Attorney for said Estate.
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WAR BOMS
Wags*
No quadruped of the K 9 contin-'
gent used by the Marines, the Army |
or the Coast Guard is purchased. |
They’re strictly volunteers for the
duration, loaned by their masters
and mistresses. dogs are
taught to hear and smell and see
enemies where humans cannot.
They are invaluable at night.
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Several K 9 training stations are
maintained by various branches of i
our fighting services.
You may not have a dog to send to
war but you can send your money. ;
Buy War Bonds.
(/. 5. Treasury Department
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U.S.WA3 BO&CS
BE SURE TO DUST COTTON |p
We have a supply of NIAGARA CAL- I '
CIUM ARSENIC DUST. Use the best.
Still have some Peas, Soy and Velvet Beans Iral
for planting NOW, also Sorghum Seed. I
Good stock Fruit Jars, Rubbers and Extra Tops.
Several New Tractors on Rubber, Manure Spreaders, Bins
Lime Sowers, Hay Balers, Drag Harrows, Weeders, £
Peanut Pickers, Thrashers, Feed Mills. New Equip- Hie}
ment arriving constantly. See us when in need of B
Farm Equipment. Hgg,
We want to buy Oats, Wheat, Rye, Barley, I |is
Corn, Hay, and any Farm Products. Bh
We still have Fertilizer and Soda. R)iv
Geo. C. Nunn & Son pi
Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
WHEAT I
and OATS I
We are in the market for all grades of
Wheat and Oats. Bring your grain to us I ;
and receive top market price.
DAVIS WAREHOUSE!
Phone 87 MAYO DAVIS, Prop’r. Perry, Ga.
A Competent, Reliable, Registered Pharmacist
is in charge of Br ]
Warner Robins Drug Store r
Prescriptions - Drugs - Soda Fount E
Complete Line of Sundries B’ 1
Phone Warner Robins No. 7 Bp
CANNING SUPPLIES I
Can all you can this summer. We have all
the supplies you will need, such as: Jars, Iher
Tops, Rubbers, Pressure Cookers, Vinegar,
Spices, and Sugar, etc. B
Gold Leaf and Capitola Flour. I
It is easy to shop with Ration Coupons at our store lit
where Point Values and Price Ceilings are listed
for each commodity. B^
J. W. Bloodworth
Phone 94 Ferry, Ga |E
SUMMERTIME NEEDS K
Baseoa.h Supplies, Gloves, Mitts, Ball, Bats. B
Lawn Hose, Sprinklers, Nozzles. |1
Glass Water Sets, Ice Cream Freezers. I,
Fly Swatters and Flit. I(
House Paints, Enamels, Paint Brushes. In
LEXUS SUFPY YOUR NEEDS K
Andrew Hardware Co. |
PHONE 500 PERRY, GA.
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LEGAL BLANK FORMS
BLANK MORTGAGES, BILL OF SALE,
PROMISSORY NOTES, RETAIN TITLE
NOTES, and Various Other Forms
FOR SALE AT
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