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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Orjran 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
Second Class.
ONLY TWO POCKETS
The manager discovered on*
morning that he had left his pen
knife at home. Entering the gen
eral office, he tried vainly to bor
row one from the clerks.
Finally, the office boy put his
band in his pocket and pulled out a
rather battered knife.
“How is it," said the manager,
looking at the boy with admiration,
“that you alone of my staff have a
pocket knife with you?”
“Don’t know, sir,” replied the
boy, “unless it’s that my wages are
so low that I can’t afford more than
one pair of trousers.”
i OUR BOARDING HOUSE
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Joe—How much are they asking
for your rent now?
Moe—About twice a day!
Trial and Error
“Fadly is living out in the sub
urbs, now." I
“So I hear. How is he getting on .
with the house he has been build- '
ing?"
“It’s hard to say. He has been 1
correcting it every week.”
“H’m! When he gels it finished
it will be a sort of house of corrcc- i
tion, won’t it?"
Come Again?
Writer—What do you think of my j
story? Give me your honest opin
ion.
Editor—lt’s not worth anything.
Writer—l know, but tell me any
way.
Requested Transfer
First Louie—How come you’re In
the air force now? 1 thought you
were in the cavalry. 1
Second Louie—Well, I figure after
a plane throws you out it doesn’t
walk over and bite yon.
Not So Dumb
Bill—Can you spare me a dollar?
Will—Say, I had to earn my money
by my wits!
Bill—Okay, give me a half dollar
then.
Follow Directions
Mrs. What are you standing
there for, Mary? The cook book
says to beat the eggs until stilt. Well,
are they stiff?
Mary—No, ma’am, but I am.
Dangerous Talk
Smith Jones has been going
around telling stories about you.
Brown—That’s all right. But when
he goes around telling the truth, I’ll
break his neck.
Finders Losers
Joe—l lost a nickel around here.
Did anybody find it?
Jerry—No, but I found a penny. I
Joe—Fine. I’ll take the penny and !
you can owe me the other four cents. |
Verse In Meter
There are meters of gas.
There are meters of light.
But the best kind of meter
Is to meter at night!
Fifth Columnist?
Him—lf I’d known that tunnel was
so long, I’d have given you a kiss,
dear.
Her—Oh, my. wasn’t that you?
COW PUPPIES
Tommy—Our dog just had six pup
pies.
Billy—That’s funny, I thought it
was a bulldog.
Manner of Speaking
Bobby—Dad, do they raise polit
ical plums from seeds?
Father—Sometimes, but usually
it’s necessary to do a little grafting.
Cheap’s Wool
Wifey What are those brown
spots on your lapel, gravy?
Hubby—No, that’s rust! The tailor
said this suit would wear like iron. !
improved 1 "" j
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D.D.
Of Th* Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for August 29
lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Rehifioua Education; used by
permission.
ISRAEL’S SIN AND
RESTORATION
LESSON TEXT-Exodus 32:7-10; 34:4-9, 27,
as.
I GOLDEN TEXT—The Lord Is long-suffering
| and of great mercy, forgiving Iniquity and
I transgression.—Number* 14:18.
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God is righteous, and cannot look
i with approval or in forgiveness upon
I sin until His mercy has been stirred
and set free to act by repentance.
Then He whose wrath is hotly kin- j
died against man’s transgression
shows Himself as the tender and
gracious God, “keeping loving-kind
ness for thousands, forgiving iniqui
ty and transgression and sin.”
This grace of God is fully re
vealed in Christ and the redemption
which He brought to man, but is
prefigured in the experiences of
Israel under the law.
I, God’s Wrath Kindled (Exod.
32:7-10).
There are those who would have
us think of God as a benevolent old
gentleman who is easily hoodwinked
by clever sinners who can talk fast
to cover their iniquity. Even if He
does see it, He is supposed to be so
tenderhearted that He overlooks
their sin.
Such folk had better read these
words, “That my wrath may wax
hot." The wrath of God is a real
and awful affection of the divine na
ture and it is revealed against man
who sins against His holy law.
The special sin of Israel on this
occasion was idolatry, which is the
setting up of some material symbol
to represent the invisible God.
1 Moses had been with God in the
mount for *4O days. He had been
the Lord’s representative in their
1 midst. His preseßce had evidently
I been the chief stabilizing influence.
Having their eyes set on a man,
| or a material object to take His
place, they had lost sight of the in
| visible God. So they proceeded to
) establish this idol which would pro
vide a center of worship. At first it
was evidently intended to remind
them' of God, but soon it led them
! out into heathen revelry (Exod. 32:
6, 17, 18).
Whatever a man puts between
himself and God, even though he
i may at first intend it to be but a
i reminder of God, will lead him away
from God. Ritual, symbols, theol-
I ogy, scholarship, all good in their
| places, may become the idols which
separate present-day man from
I God.
11. God’s Mercy Invited (Exod.
34:4-9).
Aaron had only a weak “alibi” to
i offer. The golden calf had prac
tically made itself (see Exod. 32;
24). How quick man is to justify
himself instead of admitting his
guilt. No doubt our excuses sound
just as silly as Aaron’s in the ears
of God.
Moses knew better. The sin was
dealt with in drastic fashion. When
one deals with a wild ravenous
beast, there is one remedy—“shoot;
to kill.” Not only were the leaders
of the wickedness slain, but the
; ground gold of the calf image was
put into water, which all Israel
drank. Thus were they all marked
j as sharing the guilt of this idolatry.
There is a lesson here for us.
I America is far from God. We need
to seek His face in repentance. But
let us remember that we (that is,
Christian men and women) are a
part of America. It is our guilt,
and we ought to be on our faces be
-1 fore God, pleading for God's mercy
upon our land,
j Moses was now ready to seek
the Lord’s mercy for his wayward
I people. He is the intercessor, the
I intermediary. God had a man who
had compassion and love in his
heart, and th* Lord heard him
Loving-kindness and tender mercy
I flowed forth in place of flaming
I anger. j
Note that God has not changed.,
He is the unchangeable One. His j
wrath is still hot against man's sin. j
but man has repented, and moved i
out of God’s wrath into His love and
grace. That too is always being
shown to His obedient children.
111. God’s Covenant Renewed
(Exod. 34:27, 28).
Moses had broken the first tablets
j of commandments. The people had
sinned and were not then ready to
listen to any word from Jehovah.
I But now they were prepared to re
i ceive it, and God renewed the cov
enant as He again gave Moses the
law.
There is no need for despair in the
heart of the one who deals with God
The missed opportunity for obedi
ence and blessing may be gone for
ever, but God is still on the giving
hand ready to meet the returning
prodigal, ready to give beauty for
ashes (Isa. 61:3) and to restore the
years that the locust has destroyed
(Joel 2:25). Amazing grace!
In the keeping of these command
ments, Israel was assured of the
blessing of God. As we pointed out
last week, the real fulfillment of the
law came in Jesus Christ, who did
not set aside its requirements, but
j met them all, for all who believe in
name.
| HOUSTON COUNTY TAX LEVY FOR YEAR 1943
The Tax Receiver having filed his digest for the year 1943, the
Court proceeded to levy a county tax for the year 1943.
The aggregate value of property of Houston County on the
digest of 1943 is $2,989,394.00
It was thereupon ordered that a tax of fifteen mills be levied
upon all the taxable property of Houston County, on the digest and
not on the digest, for all the several county purposes for which the
'law authorizes and directs county authorities to levy taxes (not in
cluding educational purposes) for the year 1943, said tax to be
levied for and divided among the several county purposes as
specified below.
The Alternative Road Law embraced in Sections 95-801 to 95-
811, inclusive, of the Code of 1933, being operative in Houston
County: It was ordered that a tax of four-tenths of one per cent,
or four mills, be levied upon all Ihe taxable property of Houston
County, on the digest and not on the digest, for a road fund to be
used for working and maintaining the public roads of Houston
County.
It was further ordered that an additional tax of eleven mills
be levied upon all the taxable property of Houston County, on the
! digest and not on the digest, for all the other several county pur
poses for which the law authorizes and directs county authorities
•to levy taxes; said tax of eleven mills to be levied for and divided
among the several county purposes as follows:
Ist. To pay the legal indebtedness
of the county due and to be
come due and past due. $3.00 per $l,OOO or 3.00 Mills
2nd. To build and repair court
houses and jails, bridges and
ferries, and other public im
provements $3,00 per $l,OOO or 3.00 Mills
3rd. To pay sheriffs, jailers and
other officers fees that they
may be legally entitled to out
of the county $l.OO per $l,OOO or 1.00 Mill
4th. To pay coroners all fees that
may be due for holding in
quests $ ,05 per $l,OOO or ,05 Mills
sth. To pay the expense of the
county for bailiffs at court,
non-resident witnesses in
criminal cases, servant hire,
stationery, fuel, and the like $l.OO per $l,OOO or 1.00 Mill
6th. To pay jurors a per diem
compensation $l.OO per $l,OOO or 1.00 Mill
7th. To pay expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the
county, and as otherwise pre
scribed by the Code. $1.25 per $l,OOO or 1.25 Mills
Bth, To pay any other lawful
charge against the county.. .70 per $l,OOO or .70 Mills
Total $ll.OO per $l,OOO or 11.00 Mills
The Board of Education of Houston County having recom
mended the following County wide tax for a public school fund
! for the year 1943;
It was ordered that a special school tax of five-tenths of one
per cent, or five mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of
Houston County, on the digest and not on the digest, to supple
ment the public school fund apportioned to Houston County by the
State of Georgia.
PERRY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Truces of Peny Consolidated School District
having lectmmended the levy of the following taxes on the pro
perty of said district for the year 1943 for a public school fund.
It 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 Mills
To supplement the State public school fund re
ceived for said district 5 Mills
Total 10 Mills
CENTERVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Centerville-Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
fund lor said district lor the year 1943: 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 fund
received for said district.
BONAIRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Btard of Trustees of Bonaire Consolidated School District
having reccmmendtd the following tax for a public school fund
for said district for the year 1943: It w ? as ordered that a special
school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable property of
said district to supplement the State public school fund received
lor said district.
HAYNEVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Tiustees of the Hayneville Consolidated School
Distiict having reccmmendtd the lollowing tax for a public school
fund fur said district for the year 1943: It was ordered that a
special school tax ol five mille be levied upon all the taxable pro
perty of said dislrist to supplement the State public school fund
received for said district.
ELKO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Tiustees of Elko Consolidated School District
having reccmmendtd the following tax for a public school fund
for said district lor the year 1943; It was ordered that a special
school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable property of
said district to supplement the State public school fund received
for said district.
HENDERSON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Henderson Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
tund for said district for the year 1943: It was ordered that a
I special school tax of five mills be levied upon 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 1943: It w'as ordered that said taxes
be levied as follows: To pay interest and provide a sinking fund 1
to retire school bonds 2 Mills,
GROVANIA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Beard of Trustees of Grovania Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
! fund for said district for the year 1943: 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 fund
received for said district.
GEORGIA. Houston County.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true ex
tract from the Minutes of the County Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue of Houston County in session Aug. 3, 1943.
Witn« ss my official signature and seal of said Commissioners
this 7th day of August, 1943.
C. E. BRUNSON.
Clerk County Commissioners of Roads
and Revenue of Houston County, Ga.
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WHEN MEN ARE FIGHTING- I
ALL OF US MUST BACK THEM UP I
Food and feed crops for fighting men are almost ready Btl
for harvest. Farmers need extra help to get these Hi,
crops in. Here is your opportunity to contribute to ■
the war effort—give a farm friend a boost, and, at H^
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the same time, get paid for what you do. ■
Join the Houston County Crop Corps now. Enroll at
the county agent’s office. HI
J. W. Bloodworth ft
Phone 94 Perry, Ga* I'
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IN HOUSTON COUNTY I
There’s a job for you here at home .... helping far- H
mers whose sons are serving the country on the bat- H
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PHONE 500 PERRY, GA. I
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