Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, October 07, 1943, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextPERSONAL MENTION i £pl T. F. Hardy Jr., Camp Barke'ley. Texas, was at home on furlough recently. Mrs. Kate Hodge has returned from a visit to her daughter, Jj rs W. M. Haywood, and Rev. Mr. Haywood at Thomasville.Ga. The Robert D. Collins Post of the American Legion had a sup per Tuesday night at the Legion Home. The Legionnaires enter tained their ladies on this occa sion. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Dean and daughter, Jacquelyn, are visiting relatives in College Park .. n( i Shellman, Ga. before he re ports for army service on Oct. 13. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall and sons, Earl and Tommy,spent Sunday in Reynolds with his parents. Mrs. John L. Beavers has re turned from a visit to her father, Mr. J. J. Goodrich, and sister, Miss Alma Goodrich, in Peoria, iliinois. Miss Agnes Lawrence has re turned from a two weeks vaca tion trip to New Orleans, Baton Rouge and other points in Louisiana. Lt. and Mrs. S. E. Smith have an apartment with Mrs. A. M. Anderson Sr. Mrs. Smith is supply teacher of the Perry High school. Mr. Fred Thomson went to Fort Valley Friday to take over the Ford agency there. Mrs. Thomson and their son, Fred Jr., will move there within a few weeks. Mrs. O.D. Johnson and daugh ters will return to Opelika, Ala,! Kov. 1 to make their home after I spending - the past year in Perry. Mr. Johnson has resigned his Diace as agent of the Central of Ga. Rwy. and has accepted a po sitiou with an accounting firm in Opelika, Ala. Charles West Holtzclaw Jr. of, Macon is visiting his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs, Eby Holtz claw. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hardy lave returned from a trip to points in Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Massee md daughter, Keith, of Mil ledgeville spent Sunday with Mrs. E. C. Massee. Miss Gertrude Frederick and Mrs. Chas. Goode spent last Wednesday night and Thursday in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pate andj [laughter, Willard, of Bartow, j Ga. spent the weekend with his j mother, Mrs. R. A. Pate, in the j Home of Mrs. R. L. Cater. Mrs. L. F. Cater and Mrs, T. V Christian will return today! (Thursday) from St. Marys, Ga. | and Jacksonville, Fla. where! they spent some time. The friends of Mrs. Q. J, Mat-' [hews are glad to learn that she is better after being ill for sev eral days. Mrs. J. H. Clark Sr. of Elko has with her this week her chil dren, Mrs. Anna Mae Barr of ‘Manta, J. H. Clark Jr., Fort bill, Okla., and Mrs. Clark Jr,, Chicago, 111,; her granddaughter, Mrs. Marjorie Bowden of Atlan ta, and her sister, Mrs. Hattie Cu Marchman, Villa Rica, Ga. Mrs. Ernest Garrett left Sun day for Sioux Falls, S. Dakota to be with her husband, Pfc. E. R. Garrett, who is at the Army technical Training School there. Mrs. Garrett spent the weekend 1,1 Atlanta with her husband's relatives. A-C Richard Colquit Brantley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mc -1 raven of Clinchfield, has re ently completed his primary Mght training at the Naval Air station, Norman, Okla. and has a e e n transferred to Corpus Gnristi, Texas where he will >ave his basic flight training to De followed by advance training. j , Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Middle )ro°ks and daughter, Mary, will e . ave Saturday for visits with a,s Parents at East Point, Ga. nd with her mother at McDon ,UfJn. They will be away two *eeks. p Mrs. R. c. Holtzclaw and Missj i, Ve lyn Holtzclaw of Tampa,Fla., i , : and Mrs. B. W. Holtzclaw drid Mrs. Griffith Quimby and n ' Griffith Jr,, of Macon, spent with Mr. and Mrs. Eby | DINNER PARTY I .pk ar) d Mrs. J. E. Robinson whose wedding was a recent [event were honored with a din ner party Saturday night by Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Muse and Miss Elizabeth Short at the Muse home. Coral vine and pink roses were used in the living room decora tions and a yellow and blue motif, in the dining room. Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. Will Gilbert and Mrs. Harp er Short, and Miss Jane Morgan of Macon. Twenty-four guests were pres ent at this delightful affair. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Baptist W.M.S. will meet Monday, 3:30 p. m., at th e church. The deacons of the Baptist church will meet Thursday night at the home of Hugh Lawson, chairman. A meeting of the Legion Aux iliary will be held Thursday, Oct. 21, 3;30 p. m. at the Legion Home. The Methodist W. S. C. S. circles will meet next Monday, 3:30 p.m., as follows: No. 1, Mrs. E. W. Marshall; No. 2,Mrs. H. E, Evans Jr.; No. 3, Mrs. J. M. Holloman. HOIS INSULATED! Johns-Manville famous Rock ;Wool “Pneumatic Bluwer’Ms now in Perry insulating many homes. This system reduces Room tem perature 100 to 150 in summer, saves one third of fuel bill in i winter. Fireproof, Bug Proof, i Rat Proof. Cash or Terms. See | or phone Geo. E. Jordan, Perry 1 Agent, Georgia Roofing & Sup ply Co., Macon, Ga. The Ileal TosT" The real test of a good pharma , rist lies in flic personal responsi bility he takes In compounding prescriptions. When your Doctor prescribes, come to our drug store, where you have the assur ance that your Registered Pliar- j macist has met the test. He is honor-bound to compound your prescription with the utmost care. \ ltependable j|—t l*rv>icription Service J HOUSTON DRUG CO. i Phone 52 Perry, Ga. j i ! r* *n Wltai you fcuif Wiilt WAR BONDS V Mail When a soldier or a sailor is low in spirits there is nothing that will I cheer him up as much as a letter j from home, so the War and Navy 1 Departments have devised a meth- I od for getting “the word” to its fight ing men with the greatest dispatch. I This is the microfilm method of l transmitting letters, known to all of Any news from home is bound to ; please our soldiers and our sailors but the news they want to have most is the news from our produc- | tion front and news that we are win ning our fight against inflation fay our savings and investment in War Bonds. (J. S. Treasury Department Ons* Job Is to Save I Dollars Wsr Bends Every Pay Fey OVERDOING IT The Negro was charged with steal ing chickens from a neighbor. The judge asked him if he had anything to say. “Ah sure has," said the accused. “When Ah stole dat first chicken, mah conscience begins to bother me somethin’ terrible. So de nex’ day, Ah came back and apologized to de owner—and he done forgive me.” (i “Yes, yes,” snapped the judge, “but then you hurried straight back to the hen coop and stole another chicken. How do you explain that?” The defendant scratched his head. he said, “it’s dis way. When Ah went to apologize, Ah made a mistake. Ah done apolo gized fo’ two chickens instead of one!” BARN’S LOCKED, TOO f ■ >rcsr~~i Farmer—Someone stole my cow last night. City Boy—That’s a good joke on the thief,‘then. Farmer—Why? City Boy—l saw one of the hired hands take all the milk out of her before supper last evening. I Horns of a Dilemma Two young men were driving along a narrow street when a po liceman halted them. “You can’t come down here,” he snapped. “One-way street.” The driver of the car began to turn down a side-turning. “Can’t go there, either,” was the official comment. “No left-hand turn.” “But which way can we go?” asked the bewildered driver. Then as the policeman made no reply, he turned to his mate and asked: j “What shall we do, Bert?” j “Scuttle ’er!” came the prompt i retort. i Perfect Alibi Mrs.—Just look at the dust on the piano, Mary. It’s at least six months i old. Mary—Then it ain't got nothing to do with me, ma’am. I’ve only been here four weeks. No Family Picnics Jimmy—Does your mother have trouble with ants? Tommy—No, we have a very small family. Soldier’s Sweetheart Private—Meet my sister, ser geant. Sarge—lt’s a pleasure. She used to be mine. Mathematical Love Alice—Why don’t you say some thing nice to me? Aleck—Zero, zero, zero, zero. Alice—What’s that mean? Aleck—Sweet nothings to you! Simple Nit—Why is the most discontented man the most easily satisfied? Wit—l dunno. Why? Wit—Nothing satisfies him! Test Shirts Student (examining cuff at exam) —Oh shucks, I’ve gone and put on my history shirt instead of my Lat in one. BARREL OF FUN Fatty—Do I look a little pale? Skinny—No! You look more like a big tub to me. No Bargain Mary—l can’t see why she’s mar rying that man Green. He has a wooden leg, a glass eye, false teeth and wears a wig. j €rr y_lt must be the woman in her that makes her hanker after remnants. Perfect Motto Jones—What I say is always pay j as you go. Joe—But suppose I have nothing 1 to pay with? Jones—Then don’t go! , 1 Dixie Wcoc -burning Stoves, Shovels, Tongs, Pokers, Heater Grates, Stove Boards. 32 pc. Set Chinaware $5.75 32 pc. Set Floral Pattern Chinaware 9.00 37. pc. SetJ Slratoware 9.50 Crystal Water Set, 7 pc. 1.00 All kinds of PXREXWARE AndrewiHardware Co. tMi PHONE 500 PERRY, GA. HARDWARE WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF Plumb Axes, Posthole Diggers, Plow Repairs, Lanterns, Nails, Crosscut Saws & Handles. Crockery and Glassware Fall Garden Seeds J. W. Bloodworth j Phone 94 Perry, Ga. * I ---- I SUBSCRIPTIONS i MUST EE PAID IN ADVANCE ! : ---- - — —-T W Uncle Sam asks all Americans to save ipIISF electricity —in order to conserve coal, gas, oil, manpower, critical materials and transportation facilities. And citi zens everywhere are saying, “I want to How To Ssv© help. How can I save electricity ?” ■ ■ Practically everybody can make Electricity some savings —in homes, stores, fac- , . , 6 ... i , t t) i ii Here are some ways to save lories and public buildings. Probably ...... , . . ° • n • electricity in your home: these individual savings, especially in homes, will not he very large. But small Turn off lights, radios, space savings, multiplied l.y 20,000,000 heaters and other appliances homes, will make a huge total. They when y° u are not actually using will add tremendously to the nation’s them. total supply of such vital war assets as Use your electric range cco fuel, manpower, railroad facilities, cop- nomically. Prepare entire oven per, tungsten and other materials. meals at one time. Use covered rp, | • • i • • „ i „ saucepans on the surface units. Ihe general principle in saving cicc- ~ .... 141 „ . .. P . . i tt i ~ , „ Turn the switch to “low ’ or tncity is to avoid waste. Use what you .. . „ , . . i , . . i “simmer” after cooking has need, but need what you use. . . . _ . . . . ' . started. Complete cooking on We urge all of our customers to give stored heat. fliis voluntary program their full sup- D „ n>t wa s te hot water . Have port. We believe conservat.on our- |ea| fauccU repaired , Don ’ t eelves. We have a large staff of Cus- (urn on , he hot watcr u „ less tenter Service Representatives, trained nMd hot water men and women who have been en gaged* in conservation work for many Don 1 leave y° ur refrigerator months—helping our customers to con- door Ending open unnecessar serve electrical equipment, to conserve electricity, to conserve lime and energy. Detailed recommendations are jf , • i . i being sent by mail to our coin li you have any questions about what . . . TT , c / . , ~ a-.cial customers. Uncle bam wants you to do, or if you want assistance of any kind in the con- . servation program, don’t hesitate to ask A the advice of our Customer Service XT Representative. Call our nearest office. Tt* Siwtfoyc Pacoen Don’t Expect a Big Drop Fortunately, America has plenty of Im V/\ ■■ riAotwlo n ; 11- electric power, the “life blood of war • ■ ! vUi CICC iriC D 111 S production.” The voluntary coneerva r.i .... . , . ~, .. tion program ia designed not to save Electricity is so cheap that your kilowatt electricity primarily, but to save other hour savings probably won’t make any big war resources which arc used in mak difference in your electric bill. For ex- in* electricity. J. A. Krug, Director of ample, if you save five kilowatt hours a *Jj* °® c f ° f " ,n 1 } , , the electric utility industry, the »n -month, the money saving will be from a atalled generating capacity, together nickel to 23 cents. Of course, any savings with capacity now under construction, you do make will come off your electric 1* ample to meet all foreseeable elec hill, but don’t expect a big drop unless you tr * e really make a big reduction in your use of a electric service. X * ,1 Georgia Power Company A CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SLR VE ★ 3rT What fyau (2>uy 'kJiilt | WAR BONDS Holy Stone Cleanliness is the first order of ev ery American soldier and sailor ami' the United States Government spends millions upon millions of dol lars to keep our fighting men as clean and as healthy as circum stances will permit. j j|ii “Swab the deck!” cries out a pet ty officer and the men fall to with their “holy stone’’ equipment and in a short time everything is spick and span. Buy War Bonds and more War ! Bonds and you know that you are | sharing in the effort that will free ! the world from war loid domination. U. S. Trtmtrf Dtfiartmeul r - i FDR day I: p Curtail spending. Put your savings if- juS into war bonds every Eminent himuiu The right of the government to I take private property for public u»e providing just compensation is paid, is called eminent domain.