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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry. Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher, i
RUBY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Ori?an 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. ■
Unto Us
a
Child Is Horn
Unto us a Child is born, unto us a
Son is given; and the government
shall be upon His shoulder; and His
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The Mighty God, The
Everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.—lsa. 9:6.
* * *
For hearts, if true and lowly,
The manger-cradles are,
Where comes the Christ-guest holy,
With love, the guiding Star. •
—Anon.
♦ • •
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men.—Luke 2:14.
* * *
It isn’t far to Bethlehem town!
It’s anywhere that Christ comes
down
And finds in people’s friendly face
A welcome and abiding place;
The road to Bethlehem runs right
through
The homes of folks like me and you.
—Madeleine S. Miller.
• • •
Unto you is born this day in the
City of David, a Saviour, which is !
Christ the Lord.—Luke 2:11.
• • •
1 heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play.
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
—Longfellow.
CLASSIFIED ADS
Lost Two Ration Books No. 3
with naves, Nannie Mae Sims
and Georgia Mae Sims. Finder
return to Rationing Office, Per
ry, Ga.
Ixist Two Ration Books. No.
3 with name Walter Johnson and
No. 4 with name Lucile Johnson.
Finder return to Rationing Of
fice, Perry, Ga.
For Sale—Day old chicks,
hatched every Monday. L M
Hartley, Phone 2705, Fort Val
ley, Ga.; 3 miles from Perry on
Marshallville Road.
Farms For Sale—Several tuna
improved farms by own- r, neai
Hawkinsville, perfect title, im- j
mediate possession.
Robert S. A, nde** >n,
12:30 Hawkinsville, Ga.
S E E
W. G. ETHRIDGE
For
Bicycle Repair Work
Rogers Store Perry, Ga.
A. W. DAHLBERG
Certified Public Accountant
Perry, Georgia
Audits - Systems • Income Tax ’
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
GEORGIA, —Houston County:
B. J. Hunt having applied fm 1
Letters of Administration on the
Estate of Mrs. J. B Hunt, de
ceased: this is to notify all per
sons concerned, to show cause, if
any they can, why his applica
tion should not be granted at tne
Court of Ordinary on the First
Monday in January, 1944.
This December B. 1943
JOHN L. HODGES.
Ordinary.
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COD’S GREVT LOVE VVD
HIS GIFT
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 2:1-12.
GOLDEN TEXT- For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth In Him should not
peri X but have everlasting life —John 3:16
I Christmas brings us all back to
the Christ-child in Beth’ehem, and
we are reminded anew of our Lord’s
coming into the world to be the Re
deemer. For the babe of Bethle
hem is the Christ of the cross, of
the resurrection, and the coming
King.
“God so loved the world, that He ’
gave His only begotten Son’’ in what !
was the world’s greatest love gift.
But the Word docs not stop there.
We must do something about God’s
gift. We read, “That whosoever be
lieveth on Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life’’ (John 3:
16).
The story of the coming of the
Wise Men to seek the One who had
been “born King of the Jews’’ re
veals several attitudes toward Christ
which find their counterpart in our
day.
I. Expectancy (vv. 1,2).
These men of another race were ■
familiar with the Jewish Scriptures j
and knew that the Messiah was to (
come. Many others, including the j
religious leaders Of the Jews, had I
the same information. But these j
men of the East differed in that |
they looked for His coming with 1
keen desire and expectancy.
One wonders if we have not be- j
come so familiar with the story of !
Christmas that we, like the Jews, ,
have a dead knowledge without ex
pectant faith. We need to awaken
and look to God for new grace and
| strength for these days.
11. Fear (vv. 3,7, 8, 12).
j Herod was a capable, ruthless, un
j godly ruler who feared only that
i someone would take his power from
him. He was so determined that |
this should not happen, that he killed
many members of his own family
for whom he otherwise had apparent
affection.
When he heard that Jesus, who
was the real King of the Jews, had
been born, he feared, and laid crafty
plans to destroy Him. God saw to it
that his purpose was not carried out.
There are those of our time who
fear the coming of Jesus, because j
they will not have Him to rule over ‘
their lives. They love their selfish ■
ways, and their sinful pleasures;
and when they face the question of
what they will do with Jesus (and
face it they must!), they have only
fear and hatred in their hearts.
111. Indifference (vv. 4-6).
When the Wise Men came to Je
rusalem to inquire where the Christ
was to be born, they received an
immediate answer—in Bethlehem.
That was clearly foretold in Micah
5:2. The priests and scribes knew
all about it, but their knowledge did
not move them to action. They told
the Magi where to go. but they did
not go themselves.
How sad it is to see the indiffer
ence of our day to the claims of
Christ. There are many who think
that simply because they do not
hate the church, or the Bible, or do
not fight against it, they are guilt
less. How wrong they are will ap
pear to them if they will read Mat
thew 11:23, 24 and recall that the
sin of Capernaum was only indif
ference.
Wake un, careless one, and change
your indifference to love and faith,
lost you too be eternally lost.
IV. Joy (vv. 9, 10).
These earnest seekers for the
Christ-child were full of joy even
before they saw Him. “When they
saw the star," and knew that God
was indeed leading them, their
hearts leaped within them as “they
I rejoiced with exceeding great joy.”
Christmas is the time when there
should be real joy in our hearts. It
is not enough to bo “merry” or
I “happy.’’ In fact, many thousands
| could not possibly find anything to
be happy about this year.
Happiness depends on what hap
pens, but joy is the gift of God t«
His children, which is so deep down
in their beings that circumstances
cannot change it. Wc may have
i real, satisfying Christmas joy.
V. Worship (v. 11).
When they saw Christ, they wor
shiped. Have we been as wise as
they were? Then they made gifts,
showing that their worship had
that reality which made them ready
to sacrifice for Him. Have we done
anything this Christinas to show our
joy and gratitude for the redemp
tion we have in Christ?
The writer of these lines (which
will reach you just before Christ
mas) wants to wish you and yours
a very blessed Christmas, and to
assure you that he is praying for
you that regardless of circumstances
the joy of the Lord may fill your
| soul. Christ has come. He is with
us now by faith. He will come again
to reign. The Child of Bethlehem’s
manger is our Great Saviour and
i Glorious King. Rejoice in Him!
! fT- . *
i'hs spirit of Christmas glows deep in the hearts of the men in
our armed forces, no matter where they may be. In the frigid
outposts of the land of the midnight sun Yuletide is being cele
j brated. It is Christmas, too, for our boys in the steaming jungles
of the South Pacific, in Africa, China, Britain and Brazil. Yank
ingenuity has overcome diffi
cultics of terrain and distance tiW
to capture Christmas cheer and wkf
| improvise some of the comforts W J*' h
of home. Christmas to these f •
1 men yill proverbial
; the 1 1. S. our post in Sitka, Alaska.
n marine in the South Pacific. It
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Christmas Eve in Bunr . New Guinea. Right: Our national rapirol in
Christmas mantle of snow.
Celebrating Christmas in New Caledonia—for freedom's sakv.
U<M lt's Just alt)oUt me that
V 7 perennial paratrooper, Santa
Claus, to start his friendly
invasion. We just want to
say we hope he makes a hap.
py landing, right in your
J ° home, bringing you more
* % Christmas cheer than you’ve
everhadbefore -
Andrew Hardware Co.
CHRISTMAS GOOD CHEER
Peosi-Cola Comnanv. Lon? Island Citv N Y.
Franchized Bottlers: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Macon
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PETITION FOR CHARTER
| STATE OF GEORGIA
i COUNTY OF HOUSTON
To the Superior Court of
! Houston County:
The petition of R. L. O’Dell,
whose Post Office address is No.
10 Bee Street, Savannah, Geor
gia, K. JVi. Dunning, whose Post
Office address is 686 N. E. 101st
.Street, Miami, Florida, J. F.
Uanaday, whose Post Office ad
dress is 227 East 11th St., Rome,
Georgia, and J. M. McDonald,
whose Post Office address is 502
N. E. K6th Street, Miami, Flori
da, respectfully showeth to the
Court:
): 1. Petitioners desire for them
selves, others to be associated
with them, and their successors,
to be incoiporated for a period
of thirty-five (35) years under
the corporate name and style of
“Perry Heights, Incorporated.”
2. The oTject of said incor
poration is pecuniary gain to the
corporation and to its stock
holders
3. The principal office of said
corporation will be located in the
City of Perry, Houston County,
but Petitioners desire the right
I to establish branch offices and
(places of business elsewhere
I whenever the Board of Directors
| of said corporation may deter-
Jmine that same is advisable.
4. The business to be carried
ion by said corporation is as fol- 1
j lows:
j a. A general real estate busi-
I ness including the purchase,
holding, development, sale, rent
ing and management of real es-i
tate and improvements thereon,
including the right to design,'
construct, build, rebuild,remodel,
dwelling houses, apartments,
business houses of every kind,
the laying cut and handling of
real estate subdivisions, includ
ing the grading and improving of
said real estate, the building* of
toads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters,
v* ater mains and sewers in said
subdivisions.
b. Tih e lending of money,
either for itself or as agent for
others, and to take as security
therefor, real state, personal
property, choses in action, or
personal endorsements.
c. To carry on a general in
surance business, including the ;
writing of life insurance, fire,'
casualty, liability, and other'
kinds of insurance, and the w rit
ing of Lords, acting generally asi
agent for life, fire, casualty and
liability insurance companies and
bond companies. :
d. To become surety or guar
antor upon, or to endorse notes,
contracts or obligations of any
other person, firm or corporation,
I whether or not said corporation!
has any interest, either direct or|
indirect, in such contracts or ob
ligations, and to secure such con
tracts of guaranty, suretyship or
endorsement by pledging any of
the assets of the corporation.
5. The capital stock of said i
corporation shall be Eight Thous
and Dollars (§8,0(0. (JG) , repre
sented by eighty (80) shares of j
stock of the par value of One'
Hundred Dollais ($100.00). each,
and letitioners pray that they be
granted the right to increase said i
capital stock from time to time
by a vote of a majority of tho
stockholders to an amount not te^ 1
exceed Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00), represented
by two hundred and fifty (250)
shares of stock of the par value
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
each.
6. The amount of stock with
which said corporation shall com
mence to do business shall be
! Eight Thousand Dollars
S ($8,000.00).
7. Petitioners attach hereto a
certificate from the Secretary of
State of the State of Georgia in
manner and form as required by
law, certifying and declaring
that the name of the proposed
corporation is not the name of
any other corporation now regis
tered in the office of Secretary of
State of the State of Georgia.
WHEREFORE, Petitioners
pray that they may be incor
porated under the name and
I style as herein set out and that
! they he granted all rights, privi
leges and immunities, which are
now or may be hereafter permit
ted by the laws of the State of
Georgia,
S. A. NUNN,
Attorney for Petitioners.
STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
OF STATE
I. John B. Wilson, Secretary of
State of the State of Georgia, do
: hereby certify, that the name
“PERRY HEIGHTS
INCORPORATED”
is not the name of any other ex
isting corporation now r registered
in this office, as prescribed
by law.
1 In I estirm ny Whereof, I have
hereunto set my Hand and affix
'ed the seal of office, at the Capi
tol, in the City of Atlanta, this
29th day of November in the
year of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Forty-Three,
and °fthe Independence of the
United States of America, the
One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth.
Seal State
of Georgia.
n JOHN B. WTLSON.
Secretary of State, Ex-Officio
( orporation Commissioner of
the State of Georgia.
HOUSTON SUPERIOR COURT,
The above and foregoing ap
plication coming on regularly to
be heard, and it being made to
jai pear that said application is
I legitimately within the purview
and intention of the laws of the
l State of Georgia, and the said
Petitioners having presented as a
part of said petition a certificate
i from toe Secretary of State of
the State cf Georgia, certifying
that the name “Perry Heights,
Incorporated” is not the name of
any other existing corporation
{ now registered in the office of
| the Secretary of the State of
i Georgia:
It is therefore considered, ord
ered and adjudged that the said
application for charter be, and
the same is hereby granted, and
i the Petitioners, their associates
and successors, are hereby in
corporated under the name and
| style of “Perry Heights, Incor
porated” and with all of the
rights, powers and privileges as
prayed.
At Chambers, Perry. Georgia,
this 2nd day of Dec.. 1943.
A. iV. ANDERSON.
" J. S. C. M. C.
