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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
Second Class. '
TOO TIRED TO SLEEP
A furniture store was displaying
a new type of mattress on a bed
in the window. To make the thing j
look more realistic, the store adver- 1
tised for a man to simulate sleep
on the mattrcos in view of the pub
lic.
The first applicant was a lazy-look
ing fellow. He yawned as the man
ager recited his duties.
"What we are looking for," said
the manager, "is a man to dem
onstrate the restful qualities of our
new mattress. All you have to do
is to lie on that mattress in the win
dow and pretend to sleep peacefully.
Is that clear?"
"Uh, huh.”
"Very well, then," continued the
manager. "You sleep on that bed
from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.”
"Those are awful long hours,” the
chronic loafer grumbled. "How
about a rest period in between?"
100 PER CENT BRILLIANT
Jimmy — Well, Dad, I answered a
question in class today.
Father—What answer did you ■
give?
Jimmy—Present!
Help Wanted!
Snrge—What are you doing, Has
tus?
Rastus—Ah’s doing nothin’ at all,
suh.
Sargc—And what are you doing,
Sambo?
Sambo—Who me? Ah's helping
Raslus!
Gently Down the Stream
Jo—l know a fellow who can row
a bicycle.
Joan—You mean a boat, don’t ’
you?
Jo-No. I asked him to prove
it and he rode me home on the han
dlebars!
Rationed, Too!
Irate—So you want the rubber ball
you throw into my house! Don't you
know that nearly hurt one of my I
children?
Youngster—Yeh, but that's the
only ball us kids have got and you’ve
seven children.
No Trouble At All!
Brown—lt’s an awful bother de
ciding what to do oh holidays.
Blue—lt doesn’t bother me. My . '
boss tells when to go and my wife
tells me where!
At the Zoo
Jimmy—Look at that rhinoceros!
Johnny—That’s not a rhinoceros.
That’s a hippopotamus. Can’t you
see that it hr n’t a radiator cap?
ARMY LIFE
Sarge—What do you mean by kiss
ing that girl over there in that dark
corner?
Private—Now that I see her in
the light, I wonder myself.
Unlucky Casualty
Daughter Did you have any
love affairs when you were in the
army, Dad?
Mr. Henpeck—No, my child, I fell
in the first engagement.
Not So Funny
Jones—How come you prefer to
work on your lawn instead of your
Victory garden?
Smith—My lawn is mower fun!
Souposing There Is?
Diner—l think there's a fly in my
soup.
Waiter—Well, make sure. I can’t i
be bothered with suppositions.
Swat Him!
Bill—l’ve just had my blood test
ed.
Will-Who took it?
Bill—A mosquito!
Processional
Choirmaster—Now remember the
altos and sopranos will sing alone
until we get to “the gates of hell"-
Voice in Back—ls that where the
congregation comes in?
“"’""'improved'"""*
UNIEORM IMTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
CHOOL LCSSurt
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
*
Lesson for January 2
Lessen subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
| permission.
JESUS BEGINS HIS MINISTRY
LESSON TEXT—Mark 1:9-22
GOLDEN TEXT—Repent ye. and believe
the gospel,—Mark 1:15.
j A new year of opportunity is be
fore us. What will it hold for us and
j for the world? We do not know, but |
God does, and trusting Him we
move forward. One thing we must
have this next year is more Bible
study. We need to know what God’s
Word has to say to us day by day.
In our Sunday schools we begin
today a three month series on the
Gospel of Mark, which presents
Christ as the Servant of God. It is
the Gospel of mighty acts.
In our lesson we see Jesus— '
I. Entering Upon His Ministry !
(vv. 9-13).
The baptism and temptation of
Jesus were not just a preparation
for His work, but wore rather His j
actual entry upon His mission.
The baptism of Jesus was not be- !
cause of any sin in Him, for He was
sinless. It was of real significance
as His entry upon the work for j
which He had come into the world— 1
that of redemption. He who knew I
no sin became sin for us. He here
partook of the sinner’s baptism, not \
because He had sinned, but because
He came to be the sinner's substi
tute (see Hob. 2:17).
What infinite love and condescen
sion! To it God the Father gave His
approval (v. 11), and the Holy Spirit
gave heavenly witness by descend
ing upon Him.
The one who was to be the con
stant opponent of Christ and His fol
lowers was reckoned with at the
very beginning of His ministry as
He was led by the Holy Spirit into
I the wilderness to be tempted of
j Satan. Around Him were the wild
j beasts, before h .n was Solan, and
; in it all “the angels ministered unto
him.”
i The devil has only three real
temptations to present, “the lust of
the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and
the pride of life’’ (I John 2:16). He
uses the same three types of temp
tation with us, varying the “dress”
in which he presents them. Let us
be on guard.
Victory came through the use of
I God's Word. We need to learn that ;
j lesson and not attempt to defeat Sa
tan with any man-made weapons of
will power, logic, or culture.
11. Working As Preacher and
Teacher (vv. 14. 15, 21, 22).
The Gospel of Mark is the book of
i Christ’s miraculous works. It is
therefore significant that His first
recorded work was that of preach
ing, His second that of calling and
preparing fellow workers, and last of
all the miraculous healing of the
demoniac (vv. 23-28).
From a human viewpoint one
would think that the opposite order
would prevail. First let the Master
do some mighty miracle to catch the ;
attention of the people, then organ
ize a great “party,” and then
I preach. Much effort in our day fol
lows that human formula and fails
of lasting results. The man who
I magnifies preaching and gives the
Word of God pre-eminence will see
real spiritual accomplishments.
Notice also that when Jesus be
gan llis ministry in Capernaum (v.
21), it was by teaching, essentially
the same as preaching. There is no
substitute for the personal pres
-1 entation of the gospel.
Jesus preached faith and repent
ance, or perhaps one should say re
pentance and faith (v. 15). They
went together in our Lord’s preach
ing. Let us follow His example.
The preacher of our day, truly
called of the Lord and faithfully
proclaiming the full counsel of God,
may well be encouraged by the im
portance our Lord gave to that min
istry. He too may speak with au
thority because He speaks for
Christ.
111. Calling His Helpers (vv. 16-
! 20).
The orderly development of any
1 work calls for the choosing and I
training of associates. Moody is i
said to have observed that “it is a
greater thing to put ten men to
work than it is to do ten men’s
work.”
Our Lord was no mere human
leader, but He desired and used fel
low workers and He committed to
them the carrying on of His work
after He departed.
God still calls men into His serv
ice. Would that grace might be
given to each one to whom such a
; cal! may come to respond “straight
way,” as did the disciples.
The nature of our Lord’s call to
these men is worthy of our atten
tion. He wanted them not as execu
lives, or leaders of an organization,
! or as His personal attendants. They
probably served in all these capaci
| ties and others. But their main
business was to be personal soul
| winning.
Let us not forget that such is
God’s calling to each of us who are
; Christians. We may have other du
ties to perform, other work to do,
but this thing we must do—we must
i be "fishers of men." j
REALLY FAST! 1
i
A group of British and American
sailors were swapping yams about
their ships. “I’m curious about your
carriers,” one British tar said. "How
fast are they?”
One American turned his wad of
gum over. “Well, to tell you th«
truth, chum,” he replied. “1 don’t
know. We’ve never really opened
them up. All they’ve been required
to do so far is to keep up with the
planes.”
Tough Customers
“Well, ma’am,” explained the
merchant seaman who didn’t like to
boast about losing a leg when his
ship was torpedoed, “I was swim
ming towards a lifeboat when a
shark grabbed me by the kg.”
“Gracious! And what did you do?” j
“Oh, I let him have it. I never
argue with a shark."
SECOND FRONT
Gob—How did you like Venice?
Marine—l only was there a few
days. The place was flooded.
Reverse English
Sambo—Niggah, Ah’se gwan to i
punch yo nose all ovah yo face i
and close up dem eyes ob yourn, et j
cetera! Does you git me?
Hastus—Ah gits you. But yo don’
mean et cetera. Yo means vice
versa!
Irreplaceable
Mother—l hope that spanking will
teach you not to tie saucepans on
dogs’ tails.
Sonny—But mother it wasn’t our
dog.
Mother—l know that, but it was
my saucepan.
Welcome Suitor
Mabel—Well, what did my Dad|
say about our getting married?
Abel—Do you want me to leave
out the swear words?
Mabel—Why, of course!
Abel—He didn’t say a thing!
Early Season Dope
May—The football coach says our
team has a very poor line this year. *
June—He’s all wet. I met some
of the follows in training. What a
line they can hand out!
Experienced Mechanic
Hastus—How about youall crank-'
ing mah ole Ford for me?
Sambo—Maybe, but them kind o’
mules don’t back their ears when
they get ready to kick.
Cooking Equipment
Mrs. What beautiful scallops
you've made on the pic, Mandy.
How did you do it?
Mandy—Dot’s easy, mam. Ah jest
used mah false teeth.
Sue You Later
Painter—Gee, it's pretty lucky I
dropped this pail of paint on you
right in front of the door to the doc
tor’s office.
Victim—Ych! But I’m the doctor! I
NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE
i
Quizzer—How can you keep milk
from getting sour?
Quizzee —Keep it in the cow!
Raise the Ceiling
Stranger—You farmers raise the
grain. What do all the erther people
do before we consumers get the
flour?
Farmer—Raise the price!
Hash Dishes
Housewife—And how are you on
fancy dishes?
New Cook—Well, I’m awful care
ful, ma’am, but sometimes things
will break.
What, No Snakes?
Stranger—Are you sure it’s safe ;
to swim here? There aren’t any |
crocodiles?
Native—Sure. The octopus kept
them away until the sharks came.
Times Have Changed!
Housewife—Here, my good man,
is a nickel for a cup of coffee.
Tramp—Lady, you get me a cup
of coffee and I’ll give you a dime!
Nice Figure
Jack—She seems to be a well
reared young lady.
Mack—Looks pretty good from
the front, too.
Hot or Cold?
Teacher—Johnny, what meal do
we eat in the morning?
John—Well, at our house, every j
morning we have oatmeal.
Ladies’ Hats
Mrs.—Don’t you think my new
hat is a perfect fit?
Mr.—Fit? It's a convulsion!
Phone by Months
Girl—Hello. Hello! Is this May?
Voice—No, this is August!
WAY OUT WEST
Out in them thar hills they tell
the story of two horse thieves who
i were finally caught. The posse de-
I cided to tie ropes around their necks
i and throw them off the bridge. They
threw one in and the rope slipped
and the thief swam out and escaped.
The other one cried: “Be sure and
tie the rope tight on my neck. I
can’t swim a stroke.”
W’here’s Mary?
Him—Hello, is that you, Mary?
Her—Yes, this is Mary.
Him—You sure this is Mary?
I Her—Sure, this is Mary!
Him—Doesn’t sound like Mary.
Her—l tell you this is Mary.
Him—Well, listen, Mary. How
about a date tomorrow night?
Her—All right, I’ll tell her when
she comes in.
Easy Explanation
Bill—lf I lead a donkey up to a
tub of water and a tub of beer,
j which will he choose to drink?
j Will—The water?
Bill—Yes. And why?
Will—Because he’s an ass.
BULL’S EYE
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ffmm
Lawyer The evidence shows,
Mrs. McGuire, that you threw a roll
ing pin at your husband.
Mrs. McG.—lt shows more than j
that. It shows I hit him!
Don’t We Know
I Joe—What’s harder than buying
| a present for a girl who has every-
S thing?
Jerry—Buying one for a girl who
wants everything!
Stitch in Time
Mary A penny for your
thoughts, Bill.
Bill—l was just trying to figure
how I could get home tonight on
four cents. Thanks!
It’s a Date!
Gob—And I’d like a couple of
hard-boiled eggs to take out.
Waitress Well, you’ll have to 1
wait. Me and Mabel don’t get off
for another hour.
Retort Courteous
Doctor—How do you feel, captain, 1
| when you kill a man?
Captain—Not so bad. How about
| you?
Say That Again
: She—lf we’d never met, darling,
| would you have loved me just as
I much?
1 He—More, darling!
Yes, Dear!?
Hubby—l wonder what we shall
wear in heaven?
Wifcy—lf you’re there, I imagine
most of us will wear surprised looks. |
Shape Divine
Mrs. Smith—l owe my figure to
swimming exercises.
Mrs. Jones—Did you ever take a
look at a duck?
Between Us Girls
Jane—How would you define a
gentleman?
Joan—A gentleman is a man you
don’t know very well.
RATIONED TOO
Bill—What’s sausage?
Will—Sausage is an animal that
comes out of his hole in the spring
and if he sees his shadow, he goes
back in again.
Bill—No, that’s groundhog!
Will—What’s sausage if it isn’t
groundhog?
Marry in Haste
Jones—Did I ever tell you about
the awful fright I got on my wed
ding night?
j Smith—No, but I don’t think you
ought to speak of your wife that
■ way.
Time for Politeness
1 Mother—Now, why didn't you give
brother the largest piece of cake?
Even a hen saves the nicest dainties
for the little chickens!
Sonny—Yeh, I’d do the same thing
j if it was worms!
PETITION FOR CHARTER
STATE OF GEORGIA
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. M. Dunning, whose Post
Office address is 636 N. E. 101st
Street, Miami, Florida, J. F,
I Canaday, whose Post Office ad
dress is 227 East 11th St., Rome,
Georgia, and J. M. McDonald,
whose Post Office address is 502
N. E. 106th 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 incorporated for a period
of thirty-five (35) years under
the corporate name and style of
“Perry Heights, Incorporated.”
2. The object 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 1
: to establish branch offices and 1
places of business elsewhere
whenever the Board of Directors
of said corporation may deter
mine that same is advisable.
4. The business to be carried
on by said corporation is as fol
lows:
a. A general real estate busi
ness including the purchase,
holding, development, sale, rent
ing and management of real es
tate and improvements thereon,
including the right to design,
construct, build, rebuild,remodel,
dwelling houses, apartments,
business houses of every kind,
the laying out and handling of I
real estate subdivisions, includ-i
ing the grading and improving of |
said real estate, the building of
roads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters,
water mains and sewers in said
subdivisions.
b. Th 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 1
personal endorsements. j
c. To carry on a general in-i
surance business, including the!
writing of life insurance, fire,
casualty, liability, and other
kinds of insurance, and the writ
ing of bonds, acting generally as
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,
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,
corporation shall be Eight Thous-)
and Dollars ($8,000.00), repre-i
seated by eighty (80) shares of
stock of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), each,
and Petitioners pray that they be
I granted the right to increase said
j capital stock from time to timei
' by a vote of a majority of tho 1
j stockholders to an amount not tei
exceed Twenty-Five Thousand!
Dollars ($25,000.00), represented
j 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
($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, certify ing 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 1
style as herein set out and thatt
they be granted all rights, privi-i
leges and immunities, which are
I 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 j
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 registered'
in this office, as prescribed
by law.
In Testimony Whereof, I have
CLASSIFIED AJDS
Lost—Ration Books Nn q •
the name, Essie Bell Billing' lll
Robert Billings. Finder r\
to Rationing Office, Perry (j a UrD
Lost—Ration Book No -3 -
name Catherine R. Spinks.fi 11
y r fi rn to Rationing Office™,!
For Sale—Winston EncvoW
dia, 10 volumes: Winston Diet?’
ary, 2 volumes; several pfi,’
blankets; clean feather nii£.
Apply Mrs. Fred Bonner, **
Pe rry, Ga.
. F°r Sale-Wood and coal bam
mg Heater, price $25. Ann
Mrs. Henry Rossier, Phone 2321
Perry, Ga.
Farms For Sale-Several small
improved farms by owner near
Hawkinsville, perfect tide, im
mediate possession.
Robert S. Anderson,
12:30 Hawkinsville, Ga.
SEE
W. G. ETHRIDGE
For
Bicycle Repair Work
Rogers Store Perry, Ga.
A. W. DAHLBERG
Certified Public Accountant
Perry, Georgia
Audits - Systems • Income Tax
1
U-NEED-A TAXICAB
Operating from
NELL’S CAFE
Day Phone 215
Night Phone 201
Perry, Ga.
;
BQiBj
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
GEORGIA,—Houston County:
B. J. Hunt having applied for
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 the
[ Court of Ordinary on the First
Monday in January, 1944.
This December P, 1943.
JOHN L. HODGES.
Ordinary.
hereunto set my hand and affix
ed the seal of office, at the Capi
jtol, in the City of Atlanta, this
29th day of November in the
year of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Forty-Three,
and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the
jOne Hundred and Sixty-Eighth.
[Seal State
of Georgia.
JOHN B. WILSON.
Secretary of State, Ex-Officio
Corporation 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
appear that said application is
legitimately within the purview
and intention of the laws of the
State of Georgia, and the sa ] d
Petitioners having presented as a
part of said petition a certificate
1 from the Secretary of State fit
ithe Stated' Georgia, certifying
j that the name “Perry Heights.
Incorporated” is not the namefit
any other existing corporation
now registered in the office oi
‘ the Secretary of the State oi
Georgia: ,
It is therefore considered, ord
ered and adjudged that the saiu
application for charter be, ana
the same is hereby granted, an
! the Petitioners, their
and successors, are hereby > n
corporated under the name ant
style of “Perry Heights. fi nC £'
porated” and with all fit’ c n
rights, powers and privileges a
prayed, .
At Chambers, Perry. Georgia
this 2nd day of Dec.. 1943.
A. M. ANDERSON.
J. S. C. M. C.
