Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, April 20, 1944, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextHEARTFELT PRAYER The minister called at a house one afl?rnoon and while he was wait ing for his hostess to appear he was entertained by her six-year-old son. After a time the visitor asked if the youngster always said his prayers at night. “Yes,” replied the child, "only Mummy sometimes soys them for me.” “Oh,” exclaimed the good man, “but that isn’t quite the same thing, you know. What does Mummy say?” "She often just says: ‘Thank heaven, you’re in bed at last for another night!’ ” Wake With a Smile Harry—l thought you said an alarm clock couldn’t waken you? Jerry—lt can’t, but I got a par rot, too. Harry—What’s that got to do with your getting up in time? Jerry—l hang the clock next to his cage. It wakes the parrot. And what he says would rouse anyone! Air-Conditioning Electrician (examining ice-box which had been using too much cur rent)—You’re a now cook here, aren’t you? How do you like this ice-box? Cook—l like it fine. I hold the door open and it cools off the whole kitchen. Something Fishy Credit Man—What do you think about the new clothing man, Cohen? Sccqpd Man—l don’t know. He’s quite a problem. He always pays i cash so we don’t know whether he’s honest or not! Who? Me? She—l wouldn’t marry the best man living. He—l’m sorry you feel that way, but thanks anyway for the compli ment! < Spank Him! Jones—Your son threw a piece of coal at me! Smith—He did? Well, I’ll speak to him about being so wasteful! K AND WORTH IT! Customer—lf it costs you a dollar ; to make these watches and you sell them for a dollar, whore is the profit? Jeweler—From repairing them! I. __ | From Killarney i Captain—Have you ever been to sea before? Irish Hand—Sure nn’ did yo think I came over from the auld country jn a street car? —»HW HI —>ll ■■ ■ ill |lO M illion-dollar program will provide ] {’>oo miles of new rural electric lines to serve 3,400 farm homes. Part will be buik during the war (subject to WIB . approval) as a means of in creasing lood production. Ihe rest, as soon as conditions permit, . i i ★ ★ ★ A A s soon as war restrictions are lifted, Atlanta will get new trackless trolleys and buses to replace remaining street car lines. No city in the nation will have a finer, more modern public transportation service. Scheduled to be completed by the end of 1947 at * •' 0 • , ot ont 15,000,000. to Dublin, recently completed; an other from Wellston to Americas uu- ■ Hll| (A |>H J|lV| | H renton to Augusta, to be built WBjilSa vear. Transmission lines are as csscn lial as power plants. IB Bl |f \ TRACTOR TIRES VULCANIZED Any Rear Tractor Tire now can be Repaired in a Large New Mold just Installed. New Tractor Tires are hard to get. Help save time and rubber by having your tires repaired. Just bring your tire to us and in ONE DAY we will repair it. GRAY’S Service Station Day Phone 137—Night Phone 170 PERRY, GA. AKIN DRUG CO. Prescriptions Are Our Specialty Phone 2 Perry, Ga. SEEDS Garden Seeds including Seed Corn, Peas, Irish Potatoes and all Packet Seeds in Stock. FLOWER SEEDS OF ALL KINDS BUY NOW WHILE YOU CAN GET THEM J. W. Bloodworth Phone 94 Perry, Ga. SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE A GOOD GUESS ‘‘Trouble with you, Honey,” com plained friend wife, ‘‘is that you haven’t any culture.” ‘‘Oh, yes, I have.” "I'll bet you can’t tell me what Juliet said when she met Romeo in the balcony.” “That’s easy. She walked up to him and said, ‘Honey, couldn’t you have gotten seats in the orches tra?’ ” Benefit by Inheritance Stranger—Good day, doctor. I just dropped in to tell you how much I benefited from your treatment. Doc—But you’re not one of my patients. Stranger—l know. But my uncle was and I’m his heir. * Ain’t It the Truth Harry—Have you heard the class yell of the school of experience? Jerry—No, what is it? I Harry—Ouch!! Plus Tax Operator—lt will cost 95 cents to talk to Bellvue. Smith—Can’t you make a special rate for just listening? I want to put this call through to my wife. In the Army She—You’re the fourth soldier I’ve J asked to dance with me without avail. Sarge—Sister, even with a good heavy veil, I don’t think it would do any good. ) ALL WOLVES Doris—Do you like cave men or the other kind? Alice—What other kind? Last and Least Jones—l thought you always had the last word with your wife? But I notice she orders you around all the time. Smith—Yeh, I have the last word. Don’t you always hear me say, “All right”? All Busted Johnny -My father invested in a mine and it went under. Tommy—Well, my dad started a doughnut bakery and it went into the hole. Billy—Yeh, and my pop bought a dynamite plant and it just went up. Air Corpse Instructors in the paratroop divi sion tell their classes that if a para chute doesn’t open they’ll know what it is to jump to conclusions. §64 Answer Quizzer —Name some production in which the supply exceeds the de mand. Quizzee —Trouble! Pancakes Is Pancakes Diner—How soon will my pancake be a-long? Waiter—l don’t know how long, but it’ll be a-round. Keep Your Shirt On Stewardess—Will all the passen gers please fasten their belts be fore we land. Jones—l’m sorry, ma’am, but I wear suspenders. AIN’T IT TRUE? Joan—My mother belongs to four clubs. Jane—Mine belongs to five. Joan—My mother can talk on any subject. , Jane—That’s nothing. My mother can talk without any subject at all! Wrong Customer Salesgirl—lsn’t it a sweet doll? And you can lay it down and it closes its eyes and goes to sleep Just like a real baby. Mrs. Jones—Have you ever had a baby? You Win i Texan—Why, in our state the wind is so powerful it sometimes blows people right out of their houses. Kansan—That’s nothing. In our state, the wind sometimes blows six days out of a week! yg{ HERE'S OUR PIN-UP GIRL \w/ \ She's a good customer (good citi \ y \ \ sen, too) becouse sho values her \ w \ fires highly .. . drives less, goes V\ ■ yi ; slow and comes to TIRE HEAD- V QUARTERS for regular tire check ups. Get the same all-out help at Longer Mileage, Built In! good/Vear SYNTHETIC RUBBER TIRE TIME Get our expert advice, reg ularly and often. Have us TUNE IN! WALTER PIDGEON check air pressure, cross- in "The Star and the Story,” switch tires to even up wear, Sunday evenings, C.B.S. Net find and fix those minor in- work. .. . ‘‘HOOK ’N LADDER juries that could mean a FOLL!ES ’” Saturday mornings. . , . , N.B.C. Network. major let-down. AN OFFICIAL TIRE INSPECTION STATION ; McLendon auto company Phone 57 Perry, Ga. Peosl-Cola Company. Loot Isiamj City. y Franchized Bottlers: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Macon —— i :om where I sit... &i/ Joe Marsh A Lot of Folks Ask Me This "Joe” one of my friends asked with their self-regulation me the other day, "What is this program. Foundation vou write about in "Their object is to keep their your column? Sounds like a good own house in order by coopcr idea but I can t say I just get it. ating with law enforcement What I told him may interest agencies, social welfare people... you as well, so I’ll try to tell you the army and navy... the way I told him. "Results prove the old saw "You can compare it,” I said, about a stitch in time saves nine, "with how the baseball people, The sale of malt beverages in and the movie folks set up their this state has never been on a own organization to run them- higher moral plane!” selves, with a so-called czar at the head, s~\ -j "The brewers are doing much /^/CC the same thing, here in this state UL (\ m ©1944, BREWING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION • GEORGIA COMMUTE! 532 HURT BLDG., ATLANTA, 3, GA. J. M. & W. A. SATTERFIELD Plumbing & Pipefitting ALL WORK GUARANTEED Phone 188 Perry, Ga.