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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES. Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Organ of Houston Countv
and City of Perry.
Subscription, $1.50 per year,
Payable In Advance
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Georgia. $2 per year,
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A JOYOUS
SEASON
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Cfmfitmas itteblep
Christmas was once abolished
by an act of parliament in Eng
laiui. That was in 1G44 when the
Puritans under Oliver Cromwell
governed the realm. The Puri
tans’ disbelief in holiday enjoy
ments was so intense that parlia
ment ordered Christmas to be ob
served as a strict fast day. No
roast beef, no plum pudding, no
wassail were permitted.
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Although turkey is the essential |
feature of Christmas dinner to- !
day, the bird was unknown in 1
England In the IGth century. In
troduced from America, it came
into its present popularity in the
early 1700 s.
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In several states of the Union
there is a definite law forbidding
anyone from interfering with a
child's belief in Santa Claus.
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Some European peoples have a
superstition dating from an
cient times—that animals take on
the power of speech at Christmas
time.
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Lewis Carroll wrote his famous
book, “Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland,” as a Christmas gift
for a little girl who was the daugh- j
ter of one of his friends.
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Christmas Crib Tradition
If as Founded by Medieval
Tableau in Old Naples
In 1787, Goethe described Naples
as the city of Christmas Cribs: every
church had its “Praesepc” and fami
lies erected evergreen shrines with
in their homes and upon the flat
roof-tops of their dwellings where
Vesuvius and (ho starlit Neapolitan
sky created a Hollywood-like back
ground.
St, Francis of Assisi received spe
cial pern ssion from the Vatican to
i present a Christmas tableau in 1223
( This first “Praesepc,” set up in the
j chancel of the church in Greccio,
■ltaly, was complete with real live J
'animals.
Animals IF armed Holy
Infant in Bethlehem
Many legends attribute the
power of speech to birds and ani
mals during the midnight hour of
Christmas Eve in recognition of
the beasts who, sharing the stable
of Bethlehem, warmed (he Holy
Infant with their breath.
To honor these traditions, Po
lish children masquerade in ani
mal costumes on Christmas Eve.
PEACE
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GREAT JOY
rent mit uo\n
Making Colored Flames
For Christmas Fireplace
Would you like beautifully col
ored flames in the Christmas fire
place? i
Here are a number of chem- i
icals which may be added to shel
lac as a carrier. Small pieces of
wood may be painted with the
mixtures, or the chemicals and
shellac mixed with sawdust.
Violet flame potassium
chlorate
Yellow flame potassium
nitrate
Orange flame calcium
chloride
Red flame strontium
nitrate
Apple-green barium nitrate
flame
Emerald flame copper nitrate
Green flame borax
Purple (lame lithium
chloride
Make Your Own
Yuletide Wreaths
It’s Fun for All and Offers
Cham cs for Clever
Designs.
{'''OLORFUL homemade decora
tions that lend gaiety to the
Christmas tree and help out any
lack of store trimmings can be made
from such commonplace things as
I egg shells, peanut#, pine cones,
squashes and colored paper.
Eggshell trinkets offer a variety
of decorative possibilities. The shells
n„i can be salvaged
from family bak-[
J !#Sy ing days by run- |
I fflfvP ning a darning 1
Hsai needle through ;
the shell at both
i Jwßx |JR ends and blow-
IHr ■*«■ ing ou * con '
I W tjF tents. If neces- j
j I sary the holes I
| can be enlarged |
so that a bright- j
L colored string
with a knot in |
.•Jg/ the end can be '
m*- « run through the ,
| BL egg, so that it
may be strung
j gaily on the tree.
Before stringing on the tree, shells
! may be colored all the hues of the
rainbow, as at Easter time. Or de-
I signs in pencil on the shell may be
made'in the form of scrolls, leaves
j or figures. The designs may be filled >
in with colors, outlined with black i
crayons. Christmas seals pasted on
white eggshells will be bright and !
shiny. Colored confetti dots can 1
likewise be used on the eggs.
Peanut dolls to hang on the tree
I can bo made by stringing suitable
sizes together and tying the cord
lightly to keep them in shape. They
can he painted gold or silver or
any other color that will liven the
tree and give the little folks a part
in the decorative scheme.
A half-dozen star Santas swinging
1 from (lie tree will add interest. Make
some five-pointed stars from heavy
paper. Paste a Santa head onto the !
lop point and design white mittens j
on the next two, draw a bolt and 1
it’s done. Run a string through San
ta’s hat and tie to a branch.
Small green squashes painted with
shellac or varnish so they will re
tain their freshness can be either I
tied to the tree or arranged around |
the base.
Pine cones tied with ribbons and i
perhaps a bell and painted white or I
silver for make-believe frost are per- :
feet for suspending from the tree.
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{ Polled Yule Trees Can Be I
Used for Several Years
The record of using the same
Christmas tree for the last five holi
day seasons is held by Mrs. H. R. j
Yount of Brunswick county in North
Carolina.
| Mrs. Yount planted a small cedar |
by her farm house and the first •
Christmas it was about 15 inches 1
high. She placed it in a pot and used
it as a table tree with appropriate 1
decorations.
After the first Christmas, she re
planted the small tree by the house,
then dug it up again and placed it
in a bucket on a table for its second
holidays.
Again it was replanted and the
third year it took its place on the
floor with the children adding the
necessary decorations. It was very
carefully treated and again reset by
the house. For the last two years
it has been used as an outside
Christmas tree to carry all the lights
and decorations.
Mrs. Yount and the other mem
bers of the family have made spe
cial preparations for decorating the
traditional Christmas tree again this
Notice fo Debtors And
Creditors
GEORGIA, —Houston County:
All creditors of the Estate of
Mrs. Georye M. Garvin, formerly
of Houston County. Georgia, now
deceased, are hereby notified to
render in their claims or de-i
mands against said Estate to the :
undersigned according to law; ;
and all persons indebted to said
Estate are hereby notified to I
make immediate payment to me !
L. A. Woodruff, Adminis- \
trator of the Estate of
Mrs. George M. Garvin.
P. 0. Address
Vienna, Georgia 12:27
f JRSE LOSES FAT
>AFELY AYDS WAY
et slimmer without exercise
Eat starches, potatoes, gravy,
just cut down. AYDS plan is
safe, sensible, easier. No exer
cise. No drugs. No laxative.-.
Nurse was one of more than
100 persons losing 14 to 15
lbs. average In a few weeks
In clinical tests with A yds Plan
conducted by medical doctors.
* Delicious AYDS before each
meal dulls the appetite. Yet you get vitamins,
minerals, essential nut ients in Ayrla. Start the
Ayds way to lose weight now. 30 day supply of
Ayds. $2.25. MONEY BACK on the very first
bo* if you don’t get results. Phone
HOUSTON DRUG CO.
Phone 52 Perry, Ga.
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1 Almost anyone with land era g.;OT/ more pine. Tic ‘ N *‘\
1 rules are simple. Pine con shift for itself, but with a . ■;’ -.^
1 little attention and protection it will respond rapidly.
I Ten years ago there was less point to growing more vlr
trees .. . you might not have been able to sell them. Tilings v V gf M
1 are different now. Crowded pines can be cut at a profit '*V| ; ;
1 for pulpwood. The rules for making your land grow \
more trees are worth knowing and applying. • > -‘ H
The secret of profitable tree farming is first, a
' good market, which Georgians now have, and second, maiiir i
1 make all of your land grow all of the wood it can all of
\ the time. Here are the rules:
A'l Protect your land from fire so that seedlings (your
I next generation) will not he destroyed.
M “Cultivate” your woods by thinning stands which are \
' too dense to permit each tree to put on maximum —'->J x|'
t growth. Sell your “thinnings” for pulpwood. Faster
1 growth on the remaining trees will replace the wood -v vNl!f 1
PI ®III seedlings on open acres which lack sufficient ‘ ■
O Grow a balanced woodland harvest.’ Cutting pulpwood
\ helps grow sawlogs ami poles. Harvesting worked-out /*
x f turpentine trees for pulpwood helps make room for
5» Always follow a saw timber harvest with a clean-up for 1
I pulpwood out of tops, etc.
J Never cut an area without leaving a source of seed for
|||\ Get help from a state forester, an extension forester, Mr
I or a forester of Union Bag and Paper Corporation in <S ajwy
||| W preparing a tree farming plan for your land.
UNION BAG and PAPER (SfifLH jjß? I
V y . ■ Income ,r It s r ree. Send lor one. ■
m k * k >'*'• a u I Address Woodlands Division, hEl3e? Jfyi ■
CORPORATION I Union Bag and Paper Corpora■ |
I I lion, Box 570, Savannah Georgia. &9f V
Savannah \V
CLA SIFIED ADS
For Rent—House keeping!
apartment, 4ro ims, nicely fur
nished, good heating system, de
sirable neighborhood, garage,
modern conveniences. Phone 208,
Perry, Ga * j
For Sale —Saw Timber on thir- :
ty-five acres of land.
Geo. R. Hunt,
1:10 Kathleen, Ga.
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\ For Sale— baby Carriage, large,
pre-war model, only slightly
used, excellent condition. Price
$25.00. Call or see Mrs. Francis
Nunn.
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CONTRACTORS
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warehouses we can give
prompt service anyw'here in
Georgia.
Call or write for estimates
Phone 3121
GEORGIA ROOFING &
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306 Oglethorpe St.
Macon, Ga.
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BICYCLE REPAIRING
W. G. E i BRIDGE c
BARFIELD’S GROCERY
Perry, Georgia
If You Intend To Borrow M
In Order To Buy Or Build j
The PERRY FEDERAL SAVINGS and LOAN ASSO
CIATION is ready and anxious to serve the people of
this vicinity. This Association operates in Macon,
Peach, Llouston, and Pulaski Counties. Loans are made
on dwellings and business properties to be repaid by
the month. The interest charge is six per cent. We
have loaned to the people we serve more than $290,000.00.
Over $100,000.00 of this amount was for the construc
tion of new homes and business buildings. $125,000.00
was for the purchase of homes already constructed.
$65,000.00 was loaned to persons for refinancing exist
ing loans and for remodeling purposes.
If you intend to buy, build, or remodel your
home or business we invite you to come in
and talk to us.
ips
Wand loan association
PERRY, GEORGIA
S. A. NUNN, President F. M. HOUSER, Secty-Treas..
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