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MORE WORK THAN WIT
Gooden has had the Sopho-
lDOre biology class to bring grass
and roots to class—A first grader
oa selling these, was heard to ask
a fellow student why they brought
leu ’ borse feed to the class room.
Bob Cater:—“Me wanjbs to read
Miss Miller”
Miss Miller:—“Bob I’ll let you
00 an V thing if you will promise
roe not to say * me”
Bob Cater:—“awright, me prom-
roe me want say me no more”
You have often been asked what
a, 'o the three sweetest words in
he English Vocabulary, and haVe
been told,—“inclosed find check,”
or l love you” but to the school
»oy and girl they are; you have
passed.”
Teacher (in History) “Ormar
2 occupation did the people
^000 years B. C. indulge in?”
Ormar: who didn’t know looked
at his friend for help. His friend
an a whisper replied: “Carrying
gems.”
9 r m a rs (not understanding)
why cotton gins, mam”
School life would be simply
perfect if it were not for exumi
nations, as it is they “causeth”
us to neither eat nor “8leepeth,’ ,
but grow pale and “thineth” from
*orry and homing mid night oil.
The Juniors have anew pencil
aharpner and trash basket. We
hope they dont get the bighead.
Our Literature teacher wonders
why it is that the pupils always
remember the love affairs ef a
great man even if they don’t re
member what he wrote or did.
Why does Mr Wilson always
make Louis Harper draw the
Geometry figure on the. board?
Junior girl (on seeing a ear pass
by) with “Boy Hewdy” on the
tire, exclaimed: How on earth do
they manage to invent such
names for cars? There goes a ‘Boy
Howdy.’
The P. T. A. is selling lunches
at the court yard for the benefit
of the school. They have sub
scribed for magazines for the
library and intend to add to the
laboratory equiptment.
Miss Miller is going to eoach
the girls basket ball team, and we
are sure there will be as good a
team as we had last year, and win
many games.
Miss Dennis—Stella,, do they
teach arithmetic in high school?
Stella D.—Oh, no mam, they
teach mathematics.
Mr. Gooden desiring to prom hie
long harped theory that a man
may be as young at eighty as at
sixteen if be only takes physical
culture, refrains from . cigarettes
and eats mown bread, met with
great disaster Tuesday afternoon
in an attenipt to walk mid-air up
on the new popular Tommy Walk
ers. Not that we desire to infer
that our superintendent is eighty,
but to tell you how sorry we are
that he is hurt and to add that
his theory is not shaken. He made
a twenty-five minute talk on the
same subject the folio (ring morn
ing in chapel
B. W.
H. Ai* ’
GEORGIA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW
BEN PARTY AT HATTIE HIGH SCHOOL
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion of Hattie High School an
nounces that there will be a “hen
party’’at the school auditorium,
on Friday night October 12.
Everybody is cordially invited
$0 come, each family represented
is requested to donate a hen for
admission. The object of this
party is to obtain funds, to seat
tie auditorium. There will be
music, readings, and other amuse
ments.
Gome, and bring a hen if pos
sible if not come anyway, for there
■will be much in store for your
pleasure.
Development of oil and mineri.1
lands, lumbering and water pow
ers, goes on, every kind of con
struction work continues, crops-
larger than expected and the usu
al scarcity of harvest hands re
ported everywhere.
Sardis—New Baptist church
completed at a cost of 835,000.
Adel—Local business to build
tobacco warehouses for next sea
son’s crop. ,
Lawrenceville—N e w $85,000 ;
school building completed
Moultrie—New electric pumper
installed at city power plant.
Savannah—Local gas company
to increase capital Rtock.
Rome—Manufacture of paper
and pasteboard boxes begun al
Kuster Manufacturing Co’s new
plant in this city employing 25
persons-
Moultrie—Sugar cane placed on
sale on looal market at pre-war
price.
State peanut crop this year to
be worth about 87,000,000.
Goreen— Construction of plant
costing $1,500,000 with a capacity
of 2,000 bbls. of cement per day
to begin shortly.
Gordon—New road building
equipment purchased by county
reobived.
Augusta—Atlantic States Ware
house Company organized to oper
ate cotton storage warehouse.
Wrens—$30,000 reinforced con
crete bridge over Briar creek
planned.
Work on Jefferson Davis high
way between Louisville and
Wrightsville in Jefferson and
Johnson counties to begin.
Waycross—Werk begun on con
struction of new hard-surface me
morial bridge over Satilla river.
Athens—New Methodist church
to be built here*
Zebulon—New cotton warehouse
completed at this point.
Savannah —Improvement on Ty-
bee road completed.
Dublin—W. & T. Railroad lays
heavier rails between this oily and
Brewton.
Rome—Reynolds-Rankin Com
pany to manufacture pants at new
local plant.
Greenwood county has lost 6,-
500 negroes by immigration north
LEGAL SALE OF LAND.
Georgia, Houston County.
Under and by virtue of power of 0 „i»
contained in a X certain deed [ 0 Lm-e
debt, dated October 20th 1919 ftn d ™
corded in the Clerk’s Office of t !, e 8u’
penor Court of Houston County cSowria
in deed book Number 24 folio Icp Jack
W E Webb to A A Smnak. WU1 bo
during the leual hours of sale on the 6tli
SlW'ffiS »»ef„re M
riou-e do"r in Perry Georgia at nnhlin
outery.to the highest bidde? for calh the
following described property •
B trnct ? ,P a 7 eI of ‘ln»d being
fifty (50) acres of land beinir all of lot
0-0 souil) of the public road from Hen
derson to Elko Georgia and a regular
fcSSrt I 00 fe i across
the entire^and extreme western Part of lot
al ®°J hil H t 7 ee nei ‘ es of land in lot
of laud No. 33 in the New 18® district
of Houston County Georgia being a
parallelagram smith of the read from
Henderson to Elko Georgia bounded on;
the north bv said road, on the east by
lands of Mattie Engrnm, south by lot
lines and west by the hinds ofW R Webb
the west side of snid parallelogram is
parallel to and 706 feet from the weit
side of said lot of land > nd the width of
said parallelagram is 539 feet, also an-
proximatedy 24K acres of land, being
6.57 chams in the north west corner if
eountv Tif yj 0, « 8l | in 8aid dlstl ’ iot and
county, the north boundary is the lot
line, the west boundary is the lot line
boa ' ld . ar y is tl'o land of Mattie
Engrain, said last name is across the
wi 81 i°I' be land owned hy Pe ™y
t,le 0l,ild8 P lnce ^d
more fully escribed i n deed of Emma
Webb et. al. to WR Webb and recorded
L“ d , ee M db0 o°o k /.?' 22 folio 251 and deed
book No. 22 foho 87 of Clerk's Office of
Houston Superior Couit and the de-
£?WP. tIo “ ia * h °se 3 deeds is made a part
of this deed to secure debt- as the as-
eurate description. Said l«nd will bo sold
foi the purpose of paying a debt evi
denced by a certain promlsory note
executed on October 20th 191.9 and due
October 20th 1924 by W R Webb to A A
?12oo k nn>°M for P rinci P"l sum of
$1200.00 together with five interest cou-
£?5 S 1 * um of *96.00 each
and dated October 20th 1919 and payable
™P?a£ er90th } 92 ?’ 192 '• 1922, 1923
and 1924 conseotively.
A»i n l ffl,er 1 T; i !A 8llid deed »o secure
nnSrn- 4 ? ^ r30d aad gave the
1° ai * d A a A Smoak. that if any of
said interest notes should become due
and is not promptly paid when any of
them matures, then the entire debt ska 1
JaUA® A Ue a and ? ayable nt once » if tLe
Bald A. A. Smoak shall so elect, and be
come operative, and
„a, ea V aId 3 interest notes have
matured and was not promptly paid when
they matured. The said A. A. Smoak has
elected and declared the whole debt due
ana payable, as per th<* power vested in
hl TOu7 der soid . .4 to secure debt, and
Whereas - said A. A. Smoak having
elected and declared under the power
vested in him in said deed to secure debt
the whole debt due and payable at once
being the principal sum of $1200.00
and the snm of $206,64 inter
est to November 0th 1923 ‘‘it being the
day of sale” together with 10 percent
Attorney’s fees and costs of collection its
and is offering free farm lands to
ai: .7 . V ,, . .anorney-B rees aan cost
thrifty, intelligent northern farm- contained in said deed.
erR according to the Albany Her- The said notes provides for the pay-
aid. I “ ent of a, i ccsts of collection, including
Sylvester—Power lire being I friSevi 1 <filhL« d inter88t8as
built to furnish local hyro-electric due and* payabhfon said “Ssbe^ng
—L O S T—Large male pointer
dog, white with dark brown spots,
short tail, collar with name and
address, answers to the name of
Prince. Reward. Notify T. D.
Mason. Perry, Ga.
current.
Atlanta—1923 state tobacco
crop raised and sold at various
warehouses exceeds 7,061,712 lbs.
The people of Georgia feel that
it is high time they were given re
lief from une’qual taxation and
also time to take some forward
step that will keep abreast of the
states that are building good
roads,
Jefferson—Business men are
boosting the Gainesville-Midland
Railway.
Crisp County Board of Trade
has undertaken a five year develop
ment plan.
“Mortgage Lifters”—the cow,
the sow, the hen.—Lavonia Times
There was, at the end of 1922,
10,789,048 central station consum
ers for electricity in this country,
of whom 78 per cent were residen
tial consumers of light and power;
17 per cent, users of industrial
lighting; and 4 per eent, indus
trial power consumers. The re
maining 1 per eent not accounted
for. This total pf more than ten
million was divided numerically
as follows; 8,467,600 residential
consumers, 1,896,900 industrial
lighting consumers, 429,584 indus
trial power consumers.
United States is still Canada’s
best customer, taking during year
ended July 31, Canadian good3 to
the value of $402,156,905. Cana
da bought from the United States
goods valued at $595,414,601.
A Senatorial Committee inves
tigating the fire insurance indus
try in the state of Illinois found
that out of the average insurance
dollar, 99 cents stayed in the
state.
Acetylene Welding at
M ;Lenden Auto Co
$1200.00 principal, and $266.04 interests
together with the costs of this proceed-
ifigs as provided in said deed to secure
debt.
The proceeds from said sale will be
applied first to the pnymhnt of raid note
and the costs of this proceedings and the
balance if any to said W R Webb, a
deed to the purchaser will be made by
the under-signed as stipulated in said
security deed. This October 3rd,1923.
A. A. SMOAK
M. Kunz Attorney,
Banker Demands Indorsee For Checks
. Rome.—Martin. Amorous has learn
ed that his unindorsed checks are not
acceptable to Rome banks in spite of
;he fact that the Marietta millionaire
lias lived most of his life less than
50 miles from this city and he is one
Df the foremost financial authorities
>f the state. Mr. Amorous came to
Rome recently as a special advisor
jf Governor Walker’s tax commis-
don. While in the city he decided
hat he needed $K In cash. He went
lo one of the leading banks in the
uity, accompanied by a well-known
Home woman, who was to vouch for
ais identity.
134
Car Builders
Use
Willard Batteries
More by far than use
any other make. If you
have any doubt as to
which battery you ought
to buy, why not follow
the judgment of these
battery experts, who
have more! to lose by a
wrong selection than
any individual buyer?
PERRY AUTO CO
SALES AND SERVICE
Perry, Ga.
Advertise Georgia Urges Farm Leader
Quitman.—J. Kelly Simmons former
president of the Georgia Press asso
ciation, and fer many years owner
and editor of Georgia weekly newspa
pers, but now representing the Geor
gia association, has spent a part of*
two days in Quitman recently in coni
ference with business men, bankers!
and prominent farmers, taking a sur-'
vey of general conditions in the coun
ty from an agricultural viewpoint. Mr.
Simmons recently was commissioned,
by the Georgia association to visit
California and other western states
to study the program there and bring
back the best plan which can be ap
plied to rural farm life in Georgia.
Mr. Simmons spent several weeks on
the Pacific coast and found that Cali-
fornia advertised and worked.
3riffln Flyer Enter 8t. Louis Air Race
Griffin.—Douglas Davis, Griffin boy
ind aviator of note,,will leave in his
lirpiane for Cincinnati, Ohio, where
.ie will deliver a plane to Andrew
Temple, a dealer of that city, and in
return will secure a large five-passen-
W plane with which he will enter
;be International Air races to be held
ih St. Louis on October 1, 2 and 3.
Plan Children’s Home For 8t Simons
Brunswick.—Brunswick is very much
interested in the announcement from
Atlanta that Mrs. Ruth P. Arnold, of
:hat city, Will shortly apply for a
iharter to the (flynn superior court
lor an institution or cottage homes for
shildren on SL Simons island. The
feme will be known as the Island
Community at St. Simons, and wlli be
i cottage community of boms* for
shildren. Over the door will be placed
;he words, “Let us raise a standard to
rktafr tfct wise and boaest aqjr ra-
K - ■ 1: ' ,
Fair Tax Sought Governor 8tates
Augusta.—Two hundred and fifty of
Augusta’s leading citizens met with
Governor Clifford M. Walker and the
tax commission to discuss the tax
problem of the state. During the day,
the governor and his party visited the
Gracewood Bchool for mental defec
tives. the University hospital, and the
veterans’ hospital. In giving an out
line of the purpose of the joint meet
ings in the larger cities, the governor
said that he has no fears for Geer-
gla and is confident of the outcome
of the efforts of the gentlemen com
posing .the special tax commission.
Convicted Negro Gets Life 8enteno0
Columbus.—Leo Benton, negro, was
given a life sentence by Judge George
P. Munro, following conviction of th!a
murder of Flournoy, alias Lee Butler,
the convicted man’s brother-in-law.
The jury recommonded mercy in their
verdict. A motion for a new trial
was filed by Benton’s attorney. Hear
ing was set for October 27.
Urges Georgia’s Claims In R. R. Case
Atlanta.—Assistant Attorney Gen
eral T. R. Grass recently returned to
his office at the capltol after appear
ing before Special Master Graham
Wright, acting for the United States
district court, in a hearing at Rome
at which he argued that the State had
first claim upon the assets of thd
Rome and Northern railroad now in
receivership. The railroad owes hack
taxes for five years, amounting to $9,-
637.67. The road has been sold re
cently for $35,000 and the claims
against it total about $90,000.
3 BALLOON MCERS PERISH
Bolt And Flame Sweep Gas Bags III
Trophy Meet—American Craft
Are Hard Luck Victims
Brussels.—Three participants in th4
Gordon Bennett balloon race which
started fro mhere recently, met death
after the beginning of the race.
Assistant Pilto Peneranda of the
Spanish balloon “Polar” was killed
when his craft was struck by light*
jning in mid-air over Heyst, Belgium;
i the pilot and assistant pilot
.of the Swiss balloon, “Geneva,’' were
burned alive when the huge bag burst
into flames over the town of Moll.
Heyst and Moll, the two towns
which witnessed the air tragedies, are
,hoth near Antwerp.
Reports reaching Brussells say the
Spanish balloon, the "Polar,” crushed
,to the ground in flames after iicht*
ning had struck it. The pilot, Gomez
Guillamon, suffered a fractured leg.
; Fifteen balloons got away in the
, Ig ra ce aft«y two minor accidents to
American entrants had marked the
take-off.
The U. S. army balloon, S-6, piloted
.by Lieutenants Olmstead and Chop,
taw, was apparently overheavy. As
,It rose from the ground, it dangled
sideways, hooking the Belgian bag,
piloted by Lieutenant Labrousse, Th^
Americans, ripped the cover of the
the Belgian craft and it was neceg*
sary to deflate it.
The American balloon, “St. Louis”
piloted by Captain Honeywell and Oul-
lough, suffered an accident while be-
ing inflated and was unable to start,
j Lieutenant Lawrance took off witto
A U 669& <5,dent to * he U ‘ 3 ‘ DaV ^ entrant *
: Fifteen balloons representing six
nations, started 1 .
• Premier Theunfs and other mem*
bers of the Belgian cabinet, members
of the foreign diplomatic coriTb, aiid
a crowd' of 160)000 saw the balloons
get away,
! j Bienalme, of Franco, departed first,
■followed by Magdalena, of Spain;
Showery weather handicapped tbe
flight, and a strong southwest windi
.indicated a dWft toward Scandinavia.
It was pointed out that should thl«
wind swing around' to a westerly
quarter the balloons might possibly
drift across Europe into Russia.
Despite Injunction, Edith Gould Playg
PariB, France,—Edith Kelly Gould;
former wife of Frank Jay Gould, dp.
peared in a Paris* vaudeville house:
one night recently, despite the action
of Mr. Gould a few dlays ago in seek-i
ing an injunction- to. prevent her using
the Gould name. She will continue!
to appear pending tb® decision of thq'
referee’s court, which is expected to
take up the injunction motion about!
eight or ten days hence. The dispute
between Gould and his erstwhile court
sort is of some standing, and will be
watched with interest. I
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Airplane Search is Recommended
Phoenix, Ariz.—^Suggestion that thq
war department send an airplane to
fly above the conypn through which
the Colorado river flows to ascertain
the plight of the exploration party
sent by the United States geological
survey to chart the river has been
made in a telegram sent to Washing
ton by acting Gov. R. E. McGilliaa
of Arizona. A drifting boat belong
ing to the exploring party has been
found at Kingman, Ariz., it was r’e-
por,ted at the office of the gover
nor.
Anonymous Gift To Tulane-Newcomb
New Orleans.—President A, B. Din
widdle of the Tulane-Newcomb col
leges- here announces the receipt of
an anonymous gift of $50,000 for con
struction of p. co-operative dormitory
where girl students may work (heir
way through college. An architect al
ready is at work on plans for the
structure, Mr. Dinwiddle said.
Town Of Trinity Swept By Flames
Santa Rosa, Calif.—The town of
Trinity, a community of between 30
and 40 houses, was wiped out, and a
at*p from two to five miles wide, be
tween the towns of Kenwood and HI
Verano, laid waste by a West and :
brush fife during the past two days,
according to advices received here
(from tbe,fire sone., j
Gorgae Plant Sold; Ford Must Bid
Washington.—Henry Ford’s much
controverted offer to buy Muscle
Shoals was^. wholly upsqt when the
government sold ta fhe Alabama Pow
er company the Gorgas Steam Plant
.—a part of the property—at a price
jof approximately $3,500,000. This de
velopment forces a revised offer from;
Mr. Ford if he wishes to bid for the
remainder of the project, He previ
ously had informed congress that un
less the Gorgas plant were included!
in the sale, his bid , did not hold, i
To. Re-Rob Victim Who Took Bribe
Chicago.—Superior Judge David
was so*incensed when a complaining
victim refused to identify two alleg
ed pickpockets and admitted that the
mother of one of them had given-him
$70, that he ordered the defendants
to go out and rob -the victim a second!
time.
Flume Dispute Reported Exaggerated
New York.—Differences between
Italy and Jugo-Slavla oyer Flume are
being exaggerated greatly in foreign
countries, according to an interview
with Premier Mussolini, published in
Corridere d’America. “There are two
sides to the question,” the Italian
newspaper quoted Mussolini, "there la
a political one, which concerns tfie
good relations between Italy and Jugo
slavia, which cannot be taken to
heart by the responsible governments;
Mid one ot local interest, which con<
perns tfce poasltyuty of peaceful lits/j