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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 —— f 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