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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
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50 Years Ago
Barrow County Court House
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"Dedicated to the
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* * * Building * * *
250/000 Gallon Water
onk To Serve Community
*, 230,000 saltan water lank is rapidly being completed and buildings which will moan "
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NUMBER 43
ing tlie fire plugs within, at
least, 1,000 feet of their homes
•JJ c’itj' of Winder on the Atlanta Highway. The tank is
"Listnieted on an acre of land owned by the City next to
® Manufacturing Company, Dexter Division property.
U. II0W has a capacity for over two miUion gallons of water
trm to Mayor Clifford
the tank is being built
L^st of 852,000 and will
water to Carl, Auburn
Industrial park area when
l developed. The city is
|l ' , an eight inch water
to Auburn and Carl which
supply water to this area
;, e county from this tank,
,,-or Rutledge said tJiat tills
Jjt of a plan to eventually
mains out most of die
j roads in the county. They
Bovvin the process of laying
inch mains down a number
__ r oad» with fire plugs
Installed every 1,000 feet
living on or having pro
long the water main could
jpped on and purchase water
a the City'* 0° side roads
ch the mains do not reach
jr could be made available
landowners buying pipe
taring it run down the roads
their property. The Mayor
that if the landowners in
sections wanted water
would buy the pipe the City
d install it Money is not
[able in the presently ap-
project to buy' pipe for
side roads.
addition to the convenience
jving plenty of water avail-
ion their property landown-
rill benefit greatly by hav-
re-Easter
evival
Pre-Easter Revival
ling will begin at Bethle-
Baptist Church in Beth
el this coming Sunday even-
April 7. The Sunday' even-
•enice begins at 7:30 and
ices on Monday through
fday, April 13 will begin
00 p.m,
e visiting preacher for the
f of meetings is Rev. Bill
pastor of the Mars Hill
( 1 Church near Watkins-
and Athens. Randy Rivers,
3r at Bethlehem Baptist,
direct the musical portions
service.
vival music will be high-
5d throughout the week with
fiber of guest soloists and
" s scheduled. The Sunday'
PS service will feature
■ tamn selections of
« Overstreet o f Gaines-
Mr. Overstreet is an
“Pushed organist and
jt who has been blind since
L^ Sl D°ris Porterfield,
I^ 10 soloist from Athens,
, toe guest soloist on
^ evening. The Tuesday
servic « vvil l feature a
.[Continued On Page 6A)
buildings which will moan
a great saving in fire insur
ance. Mayor Rutledge said that
this is tlie fifth tank that tlie city
has installed In recent years
to provide water for tlie rapidly
expanding industry and homos
in tlie community.
Le
tlie
vf.«\‘evvs photo by Ray Kilgore
NEW WATER TANK NEARS COMPLETION
CoL Smith
Retires From
U. S. Army
Colonel Harry O. Smith,pub
lisher of The Winder News,
retired from the Army of the
United States, March 31, 1968,
after serving for more than
thirty-eight years in the Geor
gia National Guard, officers
the Winder-
. Hospital this morn-
^ e foesday,
^°i' ce Reynolds,
filler, Mrs. Annie
(Donald Gooch, Mrs.
iin r’ ilrs ‘ ^ race Sims.
ar ter, Mrs. Gertrude
Evonne Taylor,
a * a ^ou S Kesler, Mrs.
Mrs * Emma -
Watson, Mrs.
Mrs. Bithy
[¥!.'«* Sirl, Mrs. Nettl#
and baby girl. Mrs.
U#, U°' h ' M rs. Elberta
t W '«rs.Mary Lee Boyd.
Morris, Lonnie
j *.y* c °ok, Samuel
J • Casper, Eulos
tor ^rowWuiiams,Cal-
Ps,Mrs iC c i? UI ' Harve y
•MadC^ Ie SttU. Mn.
dt ( w ^Ny Mc-
% rw‘ ^ Cu ^ a h Stephens,
^ um and Dennis
COL, HARRY O. SMITH
Reserve Corps and active duty.
He has returned permanently
to his home at 307 North Center
Street and will resume his re
sponsibilities as Publisher of
The Winder News, W. E. Atkin
son, Jr. will continue as editor.
‘ It’s good to be back home
again, after an absence of over
five years, I am looking forward
to being back on the job at The
Winder News, Mr. Atkinson has
done a wonderful job as editor
while 1 have been away, the
paper and the community have
continued to grow and I feel
that the two of us can work
together to bring a betterpaper
to Winder and Barrow County.
This will be our goal and we
will work diligently to give
you the news of our growing,
progressive community,*' Col
onel Smith said.
“For over fifty years the slo
gan of The Winder News has
been, ‘We are Building a City
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*****
FLASH!
Just as The News was
going to press this morn
ing the following telegram
was received from Con
gressman Phil M. Landrum:
“Please to advise that the
Soil Conservation Service
has granted authorization
under authority of Watershed
Protection and Flood Pre
vention Act for planning
assistance for upper Mul
berry River Watershed, lo
cated in Barrow, Gwinnett,
Hall and Jackson counties.
Phil M. Landrum, Member
of Congress.*’
A detailed story on this
will be carried in next week’s
issue of The Winder News,
*****
Revival Services
At Union Grove
Baptist Church
Revival services will begin
at Union Grove Baptist Church,
Auburn, Ga,, next Sunday, April
7 at 7:30 o’clock, Archie
Wheeler, pastor announced
yesterday.
The evangelist who will lead
tlie revival is the Reverend
Charles Goe, pastor of the Ash
Street Baptist Church, Forrest
Park, Ga,
Mr. Goe Is a native of
Hnnibal, Missouri, where he
finished his early education.
He graduated from Lagrange
Junior College in 1938. He also
attended William Jewell Col
lege, Liberty, Missouri and in
1943 received his Master
of Theology degree from
the Southwestern Baptist The
ological Seminary at Fort
Worth,.Texas. During his col
lege and Seminary days he
served churches in Missouri
and Texas. Following his
(Continued On Page 6A)
*****
New Slogan Appears
Masthead
This week’s Front Page
Masthead bears a new slo
gan from that which as been
printed in thi s position for
more than 50 years. The
new slogan being, “Dedi
cated to the Progress of
This Community.’’
In tlie left hand “ear”
of tlie head is a picture of
the Barrow County Court
house. The old slogan,"We
’re Building a City Here”
is being replaced, not be
cause it is old or out model
ed, to the contrary, we be
lieve we are still doing a
good job in Winder of
“Building a City”. But the
new slogan expresses in a
broader sense tlie fact that
tlie citizens of Winder AND
Barrow County are, as never
before, growing together as
a unified community.
Thus, this newspaper is
“Dedicated to the Progress
of This Community” and
shall strive for the progress
and best interest of the en
tire community in a larger
and broader sense. We feel
that tlie time certainly has
arrived for all our citizens
to work and pull together
as a unity, and The Winder
News is thoroughly dedicated
to this premis.
*****
Housewives Should
Be Cautious
When Buying
Dan Blitch, president of the
Winder-Barrow Chamber of
Commerce told the directors
at their meeting yesterday that
he had heard many complaints
regarding housewives who were
swindled by door-to-door sol
icitors and salesman.
This was discussed and the
directors recommended that
housewives should always first
determine whether or not such
persons are registered at the
City Hall and entitled to solicit
or sell in Winder.
The City of Winder requires
that anyone who solicits bus
iness in tlie City of Winder to
register at the City Hall and if
they are actually selling and
delivering goods they must pay
a license fee. The City does not
in any way guarantee the product
sold or even check these people
to determine whether or not
they are reliable and honest.
However, it would be to every
persons advantage if they would
ask to see the door-to-door
representatives City Registra
tion or license. In most cases
if they take the trouble to pro
perly register or pay a licence
fee they would be reliable.
Housewives should be caut
ious in buying from unknown
persons at any time but if they
do it would certainly be wise
for them to determine first
whether or not they are com
plying with City Ordinances by
registering or buying a license.
Statham
Womanless
Wedding
Due to the overflow crowds
and demand for tickets which
were unable to be fulfilled,
the Statham Parent-Teacher
Association will again present
the Womanless Wedding at the
Statham School auditorium on
Friday evening, April 5.
There will be only one show
at 8 o'clock.
No tickets are being sold.
Admission at the door will be
25C and 50C.
PORTION OF NEW GLENWOOD TERRACE
apartment
News photo by Ray Kilgore
ga M mm. _ “J JVUgUlt
Housing Authority
Opens Glenwood Terrace
31 Buildings Contain 50 Units
With One To live Bedrooms Each
Low income families recently began moving in the new
Glenwood Terrace Apartments, Mrs. Grover Moseley, Jr.,
the Tenant Selector announced this week. This beautiful, modem
oO-unit housing project consists of 31 buildings with units
available for families in the low income group.
Applicants for admission In
low-rent units must be bona-
fide residents of Barrow County
and they must have been in re
sidence for a period of at least
twelve months, according to tlie
authority regulations.
A single person with an in
come of $3,000 or under a year
would be eligible to make appli
cation for one of the single
bedroom apartments and could
remain a resident of the pro
ject until such time that their
income reached above $3,700
per year. The salary varies with
the number of people in the fam
ily, for example a family with
8 persons could have an in
come of from $4,800 to $6,000
per year and the size of the
apartment would be determined
by the number of persons in
the family. Only two persons
are allowed per bedroom
therefore a family of eight
would be eligible for a 4 bed
room apartment and their rent
would be based on the family
income.
Ail the streets and side
walks are pavdd, shrubbery
planted and all the lawns are
covered with beautiful grass.
If a family does not want to
keep up tlie grounds around
their apartment this can be
taken care of by paying an addi
tional 50C per month. Also they
may have termite and insect
control for another 50(1 per
month, Mrs. Moseley said.
All units are modern in every
respect and are equipped with
water heaters, stoves, refri
gerators, heat, lights and a
modern bath room.
The 31 buildings in Glenwood
Terrace include two one-bed
room. apartments for . regular
occupancy and four one-bed
room apartments built espec
ially for the elderly; fourteen
2-bedroom apartments, four of
those are for the elderly;
eighteen 3-bedroom apart
ments; ten 4-bedroom houses
and two 5-bedroom houses.
Mrs. Moseley said that six
teen families have already'
moved in and she now has over
seventy applications for the
other 34 units. These appli
cants are being carefully
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Public Relations Executive
To Speak To Local Kiwanis
Joseph L. Sheehan, Execu
tive Vice President, Robert E.
Sbiley & Associates, Atlanta,
will be the speaker at the Win
der Club, Kiwanis International,
Thursday night at 6:30 o’clock.
Mr. Sheehan is a native of
Cambridge, Mass. He complet
ed the public schools In Cam
bridge, and received his B. $.
Degree from Boston University
in 195L Mr. Sheehan also com
pleted special Management and
Marketing training at Harvard
Business School.
He was vice president,Mark
eting, AAA Enterprises, from
1964 to 1967. Prior to this,
1953-1964, he was director of
advertising, Retail Credit Com
pany, international business re
porting firm with offices
throughout North America. He
won several national industrial.
and direct mail awards while
with AAA Enterprises.
Mr. Sheehan is an accomp
lished speaker, making an a ver-
of 100 speeches a year
throughout the country. He was
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Basketball
Tourney
Some of the best athletic
basketball teams in this sec
tion of the state will be squar
ing off against each other at
the big Basketball Tourna
ment to be played at the
County Line gymnasium be
ginning April 9 thru April 13.
Teams from all over this part
of the state, both white and
colored, will be entered in this
tournament
Principal Don Loggins, of
County Line invites every
sports fan to attend this big
occasion. Admission will be
25 ( and 50£.
Galloway In Concert Saturday Night
lames L. Watkins
Fatally Injured In
Tractor Accident
James L. Watkins, 63, was
fatally injured when a tractor
overturned at his home on Route
1, Winder, March 29. He was
bom on March 29,1905 in Jack-
son County, a son officiate Mr.
and Mrs, Henry M. Watkins
and was a member of the Stat
ham Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held
on Sunday afternoon, March 31
at 3 o’clock at Holly firing
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Carl Cassidy and Rev, Verner
Wheeler officiating. The re
mains were placed in state in
the church at 2:30 o’clock. In
terment was in the church
cemetery with Wise Funeral
Home of Winder in charge of
the arrangements.
. Mr. Watkins is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Ruth Crook Wat
kins; two daughters, Mrs, Ho
ward Edwards, Statham; and
Mrs Royce Jackson, Decatur;
two sons, J. L. Watkins, Mad
ison; and A/lc Terrin Watkins,
Robins Air Force Base; three
brothers, George Watkins,
Maysviile; Olin Watkins, and
Tom Watkins, Madison; H
grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren.
Michael Galloway, a young
concert pianist and composer
from Memphis, Tennessee will
be presented in a benefit con
cert by the First Christian
Church of Winder at the Win
der-Barrow High School Au
ditorium this Saturday April
6th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets have
been available over the com
munity and can be pruchased
at tlie door Saturday evening.
The cost is $1.00 per person
and all profits will go to the
benefit of the Christian Church
Building Fund.
Mr. Galloway will present
an interesting and varied pro
gram which will include a group
of waltzes by Ravel which are
extremely light and delightful.
Another interesting presen
tation will be the Italian Con
certo by Bach. This is a
dynamic piece with extremely
delicate technical work and is
aesthetically delightful. Also
he will do Schubert’s Sonata
in A Major which is a lyrical
and beautiful number. Mr. Gal
loway will do one of his own
compositions which is called
A Look At Simplicity. This
is a series of impressions con
cerning nature and the world
about us. There is a good
possibility that he will do as
a vocal number and with his
own accompaniment The Holy
City.
Beginning at the age of seven
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LOCAL HISTORY
Continuing with this issue, past newspaper front pages will highlight local news and history from Winder and Barrow County. This front page is from
the April 3,1968 issue of The Winder News.
Barrow County Historical Society
announces Train Days,’ spring meeting
The Barrow County Historical Soci
ety’s Barrow County Museum will be
hosting Train Days on the second Satur
day of April, May and June from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Tours of the Gainesville-Midland
steam engine area, caboose and Lay’s
Milkhouse will be available and activi
ties related to trains, rail transportation
and ag-related history are also planned.
There is no admission charge but items,
including refreshments, will be available
for purchase.
The Barrow County Museum will also
be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SPRING MEETING
The Historical society will hold its
spring membership dinner meeting
on Thursday, April 12. at the Statham
Community Center featuring Tumbling
Waters Society president Andy Garri
son sharing information about Hurricane
Shoals Park.
Garrison will provide insight into the
history of Hurricane Shoals, site of one
of the earliest settlements in Jackson
County, its development into a park and
site of the annual Art in the Park hosted
each September and Tumbling Waters
Society’s involvement in that. He will
also share some of the future vision.
Historical society president Ray Mat-
tison invites the community to join in
the occasion which begins at 6 p.m.
with socializing. The 6:30 p.m. dinner
meeting is being catered by The Master’s
Table with the meal being $10 for mem
bers and $12 for future members with
reservations. The meal will be $15 at the
door. To RSVP by the April 7 deadline,
contact Drucilla Gregg at 770-867-3421
or email dmgregg@windstream.net or
call Beth Whitehead at 770-867-5008.
Annual membership to the society is
$10 or consider a lifetime membership
at $100. Checks for membership and
the dinner meeting can also be mailed to
Barrow County Historical Society. P.O.
Box 277, Winder, GA 30680 or dropped
off when you visit the Barrow Coun
ty Museum, located behind the historic
courthouse, at 74 West Athens St., in
downtown Winder.
The Barrow County Museum is open
from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Winder Downtown
Business Association
to host inaugural golf
tournament in May
The Winder Downtown Business Association
will host its first annual golf tournament Wednes
day, May, 9, with a shotgun start beginning at
1 p.m., at The Chimneys, 338 Monroe Hwy.,
Winder.
The fee is $100 per player and $400 per four
some. Team hole sponsorships are available for
$500, vendor tent sponsorships are available for
$200 and a hole sponsorship is available for $150.
Make checks payable to the Winder Down
town Business Association or pay at paypal.me/
WDBA.
For more information, call 404-213-8579 or
email winderdowntownba@gmail.com.